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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 1907.

HONGYONG GENERAL CHIMBER |= [The Don of the Diplomatic Body to H. 1. H.

"OP"COMMERCE"

· Minutes of a monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber "of Commerce hold in the Chamber: Room, St George Building, Hongkong, on Tuesday, 12th November, 1927, at 1.30 pm Present-Hon.

Prince Ching

Peking, July 1sth, 1997, Imperial Highóess, –Tae sapinus durabilitiðs. under which foreign trade in China has been labouring by season of the incessant and often violent fluctuations in the gold value of silver are well known to the Imperial Government of

been deputed by the Chiness Governmeal to proceed, on a mission of investigation into trade conditions in the various Colonial Pós- scusions of the Western Powers where there as Chinese Communities, is expected to ar- rive shortly in this Colby, fr

2. His Excellency will be glad to have any observations or sugestions that your hamber

Today's Advertisements,

THEATRE ROYAL

CITY HALL

To-night and Every Evening, at 9.15.

Mi. E. A. Hewett (chairman), Mesars, G Chinatal vendra incasurer particularly the may see fitto offer regarding Mr. Yang's visit POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN

Wood, (vice-chairman), ex Haups, D. y. Law G. H. Medhurst, R. M. Smith, H. E. Tom kios and A. R. Lowe secretary

MINUTES.

early, ad 'ption if a naiform colpage, have, we-am, are aware, received un en eful attention within [the last few yeni-y none have, however, we

of Commerce

(Signed), F. H. MAY,

Colonial Secretary. belleve, met with 118 approvat, and the shua The Fecretary, Hongkong. General Chamber heldion appears to be increasing, and proves ever Įmore disturbing to foreign commercial "Interest, in China.

The minutes of the monthly meeting on 31st October were read and confirmed,,/. SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL KAHIDITION 1999, The following letter from the Government was rend

Colonial Secretary's ffice,

·Hongkong, ziet Ocinber, 1907, Sir-1 am directed to forward a copy of a latter addressed by the chairman of the Shang hai Branch of the China Association to His Majesty's Consul-General ni Slänghal on the subject of an Exhibition which it is proposed to hold at that port in 1959, and to request that your Chamber will be so good as to furaish me with their views regarding the proposal that this Colony should azicipate.I am, etc,

(Signed), F. H.. MAY,

Colonial Secretary. The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.

China Association,

Shanghai Branch,

18th July, 107. Sir- have the berour to inform you that it is proposed to hold an International Exhibi tion in that gründer the auspices of this Association" during 109"provided sufficient support can be obtained.

The Exhibition will he called Shanghai international Fxhibition and will be confined. io staple manufactüres and machinery..

It is, of course, impossible at this only stage to give particulars of space availible for each exhibitor er of the terms on which space can be rented, 1 may, however, mention that 70 acres of land have been secured in a suitable situation and hope sherly in forward plan of Bams with proposed buildings. In the meantime I would be glad if you would com municate with the Governors of the various Colonies and ascertain from them what men. surės of kappor the Exhibition is likely to`ra, ceive from the manufacturers in their districts and if they will ha prepired to rubrcribe to a gunrintee fand, which it will be necessary to

raise.

So far as can be seen the rcheine has every praspect of success, and will no doubt prove beneficial to Pritish interests in the Far East, Funher particulars will be forwarded as 8000 as possible.I have, etc.,

(S.) E. . SKOITOWE,

Chairman.

Sir Pelham Warren KC...

1. B. M. Caint-General,

Shanghai.

It was-decided'in reply that the Committee. recommended the Government to bring the proposal before all likely Hongkong Exhibitors and to endeavour to foret 'a' court the'oughly represen ative of the Colony's tende nad ia- dustries.

CURDENCY QUESTION. The following correspondence was read:—

Calonniecretary's Office,

El ingkang, 3rd October, 1907 Bir,With refaience to Mr. 1 humson's letter of the 21st May, lam directed to transmit for the information of the Chamber of Commerce the enclosed copy of a despit,b addressed by His Majesty's Minister, at Ieking to the Secre- tary of tale for Foreign Aff dis on the subject of the representations made by the Chinese Government in the matter of reform of the currency in China. I am, etc.,

(51. F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary, The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.

