Telegrams.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE.
THE NAVAL-COMMIS. SIONERS.
ARRIVAL AT CANTON:
CORDIAL RECEPTION ACCORDED,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shameen, 9th September, 3 20 p.m.
: The Naval Commissioners arrived at Whampoa at six d'clock this morning, mak. ing a brief stay there.
They were met on arrival by Viceroy Yuan Shu-hour and escorted to Canton, a mos- quito fleet of gunboats providing a convoy, which produced a grand spectacular effect.
The official landing took place at the Government Tien Tez Wharf this afternoon at two o'clock.
The officials, geutry and people united in
sioners:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1909
MACAO DELIMITATION COM-
MISSIONERS,
DEPARTURE FOR MACAO,
H.E. General Sir Jónchim Machado, K.C.M., the Special Portuguese Commissioner for the delimitation of the boundaries of Macao, left this moin ng for the Portuguese colony by the gasboa" Patria, The Commissioner was accompanied by the assistant Commissioner, Capt. D. Cipalti, and bis secretary, Capt. J. M. R. Norton. The visit to Macao is devoid of any special' political significance. 'it Excel. lecy, it cambioing business with pleasure. The trip. mide as much in the interest of health an for the opportunity which it affords to Converse with the ralizing Governor of Macao who relinquishes the reins of office, on the 13th innt.
V
THE BANK OF KORBA.
ISSUE OF PROSPECTUS.
The prospectus of the Bank of Korea has been issued. The capital of the busk is Y10c05,000, in cacao shares of Y ion exch, Of this number 30,0co, are to be undertaken by the Korean Government and 400 received for direc tors and auditors,
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION
"
"BUFFS AQUATIC SPORTS,
FIRST MEETING.
Yesterday afternoon at 6 pm, the "Buffs" ran off their Relay Raco, in heats. Altogether eight teams entered. The Club house was well crowded with spectators, who watched with koos interest the interesting avant,
The results are as follows:-
rat Heat.
ist "C" Company. ind "A" Company: and Heat,
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To-day's Advertisements,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Offices, on SATUR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET-
DAY, the 25th September, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Ac counts to the 30th June, 1909.
.:
Intimations.
THE
DAIRY FARM Co., LIMITED.
ORDER ISSUED: FOR CHINAMAN'S ARREST.
In the course of a case in the Bankruptcy Court this morning, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Acting Official Receiver, applied for the arrest of a Chinese witness for an offence, under the Bankruptcy Ordinance. The witness in ques tion, who is alleged to have secretly removed a number of cases containing ginger prior to bankruptcy proceedings, denied_in_the_course of his examination that he took that step. Evidence was called to corroborate the OficialTM Receiver's statement, from which it appeared that the witness had ordered the removal of 305 cases of ginger, having an approximate valde of $7,000, to a house in Queen's Road West, - . The Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) issued a warrant for the delinquent's arrest and at the same time ordered the ginger to be seized. A company by about a yard. The final THE Undersigned have received instructions will rols further order against another Chinose witness in the sum of $500 for his appearance in Court was also made out..
THE PRESS IN CHINA.
'AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL
VERNACULAR ORGÁNÉ,
Nowadays, the Literary Digest remarki, a The remaining 69,600- country is judged by its newspapers, and the will be placed on the market. Japanese awspapers of China have only recently be and Koreans exclusively will be allowed to come what we may term "live," die, reflecting Subscribe to the shares, applications for the opinions of the people and at the same which will be received between the 6th and time giving them material out of which those The new press of a cordial reception of the special Commis-12th proximo. The promotor of the bank opinions may be formed.
reserve the right to close the list of subscrip- Chios are rousing the masses of the popula tions before the date given if the um unt re-tion from their attitude of indifference to poli quired has been engaged. The first instalment "tical questions declares the Chinese editor, to be called on each share will be Yas. There Cimon T.Z Tyau, in The Internationof(London), It is wonderful to see how these organs will be three directors and two auditors for the bask. The salary of the president of the bank of popular opinion "freely criticize the abuses has been fixed at Y6 000 per annum.
and arbitrary conduct of the officials" while spreading a knowledge of European institu- tious and the possibilities of their own coun try." That this was not always the spirit of the press in China we learn from the fact that the early representatives of the modern newspaper circulated only among officials and literary men, and were unread by the people. This
KIUKIANG MANSLAUGH TER CASE.
