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that respect the shipping companies of Japan, found their efforts adequately, rewarded as the evidence as shown by the launching of the magnificent new passenger steamers for Europe and San Francisco undoubtedly proved. But the progress and energy of the Japanese shipowners were in part altri butable to the handsome financial assistance rendered by the Government and not to the sole undivided labours of themselves, al- though that was no foxppreciable quantity. Of course there is nothing derogatory to the shipping companies in accepting the sub. sidics so freely offered, or running at a profit the vessels which were presented to them As a free gift by the Government-vessels which had been captured during the war, But what went against the grain of most critier was that the money expended in these subsidles was actually part of the loans raised in London, New York, Paris and, Berlin. So that the best endeavours of for- eign shipping firms to compete on a level
Alarming Collapse.
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN JEOPARDY. PORTION OF CEILING NARROWLY ESCAPES
PD-INJURING MESSRS. GRESSON AND“
BADELRY
the
on to say that about 17,000,000 will be re- quited for the payment of income and reti dential land taxes, at the end of the current mouth, so money will then become a little tighter, but the progress of the restoration of norrsi financial conditions is not likely to be affected. On and after the 15th prox. national Bonds will be repaid to the amount of Y20,000,000, and then a good deal is seldom that any untoward incident mate e proceadings of the Legislative Council, bot of money which is now lying idle fore meeting of the members this afternoon, summer and autumn silk cocoons and which was of sufficient interest in itself by yarn will be set free. It is probable that the reason of the fact that the Estimates were rate of interest will drop again then. It is under consideration, was seriously affected by only natural that money should become the fall of a great block of stucco which tighter towards and after the commencement fell on the table between the heads of an up- of November in view of the approach of the official and as official member. The business end of the year. Owing; however, to the of the Council bad just commenced. The Colonial Secretary had moved the second fact that National Bonds to the amount of
reading of the Appropriation Bill Mr. Murray Ya4,000,000 will fall due in the course of Stewart was beginning his speech, when Mr. December, the money market may continue W. J. Gretion, who arrived five minutes late, easy till the year is over. Provided that the took his seat at the end of oss arm of the table forecast is accurate and well founded Japan next to the Captain Superintendent of Police, should find her national Asances in a very Mr. Badelay. Everybody was intereatedly much easier position next year than they listening to the opening remarks of Mr. Stewart, the representative of the Chamber have been sincs the end of hostilities.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
1908. Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE
THE DALAI LAMA DIPLOMATIC AMENITIES:
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Peking, 7th October. Since the arrival of the Dalai ma in Poking, the Diplomatic Corps has paid deferential visits to him.
On the 5th instant, the British, American, German, and Russian Ministers made official calls on the
Buddhist Pontifi.
The Ministers bad a long con-
of Commerce in the Legislative Council,ference with him. when-moddaaly a block of ornamental and decorative stucco work on the roof fall with an alarming crash on the table imme diately between Mr. Gressan and Mr. Badeley,
scale with the Japanese were to a great ex. / THE organization of the Chino-Japanese Yelp For a second everybody was alarmed, and it:: tent rendered nugatory by the action of Forestry Company is progressing with great was feared that the hon. memberi had been their own compatriols in the financial world
rapidity.
