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COMMERCIAL.

THE

Wallsend $11.25ox-slip,nominal, Yubari Lump $12.00 nominal, YARN MANKET. Miiki Lump $10.50 to 11:00 ox Messrs. Polielwalls and Kotwall | ship, nominal, Moji Lump $7,75" report on the yarn market to $0.50 ox-ship, stendy, Aloji Uu- soreoned $8.00 to $8.00 ex-ship, Since our last report on the 1st

steady, Akaike Lump $8.00 to instant the intervul has pussod $8.25 ex-ship, stendy, Kaiping very quiot. Owing to the com- Navy Lump $10.00 to $10.25 ex- $7.50 to $7.75 ox-ship, Kaiping

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SMUGGLED CHINESE, THROWN OVERBOARD.

SHIPLOADS DROWNED OFF LOS ANGELES.

For the second time within a

SATURDAY

CHINESE EXCLUSION IN AMERICA.

APRIL 22

COMPANY REPORT:

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC. COMPANY LIMITED. Now York, 2nd March. The Fodoral courts in several juristors to the twenty-second ordinary

Tho report of the board of direc dictions of the country have re- yearly meeting of shareholders, contly decided cases bearing upon to be held at the company's offices,

1911

SENSATION ON THE OPIUM MARKET.

DEPORTED GIGANTIO

ROBBERY,

mencement of festival days of the ship soininul, Kaiping Loco Lump few months a shipload of smug- Chinese exclusion, ono of which St. George's Building, at noon greatest crime of the kind over

ship, Kaiping No. 1 Dust $0.25 ox-ship."

ADVENTUROUS BOAT VOYAGES.

AT SEA IN A DREDGER,

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で

CHINESE MARRIA

QUESTION OF RE

TRATION.

At

Christian Chinese in the Straits 10th to learn that a robbery which seriously considering the question Shanghai was electrified on the Settlemonts live of lato boen slows every sign of proving the of the advisability or otherwise of gled Chinese coolies have beon was before Judge Hand of this on Tuesday, 36th April, is as committed by foreigners in Clung registration of marriages. A local - Chinose third mantli, tho buyers, No. 6 Dust $0.50 to $0.75 ox- thrown overboard in the Pacific, district of the United States/

follows:-Gontlemen,your diroc as usual, have left for their coun-

Ocean and drowned............

or Japan, has just boon propotrat paper thus reports the debate -- Circuit Court. ~ Judge Hand sus the accompanying statement of hai Times." The inen involved Association and their friends met tors luivo the pleasure to submit od in our midst, says the "Shang. Members of the Chinese Christian tries, hence frosli bargains as well

The men were 'all being taken "tained adomurror to an indipiment the Company's accounts for the thoro are two of them are in the society's hill to discuss tho asolcurancos are very fow and only

from Lower California, Mox., and charging Robert Jamieson, a year ending 28th February, 1911. Shooker Moosa and J. A. B. Ezra,nation That this houso consi- a limited number of about 1,200

on the approach of the revenuo bales are put through, and those

euiters wore hoartlossly dumped steamship captain, with commit. / The balance at Credit of Profit Jews both of thom, and both Bridors that legislation providing for

and Loss Account is $180,514.38; til subjects, the formor being a into the sou, there to perish. ting a misdomoanour in bringing after doducting directors' fees native of Aden and the latter the official rogistration of Chineso too were for urgent up country or dors The prices have rulod weak

Immigration Inspector Connol into this port a Chinoso'scainan ($3,000) there remains a sum of originally, of Bagdad but natur- marriages: in the Colony will bo of Los Angeles statos that the who was a member of his crow. and the aforosaid small sales aro effected at a décline of $1 to $2. Mr. Frank T. Bullon, our au murder. and attempted to save

cutter Orient witnessed the first Jamieson was indicted under the $180,514.30 available for appalised in his boyhood in Bonndvantageous to the Chineso com Jaw of 1888 providing punish-priation, and your directors.re- bay. Shooker Moosa, a'marriod

munity.". There is little inquiry for 20s thor par excellence of things mari-

an follows: To pay a dividend resided for many years in Shang- man with a large family, had

