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Telegrams.

'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE,

SALB OF MORPHIA,

DRAUT LAW PREPAREI),

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 21st July.

The Board of Inw has drawn up a Bill for regulating the sale of mor- phia and its compounds,

EMPEROR KŴONG-SU.

CONDITION IMPROVING.

[By tourtery or the "Sheung Po."], .

Poking, 21st July. The Emperor is getting botter.

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN-

MUNT

COMMISSIONER. TO, GERMANY RICALI ED.

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po."] («

Peking, 21st July.

Yu Sek Mui has, for a second time,

$1

a memorial to the Throne, de nounced the scheme for the establish ment of Constitutional Government: Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Dowager and the Grand Councillors were so incensed with the tenor of the memorial, that they have resolved upon recalling him."

It has been decided to appoint another Commissioner to Germany in replacement of Yu Sek Mui, -

Later.

It is proposed by the Imperial Government to refor the question for the institution of Constitutional Gov. erpment within the Empire to the. Viceroys and Governors of various provinces before coming to a final decision in the matter.

{ Reuters,]

The Quebeo-Tercentenary

LONDON, 20th July.. The Quebec Tercentenary celebrations have 'practically begun.

The entire city is en file and ablaze with décorations.

Twelve thousand five hundred troops have, arrived from all parts of the Dominion, and British and French squadrons, also an American battleship, are lying in the river.

The official guests include representatives of the families of Generals Montcalm and Wolfe, also other French and British com- manders.

continues,

The Balkans.

- France and Denmark, President Pallières has arrived at Copen hagen on board the battleship Vérité escort ed by the Trench squadron.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JULY 22, 1908

ALLEGED, FONGABE,

MONEY-CHANGER'S FOKIS ON TRIALS

The last case on the calendar for this Criminal Sessions was heard in the Supreme Court, this morning.

the note ... If the jury bailoved the evidenca ibe

· prukcution" would adduce-svi would go to show banknotes,wall," as

which koew

every day-then the jury should draw deduction that the defendants passed the note knowing it was a forgery, S

BERADAN

There were two defendants in the case-Among the witnesses called for the prosecu Tong Nam and Ng Choo and they were tion was Mr. F. & Aller, sub accountant of the charged with altering a banknote of five dollars Chartered bank, who pronounced the note a denomination so as to make it repes at $100. forgery,

The Attorney-General (Mr.. W. Reas Davies K. C. prosecuted. He was instructed by Mr. F. B. L...Bowley (Crown Solicitor), who was

assisted by Mr. F. F. Hell, of Mesirs. Bruton and Helt, Mr. A. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. F. Sydenham D xos, assisted Ly Mr. D. V. Stevenson, of Messrs.: Deacon,-Looker and; Desc 10, was for the defence."

The jury was composed," of Messrs. L Plummer (foreman), G. Beck, A.. J. Mu Thiessen, E. Humphreys, J. F. Miller, S. R Ismail and C'Skott.

The case was still proceeding when our se presentative left the Court.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

FRANCE AND CHINÁL [From Our Own Correspondent.)

ZEERAPIEWS,

THE GRAY KNIGHTL

dan's Advertisements.

NAVY CONTRACT.

TENDERS are invited for the SUPPLY of (Firewood, Lime White, Charcoal, &c.), from F MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS

the 1st August 190%, t H M. Dackyard, Hongkong

Forms of Tender can be obtained on appli cation to the Naval Store Officer, B.M. not later than Noon on 37th July, 1968. Dockyard, Hongkong, and should be returned

The sub-tile to The Grey Kaight?

quiet charm abont Mrs. Henry de la Pasture's Autumn love story" and there is certainly a

interest in the male is undoubted and as it un- works which warrants the explanation. The

weaves liscif the reader becomes the more abiorbed in what is really the idyll of a country house. One chataciar in the book, Anoz, dry, matter-of-fact old curmudgeon who would. be most seriously offended if sech on attribute. as tenderness were applied to her, is an admirable piece characterisation. "The Grey Koigbe * is not of the sensational order of novels and yet it is full of that quiet attraction which in infioitaly less straining than the cayenne peppered novels which seam to be

The lowest or any. Tender not necessarily the rage

accepted and the right is reserved of accepting The Grey Knight" by Mrs. Henry de la any portion of a lender. Pasture, George Bell and Sins, London,

** Hongkong, azad July, 1908.

·FROM EUROPE.

