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Telegrams.

•HONGKONG TELEGRAFH "

SERVICE

CHINA'S SORROW.

FLOOD IN CHIHLI

{By courtesy of the "Shaung Po.")

Poking, 1st October.

There has beea continuous rain in, Po Tai district Chilli province, for about ten days

The river rose in consequence more than one cheung.

The embankments burst and over two hundred villages are under water, At present the number of lives lost and honses destroyed cannot be ascertained.

RUSSIANS IN HARBIN“

ROWDYOLDIERS.

By courtesy of the "Sheung Pu"].'"

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER

TYPHOON IN THE PHILIPPINES. to the ship's upper works. We beld our own

Captain Torroth of the lighthoore tender Corre, ider reports that The Tarlac is a total lots. fuspecter Fels of the lightbowan division has somewhat better news however and reports as follows

THE USEPLERIJ

1908.

Today's Advertisements.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,

HITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY.

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company on FRIDAY, the 23rd inst., at Noon, bu will be CLOSED from the gth to the 23rd fastert, 1958, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO,”ITE, *** General Agents. Hongkong, sød October, roo8;

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however, till plas o'clock that morning when we DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.

bagen to ground on the coral reefs, learing MANILA: VIBIT MUST BE POSTPONED, Supplementing the details published in our

our bottom and turning over to sta board with special Manila talsgrams last week, the follow

Ilst of 16 degrees. By mid-day. the'can. The Manila Times of 26th ult. says:---Bitter- ing reports of the typhoon in the Philippines Sine-room was full of water, No lives werely disappointing as it all in there remains from our enterprising contemporary, the Collas lost. As ship contains only fermenting rice, nothing but to postpone the formal reception nem Americ in, of the 27th ultimo, will be readlife abbard is very difficult and we are in need to the officer and men of Rear Admiral Sperry's. with interest ila

of urgent relief,

feet Acting within his authority and his From infirmation received from the pro

duty Secretary Metcalf has issued an order vinces over which the recent typhoon paired

directing Sperry to refrain from landing it appears that no little damage was done

either officers or men if conditions in Manila throughout its path, Telegraphic reports from

to cholera be dangerous. It would be Catbalogan, Samar, where the storm first struck, say that a terrific typhoon passed over Samar

possible to land both officers and men here "Turide ashore off a small island, west of wilboat danger, providing proper care were this morning blowleg destructively for six Andin island, Borougan bay, in eight feet of exercised, but that Sperry, acting on the side hours. The town saffared considerable loss water. The damage in her bottom is unknown. of prodence, would decide that it would be in property." The Government boildings were No lives on mail were lost in the vessel can'dangerous" for his men if there were only a documents were saved. No lives were lost and also severely damaged but all important official be nave." ****

few cases of cholers in the city. There are The Turkic in a ship of 957 tons burthen, chances in the matter in which we of Manila only a few persons slightly injured."

built in 1895 at Cadiz.by and for the Com-, hero just as great an interest as Secretary From Masbate comer the report that puis General de Tabacos de Filipinas for Metcalf and Rear Admiral Sperry-it would be above Club will be held-Til the storm passed over thailand, blowing its inter-island trade. She is a steel ship more than unfortunate if a single case com- from two in the afternoon tili aion in the even formerly known as the faldoro Pone, 2:9 feet manicated itself to the battleships-and the ing. The town of Mashite was completely tog 3 in breadth and draws 18 feet of water.sifer thing will be the best. destroyed. The municipal building, the pro She is valued at F180,000 and was insuch good vincial and municipal schools, the church of condition that thi was underwritten for the the parish and over one hundred and six bousesame amount, "She is the first ship to be lost "ware wiped off the map and 300 families were by the company in its 37 years of trading in left homeless. The losses are estimated at over the Philippines, P100,000. No personal injuries are reported.. No newa has been received as to the municipa lities of the island so far.

The lieutenant governor of Romblon reports on the storm as follows:-" Last night, between pinnand twelve o'clock a heavy typhoon occurr. ed, barometer reading "Destructive typhoon." Pueblo almost destroyed. All houses without exception have suffered damage. In govern meni building offices full of water; coal abed completely unroofed; all other departments and offices welted. So far I have no news of personal, accidents, Material losses still in- fron molesting the inhabitants incalculable; but I expect them to be large. that city.

