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INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 70 YEARS

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

Sir Robert

Burnett & Co.'s

CELEBRATED

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1911.

broke out at Canton and it was seen to be At the Magistrsoy yesterday * Chinese

largely the work of quauskas mon, overy

engineer on the a. S On was charged with TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS.

having in his pomossi u 1.00) rounds of Ammunition. He said they did not belong to hig, and the cans was remanded until Wednes day.

A fire broke out in a godown at West Point on Sunday afternoon and was not extinguished until yesterday morning. It is supposed to have boon due to the overheating of a kitchen Aus in an adjoicing home The extent of the den- ago le not known, but the pre vises and goods are insured up to 360,000.

SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.

son of Han without a queue henceforth became suspect. B-ports from Canton told us that any of those who fell into the hands of the forces of law nad order had short shrift. Having lost their queues thoy. came now to lose their heads, and there is reason to fear that in not a few cases the absence of a queue was in itsolf deoined proof sufficient of complicity in the revolu" tionary compaign. Cousoquently numbers of men, both young and old, who in the enthusiasm of the anti-quens campaiga got rid of the hirsute adorament, "but who had

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, while the no part or lot in the rovdutionary rising, deemed it prudent to hide their veritably storm was raging, there were hardly a dozen "diminished heads for days, fearing that large sels to be goon in Hongkong Larbour, About two o'clock yesterday our shipping lists were they to venture abroad in the strasts they might be swiftly overtaken by a fate showed a total of 73 stanmenor to be quite they had done nothing to merit. Evercorrect, 6) steamers and one sailing ship. since then the queueless misa has been suspect in Canton, and freedom from serious inconvenience is only assured if he is able to produce satisfactory papers of identifica- tion. Every week rumours are floating down from Canton that another rising is imminent."Trade is stagnant, people continue to leave the city for the security of Hongkong and even of Macio, while it is currently reported that the transfer of

This number does not include the river steamers. The harbour, indeed, with stepm launches and sampaos fitting in and out among the larger ships precanted a busier napoct than we have seen it wear for some timo past.

THE RAINFALL.

{THROUGH EEUTEL'S AGENCY.]

THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

TO-DAY'S DEBATE.

***Lospor, August 6th Although the result is a foregone conclu

interest momentarily contras on the sion, debate on Mr. Balfour's motion.

No offen! amendment will be forthcom ing, but the Government will probably support the amendment of Mr. Crawshay Williams, declaring that the advice of His Majesty's Ministers was the most proper and most practical method whereby the determinations of the people can be enabled to prevail against the obstinate opposition of the unrepresentative second chamber All parties have issued urgent whips.

LONDON DOCKERS' STRIKE

SIXTY THOUSAND MEN IDLE.

LONDON, August 7th. The Dockers Strike Committee have

|THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCI-]

ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBITRATION.

PROVISIONS OF THE TREAT

LONDON, August 7th

A Washington telegram state that the Senate has taken the unusual course of publishing the text of the Anglo-American and Franco-American Arbitration Treaties, although they have not yet received sanction at its hauds.

This is done at the request of the Administration, which is destroys that they should receive the fullest consideration of the Press and the people in order

the real sentiments of the country, which that the Senate may be enlightened as to

COMPANY MEETING.

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

The 30th ordinary general meeting of the Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Company was held at the offles of the Company, 29, Comull, London, F. C., on 13th alt., Me. Wm. Keswick, M.P(chairman of the Company), prosiding'

The CHAIRMAN in proposing the adoption of tharesort and accountsmid:-The report, which is in your hands, gives the main features of the working of the company for the year 1910, and it kaitisfactory to note the improvement that is taken place in the darnings and the better poution of the company now submitted to you,

one time sesmed probable. You arė doubtless all aware of the financial difliculties that provod although the result is not equal to what at

eo disastrons to business generally in China daring a large part of the year, and that

come, the entire evil done has not yet quits dis although the effects have largely bez svar- a butter apareil. The rotura, however, to

with the outlet fount for superabundant tonnage elsewhere than on the coast of China, condition of affairs is andcabted, and, combined

affords us fair confidenco in looking for a return

Chinese mousy to the foreign banks during hours. That, however, is not the case. Old ordered tho general cessation of work in peace existing between the twopations since kemest competition and bare the same ups and

the last few months ins reached a very large amount Indeed. It the ciremstances wo have skotcherl, all enthusiasm for the removal of the quene seems to have entirely We hear evaporated in South China.

