CANTON, DAY BY DAY.
[From Our Own Correspondent]
MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, "
Canton, gik Jenusty.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 10 IQ11
authoritler. Anyone can readily sea what end less sources of lùcouvenirace will be given zizy to by this measure. As reported elsewboro, the Frovincial Trensster was apprised of the nuisance created by the Customs officials by the Resilent Director of the Chamber of Com.
QUHUR CUTTING IN CHINA,
VIEWS OF MANILA.
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The queue cutting movement in China has
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DAY cxt, the 16th January, at 12.33 P.M.
Hon, Mr. Henry Keswick has Fludly con- scated to tako the chair.
merce. It is reported that the Chamber of Com-attracted very wido atention throughout ll be bold at the City Hall'on MON. merce are about to make representations to world but it is not im ossible thit its import the Canton Viceroy with a view to the cinace, extent and significance have been mag. cellation of this incqoveblent measure.
·STAMPING OUT CORR PTION.
n'fi.d. li doas represent for those who tave joined in it a wide deputare from time-honored custom bat it sbcüld be remembered that as yet it numbers
The attendance of the public is spentelly invited.
LENA POLLOCK,
Hab, Secretary. Honghong,'t: th January, 1917. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-
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A few days ago, the Chamber of Commerce in Canton convened a meeting for the porposa of considering the quesilon of the taxation co opium and l'quor, and the suppression of gam blog. Ferides the gentry, merchants "and It is with much pleasure that I have to report others there were present the Provincial another scilos of V. F. the new Victroy thit
AN INFINIT.SICAL FRACTION Treasurer and the Taotni for the Promotion of his won the appreciatio of people in general. of the people The central government con- Industries. The Charmin asked whether the It is a common and old evil in the prefectures ticus to withhold is sanction and while it raw oplum dealers were fully represented and and districts of this previzce for the people to does the movement can baidly by general. It the answer was in the affirmative, The pro to detained by the officials in the event of being has b200 reported azvatel timode that it was on vincial Treaturer remarked that ibg meeing involved in I wsuits and are subjected to all the verge al issning, a decree ordering quite bai for its object the con Ideratio's, of "ths kizds of intolerable hardships by the warders, cuttlay but when this latest movement began quart bs of finding other tources of sevenus and have further to bear unnecessary exitssot istuc ions to soms government students to. replice the to which will be sustained puses. When released from custody by the at Mukden to retain their bick hair, a cir- through the suppression of gambing, andthat officials; se callous 'nious of the cumstance that would ilicate anything but THE Steamship the matter at fua was of the utmi s import law isvariably detain. ibim; unless their approval.” The fi st." ance. The raw orizm dialers should have demands for money are promptly met with. aching on which to base their estimates of he Such malpractices have come to the knowledge sevenus de ived from opium Lixation. Mr. Chui of H E. the new Viceicy, who has row (a Wing Sam, of the paw opium dealers' guild, instructed li sobardinates 19 put an end in the reply to the questions aslo by the Trovincial prait ce, Anyone found commiting this crime Treasurer, and that in view of the unlimited wil be seve ely dealt with by the official to supply, it was d.ficult to form a right estimate whose notice the muat er is brought. of the iocum delived from opior taxitoa The Provincial Treasurer stated if that was the care, he could not give an answer ti M.E. the
the opium fum
SLAVE GIRL'S ATTEMPTED SU CIDE, Fome da ago, the Police handed over to the Viceroy. After a long consultation, Mr. Chuj | Fun U cistrict officials a slavegirl of 18 years suggested that the quantity of prepared opium cf age who it attempted to commit splcide by could be cutaited firm the sup, ly of rawjumping into the water, and bad puted round cpiom. Theo thè ancup of tex on prepared her nack an iron chain to act as a weight to pre oplum could be calculated by that method weather from rising to the surface. She told the The Tastal for the Frometion of Industries official in question that she was a native of said that, according to the statement of the Wachow and had beso sold on account of Dlector of the Anti-Opium Batay, the return poverty to a man surnamed Sit living is logam of tax os grepared oplom for last month. was is a slavegið. Her master had all along treat. about $0,oco. Some of the raw opiumed her badir, Os the ith intial, he severely dealers present remarked that when they tub and falsely a‹ cared her of having stalen sɔma- mited the regui lloos in connection withing to eat and put her under torture. He in Canto, they based afterwards locked her upisan empty room and their figures on the supply of foreign and tried to starve her. Foriuatoly without a native epium for the past few moo htracting anybody's attention, she managed to io drawing up the estimate. They be release herself from her chains and forced open ficred that this ludian, Giversment would the door. She escaped to the opeɔ and į impîzg soon curail the expórt of opium and thus the cn board, a boat, made for the house of supply during the last and be present mooth her godmother, where she sought shelter. has iuddenly decreased to an appreciable Her godmother, being afraid that she might
get intoable for barbouring the gli extent. At this point, some discussion arise. The Provincial Treasures adhered to his con- firmly refused to let her in, thy was thus tention for the prepayment of three months' faced jump iota aped a lane. revenue to the Governmen. Mr. Chui asked Happily, a policaman on bit beat sheria that the raw opium dealers' guill be giren the water and rescued her. She was takedja three months' trial in connection wish the the police station and thence escor.ed to the running of the opiam faim. The Provincial Magistracy. As the girl was determined to Tretsurer and that the ram opium dealers de rather than setarg to her master, tha Was should meet together and see how much theytaoded over to one of the charitable institutions ould pay to the Government. At present, so to the heps of bring angagad to some respect- pu pose w.uld be saved by proceeding with able person __fb_matier_fu.thep The opium dealers then
withdraw.
