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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER

regiment, Above all, the idea was theksep

LOCAL AND GENERAL

the young soldier away from temptation and to ensure that if he did desire to indulge la Ax important extradition care le to be beard liquor he should be provided with the best | next Wedsesday. article obtainable at a price which would not unduly affect his pocket. There was no in.

MANILA officially reports - The past week

A. §. WATSON & CO. tention that the regiment should make a cholera four Casen only,"

LIMITED,

ESTABLISH KU A.D. 1841.

GOVERNOR ANd HouseholD.

WATSON'S BÁLSAM OF ANISEED,

profit, but, as it would have been ridiculous to sell the goods at a loss, there always was' A profit which went towards the furnishing of the recreation rooms, the library and so forth. All this was done under the direct supervision of the army; that is to say, a sergeant would be in charge of the canteen

THE Hanton Daily News learns that in con,

Dection with the native bank falloren the Han

og flour mills have been seized by order of the Taotäi

A DARING robbery was committed at Talpe, New Territory, at about swelve o'clock last night. The bound of a farmer was entered by an armed gang and a quantity of property was stolen. Full particulars of the robbery are tot to hand as yet..

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CANTON DAY BY DAY.

"THE EMPEROR'S DEATHL,"

From Our Own Correspondent,

Canton, 24th November, On secount of going into mourning for the late Emperor Kuang Hao, the Viceroy has issued a proclamation that sccording to trad tional custom no official visits should be paid to any temple of goddesses for one hundred days.

CONBULS' SYMPATHY. Yesterday the foreign consula at Canion called in a bedy on H.E. the Viceroy Chang

death of His Imperial Majesty the Emperit Kuang Hau. H. Chang thanked them for

their courtesy,

PROMOTION OF OFFICIALS,

It is ascertained that Wei Ching Tung har. been appointed to be the Canton Provincial Tudge and is coming to take up his appoint. ment. The Viceroy bax proposed to appoint the present Ac'ing Provincial Judgo Cheong Shik Fun to be Acting Salt Comptroller in succession to Ting Nai Yeung, who is about to bs transferred to the post of Tantai of Lung. chow on the recommendation of the Viceroy.

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Telegrams.

'HONGKONG TEL

SERVICE,

TANG SHAQ YI

INDISPENSABLE IN PEKING;

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

Peking 24th November The Central Government has tele-

The sand annual generki meeting of the Hongkong and China Branch of the British Medical Association will be held this evening, Sanitary Board at 9 p.m. "Any medical med, by kind permission, in the Board Room of the whether resident or visitor passing through Hongkong, are lavaded to attend. The Pro sidest, Dr. Hauston, will give an address on the work of the Brauch during the past year: the President Elect, Deputy-Ing. pector General, W. Tail, M.1, will discuss the relations' of the Naval Medical Ser

sion and Sir Francis Lovell will speak of the ains of the London School of Tropical Me. Special Commissioner to America, to dicine. The books of the Medical Reference return to China as soon as his mis Library just out will be exhibited for inspection.sion is completed.

THE PRINCH RAGHN1.

· AN' APPRECIATION.

CONSTITUTIONAL GOV ERNMENT

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES.

MR. LYBAUGHT, a solicitor from the New South with two or more privates under him, and Wales Supreme Court, was present as a spec. Jen Chun to express their condolence on the vice to the other branches of the profen.") graphed to H. Tang: Shiko y CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS, the books would be examined by the officer fator at to-day's sittings of the Summary Court, of the day. Naturally the strict disciplinarian left for Japan by the Nikko Moru in the &el, &c. &c.

saw in this arrangement," a wastefulness of evening. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE military service which could not be permitted.

Here were three men at least, who w rece ving service pay yet were not available for piquet or point duty; were useless from a purely military point of view, and were nothing more or less than amateur bar tea- ders, far, as we have endeavoured to show, the canteen was really a private club, not carried on for profit and entirely distinct from the saloons resorted to by civilians, Later on it was deemed advisable that these canteens should be realed ut, if that is the proper term, to what in the Far Kast we know as "farmers," who under- took the management and organisation of the business, provided their own servants and generally relieved the military authorities

$0.50 and $1.00.

