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Telegrams.

- {Renter's.]

Now Zealand Budget.

London, 17th. July,

The free list includes, cotton piece goods, dress priols, tapestry, sugar, unground spices, figs, dates, and linseed and olive oils.

The Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, Frime Min ister, has announced that the education test will be imposed on Chinese, in addition to a poll tax.

The "Georgia" Explosion." Another victim of the explosion in U.S.S. Georgia is dead."

Later.

Heavy Damages for Libel. Messrs. Lever Bros., soap makers, in an action for libel against the associated, news, papers, representing The Daily Mail, the Mirror, and. The Evening News, have been awarded £50,000 damages,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 19. 1907.

RICE MARKET IN JAPAN.

ABNORMAL: PRICES RULING.

THE JAPANESE QUESTION IN AMERICA.

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To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG HOTEL KEIT

SATURDAY, July 2čí

DINNERE

Hons D'EUVRES. Sardines on Toast.

Soup.

Mock Turtle.

FISH.

Baked Fish and Tomato Sauce.

ENTREES.

Australian Bacon and Benna.

CURRY.

Sweetbread Patties.

Goa Corry.

JOINTS, &c.

Roast Sirloin of Beef and Horserad.sh." Roast Capon and Celery Sauce. Boiled Leg of Mution and Caper Sauce. Cold Galantine of Veal and Mixed Salad.

SWEETS,

Jeg bele are coming into the county in large nig bars, Our:contemporarios observa that Japanese laboureri în Hawaii have been THREATENED TROUBLE IN CANADA,G

rapidly transmigrating to British Columbia, and the Japanese who have by this means According to the Japan Chronicle the rice JAPANESE CONSUL'S SIGNIFICANT WARNING.

edered Canadian territory, are aid to hava market la Japan has gone up abnormally of A San Francisco mesunge to vernacular reached an adormontgotál, late. The rate is roling at over Y17 per koku, contemporaries states that the London Marne a telegram to the Government the Japan. and the retail price advanced in Kobe to overig Port remarks that the dispatch of the Unit Consul at Vancouver states that the supply sen per so which is said to be a record price ed States squadron, to the Pacific is nothing, bour in the neighbourhood of Vancouver for the city. Loud complaints are being heard more than part of a policy of the U.S. Govem, eds the demand, and as numbers of Japan- from the poorer classes as to the deatness of ment for obtaining a vote of Congress for ele babourere pass thence into the territory of rice. In an article the Osaka Skimpe observes appropriations for the extension of the Nary the United States, it can be seen that it is very" difficult for Japanese coming from Hawail to that the present quotations on the rice market and the Panama Canal operations.... form a record. The causes which are forcing

Count Okuma, who recently received an obtain employment. The Japanese labourers up the market may be varied, continues the anonymous telegram from the United States leVancouver are now placed in a very try Osaka journal, but the general appreciation asking for his views on the report, of the dis- le position in consequence of the declina of commodities, and the increase of Land-tax paich of the U.S. battleship squadron to the of the rate of wages and also of the con may be the principal factors. The failure Pacific, has received a telegram from the New lifted arrival of Japanese from Hawaii of crops in Russia and Chisa may also Park World to the following effect: Pre The Japanese Consul expresses a fear--which Lamb Cutlets on Green Peas, be responsible in some measure for sise of the sident Koosevelt has officially approved is significant—that the new-comers may be. market, but this having no direct bearing op scheme to master a large squadron on the led to act in sich a way as to bring disgrace the corn market of Japan, its fofluence Pacific. Await reply in regard to the attitudes upon the national prestige of the Empire, ow. on the Japanese rice market may soon

of the Japanese people on the question." ing to the great difficulty in getting -a-living, disappear. It is generally admitted that

