servants in as students and sending them to the public schools for a year to qualify. If it were further provided that after a specified perlod Chinese students must return to their own country, all the legitimate objects of the exemption would still be attainable but its use for the purpose of evading the poll-tax
· would be less förs[blo,”.
THE ROOST,
(25th June,)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WED BY
HONGKONG REVI
THE GOVERNOR.
CHINESE TELEGRAPHS
SHANGHAI SUPERINTENDENT BUMMONED TO PRKING
By costery of the " Sheung "Po.
Peking, 19th Jane.
H.B. Ohang Pik, President of the Ministry of Posts and Communica- tions, has telegraphed for the superin
Office to proceed to Peking forthwith and confer on matters in connection with the purchase of the shares from the shareholders of the Chinese Telegraph Administration.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
YIELDING TO POPULAR CLAMOUR.
part which was submitted by an official in the After the breecy, amphatic and trenchant re Government service the other day, on the sub- Ject of opium-smoking, we had come to believe that at last the qsual drub sɛmospherofomcial documents had been dissipated. But His Ex- WHEN BRITISH SHAMEN RULD Book for 1997 in at colourled as a passing cellency the Governor's report on the Blue ulance, and, therefore, quite in accord with tradition and decorum. It is absolutely darold of anything. characteristic of the par Considering the importance of Hongkong insonal touch, and canably will not alonso entendent of the Shanghai Telegraph the shipping world the agitation which is be the faintest symptom of a fiattar in any dovecot ing fostered by the Seamen's Union of Great It might have been expected that after relevan Britain against the employment of Chinese months occupancy of the chair at Government labour on iritish vessels is of more than pass House the Governor would have thought fit to ing interest to this Colcay, where the bulk of give expression to his views on the actual coa the crews on local craft are Chinean. The ditions prevalent in the commercial life of the representatives of the seamen in Farliament Colony, but beyond the dry statistics submitted are not apparently so much concerned with the by the heads of departments there is no deria. conditions prevailing in the Crown Colonies oftion from the straight path of official exactituds. the Far East as with the facilities afforded the For example, no mention is made of the English shipowner of engaging Chinpse crawi at the great shipping ports of the United King Colony, which has been our of the features of cecessity for economy in the expenditure of the dom. To them the question of completing the the speeches delivered by both the present crow's complement on coastwise Stomors (in China Talling under the British flag is a mere
Governor and his predecessor in presenting. the Estimates to the Legislative Council detail which is beside the subject, but to the agents of vessels plying between Hongkong retold that the revenue was over $5,000,000, ing the past two or three years. The fact la and the Northern parts it is bound to be and that the expenditure waist over matter of sesions concern. And, from what $5,000,000, but there is no comment, on the can be gathered, it is the intention of the Imprincipla no doubt that figures speak for them. perial Government to interfere with the salves, Considerable space is devoted to the established practice both in the Straits Settle shipping of Hongkong, which is as it should ments and Hongkong of massing local: be, remembering the importance of the steamery with British officers and engideers shipping trade to the Colony. Sixteen and Chinese deck hands and stokers. He Ordinances were passed in 1907, but with the otherwise can Mr. Winston Churchill's state exception of the extension of the ldcorporation ment regarding the birth and language test of gracted to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Chinese senmen and firemen from the Straite Corporation, the Life Insurance Companies and Hongkong be interpreted? The latest tele Ordinance, the Saditious Publications Ordin gram on the subject says that "The Board of are
sace, and the new Companies law as to local Frade is communicating 'with the Colonial
registers cone was of great moment. The Office in reference to facilities for providing section devoted to the public works of the natives of the Calenice and protectorates, Colony is severely precise. With regard to the especially the Straits and Hongkong, with Tung Wa Hospital, which is in the public eye birth certificates," and although there is the at the present time in consequence of fis possibility that the intention is to apply that exertions in connection with the floods "in to those Chinese shipping on occan-going Kwangtung aud Kwangel, a simple explana steamers, there is always the danger that the tion of the manifold duties carried out by that
institution is given. The Governor writes
House of Commons will ignore the claims of
now
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 10th June. The Grand Councillors held meeting the other day, when it was decided to grant Constitutional Government within ten years time.
It has been found impossible to resist the wishes of the masses.
THE YUNNAN INCIDENT.
