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difficulties they were placed in by the sudden and effective, check pat upon exles in those places of resort where, according to the far more, the sex inequalities of the population are adjusted. But we are not directly concerned with the case of the farmers at prosent. They
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A. 8. WATSON & CO., are merely a pbaze in that larger problem touched upon in the very able survey of the Straits Opium Commission report made by our Governor, Str jaba Anderson, in his letter Lord Crewe His Excellancy explains that "the main objection to the existing farm system is that when the farm is let for three years, the conditioni as regards opium smok• ing are Gred for that period, and any action.
RSTABLISHED A.D. ́ 1841.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE
GOVERNOR and fouseholD.
Watson's HYGIENOL,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
CHAN COK Cetro, a coollo, was final $15 for boarding the steamer Zothian without oblaiding the master's permission,
Trie Ministry of the Interior bas organga seven detective corps, to be divided as fol) political, law, police, army, water, desg/aud frontier service.
JOHNSON, the coloured champion, etc. "ed his willlögin to fight fefforion and expected that the latter will pren to 8g in the Vélied States."
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DURING last year the London Fire Brigade wered $186 cells, the highest number eceived in one day being thirty-seven, on Christmas Day.
CORRESPONS
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We do not necessarily endorse the upligas expressed ·
by Correspond mia in this con HONGWING
awarded one year's hard labour, 24 strokes of letter by Fair Sport which appeared in the the bitch and six hours' stocks.
THE Prince Regent proposes to appoint once more some boar Imperial kinsmen as High Commissioners to proceed abroad to study Constitutional Government in the autumn,
trado, but everything cannot be
that the principal falling off is dus to the fact
for that large importers have found
to build godo 10 their advantage
The Company is entir
1'am, Dear Sir
Yours faithfully,
A SHAREHOLDER. Hongkong, 17th March, 1909.
By card,
[EnclosureMM Report of the directors for the year ended 31st December, 1908, to be submitted at the annual meeting, to be held at the office of th March, 1909, at 3 pm,
columus of your valuable paper, and must say that his out-spoken criticisms are endorsed by a large number of sportemen in Hongkong.
1 conscientiously believe that rowers should be placed on even terms, thus giving all, 20 equal chance of scoring a victory. Moreover, in fairness to them, a good opportunity will be afforded spectators of witnessing a competition of prowess when all things are equal,
The directors bag to submit to the share- proposed and carried by a majority of 7 to 1, Regatta Committee held recently, it was 80 1 believe, that all four-onred events at the holders the statement of accounts for 1958. forthcoming Regatta be competed in the same. During the year 6% dabentures to the amount class of bosis. The decision was received of Tis. 29,579 have been issued, the company's to a recommendation that on the termina. SAMUEL ROEBUCK, a wire manufactur ef for the Yangtzze Insurance Association, hawwi with much interest by all broad-minded 'sporis.. | total liability for debentures at gist December
Brooklyn (New York), has left £100,000 his received a telegram stating that the directors men and endorsed by them as affording the 1908, landing at Tis. 839,100, daughter, Elizabeth Bird, the wife of a mall will recommend at the next gener's! meeting baker at Northampton. Roebuck desert mother of his child filty feats ago..............
dividend of 25 X
THE Committee of the Japanese House of Re- on the part of the Government to discourage PRESIDENT Taït's first Message to Confess | presentatives appointed to consider a memorial at one of the meetings of the Hongkong general agents on Monday, the asnd day of
will be devated exclusively to the queijo of for the establishment of a Commercial, Univer tariff revision. "It is probable that therwillsity has reported in favour of the proposal. be a desperate fight in Congress on the 'swjaci,
the use of oplum immediately gives rise to an exaggerated claim for compensation from the farmers,” But lo spite of this the Governor wound up his letter with what is tantamoget
tion of the ex'sting farm contract, when they would be lo a position to take further steps towards discouraging the use of opium, the control of the whole business should be assumed by the Government. That is one
of the most important declarations of policy made for many yours, and it should not be allowed to escape discursion merely because
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M. KOKOVISOFF, Russian-Minister of Finnce, has issued fastructions that even arcles imported before the close of the Russian free imported lo conformity with the updified procedura.
MESSRB. Shewan Tomos and Company, agents
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NEARLY all people know the world-wide rara Stations of Messrs. R. G. Dung & Co., which bave newly issued an illustrated guide to New York. The views are, magnificent both in con-
the China Express Co., bas every reason to bs proud of its superiors.
one opportunity for competition upon terms of After payment of an interim dividend of Tis 4 per share on 8th August last, the balapca at equality:
credit of profit and lose account amounts to Tis a51,994.19, out of which it is proposed to pay a final dividend of Tis, 6 per sbar, thus absorbing Tis 216,000, to place Tis 13,174,00 to credit of repairs account, and to carry for ward Tie, 2^,818 19.
