$8,000 CONCEALED IN SOCKS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
baokar but there nie several largo banks, long estabilaked, norive y interested in promoting German and Euglish, business, and a virtual partnership exists between European commer cial and financial institutions of the same ne tioanlity.
A TRICK THAT FAILED As the result of a false report which was made to the Police yesterday „fierocon, a dar- ing thief fell into the ple which he had dug for himself. It appears that, shortly afterwa
With the exception of the Oscadian Pacific and Pacific Mail and allied lives, and a Tapan o'clock yesterday afternoon, the mao' in quen. tion, a step-coolie employed at 19. Gooaughter line, all steamships entering ongkong har.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
FLOOD DISASTERS.
[From Our Own Correspondent,)
Lani rales paid Wakamaten/Canton $2.50, Wakamatzn/Hongkong Szoo per ton."
Time-Chatters. Several suitebla vorgela have been taken up on timecharter for special business. The Chinese have, evidently deter mined to continue the competition against the regular loes to Halphong, and have, beniden the two steamers already running in this trađe for some time past, täken op soother boat in
1000
To-day's
Advertisements.
H. M. DOCKYARD./
XWANTED at once a2 EUROPEAN or
Road West, received eight cheques from the bour are controlled by the two dations domin. Cerning the extent of damage caused by the timecharter. For cattla, trade from Annam I'W BURASIAN to take charge of run- |
master of the shop with instructions to cash them at various back. The fakt presented the cheques at the respective banks and drew $5,700. Returning to the shop, be informed the master that he had been stacked and sobe bed of all the money and at about five o'clock, be went to the Central Police Station and made A report, to the effect that, while leaving the Ru-so Chinese Bank, he was set upon by-two or more men, who threw pepper into his eyes and wounded him in two places on the chest and inflicted another cut on the left arm. They tben rifled bin packets and stole the entire amount of money which he had drawn from the banks. Detective-Sergeant Grant and a Chinese constable made inquiries into the case. After about an hour and a half, it was discovered that the cuts of which the shop-coalie a few minutes previously complained had been self-inflicted. The mas was searched and, in the sole of his socks, was found the missing money. He was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood (Second Magistrate) this morning with embezzlement and was sentenced to six months' hard labour.
The smart work of Detective-Sergeant Grapt reflects the bighest credit on the Delective Department, especially when it is considered how dfcult it in to luvestigate a false report.
"THE "IKADE GATE OF HONGKONG,
AMERICAN HANDICAP,
Throughout a considerable part of Chipath. natives are abandoling home made oiled paper umbrellas for "imported clothes. As oiled paper umbrella may be purchased for the equivalent of from six to ten cents in American money... It is remarkably durable. It is much more impervious to rain than a dollar cloth umbrella: To the eye of the foreigner every Chinese umbrella, however cheaply made, is pratty, while there is nothing uglier than the phere. The "foreign devil" driving atrade with China finds a market for umbrellas because ha
ant in commerce here. As railroad freight rates in the United States tend toward a gravi- lation of a considerable portion of wentaiz ei ht to Atlantic ports, the absolute control of the antic shipping by foreius ste-ships i
disadvantage to American firms. Add to this the fact that the British and German firms hers have American offices which look not only to the sale of Chineas goods in the United States, but also keep an eye peeled upon prices and products in America with a view to head- off competition. While the British and Ger men firms are keeping tab upon American at- fairs, the large Hongkong banks, their direc crates composed of the heads of leading British or German commercial houses, force any American seeking their services to lay the details of his enterprise before them. In other words, ba is compelled to band his business secrets over to his business rivals, Naturally an American turns to his pue bank, but the other half dozen are close corporations for the promotion of British and German trade.
