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Ication, gard Twenty-five years ago our workmen were nearly all Bengali Hindoos, and there was not a single Chinaman in our employ A. S. WATSON & CO., and one or two Mohammedans. Now we have

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a large number of Chinamen, and among the Indians the Bengalis are in a very small quinority, The Chinaman, it is true, gels larger wages, but he earns his money to the hilt, works steadily, takes only one, or at most two holidays in the year, is sober, punctual, and intelligent, and does not need to be continually urged to his work. The Bengall, I am constrained to say, is very much to the contrary. He gets small wages certainly, but he eams for his employer even less than he gets. As a rule he takes little or no real interest in his work, and if not carefully watched will scamp his job. This, therefore, is an argument which forcibly brings to the front the necessity that existe for some system of training that will im prove the status of the Indian mechanic." We are not surprised to learn that the Chino. Iman is far superior to the Indian in the matter of turning out good work. Evidences of what the Chinese carpenter can do in the way of fancy work is before us daily. But it is seldom that the charge is made against the Chinese that they command better wages than their competitors. Rather they have been described as blacklegs, willing to work for a pittance sufficient to keep body and soul together. In one country, however, it is clear that they stand at the top of the market as wage-earners, and we may be quite certain that their services would not com- All risk of infection can be avoided, by mand high prices unless, they were well

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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 feas, especially rat fleas.

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

rate which have died of this disease...

washing the Baor, etc. or sprinkling where

the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL". A tea spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallops, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose,

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DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.

PRICES PER PINT ......50 Cents

GALLON...$2.00

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THE NAVY LEAGUE, That the Navy League has been passing through troublous times during the past year has been manifest to all who have watched the course of events. It was apparent that a section of the members was bent on utilis- ing the League as a political instrument to advance the Unionist 'cause in Parliament. Any stick is good enough to whip a dog with, and the League was to be the stick with which the blatant "patriots" of Great Britain were to fail the Liberal Govern: ment. As the result of the very decided opinion expressed by a majority of the mem- bers that the League should carefully abide by its rule to be "absolutely distinct from

CLAN

[From

Own Correspondent,],

Canton, 6th June

With teference to the fight between the Kong

SELF-GOVERNMENT SCCIETY.

HONGKONG'S SH

PPING

We are once more, reminded of the impor tance of Hongkong as a great shipping port by, the annual report of the harbour master of the colony From a

a glance at the detailed figures, it appears that the total of the shipping enter

and Wong clans, in the Fa Yuon district, asing, and clearing at ports in the Colony during already reported, it is now ascertained that, the year 1907 shows an increase of 77,908 during the fight, on the and day of this moon, vessels of 3,181,043 tons, when compared with both sides sustained heavy losses, number the corresponding figures of 1906, The greatest about thirty in all, bosides many others part of this is due to internal traffic. There were wounded. The number of casualties must was a considerable increase in foreign ocean-

placed at not less than a hundred. The vessels, wholly due to the Japanese firms in peace of the locality was not entirely restored creas ng their carrying trade. Having regard until after the arrival of some two thousand to the fact that the question of the nationality soldiers from Canton and other places.

of the officers and crew manning the marcan tile marine is engaging the attention of politi clans in England; it is interesting to maceraia the proportion of British and foreign men engaged in the shipping frequenting a part of the importance of Hoogkong. In 1907, accord ing to official statistics in the case of the British vassels, 3,244 of the officers were. Br tons, and the remainder were Danes, Dutch, Norwegians and Americans, or 14-in all, a proportion of foreign officers of 0'44 per cent, Altogether the report is a gratifying one and FONG PIN, HOSPITAL

sbows that Hongkong still matfotains its pre- the Canton Fong Pio Hospital. has selected, ominent position as the second port of the delegation to be sent to longkong to ap-world.-L. & C. Exprèn, proach, the Tung Wa Hospital for pecuniary assistance for the maintenance of the Hospital. FIRE BRIGADE,

