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Intimations.

STERLING SALARIES SCHEME.

|||In continuation of Sessional Paper No. 25 of 1902 the following extracts from despatches were laid before he Legislai've Council by command of 11 Excelency the Goverdon this afternoon

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1903.

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Railway Administration. This would tend One more chance to buy a Kodak for $5; a | Tin Japanese str. Chishima "Mars, which; usi All communications intenfod for publication is The HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI" should be

to prove that the schemes for supplying good Kodak LeMunyon, 34, Das Vœux the evening of the 21st instant, collided with the *N.-D. L. S. Seydifir near Kiutoan, was brought addressed to the Editor, 1, Ice House Road, and Southern China with an adequate system of Road-Adv should be Recompanied by the Writer's Name and railways are on the way to realisation. The A CERTAIN high officer at Sasebo wrises to a henched below the China Flour Mill.

into the Huangpu on the syth ult. and was Address. Ordinary

baxinum communications should be dressed prospects of future commercial developments Japanese exchange that the Navy could be put to The Mangor.

FURTHER matches in connection with the six A. S. WATSON & CO., The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for resulting from the same, in the profits of on a war footing at any moment. The young

which our own colony is assured of an in-officers are eager for war to come. It is, how-a-side football challenge cup were played at portant share, are reasons for us to express ever, doubtful if there will be any war in the Happy Valley last evening when Wolfe, our sincerest wishes for the, speedy termning Bear future, as Tokio officials are so indecisive. Bonnar, ended in a poistless draw, and Danby's 1902) EGOANA

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1903.

THE RIVER TRADE.

The disadvantages under which small ships of British ownership trading to-Canton and the West River poris labour, by reason of certain provisions of the Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, have formed the subject of repeated representations to Gov- eriment. It is a notorious fact that vessels

tion of this enterprise.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ACCORDING to the Tokio As, Rusia is buying up the shares in the Kaiping Co. ·

A LIGHT-DRAFT gunboat, the Uji, for service on the Upper Yangtze, has been completed at

Kure,

THE Nippon Marine Insurance Co.

has

ON zzud sit, while the NP. liner Olympia was at Yokohams, Captain Trucbridge, the widely known commander of the ship, was pre- sented by Lieut. Milns, Late of the 34th USA., on behalf of his shipmates, with a handsome silver tea service on the occasion of his taking over the command of the Victoria. On the zest ultimo the night train from Hanoi to Namdinh (Toakin) ran off the line. Nobody was injured but the passengers were delayed several hours in consequence. The accident was occasioned by a water-buffalo which,"

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COUNT Leo Tolstoi's pamphlet, entitled Thou Shall Net Kill, has been confiscated in Ger- many, on the ground that it libelled the Kaiser. Every copy of the pamphlet on which the authorities could lay hand has been destroyed.

ALLEGED MALICIOUS

PROSECUTION..

ACTION IN THE SUPREME COURT.

The Poisne judge, His Honour A. G. Wise,

(Extract front the despatch of His Excellency Sir H. A. Blake to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, No. Siz, of the 15th November,

SIR,1 have the

to acknowledge. the receipt of your despatch, No. 318 of the 3oth of last September and to refer yau in reply to paragraph 6 of my despatch of the mh December, 1901, in which I stated that the cover of that despatch, was designed to include, Sterling Salaries Scheme, forwarded, under all offices which would in the ordinary coures be held by. Europeans appointed. from home. In other words all officers entitled to draw ex change compensation.-I have, etc

HENRY A BLAKE (Extract from the Secretary of State's despatch No 16 of 16th January, 1903, to His Excellency Sir H. A. Blake.);

declared a dividend of 10 per cent for the year while crossing the track, was knocked down heard a preliminary legal objection at the Su- ticction in regard to the grant of Sterling

ending the 31st of August last.

A NATIVE was sentenced at the Magistracy this morning to two months hard labour for attempting to pass counterfeit coins.