Peking, 1st October. The Waiwupu has requested the, Russian Minister in Peking to prevent Russian soldiers in Harbin

A Peking dispatch 'states that the firm staad made by Grand Councillor Yuna Shib-k'ai on the question of making Harbin an international port of trade has had the effect of greatly wankening the opposition of the Russian Midis Ter in Peking, whose Government' desires to 'make the place a closed port, apparently open to Russiaos only,~-~N, G, D, News

CIGARETTES.

NOT TOLERATED IN COURT.

[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po"]

Peking, 1st October.

Coconut plantations suffered considerable losies

In passing, Albay the storm cast the small steamer Brit- ashore opposite Eegasp. It also completely destroyed the wharves of the port with the exception of two. Serious dam- age is believed to have been done in Tabaco also but up to the present n's ward has been received of it.

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The convenient arrangement for postpone ment is of one month but is there any real around for the doubt that we cannot cleanse our city in one month? The probabilities are that we can we surely can if we redouble the It appears from all accounts that the ship eforts that we are now making. The was struck by an 'Immacie wave eight metres attack is evidently a light one, for the, death high which made her almost tura turtle and rate has been quite low and there are many filled her sagina romu, swamping the fast ex-indications that it is steadily receding. tingu'abing free. She was, riding heavily in The people of Manila accept this situation the neighbourhood of the coral reefs which with oo grace became there is deep-rooted con- threaten vessels in those waters and the im-viction that it was criminal folly to stod idly mense wave appears to have caught her and by while the disease slowly worked its way thrown her out of the deep water into the down from the north. It has also been disco- shallow in a single bound. It is believed that vered that the health department was quite she struck the bottom but once and probably without equipment for fighting the disease received but small daʼonge,

when the tardy call to arms wat sounded; The San Lazaro hospital, instead of be. ing improved by the lessons of expe rience, seems to have been permitted to go backward. There is in all this a grava, res. „ponsibility and when the time and the occasion investigalior. We want to see the responsible come we ask that there be a most searching

much is the ples of the shortage of money but out and driven from the service. There is ones who have failed searched out add singled

we are advised that last year this very depart

of money. ment turned back to the treasury à large sum

MISSING CAMHRA ACTION...

PHOTOGRAPHER NELS L'ABLE.

The very interesting action brought by Mr. W. L Wearer, an architect and surveyor, of 8 Hing and Company, photographers, of Queen's Des Voeux Road Central, against Messrs. Log

Road Central, to recover a camera, or its value The brigantiae Frank, which was off Marof the defendant firm, and which had bead -Sp-which had been deposited in the hands bate when the storm struck, his been totally misplaced, was concluded in the Suprema destroyed and three of her crew are said to hive perished. The Villa de Soncido, a sailinglivered by Mr. Justice Gamperiz.

Court, this morning, when judgment was do ship belonging to Lizarraga Hermanos, also went nshore after toifig three of her anchor, Her crew were saved. It is believed the ship will be saved alto,

The Sagrails Fomilis went-ashore at Marin- duque-She-was-laden with fumber. Her Persons holding offices in the Im-crew were saved but the vessel is a total wreck. perial Court are prohibited from

The Pathfinder' tender west ashore at Taclobão, her crew baing saved. smoking cigarett A.

[Renter's]

Morocco.

LONDON, 30th September, France and Spain are drafting a"fresh Note to Mulai Hafid in which the guarantees demanded of him are modified in accordance

with the examination of the first Note by the Powers.

Turkey.

Latest advices from Masbate, show that the municipalities of Meba and Milagros of that island have suffered severely. In Mobo four public buildings were destroyed and but few private houses remained intact.

"In Milagrós all the public buildings and 120 private houses were destroyed and almost all the other buildings in the town were severely damaged. Ruudreds of persons" have been

a result of the storm'al

rendered homeless as

though no one was injured.

The other musicipalities of the island have probably suffered equally. No reports have been received from them yet,

Wainer Harses and company have received Advices from home report that a semi-word that the storm created havoc among the oficial meeting between M. Iswolsky and coconut and hemp plantations of Samer and * Signor Tiltoni àt Descio showiˇthat there is Leyte. 'complete identity of views in Russo-Italian official, circies regarding the new situation introyed and the archives of the bureau of health were badly damaged. In the town several Turkey.

persons were killed and injured, reports having been received of two killed, two drowned and three injured...

-Bir-Robert Hart.

