HONGKONG BLECTRIC CO., LD.
ANNIAL MYETIYO.
The twentieth ordinary general meeting ofthe shareholders was held at the Company's office, St George's Building, at noon, last Saturday, for the purpose of
the report of the presenting directors, together with a statement of accounte to a8th February spog, and electing
director
༄།་་་་
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
The Chairman-That is all the business, gealisman, 1. aut much obliged to you for your attendance. Dividend warthats will be ready on Monday morning and can be had on application.
LIVING, LINES WITH OLD. SHANGHAI
MRAMORAY SCOTTS DEPARTURE
FRIDAY APRIL 30
WAY
OPIUM IN SAN FRANCISCO
PENANOS COMMERCIA
158
Extracts from the Penang Chamber of Com« PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES 2,
merce report for 1908, show that, the average: Since last we referred to the subject of the In anticipation of frantic efforts of the Chi price of house property in Pening business HEARTY, BEND-OFF.
o a Cantos-Hankow Railway loan, we have been asse to evade the Federal oplum law which quarters se compared with that of a year ago, Mr. Gray Scott the retired popular general presented with a somewhat sensational state goes into effect on April si eternal Revenue is about to per cent, lower, but few propert manager of the Electric Traction Co left for ment of the Gerraad Sydicate law of the Collector Muentar and Revenue Agent Burt F. have been put up to suction, and no vary im- England via Japan last Saturday. The occasion situation, a remonté, scarcely less interesting, of Thomas have been cleaning up all the empty portaat sales have taken place. The slacknes was availed of by the staff of the company whoss any connection of the German Government opium cans which they can find in the Chiness in the land and house property ma general management Mr. Scott has just relin with the projected loss, and the announcement quarter that they may not be refilled with opium said to be duo in a great micasure. TO quished for demonstration which has rarely of Sir John jordan't protest against the conclu of local manufacture, reports the San Francis capital, general aningency of Cheney, lössen bean witnessed in the harbour before. ¿Alaunch of the Grean' Ialando Ision of the bargain withaat provious reference | Chronicle. Thousands of amply tins:hava bean" "reduced profits in businórs, and to 'some,exte
Co. was to the British Government Beyond this there reized and destroyed and hundreds of dollars to the frequent and lucressing Musicipal des kindly placed at the disposal of the mem has been pregnant silence, into which it may la compromise penalties have been collected in mands in connection with alterations, repairs, bers of the staff-Chiness and foreign be permissible to read a special significance the past few weeks NREGANCIA and taxence
news that These copper cans, or tine as they are called, JOINT STOCK COMPANIE of the Tramway Co. In that vessel those in view of the three item of who so ably assisted Mr. Scott lo bir dulles tows have quoted. It must be confessed boar import stamps, which the law requires des riva new companies were oxistered duri
that faced si soon as the cap is opened, just as the the understanding with 185 British aud groups" broke down only because the latter re- would be possible, if the stamp was not mutilat-
The Penang Motor Works, Limited C fased to admit their German collaborators oned, to refill the can with opium and the revenue
$80,000 pore Capital $150,000. This law prohibits the importation of oplum after April 1st, except for medicinal purpose: This means that only crude oplum may be im
poppy dreams ported, and in order to farmish for the devotees of the black smoka illicit opium "factories, like illicit moonshine stills, will
be pleased to laars'a few particulats regarding the residents of the Colony during the past few that the German. Syndicate's assentie ranch revenue stamp on a cigar, box is defaced: 13 The Elphil Syndicate, Limited.
