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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1891.

CLARETS

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LeMuny wil have another grand opening Day and a Souvenir day as well; watch the date. —Advt.

next Criminal Sessions. THOSE of our readers interested in the tests of the Belleville boilers should turn to the third page for an article dealing with the achieve ments of the Europa, which recently left Hongkong.

THE Siberian route for the homewar! mails Single Cepits Daily, ten cents; Weekly, twenty has now received the imprimator of the Banks,

five cents.

MARRIAGE.

On the 13th instant, at St. Andrew's Cathed- ral, Singapore, by the Rev. Griffiths Evans, acting Colonial Chaplain, HENRY WORTIN Noox of Manchester to ANNIE KATHERINE CORMSHLEY of the Larches, Lytham, Lan

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1903.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE adjourned Criminal Sessions fixed for Thursday next will not be held until Monday,

the 29th inst., at 10.30 am.

CAPT. and Mrs. Arbuthnot arrived in Hongkong last evening after a very pleasant honeymoon spent at Macao and on the West River.

We shall have a Souvenir Day, soon but yo will have to pay us a personal visit as no chits will go, LeMunyon.-Adot.

A GRAND Chinese dragon procession is being organized to place take at Macno on the 20th of next month and the two following days.

Carr. R. H. Rel'er, who is Adjutant of the 15 Batalion Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regi.) and has been visiting Borneo lately, has been recalled by wire to Hongkong.

A PARCEL. addressed to a Bangkok resident was posted in London on the 30th November, 1891.

It was delivered to the addressee on the titl June, 1903. Nine years is not bad time from London to Bangkok. The parcel bears the London but no other post mark.

ALTHOUGH cholera is still prevalent in the Philippines the latest report to hand is very

favourable only 23 cases and 18 deaths being

notified. In Manila the figures are most ex- couraging to those whose energies are devoted to stamping out the scourge. SINGAPORE mortality returns show a death-rate of 32.64 per mille for the week ended June 6, the death-rate for May being 62.56. The num- ber of the deaths in the week was 245, fever 14. cholera one, in May there were 137 from cholera and one from plague (at the Quarantine Station).

THE New York dailies publish leading articles to the effect that Russia has openly threatened to seize Thibet and Corea. As Thibet is a { dependency of China, and Corea an independ. ent monarchy, under the influence of japan, the Bear's maw is seen to be particularly wide

opco.

It is reported that the Hamburg-America line has under contemplation the inauguration of an

FURNITURE Indian service. The Iridian services is to in-

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

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FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

clude Calcutta and some of the coast ports, and it is probable that the vessels of the new service will call at Colombo both on the out- ward and homeward voyages. WRITING on General Kuropatkin's visit, the Japan Times says: "All the journals are agreed on two points. One is that General Kuropatkin has not been sent on any political mission. The other point is that his visit will probably be productive nevertheless of some beneficial results in the way of removal of mutual misun. derstanding between the two nations,"

WE have received samples of a very excellent beer from Messrs. MacEwen, Frickel & Co. of Duddell Street and can highly recommend it to the notice of our readers. The Japanese are improving rapidly in every branch of trade they take up and in this beer we have a capital example verified. Kabuto iced is about the PHOTOGRAPHIC most delicious Lager we have tried and comes

DEPARTMENT. DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK,

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th July, 1902

CARMICHAEL

(728d

AND

CLARKE, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS, SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS,

REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

TELEGRAMS: "CARMICHAEL," Hongkong. A B, C. Code, 4th Edition,

Lieber's Standard Code.

A. 1 Code.

* TELEPONE, 232,

Hongkong, 20th March, 1903.

THE

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"HE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer

made in the tropics--SARY MIGUEL

opportunely as a summer thirst-quencher. The price is remarkably moderate.

