Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE,
DEFENCES PROTECTION.
NO SKETCHING ALLOWED.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."),
:
Péking, 7th July.
The Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, in Peking, has, in reply to representations from the Waiwupu, stated that, in future, no foreign travellers in China will be permitted to make sketches of strategical points within the Empire.
The Chinese Foreign Office has also been informed that no "foreign lawyers will be allowed to be ongaged in purely Chinese cases.
RBORGANIZATION OF THE
NAVY,
A PATRIOTIO OFFER.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 7th July.
The Chinese settled in foreign possessions in the Southern seas have forwarded a telegram in which they offered to contribute fifteen million dollars towards the scheme for the reorganization of the Chinese Navy.
They urge that early steps may be taken to carry out the project.
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF
RAILWAYS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JULY 8 1908.
Widows and Orphans'
Fund.
PROPOSED TRANSFER TO GOVERNMENT.
CANTON DAY BY DAYS
PROMOTING NATIVE 'INDUSTRIES"
[From Our Own Görräcpondent”)】
• Canton, 6th July,...... - MEETING. OF. CONTRIBUTORS,"
With the view of promoting ostive industries, the Canton Provincial Educational Commis Siace the first publication in these columns of tioner has issued a proclamation in which ba the volumisuus correspondence between the exhorts the students al the different colleges Colonial Government and the Secretary of and schools, as well as Military and Naval State for the Colonies, relating to the proposed students, throughout the province to waar' transfer of the Widows' and Orphans' Fund to clothing of naiire manufacture.jp the Government, we have heard considerable STAMP DUTY MONOPOLY. of the Civil Service against the proposal of the Home Government to absorb the fund into the general revenue of the Culooy, How preposterous the arbitrary action dictated from Downing Strent appears to be, a casual perusal of the official correspondence will have convinced even the most disinterest
dissatisfaction expiacze in both branches-
ad'observer.
There is already a suggestion that a general meeting of contributors should be hold tá express their views and opinions on the Gov amment proposal. We have sufficient con- fidecce to the sense of justice and fairplay of
his Excellency, to be assured that the Governor will accord the members of the Service an opportunity to record their individual protest against a proposed meature which is indelen
sible in'equity and fairness.
In the constitution of the Legislative Council at present the Colony is fortunate in the possession of cerain unofficial members who will fearlessly espouse a just cause The deprivation from the members of the Govern- ment service of the control of the Fund which has been created by their thrift and sacrificeis
With reference to the contemplated "in-
troduction of a stamp duty in Cantos, the sathorities have now received instructions from Peking to the effect that the levy of this duty should be conducted entirely by, non officinis, so as to avoid the expenses of establishing a separate department, and that tenders be invited for the privilege of lefying the duty which will thus assume the character of a monopoly,'
BLACKMAIL
A blackmailing letter has reached the offices of the Yach-ban Railway Comigny of the three provinces of Kwangtung, Hapeb and Honso, in
Yuan Cheung steel, from robbers who demand a sum of $8,0ɔɔ to be paid to them" within five days. The Company han reported the case to the officials enclosing the letter for their
information,
RICK SALES:
The daily proceeds realised from the distri- bution of cheap rice in the four sheds during the days from the ast'day to the 4th day of the 6th moon were as follows : – A
Exst shed."
4th
$1,750 3.J 5 3,0 10 ..1,749
2nd
just that cause for which aur unofficial mem bers at any rate some of them-will be found willing to spark with out-spokenness against the 3rd dictates of the Colopial Office.__
West Honam. Wongsha shed $4,468
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
MARKET PLACE HELD UP.
shed. *** shed. $1,250 $1,916 1,916 1,697 2,167 7,36; 2,123 1,584 201 1.345 1,410 7th July. MARINE COUNT.
On the 4th instant, a train procesding to CARRYING AN EXCESS OF PASSENGERS, Fataban from Shek Wai Tong knocked down Lathe Marine Cour, this morning, before this
A man over sixty years of age, near Koog Pip, Hoo Commander Basil Taylor, R... Harbour The defortunate man was walking on the trucks Master, inspector A. C. Langley charged Chau without taking any notice of the approaching Kam Hni, master of the stem-launch Wairajo. He was killed almost.instantaneously. Aung, with unfawfully carrying 74 passengers in excess of the numbeṛ allowed by his licence in the waters of the Colony at 9.30 pm, on the 2nd inst. Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. Hett appeared for the defendant. tarpector Edward Brown stated that at about 9.30 pm on the hight of the and inst, he went on board the Wai Fing opposite the Central Market. She was then crowded with passengers Several Peking, 7th July of them called to the coxswain and told him that there were enough as board. Witnessalco Their Excellencies. Yuan Shil-kai warned big but he allowed about twenty more and Chang Chih-tang have jointly to come on board. When the launch was under way, be counted the passengers for his own Crecommended Leung Yee-ho, ex-tao-atafaction. There wers 182, with the excep-
tai of Shanghai, for appointment us tion of 10, who compared the crew.
pol.count the engine-room, staff. · Tho, launch director-general of railways through-as going to Yau-ma-ti at the time. out the Empire.
