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TELEGRAMS.

." HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE

CHINESE CUSTOMS.

SERVICE

SIR ROBERT HART'S POSITION:

JUS POWER IN NO WAY CURTAILED.

[From Our Owa Correspondent.].

Shanghai, 8th October,

2 a.m.

It is announced on reliable author. ity that Sir Robert Hart has issued memoranduin to the staff of the Customs service in the course of which he asserts that his position is entirely satisfactory and his powers have been in no way curtailed.

[Renter's}

Plutocracy in the United States.

LONDON, 5th October. President Roosevelt, speaking at Harris burg, said that a narrow interpretation of the powers of the Government was the chief bul wark to close the great monied interests which oppose the attempt to place them under efficient, Government control. The forces of greed must be checked to as to ensure justice to labour, capital, and the public, and it bélioves Americans to seek the right kind of civilisation, which shall not be mere plutocracy of banking houses and Wall Street syndicates.

Italian Diplomatic Appointments, Signor Nerazzini, Italian consul-general at Shanghai, bas, ticen appointed Minister to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 1906.

THE PARSAR C. C.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The nonual meeting of the Parsee Cricket Club was he'd on last Sunday,, noon,"at tire Parsee Club. Mr. A. D. Avasio, the president of the Club, tonk the chair, and there were also present Messrs K. Goper, F. J. Kanga and B. K. Mina (natee members), C. B Moyrawals (Arting honorary secretary). PN. Conper, J. J. Vasani, H. Gotta, Noria, D. C. Cooper and many others.

Mr. J. A Chinoy, the honorary secretary, re- igned on leaving the Colony, and Mer C. Maydawala was asked to fill the vacancy. This appointment was confirmed at the meet. Ing.

PALUE OF BLACKWOOD.

El

CHARGE OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION DISMISSED.

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Mabel Mason, a married.wumaú, residing at No. 7, Salisbury, Avenue, Kowloon, Was charged on remand before Mr. H. H. J. Gon. pertz, at the l'utica Cuust this morning, with being in unlawful possession of two carved blackwood stools, valued at $2. The stools The report shows that the expenditure was a were alleged to have been part of a cargo of a little more than the income of the last year,junk that was wrecked on the Kowloon beacli but the secretary has nearly three hundred dol- during the disastrous typhoon of the 18th ult. lars to the credit balance:

Defendant, it will be remembered, said that she purchased me stools for $5 from a China. inan. The police were of opinion that the stools were worth $za, and the very fact that defendant paid $5. for. The pair showed,. it was alleged, that she knew she was buy. red, that an account of the inferior carving on the stands they were not worth more than $. In consequence of that his Worship adjourned the case until this morning in order to institute inquiries.

When Mrs. Mason came before the Court to-day his Worship warned, her to he very careful in the future how she purchased things from hawkers. He said that no prima facie case had been made but against her by the prosecution and ordered her to be discharged, at the same time issuing an order to Inspector Langley that the stools should be returned to her,

Others in Court aver

LAND SALM.

At the office of the Public Works Depart ment this afternoon, by order of His Excellency the Governor, the leating by public auction, sale took place of one Int of Crown land t Hunghom, for a term of 75 years, with usust option of renewal. This lot in registered Land Office is Kowloon Inland Lot No. 122, annual Crown rent of $248. The upset price. and contains 27018 square feet, carrying as

was $33,773. There was no compétition as with a bid of $33,823, "being $10 above, ups price, Messrs. Leigh and Orange became the purchasers.

THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.

AND LOITERIAS..

\*TROUBLE IN BUATBUILDING

YARD.

RINGLEADER CONVICTED.

Intimationts.

THE

the Mau Ki Boatbuilding,Yard, at Aplichau, Sun Chiu Leung, a carpenter, employed in Aberdeen, was apprehended by the police at Samus po yesterday and brigh. to Heng ROBINSON PIANO

Gompertz later, on a charge of breakin : kang this morning and placed before Mr. H. his contract of service on the 4th instant while engaged by the Boatbuilding Yard Company, and inciting others to do the same. Rectally that firm received some very large orders to replace' sampans and junks that were destroyed in. the typhoons. The defendant, who acted as ringlender among the carpenters, applied for double, wages and on being refused he threatened to cause a general strike among On sever! occasions when suggestivos have the carpenters. Things did not go on been made for the raising of Government harmoniously while defendant was in the funds by means of lotteries we have depieyard, for although the other carpenters did not cated the idea of following such a course, bemind standing by defendant, to a certain ex lieving that the encouragement of schemes of tent, or receiving double wages, if it could be this kind tend neither to raise the prestige "

