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TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's.]

The Bisley Meeting,

LONDON, 23rd July, Sergeant Comber, of the East Surreys, won the King's prize at Bisley.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY 25, 1905.

Exclusion Treaty? At this stage of the proceed. ings the members of the Piece Goods Guild came forward and swore that beginning from the 20th of July they had decided not to buy any more American piece and other goods until the purpose in view of the nation had been properly obtained. The meeting was then asked for a show of hands that beginning from the next day no one present would purchase or The Bomb Outrage in contract for any more goods of American

Constantinople.

manufacture. Every one present raised his or Twenty-four persons were killed and ifty. her had. The meeting then separated. It may soven injured by the homb outrage in Con-be stated that a discussion ensued near the end stantinople, also fifty-five horses injured.

Sculling Championship.

In the world's championship at Paranyatta Stanburg beat Towns by two lengths.

The Kaiser and the Tsar.

Later. Reuter's correspondent in St. Petersburg wires that the Tsar has left Peterhoff on board of the Standard for Borge Finland, there to meet the Kaiser at dinner on board the fohenzollern.

The Ministry. Last evening it was understood that Mr. Balfour remaining in oflice is largely due to the fact that important negotiations are pro- reeding with Japan, and to a desire to see the peace negotiations concluded.

BARTHQUAKE AT MACAO,

THE CONFISCATION OF THE "INDUSTRIE"

PRIZE COURT'S DECISION. The Osaka Mainicht publishes the decision of the Sasebo Prize Court in the case of the German steamer Industrie, which was recently captured by a Japanese war-ship off Korea. The owner of the steamier is stated to be Mr. Bloch, German resident at Tsingtao. The following is the Court's decision:-

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THE RUSSO-CHINESE BANK LITIGATION.

A COMPROMISE.

Buying.

months' sight L/C......1/10 15/16 6 months' sight L/C 1/11 7/16 30'days' sight San Franciscu & New Virk 461 4 months' sight

do,

471 30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne 1/11 3/16

6 months' sight

months' sight Germany

Silver...

Entimations.

THE

months' sight Francs 2.40 ROBINSON PIANO

13

Bank of Parlant satė...... Sovereign

OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-day's notations are as follows

Malwa Naw

#

1.42

.................597

217 10.38

Per picu! fè 4,18%

Old Older

...ti 1250'1,280

.....

Uldest

i.

1,370

Patna New Benates New Pare un pet

The Japait Chronicle is informed by Mr. Sakurai, one of the barristers retained, that the litigation between the Russo Chinese Bank and Yuan Tre-Chwang (formerly compradorear of the bank) and Chan Yung-fu (a partner in the late Shingtal Company of Kobe), which has been in progress for several years, has now "The steamer Industrie in confiscated.

been compromised. As will be remembered, of the meeting as to what should be done with "The steamship Industrie was owned by the the Russo-Chinese Bank sued Yuan Tre- regard to such American goods as are still in petitioner and registered at the pot of Ham Cawang for the recovery of Y170,000 in the the hands of merchants and traders here. It burg, Germany. She was engaged in the Tokyo Court, and the defendant brought a was unanimously declared that every one pre-silvage and towing business under the German counterclaim for Ỷ560,000. This resulted in sent would do his best to assist by every means tag. On February 8, 1905, R. R. McDermid, an unsuccessful criminal action in the Kobe in lus power to get rid of their goods, so that

an American citizen and the proprietor of the Court against him, and in consequence Yuan In one need lose by the boycott.

