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Hongkong Shipping Firms Boycotted.

»THE HAIPHONG RICE TRADE.

GRAIN IMPORTERS FIGHT SHIFOWNERS,

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History, repeats itself. The boycolt, which was fastituted against the three Hongkong shipping firms engaged in the Haiphong Hong kong trade towards the end of 1907, has been revived, and for identical reasons. The simi- larity of the present situation to that obtaining when the first boycott was engineered, permits vof a recapitulation of the facts with which com«.]"

··mercial readers will have been more or less ac- 1 quainted... As on the former occasion, the boy, cott has been established by the leading firms sof dealers in rice at Haiphong. The Hongkong ship, owners affected are Messrs. A. R. Many & Co. Messrs. Jebsen & Co., and Meairs. Butterfield and Swire. All these firms operate regular lines of steamers trading between Hongkong and Haiphong.. The vessels represented by each are as follow

The savior firm, Messrs. A. R. Marty & Co with two steamers the "Hongkong and Hanoi, Masura, Jebsen & Co. with five steamers, viz., the Triumph, Mathilde, Carl ̄`Diederickman, Jacob Diedericksen and another vessel as she may become available.

Mesars, Butterfield & Swire-the latest en-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 24 1909.

CORRESPONDENCE;

(We do not ancanarity andoria the oplatons axpraised

by Correspondante In this coluinn),!

WANCHAI'S NEW GRIEVANCE.

present paucity of freight in the Coastal trade"] there need be so anxiety for ownem as regards remanarativa 'employment At the same time 1 must be remembered that while the rice dealers may find it profitable on the single journey ap from Haiphong to command their own char- tered tonnage, when the question of the return voyage enters into calculation with the prox pect of little cargo to 'compensate for lost freight, the scale may ultimately turn in favour of shipowners. Whatever the outcome of the Sir, Nova very long time ago, you had present struggle may be, one thing is certain occasion to remark upon. the excellent condi that it demonstrates the capabilities of the Cal-tion in which the Wanchai district was main oese to make a stand for themselves when they consider their interests assailed whether rightly or wrongly.

AUSTRALIAN CHINESE

CONSUL-GENERAL.

PROMOTING TRADE RELATIONS.

Perhaps the most interesting personage on board the R.M.S. Mongolia, when she arrived Liang Lan-heun, the newly-appointed Conan al Fremantle from Europe, was His Excellency General of Australia, now of whose selection for the position by the Chinese Government was announced by cable some time ago.

it will be remembered that during the early path of February of this year: Hwang Yung Liang, the Consul-General for New Zealand, pissed through Fremantle, on which occasion he explained that the growing necessity of having official representatives of China in Aus: tralasia had been recognised by the Celestial Government for some time past, and that atradgements had been made for the establish- meal of Consulates in the Commonwealth, and New Zealand. These two pionners Chinese diplomacy have now arrived at their respective posts.

trants in the competitive field-have three steamers; they are the Chikit, Singan and Hutch

The combined fleet of the regular liners thus comprise ten vessels,

The pioneers in the Hongkong-Haiphong trade were Mesura, A. R. Marty & Co, who have regularly maintained a fleat of small vest sels on the run for the past sixteen years. You are fully aware," he remarked in fluent With the advent of the firm of Messrs. Jebsen English, "that the Chiasso Government is & Co. and the controlling agencies of several desirous of fooking after the interests of our steamers owned in the Continent which they countrymen who are resident within your coun. possess, the Germans also placed steameistry. The Imperial Government has appointed In competition with the French owners. Ap- me to represent the Empire in Australia, and I parently, the trade was sufficiently lucrative am looking forward with pleasure to taking up to induce a British firm to step in and fill in the my duties in Melbourne, which will be my void conspicuous by the absence of the British headquarters. When I have settled down flagrading to the Indo-Chinese port from share, I shall visit the different States, and get Hongkong. That firm was no other than leto touch with my fellow countrymen all over Baars. Butterfield and Swite, to whom po Australia. You see, I have not been long away ficant that they can afford to wholly ignore, and recently, for a brief stay.. During my visit vatsels dying the familiar colours of B and S.there called-on the several Agents General soon began to operate between Hongkong and for the States, and gained some information Haiphong.

from them on matters of interest to me. At BULK OF THE FREIGHT.

The same time I desire first of all to get into touch with my fellow-countrymen."

Some fears are entertained that China has views in regard to Northern Australia for her surplus population. Do you think that China

„TO THE EDITOR OFétis.” Hongkong TeleosAPH,”.

