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CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO,
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
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Peking, 5th December.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER 6 1900
HIATUS IN SHANGHAI.
HOW THE FOURSOME REEL REFUSED TO GO.
THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT.
RAILWAY - DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA.
In the House of Lords on November 9 Lord Stanhope asked the representative of the Foreign Office in the House of Lords:—
$4.593-89.
For
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To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
to sall by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, on
FRIDAY,
the toth December, 1909, at 11 AM, İN F Godawo Bowrington,
CASES ARRACK..
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Auctioneers. Hongkong, 6th Decembar, 1909.
FROM EUROPE, THE H. A, L. Steamship
"'SITHONIA," Captain Brohmar, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns Mr. Slade continued his argument and the of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go
down Company, Limited, whence delivery may case was adjourned,
be obtained against Bills-of-Lading counter? signed by the Undersigned.
ZBE RICE DISPUTE,
Before the Acilog Chief Justice at the Supreme Court this morning, the case was resumed to which the Hang Shing firm, They do these things differently is Shapgbai
of No. 1:8, Wing. Lok Street West, “are to what is the custom in Hongkong. At the
bringing an action against Messrs. W. TE Undersigned have received instructions Caledonian Ball' we learn according to the 1. In view of Germany's assertion of rights | R. Loxley and Company, of Hongkong, Shanghai Mercury that :- Unfortunately no to participate on equal termi in the construc- for the purpose of recovering the sum of piper was available for the ball, and this was a tion and financing of railways in the Yangiare | $4274.51, being amount due for rice' sold decided misfortune, for however,fine a musi Provinces whether His Majesty's Government and delivered, together with interest' thereon 'cian a man may be it is generally taken for recognises Garman claims to an exclusivo at the rate of B per caut. per annum 'until pay. granted that without a strong dash of Highland || position in mines and railways in Shantung, meat or judgment. Mr. Eldon Potter, in- blood in his veins dis Realm and Strathspaya da. z. Similarly, whether Russian financiers | structed by “Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for not go with the proper vigour. This seemed to having intimated their shteption of participating || the plaintiffi and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed be fully borne out by the results, for the first, in railway enterprises in the Yangisze Valley, by Mr. F. B, L, Bowley, was for the defendants. The British Minister has confer- Foursome Reel had to be performed twice.the Anglo-Russias Conventive of 1899 with Defendants entered a counter-claim
On the first occasion, the music appeared an regard to railway enterprise in Chion has been | red with Grand Councillor. Na uncertain quantity, and the dancers not ipfre- abrogated, and whether in that case British Tung concerning the Kaiping coal cutly found themselves at sixes and sevens, enterprise is in a position to claim equal op and when the Master of Ceremonies announced pertunities in the region Norb of the Great mines.
that they would have it over there was much Wall, They came very nearly breaking rejoicing. Then with springy tread and merry 3. Whether it is not advisable to determine "hooch" away they wout at it again, watched by the geographical limits within which the Japan- their friendly relations.
admiring onlookers. At the next reelthe orches-cse Government is entitled to veto or intervena tra was not called upon, the music being played in such measures as the Chinese Government on the pianoforte. It seemed that not more may desire to take for the development of than twaaty-five per cent of those present Western Manchuria and Mongolia. took part in the reels, but the remainder crowd.
The Earl of Crowe, having congratulated ed round and watched with eager eyes. Many the noble Earl on bis maiden question, replied: a regretful sigh was heard from people who-As regards the first question, His Majesty's' could not dance it, and an equal number of ex- Government has not given the German Govern. pressions of admiration was to be found. Butment any assurance in that sense. The case whore were all, the kilts? Highland com-raised by the second question is of a somewhat tumes were lower than ever, and in nom. different character. The proposed particips ber were surpassed by Volunteer, and Firetion by the Russians in railway enterprise in the Brigado mess uniforms. At one stage of Yangiste Valley is confined to a loan, which is the dance it seemed as if those belonging not satured by any mortgage on the line, and to the Brigade were to bave their evening's fun that loan does not appear to contravene the spoilt, for about eleven o'clock the clanging of terms of the Anglo-Russian Agreement of 1899, I ought to add that British participation in rail.
The position is somewhat strained.
THE TUNGKUANGSHAN MINES.
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COMPENSATION' OFFERED,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")
Péking, 5th December.
