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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

PHILIPPINE BARGE CONTRACTS.

KEEN COMPETITION BETWEEN SUANGHAI AND HONGKONG YARDS.

LOWEST BID TENDERED BY SHANGHAI

DOCK CO.

.. 5.5$ p.m.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]"

Manila, 15th July, Tenders for the construction of eight steel. barges, which are required· for the ' use of the Quarter-master's Department of the Philippine Government, ware opened to-day.

It was found that the tender submitted by the Shanghai Dock and Eagiceering Company, 'Ld, of $75,20 gold was the lowest received,

The bid offered by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld, was $33,825 gold.

"The tenders for the construction of two steel, reveque culters" to be engaged in the Custom 'service of the 'Tasulır Government are not yet. dua

The above telegram arrived too late for publication in last night's issue. Reference is made to the substance of the telegram ia the editorial columns.-Ed., &,£ 7.]

THE YUNNAN INCIDENT,

FRENCH CLAIMS.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 15th July. The French Minister at Peking has reduced his demands in connection with the Yunnan incident.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Scharnhorst" on Fire, bably not. The former softer round the edges

ARRIVAL AT SINGAPORE.

·MAIL BAGS DAMAGED.

The following report is taken from the Singa. poro Free Frang of roth instant The outward North German Lloyd mall steamer Scharnhorst,

which was due to reach Singapore at five. o'clock yesterday afternoon and was expected to arrive an hour or so within bar schedule ¦. time, came alongside the Borneo Wharf at half past four o'clock, with her No, 4 batch still | emitting amoke as the result of a (which bad broken out in that most of the ship about Dour, but which fortunately had been thorough. ly extinguished while the vessel was still at dem. The first indications of the outbreak were observed just aftor mid-day, when smoke was seen issuing from the stokehold. Immediately this discovery was made, the cover of No. 4 batch were speedily removed and willing vo- lucicers from the crow, descanded into the inter- ior of the steamer to quell the conflagration. These salvage pioneers found that the seat office was in the compartiment where were stored the sh p's provisions: This room and the contents were then fully to the grasp of the conflagration and the men who had gone down first into the hold were compelled to beat a retreat in face of the fierce heal.

BRIGADE CALLED OUT.

Captain L. Manns, the commander, there upon ordered the ship's fire brigade apparatus to be put into action, and this was done with com- mendable dispatch and to such effective purpose that it 1000 became apparent that there was no danger of the fire spreading to other

paria of the steamer.

Thanks the promptitude of the officers

and crew and the excelent rosula atendies

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their labours in the burning hold, there was not the slightest sign of panic among the passengers of whom the Srkirahorst cari ed quite a

full complement Jadeed far from there being any alarm on board a consequence of the outbreak, the pss. sengers met al-the tiffin table in their cus tomary Dumbers (while the fire was stilt under

M. Babat is reported to be prepared to settle way), secure in the knowledge that all danger matters in an amicable spitit..

EMPEROR KWANG SO.,

HIS MAJESTY ILL AGAIN.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 15th July. The Emperor is again unwell and cannet sit

· up for any length of time,

His Majesty does not confer with the Court officials as early as usual, and when he does, it is only for a very short time.

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CHINESE SOLDIERS,

NO CHANGE OF CALLING

PERMITTED.

[tly courtesy of the “Shrung Po");

Peking, 15th July. The Ministry of War has issued telegraphic instructions to all the provinces forbidding

soldiers to change their profession.

[Kruter.}

of the outbreak spreading throughout the ship wat precluded no lest by the excellence of the fire extinguishing apparatus te band than by the thoroughly disciplined work if the crew who turned out to fight the firmes under the prompt and coergeticsupervision of the officers Captain Mass and several of the passengers who were interviewed by our representative were unanimous ju their praise of the manner in which the ship's fire brigade worked, and there seems to be liufe doubt that but for the|| effective condition of the fire-extinguishing ap- paratus on board the results would have been far more serious than they proved to be

THR DAMAGE.

most; the latter will hava to be handled care fully, as they soak up the waler

OTHER MAILS.

2. What we have had to deal with here is small' compared with what remains for biber places. The whole of the Far Eastern mail has been under water, and as the Scharnhorst har to go on, and carry her maile, they must go on wet.

