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TELEGRAMS

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

CASTRO SENTENCED),

SIX MONTHS HARD LABOUR... From One Own Correspondent]

,Shanghai, 30th October, 2.35 pm. R. Castro, who was charged for stealing five diamond rings, the pro- perty of Messrs. Hipe Brothers, on Tuesday, September, 4. has been sentenced to six months' imprison. ment with hard Jabour.

‚ { Renter's. }

The Japanese in British Columbia.

LONDON, 28th October.

The Japanese ship Sušan Maru has been arrested for snuggling Japanese passengers into British Columbia,

The United States and Japan.

-Russia.

killed and wounded.

ialer.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SAPKGUARDING OF BRITISH

SUBJECTS.

AND THEIR TRADE IN CHINA,

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, PICKFOY TING CHAN 10.

H.E. Ting Chen-10, at present Viceroy of Yunnan and Kwaichów, has sent a despatch to Viceroy Shum of Canton to the following effects-

time, I wish you every success during your term of office in Yunnan and Kwaichow.

"The people, in the interior of the empira are being taught that there is danger to be feared from foreigners' designs tupan China, and "As I am about to take up my new appoint that they must, therefore, he preputed to defendment as Viceroy of Fukien, and Cheklang, i their country against them." Mysterious hope you will hand over your seat of office at omens and tokens of the gods' displeasure are

an, early date to your successor, at the same reported from the provinces top. Young lads and girls are losing their queues (pigtails and plasts) in the night. Chickens are robbed of their wing feathers, money is taken from lacked chest and mysterious tokens left instead." Eo. letters from China ipform the writer All these are signs that old lesia'uts will recollect oc curred both before the massacre of the French Al Tientsin in 1870ard the Boxer troubles same thirty years later, wales." W. F is Pall Mall Gasette.

{Seal of Ting Chen-to."] OPPOSITION TO HIS APPOINTMENT.

It appears that those of the Foochow gentry who were concerned in the sending the other day of a protest to Peking strongly opposing the appointment of H. E. Viceroy Ting Chen-to, of the Yun-Kuei provinces, to Fonchow to lake

TUESDAY OCTOBER 30, 1906.

your, and the buyers, "who ought to know," ssured that there was en other reason far the momentary demand.“ These shareholders'now say that had they been informed at once of the Government's decision, and that the director were calculating the value of the property's about $700, or if, at least, they had been warned not to sell, they would certainly not have sold their shares al about $140.

They further say: If the board kept the in all shareholders, who on December 6 were the formation secret for 17 days ja the interest of

actual owners of the property, that the Govern ment had decided to expropriate (which may be fully justified" by the reult of the award), then it is only right and fair that the company should compensate the few who have suffered the benefit of the great majority of their co- shareholders. It is now hoped that this will be done it would only make a difference of few dollars on the amount of 37,000 shares, and, it is expected that none of the share, holders, who have made such a good bargain,

up the past of Viceroy of Min-Chê, have been hard put to it to get out of the embroglio since the receipt of a telegram by the Foochow Telegraph. authorities from that Viceroy-de: | would object. manding to know who were the persons that sent the protest to Peking. Several subter-

fuges have been since offered, all of which the ‚N. C. D. Naus believes, were of no avail. The lastest is that a telegram in the name of Mr. Chen Peh Chan, President of the Educational Association of Fukien province, was recently sent to Viceroy Ting-Chên-to denying entirely the charge that any protest has been sent to Peking,

'AN EXCITING CHASE.

INDIAN FIREMAN ROBRED.

After an exciting chase in and out of the Central Market yesterday afternoon, in which A number of persons took part, a Chinamon named Sze Chau Kwai, a boa.ding house run. per, residing at No. 1, First Street, West Pout, was run to eth in Connaught Road Central and arrested by inkong 906 and taken to the Central Station. The complainant was Yahya Mahomed, an Indian firemiah, employed on board the French steamer Tourant,

But arousing the durmaut suspicion and dis like of foreigners, inbred, in the Clunaman, the result of his colossal ignora ce of Western methods and purposes, continually played upon ton, as it is, by the anti-foreign, element, is a most dangerous proceeding, even if the motive underlying it were only in reconcile him to the creation of a huge army, with its reserves, on Japanese lines. The "American boycott" riots, the attack on the faieiga settlement at Shang- hay, the murders of the missionaries and other British subjects, the stabbing and leaving for - President Roosevelt has instructed Secret-dead of an Australian doct-an, ordinary ary Metcalf to make a thogaigh inquiry in tourist-are all the direct result of this artifi. San Francisco. He feels that every effort tally worked-up animosity. By the display of should be made to accord 'the Japanese faciiul firinness a Bhish Government can al treaty rights, and hopes that the efforts of ways ensure that no serion's trouble will come in China. But let Peking once grasp the fact the Government will allay the anti-American

that a British Government is weak and in- feeling in Japan.

