Telegrams.
HONGKONGETELEGRAPH SERVICE
TANG SHAO-YI
COST OF H.E.'S MISSION.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1908.
ANNUAL AQUATIC
SPORTS.
LAST DAY.
napits.of.the.had water prevailing on Satur- day afternoon, the V. R. C. continued"their pro=”| gramme, and, everything went through without kitch. The fishes in the swimming contests were again very closs, more especially in the Two Lengths Handicap when eight started in the final and all finished in a bunch. About | balf past four or half an hour after the .com | mencement of the sports, the lighter, gallery,
Peking, 27th September. H.E. Tang Shao-yi requires a verandahs, etc. were packed with sporting sum of Tis. 200,000 to defray the enthesians, and just before the commence- meat of the water polo match, His Excellency expenses of his mission to America.sir Frederick Lugard arrived, together with The Board of Revenue has his A.D.C's, and took great interest in the water authorised him to draw the necessary lo exhibition, which was indeed a brilliant funds from certain Banks in Shang- The Band of the Rajputs under Band
master Coke played fine selections during the alternoon in the large Gymonium Hall..
The results were as follows : 1 1.-FINAL Hurdle Race,
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CANTON DAY BY DAY
TAOTAI WEN TSUNG YAD,
[From Our Own Correspondent)}]}||
NEW FOREIGN COMMISSIONEL," Total. Im Ku, who has been appointed to Canton as successor to Total Web Tsung Yao, as director the Cinten Bureau of Foreiga Affairs, arrived here on the 4 % instant.
HRAVY FIE
"HE CAT AS A DESTROVER
-ITS-POPULARITY, IN JAPANS
To-day's Advertisements.
WANTED.
A BOY-WRITER in the Naval Store Da-
epartment H.M. Naval Yank. Age 15 to month annually to go with temperary addi 17. Salary Szo per month, rising, by 55 per tion of 25% Apply in writing stating school and closing testimonials from schoolmaster and present empləyər if xay,^.. da
H. RISSLAND,
Naval Store Officer) Hongkong, a'th September, 190 1875
The cat is at present as popular in Japan as Canton, 26th September.
tats are unpopolar. The latter, as the pro Total-Wen-Toung-Yao, tocantly appointed pagator of disensa, am frunted-and-killed-with/ Imperial Assistant Resident Minister at Lassa the utmost vigour and with relentless energy. Thibot, is expected to start on his overland Hitherto the Japanese have regarded rats, ac fourcey in the course of a week for his destina-cording to popular superstition, as the messen. tion to take up his appointment. He will com gots of the God of Wealth, and as such the mance his leate-taking from all the officials in rodents have been, despite their mischievous the city day after to-morrow.
habits, treated with a certain amount of respect and consideration. Cata, on the other hand, have been excluded from many, a household owing to their canning disposition and unsocia ble nature. Since the outbreak of plague.in this country some years ago and more especi- ally since the recommendation of Dr. Koch to The cargo-boat Wong Lie Bing, carrying keep cats, in order to affect the destruction of 4,000 cases of erosion, oil, passed the Likin rats, the popularity of this domestic animat bas HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT. station at Mo To Moon without paying dues grown at a tremendous rate. About a month with the intention to defraud, and that station has ago, when the Metroplitan Police carried out TT is hereby notified that information has reposted the case to the head itation at Caoan lovestigation as to the dumber of cats do been received from the Military Authori fon. The cargo-boat has been fixed 650 taelsmesticated in Tokya. the feline population waslice that GUN PRACTICE will be carried R. Galluzzi, A. J. V. Ribeiro, A. V. Barros equivalent to five times the amount due, be returned at 15,000 head, but it is now reported and R. C. 'Witchell were the four finalists insides the payment of 110 taols as Likin duas.
that the number has increased to 30,000 owing this event, and took the water, in the above
to the wholesale importation of cats into order. Before long it could plainly be seen
the metropolis, where a good price in offered that the issue, of the race depended upon
for them, Tokyo now boasts a Society The Dalai Lama arrived in Pok-Ribeiro and Barros, as both were going well
which aims at the improvement of the breed of the domestic cal, and competlive ing to-day (27th inst.).
shows of cats combined with rat-catching tour. niments are to, be held from time to time under the auspices of the Society. ----
hai.
THE DALAI LLAMA.
ARRIVAL AT PEKING..
By courtesy of the "Sheung Po")
Peking, 27th September.
The Buddhist Poutiff will pay his respecte to the Throne on the 30th inst.
[Reuters.]
King's Farewell to Col. Goro Shiba.
