Intimation.
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
CHEMISTS
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
Watson's HYGIENOL,
AND
BUBONIC PLAGUEI It has beco proved by repeated experiments: that WATSONIS HYGIENOL is the most palest agent for the destruction of fas, especially cat ficus.
It has now been proved ibat Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of fleas from rata which have died of this disease.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MARCH
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on imported rice rained the agricult might be more
the progres of industries so ger
be checked by the rise in the cost of labour. Similarly, the ralting of the duty on machi-
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the Brach every available space in the court- room was occupied, en great was the crush of those eager for a bit of scandal. Ma-tau-chung, was the defendant, and he was Mola Singby a milk_denier, residing at sa charged, or to be correct, summoned fot as faulting his wife, Patem Kaur, on the 16th in- atant, at their home. ASWAM
The prosecutrix was represented by Mr. H. K. Holmes, while the defence was in the hands of Mn. J. H, Gardiner, of Messi, Brutton had Helt
The complainant a rather good-looking. woman, and of fair complexion, about 28 years said she was defendant's wife, and had beeg in the Colony for about eight months.
Cold, was dressed in her national com ume. She
Mr. Holmes-How long have you bean mat ried to the defendant?Four months; en A Since then where have you been living? Near Kowloon Cly,
Has the defendant treated you well? No,
very badly.
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married the complainant; beckers he wanted her to cook add lock iftar his Houke för him. She never made mistakes with" the cooking, thiế Prior to the 16th he had chute for Complaint, Mrs. May, the Hiniwife went out and did tot come back for of the Colonial a whole day. He did not know a man named work of the Les Chand Singh All ha khaw about him was that I understand stated that she had been to bis abuse and had various what he had heard from his wife, who once glob was food. She also invited defendant to go there? It may be
His Worship-1 dismiss the summpat ber. Gardiner asked his Workship to suggest to the wife to return to her husband.
His Worship only smiled.
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of the United States Battleship, Fleet visiting This afterndon, the men of the third squadron
this port were entertained to luncheon at the Race Course. There was a strong muster of men from the various ships and those nobin the know passing up and down Happy Valley must undoubtedly have received a mild sur, prise to notice the altogether anticat appear anca imparted to the usually parceful turf. Co Ha constantly stuck me. By regimen, who thoroughly appreciated the hospitality League is now being introduced
Well, what la your complaint against him?— | vers were laid for.consider.bly over a thousand
What happened on, the 16th?−1 was struck of the Reception Committee, Mr. T, F. Hoogh, | where it has found, warm supporte very much with a chopper at two o'clock in the the genial Clerk of the Course, on whom fell Last year, at a time when I was very unwell morning. I was struck on the face and back, the brugt of the work as Secretary of the Rein Germany, and udable to attend to the work and knocked down.
ception Committes, was, as usual, on the go. of the Leagut, I received from two high dignis During the afternoon, the excellent Band of taries of the Church in Australia assurance of, The Buffs enlivened the proceedings with the good and lasting work done by the Langua pleasing selections of music, which were much in the Colonies. appreciated by their Yankee cousins. Later in the afternoon, athletic, sports were heid, when the various events were very keeply contested.
S. WATSON & CO., very might assist the Japanese iron works, but business requiring machinery would be inconvenienced; and the increased cost, he reason behind it. Even the ladyrongen his wife cams up to be decided.
