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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH, 1909.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. H. Komp i

sont a native to jail for three months for steal. report of the Overseas League which was founded TELEGRAMS. ng drain gratings.

A company to be known as The China Bilk and Agency Co. Ltd. has beca registered in Tandon with a capital of £10,000 in £1 shares. The two Chinese crnisers which were dispatched to the Parsels recently have returned. They came into Hongkong Imbour on Saturday.

that the line seems to have been delivered into godown at Tientsin. At fairly wall laid out, is distinctly weil ball-hanghai a continuous line of wharves some aated, and carefully laid. It is probably true | seven miles long runs along the river, and that, as stated by the Time Correspondent, could be roadily carved from the existing the rails bad bean rejected previously and we lines of railway, yet neilor in the case of are informed that they are certainly neither the Shanghai-Nanking, nor of this new line iù quality, nor in section such as would have | to Kishing, has the slightest attempt been CO. been willingly passed by an independent made to effect a junction. It is noteworthy, engineer. These defoote are, however, in the case of Shanghai, that provision has probably not the fault of the Engineer, been male in the Land Regulations of the who was seemingly compelled to make the Settlements for the acquisition under com- best of the materials placed in his hands by paleory powers at a fair rate of the land directors. Mr. JEME TINYOW, required for such extensions; so that the Engineer-in-chief of the Peking and Kalgan obstruction does not proceed from any un-French Official Gazette. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS Railway, and a thoroughly trained Eng-willinguess on the part of the Foreign

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Municipalities, who would, on the contrary, land every assistance to such a project.

We hava so recently spoken at longth on the present policy of the reactionary party

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French Minister in Bangkok, to sucosed M. The appointment of M. P. do Margorie,

Bapst as Ministar in Peking appears in the

We have received a copy of the second annual

in 1907 with a view to promote British trade, and to voice and endeavour to rectify legitimate grievances of British subjects

overseng. The Secrotary is Mr. A. G. Wise, not the genial gentleman of that name whom Hongkong knews.

Arcadio Arellano, member of the Manila *.

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LONDON, June 6th. The London "Observer" states that the manufacture has begun of the armaments for the four contingent Dreadnoughts" which will mark as great an advance on the present Dreadnoughts as the latter did on their predecessors.

JAPANESE ROYALTY IN ENGLAND.

winnicipal board, has introduced a motion calling GREATER "DREADNOUGHTS, " apop the municipal board to take steps to fix the price of moat in the public markets in the same way as the prices of other commodities, such light, water and transportation on street cars, aro regulated. Sr. Arellano, in introducing his motion, explained that he has been informed that Mr. Dinshaw Cawjoe Sethna of the firm of the price of meat in the markets had boon raised; Mesars. Cawasjee Pallonjos & Co,, was elected 25 per cent. as a result of the determination of a trustee of the Hongkong Parsee Charity certain entile importers and dealers to make a Funds, at the annual meeting held last Saturday, corner in cattle imported on the koof.

raising a fand with a view to waging a campaign exhibited in London a harge number of paint- American farmers in the Eastern States are Mr. T. H. Liddell, the artist who recently for the expulsion of Japanese from the publicings exccated by him during a visit to Chins market. The white producers say they cannot had an unpleasant experience recently which is meet the competition of "the brown men." told in the following Police Court report:-A rough-looking young fellow named Janes Petrie, living at Carlton-mews, Maida Vale, was charged on a warrant at Marylebone with as- ssulting Mr. Thomas Hodgson Liddell,__an artist, of Carlton Stadio, Carlton Vals. The have reached England. On arrival at prosecutor said that while passing through Victoria Station they were welcomed Carlton-mews he saw two small boys fighting, by representatives of King Edwards, rosult that he was followed by a crowd of the the Japanese Embassy, and by pro- inhabitants, who showed themselves hostile for minent Japanese residents. his having interfaced with the children. At the corner of Portadown-mows they surrounded and attackel him, and he had to defend himself. as best ho could. The prisoner dealt him a heavy blow on the forehead, and knocked him

in China, and of the manner in which it taking advantage of the natural desire of the Chinese Government and people to finance their own undertakings, that it is only necessary to draw attention to these

Mr. Charles Doaby, ex U. S Consul General wilful obstacles thrown is the way of devgat Bhanghai, left on the 2nd inst. Dr. Amos P. lopment as an evidence of the lengths to Wilder, who has taken over the duties, expects which that party is prepared to go. Mean-to proceed homeward on his holiday by the s., while the present unfluished state of the Korea towards the end of the mouth. railway can only be attributed to an inten- The commission of the erviser Kent, Captain all the other industrial efforts of the waters, of the China Squadron, will expire in progressists, who are anxious to raise the November next. All the officers on the Kent, position of China amongst the "greator with the exception of three, are due for relief. nations of the world.

