Intimations.
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED'. A.D.
CHEMISTS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE
party consisted of Mr. H. E.
The British merchant was not even once re-i GAP ROOK LIGHTHOUSEN farred to directly from the beginning to the
GUN-METAL SHUTTERS FOR BUILDING,ST end of the article, and equally an a matter of fact, the British merchant, throughout the An Interesting, excursion was made to Gap history of Yokohama, has never been con- Rock Lighthouse yesterday by a party of Public sected with the Irregularities referred to. It Works Department officials and Dock Cas WATSON & CO., may be said with strict truth that the gener employees. That cogineer P.W.D., und al average of commercial morality is higher Mia Goldsmith, Mr. J. G. McEwen, over among the foreign residents of Yokohama seat, P.W.D., Mr. D. Puivis, ongineer, Hong than among any community elsewhere' of kong and Whampoa Dock Co, Lu, and two similar size not specially, selected. But it Chinese fitters from the Dock Co. The object may also he said-and this is, not merely of the visit to the lighthouse was to attend to my own opinion based on over 40 years the fitting up of metal shuttere to the windows experience, it is also a conviction which in the buildings on the Rock. know to be prevalent among the Japanese-
That our readers may understand the pur- that, speaking broadly, the British merchant for which the shutters are required it should be explained that, owing to the very slands in a class by himself, "just as the exposed position of the Rock, when the weather British Judge does. In point of straight fair is bad big waves dash against the Rack which dealing, other nationals contrast rather than tisas perpendicularly above the surface of the BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE compare with him, presuming, of course, sea. To prevent the building being inundated that this applies to the general level, not to
shuiters bave to be provided for the win the numerous exceptions elevated aboveit. By
dows Hitherto the shutters were made of the British merchant, too, were laid the founda- owing to the fact that the material tions of Japan's foreign commerce inthe Meiji deterioration, Government decided
was subject to corrosion and hence rapid cra, and by him has been built a large part fifteen months ago to replace the iron shut- of the fine edifica new standing thereon." tem by now, ones of gun-metal. The con It is now clear, according to the writer, that tract was placed with the Hongkong and We British and foreign merchants in Japan. Whampoa Dock Co., and it is believed that are losing the paramount position they once they were to cast some fifteen hundred nefupied in commerce.” Their native rival dollars. One of the essentials of these shut
displacing them.". The question is asked :'
iers is that when they close they overlap Can Japan afford to dispense with the refashion of a water-tight door on board ship, each other and also the templates after the sident foreign merchant in his role, of capi Through the shutters a hole ja drilled to enable of fleas talist ? Can" she, in the absence of his co- two or three feet long iron bar to reach it
Governor and Householi,
WATSON'S HYGIENOL
poten aggat especially rat fleas,
"Ure most.
It is a Swell knowų fact that Plague is cop weyed to human brings by meage of feas from rate which have died éfibis disease,
All risk of infection can be avoided, by washing the floors, etc. or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a difere solution: of WATSON'S HYGIENOL"
Atea spoonful to a pint of water or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a son of the strength requited for this purpose. ...
• Y JENOL IS A POWERFUL
DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.
PRICES PER PINT50 Centa
GALLON......82.00/
ATSON
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MACHOS RIVAL.
PROFUSED TRADE MART TO WANCHAI
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton," 13th June,ga Birce the agitation arising out of the boun»
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
KUHOW.RIOTERSTU 2
[From Our Own Correspondent.)
Canton, rath June. dary line between the Portuguese colony of officials at Yumchow a telegram in which His
The other day the Viceroy received from the THE Macro and Chinese territory in Heungshas, the Excellency was informed that, at present, some gentry of the Heungaban district have been more rebel chiels and raiders have asked to be aghaling to convert Wanchai, on the opposite permitted to surrender to the officials, and the side of Macao, into a trade mart with the hope Viceroy was asked to give his decision as to the that trade and commerce may be promoted advisability of acceding to their requents. The and the Portuguesa will not venture upon au Viceroy has sent a telegraphic reply author. attempt, as it is alléged, upon further encroaching the officials there to accept the sor. ments on Wanchai. With this end in view a¦ renders, but, first' of, all the riolers must lay company has been started with capital to be down their arms within ten days' time. raised by subscriptions. The promoter, Mr. Chan Tak Kui, and others have drawn up a set of regulations for the company-and-they have submitted a draft copy of the regulations together with a prospectus to the Viceroy for his approval. It is now reported that the Viceroy has given his assent to the promoters' scheme and further promised to give them the necessary protection.
