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Telegrams,

[Kanter']

Persia.

LONDON, 11th August,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 1908.

FINANCIAL REFORMS IN CHINA.

Peking, Ist August.

SHANGHAI GAOL ASCAPE

BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A WARDER.

amali up

There can be no doubt that'iha most import ant requirement of China at the prasant junc

Yesterday afternoon four long-senience con- tore is financial reform. Every project which is victs at the Municipal gol effected their escape put forward, every expense which becomes ne cossary le hainpeted by the everlasting wat after a serious, and it is to be feared a faint, an Indian warder, reports the of funds," Eu a great and wealthy country such as Chins undoubtedly is this state of. C. D. Nries of Sih inst. The gael is being affales should not exist and the only reason extended, and the prisoners concerned wom ing the summoning of an international consignable for it, is a lack of system in Guancial occupied lo making concrete blocks for the affairs, or the existence of system which is fundamentally rotten.

The St. Petersburg voye Vremya says that Germany is sctively working for the establishment of a bank and trading facilities, at-Tabriz, it believes, with the idea of secure

ference in Persia similar to that of Algeciras.

Trouble on a British Destroyer.

THE DEPRESSION IN THE SHIPPING TRADE,

With reference to the depression in the ship ping itada now prevalling, the Orika Mainichi points out that consequent on the depression. of Ir de the shipment of timber to North China hat much decreased, and as a result of the bay cott the shipment of rice and sugar from South Chinhar also offered, to these circumstances, Japaneis steamers not engaged in regular services are finding difficulty in obtaining wall. They were chained together as usual, freight. There is little prospect of a revival and were under the supervision of an Indian of the trade in October, in which month freight usually bulks largely. Recently Mr. warder, who was armed with a sword and a

Kalo, Vice-President of the Nippon Yusan carbine. Several Public Works Department.cool-Kaisha, expreased bimself in pessimis as were stap engaged in the same work, when,tic view on the prospects of Europeio,

The crow of a British destroyer, which arrived in the Firth of Forth from the recent is faced with the prospect of having to sup without any explanation, the warder marched his Seattle, and Australian services of bis manoeuvres, becoming dissatisfied with their rations and the stopping of shore leave, threw the gun sights and signal books overboard:

Several have been imprisoned and it is understood will be court-martialled?,

Later. Opium in Hongkong. Hongkong's proposals for the closing of the opium divans are, for the present, in abeyance, owing to the absence on the Cop tinent of the Earl of Crewe.

King and Kaiser. His Majesty King Edward has arrived at Cronberg and had a moit cordial meeting with His Imperial Majesty the Kaiter.

Turkey."

of a Parliament house:

It is impossible within the space of a new paper article to go thoroughly into the matter, but a superficial glance at a few salient points may not be amis. China at this moment purt for several months several hundredi of thousands of her subjects who will be left practically rained and starving on account of disantroas floods, Were the finances of the country properly organized, funds for relief works would be readily forthcoming, but as it in, the sufferers will have to raly for assistance upon the charity of their fellow countrymen and other sympathisers. '.

were far baler for the sufferers from the find and for the country iusif, if, instead of existing on pauperising charity, they could bare their food and renew their prosperity by being employed upon public werks, for which the Government could pay a rational wage, (For instance, it is obvious that not only on the North and West Rivers but also in the Yangtze Valley the river banks are insufficiently strong to incit the pressure of water caused by abnormal rainfall. A country which ‘in former times could

· The Sultan hias offered to defray the cost conceive and carry out such a great work n

“the Grand Caṇal should be able, at present, to- construct and keep in repair so simple, a work as a river embankment." The Grand Canal itself is an example of a splendid werk allowed to fall into decay and lose more than half its usefulness through sheer neglect.

CANADIAN ANTIOPIUM BILL.

THREATINED CHINESE LOVCOTT.

When seeking reform it is pertinent to jo An Oltima despatch informs us, writes the Vancouver World, that the bill intindired by quire, What is the cause of the Government's Mr. Lemieux respecting the opium traffic pro-impoverishment? The answer seems to be clear. vides a penalty of three years' imprisonment, or a maximum fias of five thousand dollars, or both, for the-impariation for other than med cinal purposes under Jégulations established by the Coaloms Departmen, of crude of powdered

opium, or the manufacture, sile or possesion,

for sale of opiuma pieptral for smoking.

