Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH",
SERVICE.
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.
PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION
By courtesy of the Sheung Po"
"Poking, 21st August.
II. E. Tai Hung-tzo, a Cantoneso, president of the Ministry of Justice, is resolved to resign.
He has recommended Vice-pre- sident Shum Ka-pum as his successor. CHINESE LABOURERS.
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IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES..
[By courtesy of the "Shèung Par"]
Peking, 21st August. The Waiwapa has telegraplied instructions to the Chinese Ministers accredited to various Foreign coun- tries to ascertain whether Chinese labourers in those countries have been subjected to any ill-treatment.
The Ministers are directed to arrange with the Foreign Govern- ments within ·
whose territories Chinese labourers reside that they be adequately looked after.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST
THE ILL-FATED" PINO KING. WARNING TO HOUSEHOLDERS
RECOVERY OF ENGIKURA FOTHERINGHAM,
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HONGKONG WATER POLU OS SHIELD COMPETITION:
?TH; ROUND,
1908.
Today Advertisements.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION, THE DIVIDEND declared for the Hall of TWO POUNDS STERLING per Share, s THE
Year ending 30th June, 1908, at the rate Club's enclosure, and in spite of the raip, # payable on and after MONDAY, the 14th good number of sporting enthusiasts fürned day of August current, at the Odices of the up, more particularly to witness the match Corporation, WHERE SHAREHOLDERS ARE
between the Royal Engineers and the Byth REQUESTED TO APPLY FOR WARRANTS. Coy, Royal Garrison Artillery. The former By Order of the Court of Director, were very much fancied and odds were given
JR. M. SMITH,'' that they would win with a margin of at least
Chief Manager.. Hongkong, 21ed August, 1908. couple of goals to their credit, but their back- ers were disappointed and never expacted the
TO LET. Artillerymen to put up the splendid fight that they did."
A THIEF WHO IS WANTED
The Bumerous friends of Mr. D. Fothering We are informed that a man, or he may be, him, both here ic Hongkong and so Australia, | a boy, in going around the city swindling every- Yesterday, afternoon the last two matches' where he is very generally known among theship. body be can sto. His modus operandi is a in the Hongkong Water Polo Shield Competi- ping communities, will be glad to know that heather clavet ind ingenious idea. Hosuggests don took place at the Victoria Recreation is sufficiently recovered from the severe injuries that 'your best friend" wants some of your recalved after the foundering of the ill-fated furniture and no lady, or servant, would refuso 14. Ping King to be discharged from hospital the plausible or 'civil-tongued gentleman. A to-day where he had been under treatments mitter of fact he has been proved to be for the past twenty-four days. Mr. Folber a notorious chief-one of the "gold brick ingkam has not yet recovered perfect freedom |order”—and when he is caught it is to be of his " propallots as he described bla injured hoped solitude will be his end,
s. Marks of the severe bruises, caused by the other day he called at the house of violen: deshing, against jigged racks, are left Sanitary Inspector Ward, at West Point, and, from the ackle right up to the knee. He hopes, representing himself as a seryant of " Father | however, to re-gala his former rail within McMannd, told him that the priest wanted 'a fortnight's time. Much sympathy will be | two chairs. The unsuspicious inspector gavO delt with Mr. Fotheringham in the fact that he him all he wanted, which the scoundrel careful has had himself to meet the hospital bills for | ¡y pawned. Not content with this haul he the time he had beeb under sreatment, hit "| went to the bóuse of Mrs. Leung, la Bonham | man and netted. The Engineers, however, claim on the owners of the ill-fated vestel | Road, and repeated his story. Hasaid that he nát báving been successfully entertained. The was sent by Mr. Morrius, the schoolmaster, to recovery of Mr Fotheringham's loen in wash ask for the load of four chairs. He got them with a, untivo džabit has also failed, as that and they were- immediately taken to the gentleman is unable to trace the washerman's pawnshop. pact of business owing to the fose of his receipts on heart the Ying King. The chief eng'orer
saved nothing beyond the only serge coat he was wearing whas the steamer went to the bottom of the sea qp that fateful night.
Mr Fotheringham is at persent in Australia' where the good news of her husband's recovery has bien telegraphed to her.
D" KOCH IN KOBE,
RECEPTION AT TOR HOTEL.
