Telegrams.
"HONGKONG TELEORAPH”
*SERVICE.
CHANG CHIH-1 UNG.
HEALTH IMPROVING.
[lly courtesy of the " Sheung Po.") '
Peking, 1st August... Grand Councillor Chang Chih- tung is getting better.
recovery.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY AUGUST 2, 1909.
GOVERNOR,OP MACAO.
SENHOR BOCIDAS PROMOTED.
We are informed by Mr. J. J. Leiria, Con- sul for Portugal in Hongkong, that do Saturday last he received an official telegram from Ssobor Recidas, Governor of Macao, to the effect that Hii Excellency had been appointed Governor General of Angola, Portuguesa Africa.
Whereupon Consul Leiria immediately tele- graphed his congratulations to Senhor Roçadas. ispon his promotion.
SIR MATTHEW NAIHAN:
INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT.
Sir Matthew Nathan, the Governor of Natol and formerly: Governor' of Hongkong,, while driving on the 8th ultimo, was thrown out of his carriage as the result of a collision with a wagon. His Excellency sustained some slight iDjuries.
THE JAPAN-CHINA SYNDICAIB.
ADOPTION OF PROSPECTUS.
It is rumoured locally that the present Gvernor of Timor, H. E. Edunds' Mary The thirty-six tepresentative businosi men ques, may be appointed to the Governor who held a meeting on the 13th ult, at the Mit- There are hopes of his complete hip of Macao in succession to H.E. See sui Club, Tokyo, to consider the preliminaries hor Regidas. Senhor Marques, was the for the formation of the proposed syndicate for A.D.C. to General Galhardo when the latter China met again at the Mitsul Club on the oth was Governor of Macaca few years ago. The time. Those present included Baron Shibu- Governor of Timar is reputed to be an eper-sawa, Mr. Mula, of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, getic and capable official. He is said to have Mr. Kondo, President of the Nippon Yusen reduced to order-the-chaotic.financial and ad-Kaisha, Baron Matsuwo, Governor of the Bank ministrative condition of the Province of Timor and is reported to have so adjusted the budget of the colouy as to obtain a margin on the right "side, so that the $63,00; graat-in-aid to Timor
required.
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DEFALCATIONS IN CHIHLI.
SCANDAL HUSHED UP:
By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 1st August. With regard to the alleged misipom the Macau exch yaer will no longer be propriation of public_fuuds-in-the Chibli Province, Acting Viceroy Na Tung has decided not to denounce the officials implicated.
TUAN JANG AND TIEH LIANG.
A TIFF
By courtesy of the "Sheung P."]
Peking, 1st August.
THE JAPANESE-KORBAN · ‘AGFREMEN?...
of Japan, Mr. Toyokawa Ryohei, of the Mitsu Hishi, Baron Takahashi, President of the Specie Bauk, Barou Mitsui, Baroo Iwasaki,&c. The meeting adopted the prospectus and a draft of the Articles of Association of the syndi cate. The prospectus provides that the object of the concern is to undertake the investigation, the drawing up of plant, and the construction of railways and other engineering works, ship building, electric and other works, and also to invest money directly or indirectly in under takings in China or supply capital to indus- The inemorandum for the surrender of
tres in Chian. The capital of the concern will Korea's judicial and prison affairs to Japan ishe V4,000,000, of which one quarter will be as given below. A few months will clapse be. I called up for the time being. The syndicate fore realization of the idea contained, in the will be constituted a limited liability com memorandum, owing to the necessity of effect-pany. The concern being in the nature ing various preparations:-
of a syndicate, the shareholders will not bë allowed to transfer their shares without obtain.
TAXT OF THE MEMORANDUM,
MEMORANDUM,
The Governments of japin and Korea, with ing the approval of the board of directors. a view to improve the administration of justice The company will receive a suitable re Some time ago Tuan Fang de- and prisons in Korea, thereby assuring protec-muneration for services rendered in obtaining slon for parsons and property of Korean sub contracts for works either direct or through sub- nounce Tigh Liang in strong terms.jects, as well as the subjects and citizens of contractors, in the event of the company letting
Yesterday, the two officials, hap-foreign Powers in Korea, and also to consolid-out any work.
pening to meet each other, at the re- sidence of Prince Ching, there was a squabble between them.
Prince Ching placated the irate officials by saying that both acted in the best interests of the nation; 'therefore, there should be no,occasion for any differences between them.
CANTONHA'N KO W
RAILWAY. N
A DEMENTE..
By courtesy of the Sheung Boy).
~Pakjng, 1st August. There is no truth in the report that Chang Chih-tang has resigned his post as Superintendent-General of the Cantonankow Railway.
