Fatimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, MARC
to the holders of tickets Issued by the Asso clation. In order to defeat the municipal: laws of Shanghai the Japanese offered payment of the prizes in yarn instead of money, and in pursuance of these new
A. S. WATSON & CO., clics they caused the issue through their
`LIMITED.
THE GREAT
POPULARITY
OF
Watson's
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH
WHISKY
Chamber of Commerce shall support, whenever possible, the viewant
Election.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
SVACANCY:
MR. MURRAY STEWART "OMINATED,
the
The Yarn Trade
SE COMPETITION.
AGEMENT TO CHINESE DEALERS.
Tho WAY AR the
After the drawing the winning numbers published to be cowspapers
{follow!
the? Suiltary Boardy That when the pres 'may be the 'last its kind sto,ma'tbat our maja Concorp with Sanitary and Building Ordir.
iblic in some other manuer: muces," at the prajast time, is to get a reas from.
prospectus of a lottery has been isited"
prizes above the 5th prizes can ba new ones."1" conceive" to be the case
by the Japan Cotton Spinners Association for that, hain to the prosperity of the Colony, the encouragement of purchaser of cotton yaru
obtained by applying to the distributi aflies out of uncertainty as to the cod manufactured in Japan. The prospects, which at Shanghal; the 5th prints and those under ditions under which property is held. Our printed in Chinese has been widely circul can be obtained at
sound law, honestated to all native dealers in yard in the Colony,
Tieptsin Hoogkong Ne great need
A copy has reached us. In view of the far. Tsingtau, Hankow, Seoul, Fu reaching effects which the Japanese scheme
The distributing office might have on an important branch of trade in and i agencies are at liberty to give prizes Hongkong, we have obtained a literal transfrom and below the stb) exchange for them, lation of the document by a competent Chinese 14-Prizes will be given in exchange for scholar. In our editorial columps will be winning tickets 15 days after the winning nume found some comments on this new method bars are published. employed by the Japanese to compete with foreign merchants and traders. The translation
is as follows
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Holders of winning tickets can obtain their prizes through the Post Lffice, but they must pay all charges.\{}}
15.-folders of winning tickets must claim their prizes within one year from date of pub- ication of winning number, otherwise they forfeit their right thereto and the tickets will be considered bull and vold....
161f the lottery tickets should be so de
agents at the various ports where yarn is sold in considerable quantities of a large number of leaflets, in Chinese, des
A special meeting of the meisters of the cribing the character of their new lottery Hongkong: General Chamber of Commerce scheme. A literal translation of that cirwas held this afternogs, 10 nominate a member cular is reproduced in another columb, Atofil the place of the Hon, Mr. E. A. Heweltly administered over a long period, and our during six mouths, lezve of absence granted to best hope is that when the present Bill becomes perusal of this prospectus will convince any him by His Excellency the Governors and law it will supply this need, I have thus light- one that the schemo in question is nothing The Hou, Mr.oury Keswickeupied the ty touched upon the only question which can more or less than a gamble pure and simple chair, and there were presents-Masses, D. R. be said to burn at the moment. On the prin The drawings are to take place every other Law, G. H. Medhurst, A. Fuchs, H. E. Tom ciple of not crossing bridges unul you come monthat Shanghai and the value of the prizes kias, G. Friesland, B. Shellin (Commitee), 10 them, I amit mestion or others which offered will amount to Y50,000, the prizes M. Williams (Secretary), Means, H. & may possibly crop up. Should difficult being divided into 2,243 gifts. The first R. Hunter, G. C. Moxan, E. H. Hinds, J. W. C questions arise, I shall davote myself to the Banner, Ho Fook Murray Stewart, H. W. study of them. In the resuks i am not so prize will be of the value of Y10,000, while Looker, A. A. D. Cousland, H. P. Waite, D, W. inexperienced as to suppose that I can please. The various cotton spioning and weaving there are two prizes of Y3,000, ten prizes of Craddock, J. S. Gubbiy, A. Beattie and W. E. everybody, I should have to be several sorts of companies in Japan which are members of Y500, thirty prizes of Y125, one hundred | Claske,
different kinds of men to do that. I do not this Association have during recent years made prizes of Y62) and one thousand nine hun.
