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tageous terms, there was much pleasurable anticipation which was justifiable by resulta this morning, Rfidently the issuing price of the bow stock which had been telegraphie WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS Fed to London, immediatly upon the conclu

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CHAMPAGNE Hongkong followed suit, and Banks at once.

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ST. MARCEAUX & CO. REIMS

1898 Vintage.

VIN BRUT AND VERY DRY. Per Case 1 doz, quarts...................................$48,00

day pints.....

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nery la quit work. He was busily en _on) the 6th cla entering the esport in the" Refus bargo: instand anchored off Pasir Panjang. While Book of a lost bull pup. In the cella on his the vessel was making for Fort Swettenham.ou right band were several gentlemen, who had the elected representative of the

emen Lave decide Friday she struck an unchartered reef just outcome out to have good time," and landed These ge

The Yue side that port. The vessel was not damaged, in the wrong place. One of these had hold of

now deposited in the different native, bank The big British cruiser Monwork was lying bis head with boib bands and was groaning at Port Swettenham, and Captain. Norris and | something that sounded like, Never, never

Canton'aud: transfar the money (10) Another was yelling

the top of his Hongko the Navigating Lieutenant of the Mfenmonik again want out and surveyed the reef, t

mather to come and bail him by the the things on the

If the allasnoyed him But the Sergeant paid ne heed to the bolse around, hiq-ho was c rivhila

his report the rustle of a woman's skirts was heard, and on looking up be va

sion of the Directors meeting yesterday, hidrived at Singapore-from found favour in the metropolitan exchange. Cable advices, accordingly, announced a small boom in the stock which ad vanced 5 on the over-night quotation,

spurted 30% polüts over yesterday's rate, The London and local rates stand, respec tively, at 102 ror, and $880, closing with buyers. Looked at from the point of view By kind permission of Lt Col Frice, D., of disinterested parts, the creation of and Officer the Band of the 129th Baluchis 40,000 new shares at the issuing price of (Duke of Connaught's Own) will play, the fol- £30 per share cannot but afford consider lowing programme of music at the King Ed abic satisfaction to those watching the pro ward Hotel, during dinner, to-morrow, the FIRES SELFVERKORSArcial expansion in the East 12th inst. (weather permitting)

gress of

The contemplated step on the part of the Corporation whereby £1,200,000 sterling. will be contributed to the Bank's enormous 'resources must be indication that the tradal requirements of the Orient necessitate the availability"

y of more liquid funds, and looked at from that view point it cannot be denied that the expansion of trade so, hopefully looked forward to upon the termination of hostilities between Russia and Japan is not likely to be longer deferred.

BREADSTUPPS FOR CHINA.

Grand March from Fabrikk Overtum ahonnasse! The Buller" sag Feat Polonale.py in yo Selection.

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Laughing Water, God Save the King."

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kating woman rushing ʻiata, the charge-room; Holding small tie box at arm's lengthen She had Gravidently dressed hastily; bèr

thising, and she appbared to be greatipun

cited,

desk.

"Bay, Sergeant, guess I've get a job for you, she "blurted out as soon as she get near the From her tone she could not be mistaken for anything else than a daughter of the Stars and Stripes.The Sergeant looked at her, then at the innocent looking tin box, for which she appeared to have a strange fear and horror."

"Well, randam, what can I do for you?" said the Sergeant, in bis politest tones;

"Take that quick and put it into a bucket of water.Quick!" she said, holding out the tin box to him, and getting more excited every minutes

The bellowing inside the clis at the back suddenly stopped.

What is the matter with that?" asked the Sergeant, daking the box from the lady, who her burden. Backed away as soon as she was relieved of

"before you open it,"

"Put it into some water," she urged again,

surmise that

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The high-handed mann which Taotal Sum, bas, beanŸleani for the arrest and punishment of tha disorderlies for creating disi Railway Company's Office, on the occasion the examination of accounts has also

great indignation on all sidek 2* ue/}}}

• On account of the vigilant manner in which |

baye been

Municipal the different newspapers of Chaton bay discussing the failway question fately, the board cluding the of directors of the Yuet han Railway Co. has

Keswick) ceased sending advertisements and notices of the company to these different paper. The tion. only papers now, apparently, being patronised by the company is the "Seventy-two Guilds

Press* and the “Canton Commercial News," the latter being established by the Canton Chamber of Commerce:

THE SAU WAH"' PONG DIS-

TURBANCE

NEW YEAR CELEBRATION,

Sau Wah Fong lady gossippers attended the Police Court, bedecked in all their Sunday finery, this afternoon, when the case in which H. Small, a master rigger, of the Naval Dock yard, is summoning Querino Gomeze, a clerk employed in the Naval Yard, J. Gomes, an other clerk employed in the Royal Naval capital, and an Indian, unemployed, for assault, alleged to have taken place' some days ago, and the cross-summonses of Mr. and 1 found it tonight in my cupboard. Ugh, J. Gomes against J. Small for assault Ugh!" went on the lady, backing in the di rection of the door. Tonight I went to the cupboard to replace some crockery and I found

Where did you get this box?" queried the sergeant as he very cautiously ind it on the desk as if it were a new born babe,

that staring me in the face,"

REFERENCE has already been made by us editorially to the neisance residents at East Point have to suffer dally by the constant dumping of rubbish by coolics on the forestore between No. 2 Police Station and the Prays East Hotel. After several warmings, the police at Wanchai have decided to take the matter into their own hands, and yesterday they arrest Now that a flour mill has been inaugurated a coolie who was in the act of dumping a ed in Hongkong and is in actual operation theraya East Hotel. He was arraigned this bucketful of ashes on the foreshore opposite wheat flour shipments from the States to the morning before Mr. C. a. D. Melbourne, who Oriest bave more than ordinary interest to fined him 53, "This will probably "set"an shippers and merchants in this part of the example to others, world. According to the latest advices, FOLICE Constable Roby, of the Water Folice

anada ei adsuave bn, flour shipments to the East were expected Station, charged six owners of “cât sam to show a sharp increase in 1906 over slip pans with "poaching on the preserver of the ments made in 1905. Japan's increased "A" class sampaos, before Mr. F. A. Hate purchases have already been noticed. In land, this morning, at the Police Court. They the case of Chins, as in the case of Japan, admitted the charge. It was stated that "A" the tendency has been steadily toward an in class sampana pay a higher foe for their. crease in the amount and value of bread-licences, They are used specially for carrying stuffs bought in America. During the month European passengers and their preserva is be of September, 1905, China's purchases of ween Ship Street and the Harbour Office. They are also required to keep their sampans A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.ed to only 2,770 barrels, valued at 59,963 the other hand, pay a smaller fen and are wheat flour from the United States amount in a clean condition. "B" class sampant, on

(gold), whereas in September, 1996, China allowed to ply for hire anywhere else the bought 42,824 barrels, valued at $158,516. within the preserves of "A" The defendants During the nine months ending in 'Septem- did not abide by this rule, for they were found

"poaching" : A fine of $5 each was imposed, ber, 1904, the shipments.amounted to only 42,058 barrels, valued at

BEFORE I'give any evidence," said a Chipese $152,225. For the same period in 1905 gentleman, when called in a case before is shipments aggregated 58,078 barrels, valued Honour the Chief Justice at the Supreme at Saag,azy, and in 1906, during the same Court, this morning, "I want to ask for com- period; China bought 190,431 barrels, pensation for my time. I wii here all day valued at $652,812. Thus, China's pur-yesterday, and my books are here and cannot, chases of wheat flour during the nine.Ob, yes; said bis Honour, if he has been be properly made up as they are in Court too." months of last year, ending in September, subpoenaed he ought to be compensated as nearly doubled the purchases during the usual" Four learned legal 'lights then put same period in the two immediately preced their heads together and after a few moments ing years combined: Shipments here con. a learned counsel, interested in the case, said; sidered are exclusive of shipments to Hong- "Will your Lordship assure him that he will be The rate per quarter and per menses, proportional. kong. The Chinese boycott, and disorgan. compensated in any figure that is jusi and The daily face le delivered free when the address sized conditions generally, depressed Hong reasonable? His Honour did so, and then additional $1.90 per quarter is charged for postage. kong's purchases in 1905, but during the the wines stepped smilingly into the box, and testified as to all he know concerning the The postage on the weekly fame to any part of the past year the recovery has been rapid. Į matterin dispute, after having, to the surprise or But the officer paid no heed. Promotion is mosses were struck out. all, "kissed the book!"

AGENTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. "Hongkong, 4th January, 1906,

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE).

