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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
TUESDAY JANUARY 11 1910
REPRESENTATIVES of the Seattle and other Ciamber of Commerce on the Pacific Coast of the United Stator arrived at Yokohama on 5th Inst en route for Manila' Customs Houses have been established at Hungchun and. Lung-ching-Isun (Tungking. chen ?) in Phientao. Grods which are sent via Chyongjin, (Kisunghedag) in north-eastern Korea, will be free of duty,
MR. J. J. Leiria is so far recovered from his accident just four months azn jo-day, that he is now able to attend to his official duties at the Portuguese Consulate in Wyndham Street. His friends will with him a rapid progres towards complete recovery.
A FAINT comel, of the 11th magnitude, has been discovered by Mr. Daniel, of Princeton, New Jersey, and has been named Comet E. Observations show that it paused its paribelion on Dec, the day before its discovery, and it in. now receding from bath sun and earth..
pore, lo face of the threatened competition, against the best Japanese coal. Most of Chines Government to take heed most close. has regarded the whole matter with such the jeaumonias from the chief engineers of ly of the Imperial side of the question, and sereno superciliousness that those who are vessels using Pulo. Laut coal harp on the guide with a strong hand the inter-railway not directly concerned with the interests of point, that although Japanese coal is more relations of the very many separate local that port have felt no'special call to deal with "thrifty" by one to two tons per 24 hours systems that are growing up. If the local the subject. It is nevertheless evident, how than its rival the difference in cost is all in lines are left to run local interests under ever, from what we can gather that the Dutch favour of Palo Laut coal. We wish the certain, limitations and the Board of Posts are making the best of their opportunities company success, but we are afraid they have and Communications takes up the Imperial and there is just the possibility that aa üphill task if they mean to dislodge duty of controlling them in reference to the Singapore may waken up to the realisation Japanese coal from popular favour. Besides vastly important questions of through rates, of her loss when it is too late. In the early the port of Stangen is not exactly on any through traffic, through interchangeability of part of this dying decade Sabang was re-trade, roule except that between Australia Tolling stock, standard dimensions, the stock garded as the coming centre of the coal in and Manila and most Australian boats are being fitted for the military and civil needs dustry Sabang is a port on Pulo Wahl, off not in the habit of taking in coal on the way of the Empire, it will confer a lasting and Sumatra, and about a hundred odd miles north, But if the members of the Puto Laut incalculable benefit' on the country. On the from Penang.Glowing accounts of the Coy. keep a stout heart for a steep hill they other hand if these Imperial duties are neg. facilities afforded vessels calling for bunker are likely to achieve the success they deserve.lected and not taken up before they become coal at the Dutch port were spread broad. In the meantime the coaling trade of Singa Loo diversified and irreconcilable, it will soon cast, and it was firmly believed, by those pore is in little or no danger. Messra, Gar- be confronted with a problem which phy who did not consider that the trend of rels, Boerner & Co., who are the local agents, sically and financially will be impossible. It MANUFACTURERS.trade has a powerful effect in deciding where should not find it difficult to induce the casual is very easy to guide a stream at its a steamer shall fill her 'bunkers, that the steamers which are always passing through source, but impossible when it is broken
up ipto mighty and far divided tributaries." MR. Max Mailer, Danacilor of Legation in doom of Singapore as.a coaling station was Hongkong to pay a visit to Pulo Laut.
In concluding his remarks on this point Mr. Peking, accompanied by Mri, 'ax Müller, sealed. But the phlegmatic, jog-trot people.
returned to 'Shangbai on Tuesday and left on at Tanjong Pagar did not show any par-
Pope said: "I must excuse there remarks on the score of the extreme and imminent ur. 6th inst for Waha en route to Peking, after a ticular resentment; rather they magnani.
gency of them and because they are prompt tour of inspection among the chief British mously expressed the hope that Sabang,
fo discussing the problem of railwayed by the desire to acquit myself of negligence Consulates in central and southern Chica, with all its advantages, its machinery for extension in China the other day we in not putting them forward whenever pos THIS morning at the Police Court Mo Sung pouring coal into a steamer like grain into a sack, its day and night service, its freedom regarded in a sew light the oppositionsible as the kcal and weighty sovereign dutics Chues and Bit Ming were charged before Mr. from irritating ducs, and its magnificent of the entry in certain provinces to the of the Imperial Government," It is not ap-R, Wood (Second Police Magistrate) with the introduction of the iron road, and suggested parent that the Ministry of Posts and Com: alleged theft of two cheques: one for Sso and the barbour, might succeed in diverting some of that it was due to their inability to recognise munications has yet realised the urgency of other for $30 from the Swalow Drawe Silk the coal trade from Singapore, because they the advantages that were likely to flow from this questior, or that the necessary prelimin: work. The complains was dans son be had quite as much as they could cope with swift intercommunication. In this connec
ary'steps have been taken to open negotia: it in alleged that the defendants took the We have not seen it suggested anywhere that
tion we referred to the larger questions with the various local boards of control, cheques to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to get them cashed. The case was remaided Singapore has lost any of her immense coal-tion of Imperial control. The subject was trade as yet, nor have we noticed that Sabang broached by Mr. Pope, the manager of the This is not a matter that can be settled in all Thursday morning. has been making any very special efforts to
It will require dexterous and cautious, hand- capture it. It has been stated over and over Shanghai-Nanking railway, on the occasion day or two or even in a couple of months. of a banquet which was given in honouring if the object of the government is to be again that the mines at Pulo Weh and the of His Excellency Shen Yuu-pei, the vice achieved and it is none too early now to port of Sabang were opened in order that
make a beginning with what promises to be foreign Governments might coal their war president of the Ministry of Posts and Com- munications. At the present time each petty, ships in the Far Eant without having to rely district and provincial centre through which 2 difficult and long drawn-out series of they have accepted an invitation from the
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CANTON HAY BY DAY,
CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, solb January. Mr. Lung Kin Cheung, a member of the
deputed to investigate matters in connection Ministry of Posts and Communications, who is with the Centon-Hankow Railway, arrived bere yesterday ; he has called on the Viceroy to report his arrival.
MURDER..
On the 6th inst, at 8 pm, a man samed Mok Ab So, when passing by Ha Kow Po ́street, was killed by another man at present unknown The victim was stabbed with a degger on his chest in several places. The reason of the murderous assault in said to be on account of a dispute ovar mangy matters.
EDUCATIONAL COMMISSIONER.
Shum Tsang Tang resumed charge of office as Kwangtung Provincial Educati‚nal. Com...........
sips oner this morning in succession to Tantai Chang Sik Fun.
NATIONAL DEBTS' REDEMPTION. The Viceroy of Chibli province has sent a despatch to the Canton Viceroy informing him- that the Provincial Treasurer of that province, Chiu Wing Oo, bas himself voluntarily sub" scribed a sum of thirty thousand, taelu towards, the funds for the redemption of the national debts, and asking H. E. Voan to induce the officials and people of Cantos to subscribe in a similar liberal manner towards the funds.
FIRE.
"Yesterday two cases of fire occurred in bla
laside the city. In each case, it was fortunate
city-one at Yan. Laut Moon and the other that only one building was destroyed,
TARTAR GENERAL.
On account of ili-health, the Canion Tarter General, Teeng Chi, haa'applied to the Imperial
Government for one month's leave of absence. EXECUTION.
Pacific Coast have sent advices to the Govern- ment at Washington and to, Mr. A. P. Wilder, American Consul General at Shanghai, that
On the 6th instant a prisoner, Liang Ah, Chinese Chambers of Commerce to visit China Fook, who had taken part, in a robbery in next February. The Associated Chambers Honam, was removed from the Namboi prison include individual chambers located at SAD to the execution ground and bobeaded. This Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Los Angeles, criminal was extradited to Canton from Hong-. Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, and Spokane; Mr.kong, so the British Consol at Canion was
'pent to witness the execution:
MR. F. Vid arrived by the German mail to C. W. Burke is the general secretary and J. communicated with by the local officiais, to be day from Shanghai,
THE Honglong and Shanghai Banking Cor. poration opined a branch office at Kuala Lum- Pu on thest inst,
Ay annoucement has been made in Tokio thit Post Arthur is to be thrown open as a commercal port on January 20.
