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ASLY WATSON & CO..
ZANNUAL MEETING.
ANNUAL
THE HONGKONGTEI GRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 6 1008.
ETING.
Sas: Thatwantysbird annual ordinary generalThe ninth ordinary annual meeting of share. ifts masting Cofga. B. Watcɔn and Co., Ltd., was - holders of Watkins, Ld, was held at the com. wstheld take the offices of the Company in pany's office, Watkins' Building, last Saturday Alexandra Buildings, at noon last Saturday for afternoon for the purpose of receiving the report 44 the perpose of receiving the report of the.
of the general manage it with a statement of ac suɑ general mansgars, together with a statement"
counts to Test December, 1907. Mr. G. Watkins was in the chair, there being also present Messrs. A. R. Lowe, Chan A Fook, John Lamm, Chow Hon Wah, Chun Yut Kal, and othere
12 of accounts to the 31st December 1907 - Mr. Henry Humphreys presided. There ware; also presentlon, Sir C. P. Chater, Mesar. H. P. White, 1. Scott-Harston (coo- aulting committee), 1. A. Jupp, J. A. Tarrant, (acting secretary), W. T. Puddopha, I. M. E. Machado, G. Happ, L. Guy, D. E. Clark and E. G. Lane, K
The Chairman said: Gentlemen We now
"RADE-IN/ SILVER YEN,
[Fròm: Our Correspondent.}"
Taipeh (Formosa), and May. Os rolb instant Mr. Tachikawa, an official of the Formosan Government, accompanied by several other officials, appeared at the rea Merchants Guild at Dantotel, and gave in structions to stop the use of the so-called illegal silver coins in Formosa, 66 tea merchants of Daitotel being present on that day. The Oolong tea merchants unaelmously agreed to act in accordance with the instructions of the Government. However, the Powchong tea marchants, who have still a large stock of silver coins, raised objections against the proy poned Instructions, and thus caused discussion among those present. Finally, Mr. Tachikawa delivered a detailed speech giving the history of the currency system of Formosa, that the use of the illegal silver coins is au iniquity; that they are used for the purpose obtaining unlawful profits in the end and that such use will result to the disadvantage of the people concerned. He also fasued a strongly worded "notification to put an end to the illicit use of these coins,
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have not only had to contend, with general quires explanation. Our assets, you will notice, and concluded his address by saying, in effect, (or safety, I have not yet reported the place as
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present to you our report and accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1907, printed copies of which have been circulated and which J hope will be found quite satisfactory by share The Chairman · said :-Gentlemen, The holders. As we anticipated at the annual meet report and statement of accounts having been ing last year our mortgage account has been in your hands for some days, I will, with your entirely wiped out, and your property known te permission, take them as read. The result of asi Watkin's Buildings" paid for in full, In helthe year's working does not, I regret to say,
the accounts there is nothing I think that ro compare favourably with recent years. We
hays been written down to a very low figure za depression of trade, but increased competition
and your reserves increased. As to the present in several departments of the business. The
year's prospects, I can only say that so far we falling off has been particularly poticeable in
have no reason to feel pessimistic. The con Shanghai, Tientsin and Manila, where our re
tinuation of the declared policy of your general a turns were further adversely affected by change managers to use all profits to reduce floating of premises, or alterations thereto; In Shanghai liabilities, and build up working capital, has (Hongkow branch) and also in Tientsin these
again prevented the payment of dividend which changes were unavoidable owing to the ex-
otherwise they would have been justified in piration of our leases and iba owners deciding dividing: If any shareholder has any ques• to pull down and rebuild our premises, necestions to ask, I shall be pleased to answer them
alse- silating our going into lemporary.quarters where. With regard to Maulla i mentioned to the best of my ability. in my speech at the last annual meeting that the building improvements there were not, yet completed, and, that there would be a further. addition under this heading during 1907 Owing to the stagnant condition of trade in the Philippines, the extra revenue which we expected to obtain from increased sub-let- tings has not so far come no to expectations; consequently, it may take
■ little longer than I anticipated to com pletely write off the whole of this expendi ture. Though all these changes should eventually prove of great benefit they have, as they were bound to do, caused temporary dis location of business and a decreased turnover." The loss a subsidiary coins for the year amounts to $16,508.56. Turning to accounts, the item "Duilding improvements". shows an addition during 1007 of $34,040.88, mainly on account of Manila as above men- tioned The increase in aerated watermachinery and plant amounting to $18,948.81 has been mostly incurred in Manila and Shanghai. Your general managers with the approval of the Consulting committee decided nearly a year ago to take steps with a view to closing the Foochow branch. In this course they were Influenced as much by the decline of Foochow as a centre for trade as by the working results of the branch, which bad been unsatisfactory for many years. The doors of the branch were closed to business on the 28th February last, and the final stages of its quidation pro ceeded with. I am glad to be able to state that there will be little or no lass to the Company through the closing of this branch. Before moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any questions."
