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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1907.

people claimed that Taft's ruling "in | A HAWKER, who was guilty of selling caken permitting the entrance of Chinese actors without a licence, made an attempt to argue at imo" the islands when they could not the Police Court this morning that roasted rice. enter the United States was in violation of "cakes!" He had not a licence to hawk either. balls did not come under the category..of the rulings of the Treasury Department and it doesn't matter whether it is cakes or rice. the Attorney-General of the United States. balls," said the Court, you take out a licence."

A. S. WATSON & CO., "That Taft's interpretation of the law

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

The following PORTS SHERRIES bottled in Europe

He was fined Sy

"ASA, "LUS.STW SILESIA”.

TAXKB TROOPS TO LISBON,

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NS. WWONGKO!" IN PURT.

Shortly after thren o'clock this afternoon, the sa. Wonekad steamed into the harbour under¦ When the Hamburg Amerika Liniet sa. 'convoy of the salvage steamer Protector, The Silaja left the harbour this afternoon on her Wongkat was strabded at Cape Varella, and has way to Lisbon vis, parts, she had on board a since been refloated by the Profector with numberof Portuguese time-expired man who are

whose expert craw of salvagers not a single service in Macao. returning to their homeland after their term of undertaking has yet failed of complete success three officers, including the Colonel, 21 second engines and is now lying alongside the quay at These troops comprise | The Wongkof steamed lato port with her own Class, and 204 meo, third class, all of whom Hung Hom' awaiting agents' instructions before arrived from Macso by the river boat and tran-docking for survey and repairs. shipped here this morning to the on-carrying troopship. Before leaving this port the captain

LIMITED.

is faulty, remarks our contemporary, "CARELESS driving and causing bodily harm evidenced by the cable from General to a servant boy, Le Tim, residing at No. 28, Edwards. The cable is as follows: "Wash Staunton Street, was the charge against Chan ington, February 4, 1907. Smith; Manila. Pan, ricksha coolie, No. 2087, at the Police Secretary of War, after full conference Court, this morning. The accident took place with the President and the Secretary of in Queen's Road Central, at five o'clock yester State, has become convinced there must day afternoon. Complainant was returning of the Silait entertained at tiffin Mr. J. J. THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY be uniformity of construction of Chinese from the bazaar and walking in the middle of Leiria, Vice-Consal for Portugal, together with exclusion law with reference to admission of the road, when accused dashed across the road the Captain, First Lieutenant, and Doctor of

with his ricksha, expecting a. fare. The com Chinese to the Philippine Islands and the plainant could not clear in time and the wheel sides the returning officers, when

the Portuguese gunboat Rio Lima," be- admission of Chinese to, the mainland of the of the ricksha passed over his right fool, severe- usual complimentary toasts and

United States, and, therefore, previous rully bruising it. Mr. Melbourne fined the depared. The returning troops appear. haveing of the Department with respect to Chin fendant one dollar,

ed to be in the best of health and spirits, and ese actors, printers, et cetera, is hereby

way to the Old Country" again. Early in the afternoon the Silesia steamed out of the harbour, the returning troops setting up. ringing cheers as the vessel left her moorings, which were responded to by friends who had heen to see them all, and who waited in the launches to see the vessel make a start.

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the

The twenty-sixth annual report is as follows The general managers have pleasure in sub- han-mitting a statement of the Company's account

for the year 1906.

Including $3,776.31 brought forward from the

as an interim dividend of $3 per share, the balance at credit of profit and loss account is $143,836.81 which it is recommcoded'should be appropriated as follows:-

HONGKONG, CANTON AND ƐMAQ.

·STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERE,

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The eighty-first ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong, Canton and office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, at 12 Macao Sisamboat Co., Ld,, was held at the o'clock, noon, to-day. There were present: Haupt, F. A. Gomes, C. Lenzmann, C. Thiel, Messrs. E. Goets (Chairman), N. A. Siebs, A.,

W. A. Cruickshank, and R. Shawan (Direc tors); Captain W. E. Clarke, (Secretary); Messrs, A. H. M. da Silva, P, C. Potts, F. Ellis,

J. Moses, G. de Champeaux, Dr. J. W,

Noble and others.

The ecretary having read the Dotice con- vening the meeting,

been especially selected and pro-reversed and the rulings of the Bureau of A COMPLAINT was made to Inspector Ritch seemed delighted at the idea of being on their previous year, and after deducting $20,000 paid regret that the holiday so well deserved after`

oured from the celebrated Firm of Immigration, Treasury Department, in con-

C. G.. SANDEMAN SONS & CO. London, Oporto and Xeres.

l'e: Case,

PORTS.