What they will be like after a week's soaring or a fortnight's, can hardly be imagined. The Diogkok mails were not sent on and have to be dealt with. Even if the Post Office can send officials by the boat to Hongkong, the opening and drying can hardly be effectively. dons on board, and there are all sorts of deli este questions of opening mails in tragitto. be considered. The Scharnhorst äre and mail damage is one of the biggest thingĩ that has happened to the Singapore. Post Office for: some time.

RAUB GOLD MINING CO.

+)

GENERAL MANAGER'S, REPORT FOR 4 WEEKS

ENDING 20TH JUNE, ago.

The mina measurements and any result of prospecting work shows a total of 761 feet for the period (4 weeks) under review, made uj of 36 feet sicking, 156 feat driving, 411 feet crosscutting and 159 fent of surface prospect " jog, as against a total of 9o5 feet for the previous four weeks,

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MIRES.

Koman, 540 feet Level, Drive South-This has been driven 9 feet making a total of 49 fest. The lode 61 in, wide assays 3 dwt, per-

100.

+

$40 fest Level, Deve North oo Hangiog

Wall Branch. This has been driven 19 feet

The lade juu ide gives gj dwi, per ton. ~.)

$40 feet Level, Drive South on Hanging Wall Branch-To this has been added 14 feet, bring the total to 57 feet. The samples were taken over a w.dth of 36 in, and gave 16

dwi, in value.

40 feet Level, Dave South.-Hera 13 feet has been driven, making the total distance-437 feel. The lode 60 in wide is worth 6 dwt,

From the winze below this level a crosscut

being put off in the Hanging Wall, at 65- feet to strike. the Hoging Wall Branch, now being worked on at the 54 feat level.

140 lect Level, Drive South, bis has been advanced 14 feet making a total of 50g fees.

340 feet Level, Bauth Drive in stope.This has been extended-8 feet making á total of 70 feet. The todo 36-in, wide gives 6 dwt, per ton.

340 feet Level North, Hanging," Wall Leader. This has, beng taken from 227 to 234 ff. The Jude' in. wide.is worth 5 dwi.

`240 feet Level-North, Drive on Branch from Stope. To this has been' `odded a feer, bring- ing the total to t98 feet: The lode 57 in. is "worth Iɛdwța”

As it was, the contents of the provision

From the sad a winze has been started and room were almost valf destroyed while the woodwork of the companimout and other sok je feci. It is intended to goonect this to combustible parts were damaged to a considerte main drive below, able extent by the flims, When once the lines of hate, had been set to play into the burning

Hold, the whole place was soon under water and. about half-past two o'clock-two-and. a half hours after the discovery of the fire the last been extinguished, though smoke continued to smouldering embers among the siebts had

emap. te from the charred and sedden goods until the Scheradoret made last alongside the whati.

MAIL HOOM FLOODED."

When the fire had been properly got under, the work of salvage was begun in the bold and it is then, found that much of the water which had been poured down the batchway had penetrated into the mail room. adjoining and had more or less damaged the mail-bage. None of the mail matter, however, was destroy

Britain'savy.

*LONDON, 14th July, With further reference to the debate in the House of Commons on Naval affairs, Mr. McKenna, alluding to the frequent re ferences to Germany, wished to say that such comparisons were not made with the idea of any hostility towards that country or wiled by fire and a portion of this important part any anticipation of hostilities, decurring, but that during this and our future programme we simply took the Gërnjan programme as our standard for comparison of progress in shipbuilding,

Later.

Macedonian Affairs. Great Britain and Russia have agreed to divide their Macedonian proposale, and in this connection Great Britain has presented a Note to the Fowers urging explicitly the creation of a mobile force under Turkish officers for the purpose of suppressing armed

bands in Macedonia, **Russia will shortly present a Note embody. ing her proposals for financial and judicial

reforms,

Opium in Canada.

Ottawa reports that the Opium Prohibition `Bill hapissed the Canadian House of Com-

mons.

Admiral Sir Percy 8 ott.

It is stated at Plymouth that "Admiral Sir Percy Scott has been mentioned in connec tion with the command of the East Indies Stallon, vacant in March.next.

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of the vessel's freight escaped unscathed though some ff the packages were entirely sodden..

THEORY OF FIRE..

י'

...

Crosscutting for Stops filling,.8 feet Lode go in, wide and wanh 5f dw

Stope. Above the 440 feet Level, Stope

Above the 340 feet Level, 2 Stopès, Loda 85, in wide and worth så ḍw.

Above the 240 feet Level, 2 Stopes, Lode 72

io. wide and worth a dwt.