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The motion was seconded and passed. Messrs. A, R. Lowe and Bingham were re- elected the Company's auditors.
This concluded the business of the meeting.
CHINESE RAFUGKES.
WILL NOT BE SENT BACK TO CHINA,
"LEADER'S STATEMENT, 2, The Singapore Free Press of zzod May says: Fifty-nine of the Chinese refugees who arrived from Saigon on Monday were marchad arrived the Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, by a strong escort of European and native police. They walked two by two very. quietly and squatted on the floor is a long double line facing his worship; Mr. Colman.
The Court was crowded with interested and sympathetic Chinese,«
of
have sent their mos to Central and Southern Formosa to dispose of their stocks,. Over all these men, however, the Government will keep a strict supervision,
THE REVOLUTIONARY OUT. BREAK IN CHINA.
ANOKOK
KIEVÉN,
in the early
Two arrests have been made by the police. JAPANESE COTTON SPINNING,
com
FISHERMEN'S VENGEANCE:
SUL FRER FROM INFECTION,
hours of the 19th May; says the Slaw Observer, A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was
at Sapatoom, which has cost that life of a re-For some time past it has been considered hold last Monday afteradon, the business being spected and esteemed young European resident, advisable to provide moorings at Gap Reck for to declare the Dairy Farm Company's sheda M. Maximilian J. Kaiser. Mr. Kaiser, was of the Government lander Stanley when brough At Pokfoolum free of rinderpest. According to Swiss nationality and was engaged with the weather prevalis. Up to the present time than Mr. Adam Gibson, the Colonial Veterinary Deutsch Slammer sche: Han elsGest that is no anchorage for the tender anywhere near su gegn, the following was the condition of He was occupying the house in Sapatoom toad the lighthouse, and it was decided to brow pe affairs with regard to the last epidemic. On the of Mr. Waldburger, the manager of the Com suitable moorings. At an early hour yesterday 20th ultime, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon pany during the latter's absence in Europe morning the Stanley left the harbour for Ga wrote it on A little aftor 3 am, the servants' quarters at
Rock to do some work in connection with Of the 16 cows, sick or incontact, at, the the residence of Dr. Frankfurter, (dext to Mr. the laying of the proposed mooring... She beginning, all have contracted the disssss. Waldburgers), were entered by three thieves took junk in tow, the latter, carrying Four haye died and theremainder have recover. Their plunder did not amount to much. They two sinkers and moorings. Upon arriving
Following the lines of the last qutbreak, stole a pair of trousers, and, so far as it knows, Gap Rock the junkmen ware ordered to start six calves were introduced into the sick hos nothing else. Chinese boy awaked and work. This did not please them and pital among the affected, cows. As they took raised the cry of "Thief!" or "Camoy!" and pliance with the order, as refused polat blank. the disease, they were innoculated with seront the men ran out into the Sapatonmsroid They On being remonstrated with the sailors vaade. and have died. The net result of the ran in the direction of the old King's College, tracks for Hongkong. No soner was this dis deaths. outbreak has, therefore, been 22 cases and but before getting as far as that point they covered than the Stanley began to follow the were met by a police patrol, coming from trail of the native craft and, overtaking her, Although the disease is practically at an end, the opposite direction. It may be voted took the junk is tow. The Slaning then steam-
dizanto is practically free from infection,
in passing that, owing to a number of recent od bick to the Rock. Still persisting in their Cases of theft in this district, the pairuls have refusal, the Chinese on the junk cut the tow "The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon wrote on
been strengthened. The thieves on meeting line and put their helm round and proceeded the patrol turned and ran back again in the 10 sail in the direction of Hongkong, teaching the 30th May:
The outbreak of rinderpest at the Dairy direction of Dr. Frankfurters house, One port at 8.30 o'clock last evening. This morn Farm is now at an end, and the net results man tried to get into the garden bebid Mr.ng the master of the Stanley laid a formal are as stated in my minute of 26th May, at Canter's house, and before he could do so he charge against the junkman at the Marine tached. The To show the general condition of the importere sheds have been cleansed and was captured by the police. The stolen pair Magistrate's Couster Mo
bus ters of the silver coins at Daitotel it may be. I beg therefore to recommend that the place of trouser was picked up near bim, having been thrown away. The other two thieves ran mentioned that Tin Kes, a tea marcbant al
past Mr. Spivay's house and turned into a man Daitotel, made, some time ago, a contract with a longer regarded as an "infected area."
