PASTRALOPIUM-TRADE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER II
FIRE AT KOWLOON.
THE NEW REIGN.
angry
1908.
SHANGHAI VOLUNTEBR
COMMANDANT.
453
JAPANESE VOLUNIBER FLEET.
SUBSIDY, WITHDRAWN.
4000; as received by Mr. H. H. Fox, who hai the 'scona" of the outbreak as soon as the foot upon the Throne on the oth day of the diate attention. By, a philosophy of their gorgoon Major Laicace, R. A. M. C. Captains; out of the Fortosan-Treasury, and the disin
хотелие
IMPERIAL DEGREES,
COAL SHEDS ADLAZE.
(Spécially translated for the M, C, D. New1.] BOR POSITION IN SWATÓW.
29 December ai
As far as the outside world is lo a position to judge, the reign of Emperor, Hrund Turg,
-"RECOGNITION BY PORTEOUSAK, CO., 8th int On the 21st day of the tub moon His Majesty whose enthronement took place the other day,
The Volunteer Fleet, the organisation of With reference to the position of the raw
Fire broke out in the early hours of this Emperor Ruang Hou departed this life, sicond. | begion under the most favourable auspices. - A
The Shanghai Times of 3rd inst, says in which has been undertaken by the Imperial oplam trade between Hongkong and Bratow arising out of the enforcement within that morning, at four o'clock, to be exact, at a ing upon the Dragon to be a guest on high. new order has been established in Chias, and recognition of bis services to them since the Marine Society, would seem to be doomed by
coolia shed in Kowlood Dear Blackhead Point. We have reverently received a charge, by iho † has gained the recognition of the Fowers bay-
isit was formed, the Portuguese Co., S. V. C., the wiihdrawal of the 'subsidy which, it was prefectural district, Waichow, and other out in the course of a minute, the entire thed was testament of Her late- Majesty the Empressing interests to safeguard in the Far East No met last evening and made Colonel Watson, promised, should be granted to the Volunteer-~ lying prefecto es, our latest authoritative Information le to the effect that British mer-ablars and the bugs flames spread to a sumber Grand Dowager, appointing Us to be the sor longer is this Empire called upon to give battle the retiring commandent, the secipient of a Fleet steamer Satara mars, recunily built at
aggres
handsome present. The function took place the Mitsu Bishi yard. From a statement in chants is the Colony are exercising the virtue of coal sheds owned by Melchers & Co. All of Emperors Tung Chih and Kuang Hsit and to the muay-headed hydra of foreign
in Olab Uaina, and besides the Portuguese Co. the Osaka Arakt it appears that the withdrawal of patience in the face of difficulties. Their the premises without exception were com- ordering Us to enter upon the inheritance of sins, which bas nu sooner been scotched in
pletely gutted. The Fire Brigade, under
the the dynastic line as Emperor by succession. In one direction than
under the command of Caplain Nolnico, a very of the subsidy is due to the disapproval by And rapacious representations to the British Consul General
el : obedience to her late Majesty's charge we set mouth to another quarter claims immergau berria Clarke, Major Trueman, appropriation of Ya60,000 to the Sakura-mar
I officers ware prosent. These Formosan Government of the demand for an at Canton were taken into consideration as
Chief Inspector Baker, promptly arrived on
included Major alarm reached them, and soon brought the hose
IN moon (the and day of December, 1908) owa creation rather than in consequence of addressed His Excellency the Viceroy com into play and prevented fasther damage, but and enter upon the inheritance of the Hay forceful dictum of the Chinese, for- municating to H.E. Chang's notice the legi
got before some time bad elapsed, it is ba great succession. The first year of Hsuan
eign Governments have arrived at the deci timate grievance of the Hongkong merchants,
lieved that the fire was caused through some Tung, will begin with next year and as for the
sion that the independence, and territorial The Canton Viceroy undertook to cause in vastigations to be made at Swalow, and pro. Careless coolie throwing a lighted cigarette in Imperial Bounty which should be extended to istegrity of China have to be regarded as an mised to again communicate with the British one of the abeds. The extent of the damage all on this occasion of rej icing let the follow axiom of the immediate development of the
ing be noted:-(i) The Nobles of the Kung Far Kast, The Consular reprenentative as soon as he is placed
very day that witnessed the It should be stated that the powerful tog (Duke) rank and above are to bo Fewarded. (3) cathronement of the infant Emperor, for whom in possession of the official report from Swatow.
