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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1904.

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1904.

AN OPENING FOR BRITISH TRADE.

From a commercial point of view the rich districts watered by the West, North, and East Hivers and their tributaries may be considered as forming the centre of the Province of Kwangtung. This labyrinth of islands, channels and creeks is occupied by the four administrative districts of Namtivi, Punyu, Shuntak and Heuugshan, and may safely be called the most fertile and richest

sed the examination for

THERE is some talk in America of building railroad as an overland rival of the Panama

Canal.

year stimulated to greater exertion in the de- of largefonnage, has attracted much of Cr. Groves bas velopment of this trade, although it is said the trade from, neighbouring district a lot's certificate. that several filatures which were established in the network of waterways, penetrating almost Shuntak city and its vicinity did not find a every corner of Heungahan, affords opport. In the Rugger match yesterday the Club speculativesuccess in 1903. Junk-borne goods unities for smaller steam craft to engage in beat the Naval XV. By 15 points to nit, have gradually declined in respect to volume, what should be a most remunerative business. and as the Commissioner of Customs points When foreign influence begins to be felt out in his most interesting report on the around Shekki, the Imperial Maritime Cus Lappa station, there is no lack of evid-toms may consider the advisability of open- ence that the trade of the south-western prefectures is being drawn away from native junks by an increasing number of steamers which now ply between Hongkong, Macao and Kwangchowwan. There is a possibility, how- ever, of a great fillip being given to the trade of the district by reason of the fact that firms in Hongkong are now engaged in studying

ing up the city as a treaty port and thus enable a more advantageous tapping to be made of the fruit centre of Kwangtung.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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THE October issue of the China Medical Missionary Journal gives, as a frontispiece, view of the hospital of the Medical Society; Canton,

THE Detroit Free Press says that unless a globe trotting contest is anticipated, it is

difficult to understand how Japan can carry on war with Russia for three years.

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OWING to indisposition Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz was unable to preside at his Court this morning, and in consequence all the cases were trans- ferred to Mr. J. H. Kemp's Court."

the outlook of a district hitherto practically || A MAIL, desp ched from London on the 17th untapped by the foreign merchant. We Seple...bet via New York was received here refer to the important town of Shekki, this morning. situated on the Nemesis Channel some forty miles from Macao, and in the very heart of the richly cultivated district of Heungshan. Midway between Cone Island, at the en trance to the Wangmoon Channel and Kongmoon, on the West River, this exte sive city, of some two to three hundred thousand inhabitants, exclusive of a consider. able boating population, is by no means so backward as one would be led to imagine from the remoteness of its situation. Indeed, it has been made the home of quite a number of wealthy Chinese who, having spent many years of their life in America, Australia and other countries, have returned to their native land and set. tied down in this city. The general appear ance of Shekki testifies to the character and especially famous; the city of Shantak itself stability of its inhabitants. With wide being an important market for this class of streets and granite pavements the native goods, and most of the names given to the houses are seen at their best, and although different sorts of Canton raw silk belong to the foreigner may be surprised at the rush places lying in that small tract of land on the and bustle that goes on from early inorn till left bank of the West River, between Shuntak, dusk it is a sure indication of the amount of Komchuk, Kaukong, Lachow and Fatshan. business that is transacted in the course of These places, being the markets where silk the twenty-four hours. Situated -hard by is is first collected from the farmers residing a small walled city containing the residences in the neighbourhood, are only a few miles of two mandarins, one, no doubt, being for distant from each other and accessible from the prefect and the other the military official. the broadway of the West River through a Just beyond are the straggling suburbs nct-work of creeks and river branches. The where the wealthy have erected some southern part of the Namhoi district touches imposing Chinese houses in the midst on that of Shuntak, occupying the left of picturesque gardens. Built up in the bank of the West River from Kaukong for midst of the unrivalled waterways of the about twenty miles up the waterway. At the Delta there is no reason whatever why the foot of the Saichiushan kills is the silk trade in the immediate vicinity should not

part of the whole province. For the pro- WHISKY.duction of raw silk the Shuntak district is

IS ATTAINED ONLY BY

Great Age, being thoroughly matured and Superior Quality Uniformly Maintained,

Price $16.50 per Dozen.