EX-SHANGHAI TAOTAÏ APPOINTED. “
courtesy of the "Sheung" "Po.")"
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN.
*_MENT
'MEMORIALS FROM NORTHERN VICEROYS.
He did
A letter from Weichow states that, on the 4th instant, a case of rabbery of a rerious Datute took plice to the Lam Tong market A gagg of about two hundred robbers catered the market plach at 4′p'm, on,that day and ran- sacked the shops. The mirkal guards offered, vigorous resistence, but they were overpowered by the robbers who were in greater numbers, with the result that thirty-six persons in all were killed by the rabbers including the whole family, of the officer in charge of the market guards. The officials of the locality have des patched, a special, message to the Canton authorities, asking for a detachment of imops to be sent there for the appro-ention of the
robbers.
PLIGUR
"RUSSIA IN THE FAR EASTONS
NEW SHIPPING; HUBSIDIES:
Tokyo, June ag
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
The Doma has passed a proposal giving subsidy of over Re 6,000,000 to line of THE T be held at Happy Valley, on
amers running between Vladivostok, Japan, Korea and China for eleven years.
Absidy of Rs. 750,000 has been given to the Vladivostok-Nocolalevsk line for one year.
C. D. News,
SENSATIONAL FINISH OF DERBY WEEK.
ROYAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LUCKY OWNER.
THIRD MEETING of the Souson
SATURDAY, mih July, 1908, commencing t
The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Mombers of the Hongkong Jockey. Club or Gymkhana Club, nga
Boldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong-" "kong to be present.
REGINALD F. C. MASTER,
Hon. Sec and Treasurer,. Hongkong, 8th July, 2008 (in
1647
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AND MOJI
An apoch-making Darby Wook closed` yea- tarday (lane 3) with another epoch-the gallant, FROM SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE beautiful Signorineits won the Qake, and so won undying fame and a niche in the Valhalla of the Turt
Wonderful Juck favoured the Chevalier Ginistrelli's title mare. When she won the Derby on Wednesday she' drew No, 15 in the balini for places. No. 13 fell to her lot again yesterday: Then she hid a rivalin Mr. Croker's Rhodora-a rival who was the apple of the eye of all the knowing ones at Epsom. Rhodore fell in a pasty mix-up with French Partridge. over the brow of the hill beyond Tattenham
Corner and for the rest of the way the Cheva- lier's darling did what she liked with the other fillies, and simply romped home.
LADIES' DAY.
It was a dainty day altogether-Ladies' Day. From the royal bọx King Edward and the Prince of Wales looked down upon a pretty, selact picture. Ladies in their finnst finery thronged, as ladier always do on Oaks Day. Compared with Wednesday the crowd was | nothing." Even the sunshine was moderate,
with a cool, sweet breeze whispering across the Downs, and an air almost languid over all. Hushed were the loud hos nors of the book make-a; kid gloves werd on their hands, and oblig tion in their voices. With the exception, perhaps of the Oaks the racing was rather dull but nobody else was. The boxes in the grand stand were as gay as flower gardens; the pad dock was a dream of fair women, cavalier'd by brave men. In a word," everything was pretty
Not until the great race of the day did the
THE Steamship
"JAPAN,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Con signees of Cargo are bereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside
Intimations.
SPECIAL
BARGAINS!
OFFERED IN SOME
FIRST CLASS
PIANOS.
|
Consignees tisk and exponio into the Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed barardous and/or extra hazardous godowns of Rachals the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go down Co., Limited.
*No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigued by the Underigned.
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
Agents-!!
· Hongkang, Bib.July, 1908...
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CHRISTIAN WORK IN CHINA.
.....
ORDİNARY.
TO CLEAR PRICE
$565 $700
535 650
410 500
Collard
680 700
540 660
Hopkinson
430 550
395 500
A QUEEN'S COLLEGE MASTER'S CORRECT Steinweg
VIEWS..