Home papers received by yesterday's mail. announce that H.E. Tang Shao Yi had booked to leave Genon by the N. D. 15. steamer York on May 20th. We learn, how- ever, that His Excellency is returning to China vis Eiboría.

A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE one of Chinese speakers at the opening, Mr. tion to delib.rately wreck not only this, bat Gerald C. Marescanx, now craising iz Pacific and be endeavoured to separate them, with the

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ineer, whose work in the North would be a credit to any engineer of whatever nation ality, is named na the Consulting Engineer of the line, which, bowever, he has never soen, and which certainly shows few, if any signs of bis fostering care. Mr. JEME has been granted the rank of Tastai, and this in his case probably meant that he was granted substantivo da well ma honorary rank, which it would apparently have bien better to give bestowed on Mr. Esu as well. Probably in such a case the work would have been finished and handed over in better trim. It is interesting to note that

S. K. TRAO was not deterred by any fear of consequences from openly expressing his opinion that the Government ought to abplish the Likit taxes, in order that merchants may enjoy to their fullest extent Amongst the other tendensies of the the privileges supposed to be conferred on. present fashion for improving the internal them." The utterance of such a sentence communications is a growing desire to at such a time is the pressuce of the high "assimilate the standards of weight and provincial authorities is certainly a measurement. Some twenty one centuries wholesome sign that the Chinese Govern- ago the great monarch T'SIN BHIWANGI, ment, as such, is in its present condition on assuming formally the government issued quits prepared to listen to the expression of a proclamation calling for an assimilation public opinion, and prepared to shape its of the standards. His decease a few years Course accordingly. We have always set a later, before the reform had been accola high store on the capacity of the Chinese plished, caused it to be ebelved, and from people for self-government, especially in that time to the present affairs have been financial affairs, and welcome every indica- growing worse in China. The necessities tion of an approach to mutual confidence. of railway engineering are now bringing Still, as Mr. To reminded his audience, about a general desire for a settlement; the the line was but au "experiment by Chinese now line, according to the Engineer is 38 who had acquired their knowledge in Europe miles and 900 feet long, which he tells us is and America." It was the insertion, indeed, exactly 112 . Ali, everyone connected of the sharp end of the wedge, but the wedge with China knows, has hitherto been the A. S. WATSON & CO.. had to be driven home, and judging from most indefinite of measures, but according

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the present outlook that would be a work of extremely slow progression. The line was open, and had a terminus somewhere near Shanghai; within the last year or so the city authorities had made greit progress with their own communications. It was now possible to drive in an ordinary car- ringe the whole way from the Foreign Settlement through the Nantac suburb of the city right up to the Railway termine, a distance of close on three miles the whole

A previous endeavour establish a standard on the part of Mr. T. W. KINGSMILL, of Shanghai, had put it on an average at 1,850 feet; the difference, it will be seen, is not. very material; but in view of the present disposition to extend the present lines, it will prove of great advantage to China that the length should be ones and for all

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down. While on the pavement the crowd also knocked him about. Petrie was fined 20., or fourteen days' imprisonment...

At the shareholders meeting of the Banque de Indo-China held at Paris last month, the HONGKONG SPORTSMEN IN JAPAN. report presented stated that the results of 1909 allowed the distribution of a dividend of Franos 50 as compared with Francs 47.50 for the preceding year. This distribution was approved.

The plagub return for the week ending June 5th records nine

now cases in the Colony There were ton deaths during the week. The total number of esses since the 1st of January is given a 86, of which 77 were fatal. Another esse from Yanmati was actified during the 48 hours ended at noon yesterday.

meatpacking establishment at Hankow, which is The N-U. Daily News is informed that the

exporting frozen pork to England in the P. & 0.8.8. Palermo, is entirely controlled by the firm which manages the cold storage of Manchester, The utmost care is being taken in the in- *pection of all pigs before they are slaughtered

for export.

