Telegrams.
**HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE
FOREIGN INTERCOURSE,
PROPOSED COLLEGES.
[By courtesy of the" Shewing Po
Peking, 20th August.
The Waiwapa has decided to establish colleges to qualify students in the knowledge of the proper. carrying on of intercourse with foreignera.
ENGLISH COMMERCIAL
LAW
CHINA DESIRGUS OF LEARNING.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo?""]
Peking, 28th August, The Imperial Government has telegraphed to Lord Li Ching-fong| in London to obtain a text of the English Commercial Laws for trans mission to Peking.
BELGIANS IN HANKOW..
SETTLEMENT WANTED.
· [By courtesy of the'! Sheung, Pa."]
Peking, 26th Augjist. The Belgian Minister in Peking Is made représentations to the Waiwupu" for a Belgian settlement in Hunkow.
THE DAMAT LLAMA,
DEPARTURE FOR PEKING.
[By ofurtesy of the " Sheùng Pol"],
Poking, 26th August. The Dalai Lama has fixed the 20th day of the 8th noon (15th September) for his departure from
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 1908.
SPORTING NOTICES
POLICE V. THE COSMOPOLITANE.
On Saturday next, the 29th instant, the Police Recreation Club are booked to play a' team representing the Cosmopolitan Docks at lawn bowls The watch will be played on the latter team's green, commencing at 4 pm. sharp. Following are the teams to represent the Police:-
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1. Mesir Org Kant, Withers and Langley (skip).
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2. Mesus, McLennan, Ball, J. J. Wait and McHardy (skip).......
3. Mess, itt Hanson, Robertson and Cameron (skip).
Reserves-Messrs. Baker, Fox and Watt,
KOWLOON TENNIS»TOURNEY, 1
Messrs. C. Swuair and W. Crawford,
A COTTON DISPUTE, DHANJIBHOY . PETIT & CO. . VARMA & Co.
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A BUOKING BILLY.
CURIOUS SCENE ON THE WHITFIELD ROAD.
POLITICAL SOCI87P IN CHINA
SUPPRESSION ORDERED" BY THE THRONE.
Two “unta" coming together make a hard bump. He was a very sorrowful Chinaman,
On the roth istinut, an Imperial Edict war who was working hard, when a billy goat so issued commanding the metropolitan and pro marked in languave which cannot be printed vincial officials to suppress the Chewanne or that he had no right there. It may seems Political Society; for, the Thrond Las been in humorous, but as a matter of fact the China-formed that some of the members are bad mao—a fidesman of the P.W.D-was, work characters and political criminals. The Edict ing. He was in the attitude of defence-no! was issued suddenly and the public did not to say defiance. Mr. John Billy refusing to know why the Chenwense was suppressed, accept explanations gave him a large bump. Writing on the 18th inst, the Peking corres
pondant of the 'N. G. D. News says :—As this
Today's Advertisements.
DIOCESAN SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE.
CHCOL DUTIES will be resumed on
SD september.
For Terms: for Boarders or Day Scholars,
NA THE HEADMASTER. apply to
Hongkong, 17th August, 1908.
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Unfortunately, Mr. Billy's attempt was yorgditt concerns the promised adoption of con- ENDERS are invited for the purchase of
successful, for he very nearly killed the man. To sbow, that all wis above board he handed the Chibamar other buck, with the result that she poor linesmen had to be taken to hos pita! by the Wanchai Police.
stilutional government, it may be interesting 10 know the history of this so-called political society, and its trouble with the Manchu Gov.
ernment.
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surplus stock of: Tubes Brais solid drawn for surface condensers external diameter, 48 W.D.G..Dow lying at H.MyNava! Yard, Hongkong. The quantities are ap *proximately as follows:
(15′ 6′′ lenz.....3,750 No. ) say Untinued 89 Long...5,150 No. - 106,500
'8" nog 475 So.) feet. (2.0" to a's"
BAY Tinned 20
long... 315.No. 850 feet The above Tubes are sold without any guarantee given or implied as to the pressure at which they can be safely used. They can „ba lospected by prospectivo purchasers, at any time during the ordinary, working hours of the Yard. Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the quantities shown above.