y-Dr. Atkinson wrote on the 30th May
row lane exactly opposite Mr. Shaw's house.
A STEAM TRAWLER BURNT. Guan Song, of Hongkong, to import silver
In the meantime Mr. Kaiser, aroused by the Thara were no questions, GA
amounting to Yen 500,000 (at a commission of Please summon a special meeting of the
Japanese papers have been devoting much Continuing the Chairmen, said :-And now, Yek 12 per Yen 1,200) and has been importing Board for Monday next at 4.15 p.m. to declare noite, got up and came out," Mr. Veirol, who
the Dairy Farm free of infectioc,
is in the service of the same firm and also repace to a strange affair at Choshi. From a gentleman, I have the pleature to move the from Hongkong by every incoming steamer.
sides at Mr. Waldburger's house, came out lengthy translation in the Japan Time wa first resolution: "That the repon now preUp to now ball the amount has been brought,
with him. Mr..Kaiser was armed with a long learn that on the 27th May 6 fishermen ranging sented, together with the balance sheet and and owing to the steps now taken by the Gov-
sword. He ran after the two thieves who from 20 to 25 years in age arh to be publicly profit and loss accounts, be approved and ernment, It is considered that the price of the
were escaping up the lane. Behind him ran tried in the Chiba Local Court on a charge of adopted."
coins will go down to $990 per Yen 1,009 and
ase of the constables, also in pornit Mr. incendiarism, they having set fire to the steam Tin Kee will thus lose about 8,000 Yen on
Kaiser ran a considerable distance up the trawler, Kaiko Maru and burnt a part of the their transaction. Piang Kee, of Amoy, also
JAPANESE PRESS COMMENT.
lane, overlook one of the thieves, and attacked upper dock and the large fishing net. It ap arranged at Hongkong with Hap ito Chan of
him with his sword. What followed bapponed pears that along the seashore of Choshi for Daitotal, to impart to the extent of Yen
Japanese journals devole much attention to
in a few moments. It was very dark, but about 'ten ri there stretches a fishing village 300,000 of which, Yen 193,000 has already been the revolutionary ootbreak in Yugnan, which is the constable could either hear or just dimly where about 3,400 fishermen live. The present shipped to Formosa andit is now said that Hap led by the notorious Sun Yat-sen, and regard make out that Mr. Kaiser struck at the prosperity of Choshi is principally owing to the Do Chau hao woted to Hongkong, to stop the it as by far the most important of similar out man with his sword, Either this man, or long-standing fishing enterprise of the village, shipment of the balance of Yen 110,000 breaks that have occurred in China in recent more probably, his companion, turned and out to the fishermen's surprise in November It is interesting to know that some merchant, years. The Nippen, editorially treating the stabbed Mr. Kaissy Whether the thieves first fast a modern steamer equipped with up-to-date who came from the mainland, are now staying here for the purpose of selling silver subject, writes that. Sun must not be looked turned and attacked Mr. Kaiser, or whether fittings appeared off the Choshi shors and
scattered upan in the light of an ordinary chief of coins, and many brokers are
to bay, can only be conjectured. They did latest English trawling system, ander which. in the country, and also some of the Importers i brigands or desperadoes who abound in China, they turned after he had brought ona of them commenced "fishing. there, amploying the
He has a fixed principle for the pursuance of
turn upon him and he was stabbed with fatal a large not is set far off in the offing and drawa which his follows determined methods. The effect. The thieves ran on, and the constable by the steamer, so that great numbers of present dutbreak in Vennau is nothing but the coming up: (he had been some 30 yards or fish are caught. The quantity caught by the outcome of the plans he has elaborated during thereabouts behind)-found Mr. Kaiser wounded seamer is said to exceed that obtained by one the past ten years. Most of the sympathisers
ad helped him back to the head of the lane hundred fishermen by their primitive methods. or supporters of Sun Yat-sen live abroad,
where Mr. Voirol bad come. There he fell Besides, the large net while being drawn and these people me ever ready to furnish dead from the wounds inflicted upon him.. catches shells and seaweed containing num- him with the sinews of war or to assist bim in
berless eggs of fish. Diten, too, the fisher- other ways. Herein lies the reason of the
men's ropes laid at the bottom of the sea-ware) Ingg-enduring nature of his scheme as well a
cut by the steamier and drifted away." This the reason that bis movement, though actually
naturally caused anger amongst the fishermen started, cannot be pushed home with that acti
of the village. For day by day the baul of vity and rapidity that would be possible if he had his supporters in China instead of out of
