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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY AUGUST 17 1908.

that the parties have, agroed. to a modul. B IRADE OF SINGAPORES Malay Statés #40,000 picule received, given | owing to an accident tis. 1 Imeball dropped

less than at per cent. From the Federated THB Director of the Observatory reports that

decrease of about 64,000 plculs, but of tin about 26 seconds too saily today, skarinars ore the imports from these States word and others interested will please note that it

will be dropped correctly to-morrow, piculs an increase of 43,000 or, say, 30,100 piculs of refined tin, thus the net A SEAMAN belonging is steam water boat decrease from the States, would be over No, 4, giving the name of L1 Kau, was convicte 34,000 piculs of tin. The only State giving ed of theft in the Police Court, to-day, The an increase was Selangor, which sent prosecutor was Lau Sam, a fireman en board, equivalent to nettly 300,000 piculs of tin, who accused the seaman of stealing two ball sovereigos liom his box on Saturday night. Evidence was taken at length, and on being found guilty a sentence of six weeks' hard labour was passed.

Celegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE,

OPIUM IN SHANGHAI. PROPOSAL TO LICENSE SMOKERS.

[By' courtesy of the "Shaung Ph."]

Peking, 16th August.

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The Special Commissioners of Opium Prohibition lave telegraphed

Six months' hard labour for breaking into the first floor of 13, Pottinger Street at an eatly to Viceroy. Tin Fang to arraugo outstay moming and stealing & port with the Foreign Consuls in Shang- ment for refereing from banishment before the hai to license all opium smokers manteau of clothing, and one year's imprison. expiration of five years, was the pushment within the Settlement. inflicted on a coolie, Chaing Yuk, in the Police Cour, this morning. Sinances to sud cop. secutively.

Kemp, in the Police Coul, this morning. She pleaded not guilty. Pejury is alleged when in connection with certain lands at Shaukhwan accused was taking nur letter: f administration A week's remand was granted.

A TOKIO despatch, át gih tast, to th. N. C. D.

