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others damaged. The building burnt down was owned and occupied by the expectant Magistrate Yiu.“

IWAKOSI.

The Governor of Kwangsl, H. E. Chang Ming-chi, "forwarded a telegraphic dispatch to H.E. Youn Shu Kida reporting that, owing to the mischievous and unfounded rumours about the state of unrest in the Kwangsi frontier, H. E. Obang, has started from the provincial city of Kwellia to proceed on a tour of inspec tion of the Kwangal frontier of Lungchow and other places to ascertain, the exact condition of --- the people in that district.

MOOSA'S BANKRUPTCY.

CASE OPENED BY MR, BOWLEY: Before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy last Wednesday, M. Ebrahim Moosa, late of with certain irregularities in connection with

Moon.. Viola and Company, was charged

his recent petition in bankruptcy. Mr. F. B. L. "Bowley (from the Crown Solicitor's Office) prosecuted and Mr. C. E. 41; Beavis (uf Mesara, Wilkinson and Gris) appeared or.fthe defend-

When the ca

ant

s case was called, Mr. Boavis inform- ed the Court that Mr. Potter, who bad original- ly appeared for the defendant, had withdrawn from the casO.

Mr. Bowley applied for leave to substitute certnia charges for those which appeared is the depositions,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20 1909

Telegrams.

ARAHONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICEN

RUSSIAN MINISTER OF FINANCE:

A PLOT THAT FAILED.. [By courtesy of the Sheung Po‚"]

Vladivostok, 14th November. Certain foreigners, who appeared on the railway station, planned the assassinution of the Russian Minister of Finance, but owing to certain unforeseen circumstances their plan

was frustrated.

RUSSO JAPANESE WAR.

RU SIAN INDEMNITY.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

:་

Peking, 14th November, The Russian Government has paid Mr. Beavis addressed his Worship with ra gard to the question of ball, which he urged

ovor to the Waiwupu a sum of should be reduced, as the amount involved in 500,000 roubles as compensation in the charges had dwindled down from about satisfaction for the claims of the Chi- three inkds to twenty-six thousand.

His Worship-You don't object to the nese merchants who had suffered charge*? -I don't consent to them.

Proceeding.

Mr.

loas of property during the late Beavis stated that he under- stood that the bait had been fixed in two bonds Russo-Japanese war. of 510,000 each, with a personal bond. On the representation of the prosecution, the amounts Involved in the charges were alleged to be large sums but that had greatly, depreciated. The object of bail was to prevent people from defeating the ends of justice.. Defendact was unable to and the bail and it was manifest-. Jy unfair to ask for à prohibitive ball which was Impossible to mest.

Mr. Bowley said that the application was out of order. The proper time was at the end of the comand.

Mr. Beavis, continuing, said that the pro- recation was in possession of documents and that he was entitled to obtain all the documents from the prosecution, The prosecution could not conceal or withhold them from him. He asked bis Worship for an order

to that effect on the ground that he was called

to it in civil cases.

His Worship-I am afraid your application in too general,

Mr. Bowley, in opening the case for the pro- secution, said that according to the Bankruptcy Ordinance, bankruptcy proceedings could either be instituted by debtor's petition or creditors' petition, Defendant had filed a petkion on behalf of Moon e Viola and Com- pany and himself in January, 1908. The firm of Moosa a Vieira and Company were large Importers and exporters doing basismer be tween this and Bombay. In the year 1907, the

firm got into difficulties, which reached to such

an extent to November of the same year that a private meeting of the National Bank had to be beld, when it was decided that Mr. Moxon, of the National Bank, should liquidate the

to

SECRET DESPATCHES.

PURPORT UNKNOWN,

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

Peking, 14th November. During the past few days a num ber of telegrams has passed between the Grand Council and Waiwupu and the Chinese Ministers accre- dited to foreign countries.

They relate to private State affairs whose exact purpose it has not been possible to discover.