Count Okuma has sent the following reply, and the Consul says that he may be compelled the price of rice has been comparatively low,

which he had originally drawn up as a reply to send them back. The Japanese labourers and that it was only natural that it should go

to the anonymous telegram:-"We feel very arriving at Vancouver from Hawail of late are up. The advance, in the price of rice will la

much surprised at the report that a squadron nay simigrants, which shows that they have create the difficulty of the poorer classes to get of 16 battleships is about to be sent out to the gone to Hawaii with the fixed object of trans a living, and will affect the country economical. Pacific: to view of the most friendly and mjenging to Canada. "There are ways of pro ly, but on the ether hand it will increase the intimate relations which continue to exist be-coding direct to Canada from Japan, points tween the two countries, I cannot believe that if the Consul, and they may go direct if they profit of the farmors, with the result of an enhancement in the value of land, which will the United States will ventura to resort to are guaranteed employment. It is extremely give an inducement to capitalists to invest such an action as to menace Japan by force of unwise för emigrants to proceed to Canada við their money in real estate. The price of rice arms. Nor can I find the existence of any Hawail and lacurring, extra expense without forms a most important question for the con factor which warrants the United States re-fin obtaining information as to the situation Fideration of the economic circlesof Japan, and sorting to coercive mensures and trying to ofthe labour-market, în Canada.-Jepan il requires very careful study. The improve: force ber demands on Japan by means of a | Chronició. ment of the living of the inasses and the steady demonstration of arms. The Japanese people Suggesting that the Seattle Chamber of Com- increase in the population will naturally in hold to the principle of fair play and peace, and merce send a deputation of its members to the crease the demand for rice, the output of rice we would never take up arms unless compell. in Japan will in time become inadequate to ed to do so by force of circumstances. We do principal Chinese poïts to meet the commer cial bodies of those cities and thereby engender meet the demand, and the importation, ol not, however, hesitate to resist for the mainten more friendly relations between the commer.cereals will rapidly increase.. A large area of

ance of the position of our country in the event cial and trade interests of the Occident and

of being menaced unjustly by force of arme, Orient, but especially for Seattle's benefit, and

as we cannot passively endure injury to our declaring that the lack of American intercourse

national prestige. We are sincere in our de- with the Flowery Kingdom is due, not to the

site to remove the fundamental cause which may be likely to disturb the friendship existing exclusion law, but to the abuse of them by pelty officials on the Pacific coast, Fletcher

between Japan and the United States, in order" to bind the two countries together more closely, S. Brockman, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association for China and

The principal cause which disturbs the friend. Korea, yesterday addressed the Chamber of

ship between the two countries is the unfair Commerce, reports the Stattle Post of 19th

discrimination in the treatment of Japanese in ult. He told of the field of commerce in

the United States. This demand of the Japan Vawakened China, which ties open to the nation

est people, I believe, is righteous and fair, and that will go after it in the right way. The

is compatible with the aspirations of the United speaker took occasion to pay high compliments

States people, who make fair-play their prin-

The libel consisted of impugning the honesty of the firm by charging it with giving short weight.

HOW TO SECURE TRADE OF CHINA.

BUSINESS TRIP PROPOSED.

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waste land still awaits cultivation, and the method of tilling had still leaves room for much improvement, so that the advance of the price of rice may hasten the cultivation of waste land and also bring about an improve ment in the methods tilling the soil.

'AMERICA AND THE BOXER

: · INDEMNITY.

Is it's fact (asks the Washington Post of the 75th May) that the United Stajes is, in part

to Chinese character. Mr. Brockman said, in responsible for the terrible faming that is kill" ciple in life. I cannot find out any foundation

pari;

"China is destined to be the centre of the new world of civilization. 1 feel that the Chinese are the equals, if not the superiors, of any people of Asia. There is no people whose reliability is more thoroughly developed or whose generosity is greater. When a China man gets ahead in a business serine he wants increase and he does not remain idly in his past condition, He is one of a people which appreciates all the demands of civilization and he spends ha money freely. One of the great mistakes we have made in America is to assume an easy feeling of superiority. We' have either spurned or patronized the Chiness and they rightly resented it.

"Seattle's position has been different from that of the rest of the country, and I do not

intend to flatter when I say that your city's

altitude toward Chinese is something of which the nation may well be proud.

"The transformation in China's educational system has been absolute and complete. The system which has held sway inr 2,000 years was changed two years ago by the stroke of the pen of the Dowager Empress. The best modern education, that of Japan and America, has been adopted. Americ in education in really the ideal of China. This has resulted in the sending of thousands of students abroad to study the ennditions in other countries, and every one of these becomes an apostle for Western things. What this means to 'com. merce is obvious.