The Chinese Government is willing to pay a compousation of $450,000 for the cancellation of the Tongkuaushan mining concession.
TELEGRAPHS IN MAN- CHURIA.
| FRENCH APPLICATION. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 5th December.. The French have applied to the Central Government for permission to catablish banks, post-ollices, and telegraphs in the Three Eastern Provinces; but the Waiwupu has refused the application.
·MANCHURIA..
JAPAN AND RUSSIA AT PEACE. [By courtesy of the "Sheung „Po.“]
the bell of a fire truck sounded' through the ball in a moment cards were thrown down,way enterprise north of the Great Wall on drinks left ball foiibed and the firemen troop- similar terms to those' on, which the Russians ed pell-mall down stairs for the door.. It was
are engaged in the Yangiare Valley will not a false alarm forconately as it was only a truck Decation any protest on the part of the `returning from duty at Chang-su-ko's Gardens, Russian Government. When we are con
sidering these matters it is important to remeinber that owing to the great change that has taken place is the position of
THE OPIUM AND OTHER HABITS.
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His Lordship ruled with regard to certain contentious points concerning the quality of the rice delivered to the defendants.
Mr. Potter-The ruling doen not refer to the question of damages? - His Lordship-No,
BRITISH STbambr deSTROYED
BY KIRK,
Vladivostok, Nov. 23. The vessel Frouper arrived here yesterday from Imperatorsky Fort with the crew of the British Steamer Export (1), which has been destroyed by fire. The circumstances attend- ing the burning of the vessel am curious. It appears, according to the story of the men, re produced in the Dainy Vostok, that the Eyport
was loaded with 2,000 tons of timber, be-
Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given before TO- DAY.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th inst, will be subject
to rent.
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All broken, chafed and damaged Goods most be left in the Godowns, whore, they will be
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
examined on the 11th inst., at 3 P.M.
by CAR TAMBU
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office, Hongkong, 6th December, 1909. (817
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
THE Company's Steamship
longing to the Gley Company. De leaving Imperatoriky Port, the engine-room hands called the captain's attention to the extraordi-' pary heat in the engine-room and expressed the opinion that the coal in the buakers had caught fire, in which case it was dangerous to proceed on the journey. The captain, it is alleged, paid no attention to the representations of the men and continued the voyage. Mean- while the best gradually increased, catil it was Chion since the two, agreements alluded to almost impossible for the stokers to work. `In
"CARDIGANSHIRE," by the noble earl were made all new railways these conditions the steamor proceeded for having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees in China will be under the control of the Chia- eighty miles from the port. The man then en-of Cargo are herniay informed that their Goods e10 Govoromest. In regard to the third ques-deavoured, to induce the captain to return, but are being landed and placed at their risk in he still decissed to lintas to their advice. The Co's hazardous and/or extra hazardous the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown crew. then lost patience, and, forcibly removing Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment the captain from the bridge, placed the will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery vessel in charge of the mate ordering him can be obtained as soon as the goods are
The landed.. to proceed to Imperatorsky Port, vessel was accordingly turned and brought back. By this time there was, un doubt the | vessel was on fice, as smoke was issuing from the coal-holds. On the port being reached as attempt was made to open the sea-cocks in order to sink the ship, but they were stopped op. The steamer continued to burn for ten days until the 18th. An action has been filed in connection with the loss of the vessel (pre-bere, sumably against the captain) The crow warn summoned to appear at the British Consulate in Vladivostok on their arrival at the port.
The Lieutenant-Governor of Burma, in ra viewing the spread of the cocaine habit in Burma, says that he views with much appresion, the noble earl was conscious that he was ension the extension of the habit which results treading on somewhat risky round. I am is moral and physical degradation. Careful afraid I cannot follow him into the matters inquiries are at preseal being made into the rated by that question. As the matter stande, conduions of the traffic in the drug, and, if it. uno entirely for arrangement between the Lecessary, legislation will be resorted to respective Governments of China and Japan, The strengthening of the excise establish ment may lead to more frequent seizures and ACCIDENT IN ASINGEA GHANNEL 10 chack the habit before it spreads any further, but without the activa co-operation of the leasers of opinion among the people the task of maintaining a moral standard in regard to the use of intoxicating drugs is a heavy one."
