Infintations.
THE HONGKONG TELEG
tindous and severe, but at least one good re sall emerges with promise for the future Stocks were reduced in
year to a Agurkhai by the end of the
not greatly exceeding the normal, except in the case of fancy cotton
S. WATSON & CO., goods, while in Hongkong they were low, and
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in most other centres almost doplated. Yat the demand was really more active than it seemed to the unfortunate holders of large stocks, the legacy from previous yours. Taking the quantities of foreign products relniced in the various centres, that is the bet foreign imports only gauge of actual cou sumption-making dua allowance for large importations of railway plant, of flour, and of rice," it will be seen that a very healthy and general demand existed, by which old, socks as well as much of the year's fresh importation were absorbed. With reference in particular -to the foreign trade of the two provinces which
CHINESE
AMEN
ENGAGEMENT ON BOARD BRITISK SKIES.
DZACKMAILER""ARRESTED:
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canion, 17th May,
publication --
We have received the following letters for
Colonial Secretary's Office;
Hongkory, 21st May, 198 la the 32nd instant, a robber named Tam Six-I am directed to if im you that the Bui was arrested to Stun Tak district, and Imperial Merchant Shipping Art, 1956, Eples brought to Canton yes'erday. This man gaged ou board British, ships voless Lackmailing letters to Shumeen demanding tains a provision that sesmen may not be reported to have been in the habit of sonding possess a sufficient knowledge of English to exey from foreign firms. gaderstand the necessary orders that may be given to them to the performance of their dusles. The rovision does not,
bes not, however, apply to British subjects. Shipping Ordinance this provision has been In a draft Hill to amend the local Merchant
omitted because in the view of this Government LEARN MAYPLAGUE PATIENTS, its inclusion would seriously affect the coating At present there are over three hundred and River trade of this part, where 98 per cent.us patients lying in the Canton Fong Fin of the seamen shipped are Chinese,
pspital for treatment. These patients were The Bill referred to has been sent to England ally imported from Hongkong; they were and an inquiry has now been received as to
harves of the river steamers on their arrival whether local regulations can be imposed to d admitted to the hospital since the ensure that Chloeie seamen belonging to giuping of the summer season. It is report Hongkong would be able to produce ces that many of the patients that have been tificates or other official documents showing Imited to the hospital have recovered and
exemption accorded to British subjecte their birth-place, and entitling them to the ave been discharged,
[CHINESE
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The Alainički stator, saya the Add Chronicle, that the Chinese Coní there all recalvad a
it is stated, that since the boycau of Japanese report from the Consul at Nagasaki,in which goods commenced, two or thras Chinele mer- chants at that port have been obliged la close merchants there are will determinedly support their promises. Nevertheless, the Cantonese, Ing the boy cott
INSPECTION OF FORTS. The Superintendent of the Canton Military purchase at Nagasaki on the 17th int. by On the other hand it is reposted that the the to make to the Chiasso merchants of Y(0,000 worth of marine ceed to the Boca Tigris to make an inproducts was made the subject of inquiries, Chun Ection of the differact forts with Admiral with the result that it was found that,
the
goods were destined for Hongkong. There are said to be other indications that Japanese wares at being shipped to South China gain in gradually increising quotidies. The gradual subsiding of the bycot move.
by telegraphic news received in Tokio, on the
Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE.
THE SHANGHAI OUTRAGE.
NATIVE TRESPASSERS RELEASED.
EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY
DEMANDED.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, a8th May, 19.55 p.m. The Taolai having signified his intention to bring before the Mixed Court two of the Paoshan native force, who were concerned in the alleged seizure and maltreatment of a
the Foreign Settlement on Wednesday, and with trespassing on the Municipal road, the accused were accordingly arraigned to-day.
The Municipal Council thereupons re leased the trespassers
are of special interest to Hongkong, it is for the consideration of the Board of Trade, felved by the members of the hospital at the ment in Canton itself is stated to be indicated European constable within the bound" of,
reported by the statisticiao, that Kwangtung and Kwangsi were unfortunato in their general climatic conditions, but there were local risings. Piracy was active on the Canton River, and the trade routes in the region lying between Nan- ning and Pakhoi were made unsafe by brigands. it has been proved by repeated experimenta Nanning, situated on a tributary of the West that," WATSON'S HYGIENOL " ja the most River in Southern Kwangu, was voluntarily potent agent for the destruction of fleas,openesiotrade in March. Excluding Kiungchow
"especially rat fleas.
It is a well known fact that Plague is con- veyed to human beings by means of fleas from rats which have died of this' disease.
A ICA
To this question, to which a reply has been suked by telegram, His Excellency has stated: that in his opinion such a regulation is not Committee concurs in that view.--I Bin, afc., feasible here, and I'am to inquire whether your
The Secretary....
(Sgd:), F. H. May,
Colonial Secretary,
The General Chamber of Commerce,
MORE COLLAPSES.
KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED,
LAK QUARDING THE FRONTIERS. The authorities of the thres provinces of wanglung, Kwangti and Yunnan have pro- oned to jointly station filty regiments of troops and tungchow, the ports of the two provinces
long the boundaries of these provinces per supply the following statistics of net trade:-Nel
hapeally, to prevent the insurgents from foreign imports: Hk. Tls. 102,967,587; native
being over from one province to another, sm of a million tacts will be raised by the importa:k. Tis. 40,861,580 exports-Hk.
athorities of these provinces towards the ex- Tis, 91,206,718 total tk. Tis. ·242,110,895-
BASES. With regard to the opium question, the Cus
18th May. All risk of infection can be avoided, by toms official writes: The consumption of
Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong, 28th May, 1908.
Yesterday evening at 7 o'clock two other washing the floors, etc., o; sprinkling where foreign opium has increased from 44,177 picula
Siram directed to acknowledge your
bildings in Hing Lung street collapsed. For the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution
in. 1906. 10.54,584 piculs, The northera ports letter of 21st instant (No. 3173/1908) in which mately there were no lives last in the accident. of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL,"
took only 535 piculs, or little more than half you refer to a provision in the Imperial Mer-i ascertained that the two buildings in their 1906 consumption. Shangbai took 214
chant Shipping Act; 1936, against the employ-dion and the cause of the collapse was not due estion have long been in a dilapidated con- spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful topicale-less, and the southern ports 941 piculi possess a suficient knowledge of English to
ment of seamen op British ships unless they the digging of the trenches" in the street by three gallons, makes a solution of the strength less, but the consumption of the ports on the understand necessary orders, and further, in
de Canton Waterworks Company.. .required for this purpose,
Yangize and to Clickiang increased by 2,094 which you point out the non-application of picols. The quantities of antive apium passing This proposed regulation to British subjects.. down liver through the native and Foreign
In the opinion of my Committee the in. Customs at chang continued in increase clation of such a clause in the local Merchant in iyoz the consumption was 22,098 picais, but Shipping Ordinance, and its enforcement, would practically compel the feat of British last year it had risen to 47,670 piculs, "Taken coasting vessels engaged in the China trade to together with the increased arrivals of foreign go out of commission, for seamen and firemen opium in the Yangtze, these figures, so far with the qualification necessary to obtain ex- as they go, do not indicate that the anti-emption of the test cannot be given for the opium measures have as yet borne fruit in very good reason that probably ninety out of diminished' consumption. But obscurity sur subjects of the Emperor of China.
every hundred men so employed are the. I am directed to inform you that. "No," Chinese who do understand sufficient English are in charge of the untives working in every department од steamers carrying medium for conveying orders by the British Crews, and these men Are the
offices to the sailors, firemen &c.,
HYGIENOL 15 A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.
PRICES PER PINT ......50 Cants
GALLIN...82.00.
A. S. WATSON, & CO., rounds the production and movements of the
LIMITED,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 27th May, 1998,
MARRIAGE.
On the 25th April, at All Saints' Church; Upper Norwood, WILLIAM HUTTON-WIL
LIAMS 10 VIOLET WOODFALL BRENT.
antive drug had prevents any reliable coo.
clusion being formed as to the actual progress made it this direction. Vigorous and practical 133 steps, the effects of which will sooner or later appear, have been very generally taken to enforce the Edier. Meanwhile, among the immediate effects of the reforming measures, may well have been a sudden desire on the part of wealthy smokers to lay in supplies, against a day when it may be more difficult to do so, and a corresponding eagerness. of the part of helders to dispose of their stocks even a low prices."
The Hongkong telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1968.
THE FOREIGN TRADE OF CHINA.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
An interesting review of the foreign trade of THE French mail of the 18th April was deli-
vered in London on the 28th inst
CONSUL and Mr. Fox, who are at present slay. ing at Government House, leave for Canton to-morrow.
SUB-LIEUTENANT W. H. W. Ridley joins the cruiser Bent pa'the China Station, on posting for service afloat.
China during the past year has as usual been compiled by the Statistical Department of the Imperial Maritime Customs. From that report, which is of the most comprehensive character, we learn, according to Mr. J. L. Chalmers, the Acting Statistical Secretary, that the year was one of slow recovery from the effacts of the very general acarcity of 1936, amoucting to THE Barl of Crewe, Secretary of State for the famine over large areas, of the overtrading of Colonies, has appointed Mr. Lionel Earle, 1905 and 1906, and, in Manchuris; of the late GMG, to be his private secretary, and Mr. H. war. That the year's recovery, is 'not more"
CW, Verney to be his assistant private apparent in the statistics is, perhaps, mainly due to the high price of food prevailing in every INFORMATION has been received from the Madras Government that regulations onder
Accretary.
Chinese
(On the 15th and 27th instant Drigadier General Wu succeeded in capturing eight obbers on the East and West Rivers who were
the habit of kidnapping children.
order for CARTRIDGES."
Admiral Li Chun has ordered, through eaurs. Arnhold Karberg & Co., 50,000 smoke las cartridges; the consigon.ent is expected to five here shortly.
#PRAYING FOR 'R IN,
18th Inst,
As to the altitude of the Chiness at Kobe,
Now it is reported that the Trotai refuses to proceed with the case.
lak Shan-peng and other leading mer chants are reported to be very desirous that the movement shall come to an end, fearing that otherwise some of the Chinese firms here may have is close. On the other hand, several Chinese compradores emplyed by foreign firms and certain Chinese who have no busi
The Council is pressing" the Consular the boycait. Mr. Mak and his friends are Corps to demand an extension of the Settle "ness of their own are said to be encouraging
consequently unable to effectively intervene,ment area in, consequence of the "outrage They believe, however, that the boycott will not
on the boundary, last much langer.
#.
THE, REPORTED 'AMERICAN- JAPANESE LUAN,
rk
THE YUNNAN KISING,
REBEL CHIEF WOUNDED.
[By courtesy of the "Shoung Po"]
Yunnan, a8th May, On the 26th inst., the Imperial troops
The rebel chiel Wong Wo-sun was severe captured Hokow.
IMPERIAL PLEASURE.
OFFICIAL CONTRADICTION AT TOKVO..
Several of the Japanese papers have received from Tokyo the following statement, which has been made by officials of the Financial De- the coming flotation of a Japanese loan to the partment in regard to the telegrams reporting
amount of Y300,000,000 is America, or the ly wounded. investment of that amount of American mon y in Japanese tallways-As a result of the im pression abroad that the Japanese fioaocas are in à difficult position, it is a common_hing-COMPENSATION TO SUFFERERS. for reports of my,otin'ions for a loan to. become current whenever Japanese who are
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."] connected with financial matters go to Europe or America. The present rumours concerning
Peking, 28th May; !!! Baron Sakatani are simply instances, of this tendency. When Mr. Harriman was in Japan' some time ago, he said that if the necessary inst. expressing satisfaction with the way in privileges were acceded to him he would be which Bokow was recaptured and giving prepared to introduce a large amount of instructions for the extermination of the American capital for the development of the Japanese railways, and it may be that he return
rebels,
፡፡
An Imperial edict was issued on the ath
UNREST IN THE NORTH.
RISING IN TAI-NING
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po
Peking, 28th May. - A rising has taken place in Tal-ning pre-V fecture, Chibli provlace.
There has been no rain for some time in Canton,, and the people are anxious, for a opious downpour. The Kwangchaw Prefect and the two district magistrates of Namhoi and Panyu have 10-day offered prayers at the ed to this topic when he met Baron Sakatan. At the same time it is commanded that Shing Wong Temple for rain. They will cop in the States, thus causing the rumours to be compensation be made to the people who
Viceroy Chang yesterday received a telegram Department has no knowledge of the matters inue praying there for three days.
put into circulation. In any case, the Financial may have suffered by the rebellion. from the Yunnan Viceroy, H.E. Sik, Liang, referred to in the reports. The only flaancial My Commitee cannot too mongly suppor
Bingbing ikki afins a SCVEre engagementnegotiations wh
which are in progress relato to the opinion and endons the action taken in the several days itbkow was re-captured on the
the debenture 1
issue of the Manchurian Rail- | ..: matter by His Excellency as stated in the last fifth instant by the Imperialis's H. E. Sik way and in regard to this no defisits de Ruked him to give publicity in the intelligencecision has yet been reached. Ja view of the paragraph of your letter.
I am to ask you to convey, to His Excellency as to pacify the publie n iad.,
fact that the national indebtedness already the Governor, the thanks of my Committee for T
amounts to Y2,330,010,020 a figure which will be raised to Y1,802,000,000 when all the railway boods have been issued, the Gol vernment has no intention of floating any loaus at present. It has even decided not to issue the bends to the amounts of Y71,000,001 which
The Viceroy of Chihli, E. Yuan Shi were to have been floated in the current fiscal Sheung, has despatched Taotai Ho Ping-ying THE N. Y, K. steamer Yato ita' Maru, which year for productive works. Tais decision will to put down the disturbance. ¡ ́arrived at Kobe on the zoth inst, from Sydney,not be changed even if there is an improve. brought British gold to the amount of Y3,000,- ooo, The amount was handed over to the Kobe Brunch of the Yok h-ma Specie Bank; which despatched it to the Bank of Japan. It is understood that his is part of gold pur. chases made from Great Britain by the Bank of pan to strengthes its reserva, instalments of Y2,000,000 and Y,,000,000 were received in April and March.
affording them an opportunity, of expressing LIEUTENANT G:G="Richardson, 105th Mah- their view on this very important subject-Iralles, having jained the command on sth have elc..
instant; from leave of absence granted to him (Sgd.), EA, M. WILLIAMS, to India, is taken on the strength from that
Secretary. Hon. F. H. MAY, E.M.O.,
Colonial Secretary.
A BUTTEK THIEF,
COMPRADORE ALLEGED TO BE RECEIVING "CHEAP GOODS,""
dale,
This forcocon, at the Police Court," a coolic, by name The Wing, was arraigned before Mr. J. H. Kemp, charged with stealing five pounds
bottles of Lea and Perrius sauce. of fresh butter, one tin of mushroom; and two charge the defendant pleaded guilty. U Wan, A TELEGRAM from Moji daved the 19th inst
To this
a compratore, off, Chinese Street, was which is published by the Jupun Advertisir, the second defendant. He was accused of plates that a Japanese employee of Messrs. receiving the stulen goo is, and was defended Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s branch is that port by Mr. O. D. Thomson. The coolic-I'ts | has absconded, after 'embrizling, a large sum Wing--it appears, has, been in the employ of money belonging to the firm. The man's gomo
ment in the financial conditions at home and abroad. Instead of raising loans, the Govern ment will endeavour to foster the natural in- crease of the ravenus...
pointed to the river boat High from March SUD-LIEUTENANT C.E. Wilkios bas been op.
'10, it is istimated officially, ..
C
the British-American Tobacco Company are A NORTHERN Contemporary informs us that
Popularising the smoking of cigarettes in the and letting the crowd scramble for them. The interior by scattering quantities of cigarettes
result is described by ose "who has seen it as
[ Hester's.
Indiars in the Transvaal..
LONDON, 27th May. The Indian agitation in the Transvaal has been revived in Johannesberg,
The Gardi has written to the Government declaring that the non-repeal of the Registra January and asks for the return of the volun tion Act-is contrary to the agreement of zoth
tary application for registration.
The Government denies that it undertook
to repeal the Act,
Later, President Fallieres in London. President Fallieres visited Guildhall in
part of the Empire, and the same cause pro the Venice Sanitary Convention will be impos. of Messta. H. Ruttonjee and Son for nearly is Honda Tale", and it is alleged that for some most comical. tarised the year, with effects on trade more or Presidency against arriv is from the Port of quite a lot of provisions, especially butter and had incidentally been engaging in speculs | San Francisco cable, dated May 18th-It is brilliant-aunshine, and met with a splendid duced many of the local risings which charac-ed at all. the uninfected ports of the Madras tight years. During the past few weski time past he had been leading a dissolute lile, THE Qrika Ami Bas received the following
with law exceptions, are reported to have CAPTAIN G. E. Garneit, Royal Garrison Arild sy, beadquarters were notified, and Detective Defange ar Vroo,a", though, it is difficult not man, Schiff, Belmont, and other financier reception everywhere, heralded by continuous
watch was kept, with no results. Yester of his defalcations is given in the vernacular reported from Washington that Messrs. Harri-
less pófortunate. The various crops of 1997, Hongkong.
Tits cruiser Vindictice, of the Home Fleet at the Nore, was recommissioned at Chatham on 28th uit. with a new nucleus, crew for farther service upon the completion of her refit. She will leave the Medway in Júns for Chios with which will be recommissioned at Hongkong. new crews for the sloops Cadme and Clio,
have disappeared. from the store. A strict tignu which turned ont badly. The total amount
L
been fair or excellent in almost all the lery, who has just been appointed to the Legs Inspector O'Sullivan, who was sent to into believes that this is greatly exaggerated. A undertaking the whole or the greater part of a have formed a-syndicate for the purpose of provinces; but the fall benefit of the good tlon Guard, Peking, has been in the Royal | v-sligste, watched the premises. his result strict search is belog mede for the man. harvest could only be felt as the year drew to a Regiment since Juve, 1899, and for the pasted in the arrest of Tse Wing with the goods
Japanese load of Y300,000,000 which Baron close. The Yangtze Valley, as a rule, so im. three years was employed as assistant inspector. He was seen to removethe goods from the store, is reported from: Moji that a collision took San Francisco also refers to the formation of a Sakatani desires to foal, A. Mainichi cable from ~~portant a contributor to the necessities of distant on the Inspection Staff at Woolwich
lake them to the bath room on the first floor lace between the British Courfield and 300,000,002 syndicate by E. H. Harriman, bat provinces, was for the greater part of the year
closing time he carefully packed up the stuff Mr. Hiromi Nisaburn, of Tauga, at 5 o'clock Japanese t.llways" where he hid them in the commode. Before the Chiys Maru (1,741 tons), owned by says that its purpose is to invest funds in the shut off, as a source of food, and in. turn, laid other districts under contribution and the cost
Street where he is alleged to have sold that the Courtfield, which was at anchor, was and took it to a compradore's shop in Chinese on the afternoon of the test inst. It seems of rice rose and remained high in the provinces
The detective who had been following him in the first instance carried away by the tide placed the coolia and the compradore under and driven on arrest on the charges already, mentioned. Mr, dropped off the shoal and was forced into the aiboal. Subsequently she Thomson applied for an Adjournment, and this.. Chiyo Biaru. The fatter vessel sustained ordered to be detained in custody, whilst the parrowly escaped sinking. The Courtfield was was allowed until tomorrow. The coalie was severe damage to her bown and is said to have compradore was allowed' bail in the sum of damaged to some extent under water. Both $500.
steamers are now undergoing temporary repairs
and Officers Commanding, the Band of the By kind permission of Major R. L. H. Burton Third Battalion "The Duke of Cambridge's Own" (Middlesex Regiment) will play the fol. A STRANGE tale of the sea comes from Bolang"
instant- at the Hongkong Hotel, to-morrow, the 30th day, a native woman was found drifting about lowing programme of music, doring disser, || Mongonde, 's North Celebes, where, the other
an a piece of: wreckage, Her story was that
accustomed to obtain supplies from. Yangtze perts, although large importations from Indo, China, where splendid harvests were reaped, did much to relieve the scarcity. In the import THE "hanghai Club, on the 25th instant, chang. trado caution has been the leading charactered its place of abode from the site at the French istic. Speculation on a future market, end of the Bund to Jukes Road next to the the chief error of recent years, has been sally closed in the old building, which is now Club Concordia. At midnight business was largely avoided,,; Operations have been to be demolished and by opening time this generally of the hand-to-mouth kind, and moting every bing had been transferred to the Importers and dealers have been waiting for now quarters, Although smaller, the temporary some movement among the great population" premises have been used to the utmost advant upon which everything depends, some strong serve a useful purpose, and it is not too much to agn, every square inch so to speak, being made to and sudden demand which should clear off say that lule or no inconvenience was caused to accumulated stocks and open the way for fresh the members by the transfer. Captain Close, ventures. · And this abstinence, called for by the Secretary, is to be warmly complimented the overburdened state of the China market, upon the excellent work he has done in this was aided by the Manchester prices for cotton subject of not a single complaint. The library connection, and the removal has been the goods, which
Ich remained usinviting y high dar-
in, particular has been very well arranged, and Ing the greater part of the year. The strain during their stay in Jinkee Road the members on the mercantile community has been con- " will be as comfortable na possible,
Cameron Highlanders, is appointed alderde LIBUTENANT J, R. C. leathcote, zod Bin. camp to the General Officer Commanding from. 16th May, 1908, inclutive,
.
sean.cu by the Harbour-master in the Marine AN exemplary sentence was imposed on three Court, this afternoon. The defendants Elias Hathi, donkeyman, of the steamer Aprinders, Thomas Kellar and H. Sudan, of the Romford
were charged with wilful disobedience to the charges the accused were found guilty. They lawful commands of the maniere." "Oy these were each sentenced to twelre; weeks hard labour and also ordered to foilsit twelve daya
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The police say they have never dealt with a similar concourse; windows and roofs were
marvellous sight. everywhere crammed and Oxford circus was
French sailors, guests of the Admiralty, London is cordially greeting over » 200
doing the sights and entertainments.
STOWING away on board the Canton stea ars the Fresident's reception as unprecedented is, as Captain Black, of the steamer Feed and agree that a new phase of the enfenfe ham ya za v
The French papers regard the warmth of
as common as to be somewhat in the nature of been reached; some suggest a future alliance, stated recently, at the Police Court," becoming a nuisa co. Last night, while the compradoro but admit that the moment is not ripo fares, he espied a coolie hidden behind soma of the Powan was going around collec lag the cargo. The coolic was sooo ronted out, ard on the arrival of-the-vessal in Hongkong the
blog. fourteen days hardı, Court, to day, he was fined Sin, the altercative #towaway was given in custody, ́: At the Polica'
"SHIPPING RINGS,
SIR THOM IS SUTHERLAND'S OPINION. London, May 31st Sir Thomas Sutherland has been a Witness -before-the-Royal-Commission on Shipplogis
Rings.
through the operation of the Eastern Condensa
Sir. "Lomas declared that the public gained. ferences eration of
Bensati abe took passage in a pratio which carsized, The mail service of the P. and O. Compa Waldeutet, and all on board perished save herself. She has been vasily accelerated during
Sullivan:
clung to some flating timber, on which the thirty years while it was receivi Barpard- „Oluck.
drifted along for about a month. She lived on a million less of a subsidy seabirds which she caught as they settled on Sir Thomas Sutherl
Har clothes fell to pieces and her the
«Monckson/
bar'
whole body was covered with set verfo, She
Med sibo:6 and cared for, but
three weekɛ
Within abipows
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