Primarily maladministration of financial affair and secondarily a huge cancerous growth of dishonesty throughout the whole «fficial world As China awakens and starts on the present new era of reform, it is obvious to the dullest

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charger round to the North side of the build og, where thereis a water tap that is used in mains the cement. When the party had turned the corber the convicts and their custodian were out of sight of the coplies, and it was not until some minutes had elapsed, and there was po. sign of the mea returning that the foreman la charge of the work called the attention of European warder to the incident. No water was needed at the time, so the foreman's sun- picions were aroused by the convices' long absence. When a search was made the bedy of the warder was found in a pool of blood close to the tap, and there was no sign of the con. victs. It was 6000 evident that they had forced a entrance into a turret in the north-east corder of the gaol, and thence dropped over this wall. It is supposed that they first brake their chalos' with the teavy wooden, rams used in concrete making.

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TODAY'S Advertisements.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

DEREFLINGER,"

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception landed and stored at their risk intothe hazardous of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being andfor extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pay, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained."

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods. shipping trade was general throughout the delivered after the 19th of August, will

be subject to rept. company, remarking that the depression in the have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- world. in giving expression to such a pes. All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are simiitic view, says the Osaka journal, it is im- to be left in the Godowns, where they wil be probable that Mr. Kate was actuated merely examined on the 10th of August, at 9 30 A.M. by the hape of securfoy a continuation of Gov August, 1968, or they will pot be recognizad

All Claims must reach us before the aird of

No Fire Laurance will be affected. Undersigned.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the

crament subsidios. It is wafortunately true that the receipts of the three unrvices bave heavily fallen off, and it is only natural that

stekingis not engaged, in the regular services should be affected. There are now ulos N.YK.

steamer practically lying idle, in addition to some others which are similarly out of employ- meat on the pretext of the regular official sur- way. It is anticipated that steamship owners will experience as even worse time towards the end of this year than at the end of last year,

DEATH OF PROMINENT CALIFORNIAN CHINAMAN.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & Co,

Agents.

Hongkong, 12th August, 1908.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s Steamer

"PALMA,"

Intimations.

SPECIAL

BARGAINS!

HIGH CLASS

PIANOS.

`ollard

Broadwood

Rachals

Own Make

TO CLEAR,

'ORDINARY PRICE:

$480 $000

Krauss

225

380 550

250 860

400

400

600

Haske

325

GUARANTEED.

WILL BE STORED UNTIL

REQUIRED.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTĂ, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. The warder was at ones removed to the in-

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named WEAT ressal are hereby informed that their Goods are firmary, but his injuries proved to be of a very"

being landed and placed at their risk in the serious calure, and he was goable to give an

ELABORATE FUNERAL OUSÉQUIES. ; Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown account of the occurrence. He was stabbed in

Company's Godowns at: Kowloon, where each several places on the body; and the back of his

The San Francisco Chronicle of 6th ult, says: consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark, bead had been crushed by a blow from a heavy With the pamp dus to bis station in life and ad delivery can be obtained as soon as the weapon. It is feared that the man will scattended by the religious rites of his race, the Goods are fanded.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless comb to his injuries,

funeral of Fong Shun Fook, the wealthy Chinstructions are given to the contrary before What happened can only be surmised. Poz-gese merchant who died last Friday, was beid | & hours. sibly, the warder being thirsty, took the party round to the tap, so that he could ob alls a drink. While he was leaning forward with his bead under the tap bis sword was seized and he was stabbed in several places. On his fall

them.

her students that "squeeze" and corruptioning to the ground his a sailants seized his car are rife throughout the country. The village Line, with which they clubbed him over the We have before us the report of Mr. W. L. Tipo collects his taxes from the hard working heart. They the freed themselves of their Mackenzie King, CM. G on I be Need for villagers. He spends a tenth, or possibly less chains and me their escape in the minger the-Suppression of the Opium Trole in thin a tenth pari, on the improvement of the described, taking the sword and carbine with Chouda" The sutj:ċi came under M, King's vlage public works. He ramits perhaps a notice, it will be remembered, as the time of quitter of what he collects to his superior offici bis inquity jato the claims for damages patinal and pays, perhaps, another eighth thereof to by the Chinese after the riot of last September.the Yamen underlings, to prevent them from The evidence adduced to support of the claims looking too closely into his village affairs. The of the opium in anufacturers demonstrated that rest he diverts to his own uses, increases his the busiess was once very extensiven property, lends at usurioperates of interest

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All the prisoners were undergoing long sentences, and one of them was an anually powerful man. The goal regulations strictle prohibit warders fro ngaing close to their charges, and so 1.og as they face them from short distance away they are fuly able to pratect themselves from attack. A reward of fugitives, and the country in the neighbourhood of the gent has been scoured for traces of them in their flight.