DOURO

$15.00

OLD TAWNY....

18,00

INVALID

18.00

ESTRELLA.

FIVE DIAMOND

2.4.00

27.00

VERY OLD TAWNY...

· OLDEST & FINEST.

12.00

50,00

SHERRIES.

LIGHT DRY........... $13.00

Pei Cast

SOLERA

VERY PALE DRY

18.00

18.00

FULL GOLDEN......... PALE DRY NUTTY... FINE OLD BROWN...

21.00.

24.00 30.00

formity with Attorney General's opinion, will hereafter be followed. Secretary of State cabled Consuls at Amoy and other places similar instructions.-Edwards.". With view of giving effect to the new fuling of the Immigration Law, Collector McCoy has issu ed. Chinese immigration circular 185, em bodying the cable and calling the attention of all collectors of customs in the islands to the revoking of the instructions of April 4, 1906.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Gold firing scheduled to take place on the 13th inst. has been postponed in Friday, the

15th inst.

TANG Sangpa coolic, employed in an Indian grocer's shop at No. 37, Elgin Road, Kowloon, was found guilty at the Police Court, this morn ing, of stealing one pound of butter, the pro perty of his employer, J. A. Shroff The coolie had concealed the butter in his pocket and was about to leave the shop when the theft was dis-

covered. Mr. Melbourne sentenced him to fourteen days' hard labour.

IN reference to the fire which occurred in a rattan furniture godown in Bullock Lane, Wanchai, yesterday morning, it is stated that there are no suspicious circumstances sur rounding the outbreak. The fire was caused by sparks descending through the chimney while the occupants of the first floof were pre- paring their morning meal, and setting alight a A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, bundle of rattan goods which were stored

AGENTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hangkang, 22nd January, 1907

NOPROF.

directly under the chimney.

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SHORTLY before two o'clock this morning the policeman on duty in Gage Stree! heard a £3* | poise while passing house No. 44. He started to savestigate and with his bull's-eye lantern saw two men haddled-together. hiding behind the street door. They were asked to give an account of themselves, but as they failed they were removed to the Central Police Station and charged with being rogues and vagabonds. They were arraigned before Mr. C. A. D.. Melboume, this morning, at the Police Court, and sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour each,

All comtanintentious intende? for publication in *The HONGKONG TELEGRAFİ "should be addressed to The Halitor,1, Ice Hours Road, al should be accompanied by the Writer's Name at Address.

Ordinary business ammusten latis stuld be attress

to The Manager. The Editor will not aufertage to be remable for any rejected MN,, nor to return any Contributions.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE).

x2x-380 për annum. WEEKLY $18 per The rates per quarter and per nijanseti, proportional. The daily iue in deilsured free when the address in Locomible to messenger. On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage. The postage on the weekly imus to any part of the

world in 30 cents per quarter. Single Coplex. Dally, ten cents: Weekly,, twenty,

Eve Genia.

SOA.

BIRTHS.

225

BEATTIE-At Stokes Bungalow, West Peak, on the iztir inst., the wife of ANDREW, BEATTIE On February 6, at Shanghai, to Captain J. M. DAVIDSON, 4th Bn. The King's Regt, and Mrs. Davidson, a 500,

MARRIAGE.

On February 6, 1907, at Shanghai, KENETH OSWALD MACKENZIE, son of the late Robert ALICE (BARBIE) younger daughter of the late N.C. R. Petersen and Mrs. Petersen, of Shang. hai, and grand-daughter of William A. Carlson, Harbour Master at Shanghai.

Mackenzie and Mrs. Mackenzie, to 'ASTRID

The Hongkong Telegraph

CHINESE IMMIGRATION. INTO

MANILA,

"SNATCHERS" are still to the fore in the Western district, it would appear, and one of them got summary justice for carrying on his profession yesterday. A Chinese widow, residing at 10, Cochrane Street, went with ber amab, it appears, to a goldsmith's shop in Queen's Road Central, to purchase gold car-pick. She feally selected one to suit her, and paid Siz for it. The two women then left the shop, but had bot gone more than ten yards away, when a Chinaman, who had' evidently been watching the transaction through the shop window, rushed up behind her, and snatching the ear-pin, which, according to custom, the woman had stuck in the back of her hair bolted. Fortunately, he was seen by an Indian constable and a lutong, who at once gave chase and soon secured their quarry. He is another who will spend his New Year within the walls of Victoria Gaol, ben he has completed his four hours' sjock exposure, as when he was placed before Mr. F.-A. Hazeland to-day he was found guilty, and condemned to six weeks bard labour and four bours' stacks.

