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WATSON & 00.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

CHEMISTS

WATSON'S HYGIENOL

THE HONGKONG TEUBGRAPHY

very careful not to accept the illega colas (Japanese subsidiary colus exclud and thereby sustaining The Gove

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Lagwan (höldais, of.

Ld." was held at the com· paby's offic tkins' Building, this aftainaon for the purpose of Yuċeiving the report of the general managers with a statement of accounts to 31st December, 1907. Mr. G. Watkins was in the chair, there being also present Mesars A. R. Lows, Chan A Fook, Joba Lemm, Chow Hon Wabi Chun Yut Kal, and others

pondence' sent you yel the Merchant Shipping Ach advertently crept into one of

shall therefore be much oblig kindly give further publicly to which now contains the seco Yours faithfully,

Chamber of Commerce,

Honjking, surh May

SIR-I am dire

of your letter of it instant, which you refer to a provisión. Merchant Shippion Act 1906 agai playment of samen co, British

ment consider that.

diation such illegal coins la' detrimental to the Consolidation of the currency system in Formosa. Formerly there were several

„On 19th" instant Mr.

Alexandı kinds of coins in circulation in For of the Formosan Government

the purpos moin, and the Government, seeing the several other officials, hopeared at the Tea general managers, tage inconvenience and abuse arising from the Merchants Galid at Dalteței, And gave in- of account, to the use of mixed coins, took steps to thoroughly structions to stop the use of the so called illegal Mr. Henry Humphreys presided. There readjust the currency system of the land, silver coins in Formoss, 66,les merchants of were also presents-Hon. Sir C. P. Canter

Daitalei baing present on that day. The Messrs. H. P. White, J. Scott-Harston (con The Chairman said-Gentlemen,We now by allowing the "Taiwan, Ginko" (Bank) Dulong tea merchauis unanimously agreed to sulting committee), J. A. Jupp, J. Al Tarrsul present to you our report and accounts for ibe to late bank-notes convertible into gold act in accordance with the instructions of the (acting secretary WT, Puddepba, J. ME. year ending 31st December, 1907, printed copies coins a few years ago. This step put Government. However, the Powchong tea. Machado, G. Rapp, L. Guy, D. E. Clark and of which have been circulated and which I stop to all such inconveniences, and merchants, who have, still a large, stock of | E G. Late,

She hope will be feped quite satisfactory by shares abuse and succeeded in driving the illegal silver coins, raised objections against the pro. The Chairman Bald-Goatlemen, The holders. As we anticipated at the annual meet sliver trader out of the Island. However, posed instructions, and thus caused a baxted report and statement of accounts having botning last year, our mangage account has been BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE the circulation of these coins amounts at

discussion among ih so present. Fually, Mr. in your hands fur some days, I will, with your entirely wiped out, and your property known Tachikawa delivered a detailed speech giving permission, take them at read. The result of Watkin's Buildings" pud for in full. In" GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD,

present to some 20 or 30% of all the amount of batsk notes in circulation in Formosa, and the bistory of the currency system of Formosa, the year's working does not, I rewre to say the accounts, there is nothing I think that re and concluded his address by saying, lo effect, compare favourably' wib recobi years. Wequires explanation. Our assets, you will notice, is again threatening to bring about the that the use of the illegal silver coins le an have not only had to contend with geders hve been written down to a very low figure- same condition which prevailed in former iniquity; that they are used for the purpose of depression of trade, but increased competition and your reserves increased. As to the present they pas ets a sufficient knowledge times. This is considered a great incon obtaining unlawful profis in the end and that in several departments of the business. The year's prospects, I can only say that ss Jar we to understand the necessary orders, and venience to the business circle and also such use will fesult to the disadvantage of all falling off has been particularly noticeable in .have no reason to feel pessimistic. The conther, in which you phipt out the non-application detrimental to the industries and against

the people concerned. He also issued a Shanghai, Tientsia and Manila, where our retinuation of the declared policy of your general of this proposed regulation to Botish subjects. the idea of the Government. Therefore strongly-worded notification, to put an end to turgs were further adversely affaclad by change managers to use all profitato reduce floating to the opinion of my Committee the inclusion

of premises, or alterations thereto, la'Shanghal Babilities, sed build up worldog capital, bas the people should be advised to comply To show the general condition of the impor (Hengkew branch) and also in Tientsip there again prevented the payment of dividend, which of such a clause in the local Merchant's

piration of our leases and the owners deciding dividing If any shareholder has aby ques changes were unavoidable owing to the ex otherwise they would have been Justified in to pull down and rebuild our premises, necesiions to ask, I shall be pleased to answer them stating our going inio temporary quarters else to the best of my ability where. With regard to Manila I mentioned・ in my, speech at the last annual meeting that completed; and that there would be a further the building improvements there were not yet addition under this heading during 1907, Owing to the stagnant conduion of trade in the Philippines, the extra revenue which we expected to obtain from increased sub-fat- tings has not so far came up to our expectations consequently, as may take selected the fund any business of the masting, these, men are the medium for conveying orders

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·BUBONIC PLAGUE.

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent agent" for the "destruction of fiens, especially rat fleas.

It is a well known fact that Plague is con- veyed to human beings by means of Beas from

rats which have died of this disease.

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All risk of infection can be avoided, by washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the deas are likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENOLA on spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose.

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HY JIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMIĊIDE",

PRICKS PER PINT

.50 Cents

GALL IN...$2.00

accordingly. The official notification stated with the wishes of the Government and act that those who accept the illegal: colns will sustain loss. Most of the farmers in Formosa do not understand the actual value of silver, but they attach much to the brilliant appearance of the metal, and from long custom and the favour with which the metal is regarded they are very easy to be deceived by crafty merchants to their disadvantage. Notwithstanding that the Government is constantly declaring the

the illicit use of these colos.

mentioned that Tio Kee, ins merchant of ters of the sliver coins at Daitote ray be Daitotei, made; some time ago, contract with Guad Song, of Bengkong, to import silver amounting to Yen 503,000 (at a. commission of Yen 12 per Yen 1,700) and has been importing Up to now half the amount has been brought, from Hongkong by every incoming steamer and owing to the steps now taken by the Gov eramaat, it is considered that the price of the coins will go down to 5993 per Yen 1,003 and Tin Kee will thus lose about 8,000 Yen on their transaction. Piang Kee, of Amoy, also

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official value of "Silver Yen" in ac-rranged at Hongkong with Hap ile Chan of cordance with the value of silver Daitotai, to import to the extent of Yena tle longer than 1 anticipated to com bullion in the markets of the world, 30,000 of which Yeo 193,000 has already been pletely write off the whole of this expradi. the market value set between the farmers Ho Chan has wired to Hongkong to stop the eventually prove of great benefit they have, as shipped to Formosa and it is now said that Hapture, Though all these changes should. and merchants is widely different from that shipment of the balance of Yen 10,000, they were bound to do, caused temporary da of the Government. For instance, brokers. It is interesting to know that some merchants, location of business and a decreased turnover, dealing in tea, rice, or sugar, buy silver coins who came hoa the mainland, are now The loss on subsidiary cons for the year from the importers at cheap prices, and staying here for the purpose of solling silver amounts to $16,508,6 Turing to the when buying tea, rice or sugar, as the case coins, and many" brokers are scattered accounts, the item "Buildin, Improvementi " may be, they pay to the farmers' using silver in the country, and also, some of the importers shows an additiba during 1'07 of $31,040 88, coins, at the exchange of 95 or 96 or over.

bave sent their men to Central and Southern mainly on account of Manila as above men The simple reason for such a strange practice Farm to dispose of their stocks. Over all tioned. The increase in aerated water machinery these men, however, the Government will keep and plant amounting to $18,948.81 has been is that the farmers are ignorant and accept the

a strict supervision, silver coins only on account of their appear.

mostly incurred in Manila and Shanghai, Your general managers with the approval of the ance without regard to their intrinsic value.

consulting committee decidi searly a year Such in detail has been the warning widely

ago to take steps with a view to closing the circulated by a paternal Government. The

Foochow branch, In this clutse they wers S. WATSON & CO., Taiwan Aichi Nichi Shimpe concurs in the

influenced in much by the decline of Faacbow view taken by the Formosan Government

at a centra for trade at by, the working results LIMITED,

and believes that "it is quite clear that those

of the branch, which had been unsatisfactory accepting silver coins are losing, and the

for many years. The doors (the branchs were closed to bundess on the 28.h February last, 133 only remedy for this abuse is to stop the

and, the final stages of is liquidation pro- circulation of illegal coins, and endeavour to

ceeded with.-1-am-glid in be able to staje induce the i ignorant and poor farmers to use

that there will be little or no loss to the only the bank notes issued by the Taiwan

Company Grough the closing of this branch, Ginko, which are at once convertible for kong and Shangbai Back (Sawnel, Samuel. Before moving the adoption of the report and gold coins on demand.". It is evident that & Co.) at the request of one of the instatement of accounts, I shall be pleased to

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

stangkong, 27th May, 1908,

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Alications intended for publication is “Thẻ HONGKONG TELEGRAPH“ should be addressed to The Editor, 1. Ice House Road, and

Addres

The rate of exchange on 14th insi, was 912, but the import of Yes 300,000 per .. Daifin Maru on that day brought the exchange down to go on the following day (15th) and gradual ly to 89%, the cause being mostly due to Tin Kee being axious to sell his stock in Central and Southero Formosa, however, it is, reported the exchange still remains at glo.

In the meantime the exchange rate in Hong, tong was down by 3 Yen.

Such was the condition before the Goreter, meat's instructions ware pade, known. Op the 14th inst. the branch office of the Hong

Yeo 80,000 at the cheap rate of 867 in order

There were no questions..

There were no questions, Continuing the Chairman said And bow, first resolution: "That the report how pre- gentlemen, I have the piassure to move the sebted, together with the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts, be approved and adopted,"

The motion was reconded and passed. Messrs. A. R. Lowe and Bingham were 18

This concluded the

CANTON DAY. BY DAY,

SEIZURE OF CARTRIDGES,

[From Our Own Corrispondent,]

Canton, 29th May. Yesterday a case containing a large number of cartridges was seized by the officials in Kow Kong, in the Samboi district, and it was brought to Canton the same day.. This case of ammunition was presumably intended to be smuggled into the interior by rieters.

AMERICAN CONSUL

Airo.30 am 10:day the Consul:General_of_ the United States at Chaton, Mr. L. A

Bergholz, called on UE. Viceroy Chang It is probable that Mr. Berghulz called on the Viceroy for the purpose of saying good-bye, an be is about to leave on furlough,

[ustant.

TELEGRAPH.

The Chairman proposed the adoption of the Administration will shortly connect the por report and accounts.

of Konginoon with Heungshen district by elegraphic communication, distance of about 150 H

Mr Machado seconded. Carried.

Mr. Jupp proposed; and Mr. Clark secunded, and it was agreed, that Mr. Francis Maitland and Mr. W. H. Potts be re-elected auditors.

The Chairman-That concludes the business of the meeting, gentlenion. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.

should be openlad by the Writer's Name and where their circulation is so generally disporters, sold T. T. on Hongkong amounting to answer any questions Ordinary bars-Overasty Jona annabi be address/Couraged the market value of the yen into oblaid money for buying bills og Europe and

to The Manager.

Formosa is certain to depreciate and therein America, which class of business the Bink to The Editor will non-anteriste-in-herponthieflies the opportunity-for-merchants-and-extends to transact to a greater extant from this any rejected MS, por la retors any Contribution. change bakki having dealings with Hong-year onward. This bank took advantage of

kong gathering in the proscribed tokens for the fact that the Taiwan Gin u does not ne SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE.exportation to countries where yen is at a

tiate the bills of the importers of silver, and bas DAILY—180 per anIES,

therefore obtained profit from both sides. premium in consequence of the rate of

According to what the importers say, there exchange now rating.

seems to be still 100m for import of some fur ther Yen 2,000,005, in addition to the Yea 7,150,000 already in the Island, provided the exchange rate,on. Hongkong continues to falj as the money market is becoming brisker owing to the tea, season just opened, and the first harvest of rice approaching.. From the actual facts the continuous import of silver coins, dur ing the last few months, there, may be some truth in what the importers declare,

WEEKLY-818 per susum

The ruten per quarter al per menem, proportional, The daily impe is delivered free when the addre

accossible to messenger. On coples mat by post a additional $1,80 per quarter is charged for postage, The postage on the weekly imus to any part of the

world la 80 cents per quarter

Single Cople Daily, en cents: Woskly, twenty.

five cents..

Che Hanghang Gelegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1908.

'AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HONGKONG.

4.

'LOCAL AND GENERAL,

MA. W. F. Ford has been appointed a sur veyor of boilers of unlicensed steamships under 60 tons, during the absence on leave of

Mr. Thomas' Neave.

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THE master of the the Germans.s. Phranang reports having passed a large water-logged jock showing one mast above water, in latitude (14°15′ North ; longitude 112′′ gast.

A SPECIAL mesting of the Sanitary Board is summoned for 4.15 pm on Monday, the 1st prox, for the purpose of considering the ques tion of declaring the Dairy Farm to be free of infection."

Under these circumstances, however, we may say that it was an excellent-opportunity for the Authorities to give such instructidos at the present time.

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A THIEFS REWARD,

COOLIE WHO FELL DOWN A WATERSPOUT

ADIES FROM INJURIES

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LANDLADIES BAWAKET

A NEW TRICK FRAC 15ED IN HONGKONG,"

Practically compel the fleet of 2 ping Ordinance, and its suforcement Vessels engaged in the Chion trade to go of Commission, for camon and firemen the qualification required are wonbi the proof of British cit zanship:

for the very good reason that probably nie obtain exemption from the test cannot be

nine out of every hundred men so employed are the subjects of the Emperor of Chipa, 1

I am diected to inform you that "No. 1" Chinese who do speak sufficient English are in charge of the natives working in every depart meat on steamers carrying Chinese crew, and

by the British Officers to the sailare, firemen,

My Committee CADDOL 100 strongly support -the opinion and endorse the action taken in the malter by His Excell-ncy as stated in the last paragraph of your letter.

I am to ask you to convey to His Excellency the. Governor the thanks of my Committee for affording them, en opportunity, of \expressing their views on this very important subject.—! have, &c.,

(Sad), E. A. M.WILLIAMS,

Secretary,

SANITATION AND FOODI

To the Editor OF THE ** Honarono Teteorapi,”

What we cat may be more important than where we live, or who our parents are. Food makes the man, oot heredity, no environ meet. The badly fed or under-fed baby quick departs from the normal. Imbecility, crine, pauperism, all are directly dubto the lack of fard PROVINCIAL EXAMINERA or its poor quality during the rdqatic years. Thu The New Provincial Examiner, Shen Tarag nervous, irritable, hall-ill children to be found lung, did not take over the seal of once che in such large numbers in our public schools 27th instant as reported he his postponed it present poor material. They are largely down to the set day of next moon, the moverwhelming majority of those children 'for'

from the homes of poverty and constitute an

whom we have found it necessary to make. special provision—the backward, dull popils The Canton Imperial Chinese Telegraph-found-year af or year in the same-grades with much younger children. In a meature, the relation of a child's educability to its physical health and comfort has been recognised by the correlation of physical and mental exercise în 'most up to date schools, but its larger focial and economic significance has been almost wholly ignored. And yes it is quite certain that poverty exercises the same retarde: ing influences upon the physical training an upon mental.education," There are certain conditions precedent to successful education, whether physical or mental, chief among these being a reasonable amount of good, nourishing food and a healthy home. Deprived of theses: physical or mental development must access sarily be hindered. And poverty means just that to the child. It denies its victim theas, very necessities, with the inevitable result physical and mental weakness and inefficiency,

MILITARY INSTRUCTORS.

At the request of the Canton Viceroy six gradusted military officers of the Fei Yang Squadron arrived bere Festerday. These officers have been appointed to be instructors in the Canton, Military Training College.

JAPANESE BOYCOTT.

Sanitary co: dijous do not make any real difference at all. It is food, and food alone. That the evils of under-feeding are intensified when there is unhygienic surrounding is true, but it is equally true that defect in the diet is the prime and essential e use of th death rate among the children of ite of these infaslile diseases and make for defective adul

The Japanese boycott feeling has by no means subsided; it continues unabated and has spread far and; wide, into the inland dis tricts. Turing the last week meetings of Every reader of the Hongkong Telegraphational Disgrace were reported to have been lis fully acqualoted with the modul“iparandi, held in Sunui and Houngsbau districts, Oa of the bank-note" tricksters. From what our the 27th instant there was again à remarkable representative was able to gather to day it meeting of National Disgrace held in Long would seem that the "back-nute" game having, Kong village in the Shun Tak district, and apparentis, been played out, a new trick is the people present were upwards of 1,000 | being played now with some degree of success. Speeches were made by several gentle "Already we are informed several women have | men over the Japanese boycott agitation been biffled, and we hops our Chinese contem- and they were foil wed with applause, poraties would take note. Toe ruse, as played At the meeting the people declared their by this pack of scoundrels, is as follows Two adhesion, to the boycott movement and ex For more meo call at a house, preferably those pressed their pea

Pleasure at being able to pur. Information was received from the Govern-owned by women, and ask for the rent of chaten stive-made artitles of daily necessity Yau, the coalie who was being detained on a for the room in nearly every case the men worm renters, and at the meeting they discussed charge of theft, committed at West Point, had know fully wall that there is a cubicle to let the question of Ending means to improve thels died. The reader will remember that early in her they present themselves. The quels industry. It was slan, decided to establish a the morning of the ath instant, Leung clipped Ition having been settled as to the plice of the self-government society of their own for the up the waterspont attached to house: 139 room, one of the men decides to Second Street, and was sliding down anal thing in advance say a couple of dullus and

pay some, admisjatration of the village, with a quantity of clothing tied up in a bundles be tenders the landlady a 5s back notes The Colin (Victoria D. C) has this to say on which he had slung over his shoulder, when he ing confidence in her supposed lodgers the

n of servants in British Columbia :--advisáble to provide mor lost his balance and, fell to the street. He landlady return the charge {wkl@maby: We should not care to say that there are not the Government. landed on bis head. A pissing policeman thank at the men cow procce

[in" British, Colombia Bad weather prevails, found him unconscious in the guiter and hid the cubicle. After a close to pre

house ork be... is no anchorage for him taken to the hospital. Death was das to of course, do sat like the

w the lighthouse, and I a fractured skull. Deceased was about thirty

twal ́apitable mooring

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Elsewhere in this issue we publish a valued 18 Excellency the Governor has been pleased mert Civil flospital to the effect that Louna cubicle. They canño pay more than $5 The perple of the village were mostly silk physical, should they survi

to appoint Lieutenant G. R. Home, 3rd Mid- diosex Regiment, as the military member of the committee for the Woog ool-chong and Queen's Recreation Grounds, nica Major H. J. Kelsall, R.G.A..

communication from our Correspondent at Taipeh, Formosa, on the trade in Japanese silver pens-between that laland and the Colony of Hongkong. The possibilities arising from that trade wilt, no doubt, be seix. ed by those whose immedate business it is His Excellency the Governor has given bis to profit by the information which the energy en, in the name and on behalf of His of our Taipeh representative has succeed Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances ed in placing before our readers. We passed by the Legislative Council :-An Ordin- are informed that in addition to the ance to extend the provisions of The Liquor steps taken by the Formosan Govern. Licenses Ordinance, 1898, and to provide for ment to discourage the further importa- the grant of brewery license; and no Ordin tion of silver coins into the Island, the ance to amead The Evidence Ordinance 1889. Government have lately issued instruc tions to all the prefects in Formosa to give H. Kemp, in the Police Cour, this morning. WHEN one is engaged in the battle of brai warning to the people in their respective on the hinese comprad of 5 Chinese Street, one has but little time to think of one's districts regarding the acceptance of silver who was convicted on a charge of receiving al dignity, as the public defines it, althop coins. In effect the instructions are that the stolen pravisi înɛ, which had been removed | real dignity of mind and soul, as he knows. there having lately been a considerable from Messrs H. Rutzorjed and Company's his solitary communings, mu number of importers of silver coins can store in D'AguilartStreet His Wanbip sent preserved. Success means just that- sisting of "Silver Yen" and foreign silver as compradore to gaol for three months with, ploces into Formosa, and the merchants out the option of a fios, - The thief received a

'similar sentence rice or sugar, taking deg

two years of agej

A Yaxy sharp penalty was imposed by Mr. Jy

advantage of the ignorance of the peo" THE N‚Y.K, Sloan

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of brains. There is my 5 ch lack. There is no such thing are so, constituted "ibat some "more clearly than, at oth

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