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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELE

ble fashion than has yet been done. Every one who has been in the Orient for any length of time knows perfectly well that there is a tradition among the uneducated class of Chinese which is in no way favourable to S. WATSON & CO., the rescue of drowning persons; rather the

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reverso, for instances innumerable could be adduced to show that the average Chinese are apt to incline to fatalism when a fellow creature is in dificulties.

On this occasion, however, a Chinese seaman rose superior to his environment and valiantly took his courage in both hands to the effort to save his master. If the Government of Hongkong fail in these circumstances to acknowledge the bravery of the coxswain who risked his life for one whom he would con- sider to be an alien and for whom he could have few.considerations beyond those engendered by 'respect and esteem it will undoubtedly have failed in its duty as the guardian of British interests in this part of the world. It may not be that the exception al gallantry of To. Yau in, wortly of being made the subject of representation to the Royal Humane Society, but it is unquestion. ably a matter which should be appreciated in Hongkong, where such examples of dis- interested cadeavour are far from com- mon. And if the Government should see fit to reward this Chinese hero, the recognition should be made lo no half-hearted fashion. There should be no. hole-and-corner business about it, no semi-private function at which the man'is handed a medal along with a few perfunctory words of thanks. It should be a public function to which our Chinese fellow subjects should be invited, and it might not be out of place to suggest that the European residents would be found to be willing to testify to their appreciation of the coxswain's action. At all events, it will be a slur on the community if-To Yau's gallantry is allowed to pass without. the

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NESDAY

panese Boycott.

THE JAPANISE SQUADRON":

SIR Henry Blake was lately Ristrate for Cu-Cor

Sir Henry Blake are satiled at Mydla Grove

nessy, another Irish Governor of picturesque place to where Sir Joho

also retired, and Sir Walter Raleigh resided:

On the morning of Thursday, the oth-inst Mimora came lato Port. She is a British its issue of this morning, the Chinese vessel of 2,kyx 100, 315 howard by Messi, buraal, Sheng Po, bas an Interesting despatch Thos. Stephens and Sons, Captain GS. Boan from its correspondent in Canton, regarding She came in for bunker coal only, and is the the reported advent of the Japanese squadron first vessel which-bas called at Sandakan forto Canton. According to the loformation gather his sole purpose. We hear she is taking 700ed by our up-to-date contemporary it is learnt that tons, and no doubt will find the coal as a Viceroy Chang appreha de disturbance by the cellent for steam raising purposes ignorant populace in the event of the Japanese vessels have done.-B. N. Burto Herald #quadron paying a visit to the Southern capital T is stated by a Tokio news agency that the at the present juncture. The Viceroy bar, negotiations between Count Hayashi and the therefore, placed himself in communication English, American and French Ambassadors with Mr. Uyeno, Consal for Japan at Cantos, for the reciprocal prolaction of trade-marke in The Viceroy pointed out to the Consular repre- China and Korea are now nearly finished and sertative his fear that there might be an conventions to that effect will be signed within outbreak by the lawless section of the a short space of time. Thereupon the preparas population, hence His Excellency urged": tions for an immediate exchange of ratifications the inexpediency of a naval visit will be made, in order that the conventions the part of Japan at the present time. The may be put into force-at-the earliest oppor Japanese Consul is stated to have replied that tunity.

the forthcoming visit of the Japanese squadron made merely in the ordinary course of is devoid of any political significance. It

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japanese exports to that pla

to Y27,060 002

1907 to

of them, howOYE ere destined for the traita) Seulements, India, tam," Siam and other counities. Morcover, a large part of the exports were dealt with by merchants: not of Chinese,

Interior of China through Hongkong by Chie 'nationality. In fact the exports sent into the

nere merchants amount to less that half the foial, and should the boycott, unfortunately be prolonged, Japanese goods would debbilem be imported through Shangbal instead Netarthe- less, if the trade with Hongkong bildmed duti, the influence of abat circumstate will be more or less seriously felt. The exports in Hongkong of Oraka goods are very small and are mostly dealt with direct by Japanese, Indianı, or Swiss, but such articles as towels, umbrellas, matches, beer and maine products, which have been exported through Chinère, merchanti, would be considerably affected,–Kobe Herald,

A HONGKONG DIVORCE CASE.

