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Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”

BERVIOU

HUNAN-HUPEH RAILWAY.

THE LOAN AGREEMENT,

[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po."]

"Peking, 10th December."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER

"CANTON FACTORY DAYS.”

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INTERESTING LECTURE BY MR. II. D. MORSE.

An interesting paper, en * Canton Factory Days" was read by Mr. H. B. Morse at the Chloa Society's opening mosting of the session- held on Nov, 11 at Caxton Hall, Westminster, London.

Mr. F. S. A. Bourns (Judge of the Supreme Court of Shanghal) presided, and, in a few

levy was Tis. 6. Even this rate of Th. 6 a pical was, however, only about 20 to 35 per Ícent, on the ordinary cost price of the ten at Canton, and probably not over 30 per cent, of the cost ex-warehouse, not including the Gov erament charges levind; and yet this "anau- established tariff" was made the subject of thorised and arbitrary duty greatly exceeding the

traders, mainly English, in Canton, but in the formal complaint, not only by the foreign mercantile world of the United Kjogdom, in

Go-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.·

to sell by

THE Undersigned have received instructions

MA PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

Ek red braveSS FRIDAY,'

13 1900

Today's Advertisements.

PABST EXTRACT.

THE best TONIC for keening in perfect

health in the Tropics. ..... [

It is a liquid food in predigested form, con- firing all the bracing, soothing and toning

words latroducing the lectorer, explained that, which the Government collected an importhe 17th December, 1909, at 2.30 PM at that effects of the choicest hops. Nearly Non

in the factories about which Mr. Marea was On the 8th inst., the British Mi-going to speak nothing was made except nister called on H.E. Hsu Shih-perhaps money. They were establishments where factors or merchants lived together, chang, president of the Ministry of generally in one place more or less under Posts and Communications, and con- their own government. This state of things ferred with him on the subject of the bad existed, not only in Canton, but at one

time or other in practically'every great com- loan for the construction of the Hu-mercial city of the world. The speaker also nan-Hupeh Railway.

KALGAN RAILWAY

www

A DIFFICULT PROJECT, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

duty on tea of po par cent. of the sales price, which would be about yoo per cent. of the invoice cost at Canton. The traders in the factories were, in fact, not more than half conscious of what thoir real grievance was.

ey knew, of course, that they did not

kave a free market, and that, without it, they were helpless under conditions in which they could be robbed 'wholesal. but this rob-

bery was disguised by the clever manipulation

pointed out the fact worth noticing that in the eighteenth century, when Britain was at war

of a race of traders than" whom there has not constantly with one Fawer after another about

been in the world a shrewder and a keener. trade and nothing elss, we had a very strong

But by the "quauthorised and arbitrary "in- mansnie of projection in all, directions, and

crement in the visible taxation they were wo had to assist our trade by protection and

nettled and stung with pismires, and they wer monopolies, but as soon as the tineteenth century had faldly, begun, and we were gaite ever free from the irritation caused by count- less and never-ceasing, exactions, from which secure in the saddie and we bad practically the command of the trade of the world, all restrichey could get as redress. All these exactions, tios were taken away, trade wasght we were to everybody, because we thought we were strong enough.

Peking, 10th December. The Ministry of Posts and Com munications has memorialized the Throne to the effect that the cons- truction of the Kalgan Railway is 'a very difficult undertaking. The costing will be enormous. '.

The Ministry recommends that this line should be built gradually.

YUNNAN-SZECHUAN RAILWAY.

AMERICAN ENGINEERS

APPOINTED.

[By courtesy of the "Sheng Pol"}

+

Hales Rooms, No 8, Dan Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

alcoholic.

SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD from overwork or other, causer, Apsemia,

FURNITURE. (Particulars from Catalogue), TERMS: As Usoal,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 13th December, 190g.

[8.37

* PUBLIC AUCTION.

“HE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

OD

SATURDAY,

December, 1909 at 2.30 P.M., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road,

comer of Ice Hour Street.

A Varied Assortment of XMAS TOYS;

ALSO.

to the contrary notwithstanding, the fateigst traders prospeted. China was a thirsty soil (for trade, but not yet for goods, be it noted), and the foreigners brought the refreshment for which it yearned, we PERSONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN FOREIGNERS and Chinese'

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The lectures opened his paper by explain that the factory was the establishment the residence, office, storehouse-of the factor, the agent or "doer" of the home-com-

The trade as a whole did not expand down peny, and in the early days of the different

to 1834. Notwithstanding this fact, the foreign companies of merchants, adventurers, as they traders in the factories were not entirely dista. sent their ships prospecting in various directisfied with their position vis-a-vis the Chinese tions, the first step was, from point to point, to The Co-bong system, monopolistic though it establish factories to surve as commercial basos

was, was one which, on the whole, worked with for their operations. He went on to relate the

little friction. The foreign traders enjoyed the history of foreign trade with China, starting practical, monopoly assured to them by their with the Portuguese traders in the year 1517 distance from the home market and the and particularly the long story of the Canton

difficulty of communication, while the East In- trade, with its endless exactions and regula dia Company, still holding a monopoly of the tians, leading to constant disputes between the Peking, 10th December..

Chiness and foreign:r. Continuing, the lec. trade with England, paid the dividends co their stock these years solely from the Two American Engineers have turer said: The forego traders, while at Cap profits of their China trads. The foreignore too, during the winter seaton, lived in the paid nothing directly in the way of duties or been engaged for the Yunnan-factories which were the property of the Hong charges, except the levies on shipping and their Szechuan Railway, but they are merchants, and rented, in whole or in part; to contributions to the Consoo tund, and had under the direction of Tuotai Teme the foreigners. Of the factories, thirteen in a thing of the extortion thrust under their eyes; number, pine were called by the names of fo- Tien-yow, as Engineer-in-Chief.

reigo nationalities but, except the two East In- and the discomforts of their life, shut up in dia Companies, the English and Dutch, and

rented quarters in the factories; were as nothing CHINESE NATIONAL

the later arriving Americans, the names given to the prospect of accumulating a competency. COST UMES

The Chinese, the Co-bong merchants were „did not, in later daya, correspond in_any_way_ with the nationality of the resting, occupants. bied, gas way or another, to the suas of RUMOURS IN PRKING.

Each factory consisted of travesse rdwao! millions, but could recoup themselves many [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."}

buildings, access being obtained by a longi. tines over; and the ufficials were quite satisfied with existing conditions. The best commen- rudinal passage through the ground floor, In Peking, 12th December. general, the ground flours were given up to the fury on the condition of affairs is found io the personal relations existing between treasury, offices for the Chinese stafi, servants' There are persistent rumours in quarters, kitchens, warehouses, &c.; the next

those friendly rivals, the Chinese and Peking that the Prince Regent has floor contained counting house, drawing-room foreign merchants. They both had a is- given instructions to the Board of and dining-room; and on the upper floor were putation for commercial honour and in

bedrooms. The space covered by all the tegrity such as Civil Afhirs to consider the expedi-factories-was-limited-being, including gardens in any part of the world or at any time in its ency of cutting off the queue and the and promenades, about ygo fi. in length from bistory trading operations were entirely on cast to west along the river, with a depik parols, with cover a written contract; and there changing of the national costume.

ranging from 8fa to 1,305 fi.; but the accom-

was much help and sympathy from one to the modation in each factory was spacious, the Diker. Yet all this case in their mutual rela general depth of a factory being upwards of tions was paid for by the foreign trade. That 400 ft, while the frontage ranged from 40 ft, to

the system allowed the foreigner, not only to over aco ft. in the case of the East India Com. make a living, but to accumulato a modest for pany's factory. A merchant's trossory would use, that a member of the Co-boug should, frequently contain over a million dollars in when the occation arose, cancel the debt of a actual silver cold, and at a dinner on Now foreign trader who had fallen inte difficulties, Year's Day, 1831, a hundred guests sat at tablo ay much for the generosity and loresight of in the spacious dining-room of the English the Chinese merchants, bus it emphasises tha factory. These factories provided palatial fact that there must have been a wide margin of profit to allow of such liberally; while accommodation for the foreign visitors, guests of the empire, but they constituted in effect, acostant state of dext of the Chinese (not gilded cage. The only ground for exercise avail-only for money borrowed, but for trading able for the greater number, was a square is tansactions an wall, the amount due to for- front of the six factones in the middle, measureigners at the end of a year's operations being ing about 500ft, by 300 ft. Here alone were they secure from annoyance; they wore forbidden to go into the malodorous streets, in which the business of the Chinese was conducted, and they could visit the flower gardens, a mile away across the river, only in small parties threa'days

LIANG TUN-IN.

ACCORDED SPECIAL PRIVILEGE.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Ps"]

Peking, 12th December. An Imperial edict has been issued granting Liang Tun-iu permission to ride on horseback within the Forbidden City.,

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COM- MISSIONERS,

'CÂNDIDATES WANTED.

·{By_courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking.. 12th December. The Waiwupu has telegraphed to Hupeh, Kiangai, and Kwangtung to be on the look out for able officials for appointment as Foreign Affaire Commissioners.

SHANGHAI TAOTAI.

PROSPECTIVE PROMOTION.

[By courtesy of the “Sheung Po."}

Peking, 12th December. Chan Kwei-lung, Viceroy of Chihli, has recommended Teai Nai- huang, Shanghai, Taotai, for ap- pointment to a higer office.

FÖREIGN AFFAIRS.

MUZZLING THE PRESS.

[By courtesy if the" Sheung Po"]

Peking, 12th December.

It is proposed by the Grand Coun- cil to prohibit the Preas from pub- lishing reports of negotiations with Foreign Fowers.

SHUN KAI-NAI,

THE REGENT'S RESPECTS. .

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")

Peking, 12th December..

On the 11th inst., the Prince Ro- gent proceeded to the residence of The late Shun Kai-nai and paid his respects before the tablet of the deceased:

His Imperial Highness was much affected by the poverty of the appointments in the house.

had not been surpassed

diffi.

ordinarily in excess of three million dollars), bears testimony to an equal degree of kindly spirit in the foreigners, and to t00 culties under which the Co-bong merchants constantly laboured. The Co-hong milking it all it could stand, but for this privilege they paid beavily. Notwithstanding this constant

beavy drain, one member of the Co-bong, Howqua, himself stated in 1834 that be valued his estate at twenty-six million dollars. A great fortune for those days, probably the lar gest mercantile fortune in the world; and this was the surplus after he had, during a lift'of trade, met the exhausting demands of numer

in the month, and under the personal guidance of an interpreter,, who was held responsible, cartaia with his pursa, probably with his body, possibly even with his head, for any riotous of unbecoming conduct in these of his party. In 1831 there were resident is the factories 165 men, including 31 Parsees and 11 Portuguese clerks. In 1836 the number bad increased to 307, including 158 English, 44 Americans, 66 Lous “blind mouths"—officials who made the Paraces, and 18 Poringuese clarks. In the law and interpreted the law so made,

latter year, of 213 non-Asiatic foreigners

33 are noted with the addition “and family," the famílies remaining perforce at Macao, in the factories the foreiga Grms were the tenants at will of their respective security merchants,

and it was he who engaged for them their com pradores, shroffs, boys, coolies, cooks, water

SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAILS DUE, German (Buelow) 16th inst, Indian (Catherine Apcar) 17th init. Indian (Kutrang) zzud inst, ....

The Bank Line 3.4. Aymeric arrived at Manila

carriers, and boatmen ; he "secured " him, ie, guaranteád their muster against loss at their kaodi, war also responsible for them to the | on lath' inst., government, and of course took a commission on the profits by their employment; it was in effect, mastne, broker, landlord, purveyor-and steward to the firms for which he was security,

1 DUTIES AND EXACTIONA.

The L. Basier sailed from Manila on 11th, inat, and is due bere, to-day...

The Barber Lide a.ş. Saint Patrick left New, York en 11th inst., for Far East;

The P. M. S. S. Coss. China is expected to

We may summarise the exactions paid ¦ árriva at this port on 14th inst, at moon,

!

The Imperial Gorman Mail es. Dormeo left Sandakan on gth inst., pem., and may be ax pected here on igth inst

by a ship directly as follows: Monurement The Cargo of Silk s.s. Tourans, which loft and gratuities connected therewith, Tis. 3,250; this port on geb uit., was delivered in Lyons an daily feen and others al Whampos (ibreth inst. mosthe), Tis. 1,050; cigars, winn etc., given daily, and all day, Tis. 200; or a total of Tie 4,500, equivalent to £1,500, for which nothing was given in return, such as lights or docking facilities and in addition to the unchecked robbery permitted under a monopoly of purvey ing for the ship.

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left Yokohama on fath lust, at 3 p.m., for Vic- ~~~The C. P. R ̄ ̄Co's 14. Emprats of India

toria and Vancouver, B.C.

A Few Lots of LACE CURTAINS and JEWELRY.

(Particulars from Catalogue).

On view on Friday p.m. TERME:-As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, 13th December, 1909. € 38

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, MOJI:

AND KOBE.

THE Steamship

"JAPAN,"

Highly recommanded by the local, medical profession in cases of Debility after Mataria,

Nervousness application.

or Dyspepsia Samples on

ALSO JUST RECEIVED—

» PABST (American) BEER, in barrels of 120 boules. In view of the arrival of the American fleet in a few days, plauso · ́order early, as our stock is limited."

SIEMSSEN & CO.

.Agents,

Hongkong, 13th December, 1909.

CHTAL

(814

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

STEAM

FOR

71

STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA,

(ADEN; EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN,

FORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON,

(Through Bills 'öf Lading Issued for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, Continental, AMERI- Can and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTA.)

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods THB Steambo will be delivered from alongsida,

al Consignees risk and expense into the Cargo impeding the discharge will be lauded hazardous and/or extra hazardons gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go down Co., Limited.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong. Itih December, 1009, 1835

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND. SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"GREGORY APCAR," having, arrived from the abore Forts, Con signees of Cargo-are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and expense.

Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M., of the 15th, Inst, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense.

No Fire lasurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

-DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

..Agents. Hongkang, 1yib December, 1909. [836

Events Coming.

Monday, 13th December. Kowloon Institute Concert, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 14th December.. Hughes and Hough, Miscellaneous Goods saleg $1.00 am.

Gao, P. Lammert, Furnituro sálo, 2.30 p.m. Organ Recital, in St. Peter's Church, 5.30 p.m.

Wednesday, 15th December. South China Morning Post, Lid, Annual Metting, in the Offices of Dr. Noble, Bank Building, Noon.

Hagbos and Hough, Furniture sale, 2.30 p.m.

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Friday, 17th December, Geo. P. Lammen, Chinese Curios sale, 2.30 p.m.

Saturday, 18th December, A..A. A. Sports Meeting, Kowloon Track. Goo. P. Lammert, Chinese Curios salo, 2.30 p.m.

་་་་་ Sunday, 19th December. "Catholic Union Bazaar, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

....

* Monday, toth Décember, Hughes and Hough 'High Class English Jewelory sale, 11 am.

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Wednesday 22nd December.

St Joseph's English College, distribution of prizes, by His Excellency the Governor, 4.30

p

Friday, 24th December.

Boxing at City Hall

Saturday, 25th December. Public Holiday.

-Tuesday, 28th-December: Hugbes and Hoogb, Auction sale of Sundrisi, sto, at H.M. Naval Establishments, to a.m.

ist Wednesday, 29th December,

The N. Y. K. 11. Bingo Maru, Bombay Line, left Shanghai for this port on xxth instig and to expected here on 14th installmenduene kaitstughai and Hongb, Auction sale of Sundries, The Imperial Garman Mail sx Prima:Lade [116, ki H.M. Naval Establishments, zo‘Lm/

Excluding opium, raw cotton provided about a balf of the faluo of all general imports, while tea constitated about 60 per cent wig left left Shanghai en tathiast, at 6 pm, and

value of all exports. On raw cotton | may be expected here, on 14th inst., at 7 a,m...... the charges were raised by degrees from The N. Y. K. strane Mars, European

day according to the Imperial tariff Line, left Kobe for this port wie Moji and and Museum for the week ending the fath

"December, 1909 - of Ti 0.750 a picul, to an actual lory in Shanghai on 18th, 10st, and is expected hare

The NY. Kota, Kumano Maru, Australian Non-Chinese.minis

1837 of Ti 1.500. On is the tariff export

duty in 1755 was Tis, a203 a pical; in the Line, left Yokohama for this part in Kobe, course of eighty years this was gradually raised Mofi and Nagasaki on zich inst, and is expact- to Tim 1'379;und at the latter date the actual i od kern on stet inst

Reform of visitors to the City Hall Library

"DELTA,"

Captain B. W. H. Soow, chrrying Ha Mas

jasty's Malls, will be devastched from blo for BOMBAY, &c., on'SATURDAY; the 25th December, at Noon, taking Passengers, and Cargo for the above Ports là, connection with the Company's BB. Morea, $1,000 tons, from

Golombo, Passangers' accommodating in watch

veszal la sacured before departure feun" · Hong- tong

Intimations.

WE RECOMMEND A TRIAL

OF OUR OWN MAKE

PORK

CAME

SAUSAGES

25 cents per lb.

THE

DAIRY FARM C0, 13

LIMITED.

Hongkong, 30th November, 1909.

ASAHI

BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

"SOLIGNUM.”

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A PERFECT preservative stain for Wood,

Stone, and Brickwork,

It protects against Decay, Fangas, Dry Rot, the Ravages of insects and Vermin Silk and Valuables, all Carge for France (especially the white, ant) and the action of the and Tan for London (under arrangement) weather.

will be transhipped 'al: Colombu, lato` the Mail steamer proceading direct to Mareallisi

"Solignum" really do what is olalmad.

and London, ather Cargo for London. c., will for it, as may be seen from the testi. be conveyed via Bombay by the R.M.S.monials of the Governments of India, the Delhi, dus in London on 19th February, Sudan, &c.

'IOTO,

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In Drums and Barrels of various colours. Prospectus and all foriber information

Farcele will be received at this Office satil 4 2M, the day before salling. The Contents from and Value of all Packages-are-required,

For further Particulars, apply to

R. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent, Hongkong, 13th December, 1909..

NIKKO

SIEMSSEN & 00, (Machinery Dept.). Hongkong,

Solo Agents.

Hongkong, 7th December, 1000

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** Chinese ..............

Library. Museum.

476 339.

· 3,111)

Total ime 643:

Mengkowy, 11th December; 1909.

H. PRICE & CO. LD

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