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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1904.

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ACCORDING to the Daily Mail 10000 inonks N ranging from $3 to $200 were imposed were prepared to fight, had the British troops by Mr. Kemp this moming, upon possess th actually entered bassa,

of various quantities of opium, for which they held no valid certificates. A goodly number. were unable, or unwilling to pay their fines, and so went to gaol for varying periods.›. Thla

quantities of which were required in conse- On the 8th September, at Canton, the wife of quence of the famine, and the subsequent re- Rev. ALFRED ALF, of the American Bible Society, Canton, of a daughter,

[1014 quirement of the troops engaged in operations

against the brigands, the Consul, while hold- A GATE of 62924 was secured at the Hirat ing out good prospects for the current year, benefit cricket match at Leeds, and it is ex

the vital importance of the West River and its up to £3,500, tributaries as the great trade route to South", west China, both for political and commercial

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1904,

| HONGKUNG, THE, HAIPORIUM OF SOUTH, CHINA:

The commencement of the Canton Hankow railway synchronised certain alarm raised in quarters, which saw in this great work the possibility of a rival arising in our own immediate neighbourhood, and threaten ing the position of this Colony as the first emporium of trade in South China. With the completion of the first branch of the line there was a reiteration of the alarms made in a section of the local Press, Holding, as we do, the opinion that trade follows the flag and that Hongkong is peculiarly situated to capture the commerce of this most important province of the great Celestial Kingdom, we controverted the view expressed by one of our contemporaries in an article attributing to the delay in the BLEND commencement of the railway to link Kowloon with the Southern capital, the danger that threatened the commercial supremacy of Hongkong. We then ex- pressed ourselves that any alarmist view of an imaginary prospective competitor to Hongkong, when expressed in public print, was to be deprecated. We based our opinion on.substantial grounds. We believe that, keen as our American cousins are in the matter of trade, British tenacity of purpose and British determination, in spite of the apparent apathy ascribed to the nation, will hold its own in any department of com- merce, where neither fear nor favour operates to the detriment of our interests, The Consular report on the trade of Wuchow for last year, which reached us by the English mail yesterday, supports our con- tention that Hongkong enjoys the unique and unassailable position for serving as the gateway, as it were, of the riverine ports along the entire length of the West River, as far as Nanning. "Once rapid, safe and cheap steam transit is firmly established on this great waterway," says

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THE British Medical Association has adopted A resolution that only medical qualifications.

how long the.gal accommodation would hold omd .but

1107 SPIN

AND LTDA

ANNUAL MEETING.

meeting of the sha

the &boy Company was it the

reasons. le urges them to direct their best which may be registered in Britain and Ireined the House of Commons, Earl Percy, Par also present Sir C. P. Chater

should be recogni-cil in Aust-alasin,

Iwere: ́ ́and

Hon W. Gresson presided, and liamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, Messrs.JA. G. Wood (Directors), said that Austria, Germany, and Italy, besides W. A. C. Cruickshank, F. Smyth, THE golf caddies at Dubbo, Australis, have ring to the Anglo-French treaty regarding Lo Cheung Ship, Ho U. Shang, Yuen Hop struck for an increase. They were getting 64).gypt, had undertaken not to obstruct Great Sang Ker, Hon Kon Leong, R. A. Fergutch, Britain's action in Egypt by asking for a time A. Shaw (Manager) and A. Brooke Smith will not agree to the demands of the striker, and limit for the British occupation, or in any other

ecretary)

a round, but now demand "The players

there is a lock-ont,

the works is 5,400,000

efforts to encourage, by safeguarding and facilitating trade on the waterway, rather than by obstructive regulations and vexatious, methods of taxing, the enterprise of native and foreign merchants whereby both them selves and the people under their charge

manner. A Blue Book has been issued, dent. must, in the long run, be benefitéd. Such

ing with fies projects for improvements in are the most useful items in an ex- Truth ties that when the Maturen was at Egipt. The new works include railway or coudingly interesting report on the trade of Antwerp German firms asked the agent to take ganisation, the inigation of Middle Egypt, the this unique little treaty port, with which contraband to Japan, but the request was raising of the Assouan dam, and the remodell Hongkong is so intimately connected. We refused. The contraband, it is added, was subing of the Rosetta and Damietta branches of cannot now trace on what occasion the viewquently shipped by a German vessel, which the Nile. The estimated cost of the whole of

passed the Red Sea without hindrance, was expressed by our present Colonial Secre tary, when acting as the Governor, that the growth and prosperity of our own Colony was yet in its infancy. Marvellous as the development which the Island has witnessed within the sixty years of British occupa tion, the industrial growth which it will yet attain, and the commercial expansion which will be brought about in this part of the world with a regeneration of China, as in- stanced in the case of Wuchow, will see Hongkong in the forefront rank of the maritime ports of the world, equal or second to none other in the wide dominions of King Edward the Seventh.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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THE ship digbarth, bound from Newcastle to Jav, was wrecked on an "oknown reef off Rock Island. The crew took to the boate One baat with the captain and seven men has three others, with 16 men, are missing landed safely at German New Guinea, but

the House of Cards, the Earl of Selborne, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that the two- power standard of the British navy was no longer sufficient. Lord Selborne also look occasion to highly commend submarines, the value of which he said, had been abundantly established,

THE N.S. Wales Minister for Mines and Agri- culture bas received a communication from Mr Suitor, Commercial Agent in the East, dated Kobs, 31st July, wherein ho intimates there is inquiry for barley, to be delivered SEVERAL cases of Asiatic cholera are reported Kobe cit, including insurance against ali from St. Petersburg.

risks, August shipment.

THE next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be hell on Monday, the 19th inst,

at 10 a.m.

The balance sheet issued by Allsopp's Brewery Company shows a loss on the years's trans. actions of £35,357.

MR. G. Rowland Hill (of Hy le Vale, Green- wich) has resigned the position of hon, secre tary to the English Rugby Football Union.

THE list of authorised architects, prepared un der section 7 of the Public Health Bill, is gradually growing, the latest addition being

the name of Mr. C. H. Rew.

The name of Augusto Carreira D'Azevedo kat

THE cause of the return of the ss. Hue from Kwanchewwan, without completing her trip, was a very slight accident to the machinery, which, however, her commander, Captain Godineau, wished to repair in Hongkong. She is now in dock for that purpose and is expected

to resume her run on Tuesday next.

THE new cruisers and the two battleships, which it was recently announced the Admiral ty had ordered, will, when completed, eclipse anything previously built. The cruisers will be provided with sine-inch and seven-inch guns, and will be capable of 33 koots an hour. The battleships will each be of 16,500 toas displacement.

consider Hongkong's position as the cm- porium for the trade of South-west China will be unassailable." This, then, is our reason for again alluding to the taken idea as to the possibility of a rival to the Colony following the opening PROFESSOR Redard, a German, has discovered up of China by'a net work of railroads. that the blue element of a light of, xo-candle And in saying so we do not lose sight of the power sufficiently soothes the nerves to permit statement, made in the Consular report, to of the painless extraction of teeth.

been added to the register of medical and THE appropriation of the Philippines Govern- surgical practioners qualified to practisement for the fiscal year ending June 30th, has mis-medicine and surgery in Hongkong.

been fixed by the commission at 16,523,670.60 pesos. That the government is not throwing away its money is evident from the fact that this amount is a million and a half less than the appropriation for the last fiscal year, says the Cadlinews.

THE following returns of the average amount of bank noles in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 3rat ult, as certified by the managers of the respective banks, are published in the Gasefis,

Average Specie

Chartered Bank

Banks Amount in Reserve.

of

India, Australia and China, *****$3.905,479 Hongkong and Shang

hai Banking Cor

poration......................................: 11,213,911-0 National Bank of China, Limited...

397,039

The notice convening the meeting having been read,

The Chairman said-Gentlemen follow- ing the usual procedure at meetings in this Colony, I propose, with you approval the raport and statement of accounts, have been in your hand for some days,

take:

During the period covered by the accounts' now before you, we, in common with all others

engaged in the cotton spinning industry, have passed through trying, and what we trust may prove to be abnormal times. Owing to the high prices of cotton for many months past, and to there being no corresponding increase in the price of yarn our mill since the begin. ping of the year has only 'been. worked-4, in- stead of of days per week. We have Ra suffered somewhat by business in the districts s supplied from Newchwang, and Chefoo, the chief outlet for our yarn, being greatly har pered since the outbreak of hostilities bos tween Russia and Japan; At the moment the outlook, though leaving much to ba 150,00 desired, is brighter than it has been for some time as we are approaching the marketing of the growing cotton crap, which if the acreage planted is any "guide, should be a large one, whilst indications point to satisfactory state of trade in the country. recently vacated by the Russian Army It is to ba hoped that this year's yield of cotton will exceed the world's requirements as stacks By the 53. Chingtu, which entered port this are small in all the chief markets, and until a morning from Australia, there arrived seven bumper crop is realized we cannot expect to duly qualified medical officer, under engage see low priced raw material, an essential factor the coolie emigration, to South Africa. A senios dustry. This year we have not suffered and junior doctor, will be bracketed together to any great extent from plagus, which for duty on each steamer, the first two being | you will, remember, caused us considerable assigned to the s.s. Enthi in which is expected anxiety during the first six months of 1903. to sul on Thursday next..

Total,...5,616,429

DOCTORS FOR EMIGRANT SHIPS

ARRIVE IN HONGKONG..

ment for service in the steamers engaged in for the welfare of the cottos spinning in,

• PLEDGING A HUSBAND'S

CREDIT

·INTERESTING-DECISION,"

At the Supreme Court this morning, before

Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Puisne Judge), the case of Mahomed versus Tavares was decided

The plaintiff, R. H, Mahomed, an Indian merchant, of D'Agullar Street, sued Astego H. Tavares, of the Victoria Hair Dressing Saloon, and Variety Store, Queen's Road, and his wife, Augusta Camilla Tavares, for the recovery of $428.30, being the value of embroidery, laces,

You will doubtless be interested to know that. since short time was adopted the whole of the machinery at the mill has been thoroughly overhauled and is now in an efficient state of repair, Before proposing the adoption of the report and accounts 1 shall be pleased to an swer any question you may wish to put,

- No questions being asked....

The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. R. C. Wilcox seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.

Mr. Smyth proposed that Sir C. P. Chater, M.D., and Mr. A. G. Wood be re-elected as the Consulting Committee.

the effect that it is the legitimate ambition of | OWING to the uutons having given notices of THE 'Pahang correspondent of the Strazite perfumery etc. supplied to the second defend was agreed to dow

our neighbours in Tonkin to divert the trade various strikes, a general lock-out in the build of Yunnan and Kweichow into French tering trades in New York has begun. One hua- "ritory, to make Hanoi and Haiphong, not dred thousand workmen are affected

Canton and Hongkong, the distributing centres for foreign goods in South China. We recognise with Mr. Scott, that when their projected railway system is completed the Tonkin route will prove a serious com

17, QUEEN'S ROAD. FURNITURE

DEALERS..

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

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HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

petitor to the West River route. As he points out, it is obviously to the interest of the Chinese Government to attract trade to

TWENTY-ONE launchies competed in the motor boat race from Calais to Dover, a distance of about 22 miles. The French boat fercedes IV. won easily, her time being 1 hr. o mịn. 7 sec, The English boat Napier Minor was second.

ON and after the 1st October next, direct money orders may be obtained payable in the Trans vaal Colony, while British postal orders will be cashable at Hongkong and its agencies in the China..

the river as much as possible, and this, he says, can be done by facilitating the safe transport of merchandise through Kwangsi province and lightening taxa- tion along the principal waterways. A point that he impresses on shipping companies in Hongkong is that, to this end, they should use their best endeavours to secure and ex- been only. 5,000.000 visitors so far, whereas, ploit the carrying trade of the West River, 9,000,000 were expected.

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THE president of the St. Louis Extribition is asking the railway companies to establish chea per excursions. He points out that there have

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returned to Pahang to wind up the affairs of the Punjont Company. It is intended, it ap- pears, to form another syndicate to work the reduced. The old company held go square concession, but the area will be considerably.

miles of land, but this is too large, an area to be satisfactorily worked by a single company.

Times writes:-Mr. W. Kerfoot Hughes has

AN Americas crew has arrived at St. Petersburg, to navigate the submarine boat Fulton, an experimental submersible boat, built by the Holland Submarine Torpe do Boat Company, of the United States, and recently sold to Russia. Except in minor details she is a replica of the submaine Adder, belonging to the United States Navy. There is one torpedo tube in the bow, and five 18in. torpedoes are carried. The crew numbers five.

A BEACH-COMBER was this morning charged before Mr. Kemp, with not returning to the House of Detention at 4 p.m. on Thursday as required to do by the ordinance. He pleaded guilty, and said he did not return there as he

and get out of the Colony. Being unable to succeed in his enterprize, he returned to the Bouse yesterday, and was then arrested on the above charge. He was sent to 14 days' hard labour.

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and Deacon) was for plaintiff, and Mr. M. W

Mr. H, W. Looker:(Messrs. Deacon, Looker

Slade (instructed by Mr. F. X. d5„Îmada é Castro) defended..

defendant had two quarrels with his wife on From the evidence, it appeared that the first

away on one occasion he gave her $700, and account of jealousy. When she was going

on a second occasion $450, both this year, He gave her permission, in April, to go to Macao, on the understanding that she was to return within one day. She did not do so and after repeated correspondence and telegrams, which she did not even acknowledge, be te fused to pay the plaintiff for the goods she had purchased in his shop, pleading that he was not responsible as there was a separation, by her refusal to come back to him.

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Mr. Yuen top seconded, and the proposition

Mr. W. A. C. Cruickshank proposed, a

the auditor, Mr. Frank Mait

ung Bhiu seconded, Lo Cheung

This having been carried minated,

warrants

eting ter

The Chairman announced that divie

nts would be ready on Monday.

NOVEL WAY 10 COLLECT

DEBT

A Chinaman, sometime ago, contracted a small debt to a Chinese woman for a loan, and through business losses was unable to pay it for some time, though several applications were made for the money. Yesterday the woman, learning that her debtor was going to Canton, went down to the steamer with her daughter, and made another application for the money. The man stated that he was going to, Canton to collect some money due to him and if he got it, when he returned, he would pay her. This did not satisfy the woman, then, raised a cry, and yelled that the man bad

ho

snatched her parse. Inspector Dymond was

called, and the woman gave the man in charge,

comfortable for the trip to Canton. However,

"while the daughter proceeded to make herself

Evidence having been led, Counsel on either side addressed the Court, Mr. Slade maintaining that the goods were not necessaries and were purchased not only with out the busband's consent, but after she had voluntarily estranged herself from bis protec tion. Mr. Looker contended that there was general, and argued that the wife, as the bus no separation as the term was construed in

that plan was frustrated by Inspect band's agent, had power to pledge his credit.

His Lordship in giving judgment said this who removed the trio to the Central Station, was an action by R. H. Mahomed, of D'Aguilar Placed before Mr. Kemp, it was proved Street, who also had a shop in Kowloon, to that the man was innocent of the charge recover Siz8.30, being the value of goods sold of purse snatching, and he was Accord- and delivered by him to Mrs. Tavares. It wasngly discharged. It is believ new sought to make Mr. Tavares liable on the was arranged between the women

to pledge his credit in respect of these articles. him arrested on a charge of purse-anaich ground that the wife was the hitsband's agent clder did not get her money, she

Now it appeared that on the 26th April last, the daughter should proceed to Canions regg the second defendant left for Macao, and did not return to the Colony until the 16th June,

afterwards returning to the Colony, in August. Now bearing in mind the facts, he was satis- fied that up to May all the fransactions between the parties were in cash, and he was also satis- fied that after April, during May, Jane and The following report in from Mr. Jɛ I July. husband and wife did not go to plaintiff's mor, Chiel Assistant of the Hongko shop together to purchase goods. He was also. Un the 10th at 10,47 & 10. orGGIA. Were satisfied that, at any rate on the 28th May, the to hoist the ted

even as far as Nanhing. That money GOVERNMENT medical officers, general practi: is to be made on the waterway is in- tioners and others, will be interested to learn stanced by the fact that all the small that, in future, the medical reports prepared in steamers engaged in the Hongkong cargo Hongkong, or extracts from them, will be pub-wanted to stow away on board some steamer trade did well in 1903, and also by reason lished in The Journal of Tropical Medicine, of the steady development of steam traffic; both on the lower and upper rivers. Now that British-owned steamers can fly the British flag on condition, that they carry PHOTOGRAPHIC certificated master, Mr. Scott sees no reason

DEPARTMENT. DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS

GOOD WORK.

...PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

E. C. WILKS & Co.,

MARINE SURVEYORS,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS.

