Telegrams.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JUNE 15, 1908.
HONGKONG, VOLUNTEERS.
SMOKINO CONCERT:
The British Navy.
A very enjoyable smoking concert was held
· LONDON, 12th-June." At the Volunteer Headquarters on Saturday The Daily Telegraph's Portsmouth cor-night, when H.E. Sir Frederick Lugand kindly respondent states that immediately the bat consented to be present at the annual distribu-
tion of pret. The hall was tastefully decorat
YELLOW PERILTON BRITISH"
SHIPS
THE DANGER OF CHINESE ASCENDANCY,
[From a Nautical Correspondent.)
It has been said again and again, and that
THB OFIUM QUESTION.
HONGKONG'S SCARE”?
The Onlcutta Daily Nawa'saysThe nowa from Hongkong, that the Chamber of Com. merce predict disaster to the Colony's prosper 'ily if the oplum dana ar shut down, seems to reflect somewhat on the source of that pros- parity, If socios ao odd thing that the Chaubar
To-day's Advertisements.
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE,
1898
NOTICE is hereby given that ALBERTO DEMEE BARRETTO, a partner of the firm of CRUZ BASTO & Co. of Hong.
Intimations.
THE ROBINSON
1908, applied for the registration, in Hong PIANO
PIANO CO. LTD.
following Trade Mark 1
in
A fire-pointed Star within a Crescent and
tleship St. Vincent is launched in Septem el far the occasion. There was a large gather. by politicians of all parties, that we islanders of Commerce should take such a view. If the | kün; Merchants, bas, on the ast day of May, ber next, preparations, will be made to laying of volunteers and citizens, and additional would be starved out if our merchant service Calcutta Chamber of Commerce were to say kong, in the Register of Trade Mark, of the down another battleship of 21,000 tons discolour was lost to the occation by the presence period of three months. This is a fact we
were stopped to any considerable extent for placement and armed with 13.5 inch guns, of several naval and military officers. B.E
The new ship may possibly be driven by The Governor gracious, stayed to the end-know, from the computation of actual figures; gas engines, dispensing with funnels, and which was at midnight-in interested and and, while not being in any present danger of such a calamity, it server well to show us what there is beforeus in a probable serious derange darment in cur mercantile marine. This pro- bability arises from the vary rapid growth of the custom of employing Chinese seamed aboard home-coming British craft,
sho will cost 24 millions sterling.
The King's Visit to Russia. Commenting on the meeting of the King and Tsar at Reval, the German press say that while the changes in European politics, especially as regards Macedonia, were fore- shadowed by the meeting, it was only natural that anxiety should be excited, but that the emphatic insistence on peace by both monarchs destined to dissipate all
Mulai
Horosco
13th June. "entry into Fez seriously affects the situation, and will probably oblige France and oibbr. Powers to reconsider the position.
The Tunnan Rebellion. A semi-official communiqué at Paris showe that France adheres to her demands on China, and also requires that the Chinese shall place no further obstacles to the carry ping out of French, mining concessions in
Yunnan.
The "Lusitania." The Cunard liner Zusitania has arrived at Sandy Hook, hazing crossed the Atlantic in 4 days, 20 hours and 8 minutes, which is record?
Later, Sir Robbert Hart on the Chinese Customs Service..
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amused listener.
The following are the list of prizes wou ing the season:-
Blake Shield: For Musketry Course: won by No. 2 Company (lats left half No. 1) Bauu ders' Cup: For 15-pdr. B. L.. gun practice won The time was when he of "the childlike by Nola Company (lato left half No. 1). Gsmile and bland" (as Bret Harte wrote of bim, colgae Shield For Maxim gün practics: won.
with an irony that was almost equal to Au by No. 3 Company (late right half No. 3). Lutony's "Brutus is an honourable man') was Rard Cup: For General Efficiency won by held on all waters, wherever his name was known, to be the incarcation of all the evils No. 4 Company (late left ball No. 2).
that could get out of the sight of land, or even gain an offjor.
The above prizes, in the order named, were handed to Captains" Wood, Armstrong, and Skinner on behalf of their respective Companies. Besides these, there were several individual prizes.
The Corps Championship Cup for 1907 was won by Sergeant Marshall.
Bombardier Sorby won the Nathan Cup for
all-round efficiency,
dreadful calamity to the prosperity of the city. at the closing of the drink shops would be a everyone would laugh. Of course, however, the Chamber know what they are talking about and probably they are protesting merely against the hypocrisy of the whole thing and the impossibility of the whole thing, for a Gov arnment goaded by wild missionaries often bites off more than it can chew.
TRE PIRGE GOODS TRADE.
