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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1907.

and had clouded his mission with the omitous signs of failure. All the trouble since experienced in connection with that line was being charged against the American Company. The later boycott of American merchants and goods would not have been so widespread and intense, Mr.

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A Peking dispatch states that the Waiwaps TELEGRAMS. has instructel H E. Woang-Ta-bɛi, the Chinese Minister in London, lo complain to the British Foreiga Offes that pertain foreig- Ders have made the Colour of Hongkong a recruiting ground to obtain Chinese Coolies to work on the Panama Canal excavations, and to requset that the Hongkong Government de

instructed to put a stop to the praction.

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THE FRANCO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

FRENCH AMBASSADOR HONOURED.

Takyo, June 26th.

From the report of the Northern Ássúránce Company for 1906, sont to us by Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Co., the local agents, waseo the Fire Department of the Company fost

To-day HIM. the Emperor con- 2192,751 at San Francisco, (total losos inferred upon the French Ambassador 19 6 £1,101,133) and had a net loss on the the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun year's tronmeliona of £317,518. Premia ng received amounted to £1,227,958. The Life and Paulownia. Department feuds gained £73,761. The Com. pany had at the end of the year nourly evan Pillions sterling accumulated.

" ulterior preceding cause." What he calls the an Francisco incident" was more of a pretext that a resil cuise." We will not detract from the importince of the railway incident. The Chinese certainly would not enjoy paying Americans a cunislaw like that. But if Mr, Jennigan would rivoguise

A Chinese boy who resides in Doe Veux that there was much more than one Sin

Road had a pot bird which escaped from its cage, Francise, "incident," be neod not go further and few on to the wall of a building in course for ulterior preceding causes of displeasure.of orection. To persuade it to come down the The ill-treatment of Chinese on the Culi- boy throw stones at it. While ec engaged an Indian constable came along, arrested him, and of the public. When the can oxme before Mc. charged him with throwing staus to the danger

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the Chinese Such incidents have always Jason plentiful; they are going on still; and angels would not persuad· the Asiatics that the Americans of that locality bave ever been models of tolerance or courtesy. The bercott came, not with the first pret x', but with the first recognition (due to study in Foreign methods and manners) that a weapon lay to their hawls

At least they The weakest people would Thought it did. be powerful if that weapon were always available, but it is a weapon that requiris special ammunition --powder of quanimity and shot of coherence.

A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday,

his Worship romarked that he thought it was

the last thing the boy would bare done if he wanted to recover his bird; bạt in this cicoua” stances the def sndant would be discharged.

As extimordiary general ni-sting af the Hotel des Colozivs Company, Id, was be'd at Shanghai on June 20th to consider a special solution to reduce the capital of the Company. M. A. J. Halley moved and Mr. F. W. Evong seconded the following retutina:-That the Capital of the Company be reducol from Tools 225,944 (Shanghai Syarey divided into 3 It was the failure | sbnresuť Tools 25 mach ie Taois 112,500 (Sbang- of ammunition that caused the failure of bai Sycooj divided into 9,000 shares of Taus the weapon, as we said it would at the time. 12.50 erch and that such reduction be effected by As a loyal Amerism, we enn ualerstandaelling capital which has been lost or is unrepresnted by available austs to the extent of Tule 90,000 and by returning from out of the sinking fund to the holders of the 2400 shares that have been issued a sum equal to Tools 250 per share thas reducing the nominal amount of all the shares from Tačla 25 each to Taels 12.50 unch. The resolution was carried.

Mr. Jernian'a grudging admission that * possibly some harshness may have been ned," but it is now too late in the day to aecpt it as the whole truth. The general body of Americans is suffering breause of the virus in a limb; they ate all having to pay for the letermination of the Califor Bius, just as the English my que day suffer inconvenience owing to Australin's

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Four more cases pastardsy plague tetal to date to 115. One of yesterday's cases was Portuguess at Yaumati who died.