David Gillies, of the Hongkong and. Whampoa The Nobles of all ranks from Kung Chu to we would wish health, long life and happiness, Dock Company, rendered excellent service in the Ke Ke are to be rewarded. (3) All the found the signatures being affixed to the latest extinguishing the fire. Owing to the fact that Manchu and Chiness officials-civil and milis agreement embodying this significant prim- JAPANESE SHIPPING SUBSIDIES. g is fitted with all the infest fire applitary-in the Capital and the provinces are to ciple. Thus China can feel free for the first ances, the difficulty in putting out the outbreak be promoted one step in rank (4) The wives time for many decades from the anxiety of was reduced to a minimum. The vessel worked of all the officials in the Capital and the pro. threatened partition or dismemberment. She incessantly for two hours, during which time, vinces are to be promoted one step in raak. (4) has also the satisfaction of knowing that her hold she directed bage sirsams of water on the burn. The civil Metropolitan officials of the second on the outlying territories of the vast Empire ing shede."
rank and above are to be allowed to send their is stranger tban at any other period. Man sous to the Imperial Academy of Learning to churie is once more under Chinese administra study. (6) The civil metropolitan and provincial tino, even though it still bears outward and officials of the fourth rank and below and the visible signs of a former
To Tibet, Hor regime. military metropolitan and provincial officials of thanks to the British expedition of 1904 and the third rank and below who have been either to the subsequent disinterestedasss shown by degraded or cashiered are to be restored to the British Government, China this vett their former ranks. 47) Licentiates of the grade position to enforce her wishes upon this remote
RELIES OF SEAMEN AND SHIPBUILDING OPERATIVES.
In an article urging the necessity of taking. immediate measures for the relief of discharged sesmen and operatives who have been dismiss. ed from shipbuilding yards, the Osako Asahi opines that it is difficult to predict when activ- fly in the shipping and shipbuilding trades in Japan, which are suffering from extreme da pression, will return.
The Shipping List of Japan drawn up by the Communications Department shows too uum-
¡lasf to be as follows:-
STEAMERS.
TUGDage Df Vessels.
zo ta
-100 tons
300
Number.
718 189
100,
300,11 500 19
500 1,000
1,000 2,000
1,000
3,000
# 3,000 4,000
л
4,000 $,000 it 5,000 1
6,000*
6,000 7,000 1 7,000 8,000 8,000,, 9,005
90 Meter ...... 138.
132.......
18 '
·
is not knowp.
A CLEAN SLATE,
CRIMINALS AND THE WEATHER,
9th inst.
Collier, G. E. Stewart, Pilcher, Grayzigge, cilaation to advance this sum is the result of Themas, Dowdall, and A. J. Stewart, Lleuts. the decision of the Government to appropriate Featon, Koch, Jameson Canning, Carlson, for the Imperial Treasury half the Customs Saker, and Brand, Sgt. Major Studd,
of Farmosa, .M.S.
mosa which is estimated Matthews, and Sgt. Major Fry. Mr. David Lap about Y1,300,000 for next year. The whole dels and dir. A. W. Burkill were also present, Customs revenus of Formosa, wo understand,”
is to be transferred to the Imperial he presentation was in the font of her follow after next year, and is likely to prove a heavy silver afternoon tea service, bearing the follow- ing inscription: To Lieut. Col. W. M. Wat blow to the future development of Formosas BOD, Presented by the Portuguese Co., 8. V. C. resources. In those circumstances, the arrange Addressing Col. Watson, Capt. Nolasco saidment to run the Sakura-maru on the Formo that they were going to lose their commandant Shoren Kaisha has been abandoned, and the that when the Municipal Council announced sau service under the management of the Osaka earlier than they expected, they thought it Murice Society, the owner of the steamer, has would be the embodiment of sin if they did decided to present the steamer to the Navy. not in some way thank him for his kindness to- It is believed that the Umagaka-maru, a sister wards them, and for the valuable assistance ship of the Sakura-maru, which is expected to he had rendered is helping them to form their be launched at the Mitsu Bishi Yard before the company, for its existence was dod in great end of this your, will have a similes fate. At first the "Sakura-mzra' was to be placed - in his untiring efforts. After the riot of 18th De charge ofthe Nippon Yusen Kaisha, but the type measure, and he might say almost entirely, to cember 1905, the Fortuguese residents of the teamer represents requiring haars of Shaughai, who ranked numerically third in pouses for navigation, the Nippon Yasen Kal- this cosmopolitan settlement, recognised the
sha declined the offer, and it was then arranged secessity for having a company in
the criminal class in Hongkong? One would advanced to the grade'ol en kung-sheng and the last century. The voluntary exile of the their own to co-operate with the existing units | Kaisbs, which arrangement, owing to the with
doings
a
48,244 | Lastweek there was practically noserious crime 37,334 committed in the Colony, and the number of
125,021
Ai
has been stated.