Daily News, a paper published at Cheloo, sued the Russo-Chinese Bank, demanding an China, chartered the steamer at Shanghai from apology and damages to the extent of the petitioner for use as a dispatch-boat, for a Y100,000. The Russo-Chinese Bank also tem of three months, of the rate of 1,500 sued Chan Yung-fu for the recovery of Shanghai taels per month; and Adolph Ban Yso,oco on a promissory note. On the 13th nier, German subject, joined the steamer as a instant's compromise was effected in Takios war correspondent at a monthly salary of $400. when it was agreed between the parties coin- "On the 19th February last the steamer, incerned that all actions now pending would be charge of Bannier, left Shangbai for the purwithdrawn and all the claims against each other pose of watching the movements

panese fleet and communicating the result of the to the Russian authorities through the said McDermid. The steamer reached a point 40 fast. She returned to Shanghai on the 13th of miles south-west of Tsushima on the 3rd March

the same month, and again left on the 15th, ralling at North Shoan Island, Korea, on the 23rd. She cruised in the neighbourhood of Quelpart and Anderson Islands and the waters thereabouts until the 27th. At daylight of the 17th the Industrie proceeded to the vicinity of Katoku Island, and found Japanese war-ships assembled five miles easi of the island. After VILAT IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE? taking observation of the types and names of the warships, the Industrie was proceeding to Fusan for the purpose of, telegraphing the pticulars of the discovery to McDermid, when she was cifased and seized by the Japan- ese cruiser Kaluga two miles south of the sure island at 3p. on the same day. She was seized on suspicion of scouting the move- meats of the Japanese fleet and communicat.

The Shanghai Mercury of 2 st inst, says Yesterday at 4 p.m. the Chamber of Com- merce of Shanghai (native) convéned a mass meeting of local merchants; some American merchants and journalists alsoa'tended. There were many speakers and one of them urged that they should stop buying American goods from the 20th, but ns contract goods would stil! Come to China for some time an extension of the date of boycotting till the 18th of the roth moun should be allowed. However, the speak. then signed documents promising not to deal er was soon silenced The leading merchants

in American goods. The following are the leading merchants who sgned the same- Chu Lan-lang, iron dealer. Shan Chin-Lao, To se

pièce gonds.

kerosene oil.

general stores. Lin Shun-weng, flour merchant, Tan Yu-weng, lumber merchant.

Ting Chin-cha | Hsa Wen-weng, Ting Chin-chai," Chu Pao-san,

1,300/1,330

Per chast

.... 10971

1.055

... 786/uro

To-day's Advertisements,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

On

FRIDAY,

English, duly signed, and at the instance of Mr. relinquished. The agreement was made in THE Undersigned have received instructions, C. Brenner the agreement was recorded in the archives of the Swiss Consulate General at Yo-

would pay to the bank a sum of Y18,000 for a kohama: It was agreed that Chan Yang-fu

promissory note for V50,000. An action which was about to be brought by the bank against the late Shingtai Company for the settlement of accounts, on which it was alleged Vyoo,oco was due from the Chinese firm, is also aban. doned."

The seismic disturbance which occurred at Macan on Sunday and Monday morning, as re- ported in our last issue, continued,with intervals, throughout the day yesterday. The latest report to hand this forennen from the neighbouring Colony states that a severe shock, accompanied by a loud rumbling noise, as of a distant peel of thunder, was felt between eleven and twelve, o'clock in the forenoon. The vibrations were The most prolonged that have been felt since the first shock on Sunday morning. Photo franes, vases and other ornaments in houses on the Praia Grande were thrown down from tables and stands, va severe and continued was the shock. The beat throughout the day was intense, auti at night there were vivid dishes of lightning. There was much constemation amongst the prople, who have never felt any. ed a report of an interview between Tantai Subsidised by the Kussian Government was the Law Courts in Singapolt. A curious gen-

thing quite so unnerving in their experience of

earthquakes in those regions,

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The same afternoon at the Society of Com mercial Science another meeting was held when over 1,000 persons attended.

The Ningpa Guild will meet to-day on the same subject.

The Chinese Chamber of Comistice wired to other ports the fact that the guilds of various branches of commerce had signed an agree.ting she result to the enemy, Fruent not to deal with American goods after the 20th July. All the native newspapers publish

Tseng and Mr. Rodgers, the U. S. Consul Ge.

