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SHIPPING NOTES.

Much controversy has arisen of late in con nection with the mabatitation of Chinese for British orewe in ships of the mercantile marine According to statisties just received from the Board of Trade by the Imperial Merchuut Bervice Guild, the number of Chinese shipped at eighteen of the principat ports in the United Kingdom during the years 1906, 1907, and 1908 are 3,190, 4,952, and 4,463 respectively. From this of ecurre it would appear that the now language test for seamen, imposed by the Baard of Trade, has arrested the influx of Chinese seamen in our ships. An interesting feature in connection with this matter has just been brought to the notion of the secretary by one of the members of the Guild relative to a curious law or belief which prevails in China. It is ..said that if a Chinamun sares the life of another he has, by Chinese law, to keep him and feed him for the rest of his life. This, this Quild's carre- spondent remarks, is rather the reverse of Western ideas, but explains to a large extent why Chinamen are not of much use in cases of emergency. He quotes the following personal experience: "In the steamer of which I was chief officer. Chinese firemen wore employed. We had the misfortune to sink another steamer, and although bost-drill was held regularly every week, these firemen would not attempt in any way to save life, this being left to the British offlcore and sailors. I did not understand their

reluctance to take part in the rescue, na there was so very little danger connected with it. I

DISTURBANCE NEAR THE DOCKS,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1909.

CORRESPONDENCE.

REVENUE FROM THE LIQUOR TRADE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRES."

Considerable axeitament prevailed in Shang On Lane, near the Kowloon Docks, on Sunday afternoon, when a number of Chinese and Filipino seamen from different vessels. In dock had a free fight Trouble was evidently export- ud, for a number of the Filipinos arrested were found to be in possession of lead and sandbagu. So far as can be learned, the Chinese started

Macso, August 15th, 1909. the affray by asssiling the Filipinns with a

DEAR SIR,- An the Hon. Mr. Stewart stated, volley of stoned. The latter retaliated, and used their weapons of defence with serious effect, when proposing the postponement of the debate but the timely arrival of the police pre on the new Liquor Ordinance, that it is only rented any mortal injuries. When the polico fair that the general pablic abould have an were observed approaching the rioters made a opportunity of expressing their opinion through rash for the docks, and a Chinese detective who the medium of the local Press, with your par attempted to bar the way was falled by a sand- mission I would respectfully make a few sugge bag. As a result of inquiries, however, two tions, which it adopted by the flovernment Chinese and four Filipinos were arrested, and would, I believe, have a more far-reaching were placed before Mr. J. E. Wood at the effort then the new proposed ordinance, would Magistracy yesterday. The Chinese, who were produce all the revenus required, and yet would charged with disorderly behaviour, wore fuod not be so unjustly severe on the hotel keepers, €25, ench. Two of the Filipinos, for carrying wine and spirit merchants, and wholesale fighting implements, were fined $10 each. The dealers. third, for assault and disorderly behaviour, was fined $25, and the fourth, who attempted to arrest & prisoner, was also ordered to pay a fine of 825.

UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN. A native appeared before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on two charges of uttering counterfeit coin. The defendant, it appears, had swindled many residents of Taumati

My suggestion is as follows-On every bottle of wine, spirits or beer, manufactured or bottled in the Colony, and sold for consumption in the Colony, place an adhesive stamp over the cork in such a manner that it must be destroyed when the bottle is opened.

Yours faithfully,

OBSERVER.. -

I propose to take nativo wines or spirits be driven through the methods proposed to first, and think same may be dismissed shortly work it. If so, let another assist in closing up. by the institution of a Spirit Farm on the lines gaps. of the Opium Farm. Both artioles being used by natives, the latter are best able to ecllest, In the case of opium it has been proved. The method of collection from the Government's point of view may be considered effectual and chesp.

As regards liquore for European consump tion, increase of revenue may not be gained by increased amount of "Publican's" or "Grocer's" licences.

have five

In your leader this morning you show that such will lead to extinction of many of the smaller licences and consequent loss of revenue to the Government. There is no docht of the truth of this. It is better licences each paying $1,000 than two exch Apart altogether from the paying $2,000. rednotion in the number there is the loss of revenue resulting from vacant houses to be considered. It is not good to put undue strain on the licences, although the effectiveness and heapness of collection by merely increasing

licences cannot be maintained.

