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Intimation

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY. MARCH 18

espoused and promised to support... His personal attitude, his own convictions would have to be subordinated to those of the pany behind him, and, no doubt, if he were sufficiently sycophantic he would loyally ad "A. S. WATSON & CO., hers to the terms on which he had been no

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THE GREAT

POPULARITY

Watson's

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY

HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS

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The Yarn Trade.

THREATENED JAPANESE

MEVE INVASION:

'A LEADING MERCHANT INTERVIEWED.

Further evidence was taken by Mr. H2H, ) kad mano Gomperis this afternoon, at the Magistracy, in

the case brought by Mr. A. W., Lamparski, of Messrs Melchers and Company, against the Rropriaters of the Kwong Sang Sirm; of 545, Des Voeux Road Central, for selling and keep ing for sale boities of Florida water; bearing

false labels.

`minated. But as an independent voter who is permitted a free hand in representing the

The appearance of the translation of the varied interests of the members of the cular in Chinese issued by the, Jipan Contoh Chamber of Commerce, his duty is rendered Spinners Association in our last evening infinitely more onerous than in the former ogether with our comments thereon, has aroused a considerabid amount of interest in case. There was one significant sentenco commercial circles on account of the in the remarks which he addressed to the threatened invasion of the China Yarn Chamber yesterday afternoon when defining | Market, by Japanese ..... competiton by his position..." When, the Government ap means of very questionable methods. The pear to me to be wrong," he said," I shall value of the Yarn Trade to Hongkong is of so say so; and when I think they are right less an amount than $75,003,000 annually in a Mr. Lamperski, on shall also say 40.

One of the unfortunate normal year. In this amount is not taken into consideration the "value of the trade to the results of living in a circumscribed area is shipping firms engaged therein, nor are the side that as everybody knows everybody else, or profits and turn over taken into account by has reason to fear that adverse criticism may way of marine insurance on the value of freight | recoil upon them personally, the saving grace. while in transit from India to Hongkong of honest criticism is discarded in favour of and thance to ports serving as feeders to the

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le it, not a fact that Florida water is always pot in bottles like that?—No:-I can show you several bottles of different shagando?

Do you not know that in a glass factory tham is such thing as Florida water bottle?—I don't know

Now, is it not: mi fact that Florida water le

usually put in bottles of that kind?— Usually,

The case was further remanded, a

H. PRICH & CO., LO.

"ANNUAL" MEETING./

The annual meeting of H. Price & Co, Ltd.,

Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. H. V Dancon, of Menuis, Diacor, Looker nad Dea- con, appeared for the prosecution, Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, instructed by Mr. H. K. Holmes wanheld this afternoon. The Chairman, in mor, represented the defendant firm

ing the adoption of the report and accounts said: being examined.Gentlemen, the report and accounts, having said his arm were agents for Meat bean in your hands for some days past I pro Lanman and Kemp's Florida water for the pose to follow the usual custom to take them last thirty years. His Florida water sales read. As you are aware the company com had been very considerable during the menced business on the 1st April last year, but post seven years, It was at the request was not incorporated until the 18th Juce. The of Messrs. Lasman and Kemp that these profit made during that interval was 54,657 47 proceedings were taken. They had also as shown is the profit and loss account, A

Consulate.

this sum of $5,700 as a special reserve. Alter writing off all apparent bad debts, your direc

Yesterday morning the „ment Association

from the Chinesd their readiness to join Mople: formulation scheme the. Japanese gooda on account of th pemisting 'demands of the Japanese for the release of the ss Tatsu Marmont moun

('n the same day another, telegram was received by the League from the,residents at Shanghai to the same effect.

Dr. Cheng Ho, who was deputed by the Gov ergment in represent China at the Medical Conference held in the Pallippine Islands, re- turned to Canton yesterday and has reported himself at the viceregal yameni.

(BHUM AQAIMG/

ablatant, purposelea, ignorant and slavish consuming districts in the interior. The value power of attorney, which was in the German question has arisen as to the legality of utilising Government has recently ordered H. E. Shum

praise-beslavering of everybody and every thing. Of course such a policy of lip-homage gratifies the great majority of mankind, but Mr. Murray Stewart will liare none of it, and Consistent Excellence with that attitude he will find favour in the

eyes of all fair-minded people. He made a shrewd hit when be observed: We are only too familiar with unfairness in attacks on public servants." Undoubtedly we are, and the worst of it is that public servants have no redress, they cannot return blow for PURE MALT WHISKY blow or come out and joust with their de

Quality.

IT IS A

OF

GENUINE AGE

AND'

FINE MELLOW. FLAVOUR.

