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differ on every other question that came up, for consideration, with the unust result that, „nothing was done. All this dime the Government was seeking by the exercise of s test amount of tact and diplomacy, A. 8. WATSON & CO., which however did not deceive the long headed members of the gentry at Canton, to LIMITED.
acquire a controlling interest in the, working of the great trunk line which will one of these days connect Canton with Peking direct." The arch-strateg at Shum was fore- most with the suggestion that a Government representative should be appointed to the board in order to reconcile conflicting views but those at the head of affairs would have nothing to do with the idea. It is highly probable that the ex-Viceroy was actuated more by the desire to get the work pushed ahead than by any thought of opening a loop. hole to official interference, but whatever his moves he did not succeed. Finally it seemed as if the only way out of the difficulty was appoint an official nominee, but in the nick of time the directors secured the ser-
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THE COLONIAL SECRETARY'S EXPERIENCE,
The following minutes were tabled "at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon 1➡
Your Excellency,-1 attach go extract from
Telegrams.
JGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVION.
DARING ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY
the British Medical Journal containing an article on the value of cats as plague proventers. We own it to the search of Dr. Haster that his RAID ON SHANGHAL POST OFFICE. therto inhabitants of Hongkong have been dis couraged from keeping cats, For 1 r. Hunter, discovered that cala, pigs, fowl and ather of the letter animals suffered from plague-an ab solute or almost absolute fallacy, The Indian
cas is practically unknown Commission have established that į l'igus io's
Your Excellency suggested, in Memo on 8401/1957, that special indutement should be held out to householders to keep calai
⠀ FOREIGN WATCHMAN BEATEN AND LEFT. ... UNCONSCIOUS:
Shanghai, July 8.30 pm.
In the early hours of this a gang of Chinese attempted to com mit burglary at the Chinese Post
A foreign watchiman who was on duty, armod with a rifle, offered
Waters are manufactured: UNDER THE { vices of Sir Chen-tung Liáng as president of | members of the late Cabinet who grabbed manufacture, but bearing their marks; (3) on the night one about one month old. I then strenuous resistanco but was over-
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LIME FRUIT CHAMPAGNE, DRY GINGER ALE
in Splits:
Defendants denied using the trade marks, or if they did-the-pleistift-knew-of-it-and- acquiesced by making up complaint until now. The Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) presided and after hearing evidence gave judg
sisca.
Hon. Col. S.cy, ther ughly concur. have thought this some time and 1 r gret I did regret is that we shall also see the last of our not emphasize my opinion mora. My only singing birds,
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(Sd). F. D. L.
Hand, Sanitary Dept. Please consult the Board as indicated abi ve.
(Sd.), F. H. M.
*1. 10.7.08.
With regard to the effect of cat keeping in the incidence of plague in houses, the following points are of interest
1. Out of 593 houses in S.-Ying Pun Danice, First Street, Second Street, 7 bird Street and High Street, and the several lunes between them, cals were found on the ground flairs of 204.
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The case was appealed on juuary, 1907 the Chief Justice and the Pusine udge, Mr. Justice Wise, being on the beach. The Crust disagreed, Mr. Justice Wise upholding the sp- pellants, while the Chief Justice held by bis previous judgment. The appeal therefore, fell, 33 occurred in sors where no cat was
kepi and 3 only where a c-t was kept.
z. Out of 6 cases of pingue in these ground
powered and left unconscious on the ground.
The miscreants escaped without booty.
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LONDON, 19th July Telegrams received in St. Petersburg from Tabriz report that a mob of some thousands," excited by harangues of priests, proceeded to the Bagishuman quarter to demand the with drawal of Rakhim Khan. -
The latter's horsemen fled unresistingly an the approach of the mob, and the town is once more in the hands of revolutionaries.
