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to say employer other than the head of the Department should be dealt with as regards punishment.pr discharge by the Government, and almost in the same breath; it is stated that*When the papere concerning a com plaint against a member of the staff, together S. WATSON & CO., with the bead of the department's disposal of it, are laid before the Board, it is in their discretion to deal with the matter as they wish. There seems to be something apopalous lu that idea, for it comes to this that the Board, will have the privilege of dis cussing the head of the Department's decision after the case has been disposed of. Such power in the hands of a cadet who is ot gifted with the capability of judicial detachment is decidedly dangerous, for, as everyone is aware, when a man of sym pathetic temperament is confronted with another who is antipathetic to his disposi tion there are apt to be irreconcilable results. It is all very well to say that the individual hat the right of appeal to the representative of the Crown, with an ultimate reference to the Secretary of State, But how many officials who may be

TOBACCONISTS & CIGAR MERCHANTS.

TOBACCos.

John Cotton's Nos. 1 & 2; Carven Mixture; Ardath

Special Mixture; Black Cat; Garrick Smoking Mixture. Phillips Finest Smoking Mix

tare, Non Far" Tobac-

co, and other well-known brands.

CIGARETTES. Garrick Cigarettes: State Ex- press; Quo Vadis; Craven Mixture; Clarence Extra Virginian; Knight Ban-. neret; Turkish; Martin's "Non-throat"; Three Ons.

tles (Magnums).

PROPERTY SALE.

GOOD FRICK FETCHED,

THE FEAX`HUI

MARCH 3 1909

OUR FATALITY.

ILLED WHILE

·LARGE AND PE

Superstitions die bard

before

The trial of the Some: válóabla Crowo leasehold property murder of shop as sold by public auction by Mr. G. Pa some time ag

occurred on board a Jap the great progress Japan hai these steamer, which sailed for Shanghai dical, science the vendors of patent Lammert as his auction rooms in Duddel! Court to-day,

Binoon, between the hours of are driving as thriving a trade as Streal this afternoon. The property consisted. The reader will remember that the accused, of the house known as No. 1, Chancery Lane, one in the employ of Mr. W. J. Gresion, and four and fire le the afternoon, in which It was about twenty years ago that patent and is registered in the Land Office ps Section the other of Mr. Holswartby were accused Japanese, sailor lost his life. It appears medicines began to be taxed for the first time D. of Inland Lot No. 67, and is described as a of killing a thau named Ku Tung at Mount that a few hours before the time of sailing in this country, and the tax has been salted well-built European dwelling-house with out- Kellott. The jury found them guilty of man- the cofortunate man was engaged in some houses, Inland Lot No. 67 is held for the slaughter, but a point of law was raised by work on the top of the mast, when he suddenly once or twice. At present it stands at a fairly residue of a term of 999 years created by the Counsel for the defence---Mr. H. G. Caltarop---| lost his balance and fall on to the deck, sus-high rate, but this does not prevent the people Orown lease of the Lot Crown rent payable that as the evidence taken during the trial wetaining a broken head, Death: was instanta

• not only the ignorant classes but educated not translated from the Caulonase into the neous. The dead body of the deceased was in respect of Section D. is $y per annum,

people as well-from baving frequent recoISO Bidding was very keen, and commenced. Pok-lo dialect for the beneft of the prisoners removed to the mortuary yesterday afternoon, with $7,703 offered by Mr. Sayce. This rose such evidence was inadmissible, and therefore when it was found to death, was purely ace to patent medicines, Just as is the case

CO., LTD.

Europa and Amarice, the sale of quack madi- clues, far from being diminished by the ed

by hundreds until $11,000 was reached, the the conviction must be quashed. The Chief cidestal. bid offered in Mr. S. Michael's name. | Al | Justice and the Painue Judge agreed on that w the next thousand mark, Mr. Michael was point and the prisoners were discharged, but juga still the highest bidder. This gradually rose subsequently re-arrested at the request of the Shanghai tug AND LIGHTRnce of, science, has been steadily on by centuries owing to Mr. J. Heaussey Seth Attorney General (Mr. W. Ross Diviez, K.C.,) lecreasing the last bid by $son. The property on the same charge was ultimately knocked down to the last-men ioned gentleman on behalf of a Chinese prin. cipal for $13,100, which must be considered good price.