A. S. WATSON & CO., market of Shatau on the right bank of a

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Hongkong, 15th September,. 1904.

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17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

broad branch of the Delta which is practi- ically the main arm of the North River; Kaukong, which besides being a great em- porium for silk, is known for its fishery and fish-breeding industry, lies only five miles above Komchuk, the Namhoi boundary being the landmark between the two villages. | The small town of Kongmi, also known for its silk industry, lies about seven miles above Kaukong, on the right bank of the West

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SAM Dam and Abdul Gaui, Indian cooks, from the s.s. Arratoon Apcar, were fined $3, or ten days, for being drunk, disorderly and abusive in Ship Street last night. The fines were paid.

A CHINAMAN was on Saturday fined $500 for illegal possession of uncertificated opium. He applied for a re-hearing and proved he was unaware of there being so much opium on his premises. The fine was reduced to $75.

Tuk public schools in towns on the line of march in Korea have been practically closed.

THE opening cruise of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club takes place on Saturday next, while the first Club race is fixed for Sunday.

CHILDREN have been laying on the meals in Italy in order to prevent trains running during a strike. Railways tracks have been torn up | uear Milan.

IT is reported that a Clayton disinfecting and fire extinguishing machine has already been despatched for Hongkong where it is to be used in the harbour.

THE Colonial, Secretary informs us that the time-ball will be dropped on Sunday at 23'18 to 1 o'clock and not at 23′16′′ to 12 (noon) as previously stated.

Tux first installation ceremony of the District Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasonry in Hongkong and South China is announced to take place in the Masonic Hall on the 3rd

prox.

THE majority of the streets of longkang now, present many pitfalls for the unwary, as they are undergoing repairs in queer little patches of three feet by one and a half, and about four inches deep.

THERE is a slump in the Belfast shipbuilding

THE ZONE TIME.

It will be forgatton by but very few in this Colony that on Sunday next we lose 23 minutes

́and 18 seconds out of our day, and that watches and clocks will need to be altered by that amount of time when the guns booms out,

For this reason the Canton and Macao Steani ship Companies, running their steamers cut of Hongkong, are considering the most practical manner in which to deal with the change, without entirely disorganizing their present time tables. The first plan which presented itself as fonsible was to despatch the steamers. at the hour appearing on the time-tables, which would mean that the departures would take place, roughly, half-an-hour earlier: But an important factor militating against this would be the utter impossibility of getting the coolies to understand the new time, and who, with their well-known love of procrassi- nation, going on board at the last moment; would therefore arrive at the wharves after the steamers had departed. The most prac ticable plat, therefore, seems to be to alter the time tables, which would have the effect, on paper, of despatching the vessels half an hour later. This would not affect the coolies who do not depend on clocks and watches for their time. This plan, we understand, is now receiving the fullest consideration by the com- panies concerned, Macao, as is already known, will come into line with Hongkong on this matter of time on Sunday, but it is not yet known whether, the same time will also be adopted in Canton. In this connection an

officer of one of the steamers interviewed to- day remarked that the only change he could see was that the alteration would make would be to gives half an hour's more daylight, for, whereas on Saturday it will be dark at 6 p.m. on Sunday it will not be dark till 6.30 p.m.!

LANDLORD AND TENANT.

A QUESTION OF FINES,

For some considerable itme past the Sani-

trade, which conjures up a melancholy picture for the winter. It is stated that Messrs. Har-tary authorities have been summoning the land and Wolff bave alrady discharged nearly 6,000 skilled and unskilled workmen, and that business is so bad that the firm contemplates closing the works:

for educational purposes and used as barracks QUEEN Wilhelmins, in the speech from the for the troops. A similar complaint comes

throne on the zoth ult, said the home in from Hamheng, where the school has been dustries of the Netherlands were not com- utilised by the Russians for storage purposes.peting satisfactorily with foreign enterprise and the finances of Dutch India and the Nether- lands needed strengthening. Her Majesty also announced the forthcoming introduction

better education.