HUSBAND'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES,,

important point of law was raised and argued In the Supreme Court, this forenoon, a very

In response to an Imperial Rescript ordering the suppression of the opium-smoking habituval Yoution. There was nothing to press to whether an aggrieved husband could, in among members in legations, the Chinese Ministers in Ft. Petersburg, Vienna and The fague bave telegraphed to the Waiwup stating that all the members of their respective gntions are free from the habit. Regulation have been drawn up by the Ministry of the Interior for the annual reduction of the poppy acreage under coltivation. They will be sub mitted to the Throne for approval in the near future...

On Saturday next four of the most popular men in the Police Force leave Hongkong for the Homeland on a well earned holiday. These are Inspector David Gourlay, of No. 2 Detective Sergeant Grant, of the Central Police Police Station, Sergeant R. Macdonald and Station, and Lance sergeant Fowler, of Bay view Station. They leave on the P. nod 0, liner Devanka. The good work these men

$16.50 acknowledged thanks of those who are in have done during the last five years is too well

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charge of the affairs of the Colony. "

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

konwn to our readers to need recapitulation,

e wish them a pleasant passage. ACCORDING to the latest information, lo band' the probability is that Dr. Joao. „Paulino

vent the cruiss from being carried out, rived between the Viceroy and the Japanese Ultimately the following understanding was ary Consul. The larger vestals attached to the Squadron would remain at Hongkong while If it is desired that marines should land the smaller cruisers would proceed to Canton. during the cruisers stay in port, they will be permitted to do so in the daytime only and then in limited numbers. While ashore the marines will be provided by the Chinese Government with a military escort for their personal protection. No landing of men will be permitted after nightfall. The arrangement the barmonious relations between the two in agreed upon with a view of not disturbing Governments.

MARINE PRODUCTS IN CANTON.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 38th April, The merchants dealing io marine products

Hongkong, recover from a co-respondent dam- this point was raised as the result of an action ages for alleged misconduct with his wife.. brought by Captain T A. Mitchell naainst Mr. John Lemn to recover the sum of S10,020 as

his wife, and $15,17543, being special dam- damages for alleged improper conduct with ages incurred by the plaintiff in connection with the divorce proceedings.

by Mr. D. V. Steavenion, of Messrs. Deacon, The Hop. Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC, instructed Looker and Deacon, appeared for the plaintiff Mi, M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. Hariton of Messrs. Ewens and Harston, represented the defence.

The statement of claim was read thus —

The plaintiff is a master mariner in the 'em- ployment of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited, of which. Mesura. Jardine, Matheson and Company, Limited, are the agents in this Colony,

2-The defendant is an architect of 64, Queen's Road Centrál,

PROFESSOR Robert Koch has left Bremea fer d'Azevedo Castro, the present Bishop of Macao, called a meeting in their Guild ball yesterday days of October,.19 4, and on the ruth and

New York. Alter a stay in the United States. he proposes to visit Japan, China, and India.

THE och reports that the Japanese Govern. ment intends to establish a Legation in Chile The appointment of a Minister will shortly take place,

WE have received from the Mitquí, Bussan Kalsha a copy of the 49th annual report of the Tokio Marine Insurance Company, Limited, for the year ending 31st December, 1908.

MAJOR G. M. Fitz M. Sondy, second in com- mand of the 47th Sikhs, Meatsin, North China,

the 66th Punjabi; at Dargai and Chakdara."

A DECKER has been issued in Lisbon order. ing the demolition of 'e old and unhealthy

is to be the successor of Dr. Valénte, fate Patriarch of the East Indies. This Prelnie was. born at Lages do Pico, Anges, Azores, on the 4th February, 1857, and consecrated Bishop on the 19th December 1gar. He was a student in the University of Coimbra when the late. Dr. Valente was one of its Professors. Bishop Castro is a Doctor of Divinity and is a man

of remarkable intelligence and capacity for administration. He was recommended twice by the late Patriarch for appointment as His

Grace's Co-adjutor. He is now in Lisbon to recruit his health...