RETRIAL SUGGESTED.
{My courtesy of the Sheung Po."]
Peking, 8th September. In a representation to the Waiwu pu Sir John Jordan, the British Mi. nister, euggested that the Kiukiang manslaughter case "in which Inspec- tor John Mears was tried and nequit ted] might be raserred to Peking and a joist trial held by the Chinese officiala and the British Minister."
The Waiwupu has not yet given any reply. STUDENTS FROM AMERICA,
A STIFF EXAM.
[By courtesy of the “Sheng Fo."]
Peking, 8th September. An examination of students who have returned from America has been held, but the set of questions put was so stiff that hundreds of the stu-| dents returned blank papers without attempting any reply to the questions.
INLAND NAVIGATION.
GRAND COUNCILLORS IN CONFERENCE,
[By courtesy of the * Sheing Pol
Peking, 8th September. On the 6th inst, the Grand Coun-
The shares of the Bank of Korea are already on the boom, as the bank will virtantly be guaranteed by the Japanese Government. In addition to this advantage the bank is expected to be able to pay a dividend at the rate of 13 per cent. per annum in the course of a few years.
***It was a long while ago that the modern
newspaper made its fired appearance, twain the days of the Ming dynasty {⋅ 365-1614] that the first newspaper was published in China. It
Already right to the shares is being sold at are informed:-' Yso each, and many applications have been received by backs appointed to receive the subscriptions. It is expected that on the day when the subscriptions are opened the amount applied for will greally exceed the amount re- gaired. Some of the bankers expect the amount required to be covered a thousand times-Japan Chronicle, ....
STRANDED"ÙN 'AN UNINHA- BITED ISLAND
ARRIVAL OF SHIPWRECKED MEN AT HAKODATE.
Seven shipwrecked "men were brought to Hakodate on the 24th ultime by the Zokai maru from the Kuriles, says the Japan CÂrsnicie. They had been stranded on an uninhabited island in the Sea of Okhotsk for about a year it apptare that the Hyakunan maru, a fishing schooner owned by Mr. Okamura Kosaboro, of Tokyo, left Hakodate in May last year for the Sea of Okhotsk, the crew being composed of sixteen men, including the captais. Da August 25th last year the schooner encounter ed a storm between Ukbo'sk and Sandalsky, the island in question, where she was driven ashore and wrecked. The crew landed with fitty bagsof rice from the wrecked vessel together with guorned other atticles, and prepared to pass The winter. They collected the wreckage of their vessel and built a small boat, from which they fiabed. Three men died from sickness during the sty on the island, and six others, who went fish. ing one day, failed to return, and nothing has since been heard of them. At last, despairing of rescue, the survivors, including the captain, left the island in the boat they had built for a place called Tamurao, over too miles away. This was on the 6th instant and the party arrived on The 13th. There they were picked up by the after their remarkable experience,
ist "G" Company.
and "F" Company.
The "C" Company had an easy win, leaving the second-placed team about a quarter of a length behind. The second heat was mụch more interesting as the "G" Company beat will be swami off on Friday afternoon.
BARTHQUAKE DISASTER.
TOWNS REDUCED TO RUINS IN MEXICO.
First advices of the recent Mexican earth. quake appear to have been, unfortunately, in no way exaggerated, subsequent mesinges showing that no fewer than 73 distinct shocks, the majority of them serious, were felt in a period covering three days. Mexico is one of the unluckiest of countries in the matter of earthquake sbacks. It has been the scene of many terrible disasters, notably 10 in 1877, 1887, and 1937. The shocks on this occasion were the saverest in the states of Guerrero, Mexico, Oaxaca, and Guan. justo. Of these Guerrero and Mexico. suffered the most. Acapulco and Chilpancingo, twenty miles apart, were laid in ruins, and the two cities between them account for nearly 200 lives lost. In both places the authorities blew up unsale buildings, in order to prevent further loss of life. The city of Mexico itself has been crowded with refugees, who made their way thither by all possible means of conveyance, and the authorities are exercised as to how to dispose of them. The beautiful cathedral of Mexico City is now a mass of ruins, amidst which priests and religious people are search ing for objectą such as the monstrances, chalices, ciborium, and gorgeous vestments, all
of which were lost in the last great crash. They
are risking their lives in the questi ̧ -
PANIC SIRICKEN CONVICTs.
