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Anti-American Boycott.

CANTON SELF-GOVERNMENT. SOCIETY ASSISTANCE' INVOKED.

*SINEWS OF WAR" FROM SAN FRANCISCO

CHINESE,

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, August. - The Canton Solf-Government Baclety bar received, from the Chinese zosidlog in the United States of America a letter, consisting of soma. two tonusand words, salting out, for the information of the Society, the Chinese grievance against the Customs regulations on their activațin California, with special reference to the deleútum sheds 41' Angel island situated at a considerable distacco, from the post of San Francisco. The writers of the laiter earnestly urged the Society to help them by adopting such muptured as may appear expedient to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 5 IQ10

HONGKONG GYMKHANA GLUB.

EXTRA MERTINO.

3rd ical,

The programme of the extra "gymkhana meeting to be held at the Happy Valley, os Saturday, 6th inst., (weather permitting), is as follows:

FIVE FURLONGS FLAT RACE. HANDICAP. For all ponies which have started at Gymkhana meetings this season and have a woo. Jockeys who wou more than s faces in Hong kong, Shanghai or Tiantai penalised's lus. Entrance fee 55. First p.iz:: Presented and pace S15, (Entrance fees to go to winner.) Mr. J. H. N Mody's Victoria Rose, 158tba Mr. Blanks her hu, 156tb

Six 11, May's Moonbeam, 154ibs Mr. Ellis Kadooric's Roumasina Chief, 154lbs Messrs, Scarlett's add Potter's Naokin, zgilbe Mr. O. K.'t Yatboto, 151 lbs Majur-Geu. Broadwood Rules, 148lbs

NOTES BY THE WAY,

THE SHANGHAI CRISIS

The soaction which sat in in the rubber mar kat in Shanghai recently is yet anotbar forcible reminder of the fundamental principles of speculativa enterprise. Judging from the seriousbeas of the situation obtaining in the Northern Settlement it would appear that the gloomy prediction of the jadividual who ant long are gays capres the epicion that many chickens weui come noms to roost hetore iɔ” rabbe, business wat was alter uil right in his sister prophecy. The majority of the unfortunate people whu seem to have suffered indirectly as a insult of the Ecancial cataclysm were the Chinese banks and I dread to contemplate what would have happened bad not some of the sounder concerns helped them out of their difficulty by advancing loans. There is a certain gentleman in Shadgnal who has lovented the euphemistic expression "Go and eat some hay" who he is a mild way of putting trikes me that it bu savertheless it serves its purpers ad- apurably. at all events, those who were not or would not be shrewd enough to foressa the pitfalls attendant upon the rubber fever and thus prevent the fisancial cuastrophe need the, bay very badly and a lot of it too. For our

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not Ászaesarily endassa the oplatona expressed

By Correspondents in this column.)

THE POKFULAM RESERVOIR

THE SHANGHAI CRISIS.

'INTERPORT". CARNIVAL:

THE- FINANCIAL SITUATION.

HONGKONG TEAM ACCEFF INVITATION, If the financial situation in Shanghel is up-

3rd.Inst. permost in the public mind at the present

Yesterday, Mr. Frank Lammart, hon, sac. of moment, it is also in a sense muŭ judíos, in so far as a permanent adjustment of the crisis Bas the V.R.O., received a telegram from the Secre aant yet been completed, writes the N. C. Dtary of the S.1.5.0. Inquiring whether the 1st, News editorially. Imperial sanction, has beso 2nd and 3rd of September, will sult the Hong- received for a loan to be raised by the Shang kong team. A reply was despatched stating that the dates have been accepted and that the bal Tactal from the foreign banks for the pur team would leave at the end of this month for poses of micating, the native orders of these banks that have already failed and olsisting Shanghal. other Chinese banks to tide over an abnormal parled. Yesterday, 27th ult., a meeting of the parties to this loan took place but adjourned to await the arrival of the Imperial Edict as already stated

TO THE EDITOR or yuz "Honexong Talmohapo," SIP-Ws have medicifully been spared serious water famlan this year. A tunely by phoon filled our reservoirs, and to the sababi. te of the lower levels were at last restored the cemental decencies of the bab, as well as water to wash the floors and keep the house deas. Without the Pokfulam Reservoir what would thess poor people do? The Taltam ex tension is not yet completed, and if it were, the Pokialam Reservoir would still, in most peo pla's opinion, serve a useful purpose. I note that the Government has given a reply to the report by the salect committes of the Sanitary Board which recommended that the men of the Pokfulam Reservoir be dispensed with. The Government's reply is in exactly the sense of at the time it was made. It seemed and still seems to me an inconsiderate and wastefully reckless act to give up the Pokfulam collecting area. "Should such gathering grounds," wa road in that part of the Government's reply which was written by the Government Analyst, "as rejected for the reasons recently put for