Mr. Tan Yow Chiny opened the yarn, while the remaining counts time, wished to add to liis ad the hapless coolies but were too ment for the muster of any vessel commend that this bo disposed of

who should land or attempt to of 12 per cent., say 1.20 por lini and had alwaye beon very discussion, drawing attention to are mostly neglected. In all lines venturous journeyings in unfre The caso undor notice occurred land a Chinese seaman within the share on 60,000 shares, $72,000.- highly respected and estoomod. the trouble, worry and henvy ox- of picto goods tho demand in conquented seas, lie will be happily last month, when a high-power

00; to pay a bonus of 1 per cent., Ezra is anmarried. Moosa, up ponso over the claims by illegiti suming countries is abnormally not in the person of Captain Sum- poor, while the stocks are very mers, who is at prosent in one gasolinelauneli attempted to carry! This opinion Judge Hand says say 10 cents per share on 80,000till a year ago, was oniployed by mato and adopted children on the 5 number of cuslios into thoStatos. It must be conceded that there is shares, $6,000.00; to write of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Co., and oath of n Chinoso towkay, intost The authorities knew of it and mon no statute oxcluding any China Plant Account for depreciation. Ezra up to within the same periodate, and quoted several recont in- revenue cutters went out to meet nain question at issue is whether Account for depreciation, $0,722 Co., and before that an employee this connection. All this would bo scaman or member of a vossol 30; to pay bonus to staff, $4,123.04; of Mossrs. Abraham and Co. avoided in fature if there was is a labourer within the meaning to carry forward to noxt account, About twelve months ago the two of the statute. The court believes $10,045.08; $180,514.36. thore'is amplo authority holding Directors. Sir. H. N. Mody men loft their respective employ that a seaman is not a labourer, resigned his sent on the board and their own account under the style mouts and bogan business on and it accords with the reason Sir O. P. Chater, C.M.G., was of Albort and Sons, "Importers, able usage of words. While a appointed to fill the vacancy. Exporters and General Commis sailor does aantal labour, he is This appointment requires the sion Agents," with offices at No.

hoavy, which havo relatively midst.

affected our yarn markot, and`un- Captain Summors, who is an

luto.

United States..

der tho presont depressed circum-old Hongkong acquaintance, han i wore placed on guard, while the man oxcept a labourer, and the $81,623.34; to write off Property had boon a clerk in the Telephone stancos of protracted litigation in

stauces, we do not expect any just brought out from homo provement in the near future. dredgor that is destined for Dalny, Total salon 1,200 bales. Unsold Atooks 27,000 bales. Sold but call it).

or Dairon (as the Japanese now un-dalivored in tho godown and to arrivo 24,000 balos.

FREIGHT CIROULAR.

The dredger in question, the 8. Hoito Maru, has had a vory eventful voyage. As we all know the cloverast engineers on the Clydeside despair of dredgers

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her. She was sighted and fired upon at about ton o'clock at night but managed to escape in the dark ness. Next day she ontored the harbour and was searched. Thore were no coolics on board.

"We know there were coolies on board when they loft the Mexi-

In conso-

official registration. He pointed to the legislation now in force. modune and Hindus applying to Christians, Moham

can luarbour," said Connell," and not in ordinary parlance a la confirmation of shareholders. In 7, Kinugas Rond. The business ordered for the Fur East ever rea-if there had been nono on board bourer, either skilled or unskilled.accordance with the Articles of which they chiefly engaged in ching their destination. Mostly when we stopped thom entoring disastor befals them whilst they are the harbour Inst night they would the act of 1892, section 3, rocog-hurst and J.W.C. Bonnar retire, details of which they were both different sections of Chinese there

The court says:-Congress in Association, Mossrs. G. II. Mod-was the opium business, with the

Channel or, not yet out of the throes of the not have run away. Wo saw nized the word as not covering but, being oligible, offer them perfectly familiar.