Peking, 5th December. Japan and Russia appear to be at would seem as if, to attempting to restrict the use of opium in tadia and Burma, (says the peace in Manchuria, and there is Englishman) we have gives an impetor to the now no fear of a rupture between | use of another equally, or perhaps more dan- ...perous drug... There seems to have been a ten- the two Powers
dency to ignore a very importkot poyslological fact in the endeavour to restrict or provent the use of drugs such as opium, The human organi- QUESTION OF FOREIGN ADVISERS,sation would seem to require a narcotic stirou
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CHINA'S NAVY
lagt of some kind. In every, part of the globe, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Pol]"/> eren amongst the most primitive races and savages, the human system would seam to Peking, 5th December: ' crave for a parcotic stimulant. Tes, coffee, Prince Shun Tui-lap and Admi-cocoa, coca, tobacco, are all narcotic stimu- last and opium is the greatest of all. The ral Bah, the Naval Commissioners; South American Indians chew the coca loaf, have wired to the Grand Council and now use coffee on a large scale. Tobacco recommending the engagement of was first found in extensive use among the North American fusions; tea among the foreign advisers for the reorganisa Chinese; coffee among the Arabs, tion of China's Navy.
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The several products of the hemp plant (Cannabis ladica), bhang, ganja'and charas of the natives of India, bave been found to be in more or less general use among the savages in the interior of Africa and among the imbes inhabiting the African coasts, Hashish in
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Buying,
... will be subject to rent.
Goods not cleared by the 14th inst, et 6- No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
any case whatever.
All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined at 930 A. on the 13th inst. No Claims will be admitted after delivery of Cargo has been affected to Consignees, and same must be pre- saated within ten days of the steamer's arrival
otherwise they will not be recognised, Optional Goods will be carried on unless Instructions are given to the contrary before steamer's arrival.
Intimations.
WE RECOMMEND A TRIAL JOY OUR OWN MAKE
PORK
SAUSAGES
25 cents per lb.
THE
DAIRY FARM Co., LIMITED.
Hongkong, 30th November, 1909.
ASAHI
BEER SAPPORO BEER
TO BE OPTAINED
FROM ALL WINE DEALERS!
VICTORIA REGATTA.
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FORTY-NINTH MEETING,”
SATURDAY, December sith, 1909. T.INDER the Distinguished Patronage of U
H.E. THE GOVEernor, H.E. Major. General BROADWOOD, Commodore H. LYON, R.N., Hon, Sir HENRY MAY, Hoo, BASIL R. H. TAYLOR, &c, &c.
The Committee of the V.R.C. request the pleasure of the Company of the Ladies of Hongkong on SATURDAY, 11th lon, st i P.. at the Reclamation, Bay View, kindly loat by Messrs. Fenwick &c đo.
Miss HUTTON POTTS has kindly consented to present the' Pritas, at; the conclusion of the (8/8 aces
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Lidy
Agents. Hongkong, 6th Decembar, 1999.
5.5. "POLYNESIEN," COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTIUM.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex
The Secretary's "Launch: will leave the Victoria Recreation Club at si Noon, shup,
· Admission to enclosure and stand St. .. Tickets may be obtained from the Staward, V.R.C.
Baod will be in attendance,' 'Through tram service every few minutes.
R. L. BRIDGER.
Acting Hon. Sec. Hongkong, 1st December, 1909.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
› CONSERVANCY JUNK SUNK. At about seven o'clock Wednesday evening a rather serious and fatal collision occurred near the entrance to the Astros Channel, or a result of which the tug /aax, the property of the Franco-Duich Dredging Company, the whangpoo Conservancy contractors, was sunk, reports the Shanghai Timer of 3rd inst. The str. Ningshao, Captain Bell, which left here earlier in the evening for Ningpo, was past; ing down the Astims Channel when, she met the tug Jaan coming up. How the
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. Selling. collision occurred we cannot say, but the faan was strace on the port side and very badly Londoo--Back T.T. ..........sním potis mazuļi9 damaged, but fortunately she was pushed by Do: demand.......... 9/16
** Medor and 'Dordognes, in connec the Nixyihao well over toward the left bank Do. 4 months' sight....................1/98 |
tion with above Steamer are hereby informed out of the deep water channel, where she seitled France-Bask T.T..............3.20† that their Goods with the exception of Trea- .422 | sure and Valuables are being landed and down. The Ningshao was also badly damaged, America-Bank T.T. having a hole stove in on one side of her bow, Germany-Bank T.T. ́.....................1.79 stored at their risks into the hazardous and or just above the waterline, and she returned to
extra bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong India T.T. ..., ni..............................................................130},
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld, at Shanghai at daylight this morning. After ber Do. demand.......... ....................................1303
Kowloon whence delivery may be obtained *******:25 || immediately after landing. cargo has been discharged, she will undergo Shaoghal-Bank T.T... ............ repairs. It is thought the Jant will be refloated Slugapore-Back T.T. par H.K. Stoa.......740 Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
LIMITED. without much difficulty,.