when the domestic Imubles of an
might have added, would probably lead tleman who wishes
ity communitypollosman, warders, *mfnufacturers to defer giving orders poless | "to pray for nothing. particular must have and what not toned out in large zumbers, the requirements of the factories absolutely | something in view. In the word of a lead long before the magistrate took his seat on necessitated their installation, Coming to well-known Dickens' character we arakibi. a trade question which is of more particular pelled to ask "What's the game?" And laterest to Hongkong, Mr. Balo is reported then again about that great joy we are to to have dealt with the spinning industry, experience at the end of the nine da a subject which it may be presumed he Does that refer to the salary which occasion has at bis finger tips. He stated that the ally arrives at the end of the month the present duty on imported gassed yarn is dates fit in exactly-or are we to assume Ya1.50, while on other kind it is Yia. The that the great calamity implies a visit froin persons interested in the gassed yarn busi- the bailiff and blank bankruptcy if we fail to ness may desire a still higher rate, but the do what wo are told? Chess promises and other spinning Industries do not require even threats may appeal to servant malds and the existing rata. Taking the month of De school children, but, can there be anybody. cember last, it is found that the total output so unsophisticated in Hongkong of all places of yarns in Japan was 77,076 bales made up who gives a second consideration to them? of 64,501 bales of yarns under No. 20, 9,844 Old Moore has been on the same track for bales above No.20, and the remainder of years, predicting the end of the world, the gassed yarn. Of the yarns under the above downfall of dyoustics, the disappearance of No.20, about one-third of total output was the sun, moon and stars and catiously exported, but gassed yarn had to some ex enough nothing has happened, except a few tent to be imported. Consequently, those incidents which Old Moore either neglected engaged in the gassed yarn fodustry might or forgot to mention. This endless chain. desire that the duty on the imported article letter business has been denounced by every should be raised. It must, however, be re-thinking person since it was inaugurated by membered that the article is already con- a gang of schemers several years ago, when siderably protected by the tariff, and if the it went under the name of the powball industry, the monthly output of which is only at the back of it, but this purposeless prayer. rale were raised, although the gassed yarn letter." Is that case, there was a definite idea
2,700 bales, might be protected, the coarse which is to be distributed broadcast has thread industry would certainly be checked. not even the saving grace of roguery. Un Owing to the post bellum development, Mr.less of course it is the preliminary to a call Buto proceeded, even the gassed yarn trade is for hard cash, in which event we should at present suffering somewhat from an accu know what to do with it. From what we mulation of stock, so that a raising of the have heard there is probably more in the serious effect, but when the home demand we would suggest that, the Government take rate would not for the time being base any plan than meets the eye. In the meantime increased the raised rate would at once immediate steps to empower the Fust Office injure the other thread industries by raising Department to refuse delivery of these the cost of labour. Continuing, Mr. Buto pestilential circulare, otherwise an already said that cotton yarn might be regarded as a heavily handicapped and harassed branch of manufacture as compared with raw colton, the Civil Service will be worked to death. but it was a raw material in regard to textile There is every reason to believe that the fabrica. On the average, during the past hysterical and absurd section of the com- five years, Japan has exported cotton yarn munity will respond to the ridiculous call A. S. WATSON & 00., to the value of Y30,000,000 a year, but and inundate the Post Office, with its drivellings." Already the Department has an LAMITED,
much, to do as it can well manage to cope with and it would be ridiculous to permit the outpouringe of half formed minds to monopolise the legitimate work of the officials to the detriment of public budinesi and commercial necessities. The Govern ment has full power to deal with these "endless chain" letter seliemes and frill be failing in its duty to public convenience and disregarding the rights of the trading community if it neglects to put an official embargo on all letters of this description at the earliest moment.
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All risk of infection can be avoided by "washing the fools, etc, or, sprjokling where the flean st likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENQL" A to spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength. required for this purpuse. HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE
Price per Pint
iGallon
HONGKONG DISPENSARY'
AND
..so cents
.$1.00
KOWLOON DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 17th March, 1909.
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cotton textile fabrics only at the rate of Y15,000,000 a year. Such being the case, to raise the duty on cotton yarn would be to, increase the cpit of the material for textile fabrics. The business-men might get some (28 temporary gain through protection, but it would unquestionably prove disadvantageous to them in the long run. Mr. Buto might have added some remarks with reference to
On Febmary 12, 1909, at Westgate-on-Sea, the wife of GEORGE FS MONTGOMERY, of a
daughter.
*
On March 12, 1909, at Hanyang, to the Rev.
and Mis. SIDNEY G, ADAMS, 4 500.
On March 17, 1959, at Shanghai, the wife of A. B. BELL, of a daughter.
On March 18, 1909, at Shanghai, to Mr. and
M.DERSLEY, D.
the lottery scheme which died: a sudden death in Hongkong and is almost for gotten in Shanghai, but he was content to give the figures, and it certainly seems as if his arguments against any increased duty on raw material as well as on goods com. ing-under the designation of food stuffs should prevail. The prime difficulty about tariff reform is that it does not lend itself to a policy of chopping and changing. For example the legislature might well fancy that. HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1909, after a period of successive rich harvests of
Che Hongkong Celegraph
THE TARIPE QUESTION IN, JAPAN.
rice it would be advisable to increase the tariff on that product, But immediately bad seasons arrived and the home-grown rice crops failed to meet the requirements of the people, the heavy dues on imported section of the people which could least afford rice would entail great misery on that very to pay high prices for one of the necessities of Oriental life, Then if the tariff wall were demolished, the cycle of depression to agri- cultural poverty might pass and the whole
LOCAL 'AND GENERAL..
By the steamer Fook Song, which arrived from Singapore this morning, eighteen deportices were landed for transhipment. Nine others
Straits Seillemonts. The police are making came last night by the Hongmaħ, also from the
the necessary preparations to have them sent home.
