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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE,

THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT.

THE MOVEMENT IN SINGAPORE

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po."]

Singapore, 13th October. The Chinese firms of Kwong Tak

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 1908.

CATILE DISEASE.

QUTBREAK OF FOOT AND MOUTH, DISEASE,

WINTERPORT SHOOT.

POSTPONED TO FRİDAY,

The following letter from Mr. Adam Gibson. The Interport Shoot, which was to have come the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, was, con-off at King's Park Range: this afremoon, has sidered at a special meeting of the Sanitary been postponed til Friday, owing to unfavour.

Board this afternoon :-

Sanitary Board OM 19

14th October, OB. Sir,—I have the honour to report for tha Information of the Board that foot and mouth disease exists among the cows at Kennedy Stables,

able weather condition

MONEY MARKET.

CHINA, DEMANDS SILVAR IN COVER OF

EXCHANGE OPERATIONS...........

Li

Mesins, Samuel Montage and Company

UN TRADEMARKS:

SHANGHAI TAOTAI'S PROCLAMATION,

The following is a translation of a proclama- tion issued by his Honour Taal Nai-husng, the Total A similar proclamation has been issued at Hankow, says the N. G. D. Niwi →→ B.Tsai, woaring button of the 2nd Grade and the Peacock's Feather by Imperial Command- and Grace, Military Intendant of Circuit for Soocbow, Sangkiang and Taitsang,"

In the matter of issuing 'a proclamation of problbition, “.

The Total is in.receipt of a letter from Sir Pelbags Warren, the British Consul General,

To-day's

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WANTED IMMEDIATELY."

TEWARDESS to make trip Hongkong to

San Francisco. Apply

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PACIFIC MAIL 5.9. CO. Hongkong, 14th October, 1908.

THE

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THE Superioress of the Italian Convent begs to inform the Benavalent Ladies of the Colony that a SPECIAL SALE will be held at the CONVENT, a8 Caine Road, on the Igth inst, of Ladies' and Children's

Embroidered Articles.

Loong and Hung Kee, having made to me that he had some cows ill and that it writing from London, on September 10, saying that Mesars, Drummond, White, Cooper Underclothing, Children's Dresses and other)

a mistake the other day in importing goods from a certain country, have expressed their willingness to make a contribution of $500 each to the funds of the Canton Self-Govern- ment Society] for the promotion of native industries [in' Canton).

Later. Hung Fat and Tung Lee have made admissions of similar mistakes to those committed by the above mentioned firms.

Hung Fat is willing to pay $600 and Tung Len a sum of $500 to- wards the same object.

NAVAL REORGANIZATION.

SELECTION OF CADETS.

By courtesy of the "Sheung Po,")

Yesterday afternoon, the manager reported

appeared to be something infectinus. I want down and found several cows suffering from foot and mou a disease. There are 45. Cown in alt, including a bull and some young stork I beg therefore to recommend that the Board declare the cow-sbeds of Kennedy Stables to be an infected area under Section 12 and 13 of Importation and lospection of Animals Bye

laws of Ordinacco s'of 1903, 0.

I have already closed the place provisionally and also the selling of milk.—I have, etc.,

ADAM GIBSON, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.

The Secretary,

Sanitary Board,.. A

The quotation for bar gold remained at 77 to the bulk of the air valı, which amou-led to about half a million sterling, was sold to France. Small purchases were made for other parts of the Continent, but the limits seat from Austria were, this work, below market price.

Withdrawals were made from the Bank of England as follows:--On 3rd instant, £340,000 in sovereigos for South America, (including £240,000 for Buenos Ayres), and £20,000 in sovereigns for Roumania. On sth instant, £50,000 in sovereigas. for: Argentina,, and £10,000 in sovereigns from Roumania.

The following amounts ware received by the fr m Africa. On 7th instant, £100,000 in sovereigns from Australia, and £10,000 in sovereigns from Ecuador, and on 8th instant £10,000 in sovereigns for South America.

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Candle Co., bad reported to him that the Candles and Phillips, the representatives of the Price manufactured by the Co. had on their outside wrappers the trade-mark of a sailing ship which had been registered. They are known in the

market as "Ship Brand Candles," That lately there bad been shameless characters manu- | facturing inferior candles for consumption, the outside wrappere of which also bore a sailing differed slightly from the Company's mark, ship trade mark. Though this imitated mark ignorant parties merely recognized the "Ship" mark without making any distinction. From comparison of a wrapper bearing the imitated mark sent by a Ningpo man with the Com- pany's trade mark, it was found that the dißef- | showed that the imitators intentionally imitated the trade mark to obtain profits

The work has been antitaly done by the Orphans of the Convent, and is now, sold, on their behalf,

The Superioress hopes to receive and marit the Benevolent Ladits kind support on the occasion.