***** The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be 'CLOSED from the 19th to the 25th September, both days inclusive,
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BUTTER.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & OD, WE regret that, owing to a sharp rise in
General Managers..
the price of butter in Australia and to Hongkong, 9th September, 1909.”
[the low rate of exchange ruling here, we are compelled to raise the selling price of our PUBLIC AUCTION.
"Daisy" brand batter to 80 cents per lb, from ast September next, when the following prices
to sali by
· PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
од
"SATURDAY,
the 11th September, 1909, at 2.30 F.., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, comir of Ice House Street,
A'QUANTITY OF GOLD AND DIAMOND JEWELRY,"
Comprising
per lb. $1.00
80
39
70
65
1380
Honeysuckle" brand Daisy" Dairy maid "Buttercup
Hongkong, 25th Augus6, 1909.
GOLD. BROOCHES, GOLD WATCHES, GOLD BRACELET SET with 5o DIA MONDS, MARQUISE RING, GOLD BEN PILSENER SON'S WATCH, DIAMOND and PEARL BROOCH, &c, &c.;
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HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, gib September, 1909.
FROZEN CHINESE "PIGS.
The President of the Local Government Board, Mr. John Buran, accompanied by Mr. Hardy, HP., Dr. Buchanan, and Dr. Macfadden, medical inspectors for the Board, paid a visit on 14th alt. to the Red Hall wharf of the Union Cold Storage Company, London, where the party - werd' shown the carcases of Chinese pigs stored in the cold chambers there,
Bo far as is known the inspectors were perfect-
ASAHI"
AND
"SAPPORO"
BEER.
ly satisfied. The comment of Mr. Burns, who will, of course, be bound by the report of his inspectors, was that it looks clean, good, LIGHT AND well-fed meat The Chinese pigs continue in demand and seem likely to make still better prices.
was called the King Mun Chas, or The Imperial The situation throughout the country" ja Coust Garcile of Peking, and contained only grievous, as thousands of the people are home imperial decrees, reports of high officials, and less, and thus far the Government has been petitions and memorials presented 10-the unable to do anything for them. Food is be throne. It was published daily, but sumbered coming scarce, and means of distribution are. Mr. Thomas B. Elliot writes to point out that among its subscribers only officials and literati, Then came the Yuen Mun Chan, or The Provin. wanting. Gunboats bave been ordered to catty John Chinaman is not a meat eater, and does relief to Acapulco and the towns along the not eat pig as a staple mail, but merely as a cial Yames Garafle, containing the proceedings Pacific coast, and to assist in demolishing unsafe condiment, and to flavour his basin of rice he of that particular Yamer, the lists of names of houses, Not a single building in Acapulco is loves a roasted rasher of sucking pig, although officials visiting that Yames, proclamations and, habitable, and the few remaining houses are to attack a joint of pork is far from his fancy. to a certain extent, local news. The subscribers being blown up with dynamite. The iokabil-But even this small addition of pig-ling has had in these official gazettes were likewise limited to ants are living in the opst. The water in the its bad effects, for so long ago as 188: the officials and literati, it was only since the barbour receded 33ff, and then suddenly rose Chinese Government requested Sir Patrick pineteenth century and the intrusion of Euro with irresistible force, angulfing the piers, and Manson, then living in Amoy, to inquire pean learning that the number of newspapers doing considerable damage on the water into and report upon the cause of "tricki, multiplied, and now they exist in all the large front. It is recorded, as showing the nosis." After great investigation he report cities of the Empire, in Peking.itualf and in phenomenal strength of the earthquake, | ad that the pigs of China' were affected to the Tientsin, Shanghai, Canton, and other places, that the socient prison of Acapulco, which has extent of a per cent. He advised that only the up to the present the development of news withstood many a great shock, is now instrier sucking pig should be eaten, and in as exhaus papers has been most remarkable in Shanghai, ably damaged, bar the convicts are so panic- tive report, that can be seen in the Imperial for the simple reason that nowhere else is Euro-strikes by what they consider the act of God Maritime Customs reports of 1881, he especiai- pezoiofiuence stronger; and in Shanghai, with that they simply wander about aimlessly, ty drew the attention of European missionaries its flourishing foreign trade, its large foreign making no effort to escape. Many British and to the great danger, and advised them to abstain settlement, and its municipal administration Americans are in the earthquake zone, but so from eating pork, adding a rider that if the mis- controlled by European bands, Chinese and far as can be ascertained sope are killed. Eire, siosary found himself up country, and with no as usual, completed the work of destruction in other food available, he was to eat young pig only, several cases Town totally destroyed, or cut the bacon into very thin rashore, and cook it words to that effect, were the messages which well. These Hankow pigs may be farm-fed, the terror-stricken operators in Chilpancingo but as a good large porker can easily be obtain and Agusla flashed over the wire before deserted for a dollar or two, the carefully fed hog will ing their posts. At Chilpancingo the operator noi tong have the field to himself, and, as stayed long enough to state that the palace of old China hand, I am convinced that the im- the Governor was badly damaged in the earthport into this country should not be allowed. quaks, and collapsed entirely after a subsequent The trouble Germany had to exterminate