A. S. WATSUN & CO., had been anxietted in similar capacity to CAOTAL LIU, Director of the Chinese Mining

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Hongkong, 7th April, 1908..

BIRTHS

f33 quarter in Macan known as the Chinese Barent,

On April 11, 1978, at Newchwang, the wile of W. F. HARLEY, of a daughter,

On April 20, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. ERIC MOLLER, 2

a 100.

MARRIAGE.

On April 21, 1908, at Shanghai, CLARA Louise Mary of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A, to ALFRED LINDSAY BLECHYADEN of Shang- kai.

DEATHS.

On April 28, 1908, at his residence, 30, Queen's Road, Captain. GEORGE PARKER aged 71 years.

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On April 16, 1908, JAMES LIDDERDALE SCOTT, fate of Shanghai, on board the P. & O B. Marmora, between Part Said and Marseilles.

Compaurai laipuan; he received back all the properties of the Peking Syndicate at Pingting chou and other places in Shansi and so the interests of the British concessionaires to that Province attaccatis y over facut the per-

and passed a resolution to the effect that they

will stop the purchase of Japanese marine

delicacies from the 1st day of the 4th moon

the and proximu). As there is at present 'still a large quantity of panese marine products remaining on their hands, they, cannot stop the sale on the same day, so they agreed to extend the sale by ten days more in order that they might be able to be relieved of the entire, stock, This latter reinlution applied to marine products only. They also agreed to impose a fine of $:00:00 apy offender, when found committing a breach of this agreement. To tepla, d the Japanese goods they have increased their stock of native produce.

The Guild notified the Nama Pak Hoeg in Hongkong of the resolution adopted by the meeting. Similar, notification w mide to

3-The defendant on the 12th and 13th-

13th days of December, 19341, and on divers other dates, before and after the said dates, did wrongfully, wickedly and unjustly debauch and carnally know one Henrietta Maud Mitchell, being the wife of the plaintiff and beating his

name.

4-in consequence of the said misconduct of the defendant with Hoorietta Maud Mi(- chell, the plaintiff took legal proceedings/in the First Division of the Court of Session, Edinburgh, Scotland, against the said Henrietta Maud Mitchell, his wife, praying for a divorce from her on account of her misconduct with the defendant,

Celkocams:

A NAVY FOR CHINA,

PROGRAMME FORMULATED

By courtesy of the "Shoung Pe

The Ministry of War has decided upon

Peking, 18th April.

the re-establishing of a Navy for China.

The programme, which has been formul- ated to give effect to the decision, embraces the following projects, viz.

1—The establishment of naval bases.

-The building of warships. 3-The training of men for the vessels. 4-The drawing up of rules and regula

tions for the guidance of officers and

men.

5-The establishment of an office for the

Admiralty.

.

The initial provision for the cost of the scheme has been fixed at ten million tacis.

The money is to be raised by the Ministry of War and the Board of Revenue conjointly.

:

EMPERGI KWANG SO,

STILL ILL.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

Peking 28th April.

The Emperor has not quite recovered from, his recent illness."

On the 1st day of the 4th moon, Prioce Chun will perform the usual ceremony, on behalf of His Majesty, at the ancestral wor- ship.

NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA.

THE NOTE ISSUE.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."]

Peking, 28th April,

the Provinces to pass the noles issued by The Board of Revenue has instructed all

the National Bank of China. ***

Certain highly interesting and important: Eventually, enmely, on the 7th day of corespondence has ist faken place between November, 1905, and after evidenced to Senior-Consul, and His Honour Taal Nal M. Siffert, Consul General for Belgium and misconduct bad been taken on commission is Hongkong, the Court found: that improper buang, Shanghai Totai, relative to a ques- conduct between the defeo ant and Heorieits tion which affects the es tire community Maud Mitchell had been proved, and pro- very closely, namely, the Chinese bank

and the making of two great avenues in its mission of the Chinese Government the Com-Fatihan, Shek Lung, Chan Tiuo, Kongmoonnounced a decree of divorce against Henrietta the stability of the establishments `-

place. SENTENCE of death has been passed on 60,000 rats which inhabit the sheds and warehouses round Tilbury Dock and do such enormous damage. The massacre has begun, and should be completed in less than a month....The germ. impregnated" Ratin" is being used.