their fishing decreased, and in the course of one month many of the man became unable to the country. The Chinese Government, on the other hand, however hard it may sirive,
earn coough even to cover their expenses and *were consequently obliged to stop golug out to can hardly stamp out the revolutionary ele
owner of the trawler, Mt. Murakami,the Fisher- meats effectually, for the reason that their root
sea, some of them being brought to the verge exists out of Chinp. Thus the revolutionary
of starvation. Having appealed in vain to the movement in China retains its vitality in spite
men's Union appointed delegates to pitition the authorities to prohibit the continuance of Government. of the vigorous crusade carried on by the
the Kaklo Maru's fishing, mating in detail the difficult position in which the fishermen and local fishmongers were placed. The petition, signed by 398 Asherman, was duly tendered to the Chiba Prefectural Office on December 16tbj but at the end of a mouth no answer had been received and the fisherman became desperate. It was then that the six prisoners, preferring honourable suicide to ignominions starvation, resolved to take the law into their hands. On the night of Jan, 26, the youths pot out in a small boat from the Shinsho shore, provided- with a box of kerosene and quantity of cot. top, and steered toward the mouth of the River Tone, where the Kalko Afar lay at anchor. With desperate courage the youths lesped on board the steamer, and, arousing the crew of the vessel, declared that they had come to burn the steamer and rescue the three thousand. fishermen, The 'crew were terror-stricken, The youths deliberately burnt the great net and A part of the upper starboard deck: Directly they bad disabled the ship they quitted hers with a triumphant war, cry'and ran to the local police station, where they stated, what: they As will be seen from the above, India is sup
had done. After the preliminary examina
the......' court plying to China three times as much yarn as comes from Japan, and there is a tendency ion they were transferred to towards a yearly increase in India's supply, by train, nearly all the fishermen and Besides, the manufacture of cotton yarn in local shopkeepers going to the station China has been making much progress is to bid them farewell. Among these were recent years. The rate of this progress may eighty young men who secretly formed a league to wrest the prisoners from the bands of the be gathered from the fact that the out-fura in Chius, which only amounted to 170,000 balas police, declaring that the six youths alone prior to the Russo-Japanese war, had increased should not be sacrificed for the benefit of the to 320,000 bales in 1997. The reason for the whole community. The chief of the Choshi decline of the export of Japanese yarn must be Police, alarmed at the report, ran to the stations sttributed to the beglect of exporters during the in person and by entreaties barely dissuaded lale war owing to the unddenly-increased them from the desperate act. "The station. domestic demands. Now that the requirements house and platform were filled wlih simple of the home market have been satisfied it hearted villagers, who had come to give 2 end- behoves the colton spinners to exert themselves off to their six heroes. The prisoners anxiously laquired about the Kaiko Mara, and on being to recover their lost ground in China,
of further Past experience bas shown, the Tokyo told that the steamer hyd flad for fear aural continues, that the Japanese spinning calamity, smiled and remari ed that they would. edustry has made an advance not in times of willingly undergo even a capital sentence now prosperity but in dimes of tradal depression, that their object was fulfilled The train: left The falling off of the exoort of yard of late admist deafening bantal from enthusiastic. years is to a large extent due to the relaxation crowds. Altogether the scene recalled the of proper efforts owing to the great prosperity departure of soldiers for the front during the late experienced during the war. Now is not the war. Over 500 people, including all the re- time, therefore, for a conservative policy representative residents of Choshi, have petition.. garding the restriction, of production, but it ed the Local Court to exercise special certainly in time for active aggression, clemency, and the issue of the irial is awaited. Further, it may be shown that it is not only with the utmost anxiety. for yarn but also for cotton; peco goode that. there exists a most promising market in Chiz, which should be attacked strenuously. The importation of cotton goods to China from England, America, and other countries is
The rate of exchange on 14th inst, was 913, but the import of Yen 300,000 per u.s. Darjin Afaru on that day brought the exchange down to goo on the following day (15th) and gradual Speaking through Mr. Kum Trun, the Can-ly to 895, the cause being mostly due to Tia tonese interpretar, the leader of the refugees Kee being anxious to sell his stock.
