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TELEGRAMS.

[Reuter's.]

Electric Train Accident.

LONDON, 30th October.

An electric train of three cars, while cross ing the bridge over the waterway, separating "Atlantte City from the mainland, was derail ed and fell into thirty feet of water Forty four bodies have been recovered, and it is believed that, at least, twenty-five more arc

•still submerged.

Naval Appointments. The Admiralty confirms the appointments reported yesterday,

The Opium Question Asked what steps had been taken to carry out the unanimous resolution of the House of Commons regarding the abolition of the opium traffic between India and Chine, Mr. Morley replied: He understood that China had in contemplation the issue of regulations restricting the cultivation, import, and the consumption of opium. No communica tions had been received from China, but as soon as proposals were submitted he was prepared to consider thein in a sympathetic spirit, and the Minister at Peking had been instructed to communicate with China to that effect.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY NOVEMBER

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the "Legislative Council was held this afternoon. Present His Excellency the Governor, Major Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G. His Excellency Colonel Darling, R.&. {Commanding the Troops), Hon; Mr. T. Sercombe Smith (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. H. 11. Į Gompertz (Attorney General), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Trea surer), Hon. Captain F. J. Badeley (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Director, of Public Works), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, (Registrar General), Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollock, R.C., Hen” Mr. E. A, Hewell, Don, Dr. Ho Kai, M., CMG), Hon Mr. Wei Yok, Hon. Mr. W. J. Greason, and, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils),,

ABSENT.

Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne,

NEW MEMBER.

Han, Mr. H. H. J. Gomperiz took the oath and his seat at the Council on his appointment as Attorney General, vice Sir Henry S. Berkeley, resigned.

MINUTES.

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' FUND. The Colonial Treasures moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Widows and Orphans' Pensions.] Fund Ordinance, 1992.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Then Council went into Committee and considered the Bill clause by clause. On resuming the Colonial Treasurer' said that the Bill had passed through committee without amendment.

The Bill was then read a third time-Passed

and became law.

The Council then adjourned sine die,

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

As a meeting of the Finance Committee the Colonial Secretary presided.

It was unanimously agreed that the following voles he recommended for adoption by the

Council

TYPHOON DAMAGES.

Á sum of one thousand two hundred dollars in aid of the vote, Botanical and Forestry De: partient-Other charges, repairs of typhoon damages.

A sum of one hundred and eighty dollars in The minules of the last meeting were read aid of the vote, judicial and Legal Depan

ments, Land Office, New. Territories-Other charges, typhoon expenses.

And confirmed..

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 84 in 89.

His Excellency the Governor slaled that ainst of the money required was necessary on account of the typhoon. The $15,000 for pre- liminary work on the railway would be, repaid through venue derived from the railway loan. The other voles were for small amounts which need not be detailed.

WORKMEN'S CARS.

The Education Bill. The House of Lords has started a detail. ed discussion on the Education Bill, In- tense interest is taken in the discussion, and

The Colonial Secretary moved that the the attendance was the largest since, the following resolution he adjourned sing die. Home Rule Bill. The galleries were throng-Resolved that the Resolutions regarding the ed with Peeresses and 'Comunioners. Lord Hencage's amendment, making religious in struction compulsory during school hours, was carried by 256 to 54, against the opposi

tion of the Government.

CORRESPONDBACE.

We do not necemmily cabine the opinion exposed) -

Jay Correspondents in this erdamm, |

HOTELS IN SAN FRANCISCO.

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TO THE EDITOR os ink Hougona Tenkugaru V

Sig- having come to our notice that į a general belief exists that owing to the fire in San Francisco that all of the hotels or many of them have been put out of business, as a matter of news and information I take pleasure in showing below a list of the hotels now open for business together with their location and the plan by which they receive guests!-

St. Francis Union Square Europeas Pint Majestic Salien und Gruigh Sim................. Savoy Vio Nesa Ave, mil Eli. St Haltioune.... Opry Van News Artis

Edity St.

