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Government to enter into a reciprocal agree! ment with me for the mutual protection of trade. marks registered in the United States and Great Britnin against infringmeat in China by the citizens or subjects of our respective nations, and he has given me authority to effect with you by an exchange of notes an agreement for the reciprocal protection of American and British-trade marks in China.

In pursuance of the general agreement reached between our respective governments on the subject, it affords me much satisfaction to agree on behalf of the Government of the United States, that henceforth trade marks of British subjects, having been duly registered in the United States of America, will be pro. tected against infringement by such persons na come under the jurisdiction of the United States Consular Courts in China, in which effectual provision exists for the punishment of such infringments by American citizens,

CHINESE COMMERCIAL

REPRESENTATIVE.

FETED IN HONGKONG.

zoth inst.

To-night, fat the Connaught Hotel, a big Chinese dinner party will be given in honour of Mr. Wong I Fang, the Chinese Commercial representative, who has just arrived here from Pekin to look into local commercial conditions in this Colony, before proceeding into the in terior of China and investigating matters per taining to the consmerce of the provinces. The hotel has been gaily decorated, under the superintendence of the mannger, Mr. F. Bishop, with festoons of evergreens and flowers, and the "dags of all nations." The hotel having so recently been re-painted and refurnished affords an excellent place for these functions, while the manager is ever indefatigable in looking after the welfare and catering to the comfort of his guests. Covers have been laid for 84 diners in all, and the private dining-room has been tumed into a perfect about for the occasion, while a band stationed in the south verandah will add the charm of music to the proceedings.

CHINA AND THE MACKAY TREATY

The following letter and enclosure have been courteously handed in us for publications *as of general interest :-.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1905.

THE RUSSO-CHINESE BANK LITIGATION.

A COMPROMISE.

THE CHINA SQUADRUN.

FLEET REGATTA

AT WEIHAIWEL, [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Weihaiwei, July 22nd, ships of the Chinn Squadron opened here on The annual regatta in connection with the

Monday lasi, under most favourable circum- stances. The vessels in port were the Alacrity, Andromeda, Asire, Bonaventure, Cadmis, Clio, laden, Glory, Herța, Hogue, and it cenia.

Sakurai, one of the barristers retained, that the The Japan Chronic's is informed by Mr. litigation between the Russo-Chinese Bank and Yuan Tre-Chwang (formerly compradore the late Shiegtai Company of Kobe), which of the bank) and Chau Yung-fu (a partner in has been in progress for several years, has now been compromised. As will be remembered, the Russo-Chinese Bank sued uan Tze- Chwang for the recovery of Y170,000 in the Tokyo Court, and the defendant brought a counterclaim for Y560,000. This resulted in Brief results of the racing are as under:- an unsuccessful criminal action in the Kobe' FOUR AND FIVE CARED GIGS AND Wit Court against him, and in consequence Yunn LERS, (pulled by signalmen),~1, Andromeda; apology and damages to the extent of sued the Russo-Chinese Bank, demanding an z, Bonaventure; 3, Andromeda,

CAPTAINS' CHALLENGE CUP, (rowed in 14. Y100,000. The Russo-Chincue Bank alsoared Cutters)-1, Andromeda; 2, Dogue; sued Chan Yung-it for the recovery of 3, Glory. Ysooco on a promissory note. On the 13th instant a compromise was effected in Tokio, when it was agreed between the parties con. cerned that all actions now pending would be withdrawn and all the claims against each other relinquished. The agreement was made in English, duly signed, and at the instance of Mr. C. Brenner the agreement was recorded in the archives of the Swiss Consulate-General at Yo- kohama. It was agreed that Chan Yung fu would pay to the bank a sum of Vr8,000 for a promissory note for Y50,000. An action which was about to be brought by the bank against the late Shingta: Company for the settlement of accounts, in which it was alleged V700,000 was due from the Chinese firm, is also aban doned.

THE OSAKA STABBING CASE,

REASONS OF THE COURT. · Coosiderable attention was aroused some weeks, ago, says at the Japan Chronicle, by the sentence passed upon a coolie named Kato Chojito, who stabbed Mr. Ruegenberg, the assistant engineer of the Osaka Gas Company the knife narrowly escaping a vital pari. For this crime the coolie was sentenced to ini- prisonment for a ten of fifteen days with labour. The sentence appeared lenient when contrasted with the offence, and seems to have

encouraged the coolies to continue their menaces against Str. Ruegenberg, who, after receiving many threats, was compelled to leave the country, and has now returned to America. In view of this latter circumstance we have applied for and obtained a copy of the judicial decision giren, with a view of learning Lansdowne to acknowledge the receipt of your the reasons advanced for the leniency shown

towards Mr. Ruegenberg's assailant.