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the Wild view to the lustitution of a boycott † Mr. Joko Ball-Irving's Younger Biohor, 146lb. | Wishes to call anybody a donkey. It certainly the-romarks which you made upon that report the Teotal, in consultation with the 'Bankees'

In retanason for their differential treatment by the Americas. Accompanying the letter Was K draft for $1,000 which was furi' warded from San Francisco with a request that the money might be used to dairy the preliminary expenses of the anti-American propaganda. The members at the Self Govern

THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN ` is fixed at Tla. 3,500,000 and the rate of la- terest is four par cant. The money will be loaned proportionately by the foreign banks, and it will be left, presumably, mainly to Guild, to arrange for its subsequent allo cation among the native bank. Whether the sum named, together with the Tis. 1,500,00, which the Taotal has also been able to brocure from Chloess sources, will prove sufficient to fulfil its whole purposs will not be known untila faller analysis of the

INDIAN OPIUM AT CANTON,

In the course of a letter to the newspapers, Mr. Joseph G. Alexander writes with reference. to the statement that the British Consul-Gentral of Canton bad.protasted against the Viceroy's optum regulations, in the interest of the Indian opium trade

Has the Foreign Office really faced the com sequences of this action? Elther the Viceroy, if the Government at Peking supports him, will decline to give way, or be will have to resign, or to withdraw bis regulations. In 189r, Sir James Fergusson told the House of Com tuobs that if the Chinese Government thought ptopar to raise the duty to a probibitivä extent, or shut out the article altogether, this country.

Mr. H. Humphrays' Coxcomb, 14jlby, Mr. H. G. Marckwald's Hector, 140lbs THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE PLAT RACE. HANDICAP. For subscription griffes of the Scao 1908-1919 and 1909 1910. Jockeys who have won more thaus races in Hong kong, Shanghai and Tientsia penalised 5 ibs. F-part, we should feel dovoutly thankful that the ward in a public repart, there would be fow if situation has become possible ;.but the outlook would not expand ia powdler and shot, ar. inen Society have taken the maller band, Entrance lap $5. First prize: Presented. I said Tute of Shanghai has coi overlaken us, for any public, water supplies in any part of the is considered hopeful. It is well to remember lose the life of a soldier, in an attempt to forca

2nd prize $15. (Katrance fees to go to wis ner.j

and are consideringtheadvisability of é avecing

nating contemplating the revival of an anti-,' Amicao bycott, The Society willy na dnobi, 1 to their compatriots in China and app mbru d to solicit the sympathy and practical ́support in the boycott movement,

PROCLAIMED AT CANTON,

SELF-GOVERNMENT SOCIETY INITIATES PROPAGANDA,

Canton, and August.

A musting was held-yesterday at a pan, of the Ganton Balf-Government Society at which there were present several hundred people. The letter received by the Society was read before the assembly. It gave risp to considar- able discussion, resulting in a resolution being pared to the effect that a boycult be re-instituted, from the date of the meeting as a protest against the Americans for their differential treatment of Chiners of their arrival at San Francis, was also resolved by the meeting that lele.. grams be sent to Chinese in all places in Chica and those abroad in foreign counties, invifing them to join in the boycon novement and urging them ta'maintain a firm stand in the matter until such tìma as the American Excla. sion Law shall have been modified' in accord. ance with the wishes of the Chinese.

[It is rather remarkable that on this occasion the Chinese commercial organisations Heng- kong have not yet been advised of the boy cost. nor asked to lend their assistance in carrying It out Several of the loading Chinese in the Colony, interviewed to-day by a représenta tive of the TelegropA, professed eutiro ignorance of the boycot having been instituted. Ap parently the Hongkong organisations haver not been approached directly by their Sap Francisco compatriots as they were when the Just American boycull was set on fast and there appears to be a disinclination on the part of the local merchant groups to take a lead from the Self-Governinent Society of Canton. The Dext low days, however; will doubtless bring enlightenment on the subject:)..

CHINESE IN SAM*;

At the same meeting it was also decided to send a joint telegraphic memonal to the-l perial Government requesting them to coo cinic a treaty between Chinaod Stam, and to appoint a Chinese Minister in that country in to protect Chinese residents there.