"The entire industrial system of Chinu has also changed. The reason for the tardy intra duction of railroads in the empire, is due to the fact that heretofore other nations have always used them for purposes of conquest and so far have succeeded in creating a panic every time the subject is broached.

"Because American promoters have not kept their promises that no other foreign capi tal should own these railroads it is almost im possible to get any concessions from the

Chinese.

a

ing thousands of people every day in various

Mr. Kato, ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, provinces of China? It is asserted by those in the war rumours."

has also received a similar telegram from the who ought to know the facts of the situation that there is plenty of food in Chira and that the reason why people are starving is that they New York journal above referred to, Mr. Kato has replied to the effect that in Japan no credit have heen stripped of money by laxation to pay is placed in the report of the dispatch of the 16 the Boxer indemnity to Christian" Dations.battleships. At any rate, whether true or not, Nothing but prompt relief can prevent

Mr. Kalo concludes, such a matter is entirely million deaths. The "Christian" nations put the business of the United States, and no offer the heathen to shame by the brutality of the country has anything to do with it. conduct of some of them during their stay in China. In the matter of indemnity the powers demanded much more than the amount of their expenditures and a great deal more than the impoverished nation was able to pay In-plain truth the conduct of most of the powers including the en mans indentity demand, was more outrageous than the Boxer insurrection.

AUDITING MONOPOLIKS.

The essence of the evil underlying all mono. polies,-except the few which, in the initial age of some enterprises may reasonably demand some compensation for the riske which they run in undertaking an experiment which, if successful, will benefit the world,

Rice Pudding.

Noyau Ice Cream and Finger Cakes. Cheese Biscuits. Tipsy Cakes.

DESSERT.

Coffee.

. Fruite.

TO LET.

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that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whorf and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon, whence and/or from the Wharvei delivery may be obtained.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 25th July, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

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while, if it prove unsuccessful, will react upon for their services than they should, if competi their conductor's alone—is that they charge more

to forced them to lower their rate to the safest probable minimum, and thereby fetch some of the guin which should go into the pockets ofONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed the general consumer. Gain, in this case, means. of course reduction of cost, or the difference between the two prices at which anything can be sold, or any service rendered.

No Claims will be admitted after the Good Now an auditing monopoly is open to the same objections, any other. These remarks have laft the Godowns, and all Goods remain. are not lavelled at any particular business buting undelivered after the 25th July, will be sub. designed to uphold a principle. There may ject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be be half a dozen Chartered Accountants in any piesented to the Undersigned on or before the

20th Aug., or they will not be recognized.. the competition needed in any healthy rivalry, town, and they, may be well provided with all But there are rivalries-and rivalries. Of late years, a very healthy description of com palition has been disclosed, not merely in the rivalry of different businesses carried on under the same style and title but im A San Francisco message dated Saturday is the starting of timilar kind of business to the effect that all the Japanese employed by under different titles and styles. In other the Army and Navy at Manila have been dis-businesses the Accounting and Auditing, missed, instructions having been received from different principles may even be worked upon- a freedom hardly allowable to Accounting the Washington Government, it is stated to discharge them. This message adds that the which has its own limitations. But of late reading of the principal force of the U.S. fleet years, training and examinations for Accoubt to the Pacific is believed to be the first stepants have been cheapened so as to make the

The Japan Chamlele of 7th inst, says :➡00 towards the maintenance of a permanent profession of Accounting less difficult than it

afternoon at about 2 o'clock four was before; and though there is no design of a Friday powerful squadron on the Pacific.

disguised advertisement in these remarks and children were on the Minategawa bank, when no society or institution will be varied, varietiesche of them; a girl of twelve, was enticed by of Auditing and Accounting firms' which have a coolie, about 23 years of age, to leave the others. When a little distance away he picked up the child and carried her to the Minatogawa tungel. The other children, frightened, ran and informed the mother of the girl. Information was at once given to the police, and a number of constables were immediately sent to the Minatogawa bank. The girl was met proceed- ing towards her home. She was weeping and J. & F. MARTELL'S. very frightened. The man outraged her and then ran away towards Nagata, going out by the western end of the tunnel, Up to about 6 pim, a number of men suspected of being the assailant were apprehended, but they were all allowed their liberty as there was no evidence against them. The culprit is still at large. He is said to be the type of coolic employed in the iron works.