1908, vir
$35,000,00
and auditor Mr. W. C. Bonnar occupied INTERESTING NEWS OF FORMER RESIDENTS. the chair. There were also present E G. Barrett (director), Mr. W. H. Wickkam The Seattle Pet Intelligencer published re (manager), Dr. J. W. Noble, Menn H. Fcently a long and interesting account of the Carmichael, J. Owen Hughes, G. J. B. Sayer, celebration of the 60th anniversary of the wed Leung Yan FoR. R. Roberts, O. Baptista, ding of Captain John and Mrs. Faraham of LE Ozerio To Tio. Hing, Leung Wing Sentle, and we have no doubt our readers will Sang and E. W. Terrey,
The Chairman read the notice convening the these two aged people, who are veritable living Contingut links with the early days of Shanghai, Captain meeting./ww
Fambam being none other than the brother of The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the re- port and statement of accounts having been in the late Sylvanus Cobb Farnham, and joint | dragon Bag fluttered to the breeze. The Chi- | an equal footing," is slightly discounted by the "agents would have no means of knowing that it i your hands fór.some days, I propose, with your founder with that gentleman of the great en- Dove staff "manned" the upper deck each ficts of the case ni known from other sources, was not imported before the law went into The Manglambu Lude Syndicate,/Lim[16dő) permission, to take them as read. Your allractors have pleasure to submitting these accounts, showing as they do, the results of a successful year's working. The balance at the credit of working account amountste $152,381.49 as compared with $156,599,32, the result of the previous twelve months working. At the first view this would to point to a report the on movement in the affairs of the Company, but Roods'as his antecedents would seem to indicateʻi to. Mr. Scott, As soon as the launch with the batwean the three groups on March 31 i cruda oplum contains too high a percentage of about was subsequently published, and it was
terprise which is now known as the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., says the Shanghat Timer Pathaps there are still one or two of our older residents who will remember this veteran and rejoics to learn that he is still to the fore; and, considering his great age, going strong, although, unhappily, not so
that he ought to be.
a
Buch can hardly, be considered to be the conc when the facts are examined. It will be in the Capt. Fareham, though cow aproaching his recollection of shareholders that the Caminety-second birthday, looks much younger, His mind is clear and he recalls the names of PRO reduced their scale of charges for electric power at the commencement of the people and places he has not seen for half year under review, entailing as immediate lous century. His smouth face sets in a frame of silvery hair and snow-white galways. Except of some 15% in the revenge derived from this Norvice. You will also notice that the amount and forced Elm to wear cloth shoes he is hate for rheumatism, which has crippled bis hands charged for agency and office expenses has this
and hearty, and the vigour of his lungs is best year bean increased to $8,000 from the figure
attested by his own statement that when I of $6,000, at which it has stood since the Com pany's your onding 30th April, 1923. Your holler they can hear ran for four blocks
Mrs. Fareham does all the reading, as the Board bave sanctioned this increase on account captain's eye-sight in bad, dee, he says, to an of the considerable extensions in the Com pany's operations that have taken place in the attack of small-pex in Chica years ago. Each moralog the captain goes down to the barber meantime. When I mention that in the inter-
sisop and borrows the Post Intelligenter, and val bf xix yours the number of the accouniiis- sued annually for collection have nearly trebled, then returns it by 8 o'clock after Mrs. Fardbamy you will realize that this entails a larger expen has read it to him. She is a very plesant little woman, Because she is very deal, the captain diture ball for clerical assistance and for stroll's and I trust this increased remuneration to the says" She is the eyes and I am the ears of the agents will meet with the approval of Farnham family, and we need each other, shareholders. Turning to the proft and
loss
RECOURT YEARS OF WEDDED SLIKE,
What memories the Farnhams recounted they sat together that evening in their little kitchen! Sixty-nine years of wedded bliss, and many of them spent in the cabin of a ship.
years ambarked at Blake Pier shortly before 00s. At the fore, the red-white-and-blue of Old Edgland was down while astern the yellow carrying a bannerette. As the launch cast off The British and French Batucieni position was effect from Blake Pior, the steamed eastward as far practically no more than this, if money were to as the David Gillies body in front of Qapen's be lent to Chine, it must be on the terms of the Building and there awaited the Kee Cheong Canton Kowloon loan, which contain, indar hong launch with My Gray Scott and alis, the important provision of a foreign chief friends on board: Soon the trim little launch accountant for the supervision of all expendi many friends had gathered to any "Good-bye" do, and on this basis A, provisional enfants was
party hove la sight ringing cheers to the accom- Less than a week later, the public is
the illegal factories" may succeed in produc paniment of a deafening fusillade of crackers informed, without any subsequent contradic the bine to make it available for smoking bed were sent up and bundreds of different-coloured, tion that preliminary agreement has been ing the stuff ready for smoking, and fill the fiiga waved in the air. On each side of the arrived at between Grand Counciller Chang emply cans with their products lauuch the legend Bon Voyage, Gray Chih-inng and the Denisch-Asiatische Bunk There is now no opium remaining in the Scott" was displayed in buge letters on a white on terms more favourable than those of the Government's bonded warehouses, and bat ground. The launch pilotted Mr. Scolt's Pakon loan. Tientsinit-is hardly surprising,
out ibe country. A consigament of 400 Cases Japan. Os board the Japanese liner hearty charged with deliberate disregard of its under of 100 five-tacl tins oach is coming on the craft to the Nippon Mare which be boarded for therefore, that the German Syndicate should be small stocks on land with the dealers through wishes were exchanged and god-speed having standing with the British and French groups; China, which is expected to arrive within a bean tendered the departing chief, the large and the suspicions to which that change of at-week. After that no more may come in through staff of the Electric Traction Co. returned to the situde have given rise are amply defined by the the custom-housas. Neither will, it pay to launch to retume the even tenor of their way in official statement issued from Berlin that "the smuggle it, for a recent convention of opium the daily routine of their onerous daly to an German Government has nothing to do with dealers in China raised the price in that country
the Canton-Hankow Railway Loan." execting and not easily satisfied public.