ONLY FIFTY AMERICANS,'
const
to Philippines also two versola | ning, ng, eight-hour shift in the Electric havo · bien ; secured, the · Solstad---for 'a
Generaiing Station. Apply giving fall parti- culars and stating wages required to the
Hongkong, 29th October, roSD, ANT 1750 MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE
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Canton, 29th October. Canton officials from the various districts con Further reports have bees received by the
doods after the typheon of the zo1b instant." „‚Â Shui Teng loiter states that the water rose ten feet above the normal level and the embank: period of 6 months and the Standard ments have been destroyed in several places to the extent of over three hundred feet in that for opilon months, both at 55,000 district alone. A letter from the Ko Yla dis. per month, also the ss. Fri for a trip Pheum frict states that, owing to the excessive rainfall, pesh to Manila, lump sum $5,100. The Germ. some nine hundred feet of dykes of the Kong Mathilde bas bean chartered for a voyage Woo Wai gave away as the result of the node from Swalow bence to Samoa and back to after the typhoon. All plains and paddy fields. Hongking on lamp sum basis, terms are kept
private. was under water for two days and many houses báre collapsad.. A letter from Tong. Kun district gave the most pitiful account of the condition of the sufferers by the flood. Owing to the collapse of the embankments in many places within the district enclosure, all the villages in the low-lying loods were inup. dated and the water rose as high up as the house doors, and at present some thirty thon sand people are left homefors The people complain that the lines of the Canton-Hankow Railwayare lying through their district in such a way that the water cannot find an outlet by which it cap flow to the sea, thus serious floods ware'caused.
RELIEF DESPATCHED.
About 23,000 vassals of more than sixty toos enter Hongkong harbour. each year. More The Central Relief Committee to-day' delegat- than half of these are Chinese jucks, c, tressed Mr. Li and Mr. Leung on board the steam panding to the schooners that carry coast-launch Kwong Wing with a quantity of 30,000 wise commetca-ia American waters, British cattics of rice to Welchow for distribution to gleamers number more than go00, Germans | the flood sufferers. searly 1ooo, Japanese and French about 500 each, Chinese between 300 and 400. 'Norway sends about 300' vessels to Hongkong, and 'Portugal about zoo, Americasends,loss than fifty, There are a hundred or more export and im part houses in Hongkong. Seventy-five are divided equally between English, German and Dutch.. Portuguese, Spanish, Parress, Italians and others fill up the rest of the list. The United States boasts two.
H. E. Viceroy Yuan has also deputed expec tant magistrate Lan Ngao to proceed to the districts along the East River to inquire about the condition of the floods and to relieve the sufferers with rice and other provisions.
JAPANESE MOURNING.
The Japadero Angs at the Japanese Consalate- General and all the Japiness firms at Canton wern half-pasted to-day as a mark of respect for the death of Prince Ito,
FLOWER BATE.
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Casualities.—We regret to have to report the total loss of the wall known counter Norw, s.s. Ragnar which went ashore at Money, faland- Paracelles-on a voyage from Singapore to Hongkong, loaded with a cargs of timber for Shanghai. The ship was abandoned by the crew, evidently owing to her dangerous posi tion. Upis receipt of the sows, the Dan. salvage vessel Protector was, despatched to the scene of the winck, and after taking due ob- servations as to the possibility of refloating her, it was concluded to start operations. However, before there was an opportunity of putting into operation' the scheme, bad weather, set in and the Raguir was, lifted by a beavy swell and foundered,
Electrical Engineer, Hongkong Dockyard.
Under the Patronage of His EXCELLENCỶ THE GOVERNOR. ·
4.
A BAZAAR and FANCY SETH, promoted
mission of the Commandant and Officers, Hongkong Volunteer Corps) on the Volunteer Parade Ground, TODAY, October 30th, from 2.30 to 7 P.M.
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Many Novelties suitable for Christmas presants.
4 PM-Variety Entertainment (arranged by
Miss Ella Rowe). 6.15-Play "A Pair of Lubaties" (Onsio :) Mr. Worthington and Captain Baird, The Boft..