OLD TOM GIN absolutely nothing of the

DRY GIN

IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY

Au ides posms to prevail that the rainfall between 10 a.m. on Satayilas and 10 am, vn Sunday--13.71 notesis about the heaviest on record in Hongkong for a period of twenty-four residents recall a much heavier rainfall on May 29, 1989.. Oa referring to the meteorological records we find that on that occasion 2286 inches of rain fell in the twenty-four hours. rainfall for the whole month of May, 1859, was

anti-quoue 46 84 inches.

The

London The men idle yesterday were variously estimated at 25,000.

The Executive of the National Transport Workers' Federation had decided that even if acitration be in favour of the dockers they will not resume until the demands of the fighter-men and others are conceded?

should be the basis of its action.

Both treaties are identical, cxept that the of better times. There is no need to trouble'.

you with lengthy details of the working preambles have minor differences.

of the various lines, but to prerent way The British preamble dwells on the desire over-sangaine feeling, it is necessary that wo of the contracting parties to perpetuate the always bear in mind that wo are subject to the downs and returning vicissitudes in the Far 1814, and strengthened by the settlement in East that the shipping trades in all parts of th

world encounter. We h to experience in dar recent years of panding controversies, so

favour in the msingement of the compwy and that now, for the first time, so importaal derollon to the interests committed to our differences exist between them. They are charge. The accounts epask for themselves, resolved that no further differences should he amount of depreciation written of the be the cause of hostilities or disturb their steamers is the samoas Just year, and the allowance made in reduction of the expuases of debenture good relations and friendship. The Treaty, so is £1,030 less. The revone account has traaster fyrin tin which hasseven Articles, will become effective boeu credited with LATER.

balanse is regarded by the Board as more than A mass meeting of 14,000 strikers was when the ratifications bave been exchanged. underwriting account of £23.000, and the ample for the risks against which it is provided, old at Trafalgar Square, at which SirIt is terminable on two years' notice.

Article I. provides for the submission of During the year under review we hare redoomed At the Peak the most serions happening, was Albert Rollitt's award was announced. The the dislodgement of a reck weighing about to increase of pay and overtime desired by the lifferences to The Hague Tribunal, or $18,650 of our first mortgage debentures in

some other arbitral' tribuad as may be toss which has fallen upon the servants quarmen was granted..

decided by special agresment. ters of a house in Craiguin Road. There is a danger of it crashing through, and the quarters have been vacated. Elsewhere portions of the

Britain reserves the right before concluding a special agreement in any matter affecting billside have boon washed away.

the interests of the self-governing Dominions to obtain the concurrence of the dominion Government concerned.

THE STORM

moverment now, and hamdrode who are nos without queues would rejoice and be exceeding glad if they could restore them,

Reports are coming to hand showing that the if only because a queue is'n passport which

protracted rain of lust Wook has dans consider. frees the wearer as a rule from the uuwelsbis damage in the outlying portions of the come attentions of the police in Canton,

Colony.** The revolutionary rising in Canton, what. over else it may have done, has certainly postponed the day in South China when we shall be bidding an eternal farewell, to the queue.”

The Hangkong Ice Ce announce an interim

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The Hongkong Ics Company and also the Oriental Brewery Co, announce that the price of ice is radused to one sent per pound."

Tba Aritish mantentankuas

“

Yesterday 97 undesirables arrived here from Saigon, bringing the number sant from that port to here this year up to 1,130.

Conditions of licences for the storage of som. pressed oxygen and dissolved noetylene are pablished in the Gazette The latter articla has been deemed to bo dangerous goods.

Mr. Marie, the assistant consulting architect in the service of the Philippine Government, is atated to be working on plans for a new P750,000 custom house to be built in Manila,

The Shanghai Times anys it has good author. ity for stating that plans have been prepared and are already well advanced for the establish ment of rope-making works on a large scale in Shanghai.