IKT--880 per QONUN, ---WEEKLY–913 per annum.

moosmikla to mismonger. · On'coples sent by post an

world is 80 conta per quarter,

five conte,

BIRTH.

Figures furnished by the Seattle Fort show Bhagls Coples, Dally, ten cents Weekly, twenty that in 1904, during nine months ending in September, Hongkong bought from the United States 872,118 barrels of flour, valued at $3,328,968. Purchases in 1905. for the same period, amounted to 409,90a barrels, valued at $1,776,672. During the

On January 10th, at Shanghai, the wife of

asked the officer.

Have you any idea what's inside the box

The excited lady glanced around her several times, with awe

A bomb!" she replied.

A grean came from one of the cells.

The officer forced a sinllo, although he, për- baps, falt somewhat uncomfortable. He bad read in the newspapers of infernal machines and the damage they can do, but lie had never come face to face with one petite

"A bomb in Hongkong!" he exclaimed.

··"Yes,'1 should not be at all surprised at what

Kowloon," she said. the Chinese do now, after Mr. Craik's affair at

Well, let's have a peop at her, the officer said.

ני

A murmuring sound came from one of the cells at his right, which sounded as if someone was saying--well, not exactly bis prayers!

Do, for goodness sake, put it to water be fore you do that, begged the lady, patting both hands to her cars, as if she expected an

immediate explosion.

alow in the Force and he was sure, if there was a police court case at the back of this bomb afikir, 10 figure in the limelight for, promotion, Slowly, but carefully, the officer approached the now murderous-looking canister and with defi, fingers started to undo the strings, around

CAN Yuk Chi, an accountant, employed in a shop at No. 1, Lower Lascar Row, fell into the hands of Police-constable Parr at Shekong, tsui last evening and had to pay for his freedom. When this was accomplished he cautiously at the Police Court this morning. Chan and a raised the lid and peeped inside, while the lady few of his personal friends, all-dressed in flow. | Ged..

PRETENDED

FIGHTING WOM

Chính Hai thứ ba 7th instant created such dock at the Police Cour with assaulting young Mui, of 491, Queen's and being in possessibu dusters, giving all in she was mentally under observation

sound mind by Dr. ingly quiet when bro A. D. Melbourne, at the morning.

What were you doin dusters ?" asked Melbo

That gave her the tip

and damaging property to the extent of $12, for abour, half an hour, pati was called on for hearing, Mr. P. W. Gold-into difficulties, for he wil ring, of Messrs. Goldring and Barlow, appeared Court a proper translation for the complainant-Small-in the first case, and Mr. E. Grist, of Mesurs. -Wilkinson and Grist, represented the parties on the other side. except the Indian. Inspector Gourlay, of No. 2 Police Station, watched the case on behalf of the police

When his Worship took his sat Mr. Grist asked for a few minmes adjournment as he thought soms settlement could be arrived at between the parties: In this he was successful for be returned into Court after minute or two and asked that the summonses in which be was interested and those against, Small be withdrawn, as the latter had agreed to pay compensation for the damage he had done that night

What he was able lows: I came to Bong friends at Lam Kwai For "good days, and they loviled and have chow with wasted to return to Canton, but found steamer had alreadylaft, -50 Heung house ata hak-to

the night there. Do you think they wop ma in? she asked. They would not on. They abused her and, from the house with kalvas.) knuckle-dusters ?” she naked, carry a pair about with me loafers, she added,

"When you found: you had lost the '"But what about Mrs. Gomes?" asked the Canton why did you not goab Court.

friends and asked them to give you some money ?" queried his Worship,

+

"Sho also wishes to withdraw, your Wor- `ship,” said Mr. Grist. When she came to

my office she had a very bad black-eye, but black-eyes nowadays can be cured," he stated,

"Beefsteak!” suggested his Worship::~

|

"Me? Me do a thing like that ? Nevert

haven't the face. I would be ashamed, “zabe said, brushing her chack with one fingerin

His, Worship said he had taken.

As the police bad ng 'objection' the sam-sideration the fact that she had been, in goal for. a work and sentenced her to Sfteen days: Imd prisonment.

