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Colony. People who suffered by the floodi in the West River districts are also to be offered inducements to settle there, but as these people are mostly agriculturists, and the site of the new city of Haungchowis an unrelieved stretch of sand dunes, thore does not seem to te suy alluring prospects for S. WATSON & CO. tillors of the 40. Furtherinland the country is fertile; but it is also fairly well populated. Within a radius of three miles of Heung- ehow there is a population of 5,000 or 6,000 persone, and we may assume that for the present there are as many agricultural labourers there as are needed. If we

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WATSON'S

The appointances of Mr. Gomperta sa Painne Judge of Hongkong was nollied in the London Gaseite on the 29th ult,

As a little group of Chinese mooniators-who dropped a tride of five or six million dollars in acquiring the knowledge-know to their t says the Pinang Gasette, the price of tim in severed by a variety of factors, many of them altogether beyond the sratrol of people in Malaya.

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AN OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LOAN.

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, April 23rd.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. H. H, J. GOMTBETZ (PUBNE JUDGE).

A RE-HEARD CASE,

Mr. Kemp was occupied at the Magistracy yesterday morning hearing the re-opened cass in which Morris Bon had been sentenced to twe months' imprisonment for larceny as bailes of $500 belonging to Dora Jackson.

Morris Bon declared that he had known Dora A SEAMAN'S EMBARRASSMENTS.

Jackson only two months. He did not know Ho Cheung, part owner of a junk, was before her in South Africa. He had not asked any of the Court to admit or deny several claims for his friends to pay her the money back, and he goods supplied. Mr. Reader Harris (of Messrs. came back from Saigon on his own accorl No Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the defend-mention was ever made to him of a draft, Doma Toxyo, April 23rd.

ast, while Messrs. Otto Kang Sing, C. F. Dixon Jackson sent home £3 a month for the mainten The Osaka Shosen Kaisha bas nego (of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings), and J. H.

ance of her child He was aware of this becausÒ·

know that he would be going to Singapore presented different plaintiffs, Seven yen. Limited) and other compnies, who died tiated with the Tokyo Banks for a Gardiner (of Messrs. Brutton and Hobt) ro-ha, had oondusted her correspond this causes because he was booked through from Shanghai at £15,497 gross, with not pesonalty $105,257. | cent debentures are offered at 95,

to Singapore arid only brokehis journey here for a short time. He understood the charge sgainst

Mr. David Reid, of Harley House, Begent's Park, London NW., and of Shootfield, San- dridge, Sevenoaks, Kent, formerly of Shanghai, director of the Ceylon Tea Plantation Cam-

on February 14, aged 75, left setate valued loan of two million

An exemplary punishment was passed on a Chinose yesterday by Mr. Kamp, First Police Magistrate, for snatching as carring, from a women in D'Agullar Stroot. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment; four hours" pure in the stocks, and to receive twelve

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS ay that it would be difficult to find any

in the neighbourhood of the Canton Delta a more unpromising site than Heungehow for the development of a great seaport town, wa may possibly be askod whether something very similar was not said of Hongkong when the British took possession of it. That is true enough, and no doubt, the founders of the port of Houngchew are encounged by their know. lodge of the fact that the magic wand of commerce trasformed a barren rock at Hongkong, and a mudflat at Shanghai into seaports of commanding importance in the

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At the annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A.; Litemty and Debating Society officere for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Capt. A. Baker Vice-Presidants, Mr. E. B.

Cubey and apt F. A. Brown; Secretary, Mr.

P. Carrio; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. B. Taylor*; Committee, Mr. W. H. Emberley and Mr. W. J. Troakes.

An essential requisite of a thriving seaport is a good harbour. Heungchow would make an admirable seaside resort, bat

A house boy in the service of the Hon. Mr. while the smallest of the shallow-draught | Pollock at his residence 18 Flantation Bond, steamers which ply between Hongkong, Peak, was yesterday at the Magistracy fined Canton and Macao are unable to approach 3202 for illegal possession of large quantities within a mile of the shore at Heungohow, the defendant was selling opian, and on visiting of opium. The excise authorities learned that the development of the place is not likely to be rapid. We understand, however, that large quantity of opium.

the house they searched the pantry and found the Syndicate has strong financial backing. and that the necessity for deepening the bay has not been overlooked in their scheme. Railway connection, presumably with Canton and other cities island, is also contemplated. Time alone will prove whether the builders of the new city are likely to realise the It does not hopes they now entertain. appear that Heuugelow is to be opened to foreign residence, though the place is to be

Arrangements, we read, have been made for the shipment of a very large cargo of Tasmanian sleepers for the Chinese railways. The steamen Scottish Monarch took a cargo from the He lost month, and reached Hongkong on the 21st inat. The shipment consista of 84,003 sleepers, equivalent to 2,520,000 feet. This, is

the largest cargs of timber that has left Tasmania in ore bottom..