If wat, the Bastar will be held in the Volun tear Head Quarters,
Proceeds to be divided amongst various local charities for children; and the Hong. kong Cot in the M. C. L. Home at Ottershaw, Surrey.
NO CHITS TAKEN. Hongkong, goth October, 1909.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Sail Tonnage Loading or to Load :—for Bal» timore and New York:--Brit. bark Eclips, THE Undersigned has received instructions 2,968 tone, arrived 30th July, Brit, ship Juico- polis, 2,652 tons rog, arrived rath September,
Sail Tonnage Disengaged:-Brit, ship Lynd. Auraf, 2,311 1008, arrived 25th September.
Departure of Sailera:-Brit, ship`King George 23rd October for Baltimore and New York.
YARN MARKET.
plain black article used in the western bemir.kong by agents whose interest lies in promoting of the 28th July last year and the great fire of hem over for kome time are indifferent and a
to sell by as PUBLIC AUCTION,
on
WEDNESDAY,
the 3rd November, 1909, commencing at
2.45 P.M., at * TREVERBYN, No. 18, . The Paxk,-
A QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, (Particulars from Catalogue).
ALSO.
TWO LADIES' SIDE SADDLEs, one IRON WASH-HOUSE, AND
A quantity of PLANTS in POTS (iz good · condition).
TERMS Cash on delivery.
Hongkong, 29th October, 1999. Business is much quieter, but still fair sales can be effected if small concessions are made. Importers, having somewhat cased their stocks,
Bombay are now less eager to 'sell, whilst and strengthened by telegraphic advices from dealers having in band sufficient yarn to carry temporary full is for the moment being ex perienced. There is, however, a fair futura for rice crop, and with a change of weather for the better an improvement in all branches of the market closes quiet, but prices on the THE Steamship whole are fairly well up to previous quotations,
[249
On. View from Tuesday; the 2nd Nor., 1999.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, jeib October, 1909.
THE AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE
FOR NEW YORK.
Intimations.
We have received a new
shipment of extra
choice
ENGLISH BACON
75 cents per Ib.
THE
DAIRY FARM
LIMITED
Hongkong, 19th October, 1909.
Co.,
ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER
TO BE OBTAINED
¡FROM ALL WINE DEALERS
NOTICE.
1380
1708
CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING CO., LIMITED.
American trade with South Chion while Ameri--
There is no prospect for a large increase in
The native.dower boats on the Canton River can manufacturers are represented in Hong- after the occurrence of the disastrous typhoon the 30th January last at Tal Sha Tau, reduced the sale of the products of our rivali in trade. There is always inattention at one end of the in number to sume cighty only. As restrict has convinced the Chinese that the imported line or the other when an order is placed with ions have been. enforced by the authbrities the article, as with the prospect of an abundant a firm that represented. If, by any chance, against women of the underworld carrying on articio is, desirable because of its handsome there is genuine. activity here, the lack of it at business in the fi sating pleasure resorts on the appearance. The invasion of the black cloth umbrella in China shows bow readily the home, where so great amount of consideration river, great difficulties have been experienced trade Is confidently expected. Meanwhile uncombered millions of " consumers" in this discouraging in the dimensions of the business
is given to an agency remotely situated and by these people in and a livelihood, and they have now determined to give up their business *Asi country turn to the foreign purveyor.
Hongkong in the distributing centre for for. done, makes the deal a failure and a bad and sell their boats by the end of the moon and which do not allow much for the depreciation Captain Turnbull, will be despatched for the bar, at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia::
advertisement. There is no one here to
investigate the market to find and to develop opportunities where the ther nations are fiod:
minds of American manufacturers who have
to seek for other occupations.
MR. FAIRBANKS,
The ex-vice-president of the United States of
on a visit to this ci y, left herm yesterday by a eight boat for Hongkong,
in exchange. Bombay is reported strong with a good business passing on the basis of anoas 6 for No. 1os and, sanas, 77/„6. for No. 201
zigo gonds seeking, a market in South China.