“A reliable remedy for all severe, acute,

chronic, and lingering cough's nod colds, Relieves boarseness, sore throat, tickling in the throat, and difficulty in breathing.

WATSON'S COLD CURE TABLETS, $0.60..

Speedily relieves infupera, cold in the head, sacering, &c.

WATSON'S DOUGH LOZENGES,

$0.75.

For alleviation of bronchitis, hoarseness, couglis, asthma, colds, and disorders of

the throat aut lungs.

WATSON'S

WILD CHERRY COUGH SYRUP

$0.75.

of the trouble of looking after, the arrange ments. All that they had to do beyond that was to see that prices were kept at a mini- num so that the original, functions of the canteen might be retained and that no civilians should be served-unless, of course, they were the guests of soldier friends, Now ve gather, from the moment that the control

Tax Board of Trade has awarded a binocular glass to Captain Kenshiro Khori, master of the Japanese steamer Soikto Mara, of Tokyo, in recognition of his services in rescuing the two survivors of the crow of the British steamship Dunnars, of Leith, which foundered in the Sea

Japan on Aug. 25,

MILITARY' Students' conduUCT.

The new Emperor is bu' nchild of two or three years, and hence it was necessary that a Regent should be appointed to take charge of the Goy.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."] crament; and this onerous duty fall on Prince' Chuo, father of the new hovereign. The new

Peking, 24th November. Owing to the solemn occasion on the death Sovereign is the elder son of Thai Feng, who of the Emperor; the pople, as a rule, are not fuber's death. The elder Prince Ch'an was the

took ads Athere the of Princa Chua ổn là Telegraphic instructions have been permitted to have their heads for a period of seventh son of the Emperor Tao Kuang (1811 transmitted to the Viceroys and Gov. one hundred days. However, several military-1850), and the late Emperor Hsu was the ernors of various Provinces to proceed students have been fiond acting contrary to elder Prince Ch'un's second sos; so that the with the formation of Municipal this' cliquette and have therefore, been arrested

present Emperor is nephew to his predecessor

Councils with a view ultimately of Emperor Tao Kuang, it is impossible to be lieve but that the present change of saves the institution of Constitutional signs will be regarded by the historians Government throughout the Empire, of the future as the beginolog of a new era. China is at the parting of the ways, notwithstanding the period There cia no longer be any question of stand mourning. ing by the ancient ways. The spirit of reform, of advance, and of modernization in abroad, and the appointment of Prince Ch'un ar Regent

LLova's figures show that 84 steam vessels, and handed to the Military Department to be

with a gross tonnage of 117,991, and 83 sailing ships, of 53,025 toga, moking a total of,izz vessels of 166,016 tons, were lost, condemned, &c., during the quarter ended March 31st last. Of these 48 ships of 63,108 sons were British. Japan lost & steamers el 8,203 tons.

dealt with accordingly..

CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY,

The second call of shares of the Canton Hankow Railway Company is far from belog fully subscribed for even up to the last day on which the lists were closed. At a meeting held yesterday by the Board of Directors of the Company it was unanimously agreed that the collection of the second call of capital should 15th day of the with moon.

and great-grandson in direct line of the famous

LEGATION GUARDS.

of the canteens. passed into the hands of House, in which You Ten and several other be extended to another fifteen days, ie, the would seem to indicate that their late Majesties FOREIGN MINISTERS' ATTITUDE,

tenants the sale of liquor became illegal, that where there were local licensing Inws in operation. The tenant was a profit-carner, responsible to himself for the returns ob- lained. He was a monopolist, if you like, In defiance of the law. But nobody thought anything about it, Because he did not enter into competition with the ordinary bear saloons by seeking to attract the custom of civilians, nor was his turn-over so great as to tempt the appetite of the wolves. At the same time, it is manifest now that, the fact is faced fairly and squarely $0.60.

that he was infringing the law because For colds in the Chest, bronchitis, sore the moment the canteen passed from the

Highly recommended.