vivendi, seeing that the Minister has returned to bis post in Japan, Another subject, which Although one of our contemporaries in is of direct domeric Interest to Macao; is the Straits views the state of trade in 1904 that connected with the proposed establish. as affording "amall grounde for satisfaction," ment by the Chinese of a trade mart at Wan we fancy that in the present depression chai, in the neighbourhood of Macao, the which affects the Far East as a whole are idea being to take away from, the Portuguese cord showing increases both in exports and Colony what still remains of the trade in imports is not to be despised. : There are that district, This matter originated among other places where a highly optimistic view the Chinese at Chinean and Lappa, who of the situation is takes even when the rite of about 18,000 picuis. From hope to establish a rival at Macao's expense, figures are considerably less favourable. The Perak the equivalent of 410,000 piculs and as Viceroy Chang is reported to be in Straits Settlements may therefore take heart was received, a fall of 34.000; from the favour of the scheme, there may be interent and regard the progress made if not with Negri Sembilan about 71,000 picula rè ing developments to afford scope for the satisfaction at least without trepidation, From ceived show a decline of about 17,000; and diplomatic abilities of Coveriar Roçadas. the report of the Registrar of Impons and from Pahang 14,non piculs a fall of over By appointment to H.E. THE GOVERNOR Again, the question of Portugal's sovereignty xports, Singapore, we find that the gross 3,000. The greater attention given to the will arise over the islands of Talpa and total value of imports into the Colony, in opening up of the Siamese States, especially Coloanne, where, a short time ago, a raid cluding the coasting trade, reached close on on the western side of the Peninsula, does was made, at the instigation of the Chinese 3648 million dollars, of which about 3359 not so far show much results, Penang im Government, with the object of capturing million dollars represented merchandise, porting practically the same amount when some pirate chiefs who had sought and the balance treasure. Exports reached the ore is converted,showing less of the sanctuary there. The Chinese contend a total value of over 3194 million dollars, refined article, and more of the ore. From that neither of the islands was ever of which 295 million dollare represented the Dutch Islands of Billiton and Singkept age, was arrested yesterday by Detective An aged woman named tam Kiu, sixty years A sovereign remedy; immediately relieves the ceded to Portugal, and submit that the merchandise, and the balance treasure. 47,000 piculs of ore were received, a fall of Sergeant O'Sullivan on a warrant charging occupation by the European Power was There is an increase of over $5,000,000 13,000, but Australian imports rose to 56,000 her with perjury, s., miking a false declara- permitted merely as a matter of grace and in the value of goods received and au picels. Exportindranced to the United King-tion in the Supreme Court on the 16th May, not of right. It is also argued by the Increase of $1,200,000'la goods sent out, dom, Italy, Hongkong and China, British last, I am Kiu was charged before Mr. J. H. Chinese that no documentary evidence canar contrasted with the year 1905, Com India, Holland and Russia, but fell to the be produced to warrant Portugal's claim to pared with that year, exports, though show Onited States by 341 per cent, and supremacy over the islands. The l'ortuguese, ing on the whole greater volume, were were less also to France and Austria On the other hand, maintain that a tacit generally Tower in price. The principal The Royal Commission appointed at home understanding or agreement was made by causes at work which had a detrimental to inquire into the effects on British trade Governor Thomas da Roza with the Tsung- effect on the market in the Straits were lower of the operations of shipping rings, has ex li Yamen, whereby. Portugal's right of occu- prices for produce, the slump in the tin amined several Singapore witresses and pation was acknowledged and her sovereignty market, in the last quarter Chinese specula-been furnished with information on certain over the islands was recognised by the lion in Eastern exchange, and foally the points by the Singapore Chamber of Com Chinese Government. The matter is a very calling up of capital by the Indian money. merce as well as a report from the Straits delicate and ticklin one and is likely lenders. Manufactured metalas and mis Times, and it is hoped some effective means to lead to prolonged negotiations, but a cellaneous hard goods were, however, i good will be found of combating the restrictive possession is nine points of the law it will market up to the close of September, rising effects and removing the injury caused to be difficult for China to oust the Portuguese home prices, except in those articles de British traders in Singapore, by the action from these two islands adjacent to Macao, pendent on in and cupper, permitting of of the Straits homeward and other COD On the economic ride, consideration-will- he disposal at a profit of lower priced stocks,ferences. Commenting on the distribu. have to be devoted to the eternal and vexed A fall, however, took place, and-those-who- tion of trade, tables are submitted A EDATHAN, the master of cargo.boat.1053. question of the annual. subsidy to Timor had purchased on the rise, were left with showing that the United Kingdom and had to pay 5 in the Police Court, to-day, for over which, it is mooted on very good expensive stocks on hand in a financial British Possessions were worse off during ill-treating daumber of pigs. Defendant and his authority Senbor Coutinho believed that he ly unsettled bazaar. Several large dealers 1907 as consignor by about a per cent, Jokin were engaged at an early hour ibla morn- had found at least one of the causes which were hard hit by the variations in while foreign countries improved to that og landing pigs at Kennedy Town. When induced him to resign, The Macao, Gov. trade and bankruptcies were frequent, extent as compared with the previous year, that no steps had been taken to Jand the. Sergeant Blickman visited the scene ha goticed ernment does not begrudge the $60,000 involving

A total of over $1,600,000 In exports, shipments increased in the pro-animals in the proper way. He remained close grant-in-aid to the Portuguese territory in as against $1,120,000 in the previous year.portional value of the whole trade to the at hand until the work was commenced when Tinuar. The Treasury of the Colony is Imports in piece goods were. lower in United Kingdom and British Possessions quite capable of bearing that, burden.quintity than la any year since 1887 except by 1.5, and fell off in the case of foreign But what her administrators object to is 1893, and 1896. Bangkok, being the prin counter by that percentage. Taken as the continual draining of her resources in cipal market for piece goods, has received whole the report on the trade of the Straits A. S. WATSON & CO., the nature of special calls from time to time considerable attention of late, from Singa- during goy is by no means, discouraging.

