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kok. The fact, however, that Dr. Son Yat Sen Gids'ir profitable to visit Siam in order, it is to be presumed,
to awakan – the combativa, in, stincts of his fellow-countrymen in Bangkok, will cont.inly be taken as indicative of a fresh
A. S. WATSON & CO., spula to cause trouble in the Middle King dóm. Recent exchanges from the North give the Impression that in certain parts of the country the spist of unrest is at work, but so far the Chinese Government have managed to prevent any ebullition, and as the Powers are determined that the new reign shall not be disturbed by internecine troubles it is improbable that the reformers will be allowed to made boadway agafast the rule of the constituted authorities. Fortunately, for the peace of Chips, the Cantonese are so busily concerned with their own affairs that they HANDSOME TOILET SETS, SILVER have little time to devote to seditions sugges MOUNTED in Fancy Leather Castions. What with imaginary alights, railway HANDSOME · PUFF. BOXES, - CUT"} GLASS, BOTTLES in Great Varicly, schemes which involve the hard-earned money HAIR BRUSHES in Leather Cales, of the people, and other questions of more or less PERFUME SPRAYS, MANICURE importance but all of a purely, local character, SETS, SCISSORS in Caso1.
the Cantonese have their hands full, so that they have no time to spara for the consideration of abstract political questions. It may there. tore happen that the petty aquabbles and agita, tions which have been so sedulously encour aged by the Self-Government Society wilt' prove to be blessings in disguise for the peace of the Empire, and instead of proving a menace will conòlitqle a safety valve for the exit of
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the secret ikat in order to raise a revolutionary secretaryship-divided in so far as the salary insurrection at least eighty million tarla mere Lis poncerned-commlited a breach of the law? wanted for the porchase of fire-arms, ammnul. Would Mr. Gibson go to prison for his miss tion, etc, and then proposed to establlah adamsanours while Mr. Craig drew the entire commercial company with capital amounting salary attached to the job, or would Mr. Craig
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HALF YEARLY DIVIDEND.
At the 68th ordinary general meeting of the Fenistular & Oriental Steam Navigation Com- pany which was to be held on the 11th Dec It is stated in St. Petersburg- that Ger amber, the directors, after providing for the many has decided to cease sending troops usual dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per to the Far East by tea and has arranged agnum on the preferred stock, were to recom- with Russia to utilise the Siberian railway mead a dividend on the deferred stock of 61
British Trade Marks in Japan, par cest for the six months, and a bonus of 3
In reply to a complaint from the Birming per cent paid in fuus, a distributionham Chamber of Commerce concerning the deferred stock of 13 per cent, for the year, on a total distribution of 9 per cent, on the paid-up piracy of trademarks in Japan, Sir. Edward capital.
Grey said that the situation was:largoly
dua to the failure of foreigners to take proper
per cent, making, with the interim dividend of
to the tools romans. As a francia gas babiting editor os paciée Cone temapaper? of the revolutionists. Ar a first step it, was fighting editor on a Pacific Coast newspaper? proposed to buy up one million koku of Having made darkness still more obscure on beans in Tishling and the neighbourhood, the subject of the secretaryship, the President as this would realise a profit of about proceeded to submit correspondence relative to five million yen when sold in Yokohama, the cleansing of Kowloon. Knowing nothing With the proceeds it was proposed to buy from about the merits of the question we are not in Japan two hundred thousand rifes as a start
position to say whether the suggestion to hold and then repeat the operation until the pre- the discussion in camera was justified or not, parations were all complete. This being agreed but surely there could be little to conceal in to between the patties, Wan Fengwu proceed regard to a complaint against the conservancy ed to Shanghai to raise the funds Inasmuch contractor, 1 is usually considered a matter as there was co prospect of raising more than of 'pablic importance and ratepayers have a four million taels, conference was held, when distinct right to know wherein the cou Wan suggested the uttering of counterfeit tractor is alleged to have fallen short of his Mukden paper money to the amount required. obligations. Of course, the Registrar-General The accused consented, and undertook the recollected that on the last occasion the Board work. Just then the Chinese Government was considered such a matter confi lentially, but energetic in detecting the movements of thedeen be think that should form a precedent? revolutionists and many police detectives were There are a good many people who would pre-day, December 30th, states :---- despatched to Kirin. The secured, therefore, | for that all Government business should be con- removed to Mukden, while Wan was taking re. I sidered confidentially, and there are some who fuge near Liaoyang. In the meantime the ac-object to the press airing public grievances at
cused wasin constant communication with Was || any time, but fortunately they are not supreme through secret emissaries. In August last year arbiters of our actions yet. If Kowloon's in the accused decided to commence manufactur- terests as affected by the conservancy contract ing counterfeit paper money and for 'that pur· are not of geoaral interest to the community
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
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mended traders to appoint a common agent in Tokio to watch their interests,
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Morning Post, Limited, for presentation at the The report and accounts of the South China sixth ordinaty meeting of shareholders to be held in the offices of Dr, Noble, Beak Buildings, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on Wednes.