The Canton Sell-Government Society has held analber mesting for the propose of com- long rangements for the carrying out of the proposed streat parade on the stat instant to exhibit samples of different kinds of native made articles, that have been received by the Society, and for the holding of a comme morative function in honour of the late Taotal Chang Sin Bing of Shanghai, on the 14th instant,

wan Bentall Esquimalt and; Hali mente have been made hich the Canadian Government take over the ad ministration of those dockyards, placing: them at the disposal of the British Admiralty should necessity arise. In connection with this matter it must be noticed that the Dominion of Canada is now turning attention to the question, of sea power, recognising that Canada must take its sharebe in the maintenance of the integrity of the Empire. The fact might also have been recorded that Australia is determined to have a Navy of her own in order to guard-her shores presumably against a Japanese juva sion. It is a somewhat astonishing fact that such an important circumstance should have been passed over, but the report is full, of omissions of no less interest. Gerarany as usual is held out as the bugbear of Eng lish Naval, expansion, although no mention is made of the fact that the deficit between the revenue and expenditure of the German Empire for the past twelve months something like £50,000,ooo. The report calls, aloud the expansion of the North Sea Ficet in order to thwart the machinations of Ger many. From the League's point of view. alarmist stories may mean good business, but why should Germany be perpetually dragged into the limelight as if she were the only country in the world that Great Britain has to guard against? Germany has more to lose by an unsuccessful attack on Great Britain than she could hope to gain if the raid proved to be successful and despite all the cries of the so-called patrio to the Empire of Great Britain is not to be swept to atoms in a single day, even if a German Army were landed at Yarmouth and the North Sea squadron wiped out of existence. The balance sheet of the League shows £547 at its credit.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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The Police authorities have issued a notifica- tipn to inform the public that a fire brigade corps has recently been formed, attached in the Police Deparmende being ruled sa ove notification for public information. erning the brigade boing appended to the

PROPOSED STAMP DUTY.

ALURGED LARCENT OF A CHAQUE

TWO-MEN. CHAROLD.

On Saturday last, Detective Inspector O'Sul

livan arraigned two men-a coolie and a "boy" before, Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Pascolio was as somewhat serious charges. he coolie was The Kwang Chow Prefect, Chan Mong Tsang. Sgo, the property of Mrs. Drummond, a school

accused of stealing a cheque to the value. has been instructed by the Viceroy to make an investigation into the advianbility of the intro

mistress residing at Kowloon, and the "boy" duction of a stamp duty in Cantos, in accord defendant, who was at ans time in Mrs. Drum- had to auswer a charge of forgery. The first ance with instructions received from the Capi-mond's employ, is alleged to have obtained tal; the prefect has now submitted a report to the cheque from her between the ist and the Viceroy, stating that it was found impossible Canton at the present time, as the people the cheque cashed at the llongkong and Shang. to enforce the proposed duty in the City of 4th inst., by some means yet to be explain. ed. He is reported to have attempted to get are already placed under heavy burdens by hat Bank, but his efforts were unavailing, as the various forms of taxation, especially the Likin cheque was not endorsed.. He then engaged

dues.

... RICE SALES.-

The daily proceeds from the sale of cheap rice in the four sheds during the days from the Hewetson, cashier and secretary to the Super follows:- The Admiralty announces that Mr. J.Tat day to the 4th of the 5th moon were as intendent of Shtercess Dockyard; in appointed secretary and cashier at Hongkong Yard.

MAJOR J. GALE, Army Accounts Department, on returning home from Hongkong, takes up duty at Hamiltoo, N. B, and Captain J. Mar chant, of the same corps, takes up duty at Dover on return from Hongkong.

A. S. WATSON & CO., all party politics," several of the more bigot. The Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.,

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 27th May, 1908,

ed members threw up their membership and seceded from the League. The fact is ad- mitted in the annual report which has just reached us, but the belief is held that the prospects of the League never appeared more 133 hopeful. One of the rules of the League is to the effect that naval matters should be urged on the attention of public men and in On June 2, 1998, at Shanghai, the wife of Mr.-particular on members of Parliament; in emphasising that point the report observes that "during the past twelve months a con-

BIRTH.

EDWARD KILNER, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

The Hongkong

Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1908,

April 29 at Knights-bridge,. CHARLES, younger son of M. Fritz Reiss, of 44, Pont-siderable amount of discussion has taken street, S. W., and ESM2, third daughter, of Aplace as to what the functions of the League P. MacEwen, The Grove, Holllagion, Sussex,

really are.

