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Intimations.

S. WATSON

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ESTABLISHED A.D., 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY 13 1011

with whom we live," and then

the learned Judgo phased the son- Jonce, which, if descrved at all,

"The Follies the Assaye.

"am duo here by Dr. E. A. Voretzsch, the Ger- man Consul General, loft for Canton last night.

A concert will take place at ought to have been many times the Seamen's Instituto to-night morosovere. Sir Havilland's stric-, at 8.30 p.m.. &tures word levy-his sentence

Two cases of ontorie fever and

here last week;

On Sunday week, at Shanghai,

a fire was discovered in the uftor- hold of the steamer Pingan,

Hon. Cyril Ward has arrived

SANITARY BOARD.

MEETING THIS AFTER-

..NOON.

POLICE COURT.

the larceny of $105 from an In A Chineso was charged with

Mr. E. A. Howott minutöd :- "In view of the plaguó in Chinà, aro any special efforts being made to destroy rats at presont? dinn. One year's hard inbour notice that this wook there has and six hours' stocks.

in Hongkong front' London, and Amooting of the Sanitary Board beon a drop of over 150, or n 35 |

is staying at the Hongkong Hotel. The German Consul-General, Dr. E. A. Voretzsch, paid a visit to the S..S. Scharnhorst this morning..

Mr. K. Matula, Clenoral Mana gor of the Toyo Kison Kaisha, loft for Canton this morning, and

will be back to-morrow.

The Scharnligst concort, which was announced for noxt Thurs- day, has been cancelled on account The price of opium has in 1910 of the small attendance at Satur- experienced a considerable redne-day's night's concert tion in spite of the offorts of producers to maintain prices, says

Hamburg correspondont..

light: The man who was before him for sentonce, the one who svou of small-pox wore reported

him to stigmatize Shang hai's commercial community as immorat, was the only man in Shanghai-known to the world at largo-doserving of such censure. Yo he escaped with The Board of Finance has fixed light punishment, inflicted the 1st day of the 3rd moon as apologetically. Our northern the lato on which gambling in noighbours are asking why, if China must cease, the Judgo soon, ne le says, a growing laxity in Shanghai commercial transactions and life, ho did not support his viow by the only means in his power,

ahonvy sentence on the horrid- example.". So learned and highly. rospected an ornament of the judicial benchusSir Havilland do Saumarez does not as a rule pass sentence lightly nor supt up în în irrosponsible manner. llo is of Many yachting and shipping opinion (to judge from the sq-friends will be glad to learn that tence) that Craig's crime was a Capt. Milroy, who recently under- GENUINE AGE minor one, but, at the same time, wont operation for appoudicitis,

is progressing favourably,

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His Excellency Marquis Li and party arrivod toy by the ss. Ocounien and are staying in the leaves for Europe on Wednesday. Hongkong Hotel until the steamier

Tho.llation Cup was compoted for to-day by the Indian rogi morts, Lt. Col. A.H. Hamilton 1st K. O, Y. L. I being chief

umpire,

Chamber work. There will be The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, was engaged. to-day in ne sitting of the Supreme Court in Original Jurisdiction all this wouk,

Major-General $. Toyaha, and a party of Japanese military men, aro.among the passengers of the Miyasaki Maru which arrived this morning. They are bound for

charge of. Commander W: A. noon to-day. The usual solutes Edgar, arrived from Canton at were fired. The U. 5: S. Callao arrived a few hours previously from the same port:

regards that crime for rathor misdemeanour) as an indication] FINE MELLOW

Among the passongers leaving of chronje lapso by the com- Shanghai by the M.MS, Occion FLAVOUR.

innity from commercial upright-wero Mr. D Landale for Hong-Marseilles. ness. The public services of the kong and Mr. F. Anderson for Robert Rorter & Co.'s Faccused wore mentioned, as his Singapore (en route to England.) The U: S. S. Wilmington, in

reason for this settling the case ; BULL DOG but in our opinion, as woll us in pointed Trotai Li, Cham Young The Canton Viceroy has ap- that of our Shanghai contem-heal of the Opin Farni. He porurios, Craig's position made his has been given strict institutions

·lapse the more to be condemned, to conduct its business with great The case from beginning to end is satisfactory. Shanghai- A session of the United States and that word ombracos imore Court for China will be held at than residents of the Motel-Sot the American Consulate-Goneril themont, for the latter's ramifica-in Canton, China, beginning on Wednesday, 8th March, 10 o'clock immenso,Shanghai

forenoon.