A HANKOW dispatch to the W. C. D. News reports that on the roth instant a large portion of the district of Mach'êng, Hupeb province, was suddenly inundated by the rising of the river there, resulting in the flooding of over to5,000 mow of cultivated land. Thousands of

families have accordingly lost their all, but it is not yet known how many lives have been los Sungpu, in Mach'èng district, it will, perhaps, be remembered, was the scene of the murder of two Swedish missionaries by a mob in July, 1893.

who have decided that Friday is to be the weekly mail-day in future, and who will no longer dispatch the mails for Europe by sea. N. CD. News.

23, 1903.

MARU

Four Doors freshly painted and tinted and in { THE SALVING OF THE “BUTANI Į Filip ro is a chronic loafer, succeeding to that first ‹ Lass condition to rent. Inquire at C. E. LeMunyon, New Store, 31, Des Voeux Road. P. O. Box 368—Adi 1.

THE three men charged with the murder of a sub-marine miner with whom they had quar-Tug evidence which led to the imprisonment relled have been committed for trial at the of a house boy charged with stealing a silver w.tcb, the property of Lieut. Gibson, of the Sherwood Foresters, was of a flimsy character, Owing to an outbreak of plague the prosecutor had not been living in barracks, and on Sunday Capt. Green informed him of a theft from their par ers Inquiries were made and the watch was found to be missing. Private Kent deposed to having peeped through a key hole and seeing the house boy playing with a sliver wach, Sergt. Sullivan asked that the case might be adjourned so that an effort would be made to trace the watch, but this Mr. Kemp refused and sent defendant to prison for a month. Mr. Goldring defended. CAPTAIN Schultzen of the Taichiow which called in here last week from Hongkang for a surplus cargo of rattans and coconuts (says the British North Borneo Herald of 1st iest.) shot an enormous crocodile some distance beyond the race course. The brute's head is said to have measured 28 inches and reckun ing by the mile that "for every inch of head a lout of body" this gigantic saurian must have measured 28 feet (ugh!!!). While not onmind.. ful of ano her saying that may be applied in this case "for every foot of yarn count an inch of truth" sill we believe that there is some foundation for this particular statement and that witnesses can be found who are quite pre pared to corroborate it. Inside the brute's stomach was found quite a collection of in- digestible tit bats such as buffalo's hair, tinile plates, a bracelet, i buffalo nese ring, and numerous stones. The beast was evilently of great age.

A DISPATCH from Tientsin to the Shanghai Times says there is a general feeling here among the Chinese that the presence of the American fleet in North China waters and Admiral Evans' audience with the Empress Dowager have deep significance.

THEATRE-COERS Who remember Horry fab unce with the Willard Co, and afterwards with the Pallards, will be interested to hear that he is now in Natal with a juvenile opera company of his own, and contemplates coming to the Far East in the course of the next few month

A DOV of four years of age, who used to do a little coolie 'pidgin' at the Supreme Court upset a bowl of boiling liquid at his home in Wellington Street fast evening, but his father did not remove him to hospital until this morning and the unfortunate lad diel shortly after admittance.

THE Shanghai Times reports that during a recent audience, His Excellency Chang Chih Tung strongly advised that China enter into an alliance with Great Britain and Japan. It is reported at Peking that before M. Pokotilow left for Russia, on 7th instant, he had concluded a secret convention with Prince Ching.

Now look out for LeMunyon's new store adv. It is a beauty.-Advi

THE Shanghai Times understands that the

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Cortestudents in this column.)

BROKERS AND BROKERAGE.

TO THE Ears or the "Hasacosa TELEGRAPH."

SIR-Once again the subject of Hongkong sharebrokers and their brokerages claim" public attention, and this time at the initiative-of no less a body than the gene-al committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

ACTION IN COURT.

happy state by heredity; and if a thousand of tais idle host can be prevailed upon to wield the pick and shovel as expected, the greatest local reform ever 'accomplished by govern ment or private agency will have come to pass.

