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S. WATSON & CO. year (1899)

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ASTANHARY, 16TH, 1918

TELEGRAMS.]

the construction of

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to force

MIND KOPTIONA

18941

KOLUEEVE ENLEVICE.

the divergencies of the

GERMAN DECORATION FOR PRINCE REGENT.

KIAOCHOW FLOURISHING

LONDON, January 25th.

ESTABLISHED A.D., 1841.

offe

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

ted into hins from

definite reply

and the old system wan

The Colonial Government

and more plausible grounds for mane

an offer of this nature, as now the Colony has a Customs organimation its own, its officers will necessarily be on duty at the railway stations protecting the Colony's revenue on the import of alcholio liquors. It would be very undesirable to Shaye & double lot of Customs officia

WHISKY

ALEND OF THE FINEST PURE

MALT WHISKIES DISTILLED

IN BOOTLAND

GENUINE AGE

AND

VINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

ROBT. PORTER & Co.'s.

BULL DOG

BRAND

43,970

The total amounts bl

1,895,830 yon Yör

Following the example of the Bank of Japan the Bank of Formon contem

reasing

with

other

pizees

Orie

AN OLD HONGKONG

on

for

Dar London ocrrespondent, December 29, mya

Gil mado this morning that Mr. Norm

Innes, Governor of ePrison at Port- Mitoh Land

appo

often, at ay

rios, nor can we forge

tances that led

from the Hongkong Civil Colonial Treasurer during the

whén en clabi

at the railway station, and the nece somearrangement whereby the one org tion shall do the work of both in obvious.

many readers will know, Germany had somewhat similar question to settle she occupied the territory of Kisochew, and Mr. H. 8. Morem says in his book on

The Trade and Administration of Chinese Empire," Germany had the wie dom to invite the fiscal co-operation of the Chinese Government, and a Chinese Ons tom's Office was opened and functioned at the port of Kinochov At first the Chinese import duties were levied only on goods brought to smgtau by ses when they were transported beyond the borders of the Protectorate into Chinese territory; the Chinese export duties were at first levied only on goods brought from the interior of usa by t

GUINNESS STOUT China when they were shipped from the

IN PINTS & SPLITS.

German Protectorata to any other place Would an arrangement of the kind commend itself to Hongkong), Germany in 1906 went much farther than that. A new convention Came into force whereby Tsingtau caused to

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Hongkong Offičí: 104, Das Vauz Hoàs a

one of its Portági to the

Maritime Customs now collects duties there is

as at all the other Treaty ports of Chu

and the Chinese Government par

German Government 20 per

money to collected at Teing tau

to the Customs Commissioner of that

Principal Ahtane

and

moreover, aforded the

a political rapprochement and material con- cossions for mutual benefit on both was the creation and promotion

Poline

PAKING, January 25th. His Excellency Graff Rex presented the order of the Black Eagle to the Prince Regent to-day.

BESTUBA OESTICE TO THE "HONGKONO

DAILY

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Thirty-seven contests were decided on Saturday. Only five of the seats had been previously held by Unionists, The resulta were one gain to the Unionista (South East Suffolk), and one to the Liberals (St. Andrew 8), -

Mr. Lloyd George has been re- elected with a majority of 1.078.

Ela majority at the last election was 1,224 | The Unionists have captured South purt and Harrow,

LATEST RESULTS.

221

202

34

69

Total elected,

626

To be elected

TONIST GAINS.

670 108

LIBERAL GAINS TABOURITES

FULL RETURNS.

A memorandum on the trade of

ohow issued

Colonial

Ma

Hunter

e at Berlin states that the trado. L. Dennys, 146, from the offer of the Crown

„torna of the territory ingressed by 86 per Solicitor, appeared on behalf of the

aded by General, and the prisoner wis cent, in 1909.

Moons. B: W. Blade and C. #. Alabaster, in- *** The output of the collieries had also tracted by Mr. 11. W. Looker (öf legam.

Deason, Looker & Deanon).

inoremed.

LORD FISHER RETIRES,

LONDON, January, 25th. The newspapers to-day are full of appreciations of Lord Fisher, who retiros, from the post of First Lord of the Admiralty to day

LONDON, January 26th.

Mr Blade, in opening the defence, maid It followed absolutely and conclively that accord- ing be the one made out for the Crown, the defendant did not sign the mortgage dood. The witness alled had, in affest, stated as clearly

gned the mortgage-dod, bat the original of pola that it was not the prisoner who

it memed to hiệu that there wal the photograpa exhibited. With ash eviden

nd, and there would ba, only one verdiet. The jury should bear in

SERIOUS FLOODS IN FRANCE. mind that it was for the Crown to make out

ther

Linlow the ouse was made out aginst. the defendant beyond any ressonable danbt, then it was the duty of the jury to return It is reported from Paris that the verdict of not guilty The prisoner had Seine is rising to a phenomenal height. to be sooceded the same justice as in other criminal onser tried in this Court. It was for The river has already risen twenty the Crown to establish the case certainly. If

feet, Three bridges are closed as dangerous, and the rivorside streets are inundated. Sewers are bursting and an epidemic is feared.