The
those of the grade of yu kung sheng are to be Dalai Lama has been turned to good ac ber, and tonnage of vessels at the end of July dark, damp night, when everything is quiet, brevet bultar of the sixth rusk is to be given fot cause it to be known throughout Tibeti bat fence of the Sentement which they had made will be remembered, the Marine Society ant believe so as it is to be expected that on raised to the degree of sui Aung sheng. (6) The count, and China will be to blaine if she does of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps in the de-drawal of the promised en cancelled, a tend and the paliceman on the beat is down-at-the-
to every Provincial (Chujen) Graduate. (9) its spiritual head has conformed in person to their adopted home. For this purpose a com Total Gross to carry out his plans to a
hasis, a thief would have plenty of opportunity Alt prisoners with the exception of those guilty the requirements of bis country passion as a mittee was formed, and after a general meet at the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War
nicety. But that Topoaga. apparently, is not the case, taking into reckon. of crimes of serious magnitude and such ar are dependent stats by acknowledging his alleging of the would-be volunteers the Moaicipal decided to organise a Volunteer Fiest, which kon- not embraced within the action of a general Jance to Peking, Where Tibst leads, Mongolia Council was approached op the matter. Their was to engage in trade in time of peace and 33.775ing the number of arrests made these few days 'pardon in ordinery, are to be pardoned. (10) | follows, and unless the Dalai Lama elects to reply was that although they welcomed their | act as auxiliary cruisers in, wartime,
one or two experience of the war having apparently de- All, criminals whose sentences are similar in use his influence to a baneful purpose, that.slative they insisted upon degree to those of transportation and banish territory too should remain amenable to the con- conditions and concluded their letter by monstrated that such steamers were necessary, 303,1by the committed were few and of a trivial nature.ment and who have properly behaved them trol of Poking, until the matter of its administra: asking the committee to hold a conference public subscriptions were collected towards the 202,1bBut to-day's calendar will take soms beating, selves are to be releated." (11) All soldiers who|tion has bena materially simplified by the with Colonel Waison. They had followed fund for the construction of the steamerk." 209,683 so far as the number of prisoners taken before have distinguished themselves are to be introduction of ous of the mest civilizing factors
the suggestions and all arrangemauts Sufficient subscriptions having been obtained 170,308 the magistrale for punishment. In all there rewarded in addition to the ordinary rewards of the present day-the railway line.
were satisfactorily settled in, Captain Nolasco to build two veisch, the Bakura-mark and 80,114 were four cases to be decided, the most
for distinguished,sorvice» (12) All men who Of the more domestic section of Chinese thought, two conferences with Cole Watson, Umegaka-maru were ordered from the Mita. 31,801 serious of which being that agafcat a coplie have encouraged agricultural enterprises are affairs, as they present themicivas to the Re, ha reasons given by Col. Watson for non-ac. Bishi yard, and the first-named was recently
who was accused of being a suspicious person to be rewarded, (13) One month's rations are gent who carries on the government of the
ceptance of some of their conditions were put completed.-Japan Chronicli. 7,463 This individual was found growling is a back to be given to every member of the Manchu country during the minority of the young Em tha saison d'etre, that if they had not adopted th such a way that he quite convinced them of 8.523
Inne at Kowloon City by Policeman Sheehan in 13454 the early hours of this morning, with a chisel Military Organization. (4) The sons of those peor, if we have to speak fest confidently, it
people who are over savedly years of age are ip is merely because the foreign observer it in them they would have shown to the public his person. The other three cases were:
play the *,128,567 two for hawking same licence and one for gb-
be exempted from the service of the Govers more, unfavourable position, to gauge the real Shanghai that they did not intend to ment; the bravet button of the Dinto rank is to trend of events. Court circles in Pakisig, are game hen they offered their services. This It will be interesting to know that straction. 184,167 during the last twenty-four hours there were begiver to those who are over eighty years of as much as ever a forbidden city, and we are most dealt part of the organisation of the formation 373.496 no arrests made at Tain-sa-tou. Not a single is to be given to those who are over ninety whether the party of reform is in the Benting mittee All of them karw, that the company Cavite, which was disabled by the typhoon of
age: the brevet button of the eight rank to rely upon indirect indications to decide company having been overcome,
became au rasy task to the organising com.