SUGAR INDUSTRY IN FORMOSA.
from $to to Sao per pound.
Many of the leading Chinese in this country, including the copular and diplomatic represe tatives, are urging their countrymen to give up the use of the drug, but it is going to be hard on the habitual user to swear off hence the anticipation of the revenue officers of illicit, opiam "' factories."
STATE
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SINGAPORE POLICE.
The Semanggol Rubber Company, Licnitąd: Capital 100,000
Falk Chin and Company, Limited," Capital $200,000
No Company liquidation during
the year went into liqu
to repeal the main provisions of the Ordinance, recommended that while it was not necesSATY case bid been made ant for amending it, in such a way as to limit the restrictions an Sunday Labbar to the hours between 6 am, and
Applications for permits to work other than in exceptional cases, that fees be charged for such permits on a scale proportionate to the on that day, and in order to prevent
Sóa The legs so to be collected, in nach page of the vessel op to a maximum of Settlement to be locally applied to, the reljef
of
castitate seamen. Au Ordinance was anbre quently passed giving effect to the recommend-
ations above set forth be
Batsar
throughout the past year, and to a very large
Money has been very tight in the Ba extent the same reasour advanced, a year ago are largely accountable for the bad times we have just passed through. H
Owing to the udsatisfactory state of business the Banks have not been inclined to advance mopsy freely and their policy has undoubtedly randed to check undue speculation.
TRADE OF THE PORT,"
1908 has been a year of depression, such as probably has never before been experienced in! Penang. Failures were rife, more especially in the first half of the year, and a general feeling of distrust prevailed, which tended to farther, curtail business. It is hoped that the worstția now over, but while the prices of tin and pro- duce generally, the vital factors of the trade, remain at their present level, no great improve ment can be looked for
But there is something in the wording of that communique, especially in its peculiar conclusion that if the British Government thinks it has any reason to complain, it must settle the matter with the Chinese Govern Sogar mills are rapidly being erected in Forment, which suggests that the statement is mosa. Mills established this year exclusively intended to go beyond the mare denial of for-squeezing_the_syrup from the cane are so official complexity in the German Syndicate's many in number that they are able to turn out behaviour. There is reason to believe that the asaco tons of syrup in 24 hours. If the in latter's representatives in Peking may already dustry increases at the present rate, the total be beginning to hesitate over the final accept production of sugar in Formosa this year may ance of toxins which British and French fin OF CRIME IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. reach 220,000,000 klo. The Formosao Sugar anciers steadily refuse to consider. The pro
THE ACTIVITY OF SECRET SOCIETIES, Refining Company, with a capital of Y,00,000, spect of regulating the construction of the and the Taisen Sugar Refining Company, Canton Hankow line for the German advant
Mr, A. R. Chancellor, the acting inspector with a capital of Y2,000,000, are very closely age, after the manner of what has been done
on the northern, section of the fientsin-Pukou general of police, Straits Settlements, bas sont connected, both companies being controlled by the same Japanese directors. The two Railway, is considerably narrowed by the Chile his report on the department and on the state Formosan directors and the auditors of the two nese Government's recognition of the Japaness of crime for the year 1908. This shows that companies are, however, different persons. In claim that half the engineers retained for the the authorised strength in Singapons, the actual these circumstances the two companies have work are to be drawn from Japan. In thess Christmas Island, is 1,to, whereas
At the close of the year, two or three Euro agreed to incorporate into ons coocem with a circumstances it is conceivable that the publish-sirength is 2,054, while the totals for the Btraits
ed statements of the German Government and Settlements are from chiel detectiva inspectorsing the hitherto reckless credit granted to the
and 2,403, inspectively.