THR COLOWAN AFFAIR,

A

PEKING TELBŪRAM.

We learn from a Pelting dispatch to the Osaka Hubnichl, that "the 18th ultimo-the- Grand Councillors and the Ministers of the War-wa-pu, held a meeting to consider the queation of the Kolowen aftir. Mr. Wu Ya- sang, Xinister of Foreign Affairs, remarked that Portugal was only a small couqliy, and suggested that the Admiral of the Kwangtung squadron should be immediately ordered to sewa fleet to "engage, the Portuguese al protest against their prestat barbarous acon, Mossi Na Tuug and Shi Hi held that the friendship between Portugal and China should be respected, and that diplomatic relations batween the two coun tries should not be broken off, Gut they suggered that the Viceroy of Kwangtung should be urdered to send warships to the ace of the fighting, and the responsibility of the ontoguese Minister in Peking should be que ioned, The Wai-wa-pu is almost over whelmed inspecting telegraitis.coming from the gentry in Kwaugtung''in -connection with the Kolowan affair. The Kwanglong gentry and officials in Peking held a general meeting.on the both instant to consider the course to be takes..

Thir message from Peking should be taken with the dual reserve in connection with Japanata raports of foreigo political eftirs.

Tas Peking correspondent of the inhi telegraphs that Viceroy Yuan, of Kwangtung having sought lostructions of the Government as to the course to be taken tin regard to the Kolowan affair, the Prince Regent called meeting of the Grand Councillors and Ministers of War, when the matter was discussed for four hours, and as the result of the conference, the Chinees Chargé d'Alees at Lisbon bas bean instructed to ludge a protest with the Portuguese Government galost the action of the Portuguese authorition. The Nanyang dieet has also been ordered to rand a squadron to Kolowas for the protection of (he`inhabit»

ants:

the spectre of bankruptcy has an unhappy huuck of constantly threatening us in a vague sort at war. Ualiks the gaplis cynic wha calmly declared that it will serve as a whole some lesson to Shangban, I can afford to be Keberops enough in fully sympathise with the bona fide auffsrers who have almost been hurled headlong acto ruin through no fault of their own. But I am afraid sympathy on un

ccasion like this is cold comfort.

FRILLS AND FLOUNCES.

MrEllis Kadooria's Servino Chiel, 158 lbs. Mr. T. F. cough's Cidzow's Fame, 154 (b). Capt, Heathcote's Tomahawk, 153 lbs. Mr. N.1.tabbi's Cobalt, ega ibs. Mr. M. W. Stado's 'remur sgu lus Mr. L. N. Lecle's Resolution, 148 lbs. " Mr. Neilson's Walnut Tree-144-Ib. ———. Mr. C. M. Moyers, insuar, 140 lbs. TENT PECCING IN SECTIONS OF THREE-

Upen to teams, mousted on China pouses, The local Courts, despite the absence of live: and composed of any ibres maribers of the sparks which are such a prominent feature of .. Gymkhana,Club. Three small cups to be the Divorce Division of the Courts at bome, are presepted to the winning team at each.com. nevertheless not without their amenities. During the weak at least portion of petition and ut the conclusion of the season a trophy will be given to the team which the Puise Judge's time walch would certainly have sufficed_for_ho_hearing of an ordinary scores the highest aggregate;ol-points-all meetings included. Is competing for the summary action was taken up by a dispute be small cups a compolitor need not necessarily ween a local dress-maker and a lady resident, represent the sime team on each and every because the cut of certain blouses did not ex- occasion, but it competing for the aggregate actly coincide with her views about Dams Fash trophy he can only represent one team dur 100. The beauty of the thing is that at the end of the morning's hearing, the litigating parties ing the season, that is to say, bo giust con.. tinue to compete for the team frat selected und gooa no further than when they stopped other. To provide for into Couri, for the very simple resion that by him and for

owing to itsess the defendant could not be sickness, absence from the Colony, or for

present to explain the why sad wherefore of improvement of a team, new members may from time to time be introduced into a te. m, her position, and her husband after a heroic Attempt did not feel 'equal to discussing with bat order to win the aggregate trophy

the modiste the highly feminine considerations two at least of the members composing the

involved. Now the question naturally arises: 100ing team must have competed in not less than three competitions. Entrance feest tale for the judge that his sober tran- quililly should be rudely disturbed by the $ euch man each Gymkhana

Court-room being larood into a Paris salon?. I don't know whether the suffragettes have succeeded to proving to the majority of men their right to the vote but I have no hesitation in saying that they areuaequivocally qualified to sit as women judges in millinery disputes and such-like things. Then there would be a chance of the decision arrived at belog at least compatible with justice,

The committee of the Gymkhana Club will appoint a judge who will judge, this cam- petition througgout the season and whose decision shall be final. In the case of illaess or absence of any Judge appointed the con- mitteo shall appoint a substītgie.