DR BATESON WRIGHTS FAREWELLA

HEADMASTER'S.VALEDICTORY LETTER.

Dr. G. N. Bateson Wright, Inte headmaster of Queen's College, has addressed the following latter to the Yellow Dragon, the school's mage: zine

„Katrine, Lovelace Road."

Surbiton and March, 1909.

the salient points of any question that may be laid before you for consideration and decision 18 the former fados from your memory, as much of it assuredly will sooner or later, the practice of the latter will abide for ever.

4. have read with interest the account of your Mr. Dealy's able and full Report the success of Prisa Distribution and was pleased to note to

HONGKONG AND OF

The memorandum which has been presented. to the Legislative Council of Hongkong by the Governor, Sir. E. Lugard, on the qusitios of the use of opium witala that colony, should as to the situation with regard to the sup clear away many misconceptions to this co

Bour: boys in obtaining good places at an En- sion of opium-smokiplooming Chi

trance Examination to a new Imperial College I enclose a copy of results at recent examink tion held at the Yangtsta Engineering Works, Hankow, which shows that Queen's College tained. According to a correspondent, whose Dear Sir-May Lask the favour of some boys whose names are known to several man letter appeared in a recent issue of the 7-space in your columns to afford me the opporters and boys headed each of the three sections, graph the district in question is infested with tonity of taking a final farewell of the. Masters The success of Queen's Collage nadat the panish doge or at least, dogs which might be ; and boys, present and- former, of all nationalis auspices of our fostering Government infully au- «copaldered. pariahs, sooing that they have tog in Queen's College. Sopron sured. I shall never failtocontinue my interest in neither

r label, collar, nor appareat owner. As should at this moment be on board the the welfare of Queen's College and its pupils. To it was stated in your news columan the other German Mail S. S. Bow leaving Southampaid my memory I bave Annual Reports from 1883 day, instructions were given to the Captain ton. I had purposed returning to Hongkong to 1908, three volumes (ten yars) of the Yellow Superintendent of Polica to," shoot was for a further abort spell, but at the last moment Dragon, two albums of photographs of masters: unlicensed dogion sight. Your correspondent this was rendered impossible by unexpected and boys with many other mementoes of the said For about a month the Police; developments after an operation at Christmas past. It has been a great pleasure to me to especially thate in the Wanchai district, wasted tide for cutting out a stone imbedded in the entertain Mounts. U Hong kam and 'Leung Lan bourhood, but seldom was a member of the stone had been causing me trouble for eight be in store: for me, as such occasions are the much ammunition aroused the whole neigh kidney and impingeing on the spine. This fan and I hope that many such reunions may caving tribe bullet-ted. Have they given up years or more, the last public occasion on happiest and most apccessful way of keeping the attempt now? If so, why? "As usual, no which, it proved itself intolerably obnoxious attempt, has been made to answer the pertiu- | being the Priso⋅ Distributiga of 1938 short memory of Queen's College greað, en p ent question submitted by your correspondent, before my return to England. who in the naturalness of his humour stated

It is interesting to note that during the 47 years since the opening of the Central School, later transferred to a new building and re christened Queen's College, there have been. only two Head Masters, Dr. Stewart and my self-four Second Masters, Mears. Wilcox, Falconer, May and Dealy and three Sanjor Chinese Assistante, Messrs. Chia Chi-yeung, Chiu Chi-tsung and Ng tu.. These statistics, extending over nearly half-a-century, must, i should believe, constitute a record for longevity and tenacity of tenure of office.

With beanfelt thanks to the entire staff. (past and present) whose cheerful co-operation has lightened my duties for so many years—and to the Old Bayi'whote successes have cast some reflected but undeserved glory do myself and with sincere good wishes for the prosperity of all, Masters and Boya.

WHEN LUCK PAILS.

THE ADVENTURE OF TWO MEN AT MACAO.

19th inst.

trade is loe onjmportant or any port ton lasigni» | from China, and only went to London quite human being, That is a platitudo have Mastorship. A quarter of a century is a long tal. But this state of affairs was not for long

The staple commodity forming the-bulk-of the freight is rice from Annam for the China market, which is regularly imported into Hongkong and re-distributed.. During all the tims that Mess. Many, a pioneers of the trade, held a virtual monopoly of the freight the rate per picul wax is cents. On that basis Messrs. Jebsen.&.Co, apparently found it suit- able to operate their steamers. It is matter of little moment to the ordinary reader whether a written compact was entered into between the two forage firms as to thờ freight rate to be maintained. To the shipper and the consignee, however, it was well-known that such an under- standing existed and for the three years that the French and German Grms van steamers in friendly rivalry their uniform charge was one of 35 chots per picul.

