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Intimations,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA, BUILDINGS.

SCOTCH

WHISKIES. GREAT REDUCTION

IN

PRICES.

From this date the prices of our popular brands of SCOTCH WHISKIES will be as under :--

Per Case of tor.

A. THORNES BLEND...... B. GLENORCHY BLEND (A Fine Soda Whisky). ............. C. ABERLOUR-GLENLIVET A Fine Featy Flavoured Whisky) D. H.K.D. BLEND of the Finest

-Old Malt Scotch Whiskies

E. BLEND.

The popular Whisky in the Far East

$11.00

11.40

12.50

15.00

The

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NOTICK, All communications intended for pabllention in The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" should ta dermed to The Kilor, 1, Ice House Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Ordinary boninom communicationistíould be dressed

to The Manager.

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The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for any rejected MS,, aor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION "RATES (IN ADVANOR).

· DATLY-$30 per annum. WEEKLY-$10 per annum.

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The mice per quarter and per mensem, proptional. The daily issus in delivered free when the address in accomĺble to memanger. On copie saut by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly inue to any part of the

world is RO certs par quarter.

DEAD LETTERS.

A haphazard and almost incomprehensible spirit of carelessness seems to be growing up in Hongkong, if the returns of the Past Office Department under the head of Dead Letters count for anything. Of course, there is bound to be a certain number of letters which never reach the addressees, due to various circumstances, such shifting population, transient residence and the like.. But it seems almost ludicrous that people should post letters,

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MONDAY MAY 21

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The English mail of the 21st April was de livered in London on the 19th inst.

LEAVE of absence to the neighbouring coun- tries on private affairs has been granted to Major H. de T. Phillips, H.K.S.B., R.G.A., from 23rd May to 23rd October.

LIEUTENANT H.E. Stranger Leathes, Indian Medical Service, arrived from India, and is placed in medical charge of 119th Infantry, from 17th instant; he will also do duty to Military Hospital, Kowloon.

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[-Two coolies, who were in a hurry to maite the Egures of the native populatios in the Colony, returned to Hongkong on Saturday, before the expiration of their banishment term. They were both brought before Mr. F. A. Hozeland, at the Police Court this morning, and son- tenced to obo year's hard labour euch, and to

be exhibited in the stocks for six hours,

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Single Copies Daily, ien conte: Weakly, twenty, post-cards, and articles of value with never a THURSDAY next, 24th May, being " Empire gear, after dusk, to "fix" it. Leaving the Ferry

fire conte,

DEATH.

On the 14th May, at Shanghai, of acute DUDLEY CRABBE- pneumonia, RICHARD WARD, son of the late Richard Crabbe-Ward, "Woodbury Lodge," Withington and "Were- ham, Norfolk, England, aged 34 years.

The Hongkong elegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1906.

NEW HONGKONG-BANGKOK LINE.

Day" will be observed as a general holiday by the Garrison, as far as possible. Offices will be closed except for the transaction of business of an urgent nature. The schools in Garrison will be closed;

monument shortly.

MR. Luke E. Wright. on board the G.N.S. fénnesota arrived ni Yokohama on the 13th insi, two days ahead of time. The papers in their editorials welcome him as an able man to changed in consequence of the war. deal with the conditions, which have become

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TUTARD Tamura, a Japanese carpenter, plead. ed guilty this morning at the Police Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, to a charge of be-

having in a disorderly and riotous manner in Queen's Road, East on Sunday night. His Worship inposed the nominal fine of $5 on defendant,

IT may well be conjectured that some of Singo- porc's coplics, of the lowest type, have arrived in- this Colony, judging by the new form of annoy. ance to Europeans that has now cropped up in our midst, and that being so it behovesthose who have any regard for the safety of their bead Wharf in a ricksha about 11.30 p.m. on Thurs- day last an unsuspecting scaleman suddenly felt a bang on the very apex of his cranium, just as he was passing the Cricket Club ground, and when he put up his hand to discover, if possible, the cause of the blow, it was only to discover that his much prized, latest up-to-date motor-cap, in heather weed, au was also the individual who had pur A similar and somewhat more lained it. amusing experience happened to a pas senger in transit, stranger to Hongkong, Landing at Blake Pier, he told a ricksha coolie

was gone,-

TELEGRAMS.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

BERVICE. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

WAIWUPU OBJECTS TO BRITISH AGREEMENT,

VICEROY SHUM INSTRUCTED TO AMEND ITS TERMS..

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 21st May, 3.50 p.m.