Central and Southern Formosa, however, it in made a very interesting statement it was as
ов the 27th day reported the exchange still remains at glo. follows:-"Last year
In the meantime the exchange rate in Hong- of the tenth moon (about November or De-
to attack the kong was down by 3 Yen. cember) our Chief sant us
Such was the condition before the Govern Chin Nam forts in China, and we attacked We took ano
ment's instructions were made known. On these forts for several days.
Because the ammunition did the 14th in the branch office of the Hoog- of the forts. not come as we expected and as promised by kong and Shanghai Bank (Samuel, Samuel our Chief Sun Mun, we returned to Annam & Co.) at the request of one of the im- There were no questions.
and Cochin China. When we got to Annam porters, sold T. T. on Hongkong amnusting The Chairman proposed the adoption of the territory under the French, the French officers, Yen 80,000 at the cheap rate of 861 in order to obtain money for buying bills on Europe and
Meanwhile, there has-been-a-considerable raport and accounts,
Sergeant Majors and Sergeants, sent us on to Hanoi to be handed over to our Chiefs, who America, which class of business the Bank in accession in the ranks of the revolutionary were stationed there. When we got to Hanci, trods to tracsact.to a greater extent from this agitators, continues the Nippon. Kwangi and This bank took advantage of Kwangtung are now generally conceded as the our Chiefs got houses for un to stay in and gave us $3 a month each for our expenses and the fact that the Taiwan Ginso does not nego aphetes of their influence, while Yunnan esd tiate the bills of the importers of silver, and has
Kueichow, which border on the above two pro- also gave us food. We stayed there."
therefore obtained profit from both sides.
There vinces, will naturally, become the stage of re- According to what the importers say, seems to be still room for import of some luc.volutionary activity. It would be no exaggera ther Yea 2,000,000, in addition to the Yertion to say that China is seething with the dis conlani of those who are not satisfied with the 3,850,000 already in the Island, provided the existing order of things in their country, and exchange rate on Hongkong continues to fall these people, though they may not agree as the money market is becoming brisker ewing with the principles and policy followed by to the tea reason just opened, and the first
Suo Yat-sen and his co-workers, may, quite harvest af rice approaching. From the actual facts the continuous import of silver coins, dur possibly join hands with the latter if there are prospects of success by their so doing ing the last few months, there may be some Here is danger for the reigning government of Chips. Whether or not the revolutionists will troth in what the importers declare."
ultimately accomplish the end they aim at will largely depend on the time during which the
Mr. Machado seconded. Oarried.
Mr. Jupp proposed, and Mr. Clark seconded, and it was agreed, that Mr. Francis Maitland and Mr.. W. H. Potts be re-elected auditors.
The Chairman-That concludes the business of the meeting, gentlemen: Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.
THE CATTLE TRADE.
The suggestion of the leading shipping firma of Hongkong that there be a governmental conference on the subject of the cattle trade is, we think, a good one, observes the Manila Times, If the 'Hongkong Government will create a safe system of inspection and isolation, It will be a great benefit to our quarantine system and to all interests concerned. The Hongkong Government has not yet asked for a conference, but if it does we hope this Govern-. ment will come forward with ready assent.