The decision which called forth such favourable comments - want-reversed at a subsequent meeting when some of the members of the Committed were not present. It looks as if the later decision, which overcules the
With your permission, I'would like to ask the popular original finding, is to hold gand
fair play to accord the chance to one, class rowing on a far superior boat when such a boat is only owned by one rowing club in the Colony and available to its members only, thus prac tically penalising the members of the other clubs?
The present directors and auditors offer
Shingbai, 6h March, 1909.
It has been proved by repeated experiments was more or less discounted by haticipa. parts will be taxed unless, they have besaception sod design and the local representat19 sporting public to judge for themselves if in themselves for re-election,
that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL is the most potent agent for the destruction of fleas, especially rat fleas.
It has now been proved that Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of fleas. from vats which have died of this disease.
Infection can be avoided by All risk of in washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where
A tex-
tion. The Governor, with charac ciistic tenacity, makes bis declaration an excuse for expressing a hope that as any measure for THE Umegaka Maru, the second ship the diminishing the consumption of op.uni will Japanese Volunteer Fleet, will be launched on March 25 at the Mitsu Bishi Shipbailing seriously affect the revenue of the Colony heard is Nagasaki. Subsequently the hird hopes that such loss will be followed by a
steamer will be begun at the same yard its corresponding reduction of the Military Co.
name has not yet been decided upon, tribution, as to which, ne our readers are aware, His Excellency has already made very pointed
representations. `-
An attempt is to be made to raise the wrecked
the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution. of " WATSON'S HYGIENOL," spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength of the Government to take up the opium to be strengthened with baulks of timbal pre-
required for this purpose, HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND
GERMICIDE
Price per Pinturangan:50 ceals.
Gallon $2.00
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There are one or two facts which seem to be clearly established. Frally, it is the intestion
trade; secondly, it is the intention of the Government to run that irade on the fines of discouraging consumption, therefore less with an eye to money thao to morals. thirdly, the system which Government con templates adopting is one that on the most favourable" estimate would involve a loss, compared with the existing farm contract, of more than forty thousand dollars per month.
A. S. WATSON & CO., Our Impression is that the toss would be
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BIRTH.
On March 10, 1999, at Kashing, to Rev, and Mrs. J. Mercer Dialo, a daughter (ELIZABETH GRIER).
DEATH
On January 30, 1909, at Nelson, New Zea land, after much suffira, JAMES KIRK, aged 70 years, late of Shanghai,
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The New York World offers a prize of £2,000 to Boy saronaut who will mail au airship or aeroplane from New York City to Albany distance of 142 miles, during the celebrations io September and October in honour of Robert Fulton. The House of Representatives has passed a vote appropriating cops for balloon
steater Djambi at Tanjong Pagar in law experiments by the Signal Corp days' time, Lighters have been floated a on the side nearest the wharf. These lighten are
paratory to "slinging" the sunken vessel,
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A CHINAMAN, found in the kitchen, Inspector of Police, vaid he was looking for empty bottles, but had to pay Sto is the Police Court, says a Selangor contemporary. Did the follow mean to insinuate that it was hopeless to louk for full ones in a polite man's' páôtry'?
The Portuguese cruiser Vasco da Gama, which
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ran ashore near St. John's Island a wook or so ago and was re-flated,, has been put in dry dock at Tanjong Pagar. On inspection it appears that the damage done by grounding on the reef le only slight from outward ap parence only a few scratches. St. Mihiel, France, and at the end of the frial two questions were put to the jury Did the prisoner murder his wife?" and "Did he "No" to the first question ; and "Yes" to the premeditate the crime? The jury replied second, and the prisoner was acquited.
A BILL has been introduced into the Japan Diet for amending the existing Press Law. minor offences of which newspapers may now The amendments provide for the abolition of
be guilty, especially, the offence of publishing matter relative to criminal cases undergoing preliminary examination.
THE Hop, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge' with. thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals
Schuld; &... 1. Wheeley T.Funatsu
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P. N. Kwok & Co......... Ah Ying & Co
THE N. Y. K. Australian Liner Nikko Mara
which arrived here this moralag reports that
on the eve of leaving. Nagasaki'a female child born on board to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hughson, passengers destined to Slugapore, and the 'child was fittingly named Elizabeth Nikko Hughson. Both mother and child are dein well-sud fhearrants and feet of napkin ring in token of her first start in this world on board the Nikko Morú under the happiest auspices
CANTON DAY BY DAY..
