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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

BIRTH, On 14th August, at Yokolama, the wife of Mr. P. R. DESAI, of a daughter. The first Parsee birth in Japan?

MARRIAGE,

scheme of an Association? Then we are told that the Association was to be no ex- clusive concern, confined to a few cronies who object to the vulgar mob's Indulgence in the royal sport of shooting game. But what are we to make of one of the Associa

A. S. WATSON & CO., AMY CATHERINE, second daughter of Robertion's regulations which said that new mem-

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CELEBRATED

THIS

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THE FINEST

OF

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IN SCOTLAND

IS CHARACTERISED BY ITS

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At Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on 22nd August, by the Rev A. J. Walker, M., Henry Bailey, of Beckenham, Kent, and Wellington, New Zealand, to JOHN JOSEPH WOODS, son of John Woods of Canterbury, Kent, and Bendigo, Vib., Australia.

bers should be admitted by ballot and one adverse vote would suffice to exclude a

candidate for membership from the benefits of the Association? If that does not look like

The Hongkong Celegraph e ao atteript to keep the Association

select, and confined to the few, nothing does. In Hongkong the working hours of the HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1905. general body of people are long and

FLEECED.

weary. The few holidays, that come round in the course of a year are so scattered that a trip to the mainland on a shoot

"THE AMERICAN, BOYCOTT.

THE COMMERCIAL UNION..

It seems that the Doycott Committee have Published the name of the Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited as being an American Company. This, of course, is a serious mistake to make as the company is a purely British insurance company with head affices in London, where it was established as far back as 1861.

THE NEW CHINESE EXCLUSION TREATY.

30, 1905.

"COLLISION IN A FUG

·RESULTS IN ADMIRALTY ACTION

IN SUPREME COURT.:

TELEGRAMS

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

A SERVICE.

PEACE ASSURED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 30th August,

9.55 a.m

Sitting in Admiralty jurisdiction at the Su- preme Court this morning, the Chief Justice, Sir F. T. Piggott, with whom was Capt. St. John George, of the s.s. Macquarie, present as Dautical assessor, the cases of the Venetia Steamship Co., Ltd, being the owners of the sa. Venetia and the owners of the, cargo laden on her, vérrur the s.s. Proteus and her freight, and Elias Kiner Bernt Larssen and John Schwartz, carrying on business under the style of Hans, Kiner & Co. (the owners of the B1.ceived in Shanghai this morning Profeus) versus the steamship Vanilla were called on as a consolidated action.

Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. A.

We learn from an official lately arrived from Peking that the Waiwupu demand from the U.S. Government that the following three clauses shall be inserted in the proposed new Exclusion Treaty, viz:-(a) that the policy of excluding Chinese labourers from entering the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands be waived; G. Bailey (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and (b) that Chinese entering the United States Master) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. H.

E. Pollock, K., instructed by Mr. C. D. Wil shall be given the same favourable treatment as those of any other nationality entering that kinson (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) re indignity of being confined in wooden sheds or country, and that Chinese shall not suffer the

presented the defendants. buts, like criminals; and (e) that Chinese im- Sharp briefly referred to the salient facts in the In opening the case for the Venetin, Mr. migrants shall be permitted to engage the serflowing terms. On the 14th March of this vices of legal representatives to conduct their

By the terms of the Government Notifica- tion which has been issued raising the costing trip is restricted to territory within easy reach of the Colony. Government of shooting licences over an extensive arca, officials with their extended vacations, and the comparatively poor man who is a sports taipans responsible to nobody for their man at heart is practically excluded from in whims and fancics, are apt to overlook dulging in his favourite pastime. The new the ordinary ratepayer, whose only time order, which increases the cost of the licence for recreation is a Sunday, and an occa- cases, and that power of appeal to the higher year, le said, the Vinitia (Capi. C. F. Reid): from $10 to $50, comes into operation im- sional bank holiday. Even as it was, the Courts against the decisions of the lower Courts fully laden with a cargo of coal. During Imediately, so that the favoured lew to whom cost of a shooting inp for a couple of sidered unjust. We also learn through the the night of the 13th and 14th idem, she

be also granted should said decisions be con.

same source that Mr. Rockhill, the U. S. Minister at Peking, iefuses to entertain the above demande.-N.C.D. News.

PANIC IN SHANGHAI.

was on a voyage from Hongkong to Japan,

was constantly passing through, what are described in her log as showers of fog-

Private telegrams have been re-

stating that peace between Russia and Japan is assured.