A LANTERN lecture on the work of the Church Missionary Society in and around Hongkong, will be given in connection with the Juvenile Associatios of the Hongkong C.M.A, to morrow (Thursday) evening, at 6 pm, in the British School, Robinson Road, Kowloon, by the Rev. Arthur D. Stewart, A.

pany is advertising in the native journals in North China for the subscription of Tis. 5,000,000 to enable the Syndicate to work coal and iron- mines at Pingtingchou. The shares are offered at Tis, too each, in order to carry out the policy of the people of Shansi, the shares are only nego tiable among Chinese subjects. The share list closer at the end of April and the amount hav

and Sainam..

FLOUR MERCHANTS' PARTICIPATION.

NO CARGO FOX N. Y. K. STEAMERS

Maud Michall accordingly,

* 6-The costs, which the plaintiff has either paid or become legally, liable to pay of and incidental to the said divorce proceedings amount to the sum of $15,375.40. The plaintif, therefore, claims: (1) Payment by the defendant to the plaintiff of the sum of $10,000 Chinese merchants in Hongkong are boy-as damages for the improper conduct of the conting the Japanese Nippon Yusen Kaisha défendant, and also payment by the defendant five of transpacific steamships operating be to the plaintiff the sum of $15.175.40, being first intimation of this move on the part of the nection with the divorce proceedings. tween Seattle and the Chinese metropolis. The special damages incurred by plaintiff in con- Chinese merchants came on Friday in the form of Company, reports the Saule Post Intelligencerment of claim. a cablegram received by the Hammond Milling of March 19. The cablegram was brief, simply

The statement of defence read :-The defend. ant adnits paragraphs 1 and 2 of the state

ad

in circulation in the Settlements

which issue them. M. Siffert inquires, on be half of the Consular Body,whether the Chinese Government guarantees any of these notes or not, and also if there are sufficient fande de- posited in the Government treasury by the Banks to redeem all the notes which they issue. The Senior Cogul further intimates that the Consular Body intends to confer with the Cham ber of Commerce on this important subject, and would also be very glad to acceptany asistenco or co-operation which the Chinese anthosilles might feel moved to tender for the purpose of securing full and prompt information, in the maller. His Honour the Tactai has so far only. formally replied to this communication from

quities which he, in response to the letter, han

the notes now is circulation, their resources, set on foot, relative to the banks which Isido

standing, etc., are completed, be will answer M. Siffort's letter as folly as the importance of the occasion demands. Shanghai Times.

On April 21, 1958, at Shanghai, Miss JUDITH IP TIN, a barber, 'of 60, Queen's Road West, last twenty years. The company has ordered stating "make no more shipments via the Nip-in the statement of claim mentioned or on any the Senior Consul, but later on, when the in

··HAOSTROM, #ged 33 years.

The

Hongkong Felegraph ||

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1908.

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pob Yusen Kaisha."

flour and grain merchants in Hongkong. The cablegram was from noe of the fargest Directions to cease shipments via the Japanese steamships have not as yet been rent to ship person this side from any other port except Hongkong. C. A. Beplow, manager of the Hammond Milling Company, at Seattle, be lieves that the cablegram received here is a part of the boycott movement started against Japanese goods on account of the incident of the Tatsu faru

7.--The defendant decies that on the dates

other date or dates'be-did debauch or carnally know Hearietta Maud Mitchell,

In answer to paragraphs 4 and 5 of the statement of claim, the defendant denies that he was guilty of any misconduct with Hearietta Maud Mitchell and says that he was not a party to the divorce proceedings, and is in no way bound by, any decree made in the divorce proceedings,

4. The defendant does not admit that the

plaintiff has pai I or has become Ingally, bound

to pay any costs of or incidental to the skid proceedings or that the costs amount. to $15,175 40, or any sum nearly as great.