Mr. H.-J. Gedge

The Magpies.

Mr. C. t. Russ Mr. G. C. Moxon Mr. E. M. Bishop Mr. R. F. C. Master Mr. J. Johnstone

The Buff's B Team

The Hoo, P. G. Scarlett

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Mr. Davidion

Mr. M. M. Brice

Team. Toe Buff's A Team,

• Mujar Eaton

The R. G. A. Capi, Twiss Cap, Mich Capt. Loving.

Mr. Poter

OPPONENTS (1) OF HOUSE OF LORDS

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Probably, the apparent inconsistency of the Liberal Government, whether unconscious or otherwise, bas struck few observers. The fol- lowing paragraph takes from that esteemed Journal the Statesman throws au interesting nde-light on the new Peers' List. Here is the paragraph la question: Whatever designs Mr. Asquith's administration may have en the House of Lords their attitude towards she Upper House has not movented them from Air, Gedge's team...Jpg The Ball's 1 team 63reating revan now Peers, all of whom are The R. GA team...102 Mr. Blason's team ...54. Liberals and presumibly doubly doughty up The dagpic's, can go The Naval team......10 Ponents of the Assembly which they are to adorn, The Buffi A team... 85

(A shrewdly unkind smite, those two last

·BEER AND BISCUITS.-

Mr. Crookenden

MARKS.

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NATIVE BANKS

-THE-GENERAL UNCERTAINTY was prompting the public to withdraw their money from the various palivo banks, of whose stability they could receive no convincing assurances, At the same time some of the foreign establishments that had advanced funds to the native banks were becoming unonsy, and if these loans bad been called in on a larger scale than was actually resorted to, there must have been more widespread failure among the Chinese banks.

world. Now there is no contradicting this, any at this time that the number of these reasonable man must agree with the Govern- ment in this matter. It has bean shows that raus luto several scores, and that their constitu- tion is such that, while it appears to sult the soldiers' wives do not wash their clothes in the Mount Austin pulish, and that no sewage ever | Chinese conception of banking business, it goes anywhere near it. The very small quan falls very far short of foreign requirements y of clean building rubbish" which is de- The fater-relation of many of those banks too posited within the area is almost the only peg, is so close, that it it almost impossible for tto use a poor metaphor) whereon the oppon-one to be affected without dragging several cats of the reservoir can hang at even ligblothars lato its difficulties. Thus the failure of weight accusation. It is omerted that if anyone prominent Chinese found four banks in rubbish, building rubbish for instance, is de fuascial embarrassment, with the prospect of nosited anywhere, "the nature of the Übinese others being in the same predicamap Con- coolie is such that he saturally regards the

certed action was clearly required to cope with place as a general dumping ground, and pro- such a situation, and it is gratifying to be able cseds to deposit rubbish of all sort" Why to note that the Tastal showed both readiness this qualification. "Chinese?". I confidently and ability in the matter. Delay meant aggra- declare that labourers of the same class of apy vation of the position, for nation would do the same. The dangers which impend over our water supply here are shared with us by almost every large community con fined in a small space. Much bas been made of the difference between chemical examion. tion of water. I have the deepest respect for chemists and an equally deep respect and even admiration for bacteriologists.. I may there

are any without diffidence that for the present a plain layman has a clear courss before him, Chemists agree; bacteriologists do not. A mind trained and coluvated in other branches of science, balts bewildered in the face of the amazing contradictions of bacteriology. Some authorities advise us to sterilize our milk; others sige us to do nothing of the kind, Some say that even the Berkefeld filter is a cause of dauger; I know at least two learned physicians who never drink anything but water of the Chinese has been long and experience

kered through a Betkfeld pump filter. My intimate. I have known very few deaths among them directly traceable to bad water, except in a cholera epidemic. The fact is that all Chinese abbor drinking cold water. They always boil it if they can, and the poorest of them drinks weak tea when he is thirsty. True, I have sena chair bearers drink cold water from a roadside pool, but that was in a di trict devoid of rest- houses, and the dearest village was ten miles away, and the men were parched with thirst, There are exceptions, of course, to the rule that every Chinese doctor insists on, and which

