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Hongkong Volunteer's Le Flight.

LOST ON MOUNT PARKER.

WANDERS ALL NIGHT IN MIST AND RAIN,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 25 1908.

Another Opium

Monopoly.

ATTEMPTED FORMATION AT

KIANGSU,

--CANTON'S EXAMPLE" EMULATED.

Yau-ma-ti Murder Mystery.

SUFFOCATED IN BED

MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY IN A HARINE A

DEALER'S SHOP,

-nand Inst Yesterday exclusive news reached us of The frustration of the Government opium morder which was committed at Yan-maki monopoly at Nanking, the defeat of a tentative early in the morning, but owing to the lack of moval: of the restrictive regulations directed the matter the necessary publicity. Today, creation at Canton, and the more recent re- definite information we refrained from giving against the raw opium trade in Swatow and however, what particulars we required were the outlying prefectures of Waichow and others, kindly placed at our disposal by the police bave not deterred the Provincial Government Shortly after seven o'clock yesterday mam the opium trade as conducted by British traders small back room on the ground floor of 440. of Chios from saising barriers in the way of ing the body of an old man was found in a in pursuance of and is strict accordance with Reclamation Street, Yaa-ma-ti. The man had the stipulations formally provided by Treaty been dead for many hours, for his body was and Chins.

sight that he had murdered in a terrible' manner,

Blow suffocation was the cause of his death, His face was livid; his mouth was gagged with old paper; his tongue swolles; at the neck just behind the right ear, as we are gives to under. stand, was a deep indentation, indicating onvera pressure of a person's thumb, while his hands and legs were bound fast,

Spitting Nuisance.

CHINESE TO PETITION SECRET-

ARY OF STATE,

MEETING OF THE COMMERCIAL UNION."

mezand fast,

As stated to our last evening's laune, meeting of the Chinese Commercial Union was held this afternoon under the presidency of My. Chang Kang-yu, to discuss Ordinance making spitting in public places the recent amendment of the public places

misdemeanour, punishable by fos were also present 4 the meeting Messes Chau Slu-ki Poon Yan-chusti LiPo-kwel, Chan Slo-pak, Sio Fai-yuen, Lee Chuk-yue,

by a detachment of the Taikoo volunteers. | between the Governments of Great Britain cold with rigor mortis; and it was clear at After discussion, it was proposed by Mr. Poon

Laichikok Observation Murder and Robbery.

Station;

GOVERNMENT'S NEW REGULA. +TIONS;;

GRIM TRAGEDY AT SHATIN.

· INDIAN LABOUREK, BATTERED, TO"DEATH"

CARMA BY ́ARMED-MEN.

There has been another grim tragedy in the New Territory--hi traged"; which was. com- mitted in a most horrible fashion,virgja

the particulars which have been placed at clear. The dastardly deed was committed t our disposal, though "somewhat ïscenty,” am

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S PROTEST.

The Chairman of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, brought to the attention of the Committee on the stb inst the additional reg. Ordinance (No.10 of 1800) made by the Gord which was occupied by Indian labourers in the lations to Merchant Shipping Consolidation matshed at: Shatin, near the tunnel, and armor in Council on agrd November, 1908, under employ of the Kowloon-Canton Railway este section as of the above Ordinarico, Just before midnight on Saturday last, while The Chairman pointed out that under the those man whowywan Coff duty ware Ho Siu-chow, S. W. Tso, Ku zai-sha, Shi Yuvatsels placed under observation would be presumed--one of them was suddenly, Arpad regulations the owner of infected bed-there ware Dot more than thres, it is man. Cheong Sam-wa, Wong Yia- subject to such expenses as the cost of lymph from his sleep by feeling hand at his throat, Yan-chuen, Chan Cheuk-hing, and Leung Fing disinfectants water, lighting, police guard and a blanket covering his band Held down nurses, wardmaster, medicines and medica. In such a manner and with the fingers tighten comforts, &c. &c., in fact the whole cost of ing gradually around his neck the Indian strug- Observation Station,gled fiercely with his unknown assailant bat It was considered that such as imposition it was aseless. For the space of a few secanda would cause many owners to send their vessels he heard a whispering, then the sound of box when engaged in the coolie trade direct to such being opened, and the footsteps of people bur Coast Ports as Fanchow, Amoy and Swatowrying from the shed. At this moment his throat

was released to the detriment of the intereste of the Colony.