capable, as, is the case at present, and the relations between the two countries In connection with the trouble in Sanat once get into a tangle such as me Francisco, Mr. Root upholds that article now see, ull repeated cases of bad faith No. 6 of the Constitution can, when invoked, and outrages - compet a resuit to drastic - còmpų a State to observe an international action. Thus, with regard to the Chinese Cus- toms, the latest development is that Sir Robert treaty,

Hart has twice received "verbal instructions' from his new Chinese supériais to continue A bomb was thrown in St. Petersburg at a

the administration of the Customs as hicreto- vas conveying Customs money to the treas-fose, and that he proposed returning to Peking The fireman said he was walking along ury. £38,600 was captured. Several were to issue a circular embodying those instruc. Queen's Road Central shortly after the tiffin T Bu such verbal messages are nothing hour yesterday. Suddenly the prisoner rushed bnt an added insult, and quite tally with Prince past him, picked a purse containing two gold Ching "tervinological inexachindes" in an--overeigns and other foreign coins out of his swer to the "gentle remonstrances (10 which coat pocket, and bolted down the road, in the the ever well-informed Peking correspondent direction of the Central, Market With the of the "Times' sarcastically alluded), when fireman behind him, the thief, purse still in his his Highness Ching repeatedly declaied that hand, ran through the Central Market and | "nothing has been changed" regarding the made his exit in Des Vosur Road, going |control of the Cusions! Now Sir Bobert Hartwestward. A fuking in plain clothes, who was An Oakland message to the Asahi states will only be really reinstated satisfactorily that the Japanese Association in San Francisco when a fresh Imperial Edic is issued cancel has made repeated protests to the Board of hng the former one of May 9, which appointed Edacation against the exclusion of Japanese Tang shao-y; and his colleague "Comptrollers children from the public schools, but without of the Customs." For not notil these inter- result, Over 200 Japanese children are now tapers are removed, their offices closed, and out of school. The Japanese residents are their lar, e salaries witbufrawn, and Sir Robert's taking steps to institute legal proceedings office restored to its proper status as a Depart against the Board of Education and a generalment of the Chinese Foreign Office, will this be meeting of Japanese was to be held yesterday the case. If that is as done we know, in Sir

Kobert Han's own words, what will happen that is, "the absorption, and disappearance of the inspectorate sooner or later." Now, the inspectorate, že., Brkish control of the Cus toms, is the bulwark of British Trade in China. Without it this would, as Peking desires it to de, fall before the insidious attacks of the anti- foreign &ficals and the system of universal corruption now prevailing. What this would' mean 'is Latte realised by our Government or people at home. For the amount of British capita invested, our way and another, in China, and dependent on the continuanes and prosperity of our trade there, is little short of the amount represented by the National, Debt The Tones," ever its ready supporter, and sometimes, in the past, the sole guardian of

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The throwers of the bomb escaped.

THE JAPANESE IN SAN

FRANCISCO.

* PROS" AND "CONS" OF THE EXCLUSION

MOVEMENT,

(23rd),

The telegrams received at San Francisco from Japan, conveying details of Japanese public opinion on the action of the education authorities especially the leading articles of the Asahi appeario have made a very strong impression in America. A conferee of American passets now being held at Oakland has adopted a resolution condemn g the course taken by the 2an Fr ncisco authorities. It appears that the Goverant of the State of California has revived instetictions from Washington in regard to the agitation and immediately communicated these instructions to the Mayor of the city

A number of Japanese restaurants in San Francisco have found it impossible to carry on business on account of the threatening attitude

of the Americans. On Sunday night the office of the Togasaki shoten, a Japanese firm, was attacked by a mob and partially destroyed. Anti-Japanese gitations have broken out at Los Angeles..