"The attorney of the petitioner maintained that (1) the allegation that the Daily News was

groundless, and he repudiated it. (a) Bannier

A LONDON COMMENT.

The well-known writer of the "Sub Rósa "co- Juma in the Morning Leader, London, has the following comment on a subject with which we Hongkong Telegraph an article headed," what recently dealt: The other day I noticed in the

is public naisance ? It is a rather dangerous question for a water or a speaker to ask, as a maging retort is obvious, The Hongkong paper has some reason, however, for discussing the subject because of a decision just given by

teman, living in one of the most crowded

sance.

was a temporary employe ol McDermid, and

residential parts of Singapore, keeps on his partially observe the movements of the Japan-premises as pets a lion, a tiger, and an ele was a war corespondent, his duty being to in-

ese as well as the Russian feet. He was not phunt, and during the greater part of the night acting as a spy in the interests of Russia, nor the lion roars, the tiger howls, and the elephant was he scouting the movements of the Japan- trumpets. These contributions to the harmo

py of the evening arouse all the dogs and the petitioner, owner of the steamer, dul not hire cocks and hens of the neighbourhood, and so the residents in Singapore hase submitted the In particular, the allegation of the Prosecutor question as to whether the keeping of such that a contract was signed between the owner creatures in a crowded town constitutes a nui- of the steamer and General Dessino for the The profession of a newspaper correspondent and to-day in Singapore there are many exas transfer of the steamer was quite baseless. (4) The Court has ruled against the suggestion, was a business of public interest, and his acperated genilemen ready to endorse Mr. tina in reporting the operations of the cam- Bumble's dictum that "the law is a ass, a paign was not a violation of neutral obliga idiot." I am not sure whether the longtang ons. (5) The steamer of a neutral country Telegraph is serious in a further statement to a vessel is engaged in the transport of contra tigers which ran at large through the streets, ught not to be confiscated, except where such the effect that of late yours Singapore has had band of war or rousing a blockade. Where a or lay below the billiard tables in the hotels." newspaper spatch-boat is to be confiscated on

Perhaps they were not real tgers that were the cliarge of having acted in the interests of the supposed to crouch beneath those labies. hemy the charge must be proved by undeni. They may have been leopards with the spots steamer in this case is not supported by such account that there was no doubt about the able evidence, but the charge against the barred. I gather, however, from the published evidence. The steamer being an innocent reality of the elephant in the gentleman's back vessel of a neutral country, should be released. yard. Indeed, in the whole story of hallu- "The view of the Prosecutor, in substance, cinations, I have never heard of any man think is that the steamer in flus case was apparently ing he saw elephants when there were no a common dispatch-beat, but in reality she was elephants to be seen. charged with the duty of scouting the move. menis of the Japanese fleet and reporting to the Russian authorities according to a secret contract between the Russians and McDermid.

avtal which took place on the 20th July. The In connection with the above report ist of the views expressed by Mr. Rodgers is it is interesting to learn that on the 11th similar to that mentioned in his despatch to inst, great vibrations were registered on the Shanghai Tautai, Amongst other things the seismograpli in the Osaka Meteorological Mr. Rodgers is alleged to have said that Station, and a delegram was later received in he 'received a telegram from the U.S. Miese fleer in the interests of Russia (1) The Tokyo from the Shanghai Meteorological Stanister at Peking on the 19th July tout his steamer as a scouting vessel for Russia tion to the effect that heavy tremors were also the effect that the boycoating of American. registered at Shanghai, the must extensive since goods will simply cause damage and loss the establishment of the station last year. The 10 the American merchants white they centre of the tremors was estimated to be abouture endeavouring to get beller treatment for ` 2,200 miles west of Shanghai, and it is believed the Chinese in America, and the movement a disastrous earthquake has occurred some having had no effect, the U.S. Minister at where in India

