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INTIMATION.

A. S. WATSON

LIMITE

& CO.,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 1907.

most attractive shape. In short, it is the all human weakness of discontent; and just as the city man longs for the country, so apparently the Crusoes of Drums Ware Island have longed for the petty pomps and ceremonies of a municipal council, and have provided themselves therewith. Doubtless in line, should circumstances permit, they will have a chained Mayor, a Carnegie library, a progressive and a con- WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. |servative party, with two newspapers to champion them, and elections full of fervour. Already, as our news columns bare indicated since wa begau to publish the Minutes of Council, they have regulation for the control of motor vehicles. The tenour of The following PORTS and the foregoing remarks suggen's that, we SHERRIES bottled in have not so far received a sufficient number Europe have been specially selected and procured from the celebrated firm of

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

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of these annual reports from Amoy to regard them as commonplace, which is the fact. Taking the last one with more gravity and seriousness, we may observe that it shows the little community to be woll- served; and that Koiangsu may be said to desorve, even more appropriately than Shangbai, the title of " Model Settlement," for it is model in the did sense of worth and of size. The Council is as harmonious na it is international, and includes three committees. Watch Works, and Finance, During the year nearly three thousand feet) of drainage was added to the system, and (five public lamps were added to the fifty-six already erected. There is a public tennis

Borders must not suppose that published TELEGRAMS.]

with newspaper man at church, are published

items about Mr. Rockefeller's shaking hands"

because of the public's interest in Mr. Rooke- fallor; they are zeraly to correct the idea that no newspaper men ever atlead charol. This is thỏ Cablenews way of correcting an error.

["DAILY PERSS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE. ]

THE JAMAICA DISASTER.

INTERNATIONAL MISUNDERSTANDING

SETTLED,

Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Police Court yesterday a woman named Chan Sze was olarged with stealing a promissory note for $5,000 from Wang Pui-shek, a widow residing nt Reclamation Street, Taumati, Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mr. John Hastings' office), who appeared for the prosecution, said the cama was The situation is improved. -a complicated one, and asked for a remand as he wished to isene a warrant against the defendant's Boo. The case was remanded and the defendant admitted to bail in the sum of 85,000.

LONDON, January 22nd. The Swettenham-Davis incident is closed, It was unnoticed officially.

Soveral

Whitaker's Almanack for 1967, the 39th annual volume, intends to maintain the popularity so. long enjoyed by this publicstion. scotions are been reconstructed, thereby increasing facility of reference, the peerage lists have been augmented, and cow features included are a number of thoughtful apccir! articles. The book has

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exportisol, and the information brought to the latest possible date. Whitaker's Peerage Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage for 1907 comes to take ita recoguised place in many offices and houses. It is an unique, and indis- putable book of referencs which still lives up to. its splendid reputation.

The "Go as you pleaso" rsco, which is set dowa for Saturday, is exciting so little interest. A keon rivalry exlata szing the intending pedestrians, especially as national prids will be

GERMAN POLITICS.

LONDON, January 22nd. Prince Buelow's speech in the Reichstag was coldly received.

COSTLY FIRE AT TOKYO.

Tokyo, January 22nd. The handsome edifice occupied by the Department of Communications has just been destroyed by fire. The loss to the Government is estimated at a million yen.

SMUGGLING OF ARMS AT

SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI, January 21st. The chief of the Pootung native

| Offloor Administering the Government, sod

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JUNK BAY FLOUE MILL. for twelve months, I think the praise is dus to him and not to me as far as the building is It is already known that the Jank Bay conserued. His resistance was invaluable, and Flour Mill has made a successful start, I am sorry that he is not going, to stay here and that operations are now in full swing on instead of going home in the summer. He is rory large scale. Yesterday afternoon is too young and is perhaps afraid of his com- Excellency and Mrs. May, accompanied by plexion. (Laughter.) If any errors in judg- nutuerous party, were conducted over this bigment bara crept in I-am-solely to blame, and undertaking by Mr. A. H. Ronnie, sad as will not shirk the responsibility. I can only was only to be expected every one was delighted thank you for the kind remarke made. I know with the admirable constraction and perfect you have always had this enterprise in your organisation embodied in the Jank Bay Flour mind, and furthered its laterost from Mill. The guesta included Bla Excellousy the 'inception.