law entitled. It is nat suggeste that the In July, 1990, Lauba. Frères sund Ullmann: recipient of this deferred pay or taxes re& Co. Hongkong, for damages for alleged llongkong, 9th July, 1905, bate is likely to be able to live in the lap of plain NM, W, Sade instructed infringement of atru'e "marks: belonging la luxury or offend the lord of the manor by the plaintiff, and Mr. John Hastings repre- his cock-a-hoop airs, but he will be in wanted the plaintiffs, while Mr. B. Sharp KC small way Independent of Bumbledom and and Mr. H. G. Calthrop, instructed by Mr, in country places where life is not so G. D. Wilkinton, of Mesus, Wilkinson and strenuous and where the humble copper, Grint, appeared for the defendant company. It goce a long way when judiciously invested was alleged that the defendants were selling it is probable that the state pensioner will "Po Wai* and "En" watches which were spend his days quietly and happily, freed the latter had obtained trademarks for the not of the manufacture ofthe plaintiffsalthough from the fear of the "House" and at liberty sale of these was hes. Flaintiffs claimed (1) an to beguile himself in every legitimate way infunction to restrain the defendants, their An attempt has been made to show that the eivants and agents, from infringing the plain- difference between old age pensions and tiff said marks and from passing off, or caus. I suggest that this extract be now communi outdoor relief is imperceptible; if that be the ing to be passed off, watches not of the caled to the Board, who might be asked to case then those who are in receipt of pen-plaintif arid ma ke and from passing off, or suggest means of encouraging householders to Offics. tious from the state to-day for services ren, causing to be passed if, watches not of the keep cars. Of their utility, there is no doubl. dered are merely in the position of glorified plaintiff, manalacture as being their goods; (1) My hou e nome three years ago became infest- paupers and that includes most of the account of the pr fits made by the defened with rate upon whom the rat-cachers of the dan's in selling watches not of plaintiffs' Banitary Board could make nɔ Impression; the board of administration. For a time it all the ministerial pensions in sight before inquiry as to the damage suffered by the invested to a cat which cleared my house is a appeared as though the dissensions which they were turned out of office. Une result plaintiffs by reason of the defendants passing few weel's of rail, which haven't appeared had retarded the construction of the line which we anticipate will flow from the of, as plaintiffs' watches which were not
(3d.), F. H. Max. had ceased, and it is a fact that of late the granting of these old age pensions is the theirs,; (4) delivering up to the plaintiffs by the news from Canton has been singularly free increased longevity of the British people.. It defendants on oath of all watches in their from referetices to internal disturbances is well known fact that persons in receipt possession, ar vader control, marked with any among the members of the directorate of pensions, from any source whatever copies of invoices, advertisements, and other of the devices aforesaid and of all price lists, Apparently, however, Bir Chen-tung has not develop a toughness which defies the ravages documents, and of all advertisement blocks in quite succeeded in sweeping away all the of nature, It will not be, astonishing then the defendants' possession or control, "bearing disturbing elements otherwise how are we to to find that within the course of a few years the wards" Ena " and " Po Wai, for erasure account for the appointment of His Excel- the old country will be over-run by bands of or cancellation of the devices, labels, and lency Chang Chih-tung as superintendent sportive. Methusalelis whose pranks will set words, or for destruction.. of the railway? The telegram to the Sheung to shame the youthful generation. An ex- To states that The appointment is made cellent provision is that which declares the with a view to His Excellency exercising his pensions shall be paid weekly. Everybody influchce so as id effect the early com
who knows anything about the payment of |pletion of the line." · "That may mean much pensions to time-expired service menment for the plaintiff», Price:01:20 per dozen.
or it may mean nothing. Nobody' supposes knows the glorious times they have for a Credit giver of fio cents per dozen for for a moment that Chang Chih-tung intends few days following each pension day which to direct operations in person or that he comes at long intervals. Each occasion is bottles returned by good condition.
propbees to leave the capital in order to regarded as a gala day by the veterans and deal with a number of stiff-necked, and as the sum they receive has generally ac opinionated railway -directors. His fune cumulated to a fair amount there is neither tion in all probability is to exercise that rest or peace until the burning coin has spirit of sweet reasonableness which will been dissipated and the old workaday life have the effect of making all parties mend has to be resumed. When the pension is their ways. He will counsel, advise and paid weekly, however, there is no novelty cajole the unruly Cantonese until before about it So that the incentive to celebrate they know what they are doing they will find the occasion disappears. The Bill as It themselves rushing the railway through to standa is a curious mixture of expediency Hankow at breakneck speed. By his and policy, but it was hardly to be expected. persuasiveness and diplomacy old fends will that such a measure, the first of its kind in be forgotten in the effort to declare the rail the United Kingdom, would.emerge perfect wey completed. We can only hope that he from the brain of its author. It may be, that will be successful for the sooner that rail-in the dim and distant future, when the way track is in running order the sooner railitary contribution is a thing of the past shall we in Hongkong be in a position to ap- and the New Territories are throwing wealth Praise the character of the advantages likely unbounded into llongkong, this Colony may The chair nan ta'd that over $60,000 had to accrue to this Colony from its construc- see fit to inaugurale a system of old age been realized from the Besar, but the exact A. S, WATSON & CO., tion. The first move made by Chang Chih-pensions. But as yet we can only consider Sgures were not yet obtainable: It was de- tung will be of the utmost interest for it, will the question from an entirely detached cided that this money should go towards LIMITED,
in all likelihood give the key to his future standpoint and congratulate those who on forming the nucleus of a new laid to be called HONGKONG, CHINA & MANIĻA,
action as superintendent, and by its aid we 1st January next will become entitled to the The Flood Relief Fund with the same Com may be in a position to arrive at an estimate five shillings a week which they have demilien as conducted the Bassi. of the precise importance which is to be served even if they have not won it exactly attached to this appointment. There are by their own efforts. [33 many minor matters connected with the rail-
way
which might be dealt with, such as the demand by a number of shareholders that On July 6, 1978, at Shanghai, to Mr. and those, rendered homeless by the floode Mrs. C. J. HRAD, a daughter.