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Timor. The financial surpluses of Macao; investigate, but the conclusion, arrived at it is contended by, the local, adminis. seems to be that Singapure holds such a traturs, and most people will agree with commarding position, and the difference them, should be utilised in the direction of between the cost of importing direct and from the improvement of public works in the Singapore is to infinitesimal, that, ás regards (33. Colony particularly in the dredging of the staples, at any rate, there is not much feat. approaches to the inner harbour and the Extended credits and cheap imitations of provision of a water supply. Regarding the well-known chops may have had some tem On July 30, 1998, at Amoy, the wife of J. C. latter, it may be added, that such a thing as porary succdes, but new firms who have VEIR, 1. M. Customs, of a son.

a water supply has never existed during the entered this business liave undertaken risks On Augee 19, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mthree centuries that Macao has been a Por at inremunerative prices, which it is hoped tuguese possession, It need hardly be said they will have no cause to regret. Mean GOETZ. Darathy_Anna, died at Hamburg, that both these works are of the most while our most promising markets, says [160 urgent importance; indeed, to defer much the Fegistrar, are the F.M.S., the East oast Honger the latter improvement will be of the Peninsula, Sarawak and Borneo. to invite the advent of devastating disease In bir remarks, the Registrar says that grey

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The Hongbang Felegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1938.

"PROBLEMS FÖR MACAOS

NEW GOVERNOR.

among the inhabitants of the Colony. Plans, yarn was in short supply for nearly the whole

a

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H... the Emperor Kwang Hit has recovered from his late illness and is now is the best of bealth

Ligur-Col. H. D. Stacpole and Maj. A. W. B. Buskis, A.A.D., have been appointed to Hong kong and Ceylon respectively, to en bark on Sept. 16 next.

Tux name of Rear Admiral Sir Percy Scout, the father of modern gunnery on the China Station, has been mentioned in connection with the command of the East Indies Squadron.

This st Battalion of the Buffs (East Kent Regiment), at Aldershot, is to send a strong reinforcing draft in September to Hongkang, to

1010 the and Batatine, anriving-here-from

South Africa,

THE home battalions of the Middlesix Regi mant are prepiring drafts for despatch to the 3rd Battalion at Hongkong end the 1st Bat talion at Allahabad. They will leave England

-in October,

His Excellency Hu Wei-le, the new Chinese Minister, in Japan, presented his credentials to the Emperor on 11th inst. At the same time ter; presented his letters of recall and received His Excellency Li Chia-chu,the former Minis from the Emperor the First Clans of the Order of the Sacred Treasure.

PEKING LEGATION

· GUARDS.

REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL.

"[By courtený of the "Sheung Po"]

Poking, 16th August

The other day the Walwapu pro-

Foreign Ministers at the Capital to ferred in request to the various

withdraw the guards from their rospective Legutions,

Nees says:-The Bankoku Maru, on her way from Hokkaido to Yokohama with a full cargo The reply from the Diplomatic. and sank. Twenty-eight of her crew were Corps is to the effect that if, in of coal encountered on Friday a terrific storm

drowned; the captain and eleven others were saved, but have received injuries. The en reality, China institutes constitution- koku faru, 140 tons, built in 1873 at Newal government, the guards will be castle, was owned by the Ojira Kisen Gobi withdrawn as a matter of course. Kaisha -According to a later report twenty- bodies have been recovered from the lankuku Man, which is a complete wrack.

PROCEDURE IN COURTS OF JUSTICE.

KNEELING TO BE ABOLISHED.