The Chief Justice, Sir W. M. Goodman, took his seat at the Supreme Court this morning for The coming of this modern means of irans- port tion will be god-send to Manila, says a the first time s nce his return from leave and heard a counter-claim brought in connection correspondent in the N. C. D. News. Exor with the suit, Ilang Fung Kung Ste Tungbitant cab fares and fabulous horse-flesh values Row,instituted for the recoveryal $1,339.21, being must alike soon suffer a tumble. principal and interest due an a promissory note. The original action was heard, recently and given in favour of plaintiffs, but execution was stayed pending the hearing of the counter-claim brought by defendant to recover the sum of $6,089.39 damages, and $137 money paid. The hearing of this counter-clam was commenced this morning when Mr. M. W. lade, instructed

by Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for Tang Kow, and Mr. T. | Morgan Phillips, instructed by Mr. J. Hays, of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master, represent ed Hanz Fung Kung Sze.

Accn ding to the counter-claim, the de'endant is an engineer residig Yaumati, while plaintiff are merchants and Californian goods dealers carrying on business at 241 Des Vieux Road. On the 4th Febra 19, 1901, the defen. dant chartered from the plaintiffs the forcha hun Wo Tseng for a period of three months, at the rale ⚫ of $1,550 per month, payable in advance, to proceed on a voyage from Hongkang to Mindoro, an island in the Philippines, and load a cargo of water damaged goods and bring it to Hongkong. The chatter panty was in writing, and was made between the defendant and Su Yeung, the master of the lorcha, on behalf of plaintiffs, the owners. The good were the cargo of the steamship Putani Maru, which had been wrecked on or near Mindoro, and the loria was intended to be used in salvage operations. Un or about the 4th February of that year the defendant paid to the plaintiffs the sum of $1,350, the charter money for the first month of the charter, and loaded salvage appara us, valued at $4039.39 aboard. On the 9th of that month the forcha sailed from Hongkong; and three days later was wrecked by reason of the ordinary perils of navigation, before arriving at Mindor. The salvage app tatus was totally lost and by reason of the non-fulfilment by the plaintiffs of the charier party the cost to te defendant of carry-

TRE BHAMO-YUNNAN ROUTE.

The decision of the Calcull Government to

refund the import duty on goods forwarde to China, viu Bhamo, will, an English paper thinks, prob.bly have a more stimulating effect

ater

on Burmo-Chinese commerce that would have been produced by the completion of the aban- doned railway to Kunlong Ferry. Not only is the Bhamo route more direct and shorter, bot the natural e fficulties are said to be less serious, tenuits for much, too, that this road has been in use from time immemorial, whereas the more southerly has never car- ried any considerable volume of trade. Moreover, the Irrawaddy furnishes transport for heavy men bandise the whole way to Mandalay, and right on to the maritime littoral, an advantage not possessed by the alternative route. But Lord Curzon is well advised, the same paper thinks, to free frontfer rade from fiscal trammels, so far as lies in his power; transpor. must always be extremely costly, while the Chinese local authorities are certain to lexy likin dues of a more or less Exorbitant nature on both exports and imports.

appily, the Angl-Chinese agreement of February, 1897, established a British wedge of territory into Yunnan for some distance. beyond the previous boundary, and there will be all the less distance, therefore, for trade to travel without appressive taxation. It now re- mains to be seen whether, under these im proved conditions, commerce between Western. China and Burma will expand sufficiently to fulfil the glowing anticipations of the optimist school.

PHILIPPINE CURRENCY.

Chinese postal officials have filed a protest According to your paper the action of the Coming out the sale, ge operations was increas, a by age have reached Manila, says an exchang.

against delivering to outporis letters from the United States having the two cent stamps of that country on them except as short paid letters. The matter has been referred to the Peking authorities. If China was a member of the postal unicn-which she is not-there might be some valid reason for the protest.

