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and owners have the strongest pecuniary inducesaent to prevent desertions.

2.Desertions from British ships from Australia and Asia amonal to 27 per cent. British rosters and owners of the crews.

have litle to gain or lose from such de. sertions,

The oxtract of meteorologionl observations* made at the observatory during December aliowa the minimum temperature to have been 62,1, and

the maximum 19.6. The total rainfall was 2370.

The Fire Brigade wore summoned at 3-830 en Saturday morning to a fire which had broken nut in a threa-storied building in Wing Sing Street, occupied as a Chinese and Japanese

little damage. It is thought that the bursting of a hanging lamp was responsible for the ontbreak. The lose, which was not considerable, is covered by insurauss, the premises being insured for $10,000 in three offices.

TELEGRAMS.

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THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.

TONDON, Jannary 4. There is renewed apprehension on the eve

THE UNITED STATES AND THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.

CANTON.

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January 5.

CHINEJE STRATEGICAL· DUREAU.

The inauguration of the now Government department on the promises formerly scanpind by the governor, and now called the Kwang-

instant and was attended by many high civil and railitary officials. The object of this department is to sturly all questions connected with military affaires. It undertakes the establishment of fortifications, recruiting, army organisation, transportation, commissariat, elé. no as to bring milltary affairs to a modern" standard.

August by the Board of Trade makes it quite clear that there is money for sonel sly in desertions." There were nearly twenty. seven thousand technical desertions in colonial and foreign ports in 1900; mud it ¦ is computed that of these twenty-three A. S. WATSON & CO., thousanil were cures in which wages and

| effects wore "forfeited],” without any legal {

3. Desertions from British ships from store. The Brigade, ander Chief Inspector of the Morocco conférence. The Spanish and Lng military yamon, tonk place on the 3rd formality whatever. The Merebut Ship Europe (about twice or three times the Baker, found that the fliman had obtained Italian press are mat pessimistic, and the ping Act of 1891 (sections 221, 232) stipn- length of the voyage frota Asin) amount a good hold, but after half an hour's work they latter is remarkable for a distinct noto of lates that such forfeitures shali be mule by to 4 [ery cent. of the crews. British coded in getting them under control and hostility to Garianny ; vvou the Nerlin press,

altimately extinguished. One of the floors in spite of official assuranus, shows uneasi [a Court, and after reimbursing the owner masters and owners under ordinary can.

fail iv, but the ground floor and roof suffored any expenses caused by the "desertion," ditions profit by such desertions, as in some

ness owing to rumours of German military WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the balance of wages forfeited, if any, shall cases from Australia."

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But the account recommended to be be the fact that "for many years" the rendered cau never be satisfactory, as they Exchequer has never received a shilling in cannot be cheekerk, and an inclerked account that way. Who gut the money? The is valueless. It is to be haped that power Departmental Committee of the Board of will do taken to deal with desertion for Trade, which issued the report, discovered feitties as the effects of dexased se men that the practice is for the muster toare dalt with. Then there would be fewer retain both wages and effieis of deserters; " desertionis, and the popularity of the British aud, more extraordinary still, tant the mercantile marine would Eccome what it Board of Trade have no power to` vam- might to be pel the master or over to hand over the wages and property of deserters, or to prosecute seamen for desertion." They further agreed that there is no doubt Mr. C. H. Ross has been appointed a lieuten- thap a serious maler of desertious from t of this Hongkong Volunteer Corps. British ships take place every year, nu? Flet The so, Bruentin, which arrived on Saturday, wayer left behind by the deserters unstbeought four warrant officers and two non-comą. amount in the aggregate to a considerable | for duty.