A6 colloquially members of the simo gang deli-all those who do manual labour selves for re-election. it is put, bofore the guts of the borately throw a lot of coolies by specifically including certain Channel have been satisfied. overboard two weeks ago and saw occupations, such Dredgers from the Clydesido have turned turtle in such nunther that

Auditors.-Tho accounts-havo

quence of the recent sudden

are understood to liave sustained

owing to enquiries generally one loses count. The voyage when the launch was chased last principle that a seaman__is_not. Edwords:-Mosers W. Huttonthey_ontered into forward-con--

SPORT.

Tho Lusitano Rocroation Club's

SHANGHAI TRADE. Mossrs. hart & Co.'s pieco goods market report says:—

As far as enquiry from importers

monta. It is however not likely things one has to bear in going Easter Monday, at the Happy tion might suggest the same rea- direct has been concornod there four, laklis and a half of taols.

countrymen.

Thoro woro elevon other spook- las been a quiet interval, but Thor nover purchased the opium ers on the motion, two of whonɛ dealers lavo beau butively co-called for by the contracts, how suggested that an association be gaged in ro-solling goods indented ever, and the delivery orderson the formed, similar to the Chinese for and now arriving, clearances, godowns which they issued to the societios in Netherlands India, in in spite of a wook's most unpropi dealers and against which tho which regulations would be made tious weathor, having been largo. firm of Albort-and-Sons obtained for registration of marriages of All outlets have been taking cargo ton-to fifteen-day orders on Chin-the members in the first in- freely, especially those up the ose banks were spurious, inas- stance and of non-mombers later. Shantung coast, and Newchwang much ne they had reference to on who might apply to have is also boan in the market again, consignments of opium which did their marriages rogistered by the

stagnation, but a rovival cau. When-it-comes-to-a-question of sailore and Polico. (Europoon), 8. Ali Fook the United States the first shipments sont up for not exist. The total amount of association.

freely.

W99

of

a

little glory and very small monetary remunerative returns to heinado, there wasquito a number candidates for the post, liver, tually the decision was made in favour of Captain Summers, a nan who knows the China coast thoroughly and who knows the

morco and Labour. The court

it

two clariors, the rato working ontwalors on the coast in a way to fine hard Para has again fallen customs revenue law, although autumn aro stated to have been Albert and. Sons' opium was sup- of affairs in this connection is

Mr. Kiong Chin Eng, who opposed the motion, said; that Messrs, Lauko & Roggo state:

registration was impracticablo The freight market as far as

and if introduced would load to rates are concerned has remained in about the same position as last

general dissatisfaction among the Chinose community because the roported; howevor; actual charter- ing business has been confined to

obsorve quite differont ceremonios a much smaller compass than

ata marriage, while legislation during the procoding fortnight,

as fishing, boon audited by Messrs. W. Hut. declino in the price of opium they would compel all Chinese to partly in consequence of scority

thein drown. I am satisfied that which are of the same kind as 1on Potts und R. U. Edwards, the heavy losses. About a week ago which, according to cortain observa only cortain formalities of prompt Bannge, and partly

the same procedure was followed soafaring. I have no doubt on latter in the absence of Mr. J. Cox

tracts to purchase opium on

Chinoso opinion, would not consti- having fallen off especially from eastwards is attauded with-dan-night by the cultor. Wo will included in the term. The pur-Potts and R. C. Edwards offer behalf of a great number of tute a valid marriage. Would re- soutliorn rice poris... Tilo-condi---

gors innumerablo. In the first hold the lannel and crew." pose of the act was to prevent themselves for re-election. tion of affairs up north seems to

Chinesa wholesale dealers in the gistration improve the present instance, the skipper in command

the entry of those who by be about similar. The future has got to undergo the rigours of

drug, among them being some of there have granted joint ad- position of affairs, whion courts their different standard of living position of tho freight market the Irish Channel which are just

the largest oporators in Shanghai. ministration to two widows and would depress the wages in will, of course, in a great measures violent at certain sensens (wo

Amorica of those who can least

The money involved in those

have recognised the claims of depend upon further dovolopspeak from experionce) as the annual sports will take place on

transactione` nggregated, we un Or resist such competition.

derstand, between four lakhs and children by secondary wivos? course a nice economic specula- that froights all round should round the Horn. As a mat- decline on account of a temporary or of fact, moro lives have

Valley, comunencing at 1 pm. SOR for applying the act to innativity in some quarters, as both been lost out of dredgers con- The entries on the whole are very American seamen, but unhappily the southern and northern seasoning cast than, comparatively good, and excellent sport is ox there are not inany such ay havo only just commonced.