The Committee thought that the regulations governing the port of Singapore under which Shipping Companies pay for the actual cost of keep of their quarantined passengers, for dising fection of the vessels, and for burial expenses only were more equitable (eng),

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Yan-chuon and seconded by. Mr. Li Fo-kwel, that a petition be formulated and transmitted to the Secretary of State for the Colonies against the recent legislation making the oui- #unce a punishable offence, paligidant

The resolution was unanimously carried. A committes, consisting of the following gentle men, Ti, Messrs, Chang Kang-yu, Chau Siu It was impossible, owing to the scantyki, Poon Yau-chuen and Chan Slu-pak, was farmisting of the room, which also contained appointed to obtain legal assistance for the heavy pieces of old iron, to discover whether drawing up of the petition. there was any struggle or not; but there is no doubt, taking into reckoning the manper in which the man met his end, that there had been a fight, which had proved ftuillans að far as he was concerned, a

The body was identified later in the day an that of Lam Chang, aged fifty, and until recent- ty he was a marine hawker of Reclamation direct and a bill collector for other dealers in the same line of business in Hongkong

When the Hongkong Volunteer Corps left the city on Saturday afternoon to engage in a kham ŏght in the Lysemun district and trudged. that was way through mist and drizzle over babas was to pass the day pleasantly

sloppy mouBLAİK

paths they bad but one Caravansaroved, the adventure which be fall 90% of the volunteers who was left behind in an unknown country was on the verge of the corps, altired 10 full, marching order, becoming tragic. Some 70 or 80 members of procended at one o'clock on Saturday after noon to Shau-ki-was; where they were joined What the bold infantrymen intended to do or what the operations were intended to illustrate Private (elegraphic advices have just recently wa have not the faintest motion. But with their been received in the Colony by a leading firm rifes on their shoulders and their canteens at of opium merchants from their Shanghai office their sides they matched up the side of Mount reporting that native dealers had had informa- -Parker, and so far as we know marched dowa tion that the Praviacial authorities in Kiangsu again-liko celebrated warrior of another had promulgated regulations within the Pro- century-all but one man. The mountain wat vince; similar to those in Kwangtung in Sep- saveloped in a thick, clinging, Newfoundland tember last, whereby all dealers in raw opium mist so that the troops could scarcely see an arm's- must be registered and licensed Under length ahead. After deploying here and de- the new regulations the number of opium bauching there and doing all manner of curious honge permissible in each provincial city will tblogs in the way of scouting, locating the enemy, be limited to ten only. All dealers will repulsing theinvaders, emptying their cantecas, be required to supply a long list of detailed consuming their rations, falling down greasy particulars relating to their business which is slopes, Bercely charging_at_phanism figures, tantamount to a complete disclosure of their ging into the earth as if they were hunting whole trade to their competitors.. Denters in digging for treasure, coating themselves with mud as Kiangsu se io the new law the same difficulties if they owned the earth, and generally com- and entertain apprehensions similar to those, porting themselves in that siap dash devil- felt by the opium Rongs in Canton when the "restrictive regulations were issued in September may-care, die-for-your-country style which we all appreciate, the volunteers were called back lasi, Even-more- operous-than-the-Southern- They fell in or fell out just as the spirit moved legislation, the provincial Government is

No. 40, Reclamation. Strest is a three;: them, for it seems that by this time the fog was Kiangsu limits the minimum quantity that car storeyed brick building behind the pumping

to look after themselves. Apparently there whole "ball " of opium. Those who have been station. The first and second floors are oc- Wai no roll.cail. The Taikoo man took to the trade for any length of time discover in cupled by families, while the ground floor was their own road and the Victoria troops the regulations the thin end of the wedge let to Lam Chang, who was known in the tramped to the car terminus and nobody for the creation of a monopoly by which district as a well-to-do man-mainly through thought of asking whether anyone was missing, the officials stand to gain. Representa what he collected for other dealet.. They returned to Hongkong and departed tons have accordingly been made to im