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yesterday at noon from gr Brenham place. Goods not cleared by the 19th instant; at

While the ceremosios were Oriental in chars | 4 P.M., will'ba subject to rest

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in acter, including the chanting of long-robed priests to the accompaniment of gonge and any case whatever. flutes, the burning of punks and the offerings of

Damaged Packages must be left in the

CASH or UREDIT

and the Company's repicatative of PIANOS FOR HIRE

and the at an ap

meats, fuits and confections, there were veral features added.in accordance with the last repolated hook. quest of the deceased, which are seldom seen at Chiness (unerals,

Qdo of these features wan' a brass band of twelve pieces, which, between the dolasome droning of the prices and the discordani dio of of the Christian, such as "Nearer, My God, to the tem-tomi and Astas, rendered religious airs

tō this American phase the pall-beirers, mostly Thee," and "Rock of Ages.". And in addition Chicem native toss, and the members of the societies to which the deceased belonged, were

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

No claims will be admitted after the Goods

F.J. ABBOTT, bave left the Godowns.

Acting Superintendent. Hoogkong, 13th August, 198

NOTICE

and very profitable. The report shows that to financially embarrassed farmers or hoards Independently' of his own discovery of the for the purpose of buying for himself or him Seo has been placed on the head of each of the attired in raiment cut after the fasblou.of the E Paslic are hereby informed that no

Should the budges over the creeks require repair, the country people must do the work for themselves. Should the creeks. require dedging, or the river embankments" need strengthening, instead of doing his duty and

so the proper authority 19 have it done, a policy

Laler.

.

Last night the foreign and native detective staffs of the Polce Force were visiting the scouring the Settlement and its environs in search of the four mea, all of whom are well- known to the police, who have photographs and full particulars of them. The first recapture was made in the West Hobgkow district where Det. Sgt. Thygesen and a native defective effected the arrest. of Kad Sau al top.m. It was known to the police that Kau

Cancisizo.

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Of the filly mod who walked behind the heart only the representatives of the Six Com panies, of which Fong Shun Fook was a pro- minent member, twelvo in number, and rich merchie's, one sad all, wore the flowing rubes ribbon attached to the right side.

Owing to the prominence of the deceased in

evast that attracted, a large throng of curious the local Chinese coloy the funeral was an` Celestials to the scene of the ceremonies. It was an open-air affair. A large platform had been erected in Brenham place, just above the old plas, and upon it were heaped the meats,

facts which horrified him and the whole Dominos more lucrative offices, iop an appeal from "an'organization of Chinese known as the Anti-Opin League to Mr King bad something to do with putting in motion the machinery which hus resulted in the intro duction of Mr. Lemieux, resolution favouring the suppression of, the traffic, cinied unani- | either organising the waik bimself or apply farmer. haunts of the escaped convicts and of blue silk with the pandant streamers of white monely in the Commons, and the bill which followed

of masterly intcilvity" prevails, unless some Mr. King investigated and found that in theerergetic farmer, fearing for his lands, under coast cities, of Vancouver, Vieiosis and New takes to do the work free, gratis and for Westminster, there are at least seven factories nothing" of possibly pays for the privilege of carrying on au extensive business of opium carrying it out. manufacture, It is timated that the an-

It is the sime in the higher official nual 81018 receipts of these combined con- tanks and the junior official has takes cerne anionated, for the year 1907, 10 between his cue from his superiors. The small

carrying out of absolutely necessary public somewhere in the vicinity of the Stops works and is either told to carry them but him. Bridge and it was in the vicinity of Tibet Road self or to go away and not worry the great man that the detectives found their man, although he had discarded his prison garb for better and about such trifles. If he obeys the first instruc-less conspicuous attire. The convict was cont The returns show that large amount of crude tion and the trade of the district is improved veyed a West Hongkew station and later 10 opium have been imported anaually, and that thereby, the high official finds it an excellent the prison from which he made blu ́escape,

change has been made in the Rates of Subscription to the Honglong Telegrapă-ado they are warned against paying more than TRE CENTS (10cts.) per Slagle Copy

THE MANAGER,

Hem kong Talagr 184 Cn, Lid. "Hongkongfork. Santember, 1906-

த

$8

per Month

ROBINSON

PIANO CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 16th July, 1608 -

JAPANESE WARN INDUSTRY, KOWLOON

THE KANEGAFUCHI LOAN,'

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From further particulars of the loin raised in France for the Kanegafuchi Spinning Co. we Japan-Chronicle) car that the company will

receive two million yan without deduction, for

[$60,000 and $550,000. The crudo opium official, applies to the higher for the formerly lived in the West Hongkow districe Con› ting of roast pig, and as uncooked.pig „hich ibey will pay interest ä! 61 per cent.

