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Telegrams.

*HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'

SERVIOS.

· THE SUNNING RAILWAY.

OPENING CEREMONY.

"By courtesy of

Sheung Po

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 4, 1909

ANOTHER PEAK ROBBERY,

VALUABLES STOLEN FROM GOUGH HILL ROAD,

Again we have to report another robbery which was perpetrated at the Peak at an early hour this morning. When it was done is known best to those who are concerned in what we may cail a transaction,

Although the police, as usual, ars very teticent in regard to this matter, our representa tives managed to gain a few facts. Whether they will "pan out" is doubtful.

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THE TEMPLE COLLAPSE.

PATIENTS RECOVERING GRADUALLY. The two women, Ip Chuen (45), à married woman residing at 3, Queen's Road East, and Lo Ho (as), a married woman, of 5, Tai Yoen Street, who were injured in the collapse in the Tai Wong Temple yesterday, as first ras ported in our last isso, are progressing favour abl Inquiries made at the Government Civil Hospital to-day, elicited the information that the patients were doing well, and there is no

The story that we have heard, in fact the fear entertained regarding their recovery Ning-story that we have been told by certain au-Ip Ohuen, we are given to understand, is re- thorities, is something like this: "At about covering rapidly, but this cannot be said of Lo

• Sunning, 3rd Junc. The inaugural ceremony of the young Railway took place to-day,

Among those present were the Viceroy's representative, Taotci Hung Hing Fai, Tao. tal Chan Mong Tsung (of the Bureau-for the Development of Native Industries), and the British Consul-General al Canton.

There were altogether several hundred people present.

To add to the brilliancy of the ceremony the harbour presented a very gay appearance, with the fleet of eleven steam-launches, some twenty flower boats for the accommo dation of the guests, and one gunboat which conveyed the officials from Canton).

RAILWAY IN ANHUI AN UNRECOGNISED COMPANY.

[By courtesy of the " Sheung Pu̟”]",

Peking, 3rd June. The Po Lum Co. has undertaken to build Tallways throughout the Province of Anhui and has engaged engineers to survey the

route.

OPIUM AND ITS "ORITICS.

To-day's Advertisements. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

.SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

A COMMISSIONER'S AMAZING THEORY.. Faving regard to the extreme moderation" of the views he expressed as a member of the Bereits Opium Commission, we confess to being tittle surprised at the tone of Bishop Oldham's recent discourse at an anti-opium meeting in Kuala Lumpur, writes this Straits Times. "Al- though he committed himself to the amazing theory that there is no such thing as modera tion in the use of the drug, the Bishop wound op the cold supplementjog „the general-repoit of the Straits Commissioners with the remark THE Steamship

that "baste and suddeness now are to be depre cated quite as much as lethargy and inaction.

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at Timor, Port Darwin and Queensland Ports, and taking through Cargo to Adelaide, New Zealand, Tarmania, &c.)

"EMPIRE,"

aloe o'clock this morning somebody (whose Ho, who is in a very weak condition. It will But in spite of all that the report contained to Captain Helms, will be despatched as above name and personality, to say nothing of the be several days before the pair can leave the show that there was no gigantic social evita fingerprints) nincaged to rob a house at Stasstitution

traceable to the use of opium in the Straits Set Gough Hill Road, the Peak.

flaments or F. MS.there-is-a-broad-suggestion ia the Kuala Lumpur.speech that many people understate the facte about the traffic because

As we said before, the man, or as the police suggests, there were two or three in the game, climbed into the bedroom. For Hongkong they

a pretty fair swag. According to the offi ejal foformation the gentleman, who emulated Raffles, took a gold, repeating watch, valued at 180, a sovereign, a gold Chinese and a Japanese coin total $140.

The police are on the track of the robbers.

CONTRACTORS' GRIEVANCES.

TO BE EXIKADITED.