We have doen asked what ernise duties arG charged in Singapore. The reply is that spiritu cus and fermented liquors used or consumed in any of the Nettlements of the Colony are liable to the following Excise Dutisa, payable to the Spirit Farmers, vix. .—- On all Spiritueus Liquors..... 82.40 per galloxi

Wines. 1.50 Sparkling

Wines

31

All other intoxicating

Liquors (excepting

native wines and

1.00

spirits and toddy)... 0.24

COMPANY PROMOTIÓN IN HONGKONG,

The following lotter is reproduced from the Financial Times--

Bir,-As you are aware, the Hongkong Com- Ordinances ore frued to afford facilities for the registration and working of companies wishing to trade ander the limited liability laws. There are other methods, however. Ons is the As a Iganeral rule these ordinances follow the stablishment of a Bonded Warehouse, which, English Company Acts, but owing to lack of

supervision on the part of the Hongkong Govern ae has been pointed out by His Excellency, is ment various abuses have crept in, and unscrupu the thin end of the wedge," and takes away lous persons have not been slow to take advantage of the loose administration of the ordinances, outside from Hongkong the right to be stylod a free especially when these oumpanies operate

actual British territory, Companice registered in Hongkong, port.

bat working in China, can be In looking round for other methods, I sug-brought under the jurisdiction of the British

other gest that the tax might be collected at Home Supreme Court at Shanghai, but the Court has before export, and the proceeds paid into the no jurisdiction whatever over persons of

against the Hongkong Ordinances without being brought to book. Of course these persons Government.

can be charged in their own Consular Courts, but when they claim protection of sonte amall South American State in nine cases out of ten they seenpe punishment. There are num bers of companies trading here whink are regis

and capital arė of foreign origin, and mamgers tered in Hongkong, Eat all the directors, In case of defanit persons making contracts with such concerns have no redress.

now believe that the law existing in Chins of before being brought to book. He carried with revenue of the Colony, plaes on every bottle of Treasury at Home for account of the Hongkong Rationalities who may commit all sorts of offences ·

having to keep a man on saving his life was the cause of the reluctance of the fireman referred to. It will be of interest to watch in the future whether such a characteristic again displays itself; if so, it will be a further illustra. tion of the dangers of Chinese crews.

lat. Eay, on every bottle of wine or spirits-a 10 cent stamp, ssy, on every bottle of beer or stout-3 3 cont stamp, and as I think the teetotalers should also contribute to the aerated water bottled in the Colony and sold for consumption in the Colony, a 1 cent stamp.

2nd. On every bottle or case of wine, beer, spirits, serated or mineral waters, imported into the Colony, make the wholesale dealers charge a surtax of, say, 5 per cent., 7 per cent., or 10 per cent.whichever would be necessary to make up the deficiency required-upon their ordinary list prices, for all mach wines, &c., that are sold for consumption within the Colony, The wholesale dealers to send in a 'return every month to the Government of the actual number of bottles sold and the actual amount of he had received as change. The same defendant the surtax received. The wholesale trade is in the was previously convicted before Mr. Haxeland, hands of reputable firms, and there would be a

him a large number of forged five dollar bills, and his method of passing them was very ingenious. He would approach the owner of a house and intimate that he wanted a cubicle, The owner would state his price, the defendant would agree to pay a dollar as bargain, money, and hand over one of the spurious five dollar bills. The owner would return the change, as desired, in twenty-cent pieces, and then the man in search of new premises would change his mind and ask for the return of his note, and at the same time return to the owner counterfeit twenty-cent pieces in place of the good money

As is well known, all liquors at home, whether destined for export or not, are stored in a bonded warehouse, and when required for export a Customs permait to ship called, I believe, a "Prisking Note"-is isened by the Custoras officer to the shippor, and is attached to the usual shipper's ordor; and without the Pricking Nots goods are not allowed in the dook where the slip is kading. My suggestion is that Pricking Notes should be stamped, the amount of the stamp to vary according to the goods shipped: a case of whisky should not bouro amounts collected in stamp fees to be credited large a stamp as a co of champagne. The

No doubt the question is a difficult one, and one can understand the reluctance of the Hongkong Government to take action, operly permit the Company Acts being broken? but what is to be said of the authorities who We have here a Crown Advocate, who,

On the reappointment of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee by the President of the Board of Trade, the Imperial Merchant Service Guild were invited by the Board of Trade to nominate a'ropresentative to sit on the committee. The guild have decided to nominate Captalu George Nelson Hampson as their re- presentative. Captain Hampson on his recent retirement from the вел троя Commodore Captain in the West African feet of steamers, and yesterday the second magistrate sentenced very slight chance of false returns being sent to the Hongkong Government and the total to abscriptions until it has registered at Somerset

owned by Messrs. Elder, Dempeter, and Co., in which he served for over 28 years, Captain Hampson is a member of the management com.. mittee of the guild, and a former chairman of the advisory committee now merged in the management committtes.

Some kind of trouble seams to have occurred

him to three months' imprisonment with hard, in, but the Government would make the penalty of doing so vory-severe, such as imposing a labour and four hours' stocks.

heary fine and cancelling the licence.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF CONSUL-

GENERAL RUBLEE.

By adopting this scheme, the extra revenue required would come out of the pockets of the sotual consumer.

be

deducted from the amount due from the Colony to the Imperial Goverment,

It may be argued : " But you put the cost of collection on to the Imperial Government." The answer is: There is not much cost attaching to stamping a document. If the Imperial Government want some payment, it may add, say, 3d. to the stamp for itself. It it has taken away so langs a source of the

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prosecutor at home. The English Compuy sente, occupies the place of the public laws do not permit of a company inviting publis

tion and filed with the Registrar of Joint Hosse its memorandam and articles of assceis- Stock Companies a copy of the prospectus. Practically the same regulations are in force in Hongkong, but in a prospectus published here to-day public subscriptions wore being invited for a company before it had been registered. The promoters are prominent British subjects and no action whatever is being the Is it to be wondered at that foretely the Ordinances when Brimbjects of standing

We regret to learn that Mr. Willinin A.

And the point of the Clubs, which was touched Robles, who has recently been re-appointed United States Consul General at Hongkong in pon by the Hon. Mr. Osborne, and which has ill at Vienas a month ago. A Vienna telegram would be rectified, as not only would the members

of the numerous clute in the Colony contribute Colony's revenue." - newspapers, dated the 14th ult, reads William A. Bubles, of directly to the revenue, but also the numerous. Milwaukee, the rotiring American Consul public and private boarding-houses, so-called General here, sosterday underwent the operation private hotels," and all other houses where of laparotoms at a private sanitarium for the liquor is consumed would contribute their fair relief of a stomach trouble of ten years standing. His condition to-night is reported as very unfavourable.

between the Toyo Kisen Kalths and the Pacificacoession to Dr Wilder, was lying serionely been a sure point in the Colony for many years, should be prepared to do it for nothing, seeing Hongkong! In this case the company will

ProfessDy

Schnitzler, who performed the operation, said to-day that he was not yet fully able to diagnose the case, but he had ascertained that there was

no cancer.

Mail Steamship Co., which have hitherto worked in conjunction. The Osaka Mainichi states to the American that the manager of the San Francisco branch of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha left San Francisco on the 27th ultimo for Japan, and that the object of bis-visit to Tokyo is said to be the cancelling of the agreement between the com- pany and the Pacific hinil Steamship Company, The Osaka journal adds that owing to the de- pression in the marine business the Pacific Mail Company has repeatedly noted in defiance of the agreement in order to secure freight, and in retaliation the Toyo Kison Kaisha has decided to cancel the agreement with the Americati company, If the agreement is cancelled the Toyo Kisen Kaisha will be unable to maintain the connection of its steamers witli the railwaya in America. This will place the company in a Very disadvantageous position, but if the action of the Pacific Mail Company wore passed over, it is claimed, that the company would not in a still more arbitrary manner and the Toye Kisen Kaisha would be involved in an even more dis- advantageous position than by the disconnection. Thus the company is placed in a very embarrass ing situation. As the Japan Chronicle remarks, it seems a curious dispute as related in the Japanese.papers

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BANDMANN'S MERRY LITTLE

MAIDS.

