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Intimations.

WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AÐ. 1841.

CHEMISTS

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE

GOVERNOR AND Household.

WATSON'S HYGIENOL

AND

BUBONIC PLAGUE.

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" in the most potent agent for the destruction of flens,

especially rat fear.

•

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

rate which have died of this disease.

All risk of infection can be avoided, by washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where

THE HONGKONG TEL

tendents of the loading and unloading, and also the officers of the steamers,, from baving to work on Sundays But the latter lose an extra day at home in consequence, as the, date of leaving boine is sually not fixed balore the thip leaves the Straits and also soms officers, as a deck officer and an engineer (to

kuwazi sen to the cleaning of the boilers, &c.) have to be on board 'on' Sundays as it is, An extra, day at home is greatly appreciated by mariners, whereas a day off" in Straits, port 1 thought agthing of. There are no familica to stay with, and aqibing to do. The only resident Europeads who are concerned are the ship." plag clerks, of whom there is probably one in each office. As it is, if a ship arrives on Sun- day, he has to go on board. The evidence

SPREAD TO? NCHURIA

Shanghai, June The Acti Japanese boycott has spread to

bed, Manchuria and the boycott there is deic se complete, the sale of Jan nese goods being

Fabiolalely zlagoset.

CANION DAY BY DAY.

PLAGUE SERVICE,

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, Sib June.

PH TUESDAY JUNE 1908.

H.E. the Viceroy hay granted a sum of $3,900 towards the expenditure for the erection, and maintensoce of the two large matsheds on the new bund at Chun Luog Kow for the purpose of receiving patients from Hongkong for treat. ment during the plague season. The Kwang chow prefect has been instructed to, band this money to the Caston Self-Government Society," and the Government steam" launch Skis Chrung has also been placed at the disposal. of the Society for the purpose of disembarking

ATIN MURDERN

[UDOMENTÄRESERVED.

Supreme the Court, this mom log,the Full Court presiding, the argument. on the point of law, in connection with the sensational Shatin murder trial which -cocopied the attestion" of a jury for several days last week, was concluded. In this case the reader will remember a unanimous verdict ef guilty was brought in by the jury against the three prisonets, who were accused of slay. three persons-iwo' men and a boy-on the Kan Yam monniain, in the New Territory, on the and December, 1906; and it will also be mmambered that just as the death, sentence was about to be passed counsel for the prisoners ssked for the arrest of judgment on the ground that he had a legal point to raise. The argu- ment (Mr. Slade for the defence, the Attorney General for the Crowe), lasted two day

judgment was 'reserved, and the prisoners temanded for a fortnight,

THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. R

THE LATE COLONEL ARTIN

The

ing resolution' was unanimously. Sanitary Board meeting this

It is with much regret that the Board has heard of the sudden death of Dae of its mam- bars, Colonel Martie, 2.4.0, whilst on leave in Japan.”

SUGAR MANUFACTURE IN JAPAN:

HONGKONG COMPETITION,

Mr. Ikeuchi, of the Dai Nippon Sugar Ra doing Company, speaking to an interviewer, says that the sugar, refining industry in the country has made zemsikable strides during the last ten years. In former days the foreign importers of sugar such as Mastra, Judino, Malbeton & Co. and Messrs. Butterfield & | Swite, practically monopolised the masket, The development of the home industry of late. years his not only successfully driven the foreigo ariele out of the field, but japanese' sugar is now competing with the foreign rival in the Chips and Korean market, Navarthes less, Mr. Ikeuchi admits that while the amount

given by the managers of the shipping firms went strongly to show that it was doubtful whe. ther Europhans gained any advantage by the Ordivance; and, of course," to Asiatics Sunday is nothing. In fact, Chinese merchants keep their offices open all Sundays.:

To the shipping owners the Ordinance must outaitloss, Often goodsfor Singapore or Penang Patients from on board the river steamers Tokyo Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday of Jopraese sugar exported in 1956 reached.) have to be lauded at another port and sant back on their arrival here from-Hongkong to af érgoon, presided over by Mr. Kondo, y8,000,005 ja valus the export for last year

The sheds

ROBBERY,

The regular general meeting of shareholders of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha was held at the

Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRA

SERVIOR.

PRESS LAWS;!

ENFORCEMENT AT SHANGHAI.

By courtesy of the Sheung P

Poking Juno.

It is proposed by the Imperis Government to the Shanghai Taotai to enforce the Press laws thero.

HANKOW-SZBURUAN.

RAILWAY

A FRENCH PROPOSAL:{

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 8th June.

