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Telegrams.

THE CRISIS.

JAPANESE OPINION.

NEW COLONIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY FEBRUARY

SECRETARY. APPOINTMENT MAUE.

It was reported to-day that The successor to Sir Honry May, as Colonial Secretary in long kong, had been appointed.

On onquiry wo lonrn that Mr. W. D. Barnes, of Singapore, will "ORPENDENT NEwa" AGENCY.Jarrivo hore shortly to take over.

"Tokio, Fol, 21.

the duties. Mr. Barnos is a

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COMPANY REPORT.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

00.; LD.

The report of the board of direc torso be prosented at the ordinary andoting of sharoholders to be held at the Company's Hotel at 12.30 pan, on Saturday, the 25th Feb. 1911, is as follows:-

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

meeting of the Legislative Council will bo hold next Thurs- day, at 2.30 p.m.

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock will move the following resolution: "That in the opinion of this Tower should be erected on the Council it is desirable thata Clook

Now Post Oflice according to the original, dosign, with a suitable

clock in it.".

INDIAN NEWS.

A SAD DEATH. Rangoon, January 30th.-A lottor received from Port Said to- day atatos that Mr. W. S. Hender- son, an American driller, in the employ of the Burma Oil Co., Yon- ang-Young jumped overboard the s.s." Bhomo" in the Rod Son

and was seized at once by a shark.

The doconsod who had. boon

sighteen montlis out hero was twenty-one years old.

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To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned acting under

instructions from the Administration of the Canter-Kowloon Railway, Chinoso-Section, will sell by

· PUBLIC AUCTION,

on

THURSDAY,

the 23rd February, 1911, at 2.80 p.m., nt The Victorin Hotel, Sliameon, Canton,

A Vithane COLLECTION OF CHINESE and JAPANESE

$51,740.01 for the corresponding. With roforence to the answer discussion-at-the-Bombay-Muni-WARE, SILVER WARE,BRONZ

period of 1009, boing a decrease of $5,416:48. The Profit and Loss Account, including the sun of $21,476.21 brought forward from 30th Juno, 1010, shows

Hou: Mr. E. Osborne will ask the following questions :- given at the Inst Meeting of this Council to my question concorus ing progross on tho now Typhoon Refuge, will the Governmont

THE ROYAL VISIT.. Bombay, Jan. 30th. Among tho notices nowly put down for cipal Corporation is a resolution teo to suggest atops to be taken in for the appointment of a comunit- connection with the approaching visit of the King-Emperor and obtaining for Bombay the dis tinction of a Royal city.

WARE, &c. &. from the Auctioneers."

Farther Partiuntars may be had

Catalogues ray bo had on application. On view from the 22nd instant. Tormi Delivery to be taken within

Gontiement, Thedirectorsbog member of the Logislativo to submit their report for the half Council, Singaporo, and was your ouded 31st Decembor, 1910. Regarding the Russo-Chinose scuretury for Chineso affairs in the Accomits.-The profiten Work- Straits Settlements and Federsteding Account amounted to $10,323.56 as compared with rupturo, -the-pross-comments-here-Malay States.

Mr. Warren D. Barnos, BA.. ara in agroomont that tho Rus was born in 1865, and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge: sian attitudo is too sudden and in 1888 he was appointed to the Straits Settlements Civil Service aggrossivo-should she resort to as a cadet by the Secretary of

State, and was later on sont to credit balance of $64,129.83) | Chyso to be laid on this table half- Queen-Empress with a view to 24 hours of completion of Sale. such stringent monstros. is an Swatow to study the Chinese which the directors recommend language. He has held various should be apportioned as follows: appeal to arms—when the nature appointments in Courts and Chi-To pay a dividend of $3.00 per nose Protectornios of the Straits share on 12,000 Old Shares of the questions at issue is con- and F.M.S., and in the Mines Do- $30,000.00 and $1.50 per share partment of the lattor, and since on 8,000 New Shares $12,000.00. sidørød.

1901 has occupied the office of To write. off Furniture and Fix- 2. Will the Government state Secretary of Chinese Affairs.

turos Account, $10,000.00, To(a) the number of casos of thoft write off Installation of Electric from ships and lightors in the AMERICAN NEWS. Light Account $5,000.00. To Harbour reported to the Polico write off Stemm Launch Account during the year 1910, (b) the $1,000.00. To carry forward to value (if known) of the goods new account. $129.83.

But, in view of the fact that the

'Chinoso Government has lackői-

sincerity in all her dealings with the Russian representatives in the past, and that she is ignored Russia's treaty rights, it is arguod

that China's responsibility for the recent rupture is not to be denied.

