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Telegrans

SINGAPORE GOVERNOR

LEAVING

[Tuz "TELEGRAFU!" CornESPONDENT

Singapore, March 5, 1,40,p.m.: His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Andersen, K.C.M.G.,

loaves for a holiday at home on

the 7th of April.

!

THE

CHIEF DETECTIVE HAN- SON PRESENTED WITH“

KING'S MEDAL.

RECEIVES DECORATION AT THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNOR.

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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH

-LICENSING, BOARD.

THIS AFTERNOON'S":

MEETING

A meeting of the Licensing Board was liqld this aftorucon at the Council Chamber, the Hon. Mr. W. Browin prosiding. The The compound of the Central other members present wore GOING HOME THIS MONTH. Police Station was the scene of Messrs. A. Shelton Hooper, A. a anique erremony thin afternoon, McKenzie, Hon. Mr. A. M., Thom- when the voleran Chief of the local son, Hou. Mr. E. Osborne, and T. Detective Forge, Chiefs Delec T. Hough, with the neting actre- tive-Inspector JW Phinson, ary, Mr. H. R. H. Craig, was rewarded for his long The business of the afternoon term of able and honourable was to consider an application service in the Police Force of the from one Henry Edward Crad Colony by a fitting recognition dock for the transfer to him coming from no less a quarter from one P. F. Thompson of than The Majesty the King in the the publican's license to soll by shape of the much-coveted King's rathil intoxicating liquors on the Aledni.

promises Nos. 148-150 Queen's Baforo the arrival of His Ex- Road, Central, and 00-101, cellency at the scene of the after, Wellington Street, under the zinon's earemony a detachment of sign of tho "Sing Hotel," Police numbering 154 all töllin The President How long have full dress was drawn up outside you been in the Colony? the Police qunters, consisting of 21 Europeans, 70 Chinose and 63 Indians, under the command of Capt. F. W. Lyous, Acting Super- intendent of Police. · Deputy Superintendent P. P. J. Wodo- house was also inchided in the rank and filo. Among others noticed in the Police compound [Tur"Trizonára " Connrsroxorft 3' were Lont. Col. A Clupman, V., and Mr. E. R. Hallifax, First Police Magistrate.

The Hon. Mr. Ertz-Brockman,'

·C. M37,, will act as lopaty.

THE CORONATION..

STRAFES CONTINGENT..

Singapore, April 5, 1.40 pan.

The Hon. Mr. Arthuir It. Ad-

ans, M.L.E.. commandant of the

"

Fouang Volunteers, has been placed in command" of The --Straits-Caronation contingent,

·

:

Mr. Craddock Twenty-two

years.

The President-Have you, had my experience in this line be- fore?—Yes, sir.

The President Where 7-lu the King Edward Hotol.

President-For how long Eighteen months

Mr. Shelton Hooper-Ato you going undoran agreement? Yes.

On a fixed salary?-Yes,

Mr. McKonzie Have you been to the promises before?--YEN,

And are there any women there? Yes, one on the ground floor; she will only be there up till the time I take it over.

The President Are you married?--Yos.

Shortly after two o'clock, His Excelloney the Governor, accom panied by Captain Mitchell Tay- for, A.11.0., arrived and was recoivod with a general saluto. Having closely inspected the ranks, His Excellency took up a position so that his words would reach all mouthors of

1 suppose you know that your the assembled force and addressed, wife is not allowed to bo in tho Inspector Hauson in the following bar? Yos, sir

Mr. Hough You will not be Tho passages and expoon-of-words:

Chief Detective-Inspector Han- serfing- yourself? No, the the trip are not paid by the Gov soIt is with the groutest pi-Chinee boys will do so.

ble' pleasure that make this Mr. Mckenzie-Is Mr. Madar presentation to you by order of these at all?-Yes, up till the time His Majesty the King, after 80 1-2 when I take it over. yours service-meritorious and excellout gervice-which means more than half of the Colony's oxistence. All these years you have belonged to an efficient force and for over 13 years you havo brón Chief of the Detective

ornmont,

AUSTRALIA'S RAPID. DEVELOPMENT.

SIX STEAMERS' BUILDING FOR ONE GERMAN LINE.