According to the facts which we have gather each unto his own way. But left behind is the porting firms in Shanghai by whom, waed, Lam Chang, who was a bale and beauty old, darkness and the rain was a young volunteer, are informed on the most reliable authority, person, employed two jokin in the shop, but who only realised his unfortunate plight when the matter has been taken up and suitable he alone slept in the premises after clos. belp was gone. He was soaked to the skis, communications addressed to the British Coning time. It was about seven o'clock on night had falles, and he was alone on a sui-General in Shanghai with a view of the Sunday morning that he was last seen, and at treacherous mountain pathway five miles from good offices of Sir John Jordan in Paking being that time be war bahind the counter trans. anywhere. The road round Mount Parker is invoked to combat this fresh attempt at creating acting what business came along, One of the most desolate in the Colony, No-a Provincial monopoly to the detriment of -body-seems-to-use-it-unless-it-be-Govare--established-Arms.of.merchants.

meni officials. At many points, the paik lies alongside the face of the mountain with a sheer drop of fifty feet on the outer edge. In places there are morasses and swamps. The unfortunate volunteer had no idea of bis whereabouts, Exactly what happened to him nobody knows, or at least nobody is willing to tell. This much is certain, he clambered about that mountain_id"despair throughout the live. long night. He must at one time bave become semi-conscious in his baggard distress, for he lost his rifle, and knows absolutely nothing about where or how he dropped it: A saldier

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCB OF THE SMPIRE.

· SEVENTH CONGRESS.

so dense that most of the volunteers had be sold, at any one time by a dealer to one station, and within clate distance of the police testar of the 26th Jugs last.informing you that

Since the interest in the opium trade is so closely bound up and the links to the chain of commercial connection so tightly forged for the entire length from Calcutta to North China, wo understand that British firms in Hongkong dealing in opium are watching the result of diplomatic negotiations with close interest.

BOX FACTORY ABLAZE.

FIRE-BRIGADE SAVE-ADJOINING BUILDINGS:

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Further letter from the Londos Chamber considered at the monthly meeting of the Hongkong Chamber on the sth inst

Oxford Court, Cannon Street,

London, 3rd November, 1908. Dear Sir,-) beg to confirm my Circular |

the Seventh Congress of the Empire will be heid in Sydney, N.B.W., commencing on the 14th September, 1909, and giving particulars in regard to the general arrangements to be made for the convenience of delegates, ag

Throwing off the blanket which covered bin head and jumping quickly out of bed the Indian saw a number of Chinese, all of whóm were armed with choppers, running away.down

path. The alarm had been given by this time and the Chinese pursued, but they covered Government made regulations obliging own up their traces in the darkness.48 db DE PENG ers to not down infected, passengers at a cor- But the tragedy which had been an

on that dark, rainy, night tain spot where they were detained at the willeted

yes to be" discovered.

After tha chase had of the Government. Government should there- fore pay the cost of the upkeep of such estaben abandoned, the men returned to the lishments which were maintained in the latched and found the body of one of their terests of the Colony.

countryman lying on his bed-dead. The body The Committee decided to protest against had not overtaken him long, and it was evident was still warm, which went to show that, daath the new regolations.

that he had been murdered-murdered in @a” cruel way. A battored head was the cause. of death. There had been'a great struggle. ~ The bed bore traces of the unfortunate Indian's frantic, but fruitless fight for his life, Blood was sprinkled all over the bed, and the room- presented a disordered appearance.

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THE EWO COTTON SPINNING AND WEAVING CO., LD..

ANNUAL MEETING,

I have now pleasure in stating that the Gover nor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, The thirteenth ordinary mesting of share the Right Hon. the Earl of Dudley, G. C. V.O., holders in the above company was held at the has accepted the Hon. Presidency of the Cos-offices of the general managers, at Shanghai gress.

on 15th inst.