Dr and Mrs Kock, accompanied, by De K tasato and other gent'emen, arrived in Kobe soon after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, reports the Japan Chronicle of 13th just. Over 400 dactars, all members of the Hyogo Prefectural Doctors' Society, and a few local government officials, including Governor Hattori and Mayor Mlaskami, welcomed the distinguished visitors on the platform which was decorated with burting for the occasion. Mr. Misakami, the Mayor of Kebe, representing the Municipality, presented Mrs. Koch with a basket of artificial
LONDON, Zoth August, Austria bas sent a favourable reply to the Russian communication regarding the Anglo- Russian reform scheme, and adds that Aus-was, tria
can only rejoice if the new regime secures all Turkish subjects equal rights.
Egypt.
A Young Egyptian movement has arisen in Egypt where several, Arabjć news papers are urging the Sultan to advise the Khediveto grant a constitution
Holland and Venezuela.. Queen Wilhemina is averse to war, and hopes that everything will be done to settle the dispute with Venctuels pacifically,
Nevertheless, the Dutch naval yards are ́"working day and night,
· The American Fleet, The American battleship fleet, which has
Dr. and Mrs, Koch, with Dr Kitasato and Governor Hattori, drove to the Tor Hotel, whero a reception was held in their honour, by the Kabe Society of Physicians.....
Three carriages and a large number of riki- that formed a procession to the hotel, where the guests, to the number of fifty-six, sat down{ to laoch shortly before 3 o'clock.. Governor Hattori presided at the tiffio, and amoagal those at the crosstable were Mr. Minakami, Mayor of Kobe, the President of the Kobe City Astemhty, Prof. Nagano, Dr. Kitarato, and the the well-known Kobe physicians present were Superintendent of the Kobe Police. Amonk
Drs, Sauo and Yamamoto. The latter, in making an address of welcome in German, Praliba The work plDr. Koch and also alluded the signal benefits which the Japanese medical world had reaped from his teachings, making special allusion to Dr. Kitasato, who He could affirm that the distinguished visitors had made many new friends in Japan, and he, expressed his wishes, that the remainder of their sejouro in Japan would be enjoyable.
Governor Hattori, in addressing the gather in, spoke in bigh terms of Prof. Koch There are many men in the world, he said,
Householders, unless they are atuous, will keep their eyes open for such deprodations.
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Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld.", Hongkong, 21st August, 1908,' THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898,
The 87th Coy. started well by pressing down on their opponents at the commencement and before long, Gunner Ward got away from bis
equalised in less than a minute after, when Sapper Gibiod shot beautifully. At half time the score stood 1. goal all, and lo the second spell the Hogineers made several attempis to net, but the backs of the 87th Coy, were always | alert as was also their crack goal-kosper, who:
saved some very difficult shots. Both teams NOT!
TOTICE is hereby given that TAN QUERAY GORDON AND COM played excellently throughout this fast game,PANY, LIMITED, of 136, Goswell Road, fools being few, and the passing op a whole | London, England, Distillers, have, on the 17th very good.
The 88th Coy, Royal Garrison Artillery, we' understand, bave forfeited their game against the 83rd Coy, and the League Table now. stands as follows
ARRIVAL OF FINE ANIMALS,
The rasuk at the call of time was 1 goal, all, The second match between the` T'amar The N. Y. K. Tamba Maru, which arrived in and the Corinthian Yacht Club was alsó- i port yesterday (tath inst.), brought a consign. pretty good one, although the latter scored 7 ment of cattle for Japar, consisting of six balls goals to their opponents' nil. The naval men and 27 cows, ofibe latter of which aine hava lost some good opportunities to score when calves. These animals come from the estate of almost right up in front of their opponents' gual, Mr. Andrew Mitchell of Barcheskie, Kirkcudbut even then they could not have equalised brightshire, who is perhaps one of the largest with thoir rivals, who in the first half had al- exporters of castle in the United Kingdom and ready scored 4 times. has already sent many valuable suimals so this country. The present consignment, eleven of which are for Kobe, are all prize and pedigree stock, many of them having takes prizes im me diately before they left home. They are of the famous Ayrshire breed, and are for breeding purposes, the stock raisers in this country be ing determined to raise a breed which will be in no way inferior to European or American castle. The Tamba Maru bas also on board four Fort Evan's cows of the South Devon breed and four pedigree St. Bernard dogs, with eight prize fowls, consigned to various breedera in this country. One cow unfortunately died on the voyage, but the remainder have arrived to splendid condition, having received every care and attention on board. – Kolt Herald,
SIAM'S TORPRDO PLOTILLA..