"BIG HAUL OF OPIUM.

FLOATING OFF NORTH HEAD,"

Luck is occasionally against the ingenious and tricky Celestial. This was the case one Saturday readetly, when owing to some hitch the Sydney market fell into the hands of the in arrangemant 400 tins of opium destined for

Customs authorities..

This morning, however, when the case was brought up far

Jar re-trial, the Attorney-General setered a note of mulle prosegul. He said ad- dressing the Court: Owing to the absence from the Colony of a most imporant witness for the prosecution, who was an eye-witness of the affray, the Crown is reluctantly soforced in the absence of his evidence to enter a nolly Branquí on the second trial.

The Chief Justice thereupon ordered the discharge of the prisoners.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY..

[From Our Own. Correspondent.]

ANNUAL MEETING,

increase in recent years, thanks to facilities. of advertisements afforded by the news papers, Forjenes have been made and profit- abla businesses have been established by the a purveyors of theus universal panaceas Soma time ago an association was formed in Tokyo entitled the "Anti-Patent Medicine League, with the object of dissuading people from the use of patent medicines, but the success of such an institution must be regarded as very doubifal,

fall of curious and interesting episodes, as may- The history of patent medicines in Japan in be inferred from an instructive paper on this subject which was road' at a meeting of the Asiatic Society of Japan some

dismissed for some venial offence would think it worth while to appeal for redress to the Secretary of State in the last resort? The local Government has the privilege of send- ing in a confidential report to the Colonial Office, and we should say that any official who has been arbitrarily robbed of his posi tion would have little consideration by hit superiors in London. Again, the Colonial Secretary in his letter to the Sanitary Board

Shortly after mid-day the pilot steamir Gop- aid "His Excellency bus no desire to tain Cook was sleaming to sea to pick up the restrict the powers of the Board, but for the pilot from the White Star Co's training ship reasons given in the passages quoted, it is Meray, which sailed on that day. Passing in his opinion necessary that any inspectors North Head Captain Chudleigh saw some and others engaged by Government under thing like wreckage floating close to the rock the conditions. laid down in the Colonial and, noting its position, decided to ascensio Regulations should be amenable for disit nature on his return to port. It was located on the return journey, and the master of the cipline to the Government; while the Board pilot steamer sent a boat to secure it. The lias every opportunity, of stating its views baat proceeded to the spol, and found four and, if necessary, of informing the Head of cases and a sugar bag lashed together, and the Government that it dissents from the floating almost level with the surface of the action of the Head of the Department." water, the means of flotation being a life buoy, Well, the Board might dissent till Dooms. It was towed to the Captain Cook, and hoisted day, but that is not to, say the opinions of on board. On arrival at Watson's Bay Captain the members would carry much weight if a Chudleigh telephoned to the Oustoms authon- detail how many dis of the lide wata buik before, Tls. 25,000 less than in 1907. We hava also viously are charged for us actually consumed.

ties, who immediately sent their launch and several officers to take charge of the spoil. --

When opened the cases and bag were found to contain about 400 tias of opium, cunningly picked to resist damigo by water. It was taken to the Custom-house, and sealed down in the King's Warehouse, where it will remain until destroyed.

A. S. WATSON & CO., questions affecting the dismissal of officers

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Recently Dr. Reid, Fort Health Officer, dis cavezed a quantity of opium, attached buoys, heating Bear Waispa's Bay, and since then several other good hauls have been made, in order to prevent persons on steamers bound to the East quietly dropping buoyed packages into the ocean for their accomplices to recover when opportunity offered, a Customs launch now follows each vessel up the const et far as South Reef. This precaution was taken when the E. and A, liner didenham sailed on Saturday last, so it would have bees scarcely possible for the contraband to have been jettisoned by any of her crew-Sydry Telegraph,

