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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

IMPERIAL CHINESE

TELEGRAPHS.

The Ministry of Posts and Communications bas sow practically decided to buy out all the mercantile shares in the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration in order to secure fall control of the service, reports the Peking Corrapondent of the N. C. D. Nece on 30th alt The following reasons, for this decision, are given:-

1. To convert the administration loto, a Chinese Government department.

5,000,000,

3. To repair thoroughly all cable and land,

lines where necessary.

4. To construct new lines in Manchuria, Mongolia and Tibet and also in some places in Chins proper for the general improvement of communications.

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“Now the Imparin makes money. Should, the ppen, and the shares be worthless, would not the Board" buy them at

which ls its original value ? vagyo dug-pio smiled and did not saply, communicating with the latter the conversation that ba wapid write, to the Board that took place at the conference.

The collections of subscriptions at 35 a share ported as proceeding very promisingly. The by the newly formed shipping company is re-

success of the enterprise, dar now issued Viceroy, who is very anxious to ensure the proclamation in which he laid stress upon the Importance of the new concers in the develop of profit to the shareholders

CLAN

PIRACY, CA

at Lark Lau, in the vicinity of Chun Tour, A week ago two fishing Junks were pirated whan on their way for Canton from the Ko Yiu district with a cargo of dried fish on board, The pirates removed all the goods on board the sampau by which they proceeded to pirate the jupka. **-

MOTOR CRUISER.

LAND

DEDENTURE ISUE

Ao extraordinary general meeting of shares being bolders in the Anglo-French, Land Investment & Regge Weita CoLdy was held at Shanghal on 12th inst. Dafness con MrA: W. Burkill presided, and there were also the const, and present, Messrs. O. Holliday, C. W. Thomas, as far off and others. Total abares represented 6,000 anatched up, ifo and Sui Changety (Directors), C. R. Burkill, orders come into

The Chairman said that the Directors bad est chance of coverin called the shareholders togather to explain to But even auch poer busine them the reasons why they wished to lasus steamon expenses and nothing the Directors had full powers to fabue cober. Taying up of all sorts of boats has become the debentures. Under the Articles of Association difficult to secure, and as a consequence the taras, but they deemed it expedient to explain order of the day. Already there are in Hong to the shareholders why they did so. A good kong barbour unemployed steamer, the dead It is reported that Admiral Li Chun has con tracted with Messes, Bulley & Co. for another deal of the Company's property had had to be weight capacity of which aggregater some poses. This vessel will be B3 fest long and will there had been a considerable amount of accumulation in bound to follow unfar som light-draft gasoline launch for cruising pur developed, and during the last two years 400,000, picals and a further considerable

13 miles an hour. She will be armed with four parties, and this is going on How Last Some farther demand, Salgon, to Hongkod have a draft of two and a half feet with a speed of money spent on the development of old unexpected outlet present all before longes quick-firing guon and fitted with electricity autumn the Directors had a very favour has been readily met at 11 and 12 cents The throughout on yo

able opportunity of acquiring a large piece of list of fixtures in this direction includes two ind in the Settlement, and they were going to Bangkok liners, which havarovidently bean. erect two hundred houses ou

allowed up the working capital, they had and

· had property rather than have an overdraft at the Bank the Directors preferred to jucreate the capital by the issue of two hundred debentures, sa

The Chairman proposed and Mr. C. Holliday solution: seconded the adoption of the following re

NEW LIEUTENANT TARTAR GENERAL,

with Duke. I'mni Tse, Prasidant of the Ministry Company, which has left its mark on the wholement of Chinese commerce and the expectation tha na Ivánpointed Canton Junior Lieulan development of the company. All this unable to find employment in their own sphere.