ARRIVAL IN BANGKOK
The thinly knot torpedo bat destroyer and saki Dockyard Co., Kobe, Japas, to the order three torpedo boats, constructed by the Kawa
of the Sindeis Goverment, crossed the Bar
expected on Sunday night and came up river yesterday morning, repans the Siam Observer of rith inst. The stills passed Pak- nam at 7.30 and came up the Menam very slowly passing. Bangkolem Point, at about
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.
day of September, 1907, applied for the Re gistration in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marks, of the following label as a Trade Mark:-
The device or the combination of devices
contained in an oblong label within which label is the device of a boar's head surmounted in a circle around which are three sprigs of slon. Across the label cutting through the lower section of the circle is a band;
in the name of TANQUERAY CORDON AND COMPANY, LIMITED; who claim to be the sole proprietors thereof.
The Trade Mark has been used by the A Facsimile of the Trade, Mark can be seen applicants intexpect of GIN is Class 43. at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of
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Dated the arst day of August, 1908.
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* points for a win.. 1 point for a draw. The final in the Hongkong Water Polo Shield Competition between the Victoria Recreation Club and the Corinthian Yacht Club will in all probability take place in about a week's time, when additional interest is sure to be mani- fested in this game, after the splendid match played a fortnighi ako.
„FRANCE AND "China.
THE YUNNAN FRONTIER DISPUTER.
Negotiations about the settlement of the re cent Franco-Chinose dispute on the Tongkings Yunnan frontier are procending fairly smoothly Between the French Legation and the Wal-
WILKINSON & GRIST, on behalf of
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Can and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS,)
"HE
arrived at Sydney,, has had a magnificent had been a pupil of Dr. Koch's in Germany 9.30 am. They naturally-attracted ‘a'coo wupu; aggas M. Babut does not seem to press Steamship,
reception.
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TYPHOON WARNING.
The American Consulate General received the following telegram from the Manila Obser- vatory at 12.23'p m, to-day :-
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Cyclant or typhoon South of Naha moving
*N.N.E.
GODOWN BURGLED.",
STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED.
At an early hour this morning burglary was committed in a godown at Fo, C_noaught Road Central. A cumber of men forced open the door, and, obtaining admittance into the store. room, removed a great part of the parcels of stuff. They were successful in removing eight baskets of sugar, valued at $250. In the mean lime the coolies, who were supposed to have
siderable amount of attention at they steamed along to single file against a fairly trong sbb lids. Somehow or other their are and sawmille poured out their crowds of rival tenned to be generally kapwa and rice labourers to see them go by, while cameras and binoculars were everywhere in evidence. deadly and warlike, despite the fact that either
China to give way to all his demands and the Chinese Government is willing to give such satisfaction to France will not impair, China's
here that the question will be amicably settled prestige, it is believed in Chinese official circles before long, the Poking correspondent of the
"DELHI," Captain D. Andrews, R.N.K., carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this
Cargo for the above. Parts in connection with for BOMBAY, &c, on SATURDAY, the 5th September, at Noon, taking Passengers and the Company's B.B. Mengolta, 10,000 100, from. resol is secured before departure from Hang
who have made their name an account of their First came the four-funnelled destroyer, looking N-G. D. Ngon writes on 9th inst. The, Wei- Į Colombo, Passengers accommodation in which
discoveries in science and medicine, but there
worn few who had such a worldwide reputation
wupu has made some counter-proposals, or ia the French Government about the dempads, i
as Professor. Koch, whose pana was familiar her guna nor torpedo tubes had keep-shipped, | preservation of peace ind the prevention of as was also the case with the three smaller craft Chinese robels from entering into Chinese ter which followed in their proper numerical orderritory either in Yunnan or Kwangsi in future All the vasels are painted "fighting grey with from the Tongking frontier. The insurgents yallow funnels, the torpedo boats, having their who recently raised the so-called reballions i
aven te bays of the Japanese Middle Schools, Alexander the Great said :: I had rather excel athers in they knowledge of what is excellent,
Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, and Tea for London (ander arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into the Mai steamer proceeding direct to Masailles and Landon, erber Cargo for Loudon, &c. will
he conveyed from Bomber by the RM.S
than in the extent of my power and dominion" numbers, 1, and 3; shown by the white rings Yunnan and Kwangsi had all entered Hokan Feypt due in London on 17th October, 1908.