Per Case

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Sir Henry-If he has a power of attorney it must be put in,

Sir Henry-It must be put in to prove that

it is so.

Lots have chasidered it advisable to make, a

A Shangbaltelegram states that the Central Chuen-hacun to proceed to Peking, and it is expected tha H.E. Shum will probably leave

mode.

and doubtful debts and to pay a dividend at further provision of $2,000 as a ressive for badhat port for the North", about the end of this

the rate of 10% per annum. The stock has been. taken and valued by Messrs. Lowe and Bingham with the assistance of our staff. The company Mr. Slade-I can prove it on path..

bas been doing an increased business since its The letter from Messrs. Laaman authorising formation and the prospects are encouraging

We represent a great number of the largest the complainants to institute these proceeding distilling, brewing and wine growing com- was put in as evidence, the witness swearingpanies in England and the Continent and that the signature on the letter resembled that of Laaman and Kemp.

af godown ronis in Hongkong, premia ou fire insurance and the commissions derivable by the bankers in the buying, and selling of the very large remittances have also been omitted in the aggregate reckginal was out of the jurisdiction; it was at

Mr. Slade said there was a copy. The ori oning of the $25,000,00's total. These intro Canton, ductory remarks suffice to convince even the uninitiated of the value of the Yarn Trade as u important prop in the commercial fabric of the Colony. With a view to ascertaining in what fightthisnew threatened japanese invasion, first made public in these columns, is regarded by the merchants in Honkong, a member of the staff of this journal sought and obtained tractors. Not that the public servants are an interview with the managing partner of a immaculate or that their actions, will always leading firm of yarn importers in Hongkong, bear the brunt of straightforward and honest When the object of our visit was announced, opposition; the trouble is that the criticism the gentleman at once observed that the ques showered so freely is not equally distributed. tipa was one fraught with considerable interest The Government and officialdom get nine-to the trade of the Colony. In his opleios, the new method proposed by the Japan tenths of it all and the helpless, unsupported. Cotton "Spinners Association was distinctly members of the community get the remain prejudicial to the Indian trade.. der. The conscienceless time-server escapes scot-free. Naturally, the Government take

$16.50 up a larger space in the public eye than anybody else, and, again, it is always, or nearly always, safe to run counter to it. But the fact remains that the

A. S. WATSON & CO. Government, like the devil, is usually not

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WINE AND SPIRIT, MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. ALEXANDRA : BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 9th March, 1908.

NOTKUN.

half so black as it is painted by irresponsible and incompetent critics. At all events, we have Mr. Stewart's suggestion that while the Government may not always be right it is 'certainly not always wrong, and we have con-

"How is it prejudicial?"

"In this way; the scheme is of the nature of

unfair competition. It introduces an element of speculation which appeals in a peculiar manner to the Chinese people."

"You mean gambling?"

Yes, gambling essentially."

"But you don't object to Japanese competi tion as such ?".

"No. We are always prepared to face and fight fair competition and are willing to abide by the inexorable laws of the survival of the filtest. The methods proposed "under the

Bir Ronry objicted. He said that that was not sufficient to allow of its admission as evidence:

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having `n big' turnover are enabled to sell at prices that induce the support of the public, We have entered into special arrangements with the Philippine Company to handle their

M..Slade (to witness)-How long have you well known "Commercial" cigars and shall be known that sigopture ?

Witness-I have teen and koown that

signature for the last seven years.

Mr. Slade-If that is not evidence I don't know what is.

all.

Sir Henry-It is presumptive evidenco ; that' :

It is not evidence in a civil case and cor- fainly not in a criminal care.

·Mr. Slade The rules of civil and ́e iminal matter are the same, except in one case in the Hongkong Ordinances

Sir Henry said that the leiter was not suffi cient in the absence of a power of attorney.. If this was decessity powers of attorney would be useless; dath commissions would also be useless.

Mr. Slado argued that a letter could be given

in

a position to quote exceptionally low prices. As it is absolutely necessary that cigars should be presented to the public in the very best of condition, we are installing here a drying room specially constructed for the storage of cigars."

Mr. G. T. Lloyd seconded and the motion was adopted.

* GETTING BACK HIS OWA”:

YUMCHOW RIOT LEADERSE Last year, when the rebellion in the prefectura of Yamchow was put down, two of the ring- leaders surrendered themtrives to the military commander, Taotai Kwok Jen-chang, and they have since served under the and commander as petty officers. These live officers, inslead of behaving themselves in a proper manner, often committed serious offences, consequently they have now been behended by order of the commander, who reported the mailer to the Canton authorities yesterda

ALLEGED COUNTERWEITER IMPRISONED.

