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Intimations.

two hundred, three hundred warring statos. "United wo stand, divided wo fall," and India cannot be united except under n stranger power, her people are of too many different castes and even A. §. WATSON & nations, most of whom hate each

CO., ED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

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other. The days of the Great Mogul might come again, but they would come in a welter of blood that would drench India from Cashmore to Calcutta. This the Indians themselves recognise and hence loyalty is being steadily suggested to the country at large as the best policy.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 28 1911

་་

-AGAINST JAPANESE

STEAMERS.

·LIMITED TO THE AUSTRA-

LIAN TRADE.

NO CONTRACT FOR

HONGKONG.

SUPREME COURT.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

CHINESE RECRUITS.

("SHAT PO" BREVICH.)

Poking, April 27. Acting on the advice of tho

THE BANKRUPTOY CASE, NEW BOAT TOR MANILA has occupied the attention of the The caso of Lam Chung, which Tho contract for the furnishing Chief Justico, Sir Francis Pig- of an interisland transport to Bott, for over two days, was re- the Army, for which bids wote remembered that the caso con- sumed this morning. It will bo opened last week, was awarded by corned various charges under the the chief quarterniaster of the divi- Bankruptcy Ordinance, and this sion, Colonel F. G. Hodgson, to the morning's hearing was fully taken Shanghai dook and engineering up by legal argument. The case company, of Shanghai, Chin.

is the first brought undor ono Upou considering the different nuco, a section which does not newly appointed Viceroy of the

section of the Bankruptcy Ordin tenders received it was found that appear, no said Mr. Potior, in this the Shanghai company was the Home nots, the Indian peaal Threo Eastern Provinces, the lowest bidder.. The Taikoo com-code or the Straits Settlements pany of Hongkong had furnished a Ordinances, and the lengthy ar- Prince Regent has decided to-ro- lower bid but in the estimation of gument centred round the mean- the chief quartermaster its offering of "available assets" and the form tlio recruits. did not otherwise compare favour- application of the section undor and it also wanted one monthmore charge was brought. ably with thoshanghai company's which the fifth count of the time in which to build and delivor the boat.

on Coronation Day: We think THE CHINESE BOYCOTT. they would bo well advised to abandon this project. It would in the first place attriot thous ands of people from Canton, and we may be sure that a large 'pro- portion of them would be of evil character. There is also the ques Referring to articles which hayo tion of plague to be considered. appeared in Australian papers, It is extremely prevalent at Cau-stating that the Chinese boycott tou at the moment, and we cannot of the Japanese steamers had now afford to run the risk of having torminated, that several passon infection carried to us. For the gers had booked at Hongkong for present, at least, it is as well that Australia, and that a large quan Canton should be put in Co-ty, of Chinese cargo was also coming. Colonel Burns, of Syd- ventry" by Hongkong and that ney, in an interview said wo should have as little to do This would clearly indicato with it as is feasible. It is use that as far as Ilongkong is con- less expressing regret again for corned the boycott and terminated. the troubles thing bosor Chine.

According to later advicos, how We have done so often enough, merchants in Sydney have not over, it appears that the Chineso and we can now, while hoping yet been made acquainted with for a speedy end to these dis- the fact that practically any boy- cott as against the Japanese by cautions as will protect ne against exist. Further advicos received company, $347,025; Shanghai turbances, only take such pre- Chinese traders had ceased to Hongkong and Whampoa dock The bidsofforod were as follows:

their possible offocts.

show clearly that as far as inter-dook and ongineering company, comunication between China $314,000; and Taikoo dockyard HONGKONG DAY and Japan is concerned the Nip- and ongineering company, $310,- pon Yusen Kaisha and other 700,25. The boat is to bo 300 foot BY DAY.

Japancso companies are getting over all; 45 feet breadth; and 80 ing with the Banduan Opera ngo both as regards passengers pany will deliver the ship in The Delta wont out this morn-large share of this Chineso patron feet depth. The Shanghai com- Company on board: Their destina-and cargo also thero seems to bo Manila bay in 12 months timo. tion is Shanghai.

no embargo upop either Chinoso passengers or cargo, travelling by the world excepting Australia. Japanese steamers to any part of

India is a source, if. loyal, of well nigh immeasurablo strongth to the British Fimpire. Sho is capable of making our seat in the Last secure for ever without en- tangling alliances with other Powers, for as a British General of international reputation onco said, there is material WHISKY the North of din `und. Nopal A Bleed of the Finest Pare sufficient and fit, under good loadership, "to slunke the tibed in artificial society of Europe to. its foundations, il once it dares to Lampor with that militarism which now alono supplies it with any higher idol, than money and the luxuries and Co., Manila (and the Swiss Mr. Muir, managor of Sprungli can buy," Wo know what the Consul in the Philippines) is Indian soldier is, and with a loyal | in Hongkong. He procoods tu India at our doors the future of Europe for a holiday, the East can hold no napleasant

GENUINE

ANY

AGE

FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR. Robert Porter & Co.'surprises for . We do not mean Hongkong alone, but Australia as BULL DOG woll, and our

great Colony las in a loyal India a splendid guarantee against the danger which sho firmly believe threatens her.

BRAND

GUINNESS'

STOUT

in P.NTS and SPLITS.

CO., LD.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910.

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· The object of this paper in so publish

correct information, to`serve the truth

favour,

Cable Address: Telegraph

Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1.. A. D,C., 5 slitu Western Union.

THE

ANOTHER CANTON OUTRAGE.

It would be foolish to dis

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next, Mr... W. Monzi, of Mossth By the N.D. Australian boat Behn, Moyer and Co., Ld., Manila, arrives here. He leaves on the Below for home, -

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ceived that no loss than 110 pas- "Information has just been ro-

songors and upwards of 100 tons

BIG TOURING PARTY, 250 FROM ENGLAND TO

VISIT THE EAST.

In February next 250 British

of cargo had boon shipped by lotourists will arrivo at Hongkong. sailing from Hongkong for Am-of the month: Inba Marn, Japanese steamer, They will arrivo about the first orien, nudd it is a well-known fact

His Lordship came to this con- clusion that availablo assets were

must excludo altogether any idea bankruptcy could deal and they assets with which the trustee in

any realization. Ile therefore held that the fifth section of tho indietanont was not sustained.

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CHINESE TROOPS.

COMING REVIEW

(SNAT PO" SERI ICE)

Poking, April 27.

The Prince Regent will repro-

say that it was quite right" to His Lordship-Again I might bring the prosecution.

Mr. Alabaster And under the sout the young Emperor at the

section too.

ly.

His Lordship-Yes undoubted-coming review of the troops,

With regard to the question of

GENERAL.

the entry relating to the entry of CANTON'S NEW TARTAR the receipt of a draft of $1000, in which the duto had boon altered, send a man to prison on hypothesis, is Lordship said he could not and pointed out that he had not the draft produced in court.

The jury acting on His Lord-

RECORD CARGO, FIFTEEN THOUSAND BALES

that to all places excopt to Aus-Danottar Castle, of the Union (ship's direction found the prisoner

The party has chartered the tralia thoro-appears to be perfect Castle, Steamship line, and will not guilty on ull counts. freedom as far as Chiuose traders leave Southampton in October of and others are concerned as to this year. shipping by Japanese steamers. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha recent ly cabled asking whether there was any reason or any ulterior action in Sydney or Australin which was retarding the Chinese here from following the usage of Chinese in Hongkong, and other

intend staying over in India and The party travel via Svez and the Straits Settlements for some time.

OF PHILIPPINE HEMP.

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Manila on February 5. They are at Manila on April 21, will tako

The tourists expect to reach the first large body from the Bri-from the l'hilippine port a record The 8.8. Suverie, which arrived tish Isles to visit the Islands.

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WORLD'S NEWS.

cargo.

Sho is loading for the Bank line up less than fifteen thousand balos of hemp, whilo 1,500 bar rols of cement will be takon abourd hore.

· HOME POLITICS: London, March 30.-Speaking

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["SHAT TO" SARVION.)

Poking, April 27.

The Prince Regent luas appoint-

Tartar General of Cantor. ed Colonel Shing-fan as Acting

CHINESE MINISTER

ALARMED.

EMPEROR TO GO ABROAD.

("SHAT PO"'SREVIOR.]·

Poking, April 27, The Chinese Minister to Japan,

country had already made pláns

to disputcha gront army to China, aiul trouble may soon be expected. Ho also asked the Prince Regent.

FOREIGN FINANCIAL·

ADVISERS.

We are in receipt of advices from Shanghai that the only female passenger on board the Ss. Asin is quite info at Shanghai, and was only slightly hurt.

Major-General C. A. Anderson, associato tho attack on the Vico-C.B, left here for Wulu Sunday A. S. WATSON & regal Yanien at Canton from theight on board the C.M.S. Kiang dastardly murder of the Tartar hai at the close of the week, en

kwan. He will roturn to Shang-parts of the world. General, and we fear we must

"The Japaneseauthorities scom route for Hongkong, credit or discredit tho Ka Ming

to be desirous that anything in the shapeof a boycott, event nominally, Tang, the "Revolutionists by the

China awake and at work" is should be removed, as thore is no

[VIA AUSTRALIA. Grace of God" with this test very vividly described by Clarence protext for maintaining any strain- outrage. We need scarcely em- Review,"

Poe, in the American Review of ed relationship between the two burnt hotel in Cochrane, tons of cargo on her voyage soutli While razing the chimney of The Suveric discharged 10,500- phasise the serious aiture of the within oightoon months China what strange that it is apparently speek of gold in the mortar, and Moji and Shanghai. At Yoko who announces that countries. It would soon some-Ontario, a workman found a to Manila, Yokohama, Kobo, sitation. Were the attack mere- will have a Parliament or a revo-in Sydney that the boycott is now subsequently discovered and print the news without fear orly the work of irresponsible in teachers, ministers and writers to whore, but it is anticipated that mortar was obtained. The news tons of wheat were discharged into when received in audience by the

Intion. He urges all American contred, having disappeared oleo- gravel pit where the sand for the 500,000 feet of lumber and 4,000 tho loma in one and half days cendiaries the British Consul help in supplying the moral bofors many weeks expire a better leaked out, and the inhabitants, small lighters; at Moji several General would not, as he is re-guidance needed. ported to have done, warned

feeling will exist, hil that any honded by the Mayor, stampeded heavy weights were unloaded; Prince Regent, said that a certain local vestige of a desire to continue to the gravel pit. Dozens of and at Shanghai in two and Hongkong against sending steat

The General Electric Company strained relationships will be claims have been staked. mors to the Shuméen. Undoubt-

of China Ims been registered with altogether abandoned.

London, March 30.-The Trime were discharged on the piors.

half days 200,000 snels of flour edly the City of Rams is thickly preference shares of £oach and near future a great expansion of sympathetic reply to a temper-. a capital of £21,000 in 20,000 There is no doubt that in the Minister (Mr. Asquith) delivered impregnated with dangerous 20,000 ordinary sharos of Is.trado will take place as botwoenance deputation which_waited revolutionarios, who will stop at each. To secure the sole repre- Australia and the East. The upon him yesterday. Ho pro- little to gain their ends. Wosentation and agency in the Em- steamers of the Nippon Yusen mised that when the Veto question may congratulate ourselves the General Electric Company, cargo, and cannot take many 1908 will be re-introduced. The of Lords yesterday: Lord Morley to send the Young Emperor to pice of China and Hongkong of Kaislmare now overcrowded with is Bottled the Licensing Bill offer the Clovernment in the House having so shong a Viceroy in Limitel of 67, Queen Victoria-heavy lines which are offering.measure, he added, might not announced that Ministers would power, and we earnostly truststreet, E.U, Hongkong Telegraph that His Excellency will escape

As far as European passengers are necessarily be identical in form advise the King to assent to further outrage at the hands of tion of Engineers and Ship-thio year, and although the it would be as comprehensive and bill limiting the prorogativos aud In connection with the Institu- are usually full at this sonson of had been compelled to drop, but ing for permission to introduco a

concorned, the N.Y.K. steamers with that which the Government Lord Lansdowno's petition pray Pursue his studies abroad. hisonomies. His troops ovident-builders of Hongkong, Mr. Ir.directors of the company in far-ronching. Hoxoxoxo, FRIDAY, Arts, 28, 1911. ly have stood by him in Pernant will give demonstrations Tokyo aro auxions to have a pro-.

powers of the Crown concerning this case and have not been of the "Oxy-Acetylone process nouncement that any boycott

the creation and summoning of guilty of the deplorable cowardice of welding," at his workshop on ceases, it is more from a desire to

poors: which disgraced thọ unfortunato

than to attempt to take any large

London, March 31.-Lord Lans- be in amity with their neighbours Tartar General's escort.

downe's resolution dealing with

Yusen Kaisla-is-in-a-very in Lai Wah and Wong Mui, a man downo explained that the reform- share of the traffic. The Nippon

an address to the King was agreed to unanimously in the House of dependent position, from having and woman, were charged this

Lords yesterday. Lord Lana-

morning. P.C. John O'Kille was and with the absolute removal of mace of prepared opium, with Shortly after midnight this of Japanese cargo and passengers, in their possession 170 inels and

to a great extent the preference morning with unlawfully having eu louse of Lords might consist appears that the unfortunate concerned, there are years of good Mr. Olto Kong Sing appeared the victim of a sad accident. It the boycott as far as Australia is ont a valid certificate, at Yaumati. their Lordships.

(1) An oloment chosen by mado to derail trains, but the boside which the Northian troops recollection, he fell into a fainting the trade. Proposals have been

policeman was travelling on board trade as betweon the whole of the on behalf of the defendants.

(2) An element of nominat à tram-car and, to the best of his companios at prosent engaged in

od morabora. country in comparison with what are the finest in the Empire.it through some cause or other made that the Nippon Yuson bail was allowed in $750 each.

Dofondants pleaded not guilty,

(3) Members elected by has gone before is quiet The However, the Viceroy is a cap Soon after the unfortunato occur-Kaishe should quote lower rates

The case was remanded, and popular vale. India Governinont's really ad-able and spirited ruler and will rence, he was placed on a stretelier in order to tempt the Chinese to

The scheme, he assorted, would mirable policy is responsible for use his power ably and woll.

altogether ensure a better balanc this. It

and removed in a seriouscondition book by theirsteamers, and to some twelve months' imprisonment

A coolie was sentenced to ing of parties. was firm and whon

to the Government Civil Hospital, extent this has been followed; but with hard labour, und six hours' sent to the introduction did not Lord Morley explained that as occasion demanded rigorous, and direct bearing on Hongkong. medical attention. The victim's what might become a permanent, from a Chinese in Yus Yik lane. The situation, of course, has where he is how receiving, every any notion which would cross stocks, for the theft of a watch it has had the desired effect, dospite | We have bofore assisted in the forehend is badly injured. the sentimental ravings of a capacity of looker-on at a strug FRANCE AND MOROCCO. is to be deprecated.

freedom of action.

countries that only two should be depreciation of freight or passago

LORD ROSEBERY ARGUES, engaged to took after the interests. cortain class at home, who would gle between rival Chinesa forces

rates aniongst the Eastern lines Fifteen rickshaw coolios wore Lord Iosebery argued that the of the four countries, havo had us handle an incipient This was when the Taipings and

charged this morning with caus- Government ought to introducs

However, no decision has been anarchical revolution with kid the Impurialists fought fiorcoly

"The local agents of the Niping an obstruction on the Prays the reform proposals, it being

arrived at. pon Yuson Kaislu have always East, hear the Navy canteen. alono able to carry a bill for the gloves. The danger, we think, at Kowloon and took and re-look

niaintained the most pleasant, Fined $2 each. is not over, and the hugo nation, Kowloon city. Eventually their opinion in France demands strong porters and others in Sydney. Choung Tan Cho, contractor, maintained, entitled to infer from

relationship with Chinese ex-

roforming of the House of Lords. The Government was not, ho the "brightest gem in the war fleets wero expolled the Harction on the part of the Govern- The chief exporters express a Hollywood Road, was charged the general election that the British Crown," is one more hour by this governmont. Wo the Government must tell foreign resume friendly bookings through cases of gines, to the value of tion of the Second Chambor mont. The "Temps" says that strong desire to be able to with feloniously receiving 17 country approved of the oblitera on the roal path to progress. do not want a similar experience lowers boldly what it means to Japanoso lines. From this good $137.40, the property of one without substituting another, and The leading men of India now. of all custos know right well that of warning to be given to Morocco. France must accept the fore long it is possible the whole the some to have been stolen. could not be long delayed. negotiating a loan of 82,000,000-

There is also a word do with regard to the unrest inaugury it would appear that be- Chan Sik, glass dealer, knowing an announcement of its intentions inloppudence, for a united India, tho Chinese residents of the and must not inflict upon herself work co-operatively in both the the firm of Messrs Deacon ista havo decided not to contest responsibilities of a great Power, of the Eastern lines will again t ish vain dream, and that it would. Colony. They have mooted the the slimme of leaving the heroes Chinese and Japanese trades, as Looker and Deacon) represented Enst Dorsot, sud a contest at Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (from Loudon, April 22. The Union only mean the splitting up of idea of holding a huge proces representing her at Fez to be was done previous to the present the defendant. this country into a hundred,sion in honour of King George massorod."N, C. D. News, Chinese boycott,

South Birminghaut is unlikely, "N. O♫ D. Nowa, '} ?!"

INDIA AND THE EAST.

he will read a paper on the above Saturday. On Monday evening

that may be put to him. A die Wo process, and answer any questions

cussion will follow.

For some time past little or no would feel easier in bur minds, nows, which in this case wo niny however, were the troops of the take to be good news, has come southern command replaced by to us from ludiu, that is, no news men of the Peiyang army. It is of a sensational character. An attempt or two, unhappily disaffected district with troops of an excellent policy to garrison a successful und fatal has been

a different nationality or caste,

STRONG ACTION DEMANDED. London, April 22ad.-Public

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POLICE COURT.

ANOTHER BIG OPIUM SEIZURE.

The case was remanded..

of-

affect the Government's future

{"BURUNG Po" Senyzon]

Peking, April 27,

The four nations interested in the foreign loan still insist upon China ongaging foreign financial advisors from the four countries,

The President of the Board of Communications suggests to the

representatives of the foreign

MINING DEVELOPMENTS.

["Burung Po": Senvion.).

Poking, April 27.

Communications is secretly The President of the Board of

of coal and iron mining companie from Japan for the development

in Hang Yang, Jai-chi Heung