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BUKIT RAJAH RUBBER..

COMPLAINT AGAINST SELANGOR GOVERNMENT

“DIVIDEND OF 150 PER CENT

Preading at the konual meciing of Bukit Epjah Rubber Company on July 14, Mir, H. K. "Kurbsford, in the course of a fong speech, sald: Whtu we mat you biro last year we bad. the pleasure of recommending a dividend of 55 per cent, to the shareholders, and this was characterized as a very handsome return; but you will, I think, require to make use of a more superlativa term lo denote the excellenca of a dividend of 150 per cent, which we now have the pleasure of recommeading. This rapid site in the earnings of the company hai aisen from two causen: first, the greatly er hanced price of the product, and second the lar. gar output of production from the estate. When you coulder that the valus of rubber imported into this courtly for the six months ending June last exceeded that of the previous year's six months by co less than ten million sterling, you can readily conceive the great fiancial stralp on dealers and mouficipiors owing to Abe high price of the raw product. Dealing with our crop, you will note we have increased our output (comparing last year's«figures)‚„by` 103,597 lbs., having bary.sted 311,778. lbs, dur fog the year. Ws have nɔw 2,50; nères of,rub. bar in 1 400 noras of coconuts, An extension of 550 acres of rubber is now being carried out during the present year, ¡Ittlog miked ths meeting to codo:ss the action of the board in granting a bones of £500 to the European staff for the'r work during the year, the chair, man-sald¿-We..Enve resolved to continue opening annually until we have added azother 1,000 acres, so that when th's is completed we shall have 3,500 acres usder rubber, al û cost throughout of, I bopo, under £10 per acro,

CONDITION OF THE ISTATE. The estate is in every way well cared for and kept free from weeds, and the usual ciro and altention is belog given by Mr. Hamerton to the cultivation of the land and the tapping of the free. In the Hal, as you are aware, all products are subject to prsts and diseases-but nowadays, with the assittards of our myce logists and experts, these are being successful- ly dealt with. „Tro fomess Ciarase is to ba found probably on all estates in the Federaled Malay States in lesser or greater degree, but it will be a satisfaction, fóż you to know that on -Bukit Rajah it bis pr.cʻically been cop fined to ‚a field of 41 acres on the Detabole division, and Mr. Hamerien advises us that this field shows no signs of any fresh stiucks afer treatment. The o.her peit common to most astates is that of the white ant. Well with us, this has only been giving trouble 'ca: Rome young clearings, but is now success fally arrested with the exterimitator which

is la general ure. In fact the peste connected with the Tara lies, so far an they have develop

·ed, are just about or harmfel, and are as readily

coped with as the mary etemies we have in growing lea. Then, with regard to the topping

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 1910

“DIRECTORS", TEKS JECREASED,SYSTE Mr. A. Bethune proposed a resolusion affect | log the directors' remuneration. It was a law |Jaid down by bloses of old, Thou, shaft pot muzzle the cx when he treadeth out the cors, and, said the sponker, though I should be very sorry to compare our worthy directors with oxen-except in the serpact that they have been very patient and hard working-I think you will see where the illustration applies, I what is sometimes called the Rutherford group of companies the remuneration of directors is always exceedingly moderate. In the year 1904-g the total remuneration of the directors was £215, Dating the two following years it was raised to £150, and for the three 1st years it bne been £500. This is among four directors

But, working together they have brought it to such a state of prosperity that the name of Bukit R. jub is a household word in the rubber world for all that is stable and progressive. : I shall, therefore, have pleasure in propating this resolution: That the directors fees be lacruas- of from £500 to £750 per annum, with a commission of per cent. on the gross annual- dividends pald, the same to Include the year under review.

HEADWATERS mining co.

REPORTS RICH STRIKE;

A rich strike, which aliruld result in $100,000 being taken out of the 'ground, bas been made at the Headwaters ming in the Antomok valley, In working the mine, last week's rich zo foot vein was discovered in the lower levels of the mine,

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E&A EASTERN SHORE.

NO DAMAGE IXPECTED;!;::

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The Eastern and Australian Ilmer, Boston en resto from Australian poris to Manila, ie sabore at Froadout, between Thursday island and Fort Darwin. The news of the accident to the vertal was convoyed to Manila in a cables received yesterday, says the Cableness of lithi fast, by Meters, Macondray and Company, the focal agents,for the Esaturn. The dispatch adds that the veissi msiained no damage and that she will be floated by August 15, 2

By the accident.the vessel's arrival ai Manila- will be delayed, about das wook. She was das here on Monday, Auga.1 23, but will now be unable to make this port before August 19. The Eastern has aboard a large, corgo of sup plica and a number of passengers för Manila,

CANION DAY BY DAY,

PREPARED OPIUM REGULATIONS,

Dobrom · Our Own Correspondent.]'