PARLIAMENT FOR CHINA.

EARLY ESTABLISHMENT CON TEMPLATED

now been over-adbscribed, chiefly by Shapsi bankers. The company has engaged a native mining expert as Chief Engineer, at a salary of Th1. 6oo per month with free quarters and an allowance Sio per day travelling expenses when he goes out to report upon mineral prospects. This Chinese engineer was first educated ip England and has been employed in mining operations in the United States during the took himself across to Kowloon yesterday machinery from Europe and the iron foundry help a friend do some work., Ip was sent to will be established with a capital of Tis the Indian barracks to have some of the me 1,000,000. The reason why this Company did and while there helped himself to some of the

not expérience difficulty in raising capital this soldiers' cooking utensils, He was caught time lies chiefly in the highly satisfactory con re-dhanded. At the Police Court, to-day, bedition of the shares of the Taching-ying Hong 'was charged with stealing two brass trays and

or National Bank of Chisa –N. C. D. News; a. pot and, on pleading guilty, was given a

A GOOD deal of discussion has been going on month's hard larbour,

lately both in shipping circles and shipping journals as to the relative merits of Chinese crews and European crews of steamers, more especially as regards stokehold complements, Shipowners geterally find it an absolute ne cessity to employ Asiatics in tropical climates. Europeans are unable to stand the hot climate, and consequently are continually, being put into hospital, and in some instances have to be brought home. Contrary to the general state." ments made by the Unions, the cost of Lascars or Chinamen exceeds that of a European crew. Japanese-boats-This-business-has-been-kean-made-by-the-defendant that the point of low-Empire, praying for a Parliament, Pri of 27, hands cost £15 104, for, wages and rende ed by the Japanese transportation com- instance is given where an European cien sought, and on account of the good service

Chinese hands come 10 116 10, and of the carrying business as far as fur and victualling per month. The figures for 30 paay it has succeeded in secusing a large part

for 57 Lascars to £213 17 6d, Employment wheat is corcerord. of Chirese is therefore not due to deczenké The boycott against the Nippon Yusen Kai in, cost, but there is an ultimate saving, sha, is of interest to local millers and shippers because of the efficiency with which the work more than to any others in the Northwest, is done, more especially in the engine-room, since the steamships of that line do not lead The test applied is that of efficiency, and ship much grain or wheat at ports other than 01 owner after shipowner is found affirming that Fuget scnnd, "having once tried a Chinese crew he would Dot go back to a British crew, The Chinese are slated to give steamers improved iperd, owing to their batter ring, while at the same time their tractableness nad sobriety tend to make life on board more comfortable. Some

A, CHINAMAN'S GALLANIKY, Among the notable incidents of the cir- A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD bay, by name Leung cumstances attending the death of Mr. A. Lo, at one time residing at 19, Chinese Street, was, on the oth instabt, banished for five years, H. Rennie, none stands out more prominent after serving a term is gaof: for theft. Leung ly than the gallantry displayed by the China-was not the boy to be brow-beaten, however, man who, at the peril of his life, attempted le returned to the Clony by the first steamer to rescue the deceased. It is on record that and hid himself until yesterday when be was the second coxswain, a man named To, Yau, recognised by à luk ný and marched to the followed Mr. Rennie overboard, without even

Central Police Station. He appeared in the waiting to secure the support of a life-buoy, Police Court, this morning, an a sentence of

three months' hard labour was.pronounced.. and sought by every meansia hispower to bring Mr. Requie back alive to the launch Canada. MR. John Adamson was at home to his friends That he was not successful cannot in the elightest degree detract from the meritorious number of Straits people attended to see his at S'ecle's Studios o9 28th ult, when a large character, of his action, which may be said to pictures of the prasent year. These included have been in direct opposition to the usual excellent portraits of 1,'dy Adamson and Mr. attitude of those Chinese who are imbued) S. Gilfillan, both delineations, receiving much with native superstition, Whether it was a commandation, The other portraits and a Ataneous Impulse which prompted the seascape were also show, besides a photograph Attempt at rescue or whether it was the re- of the portrait of Mr. P. 5. Heugh, of Hony sult of considered deliberation, matters not kong, which was despatched thither in January, at all, although we may be quite certas, and is, we believe, destined for the Club.