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

A RECENT APPOINTMENT.

· [By courtesy of the " Sheung Po."]

.

Peking, 14th November. Li King-mei, son of the late. Li Hung-cheng, has been directed by by Ministry of Posts and Commu- nications to take charge of the gene- ral superintendency of the (Canton- Hankow) railway, He has been empowered to sign all loan agree ments for the railway.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

affairs of the Grm. This arrangement-i,c., disclose the whole of defendant's pro- perty to Mr. Moxen-was agreed to by the European banke but was taken exception to by the Chinese banks, A Receiving Order was subsequently made out, as a consequence of which defendant's property was disclosed to the Official Receiver. Defendant's next step was to file a Statement of Affairs. After that, the first meeting of creditors was held and, subsequently, an arrangement was concluded whereby Mr. Moxan was appointed liquidator of the firm by a deed signed by the defoodsn!. The deed was duly brought before the Supreme Couri and received provisional approval, that Is, provided that certain conditions wors car- ried out. Some of defendant's friends and relativa promised to contribute their share but their contributions had not been the Canton-Hankow Railway held made and were still pending, a dispute to-day for the election of a Chair- baving: arisen among them. In September, 1908, Mr. Moxon went home on leave and Mr. man and Vice-chairman, there was Davidson was appointed Trustee and was still very heated discussion, and those Trustes of defendant's affairs, On the 7th January, Mr. A. H. Kemp was appolated Off present actually came to blows.. clal Reciever and subsequently Mr. Wakeman, H.E. Viceroy Yuan Hau-shuan, Thus the in a telegram to the Ministry of defendant had been under obligations to dis

after he had returned from leave.

A BOISTEROUS MEETING,

[By courtesy of the" Sheung Po."], Canton, 14th November. At the meeting of shareholders of

| ) MAGÃO'S DELIMITATION.

THE ARBITRATION PROPOSAL.

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po."]

INTERPORT CRICKET WERK.

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME,"

Friday, November, xgth-Straitą team duo to arrivo, per aja Palawan Shanghai tham dun to arrive at 5 pm, „per, R.M.S. "Empress of India,"

MONEY-LENDING: IN HONGKONG.

SOME REVELATIONS IN THE SUMMARY COURT.

Before Mr. Justice Gompertz (Puisne Judge) the Summory Court yesterday morning, a pro- missory note claim was brought agalasta Chinese clerk by an Indian money lander. Defendant nid he was a clerk in the Post Office, and drew salary of $80 a month. He had a wife and two children to support and had to pay, a moatbly rent of Sal

COMMERCIAL.

YARN MARKET.

431

Hongkong, 12th November, 1909. The high prices now asked for ladian spin- niogs is turning the attention of dealer to other imported and local thread, and the g gregato Business of the past fortnight is even smaller than during the previous two weeks, Demand is also much chocked by the consider ation of clearance beigte Ching New Year. Holders, however, having in view the condi

on of the Bombay market and the higher His Lordship said he would make an order cost of importations," are not anxious sollars, for small monthly instalments.

and although prices here and there show Mt. J. H. Gardiner (for the plaintiff) said it | some variation we make no alteratlob id would take one year for the settlement of thequr quotations which in the absence of any debt..

material business may be considered more or His Lordship said that the defendent was a 'less' nominal. Receipts during the intervál man in bumble circumstances and made out have exceeded the off-take, stocks showing a an order for the payment of $10 at the end of small increase on last estimate. The market the current month and Sio in the second closes quiet. Bombay cooliques strong with Tuesday: Nor, 3310-Hongkong X, Sbangisance till the settlement of the debt, theille or no business passing for China, where

prices rule much below replacing cost.

Peking, 16th November."

