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Telegrams.

"HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH"'

SERVICE,

ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

STAMPING OF RAW OPIUM.

[By couriery of the " Sheung. Po"}

Peking, 14th October.

It is proposed by the Imperial Government to engage foreign em- ployees in the control of the opium trade with special reference to the stamping of raw opium "balls."

RAILWAY CONCESSION.

FRENCH APPLICATION REFUSED.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."]"

Peking, 14th October.

The Froach Minister in Peking has applied for a concession to build

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 1908,

N&W SOLICITOR ENROLLED.

ADMISSION MOVED BY THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL

The Attorney Gentral (Mr. W. Rena Davies) made an application before, Mr. Justica Gom panz, in the Supreme Court, this morning, for the earalma new solicitor to the Bar,"

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TIGER AT LARGE.

BUFFALO MAULED IN THE NEW TERRITORY,

which was made to the police at beadquarters If any reliance can be placed in a port this morning, Hongkong sportsmen will find some spart in San Tin, New Territory, the Sac Tio. Police Station two days ago, and The report, which was lodged by a farmer's which leached the Colony this morning, was to the effect ibat the villagers were very much startled by a tiger making an appearance in to any parsan, his time, so it is said, for their midst. So far "stripes" has done no harm leaving his lair, being during the early hours of the moming, when everybody ja abed. Several Mr. Juice Gomper's replied that he had pipe, however, have disponered and the examined the papers and found them in order.ays believed that they had vane to appease

The gestioman in question (Mr. W. E, Shenton), the Attorney General stated, was an articled clock in a certain firm of solicitors in England and had been admited to the necessary papers had been filed. Mr. Shenton Supreme Court of Judicature this year. The had come to the Colony to join the firm of

Mens. Deacon, Loaker and Descon

He had great pleasure in admitting Mi

Sheoton, and hoped that his career in the

(otany would be a profitable one,

Mr. Shentos expressed his thanks by bowing, and left the court-room with Mr. F. B: Deacon, senior partner of Dençon, Looker and Deacon.

IGNORANT MAN'S" LOST,

PASSAGR

ATE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.

In the Supreme Court, this morning, a trader

named Lo Sau Sing, residing at 25, Connaught

a railway from the city of Ching-Road West, brought action against the Ying

Tak Loong firm, Californian merchants, of 206, ting, in Chilli Province, tu Taiyuan, Vieux Road, to recover $152, money. the capital of Shansi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has determinedly opposed the plication.

[Reuter's.]

The European Situation.

LONDON, 13th October.

ap-

lleged to have been deposited with the Jefendants.

Mr. J. H. Gardner (of Mestry, Dretion and Hell) appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. G. E. Morrell (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) represented the defence.

a bullock, which had been left out in the Geld very bad condition, having been severely maul during the night, was found at daybreak in a ad about the back. The animal had to be killed. At present nobody in the village has scop the man-eater, but they assert that the footprints about the place undoubtedly belong to those of a tiger, of no small size.

the tiger's appetite. On Turaday morning last

148 OPIUM TSADE,

MR. MURRAY STEWART'S CRITICISMS OF

THE SECRETARY OF STATE,

The Strath Times writes editorially-In the Hongkong pipers recently to hand, we Gad a report of some discussion on Colonel Sealy's explanation of the circumstances under

To-day's Advertisements.

THE ELECTRIC TRACTION COMPANY

OF HONGKONG LIMITED.

NOTICE

schedule of fures will be as follows:→

On and after the 1st November, 1908, and until further notice, the

of

KENNEDY TOWN to CAUSEWAY BAY 10 cents first class.

third

(any distance) 5.- CAUSEWAY BAY to SHAUKIWAN................) 10. (any distance)) 5

first

third

To Let.

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FIRST FLOOR of No. 5. QUEEN'S

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the line, for one Calendar month, may be obtained on application to the Fogkong, ist October, 1908:

Monthly tickets available for any number of journeys on any section undersigned.

the

The charge for these tickets is $10 each.

Monthly tickets are issued subject to the Bye-laws and Regulations of Company, and to the following conditions:-

Payment to be made in advance in Hongkong Bank noteb.

TO LET,

₤490

FFICES and ROOMS on the 1st and 2nd Central (formerly occupied by Messrs. Shewan,

OFFS of No. 14. Das Vorur Road

The tickets are not transferable and are available only during the Tomes & Co.) month in which they are issued.

No refund can be made in respect of unexpired tickets..

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 15th October, 1908.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Apply to-

THE COMPRADORS DEPARTMENT,

E. D.'Season & Co.,

Queen's Road Central,

(188

J. GRAY SCOTT,

General Manager.

Hongkong, 9th Juns, 1608.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

which he sent an intimation to the Governor of T HE Undersigned have received instructions THE P. & Q. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

that Colony that it was the intention of the Imperial Goveramant to close the opium divans. The matter was brought before the Legislative Council by Mr. Murray Stowart, comparatively easy to exhibit the Vader and a lern able debater would have found it Secretary of State for the Colonies in any

Mr. Gardiner stated that plaintiff was an "ignorant" man from the interior of China, who had come down to Hongkong, to take passage for Salion Cruz He had a few friends in the Colony, among whom was the managing It is understood that Sir Edward Grey and partner of the defendant firm. Plaintiff deposit M Iswolsky have agreed upon the necessity ticket. The price of the ticket amounted to the caustic and searching, analysie, made by ed $ in the defendant firm for his passagething but a favourable light. As it was, for a Europe in conference, the programme $180, and as plaintiff was short of $10 a friend Mr. Stewart leaves no other conclusion possible 'of which will probably include otherquestions made up the balance for him. The ticket was than that a hasty message was sent from Lan- than those relating to Bosnia and Bulgariai 5 ng. He was placed u dar a medical obtained and plaintiff proceeded on board the

don so that merit might be claimed, for the Government of which Colonel Stoly is a mom bar, although no merit tightly appertained thereto. The facts may be recapitulated be-

be trifled with for party purposes, in a Parlia cause they serve to illustrats very well the manner in which Crown Colony interests may

Later,

examination, but failed to pass the doctor owing The Sofia correspondent of the Paris to defective eye-sight: The ticket was return- Matin reports that 'Bulgaria is determined ed to the defendants, who drew a portion of not to leave the question of her indopend. Since that time the managing pariber had ad- the money, but the remainder he never got. ence to a conference of the Powers, but will mitted the debt and had promised to refund. demand that Turkey immediately recognizes A few days go ho called at Mr. Gardiner's her independence, and that failing an answerffice and deposited 57, stating, that the bat -ance (5:26) was to be paid to Meuses. Goldring, in three days she will declare war,

Barlow and Morrell as their costs in the There is a growing feeling among the Powers that the best compensation to Turkey would be a guaranteed loan, 'in which Sir Edward Grey concurs entirely, it being ad- mitted that the acts of Austria and Bulgaria must be accepted as accomplished facts, and means found for legalizing them,

Sir Robert Hart Honoured. The freedom of the city of Belfast was con- ferred on Sir Robert Hart yesterday evening.

WATER KETURN,

Level and storage of water in reservoirs on the 1st October,

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. LEVEL.

1907.

1908, 2' 6" above Tytam....

274' bove overflow

Overflow TytamBye. 2' 3" above) 2 8 above

wash...

Loverflow

Ovci flow Tytam Insula a above 6" above termediate LovEIN IM

"overflow, Pokfulum 1' 9" above) a'o above

Overflow

ment which does not abound in wisdom'or

knowledge when Colonial affairs are the matters at issue. In the haphazard of the private mem bere ballet a certain Mr. Johnson was numbered among the fonunate few. Glowing with that tal which reaches its highest parfection in a Mr. Justice Gempertz-He wanted to deduct state of ignorance, the good man forthwith re his own apliciors' costs!

solved that he would use the precious moments

malter.

*

Mr. Gardiner Yes, but I don't see how they assigned to himforan exposure of the harrowing. make out $126.

Evidence followed.

For the defence it was contended that the defendant had nothing to do with the Ying Tnk Loong firm, and therefore was not liable. The Ying Tak Loong was managed by defend. and was not in any way connected with the and's son, defendant having his own business

Ying Tok,

The hearing was adjourned.

SAPAD BY WIND.

DISASTER TO AUSTRIAN STEAMER-NARROWLY

AVENTED.

DRIVEN ON TO CORAL REEF AT MIDNIGHT.

4 At the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin, midway between Saigon and Hongkong, and in the direct line of shipping to and from, Singapore and. China pots are the notorious Paracel | Islands, '..

the

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY),'

16th October, 1908, at 1 AM at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

ALSO

A quantity of CLOTHING, BOOKS, REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS; # FOWL- ING PIECE and REFILLING GEAR, &c.;

AND

'2' Casks and 20 Dozens CLARET.

TERMS:-As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 15th October 08.

1915

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM: SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED..

W

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. " (Calling at Port Darwin and Quoçasland Ports, and taking through Cargo, to Adelaldo, New Zealand, Tasmania, &c.).

HE.

Steamship

Captala Helms will be despatched as above "EMPIRE"

on SATURDAY, the 17th October, at Novu.

for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham This woll-known Steamer is specially fitted bar which ensures the supply of Fresh Frovi

The Steamer is Installed throughout with alons, ics, &c, throughout the voyago. · the Electric Light.

"ASSAYE," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods ire being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where onct consignment will be sorted out, mark by the Goods are landed, mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon ai

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From Landon, &c., ex S.S, China, From Calcutta, ex S.S. Palawan. From Persian Gulf, a B.I.S:N. and B, &

P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unles: instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours

4

None Insurance will be

Goods not cleared by the 22nd inst, as

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in (any cara whatever,

Damaged Packages, must be left in the Godown for examination_by_the_Consignee's and the Company's representative at appointed hour,

ар

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods kave left the Godawns,

F. J. ABBOTT,

Acting Superintendent. Hongkane. 15th October, Food.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA.

& Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon THE Steamship

are carried.

N.B.-To assure the additional comfort-of- passengers the steamers of the Company have electric fans fitfod in staterooms,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 15th October, 1908,

FOR SHANGHAI,

"ASSAYE,"

[860

Captain C. L. Daniel will teavs for SHANG HA), on SATURDAY, the 17th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight and Passage, apply to

F. J. ABBOTT,

Act'ng Superintenden;] Hongkong, 15th October, 1908.

"LIGHTNING,"

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods- having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees will be delivered from alongside,

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel

TO LET.

A HOUSE KNUTSFORD TERRACE,

Kowloon,

"Apply ̧to—

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY 00, LD, Hongkong, 1st October, 1908

TO LET.

ATHERLEIGH, Compuit ROAD.

CHA

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rst Floor,

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

.MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st October, 1007,

Entimation.

165

KOWLOON

HOTEL.

will be landed at once, at Consignees risk THE TOPIC OF

and expense.

Cargo remaining on board after 2 P.14., of the 17th instant, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense.

Consigares of Cargo from SINGAPORE Rnd PENANG are requested to take IM- MEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the dis charge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

THE TOWN.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Let us cross over to

Undersigned.

iniquities of the opium trado, and, incidentally, of the Liberal Ministers who had neglected to destroy it rect and branch. The Coloniel Office had been re-manned. The Earl-of- Crewe, alert and ambitions, was following the Earl of Elgio, old and weary. Colonel Seely, conscious that a tumed coat needs much trim like his predecessor, Mr. Winston Churchill, was

ming to make it attractive. Having to discuss an opium question, he was eager to convince. the House of Commons that it had, in him self, a daughty champion of probibition. Na thing would make a more decisive impression upon the House in the course of debate than a positive assurance that something had been done. And an, a few short hours before the discussion in Parliament began, a telegram was sent to Sir Frederick Lugard at Hongkong informing him "that the Government had. decided to close the opium divans in that Colony," The wonby Mr. Johnson lectured Moisters. on thair acquiescence in a wicked traffic. Colonel Segly got up and told Many a steamer has come to grief ca the the House that they did not acquiesce. The THE P. & Q. S. N. Co's Steamship treacherous coral reefs that stretch for miles order for extinction had already gone to around, and tales that could be sold of ships Hongkong. As Mr. Murray Stewart says, it' wrecked on the Macclesfield Bank, or the