"AN OPEN LETTER by a leadiNG CHINESE
MERCHANT.
the words Red Crescent and Star Brand the name of CRUZ BASTO & Co. of Hoes, kong, Merchants, who claim to be the sole proprietor thereof.
Applican's since the mosth of October, 1906, The Trade Mark has been used by the
in respect of CAMPHOR in Classes 1, 2,
“A- facsimile" of the Trade'Mark can be seen at the Office of 'the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong.
Dated the 14th day of June, 1908.
By]
WILKINSON & GRIST,
Solicitors for the Applicants,
DOUGLAS Steamship COMPANY,
LIMITED
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship
The trade, of Shanghai greatly exceeds that of any other pont, while the largest branch-ol. trade in the port is that in piece-goods. Since 1900 foreign firms have all started brauch bongs in Tientsin and Newchwang, where thair agents have been able to deal directly with purchasers, In consequence of this the distributing trade of Shanghai decreased im dropped into quietude than, to "Ching Chingmediately. Indeed, since the troubles of the emerges as the embodiment of all that a sei. your before last,ibe trade in coloured, place at a oʻclock P.M.TRAN man should be, even in the eyes of a ship-goods has almost been ruined.
"CHINA TOWN" IN CARDIFY, " This reputation came chiefly from the almond-eyed one's' downright devilishness as a pirate and a mutineer on the cost of his own Flonery Land. Hardly has that disrepute
Moreover
those engaged in this particular business suf fered in addition great losses sub rosa, This,"
"HAIMUN,”. Captain Evans, will be despatched for the
a
above Parts, an FRIDAY, et
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. - General Managers.
..(598
Hongkong, 15th June, 1908,
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
THE Company's Steamship
CALEDONIEN," Captain Lemonnier, will be despatched for the above Ports on or about the 22nd lost....
For Freight or Passage, apply to
P. NALIN,
Hongkong, 15th June, 1998
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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.'
THE Steamship
Acting Agent.
"ARRATOON ÁPCAR,” Captain A. Stewart, will be despatched for the above Porta, on THURSDAY, the 25th inst, at Noon,
After the distribution of pités, H.E. the Governor addressed a few words to these pre-owner. He who came, over the horizon of sebt. His Excellency siid he did not intend British shipping, to be cursed, and was cursed concerned for their kindness in inviting him blessed, indeed, by those who cursed the most, more serious a harm to the trade has been the to make a long speech. He thanked those incontinently, has stayed to be blessed; and may be stated, has been the origin of the losses suffered by Chinese merchants, Stili
to present the prizes.. He hoped that those the British bip's officer and his employer. starting of new foreign firms which engage shroffa who had the good fortune of winning prizes this Ten years ago, to the writer's knowledge, there
to go about and recklessly invite people to was hardly a Chinese sailor shipping under the year would be successful again next year. To
make contracts for goods. As a matter of faci there have been opened several teas of new there who happened just to miss the target, Red Ensign out of Cardiff; now there are and for that reason the prizes, he wished better one three or four hundred, with their re-foreign hongs, all of which engage shroffs to luck next time. He expressed a wish that the gular boarding-houses off Bule-road, kept by bring business to the hong. These shroffs only Dewly-formed Infantry Company, which con. their own compatriots, and these men are desire to effect a contract for their hongs without sisted of only a few men al present, would shiped continually by British officers in pre-making any distinction as to whether the deal have a fairly large number by next year, ference not only to the bad named and longers they make such contracts with will be able especially as the pew Captain (Capt. Johnston) since-ought-to-have-been-hanged and dog of a
to take them up or not in the future, New British merchant, seaman, but even to the ex was a populas man.
there has always been an ascertained limit in clusion of that one-time entire perfection of the trade in coloured piece-goods. If the sup ply exceeds the dem ind disaster becomes ap- naatical virtues, the Scandinavian axilur.-
Where is the inwardness of all ibin? Cad it parent at once. The amount of these goods at be that "Ching-Ching" has indeed and truly present in stock which represents Doe year's put off the evilness of his make, as the serpent supply is sufficient to fill the demand of three sloughs its skin, and emerged without so much year. Is it to be wondered then that there is as one hereditary blur of all that former black.