[By: courtesy of the "Sheng Po."]

he saw the coolie lift up one of the pigs, which was stowed in baskets, and throw it on to the what like a lack of four. This procedure way stopped by playing the mater under arrest.

AS

USUAL the patrons of Kowloon Hotel

turbed up in full force on Saturday evening to pariake of the special concert dinner which | had been prepared for. the occasion. Every seat in the dining room was occupied and special fables had to be laid for late-comers. The dinner was, it goes. without saying, an entire success and the dasis proceeded from the lotelte be Cricket Club replete and satis fed with themselves and the world at large, in fact in the proper: frame of mind to enjoy the concert. After the cacert, a special app per had been arranged by the enterprising. manager, Mr. C. Chaytor, and it also attracted a large number of those who wished to round off-the-evening's enjoyment firingly and well Messrs. Owen, Stone and Co., the proprietors, they have given to Kowloon Hotel. may be congratulated ou the cow lease of 11'8

"ALLEGED "FRAUDULENT

-PREPERINGHA

Bvis, of Meters. Wi kinoa and Grist) moved for the dismissal of the maisa-as against Chai

Mr. M. W. Stade (instructed b› Mr. C. E. H.

Peking, 16th August. The Ministry of Justice has issued, instructions to all the Provincial, authorities that, in future, neither the plaintiffs nor the defendants in any action will be required to kneel down upon, the hearing of their suits.

TELEGRAM CODES.

PROTECTING STATE SECRETS.

By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."||

Peking, 18th August

directed the Waiwupu and tho The Imperial Governmont, Is

Ministry of Warto alter their cipher codes without delay so na to avoid the risk of disclosure of State

secrets

CANTON DAY BY

VICEROY'S WRITER ARRESTED.

[From Our Own Correspondent,}

for one of the Chinese writers in his yamen,

Capton, ith Augusti Yesterday, morsing H. F. the Viceroy sent

surnamed Ngan, and at doce give orders to

̈tu per cent in aid of the fi röð vafsterol-

KALI PUI KING YUK.

for both have fong since been prepared and year, and good prices were obtainable. it is only a matter of finance that delays Inferior shot reeled yarn from Bombay commencement of a work which would caused complaint, and was the subject of

A QUESTION OF THE PURCHASE OF FLOUR, prove of lasting benefit, to the Colony and remonstrance by the Singapore Chamber of the people. With fegard to the proposed Commerce, who, however, have not pursued

mopping, the Chief Justice(Sir Francis Piggott) In the Bankruptcy juusdiction Cour, this improvement of the Chinese section of the the matter further than corresponding on

on the bench, a matter" arising our of ap actionTM city-a recent decret, issued by the Lisbon the subject with the sister Chamber in Macao, whose charms as a summer resort Government, authorised the expropriation. India. Prints were on the whole a losing announces that the total output of the Comas motion regarding alleged "fraudu THE Chinese Engineering & Miting Co. Ld. lative to a quantity of four, was beard. It which had been decided some time, ago, re- have gained for it the distinction of boing of Chinatown--the district comprised within business, though dyed cottons were a fair papy's three Mine for the week ending August test preference, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, described by English visitors as the Brighton the wharves on the one side and the Largo de market for the first seven months. Sarongs 1, 1935, amounted to 24.073.96 ton and sales.KC. (instructed by Mr, A. Halbanow, of have him arrested and placed in the custody of the Orient, has of late beep commanding Senado on the other, the scheme, as far as we were overdone, and prices cut, never resduring the same period to 16,116,10 tang. the attention of isbon and of the Portu can make out, was fint projected by the then ponding to home, advances as in the case of