Tho next liners of the Goman-

Australian Steamship Company, will be named the Sydney, the Molbourne, the Adelaide, the Fremantle, the Brisbane, and tho Albany.

The annual report of the diree

tors of the company states "that the increase of the fleet is due to the rapid dovolopment of the Australian States; and the cooling elambors required for the trans-- port of fruit and meat made larger steamers indisponsable.

..

The application was granted. SALT SMUGGLING.

RIGOROUS SEARCÍT

INSTITUTED.

1

WEDNESDAY

AUSTRALIA'S NAVY. THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-

CHIEN

APRIL

LOG BOOK,

The number of foreign stommers ontoring the port of Tairon during February was twenty-one vessels of 18,000 tons, and the depar- tures, twenty vessels of 47,388

On February 22 Vico-Admiral Sir Richard Poors gave over the Commandership-in-Chief of the Australian Fleet to Vice-Admiral King Hall. The former's flag tons. ship was 11. M.S. Powerful, and on the morning of his doparturo the officers and men were assom- bled to divisions to listen to his farewoll addross.

Sir Richard said that should he ever find himself in command of a foot in action, he would gladly undertake tho responsibil ity with such a reliablo und elicient crest us that of the Powerful.

IOTT

MARINE COURT.

Mathew Patterson, Georgo Browne, James Duke, and Tyo- doro Vaudervoldin, sonmon on the R.M.S. Empress of Olina, wore chargod before Commandor C. W. Bookwith; R.N., Marino Magistrato, with unlawfully ab The Manchuria Daily Nows"onting themmives from their states that the steamer freight duties on board the said ship from Tuiron to the United King while lying in the harbour on the dom stands at abolit twenty-eight shillings por ton including tran- 4th inst. shipment, charges at Shanghai, otc.

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Defendants pleaded guilty.

Aftor hoaring the ovidence, his Worship passod sentence of The rating steamer freights on beans from the port of Vladivostok ono month's imprisonment with to Europe stand at twenty-nino hard labour on three of the de They were the Imperial re- shillings por ton, exclusive offendants, and discharged James prosentatives of the ivy in those transhipment charges at Shang. Duko, ordering him to go at enco

on board the ship. waters, and as suols they had & lai. great responsibility, especially

navy of her own. (

GERMAN SHIPPING

at this critical time, when On bonu oil from the port of Australin was about-to-launch- Tairon to Europe, the froight which at one time stood at forty The men of the Imperial Elect-shillings per ton lms-boon lowered- who were now serving in Aus to thirty-seven shillings. tralia, were flying the glorious White Ensign for the last time. Vory shortly, after all these years, this (ng-would be hauled down, and it lay to them as a great nationul responsibility to see to it that nothing occurred in the montime to mar its honour, This last flutter of the White Ensign would be taken more

seriously as a lasting example by Australious than over before, and he hoped that all hands would realise this, and make the next couple of years a period which would stamp the impression of a Imperial navy favourably upon the minds of those who would take their place.

COMPANIES.

An interesting return is pub- lished by the Gorman nautical periodical "Hansa," from which is soon that the tonnage owned by the leading German shipping

Today's Advertiscürents.

NOTICE.

WE heroby ing to intimato that wo have been appointed AGENTS in Hongkong for THE AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE OF STEAMERS from Hongkong to New York and Boston.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, King's Builling.

Hongkong, 5th April, 1911. [1083]

LINE "SHIRE"

O STEAMERS, LIMITED,"

FOR MARSEILLÈS, LONDON & ANTWERP.

CARNARVONSHIRE,"

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Intimations

SOURED MILK.

We are making a speciality of Artificially Soured Milk this summer. Try it.

Professor Mutelinkok, in a book on the Prolongation of Lilo, strongly advocates the uso of Bonrod Milk as a surË”. eure for Indigestion, Dyspepsis and morbid conditions of tho digestive organs.

The Dairy Farm Co., Limited.

POPULAR..

'ASAHI" BEER

-IR:CES:

Dos. Quatts $19.03 per case

Dez. Pints... Stega

Hongkong, 16th December, Ford (3

To-day's Advertise nents

WANTED.