Later.

It is stated that the report of Sir Robert Hart's recall to Chins is unfounded,

"

De Beers Re-opened. The re-opening of the De Beers, diamond mines is announced.

Bulgaria

France has joined in the protest of the other Powers at Bulgaria's retention of the Oriental Railway."

THE CO11ON YARN MARKET.

biga, Magtuon and Wright have been totally The constabulary cuartels of Catubig, Cal destroyed and the cuartel in Catbalogan much injured. In the island of Cagduyong, off Cat bilagan, five people were drowned.

His Lordship stated that he had come to the conclusion that the camera had been handed to the defendants to be attended to. He was of opinion that the defendants bad handed over the camera, by mittske, to somebody, and that by to doing he found that they were liable.make a complete investigation. The plaintiff claimed Soo, but his Lordship entered judgment for the plaintiff for half the Tamount, with costs”

it was very expensive economy, as this very painful experience has shown, because a part equipment that were needed the moment the of it would have provided the simpler kinds of slightest strain was put on San Lazaro and the department,

This question goes to the very efficiency of this government and in justice to itself it must

Mr.), H.- Gardiner, of Messrs.-Button and Hett, was' for the plaintiff. The defendants were represented by Mr. G. E. Morrell, of Messrs. Goldring, Harlow and Motroll...

JAPANESE TELEGRAMS FROM KORKA.

The following letter from Mr. H, Cockburn, British Consul-General at Seoul, to Mr. E. Betball, published in The Japan Chronicle is of special interest:

FIRE IN KOBE.

HONGKONG-JOCKRY, CLUB,

NOTICE.

MORROW, the 3rd October, at 12.30. P.M, al the Office of the foCKEY CLUB on the Ground floor of the Hongkong. Club Annexe, Cbater Road....

By Order,

"HE" HALF-YEARLY "MEETING. of

T. F. HOUGH.

Cleric of the Courte, - - (86)-

· Honvkong; 2nd October, 1908"?

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOGHOW. THE Company's Steamship

"HAICHING,"

Captain Passmore, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 3rd instadi, at 4 o'clock P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co

General Managers. Hongkong, and October, 1908.

·DOUGĻĀS STEAMSHIP. COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOODHOW.

"HAIMUN,"

Intimations.

YOU MAY ·BUY-

FROM US A

VICTOR

per week.

CALL AND HEAR

OUR

LATEST

RECORDS,

Captain Evans, will be despatched for the IMPROVED THE Company's Steamship

above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 6th instant; at 12 o'clock Nenn.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Manageka.. Hongkong, and October, 1908. (887

PUBLIC AUCTION.

*HE Dödersigned have received instructions

to sell by.. PUBLIC-AUCTION,

.FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

MONDAY,

the 5th October, 1908, at 2.30 PM, at No. 178, Queen's Road Central, SUNDRY

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Comprising —

TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARDS' with BE- VELLED GLASS, IRON BEDSTEADS, GLASS, CROCKERY and E.P. WARE, OVERMANTELS, a quantity of BRASS _WARE," PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,

&c1, Catalogues may be bad on application..

· TERMS !---ÅS mual.

&c.

HUGHES & HOUGH," Auctioneers.

Hongkong, and October, 1908:

PUBLIC AUCTION..

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EUROPEAN CODO EN DAMAGED.

Aabout 2,30 yesterday morning, repints the- Jugan Chronicls of roth ult, residents on the Hill were awakened by the clanging of fire- I ells and the 'usual abouts of excited tikisha- mea and night watchmen, who seem to make it a poist of creating a dió as soon as the bells commence ringing, From the Hill, however, nothing could be seen of the fire, which was a very small one that had broken out in the two- storied godowa of Meries: Cördes & Co., clors to the Oriental Hotel. The fire brigade turned out promptly, but for some time owing to the massive irop doors and windows were unable to gain admittance to the godown

few minutes delay the key was obtained and being securely locked and barred. After THE Undersigned have received instructions the doors opened, whereupon dense cloudi of smoke, which had been pens up within the brick wall", "belched through the opening, and for a law moments it was impossible to sen

had cleared, and in a few minutes the fire was firemen entered the godown when the smoke -more-than-a-yard-in-front-of-ond's eyes,

extinguished, the place being almost swamped by the great volumes of water which, were brought to play on the flimes.