A CHANGE CAME OVER THE SCENE

when Messrs. Butterfield and Swire entered the competitive field. The former rate of 45 cants at once suffered a decline on the appear ance of the newcomers, to that for a time rice exporters in Haiphong benefited to the extent of a reduction of 5 cents per picul, the rate having been brought down to 30 cents per the trip surpphag veterests, a mutual arrange, ment was arrived at whereby it was agreed to revert to the old freight of 25 cents per picul, under penalty in case of a noy.one of the three contracting partich by hoy one

came into force on the 20th November, 1997. Accustomed as the Chinese exporters have bsen, for a time at

at any rate, to a cheaper freight, the "Conference" terms did not suit them at all. Hence the determination to boycott the regular liners. In fixing the rate at 25 cents,

old figures and any charge of an extor tionate tariff could not therefore be sustained against them. Especially, as. understand, it has been found by long experience that thai was the only workable and paying basis to the shipowners. There is the exception that cents per pleul may be found remunerative with a full cargo, but at the vessels cannot al ways obiala sofficient grain to return with full bottoms, on the average, the 20-cent raid works out at a loss.

COLLAPSE OF THE POOL. The Conference rate broke down through the stubborn opposition of shippers at Haiphong he rather the yield to the higher tariff, pre ferred to hold their grain in stock, resulting In several" steamers of the regular. feel being. tled up and leaving with the scantiest of a chow chow cargo in their holds. In the ...meantime rice shippers began to secure their ow freight by chartering vessels and the dead- lock was brought to an end by what was tanla mount to the yielding to the farms of, the Chi. nese who were then masters of the situation.

********→→→THE FIGHT RENEWED.

‚has need of such ao outlet ?.

"Not for one moment," he retorted, "You only need to look at your maps and you will see that our great northern provinces of Mongolia and Manchuria are far from being adequately populated. Some of our cities are certainly overcrowded, but this overcrowding is being alleviated and paople are being encouraged to icaprove the other parts of the Empire, No, Chion has to take her internal arrangements into consideration first before she seriously concerns herself about outside affairs. To my mind there is surplus population in the Empire that should need to have designs

on Northern Australia."

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I hope that the staff and boys of Queen's " that these dogs are of a most vicious mature." | College will accept the presence of this small Considering that we are supposed to live in a but particularly aggravating as 1 malignant Colony which is not governed by Buddhistic enemy as some excuse for the increasing ideas, and also in a Colony where all dogs are irritability exhibited by me during the last for sopposed to be registered, it is somewhat sur-yours. prising to find that dogs, same owners, are al-I left Eagland in December, 1881, and ar- lowed to roam at large. We read: Saveral sivad at Hongkong Sunday, za January, 1882, persons, Chinamen especially, have been bit over 27 years ago, fully 24 of which were ten, and, I believe, compoosation has hosted actually spent in the Far East, up the matter. But will I, the father of a few, suffer my children to ba the victim of hydro- phobia for the question of a dollar or so Is this the sort of, thing to be permitted in a British Colony, which is alleged to be ruled by A1 at Lloyd officials? From my dwa personal knowledge I know that several of those who are deputed to do the work of destroying thosarusaamed animals hava done their best to rid the Colony of what becoming nothing more ser less than a public pest: In parcothesis, it might be remarked that the majority of wastrel dogs are afflicted with such diseases as are dangerous to the body knows, Atibe same time those given the matter a second thought, know per, fectly well that danger does not lie so much in the hydrophaic qualities of the animal as in the malign influence which is always engendered by the rottenness of its teeth. At once it raay be said that the nuisance only extends to a few quarters, so far as is known; it may be that the same thing occurs elsawbere, I have no knowledge of il, and therefore cannot speak, But it behoves those administrating the district known as Wanchal, to ste that the district is maintained in the condition in which it used to be is larmer times. Whether it is the police or the Sanitary Depart ment that is responsible for the work is quistion, that is to say, the removal of a nuisance, which every citizen resident to Wanchal complains about is not the ques