A TARMER from Samikui, ly annoyed by robbers

In the case in which: Small summoned the Indian no settlement could be made and the case was heard.he Indian cross-summoned Small and yes"Armstrong also for assaultin „Mr. Goldring, who appeared for the com. plainant, said that his client lived on the top floor of No. 1o, Sau Wah Fong, and a Pond On the 2nd January, at Lacenas (France)

guese family resided on the flat below. For some months past his client had been un Madame HARSAGUET, beloved mother of nine months of the current year Hongkonging long-coats, went down to West Point last. There was no dynamite inside. There was able to sleep at night owing to the row purchases amounted to 635,399 barrels, night for dinner. Before the "chow was oatmeal. His hearty guffaw encouraged the made by the people below, who kept valued at $2,383,806. Shipments, during, faished Chan had to be put to bed, for he was lady to return to his side, and she on seeing awake all night.. and made such a noise by saw the farmer coming down,

EDWARD E. PARSONS, of a daughter.

DEATH.

Madame L. Barmont

The Hongkong Telegraph

Hongkong, Widnesday, January 16, 1907

the month of September, 1906, amounted to 93,680 barrels, valued at $359.584, as against 56,935 barrels, valued at $256,244 in Sep. tember, 1905. "These are mere straws," comments our contemporary; "but they

getting quarrelsome. On the way home Chan refused to go with his friends, but started an argument with a hawker, and for all his friends could do Chan would not badge. His boise was heard by Constable Parr, who was standing at the corner, and the row ended when Chau was he came before Mr. F. A. Hareland looking very ill indeed. In addition he had a nasty wound under his left eye, which he could not ac count for He admitted the offence and was fined $5.

the contents of the "infernal machine, ex- their drunken behaviour as to make sleep chained, "Why, of course, I forgot That's impossible to those living above, On the the very tin of oatmeal placed in the cupboard alternoon of New Year's Day, went on Mr several months ago!" an

Goldring, Gomeze went up to see mall. He The lady, looking a picture of misery, and was in a very intoxicated condition. After "eursing herself mentally, scized hold of the some conversation his client begged Gomeze out of the charge-room, leaving the officer Soon after this Mrs. Gomes rumbed up tổ return to his work and the prisoners in the cell, Sunil's flat, to drunkes and hysterical who had no doubt gone through an ordeal, to condition, and begged for protection as, accord- beave a sigh of relief, and wonder when the ing to her, she was being ill-treated by her next scare would come along. I

ongkong a few days ago chase a revolver. He secu in shop at West Foint, had putting it in his pocket, town. A lukorg on duty). Central had his suspicions

pocket bulging

hath he has stopp near enough he was stopped aaft; Journey to the Central Police Stal ult. The farmer was arraig F. M. Hazeland, this morn

BOOM IN HONGKONG BANKS, show the drift of the wind, and emphasize taken to No. 7 Polica Station, This morning tin, bid the sergeant “Good night" and sailed to keep quiet that night as he wanted a sleep" Court, and he pleaded guilty

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Following the official announcement which we were authorized to make last evening of a proposed increase in the capital of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, there has been a mild-and to the fortunate few holders of the gilt-edged stock a pleasing scusation in Hongkong Banks this forenoon. For a considerable time past the stock of this prosperous fiarn- dial institution has been regarded with a large amount of favour by investors in London, with the result that a gradual

forcibly the importance of cultivating closer trade relations with Oriental countries,"

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MAJOR General Perrott has been appointed to the command of the Tropps in the Straits, Tux Shanghat Mercury understands that Mesurs. Butterfield and Swire bave purchased the extensive property in warow belonging to Messrs. Lauts and Haesloop. The purchase price is stated to be $100,000.

ENCOURAGED by the success of its ante Issue of smaller denominations the Banco Nacions; Ultramarinn has fast pat in circulation their notes of Sag'denomination, The National ja

FLOWER FURNISHERS.

to

husband. Smill turned; them out. At [11] Lo'clock that night a most fiendish noise came from below and Small went down to beg them to stop It As soon as he entered the house the Indian with another man and twó women set upon Small Mr. Goldring em que of the most important banking institutions It is a rule-in fact almost a law-that the phasised the point that the Indian is a noted in Portugal and three years ago established a flower sellers who carry on their trade in pugilist in Hongkong Continuing, Mr. Gold- branch at Macao, which some time later saw Wyndham Street, shall keep the roadway in ring stated that Small picked up a chair sud the necessity of a sub-agency in the important front of their respective places of business" "let fly at defendant, opening his head. He

FREE FIGHT.

evidence.