Wx regret to state that Mr. John A. Ross, the accountant of the Chartered Bank, is very seriously ill at the Nursing Home, Shanghai He has undergone two operations and his
at hoino. Of late, however, the Japanese spite of the postponement of the Tokio Government has been so hard pressed for Exhibition, the American Commissioners at ready cash that it has had to considèrrived in Yokohama on the 2nd insirat. the question of shipping subsidica,.The financial crisis began with the failure of the A FOREIGNER named Sevito Artups was sent smaller baisks in the capital and in the more
to the House of Detention this morning, by important provincial towns. That meant a order of Mr. J. R. Wood, for being a vagrant, corresponding difficulty on the part of the people to pay the increasing burden of taxes and ultimately led to the reduction in the appropriation vote for the army and navy by £20,000,000, But even the extensive
condition is causing much anxiety to his many economies made throughout the Govern-friends-N, C. D. News. ment departments in Japan have not achieved the end in view of relicting the national financial stringency, and it seems that merchants and others, including the pative press, have begun to view with dis A. S. WATSON & CO., favour the enormous sum annually distribut
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A DOILERMAKER, giving the name" of Cheng war, texiding at 85, Queen's Road East, was charged in the Police Court, this morning, with stealing a quantity of sheet iron, valued at $50, belonging to the Hongkong Hotel Company, ed in the form of subsidies to the shipping Ltd. It was alleged that accused removed the componier. The writer, of "Commercial metal from the old portion of the building which Notes" in the Aube Heruld is.quite candid | is being pulled down. He pleaded not guilty on the subject and his remarks, we venture to.the charge, and the cate was remanded. to think, will come in the nature of a mild -revelation to those whose interests be outside Dal Nippon. The writer in question remarks that with the exception of those 'connect-
ed with either the shipping or shipbuilding -trades, almost all the papers and apparently a majority of commercial men are opposed to the renewal of the present subsidy system. This systchu will come to an end next year. As to the reasons, they agree that the subsi dy has enabled the business men and com- panies concerned to develop their business enormously but that carelessness has been shown in incurring needless expenditure. The object of the subsidy, they contend, was and is to enable the companies The rates per quarter and per mennem, proportional, concerned to work on an independent The daily imen in deliverul free when the addres is basis, but unfortunately, the opponents of accomalble to memengor. On rapier sent by post-an-the-system claim, the result.bas only made additions! $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage. them dependent, while the system has served The pelage on the weekly was to any part of the
to disturb business not only in Japan but in world in 80 cents per quarter, Bingle Copies Daily, ton centes Weekly, twenty. other parts of the world. The Tokio Así, which is strongly opposed to renewal, states that Japan has been engaged most zealously in what terms this foolish subsidy competition," and that little good
five cents.
The Hongkong
elegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1908.
JAPANESE SHIPPING
SUBSIDIES,
JEAN GAMETRO, an liallan overseer belonging to the Tonkin Railway, was charged 'in the Police Court, to-day, with assaulting a Chinese. woman at Wanchai last night Gametro and the compliment by accusing the woman of stealing $5 from his pocket, but this was not proved and she was discharged. On the other hand the Italian was bound over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for a year.
THE Ministry of War has decided to create the port of an Inspector Generalship for each of the twenty-two provinces of the Empire, The duties of such Inspectors-General will be to keep a watch on the drilling and discipline of the newly-organized Army Corps of the res higher than that of the Provincial Judge and live provinces. The post will be a step one lower than the Provincial Superintendent ship of Educ tion.
BEFORE Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Police Court, this alternoon, the two coolies, who were charged with commiiting armed robbery on board a jusk, at Causeway Bay, on Sunday last, were brought up on trial. Inspector Fen
tea appeared on behalf of the police to pra
badly bort. The block threw off a plethora of small chips which few all around. At once r. Gresson-and-Mr. Radelay drew back and the Council was in some consternation for a moment, Mr. Murray Stewart went on calmly
a
TIBET
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
URGID.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."|
Peking, 7th October. Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Dowager personally com- manded Grand Councillors Chang Chih-tung and Yuan Shih-kai to put the administrative affairs of Tibet
with his speech. The Clerk of Councils and the Chief Clerk made hurred exits and coolies re- moved the debris. There was no stoppage in the proceedings, but there was quite evidently good deal of anxiety. The block of stacce, about a foot long and half a foot in depth, had resied at the spot where one of the punkah pins is fastened to the ceiling The purkabsin proper order, rather than to during the afternoon were not again utilized." were immediately stopped and thenceforward discuss mattera to no effective pur- When, one considers the heat of the cham pose. ber, oven in comparatively cool weather, it can be well understand, that ike temperature of the room was far from exhilarating. Meanwhile, when it was seen that the danger was only local, as it were, there were "nods and winki and wreathed smiles," although it must be confessed that with few exceptions nobody seemed to be exactly comfortable.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LD.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS.
CHINA'S CURRENCY.
A VÁGUE MESSAGE.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung 'To."]