peaa anus announced their intention of limit capital of Y13,000,000. The agreement is to
The inspectors, from be placed before the general meetings of the Syndicate are designed to prepare the way for a
graceful surrender of a position which threatens downwards have, he writes, again thoroughly dealers in the bazaar, and it remains to be seen: respective companies in August next,
The total shipment of sugar fram Formous to become untenable. The effect of the official earned (with few exceptions) the tribute paid whether they will be successful in their afons. to put trading on a sounder basla in this read) to Japan proper during last month amounted communique in to throw the major responsibility to them last year by Ms. Cascaden in his au- to $3,100,000 kho, the highest on record. This of the preliminary agreement upon China; aual report, in which he said that they were
During the year 1968 the volume of import corresponding month of last year. For this up to her engagements to Great Britain, on the standard of efficiency expected of inspec and export trade declined enormously, and month the shipment is expected to be even we may be asked to understand that the tors, and indeed of all ranksterds to rise, and this the loss in business most have had a bad effect
the lam glad to say seems to be thoroughly appreciat
on many of the local firms, but it is gratifying larger. According to a Taipeh dispatch the German representatives
to find that most of them have been able to: Oriental Sugar Relining Company, al Formosa,
last to encourage China to do basincssed by some of the younger and more recently bas a scheme on foot to borrow foreign money with themselves until she has fulfilled joined members of the force, who will outstrip in hold their own, as only one European fim alt through the medium of Messrs. Samuel, Samuel her written promises in other directions. If the race for promotion some of those men whe
under review, sa Japan Chronicle.
one to be read into the utterances of the Berlin it is too late, that in order to gain preferment. It is generally reported that export Forsign Office and the Syndicate, it must be in the higher ranks of the service it is necessary has not bean profitable, owing to prices of › remembered that the British Governments to study, in order to fit themselves for the more almost every article of Straits produce having protest, delivered to the Walwapa on April responsible position, fallen. Business conditions still romain very DETECTIVES, quiet but a slight improvement has to be re or & was probably of sufficient strength to wain China thai she would run the risk of alienating I can only endorse with regard to the rank corded in the price of a few articles of produce,
and file of this branch the remarks made by Pening Gassile, Y SMOK A valuable friend by disregarding it; and that the authorities in Peking would have begun to Mr. Cuscadou last year. With the exception give signs of anxiety to reconsider their post. of one or two individual members who can be tion vis-a-vis of the German Syndicate. Almost trusted, and who are therefore rather apt to immediately after the publication of the probe overworked, the majority of these men Jiminary agreement between Grand Councillor Chang and the Denisch-Asiatische Bank, a series of consultation was held in London be tween representatives of the three forsiga groups; and by these, taken in conjunctions with the subsequent turn of events in Peking: there appears to be reasonable ground for hops that some compromise may be effected.
panion way. Grappling with his assailant, who still held to his weapon, Capt. Farobam forced him to the side of the ship and over the. rail.
"I was the last one he ever cut," remarked the captain, as he stroked his chin after telling the story.
With a brother, who died in San Francisco nineteen years ago, Capt. Farnham founded the dry dock and machine shop business at. Shanghai, China, how known as the S. C. Farnham-Boyd & Co., whose propony is put in the millions, white the captain is at the cbb of his fortunes and nearing his fast days,
"
'DROPPED FORTUNE IN BIĻK, ..."
OUTLAW'S DEATH.
FIGHT IN A BORNEO (UNCLE, The following interesting account of the death of Melayak, who has for some years been causing trouble in the Rundum district, of British North Borneo, is printed in the local Herald, of 1st instant:-
Daring the past few years repeated efforts bave been made to capture Melayak, who, having been arrested for homicide, escaped from gaol and has since barried the villages into supplying himself and followers with food and bas resisted the Government on every occasion. The following account of his death made by L. O. 254 Ingong to the District Offi-
would ba
business
A LINK WITH THE PAST..