WATSON'S EMBROCATION,

Throat, &

JUDGE DOCKER, reading the medical evidence in a Chinese appeal case, at Darlinghurst Court Chinamen appealed against a conviction for assault, said: "The doctor states that he put. one stitch in Teu's head. We generally" "bear of a stitch in nine, but here we have one in Ten."—Syday Evening Notes,

POLICEMAN 94. Taylor prosecuted a coolie at the Police Court this morning for being a rogue and a vagab ad. Fong Sam, for that was his saine, was found in an unoccupied house at 8, Wall Street, West Point, early this morning, with the intention of commuting a felony. The defendant stated that, as the doors opened he went in to have a sleep. Sequel:-Fourteen days' hard tabuur.

military or naval authorities to an out- sider it assured the purely plebeian | Chu Kam, a foreman coolie, residing at 235 character of a money-making machine Des Voeux Road Central, was charged in the A. S. WATSON & CO., and lost its attribulus as a reginicutal club. Palics Court, this morning, with stealing

It's quite evident that the War Office never -LIMITED,

of the

ALEXANDRA, BUILDINGS

AND

KOWLOON. DISPENSARY.

· Hongkong, #3rd October, 1908

a

mace of prepared and mace, 7 caodareens:

PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRE.

In acticipation of the danger of the frequent occurrences of fire during the winter season. the Canton Police Authorities have formed fire brigade corps to be stationed in the west- era suburb of the city.

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realized that the time, had come for a full reï cognition of the changed spirit, for Prince Ch'un is one of most advanced and enlightened. members of the Imperial Family. He is also a man of dignified and commanding presence, as all who had the opportunity of theeting him on the occasion of bis-historic visit to Eu ops were fain to admit. In his

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po

Peking, 24th November. The Japanese Minister in Peking maintains bis determination to reduce the Japanese Legation Guards at the Capital.

A STOUM IN A TEA-FIT.

strong hands the reins of Empire will bot be Military College at Whampoa, through some On the 19th, instant, the Director of the

allowed to hang losse and, supported as he is unknown cause, had a dispute with a student by men of the type of Yuan Shih-kai, there is of that college pamed Chou Yee Fu. The every probibility of a stable and consistent director, whose name is Wai Yu Trang, od of China being carried on being annoyed at the words of the student unve orders to lock him up at once for impu-THE P. AND O, LINER “MALW&" || Legation Guards of the Foreign

dence. In a short space of time the other- students in the Collegs, scoing the director's -rash action-with-(beis schoolmate, jointly.pro-

ceeded to lake revenge against the director. In doing so, some eighty students signed a int

The Foreign-Ministers have-ad- dressed the Waiwupu advising that it is in contemplation to increase the

Powers.

A LAUNDRY ON BOARD,

It is not consi?ered probable that the, opera-,

E. Na Tang has lodged a strong

petition to the High Authorities reporting the lion of the Federal Navigation Bill will, after remonstrance with the representatives

Powers against the proposal

new condition of things. The canteens were terday. Chu stated in his defence that the drug day they all left the college and urged that and other plopter companies which for so many being carried into effect.

established under military regulations and their character determined as experience F33 was obtained. Probably it was due to the numerous scandals and heartbreaking falls

was given to him by a friend and the charge “was altered to one of unlawful possession. He

tabour. was fined $10, or in defauli, 14 days” lord,

has applied to the Military Department for in- Director Wai should be removed. The Director structions as to how to deal with the trouble and consequently a proclamation has been issued by the Department to recall those students to return to school and resume their work in three

years have visited Australia....