obtained, they drew the line when it came to a Japan in the eyes of the West nor to make Te question ('throwing dowa their tools and the advancement of the national character: marching out of the yard. This was what de- It is interesting to note that a section of the

fendant wanted them to do, and finding that most influential of the vernacular Press is it

the majority of carpenters preferred to draw a similar opinion regarding the Formosan defendant left the yard on Thursday last and something at the week-end instead of nothing, lottery that has been arranged with the sanc tion of the Government. It is pointed on

never returned." Plo pleaded guilty to the that the holding of lotteries in Japan proper is charge and his Worship imposed a fine on him a pagishable offence and is strictly prohibited. and yet the Government sanctions auch mean THE SICUAWHI OBSERVATORY The latter lattery is being promoted by the of raising money in Liantung and Formosa

The club played nine matches last seasoning stolen property. and won seven of them. The Grst prize, pre- sented by a Parsee gentleman, for the highest total runs was won by Mr. J. J. Vasania; The second prize in batting, presented by Mr. M.T: Patell, was won by Dr. N. F, Nalladareo of

Camion,

Mr. A. . Avasia, the president of the Cricket Club, also kindly presented a prize for the best bowling analysis and it was won by Mr. F. J. Kanga, the cuplain of the club.

The usual vote of thanks for the Chairman cascinded the meeting.

SALE-OP. S.S, "WINGCHAI?

At eleven o'clock this morning, at Sam-sni po, Mr. Geo. P. Lammert, auctioneer, put up for sale the screw steamer Wingéħar, with all her anchors, chains, gear, etc., etc., as she lay. The Wingchal is a vessel of 547′ net tonnage having a length of 185 feet, beam 28 feet. 4. inches, and depth t; 'eet. A launch left Blake Pier at 1030 am.to take infeading here was a very large attendance of Chinese possible purchasers to the scene of the anle

interested in shipping matters and the bidding commenced at $7.5/xs, hente rising by bids of

$500.each uni! $14.000 was called. There

Tangier, and Signor Monaco, now at Scoulary, the derelt being eventually knocked the never-fail ng 'warnings which are given by and the gambling spirit runs high. It is

has been transferred to Shanghai.

Trusts in the United States. Mr. Rockfeller, interviewed, said that Gov einment interference with corporations would curb the development of the nation, and in view of the rise of Japan, and her hostility to foreign nations, geneally American business interests must unite to resist a. rash attempt to curb legitimate power.

Later..

The Duchy of Brunswick. - Prince yon Buelow, has informed the Brun- swick diet that the Duke of Cumberland's Essumption to the government of the Duchy is out of the question in view of the decision

of the Federal Council of 1885-

Greece and Roumania.

A KIDNAPPED GIRLS STORY.

STRANGE EXPERIENCE.

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in the 20th August last a Chinese woman walked into the charge room of the Central charge that her daughter, filicen years old, had. Police Station and reported to the inspector in disappeared and she feared somebody had kid napped her. The police had the description of the girl carefully taken down and detectives were sent uti to hunt for the missing girl. They searched the distrat high and low, but all to no avail.

of $25.

CO., L.D.,

ARE SHOWING

HIGHEST

CLASS

PIANOS

MY

THE LEADING MAKERS

OF

THE WORLD.

Lloyd Steamship Company for the first vix It is stated that the profits of the North German months of 1906 were 11,000,000 marks, against Steinway, 10005,000 for the corresponding period last.

year.

To-day's Advertisements.

TYPHOON RELIEF FUND.

SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT THE

the above Fund, will be held in the

the proceeds of which are to be devoted

CITY HALL,

ON

WEDNESDAY, October 10th."

Well....

PART I

'Gold and Silver Band of the West Kent Regt. --Prulague......."The Shipwreck "Miss Rowe -Cutlass Exercise. Men of H.M.S."Flora" -Sung....." Drake's Dect"....Mr. G. Hallosti 4-Song...the wandered down the

Mountain ile "...Mrs. Newborn

Government itself as a monopoly, and this Deep'interest has been excited in Shingha❘ being so the number of people encouraged to and all over the China coast by the exhaustive take their chances is naturally greater that and Carefully compiled reports which the good would otherwise be the case. The anomaly i Fathers of the Siccawei Observatory have been thus presented that while in ana part of the Em publishing on the typhoon, whica visite: pire Intiaries and all games of chance or vigor Hongkong with such disastrous effects on the ously suppressed, in another it is enthusiastical has once more reminded the public in general, policy it is argued that although it is deemed 18th of last month. The issue of these reports encouraged. In explanation of this paradoxical and that inrve section of the community whose necessary in the interests of public morals to fortunes are associated with the sea in part-prohibit the holding of lotteries in Japan pro. after the bids, becane somewhat more desul-ve to the Observatory, and it Directors, for evil in Formosa, where Chiness predominate