ITALIAN CONVENT, Hongkong, 14th October, 1908.

THE PACIFIC TRADE,

RATES TO THE ORIENT.

(500

At the mesting of the members this afternoor, Bark. Od gth'instant, 65,000 in, sovereigosance between them was very slight, and it held of representatives of the various

It was decided to declare Kennedy Stables an infected area.

788, AMERICAN FIRE!.

DEPARTURE FOR CHINA AND JAPAN,

SITUATION IN SILVER.

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Although candles bearing false marks were act you sold in the Shanghai market, it was feared that in quiet villages and out Toward the close of last week, the market-of-the-way places; they would be offered for some time past beavy and unpromising for sale. They, therefore, requested the Con-

In Seattle to-day (Sept. 10) a meeting is bei

trade from this coast, so as to bring it lato steamship lines engaged in regular Oriental

conformity with the conditions which will exit after November 1.

As the shipping world knows, on this data the recent ruling of the interstate commerce commission goes into effect. This regulation compels the trans continental railroads to make Far East.

To Let

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FROAD, Central containing & Rooms "IRST FLOOR of No. 6, QUEEN'S'

and Berrants", Quarter.

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DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD. Honkong, ssad May, 1908.

TO LET.

"ODOWN No. (A, DUDDELL STREET

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£499

TO LET.

OFFICES and ROOMS on the za sad and

of No. 14. Des Voeux Road Centre (formerly occupied by Mesara. Shewan, Toma & Co.)

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Queen's Road Cantcut.

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Kowloon,

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The Gablenews-Anı rican, of 9th just,, says: sprang into activity under the influence of sul-General to communicate with. the Taotai geblic their proportion of through rates, to the HOUSE la KNUTSFORD TERRACE,

sudden demand from China in cover of ex-anking him to issue a proclamation probibiting change operations.

At six o'clock this evening Admiral Sperry's weigh anchorand depart for Yokohama The ships have all been coaled, the last ship aking on her supply yesterday afternoon. A wireless.mosage from Admiral Sperry convey cd arders to all the officers ashore in Manila to seturn before 9.30 last night as the small boats 'would all be hoisted aboard, by that boor, on account of the typhoon. The subset gorgeous,

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As the American market, was, closed on

Saturday and Monday supplies were limited and the rising prices caused a rush of bervons "bears" to cover, until the price reached 24, for cash and 24 t/tód, for two months on the 7th instant,

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imitation of their trade mark on wrappers of Although strong pressure has been brought- candles manufactured and sold in the market. to bear asking that this rule be modified, the The Consul-General forwarded enclosed two commission has let it be known that there will wrappers submitted by the Company bearing be no change. Consequently the railroads the true and false trade-marks.

The Tootal on receipt of the letter teplied to ditions and have conseg sently declared what we have resigned themselves to the changed coo me, and it became his duty to issue a pro-rates they will enforce after November 1. The clamation of prohibition.

Next day, America-now again open for business-found the urgency of the demand

information of merchants that they should not satisfied, and, as the only real strength of them proclamation is hereby issued for the imitate the trade-mark of a sailing vessel on ra ly lay in the attitude of the "beat," a r storation of confidence on their pari 'was fol-

any candies they manufacture and offer them lowed by sagging prices, and a return to nor.

for sale with a view to deceive customers,

It is fairly evident that no substantial im provement in silver can take place until there in some prospect that the stocks here, and in the East, are likely to be absorbed.

· · Peking, 13th October. The Ministry of War, laying moning of the sky from horizon to the decided to proceed with the reorgan--it didn' jibe with the old saying about

red sky at night being, the sailoi's delight, ization of the Navy as soon as evidently, for the bay grew more and more possible, ims telegraphed. to the dangerous from then on.

From what can be learned here the prepara-mal conditions. Viceroys and Governors of all Pro-tions for the reception of the American fleet by the Japaness surpass göything that has ever vinces to send four students from before been attempted by that nation For each Province to the Capital.

months past the Navy Department has been buy gathering together a squadron to meet These students will first undergo the feet. While this squadron will not be the a test examination by the Ministry, equal of Admiral Sperry's fleet in point of arma

meat, etc. the versals' compasing it will ont- and when they havo satisfied the Ministry of their fitness will be sent. to Japan-for-their-naval-training.