DEATH.
should be employed as labourers. That is a suggestion which is absurd on the face of it and could not be entertained for a moment," because even if the railway were crowded with unemployed coolies work could only be found for the merest friction of those in need of help. That and other questions will right themselves if once a vigorous and determined beginning be made. It only remains for Chang Chib tung to set the part of the godfather of the scheme, and "if 'his clone seconded by the responsible heads of authority in Canton the railway. Is a thing accomplished.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1908.
NOT FOR HONGKONG.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE King has approved of Mr. Tao Ping-lung as Consul-General of China for the Straits Settlements, to reside at Singapore.
THB King has been graciously pleased to point R. de B. M. 1 ayard, Esq. lo be His Mjasty's Consul General for the Philippine
ads, to reside at Madila..
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Privilege leave, do private affairs, to neighbouring countries, has been granted to tached roth Mabratiar, from şah October. Lieutenant J, O. Weaver, 114th Muhratías, nis
LIEUTENANT Cochrne has been appoint ed to the Astraca, and joins per the cruiser Charybdis, which bas been detuled to carry the relief crew of the Astrart to Hongkong. THE Fanama elections have passed off faitly quledly..., “Mr. „D ̧· Obaldia has been elected President. Mr. Ricardo Arias, Minister for Foreign Affatis, withdrew from the contest, ADMIRAL Sir Arthur Moore had the honour of
to the ground.
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the case to the Privy Council and this afternoon Appellants, Messrs. Ulmino & Co. then took telegram was received in Hongkong stating that the Privy Council had revered the drci. sions of the Chief Justice and sided with Mr. Justice Whe.
Appeal upheld with costs accordingly.
FLOOD-BUNO BAZAAR.
HOW THE PROCEEDS ARE TO BE DEVOTED
A Tirgely attended meetin of the committee was held yesterday afterug & at the Chinese Commercial Union's rooms. Mr. Fung Wa Chuen was in the chair,
The money realized by the Bazaar and Relief Fund will be used in cor struct dykes, or wafer walls in the affected districts. The public is to be appealed to for more assistance, as it will require much more thán thì $600, on hand to do any éffic'iva good..
The cooperation of the Tung Was Hospital is to be solicited. Mr. Fung Wa Chuco and sever others were elected from among the committee, to proceed to Cant n by Tuesday evening's steamer (atst inst) 10 interview the Chritable Institutions, and secure their ca operation, and also to make arrangements with the Viceroy to have a gunboat to convey any of the member of the committer; and others working on their beball such as engineers, etc., to the food-stricken districts.
A hearty vote of thanks was, passed, to ibe foreign and Chinese friends who had given donations towards the Baxtar.
51 were in houses where no cat was kept on the 1 Out 41 71 cases of plugite in upper floors, ground floor and zo where cats were kept on the ground for.
4. Out of 97 cases of plague in these houses, 74 occurred where no cats were kept in the ground floors and-23 where cats were kept in the ground floors.
5. Put of 204 houses with cats on the ground floors, 181 had no cases notified in them, while 23 bad cases not fied.
WILLIAM PRARSE;. Medical Officer of Health.
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19th July, 918. Lieut, Col. J. M. Rejd, Haare, m'outed: the Colonial Secretary a minute. -I thoroughly agree with the suggestion to
of keeping cals excellent, and quite concur in Mr. A. Shelion Hooper :- think the idea what the plonial Secretary says a to their utility, but it is very difficult to keep cats for any length of time, as the Chinese steal them,
Me: 14. Humphreys ;-Establish an annual cat show and award prizes for best ratters and cale that have most kitear, Abolish the staff plague inspectors Supply all Eun para wth ear plugs gratis
Japan's Policy.