A few days ago, the owner of the lodging- house named Fook Cheung was found to be in possession of a large number of counterfeit coins to the value bi Sai ingether with a forged banknote, and was subrequently strested. He was placed in the custody of the Namboi Magistrate to await trial and to be dealt with... LIKIN CON The collection of likin dues for the first ten days of the present moon as reported by the Likin Bureau amounts to Tadia $8,338,519.

"A SCENE OUTSIDE THE POLICE "COURT,"

BOGUS POORMEN. A very unusual, and at the same time it must

ATTEMPT TO VICTIMIZE A FARMER FAILS. be admitted very amusing scene was witnessed in the compound of the Magistracy, this fore- coon, when an excited coolie, who had been, Gompertz presiding, two Chinamen-Tani, la

At the Police Court, this morning, Mr. H. H.-

scientiously endeavoured to prove our ad- Japanese scheme do not come within the in anything, except is the case of deeds, which convicted and ordered to pay fine, planted au, ex-policeman, residing at Queen's Road

[herence to that view. Mr. Stewart is in favour generally of the Bill which has for i's object the amendment of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, but hore he states incisively that he again will only be guided by the arguments sub- Ordinary isluonzumunications en said he demitted to the Legislative Council when the

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definition of fair competition. They seek to introduce a pernicious element into a legitim- a trade which cannot be countenanced and must be discouraged."

"Would the perniciousness, of the evil, be confined to the yarn trade along?"

"No. It will affect trads in general." Asked for his opinion as to the attitude of other importers engaged in this trade towards this latest Japanese move, the merchants wobesitat

must be under seal.

Under cross-examination, witness said he had lived in Hongkong for seven years There may be in the world many waters under the generic name of Florida water.

Sir Henry The words "Florida water like the word "Eau de Cologne are descriptive of

particular make of a scent? Witness-Yes.

Were these words descriptive of a certain

Bill is in Committee. Well may he hope

that when the present Bill is passed it may ingly affirmed that the answers he had given kind of perfume?—Yes. be the last of its kind for many a day." There is nothing more harmful to the steady progress of the Colony than a system of tinkering and tampering, chopping and changing which leaves land-holders, property

Do the words "Eau de Cologna" designate sny particular maker?-They do.

Upon your oath, sir, are there not several makers of Eau de Cologne? There are.

Do not the words "Florida water" describe a

West, and Lo Ting Po, of 48, Stanley Street Gourlay, with assuming, the designation of ware charged, ai the fostance of Inspector

police officers when not being members of the Force, and with demanding mone with

spaces.

additional $1.80 per quarter. in charged for postage, owners, and tenants in a state of perpetual spinnings of the Bombay Mills coincided perfume without describing by whom that per. He was about to get in a second blow, but the (not the regulation kind) and police whistles.

is fist in the neighbourhood of bis prosecutor's that it took him a while to regain his equili Light jaw. The latter was so thunderstruck,

brium and to act. The coolie, a big strap ping individual, was arrested yesterday by a Forest Guard for damaging bamboo trees on the hillside at Tai Wan O, a place situgled It was slated That on the night of the 15th between West Point and Pokfoolum. The instant, the accused called atthe house ofs farm- accused was arraigned this furenoon before Mr. er-To Fa Kun who resides at 43; Wong-Del H. H. J. Gomperts, who imposed a fine of $25 chong Village, and told him that "the inspector. the a/creative being one month's imprison at No. 2 folice Station Wanted to see him ment. The man was then removed from the and requested him to follow them to the station. dock. As he was leaving the Court be Turned Knowing the first accused was a policeman round sharply on the Forest Guard and struck and not being aware of his discharge from the bim on the jaw, at the same time saying Force, the farmer started with them for the You have got me, this time. Take that station. The accured each carried a truncheon

Guard had recovered his senses by this time, When the trio got outside the bouse June and with the aid of other officers who had seen of the accused told the farmer that he had the assault, the coolie was seized and removed got himself into trouble, but that if he gave to the charge room. A second charge-bay of them several dollars they would settle Is it pay? Some people think 16.—It is a

assault-was then framed against him, and for up things. The farmer stated the bad bair wash.

Doer bay rum convey to your mind the name is offence a further fee of $5, or fourteen wo money, and that he was quite of any maker 71 know it is made in Kingston dys gaol, was passed. After this the coolle to go to the station. The accused then Afranit. Does it convey to your mind the makers 2 scemed very pleased with himself and wepted him with their truncheons. In à minste tha

The postage on the weekly laue in any part of the

world in 80 carita juve quarter.