The hospital ship Relief, now anchored at nerson passed, the night in the cells either at East or West Point, and at Shau-ki-wan there years of age; the breret button of the seventh or whether the powers that be are still halting 2,087 wat nil... Of the four cases already referred to hundred years of age, the brevet button of the between two opinions and cannot bring by boo, fed instructed by the test of November 18, when hail way to Guam, may the Central Police Station contributed two, sixfb. rank is to be given to those who are one the advocates of progress of the forces him and it was ready in twelve drills to take Phave to be sent to Hongkong or Shanghai for
of age; the bution of the themselves to favour whole heartedly either Watson, and by the able.staf under 362,86 while Hangbom Bod Yau-ma-ti shared one hundred and twenty years of age; and monus of reaction. Nevertheless at a critical „pètìod part in the general, inspection, Cel. Watson's repairs, reports the Manilà Timer of joth the
No mention was made of the decrease of mens are also to be erected for those who are in her history China has passed through chor, kindpese toward them, had not stopped there, able change in the occupancy of the Dragon for he did not entertain the idea so prevalent crime in the Colony in a conversation which of hundred years of age and over.
The weight of government upon Us is beavy Throne without experiencing day of those poin' Shanghai that "The Company is all right, one of our representatives bad with an officer and We look to Our minitters, and servants, pular convulsions that might have been antici. leave it alone. Capt. Nolasco could bring for cward many more instances of Col. Watson's
Above 9,000
1,600 SAILING VESSELS. ·
***... 3,044 100 tons 3001',294
Total
20 10
100
3001'
500
1.
500 1,000
Abovezno tons.
4
I
-
..4,344
00
пріесе.
Total... From, the above Deuresfit can be seen that marine transport of Japan' is dealt with by 1,500 steamers, with an aggregate ionnsge of 1,128,567, and 4,344 sailing vessels, with a total bottoms should exceed the demand for the the cold and rain."
its
WORK FOR CHINA DOCKS.
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO U.S.” HOSPITAL
SHIP,
tonnage of 367,851. It is only natural in the 1 this morning "The weather is too bad," he high, and low, to exert their efforts for the pated in a country claiming `io little cohesion Lindness a good wishes toward them but skipper turned hot about in search present condition of trade that the supply of said. The thieves will not steal because of campleta fulálment of their duty and to strive mong its component parts. The maintenance; those he had already mentioned would suffice: 10
transport of goods, and the extreme depression -in shipping business is therefore not a matter for surprise. Now that the close of navigation to North China for the season is rapidly-aps proaching, Japanese sleamers of above 1,000, tons engaged in the North China trade, are being put on the Japanese coasting trade, and
making the situation worke this
Steamers arriving at Moji, Kabe, and Osaka increase in number day after day. These circumstances have forced shipowners to reduce the size of their crews in order to minimise the financial difficulty. As a consequence the pumber of officers and seamen out of employment is fast multiplying. As regards officers, the number of unemployed at Moji, Shimonoseki, Kobs, and Osaka is known to exceed 1,000, and the number of deck hands, stokers, &c. out of em.
ployment is large in propastion. These unfor-
innate men, whose būsinesy lies on the sea, are hardly able even to norm a subsistence on shore, and thus'a large number of honest and Innocent persons are reduced to misery, on Account of the trade depression.
MARKETS OF THE ORIENT.