The sixth annual general mesing of the above company was held at Shanghai on 26th, ult There were present Mr. A. McLeod (chair min) Mesura, A. K. Craddock, HAJ Macray, I. B. Maucban, C. Michelan, HJ Such, GM. Whenlock, CW Wrightson (Director), Brodie A. Clarke, G. Butler, T Pemberton, H. Norcock, C. Selby Moore and JXcOracken. Mr. HO. J Wilson WAP pointed secretary to the meeting and read the notice calling same. The chairman addressed the shareholderi as follows:-

Toyama, in Etchu province, is an accient and Gentlemen,The directors report and au well-known centre for the manufacture of dhed statement of accounts for the year ending. what are now known_a_patant medicines, 31st December, 1908, having been in your but Onaka' kas now become" the "load Canton, and March. bands for some days, you will, I presume, agree medicine chest of the country, To Resident Director in Canton appointed to look aware how very dull and depressed the general pedlars each year as soon as the country Total Wong Fiag You, the newly appointed to take them as road. You are all doubliess used to send out an army of medicine afer the interests of the Carton-Hankow Rait trade of Shanghai bus buen during the past was cleared of snow, and these indefatig way in that portion of the province of Kwang year, and more especially has this been the able itinerant verders travelled through

resterday received from H. Cheng Chib Case with regard to abipping; the decrease in the length and breadth of the Empire Tung, Superintendent-General of the Canton the amount of imporia has been exceedingly these people "cash on delivery" is not a uni Hankow Railway, a telegram, in which Tactal heavy and naturally the smaller quantity of form rols. They carry large paper bags, in Wong was instructed to carry out the following goods we have handled bas materially affected each of which a dozen or more medicines of orders -To have copies of all documents,

our revenue from this source. It in forton, different brands are "put, and there bags art, books, papers, sic, complete in the offices of

ate, however, that we have had an increase left at the houses of people who are not prepare the Company at Canton since the redemption is the quantity of export cargo shipped, ed to pay for the goods at once. The pediate of the concession, and have them made out for which to a certain extent has compensat come round at the same time in the folowing separate records; to make not a plan showing ined as, and cur gross earnings are only year, and the medicines lefitwelve months pre- and bow many after, the redemption of the con.

beco 'able to effect some economies, in our So much for the enterprise of the Toyame cession, how many of them have been surveyed working expenses and the total expenditure people. At present the wholesale manufacture and how many have sot, together with a com: during 1938 shows a decrease of about Tis. of patent medicines is carried off at Osaka, pleta list of the staff of the company; to report 10,750 on that of the previous year. Under where there are some streets which are monge in detall on the total amount collected on account these circumstances the Directors trait that the polized by this trade, and the pubgent odour of thefirst and second calls on shares, and to give working of the Company, in such a bad year warns the approaching viilor that the pros

for trade as the past and has been, will be con- perity of Osaka owet much to the smell cl the names of all shareholder to report the total amount of expenditure, the amount of deposits sidered not altogether unsatisfactory. The en- kerosene issuing from a number of ferry-boats and the money in hand; to report the proceeds tire flest of tugs, steam jaunches and lighters on the cacals and that of medicine on them. collected from passengersand on good together have been kept in, an excellent state of repair Some idea of the extent to which the mana the petty cash account. Total Wong was during the year, the antife cost of which has, facture of patent medicines is carried ructed to carry but these orders forthwith, as usual, been charged to working account and Osaka may be gathered from the follo and, when completed, to report in every part the fact is now in a better condition than it figures, which were reported to the car to H. Chang Chib-tung for bis, perusal. has been for some years past, it has been the office as the value of medicines Total Wong, on receipt of these telegraphic instructions, notified the Board of Directors of policy of the directors to discard whenever lal year. Jintan reached Yo the Canton-Bankow, Railway Company, In

practicable our small, wooden cargo boats and·|| kalgan," Y2-8,000;" Kepúòga consequence of the above, the Company bat during the past year we have sold several, re- placing them by steel lighters, and we have at w called a mass meeting of shareholders to

present 8 of these bosts of 50 tons each under discuss matters on the 25th day of this moon,"

construction; ther, pair to wooden lighters has always been a heavy item in our expenditure, and this for the fature will, we trust, be greatly reduced and finally eliminated, altogether, It will doubtless be satisfactory to you to