A section of its members were of opinion that it was the duty of the League to be continually agitating on some point or other. They appeared to think that the League should consider its position with ic gard to the Board of Admiralty as Similar to that of an Opposition with reference to a Government; but an overwhelming majority of the members declined to endorse this, and were of opinion that the position of naval affairs was not then such as to wariant an attempt to raise a public agitation. The correctness of this opinion seems to have

eminence or public position stood up on a

Chinese LABOUR IN INDIA,

The question of Chinese Jabour has res cently been agitating the seamen of Great Britain, while in other countries the

La, requests us (N. C. D› News) to state that the coal sales of the Company for the week! eading May 23, 1908, amounted to 26168.55, tops not 25,168 55 tonn,

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engagement is announced of Francis elder son of Sir Francis T. Piggot, Chief Justice Stewart Gilderoy Piggott, Royal Engineers, of Hongkong, and Juanita, daughter of Mr. W. James Smith-of-Gibraltar, and Villa Virja, Algeciras.

Fest" West shed. shed. Ist $2,317 $,482 and...

1,771 3rd 326 1,396 4th 1,050

1,128

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́the services of the second defendant to do the "endorsing part of the business." This accom· plished, the pair paid another visit to the bank The forgery was obvious, and the defendants were given in custody. They denied the char Honam. Wongshages. The first defendant maintained that he had nothing, to do with the affair whatsoever, bed, -shed.

whilst the second admitted picking up the che $1,418 $1,900

1,09: 958 que on the "Star Ferry wharf, They were

remande!.

1,534 778

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KOBBERY ON THE CANTON WHARF

COʻLIE ARRESTED FOR SNATCHING

A most barefaced robbery was committed on the Hongkong, Canion and Macao Steamboat Company's what early this morning. A Chin- erg-woman, au intended passenger by the steamer Howigshan for Canton, was boarding standing at the top of the wharf. Retracing the vessel when she noticed an acquaintance her steps the woman, who carried in her hand a handbag containing some $250 worth of jewellery, approached her acquaintance, and a friendly conversation began. A coolie, who ment of Mons. J. Deveria, of the 1.M.C, opportunity. He rushed up to the woman, THE Echo de Tientsin ann unces the engage had had his weather eye" lifting, seized his formerly of Lappa (Macas), now home on snatched the handbag away from her, and dash leave, to Mdlle Suzance Ferrari. The mated down the wharf, and was soon disappeared riage will take place io. Paris in July and Mans in the crowd before the woman had time to and Madame Deveria will return here in raise the alarm. The police at beadquarters were notified. Detective Sergeant Murphy. was assigned to investigate the matter, which, we are pleased to state, wasmarked with success. The es geaut arrested the alleged thief on board Canton. Near him was the woman's handbag, a steamer which was on the point of leaving for which had been forced open, but the jewellery was found intact. The suspect, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was lodged in prison for a period of three months.

Argust

STAFF Paymaster R. P. Walker has beed op palated to the Tamar, receiving ship, Hong kong, with effect from 14th ult. Staff Pay- master Walker has been connected with the financial department of the service for over 20 years, and he has held his present rank for the, past 18 months

OPIUM PROHIBITION.

The following are the Regulations of the Souchow Anti-opiam Bureau

(1). All cases of people who wish to get rid of their opium-smoking proclivities, are invited to report themselves to the Bureau,

cines.

Those who can afford to pay for medi-" ...are required to do sopetmanomás

(3) Those who cannot afford to pay for medi. cipes, are allowed to ask for them without charge.

(4) Medicines are given every five days. · sequence of baving given up the habit, he wil: (5) If any person should become ill in con-

be allowed to ask the official doctor 10. cure him.

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to the Bureau muit be examined by the doctor (6) Every person who has reported himsel of the Bursau every five days.-N. C. D. Neur.

DOCK COPS OPPORTUNITY.

STEEL TUG BOATS-FOR MANILA.

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invited proposals for the construction of twelve The quarter-master general at Manila has

coast artillery districts. These vessels are steel tug-boath, 105 feet long, for service in the somewhat larger than those formerly built and wi I possess living quarters for the entire crew Here is another chance for the Hongkong end Whampoa. Dock Co. which, in past months, bas managed to underbid its competitors in

entire range of industries which have been proved by the fact that no man of which occurred at Kennedy Town last week, MR. Francis B. Loomis, at one time Assistant securing wards for Manila contracts:

been invaded by the pertinacious Orientals

We are gives to understand that the coolle who was stabbed through the lungs in a fight,

and who was not expected to recover, is ex-

underwent being highly successful.. to another lartaight, the treatment which he

Weler

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVION

COLONEL MARITI DROWNED

SAD TERMINATION TO HOLIDAYaaro

IN JAPAN ulce

[From Our Own Correspondent.

Shanghai, 8th June,

11:16 am. azértį. Colonel Henry Martin, M. South China Command; was acci dentally drowned in Chiuzenji Lake,se Japan, on Friday.