THE Rt. Rev. D. J. Dougherty, Bishop of New Segovia, Philippine Islands, arrived from Francisco per the Korea this morning.

and killed, throwing the engine off the metals.

FROM a recent issue of the Ching Times we that the railway from Chengting to Tai- yuanfu is to bapa narrow-guage French line, built by French engineers exclusively. The Sao-Chinese Bank will raise the necessary. funds, by the issue 10 France of 80,000 bonds of 500 francs.each, bearing interest at 5 per cent. French interests will be represented by Mr. C. R. Wehrung on the directorate of the Russo-Chinese Bank,

left for Shanghai this morning, and the German Tite British gunbows Bremble and Britomart

gunboat Tiger departed for Foochow

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A NATIVE lad was charged at the Magistracy this morning before Mr. J., Kemp with stealing $180 from his father. The case was

remanded.

of British registry plying between Hongkong and places on the Canton river, from the necessity of complying with the requirements of section 4 of the local Shipping Ordinance, are handicapped to an extent which practi- cally give their foreign competitors in business a decided advantage over them. The number of officers required on British THE Courier de Haiphong has operied a can river steamers of small tonnage is far inpaign against the chillies established in that Its superior quality has established its

excess of practical requirements. Marcover, port and calls upon the Government to expel vessels employed on the same trade and these usurers. reputation as the, LEADING SCOTCH | flying any other than the British flag are not

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under the same obligations, and by not being compelled to carry the same number. of certificated officers are obviously at an advantage in so far as the running expenses of the vessels are concerned. In these days less to per cent, discount on account of of active competition, when freights and passenger rates are cut down to such a fine current Exchange.

point, it is easily realisable how unfair it is to British shipowners, who are in reality the pioneers of the trade, that they should be penalized in favour of foreigners A. S. WATSON & Co., who, taking advantage of the hospitality accorded them in the Colony and the free- dom of the port, should operate their vessels to the detriment of our own. None, too soon has the Legislature recognized the necessity of remedying this anomalous state

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THE time during which foreign insurance com- panies doing business in Japan must deposit bonds or security has been extended to the 31st of January next,

The main pipe attached to the water service down at Causeway Bay burst this afternoon and water could be seen spouting to a height of some twenty feet in the street.

INTENSE heat has prevailed in Paris at the beginning of last month. The thermometer registered 90 degrees, and several sunstrokes, two of which were fatal, were caused by the

heat.

We understand that M. Reau, the popular Consul for France, who has been in the Colony for several years, is shortly leaving Hongkong

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THE latest N.Y.K. s camet, Nikkomaru, which is being built by the Mitsu Bishi Company at Nagasaki, was launched on 23rd ulta. She is intended for the Australian line, is of 5,600 tons, |

and qualified to receive the shipbuilding en- couragement bounty. A portion of this vessel, the "social hall," was shown at the Osaka Exhibition. The passenger accommodation of

provided by Japanese sleamers. the Nikke-maru is said to be superior to any

IT is reported that for some time past the American Sugar Refining Company has beca gradually purchasing stock in sugar beet fac- tories throughout Michigan, and on 1st ult, it was announced that this company had obtain ed a controlling interest in nine big factories, having a combined capitalization of $6,300,000. It is also stated that as soon as the beet-sugar season is over the management of the factories will be placed under one head.

On the evening of the 22nd ult, a godown in Kobe, containing tea, belonging to Messrs.

preme Court this morning brought in connec tion with a claim for $1,000 damages made by Su Kin Sheung, broker, of 200, Queen's Road Central aganist Cheung Wan Chow, of 178 Reclamation Street respecting an alleged malicious prosecution. Wil inson

Mr. CE. HBeavis, of Messrs. Grist, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. 41. D. Thomson réprésented the defendant.

Mr. Thomson claimed that under section 36 of the Larceny Ordinance one month's notice of the action should have been given.

mentioned in Court last Friday he had only His Lordship said that when, the matter was glanced at that section of the Ordinance, but he bad, since read it, and thought it applied to actions against magistrales and so on and not private prosecutors.