"At lunch given by Sir Benjamin Stone, M. Py at the House of Commons, at which were present Mr. Balfour, Baron Komura, and Sir Robert Hart, Bason Komur reply. ing to the toast of his health said that the mean a break in the continuity of Japanese change of government in Japan did not
policy. Japan would continue to devote her energies to the improvement of her intergal resources
France and Russia President Fallières, and M. Pichon, Min- ister of Foreign Affairs, have left Paris on a visit to the Scandinavian courts, and after-^^ wards to the Tsar at Roval,
President Fallières, on leaving Dunkirk, declared that the object of his journey was to draw closer the ties of friendship and the alliance on which depended the good re- lations of the nations of Europe, and main tenance of the peace of the world.
Bussia.
At St. Petersburg, the Council of the Empire has approved the Budget for 1908, this being the first budget to receive the sanction of the legislature,
The Minister of Finance emphasized the gradual restoration of Russia's credit, and the enhancement of Russian securities, which
Mr Lau. Chu Pak:¬An excellent. Id-á, · 1 ̧ have bees keeping cats in my lieuse a good were ten to thirteen per cent higher than in many years and 10 far my servants and neigh. 1906. He also referred to the signs of im- bours hive not stolen a single one of thins yet, provement in the economic life of Russia. Oar, however, was fi ei at by an English neighbour, for making a misc.
Later,
Tas Hon Registrar, Ceneral:-From the.}
Macedonia.
Ban t'vy Ford point of vr w, it won't matter i An officer has shot at, and seriously wound they are stoles. They will be eating rais aired General Osman Hidayet, commanding at the same
Monastir, while the latter was in tha: set of reading to the garrison.a telegram. from the Sultan.
WATAR POLO,
Yesterday afternoon, a friendly game of Water Polo was played eff at the R. E Camber, between teams representing the V. R. G. and the Royal Engineers, A
Votes of thanks to the Chalimas. Mr. Furg Wa Chuep to the vice-chairman, Mr. Họ Kom, From beginning of play to end l'ereira had Tong to Mr. Chan Kang U, to the ladies who all miters to himself and scored twice in the supervised the different stalls, to the Press, and first half. After the second "goal" was betted, to many others were posted
the En. Ieers had many trial at their oppon
mised to the new Fund:
Already the following sums have been pró-eut's go but failed to score,
Shing Woo Company $1,033. Yan Woo Sidon. Chap Shing $1,000.
This outrage appears to substantiate the report that a number of officers have notified the authorities at Constantinople that unless thirty-eight arrested officers of "Young Tur key party are liberated, all Generals In Macedonia will be killed.
CHANG CHIH-TONGS ROLE. Amid the numerous and kaleidoscopic changes which 'mark the progress of the "Canton Hankow rallway it is practically im
possible at any set moment to say whether the work is proceeding with that celerity which is so much to be desired `or whether
For residents in Hongkong the discussion operations are at a standstill owing to petty which has been proceeding of, late in the squabbles between different sections of the House of Commont on the Old Age Pensions shareholders: Probably there
Bill can have had but little interest, because undertakings in the Fat Bast which have the Bill expressly excludes from its benefits and received His Majesty the King apen been more productive of bickerings and in those British subjects' who have not had relinquishing his appointment as Commander compradore, Messrs. Dougiar Lapraik & Co) | While being ducked he game ended in a che tere it rain storms: The loss was chiefy
-Chief, Chios, at Buckingham Palace, o
are lew
sensate quarrels as the Canton Hankow their residence in the United Kingdom for 15th ult. railway line and there seems little reason to twenty years prior to application being made belleve that these are yet at an end. When for relief. Nevertheless once the principle LEAVE of absence, to the neighbouring coun- the people of Kwangtung and Kwangti in a has been adopted and put into force in trice, on medical recommendation, has beed spirit of patriotic fervour and national the mother country it is not improbable 3rd Middlesex Regiment, from atth July to granted to Lieutenant L., F. Sloane-Stanley, pride decided that they themselves should that the Crown Colonies may have to 35th September. acquire the right to construct the railway, follow suit one of these fine days, though and that it should be built under their con- where the money is, to come from we have trol and direction it was hoped that at last not the faintest idea. During the last ten work would be started in earnest. Every or fifteen years, the Volonists have body who remembers anything about those been proclaiming their anxiety so grant old "days" when the Guilds and Charitable Inge pensions to the "respectable, poor "→→→ stitutions took k up the matter and called Tor which is one of those fine phrases that mean
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Mrs. Chan (molber of Mr. Chan, Kang U.
$1,000,
The commitice beg to acktowledge with thanks the further following donations:
Hon. H. E. Pallock, $ os. Mr. B. Layton, $15.
A Frisad, 550.
A/S. 510.
