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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, 1907.

| justified in believing shat ne was to-day, so

would likewise be to-morrow, yet in four and twenty hours all this was changed; and this be it remarked without the arrival of une piece of advice that a single article of commerce bad altered its marketable value,

A. S. WATSON & CO., had become a drag, or was in any likelihood of suffering from short supply. No failures alore wit might be anticipated in the

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ordinary daily routine of commerce were noted, and the financial barometer stood persistently at set fair. So far as we can see someone suddenly lethought himself that he would screw down a valve and cut off a stream of supply which had been irrigating a section of the country, and certain other people munware of the reason WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, why the first man hal acted, and without aking time to enquire, at once followed,

BULL DOG

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hande fitted neither by personal knowledge TELEGRAMS.

nor by the acquired experience of long established and time-tried institutions, must always have a deterrent affect on the con- tinued prosperity of a nation.

Daring the Easter Vacation, commencing on

Good Friday and terminating on Thursday, April 4th, the offices of the Supreme Court will be open daily, Sunday and public "holiday"

excepted, from 10 am. to 1 pm.

A very useful publication just received in the work of a ludy. Miss K. A. Massay monds us from the Hongkong Hotel a large wall map and directory of Hongkong contral, which we feel "ure will be regularly used and appreciated in

office or building in which it finds a place. The Gazette notifies that Friday, March 29th being a public holiday, sad Monday, April ist, being a bank holiday, these days will be observed as Governant holidays. H.. the Governor has also boon pleased to appoiat aturday, March 30th as a public holiday throughout the Government departments with the exception of the Police Magistrates' department,

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ROUMANIAN RISING.,

LONDON, March 23rd.

A serious politico-religious rising is reported to have taken place in Roumania, and many towns have been

sneked and burned.

INTER-VARSITY ATHLETICS.

LONDON, March 23rd. Temporarily eclipsed on the river Oxford has maintained and increased her supremacy over Cambridge at the annual athletic competitions, wiming eight and a half events to one and a balf.

and commenced to seraw down their own aluices. Why they should have done so nu-one seemed to know, or have any clearer

This is the biggest percentage since the teath event was added, and has never been idea of what they were doing than a flock

equalled by Cambridge. In 1970, with nipe of sheep in a field, who because they have

Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Policeret, the sult was Oxford 7, Cambridge 13.

Last year Oxford won seven ouï of the tod.] Been one of their number run breathless

Court on Saturday a'codie was promonted by

THE DEMOCRATIC FEVER. across a precipice, will trumediately follow inspector Hitobie for the lurcopy of a bag of headlong confusion. Meanwhile the effects coate to the value of 537.50 from a money of shutting of the life-giving supply changer in Des Vooux Rord Contral are seriously felt in the irrigated districts, defendant walked boldly into the shop at a and thence even spread through, the world busy hour, picked up what he thought was a at large. But do those, art any more lag of silver and left. Before he got out of sight, however, he was apprehendot. Iis we might Worship sentenced him to fifteen daya hard.

The natural way suppose would be for those affected to put' their heads together, and try to economise. the diminished supply but this we find is for from being the measure adopted. In BOTTLED BY THE CELEBRATED case of a shipwreck where the captain does

GUINNESS' STOUT ensibly:

IN PINTS AND SPLITS.

FIRM

ROBERT PORTER

& CO. D.

SOLE AGENTS

not utterly use his head at the first shock bis first effort is to introduce some common sense, and show the too frequently panic stricken passengers bow much lies in their own hands, and bow, by co-operating, the risk to life and property may be reduced to a minimam, or practically avert d, but this is just the thing which in a financial ship wreck we never find done. Here on the contrary each is more intent on ruining his neighbour thin on helping himself, and a

slight stoppage which a little prudence

would have averted, is tarned into a senso

A.S. WATSON & CO.. [ys panic, unless some dous ex machina

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Bongkong, 28th March, 1907.

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DEATH.

K

LUND

On the rd instant, at "ribu tranen," 24 Rahnson Russel, IPE FRANCISCO FORK, 52 yeare. Deeply regretted. LICNOKONG UFFIOR: 10, Des Vœux ROADC, LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG. MArch 25th, 1907

labour and four hours' stocka,

The

Another old Hongkong resident passed away early on Saturday morning at the residence of his son, "Villa Brausa", Robinson Road. We refer to Dr. Francisco P. Boares, who has been resident in Hongkong for 55 years.