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THE BRITISH SQUADRÓN,

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Toxro, April 23rd. Arrangements are being made to welcome the China Squadron which arrives at Yokohama on the 29th inst.

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TENDERS FOR IMPROVED

DREADNOUGHTS. ·

LONDON, April 22nd. Eighteen private shipbuilding yards have tendored for the building of the new "Dreadnoughts."

The specifications require that the ships shall be thirty per cent. more powerful than the original type.

LORD CHARLES BERESFÖRD AND THE NAVY,

LONDON, April 22nd. The Rt. Hon. H. Asquith, the

Mr. Kong Sing asked for judgment in his Botion as the claim was admitted, and the defen- dant might run away.

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His Lordship-What does it matter; you've him had been withdrawn and that was the reason got the junk P

he said nothing at the trial On the day the had a notics from the police to leave Hongkong, she asked him to ask Dr. Fitzwillians to ball with a view to obtaining a certificate that sho

Mr. Dixon said that Mestra Wilkinson and Grist wore sating for creditors as well as for the defendant. The other day a member of that

Urm called to see him to pay him some money,

Mr. Harris-We are not. We should want to be paid if we were creditors, not to pay you,

Mr. Garliner-I also have a writ against this defendant.

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His Lordship--When do you come on, to-day! Mr. Gardiner-I have a writ for substituted service.

·was diok

Cross-examined-For some years he was the sweetheart of Sarah, Rusis" at Singapore. He was not deported from Singapore. When he same from Shanghaï he had not a woman. with him. There were several women on board. He had not a woman with him from Saigon. He was a prisoner and could Mr. Dixon-In action 413 I have an interim

not bring anybody with him. When he said attachment.

that he came up voluntarily he meant that Mr. Hamis-Simply served on the place of although the police put hig on board at Saigon business.

they had no control over him. He explained Mr. Dixon--The place of business is the junk.having $175 when searched by the polic as part His Lordship-The best thing is to let these of the money which he earned as agent for the sotions stand over until tomorrow morning, sale of lamps. He received $150 a month and Mr. Harris will then know his client's views.

commission. Mr. Kong Sing-Mr. Harris ought to know

now, as his client is hers.

Mr. Harris-I don't think one day makes any difference. You will know all about it to. morrow morning.

Mr: Dixon-This man knew of these proceed- ings ten days ago. If Mr. Harris comes here with insuficient instructions he ought to take the consequences..

Mr. Harris-Do you want judgment against

me !

Mr. Kong Sing-My intention this morning - Premier, has stated in the House of was to ask for immediate exécution and sale. I Commons that Admiral Lord Charles also have an interim attachment against this

UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST BEER governed much in the same way as is the the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. will Beresford had recently submitted to

BREWED IN AMERICA.”

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.

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junk,

His Lordship-31 you people who come on to-day ought to rank pari pašsu,

Mr. Kong Sing--I submit not.

Telegraphic adrices have been received that Foreign Commercial Settlement at Tainan, pay an interin dividend of Is. 6d per share,

free of tax, on sccount of the year ending Febru the Government a statement dealing the capital of Shantung, which was the first city in the Chinese Empire to be valutar-ary, 28th 1909, The dividend is declared pay with the readiness of the Home Fleet. ily opened by the Government of Übina-able on the 1st of May. We may add that theThe points raised in the statement before me?

Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. which work the well-known Kaiping mines in North

were about to form the subject of

Mr. Dixon-Are you going to try to get in

Mr. Kong Sing-Mr. Dizon has precedence. Mr. Harris-I think the plaintiffs appear to.

And doos that enable you to run round?—I have other business in Shanghai, Harbin, and all over the place in China,

I suppose you have been in gaol them? No, I have not. Ihave not beep in gaol before.