CHINESE ENVOV'S MISFORTUNE,
[Fizo Our Own Correspondent.]
An leferier and much heavier boat, all of the same design, is owned by all the three other clubs. As the majority of the Clubs own the heavier boals, why not compete in them as at first decided?
PROFIT AND LOSS account FOR THE TEAM ENDED JIST DECEMBER, 1908,
Dec. 31st, 1908.....
Dr.
To Interest on debentures To Interest on current account ... To Fees to trustees to debenture
-holders-vyrams ne
To Balance.....
It should be a governing principle in sport as in business that the majority should receive To Legal fees and sundry the maximum consideration. In other words," the greatest good to the maximum sumber,
I have myigit entered a crew for the Junior Fours ba-the-understanding_that_compofitore would all be placed on even terms, but had reluctantly to withdraw upon the second deci son of the Hongkong Regatta Committee ba ing unofficially announced.
Leaf the purport of my letter be misunder stood by the officials of the rowing clubs con- comed, allow me to add that I was prompted to approach you for the hospitality of your calumos, in the most friendly spirit to the
organising body of the Regalts, with the view
of securing the success which the meeting un- doubtedly deserves but wou'd unquestionably so unpopular decision fail to obtain were allowed to hold good at the expense of enthusiasm waning in the sporting event which should be looked forward to with considerable
J. A. SELAVISA ALVES, Hoogkong, 17th March, 1939.
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Tis. CIE. $49,015.03 10,708,88
-300.00
2,432.Jr.
391.994.19
Taels..
434450.61
Cr. January 1st, 1908.
Ti cti
441,898 88:
Less
By Balance brought
forward
Final Dividend
for 1967 (Tia 9 per share),Thi. 314,050.00
Transfer to re
serve for
repaira Tis. 45,271-27 ̧· Transfer to
"
equalis.
tion of di viden. a/c.
...Tis. 50,000.00 419,17327 December 31st,
By balance of work a fe for 1908 ... 434,456, Shanghai and HONGKEW WHARF By dividend on shares in Shanghal
Mutual Telephone Co., Ltd By Transfer fees Alle
CÓ. LÝ,
To re Etor of mir "Hongkong Telroraplı, DEAR SIRA few remarks on the balance sheets of the above Company, for 1907 and 1908, may be of interest to your many readers, espe cially those who have invested their money in the Company or who contemplate doing so.
great deal more, but let it stand at that. To this direct we must add the indirect losses due to discouragement of the trade on moral grounds say sixty thousand dollars per month a total of one handred thousand 'dollars' per wenye www vary pearly equal to the total of the Military Contribution If we average that charge for the past few years, Now, what prospect is there that the Imperial Government, in, its present embarrassed financial condition, will surrenderthe whole of the Military Contribu tios? 'I-caunot do so in the case of Singapore without a similar concession to, Hongkong. It must treat the F.M.S. with equal liberality, and if there Colonies are compensated for losses incurred in order to meet the views not of the colonists but of certain unctuously rectitudinous persoas at Home, will it be prasible to ignore the claim of India-which bras also a Military Contribution question on the tapisto consideration in respect of the three to four millions of revenue which among other things to answer the following he arrived on the, preceding day. But on then the net income for that year amounted to have it on unimpeachable authority that among his brother at Shanghai, H. E. Ko, on his arto credit of Repairs A/c against an expenditure question: "What is a crossed cheque ?" We learning the news of the lamentable death of the answers subraitted was the following: "Arival at Hongkong, at once wired to Feking to crossed cheque has no valle! Surely the apply for ten days' leave and left for Shang Malay Mail (from which we culled the fores hal, without coming to this port. H. E going) knows that the answer may be cairect Ko is expected to come-down-South-again about the beginning of the 2nd intercalary Tantal Ng Kwong Kin, who went to Canton yesterday, Hongkong to meet the Envoy, returned to
stands to lose when the cultivation of the poppy and manufacture of opium is stopped? We commend the Governor for his care of the Colony's interest, and that care is one of the reasons why we earnestly hope that he will
AT the recent commercial examination held in Kuala Lumpur the candidates were asked
1ometimes.
return here with the assurance of an ex- tended term of service. But we have doubts, very great doubts, whether Mr. Lloyd George A LONDON despatch, of 16th ult., says: Three can be persuaded to add five or six millions, to hundred people were burnt to death in the the wrong side of his budget in order, to pay
Flores Theatre, Acapulco, Mexico. The tele.
