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THE 1010 KÌSHN KAISHA,

THE NEW ARRA GEMENT WITH THE”

WASTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY. Meurs. Shiraish! and Okiwa, Directors of the Toyo, Kisan Kuisha, who have been to America on a mission connected with the new. ly unranged connection service of the company with the Westem Facific Railroad Carpany, returned to Yakohama on the goth ultimu by the Sibari & The Japan Timen states that Mr. Shiraishi, Interviewed by a pressrepresentative on the subject of his mission said:-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12 toro

SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE.

PUBLIC MORALS,

CRUSADE AGAINST "SENSATIONAL " SIGNBOARDS

The seal of the authorities for the protection of public morals has now been turned to the scrutiny of sigubosrds and poster. The Price Preservation Folica Law issued in 1çoound the Ouka-fo Order issued in 1903, the Osaka

Tod's

Advertisements.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB,

THE FIFTH MEETING of the Sasson

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

will be held at Happy Valley on SATUR. DAY, the 15th October, 1910, commaacing

3.30 PM The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for Steamship Club or Gymakhson Club, others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey

Although gambling is morally recognized as thing to ba shunned, yet it is a fact that admits of no denial that in every branch of human life L is almost impossible to exist without gambling to a greater or less degree, There is no dẹd its line of demarcation which points out to us, "thus far and no further," but it is ucitly understood that it is inexcusable to all notes, empower the police authorities overstep a certain limit. Shanghai has sinned to order indecent algaboards of advertisements greatly in that respect, and no doubt is paying regarded as detrimental to public morais, o the panalty for it. The moral obscully con- prejudicial to the scenery, to be removed, and sequent on over-speculation is more segretiable broken sigabzards to be repaired without The reason why the T. K. K. has cut off in than the pecuniary loii, and to-day we hear delay. It is difficoli, ways our contempor connection arrangement with the Pacific Mall allogations and counter allegations made by

asigaboard or advertisement is prejudicia! Steamship Company on sea and with the respected members of the commanity, and ibery, to form a standard for judging whether Southern Pacific Railroad Compray on land, pity of it is that they will only reman to public morals or to the scenary. In conse-log and has entered into arrangeman's with the allegations, admitting of neither proof trquence, no supervision has been exercised Western Pacific Railroad Company, is explain- | disproof,

over them except in the mast glaring cases. ed in two ways, Fiently, the farmer arrange- While it is impossible to root put the gamThe methods of advertising have greatly mont with the Pacific Mail teamablp Combling spirit la min it is possible to check a changed as industry and commerce have

Boldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong. kong to be present.

At the conclusion of the racing the follow-

poules will be put up for auction.

יי

"LLAMA CHIEF."

"JOCK SCOTT" (fato Palm Tree), !! RUFUS"

pany was of very litila beneficie the compins, surleit of it. The sojilement of September has | developed, and enormous advertising lowers AUNTON,"

REGINALD F. C. MASTER, Hop, Sec: and Treasurer, Hongkong, 12th October, toto

HONGKONG-NEW YORK.

1652

AMERICAN-ASIATIC STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

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"ARRATOON APCAR,{" Laving arrived from the above Ports, Cons signoos of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge will he landed at Consignees' risk and expense.

Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M. of the rath last, will be landed at conalgoses' risk and expense.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE are requested to take IMMEDIATE DE- LIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo Impeding, the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense,

No Fira Insurance has been affected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the andersigned.

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agents.

Hongkong: 12th October, 1910,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND,

STRAITS.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

KAMO MARU,*

because under that arrangemant ail' mat:eži | passed "smoothly," and yet the market is as

are'now erected at crowded spots, while ques- relating to passengers and cargoss and unsettled as ever. In spite of several warnings tionable pictures are posted at conspicuous all business management wete transe that the Stock Exchange should put his house

places. There are no prossuncedly objectipa- £ ed by the P.M 5.S. Co., while the comin order, it his bann as apathetic as possible able advertising boards in the Hamadera or pany was not allowed to employ more than and crying out "nothing doing." It bad not three vessels on the line. Tois arrangement realized that it needed reform there is soms Mino public park, but at Nagano park there are some examples of such boards. The Osaka was, however, unavaldable is view of the rola excuse for its apatby; if the course of basiness tion between the P.M.5.5. Co. and the Sco is smooth inaction is excusable, Bot, when Central Police has decided to exercise a more thern Pacific Railroad Company. The T.K.K. there is practically no business, and when re-tigerons control over advertising boards and fame could not rest satisfel under such inconvéniform could be effected with the least fiction now collecting specimens of such advertise- ent circumïances, especially as it was wat fo we should advise them to put their house in mente. It beleg difficult to proacusace judge. mant one by ore upos all the sigabɔards or ad- keeping with the purpuss sor which the Govern- | order.