ANTI-OPIUM CRUSADERM

ant Tartar. General, Chong, is a passenger by the sa, Kwangles which left Shanghai on the 13th instant for Caston and expected to arrive here shortly. A reception party was yesterday sent to Hongkong to meet the new official,

day returnedītóś = from the F*EXten district and he has submitted a report to the “Uhsen Und Clan fighting thers bar been Fitos the people of the two parties have Caston 13th June. hauded over their weapons to the local officials The other day the Vicary received from the | and order has been restored officials at Yumchow a telegram, in which HI Excellancy was informed that at present, tomat The meeting, adjourned at a p.

permitted to surrender to the offerte, and the more rebel chiefs and raiders have asked to be During the past few weeks considerabis at Viceroy was puked to give hit decision as to the 2 To Increase its capital, to at least Tatention has been drawn to the proposal that the advisability of acceding to their requests. The Central Government should take over full Viceroy has sent a telegraphic reply author. control of the Chinese Imperial Telegraphaising the officials there to accept the gur and convert them into an official department" renders, but first of all, the rioters must lay The establishment of telegraphic communica down their arms within ten days' time, tion in China begins only with the year 18843 THE WEST RIVER S.S. CO.. prior to which date important messages ororders To reduce the charges, which are now beacon fires lighted on towers: and it is easy were signalled to remote regions by means of many times higher than in foreign countries.

H.E. Cheng Pi, President of the Ministry, is in number the signale ware not always to understand that while the towers were fow preparing a memorial on this question for Im-comprehensible, in that year, however perial sanction. The President is conferring the Danish Great Nonhero Telegraph of Finance, as to how funds may be raised for system in the seven Danish experts who are the purpose. Some high authorities in the now the only Europeans employed in Chlosse Capital do not favour the compulsory purchase telegraph operations, constructed the first has go the ground that the Government will lose from Peking to Shanghai. Considerable confidence is the matter of future industrial difficulties were experienced in those early days In spite of the fact that the regulations for enterprises, if Chinese merchants who have in preventing the country people from tearing the prohibition of opium smoking have been shares in the telegraph lines. are com- up the poles for firewood and stealing the wire Kricily ouforced by the Provincial authorities, pailed to sell them, as the service is a pay to make nails. The like difficulty is not unclamations on the subject, three opium dens The gunboat Ching Po, while cruising outside

and they have from time to time issued, pro- ing concern, though not so profitable as i known to railway engineers at the present day; might be, on account of heavy working ex-"

and it was only checked in the case of were found yesterday doing a clandestine trade, the Boca Tigris, seized a boat which was in the penics and other reasons which can only be telegraphe by Imperial decrees attached to every Fanyu magistrate, on information received and ammonition which was also found conceal in the vicinity of the Siu Pak Mun gate. The act of smuggling salt and a quantity of arms guarded. la foreign countries, the Govern post,tbrastening offenders withinstant decapita ments give certain subsidies in such big enter-inn. In due course, however, Shangbai was

once sont offftém to Stal up these dans and ed in the craff. The costraband has been prises: but in Chins the practice is quite differ linked up, first with Tonking, then with Hag-arrest the keepers to be dealt with.s

brought to Canton by the gauboat, de N eat, for the telegraphs as well as the C. M. S. kow, and gradually the wires spread over the

WE CANTON SHIPPING Co. Company have to pay royalties to the Manchu Empire until there are now more than 36,000 Government in return for its protection! I am miles of them, connecting nearly 400 offices, sons were killed, was reported to Canton yes.ed to the Straits Settlements to invite subscrip. A case of armed robbery, in which ten per A few weeks aga Mr. Chan Wai Po proceed informed on good authority that the Govero But partly owing to the piece-meal manner in terday." A week ago a gang of robbers attacked tions from the Chinese residents there towards meat received about Tis. 300,000 annually as. which the system has beca built up, partly, its house in Kam Kai village, in Ching Yuen the Canton Shipping Company. A letter royalty from theto two-companies.”

Both companies are complaining of bad busi-ability of Peking to grapple with questions of away all valuable articles that they could lay Company, in which he informed the Company, must be confessed, to the constitutions in district they entered the house and carried has since been received from Mr Chat by the ness and appear to seed overhauling, HE public interest with any degree of forethought, their hands on, When they were about to de- that he has so far secured app'ications for over Sheng Kung pao was one of the principal there is no sort of uniformity in the telegraph camp with the booty, they set fire to the pro- ten thousand shares from the wealthy Chiness. founders of these two companies about thirty service. The lines are owned by a private mises. At the time there were altogether Yep in the Straits.” years ago when he was in North China Under company, but though the Government possesses persons in the house; all were burnt to death. the late Viceroy of Chibli, Li Hung-chang a half share of the ownership, its interest But both were taken from his hands in 100; by is lette more than that of a sleeping partner,

TRANSFERS, H.E. Yaan Shih-kal for financial ends. Vice-plus the substantial royalty which it draws Toy Yang has sanctioned the memorial of Tao-from the company for its concession of the tai Li, Director of the Peiyang official telegraph -lisen Each province controls its own share office at Tientsin, suggesting that the control of the Chinese telegraph liacrin Manchuria be Iaken back from the mercantile telegraph office is the French concession of that Treaty port because the lines were built by the Provin cial Government of Chibli during the Chino. Japanese War.