at the Central Police Station last night, by Caretaker Albert F. Smith, of Alexandra Build- ings, that a number of men, who, had no per mission, could be found in the servante' 'quar ters of that building. At about one o'clock this morning, Sergeant Legaban visited the YM.C A's servants' quarters and arrested seveti men who were found sleeping there. They were arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazelaud, this morning, at the l'olice, Court, on a charge of trespassing. One and all admitted the charge, but said they were invited there to pass the night by friends, "No business to be there, without permission. $5 each," said the Court:

CRICKET

On Wednesday, the 13th instant, the Hong koog Cricket Club will play the "Garrison," commencing at 11 am. sharp. The following are the selected players Messrs, R. Hancock, H. Hancock, W. C. D. Turner, A. W. Powell C. H Mackay, G. E. Morrell, H. W. Wood. ward, R.N., L. A. Fowler, H. R. Phelips, R. A. B. Ponsonby, and W. Penké.

On Thursday, the 14th, the Hongkong Cricket Club will meet the United Services" also at a.m. The following will represent

the Club:-Messrs. R. Hancock, H. Han-

cock, W. C. D. Turner, T. E: Pearce, W. A. Powell, C, H. Mackay, G. E. Morrell, E. A Fowler, R. A, B, Ponsonby, W. Peake, and A. A. Claxton. Reserve -Mr. B, R. Phelips.

INSULENCE OF JAPANESE COOLIES.

A GROWING DANGER TO SOCIETY.

It has been noticeable since the war that there has been a growing tendency among the coolia classes, to make insulting remarks when passing foreigners, and although such remarks are usually received in silence they are very annoying, especially to those who fully under stand their meaning. We are informed on good authority that Japanese dressed in Eura pean style are often similarly insulted, while in certain districts near Kobe just now many Japanese ladies are afraid to venture out alone on account, of the disgusting remarks which the coolies engaged in conveying the rice from

the mills.to the sake brewenės make on meet

ing them. As is well known, a large number of the lowest class come to the district from Banshu to assist the sake brewing, and one of

their principal "amusements "seems to be lo insult all who do not happen to be of the class to which they themselves belong,

LEAF FOR LIBERTY.

GAMBLER'S OLD TRICK,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 11th February, 1907.

BALANCE SHEET JIST DECEMBER, 1996, Liabilities,

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Accounts payable............ Capital, 5,000 shares of $25 each... 335,000.00 Ammonia reserve account...........

9,889.0% 9.979.16 Provision for contingencies........ 80,000.00

Assets.

Land, buildings, plant

and machinery as per last accounts :$:98,936.01 Leer written off per

last report....

$367,804,98

The Chairman" said :-Gentlemen,-Since last meeting it is the printul duty of your Board to record the death of our late Secre tary, Mr. Thomas Arnold, who died very sud- denly on the 20th October last, Your directors

such a long term of servies in the Company should have been thus, quickly ended. This report and accounts having been in your hands for some days, we will, with, your permission, A final dividend of 518 per share....$90,000.00 take them as read. Turning to the report wa Provision for contingencies,.................. 25,000.00 | refer to the disastrous effects of the typhoon of To write off property a/c 24-475-35 | 16th September, in the total disablement of no To carry forward......................................... 4,361.46 | many of the best vessels of the fleet which caused your directors much concern and $143,836,81 anxiety. However, it is now our pleasant duty to, say that all the Company's vessels are again' in first class running order. The expense, as you will see by a partisal of the "accounts, has | been very great, and in the forthcoming half. year we have to face the cost of repairs and alterations to the steamer Haungthan. „Beyond'-, this noibing exceptional need be noted at pre sent. The Working Agreement between the Chipa Navigation Company, Limited, and this Company was stranged at the close of the year when the old agreement expired, and carries bine. The two new vessels purchased for the with it many advantages to the 'general'com.