British interests then, estimates that more than £2,0,0.0, ob of British capital is locked up in Shanghai alone

waiting for a tramcar, saw the coolic and the crowd rush past him, took up the chase, and arrested the thief in Connaught Road, after a hard sprint. The purse, with the contents intact, was recovered.

time, placed the coolie before Mr. H. H. 3. Inspector Ritchie, who was on duty at the Gompertz the same afteronon, owing to the early departure of complainant's ship. Evid- the coolie to six weeks hard labour and six ence was called, and bis Worship sentences

bours stocks. The smart capture on the part of C. god should be brought to the notice of his superiors.

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THE LANJONG PAGAR DOCK

EXPROPNIATION.

A correspondent at Singapore, who signs himself A.B.C., writes as follows in the Fun

cial News:-

At one of the general meetings of the comt. chairman of the company, asked on this point pany last year Mr. John Anderson, a former

general interest to the shareholders, should at a question which, as it touched a matter of once have received a reply. The chairman, however, did not apparently like to reply, and the legal adviser to the company, forgetting that he was not merely the legal adviser of the

Then there is the ad question of pirary on the ileita and adjacent waters. In this conchaitman, came to his rescue, suggesting that, According to a Toķin dispatch, M. Luke E.

nection the writer's friends state that the funer Wright, the U.S. Ambassador in Tokio, hasal of the Kev. RJ, MatDonaté, M.D., was

no previous notice having been given, the ques expressed surprise at the exclusion of Japan made the occasion of a most reniarkable de..

tinn could not be put. Unfortunately, there ese children from schools in San Francisco.monstration of respect and regret by the British

was nobody there to tell the lawyer that he He has immediately communicated with the

was wrong. Washington Government asking for full in formation of the real state of affairs, and an answer is expected in a few days. Mr. Wright is reped in have expressed his regret that there should be any among bis countrymen who would reset in such measures. In his opinion, the mavement may have been started by only a small section of the local community for this own purposes, and the event may have been exaggerated by newspaper corres- pondents. The American nation is in sym pathy with the Japanese, and the 11.5. Ambas sador is confident that recent events in Han Franchen will not disturbs the friendship exist- ing between the count riea aghan Chronicle.

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THE NATION'S PILLS, -

£2,500 000 57ENT ANNUALLY ON

PATENT MEDICINES,

The people of Great Britain are probably the world's champion consumers of "patent medi. cines The pills which Englishmen and Scotsmen swallow annually, and the other secret physics which they patronise, add one, third of a million sterling to the national in- come, and supply a striking page in the report of the Commissioners of in'and Revenue.

The money comes to the State from the stamps that are affixed to those articles of merchandise. During the year ended March gr list this source brought in 124,113. The duty on a box of pills selling for is. is 1, and the duty on a hallcrown bottle of syrup in 3d. From these data it would seem that the people of England and Scotland spend some thing like £1,500,000 a year on patent medicines a vall expenditure certainly, which suggests that indigestion is à national characteristic.

The figures for a series of years show how steadily the partiality for patent medicines is maintained:

190; 6. 1994.3 1903-4 1932-3 £31411a 6334439 £323,446 £339:371

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CHINESE POLICEMAN

CONVICTED.

SENT TO CAOL FOR THEFT,

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The record gambling raid which was ex ecuted on Sunday night at Quarry Bay, in which sixty-five men were captured, was the cause of a lukone (No. 248), from No. 2 Police Station, going wrong. The futong in question, after the raid was mande, had charge of one of the leaders of the gang, and when his prisoner was searched a Shau-ki-wan Police Station, the man's property, which consisted of a silver watch and chain, a Mexican dollar, a cigarette holder and a girdle, was handed over to the lung for safe keeping. The man was con- victed at the Magistracy yesterday morning and sentenced to pay a fine of $50, or go to gaot for two months. He decided to go to Naol. It was then the duty of the long to return the man his property, preparatory to removing him into gaol. Then the gaol people looks after the property, until the expiration of the sentence. When the case was over the

akong returned the prisoner his girdle only, and kept the remainder of the property. Sergeași Lee, who was standing near by, overheard the prisoner ask thelukong: "Where is my watch and chain you took from me last night?" and also sw the lung leave the prisoners waiting room immediately after. ward. The sergeant fallowed the Takong and was just in time to see him take the watch and chain out of his pocket to hide them at the back of the Court. The lukong was then arrested and charged with theft. He came before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz this morning. ile denied the charge, and explained to the Court that the whole affair was a matter of jealousy, aspeciar Gourlay, who prosecuted, gave ac cused a very good character, and his Worship, in sentencing him to three weeks' hard labour,

COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.