tain that

It is expected that if the boycott keeps up on the other side it will not be long before all Chinese flour and grain merchants, particularly Hongkong will order a boycott against the Nippon Vusen Kaisha.

A very large proportion of the four, and whent shipments between Puget sound and the Chinx pons has, in the past, been made on the

ITS EFFECTS ON JAPANESE TRADE.

in its today's (April 16) is the Mains publishes some observations on the probable effects on japanese trade of the Canton boycott, The movement, it remarks, appears to be

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-The defendant will object that the state- ment of claim discloses-no-cause-of-action-in- respect of which the Supreme Court of Hang kong has no jurisdiction.

Mr. Slade submitted that this was a trial of stue of law-s hearing of the application

By courtesy of the "Sheung Po

Peking, 28th April

In view of the numerous memorials sub- mitted by the Provincials throughout

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claim may be set down for trial. He would people's wishes by fixing an early date for raised by l'aragraph 5 of the statement of Pu-Lan has decided to accede to

old demurrer. He was demurring the statement. argue on the question of law in place of the

of claim to show that they had zo cânse of action in the Supreme Court of Hongkong The case against the defendant was for damages only. He was not a party to the divorce proceedings, page

The Chief Justice-He was not a party? "Mr. Slade-No."

the institution of a Parliament,"

His Highness held a conference the other day with other officials on the subject,

CHINESE IN SOUTH AFRICA:

SPECIAL COMMISSIONER TO TRANSVAAL

[By courtesy of the "Sheung

Peking, 28th cgraphed

Mr. Pallock-He could not be made a party ashes out of the jurisdiction of the Court hat the second coxswain of the launch WHILE, measuring some land ni Yau-ma-ti

of Scotland, It was purely a common law when he took the plunge had-so-por-vetendaya cenain well-known gentleman

action, Mr. Slade proceeded, after quoting su sonal thought of reward when he dived into discovered that bip Snso umbrella (made in

thorities at length, and he remarked that the the choppy son at Lycemun Past after his Japan), which he had stuck in the ground in

Court had 20 Jurisdiction to entertain the master. He did so on the spur of the mo order to carry on the work, had vanished. Like shipmasters astert they would rather give pre-gradually extending in the Canton and Hong.

claim, ment, when everything might have led him streak of lightning the Government man" ference to their own country mad if they could kong neighbourhoods and the tendency is for Mr. Pollock contended that the Ordinance to hesitate before endangering bis own life; made for the carest Police Station where he but that they are sick and tired of drunken it to spread throughout South China. - Japan's did apply to the case, and that the Court had laldia complaint. We cannot vouch for the sess, desertion, and, insubordination, Not exports to South Chins (not including Hong jurisdiction to deal with the matter." A man, and bis action could not have been mof truth of the next statement, but wa' give it with j only do the Chinames: scom lo save", mastère" kosg) include cyal/copper, and slippers, but the he stated, bud bis remedy, in the Courts of Lum Lok Chun

if it had been performed by an AKLA

reserve, “Allihe available men " in the station from all sorts of trouble ashore and affeéi, but" total in 1996 was only $1,710,000 and in 1997 England for damages by aning in the divorce is therefore, extremely, the surged loose to look for the gamp, whic

court and be the gallantry, which none, they eventually discovered "ip a pawnshop

should be robl to more langhi Grest refoldíogy A

{ji is also milágód le' their favour

the ships in baster, condiile

so that Japanese trade will not be Houslygadečied by the bey Saath China is con

The Waiwupu hau Viceroy at Canton Chang Jen chun

mission ofd

The Viceroy has replied: