Telegrams.
**HONGKONT TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE,
CUSTOMS DUES,
COLLECTIONS TO BE MADE.
IN DOLLARS,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pp"]
Peking, 2nd October.: Duke Tsui, president of the Board of Revenue, is going to present a memorial to the effect that, in future, all Customs dues and land taxes be collected in dollars.
TIBET.
DALAI LLAMA NOT WANTED.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung, fol
Peking, 2nd October. The High Commissioner in Tibot has telegraphed to the Imperial Government to use their best
VOLO
THE HONGKONO TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER
TEER CORPS ORDERS,
ARTILLERY"UNITS.
3rd Period. Company Training Four weeks commencing arst September Each company will have one evening a week and all officers, N.CO.'s and men should erdeavour to attend the dilll night of their company during the four weeks company fraiding.
All instruction during company tuining will be given by the officers of the company. No
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
“COLBINE" IN JAPANCHE
As has been miready reported in our columus, asgotiations have been in progress between the Dai Nippon Engar Rialng Company and the Nagoya Engar Refiding Company for the purchase of the latter's business, together with the machinery an
and plant. The fan in Chronicle, of azed ult, says: Last week the negotiations came to a succomial conclusion, and a pro- visional agreement has been signed according r Company Monday, the 5th October No. 2y. The terms of the transaction are that Company Tuesday, the 6.b.October; No. 320,000 abares, Yas paid up, shall be taken over Company Wedocaday, the 7th October, and by the Dai Nippon at Y10.40 sach-Y205,000 No. 4 Company Friday, the 9th October.
" in all that he Dal Nippta shall pay an addi- Note:Members of other companies may tiopal Y 3,000 is soltum to the dismissed attend on the above da'es.
staff the Nagoya Con py, and that all the liabilities of the latter company to the Youni Shokal, importats of machinery, from, &c., of Tekyo, the Meijl Back, of Nagays, and others shall also be taken over,
MTNGINEER COMPANY.. Parado.At West Fort, Kowloop, at 9 pm. on Wednesday, the 7th October, 19.8, for technical instructions.
«ENGINEER APD INFANTRY COMPANIES,
Parade. At Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, the 5th, and Friday, the 9th October, 1908, furiulantry drills, Sergt. Dowca, 3rd Middlesex Reg, will attend.
TAIKOO DETACHMENT. Parade.—At Taikoo at 5.30 p.m. on Thurs. diy, the 8th October, 19.8, for infantry drill, Bergh. Dewaer, 3rd Middlesex Reg, will at
tand
ENGINEER COMPANY, A practice shoot will take place at Ring's Park Range for the above company on Sunday,
C. USR. A
|
COMMER
YARN MARKET.
1908.
To-day's Advertisements.
In their report_dated, and instant, Messrs. | HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. Phirotsha B.. Petit & Co. write
ST. ANDREW'S BALL, 30.11.08,
Our last circular was dated the 18th pit.. The yarn market has been firm throughout the past fortnight, accounted for by reduced stocks In Grst bands and the continusace of orders received from the consuming districts in the interior, TA
Prices have been kept up at the level of last mail's quotations and there is no likelihood from the prezant outlook of their receding.
The Lancashire lock-out has not yet pro- duced any reflex on the Iccal market, priaci pally because of the lower prices ruling for raW cotton. It is a healthy sign of the present-day condition of the Hongkong market that no speculative dealings are indulged in in view of the Lancashire crisis.
In reference to our allusion, in circular No. 78, of 4th September, 1958, to the French loan raised by the Kanngafucht Spinning Company, of Japan, and the purpose to which the money was reported to be applied, we are in receip! of a letter from the Managing Director of that Company, dated Hiogo, 12th September, in which the writer states!" The reason we have Borrowed money from France in simply to provide ourselves to meet"
payment for cotted at any time, and thus to establish the flonscial position of our company upon soundest baris. The money, therefore, will be deposited at ord
As will be remembered, the Nagoya Com- pany was formed during the recent business blem. The Goancial crash took place before the company had begun its operations, and 'consequently it, became very difficult to carry oa business on account of the financial depres sion. The site of the company's mill was selected at Biwajima, Nagoya," and machinery. sufficient to produce 50,000 tour of sugar per month was ordered from England through the Youel Shok. The question now arises as to the disposal of the land at Biwajimand of the machinery. It is proposed to transfer the Mill in Farmora, belonging to the Dai Nippon, managing director of the Japanese company money market will be most stringent." The or else to divide it among the Dai Nippon.and denies the truth of the report that the money other companies in the comblue, disposing of borrowed from France will be sued to pay tor | the fand by auction. The Nagoya Sugar Re-sew machinery purchased by the Kanegafuchi it has really commenced operations. firing Company thus comes to an end before Company. The Company, he adds, has "plenty
efforts to persuade tlio Dalai Elama the 13th October, 1908. - Ammunition most ba whole of the machinery end plantto iba Toroknary time, and will only be called when the to remain in Peking instead of redrawn from Volun car Headquarters before
'i pm. on Saturday, the toth October, 1958) turning to Tibet
It is wat fied for beformation that the meeting ber rob, 1908. Members of the Corps will be of the above commences on Tuesday, Novem
added as far as possible on Saturday, the 14th November, 1958. The meeting will take plice in the Kowloon City Range,
The purport of the suggestion is to allow of reforms being introduced into the administration of civil affairs in Tibet.
