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Telegrams.

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France.

London, goth December.

The French Senate passed the Budget and

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JANUARY Toc8.

MUCHOW NOTHSE

THE GOVERNOR OF KWANGBI

Wuchow, 30th December, 1957.. is Excellency Chung Ming-ki, Governor of Kwangsi province, arrived in Wuchow from Kwi-din on Sourd‚y night, acompanied by a

authorised the lisue of Fres, 58,000,000 In large retinue. His Excellency conferred with short-perind bonds, and the balance requir.Adm rai Li-chan on millers pertaining to the West River, and vi busynenewing callers all cd, in indorsed bands.

day yesterday, The Frach Consul from Canton arrived here a couple of days ago to the quühirat Vigilante and had in interview with the Governor yesterday μliernoon. The Gover nor will stay in Weehow until the 2nd January and will then 'cave for Nanning and Liung-chow. NAVAL AFFAIRS,

The Chamber live bassed a taxon Bourse transactions,

Later.

The French in Morocco, The appointment of General Damade' ir regarded as signifying a more active military. policy at Casablanca and the vicinity.

Claim to the Dubodom of To

Portland, The coffin of Druce has been opened and contains the body of an nged bearded man.

This is regarded as 'disposing of the pre tensions of the claimant to the Dukedom of Portland.

The British Navy.

31st December.

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188 BWO COTTON SPINNING AND WEAVING CO., LD.

ANNUAL MEETING:

The twelfth ordinary meeting of shareholders in the Ewo Cotton Spinalag and Weaving Company, Limited, was held at Shanghai, on 27th ult. Tozen were present:Mr. David

Laudale (chairman), Meurs. A. McLeod, Clark and Yee Kuay.ying (directors), Messrs. J. M. Young, Jak Kerfoot, P. Crighton, H.J. Clark, C. E. Anton, R. H. Hust and WN. Fleming (shareholders). The number of shares represented was 4,818. 10

The Secretary (Mr. W. N. Fleming) read The notice convening the meeting. The Chair- mań said: The report and accounts for the your. endrog October 31, 1907, having been in your hands foranme days, we will, with Admiral Li-chup with a fleet of six river gunhats left here yesterday afternoon for your permission, follow the usual procedure and accept them as read. We regret that Samshoi. The gunboats also towed down a

we have to report to you a very disappoint. considerable number of guardboats, to being year, bath as regards the high price stationed at various point on the river. The French gunboat Vigilante and British ganhost Sandpiper ntrived here on Saturday, and these are no two British torpedo baie in. post. These vessels will stay in Wuchow for the New Year and then proceed down to the Cantos dein.

CUSTOMS CHANGĖS,

Mr. I Pearson, of the Wuchow Customs, fenyes "terday'on, transfer to Shanghai. Mr. Person has beep', in, Wuchow for five years and bis departure is regretted by his numerous

Co-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE ROYAL

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Intimation.

CITY HALL.

To-night and Every Evening, at 9.15,

POLLARD'S

LILLIPUTIAN

OPERA CO.

Mr. CIA. POLLARD and Mr. N. CHESTER, SOLE Owners

TO-NIGHT AND BUFRY EVENING, at 9:15, GRAND NEW YEAR'S PAN : OMIME,,

"MOTHEN GOOSE." **

NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, at 3.38 PM. GRAND MATINKE OF

" MOTHER GOOSE.”

(Children and Amahs ha f-price to Matines only).

Late Trams in the Peak 15 minutes after each performance. ̈PRICES : $3.00, $100 and $1,00.- BOX PLAN AT THE ROBINSON PIANO, CO.

NOTICE.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP.COMPANY,

LIMITED.

of coilgo and the lack of' demand, in the yarn market. At our last aanval genera) meet ing, your Chileman then pointed out that the prospects for the future contrasted unfavourably with the immediately preceding period of grind

de experienced in 1995 and 1956, and the THE Interest, and Responsibility in our

Firm of Mr. ARMIN HAUT cessed by FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. resuls of the year's working unfortunately con-

mutual consent on the 31st Decembe, 1907.. firms the correctness of his forecast. The

Messrs. GUSTAV FRIESLAND and depressed condition of the cotton, industry ADOLF WIDMANN have been admited "THE Company's Steamship tumughout the year must be a matter of com---pastners from this data. mon knowledge to you all. The Yangize maksts were in fluanced by scarcity of food-

The St. Vincent, an improved Dreadfrien a here. He is succeeded by. Mr. F. supplies and partial famine, 'consequent q nought of 1,356 tons more displacement, has | Schneider, from Shanghai. bcon hilld down at P'urtsmouth.

