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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVIOR,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18

NOTES BY THE WAY.

THE LIQUOR DEBATE. A

Cleveland stop on shore from the mammoth liner to do the sigħìs of the city.

TYPHOON SIONALS EXTRAORDINARY. The spate of sunshine which prevalled some To a stranger whose information with regard time ago has been followed by a work of to Hongkong's slow going methods has preced depressing weather. During the past week, NAVAL REORGANISATION.ed his visit to the Colony, the tremendons the Observatory has been kept busy recording volums of oratory which permeated the atmos-typhoon' indications and it is a somewhat FOREIGN MODEL TO BE ADOPTED.phere at the meeting of the Legislative Council remarkable coincidence that on more than one on Thursday aftermont must have filed him occasion within the same week, no less than [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."|

with a wholsome respect for the debating three typhoon signals should be exhibited capacity of our legislators and at the same time simultaneously. Happily, one of the threa, Peking, 17th September.

provided incontestable proof that if Hargkong. tened cyclones struck the Colooy, The much is backward in some respects, its legitives are needed rainfall has imparted an appearsace of at least gifted with the power to shake the very freshness to the arid patches of ground in the foundations of the august Council chamber with midst of civilisation and beyond a thorough Ame-inspired oratory Conforming to the usual rule, drenching for enthusiastic sportsmen there is the full-fledged discussion (mutatis malandis) little cause to complain. So we need not bear attendant upon the second reading of a con- the groans of the Water Authority for nome tentious Bill was spatained with a vim which little time.

CASUAL CRITIC did full justice to all and sundry and provided columas of matter to the local Press. Thurs- day's proceedings are 's pretty safe indication of what we may expect in the course of the next few months and residente are sitendy bewailing the l·fortune of Victoria in that it will shortly ba shorn of 'much of its brasted

It has been decided to frame regu- Iations for the Navy on the model of those obtaining in England, rica and Germany.

PRINCE SHUN AT CHIN.

· KIANG.

VICEROY CHANG WELCOMING..

[By courier of Via “Sheung Pő,"j

pro.

Shanghai, 17th September. Viceroy Chang Jen-chun is ceeding to Chinking to-day to come Prince Shun Pui-lap.

MANCHURIAN VICE- ROYALTY.

SIK LIANG TO BE RECALLED),

By courtesy of the Sheung Po.")

Peking, 17th September.

glory as a "free" past. It strikes the warage

individual as being somewhat of a marvellous feat on the part of Government to transform"

el-within the space of a few days as if by magic touch a Hill whereby it was proposed to swell the Colony's revenue by doubling the fees paid by licensees isto & measure by which the Cology will be subjected to a system of import duties with its train of inconveniences. But

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THE HONGKONG COTTON SPIN NING, WEAVING & DYEING -COMPANP-1.IMITED.

ANNUAL REPORT.

The report for presentation to shareholders at the twelfth ordinary meeting to be held at

the offices of the general managers on Satur day, aytb just, at 11.30 a.m., reads :---

The general managers beg to submit a state- ment of accounts covering the period from 1st August, 1908, to 31st July, 1909,

The balance at credit of profit and loss

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OLD "ZAFIRO" SOLD..

STEAMER'S EARLY HISTORY RECALLED. Many interesting memories of bis younger days were recalled by Frank W. Bitley, now chief engineer of the coasting steamer Tiverton, when he recently visited the now famous steamer Zorn, which was recently sold by the government to A. Zaeve, of Seattle, says the Post and Intelligencer of aand ult. Years before the Zafro became known the world, over as the vessel whose coal cargo supplied the vos. sels of Dewey's feet when they captured the Philippines, Mr. Billes was second enginger of the vessel. While in that capacity be had a thrilling experience when the Zafire was wrecked off the China coast.