The question was not albwod. Witness will not answer questions if I am to be insulted.

any

more

What is your nationality!--No answer. Witness added that he was a juok of all trades, and that having been a commercial traveller, going all over the East he had met the Isilios, so of whom were his friends.

Bertha Goldstein said she had met Morris Bon five or six times. Witness spoke to visit- ing Dora Jackson and baring her my that she leaf defendant $500 and that he did not pay her back,

Dora Jackson (complabant) said she was in the habit of wwling draft home.

Cross-examined-She met the defendant at

Chins his just opened an office in Hongkong at inquiry by the sub-Committee on have got all they want for the present. They Singapore. She had known him a year. She No. 16 Alexandra Buildings, Mr. J. Bommervilla Dolle being in charge.

that is to sa Heungchow is to have a Municipal Council on foreign lines and a A. S. WATSON & CO. municipal police force. And in order that it may the more successfully compete with LIMITED,

Macao, it is to be made a free port, so the rumour. go88.

The wish is doubtless father to the thought. As soon asa foreign trade begins to develop at Heangelow, the Imperial Maritime Customs will be expect ed to establish a station there; and any failure on the part of the Customs author ties to do so is certain to evoke a strong protest from the Diplomatic Corps in dining room and became so note that Captain Peking. We cannot doubt that a deter-Willoughby put her out. Still the "bobbery "

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Captain G. Willoughby of the Stanley: prosecuted an amah for disobedience at the Magistracy. It appears, she had been ordered by Mrs. Willoughby to wash a shirt, but she replied that she could not iron, whereupon her mistress told her to wash it and not to trouble about ironing. The amah replied" ne oan iron; She began to shout in the no can wash"

mined attempt to divert the trade of Macao continued and the police had to be sent for to

arrest her. Mr. Kemp fined her $4,

one side of paper only.

No avenymously signed communications that is intended, and it is very doubtful whether have already appeared in other papers will be it is in the power of the Portugue The Bandanan Dramatic Company, the only inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY Puss authorities now to provent it. The responentially dramatic combination that has visitol

sibility rests not so much with the Colonist authorities as with successive Gaveraments at Lisbon. Instead of allowing the Colonial authorities to spend their surplus revenue on the dredging of the harbour and other public improvements which would have enabled the Colony to maintain something of its old prestige as a centre of trade and commerce, Lisbon has squeezed it to the

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HONGKONG, APRIL 24TH 1909.

uttermost. The Colony now exists largely

by reason of the facilities it gives for gambling. Eighty-five per cent of the Colonial Revenue is now derived from the opium and gambling monopolies, Recent events threaten the Government with the loss of itsopium revenue, which hasamounted to $334,000 per aunam, and as a result of Wir all the poup and circumstance that the depressed condition of trade the gambl

heavy downpour of rain would permit, ing monopolies are not yielding half what Heusgehow, situated less than five miles they formerly contributed to the Colonial from Macao, was on Thursday opened by coffers. Some of the lotteries have recently the Viceroy of Canton ne a commercial port. been obliged to atop, and the inference is Heungchow, at the present time, is a desert that the Macao Gorerament may have to waste, with hardly a hut to be seen; but look for an increasing proportion of its the fact that, in spite of the heavy rains, revenue in future from new taxation. The some thousands of persons from the neigh-ontery made by the Chinese at Macao las bouring districts attended the inauguration than a couple of years ago, when sovietbing ceremony is a sufficient indication of the of the kind was suggested, will be remem widespread interest of the Chinese in the hered, and any suggestion of that natur now project. Especially noteworthy was the would give an additional filip to the new presence of the Viceroy. The project, how-enterprise at Heungchow. ever, is not a conception of the offisial brais. For years past the idea has bee maturing in the minds of Chinese mer chants interested in the trade which is cur

Cable communication with Macar has been restored.

The morning service at Union Church to-

G. Murray Bain.

the Far East for some considerable time, is expected to arrive in the Colony shortly, and will open their season on Tuesday, April 30th with "The Prisoner of Zenda," at present being prodased at the St James' Theatre, London, with phenomenal success. The Com pany's repertoire comprises some of the most popular drams of the day, and we understand that the present combination is the strongest aul, up to the present, the most successful ser

seat Eastander the direction of the popular Mr. Maurice E. Bandinanti. For further partion lars see our advertisement columus.