As the shipping firms polat out, an absolute embargo upon cattle from Hongkong will have a very serious affect upon the steamer lines now in operation. The cattle trade is worth P500,000 a year, and if this money is lost, there must be either a material advance in other rates for passengers and cargo, or a curtailment of the service in order to operate at a profit This question is worthy of the serious consider ation of our Government..
It is regrettable that the Assembly's answer to the plea and offer of Dr. Nesom is a paltry Proo,000 for the equipment of a quarantine station. The money is insufficient and if the Assemblymen had given the question five minutes' serious consideration, aided by a pencil and a sheet of paper, they would have known that it was. "There is a crying need for cattle la this country-agriculture, the old avenue to prosperity, cannot thrive, without them-and the whole question ought to be taken up in a big way.
It is claimed that infected cattle are being brought to Manila and Central Luzon from North Luzon, Masbate, and other places and the question of local quarantine has got to be grappled.
THE CHINEse telegrAPHS.
PROTEST FROM SHANGHAL
"What was the object of those operations 7" enquired his worship,
The country of Chinamen was taken away by the Manchurians, and our object was to snatch back what people had taken away. We Dro Chinese and we want our China."
At this stage, the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. Hastings Rhodes, accompanied by the Count de Bondy, the French Consul, and the senior officer in charge of the French gend- armes, entered, the Court,
Mr. Rhodes: The sixty Chinese in Coast are refugees who arrived here by the "Aus trafien" from French territory. The police prevented them from landing here under Section 3 of the Exclusion Ordinance."
His worship:-" Very well, I will take the evidence."
The Count de Bandy, the French Consul, produced an order for the banishment of sixty- ane people from Tonking Prisoner No. 19 did not arrive here. Witness believed he escaped in Tongking..
Mr. Colmau: "Is this the original order of banishment ?"
"They are only political banishment pri soners and not criminals. The telegram I re- ceived said they were reformists;"
"Is this the original document or a press Copy?"
year onward.
Upder these circumstances, however, we may say that it was an excellent opportunity-for-the authorities to give such instractions at the
présent time.
ANOTHER NEW STAMP:
WHAT WILL "TRUTH" SAY?
Chinese Government carries out political re forms. If the latter is achieved before the revolutionary agitation assumes serious dimen- sions it will naturally die out, as there will be no necessity for the people to support disorder in face of satisfaction given them, It is to be hoped, concludes the Tokyo journal, that China will carry out the necessary reforms with as little loss of time as possible so that a whale- mala revolution and the consequent misery may bo averted-Japan Chronicle,
AHR COTTON YAKM LOTTERY SCHEME.
His wombip: "What year?". Mr. Rhodes:-"No. 9 of 1905." The Deputy Public Prosecutor proceeded to read the Section referred to, Continuing, he explained that these people were political refugees and had been banished from French The postal authorities of the Straits Settle territory. Under Section 23 the police hadments, says a home paper, seem to experience power to detain them for forty-eight hours no small trouble in making up their minds what and that expired at 1 pm, that day (Thurs to do with their 4 cents stamp. In 19us this day). To detain them longer, permission value appeared in a lilac printing on red paper! would have be given by a magistrate, like the same stamp of Hoogkong, la Auguit Negotiations were going on and what would
of last year the red paper was abandoned, as be the result he could not say. Possibly they was also the case in Hongkong, is both might be sent back to the port of debarkation colonies the 4 cents which corresponds or some other agreement come to by the two
to the penny value-was then changed
TICKETS ON. BALE IN OBAKA., Governments. (British and French 7) It was
to carmine printing on white paper, in necessary for the police to have power to accordance with the colour requirements of We (Japan Chronicle) team from the Osaka detain them until the negotiations had been the Postal Union. A Singapore correspondentovi that prize tickets issued at Skan, hai in settled. He would put the French Consul in
to the same paper wrote saying that the
cocnection with the Japan Cotton Spinners' the witness-box.