on British coaling stations. The story of the syndicate which was formed to catablish the railway passes-any railway or branch coaling stations at Perim, Pondicherry, line, of course-regards that particular link Sabang and some unnamed port in Indo as its own particular property to be adminis tered and operated as the officials in the China is
old one. REFRESHING. marquis or a count at the head of the vicinity think proper. The fact is in daily concern, and the day was fast dawning when evidence in Kwangtung, where those who foreign vessels would leave British coaling have subscribed towards the cost of con- stations severely alone and bestow their structing the grand trunk line through the patronage on the international group of coal Liang Kwang provinces are determined that they and they alone shall have a voice in depots. It sounded all very fine and large deciding how the railway shall be maintained but the promoters of the scheme left one point of vital importance out of their calcuand developed. We need hardly say that one result of this attitude of insensate lations. They forgot that vessels trading to
selfishness is to be found in the innumer-
ACCORDING to telegrams from Seoul the at- a big distributing centre where they unload
able delays and the vexatious stoppages ed cargo and took fresh cargo aboard were
which have occurred in connection with the temped assassination of the Premier of Korea is belied to have been connected in some not inclined to make little excursions here Canton Hankow line. Miserable little jeal-way with the assassination of Prince Ito. and there even for the sake of international friendship, The great linger found obstrucifon or a kinky Au er to go direct to the ports on their Inline which would be of the first importance to the Ld, pocket diary from the Phoraix Assar- rary and coal there, even if the cost was Chinese Empire; and yet when the Imperial ance Co., Ld, and a desk blatter from the Allianco Asturance Co. Messrs. Dadwell are Guaranteed to be made from the somewhat greater, than to take a flying jaunt Government makes a move with the object the Hongkong agents for both companies.
to this island and make a passing call at that of inducing the malcontents to go ahea barren waste and so lengthen their passage.with their work, the clashing elements couTER Kiangoen Dock and Engineering Works pure juice of sound ripe fruit.
Speed is everything in these days and ves- bine immediately to resist the comma are now engaged in building a despatch boat sels on the regular run only call at those enemy and defy the Imperial Government for the use of the Chinese Navy, and it is ex- places where cargoes are forthcoming and do its worst. In this respect the Cautouspected that it will be ready for the use of Prince trade is brisk. We are afraid that Sabang would seem willing far rather to tolerate A. S. WATSON & CO., | could not pretend to compete with Singa assistance of the foreigner than to suffer
pore in that respect, and so Sabang hai had semblance of interference on the parif to remain content with the custom she can
the Central Government. It may be LIMITED,
gued that the districts and provinces actuated by a proper spirit of pride, and that may be perfectly but when that pride prevents the peeing the ever-growing demand of the Far East seeing beyond the length of their nose it degenerates into pure pig-headedness. far as the railway schemes have gon great harm has been done, but the ti fast approaching when measures will hat, be adopted for the constitution of a ces railway administration empowered to u
HONGKONG and KOWLOON.
Hongkong, th July, 1959,
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obtain from tramp steamers, which have plenty of time to spare and can afford to and dodge round all sorts of corners
1W0 8 crannies if there is a shilling or
to be saved thereby, But if Sabang's ambitions still remain to be realised, a new ompetitor has entered the field in the per son of the Pulo Laut Coal Company. A most people know there are a dozen or more islands down in the Straits designated Pulo Laut, but this pulo lies at the extreme 3. E.
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MARRIAGE.
.
On January 5, 1910, at Shanghai, Algernon darica Dorothy Nellie, your gest daughter of
Francis, only son of A. M. A. Evens, to Pre- Edney Page, both of Shanghai...
D. Lowman, prasident.
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has been pleased to grant to Mr. Amoy Lay, Commissioner of Customs, Kiukiang, Mr. F.A. THE Gzelte, London, states that the King
Nixon, of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Postal Service, and Mr. Chariton Thorne, of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs Service, bis Royal licence to accept and wear the Insignia of the First Class of the Third Division of the Imperial Chinase Order of the Double Dragon, conferred upon them by the Emperor of China in recognition of valuable services rendered by them.
charter to the Siberian Railway company for
WATER RETURN,
Level and storage of water in Reservoirs- on the tat January, 1910,
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS
Tytam... TytamBye-
LEVEL.
1909.
igio.
12" 5" below] 5" 71" below overflow ". overflow.
237 below wash...overflow. Tytam In- 2'41" abova" termediate Loverflow.
28" below
Overflow
1o 4′′ above. overflow
overfic
a6'0" below averdow
STORAGE GALLONE.
1909.
-**** "N£ws' renched SbangunY OD"
steamer Lyémoon, which has just completed a Wong-nai- ( 45' . a′′ below
changoverflow. Vladivostock, and which has been put back on the Tsingtau ruo, and left Shanghai on Thurs
in the North Channel. The Kochier Tug and day on her first trip to that port, had got ashore Lighter Co. sent out the tugs' Skinfung and Shinywan, with wrecking apparatos, late Thurs day afternoon, to the vessel's assistance, and hopes are expressed that she might be extricated from ber unpleasant position without delay and enabled to proceed upon her voyage.