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" Suspicion is bound to arise theroon ; and an official statement made by the Coinsal at Portland, Oregoa, in B, wil Le less shocking now they it might other- wise sound. He said, "In some instruers 1800 | the men are harshly treated and mode u n- comfortable; but in such a way that the officers do not render themselves amenable i to law. This naturally lends to desertions." The Vice-Consul au Rio de Janeiro roundly neclares that the primary cause of deser-- ticus is a desire on the part of shipmasters to get rid of their crews, in order to profit by the confiscation of their wages." The Consul al Romario says things are made very disagreeable on board for the men, with a view to driving the on shore, to avoid paying the wages to which they would become entitled during the forelleness Desertions at this part, with few, if any, exceptions, represent a good profit to the moster." The Consul General at Valparaiso, calling attention, in 1899, to the cause of searaon who are left behind at foreign porta and merely report- as descrtel,' wrote:-"The mister in such cases appropriates the wages of the mer so left behind. In most cases when a British barque arrives at this port, she has been nearly 100 days at sea, and she remains in port from one to three months. The amount of wages due to each seamau report- Unders for extra copies of JAILY PRE thould be as missing is, as a rule, considerable

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Ad, practice for some masters so to harass, irritate, and abuse their seamen that they desert. The master thus avoids paying the seaman's hardly-earned wages." There are more opinions like those on record, but we have given enough. There are various suggestions for reform, the chief being nu amendment making it compulsory for ship. masters to hand over the wages due to the Consul, for transmission to the Exchequer and so to remove from shipmasters all in- centives to desire men to desert." The question of loss to the shipowner by such desertions (apart from the mon's wages altogether) scarcely arises. The expauses camed by desertion" should not be greater than the expenses caused by carnest consideration in almost every padecease; they are offset by the saving of the world. There are many people, how. ever, who are mikily surprised when they funeral expenses to pay.

in wages and food, and there are no It is maint:ined, hear common seaman forfeiting by Forty-eight hours' absence as much as thres however, that in the majority of cases these

HONGKONG, JANUARY 8TH, 1906.

The desertion" of merchant seamen is a subject with which Hongkong is familiar by frequent instances; and it is, moreover, a subject that has for a long time received

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1903 ---Messers

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LONDON, January 4.

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TUR OFFICIAL POINT OF VIEW, Chung-chi, who was appointed to the post of sub-prefests of Linchow, lias petitioned the A remarkable semi-official statement hits Viceroy to cancel his nomination, as he is too ill te start for his sub-prefectura. It is reported been issued in Washington, to the effect that the Viceroy has granted his reqneat. The that the United States, in virtue of having general belief, however, is that Chung was afraid wiped out piracy, and of having concluded of taking up the appointment at this juncture, the first treaty with the Barbary States, fuss the indemnity has not been paid over yok. a right, superior to any European State, in

The following is a list of authorized architects under Section 7, of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinanes, Abdelrahim, H. W. Bird, Guy Blood, J. F. Boulton, A. Bryor, W. Chatham, W. Denby, A. Denison. H G. C. Fisher, C. H. Galo |L. Gibbs, A. E. Grifin, B. B. Harkos, E. M. Hazeland, A H. Howilt, A. H. Hollingsworth, A. S. Hooper, P. N, H. Jones, W. P. Lam.deciding critical questions at the Morczco To-day the wewbers of the Y.M.C.A. begin bort, J. E. Lee, John Lemm, J. C. Lowe, D. conference. a work of continual prayor."

Macdonald, J. Meftubbin, J. Orange, A. H. Ough. T. L. Perkins, S. J. Powell, E. A. Ram, A. R. F. Raven, C. H. Row, L. A. Rɔs, A. P. Samy, G. J. B. Sayer, C. B. Thems. H. P. Tooker, A. Turner, C. Warren, W. L. W. Wensor, Wong Kat Son and Wong A. Cheong.

11.6. the Governor has granted lostal rink of

captain to Lieutenant C.1). Coloman, of the 5th

Battalion

ane shire Fusiliers,

The Gazelle notifies owners and occupiers of tometents that ries for the first gasrter of HG are payable in advance on or before Jana ary 31.