Foreign Office.

June 15th, 190t. Sir,am directed by the Marquess of

letter of the 28th of April last addressed to Lord Percy in which you call attention to an answer reported to have been given by him in the House of Commons to the effect that His

We find that the judgement, after briefly summing up the facts of the case quoted in the decision of the preliminary examination, points

TEN-OARED CUTTERS, Androineda, 2, Clio; 3. Hogue.

FOUR AND FIVE-CARED GIGS AND WHA. LERS, (pulled by boys)-1, Bonaventure; Andromeda; 3, Glory.

CHEFOO CHALLENGE CUP, (large)-1, An dromeda; 2, Hogue: 3. Glory.

SKIFF RACE, (for officers)-1, Glory; 2 Glory: 3. Bonaventure.

FOURTEEN-ORED CUTTERS, (for marines).

Clory, 2, Hogue; 3, Andromeda. FOUR AND FIVE OARED GIGS AND WHALERS (day men), Banaventure; 2, Hecla; Cadmius.

TEN-DARED CUTTERS (marines)-1, Andre- meda; 2, Diadem; 3. Iphigenia.

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COMMERCIAL.

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-H., C. & M. Steamboats

Indo-Chinas

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MR. A. S. Mihara, the Hongkong manager of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, left Bangkok on the sth inst. by the Nuen Tank for Slagspore. His visit here, says the Bangkek Timer, bas naturally revived the discussion as to the like. libood of a Japanese steamship line to Bang kok being established by the N.Y.K. Probably nothing has yet been finally decided on. But it is toferably certain that when the war is over," the Japanese steamship Companies will mprá than ever devote themselves to the coasting trade throughout the Far East It is very natural that these operations should be extend-

ed to Bangkok, but of course whether the trade prospect is regarded as sufficiently attractive is Another matter, and one about which Mr. Mi- hara has probably been here to satisfy himself,

IT will be remembered that last Saturday, as the resalt of a collision between the steam launch Builey, and the cutter of the U.S.S. Cellao, in which an American sailor nearly lost his life, the certificate of the coxswain of the Bailey was suspended for two months. He' was sent to the launch to get bis certificate, but did not do so, and the following day was found by P. C. Douglas nley, who rescued the sailat-in charge of the Hailey, which he was

morning that he was unaware the defendant W. S. Bailey and Co. told the Magistrate this Messrs.steering at the time.-Mr. Murphy, of Mess.

the value of our water power and electric trans- mission plant at Sompam, Indeed, but for its existence, i have no doubt whatever that the Raub mine would have followed Silansing, Panjo, and the rest long ago. Just as it is a lasting monument, to the foresight and enter. prise of your first Manager-remaining, as it does, the only installation of the kind in the

rights to a supply of water unmixed with tail. whole of the Peninsula-so it is to the con tinued discredit of the Government that our

ings should be consistently ignored. Vulumes and a pretence of helping us has been made by a clause as to river fouling in fic new of protest bave been written from this office.

Mining, Eanctment, but the clause is a farce, and has not been enforced; in fact, as with mest enactments, there is a Commission sitting to discuss its repeal, and meantime the Sem pam river continues to be nothing more or less Hence 10 abnormal wear and car of our plant, than a tailrace for the alluvial tin minen.

an inflated pay roll for digging gravel out of our setting pits, and a constant menace of de- molition of the station, as occurred in 1902) transmitting electric current, including salaries, The average monthly cast of generating and wages, and stores, but not depreciation, his

YARN MARKET. been about $1,300. The effective horse power dually increased during the year from too hp. issue of our last report on the 14th instant per employed (including lighting) has been gra Cawasjee Pallanjee and Co. write-Since the

In their report, dated 28th instant,

to 100 h.p., and soon there will a further 50 hp.ss. Simu, a quiet but steady business was in use. At.z. h.2, the cost per h.p. par month being transacted locally at previous rates, when works out at about 863, or 87 per h.p. per an num, which is much the same as the lowest Shanghai led to an increased inquiry for suit. renorts of an active and advancing market in figures in Europe.