·British, ard-German commercial houses pre- dominate to the city of Victoria, which the world calls Fongkang, just as if it had never and developing them. There exists, in the America, Mr. Fairbanks, who spent a few days which, leaves a small margin of proft to the been christened in honour of British royalty when the island became a crown colony. The Japanese gra, making every effort to carry a fair proportion of the sea-bome freight to Oriental ports in Japanese bottoms, and plan to get #good footing pan lead wherever this may be done.
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The United States must awaken to the gold. an opportunities of the American manufacturer in Asia or see a commerciel Klondike explait read by other nations as, the opening, of new Channels of trade in Chink progresses. Which course will be taken? Upen the answer dr- pends the questir a of whether Yankee shrewdness will continue to be a descriptive
tar in this part of the world,
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
Just now there is passing through Hongkong,
for interior points in China, a large amount of
varlous commodities ships entering Hongkong harbour are steel. In general terms both Euro peans and Chiness are buying building materi als, fre-arms, ammunition, explosives, engines of various types, tools, machinery, electrical supplies, and all Reticles baving to do with the Introduction of European ideas of development in Chion. The natives are all but clamoring "for all sorts of cheap toilet articles, cutlery,
'watches and clocks, 'flour, oil and other com
been upon the ground, the erroneous idea that the purchasers in-China-nte dos parți- cular as to what they buy. The man on the ground knows that while they may be converted to the theory that a dollar ombrella made of cloth that leaks in superior to a dezte to-cent
umbrellas that do keep ont the rain, the Chinese insist upon getting just what they order. And the Briton and Germán stay with the market to
insist that they alone may be depended upon to deliver the "good" according to contract. "Up- fortunately for, American interests, when ad order placed with an agent who does not parti- cularly care whether he sells American goods, of filled by an employe who is under the Im pression that anything will do'for Ovina, full advantage of the mistake is taken. The report that Americans are unreliable is vigorously circulated where there are few Americans boro 20 deny it.
J
COUNTED THE MATCHES,
A story current among the travelling repre-
sentatives of Europen houses is that a Chinese merchant placed with the agent of an American match factory an order for a large quantity of matches in boxes of five hundred. When the marches arrived the merchant opened a box and counted the number of matches it con-
ROWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,
APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER,
The current issue of the Government Garet contains the following notification:-
pleased, under instructions from the Secretary His Excellency the Governor has been
of State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. Ed- ward Sergint Lindsay to be manager of the Kowloon-Cautos Railway, Britis& Section, with effect from the 29th October, 1909.
COMMERCIAL.
FREIGHT" MARKET,
Meurs. Lamke and Regge write ander date Oct. 301-During the period that has lapsed since isive of last report, the volume of business that has come to pass has not quite fulfilled the expectations of owners, especially does this apply to the rates obtained. A strong demand has been in appearance throughout the fortnight, and it is solely attributable to the
Mills, whilst only the other day it was calculat od that every pound of yarn manufactored was losing an app
Salag of the fortnight aggregate 4,895 bales, arrivals amount to 4,871 bales, quold stock
estimated at 16,000, and told but uncleared yarn in second hands 30,000 bales,
Local Manufacture:-Sales of 50 bales No. 8 at 5117 and of 450 bales No. 101 at $119 are repo.ted.
Japanese Yaro-Nabing doing,
Raw Collon:-New Indian Cotton is shortly
expected. A parcel of 250 bales Now Chine staple has been taken up at $38 10-$381..
Meanwhile the market is bare of stock of botḥ descriptions, Quotations are Indian $32 to $38 and China $35 to 516.
Exchange on India closes 10-day at Ra, 139) for TT and Rs, rig for Post. On Shanghai 747 and on Japan F4.