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An election by the ratepayers of two Berabers to the Sanitary Board will take place at the City Hall on Monday, 2nd January

at four o'clock.

The several half companies of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps will next Saturday afternoon compete with 15 Fr. B. L. for the cap presented by Captain Saunders.

The total amount received at the Tromsary between January 1 and October 31 was $2,868,697.71, while the payments out for the same period amounted to $31.707,12–48.

THE AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANIES.

LONDON, January 4. Mr. Alexander Orr has been clected Pre sident of the New York Life Insurance Co. At the Y.M.C.A. yesterday afternoon Mr. F.in saccession to Mr. McCall, resigned. Both F. S. Brockman, B.A., head of the Association of the McCurdys have resigned the trustee- in the Far East, lectured on "The City of the ship of the New York Mutual Insurance Co. Future," The room was packed, and the

will be instructed to raise the necessary funds Thoro is every likelihood that the local official

and Chung has deemed it prudent to leave the

thankless task to somebody else.

SUCIGESTIVE VICEREGAL ORDERS,

I will be remembered that on November 23 a tragedy was enosted in the military ollege at Whampos whoroby a Јаралик military surgeon was shot by one of his country. The murderer was absagnantly arrested by Colonel Yang on board

and out to Japan for trial The Viceroy, referring to this' matter,

Macao steamer

the

praised Colonel Yang's prompt action, and

eloquent heurer held the attention of bis | THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE. remarked that had the same promptitudo „been displayed in the ease of the murder of hearers while be delivered his opinion of the

LONDON, January 4. Ho Tsoi-yin the affair would not have boon New Jerusalem. He spoke of the slums of

The Royal Mail Co. has entered into an settled by a zuere insignificant fiue. Tho Shanghai, Tioatein and Hongkong, and said

Viceroy row instructs all the · responsible that in time to come they would be made so agreement with the Orient Line for the jointficials to be more diligent in the futury clean that righteousness would dwell therein working of the Australian Service, which and that should any European commit a crime and the Lord would be able to traverse them will henceforth be known as the Orient. without fear of dirtying His robes. In the Rayal Service. evening, through an interpreter, he addressed the Chinese, and it is possible that he will repeat his lecture next Sunday, perhaps in the City Hall.

A Canadian correspondent sends the following advertisement, which appeared in the Toronto Daily Star on Nov. 13.-"Twe first-class car peaters wanted, no other need apply; Do English need apply.-J. J. Thomas, 66, Richmond-strost The Royal Sanitary Institate programmas for | East." The British render, who hears so much this work is as follows:-Monday, Arithmetic about the patriotism of Canada, can only ask Class 83 pai; Tues lay, Lecture by Hon. Dr.What does this mean?" The contributor Clark, subject: "The Public Health, and writes that the advertisement is merely a Buildings Ordinances" Friday, continuation, sample, which proves that Englishmen are no of lecture by flop. Dr. Clark on "The Pablinfacourities in the Dominion, but perhaps it is Health and Buildings Ordinances." The lec-not a fair sample. Richmond-stroot," he says, turns begin at 3 p.m.

is in Torenia, and the people of Toronto pride

Prime Munthe a Month, the organ of the Hongkong Church Missionary Association, quotes a rynk that "whether it bo a Boser rising in China or a mutiny in India, the failures of our diplomatists generally hide themselves behind the indiscrost zeal' of the

missionaries" So, it is the diplomats who work all the mischief.

The programme of music to be performed by the Baud of the 119th Infantry today (Man day, on the new Parade Ground, from 4 to 5.3 p.m., is as follows:-March, "Sone of the Brave," Bidgood; Overture," Flotte Barsche ** Suppé Waltz, Estudientina" Waldtenfel, Selection. "The Orchid," Monckton; Dance, The Japanese Dance." Thomas: Two-step,

"Mumblin Moss, "Thurban.