practically all his countrymen obey, "Never drink cold water, it is poison." Ear less mis- chief than some people appear to imagine in done by water out here. It is the lack of water that is hurtful. Dirt is the enemy. Dirt on the body, dirt on the clothes, diet in the house, din in the streets, Nature's remedy is water, If the Pokfulam reservoir is closed, thousands of people will be deprived of the means of wathing themselves, their cloths" and their houses I cannot discover any records of martality due to drinking water from the Pak- folam Reservoir. This is owing to the fact, as I said before, that the Chinese boil their water, and drink weak toa. Earopesus asually both filter and boil it. I agree with the Goverd ment that no case has been made out against this important source of water supply to thos. sands of people. The few precautions needed to prevent contamination, some fencing and a fow gratings, are well worth taking. The great surpaid by their value as the source of the

It is only natural that at such a time there should be beari searchings regarding the

METHODS OF BUSINESS that may be held to have led up to the. financial crisis. In this particular, then, our subject in still sub fudico, for it must poeds come up for discussion before the properly

ners of this port. There can, therefore, bla constituted bodies concerned with the busi no attempt in these colamus to anticipate any decision likely to be arrived at in other quar- ters; but it is of interest to examine the condi- tions under which the financial stringency came to a head. The first Intimation of trouble oc curred la copaxion with the five-day and to. day native orders, which are accepted in pay ment for goods delivered. These bave hitherto been regarded as the equivalent of cash, but better suited to the circumstances of the port in view of the disadvantages attending the movement of syces and the absence of a clearing house. Tacitly if not formally, it

was understand that some gorables" at tached to the10 orders which prevented the possibility of their repudiation. Recent events have shown ibat

oplam upon China." The present Government canninly cannot wish to withdraw from that position, altar two unanimous votes of the lust !.. Hopse ni Commons have condamned the trade.. If, on the other hand, the regulations have to be withdraws, what is likely to be the attirada. of the. Cantonese people? They have twice within the last four years resorted to a boycott, one against the United Sites, the othersgainst Japan, An anti-British boycott has been ibron- tened before now, but never yet enforced. Ia it wish to forinit the good will of a great people struggling to free itsell from a national vice?

BULLION.

Messrs. Samuel Montagua. & Co.'s circular dated London, July 7, contains the following

Gold. The proximity of several foreign ex changes to gold point, has rendered it uncertain whether any of the 800,000 bar gold which arrived this week will be sent into the Bank of England. Up to the time of writing, all bar. gold ready for delivery has been taken for New York.

The following amounts baya been received by the Bank:-

June 30, £191,000 in bar gold, July 1, 153,000 in bar gold.

18,coa in bar gold.

D 51 55,000 in sovereigns from Rlo de Janeiro. The following withdrawal was made from the Bank:-

July 5, £20,000 in sovereigas for South America.

Daring the week there has been a net influx of £193,000.

Canadian gold pieces will be lasued in Janu aty next. They will bear the portrait of King George.

Sliver.--The movements of the prices during the month of June have bees within narrow. limits, víz, 5/16 of a peony; the market was too much overborne by one-sided spacelation to show much life. On the first day the quotations were 241. for cash and 24 1/166, for On the last day they were exactly reversed,"

1/16d. for cash and 3411. for 3 moi, The bighost for cash was 241d; for a mos 2413/16d.-

24

The lowest for cash was"2131.') for a mos. 249/168,

The averageworks out 2465; for a massa 24.685

There was a report of 1/15d, ou 15 days, and: i ont day whitstion 3 days there wasja deport: of 1/168.

In the early part of the month cash allver was inclined to be at a discount; but as the ? dep srture of the steamer for July settlement In Rombay drew near, "bear" and other buyers bad to pay a premium.

This premium bas mixco risan still higher, to 3/16d. on the 5th instant, and to 7/ 6d. yester- day, easing to id, to-day, the cash prica, kas not beca quoted so much as 7/154. above that, for forward delivery since April 9, 1997.

Ample supplies exist sufficient for, and aren are not accessible for general use, and are not

THE BARKERS' GUILD. acknowledge no such guarantee ipm facio, although in the prevent instance it has stepped in to meet these orders. The problem thus presented by the crisis seems, therefore, to be whether this system of orders due in five or ten days' time is to be retained in preference to a cash basis of transacting business, and if 10, on what guarantees. Alternative sugga tions will presumably be the establlikmeat of a clearing house and a system of one-day ordere the retention of the ten-day orders and a defalte guarantee on the part of the Bankers' Guild, that will take effect automat cally, and will, not require the 'elaborate ma- chinery which has had to be used on this are known to have strong advocates in bu

point, if they could cite the reformed correocy with forward silver at above 24 d. an that this of a cash basis would be able to make a strong

China has been' prepared to feed the market artificial logency for immediate delivery at au accomplished fact.

