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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 24,

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1956,

SUGAR PROSPECTS.

district. There is keen competition, and it | Tuk English mail of the 24th February was

delivered in London on the 23rd inst

is expected that they will join forces. The Dairi works are at present being extended and when additional machinery comes into operation, the output will'increase to.350 tons a day, double the present production. The extensions will enable a reduction of refining expenses, and the sugar will then be go to zo sen cheaper per picul than the Tokyo, or Osaka product. That the Japanese refineries cannot capture the South China market, as against the Hongkong companies, goes without saying. And if our political allics (but active 'commercial rivals) should have such sanguine anticipations of China as a great consuming country for refined sugar, surely, we, too, "can see no cause to view the situation other than hopefully."

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Onic fatal case of plague to-day is added to the year's record, which now Dumbers seventy-three cases to date,

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CONSIDERASLE attention was attracted this morning, in Des Voeux Road, near the Hat- bour Mastor's office, by the unwonted sight of à picturesque group of Korean women in their curious national costume.

On the Naval Football ground, at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, the officers from H.M.S. King Alfred played the men from the same ship. The game was in favour of the men from the lower deck, who won by three goals to one

A FINI of $300, with the option of six months' hard labour, was imposed by Mr. F. A. Haze. land on the inaster of the Ying Keo Shop, 1 Upper Rutter Siteet, at the Migistracy this

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1906.

DARING PIRACY.

THE "COMET". HELD UP.

STINKPOTS USED.

'OUTRAGE COMMITTED WITHIÓN SJUHT: OF WHAMPOA FORE

[From Our Correspondent.]

Canton, 23rd March.

A most daring piracy was committed in broad daylight at 6.30.yesterday afternoon on the Standard Oil Company's steam launch Comer whlist on a voyage froin Can- ton to Kragman with a large lighter laden with kerosine in tow.......

The affair took place just below the second barrier at Whampoa and almost within a stone's throw of the fort.

The launch was proceeding cautiously

TELEGRAM.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH **

SERVICE.

SINGAPORE HARBOUR

IMPROVEMENT.

SIR JOHN JACKSON'S SCHEME ADOPTED,

AN EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 24th March,

10.25 a.m.

A'meeting of the Legislative Coun-

cil was held yesterday afternoon,

morning, for selling sanish without a licence. along when it ran into what appeared to be when the question of the Singapore a Best of fishing boats, but these gradually harbour improvements was again

for consideration.

Fifty dollars of the fine, when paid, was to go to the informer.

STAM is getting on,

A magazine for laides ie to appear next month. The Kul-Safri is to be amem-published monthly, and is to deal with all

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

HAGENBECK'S performing lions,, which were Two of the leading industries in Hong-op show at Spampani's Circus, left to-day, bý kong have, within the past two years, ex-

the 5.5. Hengshun, for Macho. perienced such a period of abnormal good MR. Arthur Turner has been appointed fortune,, that, the results of their workingsber of the Authorised Architects? Committer in can, without any exaggeration of language, be the place of Mr. J. Orange, resigned... described as truly phenomenal. We allude His Majesty has not been advised to exer- to the profits of the Green Island Cement cise his power of disallowance with respect Co., under the general management of Messrs. Shewan, Toines, and Co., and the China Sugar Refining Co., Ld., whose. des.

matters of interest to ladies. The promoters

promise that it will provide better reading for families than the stories that are usually read by women and that are often harmful in their to an Ordinance further to amend the Merendencies. Luang Chan and Luang Wikbanet chant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for other are the promoters. purposes,

IT is oficially notified that the Bacteriological Institute at Taipingshan has now been opened and that all communications intended for the Government Bacteriologist should in future be

sent to his office at the Institate, ・・

THE belief is gaining ground in German financial circle's that the worst feature of the prescut situation in Russia lies in the extreme ly pitiful condition of the pensantry. Conse quently, bankers in London are likely to main-

closed around her and her tow when sud-

denly they ran up alongside and before any- thing could be done a score of men had boarded her. The pirates threw a stinkpot down the engine room and the smell drove

the occupants out, meanwhile others had secured those on deck and taken charge of the wheel. They then ran the boats aground and ransacked them from stem to stern, taking away everything of any value, which included six new Winchester repeat- ing rifles and over a thousand rounds of ammunition.