LONDON, 5th September.
na also did Witchell, but the latter's bandicap failed to swim in the manner he did on the pre- -appeared a little too much for him, Galluzzl vious day and lost the lead to Ribeiro, the latter wioning easily with Barros second. The win ner's time baiek 37 4/5 seconds. -
2-H10H DIVE Two prizes. Two tries. M.A. R. Souza, A. R. Ellis and A, A. Clax- ton were the only three contestants in this event. The judges had great difficulty in de H. M. King Edward in taking farewell of ciding who the winner was, sed after a third Col. Goro Shiba, Japanese Military Attaché,try, the honours were given to Souza,, with at Balmoral, invested him with tha-insignia of a Knight of the Victorian Order."
Ellis second. ·.
3-FINAL TWO LENGIUS HANDICAP. Eight started in this Goal, viz: -H. J. White, Australian Naval Affairs.
R. Galuzzi, F. J. Birieto, J. M. C. Lopes, The Admiralty in reply to the Hon. Al-A J. V. Ribeiro, F. L. Rozs, A. H. Gariall and A. A. Claxton. From start to finish, fred Deakin, M. P., Prime Minister of the the race was full of excitement, more especi- Australian Commonwealth, agrees to the ally when the scratch men appeared to be Commonwealth providing and maintaining catching up, which seemed to be a bit a local flotilla, of six destroyers, nine sub too much to have expected; judging by the marines, and two-depôt ships, at a cost of times of some of the now swimmers and their millions sterling.
handicaps it was evident from the very start that Claxton, Carroll and Roza were out of this race. altogether although they caught up won derfully. Lopes won by a touch, with Galluzzi
There will be 1,204 officers, and men, em- bodied in the Imperial Navy but controlled by the Commonwealth when in Australian
waters.
Later.
second.
4-BOYS' RACE-(Under 11 years of age)
;
Sydney dockyard will, as formerly, be re- Two lengths handicap. (fost entries). Two served for Imperial purposes.
prízea.
This was won by R. Finlan, K. Robertson being second. Time: 1 minute 15 seconds.
5. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, too yards: Chal. lenge Cup presented by Mr. Dorabjee, to be won 3 years before becoming the property of the compalitor. Three lengths. Two prizos,
The Newcastle Election. The polling in the Newcastle Election has resulted as follows:
Kenwick (Unionist) 13,863 voles. Shortt. (Liberal) 1,720, Hartley (Socialist). 2,971...ar
-Old Age Pensio:8.
Seven names were down on the programme, but only three started, viz., C. Humphreys, C. J. Cooke and A. A. Claxton, Humphreys had things all his own way and led from start to
The first Old Age Pensions forms were finish, beating Cooke, by about a couple of isived on Thursday.
yards Time: 1 minute 7 1/5 seconds,
6,--TWO LENGTHS. (Open to Army, Navy and Police).
There was a steady procession of appli cants at the Post Offices, 50,000 being ap plied for and issued in London alone.
Bulgaria and Turkey.
M. Mintchavitch, Bulgarian agent in Lon- don, in an interview said that it was antici pated his Government would purchase the Oriental Railway line from the company now owning it, or arrange with the company for _its_control_by_Bulgaria. The question. was. one affecting Bulgaria's national safety, and she could not tolerate the existence of a line traversing the country controlled from Con stantinople; but there was no idea of forcing the matter to war.
He had no official information; as to Bul- garia's intention to declare her independence, but in his own opinion the time to do so had arrived, though it would merely regularise the situation actually existing,
zóll: September. The Porte has addressed a Note to the Powers on the subject of the Bulgarian
This was won easily by Gunner Canter of
IMPROVING THE ARSENAL.
It is reported that a specia! commissioner is coming to Canton, by command of the Minis try of War, with instructions to carry out an investigation into the working of the Arsenal with the view of introducing reform at Canton as well as the arms produced there
The Canton Government Bank, Kwan Yea Chin Chu, during the past two years, bas issued
Dr. Iriye, a well-known veterinary surgeon, hates of St, $5, and $19 denomination to the alluding to the history of the domestic cat in extent of some $1,300,000 for circulation in Japan, says that it was first brought to this the Canton market, where they have been country from India with the Introduction of favourably accepted by the public. A Buddhism. In the fadino monasteries it was large consigament of vote paper print the custom to keep cats from the earliest times ed in Japan to the order of the bank will in order to prevent damage to books and man- shortly arrive here, and they bear the value of scripts from vermin. Cata, nalike dogs, are up- a few million dollars, of which one million are sociable, and instances of their attachment to 'of $1 notes and the rest $5 and 510, respectively.man are fewer than in the case of dogs. They NOTORIOUS ROBBERS. ** frequently evince great attachment to places to Luk Lani Ching, a daring robber.chief, has which they have been accustomid, however. Ma long been wanted by the officials, but all efforts by canesare recorded of cate remaining in boases at capturing him bave proved unsuccessful, after their masters have removed elsewhere, Admiral Li Chun has offered a reward of Some authorities attribute this trait to the $to,oo for the apprehension of this notorious hereditary instinct of the cat transmitted from robber and $3,000 for his comrade camed Ng its ancestors who lived in tairs. Chla.'