Japan-Banic T.T. .........86 intimation is received from the Consignees When the two vessels collided it was veryJava-Bank T.T..........195 Dalore P.M. TO-DAY, requesting it to be
landed here. dark and the shock was so great that Captain
Bitis of Lading will be countersigned by the 4 months' sight L/O. .........................................1/9 7/16 | Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed after C. V. d'Houval of the Jaam was pitched from
1/9 9/16 || MONDAY, the 13th Decembar, at Noon will the bridge overboard into the water along with 6 months" sight L/C the laodah and one of the Chinese sailors.
be subject to rent and landing charges, There was ascens of great excitement on board kimply a proparation from the leaves of the both vessels and for the time being the mea hemp plant. Alcohol is the stimulant id use were not missed. As soon as the Wingskao among the races inhabiting the temporate | bad backed away from the scene of the OBSERVATORY FOR KIAQ regions. But of all the dangerous narcotics, collision, she was, anchored for the night, that is, alcohol, cocaine and opium, the last | Meanwhile the craw of, the Jaan who had named is the least injurious to the human escaped commenced a search for the missing systém, This was very clearly brought out | Captain and sailor, but it was so dark that all In the evidence recorded by the Opium' and their efforts warn in vain, To-day the search Hemp Drage Commission. Surgeon-General R. | was renowed, bol up to the present the bodies Harvey, in the course of his evidencé, said | have not been found. The work of raising the "opium was God's greatest gift to man,”. It is sunken tow.boat was commenced to-day by a curious fact that among the Chinese, who Messrs. Wheelock and Co. and they expect to consume opium as a national habit, epidemic have her raised to-morrow. As the damage to p.. diseases, such as cholera, small-pox, ferers the Ningthao was well atiove the water line, it especially malarial fever, are practically vo- will not be necessary to dock her.. The damag- known. Plague is prevalent, but that is aed plates will be cut out and new ones ficted in purely dirt" disease; and people do not eat their places, and it is expected that the repairs plague in order to contract it; whereas cholera, will be completed this week. An investigation and farers of the typhoid and enteric type are, into the cause of the collisen will be held as is well known, contracted by " eating,"
shonly The opium habit would seem to have rea defed the Chinese immune against these epide- mica. Moreover, it in a well known fact that the Chinese are an extremely vinile race. Most white races have recognised this, heaça
The Grand Council have replied that naval secrets will leak out by the employment of foreign advisora, Bo they have declined to accept the Commissioners' recommendation.
CROW.
PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT:
[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po."]
Peking, 5th December.
The Germans propose to build an Observatory at Kiaochow and have applied to the Waiwupu to defray part of the cost of construction.
SHIPPING AND MAILS
MAILS -DUE
English (Delta) gik igst,, noon. Gorman (Prins Stelimund) toth inst," "Canadian (Empress of Japan) toth just,
The Manchu Mare from South American ports, and is due to arrive here on sith inst.
The Apcar Co.'s 5.a. Gregory Apear from Cal-. || the strong objection to saioan between the cuite left Singapore yesterd ty, and may be ex. pected here on sith'ios,
pora yesterday, at 10 K,Men
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: THE WEATHER,
1.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figz, Director of the clengkeng Observatory :----
On the 6th at 11.55 -The barometer · has fallen moderately in E. Japan, and risen slighti ly over W. Jupao, tha Chips coast and the Philippines..
