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EXPORTS
Lean-Taere is a good and, active đe mand from Manila, and quits a
Large
business has been done for September etober-November shipment. The dome stic demand is likely to improve very Hoo, as the native canning season will begin shortly. Fairly large quantition
of lard will be required, also, in the near future for the manufacture of." Moon
Cakes.***
Business with Europe is still very dif cult, not to say impossible, owing to lack of freight space and to high ex- change.
The South American markets have ruled very quiet of late and no improve ment is expected for some little time to quine, as stocks over there are reported to be still heavy.
Rics.-There is nothing doing in any direction. Early last week there was a report in the market that enquiries for very large quantities "had been received here for shipment to Germany, but so far no business has resulted.. Closing quotations are as follow:- Siam Garden Rice Siam Straight Rice Siam. Usual Rice........
Saigon Long Rice
Saigon Round Rice
Wuhu White Rice
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER. 22ND, "1919.
CANTON NEWS.
September 21st.
THE TRAMWAY CONTRACT.
strong association has been formed
by M.Ps, members of the Provincial Assembly, and the principals of various. organisations to demand certain amend gents in the Tramway contract. :
The Cantonese in Shanghai have tele- graphed to the Military Government pro- testing against the regist.ation of the syndicate in Hongkong and to the ad- mittance of foreign "shareholders to the eyndicats,
THE GUNWOAT " PO MAN."
THE KOWLOON DOCKS ROBBERY.
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS AT
MACÃO.
[BY OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.]
SPORT.
"CRICKET
USEFUL PRACTICE GAME AT KOWLOON.
The lumbers of the Kowloon
In the Macan High Court, on Thursday, played a practice game on Saturday -tão. a preliminary enquiry was commenced in first game of the season. The match. the case in which A. D: Soares, at em-showed that the Club is fortunate in pe pluge of the Hongkong and Whampoa messing at least four good awen who were Dock Cas accused of having been con- not in last year's team-J. V. Bragh, E...... wrned, with others already, convicted, in Carr, P. W. A. Wilkie and W. T. Elson. Hongkong, in the theft of 30 steel plates, These will probably find a regular place
in the train
C. J. Stapleton played valued at $5,000 belonging to his em
very sound erickgt, for 90 runs: and A. plogers.
It is stated that the French authorities "decline to return the gunboat' Po Man, | The prosecution: allege that Soats and A. Claxton was giving promise of a big which escaped to Haiphong and is de Chinere assistant storekeeper superin-score when Tayler got behind his defeney, tained there, to either the Peking Gov-tended the removal of the steel. When a
rament or the Canton Government, both of whom have claimed it. The French authorities have decided to return the ship and its ammunition after peace has been conchide between the Noeth and South
· INTERNAL PEACE PROSPECTS.
Wong Yap-tung, the chief of the North ern peace envoys, arrived at Shanghai yesterday. He has gone to consult Tong $0.50 (nominal). Shiu-yi, the chief of the Southern envoys as to the resumption of the Shanghai conference.
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Tix is weak at 882 for, 99 per ceat: at 890 for 98 per cent.; and at $78 for 25 per cent.
SAIGON CABBIA is neglected and could be bad at. #55 per pical for the 4/10/4 Assortment,
STARANIREED is quiet at 829 per picul.
ALLNETS,--No business is reported. The closing rate is 838 per preut
ANISEED OIL-Prices bave further de cluted. Dealers are now asking $168 without finding buyers.
CASSIA OIL-No business is reported. Present quotations are:-75/80 per cent. CA at 30 per pics!; 80/85 per cent. CA. at 8243 per picut.
Os generally have ruled very quiet, and we make the closing prices na fol lows:-
Wood Oil at $28.50 picul: Tea Oil at 823.50 per picul, Peanut Oil No. 1, $30 per pioul; and Peanut Oil No. 2, $20 per picut.
CHINESE TOBACCO Lear.There is a strong demand, and a large business has It is been done in Nam Hung leaf. reported that about three fourths of the entire crop has now been contracted for. Today's price for Nam Hung No. 1.is about 300 per picul.