The Waiwupu have decided to send instructions to Viceroy Shum to amend the terms of the Kowloon. Canton railway draft agreement for the construction of the line, which had been made between His Excel- lency and the representative of a British syndicate.

It is stated that the Wiiwupu do not consider the draft signed by the Viceroy as being entirely satisfac- tory.

to take him to the Hongkong Hotel. The coolie, who, the stranger thought, looked at him rather queerly, set off down the Praya, in a westerly direction with considerable speed. After going what seemed to the visitor a great distance, the coolis turned into a narrow dark street on the left, and then began to dodge about, "in and out of a

[According to a Canton despatch whith maze of lanes," as our informant phrased it. His cap was snatched from his head in one of

was published recently, Viceroy Shum signed them, but as he was "a stranger in a strange the rough draft at an agreement with Mr. land," and could not see a single white J. O. 1. Bland, representing a British syndi man on any side, he could do nothing-hecate, for the construction of the Kowloon- Canton railway. The syndicate was to lend to spoke no Chinese, and had to let it past China funds for the entire construction of the the cap, that is to say. Eventually he arrived line, said loan and interest thereon to be guar- at the Hongkong Hotel, after what seemed anteed by the likin on salt in Kwangiung to him an interminable ride, only to learn that province, and so long as the loan was not to be in the hands of the syndicate. The details throw from the point of his objective! He of the draft agreement were sent to Peking for bitterly regretted that, for a day or two at least, the approval of the Waiwupu, who, it appears, are not at one with the Viceroy as to the he was not a resident of Hongkong, and could

advisability of accep.ing its terms as it stands. find that coolie.

Ed., II.K.

had been released from Imperial service it equalled that total last year. To Shang Namsung, The Water Police look charge of he had engaged the ricksha about a stone's re-paid the working and control of the line were

A BATCH of sixty deportees arrived in the Co- lony yesterday from Saigon, by the steamer the coolies, and, after their descriptions and finger-prints were obtained by the detective department, the bunch were transferred to their homes.

MR. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy this morning, fined four junk masters $50 each, with the alternative of two months' hard labour, for removing stone from Crown land at Lung Kuan, without a written permit from the Public Works Department, Police Constable Bird prosecuted.

name or address to show for whom the parcels are intended. Yet that is repeatedly done, and done, apparently, by the very peo- ple who might be expected to have the most time to devote to their correspondence. No less than 65 picture post-cards were found Tur casket containing the ashes of the late in the letter-boxes without the name and Mr. R. W. Little has now been interred, in a address of the party who was to be remind-grave just within the entrance of the Bubbling ed of the beauties of Hongkong or of the

Well Cemetery, Shanghai, on the right band sender. In not a few cases, the Postmaster side of the pathway. It is intended to erect a General states, the cards were posted in the same condition as they had been purchased. No fewer than 3,117 letters, 589 post-cards and 473 "other articles" were returned Taking time by the forelock, the Nippon from the United Kingdom to the Dead Yusen Kaisha, following the programme Letters Branch in Hongkong; but the which was framed "even before the clash of United Kingdom is not immaculate, for arms had ceased, will inaugurate to-morrow Hongkong retorted by returning 2,600 a line of steamers between Hongkong and letters, 382 post-cards, and 909 "other Bangkok, calling at Swalow en runte. For a articles" to London. When it is stated that considerable time, the idea of including in 190, the total number of articles not Hangkok among the ports at which vessels coming under the title of letters or post cards, flying the flag of the Nippon Vusen Kaisha | from all countries which had to be returned touch has been on the tap, but until the ves-by Hongkong in 1904 was 9.775, it will be sels subsidised by the Japanese: Government

seen that the mother country afone nearly.

was impracticable to convert the project into correspondents in Hongkong seal 2,723 an accomplished fact. However, the N.Y.K.

letters, 426 post cards, and 7,420 "other sent the Hongkong manager to Bangkok on a

articles" which were returned. The Hong 14.00 tourofinvestigation, with instructions wreport kong authorities had not to return a single as to the probability of a reminerative trade thing to Shanghai. It is tantalising to be in being carried on between the Siamese cap the dark regarding the nature of those "other tal and llongkong, and the general pros articles." How many persons have been pects of the proposed now departure. Last defrauded of presents because their friends year, the local manager proceeded to Bang neglected to address the parcels properly, kok, drew up,a business-like report on the

and how many sent parcels to people who subject of trade and submitted it to the

had either left the Colony or departed for directors of the N.Y.K. It may be assumed

another world? Altogether 11,112 articles that his report was entirely, favourable to the