The question of the tax on liquor was then discussed. The Provincial Treasurer reminded
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members of the liquors Guild that no forelgiers or Chinese Gaturalised subjects. f other nations should be allowed to take påt in this ener prisc. The Reicbasis replied that their guild, in alloting shares the liqu dealers based their melhed
The number of liquez bolum, The Provincial Treasurer asked them to basten with the sub- mission of the rames of those biokers who bavo toad guirastos of revenues to him is order lo facilitate inquitic's belog its koted. The Pro- vidcial Treasurer would then grant them per. mission to start the work of collecting the tax on liquors. Bef.re,he termination of the pro- ceediess, the Resident Director of the Cham- ber of Commerce complaised to the Provincial Treasurer reading the unreasonable an moyance to the puble by the action of the Canico Customs and asked for the Irosiacial Tresstrea's assistance n the gater. The latter bas promised to rep.r: their frievance to the Victroy. The gathering then dispersed,
*A REMARKABLE REGULATION. Mc. Xu or Yat Song, a me choot at your end, arrived of Canton on the 7th inst, by the sa Honam, owing to the death of one of bis 18- 1.tives. He carried os his poison o:e hun"
WEAVING FACTORY.
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HASTY JIDO AINT OF FOREIGNERS
"ALDENHAM," op SATURDAY, the 1st lost, at Noon. Captala Grierson, will be despatched as above
not residents of China is that queue-cut ing heralds the great reform the has been anti- cipated for as many years hat it with us butter l'asso-gars, and has a Refrigerating Cham
This now Steamer is especially fitted for to defer conclusions at the situation develops bet which ensures the supply of Fresh Frovi
bit. The mere fact that a Chiramas decidesobs fce, &c., throughout the rayage. to change the mode of treating his bair is hard-Electric Light.
"The Steamer is installed throughout with the ly a definite indication, that be bas tres the light or proof that he has is h'm the stuff necessary to aid in making a new China.. Real roform in China is some bing more than question of bangs or frizz 15. It's
A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon ate carried.
N.D.-Th atkare the additonal comfort of passougars the steamers of the Company have alactic fass fitted la staterooms.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 10th January, 191.
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A STUPINDOUS TASK, such a task as only a bloody revolution might accomplish, or tremendous forces working through the beds of socialy might achieve in evolutionary time as they slowly broke down NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. despicated castor, aproated prejedica, cbuog- gradually created new ideals. It la work that ed the viewpolat and purposes of men and calls for real leadership and it does not special- ly matter whether the laides have hair or pot. Something under the crowa botes of their
holds is much mira to the point that what may or may not be over thes: crown bents.
Queue-catting is probably
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A HOPEF JL SIGN,
Queues are an sucumbrance from the stand- point of convenience and a menace from the standpoint of health. Also they are poi econa- mical and so ali Chinese would be better without them. Their removal shows a willing- ders to accept new ideas and to advance but the character of the ideas, what is done with them and the actual advance itself form the cience of reform in China.-Maxila Timės.
AMERICA'S TROPICAL POS-.
SESSIONS.