...
THE TEA PREFERENCE. Mr. H. P. King, writing to The Times Weekly Trade Supplement from Shang- hai. says:
warrant, was issued for the arrest of Soares he was discovered to have fed to Macuo. The Hongkong authorities are now applying his extradition.
When the bearing was commericeil, on Thursday. Soares was not present in Court. When halt the evidence had been heard the witnesses were asked to identify the accused at an identification parade. Further, this preliminary enquiry is sup
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The Southern peace envoys have ben posed to be of a private character--S. . Else, and H. Overy did not bat.
ordered not to negotiate peace with Wong Yap-tong and are proposing to leave Shanghai..
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public inquiry will be held later and our reporter was asked to leave the Court,
representatives of various armies after he had taken down the evidence of, have jointly requested the Military Goy-two of the witnesses. ernment to recall the Southern peace enveys and to prepare for war with the Peking Government
INEMY PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD,
The Director of the Enemy. Property Bureau has announced that certain pre- mises in the city and in Horam belonging to the German firm of Sienissen & Co are to be sold by public auction and the (63 compensation from proceeds taken Germany.
The
Feking Government has sent cir cular
telegrams to variou provinces ordering the authorities to report the of sms realised by the consentiun
It also orders the enemy properties. closing of the Enemy Property Bureau at the same time.
MORE M.PS. TO COME
About 10 M. Ps. are reported to have drawn their expenses for coming to Can ton. At present they are in Shanghai,
RICE BLOGLING."
The Commissioner of the Canton Customs has reported to the Tuchan that large quantities of rice are being exported with the connivance of the troops though restriction has been ordered on the ex- portation of rice. The Tuchun has sent to investigate the matter.
CANTON MASONIC CLUB.
Dr. Carlos Augusto Carlos Afonso Manques. Conservador (Chief Justice of Macao), conducted the proceedings.
Mr. W. EL. Shenton, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker. Deacon and Hurston, Hongkong, watched the proceedings in the "interest of the Dock Co.
Mr. W Nicholls, Chief Storekeeper of thongkong and Whampoa Dock' Day was the first witness called, and, in reply to a question, said he was not an eye- witness of the theft. As a result of certain information, he checked the stock is the store-room and found 50 sheets of stral-plates missing. The accused was employed as a copy clerk by the Com ny White order slips were issue-i W aever goods were to be removed from These forms stipulated the store-rum,
the nature and quantity of stores to be delivered, and were filled up in the office and sent down to the store room, The
secusid's duty
to make
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in his evidence that, he did not issue that slip on July 25th, Witness had no doubt whatever that the signature on the slip wis Mr. Harris's...
Asked to explain how the slip was not A very pleasant function took place at the Canton Masonis Crab, Shameen, last
genuine if the signature was, the wines Thursday evening, in the presence of a at the store-room before the goods were said be supposed Soares obtained an old large attendance of members, when Wallowed to leave. Accused had no busi-slip signed by Mr. Harris and, after rub Bro. T. H. Smith, Tide-surveyor of the
bing off the peasil marks, refiled, the
A great deal has been said in the Press about the British Government's proposals for Imperial Preference, particularly in regard to its application to the tea trade. For instance, we have been told that the CIGARETTES Chinese would to resent the
being granted to India and renco Chinese Maritime Customs, who has been ness in the store-room, and it was not his klip to suit his purpose. ir. Harrisa
tea
transferred to Kongmoon, was presented duty to supervise the removal of the signature was, of course, left untouch- with a set of silver Esh-knives and forks,
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Dock. said that on July 25th: he saw Chan Sau, store-room coolie ut the
Suares superintending the removal of some steel plates from the store room. Soures ordered witness to load the steel into the lighter Witness was present when the steel was removed from the store. room by some coolies, It was taken by trucks to the wharf and deposited in the lighter. This was at 9 p.m., on July 25th Soares arrived at the store-room
that they would retaliate by refusing to buy British piece goods. Two classes of as a token of the regard and esteem in goods Witnesa, frst discovered that the which he has be held by the members steel plates were missing on August 2rd. people have made that statement: those
tion with who have
his eleven years" connection business connections with during The Real Burley Cigarette China, and confirmed free traders..