This modernoted business in imported and local spinnings in reported from Shanghai dur ing the fortnight ended the aged inst., vix, 1-
Indian Demand has greatly fallen off, sales aggregating only 3,500 bales with an estimated stock of 51,000 bales, market closing quiet with an easier fceling.
Japanese :-Árs easier in sympathy with the
cotton and woollen goods, canned goodstained. There ware 495. The sagaçious Chin.carcity of tonnage 'and the extreme difficolty Indiga article, and aboist 2,cœɔ bales are report. ere suspended business while he had his clerks to make both ends' meat, that numerous ined to have changed bards at Thu., 203 10 £13 opes each box and count they contained more quiries, especially emanating from the North, for No. 169 and Tin, 118 to 133 for No, 201;
modities of which the United States is a large
producer.
could not be filled locally.
than joo matches, and some of them less thanAs regards Beuthera business, Baigon to that number. The grand total, figured out in Hongkong, there is still next to nothing doing, Chinese characters that covered many sheets of the prospects of patting a vessel on the berth paper and employed the time of several ac being so poor that some regalar līpers have countants, was a few hundred matches less than been compelled to look again for employment the number that should have been delivered in falfi'ment of a promise to send out a certai number of gross of boxes,,The results.com.
Oat finds in Hongkong more or less "trade literature-bearing upon the excellente of American-made goods, but the power of prin- tais, ink—as great as it undeniably is in influnc *ing resultato any commercialcampaign-cannot suffice to meet, unaided, the competition of an organized force upon the ground, coupled with large commercial floats on the sea. As to how the United States vet about building a mer-pensated the Chinese wholesalers for the ex- chant marine, economists honestly differ. That panse of the larvestigation. He has since been the absence of the Stars and Stripes from ocean
★ vigorous muck-raker who advises every one highways is prejudicial to the development of not to patronize the agenté of American firms. a large trade with other countries is fädispat
Chics is an enormous mine, of purchasing able.
power out of which the nations of the West will So long as the non-existence of American dig more gold witblo the next century than has ever come out of shafts driven into the earth or merchantmen continues to handicap American manufacturers and exporters, the further boodi-the shifting sands of gold-bearing streams cap of non-representation among the large washed by placer miners, Railroad develop trading bouses in distant countries operates as ment, pow embryonic but alive, will open a bar to the capture of the proportion of trade markets now inaccessible and the increase merited by the quality of American products.
from the present volume of trade will be by leaps and bounds, The question asked by The success met with by American fisur and friends of America in the East is whether nil in China-indicates the opportar ties open to Americans are goin to awaken with the com- bat øst, waiting indefinitely for-American mercial "awakouing" of Chion-Frederic enterprise. But the night, to record success, Haskia in San Francisco Evening Posi, must be made against odds sufficiently great to stir fighting blood. The German and Eagliab M. H. L. Obittenden, Manager in B. N. B. houses contrailing most of the business in of the B. B. Petroleum Syndicate, has sailed for Hongkong, and into Chins, are connected with, Bornso. This probably means that he is bring of owned by, "home" interests. Such houses ing machinery, and that boring will be com• are glad to represent American "lines" merely masced on his arrival, May bis enthusiastic la prezent, if possible, the establishment of optimism be rewarded by a "spouter," commission houses devoted to the exclusive re- presentation of American menufacturers. The rasnit is the misrepresentation of American goods in this market, and stagnation for our trade. There is one American haak in Hong,
a transacta business with Yankan cela rity which ja bayond the capabilities, and the comprehension, of both Bekish and German
OPPORTUNITY STILL WAITS.
Local:-There is no falling off in the demand and yarn can be easily placed. Salaribe it 1,000 bales at the basis of Tls, tot for No. 101, T. Jag for No. 141, and Tis. 109 for No. 161.
P: EDULJEE, Broker.
NEW.ORDINANCES,
RECEIVE 'GOVERNOR'S ASSENT.