Peking, 7th October. The Board of Civil Affairs memo- rialized the Throne urging that Tang Shao-yi should be instructed to in
Powers....
'I he adjourned" extraordinary general meet--elude the queation of China's currency ings of the 'Humphreys Estate and Flounce Co, Ld, was held at the registered offices of in the Treaties with the Foreign the Company, Alexandra Buildings, at noon fo-day. Mr. Henry Humphreys presided. There wars also present:-Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs J. A. Jupp, (directors), . M. Wong, D. E
Clarke, S. A. Seth, G. Rapp, C.-B. Buyers, and Epos Seib (secretary),
The secretary read the notice convening the meeting,
Before moving the resolution, the Chairman to enable the Board of Directors to utilise the explained that the object of the resolution was
ization fund for any extraordinary expedits amount now steading to the cradil of the equal. such as typhoon and floods. He stated that the resolution was a simple one and would not lovolve any alteration of the articles of associa tion. Before moving the re olution be would be glad to answer any questions.
There were no questions,
The Chairman moved:-"hat the sum of
$coo50.00 now standing at the credit of Fund for Equalization of Dividend be transferred the credit af ". Typhoon dad Floods Terred to
Food"
Mr. 8, A. Seth seconded.
The motion was carried unanimously.
A secand extraordinary general meeting was subsequently held, the same shareholders be- ing present.
[This vague message is meaningless,' as it' stands. It is more likely that Tang Bhaoyi is desired to study the currency" system obtaining in the countries which he is about to visit Ed., U. &. T.).
THE YUNNAN QUESTION.
AMIGABLY SETTLED.
[By courtesy of the Sheung Fo"]
:
Peking, 7th October. The Yunnan frontier question re- specting the murder of French officers by Chinese insurgents has been amicably "settled between the Wai wapu and the French Minister in
Peking.
CHINESE STUDENTS.
PROSPECTIVE APPOINTMENTS:
[By courtesy of the * Shoung Pony
secute. Evidence was heard to the effect that has been accomplished. Investigations made
on the night in question while the master and by the authorities, says the Asahi, prove this, his fokie of junk No. 435 were asleep two men and in support of this assertion the follow-armed with fighting itous boarded the vessel, ing official report on the rates of shipping and proceeding aft, where the master was to be subsides, per ton, of various Powers, is pub found they bound his hands with a rope. Ons attempted to insert a piece of cloth in his mouth lished-
with the object of gagging him, but, before this could be done the master gave the alarm. This brought the folis to his assistanco and the man who had tried to gag him was arrested but the ther who had in the interval been collecting some of the crew's possessions dropped the articles and escaped. However, he was arreste sny change without calling four meetings eign countries to make special note
Country,
Japan France Russia...
Italy
·America."
Germany.
Great Britain
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Amount of
Subsidy, per ton
Y 12.30
11/13 3.76. 3.66
2.13. .81
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ed later in the day. The case was remanded:
"INVALIDED ON PENSION."""
WELL-KNOWE POLICE OFFICER: LEAVES FOR THE HOMELAND TO-DAY.
The Secretary read the nolite of the meeting. The Chairman said that before moving the resolutions he would be glad to answer any questions. He might state for the information
of shareholders that, under the existing anticies of association it would be almost impossible to
Peking, 7th October. The Waiwapu has instructed the Chinese Ministers accredited to For
of shareholders bence the desirability of aller- of the students who pay for their
article 54. The amendment to article
Ne-111-was simply to correct a clerical error. own education in those countries so
No question being asked,
that they may be appointed to the various Ministres when occasione offer.
TYPHOON WARNING.
Prince Ferdinand gram to the Sub
has been compelled to re the nation, and expresses the friendly relation hitherto ex the two countries will be maiolalaeda
A Council of Minister reply, which will probably tak
at the Prince's action, and a protest to recogulze Bulgaria indepen
A Manifesto issued at Sofla yer ing says that the procli once is la conformity with people who hope that the prove
Prince Ferdinand and bis Ministers have. started for Philippopolis.
The mobilization of an army of 100,000 men has been ordered.
The European Bituation.