The Secretary read the nice convening the even spire to fulfil the hoper of each of the tonkkkable progress, and introduced reforms dred prizes of Y10 each. The holders of meating,
several parties in our little State, but if you day by day. They have selected the finest tickets which have not drawn a prize will be Colonial Secretary inviting the Chamber to them all. I can promise you that in any and most perfect spioning appliances. Indeed faced as to render them tinrecognliable, or any, The Chairman read the letter from the elect me I daresay I shall not disappoint quality of raw materials, and adopted the best entitled to receive sets of picture post cards, nominate a member to replace Mr. Hewett,enticism of the constituted authorit, which they have made everything perfect and excel so that in reality those who take advantage. He said that, on receipt of that letter, a meel- I may be called upon to make, I shall lant. Hence the quality of their yarn has ims of the offer are sure to participate in some ing of the Committee was held and it was de try to avoid rancour, and that, at the salie provel day by day. Their reputation has now Consistent Excellence degree, it being a case of all prizes and no cided to call a general meeting of members time, it will be my endeavour to maintais un been known throughout China and foreign to public tospaction at the distributing oflice
blanke. It was only quite recently that the There was only one nomination sent in and that altitude of outspoken independence (applause) countries, and their, yarn has found a market and the agencies. Governor-in-Council thought it necessary to was in favour of Mr. Murray: Stewart, proposed When the Government appear to me to be all over the globe. This Association feels li These regulations shell come into force from prohibit the importation of lottery tickets by himself and seconded by Mr. D. R. Law. In wrong 1 shall say so, and when I think greatly honoured thereby. Twenty-six years that day of the 3rd moon of the 41st year of into the Colony and empowered the Post putting forward Mr. Murray Stewart as the they are right I shall also say so. This have now elapsed since this Association was Ming-chi (1st March, 19:8), but any yarn which master-General to open any covers received representative of the Chamber of Commerce latter perhaps requires the kraster courage formed, and during all that time, it has done has already been imported to any port before through the mails which might be suspected of for H. B. the Governor's approval, it was up of the two. In any case, if you elect its utmost ta, promata the welfare of the vari. that date and remained unsold will be entitled:
necessary for him to make a long speech, Mr, me, I aball draw courage from your couscous pinning and weaving companies to lottery tickets, containing lottery tickets. There is nothing Stewart was better known to the members than fidence and à double supply on occasion. Thanks are due to the patronising gentry and and 4th moons by the members of this Associa Every balo of yarn exported during the 3rd specificio that longkong Gambling Ordinance to himself, and he felt sure they would un- when I can ascertain that, not only does merchants whose appreciation has brought to prevent the introduction of the yarn tickets animously approve his election. In Mr. Mur the collective wisdom of your Committee an ab at the prosperity which prevails today. tion will contain two sets of regulations or coupons, as the Japanese may term them, ray Stewart they would have a representative dorse the views 1 advocate, but hen I casot only will this be a source of glory to this Asrelating to the lottery tickets: into the bales which are sold in who would bring to bear great industry believe that the members also agree, when I sociation, but the various colton spipping and Hongkong from and after the first of March, in the discharge of bis duties and would can feel that I have the most influential asso: weaving companies which are members of the But the whole object of the Japan Cotton command great respect. He would give exciation in the Colony in a solid body at my Association also share in the gratification. Spinbers Association is to appeal to the Pressing to their needs, absolutely fearlessly back. Up to now I have not asked any mem gambling instinct of the Chinese with a view
if opposed I would ont canvas ber his vote. I made up iny mlod, that even This resolve
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Mr. D. R, Law bad great pleasure in second of relieving the yarn, traders and manufacing the Chairman's motion. Lurers in Japan by ridding them of the,con- The Chairman then invited Mr. Murray gested state of the stock in the market and clear-Stewart to address the meeting. $16.50 ug away the enormous accumulations in their
Since our customers have all along been good enough to bestow heir patronage on us, how dard we make no attempt to requite their kind. was not the outcome of false pride. nem. Therefore (bis Association proposes to was due to a desire to do as I would be done issue lottery tickets in kind in connection by. I prefer to attend an election with my with the yarn of various grades manufactured mind opan and my will free. I like to pre by the various 'cotion' spioning and weaving serve my liberty of choice up to the last mo companies which are members of this Associa ment of the time appoisted, Now that time tion. Full particulars ate given below.. The S. WATSON & CO., phase of Japandec energy in trying to com- received with loud applause, said: AC bas come, and now, gentlemen, I make bold object of this association is out to make money carnestly hoped pete by questionable methods with those cepting the invitation of the Committee to ask you, one and all, for your votes. (Ap but to expand the trade. It is c LIMITED,
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
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On March 9, 1908, at Shanghai,'to Mr-and- Mrs. ARTHUR H, HYKES, & SDN.