a stagnancy in the trade? In addition to this ness? If such a miracle be, and this pheno-exchange has "shrunk" to such an unprece menal increase in the employment of China dented extent that piece-goods men have one men seems to prove it, then, in spite of our and all suffered great losses therefrom, materialistic wast of fut, the days of miracles A perusal of the daily papers, shows long are.not.gons yel. In Ginkgow, in Liverpool,lists of foreign hangs who have brought suits and in London-31 we saw the other day- against Chinese hoogs for failing to take this employing of the "heathen Chinés "is go- delivery of grods. No day parses in which the ing ahead like a racing clipper; so much so, in papers do not report at least one or two such fact, that there is every probability of ugly cases tried in the Courts, As a result, there work being done, should any serious breach of are proprietors of hong's that have been sued the peace occur in the matter, by the tofelge by foreign hangs who have been forced to close element of our mercantile marine Unlike business. Prior to being sued these proprietom the British seaman as the writer has several have been able to borrow here and, there as times experienced-neither the "Dago,” nor running concerns; but op sooner were the the Dutchman," will be satiff d with the use summonses out than confusion began, rander úf his fists, or a few things missiles of no for- ing -impossible for the proprietors to keep midable nature With them it will be, quickly their hongs open any longer. Those who and not limitedly, the knife. The British sailor manage to learn beforehand that steps are detests the Chijaman'; but his foreign ship being taken la sua them have been known mate bares, and absolutely despises the yellow to abscond. Even if they become"-sub-
sequently caught, and are imprisoned in the alieni.
Mixed Court no one has yet heard of any of | risk and expanse.' the foreign plaintiffs receiving back both price. cipal and interest in full. For this reason it is necessary to come to some arrangement for the common good, and we have addressed this straightforward letter to heads of foreign firms with such an object in view.-
Sir Robert Hart, interviewed by Reuter's Among those who contributed to the merri-
· representativo, said that he thought the young ment of the evening were Mesare, Goldring Chinese would bow to a course of training, and Monre, who gave several songs, and whose and be admissable to the Customs service well-trained and powerful voices elicited en in four or five years. As time advanced, the cotes, Mr. Moore was obliged to render "The Yeomen of England" a second time. The foreiga element would gradually disappear comic element was supplied by Captain Parke, but the service would remain much as at whose songs Stand up" and "My School. present during the currency of loans. Noth Days", given in his usual catchy style, highly ing can prevent China from becoming a amused the audience. Captain Taylor, A.D. C. world Power, but she will move slowly, and to the Governor, was also kind enough to give a song, "To Dibes," which was appreciated. it is unlikely that the will change from a
Sapper Todd's song "The Admiral's Broom," -friendly into an aggressive Power-
which stirs the heart of every true Englishman, * China means to do something in Tibet,
was a great success. Lieut. Northcote con- and she is seriously considering the developtributed one of his usual ticklish stories, which ment on commercial lines, the establishment
did not fail to tickle his audience. Staff Pay- of a postal system in that region,
master Gyles, of H.M.5. Flore, gave "The Drunken Sailor" in his inimitable style, and was heartily applaudeit. There were several other items too numerous to mention, and, few minutes before midnight, the National Anthern brought a very enjoyable eváníáp-to a close.
Chinese Seamen in the
United Kingdom.
Mr. Churchill assured a deputation of British seamen that it was not intended to allow Chinese sailors in the United King- dom, and that new regulations were being drafted requiring them to pass the language test, unless they could prove they were Britishers.
THE YARN TRADE.
IMPROVEMENT IN JAPAN.
The position of the Kassoka Spinning Com. pany is reported to have much improved, says the Japan Chronicle. to the previous period", the result of the working of the company was unsatisfactory, there bring a large accomula- tion of raw cotton and yarn, the bills Issued by the, company, standing, at Y300,00, Since January last the company has largely disposed- of its stocks of yarn and redeemed the bills, the value of which is now reduced to about Y20,000. In consequence, however, of the low price of yarn this year it is expected that the company will show a lose of some Y20,000 on the working for the present period. The com- pany has been selline yarn for ready money and buying raw cotton in cash of late. By this means the company has been making some profit by saving interest and other expenses.
HINAȘE TELEGRAFIIS,
The Ministry of Posts bad Communications has now practically decided to buy out all the mercantile shares in the fmperial Chipera. Telegraph Administration in order to secure full control of the service, reports the Peking Corre pindent of the N. C. D. N'etes on 30th uk. The following reasons; for this decision, are given
1. To convert the administration into a Chinese Goverment department.
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A DISQUIETING, OUTLOOK. Shipowners, especially those at Cardiff and Glasgow, who are persisting in the employing of Chinese sailors, declare that the latter are no cheaper, on the whole, than while seamed are.. This we who also know something of the items in the matter--aré privileged to doub, And, at the same time, may be asked as a lair question :. If the affair be 'ooo purely of
2. To increase its capital to at least The conduct of the men, why put aside the ex- 5,000,0 0,
3. To repair thoroughly all cable and land lines where necessary,
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4. To construct, new lines in Manchuria, Mongola and Tibet and also in some places in China proper for the general improvement of
communications.•
To reduce the charges, which` are now many times higher than in foreign countries.`
H.E. Cheng Pi, President of the Ministry, is preparing a memorial on this questi-a for Im Derial sanctions The President is coolerring with Duke sai Tiê, President of 7' e Ministry
a
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED
Agents, Hongkong, Igih ̈June, 1908-
1596
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SINGAPORE, FENANG AND CALCUTTA. THE Steamship.