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVA

ERNMENT. Kaut jug KWANGTUNG DELEGATES INC PEKING.Sark

{By courtesy of theath Sheung Ebi xid

Peking, 7th June.

The bearers of the memorial, on behalf of the people of Kwang praying for the establishment of Constitutional Government, arrived in Peking on the 5th inst.

YUAN SHIH-KAI'S SON.

APPOINTED OFFICER OF THE

GRAND COUNCIL, PR (

[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po." ursusil

Peking, 7th June Yuan Hap-wong, son of H;B, ** Yuan Shih-kai, has received an ap pointment to the Grand Council.

On the 5th inst., he returned thanks to the Throne for the appoint ment.

TUANG FANG. IMPEACHED.

INVESTIGATION: PROCEEDING

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po

Peking, 7th Junge, a mà Choy Kam Toi has impeached H.E. Tuan Fang, Viceroy of Liang

king

The memorial is treated as confi

döntial,

In consequence of the impeach

Wong Sin-in have been ordered to ment Thotais Shun Ting-lam and

make inquiries.

Chen Kwer Lung, Viceroy of the Hukwang provinces, has been com

tions and report accordingly.******** manded to conduct secret investiga-

[Renter's.]

Italian Affairs.

LONDON, 5th June, Tittoni, Italian Minister for For Affairs, speaking in the Chamber at Rome, said that a complete Anglo-Russian

has been repeatedly' under consideration. public platform for the purpose of declaring pected to leave the Government Civil Hospital been appointed Commissioners of the Unitat ON the recommendation of the'. Ministry of agreement regarding Macedonia would pronu

One of the stock arguments against the em ployment of Chinese labour by European firms is that the frugality of the Chinese and their manner of living enable them to work

the white labourer. It is also contended

ed, and that the two-Power standard was tire battalion in North China was a step in the at Lisbon,

A well-known mathematician, who was optimar ward and the Tear at Revali

Secretary of States, and two other exparis have

that the condition of the Navy was, a whole, unsatisfactory. On the other hand,

States to the Grand Exhibition of Japan in Posts and Communications, Dr. Chen, Chin-tan, bably result from the meeting of King Fandi 1917, Mr. Loomis kas taken an active part in

fleets of the world, taking all factors into a close and careful analysis of the various THE distribution of the British bauations in the abroad. As Minister Plenipoteniary to Vene appointed Director-General of the National, or Danube-Adriatic railway was already secured.

pushing his country's commercial interest at the Palace examinations of 1906, kas been

The capital for the construction at wages which would mean starvation for consideration, showed that the relative has the approval of every thinking man. It in building up American commerce. in South/ time to stand to China on the same basis as then regard to Italy's naval demonstration..

Far East has been completed and the departure: zuela from 1897 to 1911 he was instrumental Ta-Tsing Back, which is designed la course of that the long hours which the Chinese work-uperiority of the British Navy was unimpair goes without saying that the presence of an en America. From 1901 to 1903 he was Minister: Bank of England does to Great Britain and the on the subject of the Post Offices in Turkey, man will cheerfully submit to and hir pati-actually maintained." That should afford"} right direction, whilst the withdrawal of the THE NAC. D. Nees of 4th inst; saya :-The view of the startling reports circulated with Cisive influence of good naval and militä

Bank of France to France,

it was, he declared, a fresh proof of the de ence under all sorts of conditions make him interesting reading for those who clamoured half battalion to Hongkong hás placed that disappearance or Mr.. W, J. Harvie, fourth regard to the outbreak of fires in Peking, the organization, upon foreign policy, and a formidable and undesirable intruder in a about the fatal results. which were garrison in a much better.position, and it is market which is dominated by organised bound to flow from the action of the much better for the training of the troops. The face on Ga Mr M, S. Kaip inks was to the military anikorities in the Capital to the unions. It is not often, however, that a tri- | Ministry in keeping the cost of the NAVY directly: opposed to the trend of military-train. / which was lying at Mesars, Butterfield and effect that, as their Majesties, the Emperor and

splitting up of battalions into detachments in seported yesterday. Mr. Havis left his skip bute is paid to the quality of the work pro-within reasonable limits, All the talk about tog nowadays. duced by the Chinese artisan, and for that playing into the hands of Germany: was, it

Swire's wharf at Pootung on Tuesday evening the Empress Dowager, ars at present staying after dark, and in company with a cook took in the Ehe Park, the place should be strongly