Owing to the loyal and streanour collabora tion. At the same time this is a matter tion of my English and Chiness Staff, the name which cannot easily be dismissed, as it cob of Queen's College is renowned throughout the ceras probably the most important community Far East, from Penang and the Straits Settle- in the Colony-bar the Peak Reservation ments to Japan; while in such female parts of constituency. Your correspondent waxed sat- The huge Chiacse Empire as Kan Sub and Sx der why the revenue is on the decrease." The able and trusted positions, castic when he said that the taxpayers won-Chien our boys may be found holding respect- writer can tell him something with regard to the decrease, but he believes in, or the last Governor the Colony rémarked, "Quiet- duty and there can be no complaints.-Yours, Gess." Let the officials at Hast Paint do their

That they were two young men who went to apiece, that they failed to become millionaire Macao" the other day to count fa fortune"

suddenly, and that they regret the ventura now was the gist of a story which was parrated in the Palice Court, to-day. Pun Sing and Yat To, coppersmiths, were paid half their months, money on Thursday last, and having obtained leave, loft to the gambling city to make-or break. They broke." Landing at Macao the I have exceeded the fifteen years which Arch pair sought out a fan lan establishment. Luck bishop Benson on leaving Marlborough declared smiled on them for a while and at one time, so as everyta bathe useful maximum for the term of a Head they alleged, they had anch doubled their cagi- period, and though I am cheered by the in- The Fickle Jade smiled no more-neither did create is the number of scholars and the the cappersmiths, for when they boarded the coiargement of the curriculum, I must confess steamer Shui O in the afternoon of the follow. that the ambitious, and sanguiné böpes I entering day they had not a cash. between them. tamed at the beginning of my career as Head They could then, naturally anough, not pay Master have not been realised. It is satisfactory their faxes, and when the steamer reached evidence of progress that for the last two years Hongkong the pair were banded over to Ser the Upper School alone bad a aumber of geact Wilson. This morning, Pun and Yat scholars in excess of the total attendances in were charged before Mr. P. A. Hazeland, and the whole of the Central School in 1882. On were fined $15 each, or in default a month's the other band, after ten years' experience i hard inhour. They are asrying the term, and recognised that owing to the fluctuation from it is certain that the gambling microbe in them year to,year of the majority of our scholarsan will have a quiet time for a while. average of 400 changes annually-we could not expect to achieve much beyond the maintenance of a fairly equable standard at our Assual

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Examinations.

Aljen Immigration Kestriction Act, regarded in How in Australian legislation, such as the China?

"I do not care to say at this stage. Por sonnily, before I can expect to deal with such matters, I must study them in all their as- pects. Some things strike me as being funny.

understand that Chinese who come her cribing some pagason in ratione di

"prava“ma” scanon"test, by trans I wonder how the situation placed vice versa would appeal to an Australian coming to China, and being required to pass MUTILATION OF GIRLSIN ROBE. and Wong Ming (Imperial Telegraphs) Like

Fancy bim

na education test by writing some passege lo Chinese characters at the dictation of one of my countrymen. No, the matter is a peculiar

one.

However, it is one of the instances of

Australian legislation which i must look into, and obtain the views of my fellow country of the is beter loud, in the position tions, legislation, and so forth, as affecting the Chinese residents of the Commonwealib, and Hetil.I gain some such knowledge I canoot speak fully on the subjects. Of course, when vice-consuls are appointed in each State, as they will be shortly, will be greatly assisted in my work."

THE OPIUM SMOKING EVIL.

WANGARITE

Of the more prominently successful Old Bays, whom it is my pride to claim as personal pupils • f my own, are in Hongkong, our highly Chu-pak and Mak Man-cheung; and in the respected public citizens, Ho Kom-long, Lau Empire of Chios, His Excellency Wen Tsung Leung di P4 Troll Chan Kam-10, (Financial Board) Wong Fan

yao, Junior

Kiog-fo, we omit name of Mr. Walter Bosman, formerly Engineer-in- Chief in Natal at Eshowe and Durban.

I confess to a sense of singular satisfaction

JAPAN, SUGAR refining-

COMPANF..

MEETING OF CREDITORS.

A meeting of creditors of the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company, after repeated post- Pongments, was at last held on the 6th instant at the Nihombashi Club, Tokyo, but after some Bibs.instant, without any arrangement being discussion was again adjourned to to-day, the arrived at. The meeting was attended by Mr. Koyama, President of the 34tb Bank, Mr.

Machida, President of the Yamaguchi Babk, Me. Isomura, of the Mitsui Bussan, Mr. Olza, of the Suzuki Shoten, of Kobe, and representa Live at the Ataka Shokwai and, the Fajimoto diractors of the company, and a committee ap Bank, Kersti IsonOKAWA and Naturs, pointed by the shareholders. Bacon Shibusawa

was also present.

busawa on the question.

bar of prominent Chinesa residents of the andeven women. Their painstaking efforts ledt soaring to greater heights than could otherwise three banks-tha Mitsui, Mitsu Bishi, and the

During the stay of the mail boat at Fremantle the Consul General was waited on by à pam-

metropolis and the Fort. He was escorted to the Hotel Fremantle, where a reception was held and matters of mutual interest were die cussed. Subacquently the party adjourned to the Afenglia, and in the smoking room several local residente addressed themselves to the opium evil,

tiun accepted Hangkong as a Centre for their le 1887 the Oxford Delegacy on my applica Local Examinations, The candidates have risen in number from a score to 130%. Most of the schools in the Colony and many private pupils including one from Canton have been distinction and honours..

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Hongkong has of coures,

population and the Chiasse there, IN ONE

F where, indulge in the castom, of babit, or vice of smoking opium. The Import of the drug in carefully regulated ;'hat there is a large, illest, traffic, and this, Sir F. Lugard remarks, cannot be suppressed. But the Imperial Government, with that paternal care which it displays for the: morale of its most distant dependencies. although it not infrequently altogether neglects its own kindred duties at horas inher to reduce to a minimum the eplum smoked in Hongkong ; and its action will moan's 'astuce loss of revenue to the local Government, for. opium is heavily laxed. In these circumstances, Lord Crewe has undertaken to ask Parlament good the loss of the Colony's revenus; in other for a substantial contribution towards making, words, the British taxpayer is to bo mulcted because virtus, or what we call virtue, is on- forced on the Chinese,We are in some doubt whelber the Chancellor of the Exchequer will welcome the prospect of still further increasing bis deficit by sending solid cash, to make up the deficiency of Hongkong ; and he may quite possibly be prepared to let the question of pay. ing in England for stopping the opium traffic abroad wait for a year or so, especially in stich. an unobtrusiva place as the Chinese quarter of our most easterly passession. Globe, T

JAPANESE SUGAR EXCISE LAW,

REDUCTION ON BLACK SUGAR,

which was approved by the Diet daring its last An amendment to the Sugar Excisa Law,

mulgated by the Official Gasella, The amend session, has been passed as a law and duly pro...

ment reads:-

follows:

The Sugar Excise, Law is amended as

Quality No. 1-Sugar and molasses balow No. 8 Dutch standard of colour (Article 111, of

the law):-

(a) Black sugar in barrals...Ya por too kin.. (b) Other qualities...........Ys per the king Hy the amendmeat quelly No. : hai Beva in barrels has been reduced to X3 per too kin. classified as No. 2, ed the excies on black sogar This alteration will greatly benefit producers of sugar in Lucho, Oshima, (Kagoshima prefec- ture) and the Brains, and at the same time the poorer classes, who use black sugar, will also be benefited. The total annual consumption of

black sugar in Japan is about 70,000,000 kin,

and the amendmast of the law will result in a to the Government of about Tis, 700,000 in industry in Luchu, which was threatened with evenue. By this measure the sugar-producing extinction owing to the heavy tax, will be re- vived,

ACCIDENT-TO CYCLIST.

KNOCKED OVER IN TRUCK COLLISION.

17th inst -As the result of an accident which occurred

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to the Central district yesterday, in which Mr. Charles Lloyd Howell, godown manager of the named Lam Shan was arraigned before Mr. J. Standard Oil Company, received injurion, a lad H. Kemp, at the Magistracy, to-day, to answer a charge of driving a truck in a degligent man ser

REPORT BY EXPLORING`PARTY.

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The speakers painted out that a large num. appears that their motive for such extraordia successful in curning certificates, several with was declined. The committee appointed by the party, ascended Tarumayo-sın, a volcano in

amura, a police inspector, accompanied by a A Sapporo dispatch reports that Mr. Im

tba Hokkaido, to report on the eruption which bas been going on for some time. They return ed on the sight of the 4th instant, and reparted that the seat of the present eruption is to the worth-west of the crater, which was last active in 1994. Smoke was rising rapidly from the new crater and the party was unable to ascertain definitely its size, but it seemed meter. A sound like that made by boiling to be about one-third of a mile in dia

smoke was issuing at various polol. Two holen water was heard in the crater from which

had been formed on the edge and amoke was "rising from them. A large number of stones. had been throws out around the crater, some of them measuring about 9 feet in diameter. On the 30th ultima ashes were violently thrown but. Since January and the volcano has broke en out into eruption five times, The loudest report was heard on February, zoth.

"At about half-past'nine yesterday morning, Mr. Howell was riding his bicycle along Con paught Road. He was travelling in an easterét truck which was in charge of sumber ly direction. Near the Wing Lok Street Charf of man As seen moving in the opposite Way. The complainant was going RA “ARREST OF A GANG OF FACE SLASHERS. '

Mr. Tsunokawa, director of the company, low pace, and when he thought ka would after distributing among the creditors copies of clear the truck, the codlier, either to

pase in Some days ago wa (Japan Chronicle) reported the wounding of a young geisha of Yeangi- at the success attending the inauguration of the statement of accounts of the company at front of him or to get out of the way of a tram wara-cho, Hyogo, by an unknown assailanthe Free Scholarships to Queen's College, the landing at the end of February last, Introduced car, swerved the vehicle around. Complainant

introduction of Oxford Local Examinations

the delegates of the shareholders to the cred could not pull up in time; and struck the track. the "pool" did no more than rovert to the, of being'unacquainted with Australian condi-(killer' of a hundred, parsons), clashed the git Morrison Scholarships on a broader and firmer Decessity for the organisation of the new board op the truck, Mr. Howell was‘seriously burt in souting out that he was a Ayakimin gir into Hongkong, and the establishment of the fors, Baron: Shibusawa next explained the The force of the collision threw him off, ftuding in the face with a sharp instrument, inflicting a basi,

of directors without delay and expressed bis about the feet. Soon after the accident Sex- deep wound. During their quest of the mis- creant the Hyoge police ascertained that six recommendation asActing Inspector of Schools

In 1883 Sir George Bowen approved of my wish to leave the selection of suitable persons geant Blackman arrived on the scene and later

to creditors.

had the truck taken to No. 7 Police Station. other young girls had been treated similarly in that four boys should aquually be elected from that the creditors, who were not thoroughly the vehicle, and was arrested. His excuse to

Mr. Koyama, of the 34th Bank, pointed out | In the evening, the defendant called to claim circumstances identical with those attending the the Government District Schools to free adu-informed of the position of the company, were the magistrate was that the bicycle was being attack on the young geisha referred to: Aspecial cation at Queen's College. Some eighty boys not in a position to select suitable persons as propelled too fast and he could not get away in detective force was thereupon formed and bo have anjoyed this privilege and many of them, gan a determined hunt for the author or authors of the crimes. The detectives assamed various including three-of the above mentioned Tao directors, and sought-the views of Baron Shi- time," His Worship ordered defendant to pay a fine of $10, or to suffer three-wooks' impris disguises, some as rikisba-men others as coolles tais, have thereby had the opportunity of

In reply Baron Shibusawa said that since the sopment. the arrest on the 3rd and 4th instant of six.

have been possible for them.. youth-Matsubara Seiichi, aged 20. Tanji Ko,

for the relief of the company, he bad concen Dalichi-had refused to advance Y3,000,000

VOLCANIC KRUPTION IN THE 18, Miyawaki Sumindo, 18, Ogawa KwaDji, 17

rated his energies on the appointment of a

HOKKAIDO. Tellwara Rikimatsu, 18, and Kasawara Gengo,

director who should act as the guiding spirit of 18, all of Kobu

At the police station all six prisoners.com.

the company, and with that object in view he fessed to being responsible for the assaulis. It

bad approached a gentleman who, he believed; was most fitted for the post, bat bis suggestion ber of their countrymen had given way to the ary behaviour was their failure to find favour opium smoking habit, and were being ruined in the eyes of the girls in whom they had

For over 30 years the dux of the College has shareholders bad been working hard to effect the Goancially as well as physically. Their senses placed their affections-though, strange te been 1030 facie Morrison Scholar, the emolume of the company hairs, and be were deadesed and their self-respect, and gay, these were not the young Indies-on whom

ment being $180 payable in three annual instal imself was sparing no pains for the same por- personal cleanliness sacrificed, with the result they vented their spleen in the barbarous man.

menta of 56. The fund in 1882 was $3,000 but pose. What was of prime importance for the that they caused Chinamen as a whole to be ner mentioned. According to their own state

is Dow over $6,000. By a resolution passed by readjustment of the company was the formation disgraced and classed as undesirables. The ments, the six had united in a band and

the Trustees in January, 1908, there are now a

of a new board of directors, The Baron agalo of or at any rate offered little induce quantities of the drug were available for of no profit, or at any rate ofera productive importation of opium was prohibited, and yet had swom to uphold the interests of each Senior Scholarship of 8300 anda Junior Scholar recommended the creditors to consider the ment to the triple combine to continue it any smokers. They requested Liang Lan-haus but unhappily their advances met with a chilly, month the senior being to our of the Locke adjourn the proceedings to to-day, the 8th

other. Each member was courting a girl ship of $150 payable in three annual instal selection of suitable persons.

After some discussion the meeting agreed to longer, and in view also of the brisker tone of the freight market, the Conference once again enable the police or Customs officers to pro-lovers being thus damped, they sought adlace Morrison Scholarship Board have done well

to assist them in having legislation paised to reception in every case,

and Junior, the head boy Their ardour as School. All the boys whose names are on the

Instant; in order to give the creditors time to decided to increase their scale. The rate do

discuss and consider the matter-faps termined, upon quite recently is one of 20 farther, to enable the State or the Common registered a vow that if they were to be defe taking.farewell of the boys of the college

secure Chinese, caught smoking opium, and and sympathy in their mutual hond. They subsequently.

· Chronicle, **** of the colleg cents per picul No sooner this wealth to deport Chinese who were convicted prived of the full enjoyment of feminice beauty I cannot refrain from exercising the privilege nounced than the rice exporters in Haiphong of Using connected with the opium traffic. It they would slash the faces of women and thus began to show their old-time resentment Encouraged also, probably, by the success of

was pointed out that ia Victoria the State destroy their most attractive feature. With and prerogative of a Head Master to offer a their 1907 campaign, the Chinese dealers took

prosecuted opium-smokers, and they desired this horrible resolve they sallied forth in question here a month ago with Consul General few words of advice. In course of conversa up the gauntlet and presented quite as bold a

the same law to obtain in Western Australia of pray and each managed to inflict a deep Leung Lan-fao, he told me an incident in his car- front as they did eighteen months ago.

In reply, the Consul General promised to gash on the face of at least one unsuspectingly life twenty years ago which I think may prove Profiting by their first

keep the matter in mind. He pointed out that young womas, as mentioned. The weapons instructive and beneficial to boys of the pre- successful ex- periance they set about securing suitable quiries into matters affecting the welfare of his

it was necessary for him to make many in used were scissors, small swords, and kalvos.

Louis Comar, the licenses of the Cosmopoli. tan Hotel, in Des Voeux Road Central, was vassels in that they have been successful 10

sent day. When he was a pupil in the Second The prisoners are now udder preliminary Class, Dr. Dobarck sept for him and offered convicted by Mr. F.A. Haxeland, in the Police the extent of chartering two steamers of suit-

Countrymen in Australia, and when he had a examination at the Public Procurator's Office him the post of Chlaess Computer to the Court, last Saturday, for committing a breach able tonnage the Victoria and the Fri. The grasp of what was desired, he would then take in the Kobe Chiho Saibaasho, first is a Swedish vessel of 989 tons and the Australia was supposed to be federaled, yer, as action. It seamed funny to him that although

Observatory. To a boy in poor circumstances

of his licence. The chargeagalost the defandi the salary was alluring but he felt that ble intoxicating liquor to a person who was more ant was that he a few nights ago supplied second Norwegian of 859 tous capacky. The they informed him, such matters as the opium contract. price is for lump sum of $5,000 per traffic which was controlled by the Common.

edcation was incomplete and declined the offer. month for each steamer, As showing the de' wealth, were dealt with differently in different

He took high place la the First Class Ex- or less in a state of inebristion.

- In entering a-conviction, his Worship re- termination on the part of the Chinese charterers States. It would, perhaps, be difficult for bim

mination, was articled as Papil Teacher, became to fight the regular "ners" it may be men.

a Chinera Assistant, and some seven years after marked that be bad taken into consideration have been, drawn up for the project. Ja conse tloned that

to deal with the splim traffic, anlasz_the

refusing a post with emolument went up to the handy-sized freighters Government. assumed legislative powers to here, been secured for a term of three more stringently control the evil and prahibit Shuai shui-po, was badly treated the other tinguished position. Had he left when in the Fay a fine of $35.

One of the villagers of Sam Tong U, near and by successive steps sose to his present dis- deal with the defendant leniently. He would Shanghai to assist in ensuring the success of

Tientsia University as a Teacher of English existent in the Colour, and, therefore, he would

operative association has been formed le months in the CASA of the smaller absolutely the smoking of the drug. He would night. A man, who was captured later and second class, he would doubtless now be draw

the icbeme. On the 11th instant the co-opera Vessel, while in the cats of the Victoria, return to Western Australia in the course of gave the name of Ho Sau, broke into an outing 380 a month at Kowloon instead of 1,000 Tix Chinese Government has learnt a lesson building of the International Recreation Club tive association held its opening meeting in the "the charterers have the option for: . similar term. Our information is that the Fri fully.

few months, and would then go into the matter house owned by a woman on the sight of the sterling as the representative of the Chinese from the Pratas Island controversy and H.E. in Bubbling Wall Road, at which the Tactal, bas set sail from Saigon for Haiphong where

14th instant, sed stole two of her cows. He Empire in Australia. Let the boys of the First Liang Ton-yen, President of the Waiwops, the other local dignitaries, members of the Chi- she commences employment under her charA TOKIO despatch, of roth inst., to the N. C. cher, who in turn disposed of them to some teachers in Queen's College lay this to heart, all islands within the territorial waters of China, tags were present. Several speeches were took them to Yau-ms-ti, sold them to a bal-Class who rejected the chance of becoming therefore proposes to appoint delegates to visit nese Chamber of Commerce and other corpera terets some time next week. The Victoria D. News reports Over 200 Koreans aro entela upon her new charter at this pon, the

body else, and eventually the animal found and further remember that the most prominent inhabited by Chinese or otherwise. Some delivered by the chairman and others, who two yessels commencing operations almost ported to have invaded the Chinese go their way to the slaughter-house. When the and successful Chinese gentlemen in, Hong officers of the Hydrographical Department for dwelt on the advantages and becossity of hold simalianeously at each end.

vernment bureau in Chientao in order thefs was discovered on the following morning kong and Chins laid the foundation of their the seven provinces will be detached to ac. Ing exhibitions in Cipa of which the scheme THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE, the Chinese troops bu, it is said, bad appre polica, set out herself to investigate the matter career by a period of experience as Teachers of these islands and prepare proper descriptive C, D. News

40-lay complaint against the conduct of the old lady, without invoking the aid of the advancement by supplementing their school company the delegates, and they will survey in question will be a loading, exempla. 501 will be interesting to watch the progress hended the Korean leader and bad injured a Her first impulse was to visit the slaughter English at Queen's College, D

of the struggle. So far as we have been able to few recalcitrant Koreans. The Japanesenathori house at Hunghom, and this she did with To the boys of all classes I would any. It is plished the charts should be embodied iDA RICKSHA Coolle, who through

charts of them. After this has been accomy ascertain, there is na likelihood of the Confer ties are said to have laterfered, banded back good results. There she found that her cows not so much the amount of knowledge that you report to the Walupu who will skad zake utai, koocked down & boy ance giving way ander the pressure of the the Korean chief and persuaded the Koreans had been slaughtered. She identified the car. Kore away in the remote colls of your brain steps to notify the foreign diplomatic repravasicis at West Paint fast opposition. whole strength and determins to disperse. The sathorities in Tokio deny that casser, called in the police, and the thief was (though this is not to be despised) which will sentatives, so as to prevent any occupation by ed to pay the lud filly ceo tion cannot be treated with toe much levity, Japan has made large concessions in the mattor traced, Ho Bay was found guilty, by Mr. prova of greatest value to you in after life as foreigners of these islands. The Walvoon will The boys playing in the On the other hand, the pooling firms have of Chlestad as an onset to their unyielding Kemp at the Magistracy last Saturday, and was the habith you acquire of caliu logical reason, also, detail men-of-war to visit.soch-islands ricksän struck kim on the quite as strong staying powers, and with the attitude on the Fakumen railway question.weathacad.to four mostas' imprisonmetnicidading and of sa aptinde to recognise and sal oocaalogally, by way of protection,

over, and damagleg hie The Toot

COW STEALER PUNISHED.

CHINESE WOMAN ACTS AS HER OWN

DETECTIVE. .....

PUBLICAN FINED,

ACCUSED_OF_SUPPLYING INTOŽIČATED. MAN WITH LIQUOR.

---- PROPOSED CHINESE

BXHIBITION.

foot to hold an Industrial Exhibition for the According to Chinese reports, a scheme is on southern ports (Nanying) under the auspicas of the Viceroy, at Nanking, and regulatinga

the fact that the offence was practically nonnection with this proposed exhibition co