Dorchester, Sutter and though St. Tuck and Changhe St.,

Sprial

Jefferson

Atherion, 18yr Octavia St.

Americnt.

Dalozen... afah and Market Ms. ... European Audubon v3 Elis St. Bristol.... 1,gog Suster Su

Mattinet Geary and Vaur Ness Ave... European

.

These hotels bave anywhere from 100 to 150 rooms and are all in good condition to handle people at the present time. Your truly,

S. SILVERSTON, Agent, Pacific Mail S. S. Co., etc. Hongkong, November 1st, 1906. A Subscriber: The Hongkong Telteraph does not publish letters which are unauthen. licated by the writers' signatures.

MEDICAL CHARGES.

A sum of four hundred and eighty dollars in aid of the vote, Medical Departments--Other charges, for the following items ---

Hospitals and Asylums. Civil Hospital. Iight and fuel

$300 Victoria. Hospital for Women and Children. Washing................... 180

Total..............$480

THE CANTON RAILWAY,

A sum of fifteen thousand dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary Com- running of Workmen's Cars by the longkongmunications:-15.-Railway to Cantón.-Sur- Trainway Electric Company, Limited, passed vey and preliminary work. by the Legislative Couned on the 21st day of Tune, 1906, be rescinded as from to-day."

Agreed.

HARHOUR OF REFUGE

FOR, SMALL CRAFT.

The Director of Public Works laid on the table a report of proceedings, of the Public Works Committee at a meeting held on the 25th October, 1905. The report is as follows:

The chairman laid before the Committee a chart of the Harbour, on which were shown possible sites for harbours of refuge.

The following is a statement of these:- (i) Mongkokisui.-A detached breakwater extending from near Taikoktsui to opposite the south end of Yaumati and enclosing an area of 160 acres.

(ii). Chaungshawon.-A detached breakwater extending from near Laichikok to near Sham- shuipo and enclosing an area of réб area.

(iii) Stonecutters.-detached curved break water off the east end of Stonecutters' Island extending from near the North-eastern point to near the South-eastern point and enclosing an area of of 107 acres.

(iv.) Kellen's Hank,-A breakwater extend- ing northwards from Green Island, curving "round and then extending southwards to about apposite its point of commencement, and en- closing an area of 116 actes,

(v). Kennedy Town.-A curved breakwater projecting from Belchers Point and enclosing alternatively an axes of 32 or 75 acres according to the length to which it is extended,

After full discussion, it was unanimously agiced to recommend the construction of a

harbour of refuge at Mongkoktsui, Mr. Hewett favouring the construction of such a harbour either at Mongkokisui or Cheungshawan" and expressing the opinion that probably the latter site possesses greater advantages than the former.

CANTON PUBLIC WORKS.

A_BADLY-FINISHED MARKETÁ

Mr. Gressan stated that there was a strong feeling among the boating population in favour [From a Corrtfondent.]

of another harbour of refage-in the Western District, of Kennedy Town, even at the expense Canton, 30th October,

of curtailing the scheme proposed for the north The Cheung San Chi market has just been completed, but has bern, as it isde of the harbour. The Committer, however,

stated, very badly finished, and it is not big enough or wide enough; for this market is crowded with customers and others having business there the whole day long, and there is no room to more.

THE WATER-WORKS.

It has been generally understood that the

new water-works were to have been finished by the end of this year, but now it is found that it will be quite impossible to complete them by the time. anticipated, as there has been considerable delay caused by having to wait for the arrival of pipes. It is, therefore, not expected that the works will be completed until well on into next year.

NEW EUROPEAN GOODS STORE.

A new store bas just been completed, built in European style, and situated near the newly completed Cheung Sau Ci" market. In the

considered that, unless the fovernment can see their way to undertake both schemes, pre- cedence should be given to the one at Mong-

koktsui,

MISCELLANEOUS.