"GATHERINE APCAR,"
having arrived from the above Ponts, Consignees of Cargo are.hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside,
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and expense.
Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M., of the 17th inst., will be landed at Consignces
Co.,
SPECIALISTS IN
High
Class
Pianos
BY THE
Leading
Makers
OF THE
WORLD.
STEINWAY,
BECHSTEIN
BRINSMEAD,
WERNER,
and other makes of rapiate.
ALL PIANOS SPECIALLY CON STRUCTED FOR TROPICAL CLIMATES AND FULLY
* GUARANTEED.
Special Prices for Cash
OR
EASY PAYMENTS,
INSPECTION INVITED.
Hongkong, 4th June, 1 08,
KOWLOON
HOTEL.
Consignees of Cargo_from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IM- MEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the dis charge of the vessel will be landed and stored OH! VERY BAD. at Consignees' risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected..
Undersigned.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the OH!! VERY BAD.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITÉD,
Agents.
[597
Hongkong, 15th June, 1908.
his particular line of goods cannot, therefore, obtain as good prices as the said dealer. The substitute, moreover, charges.commission on sales, and this makes the foreign bong's losser) still greater. Furthermore, the chances are that the substitute, being also a piece-goods dealer, may also have goods in some other foreign hoog which he has been unable to take delivery of. Such being the case this same substitute may himself be a defendant is himself imprisoned, which puts another piece- goods man in the hands of the law, while the piece-goods market has one man less to sall goods.
The opening of the third milk of the Fuji of Finance, as to how funds may be raised for officers with knives. A few months back years gone by people have become exhausted due time at the Mixed Coon, and also find
com.
Spinning Company, which was completed in „December last, was celebrated last week. It the purpose. Same high authorities in the is stated that the cost of the mill, which coversCapital do not favour the compulsory purchase on the ground that the Government will lose 30,000 tsubo of lapd, has amounted to Y$7,300. The number of spindles is confidence in the matter of future industrial 397:8, in addition to fi,top used for twisted enterprises, if Chinese merchants who have yare, and iko machinery is driven by electricity shares in the telegraph lines are derived from water power, At the same time "pelled to se'l them, the service is a pay- the opportunity was availed of for unveiling oncern, though not so profitable as it ing a bronze status of Mr. Hibiya, a well. might be, on account of heavy working ex known merchadi of Tokyo, who has long been penses and other reasons which can only be a director of the company The statue bas. Ruessed. In foreign countries, the Govern been erected on the ground of an loai templements give certain sub-idies in such big enter near Koyama Station on the Tokaido line, and prises: but in China the practice is quite differs bears an inscription stating that it is in combat, for the telegraphs as well as the C. M. S memoration of services rendered by him in Company have to pay royalties to the Manchu developing the company,
Government in return for its protection Lam informed a good authority that the Govern In their report of 4th inst on the Shanghai ment received about Tis, 300,000 annually an plece goods trade, Noel, Muray & Co wnteroyalty from these two companies.. We daderstand that advice has been 'received Both companies are complaining of bad busi. from Japan that out of respect for the moralness and appear to need overhauling. HE scruples of the governing powers in this coun- Sheng Kung pan was one of the principal try the Cotton Spinners Association in Japan founders of those two companies about thirty bas decided not to put lottery tickets or prize years ago when be wai'in North China.noder coupons in the bales of yare shipped to Chips, the late Viceroy of Chibli, Ll" Hung-chang. only to other foreign countries. Another in- But both were taken from his hands in 190; by teresting piece of information has been publish
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Never has trade heen so bad in Shanghai as at the present time. la former times pro- prietors of bongs, acted cunningly. Although emplary Scandinavian for one-whoas conver pastassed of much money, no sooser did it sion to respectability at sea is av sash, as become apparent to them that they would lose unadvised, and as sudden as jubet said her money on a contract than they would pretend love-contract was-kod may be, to a way, as to be as the verge of bankruptcy and fail to tragical? No, we know that it is not cotirely take delivery of their goods. As soon as, how question of behaviour aboard that is bring ever, they learn that proceedings are to be ing so many Chinese sailors under the Red taken against them theo, fearing to lose their Ensign To-day mutiny by.aativa scamén on own good name, they hasten to ask some ooo to British craft to