19th December, 1907. Gentlemen,—The Directors beg to submit their report for the year ending August gist,
The debit balance of the profit and loss seconut as per the fart balance shoot was
1908.'
$90,237.44
The profit for the year ending, 31st 20 *August, 1998 is .......................... 33,634 77
Leaving a reduced debit to be car
ried forward of
offer themselves for reselection.
J. W. NOBLE, Chairman,
J. SCOTT BARSTON, Director.
Later
Prorogation of Parliament, Parliament is proroguede, and The King's speech says that relations with foreign powers continuo friendly,
Several important agreements hare, beeth concluded tending to the consolidation of pesce, and there is reason to hope that wies conciliatory counsels will prevail is the Balkans and that an amicable settlement. will be reached with the content of the signatories of the Berlin Treaty.
FIRE AT LAI-CHI:KOK.
́SEVERAL MATSKEDS 'BURNT DOWN.'
Commissioners have been appointed to REQUISITES explosive feelings. In Shanghai, however, the pose he wrote to Oshika Wakichi, one of theme shall probably-ba-told next that. Govern
attend an international opium conference la Very Fine Selection in Great Variety dative-authorities regard—ibe situation with accused, in Tokio, disclosing the scheme ment servants are beyond the pale of the law.
Shanghai to suggest measures for the gradual MEERSCHAUM and BRIAR PIPES, much uneasiness because it is known that Oshiki readily consented to join in the plot. However, despite the 'unaccountably weak re-
$56,62267 suppression of oplum, with a view of assiste CALABASH PIPES (a· Špecial Assort. The anti-monarchists are doing their utmost Prior to starting the manufacture Oshika bought monstrance of Mr. Shelton Hooper, the ing- The Director, Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs. G. Ling China to eradicate the opium trade with mant) SMOKERS COMPANIONS, to mislead the people and induce them to from an unknown puty“ia „Moj)" 20,500 gestion that the representatives of the press. Moxon, and J. S. Harston, retire according the empire. MEERSCHAUM and AMBER CIGAR and CIGARETTE HOLDERS, CIGAR join the revolutionaries who are plassing pieces of counterfeit Mukden paper money should relire was adopted and the members to clause 83 of the articles of association, but and CIGARETTE CASES in real CRO. de man. A strict watch is accordingly for three thousand yen. This bogus "money" proceeded to enjoy themselves in private,
was packed and forwarded the accused CODILE SKIN, SNAKE SKIN, ac being kept on the movemesis of those who are TOBACCO POUCHES in BEAVER, suspected, of harbouring designs against the through the medium of Harada Tamerichi,- CROCODILE, SNAKE and DOE SKIN, Government and the services of the Municipalous of the accused, the same having been' & TOBACCO BOXES and JARS, Police have been engaged in the work of locating received by the accured on November 14th, ASH TRAYS..
the propagandists. The secret service men am A large portion of the money was spent in the All these Goods are of the Highest Class and ployed by H. E: Tuan Fung have been at work purchase of beans, before he was arrested by
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in Shanghai and as a result of their ferretting the order of the Japanese Consul General at it has been discovered that a large gang of Mukdeo on December 14th List year, and revolutionaries has made the Settlement its brought before the Tokio Law Court to answer temporary headquarters). Last week, the de- the charge. If it takes a year to work up the | A PAPER no "Rallway Dévelopment in China,” case against the accused how long will it take by Arthur John Barry, M.Inst.C.E, will be to try them? The story may be correct but read before the Society of Ails after Christmas. it reads very much like a fairy tale.
COLONEL W. G. Bedford, C.MO, MB, Army Medical Service, on promoties to rank, bas been appointed administrative medical officer at Hongkong.
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A LABUAN stamp, first issue, tic, cermine, unused, fetched 64 at a sale a few days ago. PAYMASTER A Taylor has been posted for daly with the cruiser Kant. He joins the Kent from the scout Skirmisher of the Channel fleet.