¿j You will, I feel sure, realise the importance There were present of deciding as early as poss b'e at least upon. some of the delegates who will represent your Chamber and of the desirability of those daleg ates informing me, through your, of their intens tion to visit Australia, as well as their

sive plans for the return journey, Nomina. tions are reaching me frequently now, and? shall be glad to hear, as early aaconvenient, from all Chambers, in order that may keep the Committee in Australia fully informed as to the Members that may be expected &c. I am appending to this letter details of the reduc ❘tions which will be granted by the various Steamship Companies and the Routes which visiting Japan, Hongkong, ude facilities for voting Japan, Hongkong, ludia &c. on the homeward journey whilst arrangements can no doubt be made, if so desired, for a more extended programme,

That robbery was the molive for the dread- fut crime is a foregone conclusion. Here was do unfortunate Indian inbourer asleep in his bed, with his hard earnings, something like S250 in notes, in a trunk near him. And here was the Indian murdered and his life sar- ings good,

Mr. D. Landale (Chairman), Mesir, A. Me of the Indian's wealth, forced an entrance into The assassins, who had no doubt got wind Leod, P. F. Lavers, and Zo Quay-ying (Directhe shed by means of the back door, and lors), and Messrs. C. R. Shaw, T. G. Drakeford, theory advanced is that while they had their G. F. Johnson, Jas. Kerfoot, H. J. Clark, J. attention directed to the trunk containing the Tama, 3. 4. Clark W. U. Murray, 1. K. money, the owner awoke, and no doubt would Tweed, W. H. Barham, J. McKie, and A. have raised an alarm, which was not what the Brooke Smith (Acting Secretary).

'robbers, wanted." As he was rising, from the bed be was struck on the head several times with a chopper. From the nature of the wound death must have been almost, instantaneous. The Chairman Gentleman, Following the Then followed the attack on the other Indiao, qual procedure at meetings in Shanghai, I as given above, and the removal of a small mam and accounts-for-the-ras, inded Octobeport of money from his box, and-accousts-for-the-year-ended-October-31-The-police-at-Shatin-were soon Informed-of- 1908, which have been in your hands for some the tragedy, and every Inquity is being made days, as road.

There being a quorum present, Mr. A. Brooke Smith, who acted as Secretary, read the notice convening the meeting.

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to discover the assassins.

From an inspection made of the building by the-police-no marks could be found on any of the dooms of the house as to lead them to suspect that the murderers had forced an co- trance, and it is presumed that the main door was unlocked when the visit was paid. The suggestion put forward was that the robbers for robbery was the motive of the crime at tacked the old man in bed, and, after binding and gagging him, tooted the premises.

The tragedy, which was discovered by shopkeeper, was immediately reported to the police, and inspector Mefardy, in company with Lietective Inspector. Watt (No-aa) visitad- the house, where they found the marina dealer's dead body lying on the tiled floor. After har Fire was discovered on the second floor of ing his remains sent to the mortuary, they two-storey brick building at 15, Sai Wa Lane, buoted for a clue, but without any result, so West Point, shortly before eight o'clock last far as we know, The officers searched bigb Monday night. But for the first floor, which was and low; they interrogated the folds and neigh- occupied by a family, the ground and second boure, but nobody knew or heard of aby floors were owned by a tea box manufacturer, noise to indicate that a crime of such which contained a great deal of paint, varnish character was being enacted under their very of volunteers was hastily summoned to proceed and glus, which caused the fire to spread beds. The maritie dealers' trucks were found to the rescue, They went to Shaukiwan and

rapidly.

but his clothing feemed untouched, and proceeded hot foot and to climb Mount Parker.

When the fire brigada arrived, in charge of it is not known whether he had any money in Hall-way across they saw a limping, bedrag. Police Sergeant Brennan, with inspector Rothosa-treaks at the time his life was taken for glod, broken-down image of misery dragging berison, of No. 7 Police Station in charge, the robbers to carry swayed himself along the path. It proved to be the miss dense smoke was issuing from the windows The Police confess that there is not a single ¿ing volunteer. Only a vague indefinite report but little or no flame was to be scen. The ciga for them to work-an. Nobody had seen

as to how he spent the night has transpired. fire-fighters made every effort takeep the flames the robbers come; nobody had seen the mur whole, or to more than one portion The recruit did not, we are told, seem to know much about it shimself. He bad lost his rife away from the adjoining buildings, the ac deren go; and so far as matters stand at the thereof, and not in any sense focal in bear- the twelve months under review. As you can | Russian detachment will be reduced to thirty but where, he hadn't the slightest idea. Some cupants of which were by this time in a great present moment the. police are helpless, and ing... The following is a list of the subjects well understand, night and day work taxes our | Cossacks at Péking and ten at Tientsin. Only

stats of alarm. In this they were successful, and it was before tes p'clock that the fira was extinguished.