vertising boards posted in the city and the rural We ate not sure if the members of the Shape districts, the authorities have decided to form a mant was gracling the concern an'auoimous subsidy, while on the other hand the compasy bai Stock Exchange are pichydermons; for, if. was always aware of the necessity to take ac-not, koowing that all sorts of imputations are standard, and for this purpose ara scading out tive steps for its business expansion 'ood formede ngalast them as a body is connection with palaters and photographers every day to copy the faturn development of the national mer the recent rubber boom they have not made the sigabaards in the city or on the biilsides cautile bustcess. At this juncture the Wes- any endeavours to show that it is the system Alarge number have now been collected. Re Tern Pacific Railroad was newly-completed under which they work, and not they them garding the objectionable features in advertis ing boards, a responsible official is quoted by and was secking a connection with a steam selves, that deserve blame. The promoter may the soilor sa instance. Coo picture, which ship lion to the Orient, Thus the interest of be the wildest shaik, thirsting for the money

Is amusing from the view it gives of the offended the railway company coinciding with that of of the public; the public may be absolutelydigally of the police. The advertisenssat le- iba T.K.K. the two concerns resolved to jola stupid, thoughtless, and may.bave to thank tended to advertise rat-trip, represents a house, hands. Secondly, prior to the conclusion of themselves for the unenviable position they maid standing in front of a policeman and bold. the arrangement with the T.K.K. the Western and themselves in. But, there is no denying ing a number of rats, which shu says have been Pacific Ratroad Company seemed to be the fect that the sharebroker is more or caught by the patent trap. This picture' may inclined to combina wits the Norddeutscher less the responsible agent for having brought not have say special effect on common people. Lloyd he or some other steamship com. them together, and cannot be absolved from pany, which, il carried out, would have the blame. it is no doubt true that everybody says the authority, but the police may fear that meast the appearance of a flash rival concero thought he was doing the wisest thing possible the picture will give lgooraat women or children the impression that the busipass-of the police In addition to the present two San Francisco on earth, when he was buying, selling or is to bay ras! Another advertisem ni ti lings The necesity to avoid such au occurrence brokering, but the fact clean escaped out of the that for a certain washing powder which made the T.K.K. feel the necessity to cater into calculations of everybody that if the broker, bears the picture of thres girls wearing only arrangement with the WP.R. Co. Os this buyer and seller wero all to make money there waist cloths and reclining in various wobecpm. poist, the Pacific Mul Steamship being of the must be some unfortunates to lose,, or there Fame mind with the T.K.K. that company

must be a rain of dollars or tiels from the sky.ing attitude, Objectionable pictures are gİsg willingly agreed to the disco.tinuance of At the end of March everyone thought be displayed in connection with cures for venereal by wire, aro supplied by Monara. E. 5. Kadoorie | which date they cannot be recognised, No

connection with the T.K.K. and the latter's new arrangement with the W.FR. Co. The present relations between the T.K.K. and the Pacific Mail Steamship and the Southam Paci.. fic Radioad Cumpines are to come to an end on the 26th January next, when the new coa> pection arragement with the Western Pacific Ralfrond Co. is to be put into practica.

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ditantes. This sort of advertisement should

by supprested. As regards piher kinds of ad bio-vertisements to which objection could be taken,

made money, and at the end of June everybody tond that they had lost money; and the kom have been the hardest hit of all,

continues the authority, it might be argued on scientific grounds that electrically illuminated advertisements should be prohibited as they are injurious to the nervss of the people, but it would perhaps be inadvisable to resort to this course, in view of the nécessity of encouraging business. After all the present time is one of Coders. A soon as a standard fur signboards bas bien determined, operations for their control will bi under:aktu,~Japan Chronicle.