Bingle Copim. Daily, ten cents Weekly, twenty

five cents.

uncertainty and unrest," If the passing of

earnestly hopes to see attained then one of the this Bill achieves the result which everybody

most vexed questions which amict and perturb those who have vested or indirect interests

The

Hougang Gelegraph in property will have been seitled for at least

HONGKONG, Wednesday, March 18, 1908,

THE NEW MEMBER.

a generation to come. Mr. Murray's maply speech was devoid of those ornate periods which frequently mean little or nothing and are capable of any construction whatever. It is little wonder then that his nomination Although there was never any doubt that was hailed with acclamation, and we feel no the nomination of Mr. Murray Stewart to be little pride in having been the first to predict the representative of the Chamber of Com-that he would be the one and only choice merce at the Legislative Council would of the hard-headed, far-sighted and astute be carried without oppostion, the fact business men of Hongkong." that he was not asked to give the slightest expression to his views on any particular

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ths laboratory attendant.

to our questions and the statements be bad. advanced practically embodied the views of all firms interested in the Indian yaro trade, As to the position of Chines; dealers he thought that those who limited teir transactions to the

with those of the importers in general, whereas the natives who dealt in the coarser qualflies of japanese yarn would not "improbably throw with them, would go in for this asw form of in their it with their Japanese principals and gambling introduced under the Osaka Asso

ciation's schems,

*Would the scheme be regarded as a gambe ling one in the light of the Hongkong Ordin- 'ance?"

"That is not for me to say"...

"Will any action ba taken in order to defeat the sinister object of the Japanese mill. owners?" The gentleman, who is ina position to make an authoritative, state- in the subject, preferred at this meat stage not to commit fimself to any definite

assertion. We will trust, however, and our editorial suggestion of yesterday is reiterated, that the Chamber of Commerce and the China Association might. jointly make representa

Government in order to defeat so attempt on the part of our trade rivali in Japan 10 undermine the source of a very valuable branch of commerce which contributed in the past in no immaterial manner to the stability of the Colony's present-day commercial pros- Perity. In itur protecting the interests of Hongkong, we should at the same time bo indirectly benefitting merchants, traders, and brokers sliko in Shanghai where the weaving mils stands to suffer far more than existence of several large cotton spinning and

the huge interests of Hongkong, were the jenta tive attempts of the Japanese to wholly capture this important branch of the China trade to be carried to a successful fiue. If steps nie to be taken, we commend it to the caroest atten- tion of the guardians of the mercantile interests of the port that they must be taken promptly and decisively. It is now or never.

question affecting the interests of the Cham. This morning following the usual-practice-tions-on-the-initiative of the merchants to ber it eloquent evidence of the confidence Mr. Justice Wise opened and immediately which the mercantile community repose in adjourned the Criminal Sessions until to-more- him. Not that it was at all essential that row morning, when jurymen are expected to Mr. Stewart should propound his opinions attend.. before the members of the Chamber of Com-A COOLIE named Leung" ee, residing at 20, merce, for his attitude on the vital affairs of Pokfoolum Road, got three weeks' hard labour and four hours' stocks for theft at the Police the Colony bave never been concealed, nor have they been clothed, in any but the Court, to-day. He was accused of eutering the servants quarter of the Bacteriological plainest language. For that reason, it was

Institate last night and removing about $10 possible that's candidate more pliable and worth of clothing, belonging to maloos and less firmly entrenched behind his own con- victions might have had the ghost of A TOKIO dispatch of the 12th inst. says:-it is chance if set up in opposition to Mr. Murray improbable that nay Bill for the subsidizing of Stewart, but then, again, he is no extremist, Marquis Katsura's Oriental Colonization Com but is open to argument until the last word. | pany, which is intended to operate exiensively - has been said. As he remarked at yesterday's in Korea, will be introduced during this sés- meeting of the Chamber of Commerce: "Ision of the Diet which is now drawing to like to preserve my liberty of choice up to the close, owing to the Princs leo's objections re last moment of the time appointed." This is arding the details of the organization, Independence to be admired, and the Gham ber was entirely with bim when he assured thai in nominating him to the position left racant by, the departure of Mr. E. A. He wett he would, if elected, take his seat at the Council free and, not a fettered man That is an enviable trust which has been accorded Mr.Stewart, and the role of indepen dent representative of the Colony's commere

robly diffi to fill

NEW postal treaty between Japan and China, which has been under negotiation for some time, is reported to have been signed k law days ago, and it is expected to be officially published shortly

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Tu Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, reser ved his judgment yesterday afternoon is the chey, tractors, sought to recoves from the Choy, contractors, sought to recover from the Standard Oil Company of New York the sum of $70,000, being for work done and materials supplied at the request of the Standard Oil Company for their works at Lai-chi-kok, The THE Hod Treasurer of the Alice Memorial case lasted eight, days, four of which were oc- and Affliated Hospitals beg 10 cupied by Conasol to open the case, Mr. M. with

W. Slade, instructed by Mr. George A, funds of the

of Man Hartinge and Hasting,

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lume was made?—I dɔn't know no answer to that

You have heard of a pertume called bay run?-Yes, but it is not a perfume.