owners of houses in this Colony for having cubicles erected in their premises in such a Way as to come within the meaning of the Act for the prevention of nuisances. Where: there were previous convictions these men have been fined from $10 to $100. In one case

that came beferte Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy this morning, Inspector Abley, of the Sanitary Department, pointed out to His Worship that in the final section of the ordinance the term "owner" was defined as "any person erecting and maintaining a cubicle-shall be deemed to be the owner," and thus it was, Illegal to pro-

in it himself and erected and maintained the cubicles in question, which was but seldom the case. The tenant was the proper person

taken advantage of ava exploited id nut opened yesterday with a full turnout under of bills providing for old age, pensious and secute the owner of the house, unless he lived

greatest extent. Navigation should prove no serious obstacle. There are approaches both from the Canton and West Rivers, the Wangmoon creek leading up from the former and connecting with the Nemesis. Channel which runs down to the West River and joins the Broadway flowing into the sea near Macao. It is over this latter channel that most of the shipping now passes, and having regard to the fact that the American

THE season's drilling of the Fire Brigade

Mr. E. R. Hallifax. All the operations of put. ting out a fire were successfully gone through at the back of the Ko Sing theatre in Des Veux Road. These drills will take place twice a week during the winter.

A cook who was banished in May last; and a coolie banished in July, returned to the Colony on Tuesday. They said they returned because they wanted to make their way to South Africa to work in the mines, as they could not get any work in their own provinces. The cook

River, but belongs, politically, to the Nam-gunboat Callao has navigated the stream hoi district. The large expanse of alluvial from the Broadway to Wangmoon it is posgot six months' hard labour and the coolie

country, known as Heungshan, occupies sible for other steamets of shallow draught twelve months' with six hours in the stocks

the southern corner of the Delta between to get along the waterway and assist the estuaries of the West and Canton in a trade which is capable of very exten- Rivers, and is the district with which sive development. The district around is we die at present more especially con- one of the most fertile in Heungshan and

FURNITURE cerned. The silk villages of Sailam, ten miles

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS, ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

· HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

enjoys a succession of fruit nearly the whole

north-west of Heungshan and Kuchan, year through; for not only is there such a eight miles north-east of the treaty port of variety that is indigenous to the soil, but so Kongmoon, belong to this district. These many different kinds have been introduced silk-producing centres are closely connected during the last few years from foreign with what may be termed the silk manufac countries that before one tires of one sort of turing district, comprising a number of vill fruit another is ready to succeed it. Junk ages and small towns together with the cities loads of coolie oranges, persimmon, bananas, of Canton and Fatshan. It may thus be lichers and many other varieties are daily seen that the produce, representing the being brought down to Macao and shipped to greater half of the value of the export trade this port, and were it not for the fact that by of Canton, is by no means brought from reason of the prevalence of piracy native very distant places and is confined to a very craft are compelled to anchor by night, there limited part of the province. If we glance would be an ample supply of fruit plucked at the inap for places which supply the the previous day available for the tables of Macao market with its principal staples we find that the produce belongs to the com-

Hongkong. The difficulty could now be overcome by steam craft bringing their car- paratively narrowly limited district of the river delta extending between the southern goes direct to Hongkong or to Canton--a capital and the Portuguese Colony. Of large consumer-instead of the goods being

each:

THERE is some public indignation at Honolulu owing to the fact that the new P.M. steamer

Manchuria, when she recently arrived on her

Ar the Civil Summary Court this morning, the to proceed against. Under these circum Puisse Judge, (Mr. T. Sercombe Sraith) pre-stances it would be clear that a large number siding, the Non Hùng Tai firm, represented by of refunds of fines hitherto paid by the land- Mr. Q. D. Thomson, sued the Wing Wo. firm lords are due to them, while new suits, should- for the recovery of $841.55, being balance of] be: instituted against the tenants who are the price of goods sold and delivered by the really the offending parties. In the case beard plaintiffs to the defendants. There was no ap- this morning the tenant's name was substituted pearance on the part of the defendants, and for that of the landlord, who was discharged,

judgment was entered for plaintifs for the full amount claimed, with costs.,

MR. Herbert Crossland, a prominent member of the Windermere Royal Yachting Club, bas been invited by Sir Thomas Lipton to design a yacht to challenge for the America Cup Mr. Crossland bas sent Sir Thomas a design, and it is at present under consideration by Sir Thomas and his experts. Mr. Crossland has been in vited to interview Sir Thomas regarding the

maiden voyage to the Orient, was unable to enter the harbour, being too deep in the water. The situation is one that has been long fore-yacht. He has designed a large number of seen, and local papers all comment on the failure of Congress to provide for harbour dredging.

Two diminutive, and very impudent-looking Chinese boys, broke into a dwelling house at 28 Two Street, and stole the family's bed cloth ing. They were caught while trying to make off, and their terrified expressions, and halting statements caused their arrest. Placed before Mr. Kemp they were sentenced to six months' hard labour, six hours in the stocks, and to be given twelve strokes with the birch.

Two coolies quarrelled over their food last

night, and one, raising a wooden plank, banged

yachts at Windermere, which have made good Performances. In any event, the building of

the challenger will not leave the Clyde. -

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Officers, the band of the 93rd Burma Infantry By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and will play the following programme of music at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Friday, the 28th inst, (weather permitting):

- March...................“Zaza"; memsonyponamaz Klein

Overture......" Murg becita d'Anjou "... Selection......" All the Girl"

„Mayerbeer.

WBliams Demare.

Piccolo Sola Iladinage Selection......Reminiscences of England "Godfrey, Valts.Revenise" amonaange Barcarolic....Caracteristique "e

God save the King.

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Contertio,

while the former was fined

CONCERT AT THE CAMP

Last night was "guest night" at the Volun teer Camp, on Stonecutters' Island, and the principal guest of the evening was H. E the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, who, carly in

the evening, visited and inspected the camp, where he was received by a guard of honour, and subsequently dined with the officers. A considerable number of Hongkongites went across to the camp to dinner and attended a smoking concert which followed. A very merry evening was passed with songs, speechies, and recitations, and the volunteers gave their guests a real goodtime, Lieut. G. P. Lammert' was in good fetile and contributed several fipë Banjo solos were given by Mr. G. Hays and selections, as also did Mr. P. W. Goldring. Mr. H. Lapsley, other songsters of the even-

ing were Messrs. Allcock, Darby, Mitchel! and Terrell, accompanied by Lieut. Lammert and Mr. Sheffield alternately., Lieut. M. S. Northcote was very happy in an emosing stump speech, and Mr. J. W. Bains made his debat as a reciter. The singing of " God save the King was the tignal for a general stam- pede for the returning launches, the guests voting their gallant hosts "good fellows."

TUE, WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. J. Plum

PHOTOGRAPHIC] extend, and though in the case of native of the district. With the advent of the pital, where it was discovered he liad a frac night at the Seamen's Institute, Kowloon mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser

DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hangkong, 8th January, 1904.

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E. C. WILKS & CO., MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

Owing to counter-attractions, mainly the fact that the Hongkong Volunteers were in camp at Stonecutter's Island, only about a dozen members put in an appeamoce." The bonorary secretary for the time being, Mr. Harold Austen, was voted to the chair, in the absence

of Dr. Swan, after the assembled members had

vatory

On the 27th at 11.30 am. The changes in distribution of atmospheric pressure are uolm. portant, the anti-cyclone over N, China and the depression, eastward of the Southern Philip piues remain,

Fresh NE monsoon will be experienced in

the Ching Bea

Forecast :—Fresh E. to NE. winds, fins.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

course, it is somewhat difficult to say how shipped down to Macao. This, of course, the other over the head with it. The latter A GENERAL meeting of the members of the far the trade of certain commercial centres applies equally as well to the many products was removed to the Government Civil 105 Kowloon! Cricket Club, was called for last exports we may draw lines for certain articles railway from Macay to Canton greattured skull, and he was derained for treatment it is almost impossible to guess what distance changes will come to pass, and should His assailant decamped, but was captured later, into the interior some bales of cotton or the projected line run anywhere near Shek and now lies in durance vile, pending the res UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. balls of opium will wander after they have ki the town is sure to come into greatsuit of his assault,