OFFICIAL CORROBORA

FROM THE

TION

RUSSO CHINESE BANK.

Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 30th August,

1.55

P.m.

The Russo-Chinese Bank has re- telegram from its

detached banks of fog-and consequentlyceived an offe

was obliged to slow down whenever she`ran into them, At 8 a.m. of the 14th the first thing head office stating that peace has occurred which really concerned the case. She been concluded between Russia and altered her course at that time to one of North East three-quarters East. That was important Japan..

$50 is a mere flcabite will benefit without days was so heavy that the individual could delay, while the majority will suffer per- not undertake it alone, but arranged with a manently. When the "Hongkong Game As party of ten or twelve to divide expenses. FINE FLAVOUR sociation was in process of formation it These were the people to whom every en- was averted by the promoters that it was a couragement should have been given instead public movement, having as its object the of curtailing the few opportunities at hand. stocking of a certain area with gaut and The idea of restricting these opportunities birds. It has been denied, that there was could have originated nowhere else than in se to a request of the U. S. Minister in Peking, to note because the Venafía continued on that

Hongkong, and the official sanction would have been given nowhere else than in Hong kong. If such a suggestion had been made in Singapore or Shanghai it would have been ignominiously thrown out without a second thought. It is a hard thing to say that this

ATTAINED ONLY BY

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QUALITY

AND

GREAT AGE.

Per Dozen $16.50.

any cliqueisin about the Association. It has further been argued that the Association was really a beneficent combination and the $150 which was needed to join was really charged not because it was so high that the ordinary individual would be excluded by the prohi

THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT,

CHINESE GOVERNMENT

PROCLAMATION,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]|

Slianghai, 30th August,

0.55 8.m.

The Chinese Government has

bitive tariff, but because that suni would be Notification seems very like an attempt to required from the members in order to delegislate for the few, but the more the thinged and determined front that the Government fray the cost of stocking the land. Indeed, if is considered the stronger grows that impres. looked at properly, we should have this Game sion. Altogether there is not a good word Association as a band of philanthropists, ani to be said for the Notification. It is a viola- mated by the best spirit of sportsmen, and tion of "ancient" rights and privileges, and sulely desirous of increasing the facilities for under cover of some sort of expediency the indulging in a pastime which so far was one Government have countenanced a technical show the injurings absurdities which the boy steam, at about five knots. At the same time she l'arginst the United States,

of the few moderately inexpensive pursuits A. S. WATSON & Co., open to Hongkong residents. Unfortunate: ly, such a claim has not a leg to stand on; it LIMITED,

is a travesty of language to term this Game Association a disinterested venture. The most cursory consideration of the scheme shows that it was intended to deprive the plain man of the rights and privileges which

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GREGOR & CO.,

robbery of the people's sporting ground. We shall be told that if a man wants sport he ought to pay for it, but that is no argu ment; for while he might be willing to pay So, he may not be in a position to pay $50, and the principle that to them that hath more shall be given is utterly and preposter ously wrong. However, the thing is done

was only too desirous of exhuding the boycott ers to stop, the masses had shown such a unit could do nothing, as this was a question in which the people had the liberty to do what they pleased and could not be coerced. We print this with all reserve. We have also con- sented to insert a boycotting advertisement to cott committees are perpetrating.-N. C. D. News.

"BOYCOTT RIOT" IN THE A

.NATIVE CITY. other day that there had been a "rior" in the There was a rumour in the Settlement the Native City caused by the boycott, which in the absence of details was taken seriously by of the Native City (Tsung-Chn), however, some. An inquiry at the Police headquarters elicited the fact that at about o'clock on Tues:

THE GALE.

Hongkong Observatory at noun :-

The following notice was issued from the

TYPHOON WARNING., The barometer has risen in Formosa and

he has for long enjoyed, and to enable anpw, and that is ail that can be said about day afternoon (22nd inst.), two bricklayers went engines of the Venetia were put to dead slow, situated from 100 to 150 miles to the ‚E.S.E. of

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

few moneyed men to enjoy their sport at the it The favoured few who can dip into a expense of the community. The increase long pocket will no longer be encumbered in the cost of the game licence over certain by the obnoxious presence of Tom, Dick defined areas is, indeed, a rather clever move and Harry out for a day's shooting, and all in the direction of excluding the general the objects which the Game Association public from enjoying a day's shooting. was intended to attain have been gained, The areas proclaimed comprise all the it is a melancholy sidelight on the methods country which 18 worth shooting over

| adopted in Hongkong. near Hongkong. Nobody would seek a $10 licence for other places; now it is neces-. sary to pay $50 before a sportsman can think about a shooting excursion. Three or four years ago the cost of a. shooting their occupants returning to the front.