Saturday, Novembar, soth-Hongkong-v—in H.E. Kao Erh Ch'ion. Chinese Strail (Teball Singles and Doubles.) The team will be entertained by His. Excellency Commissioner for, the delimitation the Governor at Government House to dia- of Macao, has wired to the Central ner at 8.15 p.m. By kind permission of Cola Government reporting that H.E., and the Ufficers, the Band of the 13th Rajputs will play on the ground from 3 to 5 General Sir Joachim Machado, the p.m. (In case the late arrival of the Straits team provants ibe Tesais match being played the Portuguese Commissioner, is un

ground will be öpek1 for cricket and Tennis yielding in his demands and so nego-p.actice and there will be ng Band music.

Monday, Nov. and Hongkong v. Shang. tiations are at a deadlock

hai (Cricket, st day) By kind permission of General Machado will probably col. Dann and the Officers, the Band of the leave the Colony at an early date. losib Mahralta L. I. will play on the ground the Government to have the nego hai (Cricket, 2nd day) By kind permission of

The Chinese Commissioner asked from 3 to 5 pati tiations transferred to Peking and cal. Prior and the Officers, the Band of the 13th Rajputs will play on the ground from 3 to 5 the question settled with the Portum. A supper and dance will take place in the guese Minister at the Capital. Hongkong Club, commencing at lo p.m. Com

be at ground,

The Prince Regent has, however, decided to have the matter submitted to arbitration by other Powers.

KIRIN-CHANGCHUN RAILWAY..

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LOAN RAISED.

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po."],

modest at once The Flast" will Wednesday, Nov. 24th-Hongkong Straite (Orickht, 1st day). By kind pärmission of Lati Col. Bayard, D.3.0. and the Cfficers the Band the Buffe will play on the ground from 3 to 5.p.muMəfər Güteral Broadwood, O¡B, and the Officere “The Garrison" will be “a!"Home" on the ground. T

Thursday, Nov, 15th-Hongking v. Straits (Cricket, and day)...No Band available, › H. E. the Governor hast vited the visiting teams to the King's Birthday Ball at Government Fitoare al gigö’p.m.“

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Friday, Nov. 26th.--Shanghai 6. Straits Poking, 18th November.

(Cricket 1 day.) By kind permission of Col The Ministry of Posts and Com-raits L, 1. will play on the ground from

Lhd the Officers, the Lánd of the tagth munications has memorialized, the 49, p. Throne to the effect, that the loan for the Kirin-Changchun Railway has been raised and that the work of construction should be com menced as soon as possible..

MANCHURIA.

RUSSO JAPANESE UNDER-'.

STANDING

[By courkey of the “Sheung Por]

(Cricket, and day, By kind permission of Saturday, Nov. ayth --Shanghai v. Straits Lt. Col. Bayard, D.S.O, and the Officer, the Band af The Buffs will play on the ground from to 5 pm. Major General Broadwood, O. 8. and the Officers "The Gamison" will be

At Home" on the ground. Monday

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amounts to be paid in monthly instalments.

EARNED A PENSION OF $7.

by another Indias for $40, being amount of In another case, a mother and son were sued

money lent. It appeared that the son had been

from

out of employment for a period of sight months and the mother received a pension of

His Lordship ordered monthly, instalments of Sa by each of the defendants.

the Government of Macro.

A BUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE, Mr Gardiner mentioned a somewhat large claim and sald interest was charged at the rate of 4 per cent.

Hii Lordship-That in itself sounds suspi- cions.

THE COLONIZING OF MONGOLIA,

is

on October 2: The rallway from Feking to The Timer Peking correspondent telegraphs