"all carmine" stamp way to go, and was being replaced by a 4 cents stamp in lilac on white tattery scheme are being imported into Japan. Our Osaka contemporary maintains that there paper-the colour of the current 3 cents.
can be no doubt that the issue of the tickets Possibly, semarks the paper, the "cent" in the
has done something towards the improve Straits Settlements is appreciating in value, or
ment of the market, and the second issue possibly there has been some revision of postat the tickets, is now being distributed. rates accessitating change. Anyhow, whit The tickets are being extensively sold that the 4 cents, lilac, is already on sale at the ever may be its genesis, the paper understands in Osaka, and the Asahi majatalos that these prize tickets, being in the nature of lottery Panang Post Office.."
tickets, should not be sold in Japan, The Osaka Journal points out. that in particular LANDLADIES BÉWARE FAS when the tickets are sold alone, independent of yarn, the transaction becomes purely a lottery It is stated that a secret office is established at “A-NÊW TŘICK PRACTISED IN HONGKONG
Fusan, where arrangements are made for re 30th alta ceiving the prizes for those numbers which may Every reader of the Honghong Telegraphe entitled to prizes. The price of the tickets is fully acquainted with the modus operandi is said to range from Y2.20 to Y2 30. of the "bask-note" tricksters. From what our representative was able to gather to-day-it would seem that the "bank-note" game having, apparently, been played out, a new trick is being played now with some degree of success. Already wo are informed several women have been biffed, and we hope our Chinese contem poraries would take note. The ruse, as played by this pack of scoundrels, is as follows:Two or mom men caff at a house, preferably those owned by women, and ask for, the rest of cubicic. They cannot pay more than $5 for the room. In nearly every case the men, know Tally wail that there is a cubicle to lex before they present themselves. The ques tion having been settled as to the price of the room, one of the men decides to pay some thing in advance say a couple of dollars, sud. he tenders the landlady a 55 bank-note, Hay ing confidence in her supposed lodgers the laudiady returns the change "with many thanks, and the men now proceed to eximins May the cubicle. After close inspection the men, The first, or chief refugee, replied-When of course, do not like the room, Too dark, Bo we left Saigon we understood we were to be let light,etc, etc, are the faults they End with the lause here and could do what wa liked.
in worship Yes Yes place, antil Goally the landlady is forced The refugees were then removed to the cells in turn give her back her change: After they followed. In the end aisistance had to be at the Contral Police Station. They did not had taken, their departure the landlady die called, and the infuriated acto give the al ghtest trouble. Most of them are covers to act amazement that the silver money lifted
khe had returned to her. young man, but there are "one or two
A number of the leading" merchants at It is the paper which the non-commission- Shanghai have petitioned the Board of Posted officer of gaadarmes brought here and gave and Communications protesting against the to me,"
Court?
"Oh. Yes."
Inspector H. Hart of the Central Police Sta tion said that on the 19th he received sixty Chinese from the C.PO, Tan Tuck Quay was sent to the hospital of Wednesday morning. There were fifty-nine in Court.
conversion of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs Mr. Rhodes: "You identify the seal' of the into a government concern by the latter buying all the shares from the private holders. The President of the Board, Chan Pik, in his re script to the above petition wrote as follows:- The conversion of the administration into a Government cancer is a step which the Gotamment is compelled by circumstances to take. The Board of Posts is a Government Institution: whore sole object is to facilitate communication and is not bound to consider the interest of any one single individual, but the national interests must always be the first consideration. The petitioners stated that some of the shares are in the hands of the foreigners as securities for mortgages and loans but the same petitioners seem to forget that the late He Li Hung-chang had already declared that S the same shares are not allowed to be Bold to foreigners. It is therefore inex plicable, how the petitioners cou'd make which statement. When the Japanese 4) introduced a bill for the nationalization of Liste ye mil milways in that empire, the people did Vida not express a Lingle voice of dissent against such a step The whole nation gave in volun- Pocitarily.) As to the proposition, that there should (bags board committing, of merchant to look
Interests of the administration, such HOM WE DEIA BOL consider, as the admin
Via Mboat to be a Government concern (Notyiksanding the fact that the
His worship told the Cantonese interpreter to enquire if all the prisoners admitted that they were banished from French territory.
"Hi, hi," (yes, yes) replied the, prisoners readily.
Mr. Rhodes, how long a postponement de you require?" asked his worship.
"About a week, pending an agreement be tween the two Governments
There is no question of sending them back to China?