is it right that the Licck Exchange which numbers, some of the respected members of the community among its members should be an agency helping wild speculation, and bring on Shanghai periodical visitationskliks the one wa THE WESTERN FACIFIC RAILROAD,

are suffering under? We understood some The Western Pacific Company with which time ago that a Committer was sitting to reform the T.K K. bat sewly contracted the said con- the Exchange; possibly it has had an attack. nection arrangement, is presided over by Mr. of sleeping sickness. Condillons have been J. G. Gɔuld, ina wall-known railway maguste, brought to such a' pass that there is absolutely and is a part of the Gould system lines,

no confidence in the share market, and there new line covers a length of Roo' odd miles will be none until the Exchange shows that it

OIL WAR IN JAPAN. between San Francisco and Salt Lake, con will set its face against business, the lika of pecting with the Burlington Railroad bast

which we have bid. Naw that rubber has bo- Since the cancellation of the conventional ward of Salt Lake to Denver, with the

come an important and imperious section of price on September to the foreign and Japanese Missouri Pacific Railroad eastward of Denver the stock maikets of the Far East, it is high'y oil canceros havo-taken free actiɔn, reports the to Chicago, and with the Jennsylvania advisable-and at ng great expense-lo estab- Japan Times. The Stoodard Oit. Company Railroad eastward of Chicago to New York. h regularly constituted exchanges with avery has brought under its influence almost all the The line is recognised as the most perfect day's telegraphed qublations from each place oil merchants la Tokis and induced them to of all the Goold system kinos, as it is built

on view at the others. Needless disparity of boycott Tank 0.1, admitting conditionally the according to the latest methods of railway prices between different placas will then disapsalo. of Japanese oil. On the other hand the continction. The rails used in the lion are pear, and at the same time it will be impossible Rising Son Gif Company has taken steps to 85 pounds standard gauge rails and the line for the manipulator to unduly depress or is contract for the sale of its Tank Oil directly has no gradient of over sin tuo. Compared to any stock. Moreover, instead of the prices with the retail draiers. This has led to kat with the Southern Pacific Railroad it postanes being arbitrarily fixed by the conclare every sivalry between the Standard and the Rising many advauinges. For sustance, whils on the former like there is a point reaching 7,000 feet og bere will be some basi: to work upon. Sun Companies. The latter has sly The first step in the internal imprévament lowered the price of its Tack Oil' by sight above sea level on the sierra Nevada boween of the Exchange should be one which will pin- | sen, while the Standard bas also decided to California and Nevada, there is on the lates line

reas the broker from being "caught in" as ho | lower its price in order to compe's with the no point higher than 5, 00 feet above sea level has been recently. In his anxiety to do as Task Oit... Compared with the highest psica A special superior feature of the new line is much business as possible, and entirely con that ruled at the time of the agreement the car that whereas on the southere lloc there is a fideat-of course, on the authority of the pro-rent price ruten lower by filtern sen to twenty snowshed extending for about 40 miles (be moters--that rubber must reach 158. and stand son Thé compaign between the two foreign inowshed in question, as a mulier of fact, is not

at that for a few years to come, he has closed oil concern's is likely to affect the market of the on the Soubira but on the Central Pacific transactions with people who have not the least eight oil, which will naturally have al10.10 lins) there are no such disagreeable features to chance of paying the smallest fraction of the lower its price, to keep pace abreast of the traveltere on the W.F. while the localides along the lion present superb accvery to the amount, should they lose. No doubt his situation. With the advent of the season when aye of passengers, Another feature of the optimism lad him to do so, and possibly he the demand increases the prospect of the off did not thas "mind" if the shares were not market, It sorms, will be subject to flactuations., line is its superior' speed. A certain person taken up, i* be was sure that values must go in San Francisco reccoily seet a package up, and he could sell them, may be at a bigbar of Californian fruit to Chicago by the line, which anived at its destination about six price later. But now that he has lost, he boots.carlige than by the seathern line 10 caries the buyers who bays defaulted; and view of the good reputation and favourable buyers who could not vary well afford to default opinion of the public on the new line, its fatare ls believed to be very popeful.