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VALUE OF THE SHARES... We have been informed thai a very interest ing meeting was held on Friday, stb ist, al the residence of H.E. Shen Kung pao, at which the question of the value of the shares of Chinese Telegraphs was discussed with great animation, The meeting was held by d number of the principal holders of telegraph shares who bad been invited by H.E. Shen Kung-pao to discuss a proposal to have the Central Government take up all the shares at a nominal valuation.

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ARMED ROBBERY,

Mr. Lum Shi Fan has been appointed deputy of Foreign Affairs at Swatow to relieve Mr. Liang Lun Fan who has been appointed Chin BIC Consul-General to Bendigo, Amstralia..

Weng jen Wen, ex}Provincial Educational Commissioner, left here to-day on board a guns. boat for Hongkong en route for Szechuan to take up his new appointment there as Provia cinl Treasurer, filling di

MAMMA SMUGGLING,

YUMCHOW.

Teotai Kwok Jen Chang, commander of troops in the Yumchow prafectare, bas at various times reported to the Viceroy, that in different engagements he had gained great vic tories over the insurgents there. The Viceroy has now given instructions calling for details as to the number of insurgents that have been killed and those that have surrendered to Kwok, 45. well as a report on the present state of Feberateraffairs of the prefecture, so as to enable him to 15th June, report to Peking with more particulars, ....

18th June.

of the system, each counting as a separate. country.for the realing of charges; with result- log inconvenience of constant delays and additional expense to the general public.

Contrasted with the sister branch of the Post Office, originally organized as a Government department by Sir Robert Han, the deficiencies of Chinese private enterprise and provincialism

THE LATE SHANGHAI PATRIOT. exhibited in the telegraph service are glaring in- deed. Whileibeuseand revenue ofthePostOffice Siu Hing, of Shanghai, a commemorative func-, Yesterday, in honour of the late Tantai Chang increase, the telegraphs languish under exorbit- tion was held at the headquarters of the Canton ant rates and chrotic uncertainty. A sufficient Anti-opium Assoc ation. There was a large example of their working was afforded in the attendance, about two thousand people being case of the disastrous freshet on the Han River present. The day being Sunday, the students largely mitigated if the telegraph clerk at inst April, the evils of which might have been of all private colleges were present and a band from the Sacred Heart Collage was also there to Siangyang had transmitted the height of the discourse selections of music during the pro- freshet correctly, or if the message had notceedings. The meeting hall was decorated with been delayed en route. What is costly to the evergreen, Allthe present advanced before the respects. Owing to the large number present consumer lends inevitably to become costly to photograph of the deceased and offered their speeches were made by several gentlemen and, one school mistress in three different sections. describing in particular the good services of the late Taotsi Chang towards the anti-ogium. movement and his other good acts to his Tel- low-countrymen. The addresses were listened applause. The meeting ended at 5 o'clock in to with much interest and greeted with loud the afternoon after a tea party.

A report issued by H.E. Yuan Shih-kai dis--the owner also: and the disrepair into which closed that the shares from the beginning of the the general apparatus of the system has fallen 25th year had earned $142 10 each. H..E.Shen quoted as one of the principal reasons for Kung pao stated that the muis object of the the Government's wish to assume control. To meeting was to ascertain the wishes of

expend $1,000,000 'in' repairs, the amount al the shareholders regarding the sale of this which the necessary work is estimated, is not a shares to the Government. The discussion brought out the very significant fact that while task for which the Company can be supposed to have much relish. A more effectual spur. to the sbereholders realised that the Government action on, the (Government's part is the desire could force them to dispose of their holdinus, they believed that they were entitled to a price commensurate with the earning capacity of the shares.