{Reuter's.]

Italian Affairs.

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LONDON, 12th October, A strong agitation is arising in Italy against Signor Titton, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is accused of having given umbrage to France-and-Great-Britain-whilst failing to secure to Italy better advantages.

The European Situation. Belgrade' wires that the Servian Skupts- china has come to no decision as yet, but the crisis is regarded an over.

Later.

number the American. Nineteen ships of the Ippanese Navy are included in this recep.

tina fleet, It is understood that at feast 4- part of these vessels will meet the 11:el some. distance out and escort to Yokohama barbour. The vessels stay ́at Yokohama one week, where arrangements bave been made for the entertainment of the officers and men. The most elaborate functions of the reception will take place in Tokio, it is understood, where the Mikado will

receive Admiral Sperry, bis division com marders and ship captains. It is probabis that the Emperor will also give some form of entertainment in honour of the visitors. The higher officials of the Japanese Navy will be at Yokobama to meet the fliest and will take charge of all the entertainmeats in bonour' of the visitors,

The fleet will leave Manila bay this evening

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As regards forward purchases to cover China Exchange, the effect is but temporary, for the silver is rarely shipped, and comes into the market later on,

Stocks in Bombay are reported to be larger than they have been for years. The improving

exchange position with India only possesses al pricala secondary Interest, whilst the proba tbility of any buying this year for the Indian

Government, seems out of the question..'

On the 25th instant, a shipment of 418,000 oz. was made from San Francisco. The quota. ions to-day for cash (13 13/163); and for two months (233) are 5/16d. above those in our fast circular,

in the order in which it came, with the Con. necticut leading and the other vessels following in order. The course will be laid straight for Yokohama and it is understood that no mancess- vring will be attempted. Admiral Sperry and It is officially announced that 'the, con-

his officers are watching the typhoon movements" ferences of Sir Edward Grey and M. Iswolsky closely, as they are likely to strike it somewhere afford reasonable grounds for hoping that in the China Sex even if_it_misscs_Manila.. satisfactory solution of the European situa.They will therefore steam porth with the tion may be arrived at.

utmost care to prevent any untoward event marring their epj wyment of the reception in

At the opening of Parliament, Mr. Asquith Japan. and Lord Fitzmaurice will make statements in reference to the Balkans, confirming the speeches of the former and Sir Edward Grey

at Leven and Woolmer,

Belgrade wires that the Skuptsching has unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the Government, and has also voted a special military credit of sixteen million france,

The Peking-Hankow Railway Loan, A Chinese railway loan of five millions sterling for the redemption of the bonds of the Peking-Hankow railway has been issued In London and Paris at 98, bearing interest at 5% until 1923 and thereafter 44%

The arguments were

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Any violation when prosecuted will be punish ed. Let all oboy this special proclamation

Dated 186.30th day of 5th moon 34th year of Kuanghsu.

Seal of Taolai,

CROWY AGENTS..

ACTION BY THE LONDON CHINBER OF ·

COMMERCE.

schedule raises the proportion of the through

rates which the land carriers will receiva

things the steamship companies will alter their To prepare themselves for the new order of, freights. The meeting in Seattle will be held at the offices of Frank Waterhouse & Com-

pany, and a representative from each trans- pacific line will be present. The traffic ma n- ager of the Pacific Mail is already on his way from San Francisco, while Mr. Mihara, Unifed States representative of the Nippon, Yusen Kaisha, will attend on behalf of the Japanese company. The other lines to participate in the conference will include the Portland-Asiatic Steamship Company, Waterhouse & Company, Dodwell & Company, representing the Ocean Steamship Company and China Mutual Steam Navigation Company; the Canadian Pacific and Great Northern Steamship Companies.

The Times of Ceylon 1 yer-The London Chamber of Commerce bas raken up the sub. Jest of the Crown Agents with the object of

The railroads having advanced their share of getting a more searching and far-reaching in-brough rates, ons question' to be determined quiry into the system and its relation to modern by the traffic agents is whether the business conditions than that contemplated by the will stand a raise in the share going to the Secretary of State when be approved of the steamship lines. If the water carriers advance appointment, for superficial purposes, of the their share the entire rate from overland points "Crown Agents for the Colonies Committee of 10 the Orient" will be considerably higher. Quotations for bar silver per rk. Standard. Inquiry." This was conounced after a few Whether the business will stand this, io com.

QUOTATIONS

Cash

Two months.

Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept.

4-23 11/tód.

zj 11/163.

5-2314.

7-246.

Sept. Sept.