881STANT BOOK-KEEPER

serious turn to this tide by which men, 34,639. tous;· Flensburg Captain W. Gregory, will bode (must be British smart at

The Actical emphasised the the Australian people were taking the roms of naval-command-in. their own hands,

The now Commander-in-Chief was interviewed on his arrival, and the following is a vorbatim account of what occurred :—

The newcomer stepped on to the Contral Railway Station from the Melbourne express. He is a smart set man, of medium buikt and height, pointed grey heard, and bright, laughing, blue eyes. His Excellency has a decided of humour, for when he was approached by an Evening written to the Canton Custums News" representative for an in- Commissioner regarding the terview, he replied: "Oh, let me institution of a vigorous search, seo; I think this is over in Ohi for smuggled on vesselų quote that Italian proverb, arriving, from Hongkong and va piano, va sano (Go softly, Macao

go safely"); The Commissioner said that"] Then he laughed morrily. The there are many arrivals from theso

reporter porsisted, and the. Ad- ports daily, and it would re-mural said that his secrotary had quire, a sufficient force of gor-all the information....

Canton, April 4. II.E.. the Canton Viceroy has

Departuscut. There is no one in [THE "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT the Fores who deserves the honour better of which leave the privilage. of conferring on you to-day.

His Excellency then pinned the decoration in to the recipient's

breast

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"Will you Excellency discuss the question of the Australian Navy 2

Afr. lansun (ovorevine with ovident enantion)-I thank your Excellency. God.Savo tlie King, DISTRICT-WATCHMAN'S" PLUCK REWARDED. [The following paragraph 'was

ernment excise, officers from tho "But can you say how long The occasion of presenting printed in an Australian paper: The directors of the Gorman Inspector Hanson with his wolf gunboats to be aided by the is since you were in Australia?"

customs-employees, The Com-About 10 yours, I think Australian Steamship Company; uerited hour this

missioner reminde. His Ex- "Ilave

noticed you have decided to inaugurata noon was taken adventago of almost forthwith, a weekly cargo by His Excellency for addressing cellency that the question, bears changes?"

connection with foreigners owing "“Oh, I say, letmo have a look sorvica between Sydney and a few words of encouragement the Continent.

In commercial foiling, a Chinese district to many of the steamers flying at the place first of all. I daro

say thore have been." circles this step has boon re- watchman, for a plucky net. for foreign flags, and that the different Consuls at Shamcon bo ceived with much favour, as it which he was responsible, the indicates that Sydney is still the other day. Addressing the brave consulted about the mutter. premier seaport of the Common watchman through Capt, Wode-The matter is to be put off at wealth. The company, which house, His Excellency said, present pending the reply from

Tell him have heard of a very started its Australian service about 21 years ago with half a dozen brave action for which he was stoautors carrying about 4,000 responsible the other day. At the tons doad weight has increased risk of losing his own life and be the floot to 30 ships, and in the ing attacked with a choppar no course of a few months the total loss than three times, he still will be 41stomers, some carrying hung on to his assailant and did TH “TELEGRAPH " CONBESPONDENT"

Canton, April 4. 8,000 tons dead weight and others his best to arrost him. Thoovern 10,000 dead weight. There are mont, is always glad to hear! A serious riot occurred in Ho- practically five divisions of the of and recognise any brava and kow, in Samshui district, somo service, so that the new arrange courageous act. If he would like days ago. It was brought about ment will mean the arrival at to onlist in the Force, I'll speak hy severe taxation imposed on at Sydney from the Continent and to the Captain-Superintendent the ferry boats, The boating Scandinavian ports of no fower with a view to socuring him an, fraternity went on strike, and than six vossels per month, with early promotion.

a problem to those responsible The detachment was then dis for providing wharfage accom- missed and an interesting cere modation. At present the com- many brought to a close. pany ocenpies considerable space in Woolloomooloo Bay.]

the Consule.

RIOTS NEAR SAMSHUI.

MAGISTRATE

patched as abaya.about 24th inst JARDINE, MATHESON & Go, Lumake himself useful in general office

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

figures, good writer and willing to Agents.

Hongkong, 5th April, 1911.

FROM EUROPE.