Macao Service by which we hope to obtain a. - fairer share of the trade besides offering better facilities to shippers and the travelling public, are working very well, being more economical in coal consumption than the one steamer pre viously engaged as the line. The earnings of the Canton-Wuchow line bave fallen off greatly. daring the period under review, the cause of which, in the opinion of your directors, is largely due to piracy.and general want of security of life and property in 174.475.35 two Provinces of Kwangtong 'and. Kwang- si. The claim of the Company and the 225.00 Joint Owners for consequential loss against the Chinese Government for the acts of piracy committed on board the steamer Satnam la July of last year have, we regret to say, been 120 00 rejected by the British Foreign Office. The 186.30 claims for actual loss and for those of officers and crew are still unsettled. Further repro- 12,469.02 | sentations have been made, with a view of reaching a final issue. Turning to the accounts, 83,000.00 you will notice that, as in usual, we have 20,000.00 adjusted the value of share investments held 7,711.16 by the Company in accordance with the 1,924,51 | quotations current at the end of the year. The 180.00 large item of sundry debtors is explained by 1,200.00 The fact that the amount of $35,673.49 is for 28.64 insurance premis lor 1957, claims in course of collection and refund of insurange on steamers Fatshan and Tuk Hing which was not renewed, All properties mortgaged to the Company have bain surveyed and revalued by the Company's loans show a satisfactory margin of safety. I surveyors, Messrs. Palmer and Torner, and the

13002 do not think that there is anything else that 2,150.00

calls for particular comment, but should any shareholder require any, further information I 20,000.00 shall have much pleasure in answering any ***** 143,836,81 | questions.

There being no questions, gentleman, I beg $ 161,986.81 to propose the adoption of the repon and

statement of accounts as presented.

-Dr. JW-Noble-seconded.-

Notwithstanding the constant reports pub. lished in the columns of the local press of the death of a gambler as the result of his foolish jump out of a verandah or a window, while the police, the men most concerned appear panic-stricken at the sudden appearance of unable to learn the lesson thus taught them. This mode of attempted escape has now become of such frequent occurrence that inProfit and loss accoun.............. 143,835.8 reading the report of a gambling raid one almost looks to see what tragedy accompanied, or rather resulted from it. The curious part of it is that it is never the bankers, or leaders of the game, who are more severely dealt with by the Court when caught in flagrante delicto; bui those who must know that their penalty will be but a nominal one. It is therefore difficult to see why they, should become so strangely pacic-stricken, at the sight of a policeman, and risk their lives and limbs for the sake of get ting out of al fine of a few dollars! But they still continue to do it; and it may safely be assumed that they will continue to do so to the end of the chapter. Just such a case as that referred to occurred at ram to-day, wlied Sergi. Murison and his men raided the pre mises No. 2, Yuen Wo Lane, where he found patau game in full swing, and the players just in the act of laying down their stakes. the entrance of the police-valders, the usual stampede casued, and one man, following "elo custom," of course, and to keep up the traditions, jumped out of the window 10,the road below. Fortunately for him it was only a drop of ten feet-but that is not the point in all probability he did not know the height, whether it was ten or 50 feet, and would just as cheerfully have made the jump if he had knowa it to be the latter figure. However, he escaped with a broken heel, and the Magistrate taking a buraue view of the matter considered the man, who had to be removed to the Govern meni Civit Hospital for treatment, had been punished quite sufficiently, while he fined the

a

two leaders $50 each and the rest $3 per head.

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: GREAT BIRK AT KOBE.

MITSU: GODOWNS DESTROYED,

DANGERS OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION,

On Sunday morning (17th ult.), soon after five o'clock, fire broke out in the godowns of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Higashidecho, 1-chome,

Kobe, and three large godowns, and six sheds, together with the whole of the contents-con- sisting of foreign rice, ship's masts, Soja beans, brab-cake and oil-cake-were destroyed. The losses are estimated at over Y100,000. The conflagration was extinguished shortly after 7 am. but for some hours later deuse volumes of smoke continued to rise from the debris. The godawas which were burnt down covered an area of 237 tsubo, while the sheds destroyed covered 754 tsubo.

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$0,000.00

$168,936.0! Add cost of further ex

tensions ci 5,539.34 Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.share

as per last account........ China Fire Insurance Co. share, as

per last account ........... Canton. Insurance Office share, at per last accounË............................... Enisl in hand....... Hongkong and Shanghai Back on

current account.................

Hongkong and Shanghai: Bank, on

deposit Mortgages.....

Outstanding accounts ...... Accounts receivable ............. Ice in Stock..... Coal in Stock....................................................... Fire insurance, unexpired premium

85.00

$367,804.98

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, For the Year ended 31st December, 1906. To General managers' commission, $2,000.00

To Auditor's Fea, undiesaurimei

To Interim dividend of 16% paid on

2nd August, 1908.......................................... To Balance,

By Balance brought forward frem

last year........................... gaps. 3:776.31 By ice sales and cold storage char

ges, less working expenses..... 153,697.89 By Rents received (less Crown zents

and taxes paid), rea By Interest and dividends,........... By Tranfer fees, ...............................