• STOPE MINE,

160 feet Level, Drive Suth-To this has bean added ap feet, making a total of 701 fedt, The lode 75 in, wido,is wörth 12/dwę,

160 feet Larel, Drive North, East Lode This has been driven 18 feet bringing she total to 149 feet. This lode his disappeared and crosscut to the East has been started.

THURSDAY JULY 16 1908.

Co-day's Addertisements.

HOTEL PLEASANTON,

No. 17, Water Street, Yokohama,

or Single

FIRST CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL-Newly Opened and Furnished Suites Rooms, Frivate Baths, Modera Sunitary Fittings, Electric Light, Up-to-date Appoint

ments, Renowned Cuisine, Dark Room for Photographers.

Hongkong, 16th July, 1908.

ALEXANDRA CINEMA-

THEATRE

WILL

ILL OPEN. TO-MORROW NIGHT,

AT 8 O'CLOCK.

THREE PERFORMANCES, NIGHTLY.

Ist Sassion Begins at 8. 2nd...

At 9.15. 3rd

at 10.30.

It

SPLENDID PROGRAMME

BY

Charges Moderate.

HENRY LUTZ,

MANAGER.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA

THE

"HE Steamship

"LIGHTNING,"

[671

Captain A. E. Gentles, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 18th inst., at 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED.

Agests, Hongkong, 16th July, 1908.

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_______ Intimations.

SPECIAL

BARGAINS!

HIGH CLASS

PIANOS.

TO CLEAR.

'ORDINARY PRICE

Collard

$480 $600

(673

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND. SINGAPORE.

Broadwood

Rachals

Own Make

225

400

380

650

250 880

Krauss

400

600

1074

Haake

325

450

CLEVER ARTISTS,

"No. 3, ZETLAND STREET,

comer Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 16th July, 1908 -

FLOOD FUND BAZAAR.

NOTICE.

Abe SOLD by AUCTION to te highest

UNDISPOSED OF ARTICLES ill

bidder on FRIDAY AFTERNOON, the 17th continued on SATURDAY, at II AM, if inst, Bale to commence at 3.P.My and to be everything is not sold.

A small charge of 20 cents will be made for admission.

Hongkong, 16th July 1008

1675.

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.

NOTICE is hereby given that ALBERTO

NDEMEE BRETT

The

THE Company's Steamship

"KUTSANG,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining landed at Consignee's risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

"JARDINE, MATHESON & CZ, LD,

General Managers, Hongkong, tóth July, 1908,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL-LINE, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE Steamship

"SCHARNHORST," 17th-day of June, 1999, applied for the Reharing arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby gistration in Hongkong in the Register of formed that their Goods, with the exception Trade Marks, of the following Trade Mark of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are beg

A Ay Aying from a flagstaff divided into lour sections by the lines drawn from the corners and meeting to a square in the centre, Do the flag are the letters C. H., & Co. Above the flag are the Chinese: characters () meaning

In

ife

landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous andfot extra humalous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

"Blue Flag" and the wedle is ring undelivered after the azad of July, will· mounted by a scroll upon which are the be subject to rent." words" Blue Flag";

tame of CRUZ BASTO & Co., who

claim to be the sole Proprietors thereof.

The Trade Mark is intended to be used by the applicant forthwith in respect of FLOUR

in Class 42.

A. Facilmile 'can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong. Dated the 16th day of July, 1908.

676)

***WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors for the Applicants,

THE TARDE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.

Application for Registration of

TRADE MARK.

to

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are

be left in the Godowns, where they will be

examined on the. azad of July, at 9 30 A.M...

All Claims must reach us before the 36th of July, 1908, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.. "Bills of Lading will be countersigned by iba Undersigned."

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents.

“Hingkong, 16th July, 1908.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

IK P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamer

THE P

"SYRIA,"

NOTICE is hereby given that the EE FROM ANTWERP LONDON MALTA,

"HING COMPANY, of 39, Queen's |・・ PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Road West, Victoria, Hongkong, have, on the ·Consignees of Cargo by the above-named 18th day of May, 1908, applied for the Re-vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are agistration, in Hongkong, in the Register of being landed and placed of their risk in the Trade Marks, of the following Trade Mark: Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown A representation of a Flying Stork; the Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each whole representation is surrounded by a consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, border on the outside, of which in a

and delivery can be obtained as soon, as the Goods are landed. Chidere character (f)" Hok" mean,

Crosscutting for Stope filling 154 feet. Stopes. Above the 160 feet Level, a Slopes, lode & in wide and worth 9 det,

ANDERSON SHart.

The shall was been punk, 16 feet, making the total depth 100 feet. The water which has best very heavy is slightly_on_the_decrease,

BUKIT MALACCA.-

Optional Goods will be landed here unless

ing. " Stork ";"underneath the whole.are | Instructions are given to the contrary before

the words in English "Yee Bing"; 6 hours.

in the name of the YEE HING COMPANY, who claim to be the sole proprietors thereof,

The Trade Mark is intended to be used by applicants. forthwith, in respect of the Towing goods :-/

What the cause of the outbreak was is a matter of conjecture. There was noʻope in the hold when the fire broke out, and the most probable solution is spontaneous combustion, Chief Engineer Hartmann was in charge of. the brigade and to his untiring efforts WAS

No. 1 Level, Drive South. This end has largely due the speedy extinction of the fire, been taken from 217 to 251 feel. The lode 46 Equal praise is due to the Chief Officer, Mr.in. wide gives 2 dwi per ton,

No. 2 Level, North of No, a Shaft,This base been advanced 17 lett, making a total of 20 feet. The lode matter average 36, in wide and worth 4 dwi

E. Tonne; the Second Officer, Mr. J. Märtens; and the Third Officer, Mr. A. Schollerhausen. Among the earliest visitors to the Scharnhored when she came alongside were Ober Inspector Captain Krebs and Mr. A D. Hoeffer of the North German Iloyd,

There was little or no delay in the discharge of the mail and. none whatever as regards luggage consigned by, the connecting steamer. for Bangkok and Java. Captain A. Spow pilat, brought the stormer alongside.

AT THE POST OFFICE.

The Post Office auborities were naturally anxious when they heard of damaged, maila on board the Scharnhorst, 'But their anxiety hardly could have anticipated such a task as lay before them. The mail, between thirty and fony bags, arrived in the vaus, soiking with water. It soon became evidents (bay distriba AT about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, a tion last evening was an impossibility. The Chinaman, while walking along Queen's Road bags were carried in, and the Post Office Roor Central, near West Street, was seen to stagger soon was covered all over with dripping bags of and fall. On examinatio, the man was found mails from which the water acid until it was to be dead. Police headqainters were notified and the remrine seal to the mortuary. Later in inches deep. As each bag was opened, quarts,

hears

failure.

eves

GALLONS, RAN OUT,

OB ACCU, whether manufactured or un-

- manufactured, in class 45.

A Facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen

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WEAR GUARANTEED.

WILL BE STORED UNTIL

REQUIRED.

CASH

or UREDIT

PIANOS FOR HIRE

$8

per Month.

ROBINSON

PIANO CO., LTD.

Horgkong, 16th July, 1908

KOWLOON HOTEL.

If there is a will,

"

there is a way.

Goods not cleared by the aandat Is there anything in

will be subject to rent.

No Fire insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the and the Company's representative at sp Godowns for examination by the Consignee's appointed hour.

"All claims 'must be presented within ten

at the office of the Colonial Secretary of Hong-days of the steamer's arrival bere after which kong and also at the office of the Undersigned, date they cannot be recognised.

No claims will be admitted after the goods Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

have left the Godowns,

Dated the 15th day of July, 1908.

Crosscutting for Slope filling,—25 feet,

Stope, lode 87 in. wide, and worth 7 det.

Stopes, Above the No. a Level, South, i

672]. Surface Prospecting. 139 feet of the usual. work has been done.

'

General," Fron," the Wilfley-Tubles 16.45. tons of concentrate have been won worth 3.37 or, per too.

HILL RETURNS FOR 4 WEEKS ENDING

20th-JUNE KORN.

49 Siamp, ran 28 dayı less ‘875 days for re- pairs and clean up...

Huntington Mill ran 28 days less ag16 days for repairs and clean up. Ore Crushed Koman

2018

1872

1880 1008.

Stope Toja! Amalgam Collected 2415 C21. producing Retorted Gold 856.5,01% Smehed Gold

814.95 £29, Average Yield per ton 4.354 dwt, '.

value of tailings. 1771-

JUKIT MALACCA.

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23. *

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No. I Mill ran 24 days) Crushing 1655 tons [ Farface ore and. 187

tons of mine ore. Total

1841 long 410.03081. producing 752.75 15.05

in the day the body was identified by a man, who stated that be wa brother of the deceas ad.. Death was due to her

The attention of the Chief Justica was occupi. ed this aliamoon, listening in a point of law which was being argued by Counsel in the case in which the Kwong Hing Cheong firm aro sning to recover $10,000 damages, against Messrs. Rester Brockelmann and Company for alleged false represantation and libel." Me, Pollock argued that if Mr. Stade held that the defendants, had committed trespass by causing the seizure of the plaintiff firm at Canton, then he submitted that the Court had no jurisdiction over the matior,Bat, he onged, action for traspisa did not arise. The argument had not | night, and this morning they will be delivered. | | concluded when the Gġurt rose;

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REGINALD HARDING,,

Solicitor for the Applicants.

*

F. J. ABBOTT, Acting Superintendent Hongkong, 16th July, 1908.

SHE WANTED TO DIB"

́INSANE WOMAN RESCUED FROM THE HARBOUR.

“MAN OVERBOARDS"

́SCENE ON BOARD THE “FATSHAN" Lai Fan is, by nature, very fond of water. Last night, or to be correct early this morning, be got an overdose of his favourite element, He is lying in the Government Civil Hospital|| A middle-aged Chinose `woman, who after at the present moment undergoing the "water some cosxing gave the name of Ho.Kes, but curd.”” Lai Fân în a very interesting character, who denied absolutely to give her address, or and b's discharge from hospital is eagerly await the whereabouts of her friends, was sent to the ed by the police. Perhaps it will be necessary for Lunatic Asylum last evening for examination. as to relate the circumstances under which the The woman's mind is supposed to be aubinged. ́comical Lai had to be taken to hospital. Lai At about four o'clock yesterday aftemoon 'was a passenger' on board the steamian Fatakaw this unknown' women, was scon walking up which reached poit ently this morning from and down: the praya wall, at Kennedy Town, Canton. During the trip the great Ľai made by ʼn pumber of coolias, employed in the

your way that pre-

vents

from

you

crossing over to

this Hotel?

If so, here is the way.

DO as all DO.

Cross over once, and

you will always

get into the habit

of doing so often,

the acquaintance of one ffo Chung, who vicinity. There was nothing strange about her GUEST NIGHT

EVERY

SPECIAL MENU

appeared to take a great interest is Lai's talk, Actions to attract attention. About twenty When the Falahan, was, swinging "to "her minutes later, as the coolies were having their wharf, to Chung, who had gone ón deck aftersons meal, they heard cries of "I want to for some fresh air, returned to Bad Lai busily (din!" "I mast dia 1. **E cannot live 1 and engaged in shaiching his portmanteau, which looking in the direction from wheres the sound SATURDAY and Sunday, contained some 573" worth of clothing, came they saw a woman jump into the harbour. A bun and cry was raised, and Lal in order to Among those, to arrive on the scene fint WAS & increase the distance between him and his godown keeper named Mok Tis, who was punuers, jumped into the water." "Lai, who bad quickly followed by Kheer Singh, a watch- no idea of the art of swimming, would have mag, residing at Telegraph Bay. Together been accommodated with a watery grave, had they succeeded in rescuing the woman, who 15) dwt. hs not been rescued by a policeman. He was fought until she was quite exhausted. She was 5721

in a very bad condition when braught ashore, taken to Fay Police Station, thance to the "Amalgam Kup 2865,000 ore and it was deemed expeditat to have him seni Lucatic Asylum, when she is detained.) An

Smelted Gold

16:994.975)

to hospital. On his discharge Lái will make attempt was made at the station to question, the Average Yield per ton: 9.477 der.

an appearance balote a Magistrata to answar woman as to the reason for making an mitempt, Average Finsnain 325-885.16. a charge of theft. Mezawhile he is repenting on her life, but it was impossible so make ont

risken such a fancy to water c

anything from her rembling watamERİ

unt it was necessary to sweep out the Post Office, as though there had been a burst, water. main-except that it was salt water. The whole' staff, headed by Mr. Wilson, the assistant Post Amalgam Collected master Gezeral, who is lo chargo here, torood Retorted Gold to opening and spreading out the contents on Smelled bagh, the dry parts of the floor, sorting tables and counters. It was not till long after ten Totala. Tous Crushed o'clock that this was all completed, and the Post Office I joked like a pictura post card shop! The Teters and papers were left to dry all

¿The latters will get fairly days she papers pros

Average Yield per ton

SV, Hi Marie, Ganers) Madagas

BY OUR

NEW CHEF

INDIAN CUERIES

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