PHILIPPINES A MATURAL GATEWAY. Development of be resources of the Philip pine Islands and control of the resultant enlarged commerce by American manufacturers means much more to the United States in the matter of trade than what that commerce, by
earnestly to strengthen the country. This is Our earnest bnpo. Be this proclaimed through out the Empire for the information of all
THE CHINESE. CURRENCY,
.E. Tsai Tze the President of the Board of Finance has shipped one millife taels of silver inel currency. to the Tientsin mint wherewith to coin the new
Much credit is dus to the skipper, Captain Le- Cain, for the skill with which be handled the ship in bringing her safely back to Manila. She first struck the typhoon on November 16, just after she had entered the straits of San Ber parding and being a poor craft, for heavy weather
of peace at this juncture is a credit to the
of a port. The wind abated in the evening, blowd commudu terse of the Chinese is to show what tiny two inadequately expressed however, so the ship again retraced her courte people they are not without their aspirations himself
Rising for baring too expressed through the straits, but at 6 o'clock in the
to his insufficient bou, to what extent, these are consciously
English, Capán Nolases talent knowledge of evening on November 18, when cont
350 shared by the bulk of the nation must remain most heartily for all be, had been to them, miles off the coast of Samar she struck the an open question, but for the time being the not only collectively, but also individualis iphon Proper and the Upper Satchio, filled is nothing to disps the ballef that "Xoong and they, begged to offer him a small board side was carried away. This filled. Chips," whether of reasoned purpose or from anavenir és a sorch of their esteem for him up the passageways with water and the ship ack of organization, intends to await quietly and they hoped that when he would have was like a sidve the water also caused short clearct indications di Peking's leading an occasion to use it among his friends at circuits.
That
au
*There were six small fires in, different parts
The Board of Finance proposed to call in the it will submit to be thwarted Jadefinitely tom he would remember that He had a com-the ship due to broken electric light copnic. itself would amount to, writes Mr. Harold Mr. ius of bank notes on the 1st day of the°17+%^/«of its hoper.is not to be expected. · and 35 40 'papy,of' mex.in Shangbel who had felt it as I tione, before the corsent could be turned off.
Fitt
the Manila Tinee.
The geographical; position of these islands makes them anatural gateway to the markets of the Orient. The United States, with a great commerce established here, would occupy an impregnable position in competition for the trade of those markets. A consumption of the staples in cottons, iron and steel, and foodstuffs
moon (the 24th ulto.) Now Buko Tsai Tze bas communicated with the Grand Council stailing that the new tagl coin cannot be minted in time for this conversion and proposing that the dollar currency and ante shall be carried for- word util the end of this year. Ta Ching The following draft regulations have been dollars only being hereby referred to..
that these islands are capable of developing drawn up by the Board of Finance on the rate this Connexion-it is imposible to refer Compady, gentlenen who took a great deal of mambar. When it started to blow again the
be made to serve as a source of supply to, loi- eign Oriental countries,
time as the taal coins.
WAL in
from circulation within three to five Į diplomatić asagè it will be conceded that the ice, a question wat mot January, 1906, which burned itself out before it could-b
years.
(3). The value of the tael shall be détermined
After
authorities have only to Audy contemporary
humour and rera prqod to have morrad ander history for instances of the various methode by which a antion attains a cherished object. Col. Wats
The general fire call was squaded and great Timely appreciation in the Capital of the grow page, and in reply the Commandant semark- and men ware ad cons. The american sailors Col. Watson's health was drunk in chamconsternation was cased on board. Officers ing force of public opinion even to inarticulate Ching, will save the country both, morin seed that when Capt. Nolasco and the officers of all worked like demons, The Americas economic distress. If, as we hope, this fact company came on behalf of the members and poq to go into the stoke, hales to rellers, the has already been realized in Peklog, then both asked him to treat them there he had very Filipinos who were taken sick early in the trip. The centre of the typhoon struck the ship great pleasure in accepting their invitation. from within and, from without the new signs was glad to see there, in addition to the about mideight; then there was a full for a few would warrant if not necessitate the carrying ofter, of the new currency:—
started I under happy auspicasa"de permanent stocks in Manila which could also
angings broke down. Fires continued to break 1 Tael notes that be issued at the same remont, upon the notable exchange of interest, in the welfare of the Portuguese Co. out af intervals but were extinguished as fast
ik.
as they started except one in the laboratory (a) All dollar currency shall be withdrawn views which has been effected between the As Captain Nolasco bad said it was some two
United States and Japan. By those familfar with years he believed
d-of agitin raising reached form in which the understanding between the a Poringuere Co. As all of them were prob-
the straps on the ly pressure or Governments has been placed on record ably aware this was not the first time that a histmediato cylinders, became, sarpless the before subsidiary or, copper coins are in no way detracts from the significance of its Portuguest Co.had exited in Shanghai, but hospital corps, mon-were detailed in the engine miqted. (4) All copper coins of legal currency.can be purpose: An "öffensive and defensive alliance," for one reason or another the efforts that were too. They ried to repair the engine by taking'
as there has beep an inclination in some quar-made in the past to get's company together did minted only by the Government mintsére a term the agreement,, has not been con. I not meet with the success"that they deserved, the pistón hoad: off the low pressura cylinder. proved a failure, Straps were then made (5) When the new currency is issued, the cluded; but very effective guarantee of peace Consequently be was very glad when at the out of steel and placed over the broken parts
foreign "Powers will.be.approached with. a view to making arrangements with re- 129368 FarEast has been estin isted. A treaty or instance-of-the-Council-be met in conférence which hold them together, to this way the ship was brought back to Manila without further gard thereto.
amore formal ent.nts wote require ratification cortale members of the Portuguese community at the binds of (Congress, red, is may well (with the object-of-trying to raise a companyies. The beads of departments bare or
had detailed to them how. Captaid Nolasco have seemed to the Washingian Govern ment loadvisable to provoke a discussion the comphay came into existence. There amiced the ship at Cavite and a board will be (7) Te determine whither in a certain num-on international relations at the present had been no difficulty in arranging the low appointed to examine the ship and make
ecommendatione. • ber of years gold coins might also be moment. On the other hand, even with a duly on that two meetings were all they had. conditions outstanding; and he might,men- minted, and to attempt to determine ratified treaty, effect could not be given to To the best of his recollection in the relative valuation thereof with the silver Clause V without reference to the Senate, and currency. This should be arranged also by treaty with foreign Powers. (8) To investigate the finances of all the
Provinces-Chine Critic,
Our contemporary goes on to say that the
Under present conditions, from five to six position of the shipbuilding business is not less months are required from the time of mailing unfortunate. The men dismissed this year from the Minu Bishi, Kawasaki, Uraga,
orders to London, Hamburg, or New York before the goods are received. It is obvious Ishikawa-jima, and Hakodate yards, and the
that an oppertunity to purchase in nearby Osaka Ironworks number Deasty 15,000. The position is rendered still worse from the fact markets which would effect a wonderful saving that the repairs at the naval yards of the cap necessary for merchants to carry would be by greatly reducing the amanpt of stock tured Russian warships bave been completed gladly received by them. Manila is but a Jew and the adoption of any new scheme of navaly-ocean-travel-from-all-of-the-great ports of extension is not to be expected for the present, eastern Asin and is thus in a position geogra so that the Government yards are as slack as the others. At the present moment, when the phically to quickly supply the trade of this
section of the world, shipping trade is going through such serious depression, the construction of new steamers la of course out of the question. This revival' of the Chinese Navy is uncertain. So is the prospect of the construction of any more war ships for Siam. Thus there is no prospect of immediate revival of activity in the ship building business, and 'shipbuilding opera tives, who form the fundamental elements for the constraction or repair of warships in time country would mean an annual-com- of emergency, are being fast thrown out-ofumptio of from two to three hundred million employment. The Government has been spend. few years' time.
The difference between the position that the”; United States would occupy in the Philippines. kong would lie in that Hongkong has boas and that occupied by 'Great Britain in Hong
sured market to warrant the carrying of doen. sive stocks while wasila would bad as a bratt the commerce incident to the activities of eight million people which, under free trade with the
"dollars worth of American products within &.
..
J
(6): The proportionate valug of the new and ** the old coins shall be determined.
SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.
That
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THE SMUATION IN CHINA.
it will be sufficient to wait until the occasion feller which the Countil wrote to their Com arise, to test the temper of the American people 'mittee sanctioning the abralment of lbs. Com on the subject of active co-operation with pany, they concluded with words something like this that the Countil were quite sure that' Japan for somewhat remote advantages in the Far East. But as a potent guarantee of peace the new dais would be a valuable addition to the nederstanding has a special interest for the corps. Well the present state of the Com. Chlea, who finds herself once more the object pany, its members, and its efficiency proved ing a considerable amount of money annually. No affort should be omitted to impress these
of particular attention on the part of foreign that the Council's confidence in theur had been Do way misplaced. At the present time the shipbuilding, but the money thus expended facis upon the minds of the American business ANOTHER BATCH OF TWENTY-FIVE LANDED, Powers. She will, however, take no exception Portuguese Co, worthily took its place among to viceroys of all provinces ordering:
to this aspect, although, if it be not lost on Her
the athet buite of this cosmopolitan corps The steamer Kunngsang arrived in the port altogether, it must serve to stimulate has to The member had kept up high level, and twenty five subscription grifius contigned to tips from the international tutelage. The be desired. He (Con Watson)-had? glways the Hongkong Jockey Club. They were landed reiteration by Japan pf her resolve to claim no
for the encouragement of steam navigation and
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN
KOBE RESIDENT.