2,226.35 0,176.25

10,00

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the

The Chairman-It is proposed by myself and seconded by Dr. Noble that the report and statement of accounts presented be passed. All in favour please signify in the usual mannet.

Carried unanimously,

Mr. Mosan praposed the confirmation" of Mr. C.Thiel as a director.

Mr. Poits seconded, and it was carried, On the motion of Mr. Silva, seconded by $165,985.8 Mr. Ellis, the retiring autors, Messrs A. OD. Gourdin and W. H..Pol., were re-elected for the ending half-year

THE PRÄVENTION OF THE

OPIUM HABIT..

Mr. H. Renault, who resides near Sumiyoshi, informs us of an incident, says the Jopan Chroni". cleos 29th ult, which occurred on Sunday after Boon having consequences a little more serious than is the usual outcome of the coolies' atten- tions to those whom they meet on the road. Two young girls were calling at the house and Mr. Renault happened to open the gate just half-a-dozen of the coolies were passing with their bullock carts. One of them made an in sulting remark in a loud tone and this was followed by filthy exclamations from the others. Mr. Renault let the girls into the compound and immediately went out and gripped one of the men by the wrist, asking him, whether he wished to be taken to the police station. When Mr. Renault opened the gate he was carrying his walking-stick, but he threw it into bis gar des and faced the coolies empty handed.. The man, in spite of his large number of friends, who would of course have been only too willing to help him if there had

Along the wooden fence which stood between been serious trouble, immediately snatched his the newly-built godowns and the older build- | zih inst, appears in the N. G. D. News:- cargo-hook (Kagi) from the cart and struck atings, three straw bags of lime bad been, bea Mr. Renault's head, but fortunately Mr. Rened up. These bags of lime had been exposed "THE Chinese New Year is at hand and Iault just managed to escape the blow, receiving to the weather and it is presumed that during only a light gash on the knuckle, which, how ever, bled profusely. Wrepching the Instru- ment from the man so 'as "to prevent" ány at- tempt on his part to rip him with it, Renault gave him to understand in fluent Japanese that such insults would not be tolerated Babic quently Mr. Renault returned the cargo-hook, throwing it on to the top of the cart. The coolies then moved on, but when 300 or 400 filthy abuse at the top of their voices. During yards away the whole crowd again shouted the altercation some Japaness men stond by, but never attempted to render any assistance.

The incident was reported to the police who were most courteous, and expressed themselves

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1907. have no fine clothes to wear-which is a shame and a disgrace," quoth Tong I to himself' "What to do?" Now Fong knew a thing or two, and one of the things he knew was that during the Chinese New Year the theatres produce their best plays, and the per- It will be recalled, that early last year an formers don their finest robes. "There exempton was made in the Chinese Exclu- then," said Tong, "there is where I must seek sion Act in favour of Chinese actors being this brilliant idea Tong went quietly into the my New Year's coat," in accordance with admitted into the Philippine Islands and in actors' quarters at the Chung Hing Theatre consequence several Chinese troupes were at 6 o'clock this morning, and finding the tired admitted into, Manila from Hongkong. Now, rehearseza resting fast asleep, he proceeded to however, › news is to hand that Chinese investigate the contents of the "wardrobe.” actors must be classed with those who In a box he discovered just the very thing he are debarred from admittance Into United wanted a fine long silk coat of brilliant hue. States territory. The Information reaches That was all Toog wanted, so seizing a us through the columns of the Manila lamp from the wall to light him on his

way, out, he made for the exit. And

The Chairman:- hat concludes the busi- Ress of the meeting, gentlemen.` Dividend warrants are now ready and may be obtained upon application. Thank you for your attend-

ance.

FOOTBALL CHALLENGK

SHIELD.

The following imperial decree, dated Peking

With reference to the memorial of the Minis- try of the Interior regarding the universal pre- vention of the opium habit we may sale (bat, The and round ties in the above shield are the rain on Friday they go wel, with the re- owing to the great harm the drug does jo our as under suit that the mixture of lime and water set fire people, we had already issued 'on' a folmer * Y.M.C.A. #," G." Co. Middlesex, on Club to some inflammable goods near by and led to occasion our deciee that opium must be strict- ground, Thursday, at 3.30, Mr. P. S. jameson, the disaster. A fireman, second in commard ly prohibited and a certain limit of time allow-referee, of the brigade attached to the Hyogo police, ed for the complete abolition of its use amongst Thursday, at 4 p... Mr. Blake, referee.