were returned by the postal authorities of all a line of steamers to scheme of starting

countries to Hongkong as compared with rui from Hongkong to Bangkok, for

3.395 in 1904. an increase of over 200 per no time has been lost in pulting the

cunt. An interesting remark is made by the new line into operation. Even yet the

Postmaster-General in relerting to Chinese Japanese company is not in a position to letters opened in the Dead Letters Branch. lend any of the vessels actually belonging to Forty letters were found to be irregularly them on the service, on account, no doubt, posted with coin; with but one or two ex- of the demands made by the increased and ceptions the coin consisted of one or two increasing requirements of trade in other Chinese cash. Now, what was the object of parts of the world, and the determination of the sender in enclosing in a letter such an in- the directors to launch out into new streams finitesimal sum as one cash? Turning to the of enterprise. Accordingly, they have with-

revenue and expenditure of the Department drawn two steaners, the Childar and the

for yo5, we find that there was a deficit Prometheus--both of Norwegian ownership of over $179,611, due principally to the from the North China and Japanesefinat settlement of the claim made by the coastal trade, and placed them on the run Imperial Post Office against the Colony for to Bangkok. The chief opposition, which

our share of the subsidy to the P. and. O. the Nippon Vusen Kaisha have to fear is that of the boats under the flag of the Company from February, 1898, to January, 1905. That share amounted to $260,113. Norddeutscher Lloyd. Already the latter

Had there been no such contribution le Post concern is firmly established in Bang

Office accounts would have shown a sub. kok, and is represented by most capable agents in that port, Probably the bulk of the trade between Hongkong and Bangkok is carried in German-bottoni, and the reliability and regularity of the service have gained for the Norddeutscher Lloyd the confidence and custom of merchants both here and in Siam. It is needless to

The above prices are strictly set. discount of five per cent. previously allowed on our Whiskies ceases from this date.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong, 17th May, 19c6.

GREGOR & CO.,

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stantial balance on the right side, for the work of all branches has increased, and evec the profit on exchange on money order trans actions shows a rise of nearly $2,000, as compared with the amount which accrued in the previous year. There is just one other point to which attention might be say that the Japanese thoroughly realised directed, and that is with reference to the The Postmaster General remarks: those facts when they decided to embark on

"There seems to be a tendency, among their new undertaking, but it may be taken for granted that they did not take a leap in the dark. We have solid grounds for assert- ing that negotiations are at present proceed ing between the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Norddeutscher Lloyd with the object of arriving at a common understanding on the subject, so that the possibility of a freight war and a cut-throat policy may be averted The negotiations have not yer Tipined to a conclusion, but there is every reason to be

FORTY cases of plague occurred in Hongkong dar.ng the last 48 hours. With one exception, an Indian,

the infected persons were Chinese. Of the total number reported, 37 succumbed to the disease. Since the begin. ning of the year there have been 531 plague cases recorded in the Colony.

For the convenience of passengers the Shiu On S., Co, Ld., of which Mr. Chau Siu Ki is the enterprising general manager, have com. pleted a new wharf which is more centrally located for their steamers the 5.8. Kwong Chow and Kwong Tung. The new wharf is nearly in front of the new Western Market opposite the old Harbour Office.

FORTY-three members of a henpecked club, fields, Halifax, Eiland, and Todmorden, ale which embraces Leeds, Bradford, Hudders-

tended the annual dinner which has just been held at the latter place. After dinner eight new members were initiated, each being called

upon to prove that he was "henpecked" by swearing that he-Carried breakfast opstairs to his wife. Baked and blackleaded when she was without a servant. Fetched the coafs

regularly. Nursed the baby every night while his wife went out."

THE chief officer of the steainer Samsin Court to-day, with stealing a quantity of rice charged a cookie named Lui Po, at the Police from the ship, yesterday afternoon. The com- plainant said that about five o'clock defendant was seen leaving the Sumsen with two parcels quantity of flour and, the one contained a other rice. The coolie was arrested. Defendant

and the rice he had when leaving the ship was junior clerks to look on employment in the said that he was engaged on board the vessel, Post Office as merely temporary, but it is to merely sweepings. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, after be hoped that the new grading system of examining the goods, was of opinion that the salaries authorised during the year will have rice was too clean to be sweepings, and sea the effect of securing greater permanence intenced Lui to seven days' hard labour. the staff." It is to be feared that the Postmaster General is unduly optimistic. It may be possible to retain the duffers in the Government service, but the clever Chinese clerk will inevitably betake himself to other spheres when opportunity offers.