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Imperial Defence, over which he (the Premier) would preside. The Ad- desiring the miralty concurred in inquiry.

THE BUDGET,

LONDON, April 22nd, The Chancellor of the Exchequer will submit the Budget to the House of Cominons on the 29th inst.

APPALLING MASSACRES

ARMENIA.

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LONDON, April 22nd. Reports from Constantinople state that 10,000. Amenians have been massacred in the Syrian towns.

One report received by the British Embassy estimates the number killed at 15,000,

can now wait until tomorrow morning

His Lordship-Yes I will take the case to- morrow morning,

MACAO.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT."

STEAMERS DELAYED.

April 23rd.

This is the season of the year when the need for the dredging of the harbour is daily am- phasised Owing to the low tiden the arrival of the steanges from Canton and Hongkong are

STREET STALLS.

Wen Jewers She had been married but was divorced. She paid 245 a year for the maintenance of her child. She had the $500 in her house and she wished to send $45 for her child's maintenance as she was leaving the colony and did not know where she would go,

His Worship, after learing other evidence confirmed his decision in sending Bon to prison for two months.

THE WARD COMEDY COMPANY.

FAREWELL PERFORMANCE,

The Ward Comedy Company bring their delayed and much inconvenience results. The Canton steamboats which are due at night senson in Hongkong to s conclusion on Monday are unable to enter the harbour until night, and genuine regret will be expressed at the morning, and yesterday the Sui Tai, for their departure. They have given the colony a the first time this year, got stuck on the mnd higher standard of entertainment than it has opposite the Light-house and did not get to mjoyed for some time, and the impression they ber berth until about sight o'clock.

have created has been in the highat degree favourable. It is a triam to say that the Is it not time that in the interests of the theatre going public of Hongkong appreciate shopkeepera, the Leal Senado placed some

the best which the stage in give, a lact which restriction on the number of licenses for street has been demonstrated by the goodly patronage. stalls! These stalls are now scattered all given nightly to this excellent combination. over the city. Why should the Leal Sonado Mr. Ward will ever be remembered as a personi- grant licenses for sills which are ran as open-ication of omedy. Practically everything he eating houses, encouraging competition against said and did made as laugh. Even his look, like the restaurants which pay, large contribu- that of Harry Lauder, made us smile. Then THE SITUATION IN TURKEY. tions to the city coffers by reason of the Mias Palette, with her lavish endowment of fact that they are on the list of house-holders ? feminine olurms, will not be forgaten. She Last year some authority placed restrictions on represents the highest type of actress. Veria- this abuse of the stall-holder's license, but of late tile, artistic, and above all, natural, she dis- there seeing to have been a reversion to the played wonderful histriorio ability, and delighted old state of things, and the number of stalls in every audience. the public thoroughfares has become an intoler

Wang Ta Haieb. the late Chinese Minister to the ourt of St. James', who during the

LONDON, April 2r3d. last two years has been studying the British

The Deputies and Senators sitting Constitution; left Londen last month for Brussels. His Excellency was to spend a few as a National Assembly at San days in Brussels and Norway, and after Stefano have issued a proclamation wards go to Peking to take up his new post s the Vice-President of the Department of Con- exhorting obedience to the Army of munications. At the station to see him off investment. were Lord Li Ching Fong, KCVO, the Chinese Minister, Sir Toll Moon, Mr. Ira CM.G., Councillor of the Legation, Ivan Chen, Mr. Wang Kebtsuan. Mr. Liu Ti Tes, Mr. Tang Cheng Ling, Mr. Cheo Fong Kong alarge number of Chine students, and Br. Byron Brenan, formerly Consul-General st Shanghai.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :-

On the 23rd at 11:55 am.The barometer

has risen over Japan and the S. coast of China

and fallen over N. China.

ried on between Macao and San Francisc;morrow is a memorial service for the late Mr. the highest pressure is now shower the

able nuisance.

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THE HIDDEN LIGHT."