Kalgan, which, as I have just telegraphed to not to end at Kaigan. It is to be extended you, was opened to day with much coromony, westwards along the border of the Mongolias plateau to Kwalhuacheng and thence to HoYou, port on the Yellow Rivora total distance of 275 miles. The route was surveyed last ¡year, and the railway is to be built in the same' November 29th.--Interpozi Cham- manner as the present railway by a purely pions The World, (Cricket, lat, day). Chloese staff from the saralogs of the Northern Tuesday, November 30th.-Interport Cham-Railways. Funds thus alloted 'are insufficient pions . The World (Cricket, and. day). The St. to allow of rapid construction. Seven yours Andrew's Ball Stawards-bava kindly invited the are to be occupied in the construction, whereas, || visiline jeams.jp;the Ball at City Hal-at 9 p‚m/ If sufficient mousy ware provided, the work Nord-Oricket commences each day at 11 might easily be completed in one-third the am. Play tons each day at 5 p.m. and sach time, match will be played to a finish," "The tiffin hour will be between 1 and 2 o'clock. Guests, the Naval and Military Officers are requested to enter the ground by the N.E. (Naval Yard) Gato, The, „Pardina anata, are, roserved for Members and Subscribers only and the jack

Road Stand is available for Members, bar, and their lady Itiends Mr. Farmer's stand (opposite Murray Barracks) and such standing room, as is available round the ground can be used by Not Members,

Peking, 16th November. As the movements of Russia and Japan jointly appear to be directed towards the partition of Chine,son H.E. Sik Liang, Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces, has tele- graphed to the Grand Council and the Waiwupu to that effect and urged that means be devised to frustrate Russo-Japanese designs.

UNREST IN KWANGSI,

· GRAND COUNCIL'S FEARS,

[By courting of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 16th November. Alarmed by the present feeling of unreat in Kwangsi the Grand Council has wired to the Governor of Kwangai directing him to exer-

Tonight His Excellency the Governor entertain the Interport Cricket Teams at differ at Goverhmåst House, and the follow- ing have been invited to meet them:-Mi. Maitland, Sir Paul Chator, General Broad wood, Gaplain weathcote, Mr. A. R, Lowe, Sir Henry Barkeley, Mr. Hewett, Mr. Gompertz, Mr. Grasson, Commodore Lyon, Sir Francis May, Mr. S. B. C. Ross, Capt. G. W. Smith, R. Mr. H. P. White, Mr. Hough and Dr. -Atkinson.

--CRICRET',

POLICE vs. PARES.

Kalgen itself is an important trade mart on the outer Great Wall dorthwest of Paking on the border of the Mongolise platesti. It has for years been the chief depot of the overland tea trade to Russia. Many Russians had their residences there. It is an interesting city, thranged with Mongols and Chinese, in a dis- trici fanious even lo Matco Folo' time for its vineyards and orchards. The route along which the extension will run is fortile and well peopled. It has been populated within quite recent timer chiefly by settlers from Shans! province, among whom are a considerabia number of Mahomedans.

THE CHINESE AS ARTTLERS.

No race has greater powers of colonization than the Chiness and nowhere bave their powers been displayed more strikingly than in their extension into the pasture lands of Mongolia, Along a froot several hundred miles in length the Chinese are moving northwards lato the Mongol pasture lands at a rats that has been estimated at four miles per annum. Mongoli cannot resist this pacific Invasion of a people Intellectually their superiors, who bring with them their fadustrious habits, their farming implements, their skill in husbandry. Where few nomad Mongols earned a scanty sub sistence with their herde on tatilled soil, now thousands of Cbluese are living. Nomadic life to disappearing and agricultural life is

Its place.

Villages are being built,

&

Sales of the laterval aggregate 2,275 balas; arrivals amount to 9.4.2 Baleng untold stock yarn is second hands at 30,000 bales. estimated at 19,000, and sold but uncleared

Igavese Yarn Quist throughout.

Local Manufacture: Naburigens is reported,

Raw Cotton There has been no mbrement: io ludlau descriptions and with the exception of a parcel of 150 bales old Bengal the market. is bare of stock. In China kinde some fʊ bales New Thoongchow are reported to have chang ad hands at $37), leaving go bales in stock. Quotations are Indian S$30 to $35 and China $33 to $38.