A sum of one thousand dollars in aid of the voie, Miscellaneous Services-Refunds of

revenue,

TYPHOON SERVICES,

GANTON DAY BY DAY.

YUKT-HAN RAILWAY AFFAIRS,

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, 31st October. H.E. Wu Ting Fang, ex-Chinese Minister

Board of Punishment, has arrived here on a for China at Washington and President of the

home visit. Many shareholders of the Yeets. han Railway Compaty propose to take this opportunity of electing him as president of the Company, the post being vacant, upon the re- signation of the present president, Mr. Chang To Chai.

CHINESE MATERIALS FOR CHINESE,

To prevent commercial interest from flowing out to foreign countries, the Yuet-han Railway Company has forwarded a letter to H.E. Sheng Kung Pao, superintendent of the Hupeh Iron Works, requesting him to forward to the Com. pany a catalogue of the materials manufactured to picure most of its railway materials from by the works. It is the Company's intention this establishment, if they are in stock.

VICEROY SHUM IDLE.

Viceroy Shum has ceased to accept and con- Fending the arrival of the Viceroy-designate, sider official lettere and petitions at his yamen from yesterday. So all such petitions, letters, etc., will be reserved and will be handed over has been handed over to him, to Viceroy Chow Fu, when the seal of office

A SHAREHOLDER'S QUERY, Chan Shiu Wing, a shareholder of the Yuel han Railway Company, has forwarded a 1 ng letter to the Board of Directors asking why the services of Mr. J. Lind are still retained as the superintendent of the railroad, and why is not a Chinese appointed in his stead? He states that he is aware that Chinese are quite capable of assuming such a position.

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THE COMMERCIAL TREATIES,

In view of the breaking off on Thursday of the negotiations for the new commercial treaty between Italy and China it is useful to recall the exact wording of Article XI of the Peace Protocol of 1901.

The English translation dollars in aid of the vote; Judicial and Legaled to negotiate amendments judged useful by A sum of one hundred and seventy-five reads: "The Chinese Government has cogng- Departments, -Land Registry Office, for services in the typhoon, New Territories-Other charges, rewards for

DANGER TO NAVIGATION.

DERELICT FISHING JUNK,

1

Messrs. Gilman & Co., Lloyd's agents, kind' ly inform us that they have received the follow- ing information which may be of interest to our readers

1

the Foreign Governments to the treaties of commerce and navigation, and other subjects touching commercial relations, with, the view of facilitating these." Five years have elapsed and China's record in regard to the fulfilment of this salemn engagement, which was one of the conditions upon which "the Powers have acceded to the esien of China to see the situa tion created by the disorders of the summer of igro come to end," gives a very partir indica- tion of honest effort to carry out her part of the Revision was opened at Shanghai and after a compact then made. The office for Treaty

year of negotiation the first of the new Treat-

that with Great Britain was duly sigood

with Japan and the United States were signed on September 5, 1902. A year later the treaties

simultaneously on October 8, and in 1904 the

The Captain s,s. Kamakuni Maru reports that on Oct. 30th, at it.43 a.tn., in Lat. 15" N.; Long. 1133 E., he passed close to a derelict Chinese fishing junk painted black foremast, standing main mast cut away, gear hanging over the side, seemingly quite water tight, but deck erections washed away. Near usual track of vessels, and a danger to naviga-treaty with Portugal was completed. Since tion.

then, however, the new outbreak of anti- foreignism has prevented any further conclu. THE SALUBRITY OF HONGKONG, sion. Last year the German Commissioner

found it impossible to frame any acceptable terms and the negotiations were left uncom- pleted when Dr. Knappe left for Home; now the hostile spirit encountered places the Itation Commissioner in a position of direct protest.