meg in order that their active support of free marely goes to enrich a small section of trade legislation may be onlialad. capitalists, and seamen and shipbuilding opern- tires enjoy no benefit. They are dismissed without any consideration. on the advent of depression, and are placed on the verge of: starvation. This is due to the defects in the existing inws relating to the encourage- ment of steam bavigation, and shipbuilding, The death is announced of Mr. J. Alcantera which are framed on the basis of a simple Figueiredo, who passed away at Yokobama theory that when subsidies are granted to yesterday morning (27th Nov.) after a very brief steamship owners and shipbuilding yards, illness. Mr. Figueiredo was in his amual sesmen and shipbuilding operatives will health up to Thursday evening, but was seized naturally be protected and escape the mis- with an apoplectic stroke while he was sitting fortune of losing employment, Proof a better at dinner. Medical aid was quickly called and than argument. The fact that so many officers, everything pussible was done to seamen, and operativen-are out of
SAYO
in
OFFER BY JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
A Paking dispatch statos that it has now been ascertained beyond doubt that the meeting of soldiers at Anching-fu in Anhui Province is associated with the revolutionary movement, and instructions have been issued by the Go on stronger guard against evil- disokon disputch states that on the
"A Mukden 24th "Mr. Okabe," Japanese Minister. dt -Mukden,
..to
last Tursday morning with a further batch' of mere intelligeht effort to oblaid her emancipa their work had always been all that could altimon Vicamy Hen and Informed"
and taken charge of by Mr. G. W. Gegg special privileges on Chipess soll by reason of been ready bodice and, of course him that the Japanese Government was pre manager of the Hongkong Horse Repository.her geag behalf. places', a powerful pasy could possibly be efficient solely by the pared, should noed, arise, to do its utmost to
proximity or baat achieve his successor would be also, but no com
drawings look place on Wednesday after-ments on ROOD, and are as follows:
No. 48-Grey-Linut.
Ne. 49-Grey-J, Jebsen
and are reduced to the van him, but it proved of no avail. 'Mr. Figueiredo,. "No, 56-Bay-Lieut. Webb.
of
aloquent
of of the defects the law. It seems that the Government propose to amend the laws in question and is taking steps to intro- duce a Bill to the Diet at the coming session, While the grant of subsidies to steam nariga tlon and shipbuilding may be necessary, con- cludes our contemporary, the protection and ratiof of seamen and shipbuilding operatives la of pressing zeed and action for relief should - be taken at once.--Japan Chronicle,
who was perhaps botter known by his Japanese dame Nagano (ways the Japan. was one of the oldest residents in Japan,. He was boin at Macao in 1850 and Brat cama to Japan in 1868, landing at Nagasak! His services being acquired by the Japanese Go- vernment he later went to Tokio, receiving post in the Admiralty, While holding this position ha saw something of the 6ghting in the Saiawma Rebellion and also attained a good”knowledge of the country. In recent TAM, be joined the firm of Messrs. Samuel Samuel & Co, zud-was stationed at Moji,. It was there" that he took out his natura.
A CHINLIE Woman, by name Chan Sing Yẹo, whose mind is alleged to be unhinged, made afisation papers as a Japanese subject and fruitless attempt to commit suicide in the hare
adopted the name of Nagano, "It was about
- bourattwo o'clock last Monday afternoony, Chau this time alao, wa believe, that he hold' the
Bing Yes is a married woman, thirty two year
post of Chancellor at the Portuguese Consulate | Di
No. 50-Dark Grey-Liedt. Crookenden. No. 1-Grey-Lieut. Anderson, No sa-Dark Grey P. Christiani. No. 53-Chestout Capt. Barker. No. 54-Grey-G..Friesland; No, Bay H, Humphreys. No. 52-Iron Gray—]. A. Jupp. No. 58-Grey-Liant. SIIL No. 5-Iron Grey-B. N. Mody, No. 6o—Gray—F.B. Descon............. No. 61-Grey-R. E. Tony. No: 62-Grey-J. H. Lewis, No. 63-Bay-Admiral Lambton. No. 64-Grey-Lieut, Chichester. No. 65-Bay-Lieut. Scarlett. No. 66-Gray-W. J. Greston. No. 67-Bay-Linnt. Henriques. No. 68-Grey-Linut, Davidson, No. 69-Iron Grey—H. N. Mody. No. 70--Dark Grey-F. B. Dascon. No: 71-White Lieut. Innes.