the Chica Sea is pot rare; go on their behalf to the plaintiffs before the neither is piracy. And nearer home, at Dar case comes to Court to try to come to some mou h, only a month ago, a whole "fos'ard | arrangement Instances have been known, even where claims have been paid up in full. crowd" of this sort were sent to gaoi for a month for rousing day, and threatening the Te not ro at the preseat time-During the similar occurrence happened aboard a big in energy and resources. There is yet another picket, outward bound, in the South Atlantic; class of people, who knowing that they have but, happily, a stand of old tifles put matters lost mocey, therefore, make a large number of into their proper order. Has such a thing been contracts with the object like the rambler of done by a British, or even "mixed," crew gaining or losing by the single cast of a die. during the past twenty years? We doubt it. Proprietor of such bongs even if you punish At any rate, the outlook, even to the quiet them by having them sawn asunder, it is to be mind that examines things, is decidedly dis feared, have only their lives to offer as they quieting; add that, too, in spite of the fact that possess nothing substantial. Moreover, out of the forward personnel of the British mercantile every hundred hongs we cannot find more than marine-pwing mainly to its composite ole one or two able to stand independent. How menis--is anything but a homogeneous body then can it be expected that by entering suit that will hold together in a gives cause, in against all these bongs there is any chance of former struggles between employer and omsettling matters? We do not any that foreign ployed, in this vital branch of the nation's bongs ought to sue, we really mean to suggest industrial life, the master won solely by the that by entering suit foreign honge needlessly means of a facic of homogeneity in the strikers, spoil the market without obtaining any ad- The foreign element were enough to break vantage for themselves. If one does not son the latter's camp. Bot in such a one as this, he can make the dealer take delivery of goods whereof we now see a beginning and hear at the selling market rates. By so doing he more than we see, it would be all the white will be able to obtain from seventy to eighty against the yellow. And the result? A per coat of the value of his goods. The loss practically complete stoppage of our merchant will, therefore, be only twenty to thirty per cent. The dealer who has lost money will servico-Pall Hall Ginette.
"always seek to better matters so that be will be table easily to make good the twenty per cent to thirty per cent losses. If, on the other hand, the dealer, is sued, he finds himself under ar- of or rent and isto confisement, He, there- foley has no opportunity to go about to seek for
H.E. Yuan Shib-kai for financial ends... Vice-Wa hear on good authority that the case against ed during the week that the US Consul roy Yang has sanctioned the memorial of Tao Sergeant Rangel will come before the Portuguese at Chufed, hår reported, presumably to his ↑ tei Ll, Director of the Pelyang official telegraph, Court'in Macan ske Government, that the American (we had almost office at Tjew'ain, suggesting that the control, dinary praçador 1581; (1 WIN A THAITA,) trade in Manchujla has of the Chinese telegraph lines in Manchuriabor General was the
the free For
will be a blow
which
Andyat"another is that the
ck from the mercantile. telegraph." possible to try.
10% of the Dome has by office to the
doped a resolution to terminate. Yalem la Vladivostock, hat
to the export trade from this
Top should it come aboutɗres
such concession of that Trea
ines were built by the
Consul
BUT
Remember the Phrase
TRY IT AGAIN,
TRY
IT
AGAIN.
Now entirely under
MANAGEMENT.
“WE NEVER SLEEP'
In a word, if avery piece-goods dealer fods himself sued and as a result all are imprisoned, fettered and unable to go about their business, what will be the result? What will the plain- tiff hangs do to settle matters under such cir cumstances? Do foreign hongs think that by merely entering suit against a desler they will be able to hand over the money to the banks? The piece-goods trade is indeed in critical cir. NEW cumstances. In the interest, therefore, of pro- prietors of hongs, of the heads of foreign bozg and of all whose trade is in plece-goods 1 (we) exhort you all to come to some working ar rangement of mutual give and take. There is nothing better than this. What do I (we) mean by the words "Tung Jung" (working arrangement of mutual give and Lake)? It is to milow it e dealer to take delivery of bis goode at the sell- ing market rate and that he be given a limit of time to make good the deficit sulsing there- PUBLIC from. This is the whole gusstion contained in
nutshell, RAN
Let the past be the past, while the future will readjust itself. It is my (our) hope that proprietors of bonge who have been guilty of reckless contract making, and..
A PRIVATE BAR
and a
BILLIARD ROOM
will be opened
shortly
O E OWEN
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