Meisis, Deacon, Looker and Deacon) moved of the Namboi magistrate. The reason for the guese community in Hongkong Un account Director of Public Works, Lieut. Ch'onel grey yarn, Cotton blankets for Bangkok OWING to the fact that there has lately been prietor of the Kwong Vik W6. firm, of 14,007 that he is a memb.rofa cestais revolutionary That the transfer by Li Kiog Shek, the pro-writer's arrest is not known, but it is safmised of the constitutional questions which have Abren Nunes, who has been described consumption were disappointing, but Dutch frequent-friction between the Chinese militasy bags of flour le favour of one Chau. Wai Chi society. developed through the action of the hous as a most capable and efficient engineer. coloured goods of this description have been

students in Tokio and their superintendent, the was a fraudulent preference," so against the Government as opposed to the colonial He proposed to demolish the Chinese coming in lagely; woollen goods have been Mr. Wo Tsung-yu, A Secretary of that Minit. Kee was not a bona filz purchaser for value of inyer hay netified, that all officials thughput

President of the Ministry of War has appointed other creditors of the debtor. 2.-That Chai

FLOD HELI Y..FUNDS By order of the Viceroy the Provincial Trea party. While Portugal has her own troubles houses on either side of the Rua da overraded to to consider, the affairs of the Colony have. Felicidade and construct a wide thorough to flour, mention is made of the Hongkong of the disputes.

large extent. With regard try, to proceed to Japan to find out the cause the 14,000 bags of turf the Chuo Waithe province should contribute towards the been brought to the front by Mr. J.-F.fore tending to the San Francisco gardens mills in the following quotation: "Of the

Chi, and 3-That the Official Receiver and flood-relief funds at the following rates those Marques Pereira, the recently appointed and along to the Avenida. The idea was to imports of wheat flour, probably over 75 per.

toaso out of the bags of four which pencesde $go are to subscribe 20 per cent and those why Trustee is entitled to the proceeds of male of who ste receiving, a monthly salary of over deputy for Macae to the Lisbon Cham-do away with an insanitary ares and by cent were of Australiah angin, 12 per cent.

were paid inis Court to the credit of Original are in receipt of a monthly salary of under $59 ber, both from his official seat and widening the roads to obtain healthier can-American, 8 per cent. Indian and the

Jurisdiction Action No. 233 of 1995. through the medium of the press, notably ditions and add, thereby, to the amenities of balance, the product of the new Hongkong the Lutu, a Republican journal. With the city. A reclamation scheme was also mills. Western Australia entered the market the-arrival-of-the-new Governor, Lieut-Golincorporated with the plans, securing a broad during the year, and is favourably situated to Roçadas, several problems of economic and splanade running from the gardens to the compete." It will be seen that five per cent. of political importance, presenting much diffi. inner harbour. According to Lration journals, the total quantity of flour landed at Singapore culty and requiring keen consideration, will Senhor Rocadas had a conference with the came from Hongkon, which was not at all be brought into immediate prominence, and Minister for the Colonies on this important a bad start, considering the short period it is certain that His Excellency will not question previous to hirdeparture from Lisbon, during which the mills were working. An oil fod his new appointment a bed of roses, and seeing that the finances of Macao would ring" was in operation for the greater part however desirous he may be of conciliating permit of it, there is no reason why the of 1907, comprising the representatives of the people of Macao and observing the scheme to part, if not in its entirely, should the companies controlling this industry, who wishes of the home Government. One of not be one of the Inaugural features of his have divided the market between them, the larger questions that are surrounded with administration. The new Governor will also presumably on the basis of part sales." The difficulties is that in connection with the have to tackle the taxation of the Colony, only visible effect is an increase in market delimitation of the waters of Macao and which has proved an ever-increasing oppres- prices approximately 30 per cent, since the Chios, a subject which was engaging the sion on the people, both Portuguese and beginning of the year, thus partly discount. attention of the new. Governor's pre- Chinese, for years, and has greatly militated ing the advantages of the Straits through decessor at the time of his resignation. against the commercial prosperity and trade proximity to the Sumatra oil fields. Scatch It is unnecessary to enter into the circum-interests, of the Colony. The latest in- beers are reported 19. be coming into favour stances which gave rise to discussion over