According to the opinions of merchants and others concerned in the shipping trade of Aus tralia, it was never intended to legislate against such compaules as the;P. and O. and E, and Amneb less-introduce a Bill which would

sengers on the coast.

from grace. which attended the runt ng of THE board of directors of the Norddeutscher days, on pain of bring punished. So far the absolutely preclude these liners carrying pas. | The Hongkong Celegraph these canteens ar originally planned that the Lloyd considested on September 24th the tal- trouble has not yet been satisfactorily settled,

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 1908.

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SERVICE GANTERNS AND

A SUGGESTION,

ance sheet for the first half of 1908, which shows, afer deduction of general expenses, a profit of mil1,003,000 less than in the carrer panding period of last year. This decrease is chiefly das to the enormous falling off a the number of passengers for Nonb America For the current half-year the results will probably be mire satisfactory.

respect of a

„PROPOSED CÂMPHOR INDUSTRY.

Tantai Yip Chiu Yuut, who was deputed to the Fakien province to investigate the manufacture of camphor, there with a view to introduce the ledustry" at Canton returned to Canton yesterday, “

THE ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOȚI.

The following inlegrams have been received

at the Foreige Office, Tokyo:-

= {Renter's,]

Pernia, vaba LONDON, 23rd Noveniber

The Shah of Persia har proclaimed that

as the learned people do not want a constitu

In pursuance of the policy of progress no fartion na parliament he has decided to defer as the Australian service is concerned, the to their wishes; moreover, as the clergy have and Company has decided that the new liner decided that the estabilihment of a parlia being the first of the new "M" clus. The never under any pretext shall such a parlia Ja tox will follow the forea, the last named ment is in conflict with the laws of Islam, Malas is scheduled to leave London on Janu

ment be established. Ary 29 for Ceylon and Ausiralius porti,

In her internal arrangement the Molys will be similar to the Molin and other earlier steamers of this class, except that like the Morta, she will be more liberally supplied with single-berth cabias; will beve an additional saloon smoking lounge, to be known as "ike Mr. Student Interpreter Aihara, who has just | divan;" and will be furnished with a laundry capable of dealing a route with passengers ceeds in the matter of fresh linen..

Canton, November roth.

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Russia.

The Floancial Committee of the Duma recommended the abolition of free port privileges at Vladivostock and other: Asiatic ports owing to Chinese competition.

Later, China and the United States. Mr. Tang Shao Yi bat arrived at San Francisco on a mission to thank The United States for the remission of the Boxer indem nity, and to enlist American co-operation in the development of North Chlas,

The Standard Oil Company. Mr. Rockefeller, who was severely cross examined for several days in the Federal Court, in a suit against the Standard Oil Co., -narrated; circumstantially and nonchalantly the history of the Trust, admitting that the or iginal capital was $56,000,000, and the ears- ings between 1899 and 1907, 8570,000,000,

tenant system was adopted. Many a bright officer and gallant N.C.O. have had their lives. blighted by the foolish surrender to sudden temptation which the command of large sums of money placed before them; but withal, no one will deny the advantages which flow from the exist As the outcome of a simple prosecution ence of a canteen, where the soldier may which at first sight seemed to be of an un-meet his soldier friends, and ignore the important and trivial character, it has been fleeting and shadowy enchantments of the A1 Bankruptcy-buildings on 21st all the first decided that in Hongkong canteens where alluring sirchs of sun divans. Under the meeting i creditors was held under the failure, liquour is sold without a licence are illegal.new system, however, the law says that the of D. W. Rodger and B, Hamilton, export and Buch in effect would appear to be the law canteen is nothing more or less than a com

import merchants, lately trading under the as laid down by the magistrate who tried mon public-house, restricted, it is true, to style of Thoms Hamilton and Co., at go, returned from a tour of inspection, reports that the case of the lesser of the Royal Engineers' service men, but for which a licence must be Canon-street, E.C., and at Calcutta and Tien- things are perfectly tranquil-in the regions tsin. The debtors'estimated their liabilities at along the Hsi-Kiang (West River). - "he boy- canteen, in which it was alleged that certain obtained: Surely some way out of the diffigra, and attributed their failure to heavycott is in operation, but marine products being Hiquors had been sold to a Chinese boy culty could be found besides that of com losses on trading in China and India, and on scarce, prices are very high.