8-33 15/161. 9-23fd.

23 15/16d. 24 1/160. 23 15/168. 2310.

10-23 13/168.1.2378,

Average

for

23.844

23.875

week.

Bank Rate

Bar Gold per oz, Standard..

2 per cent, 77,10]d. French Gold Coin per as," "76/5d. German Gold Coin par oz. 76/50. United States Gold Coin per oz. 76/54.

DR.

HEDINS LECIURË,

A STORY FULL of adventure AND INCIDENT.

On September 25, Dr. Sven Hedin, who was the guest of the Viceroy of India, delivered a private lecture at Viceregal Lodge in which he summarised the results of bis recent two years! exploration in Tibet.

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The Viceroy, Lady Miato, Sir Louis and Lady Dane, Lord Kitchener, the members of Council, the Maharajah of Alwar and various bigh officials and members of the Army Staff ware present. The audience, which included many ladies, listened with the deepest interest to the leure. Dr. Sven Hedio bas a happy, method of telling his story, and the various anecdotes which he related were touched with gleams of humour,

questions had been put in the House of Competition with the Suez Canal xoute, is n'matter mons; but, when the scope of the inquiry was to be decided. Rates to the Orient have been. auEounced, there was, amongst those who were very low for some time and there is no question keen on the larger subject, indignation at the travesty. We admire the spirit which actuates important bodies in fugland when, they take cognisance of such a question, because of their quselfishness, far, while a reform of the system would admit of larger number of firms competing The conference will certainly arrive at soms

that the through rate on many commodities will' have to be advanced, considering the ad. vance made by the railroads, in order to give the steamers any inducement to remain in the business.

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for Crown Colonial trade and requirements, conclusion as to the schedule on the principal THE TOPIC OF

THE TOWN.

will stand is the question that the'sgants will “Let ¡us cross-over to

have to decide,

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Director of the Hangkang Observatory:—

On the 13th at 5.15 p.-Red Sonth Cone and Drum hoisted (indicates a typhoon S.E. of Colony beyond 300 miles),

The typhoon is crossing N. Luzon, and mor ing now in a Northwesterly direction.

On the 14th at 6.30 Black South Coas and Drum hoisted, (indicates a typhoon S.R. of Colony within 300 miles),

Os the 14th at 11.30 2-Black Drum boisted (indicates a typhoon. E. of Calony within joo miles).

firma in the Colonies themselves would have commodities to and from the Orient. West- equal opportunity of competing with homeward the main articles include raw cotton, piece Grms-in-tendering for-public-works and goods and tobacco. The principal Items of im Government supplies. The London Chamber port going overland. from this coast, are tos, addressed the Secretary of State, and-thes-matting_raw_silk, straw-braid-and-porcelain. circulated its communication to other 'pro- Some understanding will be reached on this minent Chambers of Commerce, some of merchandise. Low rates will have to prevail which, including Liverpool, have expressed in order to successfully compete with the Suez approval of the steps taken. Ij asked:- Canal, bot how much an advance' the business' One of the first things Admiral Sparry-will

That the Committee of Inquiry should

review the proceedi gr of the court martial of

|-have power to include within its reference, -bave-todo ̄on~reaching Yokobama will be to

or to otherwise recommend in its report to Lieutenant EvaDa

Parliament, that further evidence should be presented to the court yesterday and the mem-

obtained in relation to the present system bers, it is stated, will present their decision to

by which the Colonies are subject to the control of the Crown Agents in respect of the admiral to-day. Whatever verdict is reach ed it is hardly possible that any public announce.

public improvements, tenders for supplier, meat will be made until after the papers

and uncontrolled expenditure: These ques have been av ewed in Vashington. The case

tions affect the manufactoring interests in is one which, involves the.commission of the

relation to open tendering the interests of contractors for public works in relations in officer.io question and only the President can tako fical action. If the verdict is for acquitrai