THE Right Hon. Sir Cecil Clamssti Smith, PC, O.C.M.G, one of the British delegates to the International Opium Commission, was to have sailed for Shanghai on 26th uk.......
portant arrest on information faid by an from Nauking, the suspect in eminary this instance, being at man named Van, Bing alias Trang Kong, who is stated SANITARY BOARD, AFFAIRS, _io_be_about_32_year_of_age.—Described-us-
The Secretary of the Sanitary Board; whose a student, he had just returned from Japan; and bad cut his queue, hie bair being about six whereabouts aroused no little laterali at a pre: inches long. A search was made of the lodgvious meeting of the members, must be a ing-house at which Tsang lived and among the proud man to-day. While everybody knows prisoner's, possessions were a number of re
that every Government official, especially the 193volutionary and socialistic writingo, including
“higher-ups," work themselves to the bone in IT is reported that under instructions of the translations into Chinese of works by Krepet. the service of the Colony, it must be quite clear Grand Council the Ministry of Finance will that the Sanitary Board's Secretary gives of his appoint a first-class secretary of that depait. kin, Godwin, Proudton, Tucker, Tolstoy, and other. It was suspected that the other very marrow to his onerous duties. The temment to the post of Financial Commissioner residents in the lodging-house were also emis.porary removal of Mr. Woodcock from the in Tibet to assist the imperial Resident at
Lhassa. saries of some anti-monarchical society, but
All_commanicallops intended for publication in The BONGKONG TELEGRAPH hould be addressed to The Editor, 1, Toe House Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Nam and
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Sanitary Board to the office of Deputy Re
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PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, for the year ended 3161 August, 1908. Dr. depreciation written off m chinery," type," metals;" stores," furniture and library (averaging ? per cent. per annum)$4,393.79 To directors' fees..................... To European employses' outward
and homeward passage ............ To interest and exchange...
2,003,00
1,950.6 443-47 9,786.62
To balance being net profit for your 33,634-77 $43.421-39"
A fire which would have proved disastrous if it had not been for the timely arrival of the Fire Brigade broke out early this morning (at 5-45 am. to be exact) at Lai-chi-kok, near the tanks of the Standard Off Co, at Stonecutter's island. It may be remembered that only the other day's confiigration took place in some godowas at Blackhead's Point owing
to the carelessness of some coolies, thus showing. that Hongkong, like most other places, is not immane from the ravages of the fid-fiend It appears that the origin of the fire was due to a spark from the chimney fast behind, the oil- - tanks at Stonecutter'i Island, At first, it 100m-, ed as if the ail-works itself were on fire and the sight of the confiigration was a magnifcent one as viewed across the water, huge tongue of flame shooting high up in the air for a con siderable distance. The fire 'continued bord ..$ 43,415-39.
ing till 7:45 am, and there is no doubt 6 that it would have done so for a much longer period had it not been for the prompt $43,421.99 arrival of the Fire Brigade as soon as the alarm was raised. The Government Grefione also rendered invaluable aid in extinguishing the fire. Several matsbeds were completely burnt dowr, smong which was a contractor's matshed and two belonging to Shewin Tomes & Co. At the time the fire broke out, a number of coolies were engaged in working concrete blocks and the greatest praise is den to the 633.33fro-fighters is putting out the fire before it was
given time to reach serious consequences.
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It has not been decided whether the alleged The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for revolutionary will be tried in Shaogbal or seat any rejected MB., nor to ratern any Contributlan to Nanking, but the arrest is taken as evidenca that the anti-monarchical movement is gather. Ing force in the North and unsettling the minds of the rabble. After the parental decress pro. The rates per quarter and per maniem, proportional, mulgated by the Prince Regent it would be most unfortunate if the upscrupulous formen. ten of dynastic batred should be given the smallest chance, of spreading their doctrines, which are subversive of all that tends to the welfare of the country. Whatever may be the position in the North, and it is impossible to
The daily isens in delivered frog when the address is socessible to messenger. On cople sent by post an additional $1,80.per quarter is charged for postage. The powaga on the weekly imap to any part of the
world in 80 cents per quarter. Bingle Copies, Dally, sen canla: Weekly, twenty-
dire cents.
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bas left a blank which it takes two men to fill, and even then we suppose there BIB car. pers who will declare that the arrangement is an inadequate makeshift. If ever Mr. Gibson and Mr. Craig felt themselves growing too big for their boots this chopping and changing should enable them to realise their real" stand ing. The only hope is that Mr. Woodcock may not, by his energy and enormous capacity for work, taka upon himself the entire work of the Supreme Court. It would be advisable that the Secretary of the Sanitary Board should be warned against exproding all bis vital force
bloiters from Mr. S. G. Newall, the local manager, and Mesars. Arnhold, Kerberg & Co., agents, South British Insurance Co.; also a wall calendar from the Commercial Union Assur- auce Co., Ld.