SETTLEMENT CONCLUDED. "{By courtesy of the "Shaung Po"]
Peking, 21st June, The Yunnan frontier incident has been settled by the Waiwupu with the French Minister upon terms tageous to Chins. which are reported to be disadvan
༣.
CHINESE TELEGRAPHS. SHANG KUNG-PO'S HOLDING, [By courtesy of the "Sheung P."]
Peking, 21st June.
The Ministry of Posts and Com munications has instructed Sheng. Kung-po to surrender 900 of bis shares in the Chinese Telegraph Ad- ministration and to receive payment therefor from the National Bink of Chins at $170 a share so as to set an example to the other share, holders.
Shanghai, 21st June.
steadily increasing. The hospital is man. aged by a committee of Chinois gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being sub mitted to the Governor for confirmation is under the direct charge of a Chinese maiden surgeon, paid by the Government; and 1. under the supervision of a visiting physician who is a member of the Medical Department.", lony at the end of 1907 was 1,564 officers, non- The tutal number of regular troops in the Co Commissioned officers and men and for their services the Colony paid the guite respectable sum of $1,214,340.05 or 30 per cent. of the Co tony's revenue. There is nothing very now expounded under the head of "General obasr vations." The Colony's trade was depressed, the assessments fell,but why they fell is the New Territories-and a remarkabin Get exactly suggebied, prograin was made in stated, viz., The Crown Rent (Land in fact paid with an alacrity that was almost incon venient," the subsidiary coinage was a nuisance, and representations were madd to the Chinese authorities in Peking and Canton orging the suspension of the coinage of small coins at the
A charge of 20 cents will be made Canton Mint until the coins had again reached the expenses of the campaign; any on every share to provide funds for par, and so forth." There is nothing very iluminating the report and the personal deficiency will be made good by Wu element in sedulously excluded, but as a report Kei. it may prove a handy work of reference,
is
WAS
the Crown Colonies to special consideration. Even if it be mads to apply to ocean-going ported by the voluntary subscriptions of Chinese This Hospital, opened in 1872, le mainly up verrel calling at Hongkong the situation in serious. According to the report of Captain Government. Only Chinese are treated in this but receives an annual grant of $8,000 from the Basil Taylor, RN. the Hansted. institution which takes the place of a poor house ocean-going British vessels entered Hongkong and hospital for Chinese sick and in 1907. The nationality of the crews carried is Various other services not appertaining to gives as follows: 22,974 British, 638 other Hu- ropeans and Americana, and 115,474 Asiatics, as the free burial of the poor, the repatria
hospital are performed by the institution such in another way, 156.5 per cent. of the tion of destitutes, and the organisation To put it in crews carried were British; 0.5 per cent were of charitable relief in emergencies. Chi- other Europeans; and no less than 83 per cent nere a well as European methods of ware Asiatics.1f, say, a quarter of that 83 per treatment are employed in accordance with the cent of Asiatic sailors can produce certificates wishes expressed by the patients or their to show that they were born on British soil wo friends. About half the number are should be vastly surprised, and in that event treated by Western methods and the dumber what is to become of the already hand-to- mouth existence which many vessels sic obtaining if they are precluded from employ. ing Chinese who cannot prove themselves be British-bors and fail to pass the language test? They are bound to go to the wall and the trade mus necessarily pass to those competitors who are not handle capped by such restrictions, ca dot for a moment be contended that, if the Chinese seamen and stokeri who had neglected the im- portant duty of coming into this toilsumé world under the aegis of lie. British flag were summarily ejected from the vessels on which they had served for years, their places would be taken immediately or even eventually by British seamen, for as a matter of fact the number of British seamen is little more than sufficient to go round the home mercantile fleet as it is, and no one will dare to assert that the sen as a calling for the ordinary man who cannot hope to rise beyond the rank of bost swain possesses any transcendental charms The pay is meagre, the life is hard, and the fare in just as moderato as the Board of Trade re gulations will permit. Naturally, then, the average lad prefers to spend his life ashore, enjoying the freedom and privileges enjoined on employers of labour by numerous Acts of Parliament. So that, if the Chinese are ex-, cluded from sciving on Britial vessels because of their neglect to be registered as British subjects or failure, to acquire a working"] "knowledge of "pidgin”. Enghib, they most be supplanted by crews drawn from the continental ports, What precite advantage the honest British sailor would derive from the displace. ment of the meek Celestial by the fiery-ijampered. “Dago is not exactly clear to the average lands. man. Wages would not be seriously, affected from the European standpoint, but British owners in the Far East would find themselves practically cor pelled to enlist the ser