The following telegram was roosived from tho Manila Observatory at 7.30 am, June 24th (by the American Consulate): "Typhoon Row Eset of Balingtong Channel probably

recurving."

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In answer to Mr. Rees, Mr. Charabill said in the Home of Commons last mouth.An inquiry was some time ago addrossed to his Majesty's Consul-General at Shanghai by dealers in Indian (pinm at the port as to what action his Majesty's Gwernment proposed to take in regard to the anti-opium proposals of the Chiue-o Government. Last mouth a reply

was sent through bis Majesty's Minister at Peking that it was not possible at the present stage of the question to stats the action which his Majesty's Government might eventually Lake on the proposals of the Chinese Govern. mont for restricting the importation of f reign opium; but that the request of the dealers to be mado acquainted at the earliest possible date with the measures decided upon would be beroe

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A marriage arranged between the Rev. Allan Guns, rector of Holy Trinity, Winchester, and Mrs. Jaques, of Bournemouth, widow of Mr. J. Jaques, of Shanghai, will take plonforms that the summary of the Chines

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 27TH, 1907.

Those who have any kuowledge of Mr. T R. JERNICAN or of his writings do not need

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A project is on foot at St. Petersburg which will not be accepted avresibly by Japan It is said that the Ministry of Justica is dra wingupa¦ project with a view to establishing a new conriot district in the northern, or Russian portion of the island of Sagbali-n.

A native who stole 337 lb of old iron al Kennedytowu on Tuesday was caught in the not of burying his treasure in the sand. He appared bolors Mr. P. A. Hex and at this Pulice Court, yesterday, was found guilty, and sentenced to three weeks' hard labour and air hoalacka.

B. foro Mr. F. A. Hazbinod at the Police Court yesterday two Cainese were fined $166 with the alternative of two months' imprima. reut for infringing the exclusive rights of the Postmaster-General by bringing letters inte the Colony without the permission of the Postmuster.

Acting on the joint opinion of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for the

Colonies, the Cabinet Conseil bar decided to request the Chamber Committee on Foreign

to be told that he is an American of con-Relations to lay before the chamber as face as sideráble Chinn experience, whose views aro possible the report on the Franco-Siamaso Tresty always warth listening to. He has recently so that the Treaty may be discussed without

delay. published in our Shanghai Puteraporary a long and interesting article on the trade The diretors of the now Loud u Borneo relations of America, and China. "In it his Tobacco Company, after providing for the contends that the Americans themselves adverso balance of £2012 brought forward recommend a final dividend of 7 per cont on are to dame for the weakening of those

the ordinary shares, making, with the interim relations.

Good products plentifully and dividend paid, 12 per cent, for the year ended quickly delivered, together with the Chinese December 31st lost. A balance of £2,105 will recognition of the fact that America desired ¦ romain to be carried to the reserve fond, to annex man of China's territory, put Amoriaan merebarts in a strong position,ontinues. The "Gazotta" last month con. The shower of honours on Sir Robert Hart about the time that the Philippines were tained the announcements that the King had captured. The chief reason for the loss of given the famous Laspeotor-treneral of Chinese their popularity was the mistake made with Customs permission to wear the insignia of the the Hankow.Cauton railway concession. The re-selling of that courssion at n profit, justead of completing the contract Japan. to make the line, convinced the Chinese that the Americans were nothing more less than scalpers in the markets of China." When Professor -Jenks was

Graad Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy and the First Class of the Order of the Rising Sau, conferred on him. by Italy and

Government's proposals, communicated to the Press from Peking, made it clear that a gradual restriction of the trade in the coness of a term of years wus gontemplated.

THE RANDMANN COMPANY,

That old favourite, Two Little Vagabonds" was played by the Bandmann Company last aight. The performance demonstrated that the company was as accomplished in the giving of melodrama, as in the lighter comedy, and though the audience was not so unmerous as it might have been there was no lack of apprecis lion of the runtly artistic production. The | dramatic situations were clavariy dovoloped and in the hands of the principals could not have been improved upon, while the comedy business was eatrasted to capablo exponents.