roned their smokestacks. Upon arrival at the Rong Law the destroyer made fast to the buoy immediately above the Royal Yacht, Make Chakkri and the others to buoys in midstream just above it, No. 3 bejog highest upriver,
and Cleptonkuan from French territory with or without the knowledge of the French frontier construction of a railwayfrom Taiyuan to Helen authorities. M. Babst has announced that the
(Capitals of Shansi and Shansi), was only suggestion and nor included in bla defbands for the outrage. It is staled that Total Kad Erb-chice, Chinese Frontier Commissioner,
been looking after the place, were enjoying Japanese thus symbolised would always be ception of some of the engineers, who have a has reported to the Waiwupp that the French
Such a man was Professor Koch. fe conclusios the Governor said that he hoped the influence of Science would go on increasing for ever.
Dr. Koch, in replying, said that although he was not a diplomatist or well versed in political affrir, yet it gave him great pleasure to sen the Japanese and German flagi’interwoven ar they were theo in the Torotel, and he hoped thit de good-will between the Germans sud themselves othraiss. When they returned cordial. In his life he had often received mark they found the door open and noticing that ed attention from distinguished members of some bags were missing from the stack, they the medical world, but never before had he rushed in the street ta'y to find a number of heen weromed by the people of all classes coolies taking away a number of bags of sugar and professions as he had been in Japan. He on a cart, which was later learnt to have been
was very grateful for the welcome accorded him by the citizens of Kobe is that palatial holel, sad the warm hospitality he had received at the hands of the Japanese people every where would be remembered by him as long as ho lived.
stolen also. They gave the alarm tea soon unfortunately, for the robbers had time to bolt.
THE MARVED CLUB"
The wives of ten officers of the American battleship feet, including the Captains of the New Jerasy, Georgia and Nebraska, together with two daughters of Captain Sutherland of the Anw Jerany, arrived at Yokohama Augul 9 to await the arrival of their husbands: From Yokohama they will proceed to Manila by the P. M. S. Korea which is dus to sail on October 24, the date of the departure from Yokohama of the Flest. The party is known as "The Married Club," and it is the club's intention to visit the various porta at which the Fleet touches.
Sabsequently Professor and Mrs. Koch and all present were photographed in the grounds of the hotel. The scientist and his wife then rode in the hatoba in rikisha accompanied by Katy Japanese gentlemen. The Momʻji maru was awaiting the party, and as they left the hitoba daylight fireworks were let off which fell in the form of German and japanese flags The Momiji-dru, the large steam-yatht owned by the Mikado Hotel, conveyed Pro fessor and Mrs Kach to Maiko, where they were to spend the night, staning in her to-day for a cruise down the foland Sea,
All the ships were flying the Siamese and manned with Japanese crows who will, we understand, reture at once to Japan in the *scorting Kareship Aptohiro Maru, with the ex special knowledge of the technicalities of the Lieutenant Weigand was killed by insurgents engine and who will remain until these are territory pursued by the Imperial troops. The mastered by the present engineering staff of the latter did opt fire on them, as they noticed that
Siamese Navy,
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Immediately after arrival the officers of ibs flotilla were too busy in enter into detailed explanation of the details of the craft, but they stated that pathing particular was to be chronicled as to the voyage. The ships had all behaved well, and the weather on more than DoD occasion had bron sufficiently bad to thoroughly test their stability and sea-going qualities.
who, after their rout, bed crossed into French
Parcels will be recalved at this Orice until 4 P., the day before sailing. The Contente and Value of all Packages are required.
For further Particulars, apply to
F. J ABBOTT
"Acting Superintendagt Hongkong, azad. August, 1908,
CHINUSK, IN SEATTLE,
PROPOSED VICE CONSULATE The Chinese merchants in Scattle are agi- lating again to have a Chinese vice-consulate the insurgents were cut off by a body of Tongaished in this city, "ays the Foil In kincse suities under the command of Frents telligencers. They made application to this end
officers.
