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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH = SATURDAY APRIL 18 1908

why it is not considered advisable, in the first instance that the medical officer attach

Strike at Canton.

alumnia intended for patiostion In "The HONGKONG TELEGRAP" slauld be astrowed to The Fallfor, Ice Hindi Fond, aded to the school should not examine the LAUNCH-OWNERS' DISSATISFACTION. kaulų barzameransaned by thi Writer's Name, and Act

eyes of all the pupils, without waiting until Jedinery, Fortuoss @prajintentosas quicht hatthe teacher aces the discharge mentioned?

The Manut...

The Editor will undertags to but rempuble for Any rejected MS., nor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). BALLY-$80 per annum. WEEKLY-$18 per annum

The rates per quarter and per nienst, proportional.

Much danger may arise and much suffering eosus, if the matter is left in the hands.of the teacher to discover, that the symptoms of the discase have made their appearance, As we have said, medical men state that the disease may exist without being perceptible

ABOUT A HUNDRED JUNKS TIRD UP.",

{From Our Own Correspondent.]

The Japanese Boycott.

JAPANESE LECTURING THE CANTONESE POPULACE.

APPEAL TO RACIAL ABFINITY. [From Our Own Correspondant.]

"Canton, 17th April, 1995,

few days, making discourses in the public A few Japancia were seen, during the past

Cantoo, 17th April, 1908. This morning all the Chinese towing laun-“ ches went on strike. The reason given by the launch-owners is their dissatisfaction to the unprofessional cyo, and who knows with the manner in which the survey of the what harm may be done if a child suffering launches by the Chinese authorities it carried aditional $1.40 per quartur in charged for posing from trachoma is allowed to mix with its out. In consequence of the launch strike only through the two Goverments, and the

the daily is delivere) free when the addrew

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On April 11, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of J. W. INNOCENT, 1. M. Customs, of a daughter,

still-born.

On April 1, 1908, at Srinagar, Kashmir, the wife of Major. . ROSE, P. W. O Gurkha Rifles, aspecting Officar, Kashmir Imperial Service Infantry, of a son.

DEATHS..

about one hundred junks are lying idle in the harbour. When they will resume business cannot be saticipated at present,

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IRE TIME BALL.

NEW TOWER ON SIGNAL HILL

playmates, use thelavatory basins and towels, and generally to act iu, that happy-go-lucky fashion which is the prerogative of irrespon sible youth? With regard to towels, it is recommended that schools should not have common towels for the general use of the pupile owing to the difficulty of isolating thic infected from the non-infected, but that each pupil should use his own towel or hand-

The Director of the Observatory notifies that kerchief for his own, exclusive use. It may the Time Ball is dropped daily (Sundays and induce girls to carry their holidays excepted) at the new tower situated own towels to school, but if the boys of toSignal Hill, Kowloon Point. The approxi-

mate positios of the tower is as follows- day are anything like the boys of old then · Latitude 21′ 1′′'5" North. we are afraid only a miserable proportion of the towels will ever see the schoolhouse, and even if they do, they will be put to use

On April 12, 1958, at Shanghai, Hobe' all very well to MIGUEL SINDES, eged 26 years, Nat

On April 17, 1958, at Shanghai, FREDERICK STANLEY, dearly loved baby of Frederick and ABoie Large, aged months.

Look itude it4" to" 29" East of Greenwich. The Ball; which is painted black, is hoisted to half-mast at 12h 55m. p., to the top of the

streets. They ende.voured to explain to the populace. bat the Tatsu Maru case was settled

Chinese people ›hould not be so agitated as lo

Telegrams

KONGKONG TELEGRAFH!

SERVICE:

THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT.

PRINCE CHUN AND TANG SHAO.YI AS PEACEMAKERS.

[By-courtesy of the "Sheung. Fo."]": Peking, 16th April.

On account by the Cantonese boy.

arouse any bad feeling on the part of the Japanese people. They were all of the "yellow" cott of the Japanese, the Govern race and were in close connection with eachment has decided to deputo Princo other, so that there should be so interruption whatever in the maintenance of the harmdalous Chun and relafiona between them.

The speakers also impressed upon their fisteners the fact that when the Manchus in vaded the Chinese Empire to solze the Throne, thousands of Chinese proper were killed by them. This, no doubt, was still fresh in the memory-of the Cuinese people proper, but they did not try to take steps to restore their Sovereignity.

H. Tang Shao-yi to proceed to Canton to explain to the

people there the recent negotiations! between the Governments of China

and Japan.

The Commissioners will be charged also with the duty of appeasing the The speakers stated that they could not un-minds of the Cantonese. derstand why the proper Chinese did not con- sider the, loss of their country to be a national Japanese steamer a National Disgrace, The speakers would not accord their approval to the Cantonese view of the indignity of the Thien settlement. !

(he Hongkong Gelegraph which were never dreamt of in the philosophy mast at 12h, 57m. p, sed dropped at sb. om. disgrace, but choss in call the release of the

LONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1908.

TO PROTECI THE EYES OF THE YOUNG.

One of the most irritating diseases that afflict suffering humanity is that which now passes under the name of trachoma, although $16.50 different designation for it. The disease affects the eyes of young and old alike and

medical men of an older school had a

D. SHERRY specially susceptible to infection. But it

SUPERIOR PALE DRY.

Per Dozen

.$19.50

A VERY FINE WINE, POPULAR

THROUGHOUT THE FAR'EAST.

LIMITER,

ALEXANDRA BULLOD Hongkong, 7th April, 1908.

[33 THE CENTRAL STORES, LD.

SHANGHAI,

ISSUE OF TLS. 250,000 8 PER CENT DEBENTURES.

DIRECTORS:

G. 1. SHEXURY, Esq., Chairman, A. R. MURPHINK, Esq.

J. H. TEESDALE, Esij.

of the parents. Two of the recommenda. tions are what may be described as "good" "Pupils should be warned against, lending their handkerchiefs to playmates. It is advisable that the towels be kept dry." Well, if these recommendations are followed

P. Standard Time of the 20th meridiar, which is equivalent to 17h, om. os. Greenwich Mean Time.

14 in advance of Hongkong Mean Time. Standard Time of the 120th meridian is azm,

With a view of preventing any disturbance. that might be caused by some Ignorant people because of the discourses of the Japanese

by Hongkong pupils, then all we can say is RXTINGUISHING STREET LAMPS poskers, the Canton Self-Government Society

is suggested that the lavatories should that they must be paragons of virtue. It

have running taps with basing which are unplugged so that two or more

.

HIGH JINKS PLAYED BY TWO, WELL- KNOWN CITIZENS,

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Two well-known members of the European

has again sent out circulars to persuade the peop e to remain an impassive as possible, and

a give no excufe for any collision with the Japanese.

again convened a mass meeting to take place on the 18th instant for the purpose of discussing maters in connection with the development of coal mines and the promotion of industries,

The Caston Sell-Government Society has

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may be ascribed to a variety of causes, chief may not wash in the same water. Why not community, who took it into their heads fast among these being that of under-feeding. Suggest at orice that the children should not night to have a good time," ended their spree That is, to say, the poor and indigent are

wash themselves at all while at school and at the Central Police Station at about 12.30 peculiarly liable to contract the disease and thereby carn their sadying gratitude? Ano'clock, this morning. While gallavanting other 'recommendation is that the class round the city during the earlier part of the may also be due to lack of proper or badly-rooms should be swept daily with a weak the street lamps would be fine sport. This night as idea struck them, that extinguishing assimilated food, and what makes it all the solution of Jeyes fluid. To that we might they proceeded to do with their sticks, and more to be dreaded is that a person may add that, even should trachoma disappear, soon three gas lamps along the Upper have the disease without being in the slight the practice of using a disinfectant to allay Albert Road bade good-night to their est degree conscious of the fact. For that the dust and destroy germs in the school surroundings. In attempting to play the reason it is the bane of the emigration rooms should be made obligatory at all same trick on the fourth amp, an officer officers, who, after collecting their intending times. In the case of boarding schools it is spring out of the darkness, and escorted "ye emigrants, who are bound for the United recommended that all pillow-cases, sheets, had been framed against tiem, and the de- forced to combine in any unflendly move-

merrie gents to the station.. After a charge States or Mexico and submitting them to

handkerchiefs and towels used by the board-linquents had begged that the affix be not medical examination are exasperated to learn

released on $ag bil each. Of course, they did, not appear at the Police Court, this morning, when the case was called, and the Magistrate Mr. LH: Kemp) ordered the bail to be forfeited.

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has stated that there, have been no boycott In reply to the Waiwupu, H. E. the Vicemy ascetings held in Canton and also that no speakers can be found publicly deliverin speeches in the open street to excite the minds of the people. The people in Canton are very quiet and participate in the boycott movementin such a manner as to only show their individual. patrotism for their own country without being

mest by others. There might have been

native industries,

DR. Umekene, a Japanese lawyer, has been' engaged by the Chinese Government to com pile a code of Ciyl Law for China, to be com

pleted within three years.

As the outcome of a row between three men- Chung-who were subsequently charged b Wong Chan, Wah, Chan. Cheung and heng

Point, Cheng Chung prosecuted the other tro be pifice with disorderly behaviour at West with robbing him of $165 worth of jewellery,

The case was remanded. Bail in the sum of and assaulting him, at the Police Court, to-day. Mr. Ollo Kong Sing appeared for the defence $200 each was allowed..

MISSIONARIES STATUS.. NO OFFICIAL RECOGNITION,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."}·

Peking, 16th April.

The Waiwupu has memorialised the Throne to abrogate the custom of according to missionaries status according to their clerical rank. The Government has sanctioned, the memorial and lins decided to regard missionary claims, in future, in ac- cordance with Treaty stipulations.

ARMY FOR

CHINA

RECRUITING ORDERED

FORTHWITH.

Reking, 16th April.

The Ministry of Wur has directed

Army. They should make no ex- cuse for delay in complying with the instructions.

TERRITORIAL WATERS. DELIMITATION DESIRED.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po?"]

Peking, 16th April.

The Waiwupu and the Ministry of War have conferred together and decided to depute officials to delimit the territorial waters of China.

ers should be steeped over night in a weak mentioned to the newspapermen in case it mealings sometimes convened in the city; ber all the Provincial Authorities to re- 'S. WATSON & CO., that perhaps fifty per cent, are suffering from disinfectant before being sent out to wash. should be reported, danchertow, they were they were only with the object of promoting cruit soldiers forthwith for the new

trachoma. It is recognised, however, that That may be all very well, but what about there are two forms of the disease-as there the possibility of infection at the wash ? Of are of most diseases the mildand the virulent, course we cannot pretend to any professional and in the rows of the former the awnining knowledge of inundry methodo, but we fancy medical officer is usually prepared, after hav that one of the chief dangers of infection is advise that he may be allowed to embark, the Chinese coolic, and if he could be ing treated the patierit for some days, to to be found in the common washtub of the sea breezes and the medical care en route got at by the school authorities so much being sufficient to warrant the belief that the the better chance of immunity from disease. sufferer will be cured before his arrival on The laal of the regulations is to the effect the other side of the ocean. The Hongkong that the schools are to be examined annual Government have now, very wisely, and not ly by medical officers appointed (or the pur. too soon, arrived at the conclusion that it is pose. The idea is excellent, but why necessary to guard the children attending annually? Why not at the beginning of the Government and grant-in-aid English each term, or better still at the opening of schools in the Colony against the dis- the schools after each vacation? The prin- ense, and project those who have escaped cipals of the schools concerned are to sub so far from infection from those of their mit monthly reports to the Inspector of schoolmates who have contracted the dis-Schools regarding all cases sent for diagnosis ease. It is needless to say that this should have been done long ago, for in the United Kingdom and the self-governing colonies the protection of the school children against insidious disease has long been regarded as duties of the local authorities. Here in one of the essential, and most important

Hongkong, we are so accustomed to rely on the amniscience and paternal care of the Government that there is far too seldom but little inclination to devole attention to the little matters of life which conduce to the well-being of the community. The health of the children ir but a secondary matter in the eyes of not a few, mainly because those

SECRETARY:

M. J. NATHAN, ESQ.

HE Directors of the Central Stores, Ld. are prepared to receive applications for Tis. 250,000 8 per cent debentures terminable

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af age, was found floating in the hakmur, off Tre body of a Chinese girl, about eight years Pottinger Street Wharf, at about eight o'clock. this morbing. The police had the Lody re moved to the mortuary for examination. Up to the time of writing the police at headquarters tave not received the medical certificate, but it not believed that there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding ike girl's death. A RULE of the Governor in Council, published is the Goseifi, specifies that the owner, agent or master of a vessel from or into which raphiba is about to be landed, shipped or tans shipped shall give notice to the Captain together with the results and the action Superintendent of Police of the proposed taken in each case. It is also stated that landing, shipment; or transshipment, and the patients will be treated free of charge at Captain Superintendent of Police shall there the Government Civil Hospital and Tung, place a police guard on board such Wa Hospital. It is only to be hoped that ship nest, such guard to be maintained at the vessel during such landing, 'ipment or trans-

dren by the enforcement of these by no the disease will be kept away from the chil-spense of the owner, agent or master of such means drastic measures, and that the eyes of

yeasel.

the next generation will prove as keen and bright as those of the gentleman who was able to see into the middle of next week.

but re decurable by the Copy of 1906, but redeemable by the Company in 5 years from that date or at any time after such's years on giving 6 calendar months' prèvious notice in writing. These debentures are issued by the Directors in pursuance of a' resolution ed by them at a Meeting held at the Company's offices on the 3rd day of April, 1998. With the sum raised it is intended to pay. of all the 'existing outstanding debentures of the Com- pany of Th. 150,000 issued in. favour of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and to employ the bilance in the expense o completing the building and fittings of the Palace Hotel fronting the Bund, Shanghai. The prescos issue of Tis. 250,000 will rank an a first charge on the said property of the Company held on a least to the Company for a term of which 48 years and 9 months are still unexpired including the buildings and a floating charge on the other properly and undertaking position to keep their young ones away from His Majesty the King has not been advised to of the Company as carried upon the said all danger of contamination by the rabble, exercise his power of disallowance with respect premises and will be secured by a Deed of Trust and mortgage to be hereafter executed The Government, however, have taken the to Ordinance No. 1 of 1998, entitled An Or being a firal mortgage of the said leasehold matter up and a series of regulations on the dinance to amend The Fire Brigade" Ordin property buildings and undertaking of the Company to Messrs. Alexander McLeol and subject of trachoma has been issued by the

Medical Officer of Health, the preamble to THE rotal output of the Chinese Engineering which reads: "Owing to prevalence in the and Mining Company's three miner, for the Colony of an infectious disease of the eyes week ending April 4, amounted to 19,192.81 known as trachomi the following regulations tons, and the sales for the same period to shall be enforced in all Government and 30551-45 tone. grant-in-aid English schools, from the date.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Tis publication of this issue commented at who have the power to make their opinions two o'clock this afternoon, heard have no children of theirown or are in a

Duncan McNeil as Trustees for the Debenture holders. The present issue of debentures will be at par in sums of Tls. 1,000, The, go and Tls, too as may suit the cotvoaicace al appi). cants. They will boar interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum and will rank among ibamsolves pati passu,

fox,

The first instalment of interest calculated,

day and should any such debentures remain

ance, 1858,

THE second-undual Lusitano athletic sports

of their publication." The first regulation take place on the Racecourse on Monday, stater that those in charge of classer beginning at 2 p.m. There are 18 events on on noticing any discharge from the the programme. The Band of the 13th Raj eyes of pupils must Immediately notify puts will play selections of music duringthe

required to inform the medical attendant

the principal of the school, who in turn is afternoon.

In their freigh; market report dated Shanghai, gth inst., Messrs. Wheelock & Co. write There has been very little. doing OD homeward freight masket during the past fortnight and the ships on the various berths, including the mails, have received but

poor support. Coast wise Business has been

a little more brisk since last writing and there

CHUNG YER MUI, a widow, siding at the coolie quarters of the Cotton Mills, was ye terday arrested on a warrant, charging her with detaining the eight-year-old son of a woman, residing at Jardine's Bazar. The st cused, it is alleged, enticed the boy to her quarters and there detined him for a while, whippet him to the interior. She was charged. until towards the end of February when the

and rem nded in the Police Court, to-day.

A "BOY," who patil recently was in the employ

KOREANS AND CHINA,

THE QUESTION OF NATURAL

IZATION.

[By courtesy of the "Shaung PoŊ]

Peking, 16th April, 1908.

The Throne has issued instructions

of Mrs. Pettingell, a boarding-bouse keeper, of to Viceroy Hsu Shi-chang, of 4.he Albany, is at present in the custody of

the

the palice, charged with farceny. He was ar Three Eastern Provinces, that Ko- rated yesterday, by Detective Sergeant Murireans desirous of natur lizing them. son on suspicion of having appropriated about

too warth of silverware from his mistress, be selves as Chinese subjects should be

is a fair demand for tonnage from the Northween the 14th and 15th inst. The goods allowed to do so,

and also from River Ports to the South whilst

round. col freights are also being well maintained all

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CAPTAIN Cowan of the C. N., Shengking mi ported on arrival at Shanghai, that the Indian vilive regiment (Punjabis) with a complement of too officers and men arrived at Taku Barin the R.1.M.S, Northörunk at 3 p.m. tri the 6th Insant and disembarked. From there they wem taken up to Ties sin by the Shengking | On the 7th the 41st Dogras from Tientsin, Tongshan and Shaabaikwan embarked on the pm. The R.I.M.S. Dufferin with the Cameron transport for Calcutta leaving the Bar 10 Highlanders on board was due to arrive at the Bar on 14th inst.

Tux Dext time Sher Dad, in Indian farmer,

stolen were : a silver teapol, ona silver sugar bowl and a silver cream jug. The police have as yet sot succeeded in recovering the stolen articles, and it wis on that account that Mr. I. E. Kemp ordered him to be detained in police custody for aeek. When the charge was read and added quickly, there are many other folia to the accused he said "I did not start them,"

in the house."

Til accounts of St. Andrew's Church, Kow: look, for 1907 have now been published and show that the receipts, including a balance 52,810 3 while the expenditure was $3,614.93 from the previous year of $18.209, amounted to leaving a balance to the credit of the Church of S185.33. Donations and subscriptions realised $755, contributions for sittings came to some $for, offeteries for church maintenance, $735, chaplain's hall stipend and caretakers wages. etc. The expenditure was mainly over the

SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAELA 'NOR, S Indian (Catherine Apcar) zoth inst. American (Monekuria) vrat inst. German (Prins Eitel: Friedrich) art inst Indian (Kumiang) ist prox.,.. German (Prinz Steirmund) zad prax

The P. M; S. S; Ch's us, Manchuria will be The Imperial German Mail'as Prien Waldes due to arrive at this part on 19th inst, hộ nằm. mar left Kobe to-day, at 6am, and may be ex pected here on 22nd ing.

left Vancouver, BC for Hongkong vis ostal The C. P. R. Co/s 2.1. Emprise of China

Ports of Call.pm, on's sih inst,

The C-R. Co/a Ls. Amiral Duperri fram

from the day of payment will be paid on the goth day of June, 1908 and the cafter ball-year ly on the 30th day of June and the gray day of December, Applications should be filled in and sent to the Company's Backers the Hong. kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation accom. pauled by the amount of the debentures applied

Applications will be received up to the gist attached to the school. Then, if a case is His Excellency the Governor has been pleased appears in a police court as defendant, be day of May, 1998 and will be deall with on that found to be of the virulent type the to appoint Mr. E. A. Irving, provisionally and will be more careful of the statements he We learn from the report that apart from the Antwerp, Dunkirk, Genoa and Singapore, s unapplied for, subsequent allotments thereof pupil must cease attending until a certificate subject to His Majesty's pleasure, to be an maker. Dad was arraigned, before Mr. J. Cathedral grant the maintenance of St. Ad expected to arrive here on 22nd inst will be made and carry interest from the date is granted showing that the scholar has reg the absence on leave of the Honourable official member of the Legislative Council dur. of issue. Banker receipts to the applicant covered from the disease. will be issued for the amount of his debentures

As to those who Mr. A. W. Brewin or until further notice. and exchanged for debentures if an alloiment may be suffering from a mild attack, is made. Forms of application can be obtain ed at the office of the Company or at the Hoog. kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and the Dood of Trust and form of Debenture can be seen at the office of Messrs. Stokes, Platt & Tooydale, the Company's Salickor, 1999).

By Order of the Directors,

MANATHAN, Secretary

charged with obtaining a passage to Hong-freewill offering made locally, in subscriptions, cutta for this port via the Siraits on 16th inni H. Kemp. at the Magistracy, Ibis morning, drew's Churchu altogether dependent upon

The 1. C. S, N. Co's £3.Kumsang left Cal- kong, from Shanghai, on board the steamer donations, senis, offertories, &c. There they may continue to attend the classes, THE rules made by the Governor-in-Council Dad pleaded guilty, and when asked why tical fund graecaties, por is there any endow. The T. K. K. &.1. Aippon Marg sails from

Malts, without psylog his fare. To this charge are no grants from Government or ecclesias and may be expected here on 1st prox. but they must be able to produce on the 28th September, 1005, as amended on he came to Hongkong replied very affect ment. But Paul Chater has generously Yokohama on 19th inst., and is due within three months a certificate showing the 3rd May, 1956, and 13th December, 1907, sipately "For Work! This did no promised erect a bpost on the church land Hongkong via Kobs, Nagainki and Manilaus that they have been treated and cured: Bcates of competency in the morcantile marine who has, probably, met men of the want work appreciated greatly by the church and comms The Imperial German

as to the conduct of examinations for certis have much impression on the Magistrate, for the chain's residence, an 3 this will be prox. Should such a certificate be withheld then have been further asseded by the edition, to calibre before. Did was given a chance to fly pity, a the pupil will cease to attend school and rule 28 of the following sub-sectio

curing a valerble help to incumbents | Friedrich carrying must remain at home until it legranted. It show a knowledgn of the semaphore and Mora

This hobby for the Government for one month, in

come. The corrent expanses for from Berlin of thes occurs to me. Lawala connection to Lue dire salaat

stimated to reach over $4,000 and 16th last-

virg Called to pay tha fine of $50, which was

with