Government and feeder light railways; and the fact that this is the case can be learned by

the trading interests in respect of excessiva the restoration of the officer to the full

cost of public works on loan' or capital account, eryment of his prerogatives ander his

which tend to increased duties and trifft, commission. It is understood that the

and consequently adversely affect the Bri A large map drawn by himself in four days | tish commercial relations with the colonies, evidence.. in the case has been favoumble to Lieutenant Evans. He was charged was hung above the dais, and this was flanked Questions also effecting coal supply, machi. with being drack on duty, with leaving by ordinary maps of Asia and India for purnery, and shipping and landing charges, as his post and with spanking disrespectfully to poses of comparisos. There were shown on well as rates for carriages of inward traffic his superior. The accused officer brought screens crayon and coloured drawing of Tibetan and preferential contracts call för parly The typhoon, which is of very largo area, is "JAPANESH LINE TO ZRIBSTE,

several wi les es to disprove the first charge, typos, interiore of temples and some beautiful consideration, and, having regard to the probably situated about 200 miles to the E.S.E. amo`g them the ship's surgeon, who examined: panorantee. This collection je acique, and is fit that the reference of Parliament as of Hongkong. it has been moving towards N An interesting development of the Japanere him at the time, and several of his fellow of of the highest value. It was inspected by the restricted the present investigation of the W. during the past 24 hours, but appears now. mercantile marine is in contemplation. The ficers; he also produced witnesses to show that audience very closely. The lecture was not committee to the internal organisation of the to have a tendency to move northwaida. I New Free Prius stues that the president of the he had left his past on deck to another officer ons intended for publication, but it may be Crowe Agents for the Colanies, it is believed thiseniens the coast in the neighbourhood of Nippon Yasen Kaisha has recently been (visil” while he went below to the pesformance of bis noted that it showed hów great, whre the

bard that there

there is good" and substantial, reason ing a number of American and European ports duty as officer in charge of the ship, He said ships which the explorer had to endure; and for the enlargement of the scope of the Pressure has increased considerably in to see if it is possible to increase the trade with he had gone below to quell a disturbance and, how severe was the loss of the caravan animals. inquiry in order that the necessary improve Luzon, and over N.E. Japan where it is now Japan by the establishment of direct lings of is reported to bave brought witnesses to prove At the conclusion of the lecture, which lasted | mants in the directions indicated, may be in bigb. steamers. He spent some time at Trieste and; that he did go below and did speak to some some thres hours, Dr, Sven Hedin was warmly | stituted at the samo time as the recommenda- Very bad weather is expected to prevail in Fiume, among other places, and expressed the men who wore making a noise, causing them applanded.

tions of the prorent committee are given effect the Formosa Channel and the N.E, part of the opinion that it would not be at all difficult to to be quiet The third charge was the re- The Viceroy, in thanking him on behalf of to...

China San... improve the economic relations between Japan | suit of the accusation of' drunkenness made all present, said that they owed him a deep⠀⠀ Such powerful aid, is the best thing which Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending und Austria-Hungary so materially that they at the time and the accused endeavoured to debt of gratitude for his most interesting lecture, kas come our way towards, emancipation from, at 10 am, to-day, 000 inches, ........ would render the creation of a direct line of show that be disrespect was more in his man. The story told was fall of adventuro and in an obsolete jusțitation; and possibly, notwith- Japanese steamarn to Trieste a profitable under ner than to his words and grew out of his in- cident, revealing facts of the highest geographi- standing diverse, interests, our own. Chamber 1-Hongkong und Neighbourhood, N.W, to taking. As it was not to be expected that digestion at the injustice of the charge against | cal value. The lecturer had, moreover, taken of Commerce will support the London Cham W. winds, strong, possibly a gale; equally, steamers from Yokohams to Trieste at the kim, ph

his listeners into his confidence, which he (the ber of Commerce. If the Ceylon Association some raina pija satset could reckon' upon a sufficient amount The evidence of Surgeon Wentworth was - Viceroy) was sure would be respected. They in London were also moved from this side to ⠀⠀⠀ z.Formosa Channel, Cyclonic gales,

3-South coast of China between Hongkong Į Lieutenant. Evans | would watch his future carsar with despast selively co-operato, such a universal repre- manner that the big Japanese steamers would was not drunk and that he tranship their, consignments for Austria-Hun, mediately after he was reported to Captain oration which he would receive from his fellow,

4-South coast of China between Hongkong gary at Port Saldyk

'Niler for drunkusinesse

| constrymen in Sweden.

súð Hainan, N.W, 10 W. mlada, strong,

The barometer has fallen along the Chies coast generally, particularly in Hongkong and at the Formosa Channel stations,

“Swatci~~

FORECAST.

of cargo, the service would be arranged in such positive...He swore mined hlim ime interest, and would Join wary heartily in the sentation might be obtained, as would make and Lamocks, same as No. 2.

the Secretary of State raalina the intensity of deeling which snizli on the i

Kowloon Hotel on Saturdays and Sun-

days where a fresh

supply of Seabreeze

is given away free of

charge."

PRIVATE BAR.

Ikan Merah on toast

at gratis.

O. E OWEN

Propractor

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