Hangchow Failways

The French Minister at Peking, President: After the business report already fell off in Y2,000,000. He attribute this to on the score of mutual advantages, If time is too precious to stay, over Sunday,

published was announced, the chairman a the decline of the purchasing power in Chipa Also, if goods are loaded into lighters on Sator- Yesterday at 1'o'clock a case of robbery took and delivered a short speech to the following due to various causes. This does not, however, has proposed the construction of a stem to have had the effect of reducing the railway between lankow and Sze- day and not discharged till Monday, demurrage place in Kwong Nga Li streel at a silk mer purport-During the term, there is nothing. basto be paid. Again, the difficulty has often to chant's, under the style of Wah Hing Loong particular to be stated on the condition of the amount of the Hongkong product sold in North be got over by short shipping cargo, which loses Six robbers entered the shop, threatened the company's business, which was ratter calm China. Mt. Ikeuchi is optimistic. He says that chuan, similar in its terms and con- revenue for the steamers, and incurs the din. inmates, three in all, with their revolvers and and uneventful. But quite the reverse is that this year's export, despite the effects of theditions to the Shanghai-Ningpo- pleasure of regulars. Lastly, there are the Datch shot them up in a room. The robbers then for the coming term, there being enough to depreciation of silver which are still felt in ransacked the premises without any resistance, give them much consideration. Whereas Chica and the boycott movement in Canton, hitherto the rivalry and completition between is expected to be better than that of last year, and otherports in competition, and the fact ofone

as they had already guarded the door and co- day out of the seven being a dieron must induce body outside had noticed the incident, until or among the contemporary concerns have Where he gets this confidence from is not clear, some cargo vesiels to avoid the Siraits alto, they had decamped. A quantity of booty, been the only thing to occupy the care and The Customis statistics do not bear it out. Up gether. To the face of these opinions from mostly in cash, was carried away by the roballeation of the authorities concerned, there to the end of April there was an absolute persons who know the subject, it can hardly be birs to the extent of some six hundred dollars. has appeared of late many unfavourable pro falling off, for the Customs returns show blems such as the financial depression; com. that the value of sugar exported for the mercial inactivity, silver slump, Cliidese boy four months was only Y498,438 an' against conceived that the Government will be too !!).

"coli and others. In fact of these and such: Y477,159 for the corresponding period last year. Thus not only was there a tremendous falling meel emergencies with a calm and circumspectoll in the value of refined sugar exported last

advised as to allow the law to continus av it.

the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution stands.. It has had a sixteen years' trial, and bionour of the late Thotai Chang Siu. Hing of other adverse mailers the company has lo

of " WATSON'S HYGIENOL," A

the almost unanimous opinion of the local ship. spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacuplul toping world is that it is questionable whether it three gallone, makes a solution of the strength dres any good, while it is certainly injurious required for this purpose.

to commercial interests in general and to ship ping interests in particular, &C. Exprès,

HYJIENOL IS A POWERFUL

DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.

PRICES PER PINT ......50 Cents

GALLON...82.00 -

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

RITA," the well-knowo novelist, was awarded Lroç damagas for libel against a Dundee pub lishing firm for producing with alterations as. ** great new serial" an old story of hers.

Tus Royal Arthur, cruiser, Capt. R. E. R. Benson, arrived at Plymouth on 6th ufto, with

A. S. WATSON &..CO., a large number of ratings from vesseld on the

LIMITED,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 27th May, iços, -

NOTICY.

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All communicatious Intended for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " should be addromed to The Editor, 1; Ice House Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and

Addrem,

Ordináry basinesapornantcation would-be addressed-

to The Manager. "

The Editor will not be turke to be responsible for any rejected MB,, nor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN ADVANCE,

DAILY-$80 por ensam. WEEKLY-$18 per annum.

The rates per quarter and por mensem, proportious, The daily is. Is delivered from when the addrem i

socereikia to` massanger. Da coplas sent by post an additional $1,80 per quarter is charged for postage. The possage on the weekly was to any part of the

world i 50 cents per quarter..

Bingle Copies, Dally, ea center Weakly, twenty

Give conta

The Hangiang Celegraph

China Station. After disembarking men be longing to the Devonport command, the Royal Arthur will preceed to Portsmouth,

RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 7th

June, 1908-

Non-Chinese.... Chinese...............

Library, Museum,

Total ......

396 185

119 1,585

1.704

MESSRS, CHANCELLOR & SONS, of 51, "Pall- mail, will sell at The Grange, Staines, the collection of furniture and effects belonging to Mr. W. Pritchard Morgan, comprising Chinese bravier, old Oriental china of the Ming Dynasty, cloisonné" enamels, Korean chests, a Japanese gold lacquer cabinet, Chel- sea and Dresden vases and figures, and oil paintings.