prosent negotiating with the Waiwupu 10 aurange a better arrangement and is in hopes THE AMERICAN BOYCOTE of having the matter snon settled. Tseng Thotai then asked the United States Consul Very nearly fifteen hundred persons at Gecesal to give him a copy of the despatch tended the mass meeting calle on Wednes-signed by him, but the Consul-General said: day afternoon at the Wapón Gtris' School, "Do you not believe in me? Tseng Tantai Shanghai outside the Westgate of the said he believed in bus, but the public would nation city, to discuss the measures with not believe a mere word of his. After a long reference in putting into operation to-day interview without much resuit, it seems from the boycott on everything American as the repon, Tseng Thotai lęk Be U.5. Cousul. protest against the proposed new Chinese General. Exclusion Treaty, the period of two months having expired yesterday afternion, the auth of July. There were also a large number of Chinese ladies, both old and young, presents who followed with intelligent interest the speeches that were made at the meeting, This alone, says the M. C. D. Newr, shows that China is indeed awakening when over a hundred ladies attend a

mass meeting specially meant an assembly of the Sterner sex. Besides the members of the Chi- nese Educational Association and older stu dents of twenty odd schools there were present a large number of delegates from the Chambers of Commerce and kindred associations of the majority of the treaty ports and from wany inland cities and towns who had come to assure the Shanghai Comminee of their hearty sup ☛ part. There were also present Messis. Su Pao-

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A number of influential Chinese merchants

The steamer was, therefore, liable to be con- fi-cated.

THE WEATHER,.

caled on Mr. R. H. Hunt, manager of the Standard Oil Co., this morning and told glit in regard to the proposed boycott him that a meeting had been held last an American goods They explained that

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figu First Assistant of the Hongkong Ubservatory: at the meeting the movement had been It is generally admitted from the standpoint fallen generally, particularly on the coast of On the 25th at 11,55 a. The barometer has thoughly diorused and it was clearly under- of international law that the subject of a neutral

tand that President Roosevelt could not decountry, who endeavours to ascertain the mili-China anything in the matter without the sanction of wary affairs or secrets of one of the belligerents

The depression, which of large area, is Congress. They were also aware that Con- and communicates the result to the other belt apparently still central over N. China. The press was tot in session at present and would gerent, is acting in violation of neutral obliga-Wei-bai-weí report is, however, not yet to hand not meet mont Decemure. Also that it would

fors, and a vessel employed for such service is

Gradients ait moderate in S. China, and ot be far to the American people to take any Congress dal meet, therefore it was decided at inther steps in the matter, until such time b tipner maintained that the steamer in this case the meeting last night that nothing should be of Chefoo, and that the journal was nai subsid- was a dispatch boat engaged by the Daily News done unul December, so as to see what meaned by the Russian authorities, as alleged. sure Congless intended to adopt After some he correspondent of the journal, in the exe- further discussion in a most friendly and tution of his duty, was to impartially observe rational manner, the merchants took their de the movements of both the Japanese and Rus pattare

stas fleets. Thus contention, however, cannot baccepted. It is an indisputable fact that the journal in question is a small paper, that it was started sinultaneously with the outbreak of the present war, that is fiuancial position

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GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

GOVERNMENT OF LABUAN.

REVENUE FARMS FOR 1906, 1907, tya8.

TENDERS will be received by the Secre

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SPECIAL PROGRAMME. UNDER THE PATRONAGE or H.E. THE GOVERNOR, SIK MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.

THE EVENT OF THE SEASON. TO-NIGHT (TUESDAY), 25th July, 1905.