A WASHINGTON despatch of 19th inst, says
The Soulbera rice growers have arranged to test against the free importation of rice from hold a meeting at New Orleans in order to pro- the Philippines. It is evident that a strong fight is.to be made against President Taft. The big commercial interests of America approve the tariff revision but oppure certain schedules
The complaint, proceeding, said that after the had been assulted the left the house, and declared she would not return again under bis Toof because she was afraid.
yes. He said he would kill me
Has the defendant over threatened you?--|
Have you heard him say anything since the summons was inken out that would lead you to was going to kill me. go back or stay, sway I heard people say he
And you are afraid to go back?—He won't allow mu back.
licensed disorderly woman when you were at Mr. Gardiner (cross-examining)-You were a Singapore?-No.
Quite sare?-You.
Before you were married you lived with your sister and her husband?-Yes,
Before "the marriage you entered into, an agreement with the defendant ?—Yes,
Under that agreement your husband was to forfait the sum of $1,000 if one left the other
for seven days as a streich ?—Yes.
what the agreement has to do with it
Mr. Holmes--I don't object, but I don't pos
Mr. Gardiner-But it does. (Tu- witness) Now, isn't it your reason for brining this charge to avoid any payment under the agres 'ment 1-If I lived with him he'd kill me, ---- * Haven't you told people that the defendani was frightened of you ?—No, with a chopper, what part of the chopper did te use?-1 don't know, I was lying down,
On the 16th when you said be struck you
and he was on top of me.
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The Mioistadog Children's League is un- decominatiosal; it «xsis only to do good and to teach the young hi happiness lich, not la the direction of self-gratification, but in self, sacrificing devotion to folty sims-serving God by serving fellow-mag
Last night, the men of the U 5.Se Glacision gave a Minstrel Show at the Theatre Royal, when a fairly large portion of Hongkong's
The Central CMcs of a Society which bas d'ile was present. The clever witticisms of found favor, not only to British dominions, bot the performen kept the audience in a cen-lea spidly increasing number, of forsiga topical allusions were also taken to the right house where it was originally founded-and-I tinual state of laughter, while, the several lands, is at 83. Lancaster Gate, Lordon-the
spirit During the evening, a few chestnuts have the privilege of being its Central Hön, found their way into the performance but these Secretary, Mrs. May, will tam sure, kladly give did not lore balf their progency ip clever any local information which may be arquired. hands and were altogether appreciated. The respecting this Association.- thinks of the Hongkong public are due to the
remalo, Sir." men for providing such an excellant entertain- arent.
SOFFRAGETTE HONGKONG.
ANKINFORTUNATE POLICEMAN'S ENCOUNTER.
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„It is quite an easy matter for a policeman: to arrest Mere Man, be he obstreperous or otherwise; but in the case of an excited female
Bobby has a bandlul, au 'a certain imkony will agres to-day
mentia Un Shiog Lace-a passage way`ronoing.
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M.T MEATH Government House,
Hoogkong, March 241b, 1979.
APPROACHES TO HONGKONG.
PETITION FOR LIGHTS ON KAPSING ISLAND AND ON-TONGĀKU ISLAND ON
BOULDER POINTVERAMA
be mandande deze tra que me på sonras The following letter was sent to the Govern ment in reference to the shipmasters petition printed in the Telegraph if 20th last
Chamber of Commerce, 18th March, 1999. Sir,-1 beg to inform you that my committen have had before them the copy of a widely signed petition af masters of river and coasting: vessels addressed, to the Honourable the Har
women were engaged in a very heated argu- At about eight o'clock last night two native
from Third Street into Eastern Street. The up- rout created attracted a good crowd, which was thoroughly amused at the ensuing scenes. The Those muke you have there, didn't you do it
women began by calling each other alce names; yourself with a razor?-No one would do that: family history was then introduced, picked the-bour Master to the effect that (Laughter). If you ask the Hungbom fospectori nating el. felt to be done they clashed, and rongbly, and scattered to the winds, and as there he would tell you all about my marks,
But surely you would know ?—I don't Le marki.