Pailippine Archipelago and adjacent waters, and the northern depression remains over the
Pressure is still low over the S. part of the
Chinese and 'xuropeaon; especially in our Colonial possessions; -bocause it has been The Imperial German Mail'ss, Klaist, which found that the rosulting race is all Mongolina, lafe here on 1st instat DOOD, arrived at Singa- without even a trace of the Caucasian. From The piperial German Mail as. Prins Walds- this physiologists argue that such vinlity and mar, which left here on 3rd inst, at 19..., .persistent_harádity_must_be_dos_to_some_in-Sea of Japan.- arrived at Manila to-day, at to am,
fluence outside of pure nationality; for it · Pressure is highest ovat the E. coast of upsets the "Mendelian taw" of 'beredity; and China. It has given way, slightly over the the conclusion has been forced upon them that Yangtzo valley, .. we must look to opium as the predisposing cause of such persistent virility. Therefore, carrying | argument to its fogical conclusion the inference
The O.S. R... Tacoma Mars from Tacoms left Shingbai for this'on gth inst at 4-p.m., and is expected to arrive here on 9th fast.
The C: P. R. Co's 1.6. Empress of Japan arrived at Nagasaki at 7.30 am on 5th inst, and left again at a p.m., tame day, for Shang bai, where she is due to arrive at 8 p.m., on 6th insho
The P. MS. S. Cola s.s. China sails: from Yokolina en route to Hongkong on 6th inst. She is doa to arrive at this port on 15th inst, and will be dispatched from this port for San Finncisco on 24th inst, at noon.
The Silk ax R.M.5, 12. Empress of China, which laft Hongkong on 6th ult, kad Yoko- Bamse on kata dia, arrived in New York on 3rd Enet, khina mkaling 'a, tmnsit of, a7 days from Mongkong and të days from Yokohama
Fresh monsoon may be expected in - the Formosa Chaznel, and strong monsoon Over the N. part of the China Sos.
30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 43t .441 4 months.night
do.
30 days' sight Sydney & Melbourne:....1.9 11/15° mantbr sight France.2.25 & months' sight
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.232 Bank of England rale .............i5 X
Sovereign....
Events Coming.
Monday, 6th December.
Seamen's Institute Concert, Kowloon, 8.30
Theatre Royal, Merrymakers, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, 7th December,
Geo, P. Lammert, auçtion sale suit Lougiks,
Sanitary Board Meeting.
Oggan Recital, in St. John's Cathedral; 5.30,
id
Theatre Royal," Merrymakeri," 9 pm.
Wednesday, 8th December, Hughes and Hough, Furnituré suls, 2.30 p.m. Theatre Royal Merrymaker,” 9 p.m.,
Thursday, git December.
- Asilo de la Saidis Esfacce Baxiar, at City
Hall, commencing at 3. p.m.
English Jewelry, 1 x.
Hughes and Hough Auction sale, High Class
Legislative Council Meeting. ~~~~~Theatre Royal,'"Merrymákers,*-9°p.m.
$
Friday, 10th December.
Theatro Royal, “Morrymakers,” '9_p.m.
40 Saturday, 11th, December,
Victoria Regatta 2 p.m.
Hongkong Gas Club Championship shoot, In the sitemoon.
is irresistibly forced upon one that the oplum Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours anding pe babit has more to recommend it than the alcohol at ró am, to-day, 0,00.inches. and cocaine habits ; and that it does not deter forte the virility of the race, which alcohol and
(FORECAST, 2
1.-Hongkong and · Neighbourhood, 'NE...··
cocaine undoubtedly do. Therefore, taking all '|'winda, moderate 'to'fresh's fine, hangar these facts into consideration it seems n«pity- 2---Formosa Channel, N.E. winds; frash?
Football Matches, Happy Valley,..... Theatre Royal, "' Marrymakora,” 9.p.t.
Monday, 13th December. Victoria Recreation Club, Extraordinary
that the British race should have champlosed | 9—South coast of China between Hongkong | General Meeting, 6 p.m.
the anti-oplum campaign, to the detriment of itsand Lamocks, same as No.
revenue, and as calculated to lead in the use of
much more harmful droga.··
Pe
4--South coast of Chias beiwenn-Hongkong vela and Haloan, umi'sa No. 2;
Saturday, 16th December,
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ex Factory.
All claims must be sent in to me en or 10 Carks of 375 lbs: net $5.50 per Cank before the 13th December or they will not be Jecognized,
In Baga of ago Iba, nat-$8,45 per· Bag All damaged packages will be examined on
or Factory. MONDAY, the 13th December, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
SHEWAN TUMES & 00.- P. DE CHAMPMORIN,
General Managers. Agent.
Hoogkong, 15th August, 1908. Hongkong, 6th December, 1909,
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