SANDOW,

THE PERFECT MAN and EXPONENT OF PHYSICAL CULTURE, and bis GRAECO-ROMAN ARENA,

hable to be confiscated. Theattorney of the peli- † fresh 5. to 5W, winds may be expected in the SUPPORTED BY HIS PUPILS OF ALL:

+

will not permit of it fitting out a dispatch boas hout outside financial assistance, and that has always been ċefending Kussia and wifully publishing news disadvantageous to Japan. The minutes of the third, ex- amination of Bannier contains the follow- ing passage-In' answer, in a question of "Councillor of the Prize Court, Do you believe that the Daily News is a Russian

Formosa Channel. Over the China Sea gradients are steep and strong winds to gales front W. and SW. will probably prevail, particularly over the middle part of this area.

Forecast.-W. and SW, winds, moderate to fresh; squally, thunder showers.

COMMERCIAL.

Advices from Shanghai, dated 21st inst stale Business reported:-Shangliai and Hongkew Whatves at Tis, 193 for dem. Intu. Mows at Tls. 56. Langkats at Tis. 19 to Chinas at Tis. 66/562 for July. Laou-Kung- Aux, at Tls. 195 for December.

Busine's done direct:-North-Chinas a Tis. 82. Shanghai and Hoogkew Wharts at The 195 for July.. Indo-Chinas at Tls. 70 for Dec. Farnham Boyds at Tls, 141 for July, Langkats at 119, 190 for July, at Tils. 190 Aug. Flours at 11s. 82), Astors at 534 for Sept.

SHANGHAI FREIGHT,

Shanghai, 2016 inst.:-We are glad to be able to report a slight improvement in our Home. ward Freight, there being a little more cargo offering for the Continent and America; the green tea" market has opened but nothing has been done as yet, as the Native dealers, as usual, are holding out for too high prices.

Coastwise-Rates could hardly be worse

Messrs. Wheelock & Co. write under dale

nel Murray & Co., in their report on the sin and Shao Ching-tao; leading members of Shanghai Phere Goods Trade, slated 20th July, the Executive Committee of the Piece Gands | say; -The two months probation which certain Guild; Sze The ying, of the Executive Com- of the would-be leading spirits in China gave mittee of Silk Guild; the chief partners of the

posed new clauses in the Exclusion Act' having Old Shun Kee, South Shun Kee, Ching Chang, expired, and no satisfaction having an far been and other hongs representing the kerosene oil received, the guest on of taking energetic action trade; a partner of the Sheng Yu Hong, the

is now to the fore. A mass meeting of upwards leading sundries goods kong in Shanghai: a held last night, and, although it was pretty un- df 1,500 representatives all classes of trade was pastnet of the Tabaqueria Filipinu, and others animous that something should be done, it representing the cigarette trade; a representa seemed difficult to decide where to draw the live of Ko Tre Hong, the leading Chinese ironline, and the result was a by means un mouthpiece?' Bannies stated, Until now and metals hong in Shanghai and representa-be given for products of the United States. Asidised by the Russian Government. It is a animous resolution that no further ordersidd not know it, The paper may be sub tives from the native Banks Guild, ginseng supplementary meeting is to be held at the small paper, as pointed out by you. I cannot Trade, hemp sack, flour, sea delicacies, and Chinese Chamber of Commerce this alter say that it is not receiving a subsidy from other trades; also representatives of leading noon, when possibly some feasible plan may tussia 10 reply to a further question Canton, Fukien, Hankow, and Shantung be evolved, but so far, the piece goods dealers Banner stated, I think news sent by me at all events, do not seem inclined to commit would have been communicated to the Rus- hoogs, and representatives of the local Chithemselves to any comprehensive boycott, for sian Consul at Shanghai or Chefoo, and nese Chamber of Commerce and Commercial the natural reason they do not wish to jeopard- Schools Association, and others 100 numernus

from the Consul to the Russian Govern- ize their trade. The questions involved do ment. But when I left Shanghai did not to mention, making a total present at the not appear to have been properly thought out meeting of over 1,450 meu. There were quite the most prominent of the piece yoods dealers disposition of the Japanese fleet, but