'cular, of the deep debi of obligation which they per it is well-nigh impossible to suppress the to

down'to Mr. Yeung Fu Sang for $14,500. the institution of the approach of dangerous further stated that though gambling is forbid

storms, and the incalculable protection to life den in the island it is largely carried on in The Programme is as follows:- and property which its work in this direction secret by the Chinese population, who al affords The Observatory itself is by ou make the prevention of it by the authorities 'means immune from damage by the war hopeless' task, So the Government, seeing of the elements, and although its useful here a remunerative field for the lottery busi.. ness has never exactly been crippled through ness, has decided to undertake it itself and to tablished, the eminent and gratuitous service lapasere Government can hardly find justifica causes of this nature, since it was first es pocket whatever profit accrues therefrom. The which it tenders has been interrupted and im-tion in declaring private lotiories illegal in peded from time to time, by the effects of the Formosa after having countenanced one itselt. tempests whose origin and progress is is its aim to observe and record for the public benefit

And although it may be argued that is for the protection of the participants that indiscrimi An instance of the kind happened, as our nate lottery-promoting should be prohibited, it On Saturday night last the mother of the miss-

readers will remember, a couple of months ago, does not vindicate the Government's position ing gill heard the sounds of loutsteps running when a sudden violent squall struck the ente this instance, up her staircase. The footsteps stopped out-

ments and partially, wrecked the Semaphore side her doorstep and a loud rapping followed from and run in connection with the Observa station on the French 'Bond which is operated She opened the door only to admit the missing girl, who was in fear of her life. The mothertory at Sircawei, between five and six miles interrogated the gist briefly and hurried her to away. The flagstaff, with its similer time ball, the Central Police Station, where the girl re

by the dropping of which every day at anon

their watches, was thrown down and, owing to the intervention of rather too much wet weather, has not yet been set up again. But work has been proceeding on it neverthe less; the cable connections with Siccawer have been repaired, and preparations are now completed for the re-erection of the staff in the first spell of good weather with which we shall be favoured. Had it not been for the rain on Monday night and yesterday it would probably have been placed in position to day, and a familiar service resumed which has been very much "mused by all classes of the community during its suspension.

stornpipe...

5--Müķīcal Sketch............

... Mr. H. Sutherland 6-Song-..."Come, Sweet Morning "...Mr. P. H. Thomas 1--Sung

entermine...Mrs. Dadeles Song... Prologue--Pogilseci "...Rev. Longridgat

PART IL --Selection from La Muscate...Band of the W.K. Regi, 2-layonet v. Rayonet. Men of West Kent Regt.

-Song and Dence. Just aletle bit of ring"

Mirs. E. W. Maitland -Solg..............Select... Lt. Crosse, xa. ...ius Hawe * Minutas Margate' - Measts, Plummer, Birou, Daniel, follur, Castor,

Hickman, Harlow, Grimble and Sutherland. 1--Sword Dance. Fraser, KANA. Piper negro......., H.-G. Mune,

Price $4, $3, $1. Booking Office is now open at the Ronson

R. SUTHERLAND, Hon. Secretary, Entertainment Committee.

Ticket

The Greek church at Cixistantza, Rowlated to 16spector Warnock a strange story. She Shanghai men were accustomed to regulate another in Formosa or to transfer such tickets PIANO COMPANY,

mania, is ablaze.

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I

said that on the evening of 9th August last she This is supposed to be another symptom left her mother's house to make a purchase. On of anti-Greek feeling.

the street a woman stopped her, and after a short conversation, told the girl to go home with Russia.

her. She (the woman) wanted a companion Nineteen of the Kronstadt mutineers were and was willing to engage the girl, and would executed yesterday.

pay her a good salary. Ste unly wanted to show the girl her house so that if she wanted the situation she could find the house on another day. The innocent girl-went-andwas taken to a house in Bridge Street where the girl was locked up in a room heard this conversat on

Trial of the "Dreadnought'

6th October.

· H.M.S. Dreadnought, on her speed trial, attained a speed of 214 knots, half a knot in advance of the estimate; this makes her the fastest battleship in the world.

There she over.

"I have brought the 'girl now," said one wonian. -

"So i see," replied the other. But I am

The Admiralty announces that the man- oeuvring at the trial was exceptionally good, afraid you cannot keep her in my house for and the case of steering remarkable. She am afraid of trouble coming.2 proves a good sea boat and is easily handled.

Tariff Reform.