SANDEMAN & CO., that an amicable arrangement is in The Government may grade the salaries

OPORTO, PORTUGAL.

THE owners of ten sampans were charged at the Magistracy this moming, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, with anchoring their boats within a hundred yanis from the prayn wall at Shek tong-tsui, after hours, on Sunday, without police permission. The defendant said that the wind was strong and they were afraid to remain in the open. His Worship stated that they ought to have been in the auchorage at Causeway Bay. Defendants averted that they could not get there owing to the rough seas. A fise of 33 each was imposed. One of the ten sam panmen was brought up again on a charge of offering a bribe of thirty cents to the coxswain of the police pintace. He pleaded not guilty, but his Worship found the charge proved and fined necused $25, with the option of six weeks' hard labour.

POLICE Constable Watt, of 'No. 7 Police Sta

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LAND SALBS.

Al the office of the Public Works Depart- ment, this afternoon, the letting by public auc. tien sale was held, by order of His Excellency the Governor, of two lots of Crown land for a term of 21 years, and 73 years respectively. The Arst lot is known as Garden Lot No. 26, adjoining Rural Building Lot No. 18, situated at the Peak, containing 16,830 square feet, and bearing an annual rental of $38. The upset price was $842,

The second lot was also near Rural Building Lot No. 28, the Peak, and registered as Rural Building Lot No. 134, containing 1,500 square

feet, and carrying an annual rental of 18. The upset price for this lot was $180.

There was no competition and these lots, on the fall of the hammer, became the property of Mr. C. D. Wilkinsun, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist; the first for $862 and the second for $200, being $20 above upset price in both

instances.

AFPRAY IN HONGKONG.

GERMAN SAILORS IN TROUBLE.

Carl Brückner, engineer, of the German steamer Lycemoon, and Herman Gotsche, se- cond officer of the same ship, were charged be. fore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, with behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner in Ship Street, on Sunday night. The second defendant was further charged with assaulting a constable,

They pleaded not guilty.

The constable said that he was on duty in Ship Street at 10.30 p.m., on Sunday, when he was called by one of the inmales of a house to eject two men who were creating a disturbance, On going to the house he met the defendants coming down the staircase? A woman followed the defendants and accused them of assaulting

[Reuter's.]

The German Burgomasters' Visit to London.

London, 18th May. The Eighty Club" has given a banquet to the German Burgomasters.

Lord Tweedmouth and Mr. Churchill made the most cordial speeches, the latter declaring that the British had a real affection for the great German people, and giving àa· tribute to the Kaiser as a faithful servant of

peace.

Later.

The King received the Burgomasters at Buckingham Palace, and they have lunched with the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House. The German Emperor has telegraphed his sincere thanks for London's reception of the Burgomasters.

The Labour Bill.

The House of Lords has rejected the Labour Bill for prohibiting aliens from entering Great Britain.

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The Labourites are most indignant, and have raised the question in the House of Cominons, asking how long a House, totally irresponsible to the country, will be tolerated.

Later.

Loss of a British Torpedo Boat.

Torpedo boat No. 56 has capsized off Port Said.

Seven of the crew were drowned.

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Russia.

Count Witle has delivered a strong renc which he declares that an amnesty will be tionary speech in the Council of Empire, in the prelude to a revolution, at which civili zation will be aghast.

The Channel Fleet.

19th May. The Telegraph states that the British Channel Fleet will visit Kronstadt about the end of July.

England and Russia.

The Panama Canal. · Influenced largely by the San Francisco disaster, the Senate has reported in favour

were not disorderly, The 'second defendant her. When questioned defendants said they of a gea-level Canal at Panama. held a bamboo stick, about 5 ft. long. After a few words had passed, the second defendant said to the policeman: "Get out, you English, or I will knock your head off." At this stage, witness snatched the bamboo stick from the second defendant, while the first challenged him to fight. The second 'defendant drew a pocket-knife, remarking, "I will cut your throat," enforcing his words by slashing at the policeman's face with the knife. Wiiness put up his left hand to ward off the blow, and the knife caught him on the back of the hand, between the knuckles of the third and fourth fingers. The defendants then ran away. The military police were called to assist, and witness caught the second defendant in Queen's Road; after a fierce struggle to escape, he was arrested, the first defendant following to the Station, On arrival there, he also was placed under arrest and charged. The bruise ou the second defendant's face was caused by his falling on.

the ground.

