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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

"THE"LOAN AGREEMENT.

Ce y "Peking, roh March The preliminary agreement arranged with, the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank on Saturday for be construction of the northern half of the Canton-Hankow Railway provider for a loan of 1,000,000 on the basis of the Tinnisin Yangtis loan, the Issue price and interest be- ing more favourable to China than the terms of that contract. This new agreement requires the assent of the Ministry of Finance,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY APRIL 6 1Cco.

MORALS AND MONEY-

COMPENIATION FOR REVENUE LOST THROUGH

PIUM RESTRICTIONS,

LENA COTTAGE, SULD

FINE

For

›PERTY

We are glad to see that Lord Crewe has pro- ■This afterno

mined to endeavour to persuade Parliament to compensate Hongkong, to a certain extent at least, for the loss of revenue which that colony is likely to sustain from the extended reside. tions-if one may be allowed the oxymurun which are to be placed on the opium trade. It is a fine thing, continues the Madras Times, to

people, but it is not the form of altruism which convey an Istimation to China that her astentaught to commend itself to a truly upright and must be withheld until the terme havo first just sind. bero submitted for British acceptance or re-

had shot

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Today's Advertisements.

NOTICE (TO CONSIGNEES.

TES

Presumably the British Government win de moral and virtuous at the expepie of other live terms of 999 years, gets bann keen in the notable case of the Pensihu' will be delivered from alongside. EARNING

fusal, in accordance with the written undertak ing now in their possession. On September 1905, the Viceroy, Chang Chib-tung, who bimself arinoged this new contract, wrote to The Consul-General, Mr. Fraser, as follows:

As to opium, one of the usual waves of moral indignation of which we have seen so many in the past century have swept over the British public, and the result is a widely spread opinion that opium is a curse and that the use of it is a debating vice. The abuse of the drug is no In view of your services in obtaining for me doubt much to be regretted, but opium has in a loan through the Hongkong Government of

various forms brought to many millions the £1,000,000, on very fair terme, wherewith to alleviation of great sufferings, and nothing can redeem the Canton Bankow Failway, I give be more certain than that it has been a great you a binding assurance that should it be blessing in many places and to countless uum" becessary la barrow funds abroad for the con-bers of human beings. There can be little struction of the Canton-Hankow Railway, doubt that the abolition of the cultivation of British financiers shall have the first option of aplam will pave the way to the far more per undertaking the business, and, if bought abroad, nicious vice of alcoholism, and no doubt what. British firmu skall have the first opilen of ever that it will bring great hardship upon, supplying the machinery and materials"

thousands of ryots in lodia who have for many years supported themselves and their families by the growth of this noxious plant.

I despatch to the Waiwu pu potifying that the loat had been arranged Chang Chib tung"slates that the terms-accepted by the Germans bad previously been rejected by the Delish and Chinese Corporation, a British syndicate which throughout the negotiations bas received the exclusive support of the British Legation. The bad faith with which Chang Chih-tung has acted needs co comment

#giċement of September 2, 1898, between German and British syndicates-defining the spheres of railway interest (vide Blue-book number

one. 1899, page, zia). Germany' han Dow exclusive rights in Shantung, and, if the fidel contract in cope'uded a vary advantage obs position in the Yangisza-provinces.

THE PRATAS ISLANDS. "

DAVID SAS OON & CO., LIMITED,

SMAPAcentr. Hongkong, 6th April, 1909.

1325.

CHARGEURS REUNIS. (FRENCH STEAMSHIP CO) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO AMERICA:

(CANADA. UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CHILI, River Plate, BRAZIL),

Connection at Vancouver, with the

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. OVERLAND Cargo taken for ALL CANADIAN and UNITED STATES POINTS.