An interport polo team constating of Moters, LONDON OFFIOR: 131, FLEET STREET, EO | A. W. Burkill, V. Davies, D. Hartley and J.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, AUGUST 8TH, 1911.

SOMEONE Writing from Ningpe to Shanghai paper a few weeks ago concerning the number of students who had returned

Bell-Irring left Shanghai last week for Tsingtan. The team took with themeleven ponies and one motor car.

The engagement is announced of Mr. Emil 5. Fischer, of Tientsin, to Miss Alice Moore, of London, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Moore, who were well-known residents of Shanghai.

Owing to the resignation of Mr. A. H.

From the Bells View Hotel towards Quarry Bay portions of the sea wall have been damaged. At Taikoo considerable injury has been done to the wall.

Reports from Shenng Shoi are to the effect that the pillamak zahr wuátuu?

On Sunday afternoon the water at the race course, Happy Valley, was nearly as high as the rails, but it quickly subsided when the rain consod,

FILLIS' GREAT CIRCUS...

The men, however, will not resume work until the demands of the lighter-mau and others are conceded.

The news was received with the greatest enthusiasm by the executive of the London Carmen's Trade Union, who decided to order a strike owing to the masters' dalay in Twenty-five thousand men are affected.

LITER

Great

Article Il provides for the institution of a rentest or unor på inquiry, which upon the Econtroversy before it is submited to arbitra-

nocordance with the tarms of the trust deed, and have placed a further sum of £34,800, thum making the amount outstanding at December since reduced by the second drawing of de- last £295,175. This amount, however has been bentar (£8,825), made in Febraty of this year, and which are now being paid off. Do

the open market have also beea mueofled. bontares representing £1,500 purslayed in As you already know, the Hiping daim for wrongful destruction by a Rasian gaubost was decided against the steamze by the Russian at Appol Outdo

pelan Comist, and the dosision was uphold in the then received the judgment of the Court, but it Wa hal not

has since come to hand. It in no way alters the unanimens opinion of the directors that a serious miscarriage of justion, if not worse, has taken place, and we intend to call the attention of His Majesty's Government to the statements as the company is concerned it is not a serious of which we complain is the jodgrüent. So for

matter, but the shippers of the cargo, the officers and crew of the steamer and the anderwriters are all sufferers by this reckless and wanton act of destraction. We have also to refer to the case of the Pocahontas and Lai Seng. During the severe typhoon of 1908 our steamer brake, sdrift from her woerings in Hongkong Harbour` aud collided with and damaged the steamar Pocahontas. The Admiralty Court found against our steamer, but the loss failing on our company will be a moderate one.

Article III. atates that the recommenda. tions of the commission shall in no wise bave the character of-au arbitral award. It shall decide whether the controversy should be submitted to arbitration.

Sir Albort Bollitt's award has relievedtion. the tension, but the situation is otherwise unimproved. It is expected that sixty thousand people will be idle to-morrow, Frank Fiilu Great Europeen. Ciraus, which The lighter-men and coal porters and their has besa touring the world for the past 30 years, is again paying us a visit, and the respective employers will confer to-morrow grand opening will take place in the Victoria under the auspices of the Board of Trade. Skating Rink, away from all Hongkong Prices of food in London are rising. typhoons, on Friday, August 11th, when the

The Medway ports are affected, and ship Rink will be specially fitted up for this great ment of Government stores has been cocasion and the comfort of the patrons, Thirty (30) star artists, called from the world's great shows, is on the bill. The Cirons has been showing at Macao and has been a tremen- dons ancona, uverybody being enthusiastic in praise of the wonderful show provided by Fillia Circus.-Adel.

NAVAL DOCKS AT SHANGHAI.

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impeded.

RAILWAY PORTERS' STRIKE.

LONDON, August 7th.

The strike of railway porters at Lanca- shire is spreading to Manchester and other places. Twelve thousand persons are out.

AMERICAN STEEL TRUST.