A soldier, who was on duty in Ship Hireet,

The Standard announces that, negotia tions for an Anglo-Russian understanding, relating chiefly to Turkey, Persia, Afghani stan and Tibet, has reached an advanced stage, and will be completed when the new Russian Constitution is in working order.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUR,

sight. The strenuous struggle which took

from $70 a month upwards, but once the place three or four years ago, when two

rubicon of $60 or 570 is reached the clerk steamship lines fought tooth and mail io

who is wideawake and capable of look capture the Hongkong-Bangkok trade, and ing after his own interests will find that

German (Prins Heinrich) z2nd inst Canadian (Empress of China) zand inst. when the rivals even went the length of if he is worth his salt he can increase his

German (Preussen) z3rd inst. carrying conlies for nothing, is not likely, to

American (Mongolia) 28th inst. earnings by 50 or 60 per cent. in ordinary recur again. The foresight and diplomacy commercial life. And even the hope of a

Freach (Oceanien) 28th inst. American (China) 30th Inst. of the Japanese and German shipping firms

German (Prine Waldemar 5th-prox. are sufficient to destroy any hope of that pension, and the knowledge that there is nature which might grow in the hearts of what is described as a superannuation fund

The C. N. Co.'s 1.3. Trinan from Japan Ports those seeking to profit at the expense of the will hardly' deter him from quitting the

leaves Kobe on 21st inst., and is due hare on companies' shareholders. The fact that the

The C. N. Co.'s s.s Changsha from Aux- Japanese vessels will call at Swalow may

'Government stool. Half the native and ion, entered a restaurant in Queen's Road | appeared in Court, with his uniform besmeared 28th inst have an important bearing on the Singa. junior clerks in the business houses in Hong West on Sunday night, on account of the noise with blood, and gave corroborative evidence.

In reply to a question from the first defendunt, tralian Ports, left Thursday Island on rgth inst., pore trade.

The Southern Settlement kong were once in the service of the Govern has held a large share in the Swatow exports ment; they, found their feet, so to say, in room he discovered a party of mes playing defendant on the mouth, or knock out a couple left Singapore for this post on 19th inst, and is

The N. Y. K. a. Kich from London, &c. which was being made there. In the dining-witness said he did not see the constable strike and is due here on 31st inst. and imports, and it is on the cards that the officialdom, realised the possibilities of the chal mui, and he asked them to accompany

of his teeth.

expected here on 25th just. new line having great facilities in the way of speedy transport and cheap tariffs may make future, and promptly decided that if they were him to the station. On the way; one of the the Singapore people look to their laurels. to achieve success which in these daysmeans men produced a dollar is coins, and handed it to the officer, with the remark, "go and get a However, that is not yet a substantive ques.monetary affluence-they must abandon drink" The money was taken and so was the tion. The Japanese line expects to do a red-tape and seating-wax. Thereupon, they generous donor, who was subsequently charged general cargo trade to Bangkok, returning decided in favour of an increased income. with offering a bribe. He was placed before After medical evidence his Worship sen- with rice shipments. In Bangkok, the

Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning and admitted fanced the first defendant fo pay a fine of $10. Boraco Company have been appointed

In THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- the charge of playing choi mut, but denied The second man was fined $5 on the first agents for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. view of the fact that the headquarters of the pany's total output of the Company's three bribing the police. His Worship-fined defend-charge, one month's hard labour, without the new line is Hongkong, it may be assumed mines for the week ending 5th May amabated ant 55 on the first charge, and $25 on the so-option of a fine, on the second charge, and to that it will bring fresh grist to the labour to 23,022.92 tons, and the sales during the cond. The other man failed to put in an appay the constable So for damage done to his

uniform, [30—16 | mill of the Colony.

| paarance and his bail of $1o was entreated, period 19 18,816.78 tone.,

$20.00 to $42.00

PER DOZEN,

Hongkong, 14th July, 1905.

A man named Luliendorff, a guest at the Western Hotel, was called. He said that he saw the policeman strike the first defendant once, and then he departed.

The N. Y. K. American Line 6.5, Kaga Maru left Shanghai for this port on 19th inst, and is expected here on 22nd inst.

The M. M. Co.'s un. Ozeanien, with the next French Mail, will leave Singapore on 21st inst, și at z p.m., for this port via Salgon

The Imperial German Mail s.s. Prins Hein- rich loft Shanghai op 19th inst., at 5 p.m., and may be expected here on 320d inst, daylight. The Imperial German Mail us. Preusson carrying the German Mail, with dates from Berlin of the 24th ult, left. Singapore on 19th init, at 5 pm, and may be expected here on (24th, inat, at 5 8:00,