The Imperial Government ne quiesces in the suggestion.
POPPY CULTIVATION.
SHANTUNG GOVERNOR'S DRASTIC PROPOSAL.
[By courtesy of the "Shering Po.").
Poking, 2nd October. HE, Yuan Shib-fun, Governor of Shantung, has memorialised the Contral Government requesting that instructions be issued throughout
RIFLES AND EQUIPMENT, Officers Commanding will please instruct the members of their units to draw their rifles end equipment, from headquarters as early as possible.
JOINED.
Mr. J. D. Auld joined the Corps on the 22nd September, 198, assigned Corp No. 1,051 and posted to the infantry company.
་
,
Mr. E E Rigold joined the Corps on the asih September, 198, assigned Corps No. 1,053 and posted to No. 4 company.
Mr. F. G. Carroll joined the Corps on the 28th September, 1908, assigned Corps No. 1,053 and posted to the infantry company.
RESIGNED.
+1
Ganner A. B. Bunu is permitted to resign as leaving the Colony with effect from the 22nd instast.
23rd instant.
£J*
It is reported that the board of directoir, on foreseeing the difficulties which would present themselves to the company on account of the financial depression, decided to get rid of their burden; and devised the present plan. The Dai: Nippon willingly agreed to take over the company as the sugar-refing industry is now suffering from over-production, The Nagoya directors originally proposed that the shares held by them should be taken over at par (Y25 paid up), With this end in view, they proposed to sell all the shares held -ambog themselvot-4,480-as well as the 2,500 brid by their relatives, in the Dai Nippon. The proposal was agreed to by the latter company, which also purchased by auction en the 17th ultimo over 9,001 abates put up for sale be cause the call on them tai not bees mét. Having thus acquired a control.og interest of proposed the transfer of the Nagoya company 1,000, shares cut of 10,000, the Dai Nippon
under the conditions mentioned, sullifying the Sapper F. W. Qark is permitted to resign former purchase, with the result that the plan leaving the Colony, with effect from theef the directors of the Nagoya Company to
transfer their shares at par collapsed. Sapper A Comar is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with effect from the 23rd iartent,
all the provinces to stop the cultivaan tion of poppy altogether within one
year.
[Reuter's.]
Turkey and Bulgaria."
LONDON, 1st October. Telegrams from Sofia report that, in a memomadum to the Powers which has been drafted, Bulgária explains the motives for! her occupation of the Oriental railway and declares that it is now impossible to re- establish the status quo,
Constantinople official circles opine that the conflict with Bulgaria is in a fair way to Bettlement..
Later,
Russia, in a Memorandum regarding Bul- garia, proposes to submit the question of the occupation of the Oriental railway to the Powers signatory to the Berlin Treaty which France supports....
"Anglo-American-Penny-Postz~- The penny post between Great Britain and the United States was inaugurated to day, preparations being made for a record mail which is expected to flood America with trade circulars,
Sapper R. Pestonji is permitted to resign
with effect from the 28th fastant.
TRANSFER.
Guoner C. Piquet is transferred from No.1 Company, to the Engineer Company with
effect from the agrd instant."
NOTICE,
It in notified for information that the Annual Camp with be held at Stonecutters Island from October 17th 10 November 2nd; every member of the Corps should endeavour to be present for as long a period as possible. The attention of members i directed to page 357 (3) in the Corps. Handbook. It is hoped that every
The provisional agreement signed between the Nagoya board of directors and the Dai Nippon has aroused some indignation on the part of the smaller,shareholders. They hold that the company was formed in Nagoya with
the object of refialog, sugar by machinery driven by water-power, which would have to be
adopted sooner or later in view of its greater
economy over steam power. Even if the ma- chinery is driven by ateam the price of coal in in Osake. The company's mill was to be con only Ya higher per 10,500 kin ie Nagoya than raced as a model sugar-mill, with complete and up-to-date appointments in all respects. Re- gret tis expressed that such an undertaking so important to Nagoya should be sacrificed for
the interests of the directors, and these share.
fund for extensions?
vance of $1 to $1, 200
No. 20-A good business dona at an ad-
,,
No. 16.-Attracted attention of buyers who purchased a good lot at sa advance of 51.