‚ Peking, zịch July, 1907. Sir,-In pursuance (fa representation which he recently received from the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong, Shanghai and Tien- tain the Doyen of the Diplomatic, Corps' ad- dressed a note, copy of which I have the honqur to enclose, to Prince Clark nhai. calling the attention of His Highness to the disabilities under which Forein Trade i labouring - owing to the delay in the establishment of a

uniform National Chinnge.

In his reply, copy, of which is likewise

·epclosed, the Při ce states that the question is

The gravity of the sitution thus created, and the difficulty in which the Foreign Reptas, | sentatives at Pekin find themselves to reature their nationals and to hold out to them hopes for a betterment, have led them to request moto address Your Imperial Highness on the subject, and to ask if it be not possible that some assurance, be given then that the measures now under consideration for the adoption of an uniform coinage are such that a favourable and early solution of the question can be hoped

for, Such assurances they could in turn com. municate to the commercial bodies engaged in the China trade and they would unquestionably

allay apprehensions on that poist, and res establish confidence-so essential to cummer. cil undertakings of every nature.

Trusting that. Your. Imperial Highness, will be in a position to supply the Diplomatic Dody the information it dešîtes, I avad myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Imperial High. ness the assurance of my highest considera. tion,

The Dean of the Diplomatic Body. [Lettre du Prince Ch'ing à Sɔn Excellence.

lo Jonkheer van Citters Ministre des Pays Bas et Dayen du Corps

Diplomatique à Pékin ].

Je to Juillet, 19-7

OPERA CO.

Mr, C. A. POLLARD, and Mrs. N. CHESTER, SOLE OWNERS.

TO-NIGHT (MONDAY), and TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), 23rd and 14th December :

THE BELLE OF NEW YORK”

NO PERFORMANCE ON CHRISTMAS NIOHT.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 26th, 27th and 28th December.

IN TOWN.".

GRAND MATINEE' al 3,30 PM. WWWW"IN TOWN.”

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, 8th November, 1907. Sir,-1.am directed to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letter of 15th ultimo (86.7434/1957) relative to the mission of Mr. Yang Shih Chi and to express the thanks of my Commities for the information placed at their disposal.NEXT SATURDAY, Dec. 18th,

This Chamber has no particolarobservatione or suggestions to offer regarding Mt. Yang's visit, but if that gentleman desires any informa tion which he believes the Chamber can supply as to the course of trade in this Colony, i am to suggest that he should either write direct to o on the points he requires elucidation, or make an appointment for a personal interv ev

with me at the offices of this Cramber,—I have. elc,

(Sgd.). A. R. Lowe,

Hon. F. 1. MAY, CMG

T'olonial Secretary.

Secretary,

The Secretary reported that Mr. Yang Shih Chi had not applied for any information,

NOTICE

(Children half-prica to Malince only), Late Trams to the Peak 15 minutes after ench porloraan

PRICES: $3.00, $1.00, and $1,000

BOX PLAN AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CU.

FIRE INSURANCE, ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, NOTICE is hereby given that FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES. will be. CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Nuai nest, on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 25th and 26th instus, respectively. By Order,

A. R. LOWE, Secretary, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1907.

N

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

ELI14

Government Notification

LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCI COM. MENGUAL'I XÁMBALJON A The following letter from the Commercial Education Department of the London Chamber I accordance with COVANCE BANKS WHI be CLOSED for the Transaction of Publ.c Business DD. WEDNESDAY and THURS DAY, the 1st and 2nd January, respectively.

[015 Hongkong, 23rd December, 1907.

was read

Oxford Court, Cannon Street, E.C..

2nd October, 1907.

J'ai l'honneur de vous accuser Jéception de la lettre du z Juin dernier concernant l'intro. duction d'un système man taire uniforme en

Dear Sir, The Commercial Education Com- Chine, et me deiia-dant si les mesures main?mittee of this Chamber desire to call your tehânt en considération,, donnaient à éspeter | nitention to the Scheme of Commercial Educa- ane favorable el prompte avec priere d'une

éponse,

Notre Départment s'est empressé de sé mei- I en communication avec le Ministère des Finances, q zi'nous a fait parvenir (o commodi. cation suivante:

"Considérent que le prix de l'or et de l'ar gent est expoid à des hausses et des bajases, notie Départment est justement en train de chercher un moyen pour avoir un système monétaire uníforme en Chine.

Le to Maj dernier un mémorandum fui pré. senié au trône et en répouse un Décoret Im périal ordonnait aux functionnaires du Grand

·Sécrétariat et des diverse Départments de se concerter et d'en faire un ieppoti na Trône.