BRAND GUINNESS'

STOUT

in P.NTS and SPLITS.

A. S. WATSON &

CO, ED.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. "Hongkong, 7th July, 1910,

NOTICE.

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3 by the Writera N-me' and

tions aro has been reprimanded by the Chief Justice on the score of commercial immorality, but the opportunity to make an example

All consensications Intended for pistication in services" rendered by the accused. was lost because of the "public "The ITONGKONG TELEGRAPH "should be

addressed to The Editor, 47. Don Vaux Road, and Did these, we wonder, include should br accompanied b

the ongincoring of fraudulent Addres Ordinary buslarse communicatione diuld bespeenlation in rubber? No mat The Editor will not undertake so to remontale farter low we look at it, we must any rejectul MS, mar to return any Contribution.fitco a paradox, and it is to be

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addressed to Tuo Manager

care.

Sir Robert Laidlaw, at presont in Java on business, has been ro- visiting Indin and the Foderated Malay Statos. On biz return to visit tho firms in which he is Singaporo ho goes to Chinn to

interested.

At five o'clock this morning, the two Chinese convicted at the last Criminal Sessions and sentenced to death wore hanged in Victoria regretted dooply, that his Lord-Gaol. A forinal inquost on the The rates per quarter mod par tuenses, pioportional, slip permitted himself this ment-bolios was held this afternoon

Subicsipelbhs for any period less than one month al exercise. We all know that at the Magistracy.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES ON ADVANCE).. BALLY, per anis.

• WERKLY -$15 per krínum."

will be charged for 'inli mantle,

Mccessible to messenger, I chair copfes delivered at their residences without

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The dally sue is delivered free when the address is Shanghai--which admits it it- Another delightful concert was

subteran have self-does business in a rough any extra charge. (in copies sent by post and rondy manner; "Every man's addititial Be.Bazer quarter is charged for post word is his bond, as Sir Ewen Cameron has said; but it seems to us that such a commercial plan of operation fails utterly if a singló unit is not worthy of his bond.

The postage in tķa wankly as to any part of the

world is a cents per quarter. 7. Single Copia, Dally, ter cents, Weskly, twenig.

five cents (for cash only).

- MARRIAGES: -

Cruno-Sentanco:—12th Jan.,

Mr. B. A. Harnett, chief clerk of the Toyo Kison, Kaisha, from San Francisco, is due to arrive in Hongkong to-morrow by the Tonyo Maru.. Ho is accompanied by the travelling auditor of tha Company, Mr. Kawai, of Tokyo.

was-hold this afternoon.." Thore were prosont: Mr. E.D. C. Wolfo (Vice-President), Mr., A. Sholton (President), Hon. Mr. W. Chathu Hooper, Mr. Lau Chau Pak, Mr. Ng Hon, Tzo, Colonel Bedford, R.A.M.C. (Principal Melical Officer), Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. W. W. Pearse (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), Dr. Fitzwil

liams au Mr. W. Bowen, Rowlands (Secretary).

REPAIR OF GRAVES.

reference to the mattor of the The President reported with special care of gravos in the Colony that the work of re-setting gruve-stones had been carried out satisfactorily by Messrs. Brown, Jonos & Co. at a cost of $245. Military monumonts had not been dealt with as they came under the

caro of the military authorities. In cases whore trees were found

overhanging marble tomb-stones to be damaging grave-stones, they had. been removed, also fir-trees and causing hom to be discolour

ed:

Dr. Fitzwilliams, in an attached minuto, pointed out that the ro port did not state that provision had been made for the continual upkeep of graves, and added: "Small repairs done prontptly when required is the most satis factory method of doiling with a matter which must constantly re- quire attention."..

Colonel Bedford said he did.

the military graves, should be not think it was quite fair that exempted from the care that was being bestowed upor other. gravus. There was no official soldiers' graves. Thore was what Army organisation to look aftor was known as. "Our Comrades Graves Fund," but it was unofficial and there was no guarantee that this fund would be permanent.

The President I understood hat the Military wished to do this

thomsolves,

Colonel Bodford said they could not be sure that this fund would not be exhausted.

In addition to the P. and 0. Company, who recently notified to the China Conferonce their intention to withdraw in April tain lines in accepting rates. next, owing to the action of cet below those agreed, the Glen Line have also come to the same detor-otliers were. niination.