Soon after play commenced in the Second hall; Pereira again netted, two goals for the V. R. G. aud ont lang sher this Buffer Gibson acpred their first and only goal. Then rari(a had the ball again and sast a beautiful goat
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
DAMAGE DONE BY RAIN IN THE
NEW TERRITORY..
Intelligento receised from the New Tenk how that some damage, was done there
| win for the V, R, C., due to the excellent | »ustalbed at Sau Tin i a y llige west of Lautrd,
gama Pereira played throughout, by 5 goals
At Taire a mud house became so sodden with the rain that i' collapsed anddeely. Fait two fine trof of a dwelling at Fhatin was washed THE urd issued by the Government of British away. The roads, too, in some places are Columbia prozabiting Japanese from fishing in | caved in and at oiler) wished away. A lew of the Fraser River has been withdrawn damn the paddy fields at Lok-lo-ka and Sheong-shui
track by lightning and the roof was demolish. are covered in water. At Fan Tin a house was
bat no other damage wasdone.". No ed, while lower down the road a large quaefil of brick and mortar fell from the spot of one of the buildings, scasing the inmater
lost or injury sustained in any of the
LEAVE of absence, to the United Kingdom, ou valuable lacquer ware.
Mr. Wassiamull Assemoll, assortment of H.ECHEN KWEI LUNG, Viceroy of the Hu the recommendation of a Medical Board, bas
kwang provinces, at Wuching, bas written to
3rd Middlesex Regiment, from 25th July, 1908, Chinese churches, committer, held at the to cosble him to put into effect certale indos the Central Government asking to be allowed been granted to 2/Lienienant R. D. Bonnet. At the meeting of the Chinens Y.M.C.A. and tot at a domestic loan of Tis, 500, non in order to syib January 1909:
Y.M.C.A. rooms, on Monday evening, it was trial schemes in Hopeb province. THE Cerman Needle Syndicate has resolved decided to pay over, to the Flood Relief Fund to restrict the production by so per cent., in committer, the balance remaining on band The Right Hon, Sir Nicolas Roderick O'Conor, lapses,
raff of the street comers ved uptheir money the three acres and a cow scheme it never | Chips, which generally absorbs 75 per cent, of mised towards the, Relief Fund by the United Ballymee, cn. Roicommen, Ireland, some time ing during a thunderarm g kubscriptions, remembers how even the riff anything or nothing-but unfortunately, like ceosequence of the unfavourable export to mounting to over $820, from the subscriptions GCD, XCB, G.CH G., P.C., of Dundermott, Shortly after eight o'clock on Sunday morn.
in order to become shareholders at a dollar a materialised. It has been left to the the whole production.
Liberals to give practical shape and form to
Chinese Christian churches, and Chinese H.M.'s Minister at Peking and Ambassador at Yat Wai, aged seventy-odo, share in this Cantonese project. The idea that
Y.M.C.A
St. Petersburg and Constantinople left per Yau Shan Wal they should be part proprietors of their own the idea, and although the Bill is far from THE Admiralty sonouste the appoisiment of
sonal estate välued at £53,850, of which by lightning The
husband's di railroad appealed to them with peculiar meeting the necessities of the situation it is Lieutenant M. B. Cochrane to the Charybdi A BRITISH Consular report on the trade of £11,266 is in England, Jhi force. But, of course, there were wheels at least a beginning. The great objection is (as), to date Jane 26, and to the fires on ton of branch theret of the Bank of Indo A HASI mesting was held, in the Cantonese from the field
the Society Islands mentiņas that the inaugura. Nakon
(part might within wheels; and when it came to the that am or woman who has failed in recommissioning and of Lieutenant W. R. Scaldia has led to the disappearades of the guild in Peking, on 10th inst, at which it was As he was about
Harman, undated, to the fɔ[ræ% (N.) Chilian coinage,The great facilities and decided to memorializ Gorerament Kiking | peol of thund
election of an administrative board we bad life is compelled to accept the bread of recommissioning.
the incidentals which are assumed to charity until the statutory Biblical age has belong to a Donnybrook Fair At long been paised and then the pension amounte length's board of sorts was patched together to about the and matters seemed to be on a fair way to lover of the become Rettled, but the nembers of the mainten
"Conteniences opened up by the Bank of Indo-
China”, are ✨ gradually, bejpg?understood and thèm
f the East"|appreciated by all clastes of the commercial | distri Community, and even those who at the incet! beginning wäre, disposed; los be recalcitrants! against Abla ipnovilion 15-Jõenlyk Sairu-have coma to zaslina itendran azek pnd Save fallen"
(of mit 600 m),