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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1907,

SENSATIONAL

CHEATING.

$10,000 Involved.

A enso of extraordinary character, which hus caused a great sensation among tho Chinese community, has been brought "ló light, it being a case of robbery alleged to

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THE GOVERNOR'S. DEPARTURE.

The following changes in the Civil Survico Inve been necessitated by the assumption of the portion of Governor Ly the Hon. Mr F, H. May

Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mir A. M. Road, Singapore, on April 14th, A. B. admit that we have no special financial

Thomson, eica Hon, Mr F. May. GLASS. On Monday, March 18, at qualifications, this would seem rather

Colonial Trensuror, Mr. Mcl. Menser, Banstead, suddenly, O. C. U. GLASS, lato of Singapore, son of the Hevd, J. B. Glapoer business for the Europeaa finan-have been committed on a respectable vice on Bir A. M. Thomson.

Private Secretary, Mr A. G. M. Fletcher Musselburgh, in his 50th year,

cier. If the Chinese Viceroys want

Chinese gentlenian who lias been victimised to the extent of $10,000. Be far fe Jomadar Muhamtand Khan and Captain

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FATEN & Co., 18 Bus đa là Grange DAVID MARTIN, Into Captain China money and it pays tho Japarese back to rests have been mado, and portion of the W, Armstrong, H.K.V.C.

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MEMOS TOR- TO-MORROW,

Auction.

3.50 p.m.-Auction of Household Far niture, at No. 1, Ormsby Termor, Granville Road, Kowloon.

General Memoranda..

WEDNESDAY, Apr 24

lost money his boom renovered

The Gentleman to question Chang Pit]

let them love it at six per cent. surely it would pay Europesti fannciers to accommodate them at a slightly lower alde family and has been entrusted with

Ting by name—is ́t secretary to a respect | CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY LTD. figure. The position seem to be the charge of the master's landed property, little anomalous and, although we con-among which is a house situate in Gago tion to the shareholders at the fourth The following is the report for presanta-

gratulate the Yokohamun Specie Bank Street. About a fortnight ago, Chaug went ordinary yearly meeting to be held at the to the house in Gago Street, and there office of the Company at noon on Saturday, on its successful enterprise, on broadle the sequaintance of na razned Chang April 27. political grounds võ should be forry to Tein Foo, who spoke to him of a hous

having been offered for enle at a coll

Gentlemon The General Manager and Consulting Committet beg to present to

9.30 p.m. Auation of Japstese Parce.se China adopt Japan as her exclusive siderably low price. After some negotiathe. Sharoboiders the Fourth Ordinary

lain, at Geo, P. Lammort's Sales banker. Room.

Goods per Dahi not cleared at 4 gúm

on this date subject to rent.

Goods per Liang andelivered after 4

p.m. on the date will be lauded, TRYESDAY, April 25:-

tion, Chang decided to purchase the p perty, and accordingly went on the 19th Yearly Report of the Company, The ac The mysterious ways the Chinese instant to a friend from whom he obtained counts show a profit of $12,028,64.

loan of 810,000 with which he went to The Consulting Conunittes Recom- compel Europeans to give ulterince to the supposed seller. On nirival ho was led end:To writs of Launches and strange things about them. The mar- to the second floor of a house Tighters 86,000.00; To write of Kudst 12.30 p.m.Meeting of Hongkong Cot-vellous muddle that has been made Elgin Street, whore Chang was offerel Pier 82,000.00)

ton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing about the building of the Canton-Han-cup of tea, as is the general custom Property 81,500.00; To write of Talaga To write of House Co., Lt, at Mexers Jarding, Matheson & Co.'s Olho,

kow line has now inspired the Shanghai had been poisoned, and immediately write of Timber Concessions 12,808.64; in Chins. It appears that the tea Saw Mill, Cost of Removal $729,00; To FRIDAY, April 26:-

11 a.m.--Acction of Household Farni ture, at No. 9, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon

8.45 p.m.--Auction of Household Furn

tare, d., No. 1. Park View, Lyte

tiston Road.

4

19.30p.m.-Mecting of Hongkong Jockey

Club at City Ha!L 4.30 p.m.--Meeting of Yangtze Insur, ance Assocation, Ld., at Head Office, Shangha!.

SATURDAY, April 27-

Noon-Meeing of China-Bomo Co.,

12.45

Ld., at Co.'s Officer, 12.30p.m.--Meeting of Cancon Insurance Office, Led, at Moms Jarding, Mathe

& Co.'s Office, p.m.-Nesting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Id., at Meets Jarding, Matheson & Co.'s Office. 1.90 p.m.-Aution of Household Farmi. turt, de, at Condarual No. 13 Maodorell Road,

MONDAY, April 19 EN

2.46 p.m.Aution of Household Farmi- ture, at No. 4, Observatory Villas, Kowloon.

8 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Offices, Saturday, June 29 -

Neon-Meeting of the National Bank of

Ohina, L., st the Bank Premises,

The China Mail.

BONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL, 22, 1907,

FINANCING CHINA.

Two very significant telegrams from Peking in regard to China's finance have recently appeared in our columns, The first stated that Viceroy Tuan Fang bad arranged a six per cent, loan of one

Bank,

Mercury to remark that "Nothing has on swallowing it, Chang became son been more conspicuous in the regeneratscious, Then a gambling schermo ensued

ed China than, the mismanagement of in which Chang was enticed to participate.

Total $12,028.64.

CONSULTING COMMITTEE: In accordance

its railways." And the paper goes on After a few games, he was rolloved of all with the Articles of Association, Mr E.

hunter, Chang became a little conscious, re-election.

money. By 7 o'clock in the evening, Osborne rotires but offers himself for

AUDITOR: The count onder review

We are continually hearing of opposition

to the introduction of foreign capital to

the various enterprises that are to make of China a zow nation, and that

and realising that he had been duped, at

once demanded the return of the money, have, in the absence el Mr W. H. Potts, But being outnumbered, and after rauch been audited by Mr F. Maitland Mr W

J. WHEELSY,

·General Manager.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

It is rumoured that General Kuropatkin. Minister of War. will shortly receivo his appointment as

It is stated at Yokoharno that Mr Scid- more will succeed Mr Harris as American Consul at Nagasaki.

are to show to the world what a re-discussion the party concormed consented H. Potts offers Eimself for re-election. generated China can do, but always him to sign a promissary note for the same to return hun half of the money and forced some hitch occurs which takes the gilt amount instead, declaring that he had lost of the gingerbread. The clasic ex-in the game. In the meantime, Chang's] ample of a mighty work accomplished family waiting in vain for him to return when apparently insurmountable obs. sent to enquire, and the search party and taolos stood in the way is the cleansing duly reported to the police.

Ching met in the strook. The case was of the Augean etables, but it will and a man have since been arrested on

A wou undoubtedly give place to the building board a steamer on the ore of departing for of the Hankaw and Canton Railway Canton. A leather bag has bez seized, in It is highly probable that the iron of which jewels and money representing which its rails are to be made is at hotmous sums of mony were found. ". present only in a state of deposition, and that not until succeerling mons. have rolled by and it is mixed by a posterity as differentiated from us BE we are different from our pre-anthropoid ancestors will it become a part of the railway system of this vast Empire Exactly why the enterpries it thus delayed no man cantoil, least of all the peared inseteriously, from Hongkong The marriage of Sir Charles G. Emerson, wrangling malcontante at Cantos, and

giving hins some information which may of Singapore, with Miss C, Louise Brock- their brethren in Hongkong, and it is gentleman and a friend in December last sistant Colonial Secretary, Straits Settle prove valuable. It appears that this man, sister of Mr E. L. Brookman, As much to be doubted whether any of saw some Chinese recover a Panama hatments, will take pises at St. Andrew's these have the faintest notion about from a storm chanuc somewhere at the Cathedral, Singapore, on Saturday, the what is all the pother"

western end of Caine Road. Noticing 27th instant, at p..

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The Englisha Maid of the 23rd March was delivered in London on the 20th April,

THE MISSING MAN.

A Hat Barkod “M÷M.”.

The death is, announced in Japan of Miss Vore Moore-Grals, daughter of Dr and Mrs Moore-Graham, recently of Shang hai

also of Mr Wonderlich, who was A local resident has written to Mr B transferred at the beginning of last year to Mellrath, of Sydney, who has been an Import Co. Mr Woadslich died of typhoid the Kobe branch of the China Export and deavouring to gather some traco of his

fever at Kobe. brother, Bir Hugh Hellcath, who disapu ko

that the hat was a good one they called

the Chinese aver and trained it. The initials" H.M. were written inside.

The Club Lusitano lield a most enjoyable

It any of course be a marre coincidence smoking, concert at the Club on Saturday that these are the missing mat's initiale, evening, Bir d'Almada e Castro being in but the matter is worth investigating. the chair. Conselheiro A. G. Romano and

If

million taels with the Yokohama Specie. The expense of the proposed gmnd ex-with these initials written withits, hi Decem. Jorge) were present The Sociedade anyone in the Colony boat & Fanamin hat, the president of the Club (Mr F. J. V. On Tuesday we reported that bibition to be held in Tokyo in 1912 is her last, they should notify the police Philarmonica wondered the excellent Viceroy Yuan-shih-kai was negotiating estimated at Yen 20,000,000,

without delay, otherwise time may be lost Country Girl"; string band, con selections-La Mattohicho" and the a loan for are million taels from the

following up a misleading clue.

------

The funds necessary for building a new

a bank. In the first instance the Japanese Consulate General at Shanghat security was the Nanking Customs have been passed by the Imperial Diet. Revenue, in the latter the Changlu salt

A Vladivostock talegram to the Asahi, revenue, Presumably these are provin-dated April 6, reports that Count Witte vincial governments can borrow money cial tonus. It is significant that pro. will visit several forcim countries shortly. The Emperor of Japau has arranged to entertain at tea the journalists who are now in Tokyo in connection with the news- puper conference.

ducted by Mr LA. Grace, gave the Lusitano March"-one of Mr Graca's The Japanese delegatos to the Hague compositions, a catchy sir which caught the Conference are to leave Tokio on April 27 taste of the members; la F. Gonzales and will proceeded to Europa via Siberia, played two delightful selections on the violin and Mr Graes's banjo solo was Mogers Mee Choung and Co have he gave four-were all greatly enjoyed, as

appreciated. Mr. Locke's comic songs taken some excellent photos of the de thoy usually are. Others to contribute parture of the Governg, and they are for were Messrs F. X. Lopos, H. J. Alves, salo.

A. H. Baptista, F. B. Biva, F. X. Betalbo and Mr Salvati. The concert ended shortly after midnight.

Mr W W. King, of Shanghai, died whilst on his way home in the P. and 0. Recently the British Minister calleds. Macedonia." He came eastward in upon the Waisupu and pressed upon it 1803 pad entered the employ of Messrs the opening of Kiange in accordance with Shaw Brothers and Co., Shanghai, remaining" arrived, at Shanghai from Tinglisi on H. M. torpedo-buat-destroyer Whit- the Anglo-Thibetan Taty.

ing there until 1880, when he started bus-April 16 The Virgo," "Otter" and nass on his own account. He was one of Fame" also arrived at Shanghai on the

at such a cheap rate as six per cent. while there are Imperial loans out standing on which seven per cent. is being paid. But a more remarkable circumstance is the appearance of Japan as a lender. It is common knowledge that Japan has an enormous public debt. So much has it increased that the burden of taxation is pressing heavily upon the people and the accompanying the destruction of all forts between La to confer with British authorities regarding increase in the cost of living las led of and the Indian frontier. late to sporadic rioting. In these cir cumstances. it is fittle peculiar to find

T

Thibet reports to the Government that a rider and good shot. He also wrote poetry

The Imperial Chinese Resident at Shanghai's sports in his day, being a fine same day, doputy has been sent to Kinngsi in oder and prese.

It will be remembered that the N. Y. K.

is having constructed six new vessels, escr

A dirty, unkempt coolie appeared at the of 8,000 tose, for use on its European Magistracy this morning charged with service in addition to the twelve farge stooling a quantity of arbolic soup, the vessels which are already employed on it.

A brauch office of the Railway, and property of the Hongkong and Kowloon It is now stated that the Kaisha has also Mining Buzu at Sang-chi-hsien, of Wharf and Godown Company. He decided to order another farge visual to a Japanese bank advancing money to Hunan Province,, has been attacked by evidently had not put the soap to the take the place of the "Yawata Maru” on Chin. Of course the Japanese Specie soldiers under pretext of searching for purpose for which it was intended, its Australian service, in der to meet the Bank is a

rioters, all instruments being stole or for he looked very much like the man increase in the number of passengers and quasi-Government concern, destroyed and an official concerned ma represented on Poars soap advertise quantity of cargo, At present vessels and, sa was shown by its recent report, dered. The Governor has instructed mont-with apologies to the original comprising the Kaisha's Australian line are is in an exceptionally strong position. Magistinta Chiang to proceed there and When asked to plund he philosophically the Yawala Maru," Knujano Maru"

nike an investigation. It would seem, however, as if the money

remarkedIt doesn't matter whether (6,706 tons), and Nikko Maru (5,500) I std. it or not! Bir Hazeland thought it tons. which it is lending to China, must be

The Fukuoka Campher Office, Japan, did, found him guilty and sent him to portion of that borrowed by Japan from fully operating a machine for the manufac

has succeeded in construeting and success prison for three wosks,

Great Britain and other foreign coun- ture of camphor, which, it is claimed, is a tries. This money coat Japan between mical and more rapid in its methods than great improvement, as it is more econo-

four and five cent. It is of course machines hitherto util.

per.

Highly Recommended. good business to relend it at six per The Japanese Murder.

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cent, but from the point of view of the European financiers the tranmction CO., must be rather disquieting. There are certain political advantages attabing to these loans which are too obvious to call for explanation. The fact that

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.-

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS. Hongkonz, April 13, 1907.

Four Japanese we charged at the Bagistracy this morning with the munter of a Japanese on April, Chief Detective Inspector Hanson prosented and on a plea of not guilty being entered; asked for a week's remand. This was granted.

· LAME SHOULDERANS BA HETHER reulting from a sprain or

I

Datcome of a Murder.

The murder of a Chinees motuber of a fishery company at Port Arthur and the

No Líkin at Kirin.

The Japaneso Consul at Kirin has the Directorate of the new Kaiping subsequent arrest. of a Japanese by onder aptured a declaration from the Tartar Company, are receiving diplomatic atten Goceral that all articles masing from the Settlement into the city shall bo duty froe, as stipulated in the Treaty, Trenty

tion..

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