The Jonghong Telegraph bluntly, has it, or those it represents a right to panic followed. The victims were incinerated.
HONGKONG, Wednesday, March 17, 1909,
OPIUM REVENUES,
Canton, 15th March...
It was at first the fotention of H, E. Ke Yu Him, the Special Earby appointed by the Im. perial Government to conduct negotiations for the delimitation of Macas, to proceed to Can to on the 13th lostapt from Hongkong where
moon.
DELIMITATION OF MACAO.
The Cantonese residing at Hankow yeater
The statement of accrunts for 1907-Profit and Loss-gives the balance at credit op Tis
that additions to property during the year cost 710,293 88, and the Balance Sheet below states Tia 456,194,36, Th, 19630.00 was received by the issue of new shares and debentures, leaving Tis. 425,594.35 which, it is presumed, formed part of the year's profit; if this in so Tis. 1,156,493.14. Ti 45,172.27 were placed
of Tis. 70,177,27, so the Reserve Fund for Repal, was depleted by Tis, 25,000.00.
238,985 95, but of this Tis.99,65 t. was owing to The accounts receivable amounted to Tis.
J. M. & Ca and others, which left a balance of Tis. 130,315.43 to pay the Final Dividend of Cls, 9 per share,on Tis.-324,000.00 which was evidently managed by borrowing from the General Agents.
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The statement of accounts for 1908-Profit
395,994-19, and the Balance Sheet below states that additions to property during the year cost Tis, B3,763.57. Tis 29,503 were received by the issue of Debentures, leaving Tim 54.302.57 which, it is presumed, fermed part of the year's profit; if this is an, and it can hardly be other wise, then the pet income, for that year amounted to. Ti..450,256.76, "
for demands made by heirs and successors of † graph office was also burat. The disaster pc. Į day sent a telegram to the Canton Self-Govern. Fand Loss-gives the balance at credit as Tis the Exeter Hall party. the Imperial Goy the Govercor. The building was a wooden ment Socicly asking about particulars of the curred during a gala performance in honour of crament will not pay for its own policy, has it structure, and had only three exits. The audi- delimitation of Macao, add in the message a right to force that policy upon reluctant ence numbered a thousand, and included the they expressed their willingness to render eplonies and dependencies? To put the matter oldest and wealthiest families of the city. Awhatever possible services that may be required
cinematograph film caught fire, and a terrible ofthem in co-operation with the Govorament practise what it or they.consider virtue at our
CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY, About the end of last year, owing to the expeose? We say not Within limits of reass THE Earl of Crawford has just completed the difficulty in settling the differences in opinion the coloulats are prepared to assist in the misale of his fide ship-rigged yacht Valhalls, an
Tls. 15,175 6 is to be placed to credit of among the shareholders, Sir Chen Teng Repairs Account against an expenditure of ligation of an admitted though grossly exag auxiliary of pestly 1,500 tons. The vestel has Liang Cheng, President of the Caotoo-Hankow Tis. 38,175.60 30 the Reserve Fund for Re- gerated evil. But the Imperial Government has been purchased by a firm of American ship Railway Company, forwarded a despatch pairs is again depleted by another Tik.25,900.00% "brokers, Mesus, Cox and Stevens, and it is to the Ministry of Posts and Communica
The accounts receivable amounts to Tie,
Tarls
BALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1908
Liabilities,
The de To Capital
36,000 shares at Tin, 1003,600,000.00 Debentures-830,100,00
Suspense account 5.428.44 „Accounts payable item 61.469.38
Jardlee, Matheson & Co, Lid 151,700.0] = Reserve for repairs
accousti...Tis. 75,000 00 Lass repairs during
year ...Th. 38,275,66
36,814.49
M
Equalisation of dividends ac
COUD!
175,000.00
"
Reserva fand
697:257:35
Balance of profit and
lose account...Tis, 395,994.19A% Less interim dividenda
of Tis.4parshare Tis, 14,09.00,
Tacis
By Properly account as per last statement... TIv. 5,524,825,¥1
83.763,57
» Additions dur.
Tog year...... Tis.
Cost of 120 shares in Shanghal Mutual Telephone Co., Ltd. Accounts receivable
309.00
Tade Shanghai, 3111 December, 1988.
