CANTON DAY BY DAY.
FAR-10UTE 10 FRATAS ISLAND [From Our Oak Correspondent.]
fome time ago, the high authorities in Con- ton submited to the Superintendent of the Customs the question of surveying the rea route to Fratas. Inland. i E, the dew Viceroy bis cow received a telegraphic despatch from the Superintendent st; t'og that a craisor should ba sact to the spot under the commnod of captio with f. reign surveyors en board and thurĺhey should be entrus ei with the work of, sarve fog the navigablgwaterways surrounding the ult. The dispatch funiber remiccellis Excellency of Ulo Impistiace of the reher, which should be taken in hand withrat dziny,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 13 1911
MAY PALL.
year, to place of the one at present in use. This | AMERICAN BIG LOẠN TO CHINA change will not only render the transmirsion of mostages mora rap'd and more fictive, but will read to save z considerable sum of money at prestat expended for making use of cables || owred by foreign nations.
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
All the recy arrangemen's connected with the biling of the Canton athletic sports have been completed, and are an improve ment compared with those made on former, accosios. The course his base con■lderably widened in order to krap the competitors apari in the various even's. The rate reserved fɔr pauros wil commiala gord view of the conias. The honorary working Committee are having a busy time. The Toatai of Contibul ary has been approached to send a number of palien to the eastern parade ground on the two days fixed for the meeting to mui tsin order,
THE GAMBLING AVIL.
CHINISE OBJECT TO FORSION ADVISER UNDER TERMS or $50,000,000 PROJECT.
POWERS CRITICAL, TOO. Serious doubt that the projected lose of $50,000 to China byan émerican financial yadicate, headed by J. P. Morgan & Co, will be c. neladed is expressed in Pekin.. Nust ous difficult'es hwo arises, among them being unwillingness' of Chinese to accept a foreign fancial adviter." Without such control, it is said that the promotes are adwilling to pro- cei d
·
The Chicas have nevor teen more sensitive to fercign usurpation of anbority than they ars now, and they look upon the proposition 10 give the foreign Gaarcial group control of the curre. cy reform to which the loan was to be
To-day's Advertisements
NOTICE. 4
THE BUSINESS of the DRAPERY CO
carried on at No. 1c, D'Aguilar Street, has been sold and transferred to WASSIA- MULL ASSOMULL & CO., as from the and uary, 1917. All Debts due to and from the Drapery Co. up to that date will be collected and paid by S. A. MARICAN, of No, 63, Des Vaux Road Central, and all Debts incurred by or to the Drapery Co. after that date will be collected and paid by WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL & CO., of No. 46, Queen's Road Central..
W. ASSOMULL. 5. A. MARICAN. Hongkong, 13th Jandary, tarre
1803
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
UNREST IN THE PROVINCES. The Grand Councillors, in viss of the unrest of the Cantonese and the rumoured uprising, of the revolutioolst el:ment in such places A ma's stained Ho occupied a bone si devoted as a further encroachment upon their NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN tht AD JEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL as Kweng Tong, Kworg Si and V. u Nam, No 7, Po On Lan, Caut e, with his mother integrity, of which the ocw tennia azd the par MEETING of the above Company will be have deemed it fit) leep a arrict watch over and his co cubino while his wf: lived in the Hameet ry paty through of the country is hold of the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 27th day of January, 1917, at the movements of these anarchical characters. coasty. He had all along been a well-bebav. espec.a ly jealous. The Courcillors have telegraphed to Acting led man, soil recently, he stutted to indulge in The opposition of the Chinese people in moto o'clock in the forenson, when the sub- joined Retrations which were pissed at the Viceroy Tsang requesting him to just bet.ibo gamblin, spd fost kit his wealth and prope ties, il'e only barrier. Estopra's banking group, Extraordinary Gener l Me tng of the Com Custems to be on tici guard aga ort the
pany held on Thur-day, the 12th day of mug ling of arms into the interior, i
sujanuary, 1911, will be submitted for Confirma
tion as Special Resolutions Excelleccy, la 10sly to hy Grand Secretariat, referred to the smuggling of arms being
Artociation of the Company, which zow (1) Tht Article No 70 of the Anfches.
facilitated by Canton being in reach of Hong.
teads: kong and Macao and cemiled that abere was cu sent a rumour cla prijsted uprising by the rabbie, His Excellency has already deputed ff.ils to Macan and Hongkong to in tlture secret qu'ies and bos, it the same time, ordered the military and civil efficiels kerp a strict watch from time to time and to defeat all attemp's at the smuggling of sims ar d'am. munition. According to the reposts mide by the military and civil officials, it era had bean
cases of so zure of dyn mite and the arrest of bad character connected wab secret societies, They had been tiled and duly pazished ac- cording to the nitore of their crime. There had been reported uprisings of anuchints at various places in Waj Chow prefecture and Ka Yarg prefec uie. Fis Excellency bas consulted with the Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces, Clua Png Chik, and detachments of soldiers were sent thrro 10 quell the uprising. The ring-'eaders were arrested ad their followe.s were dispersed. A would be calamity was this happily averted, The above bas been tel griphed to the Grand Councillors by the Ac ing. Viceroy,
VIROOTING AN FIL
He felt as a ned to confess to his mother, astin whoh ve bera invited to participate with the asid Jen fit of desperation Le ara ged with bis americats, are not expected to apres le
/mer can adviter to the Chinese government. cocubics to and their lives toke her, th 10th int the couple, taking advantage of the Futhermore, while the p.elimica y egro old woman's absence from the bruse, the latter stipulated that the Americans were to retaln having gone out shopping, committed suicide coatred of the bond issue, tha British, French by taki poisas. When the mother returned, and Germans are exp cted to demand an equal she was bonified to discover that her an ard pati apation, requiring also that they becoma daughter-in-law had taken their lives: 1esigparoties to the file impact cried to her neighbours for help, which preved of ão avail, report was then mida to the police station cef by, and und rakers we e sent to exsmine the two dead beds. The old wsman's grief over the less of her son and daughter-in-law, and of her wealth was beyond
description. She laid the blame ca those who un the gambling firms and on these who open gambling hop-es.
ANOTHER GINELER'S SUICIDE.
- Some days ago, a peasant wint to Falihan to el his rigs, after the disposal of which, bo ropared to a gambling house rear a temple. He tried his luck with the m ney in his pos sino but lest all. Feeling dowa-brared, he went to a lavatory, where he ended his life by cating his throat with a in fo.
POVERTY LEADS TJ SUICIDE.
--DAYING AF MFD ROBBERY.
WORLI'S NEWS,
[PL = Singapore]
MR BIRRILL DUPED. Condos, December 25.—11 is reported that
J
The Director: shall baye power from "time to time and at anytime to rp int any other pers as to le Directors, but "so that be total number of Direc ora "sball rot at any time exceed seven and "stat no oppointment under this classy shall have effect unless iwo-thirds of "least of the Di ec'ors dot cur ibereir,"
be amended by eliminating the word "seven" le the third lins of such Anilcle and by sub. silluting the word "fire #therefor, and als? by eliminating the words "two-thirds, at Trast”
is
POPULAR
Intimations
'ASAHI" BEER.
PRICES:
4 Dos. Quarts cold...Sta.co per cate 8 Dos. Piat.519.50 Hongkong, 16th December, 1910
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TRY OUR DELICIOUS PRESSED BEEF
40 cents per lb..
BRAWN
30 cents per lb -
THE DAIRY FARM CO.,
H MANCHURIA R
LIMITED,
SOUTHWAY
SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE
BETWEEN
the fourth line of such Article and by sub. THE FAR EAST & EUROPE, via DAIREN.
Mr. Augusti e Disrell, while crossing from Dover to Calais, en route for Swizerland, hintiruting the words a majority" therefor.
(1) That Ast'cis No. 7 of the Articles of been robbed of his pocket book, costalning Association of the Company, which now bioknotes and chiques, and cf a valuable tie reads:- pio, presumably by two well-dressidi sirangers who were very civil to him of the journey,
SIR ERNEST CISTEL
Land, December 13-To iba surprise of the City a laconic to ice has been issued that Sir Ernest Catsel's business, carried on at Old Broal Street, wileed with the present year.
It appears that,ir Erocs! Case', who has so partners, has simply closed his business owing to his desire for tepose and leisure. The newspapers pablish bug, tiar-phies of the four cica's romantic career, beginning in Liver. pacl when S'r Freest was sixt;en years of age and earsed fi'teen shi lings weekly,
-
"The Directors other than the General “Managers shall be paid out of the funds of the Company by way of remuneration "for their services & commission of Five per cent, of this net profits of the Company for each year provided that such profis
manat to Feven per cent of the capital- of the Company and such remuneration shall be divided among them in such proportions and manger the Directors "may dele mice and in default equally" be amended by elimination therefrom the words," provided that such profits moont to Serea per cent of the capital of the Com- 'pany" in the third and fourth llaes thereof. and by substituting in liga thereof the words :- provided that such commission shall not Min any ons year exceed the sum of
"$5,000,"
(3) That Article No. 83 of the Articles of Association of the Compary, which ready-
Dow
THE AISGILL ACCIDENT. London, December 17-Eleven of the y'c- tims of the railway accident at Aisgill mor have been identified and inqalties are still be. ing maderegarding a few missing paople. The
The remuneration of the General Man. "agers shall be $3,ai o per annum to cover drad include Archibald, son of ¡Colonel Max-
"office rent and salaries of Becretary and. will of New Galloway, Datial, son of Rev. Mr.
"clerks and a commission of 5 per cent. Lamont, of Eliobar,b, Pipa Majo: 'Donald of the net profits of the Company for each Mackay, who had been delighting thousands of yer that such profi's amcuot to 7 per Ito poor at Christmas dinner'la London and be amended by eliminating the words "that
"cent of the Capital of the Company Christopher McKerrow, son the Town Clerk such profits amo pt to 7 per ca: t. of the capital of Lockerbie. Identification has bres of the Company" co tained in the fath and established by such ascally ivriga ficant articles filth liner of the Article in queation. as a but'on, a wa'ch, a piece of a golfiog jic' et, match bɔxos, keyi and pipes.
An old woman of about sixty years of age lived in a bouss in the moltera city with her daughter-in-law and her grandson. The family was very p:or The old-wonian súddenly took ill a few days ago. Though the daughter-in• Tas Senators of the National Assembly in taw was devoted to the aged patient they Teking regard gan b'ing as punishable by law
wold urable to attend ta ber pli day long. ard they think that the reason for the Govern. They were poor and hid to go out to mont being reticent no the subject of gambling | look for woch, leaving the old woman catfined auppression is that a fat revenue is derived to her bed. hi young woman and her son from gambling farms-anually. They coatider went out to carry fireword in the hope of that the gambling cvll, which las docevard is earning s:me money, Öl returcing, hone dolog much harm to the people in Contos just as night was setting in, to their horse should be dore away with at any cost. They they fou d the old woman banging by the no lo deep sympathy with tho members of the sick bebind her bed. They tried to revive bor,, Kwong Tung Pavi- c' 1Asser bly in keireffons | but la vair, as life was already extir ct: to fight to the bite ead. HvidgTMinquired- into the exictim uct of reverus derived from The family of Li Pat Plog, who is trading this source, they find that the figure repreten's | pts a.d, live la Shak Họng Village, Shun Tak 4,400,000 feels. Now the tax on talt brings in district, and are extremely wealthy, At about Over 7,000,000 faels anually, while that on 8 o'clock on the 7th last, the house was broken, spirits may be expected to re:ch to p50,000 lato by over thirty jobler, some of whim taels. It is proposed to app opriala 1,020,000 were known to the inmates. They ransacked- taels from the surplus in connection with the the house and m is off with a booty of about Cinton budget estimates. This sum, togelber or dollars, besices she tile-deerla for their with the revenuss derived from all and spirit, paddy-fields and estates and also some Yant are to be ctilize in replacing the sum ob'a'ned Hea Ra (way Cu'), sha e scrips. Mr. Li Shek from gambling. A sum of 30 000 tiels will Fang's nged m' ther, who knew some of the ba required to comple ely replace the Irster plundress, and, lo ture, was kocwo to sima which will be sustained. In the rp'nin of the of them, was d sfi,ured by the miranders, who Senators Conten is rated for its wealth and ifited sono nos'y cuts on her face. She there will be no difficulty in finding be require was lading prefistly, bet, for ona ely, the day to a representative of the Pub is Leiger, ed sum. They lava proposed to the P.esident Dature of her wounds wis not mortal. After of the Assembly to bring forward this matterlo taying their hands on as mes booty is philippines; he has met there natives of al! The Bishop:tas spent several years in the adiausios and to memorialize for the ius of sible the robbers dicamped, but refurced the classes, be may be presumed to know a decree ordering the Ministry of Finance and sex mersing, and threatened that they would the Canten Viceroy to give the matter their cut the old women to piecer, if she dared to
'what he is talking about..
This sentiment of bastility toward the careful considera'os and authorizing them to make a repart of the outrage to the officials
They also threatened her so to a similar ef.ct.bas grown rather than diminished since the Americans in the Philippines,' said the Bishop Fearing that he plunderers would be as good first days of the American occupation After the a their word, the timon us parties reftiloed fem making a report to the local authorities of expilion of the Spaniards from the islands, You see, when the American's first took hold the cecurrence. Ultimately, ber reighbours reported the robbery to the officials on her behalf.
seppress all forms of gambling at the beginning of prxt Clinesa year in acerracce with the will of the pƐople.
THE CANTON BUND.
His Excellene ile new Viceroy is not satia- fied with the work done on the bord in bis opioles, the bend is not suitable for the use for which it is intended. He intends to invite freib todars for the construction ti same after the design of the oze io 51 asghai, so at to facilitate cccamunication. It is reported that the work will entai an extra heavy expandits:e, and the cost cannot be rightly estimred in a day. His Excellency is conferring with his juoiors on the
mitter,
A "QUESTION OF ̃MİNTIFG.
By order of the Booid of Finance, work was recently stopped in the Canten Mist, but was resumed rot foog afterwards, cwing tificancial strain in the Canton market,
Now that the. Chinese New Year is fast-
approaching, the Mist will stop work on the ith lost, and the officials in charge, have writen to the Provincial Treasurer, inquiring whether the market has sufficient money for prestat requirements. Ca receipt of tho despatch, the Provincial Treasurer wrote to the Chinese Banks, asking them to loquire in'o
now been received from the tankers, which is to the following effect:-Over 2,0cocco (zo centa pleces) subsidiary colas owly minted and being circulated in the market are int sufficient and more coins are required, In view
THE "SELF 4"
William G. Herrin, brai of the law depart ment of the Biuthern Pacifi: Company, and
R. P. Schwerin cf the Pacific Ma! Steamship Compasy waited half an hour in the cler's
office of the United States District Court re- cently while the bonds were being prepared to release the steamibip Leav.r, which has been libelled by the steamship Srl, which was sunk by the Bear cfl Point Reyes on November 2nd..
The libri in to recoves $17,00ɔ damages for the loss of the hull of the Sea and $110,000 for the loss of the cargo, Messts. Herria and Schwerin qualified in the sum of $715,000 each as security for any damages that may be award. ed by a jury in the United States, District Conit.
Caited States Steamboat inspectors Bolles
FILIPINOS DO NOT LIKS AMBRICANS.
DISHOP DRENTS VIEWS.
The Filipinos do not like the Americans." The Right Rev, Charlas 11. Brest, Epi.copal Bishop of the Philippine Islands, seemed to have no doub; in bis mind about the hath of the above statement when he made it the other
there the salives expected great things. They thought that we would soos grani ibem indi- ppudence, or at least allow them ab autonomous form of Govemmat.
"When they saw that no sach steps was to be taken they at once became enemies of ibo new state of affairs,
Aud i see no reason for believing that antagonistic attitude toward us is going diminish within the next few years,"
THE JAPANESE SQUADRON,
(4) That Article No. reg of the Articles of As clation of the Company be struck out and that in lieu thereof the two following further Articles be added, namely:→
No. 105,"
"Notice of the Declaration of any divid
ends whe her interim or otherwise shall be given to the holders of registered "sbares by advertisement in mas ner here "leafter, provided and no dividend shall "bear falarest as against the Company and "a dividend shall not be deemed a
specialty."
No. 305A,
All dividend unclaimed for one year after "hing been declared may be invested
WINTER SCHEDULE.
(Effective till April 30, 1910.).
EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of axcellently equippa1 Stamping, Dialog and
Est Clays Cars, is operated between Dairen and Canagchua four times a week in connection. with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and wits Dairea-Shanghai Direct Steamer Service by the S S. Kobe Mara and Saiklo Maru (each 2,877 tons) as follows:
151 Cl. Fares
וי
540
¥1495
NORTH BOUND.
Shanghai (Stadmer)........Lv. Da'red
Mukden
Thurs.
Ar.
(S.M.R, Triio)...Lv. 6.00 p.m.
Sun. Sat. Tues. Sug
Thurs
Frl.
M
12
Y:1.50
R 962
J... Lov. Chongchun (
...A (Russian Train)...Lv.1.35 Harbin (
2.41 0.m 3.00 ik 9.55-16--3
Mon, Wed: Fil.
Sal.
11
1
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)..Ar. 7.25 pm
11
リ
Stato
Connecting at Harbin wi h
*xpres
Wegon.
Lits for
for 4oscow
State Express .for St.
VOICUR.
Pet'x.
SOUTH ROUND.
State Wagon-
Hrath
Exprcts Express Lits
Connecting at Harbin with from St. from from
R 960
Yet.go
Harbin (Russian Train) ...Lv. Changchun (
...Ar. (S.M.R Train) LV.
7.50 p.m. 6.40 am 7.00 10
Men, Tues
Pel'g. Moscow. Moscow.
Wed. Thurs Sat,
Fri,
H
"
Sun.
Mukden
Ar.
145 pmn.
11.
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Fri
Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service.
EXPREIS EXTRA FEE....Y 3.00
Sleeping Car SUPPLEMENT......Y5.00.
TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's railway and steamer tickets dro obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car & Express Train Do., Mastra, Thos. Cook & Sou, and the Hamburg-Annika Linic.
RAILWAY HOTELS-Yamato HOTEL (Tel. Add: "Yamato 1) at Dairen, Port Arthur,' Mulden, Fushun and Changchun, al: under the Company's management.
"er otherwise made use of by the Directors Tel. Add, **Manieteu,"
for the benefit at the Company nail claimed and all dividends unclaimed "for five years after having been declared "may be forfeited by the Directors for the jbereft of the Company.
That the above Resolutions shall be re- tions in the Articles of Asarciation of the Com (rospective in their effect and that the altera pany thereby effected stall be deemed to have rep effected and to come into force as on and from the tst day of January, 1910,
Dated this 13th day of January, 1911.
By Order of the Board,
810]
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
reminded that for
this MEMBERS RACE MEETING close to
to
BANQUET AT THE KIPON CLUJ, A tarquet was given at the Nippon Club, ist vaning la, honour of Rear-Admiral §. Kawashima and the Officers of the Japistss Flea. The guests arrived at 6.39 pm, and wern warmly received by the Jepinesa com--| munity. The Tresident of the Club, Mr Takamichi, during the evening, aʼdressed the visitors with a short speech of wa'come, which
the Undersigned TOMORROW (SATUR- DAY), the 14th iastint Those entering pon es ars requested to send their Entries to the office of the Hongkong Jockey Club, No. 3 Chater Roid, Ground Floor of the Hongkong Clab Annexe before 2p.m
i.
18x
By Order,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Conne Hongkong. 13th January, 1011. NORDDEUTscher Lloyd, brEMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE,
**NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
was responded to by Rear- dairat Kawashima, TE Steamship
Officers retired.
"DERFFLINGER,
the state of the market and report. . A reply has and Eulger signed a decision fading that who was warmly applarded. At 10.3 the having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby
of the close of the year. The demand for silk ard their arrival is if o market in theist moon,
Captain William Kidston, m stor of the Braver, was neither negligent or goskilfat la mariga. ting the Bedte on the cccasion of the collision.
ENEMIES ON ALL SIDES
The "Eastern Times" comments on the pamerous denunciations Easped on the
next year will probably need more of these National Assembly thus: The National
Events Coming.
Friday, 13 Jatuary, Bja Scetic Theatre, 9.25 p.m.
Saturday, 14th January, United Services Club Dance. at Kowloon
small toleas of valóa. At present; it is Assembly has become to-day a universal target | School,'g p.m. Inadvisable for the Caston Mint to cease against which denkucí story missiles have brez Smoking Concert at the Water Police \work, minting car ba xúnpanded when the discharged from all vides.. It is heartily hated | Station, Kowloon, 8 jo p.m.
mlating machines of the la et pattern re:ch by the G and Councillors, repeatedly de Canton. The Proviccial Treasurer has adviseded by the Press and salirically smi'ed upon by nounced by the officials, ridiculed and cartoon. the officials in charge of the Mint accordingly.foreigners. There shoud be no wnder,
TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES.
therifers, what so many members should bavo
The
It is reported that the Ministry of Communica-lest heart and absented themselves. tena has decided to instal telegraphic apparatus Government has génerally regarded the House of the latest pattere on the telegraph sations with the utmost contempt, and has withheld many questions which should have been hand- along the routs from Graton to Haskow sixi) fed to the Assembly for discusaļon,
Distributios of Prizes at Diocesan School.
**Sunday, 15th January, Volunteers Full Day.
Tuesday, 17th January, St. Andrew's Church Annual Meeting.
Monday, syrd January, Queen's College prise distribution,
informed that their Goods, with the excaption of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being Landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Gadowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf.and_Go- down Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Palut Godowe, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods hava left the Godowns, and all Goods romain- lag undelivered after the 19th of January, will bu sabject to rent.
All broken; chafed, and damaged Goods aro to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 19th of January, at 9.30 4.M.
All claims must reach us before the 24th of January, 1917, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Iosumpce will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS & CO ** Guneral AgeZIR. Hongkong, 13th Janukry, 1913)
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,
DAIREN.
Göder: A B.G, 6th. Ed. A‚Ï. & Lieber's.
FUSHUNT
COAL
THE BEST STEAMING DOAL IN THE FAR EAST.
Output 3,000 tons per day.
Cholon, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Perong,
Fresh stocks always on hand at Dalias, Newchwang and Ticotsin Depots and also.at
MINING DEPARTMENT,
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,
DAIREN.
Tel. Add. “Manteliu,” Codes: A.B.C. 5th, Ed., A. 1. ců Lieber's,
Agente: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.
Hongkong, ret January, 1911.
Absolutely
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