1911-04-25 — Page 4

Entimations,

CO, LU

China aro stationed in Munohuria

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY APRIL 25 1911

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SIAMESE PRINCE.

ARRIVES HERE TO- MÓRKOW.

Tho Ofloor Commanding 126th Baluchistan Infantry will dotail

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TO-DAY'S MEETING.

Tho twenty-second ordinary

The motion was carried un« * unimously.

Mr. Pemberton proposed, and | Mr. McCubbin secondod that tho appointmont of Sir, Paul Chator as a director bo confirmed.

Agreed.

TWO EMPORIUMS.

HONGKONG ANI) THE PHILIPPINES.

WHAT THE CANTON-KOW”

The second case of pingue re- and the Viceroy is quite on ported this year occurred yester ablo of lundling the situa-day, having taken place at 76,

Connaught Road Contral. tion. Furthermore, Poking re- cognises that a rising in Mun Mr. Hyde, of the Standard Oil churia would inevitably spell Company, left this afternoon for A. 8-WATSON & the partition of the province, and Manila, where he will probably be

guard of honour, consisting of I

On the motion of Mr. Muckie | LOON RAILWAY WILL, DO, while it is quite possible that stationed for sono time.

captain, 2. subalterns and 100 yearly mooting of shareholders in seconded by Mr. Ozorio, the rotir-

Within eighteen months from, some of the wretched posants

this date tho Canton-Kowloon Mr. Perey Campbell, of the rank & file, with King's colour the above. Company was held at ing directors, Mesars, G. 11. may find in their condition anBolton Evening Nows joins and band, to be formed up at

Modhurst and J. W. C. Bor, Railway will be carrying thou- St. George's Building at noon. were re-elected to the directorate, sands of tons of freight from and excuse for an emente they aro in the editorial staff of the "long- Blake Pier by 10 am on Wednosto-day. Mr. J. W; C♪ Bonnar, Mr. Terry proposed the roto Hongkong." no caso to do any damage. In- kong Telegraph" to-morrow. deod it is doubtful if after all their sufferings thoy lavo spirit enough to become violent, while the railway guards on the Chinese Eastern and South Manchurian railways are more than adequato to protect the linos, and could be

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Mr. W. D. Kraft, assistant inanager of the Standard Oil Company, arrives here to-morrow from a business trip to Formosa.

Meo Choung forwards us flashlight photograph of the com- pany prosent at the Volunteer Corps dinner on Saturday night.

olection of Messrs. W. Hutton

day, 20th instant, on the occasion. Chairman of Directors, presided, of the official landing of 1.R.H. There were also present:Sir Prince Chakrabongs, Heir Pro-Paul Chator, O.M.G., Messrs. sumptive to the throne of Siam.

Henry Keswick, G, H, Medhurst The O.C. saluting battery will directors), Dr. J. W. Noblo, C. G. arrange for a salute of 21 guns to Mackio, E. W. Torry, C. Mc- be fired on the same occasion.

The Chairman-That's all the Oubbin, C. Pemberton, L. business before the meeting, The O.C. saluting battery will Ozorio, O. Baptista, A. 13. M. da gentlemen, I thank you for your also arrange for a salute of 21 Silva, Loung Yan Po, Wong attendance. Dividond warrants guns to be fired on the departure Loung Him and F. Graham will be ready to-morrow and can of 1I.R.H. Princo Chakra bongs, (manager)." on the 8.8. "Australion” at 4 p.m.

be had on application. on Wednesday, 20th inst.

CHINA'S SCHOOLS.

THE INCREASE IN

Tho scare has probably takon its rise in the stories of Hunghutzo His Excelloney having boon raids which, we understand, aro invited by the home authorities to

H. E. the Governor and Lady becoming increasingly numerous, nominato a monber of the local Lugard have issued invitations The Red Beards are recruited press for whom facilities for to a luncheon at Government from the seam of North China, attending the Coronation Service House to-morrow, at 1 p.m.

in Westminster Abbey, mid for and are a daring and well armod viewing the various processions force. They can be called by no and other ceremonies was pleased other name; for they are organised, to nominato Mr. Hale, of the it is said by renegade white,Daily Pross." Sinco, however his principals in London could carry modern arms, which, to thair shine, have boon Supplied not approve of his acceptance, His Excellency has named Mr.Bellamy thom by Forolgners, and are well Brown, of the China Mail." mounted. They know the country, and by torrorising the peasantry secure their holp. On more than one occasion they have repulsed if not actually defeated the porial troops, and uro quito fearless

and daring.

These non aro constant

EDUCATION.

Perhaps nothing so forcibly illustrates the change in China as the school system. While there are now only about 900,000

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The notice having been read. convoning the meeting,

Potta and R. C. Edwards as observor who is now in this port This is the opinion of, a keen auditors.

to study commercial conditions.: " Mr. Silva secondod.

To a representative of the Carried nom. con.

"Telegraph" he gave his viewS on the situation. Ho thinks that Hongkong at the present moment is being ousted by Manila, The ocean lines, the German, the Bluo Funnel, the American, are do... sorting this port. for the islands, The great volume of the tran shipment. trade has been tran- splantod from hero to Manila,, and while Hongkong still holds promier pluce, it will not bot long, under present conditions,

BRITAIN IN THE EAST.

110W OUR INTERESTS ARE

GROWING IN JAVA,

The Chairman said:-Goutle- men,The report and statement of aecounts having been in your hands for several days; I will, with your pormission, take them as road. The result-of-the-year's working has again been satisfac- tory, showing as it does a balance at credit of working account of $177,716.10, as compared with $100,595.48, last your. This in faco pf the increased use of metallic filament lamps, and of the rebates given to our large remarks to make as to the develop. consumers, will I am sure boment of British interests in the gratifying to you. The hope ex- Dutch possessions. pressed at our last meeting that

"I was out in the Eust for the advent of the more economical

Mr. E. J. Hammond,, who has just returned to London after a long visit to the East, in an inter- view with a representative of the "Standard" had some interesting

of

before she finds herself in au ovil

tate.

Tlie Canton-Kowloon Railway will prove your saviour,” said our informarit, who for obvious reasons wishes his namo unknown. "This line will link longkong with the undeveloped stupendous resources of the in- terior of China. It opens upto whole country from Kowloon to Poking, and beyond,

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"The Philippines have taken your transhipment trade, or are taking it; this railway will bring you a fur moro valuable com merce, which will also benefit the Philippines,

to

An echo of the Mexican insur- rection is being heard in Manila and on the China const in the re-students in the modern schools ports of the unusual fluctuation out of a total population of and efficient metallic filament nearly six months," said Mr. in the value of the Mexican dollar, 400,000,000, much progress in lamp might lead to an increase Hammond, and during that the standard, curroney in Hong-being minde in education. Tho in the number of consumers has time I had good opportunities kong, says a Manila paper. Al-

been realized to some extent, and

The twenty odd miles of rail- though the value of this money is government schools are being during the year we have connected studying the conditions of busi- why under your dircotion is al menace to the pence of the always more or less fluctuating, it extended as rapidly as the funds up quite a number of now con-20ss and of cultures generally in most valueless in itself; as a

stituents. Threo Eastern Provineos, and the since the beginning of the trouble

has boon especially noticeable will pornit..

This has led your Java, in the Straits and in magnet for trade it's worth je Tn the province of Chili, directors to consider the advisabi- Sumatra.

incalculable. It will carry to Far more soil in Central Government would be on the border of Mexico. The whare the Boxar uprising of 1900 lity of purchasing another Diesel Sumatra is available for cultiva-central China; will take from your wharvas the merchandise of well-advised to give its troops merchants along the China coast was contred, there are now more engine to overtake the increasing tion than in Java, owing to the them the goods that China needs. something to do by dospatching have felt the results of the chang-school touchers in the modern demand forcurrent, and we shortly thom in force against the marauding value more than those of the schools than there wore pupils oxpect to place an order for a large amount of land required in The volume of shipment in your

Philippinos.

ten years ago. The enrollment largor engine than the ones woJava by the nativo population, fine harbour, now lossoned by tho ers. It is morally rosponsiblo

of pupils in the schools of this have at present at the station. und also for the reserves made by competition of the islands, will bo for them, and could nột blame the

province has increased from 8,000 The sun standing at credit of the Government for the future increased enormously to carry to Powers if they stopped in to do

in 1905 to 220,000 in 1911. Profit and Loss Account is requirements of the largely in-and from Hongkong the articles There were not more than tón $189,514.36. Aftor deducting creasing population, ovon seventy which are to travol over tho

Canton-Kowloon Railway. raid causing the death of a foreign

"I do not think the natural "Generally speaking, tho Chinese publishers in the verna-mains $180,514.30 available for er. At the moment Manchuria

cular when the Boxer uprising appropriation, which your direc-valleys and lowlands are in the differences which will arise bo- is the home of many white people,

took place. There are now more tors propose to deal with as fol- occupation of the native populatween the British and Chineso so that, although we disbeliovo will be starlod on the 1st day of than a thousand such newspapers lows:-Pay a dividend of 12 portion, where they have their ride British lino is not in my opinion [38

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a railway,

STOUT in P.NTS and SPLITS.

the

A. S. WATSON &is work aftor some Hunghiizo A mercfunt hus boon allowed, by Chinose, newspapors printol by directors' fees ($3,000), there re-five years ahead.

CO. LĐ.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongong, 7th July, 1910.

The main production of Pratas Islands is the soil's shell,

the Provincial Government, a monopoly of this business by paying astm to the government. Work for collecting these holls

sections are insurmountable. The

The object of this paper is tà publish rising, wo cannot disguiso. the that the Taotai for tho Promotion Thibot to the Pacific, from Siam shares $72,000,00-Pay a bonus are nlaó grown. The cultivation but rather as a feodor to-the- to Siberia. Tho vast majority of of 1 por cont, say 10 cents per of tea, coffee, and rubber by harbour, and, therefore, the correct information, to serve the truth fact that the situation is sorious Admiral Li Chun, asking him to those newspapors are progressive share on 60,000 shares $6,000.00. | Europeans is mostly in the higher British authorities will agros.

precintion, $81,623.34. Write off in Java is steadily increasing in Write off Plant Account for de-lands. Thus the available land Property Account for deprecia- valuo. tion, $0,722,30. Pay a bonus to

of Industrios lns written, to

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roving bands of dangerous rob- bors.

and print the nose without fear or with the country infested by despatch the training ship Kwong to bring the Chinese into

in sentiment and they are doing

realization of their national needs.

Hai to take tho.merchant and his mon to the islands,

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favour. Cable Address: Telegraph

Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1.

A. B.C., 6th edition

Western Union.

THE

HONGKONG DAY

BY DAY.

The Mongolis Look away from Manila more souvenirs than any vessel of recent sailing.

MR. RASHEWAN AND

THE PHILIPPINES..

That Manila has many institu tions and civil improvements that

Hongkong Telegraph acts as Secretary of the Hongkong manager of the Philippine steam

A CHINESE RISING.

The news from the north that a great timing of the Chinese is anxiously feared, details of which we published yesterday, should not be taken too seriously. We are told that the people and, it is plainly hinted, the troops, assisted

ways hither to in the hands of the foreigners, and also for the development of railway enter prises in China.

The telegraph office in Canton has hitherto been closed at night,

a won-

THE FLOUR TRADE.

UNPRECEDENTED IN- CREASE OF IMPORTS.

domand for it in Europo.

to Oriental ports. ........

freely to lintover suggestions are

made by the authorities of the Chinese section, who hold the keys to the door, of enormous wealth.

to

stuff $4,123.04. Carry forward "Although there is an abund- to next account, $10,145.08. Iance of labour in Java, some parts trust this proposal will receive are not altogether free from The Philippinos will benefit your sanction and approval. The labour difficulties. Java is the by the Cunton-Kowloon Railway sum set aside for depreciation only place in the East where there because the islands can do with may seem a large one, but in the is no contract labour, but although much that China produces which opinion of your directora it is labour is entirely freo, many can be rapidly brought southi A few months ago the farmers necessary: The efficiency of the planters of coffee and rubber told from Hongkong. We need flour. could wisely be copied by other of the American North West Company depends largely, indeed, me they would rathor work under We have use for skins and a cities of the Orient is the opinion feared that they would be obliged I may say almost solely, on our the same system as in the Straits, thousand other articles, which Mr. William Samuel Brown

of Mr. Robert Showan, goneral to carry over a large part of their keeping up to date, and this oven with its increased dost, und will need the transports from can only be done by making know that they have a regular your port which you now look, wheat crop because of u sluggish provision for replacing our supply of labour always in their "Tho two greatest emporiums and Kowloon Wharf and Godown ship company, when interviewed

plant, as it becomes obsolete fields.

of trade in the East are Hong Company, Limited, during the prior to his sailing for Hongkong. But an almost unprecedented or inofficient. The policy "There is no doubt that the has naturally suffered by the rise kong and Manila. The former HONGKONG, TURDAY, APRIL.25, 1911. absence of the Hon. Mr. Edward His most notable impression outlet has been found for it in therefore of writing down the opportunities for the profitable of the American port, but its new

Osborno.

another direction. Unusunily valuo of our Plant Account is the was of the Philippines general heavy shipments of grain recently only sound one. During the year are exceptionally good on account activity, to be inaugurated in

employment of capital in Java

The Board of Communientions Your hospital was

hospital, of which he said, have been and still are being made we have spent a considerable sum of the abundance in general of September next, when the railway in extending our underground cheap labour, which is absolutely old glory and at the same timp opens, will bring it back to its has decided to issue a national loan for the redemption of rail-der to me. I really don't It is said that the business system of mains, and in making necessary for such cultures as tea help the Philippines to take the believe that an institution of that is assuming a volume almost alterations hard adations to the and tobacco. One interesting place which they deserve in the kind can be better equipped or ing the Russo-Japanese War. be done, but I think wo can say be grown there cheaper than in

equal to that just preced-station, and there is still more to point about Java is that tea can world's commerce. managed than yours. There is Consignments of flour to Chinese that these expenditures which are the British Colonies. There are "To let the imagination dweli. ono thing certain; the cities of the and Japanese ports for February very necessary will not interfere many estates in Java producing cadless stream of trade from on this picture is to conjure up an Orient had better sit up and take excooded those of a year ago by with our keeping up a steady ten at 3d. per lb., inclusive of all and to the rich provinces which notice."

almost a third, and the spaces in dividend..

local expenses, while on account lie in such close proximity the Pacific liners are preempted

There bring no questions, the of the cheapness of labour and

to you. The wagons of

all previous recorda. oporations seem likely to surpass

of the report and recounts. !. ost price of production is lower the weight of the wheat or flott In seconding the Chairman's than in British India or Ceylon. which the islands need were tho buyers is that the short crops of Clairman, in referring to the do motion, Dr. Nobla said:-The The explanation of the Japanese

"Chiefly owing also to the agriculturists of Kwangtung, Sze- continued efficiency, although us can grow tobacco at as low a cost grow the coreal, That the mountain pastures of tourists than ever, as quickly as

"Imight onumeraten thousand usual importation, the Philippines offor a splondid they learn of this fine big hostelry.

the ground so completely that he the planting of the now Robusta things that will reach the son over opportunity for stock raising is

Your whole town is wido The tariff on flour has also been leaves but little for one to add to coffee promises fully to restore the the Kowloon Railway, but I think the opinion of Prof. C. V. Pipor, wako, naturally tending to im-slightly raised to take effect June that which he has already said. In prosperity which was formerly I have said enough to illustrato forago export who recently arriv-prove conditions of business and1, and that may stimulate. the these days of improvements and associated with this culture in my opinion that Hongkong and od in the islands to aid the bureau home life. This onergy is splen- bulky transactions of the present progress, the machinery of an of this tree, Java promises to grow but mutual beneficiaries of the Javu. Owing to the high viold Manila are not in reality rivals, of agriculture in its solution of didly shown in the manner in time.

electric lighting plant soon be the problem of raising forage to which the shipping is handled. It is comforting to believe that comes obsolete, requiring constant this coffee at a lower cost than is Canton-Kowloon Railway supply nativo cattle.

have nover beon in Manila before, this activity in the Oriental grain scrapping and renewal, for which possible for coffee grown in other but have lord a great deal about market is the result of natural ample provision must be constant countries. Sugar growing is also the conditions of the port in pre-causes. A large proportion of the ly made. As a very old as well as another profitable source of Wo have received an excellent vious years, and I must say that exports go.k Chinn Thore has a large shareholder in this com employment. orsisvory strongly lied by foreign Northern Steamship Company astonishing, insuring this port a North China and Manchuria, and hope that the present policy of our troops, both Russiannid Japanese, describing a nine days tour in futuro as bright as any port in the provalence of the plague is directors and agents, of making and with this fact in our mind wo Japan. All particulars are given the world."

responsible for shutting off the discourage these sensational re- as to the best way of sooing the It is a romurkalilo fuct that supply of the Shanghai mille ports, which can do no good. The sights during the short period althoughi Mr. Shown has spont. The famine has caused a stronger hint that the troops, are in league Yokohama and the departure of he had never, until a few days known before, and a favourable that elapses between landing at nearly 30 yours in the Far East demand for flour than was over with the people may be ontirely the ship. The booklet is adago, visited the Philippines be- rate of exchanges line been diaregarded. The best troops in I mirably ilustrated.

fore,

stimulating factor also,

Continuing he said, "Your

by the Hunghatze are ready to but instructions have now been wide streets are beautiful; the upto July 1. The past month's Chairman, proposed the adoption the larger crops made, tlio average the railway would groan under

rise against the foreigner, and

recoived from the Board of Posts Elks, and Army and Navy that women and children are be and Communications to keep the club's buildings are fine, and the office open day intl ught for the new hotel is the very thing tlut

ing hurriedly sent away from

Harbin. Thoro can be small † receipt und despatch of telegrams. tourists, have been domanding rice in Japan, China and Man- prociation of the plant and its abundant labour supply, Java chuen and the Yongise Valley to

doubt in anyone's mind that the people are not in a normal state,

, and that anything might be ox- pected from them. First, the ter rible plaguo and then the Russian imbroglio has thrown them into a state of excitement that is as natural as it might bo danger

ous. But on the other hand the district or region alleged to be on

You will have without doubt more churia are, the cause of this uning but few words, has covered as anywhere in the world. Thòn

On Tuesday night, April 4ib, a rail was removed from the line... noarly Dinajore, and as o

the verge of an attack on foreign tittle booklet from the Great the improvement and growth is been a short crop of whoat in pany, I venture" to express the "The large Dutol and British passenger train was ulta

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liberal annual provision for main taining an up-to-date plant, will int be departed from. With three pleasure, the Chairman's proposal few words I beg to second, with that the report and accounts be

Food, tho

interests in Java, added Mr. One Indian was killed, and five Hammond, "aro working quite Europeans were seriously injured, amicably together, and will a'- including Major ways continue so. The Dutch Cantonment people, and also the commercial Kirkwood, foreign capital is of great advant similar bile classes in Java, recognise that The autho age to them in the development of mon

Colony