Leave of absence; in extension, has been granted to Captain H. Mallison, 1st Ba. KO.Y.LI., from 1st to 3rd March, 1911; inclusivo and leave of absonca, on privato affairs, to the United Kingdom has been granted to Lient. Ú. R. given at the City Hall on Satur-Heygate, 1st Bn. K... from day night by the Band of S.M.S. 20th April, 1011, to 20th January; Selanhorst. It is to be regret 1912. present to approvinte the sxcol- tod that a larger house was not ||**

lence of this ontortainment.

The Chinese Engineering and

Company's three mines for the us that the total output of the week onding 28th January amounted to 9,275.40.tons and the sales during the period, to 19,215.04 tons.

The R.L.M.S, Dufferin is due to arrive at Hongkong on 21st Feb- ruary, 1011, with the 8th Rajputs, and will leave on 25th February,

R.C.A. for Colombo, en route for Bombay, and No. 2.Co, H.K.S.B. Mauritius. The vessel will, bo moored alongside the, wharf at Kowloon.

The President replied that in Board and the soldiers' graves that case, they should notify the would be attended to just as the

A Chinoso appeared to on-

Per cont. decrease."

The Registrar-Gonoral-swor a charge of having 10 taola accounts for the drop."

Probably the China New Year of opium in his possession in No.

235, Wing Lok Street, Case.ro.

A woman was fined $5 for mandod, Bail, $450,

hawking salt fish without a li

the Registrar-Gonoral's sugges. The President-I think that tion is the only one I can offer. Every precaution has been taken

as usual. One hundred and

conco.

A moss boy of the Water Polico forty rats wore found in the old Wostoru markot when cloaned. Station was charged with the Colonel Badford Has avery larceny of a watch and chain, precaution beon taken to stop valued at $45, the property of

sible.. rats coming on shore from ships? P. C. Thompson: The defqudant Mr. Shelton Hooper-Impos was arrested on Friday last, and put in the cell, and he brokò out. He was re-arrested on Saturday afternoon at. Mong Kok. Mr. J R. Wood sontenced him to throa months' hard labour.

Colonel Bedford-Well, is it not possible to stop ships coming close alongside the shore?

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becauso rats may be in the l Hon: Mr. Chatham-It is hard, dle of a balo of cargo and ono would have to open the goods.

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Mr. Lau Chu Pak-I under- stand this is a different kind off plague.

bonus given to good rat-catchers? Dr. Fitzwilliams-Is there any The President That has boon sidor the point Colonel Bedford abolished long ago. I will con- has raised.

THE CORONATION. DURBAR.

PROVISIONAL PLANS.

December 12, at any rate beford London, February, 9.-Router" Durbar will be hold on or about Agendy loarns that the Coronation

the Festival of Mohorru

have not yet boon settled, but the The details of the Royal visit King and Queen Mary will prob ably land at Bombay und proceed. direct to Delhi (where the Durbar will be hold). At the conclusion of the Durbar there will be a trip to Nepal, and a visit to Calcutta is contemplated upon the return journoy.

Tome in the middle of January. Their Majesties will sail for

N. C. D: Nots."

This was all the business.

SHOOTING AFFAIR IN SAMPAN. STREET.

EUROPEANS .CHARGED WITH THE OFFENCE; Houry Courie, ship's officer of Kilgour, ship's officer, unemploy the 8.8. Chun Lee, and John ed, were charged before Mr. E. this morning, with (1) being in R. Halifax, ut, the Magistracy possession of arms without a Washington, Jan. 9. An effort Superintendent Police, (b) reaksion for the admission of two licenco from the Captain to obtain Congressional permis- less using fo

arins, and Chinese students to West Point

(o) wilfully and maliciously damaging a looking glass to the alue of $35 in No. 13 Sumpan Street, on Saturday night.

Tho first defendant was let out on bail of $50 and did not ap pear in Court this morning.

It appears that on Saturday,

They entered the house, No. 13, the above two men had ngay old timo" in Sampan Street.

a Japanese brothel,, and the Ad-second dofendant, it is statod, took out a loaded revolver so as to frighton the girls, and on doing so ho took aim at a large mirror. A couple of window panes that he fired three shots in all. were also smashed. It is alloged Later tho Police caine on the scene, and made the arrest..

Mr. Shelton Hoopor-The miralty, too, Sir,

Hon. Mr. Chatham-There is Military an area specially reserved for the

Colonel Bedford-But there is no Military fund for keeping up the grave-stones...