JARDINE, MATHEION & COFIT
General Agentsky bogriste zaw Wa.. certify that all our requirements
The Birgits Tim has the following leading thrust a vast ned costly dack, scheme upon us, understood that her nltimate destination will. tions to resign his pos', but, he was refused. | 156,886,11, but the amount payable to J, M, & Auditors have been complied with, article-If the consumpilon of opium is dying and the financial burdens are becoming a menace be as a trainiog, ship for merculite cadets. Owing to the appolatment of Total Won Co. and others in Tia, 216, 7341, Therefore father certify that we have "e
out spontaneously there is no reason whatever why we should interfere with a system. of to all propertied interests existing here. There Administration which is producing that, morally, most gratifying result. If, on the other hand, the reduction in the amount of profit on opium safes is dus wholly or mainly to exceptional
Since she yacht came into his possession, Lord Crawford has visited almost every part of the world in her, and in tong the Valhalls took part in the oceno race for the German Em fishing a good third. peror's Cup from Sindy Hook to the Lizard,
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Pink Yuo as Director General of the Railway, must be slow, cautious action in regard to
matters have again become far from opium and other sources of rev saue else ws
Batisfactory with regard to the working of the court disaster. In our rough calculations we
Company, in view of the agitation, the share have taken the loss at what may be expected
elders that the undertaking should be reverted pressure brought to bear by the Government to Government control is made ; but we must immediately a transfer of the opium business
to official control Sir Chen Tang is strongly of opinion to relinquish his port, and be yester of the Colony to apsure the strict enforcementi
day again submitted tefographic petitions to H. of laws which were long in abeyance, then the he pursued the loss instead of diminishing will day from Hongkong related as a bowler re- and Communications tendering bis resignation, not forget that if the policy of suppression is to A GENTLEMAN who passed through the other E. Chang Chib Tung and the Ministry of Poste grievance of the Opium Farmers, who were not specifically, warned of the impanding cut-that no steps for the establishment of a Régie a query in an exami on general knowledge,
Increase. Briefly, therefore, cur conclusion is Cently perpetrated at an eminent educational at the same time requesting Hi Viceroy
festitation at Hongkong the following raply to Chang Jen Chua to help him in the matter. burst of virtue, has some foundation. That system should be taken until the Imperial not emitting some acquaintancoship with the they are not bloated plutocrats who are wallowing in onkoly profits, seems to be very
Government bar intimated clearly in what characters in classical literature:-(Q) - What frankly acknowledged by Mr. W. D. Bardes, sist the Colony through the inevitable finas bolon across the Sticks.The anciens "ferry. mapper and to what extent it is prepared to do you know of Charoa?" (A)-Fe fried who recalls the fact that in the years 1904-5 cial embarrassments which will arise if the remades across the sky stream of the Biyx would and 6 the Penang farmers lost 8p per cent, and
man who conveyed the shades of the dead to the Singapore farmers 40 per cent."
venue from opium In seriously diminished., be amused at this definition of his métier. But of their capital, while's few weeks ago the Singapore THE Japaneses House of Feets has adopted the that this is an ancient University chestnut that all the same we (Singapore Pris Press) fancy endeavouring, to procure Shipping Subaldy, Bills as modified by the has lost its way, and rediscovered itself at tation to help them over the House of Representatives,
Hoppkoup
group were yainly.
H.H. WEN TSUNG-Y/O,
has wired to the Grand Council that he bar According to the Shanghai Times, the Assist ant Amban of Thibet, HE. Wen Teang-yao, arrived at his destination and taken up his post inquiries into the local conditions in Chamdo and that he is at present, making memorialize the Throne on the necessary forms when they are comple
Ante
in debt to the tube of Tie, 59,293.30, and net opinion the Balance Sheet is foll on the sial Dec., the Company, was practically above Accounts and Balance 5
·Sheet withstanding this fact, it is recommended that a Final Dividend of Tis, & per share, absorbing to exhibit a trus and carrect view of the state Balance Sheet, and properly drawn up so af Tis. 316,000, be declared at the forthcoming of the Company's affairs as shown by the books meeting or to commence the present year by a debt, of Ti6—375,193:30—1" remarkable and
of the Company. Ad deplorable state of affairs.
GEO. R. WING207E?, Anditori
•H. WG. HAYTER,
under review does not record that any amount whatsoever has been written off for depreciation
The statement of accounts for the two years
COPIUMKMONOPOLY.
whereas the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company fed it imperative to Writo After rapeated consultations off for depreciatio considerable sum every dont of the Board of Finance year avoo when lavoving a
a total sacrifice of and H. E Lisbg Tun-res, Pri
hipoch Godown Company also wrote 31% of the for the sale of opium next dividend. In 1997 the Yangiz Wharf and decided to establish a Gove Buildings and 10% off the value of saam been decided to reduce the
The Company can still issue another The Year of
A prohibit the cultivation
400,000 worth of shares, which will no doubt imp be done to repay the General Brenia, ore
At the meeting to be held on.
he heard abou