the Club. In making the presentation. at about noon. Witness was convinced To anybody who knows China and the W. Bro. C. K. Reid paid a tribute to the that the 80 sheets of steel were removed China to trade, the statement that the sterling qualities and genial
disposition of W. Bro. Smith, both as Chinese would retaliate by refusing to
member of from the store-room without the green de purchase British piece goods. is simply the Craft and Club member,
The livery, alip, as he had made a thorough absurd. The Chinese Lea grower knows Club was losing its
search amongst the numbered slips and very little of Free Trade or Imperial
greatly regret and the loss would be gre
by all. Preference, and cares less. The people asking W. Bro. Smith to accept the pre although every stip was in the file, he who make all the fuss are those merchante sent, on behalf of the inmber of he could not find the order for this parti and intermediaries, whe batten on the he wished him all
and sumer alike. The profits for himself in his new sphere of opera- cular lot of steel plates. Witness said been loaded, the lighter pushed off Wit hy these intermediaries are well tions at Kongmoon W. Bro. Smith the white order slip was made out.. Inners did not know where the steel war recently in the Forth China in force ful
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out in an article
which appeared thanked the members for their very use
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kind thoughts and wishes of the mem-resistance of some of the Chinese store bers, and hoped, with all sincerity, the
with the coolies. After the steel hal
By Mr. Shenton:
Witness did not see
So Chue, "electric motorman employed
It will be seen from this article that tea remind him of the happy times spent removable from the store room with the Soares go in the lighter.
ful gift which would always serve to the circumstances. the plates were only transported to.
can be purchased locally where it is
pro among them, deeply appreciated the duced at $10 per picul of 133 pounds. Even at the present high rate of 48. to the dollar this shows that 3lbs, of tea can be purchased for one shilling. The the paper goes on to say, "there doubtedly is enormous profit made. Who makes the profit? Not the producer, but the intermediary.
AMMUNITION DEALER FINED.
At the Magistracy, on Saturday, Chinese, was charged with being in un lawful possession of 800 rounds of am- munition
Mr. A. E. Hall, for defendant, pleaded guilty
and asked for leniency on the ground that defendant had made a frank statement to the Palice. He had agreed with two other men to put through an ammunition deal, and on Friday he carried the ammunition along Yaumat Road, where he was arrested.
Sergeant
Murphy stated that the Police were in search of another man, who had escaped after throwing away 250 rounds of ammunition. Witness had no reason They were only dealers in ammunition.
Mr. Lindsell: $750.
day was not far distant when he would clerk, who took an active part in the by the Dock Co., said that on July 25th. he went on duty at 6 p.m., and goen after- Exhibit "I" wards a man named Ah Chung came into After other speeches W. Bro. Smith's (produced) was the white slip which the store-room. He disappeared at 7 p.m. find himself back again amongst them. planning of the theft. health was drunk with musical honours.
Soares admitted to the manager (Mr. R. At about 8 p.m. a Portuguese came to the store-room, accompanied by soun M. Dyer), in witness's presence, was in coolies, and proceeded to remove som ANGLO-CHINESE FRIENDSHIP tis (Soares's) hand-writing. Witness was steel plates. Witness noticed the Portu- guese giving instructions, but could not BOXER INDEMNITY AND CHINA'S
hear what wag"being said as it was very noisy in the store room with the erano working. The steel was placed on trucks and wheeled away.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.