was a good score from a Parliamentary point Bombay Shoa', would furnish sensational of view. True, the triumphs of slimness was of trading. The Austrian Lloyd steamer For brief duration, for Mr. Alfred Lyttleton, former- carla, under the command of Captain Pednorzly Colonial Secretary himself, had some per- hai had an experience in those dangerous tinent querisas to ask about the extent, if any, waters that those aboard are not likely to

to which the officers and the people of the Colony had been consulted. It was at thin forget.

She cleared from Hongkorg on September point that Colonel Seely made the somewhat 25. with cargo for Trieste and intermediate cryptic observation that "it was impossible to pots. All went well for about two days out, get anything like a reasoned opinion from the when the barometer was seen to be falling, Red inhabitants of Hongkong." We are as much there was a likelihood of dirty weather from a

At a loss to understand that statement as Mr. typhoon. The loer kept on her course, but the

Murray Stewart appears to he, and as little passing of the typhoon, on September 18, tetep inclined-as-be-is-to-accept Sir Frederick a current that drew heron 10 the coral of Bombay Lugard's suavely incsical, explanation that Shoal. It was just after midnight, and the Ento.

it merely referred to want of time. Perhaps, pean passengers were quickly out of their books however, the really pettinent matter is that for and prepared for any emergency. At first, it the present, bobidy is a penny the worse is ww thought the hip must be lest, as os.

Hongkong, The oplum divans, which the Im perial Government won Parliamentary chetis wind veered. A hasty fxamination was mide of the holds, into which water was inhabitants which was described as naoblain- still open. The "reasoned opinion" of the found to be pouring

The pumps were

amidship where the stramer was leaking badly. Nine hours later she floated off into -deep water, and continued her v. yage to Slag 200 below ap re and arrived Kore, with pumps still 'work elow],

ing, late at night on feple bergo, says the Straits Times of 7th inst. At present she is in dry dock at Tanjing Pager, being patched up to render her seaworthy, sod it is hoped that, by Saturday, she may be able to get away to Calcutta, via Penang and Colombo, and after. at Home have been carried away by the pra* BRITAIN'S AND CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVES, other bridges were also washed away, There

overflow. Wong-naj. 2 above)" abrve

chung... (overflow

Overfl STORAGE GALLONS.

igay.

1908, Tylam... 407,003,000 407,000,000 Tylam Byewash... 25,708,000 76,301,000 Tyim Tatermediate 196,189,000 210,370,000 Pokfalum...... (9,863,000

*70,409,000 Wong-ni-chung 33 265,000

33,160,000 Total 73,817,005 747,340,000 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District during the month of September.

1907.

1908. Consumption...145,713,002 144,106,000 gallons Estimated" population

205,562 207,360 Consumption)

per head por 236

23.1 gallons day.............. Constant supply during September in both years,

The return of consumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of accurate mea. surement whilst the extension works at Albany Filter Beds are in progress.

→KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

LEVEL.

Kowloon)

Gravitation Reservoir

1x7.

1908,

Overflow

30' 4" below Overflow

STORAGE GALLONS.

1907,

1908.

Kowloon GI

servoir...... Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of September:-

1908. Consumption...23,611,000 26,691,000 gallons Estimated popitiation

84,500

vitation Re-112,000,000 176,700,000 gallons

Consumption

per head per>

day,

.1907,

79,700

مو

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.

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DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED, Agents, Hongkong, '15th October, ron8.

f916

FLOODS IN INDIA,

HYDERABAD COMPLETELY, ISOLATED BY WATER.

One of the gre nest and most interesting of the British banking institutions abroad is the Hongkong and Shanghai, the affairs of which Reports from Secunderabad, dated Septem- are 10 closely hound up with the political and ber 29, state that an unprecedented, devastat commercial questions of the Far Eas', says the ing flood has caused heavy loss of life and writer of "City Notes" ja Fall Mall Gazelle. property at Hyderabad. The river Mousi has The half-yearly report is thus a matter of gen-burst. fonding an area of ten square miles, oral interest, and the following comparative washing away Afzulganj, hospital and the table of the chief items with those of the correr bridge, the Begum and Residency and bezaRUE, Hundreds of lives are lest and many people rendered homeless. Several lakhs of property is completely destroyed. The Residency $1,133,664 grounds, the lower portion of the house and of

doubtedly theo would have been had the by saying that it had determined to close, are ponding half of a year ago will doubtless be

1908.

$3,193,530

acrutinised with attention:-

Net profits

Total

1927

Art in motic", and cargo was removed fromable is now bring sought fǝr. if they think Bakancs brought in ́ ́2.070,387 1,721,558 |·Captain Miochio's bungalow aṛo under water,

wards proceed to Europe where the necessary

repair will be effected.

with difficient slowness—and it is a weighty matter to resolve upon these worthy inhabit note may escaps for quite long time from the mischievous effects of a decision which was taken in haste to serve party ends, and excused in terms so ambiguous as to be constructed, quite naturally, as. alur upon the capacity and intelligence of Hongkong. No doubt both the political parties.

gard to the use and eff cts of opium. Bot posterous misrepresentations c'rculated in is-

there is still a possibility of convincing men THE Bangkok Timer learns that M. Hardouin, trous folly to cripple the financial resources of

like Mr. Alfred Lyttleton that it may bs disas formerly French Consal in Bangkok, who is at Colony in obedience to mere sentimental present at Home, is coming out again on a clamour, and yet more disastrous to meddle mission to China. M. Genova, also formerly with ons settled habit of a very conservative he has born appointed on the cabinet of the quences that may ensus if they are driven 10 on the staff of the French Legation at Bangkok, people without taking account of the Couse. Governor-General of Indo Chins, and is com- contract another habit which would make ing ing out in Hanoi shortly. He will be accoming fienda of many-who-aro pasled by Mime, Gesavat.

joys of temporary scopor,

11.3 gallons The Govemment Analyst reports that water is of excellent quafity.

W, CHATHAM,

Water Authority,

To silver reserve... To Bank' premises

Dividend

W

$5.401.917

00,000 **** 250,003 +

Li

Balance forward... S2,05.774

53,845.222 750,<.00

The telegraph office is flooded. The staff had Aranow escape. Rescue work in boats and on elephants is carried on strenuously. It seems worsa-thau, a battlefield; kundreds of corpses are to be seed and are being extricated

$1,797,167 from the debris.

INTERNATIONAL, OPIUM CONFERENCE.

Sir Aftol-ni-Moik was the fast person to cross Oliphant bridge at imminent peril just before it and Afzalgunj bridge collapsed. Two

Bimla, September 26.

are several branches on the railway and the

Shanghai at the end of December, their sittings His Highness the Nizam's officials and the The members of the International. Opium train servico is seriously impeded. Hyderabad Conference, on which Mr. Bruayate has been city is completely isolated, and communication

commencing at the beginning of January," appointed to represent India, assemble in is only possible by signals. 1.

Alexander Hosis, while Mr. Charles Tenny, ing the inhabitants of the flooded areas with The other British representative in Sir British officers have been hard at work rescu»

Mr. Liu Chan, Mr. Chang Wen Yao and Dr. Now, in delayed and imperfect owing to the Mr. T. Burke and Dr. Hamilton Bright repre- boats and elephants. The rald stopped after sent the United States promote fifteen inches, had fallen in thirty-six-hours,-- Kuan Ching Hass represent China and

France, Holland, Germany, Japie und Fortoral washing away of the telephous and tulegips also send members med dessute of Midlak

Hotel on

Kowloon

Saturdays and Sun-

days where a fresh

supply of Seabreeze is given away free of

charge."

PRIVATE BAR.

an Merah on toast

at gratis.

O. E OWEN

Proprietor

Hongkong, jak October, 1908

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