Apres que les pourparlers nuront eu lieu et le rapport, avec les moyens à employer serA envoyé au T 615, nous vous ferons, savoir les dè'aiís, avec un compte rendu exact."

Nous avons Phonneur, de, pater ce qui sèle à la connaissance de Votre Excellence,

The Chairman said it was regrettable to learn that no material advance had so far been made by the Chinese Government in placing the currency of the Empire on a uniform basis, but it was to be hoped that the Hongkong Gov imment would lase no opportunity in furthering the prefect as opportunity offered.........

PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT IN THE COLONY ON A BRANGH BANK OF THE CHINESE IMPEL GOVERNMENT.

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The following letter asd. enclosures were read:-

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23th October, 1907,

of an article which appeared in a local ver Sir,-1 am directed to forward a translation

nacular paper of the 17th instant regarding the

proposed establishment in this Colony of a branch of the Bank controlled by the Chinese Board of Finance, and to request that you wil' he so good as to furnish me with the views of your Chamber on the subject. Im etc.,

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The Secretary,

(Sad.) F., MAY, Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

["ranslation.]

Extract from the Trum Wan Yat Ps of the 17th October, 1907,

Propo ed establishm'nt of a Branch Bank

in Hongkong...

Tootai Wan Ho of the Imperis Chinese now under the consideration of a Commission Telegraph Administration, Hangkong, 'bai ta' -composed of ufficiale in the Grand-Secretariat-cently forwarded-a-petition in the Viceroy

and other departmen's of State who will 'make † the following effect?—

a report to the Throne, after which His High The Bank controlled by the Board of Finance pass promises to furnish', full information on the subject. M

̧· ' In spite of his assurances, I regret to say that

po material advance bas, as far as I can, ascertain, been made towards the attainment of

has made a very good profit since it was first established. Taotai Lék Ping has received the Imperial Command to stert a branch of that bank in Canton, The close commercial cop section between Canton and Hangkang da.

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tion which it has promoted since 189), and cor. -dially invites the assistance of your Chamber

in this important work,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & O. 5. N. CO's Steamter

"SUNDA,"

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, No less than 33 Chambers of Commerce in

PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS, the United Kingdom and the Colonies are co

Consignees of Cargo by the abore named operating with this Chamber, by conducting vessel are hereby informed that their Goods ar under their nuspices, the examination of study landed and placed us their rizk in the Hangkong and Kowinon Wharf and Godown ents who may be presented froaï the schools Coujiany's Godowns at Kowl, where each or colleges in their respective towns or disconiignent will be surted out Mark by Mark, zricts.

and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed,

A copy of the Syllabus of the Examinations for 1903-a circular letter, addre sed to parents, guardians and students, set ing forth the ob- jects and advantages of these examinations for those intended for a commercial career-and the Rules and Regulations for the formation of a Local Centre of examinations, by Chambers of Commerce are sent under sepirate cover. Should you require additional copies of any of the above, or further particulars relating thereto, they will be readily supplied on api plication.

Trusting that your Chamber may give this matter their careful consideration and decide to cooperate in th> movement. Yours elc.,

The Secrel ry,

KENRIC B. MURRAY,`

Secretary,

** (hamber of Commerce,

Hongkong, China. Enclosures were lid on the table,

It was agreed that the chairman should dis cuss the matter with the Inspector of Schools.

ROSSTA IN THE FAR KAST,

MSHIPOFT'S MISSION.

a

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.

Gooils not cleared by the 29th inst., 4 P... will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever,

Damaged l'ackages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an ap pointed hour.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 23rd December, roer

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,

THE Company's Steamship

**HAITAN,"

Captai Roach, will be despatched for the Thove Ports, on FRIDAY, the 27th just, at so

'clock AM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Cu,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1957.

| SANITARY Board Office, Hongkong.

TO THE OWNERS OF DOMESTIC · BUILDINGS.

TAKE NOTICE that dader No. 5 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), every Domestic Building or part of such Building within the WESTERN DIVISION of the CITY OF VICTORIA, Occupied by members of more than one family must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the owner during the months of November and ecember 2

N.#.—The word "Throughout" wed in' this notice means that the Houses should be Lime-

washed in respect of all the Walls of cach Room and Staircase, all Cubicle Partitions, Stair, Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Roofs both in Mam Buildings, Offices and Servants' Quarters und inclusive of Verandahs,

The Backyard should have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the first

Aoor.

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Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in

good condition, however, need not be Lime- washed, but must be Cleansed.