At a meeting of The Tariff Reform Executive, a letter was read from Mr. Cham: berlain, in which he said that he was con fident the triumphs of reform were assured.

DISPOTED COAL SUPPLIES.

After further conversation between those out-

side the girl was taken from that house and removed to the Tai Lo boarding house of No. 97, Connaught Road Central. She was there band" over to a man, raid to be the runner of the place, and the woman departed. The man took the gids he third story and locked her in a room. After she had been confined there for over a month her failer one day hinted that she would soon be taken to Singapore. On Saturday her chance arrived. Her jailer left her room for a few minutes and forgot to lock the door. She took the opponunity offered and crept out of the room noiselessly and then made for the roof of the house, From there she crossed to the adjoining house and hit herself for several liars there until the bunt for her was over. Then she walked to the end of the block and descended through, same stranges's house into the strees. Arriving there she made a dash for her mother's house. **

The police after hearing the story sent out Mr. R. Harding of Messrs. Ewens, Hatston policemen with the girl and her mother and later Harding appeared for the plaintiff firm, and Mr the man and the woman, who were alleged to P. W. Goldring of Messrs. Goldring and Barbe mixed up in the kidnapping, were arrested. low, represented the defendant.

At the Supreme Court this morning, his Honour the Paisae Jude, Mr. A. G. Wise, prosiding, the Wi Kee, of No. 6 Gilman's Bazaar, Chal-merchants, sued Kwok Chau of No. 16 Tung Man Lane, merchant, for the recovery of the sum of $454.95; being money due for coal supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant for use on the latter's steam, launch On Yik.

Mr. Goldring: I ask that the plaintiff in this

case be non-suited, my Lord.

His Honour: On what ground?

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The case will come on for hearing in a week's time, and Mr. R. F. C. Master will represent the defendantą.

The new flag-staff will be of about the same height as the old one, it will be provided withi a yard-arm and signals will be exhibited on it, as formerly, by means of flags, drums and missing, at least for a few months, in its cones. But our old friend the time-ball will be

place the noon signal will be given every day by means of a semaphore arm, which will be raised into a perpendicular position close to the side of the mist at five minutes to 13 o'clock each day, and drapped, by means of pressure on an electric bulion at the Siccawel Observa- tory, exactly on the meridian.

The new flagstaff, however, will only be a temporary arrangement, and residents will be glad to hear that, thanks chiefly to the liber- ality of the French Municipal Council who are generously assisting the Fathers to perfect their service as much as possible, the mast will be replaced before many months are over by a steel tower, about 60 meters in height, and much bester ad pled to withstand wind and blown over in the fast really heavy squall storm than a wooden mast like that which was

which visited the port. A high steel mast, sur- mounting the tower, will carry the time-ball

The Government will allow Japanese in eses residing in Japan will be permitted to Formora to purchase lattery tickets, and Japan

purchase tickets in Forms and bring them home. It will be a punishable offence, how. ever, to buy tickets through the medium of

in Japan. The is a pretty complicated regula.. tion, and it is extremely questionable whether the authorities will be able to enforce in with any degree of discrimination. Summing up the whole matter the Teksa Aschi says: "It is stated that there are many people in Japan, who intend to make a business of the sale of louery tickets Most probably the law regarding the prohibition of lotteries in this country, will cre long become a dead letter and the sale of tickets in Japan will be as active and carried on as publicly as in Formosa. It is very much to be regreted that the Government should think it to countenance a practice from which evilo sure to be propigated all over the country." Johan Chronick.

COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.

Noon.

Hongkong, 8th October, 1906.

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS..

FOR LONDON AND ANTWERP

THE Steamship

'957

"MERIONETHSHIRE". will be despatched, for the above Ports, en or about the rgth instant.

For Freight and Passage, please apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th October, roo6.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

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PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS, FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND

Buyers: China Fire Insurance Co. $93. K., C. & M. Steamboat Co. $354, Shelf TransTHE ports 2016 China Sugars 5:55. Raubs $84, Hongkong Docks $153. Electrics Siął, Tram- ways 5215.

Sellers-Hongkong Banks $Boo London £93 tys. Unions $175, Hongkong Fires $3271, China abd' Manitas $23, Douglases $43. Kow. loon harves $941. Hongkong Lands Sico West Points So Hongkong Potels $115, Cottons $131. China Borneon $10 China Pro

УОКОНАМА.

Company's Steamship

1986

"AUSTRALIEN," Captain Barillon, will be despatched as above, on or about MONDAY, the 15th instant.