NOOD,

Buyers-National Banks $47, Hongkong Fires $332), China Fire Insurance Co. $95, HK., C. and M. Steamboats $161, Shell Transports 3 Raubs Sto, Hongkong Hotels S1121, Humphreys Estates $11), Electrice $15, Tram- ways Firs.

Sellers: Upions $775, Cantons £300, China, $23, Douglases $41, China Sugars $147, Hong- Fires Sy6, Indo-Chinns $73, China and Manilas

Shanghai Docks Tls, 101, Hongkong Lands kong Ducks $153, Kowloon Wharvas 590, Stoß, West Points $50, Cottons S13, Chion Borneos Sto, Cements $19, Icas $236, Ropes $23, China Light and Power Sto, A. S. Watsons $131, Powell $8.

Dairy Farms $17, Electrics $15.

Sales:-Hongkong Banks $8171, Rauba $10,

Nominal:-Hongkew Wharfs Tis. 235.

To-day's Advertisements,

NOTICE.

Tis hereby notified that, on and after THURSDAY, the 1st November, the SUPPLY OF WATER in the Rider Main Districts, will be controlled by bringing the Rider Mains into operation and that the water will be turned on to each Rider Main daily for two consecutiva hours between the hours of 6 A.M. and 6.30 PM.

Particulars concerning the hours of supply to any property can be obtained on application to the Water Authority, the Tung Wa Hospital or the Registrar General.

W, CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department,

Hongkong, 29th October, 1906,

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Entimations.

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passengers the steamers of the Company have. NB.-To assure the additional comfort of

electric fans fitted in staterooms,

Für Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 30th October, 1906, [102

remarked that owing to his good character he T' would not give him stocks.

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THE GRAVE QUESTION.

Mr. Tong E. Chee, of No.5 Pak Fu Lane,

PUBLIC AUCTIONE

HE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

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FRIDAY,

the 2nd November, 1906, at 11 A.M., a their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, comer of Ice House Street,

Hopkinson,

Haake,

Krauss, &c.

CASH OR CREDIT,

OR ON

HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTH INCLUSIVE,

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1906.

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submitted an application to the Sanitary Board SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD TO INVESTORS.

at their meeting this afternoon, for permission to mark out a large grave space, 12 feel by 12 feet, on Section "B" of the Chinese cemetery at Mount Caroline, for which he was prepared to pay the fees as required by the bye-laws, The applicant was informed that the bye-laws only provided for the extensions of grave spaces to 12 feet by 12 feet in Section "E" of that the marking out of graye spaces for immediate cemetery, and moreover they only provided for

mark off grave spaces of the regulation sizes in use. Applicant then asked to be allowed to section","

Mr. Lau Chi Pak minuted on this: Pending the selection of another site for a new cemetery let applicant have the three grave spaces in by the committee, can't it be so arranged as to

section " B."

The Hon, the Registrar General said: I don't think this should be granted; space is very limited in the cemeteries,

FURNITURE,

Comprising

"

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AND

One CASH REGISTER. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 30th October, 1900. [1051

PUBLIC AUCTION,

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION

said: If the applicant has bodies which he

The Hon, the Principal Civil Medical Officer THE Undersigned has received instructions

wishes to be buried well and good, but if not I do not think spaces should be granted advance."

miles.

THE WEATHER.

in

and Chinese communities who attended 'im large numbers; whilst both were equally in-

Shortly afterwards, another shareholder hav alignant at the loss of such a valuable life (which question at the next meeting, and secured the ing expressed the intention to put the same will be severely felt in educational, medical, and many other circles) through the ferocity o

assistance of another legal adviser by transfer the Delta pirates, who blew the doctor's brains

ring to his name one of his shares, the board at once gave the information in writing to out whilst he was attending to the grievously avoid giving it at a public meeting. From that wounded captain. The removal of the anti-reply, it was discovered:-(1) That on Sept. 9, farcign Cantonese 'Viceroy Shum, whose lax. 1904, the Colonial Office had sent a letter to administration was held responsible for these the London Committee of the Tanjong Pagar outrages by British and Chinese public opinion | Deck Company, which was not merely speak-

The following report 'is from Mr. F. G. Figg, on the spot, was not die, the writer believes, ing"of intentions bai gave formal notice of the