I imported from India in coconut shells, It is manufactured' by a process ef boiling into what is termed "powdered opium and subsequially into opium prepared for smoking.

and kid. Besides there were piles of fruits, funeral offerings were surrounded by burning do not amount to more thin i per cent, so that rice, fancy cakes and confectionery. These The back charges in connection with the loan punks and emblematically-emboste red silk the company gels the amount mentioned at 7 per cent. Nominally the period of the loan is streamers tied to bambo staffs,

for (wo years, but this is only nominal, it being Effus the table of offerings, and while the practically understord that the loan will be

• PRIESTS CHANT PRAYERS.

*

the value of the crude opium imported in the opportunity for increasing, his revenue by Kau SAD..23..years of age, is a Kompo man, pirals of blue smeke uprose from the burning renewed, and the shorter period is really to the nine months of the fiscal year 19567 was great additional taxation, and so the corupton He was sentenced to, five years imprisonment punks and saturated the surrounding atmos advantage of the company, for it means that

spreads through each rank, in some cases tyen up to the highest.

We do not mean to cite that there are absolutely no honest officials but we do assert. that they are in a minority and they find them- elves confronted with strenuous <bstruction ht every suan and difficulties, almost insurmount able, are forced upon them in the carrying out of their brocumble policy.

on April 11, 1958, for being a member of an organised band of armed robbers,

chinese indusTŘIAL,

PROGRESS.

The U.S. Tsingtan Consulate recently re› ported that the glass work at Poshan, province of Shanong, had taken to the manufacture of glass and percelsin insulators for telegraphic lipes, and had sent samples of their products to Peking. It is now reported that, the trial

phere with a peculiar adour, the priests cbanted the contrací can be revied (and it is con- prayern for the dead and carried out the defidently expected-in fact we understand a de- faite arrangement exitis to that effect-¡bat if Lails of the rites of the faith of Confucius,

the back responsible for floating the loan in The ceremony lasted for about a quarter offatis is satisfied; the interest will be lowered. ao hour, when the casket containing the body

HOTEL.

GUEST

NIGHT

EVERY

was placed in the beates an 1 the funeral pro- Moreover, the loan may be regarded as merely SATURDAY

cestion was formed with the brass band at the an instalment of a larger sum that will he bead and the carilage containing the tom-contracted for, if, as there is little doubt tomists and flutists bringing up the rear. will be the case, the French capitalists con There were twenty-two carnages in live, all cerned are satisfied with the position and There working of the mill after examination, filled with friends of the dead man. were no family mourners, as all the relatives of Arrangements have further been made for the deceased, consisting of numerous children the shares of the Kanegafuchi to be sold

er than the value of the "amount impor.ed in the twelve months of the preceding year; the figures for these perinds being $161,818, and $251,943 respectively, Mr. King goes on to say that much of the opiam is consumed by white people and adduces some of the terrible records of the local police couri is proof of his assertion. Some of it, he adds, is smuggled into the United States and some of it into Chios Navenheless, the

The result of all this corruption and laikner amount consumed in Canad, if known, would faire is that the country in general, and the appal the ordinary cilie:a who is inclined to Centini Government, does not receive more believe that the babit is confined to the Chinese, than one-tenth of the revenues which are paid and by them indulgadonly to a limited extent." in taxes by, the papulace. We are cocvitced manufacture of these insulators has proved even and grandchildres, are in far-off China. The Jo European markets, which will do much Perhaps, however, the most amiting part of that if all taxes were collected by honest offers successful than was Rsticipated. Accord was wagon-load of floral offerings, frominent to strengthen the position of the company. the report is its reproduction of a provincial cers of the Board of Eizance and local expening to official tests at Peking, they are said to sinong them being a large portrait of Fosg There has been much criticism of this loan, but law against the sale of opium which is so I diture were apportioned fairly by the Centralbe beller and cheaper than impëred insulators, Shan Fook, the frame of which was embowered it seems to us abat the Kanegafuchi Company far from being, seforced that acbody seems Government's own departments there would and orders will in fear, be saat to the Posban in immorielles be casket was heaped high is to be congratulated on a success under to have known of hrexistence until Mr. King be no further cry of want ef funds for any of works The Governor of the province has with white and purple blossoms very difficult circumstances. It has been said unearthed it-least of all the anthorities charg the great nafloral undertakings which Chica gives an allowance of about $1,075 gold to. The inneral cortege wanded its way down that with the guarantee of the Mitsui and Mitas od with carrying it iais effect.. N

now desires to carry out and the objectionable improve and enlarge the works.