Forms of Tender cân be obtained on ap. plication to the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval Yard, and should be returned not later than noon on the 4th September, 1908,
Next Saturday, 29th instant, at 4:30 pm. sharp, a very interesting tennis match will be
It should be explained that the Chinamar
The Chłowtoić was established by pro played between the Kowloon Cricket Club and was busily engaged looking after the telephoneminent native gentry and merchants in some the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, The wires, and he was crouching while he was of the provinces in 1966, after the publication teams are as under —.
repairing some fallen wires on the Whitfield of the Reform Edict promising the establish- K.C.C-Mens, W. Polling and C. Clements
Road, at Tai Hang village. Never suspecting meat of a representativo, administration, lo Venus W. Edwards and J. H. Mead.that the bellicose goat was watching his attitude, China. Its object was to assist the Govara- K.B.G.Messi. G. Tadd and R. Lapsley,
and expecting the Chinaman to buck him at ment to investigate the political and adminis: any moment, Mr. Billy" inking no chances,trative systems of constitutional countries, in
· bowed his head most gracefully, made a most order to assist the Central Government in reverberating noise, and charged. The Light Peking in establishing a Parliament. This Brigade of Balaclava wasn't in it. Much to his policy was revealed by a recent telegraphic astonishment the lineaman was thrown three memorial from Mr. Chdog Ching-jén, third feet. When he picked himself up in order to class secretary of the Ministry of Law (who was a certain his infories he recalved another throw a member of the Chenwause), asking the that he decided that the earth was not worth Throne to establisha Parliament in Peking with leaving.
in the saxt three years and to degradé Yu Shih-wei, Senior Vice-President of the Minis. try of Civil Appointments and special Imperial Commissioner for the study of the German form of constitutional Government in Darlin...... Ya, bad twice memorialized the Empress-Dowager advocating delay in the adoption of a Parlia ment, on the ground that there were many things for the Central and Provincial Govern ments to do prior to the establishment of the two Houses and that no good could be done by basty action. Thus the members of the Cheowêned interfered in State affairs, which is an unpardonable offence to the Chinese authorities.
In the Robs Court this morning was heard ao action brought by Mr. Dhanjibhoy B. Petit, -the proprietor of Masura, Dhanjibhoy B. Pelt
and Co., No: 7-11, Elphistone circle, Fort, Rombay, against Mesits, tamedics Maneckjce Nomporia and Chagon Kheraj, the proprietors of Messrs. Varma and Co., No. 388, Naka Machi, Kobe, reports the Aule Herald of zoth last. Mr. Hirata appeared for Plainiff, but Defendant neither appeated themselves nor were inuresented.
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Sometime later he was picked up by the police and taken to the Government Civil Hospital, where he now lies in a precations condition.
THE PACIFIC TRADE.
THREAT TO SELL STEAMERS.
Mr. Hirata, for plaintiff, asked that the de fendants lie ordered to pay plaintiff the sum A Chicago mensge, dated July 29, says: Y174,594 94. He stated that defendants have Railroad officials bere have sent out notices te beep engaged in import and export business in shippers that they will go out of the Americas Kobe, under the name of Varma & Co., deal export trade to China, Japan, New Zealand and ing la cotton and other goods. Plaintiff, sup- Australis on November 1st, and it is freely pre plied defendants with Indian tation and de. dicted that the steamships of the Harrimac line į fendanļs had agreed to be, responsible for the out of San Francisco, and the Hill Hoes out 'drafts, drawn by plaintiff upon such cotton. of Seattle, will anon be offered for sale, and that Plaintiff bad sent numerous shipments of cot-purchasers will be the Japanese. In sending out ten to the defendants since February last these notices the railroadshave carried out their and at every shipment had drawn drafts threat made to the inter-state commerce com covering the price of the cotton, cashing mission some time ago, when Rule 26 way pro these at a certain, banke at Bombay, which mulgated. The rule requires the roads to of lading. Those publish the overland portion of their rates from dralis were forwarded to the Kobe branch of foreign ports to inland ports in America and the Yokohama Specie Bank and were accepted sol to depart from this published tariff under three days' notice for lowering and ten days' notice for an increase.