As one of the results of the taxation imposed upon the peasants "small children are being diowned or sold into slavery worse than death under the stress of the bunger of the parents, The Boston Advertiser states the truth when it declares that no American attempts à defence of the part taken by our government in this indemni. ty business. The Advertiser further states that the only excuse that can be affered is that apparently doing its utmost to stir up anti- the other "Christian" nations which assessed the indemnity on China participated in the same sort of robbery. The Advertiser quotes John D. Long, who was a member of the McKinley Cabinet as having said that he voted

The U.S. Government, it is further added, is to submit to Congress a project to cassiruct large docks on the Pacific coast..

The New York: Harald (to which the Japan-existed at Home for some time, are now being ese stałcanien have been cabling so freely) is extended into thit counity and may well claim share of public patronage and encourage ment. Whether it be true or untrue, that come heads of businesses which retained properly diplomaed Accountants have not themselves received the hallmark of their own employds, there is no reason why the widest publicity should be given to the circumstance of a new and wholesame competition in the business of Accounting and Auditing, which may lead to reduce its costliness—Indian Engineering.

apanese feeling, publishing wild statements daily. That journal declares that the dispatch of the battleships of the Atlantic. squadron to the Pacific, as decided by the President, is connected with the troubles between Japan and the United States. This does ant admit

or the indemnity argeement only with the un-of any doubi, despite all the efforts made by derstanding that when the 'just claims of the the Washington authorities to deny it, such United States had been satisfied, this govern-denials being made for the purpose of reconcil-

quld remit the remainder of the fire. The dog the lapanese. vertiser recalls the fact that John Hay stated, before the negotiations had been coccluded, that he expected to announce to China the promise of restitution before his commission As Secretary of State should expire. According to his calculation, then, China has already paid The Advertiser in- all that is justly duc.

quires: "What prevents a settlement now, therefore, and just that much relief of China, and in the, famine?" And the Advertiser

A further message to the Amuki states that the Evening Past expresses its strong disapproval of the dispatch of the squadron to the Pacific, and declares that the action may be taken by the world as a menace to Japan:

FLOUR TRADE IN JAPAN..

STEADY INCREASE IN IMPORTATION. The importation of American flour coctiques to increase steadily and last year the importa- A special London massage to the Oraka Jiji tion amounted 10 3,500,000 bushels. When states that the Landos Press generally with this is added to the flour produced in Japan, holds comment on the news of the US the total annual consumption of flour in this squadron's visit to the Pacific. The Globe recountry amounts to over 4.203,000 bushels. fuses to accept the explanation of the U.S. The marked increase of the importation of The War Department long age filed an had an connection with the diplomatic situa An incentive to the floor-milling industry in outrageous claim for $10,000,ong Nobody in tion between Japan and the States, and da Japan, with the result that old companies have the War Department, so far as we know, pro clares that this action of the U.S. Government extended their works and new companies buvo tends to say that this claim is just or honest," in tantamount to aiding with the Californians rapidly been formed. There are now at new mill- Our Bosion contemporary recalls the fact and creating a menace to Japun..

ing companies, and according to the vernacular

HOOLIGANISM" ÎN KÒBE,

ANOTHER OUTRAGE,

COMMERCIAL.

SHARE LIST,

4. p.m.

Following are further alterations in Messrs.

"The American missionary, from the bus. answers its inquiry thus: "The obstacle alone, authorities that the dispatch of the squadron | flour since the Russo-Japanese war has giva E, S. Kadonria & Co.'s share fist to-day:

neis point of view, has been an advertisement for the West. His clothes, schools and the materials he brings with him are effective lo stimulating trade with our nation. He has created good feeling and good will toward us, and is, there fore, a real asset.

"The Chinese do not object to the exclusion act but they do abject to being invited to an exposition afterward, to be caught at San Francisco and humiliated. Resentment for this petty treatment accorded them by petty officials it at the bottom of the recent boycott.