The situation arising from the failure of cerchiefly affects the cash price, and it may fairly tain native backs has overshadowed for the be assumed that the forward quotation is negrer moment

to the raal markat value of Silver at the present time apart from speculative manipulation. of the filosocial stringency. Of this possibly Though the Chies exchange might allow a the most forcible reminder is the fact that out margin against the sale of forward silvor, ika' of nearly a hundred stocks quoted on the Stock | risk of a future corner in delivery tandets Ex- Exchange list on Wednesday all but two were change Backs too nervous to operate. returned with "ubminal" prices. We may,

LADIES NOMINATION RACE THE COM. | Words |}) ~LEATE ANGLER" STAKUB ---Geatiemen- competitors will start from a given point

Here is another jurnalistic ebullition, which mounted on Chius proies and will ride to might possibly be considered scholy by those another givan point where they will hand against whom the present Liberal Government ponies to maloos,and dismount. Each com

aie waging a relentless wat. This time the On dis petitor will carry a fishing rod,

smiter of the blaw is the Caldoite Asian :-The mounting he will rou to a third given point dew aristocrats are all well up to the sample of with shing rod, where his lady Dominatrix

mott modero creations? Tea, Colton, Bricks, "will be awaiting him. He will hand fishing Steamers, Engines, etc, etc. Hut at we

red to the lady who will pracend to a "lake"

have already loss of Beer, Boots, Buttons, Bis- where the will fish as directed. On catching cuits god so forth in Debrett, we suppose it is fish," lady will can about ten yards to the

alright! We are not, however, by any means judge, carrying her fish on her book us caught. Lady first reaching judge with fish think; for it is easy enough to say "I Ate lords on book as caught to win. First, second and and 'toff's" when you are not dan, but when Gual absolute necessary of life to a buge | siness circles, and it is clear that the adhetopis❘ likely to be for some time to come. third prizes presented by the Gymkhana Club. No entrance.fee. Li-ColBayard, Nominatrix Mrs. Geddes Mr. M.M. Brico

Mrs. Sutherland Miss Clark. M.H.B,L. Dowbiggin Capt, Finch- Mr.D.Goddes Mr. H. F. Hickman Mr. F.B. Bitchcock, Air. John Johnstone Mr. C. Ross The Hop, P. Scarlett

| stirs whether the Reds aco ne wise as they valge ip mere money of those waterworks is | occąriod to put it into force, Both alternativas în excess of, any ressonable demand, but they

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you are given a coronet, and a real lord greets you as "ons of us," what then? Can all these new coronets be depended upon to vole solid for down with the Lords? We have our doubis (1

reservoir would be a stupid act of cruelty, population in a small area, To close ibis Stupid because, as pointed out in the Govern Cruel becauso ment reply, quite needless. those who would do this thing live where there is abundance of water, while by their action, thousands of human beings would be suffering every note of the gamut that leads from din comfort la agony,➡Yours, etc.,

THE TRIANGLE. Hongkong, 3rd August,

THE FOREIGN SIDE

ROOSEVELT AND A POKER PUN, Osce on a western trip Mr. Roosevelt stop. ped at a small town in Kansas. At the station. the President was expected to say a few words to the assembled crowd, and he chose his fav. ourite text of "race suicide" as balog most api propriate to the district. While speaking he noticed a man bearing three small children on his shoulders, and beside him stood à woman ONE MILE DIVIDED HANDICAP-LOWER carrying two babies. The President's speech DIVISION. For all China ponies: Jockeys was going along smoothly when suddenly the who have won more than 5 races in Hong-man with the three children brokoin with avolce kong, Shanghai and Tieptsin penalised 5 lbs. that could be heard a quarter of a mile away Entrance fee $5. in prize: Presented. "Hey, Teddy," he shouted, "can you beat this? and prize: $15, (Entrance fees to go to with a fall house, Teddy, triplats and twinss Vice-Mialster have both expressed omphalic 7. money are content to look on at the market there is but liula demand for the metal welke

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Capt. Heathcote's Tomahawk 1581). Mr. J. H. N, Mody's Victoria Rose 153ib, Sir Henry May's Moonbean 152lb Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's Belgian Chief 150lb, Mr. Bilis Kudoosie's Nizim Chief 1491b. Messra. Scarlett and Potter's Nankin 1436, Major Genarai Broadwood's Rufus 147ib. Mr. Henry Humphinys' Barry, 140lb.

three of a kind and a pair,"

CASUAL CRITIC

ROWLOON DOCKS,

·ADVENT OF THE RAILWAY.