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...A reward of $300 has been offered, for the arrest of each of the robbers concerned in, the hold up, a short time ago, of a wealthy man's house in Lo Pai Hong street, in the Western suburb as already reported.
RAILWAY OFFICIAL.
Continulog, Dr. Iriye says that there is not much difference between the Japanese `and European cats The only notable vanation is that the former has a short tait, while the latter' has a long ooo." "Originally the Japanese cat. bed a long tail, but owing to the superstition' Mr. Lo Po Soup was elected vice-president of an evil disp is tion, it was cut sort, and the that a long-tailed cat would become possessed of the Cautoo Hankow Railway Company last short-tailed ct has become the Japanese year, but he did not take up his appointment species as the result of artificial selection. As a until the 24th day of last moon after repeated rat-catcher the Japanese is superior to the Euro-" requests were made by members of the Compean cat. The latter, as a rule, is more well fed pasy:
and well cared for than the other; with the re.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council,-held-at-ploved a better rat-catcher. The tails of all the Board Room, on the 8th September, igos.
Present: Messrs, W. H. Wallace (Chairman), 1. S. Fenwick, Huang Tr'an chew, W. Kruse, S. Okuyama, W. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Secretary..
out as under
Cancel Practice in Government Gazetta Notice for Practice on 1st October. (Government Notification No. 671 of 17th September, too8), and substitute
O1 WEDNESDAY, tks 30th September ¦-- From Lyemun in a North-Easterly direc- "tíno, at ranges up"to: 6,000 yards com- mencing at 7 PM, and finishing at 10 P.M.
2
On TUESDAY, the 6th October
From Lyemus F.C. in North-Easterly mad South-Easterly directions, at ranges up Lo 10,000 yards commencing`at 7 PM, ́and fnishing at 10 P.M.
On TUESDAY and THURSDAY, the 13th
and 15th October: " From Lyamun F.C. in South-Easterly and North-Easterly directions, at ranges up to 14,000 yards, commencing at 4 PM, and finishing at 10 AD.
On FRIDAY, the 16th October 2
From Lyeman F.C. in a Noith-Easterly direction, at ranges up to 6,000 yards, 'commencing at 7 PM), and finishing at IQ P.M.
above dates, Practice will take place on the following day.
'If the weather is unfavourable on any of the
All ships, junks and other vessels are to keep clear of the ranges.
·BASIL TAYLOR, Commander, R.N,
Harbour Master, &c. Hongkong, 28th September, 1908.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions
KÜLANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL|sult that its rat-catching propensities have the
greatly diminished, If the long tail had been COUNCIL.
retained in the Japanese cat, it would have
'animals are employed as nu, indispansabiö weapon of defouce. When animals are fight. og hey move their tails incessantly so as to become aware by the sense of touch of a possible attack from the rear. If the Japanese cat possessed a long tail like the oropean variety it would be soabled better to concen- trate is energy against its enemy in an en-
efficient rat-catcher than it is now............
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and confirmed.
Mr. Hoang Ts'an-chew inquired whether
..
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
по
SATURDAY,
3rd October, 1968, at 1.30 PM, at their
Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, comer of Ice House Street,
-A LARGE ABSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS
f,
Comprising :-
GOLD DAMASCENE WARE, CARVED
IVORY FIGURES and ORNAMENTS, OLD BRONZE. WARE, BOWLS, VASES, BRASS FLOWER POTS, VASES, KIN- KOSAN. SATSUMA VASES, BOWLS, WALL PLATES, INCENSE BURNERS, MOTHER-O-PEARL INLAID SCREENS, PANELS, SILK-EMBROIDERED WALL
COVERS, CHERRYWOOD CARVED CABINET, SHOW CASES, CHERRY WOOD CHAIRS, TABLES and FLOWER STANDS, &c, &c.;
the 83rd Coy, Royal Garrison Artillery, A. E. the present regulations regarding the regis counter and therefore would prove a inore HANGINGS, TABLE COVERS, BED
Thomas of H. M. 5. Tamer being second.