At the close of the conference H. E. Shen stated that he would take up the matter with the Board of Poits and Communications. Shanghat Times,

MEETING AT SHANGHAL

A COLLISION,

PROMOTING NAtive manufacTURE.

Self-Government Society for the purpose of The street parade organised by the Canton exhibiting native-made articles, fixed to take place on the aird day of this moon, has onw been postponed to a day to be fixed for the middle of next mooup, owing to continuous rain. The Society has issued circulars to notify the people of the postponement.

...RAIN.

Heavy rain has continued to fall for over a week, and the river has risen considerably in consequence. Most of the streets that are clos to the bunding are flooded. It is reported that

any parts of the town of Falshan-have-also- been flooded.

CHALK FOR SCHOOLS.

ter is reported of a small-sized boat at 27 ceni,

From Saigon to i port:Philippines the cher and from Saigon to Japan a couple of settin ments have taken place on basis of 11 sen per picul

Ramour has it that for July/August/Septem for Saigon to Java, The cecessary tonnage ber shipment a few cargoes have been sold is also supposed to have been arranged for, but detalls are as yet being kept private,

thing doing.

From Java and Bangkok there is still no

That the Directors be and they are hereby riding for the payment of such principal sume authorized to create and issue debentures pro- at they may from time to time deem expedient with interest at the rate of six per cent per anThe rate Newchwang/Canton, nowatandı nom; such debentures to be in such form and nominally, at 18 cents par piculis (2 Directors may think expedient, provided that kong two boats have been secured at $1.45 and to such persons and on such terms as the to be secured in such manner, and to be issued Turning to coal chasters

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the moneys at any one time owing shall not $1.35, respectively

Wakamatan to Hongkong and Moji to Hong

exceed half, the nominal, capital of the Com

pany,

The resolution was carried unanimously.. This concluded the business of the meeting

A CASE OF FISH-POISONING.

SAD RESULT AFTER SUFFER.

roth inst,

An extraordinary incident was reported to the police yesterday, and although the facts may require some credulity, they are stated to be correct. In the waters of Hongkong there is a fish called po bat which according to the ideas of the native community should only be boiled, otherwise disagreeable results may enne. Chan Kam Sio was the master of B fishing junk trading from Hongkong Last evening, about six-thirty o'clock the junk master, along with his wife and family had a supper of po hot. The fish had been steamed with vegetables, including preserved cabbage, and abortly after eating their "chow," Chan the junk master-fell ill. Attempts were made at night the junk master became so bad as to on the part of his family to doctor him, but late necessitate his removal to hospital. Fifteen minutes after his arrival in the Government Civil Hospital, the unfortunate man succumbed. poisoning. It is believed that death, resulted from fish

THE LAZE MR-LEMKE.

THE FUNERAL

Moji to Canton, there has been a charter at 52,00 and to Saigon at $150.

for a steamet.

Kutchinotau to Rongay 51,60 has been paid

As for sallers, there is nothing to report Sail Tonpage loading or to load-Note: Sall Topoage Disengaged British barque Jutropolis, a65a tons rega Departure of Sailers: None,

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT: Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E. S Kadoorie & Co. write on 19th Inst

Another quiet week in our share market has to be recorded, and busineis remains dull

The Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Limited, have declared a final dividend of Ti at, umaking in all Tis. r, for the year. The meeting of the company is called for the 7th July and the transfer books will be closed from the 25th inst, istinad

Binks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks improved in the early part of the week to $260, The London rate has shown a further improve- but are quieter at the close, with sales at $75. meat, having risen to £78,30 C

Marine Insurances Cantons costinue on offer at quotation North Chinas are slightly easier at Tis, 77, and Unions at $700 Smail tales of Yangistas have taken place in the North at the Improved rate of $150! Fire Insurances,—le stocks under this hands ing we have no business to report and the quotations are nocharged, tratan de APE