1.

A MARRIAGE hay been arranged, and will take place in Jade, between Captain Harry Stockley, R...., A.D.C. to his Excellency Sir John Anderson, KCMG., Governer and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements, youngest son of Colonel George Stockley, R.E.

COMMEMORATIVE FUNCTION.. Yesterday à commémorative function was held in the Hoi Tong monastery, Hooam, in Shangbai, and there was a large attendance, Afterwards ao address giving particulars of the good services that Tantai Chang had rendered to the country and his fellow-countrymen, was read before the assembly. The people present all paid their sincere respects to the photograph of the deceased, which was hung at the meet ing hall. The meeting onded at four in the afternoon, A similar meeting will be held on the 13th instant by the Chuo Mo Tsung She anti-opium society:

CAMPHOR INDUSTRY.

Taotzi Yip Chiu Yau has capaged two camphor refining experis from Formata, they arrived on the 6th instant. Yesterday they were accompanied by a weiruan to proceed to the cambor refining works at Kuk-Kong district for service.

THE OPIUM CAMPAIGN,

On the 4th justant while ca his way to the Fa Yuen district the Pan. Ya magistrate, raided a number of opium dens in the Kong Tsun and Ke Toug, market places and effected the seizure of over two hundred pipes and a large quantity of other opium smaking apparatus The keepers of these dens were arrested and were punished by being exhibited. In cangues

for one day.

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THE NEW IMPERIAL YACHT,

The Yungho, a storm yacht for use on-island rivers or lakes, which was recently presented to the Chiense Court by the Japanese Government; was built at the Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe. Hier length is 65 feet and tonnage 45. She is propelled by paddle wheels. In point of size, the yacht cannot be said to be much superior to others, but its decorations designed by My Kichirabel Yamanaka of Osaks, are a blend. ing of Chinase and Japanese art, the coil ing being adorned with sculpture of dowers drawings of the giraffe. The tables and chairs and birds, and the walls embellished with

also show excellent workmanship and the cur- talos are extremely fiat. The Dowager Em pross'spends every summer in a boat on Lake Hwang Ming. An old style, boat and two? steamboats built at Tientsin have hitherto been

elegraph (retired); and Mrs. Stockley, of Nevill Ladge, employed. The Chinese Imperor is so highly

HONOXONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, igot. `-

West Malling, Kent, and Ismay, recond daugh- ter of the late Mr. Dicro Hamition and Mrs. Hamilton, of Coroassa, Monaghan.

THE STRAITS SUNDAY LABOUR WE learn that the two cruisers of shallow draft

ORDINANCE.

attitude/

Net profit.................................... 1,467-196 Brought from last form *Â*་་*ཋ:4-,-

year, but even those figures are not being

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CHINESE 1ELEGRAPHS. GRAND COUNCILLORS OPPOSED

TO CHAN PIK'S PROPOSAL.

[By courtesy of the "Shrung D."]

Peking, 8th June,

The majority of the Grand Coun

The following accounts and distribution maintained. The fact that Mr. Ikeuchi is so were submitted and unanimously adopted seriously in error on this point most lead tocillors are not in favour of the scheme Grass receipts

14,416,188 some doubt being felt with regard to his state to buy in the shares in the Chinese Disbursements.

- 14,948,890 | mants on other matters..

He goes on to say that the principal competi. Telegraph Co. 307,88ator of Japanese sugar in Chion and Korca is the 1,775,278 Hongkong sugar which imported by Wors, Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Messrs. Butter. 73.309

field and Swire. With regard to the relative 71,358

quality and price of Japanese and Hongkong 1,100,000

sugar it may be said that both are manufactur 200,003

ed from the Java material and that Hongkong 310,551

Totală imot ...................................... To legal-reserva To banus

Dividend (10% per annum) Special dividend (-% per annum) Carried to next account...

The Ministry of Posts and Com- muuications is rather uncertain how to act in the circumstance,

F

THE YUNNAN RIOTERS.

TROOPS IN PURSUIT.

[By courtesy of the Sheung Fo

Peking, 8th June.