7-FINAL FOUR LENGTHS HANDICAP," A. H. Carroll, F. Roza, A. V. Barros and P. race, and after a good struggle, Barros won, M. Remedios were the four finalists in this
with Remedios second, Time: mipute 58 1/5 seconds.
8-CONSOLATION RACE. (Two Lengths) One prizs.
This was won by A. E. Alves, who just touched the bard before H. C. Sayer and A. A. Claxton, the two latter belog level for second place.
9-WATER POLO.
This appeared to be the event of the day and created the most excitement, both teams being very evenly matched and the game a very fast and hard one. Altes trying hard to score, the result was a draw, neither side netting, but at the request of the players a further 3 minutes each way was allowed by the Referee. In the first half of this extra time, Barros scored once as also did Cooke, but in the second spell matters were altered and A. R.
tering of deaths and the issue of barial permits, could not be made less string
the interests of the Chinese themselves, and it regulations had been framed specially to It was explained to him that the
was only by insisting on these regulations being strictly carried out that the Council could hope to cope successfully with the spread of infectious diseases, and more especially the Present epidemic of choler. As regards al
owing burials to take place in places other than at Lai-choo-ob, the Council was always prepared to consider special cases, providing application was made in sufficient time, but it must be remembered that in infectious cases early interment was desirable.
ALSO
POLD JAPANESE ARMOURS, CLOCKS, and CARVED WOOD BUDDHAS...
Catalogues will be issued.
(877
HUGHES &. HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Mongkong, 28th September, 1908.
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND. SINGAPORE.
Hegarding the origin of cats and their habits
animals, is so obscure as to have become a origin of the cat, like that of many other the following will be read with interest:-"The
matter of more or less probable conjecture Reference is made to the animal in Sanskrit. wilings 2,0 0 years old, and still more ancient-TERMS:As unnal.. records of it are to be found in the monu mental figures and cat muminies of Egypt. be latter, according to De Blainville, belong to three distinct species, two of which are said to be still found, both wild and domesticated, in certain parts of Egypt. The Gloved Cat of Nubis, which has also been preserved as a mummy, approaches most nearly in size, and
domestic cat, but Professor Owen has shown in the tapering form of the tail, to the that there are certain peculiarities in the T moonced to invalidate its claim dentition of this species, sufficiently pro- to be considered the ancestor of the domestic variety The difficulty of recognising the cat's ancestor ralists to the conclusion that felle domestica is in any single wild species has led many natu-
the product of many species commingled; and
following cases had been dealt with at the The Superintendent of Police reported the Mixed Court since the last meeting: Summon ty retaining possession of a house, Breach of sas: Breach of agreement 1, Assault 4, Illegal
Oplum Regulations 4, Illegal arrest 1. Cautempt of Court 1, Failing to report a death R. C. Witchell equalised, and the game permit 2, Allowing pigs and cattle to strips, Breach of the conditions of a theatre and makes a request for their intervention. again ended in a draw with two goals The Russian Foreign Minister, M. aside. A further request was again made
Summary Arrests: Committing a nuisance Iswolsky, has conferred with the German for extra time, both sides being deler, Escaping from lawful custedy 1, Breach of whatever value may be attached to this view new Opium Regulations-31. Assault 2......... * there is sufficiant evidence to show that domes, -Minister, Herr von Schoen, on the subject
(Signed), .'- W. H. WALLACE,sic cats in different parts of the world have at Birchtesgaden.
occupation of the Oriental railway, which she considers a violation of Turkey's rights,
Slump in Cotton Shares. Considerable unloading of shares in new spioning companies of South-Fast. Lanca- shiro has taken place as a result of the lock-
out,
Some shares of fifty shillings paid up were sold yesterday for ten shillings.
1
THE HONGKONG-MARO" IN A 'TYPHOON,
The T.K.K. steamer Hongkong-maru, which
mined to outlast each other, but at the request of His Excellency the match was allowed to stand as it did; His Excellency kindly offering to present another gaven spoons, so that each (Blues); R. C. Witchell (Capt.), R. E. Alves, A. player would receive a prize. The teams were:- R. Ellis, O. R. Chaoyut, f. C. Sayer, J. M. Lopes, F. K. Tata. (Whites): A. V. Bairos (Captain, CJ Cooke, A. S. Kllin, J, M. Rozi Pereiro, A. H. Carroll, A. J. V. Riteiro, J. Forbes.
At the conclusion of the ports, the prizes were presented to the successful swimmien by His Excellency Sir. Frederick Lugard, 'whq congratulated.tbe' wiopers and comented Lupon the good play of the Water Polo teams and the sportsmanlike manner in which they fought to secure victory.