Referring to the large compensation chain in connection with the Suez Canal detention, the Egyptian Gazelle says:It is interesting to into that, owing to the obstruction, the traffic receipts of the company for October show an appreciable diminution on the same month in 1994 and 1993, ređusing the surplus sequired at the end of September by over a million-and-a- Three hundred and three quarter franos. vessels passed though, the esual in October ponding month 1904, and 336 in October 1993, this year us compared with 380 in the corres-

the receipts being 8,990,000fr., 10,270,000fr., and 9,440,000fr. respectively.

A Londor paper saya :—It is stated that

we

thomelves on being intensely Bitish. I am

English, bave been here over six years and

have discovered that Italians and Chinese are

preferred."

THE REPATRIATED JAPAN DEE PRISONERS.

LONDON, January 5. The Vancouver, with 936 repatriated Japanese prisoners of war, has passed Port

Said.

ADMIRAL ROZHDESTVENSKY ON THE BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA,

in the interior, no matter whether the victim in European or Chinese, the culprit should be Grrested at once and vigilantly guarded. No torture of any description whatever will be applied to such prisonera The matter will bo reported to the nearest treaty-port Consul and to the Viceroy, so that joint investigation into the mattor may be made at once. The officials are instructed to act with pendence, so as to avoid wrongful arrests. Should tho offender taka refngs on board ». faraign vassel the Captain must be appealed to to surrender the prisoner no broren shall be dispatched on board. If the culprit is in hiding in a foreign Concession, the Consul must be appealed to to obtain the man's arrest.

January G.

MARKET FOR CANF、N,

LONDON, Jumary 5. Admiral Rozhestvensky in his com munication to the Noroe Fremy explains that the permission to publish the letter did not imply that the Ministers agreed with It is reported that a Chinese merchant bas the views expressed therein, especially as applied for permission to build a modern permission was given without the lettermarket similar to those in existence in Hong- The allusion to kong, hear tho Kua Yam bridge in the having been censored. Great Britain was Admiral Rozhdestvensky's western suburbs of Canton. The builling is ezpected to cost about $160,000. It is thought own private opinion.

that the scheme will be a succesful one and that it is bound to be remunerative.

RUSSIA.

Mr. Francis Oats, chairman of De Beers, presiding at the annust meeting, said that De

LONDON, January 5. Beers were always ready to taka: native labour and that the importation of Chinese to the Rund

Russian a Ivices continue to report serious had been no injustice to the natives. As there trouble in different parts of the Empire, were eight or ten antives to ono white south of showing that the revolution is in nowise the Zumbo Buropean labour was impracticable.wholly repressed, He was sure if Mr. Rhodes had been alive he would have set his back to the wall against the THE UNITED STATES CURRENCY. medus vivendi with Portugal. Ia. Cape

LONDON, January 5. Colony the company did not object to paying their fair share of taxation, but they objected York, in a speech, predicts that a panic, Mr. Schiff, the well-known banker of New

He was exceeding all previous experiences, will occur, unless the currency is reformed and made more elastic. The speech has made a great impression.

to being singled out for a tax on diamonds which he stigmatized se immoral. severe on the system by which income-tax had to be paid twice over, in the colony and again in England. The company spout nearly £2,000, 00 a year in Cape Colony. The profit

for the year is £1,865,335. The highest valus per carat of the five mines was Duleitspan, 69s., and the lowest the Bultfontein, 348.

MARRIAGE AT THE PEAK CHURCH.

On Saturday morning at the Peak Church, Mr. W. L. Carter, the local manager of the China and Jago Electric and Telephone Co. was married to Miss Maud Louis Harlow, who had arrived from England the previous day As the bridal party took their places at the altar,

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BOERS AND THE BLACK PERIL."