Thousands are homeless,

The Chamber has voted a prolimi pary sum of £8,000 for the relief of the andereta.

#ILA “CARLENNWE" ARDVICE.] AMERICAN BOYCOTT OF THE

BEEF TRUST.

Ontario, January 212- ple of the United States have began Trust by mesas of a boycott. Hirented primarly arraingt also other high-priced foods

wweit the

were not of

a

doubt, the jury should The other witnesses called colles.The only respect man called by the Crown was a man from the Insurance Co, and he said he had known the prisoner from boyhood. His name was La Ban, but he had brothers named Li Tuk and L Loung

Counsel suggested that for the sake of saving tima, bús Londakip shonki sak the jury whether they wanted mons

Bir Henry Berkeley contented that it his friend, did not evil witnesses there was an absolute cose aguina: the prisones,

His Lordship I understand what you ask me to do, Mr. Slado, I to direct the jury that I am not prepared to do that, there is no cAND,

think you had after call your evidence.

-It is open to your Lordship to

they want to go on. I

The boynotts absolutely ready to meet the case for the

times, but Orow.

ndants

Daily Frus period Without

there and unde

Ain which he BET

friends that his official career was it did not conta M↑ he nocented a position

the work of his

oli

UNIONISTS, Suffolk (B.E.) Damakirk

LISTRALE.

Cirencester Buckrose (Yorks.)

recruited buyers, all of whom have

the use of mente for food.

shiro förth

ferred

remant in Aberdeen,

still in Government seri

rendered mo Flach Henry May at a trying period the Hangkong Police Forme, and the Imperial Serving Orde

The decided

and commerce between the Pachtgebiet and the Chinese hinterland." Germany has had no cause to regret this novel arrangement for Kizchow has prospered greatly in consem by the King quence. Its application to Hongkong, pension, after over thirty youn however, is out of the question, and Colony. Bu pomárous fria cite it merely as information of what has already been done by China in a some- what similar situation. The British Goyend of Aberdeen. His negund

to learn that Mr. Mackle and ban ciuite settled down to

the London once at one of the mor

LONDON OPTICE:- 131, FLEET STREIT. 361/lemnment's undertaking to afford Chine gaith Thiping and domrsarelal or

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 26TH, 1910.

I connection with the establishment of railway communication between British and Chinese territory there is one important matter of which no public mention has yat been made, but we do not suppose for a moment that it has been overlooked either by the Colonial Government on the one side or the Chinese authorities on the other. We refer to the collection of Chinese Customs revenua on goods carried the railway into Chma. Are goods put on the train at Kowloon to be held up for examination at Samehun, or will the Chinese Customs duties be collected at Kowloon before the goods are put into the freight cars P It is obvious that

the goods

med to Canton place in Chinese territory. abjoot to examination af un, involving the unloading of the cara and entailing considerable delay it

detrimental to the pros would pects of the line as a carrier of freight into ChinaThis an ouly be avoided by collecting the Chinese im

or any

dulassat

Kowloon. The question then arises as to whether the British Government would pernit the Chinese Customs to

An Hongkong, We recall in this comm

tion that at the time of

"over

assistance in the collection of

a member of the London Bootfil her revenue generally never likely

to extend that far in Hongkong.. How

far and in what manner the Colony LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, and the Imperial Government will be

The P&O str. Jas left Singapore for this prepared to assist the Chinese Government in the collection of its revenus due on goods port on the 25th instant, at 7.30 am, and is

due here on the 31st instant at about 6 ag transported by the railway is a question, ate, Armand Behio, with French which is certain to be raised before through mail of the 2nd inst, and mais from London the 25th lust, at 1 p.m., and is expected to communication by rail is opened with of the 1st just Lott Singaporo vis Saigons on Canton, and we put the subject forward rate here on Tuesday morning, the let

and will probably leave for Bhanghai and Japan now for public consideration.

the same afternoon

vetke thermometer the upper Peak tram station was down to 39 dog, Fau at 6.30 am.

H. E the Goyarnow his kladly consented to open the new premises of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong on Friday, the 4th pro

Feat. Col. J. M. Bald, Royal Army Medical Corpe from Hongkong, he been appointed Bamor. Medical Officer of the London Recruit. ing Distriot

A Chines arrested at Kowloon on Monday with a quantity of brass tape and other articles in his possesion for which he could not isfactorily explain was yesterday ordered to pay a fine of $10 or go to prison for one manta, The house thief har boks bary again in

Kowloon, The front door of a house in Granville at dusk on Monday night and on the hall stand was

•it was the best

The return of visitors to the City Hall

Museam for the week

1910, "how

of the British territory at Kowloon, the Office of the Chinese Customs at Bhamen established under the Opium Agreement of 1886, for the sale of Chinese opium duty were 554 to the Läbes certificates, was brought within the bound and of Uhine 332 to the forme

or the latter The Librar

The Dodwall New York Live z. Chasco arrived a

The Bank Fine Ltd's ste. Buverte left Kobe B on the 24th inst for Puget Sound

Arnarvon, Boroug Dumfries Burghs

Kincardineshiro

“hire.