None of the cargo of kerosine was touched. The affair was' at once reported to the U. S. Consul, and the Lalloo has been sent to the scene to investigate.

brought up

It was resolved by the Council

that the scheme submitted by the firm of Sir John Jackson, Limited, bo alopted.

The scheme involves an expondi- ture of £1,080,603 sterling.

An extra cost of £65,000 must be incurred in order to secure a depth of water of twenty-four feet, at low tide, along the sides.

quay

tinies are controlled by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co. Having successfully gone through its early vicissitudes, the Green Island Cement Co. has emerged through its trials now to be recognised as one of the bulwarks of the Colony's many and growing industries. With the sugar refineries of the Colony, depending as they do upon foreign DEODORISER producing territories for their raw products, curios, the description should obviously have An old offender, who was deported in March in specie down to Hongkong in the vessel Council approves the acceptance of the tender

DISINFECTANT,

GERMICIDE

CHEAP

HARMLESS

EFFECTIVE

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 3rd March, 1906.

the industry is necessarily affected to a greater or less extent by speculative waves which now and again disturb the occan of commerce all the world over. For this very reason, in reviewing the operations forthe two years 190, and 1905, the other day, the chair man sounded a note of warning to, the pro- prietors of the refineries when he reminded them of the necessity there was of, at times, looking upon the reverse side of the picture It was a fortunate, circumstance that the

In our local notice lust evening of the special articles to be offered for sale to-day by Messrs. Hughes and Hough, at their sale of Peking

been "Chinese" and not Japanesc.

THE Governor has been pleased to grant to Liest. J.-A, T. Plummer, H. V. C., leave of absence for two months, and to Lieut. W. Murray Scott, H. V. C., leave of absence for

twelve months, commencing from the 20th March and 18th April, respectively..

THERE will be a meeting of the sub-committee of the Soldiers' Club at 1.30 pm. on Tuesday, of the members have gone home, Commanding Officers of Units concerned are requested to

March 27th, at the Soldiers' Club. As some

appoint others to fill the vacancies.

A. S. WATSON & CO., combined net carnings of the two years under notice represented quité one third

On the 18th March Mr. Uchida, the Japanese over and above the whole capital of the Minister to Peking, informed the Waiwapu Company's business which it also earned to that the Emperor of Japan had sent a telegram the full in those good times. After making thanking the Empress Dowager for Her Majes. what is considered by most people a superaty's contribution towards the relief funds for the famine in the north-east of Japan and the [abundance of provision for "writings-down"

in several directions eight and a half lacs of copy of the Imperial message was handed ever

to the Waiwupu at 3 p.m. of the same day dollars have been appropriated as a sort of reserve to meet "the breakers ahead." Thai THE Japan Chronicle understands from the the chairman of the Company takes a rather Rev. Mr. Pettee that the Okayama Orphanage has undertaken to receive a number of children pessimitic view of the present position of the from the famine-stricken districts in the North- sugar trade it is not difficult to discern, when east, and that 50 children from Fukushima he remarked that with regard to the present alone are already on the way in charge of Mr. outlook, he was sorry to say that, at the shi. Altogether about 700 children will be moment, demand for refined was not what taken. A rescue home hus also been opened he would like to see it. His pessimism is, in Seodai. however, qualified by the silver living when he asserted the view that he had no cause to regard the situation for the future other than hopefully. There

BASS & Co.'s

PALE ALE.

Bottled by

tain a reserved attitude towards Russian over- tores for a loan, even if the international position isimproved by a satisfactory termina. tion of the Algeciras Conference.—Mainichi,

fast year, returned to the Colony a few days ago. He was arrested yesterday for stripping off bolts and screws from thie. Military Hospital, on Bowen Rond. At the Magistracy this mora ing Mr. F. A. Hazeland sentenced him to one month's hard labour for the theft, and one year's

hard labour and six hours' stocks, for returning from banishment. Sergt. Earner prosecuted,

The following is the programme of music to be performed by the Band of the sad Royal

West Kent Regiment on the New Parade

Ground, on Monday next, from 5 to 6,30 p.in.:—.

March

"E), upitau"

Sousa, Overtusel...................... "Mirellu “......... .......Gounod. Selection from ..........Maitan.................. Wallace Valat. Maschied Von Munchen

Congl Patrol "The Crack Regiment ...Totmnt. Selection from.........The Dichi

Caryll.

God save the King.