A serions fire occurred in East Hanbury Road Shanghai on the 2nd Inst. which unfortunately was attended with serige accident. A pony was burnt to death, and foreman A. E. Fenton, of Hongkew, was seriously burnt about the face and hands, kis injuries necessitating his removal

PROGRAMME OF ARRANGEMENTS,

The following is the programme of sports arranged to take place with the party of british officers from the "Garrison at Hongkong, who aro visiting Japan:- Jnuo 1st, Arrive Hiranomis, 8.37 m.

Gardens.

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Tennis. Yokohama, 4 pm. Blaf

2nd, Teanis v. Yokohama, 4 p.m., Blaff 3rd, Golf.

Gardens.

4th, Cricket v. X. and A.C. Tn on

the Ground, 12.15.

5th, Cricket . Y.A. and A.C. Tiffin on

the Ground, 12.15.

6th, Golf v. Yokohama,

18th, Cricket v. Yokohama and Tokyo.

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LONDON, June 6th. Prince and Princess Nashimoto

LONDON, June 7th. T. R. H. the Prince and Princess of Wales called on T. 1. H. Prince and Princess Nashimoto yesterday.

It, is expected that H. M. the King will receive the royal visitors to-day.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

LORD ROSEBERY'S PESSIMISM.

LONDON, June 6th. The Imperial Press Conference was opened by Lord Rosebery, who in proposing the toast of "The Guests" at the inaugural banquet, referred to the subject of Imperial defence and described the present situation in Europe as ominous and unprecedented. With an absolute absence of questions ordinarily leading to war, the situation, he said, was

19th, Gymkhana at Yokohama. Smoking never so threatening as at present by

Concert in evening.

· Leave for Kobo.

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reason of the overpowering prepara-` tions for war. He felt confident in Britain's ability to meet a reasonable conjunction of Powers, but this outbursting of navies made him feel

All letters for publication should be written on of this euburb, a very important one, with definitely fixed. 1815 feet or 350 pu of 5 to the hospital for medical attention. Between issued. The directors present for the first time Wieasy as to the outcome. He added,

eide of paper only. have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

́P. O. Bos., 81. Telephone No. 19.

MARRIAGES.

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On 5th June, at St. John's Cathedral, by the

No anonymously signed communications that a population of probably quarter of a million, was now traversed by well paved roadways, Orders for cztra copies of DAILY PRESs and building on vastly improved lines was should be sent before" 11 am, on day of publication. After that hour the supply is

now progressing rapidly. More,-sanitation limited. Only supply for Cash.

I was being attended to, the formerly fetid Telegraphic address r PRESS.

pools and creeks were being cleaned and Codio: "A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

drained, and well made sewers were being laid everywhere. Recently water works have been constructed for the supply of the city and suburbs, and though as yet the supply leaves much to be desired, it is an indication that the spirit of progress is about. In fact it is questionable if this reform, which has been carried out so quietly that few of the residents are aware of it, is not a more wholesome sign of progress than the Railway itself. The railway, as we said, has a ter minus; but here all Chinese railways, so far at least as we have seen, have entirely failed

Rav, F. T. Johnston, FRANK, second sa of the Late Archdeacon Harris of Akaroa, New Zealand: to Manton, daughter of the late John Deane of Riccarton. New Zealand.

[820 On the 2nd instant, at Shanghai, J. CHABLE LAMPREY, late The Rayal. Dublin Fusiliers, and, late Captain Malay States Guider, to FLORENCE DAT HARRIS, youngest daughter of the late Captain

A. D. Harris, of changuni.

DEATH

On May 28th, at Singapore, Hesario . JAKE Last surviving son of Comziander Henry James, B.N. aged 68 years.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C

The

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 8TH 1909.

"We can and will build Dreadnoughts

readily grith winds, und English land forty sad sfty shops sad done irons destroyed would have nasumed had the scheme for the while we have a shilling to spend and readily with Chinese

measures. This would be of an English mile,

Joaquin Balmori, a henelman of Dominador Government with sedition, Gomez, is sharged by, the Philippine

More submarines are being sent by the American Government to the Philippines.

The Kwong Chow Friendly Society of San Francisco le building a quaint Oriontal etab. huse based on designe studied in Canton,

Hazeland found a coolie guilty of stealing seven At the Magistracy yesterday. Mr. F. A. pieses of clothing and a blanket, and sentenced him to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour and six hours' stocks.

Charles Collins, A. B. of H.M.S. Xeat, died from injuries received in a fall of eight or nine feet from the bridge to the deck, during a recent The funeral took place at Urakami on the morning of the 20th

Voyage from Yokohama.

tilt.