crease las, tended to drive away the in Singapore while German beers fell off this point, the main facts being of too recent great majority of the Chiness trading somewhat in, their popularity The unles occurrence to have been forgotten. At the population, and if His Excellency in de of spirits are believed to have fallen off, moment, the matter is in abeyance, but tesirous of retaining what is left of the but gin sold well, duo, no doubt, to the cently the Portuguese Minister at Tokyo trade of Micro he will be well advised to penchant of people in the Straits for a preceded on a special mlion to Peking modify the excessive taxes, to reduce the midday "pahit. With regard to what in order to enter into negotiations with the charges on Industrial enterprise, to may be condered the principal expert of Chinese Government as to therights of parties curtail the proposed treble increase in Crown Singapore, sin, the Regitrar states ibat on the Capton delta, but so far no settlement rant so,as to give Macao a renewed lease of the exports of refined tin were 56,518 tons, has bean, amired at although it is possible" | "life.

1 decrease of 1 573 compared with z906", or

RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 16th Angual, tý08';—. ·

Library, Museum. Non-Chinese. 4.8

136 Choose...... 254 2,095

Talal ...... 671

2,332

THE Rev. I. Genat begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations received for the Blindhome to its present distress:

Kee on the ground that the Court had no

purchaser from Chan Wai Chee, and unless the jurisdiction. He stated that Chai Kee was the purchase bad been set aside it was good and

valid.

Counsel proceeded to ligue on the maller, and the case was adjourned;:

HONGKONG'S INDUSTRIES,

HIS EXCELLENCY- THE GOVERNOR'S SUGGESTIONS,

Owing to pressure on our space, we are na-

Pui King Fak, formerly Namhel Magistrate, who hid been found guilty of several charges

banished, is now reported to have been reloas of me prictices by Viceroy Shum during his administration here, and, was subsequently. fed through the recommendatles of H.E. Chang Jen-chuo. Some of the native papers hers are criticising the action of the Viceroy in recommending Puï's release."

THE TUNNAN REVOLUTION.

INTERESTING DETAILS,

Toklo, August 11. Telal sur already acknowledged $367

Hoang Hing, a prominent Chinese revolu Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Stokes... 25

able to publish to-day an extremely interesting tionary leader, on his arrival bera v A Singapore Fanier donations for the home for blind | account—which we have received through the | and Hengkong has bron interviewed and said childres sent to the Rev. I Gusabr, 27, Bonham coustery of Mr. E. A. M. Williams, sacietary, that the uprising in Yunnan was only intended Road, will be duly acknowledged,

Chamber of Commerce-on the subject of His to divar attention from a contemplated out. Tus command of the sloop Gedinus on recom- possibility of developing the Singapore market ever, was s

Excellency the Governor's suggestion as to the break is Kwangtong and Kwangel, which how

not realised mississing, has been given to commander for lard as well as the Philippines and whether estributes the fallure of the revolutionaries H. L. P. Heard. The new skipper of the it would be possible to establish in Hongkong in Younas to scarcity of provisions, owing to Cadmus began his naval carent in 1883 as cadet, atanalog industry for bogalios. The secretary, the French probibition against was promoted sub-lieutenant in 1889, Heutenant Mr. Williams, states that from inquiries he has being supplied via Annam i to lack in 1891, and commander in 1903. He has been made as opportunity for the developmost of tion, and to the erroneous surgery of the

bips, and recently attached to the special reduced. As regards the tanging lndeury. a guodery officer on revital cruisers and battle the fard indairy exists, provided prices are revolutionary commander, aurvice Fanuel Vivid Devonpan, for drafting there are difficulties in the way militating duties. He served previously on the China against the scitme. The bill correspondence

will appear in to-morrow's is900,

Houng Hsing prefers north Chipans fatore soat of revolutionary movement : 10% China, which, he says, is too far from the Cest

verament-