· No. 72-Grey-÷Dr. G, P. Jordan.
moment.. After
Government.
weapon in the Bands of Chiasse diplomacy, interest of the Commandant, it depended assist in the maintenance of order in Chins which should now be saved from the mis entirely on themselves, on the interest that in the present ctitle. The viceroy retarded each individual took in the unit to which sincere thanks for the offer of the Japanese takes that in the past 'have fréquently caused ber to prejudice a good care. A change ia he belonged, and the assistance which he gave
The authorities of the Japanese Navy Depart- to the officers and, non-commissioned officers. Japan's attitude towards China has already That was the only thing that would keep a ment deny as unfounded reports that warshipe manifested itself ander, the sciful regimis jazugurated by Marquis Katsura, and persis company together, and so far as he could see have been dispatched to China is connection tent but friendly representations, should altim- there was no reason to think that the Porte- with the present events in Peking. It is stated ately solve the many problems that are now guese Company would not remain in thefaturain that the warships are now assembled at each exercising the two Governments. The agree. Just as efficient a state as it was in at the present of their respective stations-Jopas Chronicle
paying a high compliment to ment with the United States will tead to con Capt. Nolasce on the company's afficiency, be FAT-BOILING ESTABLISHMENTS. firms the belief that the wisdom of standing weil With all Powers is receiving more attention is thanked them all very sincerely for their kind- Japan.. than formerly and the moment is ass in presenting him with that very handsome Two applications were considered by the apportage for Chian to urgò:the necessity of Rill As Captain Nolasco said, when to would members of the, Sanitary: Board at their fort- ladies perhaps laughter)they might be sure nightly meeting last Tuesday relative to he would not forget to tell them who it was plication for an offensive trade licence for offensiva trade licences. • One wa, Ko" apo that gave him it. And though he was leaving No Reclamation Street, Mongkok, and Shanghai very shortly be would not lose in the other, was for offensiva trada limits for
15: terest in the place, and when he would hear Kowloon. The former application was Dews of the Portuguese Co. he had no doubt that they would be in the same state of efficien- very heartily for their kindness towards him
as they were at present. He thanked them The band played the British and Foring national anthems and as the gathering dispered "And Lang Syne was rendered,
bringing the conduct of individual Japanese, who are ever ranging farther afield, into line with the enlightened policy of the Govern meat.-N. C. D. Hao,
be using it in the future, pouring out tan för
An application from Leung Tao, asking for por mission to erect a cablela at No. 16, Wastein Street, was considered at the mosting of the Sanitary Board last Tassday. Dr. Pests misuted-No cubicle was recommended for this floor because at the time of the survey. and were seeded by the tenants. The tenants now ask for, one cubicle because they have been told that they cannot legally use the Tax Chinese Engineering
bering and Misjag: Com- Library, Museum, kitchen as a living room.They have compiled pany, Ld; announces that the total output of with this order. I recommend that they be the Company's three mines for the week ending 1,928 allowed to erect one cubicle of rail or lattice or November.at, 1908, amounted to 23,887.57.1001 Cenang | of the è solid à rail type in the shop under the 'and the sales, during the period to: 17.595-39 Total mm 170 : 1,978
of age, residing at 17, Upper Lucar Row. She at Nagasaki, Mr. Figueiredo was an excellent RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library was seem to be walking along the Prays East Japanese scholar and had such command of and Museum for the work ending the 6th on, Monday, and to jump late the water. The the language that he was frequently mistaken December, 1968 *---- splash, chased by Abs fall aroused sevomi boats for a Japanese. His knowledge of Japanese men in the vicinity, who rescued, the woman i affairs was also extensive and his stories of the kad handed her ever to the police.". It is not early Umes were always interesting. He leaves huawa what led to the woman'sect, Tän police : three soos, and two daughters, for whom great -Had her remoyed to hospital for observation. sympRiby will be felt in their four..
Non Chinesa....... 245.20! 147
from Wong Sui Ting praying for
permission
at› No, 15, Reclamation Street, Mangkok., In' the petition, it was prayad, that owing to his to grant him a licence of fat-boller.
house at No. 7, Tak Sing Lane, which be for merly used to carry on the trade of fat-boiling la, being blown down by the last typhoon, the petitioner begged respectfully to recast the No. 15), Reclamation: Street, Mongkök, might be registered as a fat-boiling establishment and that a licence be granted.
Mr. A, Shelton Hooper minpted offensive trades: should be allowed south
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