CHINA AND FOREIGN POWERS.

The Tokyo business INCR Are planning a great celebration to coin. memorate the signing of the agreement.

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THE AGITATION IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.

LONDON, June 24th.... M. Albert wurnestly discltims political motives and bags M. Clemenceau to show

merry and to release his colleagues, thereby restoring calm.

M. Clemenceau firmly refuzed to acende to the request. M. Albert finally promised to return to the Smith and to persuade his fellow citizens to roturn to the paths of loyalty. In the memshile his arrest is suspended thought it is an oratood that he will eventually surrender. The crowds at Narbonne received this news with cheers

LATER.

The 17th Regiment at Beziers has been

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, June 26th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

MALTA PEVER.

A LESSON IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. Situated in the midst of the Mediterranoau, swept by all the wiuda of heaven, and enjoying brilliant euacbins for several months in the year, the island of Malta shoulsl be one of the healthinat

Bente Mr. A. G. Was (PutaNE JUBOE), of places. Its freedom from swamps or standing

BROKER'S COMMISSION. The notion in which Bernard Aibort, estate

agent, sed Lan Kam-ching and Dang Yong Tang, of 25 Des Vicar Head Contral, ex coutora mission due on seraging a loan for defendants, again came before the Cenet. Mr. FX d'Almada e Castro apparel for the plaintif and Mr. E. J. Grist appeared for the defendants. The original claim was for 8600 but Mr. D'Almada asked leave to amend the writ to

under the will of Wing Chea de cansad, for com

3150.

Mr. Grist said he clasented to this. Thoy and agreed to do so in order to avoid the trouble of adding a third party to the action. They had agreed that if his clients were Huble they should only bo liable for their proportion, $150- They wore agiod on the facts, the only point at issue being whether plaintiff was to receive eomenission in the event of the mortgage not going through. They userted that he was th

receive an commission unless the me fgage was

paten

water of any kind protests the island from that scourge of worm climates-wafaris. For many the prevalence of a serious local fever, of a most pairs past, however, kalta has suffered from persistent character, which has bee: the bana for a large fenction of the naval and military of the island, and particularly of the garrison, forces have been constantly incapacitated by this disease. Every year some 650 eailorn and soldiers bare fallen victims to it, and, as wank patient stays on an average 120 days in hospital, this gives a total of about 800 10) days of illness por anum Moreover, most of these inen have to be sent to Euginnd ti resorer their health, and the auecquent expense has involved a vary considerable loss in mansy to the Government,

This faser appears to be widely distributed in the world, bal is most familiar to us in its incidence around the coasts of the Mediter ranean. On the island of Malta it has worked

its woret ravages, and honce the name of Malta fever, by which it is best known

Now, however, all this has been changed by a simple application of the discoveries of science, and widespread gratification will be given by the intelligence, furnished in recently publish

1 Honour--Somewhat unusual. Mr. d'Almada —Very unusual, Wis Honour-If the mortgage falls thronged reports, that since June, 19, when the now the broker gets nothing.

Mr. (trist-It full through but not through the fault of the broker.

Plaintiff was called and detailed how he had been authorised to raise a loan of $60,000. This he had arranged to precurs from the longto0g Fire Insurance Company, In the latter of authority which defendants signed there we no such clau e that he was not to be entitled to commission until the transaction was completed,

not have undertaken the work. He had misisid the letter.

entrainel under a strong gard for another If they and imposed such a condition ho woutl district. M. Clemenceau in reply to a deputation of Wine Growers said that all the Municipalities must resume' their functions before the relvase of the por isomers'

IRELAND.

LONDON, June 24th.

· Mr. Redmond in unveiling a tu-morial to the Wexfordians killed in the battle of New Cross in 1799, said that the Wexfordians of to-day were as much rebels to the English rule as they were in 1798. I will be

rely a question of expediency what weapons they will we to strike their hated

oppressors.