Western habits bave been able is the course of
years to be thoroughly interwoven, and institu tions existing among Europeans could and must of necessity find a readier entrance among their Chinese business friends residing in the same city,"
Of these Shanghai newspapers some are official and conservativo, others radical and boldly advocate reform, and the rights of the people. On this point we readi
shock.
THE VOLCANIC ZOBE,
"Erichinosis" from the Black Forest should be reason enough for us to prevent its inception into this country.
cillors held a conference on the de- rokai-mars, which brought them to Hakodate || daily newspapers in, the same city, It is prín› | 45deg, north and eşdeg.'south of the Equator. THE opinion of the government of India has
sirability of reducing the stamp duties and also of making regulations. governing small craft of foreign nations plying in inland waters and also the visits of foreign warships to inland, waters
JYPHOON WARNING.
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Consulate General from the Manli Observatory at 12.55 p.m. to-day 1 -
September gib, at 11.30 am. Cyclone or typhoon over North China Sta moving W.N.W.
THE CHINESK AT SAN FRANCISCO.
AMERICA LOSING CHINA'S TRADE.
The oldes; of the Shanghai' newspaper is Shen Pao,ortbe Shanghai Chronicle, founded for The whole area of Mexico lies within the ty years ago and still keeping the leading position asethquake zone, which may be regarded as in spite of the establishment of so many other including most of the earth's surface within cipally devoted to commercial matters, read by Within these limits the mosé disastrous disturb. merchants and tradespeople, and regarded as
ances occur, though some portions of this the best advertising medium.. Moreover, o large belt of the world's land and sea, notably account of its conservative character, it is Africa and Australia, are largely exempt., The heartily supported by the Chinese officials whole of Mexico lies south of latitude 3adeg, Amns P, Wilder, consul-general, Shanghai, and the authorities of many inland towns and every part of the Republic betrays—the- and William Martin, consul-general at Han-subscribe to it. Shortly after the foundation volcanic nature of its geological formation. kow, China, addressed a large, gathering of of Shen Pads another newspaper, Su Pas, The country is extremely mountainous, merchants in the assembly rooms of the Mer- or The Reform: Chronicle, sprang into ex- especially in the south, towards Central
fine climate which chants Exchange, San Francisco, on August 3,istence, but after some time was suppressed America. The
island region on the future of the Chinese empire, The by the Government ostensibly on account large portion of the diplomats were introduced by Captain Robert of its revolutionary tendence. Other papers enjoys is due to the fact that a notable Dollar, who declared Wilder and Martin had took its place, and at the present time proportion of the area is occupied by table- dose more. for Pacific coast merchants since progressive opicions are strongly represented lands, rising as high as 6,000 ft. to 9,000 ft, their appointment than their predecessors for gmong the Shanghai newspapers. Shih Pon above sea level. The capital of the country, on The Eastern-Times, and Ching Wai fil-Paor-México, has hitherto for the most part been many years
"Chlon has turned over a ker leal and is or The Universal Gapeite, address themselves visited by shocks and tremois of moderate now a modern nation," said Wilder. "The chiefly to the educated progressive classes, and intensity. Nevertheless the buildings, both young men of the nation are to be the leaders, freely criticize the arbitrary actions of officials, public and private, áre, low, and of' & 'light! as the young, men who were educated in the which down to recent times have proved so architecture, partly from apprehension of United States in the 70's and 80's are the lead-oppressive to Chian. Their fearlessness in the earthquakes. In parts of Soutbara Mexico es to-day. We should encourage the educa, detection of abunes, the lucidity and convinc and Central America the volcanoes are more. tion in this country of China's youth. They ing nature of their atterpuces, their strong numerous and more closely adjacent than any- San Francisco, July 18,
will introduce Americas manufactuies in China
where else in the world. An historic instance The Chinese "Six Companies," who practi- when they return."