The cont Financial Orisis in America.

Mr., Taft, speaking in Bostan, denied that the policy of the Administration towards. capital had contributed to the recent crisis. A demonstration of the possibility of restrains. ing abuses of private prupcity was the great

Conservative victory, which hid stayed the advent of Socialism. The only alternative to the regulation of railway trusts was to hand them over to the country,

AMERICAN STEAMARS ON THE PACIFIC.

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SME VIEWS ON JAPANESE COMPRTATION,

CANTON DAY BY DAY.'

KWANGSI VAREST.

[From Our Oin' Carrempuanident.] -

30th December.

Cap'n The Governor of Kwangsi, H. E. "Chang

the bad harvests_of_the previous season, and the northere outlets, were depressed

by heavy stuck of imported yarn and resnic. tion of financial, Lede Sales, therefore, were evade on a hand-u-mouth basis, and as the year developed, dem ind became so slack that it was found.necessary to restrict the gui put by working na short time; the mill being stopped on this account for about sixty extra days throughout the year, in addition 10 ordinary stoppagesi his naturally increased Mong-chi, a few days ago, reported to the Throne, the cost of product on while the heavy stocks by wire, that at present several thousand bandits and poor deliveries throughout the year have have again collected in the vicinity of Chun Nam materially affected our interest account. The Kwan. In reply, the Imperial Government has met result of the adverse circumstances is ordered E. Changto lose notime in proceedingshoep in a less on the twel e prohths' working to the disturbed districi and jo take immediate of about. Tis. 18,707, but in consideration of rieps in quell the impending rising and declar the substantial sum carried forward from the ed that in case an outbreak should take place, previous year, your Consulting Committee re- the off als of the province, both civil, and commend the payment. Í a dividend of five per military, concerned will be dealt with severely. cent, which can be effected without touching the sum of Tls, 157,010, pl. ced to equalition The sinck of A Peking telegram states that the British of dividend account last year. Miniser at Teking has communicated with the

yarn at October 17 was hewy, but has since Wajwap to the effect that a code of regulations been considerably reduced, and deliveries are for the contral, of the patrol service on theat present well maintained. The prevent" cute, look cauriot be called brilliant, 1 mi skolojia. indications that the trade is assuming a more normal coure. Befo e proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, 1 wish to refer to oncitem in the latter, viz repaus 'andre. newals You may recollect that in 1905 the sum, cf Tis. 45.939.9) was transferred to this

tated by the age of the mist. if this amount account to provide for extra inawals necossi:

Tis 2,63,03 has this yes been expanded in sewing two-thirds of the sings in the ring frames, re-clothing twenty of the carding

WEST RIVER PATROL.

Thai the Pacific Mail Standup Company may go out of business next April and nineteen of its vessels be tied up iifle in San Francisco fabour, an intimated by M. Schweria in a speech before the oriety of Varine Archhecis and Engineers in cui co'piás on the 13th is to. | waterwaye (1 the West River shoull be drawn was not interpreted too luctally by San Fran-up by the Canton Victray, but must, however, clice Daviness men and shippers...

be sathinitted to him to be discussed and ap: proved of before the withdrawnt of the British Flotills on the West River can be effected,

CIIFNESE-OWNED LAUNCHES.

Al the sune time it was generally admitted that an, unsa:isfactory „condson exists, and that the prese il' status of America-owned steamship lines on the Pacific is not encourag-

It has been reparted that the owners of ing. The lower pay of Japanese officers Chinese steam launches have bien, calling and crews, the subsidier granted by the

to make Japanese G verainen?

and the unequal meetings at their heady arters

arr ngements for the changing of fig operation of the Interstate Commerce Act which":

on their fauncher, and have petitioned regulates the American but not the foreign H..The Viceroy to that effect. Now the companier, are undoubtedly, it was it, givingShan Ron Chu nl Canter, by order of H.E.,

a great advantage to the Japanese and spurring has issued a proclamation interning the Chin the ambition of the later to become the pre-est stem-launch owners that the cancellation dominnot trade couriers of the l' cific.

of the tonnage-duen of 36 inaces për ion, pre- While the address of Vice-Presiden Schwer-

viously charged quarterly by the Likis Bureau in, with its reference to be "big stark,' was

nn all Chinese-Rigged luunches, is to take construed as being a pstel the If'stiman wat eff-c from the beginning of the last quarter of fare against President Rosevelt (Hartman this Chinese year, and also the registration fee being president of the Pacific Mail). it w 1 con. fended by shipping men who were interviewed of twenty teels charged on each Chinese laurch

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engines, relaying, the fish of the spinning room and edgine house, with wood and re enver ng the whole of the steam piping and

MELCHERS & Co,

longkong & China. „Hongkong, 1st January, 1908

NOTICE..