New Main Shaft (Bukit Koman). It is un-

able chops and a moderate business has been put through during the fortnight with the ex- necessary to remind you that the New Main ception of slight alteration here and there. Shaft scheme arose from three considerations

nevertheless closes steady in sympathy with Isigher prices from Bombay. No. 6. and No. 8r. 1r.fing sales at a small advance. No. 1or. a good business has been done at unchanged prices, but the demand at the close appears to have somewhat subsided. Nos. 135, and the. show a minimum of demand and transactions. No, zor. the inquiry for this count has contin- husiness. sales during the past fortnight com ued, but shortness of supplies is affecting prise of about 100 bales of No. 6r.: 50 bales of No. 8.; 2,1go bales of No. 1o.; 525 bales of No. 125.; 325.bales of No 6s. and 1,573 bales of No. 20.; in all about 5,115 bales. Arrivals per steamers G. Apcar, Austria, C. Apear and Aalla of about 8,160 bales. Shipment to Shanghai and Northern Ports about 6,000 bales. The unsold Stock is estimated at about 39,000 bales.

ficate being suspended, he had engaged a new was on the launch, as, on account of his certi-

$15 or one month. coxswain-His Worship fined the defendant

his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puline Judge, IN the Summary Court on Wednesday, before

FIVE AND SIX-OARED GIGS AND WHALERS. The first and foremost was that, having reduced prices show little or no change, but the market Mrs. Caroline Schmidi, carrying an business

ture; 3, Hecla,

-1, Hogue; 2, Honaventure 3 Glory,

FOUR AND FIVE-DARED GIGS AND WHALERS our running expenses to an exceptionally low (for stokers)-1, Andromeda; 2, Bonaventure; figure, we were able to extract at a profit such 3. Alacrity,

low-grade stone that there seemed every pro- FOURTEEN-OARED CUTTERS (stokers),spect of a long future, for the nine, and the Andromeda : 2, Hogue: 3, Glory.

likelihood of much deeper working. The TEN-DARED CUTTERS (stokers), Bosa second was that insurmountable conditions venture; 2, Andromeda; 3. Hogue.

had already proved the existing main shaft to (daymen and band), Glory; 2, Bonaven- third was a desire on the part of the Goven FOUR AND FIVE DARED GIGS AND WHALERS be incapable of extension to such depths. The ment to test whether payable gold could be found at depths much exceeding those in which all previous gold mining in the country had invariably ceased it was the last named circumstance that led to the Pahang Govern ment contributing to the cost, and stipulating that the shaft should be sunk to 1,500 ft.

The location of the new shaft had to be Bonaven-adapted to three paramount conditions;~(n) solid ground to sink in and build on; "(6) accessibility to all lodes; (c) facility for auto matic conveyance of ore to mill. Hence the

LAUNCHES.-1, Andromeda; 2, Hogue;

Glory.

FIVE AND SIX-OARED GHIS AND WHALERS (sub-officers)-1, Clary; 2, Andromeda: 3, Diadem,

FOURTEEN-DARE CUTTERS (boys)-1, Glory: 1, Hague; 3, Andromeda.

TEN-OARE CUTTERS (boys)-1, ture; 2, Astra; 3. Iphigenia,

CHEFOO CHALLENGE Cur (smiatt), 4 and cared gigs and whalers.-1. Cadmus;

Glory.

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Alacrity: 3. Bonaventure.

PINNACKS, Bonaventure; 2 Hogue: 3, SKIFES, Glory; 2, Alacrity; 3, Glory. ARBUTHNOT CHALLENGE CUP, 5 and 6

[2, Glory; 3, Hecla.

site chosen. liut this site, being necessarily the line of our present principal lode, is less convenient than the old shaft for that löde alone at shallow deptlis. Therefore, when it began to look as if even at 440 it, we were going to encounter little or no payable stone,

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Local Yarn:-No business reported. Japanese Yarn-Importations have entirely ceased owing to low prices auling here at present. Exchange-We quote to-day on India at Rs. 141 per cent. London at rr. tökd-$.