VICEROY-TUAN-FANG.
RECEIVING PARTING INSTRUC. TIONS.
- [By courtesy of the "Sheung-Po"] ·
Peking, 1 August.
Ale the basis of Korenn fioance, bave agreed upon the following stipulations:-
I Until the system of justice and prisons in Korea shall have been recognized as complete, the Government of Korea delegatas to the
Government of Japan the administration of
· justice and prisons.
II. The Government of Japan, shall appoint the officers of the Japanese courts and prisons ia Koica from among Japanese and Korgan subjects having the necessary qualifications for
the posts,
It. The Japanese counts in Koren shall apply Korean laws to Korean subjects, except in cases specially provided for in agreements or in laws and ordinances.
The Anticles of Association of, the company consist of 40 items, divide into six sections. Section 1. gives the provisions for the business of the company as set out in, the prospectus. The style of the compiny will be the " Nisship
Kogyo Kaisha" in Japicese and the "Japan-
Chipa Development Company" in Eag lish, The head office of the company will be established in Tokyo. The term of the company's business will betwenty years from the date of the registration of its formation, and will be renewable" by the vote of a general meeting of the shareholders. Section II. contains provisions relating to the shares. The shares of the company will bear The names of the prescribed "holders. The capital will be divided into 20,000 shares of Y50 each. Section II, comprises rules for
IV. The Korean local authorities and public. functionaries shall, according to their respec tive functions, submit to the contraj-and-difer-general meeting, which are identical with those ¡tion-of-the-Japanese-competent-authorities-ia--of-other-contpuuies—-Section IV,contains.
Korea, and reudet assistance to those authori ties, in respect of the administration of justice: And prisons.
rules for officus-disectors and auditors-as in the case futher companies, Section V. contains rules relating to the accosats. It is V. The Government of Japan shall bear all provided that out of the profit for each balf- expenses connected with the administration of year, 5 per cent, or more will be placed to the legal reserve, the same percentage to the justice and prisons in Korea
special reserve, and an amount-not-exceeding- 10 per cent, will be paid-as-bonuses to the offi cials. Section. VI. contains rules for ibe inauguration, of the company. It is provided.. that the amount of promoting expenses, sball not exceed Vi,000,
In witness thereof, the undersigned duly “authorized by their respective Governments
have signed and sealed and exchanged the present memorandum, drawn up in duplicate, both in the Japanese and Korean languages.
VISCOUNT SONE ARASUKE,
-Resident-General. 12th day of the 7th mooth of the 4xud year of Marji.
YE WAN-YONG. Minister President of State, sath day of the 7th month of the 3rd year of
Viceroy Tuan Fang proposes to Ryaki,
take his farewell instructions to-
morow.
Tater.
An Imperial edict has been issued conferring on Tuan Fang the rank of the Third Order of the First Class,
MINISTRY OF WAR."
TIEH LIANG'S RESIGNATION,
[By courtesy of the “shrung Fe."]
Before the publication of this memorandum “at noon on July 24, extraordinary meetings of the Cabinet and Privy Council were beld.-N. C.D. New
CHINESE CADETS AT WEST POINT,
It is believed that early next month all the steps accessary for the formation of the com niny will be taken and the company floated.
A NEWSPAPER COMMENT,
Dealing will the prospects of the syndicate, a Tokyo dispatch to the Osaka Shimp remarks that Germany's commercial policy is in full swing in the Orient, and her Government and people have been in harmonious co-operation striving to acquire rights and profit in the East. On the other hand the Japanese Foreign Office bas afforded no assistance to fapanese business. men in promoting their interests in foreign countries. For example, Japanese Consular reports are not worth a sen, being extremely Of the 103 graduates of the Military Academy inaccurate in their information. Since the year who will receive diplomas Friday, two are de before last the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha bave lost stiped for the Chinese arm. They are young about Y1,000,000 in ibeir Oriental trade and Chicamen admitted to the privileges of West Mr Okure has lost ~gbour¥4,000,000“ Point by authority of Congress as an act ofis Korea and Manchuria. Syndicates have comity to their Government. Their special been formed in Great Britain, America, and duty on their return to China will be to make Germany in co-operation with the respective their West Pint training felt in the reorganiza Governments and people for the extension of tion of the Chinese army. The Chinese, when
their commercial interests in China. Being
Peking, 1st August. 11.E. Tích Liang has resigned his they realized a few years ago that they position as president of the Ministry out this system of defence, seat a number of young men of promise of War
to the leading military schools of the It is proposed by the Central Go-world, and the two West Point graduates will come into stimulating, competition-with vernment to offer the post to H.E. young officers qualified in Germsay and Yam Cheung, Chinese Minister to Berlin.