THE Japanese field hospitals are emptying, 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, license was only $5; then it was proposed

to raise the price to $30, but the Governor PRINCE Khilkoll is going out again to effect at that time, Sir Henry Blake, very properly improvements in the trans-Siberian railway. refused to countenance such an idea, Wɛ (N. C. D. News) understand that zone although he acquiesced in the suggestion time has been officially adepted all over China. that the price should be increased to $10. S.M. 1.5. Thetis and Secadter have received Sportsmen were not inclined to grumble orders to start at once for German East-Africa very loudly at the increased cost of their licence, but now that the price is raised at a bound to $50 there is very general and keca criticism of the Government's action.

1ST FLOOR.

OUR OWN

THE reclamation at Nagasaki was damaged to the extent of Y120,000 in the typhoon of the

8th just.

fallen much in the neighbourhood of Hongkong. The centre of the typhoon which appears to be Hongkong will probably approach the Colony. nearly. W.N.W. be maintained the centre will pass to the 5. of the Colony and a very heavy galo if not full typhoon will blow from X.E. to S.E.

Should its present course towards.

There was quite a little panic in Shanghai, says the Shenpoo, owing to a report galling about that the Central Government, in respon intended to cause the arrest of all persons who course up to the time of the collision. At were concerned in originating the boycott 9 am. her position was somewhere about 23 against. American goods. A telegram to Fek-miles south-east of Good Hope Cape. There ing inquiring into the truth of the matter," was a little difference of evidence as to what however, obtained the reply that the Waiwupu, the exact position was, but counsel submitted in its response to the U. S. Minister's letter, that that was immaterial to the case. At that stated that though the Imperial Government

ting the Venetia was going full speed-some- thing like eight knots-and there were on the bridge the captain and the third officer, while a quarter-master was steering and another was. on the look-out at the foc'sle head. At 9.4 2.m., according to the log, the Venetia colered, a slight fog, and her engines were accordingly issued a proclamation advising the put at hati-speed, which was given by the chief engineer, in view of his low head of people to discontinue the boycott | began to sound her fog signal and her whistle in accordance with the articles for steaming in a fag. She gave one prolonged blast, every two minutes to indicate that she was under

heard ahead the whistle of another ship way. Afterwards the captain of the Venetia coming from the starboard side, and this

(Capt. C. Molier) which was making for ultimately proved to be that of the s.s. Proteus

Hongkung froin Japan. At 9.6 am, the and thereafter she continued to proceed with caution. The next material point occurred at 9.14 am, when, the fog becoming denser, and the whistle of the Proteus indicating that she was approaching the engines of the Venetia were reversed at full speed. Hitherto her

steainer under way and now when she became whistle had been sounding the signal for a

stationary she blew the necessary signal in accordance with article 15, 2 (6) which is two prolonged blasts instead of one. The Proteus auddenly appeared about points on the Venetia's starboard bow, same two or three lengths off, and in view of the circumstances was approaching rapidly, at something like four of five knots, and upon a course nearly parallel

During the high tide this morning the sea- to the Venetia. The Proteus would in all probabi washed over the Prays Wall at West Point, tity have past clear of the other ship, but that just and along Fraya West the waves were breaking at the last moment after she came into view the

over the tram lines. The flooring of the new Proteus swung to starboard-very likely under Ferry Wharf, under course of construction the influence of a suddenly reversed engine Kowloon Point, east of Police Bend, was en- and she rammed with her stem into the Venetirely submerged to a depth of several inches, fia's starboard side forward. She apparently During the night the water police were busy continued to bump into the side of the ship as about the barbour helping to get smaller craft she went on, and it was suggested that the into places of safelyik