! Mes. May, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie, the Hon. Mr. calling for three cheers for His Excellency and The proceedings concluded by Mr. Rennis W Obatham, Sir Paul Chater, Major Mrs. May. and Mrs. Chitty, Mr. H. E. R. and Miss Elanter, Dr. Thorneyetals, of Kobe, Mesra Orango, H. N Mody, Coorge Hastings, T. P. Cochrane, and A. J. Ray- mond. The gubernatorial party were soaveyed, by the Canada to Juak Bay, whore thɔ follow-

Woug Tai, a Chinesò millionaira, a mon who ing were waiting to participate in the inspection, claims to be the owner of the P20,6 10 seized on the Hon. Mr. Woi Yuk, Mossre, Tang Lang | board the Taming in the possession of Lia For, Kuk, Au Yang Kit, Hung On, Mok Kwai the Chinese compradoro, was presented in the Fong. Ho Yuug Kai, To Min Chau, Peor Sungs of first instaco yesterday morning to prove that his claim to the money was a gomi Ka, Li Kwung Sao, Chai Kwan Ng, De. Hoone and why it was his, and why it should not be Hang Po, Chok Chup Ting, Wei Wing Hug, Rebi front Hongkong. He was at fiest, held up Lok Kum, Dr. Ho Nat Chun, Messrs. Ngan seizo by ยอ

Philippine government, Wong

Tui arrival yesterday morning on the Foo Fak Won (Tak Cheong), Ho Hun, sto.

es suffering from trachoma After some delay it was decided that he should land but under the castody of the detective who secompanied him al who was instructed to return him to the ship avery day after the sessions of the

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An unfortuante occurrence marred the plea aura of the oxcursion. Mr. Mody, who, with others made use of the revolving lift to ascond to the upper floors, did not reslive till

too late that he had reached the last floor ou the upward journoy, and sacing that he would bo thrown over the top of the lift ofther jumped off

fall off. Only Chinese the

4000 acoident, but witnessed

Mr. and Sir Paul Chater were

Ronnie

Or

INTERESTING CHINESE CLAIM AT MANILA.

The Cablenews of January 16th has the following:

court.

in

Work where he has carried ou business

is a merchant and has lived 5 years

greatly to bis own financist advantage and judging finally from bis indifference it would be a small mattor to him should the govurament tiually confiscate the money.

The attorney in

for the defence put the witness on the stand and got him to tell how it happened.

ground, well cared for, plenty of serviceable roused in many and a good sporting exhibition police has been arrested and sent to i attoadause. When discovered, the nafortunate Wong stated that the defendant Lin Fan went Nanking on a charge of conniving at gentleman was in an unsoubeious state, but hoone day to lie store and told him in glowing

one jetties for the use of residents crossing

the river from busincas, and really excellent roads, which cut il considerable' expanse owing to the boisterous behaviour of the tides there. A thirteen-foot-high sea wall had to be erected in one place. Twenty thousand dollars' worth of seven per cent debentures were issued last year, chiefly to buy land and erect municipal offices, police barracks, and gaul. The Health Officer reports the conditions there to have been remarkably good, even among the natives; there were only three deaths among foreign residents, one being a Japanese infant. The native death rate has been largely decreased. Bakeries, dairies, butchories, and so on are subjected to

there is a note of despair over the sucessful cunning of native thieves, mainly bad servants apparently, and there was actually a foreigu vagrant arrested during the year. Native prisoners break stones and mend rouds, and their cost to the community is only six cents each a day. Seventeen persons, presumably natives, were sunt- moned for nonpayment of municipal taxes, showing that there is a learen of Arcadians who fail to appreciate the blessings of civilization. It is not as if taxation "were burdensome; the total revenue for 1997 ia estimated at only twenty-two thousand dollars, and that sum includes revenue