· That Christian missions in Chins have been a failure up to date is the opinion expressed by Mr. E O. Bird, of Queen's College Haake Hongkong-who-was-a-reconi-passenger-by: the steamer Monteagle for the Orient. Mr. Bird has spect a number of years in Hongkong. Bretschneider 340 450 as a teacher in Queen's College, and bas now returned to his work after spending one year in England on vacation. He has a reasonably high opinion of the Chiness people, recoguis. FULLY GUARANTEED. ing their greividues as well as their defects.
There are a great many mission schools in
graceful linguidity of the population on the Hongkong," he is reported to bave said, after Downs shake itself into real interest and ex-they are doing a good educational work. So telling of the work of Queen's College, "and citement. The tinkle of innumerable teacups far as converting the Chiness people to Chris and the very elegant music of iced champagne tingity concerned, however, it must be ad- and enclosure chatter cossed when the bell mined by all that the work is, eg far as it has rang for the historic race, and the fillies frisked by with graceful action and proud mein, ob gonera failure! No one claims ever to have served of all observers: For the first time class of Chinese people. It is lapossible for dono muy successful work among the higher everybody bad a good look at Siguorinet.a. representatives of the Christian Churches even She well repaid it ; she was lovely. There was a sumour that the severe gruelling of Derby work, has bec dopa among the coalies, the to secure a bearing among this clasp. “All the Day bad left its traces upon her. She was sore, lowest of the Chiscan. she was tender, she was this, that, and the other. But she gave no sign of it. The whis per of trouble grew and grew. The ring made
"Boss" Croker's Rhodora favourite; but out of sheer sentiment, the tribute of a lot of money In the eastern suburb of Canton several went out to the Chevalier's paiky.. proud cases of plague are reported to have occurred. Tittle lady. during the last few days. The people of that
Mr. Hell, for the defence, stated that he want on board when there was ab, excess of passen." gers. There was no wind blowing that night, A Gab of 5,0 was imposed, or, in, default, squatter have for the last two days held a pro- cession which praded the streets with the view of propitising the pods,
weeks' hard labour
NO LICENCE.
in the sime Court, Lance-sergeag Roberi Button charged Kwik, Su, master plan un licensed cargo-boat, with unlawfully using his boat as a cargo-boat without having cerce
THE DEUTSCH AMATISCHE
BANK.
THE NEW HANKOW BUILDING.
"THE PAVOURITE DOWN
There was no difarray-none of the contrariness at the start, it was a perfect jump away, and everything went well, and at a rasa pace until just over the bill by tha Bushes, with the favourite going easily just be hind French Partridge and the Boss's Colours (Yala bluo) showing well 'up against the blue horitun Then, suddenly, there was cataclyam, the Yale bine vanished completely,
Even among these people the results secured
CASH or CREDIT
SYSTEM.
ROBINSON
are fameniably) small and apparently Inade PIANO Co., LTD.
The/missionaries are satisfed, bow- quate, agen over, and state that they are working for the future
Queen College is the only institution in Hongkody which teaches English, without 'giving:1 religious instruction. There are 1,400
It was stated by prosecutor that, at about 30 The flan,ow Daily News, of 291h wilt, says: and a sharp cry rang out" The favourite ing married. We do not-find the Chinese as-
The handsome, new building of the Deylich
KOWLOON
HOTEL
Others Follow.'
boys in the institution, which is the limit Each year a large number as turned away. One-half the cost of the school is borns by the British Government and one-half by the [By courtesy of the "Sheung Pa‚"],"
fees paid by the students. These com tribute from S. to. 53.50 per month according to the grade. Students ain in age from is to Peking, 7th July. At such on the 7th instin Victoria barbour. Tuan Fang. Viceroy of Liang-
25, a large proportion of the older students be. pam. That night, he stopped defendada's boat kiang, and Chun Kwei Lung, Viceoff Wachat He asked defendant for his Asiatische Bank on thurm of sund is down!". It was so, in a swerve out of the bright as the Japanese, nor as quick, but they
are very hard workers and are ready to study We Lead and roy of Hukwang, have forwarded a expired three months ago. Defendant said he ceremony than the premises were formally her jockey clear and as she lay on the back cise and play no games of any kind. None licence, when one was produced which had scene yesterday morning of an interesting ruck of horses French l'arridge fell, tossing for fourteen hours a day. They take no exer joint memorial stating that they are wanted to Lake-out-a-licence but that he had opened Mr..M row, the popular agent, receive with her legs in the air, Rhodora iried to jump of them have ever played at soy game, such ay money. He was fined $t, or, in default, eg the guts in the room, which to-day will Down the hill the rest of the fillies raced like learn English is prompted by the fact that in favour of the_institution of a par-14 days' hard labour
over her, bonicled the business, and fall alro. cricket or football, 'Their desire la form the main office of the Bank, and when liament for China at an early date. *- Five boatwomen and two boatmen were shortly after anon à. large and representative fackets, the twinkling legs of Signorinetta those who speak the language are much mo
The memorialists urge that the without having a licence on the 7th inst. in commenced. Mr. Lathar Marcks in a few ing to fear, and with a lot in hand, she flashed ment and sure to secure better wages in any charged with using their cargo-boat's as such crowd had assembled the opening ceremony carried her through them all; and so, with noth likely to secure employaient under the Gǝvera- date should be made known as early Victoria barbour: Dad stated that he was not well chosen words wished the bank every pro by the winning post as easy a victor as you Cass. Aboul filty of the students were taken
the owner, but only a fot. Another said that sperity, in which he said he was joined by the could imagine! as possible..
