TELEGRAMS.
Reuters.]
Attempted Assassination of--
M. Stolypin.
LONDON, 26th August. A bomb was thrown at a reception of M. Stolypin's, ina villa in St. Petersburg, by a man dressed as an officer. All the people in the anti-chamber, where the bomb. was thrown, including some prominent officials, were killed and the villa wrecked. There were about forly casualties.
M. Stolypin was not hurt, but his fifteen year-old daughter had both her legs shat lercu.
Later.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY AUGUST 28, 1906.
THE AMPERIAL MARITIME
CUSTOMS
We (N. C. D. News) have already had oc casion to draw attention to the spitit in which the Edict appointing the new Customs Board's being interpreted. According to the assurances given by the Waiwupa is the British Govern- ment the appointment of their Excellencies Tieh Kiang and Tang Shao-yi was to entnil no change in the organisation of the Customs. But it is clear from each fresh order emanating from the Board that the tendency is to ignore completely the existence of the Inspector- General. A native contemporary is responsible for the following statement:-
"THE MAGDALEN IN MAYFAIR" | AMERICAN. TRADde with chINA. | JAPANESE SEAMEN CONVICTED.
VATHER VAUGHAN ON SOCIETY'S SINS.
`Father Bernard Vaughan brought to a close his series of sermons on the sins of the "Siñari 'Set " with a discourse on "The Magdalen in Mayfair," in the Jesuit Church, Farms, July 29, Father Vaughan' asked his congregation to consider the circumstances of a girl brought up in the smart set. What chance had a girl worthy of her sex? A child's first schoolroom born of worldly parents of living a virtuous life
ought to be its mother's arms, wherein she should imbibe all that was needed for the sus tenance and development not of her body only, bast of her soul also. But a girl of the class to which he referred was not taught to know our Divine Lord, while her only idea of sin was
China holds frst rank among the Oriental countries as a consumer of American pro- Jucia.
Her total commerce in 1905 way $491,000,000, of which $316,000,000 was im- ports and $166,000,000 exports. The imports düect from the United States, including Ha. wail, were, in 19.5, $56,000,000 in value, and the exports direct to the United States $19,750,000 These figures of imports from and exports to the United States do not include the American merchandise Imported from Hongkong, or the Chinese merchandise exported to Hongkong and sent thence to the United States As the official reports of the United States show ex-
ROBRING A ILIWKER..
Two Japanese seamen, employed on board ss. Nippon Marw, ware charged before Mr. H. M.}. «Gompertz, at the Police Court, this from a hawker, at Hunghom, yesterday. There morning, with stealing sight catties of bananas was also an extra charge against the first de hawker. It transpired that some time yester fendant-that of cutting and wounding the day afternoon five Japanese seamen approached he hawker's staff and bargained for some bananas. Each man took up a bunch of bananas, and when asked for payment they the seamen got safely away, leaving refused. A row tollowed, during which three the two defendants to face the music. They also attempted to run away, but the hawker gave chase and captured the first de Tendant, who, it was alleged, drew a knift and sliced the hawker's thumb. The noise attracted
arrested.
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Intimations.
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LD.,
ARE SHOWING
that of doing something for which she would ports to Hongkong in 1905 amounting to the attention of a policeman and the Japanese HIGHEST CLASS
be slapped.
$3,000,000 and imports from Hongkong n mounting to over $1,503,005, it may be assum. ed that about $54,000,000 worth of American merchandise entered China in 1906, and about
$11,000,000 worth of the products of China. entered the United States in that year,. This
practically 20 per cent of the imports fof would indicate that the United States supplied
China in 1905 and took nearly 14 per cent. of her exports. Our exports to China and Hong. kong in 1905, were $66,000,000, against $16, 000,000 to Japan, 55,255,000 to India. and
nur exports to China has been rapid, and $5.750,000 to the Philippines. The growth in
year has the increase been so great as that o 1905, when our exports to that country were nore than double those of any carlier year.