From Saigon to this, onlying fleets of the East Coast.

speaking, have been in the fish pected. Two open racou are in

the programme; a 220 yards' race way, and bosides the net would hand to mouth business has been Himply because of this it is for the championship of the not then be colorminous with its purposes, because most seamen done at much rolneed rates, becoming more and more a difColony is open to all matours, coming hero uro sa foroiga ships Closing quotation for this port is ult task to got skippers willing and is to to be run under A. A. A. and do not compete with our 10 ecat per pioul: The lecal to take command of such vessels rules. This ovont should prove rice market has relapsed into of an ordinary sen-going type is for a half mile, open to soldiers, interesting. The second open raco

In the case of the United States

The Chairman, in summing up, marely be a ustion of time, the employment of a masto-to By kind permission of Lt. Colonel Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth been favourably received: Some received in this way is not exactly said that legislation dealing with

the opening of that market have the Bank orders which they depending in the first place greatly navigato a ship, and that ship upon arrivals of grain from the dredget into the remote Mefntyre and Officers of the 8th Circuit, has held that the Chinos of the near markets to Shanghai known, but it is understood to be registration of Chinoso marriages, interior and what can be spared of Dalny in Manchuria, it Rajputs, the band of the Regiment Chinamen serving on board Ning, but the continuous rain neighbourhood of Tls. 150,000, loved by the Government to be exclusion acts do not apply to are not doing much, especially very lurge, something in the divorco, and adoptions, was be after Saigon millers have satis-is. little to โย

will play during the afternoon. wondered flod Japan.

vessels touching at American las no doubt had some effect in The orders were exchanged on needed, hence the introduction in Saigon to Philippines:-Pro-particularly keen.

at that the bidding is not

ports while..on voyage to a retarding orders from these Thursday and Friday, at a heavy 1904 of a Bill to that effect, but it You in this FINANCIAL NEWS. sont stocks being sufficient for

foreign port, such seamen being

discount, for gold bars and was shelved, as the general Chinese particular instance, when there

authorized to land on giving

places. requirements, and the high prices

HONG KONG SHARES.

Home values are easing down sovereigns, and Ezra and Mooss fooling was against it. But times ruling at Saigon have limited

bond to depart within thirty to an appreciable extent, without, are now missing. The office of are changing, and the Government business to a single fixture only,

days, as required by the rogula- Mossra, E. S. Kadoorio & Co. there are no further orders trace

roport: Business continues utions of the Department of Com-however, calling out much in the the firm Albert and Sons boing would bring in this bill again if way of new business from here, closed on Saturday morning gavo it was asked for. He mention- able, though a low vossolsengaged

show an improving tendancy but also held thus in a case her though a small business in a few rise to certain uneasiness and od the question of the Hon. E. down south have been offoring

transactions are still on a some-a Chinaman gavo such a bond greys and whites appears to have suspicion, and when, Inter. in the C. Ellis in the Legislative Council what restricted scale.

been booked, and a fow small lines day. Mesars, Jarding latheson on the subject of Chinese intes- Saigon-Shanghai-Has had

was valid when he was arrested of fancy and dyed goods for the & Co., in whose godown Messre. tator' estates. The present state -Rubber. The quotation for subsequently, for violating the the Federal authorities refused to

posed to be stored, refused to hon chaotic, and not only largo suma our that firin's delivery orders, the of money are spent in litigation Saigon-Juva: No transactions After he was ongaged to take weak. Singapore continues to permit the seaman to be returned

dealers interested took alarm. In- but a good deal of valuable time have boon reported, neither from in Summers took charge are still at a fairly low level, shares except on complying with certain the Hoito Mara to Dalny, Cap-mark time, and although prices after having, loft the country

vestigations were hurriedly mado of the Court is wasted when such GOOD RENDERING and sufficient was revealed to matters come up for decision. Bangkok-Hongkong:--Cargo is

at once at Port Glasgow, and are by no means easy to obtain. specified conditions.