last year to work for the Government, being. ha had only bought the boat yesterday. The designer of the building, Mr. Backer of Shang-
sent first to the National University, to study rest pleaded that they had as money, to prohi, who was unable to be present. He then
various branches. The staff of Queen's College cure a licence with. With the exception of banded the key of the building to Mr. Mirow...
embraced thirty people, twenty of whom are SATURDAY NIGHT. "two-one discharged and the other remanded" Mr. Mirow veplied thacking Mr Macks and
Chinese. The latter, do all the elementary in custody-all were flare 5: eich, or 14 days.everybody who had assisted in the erection of
work, and higher work is done by English Lea: ONE and ALL imprisonmcat...
the fine building which the Deutsch Asiatische
chers-Jopin Chronicle. Bank was about to occupy. He also thanked all those present for their good wishes and drank a trast to the welfare of the foreign tom munity in general,,
COMMISSIONER RECALLED
Far bebind, racing neck and neck, came the two horses who bad fallen on the bill-riderless bat racing still!. :
ROVAL CONGRATULATIONS. No amazed silence greeted, Signoriqetta's second victory, and, as the old. Chevalier came out to lead her in once more, even the ranks of Tuscany (who had planged on Rhodora)-could scarce forbear to cheer. The Chevalier fed the filly with lamp sugar-(more cheers)-Hand
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po").
Peking, 7th July,
Policeman G, Bird chuggd Ng Kan, with the Tat Sau, who had been commis same effeace. Ng denied the charge. Bird sioned to Japan to study constituted that, a1.0.30a.m., yesterday he jook de
fendant's licence-four the purpose of a previous tional government, has been recalled, case, and found it had expired. He plying Consuf von Löhaaysed then addressed a few as he was moving away to mingle with the
[about for Effo, Defending); and is expected to return on the effect that he hid ng money ith which to buy gptylated the Bank on the fine building which ar
Ecuso was 19 the words to the commodity assembled. He concrow a royal messenger spped him co the Sir, he said, "the King would like to -18th insti
a licence, He way feed $5, or 14 days hard it bad erected, and which was the result of speak to you," labour,
[Rinters}
Russia.
"
TO MAKING PAST TO STEAMER, Eight men, masierir of Cargo-boats, had to
THE OPIUM CRUSADE.
DEPORTATION FROM MANILA,
Over 150 guests that dined in this hotel
ON
PRONOUNCED
the Menu to be the best
ever served in the
COLONY.
ON
SATURDAY NEXT,
"The Afanilà Timis, of 'ist init, says:—Some weeks ago x petition signed by the leading, Chinese merchants of Manila was presented to the Governor-General, praying, that some many years' hard work and a happy, bulward Sp Chevalier Ginistrell was ushered up into action be taken with a view of providing a sign of the Bask's prosperity.... ‚“
the royal box, and the rivals in the race for the legal means by which undesirable. Chinese He then gave an outline of the B nk's pro- Blos Ribbon-King and Chevalier-stood face persors might be deported. In the petition it answer a charge of making fast their cargo-gress during, recent year and stated that stofice and hand-in-baud His Majesty led was set forth that the presence here in these FULL MOON BAND LONDON 6th July
boat to the s.s. Carl Diederichsen whilst under-palibu had been achieved,which could only be tulian forward, and, patting him'kindly on islands of an undesirable class of Chinese The Duma has approved the Goverment'sye Victoria harbour yesterday. Mr. Daniel have been accomplished by bard and steadfast the shoulder, introduced him in dumb sbow to
appeared for the defbodants. Cap. James proposals for the establishment of Consulates Raiser, master of the as. Carl Diederiche, work, and which was a sign of the commercial the delighted crowd cheating wildly below, persons constituted real menace to the General at Harbin and Mukden; Consulates stated that at 6,'clock yesterday morning, on the health of the Kaiser," the mighty promoter what everybody laughed and cheered and providing a legal means for departing these the 11th inst., at 8 P.M.