AN UNKOLY COOK.
FINED FOR DISOBEYING ORDERS.
aware of thit, Mr. Okura, and the Mitsui pro- posed to form a syndicate for business in China with the help of the Government. But the Mitsu Bishi faction does not appear to wel come the scheme for the formation of the
adicate, and some of the leading business men associated with the Mitsu Bishi refused to attend the meeting at the Mitrai Club. In these circumstances it is feared that, even if the company is floated the anticipated success may not be realized.
DISAGREEMENT AMONG FINANCIERS.
France. It would be interesting to know which counse of lastruction-gives the best result, the American or the continental European, but in- formation is not likely to be forthcoming; so we must conlent ourselves with the hope that the Chinese grado stes will do honour to their alme mater Foreigo govoramsals are manifesting
The second preliminary meeting for the a flattering amount of interest in both West formation of the Japan-China Development Point and Annapolis, and from time to time we Company was bold on the zoth ultimo at the heir of special privileges being accorded to Musuí Club. Invitations were issued to 36 their representative young men to quality at leading business-man in Tokyo and other these institutions. Not a few of the Latin places, but not more than fifteen responded. American countries are represented on the Mr. Kurachi, Director of the Political Affairs graduate rolls of West Point, and Admiral Bureau in the Foreign Office, was also pre. Urin, among the most distinguished of the sent, A Tokyo dispatch to the Anahí states Asaapolis alumai, has justified the action of that the Mitsu Bishi interests de not wel- Japan in sending him there for instruction. come the scheme, as they believe there is
To-day's Advertisements,
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Hongkong, 1st August, 1909.
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMEKS, LIMITED,
FOR LONDON' AND ANTWERP.
*HE Steamship
THE
CARMARTHENSHIRE" Captain Daniel, will be despatched as above on or about 25th August.
The attention of passengers'in drawn to the excellent accommodation provided by this vessel at cheap rates. The steamer is specially adapted for service in the tropics, being fitted with refrigerating machinery, and electric face in staterooms, Doctor and Stewardest are Carriad. FARE TO LONDON £35. For further Particulars, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1909.
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THE
DAIRY FARM Co., LIMITED.
Choice Australian
RABBITS
75 cents each HARES
$1.50 each.
Hongkong, 17th July, 1909.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from Bordeaux a PILSENER
.. Ville de Gelle and P. Lemmy Lallier, connection with shove dreamer see hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception 1 Opiam, freasure and Vatnables are being janded and stored at their nak into the hamr dous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may
a obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees bafore Nooo, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed hers.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after MÜNDAY, the 915 August, at Noon, will be subject to rent and linding charges.
Captaid Ingram, will be despatched as above MONDAY, the 9th August, at 3 P.M. about 25th instant.
For Freight, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD.)
Agents. Hongkong, 2nd August, roog.
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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
FOURTH MEETING.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before he 9th August, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined on
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
P. DE CHAMPMorin, Agent. Hongkong, and August, 1909.
THE RISE IN RÜBBBR.
19.
In 1906 the price for plantation rubber rose lo 6s. 3d, and that for fine. Para to 5%, 5; in 1908, the price for plantation rubber dropped The programme of the fourth meeting to be to as low a figure as 38. 04. and that for fine held at the Happy Valley, on Saturday, 4th Para to 11, gd, per-ib. Tais-year prices have prox., (weather permitting) is as follows risen to a record height, plantation reaching 14.15 p.m-GYMKHANA STAKES.-Value
75. and fine Para 62, 3td., and at about this Sroo, Distance one mile. For all China level the market remains at present. panies. Catch weights at rost, 6 lbs, Wio-
The advance in igo6 was primarily caused mers of an open race or open griffin race 5 by the fact that the demand due to develop- lbs. extra. Non-winning subscription griffins ments in the electrical and motor industries allowed 5 lbs. Jockeys who have not won was increasing at a greater rate than the sup- more than two official races. in Hongkong, plies of rubber, and by the consequent contrac Shanghai or Tientsin_allowed_s_lbs.-A.-cuption in stocks-of-the-commodity, bat-as-iba- called the Gymkhana Cup will bé presented i consequent course of the market showed it was at the end of the season to be won by the carried too far, From March, 1900, to February, poay scoring most marks in the race for the 1908, the course of the market was downwards. Gymkhana Hakes at the Gymkbama meet. There were flactuations, but from Augen, ing during the season, counting 4 points for 1907, the fall was almost unabated, until in a first; 2 for a second; and for a third. The February of last year the low level quoted benefit of marks already scared to pass with above was recorded. From that point the re- the pony ou a sale. Any winner of the race covery was continuous to October, when planta to carry 5 ibs, extra for each win in subastion rubber reached si. 9d.; there was then a quent starts for the race, but in the event of fall of 6d. by the end of last year, and since a pony carrying the penalty not winning, 2 then the market has practically never receded. Ibs to be deducted sext time he starts In the light of past experience it can be Such 2 lbs. to remain deducted until he wins safely-said-that-white-prices-may have been again when he will carry the lull Fonalties
įpashed too high.in 1906, they would not have without daduction. Penalties accumulative fallen as low as they did in 1908 had it not up to 15 lbs. Entrance fee $5. and Prize :|
bees for the financial crisis in America and its $15, (Halí entrance foes to go to winner.)