No Bay run is made in several places in the West Indies?

Do you know if Ribald's make. Florida water?—No,"

Rigaud? Yes,

And Watson's dispensary?—They, did three years ago. I don't know now.

tir Have you not seen a different kind of Florida water in their windows alongside those of Laxman and kemp?-No.

You have not-Norg

Sir Henry-When you are going home you might look for yourself, and then, you can lake proceedings against them.:

Mr. Blade-Possibly, we will.

Sir Henry Do you know Colgate and Com. "pany of New York?^,^»

Witness-Yes, bekali

Are they Florida water manufacturers?—Yes Do you know that Watson's sell Colgate's Florids water for year? don't koop.

Can you read Chinese?--No.. Have you ever heard of a "White Rose perfume ?—I think f ́have,

is it, not a fact that when you sell Florida water the boitie in wrapped in a blon paper covering the label ot always,

This question was the outcome of the quas tion or to whether the label used by Laumae and Kemp and that used by the defendeut closely resembled esch other. Witness replied that there was a slight difference, but could not be delected by a person looking into a shop window

Do you claim the exclusive right to use the word Florida-water? You

You are not a chemist?

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"in "to do time..

HIGH JINKS IN ZIBNISING,

They certainly know how to do things in Tientair, as the following account of some of their proceedings at a recent Spinsters Ball will serve to show; but we must say the reader Is not likely to derive a very flattering idea of the attractiveness of the Tiantan belles when expedients such as those described bave to be resorted, in order to obtain to ladies part.. ners. The passages in question are from the China 71er of the 4th inst

villagers, hearing cries, turned out and chased. the accused, both of whom escaped. When the police visited the spot they found" truncheon and, cap on the ground." "A "search for the accused resulted in their arrest yesterday afternoon' on the Frays East. When searched the second accused was found with the truncheon and the whistla in his possession. APPREN

Tin charge was proved and the "accused were sent to geol for four months each,Thur were also ordered to be exposed in the stocks for six bours.........

At about eight o'clock on Friday, 6th instant,

A novel and greatly appreciated feature of when the NYK Australian liner lawata the ball wa the provision of various devices | Maru was going alongside the pier at Kobas at for récuring partners for everybody. We have - ropa fustered to a buoy sccidently parted, and already alluded to one-the scattering of red as a result the sters of the steamer collided with hearts containing spinsicra names among the that of the M. M. liner Tonkin which was lying. crowd of bachelors, who scrimmaged for them | at the pier, de a result of the collision the on the fl or. Another was a great white sheet, † latter vessel oqntained some damage to behind which nothing could be seen but a bridge. The maiter was seitled between the number of hands appearing above the top, these captains of the two vessels, the nat being grisped by those in front, surely an being that the coil of repairs be borne by the Irishwoman's device for securing partners, N.YK, "The dimago is estimated at Y19,000, this pig-in-the-poke arrangement.

the contrivances for filing the dancers A NEW motor steam fire engine has just programmer, though many and various, were constructed by Messra. Merryweather and similar in character" to this—the spirit of Sons, of Greenwich, for the Shang chance; red, lucky chance ruled, «« For one Brigade. It is especially interesting so being dance, fans were deall out indiscriminately, the largest of its kind in the world these fans being in pairs; and every gentleman enormous pumping capacity of 80 1 had to go among the ladies and seek the minute. As in other machines of its type: the duplicate of the fan he had received. The boiler is fitted with an oil fast burne undisha: men drew-cards with ladies' names ontham, wheels are abod", "ith," "Tilid and had to vo and: And the Jadien. Another those in the rear being of

And you don't know how to make Florida device was the dis osition of a number of ladies of being ubi water?—No.

|behind a screep--a red screen of course-ia subjected to sore Sir Henry-You ought to, «A« SA

front which »– pumber of men were bourhood. Mr. Slade (to Sir Heary) –Do you know how placed, in a row

cama bills' and to make ink ?--I don't; but I could. rledge Proceeding, witness spoke to being present scre ollowing “donstións- ths when the police raided defendant's firm and were

eral tkocsand bottles of the water)

you why you

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