RETIREMENT OF CAPTAIN WARWICK
account, the balance. at credit, including the amount brought forward from last year, amounts to $161,702,92, After de ducting $3,000 for directory fees, a sum of $158,702,92 remains available for appropriation, The captain sailed between Boston and, which your directors propose to deal with a Liverpool for a number of years before he be follows: To pay, a dividend of so per cent., came master of the square rigged ship dower say $1.00, pershare on 60,000 shares, 560,000.00 Stetson, built by and named after a man whose to pay a bonus of 2 per cent, gay, 20 cents, two sons have been connected with shippion per share on 60,00 shares, $12,000.00; to write interests on Puget Sound. In this ship be. off plant account for depreciation, 366,382.75; made seves complete trips around the globe, to write off property, account for depreciation, his wife with him on these long voyages, which St1,043.99; to pay abonus to staff, $4,081.30; to covered seven years and one day, with three carry forward to next account, $5,195.48; mak months "lay-up" time, required by the charter, ing a total of $158,702.91. I trust this pra- on each voyage. posal will have your sanction and approval, Experiences that would áll a book have following out as it does the policy which your fallen to the captain and his wife, and not Board has consistently adopted for many years the least of these is shown by a scar, noW past and to which the continued prosperity but a thin, unbroken line, runcing from and progress of the company and the malatèn, the roots of his hair to the tip of his chin. quantity le four times as large as that of the and if it can be shown that she has failed to act the backbone of the service, but as time goes 'pect, and Van N ance of the dividend to shareholders may be This was received one night about midway largely attributed. The success of the new across the Atlantic, when bound for Boston. Diesel engine plant renders it essential to The ship was a tour-decker, and trouble had write off a substantial amount from the value been brewing in the forecastle. The captain of the older steam plant and the changes and went forward after dark, and a sailor, mistak alterations we propose, making in the nearing him for the much-hated mate, struck him fatore in the statíos buildings renders it equal- with a carving kaifa as be descended a com- & Co. for the purpose of erecting a large`mill; thin interpretation should appear tɗb bold af bave longer service, unless there realise before any importance, has failed during the perind" ly necessary to write down buildings and pro- perty. Some shareholders may have noticed the omission from the report of the usual statement of the equivalent number of lamps, &c., connected to the company's system. This arises, not from any desire to withhold informa. tion on the point, but because, owing to recent changes, and amongst these the introduction of metallic filement lamps, it is impossible to say with any approach to accuracy what is the equivalent number of lamps connected. For
are better described as paid, informers than the information of shareholders I may say that the rate of increase in the amount of electric
as detectives. The more credit it therefore power sold to consumers shows a distinct ad-
due to the officers who have been in charge vance over that of the previous year and this
of or auached to this department for the extended use may no doubt be attributed in
work which they have accomplished, not some part to the reduction in charges before
ably Obief. Detective loup. Bourne and Inips, mentioned. A regard the more economic
Frayne, Taylor, and acting Insp. Bourne, in sent year, the extended use of the more economic
Singapore, and Chief Detective Insp: Kirke, al metallic filament lamps may for a time
Apart from the rival interests of foreign Insp. Ambrose and Sergt. Thrale, in Penang result in a decreased consumption of electric
"I saw a chance to make a sum of money in I left Gaganit in charge of a force to capture financiers, the whole episode is yet another STATE OF CRIME. corrent, but I trust that any falling off in this
by the the silk business ib Japan," he said. "I had a Melayak, I had with me P.O.'s Langit, Meri- example of the division of counsels that pre connection of new, coneumers who may be ex-
the legitimate desire of all governments to to the police alone, crime may be said to have pected to be attracted by the lessened tast of draw out $150,000 from the bank, say, at noon andu, Antangan, Meylin and others,