THE H, A. L. Steamship

"SILVIA

Canton, ast July, The Viceroy, has daputed Taoist Wall Han together with Prefect Chan Pak Hau, to pro- Immediately after the rest of thej ryman coed to Anoam with the duty of nego

·A CHARMING PERSONAGE. had been discharged the Attorney-General trialing with the Andam Governmen: for the

"Drusilla's Point of View" is exactly the proceeded to present, his case: He raidsestlement of the cases in which contain French point of view of the majerity of young ladies that the defendants were before the Court subjects were alleged to have sustained dam-who have never had to give a thought to any- charged with forgery, having altered a five ages during the recent abortive rising in thing but their own whims, fancios and desires, dollar bill on the Chartered Bank of India, Yumchow, and to conduct special negotiations & most loveable person is Drusilla, who has Australis and China to represent Stoo. The regarding the refuge obtained by Chinese been brought up by a fond sister and treated as defendants were cashier and ruonar, respec

risters within French territory," and also a child, while there is any amount of the right tively, of a money-changer's shop, trading as

other focal matters pending between the two

sort of love-making in the book, There are many the Shiu Shing, of 116, Queen's Road Central Governments." Tastal Wel Han will leave here charming scanos in which a tokworm figures. The pr secutor was a man named Yung Po, for his destination day after (o-morrow,

All the characters are finely chiselled an as all who was the owner of a number of's juoks

complications are cleared away at the close the trading to Canton. On May 23rd Yung Po

novel should prove an excellent redative on ̈à arrived in the Colony from Fezien in one of

quiet afternoon. In fact it in just the thing for his junka, which was loaded with a cargo of

picnic, becauis, it does not call for great Sait He had Devar bean la

thought. It does not try the emotions too much, -Hong- kang before and upon his arrival be

and it is always interesting, went to the Fung Chuk Mel firm-the headquarters of one' of bis friends-to

reside. The staff of that fi'm consisted of the master and a foki (Tse Hing), the latter being Yug fo's friend, and who was a very import set witness in the case. The ting assisted Yong is to get the necessary papers from the Harbour Officë, and on May 16th Yang fa set sail for Canton to dispose of bis cargo of talt, returning on June 23rd, and anchored bis jurk off Yau-m-ti. While in Canton Yung To pur chared a draft for $701 on the Shiu Shing Imo ley-changer's shop, in which the defendants were employed This shop, the Attorney General explained, had only started, business

recently.

On the morning of June.241b, Yung Po‘and bis iriend, Tre Hing, of the Fung Chuk Mei

firm went to the Shiu Shing to have the draft cashed; he Shiv Shing was located opposite the Central Market. There they found the defend inte behind the counter. The draft was handed by Tae Hing to the first, defendant.

At this stage the Aljordey-General semarked· that the prose 'orwas a stranger in the Colony,

and as he could not speak the Cantonese dialect it was necessary for him to get somebody to speak for Lim. And that was the reason Tsa Hing was engaged.

Continuing When Tee Hing handed the first defendant the draft, the latter got out a bundle of noice, coupled out the amount' to be paid over, handed the money iver to the second | defendant to check, snifi ally the amount was given to Tse Hing, who counted it, and finding mama cotic), took his departure. ·· On examin

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FAENCH CONBUL'S VISIT. Yesterday, this new French Consul at Can- ten, Monsieur J. Beauvais, paid an official Call on the Viceroy, and the latter this morning proceeded to the Shanices to return the visit, -EXPLOSION AT THL POWDER MAGĄŽINE.

On the 15th instant at 3 p.m, owing to the the time 97 degrees, a bucke of smokless gun- ex essive heat, the thermometer registering at

powder, some 50 pounds in weight, stored in the Wing Chai magazine, outside the Eastern gate, exploded. A large portion of the roof of the magazine was blown away, but fortunately no other serious dama,e was dove, as no other bucket of powder exploded

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

On learning of the appointment of .E. Chang Chih Tung as superintendent of the Canton-Hankow Railway Co., the Cantog people became much exercised, as they fear that there may be, lo future, the possibility of the company being placed under official control instead of as being a commercial undertaking ai hese olar.

RICE SALES.—-—-

The day proceeds realised from the use of rice in the four sheds on the days from the 16th day to the toth day of this moon, were as

follows: -

Exxt shed.·'

-

Welt Hobam Wongsha 16th... $1,330.

shed. shed. shed. $1,093-$1,362 $ 593 17th 2,510

1:66 1,504 1,103 18th 3,795 1,170 1,474 1,321 1914. .............. 1,908 .. 856 1,512 8ος

RAILWAY ACCIDENT,

A

rusilla's Point of View," by Madame Albasesi, George Bell and Sons, I ondoa.

FINANCIER AND LOTHORÍA.

One of the strongest and most engrossing sovels that we have road for a considerable time comes from the pea of Constantine Rall, who well maintains his reputation a1 A VEZIA tile and absorblog writer in "Julisa Steel There are so many facets to this excellent piece of workmanship that there can be few who are not attracted by the many-sided char- cter of the man of business, the lover, the cold intrigues and the associate of bucket-shop keepers. It is altogether an inexplicable novel from the point of view of those who would attempt to give even the barest outline of the plot. The supreme act in whit may be described as a tragedy is -renched-when-Julian-Steel-is-led-to-belave- that a maid servant altered in her misreis's gown is the mistress herself-an old idea, it is true, but worked out with exceptional clever Bess. - How he is saved from” rula by the on solicited aid of the woman be, had wronged in his mind is a story by itself. There is a Roma Catholic ecclesiastic who is bent on winning Julian to the fold, bat an accident robs him of

I

A Deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100) will be required when applying for tender forms: This will be returned, if the tender is declinef

TH

[692

Captain Jaeger, having arrived, Consigness Cargo, are hereby requested to sand is their Bills of Lading for countersignature delivery of their goods from alongside. by the Undersigned and to take immediate

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless gotice to the contrary be given before TO DAY,

Intimations.

SPECIAL

BARGAINS!

HIGH CLASS

PIANOS.

Collard

Broadwood

Rachals -

Own Make

Krauss

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be, begit landed at Consignee's risk into the hazardous kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong. Haake Limited, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

TO CLEAR.

ORDINARY PRICE,

$480

$000

225 400

380

550

250

860

400

000

325 460

All Claims must be presented within" ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which WEAR GUARANTEED. dale they cannot be recognised,

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

· No Claims will be admitted after the Goods undelivered after the agth inst, will be subject

rent.

to

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th inst, at 3 P..

No Firm Insurance has been affected.

`HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office. Sh Hongkong, 22nd July.. 1008.

1693

OMUM-SMOKING AND BRIC,

A-BRACI

Mr. Samuel Merwin bat a merry imagina- ting. He has sold the tiles off his roof," apparently to let his head get through. Here he smiles for the arifuss reader :--

THE CHINESE OPIUM SMOKER. ¿When the smoker id so enslaved by the drug that he has lost his caròing power, he will sell anything he has to buy the stuff. He sells his bric-a-brac, his pictures, his furniture. He

WILL BE STORED UNTIL

REQUIRED.

CASH or UREDIT

PIANOS FOR HIRE

$8

per Month.

ROBINSON

bfs benefactor, and the end of Julias gud the tears his house 13-pieces, sells the tiles of bis PIANO Co., LTD.

of the bricks of his walls. And at last he crawls out on the highway and prostrates him-

priest is lunacy, and death. It is not a gloomy Hory despite the character of the ending; the tush and tremor of life fill the reader's windell, whis tag, chaitering, praying that a few infékan Steel" in vertainly well worth reading.

copper cash be thrown to him-Mr. Famuel -Kerwin,-in-St-George's Rentem, “Julian (ice)" by Constantine Ralli, George Bell and Sons, London.

On the 19th inst, in the afternoon, a women was knocked down and killed almost stantaneously by a train at Wongsha,

THE JAPANëse boycotT♪

LUGOBITED RETURN, OF-* TATSU MARU”,

MONEV

purchase another cargo of suit? It was losy. therefore necessay for pron cater to change all the money he had into. Cantonese silver,

PRESIDENT OF THE T. K. E

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ī

the Singapore landscape. In Chisa proper

bric-a-brac in all the pawn shops of the Celes they swarm and there is a glut of pictures and til Empire-Singapore Pricfrei,

CHINESH AMAH¬BARR&D,

Hongkong, 16th July, 1008

KOWLOON

HOTEL.

GUEST

NIGHT

EVERY

AND

SUNDAY

SPECIAL MENU,

Everybody has daily seen these thousands of prostrate gentlemen, formerly patrons of the fine acts and collectors of old China, crawl- ing impecunious on their tummies along North the Tees The Hing, why could not lead

Bridge Road and all round thé Espiaunde who English figures, was entirely-guided by the Chin--

MR. AS NO ON THE CHINESE BOYCOгare, according to Samuel, the common feature. eie characters. The note in question was a five dollar note on the Chartered Bank, and was so

Sochita Asano, president of the Toyo Kises altered as io represent $100. 1oking at the koown writer and student of Oriental affairs, secretary, K. Ito, wrived in this city yesterday. According to Thomas F. Millard, the well Kaisha, acc impanied by his wife and son, and front of the note the figures appeared the Japanese Government by a deviani rou in the steamship Mon ella, and after a stay of quite plainly, but at the back the word " Five trying to retrace the hasty slaps takes in the few days will proceed to New York, reports showed out que clearly. The Chinese Tatsu-Mure matter, which started Chipa's the San Francisco Chronicle of 21st-ult...--- His characters, however; on both sides of the sole expensive boy ott against everything Japanese, visit to this country, while in part a pleasure were altered to "100" The Hirg, when he reports the San Francisco Call, of z1st June. trip, bas largely to do with financial arrange. was called, would inform the jury that when Mr. Millard arrived bere yesterday on the liner ments in connection with his steamship and

NO ADMISSION INTO THE UNITED STATÉS. he examined the note he was guided by the Mongolia ater an extended stay in the Further interests in the Orient, Chinese characters which he took to be" oo" East. He predicts a crisis between China and

The potency of the protection» accorded asst July.

Returning to the Fung Chuk Mei, se Hing Japan within one year and the bone of coowealthiest man in Jipso, ranking next to Baron incoming Chinese was strikingly illustrated last Asano, who is reputed to ba the second British sujects and the helplessness, of the The unrest in the army at Adrianople, remembered that a few days previously a letter tention, he says, will be Manchuris, where Shibuta, organ red the Orientat, Steamship month at Sina Francisce when two wealthy and a telegram had arrived for the prosecutor China's authority, theoretically paramount, bas Company twelve youn ago That was his first families landed in the city from the Mongolia, Groups of officers have telegraphed to the and these he handet over, apologising to the been ruthlessly usurped by Russia in one-half important business wedertaking. Now he is one bringing a Chinese servant and the oiber Sultan formulating their grievances, which secular for his fagetfulness. The letter of the country and by Japan in the remainder, associated with most of the large commercial as Indian servant. The black man with the SATURDAY

and the telegram were from Fukien, advis-China..withing under the heavy-yoke and Enterprises of this country, and is president of entban was given carts blancka to the com- include delay-in-promotion arrears of paying the prosecutor to "return at once. lo and delayed discharge, (4)

must, Millaid thinks kick over the traces before seven companies and a director in thirteen panisnway: the Chinese serving woman was

others.

| Belt in duraoce until the family with whom Asano said yesterday at the Fairmipat, where || she served put up a $10,000 bind guaranteeing suffers 1 severaly recently because of the Mrs. T. F. Cobbs and Mrs. Arthur Basselt, helt staying, that Japanese trade with China her return to the vessel,

boycott resulting from the Tofa Maru affair, two waliby and influential women of Shaog but he did not expect the boycott to continue bai, brought Ab Woo on the Mongolie because lang. The. Chiness, he said, were feeling its of soms illness in the family. The Chloeso, refl 2 effect on themselves, and while they woman was an old and trusted, servant in the stins it for a short time they were already beneficial. When the federal officials board- 'might be disposed for sentimental reasons to | bodiebold, and beŋ ministrations were most

becoming tired of the financial loss it was ed the steamer Ah Woo was sold that she causing themselves as well as the Japanese could not accompany her mistresses to the at the notes, having already arranged

The boycott.is purely a private affair be Stewart Hotel, where they had engaged rooms About the premium. The accountant im nedaly saw the forgely in the $ do bill. To In Japan Milfard found a difficult state of either Government, except that informal re- mente finally were made whereby Ab Woo sajd, "" and has received the recognition of Mrs. Cobbs, wis much incensed, Aimage- mike a ling story shot The Hng visited affairs. As in China the Government is mak presentations have been made to Chinx by ite might go ashore if bend of $10,000 several other money changer's shops along the ing an opto recognition of China's retaliation Japanese Minister, it is one of those out lina and at each the forged bill was detected. for the Tatim Mare affair, but if, in generally breaks of popular feeling which have no signi- ship. Mrs. Cobb put up the bond,

was put up guaranteeing her return to the 105TH M. L. I. BAND Finally, he went to the shiu Shing-the users and hat the Japanese Gavesa neat in Seance and soen subsides). A. McDowell, a wealthy tobacco planter shop where he had recev.d the money-private s ́working hard to be ng the boycott to nad quesioned the first defendant, who sn end. lapau's plan, says Millard, is to make pressed b'a satisfaction at the nomination of servant, The McDowells engaged apartments The president of the Tayo Kiles Kaj,ha ex- of Philadelphia, brought with him a hlsdoo danied barding over any Sto0 bill that restitution of the money exacted from China Tat for President. He had seen Tafi on the at the Fairmont. The Hindoo lauded without morning. No a defendant was called, and for the seizure of the Faire Mars and Japan's occasion of the latter's visit to Japan, and the least questioning. In bright turban and Ho King Wo, an accountant, was charged he alleged that the Soo bill which was plan for doing this and saving its face is beauti said that the retiring Secretary of War was with varicoloured silken sash about his wAINE in the Police Court, this morning, before Mr. given out that morning was a Hongkong Buck fully oriental. J.H. Kemp, with embezzling the sum of $3,000, note, and not a Chartered Bank one. A dispute

public mas among the Japanese. He predict admiring occidental reforment. He died on more popular than any other. American be roamed through the lobby of the hotel, lazily while in the employ of Chan Shon, the took place, a large crowd collected, and a

ad that the relations of the Uolied Stairs and the best the imported chefs of the famous host- manager of the Hop Wo Loong firm, of 10, lukong who appeared on the scene arrested Tee

fapad would improve steadily, and that the elry could provide. He will journey on to Lee Yden Street. Defendant was also charged flog, requesting the defendants to follow him

competition for the trade of the East and the Philadelphia with his plutocrat master, Ab with making a false entry in the firm's cash After making some loquiries Inspector Riteble

carrying traffic of the Pasific would be con Woo was last night returned to the Mongolia book, but this was withdrawn.” As far as this | released Tre Hing from custody, and caused

ducted along friendly linen, with no considera. chargo, want defendant was alleged to have the arrest of the defendants,"

* their own to the Canton guild "as a contribe-1100s of difference of nationality Involvad. mada the following entry in the cash booki If Tes Hing was the guilty party, or was tien to charity" The Caston guilds were to Auto is all-made man. Born in the AMERICAN papers state that the Allan Line has Sio paid to Mr. Tso, which, it was stated, aware that he possessed a forged cole, it was do the rest and the financial sting having been north of Jepin of an old and wealthy family notified its readiness to run a service of steam-- was incorrect.

Inconceivable that he should have gone to three remored the Tatsu Huru incident was to be usefared to rely on his relatives for a livello to Hongkong, from the proposed new Mr. Reginald Harding appeared for the pro-shops in the same day to try and pass the zote, forgotten and the boycott allowed to die bood, and forty years ago travelled penniless terminal port of the Grand Trunk Pacific secution, and Mr. G, E. Morrell for the when te koaw, it would be detected, the tural death.

to Yokohama, at a time when the reform movetinental Railway, whentherallway KITA dolence.

Attorney Genáral remarked, His courie

meat was wasting its sweep over the It was stated that on the 7th June defendant would have been to pars the bill on some

Ridentified himself with the progis empire are completed. The name of this saw por la

He was received by the King, Princes, and diplomats with whom he proceeded to the Royal palace.

? orgia,

The 7imes correspondent at Tabriz-wires that the Persian Royal infantry sent from Teheran to restore order in the town, left thelt rifles and uniforms at Tabriz and ab.

sconded en masse.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT:

GROCER'S ACCOUNTANT ARRESTED.

as the part whilber he was ging bank notes were not recognised." Between shree and four o'clock of the same day, The Hing proceeded to get the Srro, which he had re- ceived that morning from the Shia Shiog money-changer's, changed into, silver. He took with him a cro'is to carry back the coin He first of all wentto the Vau Kee shop,pposite the Fire Drg de Stato, and handed to the ac

The Chinese

The boycottis belogex eoded in all directions. When Millard was in Shanghai theid was a meeting there of the Chinese guilds and the boycult situation was carefully canvassed. In this boycott the Chiness will endeavour to avoid the mistake they made when America was the object of their wrath Goverment for a starter has ex.rested official disapproval of the boycot and on this account the work must be done without publis city. As a result of this Shanghai meeting, says Millard, the Chinese guilds laid plans to carry on the boycott to the biter end.".

The Japanese Government called together at Yokohama the leading Chinese merchants do ing business in Japan.~ Japan's proposed plan was to give these merchants a sum of money equal to the indemnity exacted from China. These merchants were to send this money au

Prominent Japanese in the confidence of the

Sovarn who arrived on the Mo

ned Müllard's" story

L'a certain sum of money on behalf of person who did not know much about tical

According to the report be paid in banknotes: The forga

Hundred dollars to the firm and is

done as to, deceive

could not

ment, and establishing himself in the: con! Business In`n énfall, way soon ́amassed a’for-

pert, which is to

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