Washington streel to Kearny, thence to Jack Bishi, banks the Kanegafughi ought to have In view of the facts- mentioned shove the foreign loan would be no mye a necessity.

It is stated that the insulators made of porce on, then to Dupont, the streets along the way benn abló lo raise a loan, at less than ój per attitude of the local Chinese companies is In short, Financial Reform means simply most impudent. For years members of the official honesty, the balition of corruption lain can be sold at about $.53 per doser, of he wending beleg lined with hundreds of cent. But it must be remembered that the taken out to the old Chinese cometery beyond been confined to Japan, and they am race have been allowed to ruin body and soul, and the introduction of ma hentat and compre. and the dosso pieces which accompany them spectators, white and yellow. The body was operations of the banks in question have at 81 cents gold; the necessary hooks and

the Richmond District, where additional rites little known abroad. It must also be borne were gone through with at the aliars which still in mind that, the negotiations for loun Crows which go with them will also be made

stand there, after which it was taken to there could hardly have fallen at a worse Ume. The manufacture of several new models ferceiving vault in Laurel Hill cemetery. It will Owing to previous losses in this country it was vases, washbowl and teapots has recently be sent from funeral partours at California and only necessary to mention that the loan was been started, and it is reported that they are Steiner streets, on the 20th, to the steamer for a Japanese concern to meet with a refusal meeting with general favour,

by Paris banks avan to consider, it - further, so Kera, and shipped to China.

Fong Shun Fook was one of the oldest re great was the pessimism brought about by the sidents of the Chinese colony in California. He position, of certain venintes made in this cams here usarly forty years ago, and except country, by the unfavourable report from for occasional trips to his native land he has French capitalists who had made lavet remained ever since, engaged is business, He lions, and by the news of recent failures of was treasurer of the Wing Hop Company, Brg marchasis and depression of trade in Japan, Dupont Street, and held a large interest in the When these difficulties are taken into conal- coppiation, xoown as the Sing Fat Company deration, it seems to us that the Kanenfucht He belonged to the Chiness Six Companies is to be congratulated and not commitirated. bded in magotiating loan off its sad otbiz sociatis, and leaves a large estate. It has suc

were, when the "oth The immediata cause of his death was tube

not only their own people, but of white men hensive system of collecting, the taxes al pre-.. and women. In the country of their nativity sest levied on the populace. Chinese Fublic the imperial authorities are stamping out the Opinion. vice to the utmost of their ability, but the!

Canadian Government is threatened that if it - VOLUNTEER put an end to the facilities for poisoning

residents of Canada and smuggling poison into China the Dominion will be subjected to a trade boycott.

•

ORDERS.

TUKOO DETACHMENT,

will attend.

ARTILLERY UNITS.

Tocally.

There is somu talk of starting, a coment fac Parade,—At Taikoo at 5.30 pm. on Thursory at Poshun, as it is said that suitable rock *That we may tell the heads of the Eighteen day, the zoih instant, for gun drill, Serger exists in the neighbourhood. All of the new Companies, not the way to tale to Cank

Basford,

products now being produced at Pasben are dians There is, some justification for the

baing exhiblied in Peking the Government request for a reters of money paid. as duty.on

Parade-1 Volunteer Headquarters at 5.ge has decided to fill its wants at the city when it oplum. There is none whatever for proppsissm on Friday, the arst instant, for 15 pdzi. is possible, and means are being used to attract repitals if a traffic is further prohibited which. Egun drill Sergt. Basford, R.G., Will attention to the products of the place, as Mr. King. points out, has been illegal áll

tend.

~ A jarga glass factory is also being built in along, and which inisy event has become &

REFIGNED.

Paking with the intention of manufacturing meist to some bing lafinitely wine than the Gönner H, W. Lester is permitted jotesign wiądow glats, which is largely used satisfaction of the cravings of the votaries of: with effect from the 8th instant.

and forms one of the princips forelse count

The capital the'op/sm-pipe:

To the boycolt begin by all means il Captain G. G. Wood is grant des the Chinese merchant will have it sence out of the Colony for

Irom the zoth lasti

Kit Germans will supersteh

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