173.

W have authorised Mr. ALAN GRIE FITHS COPPIN and Mr. FRE DERICK CHARLES BUTCHER to ign our Firm per Procuration.

BRADLEY & CO. | lengkenų, ist January, 10-8, 174

NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

MONTAGUR EDE has been

HAIMUN".

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

COLD.

INVITE INSPECTIO

[+102'

NEW STOCK

Steinway,

Bechstein,

Russell.

Krauss,

Captain Rubion, will be despatched for the ab e Por TOMORROW, the 3rd instant,. at su o'clock AMBE

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, and January, 1908.

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NORODEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship

THE

"ZIETEN,"

Mappointed SECRETARY of the Socisty having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby

for the ist Innuary, 1938.

By Order of the Board,""

W. J. SAUNDERS,' Secretary, Hodyjong gist January, to 8.

NOTICE.

CHINA TRADER INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

R. CMONTAGUE EDE' has been

informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Trensure and Valuables, are being landed, and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained."

Optional Cargo, will be forwarded unless actice to the contrary be given before THURSDAY, the 2nd of January, at Noon,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

Minted SECRETARY of the Com- have left thie Godowns, and all Goods remains

pany from the tat January, 1908,.

By Order of the Board,

W. J. SAUNDERS, Secretary, *Hongkong, ist January,'19-8.

THE

NOTICE

Business that has been hitherto caired on by the Undersigned, will, henceforward, be carried on under the Style and Name of J. R. MICHAEL & CO. The putners.in the dim are myself and Mr. B. Hṛ MICHAEL,

FR. MICHAEL." Hongkong, 1st January, 1908,

CORRESPONDE · CE.

We do not necessarilyjendorse the opinions expressed by Correspondente in this colums.]

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ing undelivered after the 9th of January, will; be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged.Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be caamined on the 9th of January, ntiy.30 A.M.

il claims must reach us before the rgth of January, 1938, of they will not be recognized; ·

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by'the undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,:

MELCHERS & Co,

Agents. Hoogking. 2nd January, 1908,"”,

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KOBLAR ES ON TAK SIBERIAN

RAILWAY,

boilers with asbestos. The preparation in the BALACLAVA" LIGHT BRIGADE CHARGE a young Coylonese, by the name of Mr. A.J.

card room has also been increased by six additional raving frames, which will make for buildings and machinery are, therefore, in a increased economy and efficiency. The mill thoroughly satisf clary edition. I shall be

SURVIVORS' RELIEF FUND..

Romhildt,

Werner, &o.

GRANDS & UPRIGHTS

BUILT UNDER OUR PERSONAL SUPERVISION

Embolving 30 YEARS' LOCAL EXPERIENCE.

Hanakon 2, 5th December, 1997.

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by a representative of the San Francisco i by the Shan Hau Ch's will be cancelled from pleased in teply 10, any questions that may be to all needy survivors of the Charge of the comfortable "job,"seilled down in Japan for ROOMED HOUSES in GAP ROAD near"

Chronicle that some action ought to be taken immediately which would place the American companies on a path the Japanese in the race for Pacific commercent supremacy

the same die, so as to bring about similar treatment of Chinese Launches to the foreign ones. Die hundred bocks are nw being pared to be distributed to the Chinese launches to be utilised a-pass-brinks, forẻ of charge, of which the Chinese hwners have now been notic fied and they are to at once apply to the Likis Burea for the me.