BY AUGMENTED CHOIR justify warrants boing issued by offoring more freely of late giving tination at tho. end of April set sail for the port of dos-

The seating accommodation of the British Court for the arrest of regular liners sufficient employ last year. Owing to stress of

St. John's Cathedral was taxed Moosa and Ezra-which was done The quotations from the Stock

to the uttermost Friday oven- on the information of the Yuen- Coolio Trado-German 8.S. weather, he was not able to make Exchange on the 8th wore:

good the course which he had Shanghai. Municipal 5 por cent

ing, when the Choir, assisted by a sing ophum hong, Smith's Market,

THE "GAZETTE. "Germania" has been taken up mapped out for himself up debentures at Tls, 106 for cash:

o selections from Hundel's victimised to the extent of Tis. good number of voicos, ronder which complained of having hoen for unother trip Amoy to Singa- to time, with the result that Maatschappij, etc., in Langkat, poro, obtaining a rate as high as the Moito Maru made only about Il, Bharos at Tls. 111 1.2 for of vessels which lawfully trado was first sung and then Mr. The most diligent search failed as appointed Geoffrey Norman His Excellency the. Governor "Messiah," Shortened evensong 17,000: $8.25 per head.

Newcliwang to Canton, no fix-

half speed throughout. She had Juno; Bukit Toh Alang Rubber turos have taken place during to lay in at Adon for two months. Id. shares at Tis. 4 for cash; our ports, and that they do Denman Fuller rendered a piece to reveal the whereabouts of the Orme to be an Assistant Supor the interval. Ilight prices at poroowing to adversity of wonther. for cash; Anglo-French Landling, whose home is on the son

Then she had a longstay in Singa-Hall and Holtz, L, shares at $20 not in spirit or letter apply to from Wagnor's Parsifal with fine missing mon on Saturday, but on intendent of Police..for the

Geamen engaged in their cal effect.

Sunday it was ascertained that Southern District of the Now Newchwang and a bad market When eventually the dredger ran Investment Co. Ld. sharos at Tls, and who are here today and by the Messiah, from which description had taken passage on Officer for the Southern District This was immediately followed two individuals answering their Torritorios during his tenure of locally, have made further busi

post of Assistant District. ness impossible, whereas a large up to Hongkong, she was boset 90 for cash; Shanghai Mutual amount of produce is being ship

with very tempestuóðs galos......... Telephono Co., Ld. shares at Tls.gone to-morrow, who como on a several representative passages thoas. Chikuzen Marufor Japan, ped to Japanose porta and

Notwithstanding all this, low- 64 1.2 for cash; and China Flour Vessel into the United States with were taken. The Choir'srendering rushing hurriedly on board the of the New Territories, with effect no intention to roside therein, but of shochong “ All Wo like Sheep' vessel at the last moment prior to from the 6th instant. Chaloner Swatow. After the first-prossing over, the skippor decided to pursue Mill Co., Ld. shares at Tls, 20 with the intention when they come was quite an artistic triumph; the or departure, but, we under-Grenville Alabaster to act, us demand is filled, prices may ho-his northward journey and ho for cash.