That we netd our tropical possessions-the In the beginning of the year, the Chamber of Philippines, Hawail and Porto Rico-appois Commerce at Fat Shan received instructions from the fact that 40 per cent. of our mer. from the local (government to promote the art chibdise imports list your was of tropical pin- manufacture, Assisted by the efforts of the duction. With the glowing dymind of our sub-prefect Chang, and the generosity of Wong manufic ureis for iropical preducts for use in Cheng Wah, a rich merchant, who subscribed their graat industries and the increasing re- ten thousand dilars towards the scheme the quirement of our population for foodstuffs pro- cat.rprise bere fal, The oll Customs statio deced only in tropical and subtropical was selected as the se for a manufactory.cismates, the dpen lence of the United States Work was commenced last summer, and will upon the tropics steadi y and rapid y inc cosses, be completed storily. The manufactory will says an American paper. Our ia pons of this bs declared open torly ext year, and solast character in 1910 fiscal year reached a value of tention will be paid to weaving. The local $536,000,000 against $315,000,00 in 19.0, Luthorities will soon be approached to grant S199,00, a in itgo, and $14,000,000 in 1820, permis.ion feruosing the manufactory. so increaid of $394,20,533 in thirly, gena, according to figures on record in the Bureau of Statistics of the Departmeat-of Commerca and Labor.
THE FATE OF A MURDERESS.
Last year, a womin nimed Worg Ko She with the assistance of ter affixity, murdered ber husband and made a fulae report to the ma
rate of Pun District to the effect that the deceased had been fully done to death by robbers, in the course of a murderous raid of the brush. The murdererest and her ac complice, however, cu'd an excipe the iss ice of the law as their plt was discovered not long afterwards. They have since bent in prisen, parding punishment Yesterday, the Magierate received instructions from the eigh
Nearly $1000 a worth of these imports in 19 0 came from our own island possessions, but still leaving $340,003,00) worth of tropical miteriil drawn by us from foreign countr.cs. Ten years ago the share of such Imports drawn from tropical islands' under the American fig was but $31,0:0,0.0,53 that in that brief period our own tropical islands more than trebled their contributions of these necessities- $95,0:0,000 worth in 190, to be exact. But the advantage ia trade increase is not all one-
Au Lorities to have the two pritasers put to sided. In the decale our experts (almost eh. They were takes on: fom the pr'sap entirely manufacia es) to these needed tropical ad escorted to the exe atlon grosad Thepo.stasions foues increased from $.0,002,00 woman was strap,fed, while her liver was to $54,0,0,000, having thus also more than beheaded.
trabled in the period in question.
CPR. LINERS FÒR TWO OLRANS.
CONTRACTS FOR LAI GIR AND FASTER STEAMERS,
It is now practically certain that the contracts
THE FAR BAST.
PLAGUE IN MANCHURIA,
dred so as ia suls diary colas, besides some money in copper. When the steamer arrived at her destin son in the aferaoon, a Europ: an Customs (fficer cuma sboard and said, that | commencing on the ratiar, all persoas carry- fog.money, wers required to make reports to the Customs autheritier, so as to acquaint them with the origin of the various curzancles, their Birds and neighis, when they would be given a permit, and would be allowed to Inc. Any: one who failed to make the report of the money, en his person, would be considered a smuggler,.
[From N. C. D. Neus] and be duly pufaished. Owing to his falue in observing this regulai, Yuen Yat Sarg
Peking, January 4 —Telegrams from Harbin bad bis morey confiscated. This action of for the new sh ́pa to strengthen the Atlantic and state that vigorous measures are being thien the Customs Officer grany agitated the other
Pacific fleets of the C. P. R. will be signed baby the Russian and Chinese authorities, who passengers. Many thought that a lot was lore the end of the present manih, says the ate co-operating freely spparently, to corfile immicent, which, fortunately, was averted,
"Daily Colonist." The order, when it is given, the plague to the areas of the township là which Mr. Yoon reported the ma ter to the Canton
will constitute a new record in the Canadian It origins ed. The deaths numbered thirty Chamber of Commerce. Afterwards, Yuen te mercantile marloe, sot oily as being the biggest daily, but this rats is being reduced steadily, ceived back all his money through the ship' order for Canadian vessels for this service ever compradore. A meeting of the Chamber of placed, butas calling for vessels of much grental Commerce was then called, and the opinionspted and tonnage than any now uaalog to of those presint way that such a mansura as Canadian ports, had been enforced by the Customs pl ced much. obstacles in the way of merchand and travel lera. Moreover the year was dr.wing to a close and the influx and efflux of money were al more than no ordinary character. The drastic measure should not bayo beca enforced. Now, according to the notice which has been posted on the steamer by order of the Cus toms authorities, and operating from the ut January, 191, every person in sending money out of Canton,crbringing money into the Capital, is required to make a report to the Customs of the amount. The country or countries whence they cmangte, and the sixss of the currencies, big or small, and their weights should also be specified. He will then be supplied with the parmi Thus it is clo.r that a man with even Ava La ten dollars on his person will have made the customary declaration before the Customs
Advices from Montreal state that Sir Thomas Shaughacay announced that the negotiations were now about comp'aled.