Mr. Thomson then proceeded to argue the matter, and quoted various authorities in sup port of his contention, observing that he had. been unable to find any cases of malicious- prosecution on the paint. Plaintiff had sued

own

the, defendant for malic.ou prosecution,

say that the defendant arrested: him on. and evidently it was not his intention to his initiative or by himself without. applying for a wariant. In a case of malicious prosecution not only bad, the plaintiff to prove that he was arrested and charged, but that the defendant had no proper, reasonable cause for so doing, whereas in an action for false im prisonment that was not necessary.

His Lordship observed that the caves which Mr. Thomson had been citing were all tned, whereas the present action had not been heard. did not hold good and he ordered the usual After further argument he said the objection

pleadings to be filed.

THE POLLARD COMPANY,

It was no intended to make any such dia Salaries, as is contemplated in your despatch No. 512, between officers of the Hongkong Service who are and those who are not entitled to exchange compensation. According to the principle laid down in the case of the Strails-; the salaries of all non-clerical posts which Settlements and the Federated Malay Stalebi exceeded $1,200 a year were to be included in the Sterling Scheme; and officers appointed i after the beginning of August 1901, to any such posts came under the sterling Scheme, regardless of the question whether or not they rules, in virtue of domicile or in other rest ects, would have been entitled, under the existing

to exchange compensation. have, etc,

'ONSLOW,

CITY OF VICTORIA

DEFINED,

At the meeting of the Legislative Council

this alternanu, a bill entitled an Ordinance to define the boundaries of the City of Victoria,

was read a first time, la fuente

The text of the draft law is as follows: Whereas it is expedient to define the boun daries of the City of Victoria: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The City of Victoria Boundaries Ordinance, 190%;

5. From and after the passing of this Ordin- ance, and notwithstanding anything to the con- passed, wherever the expression Victoria or trary contained in any Ordinance heretofore.

"City of Victon."appears as the name of the said city in any Ordinance the same shall be -construed to mean the area of the Colony comprised within the boundaries hereinafter set forth, that is to say s

On the North-The harbour.

On the West.-A line running north and south drawn through the north-west angle of Inland Lot No. 1,299, and extending south wards a distance of eight bundred and fifty feet! from the aforesaid angle.

On the South.-A line running east from the southern extremity of the western boundary until it meets contour of the hill-side sevan

"WHY SMITH LEFT HOME"

Though the Theatre Royal was not so crowded last night as on some of th previous appearances of the troupe, the goodly audience that was present pissed a most enjoyable evening; and the tribulations of John Smith, due to the machinations of his over-educated and up-to-date domestics, kept the house in a continued vein of gaiety. As usual, Mr. Edhundred feet above the level of the sea, thence ward Nable was a prime favourite, and his following the said contour until it meets a personification of the eccentric Count Fon Guy. eastern boundaryje p genheim was a piece of excellent acting. Mr. Wentworth Watson, made a very good John LeMun-Smith, whose hopes of a few days, felda tile

Hunt & Co., was discovered to be on fire, but the police extinguished the outbreak in the course of twenty minutes. It is said that a large amount of tea is certain to be condemned and two thousand or so packages of eighty pounds each, which were to have been sold, is stated to be only a small portion of what will be disposed of in subsequent sales, Fresh Kodak film, plenty of them, ai

of affairs before the trade, created by the and will be succeeded by M. Liebert, ex-yon's, 31, Des Voeux Road-Adet.

Consul at Pakhoi.

enterprise and capital of Britishers, is irretrie vably lost owing to defective legislation. The British ship Boyle, an old vessel built-in The draft Ordinance introduced by the At-1874, has been placed on the overdue list at the torney General this afternoon, at the meeting Merchants Exchange, San Francisco. She is of the Legislative Council, cannot but be out 152 days from Kangoon for Zandam, with regarded as a right step in the proper direc: re-insurance quoted at 15 per cent.