or a civilian does not abandon his rifle to its fate simply because he is in difficulties. Rather he clings to it for protection. At any rate this volunteer wandered about the moun tain all night and his feelings can be imagined. How he escaped falling over the mountain path is miraculous. It was not until Sunday

Zoragoon that the alares, was raised. A band

how or other he had found himself early in the morning with a Chinaman at the Tytam Waterworks," That was all he knew about it; be was tired, forlora and miserable. His enthusiasm had waned and vanished and it was boly a spectre, that his comrades escorted home. However, all's well that end's well;

Our representative 'was given to understand the origin of the fire was caused by the upiet- ting of a kerosine lamp, while under trimming by a faki.

The damage done to the first and, second the volunteer is safe and sound, and all the floors was estimated at $1,000. The ground authorities are bow concerned about is the rifle.flors, was simply damaged by water, Probably there, will be a roll-call when the

The premises were insured in the Queen's next sham fight is ended.

Insurance Office for $1,200,

LOSS OF MANILA SÍBAMBR.

MANY IMPORTERS SUFFER.

The British steamer Kaloma, en route from New York to Manila with an extra large cargo of merchandise for local importers and various branches of the insular government, was burn- ed and scuttled at sea, off Singapore and both vessel and cargo are reported a total loss, saya the Cablens-American of 19th inst.

On board the Kaleme and lost with the ves sel, were 86,cos pesos worth of goods for the bureau of supplies and 2,000 new books for the

THE FALL IN SILVER.

BAD EFFECT ON TRADE FEARED. -

open,

the Reclamation Streef murder is another to be added to the list of mysterious tragedies committed in Hongkong.

THE NEW ASTOR HOUSE.

ERECTION OF WATER ULÓSETS, An application from Mr. G. J. B. Sayer for permission to erect two water-closets. on the 3rd and 4th floors of No. 13, Astor douse, was considered by members of the Sanitary Board last Tuesday afternood.

The Medical Officer of 'Health micuted: ther Country.her Colonies and Dependencies, at satisfactory,day and night working profits on which has been made more than once in dif

| :— | The additional water closets 'proposed are for theconvenience of the Hotel guests. It does not mean that some excretal matter will be dis. charged into the fewers, The rooms it is pro posed to erect the four, new water closets in open directly into the external air. I think the The quotation for silver has now fallen to Board might reasonably allow the water closets, 22d., write the Tokyo Asahi,

Such a pro. but would advise that for the sake of cleanli nounced decline in silver has not been witness, the partition shown in the plan should not nessed in recent years. In 1956 the London be of wood but of brick and expanded metal quotation of silver bullion rose so bigh that it rendered smooth with cement and tiles, and was feared the so sen Japanese silver piece also that the type of water closet basin to be might entirely disappear from circulation, and put in should be first approved by the Board. as 2 precaution against this possibility a redur

buildings in the Colony of very poor design,

At the last annual meeting;I remarked that the outlook could not be called brilliant, bút that there were indications that the Yara trida

FOREIGN GARRISONSUN ON I am farther instructed to request that your was assuming a more normal course and I have Chamber should commenco, as early as com now to inform you that, during the first six

CHINAKAMA hat. & plans venient, the consideration of the resolutisas moaths of our financial year, demand for our which they may desire to bring forward, and *pienings left a great deal to be desired, but, in To-day the first batch of the troops that form that the same may be transmitted to me with the early Summer months, the tide turned, and the Japaness garrison in North China will out delay. A preliminary draft of the pro-enabled us gradually, to improve our margin la embark at Chinwangtao to return to Japan; gramme of Resolutions to be submitted to the proft. At the beginning of August, the and by the middle of January the redaction. Congress will be circulated, following the

situation appeared to warrant aur again, works, will be complete, writes the 'W....G, D. News of usual custom, early in, 1959 It is perhaps log the mill at night, and the necessary hands 18th inst. Following close upon this decision unnecessary for me to say that the Resolutions having been secured, day and night work was comes the news, apparently wall grounded, that to be submitted to the Congress must be commenced on the 17th of that month, since Ruksia contemplates a similar step and that such as will be of interest to the Empire when it has been contioned without inter before long, almost simultaneously, it kid ruption, and materially helped the result for with the removal of the Japanese troops, the