At the extraordinary general meeting, sub-enjoys the advantage of cheaper freight on sequently held, the following resolution were account of its being situated nearer to Java, submitted and passed with one accord: () whence 18e material is supplied. But the That the present Tokyo branch be converted difference in freight is so smell that it does not into a sub-branch; (2) That the branch offices affect the power of competition in any material at Osaka, Yokkaichi and Fusan and sub-bras degree. In point of quality, Mr. Ikeuchi thinks, ches at Nemuro, Aomori, Nagoya and Gensan the palm must be given to the Japanese pro- he discontinued; (3) hat the fixing of the date duct. The reficing machinery in use at Hong- of the enforcement of the above decisions be kong is of a comparatively old patterns, whereas commissioned to the board of directors The that in the Japanese refineries is of the latest intention, to cluse Nagasaki Chemulgo and improved type, and consequently there is a Ticatsin branches has been at andoned owing difference in the quality of sugar produced. nan rioters have escaped into his to the, authorities' advice and suggestion of the local people.

LONGESİ ÇABLE ROPHWAY, The construction is now in progress of what is claimed-to-be-the longest cable ropeway in the world. It is being constructed by a Ger.. man firm, and is intended to connect the collieries of the Societe de l'industrie Charbonniere et Miniere de Turkestan, situato ab ut 30 miles from Samarcand, Russian Turkestan, with the nearest railway station. Hitherto the coal has been transported by camels, the journey, on account of the very hilly district, occupying five- days. The new ropeway, which will be - 54 miles long, is intended to carry from eight to and the trolleys, which will each hold za poods, ten million ponds a year (a pood being 36 lbs)

will travel at a speed of six miles an book

IMPERIAL SERVICE, ORBER,

A REVISION.

He thinks the Japanese merchants have bad

The Governor of Kw chow pro vince has submitted a telegraphip memorial to the effect that the Yun-

no sufficient time as yet to develop the province. markets in China and Korea, but that there is The Governor has despatched no doubt the sale of Japaneto sugar in thes countries will be greatly increased before the troops in pursuit. lapse of many years. to view of the persistent decline of the export of refined sugar, this is optimism with a vengeance i—

As already stated in our columns, recently the Dai Nippon, the Yok shama,-and the Kobe Sugar Refining Companies optered into agree ment to restrict the production of sugar with is certain limita according to the producing capacity of cach company, and the agreement came into force on May 1st. The daily pro- ducing capacity of the Dai. Nippap, Seito, says Mr Ikeuchi, is estimated at 700 tons; that of the Yokohama: Seite at 100 tons. and that of the. Kobe Selto at so tops.

[Reuters.]

A New Appointment.

LONDON, 6th June, Sir Walter Hillier has been appointed, by China, adviser to the Chinese Government.

Nothing is known in London of the pur pose of the appointment, or the character of the functions to be performed.

Conspiracy in Montenegro.

A trial is proceeding at Cetinje of a aum-

assassinate Prince Nicholas of Greece by ber of persons charged with conspiracy to

means of bombs,

When all these mils are worked to the full capacity the yearly output of sugar will amount to something like 430 milion kin, whereas the A witness named Nastics caused a senar- total consumption of sugar in the country a

tion by affirming that the bombs used by the present is put at 350 million kin. This is the conspirators were made in the Servian arsenal reason why the sugar companies have found it pleased with the gift that His Majesty himself

Londen, May 3*,

necessary to restrict production to avoid com- by order of the Crown Prince of Servis, but gave, the name of Long Peace to the yacht 8.4. the King has signed an ordinance repetition in the domestic market, but if an active this is emphatically denied at Belgrade.

The Servian Minister lo qulting Mon- evincing his desire for a permanent peace bovising the statutes of the Imp rial Service demand springs up in the fo.eign markels of tween the two beighbouring countries, and Order, which ordains that only members of the course there will be no necessity of adhering to tenegro. bestowed rewards on the artisans and en. administrative and clerical branches of the Civil the agreement for the reduction of production. Services are eligible for the Companionship of We renture to predict that while the Japanese the Order,

Government places such heavy imposts on The number of Companions will be limited gar, and the cost of labour, rises as the result to 250 for the Home Service and 175 for the of the pressure of taxation, Protectionist Japan wili bave little hope of competing with Free- Colonies and British Protectorates.

Twenty-five years' meritorious service is nerada, Hongkong —Japan Chironiels. cessity for eligibility, or a period of 16 only in unheal by climates. —Singapore Fena Press,

gineers.

ordered for the patrol service in the salt smug gling area have been successfully launched at The Sunday Labour Ordinance, passed in the Kiangoat Dock. Each is equipped with THE Emperor of Japan has conferred the -three Maxims and a quickfiring gun. The fourth class Order of the Risley Sun on Mr. 1892, forbide any loading or uploading of cargo commander of the river bait Xiangymen bas Nicol Dung, editor of the Manchester Courier. on Sondays within the waters of the colony been instructed by H.E. Joi Cheng to lake de of the Straits Settlements, the mails being livery of these vessels on behalf of Kings INTIMATION has been made to the Devon exempted from its operation. The Governor Province, and has also requested Admiral Sab, Cait'e Breeders' Society by the Agent-General. may also exempt other vessels on cause_shown Commander-in-Chief of the Polyang and Nan of the Japanese Government that in June a and a fee paid. Tha law has caused hard-quadrons, to appoint two naval cadetsaumber of cattle experts will arrive in England

· as commanders of these two launches.