"cines in Osaka is taken into consideration": know that the service given our constituents during the last year has been decidedly im*

must foot up to an extraordinary, figura. proved and there have been far fawer.com- plaints than formerly,. Our account for claims | ther, the above figures as to the va also very moderate considering the very large various medicines year manufa quantity of cargo handled, and the amount we based on information supplied to the a have had to pay for accidents is also much | for the purpose of laxalloo, and smitter being some Tis. 850 as against Tis, merchants and traders are not rem

500 the previous year,

It is gratifying to veracity as far as their reports to the know that the Agents are able to report most are concerned and are generally conte favourably of the entire foreign staff of the company, who have performed their somewhat arduous doties in a most satisfactory manner dung the past one from

prejudice existed against the officer who happened to get into trouble. Of course

would be considered in camera, but why consider them at all if the Board is merely capable of offering a pious expression of opinion contrary to the view of the head of the Department? Already, the employé would have been discharged and all that the Board could say would be that a regret las table mistake had been made, ar that it was unfortutiate an officer had been summarily dismissed for reason connected either with an excess of zeal or a lack of initiative. If the Board is to be something more than a mere figurehead it should have control over its own servants, leaving matiere of routine to the president of the Board. As Mr. Hooper said, the Board should review all complaints and act judicially on the evid· ence submitted by the head of the Depart. ment. "The Board then would be in a position to confirm the action taken by the Head of the Sanitary Department; or to rej commend His Excellency the Governor to take other steps in the matter. I agree that in the first case the Board should consider the matter confidentially, but this should be after investigation by the Head of the Saul- tary Department, and before he has given judgment thereon, otherwise he would be stultified if the Board differed from him; and he would be placed in a false ion by the Circuit Court of New York, repon/ place of H.E. Wu Soung Lum, who is about to

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BIRTHS,

On February 23, 1939, at Shanghai, 10 Mr. On February 26, 1939, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Min. E. Jonait, a son,

· and Mrs. F. W, POATE, a son.

On February 26, 1909, at Shangbai, to Mr. and Mra. G. DIESTEL, a son.

1 MARRIAGE.

On February 23rd, at Shanghai, WILLIAM T. BISSETT, only son of William Bisset, of New. castle-on-Tyne, t0 ELIZABETŲ, A. Lumsden, eldest daughter of the late George Lumsden of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

DEATH.

On February 22, 1909, at Shanghai, ALBERT "KDWARD, the beloved youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Draper, aged 7. your...

The Hongkong Celegraph

Hongkong, Wednesday, March 3, 1909,

SANITARY DEPARTMENT

OFFICIALS.

position, having to give a vote on a ques tion which he had previously dealt with The great point is to guard against the possible introduction of favouritism or yin dictiveness, and the members of the Board should reserve to themselves the right to

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A HARDIN telegrath reports that owing to the advance in the marker of wheat a number of

dour mills have suspended operations.

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FOR stealing a bicycle, valued at Seas, the pro. perly of the Dragon Cycle Company, on the 17th ulto, a coolie, by name Kwong Tung, was, to day, sentenced to three months' hard labour in the Police Court.

INVESTIGATORS in the suit for the dissolution of the Tobacco Trust, which is now before the Supreme Court in Washington, after affirma that ten men control the world's supply of tobacco, and brotle competition, by every means in their power

A PERINO despate of 26th ult, says -Last unday, with the aid of troops, the authorities act over and beyond the official representa (Russian) of the Chinese Eastern Railway five of the Government who acts as pre-closed all Chinese shops and business houses sident, so that common justić 1 may, in every at Taissibar and Hailer in Manchoría, giving case be done to the servants. The question the occupants, seven days' police within which is an important ons from the point of view to pay their taxes or to be ejected. of the subordinate officials and should be treated accordingly.

Two foreigners who arrived at Nagasaki Just week on the Benglos, stowaways from Hong. kong or Shanghai, are now in the banda, fiche LOCAL AND GENERAL Nagasaki police, charged with, the thin of

articles of clothing, principally overcoats, from the Nagasaki Club, the Rising Suú Petroleum ADMIRAL Sperry remalas at the head of the Ca's Office, and a Russian residence. battleship fleet:

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Two coolics were, in the Police Court this morning, sentenced to three months" hard labour each for cutting and injuring pine trees at Poloolum yesterday.

THE biggest privato Christmas tree even seen in England was one which the Duke of Nor. folk had cut from his own estate and conveyed, with much trouble, to Arundel Castle stood seventy fact, high, weighed nearly four fons, and bare on its branches presents to the vatus of £4,500 The Christmas tree which Queen Victoria gave, 1000 alter her marriage

TAN THE "FATSHAN INCIDENT,

day received a telegram from the Cantonese The Canton Self-Government Society yester. agitationists at Shanghai in connection with the Falshan incident to the following effect:-As the Fatkan manslaughter case has not yet been settled, a meeting was held here on the 9th day at the Kwong shiu, Hospital, where the majority of those present become flurried over the matter. The Viceroy should at once be urged to communicate with the Portuguesa Consul in order to bring about an amicable settlement at an early date.

OFFICIAL CHANGES,

It is rumoured that the present Provincial Salt Commissioner Ting Nai Yeung will be appointed to be. Acting Provincial Treasurer in

proceed to the North, and Tuotai Wong Sui Commissioner in place of Ting... Ching will be appointed to be Acting Salt

As will be seen from the accounts, after pay sing 'an interim dividend of 33% ne both prefer THE SUNNING RAILWAY. fas sace and ordinary shares in August last amount on the Sunblog Railway during the set moon Tis. 71,855 99; this should be appropriated as The daily collection of fares from passengeming to Tls, 53,500, we have now the sum of were: -2nd day, $176.433, 3rd day, $385,63; follows:-

4th day, $529.54; 5th day, $58467; 6th day,

$635-1517th day, $311.997-8th day, $577,581 To a final dividend of 21%.00 10,000 9th day, $58365; 10th day, $590.185, ruth: preference shares

day, 5615.11.; 12th day, $867.85; 13th day. To a final dividend of 31% on 70,00 $586,60; 14th day, 5513.51; - 15th day, Didinary shares 24 ****

18th day, $780.4; 19th day $889.05; 20th day, 5.05.933 26th day, 581,9;17th day, 5727.10; To transfer to reserve for rene

depreciation $983,90; 2111 day, 5710.31;22nd day, $x,239.03; To carry forward to new acconal 33rd day, $342.07. 24 b day, 5788.83; 25th day, ↑ "24 $719 17; 26th day, $805.48:27th day, $893.231

28th day, 5872 71 1-29th-day, $810.07. The | total amount is $19,754.36;

SIR Ewen Camerce, X.C1.0, aged 67, of 41 Märefield-gardens, South Hampstead, NW Jately manager la London of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a director of Parr's Bank Limited, left estate value

13,318 gross, and £57,753 net. Siz Ewen be queathed to his wife Lago and the household effects; to his Lister Wilhelmina McKay £20; to his brother James Randall Cameron £150;

Ochini," Y1,6,000 "Kochgan "Daigaku Meguiuri Yit3,000 Y138,000; Jiario," Y£24,000. These are the principal Osaka" medicines, the numeros smallerfry whose manufacture does not exceed Vrab,000 a year each being excluded from the list, Even the total of those mentioned above ambuols to more than two million and a half yen, and when the total entpur of patent medi,

most conservative estimate, it would not be unreasonable to assume that even the above figures are capable of considerable expansiof if the matter is looked into a little closer

Perhaps it is hardly necessary to dwell on the wonderful viitués claimed for thers patan medicines. They cover the whole field of dis

unknown to medical science. In short, they ar sales human flesh is heir to, either knows u

veritable universal panaceas good for anything Tha

ar perhaps good for nothing and, the efficacy seems to depend rather upon th „¿co co "mental disposition of the taker than the is

trinsic value, ¿í - the medicines, themselve 15,000.co When

wa recall the popular Tapanese sayin kusuri kuso-bal! (Medicines-make'nino tir. 5,000.ço profit je: not, surprising that medic 4.355.09 mannjacturers and deslers driya such a thriv trade, and make fortunes so quickly.:-Jaj Chronicle, ::

Tu a poker71,855 09

AFTER FOUR YEARS.

HONGKONG BANK SHROFF ARRESTED

KMBIZZLEMENTIE

It now only remafos” for me to state thii wa. -bave commenced the New Year" satisfactorily, and that our receipts for January, 1909, show a very gratifying increase over those of the same month last year; we trust this state of affairs may be maintained in the future. Before pro posing a resolution that the report and re- counts as presented be approved and passed, I shall be pleased to reply to the best of my An important arrest was made this m Ability to say gestions shareholders may with reports the Shanghai Mercury of 26th

Detective Sub-Inspector Vaughan.wko, ammed with a Hongkong wairapf, look into custody

to ask,

There were no questions, and on the pro-

who was wanted by the Hongkong salborities for embezzling a large sum of money belonging

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Hong-

a house in the Woomog Road, by the pri

to each of his children and his grandson Ewer, position of the chairman, seconded by Mr. Hoff named Yang Kwelang, alios Pab Bang,

100 to the Hongkong and Shaogbal J. Such, the repsit and accounts as presented Backing Corporation, Athletic Club in Lon-were accepted and passed. doo, £50 to Sir Thomas Jackson, Alfred On the proposition of the chairman seconded 19-8 is officially estimated at about Tis, 37, too such for acting as executors; to Ansis to appropriate the amounts at their disposals who is a native of Hongkong, was THE Imperial Maritime Customs revenue for Makham Townsend, and John Peter Reid, by Mr. Michelau the directors were Bathorised Test was made abon) 9.agaima 500,000, which is equivalent to 64,333,333, the Mackensie, formerly governess in his family, 7,000) as indicated in the chairman's speech foreign clothes at, the time of hir average sterling value of the tack being 33 61005 10 big sister Helan sa susuity of £501 On the proposition of Mr. Selby Moore later in the morning he wa pance. The revenue compates, badly, bak 101ble servant Ellen Mary. Whlie, £201 and seconded by Mr. B. A. Clarke, Messrs. H. A. J. Wang (Assistant Magistrsjs) and as regards the silver collection and its so for distribution amongst ble servasta of Macrayand H. J. Such were re-elected directors (British Assessor) (At the Mixed gold equivalent, with the revenue of 1907, two years, service. Everything else he may of the company, which, amounted to. Tis 33,861%

30 | die pogasased of is to be held in trust to pay 25,507,468, the tel being then wort

once, tiba lacome thereof to bla wife durlog widow..

hood, or an an

THE House of Representatives severly criticizes the management of the Secret Sérvice on to the Prince Consort, was forty feet high, and It is difficult to understand precisely the accoon President Rosevelt using it to its crop of gilts was valued at something like

watch members of Congress, and for ather £9,00 exact effect which the adoption of the Coalleged illegal purposes. lonial, Secretary's suggestion will have on the position of those employed in the Sani- Sir John Jordan, British Minister, and Mr. W. tary Department, as submitted to the Board W. Rockhill, American Minister, have beso meeting yesterday. The aim of the Govern appointed as special Ambassadors to represent ment is to control the disciplinary powers their respective countries at the funnest of their exercised in reference to the inspectors and late Majesties, the Emperor and Empress their subordinates and, unless we mistake | Dowager of China, the terms of the letter, to afford the Board the opportunity, not of reversing official decisions but of coundering them rawrremedy, For ex aple, the Colonial Secretary observed that, insccordance with theviews of His Excellency the Governor, subordinato quicors-that is

TAD KOE TRUNG, & coolis, was accused in the Police Court, to-day, of breaking and entering 143, Macdonnel Rosd, yesterday, and aloåling quietity of clothing and a watch the total being valued at $it, Sentence of alk menthe' hard labone was passed,

in silver, the year's collection is also iban any year since 1904, and equivalent is worse than any year The Customs revenue, whether or gold, shows a déclic

marry "and"

[tharata", "as:

to his childran Ewan Alla

Mcharge'it

a Messu, Lowe Bugbam ard Mathews were Hongko alected an auditore to the company on the pro- b

Pembart seconded by Mr,