Arcade, sued a gentleman for the sum of $82 as a gunsmith atos, 5 and 6, Beaconsfield

ant admitted the purchase and receipt of the for goods sold and delivered to him. Defend. goods, but said he had paid the money in full. Plaintiff denied that the money money to a friend of his, to pay it to Mrs. was paid, Defendant said he gave the

him. His Kannut: Where is that receipt? Schmidt, and got a receipt ie the money from Defendant: It is so long ago, I have lost it. His Honour said it was clear the money was due to plaintiff and it was equally clear that defendant had not paid her. There must be a decree for plaintiff with costs. Mr. Master, of for the plaintiff. Messrs. Johnaco, Stokes and Mäster, appeared

YESTERDAY Mr. John Hays appeared before residents at Wongneichong for aintzinign in- Mr. Hazeland to prosecute a large number of sanitary premises and disobeying the order of

Majesty's Government bad no information out that in the preceedings of the public trialgared gigs and whalers (officers), -1, Alacrily there was only one rational course to be taken, Shanghai, zoth inst. :-We are glad to be able number of years, and it was a difficult matter

that China had ignored the terms of the Mackay Treaty,

the prisoner admitted that he had injured Mr. Ruegenberg, but pleaded that he had no in In reply I aim to enclose for your informua. tention of committing the crime and that the tion a copy of His Lordship's reply on the ac had been done in a fit of temporary subject to Sir G. Parker, M. P, of April roth insanity into which he was driven by last to which presumably you refer and of extreme anger at the sight of his benefac which you appear from the terms of your tor one Morita iroji, lying prostrate letter to have received an inaccurate version. and unconscious. [This was the man whom With regard to your statement that at the pre Mr. Ruegenberg knocked down when he sent moment not one single clause of the was set upon by the coolies. The prisoner, Treaty of September 5th, 1902, is actually effec however, made a statement in the first prelimin tive, I am to inform you that the informationary examination to the effect that he was ex- in possession of this Department does not bear ceedingly angry to hear that his benefactor had out your view. I am to add that His Majesty's been rendered unconscious and drew a knife Minister at Peking has recently been asked to he always carried with him and cut at Ruegen- report to what extent the Chinese Government berg, but that he had no intention of commit have failed to put the Treaty into operation. ting murder. From this statement, says the

1 am, Sir,

judgement, it is evident that the prisoner Your most obedient, humble Servant,

attacked Ruegenberg with the intention of as- F. A. CAMPBELL. saulting him, in order to avenge the rough treatment received by his benefactor. The facts of the case mentioned are sufficiently ́es- tablished from further evidence-namely, the statement of Yokota Chukichi in the prelimi naty examination that he was surprised to see Morita knocked down and attempted to stop Roegenberg, who was about to beat Morita again, when Kato (the prisoner) rushed up and stabbed Ruegenberg in the back; the statement of Ruegenberg that he was surrounded and beaten by a large number of workmen, and seizing a piece of wond (marut) lying near was defending himself against his assailants when he was stabbed by a man unknown in the back, and that he has recovered from his wound and enabled to attend his office from May 8th, but the wound was not yet entisely healed; the medical report of Dr. Otani regard ing the injury of Ruegenberg, in which the doctor declared that the wound made it neces sary for Ruegenberg in give up his work for fortnight and, finally, the blood stained knife, which was seized.

E. S. LITTLE, Esq.,

Messrs. Brunner, Mond and Company, Li-

mited, Shanghai.

Question asked in the House of Comeinas, April 19, 1905.

No. 1.

Sir Gilbert Parker.-fo ask the Under-Se cretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any official information showing that the terms of the Mackay Treaty made in pursuance of Article XI of the Peking Protocal of Sep. lember, 1901, to facilitate commercial relations between China and foreign countries have, in effect, been ignored by China; that the rights referred to have been violated by provincial oficials who have levied likin' on goods cover. ed by transit passes; have forcibly seized car- go at the barriers; and have illegally interfered with agents and employés of British mer! chants; that in contravention of the Mackay Treaty heavier duties are levied upon foreign owned cotton-mills than on native mills in the country; that, in contravention of Article 11 of the Treaty which provided for the introduction of a nationat uniform coinage, the provincial authorities continue to mint new copper cur- rency; and that the reform mining Regula tions arranged for in Article IX of the Treaty have (i) remained unfulfilled; and if so, whether the Government intend taking action, in concert with other Powers, to secure the falfilment of the obligations into which China entered in 19 1.

Answer.

No information of the acts alleged in the question has reached us. Such acts would be violations, not of the Treaty of 1902, but of Treaties concluded with China at an earlier

date.

His Majesty's Minister at Peking has been informed, in reply to his inquiries as to the steps which had been taken to carry out the provisions of Article II of the Treaty of 1902, that the Office of Financial Administration bas presented a Memorial to the Throne proposing the establishment of a general mint at Tientsin, for the coinage of silver and copper, and the introduction of a uniform national coinage. As soon as definite arrangements have been made, they will be communicated to Sir E. Salow,

With regard to the inining Regulations, the Chinese Covernment state that Regulations have been drawn up, but that it is necessary to

consult the provincial authorities before the final arrangements could be settled.-N. C.