prosperity of the part. Finally he proposed he bowed and bowed again, hand on heart, the Legislature before its adjournment towards
honest, law-abiding Chinese, Twas a proud moment for the Chevalier, and Although no remedial action was taken by bis arnival in harbour, he was going up to of peace and commerce, a toast which was cheered again for the Klog, the Chevalier, undesirables, it appears that so far as those the Central Fairway to Siemssen's, buoys drunk heartily by all present, " and on getting close to it, found that the buoy had beco emoved. The cargo-bost these bad been done justice to, the company bella Signorinetta, the heroine, in excelsis, of sufficient, remedy in the provisions of the Refreshments were then served and after and lastly and long and enthusiastically, for in undesirables may be epium fiinds, there is came alongside about two minutes before adjourned on a tour of inspection of the the Deby week of this year of grace pineteen opiam law, enacted last October. For second He got up to the busy, ita then anchored in order to swing the ship round to aziber premises, which reflect great credit on their hundred and eight
offences under the aplam law, deportation is place. The carge-boxts were alongside before.
designer, Mr. Bocker, and on Messrs Lothar
provided for he dropped anchor. He towed them down Marcks and Buich who carried out the plans. west, when he picked, up hisì anchor, as. would not let go... get t
at Kirin, Tsitsiḥar, and Dalny, and a Vice- Consulate at Kwangchentse
A joint commities of the Council of the Empire and Dums have failed to readis an agreement on the vote for battleships, and the Government therefore, applies a Cause in the Constitution repeating last year's esti mates which made provision for battleships,
Later.
Revolution in Paraguay.
A revolution has occurred in Paraguay "where the Government was ove;thrown after
severe fighting.
The mjaliler took refuge in the Argentine Legation.
** Oxford University. The Trustees of the Oxford University have approved, the, in
on of a lectureship in the Japanese
and alterature/LAS
THE MITSUBISHI DOCKYARD.
AND CHINA.
SPECIAL MENU
BY OUR
NEW CHEF.
INDIAN OURRIES:
THE CHEVALIER'S DELIGHT. For quite a long time the King and the
• To đạts, two Chimmen laye baan, san- Chevalier chatted amicibly together-the tenced to deportation by the, court,mone Chevalier, allamdes and ardeoi gepticaltation, in Iloilo and one la Manila; and with some the King all attention at bearing (no doubt) of seven or eight hoodred Chinamen already the marks of the sublime Sittle mare. Then convicted for fint offences, it is quite likely To avoid dissatisfaction,
Cross-examined by Mr Daniel, prose- cutor stated that he could not identify the cargo-boats. In his evidence, prosecutor
The Japan Che, nizle says:--Mr. Shoda, Pre-came introductions in the frince of Wales and that unless a good, many reforms are made a ́sinted · that, at -6,gəɛa.m." yosterday more aldent of the Milsu Bisbl Dockyard and Engine to the ladies in the royal box 1 and then the large number will be caught and convicted of fog, he was in the Central Fairway, when he Worki at Nagasaki, returned to Nagarki on Chevalier, mightily delighted, bowed himself second offences in the near future; which noticed the .. Carl Diederichsen with a number the 19th ultimo, from a tour in China under out and became an atom in the crowd once means that more deportations may be expect of cargo-bonts alongside, taking in pigs from the ship. The ship was under way at the time, taken in April last. The object of his visit to more
i edi, Practically all of the better class Chinese They all shored off when they saw him. He Chion, we are Informed, was to stood the pro- 59, with the best of good feeling and good residents have succeeded in breaking off the
Cross-examined by Mr. Daniel, wilders saidyard and Engine Works... li in reported tha took their licences, condense specis of business for the Misu Bishi Dock fellowship, znother entente was celebrated; opium habit and are doing all they can to he could not wext that the lant.jndsidual bost be bas secured a contract for the constraction
Lended en historic Derby, which will be resist their less fortunate, countrymon so that" benous which was not. They were each of three wash was made fast to the ship. There may have
bout and marvalled over long after wait is practically. desirables only who are quoríastia are dall (—Morning now in danger of being deported under the Bsed Sto, or ons month's imprigrama.
form bart
please reserve sonts
beforehand.
O E OWEN
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