effects on trade in general and upon such in. 24-35
SCURRY.-Distance. p.m. -POLO
dostries as require large quantities of rubber. From z-mile post in. Ponies to start. facing Tas Americas demand last year was not so im the village and turo right-handed at fall of portant a factor as it had been in the three pre- flag. Catch weights 17. (All ponies enter ceding years, and enlarged supplies were left ed must be bond fide-polo-ponies-and... passed. as such by the secretary of the Polo Club) Entrance lee $5. First prize presented. and Priza $25. *(Entrance fees to go to winner), 3-4.55 pm. Class. 5.15 p.m.-A Class
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for absorption by other countries. This demand, Bowever, has revived during the past nine THE MITSUI BUSSAN 'KAISHA.
months, and, being persistently pushed at a ime when the season was drawing to a close and supplies falling away, has been a material factor in bringing about the present high prices.
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE HANDICAP, For all China ponies. The race will be split up-into-higher and--lower-divisions by-the-
INCREASED PRODUCTION," handicappers provided that there dre 12 or
The production of rubber has increased even more entries. Entrance fee $5. First
when prices were low, the world's output iù prizan: Proscaled and prizezi $75. En 1908-having-reached-70,000 tons, which was an trance fees to be divided between winners increase of 1,000 tons over the output of 1907, of A class and B class,
and with such high values as have now been 4-5.35 pm-INDIVIDUAL TERT-PEGGING reached and seem likely to prevail in view of COMPETITION.-China ponies only to be the growing trade requirements, unusual efforts used, Best of three ruas, 3 points for a will probably be made to bring rubber to the carry: 2 for a draw and I for a touch. The market. Last year there was an increase of Judge has at his disposal 2 points for pace about 850 tons in the production of plantation and style over, all three roux. Lance exerubber (from Ceylon, Malaya, &c.), bringing cise will not count towards style. Laucen as the total up to 2,100 tons from an area of supplied by the Club, or of a similar pattern about 500,000 acres. This year a larger in must be used. Entrance fee $1. First prize crease in expected but it is evident that any a cup. Presented.
THE
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Loans-on-Mortgage-of-House-Property;" Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise." Loans made on the Provident System.
(Rotas and Particulars on application)..
THE OFFICE OF TRUSTER, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c Undersken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Genel Managers,
The
Hongkong, bath March, fool
material addition in the near future to the PBAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, 5-6.5 pm-ONE AND A QUARTER MILES world's supply of rubber must come from South
HANDICAP. For all China ponies. En- trance fee it. First prize: Fresented, 2nd price: $25. (Entrance fees to go to winner.)
SANITARY BOARD.
1.00 á.m.
LIMITED..
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
7.30 am, to 10,00 a.m. ...Every 10 minutes to 69 it, to ILOG LIT, TRly 15 malnutes 11.30 8.m. to 12.45 pm. .....Every 15 minutes. 1345 pm, 10–145 pm, Ēvary zó minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minutes 4.45 pm to 2,15 pm. .......Evary to minutes. 1.15 p.m. to $3.00 p.m. ...Every 15 minutsa. 1.30 p.m. to 5,00
mloutes
| P.M. ...Every 10 minuten: NIGHT CARE.