Sir Arthur Lawley takes advantage of his removal to a sphere of official toil in Asia, to Copstitates the gravest of all dungers in South give frank atturazes to what, in his opinion, Africa It is the growing possiblity of an armed conflict between whites and blacks, ex- tending over all the colonies from the Cape to the Zambesi."See to this question," he urges

the dominant race, jer it is the grostost problem son have to face." That is the plain truth expressed by one who has never been an alarmist, and whose sources of infonus

TO IMPROVE THE PAPER INDUSTRY. I reported some time ago that Viceroy Sham

had telegraphed to Amerion instructing a studiont, Chan-Kam-To, who has just graduated in that country, to return to Canton: The statant was subsequently told to come back via Germany, the Viceroy wishing him to study the paper manufacturing process in Germany so as to improve the local industry. Chan is expected to be here is the beginning of the Chinese year. The paper business here is entirely donbtful if German paper manufacturers will in the hands of the Germans and it is very

supply information that is likely to be of any use to the Chines Italy also supplies certain qualities of paper to China. Most for- signora are ignorant of the fact that the red paper so coounonly used in China for cards and other purposes is imported from Europe and stained ita vermilion colour in China.

Those

two countries are certainly not going to offer

The Japanese have given the Germans the China the knife that is to cut their own throats.

opportunity of learning the danger of showing too much to this class of visitor.

TRIAL GALLOPS,

The following report of Saturday morning'a trial gallops at Happy Valley is contributed: tion are ast open to question, We only hope As they appeared on the course on Saturday that the warning will be taken to beart by

or four hundred dollars, who would be stini expenses exceed the the value of wages and shall soon to buying onr fresh eggs from which was tastefully adorned with palms for the nore surprised if they know more of the Property forfeited. That is, at all events, China. The iden comes from Mr. Poole of occasion, the ongregation sang "Tho Voice ins and outs of the matter. It ny help to an admission that there is a minority in Messira. C. Poole, Lauder and Ou. His business that breathed o'er Eden," Mr. E. J. Chapman be a patriotic obligation to do all in their looking ponios were the raw grillins which

do British scaron a good turn if we give a few observations to make the public's flesh creep. According to a recent statement by a commander of the Royal Navy, the pay

which the forfeitures are greater; and as we have shown, the Exchequer has never benefited by any of these minority cases.

those of the Boer leaders who conocive it to morning, it was hard to realise that such smart-

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hatred arrived from Shanghai not longer than a month their followers, There are some of

ago. Mr. Gege's training has bad boneficial them who should remember how very early results, and judging by the trials the forth. the Barce Zulus wiped out their sparRO nationality, and how they then shoated for coming races, from the point of view of the English military protection, even at the cost sportsman, promise to be us auccessful as of their own independence. With that page heretofore. of history still unturned, even the dullest

Quite a number of ladies visited the course As the bridal purly left the Church at the should recognise the expodioney of prometing conclusion of the oremony the Welding white consolidation, before the natives, confident on Saturday morning, when the following times

wore recorded :- March" was played: The reception was held in their immensely superior numbors and

Hongkong Bank's black-and-chestnut sub., At. "Formoen," the residence of Dr. and Mrs.couraged by the antagonism between the European races, attempt armed revolt. It Stedman, where the friends of the Lappy conpla would be suppressed, no doubt, but before that, 35, 1.11, 1.47.

Porabjen's blk, and Moior's Handsome, 1 m., tendered their good wishes in the usual way, happened there would be few Roer farming Dr. Stedman proposing the toast. Shortly famlios left to deplore their perversity in 36, 1.15, 1,54 2/5, 2.30. The following return of the average amount afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Carter loft in a shower ignoring Sir Arthur Lawloy's valedictory

counsel. reserve in Hongkong during the month ended

Wages are withheld from the crews for the whole round of voyages, outward and home. ward, for which crews are engaged. No other class of British workmen, by land or sou, have to wait so long for their money. Jurgine what would be said if a longshord man, belonging to a Trade Union, had to wait six months or more for his wages; and unwid wages in his employer's keeping of bank netas in circulation, and of specie in of rice to catch the boat for Macao, where the