The

decoased was a medical practitioner for many

years and was well-known and highly esteemed, especially ong poor people, to whom his charity was great: The late Dr. Soares was sleo a alever dispenser. I started the Oriental Dispensary in 1800, and carried it on with varying success till about eight years ago, when he had a stroke of paralysis whick rendered him incapable of work. He was 83 years of age. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon and was well attended.

HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR

ING CO. LD.

A. J. Raymond (Consulting Committee), R. Henderson (secretary) and R. Hancock.

The twenty-third ordinary generi mosting. from the State comes on the scene with some of shareholders in this Company was held at the heroic measure.

All this seems to have ofte of the General Managert, Messrs. Shewan, come to pass with little or no variation in the Tomes and Co., at noon on Saturday. Mr. R. Shewan presided, other shareholders present latest New York Panic. First the irrigabing Messrs. H. P. White, D. W. Craddock, tion reservoirs, it may be noted, leave got into too few banda, nuả those tou timid and ignorant to understand the wider principles of political economy. When one of these from whatever cause restricts the supply or opens his valve too wide, the others with the simple gregarious habits of a flock of sbeep rush wildly to follow the example eet, without a moment's consideration whether

The Secretary having read the auties calling 'the meeting,

greater

than

year's, the previons

LONDON, March 23rd.

The Legislative Council of Egypt has sponsored the agitators' demand for an independent parliament. The Khedive is said to be supporting the anti-British agitation.

SABBATARIANS.

LONDON, March 23rd. The bakers, butchers, and grocers of France have resolved to unite in u general strike.

GRAND NATIONAL.

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CHINESE LABOUR IN THE TRANSVAAL

LONDON, March 21st. Lord Selborne in his speech at the open ing of the parliament at Pretoria, said that the employment of Chinese labour must sease at the earliest opportunity, but no stepa 'would be taken to repatriate the Chinese unless an effective substitute in the form of other labour or of improved mecha

nical appliances could be found.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, March 22nd. The House of Commons adjourned at 5.97, after a twenty-seven hour sitting; a record since the "Parasil sitting."

EGYPT.

LONDON, March 22nd. News from Cairo says that owing to the lack of a suitable site for another large reservoir, it has been decided to raise the Assuan dam seven motres, át a cost of

$1,500,000, to be completed in 1913. The addition will irrigate a million more acres, increasing the cotton crop by 44,000,000 për. qunum. The addition will involve the further submerging of the Temple of Philae and other monuments.

THE MONEY MARKET.

Lovnox, March 22nd. The rise in the French bank rate has

surprised and disquieted the Stock Exchange

and is interpreted as an indication that money will continue to be dear for a long

time.

NICARAGUA. AND HONDURAS.

LONDON; March 22nd. American Marines have been landed at Trujillo, Lacieba and Puerto-Cortez, in Honduras, to protect American intercets in view of the continued heavy fighting between the Nicaraguane and the Hondurans.

LONDON, March 23rd.. Eremon won the Grand National,

VOLUNTEER INSPECTION. : with Tom West second, and Patlander. third.

On Saturday afternoon

the Hongkong (Reuter gives the following further partien-Volunteer Corps was inspected at the Pola Ground, Causeway Bay, by Major-General Ermon starter at 8 to 1, Tom West at 100 Broadwood, G. O. C. The Artillery and

to 6. and Patinader ar 50 to 1. There were twenty-three starters. The winner wou by six longtur, Fatlander being a bad third.]

MANCHURIA.

LONDON, March 23rd.

It is reported here that the evacua tion of Manchuria is completely necomplished.

METRIC SYSTEM.

LONDON, March 23rd. The Bill introduced by those who wish to see the present weights and measures replaced by the metric system has been rejected.

The CHAIRMAN said)-Gentlommen, we have now to come before you with the report and accounts for the year 1906, capies of which worn terred to you on 8th-instant, and which with your permission will now be taken se read. There is little in the report that they themselves may not be the first victims, calls for comment. The profit is slightly An equal want of resource in displayed by the price of raw material was more in our the tillers of the soil affected, who, as often favor, and we are, therefore, able to reco

ASIATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA. 让我 not by their own want of accord, wend cur old dividend of 20 (per cent. Os the intensity the evil to their own eventual other hand, the kigh value at which the silver