WILE proceeding along the Shaukiwan Road the other evening a ricksha coolie had a nasty experience in the vicinity of the Metropole

Hotel

A native sprang out from the thick bushes at the side of the road and struck him from behind with a bamboo pole knocking him to the ground. He then relieved him of his purse containing $1.20 and bulted. The coolie gave information to the police at Shaukiwan and a Chinese detective succeeded in arresting a man whom the coolie was able to identify in a group of eight. He will be taken before the Magistrate and charged.

A PETITION asking that a receiver be appointed for the shipbuilding trust has caused great ex citement on Wall Street, says a cable of 15th inst. Stocks have gone tumbling down and the wildest excitement prevails on "Change." It is not understood why a receiver should be needed for the gigantic corporation as all published repo..s of the combine have been flattering in the extreme and the stockholders of the concern are all wealthy men. It cannot be ascertained whether the recent actions in the federal courts against lusts" have anything

to do with the matter or not,

THE senior partner of the well known ship bu Iding firm of Scott & Co., Greenock, namely, John Scou of Hawkhill, and Garvel Park, died on May 19. Joho Scott was the third genera- tion of those who were partners in the above firm. The original firm was Scott Sinclair & Co. who in the fo.ties built the warship Greenock. They were the builders also of the Agamemnon and Ajar of Holt's line, the pioneer vessels, which came here round the Cape of Good Hope. The brother of the deceased is Mr. James Henry Scott, senior partner of the firm of Butte, field & Swire, Hongkong,

Don't forget the chits for they will not go LeMunyón.-Adut

MR. Chun Seen Chan, who has been tendered the position of instructor in Cantonese in the Orental department of the University of Cali- oria, vice Dr. Walter Nong Fang, resigned, is eminently qualified to fill that important position and it is anticipated that he will accept the offer. Mr. Chun was born in Canton wenty-six years ago and received his early Education in the private schools of Canton, where he studied for more than fourteen years. He gained his intimate knowledge of the English language in Hongkong, where he studied under private tutors, and afterward attended an English college.

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mitice was prompted by a letter or ginated from a member of the Chamb r. It is legitimate matter of comment that while the minutes of discussion by the Committee that took place on the subject of the letter and the correspond. ence that passed been the Chamber of Con- merce and the Honorary Secretary of the Stockbrokers' Association have been published in extenso, the same publicity was not given to the letter itself on the basis of which the Com- mittee of the Chamber feli just fied in making representations against the established practice of a profession the custom and tariffs of whose members are regulated by recognized rules and regulations. It would have been more to the purpose had the lever complaining of the long- established tariff of brokerages been published in the first instance. However, discussing the subject in the dark as to the identity of the originator of this latest piece of meddlesome interference, I must say asne wholly disin terested in the issue involved, the Committee of the Thamber does not exhibit much taste in yielding to the promptings of a single individual in the letters they have addressed to the Stockbrokers' Association. Turning to the annual volume of generally valuable correspondence issued with the im primatur of the Chamber, I find that for ever so many years back, the tariff of the Stack- brokers' Association is included among the list of recognized scale of brokerages. That it is so included in the official publication must be accepted as testimony that the rates there set out as chargeable for broker's commission have been recognized by the Chamber and the public who are concerned with them. la principle and in practice the stale has worked to the satisfaction of all parties concer.ed with just those proverbial exceptions to establish the rule.

$1,850 in addition to the cost of new apparatus in replace that which was lost. The $1,850 comprised $50 charter money paid to the plaintiffs, and Szo exra expenses, such as Provisions for crew, etc., while at Manila, in con- sequence of the loss of the torcha, By reason of non-fulfilment of the chatter party delay of over one month was caused in the commencement of the salvage operations, the cargo deteriorated and defendant suffered damage to the amount of 5100. On the 7th February, defendant paid on behalf of the plaintifik $32 cost of fumigating the larcha and, on or about the 21st February $10: for the passage of the crew from Manila to Hongkong.