No.12-Solccted chops moved at quotations, No. tar-A good business transpired both for spot and forward delivery at an advance of
to St per bale.
No, 8-Nothing doing.
S
* THREE PRACTICE DANCES,
COTSMEN desiring to subscribe" to the above are requested to forward their pames to the undersgoed,
DAVID WOOD,"
Hop, Secretary,
70
Hakona, 3rd October, rond
AUCTION.
pavoreceived
Bagito sell byl
PUBLIC AUCTION;
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
„MONDAY,-
[800]
the 5th October, 1908, at 11 AM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, comer of Ice House Street, Cases of AXES, HATCHETS, PLANES,
CHISELS, &c. &c TERMI-AS unt;
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Anctionsers, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1965.
INSULT 70 A FOReign lady.
[For
'ACCUSED JAFANESE, ACQUITTEDALI
The Japan Chronieli, of zzed alt, says Yesterday, in the Kobe Ku Saibansho, before fudge Ureno, an appeal in the case of alleged. insult to a young foreign lady was beard, filed by the accused, Hisamaten Veijiro, aged 31, a banto of the Banden Shokai, a straw-braid film at Isokami-dori, 6-chome, Kobo. The appoal was against the decision of the Kobe Falice, by whom accased was sentenced to detention at the police station for ten days. Mr. Kuratani, barrister-at-law, of Kobe, appeared for the appellant, while Mr. Tanaka, the Public Pro- curator, appeared for the prosecution.
ttons.
YOU MAY BUY
FROM US
VICTOR
AT-
$2 per week.
CALL AND HEAR
OUR
LATEST
RECORDS,
As reported in our columns, it was alleged IMPROVED
only changed hands.
No. 6. A parcel of one of the selected chops that on September 9th, about to p.m., while
Market cloini'steady. Sales:-200 bales of “No. 61, 6,070 bales of No. 6, 1,750 bales of No. 12, 1,050 bales of Wo, 16%, and 3,375 bales of No. zor; in all about 17,450 balas..
and
Arrivals:-Per ́steamers, Kutang Catherine Aper (from Calcutta), and Yoorafu Mart, and Delta (from Bombay), of about Soco bales. ⠀
Unold Stock-Aboût 11,000 bales. Unclested Stock :—About 6,500 bales, -Exchange-We quote to-day as follows:-
India
T. T2 at Rs.133 per cent, Demand
11. 133+ London T.T.
.Demand Shanghai....... Silver.
•
Sh. 1.9 3/16d=$ [n= 1.9td./~~$ Tis. 734-$100.
23 31/16d. per ds.
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
Meters, E. S. Kadoorie & Co. write on and Reviewing the share business for the week
last:-
Business in our stock market has been somewhat restricted during the past week and sales have undergone but little change.
Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks can be secured at $725, after salon during the week at Syyo. The Loudon rate in unchanged at 80 Marine Insurances-Cantons continue quiet
member of the Corps will attend Camp daneg holders are making strenuous efforts to lecure at Sa1o. Unions have been sold at $795, clos." the preliminary drills of the first faw 'day, the cancellation of the provisional agreement. ing easier at $790, Yaugtszes are still on offer.
...
at S1678, without business to report.
Misu Audia Botelho, "with her brother and several friends, was taking an evening stroil along Shimoyamatedori, s-chome, the accused suddenly approached and caught hold of her from behind.
The accused, now pleaded that he did not seize the complainant as alleged, but he thought his hand touched her as be moved aside to make way for a jistikisha which was coming behind him." He was acquainted with many English and American gentlemen, and know something, of Western etiquette. He would never dare to bebave in such a sepreben sible manner as was alleged.,
Miss Anna Botelho stated that she remem- bered semebody catching hold of her from behind on the night in question." She did not kaow whether a 'rikisha passed her from behind or pot at the time of the occurrence.
Mr. J. B. Botelho was then examined and said he did not actually see the sccused insult his sister, but when the incident look place friends from the accused. It was in the belief she screamed and sought the protection of ber
that accused had robbed her that, witness chased the accused and seized him."
Mr. Sakamoto Itaro, director of a straw braid firm is Kobe, was called as a witness, and de- posed that the accused was a man of good chiracter, and was incapable of such behaviour towards a foreign lady as that with which he was charged.