Centon, 15tu August,

The Canton Goveromont Anti-Opium Bureau enw contemplates the extension of the opera, tion of the so-called Prepared Oplum Licence to Kongmoon, and expectant magistrate Ya Wo has been deputed by the 'Barean to that port to investigate matters in connection with the pïuposal and to make arrangements for ibe opening of an office there to collect the tax on foreign raw, oplum on its importation kom Hongkong,

GOVERNOR OF KWAKOSI. Atologiam bas bien received from the Go- verser of Kwangxi Province, H.E. Chang Klog Ki, advising that he left Kwel Lin to the 19th

The new vain sbowa about 20,000 toon ofore in sight, and this is estimated to by worth $120,000, gold. The news of the strike was called to Hongkong, where the large majority of the stock of the Handwaters Mining com.instast-for Canton and expects to arrive at

Canton in the course of about ten days. pa'y is bald.

FIERY SERVICE.

The company has recently purchased a new 15-stamp mill, and this is now being erected on the ground, and will be rancing in a few weeks.-Janila Timės.

OPIUM SMUGGLING..

"'LODNGSANO'3" STEWARDS, ARPESTED:

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Opism valued at Pagoo was se'ed by officials of the Bureau of Customs this morning, most ef it stored away in a falte bulkheid on the steamer Losagaing, reporļa the Manlia Times offith fast.

Three persons are under arrest, ad customs secret service men are reasching for three Manilaus said to be implicated in the plot.

The discovery was made by a detective who arrested Emeterio del Castillo, a Filipine, on the launch Irene, fast night as he was returning from the Loongiang,

Castillo's pockets excited suspicion and search brought to light seven tips of opium Castillo was immedistély arrested.

MODERN PIRACE.

THE COLGWAN AFFA'R..

Under cross examination he confessed, the police say, and a search of the Zogatng te veated to cans more. Two Chinese stewards of the trees, thanks to the study of this impowere arrested for complicity. tant subject by De Haos Fitting and Mr. Gallagher, more rational attem is bring introduced; whils, with regard to the curing of the rubber fuc research chemists in the East are fa a fair way to lead us to produce a batter quality this we do at prosent. A survey of the whole property is now being made, and there may be astments to be made in the acreages of the various clearings which have breu, opered from time to tim, but we do not anticipate there will be any material alteration eliber one's ay or the other. The l:bour force is sufficient for all present reg airement, and at the present time consists of 1,200 men, copying out a private water apply for the

women and children, The manager is pow

wants ofthe labourers and the factory.

DIFFICULTIES.

Mr. G. A. Tilini, addrening, the meeting, made a few remarks on sime of the difficulties of administering an estate in Selangor ai the

A merchant named Chan King .Son bas #bmitted a petition to the Ta tai for the Development al Kativa Todtatries applying for permission to run six steamlaunches for pas stager traffic between Canton and Honam, and for the exclusive privilega bo undertakes to pay an annual sum of $10,000 to be Water Police Department and a further sumról§5:00 towards the fonds for the establishment of the Chaton Industrial fastitate.

FLO: DS.

A letter has been received by the Canton Charitable Institutions from the officials ofTsung Fa district reporting that, sizes the doth initant there have been torrential rains continuously Bad, in consequence, the watoś zusked, down. from the bills in great volumes with the result. that the surrounding country, has been under water. Many villages in the lower plains have been foundated and no fewer than a thousand houses bavo bren' swept away by the floods, and also a number of lives have been lost. The ∙rice planintions were almost totally destroyed and a large number of cattle were carried away by the rush. Excessive damages have kein inflicted in that district by the present foods both to lives and properties and in comparison are no less than those caused, by tha Aljods of- last year. In the message the charitable propla were earnestly requested to render prompt assistance to relieve the flod sufferers, who ate now awaiting urgent telp.

PIRACY,

To read the reports that hate come recently from Colowan island and Carlon makes it very hard to realizy that this is the year of grace A Junk named Man We, plying between 110 and not that fine old age when Captalo Hecogiba and Shop Tak districts, was held Kidd and others of his ilk roamed the seas, up and robbed on the rich instant by a gang of The Culonan affair was such en extentive piece pirates when passing a place called Wong Yu of pi acy that It amounted almost to lasurtec Chung. The crew of the jzok fought the tion, Nearly 3,000 troʻps and-upwards of a | pirates; bat seven of their number were more dezia gtieboats were occupied for a fortnight or less wounded in addition to one of the pas in sarroutdig and carrying the stronghold of sengers ac bard who was killed by the pirates. the pirate band and sueding Cown the frage The care has now been reported to the Caston mests cfar the maʼn gàng had dispersed. | officia!a. -- Under all ordinary circumstances it would be Imagined that the drastic measures taken against' the Colonas plates would have discouraged the whole enterprise for a time but scarcely is the clean-up finished before Canton reports à

CANTON VICELOVAKIT.