In the defence to the counter-claim it was stated

defendan, on or about the 4th February, 1901, that plaintiffs admitted receiving from the

$1,550 as charter money, and that the torcha was wrecked by "rerils of the sea." They had no knowledge of salvage operations and denied liability in regard thereto or in connection with the $300, extra expenses, or the $:00 claimed as damages in relation to the deterioration of gouds. As to the $32 and $105 the plaintiffs paid into Court $137 and stated that the amount was sufficient to satisfy the defendant's counterclaim.

Counsel proceeded to argue the points arising, and his Lordship eventually adjourned the case sine die.

MR. BASIL TAYLOR MARRIED.

The final estimates for the new Insular coin-

In a fetter to the Civil Governor the Chief of the Bureau of Insular affairs at Washington

needs of the new system as laid down by the makes the following estimates of the probable

Mint Bureau, Washington:

pieces.

·

50 Centavo coins 3,020,0co pesas or 6,000 000

20 Centavo coins 3,000,000 pesos or 15,000,000

picces,

to Centavo coins 4,000,000 pesos ar 40,000,000

pieces.

5 Centavo coins 3,000,00 pesos or 60,000,000 picces.

1 Cestavo coins 2,500,000 pesos or 250,000,00 pieces.

Centavo coins 2,500,000 pesos or 500,000,0′′0 pieces.

Of the 18,000 000 pesos worth of such coins covered by this estimate, one-third of the quantity of each denomination will be finished immediately.

The transport Logan which sailed from San Francisco on the first, and is due in Manila on the 28th inst., is bringing $2,000,000 in pesos. Nearly $6,000,000 has been shipped from New York.

The following telegram concerning the de parture of the new money was received by the Civil Governor from the Treasury department at Washington:

'June 12-Two million pesos should arrived on first transportation Logan. Shipment was made from New York, May 25, Breekhuil; June 9, subsidiary coinage; June 10, stearnship Shimosa 3,391,750 pesos; 55. Verona, minor coins.*

THE PLAGUE.

The third case to-day

Mr. Basil Taylor, the popular assistant bar bour master of Hongkong, took a trip to Manila a few weeks siuce and returned yesterday on the Zafire which also brought the following interesting item of news in a copy of the Timer of the 7th inst.:-Mr. Basil Taylor of Hongkong During the twenty-four hours ended at nuon and Mrs. Clendennin were wedded at St. 10-day 8 further cases of bubonic plague, The sore point with the complaining ones

Stephen's Episcopal Church this morning in the making, ace-rding to the official return, 1,252 appears to be that in charging both buyer and

presence of a large gathering of friends, largely since January ist, were reported. It must be seller in a transaction no broker can act im.

made up of the Army set. Bishop Brent per: noted that of the eight cases the 5.8. Rallat>at partially. Therefore, to meet the evil the seller formed the ceremony and nine was the hour at contributes two of her crew of East lubans only is called upon to ply. This fallacious which it occurred. Lieut-Colonel, Osgood who are classified as " Portuguese" in the San- argument is sufficiently met by the answer of father of Mrs. Clendennin, escorted the itary Board return. the standing committee of the Association who bride to the chancel and gave her into the from the harbour is that of an Indian of un- kaown address The Chinese cases, five in Mr. S. C. Gray of point out that greater impartiality could only keeping of her husband.

auber, were all fatal One was found in be obtained when both the buyer and seller Dongkong, a close friend of the groom, was

Bulkeley Street; one on the foresbore in Yau- pay equally between them. When payincat is best man and a number of officers acted as made by both panies the broker's obligation is ushers. Af er "the ceremony the bridal party mati; one in Connaught Road Central oppo- site the Yaumati whart, and the fourth gear the to them alike. No one who is at all familiar drove 10 the.. Oriente Hotel, where à with the transactions in the Stock Exchange in wedding breakfast was served. A driving rain-what of the ss. Wing Cat. The fifth case storm made a river of Calle Nueva in front of (Chinese) was reported derd from No. 95 Sta- Hongkong will gainsay the fact that a man. who buys a certain scrip one day is the seller the church and while it was fatal to frocks the thun Street South, Yaumati

wedding patty did not lose its good humour the next. Although, theoretically, they are distinct entities. in practice there is not much to and bravely paddled through the rain. differentiate between a buyer and seller with the local conditions of the share market.