THE TIK K FUTURE POLICY."-

>

1H8 ALLEGged unreST.,

It was rec ally announced from Washington that advices had been received from American

are corsing the brokers for baving "led" them officials in the Far East to the effect that s foto an enactially unprofitable transseiso.. if critical situation existed in China, where an the bayers had to put up margin money as is outbreak similar to the Boxer trenbie would done in other civilized countries in the world, not be surprising. In connexion with this re the riffaff will be unable to post a great buyers or sellers, and the broker has a guarantee against loss, if the shares are not taken up. The margin should be about to per cent. of the value of the transaction, to be deposited with a back, and it broker or the client will always have the say id cloin or cancel the toraction when values change.

port we are asked by the Acting Consal General of the United States to give publicity to the following statements-The American Legation in Peking ie in receipt al advice from the Department of State that it is in utter ignorance of the source of the recent ameers regarding an alleged unsettled state of affum in Chion and has, moroover, repeatedly denied' that it had received informationTMof “any"nature" which might warrant such disqulating reports. ~N.C.D. Now,

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FOR NEW YORK VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.

(With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast),

S.S. "INDRAVELLI"... SATURDAY,

{ aand Oct, 1910,

For Freight and farther information, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 13th October, 1910

COMMERCIAL.

Гол

12th October, I p.m.

The following quotations for rubber sharos

&00

*

Allagarto Anglo-Javas Anglo-Malays.... Balgownies ...

**24/5**

Batu Tigas.100/

'Bukit Kajaugs' (pp.) ...............................59/-

Bukit Rajahs9291

Onrey Uniteds .............18/6 piem. Castlefelds ............................................137/6 Changkat Serdanga

having arrived from the above ports. Con- sigaces of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Rowloon Whast and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- loon, where each consigament will be sorƐed out mark by mark and dělivary can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried 'on' unless „instractions are given to the contrary bafora

Nooo, to-day,

Gooda not cleared by the 19th October will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignes's and the Co's representatives at an appointed hour, All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hora, after

claims will be admitted after the goods have | left the Godawas.

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_NIPPON_YUSEN-KAISHA... Hongkong, 12th October, 1910

"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.

19

THE

Cheras (part pald)...........................................$8 prem. Do. (fully palā)................................. ....................SIB Damansaras.......................IS5/- Eastern Internationals.................15)6 prem. Glenealys ..................................51.75. Highlands and Lowlands .........................106'- Indragitis..........$17 Kamuelagt..................................................5/9 prom. Kuala Lumpor

Lanadrons (fully paid)

Lanadrons (ppd.)

Ledbarys..davicanes patateamura

Linggla

London Asiatics....

+45/5.

London Venturekana manis Marlimaus.....errotas »m«Õƒ•

6].

Pegohs.........

Sandycrofts .............................. Saponge

Rubber Trusts...............20/ prem. Saggat

Shelfords

270/

wow 70%. .514) masomissar10/•

Singapors & Johores Sumatra Para Suogel Chobs.....:97/6 Sungei Kapars................15/6 Tandjonge kinununun as t Tangkaks.....obbi-sorores 33/ Toerangleranormamu.2/- prem, Ula Rantaumieras United Serdange......107|6 United Singapor68

·United Sumatras. United Langkata

maoniku.$4.50 2008/6

Pars Rubber 613 per lb.

Events Coming.

Thursday, 15th October,

„Cogecil meeting 2.30 pm.

Legislative Compri

•Saturday, ifth October,

FROM EUROPE.

"HE R. M. S. F. Company's Steamship

"KONMOUTHSHIRE,"

having arrived, Consignbas_of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being

* Intimations.

APPLES!

APPLES!

'TASMANIAN STURMERS »

EXCELLENT QUALITY 20 cents per lb.

THE DAIRY FARM CO.,

LIMITED.

ASAHI

ASAHI

ASANI

mad

SAPPORO SAPPORO

SAPPORO

BEER.

AWARDED

GOLD MEDAL

AT

ANGLO-JAPANESE EXHIBITION.

PRICES:

4 Dos, Qaaris,inica5t2,00 pár case 8 Dox, Piots $13.50 M

OF ALL WINE

MERCHANTS

THE PROVIDENT LOAN AND

CHINA MORTGAGE 00,

~ (CAPITAL FAID UP min81,150,000).