On March 12, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of H. D. HOOLEY, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On March. z 1978, at Shanghai, PERCY KITCHINGUAN, son of George William. Kitchingman, London, to LUCY EVELYN, PIR- RIE, second daughter of Alexander Pirrie, of Birkenhead,
banda. We think it only right to direct the attention of the Government to this intest
ond
MR. MURRAY STEWART'S PRO
GRAMME."
Mr. Murray Stewart, who on rising was
..
stand for election to-day, I did not lightly. estimate the responsibility attaching to the temporary occupation of the seat on the Legislative Council. That responsibility us- sumes, in my eyes, a double aspect. It i volves exposition of the views of the Chamber on purely commercial matters, as these are
plause.).
The Chairman then put the motion to the meeting which was unanimously carried with
Reclamation.
This concluded the business,
THE AMENDING PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
A CHINESE TRANSLATION WANTED,
merchants who follow legitimate lines in the conduct of a branch of business which may be described without exaggeration as of the mainstays of "the Colony's commercial life. Nothing should be left undone to discourage at the very outset
to" be found focussed at the deliberation) this attempt to introduce the demoralising
of the Committén. It also involves the atten- "element of gambling into the bona fide trade
tive considération of all legislative proposals of the Colony, if that trade is to be encour affecting in any way the interests of the com aged and fostered. This is a matter which munity as a whole. You want, I tako ibig comes peculiarly within the province of the delegate, but at a mere delegate. You distin Chamber of Commerce, and in commending guish him from that by the title of representative the subject to the consideration of the new From the fact that your Committee put no current member of the Legislative Council, who was questions regarding my views on elected unopposed at the meeting this after.topics, I gather that they, and I hope that you, Believe in having a free and not a lettered man noon, we maintain that they will be taking up
in the position. The Committee assumed b died the desire that Goveromight be re- a matter which deserves the support of every that I understood, and would be prequested to publish, in future, a Chinese version merchant in Hongkong and the Chamber pared to perform, the duties of the Cham of all Bills of importance relating to the of Commerce in particular. ...‚'
ber's delegate. For the rest, presumably, they Chinese community had confidence that i would carefully fulfit "the functions of a critic. (Applause.) it is no blind confidence thatthey thus repose, I do not hide my opinions. They know my views on many matters and can judge fairly well what my at titude would be on most others. They know,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THERE will be no meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday dext.
It is reported that the Peking Government proposes to raise a sum of Tit. 10,000,000, in the third moon (April) for the reorganization of the navy. In future an annual appropriation of Tls. 400,000 will be provided for.
A PEKING dispatch states that the Ministry of the Interior has obtained permission from the Throne to taking a Causus of the inhabitants of the whole Empire. The Viceroys and Governors On March 10, 1998, at Shanghai, JAMES of provinces have been instructed ADAMS BALLARD, aged 51 )
DEATH.
matter.
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broadly, the lives that I am likely to take op. Some of you may not. Some of you may Want to know. Clearly every member has a right to know.
Home folk are cop. veniently ticketed-Fory, Liberal, Socialist Here, unless you happen to know a man, it is perhaps not so easy to estimate his opinions. I will risk an attempt to indicate my titude in a sentence. My mind derives its bins,
At a meeting of the Commercial Union this afternoon, it was decided to request the Hop. Dr, Ho Kal to approach the Government with view of having a triaslation of the amend ing Public Healib Bill made at the Registrar General's Office. The resolution further em-
THE WEATHER.
The following report it from Mr. F. G. Figg Director of the Hongkong Observatory
On the 17th at 11.40 -The barometer has fallen quickl over S.W. Japan, a depression which will probably move Eastwards, having developed over the S, part of the Yellow Sea.
Pressure is increasing over China, and it remains high over the Pacific to the E. and 5.E of Japan.
The monsoon will probably freshen in the Formosa Chancel and the N. part of the Chins Sea,
that the gentry and merchants will appreciate our intention, sed incrense their patronage to us, so that the trade in Japanese yarn may advance by leaps and bounds, and then this | Association will ever feel glorified.
Notice issued by the Japan Colton Spin. bing and Weaving Association, Osaka, Japan, Distributing effice of the association at No Foochow Kend, Shanghai, Agencies:-
Tsinglaw.*****! Tientsin. Hankow
Cheloo
Fusso Scout
„Mitsu Fussán Kaisha."