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor leave at once for Hong- kong, where they are to make their home. Mr. Taylor is in the colonial service and one of the best known and most popular men in the

Why just the share brokers should be made the target of the systems complained of can- not understand. Payment is made by buyer colony... as wel as seller to brokers in property tran-

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

NAILS DUE. German (Hamburg) to-morrow. Indian (Luisang) 29th inst.

French (Polynesien) 29th inst. American (Coptic) 30th init.

Canadian (Tartar) ist prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 6th prox.

The C. P. R. Co.'s s.s.-Athenian arrived at Vancouver at 3.30 p.m., 21st inst..

The 1. C. S. N. 5. Laisung, from Calcutta. and the Straits left Singapore for this port n

and inst., pan,

sactions, and yet no voice is raised against land THE MANILA SIREET RAILWAY, and estate brokers. It must be admitted that brokerage, like all other rerounerations, is a This railway will shorily assume a very matter entirely, for arrangement between the material aspect. The firs, party of engineers, THE new Mint has paved the way to the adop principal and the man he employs who in the forerunners of the farce which is to follow, ar- tina of an improvement in minting in Siam, the specific transaction represents very much the rived by the Lubi Mara yesterday. The rail. way is to be constr. cled b, the Swift-Westing- THE utility of the lascar in the tropics is un-

need of which bas long been recognised. In position of a servant whose payment is descr

house Company of Pittsburg, and it is asserted deniable, and in the wave of Imperialism which fact it is a considerable time since it was first mined with the master by contract.

that 16 miles of track will be laid and cars in I hold no brief for brokers. Nor am I a is passing over the country it is not surprising announced that arrangements were under con- that even so stere an opponent to their employ sideration for coiniog from, bar silver. Now, member of that fraternity. By vicue, operation thereon in less than 18 months. A ment as Mr. Havelock Wilson should prefer bowever, the matter has advanced a stage however, of my intimate and exten-Filing of local importance has contacted to them to foreigners. We are not, however, beyond prophecy. The Bangkok Times under-sive acquaintance with the members of the furnish one thousand native labourers for con- concerned with the political aspect of the stands that a large purchase of Bar silver has Association I do not hesitate to add my teststruction work, and local exploiters are watch question, says Indian Engineering. From a been made in London, and that an expert mony to any that, speaking of them as a bedy, ing with interest the outcome of the movement. One thousand Filipins hard at work with u mere utilitarian point of view the lascar is a assayer has been engaged. At some not too they are labourers of the community who are

The N. Y. K. sà, Kawachi Maru (Europa.ut pick, actually perspiring in the sun, will con, valuable asset in eastern seas as the P. and O. distant "date; therefore, the old system of worth their hire."Yours.faithfully,

SHARE DABBLER.

stitute a novel spectacle in Manila, and will be| Line) left Shanghai for this port on 22nd ins., and B. 1..5. N. companies have proved from manufacturing the silver coins of the country.

an event of historical importance. For the pm, and is expected to arrive here on asth inst long experience.

from dollars will come to an end.

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1903..

"LE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Beer

mada in the ropica—SAN MIGUEL, THE Beer to drink in the tropics URLS

made in the tropics—SAN MIGUEL, made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL,

THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the leer

Lade in the tropica-SAN is te

THE

made in the tropics-SAN MIGUEL.

The C. N. Co's 2.3. Nanchang left Tien sin for this port on 20th inst, and is expected to

arrive here on 26th inšt