R.A. Lusitano, on Military ground, on was seriously injured through being crushed un- the people of the Empire. The memorialists "F" Co. Middlesex v. Hongkong Club, on der a wall which fell down upon him while he advocate that branches of the anti-opiums Club ground, on Saturday, at 3.30, Liest. stood on the roof of an adjoining building.society be distributed-as widely as possible and Forbes referee,

R.E. v, King Alfred not yet fixed.. Several firemen went to his assistance, and that oplum divans in the provinces be abolish- once taken to the kumi Hospital, where he tions. Webereby command the Viceroys, Gover when found he was unconscious. He was at edand closed inaccordance with the new regula.

SHIPPING AND MAILS, lies in a precarious condition. Another fire nors and Tartar Generals of provinces to impress man was almost crushed by a falling well, but upon their subordinates the importance of doing escaped with slight injuries.

thair duty in this connexion with diligence and energy. To abolish in earnest the practice of opium constimption it is most necessary to

The fire would have spread but for the ener

gelic work rendered by the Hyego fire brigade, whose services were augmented by the steam- ship Hoange belonging to the Water Police,

action. which vessel brought a powerful pump into *Owing to the character of the goods which were burnt, the most obnoxious odours pre-

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MAILS DUE.

Indian (Kumsang) 13th inst. German (Princess Alles) 14th inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 15th inst.

The Boston Tow Host Co/s 63, Lyra anivod at Seattia on toth inst,

Shanghai for Manila on 10th fast..

The Boston S.-S. Coù BE: Tremont laft

The M. M. Co.'s 15. Tonkin left_Singaporn

yesterday at 6 pm., for this port via Saigon."

clear out the source of supply, and this is the prohibition of the coltivation of the poppy plant. We, therefore, look to the said Viceroys, Governors and Tartar Generals of provinces to pay diligent attention to the regulations saDC tioned by the Throne, namely, the gradual

The P. & O∙S. N. Cola 2s Manila läft

the fire, much, to the discomfort of residenia duction of foreign, as well as native, opiumi may Line, left Kobe via Moji and Shanghai for this cultivation of the poppy plant, so that the pro- The N. Y, K. 14. Hakata Maru, European thereabouts.-Japan Chronicle.

entirely.coase within the stated limit of ten port on oth inst., and is expected hem on 19th years. Let there bo na subterfuges to deceive inst.

as willing and anxious to do all in their power to suppress this growing tendency among the coolies. Cables of 7th inst., which says:that is just where he made his fatal mis-bly notices placed along the roads regularly Most of the coolies are illiterates, but passi Yesterday Collector McCoy gave out a cable take. The moving light in the theatre traversed by them which are well known to received by Governor-General Smith from at that hour attracted the, attention of a the authorities-warning them that any inter General Edwards, which revokes the raling fukung, and as Tong sneaked' furtively out of ference on their part would mean búnishment vailed in the neighbourhood during, and after-annual reduction of the area devoted to the Singapore for this port on 13th inst, at 5 poll of Secretary Taft of April 4, 1906, regarding the premises with the coat under his arzu, this for them might to some extent remedy the evil; the favoured adresttance into the islands of Jukong pounced upon him and took him in. It seems strange that the vemacular papers de Chinese actors. Since Secretary Taft's rul charge. It matters not now what his New not take up this matter and tee to it that the ing the popularity of Manila as an amuse- | after completing a four hours' exposure in the per in which Japanese Indies aço insulted by A TOXIO wire of 7th igst, states that the .T.K...) as in the matter, so that we may attain our: The C.. PR. Ca's as Emprits of Jaban

Year's costume may be-velvet or 'rags-for conduct of the coolies is altered, for the man pillory, he has to-day entered upon a three these mes should be sufficicut to arouse a de- weeks' residence in His Majesty's Hotel, by termined movement against behaviour for order of Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Chief Magistrate, which there can be no possiblò excuse.

ment centre has been very great if the com- Ing of three large Chinese theatrical- troupes from China is to be taken in account. Many

K.S. America Mare arived at San Francisco greatest desire to protect from harm, and show left again at zo am Monday, for Hongkong, arrived at Shanghal at 9 p.m., on roth fast, and from Yokohama in a crippled condition, having kiddoess to our subjects by stamping out a where she is due to arrive at 10 2.01, 00:13ta ́encountered a terrific gals in the Pacificį deep-seated and dangerous habit,