Whether China is wise in oren thinking about the establishment of a naval dock at Shanghai is an open question, says the Shanghai Mereary. The draught of ships alle to enter and leave Shanghai at all states of the

LONDON, August 7th. tide, as naval vessels ought to be able to do, is strictly limited, so limited that the use naval establishment here must be confined to ex-President Roosevelt, testifying before a

of any

A message from Washington states that croisers and smaller craft. Then it becomes a question whether the frittering sway of money Congressional investigation committee into o a new dock here already have halfadozon

Article VI. states that this Treaty shall supersede that of 1908, but it in no wise affects that of 1909 relating to the differences between the United States and Canada.

SOCIALIST MEETING IN DUBLIN

DISPERSED.

LONDON, August 7th. The police broke up a Socialist meeting in Dublin yesterday at which the speakers insulted the King.

Two women were arrested.

FRANCE

AND GERMANY.

LONDON, August 7th. Paris newspapers while agreeing that the semi-official Notes issued by Faris and

Mr. H. BEAZLEY seconded the motion for the adoption of the report:

Replying to A shareholder, the. Chair. man stated with very great plasuure that the results for the current year foreshad owed up to the end of last month were quite favourable. He would not say ersedingly favourabla, because he did not know the facts fully, but they were satisfactory.

to that port from various colleges for the Collinson, President of the Shanghai Society of orso-is worth while. There is a great tendency the methods of the Steel Trust, has accepted Berlin yesterday explaining the state of the 1908, nad 6 per cent, being the preferred

summer vacation, remarked that the observer of the changed aspect of the thoroughfares with so many queueless youths in the crowd could not fail to be. impressed with the fact that we are bidding an sternal farewell to the queue. We do not think as much can be said in South Chins. Twelve months ago we heard every week of usetings being held in Canton, Hongkong and elsewhere in South China to advocate

the cutting of the queue. Many hundreds of people were wont to assemble at these meetings, and barbers were kept busily employed on the platforms lopping off with their scissors the hirsute appendage

last week and Mr. T. II. U. Aldridge · was Engineers and Architects, a mooting was held

elected to fill the vacancy.

The work of clearing the various blocks ou

the Kowloon-Canton Eslway due to landslips ffectively that the line will be open to traffle to-day, the ordinary servics being resumed..

Cepta. C. A. Chastor and E. H. Rigg and. Lieut. H. A. Law, of the Hongkong garrison, have been spending a week in the neighbourhood of Dairen and Port Arthur. From there they intendel to proceed to Tientsin and Peking.

at several places on the roste his proceeded so

P

Mr. Moe Chung took series of typhoon photographs representing scok scenes as the juuks packed into the typhoon shelter at Cause way Bay; and the Praya swept by sea water.

to

The motion was carried unanimously. Resolutions were likewise adopted declaring a dividend of 3 per cent, being the balance of the preferred ordinary share dividend for the year ia China for pressare construction of Government works in places entire responsibility for the much-criticised

ordinary share dividend for the your ending and at times when and where they had far better sale of the Tenuesse Coal and Iron Company strained situation, repeat that it would directors, Mr. Henry Beasley and Mr. Edward negotiations indicate a distinctly less December 31st, 1909; re-electing the retiring never have been begun. But where, is going to make a fat commission, te to the Steel Corporation, declaring that be a mistake to think that all dificulties anditors, Masses Tarqand, Youngs & Co.

t somebody, some. give it its softened Western name, and the

Besuchamp, M. P and reappointing the thing

give

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be brought for the

is accomplished. Recently, the Secretary to the the deal stopped the panic of 1907. He had been removed, and point out that the there, and her the United States Government added that whatever he did in the matter French Note is less categorical than the American Navy has told how the oracle is worked Ferally shovels away money in the excavating was absolutely wise and right.

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of docks where they can be of 20 except as a mean of enriching a fow locals

ADMIRAL TOGO IN AMERICA, people and such contractors as are lucky enongt to secure contracts. The navy only stands to lose by such expenditure, although the money so

LONDON, August 7th. spent is supposed to be for its good. Just now policy. In one of our isanes rosently, it was Togo to-day in the City Hall. Throngs of China is threatened with the same short-sighted

The Mayor of New York received Admiral stated that enquiries were being made as to the feasibility of Narobwang or its neighbourhood sightseers cheered the Japanese Admiral. being utilisable for naval purposes. Apart from In the course of a speech be expressed the the circumstance that the port is frozen spall opinion that it would be an advantage to the winter, the fact that the draught of

and dressing the hair in European style Happy Valley under water; the sampans and water is at times very small is suficient saswar Japan to join in an agreement similar to the

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Gerinan.