services of the first English-speaking beachcomber who came along and trust to lack that their vessels would maddle through. Undoubtedly in this part of the world the working expenses of coasting ships would advance. We may be told that one European is equal to three Chingmen дву And every day in the week, but we may be allowed to bag leave to doubt the statement. Will the aforesaid British tar maintain that the dregs of some Mediteranean port are individually equal to three Chinamen at all times? We rather fancy that he will besitate to express an opininu on the point and we cannot blame him for his reticence. We say nothing
about the habits of the ordinaty A. D. ae com. pared with those of the Chinamas, or the anxiety of mustors regarding their crews when the time of departure draws nigh. That is a subject which may best be left alone, for it in certain that masters and forecastle hande will pever agree on the point... What we do hold- is, that if there should be any legislation at all (and wo admit legislation is necessary) it is being started at the wrong end. If by this latest scheme of ameliorating the condition of samen and firemen the difficulties of ship. owners in making bath ends meet are renderad mora anuta-the-result-ir-bound to recoil-on- the heads of those who fall to
to age beyond the langth of their respective noses. The Hong kong coasting trade, always in a leopardous state, will be penalised for the boneft of the by no means large number of British seamen lo England and the aggrandisement of paid agitas tors. No doubt we shall have a flourishing
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Celegrams.
**HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
M
THE
-SERVICE-
WEST RIVER.
EMBANKMENTS, FLOODED.
{By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Canton, 19th June. The water in the West River has risen considerably.
On the 18th inst., the embank ments in Ching-yuen and Samshui districts, in many places, gave war and many houses have been sub.. merged..
FRANCE AND CHINA.
THE YUNNAN INCIDENT.
[By courtesy of the Shoung Pa11]
Peking, 19th June,
A meeting of the Telegraph Co.. shareholders was held on the 20th inst, at the Yu Yuen Gardens, when a committee, under the chairman ship of Wu Kei, was appointed to reject the Government nationalization scheme:
Telegrams, have been despatched to the Imperial Government, the Ministries of Justice, and Posts and Communications opposing the scheme.
THE FLOOD.
CANTON UNDER WATER. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shameer, 22nd June, 1.80 p.m. Canton is flooded. Many stroote have been under water, over a foot in height, for the past three days.
from the inundation.
Famshui district has suffered most
JUNE 26
TTONAL BONDS
ISSUR DEFERRED.
urtesy of the Shrung Po."
Peking 21st Juno. Prince Ching and H.E. Chang Chih-tung are in favour of deferring the issue of National Bonds.
ARMS SEIZURE ATTEMPTED SMUGGLING.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po]
Peking, 22nd June, H.E. Chang Jen-chun, Viceroy of Canton, reports that the Imperial Maritime Customs at Canton, has
wore covered, by a false permit. seized one hundred rifles which
The Waiwupu bas replied by telegram that the rifes should be confiscated in accordance with the Customs regulations.
YUNNAN
ESCAPE OF THE REBEL LEADER, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Peking, 22nd June. The Viceroy and Governor of Yunnan and Kweiohow Provinces, in a joint memorial, report that the leader of the rebels, who misrepre sented himself as Sun Yat Sen, has escaped to Europe.
SHANGHAI "CAUSE CELEBRE."
CHINESE ACTOR IN TROUBLE.
CANTONESE GUILD ALLEGED TO HAVE BERN PROSECUTORS.
[From Our Own Correspondini.]
Slianghai, 23rd June, 2,30 p.m.
1
The Chinese actor Li Chun-lai, who was trio before the Mixed Court of Shanghai on a charge of seducing a Chinese widow, has been sentenced to three years' imprison. ment."
[This case has been a cause célèbre in Shang- bai for weeks past. At the first hearing theie. was a vipient altercation between the Chinese Jernigan, who represented the prisoner, The magistrato Pao and the American lawyer, Mr., magistrate declared that the accused was a coundrel and his guilt certain. Mr. Jerni beld that the magistrate had right to prejude the case, whereupon
of wrangling'
WAY. scene
ро
INROW KATEWAY
BUYING BACK THE ROAD.
[By courtesy of the " Sheung Fo.").