Of the treaties already signed it need hardly he said that the outcome so far has been al

ITS VALUE AS A MILITARY STATION. The following editoriat appears in the Singapore Free Press:-In the old sailing days regimental reliefs abroad were few and far between, and a battalion would often lie in one station for a long period most unappreciable. Many of the most im years before it was moved to canton-portant clauses depend for their translation into ments elsewhere either by route march as in practical effect on the adhes on of all the Treaty India, or by sea transpori New-a-days every Powers. For the rest there has been no fulfil- cold season there is something like a "general ment yet of the engagements with Great Bri-

post," while the movement of time expired men

I 1906. COMMERCIAL.

TODAY'S INTELLIGENCE,

Noon. Hayers:-National Banks $47, Hongkong, Fires $332, HK., C. and M. Steamboats, 527, Shell Transportsgol, Humphreys Extátes $114,

$12). Electrics $15, Tramways $215, A. S. Watsons

Sellers: Hongkong Banks $820, Unions $775, Cantons Sjoo, Indo-Chines $73, China and Manifas 523, Douglases $40, China Sugars $145. Raubs 510, Hongkong Docks $152, Kowloon Wharves Soo, Hongkong Lands $108, West Points $50, Cottons $13, China Borneos Sto, China Providents $9.25, Cements $19, Ices. 5256, Roper $23, China Light and Power $10, A. S. Watsonk Sr21, Powelt $3.

Sales: Hongtong Banks $810, HK., C. & M. Steamboats $17.

Nominal: China Fires $95, Shanghai Docks Tis, 101, Hongkow Wharfs Tls, 130, Hongkong Hotels $112, Dairy Farms 517

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

Selling,

London-Bark T.T. Do. demand Do. 4 months' sight France-Bank IT.... America-Bank T.T. Germany-Back T,T, India T.T...

Do. demand,

Singapore T.T....... Shanghai-Bank T.T.

Japan-Bank T.T. Java-Bank T.T.

Buying,

2/3 5/16

Intimations.

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO., LD.,

ARE SHOWING

HIGHEST CLASS

PIANOS,

BY

THE LEADING MAKERS

DP

1701

THE WORLD,

721

pretn

4 months' sight L/C......2/4 1/16 Ginooths' sight L/C.......... 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York..56 4 months' sight

do.

574 30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne..2.4 $/16 4 months' sight France..... 6 months' sight

months' sight Germany und Bar Silver....esteniks Bank of England rate... Sovereign..

OPIUM QUOTATIONS,, Today's quotations are as follows -

Malwa New

1.

⚫ Old

31

Older

Patna New

Old...... Penates New

Old.. Persian (Paper)

... $2

.2.911

2.391

.32 7/16

.6%

.8.69

Per picul ....fin 850/880

() 900/950

980/1,050

Per chest

910

@ 940

..@ 8521

840

To-day's Advertisements.

PEAK HOTEL

MONDAY, November 5th, at. 9.45 1.M.

ONE GRAND CONCERT.

Herr JOHANN MARQUARDT,

VIOLINIST..

M. ALEXANDRA MARQUARDT, HARPIST.

Mrs. R. H. NEWBORN, SOPRANO,

Mr GEO, GRIMBLE, PIANIST.

Admission:......... ... Two Dollars. -Hongkong, 1st November, too

AL FRESCO FETE

IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE

f1059

Steinway,

Bechstein,

Bluthner,

Winkelmann,

Collard & Collard,

Hopkinson,

Haake;

Krauss, &c.

CASH OR CREDIT,

OR ON

HIRE FROM. $10 PER MONTH

INCLUSIVE.

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1905.

TO INVESTORS.