COMMERCIAL.

PRAY ADgust 16th, I p.133) The following quotations for rubber shares, by wito, arauapplied by Messrs. E, S, Kadoorie & Co,

Allagan Anglo-jav Anglo-sa Balgownies Batu Tigan on Bertam prors

Bakit Kajangs (pp.) Bakit Rajahi chi Carey Uniteds.................. Castlefielda... Changkat Serdange Cheras (part paid) Do. (fully paid) Damansartu zzerias) Eastern Internationals Fed. Salangor, ....... Gizmeniya mumenis

Golcondes

་:་';

122/0

Golden Hoper....ARE & SPIDER Highlands and Lowlands.123/- Indragitis Anymoı şəkə Tuch Kenneths20. sejme t Jequies ..................949: 2 Jonglandora 900 294290 Kamanings

......7/- prem

Kuala Lumporsuos & momonas3¢¤]: Lanndrons (fully paid) minor. T Leandrons (ppd.) swimamonman **** Labus-..................994 merombotisatio

Ladhury.......11):1998-1-87/5 Linggis, ................................................................................36/5 London Asiatics. ...}} London Vaulure 5/5 Metlimatsua mamí7]6

Pajamas................................................$15|| Pegohs in..................$jæ Rubber Trust.35/- premu.

Sandycrofts.ESS TOP-ALKEEZHAKIKI$30 Saponge inadaavuunaus

Scafoldscoƒoƒyside

Sakongs .........................................32/5 prem. Skelfords

77/6 Slogspore & Johʊrti ....................................$16. Sumatra Paras.5/-. Sungel Choksuk07|6 Sangel Kapars......................6/9 Tandjorge Ezrakter man Tingkah....37/6 Toeringlei...................?/• prem,

Ulu Ranfu

United Serdang

United Singapores United Sumairas ------ United Langkatā" muma inanı

$1.75

Para Rubbar,...................................9/1 pér lb.

JULY RUBBER KETURNS, *BATU CAVES -17,458 lbs. NEW SKRENDAI 3-gig lbs. KURAN ESTATE ——

**2,640 lbs. Agents Gunn and Co.

PAJAM

-3,250 lbs. RUBBER ESTATES OF. KRIAN ;--- 3,500 lbs. GULA KALEMFOTO:

·ALON PONGYU (~~

BRICH:-

KEPONG :-

10,000 lbs,

10 lb 1,188 lbs.

3.900 lbs. PENGKALAN Durian Estate - 968 lb# TEMPENIS PARA AND COCONUT PLAN.

TATIONS Citronella Oil-1,150 lby; Rubber--- 36 lb1; Ceconut 5,541 outs. "Agents F. W. Baiker und Co.

LAWADRON :—35,923 lbs ; agaiöst 30,329 ibu ;' total for seven months 3:8,634 lbs: agatest 19:475 lbs. 2

Agents Guthrie and Co.

lbs; total for seven months 23,358 lbs.

BUKIT KAJAKO-5,473 lbs ;) #gaintṭ. 4,79)

gouts Gann (nd Co.

BALGOWNIE :-8757 lbs.

LACC-2,500 lbs. SUKOBI SALAR :——2,258 |bi Agents Guns & Co.,

TFALGAR-324 lbs,

A Peking telegram states that B, E. HubM Shib Chang, at present Provident of the Minis try of Posts and Communications, is likely to receive the appointment as Viceroy of the Two

Shu Hsun.

pretent timo and referred to troubid ip dealing dathing instance of pleacy. Seventy-eight | Kwang Provinces in succession to H. E. Yass Agents F. W. BARKER & 07.

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pirates swooped down upsa a merchan“, guard. [ed by an escort of troops, killjd a number af bly party and got away with, all his money, all bis opium and all the guts of the guard. And this sort of thing has been going on for ages in the neighbourhood of Kaugkong, O: ston and

acad. The main waterway betwean Hong. kong and Canton is infested with pirates and rarely a month goza by without a more or less serious raid. The regular river boats are all armed for deficce and for that re-son are not molested but smaller craft as jumped and fooled whenever they expose themselves.