Tai Heus within four or five months, Four tags have been built for the Conservancy Works of the Taku Bar and are nearly ready to be delivered.-Shanghai Times,
A JOINT committee bas best at work in Ox- MACAO BOUNDARY QUESTION, ford and Cambridge for more than a year,' and
has been considering the best metbad of meet.
If the necessary funds are forthcoming it is for the best that Europese culture cad provide. proposed to send out a small number of men selected from Oxford and Cambridge to learn Chinese and study the people for three years, Public discussion of the scheme is to begin in Cambridge early next term, tader the direction of the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost of King's; the Master of Selwyo, Professor MacAlister, and the Ker, Dr. Forkes Jackson,
GENERAL MACHADO LEAVES PEKING.
We are courteously informed by Mr. J. J. Leiria, Consul for Portugal, that he is in receipt of a telegram from H.E General Sir Joachim Machado, K.C.M.G., at Peking to the effect that the Portuguese Commissioner is leaving the Chinese capital on bis return to Lisbon,
It is believed that General Machado, who is accompanied by his secretary, Capt. J. M. R. Norton, will be passing through Hongkong, en route for Europa by the P. & O. 85. Devanho, dee here on Friday week..
THE King has been pleased to approve of the Appointment of Vica-Admiral Sir Alfred Leigh | COTTON EXCHANGE GAMBLING. Winside, K.C.B, C.V.O. C.MG, to be Comman
der-in-Chief on the Chins Station, in succes ion to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton, K.C.B, K.C.V.O., who will abortly. vicate his command. Rear-Admiral Winston, Fourth Sea Lord' since 1906, was born in 1852, entered the Navy in 1865, and was promoted to captain in 1891. He served in the
the Egyptian war in 1882 and in the expedition against the Sultan of Vitu in 1890. He went Commissioner to Massikesi to draw a boundary between the Portuguese and the Chartered Company's possessions in 1901. He commanded the "Spartan during the Chivo. Japanese war and the Opfir during the Royal
tour in 19ar.
separated by a narrow strait from the mained with the running of through passe island. We are told that in 1903 the Pulo and freight trains on the main Laut Cool Coy, started the exploitation of lines. There is no getting away frouf the coal seams on the island and constructed fact that there will be trouble wheat railway line from the mines to the sea, the port Imperial Government begins to move being Stagen. The harbour has, of course, towards this end. It will require all the entrances, north and south, the northern be- and stratagems and Machiavellian prac sible to mewenger. Peak subscribers can haveing absolutely safe, with 30 feet of water at the most skilful of China's statem law spring tide and sufficient room for to surmount the obstacles which nigg any ship to manoeuvre. From a pamphlet, cunning will devise to resist the sm which we have received, setting forth the encroachment on the powers exercise advantages which appertain to Pulo. Laut the cabals over the trunk lines which as a coal centre and Stangen as a coaling through the various provinces. The station, we gather that there is a great fature sit on the fence and hedge and conside for the promoters of the company. The Doomsday, professing always their abs production of coal was insignificant in the desire to conform to the wishes of the 1 first two years, but in 1905 the output was tial Government, but they will be unite 49,000 tons and it increased to 87,000 in their opposition to a scheme which 1908, while for last year the estimated output set a sovereign power over their was put at ra5,000 tons; the quantity of nuts Now a track line of hundreds of and dust coal being estimated at 20,000 in length, cannot be run by half a tons. The company appears to be a go meddlesome busybodies stationed at ahead and energetic concern, for it is declarent sections of the line. Nor can isements produced last year was 52,910,925 ed that the coal is being exported to Singa- governed by class prejudice or providbarrelt, valued at $44,477,653 As compared pore, Hongkong and Koh-i-chang, although likes and dislikes. It is the old propo regular stocks are not yet kept at there ports. over again: the Government must let Then, again, during the last four years the com.so that the greatest good may be secul pany has held a large contract for the supply the greatest number. And they must of coal to the coast steamers of the North cow. If they let the matter hang of German Lloyd at various ports in the Far the sections are all linked up and in est. As to loading facilities at Stagen, there ing order then it will be practically is an electric tip and a system of overhead sible to dictate what should be done a conveyors for loading and bunkering steamers litate the traffic on the line. All will be at the maximum rate of 100 tons per hour, each province fighting for its own ha We do not intend to go into the technical the dream of the railway pioneers will be