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The hotels would not then be compelled to raise the price of their drinks to any great extent, if they had to raise it at all, and the higher price they would have to pay for their wines would be equivalent to a quite suficient

increase in the licence fee.

Now as regards liquors imported into the Colony by clubs, messes and private individuals, and who at present pay no tax to the Government, I would suggest that all the shipping companies he required to send in to the Government & return of all wines, beers, spirita, &c., imported into the Colony by their vessels, with unine of the con- signee, and the Government should cause that person-if the Equors are sold or consumed in the Colony-to pay the tax imposed.

It seems to me that this scheme could be

The Company gave their farowoll perform ance at the Theatre Royal last night. Con- sidering the season of the year, they were favoured with an exceptionally large house, and the excellent performance they gave of "The Mikado was greatly enjoyed. Many floral tributes of appreciation were handed up to the stage in the course of the evening. The impression carried out at very little expense to the Colony, which the Company created on the occasion of no cumbersome system of Custom House official their first visit a few months ago has served to dom or beaded stores would be required, and give them excellent houses on their return to Hongkong would still be a "free port," Most the Colony, and their reputation has been so of the work and expense of collecting the manch enhanced by this second vialt that Mr. Bandhann's Merry Little Maids may be raysaue would fall upon the merchants and assured of a cordial welcome whenever they importers, wholesale dealers, local bottlers fisit the Colony in the future.

THE PANAMA CANAL,

PROPOSED. JESUE OF BONDS.

and aerated water manufacturers, while the revenue would come out of the pochols of the general public, who are the proper people to pay it.

Thin, scheme is naturally very much in the

So much for the effectiveness and cast of colection, as far as shipments from the United Kingdom are concerned.

be registered only if the flotation is successful.

In addressing this letter to you I do so in the hope that the publicity secorded to it in your widely-read paper will induce the authorities to put a stop to a state of affairs which is fast degenerating into a scandal.-I a ofo.,

Then comes the question of shipments from ports other than the United Kingdom. We could not well get the Imperial Government to collect this, and therefore collection would have to be made as follows: All shipments of wines spirits and beer from ports other than in the United Kingdom would have to be accompanied by a Consular Cortiflonte stating that a tax (a arranged) had been collected for accost of the Hongkong Government. The Consuls may add something for their cost of collection. The steamers' agents in Hongkong would be in- structed not to countersign bills of lading without presentation of the Consular Certificate For Australia, and other self-governed Colonies having Customs Houses, arrangements could be made similar to those suggested for shipments from the United Kingdom.

Shipments from Bingapore and other Straits Forts form a difficulty. They could be included in the Spirit Farm although not simply. Or spins could be called apou to declare at the Hongkong Harbour Offes when carrying wines, spirits or beer, and the Harbour Master would issue a certificate, after collection of " duty" (or whatever the tax is to be called), without presentation of which the steamers agents would not countersign bills of lading If Singapore came into line with Hongkong in the matter, the difficulty would be solved, as the duty" would have been prepaid at port of shipment. The only point is that Singapore

A BRITISH MANUFACTUER,

Shanghai, June 19.

FACIAL HUMOUR

READILY CURED

Two Goys Contracted Ringworm at Same Time-One was Treated Professionally to No Avall-Other Perfectly Cured by Cuticura. MARKED CONTRAST IN

FAVOUR OF CUTICURA

"At the end of July our boy WAS sleeping with a little friend and a few days after it was noticed that they both had ringworm. Knowing the value of the Cutlours Remedies wa bought a cake of Cuticura Soap and box of Uniloura Olotment and started using them without delay. The ring worm grew, larger on his face until

the aise of a forin and then disap mi and on the 14th of September wet back to school again with the perfectly clear and free from blem- We quite expected him to be from .co at least dix months. Ho had one Chstlours Pill a day, after din- ner. It le a marvelously elmpia treat- ment beeldee being so clean and fres from any objectionable appearance, an for instance the other child was taken to a doctor who prescribed painting with iodine, which gave the child a very unsightly appearance, besides doing no good. We cannot speak ton highly of Cuticura: E. J. Oldam, 88, Graavills Rd. Birkenhead, England, Sept. 28, 1908,"