At 10 am. the upper level trams. stopped) Proteus's anchor struck the Venetia. At the moment of collision the Venelia was still head-running, while at one o'clock the Kowloon in north-east three-quarters east and after the

terous sea up till that hour, had to give in, and round. Upon those facts his case with cease running. A large number of would-be regard to the two ships was that the passengers, consisting of some fifty, Kowloon Veselia complied with the articles and with the residents, assembled at the ferry on this vide, regulations of good seamanship, de, she went but were disappointed to find the "Star" wouldy slow directly after she first heard the Pro take no passengers, and they had to depart to feus's whistle, and from that time until the make other arrangements on account of their risk as the ships were about a good to the wharf it appeared that she was more collision was under command, and there was no

stay on this side. Even as the ferry came up mile apad. On the other hand, the plaintiffs likely to come on to it than alongside, allege that the Proteus failed either to proceed so high did she rise on the bugé, waves, with the caution required by the articles about while seas were breaking over the whari as discharge the kerosene oil, the merchaols har. navigating in fog, and failed to stop as required well as over Blake, Pier. Not a sampan for a by those articles, she also mis-located the junk was to be seen, as most of them had taken Venetia' and approached at a speed, which, shelter in Causeway Bay at the first sign of

to a tobacco shop situated a short distance from the Old North gate, and asked how many boxes of Pinhead cigarettes would ten cents buy They were informed three buses. A bricklayer then threw ten tents on the shop counter, and The man drew out one, and having lighted it, he was given three boxes of the cigarettes. asked the shop people whether they knew that tabooed from the market. The reply was that Pinheads were American cigarettes and sp this was so, but that according to the decision can cigarettes contracted for prior to the 30th of July down to the 18th day of the 9th moon (16th of October next), and that these cigarettes belonged to a consignment contracted for pre vious to the 20th of July last. The bricklayer then demanded four boxes of cigarettes for ten cools, and suiting the action to his words snatched at a fourth box and made off. Natur- ally the shop people resented this and gave chase, when the two men threw the extra box of cigarettes into the flooded street (it was raining hard at the time) which of course completely destroyed its contents A scrim- mage then began, when the police (Ching-ts'a) appeared and arrested the bricklayers. They had to pay for the damaged cigarettes and then departed with censure from the police officer (weiyuan) in charge.-N. C. D. News.

The Senior Consul at Shanghai, Dr. Knappe, has had an interview with the Taptai on the subject of the boycott, and the Taotai stated that he was about to issue a proclamation call to buy and sell American goods as before the boycott was institated.

of their Guild they were allowed to sell Ameri

shipping left the wharves at Kowloon and The German mail steamers and, in fact, all

sought safety in various parts of the harbour, the Heungshan, after discharging her passengers, and mails from Macao, left the Canton whärves and anchored on the other side of the harbour.” The departure of the homeward German mail steamer is postponed until to-morrow

2000.

The fact is that this Notification fulfils ad- Tux Japanese Government has just bought 34ing on the merchants and inders to continue collision the way on the Proteus carried her Ferry, which had battled bravely with the bois

mirably the objects of the Game Association. thorough-bred horses in the Stales for breed- It invests the few sportsmen who can affording purposes.

the initial $50 with the odour of Government News comes from the front that nearly all the patronage.

The majority of Hongkong xe bridges have been destroyed by the deluges of sidents who have not the entree to "select" rain, which is delaying the forward movement. society are allowed to look on while their A SHARK, 13 feet in length and weighing betters filch their land from them in the about 20 piculs, was caught on the 12th instant name of sport and under the protection of a near Butterworth, Singapore. Inside it was ⚫ short sighted Government. It is not surely found a pig's carcaso: weighing nearly 80

the idea of the Government to consider the catties.

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Iris reported that Mr. I. oomis, U.S. Assistant- Secretary of State, will be the first American Ambassador to Japan, and that Mr. Griscom, the present Minister, will be appointed an Assistant-Secretary of State,

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At Yokohama there is by no means complete unanimity among the Chinese with regard to the boycott. A meeting has been called certain Yokohama Chinese, and it is believed that they will take decided action against the Committee has been formed by a number of proposal Already an 'Anti-American Boycott Chinese residents of the northern port.

AT NEWCHWANG.

A correspondent from Newchwang states

that the Chinese coolies there have refused to

ing threatened anyone who attempts to land American cargo. It is said that after trying to bave yielded in regard to the matter, but we very much doubt this. If the Japanese require the kerosene or any other cargo landed we rather think it will get on shore, whatever the Chinese coolie may say. If it happens to be cargo the Japanese do not want-well, that is

another matter.-H. & 7. Times.