PRINCE PUSHIMI'S RETURN.

LONDON, June 24th. H.M.S. Mokwength has arrived at Victoria to convey Prince Fashimi to Yokohami,

KING'S NEW YACHT.

preventiva measures were put into preotics Malla fror may he said to have practically dis pp red from the garrison of the Island Portress.

What are these prov live measurys, and how as this result. been achieved?

To surious ravages of Malta fever made it desirable that a searching investigation abould be taken in baul Jn 1944; the Royal Sioty, at the request of the Admiralty, the War Office and the Colonial Office, undertook to investigato the cruses of this fever, and Hout out a suri) Commission to Malta for that purpose. This Another broker, Mr. A. A. M. da Silva, siated

Commission, which consisted chintly of Army that he had received an order from 'dofondants

and Naval modical officers has been at work for to raise a loan and when he went to have the

three years, under the supervision of a Con- order signo he was informed that the mortgage

mittee of the Royal Society, and has only lately hai afroady been closed. He had seen the docu,

completed its labours It is unneccesary to ment referred to and it contained no clauso to

describe the details of the three years work; it the effect that no commission was to be paid is cucugh to say that every likely line of research auless the mortgage wa+completed.

such a clause was inserted in the documout he Lan Lam Ching, defendat, declared that

had signed.

His Honour, after hearing both solicitors, gay judgment for plaintiff with conta

DA, WYNDHAM'S CASE.

The case was again odled on in which tho Indo-China Steam Navigation Co, suod· Dr. Lancetat Wyndham to recover the sum of $1,000 for breach of agreement.

Mr. C. F. Dize (of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings) appeared for the plaintifs, and Mr. 0.1 Thomson for the defendant.

Mr. Thomson informed his Lordship that he had received a telegram from the defendant, saying that he would be here on Friday. The solicitor Lherefore uske for another adjuara musal.

from the part of Messrs. A. and J. Inglis, His Majesty's yacht Alexandra won launched Glasgow, on May 33. The racecony usual a

Mr. Dixon objected. Ilis. Lordship said the lack of his Majesty's ships was observed. before he would not grant another adjournment. Her Royal Highness Princos Louise, Duchess of Argyll, named the vessel. The new yacht,

Mr. Thomson suggested that the defendant's which is built of steel, is constructed on power. ex docca de leite care should be taken on ful line with graceful clipper bow.

Bor Saturday. principal dimensions are: Displacement, 200 foma; Tougth over all, 30ft, Breadth, 4t Depth to upper deck, 20ft,

She will be rigged as a thres waste schooner, and will have two funnels. She is built with a top gallant forecastle, and a bridge deck, 150ft long, extending to the sides of the ship and carried on starchicus from the main rail. The deck he thus formed contains the reception. rooms, dining room, and pantry. Abreast of. the chart-house on this deck are two small tea houses. which have a clear view ahead and usteru, as well as over each side.

His Lordship decided to put the case in Friday's list, and I fendant's evidence de base case would be taken on Saturday.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CBEF JUSTICE).

A DISPUTED MORTGAGE.

The King's smoking-room is under the bridge

The hearing of tho application by Long Keo, where also accommoitation is found in side of the film of Messrs. Fook Wa Chong, banges for the commanding off our surgeon, merchants, carrying on business at 36 Wing And the sick bay. Au elegant stairway gives me to the bridge promenade deck. Lok Street, to set aside a deed of mortgage was On the main deck, abaft the carbine room, aro

resumed. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. the

Royal apartments and rooms for the Score. and Mr. H. G. Calthrop instructed by Mr. A tray, querries and ladies i in-waiting.