MACHINES
AND THE
MARVELLOUS AUXETOPHONE
THE
ROBINSON
PIANO
CO LTD
Hongkong, 22nd August 1,08,
KOWLOON
HOTEL.
Mr. Tavaka, the Public Procurator, said that the accused bad failed to give any evidence to support his statement as to a frikisha passing at the moment of the occurrence, and that ample evidence against him had been brought before the Court,,. The charge against bico was Shipping-China and Maniles can be had snow established, and he should therefore be "THE CATCH OF THE
du sished accordingly.
Fire Insurances-China Fires and Hong kong Fires have improved to $5 and $330 respectivaly.
otherwise the proper sequence of dulle will be hindered. Members, who have not yet dose ultimo. The Olaka diski remarks that whe to be laid before a general meeting on the asth so, should draw their Arms and Equipment ther the Dai Nippon will continue working the from Store as early as possible. All arms and Nagoya mill afer the purchase or mal is un equipment must be drawn from Store by Octo-known, but the Dai Nippon being the principal ber 10th, 1908. _The_instructions for Camp will be issued gitator is favour of a Government Sugar 15. Douglases remain steady at $343, Hong thoroughly acquainted with all the orders shonly; every member should make himself Monopoly, the present move may be regarded-kong, Cautos and Macao Steamboats have as a step in the direction of the formation of further buyers at $183. Star Ferries, old and therein paying special attention to orders about the monopoly. When the monopoly scheme de, are out of four at quotations.
"of the Dai Nippon is realised, the smaller share.
Refineries.—China Sugars are without busi- arms, clothin,, gun practices, fire alarms, etc
as at $125 Luxous and Perak Sugars are All sergeants should thoroughly understand the
unchanged, duties of orderly sergeant,
CORPS DADERLY`OFFICER.
holders in the company which is being taken over will be the losers. The Oak journal adds that the question of transferring the Nagoya The Opium Question in China.. Officer on duty for week commencing sih company to another concern was first proposed The Morning Post Washington correspond-October, 1958, Liem. W. M. Scott.
by a Belgian syndicate in February last, but without result. Then the Yokohama Sugar ent wires that the Powers have agreed to prohibit the importation into China of mor phia and morphia instruments from the 1st January, 1909.
for them.
Later.
Next for duty Lieut. J. A. T. Plummer.
Rafieing Company suggested the advisability of the Naguya company being incorporated with the Dal Nippon, a proposal which has a length culminated in the tran for just agreed
ироп
in stated that the prople of Nagoya are. strongly opposed to the discontinuance of the Bwajima mill of the Nagoya company. As in the case of land in the vicinity of Aoyama, the site of the Great Exhibition, which has dropped in value on account of the postponement of the Fxhibition, so it is believed that the land owners in Biwajima will be affected by the transfer of the business of the Nagoya com
JAPAN'S PRACK-POLICY.
REDUCTION OF THE CHINA GARRISON, The Times in a leader reminds emphati cally that, if the opium trade must cease for
Tokio, September 28. us, the cultivation of the poppy must cease. It is announced that in view of the existing conditions in North China the Japanese Gor arament is of opinion that it it unnecessary for it to station, a big furce on Chiness usil and it has decided to withdraw its troops with the exception of small garrisons in Tekins, Tientsin and Shanbaikan. This step is stated to be in | accordance with fapan's polley of peace and it pity,
is added that further i lustrations of this same policy may be expected in due course-N. C. D, Nasus
SHIPPING AND-MAILS-
German (Prinses Alice) 6th inst,, a pm... Americana) 8th inst: American (Mongolia) 13th inst.
The P. M. 5. Call us ¿fumeolla with the American 'Mail will stil from-Yakobama os
kong on rath integ
Mr. Karatani, for the appellant, then urged that the accused be acquitted. Counsel-point ed out that the accused was 'na aducated men, | who occupied a responsibla position with his firm; he had a good reputation is business cir
-clos, as would be seen 'by, referencé ló a ma- Mialng-Chiptre Engineerings are wesker-gesine, which was produced in Court as an- at Tis, 16. There is a slight weakness in Raubs exhibit, as well as hy evidence given by wit which are offering at $7.
Docks, Wharves and Godewos-Kowloon Wharfs continue steady at Sto. Whampoa Docks are easier and offring at $91. In the Borth, Shanghai Docks have been placed, at Tis, 86, while Hongkew Wharts are offering at the reduced, rate of Tir 1973.