which were discussed at the 1905 Congress, European hands to the utmost, and the General a few days after this announcement has been and which will no doubt be of assistance to Managers desire to take this opportunity of ex made, we are told of Herr von Schön't as "your" Chamber in approaching the matter, pressing their appreciation of the able manner utance that while it is considered inidyls-

though it is not intended to be in any way

in which the staff has overcome the difficulties able to make any change at pressct; complete:-Arbitration, Bill of Lading, Britof keeping the mill running, continuously the German Government fully intends to ish Capital in the Colonies, British Cominer and of securing the record productions, which take the first possible opportunity of with- cial agents, Cable Communication, Cana- they have done, and which testify that the ma drawing some, at least, of its troops from the dian Bankruptcy Law, Canadian Railways. chinery is in first-class order. (Applause). I am Chinese captial. Whether the United States Catalogues, Colonial Duties on Certifica: happy to say that the outlook for the immediate will also follow suit is not as yet quite apparent, tion of Origin, Codification of Commercial fature is encouraging our production having but the probabilities would appear to be în fav Law, Colonial Survey, Commercial Edaca been sold for: the first four months of our our of such a course. In thate circumstances tion, Commercial Relations between the Mo asocial year, that is to the and of February, it may be permissible to recall the suggestion Commercial Travellers' Taxes, Consular Service,

our purchases of cotton, which cover all dates,ferent quarters, that Great Britain should remove Decimal System of Weights, Measures and

and, considering the comparatively small stocks her troops from-Peking and Tientsin and lodge Currency, Defence of the Empire, Emigration, in Shanghal of ledian, and Japaness yarn, them in the now disused quarters of the Ciki,- Fast Steamship Services, Gambling in fatures, combined with the increasing consumption of ass regiment at Weihaiwel. A year ago Dr. Imperial Council, Imperial Peauy Fostage, yarn monde in China, I venture to express the Morison, speaking af the banquet of the Importation of Canadian Cattle, Insolvency hope that we shall be able to continue to rup China. Association in London, appealed. to Law, International Exhibition, Light Dues, your mill day and night, and come before you the Government to withdraw the Nonth China' Merchandise Marks, Most-favoured nation at this time next year with a report at least as garrison. If that proposal is considered treatment for British Colonies, National satisfactory as the one now under discussion, too extreme (and it must be admised that, indemnity in time of War, Naturalisation Laws, (Applause.)

for obvious geographical reasons, Japan's deci Newfoundland, Parcel Pont Rates, Patents-

During the year cotton was of a fair average siods form no analogy for those of Great Bri- Copyright and Insolvency, Postel Rate on quality, but the crop of beller grades was short, tain in such a question); Weihaiwel would ape Imperial Pablications, Realization of Small Estates, Rebates, Registration of Firms, Shiptions from India. I trust that the proposed ap mise. No particular stretch of imagination is

and the deficit was made good with importa pear to provide an admirable means of compro

&c. Surtax, in. Venezuela, Sortax on Rum and Loss Account will meet with your approval; presence of foreign troops ja fa capital man be surtax a Entispot, and I ransport.

and that

you will consider a dividend of Tis.-5. to the Chinese, and no such feeling mood, be I must add that the London Chamber will per share satisfactory. The General Manager excited if the troops are on British territory.. I probably place on the paper resolutions on and Conrolling Commilles are of opinion that || soy further reason were needed for the withdraw- it is advisable to add Tle, 35,0:0, to Repairs al of the garrison, it may be found in the fact that some of the following subjects wit --Com- mercial Relations between the Mother Country, and Renewals Account, the balance at credit of the new reigd has been inaugurated with much her Colonies and Dependencies Defence of that account, which, as you will remember, was promise of peace, and it is fairly entitled to the Empire Emigration Arbitration Inter loaugurated in 1905, being reduced to Tis. begin with clear slate from which the errors State Commercial Awards; Cable Communica7702.34 on October 31. The writing down of of the old have been wiped out tion; Commerical Education; Colonial Doties farsitare will, faal rure, commend liself to you, on Catalogues; Certificates of Origin; Mer On special repairs and renewals, the sum of Ti chandise Marks; Parcal Post Rates