The G. Jackson, of Mosers, Joksison, Blokes ned calin servants are beribal right it on the Master appeared for the plaintiff, while the main deck, the warraul effloers abreast of the The Cologne Casette devoted much space on faunel hatch, and the eagal kiteren in imme

defendant, Ng Wai, merahout, was represented May 22nd to a long article deseriting the indiately in front of the boiler space. Next come by Mr. M. W. Slade Bustranied by Mr. G X terural conditions in Chins. The journal the ward room and officers cabin. arrives at the conclusion that the arrogant The decorations of the principal cabine are all foraiga Powers not be tolerated much will be propelled by three sets of turbine ou sttitude of the Chinees Government towards by Mesars. Waring and Gillow. The messel longer sul that it may deprive the Chinese ene giues of 1500 horse power, supplied with steam of their meat powerful ally-dissension by three Yarros water tube boilers. Jay amongst the foreigners. It way come to pass xpected that the yacht will have a spood of that fores of dircumstances will once again seventeen kula. compel the Powers to bury their differences and act in concert, to the detriment of China. It and have already made their appearance in que serax, indeed, that indications pointing to this

quarter.

If, as reported, Japan for a consideration, of reis willing to take over France's rigals in the Far East, it seems to imply that even the champions of the "East Asia for the Erst Asiatics" osa have giren up, for the present st Last, all hops of educating Chins up to the point when she would make aualls of any value his being so, Pan-Asiatic schemes, the Gazette remains to be seen what effect the new si antion thinks seem to bu indefinitely shelved, and it will here upon China.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.K. str. Empress of Japan arrived Vancouver at 6 pm on Monday the 24th inst.

The C.P.R. ir. Empress of India arrived Nagutaki at I am. of Wedzenay 26th June, and left again at i am, same day for Shanghai where she is due to arrive at 11 sm to-day

The str. 3atsuna sailed from New York on

It is

THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY,

OFFICIAL REPORT. Mr. H. K Smith, Commissioner of Corpora tions, has transmitted to the President his report on the position of the Standard Oil Company with regard to the petroleura sudustry, supplementing the raport da the whole industry ooreerning which Mr. Roosevelt sent a message summary of the covering letter sent by Mr. to Congress in May, 1906. The following is a

Smith with his report:

Hall Brutton).

Plaintiff purchased certain leasehold pro parties in Hoogkong for $12,000, and defendant claimed to be the mortgugen of these premises. Plaintiff denied huving ontored into such u contract.

Mr. Mado having addressed the court, evidence for the defence was called,

TYPHOON BRAVERY.

MOKE MEDALS, ཡིད ན པ བས

The following leitar, addressed to both Mr. E. H. Grainger and Mr. A. M. Harvey of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited, tells its on story

was followed, in order to discover how muu

1587 Army medical ofcor had discovered that becomes infected by this disease. As long ago na

Malta favor is caused by the entrance into the body of a minate boterium, which was named- the Micrococean melitensis. This miccobs wan studied from many points of view, but with no success nútil a discovery was made which cleared up the mystery. This was the remarkable fact that the goats in Malto are susceptible to this disease, and mct, as it were, as reservoir of the side. In truth, it is probable that Multa fever is primarily a dinonse of goals, and that man is infected from the goal, not the goat from mao. The goat is very rouch in evidouca in Malta, there being some 20,00 of them, which supply practically all the milk used in the island. It was discovered by the Commission that half of these ucimals are affected by Multa ferer and that one tenth are constantly passing the Micrococcus melitensis in their walk. Notwith

and ng that the grateshow no entorsigns of the disease, they contit, possibly for years, to scorete milk containing the poison.

It seemed evident then, that to banish Malta fever from par sailors and soldiers on the station, all the was required was to eliminato goats usilk from their dietary. This step was taken in June, 1906, with the striking result that the cases of fever fell to one-tenth of what had been their normal mumbor. There is, therefore, reasonable hope that this disease will now disappear from the garrison in Malts, and some 80,000 days of illness be blotted out from the yearly records of the Navy and Army,

If these good rosnifà are maintained this investigation will stand out as one of the most notable examples of successful work in the prevention of disuse, and will clearly show the economy of spending a few thousands on a thorough scientific investigation.

The research occupied some time, and from first to last employed some twelve men, but the outlay in time and money are as nothing to the

result achieved.