You could tell un belter. You experienced hair-tugging competition opened. The crowd them Wat there a light burning in the room? pead id different directions so as to give the |—Yes,“
women plenty of room. At this moments Jukong What time did you leave the house?-Walked up, and one of the combatants thinking five o'clock, arriving at the Police Court at
discretion the better part of valour released herself and made away. The offer, bowever, eight.
stuck to her ground and defied the officer, who had invited ber to the lock-up The inoffen
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*The complainant did not know`a woman named Kato,On her way to Yau-ma-ti she mat nobody. Since the complaint, was made she had not returned to her husband's place
You've been living with a man slace you left his house, haven't you? Na times at the temple and walking'sbout,
Then where have you been living? -Semt Walking about for twelve days?—I was at
sive policeman approched the virage to his 'cost. She sprang at him like s tigress, seized him by the tunic, hich she destroyed; and worked him up, so an eye-witness, alleged, The poor policeman thought, so doubt, that be to a doorway, where she held him, powerless had trespassed in a Suffragette Camp, Luck ly, assistance arrived and the lady, willingly Police Court, she was fined $5 for disorderly went to the station. This morning, in the
Kapsing Island to act as a leading light acroan. (1) A fight be placed on the southern end of the harbour to Kapsing Moon Pass,
(2) and that a light be placed either on Tong Ku Island or Boulder Tolut to act as a leading light for turning into Brother Channel and also for the West River steamers passing between Tong Ku and Sau Chat,
My committee consulted several of the prin cipal abipping firms and from them learn that
the lights patilia ed for wouldybe not only use ful but are actually necessary for safe navig
on
As in Great Britain, the question of tariff revision is exercising the minds of the more intelligent section of the commercial world in Japan and it is apparent that the utmost diversity of opinion exists on the subject: For months the question has been under discussion and the Japanese newspapers have been filled with pro, and con views reconsidered: In connection with this ques-IAN PO, a cook out of employment, was the which have only tended to render the} tionof obtaining increased revenue by cohanc defendant in a caso in the Police Court, to-day. Has the Government been supplying you?- behaviour and also ordered to pay the lukont such a stop dasi able, a situation more obscure than ever. I sing the duties on imported goods. Inthiscop. The complainant was Mak Wa, an office"! boy, 891my food at the temple, Sometimet ( weal 55 extra for the damage done to his tunic.
clear, however, that despite the acknow ledged necessity of raising additional revenue
question of tariff revision would have to be
pection, it is reasonable to inquire whether Japan is thoroughly satisfied thather system of subsidies to Japanese steamship companies is entirely satisfactory. We learn that the Japanese Government propose to expend a sum of no less than 7,263,148 yea in the shape of subsidies to foreign-going vessels. Of that sum 3,218,193 will be given towards the maintenance of the European services, 3,443,977 for North American services, and 601,978 for South American services. These subsidies come out of the pockets of the people unless our economic theory is at fault, but the Japanese Government is com- there the matter resis, mitted to the principle of subsidies and so
18 GOVERNMENT'S DUTY
for the Imperial exchequer there is a considerable body of influential opinion opposed to the imposition of fresh taxation on imports, on the sound principle that it is not the foreiga, exporter but the local con sumer who ultimately has to bear the brunt of the increased cost of the articles imported. Sach, of course, is not the view of the tariff reformer as he is known in England but that fly may be allowed to stick to the wall for the present. What is interesting to note are the arguments against fresh tarifs advanced by the managing director of the well-known Kanegafuchi Spioning Company. According to the report of an interview with Mr. Butó Sanji, the director in question, which has appeared in the vernacular press of Japan, it would be a mistake to attempt to secure protection of local industries, by the aid of tariff, more especially under existing con. Some kind and thoughtful person who ditions. Japan, he says, has no great natural neglected to adhibit his or her signature and resources, and her people are labouring address' to the document, has taken the under heavy national burdens. Any raising trouble to send us a prayer whicą if we dis- of the Customs tariff at this particular tribute it to nine different perious or nine juncture would therefore simply have the successive days will bring us great joy and effect of causing a decline of prosperity. If avert a great calamity. Now we have no imports had to pay larger duties, the prices objection to prayers gus prayers, but we of commodities in the Empire would natural want to know what the prayers are about. At ly rise, and there would naturally be a first we were inclined to disregard the com general decrease of the exports owing to the munication, believing it to be some form of Increased cost of raw materials, If the a practical joke on the part of persons un- country is not to be shut to the other Powers known, but when wa glanced at the super phe should
tem of protection, scription and discovered that we were ade
SNOWBALL" letter
'SCHEMES,
of 1, „Padder Street, and he accused, I.am of stealing his dulcimer on the 15th inst. Lam visited complainant on that day and took away the musical instrument when he left, which he afterwards pawned. A sentence of six weeks' hard labour was passed.