LONDON, March 23rd. detriment. Then the State with the best dollar was maintained throughout the year was

reduced our The Transvaal Parliament intentions, but not always with the greatest against us, and considerably wiston, has to step in like the deus ex returns-from-tho-countries where we have passed the Ordinance requiring

to sell in gold, besides handicapping us in- machina, to try and save the wreck, which competition with rope mada at home, and registration of all Asiaties employed with a little cominion sense, should never restricting our sales all round. The 1000nits in the Colony, have occurred. Most of these financial are simple, and require an explanation. Tiu disastera. have, it is worth noticing, been will observe that the investmente brought about by those in. charge of the Reserve Pand are stated at the earrent quota- reservoirs of capital, who in their individual ions on 31st December last, and their ríko in value passed to the credit of Investment desire for gain above their neighbours havó

As for the present Fluctuation Account. opened their sluices to wide, and then, like

of the

has

the

"DAKOTA" BREAKS UP.

Tokyo, March 24th. Yesterday the weather became

LOCAL SPORT,

PARSER CC. V. CRAIGENGOWER C.C. This cricket match was won on Saturday by the Craigengewor XI, by 39 rans. Appended

are the scores and amlysis of bowling: -

S. B. Butliwalta, o Roan, b Irving J. J. Vuanie, Brawn.... J. D. Noria, b Eruwn

PARSEE CRICKET CLUB,

B. A. Tarapore, frving

F. J. Kunga e Basa, b Braw

D. R. Captain, Bono, H. Eapp.

J. 11. 8o, not wat......

R. Joowanjos, b Lammort

M. R. shroff, 1.b..; b Lammort C.B. Mowrnwalla, b Lammert....

Extras....

Lammert Jrving

Hrawn...

Toul

Bowling Analysts.

MT

R.

5

H. Papp... t.....

CRAIGRYGOWER CRICKET CLER.

· Lammert, & Captain. b Norin

H. Hupp, bw, h Kangu

Irving, run out....

Ben, hw,, Is Kanga Rime, Norla..... Hara, e and b Noria

F. Rapp. b Captain Robson, b Kanga A. E. Angat, aut out,

Extrin...

Total......... qua

Bowling Analysis.

Noria Kanga

+aptain

FOOTBALL.

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Y.M.C.A. . M.R...~ This friendly match took place on the Clah

neither of the teams appeared at fail strongth, the Volunteer Inspection robbing both of a number of players, only four forward taking the field on each side. The Club won by two' goals, the score being four to two. Three- of the Club's points were not-bed by Weston Miller adding a fourth, while for the lesars Platt and Le Grove were the men who defeated the Club's keeper. The rivals were:-

ground at Happy Valley on Saturday, but

Hongkong Club-Franklin; Wishart and Proshow; J.-D. Wishart, Hall and Morley; Turner, Weston, Millar and Moad.

Y.M.C.A.—Cooper: Bishop and Collins, Hamilton, Barlow and Smith; Le Grovej Griffiths, Platt and Anderson.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The monthly rifle meeting of the Right Half No. 2 Company H.K.V.A. was held at Ta; Engineer Companies assembled at Headquarters

Haug yesterday morning. Twenty-seven meŋ at practically-full-strength. Major Chapman shot prer the range; this best cards returned

was in command and all the officers were present Twelve Maxim guns were manned, and the whole, beaded by the Middlesex Band, marobed to the Polo Groand. They attracted much attention en route and at Causeway Bay A large orowd had gathered to witness the afternoon's proceedings. The Mounted Troop

had meanwhile arrived on the Ground, and when the Artillery and Engineer Companies arrived, the mounted men took up a position on the right. His Excellency, the General Officer Commanding, was received with the general salute, ufter which he inspected the arüs und Then the Corps accoutrements of the men. marched past, advanced in review order, and

were:-

A CLARM,

Gunnar Biden" Sergt. Darby... Sergt. Blood ...

upt. Armstrong .... Gunner Reed...

* Gunner Aucott * Gunner Ironside

· CL,488,

Natt, H'cap Tatsì, 75 + 994 73 + 6 799 71 + 8. 79 70 4 8-78 63. + 15 = 78

ho... 30+

Winners of Spoons:

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

TENTH CLUB RACE." -The tenth club race was siled yesterday the went through other movements, after which exercises with the guns were undertaken. The course artending from the Police pier to inspection was not a mere ceremonial or formal Channe! Rock, Stonecutters Island (port) and proceeding, and the GO. C was apparently mark boat off Chung in The wind was determined to test for himself the capabilities variable, and during the day came from the of the Corps. At the close the companies were drawn up and addressed by His Excellency. IIe

north east, the cast and the south-west. In the

said it was the first time he had had the pleasure championship class only “Diono " and "Vernon" started. Veraou got the advantage from the

mentioned that as The mobilisation at han start and held it round the first mack aud-nutil of inspecting the Hongkong Volunteers, and