In other directions. Rate is unchanged at 8 cents per pical, för small lots, as they pick them up. No material revival of business can ba looked for until next year's crop is put on the market. The offering of freight at the time of writing in a little more freely due to floods in His Excellency the Governor has given his the Canton districts, which have laflicted some" | "revent, "In the name and on behalf of His damages on the rice crop.
Actual charters there have been only in con section with Philippine business, a couple of fixtures being effected on basis of 25,000 picule 25 comti. 35,000 picals at 11 cents, 40,000 picule at zo cents).
Saigon/Java-There was, nó inquiry in the market for early November loading, but up to the time of writing it is not reported that this order has been flied.
Java/Hongkong. Only one fixture is pa record as per overleaf. This demand in this J.direction is not very strong at present, the latest information in that tonnage in.upplied for prompt loading.
Majesty the King, to the following: Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-
́Ordinance No. 31 of 1909.—An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million six hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred and eighty-three Dollars to the Pablic Servica of the year 1910, - -
Ordinance No, ga of 1909.—A¤ Ordinance to provide for the periodical Inspection of Steam
Bollers and Prime Movers.
Ordinance No. 33 of 1909—An ́ Ordinance to amend the Widows and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908,
* Ordinance No. 34-of, 1989.An Ordinance 'to amend the' Protaction of Women and Girls Newchweng/Canton.—Locally' only a few| Orilloanco, 1897, as amended by the Protection charters have been arranged for. Reports to of Women, and Girls Amendment Ordinance, hand state that many fixtures have been done | 1905. through Shangbillor loading at Newchwang | Ordinance No. 35′ of 1909-A¤ Ordidance
to Swatow and Amoy on "Ilaces' term". For to provide for the Reservation of certain lands
ther demand is showing, but dificult to meet A Oningin dispatch says that in order to pra- on account of scarcity of suitable tossage. vent the importation of Indian salt into Tibat, ‹ pal Japan : - Coal tonnage is practically not the Ministry of Agriculture, Todustry and procurable, several inquiries also placed on the Commerce proposes to read experts in silt | London market being verstponded to: Chary manufacture to Tibet to instract the Tibataan | tørere are offering St.80, whereas owners de in salt-boiling so as to meet their own demands mand 53 per ton. A 5,000 tosser offering at the and render them Independent of the Indian || latter figure was withdrawn and is flized Dalóy; prosect,
Home with bona)
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in Victoria, in the Peak District, and in Kow- loon as Recreation Grounds, and to provide for Regulations as to the use thereof,
Ordinance No. 36 of 1909, AB Ordinance to amend the Public Places Regulation Ordinance, 1890,
Ordinance No. 37 of 1900—An Ordinance to amand the Chinese Extradition Ordinance,
(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast).
A-FINAL DIVIDEND of OWE SHILLING and Six PENCH per Share, free of tax, hai baen declared by the Director of the
| above Company, making a total of 25% for the
year ending.a8th February, 1929. "COULSDON,"
COUPON No. 13 is payable on and Novem sbove Fort on THURSDAY, the 4th Nov, 190g: and China, and the Russo-Chices. Brák a
For Freight, apply to
| Tientsin and Shanghai. ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,
J. S. DOBIE Agents. Hongkong.. 30th October, 1009.
(GO'S
Hongkong, 19th October, 1000,
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1895.
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION of Trade Mark.
:
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Agest.
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NOTICE is hereby given that THE PARAFFINE Mioris, United States of America,
business at the City of San Francisco. State of Califorols, have, on the 9th day of October, 1999, applied for the registration in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marks of the following Trade Mark :---
PABCO
in the name of THE PARAFFINE PAINT CO., who claim to be the proprietors thereof.
The Trade Mark has been used by the applicants since the mouth of August,, 1905, in respect of the following goods :-
748).
PAINTS AND VARNISHES IN CLASS 1. Dated the 29th day of October, 1909.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,'
Solicitors for the Applicants,
8, Des Voeux Road Central,,
Hongkong,
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