It is universally hoped, for the nako of

pouco in the Far East, that China will now take the

opportunity to got rid of the old

evasivo and irresponsiblo diplo

mintic policy; hasten to settle all

pealing problems, and change hør attitude towards the Poworn

in futuro.

THE SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING..

IN CANTON.

[THE "TELE 14APHCORESPONDENT.;

Canton, Feb. 20.

The first day of the third moon this your has been fixed as the date for the total suppression of gambling in Canton.. The loss of ravonno as the result of supi prossing the gambling monopolies | will amount to over four million taols annually. Many sources of taxation are boing resorted to in order to make good the losseH, Excluding the incomes from the

[VIA MANILA,]

Directors The Hon. Mr. E.

New York, Fobruary 17th The Rockefellor interests have. began a fight to oust the Gould Osborno retires by rotation, but interests from the control of the offers himself for re-election. Missouri, Pacific Itailroad, Audit.The accounts have Washington, February 17-heon audited by Mosers. H. U Roar Admiral Nazro, retired, is Jeffries and A. &. Lowe, C.A., who

dead.

Washington, February 17,— The State Department has receiv- | ed a note from the Russian for- eign office notifying the powers duit the St. Petersburg, govorne. anent propuses a military deinon- stration on the Chinese frontior. The cruso assigned is that Chiu lias violated the terms of the treaty of 1881.

HONGKONG WAS SCARED.

offer themselves for re-election..

CANTON NEWS.

[THE "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPONDENT

Canton, Fol. 21.

A sûrious fire occurred in a pine store outside the oastern gate yesterday. The promises were ontirely destroyed and several lives were lost.

yearly, a statement of paymonts due to the contractor in the form suggested in my letter to the Colonial Socrotary dated the 13th January?

stolen ?.

DELHI DURBAR.. Lahore, January 26th.-During his stay in Delhi for the Corona- tion Darbar the King-Emperor will occupy the Circuit House which will be suitably altered for his residence.

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-KARACHI HARLOUR

ACCIDENT. Karachi, January 27th.-A 3. Will the Governmont cause passenger boat whilst taking ela- onquiry to be made into the alleg-ven passengers out to a craft in ad prevalence of theft from ships the harbour lastovoning suddenly Bud lighters in the Harbour and heeled over owing to a stiff breezo the best method of preventing in- and filling with water sank. The jury to the Colony a trade from passengers, amongst whom were two women, wore happily rescued by other boatmen.. No lives were lost but property valued at Rs. 1,000 was lost..

this cause?

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

VERONA IN A STORM.

on dulivary.

Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH, Austioneers, &a, do.' Hongkong, 21st Feb., 1911.

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG

AND CALOUTTA.

(Taking mrgo on Through Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras,

and Mauritius

THE Steamship

CATHERINE APCAR." Copiain E. C. Townsend, will be despatched for the abovo ports TO MORROW, the 22nd inst. at 1 .. -For Freight or Passago, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd., Agents. Hongkong, 21st Feb., 1911. [908

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- .GATION COMPANY, LTD.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG and SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship ».

"KUTSANG," having arrived from the above Parts, Cansignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that their goods will be de- livered from alongside.

remaining on board after 4 p.m. the Cargo, impuding the discharge or 22nd Inst., will be traded at Con

His Excellency gave an official dinner at Government House last

The German stanmor Vorona night, at which the following which arrived in Manila last week were prosent:Mr. Wood, Dr. from New York experienced the Noble, Dr. Belilios, Mr. Lloyd, roughest weather in her entire Mr. Bowley, Mr. Clementi, Mr.history. The froighter loft New Sholton Hooper, Mr. Orme, Mr. York on November 27, and ran Chan Ping, swindler, who ob-Li Yan Chun, Mr. Wa Hoi Chau, into bad weather at the vory start, tained over $1,000 from an oil Mr. Ng Hon Taz. Mr. Fung Wa which increased in force daily shop in Honam, was captured Chun, The Hon'ble Mr. Wei Yuk, until three o'clock on the morning Ho attempted to swim the river, Shin Po, Mr. Lau Pun Chiu, Mr. dashed over the captain's bridge. but was hauled back.

Chiu Ue Tin, Mr. Tong Lai Chun, on the port side, broaking the Mr. Chau Siu Ki, Mr. Chan Kai iron railing and a bont, both of by Ming, Mr. Mui Kai Nam, Mr. which were thrown forcibly Tung Cheung Chak, Mr. Leung against the wheel house, literally Yan Po.

punching it full of holes, and carrying overboard two lockers from the bridgo.

kang that the authorities there -day after an exciting chuso, Mr. Mok Man Choung, Mr. Yung of December 11, when a wave sigace'a risic and expensa.