Stonecutters was geared, when "Dions" forged usual-be-bed-not asked the Valunteers to take corried out this year on a matter scale that part, but in future be hoped to be able to employ ahead; she felf Lack to second place, however, The Volunteers and ask for their assistance. before the markboat was reached at Chung Proceeding he remarked that while we all desired to anjoy peace, the efforts of diplomatists would Hue." Vernon" bad thence to the Yaumati be of little avail were it not for the force behind shore, but made the mistake of splitting tacks them. And the force of a country lay in in the baffling winds. By doing this way un its trained manhood.. He said trained because

it was as essential to suplov scientific methods lost, and "Dione" crossed the fine about two

in

military operations at in commerce or trade, minutes in the load. Had Vernon" kept to and effort, His Excellency concluded by saying that

WHAT is the cause of monetary panics. Punskilful workmen alarmed by the imminent Fear, the prospects are, if anything, a shadò stormy, and the s-s. Dakota, pound. After expressing his appreciation of voluntary the windward of "Dione" consistently, in at

better.

and passed.

12AUTER'S SERVICE.]

IRISH HOME RULE.

the Volunteers had made a very creditable show probability she would have wou. arc still in the work of the afternoon. Thereafter the In the one-design_class five boats started,

Chapman complimented the Volunteers on their Corps returned to Headquarters where Majar and although the distance between the starling actually took place when the dismissed. The refreshment that was provided the rach tasdiness during inspection, and the men were line, Channel Rock, and back was negotiated, in Headquarters was amply appreciated.

ling was crossed on the way to Stonecutters. A calm beld Kathleen," who was in the lead by some five minutes at this spot, until all the other boats caught her up. Then all picked up The War Offe, through Mr. Edward the breeze which sprang up, and there Stanford, has published a very much improved

NEW CHINA MAPS. -

map of the province of Honan, Chins. The was very little between them until the map, which has been compiled by the topogra- mark boat at Chaag Hae was reanded. phical section of the general staff from the most There the racers mot a strong head tide and recent information obtainable,

compares

most fertile provinces in China, but has great

The latter

The hemp market at Manila basing on the reef, broke in two

Portions of her Why should a nation in the course of a danger brought about to their own position weakened since the beginning of the year, sauk, few days, without any visible change in its through their foolhardiness, have with equal while silver also seems on the downward grade; external conditions, find itself practically want of care and knowledge of their delicate lat us hope that this promise of better things showing, but the salvors have aban.

Our worth while. reduced from wealth to penury? We may machine, attempted to stop supplies in full may be fulfilled, and so enable me to extend doried all hope of saving anything couple with these questions another, the flow. From what appears on the surface our business in every market around us.

competitors may be able at times to produce a judging from the telegrams to hand, there cheaper article, but they only do so by adultera reply to which seems equally unsatisfactory as to reason whatever for the panic which ting their fibres, and have never yet been Why should certaiti regions, as for example"

has been seriously affecting business-able to offer quality at all approaching that the regions about Lake Baikal, in the

in New York, but the wa vég from which is turned out by our factory.

LONDON, March 21st. northern hemisphere, and the Indian Ocean which have been felt all over the world.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the

In the Irish debate in the House of Lorde, about 30 deg.south, have permanently high It was not brought about by say dis report and sccounts as presented be adopted

Lord Crewe asserted that the Government barometric pressures; while others, as foraster in the physical or commercial world;

Mr. RAYMOND weeoaded, and the motion

favourably with previous maps of this portion light winds. Kathleen" was for lengths instance the extremity of the peninsula, of nothing had gone wrong with any commer.

was not disturbed by Mr. Balfour's mock of the Chinese Empire. Hun is of consider in the load," Coleen, "Bonito " and "Sprite" was carried unanimously. Alaska, should as constantly bave low? Wecial concern, and moury advanced on com- Mr. HANCOCK proposed, the CHAIEMAN beroies. It was impossible to make a state-abla interest to British merchants, for the res-being at the mark at the one tima. may say that meteorology and financial mercial enterprises was still bringing in its secondod and members agreed that Mesure. A. J.nient till the Bill was produced. Lord Lores son that it is not only one of the richest and toughed and retired from the race. Min" was economy have this much in common that usual return. Whether from mahse or were Raymond, H. P. White, D. W. Craddock and burn said that he, like Sir Henry. Campbell facilities for trade and commerce. It is traversed a minute or two late in getting round.