Hotels and Buildlogs-Hoogkoog Lands; Hotel are wanted at $77, Sales of Hongkong Laods have been effected at 194. There are buyers of Humphreys Estates at St. Shanghai Lands are in demand at Tia 1134
Cotton Milla Ewos bave been sold in the North at the slightly improved rate of Tis. 66. Hongkong Coltons have been placed at Stop ex the dividend of 50 cents per share paid on
the 26th inst. In other stocks under this bead- The first meeting of the commillee of theing, we have no changes to report,
Miscellaneous-China Borneos have declin. Sugar Trust was to be held yesterday in Tokyo, ed in Sic Further sales of Chick-Pro- when the regulation relating to the joint sale of vidents have been booked at 591 and Green proximo, was to be signed. At the meeting the are obtainable at Sig. Thers are buyers of sugar, which comes into, operation on the Lettland Cemente at Sis-Hongkong Electrics Dai Nippon will seek the committen's approval | Langkats in the North at Tia 650,
nesi Sakamoto Itaro.
The Judge then gave his decision, quaihing the sentence of the Kobe police, and acquitted the accused of the ground of inseficiency of evidence.
An innovation is to be made in the Palace by Connecting it with the general telegraph lines whereby telegrams may be sent straight to their Malesiles from the provinces. Hitherto all uch telegrams were first sent to the Grand
Council. There is also a report that the tele.. graph line connecting. Rho Park Palace and the Waiwapa was recently cut by alleged ra volutionaries, but this is probably a canard,
THOSE Americian who are at present eager for their country to enter upon a treaty with. Chins might find some instructive reading in the book on the Culasse, written by the late Sir John
kong. Ho relates that the American flag dis Davis, K.C,B, sometime Governor of Hong. appeared from Canton la, 1833, owing to a dispute on the subject of precedence between the American Consul" and "the captaic of an American frigate. Neither of these gentlemen could son his way to calling on the other. The AT a conference of the members of the Council tee and unchanging opinion of Ching on the on State affsins, Prince Ching advocated the subject of all foreign States and rulers may be promulgation of a law requieting cultivators of gathered from the Imperial Edict referring to the poppy Throughout the Empire to stop | Lord Ambert's Embassy To observe the the poppy at the end of three years laws of politeness to the Sovereign who hid from this year.” At this period was considered | aunt us lettere ting a wish to show us due
3rd inst, and will be due to arrive in Hong-A SE US telegram to the Mainicht stride that The C. P. R. Co.'s 34. Empress of India the Imperial Decree promulgated on August arrived at Kobe'st 4.30 pm, on sed lust, and its list year ordering the people to cut off of its purchase of the Nagoya company's.com Exchange The Banks selling rate on Loa left agalo at midnight same day, via. Nagasaki their top koo's bas proved ineffective. At a com, Depots for the sale of sugar will be don is 1/91 on demand. The T/T rate on for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at 6 meeting of local Governors held at Surgen, established at Horyo-machi, Nihombashi,
m on 5th inst
Shanghai is 751; The Imperial Gorman Mail 9.8. Fringars Kyoug Kwido, a fow days ago, a resolution was Tokyo, and Dosko-machi, Oza Allee, carrying the German Walls with dates consequently passed urging the people to obes from Barlin of the gib uit," lö't Singapota: on and lak,, at to a m., and may be expected here on 6ih inst., at 2pm.
serva the Decins by September (lopar calen, AT S1, Andrew's Church, Kowl dark. The resolution pointed out that it war the Holy Communion will Improper for persons, to rotale their sop-knots, mid-day(immediately after when the Emperor and other men of high Morning Prayer and Bermo standing bad cut their off. It is reported that ed (weather permitting) the police summoned about one hundre caba | party of "gy Company, men to the police station and
Evening Prayer and
tories will be
KICKSHA coolie was fined $5 in the Folice, Court, to-day," for assaulting Joseph Marques, "ulad, residing at:9, 51, Frauchs Street, The
assault took place yesterday. The lad had en- Waya shule hair cut sho raged, the coolie rickaba and bad prid’him" oroughly from the
This Tegal (ara 3 The coolie, ricomie, demand.
ed more,, and, on being refused, struck the of four men,
10 carry it into
by the
brity of those prasant to be too shoi
erwards decided to recomi
Edi
[iky ten yaara klímit"ardarid
COLD SEASON."
MUSICAL DINNERS
EVERY
SATURDAY at 8 PM.
SPECIAL MENU.
STRING
BAND
INFATTENDANCE,
DANCING
at 9.30 P.M
| the passt krifling 'ol his
C. CHAYTOR
O. E OWEN
Page 5Page 6