THE JAPANESE BUDGET. -" whose services had been requisitioned by spelling the tenants, to compete with the imported goods, Mr. A. C. Palmis, chattered

Hongkong, November 11th, police detective in order to discover the ordinary saloons which cater for all and accountabl, was appointed as trustee in bank-

The boycott has again declared itself ia con-¿ The compilation of the next Badger being- principle on which the cabiteen was being run, sundry. We cannot believe that Mr. Wood, rupey,

sequence of the recent advent of Japanesej finished,—ite-salient÷paints were to day (roh In itself the case was plain and palpably against the magistrate who tried the case, agled-en-

marine products. The pengos concerned in it | iøst.) informally communicated to the repra? the-keeper of the canteen, in as much as Tirely, without expert advice in declaring the THE dispute between the Ham Sun Wing firm are of three classes, first, men who have no sentatives of various parties in the two Houses hie Chinese servants had sold a bottle of canteens as at present managed to be illegal, of contractors and Mr, Tang Chee, secretary of direct concern with the matter and are instigar and to Tokyo newspapers and news agencies, whisky and a bottle of port wine to a Chi- but his suggestions seem to us to be pre- the Kowloon Cricket Club, has been satisfaced-simply by motives of lawlessness; secondly, Thry will shortly be explained at some length

tority settled. it will be remembered that the persons who, under the guise of encouraging to pricipal Parliamentarians. nese boy who declared that he was the ser- posterous. For example, he said: "It seems tam Sun Wing, 111, Des Vaux Raad Central, productive autorprises, seek to establish a joint- The revenue amoopts to Yen 467,380,000 in vant of a soldier, and the keeper or tenant to me that canteens in this Colony should sought to recover from Tang Ches the sum stock company, or who are engaged in business the ordinary department, and Yen 49,140,000 in of the canteen was therefore morally respon- keep a list of customers and if any orders of $744.03, balice due in

that competes with the Japanes: products; and, the extraordinary department, being a total of sible for the want of precautions taken by are received the servant issuing the liquor contract for the construction of the club-bouse, thierly, deareradoes and others who take an Yen 517,110,000 against Yea 582,710,000 for the his representatives to verify the truth of the shall have his list at hand to which he can and as to 544403 for extra work done, extreme part in the disturbances. Among the 908.9 fiscal year. The expenditure amounts messenger's statement. But that is by the refer. My view is further that an account After several weeks consultation it was decided three classes the third is the most numerous to Yen 45,160,000 in the ordinary department and Yen 111,960,odo ja, the extraordinary way, and does not affect except in a very small thould be kept showing how much liquor is, this afternoon that $144.03 should be deducted and in that class the majority are labourers, degree the crux of the situation. The point bought by each of the customers in order to from the claim for the unfinished work, the de- The Hongkong Authorities have compelled department, a total of Yea 517,1 10,000 agsinst The railway" ́scconat in

It is with regrat, says" the Japan Herald, that fendant to pay plaintiff $6 x in respect of the the withdrawal of placards inscribed" Japanese Yen 354,820,000, is that canteens, the rendezvous of soldiers puard against them handing liquor to out-lain, and 36, towards the costs. This was goods not sold," and a fice of $15 has been made independent both in regard to revenue we have to announce the death of Mr. W. W. and sailors in the Colony, are declared to be, gidere." How could that be done at all accepted by this other side, and the case was inflicted on four or five householders who wrote and expenditures In compiling the next Bud: Malcolm, who passed away shortly after 8 as they are conducted at present, illegal and times? It is also absurd to suggest entered into next Friday's list, ponding the as-up: "There sill exist fellows who have wet the Government faid the utmost stress upon o'clock this (Saturday) morning at the General "any sale after this date will be an offence that a canteen,

should pay

a licence rival of the cheque...