Cuticura Preserves Purifies Beautifies

kes. For preserving, purifying and beautifying the

skin, scalp, hair and hands, for eczemas, rasme, itchings and chafings and for the prevention of the same, as well as for the sanative, antiseptic cleansing of ulcerated, infamed micous surfacca and other uses which readily miggest them- selves to women, Cuticura Soap and Cuticure Ointment are indispensable.

Bersediu are sold wherever the British Dezkita: London. 27. Charterhouse Hq.i FADE, Rue de la Paix, Agatralin, H. Towna & Cn. sydacy: India. D. K. Paul, Chirutta:P, Africa, Len Bon, d. Cape Town, etc.: 1,8. A... Pottas Drug & Chen, Corp., Ste 1ro tanton.

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A REMARKABLE POST OFFICE INVENTION.

A SLOT MACHINE FÖR REGISTERING LETTERS AUTOMATICALLY..

Those who knew what it is to wait at the post- office counter to get important letters registered just before closing time for the foreign mails. will be interested to learn of an ingenions machine invented by a young Hungarian which does

away with the need for securing the official stamp and signature on the receipt, and all the trouble and inconvenience that are often Decasioned thereby. The working of the mech- anism depends on the attraction exerted by an

degree on minket upon iron, and in a lesser

nickel.

In the French model, which has just been ex- hibited before the Paris Academy of Sciences and may receive a trial from the French Post Office, the coin to be inserted in the slot is the "nickel of 24 centimes, which rolls by gravity past the on its way into the recaiver. The work of magnet, and being only slightly attracted gees numbering and dating the latter after its dated and numbered, with which the sender, in insertion and handing out a receipt similarly the even of less or damage, may claim com pensation is performed by the simple turning of

handle.

otter, bayahe Heat comenting on the porhaps, bettor illustrated by the letter than its lotter, saya :-The difficulties of this subject are, writer may have quite realized. In the first place he calls attention quite correctly bat in a very extravagant manner to the difficulty of bringing non-British directors of companies registered under the Hongkong Ordinances who do not reside in Hongkong to book for offences against the Ordinances. But when he passes on to say that "practically the same regulations (the in England) are in force in Hongkong.” he entirely misrepresents the actual state of affairs The English Companies Act of 1862 was considerably modified by the Companies

Thia in itself is suficiently ingenious to Act of 1900, which was passed for the purpose

attract attention, but the arrangements for of preventing the issue of fraudulent pros-antomatically providing against fraud or unfair pectases, and contains stringent provisions as to the steps to be taken by Companies propos tampering with the machine are at least as ingenious and completo. Every coin which is ing to invite publie subscription. These pro.

in the not the regulation "nickel" in automatically rejected through a special opening by means Company Ordinances, which are Hongkong visions have never been incorporated i based on the English Company Act of 1862, of the varying attractive power of the magnet and the result is that Company law under upon objects of varying weight and composition. the Hongkong Ordinance is less strict than so that if by accident a silver or gold-coin is under the English Acts. The specific instance mary rejection is effected in cases were a piece inserted, it is duly returned; and the same sum- to which the writer alluder Es a violation of the Hongkong Ordinance is not a violation of the of iron of the proper weight is introduced. Hongkong Ordinance, nor would it be a violation