Hon. Mr. Chatham-I undor-.

stood that it was their intention to take charges entirely of that

aroa.

chargos.

· Defendunt pleaded guilty to all

WEST POINT FOR CHINESE.

was checked in the Senate to-day.

T'ho resolution was reported by Senator Warran from the Com-

mitttee on Military Affairs.

"Docs China permit the ad mission of American students to her war collego?" asked Mr." Hoyburn, and Senator Halo arose

matter than the circumstances to declare he believed the United States was going further in this justify,

Mr. Warren said that, in as nuch us China had no war college, that country could not reciprocate the favour requested.

Mr. Hayburn objected to, im-" resolution went over. mediate consideration and the

THE DOCK CO. The directors' report of the His Worship-How did it hap. Hongkong and Whampon Dock

for the half your onding Dos, 31, Colonel Bedford-I shall make

pen? inquiries on this, matter, Sir.

Defendant-I don't know. 1910 shows the not profit, dobit

that the Admiralty looked after-A ship's officer.

Mr. Shelton Hooper pointed out was under the influence of drinking profit and loss account, to be $109,791,04. The directors re- His Worship-What are you? the naval graves and instanced

commend 2 1-2 per cont. His Worship-In what ship ?-dividend for the six months, the over whose graves no stones had the Roman Catholic Comotory,

was on the 8.6. Japan, which I carried forward. Two steamers, been erected for two years until loft on Saturday.

four motor-boats, three steam orders came out from Home to first defondant's ship return to K-C. Railway, wore completed, His Worship When will the launches and rolling stock for the

in London, T.C. Crane, of Hong Laxity of method calls always for Mining Company, Limited, inform 1911, with the 105th-M.LL for the case of two sailors buried in At present I am out of job. I balance of $137,201.94 to be

tance.

kong, to Winifred Blancho Sen-integrity in the individual, and if the latter comes under the law Pattonden Pearson, Jan. 5, his punishment should be greater attenborough, Notts, W. L than that of a man working un Pattonden, of Hongkong, to Evader a rigorous system. The Winnifred Perason.

la he object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth

and print the news without fear or favour.

THE

Hongkong Telegraph

fatal inclination to slur evor: any lapse from commercial upright 105," of which Sir Havilland de Sausiharos acensed Shanghai has

A Chinoso has reported to the Police that while he was walking in Aberdoon Street yesterday, a man came up to him, and asked where the Westeru Market was. man grabbed the informant's money and ran.

scireely boon adequately opposed While pointing the direction, the sq. ft.; torm, 75 years; annual graves and therefore it did not

by the Law with a sentence of four months easy imprisonment, If Shanglui is a commoreial loper, let her be cleansed by all nicans, If she is not a greater offender than any otlior com- mercial community, to call lies

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEB. 18, 1911 hard' names is no cure.

SHANGHAI'S COMMER-

CIAL MORALITY.

+1

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

Sir Havilland de Saumarez, China, tea at auction has been the Chief Justice of Shanghai, in more demand in Landan last

ti

Yesterday, at the Government Civil Hospital, there 'passed away occasion to visit the Sailors' Home. a familiar figure to many, who lad Mr. Charlos Gould had for a number of years acted as assistant to Capt. Milroy. Both were lying in the hospital at the same time.

A ROUGH PASSAGE.

have them put up. At Mr. Geo. P. Lummert's

Colonel Bedford-The-Navy is Hongkong from Canton? To and, there is further work. in quite different from the Army

morrow; my friend is not to holand, auction rooms tliis afternoon there

blamed. Ho took the revolver THE P. & O. S. S. NORE. was offered for sale the leasehold he had been under the impres-

The President remarked that from me just as we went in. I property inland lot No. 22, toget-sion that the Military authorities am expecting to leave the Colony her with No. 31a Caine Road and had been looking after these in a week's time, and am prepared No. 58a Pool Street; area, 3:345

to pay for all damages.

The P. & O. s.s. Noro, which Crown rent, $15.21. Bidding to repair them. The graves

soem unnecessary for the Board His Worship-Wlio valued the was due to arrive. Friday, cumo

mirror?

into port at 10 o'clock Saturday began at $15,000 and reached dealt with so far had been

Inspector Korr The com-Entorning and took up lier berth at the total of $22,700, at which those of people who had plainant bought it herself about Kowloon Wharf. From Malta figure the lot was knocked down no relatives in the Colony or

& wook ago for $35.

she encountered very heavy · to Mr. Chung Kain Hung. traceable. In those cases, in

+ His Worship imposed G storms. At Port Said she was which there were relatives in the fine of $50 on the first charge, caught in a sand-storm, which Colony, their attention was called $50 on the second, and $35 com obliged her to anchor two miles to the state of the graves and it Ponsation for the mirror, or two from the port. At Singapore, again, was left for them to do what was

months' imprisonment.

necessary.