IBE JAPANESE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION,

DISAPPROVED BY AUTHORITIES.

drifting.

The Minister of State for the Navy and the disapproval of LL. Shirase's scheme for fournay- ing to the South Pole, says the Japan Mail. They say that the preparations contemplated ate not pearly adequate for the purpose. The Licut: propores to start with a sailing ship of zea tons. But it is evident that in the cis- cumstances which will certainly be encounter ed a ship must have some means of propulsion Independent of the capricious wind and still ONE MILE DIVIDED HANDICAP HIGHERed that the No. 1 Lock of the Hongkong and attempting to negotiate the Antarctic Seas After several years' operations, we are informs more ascertain corrents. To fact, a sailing ship, DIVISION, For All China ponies. Jockeys Whampoa Dock Co., Ld, Hongkong, bas now who have won more than 5 races in Hong been extended so as to accommodate the largest might find herself condemned to perpetual kong, Shanghai and Tientsin penalised 5 ibi. vessels entering the Port, writes the N. C. D. As for the idea of carrying horses to be used Entrance les Ss. First prize Presenfet, and News, The original length of this dock on keel for purposes of land transport and for food if price $25. (Edicance fees to go to wioser.)

blocks was 576-1; these dimensions have now Mr. John Jabusiona's Blackmore Vale, iñolbs. been increased to you.fi, in length with a little space to accommodate borses on board

necessary, it is plain that there could be very Mr. Dryasdust's Saronis, 156 lbs.

breadth at entrance of £6-fi. top and 74-it 200 ton vessel, This, agate, ao prevision is bottom, while at ordinary spring tides the depth made for carrying barley, although experiences Capt, Heathcote's Hinton, 56.lba.

over sill is 30-ft. The work on this extorsion have proved that sailors fed entirely apou sice have been carried out under severe conditions, lose 50 per cent of their number from kakke. the cutting being entirely from solid granite, L. Shirass is not even acquainted with the ex- one side of a hill being removed. The Com-

act route to be followed, and it is "plain thai a pany's operations are becoming mora axtensive sailing vessel surrounded by icebergs and each succeeding year. At the Kowloon and

governed solely by the winds and currents Cosmopolitan workshops there are now being would soon fed herself in a perilous state. In undertaken all classes of construcilona), and general engineering, iron and steel forging, the mouth of Commander Ide, hava pronounced fact the naval authorities, speaking through frea brass and bropre castings and electrical the death sentence on Lt. Shirasa's schame." work of all descriptions. An interesting con-

For our own part we do not quite see why tract now in hand is that for railway gassanger Commander Ide's views, sound though they carriages, which are being manufactured for may be, should necessarily mean the death- the Kowloon Caston Railway, British and knell of the scheme Surely Ire possible for Chinese sections. The construction of main

adopted and acted upon by Ligat, Shirass.. and auxiliary machinery and boilers for marine such of his suggestions as carry weight to be and land purposes in also esrried on at the We still hope to see the project carried out, Company's workshops. The advent of the rallway in Hongkong will very largely locrease Independently of the Goverment, the trade of that poit and the near vicinity of L

Mr. John Johnstone's Odds Un, 159 lbs. Mr. Bills Kadoario's Servian Chief 149 lbs. Mr. H. G. Marckwala's Liams Chief, 146 158," Mr. Ellis Kadooria's Belgian Chief, 4 lbs.

"A Tokyo dispatch to the Asahi states that the dispute which arose between Chios and Portu gal in regard to the boundary of the Portuguese * territory at Macao, lo compection with the «Tatsu-maru" affair, is still unsettled, the Portuguese Government having rejected the Chiassa proposal to refer the dispute to the decision of The Hague Tribunal, Since then, ths Portuguese Government has increased ite forces in Macao, and strengthened the guard on the frontier. Recently Chinese pirates DELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL made their appearance od Vanking Island (where Kolowan is ditunted) and maiøsted

3rd Inst. nóvára!" * vessals,... whereupon the Portuguzio

The bandsome book-pixss so gener.usly authorities est forto to disperse the pirates. The affair has developed more ser. xivos annually by Mr. R. E. Belilies to the lonely then had been anticipated, and the lu giris of this school, for excellence in English habitants of the island are now involved in the Composition, wore to-day awarded to the trouble. The Chinese Government appears to successful candidates by the Director of Edaca be considering the course to be taken in regard tion, Mr. E. A. Irving. The following are the to the Portuguese action. The present trouble names of the winneri 2- dilginated "judirectly as a result of the upceishint of the boundary pf.Poringossa.