- PRISONER „‚FROM PENANG COMMITTED, TO GAOL

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they have an interent, through the public 16. vecues, in the profits derived from it. Is that The other day we mentioned in these quite fair? For our own, part we have met a columus that a man named Lim Chee Sang, great many people and have talked this matter allur J W. Dodson, had been arrested in Hong-over with thems, and we find that the financial kong, by Detectiva Inspector O'Sullivan, on a considerations weigh much less than the social warrant charging him with the larceny of and moral. What, troubles the minds of the $70,000, the property of the Hongkong and majority of people is the effect likely to be Shanghai Banking Comporation (Peoang produced by depriving the Chinese of a solace THE HAYAL VARD WALL HISPUTE ENDED,

to which they have been accustomed for. agency}

This morning, in the Police Court, the defend-generations. One finds in every community, The Puisne Judge (Mr: II. H,'). Gompertz) rendered bis decision in the Supreme Court, at was put upon his trial. Kirke, of the practically wabout exception, a certain pro portion of men who insist upou having some to-day, in the action brought by Li Wo Shing, ang Police Force, identified the accused as

the man whom he had known for years,

special form of indulgence. Among Europeans of the Wo Shing firm, of 11, High Street, West Puini, agaiost Lai Fook, representing the Yee

• The magistrate (p, J. H. Kemp), after hear it is generally alcohol, because they prefer a

the stimulant; in Asia it is generally opium, ba Sang Company, 194,. Third Street, to recovering evidence, committed the man to

Victoria Gaul pending the order of the Gover cause they prefer a sedative. We do not doubl the sum of $223:49, alleged to be for work done and materials supplied. The defendant, it will not for his extradition, be recollected, admitted owing part of the claim-$132~which was paid into Court.

His Honour entered judgment for the plain- tiff, with costs,

To this maller, the reader will remember, the plaintiff was a sub-contractor and was em

It is reported that Viceroy, Tuan Fang played by the defendant. The contract made does not recognise the company.

THE TUNGKUANSHAN

·CONCESSION.

CONFERENCE WITH SIR JOHN KAVE

By coutery of the "Sheung-Po."|||

Peking, 3rd June. The representatives of Anhui Province had a long conference with Sir John Lister Kaye and in the discussion which ensued gained their points...

Later.

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COMMERCIAL.

WERKLY SHABE REPORT. Reviewing the share business, for the week Messrs. E. 5. Kadoorie & Co. write this after- noda ;-

between them was that plaintiff should attend to the wall enclosing the Naval Yard Exten Most Stocks have been in good demand sion, along Murray Road, from the V. R. C. during the week under review and a fair end, almost up to Queen's Road. It was granite business has resulted. and coping stone work. It was a verbal ogree-

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks meat made between the parties, but subse have improved to 5985, "at which rate buycis quently a memorandum was made showing | predominate. Smail sales at $991. have also what the price-of-the-work-was-to-be. Soms-been-effected. The London price is (91.......... time afterwards the plaintiff was requested by the defendant to do some additional work to the wall. The defendist agreed to the higher prices charged and the work was completed bat be in the eád tefcsed to pay plaintiff the full amount for the work done.

For the defence it was understood that in the memorandum the price of the work had been slipulated, and according to that document $132. was all that was due and owing..

The Anhui representatives have presented

To giving his decision, his Honour said ibat a petition to the Waiwupu in which very it seemed to him that if the plaintiff took the risk of not consulting the builder, and not the forceful terms were employed. .*

-building work, in accordance with the plans he The Waiwupu has not yet replied to the could not get his claim. As regarded the memorial.

second part of his claim the ex ra charge Both the Waiwupu-And Sir John Kaye he thought he must get judgment for the were rather embarrassed over this new deve amount paid into Cour, $134, and the balance of the extra costs of labour during the Chinese lopment, and the Walwupu has ecided to New Year festival.

Judgment was accordingly entered for the apply to Viceroy' Tuan Fang and the Governor of Anhui to use their best endea-plaintiff for $190-19 and costs,, vours to break up the union which has been formed by the people, so that the matter may be settled amicably,

SHIPPING.

HSU SHIH CHANG'S INTEREST. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, grd-June.

H.E. Bsu Shih-chang, president of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, takes a keen interest in all that concerns shipping matters.

CHINA'S SOVEREIGN. RIGHTS.

A LIST OF LOSSES.

{By courtesy of the " Sheung Po"]

Peking, 3rd June.

HONGKONG CAPITAL IN THE PHILIPPINES,

MINING VENTURE.

Baguio, 28th May.

A Hongkong syndicate bas purchased a Tenth interest in the Headwaters Mining Company (lác). from Nels Peterson, for the sum of P46,905, Governor Whitmarsh represented the Hongkong capitalists in closing the deal. This is one of the most important mining deals put through here this year and is an indication of the interest being taken by capitalists of florg kong is the Philippine mining industry.