August Michels,
Mitsu Bussan, Kalsha.
of the Important parts obliterated or tore hey will be considered as waste papers
| 17.—Forms of these tickets will be open
COMMENTS IN JAPANS
Mention has already been made in our columns of the Japan Cotton Spinners' As sociation for the encouragement of the pur Chasers of Japanese yara in Shanghai. By this scheme it is proposed that purchasers of Japanese yarn in Shanghai shall be entitled to tickets, according to the amount of their purchases, the possession of which would enable them to participate in a lottery for money prizes. A protest having been made by the Shanghai Cossular Bodygalost this lottery, the scheme of the Japan Cotton Spinners' Ás, xociation has received a check, I ut, still un- daunted, the Spinners have decided to continus, the lottery system but to award the prizes in váriostead of money," reports the Japan Chronicle. The drawings are to take place every second month at Shanghai, and the prizes offered will amount to 550,000, being divided into 2,743 prizes as follows-First prize valued at $0,0:0, second 53:000; ten third prizes of
500, thirty fourth prizes valued at $100 nach }} 105 fifth prizes at $59, and 3,100, dizih prigatr value 51 u cach, the jars fanta
Japan Cotion Trading Co., Ld. The Osaka branch of the Mitsal Bussan. Newchwing...Mitsu Busran Kaisha.
Kaisha is reported to have received a telegrám „from its Shanghai branch" stating that, a part
from the prolest of the Consular Body, many " of the yarn merchasis of Shanghai'are strongly. opposed to the introducilon of sốch'an element.. of gambling into business melboda, Tha tela- gram advised the Spinners Association to abandon the scheme altogether,
Hongkong
Mitzy Bussan Kaisha; Mitsu Bussen' Kaisha,
** Pingragg omtal
Regulations governing lottery tickets in kind to be is ged by the Japan Cotton Spinning and Weaving Association.
-Commencing from the tat day of the 3rd mood of the 41st year of Ming-chi correspond ing to the 29 day of the 1st moon of the 34tb year of Kwongan (11: March 1908) every bale of our yarn whether of 20 spinalugs or under 20 spinnings will, when exponed to any port, con- tain's lottery ticket in kind, 40 bundles being taken as a bale as in the case of foreign yam Japanese yan being packed in bales of 20 bundles each),
>> It seems, from the Orska Mainichỉ, that the Aviation anticipated that their scheme might meet with opposition at the hands of the Brit tish Conspiste" at Shanghai, if only for the protection of Indian yarn! It would be a been. more charitable if the Association, keleg of the law in England with regard to humbling, had given the British Consulate credit for some conscientious scroples on such a doubtful scheme." The dfatnich goes on to suggest that opposition in also offered because. Shanghal 2. Upon the exportation of yarn containing yarn will be affected, and the majority of the such lottery tickets, the spinnings, the number shareholders of Stanghal Spinging Companies The Japan Spinner of bales and bundles, the name of the vessel being arm merchants, their opposition to the and the port of destination will be furnished to scheme is natural. this Association for the purpose of registration Association, however, sauds firm on its de 3-Every bundle of yarn of any grade ex-cition, and Mr. Shoji, Secretary of the Associa ported by the members of this Association, tion, is leaving Osaka in a few days for Shang- FOREC IST.. L-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, É. to
will contain cop, part of a lottery ticket in hai to see to the issue of the lottery ticket kind.
The mossy for thin gambling scheme to ex- N.E. wiods, freshening; fair,
2-Formosa Channel, same as No. 1.
4All matters connected with the lottery courage the sale of Japanese yarn is raised by a tickets in fund will be atiended to by the fand subscribed among the spinning mille.
the Association, which produces Colise yarn, valued at 20 and above shall contribuie sen towards the prize fund on each bale pro, duced and 15 sen mom on each bale exported. It is proposed that the scheme shall be in force, for one year
tions, from reflections arising out of the unique situation occupied by this Colony. I am bisssed, for instance, in favour of maintaining the und. vided authority of the Crown over our Municipal affairs. I claim to have an open mind Lon many topics, but as regards that I have a settled
in local questions involving political considera Hongkong Rainfall for the 2's p
The Hongkong Telegraph staly formed in connection with the Church of conviction. It has always appeared, to me that
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1908.
JAPANESE METHODS IN THE
YARN FRADF:
The yarn industry has been beset with more than ordinary, dificulties during the past two years and the crisis which was reached in 1906. has dow happily given way to a period of confidence which it is the hope of all engaged in that trade to see maintained on a healthy basis. The intro duction, of any element which might be
THE first report from the Seamen's Guild,
England Men's Society, was laid before the executive at their last meeling. Although the guild has only been established for a few months, it has been already widely taken up, and the report showed that it was now establish ed in 35 different stations, including Hongkong.
