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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRIL 28 1909.

A PESSEL IN DISTRESS.

extraordinary" story, showing how the use of wireless "telegraphy may lead to the

unforeseen kidat

results, comes from Kobe, through Crake (n the 17th lust, the Marine Disaster Relief Association at Tokya received a message from the Chosi wireless telegraph station to the effect that a con-

The Stranded

"Scandia.

VISIT TO LINGTING ISLAND.

**** E.8. * NICOMEDIA" STANDIKO BY.

THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

nations with which she had entered into definite compact. Of course, it is needlem to remind readers that at the present time the sugar industry in Japan is in a chaotic condition owing to the operations of certain manipulators whose labours in the direction A. S. WATSON & CO., of defrauding investors are now receiving the unwelcome attention of the Government, LIMITED.

The banks have also resolutely set their face against advancing a single sen to enable the might conrider to be afflicted with the munication had been recorded from a ship the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., who (if in some cases not actually evaded alto-,

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refineries to emerge from their difficulties, be lieving that it will be for their own ultimate good if they successfully work out their own salvation. For these reasons it would natur- ally be to the advantage of some operators to throw dust in the eyes of the people gene

· A PLAIN STATEMENT, OF ACTUAL FACTS. On the 22nd instant we published article under this heading touching on panese press. statement with regard to present heavy taxation on Japanese refined sugars, and giving certain proposals whereby this taxation might be considerably reduced

Absolutely no fresh information bas reached the office of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie or of have been given the contract to refloat the .. Scandia on Liugting, Island, concerning the gether) in order to enable their, sugars to stranded vessel. Beyond the meagre facts al successfully compete with Hongkong refine ready recorded of the stranding, no fathered. The statement referred to certainly con particulars have been available for publication veyed to the general public the impression from either of the abava firmat for

that Hongkong and other foreign sugars im- From a member of a party who visited theported into Japan have a distinct advantago Ta'egraph representative has been able to glean

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE rally and by adopting the old shift of making crossing the frontier, but that all Chinese 3,000 tons." The message went on to declare acese of the accidaat yesterday afternoon. a is the matter of import duties, and as the

GOVERNOR AND. HOUSEHOLD..

Watson's

doing so. The additional statement which was made that the police authorities in Hong kong are watching one: launches which come from ports on the mainland to this Colony is somewhat enigmntical. Are the police officers supposed to be plague experts in the detection of infected cases? And have we the right to exclude all Chinese whom an over-zealous oficial

disease? Of course we must protect our, at sea. As she communicated by the in selves against a repetition of the dread su ternational code these are the words that mer of 1894, but we must also keep within are worthy of attention and is not a/vos our obligations to the Chinese Government: sel that has exchanged messages with this Mr. Hooper seeded to think that hot only station before, it is regarded as practically are Chinese hawkers to be prevented from certain that she is a foreign steamer of over were for the time being to be excluded, when that the vessel was asking for aid, an explo- he said "The action by the Government slop having occurred in her engine-room, a few impressions as obtained on the occasion subject is one which, at the present moment, of placing a cordon on the frontier to pre. The wireless operators could not find out the of the afternoon's excersion. The launch in view of the recent disorganisation of the satisfactory, the underlying suggestion wrote that the ill fated vessel repeatedly ask-disection, on the south point of the island. As far interested in order to ascertain whether the vent Chinese crossing our territory is very name of the vessel or her location, but they approached within fi ty yards or so of the Japanese refineries, is of great interest to Scandia which lies off Ling-tog in an easterly Hongkong, we have luterviewed parties that a sufficient number of officials could ed for help by the international code for si it could be judged from a cursory observa facts are as represented. We are now in a be placed so as to form a cordon on the several hours. She evidently did not know tion the bow of the Scandia appeared to lie position to prove conclusively that they are froutier and thereby keep out all Chinese the cipher call for this station. The station fit on the rock while her stern is in deep water not. Indeed, the "boot is on the other font is rather a tall order. The chief thing is repeatedly asked her by the English and in- estimated at from tea to fifteen fathoms. The altogether Japanese sugar really has the that the authorities are adopting energetic ternational codes for her name, location and rame Company's released steamer from the measures to prevent the plague epidemic owners but no answer was received." Then it Portland aus-the .. Niccmedia-was in advantage over Hongkong and other foreign faging in Sam Chun from entering Hong appears a wiseacre was called in and he ex-ed just off the island and was receiving a quan- all round, as the following figures will show

to be standing by. The latter vessel was anchor-refined to the extent of about 46 sen per picut kong, for which they are to be highly compressed the opinion that a large vessel had tity of cargo from at iron lighter that had been Raw sugar from foreign countries im mended and we trust their efforts in this foundered in the Pacific with all hands. Great towed down to assist in salvage operations, Aported into Japan pays import duty at the direction will be entirely successful. With excitement was created at Choshi wireless large gang of coolies was working aboard the rate of go sen per picul, out of which the regard to the problem of providing adequate station on receipt of the message and infor- Scandia, and they appeared to concentrate Japanese refineries can manufacture say 40 burial grounds for indigent Chinese we con.mation was sent to the Naval Department of their efforts in the No: 2 hold getting out what calties white-sugar and 55 catties yellow.. in imposing the excise. Owing to the atten, less that the discussion at the Board meeting what had happened. A day or two later the looked like barrels of cement from à distance. On these quantitieṛ-40 and 55 catlics-of-

yesterday is far from illuminating. Every real facts of the case were discovered and thing, apparently, has to await the passing they are worth recording if only to show how of an amcoding order by the Legislative the vagaries of the systeor may affect nations- Council; but we should have thought that in times of emergency. It seems that the the Governor-in Council had ample powers

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the figures suit their personal interests in duce a proportion of the nation to employ pressure on the Government with the object vileges for those engaged in the refining of securing special, if unconstitutional, pri business. We will briefly recapitulate the statements which are attributed to the gentle may be understood. After declaring that the tariffs are extremely unfair he explained that the duty on the crude fecond quality of sugar is 12.25 per 100 kin, on the third quality 74.8 sun, and on the 4th quality 82.7 sea, the last two being refined. The case is made worse by the importation of cheaper Formosan sugar, which is protected by the Government and on which favour is shown

tion of the Government being directed to the matter, the Formosan authorities are correcting their method of imposing a light excise on sugar, produced in Formosa, but the yoke of the conventional tariffs, carinot,

isting treaties, are to be revised. If the sugar-refining industry in Japan is left in its

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in order to save them from damage by sea

water. Each sling was bearing up on deck Hongkong-refined sugar the import duty fiya barrels at a time.

into Japan to about 74 sen, leaving a margin: It was also probible that the Nicomedia | in favour of the Japanese refineries of about wruld assist in pulling off the Serindia from her 44 sen on every 95 catties of refined sugar. perch, for at the time of our informant's visit In other words, the Japanese Government there was all the appearance of preparations taxes raw sugar at a low rate of import duty; being made aboard the Ntocmedia in filling up these raws when refined are charged o her towing gear. The crew were getting extra duly after their conversion. It is poap and calling it down.

be removed before July, 1911, when the ex-to deal with the matter summarily,red, while about 300 miles of Chothi, However, that is not the question. The engaged in manoeuvres, in the course of really important point is that the poorer class which they exchanged by way of practice miles in order to bury their dead, and we telegrams were intercepted by the Choshi are assured on the authority of Mr. Ho Kom station in a fragmentary form, and the station Tong that this involves them in an expendiofficials, on attempting to decipher the mes ture of between Sro and S15 To Chinese sages by the international code, were dismayny pusing vessel as being abreast of the lat

present plight, it may die before igti." Then of Chinese have to waik a distance of eight/wireless telegrams among themselves. These ready the vessela big steel wire bawser on the therefore quite incorrect to say the Hong-

are actually differentiated against-and the kong refineries have, any advantage—they outcry in Japan as reported is entirely un- warranted by actual facts.

he proposed as the most appropriate remedy that the Government should reimburse importers to the extent of the entire Customs duty levied on crude sugar and the raw material used in refined sugar. The total logs of revenue to the Government would not exceed 600,000 yen, and it would enable Japanese qugar refiners why it is that the Tung Wa Hospital, which that the message received by the Choshi from 'he visiting laŭoch which furnished any in- BILL OF EXCHANGE DISPUTED:

Reference to the above subject is made in our editorial columns.

chored inside of the Ninmedia By her posi, 7 he Duck Co.'s faz David Gillies, was an tion she might easily have beco mistaken by

living in the poorer districts of the city either ed to find that a number of the words were ter, while in stern she was about a ship's length of these sums would constitute a small such as would be used by a ship in danger of the Soli lying starp to stern with the crip fortune, and we are at a loss to understand According to the Japan herald it is stated pled vessel. Apparently nothing was observed

is generally so ready to come forward and wireless telegraph station read "V.A,W. dication that salving operations were in progress, assist the Chinese poor in times of sickness B.D.M." of which. A.W. meins. "the boileru upon closer tospection it was seen that

SuccessFUL ACTION FOR THE INTERNA-- and distress has remained inactive in this has exploded but no one sustained serious pumps had been installed on the fore batch of

TIONAL BANK. the Sermia, The steamer had throws out a ropa case. Wapmember that when the question injuries," while B.D. is interpreted as "the from her bow by means of which she was made, 'Another bill of exchange dispute came on: of dumping dead bodies was on the tapis damage can be repaired in-hours." Two to the rock ashore. While the engines operal for hearing before the Chief Justice (Bir) last year the directors of the Tung Wa Hos: other code words were undecipherable. Iting the pump were blowing off steam no dia- Francis Piggott) in the Supreme Court, to-day. pital made a declaration to the effect that would seem in those circumstances that charge of water from the pipes over the side of

The International Banking Corporation "sued they would be willing to receive all dead-wireless telegraphy, as the 'medium of a the Scandia was discernible from the launch the Tung Hing Shing firm, traders, of 249, bodies for interment and also provide the gigantic hoax could scarcely be excelled. and the conjecture was formed that pos- Das Vaux Road Central, to recover the aum of $3,000, $31.50 motarial charges, and interest coffing required. Probably the fact that the At the same time and joking apart, the sibly the pumps might have been used, to Chinese poor do not solicit the aid of the advantage of having wireless telegraphy force air into the hold in which the coolics at the rate of sight per cent, per annum. The were working getting off the cargo. If any defendant, it was stated, were acceptors of the Hospital in every instance where a death stations along the coast-can scarcely be divers had been at work at the time of our in-bill, which was dated 1st December, 1958, occurs in a family is due to the aversion over-estimated, especially when they are formant's visit nons could be seen at the time drawn by the Kwong Men Tai Wong Wal which the poorer class of all nationalities situated in the vicinity of waters crossed by of the visit, «*

Chi firm, of Yokohama, and payable to plain- inve from being indebted to outside help on ressets employing the wireless method 'Beniden the Nicomedis and the David Gillies, Affi fifices days after acceptance. KON

the only other vessel naar was a large

Mr. H. E. Paljock, K.C. lnstructed by Mr.:

nging to Messrs. Tak Kee & Co. That launch dants did not appear, nor were they represents. teď band, probably one of this familiar fleet be- Grint, appeared for the plaintiffs, The defen- was supposed to maintain the despatch serviced by Counsel. between the Scandia and Hongkang.

Asked as to the position of the stranded vessel, the gentleman interviewed hesitated to advance any very positive theory. He, how

addressed to The Hallor, 1, Ios House Road, and of about 46 sen per picul all round. This such occasions. The discussion on this of communication. The only question launch which carried a funnel with a double 0. D. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and

should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and

Address.

to The Manager.

Ordinary blow dumunications abould be address The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for any rejechał MB, nor to return any Contribution.

subject wandered at will along a labyrinthine.we should like to ask is―íd the course and finally the Director of Public British warships receive the messages Works settled matters in a few remarks which sent out by the Chosh station and if so are certainly not on the side of lucidity.what did they think of them? It is scarcely He is reperied to have said: "In conse, to be believed that in practice the warships quence of the Medical Officer of Health'swers using the international or any other minute, which came to me in the ordinary well understood code, but of course that is

The facts of the case, as stated, were that on the 5th December fasi, a bill of exchange was accepted by the defendants. The bill was draws on them the Kwong Mad Taj-

Gelegraph import duty into Japan is about 74 course, I have had an inspection inade of the a matter on which we are lite likely to re-eves, haturded the opinion that if the vessel firm, of Yokohama. After äfteen days the

The Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1909.

to lower the price of their manufactured product to Ven 17.70 and thus check the importation of foreign-refine t sugar. All this sounds very fue if the figures were reliable, but a different complexion is given A. S. WATSON & CO., to the case when we submit the facts which

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we have elicited from an informant, and publish in another column, who is thor- oughly conversant with the sugar indus- try both in Hongkong and Japan. In con- fating the hypothesis of the Japanese gentle- laman it has to be noted, saya our correspond. ent, that on refined sugars imported from Europe and Hongkong joto Japan the Japan ese refineries have an advantage in the duty

arises from the following circumstances Raw sugar from foreign countries imported into Japan paye 30 sen per pick out of which the Japanese refineries manu- facture say 49 catties white and 55 cattics yellow sugar. On these quantities 40 and 55 cattles of Hongkong refined sugar-the

sen, leaving a margin in favour of the Japanese refineries of about 44 sen on every 95 catties of refined sugar. In other words, the Japanese Government taxes raw sugar, at a low rate of import duty; these raws are refined and no extra duty charged after their conversion. It is there Some few days ago we published in these fore incorrect to say that the Hongkong columus a translation of an interview which refineries have any advantage--the boot is tended that the unofficial members should one of the Japanese vernacular journals had on the other foot-they are actually difhave an opportunity of ventilating their views, obtained with an unnamed individual who ferentiated against, and the outcry in Japan, and certainly some interesting and curious was apparently prominently associated with as reported in the Hongkong Telegraph, facts were clucidated. Coming to the ques the sugar industry in Japan. The transla is entirely unwarranted by actual facts. tion of the draft estimates the principal point tion was reproduced from the Jagun It is unnecessary to add anything to to be considered had, reference to the Chronicle and may therefore be assumed to that clear and simple exposition of redistribution of the districts under the con give a correct idea of the curious statements the facts excipt to say that when the trol of the sanitary inspectors. Af the pre- edunciated by the Japanese sugar expert who limelight of criticism is turned on the sent time there are sixteen sanitary inspectors expounded his views to the native journalist. spectres conjured up by imaginative Japan in Hongkong who have charge of ten dis According to the geatleman interviewed, im- ese sugar manufacturers they cut but a tricte. It is now proposed to increase the ported sugars from Hongkong and Europe sorry spectacle under the ordeal.

number of districts and at the same time enjoyed advantages under the Convention

reduce the number of inspectors-which is tariff which permitted them to compete on

an anomalous suggestion to say the least of exceptionally favourable terms with the Ja

it. On the ground of retrenchment, and at roaming around the Central district at three been despatched from Kowloon this morning panese product, and be suggested that the Government of Japan should so amend the or no diminution in the debating capacity of the city is to be divided into twelve districts three weeks and the other fifteen days, tariff laws as to afford Japanese refiaerica the members of the Sanitary Board as the services of the superfluous inspectors are with one inspector In charge of each while increased opportunities of fighting against evidenced at yesterday's meeting, the sub-

An unsuccessful attempt to pick the pocket outside competition and, to effect, to enable jects dealt with as a whole were 90s of to be dispensed with as soon as possible. Are of a hawker in Obung Lane yesterday after the Japanese manufacturers to bust the supreme general interest. One or two quest inspectors in the Sanitary Department and if The only thing that is worrying Tam now in the management are hopeful that the Scandia took the bill of exchange to the defendant firm. we to assume then that there are superfluous poon, resalted in the pickpocket, Tam Yes, he. foreign article altogether. Such a propositions arose, however, and these merli

igg sent to goal this morning for three weeks, tion as that, to increase the tariff arbi- attention as they affect the Chinese com

so, where are they located? It is admitted | the surprising discovery he made the morning will in all probability be re-hosted by to: Somebody in the firm chopped the bill trarily, entirely ignored the prisciples munity and the servante of the Board. At that the city of Victoria is in a far more cleanly condition at the present time than

RAJOINDER 10 JAPANESE-

MISSTATEMENTS.

cemetery, and I found an area which would ceive any enlightenment. But if the war suffice to carry the burials of section A vatil ships did use a form of code which was the question of exhumation is settled. Iliable to misconstruction we should have move that that area should be utilised for the thought it was the duty of the commanders, purpose of intermento." If the D.P.W. had on learning that their signale were being made that statement in the first instance received by a Japanese station and misinter there would have been no beed for having preted, was to enlighten that ́station as to any discussion at all, but perhaps it was in the true facts of the case so that any pos- sible alarm and excitement that might have been engendered should have been imme diately allayed. We say nothing regarding this instance of intercepting naval messages but it gives one furiously to think.

"LOCAL AND GENERAL. Tan Navy Commissioners have decided, as an initi.1 step in the reorg ziz tion of the Chinese Navy, to build zo ample supply of torpedo. boats and light ships for guarding harours.

Two suspicious Chinamen who were found

charge of the cargo, there did not seem to be payment, but was refused. The bill was there." can be lightened sufficiently rapidly by the dis- | bill was duly presented to the defendants" for

her predicament, provided of couris that her any insuperable difficulty in rescuing ber frim | upon duly noted and protested for non-payment, The defendants, in their statement of detence, bottom is 201 pierced through, as there is denied that they had accepted any bill of ex fortunately good reason to suppose that her change. They denied also that any bill was bow, is resting fat on the rock. In the presented to them for payment. They argued afternoon yesterday there was a slight swell, further that the document presented was not a which is not 100 favourable for: salving opera-bll of exchange, inasmuch as it did not comply rendered visible at a distance the swinging of Ordinance of 1885. tions. The oscillaving movement of the sea with the conditions of the Bill of Exchange the bosts on the davits, Members of the sez- faring fraternity assert that the south-west the allegations in the statement of claim. Ha Yr. Pollock stated that he proposed to prove monsoon is just beginning to be starting on, and said furthermore that be would bring forth if the Scandia is to be saved as all must hope evidence to show that the bill was presented, she will be operations cannot long he deferrand that it was a bill of exchange, The defen ed. The theory is that if the wind increases danis, he added, bad intended to dispute, the from the south-west, the exposed position of bill,

From present appearances, however, there is the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was called the Scandia becomes increasingly dangerous. Fang, Mok Yuen, assistant compradore in every hope that the re-flating of the magoi-and shows the bill of exchange. He stated Scent liner will be successfully accomplished. that he bad sore many documents made out That the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co. in a similar form, is not relaxing any effort may be gathered from the fact that additional stores and supplies have

Mr. Pollock-How would you describe the.

Witness-A bill of ex.hange.

document? DE SOME SANITARÝ ITEMS,

Although there appears to have been little a time when pi@gue is threatening the Colony,'clock this morning looking for a likely prey, to the David Gillier which may be relied upon Man Tai to the defendants to pay the money? –

were lodged in gaol to-day. The first man got to acquit herself creditably in her mission.

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The following three lighters have proceeded in the course of to-day to assist the tug. David, Gillies in her work of salvage Tai Pat, Tai Sef and Tui Sam.

At a late hour this afternoon, we learn that

the bawker's pocket was simply.

WHILE in the act of removing an alarm clock

morrow morning.

The Court-Is that an order from the Kwong

Yes,

To whom? The International Bank, Iu Ming, an assistant in the employ of the. plastiff bank, proved that the bill had been Pesented to the defendants. He said that has

|||Sighted.". They also entered the data—22nd

day of the inb moon (15th December) Altern "that they returned witness the bill-A

of honesty and fair dealing because it the outset, the President submitted a some has ever been' before. Have the super from a hawker's stall in Cochrane 'Street Jant/ WE have received a copy of the 49th annual Judgment was entered for the plaistiffs with”

discharge

report of the Tokio Marine Insurance Com-costs. pany Limited, for the year ending 31st Decem bar, 1908. The Mitsui Bussen Kaisbs, are the THE Manila Times reports-The Bubi, agents in Hongkong for the Company, which went to Corregidor on Tuesday has been in existence since 18793 the surplus two thousand barrels for the fortificat funds in excess of the capital now amouet to returned to her buoy to the bar Yes 6,000,000.

ing. The consignments of cement tifications are now, arriving on?

Implied the non-recognition of existing treaty what disquieting minute regarding the obligations and convention agreement. prevalence of plague at Sam Chup, where tous inspectors had anything to do with night, the noisy thing started ringing the bour Morcovor the arguments of the gentleman was stated that over a hundred deaths had that condition of things? And, again, what aloe, which, of course, aroused the owner, and futorviewed were wholly based on false pre occurred during the last few days and that is to be done with these superfluities? Sure the thiel was captured. The weight of evidence mises, inasmuch as his figures were absolute two markets had been postponed owing to ly it is not proposed to dismiss them, after was against him, and, in the Palice Court, lo ly at variance with the actual facts. No the outbreak. That is an extremely serious they have at least Resisted in this good day, the thief, Tong. Hung Kat, was sentenced doubt his contention that Japanese sugar re- state of affairs, especially as the Hongkong work of making Victoria the healthy, clean, to two months hard, labour" and six hours' Boeries should be placed in a position of Government cannot interfere with the object and sanitary city that it is declared to to sticks. Timed both ways. superiority to its foreign product by the im- of abating the disease, but we are assured We are informed that at this moment maby THR fourth general meetfag of the Japan THE Yuchuanpu his obtained. Imperial permis post that comes in from Hongk

of the inspectors are

are over-worked as it is, so position of additional taxation on imported | that steps are being taken to prevent the that if the suggestion of the Board is adopt Chinese, Steamship Company is to be held at - sion to add special scientific courses, to the Andersonend Company, who have t sugers was expected to appeal to the general immigration of contacts into British territory, ed by the Government the remainder who, for this term is to be submitted. It is in Shanghat. It Tied that Imparial sanc, od 100,000 barrels, all of which

the end of May,, when the business report, curriculum of the Imperial Polytechnic college mass of the people who know little or noth Exactly what right the British authorities are not considered superfluous will be slave aids by Japanese papers that no dividend will tion that bean, obiilsed, by the Ministry of ing of treaties of the value and importance have to erect an exclusion wall against Chi- driven Doubtless that will evoke a small bar declared, at the business has not been Agricolture, Industry and Commerce to or of their observance, but no Government, nese hawkers who wish to cross from the Among the non-official element of the com- least of all Japan at this juncture, could by Chinese city of Sam Chun to the New unity, but we give it for what it is worth favourable on account of the decrease of water ganize a facia any sleight of hand trick or hanky panky pros Territor we cannot tell, but pre

In any card we are bound to hear more in the Yangtzekiang, Coupled with the severe. Ably the Have about the matter before the final decision is competition of the British, German, French eki fáil to observa, the rights of

thin its powers ic

ciure of uniform.

for supplying the cam

ad daring the last two

Fament conti