Shipping -China and Manilas are obtained

hal, on rith insty in the presence of a very ton and, Macao Steamboats are out of favour at took place at Bubbling Well Cemetery, Shang. A fair extent at $15 and $36. Hongkong, Cha- The funeral of the late Mr. Rudolf Lemkeable at $15. Douglases have been dealt in to

large attendance of friends. The chapel was 129). Endo-China, preferred and deferred, opposite the steps and a portion of the path It in officially announced by the gebersi crowded to the doors and the open space can be secured Jointly at $40 and $22. were also filled with sympathizers, Wreaths managers, that the meeting of ble

from Hongkong and who have been admitted The return of patients arriving at Canton

were so numerous that they stood about company will take place in London on the six feet above, the coffin The foreign 25th June. It is expected to decisto a divid." to the Fong Pin Hospital for treatment during & Co. was fully represented, and the

and native staff of Messrs. Arphold, Karberg end of 6 per cent. 6) per share on prefer. the plague season shows a total of 351. Of gathering awe included members of the of £56,580, for depreciation of the vessels of

ence shares only, and after writing off the sum

hospital, 166.died while in the bospital, and foreign hongs, as well as several German naval be carried forward. The reserve fund of the these 95 have recovered and have left the Moncipal Council and most of the leading the feel, there will be a balance of £13,730.10 died before admission to the hospital. Thereofficers in full uniform.

Company will then stand, at £10,000, and the are at present 35 under treatment in the hospital.

underwriting account at £240,000. Shell Trans ports have improved to 465 Star Ferries, old and new, are unchanged and without business to report a cada

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· PLAQUE RIFICEES.

Mr. Cheung Szo Chuo has presented to the chalk, being samples of his manufacture, and Provincial Educational Commissioner a box of Baked: the Commissioner, to have his chalk factory registered. It reported that Mr. On the 13th instant the Fuk On junk in tow.Cheung's product is found quite as good as that of a. launch bound for Tan Shui How from imported from foreign countries, Canton came into collision with another funk coming to Canton from Heupgahan district, the Shun Hong-also being towed by a launch when passing near Sam Shan Kao, The first named Junk was damaged to a considerable towing launches at once.came alongside the extent and sank after only a short time. The sinking junk to the rescue of the passengers, who were about one hundred and thirty in number. Many of the enfortunates were picked up by the two launches and were taken, to Canton. The number drowded bas pot yet

obtain redress from the International Tele: graph Conference in Lisbon respecting various infringements of China's sovereign rights in Manchuria and elsewhere. As Dr. Morrison predicted in the telegram on this subject which refused to listen to the Chinese delegates, until we reproduced recently, the Conference has China reduced the heavy charges of her service, of which the representatives of every Power complaints at home China bas abundant excuse complained. Between complaints abroad and for drastic action, even at the expense of the apparent injustice of compulsory acquisition of the Telegraph Company's front that the service might become a valuable asset their present holders. There is no doubt to the nation both for revenon and consolida-benn ascertained. tion; while its reversion into the hands of the supreme power would be a powerful-factor in ciently Peking's ideal. that policy of centralization which is now so

ANTI-RAT CRUSADE.

The Police authorities of the Eastern suburb. have offered one cent for every dead rat talen to the police station.

irth June.

RAILWAY STATION HELD COR. “

POPPY COMMISSIONERS.

The deputies, Wu and Yao, members of the Tuckihou, who were sent to Capton to make an investigation concerning the cultivation of pappy in the provinco-left here yesterday for Peking:

MARINE COPRI

The following report is taken from the Ching Gazette of 6th inst.:-A meeting was held yesterday morning at 10 a.m. at Sheng Kung- pao's residence, he having invited a number of the principal shareholders of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs at Shanghai to discuss the question of the nationalization of the telegraph system by the Board of Posts and Communications buying out all the shares owned by the private holders. There were present Hu Erb-mel, Chen Shun-fu, Su Pao Sun, Tsao Jui-dao, Ting Chis-hou, Yen Yu-sin,

It is clear that the shareholders do not We Siac-san. Chu Pao-san, Shen Mur-sun intend to relinquish their property without a Ho Pal-ling, Chu She-ting, Sia Lan-hua, Wu strugle. Urgent proteals have been sent to Ti-shi, and the Director General, and the Peking from the Shanghai native merchants

On the 14th instant, there was a dragon boat lathe Marine Magistrate's Court, on the 19th Directors of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs, invalved; and even the announcement that

race held in Kong Tsuo, andkha Canjon Haza Hu Erb-mai, 'compradore to H. Mandl & Co, acted asthe spokesman. A reportbeginning from

the Ministry of Posts and Communications kow Railway Company arranged three extras, before the Hon. Commander Basil Taylor, the 25th year was presented to Sheng Kung mallify them.