News

CHINA AND THE PRACE NEGOTIATIONS.

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In considering the law, the Court finds that the action of the prisoner comes under Clause 2 of Article 301 of the Criminal Code, but as extenuating circtimstances exist in the the case in favour of the prisoner (the Court dues aut distinctly mention what these are), the penalty prescribed in the Article in question will he commuted by two degress, in accord ance with Articles 89 and go of the Criminal Code. The Court therefore orders that the accused be imprisoned for fifteen days with hard labour,

We may add that Article 301 provides that a person who shall have assaulted and injured another, causing him to be sick or incapacitated for work for over 20 days, is liable to imprison- ment from une to three years. In case the duration of sickness or incapacity for work is less than 20 days, imprisonment ranges from one month to one year.

The judgment is signed by Judges Makino Joichi, presiding, and Judges Oka Hachi and Sekiguchi-Eškićłu,

FOUR AND FIVE-DARED GIGS AND WHA-vi-To suspend oatlay on the new shaft until LERS (Manees)-t, Glory : 2, Andromeda 13 old, or till circumstances warranted its resump everything possible had been done with the Alacrity,

JACKSON CHALLENGE CUP (all comers)-tinn. That course I have taken, and for no 1, Glory: 2, Alacrity; 3, Bonaventure, ather would I he responsible. The new shaft ADMIRAL'S CUP, Andromeda. Saited can wait for years, if necessary, without any de by Captain Nelson Ommandey,

triment whatever, and the work can be taken up At the close of the regatta Lady Noet distri again, and pushed ahead in development of the buted the prizes.

origior programme whenever it shall seem to. j your responsible officers that it is expedient. To H.M.S. Diadem has taken over the duties of this the Government should gladly accede, forit flagship.

must surely be obvious that no mining company is going to sink a shaft to 1500 ft. single-banded. To most people, 100 ft, at a time, and the mine developed from that, would seem more busi. ness-like..

RAUB GOLD MINING CO.

ANNUAL REPORT.

The balance sheet and accounts of this Com pany to Mar. 31, (Singapore accounts to Feb. 28) have now been issued to shareholders. The profit and loss account is in brief- Balance forward L 4,029 6,501 oz. of gold Brisbane charges 587 from 40,158 ions Raub and Singapore 24,045 after paying Electrical upkeep 3.388 royalty &c. £28,872 Amounts written off $566

£37,617

Halance 8,745

£37,617 The Directors regret that mining operations have not shown a more successful result. Mr. C. G. Warnford Lock resigned, but is respon sible for the annual report, and has been sig ceeded by

Plant and Machinery.-The installation of great inroads on our capital, principally in new plant and machinery has again made connection with the extension of electric motive power, and the cyanidation of our tailings.

A1 Sempan, we are adding a new turbine and generator capable of delivering 300 h.p. machie, and will be provided with the most at the mine. This will be quite an up-to-date approved automatic control, by which we hope of labour. The addition in the building and to secure more even running, with a reduction the necessary foundations to accommodate this machinery are complete, and the plant itself is all on the ground and is course of erection.

At Bukit Koman, the new electric hoist ar inficiencies were made good.

rived broken, and it was July before the de-

first and only one of its kind in the whole The electrically driven Cornish pump-the world-was put to work in July, and bas run it is a most successful instalation, and, is beautifully without a moment's slop ever since. economy is remarkable, saving, at least $1,000 a month in fuel.

W. H. Martin, MA M.M. The chief points of interest to the public the lengthy annual report are as follows:-.

In submitting this Annual Report upon your missing and milling operations, the third since disguise a feeling that we have deserved beller matters came under my direction, I cannot luck than has fallen to us. That there has been no slacking aff in our efforts to reduce working expenses is abundantly shown in the cost-sheets, and, while these have already been certain hours, and thus admit of all the other To enable ore raising to be confined within brought below the minimum I originally pre-work of the mine being done through the one dicted, and quite eclipse everything but the shaft, automatically-tipping skips have been great Alaskan Mines, further economies are substituted for the old cage and truck system. still in course of being introduced. That our progress has been slaw, I minist. That it has the electric cable down the shaft, and so have

While making the other changes, we carried | taken us three years to re-model and rebuild continuous and abtindant light at all stations. this enterprise, and that we have not yet finished our task, may seem blameworthy to drums (the latter obtainert from a shaft which A small electric motor and friction-geared those who do not know the Far East; but, the we no longer reed to use) were erected on the fact that we have reduced working expenses to north side of Roman hill, for cheaply inuling nearly one-fourth of what they were, is a record timber, &c., to the New Main Shaft, that will take a lot of beating. #

WORKING COSTS OF PRINCIPAL MINES

COMPARED WITH RAUB.