THE CIPITAL. Peking, January 4.-H.E, Taxi Fa-Tien has been appolated Treasurer of Fé sgtien.
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It is persistently reported that Palace Ching and H.E. Tang Shao-yl, ará datermined to 10. sigo.
A DECREASE IN NUMBER.
be added, "but I may tell you that Ms. Arthur
"I cannot go into details Just at present,) CHINESE STUDENTS IN JAPAN. Plers, the manager of the company's steam. in a week's time specially to consult with ut ships, is conlog over to Mobireal fion England
and after that consultation I'may have an ani nouncement to make."
From the above and from the pointed ie marks Sir Thomes made at the recent meeting of shareholders it may be taken as certain that Mr. Plein is bringing with him the amended plans and tenders for the vasscis, and that if they are now found sat'sfactory the contracts will at once be awarded, for the delivery of the verzaly at the openlog of navigation in zgra,
We learn from a Tokyo dispatch to the deal that the number of Chinese students to Japan, which at one time was 40,023, has dwindled rapidly during the past four or five years, not! there are now probably no more than 4,000. Many of them, says the dispatch, have geob home rather than cany out the Regulation adopted by the Japanese Department of Educa tion for their control, and private schools in Tokyo which have been supported by Chinese students have been closed ong by tag,
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having arrived, Consignads of Carge are hereby "PRINZ WALD 3MAR," - Informed that their Goods with the exception of Oplump, Treasure and Valeables, are being Landedand stored at their fisk into the hazardous, and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Whari and Godown Com pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Polat Godowns, whenco dólívary may be obtained;
No Olalms will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Goods remain. og undelivered after the 16th of January, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chalad, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 16:h of January, st 9.30 A.M.
All Claims must reach us before the 20th of January, 191, or they will not be re- cognized,
No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
· MELCHERS & 09., General Agents. Hongkong, gih January, 1911.
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SHANGHAI SHARES.
The quotations from the Stock Exchange on' the 5th were:-Maatschappij etc. in Langkat shares at Ts. 10, 12 and 111 for cash; Chiness Ecgineering & Mining Co., Ld. bearer shares at Tis. 14) for cash; Shanghai sumatra Tobacco Co., Ld, akires at Tís. 107h for cash; Weeks & Co., Ld. 7 per cent debeatures at Tis. 105 for cash; Shanghai Rice Club 6 per cent debentures at Tl, 100; Country Club 6 per cen debentures at Tis, 10): Sua Manggis Rubber Go, Ldaliares at Tift for cath; Giang Robber Estates, Ld. sbaren at Tis. 38 for cash; Kroework Plantations, Ld, shares at Tis. 5 cash; Gula 'Kalumpong Rubber Estates,, Lid. Tel. Adi. "Manitou shares at Ti 14 for cash; Senawang Rubber Estates, Co, Ld. shares at Tls. 40 for cash; and Englo-Java Rubber Estates, Ld. shares a Tis. 73 fax casb.
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In-view of the German-Crown Prince's visit to Peking in April next the Wai-wa-pu bes Tal Haup, Tai Tao, Pa Lan and Trai Chen, Tet. Add. "Monisten!! memorialized the Throes to oppalat Princes
Duke Chien Obang, the Governor of Shantong H.E. Sun Pao-chl, the Minister of War, Goatr. al Yen Chang, the Junior Vice President of the Board of Civil Appolatmeati, H.E. Yu Shih- mei, Deputy Commsador of the Imperial Guards Llang Peb, Colonel of the 6th Army Coips We Lu Ching, Councillors of the Wal ww.pu, Shih Shao-chl, Wang Yi-sheng, Yen
Wel Ching and Bu Ku, Director of the Ming
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Chi Kuon" of the Board of Education Yes. Fo, Ting Shib Yaan, of the Board of War and Wang Shao-bung of the Ministry of the in- THE BEST terior for the purpose of welcoming and entere talning the august guest.
Events Coming.
Tursday, 1o.h Jeauty. Bijoa Sconic Theatre, 945 p.m.
Wedoosday, suh january. Simon's Institute, Annual General Meeting,
Thursday, 12th January, Humphrey's Estate Extraordinary Meatlog. Friday, 13 b Jaduary, Sale of Bouth Sites; for Race Meeting ot Happy Valley.
Saturday, 14th Fauuary, United Services Club Dance at KowlooD School, p.m.
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Station, Kowloon, 8.30 p.m.
Smoking Concert at the Water Police
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Distribution of Prizes at Dloceran School,
Sunday, 15th January. Volunteers Field Day..
Tuesday, 17th January.
St. Andrew's Choich Annak! Mertlog..
Monday, syrd January, Queen's College priza dir:ribution.
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