In the House of Commons replying to a ques tion, Mr. Gerald Ba funr, President of the Board of Trade, said that since December 1,381,000 tons of British steam coal had been. exported to Russia and 87,000 tons ie Japan, why at least four steamers running between the port and this Colony should not take CoNSEQUENT upon the typhoon signal being will be borne in mind by the shipping com out a British register. No doubt, this fact hoisted and the wind starting to blow some what fresh this afternoon, there was the usual panies here, principal of whom are advised helter-skelter of sampans, junks, slipper boats to combine the Kongmoon and Wucliow and other craft for Causeway Bay-maskes the in z rounds; Morgan, heavy weight champion She stayed one day and went back to Macao by the inspector, and after his disc

shipping.

COLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken,

[45 services. The Acting Consul also alludes to

the opening for more tonnage on the Canton Wuchow line, and suggests that one more passenger steamer should be placed on the run, and an arrangement entered into with the up-river launch companies to exchange passengers so that through tickets could be

Ship Dealgar and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Launches, :21;

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Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First-class Builders. large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbestocel goods kept. Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sons Electrical

Plant and Centrifugal Pumps.

St. Clair, has arrived at Rangoon, where he is claiming to be the middle-weight champion of challenge, and as a "big record in China has the Far East. He is wanting to take up a evidently alluded to his "victories" at Hong kong, for, according to the Rangoon Times, "he beat Jas: Christie in 8 rounds, Jas, Ryan again,

of China, and the Far East, who fought at 14-4, NEGOTIATIONS are proceeding between Lord in 6 rounds, Thos. Smith of Boston, Maxey Lansdowne, the British Foreign Minister, and Cane, champion of the Philippines in a sounds, China, with the object of modifying, the terms while at Canton he best Jas. Christie in 10 of the agreement regarding Wei-bai-wei, under rounds, and was disqualified in his fight with which England is bound to withdraw whenever Mike Hart of H.M.S. Sirius for a foul after Russia withdraws from Port Arthur.

haying knocked Hart out." Hat's off, please!

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ing his Juggage with her own.

however, was brought away from

and

steamer

Turned to the map.“ The conduct and faten.

tions of the women is under investigation

KOETHE WEATHER

vatory

issued in Canton for all towns on the river ONLY one Magistrate, Mr. Kemp, has sat for | A YOUNG miner was placed before Mr. Kemp first defendant told the plaintiff not to give his leat up to Kweihsien. Turning to the actual the last two days, Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, second this morning, charged with being a stowaway wife any more credi, or any credit at all slightly, in Mid China and it

trade of the port, it is a remarkable fact that, police magistrate, having to divide his time while the state of the province is still far between the local magistracy and that at Talpo, from satisfactory, in the past year the total in the New Territory. Luckily the cause hats value of the trade coning under the cogni. on both these days have been very light' sance of the Customs was £1,090,302-the

from Blasila on the as. Tean. He pleaded guilty, and said that in an accident through dynamite explosion his band was badly huit,

sar and is stationary in'S. Ching?!

towards sh

With regard to their living apart it was clear. The typhoon is now nearly. Sööhward that this lady went to 3lacan apparently with Hoogk her husband's consent, and he was satisfied Mod that she was provided with adequate means

Main land as he could not work he wanted to procura all the necessários at,life, (as laid down.)

highest figure reached since the opening of OxDgns from Washington have been received Wuchow to foreign trade in 1897, Indeed, in Manila to the effect all chattered trans as a treaty port of so short a standing, it ports now in the service of the United States now ranks, as regards its direct foreign trade, the waters of the Philippine archipelago are not flying the American flag, are to eleventh on the list of thirty-four Chinese be dropped from the rolls as soon as their chart treaty ports, beating such old established ers run out, and their places taken by others distributing centres as Pakhoi, Kiungchow flying the American flag This order will and Mengtze Imports of foodstuffs were sc affect the Dr. Hans, the Profeus, the Dormed; (581 | countable for the large increaselast year, huge | the Gröson'sad the Sadek.

Telegram Address:

MARINEWORK.”; Telephone-No. 358. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904.

Forecast Frekh

She

to his people in" Macao, and intended there to-morrow, it brother, who was in by this law, and to enable her to live according Court and who is employed in Hongkong, said to the way they were living i he would undertake to pay the pasinge in was adequately sup Macao, and see his brother out of the Colony therefore pot Upon the accused entering into a band for a cre to be of good behaviour for six months, his had done brother agreeing to stand security for him, the cen accused was released. The brother was also not prepared 10 pay tha passage money from months, of May,

Manita, but this was not aske i ja

would be judgment

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