River (daug-bol, as its name indicator, and both are essentially founded on the basis wilfulness some-one seems to have caller in Dr. J. W. Noble should be re-alector membert Bannerman, was a homeruler. The Gogern. by the navigable waters of the Great Yellow Kathleen" at ones took a long tank to the ment did not intend to introduo: a Home also by the Paki Haukow Railway, and in the Hongkong shore, going to windward as much of circulation, and that for neither have we unthinkingly some" aufliciently well secured of the coumlting committer,

Messrs. W. H. Polts and A. O'D. Gourdin "any concrete values, but that what we have, Joan, and the example was followed from were re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr

Rule Bill but whatever they did must north-eastern portion by the Grand Canal. The as possible, Colteen" and Bonito" stared. Low map will be exceedingly useful to traders up the the central channel, and by so doing first place from and travellers, indicating as it does the navig-Calleon" captured the are merely comparative. That the wind sheer inability, to foresee the result. The CauDock zooonded by Mr. W.HITA. "

inevitably lead to home rule.

uble waters, ronde, and the chief places of trade. bloweth where it listeth is an old nud, trite State itself appears to have been thong hɩless The CHAIRMAN-That-is all the business, ALL NIGHT SITTING IN THE HOUSE It is still, however, for from being complete, "Kathleen" while the others gained consider- and there are ccnsiderable tracts of this fortilus ably. Collmen" was second home, "Bonito " saying yet with all our wedern science we

"Bonito" And which lie at first by demanding hurriedly some deposits Dividend warrants are mady now,

third and Mia" fourth. and thickly populated province vecant on the War Office map as

as the Desert of have scarcely advanced far enough to be without sufficiently timely notice, but in the

APPOINTMENTS.

Miu lost on b of the advantage they had Gobi, Mr. Stanford, issues a similar for able to predict where it will blow six hours absence of au' indefinable panicky feeling

the Chib-Liprovince, in which Phin, satsin, gained by the light baffling winds which over. hence, and such as is our knowledge of abroad this would have made little difference. The following appointments are notified in the

Shan-hai-kwan, and other cities and towns took them when off Yanmati, current Gazelle-Mr. W. C. Jack to be acting meteorology, sucli is likewise our knowledge On the whole the affair points to the want.

familiar to Europeane are situated. The asteru eurveyor of boilers of unlicensed, steamships.

tract along the shores of the Gulf of Peckib. of the inner workings of financial move of some better constructed edifice of finan under 60 tone, during the absence on leave of

li are represented with a good deal of detail, ments. Some few days ago the financial ciul common sense than at present exists in Mr. „B. C. Wilks; Mr. D. W. Tratmau, passed

and the course of the roads and rivers and other topographical details have been plotted world was ip ita usuil condition; com- the United States. How far the handling osdel, to not as Assistant and Officer for

accurately, but in the western portion that are still many blanks. One modities were bought and sold, and no-one of enormous wealth by a few individuals may the New Territorios, southern district, and

surprised to find that the great cat made some had the slightest suspicion that anything be an advantage or the contrary to a nation. Registrar of the Land Court during the absence

years ago to facilitate navigation between fioutsin an the Bea is not shown on this map. and until this is altered women will never be was wrong. There was 20 apparent may still remain a moot point in political of Mr. J. R. Wood uz Jesty, or until further

though the "cat" has now become for all capable of acting as neeful and efficient citiz alteration in values of any one thing on the economy, but there can be no doubt what

practical purposes the main channel of the Feimevers of governing bodies, or in any other market; railways ran as usual, exolanges ever that the concentration of wealth in

ho, and is navigable by vessels of over 2,000 responsible positions to which their ambitions

may be directed, opened and closed, and everyone seemed

notico; Mr. G. E. Morrell to act as Crown Solicitor during the absence on leave of Mr. F. B. L. Bowley; and Mr. Chen Shia-ye to be a public vaccinator within the Colony.

OF COMMONS.

LONDON, March 21st. The House of Commous sat all night, dis using the Army Annual Bill.

LIVERPOOL CUP.

LONDON, March 21st.

1 Bridge

2 Aster 3 Codwal

THE CANAL.

LONDON, March 21st. The Suez Canal is clear.

tons.

18

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