of leaving again on that or some balance being accurately man- stand, it has not yet been definite Attorney-General during the come cheaper, rendering business took his top heavy craft as far as raore feasible for our markot Swatow. There he found it advis

other vessel for the port of ship tainted throughout, while; the lynscertained whether this is absence on leave of William Rees mont or some other foreign port attack loft little to be desired. really the case or not. If they Davies, K.O., or until further Coal freights from Japan have able to turn back to Hongkong

in the course of her trade, To The solos were taken, by Mos have gone to Japan there may be notice, with effect from 8th inst ruled firm with more demand for as coal was eliort and he had no

hold that these statutes upply to dames Goldsmith, T. L. Perkins difficulty and delay in bringing Under Section 7 of the Public Healthand Buildings Amendment tonnage Fixtures reported: agents in the treaty port,

Mr. Leonardo Osorio, recently aliens comprising the bona fide and Kew, and Messrs. D. B. Watts, them back to Shanghai to Bland Moji-liongkong · $2.10, $220, Meanwhile the dredgor Hoito Provincial Chivernor of Cavite, crews of vessels ongaged in coin. Higginbotham, L. Bast, and their trial, for Great Britain has. Ordinance, 1003, (Ordinance No. $2.00; Miike-Hongay $3.50, is an object of interest to the ship- Philippine Island, was entertainmdres between the United States R. F. White, in good style inoxtrulition treaty with Japan, 23 of 1903), Police Sergeant Port Courbet Canton $2.00, Port ping community of Hongkong, ed at luncheon by His Excellency and foreign countrise. Would Special mention should be made and unless the aid of diplomacy Thomas, Cashman to bo a Sanitary Courbot Swatow $2.40 and Soba- | She is one of the few that have on Tuesday last.

load to groat injustice to such of the excellent manner in which be successfully invoked, the Inspector for Stanley, with offcct tlik-Zamboanga, private torme,

survived the perils of the passage Sir Joseph Hutchinson, the re- Vosscle, oppression to thoir Master T. Martin sing "But fugitives cannot be interfored from the 7tli instant. The Re•· Timoolarter Enquiries em- from Europe and hor skipper, tiring Chief Justice of Coylon, crows end Borious Conso-Thou didst not leave his soul in with which would be a matter of verend HR. Wells to boa anating from the North have re- Captain Summers, is one of the and Lady Hutchinson passed quotices to commerce. The same hell. The whole performance of very great regret on everybody's Member of the Interpretation Sub-Committee of the Board of sulted in two- fresh fixtures at fow men who have courageously through by the English minil on court hold that whore, the Chi- the augmented Choir redounded account;

Examiners, vice His Honour Mr. good rates, details in list of sot brought to the Far East n vosol Thursday, and lunched at. Gov-noso defendant in a deportation greatly to their credit, winle the tlements overlonfert

which is unwieldy in smooth ernment House. ··

proceeding alleges citizenship a work of the organist took no small With wide awake citizens and

Justice Hazeland, resigned. water and utterly unmanageable Mrs. Fox, wife of the Commer determination of such question part in producing the general modern facilities

Canila is His Excellency the Gover COAL REPORT.

in a lavy soa!

cial Attacho, British Legation, by the Secretary of Commerce effect.

going shead rapidly bound has directed that the Mosare. Hughes & Hough state The Holto Moru is to be om- Peking, arrived from the tortli and Labour is conclusivo, subject.

Jedevith the 26 be the

stern com- General and the First that no sales are reported, market ployed in the Dalny harbour Friday and was a gitest of His only to the jurisdiction of the

of Ages duri

statement was steady. The quôtát Caro == | extension works. She can fetch Excellency al Government House. Federal courts, to review, con

Tag made Cardiff 10.00 16:821

bollom ap to a depth, of 41 She left for England f Saturday

habeas corpus, whether the per by as. Delhi.

at 18-16-epats por pient rospec-excite the envy of most pilots. and is now quoted fa. 5d. market tively.

Java to this.

mont.

SHANGHAI SHARES.

GOVERNMENT

HOUSE,

The court quoted the decision of Judgo Toulmin in United Stated vs. Burk (C. C. 99 Fed 805,808) as follows:

immigration statutes] do not con- My opinion is that these statutes template the exclusion of crews

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concluded.

Th

THE MESSIAH,”

iler of the

On the motion being put to the roto, Mr. Yow Chay won with a large majority.