The Headwaters Mining Company (Inc.) was recently organized with a capital stock of Padoon of which P350,000 it paid up. This company controlled a large group of mines in the most desirable section of the Baguio district and the promise for future development in the area is very bright. The president of the com pany is Mr. H. P. Whitmarsh, the first governor, and a pioneer inerchant of the summer capital, He has always taken a lively interest in pro-

motion work affecting the mining industry here

capital has been attracted.

Marinelusurances-Cantons are weaker and have sellers at $195 North Chicas continue in request at Tis. 104. Usions are steady and without business to report at $845. Yungiszes

are wanted at 14, 225,

Fire Insurances, China. Fires are still in demand at $10 without inducing sellers. Hoogkong Fires are steady ot S34j.

Shipping. There are sellers of China and Manilas at $11, and Douglases at $36. Hongkong, Canion and Macao Steamboats continue strong and are now wanted at $32. Indo-Chinas have improved to $26, but holders are waiting for abigher price, Bhall Transports have risen to 61/- with buyers. Star Ferries, old, are quoted at $16 ex the dividend of $t per share paid on the 2nd inst, and the new shares at $rsi ex the divid cad of 50 cents per share. There are probable sellers at these rates.

Refineries. Chian Sugars have eased down to $1423. Lurons are neglected at $15. Perak

·Sugars have ognin strengthened and buyers in the-North have offered Tis. 295.

Mining-Chivese "Engineerings, can be sold. at the advanced rate of Tis, 18).

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that by.

A SLOW PROCESS OF EDUCATION

on WEDNESDAY, ihe 23rd June, at Noon.

This well-known Steamer le specially Etted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham bar which ensures the-supply-of-Frost-Provi elons, Ice, &c., thronghost the voyage.

The Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light

À Stewardess and a duly quailõed Surgeon, are carded.

N.B.-To assure the additional comfort of. passengers the steamers,of the Company have electric fans filled in staterooms.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

· Agents: Hongkong, 4th Jane, 1909.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

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CALCUTTA.

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras and Mauritius,

HE Steamship.

TH

"CATHERINE APCAR," Captain G. F. Hudson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on THURSDAY, the roth instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to...

· DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED

Agents.

Hongkong, 4th June, 1909. .........

THE O. S. K. NEW SERVIÓK,

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Intimations.

· THE

DAIRY FARM COMPANY,,

LIMITED.

EXTRA CHOICE SUGAR CURED ·

BACON and HAM.

VERY MILD

HONEYSUCKLE

BRAND. Only 60 cents a lb...

Hongkong, 4th June, 1909.

THE

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"HINA – PROVIDENT LOAN AND

-MORTGAGE CO., LD.

(Capital Paid Ur ............$1,250,000)

Loans, ou Mortgage of House Prepárty, &c. Goods received on Storage:

·Advances made on Merchandiss." Loans made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Particulars on application).

THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,

·ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES. & U0.

General Managers.

Bangkong, 10th March, 100l.

To Let.

TO LET.

GODOWN, No. 9, DUDDELL. STREET.

this craving for one form of indulgence or the other may be ultimately eradicated. But what is proposed by the anti-opiumists is that the Asiatics should be forcibly deprived of their own form of indulgence, which, it is assumed, will be replaced by no worea. Other men' may be quite as sincere in their desire to see an evil, redressed, but if they are persuaded" that the suppression of opium will mean the. popularisatios of morphine, or cocaine, or alcohol. are they hot entitled to consider whether the change may not be from comparative to a positive evil? if the pro bable effect of converting a thief to honest ways were to make him_a_murderer, would. anyone claim thief-conversion as a noble and salutory occupation? With all deferenca to Bishop Oldham, we say that the service will be a fortnightly one. The general the Harbour from about October, at

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thousands of Chinese who take an opium, pipe when they feel specially tized, worried, or, as we should say, out of sorts. For a few hours it gives them absolute peace, and they trouble no one. A good many Englishmen in like circumstances fly to liquour, and they may pass through a stage of violent madness before they reach a condition of oblivion which if more horrible in its external aspects; and more disastrous in its after consequences than that. produced by opium.

TOBACCO SMOKING' is almost universal, especially among ministers of religion. They cherish a pipe because it is the mildest way in which the universal craving for some form of indulgence can be expressed, Yet we have seen, men's nerves broken, their digestions ruined, their eyesight destroyed by the excessive use of the weed which has had more than one episcopal blessing.. We have heard, too, terms of denunciation applied to tobacco almost identical with those applied to opiam. Would it be just to place the millions who smoke in moderation under the necessity cause there are a few cases of stupid, uncontrol. led excess? If the answer is affirmative why should cheap food be the greatest desideratum of a community which numbers many? In all these matters it seems to us that the typo Bishop Oldham represents strives too much for the reform of a few, and cares too little for the cafort of the many.

FORTHCOMING INAUGURATION.

On June and the Tacoma-mari, the first vessel on the new service of the Osaka Shosun Kaisha-between-Hongkong-and-Tacoma, left- Kobe for Hongkong to inaugurate the service, On the completion of the whole fleet the roule will be from Hongkong, vis Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, and Yokohama, occasionally cal. ling at Yokkaichi and Shimidio, to Tacoma, Wash,, where the service is to connect under the sole traffic arrangement with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, of Chicago, Ill., who are now extending their new line to the Puget Sound.

The service will comprise six new-steamers,

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY 00, LD. Haugkong, 3rd June, 1909.

“TU LET.

'TING'S BUILDINGS, OFFICES facing

present in occupation of Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ld,

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.

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augmenting the company's present fleet of 137R

vessels. They will be each of 12,000 tons dia- placement (3,833 net), and of a maximum speed of 15 knots per hour. After the launch of the Tacoma-maru the other five vessels will follow at short intervals. The latest appliances have been adopted in the general construction of the steamers as well as on the gear and accommoda.

TO LET.

HOUSE STREET, in rear of David OOMS suitable for Offices in No. 10, 10K

Bassoon & Co.'s premises.

Apply to-

·

DAVID SASSOON & Co, LD, Hongkong, 13th May, 1909.

TO LET.

tion for sundry cargo, silk, and other valuablesi Extensive docks, warehouses, and other termin. NOS. 1, 53, & 55; WONG-NEI-CHUNG

al facilities, too, are nearing completion at Tacoma, which, it is claimed, will practically have no rival on the Pacific Coast. The com. pany claims that their arrangements, will amply

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Kowloon Wharfs bave been dealt in to a fair-extent at of paying exorbitantly for their pleasure be. casure an absence of possible damage to cargo $59, and at the close further buyers prevail at the rate. Whampoa Docks have been sold during the early pait of the week at $68 and 567% but they are so easier and obtainable at

the latter rate. Shanghai Docks have been

dealt in at Tis 85. Hongkew Wharfs have weakened to Tls. 160 but there are buyers.

Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Anglo-French Lands are again in favour at T13, 104, and Cen- tral Stores at 513. Hongkong Lands have hard ened to $110, at which prices they are wanted but none can be had unless at a higher rate. Humphreys Estates, with an unsatisfied de- mapd, have risen to $93 but shares are scarce. Hongkong Hotels are quiet at Syr for the old shares ex new issue. The new shares have been placed at $40. West Points have beep, sold at the improved rate of $46.

Cotton Mills,-Hongkong Cottons have changed bands at 58. Ewos have declined to Tls 120. to other Northern Mills, we, take

THERE IS. ANOTHER POINT

which appears to us to deserve some consideration. Unless we are to assume that the temperate and unharmful use of ligour, in itself a sin neither the State nor the Church has a right to interfare. The special offence of excess, until it reaches the degree of intensity which is clearly harmful to others than the debauchees themselves, is sot a matter for the State but for the marsi tea. chers. Yet the latter clamour continuously for penal laws or prohibition. They speak and act views they teach-as if all moral reform mus

if they bad neither faith themselves nor in the emanate from a big cudgel with a braway police-

The Waiwupu has submitted to the and it is largely to his personal efforts that much the following changes from latest mail advice mah at one end of it. Force, it used to be.

Prince Regent a list of the privileges and sovereign rights lost by China within recent

years.

LUZON SUGAR CO,

STRIKE OF EMPLOYEES,

The Manila Timies of 29th ult, 'says:-The

strike of the employees of the Luzon. Sugar Refinery, at Malabon, is at an end. A cem promise was reached yesterday between the workmen and the management, and the men all returned to work this morning.

as well as its rapid handling and transportation. The Pacific Extension of the connecting railway, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, is expected to be completed by June, making an aggregate total mileage in operation of 8,430, and this extension will bring forth at once an improved fast freight service between Tacoma and, Chicago, the Eastern States and other American and Canadian, points. This line. it may be. holed, is the sou thernmost road running from Paget Sound, and also is the only direct service to Chicago under one through control. It will be the shortest route to the Atlantic seaboard-2,177 miles to Chicago and 3,064 miles to New York-and

with the track well laid out, easy grade and curves throughout and the lowest altitude in' the Cascades and Rockies combined with the new steamship service across the Pacific it is hoped that the new service will be well patronised.

For the handling of local cargo, such as das-

ROAD.

Apply to- HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND & LOAN CO., LTD.; No. 8, Queen's Road West Hongkong, 9th March, 1909.

TO LET.

LODOWN No. 54, DUDDELL STREET.

Apply to--

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.. Hongkong, 1st June, 1909, *

SHOP

TO LET.

HOP and DWELLING HOUSE, No. 78,

Queen's Road, Central.

Apply to-

S. J. DAVID & Co.,

Prince's Buildings. Hongkong, 25th March, 1969.

TO LET.

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MORRISON HI also

said; is no remedy, but, really, in these latter tined for or arriving from various ports in the NOFFICES At No. 3 PEDDER STEERT, Nels Paterson, who is a large shareholder, in to band. * fäternationaly Tis. 86, Lau Kong days it seems to be much more fervently honour Sound, British Columbia, and ather Pacific

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the company and who sold the tenth interest Mows Tis, 105 and Soy Chees Tis. 400,

MiscellaneousChina Borneos have streng in the Headquarters, is one of the first pro thened to Si33, with buyers. Chian Light and spectors who invaded the Benguet country.

Powers have weakened to Sy after sales at $74, He has been active in development work and

China Providents are firm, and inquired for at his will has made him a soug fortune. He is Dairy Farms have changed bands at now worth several hundred thousand dollars, the result of his activity in the district and his $161- Green leland Cements have been the unbounded faith in the future of mining there,

medium of a large business; sales having takes From a recent report of the operations of the place at $8.80 and $8.90 and can now he placed Headwaters Company the following excerpt is rics at Sig. Peak Tramways are. wanted at at $9. There are buyers of "Hongkong Elec taken;

No less than four distinct reefs are now

being opened up, with a promising outlook as regards values. Reef No. 1 has been stripped On April 15th this guild of the Union Obrers of the "overburden" for some 200 feet and made formal demand on the company for ap shows a splendid, haducky increase to three pesos per day for all foremen in width,

has advanced

The following particulars of the new vessels are of interest: The builders are the 'Kawa- saki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., of Kobe. The

will be 410 feet, greatest width 51 ft 3ins., and depth. 31 ft. 5ics. They will have a displace. length of the boats, which will be twin-screw,

ed than any form of sweet reasonableness or moral suasion with which we are familiar. If Coast points, the necessary arrangements baya Bishop Oldham could show us one epium siener been concluded with the local steamships and brought to repentance for each slashing attack railroads, and every important quarter is now that he and his anti-oplum friends have made equipped with efficient agencies. sure in reading his addresses. At present he upan governments we should have greater plea. rather gives the impression of a person who having entered upon a great work decides that it will be pleasanter to cast the drudgery of it on to font phrase, but whose business is it to aducate somebody else. We do not in the least object to educate, educate, educate"-it is an excel-

$13 for the old shares ex the dividend of and who should be the puplis? Our impres cents per share paid on 29th inst.,. and Sx sion is that where moral conduct is concerned for the new shares ex the dividend of 8 cents the paid moral teachers should take the work in hand, and runs the sinners should be their per share. Union Waterboats have inquiries pupils. Let them give the policeman and his AL-SIC). Waisons can probably be placed azala mu, and we can confidently separe |30jo cskhedVttend a cents per share them that when they have taught the Chimes

ment of 12,000 tons, with a gross register too- uage of 6,178 and a net register of 3,833 tons. They are classed too Ar at Lloyds. Their speed will be 151 knots. The vessel will be electric lighted andaiwyykated. They will be wacked under the spanian Government'

Apply to

Messes, JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD. Hongkong, 29th May, 1909.

1408

...TO LET.

EFICES, No. 2; GONNAUGHT ROAD,

3rd Floor,

No. 3 CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT

ROAD,

A HOUSE to WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, A HOUSE la RIPON TERRACE. OFFICES ( YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS. In PRAYA East, · Blur

BUILDINGS; and Na:165; DES VELUX ~er. Road next to the Hongkong Hotal": -FLATS:In-MORSION=TERRACE.

and Lloyd' three-deck rule, with forecastle, long ******* No. 10, DE, VIEUX RUAD CENTRAS,

and operators, with work outs from 6 to 8 and 30 feet, the face showing 4 feet of loose paid on the 29th instant, in the North, Langs that used the revenue from only and a crime, 8.30 to 12 in the morning, and from : 10 6 in quaez carrying free gold. No. 3 Tuanel kata have changed hands' at Tle. 1,140, while and caused the revenue from opium to disap: bridge deck and poop, steel deck house on the

the afternoon. The company refused to respond has been extended 15 feel and has solid quartz Sumatras bave risen to Tls, 181.

12.

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doo is 1/91 on demand. The T/T rate co

Exchange. The Bank's selling rate on Lon-- It is

Shrogbai in 741.

to the demands of the Unibo, and a strike was in the face 3 feet in width. This also pans ordered, the entire forca walking out on May free gold, No. 4 in a new reel, tunning parallel with the "Big Lead," which was exposed by a Yesterday Ernesto del Rosario, vice pre landslide during the recent storm. This dis- sident of the Union, called at the factory at covery is an ore-body composed of quarz and Malabon, and after a conference with the manganese between well defined walls and general manager, John Galbreath, a compro five feet in width. A general assay of the face mise was effected. The company acceeded to gives the value to be $20.36 gold, per ton have been fixed by the Stockbrokers Associa

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the demands of the workman for shorter hours, | Cablenews-American, but agreed to increase, she pay, of the men by only one peso per day instead of three, as demanded.

The refinery was again opened for business this morning, and all the strikers returned to

COUNT Yanagisawa, a well-known authority on the science of statistics, has been appointed to represent the Japaness Government at an In- ternational Conference on Statistics to be held in Paris from 5th to 12th next. The Couht will travel to Europe by the Siberias Railway.

Dividends Payable.-Langkala, second in terim dividend of Tis. rat per share payable in Shanghai on the 15th inst.

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bridge and boat decks. There will be two maste fore and aft rig. A cellular double bottom will run throughout with a deep tank aft the engine room, while there will be soren watertight and two screen bulkeads, wide-spaced tabalar pillars, siest upper and main decks, and sice! lower deck in the No. 1 hold. There will batwo sets of triple expansion engines, and the load draft of the vessels will be a5 ft. 8 ins, Passen ger 'accommodation will be provided for 200 ment says "you shall not have opium at a fair steerage berths, while a limited number can be price," they will set their quick wits to work on accommodated in the cabin, Bilk, treasure, schemes of smugsting, but if they can be con- and parcel rooms will also be installed. 'An, vinced that the use of the drug is bad, they will

pear, governinents, either colonial or imperial, will be foremost in offering congratulations: THE DRAGOONIng attitude that we resent the bullying and badgering of governments into the making of laws which rastrain personal freedom, instead of steady patient work, upon the minds and hearts of individuals so as to raise them to an apprecia tion of their own-duty and their own highest interests. We rather inclice to think that the type of Chinaman, who frequents these parts can tion of Hongkong for Forward Settlements:-be led more easily than driven. If the Govers

June Settlement.29th June. July...

30th July, August September October

Forward Settlements.-The fallowing dates

November

30th August. agth Septembar. sgth October. agih Novembar,

leave it alone whatever the price may be extra cargo derrick capable of lifting 30 tom Here, then, there should be a splendid field for will be fitted on the vessels, besider the ordia- moral SUATION.

|ary crausa➡Japan Chroniclé,“

Apply

Ist Floor.

**E HONGKONG LAND' INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, ist June, 1009.

TO LET,

Floors of Au 14, Des Voeux Road OFFICES on ROOMS on the rat and zad Central (formerly occupied by Mesars, Shawan, Tom Co.). Regia lów, Apply to

*

THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

·E, D, Sassoon & Oo,

„Quaen's Road Central. Hongkong, ngih February, 1909.

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