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Intimations.

HE HONGKONG

ba'entitled to the same protecti

as in or may hereafter be there

the same industrial and litera similarly patented or registered by Japanese or Korean subjects. Inventions, etc. dulp!

A. S. WATSON & CO., Patented or registered in the United States

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CHEMISTS

BY "AFPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE

GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.

WATSON'S HYGIENOL

AND

BUBONIC PLAGUE.

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL " is the most

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PIRACY

KWEILIN: BUBMERGED,

A famine is expected in the district as 60%, of

the first rica crop has been destroyed.

The rumours about Kwailin have been can, firmed officially. Over 200 houses collapsed and over a thousand lives lost.

The water in Kwellin rose roo feet in 14 bours and submerged the whole city. In the Fu river, brigandage is rampant along the whole length as the people are without food and nearly all the population was living on the river-bank.

Several cases are reported of down coming boats having been pirated. But the pirates in those cases have been peaceful farmers whom adversity has driven to crime. It is reported that they have Do weapons except choppers and in several caser have taken only food,

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not allowed Sir Fra vigorous protest published ju the by unchallenged. In a charac has had the temerity to describe Sir Frank as the mouth piece of the people who am com- pislaing that the House of Commoun la taking their money, Mr. Alexander dogmatically Chiness who are asking that the Opium traffic asserts, that the money belongs to the very

may be ppt down, so that they may be no longer tempted to squander their hard earned, wages in opium dens and shops licensed by the British Government, and adds this stattling proposition

bery because it permits those who choose to

prohibitive price. Strangely enough no cry is

consumers of beer and alcohol. at home, is röbbed from the pockets of the

polest agent for the destruction of fleas, subjects of such contracting party. The Con | Wuchow had receded to some twenty Chinesepassed in to the Worcester" this month, raised that the inland excise revenue realised

sspecially rat fleas.

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

rats which have died of this disease.

All risk of infection, can be avoided, by washing the Boors, etc., or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilate solution

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WATSON'S HYGIENOL" A tea piqt of water, or a teacupial to spoonful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose,

HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL

DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.

PRICES PER PINT ......50]Üents

GALLON...$2,00

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 27th May, 1908,

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN AÐVANUR) DAILY-$90 por annum. WL-18 per annum.

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- The rates per quarter and per uznam, proportional, The daily imue In 'delivered free when the address is kocsible to mowenger. Un coplès sent by post an

additional $1.00 per quarter le charged for postage.

Telegrams

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BERVIORA

FRANCE AND CHINA

THE YUNNAN INCIDINT.

By courtesy of the Sheung P

OLD MONUMENTS.

PRESERVATION DESIRED,

[By courtesy of the 1 Shen

Peking

H.E. Chang Chil-fing has issue instructions to all the Provincial Au- thorities anent the desirability securing the preservation of all old

monuments.

the feet are 416,891 tons. [Severil of

ny's cargo steamers am by citizens or subjects of the two parties or

Wachowarth June.

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lack of employ by Korean subjects prior to the operation of -Wuchów at present has a vary sorry aspect, mant. The new programme of shipbuliding the present convention shall similarly be The water has receded; but left a deposit of announced in the Just report proceeds satis entitled to patent or registration in Korea mud over a foot in the principal site lazy Ford | Jagorlly. The express steamer, Salsalle will be without the payment of any fees, provided dem all. The river fell nearly as quick meath, and will take her departure for ladin in is at famins prices and vegetables cannot be delivered by the builders in the course of next the inventions, designs, trademarks, and

Peking 26th June copyrights are of such a character as to perit rose owing to the breaking of the bank. October. On arrival at Bombay, she will as

ments in Samshul⠀

sume bar station on the Adaa-Bombay mail

The Chinese Minister to Paris bas mit of their patent or registration under the

time, for which she has been specially con-

reported to the Waiwupu that the laws and regulations above mentioned, and

structed. Pending her departure. for India; provided further that such patent or regis.

the Salecite will make a couple of voyages

French Government maintains the. tration is effected within a period of one

as a touring yacht, fire to the sorthern It is in fact the people whose money the firmness of its attitude in regard to year after this convention comes into force.

Capitals of Hurope, and subsequently to Goverment of the Straits has been abstracting. The Japanese Government engages to extend

the Mediterranean and the ports on the by means of the Opium Farm who asks protec. it demands for reparation arising to American citizens the same treatment in

Dalmatian coast, The thros"M" mail ships, tion from this abstraction, which is in one out of the Yunnan frontier läcident. Kores in the matter of protection of their

which are being built by Messrs. Caird and resport far worse than mere robbery because it commercial names as they enjoy in the

Co., add, Barclay, Curle, and Co., respectively, demoralises besides impoverishing them." are advancing rapidly, and it is intended that. There is a remarkable similarity in the charge domintons and possessions of Japan under

the Morwa shall be included in the autumn levelled against the Home Government on the Paris Convention of March 20, 1883.

programme of sailings, the Malwa and Mastua, account of its introduction of the Licensing Bill Hong marks shall be considered to be com-

following on somewhat later. The mail and and the denunciation levelled against the Gov mercial names. The treaty with regard to

general services have been carried out with The graments of the Crowd Colonies, for their China provides for the protection of trade-

goal regularity, the former, to some extent, retention of the Opium Farms, & The friends marks, designs, etc, against infringement as is

under the new mall contract, which commenced of the brawer describe as ebber confiscation accorded in the dominions and possessions

In February. The trooping season closed and robbery the proposal to extinguish ́a of the contracting parties. In case of infringe. The ss. Chan Wai left Wuchow on the 25th.

Gooner than usual this year, and the five number of licenses annually on payment tal ment in China by a citizen or subject of any in, and arrived at Hoogkong last night.. Ayessels engaged in this work are at pre- compensation, Hers in the Straits, on the of the parties, the aggrieved party shall have member of the vessel's compradore staff was sees and con, Southampton water. The other hand, the Government is accused of rob

interviewed by a Hongkong Telegraph reporter in the competent territorial or consular courts the same rights and remedies as citizeos or this morning. He was informed that, no the the company's cadet scheme was recently held, purchase a quantity of the drug at an almost

and seventeen young gentlemen have been

is the company's service. The reveaue te with a view to becoming eventually officers

Mr. Alexander also shows singular lack of toras for the balf-year, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, have been knowledge of the real situation to his assertion maintained, but with an increase in expendithat the sale of Opium to Malays is already ture, owing to the sohanced cost of fuel bo- | prohibited in the Straits.

The Secretary of the Anti Opium Association yond the point which had previously been reached. The passenger traffic has been un-in rushing into print reckoned without Sit favourably affected by two distinct causes: Frank Swattenham who has replied in a terse first by a falling off is the ordinary winter letter which should serve to open the eyes of our stisis lio, ou United States, and in the epudiating the papilion as à mouth piece tourist traffic, owing presumibly to the finan⚫ many who are not wholly blinded by prejòdica second place by a loss of business on the Egyptian line, due to a dull “season, and to CHINESE MUNIFICENCE, extreme competition in that quarter. There

Canton, 26th June.. has beco, however, a fair advance in the Aus The outstanding feature of the crisis talino passenger receipts, which has com through which the Linngang is passing is 'pensated, to some extent, for the deficiencies unquestionably the remarkable spirit of muni- alluded to. Without exceptias, freights have ficence exhibited by the Chiness of every class been adverse, during the last six months, or creed. Walil yesterday the largest in throughout the sphere of the company's opera dividual contribution towards the Flood Relief tions, and at the present moment business, Funds was one of $10,000; but that princely both export and import, particularly in the donation has been completely cast into the Indian trade, has falled to a very low level, shade by one which it is our pleasure to record with Hule apparent prospect of an early revival. today. Mr. Sou Seng Ku, a native of Tsing to these circumstances, it may be considered Yuen district, bat just sent in to the central satisfactory that, so far as the half-year up to State for the Colonies or on that of the Sultans, co umittee of the relief organisations the hand, the end of March is concerned, there has bot

He also asks Mr. 'Alexander to quote the ebị, some rum of sixty thousand dollars. Mr. Son been an actual-decline in the freight, earnings,

actment or order prohibiting the sale of Opium is not making the presentation with any hope of but the ouitoak for the rest of the year, it must

to Malays. With such misconceptions, as to reward or with a view of personal aggrandise. De frankly said, is not encouraging, The--the real status of the Saltaur and the condition meal. He is moved by purely philantropic ||sual interim divi lend at the rate of five per to the Malays, it is not surprising that Mr. The French mail of the 26th May was deli motives. His native district along with that cent. per ansum on the preferred stock, and at Alexander should have taken such a distorted vered in London on the 26th inst..

of Sam-shui are the greatest sufferers by the the sale of seven per cent per annum on the view of the actual situation prevailing in the flood by reason of the collapse of the river deferred stock, will be payable on and after Straits. Sir Frank Swattenham thus concluder embankments. The only condition surround: June 1

his weighty letter replete with cogent arga- ments which cannot fail to convince the most obtuse-

vention of 1883 in the matter of protection of commercial names is to be applied, and it is agreed that the present treaty shall be en forced so far as applicable in any other coup. try in which, either contracting party may ex- ercise extra-territorial jurisdiction. Any per- san amenable to the provisions of this con- vantion who possesses at the time it comes into force merchandise bearing an imitation of a trade mark owned by another person and entitled to protection under the conven tion, shall remove or cancel such false trade mark or withdraw such merchandise from the market in China within six months from the date of the enforcement of this convention.

Unauthorised reproductions by the citizens or subjects of one contracting party prior to the operation of this convention of the works of literature and art as well as photographs of the citizens or subjects of the other party, published after roth May, 1906, and entitl ed to protection in virtue of this convention,

shall be withdrawn from sale or circulation in China within one year from the date of the enforcement of this convention,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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date of the Chun. Wai's departure, the water in

feet, but traces of the fland were conspicuous in every part of the city. The flower, boats, which had been washed down the river for many miles, have since been picked up and the great majority of them have been towed up to Wuchow again.

While at Wachow our informant heard from Chinese survivors who had come down from Kwei-lin, the capital of Kwangsi, that the city was "no more," meaning that it has been reduced to almost complete desolation, so great was the destruction-and-she-loss-of-lives that had been caused by the flood.

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A MEMORIAL of Re-enty by the Government of the following Lots -Kowloon Inland Loting his liberal gift in that half the amount, viz, 933, 934, 938 and 965 has been registered Sjo,ogo be spent upon relief for distribution according to law."

among his own brethren" as the Chinese style the natives of the same district. The other moiety he unreservedly, leaves to the relief committee to spend for the alleviation of

It is understood that the Bangkok. Dock Co, Ltd., have secured the contract for the building of new quarters for the Bangkok staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. They will be in the Klong Poh Yome road.

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On the zzariast, thirteen Chinese were sentenc

ed at Manila by Judge Powell in the criminal court for using opium. One mat was fined P200, two paid Proo each, and the remaining

The postage on the weekly immug to any part of tha

world is 50 cents per quarter. Single Copio, Dally, sex cente: Weekly, twenty-ten paid P50 each for violation of the law.

live centa

The Hongkong Celegraph

the sufferers in common.

ANOTHER LIBERAL DONATION reaches the committee from the person of Mr. La Po Sbus, the treasurer of the Canton Hankow Railway Co. He has surrendered his whole month's honorarium of 52,400 in aid of charity. The money has been apportioned in four equal shares which have been divided in the following manner:-8600 to the Flood

A MEETING of members of the newly-formed | Relief Funds, $500 to the Fong Pin Hospital, || Infantry Company was held yesterday afternoon || $600 to the Self-Goverment Association, and at the Volunteer Headquarters to discuss mat- $500 to the Wei Hang Hospital. ters relating to the Company. The Com mandant, Lient-Col, A. Chapman, and Capt. Johnston were present.

DEATH OF AN OLD N. Y, K. COFFICHES

On Sunday afternoon last, June 7th, Mr. Edward Noble, late cbiel engineer of the NY. K. Amagawa. Man, died on board the Hitachi Mara, betwsen Penang and Colombo. Mr. Noble was being invalided bome. He succumbed to softening of the brain and paralysis. Mr. Noble leaves behind a widow and family, who are at Bedford. He was one of the oldest employees of the N. Y. K., which he served faithfully well nigh a quarter of a century;

or a penpiece of anybody, as attributed to him by Mr. Alexander, Sir Frank points out that be has heard of no complaints that the Hours of Commers is taking the money of the people of Hongkong, the Straits, the FM., and Ceylon and that he is not aware that the House of Com moos is in a position to take their money. As Mr. Alexander had visited the Straits in 1906, and another member of Parliament has been there more recently, he calls upon the former to favour him with the information as to whether, his statement that the F. M. S. are governed by the Colonial Office and not by their Sultans! is made on the authority of the Secretary of

CHINESE TELEGRAPHS,

SHANGHAI AGINTS APPOINTED,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 26th June.

The Ministry of Posts and Com munications has directed Chow Kam Chang and Li Hau Yau, the pre- sident and vice-president respectively, of the Chinese Chamber of Com. merce in Shanghai, together with Chong Man Yin, director-general o the China Merchants' Steam Naviga- tion Co., Ld., in Shanghai, to not as Government agents for the colleg tion of shares in the Chinese Tele- Kraplı Administration.

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.

DATE OF OPENING OF

· PARLIAMENT.

By courtesy of the Sheung Po.""]

Peking, 26th June,

It is reported that, on the 24th Singapore and Penang-even the Federated inst the Grand Councillors arrived Malay Stater-contain a considerable number

for China.

in the colony, and bold views, often excellente for the establishment of a parliament of young Chiotas who wore born and educated at a decision in regard to the date which would not be regarded with entire approval in China. They dress in a fashion of their own, dispense with the queue, and, at their debating society meetings discuss the opium and other questions. It is just possible that the meetings referred to by your corre spondent, were organised by Chinese who are not themselves opium smokers.

There is a great deal still to be carefully weighed: The question is sufficiently difficult even when you know something about it. Lord ENGLISH INTERESTS IN CHINA. Ronaldshay and Sir Henry Blake have spoken

Imperial sanction will be sought for the universal announcement, an early date, of the period within which constitutional government will: be granted within the Empire.

{Reuters, A Perala

LONDON 5th June.

St. Petersburg reports fighting at Tabriz between the revolutionaries and reactionaries

THE SELF-GOVERNMENT SOCIETY, As a result of the energy of the members of the Self-Government Society it his memorial:: ied H.E. Chang Jen-chun' on the subject of A COOLIE was sentenced by Mr. Kemp to six the devastating floods. The, preamble of the weeks' hard labour for stealing a quantity of petition sets out the pitecus plight into which Yunnan, the chairman of the Syndicat: da fonies to abolish the opiam monopoly and give throughout Tuesday, the clergy siding with

brass filings, the property of Messrs. Punchord and Lowtber. An Indian watchman found him carrying the stuff tied round his waist when

trying to leave the gate.

A CHINESE student named Ting. Chang, a passenger on the N.Y.K. steamer Hakata maru, which left Kabe on the 13th instant outward bound, was missed between Shikenese and Fokube Island in the Inland Sea. It is supposed that he threw himself overboard.

His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council:-An Or dinance, to provide, for the registration of Chemists and Druggists and to regulate the Sale of Poison.

the inhabitants of the country had been 'thrown and 'recites the hardships to which they are suffering and will be exposed as a result of the calamitous visitation. It concludes by besee ching His Excellency to represent to the Throne the urgency of the assistance from the Imperial Government which should be forthcoming lest the people perish by hunger and privations.

THE VICEROY RESPONSIVE,

In thorough sympathy with the prayers of

the memorialisis, the Viceroy has made fole raphic representations to Peking urging that sum of one hundred thousand dollars be appropriated in aid of the sufferers by the North, and West River Floods.

PROTECTING THE INVESTOR.

Speaking of their friendly relations with the representatives of the European Powers in

Yunnan, at the meeting on 26th ult, mentioned a significant point interesting to all Europeso interests in China..

The company, Mr. Achille Adam said, had recently had proof of the manner in which | both the English and foreign offices were pre- pared to see that the Company's rights were not infringed, and to take action when the local authorities evinced any disposition to go

beyond the four corners of their contract with

the syndicale.

Energetic representations recently made at Feking brought about the dismissal of a high local functionary, and it was to be hoped that the lesson would be taken to heart by bis calleagues and his successor,

SHIPPING AND MAILS:

HONGKONG, Saturday, June 17, 1908.

AMERICAN TRADEMARKS IN JAPAN.

America has taken time by the forelock in negotiating a treaty with Japan on the ques- tion of trade-marks. By this time our allies must be considerably tired of the inngendoes which have been freely submitted regarding infringement of international trade-marks, and the new arrangement with the United States marks a step in advance. The new treaty has reference to trade marks in China and Korea, or at least to those territories over which Japan has actual or nominal control. The treaty having reference to Korea scis forth that the Japanese Government shall cause to be

enforced there the laws and re- gulations relative to invention's, designs, trade-marks and copyrights similar to those at present existing in Japan. These laws and regulations are to be applicable to American citizens in Korea equally as to Japanese and Korean subjects, and the U.S: Government engages that in case of the in- fringement by American citizens of copy rights, trademarks, or designs, such citizens shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of SOME years ago the Victoria University of the Japanese Court in Korea. In this par Manchester instituted a professorship of Chi- ticular America has waived her extra-terri nese. A London paper reports that though the of $35,000 in cash by the Toog Wa commitee, on 26th inst., p.m.; and may be expected here torial rights, but an impression that she had | classes" bava naturally not boon numerously given up all her rights which has become attended there has been a really effective class current, must here be corrected. She still beld every year since the Professorship was in maintains her extraterritoriality in all stated in 1901. Young men who have studied other respects. Trademarks, etc., which Chinese at Manchester under Professor Parker have been registered or duly patented in ful in obtaining positions there of much greater - Homar given by the members of the have gone out to China and have been success. OUR attention has been called to the report Japan by citizens of the United States responsibility, and at higher salaries, than they At Peter member that appearing in our columns the other day on the prior to the enforcement of these laws and could have hoped for bid they possessed no only law member dancid and that, regulations, whail without further procedure, knowledge of Chinese,

THE "SAN CHEUNG": CO. are emulating the example of the Sincere Co, recorded yesterday. According to reports they are buying, provisions and stores in Hopp. fr is stated that the net profit of the Osaka | kong to the vhius of $3,000 which will be con- Shosen Kaisha for last month amounted to signed to Canton whence the Company's awo Y173,000, bringing up the total profit for the staff will proceed into the interior and distr present perind to Yolo con, As the company bute the "good cheer" to the necessitous holds a sum of about Y430,003 brought over sufferers, Messrs. Chi Woo & Co's steamer, from last account, the 0.5.K. is expected to the Hoi Ming, will be placed at the San Che- pay a dividend at the rate or 5 or 6 per cent ung Co.'s services for transporting the cargo to

Canton, the owners of the Hoi Ming under per annum.

taking to waive all freight on the contigoment.

HONGKONG'S SUBSCRIPTIO MEET

- MAILS-QUES

German (Print Ludwig) 29th lost.¡ noon. Germán (Kleist) goth inst.)!) American (China) tát proxi Indian (Gregory Apcar) 1st prox. :

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Thess. Rubi loft Menila on syth inst, and is dus here on 29th inst., et ŏ p.m.stri

The P.&O.S. N. Coss.s. Nubia Left Singa- pare for this port on 26th inst, at 6 am. Up to yesterday we have noted the collection The H. A. L. as, Kowloon left Vladivostock

by the firm of storekeepers mentioned. When besides the $5,000 of goods sent up to Canton on 4th prox, BOOD, M the fists were gathered in yesterday afternoon Calcutta, left Singapore yesterday, and may The Apcar Co.'s 2.3 Grigory Appar from the total contributions had boon, augmented be expected here on 1st prox by 54,000 morts, B

and written of what they know, and their facts cannot be disregarded.” I ónly suggested that, if the Imperial Government determines to act on the resolution of the House of Commons, and issues orders to the Eastern Crown Co-

up all revenue derived therefrom, it will be easy, while gratifying moral feelings, to share the cost of that gratification by excasing the colonies from any funder contribution towards Imperial defence.

Neither the Government edict, nor the re foval of the defence contribution (hitherto derived in a large part from the opium revenue) bor yet the enthusiastic meetings of Straits

born Chinese in favour of the suppression of the opium monopoly will put su end to the smoking, eating, or hypodermic injection of the drug. It is a mistaks to cloud the issue by ignoring, misstating, or distorting the facts, Pere Pioneer,

the reactionaries.

News from Teheran says the city was quiet all night, but fire was resumed at three yester. day afternoon.

The house of Zehireddowleh, ex Governor. of Recht, was shelled and pillaged.

Later:"- There were many more arrests in Teheran

yesterday, and the editor of the newspaper arulisrafil and others have been executed. Workmen are demolishing the Parliament building.

The troops are well in hand and orderly, and the bazaars are open w

A Shipping Disaster Advices from Corunds, Spain, report the

An explanation of Sir Walter Hilljer's appoint. ment is given in a London cable to the Nicki || loss of the steamer Lurucks which struck the Nichi, which quotes the Daily Mail as stating rocks and sank near Muros.

One hundred and fifty-one persons perished,

that Sir Walter Hilller's appointment is due jo the increasing financial relations of China with

·England and the growing tension between. Feking and Tokio. China is represented as GRAND Councillor Yoan Shih-kai has memori being increasingly suspicious of Japanese iolized the Throne suggesting that all members Centjoas...

of Chinese Legations in foreign countries must in fature be composed of men who bava, been

THE net profit of the Japan Cotton Spinning educated abroad and well acquainted with the Compasy for the last half-year amonated to language of the country to which they may be Y447,673, including Y42,305 bought forward accredited and that the salaries of the mas from, the preceding period. After providing bers are at present too small as compared with? for reservos, &c., it is proposed to declare a those of the foreign Legations in Chios and absorbing Va24,000, and carry the remainder raised. Further, that the regulations of_the | dividend at the rate of 16 per cent, per annum, elsewhere and should, therefore, be adequately over to new account. Returns show that the Chicase Consolates are inopportune and should The Imperial Gorman Mail ss. Kleist left Ehime Spinning Company made a loss of be thoroughly revised according, le

The P. H.S. S. Con sa. Manchuria will from the surplus brought over the Shanghai to day, at 6 am, and may be expect Y25,559 an ite working for the last half-year foreign Consolates fo be due to fall from Yokohama 65647th, inst, ed here on goth inst., at 6 p.m.

and will begins to arrive at this port from San period, and 17,67% of the A:UTRUCISCO IN 'UUus: posts on 7th promotes vit forward to neat, accous

Tu balance the account Y17,861 will be

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