HARBOUR COLLISION,

LAUNCH MASTER FINED,

Before Commander Basil Taylor, R., Matinu Magistrate, Cipt. W.. Dixon Hopcraft, master of the steamship route.xgle, proietated Chan Fuk, master of the steam launch Fee Lee, this moming, for falling to obreave the rules of the read in the waters of the Colony at 12.10 pm.

on the ith lust,

-LEDHURY :~$44 lbs; against 6,0fa ibs | total for seven months 61,85 lbs: against 19,610 lb.

CENTRAL MARKET.

AT DITIONAL FOULTRY ACCOMMODATION, The following minute, dared the ab inst, is by the President of the Fanitary Board -

Today's Advertisements,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION,

NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

OTICE Is Bareby given that an EXTRA-

of Members of the Association will be Held at "the City Hall, "AU 545 7M, TO-MORROW, the 17th day of August, reto, for the purpose of considering the quantion of the reformation of the Association as a Corps of Reserves;

Dated this 16th day of August, 1910.

AJENKINS,“

Elon, Secretary,

501

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received instructions from The Hon. The Captain Superintens dest of Police, to sell by UP TANGAN

PUBLIC AUCTION,

MONDAY

the aand Augus), 1910, atau akti, at Tês Central

Police Station's Compound, A SUNDRY CONDEMNED And OBSOLETE RA RESTORES, WAS

Comprising

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CORNED BEEF

and

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THE

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OLD METALS, CLOTHING, LAMPS, CIGARETTES, TABLES, a quantity of OPIUM, WINES and SPIRITŠ, OPÍUM PIPES and SMOKING IMPLEMENTS, Oùs PRINTING MACHINE and 9 BOXES | our besta, s PRIMERS, &c, kaji sa

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A Number of RIFLES, REVOLVERS and a large quantity di AMMUNITIONS. TERME—AS Umal en het AN

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Goverment Auctioneers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1910.1543

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG "AND SINGAPORE.

THE

`HE Company's Steamship

"FOOKSANG,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignass of Cargo by her are hereby informed” that thair Goods will be delivered from alongside

Cargo, Impeding the discharge or remalaing on board after 4 PM, the 17th Inst, will be fanded at Oonalgona's risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LD

General Manager.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1910

*BEN* LINK OF STEAMERS, NOTIOR TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. "BENDORAN,"

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRÓ', LONDON

AND STRAITS.

Theca Cola benind waters ses itand In the manufacture al

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CASAHI" & "SAPPORO

$12.00

- "paricias & dos, pa

$18.50

(To be obtained at all

THE BRITISH-FOREIGN_IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY, Cenim Build- ings; Liverpool, England," is prepared to receive Consignments-of-Local-Producs-on" best terms.

HONGKONG. SHANGHAI INTERPORT SWIMMING

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AT BHANGHAI,

SEPTEMBER 1, 2 & 3, 1910,

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby THE HONGKONG SELECTION COM

Informed that all Goods are being landed

KITTEE evites all candidates ·, to`·

FRANK LAMHERT,

at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra practise in the V.R.C. Bath between 5 7.3. hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and and 7 P.M. dally, Kowloon Wharf and Godown Oo, Ltd., whence and/or from the wharyas delivery may be obtained, “y

No Claims will be admitted ahar the Goods have left the Godowns, and alf Goods remala- ing undelivered after the 23rd inst, will be sub-

ject to rent. As

All Claims against the Steamar must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the

10th inst. or they will not be recognised.

Hon. Secretary, Victoria Recreation Club,

Hongkong, 9th August, 1910,

SAVE YOUR HEALTH

All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are in drinking the cheapest and most

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the agră losï, at 11 AM.

No Fire Insurance bas been affected:" Ellis of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Ó.... |

„Agents, Kongkong, 16th August, 1910.

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agreeable Table Mineral Water

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of Medicine.

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Hongkong, 18th July, 1910,

TANSAN

has received the highest award-

A GOLD MEDAL

which testifies to its excellence and purity.