SHANGHAI FREIGHT. Messrs. Wheelock & Co. write under date

to report a slight improvement in our Home offering for the Continent and America; the ward Freight; there being a little more cargo

green tea market has opened but nothing has been done as yet, as the Native dealers, as usual, are holding oul for ton high prices.

Constwise:-Rates could hardly be worse iban they are at present and shipowners have a very serious situation to face with little or no trade on the China coast, the River season closed for the next three months, no freights offering in the South and no coal worth speak- | ng of for export from Japan, it is no wonder that coal is down to Loo a ton from Meji to Shunghai; $1.35, Moj to Hongkong; and $1.50, Moji to Singapore, and that boats have already began to lay up, both here and in Hongkong, HONGKONG & WHAMPO DOCK CO, ID.

Government to quit the said premisses. Mr. Outo Kong Sing appeared for the defendants, and said that while he pleaded guilty on behalf of his clients he must point out to his Worship that they had lived in the houses for a larga

for so many people to find other quarters at ouce. He would ask for an extension of timo to enable the defendants to find suitable quart- ers. Mr. Hays said he did not know whether Government would consent to such extension.-s Mr. Dito, Kong Sing then asked for a short adjournment, in order that the matter might be laid before Goverment, Mr. Days consented to this, and said he would at once communicate with the Government, and the case' was ad- journed till Wednesday next.

So Put Sang, a proprietor of a teashop at Des Veux Road Wer, lies in a precarious slats at the Government Civil Hospital, with his throat Inid open in two places, and a severe scalp wound. It appears, that for some time past his cak, Leung Hing, had got into the habit of saying out late at night until at last his master sverely reprimanded him for his conduct, and finally dismissed him: So said nothing, but bided his time, and at about a quarter to three on Sunday morning, seizing a chopper, he stole We are officially authorized to state that, sub-into his master's room, and as he lay there Whampoa Dock Company. Limited, will re- ject to audit, the directors of the Hongkong and sleeping, mad three lunges at his throat, one of which cut it open from under the ear, along commend at the forthcoming meeting a divi. about $500,000. dend of 12% $6 per share, and carry forward

HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND,

24th inst.

F. C. FARNHAM BOYD & CO. Messrs. S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ld., are the successful tenderers for the steamer Yunwo, which was recently burnt on the Yangtze and lowed down to Shanghai.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

E Gastile notifies that the King has ap proved of Senor A. A. t. Botelho as Consul for

M. R. Braun, the genial harbour master of Nicaragua at Hongking.

River port from japan early next month. Kongmoon, is expected in return to the West

Macao on Tuesday afternoon, between 4 and ANOTHER shock of earthquake was felt at

5 o'clock, much to the discomfiture of the re- sidents there.

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the jaw to the chin, a second cutting the throat open, and severing the artery, and a third near- ly opening his cranium. He was not expected' to survive last night, but was still alive this morning, and doing as well as could be expect. ed, so that it is just possible that Leung may yet escape the grave charge of murder in the first degree. He is at present under arrest.

Ms. Eugen Sandow brough! his season to a Various likely and unlikely people are men.

close at the City Hall on Wednesday with some Twentyman resigned, on the board of this Comcated by the audience. The very unpropitious very interesting features, that were much appre tioned as possible successors to Mr. T. R. pany.-N.C.D. News,

weather was, no doubt, responsible for keeping away a good many people who otherwise would have been present, and in consequence the auditorium was but sparsely occupied by the hour named for the entertainment. The same of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew conditions no doubt prevented the attendance

Nathan, K.C.M.C., who was, however, repre- accompanied by a party from Government sented by Captain Arbuthnot-Leslie, A.DC, House. The entertainment opened with some remarkably clever balancing fents on a flying trapezr, by the equilibrisi, A. Dewall, who the trapeze was in full flight. Then came San. balanced himself on chairs and ladders, while

dow with his exhibition of "The perfect man," There is, however, another side to the picture.

in all bis various, and now well-known, poses, As fast as we have cut down expenses, the

who was followed in similar poses, by all his pu grade of the.

pils of all nations, after which Sandow deliver- bas fallen off. Indeed, the

ed the lecture that he has given nightly latter has been rather more rapid than the for mer, and for a few months it actually caught

during his stay, illustrating each exérciso us up, and left a deficit. We had scarcely

by the aid of his leading strong man.. entered on the year, when our returns began Alaska Treadwell U.S.A. 540 775,009,6,1.499 and within a few minutes the gunboat was

By way of variation Mr. J. Dorasami then diminishing, and, though there were transient Mexican

played some airs on the piano and violin, and improvements, the general tendency has been Raub.......