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PROVINCIAL STATISTICS,

It is true, remarks the American join 1, that the Japanese ne running to San Fran thco, the Toyo Ki-en Raith, has a traffic arrangement with the Pic fic Mail which pre- vents its quoting lower freight rares than the On the is ue of the proclamatin mentioned Tatter. It is also true that the Nippon Yaren above, the Chinese owners have exple-sed Kaisha, shich runs to Seattle, has a similar rent satisfaction and, doubtless, will all change traffic airingement with the Great Northern, their flags in a few diys' time, when the Dr gon on mast vessels in the J. Hill's road. But the fact that the Hill fg will be seen and Harriman systems. Are hostile and that the | El ibnur with, the exception of the steamers interest of the pre seeks in bring trans-pacific Saimam and Naning and those Tunning Irada la San Francisco and the other in the tween Hongkong and thirpart. yonthern por, suggests that "beh may rok. little blindly at, any, rate-cut ng by their

In acen dance with instruction from the Japanese_alies rate cutting which the In-Capital, H E, they ceroy has given instructions terstate Commerce Act would be goab's to to prepire a report sh wing the annil revenue check. In any event the result would be in jurious to Amorica shipping

Another advantage which the exemption of

··Japanese 'and other foreign lines from the operations of senrictive laws which can be exforced only us. American companies gives is that it enables the former to quote lower rales via Sura then the Americans, with their thirty-days notice el use, cin m ke on freight which they bring from the Orient to the Pacific Casst.

Mr. William H. Avery, assistant general manager of the Toye Kisen Kaisha, the line which has a traffic stringement with the Pacific Mail, recently told dive interviewer that he had sein Michwerin in New York a few days previously an that Echewin then spoke to

and expenditure of the province of Kwangtung, the expenditure for the maintenanceof the milit ary and naval forces, the number of Government departmer is, the number of mines discovered and opened during the year, the number of schools and colleges, the number of industrial institutions, and the chief events that have occurred during the part yes, etc, which ie part is to be completed by the end of the year and to be farw ided to the Central Govern ment for information with a view of making

A ROUGH VOYAGE,

arked, '

There were questions and the following resolutions were put to the meeting and carried unanimously:-

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The adventures are related in aṇ 'rxchange

de Silva, who was employed in the Govern-. meat Factory and who left Ceylon in Septem- TO THE EDITOR or the "Hongkong Trikaran,”.

ber, 1901, determined to "see the world." He Sir-This Fund was established by me in spent some time in many parts of India, Burm 1897 to afford immediate and permanent reliet Straits, and China, and latterly, baving secured

Light Brigade at Balaclava after the most time. Being of a roving disposition and seized careful and in ent examination of each with an ardent love for travelling, he left for man's claim.

| Vladivostok,' intending when, once he bad In consequence of my invitation to all crossed Siberia to tour through Europe and Survivors of the Charge to be my guests in therics. On arrival 31 Vladivostok, to his Fleet Street during Jubilee, time, it was dis hagrio be discovered that he had been covered that some of theis men were in the refiaved of all his belongings" and Propssed by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. workhouse, and I took them all our, tome of savings, which amounted 16 410 dollars in A. McLeod:-That a dividend of Tl, ".50 per them through coming to Fleet Street, obtained sh. After he had spent a month in this port, share on 15,000 shares he paid,

employment, and none returned to the Unton, during which time he had secured a billet as Proposed by Mr. H.J. Clark, acconded by but there are still others who, though ont actu- engineer in a motor-launch, be left for St. Mr. P. Crighton:-That the Consulting Comally In The House, are, so to speak; at its Peterburg on the 15th September, 190", mittee be re-elected.

portals. Many of them are very fine old men destined again to be robbed,: On arrival at Proposed by Mr. J. M. Young, seconded by | indeed, and it is looked uron ma a national de Habin, be found, to his oʻter dismay, that he Vr. 1. Keilaut:-That Mr. GR. Wingrova in grace that they should need food-as some of had been robbed of his money. He broke realicred auditor of the Company for the en

them actually hare dope.

frurney and sought the aid of the Consuls for

Preposed by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. A. McLeod:-That the report and accounts as published, bs adopted.

suing year.

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This was all the business, The Chairman announced that dividend warrants would be sent out on Monday next,

CANADA AND JAPAN,

END OF NEGOTIATIONS IN SIGHT.