15,574-53 has been expended--this amount, be sides covering the cost of numerous Improve ments, includes the cost of mechanical stokers for the four boilers at the mill. The stokeri

"A very pretty wedding was colabrated fait have been in working order for some weeks, and, in the saving of fuel, not to speak of a con Sunday afternoon at the "Ohel Lesh. Syna siderable abatement of smoke, will return good gogue, the contracting parties being. Mr. D. S. Interest on the modey spent. I don't know | Gabbay, of the firm of Mesirs, E. D. Sassoum that any other items call for special comment, & Co., and Miss' 8. Judah, of “The Dan, Ho, with perhaps, the exception of interest and binson Road, Dospite the inclemency of the Fire Insurance, which, owing to our working weather, a large number of invited guns & mor with comparatively small stocks of yarn, com od out, to do honote, to the "happy occasion, pare very favourably with the expenditure in among whom was Ober, Volpicalli, Consul for the previous year-Interest: bèle)" practically | Italy; «Mestre, Mru, "andy the Missoni Badh, one ball what it was in the preceding twelve Me, and Mr. W. Logan, Mr. S. H. Dutors months, but I shall be pleased to answer any and B. K Mehta The aynago questions that may be asked on patient

tastefully decorsind with evergreens and There being no questions the following so the choicest flowers of the season, "solutions were proposed and carried without | who looked charming, war muli tion of white and carried a beau discussion E

– Proposed by tha Chairman, keconded by se. The bridesmaids were the blinde

Shaw that the report and accounts bé Rosa:Judah, sisters of the bride, who

pratty, in charming costumes." The Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. given away by Mr. KU

American circulating library of this city. Vast tion in the weight of the silver coin was decirt. Water closets have recently been put into ping Bounties, Shipping of China, Glassware,propriation of the balance at credit of Profit required to realise how obanxious tha połpatuāl

quantities of Christmas goods were among the cargo and while the latter is probably fully Lasured, the many good things from the home country destined to bring Yuletide cheer to the hearts of the exiles will be missed sadly and the loss will be felt by merchants and the

Manila public slike,

* Messrs. Erlanger and Gellinger, of this city, are among the heaviest sufferers from the disaster, their loss including fourteen mator cycles and a large consignment of shoes for the enlisted force of the Philippines constabulary, manufactored under contract with that Gem in the United Stater. -

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ed upon and carried out. Since then, however; The lion, ME, A, Henett Erect, subject a reaction has set in and a very low agure has to the usual conditions as to water supply. now been reached. The question that will eng.

The Director of Public Works The gra gest itself in the minds of many is the probable effect that the present decline of silver will dient of the pipe connecting with the vertical have on the China trade. It is inevitable that soil pipe might be improved. the export of cotton yam, matches, marine pre: duct, and other sundry goods from Japan should greatly suffer in consequence. No only Japan's exports to China, but Japanese goods in markets elsewhere where they have

vantage.

THE FIRE-FIEND IN SHANGHAI,

-HONGKONG'S ESCAPES FROM DISASTERS

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to compete with Chinese products, will be place Recently an editorial appeared in the Tele. ed in a very disadvantageons position. It is clear that the fall of silver will have a prejudi- graph beating the above caption in which the The opening of the Palomar Park, Manila's cial effect on the export trade of all countries, comparative immunity enjoyed by this Colony Coney Island will be retarded-indefinitely by-while-tbst-of-Ching-barself-will-reap the ad from serious Gres was contrasted with the the sinking of the Kalomo, the fixtures sod ma-

frequency of serious outbreaks lo Shanghai. terials for which, imported by M. A. - Clarko Sliver began to decline in October last Aftor quoting the leader in question, the Shang- and coming over on the vessel, having been year, continues the Arah, and although hoi Tioses adds the following comment!—~

we have not had time yet to -look - into lost. The wonderful scenic railway which was

We have no desire to take the writer to task to delight our wards old and young, at the great Tondo playgrounds, has found a resting place at the bottom of the sea,'s playıbing for the pranks of the finny denizens of the deep.