1.973 back again at her old moorings.

managing, in a clever manner, to play a duet downwards, with a decided impoverishment in Orient.......

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by himself on these instruments, which he depth. To what extent this last feature may Homestake

2492 THE China Giselle understands that overtures followed by a very good imitation of the continue, will only be known as still greater Mercury

3.057 have been opened for the purchase or lease of gramaphone and the banjo on the violin. 3.225 the whole Aisenal property, including the dock, After a very wearisome interval, which caused depth is reached-it may be only local, or it Liberty Bell..

5.231 workshops, equipment, etc., by a well known the exit of many of the audience, came Sandow's may be persistent. Had the previous year's Crown Reef......Rand average of $ dwl. been maintained, we should Simmer & Jack...

5.415 foreign dock magdate. The Chinese concerned wonderful fests of strength and weight- 5.65 are closely lavestigating the value of the offer lifting exhibitions, which brought things to the have earned a handsome profit. As it is, we Mount Morgan Q have only just kept our heads above water. Champion Reef India

7.470 FROM The Yellow Dragen for July we learntions. In the first one J. Witchell stood up to 3.792 and are much perplexed to know what it means. event of the evening-the wrestling competi So long as this can be done, there is room for St. John del Rey Brazil 120 140,650, 7.960 hope, and that it can be done, especally when Camp BirdU.S.A. the tailings treatment shall help to swell the.

60 71,793 88:5 that on the 30th June there were 1,278 names a Almut half raised from less than ico ftdeep on the appual roll of Queen's College, or 57 revenue, I have not the smallest doubt. Mean- Employ much cheap native labour.

less than in the first half of the previous year. time, we can only patiently await future de velopinents, and economise. At any rate, there mission.

Employ water power and electric trans. Combined with the fact that the monthly at tendances are better than last year, this is evi is a large amount of surface and shallow

dence of a further improvement in regularity ground which can be profitably worked.

Labour. On this head there is the usual satisfactory report to make-plentiful, healthy, thriving, industrious and contented. Doubt

...F.M S.

Korea

120 239 4530 10 40,000 200 103.5676 USA. 1,000 1,200,057

-- 346,159 60 67.439 120 218,0560 165 395,2378 -262,9194

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220 181.9485,

Costs.

dwi.

IN PRAISE OF ITALIAN SHIP BUILDING.

It is very well known that the two armoured

DURING a heavy squall at Samsbui last Friday the Pritish punhoai Moorhen dragged her moorings and drifted, against the current, on to Metars. Butterfield & Swire's hulk which was Int anchor in the river. No damage was done.

of attendance.

BANISHED only on the 25th of May last for a

fatal step, for no sooner was he observed land period of five years, Li Yau, affas Li Fuk, ventured to return to this Colony, but it was a ing than he was recognized by a vigilant minion

In a subsequent issue, the same journal semarked: Recently, in referring to the care of Mr. Kuegenberg at Osaka, who was stabbed in the back by a coolie and subsequently left the country we mentioned that after a slight punishment had been imposed upon the mis. creant and Mr. Ruegenberg bad recovered from the injury, the feeling against him on the part of the gang of coolies concerned was more virulent than before.ur information was that it was plainly indicated that Mr. Ruegenberg's life was in danger if he continued to remain "in the service of the Osaka Gas Company, and "the efforts made to appease the coolies al together failed, even honetary compensation for the imprisonment suffered being rejected It is reported that China, which has been as a solatium while Mr. Ruegenberg remained seeking the privilege of participating in the alive." With reference to the latter statement, coming peace negotiations at Washington, has Mr. Carroll Miller, Vice-President of the Com- notified the Powers that the Government at pany, has not offered these people any bribe Peking will not submit to any arrangement whatever, nor has the Company ever thought which may be arrived at between Japan and of dealing with them in any way outside of the Russia without consulting China, in regard to law. We are sorry if our remarks gave a the disposal of Manchuria.