Foms 4
from the interior of the building as ta se- carely fasten the shuiters by means of screws in poisterous weather.
مجھے
THE CANTON HANKOW... RAILWAYE
A correspondent writes to the N. C, D. News from Sbjuchow (Kwangtung) ón 25th. Máy im now is a position to add considerably to the news which you received from me in March
this railway. concerning the work now being carried out on
can and two Gaundant, viz, Messty. Witlinams, The surveying party consists of ena Ameri-
McDonald and Jordan., Mr. Williams worked on the survey party who measured the country four or five years ago for the old American path of his predecessors. In noe part instead Company, but he is not blindly following the of following the old route along the river back, striking straight through the interior country, a saring of eight miles has been effected by
The completed survey to Yingtük gives a
The survey gives no less than threa tunnels to, Vingtak. One, 300 feet-fong, at Tai Miu, another, of similar length at the Blind Boy's Pass-a few miles above the mouth ́ of the Lienchow river-and a larger one of over goo feet some five miles below the city of Yingtak. The latter is through a rather soft sandstone, but I'am ofrild that although some are speaking, confideatly of a completed railway running to Yingtak by X'mas 1909, the arduous work of cutting these tunnels will mean that another year, at least will be re- quired before trains are rugning.
THE WEST RIVER 5.5, CO.
The collections of subscriptions at St a share by the newly formed shipping company is re- ported as proceeding very promisingly. The Viceroy, who is very anxious to ensure the success of the enterprise, bas now, sued proclamation in which be laid stress upon the importance of the new concern in the develop
ment of Chinese commerce and the expectation of profit to the shareholders,
legrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE, AS
YUNNAN REBELLI
WITHDRAWAL OF 1ROOPS
[By courtesy of the "Sheung: Pa"]
Yunnanfu, 12th June. H.E. Sik Liang, Viceroy of Yun nan, is in receipt of a telegram from the Imperial Government instruc His Excellency that, although rebellion is now over, the troops all the important posts should not withdrawn all at once, but gradually. A MANCHURIAN LOAN.
$20,000,000. TO BE RAISED IN ENGLAND.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Peking, 12th June.
· POOR AND FRIENDLESS.
REASON FOR COOLIE ATTEMPTING SUICIDE.
In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. Wood, a coolle named Wong Cheung, wenty-two years of age, was charged with attempting to commit suicide at Yau-ma-ti yesterday. Accused pleaded guilty to the
H.E. Hsu Shi Chang is negotiat- and friendless" and could not get employment. ing for a loan of twenty million charge, and gave as a reason that he was "poor
At about noon yesterday, Inspector McHardy dollars in England. while patrulling the road leading to Shatin saw a man hanging from a Yee bo the hillside. Rushing up to the spot the inspector cut the body down. A burried examination proved that the oian was still alive. An ambulance Yau ma-ti Police Station, and brought gond. was summoned and the coole removed to the
is Wo ship adjourned the case in order to the inatter. It is also believed that the the police to institute further inquiries
'man's reason is unseated.
Q
· CHINESE, INVASIONS.
HOW THE INTENTIONS OF THE LAW ARE DEFEATED,
The declaration of the new President of the Board of Trade that he regarded the increase of Chinese labour on Urfish shift with grave.