In relating his experiences, Mr. Bitley said: = ". As I walked ̧the Zofim'; decks a strange feeling came over me. It seemed as though some of my old shipmates ought to be swinging along the decks, to see me. I opened doors and pulled out drawers in the hope of finding somo relic,

"By consulting my discharges, I find I joined the Zafiro as third engineer, October 23, 1884, serving in that capacity on regular voyages between Hoogkong, via Amoy, to Manila and iloilo, The ship was then new, having been on the China coast only a few months, having

been built by Hall, Rustal & Co, at Aberdeen,

Scotland.

successive Governments have been responsible account is $29.506.51, which it is propated. Roms, and $150,000 in Mexican dollars in boxes,

_for_even more startling-performances-the-this--

adroit matwavre on the part of the authorities. Apart from these considerations, the thought which occupies the foremost place in the minds of the public is that they are to be mide the fiddists. It has been done before.

AN ICY TOPIC.

It is proposed by the Grand Counscapegoat for the sins of irresponsible opium eil to recall Viceroy Bik liang and give him a post in. Peking, and to appoint Lei Tin-luna Viceroy of the Thre Eistern Provinces.

Nothing definite has been settled as regards the proposal.

CHANG CHIH-TUNG,

VEXED AT CRITICISM,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pr"]

Peking, 17th September. Chang Chih-tung is exceedingly vexed at the criticisma levelled against him for raising loans for the construction of railways and refuses to resume duties in consequence. He persists in resigning his post as Director-General of Itailways.

THE PRESS.

AND THE MANCHURIAN QUESTIONS.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung" Po."]

As a result of the institution of au action by a well-known but short-lived local company

against another equally well-known business buose concerning an ice transaction, the public.

have learnt interesting facts of which they:

to appropriate as follows:-

To write off furniture account....$ 3,203.49

carry forward to credit of next"

year's account............................. 36,297,02

$29,5.6 51

CONSULTING committeE.

Sir O. P. Obater, C.MG, and Mr. J.W. C. Bonnar retire but, being eligible, offer them selves for re-election.

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ADDITOR.

The accounts have been nudited by Mr. W. Hution Ports, who offers himself for re-election

1900.

To-bay's Advertisements.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICK

Intimations.

CHEESE

THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of CHOICE CANADIAN

Member of the above Club will be held

on SATURDAY, the 2nd October, 1997, at '12 'clock, Noon, at the Offices of the Jockey Club on the Ground Floor of the Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater Road.

By Order,

1664

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 18th September, 1900.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE..

GENERAL

4N EXTRAORDINARY

MEETING of Members of the above Club will be held on SATURDAY, the and October, at 12,15 P.M., at the Offices of the Lockey Club on the Ground Floor of the Bongkang. Club Annaxe, Chater Road, a Nolice regarding which is being sent to each

Member.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH, ·-

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 18th September, 1000. *

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

STILTON:

60 Cents per Ib.

THE

DAIRY FARM Co., LIMITED

Hongkong, 15th September, 1909.

1665 PILSENER

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 24th instant, a 4 PM,, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.

STEAMER STRIKES IN FOG. "Sailing from Hongkong for Manila via Amoy on the evening of April 4, 1885, with a

** PESHAWUR," fall cargo, 150 Chinese and Filipino passcu

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. all went well until 7.30 p.m., April 6, when the

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named ship piled up on a submerged rack in dense

vessel am hereby informed that their Goodi fog. It was quite dark, but the sea wan calm.

are being landed and placed at their risk in the It was imposible to back the steamer off or Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe move her in any way. She commenced mak-Company's Godowng at Kowloon, where each ing water in the fore hold. Our pumps ware consignment will be sorted out mark by pot of sufficient capacity to handle such a leak, mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon ar

the Goods are landed. For some time consternation prevailed, among the natives, but they were reassured by the crew. The ship lay in the same position until the next morning, when the fog had cleared. The boats were lowered and the work of land. ing the passengers commenced. We found that two miles away was a sandy beach on an island, which is about forty-five miles south of Amoy, and five miles from mainland, sear Tong Sang barbour, a closed port.. About zoo or more Chinese inhabited it, governed by a patty mandarin. These patives were fisher. mas and lived in the most primitive manner. Capital account.............................................. $1,250,000.00 As soon a

the natives learned that Sunday creditors ........... 495,865.61 the vessel was in distress, they went out. Unclaimed dividends..... 4.954-30 in their sampanr, got aboard and proceeded Equalization of dividend fand... 10,400.00 to loot the steamer, taking everything Profit and loss account