are given under the heading pated like a soap-bubble. To put it details which
Suggestions to engineers using Pula Laut words of Mr. Pope, who certainly coal," but we may say that it is quite clear what he is taking about, “the tim the company la determined to put its product come may fully come, for the Ins
The Honghong Celegraph
HONGKONG, TURsday, January 1r,'igro
DUTCH ENTERPRISE IN THE STRAITS,
A considerable time has elapsed since last we referred to the efforts of the Dutch in the Kast Indies to build up a coal industry which should eventually withdraw the bulk of the ship coaling trade from Singapore, This neglect has been due to the fact that the question of the superiority of Butch coal and the facilities for loading steamers
at ports in the Netherlands Indies has for some resson or another heen allowed to re- main in the background. Moreover, Singa
A BULLETIN just published by the Geological Gurway relative to the cement industry in the United States daring 1908 states that the total quantity of Portland, natural and pozzolan
with 1957, whose production was 51,330,342 amels, valued at $55,903,851, the your showed increase of 1,3 per coot in quantity and u crease of zo per cent in value. The total portland cement production was 51,077,613 bar- la, valued at $45,547,679. Talais an increase quantity of 46 per cent and a decrease in las of 19.3 per cent compared with the ares for 1907. Penosylvania, with 23 pro he average price per barrel was 85 cents. Of acing plants, led with 20,393,965 barrola. four types of Portland cement, divided ac eding to the kinds of raw material used, 40.6. cent was made from camant rock sad pare estose, 45 per cent from limestone and clay okale, 5.5 per cent from mart and clay, and
per esut from slag and limestone (
A SENSATIONAL "BREAK.".
London, Jan. 7.. Telegrams from the United States report that there has been a sensational "break" in the Cotton Markets at New York and Now Orleans, consequent upon ramours that the
|
Tytam............ 287,550,000 338,160,000 Tytam Byewash... 1,235,0.0
Bil Tytam Intermediate 209,663,c07 203,556,000 Pokfulum LIS 51,550,000 *:49,890,com Wong.nai-chung
ail
6,114,000
Total....... 519,068,003 197,710,000 Consumption of water in this City and ill District during the month of December..
-1908.
1909.
Consumption.135,540,000 141,107,000 gallons Estimated)
107,510 population Consumption)
207,810
per head per 21 day......
21.7 gallons
Constant supply during December in bath years, :
3
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.
1969.
1910 Kowloon) az′′ 1′′ below) 11" 1.", below Gravitation
overflow Reservoir
STORAGE GALLONS.
1999,
1910,
vitation Re- 167,341,000 239,708,000 gallons- .servoir......
Kowloon Gra
Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of December:-
1909.
1908.
85,700
8.5 gallons
Consumption...29,913,000: 24,040,000 gallons Estimated)
90,500 population Consumption)
per head per 10,8 day.
bulls were unloading their holdings.-N. C. The Government Analyst reports that the
D. N101.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
The Captain's Cup was played for at Happy Valley from 8th to 10th January, with the following resulta :—
Cross. Handicap, Nat. *T. C. Buckland...... 87
75 -Comdr. Boucher...... 83 6 77
C. E. Anton...un 89 9
80. 90 10 Comdr. Penfold
100
82
F. Grene
E. J. Gris..........87 0. J. Barunk.... FOL H. G. Bagnall ... 90: Lt. Col. Chamier...... 91 Gint Spicer... ĐỘ
46 Estries.
POOL.
ta E Antonen 63 T. C. Buckland........... 87 Comdr. Boucher 83 J. Johnston... 85 F. Grons...TOO H. G. Bagnall devir 90 Lt. Col. Chamier.......... 91 Cpt. Spicersky. 96-
36 Estries, :*Winner of Cup 4 Winner of Pool
18.
83
18
83
9
74
75
81
water is of excellent quality.
P. N. H. JONES,
Water Authority.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F.G. Figg, Director of the Hongkong Obaurvatory jin
Op the 11 ra.15 p.-The barometer has risen over E. Japan, and fallen elsewhere ex- cept over the Upper Yangize, de4
The depression remains over the Eastern Sex, and a second area of low pressum lias over the S. coast of Chins and Tongking.
Pressure in still, high over N., China and Manchuria,
Variable winds, probably freshening from the Northward, may be expected in the For mosa Channal and along the northern shora of the Chinh Anh,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 konum ending.
at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 laches,"
MORE FORECAST, NA
1.--Hongkong und Neighbourhood, and N. winds,, probably frestinnlog'į! | rain or misi.
2.--Formosa Channal, same as No"
-South coast of China Saturas Hoté and Lamocks seine as Noug