Tand
operation, finance het over-ses commerce without detriment toherdevelopment in other directions? Capital is her great want. She has not enough, not nearly enough, to go completed at the Docks this week and it was The construction of the new shutters was round. In Hokkaido, in Saghalien, in arranged that the fixing into position at the Cores, in Manchuria, and in Formosa, 10Gap Rock be made yesterday. Shortly before say nothing of the home island, great oppor-wo o'clock in the morning the party as above tunities lie fallow for want of funds to calti boarded the Government steam tender Stanley urgency, she is relieved from the pressure of vice. At a am, the Stanley cast off. There from the ancient temple at Tai Miu, mainly into vate them; and if, in the presence of this (Capt. Willoughby) which maintains the ser mileage of nicely-three miles. The track, having to finance foreign commerce, she was fine moonlight at the weather was fine follows the course of the river. When con- ought to welcome and foster the relief in and clear, With anoderate wind the Stanley pleted it will open the magnificent scenery of covered the thirty-three miles between Hong the North River to many who have hitherto stead of obeying sentimental inclination kang and Gap Hock within four hours. Alter been deferred from viewing it, because of the to beco independent of his phase the vessel was brought to her anchor, the unsatisfactory accommodation of the present of the question was gently represented boat was lowered and the panty sent ashore, launches to Yingtak or the provoking slowness at the event, preeting of the Yokohama fing hoisted to the Rock by the derrick-of the more commodious house-boat, Rereign Board of Trade by the chairman and experience which was novel fe most What has chiefly given pause to the activity of the party. There was no difficulty of the Japanese "direct traderas he in innding; the metal shutters being alse salely is called when he seeks to dispense with sponed ashore. When the Dock staff pro the aid of the resident foreigner is that last ceded to put them into position it was dis covered that there was a slight misfit, being year he had to face constantly falling mar just an inch, too short, to permit of the over kets, so that he finds himself now carrying lapping, at top and bottom. The completion large stocks which cannot be realized without of the job could not, therefore, be effected yes loss. These stucks are not so great as they serday. It should be possible to supply a sort were in the previous period of depression, of rubber Longue to make good the required seven or eight years ago, but they are quite length of the shutters, when they should be of sufficient to suggest that the co-operation of immense service in keeping the sea water from the foreign merchant and the foreign banker getting inside the building in bad weather.*** After spending a little over, three hours on is very desirable and very comforting the Rock the party re-embarked on board the On the question as to the morality of the Stanley at 9.45 am, when the tender weighed Japanese merchant, readers may not see eye anchor on her homeward journey, There was to eye with the writer, however fair and immoderate sea and wied all the way until arrival partiak her altempts to be. He admits that off Dumb-Bell Island at about half-past twelve Japan, finding herself suddenly launched when the Stanley was overtaken by a rain and into a struggle with experienced and fully and thunder storm. The party" disembarked equipped competitors, has been occasionally. few minutes past one o'clock. tempted to employ cèlvices which, while of doubtful economic value furnish material to her critics. Tariffs and steamship subsidies, being commonly, resorted to, the world over, do not justi'y condemnation, but certain banks, owing to their connection with, the Treasury, have been enabled to finance the
BILLS OF LADING,
EVASION OF STAMP DUTY:
a
The following notification "appears in the Gaeetle over the signature of the Collector of Stamp Revenue:-My attention has been drawn to the fact, that certain shipping companies or
law in regard to the stamping of bills of lading
The money is required for the improvement and development of the Three Fastera Provinces.
Certain Mother Powers wish to participate in the loan also, and have made representations to the Waiwupu Accordingly.
The Chinese authorities are in a quandary and do not know how to act in the circumstance,
COASTAL DEFENCE.
MINISTRY OF WAR'S PROPOSAL.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
has given much satisfaction in Dock
Chinese sailors walling to ships in the parts la the meantime, there are thousands of of the United Kingdom, and seeing that wh sailors are watching all the exits, determin that the Chinese shall not get out, it has b It is proposed by the Ministry of
“Peking, 12th June. come a serious problem with the Chinese boarding-house kespers what to do with them. War to build additional fortifications through the "language test" is easily for
The fact is, the shipowners had schemed away along the coust for defensive Chinames that Chinese boarding masters have purposes. been encouragéd to keep full houses of their countrymen on hand.*
The road is divided in ten-mila sections, and construction parties are now memily work ing up to the seventh section from Cantop Wooden Lungalows have been erected at Tai. Indeed, since January this year the China
CHEAPER CHINESE," Miu to accommodate the resident engineer, man has become very popular as a sailor. and negotiations are in progress for land for Finding that the permanent officials of the similar buildings in, the neighbourhood of
Board of Trade at Whiteball allowed a very Yingtak.
by the language test, some shipowners saw they Wide interpretation of the restriction imposed could avoid the expense of the Compensation Act and the legal food scale, besides saving on the wages bill, by disposing with the British ing Chinese. crews they had hitherto shipped and substitut
The East River which enters the North River At Yiagtak will require to be bridged. It is waterway of considerable 'siz, and, where the railway crosses it half-a-mile above the North River, it is some 8o test wide. On the prerent plan this will involve the station being placed at least a mile from Yingtak city, half of which distance will be covered by ferry.
THE TSINGTAU COLLEGE,
REGISTRATION-REFUSED:
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")
Peking, 12th June.
Education at Peking, by the Ger
The application to the Board of
Mans, to registor the college at Tsingtau has been strenuously oppos-
Loog letters began to appear in the shipping shipowners pointing out that the British sailor Press over the signatures of well-known Britished by H.E. Chang Chih-tang.
was passing away on a flood of beer," and so
His Excellency's ground of objec-
The Hongkong Celegraph exports of Japanese merchants at exception agencies in the Colony Sabitually evade ilige tinson to the river i boks and those wird quart on, and that the Chinaman was the very thing tion is that the college has not been
HONGKONG, SATUrday, June 13, 19:8.