Anent the report from long

would hot pornit Messrs. Mars and Baldwin to fly in that city for fear of their spying on the Local pawnbrokers have been secrets of the fortifications, varned against taking uniforms curraspondent sonds us the fol-

as pledges. The Canton recruits lowing:

J. C. Mars, and Captain Bald-re in the habit of pawning their

uniforms, - win, nvintors now in Manila for the

THE PLAGUE.

No Fire.Instimuco will be effected. Bills of Lading will be counter ignod

JARDINE, MATHESON &

Co., L

General Managers. Hongkong, 21st Feb., 1911. [8

The same breaker carried away Theatre Carnival woyu refused permission During the financial crisisat Fat to Juake lights over Hongkong Slan last Autumn, the local Cham- Peking, Feb. 15. The plague the ladder loading up to the bridge the government foaring they ber of Commerce was able to re-at Kuanchangtzo is still soothing, which had been riveted to the might obtain secrets of the for-lieve the market by advancing Outbreaks are reported to have deck with strong bolts, filled the tifications of the city. Permission government money. Business occurred across the Russian and stokehole half full of water, and

vory noarly extinguished the fires- was given, under certain restric-was thus prevented from becom the Korean borders. tions, to fly at Taipo, seventeen ing disorganised. The merchants Tho death-rate is daily diminish in the engine room. At the same milos away, but at the last mo- and the people fouling gratefuling at Fuchintien, where thoro time all the canvas around the ment tho so desiring to see the for the assistance of the govern were only thirty-two deathsrailing of the bridge was ripped, lights worn forbidden, the use of mont at a critical moment, the yesterday. The position is also off and was hanging by the only railway to the place, so committee of the Fat Shan Cham-improving elsewhere.

threads when the damage was the ascents word not made,

"You may fly, but not o'er Hongkong,'

So the pompons governor said. "You might steal our little fortress,

From the Peak up overload. At Taipo it's fine for flying,

know,

her of Commerce and the local The Government is sparing no discovered. guild of bankers came to Canton expense in fighting the disease.

a fow

opium and spirit farms, and other. But the people, 'don't-cher-hand back the letter of guarantee St. Petersburg state that a tela.ing of the ship, all of them being

monopolies, over two hundrad and fifty thousand tools have to bo found to replace the loss caused by the eradi- cation of the gambling evil in Cantón.

Cannot use our little railroad, Out to see your beastly show." Sa Hongkong now breathes' more freely

CITY HALL

Royal.

HENRY DALLAS SEASON, ***THE FOLLIES," By Arrangement with H. G. PELISSIER, from Uitg APOLLO THEATRE, London.

To-night! To-night!! at 9.15 p.m.

Second Programme!

Second Programmeli

The first officer immediately to visit the Tuotui for the Promo-

The losses of the Imperial Rail-ordered the hatches battened tion of Industries and thanked ways of North China from sus down and it was while in the act him for the efforts he had made pension of traffic amount daily to of doing this that a second mam- moth wave struck the vossel for the adjustmont of the money The. 12,000.-"N. C. D. News." markot in Fat Shan. The Tuotei A DISCOMFORTING REPORT. broadside and dashed seven of tho has instructed the Treasury to

deckhands against the iron rail- H. London, Feb. 16. Reports from to the visitors for cancellation, on gram has been received from leaving them in Singapore for so badly injured as to necessitate the receipt of the money and in-Harbin which declares that not- terost due to the Government,

'repairs," as the first mato put withstanding the fact that there it. are 200 deaths daily from plague at Kuanchengtze, the hair of dead Chinese is still being exported to Germany and Great Britain.

PIRATES AGAIN.

Mars and Baldwin came away. Messrs Chu Kwong Lan, And the forts up on the hillside tobacco morehants, who luve Still remain to watch the bay, The inastor of a licensed junk established flourishing businessos" Letffongkong go an n-slooping, reports to the Police that on the in Fat Shan, Canton, Hongkong, A back number" on the shelf, 19th inst, six men boarded his and the Straits, have with others Mars, Manila's glad to see yon, junk, which was anchored off potitioned the Provincial Tron- Go ahead and " Bust yourself." Taukau village, opposite Capsui auror, undertaking to take over

B. F. N." Mun, two of the mon being armed the tobacco farm, and offering to While we have no criticism with choppors. They tied up pay to the Provincial Government to offer upon the caution ob- every man on board, pushed thom four hundred thousand dollars for served by the British officials into thecabin, and then ransacked the privilege. The revenue from to guard the military secrets of tho junk. They went away with this source is to be devoted to their country, we do want to voice clothing and money to the valua roplacing the gambling monopoly the welcome extended in the of $50. revenue in Canton. They have rhyme to the birdmen who also subraitted a list of regulations have come among us

to de- concerning the running of the monstrate how man hak mas- tobacco farm.

fored the ethor as they afore- The Viceroy has instructed time mastered the sea. Those tho Provincial Treasurer to join gentlemen have come the Taotni for the, Constabulary their own people. We have no among in calling together the guild secrets tint are not theirs. The traders in raw tobacco, tobacco sincero hope of all Manilans is Futherland. The tables ware laid loaves, and prepared tobacco, to that they will feel that they aro carefully consider the question, on American soil through the to find out the exact amount of treatment they receive while in revenue to be derived from this | Manila.-"Cablonows,' fresh taxation, and to consider the, arrangements for running the form.