Early yesterday morning fire broke out in a quantity of goods was stored. Lefore the Fire mefehed at Wongneicheung in which a large

Brigade could reach the spot, building and goods were demolished. The damage is placed

at $1,500.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 6th June, 1909, shows that of non-Chinese there were 297 to the Library and 169 to the Museum, and of Chinese 169 to the former and 2,159 to 466 persons and the Museum by 2,328. the latter. "The Library was, therefore, used by

before the fire was got under control.

AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF COAL IN HONAT.

The report for 18 months to June 30 has been

a profit and loss account, which is in the form it

unification of the shares gone through. The directors have not found it possible since the a man to put in them.' Chicago is experiencing an unprecedented rejection of the unification scheme to formulate invasion of Japanese. It is stated that a single separate profit and loss accounts for the Shansi

THE TSAR AND KAISER. lodging-house at Fifty-first and Clark streets shares on the one Land and the ordinary and de is the headquarters for 700 new arrivals, to the credit of profit and loss as a whole is on the other. Though the sum standing ferred whereas three months ago, it is said, there were sufficient to justify the payout of a dividend

LONDON, June 7th. only 200 in the whole city. The newcomers are the directors are unable to make any recommen- Reuter's correspondent at St. artisans, domestic servants and labourers, all dation to that effect. Taking into considera. Petersburg states that after his visit to

tion that the unification ichors as presented strong and vigorous. They assert that they the board was practically unanimously accepted King Edward at Cowes, H. M. the

by were driven by persecution from California and by all classes of shareholders, the directors are Tsar will again meet the Kaiser at other Pacific Coast States. Others, it is said, not without hopes that a conciliation may yet be are to follow them.

brought about. What they propose to do is

Kiel. to let the matter stand over till about November when they will endeavour to get together the The hearing of the second application by the representatives of the several classes by whom THE AUSTRALIAN OFFER OF Fat Tang, on a charge of armed robbery within shareholders, and ascertain whether or not Chinese Government of the surrender of Lan they were previously assisted, or other influential

A DREADNOUGHT. the jurisdiction of China, was resumed by Mr. ta turetors are assured that it can then they like unanimity can be obtained. If F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday, will reintroduce the Bill into Parliament next when he decided that the prisoner should be

proceed to hold the meetings in city with i discharged, He will, however, be confined to proce

Standing Orders. Batisfactory has been goal for one weak to allow the Crown Solicitor done during the year in developing the Honou time to consider the case. Lau Fat Tang Mines and bringing them to the producing was formerly tried by Mr. Kemp, discharged, increasing output of coal has been secured from addition to the strength of the Navy stage. From August onwards a small but Dreadnought or such corresponding and subsequently re-arrested.

these two shafts

the

total output for April. having been 20,000 tons. Up An interesting case is occupying the attention end of February the total output was 24,600

the as the Imperial authorities may of the II. M. Supreme Court at Shanghai. S. F. tous. The sales at the pit's cout, partly to approve.

between the contract price of 50 Shanghai Dock Tientsin, Paking and Hunkow, and to various Michael is suing J. E. Ellis for the difference native dealers and partly to the railway, amounted to.3,089 tons; there had been shipped to shares which were purchased at Tls 89 per share, depots along the Peking-Hankow Railway and, not being taken up by the defendant, were 9,304 tone, and there had been need in boiler disposed of at The 722 per share. The defence consumption 9,500 tons. Suficient returns

PEKING, June 7th. is that the shares were never intended to be have not yet come to hand to enable the direc The Szechuen-Hankow, and the taken up, and that, the contract was in fact a

tors to say with any degree of certainty what Canton-Hankow railway loans,amount- gaming or wagering contrast. According to perience of the first few months of business ing to £5,500,000, will be subscribed

not profit may be expected, in the defence there was an agreement between the During the year a numbers of boreholes have by the Hongkong and Shanghat plaintiff wait defendant to divide the profit or boon put, down. The result of them has been to Banking Corporation, the Deutsch- loss resulting from the sale before Settlement show that to the north-north-west of the fault Asiatische Bank, and the Banque de Day. Plaintiff denies this version of the transaction

to

In any case the

be regarded a text of ultimate results.

in which Shafts Nos. 1 and 2 are situated

LONDON, June 7th. bourne reports that the new Com- Reuter's correspondent at Mel-

monwealth Government has cabled to the Imperial Government offering a

[FSOM THE ONHỪNG NGOI BAN Por

RAILWAY LOANS .