the maintenance of eguilibrium between ye Hospital Deceased, who was about Buy-four which will be quoted against the offender fee equal to that paid by the

venus and expenditure, for a few years to come years of ago, had been resident in Japan for should further proceedings be taken. holder of an adjunct licency, which permits A CIGARETTE bawker, Ho Cheong by name,

and the restoration of confidence by strengthen- | over fourteen years, and was, we believe, for Let us go back somewhat with the of the entertainment of all classes so long as was charged in the Police Court, this morning,

Fingthefancial basis. Conrequently the Govero some years with. Mesere, Christensen, and Co. ment decided to postpone military, naval and at Kobe. After leaving the southern port he object of learning the purpose of these they comply with certain regulations. The with being in unlawful possession of thres

otherpublicenterprises to the extent of aboutzooined the firm of Messrs, Bowden institutions which are now classed in Hong-question is not yet ended by a long chalk, cheques on the International Bank for $25.11,

million yen. Nevertheless, it was subsequently in Yokobams, and later was- wilh kong at least as où the level of shebeens. What we would suggest is that pending $30, and another on the Chartered Bank for

some extent. It is to be allocated to productive be experienced trouble from a grow one on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for

found, that a super-abundance, is available to Owaton and Co. About six The canteen was primarily intended to keep satisfactory settlement of this unusual point, $12.13, suspected to have been stalen. All

enterprises, such as river and harbour improve the car and underwent treatment the soldier in barracks and to provide him the Governor-in-Council should issue an, with all the diversions which he might ex order permitting the service canteens, to Dairy Farm Company, Limited. From inform,

amount of coitsilment proposed in the next la complaint. However, as medica these cheques were made out in favour of the

meat, ren foundry, etc. This the total at the time was supposed to pect to find in the dens and dives of the remain open as heretofore on the under-ation we have received, it would appear that on

Budget comes down to some Yen 168,000,000, proved of an avall, and the suffering regimental districts where he might be quar standing that special provision will be made the 11th instant, the Dairy Farm Derdi at

instead of about 20 million you-Japan became intolerable he was pley tered. The provisioping and management for them under the lay at some future Kowloon was entered by robbers and a number

Gorella C

enter the General of the canteens were under the eye and con date. Otherwise, the whole of the canteens of cheques were stolen. The police discovered

on an

slom proved that he was trol of the military authorities, who promul in the Colony will be closed during Christ the missing cheques in the possession of He

In an advanced stage, gated rules as to their conduct, the apportionmas and the New Year holidays and the Chuong, who conducts a business at 97. Ch

Russiax nawapapers publish an eloquent ap formed, but this only the „Leong,

our Strest. The defendant informed the

were found on his door step, placed there by trud "EXE CASS WAS remanded.

"

a

ing of whatever profits might accrue and soldiers and sailors will be thrown into the intrato (r: JR. Wood) that the chagues the maintenance of a healthy tone which areas of the harples in the low-class dens of would tend to add to the sprit de verps of the the clly, which would be calamitous indeed,

brought disgrace on the country."

AN AMERICAN UNIVERBITY. FOR CHINA,

A Shaoghal despatch reports that the university in Shantung Province for Chinese American Government intende establishing, students, arrangements, having already heen, the Province. Accommodation will be pis made with the Waiwupu and the Governor of "vided for five thousand students and about 35 American teachers will be employed. Com misioners have been despatched from the United States to inaugurate the aniremity, which will be opened at an early date. 20

It has been stated that China has agreed that the amount of the Rozer indemnity remitted by

porpod and the above mentioned "sche

[001-jarau chail: be used for educations)

DEATH OF A YOKOHAMA

RESIDENT, SALAD

by the Committee of Saivian Women, deceased's days, we

of monstrons''the