was
given the bills
by the defendants, who at the same time re-
caived the bills of lading from the Bank. De fendants received cotton from the Nippon Yu- sen Kabashik, Kaisha by virtue of the bills of fading, sold them, and realised the value, bur did not pay this draks which they bad accepted
drafin back to Hombay, with the information that payment had been refused. Thereupon,
The Canadian Pacific, Great Northern,
are the roads that have sent out these patices
The members of
THE MANCHU CONSERVATIVE PARTY here are of the opinion that the promised rs- presentativa administration" will "only benefit the Chinese and that the Maocbus will lose all the rights and privileges granted to their fore fathers by the first Emperors of the existing Dynasty for their services in conquering Chins Moreover, quite recently the Chianghan filpaa of Haskow was suppressed by Viceroy Cheng Kusi-lung, of the Hokuang Provinces, for print ing some letters from Chinese emigrants in the United States, England and other foreign coun
Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Soutberaries criticising the slow action of the Manchu Pacific, Oregon Short Line and Santa Fe roads tioanl nation and expressin disbelief that the Government inconverting China into a constitu.
troduce a Constitutional Government without compulsion from the Chinese masses. Then certain writers, who signed themselves mem-
the Ng Toy Mountains "en raatel The Kobe branch of the Bank then sent the and their agent's here say that they will adhers Manchus would so qaletly and willingly In- Peking.
It is reported that it is the inten-plaintig was obliged to refund the face value tion of the Imperial Government to of the drafts with interest. One of the drafts
was drawn foi February appoint Yuk Long to welcome him
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The American Fleet at Sydney. LONDON, 25th August, At Sydney, a review of 13,000 Common wealth military and naval forces, together with detachments from the British, and American warships in the harbour, has been held in the Centennial Park in honour of the visit of the American fleet, and in the presence of H. E. the Rt. Hon, Lord North- cote, Governor-General of Australia, and Admiral Sperry, commanding the U. S. bat- tleship fleet.
King Alfons in England. King Alfonso his arrived in England.
Later,
17th of the same month, one on March 24
and two on April 14, the total amount being Ye37,833.20 Defendants accepted them all, but did not pay even one of them. Subsequently, however, on being pressed by Plaintiff, they paid a sum of Y13,139.16, but on various pro tex: neglected to pay the balance. Plaintiff had therefore, Counsel alleged, been fraudul ently swindled out of a very large amount of
cotton.
l'e therefore asked for judgment against Defendanti. Counsel added, that for the interest and other claims an action will be institured later on, in the present action, only the face value of the drafts is claimed.
judgment was reserved until Saturday next.
THE ÚNITED STATES AND "JAPAN.
The Amhi has received the following "Lon
to the policy of refusing goods for export trade, The railroads claim that sintil freight rates can be changed overnight they cannot hold the Oriental trade, which amounts to $350,000,000 a year, because the Suez canal draws so much
tonange-from the Oriest.
St. Paul, Mon, August-1.
·Shippers and railroad' men are surprised by the announcement just made that the Hill-lies have abandoned the marine portion of their share in the trade with China and Japan.
In speaking on the subject to-day, Jatnes Hill, of the Great Northern road, said: "Our Pacific trade has been gone for a year. No, the toads do not blame the inter-state com merce commission for anything we have been forced to do. The trans-continental reads with, drew from the Pacific carrying trade because they could not continue this business and get an even break. America to-day has no flag on the high seas, or might as well not have, for we cannot compete with any other country,"
C. P. R. DENTAL
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ters of
The highest or any Tender is not necessarily
accepted.. (sd.) H. RISSLAND
Naval Store Officer.
1780 Hongkong, 27.h August, 1908. FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, AND
THE Steamship
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"JAPAN,"
Capt. J. G. Olilent, will be despatched for the above Porti on MONDAY, 'iks gtat inst., ‚at 4 P.M., instead of as previously advertised.,
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is installed throughout with Electric Light and carries a duly certified Doctor.