"The Governor of Shantung has received a The total number of the dead from the dispatch from the Customs Comptrollers- explosion of the homb is thirty, including General, Their Excellencies, Tich Kiang and
When on stated nccasions she did come General Zamiatin, the Imperial councillor Tang Shao-yi, in which he is instructed to
downstairs it was most probably to display her Loostoff, the Court chamberlains Veronin note that, since a Customs Department has
fine limbs, her fine curls, or her finer clothes and Davidoff, Colonel Fedproff, of the Gen.been established by Imperial Decree, all The spiritual side of her character was unitilled darmerie, Prince Makashidje, four ladies questions relating to Customs affairs are to be soil. She might take up some of the natural referred to that Department, 'excepting ques- and two children, also several servants of
ornaments of life, and might know enough of tions having an international bearing, which the Guards. *
are to be referred to the Waiwup and other for its romance literature, but what most of all German and French to create a vicious taste Later details show that four men, two dis-matters relating purely to the receipt and dis she had grown had been a love of admiration guised as soldiers and two in civilian dress,bursement of the revenues, which should be and so of dress-perhaps of dress disgustingly drove up after the visitors' list had been referred to the Board of Resenue. On receipt decollete. He would not find fault will smart closed and were refused admission, which | of the dispatch, fl,E. the Governar has issued women for wearing smart gowns, nhɩ for mak they attempted to force; a struggle with the instructions to his subordinates accordingly,"
In view of the history of the Imperial Mariin use of artificial aids, to beauty "Once servants ensued during which one of the ter-
time Custom, the importance, to China of you cross the threshold of Society," said rorists disguised as an officer prematurely
maintaining their present high standard of Father Vaughan, “you know, with the poel especially so in recent years, but in no single 'dropped a bomb, concealed in his helmet. efficiency and honesty, as well as of the long things are not what they seem, nor persoas The bomb exploded with terrific force, des- personal devetion of Sir Robert Har to the Traying the rooms on the ground floor and Chinese Government, these notices which seem the balemy of the first floor where M. Stoly intended to convey the idea of the suppression pin and his children were seated. The Pre- al the Inspectorate General are, to say the mier was then in his private cabinet, herce past, ill-advised. It is, however, to he hoped that the crude methods a procedure adopted holders of the seriousness of their position and by the new Board will convince China's Bond-
will be the means of furcing the Foreign Go- vernments concerted to take definite steps to
his escape.
Most of the victims were in the antesa two conspirators were killed and some others wounded. The thirty-three wounded include mány prominent people of the social and official world who attended the reception held in honour of the christening of M. Stolypin's grandson.
M. Stolypin's daughter is still alive, and' his son is better.
The Cricket Championship. Kent has displaced Yorkshire from the premier position in the County cricket cham pionship.
Medical Sensation.
meet the situation.
either,"
- AN AGE OF HIRELINGS.
Reurning to the Magdalen, whose parents.
he would suppose were as yet merely in the vestibule, of the Enchanted Castle, wherein how simply superhuman efforts were made by the parents to cross the threshold. He could remember the old-fashioned days when chains for the chait, It was an age of hirelings. were hired for guests. To-day we hired guests
dwelt the fusi sinart set, he went on to show
How sad it was that men and women who
The manufacturers of the United States are. apparently making little effort to producc goods to suit the demands of markets where
conditions and customs require goods differing from those manfactured for the United States in the markets of north China, where climatic conditious require a class of gnode`ximdar" to those which our manufacturers are producing for our home markets, we are doing extremely
were
Defendant said that the bananas were paid for by the other seamed.
His Worship held both men guilty, and sen inced them to one week's hard labour ench. The first defendant had to pay an extra fine of So for the assault, and to give the bawker S5 as compensation.
GR
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would not even dream of humbling themselves well, and in fact supplying a very large share)sion of the Birthday of Her Majesty the
THE DEFBUT OF THE JAPANESE in enter the Kingdom of Heaven would lick
CHAKALI
STATEMENTS BY VISCOUNT HAVASIN.
The japanese papers publish a number of detached statements which are said to have been recently made by Viscount Hayashi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, presumably In conversation with press representatives. One A sensation has been caused in the Medi- of the Viscount's reported expressions of cal Association of Toronto, by Dr. Carrell,.{ of the Rockfeller University, exhibiting healthy dogs and cats with kidneys transfer- red from other dogs and cats.