There is no better in-

tain, the United States and Japan to initiate SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Vestinent than obtaining

steadily. And the British battalion in the Easting regulations, to provide a unifor national homewards and fresh dratis outwards goes on and conclude the revision of the existing min is now never more than ten years in one coinage, or to provide effective protection for station. This frequent change is a full moral trade-marks. The substitution for internal and physical stimulant to the men, and what likin of an enhance i import tariff is reform with modern barracks, well ventilated, and which cannot be but of mincase advantage to under the best of hygienic supervision, the China herself, seeing that the complications of

arising from individual carelessness, and reson health of the Army in India and colonial collecting the dues will be materially reduced, station is good, with occasional exceptions That it will benefit also the nations whose manufactures and goods are seeking markets. in native bazaars, where load and drink may be in so easily ipfected. A reference appearing in a The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock pursuant to mail paper brings this great change for the bet notice asked :-). (a). When does the Govern

ter well out: the station alluded to being Hong ment intend to commence work on the cookong. That station, at the time of the taking struction of a new Harbour of Refuge?

over of Hongkong as a British possession in *(b). Will the Government state the respective 1841, and for many years afterward, had an situations, area, and estimated cost of con-

evil reputation for malarial fevers, such as often struction of the various new Harbours of Re- occur where ground in the tropjes is broken up tuge which have been suggested at different for the first time. It was commonly supposed times?

The committee then adjourned.

(b). Has the Government obtained any, and, if so, what estimates with reference to the

China is apparent from the fact of their readiness to agree to the enhanced of the Powers, however, have comparatively import duties 35 compensation. Others little to gain from the proposed change, while the increased tariff, of course, bears against their interests. Not without reason therefore they are seeking some little set-off as the price this point that the breach occurred in the of their agreement, and we believe it was on

Italian negotiations. It was erroseemly re- difficulty arose through a demand by Major ported in the native Press yesterday that the Nerazzini for the opening of the towns Shao- shing and Wusich. A request to that effect was

store, it is understood, all sorts of European dredging and deepening of the shallow portions years ago Hongkong was deemed a veritable made earlier in the negotiation but was not

goods, such as are required and used by the Chinese, will be sold, as well as Chinese goods of all classes.

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:

On the rat at 13.5 p.-The barometer has fallen rapidly over E. Japan owing to the depression which, after crossing the Sea of Japau yesterday, is now moving into the Pacific, Pressure has decreased slightly over the E Coast of China, Formors and the Philip pines.

Apother area of low pressure appears to be lying over the Yangtze Valley, and there are indications of the existence of a depression in the Pacific to the S.E. or E. of Luzon.

Fresh to strong monsoon is indicated in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China Ser

FORECAST,

t-Hongkong and neighbourhood, E. winds, moderate; fair.

2.-Formosa Channel, N.E. windi, fresh. 3-South coast of Ching between Hongkong and Lamocks, N.E. winds, moderato.

4.➡South coast of Chies between Hongkong gud' Hainan, same as No. J.

that the decomposition of the granite laid bare 2. (a), Will the Government state what is in the preparation-of foundations for the erec- the area of the present Harbour of Refuge at tion of barracks and other buildings in Hong Causeway Bay?

kong was to blame for the beavy mortality among the British troops stationed there. Like Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast, not so many

white man's grave. The object of the letter is to show that the prevalence of malaria in China is one reason why opium is so largely used as prophylactic (as opium eating in India for the same purpose), Mr. D. N. Reid writes as follows:-

of such Harbour of Refuge?

The Director of Public Works answered as Tollows:

1. As soon as the necessary plans and estimate can be prepared

-The situations are more particularly des cnbed in the Report of. Proceedings of the Public Works Committee, which has been laid on the table. No reliable estimates of the cost of the various schemes can be given without extensive preliminary work, but the following are roughly approximate figures for purposes of comparison:-

pressed. What was eventually asked 'could have been granted without any derogation to China's dignity or forfeiture of her interests, and its denial was not so much a refusal to yield one particular point, as a determination to concede nothing whatever,