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RUBBER NEWS.

The Provincial Treasurer and Monsrs. J. A. Wnttio and Co., the Total for the Constabulary Ltd., secretarios and general inan. are requested to make a detailed agers of the Anglo-Java Estatos; report of the circumstances to Ltd., state that the output of the His Exceliency, to be submitted Anglo-Java Estates for the mouths to the Board of Finance, who of Novoinber, December and will then be asked to sanotion January was:Coffee, 600 piculs; to inauguration of a tobacco Cocoa, 1081 picals; Homp, 200 monopoly,

picule; Rubber, 732 pounds,

FAREWELL DINNER.

LOG BOOK. Captain H. D. Jones, of the Honam, has resigned.

Captain S. B. Smith, of the Satnam, lins gone master of the Honam.

Captain J. Billison, of the Hoi sang, has gone master of tho Sainam.

Mr. W. R. Jeffcot, ohiof officer, Kinshan, has gone master, Hoi- sang.

shan, has gone chief officer, samo Mr. P. Tall, second officer, Kin- ship. Hoisang, luas gone second officer, Mr. C.J. Evans, second officer, Kinshan.

Honam, has gone chief officer, Sui Mr. J. S Swannie, chief officer, An

Mr. O. Stancliffe, chief officer, Sui An, has gone chief officer, Honam.

A farewell dinner was given last night to Mr. Holm, of Mossra Hotel by a number of friends, on Moyorink and Co., at the Grand the eve of his departure for, the out on the spacious verandah of the hotel, which was beautifully decorated. An oxcellent dinner was provided, and after justice had been done to tho viands the evaning was spont in harmony.

The following gentlemen were prosent; -Messrs. Moyor, Kunzo, Holm, Schultz, Fuiko, Vorster, Steinlioff, Rose, Schluter, Hanuman, Sonkson, Lurhrong, Schwander, Neidt, M. Sibson and H. Sibson, M. Helm has been The Douglas steamer Haitan popular during his stay in the leaves at 8 a.m. to-morrow for Colony, and ranch regret is felt Amoy and Foochow, not calling by his friends on his departure. at Swatow, na aho usually does,

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Mr. C. P. Archer, purser, Ho am, as gone purser, lleungshan. pointed purser, Honam-"Load Mr. H. C. Lyon has been ap

ing Light."

While being interviewed he said: "We repaired the ship first; then we repaired the mon. Not only was the son the roughest that I have ever experienced, but the entire experience' seemed ra- thor unusual in that not a mari was washed overboard. As it was, they were swimming like fishes on the dock.'

The entire ship is undergoing a renovation, which includes re- pairs as well as painting.

CARNIVAL NEWS:

88 athletes from the various soliool divisions that are taking scholastic moot arrived in Manila part in tlie 1911 Carnival Inter-

on the as, Rizal.

The following vessels of the fleet will be prosent off Manila from February 20th to 28th: during the Philippine Carnival;

Now York, New Orleans, Bain- bridge, Decatur, Albany, Rain- bow, Barry, Dalo. Also the Monterey if practicable; also the Eleano until such time as weather conditions render it advisable for Shanghai, via Hongkong. The that vessel to attempt passage to

Elcano will be officially inspected prior to departure if opportunity offers.

The Scharnhorst is not visiting Manila during the carnival,

Entimations.

KOWLOON BUTCHERY.

Wa teg to not by the residents of Kowloo that we now have on sale ai out howloon Dept

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&c.

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| FRICES: 4 Dos, Quans $13.00 per casa 8 Dos, Piots $13.50 ́. Hongkong, 15th December, 1910.

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GRANITE AND MARBLE MERCHANTS.

Illustrated Catalogues of Designs of FIGURE MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES,. CROSSES, &o.

On application. Hongkong, 9th Feb., 1911.

A LING & CO.

FURNITURE AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.

DEVELOPING, PRINTING & ENLARGING,

19, Queen's Road.. Hongkong, 6th Feb., 1911.

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Hongkong, 20th Feb., 1911.

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