The Gazelle notifies that the King has bees pleased to give and grant onto Sir Robert Hart, B., G.C.M.G, Inspector-General of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, His Majesty's Royal licence and authority to accept and wear the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dragon of
Annama, conferred upon him by the French Republic in recognition of valuable services
rendered by him.'
calculated to affect the even tenor of the way of this special branch of commerce should In view of the increased number of disputes therefore be watched with a very jealous eye. between Christian converts and the nasies is We have alluded previously to the attempt the various provirces E. Yuan Shih-'ai, on the part of the Japan Cotton 5 planers president of the Wawn, proposes to estab Association to foster artificial demands a China Wu Call, or Bureau of Mis
sionary Affțirs, which will be charged with the for the staple industry of the islands. It
selilement of all missionary questions. A may be remembered that a couple of memorial will shortly be presented to the months ago that Amociation sought to intro" Throne on the subject. dube what was tantamount to a lottery scheme Into Shanghai by which the promoters cx THE. Hoogkong, Canton and Macao Steam- pected that the huge accumulated stocks of boat Company.baving recently purchased the yam in Japan would be, worked off and Wing Lok Street Wharf situated at the jure
of things brought about tion of Ving Lok Street, Des Voeux and Cons
concerned. It would naught Road West, it is arm
better conditio
sofar as they
(appear that the
sular Body in the north-eamer Poons
ern settlement saw thr
will depart *!
the more and commencing from sto-ma
permitted in
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that the
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ending,
3.South coast of China between Hongkong Association's distributing office at No. 3 Foo-The agreement is that each spinning mili" in:
Chew Road, Shanghai,
Lottery tickets in kind will accompany esch let of yarn exported inasmuch as they will be found inside the bundles All ship ping documents granted by the steamer will be handed to this Association, which will for- which arrived there on March 5 on her way toward same to the distributing office or agents Chefso, was attached on behalf of the Kitagain for transmission to the rightful owners.
A NEW YORK despatch, of 11th fost, saya :—A Coal Mine Company on her arrival, owing to If in any port, where lottoriza are illegal message by wireless telegraphy sent by the the Company having failed to pay a coal bill this Association will think of, other means to amounting to Y. 37,000
give presents
6-Each ticket shall be divided into forty
and Lamocks, same as No. 1. the special circumstances of our environment
4-South coast of China between Hongkong supply quite a number of good and sufficient Hainan, same as ND, 1. reasons against instituting-experiments in the A methods of popular government. Os their is reported from Nagasaki that the Rusian other hand, an older faith in the democratic Far Eastern S.S. Comp by's steamer Amur, principles which I believe to be inapplicable here, keeps me very much alive to the value of colightened criticism of the official acts of public men, and I sympathise with those who deplore the lack of it. There is an lack of other kinds of criticism. Criticism based upon it sufficient knowledge of ascertainable facts is not uncom Wa snderstand that it is the intention of the liar with unfairness in attacks upon our Public to recommend at the next auguri menting Servants. With all this wecould beneficially dis final dividend of thirty-seven shillings, and six pense. But we all need and we should all wan cri- | pence (378, 66.) per share on the old husas, and ticismbaying truth for its objective and urbanity thirty shillings and five proce (30s. d) per for its note, and unless I am much mistaken the share on the new inrue, at the exchange of 2,61 responsible officials of the Government at all for the past year. times welcome it. As far as can be foreseen at th present the probability is that, during the THz following particolars of the outward period of Mr. Howard's absence, opportunities journey of Mr. Cecil Clement) (x nephew of for crilicium will chiefly occur in connection Sir Clementi Smith), of whose travels werecents with the passage of the Bill at present feforsly had a sote, will doubtless prove interesting the Council. Though, as I indicated, and to our readers. The traveller left Kashgar ön myself in sympathy with the main principiga || Augasan proceeding via Aksu," Kucher, of that Bill, shall ampport whateyp
fan, then made: a detour sla,
'ang to Ham, when he amendments appear to me to be neces
Tera há met 9r.. Steja
mor. And unfortunately we are only too fami1 | directors of the Shanghai Waterworks Co, Ld,
in order to render affective those mendations of the Sanitary Co which, after hearing them debats
lossal work done by
arashan' to
party.
7-The numbers of the lottery tickets will
be entled to purchase them.
W 18-Al each drawing there will be given prices as follows
be recognised. Residents in Japan will not
1st pize-Bo bales 101. Japeneto yaJD
Worth Yio,000,
* 2nd prizes. Each 24 bales 169, Jap, yara
worth ¥5,000.00,
10 3rd prizer. Each 4 bules 162, Jap, yar
Ca prizes. Each bale 160. Jap yam
Foo, 5th prizes. Each † baje 161, Jap, yam
Each 4 bundles 1654Jap,
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