Meylin guided us along a beaten track to make the best possible terms for themselves, been normal in 1958. As a matter of fact the electric lighting. The number of electric to-day. By o'clock to-night I did not have a
Capt and 6 o'clock I was on board a saliing | wards the Telocosan; we passed some villages the bad faith of Chang Chih-tong basumber of offences reported was less by 207 Tehsin by the China Merchants Steam Naviga lifts and arc lamps connected remains the packet and tomorrow morning I was bound for Ivars year, viz., 24 and 85, respec- Puget Sound, feeling pretty sick of bound for and men joined our pany till we bumbered placed Chinu in an undoubtedly invidious posi: than the number reported in 1907, in which
valy The erection and adjustment of the two Diesel alternator sety, in progress at they had given me ten minutes more I would about 20-many others would have come. Onion and, though the point need not be further year only seven more that in 1905 were re- have made at least $1,800,000, and I was not the third day, we reached the Suali stream, emphasized, in what might have been voty ported. Crime would therefore seem not to be which flows into the Sigala, a tributary of the unprofitable position, Yet even without the the date of our last annual general meeting, was subject to various delays so that the smuggling, as the Japancad officials declared
was. The American Consal was a Mason, and 1 Telecos,. We were far from any village and strong intervention of the British Minister at Bela were not brought into regular working
was & Mason, and he said to me. Cap., in view Murut told us Melayak's sulap was a little Peking, it is not improbable that the Grand German Syndicate might have failed of its until July last. With the exception of minor of the treaty between the United States and further on, so we slept the night by the stream. Councillor's preliminary agreement with the troubles, which have been or ard in process of Japan, I am in, daty bound to send a maraball
oliimate ratification by the Ministry of Finance. rectification, the sets have given satisfactory out to that ship to search for you; but if you are Before dawn. I took the police with Sayong Tas attitude of native shareholders in the mail service and the economy in fuel cost resulting locked in a stateroom and he can't open the end others and went on slowly. We four way towards the proposed bargain has not yet from their use has justified their adoption. door, he won't break it down. I was there police had rifles. Antagad took Spyong's been shown; but they have already given Your Board have therefore sanctioned negotia when the marshall knocked, but I didn't hear muzzle-loader; the.rext bad spéirs. After day; evidence of unmistakeable hostility to the whole ments boing normal. Minor offences Increased: Club and presented with a megaificently fitted tions for the purchase of a third set of similar
break we came out as a clesting; in front of principle of a Government loan for the construc by 1,886, aftraps and attempts to commit offences power had trust if all goes well that this set 7" 1 landed in Seattle forty-alue years ago, on ut was a rulap of sticks and leaves about 20, ties of the railway and in the present state by 36, cruelty to animals by 633, offences under may be in coarse of erection this time next the 3rd of April, at half-past 3:1 looked at my yards away. I saw
bout me in and around of tensing that prevails between Feking and the ricksha ordinance by 622, criminal force by we the provinces, it f questionable bow at the 237, hope to dispose of two of the old steam another, My wile was in Boston, and had They RW us at the sime time, and gathered | Government could have acted in defiance of ance by as The Incroase; under the minor enjoyment and healtb' amid the bracing air of offences ordinance is no doubt doe to action Hartlepool." Captain Lowe also expressed the and it is intended during the cyming winter 53,000 I had sent her from China. I went up in the sulap I dropped on one kate, the say decided expression of feeling by the latter of more being taken to clear away the ob hope that Captain Warwick would find lime in to complete the reconstruction of the engine Mill Street to the Occidental Hotel, and I saw others did the same, just as two shots were In Peking itself the advice of Grand Councillor oce
carried out
at us, the bullets, passing " over Chang, as Comptroller-in-Obief of railway structing hawken from the five-foot-ways and the inture to visit his old friends again, completion of this work at in 1907. The Jehu Collins there, I asked if a mandi sam
our beads. I ordered our party to fre.