WHEN I go buying old things from people, remarked a coolie sarcastically, at the Police Court this morning, "I don't go so far as to ask thera their names and what business they do!" The coplie was charged with being in possession of a quantity of zinc. The question cliciting theabove remark was whether defend ant knew the name of the houseboy from whom he alleged be purchased the zine. The case was remanded for further inquiries. Bail $50.

PO Wing appeared to have been a quick-tem pered hawker. Yesterday afternoon he was obstructing the way leading to the Ko Shing theatre, Chinese constabic 157 told him to clear, but Wing. took no notice. The second time the policeman spake to the hawker, the laiter was alleged to have punched the police. man on the hose and ended in biting his finger. He was arrested, and removed. to No. 7 Station. This morning the case was remanded until Monday. The defendant was released on bail in the sum of $50,

mities, on the Philippines that he favours a direct commercial steamship line between San Francisco and the islands. The Filipino mer. chants would then be encouraged to visit the United States and huy much of their supplies,

It is rumoured that it was the intention of the Standard Oil Company to send $20,000

and this information, no doubt, having get to the ears of the pirates tempted them to such a daring attack. However, by a stroke of good fortune, the money was forwarded in one of the big boats at the last moment.

· CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

WONGSHA-KOTONG LINE.

THE HONGKONG LOAN.

PAYMENT OF INTEREST.

outer

[At the meeting of the Legislative Coun- cil of the Straits Settlements on the 16th ult, the Colonial Secretary gave notice that at the fallowing meeting he would make the following motion: "That this

struction for a sum of £1,030,593 of the of Sir John Jackson, Limited, for the con- works for the improvement of Singapore Har bour as proposed in the report of Messrs. Conde, Son and Mathews, dated 15th February, 1904, excluding the routh and East Moles, as re commended by the Consulting Engineers in the telegram from, the Crown Agents for the Colonies dated 13th February, 1906, the depth alongside the quay to be 18_fect admining of a depth of 20 feet. hereafter, by farther dredging, and on the understanding that the contractor agrees to construct the protection moles if required by the Colonial Goverment within two yead from the ac- ceptance of the tender" "Mr. John Anderson remarked that this involved questions upon {From Our Correspondent.).

which one would desire some information, such questions as what was proposed to be done in Canton, 23rd March. connection with the Singapore River and what On the arst inst., the Viceroy sent a lengthy was proposed to be done by the Government despatch to the President of the 72 guilds with regard to the extension and development of Tanjong Pagar. These were questions hensive particulars as to how the merchants pro- and he suggested that further information requesting to be furnished with full and compre-which bore more or less on this motion, posed to deal with the Yuen-Han Railway now upon the subject should be afforded. His that the merchants had so freely and liberally Excellency replied that the Government subscribe for the shares. He pointed out in would be perfectly willing to give any hon. inember of Council any information in its pos this despatch that 12 miles of the main-line session bearing on this matter,

With regard from Wongsha to Kotong had already been nearly completed by the American Company, but since the work was suspended the ap. pliances and other material had depreciated and the road damaged to such an extent that it would necessitate an expenditure of $50,000 to put same in order again. The officials are

anxious to reconstruct this portion on behalf of the merchants and at the merchants' expense as the latter seem so dilatory in commencing actual work. They will hand the line over to

the merchants as soon as the construction is finished if the merchants so desire.

The despatch points' out that on the 13th of the 3rd moon the first payment of interest on the loan from the Hongkong Government must be paid, which, after deducting the profit on the running of the Fatshan-Samshui branch line will amount to £4,178.11.6 so the Railway

dite, but the Viceroy presumes that this will not be a difficult task as the merchants have already St.too,oco in band from Kwangtung, pot counting the large sums collected in the

to the special points-the question of Singa- pore River and Tanjong Pagar-the case of Tanjong Pagar had to find the money to meet all charges upon it. With regard to the Singapore River, there was no intention on the part of the Government of rushing the matter upon the Council, but as they knew ha was going on short leave and it was thought desirable to have some opinion on the subject they desired to trave, at any rate, a beginning before he went home, that was the only reason

of the discussion at the following meeting."

It is estimated that the work, will occupy some eight years.-Ed., II.K.T]

CANTON NOTES.

[From Our Correspondent.]