Exchange on lodia has remained almost steady and closes to-day at Rs. 129 for T/T and Rs. 129 for Post On Shanghai 741 and on Japan 841

The undernoted business in imported and local spinnings is reported from Shangha!" during the fortnight suded the 6th inst, vispi

Indian-High prices check consumption. Total sales about 4,500 bales with an estimated stack of 48,000 bales, cloan firm. :

Japanero-1n fair laquiry at somewhat Armor rates. Sales about 1,500 bales on the basis of Tls, 1052 to 1137 for No. 155. and Tin. 1178 to 131 for No. 101.

Local Nos. 125, and 149, are in good de mand. Total sales about 2,000 bala at TIL 103 to 104 for No. 140, and Tl1, 107 for No. 16s,

P.EDULJEE,

Broker.

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FREIGHT MARKEZ,

Massis. Lamke and Rogge write in their. fortnightly circular of 13th fustant;—

The transactions during the past fortnight have been on a comparatively small scale, but the remarks made in the last circular fully apply to the present one, le, freights have continued to rule firm and very much larger buslaess would undoubtedly have come to pass but for the difficulty to meet inquisies. Tonnage remains very scarce, sud, especially as far as dime-charter business concerns, charterers are. entertaining such low Idean, that It in difficult to come to terms.

most

With regard to Southern business, the de- mand for the rica ports bas remained exceed- ingly slack. Saigon to this still stands at 8 only two fixtures are on record on basis bf.25,000 cents per picul, Saigon to port Philippines, plculs at 25/26 conte per picu), and another boat could probably be placed for November loading at same rate.

pired, nor has any outside toonage been taken Saigon to Java-No fresh business bas traps- up locally to load from Java to Chins/Japan.

Northern basiness has continued very firm and prospects for the near future remain good. Newchwang, it is expected, will be ice-bound by the aged instant; the latest news, however, fadicate that it may be a litle earlier than ant cipated. The few fixtures affected, since last reported, are on basis of 35,000 picule at 8 cente per plcal,

cise every vigilance in order to pre- Police granad at Happy Valley last Thursday erected, and the whole Chinese Govero bava dropped to $1.75 per ton after quite

serve peace and good order in the province and to prevent the outbreak of any disturbance.

PEKING WATER SUPPLY.

NEW SERVICE COMPLETED.

[Bỳ courtesy of the "Sheung Po."] :.

Peking, 16th November. Pipes for a water service have

The above frigadly match came off on the afternoon. The pitch was laexcellent condition and materially assisted t. wards the eployment of an interesting game, The Police eloved was composed of their A team while the opposing Leam consisted of member of the Prefs. The Police team proved the better, of the two but the refult was by no means the form dable delest that bad bean popularly anticipated. Hoggarth, and Collium beaded the score for the Press with 15-muna each to their credit, while for.be..Police King and Mac

lellad put in respectable scores. Couldering that the majority of the men, composing, the Press team were out of practice, they did re markably well, ,their score of 69 runs against creditable to themselves. The scoren are as

ment le seen at its best in encouraging this agricultural expansion. Land is given to the husbandman and the results are remarkable, for cultivation causes the soil to retala lis warmth so that seasons are modified and ell mate and rainfall undergo change. The time, Indeed, seems not remote when the Gobl and Ordos desarts will be invaded and reclaimed projected extension to Kwaihuach'eng will give The Kalgan rallway and the construction of the additional encouragement and assistance to Chinese colonization to Mosgaila,

close bla affairs to Mr. Kemp, Mr. Waksman, I Posts and Communications, applied I been laid in the city of. Peking.that of 99 by the Police" belag extremely has been built in China eniirely by Chinese

1. On the 9th or loth November, 1907tions. before the meeting of creditors was hold,

Mr. Moxon and Mr. Davidion, tospective for the postponement of the elec-

at which Mr. Moxon was appointed liquidator,

defendant handed a sum of $8,cos in bank | MINISIER TO WASHINGTON.

motes to Allans to keep the money wherewith

DEPARTURE FROM 9HANGHAI.

The new service will be in operation & fortnight more.

NIGHT-SOIL COOLIES IN,

TROUBLE.

follows:-

**PRESS.

J.-W..Bains,.l.b.w. b.MacHardy satirgi W.Smart.b Cooper H. M. Bain c King b Glendenning....... A. O Langley.b.Cooper... F. Hicks c King b Copper ALLEGED TO HAVE OBTAINED MONEY UNDER HIE. Collins e Cooper b Glendenning W-Hoggarth & Cooper b Glendenning FALSE PRETENCER,

Ei B'Ayris hot, dur A. Rammy b Cooper A. A. Caesse King & MacLellan

Hopec MacHardy b Cooper...........

......Extras....ques

Total

POLICE

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Coal Freights-Tonnage still remains ex- caedingly scarce. Rates Moji to Hongkong recently a fixture has been put through at $1.90 Labuan to Singapore has also had a fixture at $1.75 Str. O per 100,

has again been taken up la contiouation of ber Time charter-The Germ. 3. Vorisaerts

800 per month-a fairly good rate for a boat present time charter for 6/6 months at Str. C. of ber size.

Baltimore

Sail Tonnage Loading or to Londi-For and Now York-Brit ship atropelis, 3,65% ions reg, arrived ith Septem ber, Brit, ship Lynäkoril, 3,311 tons, strived 28th September.

Sail Tonnage Disengaged: None. Departure of Sailers-Brit bark 'Eclipse, 3,968 tons, 9th November, for Baltimore and New York,

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT... Reviewing the bare business for the week; Messrs, E. 5. Kadoorie & Co. write yesterday afternosā :-----

THE NEW RAILWAY, The Peking-Kalgan railway is the first which without foreign Gnancial assistance and China is fastly proud of her achievement. From Peking the new line runs across the Peking plain to the foot of the Nankow Pass ; it seconds the pass then, passing Hualiaibslen, the scene of the earthquake of 1712, it goes on past exten. 4 give coal regions to the perfectoral city Hallin 15 buafu, and thence to Kalgan. Au smple traffic Basicred. There has always been an immense traffic between Peking and Kalgan, and the long camel trains bringing down the produce of Mongolia and returning with brick tea were One of the sights of the Far East. Four or five days used to be occupied in the Journey along and execrable, read of sand and rubble. | Now it is a pleasant railway journey of a fow

Banks-Hongkong & Shanghai Banks bava hours. Already the railway has added to the declined to $99zi at which råle buyers prevail. prosperity, Chinese are quick to take advant• The London price, however, has improved to age of their opportunities. Every railway sta- Lgr 50, Nationals are firm with buyers at 865. Bjon is becoming the focus villago..

Marine Insurances-Cantons remain quiet 19 shops and inns and tea-housas, ware-bonses,

and can be had at $161. Unions bavO Techuical details of the railway are these effected. In the North, Yangtiret are on offer 22 and caravanserais ato being run up like magic, strengthaund to $850 at which sales have 'been

the 9 It has been bulit from earnings of the at while North Chinas have boyers at

Northern Railways; it is 122 miles long, of | Tis s

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to obtain legal assistance in case of difficulties and to keep the balance for his family should be be further lavolved in difficulties. On the

[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po"} same day, be handed $15,000 to another person under the same conditions. This, Mr. Bowley pointed out, was obviously a fraud on the credi

Shanghai, 15th November, fors, Hewould also prove that defondantin Do- H.E. Chang Yim-tong, Minister-At the Magistracy, yesterday morning, before. cember, 1900, entered into an agreement with

MR. R. Halifax (First Magistrate) three pight- Allana to acquire a retail business at No. 1 A. designate for China to Washington, Roll: coolies were charged at the instance Aguilar Strast, which had originally be will leave Shanghai to-day by the of Chief Detective-Inspector Haosds with longed to an ladian named Bachoo. Mr. Bowley went into the history of the arm,

8.5. Mongolia which,

Krepels in the Coloresences from various shop- Colony the sum of go eats for he said, was marked with certain peculiarities.

lime washing and tarring cartalo latrines be The name of the business was subsequently

tween the alet August and 4th September last. K. MacLelland b Aysis changed into S. E. Allana and Company under

Three others were charged with kiding wait 1: F. Watt b Hicki partnership agreement. In Novambar,

abstting, Mr. G. E. H., Beavis (of Mess,. V. Par e Bains 6 Hicks ......... 1907, when difendant was in desperate straits

Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the latter.. T. H. King retired....... defendant put through a trapsaction for ibu

Inspector Hauson stated that some time ago, W. W. Cooper Heke

***** transfer of bir share în Allana's Business to bl

Mr. Wolfe, Head of the Sanitary Department; D. MacHardy & Hicks... infast son. Aflage's burture had bean prosper

joforthed him that a number of false oxides 7. Glendenning, c Langley b.Smur.......... ous but recéally Allana got mixed

up in thiga

had been delivered in the Colony to tay certain Jy B. Bakery'e Baisi B Saat............... larities. Inquiries were made at the time by A. Gordon & Smart the Police but nothing was discovered datis few days ago when the thres defendants were arrested and įshortly afterwards thren mdra ware sprested for, alding and abstting/2/Mr, Wolfe had given him to understand that the notices were dotsent dut underi kis-authority On that of the Saultery Boxid. He could only prove that on a certain day number of man passed themesivas off as Sanitary Board coolles

STAMP DUTIES.

ENFORCEMENT IN ABEYANCE.

[By couriety of the 4Shrung Po.""].

Peking, 15th November, The Grand Council has decided Allena sold his business to Marican. The not to enforce the stamp duties for #blind, for the business had all the time and some time to come."

ten which. mught him some notoriety, a** consequence of which his creditors pressed him.

transaction, however, was evidently intended as

Word

Or the

TOBACCO.

PROMOTION OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY.

Tad

will belonged to Allana and the defendant, Within the last month or so, a dispute arous among defendant, Allans and Marican, as a contrauence of which, Allana was forcibly afected from the business of 8. E. Allana and Company and Allans charged with certain em

and said they had come to tax on Kha bassiements, which were panding against

which they received payment. Tas. At the and of 1907, defendant delivered a

v: {By.courtory of the "* Bhasing Po."] men could by Ideatlådd but Mu

Wolle quantity of goods to Mr. G. F. Lammert under

asked him

the best of the Cas to make certain limbs, which proved too high and

Peking, 15th November, of the men admitted doing the work ERFAR Latzman or goods will ramsloed la' Mr.

Seeing that there is a great con" of the other three défandanie · They "Could not

it had bean

under the fajtracions tore No mention, was made of these good is the Statement of Afaire and sumption of tobacco In China and why and for whom they did thewerk.

not disclosed silber to M. Moxon that the people have favoured tobacco further evidence could be produced in connect His Worship laformed a Hanson that if no Opcial Receiver and ibair existence was waly allcovered by accident a few days ago, of foreign growth and manufacture, the defendants with the charges, the case must

Mr. AH. Kemp (Registrar of the Supreme to the detriment of the native Court) was called lato the witossa-box and after

Mr. Hanson withdrew the further evidènes had been taken, the case was growers, the Ministry of Agricul- the men.

charges (remanded.

turs, Industry and Commerce has telegraphed to the Teotais for the CHINAMAN WAI Inst Tuesday bound ovaria Development of Native Industries the combified to keep the pacers throughout the Provinces and di- months for arzhting.bli_wife. A complaine appears to have been made to the Registrare rected them to encourage the people General (Potecide of Chiosse) who advised to grow tobacco leaf in order to the Police to tat section before the Magistrata, With the reapi) nirendy statedi:

promote national interests,

drop

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Chinesa

The market generally speaking has remained firm doring the week under review, but 'only a moderato business has been transacted. The principal feature of the week has been, the continued rise in Calda Sugars, The "Rab... bar" market has been rather easier and only a... small business has to be recorded.

thesis through the Nankow Pass are 1,204, ed and can all be bad at Sirs, Hongkong 8 standard gauge, with 85-pond rails. The four Fire fazurances-Ching Fires are unchang, 150, 463, and 3,580 feet respectively. They were Fires are slightly weaker, and are obtainable made by hand fabout and are findith desart Scipping-Sales of Hongkong Capton and toed stone. The first pierces the limestone near

W. Comard not out..... M. O'Balliyan and Smart

„Katran vágszerzani mana'anapouka

gdad, Total...

**** 99

A. BOWLING (AMALYSIS,

MacHardy!

Glendesainya. S

HOWLING ANALYSIL

Hoggarth

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1.doma/i was given on board Magahip MX dingdingin now Tap cass of the sther things wan way, thân - In-port but at this stage, M. Beavis who appeared for

zásmenn and offcars called and was "bout to be proceeded with, of the villainy Dach, undron fastiThursday the deeddants, said, the position wie is most Pete could bava aldadi and abstieg the and several naval find filtar omcars Tas Els Governor, HE Metal Bisad pod Commodore Lyon other man if the charge of obtaining money by landing citizens also availed themselves of the falsa pretences against the latter had failed: Commodor's hospitality, everybody thoroughly The case was remanded, pending so atiefne lappmalaing the derdini: walcame setarded je tion in the gargy

the Chi Yung kuns, the historical archway Macao Steamboats have been put through at dating from 1345, which has a Buddhist for 310 and more are wanted at the rate. Todo cription cut in six languages; the last and Chinas have buyers at S6o. There ara, sellers, gest fanel passes 24. below, the Great in the North as T's 45. Shall Transports.

From the foot of the pass to this tunnel have eased down to 70/6. It is reported: the distance le raj miles, and the difference in that the Directors of this Company are level is 1,880 ft. For eight miles there is a pro-rata allotment to ordinary shareholders; Meissning cpatingons gradient of one la 10. Up the of sight. ne shares to every hundred ald pass the trains are driven by Mallet compound shares, at fifty-one shilings, Bearer warranty ilculated engines, All the engineers are holders should immediately deposit their wars Chlaase, the engineer-in-chief being Mr. Jame wants with a principal Eastern Back, when ALER JOWAM.I.C.K, Cantonatá graduate of cable advice of sald deposit will be accepted in kala 1878) who served for many years on the London, but numbers of warrants must be Northern Railways under Mr. Kinder. be given.

had excellent assistants-claver, intelligent, Rednerian-China Sugars have farther ima ralf-reliant young men from several provincas, proved to S758), at which salan have taken place" One, Me Kingyang, Bow Gaginear-in-chief and there are further buyers Luxons are fire of the Canton section of the Canton Hankam and wanted at Szo.. Perak Sugate have risenter |Hallways another, Mr. Yan, has a similar posito Tis, 350 at which price there are buyers, in al

on in the tallway now under construction from Mining-Chinese Engineeringe have, baan. chang in Hapah towards the Brachuan burdar, sold at the improved rats-of-Tls: 197, Raubs

continge weak and on offer at $74.2

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Docks, Wharves and Godawns Kowloon possession goostasis of prepared" Opium on Sie, Idike North, Shanghai Dockfisia ofacing THREE unemployed seamen appeared at the Wharts after salon at $62, are offering as $611. Magistracy last Monday for having to their Whampoa Docks are weak and haya; sellers at board the & Granial The men pleaded" ni Tris, 75, and longkow Wharfs of the reducedů policy, and war nach aned Stool The dine rate of Tie sak, bisc Wag mid-18 one taştance only; the offers will. Lande, Rosals and Baldi

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