In a letter to the Westminster Gazette, Mr. D. Halliday Macartney, suggests that overtures should be addressed to his Majesty's Government, with a view to utilising the Boxer Indemnity to further the educational needs and propaganda in connection with China. He says:-
established in
the
the only person who could order the removal of the plates from the store-room, and he did not order the issue of 50 steel plates for delivery to the Cosmopolitan. Decks on July 25th lust,
By Mr. Shenton: Witness had seen the Portuguese before the night in question. Beplying to a question by Senhor He (the Portuguese) was a clerk employ- Andrade, witness said he did not knowed by the Dock Co., but witress did not
know his name, whither the steel plates were taken, but
Yeung Kun, a sailor on board the Dock is very desirable, to the mutual be bad reliable information that they Co'a lighter, said that a Portuguese advantage of China and Great Britain, we Hongkong, Immigdiately after the
were taken by junk out of the harbour ardered the lighter on July 5th, for th that not only
Far East, but that the larceny was discovered, Soares were su purpose of loading some steel plates.
should intellectual Chines
He ordered them to be taken COTLA in moned to Mr. Dyer, office and question. greater numbers to this country and d, but denied all knowledge of it. The Sincere Co. There they were transferred "Saiwan," the landing stage opposite the participate in the training
received at participating of learning for accused disappeared on the following to a junk and taken out of Hongkong ork day, however, and had not returned to the harbour. The steel plate were removed. to suspect that the men were gang robbery of the Chinese in France was unustents Dock since.
tiously performed, but, nevertheless, much
from the store-room soon after 8 p.2. esteered, and in contributing to the Mr. W. Murray Johnstone, said bo The Portuguese supervised the trans- future peace of the world the Celestial was time-keeper of the Dock L'a. On July portation, and appeared to be very Empire has a by no means unimportant 95th, fourteen coolies passed through the anxious that the work should be carried part to play. It behoves us to create an time office.
out as speedily as "possible, as he kept Angio-Chinese Entente which can best Here Mr. Shenton interposed and saying niti to the coolios. Witnes be done by
founded plained that whenever transportation could not identify the Portuguese as it on education.
We have
somewhat coolies were required Mr. Harris, of the was too dark at the time to see his face. Paris correspondent states that the weak as a nation in reference to Shan-Dock Co., issued a blue slip for the re Taulon police have discovered a Chinese tung, and Parliament might well, conquisition of the coolies, and after the Portugues employed by the Dock Co.
Witness was told, that the min was anciety known as the "White Wolves," sider, its duty as concerns our relations work had been carried out, the blue slip which is operating among the coolies with the England of the Far East working near Toulon, Marseilles, pedikenal pe
Nice.
THE WHITE WOLVES" IN FRANCE.
covered
A
C,Chinaman was dis
les. The
in the village of Olliou
police failed to track the murderer, and called in a Chinese detec-
tive. He spent some time in Chinese.
The
by that COR
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CA THE LIGHTING RAIDER.”
it
In reply to Senhor Andrade, witness was tendered at the time office and the nid he was sure the man was a European. witame paid the coolies off.
Proved further, be said the man might Continuing his evidence. Mr. Johnstolle notave been a Portuguess. said he received the blue slip (producel). The quiry was adjourned at thin which was dated July 25th., on the moru stage in order that the witness might go ing of the 28th, and he paid the coolics to the jail at 4 p.m. to attend an identi off. The coolicy were requisitioned to Bication parade and pick out the accused. missing from the store-roamt.
proceedings the defending Counsel ob freted to the case being heard in public. The Judge agreed to take the foregoing evidence all over again, a Chambers, on Friday morning
If good houses are any criterion, The inbour camps, and discovered the White Lightning Raider," which the Victorin
the chief of the society being an Theatre are showing, has great attrac-transport the 50 steel plates which were It appears that at this stage of the ex-policeman.
speciality tions for picture-lovers Episodes seven was extorting there of their and eight, which were screemed on Satur Wages from Chinese workers. If the men day and last night, are full of remark refused they were strangled. Agents of able, dare-devil adventure. The pro the band worked in all the Chinese camps gramme will be repeated to-night and to in France and Algeria.
In reply to Mr. Bhenton, witnes said he could not say if the blue slip had been forged or not, but Mr. Harris would say (Continued at foot of next column.)
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