"H B. M. Consulate-General,

Seoul, September 15, 19:8 #SIR,-Yome thres weeks ago you wrote to ask me to invite the Japanese authorities fo Catbalogan the leper hospital was despondents of Japanese newspapers with a view Korea to exercise control over the local corres to stopping the dissemination of false state meats teading to your injury and discredit., did not formally reply to your letters because on the 20th August had an opportunity_of_orpleining_30____you_ that one at least of the Japanese newspaper views in conversation. I pointed out to you correspondeats had reported by telegram that either, I myself or some member of my staff was personally concerned in the alleged em. bezzlement of the Load Redemption Fund, and I told you that I thought the statements of these persons should be treated with indiffer-tunately the dainage was not very great, while ence. You thereupon represented to me that the brick godowa is intact. The upper floor although you might be indifferent to falte wasthese goods that were damaged by the fire. was stored with cowhides, horns, etc, and it statements appeasing in the vernacular press The ground floor contained electrical machines of Japan, it was not impossible that some and bicycles, but these were only damaged by of these statements might be repeated in tele water. The extent of the loss is not yet known, grams to England and that your reputation might thereby be injured in the eyes of those who did not know how untrustworthy were the original purveyors of the information,

To the port of Mobo, Marble, the brigantine Frans was wrecked and the captain, a Spaniard aimed Ear que Magadan, and two of the crew, together with the:

eship's carpenter, a Chinaman,

were drowned.

On the petition of the governor of Leyte the permanent committee has given P1,500 of the clamity funds to the sufferers from the storm these. Two thousand pesos was voted to 8.mar for the same paposo and Pao to Dr. Collen for the alleviation of the sufferings of the lepers whose hospital was destroyed. Another... sum of 13,030" was set aside for Masbato as relief funds,

"You also poisted out that it was useless to bops for redress by means of ■ libel action in- Japan, and in this, from what I have been told LOSS OF 5.8" TARLAC."

of the Japanese law of libel, I felt bound to 19th September.

agree with you. I adhered, however, after full The Farlos, a coasting steamer belonging to consideration, to my opinion that it would be the Compania General de Tabacon de Filipicns, useless for me to mate for your protection the was lost on the afternoon of the 23rd off the representations you desired to the Japanese

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The cause of the fire is not known, but for.

*

FLOOD RELIEF FUND,

The committes of the 'combined. Chinese

churches and Chinese Y.M.CA, for the above Ford beg to acknowledge with thanks the fol lowing donations.

Mr. W. G. Humphrey.............. $250 Messrs. Macdonald & Co. 100 Mr. C. G. Klog

` PROPOSED' JAPANESE EXPORT BOUNTY,

Some business has been transacted with Chinese merchants in Osaka during the past few days. Silver has been rising, and the yarn market'has improved in proportion, bat as the market for home consumption remains high, a very small amount of business is being done for export. On Friday, 18th mic, the wen- |·luland of Andir, Borongan Bay, Samar, as a resu horities here.

Mr. D. M. Humphrey..... 10 solt of the recent baguio, and the entire town of

Mr. V: F. V. Ribeiro,......................... 5 Borongan has been wiped off the map and fu ly realise in what manner the statements ap-ons to mention making a total of $3,853,85

did not, at the time of this conversation, and donations from Chinese friends too sumer. 'damage to the amount of P4,000,000 has been pearing in the vernacular press might be done...

Of this amount there is still a balance is misused. You bave, however, to-day drawn but of over a thousand dollars which will be News of the terrible disaster io.abe.towa-wai-mysttention to a telegram daled Tokio, August used for Flood relief purposes, i received yesterday by the executive secretary, published in the North China Herald of from Lighthouse Inspector Fels who reports September 5, am received from the Tokio cer that "The typhoon fatally destroyed the town respondent of that aswspaper, to the following of Borongan with a loss' of life of five, persons effect is topstod from Japanese sonicas and damage am susting to four million pesca,' that there is considerable dative agitation in This high rate of damage is believed to be dae Seoul against Nr. Bethell in consazion with to the large amount of hemp that has been the wallons! debis redemption fonds, The stored in the town and which was awaiting Japanese telegrams state that Mr. Bothell con- shipment to Manila for export,

fessed to misappropriation in reply to remon» strativa loquiries that ware made yesterday!. are entitled to a formal expression of my opin