The Western Division of the City lies to the West of Tapk Lane and Cleverly Street.

G. Ä. WOODCOCK, Secretary.

17 Dated this 2nd day of December, 1907] [1iti

KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

THE "WORTHSTAR SAUCH? TRADEMARK ÞRAUD,

PATENT BUREAU'S DECISION, The decision is published in the Official Garette of the Palout, Bureau in the petition

filed by Messrs. Lea and Perrin, of Worcester,

Intimations

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO, LD.

INVITE INSPECTION

NEW STOCK

Steinway,

Bechstein,

Russell,

Krauss,

Romhildt,

Werner, &c.

GRANDS & UPRIGHT'S

BUILT UNDER our, l'ERSONAL SUPERVISION

Enuouving 30 YEARS, LOCAL

EXPERIENCE.

Hopekong, 5th December, 1907,

IXMAS AND

NEW YEAR

HAMPERS.

Minutes of a meeting of the Council held af the Board Room, on the'sid December, 1907.

Present.-Messrs, W. H., Wallice, (Chair man), A. P Gardiner, Huang Ts'an-chew, W. Kruse, S. Okuyama, W. Wilson, the Healthgine Yasui Keishichiro, of Arta-machi, 3- chome, Kobe, for a declaration of the invalidity of the registration of trade-ninik No. 29, 134.7 used by respondent on battles containing (FROM $15,00TM AND UPWARDS)," sauce manufactured by him. The petitioners,

Officer and the Secretary.

Messrs Lea and Perrin, maintained that, 'the'

of the trade marks. Nos. 9.59 and 9.590

tortuous

HAMPERS

CONTAINING 1 BOTTLES

OF THE

between the marks used by petitioners and te- spondent respectively. On the mark used by petitioners, the directions for use and the quality CHOICEST WINES, SPIRITS, of Worcester sauce are printed, and the same is done on the respondent's is bel

An application was read from the Japanese Before M. Shipoff, the Russian ex-Minister Consul requesting permission to use certain of Finance, lefs Shanghai for Hankow, writes ground near the Lower West Road, below the correspondent, I had some further conversa Gerran Consul's residence and in the direc ion. ten with his Excellency on the policy of Rus of the Japanese Cemetery by the officers of trade-mark in question was a combination six in the Far East which may be of interest} Hẹ l. J. M'a ̈ship"A'aniwo, for small arm

a day to be notified by the held by petitionen. The mark No. 9,579 had in addition to the details already published by practice on the North China Daily News. M. Shipoff is Japanese Consul. The Council decided to printed on its upper pan in a Accompanied on his journeys by M: Poutiloff, the grant permission, providing the Senior. Off. surve the word, "Worcester Sauce, and most influential personage in the management cer of the paity firing takes every precaution the trade-mark of respondent had also a similar. of the Run Chinese Bink and of the Chinese to ensure the safety of the public (persons us-inscription in the same words and printed in Eastern Railway; by M. Bogoyavlensky, forming the roads and paths, working in the fields, the same type as the one being used by peil. erly Russian Consul at Harbin and Kirin; quarries, on board boats near the beach, &c.) tioners, and there was a general resemblance by M, Balscheff, an attaché from the Min by putting out sufficient lock-out men to pre. istry of Finance at St. Petersburg, and vent persons approaching within the danger hy yarious others. The moral effect which | zone, a mission, so constituted is intended to con vey is that the Russian Government is de voting its attention to economic questions it to be understand that Russia has abandonid, more than to any others; and M. Shipoff wishes

A letter from the Superintendent of Police in used as a common designation, just as if not for ever, at least for a considerable time,

"Narazuke" not actually produced at Nara ter former bellicase me hod of procedure in the German Consul, together with bis reply, was

It was main the Far Fast On these lines and in view of read concerning a collision between a licensed Bill called “Narazuke." the fact that the political horizon has now sampan (No. 97) and a meam pinnace belong-tained that there was distinct difference be

tween the two. trade-marks in the poitīna to be assured throughout the whole of Northern night of the 29th Nov, by which an Austrian label of respondent his name was printed in become absolutely clear and that peace appears ing to 5.M.5. Arcon, in the harbour on the forming the most prominent part. On the at our Office and make

and two Chinese were drowned. The German their trade-mark, Asia for a long time to come, M. Shipoff has sailor, belonging to the Kalter Frans Josef bold type, as was the name of petitioners in Consul in hit reply stated that from the report

a uniform system of currency. At the same mands that a branch of the bank should alsom faith in the-ultime derelopment of Nor

On the motion of Mr. Wallace, it was decided to ask the China Light and lower.Co., Ltd, to forward, with as little delay as possible, the plying the Settlement with light and power. conditions of their proposa's (in detail) for sup- Rewards Worcester sauce" were now

The respondent demanded that the petition be dismissed, contending that

1

The Patent Bureau held that there was a

&c.,

&c. &c.