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

the Nore started her northward" journoy in the teeth of, n very" heavy gale. This accounts for her late arrival.

OPIUM DIVAN. There was laid on the table the Sergeant Appleton and a posso pointed to inquire into the out- opium divan in Shanghai Street report of the solect committeo ap of Police made a raid on an ・・・ MARINE COURT. break of foot and mouth disease Jast night, and arrested eight.N., at the Marino Court to-day, Before Mr. C. W. Beckwith, anong the Dairy Farin cattle at men, one for keeping the diyan P. C. W. R. Sutton charged the ad that it had been, lepidon to They also seized several hundred mastor of the Chun Shop stori Pokfulam: The committee report-and the remainder for smoking declare No. 7 shed, the hospital pots of opnum.

launch with contravouing the

The Sang Loo & Co., builders and contractors, ask us to publish the following in connection with the thefts from the W. D. stores:"We disown any res ponsibility in, or culpable con- A telegram received by the noction, with the matter. None 'Sheung Pe" Chion Kang Ying has boon wory in any way connected with states that Mr. of the implicated partios are or appointed managing director of our firm and we had nothing has perpetrated a paradox which month.

the China Merchants Steam whatever to do with the illegal has sot Shanghai commercial-mon -

Navigation Company. Mr. Tong transaction which, it was allogid, by the ears. Io sentenced Craig,

Amongst other official Dutch Fung Chi (a relative of. H. was closed in our shop. olinrged with fraud, to four appointments is that of Mr. E. Tong Shao Yi) has been appoint- months in the British gol as

Broner to be honorary Vico-ed assistant director.

Three men who are under ar- shed, Sassoon's Villa, and No. 4 Thomen appeared before Mr. rules of the road. He was found rest at the instance of the French shed, Pokiulam, to be infected. R. Wood at the Magistracy to fine of $20, und in ordering the Consul; Manila.

guilty. His Worship imposed a prisoner of the second olays, (

Amongst the various articles Consul, acting on behalf of the ros

day. Aflor hearing tho ovidonco septance light the point, of

offered for sale at auction by Indo-China Government,” ön a

Tho report was adopted.

his Worship imposed a fine of suspension of the mastor's corti Notico was given in the Messrs. Hughes and Hough on charge of repay on the s.8. being ludicrous) sund at the same Gazette to the officers, sou-Saturday were two German war Touarng, on the high sous, were

ficate until he had boon re- THE WATER SUPPLY. $300 on the keeper and the re-

oxamined by the Govoramont A timp made the prior crime the men, and marines, and to all per-medals-a Black Crown Cross, of brought boforo Mr. E. R. Halli Analyst on the water supply for

To report of the Government inder were fined $5 each.

The opium, and opium smok-oxaminer, said that ignorance basis of a sovereittack on Shang-sons interested therein; that the date 1813 and Itoil Crown Cross fax at the Magistracy this after the month of December showed ing equipments found in the Harbour regulations con- hai's commercial integrity. "I distribution of the anonut realis of 1870-71. It is no uncommon noon. The Cousul land request it was of good quality.

divan, were confiscated.

stituted a gravo danger to life, cannot but feel," he said, "thated by the sale of a derelict junk, thing to see British servicemedals of the Magistrate to grant an ex- RATS AND PLAGUE.

salved by I.MS. Alacrity in the put up for sale, but Gorman war tradition warrant, but as he did It was reported that the num such neglect of respect for con Gulf of Pochili on Aug. 5 and medals are all supposed to be not appear in support of the arbor of rats destroyed during the moreful, uprightiess must have. 1009, was begun on Monday, returned to the Government upon pliention the cue was further re- wosk endod 4th February, was vory sorique effect upon those Jan. 0.

the death of the holder,

manded till to morrow morning, 1808. Only ons was infeoted,

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hous paper of the 13th ult, lang been in undacided mood,

The rubber share market, says

with some angging.

die on the Russian and Japanese Lysions in Manchuria bogins on,

Joint freight and passenger tras

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