"Under the circumstances, I think that you on, which is that the mere fact of a statement newspaper correspondent ought act to be con being telegraphed to Japan by a fapanese sidered as creating any presumption that there is the slightest basis of truth for it-I am, Sir,

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ther was fine, reports about the harvest being goody and the silver matkat rose further, while -American raw colton, of which large stocks are „held in Osaka, was reported to be fi.mer, Consequently the yarn market niso showed improvement. The closing quotation on the 18th ultimo are compared with those on the previous day as follows:~~

*Sept. 18. Sept. 17, September delivery... Yan, Y10,70 Üctober

*****... £11.40 110,30 November.... ............£23.10.110.30. It may be mentioned that the committee of the Cotton Spinners' Association bold a meet jog on the tỗth_ultimo at the Osaka Hotel.to consider further measures for encouraging the asport of yam, but after protracted debate the meeting came to a conclusion without arriving at any satisfactory result. It was decided that the exinlag, louery scheme should be cox tinded... We are informed that among others proposal was considered to pay a bounty of Yo on auch bale exported, the proceeds being obe tainad by a tax on each bale of yarn produced

General de Tabacos de Filiplous bus recolved As regards the ship Tarlto "the Compania a letter from the captain of the ship giving datalis of the disaster. The captain says

afternoon of the 23rd, seeing the state of the "As a consequence of the typhoon of the weather, I took reinge off Andia island, port of Borongan, passing the night there without event

till four in the morning when the storm sat lo, Your obe llent servant, increasing in intensity till half past eight when (Signed) Izay CCCKBURN. the vortez, passed ovar us, doing great dam nga

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to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, "FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

THURSDAY,

SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ka 8th October, 1998, at 2,30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

SIDEBOARD and WARDROBES with

Comprising

BEVELLED GLASS, SILK TAPESTRY- COVERED DRAWING ROOM SUITE, Dooble and Single TRON BEDSTEADS and #DDING, GLASS, CROCKERY and E.P. WARE OVERMANTELS with BEVELLED GLASS, IRON FENDERS, &C, &c.;

ALSO

Collard, Lundos,

Oce COTTAGE PIANO by Collard &

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MUSICAL DINNERS

EVERY

1889 SATURDAY at 8 P.M.

DISCUSSIONS OF THE STATE COUNCIL.

Tokio, September 25,

A State Council was bold to-day, which was attended by Prinça Ito, Prince Yamagala, Marquis Matsukata, Admiral Yamamoto, the

of the Cabinet Premier, Marquis Katsura, and other members

The discussion turned upon the readjustment of Japan's diplomacy corresponding with her financial reforms. The strengthening of Japan's alliance with Great Britain and ‘of har øntentes with other Powers is held to be as inevitable step.

Tang Shao-yi is expected to expedite the The sojourn in Japan of His Excaliency

solution of outstanding questions between China and Japan, while the departure for Pek ing of Baron Ijuin, the new Japanese Minister, probably marks the inauguration of a new and broad-minded policy on the part of Japan toi

Latar

Tomorrow afternoon, commencing at a p.m. on the Hongkong Cricket Club's ground, the Interport foam will play the Rest :-- -

Interport team;-Mr. W. O, D Torner, (Capt.), Mr. R.B., O. Bird, Mr. A. A.. Clariqu, Mr. A, W., J. Peaks, Mr. R. O. Hatebisen, Mn Mah., Lt. G. R. Home, 3rd Mid. Regty Compl W, Edwards, Lt. E. J. H. Houghton, ragth || wards China. Sharpe, jrd Mid. Regt., Bandeman Barton, sed Mid Regt, A. N. Other.

H. Hancock, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. H. R. The Rest i-Mr. R. Hancock (Capt.), Me Makin, M. A. P Duhwood, Hr. E. B. Reed, H. Hooper, A‚D.C Mr. E. Aj Fowler, Hr. A. H. Young, Capt. A.

With, reference to the State Council's most- Ing to-day, 1 bear, qn rellab'e anibority, that

Fakumen railway difficulty: Japan's policy sa the following, subjects were' d' scossadi "the.

regards Chius; colon sation in Kores and Ma chorias relations with the Treaty Powers; the amigration question and the new directions for

SPECIAL MENU.

STRING

BAND

IN ATTENDANCE.

DANCING

at 9.30 P.M.

C. CHAYTOR,

Manager

O, E. OWEN,

Propridor

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