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on. Five thousand of it is spent on police, for the maintenuse of order and safety, and the bulk of the remainder goes for the comforts before mentioned. There are worse pinces than Kulugan to live in-it any he called the Jersey of the China Const.

should be witnessed. Most of the nineteen entrante are practising hard, and sots gout

times have boon recorded-1 hour 30 minutes

being the boat so far. J. D. Kinnaird is regarded by many as the most likely to finish first, Stevenson is also mentioned as a claim- aut for premier Loncars, and Hemmings, though lacking iu slyte, žne ulso to be reckoned

with.

For some time post Messrs. Meven, Frickel and Co. have been misaing considerable quanti ties of wines and spirits from their godowa, but their efforts to apprehend the thing were unsuccessful until the police were called in, when the stock stolen was estimated at $26). A few nights ago a policeman was put on guard in the godowo, and after remaining there for soms time willont having beard anyone eater, be heard a box being prized open. Prooeding quietly in the direction of the noise he a shod

his bulls eye lantern on a Chiunman who was troaching a case of claret, ait promptly secured ed Mr. Duveas of this firm and Detective Bergeant Morrison, who were waiting upstairs, and the Chinaman wan essoried to the Contral station. He appeared before Mr. F. A. H319- laud at the Police Cart yesterday on a okarge of larceny, and his Worship sentenced him to four months imprisonment and four hours' stocks, remarking that he had not the slightest doubt the defendant co amitted-all the thefts.

the thief. Then a blast on his whistle summon-

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIMENTS

IN COCHIN-CHINA.

News from Saigon annance an important administrative experiment ža Cochin-Chine. An order by the Governor-General divides Cochin- China into two arms of "inspection of civil

the smuggling of arms at Shanghai,

A SENSATIONAL ARREST AT

SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, January 21st.

recovered under the ministrations of bis terma of the grand

him of making au

opportunity that was before solicitour friends. Fortunately there matter of that a good medical man prosent in the parson of Dr. purolase in the

penny, or for the of them by the of old currency,'

The negeraft, a sireidler was obtained and on Merican and Spanne

suggested that the Philippine silver that found could be returned to the Fhilippines and there its way into Hongkong frome various parts exchanged inte the મને

currency.

Wong took the hiat and began to gather in

the shockels and entrusted them to Li Por is exchange he could. Fan tould make the boat not make the ideal stick in Maails as the price of the old currency was too high, so determined to carry back the money to Hongkong, but it was found in his cabin and had been seized. This was the gist of his story.

take to Manila where he should

this Mr. Mady was placed and conveyed to the Canada, which at once returned to Hongkong with Bir Paul Chater and Dr. Thorneycraft. Mr. Mody's back was injured, but what makes it more grave is that he was in rather feeble condition, having only roosatly racavored from a serious illness, fugairy last right slicitad the satisfactory intelligence that he is likely to be quite well again within a week.

After the inspection of the mill was completed the party were coureyed to the Maple Leaf where the staff are most comfortably housed. Hera refreshments were served, after what HIS-EXCELLENCY said-On bobalf of all your guests this afternoon I wish to thank you for your kindness in bringing when this P1,600; P6,000 he bought for $970 per are all agreed that we were very much

In the United States Court Mr. C. A. Biddle, general manager and secretary of the Hotel Metropole was sucd for obtaining 6,000 tacks on a false pretence from certain Chinese who rented the native grand stand wherein, at the last Races the usual gambling was prohibited. Judgment was given in favour of the plaintiffs.