is prepared to pay $170 share does not trains to tuo on that occasion for the convent pao, which report is issued under the auspices investine for their money which, with crowds to witsers the festival. The trains were They profer the present coce of passengers who went in large of Yuan Shib-kai, according to which the Imal perial Chinese Telegraphs bad made $5.286; munerative. With some reason, they ask

its disadvantages, is, admittedly re

crowded throughout that day in the first 557.75; divided by 23,000 shares, each share-

second and third class compartments. A good would have been entitled to a dividend of

where the necessary funds are to come from, sum of money was collected on that day by and the answer given 15, a foreign loan would the Koog. Tiun, tation and this induced the $242.10. Sheng Kung-pao desired to have the figures verified, which figures were afterward

have to provide, according to the Government's after the last trait had left for Canton, gang planning of a robbery. At 8 in the evening, reported to be correct, Sheng Kung-pan, speak.

present scheme, for all repairs now necessary; ing on behalf of the Board of Posts and Com- Mongolia, and Tibet and the improvement of

for the construction of new lines in Manchuria, of rabbers attacked the railway station and held up the staff. Fortunately, all the fares the government frequently nationalises railways capital to £12. 5,000,000, and for the tempor- Cantos, it is reported, and there was only left munications, stated that is foreign countries make it and bet and of the departingot's collected up to 6 p had been taken to and telegraphs. Mr. Hp replied that in foreign countries the Government invariably considers

ary losses consequent upon, a reduction of the paltry sum of about $15. The robbeja the wither of the private shareholders, and the shares are always paid for according to the market value, instead of as at present the Board naming its own price; without consulting the wishes of the owners.

RN, Mr. A. E. Davey, first boarding officer of the Harbour, Department, charged Cheng Moon, master of Naval Yard launch No. 34, with unlawfully falling to observe the rule of the road at, about 5 p.m. on the 16th inst. in Victoria harbour. Defendant pleaded guilty, M. Davey stated that at 5 pm, on the crossing from N. to: 5. When she was on tothing, he was going eastwards through the harbour... A Naval Yard launch, No. 34, was his port bow, he saw there was a chance

when about a cable distant, but made no of collision, as she was not altering her bearing She blew two blasts on abistic attempt to alter her conse, fie, however, kept

The service was impressively conducted by Pastor Rubmer, who also gave a lengthy address, in the course of which he spoke of the sterling character, generous disposition, excep. tional business ability and happy married life of Mr. Lemke. At the conclusion of the service the body was cremated.

Al the post mortem examination death was found to be due to beart failure.

13th inst.

Refineries--China Sögurs see firmer at the improved rate of S132 In the North Petak Sugars have tigen to Tis, 82), rongyang

Mining-Chinese Engicantings have buyara at Tis, 15 Raubs aro neglected at $8;;;

Docks, Wharves and Godowo-Kowloon Wharfs are obtainable at Set, and Whampoa Docks at the reduced rate of $ros. Bhanghal Docks have suffered a sharp decline owing to the dividend declared peing less than generally Tha. 85, Hoogkew Wharts have further im anticipated, and at the close can be secured at proved to Tis 3971 with buyers at the rate,

POOR AND FRIENDLESS. REASON FOR COOLIE ATTEMPTING SUICIDE. in the Police Court this morning, before Mr. 1. R. Wood, a coolie named Wong, Cheung, twenty-two years of age, was charged with Lands, Hotel and Buildings Anglo-French attempting to commit suicide at Yau-ma-ti Lauds have been sold in the North at Tis, 70s, yesterday. Accused pleaded guilty to the while Astor House Hotels bave buyers at $21. charge, and gave as a reason that he was a poor Hongkong Hotels and Hongkong Leads are

while patrolling the road leading to Shatin saw have found buyers at Saul, Shanghal hace and friendless and could not get employment. neglected at quotations Humphreys Estates At about noon yesterday, Inspector McHardy - Cao probably be sold at Fioł Kowloon Lands a man banging from a tree on the hillside. have risen to Tis. 124, at which rate sales have that the man was still alive. An ambulance North at Tis: 56. Hongkong Cottons continue Rushing up to the spot the inspector cut the taken place, A FISTENTANDO body dawn. A hurried examination proved Colton Mills-Ewos are inquired for in the