HIRE FOOCHOW DOCKYARD.
RE-ORGANIZATION SCHEME.
The principal members of the Central Go verampot have lately been in consultation concerning the reorganization of the Foochow Dockyard The N. C. D. New learns that they have arrived at the following decision
(a) To appoint a high official as Director General of the Dockyard.
The torpedo boat destroyni han iwo torpedo tubes and casica an armament of six-poudders quick-firing guns, the smaller craft have one tabe and smaller quick-firing guns on their destroyer, of course, carries a searchlight as conning 10wers and after batch-covers. The well. Considering their long voyage they ill (b) To send a deputation to make personal locked remarkably spick and span, and bore investigations about dockyards in foreign coun- tokens an all hands of typical Japanese neat-tries, in order to introduce improvements into
eas and love of order.
the plint row in existence.
The mis-of-war anchoragu just at preicht Inoka: quita warliks as well as pictures que lo addition to the long line of DAVA launches, etc., along the east bank and the string of larger craft along in front of the Rose Law itself, the anchorage its mid-stream in foll
Nos. 5 and 1, the nsw destroyar, the Boyal The cruiser Maku Rejakumor, Torpedo-hosts nicht Wala Chakiri, the gunboats Sugrit,
COUNT JEZIERIKY, Manager of the Tientsio THE Eastern Timer reports” that besides in Branch of the Russo Chinese Bank, left that timating in Peking that it expects that the amount of the Boxer Indemnity remitted 10 Times, to take up his new sppointment as port on August 12, says the Print Tin Chier will be used for educational purposer, manager in Shanghai wire M. Drosemeier, who of Slanciamen-of-war. These are as follows: the United States Government has advised the is understood to have severed his connection. Chinese Government to send one hundred with the Bank, students annually to Amarica to study, Dagang forther reported that the Chiscan Government An Impesial rescript has been issued permit- Bali and another, the craiser Suriya Moxidon bat accepted the proposal and that ibe Ministry ng K. E. Li Cbla-chi,” the retining Chinese and two or three smaller gunboats, all fooking of Education in about to is lourections to Minister at Tokio, to wear the decoration of very site and apick and pan. The new
ceroys and Governor of provincos asking the First Class Oziler of the Sacred Tenisom, Parrivalt, of course, href
send a zumber of studaste to Peking - bestowed upon his Excellency by the Emperor, craft of the whole lot, but there
keda *The antcessful candidatet of Japan on the 21th instant, when the former "good duil of powai- 14 America to
presented kils letters of recall.
of most of 180
(c) To obtain a new site (in addition to the present one), for the construction of new buildings,
According to a Chinese paper at Shanghai, Prince Kung, one of the Imperial Commji the Viceroy at Nacking to request the foreign sinners of Opium Prohibition has instructed authorities in Shanghai, to fasar certificatas to those people in the Settlement who have the opium-smoking habit and to order, that those persons who fail to apply for such certificates shall not be allowed to smoke opium. There chi noi nó làm thần 1 foo h the mug. "who hava broken, or any breaking, thaltoplam :
Har proct
meet looking
once before, but it was denied by the legation at Washington, to which the settlement of ech question is referred by the home government, The necessity of a vice consulate at this place has become scute. The trade of Seattle with China'id, expanding largely. Indeed, Seattle promises to have the major portion of that trade which is done Through Pacific coast ports with- in a very few yours. Not only is there's heavy export trade to China through this port, but the Chinese merchants bera are becoming beavy importers as well. Indeed, the trade with Chins in second in Importance only to that with Japan of our trans-oceanic commerce, European countries, with which our irade.
relations are slight, have consuls and vice con suls here, China, with which our trade is always very large, and, is rapidly growing larger, haa none, Farther than this, most of the European of the United States, and are noʻlonger ander born denizens have become naturalized citizens the protection of their home governments." All of the Chiness here are aliens, and will remain
soy as our laws forbld their anturalization.
These considerations should influence the vice consulate are. Prob the ident Chinuse minister to recommend the creation of arrangement could be effected if the resident Chinese should agree among themspiren on the man to take the place, lo case vice con
1 is to be appointed. It is possibis that fear of friction over Sthin matter
to recommend the crur
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