[1035

work State nge, untary required, 20.,

"BOOK-KEEPER,"

companies at the end of 1910 was as follows-Argo Company, Bre- mon, 14,161) tons; Neptune Com- pany, Bremen, 50,513 tons; Hansa Company. Bremen, 203,425 tons; Hamburg-Bremen, Africa Lino; Bromen, 33,071 tous; Norddeuts theyd Bremen 755,000 tons; 11E Steamship Ricliners Company, Bremen, 87013 tons; Roland Lino, Bre- Steam Company, Flensburg, 22 820 tons; Flensburg Steamship Society, Flensburg-13,059-tons- Union Company, llamburg 27,161 tons; Deutsch-Amerikanischo Petrol Company, Hamburg, 81,210 tons; Doutsch-Australasino Com- pany, Hamburg. 102,871 tons THE H.A. L. Steamship Kosios Company, Hamburg, 177,428 tous; Corman Lavant, Captain lassan, having arrived: Con- Lang, Hamburg, 75,04 konsignees of Cargo are hereby informed IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL German East Africa Lino, lam- that their goods are being landles and burg, 84,216 tons Ilumburg-plood at their risk in the hazardous America Liac, ffambarg, 1,021 and/or extra-haznikous, Godowns of the 8 tons; Hamburg-South America Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Company, Hamburg 200,182 tons; Godown Company, Limited, whence obt. M. Sloman. jun, damburg, delivery way ho obtained against Bills- 15,391 tons; Trans-Atlantica, Ham-of-Lading countersigned by the Under- burg, 14,681 tons; Vor, Bugsif-Higned. and Frachtsch. (os., Ilunburg, unless notice to the contrary be given 10,423 tons; Woormann Line, famburg. 80,258 tons; F. Lac

SUEVIA.":

ofo Hongkong Telegraph." Hongkong, 6th April, 1911 (1084 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

LINE. NOTICE-TO-CONSIGNEES.

Starship

*PRINZ WALDEMAR,”

linting arrived, Consignees of cargo fit

Valuabler, Are being larded and stored

horoby informed that their Goods, with Optional Cargo will be carried on the exception of Opium, Treasure and nt their risk into hazanfons and/or All claitas met bo presented within extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- is. Hamburg,, 39,100 tons; ton days of the steamer's arrival bere, kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Rhodorei Company Hamburg, after which date tiny cannot be re- Company Limited, Korbon, and West Point Godown", whence delivery. 49,153 tons; .Y.H. Siemens and cognized. Company, Hamburg, 20,920 tons; No olainas will boudinitted after the inay be obtained,

No claims will be admitted after the. lorn Company, Luebeck, 31,885 tons; Oldonburg-Portuguese Com- tous; H. C. Horn, Luebook, 41,446 pany, Oldenburg, 27,578-tons; W. Kunstmana, Stetton, 31,881 tons; Neue Dauipper Company, Stellen, 21,217 tons;

The British four musted sailing bark "Comot" arrived from Hongkong on the 28th ult. and anchored in the Roads,

the

"Not yet. How can 1? After I have settled down here, then it will be time for me to ex-

The Peninsular and Oriental pross my views,"

Company, by the way, is one of It is not the opinion at Home the steamship undertakings, ASSAULTED.that the Australian Navy is the which bid fair to gain somewhat first stop towls dissolution, is as the result of the outbreak of ploguo in the Far East, saya tho "That good with saying," camo "Daily Telegraph." The condi

tions which obtain are necessarily the reply.

Thon His Excellency absolute-not favourable to traffic by tho ly declined to say any more on Siberian Railway. Indeed, pas any subject, being desirous of sengers to and from the Far East leaving the railway station. He have been largely giving the pro- left in company with Flag-Liout-ference to the sen route. Thus,

some of the traflic lost on there were no boats to convoy onant Fishier, who met the new

Admiral, on behalf of His Excel-oponing of the overland route is getting back to its former channel, Honey Sir Richard Poore..

at all events lemporarily. On the THE "O. B. BREWERY.". other land, one result of the plague is likely to affect ship SANITARY BOARD VISITS owners unfavourably. The dearth of labour in Manchuria will, it ia feared seriously affect next season's crop of Soya beans. The vast amount of profitable freight which this Manchurian, expert provided for British vessels, and the fillip which it gave to the ocean-carrying industry whole, at a time it was very badly needed, constitutos almost a ro- mantic cliapter of recont shipping history,

LOCAL INDUSTRY.