THE BRITISH-MERCHANT. INJAPAN
wanted
'NEĄRLY SUCCEEDED..
compared with the white sailor he was better He wasn't any cheaper so they said-but all round. Jo fact, a little campaign in favour of Chinese fabour was engineered, and until the demonstrations occurred this week it really looked as though shipowners were going, to have their own way in the matter.
Whether the Company will go to the expense of a spur-line to the river and thus bring the ally low rates of interest. This practice and ship's receipts under the provisions of the to the discretion of the directors after the lion. but just now it as if will be left had its or gin in Japan's currency needs. 'S amp Ordinance, 93, as amouded by thewite this from Monglukong, ten miles After explaining the reason for these ad- Siamp (Amentment) Ordinance, 1993.
working order, vances he proceeds to say: "But for the A receipt by chop in a chit book is a ship's rest, there are no solid grounds to bring receipt under the law and should therefore bear charges against her, and it is matter for a to cents stamp when the freight is under $ surprise as well as humiliation to read the and a 20 cent stamp when the freight is over In a recent issue of the Times, an article hysterical outcry raised by some newspaper $5. It is the duty of the owner or agents of the vessel to stamp accordingly and such duty appeared from the pen blat pewspaper's
correspondents and publicists. Nothing
applies in respect of junks as well as other correspondent at Tokyo on the subject of loss of the justice-loving self-reliant spirit
could betray more nervous timidity or vessels. the British trader in Japan, apropos the which Englishmen aspire to be guided ingly and they are recommended to keep two officials are now being approached in order to Leader representative) have been avoided. It
above Yingtak, but the surveying party have already left the place and are going forward at a good pace. No difficulites are inticipated for twenty-five miles, when. Shihow will be reached, but not being a prophet of the son of a prophet, I will not try to forecast the time
when the surveyors will reach Shiuchow. One bridge at least will be required to carry, the line All owners, agents, &c., are warned accord-into the prefectural city, but as the Chinese
formation of the Yokohama Foreign Board
by Japan must play her hand for all sets of arceipts in stock properly stamped by allow a branch-line to be constructed to Nam- of Trade. The writer of the and hai evidently had some forty years' experience of faise cards, or ask for anything beyond a and zo cents respectively.
that it is worth, but she does not use the Stamp Office with the amounts of to centsheung, in addit to the main line to Lok things Japanese and is inclined to regard fair field, which she is in turn entirely will-
ching, it is impossible to say where the bridge with a lenient eye the methods adopted by
with be placed; Japanese merchants in search of business,ing to concede to others."
18. It is certainly but outside that debatable question the possible that Japan may have been mis judged, but the author of the Times article
praise accorded the British trader in Japan leaves out much that might have been said the Japanese. It is satisfactory to learn, "on the subject of trading methods amongst however, that there is still hope for the foreign merchant in Japan.
will be received with interest. Referring to a previous article on the subject of the foreign merchant in Japan the writer. remarks that he arrived at the conclusion that the foreign trader's some time great share in the country's oversea commerce is in process of gradual diminution, owing to very active intrusion on the part of the Japanese middleman, who, not unnaturally, counts it an implied reproach to his com- petence that he cannot do his country's business without alien aid. It was pointed out that this desire, for independence bad
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
As the result of the heavy rain during the last few days there was a lard slide in Leighton Hill Road yesterday afternoon. A large quantity of earth came crashing down the billside, but no
damage was done.
.
CORRESPONDIALE,
"An Englishman" must know that it is ́ a
less the author's name and address accompany rula in all newspaper offices to refuse the publication of anonymous correspondence, pa
tore obliged to withhold the publication of his it as an evidence of good faith. We are there, letter for the regu suggested Rd., H.A.7.] THE recently issued repart of the Imperial Maritime Customs.contains the names of the various Customs officials who have recently re- Luce, Hillier, J. R. Brazer, T. T. H: Ferguson, ceived decorations. Among them are Messrs de L. 5. Faleh, Hi Dawson-Gibor, R. H. R. Wade, C. N. Holwill, A. M. J. Porter, W. C
THE RICH MAKRAT,
HONGKONG BANGKOK TRADE
owing to the unfavourable rate of exchange Bangkok and Hongkong has been very doll For some months past the rice 1ride between
and oiber cavises, but things are looking brighter rice market which has been stagnant at Vasila at present. According to exchanges to hand the and Hongkong for some months, during which considerable losses have been suffered, in some generally are onthe upward tendency. The prices quarters, has become lively again, Qupla leps between a fortnight ago and now have advanced to something like twenty cents. The sale of H. Watson, H. D. Summers, and W, O. Pegge; cheap rice does not, it seems, disturb the pre- noi a large proportion, out of the hundreds of sect forward movement in raten,Owing to international service.