At the conclusion of the civil action the Judge ordered Mr. Biddle's arrest and the institution of criminal pro-interested in what we have seen. I think we ceedings.

us auch on instructive afternoon, I we

Thon began the questioni g. In reply to ques- tions he stated that he had purchased the times and prices and expected to make an average Philippine silver in different lots and at different of P70 on thon and He bought P6,500 at the rate of 3965, Hongkong carrene? per thous and

for another lot of P3.000 he paid 8968 por thousand and at the rate of 9971 per thousand he secured the rost, He banded this

money ever to Lin Fan and tonks his receipt and moreover innced it on the 4th of December last, the insurance being

· piecos of silvor valued at £21,000? The insurance policy was offered in evidenc and attached to it an affidavit of the person who signed It saying that he had done so.

The SHANGHAI, January 22nd.

nenation objected to the affidavit on the grounds

contained an it The Chinese Volunteers under

The cart overruled foreign instructors made their first con.

not make you would resident in Hongkong ought to swear from this such a statement" declared the judge, appearance on the Bund to day. day forward to do nothing else but eat Junk that the signature was not proved. Thought prossention than objected on the grounde Boy scoues. (Applause.) Speaking personally, the document bore no signature it would stil!

be good" remarked the judge.

CHINESE VOLUNTEERS.

ĮREUTER'A SERVICE.]

THE P. & O, SIS. “MOLDAVIA "

ASHORE.

LONDON, January 20th. The P, & O. 8.8. Moldavía is nshore on services." The inspection will be exercised by the Goodwins, abreast of Deal; the Captain an inspector of civil services or an administrator reports that he does not require any of the first class amistad by a native official of assistance. high rank. The provinces forming a "aircon- saription" or inspection are grouped with regard to ethnological and geographical considerations and facility of communications. They will retain their autonomy under the A San Francisco message dated 16th inst. direct authority of the chief of the local administration. This change is affected with &

THE receipt of the annual report to the reports another attempt on the life of King view to the introduction of ameliorations and

Alfonso of Epain.

Terence Motovern, a famous American pugilist, is reported to be under detention as a lunatic. He was to have fought a match with The Corbait junior soon.

ratepayers of the Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council is apt to arouse - mixed emotions in the mind that retains memories of that pretty island settlement, thought occurs that in such an Arcadia as Drum Wave Island a municipal councillor is an anomaly, and a rate-collector

Where every prospect pleases, outrage. man should not be troubled with vile references to concrete drains or municipal

Inspector Withers proceeded against three shopkeepers at the Folica Court yesterday for selling their wares with unjust scales. Mr. Hazeland fined the first defendant $75 and sach of the others $50

improvements in the administrative services in the provinces, particularly on the subject of the native administration, in deference to the wishes expressed during the last passion of the Superior Council by the native members,

The Governor General is studying the extension of this system to Tonkin, Antam and

Cambodia.

WEATHER REPORT.

the following report

The Hongkong Observatary yesterday issued

Honest John" Fisher, the well known debentures. To the sentimentalist with an German-American restaurateur at Mauila, who eye for the beautiful and a proper apprecia- had bean in business there ever since the war On the 22nd at 11.40 à.m.-The barometer tion of Nature, it all seems as improper us with Spain, died on January 15th. Ho was as rise in S. Japan and fallen again over a pack of cards would seem in Paradise. Freemason, wealthy, and was recently a visitor The product of modern European civiliza. to Hongkong. tion, however, has complex tastes, and just Mr. F. A. Hazeland presided, and there wors As the untutored Indian would shrink from also presentat the meeting of Justices of the Peace setting forth to the Happy Bunting Grounds held at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, without bisearthly weapons, so the foreigner, Captain Lyons, Mr. B. H. A. Craig, and Mr. preparing to settle down in an earthly C. D. Melbourne. The business was to consider an application from Patrick Roberts for an paradise like Kulangeu, looks round for adjunct liesace to sell by retail intoxicating race course site, and makes a memorandum liquors ou promises numbered 90 and 92 Queen's to the effect that he must order a ballot box Road West under the sign of The Western first thing. Probably, if the naked truth Hotel." No police objections wete raised, and were to be extorted, there is a sweetness the application was grauted.