First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory to our people's outery, but to his trouble with irrevocable decision of the Government to ex- On the 29th at 4.15 p—Orders issued to haist the powerful Guilds of which the Pall Mail propriate their property. (2) That on Dec. 13, the Black Cone point downwards and Drum. Gazelle gave an account last April. The new 1994, the London Committee had telegraphed (Typhoon. S.E. of Colony within 300 miles,) Viceroy, Chan-ft, as the writer recollects quite the information to the Singapore Board. (5) well, is a very good official, but old and weakly. That only on 21st of same month a circular hoist the Black Cone point downwards (typhoon)

On the 30th at 6.40 a.-Orders issued to He is known to be Yuan-Shik-kai's man," was posted to all shareholders to inform them, of Colony within 306 miles) and at 11.15 1. however, which accounts for the appointment, of the Government's intention.

to hoist the Black Cone poist downwards and and may get him help at need. But as our

Dall (typhoon S.W. of Colony within 300 present Government is evidently quite conteni to leave the safeguarding of British subjects, their shipping, and trade to the care of Peking and the local authorities, plus "gentle remons trances" when murders or attempts to plunder ar malest these occur, it may interest the read. er to know how those same authorities act after being gently "remonstrated" with. After five piratical attacks or attempts on British steamers (besides the capture of an Aerican nil vessel) had occurred in these waters in about aś many weeks, his Excellency Shum, who was not only Viceroy of the two Kwang provinces, but Hoppo and Governor of Can- ton, issued 1 proclamation addressed to his subordinate officials, announcing that, "after long and careful investigation, he has discovered that the guarboats which should patrol the West River have become scattered about like the stars in heaven or the chessmen on a board." His Excellency therefore ordered General Wong-Pai-Trung, who is well known for his ability in discovering robbeis, to take aĮ [Continued on page 6).

It must how not be forgotten that shortly be fore this time the price of shares had been about $380; but, on account of the information that the board would have to raise a loan of some $12,000,000 for repairs and improvements of the docks, and that in consequence for many years dividends might have to be reduced, the price had gone down to about $130. From a reply given by the Colonial Secretary in the House of Commons to a question, we know that the price asked by the directors was about $750 a share, and the result of the arbitration has confirmed that the price asked was not exorbitant. We also know that the Govern ment decided at that time not to try to buy shares at about $230, considering that it would' not be fair to the shareholders to do so.

ON THURSDAY,

the 8th November, 1906, at 12 o'clock Noon, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, The American, Steamer

"YRUNA,"

with all her Anchors, Chains and Appurten ances, &c., to be sold on Board as she now lies off the Cosmopolitan Docks. PARTICULARS:

Tonnage... Length

Beam

Depth Speed.........

(805:34 gross 1469.68 nett.

190 feet.

25 "

13.

-9/10 knots,"

condcasing type. I.H.P. 430.

The Engines are of the Compound surface

For further particulars, apply to the Under- kong. It has fallen over the E. coast of paid by the purchaser on the fall of the ham

The barometer is inclined to rise in Hong-signed.

¿Tunms :--25% of the purchase money to be China, 5.W. Japan and the Loochoos.

The depression in the Chink Sea appears to be situated to the S.S.W. of Hongkong, and in be moving towards Hainan.

A depression is lying also over the Yangtze Valley.

mer, and the Steamer to be at the purchaser's risk on the fall of the hammer

N.BA Steag Lausch will leave Blake Pier at 11.30 AM. on the day of the sale, to convey intending purchasers,

GEO. F. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 30th October, 1906.

Pressure is highest over W, Japan. Rough weather is indicated over the N.W. min part of the China Sea.

FORECAST,

1-Hongkong and neighbourhood, E. winda, fresh; aqually, showery.

z-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, mo derate..

Troy8

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY IN HONG-

KONG AND SOUTH CHINA..

BRETHREN of the above Lodge are re-

quested to attend the funeral of the late Brother C. F. FOCKEN which will pass the Monument, Happy Valley, at 8.30 AM; TO- 3-South coast of China between Hongkong MORROW, 31st instant and Lamocks, E. Winds, fresh,

II, HORLEY, District Grand Secretary. Hongkong, 30th October, 1906, [1053

Moreover, between December 10 and De- cember 21, 1904, while abareholders remained in ignorance of the Government's decision, several hundred shares changed hands in Singapore, and some people way that they were actually induced to sell by brokers, who 4-South coast of China between Hongkong said the order was for some special investments and Hainan, N. and N.E, winds, strong to to be made in London before the end of tho | gales,

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