Canton, 23rd March. THE SUNNING RAILWAY. . The director of the Sunning-Railway having

for the railway, the magistrate inquired after the progress of the railway so as to report to the Viceroy. The request was for 60 men, bat the magistrale has allowed only zo men, with an officer; but the Company will have to pay these men's wages, &c. The magistrate mon- tions in his communication that although Chan, the promoter of this railway, hus had experience

Mt. Soma, President of the Yokohama Specie Bank, has resigned the position in consequence of ill-health, and Mr. Takahashi, Vice-Presi dent of the Bank of Japan, has been elected is far more in the assertion than the President in his stead. Mr. Takahashi has man-in-the-street can probably see. In been Vice-President of the Specie Hank for a lengthy dissertation last year upon the several years, With this appointment. the prospects of this particular branch of in-relations between the Bank of Japan and the dustry in the Far East, we pointed out the Takahashi;retains the vice-presidency of the SECRETARY Taft said before the Senate Com. Company will have to find this sum by that asked the Magistrate of that district for a guard

Specie Bank become much closer, as Mr. radical changes that had been brought Bank of Japan. about by a combination of circumstances which should secure to the trade a measure

It is not often one hears a preacher stop in the of prosperity which could never have been

course of his sermon an rebuke members of STONE & SONS, London. counted upon with any degree of certainty his congregation for talking. Yel such was the in the pre-Sugar Convention days and be orator, says the Japan Herald, when preaching step taken by Mr. Woolley, the temperance

fore the extensive marts of Southern as well at the Van Schaick Hail, Yokohama, on Sun- as Northern China had shown their enor- day evening. After a pause which must have export trade with the Philippines in 190, WES inous consuming powers-a power which caused his hearers to wonder what was coming appears to have no limitation to its expan- next, Mr. Woolley remarked, "I wish you sion. How the Japanese-an admittedly would listen to me, and stop that conversation," shrewd nation in the matter of business-offenders might be, but whoever they were it is Of course everyone looked to see who the regards China as a good market for its pro- probable they contented themselves with ducts from the sugar refineries may be finishing the conversation after leaving the best gathered by the operations of one ball, of its establishments for the refining of

STORK BRAND.

cane sugar. We have just learnt that Per One dozen quarts the Dairi Sugar Refinery, belonging to Messrs. Suzuki & Co. of Kobe, is to be

The works began opera greatly extended. tions in August 1904, and for one year were worked as a trial. Business began in July

$4.00.

Per One dozen pints

$2.40.

Love of whisky got Ko' Wing into trouble this morning. He was pot content with taking a peg, but wanted a whole bottle. Wing, who is a poolie employed at the King Edward Hotel, was seen at twelve o'clock last night leaving the premises with the bottle of Scotch The watchman stopped him. On being found

out, he threw the bottle at the watchman. De

closed during the hearing that the American

from other countries about $50,000,000 worth less than $5,00,000, while the Filipinos bought

now obtained in other markets. It was dis-

of merchandise..

VISCOUNT Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador

tained at luncheon at the Mansion House an the gh ist. A numerous company was present. The Lord Mayor, in proposing a loast to the Ambassador, said that the English people held

who is returning home on leave, was entér-

Viscount Hayashi in the highest respect and affection. The Ambassador, in replying, thank- ed the citizens of Loodon for their financial assistance to the famine-stricken districts ia

Japan. He also referred to the kindly sympathy which had constantly been afforded him during his five years' renure of the position of re

St. James.

nutposts.

He mentions the pleasure it gives him to see the interest the merchants are taking in this road and informs them that there is a large

tongs to the three provinces, and which he is the Fatshan Samshui branch line, which be quantity of valuable machinery, together with

anxious to hand over to the merchants. He therefore requests them to collectively nominate a suitable man to take over the control of this property, and he finally requests the committee submit a reply at the earliest possible date. to give the foregoing their early attention and

POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH“

ASS4OLT.

DEFENDANT discharged,

The case in which P. C. 100 Taylor was

charged with assauking John Cree, a foreman at Quarry Bay, at Ship Street, some time ago, came up for decision, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland

Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Brutton, Hett and Goldring, prosecuted. The defendant was undefended,

His Worship, in giving bis decision, said that in this case, in reference to the condition of the complainant on the night in question, be had no doubt that Crep was very intoxicated. With regard to the evidence generally it was most summons was therefore discharged. conflicting and highly unsatisfactory. The

THE WEATHER.