Formons Channel and the China Sea.

Moderate monsoon may be expected in the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.04 inches.

are one and all agreed that the establishment wo have jast gone over is one of the best organised and well-conducted we have ever seen. We adwire the genius of the man who conceived it and his sdninistrative ability is evidenced in every bit of the work we have just gona over. We have partaker of the Jank Bay

for

that

mont

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pro

state.

Breaking for myself I think every you had and the affidavit dolf

it is the best scone I ever ste,in my life. There is nothing like supporting var ewu litila calony. I do not think that any ous could take exception to us if we register that row and stick to it, and if it brings prosparity to the institution that we have just visited, each one of us will be only toe glad. I wish now to drink the very good health of Mr. and Mrs.

Roonis, and wish prosperity and success to the Junk Bay Flour Mill.

A later message states that the Moldavia has refloated without damage, and is pro-ladies and gentlemen: To say that your kind Mr. KENKIE ia reply said-Your Excellency, ceeding to London,

PERSIA.

LONDON, January 20th. Reuter's correspondent in Teheran wires that the Shah has ascended the peacock throne, and the Inte Bhatt's second son has becas appointed Heir Apparent

THE JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE,

LONDON, January 20th. The latest news from Kingston, dated 19th inst., states that 700 bodies have now been buried.

remarks are very flattering to the energy displayed by all concerned in this enterprise does not half erpessy my feelings. I'am more delighted than I can tell you that I have been enabled to turn out flour in this short space of time. Hnd I not had the good fortune to pick out the very best of partaera-Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Mody-who have given me a free hand -throughout, I am confident I could not have socomplished my ideal, the Jaak Bay Flour Mills, in the time. It must not be forgotten that in starting an enterprise of this sort one must be most careful in the selection of tho

staff, The engineers are the Arst considera tion. I will tell you about the engineer in chief later. Our Diesel engines are the most

When I bought

The

Te this Philippine money to the Philippines "P asked

prosecution,

the first time you have ever sent

The

It is the first and it will be the last" replied Wong Tai.

The case was not, concluded and will be continued at a later date.

$200,000 CUMSHAW..

A half-yearly general meeting of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company was held in Tokyo on January 12th and anonimously

rate

approved the payment of a dividend at the

per cent, so slao agreed to s prop

a proposal to present Mr. Mutu, the late mscager of the company, who has just resignad the post, with a sum of Y200,000 is recognition of the services rendered by him in bringing about tha prosperity of the company. Mr. Mato, ia present accepting the gift, stated that he would prevent half of the sum granted him to the staff of the

pai

This concluded the proceedings of the regular meeting, and the sitting remived itself into

so extraordinary meeting, and proceeded with the election of directora. Mr. Hibiye was returned as Chairman of the Board of Dienotors, Mr. Taketsuji as managing director, Meaare, Okamoto, Fuji, Nagao and Yamaguchii directors, Mr. Yamaguchi Hageo being appointed manager and Mr. Sakums, assistant masager.-Japan Chronicle.

PHILIPPINO-JAPANESE ASSOCIATION.

TO PROMOTE FRIENDLY BELATIONS AND TRADE,

A Philippino-Japanese Association has been formed at Takyo "to promote friendly relations between the two peoples and to facilitata.com mersial relations between the two neighbouring island countries.” Among the promoters of the

Hasebs,

sation are Messra, Oishi, Makui, and Some of the regulations of the association ara as followe

to be situated in Tokyo and a branch in Manile. The Association will pablish a magazine

"L.-The Headquarters of the Association are

· The United States' fleet is leaving Kingston | marvellously constructed. owing to the receipt of a peremptory letter them one kind gentleman in Hongkong from the Governor, requesting them to with who is not particularly friendly to our institu tion anggested that we should put them between draw on the ground that the Government Geupp's and Faloomer's, as they would require Chien, except on the N.E. co1st,

The depression lying over Japin yesterday was fully able to attend to all the needs of constant repairs. They have not cost as a has moved. Exstwards into the Pacific. An ther the population, and was only willing to moment's trouble but a great many dollars. depression appears to be forming over China te the 9 of the Yangtze, Pressure is bighest permit a party of unarmed Americans to They are most coonomical and east less than one land for the protection of the Consulate, third of any other engines made. They are Over N. Chins.

The American Admiral declarea that the very easily ran. Mr. Carnegie said when be was asked how it was that his Pittsburg iron immediate departure of the vessels is the mine paid 33 per cent in the year that be sold only course consistent with the dignity of it sad only three per veut last year, they The forecast for the 24 hours sading at noon the United States.

bought the mine bat not the man." I bought to-day is as follows:-- Hongkong & Neighbourhood (*)

The latest accounts from Kingston show the Diesel engines and the Swiss engineer. Mr. in the Japanese, English and Spanish languages N.E. to that the death role is underestimated, and Steaser, who helped to build them. He is in which all matters concerning commerce and Formosa Channel...

reported. winds, moderate that in addition to the 700 already buried Sonth coast of China batwoon

and be installed them. They have never given | fostering and extension of navigation between Samoos No.1. Hongkong and Lamocks

over 1,000 unidentified bodies remain us a moment's trouble. I think it was a very the two countries, South coast of China between

Same as No.1, upburied, while the number of injuried is good stroke. Mr. Stark, our chief millwright,

The

he Association will make efforta Hongkong sad laiuso..

towards the establishment of banks and in- (*) E. winds, fresh to moderate; misty, some now estimated at 3,000, of which 1,000 aro | who installed the milling plant ontirely, in a

sarance in Manila " seriously injured.

genirs. The Hongkong and Whampos Dock Coy, have come to my aid at any time, day or THE MEDITERRANEAN-COMMAND night, and have supplied all the shafting sad iron work. I believe they can make anything LONDON, January 20th.

in the way of machinery equal to any Admiral Lord Charles Beresford has left produced in the world. As to my friend, Mr Malta for Portsmouth, relinquishing the Orange, who personally assisted at the installs

population gave him a hearty farewell, command of the Mediterranean fleet. Thetion of every large iren pillar incement concrete, and worked side by side with me six hours a day

rain,

*

even of nature that cloys and palls, Robinson If I were to bo naked what is the materiny Crusoe on his island was by way of being a condition of Japan a year after her war with philosopher, yet he had to adopt many moet Russia I should answer "Booming." She is

LATEST STEAMER-MOVEMENTS. barefaced oxpedients for killing time. The enjoying a period of unprecedented-industrial prosperity, which is ne unexpected as it is suspicion grows that it is invariably to the remarkable. As a consequence the country is

The 1.3.M. str. Prenssen, carrying the theorist in the thick of city life that Arcadia witnessing a burst of epocalation somewhat skin lat Jan., left Colombo on Sunday, the 20th German mails with dates from Berlin of the most strongly appeals, to the wrestler into the trust breeding years following 1698 in Jan., p.m., and may be expected here on or civilization's crowded arena, the wanderer the United States, although, of coura›, ou aj about the 31st Jan. in the maze and-labyrinth of pidjiu", that very much smaller scale, sage Henry George Left Singapore for this port on the 21st inst The NYK str Bingo Maru (European Line) the ideal of the "Simple Life" appears in jr., in the New York World.

and is expected here on the 27th inst.

here for three years. He understand them science will be

The Association will recommend the

Tactfulness is but the outward expression of comderation and the synonyms of politeness, to which ara ascribed the greatest cultivation and refinement. A kind, belpful word frequently encourages where material aid would humiliste and mortify, and no matter how stern the truth more can always be accomplished by gentle methods, forbearance, and amity than by litter are, which frequently reenits in total alienation.