■tion. It has passed the first reading, and it may be taken for granted that it will be taken through the remaining stages without opposition. Indeed, a measure like that under discussion has already been too long delayed, and it cannot but be regarded

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in the most favourable light by the interests which it favourably affects. The

TWELVE natives were paraded in a row at the Magistracy this morning, and charged with gambling at a dwelling house at No. 48., Queen's Road Central. The two leading men were fined $30 or one month each, and the remainder $3, or seven days each.

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By kind permission of Major Radcliffe and Officers, the Band of the 33rd Barmah Infantry will play the following programme of music, at the King. Edward Hotel, during dinner, to-morrow, Friday, the and inst. (weather perm tting):-

March March des Foreros

Godard Overture..........” The Sapphire Necklace "........ Sullivan Selection.... The Shop Girl'

Ivan Caryll Braga .Blogc..to

Kerker .Drahats

Serenade...." Angel's Serenade Selection..."A Greek Slave “ qùi Valtr...The Stelle of New York

1. nce. Hungarian

God Save the King.

CAPTAIN Panton, who for many years has com- manded the N. P. Co's steamship Victoria running between Japan and China ports and

in order to take up a position ashore-as

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On the East.-A line following the western. boundary of the Queen's Fecreation Ground: until it meets the old Shaukiwan Road, thence

with his newly-married. bride are being con- to the south-east angle of Inland Lot No. ro18, tinually blasted by the arrival of one or another thence along the southern boundary of Inland. of his wife's relatives on a friendly visit. Messm. Lot No. 1,018 produ ed ualll it meets the spad the continued hilarity of the spectators thence to the north-west angle of Wongnels Alfred Tullet and Harold Carr provoked | on the east side of Wongnolchung: Valléyea as Gen. Billedoux and fajor Duncombe chung School,, produced until is meets the

Two amourous old soldiers; and Mr. Merry southern boundary: genial, cook Lavinie Daly, stern uphol er Lynch scored a real success as the con.

of the rights of her honourable corpora tion, Miss Ada Lawrence was at her best as Mrs. Smith and Misies Clements, Tempest; 'Ascoli and McDonald gave, a most creditable rendering of their roles, as Mdme Billedour, Miss Smith, Rose Wation and Elsie. A special word may be said for Miss Grice Gale who filled the part of the charming and cute soubrette Julia, with a zest and thoroughness that is worthy of congratulation.

SANITARY BOARD.

PLAGUE AT NEWCHWANGA

In view of the large number of plague cases. reported at Newchwang a meeting of the anitary Board was held this afternoon in the Board Room, when the port was declared infected. There were present : The President (Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, PC,M.O.), Chl.s Dr. Pearse, Acting M.O.H., Dr. Barnett; Webb, RAM.C., Hon. II. E. Pollock, KC,

Secretary

amendment of the principal Ordinance R. E. V.C. Minstrel Troupe and Variety EnterTacoma, has retired from active service, afloat vocal selections which were received with Assistant M.O.H., and Mr. G. A. Woodrook,

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1903.

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the Bill. That section reads as follows:

To night there will be a second performance.

Miss Marjorie Tempest gave some very good A CHANGE has been made in the date of the

repeated applause. tainments. Instead of 2nd and 5th October, as originally fixed, the performances will take marine surveyor in Tacoma harbour for a num- of the comedy, and fur to-morrow a special from the Government it appears, there is a place on the 3rd and 6th inst. An excellent ber of large grain and shipping firns of the bill has been arranged. An act from Char serious outbreak of plague at Newchwang, and city, Captain A. Dixon will bring the Victoriacy's Aunt, another: from Tom, Dick and from inquiries made I have ascertained that

programme has been arranged.

Framing, fancy and artistically done by Le- Munyon, 31, Des Vœux Road.—Advt.

A NEW addition to the list of overdues' was made at San Francisco on 1st ult, the French Saigon, Cochin China, for Nanies, being barque Notre Dame d'Aryor, 150 days from posted at 10 per cent. The barque is reported to have passed Anjer on May 8th.