29,506.51 movable, The passengers' baggage was stripped, while bedding and-clothing of the $1,799,426-43-officers-were-taken,-i-saved two shoes and a.

few other articles, but found both shoes were for the same font. We made little resistance, as these batives looked fierce with their hatcheta and knives.

would otherwise, have remained in blissful... ignorance. The word "clearness" bus beca defined as opposed to "transparency," the merits of ice with or without a core as the case may be have been expatiated upon and the rotting process of the congealed fluid cleverly described by Counsel, "and thereby bangsatale," Aftera somewhat protracted period owing to the complicated nature of the ligation, the Chief Justice and the Puisaa judge the other day delivered interesting judgments, which will have a direct bearing do future

Lupsactions,

THE INTARPORT CARNIVAL Preparations are in full swing for the coming Interport léto. Those who have entered their names for the various events appear to be in

which

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ltd,

General Managers, Hongkong, 8th September, 1929.

BALANCE SHEET 31ST JULY 1909. Liabilition.

Asseta,

Properly-comprising land, build-

logs and machinery ..........................$1,303,507-93 Furniturometasonu saja kanns Sundry debtors............ Cash

do do

real earnest to give our Northern villors a tough time in trué šporismanlike sigl The committee of the Vicipija Recreation Club have wisely loit the Clob house at the disposal Cotton, value of stock ul, intending · competitors

hould Yara, undoubtedly go a long way towards a decent Waste, exhibition, it only requires the fast swimmers Mill stores, do of the Colony, and they are many, to put their Coal, aboulders to the wheel to susiaio Hongkong's reputation in the field of sport, which has lately somewhat suffered on account of various.cir. 'cumstances over which the peuple bad uo control.

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Peking, 17th September. The Head of the Police in Peking has notified the newspapers that all questions affecting the Three Easterndently not ended with the choging sheat-gown,

THE LATEST IN DIRECTOIRE, The starting dictates_ol Fashion have evi

which created such furore in London society

Provinces between China and Japan on its inception. From Paris comes the news have been amicably settled. Editors are enjoined not to make aliusions to them in their papers lest they should incite the people.

NAVAL FUNDS.

A MUNIFICENT PROMISE.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.""]

that the Directoire atyle is to be extended to ladies' bathing costumes. It is not easy to predict to how many members of the gentler -sex-the-latest-innovation-of-Dame-Fashion-will- commend itself, but I fancy modest filk will note their disapproval with one eye and admire. its charms with the other.. Of course, few people-, could bave the temerity to suggest such a thing

do"

Fire insurance and taxes pertain. ing to period after 31st July, 190)

3,209.49 43,696.14 2,018 jo 166,073.93 110,853.50 6,678.30 58,036.71 3,475.30

Damaged Parkigos must be left in the Godewas for axamisstion by the Consignee's and the Company's representative st appointed hour.

All Claims must be presented within tan

ASAHI

AND

SAPPORO"

BEER.

days of the steam:r's arrival here after which LIGHT AND date they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 18th September. 10-0.

|-TRUCK COOLIE'S › NEGLIGENCE.

GIRL INJURED BY OVERTURNED. BASKET.

The glaring carelessness of track coolies are

| occasionally responsible for serious accidents, phore so in view of the fact that the brake is stidom or never made use of in case of an emer.

accident which might have resulted moroserions-

DISTRESS SIGNALS HOISTED. "Signals of distress were now hoisted on agency. As an illușiration of this, the story of an : high point of land and we then began making a tent from sails and also looking after the comfort of the passengere. No passing vessels were sighted that day, which was April 7. The next day the captain and bis officers' interview- | the defendant, a¦ truck 'coolie, was driving

ed the Chinese mandario, telling how his sub- jects bad acted: The mandarin found some of the foot in the village, which be promptly 1,886.97 returned:

The day following a vessel bove in sight $1,799.425.43 and a boat was manned to intercept her. It was a French warship. Capt. Talbot told his story and asked the commander to carry the first officer to Anoy to send telegrams for assist- ance. The Frenchman said that if it was a case of saving life he would do so. But he was carrying important war dispatches on his way to the Pescadores. At this time the French and Chinese were bavlag a little trouble and it would not have done for the Frenchman to have stopped at Amay

PROFIT," AND "LOSS ACC JUNT,

...Dr.

To Remuneration, to general man

agers 10% on balance of work. ing account..

Remuneration

to

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consulting

committee

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Auditor's fes

Balance

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Cr.

to the belles of Hongkong and without appear"" ing to be ungallant, this fact should afford inficite relief to those ladies who have cot been' | By Balance from last year .............. favoured by fickle Fortune with a figure la Gain in working.................................. Venus, and who naturally seek to conceal their .. Transfer fees angular charms from the vulgar eye. The last -bit of feminion cresp is not to-be-thought-of-in-|

WHAT IS WHISKY ?

Peking, 17th September. The Chekiang Province has pro-Hongkong, mised a contribution of one million taels towards the funds for the forma tion of a Navy..

ADMIRAL SAH.

NAVAL COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,

[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po.") ···

Peking, 17th September.

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POLICE PARS:

$2,573.46

3;020.co. 1,250.00

REFRESHING

SUMMER

BEVERAGE.

ly than it did was told, in the Police Court OBTAINABLE AT— this morning, From the evidence of the complainant, a Chinese girl, it appears that

his waggop in Eastern Streat when the girl attempted to cross to the other side of the

BiraGE.

The latter, however, miscalculated the distance, as a consequence of which she was nearly struck by the beavy vehicle. The driver, insiend of at, once applying the brake, tried, to stop the waggon by sad. denly coming to a standstill, with the result that the force of the impact of one of its shafts with the roadway caused a basket loaded with earth to overturn, which fell over the leg of the unfortunate girl. The injuries were found to be of a serious nature and the girl was at once removed for treatment. The rack coolle-appeared in 'the Police Court this morning and was fined $3 for bis negligence and ordered to pay $ compensation. Considering the serious sature of the offence and the fact of ir constant recurrence, the punishment appears

SALYAGE PARTY ARRIVES, "In the meantims we on the island would 5,835-4620_001_to_the_abip at low tide and solve what After five days a tug arrived from we could 29,506.5 Hoogkong bearing Mr Cook, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Dock Company, the necessary $39,339.97 rear, Mr. Mellarky a diver, and Capt. Burnie, Lloyds' surveyor. The diver reported the ship resting easily on a sandy bottom. After comiences will have the desired effect, as the coolies do not seem to realise that their carasous- ness constitutes a danger to traffic.

.5 9.553.35 plating investigation, and making estimates a

25.734.62 to meas of raising the vessel, our visitors left, while we had another weary wait on the island 41.00

to undergo.

$ 35.329 97

"A few days later the third officer and I re quested the captain to send us to either Swatow or Amoy by the next passing-steamer to- siga off. However, at the captain's suggestion, we waited until the Diamantd's arrival, when wa

to us somewhat inadequate. A fow stiff sen-

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NOTICE.

left for Amoy. We were paid off and the can tain said he had been advised to retain our services so we decided to return with kim to the island. After enjoying a three-day stay at Amoy we left by a chartered junk and sailed back. Work of loading the junk, with bales of damaged cargo was begun. In a few days the tug raturmed again, bringing Mr. Cock and others and also more appliances for raising the vessel. They brought word that the ship had been sold at auction by the. Hongkong under writers to Mr. Chater, [now Sir Paul Chater] a capitalist, for $10,000 and that $40,000 Public generally that the Prices of our Goods

We beg to notify our Customers and the

The final report of the Whisky Commission ananimously declares that the term " whisky At the Magistracy, this afternoon, the must be restricted to a product masofactured case was concluded in which e Chinese woman from falt and grain. It would be scarcely was charged with the larceny of several pieces worth while to dispute the Commission's find- of clothing belonging to a servant girl is the ing but what is of greater.importance those employ of the defendant and $39 5o in money of our fellow men who regard the mountain After a lengthy hearing, which lasted several dew" as one of the inducements of their days the woman, was discharged this moral earthly existence lies in the fact that they ing. Police-Sergeant Grant prosecuted, while will still be allowed to imbibe the refreshing Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro' (of Messrs. Gold. beverage which has the distinction of being ring, Barlow and Morrell) represented the

defendant.

the contract price for raising the Zafiro The Ministry of War has issued prized next to his country by every trus Gael.____The_meta_lací_of_analissed_don

and towing her to Hongkong. Orders came instractions to all Provinces to the fisition does not affect the consumer in the Nine Chinese-were-arraigned before Mr. for Capt. Talbot and his crew to return to

J. R. Wood (Second Police Magistrate) on a Hongkong to be paid off. We packed up our will, from this day, be increased in proportion effect that for the present, the Nave slightest degree and though scientists may charge of gambling. The keeper of the few effects and went to Swatow on the tug, |

uy to c.nvince him that he is drinking that is under the control of Admiral Sah, which he is not, be will still have the establishment was fined $15, another defendant satisfaction of knowing that the Erdings of mulcted in the sum of $10, while the rest the Commission are only on paper and that had each to pay $3. none of the thirst quenching attributes .f.his. Six men appearel to answer a charge of a copy mell, the proposed taxis regard cricket-fighting. The exemplary fine of $30 to the Colony itself, the proposed tax on liquors was imposed on the keeper while the rest had is in itself is the sature of a calamity to a large each to contribute sa te los Cheverentes Tres section of the community, but it would be kury, interesting to know what they think of the results of the Commission's delibentions,

THE AMERICAN SQUADMOR,

and that as soon as all the naval stations and the constraction of war ships are completed there will be two Admirals—one for the Northern and the other for the Southern squadron,

The second visit of the Third Squadron of the U. S.Pacific Flest has been productivé of |

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

FORMALLY OPENED THIS MORNING,

from which vort we proceeded by the steamer Chewne to Hongkong. We were signed off to the scale of Duties embodied in the Ordin- there May 25, 1885-

..OWNERS AGAIN ACQUIRE "ZAFIRO."

"The Zafira was soon taken over again by ance for levying Import Duty on Liquors which

her original owners, and the last time i saw ber

in the Orient was at Hongkong, in 1896. A W. Cobbin was captain and he was the only

man aboard who was there when I sailed has become Law.

her, Cap Talbot was living ashore. He was in poor health and stated that he had never thoroughly recovered from the exposure and worry fallowing the stranding. I have since learned that he started for his old home in Scotland but died on the passage. Chief Fat- rick was filling a position in Hongkong when don | I last saw him, but he tired of shore life, sought lexy, Cape Cobbis, former first officer, also passed over the great divide in Hongkong some year ago. To my knowledge I am the only man living to-day who was filling an official position during the time I served" lu this now. famous vessal, which on more than one occasion Oriental coast. How the Zoro went through proved her seaworthiness in typhoons off the the battle of Manlia with Dewey's Elbet is a matter of well-known history.".::

TYPHOON WARNING, Thatelegram quoted below was received at smiling faces of ricksha coolija, od; incident- In the Supreme Court, this morning, the bis old position and died in Manila of apop the American Consulate General from the ally, to a banghly indifference to the patronage Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) formally of the mean man who believes in paying the opened the Criminoul Sessions and fixed Men. "Manila Observatory at 5.05 pm, yesterday !--- . abbas, Cyclone or typhoon E. of northern Luzon, bare legal fare. These occasion! visits of day for the trial of the prisoners. The cases set

less than 300 miles distant direction unknown, foreige war-ships are a source of wealth to the down for hearing are as follows

Cyclone or typhoon E. of northern Visayas | local Jebus and residents are likely to have

Throwing corrosiva, fluid with intent to burn

or south eastern Luzon moving W. or W.N.W. some tremble in procuring their suices when (1), robbery (1), offence of gross indecency (3), Cyclons or typhoon W, of, the Ladrone or the 700 round-the-world, tourists who are ex); receiving stolen goods (1), receiving pirated “Marian's Islando, direction unknoWE..

pected in Hongkong at Christmaside of the goode (1), kud piracy (1)});

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New Price Lists will duly be sent out.

H. PRICE & Co., LTD.,

Wine Merchants,

12 Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, 18th September, 1909,

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