The first intelligence of the disaster was re- colved in Manila yesterday morning by the ex ecutive secretary in a cable from the bureau of insofar affales at Washington, the American consul-general at Singapore having communi cated the tidings to the latter by wire. Messrs. Wareer, Baross and Company, the local agents for the vessel, at first sceptical about the report Owing to the absence of sows from Singapore cabled to that place at noon, requesting inform Hinn and at four o'clock in the afternoon receiv-

I am also sending, for your guidance, a copy of the Report of the last Congress, so that the now Resolutions may as far as possible be con- tinuous and in keeping with the previous pro cedure-Yours faithfolly,

(Sgd.), KENRIC B. MURRAY, ⠀

Secretary, Enclosure will be found on the table, d It was decided to reply that the Committed, the moment, were unable to say definitely whether it would be possible to send a delegate to represent the Chamber, but in the event of it being possible no arrangomenta: to the movements of the delegate were necessary a it was likely on worth Camchat with basi, ness connections in the Commonwealth.

CRIMINAL BESBIONE

ABJOURNED,

| TOO MUCH WORK IN HAND, OF-

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the trade returns of Chips since then, it as to the soundness of his deductions, but it is is probable that her exports have been showing as well to point out that the conditions which an increase on preceding years. The trade of prevail-in Hongkong are hardly analogous to All other countries has shows a decrease since those obtaining here. With the approach of the autumn of last year, when the basing winter in the Settlement fires naturally become depression began to show itself, but presom more frequent,, as the climatic conditions ne ably China is an exception to the general rule, cessitate, the use of household fires to a far At least China's export trade has probably not greater extent than in Hongkong. Many suffered any diminption if it has not actually of the Bras which unfortunately result in Increased. Probably the demand in America the destruction of property are the result for Chinese silk, tea, matting, etc. has not of carelessness, as investigations have prov decreased in consequence of the unfavourable ad.. Of course, there are suspicious fires. economic situation in that country, for in occasionally but not nearly to the extent respect to exchange China has been enjoying inferred by the tone of the comment in the 7|

such as that graph Our local Felice does its daly efficie and exceptional advantage reply confirming the loss of the vessel, enjoyed by Japan seventeen years ago, ently and the frequency of dres better ca No detallare given, eines Japan, however, it not in a position to enjoy ment cannot be laid to their discredit, nor caf The Kalomo left New York on Novembar 18 sich an advantage at present, and it is evident, it be suggested that the Fire Brigade is in the and coming by way of Singapore, was due to for example, that Japanese raw silk, tea, mat slightest degres faz in its methods. For affici- Kirive here on December 32. The vessel ting, and other good which have to compete ency the Shanghai Fire Brigade need yield to was way modern freight camer built only against similar classes of Chinese goods in the money as Volunteer organization we have yet last year pf 5,010, tons ; displacement, : at American market, will be put under great dis to learn of its peor. We should certainly wol For Glasgow by R. Dances and Gompany, advantage. Herein may be sought one of the come any suggestions which and Hongkong

BATAL ERomo vas owned by the Buck causes for the inactivity of Japan's export trade contemporary, could favour unwith, lathayande * Elshurines; Lidi, and for some timpan with America since last year... In these circaine would tend to lessen the amber of fras's but We are given to understand on very,

been mider cluster to the American Hances, concludes our Tokyo contemporary, the having regard to the conditions which exist in anthority cant the All American Bale ball fanta Charan Sidamuthip Company, plying to fall lyer means not only blow to the Hongkong and Shanghai wo must question the will wing Centon ba iti maraf

Atlantic serboard and Onental

Iannendows-contaised in the comment we Arrangements are being made by the Gestor

1 Club to play them a game.

China trada, pusean tra

Before the Criminal Sessions resumed on the ba cald out of fast year's profita

P. Crighton; that a dividend of Tis, 5 per share 19th inst. the Chief Justice said that he had Proposed by Mr. H. J, Clark, seconded by Boven or eight days work in hand, and only Mt. Brodie A. Clark that the Consuking Com three days in which to do it in would adjourn into an at premat constituted the sections, after the case in and was come for the current your ch

Proposed by M pleted antil January 4th, 1909. Jurors are requested to attend on that date. Mr. 1.0, Deceford, this

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A FASHIONABLE WEDDING

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the healthy ^by and heartily