"The provisions of section 4 of Ordinance No.36 of 1899 with regard to the officers required to be provided under that section by ships leaying any port of the Colony, shall not be compulsory in the case of any British or Colonial ship not exceeding 300 tons' regularly plying between the Colony and any places on the Canton or West River, or any river in the interior of Kwang. tung Province, or between the Colony and Tue Echo de Chine states that the Governor Macao, and not carrying more than twelve per interim of Kwang Si has reported to Pekin passengers, and every such ship shall, if that one of the rebel leaders, Tcheng, has provided with a duly certificated Master, be deemed to comply with the requirements of

the said section: Provided that this Ordin- ance shall not apply to any such ship if she ceases to so regularly ply as aforesaid.” A saving clause is appended to the new Bill. Under that section the Ordinance shall not

come into operation until the Governor notifies that it is His Majesty's pleasure not to disallow the sanie, and thereafter it shall come into operation on the day of such notification by the Governor. It is a fair assumption that once passed by the Council; the Secretary of State for the Colonies will not exercise the prerogative of advising His Majesty to disallow a measure' so essen- tial to protect British interests, in so far, as the growing trade between the Colony and the riverine ports of South China and Macao is concerned..

THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

It will doubtless be cause of satisfaction to many in the Colony to learn that tender have been requested for the furnishing of materials, and the construction of a passenger depôt at Fat Shan, for the Imperial Chinese THE Beer to drink in the tropics is the Bee

made in the tropics—SAN MIGUEL.:

been slain and the other, Wong, has fed into Tonkin. He states that he has written to the French authorities requesting that "this chief be handed over..

to Hongkong, where the command then falls upon Captain, T. Dobson. Captain R. Ridley takes command of the Tecoma, having been promoted from his position as chief officer and senior chief of the line. Captain Trutebridge does not, as stated, transfer his On the 2nd ult., 10,456,000 silver coins, aggre. command from the Olympia to the Victoria,

galing $928,650, were shipped from the United States Mint to New York, where they will be Manila. The coins were packed in 437 heavy placed on board a steamship and taken to wooden kegs, each weighing 303 pounds when filled. The shipments comprised: 210,000 pesos, 5:00; 1,600,000 fifty centavos, So0,000; 3,350,000 twenty centavos, $735,000; 3,500,000' len centavos, $175,0cb; 15,000 five centavur, $8,125; 60,000 one centavos, $3,400; 850,000 two centar os, $2,125. It was officially announced that further coinage of money for Philippines would be temporarily suspended:

WHEN about a thousand miles off the l'acific coast on his last homeward voyage Capt. Finch of the Guelic sighted a four-masted schooner flying the signal "N. V., indicating that the until the mint employes caught up on the coin- vessel was short of provisions. The Gaelic age of minor and subsidiary money for the fall bore down on her, and a boat containing the trade in the United States. mate and a number of men put off from the schooner and a nole given to Captain Finch, informed him that the Andy Mahonty was out fifty-four days on her trip from Mexico to Fort land. She had run shot of provisions, and a liberal supply was sent aboard.

The PresidentFrom information received '

many ships arrive in this port direct from New

wang, at least, without stopping et Shanghai,! but coming via Chefoo. Shanghai id already declared an infected port so that all shipping: arriving from there is medically inspected, And tionary measures with regard to Newchwang I think we ought to take the same precaut

The Hon. Pollock-What figu es have, we, got sir?

arry, and a third from Afy Friends frost India will be played. Miss Marjorie Tem pest will sing May Morning The Last of Rose Summer and Hont, Sweet Homi Miss Millie Ascall will give a skirt dance, Mr. Courting he Widow and I'm looking at you, Merry Lynch is to contribute the comic songs while Mr. Alfred Tuilett will give the musical sketches, The Derby, and The boys of the arrange for a musical entertainment in Navy Blue. An endeavour is being made to George's Hall on Saturday, when the members of the company will be supported by other professional talent at present in the Colony. A house be present at the farewell entertainment, good performance should result and a full the Colonial Secretary received from the Con- el plague broken; particulars of which will be andpunced later,