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC to grasp the necessary conditions. Though a road has been made, the situation is in the last degree inconvenient. It is roote, and entirely out off from the business section of the city and settlements, and occupies nearly as long to arrive at as does the journey from On the 30th May the second instalment of Moreover there are absolutely no means of Shanghai to Sungkiang, slow as that is, the railway line from Shanghai to Hang- carriage of good, nor if goods arrived is chow was opened in state by H. E. FAN there any means of conveying them on the THENGHIANG, the Provincial Treasurer, on railway, The first object of an engineer behalf of H. E. TUAN FANG, the Viceroy of worthy of the name in carrying his line into the Province. The occasion was noteworthy, so important a port of Shanghai, which inasmuch as the line was the first in Mid shares with Calcutta the ambition of being China to have been carried out be a the largest emporium in A a, would natur hona fide Chinese Company, with Obi-ally be to connect his line in the easiest and nese money, and under a Chinese en- most complete manner with the wharves, giucer, Mr. Hsu. On the other hand, alongside which are daily moored steamers the line is distinctly what might be of a capacity much exceeding twenty employes of the Manila Railway Company is The strike of the engineers and other called "cheap and nasty," with soft-wood

Mr. J. H. Kemp, sitting as coroner, and a the extent of which is andetermined. So far se The loans will be issued at £95, five thousand tons. It is noteworthy that sleepers, and a single track, and though in

said to be wearing the end. An agreement, jury inquired into the gauss of death of a the directors can see, therefore, there is an per cent interest, redeemable in ten no single casĘ has any attempt

coal. hardly so bad as represented by las Times been made to convoy gooda for either making concessions to the demands of the Chinese named Tu Hong, 85 years of ample and probably an unlimited supply of

strikers in all points except in the matter of a

age, at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. The joint consulting mining engineers in their years..

we beg to say that The materials for the construction example of what a line passing through a and the wharves. Even at Tientsin where on Friday last.

the workings and bores rich and populous district, and intoaded in the train actually runs alongside the jetties,

the same month. The medical evidence showed holes, is satisfactory. The continuity of the supplied partly by Chinese and partly the near future to be au important wain and where steamers are frequently delayed to the police yesterday. A silver bowl valued septicemis, The story told by other with proved, and we now have before us the

A number of week-end robberies were report that death was due to multiple injuries and seam over a large area to the south and wost has by foreigners.

bean line should be; nor can the csnoknow between the jetties and Tieritain, it never

prospect of a continually increasing output from An English engineer will be engag ledged to have been two million tsels, for seems to have occurred-to-anyone connected

840 and numerous other articles bolonging to geass was to the effect that the motorman of coalfield which is very extensive and capable of ed for the Canton-Hankow railway such a line, 38 miler, say £6,300 ster with the management of the railway that removed from the hall of his residence. A But apparently deceased was deaf, for he made

A. Gabbay, of No. 1, Leighton Hill Road, were the car did all in his power to avoid the collision, being exploited for many years to out any and a German engineer will be engag

demands that are made from it. The compara ing per mile, be considered cheap; and, a very great economy would result to the house in West Terrace was broken into some

tive shallowness which indeed with cheap and flimsy American trade of the port were the cargoes, instead time on

no attempt to get clear of the line. Whon points widely distant to see is found at ed for the other railway, both to be

each other, and Sunday night, and 400 stolen. Mr. close upon the old man the motorman applied the the varying depth of the stratos, indicate the ad appointed by the presidents of the Felling stock, scantily supplied, too, must of being conroyed up the river by the nato, manager of Messrs. Noronha and Co, emergency brake, but deceived was knocked visability of explaiting the district by several railways and under their control.

plants of moderate size, and by thus attacking Le lold upon as dosidedly dear. On the steamers, landed and put on board the train reports that the safe in his office was opened by down. The jury returned a verdict of the proved area at favourable points the best

It is expected that the agreement other hand, it is only right to mention at Tongku, whence they could be readily

a dur icate key and 835 extracted.

results will be obtained in a minimum of time will be signed shortly.

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there is a

is a coalfield containing 6,000,000 tons in Indo-Chine. The amount will be sight, and to the south and southeast of the divided between the two railways. fault there is another held of equally good-coal,

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Corresp ndent, can scarcely be quoted as an export or import. between the railways rise of wages, was expected to be signed Deceased was knocked down by a tramear at in our opinion the indo and the prosout of the bridges and the rails are to be

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report state that,

Wanchai on May 12th, and died on the 28th of position, as proved

accidental death.