Peking, syrd Juna"! It has been resolved by the Ministry of Posts and Communications to buy back the Peking Hankow Railway2 #805
The proposal will receive serious consider.
AN EDITOR'S JAUNT. FROM SROUL TO SHANGHAI ON A WARSHIP..
King's Birthday Honours
HONGKONG CITIZENS REC
MI",WEI YUX, CMO, ME
According to the text of was received at the office of the Secretary to-day the Hon. Mr. Wal of the nominated representatives of the name community by the Government on the Legislative Council, and Mr. Dyer Ball, a member of the Civil Service Aaya been recipients of His Majesty the King's Birthday Honours. We are officially informed that State the Secretary of for the Colonies to the Government of Hongkong states that Mr. Wai Yuk has been appointed a Companion of the Order of St. while Mr. Ji Dyar Ball
MR. DETHELL'S IMPRISONMENT TO BE SERVED AT SHANGHAL
[From "Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 4th Juno,
(2.55 p.m.) H.M.S. Clid brought Mr. E. 'Bethell, "late Editor and proprietor of the Korea Daily News, and former Editor of Korean vernacular papers to Shaoghal to-day, in order that he may servo his sentence of three weeks' imprison- in Korea on the charge that he had incited the ment, which was imposed by the British Court Datives to sedition contrary to the terms of His Majesty's Order to Council.
Mr. Bethell will be held during the term of bis sentence as a first-class misdemeanant in the British Consular Gaol at Shanghai,
THE PUNNAN AFFAIR.
MORE FRENCH DEMANDS: [By courtesy of the "Shaung "Po."]"
Peking, 24th June. The French Minister has again presented a series of six demands to the Walwupu in con nection with the killing of French soldiers in Yunnan.
S
It is believed that all the other Forsign Powers are greatly surprised and are watching the developments in the French represent ations with interest.
NATIONAL'BANK OF CHINA.
THE NOTE ISSUE.
[By courtesy of the Sheung Po"]
Peking, 24th June.
It is proposed by the Board of Revenue tha Bank-notes shall ealy be issued by the Nation- at Bank of China, and that no other bank will be accorded that privilege with a view of preventing abuses.
Michael and SA Companion of the imperial:
has been mads a Service Order.
The friends of Mr. Wel Yuk and Mr. Dyar distinction conferred on them by His Majesty Ball will heartily congratulate them on the the King,
"THE LATE" "HX-PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND
SYMPATHETIC DEMONSTRATION INVES
нонококо.
Late this afternoon the flags, on board the British and Foraigo men-of-war in harbour, at Government House, and all the foreign consulates were hoisted at half-mast out of respect for the death of Mr. Grover Cleveland, ex-president of the United States of America. Half-hour goon were fired by the warships in
· port. “
THE RECENT HONGKONG DIVORCE CASE.
PLAINTIFF FILES PETITION IN BANKRUPTOV,
Deacon, Looker and Deacon, made an applica Mr. D. Brearensen, solicitor, of Messr tion to the Chief Jnatice, in the Bankruptcy Court, this morning, for a receiving order in the casa of Captain T: A. Mitchell, master of the steamer Focksang..
Mr. Steavabson, in support of hit application, stated that petitioner's debts amoubled to 510,763. He had paid 5 co into Court. The patitioner attributed his financial 'embarrass ment to legal divorce proceedings against his wife in Scotland, and his inability to recover -damages from the co-respondent owing to the imperiect legislation in this Colony.
The application was granted,
JAPANESE WOMEN, ABROAD. UNDESIRABLE ACTIVITY IN MANCHURIA.
- From reports submitted by the Japanese Consuls abroad the total number of malı Japanese at the end of 1907 in all-parts-02«thm. world exclusive.of Japan is estimated at 94,207 ard that of females at 37,191, making a total of: 131,398. This number, classified according to the leading countries of residence, in as follows-
CHINESE TELEGRAPHS
REDUCTION IN CHARGES. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."