CHU YUNG, a partner in the Tak Cheong firm, was arraigned in the Police Court this morning, to answer a charge of, alleged fraud, to which he entered a plea of not guilty. Cho, it would seem, had charge of the firm's books, and on the 22nd February last, it is asserted, he made certain false entries in the account book, with the latention of defrauding the firm of 548 62. The case ŵsi adjourned.
YEUNG KWAI LEUNG, otherwise known as Yung, Pak Sing, formerly a shroff in the employ Igkong and Shanghai Bank, has been committed to take his trial at the next Criminal Ressions on a charge of ambezzling the sum of $57,747.71, the property of the Bank,te will be remembered that the alleged embezzlement was eventually traced to Shanghal from which was commited four year ago. The defendant port he was extradited. ja paind
the temple sometimes,
Where have you been getting your food?
without it.
Singapore to join your people? No, I want to stop bere."
Isn't it your talention of going back to
The defendant gave you Stop a few days before you left him ?---No, not even a cept.
Talloc Singh, a watchman in the employ of the Peak Tragiway Company, stated that some days ago he heard the defendant say that if hió, wile returned to him he would cut her nose off and such-like things.”
Mr. Gardioer-You were a sergeant in the police? Yes.
And, was diamisted ?—Yes...) - Y
You bave been living with this woman? -No. Your's been keeping her? No, got the defendant being called to the stand. He The case for the defence was then opened appeared to be a man_of_about fifty-six-years old He stated, that before, big marriage be paid complainant's sister $400. After his mar age he suspected that bis wife would leave him one day, so he had the contract made. Ha knew the defendant before his marriage, she fame in Singapore. Defendant denied avianit. and her sister being inmates of a bousa of ill.
Ling his_wling--spent nearly $1,000-on her,
he gave his wife to keep, but and had not yet he added.. On the 16th be collected Stoo which retarded the money, Questioned as to whether be assaulted his wife that morning defendant the security held answered swoolly; "No one would strike his by the Government is how valued at only own wife
Tar Japan Chronicle understands from the Hecht that the amount of tax to be paid by the Dal Rippos, Sugar Refining Company, romula ing in arroar is Y4.500
Y3,000,000 decided to col if the co
of Finance ban | Mr, Gardiner—It has been - heard j'of.
by instalments (Laughter) Whether you
quentlo
Since
hot is the
The lady's name we did not get, but surely raid at home-more so when she can tackle a there is plenty of room for her in a Suffragist's policeman in the way she did,"
· CHINESE SEAMEN.
CONTINUOUS CERTIFICATES OF DISCHARGE,
Ip continuation of correspondence printed in our issue of Saturday, the following reply to Government was soul;=
Chamber of Commerce,
8th March, 190g.
In the opinion of this Chamber, therefore, the petition leons which is argently required the light suggested in the first paragraph of and should in their opinion receive the con sideration of the Government'; the erection of if the condition of the Colony's finance render the latter light could be postponed temporarily
The committee of the Chambers trust that this matter will receive the earnest considore- tion of His Excellency the Governor
&C
Hon. Mr. F. H. MAY CM.G, THEN MENG
Colonial Secretary) { 044--
A CHINESE woman was, in the Police Court, this morging, charged with ill-treating har four-year-old child, by thrashing it th rattan.” It was alleged that whan child was examined ith body showed long wails, wan
Sie bave the honour to inform you that case was adjourned,, my committee have now considered your letter-CAMPANA
charge to Chinese seamen,mber of Commerce writes I^bave: now: les? the granting of continuous certificates of dir. Colonial Secretary, the Secretary of the Chames of 30th January, 1909 (No. 483/919) regarding a letter, dated 26th Inst addressed, to the
A similar system has been in force for some honour 10 state in reply to you years with regard to British seamen and my February, 1909, on the subjacs & conferred by this innovation are doub fal, it Committes understand that while, the benefits station at Laichikok, that my gives rise to considerable trouble to employers prove of the amended regulations be and has not resulted in the good anticipated 25 of the Merchant Shipping Or when the scheme was inaugurated. (Noto of 1109) Lam to se As applied to Chiasse, the similarity of name the thinks of this Chamber to so often found, and the difficulty of identifica the Governor for his consider tion aven when the certificate bears a photów typu graph, maken the scheme in the view of my
Another aspect of such a aystem on the reel, f committee Impracticable,
THE AU XUNG Chias Coast would be a decided disadvantage this, to Bridal shipping to obtaining labour and my proposal put forward by the Harbour Master. Wah P committee are, therefore, unable to support the
which, if adopted, would in' their opinion in ret crossa ibo cost and difficulty in secaries good | * seamen without conferring any beseft, apon the ship-ownst to return hayo, &c
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