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Agonis... Hongkong, 27th August, 1908:
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Surgeon and Stewardess carried. For Freight and Passage, apply to
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Agents. Hongkong, 27th August, 1908,
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The Unfortunate cuenwenɓE, sirongly exhorted the Chinese not to believe too much 10 the promised-new constitution. When the
paper was suppressed the employees were all arrested. The Chlowtasé at your Port was only established several months ago by some of the leading Chinese residents, who to investigate the industrial, commercial and are taking an active part in the promotion. of mining resources, with a view to expanding modern education at Changhai and apparently trade, reports the Vancouver World of 171k ult. they harbour no evil intentions towards the The party debarked at Victoria, and after Manchu Government. Their sole object spending a day or two there, will come on 10 seems to be to hasten the establishment Vancouver. After a visit to New Westminster, of the Parliament. And thers in every they will proceed to Seattle, Tacomas, Portland reason to believe that the Constitution
and San Francisco, and then eastward over- would benefit both Manchu and Chinese
land... wall as the Mongole, Mobammedans end Mr. Total Law She Kee said he would be in ON and AFTER FRIDAY NEXT. Tibetans. These are the five races of people British Columbia about a month making in- forming the Empire and most of the Cheo vestigations. Although he was not connected wänsć members were in favour of united sction with the enterprise for the formation of steam. by Manchus, Chinese,” Mongols, Mohamme ship lines similar to the subsidized Japanein Montreal, August 1.—“We are no^party todaus and Tibetans in all their intercourse with national steamship companies, such as the don telegram, dated August 17:-it is reported any such notice, was the emphatic statement foreign nations, especially the Manchus and Nippon Vasen Kaisha, which is being organised Chill and Japan.
from Washington that most of the responsible af G. M. Bosworth, fourth vice president of the the "Chloese, who are the most importaal. by the 72 guilds at Canton, he belleyed his in- Japanese delegates are on a visit to Chili American papers are silent as to the views Canadian Pacific Railway company, referring China's present state of helplessness is due investigations would be useful in furtherance of no imail measure to her dișanion during the their project, and delegates were to follow him, expressed in Australian papers regarding theca despatch from Chicago to the effect that visit of the American Battleship Fleet. Accord the trade with the Orient, had been dealt a last six or five years and the Constitution would to work on behalf of the steamship company, ing to The Nan Yerk Times, the American Levere blow by the determination of the steam- draw ber people together.
some of whoin were probably already on the way. The new Chinese steamship company was a pro- Government intends to adopt a setiled line of ship companies, sailing from the Pacific coast, policy in regard to Chins, as it believes that the
ject which was appealing greatly to the Chinese maintenanceofthat Empire's territorial integrity
the Chłowéste throughout this Empire bas people, especially in view of the boycott against is threatened. The paper urges conclusion
given a great set-back to the introduction Japan The Chinese considered that they were of an American-German Alliance instead of the
of western reforms and now. there is not equal in ability as seamen, and business men American-Chinese combination suggested by Montreal, August 1.--Regarding the report Chinese official or responsible member of the with the Japanese; and if Japan' could make France and
the Neo York Herald The Washington cor- from Chicago that the trans-continental rail-native gentry who dares to speak about a
the steamship. lines, now a feature of many M. Iswolsky, Russian Minister of Foreign respondent of 7he Times cables that it is cerways have decided to go out of the export Constitution. Even the selected representatives trades in the Pacific, profitable for Tapan, they Affairs, and M. Clemenceau, French Pretain the American Government secrely enter business to China, Japan, New Zealand and of the people of Klanges, Kinogi, Anhui, considered that Chinese vational steamship mier and Minister of the Interior, have had tains doubts as to the tendency of Japanese Australia, Sir Thomas Shaughnessy said to-day. Kwangiang, Chekiang and some other pro lines, which could become imesports in war policy. If, however, the vint of the Battleship Probably some of the trans-continental vinces who have come to Peking especially to time, if necessary, could be equally well under an hour's conference at Karlsbad,
Fleet to Yokohama proves successful, these railways that have established steamship conarge the establishment of a Farliament, ar
taken by China. The idea was to first organite. suspleians are likely to dissppens. The silence nections on the Pacific ocean in recent years, now sitting with folded arms in the various local river and coast lines and then to extend MOST COMIC AND INTERESTING of leading American papers concerning the welcome accorded to the Battleship Fleet in afford to carry all sorts of heavy. commodities will all return to their respective Provinces in
with the announcement that they could Chinese hotels here at great expense and the the services to trans-Pacific.lines.
New Zealand shows, the correspondent adds, from eastern centres to the Pacific coast and the course of a fow days that they fear that a resumption of the wat
tbence by steamship to Australia and Jupio,
fr will thus be seen that the real object of the rumours which prevailed last year would great, in competition with sil-water routes, bava dis-. ly injure the political and economic relations covered that the policy was not a profitable Mapchu.Govemment this time is to shut the between Japan and America.-Kobe Herald. one, and are withdrawing. The Canadian mouths of the people who have been agitating Pacific has been engaged in the trade for twenty for Parliament since March last, and the years and has not attempted to do the impas-charge that there are political criminals and sible, and will go right along in the same old other bad characters, among the members of
with a view to the conclusion of a commer- cial treaty between the two countries.
The Death of Baron Sternberg Baron Sternberg, German Ambassador at Washington, died at Heidelberg from cancer
contracted in India.:
ussia.
King and Minister.
M. Iswolsky, Russian Minister of Foreign, Affairs, will lunch with King Edward at. --Marienbad to-morrow.
LANDSLIDE AT YAU-MA^7].
ONE COOLIE KILLED).
O the recommendation of H. E. Chang As the result of a landslide which occurred Chib-tung. Comptroller-General of the Minis at Yan-ma-ti some time yesterday afternoon, try of Education, who is well-known for bis one coolie was killed and another annowly. interest in educational matters, the-Peking- escaped fatal injury. From a statement mide Government will establish in the Capital an
to the police, it would appear that two men Imperial University, in which will be taught were engaged in shifting earth at the feat of the following subjects.Law and politics hill off the Kowloon Road. The men had just classics med literature, medicine, Commerce, loaded their track and were about to leave Agriculiare, philosophy, and the sciences and When a large portion of the hillside, which had ante. The University is to be opened next become souden by the recent ralur, suddenly year and the sum of Tis 2,020,000 required. collapsed and came down the hillside like for the construction of buildings, etc., has an avalancho," One of the coolles was buided | atrandy been provided for. It is estimated that "In the debris, the other escaping with a few an nonual appropriation of Tis. 1,00,000 for the scratches. No sooner had the accident oc upkeep of the University will be required, cnrad than the Yau-ma-ți Police were notified, Meanwhile" a deputation under Mr. Shang s-sergeant Milfs proceeded to the Yan-yin, a Compiler of the Haulin Acadamy,
ambulance. The pofortuante has been sent to Japan to make persons ricated after some trouble, but investigations concerning Japanese ani
cublics was
THE ACTION OF THE MANCHU GOVERNMENT
to abandon that business, thus making it posin degrading Cheng Ching-jep and uppressing sible for Japan to realize her ambition to be come first in the trade on the Pacific."
way."
IN SAME OLD WAY,
COMISSION ADAMANT, '
"New York, August" 1;—The inter-state com *me›ca commission is standing firm in its de-
would come in a showdown,
the Chêowěnič is merely an excusa, cleverly discovered by the Manchu Conservative Party under the leadership of Tish Liang and a few other high Manchu authori
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G..Figgi Director of the Hongkong Observatory —
On the 27th at 11,55 ■.—The typhoon which was situated to the B. of Shanghai yesterday, has recurred to the, N‚E, and is now over Korea.
WILL. GIVE; AN
OPEN AIR SHOW
ON THE
HOTEL GARDENS,
Commencing at 9.15 p.m. Sharp.,
PICTURES SHOWN ONLY.
Price of Admission, an
Children half price.
The barometer has risen,considerably to moderately at all stations, except at those on the N.E.coast of China and in Japan.
Pressure is still high over the Pacific to the
of Tapas. It is low, apparently, to the GYMKHANA DINNER Moderate N.E. and Ewinds may be expected Southward of the Bosin islands,
in the Formosa Channel and along the Northerns stores of the China Sea,
termination to force the railroads to pitbliahties, who have been opposing the pro- their export tiles, even if the latter decide to the first Edict was issued after the return mised reform since September 1906 when give up the business. This looks as if matters of the live travailing Commissioners from foreign countries, where they studied political and administrativa systemu. As a matter of Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours endóg fact, Prince Ching and H.E. Ching Chih-tung, at 10 am, to-day, 0,10 inches. two of the most powerful member of the hand grand Council of Sists are in favour of tarby 1-Hoogkong: and Neighbourhood, action in spite of the progressive ideas of H.E." winds, moderate showery. Yona Bhik-kai, who is reported to be in favour || 2-Formosa Channal, N.W, winds, the of souscip to the public that a Parliament South coast of Chlos between
and Lamocks, same as No
-Bonik count of China
The Imperial Commissioners in charge of the prohibition of opium-smoking have found out that the Provincial Treasurer of Hopel in un habitual oplum smoker and a memoriat will shortly be presented to the Throne attention to this; fact, but wheiher, or oplum smoking official will be so
FORECAST.
SATURDAY, the 20th inst
at 8 pm.
THE 13TH RAJPUTS BAND
INʼATTENDANCEE
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