if the shareholders are sceptical as to the the money, they found fortther with the feet off, she again blew.two blasts, and put to His Worship Adjousped the case in order to been sold at Sath, and Chios Provident at the tariff by une half, it is not surprising / ransacked the station and made away with his courie.. When the launch was about 30 Yau-mă-ti Police Station, and brought round,”

was summoned and the coolie removed to the quiet at Sa Soy Chees are easier at Tis, 155,

Miscellaneous-China Horpeos, bare again amount in hard cash that may remain for their clothing and other articles of the members of starboard a little. He then put his heim hard allow the police to institute farther, inquiries Sil Green Island Cements have been, itken that the shares may be taken from them at a sistance to the robbers, but, owing to the latter. Her stern. Defendant, when asked to explain man's reason in untested by Cartoons amous in What they got impossibly fear is the station. The station guards offered re-a-starboard and succeeded, in passing, under into the piece is also believed that the of the market at Stad. Langkats ate in strong payment might be made contingently upon number of years' purchase; worse still, that I being in greater, number, four of them, wohis conduct, said that be had no time, to do my comment

demand in the North at TIL 525, ex the second interim dividend of Tieto per share paid on tlemen, so that the Board may be acquainted future profits. Here indeed the Government station, the robbers set fire to it, which was put anything to avoid collision. He was fined $i BOTH ME. Jain and M. Korontovets, the new

The Igik jastu Sammirar karpisa Exchange The Banks-sellin

as to your wishes,

more or less wounded. After ransacking the

Sheng Kung-pas-The object of the con- ference is to discuss the matter with you, gen

has to see that one portion of the community down after some damage had been dose. The of the whole, and this as much for reasons of authorities, and it is reported that three rob is not forced to suffer unduly for the benefits Railway Company has reported the case to the

as usual, is divided on the question, the common senses of common Justice. Peking, bers concerned in the outrage. have been at

rested..

CHEAP RICE/

Mr. Hu Eth-meils that true that the Board is offering to buy the shares at $170?

Sheng Kung pan-That is the market value, is it not?

Mr. Hu Erb-mei:-The Government cap

opponents of Government acquisition object be distribution of cheap rice in Canton to ing that enforced purchase will destroy compet the people to sell their shares at any public confidence among those who have the poorer classes of the community was at price; it has the power to do so, but such a policy is gaite inconsistent with the decided that the Minister of Posts and Communic

money to invent'; while others suspect fit contemplated to be discontinued at the end of the 5th meon, but seeing the failure of policy of the Imperial Government when the ations, Cheng Pib, is acigated too much the first rice crop and the advancing price of Throne has repeatedly ordered that all com- by molives of private interest for the good of mercial enterprises and undertakings are to be

the staple commodity day after day, the com effectively protected and the Government is also ers of the reform Party would appear to be in

the undert.king. On the other hand, the lead-mittee of the Cheap Rice Disposal Bureau is of the opinion to continue the work till the end absions that the capitalists should invest favour of Government control; and if the con- of the 7th moon. However, them la ne fund thair money in great industrial and com. version is effected gradually for the avoidance avaliablatomeet the extension of the project, and mercial schemes... The present policy pursued of friction, there is no insuperable resson why the committee of the Bureau reported the fact to by the Board will tend to discourage private it should not be made. Even in the countriction H.E, bas now kindly granted another som the Viceroy. After consideration of the quel capitalists from investing their money in such undertakings as the telegraphe

where private enterprise his reached a far * Bheng Kong pao:--But the Board is offering more advanced stage than in China, it has of 10,000 in aid of the distribution and he has

to buy the shares at their market value?

been found that Posis and Telegraphs are best authorised the Shan Hou Chu officials to ap

propriate. This sum ̈from the Government Mr. Hu Erh-mel-$170 is not the market left to Government's hands--N, C, D. „Niwa;

treasury towards the funds of the Bateau Mr Valide: The shares, together with the dividend