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having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside. MUSICAL DINNERS
Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining
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Hongkong, 28:6 September; 1908.
SPECIAL MENU.
STRING BAND
IN (ATTENDANCE.
developed a variety of modifications under the 'influence of frequent crossing with such wild species as exist in those parts. The cat bas "bever avinced that, devotion to man which
5.S, CALEDONIEN." characterises the dog, though many individual
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES cases of feline attachment might be quoted. It
MARITIMES. becomes, however, strongly attached to pari- cular localities and will-flad its way back from" “NOTICE-TO-CONSIGNEES. the most distant points although con
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London as London-Hank T.T./sreyed thither under Cover. How it is
us. Madon and Dordogne, from Valty ex 1.9 3/16 epabled to perform such feats has longe. Beghallon, and from Bordeaux EX & Do. * 4 months' rigki jac/9/16 puzzled naturalists, and no theory that has yet Friderio Moral and. Ville de Valenciennes, in france-Bank TeTi gorengninazom. 2 21 been advanced seems adéquately to meet the connection with shove Steamer are hereby in America-Boak T.T... 434 case. It has been contended by Dr, A. R. formed that their Goods, with the exception of "Opium,... Treasure and Valuables are being -Wallace that w-cat which is being conveyed to inded and stored at their risk into the hasar. Germany-Bank T.T......................................................
Do. daman.................... 1321 föll exercise, and will by this means take Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Shanghal-Bank T.T. «.........soomusta
note of the successive odours it encounters.on Co, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery Singapore-Bank T.T. per H.K. $100 ......75}
the way that these impressions leave on its may be obtained Immofliately after landing. THE JAPANEse yarn traDE, | |span=Bank T.T. kogumuminson
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on tuleks. E61 mind a series of images as distinct as those we intimation is received from the Consignees, Java—Brak T.T. ..........................................2051 should receive by the sense of sight; and that before og F.M, TO-DAY, requesting it to be
the recurrence of these odours in their proper || landed here, an „ months' sight L/C.............................
„1/p) | juveins ordar-evory horse, ditch, field, and Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the The proposal to offer bounties on the export 6 months' sight L./C..........1/village having its own well-marked individuality Undermined. Goods remaining unclaimed Lyarn has failed. Bonus-bearing sales have jo days' night San Francisco & New York 411 would make it an easy mailer for the animal will be subject to rent and landing charges,
sher HONDAY, the 5th October, at Noop, Fed practically ineffective. The restriction 4 months' sight-:----- do
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the gik October, or they will not be recognized,
All damaged packages will be examined on C. CHAYTOR,
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is in port, left San Francisco on the 29th August, _____ Threa_ringing cheera and a tiger mera.}{adia TolomeqtoranasÁJANÉHÁÐARÁÐLE|Com1977 12 distance blind-fold retains ita sense of small { dous and/or extra kasardous Godowns, of the
experiencing fair weather all the way to Hoa Jule. She left Honolulu on the 4th September, at 10 am., escountering fair westber all the "way up to the 13th instant, when she ex- perienced a severe typhoon, which set her back bi a south-easterly course to get out of its way. The typhoof raged all day, but, forta- nataly it passed away by the 14th and the liver continued her voyage to Yokohama, experi” ancing fair weather the rest of the way, arriving there on the 16th lustant.
then given for His Excellency the Governor.
Tokio, September 20.
Buying.
of produce resolved upon in April will conso days' sight Sydany & Melbourne, The fartsinad no damage. It in sumcured, tinue until November and may be extended
funther.
mys the Japan Adellar, that the passangere will present Captain Filmer with a silver cap. As a mark of appreciation for the able manner In which he navigated the liner safely to Yoko bama in adverse circumstances,
4 months' sight. Franco.........ENDAN
6 months' aight mommom Meanwhile wages hive not been reduced nor 4 months' sight Germany; have employees bean discharged as a direct | Ber Silversery consequence of the partial idleness of the. Bank of England rate apindles,—N, G. D. Now,
Berareiga mo
441 in question to follow the identical route back, r.gi however many torsings and cross roads it may .1.16 | have followed."-Japan Chroniclo,
mash.84 = "THE total output of the C. E. & M. Company's ibrae minus for the week ending September 12, amounted toʻno. 305 ya tour and the salen dur. (tuating the period to 31,470.50 tonn.
MONDAY, the çik October, at UPMUSTRI
No Virs Insurance has been effected.
Hongkong, 145 Santamber, zgol
DANCING
at 9.30 P.M.
O. E. OWEN,
Proprietor
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