matters, is technically paramount, Bot for abo.alcinity of the markats, the police saving At the jetty on Saturday a large number of layed until after the erection and bringing
Melayak's people replied firing about thre some time past the prevailing feature of the slayed their hands while the now system of Bis friends assembled to bid Captain, ar into service of a new switchboard which
times. Next time I fired 1 bit my man. He mutual relationships of higher officials would licensing stall-holders was being fairoduced. wick ban wogjogs.—Bhangkat Tinus. may be expected to be delivered shortly,
was aiming with a gun and my ballet took him appear to have been a state of general mistrast, Uader the Jirikisha Ordinance, too, more During the last winter cables bare besa laid
in the shoulder he dropped: The sulap was in which no man has courage to assert himself drastic action had to be taken in an endeavour KULANGSU (AMOP) MUNICIPAL
CODNCIL. extending the Company's distribution system
fall of smoke and I could see notblog. We and take the leads while it is said that the one to keep street corners clear, as now that there as far as West Point, where we hope to get a
fired again and
came and number of new consumers amongst the in-
wo approached":{
Fresant-Messri. N. Kruse (vice-chairman) Three man jumped out of the point on which all are agreed is a kind of io is so much motor, traffic, the custom, of the inctive opposition to whatever most remotely pullers of placing their rikishss at the corner Within the sulap we found two mMEN“
There was no seriona disturbance to the Tha-Secretary, enough as that feeling is, 3 rumding to be seen | roadway becomes increasingly dangerous). & Fenwick, J. Mencaria), 5. Okuyama, And kopelessly, wisdirected as regards the gat ook prace of the Settlement during the year, but there is no doubt that secret societies are kexipping to show activity, sad to their action, in: endeavouring to force recruits to join them
The two Farnhams made a lot of money in Chine, the brother taking something like $140,000 out of the business set out for Cali is best told in his own words. farain. The captain's experience with hir share
cer, Tomani, is of interest ;-
By the departure for Homs on Saturday of Capigin J. Warwick, one of the most popular skippen on the Obica coast, another link in the chain connecting the present with the early days has been sundered, but only in the sense that Captain Warwick has retired from active service, though it may be that he will again revisit the scene of his labours for the past thirty-four years. For it war Jo 1875 that with the Far East. He was then chlal officits of the Helen Ballers, Afterwards re-named the
respect will be more than compensated by the scheme to use the raw silk, in the skalns, gad I jakal und Pauguba}; alsa chief Sayong, Bamvails sat Paking. With avery allowance for Judging from the return of offences reported Captain Warwick made his first acquaintance
hia,
money could stop there, and after he looked me over he said yes, and I stopped. I borrowed $75 and spent $13.50 for a ten-word telegram my wife to come out bere. She came to this place by a sailing vessel to the Isthmus, which she crossed on a donkey, and then took
lumber schooner bound for Yesler's mill.
se
· RIFLE SHOT EXCHANGED, 2~
ا بیر درا
on the increasć.
wick has bean continuously. From chief don Company, in whose employ Captain Ware
-histit ship being the Anning, and he estib officer Captain Warwick rose to the command, The number of the cases arrested by the lished a reputation for careful pavigation,
ho re-visited England, police shows an enormous increase, being the though la, hit long career he met with one or sons arrested. The actual number in 1908 was highest since 1901, when there were 26,206 per two mishaps. Telco during his term of service 34,812, being 4,802 more, than in 1907, An In order to fillingly mark the esteem in examination of the return shows that the in-which he is held by bis sea-laring, and shore antirely due friends, Captain Warwick, just prior to bin crease in the number of arrests to Singapore, the returns from the other Settle departure, was entertained at the Masonic
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Sulap and made off into the jungle. Jombles a foreign concession. Comprehensible of 'a'strent with, the shafts pointing into the
dead. They were recognized by Sayong and Semandu as Melayak and Longaka Melayak Longkab was shot in the body and in the thigh and was about dead aizo. Both had rifles which I took AWAY, WORD ANS
A TERRIBLE GUARANTEE.
whether the taclics to which it gives rise kog not most vital Interests, and whether it is passible for Chian to adopt forniga methadi of develop meat without accepting foreign advice. In the vast masses of her industrious population, pot esto speak of her unknown natural resources, there is a material which might be turned to incalculable advantage by a determined inier, Sooner or later such a man musi, presumably, be found, but at present it has to be confessed that the search for him is not hopefel-N. C.