Pan, director of the Oi Yuk Charitable Institu- tion, has also promised to exert his utmost to raise funds towards the continuance of the good work. RICK SALES BEMARLEY

5 weeks hard.labour.

rut: 20.00

Dividonda Payable. Final of Tis 2 for yaar ending other pr rg68, payable in Shanghal on the 7th Joli Indo-Chinas dividend of: 6+26/20ḍpre ference shares for year ånding 31st December

1997; payable in London on iba ayth just -

Adams TO-DAY EXCHANTÉ

Japanese and Russian Ministers to Chia dos is 1/10 1/16.on demand: Th may be expected in Feking about the end of Shangbai is 748hregbaleDsers HOME FOR BE POUR

the present month. As both Ministers are experienced in Chinese affairy and are not The Rev. Mother Superior of the Italian strangers to this country; their appointments begs to acknowledge the receipt of the follow: Chinese communities in North Convent, Wanchai Branch, St. Francis Street, are generally welcomed by the foreign and lng donations; an

Chipa The Commutre in charge of the THE &ingapore Free Fries, of 12h lost, says :—

funeral service of the late King and

By the German mail steamer Cordes yesterday Prince of Portugal, by, the Hop

afternoon from Ganos; the Right Revd. Dom Treasurer, Mr. A. M. Rora Pereira,,,$50.00 102 Paulino d'Azevedo e Castro, Bishop of Collected by Mr. C. F. Pereira 35.50 Macao, accompabled by Father farmenio, bis London-Bank T.T. Collected by Mr. Murphy.

2000 socretary, returned from his visit to Lisbon and Babe Alves

110,00 Roma, en route to Macao; but he has stayed

Do demai Kind Friends

back here for a fortnight to look into the affairs

Do Collected by Mr. Wood

mouth

A Kind Friend rain

of the Portuguese Missions at Singapore America-Back 2.1. The Co-operative Society...

10.00 And Malacca, under his jurisdiction Germany Bank T 10.8ival the Bishop was met on board by the A Kind Friend

Foco acting Vicar General and Fathers Braganci and Cardoso of the Singapore Portuguesa Mis. sion, the Secretary of the Portuguesa" Con salate, Mr. Adis, the lessee, and Mr. Scholz, the Manager of the Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Mr. Fraccis Leypard and Mr Ho Yang Pang and his son, The Bishop sed his party were then driven to the Parochial House, in VIC | Yang Teng The Bither ill probably leave teria Street, in two motor cars provided by Mr, b this setupon by the Sappho for confirma. lion and arst communion arvice morning in the Chu

ONE of the oldest attaches of the Police Force of Hongkong a Chinaman, about eighty years of age-died last Monday,The deceased had been a hanger-on to the police department for ( many, many years, and know. Hongkong like a doing many kinds of odd jobs for the police, bonk. Consequently he had been employed in and latterly he was connected with removing

and fatarest, should be valued at $300 each: A WASHERMAN, rejoicing under the cognomen Last year telegraph shares were bought in the of Ho Wut, was arraigned in the Police Court, market for $200 each, and the present fall in on that into that, of wing inlawful value is the result of the consternation caused possession of two gold studs, valued at $3. In by the Board wanting to buy there shares and eff er, the evidence was that during the part The daily proceeds from the sale of cheap At the same time paying only $170, a few weeks the guests at the Hongkong Hotel rics during the days from the ith to 14th day

Sheng Kung pao-Who were the partics bad missed several articles of value. By of this moon in the four shed were as follows plague bodies, le which connection be contract- who sold and bought there shares at 2001 accident a couple of gold sinds, were left in' a

East West Honam Wongshard the disease. Everybody, who had anythlög shin, Thu studs, which were alleged to have

shed, shed shed, va shock - 1o do with the police department knew the old #384 km Srors: 31,11000 $1,165 man, but there is nobody who could say that

they

yknew his name. He wascommonly known.

which to responded, with

(The names of the parties in that transaction been misappropriated, were found in accused's

in that transaction were given.)

Mr S PRO-SUB This year's dividend will pɔmsession. He could give bot satisfactory rath bo Emo's Abare, so the true value of the abares, explanation wSon questioned as to ownership: 13UNA should be: 5300) ayam with the latter pelos tan The case in not yet concluded HEART WANN

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