Oh no, your worship, that is to be avoided, That is what the negotiations are about.m
The refugees were informed that they were remanded for a week. They would not be sent back to China.
bat not. They and Kwang ♬ Provinces ste very intélliyent
to return them the bank note, while they
AN ACTOR'S AMUSEMENT.
HIGH JINKS AT YAU-MA-TI,
SURVEY OF THE CHINA TRADE. The Tokyo Asahi reverts to a discussion of the cotton spinning industry and the future of the yarn trade in China. The price of Japanese | yarn is largely regulated according to the
Are Indian and Chinese yarns. The restriction prospects of its Chios trade, and Japan's most formidable competitors in the China market of production by the Japanese spinners will not only reduce the supply in China but the shortage will have to be supplied by Indian and Shanghai yarn. Nor will it result in an lecrease in the price of Japanese yarn. The quantity and value of Japanese yarn exported to China during the last five years will be seen from the following-figures-
1903 831,406 pïculs 20,759,664 taels.
15,973,393. 1954 638,729
$7,791,368 1905 681,442
*.654.37
16,649.172
· 1906.
1997 $77504
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As thown above, the export of yarn has greatly decreased during the five years under review, not because of the dimicution of the demand in Chins, but for other reasons. The following figures, showing the amount of Indian yaro imported to China of late years, speak for themselves;-
45,279,599-
47,973,390
1902...... 1,887,086 piculs 41,050, 66 Inels. .1903. 1,880,911 *1904 1,628,783
1975 1,845,846," 1995 1,840,235 1907 1:893,894
47.556,392 '46,109,734 "
1923........................ens 2,531,644. E 1904 2,353,947
MEDICAL PRACTICE IN CHINA.
In Hongkong, where the requirements for medical practica are on: English link there are shown below 2m -
Other German practitioners, but no Americans, Tha England. America Countries profession is mainly British and of high standard.
·Tacts, Tatia. Tacis In Shanghai the field is mora opan, and in the 1022 5,950,736 1,684,743 43.474,878 Chinese cities there are on requirements. But 1903158,024 16,174,335 27,806,799 unless one has appointment as physician 19344,701,780 12,783,917 34,719,093 to the Imperial Maritime Customs, or like lina sat inst
1905 ... 31,671.257 43,538,548 44,223,71 of sure business, it is not certale be could make Idlers at Yau-ma-ti yesterday forenoon were 1906 17,758,629 28,422,473 38,77,334 #living, The missionary physicines, many of The annual impostation of cotton piece them of large experience and of a high order of provided with some amusement free, gratis and for nothing. Situate somewhere in the goods to Chips amounts, to from 70 to 100 ability, care for the foreigners in many
Kweilin, the capital of Kwangsi providba, neighbourhood of Yau-ma-ti Police Station in million taele, of which Japan's share'is the Po Hing Theatre, where the fon began, 11, 1902 1,696,385 taals, large city no one knows bow large,
probably 100,000 There is do forels physician of any kind. there, and less ended at the Police Court, this morning. At about eleven o'clock yesterday morning a
those wish, medical advice they doxan foreigners all missionaries. terrible noise was hoard coming from the actors quarters, at the rear of the theatre; 5) 1930...2,629,812 which caused a large crowd, to congregate Japan's share, at quoted abre, is so small as to graph symptoms to Hongkong, in the street. Nobody knew what was going be only 5 or 6 per cent of the total amount of comes by wits, and the Kwailin peo on inside, but a few expected to see some importit should also be noted that besides on their medicine chest for the needed dra one come through the window head first. the amount of cotton yarn and plece goods The city is the home of the Governor and Policeman Perkins, whose attention was also either imported to China or manufactured by high class and intelligent of chist pakk directed by the noise, entered the building, and the modern process there, there is also a large anem an if a well-truked American physic found one of the actor, a man named Wo quantity of yarn and fabrics that are turned out would do wall there, but the matter üb Ming, hammering thres coolies who were lined by primitive methods in that country. When thought out root carefully/1ould up against the wall The officer seised hold of averything is taken into consideration the wall years to learn the language, and the latter, turned on the policeman and a ruggle for these gooda in Chisa may well be imagined: held the actor to take him to the lock-up, but the nightless nature of the demand that exists that out, who came
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