"HE

"AMIRAL EXELMANS,"

nor does iba disregard by Germany of the compensaling, others who will suffer great Hongkong and Mani'n'; but in this respect they of foreign assistance in the development of its on or about the 20th May, and probably will

further particulars apply to the Agaat-

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. Hongkong, 6th April, 1009.

much sympathy: Seymour Road, was sold by rublic auc core At the same time, suming that FROM SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE tion. The promises are registered in the Lead Chini's lita to the i Office as the remaining portion of Inland Lot seem equally obvious that no claim for com sade can be, proved, it

AND MOJI No. 951, with the messuage and buildings pansation to the present japanese occupant of thereon known sa "Lens Cottage, with tennis the Fratas can be justly advanced. The proßte "ARRATOON APCARA court and out-bouses. The premises are held to, be reaped from the surrender of what was having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees from the Crowa for the residues of the respects in the first instance, unlawfully seized, have of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

There were a number of people present in mine; and that precedent is not one that

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed terested in the property and bidding was very should be repeated. However much Chinese hazardous and/or extra hazardous godowns of at Consignees' risk and exponte into the keen. The sale started with $15,000 being official inentis has left the Fratas to their own the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go offered, which gradually rose ill $20,600 was fate in past years, it is to be supposed that down Co., Limited

& HON reached, at which price the property was knock some evidence of accupation by Chinese No Fire Insurance has been effected. ed dows 10, Mr. A. 5. Gomes, Jr. It may be subjects will be forthcoming, in view of Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the noted that the same property was sold some which Mr. Nishizawa, the reputed manager pandoraigne de vag eight years ago for $75,030 by Dr. Gomes of the phosphate output, must be held to With the exception of a small piece of ground bave gone to the islands at his own risk. which had been parceled out and on which a Even if he should now be dispossessed, be few buildings had since been erected, the pro would not seem to have lost by his venture. party has remained practically intact and the Apart, therefore, from the owners of the Chi price realised to-day may therefore be cousinesejonks which are alleged to have been des dered ridiculously low...

troyed, no ground for damages can reasonably be maintained, on eithus, alde. At the same time the incident has served, once again, to place the Chinese Government in an extremely It is only in consonance with the nature of awkard position pie-u-vie, of the whole nation diplomatic incidents generally that the Praias With so power to enforce its claims, other ban Islands, the ownership of which threatens to by production of documentary evidence, it is become something of a question between China threatened with a loss which, however small in and Japan, abould have been, probably, as little material value, will loom to immeasurable. If those ryots ara to be deprived of their thought of by the two Governments a mouth dimensions in the popular imagination. The meats of livelihood it would seem aatural that age as they were by the world at large. The fact that the sival claimant in Japan will serv compensation should be given to them, but we lands, or perhaps it would be more correct to still more to aggravate resentment in the nation have not.beard a word about such compensay island, since there is only one worthy of the that has not yet forgotten its dismay at the Steamsh sation.. To grant compensation to the colony aamo, are familiar to seafating me as a cer surrender of Formosa, And is at the present of Hongkong may be a step in the direction cftain source of danger to vessels plying between moment peculiarly alive to the undaiirability Captain Gens, is expected to arrive at this pert fosses if the cultivation of opium: should be would not be differentiated greally from the other posstasions. The only possible solution of the leave on same day. forbidden, But if not, it will not be the first groups of rocky islets which mu the Chins difficulty would appear to rest in, the arbitraFor time in history that a great nation has been Seas. So far back as the year 1858, the Pratas tion that has been already proposed in Tokio; virtuous and moral without taking care to bear were visited, surveyed and their position and, as a salve to China's pride, it would only bu the cost of its morally and virtue.”.

fixed by Captain J. Richard commanding the fair to return, that the Japanese Government British gunboat Suracens and again in 866 should waive its objection to the arbitration GERMAN Legation GUARDS. and 1867 further visits were paid by British desired in certato questions pending la Man- naval officers, by which time a fair'y compelechuria. But the whole story should be another chart appears to have been drawn up. Accounts lesson to China that the time to assert "so- Oz Sunday morning, the 14th ultimo, there vary as to the exact dimensions of the principal vereign rights" is before, and not afer the way station, Poking. All the foreign Legation couple of miles in length by half a mile to a handsN, C, D. News guards sent their guards of honour under com.mile wide, the rest ofthe group consisting of a mere shoul some twenty-six miles long. The maad of ap officer to bid farewell to the section of the German detachment which left for home. whole collection lies about 176 miles south-ean There were not holy soldiers at the station, of Hongkong and 200 south-east of the Pesca- saya Chinese Public Opinion, but the platform dorts. At ore lime a vague sumour was, current that the Japanese Government intended was filled with various offici sle, high and low,