·THE_PROMISSORY NOTE CASE

sale of shooting licences as a source of THE band performance arranged to take place revenue. The object of the licence should be | last evening was cancelled owing to the wea merely to regulate the use of fire arms and to ther. The programme of music printed in our dissuade the Chinese merchants the Japanese under the circumstances, should not have been the coming storm. At 2 p.m. the wind so great. In fact, the plaintiffs put it that the which had previously been almost due north. ensure that irrespongibles will not play issue of the 25th inst, will hold good for

officer in command of the Profeus suddenly veered to due cast and as it rushed havoc with their guns. For such a purpose Monday next, 4th proximo.

finding himself right on top of the Vencia along the harbour it lashed the waves to seems to have lost his head and adopted the fury. Nothing short of a fair-sized ocean- a fee of $10 was amply sufficient, and no extraneous efforts to penalise sport should

worst course possible by singing the ship round going steamer could live in such weather. On and running into the Venttia, which he did the upper levels the force of the wind was $16.00 have been introduced or sanctioned. As it

either by altering his helm or reversing bis was sport was quite expensive enough with

engines. The law was simple. This was a signalized by the roads being strewn with fog case and comes under the fog regulations branches of trees, which it had ruthlessly torm out having the cost of the shooting permit

anicle 16-a special regulation for navigating off and thrown down, increased. And what, do the Government THE Governor of Hokkaido proposes that one intend to do with the $50 which will or two of the steamers captured by Japan

in logs which overruled the general steering 18.00 be claimed from every sportsnian ? Will should be fitted up as floating museums to

and sailing regulations. they take over the duties of the still display the products of Hokkaido in the most born Game Association, and stock the important ports of the world. vast territory proclaimed with birds and A LARGE sum of money has been sent from game generally? Or will they merely Russia for distribution among the Russian pri- pocket the money in the knowledge soners in Japan, but none of it is to be given that as fewer shooting licences will to any of Admiral Nibogatoff's officers and be taken out the added cost will men, because they surrendered.

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GREGOR & Co.'s TARRAGONA 9.00

GREGOR & Co.'s OLD TAWNY

JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT.

lo the Summary Court this morning Mr. Justice Wise gave his decision in the case in which Li Yik Tak, of Canton, sued the Yee Wo Chtung firm of 64 Bonham Strand Fast, Lai Chan Po, a partner therein, for $1,020 claimed on a promissory note dated the 23rd April, 1504, signed by the defendants and pay able to the Po Lung firm, and endorsed over by them to the Wing Cheong Lung who en- dorsed it to the plaintif

Mr. O. D. Thomson appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, and Mr. R..A. Harding represent. ed the defendants.

just cover the expenses of drawing The large floating dock, having a bearing At the former hearing Mr. Thomson painted up and signing the licences? We are told capacity of 16,600 tons and a length of 150

out that a case was coming on in the Appeal Court with reference to the question of promis sory notes and the hearing was adjourned that the point raised therein might be ascertained,

that the proposed Game Association died at metres, was successfully launched at Tsingtao its birth, the suggestion being that the op- on the morning of the 22nd inst. many officials position of the ignorant crowd killed it. and a large number of civilians, both Germans This morning bis Honour said the document and Chinese, being present. It is now being in the present case. was not a promissory note

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Counsel then proceeded to read the lengthy evidence of the captain of the Venetia taken on commission, and the case was adjourned, THE roof of a Chinese bouse is not a very safe. place to start a riot on as several fekis now know to their cost. It appears that a fold of No. 156 Wing Lok Street, went on to the roof of his house to fetch his shoes and accidently* brushed against a flower-pot and knocked it over the party wall. The accident was witness- ed by a fulf of No, 158, and he called up some other fokls of his shop, while the gentleman with the shoes did likewise. Sticks and bam boos were then requisitioned, and at such clase quarters seven of the combatants out of nine received cats, bruises, and abrasions of such a nature as to necessitate the removal of Bye ol

During this afternoon the front portion of Mee Cheung's studio in Ice House Street was

was blown into the road.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE

Canadian (Tartar) ast prox American (Coptic) 3rd prox.: Indian (Gregory Apcar) 4th prox. French (Polynesien) 5th prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 6th prox. American (Siberia) 13th prox.

The P&O S. N; Co.'s ... Tientsin left

But that is a suggestio falsi, for what was towed by tug-boats to the place prepared forit in and judgment would be for the defendants. He them to the Government Civil Hospital for Singapore for this port on 29th inst., at 5p.m

PORT

11.00 the necessity of a

Hongkong, 17th Juns.

the Government came forward to act as god- the largest floating dock launched after having parent to those members who formulated the been fully completed on shore,

of the case before the Full Court and ordered the payment into Court of an additional $50, making Szso av security for conte

arrest, pending the discharge of the five men. from hospital, when they will all be put on trial for rioting

The Apcar Co.'s 5. Gregory Afcar from Cal

cutte left Singapore for this port this noon, and may be expected here on 4th proxe