know that such an arrangement was made, organisers of the meeting. On one of and intended to report not only on the a number of eloquent and patriotic speeches inquiring what he was expected to do with the the Russian vessels also. In consequence made, in which the speakers exhorted everyone goods he had an order, was told by the chair- news sent by me, I think, would naturally

no trade on the China coast, the kiver season present to maintain a firm front to show in the man got to take them-but when he replied he bencht Russia. A similar statement was closed for the next three months, no freights world that in this instance, at any rate, there could not lose face in that manner, the an also made by Uddio, master of the steamer. offering in the South and no coal worth speak- is a united China. "For," said one gentle-words to that effect. No very great importance sian war-ship in those waters.

swer was well don't order any more"-or There was at that time no sign of a single kus-ing of for export from Japan, it is no wonder man (Thotai Ma), "some Americans have need be attached to this agitation, in our opi

that coal is down to $100 a ton from Maji to sneered at us saying that there is aching nion. A very small proportion of China's millions just to conclude that the Russian Government Moji to Singapore, and that beats have already. "Judging from the facts mentioned, it is only Shanghai; 81135, Moji to Hongkong; and S1.50, to fear because We Chineze never can

cares a straw about the treatment their nation paid a subsidy to the Daily News of Cheloo, a begun to lay-up, both here and in Hongkong. unite. Even the previous U. S. Minister als receive in other countries, and it would neutral paper, and chattered the steamer for in a recent speech made the same sneer-commercial gain, however small. It is purely Japanese fleet, under the pretence that the weigh absolutely nothing against a possible the purpose of scouting the movements of the ing allusion. We will show by pre-and simply a bluff although it may not be so steamer was being used as a newspaper dis- cept and example how fallacious an idea this is intended by the promoters, and, judging by the patch-boat, The petitioner must have been on the part of such Americans." Other speak the States, it is having just the desired result. the steamer in this case was under a commis. effect it is producing on interested parties in aware of this fact. The Court is convinced that ers showed how little Japan by her unity and Probably no more inopportune time than the determination had beaten her huge opponent present, so far as piece goods are concerned, fleet in the interests of Russia, and to com- sion to scout the movements of the Japanese Russia, showing the world what Asiatics are could have been selected for the promulgation municate the result to the Russian Government. able to do when thoroughly aroused. Cannot of such a scheme, one great fear being that such The steamer is, therefore, ordered to be con- China casily do the same?. Cannot China by the Japanese, who would immediately usurp an opportunity would not be lost sight of by

by

a united front and firai determination obtain the trade and supply Manchuria's wants, either her desire, also, by the repeal of the Chinese direct or from the States.

fiscated.

*

on

explanation in regard to minor points raised "The Court finds it unnecessary to give any

by the petitioner."

than they are as present and shipowners have

SA

NATIONS. "ANDOW will appear nightly from-13 15 10, 10 15 for the benefit of those living out of town. GRAND WRESTLING COMPETITION. TUESDAY and Wednesday EvenNINGS,

the 25th and 26th. GRAND MATINEE

on

WEDNESDAY, the 26th, at 4 P.M.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals, to Winning Competitors.

have already signified their intention of com

Europeans, Chinese, Japanese and Indians

peling.

Amongst others, the well known longkong Athlete, Mr. J. A. S. ALVES will compete.

THE BEST DEVELOPED CHINAMAN, who sends in his name by 5 PM. TO-DAY to Mr. SEYMOUR, as being willing to exhibit his development on the stage of the THEATRE ROYAL TO-MORROW (WIDNESDAY) NIGHT, will be awarded a solid GOLD MEDAL value $50. OPEN TO ALL CHINAMEN,

an at the ROBINSON COMPANY. Prices

$3 $3 and $1. Doors Open 8 P.M. Overture 9.15 P.M.

night 15 minutes after the performance.

A Special Car will run to the Peak every Hongkong, 25th July, 1905,

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