Ward Yau, a copiis, on money, no fixed place of abode, and unemployed, figured before Mr.

loaded revolver without

Explained why he wante

and was discharged. The property of the Crowns

SHIPPING AND M

MAILS DUE German (Guilianas) xyih inst.day American (Mongolia) 20th Inst. French (Tourane) ased inst... Canadian (Athenian) 3rd-prox

The s.1. Satruma sailed from Sunn

The T.K. K. 13. Hongkon MarN MATIYA at San Francisco on 14th Inst

The M, M. Co.'s, TENTAN ward French mail on Sing

The

of absorption of local scrips has SASAxi Gare, doctor.bay on the steamship business centre in this Colony, Negotiations swept clean, and kept clear of leaves, dead I did not deny for a minute that his client struck the morning of Isth inst been steadily progressing. The demand Kaga Maru, lying at the Great Nonasra docks, were soon completed with Messrs. Rosario & Co, Br, tags and other chris. Last evening, defendant, but it was done in self-defence, was so greatly in excess of the supply that Seattle, fell from the vessel on the 18th ult. and

of Hongkong, under whose manager, Mr. J. J. Lowever, at about 7.30 o'clock one recalelizant he concluded t at one time last year Bank shares drowned. The body was recovered and

feiria, the local business of the Banco Ultra florist refused to do bis share of the sweep

Evidence was then called, and the case was requoted in brokers lists at over was taken back to Japan for burial.

marino was initiated and efficiently fostering, and the others, fearing, possibly, that remanded to allow the Indian la cell medical $900 a share for a paid-up scrip of $135 THE valus of land in Saudakan is on the in. ed. It was through the efforte of Mr. Leiria that they might be blamed for the poswept only. But with the rise in exchange the creas. Recently, but before the Sandakan. the notesofthe Portuguese Bank were first accep- penisp of the fond, endeavoured, in the silver quotation saw a consequential drop, Marudo Kailway project was mooted, an offerted in Hongkong slaven months ago and to-day words of Nelson, to impress upon him "although the sterling rate has advanced equivalent to over Sky por acre was made for sw understand, that so great is the safety of that the Government, like England, expected

two acre waste more than a mile these foreign notes considered inatukny, are") (very "rain to do his duty, Bot, the Edhist F. A. Hazeland; at sig Polles Cout, this mom- to 597.10 towards the end of last die mecz fblokowaland, mices. The sand accepted by all the local "Becks at theirffice world not believe them, and a free figurenised leg, on a charge of stealing a parce containing week, Calculated fan) the basis of tho,

value and, moreover, have ready circulation In the wilds one of the belligerents picked up cosed pleaded not guilty. The hawker, Chung $8. from a hawker, fyesterday afternoon. Ac/ diy dead and bonus declared the stock

stock unsold,

**** || among traders between Hongkong and Macao. a bamboo pole and, bringing, it down on the Kam Fak, said that at two o'clock yesterday his for some, time stood on a five Ma. Frank Browna has kindly consented to So extensive has the business of the Banco Ul- bead of the man who was the cause of all the afternoon-hewan in a crowd, bargaining for

of tramarino developed that it is no exaggeration trouble, laid him out." "A cai on the forehead, the purchase of some cheap a

shoe

whoo he Fix per cent footing, which goes to deliver lecturs, under the auspices o

the Longkong Odd Volumes Society, on to state that the lostitution's earn-over in the Co-wolachas long resulted, then came ambulance, left hand in his breast pocket. how the high favour it stands at when the Radium," at the City Hall, on Monday, the lony run into millions for a single twelve-month. | hospital and treatment for one man, and fines ground and saw, accused speeding-down the. Bank rate of interest is not less than arst lost, at 7 pm. Bir Henry Berkeley, In design, the Sag-note is similar to those of of each for four of those arrested for being chase, but accused far caught by Lidiaries road, with his purse in one hand. He gave The present week opened KC, will take the chair, Members may

Rock opene

black oh a concerned in the disturbance, by order of their vachmilf at the corner, Bequel ; Six with Hongkong Banks quoted at 5840'ad- "their friends,

Worships at the Magi

2 bard labour and four hours-stocks

the Sg and Sto bills; it

red ground work on bond

tained

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