It is stated that Dr. Carrell has cut off and replaced the legs of cats and guinea pigs. ·
CORRESPONDENCK-
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed
by Guerrapondents in aliis volnastiĮ
THE IN JANS IN HONGKONG.
opinion is as follows:—
The most serious defect in the Japanese character is their bellicosity, When there is a difference of opinion, they not only do not endeavour to smooth away difficulties but try their utmost to keep up the ill feeling. Such a -character is perniciou both to the State and individu, and should be dung away as dodn poltsis is the more necessary iii în Age when the state of society is changing every
inomcat,
In regard to the sealing affeay in the Aleutian islands, the Viscount is quoted as saying that the statements received from the United States Government and the report forwarded by
the very dust of the floor to have their names, and their names only, associated with tired
guests who did tiêt want to know them.
abestiags, jeans, dec., and apparently supply.
them chiefly from the general stock mang
factured for our own market. In the classes "Many times, continued the preacher, "sections of China require, or in which local of goods which the tropical and subtropical
customs require peculiar widths, lengths,
ler colonis, figures, and which the goods must be manufactured by processes different from those employed in supplying. our home maket, we are doing nothing
of
have had handsome sums offered me on the condition of my introducing certain persons to a certain sel. On one occasion the applicant was a vulgarian whom I could only tetroduce to the dear. She told me if I would not take her money, others would, I see from the papers that she was right. Nothing, perhaps has done more to bring down, not to say to vulgarise, the grand, but simple, trains, habits, and tastes of our Englis's nobility and aristocracy. than this vulgar influx of valgary people, whose only merit is their wealth, which from all accounts is not always mirteriously
theirs,"
AURITY FOR MOPY Meanwhile, he continued, our Magdalen, wearied to death with an incessant round of frivolities, becomes engaged. She knows she bus been lang at her fiance, and that be has closed with the bribe because he wanted not her love but her money. The
next to nothing. Europese manufac Iurers long ago learned that they could unly succeed in markets having peculiar local,
irements by manufacturing goods special to meet there requirements, and their dustries have so far outgrown the demands of their home marker that they are willing 10
devote a part of tayir time and machinery 19 "mukhelt goods ifthe forng required. Unte American manufacturers reach the stage that will justify them in devoting a part of their time and machicory to making the special kinds of goods, required by local conditione abroad, they can scarely expect success in attempting to supply any considerable share ol SirThe bumpy'iousness of Indians in Hong Viscouni Aoki agree in substance, and thraarid only child born to them brings little com
the goo0,0.0 worth of miscellaneous cotton s kong is very well known, and luas long been a
fort, for it's not love's offspring."
which Europe and Japan are now supplying cause of much wonder and comment amongst consequently, no international complication
We will suppose there happens what so often to me the local demands of China those members of the foreign community, whoared, be apprehended. Nevertheless, instruc occurs-the young mother meets the man
tions have been issued for Juffer investigation, whom she feels she ought to have married subtropical climate, goods of an extremely light
Te var Épiron de aur "Taoxona Telegraph,"
but as the scene of the affair is remote some time will be required.
The Foreign Minister is also represented to have said that there is-between the interests of the intreaucracy and the people Russia a gulf so wide that to bridge it will be a work not of one or two years merely, As to the much talked of niffrachment between England and Russia, these is nothing certain.
one
They became too intimate. He is glad soon of some excuse ta shake her off, The unfor lunate woman, on the contrary, who has emp tied into him the full tide of her love, is sick that the docter orders her to be "kept under almost to death. Se critical is her condition
constant supervision."
1
He would suppose her case yielded to treat-
life, as she expressed it, had passed from ment, and that she partially recovered, but her
heaven to hell.
have made any stay in india, where their con duct is, priforce, so very different, and where they are fan dhit to spout the whije „san, with that respect which they have a right to conside their due, so long as they continue to deserve it. But here, where they are a foreign country, among foreigners who, for the most part, are unacquainted with the manners and customs of their treatment in Indin, they appear to have acquired a sense of eniancipation, and with it
Another statement attributed to the Minister they have also apparently acquired "welled
is that although the Chinese Commissioners, heads with the temeanour of the lurdly on their return from the West, have advised insan constable, who usually seems to
THE END AND ITS MORAL the establishment of constitutional govern- think it almost beneath his dignity to meat, the people of thina, being essentially had been found by her maid dead in her The next thing heard of her was that she a white man, seeking conservative, do not take great interest in po- sleep; and the news weat abroad that the his assistance or advice, and who barely fitical affairs, and thus the advice of the Com-beautiful society lady who, in the absence of condescends to drop out eveli an indif.
missioners is not fikely to be carried into effect her devoted husband, was aeristomed to take ferent. "I don't know" to all and every jues, tion put in bins, until a few words addressed tomatic Service, His Excellency, according 10 take taken an ovendose, which, to the regret of Concerning changes is the Japanese Diplome hypuntic to induce sleep, had by mis. him in Hindustani things him to a sense of the reports, has stated that several are inimi-all, proved fatal. his bearings, when he assumes as near a
nent. The preper time for such changes occur. semblance of attention and respect as his long neglect of those virtues permit of. Witness, again, the "watchman off duty, the Indian
answer the call of
In Southern China, which has a tropical of
weighs are required and local customs in certain sections demand them in dark colours In the T-cloths, lastings, Italians and prints, calquirements as to widths, lengths of
recognized in the manufacture by those who piece weights, colours and patterns must be
expe success in the local market-Com- merding Orient.