LATER. Telegrams from Paris and Berlin agree that Germany's demands are now practically limited to the hinterland of the Cameroons and the French Congo,

SOUTH AMERICAN PROBLEMS. No argument is necessary to show that the

to such a suggestion. Other places along the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty.

LONDON, August 7th. quene is in many ways, an extremely

coast with equally poor facilities have bean

Owing to special quarantine restrictions inconvenient, and, in certain modern occupa

suggested.

President Taft entertained the distin by Uruguay and the Argentine Republic tions, distinctly dangerous appendage.

With regard to the newest of all, that abors guished visitor at the White House in the By sanction of Imperial Ediet students and the city has not been alt gether without san naval dock here, there is another consideration,

Lough these steals the thin oratione, referred to respecting the establishment of evening, and in giving the toast of the upon Italian immigrants. Italy has stopped officials going abroad had been allowed to cations. Yesterday great excitement prevailed It is true that Shanghai is Cliness soil. But Emperor of Japan paid a tribute to the im- all emigration thither, which mana a great

at West Point when it was declared that four it is also true that part of it has been set portant part played by Japan in facilitating shortage of labour. out their queues, and so it was inferred that alligators had escaped from a local place of onasis for the residence of forsiga merchants, the Anglo-American and Franco-American the movement for generally changing the tertaintmont. The Chises were alarmed, as since 1842, Chins bas found herself with Treaties by her prompt and unreserved re-

ko, Now in all the disputes in which, tonsorial fashion was more likely to receive well they might, and they regarded the monsters foreign nations, the fact that there are Inter cognition in the recent Anglo-Japanese oficial encouragement than condemnation, as having come from the sea. However, the

Seitlements at Bhanghai has saved But while officialdom, like Brer Rabbit, "lay Chinese polios were armed with spears and France promised to have it alone;

Shanghai

from the effects of

of war.

LONDON, August 7th. In 15 agreement of the great moral principle of

1884-8 low and said nuffink," it looked asdance at bravely tackled

in 1894-5. tau murians, two being Japan did the same. In 1980, not a shot was time was not far distant when Japan would the attituds of British statesmen over

arbitration. He confidently hoped that the

The Berlin "Lokalanzeiger" leclares that the movement; there was a suspicion or a killed. By this time the owner came upon the fired at Shanghai. She might have been in a perception that it was of sinister import, scene, and he grabbed the survivors by the snout od dobr would this be so if we had a join in the movement now so suspicionsly Morocco has again excited anti-English naval dook here? That is a matter for China and when, at last, a revolutionary rising and dropped them into a huge banket.

as well as ourselves te ponder carefnily.

inaugurated.

feeling in Germany.

ANGLOPHOBIA IN GERMANY.

directors, general managers in China, the

In moving a very warm vote of thanks to the

He

officers of the company's steamers and all the servants of the company, for their labours, and the very satisfactory results of the past year, Mr. Alford remarked that they had not attain- ed the high results cured some years ago, believed that in the year 1900 they netted £148,000 or theresboats. But still, the sum of £88,000 they had netted was by no means a small one, and they had every reason to thank all those who were concerned for this valuable remit.

The CHAIRMAN in his reply said there were always uncertain times before shipping interests bat at the present moment things looked on the upgrade, and he was hopeful that when they mast next year it would be to congratulate them upon experienced in the last few your Hoe bellored they were in for better times, but must sot be too sanguine,

better results than had, unfortunately, been

The Shanghai Cricket Club has accepted the invitation of the British Admiral at Welhaiweł to send up a orioket team to meet the Navy.

ons it will include several well-known players The team has practically been desided tips, and while it will not be a thoroughly representative B. Lanning, G. H. Billings, G. C. Wingrove

E. M. J. Martin. Teris yosterday.

The match wou to