It has been decided by the Prince Regent and his Advisers that there shall be no change made in the place for granting audience to. Foreign Officials and the Wenhoa Thronehall shall continue to be the Audience, Hall a during the reign of the late Emperor,
'Japan-is continuing to import cats, Recently some thousands were sent from America, Last month 5,000 cals were embarked at Hamborg
On December 2, 1908, at Amoy, to. Dr. and estimate what influence the revolutionaries in the service of another department, and that for Yokohama. It is said 15,000 are on order
Mr. C. E. BLAIR, London Mission, Tingchow, wield over the people, the movement has not A SON,
On December 17, 1998, at Shanghai, the wil; the fears of the Liang Kwang Gorcro
yet become sufficiently important to excite of J. S. ABRAHAM, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
ment, although there can be no doubt that. Ga December 12, 1908, at Shanghai, by the Canton is overrun by seedy adventurers
Rev. A. J. Walker, M.,“JOHN WILLIAM BURTWELL, of London, to Annie CORBETT, of London.
DEATH. On December 16, 1968, at Shanghai, EGAS AUGUSTO, aged one year and four months, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Lobes.
AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
expressions of sympathy with the Convent in
death of Sister MARIA ALLANSON,
The Hongkong Gelegraph
he should be led to understand that"bis_trans- ference to the Supreme Court is simply-to-be régarded as a prolongation of his holiday,
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THE Ministry of Finance bas instructed all Government Beaks to stop issuing dollar, potes and silver dollars as it in the intention of that Ministry to isane oun-tauf mates quid sliver coins of the same denomination beginning with the first month of next Chinese year (January- February, 1509).
I is understood that Sir William Collins was approached' with a view, to b's being one of the representatives of Great Britain at the In teramtional Commission on the oplum question
Sundry creditom.
F7
LOLD MUSTAN
Wage paper, sores,
subscriptions in ad-
8,500.00
vance, etc... LEVEROVÉ 17,428,06 Reierve to cover sun-
dry losses sin 2,000.00
Plant, machi
Dery,type,&c.
Aerli.
As per fast ace count .........160,956.33
Sale $160.00 Less
depre- ciation 3,864.11
4,224.11
$6,93213
Additions... 7.555.97
Fàrniture, ft. tings, and Gxture, as per last ac count
3,900.00 Les deprecia.
*tion in 1451.51 Reference library. 'As per last ac
count"... Leitdeprecia tion
to be exported from Germany to japan-to-keep-L-012– down the too numerous rats in the country.
But when we come to lok into the matter M2. Edmund Hamilton Sharp, 79, of Parlia more closely we find that although Mr.ment-hill, Hampstead, formerly of Hongkong. who are only too willing to engage in jazy
Gibson and Mr. Craig are mentioned by the and Kyoto, Japan (Lao to his old servant, Aun Jones, and, subject,to númerons legacies and enterprise which would bring grist to the Colonial Secretary assist secretaries of the bequests, his estate to the Boys' and Girls' Re- mill, in this connection, an extraordinary Board, the acting appointment has been in factfuges, Strangeways, Manchester), left 1,406 story comes from Tokyo, regarding the
conferred on Mr. Gibson, and the name of Mr machinations of the Chinese revolution. Craig should not hava bean mentioned at all. The Superioress and Sisters of the Italian aries in the Far North. Indeed the confer. At least that seems to be the conclusion to be Convent desire to express their GRATEFUL sion of one of those arrested as an accomplice drawo from the report of the discussion. The THANKS to their NUMEROUS FRIENDS for their is nothing short of marvellous. On the 8th President, in explaining the position to Mr the irreparable less it recently sustained by the inst, five Japanese were charged at the Shelton Hooper, remarked: The letter from
6 Tokyo Criminal Court with pitering counter.
the Colonial Secretary says that the existing foil Chinese paper money, which it was alleged arrangements shall continue, and if you refer to was intended to form the nucleus of a food the letter which announced the present grauges to be formed for the purchass of arms and ment you will see that Mr. A. Gibson was up ammunition on bobalí of Chinese revolutionists, poisted to act as secretary during the absence ́HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23,1908. The story goes that the sum aima, at-was- of Mr. Woodcock, and that Me. Woodcock's at Shanghai. Sir William found his engage- 50 million yen, so' if (bere in any foundation for half pay was to be divided between Mr. Gibsonments in this country prevented his accepting Chinese reformBRS AT WORK, the action of the Japanese authorities the and Mr. Craig." On which Mr. Hooper of the proposal.-L. & O. Exprens.