wrong impression, and gladly make the correc- The views of Constitutionalist and Progres- tion, though we think a close perusal of the sist leaders on this question are published in articla in question will show that a "correction " Tokyo as follows:-Ifthe Chinese Government is hardly necessary, as we did not suggest that Timber and Firewood.-Wo still liave desires to participate in the peace conference the Gas Company had attempted to deal with abundant supplies of both the hard and soft and to solve the Manchuria question, it should the coolies independently after the law had building wouds, mine poles and slabs, and fire- have solved the question by its own strength taken its course. We learn, further, that Mr. wood, within the limits of the concession. Our before the outbreak of the war between Japan Ruegenberg would have remained in Osaka average monthly consumption of mine timber and Russia. It is absurd of China, which was regardless of the apparent personal danger, costs us $500, and we have lately been using four powerless to do anything before the great lear but, on account of the antagonism which o or five times that amount for new construction their armour. Moreover, they fought like real thorized place, without permission. hi ad was begun, to seek to participate in the peace unfortunately seemed to have been aroused work, Our firewood bill has been reduced battleships, being all the time ahead under mitted the charges, and was fined on the fits, conference. If China ignores the principle for against him, he concluded that he could not from over $1,000 a month to between $250 and the heavy fire of the enemy. After battle the charge 575 and on the second $15, with the which Japan is waging the war and also accomplish his work properly against sach 5300 since the extended application of electric Kasuga remained at the sea five days longer usual alternative. The body was exhumed and diplomatic usage and propriety, and insists on odds; hence his departure for America, where power; and it will be further curtailed when looking for Russian ships. I am therefore removed to the mortuary, but was so decom BRAGA, for The Hongkong Telegraph Com

Printed and Published by JosE PEDRO her demand to participate, Japan must chastise he will occupy a position with one of the com. our new plant is finished. China in the interests of justice, humanity, and panies managed by the same parties that are

very pleased to congratulate you on the posed as to make it impossible to discover the pany, Limited, at the Printing Office of the Power What has already been said under splendid achievement attained by these cause of death. The coolie who acted as grave Company, No. 8, Ice House Road, to the City? › for the maintenance of the peace of the Orient. I interested in the Osaka Gas Company. "Firewood" is of itself sufficient jo emphreiso | vortals,

digent for Chimay Boyd $3 or 14 days' gaghy Vinteris, Hongkong,

looked after.

less the district is popular with the Chinese, cruisers Nissin and Kasuga built in Italy by but rational handling of the coolies has much the finn of Ansaldo-Armstrong of Genoa, and more to do with the good work we get out of bought by Japan on the eve of the war, made of the law, and was once again before the them than any other cause or combination of a splendid run from the builders' yard to Count, when Mr. G. N. Orme on Wednesday causes, each in his special class of labour be Singapore without a hitch. The N. C. D. achtenced him to tx months' hard labour, six ing wonderfully cheap, and efficient when well News learns now that Admiral Saiko, the hours' exposure in the stocks, and to be banish

chief of the Japanese Nautical Staff, has tele-ed again on the expiration of his sentence. graphed to the builders after the battle of Tsushima, in the following terms:- the enemy at which the armoured cruisers Notwithstanding the short distance from Nixsin and Kaugs have been during the battle, no projectile succeeded in perforating

CHI FAT, a farmer, of Samshuipo, was placed with (1) neglecting to report a death in his before Mr. Hazeland on Tuesday, charged house to the registrar of deaths for the district, and (2) with burying, a dead body in an unau

Sandow's selected man, and succeeded in throwing him well within the required time, but as there was some difference of opinion as to its being done" both men on the carpet," it done, equal success attending Witchell's second was decided to try it over again, which was efforts, and he was accordingly awarded the "Sandow. Gold medal," which was presented to him, amidst considerable cheering and ap.

as to the actual result of the gold medallist.com: plause, by Mr. W. Waters, who acted as referee. in these contests. There had also been a doubt, petition of the previous night, in which a man' from the Royal Engineers scored a success. and that was fried over again, the medal going again to the engineer. Mr. J. A. S. Alves then faced Mr. Sarr, and came very nearly being as victorious as Mr. Witchell, but his he could not keep his shoulder up long enough. opponent was just a biffe too strongforhim, and

fighting, from the storm outside, played in- During the performance the vivid dashes of cessantly about the theatre, having a very weird effect on the stage amongst the statuesque figures there.

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