INTERPORT CRICKETË

There will be a practice game on Friday afternoon commencing at 4.45, when it is hoped that the following will make a special effort to

W. C. D Turner be present. H. Arthur H. Hancock A. G. Ward

R. E.O. Bird C. R. S. Cooper... C. Pearce J. T. Dixon

Lieut. Lumsden, KA, "Lieut¦ H; W; Smith, R.A.

AR. Lowe

Capt. P. Davis, A‚O. D.?

H. Lamble

W. Dixon and

R. Hancock, (Captain).

7AMER AMIRAL GUEYDON."

LOSS OF THE FRENCH

A NATIVE couple were charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the magistracy this morning with kidnapping and harbouring four young girls from the interior of China on the 30th uftime, Mr. Looker (of Messrs Deacon & Hastings) appeared for the defendants. It appeared from evidence tha, on the 29th uit, the defendants A CELESTIAL entered a house at West Point kidnapped the girls from a place beyond and told the mistress. that he was an inspector, Canton, brought them to Hongkong and placed and requested her to show him the meter. She then in an immigration boarding house with took him at once to it, and the wily thief com" the intention of taking them 10 Sandayan, menced taking out, movable parts and fittings. British North Borneo. The matter, soon got She asked him what he was doing and he told to the ears of Inspector Hudson who, with the ber that he would carry away the fillings and aid of a District watchman, cleverly arrested clean them, so that the light would be brighter. them yesterday and brought the culprits to She agreed, but no sooner had she tumed her justice. His Worship remanded the case, bail back, than the sham inspector made an attempt of the amount of Scod being granted to steal a silver toothbrush chain. He was arrested, and was sentenced to six weeks hard Mail your films and Kodak orders to LeMun-miral Guaydon was last sear labour.

Lyon, P Q B 368—Advt.

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the 28th alt it intimates that over 500 cases The President-In the Daily Frest of have been reported, and I asked the Govern ment to telegraph for particular, The answer

sulas

Col. Webb:-What time does it take to come down from Newchwang

The President ---I think six days. I am not quite sure," "Alduy rage it in within the incubac tion period of the disease He moved that the Board recommend the Governor in Council to declare Newchwang as a-port or place at which un infectious or, contagious disease, prevails

Col. Webb seconded and the motion was carried. P

The meeting then terminated.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

SANS CMAILS DUB Indian (Latsang) 5th inst French (Ernest Simons) 5th inst. American (Gaelic) 8th inste "Australian (7aijan) zzih šest..

News reaches us of the total loss of the Canadian (Athenian) 13th inst... French steamer Amiral Guaydon, which caught fire when off the Arabian coast on the 30th July The Shire Line sa/Blanmouikshire, loft last. This vessel belonged to the Cie des Singapore for this port to-day, ap, and is due Chargeurs Reunis of Havre and, at the time of here on 7th instit the accident, was on her way out taliphong: The 5.5.. Empire left Sydney, 30t with A full cirgo. She was a comparatively ult, for port via Queensland, Port Darwin now sleamer, built in reoz for the new Edel- Timor, and Manila, ern fine of the Company, whose operations and The O. & O-S. S. Co.'s s.s. Garlic with mails previously been restricted to the South Ameri- &c, left Yokohama to-day, at daylight, and Can and West African Coasts. A Havas wire may be expected here on 8th inst from Paris, of the zath ulting, abucunces that only one of the crew is missing, the remainder Ports and Manila lelt Pon Darwin to-day, and THOCN Co.via. Tulun from Australia together with the passovers, who were very numerebus were rescued and "Aden by a Russian mea

and sinki" g conditions by a passing-British

THE Beer to

I to arrive here on 12th inst.

Empress of Japanu "on 30th ults and left

for byakobajar: