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Telegrams.

"'HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH'

SERVICE

BISHOP MOLONY. MARRIED IN ENGLAND.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 7th August, 3 p.m. Rishop Molony was married London yesterday:

"THE DALAI LAMA,

A TROUBLESOME RETINUE.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po":"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 7. 1908.

TYPHOON MORNING.

KUROPEAN'S EXPERIENCE ON THỂ. HILLS AT KOWLOON.."

THE SHIPPING TRADE OF JAPAN, NA 70BE IDENTIFIED.

AFFECT OF THE CANTONESE BOYCOTT. «

A GLOOMY OUTLOOK..

UNKNOWN TÖREIGNER FOUND 'DEAD IN THE KARBOUR.

The dead bodyul afstaigner, prosumably thai IN A European employee attached to the Shatin

Speaking in aliotorview regarding the pre-ofa Norwegian, waifound floating in the barbour, camp, one of the first to reach Hongkong since sent condition of the carrying trade in Japan. off the Kwon, On wharf, near the New Wesiem the typhoon, related bis experience of "typhoon Mr. Kate, Vice-President of the Nippon Yusen market, yesterday afternoon. Detective Sur mbining to a Telegrad presentative yer. terday. The gentleman in question showed Kaisha, remarks that at present na doprece-geant Terrelt caused ibe body to be sent to the dented depression in the shipping industry pro: mortuary, where, on examination, it was found every sign of rough unge, which he attributedvails not only in Japan bat almost all over the that death was due to drowsing. to having been blown dowe a bill:

Today's Advertisements.

THE MATTER OF THE PATENTS

ORDINANCE (2 OF 1893), AND

IN THE MATTER: DE AN APPLICATION MADE BY THE EUFON" COMPANY, LIMITED, OF 75, VACH UT BUDA PEST, HUNGARY, FOR AN INVENTION CONSISTING OF IMPROVEMENTS IN

'OR RELATING TO GRAMOPHONES" "AND LIKE MACHINES.**

The police are unable to find out how the man met his death, although they are of opinion that there was no foul play. Up to the time of NOTICE is hereby given that tid PECI writing the remains had not been identified. There was nothing found on the body to cast any light as to who the foreigner was. It is be Hieved, however, that he was a fireman on one of the steamers.

world. Kean in England, which is the most After remarking that the fast typhoon was important carrying nation in the world, more the "severe", he had ever felt he proceeded than 200 vessels are said to be laid up, being in the following terms. "My mate and I were

unable to obtain freights, There is no doubt into a moris lace of Beacon Hill que that the business depression which has pre- away from the north face of Beagan Hill. tunvailed in all parts the world since last year, nel. Do the night of the 17th July last at is responsible for such a condition of affairs. about 11 pm. a strong gale was blowing over

The extent to which the world's shipping trade the small valley. The severity of the gale in ie auffering through business inactivity may be creased to rapidly that is about half an boat's gathered from the gloomy forecast made by the as supplied by, the police: Height, five feet The following is a description of (be body, time we were forced to seek shelter in a small

Pacific Mail Steamship Company, that a lovaine; age about thirty-five; colour of hair, red- of am thing like Y860,000 would be unavoid disk: moustache of similar colour, scrubby, able during the current business period. with points turged upwards; dressed in a dark Jepan's maritime trade is in an especially bad blus serge coat and while singler with blas condition owing to the existence of peculiar dungaree pants; wearing black leather boots circumstances, ai, for instance, the Chinese tied with string; grey socks bayeritt, which has inflicted a severe blow upen

Poking, 6th August, The Governor of Shansi Province

shed at the rear. Here we stayed for nearly an hour clinging desperately to each other and to everything that we could lay hands to. We at last arrived at the conclusion that to stay here much tonger would be fraught with too much danger, as every fierce gust seemed to add

A photograph of the body as it was found

has wired to the Imperial Govern, our discomfiture by tearing and breaking away. The boycott at Canton and Hongkong is can be seen at the Central Police Station.

ment advising that certain members of the retinue of the Dai Lama have robbed and are otherwise guilty of outrageou conduct against the people.

The Governor asks for instructions as to how best to deal with the troublesome followers of the Jama,

YUNG.

HANKOW TSING-Y

RAILWAY

FUNDS FOR C «NSTRUCTION,

1.

[By courusy of the "Sheung: Fo"] Peking, 6th August.

The Viceroy of Hunan and Hupeh has telegraphed the Ministry of Posts and Communications urging the set-

[Reuters.3

Return of President, Fallieres.

LONDON, 5th August.", President Fallières has returned to Paris.

sof, windows and the uprooting of huge trees

was a fierce night, indeed." Taipo Road. To do this they had to crawl Sorn they left the shed and made for the

along feeling their way by the light occasioned by the lighting. They were driven practical I along the road and managed to secure shelter in a small way-side ino for about so minutes when the whole shed was literally lift

Once

ed up and blown away, fortunately, without doing much harm to the occupants. more they took to the road and at the mercy of the wind made for a larg: coolie shed about a mile away which they reached with no little difficulty. The wind had now increased to hurricade force and at nearly every other #lep the two men had to stoop and cling to each other, for fear of being blown death. At tast they managed to reach their goal, but to their dismay and disappointment found that it had already collapsed. They then started for a engine shed, which, on reaching, was found to be

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HOW WE CAN MAKE BEST USE OF

THE SUNSHINE. ·

directed not only against Japanese goods, but

that shippars in America, Australia, Singapore is also extended towards foreign goods carried in Japanese balloms. The consequence in POILING FORWARD THE CLOCK. and other places refuse to abip goods by Japan. ess vessels; bankers also refuse to issue drafts and insurance companiadto insure such goods. This being the case, the loss and laconvenience sustained by Japanese, ship trading on the Pacific coasts on account of the boycott move ment, has been very great, and the loss in freight suffered by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha alone in Hongkong and neighbourhood during

After bearing the evidence of all makber of the last three months and a half will not amount experts-astronomers, railway managers, Post to less than 30 million yen. It is very deplorable Office officials, and others who are specially to find that German and other fireign goods affected by the proposed change-iho" com. are fast supplanting Japanese goods in the Chimilies have endorsed Mr. Willett's idea... nese market on account of this state of affairs,

Another factor, says, Mr. Kato, which has crused 'inactivity in the carrying trade, is the sudden and great increase in the tonnage of

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light-we have been getting it about one in the We shall have to make better use of our day.

morning recently-if the Select Committee of the House of Commons to which the Daylight Saving Bill was referred has its recommenda- tions carried out..

PROPOSALS OF THE DILL

The committee describe the proposals of the bill as the adoption of a local time in advance of Greenwich mean time in the case of Great

DECLARATION, and FICATION required by the above mentioned Ordinance have been duly filed in the office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, and that it is the intention of the above named Company, by Messrs. DENNYS & BOWLEY, his

of the above named invention at a sitting of the Solicitors, to apply for Letters Patent for the exclusive use within the Colony of Hongkong Executive Connell to be held at the Council Chambers on MONDAY, the 17th day of August, 1908, at 7.35 P

Dated the 6th day of August, 1908,

DENNYS & BOWLEY, 734]

Solicitors for the Applicants.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHÓW, THE Company's Steamship

"HAIMUN," Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 11th instant, at 1 o'clock P.M.

Foochow will be made during the Months of A reduction of 20% on First Class Fares to August and September.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Có.

General Managers. Hongkong, 7ik August, 1908.

T

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

"HE P. & Q. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

"BANCA,"

STRAITS.

FROM BIMBAY, COLOMBO AND

"

Intimations,

SPECIAL

BARGAINS I

HIGH CLASS

PIANOS.

Collard

TO CLEAR ORDINA

Broadwood

$480

225 400

Rachals

Own Make

Krauss

380

250

860

400 600.

325

450

Haake

WEAR GUARANTEEI

1736

WILL BE STORED UNTIL

REQUIRED.

in a very parlous state, the galvanised iron roof Japan's mercantile fl-et subsequent to the war, Britain, and in advance of Dablid mean time Consignees of Cargo by the above-named

being torn off and flung about the road. They decided not to stay there as it was, altogether

too dangerous, galvanised sheets Aying about in the air like the leaves in. Jude

"We now came to the conclusion that the ting aside of funds for the construcly safe place to be found would be the ton tion of the railway from Hankow to del. Belore leaving the engine shed, however, we managed to securi a fauteru and with its Taing-Yung

aid we made towards the tunnel. The way was almost impassable, beig strewn with timber, iron sheeting, &c. &c, and on more than one occasion we lost, our way, once having to lord a rushing stream Dearly four feet deep before we regained the right path On reaching the tuncel we found to our great delight a few Europeans and a few hua dred coolies who had sought shelter there Estlier. They were very glad, and sur The Turkish Minister of Marine has reprised to see on, as they were under the signed.

impression that we had been buried under the The public, who are excited and impatient, | debris when our matahed collapsed. We stay insist on the withdrawal of the whole cabinet, ed in the tunnel till the storm had abated, and the formation of a homogeneous liberal | drenched in the skin and shivering with the cold. On returning to our shed we found that ministry.

It is reported that four other ministers have everything we had possessed bad beco ruised. 'resigned.

Turkey..

"Airship Disaster.

Later.

As we could not stay here we made for Hongkong and reached the ferty station foot. sore and dad tired, but with the knowledge that we were very fortunate to escape with only

of

and the consequent competition amongst ship owners, which has resulted in the lowering freight. Thus mauy vessels are now employed little or na profit, while the number of ships

at

in case of treland, during the summer-mouthe

from April to :eptember in each year-with the abject of promoting the earlier and more extended use and enjoyment of daylight during thee months,

it.

laid up and out of "employment is also large, The falleg off in the volume of American trade and the check to the Janding of japanese desirable, and would be of benefit to the com

The committes find that such an object is. immigrabis in America, have reduced the re-macity if it can be generally attained, and that ceipts of Japanese vessels to a material extent, the weight of evidence agrees with and supports in addition to all this, the revised railway this view, though there is a divergence of freight rate in America, which comes into force opinion as to the best mode of accomplishing on November 1st next. will necessarily have the result of reducing the sea freight; and further the increased price of coal and other articles, together with the higher waded now paid to coolies, do no tend to minimise the difficulties experienced by shipowners. During the past year the-Nippon You Kainha darord about 16 million yen of foreign money, which, after deducting the expenditure, amounting-to

million yes, left a profit of something like 7 millions, but, unless the business outlook brightens, it is doubtful whether the company. will be able to obtain a similar result in the next twelvemonth.—Japra Chronicle.

·CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,

CHANG CHIH-TUNG, ACTIVE., Viceroy Chang Chib-tung, Director-General

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inducatial support, would be, the committee The effects of the bill, which has received

God:

nearer to susriss. To move the usual hours of wark and leisure

To promote the greater use of daylight fer

recreative purposes of all kinds,

'To lessen the use of licensed houses.

To facilitate the traiding of territorial forces. To benefit the physique, general health, and welfare of all classes of the community. To reduce industrial, commercial, and domestic expenditure on artificial light.

Dealing with the objections to the bill, the. commillee say they agree that the objects pro- posed cabool be attained without legislation, A single Act, they think, should be passed es

vefrei are hereby informed that their Goods are

L.

CASH or UREDIT

being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowinon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where cach PIANOS FOR HIRE

consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed

Optional Goods will be landed here, unfess instructions and given to the contrary before 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 13th lastunt, af FM, will be subject to rent

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in

Godowns for examination by the Consignee's any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the and the Company's representative at an appointed hour."

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere after which date they cannot be recognivad.

No claims will be admitted aftor the, goods have latt the Godowns.

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F, I, ABBOTT, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 7th August, 1008 NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA. {Fiorio and Rubattine United Companies). STEAM FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

Count Zeppelin's airship broke from her a few bruises, considering all that we bad to of the proposed. Canton-Hankow trunk fine, istablishing local ting fur Great Britain and Having connection with Company's Mail

moorings during a gale at Stuttgart, after wards catching fire and disappearing in the

air.

Count Zeppelin is safe, but there ase several others injured.

Obituary.

The death is announced of M. Lavino, Paris, correspondent of the Times,

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at the Americas Consulata General at 7 pm. yesterday :---

Augus; 6th, 1908, at 6 p.m. Cyclone or ty. phooo N, of Aparri filling up.

HINDUS IN CANADA..

DEPORTATION OF INDIGENTS AT EXPENSE

• OF C., R, AND DOMINION GOVERNMENT,

dergone. Thus ended my first, and I trust my busily engaged in confening by telegraph and last, experiences of a typhoon ́in the East."

SÀ NEW RAILWAY LOAN,“

Ireland.

nécessary.

.... DIFFICULTIES OBYFATED

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Steamers to PORT SAID, MESSINA NAPLES, LEGHORN and Geнom alsó VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER. RANEAN, ADRIATIC LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO, (Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN

CULT and BAGDAD, also BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA aąd, MALAGA.)

"HE Steamskip

ISCHIA," Captain Belsito, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 11th lnstant, at Noon.

For further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Agents.

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The objection which had been urged as to letter with the repressatatives of the people of the interference with European traffic, they Kwaugung, Hunao and Hepch about the bold, would be appreciable 'compared with raising of capital for the building ofthis im the beaefit to the nation at large, and could be portest railway in South and Central Chips, easily overcome. The interference with Ame News from the Waiwupu is to the effect that without further delay, writes the Féking corres rican business could be bbviated without se- Sir John Jordan, H, M. Minister to Chins, is pondent of the W, C. Dễ News on 28th alous dislocation of loss by the adherence of now negotiating with Prince Ching and B.E. Otherwise the concernion will be taken back those concerned to their present beurs when THE Yuan Shih-kai about the conclusion of a new by the Chinese Government and built with" agreement for the construction of the proposed Government money, that is to say, with Pakou Hsingyang -(Hanan) sailway, with } A foreign loan. The nativer of Siečbuai, As to objections to the particular proposals British funds. This is one of the five rail Kiangdu, Kiangai and other Provinces, have vix, that the making of four alterations of 20 way concessions granted to British cap-bren urged by the Government to bestir the minutes each in April and four alterations of to It lists in 1898-the others being the Tico selves and subscribe money to build the rail minutes each in September would occasion ad- tsin-Tokaw, the Cantos-Kowlon, the Shang ways within the jurisdictions of their respective due public in convenience and too much result hai-Nanking, the Sanchow-Hanychow and Provinces ; otherwise similar high officials willing interference with the ordinary measurement Ningp (op Shangbai Hungchow-Ningpo), he appointed as Directors General for baste of time in those meaths by clocks and watches, It is believed in Peking that the agreement for ing matters. The appointment of H.E. Chang the committee considered the following pro- the construction of the proposed Pokou Hsing Chih-tung as Director General of the Yuch posals for obviating or minimising, these. yang line with British capital will be made on Han trunk line will certainly stir up the people difficuines: lines sintilar to the Tizatio-Pukou and then other Provinces to do something effectively. Shanghai:Hangchow Ningpo agreements. The negotiations are proceeding smogihly and it is hoped that the matter will be settled with satis faction to both parties in the opar,folue. The concessionaires ars the British and Chinese Corporation.

THE SUEZ CANAL.

towards the building of their railways in the interests of this important trunk line which wil connect South, Central and North Chios H. E. Chang intends to pay a round visit to Kwangiang, Hupao and Hupch in the coming kutuma moniks, so as ta'ascermin thà real con dition of affairs in the three Provinces. But, as be is one of the important members of the Grand Council of State it may be doubted whether the Empress Dowager will allow him to leave the Capital. It is stated that either B.E. Chang or another high official will shortly be appointed Director-General of the proposed Stechuan-Hankow Trask lide for limilar

It is quite possible that 300 Hindus, reported as being in indigest circumstances, may be.de. ported to India in a short time, and others to the number ofthousands may follow. Since con- 'Sir Edward Grey, replying is a printed state clading his labours on the Chinese Claims ment to a question by Mr. Molteno, M.P., Commision, Mr. King bas been looking lato states that the Suez Canal capital orginally the Hindu problem, and finds that about a consisted of 4000 shares of geo francs each, thegrand Hindus in the Vancouver and new and 176.602 bares were purchased by his Westminster districts are out of work at pre- | Majesty's Governmeal at a cost of £3,976,582 | reasons, sent, with to prospect of securing any employ-of which 7,179 bava slace been redeemed. ment in the near future.

The

bangkor aND THE SOUTH

CHINA PLOOD FUND...

Shareholders enjoy one vote for every twenty. Dr. Monro, Dominion Immigration Officer, five shares, up to a maximum of ten, and the has been assisting Mr. King in his labours, voling power in respect of the British Govern. They find that at least goo, who may be re ment kolding is limited to ten voles.

Jo afecent issue we briefly alluded to the -garded as propers, are willing in submit to

amounts received in 1995, 1906 and 1907, re- fact that the big Tien Wah Chinese Hospital deportation. The plan of deportation which presenting interent and dividend on the shares at Sam Yet had contributed the sum of $6,000 Mr. King it submitting to Ottawa for approval and dividend on the Actions de Jouissance which to the fund for the relief of the sufferers Is that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, replace the drawn shares, ware 26,502,41968 by the floods in South China. We now learn whose steamers brought the Hindus bere, shall francs, 26,569,947-46 francs, and 16,633.79 138 that the amount in question was subscribed be requlied to take them as far as Hongkong france, respectively. The rate of interest on locally in response to an appes! issued by at their own expense, while the cost of trans- the shares is a fixed rate of 5 per cent. per the hospital, trustees and that the latter portation from Hongkong to India' shall be anom; the dividends distributed on the shares have since forwarded another contribution home by the Dominion Government. C Of and Actioga da Jonissance in the three years of $1,000 and still have a little more money in course this plan may be modified or not ap were at the following rates for each goo france; hand as the nucleus of a still further one.. So proved. If the you who are willing to go cau-In 1905, 125,891 france; 1906, 116,313 france; far, however, an general appeal for subscrip tions has been made,, the trustees simply have lus, applied to the hospital supporters and their own personal friends, but we are faform. ed that af sams sent in connection with the good work to the trustees of the hospital will Be thankfully and gratefully acknowledged

t be deported in this manner, it is quite possible 1997, 126,505 francs. With regard to the that the other 700, indigani ones may be com- opinion expressed by the official Directors in pelled to follow the same course whether they 1906, he would paide out that the toll was like it or not. It should be well for the local reduced in that year by 75 cenilmes toy francs uthoriting in be "Walchful lest Hongkong bay contimes per for, and since then colder made the dumping gwund for the Canadian ble sume fave been expended on the improve.

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Thren alterations of 30 minutes each in Aprit sad three alterations of zo minutes each in September; or

Two alteratices of 35 minutes pach in April ind two alterations of jo minutes each in September; or

Hongkong, 7th August, 1908.

INCREASE IN FLOUR RATES.

PRICKS WILL BE RAISED UNLESS CONDI-

TIONS CHANGE, -

An increase in flour rates to Japanese and Chinese points will go into effect in early Automa antess the conditions of the market change materially, says a Vancouver exchange. single alteration of one hour in April and a Representatives of the principal firme engaged ugle alteration of one hour' in Septem-in trans-Pacific freighting on the Coast, met *ber; or..

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A permanent alteration; of one hour and so

adopting Mid-Europeau time.

The commitice agree that this last proposal is eminently undersirable, and for the sake of simplicity and general public convenience the committee find that a single alteration of one bour in April and a smilat alteration of one how in September is the best mode of attaining

the object of the bill,

ཏྟཱ་

last month in the offices of Frank Water-house & Company' at Seattle to discuss the freight Biloation. No, immediate, action resulted, but an increase in rates was discussed and will eventually be agreed upon after certain repre sentatives have submitted the matter to their principals, a

$8

per Month,

ROBINSON

PIANO CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 16th July: 1408

KOWLOON HOTEL.

GUEST NIGHT

SATURDAY Next, the

8th inst. SPECIAL .MENU.

AN EXHIBITION OF

OPEN AIR CINEMATOGRAPH

SHOW

'will be given before and after

DINNER free to all,"

REMEMBER THE

CORONATION - DINNER

ON,

Sunday, the 9th inst.

Flour rates to Hongkong, which are at pro- sent at the low price of $2, will be raised to $3 TWO BANDS IN ATTENDANCE. or $3.50 without question. Should there still be a scarcity of foreign steamships on the market for charter the rate may go higher, The feeling of the operators is that rates should be restored to a figure where the operators can at least meet expenses, or make a profit, if possible.

GRAND PIGEON SHOW

AT 5.30 P.M.

The present rate-cutting war has resulted from the intrusion of foreign steamships into OPEN AIR CINEMATOGRAPH FREE the market. With foreign bottoms and foreign

TO ALL BEFORE AND AFTER Crews, a factor which greatly reduces operating expenses, a Seattie firm has been breaking into

DINNER. the market and standard companies have been obliged to cut below the figure of profits to ment the compition.

RECOMMENDATIONS. The committee farther recommend that these changes should take place at two o'clock in the morning, Greenwich, mean time in the case of Great Britain, and Dublin mean time in the case of Ireland, on the third Sunday in April, and at two o'clock in the morning Greenwich mean time in the case of Great Britain, and Doblin mean plate in the case of Ireland, on the third Sunday in September of each year.

There is no serious practical difcalty, in adjusting clocks and watches to these seasonal changes, the committee consider, and they suggest that the bill should be called the Local 27660 (Great Bells ped Ireland Bill There is at present a scarcity of forsigo ships

The committed consider that no interference for chaner, and the four carrying trade to light OWEN, STONE & Co. with Greenwich nean time should be attempt Opsistors stated that rates would surely?cise, ed, and that for allscientific purposes, such as the only question being to find a figure which "astronomy of navigation, Greenwich in mean would justify the tenda wilkowe bringing back Itime should contintets be used si keratodo ra -- the owalden to bear the make.

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