of the volcanicity of the Mexican area often cally govern the immense Chinese population
quoted is the sudden slevation in 1759 of of São Francisco bavo mado a vigomas appeal
Mount Jorollo, near the Pacific coast, rg0 to the city authorities to suppress the guides
miles south-west of the city of Mexico. It who make a business of conducting visitors
has been commonly said, since_the_days_of_ -through the Oriental quarters of the city. The
Humboldt, that a tract of land, situated 'on table fand, 3,800 ft, high was suddenly thrown **Bix Companica "Complain that these guided maintain the opium-deus and the other objec;
The Chung Wei Jib Pao, or Univereri Gassile, up like a swollan bladder. In this way three maken satire its most characteristic feature, or four square miles of what had before been tionable sights of Chinatown that the Chinese -themselvón-would-not-tolerats.......in_order_to, "The English.ain getting Chinesa trade and, while Sian Ling Pao, or Humorous Daily, is a' level plain were convened late a volcano 1,375 enhance the value of their services. They the Germans are getting it," be said "but the comic paper of which Mr. Trau proudly re-ft, high. This is supposed to bure happenedTM further assert that the opium smokers sod Americani are waiting for it to come to them marks that this piper "is characteristic of the in a single night on September 19, 1759, Pro- the still more undesirable human spectacles understand a large party of marchants are Chinese nature, with its preference for jest and fessor Bonney is of opinion that the evidence of this remarkable phenomenon is quite un- are simply acting a part of which they are soon to take a trip to China, Lot me advise tropical expression,”
trustworthy. There are, however, in San Sai- paid by the guides, and that visitors are them to go over there seriously mad forget that thereby deceived as to Oriental practicas they are on a junketing trip. One thing that | OWING to the great inconvenience that would vador (wo instances, and a third in Nicarague, and given a falto conception of Chivers moral China needs more than anything else is modern be caused, by transferring bigh provincial offi- } of the sudden elevation of craters, like that of ity. The "Six Companies," therefore, ask that || waterworks and the Americans could install cials to the capital for the opium-smoking Monte Nuoro, near Naples, in 1538, for which the licences of the guides be revoked and they several hundred of those plants if they would test, Princo Kang, Chief Anti-Oplum Commis- the avidence is unquestioned. Thers still exist promise that the offensive features of China- take the trouble to go over there and familiarisssioner, proposes the altamative of dispatching according to Reclus, ion active volcanoes to Towa will disappear with the man who cresta || thepealvan with the situation. They should a high Commissioner to the province to apply | Mexico, and a much larger number extinct or -and subuidlan them for thyle owa prod have a man on the ground?205
the tent to suspected officials,
Wilder said that the vast population of the empire was still on the plantations-out on the range of modern invention, yet welcomed the rasroads and education at every opponudity,
Consul General Martin spoke in the same strain, bat criticised the Americae merchants for ast sending men to the flowery kingdam in search of business.
and illuminating langhige, the courage with which they uphold the rights of the peo ple and the right of the Chinese in face of the aggression of European Powers, have given these newspapers an nousually, commanding *position." - (hìna is also developing weeklies and monthlies of a more or less literary char acter.
been invited by the Secretary of State upon the resolutions passed by the recent Opium Com- mission at Shangbai,
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