Moreover, a receipt cannot be obtained of the English (ompany Acts. There is for fraudulent use unless a letter is entrusted to nothing illegal in issuing a prospectus before the care of the machine, which is almost hawan the incorporation-of-the-intended Company in its discrimination between right and wrong. that under English or Hongkong law, and the These automatic letter-registering, bozes are only difference between the two is that in already on trial in Hungary, Austria, Germany, England every prospectus issued on behalf of an and some other countries, and as time-savers

text of every day use without breaking down. fled for registration before being issued in Hong- kong it does not require to be registered cather Pall Mall Gault. before or after issue. The object of insisting on the registration of a prospectus is to enable the prospectus to be on record if proceedings should subsequently be taken against directors for misrepresentations, but there is no magic in registration itself. A company, therefore, floes pot require to be incorporated before rectus is issued, although as a matter of practice it is nsual and preferable that the Company should be incorporated before application is made for public subscription. The question of the The depression lying over the Yellow Sea administration of Companies in China is beset between the mouth of the Yangtze and Korea with difficulties which are not likely to be Straits is almost stationary. solved by letters such as the one quoted. It is, Pressure has given way moderately to slightly

tion & Bill drawn up by Mr. MacVeagh, Secreont and amplified, but, as I said at the first, I would get the duty on spirits, &c., transhipped #gned by the directors or proposed directors and authorities, if their performance standetheFevere

tory of the Treasury, authorising the Treasury

Another Japanese newspaper denies this story, which appears to have been based on a elegram from San Francisco, but states that the relations between the merican and the Japanese Company have not been as correct as they might be. A cancellation of the con- tract, however, is impossible. The Francisco agent for the T.K.K. is coming to

order journal, in Japan, saya thin

result al the Company the report to the negotiations between the T.K.K and the

to issue bonds to the amount of 8397,000,000 believe it would bring in all the revenue required Mexican Government concerning the subsidy £79,400,000) covering the entire cost of the and not be unjustly hard on any individusit Singapore for Hongkong. But it would not question and the connection of railway and Panama Caual: According to the provisions of company, firm or person.--I have the honour to pay shippers of cargo to deliberately tranship

the messure, the bonds will bear interest at the bo, Dear Sir, Yours respectfully,

at Singapore, and Hongkong, therefore, would steamship' services in Mexico:

The T.K.K. rate of 3 par cent, and will run for fifty years.

not lose much and its sister Crown Colony would BRITISH COLONIAL. has agreed to cause its steamers to call at There will be no issue of the entire amount

get what it did lose. Mexican ports six times a year and the Mexican Immediately, and it is even said that a rapid

Lastly, comes the question of Hongkong's Government offer & subsidy of Y. 10,000 each change in the tide of the Government revenue might render it unnecessary to place any of the

Outports: Canton, Macau, Swatow, Amoy, time.

Forchow, for which places Hongkong is merely bonds upon the market.

atrinshipping centre. I think shipments des- tined for those places had better all arrive duty paid also. Let them all help on the good work. I cannot imagine any of those porte

The principal shareholders of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha had meeting on the 2nd instant at which the board of directors sought te obtain the approval of the shareholders to certain

THE NEW SHAH OF PERSIA.

The following is a translation of an official

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

WEATHER REFORT:

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report pros On the 16th at 11.50 am.-The barometer has risen considerably at the Bonins, the typhoon Tying in that neighbourhood yesterday having moved away to Eastward.

matters to be laid before a forthcoming special telegram sent to the Imperial. Consulate of just now as to how the Colony is to "raise the taking a full cargo of liquors and so avoiding of coure, more than open to doubt whether the over Japan, the China coast and the Philip-

follows:-

L

(1.) That the number of tank-steamers in the very large portion of the people distrusted and increased to make up the revenue now lost to us made upon presentation of Customs Certificates which a company registered as Iritish does not ju the Formosa Channel, and fresh monsoon

and had their hearta turned.

on opium. away from company's fleet se inorassed, though the board His Imperial Majesty. Mahomed Ali Mirza,

Hongkong, August 15th, 1908. BIR,There is much controversy going on Persia in Bombay, on the 21st ult, and signed wind," since the best sourse-through opium- general meeting. Mr. Yamanaka Rinnomke put by Mechar Es-Bultaach :--In the matter of a number of questions, and he was followed by the recent disturbances, it became evident to is practically closed. The consensus of opinion transhipment at Hongkong. On the other hand, Ordinances should not be made stricter. In pines. It remains high over the B. part of the rooognized. Numerous cases have arisen in | Strong SW. and W. winds may be expected others. The points raised were in substance as everybody that radical changes and reforms had appears to be that liquor licences should be fairplay is a good thing, and refunds could be ene respect their laxity has been officially China Sea.

become necessary, and owing to the fast that a

should outports make too much fuss about possess a single i ritish director; and for such over the N. part of the China Sea. disliked

concerns the British Government has refused to

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending paying double duty.

allow consolar protection to be exercised, at 10 am. to-day, 0.02 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon today is as follows Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*). Formosa Channel.....