COMMERCIAL
TO-DAY'S, INTELLIGENCE.
Noun. Byds-Unions $790, Hongkong Fires
$325, hinn Fires S93, K, C., and M. Steam- boats 1371, Caina aud Manilas $2:1, Shelt kong 'otels Stre, China Providents $2.40, Tranports 27/6, China Sugars 151, Hong-
rainways 235, China Lights. $ of, Wartans
red in not a few instances during the course of No. How different her life might have been if he, Russo-Japan se war, so that postponement berme inevitable. It is not good to leave a diplomat too long in one place, he in es touch with the conditions in the home country. Such speaker himself.-Kobe Herald. had been the case to some extent wills the
"Was that a solitary case he had describied? $13
TUB WEATHER
The following report is fom Mr. F. 6, Figg, Fast Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:
On the 28th at 11.30 n.The barometer as tisen moderately over N. China and Japan, and fallen considerably over Meiaco sima and Formosa.
soldiers in multi, even the very followers and conlies, they saunter about the streets as il they owned them, taking up the entire side walk, and even justling those foreigners who do not get 'out of their way, as though the fatter were only allowed a fauthold on suifer- ance, and by their favour. Witness, again, the constant stories of the molestation of peaceable Chinese, men and women a ike, uy all sorts and conditions of Indians, as the former pass quietly along the streets, intent, only upon their own private affairs. The trouble at Yau- mati a few days ago, and which does not even yel appear to bave altogether subsided, fis, que result of these Indians' treatment of the Chi nese, and when one heurs that "bands of Chi- meie armed with bigs of stones" go forth in the evenings to watch for and wage war upon their stalwart, bat cowardly assailants, one cannot feet even a mild surprise, And now not content with their usual forms of annoying the Chinese, they board the tramcare and knock the cigarettes out of the mouths of any Chinaman who may be enjoying a quiet smoke, Bad weather is expected to prevail in the as the car bears him along to his destina. Formosa Channel, and strong E. and N.E. tion. Such an occurrence 'seatly led to a winds and gales over the E, coast of China as seuous disturbance on Sunday night, in a car far North as Shanghai, Over the N. part of
The typhoon is now situated to the S.S.E. of Meiaco Sima. It appears to be moving slowly Westwards, and threatens to pass over For
mosa.
The area of high pressure is still central to the N.E. of Japan, pressure exceeding the normal at Nemuro by about 0.4 inch. At Melaco Sima the mercury is over half an inch below its average height.
Sellets --Canton Insurances $325, Ido-
in her early youth she had been taught by her Chinas 3741. Douglases $17, Raubs $7, Hong parents of Christ and his passion instead of xong Sucks $149, Kowloon Wharves $106, society and its fashions. She has been robbed We Points $40, Humphreys Estates Sted of her life by her parents," said Father Vaughan, Chik tornens $ta, Cements $224, Electrits "They' rols their dressmakers, their officials, 515 S136, Ropes $29. their underlings, and they rob their children of Jesus Christ and their life. This is a typical
Sale-Dairy Farms $17.
cise of many, Iani quispoken. Think I care?
Rodinal-Hongkong flanks $8;5, National I care nothing if I can win a simile at the end
47. Stinngħal Docks Ts. 100, Bang. of my life from Him who died for us all,"
kew Wharfe Tis, 245, Bongkong Lands Sijo, Copund $15, Lowells Strą.