anti-monarchical movement in the North must served :: "That is as far as the psy is conv Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the well known reformer be far mora serious thas anybody bad anapect Cered. I have no objective to that. The who is the late noire of the Chinese Government, ed. That the Japanese Government place cre- first felter duas not cast any duties on. Mr. is once again actively pursuing his propaganda dence in the statement of one of the accured is Craig pertaining to the secretaryship, but the work, and recently be made his appearance evident from the fact that gnarly a year has second lefter indicates it is to be a joint secre In Bangkok, much to the consternation of the elapsed since the prisoners were arrested. The taryship. Of course, if you say that there will Slamass anthorities. Less complacent than chief accused has the currions same of One bo only one secretary, it is satisfactory.""".The the Government of the Straits Settlements, the Taonekichi, and it appears that he was formerly President" Ihe original letter appoints Doc- Siamess officials took counsel as to the beata man of standing, having been elected to ator Gibson as Secretary to the Board, and the mesos of ridding themselves of this firebrand, seat on the Fukushima Prefectural Council in second latter says that the existing arrange and within a short time of his landing in 1905. While he held that position be visited ments shall continue." Mr. Hooper-Then Bangkok Dr. Sun Yat Sen was requested Taires to report on the commerce and fodustry it was unnecessary to allude to Mr. Craig 2
leave Siam,_at_the_wirllest possible of Manchuria for the benefit of the Depart, The President--"Yes," That is toquy, moment. The arch-agitator, on whose head cant of Agriculture and Commerce. Accord Mr. Gibson does the work and Mr. Craig the Chiassa Government has set a price, tooking to the Japan Herald, during his sojourn in takes half the pay for watching him
Waming in good part and returned to Kirin he became acquainted with Wau
any other by the next atsamer Insying Bangsa Chins rerodationist, who own
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RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Musse for the week ending the 20th December, 1908 :--
Non-Chiness. Chinese A.
Tota!
Library, Musaum.
1, 164. 158 · 1,916.
2,090
A HOME paper says:-Mr. R. Laidlaw, M. P. for East Renfrewshire, who is one of the Bri. tish delegates to the International Commfili an Opium at Shanghai-oo-Now Year's Day, is leaving Roglard on Dec. 5; and hopas za reach The hot, member, who will be accompanied bin destinațien la, the course of sixteen days,
by his daughter, goes by the Traps Siberian. and South Manchurian Railways to Diley, and divided by stamm to bhanghai
781.65.
-$64,488,09
THE WEATHER
The following report is from Mt. F. G: Virg Director of the Hongkong Observatory |—-
On the 23rd at 12.5ó p.-The bɩrometer has risen considerably over China and pressure is 5174,374.59 | again high along the Yangiza valloy,
$1,918,06
Additions.....
7706
705.59 23-74
729-35
68,188.00
*18,195 26
846.37 3,203.659
*
Stocks of paper, ink, stores, etc... Hougkong and Shanghai Bank account........
Cash in band.. Bondry debtors ........ Insurance premis unexpired conje
Goodwill-Victoria lithographic works (paid for in shares) as par Formalen exposes (as per 1st c Profit and loss account (as per last
RECODRI, 21ST AUR, 10(7) 93,357 44 Less Profit for yası andı
fug sist August, 19:8.33631
The depression has probably reached E. Japan,..but the Japanese returns for. This morning are not yet to hand.
Strong monsoon, may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N, part of the China...
Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending
at 10a.m. to-day, 0,00 inches.
A FORECAST.
1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood,
winds, fresh; (air..
1-Formosa Channel, N,E, wind), suong,, 3.-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocka, same ni No. 1..
-South coast of Chinx between Hongkong and Haluan, N. winds, strong, SEO
A Shanghai Mercury correspondant writes: " was inveigled a week or two ago in buying s lottery ticket for the Kianguan Lottery, and the drawing having taken place on the Etk inst a day or two ego. I received a printed sheet showing the result. Of course, 1 got nothing, but lo, carelessly glancing down the list 1 was struck by the fact that some thousand appeared to be fuckler than others. Closer examination of the Win numbers brought out some facts that
| to ba absolutely opposed to the law
ud. us the result of my manlynia what remarkable belies
be of interest to your readers, some of whom may occasionally patri
Story,CIC), was announced that 4.758.944,040, prizes and 30,000 chances, abo 17,865.25 lo avery, thousand. No: 4,025
425,02 | prize of $40,000, and snobara from
4,975, all were drawn for prizes, 109.453.38
́twosecond prizes of $10,000 Bach
2,000.00
by 9,762 and Nox 3.43110 ail woo prizes. The