Preck, we learn, bar these pre still large stores of rice in Siam which are being held in opportunities, and those who have been hold log op until now are likely to do good business Free Trans. and make up lot the past si ick season.—Slam,
*
Had the interpretation of the language test been left with the superintendents of the Mer contile Mariee Offices of the Board of Trade most of this trouble would (says the Morning
would have been quite simple to find whether mas anderstood English. But the superior au horities decided that allthe Chiness came from "Hongkong sido," and that the language test, therefore, did not apply. As to ibat, the Leader representative, after making inquiries yesterday found that certainly not more than ro per cent. of Chipamen shipped; in British-vessels, since
simple Chinese villagers, usually unable to read Most of the Chisamen at the ports here are the language test came into force came from Hongkong Singapore.
their own language They ship at Chinese various nationalities, 'and are easily induced to paris at about rédols, per month on vessels of desert hero or at continental-ports by the crimps when told they can get more money, entirely in their power, and there is little doubt the poor fellows are fleeced cruelly, being na Once ashore, the bonding masters bave them
more than serfa. ----
INTERPRETERS NEEDED,
established in conformity with the rules laid down by the Board Education.
{Reuter's ||
The King in Russia.
LONDON, 11th June, been appointed British and Russian Ad- Their Majesties the Trai and King bave
mirals respectively.
The King left Reval at three o'clock this. morning,
The Tsar yesterday inspected the British cruiser Afinotaur, and received the honours- due to his new rank,
including M. Stolypin, who received the The King conferred numerous honours,
Cross of the Victorian Order..
His Majesty had also two private Inter- presenting him with his portrait,
The King had a long conversation with MIsvolsky, Minister for Foreign Affairs,
views with Sir A, H. Hardinge, British Ambassador to Russia. →→→
views bearing upon Macedonian negotiations It is understood that the exchange
are of the most favourable nature.
Reuter's Reval I correspondent is Informed authoritatively from a Russian quarter, that the interviews of His Majesty the King
been stimulated by certain peculiar com- A Tokio despatch of 8th inst: says Divers pretty hard-worked men in this excellent and previous sits firmi hesitate to hold large then be made-compulsory when signing on.showed that the agreements of fooy hav
mercial methods which, though essential with complete diving apparatus used in the, from the foreign merchants' point of view, Navy are searching for the body of Colonel HUMOUR has been going the rounds of late were irksome to the Japanese-first, as being H. Martin, who was drowned in the lake at in Bangkok that a movement was on foot to based on an assumption of native ontrust Chusenji yesterday, 15
stir up the atti-Japanese boycott bere, says the worthiness, and secondly, as affording op A PERING cor cspondent writes that it is rum Chlaese arrived from Captop in connection Siam Free Preis, "It was stated that certain portunities occasionally utilized by foreigners onred in the Capital that Messrs., Arnhold with le movement. We are told that some more shrewd than scrupulous. Unfortune Karberg have secured the contract for the Pek secret meetings were held to discuss the THREE sailen-Alben Eugene Nielson, K. A. ately this analysis was read no reflecting log Water Works. The estimated cost of the matter and to decide on
Evensson and Johann Itoyen-belongingid the WHE! MOIDE to upon the ability and morality of the British works is said to be TI, 1,500,000, which should adopt, but by all accounts opinion was steamer Oric, won charged on remand before. merchant in particular on his ability be. mon substantial commission for the local much divided on the
ster to the Marine Court, yes causo be allowed his metier to slip from his many as the most likely to obtain the conas langkok is concerned,
firm. A Belgian company were regarded by been decided not to epford and og his morality because be abused tract Only, one English; họng, wa; belleve from Canton hava recent
As a master of fack | entered, --P, &• T. Tim
It is being suggested that an interpreter for M. Jarolsky and Sir A. H. Hardinge, They do not know now, for instance, that they h
are entitled by law to as hberal a dietary scale had the happiest influence on the as whites, and that they are entitled to comment of the different questions, and that pensation if iojared.
complete identity of views continues more particularly in regard to Afghan affairsno
Bourding masters are too cunning to allow any evidence to lank out; but there in hardly any doubt as to their business, and Bone whitevi that they constantly attend the
[shipping
In the shape of abɑnt-
ordered to: forfait eiti wagy
"from
Great Britain and Russia raus of the best relations,