The Company have already given us of thoir best, and certainly not has than their best will be the concluding performances. Tonight A new lantern for the Gaia Fort arrived sixthers will be a dramatic farewell-that is to say, The Fleet, which left for Constan. or seven weeks ago, and has remained carefully two plays which belong to legitimate drama will The first "The Test packed in its case in the Government godown.jbe staged to-night. tinople without Admiral Gamble, has hope it will not be forgotten, like the Supreme" one act play of great humana seismograph which came out some years ago interest and intensely dramatic, and the second

unexpectedly arrived (at San Stefano?) and declared loyalty to Parliament.

SLUMP IN WHEAT:

EXPECTED CORNER IN COTTON.

LONDON, April 23rd.

In the absence of Mr. Patten, who has been speculating heavily in wheat but whose whereabouts are now a mystery, the bears have dumped wheat Chicago and New York prices being lowest.

A new depression appars to he developing orer China to the North of the Yangtze, and

Bastern Set. and we understand that the Syndicate which

Moderate E. to 8.E. winds may be expected has the scheme is hand is composed mostly

Manila papers are complaining that then the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the of Chinese merchants who have "made their hemp industry is badly crippled, the present China Sea.

The brokers fought cach other: Hongkoug rainfall for the 24 hours ending pile" in San Francisco, and returned ter price of 11 pesos per 137lbs being 30 pesosat 10 am, to-day, 0.31 inches.

coats were ripped off and blows freely spend the remainder of their days in the less than three years ago.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon exchanged. district of Heungshan. The new" port of

Colonel Jacob &. Anguar, 10th Cavalry, in to-day is as follows

The New York " Evening World" Heung how is admittedly intended to dne command of the post st Fort William McKinley, Hongkong & Neighbourhood(")

E. to S.E. winds, away a trade which has long been enjoyed Philippine Islands, died at his quarters about Formosa Chaunel

states that Patten is trying to corner by Macao, and it is stated that the new port 6 o'clockton Sunday evening as the result of a Bouth coast of Chias between Same as No. 1. cotton, in which he has invested a

will have among ite first residents some of ❘ stroke of apoplexy. He had been scheduled for Hongkong sad Lambeks.

Same as No. 1. million sterling within the last two the salt fish merchante who have long been promotion on May 15 to the rank of brigadier. South coast of Clins between Hongkong and Hainau... carrying on business in the Portugiese general. .

(*) E. wirds, frosh to moderate; cloudy, misty, days.

moderate.

and still remains in its packing case.

MAÇÃO'S BIVAL,

Young Mrs. Winthrop is a beautiful dome. stic drama. Monday night will be devoted to Great numbers of Chinese left the city to pantomine and vanderille entertainment, the attend the ceremony of inangarating the new principal fastures of which are Miss Palotta's Port of Houngehow yesterday.

singing of "Oh listen to the Band" and Mr. Ward's fantastic creation The Saarecrow," a most mirth provoking sketch.

JAPAN AND MANCHURIA.

Last night's performance of “ When knights In the House of Commons last month Earl Winterton (Sussex, Horsham, Opp.) asked the were bold" kept a large andienos in roars of Becretary of State for Foreign Atairs whether laughter, and Mr. Ward received a great ovation bis Majesty's Government had received official for his clever work. notification that China had addressed a formal despatch to the Japanese Minister in Peking

eManchurian LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. asking that the whole of the question should be submitted to The Hague Tribunal; whether they had received official The CN Co.'s str. Singan left Haiphong on advice that the Japanese Minister was on the 22nd int, and is dus here on the 26th inst

The Dansh str. Canina loft Singspore on the deavouring to induce China to withdraw thie despatch; and, if this was the case, whether his 22nd instant, and may be expected here on or Majesty's Government proposed to take any about Wednesday the 28th it. stoot his Majery's Minister in Peking to left Singapore on the 22nd instant at night, steps in the matter, and were prepared to in- The Apair str. Gregory Apcar from Calcutta support China in this demand.

instant.

Sir E. Grey-His Majesty's Government and may be expected here on or about the 28th have received no notification on the subject The NYK. str. Kanagawa Mars (European from other Chisar Japan, though I ander Line) left Shanghai on the 23rd instant, and is stand that the Japanese Government have expected here on the 26th instant. declined to submit to arbitration certain questions The N.I.K. str: Yeboshi Maru (Bombay connected with Manchuria. I do not see on Line) left Bombay for this port, vla Singapors what ground his Majesty's Government can on the 21st instant, and is expected here on the

10th prox.

intervene in the matter.