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British Naval Manœuvres.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 1908..
West River Floods.
DISTRESS IN SHIU-HING.
THE VICEROY'S CONCERN.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 30th June.
accounted, for $5 collections, mostly in copper cash and ceals
Even the itinerant vendor and fruiterers are eager to contribute their mite."While an ap peal party from the Tong Wa was making their way to the wealthier Chinese honge yesterday, they were accosted by street · hawkers who voluntarily tendered to and to cents each to the relief party. Others gave as much as a dollar,
H.E, CHEUNG FAT-57,
A
· “Al Fresco” Bazaar.
HONGKONG'S TRIBUTE TO FLOOD VICTIMS."
CHINESE LADIES TO ACT AS 'STALL·
HOLDERS.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
E have this day admitted Mr.. WIL
LIEB as Partuèts la' our. Firma pada
Mr C. A. H. WESTERBURGER has been
WHEN HELMS med Mr. FRITZ
A special meeting was convened at the Chiau'barlied to Sign our Firm per Procuration. De Club yesterday afternoon, for the purpose
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO. who arrived in Hongkong, yesterday, from of considering what stops should be taken
· Hongkong, 1st July, ro68.
[611 Penang, was a guest of Mr. Francisco Tee Yat, towards the promotion of an al fresco basar lo of Messrs Wing Kee and Co, at dinner yester aid of the Caston Flood Ralief Fund. There FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, flood were related to H. E. Cheung he coedings opened, 30 of whom were Chiasse day. When particulars of the disaster by the ware about 90 persons present when the pro promptly proferred a donation of $1,000 ladies, including girls from the Os Wei Chinese which was gladly accepted oa behalf of private school in Cage Street, which may be the Tong Wa commitice. The Chinese taken as so ebidence of the interest shown in
Hongkong as a whole.
MOJI AND NAGASAKI."
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LONDON, 29th Juus. There will be a general mobilization of the reserve ships of the British feet-to-morrow, in view of three weeks' secret manœuvres in in the daily reports I have forwarded to you the North Sea, on the largest scale ever held. on the food for the past week, I mentioned There will be 261 vessels engaged, of which that in extent the prefecture of Shiu-bing 48 will be battleships and armoured cruisers, suffered far more severely than Sum-shui, not and they will include the Channel, Homelife in the latter district were sufficiently appal withstanding that the destruction and loss of and a portion of the Atlantic fleets.
ting. Official confirmation of the sufferings in the former now reaches Canton in the shape of a report from Tastat Li, of Shiu-hing Pre Telegrams received in St. Petersburg re; fecture, to the Viceroy, Tactai Li staten that millionsite is returning to Chatoo by the the movement by the Chinese community le Capt. S. H. Bolson, will be despatched for the
the aggregate number of food sufferers with. Kroong Tung to-night; he is a member in the area under his jurisdiction is about of the Seventy-two Guilds. He has promised 200,000; be estimates that the minimam sum that he will actively interest himself in the relief wants of the peasantry will be at least when there is every probability that his initial of mugey required to relieve the immediate movement when he arrives at Canton to-morrow, dollar each. The total amount required will donation will be increased by several thoossed therefore be not less than $100,000. The dollars more. H.E. Cheung Pater will be re- Taotul urges the Viceroy to appropriate acalled as the promoter of the Canton Whampoa sum of money from the Government Treasury Railway scheme, which was nipped in the The chairman explained it, 'considerable sufficient to meet urgent requirements. He bud by the urgent representations of Sir length the object which had brought the gather Telegrams received at St. Petersburg from also requested the Viceroy to give instructions Matthew Nathan, an the proposed railroad waxing together, and afterwards the question was Tabriz report that the opposing sections have that large quantities of rice be brought up to regarded by the then Hongkong Governor as a put us to the feasibility of organising the pro- asked the Russian Consul General to mediate that locality from Caston for cheap disposal dangerous rival to the Hongkong-Cantor line. posed al frame bazaar. between them, and that at his suggestion the firing has stopped.
port that the mob at Tahriz tave gained the upper hand. They have pillaged the arsenal, carrying off rides and ammunition, and have tortured to death the brother of a prominent reactionary.
The diplomatic body at Teheran have con- ferred with the Ministers and political leaders, and have tried the effect of reconciliation.
Later,
among the necessitous people.
OFFICIAL REPORTS CALLED 'FOR.
The Viceroy has given instructions to the The Times Teheran correspondent wires officials of the various districts, visited by the that the general uncertainty and insecurity is flood, to Yurnish him with a report each'in de increasing, and that the people are driven to tail on the extent of destruction as a result of the despair. Half-famished soldiers eager to loot flood within three days, in order to enable him "Commit most flagrant acts of violence, ALAN carly_date, memorialise the Throne with full particulars of the disastrous visitation. 11 is His Excellency's intention to pray for Imperil sanction that land and other taxes for
Colonel Linkhoff is inaster of the situation, and he rules as an absolute and independent viceroy.
The Royal force is increasing, and is said to pow number ten thousand.
Bervia and Bulgária. There is uneasiness at Vienna in con sequence of the strained relations which at present exist between Bulgaria and Servia owing to the action of Serrian bands in "The authorities of Belgrade bring counter charges of terrorist acts on the part of Bui. garian bande.
Macedonia.
Portugal.
A SUGGESTION.
THE ABOLITION, OF OPIUM-
IMPORTS.
Mr. Fung Wa Chuo occupied the chair, while Mr. Ho Kom Tong acted as the vice present ware, the directors of the Tung Wa shaltman of the inesting. Among the others
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Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel Hopkinson will be lauded at once, at Consignees' risk and expense.
Cargo remaining on board after 4 PM of Haake the 3rd instant, will be landed a Consignees risk and expense.
It was npanimously decided that the bazaar A suggestion has reached the. Tung Waas originally contemplated should be held at directors from Canton that delegates from Shek-tong-taut, and should extend over a period THE Steamship Honkong should be sent up river to attend to of seven days, from the 10th, July to the oth the distribution of the relief measures and so | July. The site which was selected for the fêle assist the Central Committee-in Canton. in a stretch of graand, in front of the Yat Tong Ting botel, which had been generously placed at-the-disposal of the committes by the pro prietor, Mr. Ha Kom Toog. The bazaar, it was agreed, should open each day at 3 pm The following rules governing the importa-sud remain open uátil z o'clock next morning, the current year be remitted within the distion of non-Indian opium into China from 1st Among the attractions of the fête will be tricts wherein. distress. prevails to a general January, 1959, are published by the Tientsin included open-air theatrical performances, Commissioners of Gustoms, in accordance with cinematograph, exhibitfoos, CIC Stalls will The amount of subscriptions collected Incal-instructions received through the Inspector be erected for the display and sale of needle-
General-
work articles, and all the usual faccy and ly from different jįndividuals in small amounts by the A od relief organisation committes up Turkish oplan may only be imported into Cal-bazaar. The lessee of the Choy Nam Kong Dr.--From the 1st January, 1959, Persian and useful goods which find's place at the average to the 28th instapt has reached a total of about
nese treaty ports under special permits to be theatre has kindly placed hit "house" at the $10,000. In this amount is not included the
obtained from the Commissioner of Customs at disposal of the bazaar committes during the sum of $3.0.x received from the Viceroy him- The remittances from Hongkong and other places are also omitted,
extent.
THE CANTON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
self, rior the 539,000 from the Shan Hou Chu.
ANOTHER MUNIFICENT DONATION.
Mr. Pan Pui Yu, director of the Honam Yan Chai Hospital, bas voluntatily contributed the handsome-sum of St,poo out of his own private purse, and 53,000 from the funds of the Hospit
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One of the noteworthy features of the
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Kowloon, one permit for every chest. These permits to state that the opium covered by them may be transported to any treaty port in China, baxar on this occasion, and one which is THE paying, after arrival, dute and likio in accords ||'itself by -its' novelty should” attract „visitors, ance with regulations. Persian and Turkish | will be the appearance for the first time opium imported into any part of China without of Chinese ladies as stall holders pro such permits will be confiscated.
pared to baitar and chaffer with prospective 1.-Taking 1,125 pliculi as an average figure bayars for the disposal of the articles for sale of recent aboual importation into Csina of under their charge. The lady stallholder is at "Begioning from aged institution in European countries, and it the year 1909 the amount for permits will be issued will be decreased every success of a baraar may generally be attributed, year by one ninth, de, by ras piculs, in but in the golden Oricat it is an entirely new 1909 pennita will therefore only be issued for innov-tion, and it is all the more creditable co picals, and this figure will be decreased that the Chinese ladies should come forward at similarly in each of the seven following years, this time in the cause of charity.
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vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed, at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe
and delivery can be obtained as soon as the consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, Goods are landed,
. taken place in the Portuguese Parliament al for the purchase of provisions to be conveyed Persian and Turkish which special is to their persuasiva smiles and graces that the Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each
A protracted and heated discussion has
regarding the heavy, and hitherto unsuspecte the inundated districts for distribation under ed, advances made to.tlie Royal family dur the direction of the committee of the hospital. ing the late reign.
CANTON-SAMSHUI RAILWAY,
. The trains of the Canton-Samshui line cap now proceed as far as Fatsban only, but from the town of Fatshan upwards, the roads have been rather badly damaged by the food and
Miolsters and ex-ministers have been severely attacked by the Republicans who held a meeting of protest, their leader, M. Costa, declaring that the King ought to abey need immediate repairs, so that the run-After 1916 no more permits, wil. be issued, and' dicate voluntarily.
THE BEGGARS AND VAGRANTS OF BANGKOK,
Perhaps in no other city throughout the Orient are mendicants of all kinds allowed such freedom as they are in Bangkok. This is now so well known that the number in countantly increasing and the patience of the public is becoming worn out with what is termed the "Beggar Nuisance." One meets them-at-every-turn, and if the atts are not forthcoming; it often happens, that the reserve of blessings will be hurled at the passing stranger, who may not have an all in his pocket at the moment. It has been remarked
ning of the train to Samáhui will not be resum- ed until a few days more..
-WORK-FOR-THE-SUFFERERS."
The Flood Relief Committee, at a meeting held yesterday passed a resolution in the affect that the Cantoo Hankow Railway Company be asked to take on as many as possible of the flood sufferers in the Company's employ, so that they may not be left without occupation and the means of earning a livelihood. This measure is considered an expedient one in or der to obviate the passibility of the poor pea- aniry becoming robbers for want or by force
of circumstances,
THE RICE CROP.
During the 3rd and 4th moons, the rice fields the surrounding districts of Cantoo-suffered from severe drought for some time and the
the importation into China will cease like that of Indian opium.
3. Such special permits will only be issued to merchants known by the Maritime Customs to have been engaged in the Persian and Tur kishe opium trade, and will be distributed among them in proportion to the average nume ber of picals imported by each of them into China during the years 1905 and 1907,
BOMBAY SHORT-NBELED
YARN.
AN EFFECTIVE METHOD.
About this time last your a sub-commities of the Singapore Chamber of Commsice WEE appointed to enquire into a complaint regard ing the importation of the inferior quality and
extent. Now an a result of the present insbewed the counts to range from 15 to 17
a
Many of the leading firms in the Colony, such Ses Woo & Co., have already promised to costribute to the bazaar be the presentation of articles which will be offered for sale by the stall holders at a minimum cant. The Chineis Girls' School is contributing many specimens of needlework of their own knitting.
From the rough estimate which can be form. ed at the present time, it is hoped and be lieved that
sum of at least Sio,cop wit be raised from the proceeds of the bazaar for the benefit of the unfortunate sufferers along the West River. It is proposed to charge, an entrance fee of 20 cents, whịch is surely saliciently small to be within the means --of-all-those-who-ará-interested-in-the-schems, and should certainly ensure a record atten- dance.
The committee in charge of the arrange ments consists of the directors of the Tung
Optional Goods will be landed her unless instructions are given to the contrary before
6 hours.---```-
Goods not cleared by the 7th, fast, al 4 PM, will be subject to rent.
No Five Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at 30 appointed hour.
All claims must be presented within, top days of the steamer's arrival here after which date, they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
F. J. ABBOTT, Acting Superintendent. Hoogkong, 1st July, 1908.
THE INTEREST IN ASIA,,
No thoughsfot American can read of the brilliant reception accorded M. Fallières, Pra-
that the abuse comes generally from the more paddy was consequently damaged to a certain short-reel of Bombay Yarn which after testing wa Hospital and the committem of the Psident of France. at Buckingham Palaca healthy nad able bodied vagrant who by undation the rice crep for the year in certalo to i fastead of 40 as on the tickets, from 11 to 131 / Leugg Kok, while the Hon. Mr. Wei Yukithout ealaring somewhat into the sentimenta
all'appearance is young and strong enough to "work, but, refuses to do so because he finds begging mora profitable and much easier. It ́is stated that the number of this vagabond blast of beggar is rapidly increasing in Bangkok and that many of them are professional thieves in
be a total failure.
CM G. has been invited and has consented to of mutual good-wi which actuated the French instead of 201 and from 10 to about 23 instead act as one of the active members in connection ruler and Edward of England. But, instinctive of 24, the weights averaging to lbs and the with the promotion of the fête.
The pro lengths generally 400 yards for so called Novisional committee also intend to approach the 40s of 80 yards,
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G, in the hope that be will associate himself with the work of the committen and thereby make it of an entirely representative character.
An appeal to the Chambers at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Manchester met with the response that prohibition at this end was the cure, but the Bombay Chamber went 'a step further in bringing the questico before their Government, and then the matter was
allowed to drop,
From the Maritime Report on the trade of Bengal for 1907-8 it is noted that ten consign-
ly, the mind will turn from the brilliance which, always marks the entertainments of the British court, to Asia se the real centre of ptereat, and the inspiration, finally, of these stately offerings.
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point, the British, the, French, the Russian, the German or the Japanese, Asia looms on the horizin as the great international riddle, still unsolved, and, perhaps, unsolvable except in a bloody test of strength. Fine phrases and Fireworks at 11 p.m. polite eruit parley will utterly fail to glbas.over- a sitnation which is giving every power of the The Management will be
world so much serious concern,
A. SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT. Sixty thousand dollars is the sum total of The subscriptions collected among the Chinese community in Hongkong up to noon, to day, in aid of the Canton Flood Relief Fund, During yesterday and to-day a sum of $1,000
Messrs. Fong Wa Chun and Ho Kom Tong, each day was contributed by the various
acting on behalf of the commillet, met the hangs. This, it must be admitted, is a
Registrar-Generat this forenoon with the object splendid achievement on the part of the com
of obtaining the permission of the Gavern mittro of the Tung Wa Hospital and their will..
mint to erect the necessary buildings required ing band of coadjuters owing to whose modesty
for the stalls, theatrical, entertainments and we regret their names must be withheld framments of Bombay yard were detained on in- other shows, and also to ask for his co-opera publicity. The $60,002 does not include the formation that they were wrongly marked and tion on the occasion of the fête, subscriptions received from the Chinese com seven of these being found incorrect popalties From all accounts, and according to the plan. If the powers,could throw off their practised munities abroad, from whom the following were imposed and the incorrect labels removed, of operations already drawn up, there cannot reserve, and put diplomacy upon a "skirt- selegraphic remittances were received in the The Rangoon authorities also dealt with the | be the slightest doubt that the of fresco basaur | sleeve" basis, after the American fashion, the course of to-day :-)
offence in a thoroughly practicat way, in this will prove a gigantic success, and the com- whole problem of Asia would quickly change i To their American and teen `cases consignments being detained and mitten in charge of the schieme will be ’enabled, there would bens stalking speçires to brunt measured, with the result that the average to fornish substantial aid to the homeless and the peace of the world, go lurid dreams to dis lengths were lo all instances found to be less suffering victims of the recent flood on the turb the rest of statesmen, either in this coqu' than the declared, some by, as much as 36 West River.
try or abroad, Heavy penalties were imposed in all cases and the goods were either released after the band- less had been broken up and the offending labels removed, or were ro-shipped....
disguise. They will not accept a bawl of rice if offered in charity; they must have alis, or the good lady of the house will have their imprecations, and perhaps threats, into the bargain, should there happen to be nobody else by. Far be it from us to try and infvence The hearts of the charitably disposed. Be up ceasing in your charity and alma-giving, but let the real objects of charity have the preference. Able bodied, mendicaats, who can work for their daily brand, are not objects of charity, They are not suffering from hunger, because they.disdain to tako rico, bread, fruite etc., as alms. They want money to buy opium | shaman, cigars, sic, and, enjoy: a carousing "night in some gambling or other deo, when the day's begging is done. In other cities of the East it has been found expedient to deal in a drastic way with this class' of beggars, Wherever found if they are not able, to .givę a satisfactory account of themselves, they _are_marched off to prison and giran_work.to.
do. This bas generally a most anlutary effect, so much, so, that vagabond, beggars of this nature have almost disappeared from the streets of almost all our neighbouring towns. No one will deny a few atte occasionally to the maim, Iame, blind, and needy objects of charity which one so ofton sees daily in highways, but to be barrassed with roaming able-bodied vagrants of the type to which we refer is really too much for the patience and charity of the most philanthropic who very 'rightly regard sách characters as a danger and a nuisance to As a novel expedient to induce very small | labels altered by the deletion of the ofending
sociaty
From Sydney a T, T. on the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation for £200. From Penang a cabled remittance on the Mercantile Bank of India, Ld., for $5,000, From Manila an advice to draw upon the
Chit Wo firm of Hongkong for $3,000. From Kwala Lumpur, Federited. Malay ---Slates, a.T.T. for $4,000, ————
From San Francisco a wire on the Interna- tional Banking Corporation to pay to the Tang Wa Committee $5,000, making $ 9,000 in all. The aggregate collec- tions, through the instrumentality of the Tong Wa directors now amount to $80,0x0, The commiltse are confident that their takings will not be less than a hundred thousand dollars; in any event there is no intention of relaxing. their efforts until that figure is attained. -
A NOVEL EXPEDIENT.
A consignment of Piluner Beer received in Rangoon apparently bottled at Singapore and bearing labels with the words "to be kept up- right and opened without shaking Export Brewery Bremen, Pilsener Deer bipwed in Germany was allowed to be re-shipped to Singapore on payment of a redemption she in lieu of confiscation.
It is also noteworthy that German"); and Belgian cement having the word "Portĺköd
on the casks was taken exception to and the
contributions, the local committee send out word before being allowed into the market, i We hope that some regulations will be made a dozen perambulating boxes in charge of concerning the matter which will prove effec district watchmes. They are stationed within taal la diminishing this growing gril Along the Central Market district, the Fire Dri-
a strong, healthy vagabonds will be left free gade Station, the Nam Pak Heng and other
POLICE Sargeant Clarke, of No. 2 Police Station, placed three coolies under arrest yesterday aftemoon, charged with being in
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Civilination is going back to Asia, and it will, fake with it to the place of its birth its com.
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AT HOME
other friends from 4.30
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Champagne Cup."
is spheres of mental, moral and material The Proprietor has also
activity. It will go back to Asin av to a birth, right; but it should go peacefully, and with a
Francisco on 29th uit.
The T. K. K. 1. Tenyo Maru arrived at San | desire to help, to build, rather than to hurtsud:
to tear down
The P. M. S. S. Cós 12. Chisa will artive at this port on sad inst.,,between 10 sm, and
дофа
The Russian by se. Curenta leli Colomba yesterday a.m., and may be expected here on The Cargo of Silk sa Yarra which left this port on 26th May, was delivered in Lyons on agth ult,
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France and England, wedged into the situa tion by self-interest and certain alliances of pronounced intimacy, are destined to play a big part in the fature of Asia. They should mutually resolve to make their performances worthy of their prend traditions and their great ́chieftains," "Russia's part in the play may be merely a matter of resentment; Japan's largely a matter of iblense pational pride; Germany's the part of a power isolated, in a measure, by" | Interlaced alliances; but America's, as a matter of self-defence, must be to preserve and per petuate our supremacy upon the Pacifc. Now, Liss, laty Kobe for this pon via Mojl and must remain upon Asia, for Asia, in the deal" Nagkada on joth, alu, and, la Massend here, analysis, is the world's great problem.→→Seacha
The G. N. 9.5. Minnesota telt Shanghai for this port on goth ult, and is expected here on 3rd inst., a.m.
to go as they plasse begging round the city it places where Chinese Congregate. Contri nolawful possession of three tons of coal. The
be only encouraging laziness and dis-butions as small as the, millesimall part of a coal was suspected of having boun stolen from The N..Y. Kiss, Nikko Mars, Australian and for some time to come, the eyes of America
i and this reason in itself shoull be "Dollar has been made. So general, however, a junk. One of the accused was found gality
for the authorities to jaka measures | in the feeling of sympathy manifested, in the of theft, and was sentenced to a fortnight's zROL||
Colay, with the sufferers, that a single box. The othere were discharged,
the pleasure of extend-
ing an invitation to the Children of the Colony to an Informal Garden Party from 4 P.M. to 6
P.M.
Light Refreshments.
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