##114" Bellaved that upon the conclu alon off by operations, for the suppression of 18 pinter, the Chinese Government will pokollations': for a settlement of the Gary question,-/Aban Chronic

May Lesbirel, Shio Tak Hing, Lai Fo Yuk. Hilda Kong. Wong Kwai Yu,' To Kwan Fong«; "Luk Lei Talons

the general terminus to the Kowloon Docks GERMANY headed the shipping clearances at and the introduction of sidings thereto, will | Bangkok last year with 345 steamers, Norway place the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. cams next,with.935, Slam third with 198 and) (u's position both to develop their trade largaly,, Brtain meal with 884

The actual statistical position of the market however, derive some consolation from the fact is far from favourable. that the "dog days" are not peculiar to Shang, The offtake in Bombay is small and the cashi hal. In the Home Prass we read the lament of balancer in the Indian Treasury are once more a Stock Exchange correspondent that "the accumulating the last figures given aro ga” public seems to be tired of the Stack Ex- crɔter-and the China exchange romalas low, change"; and he proceeds to enlarge upon the In fact, apart from "bear” covering in con-

subject by saying that those who have made sequence of the holding up of cash supplies, and wait for another opportunitý, and the many A shipment of £65,000 has been made on- who have lost it are

July s from Sao Francisco to Hongkong,

The quotations for cash and s mos, to-day- are respectively 13, and 3/16d, above thoss quoted a week ago.

BURSING ANGRY VEBLINGS ·

galost the innocent vehicle which carried their speculations. Whether this side of the picture ao applies to Shanghal we are not prepared to say but there is a familiar ring about the remainder of this correspondent's diagnosis

Mesire. Mocalls and Goldsmid's circulaț dated London, fuly & states People," he declares, "do not want to be The sharp rise in the silvar market this weak' bothered with the Stock Exchange, with mar- presents a marked contrast to the absence of rest of them. So all the bull points go by the two months. The demand has been chiefly kets and prices and rubbers, olls, rails and the fluctuations that has prevailed during the past board, and the many descendants of Mark for cash silver, and although there have soms small special orders in the elves with the rather obvious reflection that market the greater part of the boylag has Tapley in the Stock Exchange console them- been the lower prices go, the better chance they will come from bears who had to re-purchase stand of that subsianilal recovery, which every or carry forward their sales falling dus. one wants but nobody expects last yet," in The scarcity of cash silver is due to this case there is no special viciousness in the fact that large operators for the rise bave deriving a certain measure of relief from the taken up their purchases instead of carrying Contemplation of oilers rested in the same boat them forward to the market. If this policy is as ourselves. If we adopt the right standpoint, continued, as there is every reason to anticipate. we may even discover more virtue in the no- that it will be, it does not seem likely that the minal quotations of the lifeless Stock Exchange position of cash silver will become much exiler list than in the pathetic procession of Imma, for some time as the fresh silver coming to ancuonzer's hammer in the hope of alluring to fulfil the contracts falling dus. At the same ture innocents offered for sacrifice under the market will not be much more than is required

quotation that is of no use to anybody, a from its summer retreat of listless stagnation à | fimos it should be borns in mind that the actual consumption of sliver shows no sigds at present of improving, the up-country demand in India mmaning small and the Ching exchanges keeping peralstently below parišý j it conse. Recently a singular adventure befell a gon-quently silill remains a matter of spaculation At two o'clock in the morning a lamp on the in London-and-Bombay will be absorbed leman who was motoring in Dall, Sumatra. when and how the large amounts held up bot car suddenly went to pieces, and the car ras genuine demand.KOPINIA over something. The spaed was so great that this almost escaped notice. The car.was stop ped, and so examination disclosed the fact that || a tiger was crouching on the road just ready to spring who the car, strack it: The traces of the tiger ware visible enough. It had dis appeared in the lalang grasu on the roadside.

MORE TIGERS.

There has been a demand for bar gold several quartery, the Continental z axcala having movad against London, and in addtin a small amount has been taken för Me Daring the week, the Bank of Kegiata received: £220,000 in i bare" and "Cole, ** Ganoon has been withdrawn for South America