Owing to the congestion in the market and the increased demand for poultry stalls, I pro pose to recommend to the Board that affer dus Cipt. Hopcraft stated that, on the 14th kesi., noilce stalls 47 to 55 at present occupied as at coon, on approaching Harbour Office pier. Chandlery salla be convened fato poultry in a sampan, the steam autch To Leals All the stall holders, of there falls from a committee of oritical judges at the Anglo-Japanese Exibition cima up from astern and ran into the mare 3 years agreements which expire on pan; the bluff of her sterboard bow caught March isl, 19:1. The goods reld in the the stern of the sampan and she came chandlery stalls can be rold elsewhero iban up the past side, neary capaising the boat in the market, whereas ponitey may not und.giving the compɔn a heavy list; there be sold elsewhere. There is, ikarefore, every were two pars on that side, which the men at rain why the chandlery stalls should give them let swing alongside, but the hachets were way and be moved ont.. If, as is probable, they canied away. On getting atboro he went to move to shops in the vicinity of the market. the lausch and took her game and, when walk, ikoy will be just as accessible to persoas par- ing away: 1hs, defeddant or anniter man from chasing freak food ne in the market. In koy the launch (be could rot Identify the defintant) Caso them am compiadors shops already in Xan alongside of him, ssylog -- " First time

this neighbourhood First time."

with the Goverem:ot of Selangor There have bien four schemes brought in within the last few years to which we have been called upon to subscribe, te sa'd. Oce was'a medical tèheme, the others related to drainage, labozr recruiting (and watercupply. Allthess have been brought cat fist of all in a very crade, atd, I might say, almost of hand-way and it his required a good many protes's and rep esentations on dur part before they could be brought into a shape 1bat was at least fa'r to thäre gentlemen who bad rubscribed tothem. The medical scheme, In the first place, was mada to thrt each estate had to have a hospital and it ff, whare-

Just how long this astonishing condition as it was kepan from experience that group will be permitted is hard to say but there `Ty a log cities gava a ber staff and treat movement now for a general drivo spálost ment. Aber sems protest we got them to piratas. Hongkong bas discovered that piracy "grouping system. Then we have hurts business and while its control is limited adopt the the drainage aastesment. In that we consider to British territorial waters it has a large and wo were cos meil treated., Eowever, we have Important interest in the waterway to Canton, come to a te tiement which is thfactory to over which much of its trade-passes, and the the Government, I presume, though we get British government will soon be found pres- very little from it. The water supply was sing Chics for, action. Chisa entered the brought bisure the notice of the Government, Colowao affair with surprising energy-an bat, after ile lapte of two years, so far as 1 | energy that is probably explained by the desire know, no definits scheme has been laid before to carefully limit the exitsi of Portuguese ter- us by Government, no area has been defined, ritory and authority-bat there is an equally and no guarantos given of supplying the water | bad situatios vary close at hand that calls for acquisito, nor any indication of the cost, the sims treatment, must say that I think the Government which, One of the possibilities of the situation is.

the market at a time when there was not a has the responsibility of administering a pro- international action and if the morgullo ftett

grest "demand for stalls and as they have cone. A flagon of wine exhilarated the monks of old. vlace which is going ahead so fast-where of the powers in Chinese waters are ever

tributed good gents for a number of years, I tip:o is such a large inciepts of population turned tion they will make that work of the

back like to kivs, the stall holder at much and millions of pounds are dependent on the business

potica ne possible to exable them to find new success of its operatiers-I' think this delay The Philippines used to have a merry lit le

remises, I propose, therefore, if Jha Höára! and want of foresight to bringing forward main of their own but the craft of piracy has

Agrees to the conversion of the chandiary siulia' scheme is nothing more or less than a lapre fallen foto decay and the old haunts of the flae of Sto of 6 weeks' hard Itbour was (ple pealt alls from and aftertheist March, of day, I'do not Luppose that there is any pirates are now so quict as to be positively imposed on" defecḍast and his centiscale, was 1911, to give the holder immediate coilçe. member of the Straits Civil Eervice hero, bat dail. Miner pirates try their bands occasionally a ponded for 3 months, The Bus was paid.

make theen remaris because I think 1: Is but the gasbost, at sea and the Constabulary.

shareholders of this company on land have really killed the sport in there") TELEORANG from Washington

sad-gems-of the parts:

Kanila Tim

( to 'face; wa thali have

sikonght on ins

zor: Certal discredit on

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Defendant said that he was towing a sampan from Ta'm SiaTui to Hongkong and be bad to alter his comme to clear another launch, about 3:0 yards from the Harbour. Ofice pler. He then saw a sümpan, and passed close to har, port side. He did cot sun lato keri soy damage. done was by the waves,

kas proda Master Colton Ipingers the counta

Laays that the year federal asp

7. As the chandlery stalla were started to Ell

that the

Ho

Events

ing.

Howare of Bogus imitations. - No Tansan is genuine unless the label-

bears the name of

CLIFFORD-WILKINSON.

Tansan" raises the spirits and excites sanguine sotieip

"For the good friar of Wonid. have waved the

And conicled"

With babbliog

AGENTS

H PRICE &

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