Anterica, where the production is in a large degree regulated by the returns upon the cost of gathering. It is said that with fiue Para marketing at 35. a lb. the South American rup- ply could be counted upon as steady; with fico Para at about 6s. it is certain that ex- traordinary efforts will be made to extend the A meeting of the Saultary Board will be bold | fimüs from which supplies acodrawn, and in this to-morrow, at 3-45 p.m. The orders of the day connection it is noteworthy that there is now include:-
a proposition before the Brazilian Government
5.00 p.m. to 8.00 Every 15 to order the construction of a railway which would open up a vast extent of rubber country | 8.45 pm; and that, owing to the difficulties of navigation in 'Misute by the Head of the Sanitary Depart the upper reaches of the Amazon river during ment relative to an amendment of regulation part of the year, is now but partially utilised. No, to of the baka-house bye-laws. -
It is difficult to say how far production may Minute by the Assistant Medical Officer of expand in Brazil under the stimulus of high-| Health relative to the work of the rat-catchers prices, but an increase may safely be counted apon, The growth in the output of plantation in Kowloon.
robber-growing in Ceylon and the Malay Report of the Assistant Medical Officer of Archipelago le a comparatively new jodustry Health relative to the scavenging and conser. but the number of new rubber companies which vancy contract for Tsimshatsui, ́
are being floated would indicate that the in- Correspondence relative to the Retreach-dustry will be worked for all it is worth,
Draft bye-laws drawn up by the select com- mitten appointed by the Board to re-draft the market bycṣlaws.
A cook named Chan Kec, in the employ of Mr. Alberty Bilis, who resides at 3 Mountain View, the Peak, was charged before Mr. F. A. H-zeland, this morning, in the Police Court, with disobeying the lawful orders of bis employer The complainant stated that about noon.yester day ho ordered defendant to return to the kit then to prepare the tiffie. The defendant bad mfused to cook that day—as a matter of fact he bad not, cooked anything in the morning. Both academies have won the distinction a tendency for the ayadicate to be utilised Os Saturday night defendant' asked for his they enjoy by the worth of their work. They by the Mitsui and Mr. Okura. For this wages, stating that he wanted to leave early may be said to be a class by themselves, for reason they have all along abstained from the next morning. All his things had been while other nations possass military and naval attending the meeting of the projectors. Mr. packed to leave," but complaiount would not academies, they dre not organized or directed Toyokowa, a director of the Mitsu Bish firm, allow him to go,
on as comprehensive liner. The European resigned bis position as a promoter and refused Defendant stated that one of the “boys" | idea is different from our own ;-cadet schools to take any share in the company, The offici- told him that the master wanted the assistant ate more or less specialized, and are more like-als and leading business-men interested in the cook to do the cooking.
ly to train for a panicular branch than for thedicate are hurt at this attitude, and Baronment Committee's report. r. Ella, questioned by the Court, said that. defendant, bad, been giving continual, slight trouble place be entered his employ some 'three months ago.
•
Defendant was fined $15, the alternative "Ibring a month's imprisonment,
whole service. Our courses of instruction are longer and of so much greater scope than the European that a distinguished foreign crhic said "Academy" was a misnomer as applied to West Point, since the fastitation was a great military university.---Boston Traṇurift.
Shibasawa-the great pacificator-in exercising his influence to induce the Miten Bishi to sup port the syndicate,
The meeting on Tuesday, the 20th, dispersed without arriving at any definite decision awing to the refusal of the Mitra Bishi' Interests to support the scheme and also in the small at Jendance --Japan Chronicle,
Cormipondence · relative to extension of section B of Mount Carolina Cemetry,
Correspondence relative to the proposed ilmits for the New Westera Market and also proposed extension of north western boundary of Sai Wan Ho Markát,
Meanwhile the comparativa scarcity of rub. ber here and in America ls,ondaglable. Re- ports from America say that stocks there are practically exhausted, while the stocks in Lon don and Liverpool at the end of May were end of May, 1908. In May, 1908, the market only 2,137 tons, as against 4,644 1obs at the was slow at the present time it la strong with a keen dagaad-Nien, Juda &
9 pa. Suff pum. to 11,15 km, avary half kour, .
SUNDAYE. 8.00a.m. to 9.00 4.m. ...Evary 15 minutes, 9:00 am, to 9:30 am.. ...Every 30 minutes, 9:30 am, 10 10.30 1.000. „Every 15 minutar. 10,30 8.m, to 11,00 am...Keery to milautas. 11.45 am to 12,00 noon...Every 15 minutes. 15.co Noon to 1.00 p.m....Every 10 mluntes, 1:00 pm to 5.00 pime...Every 15 minuter. 500 p.m. to 6,00 p.m. ... Every 10 mļaster, doo put to 100 p.m..........Every 15 minutes 7.00 p.m. 10 8.20 p.m. ....... Every zó minuis”. ........ KIGHT.CAPS as on Wook Days,
· · SATURDAYE. -Extra care at 3.75 p/m., (14.50 p.m, and
11:45 pm.
SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Des Voeux Road Gentral. A
JOHN D, HUMPHREYS & FON,
Gangrai Managers,'
- Mengkong, int Appl) 1909 19
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