to the sulap, there were a few cooking pala and loads of abi kayu. The sulap was a jers porary halting place,, I left the bodies lying. there for Molayak's men to take when they returned to the sulap, GIONEE
due in measure the increases, of criminal force, and there is little doubt that they are it the boltara of more than one of the cases of murder,
FINGER IMPRESSIONS, K
sult case. Captain P. Love ho made the presentation, took advantage of the op portunity to wish their deparing friend
The winter of the last meeting were read Correspondence is read concern and confirmed. sp
dangerous blasting operations, and the pecessary, the Secretary was furtructed to take action in the matter, Chinese org 1.They Superintendent of Police reported the following cases: bad? been dealt with the Ordinary routing business was transacted. Mixed Court since the last meeting houses, Throwing rubbish, &c. Into the public! drains 4, Jilegal detention In Creating a dis»
HIS HOME BREAKING DOWN This extepelen, now being connected Lup
wa butir our hours out fere pipateen displaces a portion of the old overhead distribu». tion, and further extensions of a liko patara yuare ago, and it is now just as dilapidated as ela contemplationto be carried out during the we are. It was at the end of the car line, coming winter, Gentlemen, all these alterations and a long way out too. This summer, if 1 and extensions, which are advisable in order to live, I'm going to cat up that old fonce that ahol through the forehead and was dead. maintain the efficiency of the company's service blew down for fitawood I haven't been in will of course, entail, a considerable amount town for four years now, as I can't see well. I of expenditure on capital account. Fonte just walk down to the grocery store or up to the nately it has not been necessary so far to barber shop and that's all I got a letter two call for froth capital and you may rely on your weeks ago from some people in Maine who Directors dolog everything in their power to saw my pame in the Post-Inteligentar. They postpone locrossing the capital of the company hadn't heard of me for forty-five years. My for as long as possible. Before proposing the adopted son-we never had any children, and adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be we adopted him when he was one day old, and pleased to answer any questions that share her 35 now, be answered the letter, and 1 ax
pectra'll get another in a week or so it holders may wish to ask.
Yes, I'm pretty tough, I caught the yellow fover in New Orleans, when they were dying adda Malayaks death comes at an opportute THE advantage of lawyer being a public map, by the hundreds each day; the small-pox in moment for Linggame the other powerful outs and also a llogaist, is set for in this pathra China and the cholers. I alad had pneumonislaw of the telocosan-and bei had agreed to graph We exderstand, says the South London out here, and the doctor said that I wouldn't join hands alter their long rivalry, Linggam Press, that whilar. Bellies, the prospective Mr. G. 1. B. Sayer proposed, and Mr R live many minutes aller 6 n'clock in the even was driven to seek assistance, for the polles Unionist candidate for Walworth, was intended the efforts of the police who ander kr. Assault 3, Breach of Prison Regulations **.. Roberts seconded, the re-election of Messrs, ing. Well, that was a long time ago, and the patrol lately, sent out to meet Linggam brought Hongkong, whither he has just retirood, be Gardiner in Bingapore have done their utmost WWG Bonnet and BG. Barréttan Directors doctor has been dead these years, and here I back his uncle Lautagong who came in to was naked to accept a brief to defend a China to get convictions A krundi, palyauraumme spactwo eyes as I haven't got any teeth, except two sets: Tomani and surrendered on behalf of Ling! take accused of murder. Aber a long Arguments Eddan, Sprendim On the motion of-Mr.-J. Owen Hughes, that don't fits have the cheumatism, and so my gam's following of fifteen men. Negotiations Mr. Balillos, much to ded by Mr HY Carmichael, the ap- brode are twisted up, and I can't wear leather are still proceeding and Tywill report pa this court, challenged
of Hon. MEW, Gressed in place shows; can't you to read, and fram ready to go later. Malayak for his part was engaged to language, and
[rushty}) pf with only two Keswick, Tongued a confreedy may şimary 11,1 aboglo, go, my wife would not provida Linggam with two slaves.
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There were no questions. The Chairman proposed the adoption of the report and accounts qui si voler en fan
Jawa Noble seconded.
Carried canimously
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la forwarding the report, the District Officer
Gambling grows every year more difficult to cope with, as the gamblers by experience are now able to rendes nugatory to a great extent the efforts of the police to stop them do sorbance 3 Dabt 1, Calling service without refer to the coolle class but to the more well giving notice 7 Breach of Municipal Regalave
tions (Disorderly house) av Summary Arrents. tordo classes of Chiness men and women. Breach of Opium Regulations 3; Committin Chap Isa Keel loteries have been more to nuisances, Being a rogue and a vagabond, kon unually frequent during the year, and despite the greatest efforts, very little success hai, ating to possession of stolen property (Sigand) W; HƏWALLACK,
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