;;
HORSEPLAY AT COUNTRY HOUSES. This for the present, siid Father Vaughan, was his concluding decourse on the sins of society, and he would direct his congrega." | tion's attention to a few points, In the first place he found fault with the up-to-date parents who gave their daughters liberty to go where and with whom they chose. Was it prudent or right, or even fair, for parents after an elaborate dinner and an adjournment to a somewhat questionable play, and a supper at some restaurant, to allow their daughters to be driven home by young men who had been paying them attention during the evening? "Human nature,” he said, “being constituted as it is, these tremendous liberties between young people that are now countenanced by the smart set are fraught with consequences
-TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,
Selling, Valiente-Bank T.T...mo
demand
4 months' sight Frank T.T...... America-Nank T.T. Gojnary-Bank T.T.,
TTT. 6. demand, Singh-Bank T.T. Spole T.T.
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ok T.T.
Buying.
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BY
THE LEADING MAKERS
ΟΙ
THE WORLD..
Steinway,
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Winkelmann,
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QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, Dr. A Collard & Collard, VAN DE SANDE BAKHUYZEN, Acting Consul General, will be pleased to receive the Govern ment Authorities, his Colleagues and Friends in the Hongkong Hotel between, 11.30 A.M. and 1 P.M.
Hongkong, 18th August, 1906,
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FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
HE H. A. L, Steamship
THE
"SENEGAMBIA,"
Captain Peter, having arrived from the bove Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO, DAY.
j. Axy_Cargo inffecing her discharge will be landed into the hazardous and/or extra hazard. ous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at
risk and expense. Consignees
All Claims must be presented within teo days of the steamer's arrival bere after which
late they cannot be recognised.
Haake,
Krauss, &c.
CASH OR CREDIT,
OR ON
HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTH INCLUSIVE.
Hongkong, aand August 1916–
IF YOU KNOW A GOOD
SCOTCH"
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining when you taste it you will appreciate the undelivered after the 3rd September, will be subject to rent.
many good qualities
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are in be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 3rd September, nt 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected,
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office. Howetang, 27th August, 1906,
1871
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Steamship.
"PRINZ HEINRICH,"
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk intothe hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hong. pany, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com-
be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 6 A.M. TO MORROW.
No Claims will be admitted alter the Goods
subject to rent. have len the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 3rd of September, will be
to be left in the Godowns, where they will be All broken, chased, and damaged Goods are examined on MONDAY, the 3rd of September. All Claims must reach us before the 8th of September, or they will not be recognized...
No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
• NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 27th August, 1906.
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.
* 15/16 MESSRS. HUGHES AND HOUGH have
received instructions to sell by
27 3/16
~538.
F
2.201
161
.73
..8 % prem.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
FRIDAY,
the 7th day of September, 1906, at Noon, at their Sale Rooms, 8, Des Vœux Road Central,
THE FOLLOWING
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, IN ONS LOT
going west, trouble only being averted by the the China Sea, N.W. to S.W. winds, moderate that are only 100 Diten as shock'ng as they are 40:015) sight L/C, w...................................... 25/10 INLAND LOT No. 540 held for the residue of a
timely intervention of some Europeans who were travelling in the car at the time, and who compelled the Indians to behave the...selves, and leave the Chinese alone. They do things very differently in Indie, and there as soon as the natives are old enough to be taught any. thing at all, they are taught discipline and respect for the white man-lessons they seldom forget in their own country,➡Yours, offs
B. C. D. Hongkong, 28th August,
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to strong breezes, will probably provail,
FORECAST.
t.-Hongkong and neighbourhood, N.W. moderate or fresh, faire
2.-Formoss Channel, N. gales. 3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, N.W, winds; freth.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Haloan, N.W, and W., moderate.
inevitable. A
All that PIECE 65 PARCEL of GROUND registered in the Land Office as KOWLOON. ́64f #>ths' sight L/C,mamamayanure ...2 21
jerm af 75 years, created by the Crown Leate aight San Francisco & New York ..577 | thereof dated 3rd loger, 1888. day sight Sydney and Melbourne „2-2 9/15 months' sight to do,
Annual Crowasten 28566.com
2 months' sight Fraves
Area gagags squfe Partibular and conditions of sale may be as tight"|
1.75} ...............13:77 | Obtained from-- mestar sight Gaipaay
2.25 Mess, EWENS, MARSTON & HARDING, 30:13/16
Vendor's Solicitors,
or from the Auctioneers. Hongkong, zyrd-August, 1906)........
"Not only in London, but in country houses also, parents are to blame. Ought not young ladies to retire to their rooms when their más thers bid, the company good-night! Surely the horse-play and bear-fighting between men and girls at bed time that has sprung PP. late years in same fast country houses can end only in the same disastrous way as the homa Biak of Koxland rate drivings after supper to which I have referred"
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