Derbyshire (N) Carmarthenshire(VY.

Bomerset (N.) Launceston Merionethshire Hanford

NATIOBALUTA Galway (8) Mayo (8) Donegal (W.) Galway (WS) Galway (N.) Tipperary (Mid) Donegal (E.)

songh (8.)

aber Last

The P.X.te, Korea sailed from Yokohsuus on the 25th inst, for Shanghai, Manila and will Arrim at Hongkong on or about 9th prox.

The PMstr Chins arrived at Ban Fran St. Andrew's, Hej. W. Anstrutheri Bisce on the 21st instant

WEATHER REPORT.

Tas Hongkong: Observatory yesterday issued the following report

On the 25th at 12.05 pm. The barometer him lightly over Li Chin W Japan, little over and the Loochoos, ad risen Formoss, the coast of China and

Pacific to slight depression lies over the The anti-cyclonic are still covers China and Premare is relatively low over the 8, part of

the E of the Loochoo

e

Strong monsoon may be expected – ins

mosa Channel, and monsoon galps over- bins Bos

Hongkong

rainfall for the 24 hours ending mà 10 cm, to-day, 0.04 inches:

A PARLIAMENTARY DEADLOCK.

HOW IT MAY BE OVERCOME

of

from

Hr. David Kosting who

LONDON, January 25th. The Times anticipating a Par liamentary deadlock, owing to the Auld was Nationalists having the balance of

thezdificult, me power, says there is more than one

for instance, a compromise between the two parties or a Provisional Cor ernment by the moderates of both

The forecast for the 24 hours maingat noon Biden with a neutral head. to-day is as follows —

the 23rd Hongkong & Neig

(winds,

NJ winds

the Museum”

line of British territory, and its removal farther away into Chinese territory was

South court of China baterean

Hongkong and used Bouth count of Chine

Same as Nort

by 836 persons and the Musen

by 3,031

CHINA AND THE POWERS.

The

LONDON January 25th.

Times regrets that China The

has chosen the present moment to

hip-I think you had better go on. Mr. Blade Very well. Now, gentlemen, roa will have another day and a half of it.

Bir Henry Berksler-That ham nothing to do with it. It does not matter if it takes a month

Mr. Blads, proceeding, sald he would will the Fila prisoner who would way that he had never beðn Mr. Kony Bing a office that he had never and dealings with Ms Fu Ban; that he had pre- his own here that he lived here with ther and kad tien in Canton maca hɔ wa small boy. At the time he was alleged to be ruising this money he was a boy at school, and the schoolmaster

artar would be called to prove this. He bad never called himself La Fuk, but Li Fu was his half brother,à in canelusión, Le, Blado mid the witnesses he would call ware of a vastly more respectable eldes than the crowd of coolies who got luto the box to swear away the liberty

the prisoner

hors with nau which

the close of theii

Evidence was exiled, and the hearing again

INDIA'S GROWTH

LARGE AND STRADY - BORMASKS IN TRADI

***The India Ofise lara published one of their

· romantio + document of Andling statistics, the fortyothird number of the British India Bitalarkoni Abatract, containing omparisons from 1898-99 to 1907-8, The Bovending to the last counts, was 294,361,056,

hom 242,073,832 were revident in Britch

sitory

growth of 10 millions ainee 1891, and of 40 millions since 1881. In 1897-8 the grass revenue was 661 millions, out of (which there WKE'S

was a buah balanse of 143 millions. Since that there has been contana increase, with the exception of 1905-6, and in 1907-8 the revue mounted to 71 millions, while the absing cash balance was 18 million. The land revenue, which is the principal sonrDe of income, vielded just over 17 millions in 1897, and it has never been more than two millions That mn; lurt year's total was 184

concerning the destruction of

sound somewhatcalarme verge of about 17,000 royed, and about 70,000 sinkes were killed), but the fact that about very year by antites.

Alague, unfortunately, nish at all, although in otry has had good roods

Binos

in this respect In 1898 the recorded deaths Abered 173,828; and in 1904 the total had on to 143,993. Last year was the benithlect on record except 1899 od 1900, on deaths being duo to plaggio, $1895 has caused the destilte of 62 million people.

Detailed statistics of India's trade are publish edevery year, but this exfract

not summarises theme for purposes of comparison The Bguras kre very favourable, for there has not been single decrease reported, in India's total aberne trade $120,000,000 since 1889, the valus rising from

in that year to 2043 millious sterling art your

private collage nad vahools,

attendance, and in 1907-

to 165,473, while the

letters and

4096

6,384,169