"At Paris M. Pichon discussed with M. It. wolsky, Russian Foreign
Francis Berlic, British Ambassa question of a European Congres growing in-probability, despite 1 of dealing with the inflammable: involved
atters:
The Sultan, in his reply to Prince Ferdin- and which has now been despatched, says that Turkey bas invited the Fowers to confer
on the situation.
An anti-Austrian mass meeting has been
of Down with Austria" and much bellicosa held at Belgrade at which there were shouts
talk.
The Servian reserves numbering 110,000 men were called out yesterday...
The Chentu Hospital Students, A meeting has been held at Lord Salis bury's house at which it was resolved to form an Etonian association for China in support of Bishop Cassel's scheme for students in the.. hospital at Chentu.
A committee was appointed with Lord William Cecil as chairman.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
THE SQUALI
From Our Own Correspondent;}
{"-:;",
Canton, 7th October Reports of the disastrous squall which struck the city of Canton at 12,30 yesterday continue to arrive. Further damages to house property are now reported. Most of the buildings sleng the bund suffired slight damnged, while in tha Western suburb, one house in Kung Yat Moon street, had, one of its sidewalls blown down. One building in course of constuction in Kwong Fgalene had its matshed blowa down wounding three workmen, a telegraph pole in Po Yun Fong was broken into these parts, and some seven or eight houses in Po Yuen Tai Kai suffered serious damage to the roofs and walls, etc Io the subarb of Pan Tongtwo houses collapsed and seven persons in all were more or lest ibjured. In Nam Ngon, a village beyond the Western suburb, eight houses col lapsed and four others were damaged irons
man was killed and two others wounded. In
Teu, a village next to Nam Ngon; four houses collapsed and over ten others wein damaged,
The wind blew in a westerly direction so that destruction was only done to house properties in the western part of the city and its suburbs. The residents in the eastern part of the city seemed not to have noticed the approach of the equall Soon aller the blow, the Canton Self-Government Society, the Canton Forg Pin Hospital, the Red Cross Society and the Anti-Opium Society and other institutions sent cut-members to make a tour of inspection in different parts of the city and
to the two villages referred to with medical comforie to assist any one in need. The doctor of the Fosg Pio Hospital is attending toʻtwo wounded persons, and Doctor Leary His Fung
two under his care
THREATENED INUNDATION
A telegram bus, beeg,
Total at Luogchow stating
-heavy rain was ad conse
chang, which
ward course by the Wes -gram the Taotai, advise
steps might be taken for the protes embankments along the Wast Rive
MAGANTON:KONGMOON: RAILWAY.
Although much has been written from time to time regarding the system of ship. ping subsidies in Japan, it has seldom been suggested that outside the shipbuilders and shipping corporations there has been any general opposition to the allocation of funds by the Japanese Government for the purpose of fostering the overseas trade. It has al ways been assumed, and nothing in the
The Chaliman moved :-"That Article No, foreign or vernacular press of Japan appear The paper mentioned attributes the present |
*56 of the Anticles of Association of the Com ed to the contrary, that exporters and manu- depression in the shipping trade very largely
"papy be cancelled and the following Article facturers were equally favourable to the to the working of the subsidy. It says that scheme of subsidies. By the aid of the a director of a certain shipping company has After serving nearly five years in the Hopg-substituted therefor: Three Members per- Government in this direction, Japanese ship repeatedly laid stress on the unfavourable kong Police Force, Police constable (No. 34) "fonally present shall be a quorum for an, Or-
The American Consulate General received ping firms were enabled to carry goods at condition of his business, merely in order to J. Lenaghib has been invalided on a pension, "dinary General Meeting, For all other Meet
"That Article No. 111 of the Articles of As the following telegram from the Manila Obser rates which rellected disastrously on the brin about a renewal of the subridy his He left for the homeland to day, by the P, and "ings the queram shall be five. quotations submitted by foreign firm. In company has been receiving. It urges the steamer Alore.