"if we wish to get the trade of China we must pat brains and enterprise into our com- merce. We must go over here to stay with the people and study their wants. This is why other countries have greater success,

to do with it.

In the famine the people affected had money to pay for the flour they needed but could not get is because of our trade relations and transportation facilities. The present con- dition of our merchants marine hat also much

"I would suggest that the Seattle Chamber of Commerce send a deputation to China to meet with the chambers of the principal cities for the purpose of creating a better understanding between the two nations, and that in 1909, you be especially courteous to

your Chinaso visitors. It would be the best stroke you could make to render a real service to American Trado," - c

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that one of the officers of the Peking reliefA correspondent has gone to the trouble expedition, a man in the very best position for and expense of cabling that the troops of theaper the output of flour in 24 hours when these 'new mills come into full operation is estimated estimating the cost of the expediting about U.S. standing army and the volunteers of at 5.480 barrels, or 21,921 bags, in addition to, what the Government would have had to pay California opened their usual manœuvres in

some 19,200 bags produced by the old mille. had the troops remained in barracks, is authors, the neighbourhood of San Francisco on the In addition there are two mills in Manchuria- ity for stating that the extra cost of that 5th "instant, which will continue for 15 days, the Changchung flour mill, and Manchuris expedition did not exceed $1,500,000. The The general plan of the madceuvres is the de flour mill, these two mills producing 400 bar. Advertiser submits that if China were relieved fence against invasion by a fleet of a supposed reis each. When the output of the mill at from any additional payments, the Chinese enemy. -

Hankow, 400 barrels, is added, the daily out- government would at once be in a position to relieve the famine and save the lives of the millions of Chinese who are otherwise con demned to death. But our Boston contemporary correctly concludes that "so long as the War Department's claim remains without honest ad justment, it is impossible for President Roose vele to take any definite and final-action is the way of announcing to Chini that no more payment need be made to the United States And finally the Advertiser, after declaring that a prompt settlement of balances would save the lives of a million unfortunate coolie, in ques: "Is it asking too much of Elihu Root and William H. Taft to suggest that they take

A London message to the Asahi states that put of flour in Japanese mills in the Far East America-Bank TT.. the U.S. Ambassador in London, speaking at a will amount to 25,812 barrels or 774,350 bags dinner given by him in honour of Independ a month-9,292,320 bags a year. Assum- euce Day, stated emphatically that the policying the demand for flour is Japan is 4,500,000

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of peace. Referring to the diplomatic relations supply of nearly that. amonal-ie, the Singapore T.T. ................... between Japan and the United States, the output will be nearly double the present Japan-Bark T. T Ambassador remarked-that-the-attacks-on-the-demand The principal-milla-are-the-lava-Bark T.T... Japanese restaurants in San Francisco were | Imperial Flour Mill Company, with a capital of undoubtedly a matter for regret, but he de Yoo,000, producing capacity soo barrels a 4 monihi' sight LifC...... precated the idea that Japan and the United day: the Tox Flour Mill, with a capital of 6 months sight LJO..

'30 days' sight Sua Francisco & New York-541 States which were on very friendly and intimate of Y3,000,000 producing capacity 600 barrels; terms, would be involved in serious trouble on the Meiji Flour Mill, capital Y500,000, produc-4 months sight account of such a matier as that. He contra-ing capacity 500 barrels: Dai Nippon Flour 30 days sight Sydney and Melbourne..2.3 3/16 dicted the statemeals of the New York Herald, Mill, V50000, producing capacity soo bar 4 months' night France..

op this matter pow, when prompt action may Japanese papers state that the working classes | rele; the Nisshin Flour Mill, capital Y500,000 save these lives?" The Americas people are in Canada are threatasing to oppose the arrival and producing capacity 400 barrels, the Mogi not cruel or vindictive. Their feelings have of further contingents of Japanese, labourers Flour Mill (at Kanagawa), producing capacity |: 100 barrels | the Changchung: Flour Mill The Chamber of Commerce unanimously been outraged in this indemnity matter. And by force of arms, if necessary, The Cans producing capacity 400 barrels ; and the floor expressed its appreciation of Mr. Brockmap's | the boasted" "Christianity of Europe and diana maintala that the supply of labour in mill at Haakon producing capacity 600

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