For Freighter Passage, apply to

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, 8th October, 1906.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

vidents Sa50. Cements S101, Ices S6, Ropes THE P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamer $274. China Light and Power $10, Watsons 513, Powetis Saj.

-Sales: -Cements Sro, Watsons $124.

Nominal:-National Banks 547, Cantons $320, Indos $74, Shanghai Docks T. 105 as of old, which will be manipulated from Hongke Wharves Tis 240, Humphreys Siccawai, like the semaphore arm we alluded Estates $114, Dairy Farms $17, to just now, by the pressure of an electric button.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

Selling

ondon-Bank T,T.

Do. demannenplarını Do, '4 months' sight ........ France-Rank TAT

America-Bank TIT. Garman-Rank T.T...... Todin T.T.

Do. demand

Various other improvements and develop. masts of the meteorological service are project. Two fishermen were arrested by the Watered, and altogether the gond Fathers would have Mr. Goldring: My client is only a partner in Police on Sunday afternoon for dredging in the reason to be proud, if they were worldly men, of the firm, and it was the firm who purchased the harbour, opposite the Kowloon godowns. the work which they are doing for the benefit of coal, and my client cannot be held responsible They were placed before Mr. H. H. Gom right good cause to be grateful for the invalu

the community; and the latter in turn have personally for claims against the firm, my Lord. perts, at the Police Court this morning, charged able service which the Observatory renders "Kwok Chan and Li Sai Lai are the partners.

with using their fishing junk for purposes A receiving order had been made against other than for fishing. When asked what they without fee or reward, save the consciousness Singapore T.T. Kwok and the books were in the hands of the bad I say in answer to the charge, ons of the of good work well dons. For an instance of

Java-Bauk T.T. Receiver.

the accuracy of the Siccawei observations we fisherasen replied that he was dredging for his

Worship, aller Inspect, Langley had informed when at 5 pan, the following forecast of yester

isstied

....

Shanghai-nok 7.7. pan-Bank T.

21/16

23

..2.70

2.261

"MAZAGON," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS. vessel are hereby informed that their Goods Consignees of Cargo by the above cated are being landed and placed of their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted, ont mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

Bechstein,"

Bluthner,

Winkelmann,

Collard & Collard,

Hopkinson,

Halk

CASH OR CREDIT,

OK ON.

HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTH INCLUSIVE.

Hongkang, 22nd August, 1906.

£1,000.00

138

was offered by Mr. LINDE- MAN if any added matter whatever (delcterious or

otherwise) could be found in any one wine in

his vast stocks.

AUSTRALIAN WINES.

EAWARRA CLARET:

Per casé 12 bottles $15.00

24 4-,,-"

16.00

CAWARRA HOCK:

Per case 12 bottles

24...

$15,00

...... 16.00

We can specially re-

From Persian Gulf, ex B.L.S.N. and B. commend the above as

P. S., N. Co.'s Steamers.

Optional Gooda will be landed here unless

instructions are given to the contrary before being of exceptional

hours.

Goods not cleared by the 15th instant, a

131 | 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me ia any case whatever,

Damaged Packages must be left in the

prem

#344

Buying

33/16 2/3

Godawas for 'examination by the Consigneesi and the Company's representative at Appointed hour.

口

$5

Mr. Barding applied for leave to amend the brother's goods!" but!! exclaimed his need not go back any further than Monday, 4 ninntha' night {JC; vä

writ of summons by adding the word "fire" to him that there was a lot of valuable cargo.to be day's weather was!

the defendant's namo,

His Honour: Yes, you had better amend the claim.

The weit was accordingly amended, and after plaintiff bad proved bis case, his Honour gave judgment for plaintiffs with costs.

found in that locally, "how can you identify your brother's good? Your brother's junk might be anywhere at the bottom of the har bour." They were fined $10 each and bound over in the sum of Szo to be of good behaviour for a mouth,

T

"Some effects of the typhoon sensible if not violent, but possibly strong, with rain and E. to N.E. squalls, may be expected as far as Shanghai on the 2nd lost,”

How exact this forecast was, just ask the Hongkong cricketers. ~~Shanghai Timot,

6 months' sight L/C,

3 days' sight San Franciscu & New York - 4 months' sight

da, 10 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne.2.3.7118 meats' sight-Fresco adm2.81 months' sigh

1.4 months' night Germany wymi

Bank of Kugland sate Bar Bilston Sovereign .........

..31 13/16

All Claims must be presented within r days of the steamer's arrival hare after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godoyus.

L. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent

Hongkong, 8th October, zgoć,,

quality and flavour.

H. PRICE & COF

SOLE AGENTS, ⠀

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL..

Telephone No. 135. · Hongkong, 28th September, 1996,

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