Pekine rath June H. E. Chang Pik, president of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, has decided to reduce the Telegraph rates by sfinty per cent Luter A memorial har been presented by certain Censors urging the Government not to offer, South Chino... too low a price for shares in the Chinese . Vladivostok .... Telegraph Administration, as it may give ring/Canada to discontent among the shareholders. ng
小
The memorial: his been refaired to the
which resulted in the Court rising. Op de Ministry of Posts and Communications. 16th lost, ibe Shanghat Mercury stated tha the matter had engaged the attention of the Consular body for the past few weeks and it was only on the afternoon of the 15th inst, that which representatives of the Chinese and the settlement was come to as a result of e meeting held at the Chiness Foreign Office a American Governments were present. This being so, the case was sat down for hearing at: the Mixed Court when the, accused Li Chun. si, who in a well-known actor, was brought up-to-swer the charge laid against bim Guild had a great folerest in the prosecu It was well known that the Cantonese son of this case, and a large attendance of the Cediocese community was expected to be present in Court. The police had made preparations for the case to be heard in an upper court room and only those persons having a direct interest in the case, were allowed to be present during the proceedings. Magistrie Pao and Mr. Hamilton Butler (American. Assessor) were on the beach, Mr. T. Morgan: Phillips appeared on behalf of the prosecution and Mr. T. R. Jernigan and Mr. S. Fessendon for the defence.-EdFHFK, T..
PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY.
ROAD TO PE BOUGHT BACK. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po
Peking, 24 June. The Ministry of Posts and, Communications Railway bas decided to buy back the Peking-Hankow.
yet been decided upon.
How the funds are la be raised, it has not
THE YUNNAN AFFAIR,
FRENCH DEMANDS.
[By courtesy of the Bheung Po."]
Peking, 23rd June, Most of the dykes have givannister la Peking, in connection with, the Yun- The deman ta formulated by the French Mi way. The city itself is submerged: nan frontier incident, are as follows:- Numerous houses have collapsed
-Dismissal of .E. Sik Liang, Viceroy and over a hundred lives are report
of Yunnan. 1-Compensation for losses sustained by ed to have been lost in the city of the Yunnan-Audam Railway.. Samshui itself.
3-Indemnity of $200,000 for the relatives
of the deceased soldiers, 4-Concession for a railway from Taiyuan, in Shan-si Province, to Si-naU, D Steo.si,
The Kwangoliow prefect, under orders from the Viceroy, left here yesterday afternoon on board a-Chi- The French Minister at Pekingese gunboat for Fawshui. has demanded certain minor conces sions in Yunnan as reparation for the killing of the French commanders by the Yunnan troops.
traffic in the concoction of bogus birth certif- tion the Waiwupu has refused to
In a strongly-worded communica cates and possibly a n faw enterprising individa. Als may reap a miniature harvest by drilling acquiesce in the French demands,
gangs the une
of likely-looking Chiacre deck-hands lo
meanor and hold her there," :
of such phrases as-!labaft
with various ornamental additions according to the skill and ability of the officers in the matter of embroidery and the language of expletives, but so far as Hongkong is concerned ite ad. vantages 10 be derived from such legislation as that hinted i will be vastly on the other side. It will be the British owner who will suffer, and if he suffers it is hardly probable that interests of the British Saamen will be greatly. advanced. We as quite aware that there are half a dozen Arpects of this intricate question, splay da Hongkery is concerned the pass log of any Aft restricting the employment of
Chiasis on bourd British vessels to those who
GERMANY AND CHINA,
NAVIGATION OF THE POYANG
LAKE.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 19th June.
An understanding has been come to between the Walwupu and the German Minister at Peking whereby can alther produce evidence to show that they in future no German gunboats will tast is cartalo is the end to have an allies case of emergency. 418 of the lion's cubs or can pass the language cruise the Poyang Lake except in and adverte, na3,10,sky,djusstronE, SAORIZZ
rice to relieve the most urgent cases The gunboat carries a cargo of of those who have been left homeless and penniless by the flood.
pends over the inundated district. It is feard that a calamity im
which cover an extensive Breu, Kwei-lin downwards to Sainam.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
from
PRINCE CHING'S VIEW.
[By country of the "Shaung Po"]· Peking, 21st June.
The Walwapú resista the demands as firmly
AL ØVET.
U. §, BATTLESHIP FLEET, THE WELCOME COMMISSIONER, [By courtesy of the "Shaung "Po"]"|"
Poking, aird June...... Some time ago the Waiwupu proposed to delegate Vice-President Long Tonin to Amay to welcome the American Pleat.
As urgent business detains His Excellency at the Capital, Taotai Mak Bun-kin will to deputed instead.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT,
A STRAITS PETITION.
[By courtesy of the!" Sheung, Po."]