We invite you to call

your own selection from

· time it must be admitted that in certain respects he established in Bangkong so as to improve thein Henchuria. There is reason to belleve at least, the Chinese Government have shown the present facilities for trade. If such a banch that Russia in the persent airailoned condition of the S.M... Arcot it was evident that the great resemblance between the two trade-miks our extensive stock in all zome appréciation of the diadvantages of bank of the 'Im-rrial Chinese, Government is of home finance, will welcome the judicious sumpan was alone to blame for the accident, in question, both in form and appearance, and irresponsible action on the part of the p ovinces established, commerce is bound to improve. employment of foreign capital in her Far the sampan, without having a fight, tried to declared the registration of the trade-mark of

Restrictions have been placed on thissure.requests the Viceroy to submit his sugges. Esstern possessions The calorization of the closely cross the bow of the German pinnace respondent to be invalid, in accordance with Lines of Winos, Spirits, of copper coin from the provincial mint, etions for the consideration of the Board of Recountry, he added, is the object of much at which was carrying hoth red and white lights No. 4 of Article 2 of the Trade Mark Law experiment which His Fxcellency Ching Chib. veine and the Chief Director of the Bank, tention, excellently bestowed, of the Chinese whereas she should "have parsed behind the tung was authorised to make of intreducing a

Tael colpage has been spped and infiture It has decided to reply that the Chamber Government, but for the present up special pinnace. However, the simpan was over, Japon Chront lo

seems to have convinced the Central Govern. I could'see no reason to object against the open, 1 colonizing meatures have been taken by the loaded and careful handling was the more I tlie coursa: of an interview Admiral' Robley ment that the dollar must be adopted as the ing of a Chinese Government Back in the Ru'sian Covernment in Northern Mapcholis necessary. standard coin.

Colony so long as it was on exactly the same

The Superintendent of Police reports the D. Evans stated that, after his visit to San Apart from the above, and the visit of in: | footing as the other. Foreign Banks now trad-

A SEIZURE of fourteen revolvers and co following cases have been heard is the Mixed Francisco, he will, if the President so orders, spection, which... His Excellency Cu'en Pl, the ing in the Colony,

rounds of ammunition was made on Saturday Court since the last meating:-Summonses: pay a friendly visit to our neighbours in the Pacific." This statement li held (o, confirm Vice-President of the Board of Finance, lately MR VANG SHIR-CBL IN OFFICIAL DEPUTED, Bight by Detective Sergeant Terreti, on board Debt Encroaching on property & Contemp the belief that the 'hilippine Islands are the made of the provincial mints, China has not

"of Court 1, Bréich of Municipal regulations 5. a sampan, off the Praya Central. The person Summary Arrests: Theft 6, Assault, Com-ng

destination of the Firel in whose posses lan they were found-Li Ming 'Fær, styling himself a hawker," of Third, miuing a nuisance 3, House-breaking 1: Com Street, West Poist was placed under are tempt of Court 3.

yet taken any effective measures towards ac complishing the difficult task she has set her-

self by the Second Article of the British Treniy

of 1933,–{ hive, eig

W

(Spd.), :J, N, JORDAN,

The Right Honourable “

Sir Edward Grey, Bait, M P.,

BY THE CHINFEK GOVERNMENT TO IN VRATIGATE INTO CONDITIONS, GV ONTIER VARIDUS: COLONIAS, POS-

BUSSIONS OF THE. WISÓS

„TERN" POWERS,

The following correspondence was read:--

Colonial Secretary's OfcS; Bob Hongkong, 79th October, 1907

Siram directed 19 inform you that a oficial named Mir, Yang Bhik Gay

He was charged at the Police Count, this morne ing, with carrying arms and ammonition with

t permission.” Ile admified; the charge, and: Me Gomperis ficed him dash, or three months abour, The "etan" was forfalied,

By order.

(Signed), WH, WALLACE,

Chairman.

BERKELEY, MITCHELL AVI

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