To effect this, the inspect them

time was advanced at noon on a certain

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

THE COTTON VARN LOTIARY

SCITEMEN

According to a Tokyo message, nothing bas yet been heard at the Foreign Office from the Japanese Consul shoot the "probibition": In Hongkong of the sale of the cotton yarn prize

A meeing of the Legislative Council will be held on Thursday, the 17th init., at 2.30 p.m Following are the orders of the day-Report of the Fiosace Commfires. (No. 9)

tickets there. When the scheme was first announced, the Colquial authorities of Hong Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance kongrats to the Japanese Govermenty authorize the pppropriation of a supple pointing out that the scheme was at varjanta mentary sum of one hundred and sixty-six, with the law of the. Colony, and that as the thousand seven hundred and thirty-five dollars ¦ à ile of tickets mị„ht be probibited in Hong

Option Spionata Association should be re- minded of ibe, fact. As maiters aised at present nothing cas be done against the course

SHIPPING AND MAILS,

Dénes MathS: DULH English (Malta) 10th inst. To Indian (Arräteon Apear) 19th inst. Indian (Catherine Aptar) 14th inst German (Prinz Heinrick) 16TH INH. German (Goebin) 17th fast.. Canadian Monteagle) 18th init, Indian (Namzang) 19th Inst. Indian (Kumtang) z3rd inst German (Print Waldemar) 24 (b Instit The P.&1).S; N, Cojasi. Pizhawuzlelt.

pore for this port on the last,, at

d. The P &0.SN; Com**• pors for this part on 5th Inst Mojl for Amor on athlet, and The Jaya-China-Japan Lija"

ed fiare op:16th instigat

The Java-China-Japan Lijn à 25% Moji for Swatow on sib fast, and

The Apcar Co/s 14 Calho Calcutta, Jeli Singapore and may be expre

from Tokyo for the purpose of buying for the, abip, and is inconvenient and injurious to

Japanese Goremment representatives" "of the trada, as it compels vassels to wastó a day in

most noted breed of English cattle, in order to harbour doing nothing, or to so-time-them-

A. PRECEDENT for the Daylight Bill, which improve and develop cattle-raising in their "was recently" "braught Before Parliament, it own country. The Devon Society decided to salvos ay not to arrive in the colony, on Satur called to mind by what took place a few years hold an exhibition and sale of its particular day unless they can ́gqi clear before Sunday ago in Hongkong, when the time was altered breed at Exeter in July, and to send a special A committee has been sitting to report on-is-to-bring-it-within-South-Chios xous, invitation to the Japanese buyers to come and working, and member of the leading shipping says home piper firms have been examined a witnesses, the Sunday about 21 minutes, The following | THE Chion Squadron may look to its gunnery sad eighty-five cents, to defray the Charges of kong the request was made that the Japan pected here on or about 14th, views of the bulk of whom have been hostile morning we were called at the same hour laurels in the coming gunnery season, Every to the advantage of the Ordinance. · All are

Vantage of

as usual, without noticing that the clocks andron throughout the flier is determined to were in reality 24 minutes fast, and attended improve on their icre of fast year when the our business at the usual hour. Those who improvement all round was a marked one, and wore accustomed to leave their offices at 5 a much needed are in some casas -and if pos« ;:. Committee pu the Bill estlfled. An Ordin- * The Osaka Mainichi: pmi did so as before, and were it not for the sible still further raise the score. Modero gun- luce to provide for the registration of Chemist■" | Spicher fact that the daylight lasted 24 minutes longer pery, aa wa kad *li, started with the China | and Druggists and to zogulite tbo, sala of jog yarn nobody could have told that any change had

uadron, and been made. Before the change.cams -force there was a cena w antount of opp

sed that the restriction should be limited to the hours betweed 6 am and 9 pm, and the committes bave recommended in favour of lon, and that permits to work should be issued at fee comparatively small,

sed its immediate

the Year 1997

Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordin. sole to prohibit, the Exportation of Prepared Oplum to China..

taken, by the Colonial

ment of

eintion.

Cotton

chita for this port Fand