·reason a speech which was recently deliver accins, mere wind. Under the heading of THE trial was continued in the Garman Court PAɔga in'a sampan intending to cross to the guarded during night-time; and that, should 1 Petersburg Roseya, regards, the visit of K

Grad Council has recently issued instructions

solidarity now followed in the East, its success was due to the policy of Buropean

The King's Visit to Russia. A semi-official article, published in

Edward to the Tear as a new pledge solid universal peace, and deprecates em 14 1 phatically that the idea implies any impair

with Germany. ment of Russia's ancient friendly, relations Ala

ed in the Bengal Legislative Council by a "The state and condition-of-the-Navy" at Hankow, on May 27, of F. C. Heuer on the Shanghai aide of the river. Nothing has been any soldier be found smoking whatever it may Mr. Larmous should prove of special in reference is made to various naval stations; charge of embezzlement and fraud and the seen of the engineer since, but the cook has he in the vicinity of the Pack; be will be severe terest to the people of Hongkong and but there is no mention of Hongkong, or of forging of documents. The charge of fraud, made a statement to the effect that when in dealt with to all those who are affected, by the withdrawal of the battleship aquadron and forgery he was found guilty, and Consuled bearing down on them and the foreigner. recent seizure of opium on board the China was dismissed, but on that of embezzlement crossing the river a steamisunch was observ. The Mandla Times of atd lost, says:~The the use of Chinese labour. In referring to from the China Sea. It is related that von Labueysen sepienced accused to thirteen apparently noticing that a collision the question of Chinese clacap labour in when Sir John Fisher in 1904 under months' imprisonment in addition to the sep. inevitable, jumped into the liver. As the day morning, was made by Captain Rodger was Mauila sıcamer Zijiro; which arrived yenter. Bengal, Mr. Larmour said: "It is certainly took the duties of First Sea Lord of tence of three months which he received on a teamlaunch crashed into the sampan the cook when the vessel was on the high seas about left London, en route for Russis

His Majesty King Edward and party hive the Admiralty, the Navy was undergoing previous charge, two months and seven days of says that he scrambled on board her, but he is 160 miles from Mani's. When the opiam, was many and diastic changes, not, only in its which be has already served in custody. Got able to give the name of the launch, which found Captain Rodger immediately locked it up,

The United States Presidency personnel but in its general administration, Honkoto Daily News

be says landed him on the Shanghai side wall and entered the drug with a quantity of more

Washington announces ~ that “- Pre In other words, a national stock taking was Tite, ceremony of the presentation of the the stearlaunch of the occurrence and even

down the river, No report has been made by phine on the list of ship's stores. Immediately Roosevelt will sail from New York for to be held, the result of which was that Japanese yacht, the Pungha, to the Chinese if no cry for help was heard, the presence of of the fact and reported to the authorities big game in the wilds of Afr

on arrival the boarding officer was notified in April, accompanied by hit many oversea dockyards and Naval stations, Throne, was held on the 27th ultimo. The the cook on board should have caused the on shore. The lotular collector then instructs intended that he will being unsuitable for modern steam vessels, Kungin or Guildhall of the Walwapu was coxswain of the launch in pull up and make a ed Mr Lawler, chief of the custom house were done away willi and abolished, the crowded by Chinese and Japanese officials, in search in the vicinity. Mr. Hatvie had just secret arivice, to go out and confiscate, the pense of their upkeep being saved. Notably cluding Proces Ching and Chun, fr-Abs received his from-the steamibip, and this may we instance the case of Trincomalee (Acting Japanese Minister), thei

was done.inguiries from the oljancies with the other circumstances is sufficient Justi

to what action would be faken' Yuto Shih-kai, Chang Chlb-tong

fication, for the sear leg zinquiries that:

dgerides! and NaTaogi

Mr. Abe on behalf

a fact which my experience has proved that Indian, or more strictly speaking the Ben gall, carpenter is being slowly but surely supplanted by his Chinese competitor. What the Chinaman's system of training may be I am not in a position to way, but it up doubtedly is far superior to anything that the Indian carpenter can or does get. Again, speaking from my own experience, this gradual dying out of the Bengali carpenter

lly dug not only to his lack of which, admirable at a base for, ling abips training but also to the

tion "of would have cost, Fist their.

the call modern warships, a vast

overal Tilt fact rendered the

basata Golombo both;

'cook stáles

This action of the President is Significar accept,