is that of importing fure, and he was in the playing the accompaniment. The Ror. F. T. Far East collecting thom when the Russian Johnson was the officiating clergyman; Dr. war broke out. He was one of the last Stedman gave the bride away, and the little sons Englishwen to escape from Port Arthur of Dr. and Mrs. Stedman ware in attendance The Report recommends that the master or before the siege, and he brought with him a apon the bride. Mr. F. Graham, an old school. aytem. is largely responsible for desertions owner should render an account when the capsigument of Chinese egge. The firm sent follow of the bridegroom's, acted as best ruan. forfeiture exceeds 5. This limitation is to China for another consigament, and found far from satisfactory. A sum like 25 is the experiment a great success. The suficient. to tempt to induce desertions, tippx 20 barrels of there eggs, 126 dagen in when such desertions effect savings in other each barrel, last March. They are presorted by a secret process, which keeps them good for ways that compensate for expenses. It is at last twelve mouths. remarkable that the longer tlie voyage, and therefore the greater the accumulation of

Banks.

Average Specie in amount Reservo

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

the more likely the sailer is to absent him- December 31, 1905, as

certified by the honeymoon is being spent. if, on top of that, he were liable to lose all

self from the ship without leave for the mangers of the respective banks, is published he had turned if he took a couple of days "off" Yet this, and far more; has to be forty-eight hours researy to constitute in the curreal Government Gazette:

"desertion." The United States Com- endured by the long voyage sailor in the inercantile murine. The Naval man draws missioner of Navigation, in his auuual seven-eighths of his wage once a month, and the balanes ouce a quarter. The criops consider the Jack Tar as neworthy their

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aninble attentions, in consequence. Parliamentary Paper (No. 381) issued last

official report, dated 17th October. 1903, Chartered Bank of India. states, pp. 80-88, of Desertion from Foreign Ships at San Francisco, that :--

1. "Desertions from French ships amount to 6 per cent. of the crews. French masters

On the 6th at 11.55 a.m. The barometer is inclined to fall on the China coast

Presure remains highest over N. China, aud Australia and China 3,418,617 2,300,000

gradients are slight to moderate. Hoogkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation 15.458,266 10,000,000

Frash to strong monsoon may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the National Bank of Chinu,

Limited

63,410

42,000 China Sea,

Forecast:-Moderate N.E. winds; cloudy, Total...$18,840,293 12,840,000 probably some rain,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The M.M. str. Caledonien, with the next Freach wall, left Saigon on Saturday, the 6th inst., at 3 pm. for this port.

The 0.8.8. & C.M. sir. datenor left Singa. pore on the 4th iust, p.iz., and is dae here

to-morrow.

Tho str. Zaro loft Manila for Hongkong vis Amoy on Friday, the 5th inst, and is due here on or about to-morrow at daylight.

The CPR str. Athenien arrived at Nagasaki at 8.30 am on Saturday, the 6th Jau, and left again at 4 p.m. same day for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at 9 am, to-day,

Hough's and Showau's subs., 1 mile, 32, 1.10. H. Humphreys' sab., į mils, 37 3/5, 1J2. H.E. The Governor's white and dus, 3 m., $7, 1.16, 1.51.

Ellis Kodoorío's, I m£, 40, 1,20, 2.00, 2.35. Moxon's sub, 4 m., 1.42,

Mody's Black Cherry, 1 m., lat. gr. (f), joined by Dr. Jordan'ssub., I m.,37 2/5, 115, L.48 3/5. Mr. Grin's sub, and Banzai, 4 m., 30, 1.18, 1.56 2/5.

Mikosch and Gresson's sub., 1. m., 35, 1.12, 1.50, 225 2/5,

Alarm and Highland Star (sub.), 13 m stoady canter, 40, 1,38, 2,18 2/5, 300, 344, 4.18, 2/5.