"H

Loans on Mortgage of Houm Property, de Goods calred on Storage,

Adrescas made on Murchandise. Luzue made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Particulars on application),

THE OFFICE OF · · TRUSTKE, EXKOUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, 'dina: -Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 90.,

General Managnew,

Hongkong, roth March, rüoll,

SAVE YOUR HEALTH

agreeable Table Mineral Water

landed and placed at their risk in the in drinking the cheapest and most hazardons andfor extra hazardona Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Co. wheece delivery may be obtained against Bill of Lading countersigned by the Under- signed.

Optional Cargo will be carried on unlass notion to the contrary be given TO-DAY,

All Claims must be presented within zo |days of the vessel's arrival bere after which

dais they cannot be recognised.

Cantón Insurance. Office, annual meeting),

noon.

Touching the fatore business policy of his Company, Mr. Shiraisht states that though it would occur le the mind of the public at large thit the coming into exigence of the two rival cosáacting baas, viz, iba P.M.S.3. Co., and S.P.K. Co. on ong side and the W.P.R. Co. and the T.K,K. on the other side may give birth to a hot competițión balween them, yet that will not "ba the cuid, as shosa concerned are well aware.

We could well understand that Shaoghal" "is" of the evils of competition, and inasmuch as the begotiations concerning the cancellation obliged to retain the presect method of con of the arrangement between the T.K.K, attract for the concerned," as the number of the P,M.S S. and S.P.R. Compaules have been stock qually dealt in are few, and as the other Rettled in a quite amicable manner without the method will cantail the quantity of the buil. A STRIKING instance of the advantage of strict nose dons Bay, the system of depositing veracity was furnished before Mr. E. K. Halil teast bid fraling on 'either side. Of cours competitive memores might be takes by boh margin money can be introduced without the fax at the Magistracy this morning, A four, pinties with regard to the perfection of facilities feast inconvenience to legitimate speculators icon-your-old youth was charged with being or buyers, and at the same time the secrecy found in the European quarters of the Garrison to passengers and cargoes, but the companies the brokers are anxious about could be main. School near the lower Peak Tram, station for a bare arranged among themselves to avoid any chined as at presint. At the same time it la felonious purpose. On bilag asked by the competition by means of reduction of fares and possibis to eradicata "jobbing " for almilar Magistrate whether, be had any pravicus cos fiolgblage Mr. Shiraisht added that now that reasons, but the margin monty system will | victions, defendant replied that he was unce the T.K K. has come into a position able to take tend to reduce the number of questionable awarded stres days for hawking ground anti ferd Relief Fand active steps since the opening of Its San Fran. transactions. The cinnt will have no reason without a licence. His Worship sentenced the circo lies over see yous ago, it would do its to blame, the broker as he has (1 presen', and offender to fɔurteen days, but on the Police- nimasttocontribuís to las expansion of national ther of them will have cold fest " only at his | records being examlaed, it was discoverid that mercantile maZÍNS DAY CALÍON-

will and plostore-Coflial and ComMG; IL, thote ware no less than four previous convictions against him. On re-appearing talore the Mag.

of a fishing jack was fined $10 at acy this mornlag for sasaulding thin

THE output of dry Para rabber from the Sana, Istrate, he denied any previous convictions ind wang Estates for the month of September, was I was retánnded in Police custody with who to

Gymkhana Club, fifth meeting, Race Cooria,

Football, at Happy Valley,

3.30 p.m. “

Variety, Kntertainment, Olly Hall “Bedford" Relial Fand,

Monday, 17th October, Variety Entertainment, Oky Hall : “Bed-·

Dencart, at Seamen's Institute,

Thursday, 20th October," Legislativa Council mesting, nyo pm,

Saturday, 5th November.

Hongkong Voluntess

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining after the 15 h inst., at 6 p.m. will be subject to

rent.

All brokon, chased, and damaged Goods, must be left in the Godown, where they wit be examined at 10 am, on the 15th inst.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us fa Any case whatever,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Letda

- Hongkong, foth October, 1010

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Dozeninos 325

·Case to Bottlas..ival1J0-

60

'SOLE AGENTS !

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Hongkong, 18th July, 1910.

THE COOL WEATHER

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has now come, so you ought to lose no time

in taking

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Stout.

It is the most braci

and invigorating

Stout to be obtained, and is invaluable for Athletes when training,

It has the rare merit of being ABSOLUTE LY PURE. This fact has been proved by the Government Analyst's examination.

In Quarts, Pints, and Splits from

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12, Queen's Bold Central,

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