GENERALS IN NEW COMMANDS.

LORD METROEN RETURNS TO BOUTH AFRICA,

the

rocon-

The following announcement was issued from the War Office last month

His Majesty the King, no mendation of the Becetary of State for War, has been pleased to approve of the following prospective appointments, which will take effvet

as - vacuoies occur

Gonocal the Hon. Sir N. G. Lyttelton. K.C.B., Chief of the General Staff, will succeed General the Right Hon. Lord Grenfell, G.C.B., G.C. M.G., as General Officer Commsuding the the Foren in Ireland,

Lieut-General C. W. H. Dougles, C.B., will receive an extension of one year in his appoint- ment as Adjutant-Genomal to the Forces.

General Bir W. . Nicholson, K.C.B., Quartermaster-General to the Forces, will accoed General the Hon. Bir N. G. Lytteltou, K.C.B, se Chief of the General Staff.

Pantry, the deliberate destruction of em- King has been graciously pleased to award to the Eastern Command, will succeed Lieut.

and the

Colonial Secretary's Offico, The history and present operation of the

Hongkong, 21st June, 1907. Standard Oil Company's intereste shows

Six,-I am directed to transmit to you the throughout the past five years a substantial monopolization of the petroleum industry of accompanying Medal, which His Majesty the consequent contrel of that you for gallantry in saving life at sea in the industry by less thau a dozen won, who have typhoon of the 18th September last, together reaped enormous profits therefrom. The white of the greatest, bas been consistently of the Board of Trude. Standard

ties with a letter addressed to you by the President Company's commercial efficiency

direated, not at reducing prises to the pub le His Excellency the Officer Administering the

maintaiting

its predominant position Government desires me to record the gratifies. existing rivals, and preventing the rise of others

and thus

General Lord Mathan, G.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M.G., General Officer Commanding-in-Chief General Sir H. J. T. Hildyard, CB, 46 General Offer Commanding-in-Chief in South Africa

Lieut-General Sir R. MacGregor _Sewart, K.C.D.. will succeed General Sir G. Luck, K.C.B, as Lieutenant of the Tower of London. Liant.-eneral Sir L, J. Oliphant, K.C.V.0

Bundle, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S U., as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the Northern Command.

in China to reform the currency of the rod a dute for a new general election. It th Mayss Co. str. Shaerut sailed from through superior service, but rather at crippling tion with which he has learnt of this high C.B., will succeed Lient.-General Sir H. M, L.

Thore is a loud outory against the methods of absolutism which have been adopted by King Carlos of Portugal. His Majesty, who dissolved the Chamber of Deputies en May 11, has not

Empire, he said to Mr. JERNIGAN that the is believed he intends to continae government without the aid of a Parliament. Rantor's action of the American Company is connec-

the Hankow-Canton railway received there from Lisbon

Madrid correspondent states that news has been tion with

that Senhor transaction had been placed before liius with France, the Premier, is disposed to govern for an emphatic reminder of its turpitude by threa youre without the co-operation of every Chinese official he had talked with Parliament.

The Boston

Seattle on the 22nd inst.

The A.L. str. E. F. Ferdinand left Shanghai for this port on the 25th inst, and is expected

hore on the 28th jast.

The Apoar str. Catherine Apear from Calcutta left Singapore on 25th ist, afternoon, and may be expected here on or about thỏ 30 jest, am

und

!

Your obedient servant,

by vaxations and oppressive attacks on them, recogullon of your bravery. wide-reaching discrimination in transport secaring for itself the most unfair and

I am, Bir,

pipelines, while standing in the way as far as facilities and rates, both as regards railroads and possible of such facilities for all competitors."

Lieut-General Bir A. H. Paget, K.C.V.O., (84) A. M. THOMBON,

C.B., will succeed General Lord Methuen G.C.B, KC.V.O., as General Officer Com- Colonial Secretary, ananding-in-Chief the Eastern Command.