S.W. and W. ............................. winds, strong. Sonth coast of Chius between? SazuD AF NO. L

Hongkong and Lamecks, South coast of China bətweenI

Same as No. 1.. Hongkong and Haivan.......... (S.W.and W. winds, fresh; fair to showery

That there is everything to be said for the of directors is aware that there is little profit it became apparent that vast and far-reach-fact that our revenue must be increased there is!

could not be introduced with. ing

no doubt, and there is no more doubt that liquor a importing oil.

out

2ng the Sovereign. Bence in the is the next best thing to tax afler opiure, be. (2.) That the company is incapable of paying absenco

of the Mejlias, a grand FLASH a dividend of 12 per cent, on the preferential meeting of subjects was hold on July 16th in cause it is in general demand and is a luxury, shares, as proposed by the directors, owing to Feharistan (Parliament House). The assembly except for medicinal purposes.

consisted of learned leaders of the Nationalist the depression in the marine transport business.

GRUSO. Princes of the blood Royal, Press of (3.) That the auditors are neglecting their duty in approving the scheme of the board of

directors.

"

There could be no refunds for Maeso, as it in

a free port.

That is all I have to write at the moment. 1 | LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The str. Flintshire left Bingapore on the have tried to show a principle whereby all con- sumers shall bear the tax ond by which the local 15th instant, and may be expected here on the Maay men will aver they take alcohol licéncee shall not have to speculate upon the 21st instant...

The C.P.B. str. Empress of India Arrived medicinally only, but how many of them take it number of his customers and the size of their

Vancouver on the 14th instant, ask how many of them are "under Doctor's whether the business is worth the outisy, under Doctor's orders." Ferhaps one might thirsts, to enable him to make up his mind

Also I have endeavoured to evolve a system by which the tax may be imposed red cheaply collected, with as much avoidance as possible of the thin mige of a wedge," deptiving Hong kong of the right to style itself a free port. I believe the "Principle or System" sound, although perhaps a cosch and four could

the realm, and former members of the Mejisa Thimodal Mirze the heir apparent to be assembly has unanimously deposed Shah, and temporarily Aped Ul Mulk has beezi

orders "not to take itar o "ont it down "P -After a heated debate, it is-reported that the

Regent The appointment of Regent menting agreed to appoint a committee to wbject to the approval and confirmation of However, as I stato above, it being generally investigate the real position of the company. Paramont, which is to be summoned shortly. conceded that the revenue is to be raised on Fartenstely, this change of sovereigns has been liquor, the next question is How (a) without effected peacefully. Three days have now elapsed since the accession of the new wweriga, putting undue strain on any one section of the Everything is quiet. All foreigners in Persis community, (b) to collect effectually, (e) to are safe. There is perfost recurity of life and collect cheaply. property for them,

Mr. Clark and Captain Douglas, whose or pedition to the interior of China resulted in the death of a Sikh alleged to have been killed by the natives of Kansu, arrived at Peking on -August-1--

of the C.P.R. steamship line, informs us of the Mr D. W. Craddock, General Traffic Agent receipt of a wire from the Yokohama agener. stating that a wireless message has been re- ceived from the Commander of the B.M.S.. Empress of China to the effect that he expects to arrive at Yokohama on Wednesday, the 18th instant, at 8 o'clock in the morning.

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- plexion, Mrs. Ellen'e Crime Charmante, Tait Charmant and Special Skin Tonle and Poudre Charmant will enable you to do it.

Hor here on the 1tb instant at 1 pm, arrived st fetare. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents The 1.G.M. str. Prins Ladwig, which left Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Singapore on the 16th instant at 7 pm..

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