to occupy the group as a naval base, But to diplomatic, as well as military and naval, from all intents and purposes the public history of each of this foreige Legations. "Uniforms were in the plurality," says our contemporary, the Pratas may be said to date from the begin "but many of the fine Lady costumes were ing of the past month. It is true that in May also admited as well as the ladies itself who of last year. & culous paragraph-appeared is Germas, military friends who were on the Tez had reported to the Governor of the Bonin Islands, the discovery of a small group point to travel dick to the Fatherland We hops the libel filtered with our Chinese which is claimed to be identical with the contemporary's bold attempt at gallantry, Pratas. But apart from the obvious absurdity Major Leon, and the officers who accom. of discovering what was to be seen clearly pany him home, took the larger section of marked in any atlas, there are too many dis non-commisioned officers and privates of the crepancies, in latitude and longitude, in the Gem detachment. "Of course we like dame of the Japanese owner now associated with the Pratat and in the length of time during to sea the German military filend in our midst," concludes the Chiness journal, and which the Island is said to bave beco exploited will always welcome them when they visit us, by Japanese, for Mr. Yameds Teiro's feat to but now as there are such strong contingents have much influence on the destinies of the of foreign drilled Chinesa forces in and around group. On the other hand, the experience of the Peking therefore it is evident, what the Ger. British, who are constructing, the southern

mans in great recognition by all have done for third, is unfavourable, mainly owing to the the quiet of foreigners, and Chinese alike in attitude of the Chinese managing director of our capital, this no doubt will be carried out this section, who from the beginning bas set faithfully by our own meo. They protect-the himself the tank of delaying construction, while foreigners in preference to our own people so employing the loan funds in a magner nevero, cause for-troubles will be forthcoming! contemplated by the le d-is-Times.

March U.

It is stated here that a meeting will be held

in London to-morrow of representatives of the

DEPARTURE FROM PEKING, »

CHINA AND JAPAN,

.. PROPOSED REFERENCE OF QUESTIONS

TO THE HAQUE,

Public Compantes.

UNION ISSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON-LI TED

A NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE boroby given that the THIRTY SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Society will be held at its Head Uffice, No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, Noop, for the purpose of receiving the Report on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at, of the Directors, together with Statements of Accounts, to stat December, 1956, and of de- claring di Jeuds, &c.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society, will be CLOSED from tih April to the 2181 April, both days inclusive

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary

Hongkong, ath March, 1903

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITEDATAONE

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. Qanen's Buildings, Victoris, Hoogkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 2001 April, 1939, at 125 PM. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Special Revolution

That the Memorandum and Articles-of- "Association of the Society be respectively. extended, altered and amended so as to read as shown in the print signed for the parpose of identification by the Chair "man of this Masting and that such "extended, altered and amended Memo "randum and Articles of Association be "hanceforth adopted as the Memorandum and Articles of Avtociation of ika. So "cialy to the exclusion of those beretofore "prevailing."

Should the above Special Resolution be [duly passed, ti will be subsequently submitted for confirmation to a further Extraordinary General Meeting, of which Notice will be hereafter given.

The Osaka Jiji has received a Peking mes..

French, German, and British fidancial groups, was a great spectacle at the Chien Men Rail.island; at the utmost it does not exceed a phrase bas received an interpretation at outside sage of Saturday's date to the following effect:

tocluding the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, regard. ing the enters, provisionally arranged on March aler co-operation in respect to railway loan negotiations with Chius. I am informed that the Japanese Minister will require ( bằng Chih. tung to give effact to his declaration to Mr. Fraser on September 9, 1915, which China officially communicated to the Japanese Go-

vernment, namely:

With regard to the engineers for the construc- tion of the northern sec jow of the Capton Hankow railway it is declined that one-half will

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By Order of the Board of Directora

C. MONTAGUE'EDE Secretary,

Hoogkong, 30th March, 1909,

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO. SHAREHOLDERS,

-It is said that Mr. Ijuin, the Japanese Minister THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE at Peking, proceeded to the Chinese Foreign'

·Department yesterday under instructions from home and stated that the Japanese Gover ment is opposed to the proposal to submit the pending Manchurian questions to the Arbitra-NOTICE is bereby given that the FORTY

THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of tion Tribunal at The Hague, At the same time he gave a full explanation of Japan's will be held at the Head Office, No. 1 Queen'

SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company for considering such a coule Buildings, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the to be unnecessary. It is doubifol if the aur April, 1909, at 12.30 v., for the purpose.

18 to the 37 wyg Chinese Government will agree

ember

daclarıng Dividendo.. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th April to the 21st April, both days inclusive.

"reasons.

bo of the nation that lends the funds And the had come for the last time to free off the the Japan papers to the effect that Mr. Yamada decades of experience, is to contract credit. Jesume the negotiationen opinceiving the Report, of the Directors to

other half will be Japanese.

The question being naked why the German Bank can accept terms which the British and Chinese Corporation regard as inadequately -safeguarding the interests-of-the-bondholders, it la necessary to repeat that on, the Tienisio Yangtize railway the experience of Germany, who is constructing the northern two-thirds, is wholly favourable, every employer being German and all materials being obtained from Germany. There has been an friction and no difficulty, the Cbincto managing director of the German section giving every assistance.

-FEMALE-OPIUM-SMUGGLERS,

'HOW THE SKIRTS WERE LOADED.

Two petticoats, or underskirts, which were suddenly discarded by a couple of women on board the steamer Prins Sigismund, at Circular Quay, on Monday nigh', are now reposing on a shelf ja the King's Warehouse, at the Sydory Custom House, says the Evening News of and ult. One is black material, and the other of a brown hue, and they are each decorated with ties of opium-just as they were found after the women decamped

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"DISASTROUS FIRE IN JAPAN.

DAMAGES. ESTIMATED AT Y100,000, The Japan Chronicle-of-27th'uit, reports:~, On the morning of the agih instant m disastrouș fire broke out in the town of Komatio, near Kanazawa, labigawa prefecture, by which about 300 houses were destroyed. From a Komatsu dispatch it appears that the fire originated in a bath house at Kyo-machi, Komatsu, at 1.400.m Fanded by a north-westerly wind, which was blowing strongly at the time, the flames quickly spread to the adjoining houses and swept away 42 houses in Kyo-machi, 39 la Naka-machi, 45 in Zaimoku-machi, 43 in Shin Kajiya-machi, 40 in Saiko-mach,

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ga, Japan-

no responsible official at the T ment at present, Na-tungsbeing is mourning while Sai To, who is temporarily taking his place, does not possess the requisite authority. Leun Tasken occupies an important position

By Order of the Board of Directors."

C. MONTAGUE EDE-

Secretary.

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THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA.

Three weeks ago, according to the South bd frms which are working on a Darrow mac he does not wish to be held responsible ORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGTM

China Morning Post of Hongkong, the people of Canton were thrown intoa state of ferment by a story that a party of Chiness fishermen, who were accustomed to pursue their business la the neighbourhood of the Pratas had been driven away from the island by Japanese colonists who bad installed themselves ja poasinsion, Viceroy Chang Jet chun there upon dispatched to the locality a gunboat and a Contoms cruiser, whose officer reported on their return that the Japanese colony "aumbried over one hundred men, who were busily at work removing phosphates tortoise shell, coral and pearl shell from the island, in earlier years, it is stated, the Fratas were inhabited by dense flocks of penguins, These, however, had been almos, entirely killed off for the sake of their festher, Kails had been laid down" for the conveyance of the phosphates to the water's edge houses had been built, and the Japanese fag,waved proudly over a scene of general industry. The Viceroy's messengers are said to have brought with them also a photograph of an inscription

45 In Matauto-machi, 19 in Shim-machi tiba effect that the island had been discover and 7 in Koders in the suburbs, in addition to ed by the Japanese in the fortieth year of is godowns. The flames were not bought Meiji, that is, about eighteen months ago. No under control until 7 am. Among the build-acial papers, however, supporting their lags destroyed were the officers of the Komatsu claim to the island could be produced by the Ebogyo, the Kaga Jitsugyo and Kage" Savings Japanese in authority. It is further asserted that Backs, and two Buddhist temples. The poor at some distant period Chinese jaoks had been people who were burot out are quartered in soised and burned by the Japanese and that two temples and the public hall, where they Chinese subjects had bedo chased from the is are being provided with food at the expense of land in-fear of death. Up to this point the whole the municipality. The damage is estimated a statement of the care had been drawn from Chinese sources; and it was not potil a few Later returns show that the total number of days after the publication of the repyft which, houses destroyed was 180 in addition to 15 we have quoted, that a reply was made by the godowns, The offices of the guilds of weavers Japanese Government. That reply certainly for: the home market and of the weavers of seems to have been couch id in the most ren- babutal for export were involved. A number sonable terme It was frankly, admited that of babutal stores were burnt in Kye-michi, but the Japanese flag had been balsted over the the silk was saved in most cases. Among the Pralas group three years ago and that the sufferers from the fire, are Messrs. Isogawa islands had been exploited by Japanese enters Tokichi and lyeya Yoraku, who are well-to-do prise. At the same time, although she had had towarmen.

no knowledge of any rival claiminal, Japan End pevar-declared the "Pratit.

The petticoat method, is ingenious, and one which has probably worked successfully on previous occasions. There is a profusion of puncer, and these have been fucked up in such a way as to form packets, capable of carrying one tin of opium in each, and they 10 make the tin more secure in the pocket, the front piece can be made fast to a battoo. The weight of the load is pretty considerable, but the boltons ensure perfect story in the matter of "trani port,” for none of the tins can possibly Kall out.

There would be no difficulty in loading up about Y100,000, the woman smuggler. The "cargo" can be slawed from below, through a skylight or hole in the floor, or even while she was stand ing on the companion ladder. Certainly the scheme was cleverly conceived,

Some people have been wondering how it was that the pair on Monday managed to get Cear of the heavily-laden underskirt, but an examination of the garments shows that the weaters bad previously taken the precamion of making the strings" for the waist quite long. a that the bitch could be slipped without the alightest treable. To the ordinary man, the "term" "string", "may be altogether foreigű, but the womenfalk will understand it quite well,

The Melj-Fire Office bad risk of 117,000 on the district; Tokyo Fire Y6,000, the Nippon 76,000 and Yokohama Yi,osel"

and she would not hesitate to resto China's producing prošlołową statement was lisand Vic

Early in the morning of the 25th Jostant fra broke out in the Kiribatadora, a famour Bod. | bas made a format, requests

cra 37, tins-19 in ope skirt sød. "dhist temple in Owa dlstikot, "Tokui

being

Japanese Domini af Cantos retire from the disputed spi

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of the Company will be held at its if ead Office No. 3, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, WRONESDAY, the 1st April, 1909,

· IBB CUNSE UP CREDIT,

Throughout the Far East at the present time, as a result undoubtedly of the continued depres- sion, them is much sarching of heart amongst traders. Increased compellor and bad times have led to the adoption of trading methods which are unsound at any time but which are simply suicidal in a period of depression, The policy of the barks, a policy based upon in bad times and extendit in good, From the point of view of the banks clients this ad oppressive policy, but the fact remains that it pays. Among too many of the traders in the Far East it is customary to work

a matter of serious moment. When anything Hongkong, 16th March, 1969, on diametrically oppailta tires to extend-but-is-not-strong-minded-enough-to-undertake.

arises in connectiod" with the Manchurian credit in bad times and contract it la good, The traders themselves, when they are accom modated by a bank, have a fest time in which questions, he runs to the Grand Councillors. to meet their engagements and they give their or sends telegrams, to Hai-Shih-chuang, customers longer timein which to pay for goods the Manchuriae Viceroy, asking for their opinions. In kort he uniformly endeavours' supplied. Any firm with large resources can cafty on business in this way without disaster to evade responsibility. In the present case gis are sure sooner or later to find themselves for the possible consequences, whatever they in difficulties. If it were possible for all the might be, of the sumbission of the Manchurian firms engaged to importing in any particular questions, to the Arbitration Tribunal His portion of the Far East to come to an under-attitude is similar to that of Yoan bhib-kal, who standing to sell on certain approved conditions asked an Admiral of a certain Power to take steps and if they adhered faithfully to that under for the submission of the Talsu Maru question standing, things might be bettered. But any to the Tribunal at the HagueTM Chinese-officials shch arrangement is obviously impractica place their safety above the national interests. ble A firm which bar been in business for · The same message says that on Saturday aur length of time gets to know that certain of Mr.Jjuin presented to the Throne his creden...” its clients can be be safely given much greater tials as Minister and expressed his hopa privileges than others, Is it at all likely that that the friendship between Japio and Chioa any well-established firm would become a party would grow stronger. The rageol replied that, to an arrangement which, if faithfully adbered as they were both in Asin, it was necessary for. to, would result in friction with good clients ? Japan and China to belp each other in a friend- To be successful every firm engaged in import-ly way. The Prisca appeared to be in very fog would have to join in. We do not doubt good bealth, that assuming the impossible could happen and every importing firm did join in an arrangement to restrict credit, the mafarity of the firms would faithfully keep to the compact. But most assuredly there would be some who would pot and they would speedily get hold of all the "good marks" who, angry at being classed as doubitul, would readily transfer their business to anyone who world give them the terms to which they weft accustomed. But, as we are assuming the impossible as a basis of argument, let us oppose that all the foreign.importers actually combined and remained true to the combina hot. There are the non-foreign firms to be taken into consideration. In Siam for example there are sumters of Siamore and Chinese hotter, who would be only too glad to step in and take over the business on the terms the farign firms refused to give. Moreover there is nothing to prevent anyone with a little money or credit la Europe starting importing to morrow, Those suggestions of combination have been made from time in time in the Far East, gen- orally by theoretical reformers who were able to show-on paper-that if their quack nos- trum were adopted the commercial millenium would be brought wlibig bailing distance. But the shrewd, hard-headed me of affairs who Vibht trade man have, its rises and felle beir own counsel and purine the saDe confiding their deallogs to those stability they have le doubt, doubtful business to others who

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12.45 2.4, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fis, passing the following Special Resolution Y

"That the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company be respec- “tively, extended, altered and amended so, "ss to read as shown in the print signed "for the purpose of identification by the "Chairman of this Meeting and that such "extended, altered and amended Memo- "randum and Articles of Association bu

henceforth adopted as the Memorandum" "and Articles of Association of the Com

pany to the exclusion-of those heretofore "prevailing.". Should the aboy Special Resolution be daly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for confirmation to a further Extraordinary Ceneral, Mesting, of which Notice will be harealer given to d

By Order of the Board of Directorý

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary, Hongkong, 30th March: 10cq

Intimations

BANK HOLIDAYS,

The New York correspondent of the Osaka Arahí cabled as 'follows" on Saturday :-Most of the papers here are now commenting on the negotiations between Japan and China. It is said in a Washington despatch of to-day's date that Mr. Kaox, the Secretary of State, bas approved China's proposal to submit the Mat chujian questions pending between herself and Japan to the Arbitration Tribunal at The Hague Telegrams reaching the American Government from various places agree, it is said, lo reporting that Japan hes on various recent occasions interfered in Chinese affairs TN accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of and over-ridden the anthority of Chizess cff1875, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be cials, Accolding to an annour cement made CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on FRIDAY, the oth instant public by the Department of Stae yesterday, (GOOD FRIDAY) and MONDAY; the 12th the subjects which the Chiavi Government pro idem (EASTER MONDAY)... poses shall be submitted to the Arbitration

Hongkong, 5th April, 1900, Tribunal includes those relating to the Fako men-Sisminton Railway, the ownership of INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING OAR Kanto, the Fushun and other mines, the ex- porc of salt from the Japasso leased territory to other parts of Manchuria, the Mukden- Newchwang Railway, and others, p

A New York cable of the 27th to the Japan Adortiser reads as follows m

The Washington State Department has been officially antified by China – that China-has- requested Japan to consent to the submission of the Kento and railway questions to The Hagos Tribunal for arbitration.” The Sinis Department is not communicative; db the aubject, but it is gathered that

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