Tokio, December 15. The Hon. Rodo'phe Lemieux, Canadian Special Commissiouens, ard Court Hayash's Minister of Foreign Affairs, exchinged memo rinda this morning. Mr. Lemi uz leaves Yokohama for home on Thursday,

I is understood thist Mr. Lemieux insists

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his

To afford some idea of the work required by America and Russia, who refused to help him this self-imposed task of mine, I may mention in his distress. Stranded at Harbin, friendless that the mere sending the money each week and utterly destitute, he must have had a rough entails in poe"year the buying of fifteen hun- time had no the Japanese Consul befriended dred postal order, the baying and printing of him and procated him a pass to St. Petersburg. fifteen hundred postcards, and the writing and the latest news of the youth is that he intends postage of fifteen hundred penny envelopes- tauring the United States of America. in addit on to endless correspindence, arrang-1 ing of concerts, Annual Balaclava Dinner, etc., etc 1 wonder when the Government will re caggise that this sort of thing never ought to be left to a private individual and to private beneficépce?

THE WHATHER;

The following report is from Mr., F. G. Figgi Director of the Hongkong Observatory

On the and at 11.45 a-The, barometer las risen over Japan and China, and fallen on the N.E. coast of Chios.

It must, of course, he understood that the list of Survivors' comprises only those whose chcumatances necessitate their being relieved The anti-cyclonic area is still lying over ibe by this Fund. The to a better position, the Yangtze, and pressure is relatively low to the Survivors who are to a better position, and E. of Japan, and over the S. part of the Chica who, nitusrally, need no assist race-indeed, Sea some of these latter in many ways help their poorer brethren.

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Very strong monsoon will continue to prevail in the Formosa Chande' and the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending, sos.m. to-day, 000 inches. FORECAST.

Hongkong and neighbourhood, N. to N.

To each one of my pensioners a Pia sent every Friday night for sums varying from 5/- 10 sol-, according to their several necessition. . TO]: each man, a werkly postcard is sent, and no farther remittance is made until this postcard E. winds, frest; fine. has been received back by me, duly acknow. ledging receipt of the week's money by thermos Channel, N.E. winds, strong,

3.South coast of Chips between Hongkong, man to whom li has been scot. This ensures and Lamocks, samo is No. 1 ON DEMAND the money reaching the person for whom it is

4-South coast of China between Hongkong, and Hainan, samo ne No, ziu

preparations for the opening of a Parliament that the assurance given by Mr. T. Noste, representing the whale Empire,

Japanese Consul-General,at Olawa, at a time before Canada's participation in the Anglo- panese Commercial Treaty, and since re- peated, to the effect that Japan would restrict her emigrants to 600 yearly, must be regarded ai a moral pledge on the part of Japanese.

Count Hayashi holds on the other hand, that, if such a atsuance we actually given, a distinct fine must be drawn between Assure ances given before and after Canadi's particip. Lying five days in her beam ends with heration in the Treaty, tower yards in the water, her crew working The Japanese Labour Commissioner, Mr. night and day to slow he shifted ballast, her fahli. confidentially promised, some eonths three inpyatlant masts and upper gear cut away ago at Ottawa that Japan would send no un intended, to right the vessel and her lower gear triced up bealthy emigrants into the Dominion, and his to enable her to reach por, was the tale of ex- citing experiences brought by the big four misteri: American ba que cor, which limp and adintoshe Colombi, River yesterday, thirty, wo

days from Hyogo. Notwithstandin she tere constant conference reganding the

ith sil well.]"the

pegetations

him in the same strain as in his recent speech, This 'American burque Acme, Captain A, F.

"There is no douby," he raid, “ that foreign | McKay, which lef: Kobe an Q.tober 25th for steamship lines which enjy a subsidy, are the Pacific coast, had a very tp.h voyage operated by cheaper crews, and are under no across. A dispatch from Astoria, Or, dated be Anti-rebate restrictions, have materisi - advant- | 27th mimo, sayı:- ages over the American lines Of course, nur company because of its traffic arangement with the Pacific Mail, mikes exactly the same rate as the latter on jeans-Pacific trade. The oher two advantages—a small, sobsidy and less expense in operating-we pafit by Dig The Toyo Kisen Kaisha is Increasing is fest eng-red in the Pacife trade, both between

"Orient and bitwaen. Foals: "Americas par

Whipped with tart

Cat^any

11 would add (hai tho books of this Fund are now further promised that there shall be open for the inspection of anyone intersited,

icter supervision in the future. Mr. Ish or any day excaps Saterday or Bunde and the Assistant Secretary of Sinje for, tha | tiasa between 9 and 3, by appointment only. Dominion, Murope, have Intelyż in

ording

the Canadian Parliament

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