last, and at present the daily output is 150 fendant said he was only taking the bottle to Presentative of his country at the Court of at the Magistracy, this forenoon. tons. This has affected the market, es have a drink. His Worship sentenced him to pecially in China and Korea, of the Japan three weeks' hard labour and to be exhibited The views of most people regarding the feel- Sugar Refining Companies of Tokyo and in the stocks for six hours. He adored the ings of insects and other lower organisms is Osaka, on account of the cheaper freight, side-walk near the King Edward Hotel to-day.probably that expressed by Shakespeare in the Since May last, when the Dairi Refinery The fourth meeting of the Chinese Missionary words, "the poor beetle that we tread upon in commenced to ship sugar to China and Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church corporal suffrance feelt a pang as great as when Korea, the three mills in question have was held at San Francisco last month in the

a giant dies." There are many facts, however, made shipments in piculs as follows:-' Chinese church. There were present dele. which seem to throw great doubt on this view, gates from San Jose, Sacramento, Oakland, San The following remarkable observation of the Francisco and Portland, Or. Rev Chan Hon great naturalist Fabre, for example, seems to Indicate that insects are not 'very sensitive to Foo, the pastor of the church, announcediibat pain. A species of solitary wasp stores up the a wealthy Chinese merchant, Li-Sing, had bodies of hive bees to nourish its larva. It given $50,000 for.the establishment of a col catches the bes on the flower, and if it finds It is noted that the Dairi works enjoy lege in Hongkong, and had sent for Walter its captive full of honey, squeezes out the sweet

Returns from N. China and Japan are lack. another advantage of obtaining coal Fong, B.A., a graduate of Stanford University, liquid, and drinks it before storing the body for easier, in addition to cheaper. freights who also studied at the University of Cali. its young. This bee-catching wasp, however, ing, but probably the depression noted yester sometimes falls a prey another insect, the day has reached W. Japan, and a rapid increate In the case of the formin, to take charge. The founder of the mantis. Now, on one occasion, Fabre saw a of pressure may have taken place over N. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. home market, the Tokyo company's field college, although not a Christian, permits the warp which had just seized a bec, and was China,

Strong NE. winds may be expected in the is the North-eastern provinces, the Osaka every morning. During the year the society, the latter held the wasp transfixed, and was part of the China Sea.

offering of prayer and lessons in Scripturesquesaing out the noney, itself seized and held

fast in the sawlike forelegs of a mantis. And as Formosa Channel, and E. winds over the N. company's the Kwansai district, and that of Las contributed S900 for the missionary cause gnawing its underparts, the wasp went on lick- Forecast:-E. winds, freshening; foggy, some £36 | the Dairi works Kyushu and the Chugoku | in the Chinese Empire.

drizzling rain. ing up the honey iquocand from the beet

Dan

GREGOR & CO.,

sughing, asrd March, rgað.

China

Dairi. Osaka. Tokyo.. 86,536 44.553. 31,511 Korea.....21,564 19.936 4,805 Hongkong 3,500

for Korea and China.

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The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:~ On the 24th at 12.15 p. The barometer has risen at Sharp Peak, and fallen slightly on the

i, coast.

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in the U.S., in railway construction,' he has had no technical experience, so it behoves hịm to engage the services of an expert so that the railway may be correctly and 'economically constructed.

SIR CHENG-TUNG LIANG CHENG PROMOTED, A telegram from Peking announces the pro- motion of Sir Chen-tang Liang Cheng, KCM.O from his present post as Minister at Washing- ton to that of Vice-President of the Board of Rites and Ceremonies. This has pleased the Cantonese immensely as he is a Çauton man,

WISE PRECAUTION,

lock-out for any food that may be marketed The Central Police office 'have issued, in- structions to all the policemen to keep a sharp ! for human consumption that appears to be tainted. This, say the instructions, is to pre- vent disease among the people.

VARIOUS theories have been put forward as to It is cause of the disaster at Courrieres, generally believed that it arose from accomu lated firedamp coming in contact with naked lights. The latter have always been used at

known there.

Courrieres, Firedamp, has hitherto been un

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUR'

Ger,(Prinx Bitel Friedrich) zóth inst. p.m. German (Bayern) 27th inst. Canadian (Athenian) 27th inst. Australian (Empire) 29th inst, American (Doric) 31at iust,

Indian (Numsang) 3rd prox. Australian (Taiyuan) 6th prox. Canadian (Empress of India) 10th prox.

The Great Northem sa. Dakota sailed from Seattle, Wash., on 12th inst,

The C. P. R. Co's 1... Empress of India. left Vancouver, BC, for Hongkong, via usual ports of call pm, an soth juste

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