On the night of May 13, 1906, Police "sociation of the Company be altered by deletwatory at i a'clock p.m., today' other words foreign vessels were pênalised in | authorities to pay the utmost attention to
constable Lenaghan, who was then stationeding the words the Goversiog Director or by October 8, 198, at noo, cyclone er typhoon "two Directors" on the seventh line thereof and E. of Luzon, less than 300 miles distant, order that the Japanicae shipping trade might the question before making a definite decit Haughom, went to the assistance of a
moving W.N.W.X be fostered and the overseas carrying busi sion one way or the other. All this will Chinese policeman, who was being attacked "substituting the following words therefor:
widened and extended. Naturally, come as news to those who believed that by a number of American bluzjackets, who were The General Managora.*** such a condition of affairs grated on those Japan was committed to the subsidy system, on their way to join their ship in Kowloon lo, the struggle that followed, shipowners of other countries who had to go and if in the end there is a substantial| Decks. without benefit of clergy in so far as Govern decrease in the expenditure under this head Lenaghan was struck on the head with a beer meni subsidies were concerned, and it the result should prove as beneficial to bottle, which rendered bits unconscioss, to be confirmed at a subsequent meeting which was only by the most strenuous exertions Japan as it will to legitimate traders. With Assistance was soon at hand and the bles and datablished reputations that they suc-regard to the financial situation generally in Jackets were beaten off. Lonaghan was taken ceeded in holding their own against the Japan our contemporary reports that slowly to hospital, where he remained for about three pertinacious efforts of the Japanese to but surely the bankers are getting less timid. Since that time his mind seemed to have TOKIO despaich, of the 2nd inst., to the gain a footing in centres which they had The probability is that, things would never been affected, and he had been noticed to havs C. D. News says:-The rumours of an cistol previously left unexplored. Our readers have been so bad as they were, had they acted queerly while on duty. This was brought between the United States and Japan are con will remember the bold attempt which the exercised a spirit of confidence a little longer. to the attention of the Government medical tubuting to a remarkable buoyancy of shares Nippon Yusen Kaishia made last year for Business, however, men are engage
1 as dull as ever, pfficers, with the result, as stated above, that on sho, Tokio market. This state of affairs, g capture or, at least, to galo a share of the, and the majority of men, are engaged he was found well for funber duty and was however, is largely due to the reaction from A DOCTOR named Fung Tak, and a coolit,
fovalided,
former pessimism<consequent upon the rey Chan Lan, were arraigned before Mr. JAB
charged with Klo Bangkok, Hongkong and Swatow trade and only in work of adjustment. Needless to say
Police-cobstable Lenaghan a typical young, newal of confidence in the Government's 6nan Kemp in the Pélice Court,|
from #salt-fish. how that attempt failed. Then it was an there is not a great demand for money lahman was well-liked among his colleagues cial intentions. The question of an extents has stakling
it is Connaught Road, yesterday, They cars. nounced that the Kaisha Intended to secure Banken have money in hand, but the rate in the Force and his misfortune has been (hu | hitherto been decian
1ừ “adioscued until tomorrow. the Bangkok trade from Singapore, making of interest has not fallen, The writer goes came of much regret.
DEB
weeks,
Mr. Buyers seconded. Resolution carried unanimously.
The chairman: The resolutions will have
will be dely convened. Thank you for your attendance, gentleman.
A
The meeting then ended.
stated that various peri
· DISCOVERY OF A NEW COMET. A new Comet, which is described as bright, was discovered by Morehouse at the Yerkes is at present situated upon the soother border Observatory, Wisconsin, os Beptember and: 1 of the constellation, Cygnus and luʼmoring ponward. It is already asarly five times as bright as at the time of discovery, is siti in crossing in brilliancy, and will reach the point of nearest approach to the sun on December, 26th.Communicated,
A meeting is to be held to-day by the members, snkow of the board of directors of the Caston Railway Company in connection with work to be proceeded forthwith for the survey of the proposed Caston-Kongmoon line-
PROPOSED GERMAN COLLEGE, Yesterday, the German Consul at Centon
had an interview with Viceroy Chang 3 the opening of a college for the German lan- He made apggestion to His Excellency for Buage in the Wah Lum monastery building for Chinese students. The Viceroy has not yet acquiesced in the German Cop i Excellency, maled that loo have to be made before deficie
be given.