Paklo, and Junk
At the meeting of the Grand Councillors held the other day, Prince Ching and Duke Tsai expressed site byste, praying for Constitul opal A petition the Chinese rosiding in the themselves as in favour of the grant Government has bean forwarded to the ing of Constitutional Government Mary of Agriculture Commerce and la. within a period of six years,
dowicy for transmission to the Imperial
TAXATION.
NO INCREASE IN FUTURE:
[By courtesy of the “ Sheung Po."j
Peking, agth June.
The Grand Councillors have received, in fature, no matter what happens, no increase in structions from the Empress Dowager that, in the burden of taxation will be sanctioned.
PARLIAMENT FOR CHINA. DATE FOR ESTABLISHMENT. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 25th June. The Grand Councillors have met on several when a Parliament for Chios will be instituted, occasions for the purpose of discussing the date It is stated that the date for the granting of Constitutional government will be made known: in's month's time.
"DISMISSED OFFICIALS,
·APPEAL FOR REINSTATEMENT, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Peking, 25th June, Provinces, who had bean dismissed from office, Several hundred officials in the two Kwang
Hawally Manchuria and North, China...
Males & females 19500 Females inclusive,
73,082
10.018:
241991.
3.753
10057
1,795
3.960
7,691
United States... Australia
300*
398%
India
218
·217
Mexico .........ARLAGET
110
1,087
Siam...
190
* England
Françe
Belgium
Russia
South America..... Austria t Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Thete figure, which are taken from á Japanese paper, are evidently incorrect
Editor. C.
As shown above, a large number of Japanese women are in Hawaii, but the majority of these are members of the families of Japaness im migrants, For evidence of the remarkable. activity shown by Japanein woman of dubious character we must look in the direction of Man. churia, North China, and Vladivostok, · The numbers of this class of women in comparison de returned in the Consular reports, are given with those having a respectable station in life, below
Total number Women of dubious.
of Women
character.
Antung 1,915 Taikosban'a Mukden 5,377. Tiehling....... Chancheung
Harbin
98
27
503 323: 432 1,743
500
459
Viadivostok..... 3,795
made by the authorities of this country to It is only just to say that every endeavor fr
of doubtful character from being increated, prevent the number of Japanese women abroad
Japan Chronicle, some
JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS AND
FOREIGN TRADERS,....
The Japan Harald makes the following time: ly remarks: 1024
"After the publication of the latter issued by the Yokohama Foreign Board of Trade as to the inadvisability-to put it mildly-of, the
Press showed a long period of restraint the standing of foreign firms the vernacular publication of erroneous repasts concerning
inview of the
have sant rep«*«entatives to Peking to prescot a and It was boped foreigneri“ being;
petition to the Ministry of Justice for their reinstatement.
The memorial has been refpeed,
SALT.
INCREASE IN PRICE, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Teking, 25th June. The Board of Revenue has received Imperial authority to increase the price of salt in various provinces,
TRE MATCH INDUSTRY IN JAPAN
interesie of Japanese
alike axtended to maintain public confidence and to do nothing in any way to injury credit, these false and malicious reports Would cease. Unfortunately one paper papar
high standing in the commercial
of
gala fallen's victims aliber to ep OF A
the wiles of some one with some secrat purposa to serve. A few days ago the Shogja Skimpo published some remarks on certale foreign for One of the firms in question-a Brant Arms which were as falta zi they were uncalled very high standing, and the least likely to be Involved in the present panic immediately. took action, with the threat of a libel action un toss a full and complete apology were at once, forthcoming. Naadious to say the apology was immediately published very abject and come plete one. No doubt prompt action is the only The Nagoya Guild of Match Manufacturers correct measure in such cases, but it ramalan raised the price of matches by to per canton, a mystery how such statements can be allowed the oth instant, but it has nol produced the to appear in journals which are darated
rand operations in the match factorian of the relations of the forsiga arms to the genera industry. After two days conference, as the country, it is greatly to be feared that they desired effect of Improving the position of the fostering the commercial wellbeing of the 13th and 14th intant, the guild agreed to fute chiefly arise from mistaken, notions or to the Tat, 6th 11th, 16th arst and auth of every commerce of the country the ides bang thaste month and to reduce the working hours from the removal of arm of foreign trud 13,191 a day for the purpose of seductor the cause, the man to pass late 40
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