Thequestion now becomes whether any other be seen by reading the following extract from

of the Powers will consider it, worth while China is a malaria-stricken country, as will to open negotiations at all for treaty revision, Major-General Sir Alexander B. Tulloch's ther other steps will not be required to

without some fresh understanding, and whe interesting book. "Recollections of Forty enforce a fulfilment of this engagement of the Years Service": "We arrived at Hongkong at Protocol. It is not a matter of a rebuff to Ger the and Rattalion, then quartered on board generally of China towards foreigners, and of the beginning of November (1858), and joiner many or Italy, but a matter of the sitede an old three-decker, the Princess Charlotte, until the shore barracks were vacated by the extricated her from, a position of complete er good faith in redeeming pledges, which 591h, which had been nine years at Hongkong, helplessness. From the Chinese point of view and in that time bad buried the regiment three also it is a matter of postponing indefinitely times over. The mortality in those days was the freedam she seeks from a series of galling appalling, as we were soon to find out. The disabilities under which she labours. Royal landed in November, 1858, and by the the new treaties so far concluded contains same time next year they had lost from fever clauses holding out promises leading up to the and dysentery, out of Boo men, no less than abolition of extraterritoriality, to the prohibi- 235. There also died in the same time hilf tion of the importation el morphin, and to the received for the dredging of e shoal in the har- days with Hongkong as a military station,

Basing on a tender which was at our lime the women and all the children."

assembling of a joint commission to investi. Happily, things are quite otherwise now-a. gate the missionary problem and to devise bour, it has been estimated that the cost of which in those days could only be reached by

means to secure permanent peace between converts and non-convers. With every fresh dredging Causeway Bay barbour to a depth of sailing troopship round the Cape of Good adhesion to thesa principles China has gained one and a half fathoms (nine feet) at fow water

Hope. The depression caused by a feeling of a point, but she is ready, it would seem to small share in helping up the malaria mortality the foreigner and of repudiating her pledged remotenes from boms must have had no sacrifice all these, for the pleasure of flouting

·word,--N, G. D. News,

1. Mangkokisui-166 acres-$600,000, II. Cheungshawan-166 acres-5500,000, 11. Stonecutters-107 acres- $105,000. IV. Kallel's Bank-136 acres-$1,170,000 V. Kennedy Town-Small Scheme; 32 acres -~-$360,000.- Large Scheme, 75 acres-$500,cos,

24 Area $7 acres.

would amount to about £100,000 (say $900,000 at the present time),

of half a century ago,

TO BE HELD IN THE Compound of the Roman Catholic Cathedral,

ON

SUNDAY,

inth November, 1906, from 9 ka. to 11 P.M.

AJIMISSION TICKET & Which is entitled to a Souvenir on its presenta- tion at the Houvenir Pavilion on the evening of the Fête only.

THE public is respectfully invited to inspect the various Stalls from z to 7 P.A. on the 11th instant during which time Machado's String Band will be in attendance.

Tea and Cakes will be served during the afternoon.

By kind permission of Lieut. Col. A. G.

our

1

CLUB.

The

always popular

FITION and Officers of the Band of the Second Whisky. A blend not Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Roys! West Kent Regiment) will play from 9 to 11 P.M. and at the Roman Catholic Cathedral Com Messrs. Graça & Co., Hongkong Hotel Stall, excelled in paund on Sunday, the ith instant, from 9 A.M.

Tickels can be obtained from to-day at

the East.

107 BM., and at the Gate on the pight of the Worth twice the money

Féie.

Hoogkong, 1st November, 1906,

FROM NEW YORK.

THE H.A. L. Steamship

Έτοδο

quoted.

PRICE:

*$14.00

"VANDALIA," Captain Franck, having arrived from the above port, 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.

notice to the contrary be given before TO

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless DAY.

Per Case

landed into the hazardous and/or extra hazard. Any Cargo impeding her discharge, will be

Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at ous Godowns of the Hongkang and Kowloon MIX WITH TANSAN. Consignees' rinic and expense.

days of the steamer's arrival hers after which All Claims man be presented within ten date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th insent, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the Bh instant, at 3P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE Hongkong Office. Honkong, zat November, 1906 (1061

H. PRICE

& CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL”

Telephone No. 135. Hangkang, 24th October, 1906.

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