arrived at the distributing centre. With prominence. At the foot of undulating regard to Macao and its exports it may slopes, well-wooded with young fir, the native As unfortunate, living at Cross Street, was easily be seen that the whole of this cultivate their mulberry or other fruit trees, trade is derived from districts compara- while away in the distance, as far as the tively close to the city, and although the eye can penetrate, are acres upon acres of statistics compiled by the Imperial Maritime paddy fields now giving promise of a most The cereal has grown Customs on the trade of the Lappa station bountiful harvest. during last year show a decrease in the value exceptionally high and is ready for the of exports the reason for the diminution is not sickle and transportation to the coast and far to seek. Mr. 'W. Noyes Morehouse treaty ports. Many small villages are found remarks upon the fact that the immediate throughout the district and their inhabitants, opening of Kongmoon as a treaty port must if not engaged in a somewhat extensive fish. certainly have the effect of attracting cargo ing industry, may be found at work in the from junks to steamers, the shippers thus being fields, or employed in Shekki itself where able to send their goods direct to Hong concerns for making little wooden clogs, with kong ör Macao on payment of export duty leather tips, appear to be doing a thriving only, thus escaping further levy at the Lappa trade. Practically all the business passes or Kowloon Stations. Better prices have through the central city which has a large been offering at Kongmoon than at Macao number of native banks where transactions Koh-i-Chang harbour, when the Dagmar with the result that sugar from Liuchow or of no small nature are carried on from day entered. By some miscalculation the Dugmar Yeungkong has been sold at the Treaty port to day. That the district has not hitherto at into the Phra Yome striking her abreast of whence it may have been exported in West come prominently to the front is a matter of the engine room. The damage is estimated at Logins már case, about 2,000 ticals, but was not of no serious a River steamers. Owing to handsome profits some surprise, and although, no doubt the halure as to prevent th

the" Fira: Yom making being made in 1903, owners of filatures, silk treaty port of Kongmoon, being situated Bangkok in safety. She is now under repair at worm rearers, mulberry growers, etc., were last | on an important river navigable by vessela the Bangkok Dock

charged before Mr. Kemp this morning, with being drunk and disorderly in the public street waited nearly an hour. The business to be last night. She told His Worship she had not transacted, was actually the appointment of the Forms Channel and the northern part of had any food for four days as she was too sick office-bearers, for the ensuing season, but in to eat, and she took some brandy which im- face of the small attendance, a resolution to mediately went to her head. She was fined $r.postpone the business till Wednesday next When arrested she said to the constable "If I was very property carried. am fined $5 you will lend me the money to pay, won't you?”.

COLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Workfundertaken.

Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Sidam

and Motor Launches, was

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

Flant and Centrifugal Pumps.

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MARINZWORK". Hongkong, 3rd May, 1964.

“HAPPY RETURNS”

President Roosevelt has to-day, attained his

TB German steamer Digmar, which left Bangkok for Hongkong on Sunday morning. forty-seventh birthday. During his compara the Bangkok Timer of 13th inst. says, collided | tively short career whether as United States with the Harbour Master's steamer Phra Yom Civil Service Commissioner, Assistant Secre later on the same day, doing considerable taty of the Navy,, Rough-Rider in the Cuban damage. The Phra Yow is a new boat, Campaign, or Governor of New York City be launched last year, and was lying at anchor in- bas always left a big footprint in every office. When called to the White House by the sud- den assassination of President McKinley, he grasped the helm, without faltering, and how ever much bis administration has been criti cised by former supporters or opponents, the dominion he has established over his party's organisation and policy is admited to be supreme. His good fortune is

MAILS", DUES American (Garlic) 29th fast, Indian (Gregory Apear) 3181 Inst. American (Siberiu) 4th prox. – Hadian (Laisante) 7th prox.

American (Mongolia) 10th prox,

The sa, Richmond Castle left New York en 3rd inst

The Imperial German Mail 83

wwhich Genoa on

left here on 28th- Wednesday a

The CP arrived at left normini, where she is due to arrive.