a carrying capacity of about· His Excellency then walkot passengörs ashore from the steam 50,000 tons dead weight. That towards Inspector Hanson and, launches arriving at the place. Sydney is regarded as a place of handed him the box in which The rioters, numbering over Wat sent to 1,000 men, marched to the city importance by the enterprising the decoration Q-A. lino, is shown by the fact the Colony. Ilis Excellency of Bamshui district, and pulled that Melbourne, Adelaide, and further expressed tho wish that, down the office where the tax wa Fremantle will have a fortnightly the Inspector would live long and collected, The magistrate was service, and Queensinnd and North enjoy good health as well as the roughly handled, and his chair

A number of the members of Queensland a four-weekly service. richly-deserved honour of which broken by a shower of stones The sudden increase in the ship he was made the recipient that thrown by the rioters. The police the Sanitary Bourd to day created arrived on the scene promptly to a precedent which we hope will be ping business of the port will cet afternoon.

maintain ordor, but they were followed. On the invitation of unable to disperse the excited the manngor, Mr. II. C. Ehrenfels, orowd. It was not until the nagistrate had issued a notifica they visited this "O. B: Brewery" with the object of seeing how a tion promising to remove the taxation that lo riot came tovory largely consumed (local) an end. No frosh devolopment Pronet is produced.

The Browory's launch took the Mr:-D, W, Craddock, tho✨gen-

This occurred, but many shops" oral manager of the O. P. R., staten The abovo club brought a very have not resumed business for party from Blake Pier, at a that the Yokohama office is in re- successful season to a close by at a recurrence of the little after å p.m... coipt of a wireless message from competition between the members, frouble. the I.M.S.Empress of Indin," for medals kindly presented by advising all well and that the Sir O. P. Chator. The competi The mortality returne for Cominandor expects to ronch tion was conducted by Colour Singapore for the week ended Yokoliams at noon to-morrow, the Sorgeant Marchmont of the March 5 show a ratio per mile of 6th insthe message was sont KO.Y.L.I., and the modal win population of 37,82. The total yesterday when the vessel was here were 1st G. Witchell, 2nd number of deaths was 212, Thoro 905 miles distant from Japan. Wilkie, and Jrg N. Crouchers were 61 deaths from fever.

ST. ANDREWS GYM- NASTIC-CLUB-

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The rough figures of the recont consus give the figures for the The Coronation Committee, of population of Kuala Lumpur as which II.E. the Governor op 16,507 as against 32,381 at the pointed a nuclous in order to last consus. Ipoh Tins 23,351 8 mako a beginning. has power to against, 12,701 Kampar 11,056 co-opt as many others as it may against 5,7071 Tong 700 desire, without any reference to against 8,570 and Taipeng about the Governor

,000

Goods have left the Godowns, aul all 10th last., will he subject to rent. Goods resanining undelivered after the Goods have luft the Godowns, and all

goode remaining undélirerod after the Al broken, aliafed, and damaged 11th of April, will be subject to goods must be left in the Godowns, rent. where they will be exaiained on the All broken," "chafed, and damaged · Goods are to be left in the Godowns, 16th inst., at 3 p.m..

No Fire Insamace will be effected by where they will be examined on the

us in any case whatever.

This steamer brings on cargo

2.

Ex *. "Emst" from Stettin,"

Ex R. Vill Real" from Seinbil,

Ex Germanin" from Goto-

borg.

Ex Gateborg" from Gote-

11th of April, at 9.80 am.

All claime must rosch'in before the of 15th April, 1911, or they will not be recognized.

o Fire Insurance will be effected. ". Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

- MELCHERS & CO.,

General Agents. CO60 Hongkong, 4th April, 1911.-

borge HAMBURG-AMERIKA, LINIE,

HONGRONG OFFICE."

Hongkong, th: April, 1911.

DR

ENZIES

BURTON ON TRENT

SPECIALLY BREWED FOR THE EAST

INVALID

STOUT.

Very Palatable,

Light,

and

Nourishing.

PER DOZEN SPLITS

8174

The Local Government Analyst Certified on the 28th January Just; on the Analysis made by him on a Bottle of this Stout taken by bin at random from a bin, hut the Simple was both good agu sound.

H, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1OLU

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