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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 30 1909.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEBR CORPS. HONGKONG GYMKHANA CEDB.

APPEAL BY THE GOVERNORA

We have received from the Colonial Secret- ary the followicy micule by His Excellency on the subject of the Volunteer Corps of this Colony:--

́FIRST MEETINO, ZN

Patrons His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, KCMG, C.D., D.E.O. His Excellency Vico-Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton, Gng His Excellency Maj. Geol. R. G. Broad- wood, C. Rear-Admiral H. Lyon, R.M

bers composing the winning team must have competed in not less than three competitions. Points will be awarded as follows i

plano, points, for each carry, day per team...:9. or 2 for a carry under 20 yards, ors for a touch,

3 for speed

3 for style

"A" Team Hongkong Mounted Troop..... "B Team, The Buffs.......... "A Team, The Buffs...

Cash sweeps: 1st,

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1968-9.

NAVY ESTIMATES FOR THE FAR EAST

We give below the votes for the Far East, Estimates. The figures in parentheses are the so far as they appear on the face of the NRY.

HONGKONG

Naval Pard-Naval Oficer in charge of

SIANOKAI SETTLEMENTS EXTENSION, The question of the farther extension of the Shanghai Settlements has again come into considerable prominence. When the Settie the Municipality that the extension should in ments were extended lu 1898.9, the claim of cludes portion of the Pao-shati district, situated votes of last year, on the northern boundary, wat point blank re- fasad by the authorities, who alleged, among. other reasons, that the Pao-shas_helen was. hai Aston with which alone they were prepared in charge of establishments, five, 6341 Dom under diferent jurisdiction of that of the Shang-establishments, 4950; reticus of Naval Officer 10. deal. Finding the Chinese immovable on mander, R.N., for service in yard, 4370; Chief this point, a compromise was eventually agreed Engineer, 1,088 (hoose allowance temporari being, their claim to the much-desired Pao to Chief Engineer, 063; one engineer lieu- ahan extension, the Chinese on their part teannt, 363 foleman of boiler-makers, 64331 ceding the claimed portions lying within

foreman of Engineer branch, 64as; three in the Shanghai Asien, The prediction spectors of engine-filter, C068 two inspectors of ten years ago has been verified to an of boiler-makers, 656 Chief Contructor, extent far excending the fears then entertained. 1.143 two Assistant Constructor,887 In the words of Sir John "the Chinese Muni Electrical Engineer, 605; foreman of yurd, cipal experiment has proved a complete failure." £433; four aspectors of shipwrights. 1,290 Indeed, no great has been the failure that it may be doubted whether success was over ser iously intended.

Handicapper-Mr. J., A. “Jupp såd. Majör | $41.40, 19*7*** 1789,8a; and, SB2.80; sed, tracts on aspects that have not so fully come toon, the Municipality abandoning, for the timely decreased by 75 per cent) First Assistant,

To the Principal Employers and Others, It is my qarasst desire that the Hongkong Commitia-The Stewards of the Hong- Volunteer Corps should both by its numbers kong Jockey Club (ox officio), The Hon. Mr. and by its efficiency be worthy to rank as an io.F. H. May, CM.G., Mess, C. H. Ros, J. A. tegral part of the defensive force of this Colony. Jupp, H. P. White, G. K. Hall Brutten, John

With regard to numbers, the total strength Paterson, and Major W. A. Haton." stands at only 285, and I take this opportunity Judge —Mr. O. H. Ross. of appealing to the leading British citizens in this Colony to do their utmost, both directly as regards themselves and their employers and indirectly by their influence and the weight of their opluton la endeavour to increase this-Starter+MirH J. Gedge aumber to a figure more in proportion to the British manhood of the Colony. I hope that steps recently taken "may"result"ja increase of the number of Government officials. who are Voldateers.

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As regards afficiency, it has böen my nim since I have been to Hoogkbog to secure for the Hong kong Volunteer Corps a recognised place in the scheme of defence of the Coldsy to impress upon the community that the Corps exists for a serious purpose, involving sacrifices of no small extent both upon the individuals composing It and upon their employers. The exigencies of the time demand a real sacrifice, and I am my self Inclined to deprecate the multiplication of artificial incentives to effort in the shape of cups and prizes. A limited number of expert-marksmen is not sufficient; we require In addition a body of serious men imbund with the vital necessity of defending this place on the outbreak of war and efficiently trained by a prolonged sacrifice of well earned leisure, in pesce times so, that they may take their place in the fighting ranks when necessity may arise. We are all aware that in modern conditions but little time for preparation will be allowed when the crisis cames, and that the crisis itself will in all probability be sudden and unexpected. There who have most stake in the Colony will be,those who will lose most in case of a raid by hostile forces and it is a measure of self- interest to do all that is possible to strengthen the defences

In his report upon the Volunteer Corps för 1908 1909 the General Officer-Commanding -remarks as follows:-

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recommend that future camps should ha held in the New Territories for a week or eight days and that endeavours should be made to get employer to allow men to be present con. finuously for at least three or four days of that time. If such a camp were run on lines which bors some resemblance to service conditions an economy could be effected and the training improved."

Upon this the Commandant of the Corps observes:

Since the last camp I have been consider. ing the possibilities of holding future camps in the New Territories, and see no insuperable obstacle other than the difficulty of members obtaining sufficient leave from their employ. ment to enable them to attend the camp for s usefal period. It is hardly to be expected that firms in a place like Hongkong could follow, to the full extent, the patriotic example of a large number of home firms who are giving Vo lunteers 3 weeks' leave each year to attend camp; but I see no reason why they should not follow this example to a modified extent, and am of opinion that an appeal from His Excel- fancy the Governor to the various firms point- log out the vital importance to the Colony of an efficient and sufficient Volunteer Force would result in their being able to spare a por- tion of their Volunteer employees for half the wack a time. It would be impossible to hold the camp in the New Territories if the men had to return to their business in Hoog. kong during the day."

1 appeal to you to redder this proposal practicable by granting the requisite facilities to those in your employ, and appeal to you also once more to do all in your power to in crease the pumbers of the Corps.

Hoogkong, 21st April, 1909.

F. D. LUGARD, Governor, &c.

•N, Y., K. AFFAIRS.

EFFECT OF THE CHINESE BOYCOTT. Rumours have been rife for same.time that the Nippon Yuseu-Kaisha bas sustained a loss of Y1,500,000 during the latter half of the fast business year as the result of the boycott in Chica, as well as of the general dullness of the shipping trade,

Mr. Iwanaga, a Director of the Company, when interviewed, stated that the Company sustained a loss of Y,500,000 during the past year owing to the boycoti, but the greater part of the loss belonged to the accounts of the first half of the last business year, and it bad already been accounted for as explained at the' general mesting of the shareholder of the Company held in November. The rumour that the Company sustained a loss of Y,1,500,000

consequently unfounded.

As to the slackness in the shipping trade, Mr. Iwanaga stated that the steamers Omi Maru, the Yamashiro Mare, the Yokohama Maru, the Eija Moru, and the Nagato. Marw, are lying idle, but he stated that it was due not solely to the business depression, but to the business policy of the Company. Not only the above five steamers, but also the Tajons Maru, and the Echigo Maru; can be used on the Chinese, the Korean and other coasts services by other parties on a more paying basis than In the hands of the N. Y. K. Company, so that. the latter is considering it advisable to sell them to other parties,

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W. A. Eaton.

Clerks of the Scales —Mr. H. P. White and Mr. F. B. Deacon.

· 2nd Starter :—Mr. J. Paterson.

·· Time Keeper: Mr. M, S, Sasscon ..

Hon. See, and Treasurer Mr. C. Gordon Mackie.

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The Hongkong Gymkhana Club, whose periodical successful efforts during the year to imulate the sport of kings are looked forward to by a large majority of the public with eagar interest, and who are ever anxious to in 'dulge in a mild flutter, opened the season at Happy Valley last Saturday afternoon, and though the attendance was scarcely satisfactory the meeting was a for-runner of the successes of fatore meetings during the course of the next few months, which are usually characterized by the success which always attends the thorough- ness of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club's met- hods. Several good finishes were witnessed dur- log the afternoon. Thetent-pogging competition provided a display of good horsemanship and was won by the "A" Team of the Hongkong Mounted Troop, comprised of Lieut.:0. H., Ross, Trooper H. J. Gedge and Trooper W, Dupree. The excellent Band of The Buffe provided pleasing selections of music during be afternoon, which were greatly appreciated." Detailed results of the various events are ́ap. pended- 1.-3.30 p.m.-One Mile Flat Rach-For Subscription Griffion of Sensen 1908-09. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of one raca at 1909 Meeting 5 lbs. extra; two)

In anticipation of the annual meeting of the Chios Association, which was to have been held on 6th instant, at the offices of the P. and O. Steam Navigation, Company, London, the report for 1908-9 has been issued, and contains, year. Many of the topics dealt with have as usual, a careful review of the events of the naturally found, expression in, or besu com mented on, our own columns. But some ex public light may be given. The Imperial 1.–4.50 p.m.-WELTER RACE, HALY deaths in Paking are noted, and the calm MILE For all China Pony Hacks or Polo maintained commended. The downfall of Ponies. Catch Weights 13 stone. Open to Yusa Shih-kai is regarded otherwise... Members-of-Jockey and/or Polo Clubs, also It was dus doubtless to various causes Members of both Services. Entrance fee $5. among which what the Chinese call "recorded First Prize: Presented and Prize: $15.00..anmity was chief-The-present-Regent in. Major H. Findlay's Billy, 18albe (Owner)" I. we may remember, the late Emperor's brother, MC. E. G. Davidson's Seraph, 182ibs...... and it was Yuan's betrayal to Yung Lu and the Empress Dowager of Kwang Han's intention to inter the latter, in 1898, that enabled her to Emperor's practical displacement from power. organise the counter-stroke which involved the Still, it is difficult to believe that his dismissal from the Councils of Peking can be other than temperaty. Apart, however, from this seaming "set-back," it has to be admitted that, in the sumerpus "Reform Edicts issued during the year, there is at least prima facie evidence of the genuineness of China's aspirations, and of the Regent's intention to carry out the scheme so foreshadowed. .................

(Dupree)

Dr. J. W. Noble's Double Zero, 182lba...... Mr. B. G. Moore's Bankala Rose, 181th...

(Gegg)3 (Marsh) Captain G. T. Brierlay, A. Catalan Bay,

1811b Mr. K. K.'s Droschkengaul, 182lbs..........

..........(Owner) o (Klimanek) o

Major H. Findlay's Polo Stick, 18zlb........

(Crookenden) a

Time: 1 min. 4 SECS.· Cash Sweeps; 1st $425.15; 2nd $121,50: 31d 360.75.

6-5.10 p.m.--ONE AND A QUARTER MILE

Winner: $33.10 FLAT RACE HANDICAP-For all Obina Ponies. Entrance fee $5. First Prize: Presented and Prize: $15. (Entrance fees Hon. Mr. F. H. May's Astral, 154tbs

to go to winner.)

FINANCE,

RAILWAYS

much prograss of a satisfactory nature bas It cannot be said that, during the past year, bess made in the development of railway en terprise in Chias... What may be results of this conflict between the provincial and central authorities remains, of course, to be disclosed, but it is significant that the President of the Board of Communications Board appointed as the supreme authority in railway and cognate questions, has been disgraced" and cashiered; and the circumstances suggest the

spector of ship-fitters as inspector of amiths, £358; inspector of lolnare,398, in spector of electrical fitters £3131 lieutenant, or chief boatswain, £315; lieutenant, or chief gunner, La701 Chaplain, 4555 Staff argeon or Junior étaff-Surgeon, 4to; Store Officer, 837 Secretary and Cashier, 640; Depaty Expense Accounts Officer, 47051 three Assist

It is on the rock of finance that China seems creation of a situation, full of possibilities of ip" } and stock-taking, ming the local audit.

teresting development. A

MINING REGÜLATIONS.

"or moto races to lbs. Extra. Non-winning Major H. Findlay's Shandyga (Owner) of niseting this annual obligation is as delight- Powerless to deal with the question.

-placed ponies allowed-i-lbs-Unplaced-run- nets allowed 5 lbs, Jockeys who bave not won more, then two official races in Hong- kong, Shangbai or Tiantain allowed 5 lbs, Entrance fee $5.00. 1st Prize: Presented. 2nd Prize: $24,00. Entrance fees to go to Winner

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Mr. D. L. Mis Tamar, iss lbs.t......(Gegg) Han. Mr. W. J. Gresson's Little Dot Rose,

149 lbs.*.*...bi..................................................(Mackie) > Mr. Blank's Grey Back, 155 lbs.......(Morley) 3 Mr. C. E. Auton's Dunkerry, 151 b

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(Leafe) Commodore Lyon's Swan, 155 lbs. (Owner) Mr. M. M. Brice's Gambler, 148 lbs.

(Bryce) o

* 5 lbs. Allowance. tlba, overweight.

Time: a mius: 14 secs. Cash Sweeps: 1st, $157.50; 2nd, $45; 3rd, $7.50,

Winner: Sta.so.

2.-3.50 p.m.-GYMKHANA STAKES. -—-Value' $100. Distance One Mile. For all China Ponics, Catch weights at to st. 5 lbs. Winners of an open race or open Griffin race: lbs. extra. Non-winning Subscrip tion Griffias allowed; lbs, Jockeys who have not won more than two official races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin allowed 5th A Cup called the Gymkhana Cup will be presented at the end of the Season. ld be wop by the Pony scoring most marks. in the races for the Gymkhada Stakes at the Gymkhana Meetings during the Beason, counting 4 points for a first; 2 for a second; and for a third, the basefit of marks al-- ready scored to pass with the Pony on a. sale. Any winner of the race to carry 5 lbs. exira for each win in subsequent starts for the Race, but in the event of a pony carry- ing the penalty: not winning, 2.lbs to be deducted next time, he starts. Such a lbs. to remain. deducted, until he wins again when he will carry the full Penalties with- out deduction. Penalties accumulative up to 15 lbs, Entrance len $5.2nd Prize: $15. (Half entrance fees to go to winder.) Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson's Garth, 145 lbs....

(Mackie) 1 Mr. Dryasdust's Triad, 146 lbs. (Dupree Messrs. Leab and Moore's Sportsman;

146]bs*

(Moore) 3

(Gegg)

(Leeson) Mr. Moregold's Backinay, 13 lbs.§......

(Grant)

Mt. L. K. Leeson's Seafoam, 155 Iba Mr. L. K. Lesson's Soudan, 156. Ibi..

*5 lbs allowance.

44 lbs overweight.

1.10 lbs overweight. #3 lbs allowance.

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Time 2 mius. 7 4/5 secs. Cash Sweeps fat, $368.50; and, $105.30; 3rd, $52.65,

Winner: Sto.60. 3-4.10 F.M. THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE FLAT RACE-For Subscription Griffins of Bay Season which have never won an official race: Weight for inches as per scale. UD placed runners allowed 3 lbs. To be ridden by Jockeys who have not won more than two official races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsio. Entrance fee $5 First Prize: Presented. and Prize 5x5.05. (Entrance fees to go to winner.) Admiral Lambton's Kamraub, 155 lbs......

Naval Store Officers, Lall; two Inspec tors of storehouse meo, bag; fira metior riters, £1,565% one pensioner writer, 288 leven isat-class hired writers, £3,600 wo £3,388; three timekeepers, 330 allowance enior writers, £4731 twenty-five writers, to the Paymaster and Navigating Officer of H.M.S. Tamar, for to be aimlessly drifting. It has been aptly said of China that although she hat finances

provision for full-pay leave to Naval Officers, £57. Total, 89, she has no finance; and apart from her domestic financial difficulties, the truth of the aphorisms comply with Article IX. of the Treaty Officer, £444; colonial allowance, 123; house

£16;186 It would appear that China's efforts to Victualling Yard-Deputy Victualling Store has illustration in her seeming indifference of 1903, by which she undertook with-alinwance, 138, Assistant Vicluriling Stolo (Owner) foreign debt, contracted almost entirely in the to initiate and conclude the revision of the allowance, £123 (These last two votes are towards her foreign indebtedness. Chica's in one year of the signing of the Treaty Officer £186; colonial allowance, 82; house Hon, Mr. W. J. Gresson's-Garth, zgolbr...... last 13 years, cow smeuols to some £12,000, existing Mining Regulations have been only temporarily increased.) One senior writer, (Mackie) 2 000, for the service of which an annual sum of exhausted in the two attempts of 1905 and 156; house and colonial allowance, £163 Mr. L. M. Leeson's Seafoam, 181lbs... between seven and eight millions sterling 1906. The fact would seem to be that the pro- Writer, £210 (temporaty increase); bay writer, Mr. Blank's Greyback, Tasibs...(Morfey) that about 41,000,000 is provided by returns viscos, loud in their cry of " Chiles for the Chi-633 (temporary increase). Allowance to officers.

(Gega) 3 required.. Towards this service it is estimated Capt. G. T. Brierley's Sidler Dhu, ictibs*... from productive works, leaving, say, 46,500,000," are so doggedly opposed to the exploita of H.M. ships for stocktaking duties as

(Owner) o

or, present exchange, about HK. Tis co,000,000 foreign aid, that the Central Government is 483 boate allowance, Tolai, : 41,974 tion of the Empire's mineral wealth through Leading man ofstores, 6130 colonial allowance. 164lbst

-to-ba-provided from olber sources; the method Major H, Findlay's Shandygaff, 1481bs‡.......

(£2,131) Wager of sitificers and other ex We may note that there is apexcellent mem- penses of artificers and labourers: On the fully simple as it is startlingly suggestive orandum by Sir Charles Dudgeon, on Currency establishment, three, L679; hired artificera and Messrs. Leah & Moore's Sportsman, 154lbs.

(Commodore Lyons) of threatened danger. There is, first, the

hypothecation of the revenues of the Imperial matters, and that the amalgamation, in all but fabourers, 67, 6950, Total, 41,639 From this Major W. A. Eaton's Vine, 1451b3

(Moore) 'a

Maritima Customs, officially estimated for last me, o the British Association of Japan has to be deducted 60, proportion of the wages '(Brice), D

year (loss cost of collection) at Tis., 29,030.000" ] With the China Association has been accom-of the storehousemen and Inbourer employed. the balance of Tis. 21,000,000 belog secured

plished. Mr. Moregold's Backstay, 1471b...(Grant)

on indian and Imperial Trop Service, &c.) The annual pro apos the provincial revenue

charged direct to the Indian Government Major W. A. Enton's Game Chick, 745iba...

vincial remittances to the capital aid estimated,

War Department, leaving, £1,559 (£1,108), (Dupree) under normal conditions, at about Tis. 70,000,-

Medical Etablishment-Deputy-Inspector Mr. K. K's Highland Chief,, 147lbs §.........

000, 1 mount now apparently reduced to,

General, £767; charge pay, £137; hospital al (Klimanek), b

kay, Tis. 50,000,000 by the above-mentioned

Towance, 182. Two surgeons, £730 Hospit #glbs overweight. 1gibs overweight."

hypothacation of provincial revenues for foreign

al allowance, 186. This allowanca hat been Iglbs overweight. rtibs overweight.

loan purposes. It would appear, then, that the Time: zmios: 44 4/5sect

It is stated that on the 3rd Instant the Italian temporarily increased to meet additional ex Cash Sweeps: at $410.95; and $119.70; 3rd to this Tis. 50,000,000, plus such local sources in the Chianching Palace to present his cre sister,) One dispanser, 130; for charge of revenue of the Central Government is reduced Minister in Peking bad an imperial audience pense of living. Three sisters" £434. (Oze receives an allowance of £ro for acting as head- $59,85.

WIOBBY: $14.50.

af revenus ai Peking may phases. It is imdentials, and later on was received in audience possible. to believe that the expenses of the by the Prince Regent in the Yang Hsin Throne stores to one, £20; colonial allowance, £82 Metropolitan Government can be met by any Hall, when the Minister presented his Highnes

(temporary increase). Two writers, 345. Pro- such sum, and the conclusion is unavoidable with a decoration of the highest order from the vision for full-pay leave to Naval Yard officers, that the deficit is made up more Sinics, is King of Italy. The Regent conferred the of of hospital servants, 59, £7491 #ages of sick 4113 Total, nine, 43,185 (£3,159). Wages other ways,

der of the Double Dragon, 1st Class, 3rd Divi- bertb stewards and others, 14, 4851; allowance sion, on the Minister. On the same day the in lieu of provisions, 362. Total, 73 £1,971 Russian Minister also had an audience and pre- (3,182). Wages of rolice Force, seven, 115 sented his new credentials to the Emperor.

(seven, 264) Water, Ba Gas, 50; electric light, 600; total, 4650 (£675), Contingencies, L10 (10),

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BOLD BUCCANKERS.-

SAVAGE NIGHT, ATTACK NEAR BINGAPORE.

CHINESE JUNK RAIDED, '

Can this be the twentieth century? This is the first thought which arires in the mind, at news of a terrible piracy only a low miles out from Singapore at midnight, on Thursday, when seven Hylam maricas lost their lives in an at- different from the murderous piracies of a tack whose unexpectedness alope made it. hundred years ago, and more, in these waters, says the Straits Zimes of 10th inst.

A Chinese junk left Singapore for Hainan an Wednesday, but found the winds unfavour. able, and bo Thursday night dropped anchor between Pula Tekang and the mainland of Johore. The fourteen members of the crew and the four passengers were aroused from steep at midnight by the barking of a faithful, dogs which they kept on board, but his alarm was speedily silenced by a ready blow from a long Malay fighting knife, the canine bloed on which was soon mingled with that of some of the unfortunate members of the crew,

A FIERCE ENCOUNTER.

Two prahus bad come alongside the anchor ed junk, and in them were ten men, same Chi nese and the others Malays. They proceeded to strike right and left among the sailors lay ing several low within-the first few minutes, They then seized the chinchew and proceeded to brag him up is good old buccaneer style, to force him to disclose the resting place of the most valuable contents of his vessel This he did, and the pirates, having secured all the booty they could make away with, de. parted in the darkness' as silently as they had come. The property reported missing con- sists of $4 in money, gold leaf valued at $89, raw chandu valued at $90, and six boxes of personal effects belonging to the members of the crew, the value of which is'not known!

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JURISDICTION IN MANCHURIA,

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INTERNATIONAL AMENITIES,

ITALY AND CHINA.

WIRELESS FOR" MINNESOTA"

1.

The claims of Russia are based upon an interpretation-not admitted by China, of Articles VI of the unpublished French text of the Railway Agreement signed in September, 1896, batwan China and the Rusto Chinesa exercising full jurisdictional and administrativo Bank, in virtus of which Russia Actually

TO EQUIP THE DIG LINER, - control in the territories of Chinese Eastero The most powerful set of wiroless telegraph Railway. The representations from China re-instruments aver placed in a steamer anywhere garding this matter receive support from in the world, will be installed by the Laited despatch addressed on Feb. 13 last by Baron Wireless Telegraph Company on the steamer Hayashi, Japanese Minister at Peking, to the Minnesota, of the Great Northern Steamship Russian Minister there, in which Japan expline. Work already has begun, and will be citly recognises Russia's claims to le droit de completed before the vessel saile for the Orient, Fadministration exclusiva et absolue in the March 20, reports the Seattle Post. territories of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and demanding, bis Russian colleague's definite kilowaits capacity. The battleship Connecticut, The equipment will be three and one-half reply as to whether Russia, reciprocally recogwhich has the most powerfal instruments in the hises the enjoyment of similar rights hs. Japan navy, is able to develop only two kilowatts. in the territories of the South Manchurian These instruments are rated at. four kilowatts, Rallway. In bli reply, the Russian Minisler, Figuring on this batis, the Minnesola's equips expressed his thanks for Japan's prompt com. pliance with Russia's overtures, and declared meat would be rated at seven kilowatts. that Russia was prepared to take proper distance wireless record for the navy, it is be As the battleship Connecticut holds the long steps when occasion arose de to questions lieved the Minnesota will be able to break all affecting the right of administration father records from steamships. territories attached to, ibe South, Manchuriad

ailway..

By making a comparison with Pacific It is pertinent to note what is is droll de wilowatts capacity United Wireless apparatus steamers already equipped with one and two administration exclusive et absolue exercised an idea of what is expected of the Minnesota by Russia in the territories of the Chinese can be gained. The Bertha, with a one-kilo Eastern Railway. They are defined lawatt set, communicated with Marshfield, Or notification to the Consular Authorities of other when the vessel was crossing Milbank sound, nationalities stating the condition under which a distance in excess of 1,000 miles. The North "all foreigners as well as Russian and Chinese subjects may acquire the right to reside; hold property, and carry on 'business within the precincts of the railway which conditions In the form of a personal undertaking and. agreement on the part of applicant, attested by his Congal, impose:=

(1) Obedience to all police, building, sanitary and trade regulations in force, or which may subsequently be promulgated."

wealern, while crossing Fitzhugh sound, was in communication with San Francisco and Honolulu. This distance is 2,6cd miles. The Norwestern has only a two-kilowatt capacity set...

and

Naval Ordnance Establishment-Dapity Ordnance Store Officer, 6410 colonial allowance, £139; house allowance, 1381 Assistant Ordnance Store Officer:Z14615 colonial allowance, £81 house allowance 133; Engineer Lieutenant-646-(includes temporary colonial allowance of 5400). Pro vision for additional staff on separation of milit ary and saval Ordnance Departments £1,500. Total: £1,985 (£1,630) Astificers and labour or on the establishment, Sto fifty hired artificers and labourers, 62,430 Torpedo 70; artificers of the fest, including allowance store depot: four hired artificers and labourers, for provisions, £1,705. Total, 5,375 (62,570). pard extension the total patimate for the work Works, Buildings, and RepairsFor dock sat down at £1,358,500. This estimate. reduced from the original estimate of 1,368,500 revised estimate of £1,436,500. The amount provided in Neval Works Act, 1905, and the already voted is 41,281,500. Probable expen. diture to March 31 is £1,354,500, leavies £4,000 to be voted 1939-10. New storehouses, 48,000. in 1909-10, 1,200. Workshed on west side Amount already voted, £10,000; to be voted of new dock, £1,000; quarters for dockyard foreman and leading men, 22,000, farther sum of 2,900 being required for completing the work; oil store, £2,000) Kowloon Recla mation, £3,000 transfer victualling yard from Hongkong to Kowloon, £4,000.** Tot

17,500.

Total,

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intending Civil Engineer, £700; colonial 11- Officers Superintending Works, &o-Saper

POLICE DESPATCHED.

Wireless engineers declare. that with the Assistant Civil Engineers, 57: colonial at

lowance, £161; house allowance, 153; two When the survivors came to count up their

three and one-half kilowall capacity the lowinco, 163; house allowance, £245, As- losses, they found five men dead on the blood

Minnesota should be able to pick up the land sistant-Surveyor, 341 colonial allowance, bespattered deck, two men missing, their bodies

stations on the coast of the United States when 83; house allowance, 123. Five draughts having been thrown overboard, and four more

In the Orient. Because of the great length of men, £429; colonial allowance, £123; house wounded, one of whom is probably dead by the time this reaches our readers, as be received or that may at the will of the Administration strong between the mass, It depends largely sto; foreman of works, aiz colonial al-

(2) Payment of all taxes and dues existing, the liner, a long stretch of antenna wire can be

allowance, 123 Seven accountant clerks, frightful cuts on the head, arms and one leg or Municipality be imposed at any futurs time, on the amount of this wire used as to the lowance, 482; house allowance, His deposition was takon at the General Hos

receiving ability of a vessels seventeen, 24,0ng (seven, pital, last night, by the fourth magistrate, recourse, legal or national, any redress or com-ed on the Oriental coast of the Pacific ocean played as Commodore's Secretary, allowanca,

(3) Forfeiture or abandonment of all rights to

A wireless tolegraph system will be establish- Seren of the occupants of the fosk wom prac

Miscellaneous Assistant-p tically unbart, and these started to bring their person, in the event of the Administration immediately, according to information received of 15. 6d, day, 445 110. 6d. (E45 128, 64), vessel back to Singapore, yesterday morning, under, the railway with any regulation, do by the local office of the United Wireless Tele. Engineer Commsader. H.M.S. Tamar allow

for non-compliance by the lessee gör tenant the chinchaw coming on abend in a sampán.

ance of su, per day for general fleet duties (Mackie) z When he arrived, shortly before four p.m., yes. creeing the forfeiture of his lease, the suspen- graph Company. It is planned to build a chain Mr. H. G. Moore's Lyemun, 1551

terday, a police party put out in the launch sion or closure of his business, and the demoli- de extending from: Vladivostok to China Station or a There is a vote on

Adea, BUSINESS NOT SO SATISFACTORY..

(Owner) a Lady Evelyn and met the junk off Tanjong Li, at his expense, of any buildings erected Mr. Kato, Vice-President of the same

Mr. F. D. Deacon's Butcher, 153 |

For this purpose two representatives of the Lieutenant of 650 (50) allowance for duty as by him.

Harbour Master. Wares Officers H.M.S.. Katong. She was towed lato port Bod now,

United company will leave the New York office Tamar, allowance of 6d a day for performing Company, when interviewed, stated that the Mr. M. M. Brice's Guo Duck, 158 lbs.

¡(Owner) · ́

lies at anchor near the Master Attendant's Pier. Advices from China are to the effect that Ju-in a few days with sets of portable instruments postal duties, £9 2s. 6d. 69 28. 6d.), Royal bualanss during the letter ball of the Jast

The injured men were conveyed to the Gen- pan is arrogating to herself, in her railway for demonstrating purposes. These men have vasion.officers, allowance of 64-a day sach to business year was unsatisfactory as com

** (Owner)

oral Hospital and the five bodies found on ones," rights and privileges identical with the made a study of the Japanese and Chinese three, for acting as Naval Intelligence Officers pared with the Grat half of last year. Owing Capt. S. Barker's Shaun Aboo, 165 lbs.)... board were taken to the Targ Teck Seng Hos above, and such reports moreover receive cor- languages, and have familiarized themselves at Hongkong, Singapore, and East, ladies

(OWBET)

opital, where an inquest was held, this morning, roboration la views which have been openly with the telegraph codes used in the far East (Colombe) respectively, and 33. a day to dos

expressed by leading Japanete. A letter from When this new system is establised it will be lor acting as Assistant Naval Intelligence Off (Lucía) o The survivors, who tell the above story turn-Kungchuling, Makden, Liao-yang, Tashichao bandle the shipping, of the Pacific better that

Newchwang statos that, "At Kwangchentize the only foreign wireless in the Orient. It is to cer la China Fleet, 389 50. Sergeants, Royal ed over to the police four weapons which they found on board after the pirates left, and Newchwang large areas have been acct this move has been made. As negotiations are day each to two, for acting as Muskotry Tue Marines, allowance of 11:s day to one, and 6d. It is hoped that these may help in identifying full administrative rights, but claims entire Pacific and the liners to be operated between allowance of 4d, a day osch for charge of range pied by Japan whereis she not only exercises now on for equipping the Pacific Mail, Canadian stractors, 36 10s. Privates, Royal Marines, the criminals, who, unfortunately, are said to jurisdiction over all nationals. Amongst other the ports of Puget Sound and the Uriant by the and acting a marker at Hongkong Rifle Range have escaped unscathed, so that they bear administrative regulations promulgated by the Chicago, Milwaukes and Puget Sound railroad, 36 Tos. Private, Royal Marines allowance of marks of the fray which might help in locating South Manchurian Railway under Campant it has been deemed necessary that wireless | 11. 6d. a day for acting an tailor and storeman, The weapons are two long Chinese knives Order No. 14% for the government of these ter stations be established in Japan and China. Hongkong, 37.78. 6d. Pirate, Royal Marises, with narrow blades and bona handies, un

ritories in the right of domiciliary search and Another consideration is the transpacific allowance of gd. a day for repairing accoutre axe with a short Iron handle, and the

"distraint:"

wireless cable trade, Wireless, exports say it heavy murderous fighting blade already

ments, Hongkong, 613 136, 90.) A som of 440 will be an easy matter to send aerograd's across is set down as allowances to drangbtemen" and described with which the greatest execu The obligation of currency reform accept the Pacific with stations of the same system on others for instruction of apprenticen, 4 tion was wrought,, Ope of the deceased, who ed by the Chinese Geyemment in the second both sides. was struck on the top of the head with this article of the Shanghai Treaty of 1903, bas-not weapon, had the side of his head cleaved off, only remained asfal4lled during the six later

THERE is a growing demand for canned milki and the blade cut through down into his chest vening years, but the necessity for such reforma

In Southern Chine, jays a Dutch official report, The agent for the junk is Mr. Chow,

Seng

and the German and Swiss products are be has been emphasized by the bewildering cour Nee, of 348, North Bridge Road, Brygad dklons of currency which have since been

coming keen rivale for the trade which was LELE LORCA almost antiraly American,^, superintendent

andar Capt, Bower, assistant created, he Currency Decrne issand

to the Chinese boycott, as well as to the raising Mr. O. E. Anton's Dankerry, 158 lbs. of the American railway freights and other reasons, the receipts will show a decrease of Mr. D. L. M.'s Tamar, 156lbs. (Capt Leah) o about Y400,000 as compared with the profits of the first half year. Taking into consideration Mr. K. K. Little Nemo, 1491b...........

the conditions of the European service and

the Australian service, he stated that the Company's receipts will show a further falling,

(Klimanek) o

*4lbs. overweight. † 13tba. overweight. off, but be stated that it is certain that the pro

Time: I mio. 37 1/5 sace. At during the latter half of last business year.

Cash Swoops 261, $434-70; 2nd, $124.20; them. 3 will reach to more than Y300,000, although the Winner: $6.50

3rd, 561,10, profits of the first half year amounted to-4.30p.m.TEXT PEGGING IN SECTIONS OF ¥280,000.

THREE-Open to teams; mounted on China Ponies, and composed of three men, repre- senting any recognized unit or club in the Colony, Turossmall cups to be presented to the winning team at each competition end af the conclusion of the season a Trophy will be given to the team which scores the highest Aggregate of points all meetings included

- TRAIN ACCIDENT.

* ON THE TOKIO-YOKOHAMA LINE,

Toklo, April 10. -Luit-night-a-freight train from Tokio was overturned at a bridge batween_Tokio;and. Yokohama, og

Some of the goods fell into the river. The Express from Kobe collided with the wreckage, The lacomotive and mail-car of the express were separated from the passenger cars by the breakage of the coupling chains, and fall into tha river, toda de

There were several casualties among the rail way man, but the passengers were unharmed. Trallic bas beau temporarily suspended

A DHASTLY WOUNDS.

CURRENCYAA

A

LANGKATS.

LAST WEEK'S BOOM

In competing for the small cups a competitor police police, with whom ara Detect on Oct, 's 1s an indication that the Nitontion kit The Shanghai: Times, Tol-21st? {nutej says im-kaya never used much milk, álitvaros.

need mat necessarily represent the sama, molt

or club on each and every occasion, but if

competing for the aggregate trophy he can only represent one cait or one club during the season, that is to say he must contis de

ive forp. Taylor, Acting loup. Treadgold, of the at last, surred the Central Government to the The boom in Langkatt continued yesterday, glasing to radice in vale. Marine Station, and a force of native detectives, necessity of action, Thors, are two points, though shares dropped off from Tls, 1,100 June left for the scene of the crime at 9 am, to-day, however, which, have been remarked in con in the morning.toria 2,045 June in the after RETURN of visitors to the in the hope of finding clues as to the identity; unction, with the decree, the first that do rofore noon TL'In fumdured that the directors bara and Museum for the to compete for the unit of club fest selected by of the piratasena VARER FIRMY! And once in 21sda to the question of batman cop juned for privateciralation statement account: April 1909 himand for no other. To provide for alckness, Old residents of Singapore (are inclided to: per currency sad the new last coinage, and, Ang, for the phenomenal advance in price, by absence from the Colony, or for improvemejat look with auspicipuinpon the story, of ¡the secondly, so Indication is given whether the "Iba large output of dil daring the wack atmos of a team, new members may from time totiale, survivors, and it is being sald openly that an new colds presto; be listed solely from minta dopbling the canal production. The public be introduced into a team, but in order to wind watikily diament) variantaf, the star og

might"| under the direct control of the Bon

il the darle about it but it is could vary fanBgginguin Trophy twa si lanet of this Mikiny