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Entimations.

A. §. WATSON &

Co.,

LD.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

abouts) Britain was in the picture as a lion getting rondy to spring. Perhaps it was at the timo anconscious criticism, but it was nevertheless keenly pointed. A ready protector would not have boon preparing to spring when the woman and child wore down, but would have stopped the

aggressor long before he had even done so much. However so far as wo are concorned the dead can bury their dead, and we will turn to the living presont to consider the state, of England's readiness or unreadi- ness to protect her interests in any part of the globe.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 13 1911

;

F

HONGKONG DAY

BY DAY.

There will no German mail boat next week for home.

Three German mail boats are due next week in Hongkong.

Mr. Ehrenfole, general manager of the O. B. Browery, returned to Hongkong yesterday from the North.

The N.D.L. Neckar arrives Tsingtau. hero next wook with troops for

The English Mail of the 15 THE CANTON-KOWLOON cording to the revised estimates, April was delivered in London on 12th inst

The schools in the Command will be closed on the 24th May (Empito Day).

Tho R.L.M.S. Hardinge is due to arrive at Hongkong on the 11th June.

ARA.T.A. smoking concert will be held on Tuesday next in tho R.E. Theatro. It is open to all men, and the General Officer Commanding hopes to bo present

Mr. Justico Gomports, tho Pui- At the Wesleyan Military sno Judge, returned to the Colony Church, Wanchai, to-morrow by the Empress of Japan yesterovoning the Rev. G. Bone will day.

proach on the life of the late Rov C. H. Kelly, the Soldiers' Friend.

8th inst.

Is England prepared for any emergency that might occur in politics at the present day, is hor", II.M.S. Alacrity, with Admiral army and navy in a sound state Sir Alfred Winaloe on board, left uf oflisioney, and aro hor arsenals Shanghai, for the North on the so oquipped that munitions of war could be supplied as quickly Mr. Pinkham, who is interested as domanded? The answer, is in the immigration of Filipinos "No" emphatically "No." One" into Honolulu, has returned to might ask why we immediately.

the Colony from Manila. A Blend of the Finest Pureturn to armaments. Malt Whiskies distillod

Bootland

WHISKY

OF

GENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW

FLAVOUR.

Our answer

in is simply that war is the greatest emergency and unless a nation is proparod for that at all times and in all places, she is prepared for nothing.

The British torpedo boat dos troyers Janus, Fame, Virago, Ottor and Whiting, left Shanghai for the North on the 8th inst."

The Canadian Pacific Railway

inform us that the RMS "Empress of India" us advised them all is well... On Thursday the ship was 860 miles from Japan.

Another rising is contemplated by the military authorities at Wei-chow. At the request of the authorities. H.E. the Canton Viceroy has sent down a number of troops. The Tsang Shing authorities have made a similar roport.

4.

RAILWAY.

t

is $12,296,020, including the Fanling extension, and, with the The Canton-Kowloon Railway

Chinese section of 80 miles, the has been the subject of consider total cost will be $27,796,020 for ablo controversy in the Hongkong 11 miles or 250,442 per mile. Legislative Council on a vote of Sir Frederick Lugard, in one of his $412,601 for the requirements recentspeeches stated thatin three of the British section during the months from the opening of the British section in October last, the current year out of the unexpended balance of the Railway Loan, earnings had amounted to $33,980 Discussion centred round the

whichineluded 87,000 for convoy- contention by the Hon. Mr. E. A. ance of material to the Chinese Hewett, the representative of the section. The estimate that had Chamber of Commerce, that

boon formiod of receipts for Bix the cost of the British section of months was only. $80,000, and the line was now estimated at was therefore nearly three and a the smount actually realized $12,500,000, which was some 100 to 160 per cent, more than the half times ne great as they had original estimate. Although there expected, Expenses amounted to has been not a little boating of the $33,147 exclusive of interest on air, some significant speeches were capital, whipli for the three months delivered. It is clear that some has to bo mot from the current

amounted to 800,000. This sum! persous, judged by their public utterances, have lost sight of the revenue of the Colony, less the fact that it was imporative in the small profit of $883. interests of Groat Britain that the

From the figures quoted, it is railway from Canton, joining up clear that if such a result, can be with the northern railway to Han- attained in the first months of kow, should have its terminus at working of a strip of line twenty- Kowloon. There can bo no dis. two miles in longth, through a puting the truth of the statement sparsely populated country, the that the Hongkong taxpayor will trailio roturns, when Kowloon is be called upon for some years to linked up with Canton and Han- come to meet a deficit; indood Sir kow, should be boyond calcula- Frederick Lugard's latest figures tion; and whou Sir Frederick show that the burden which the Lugard said that "it is con- taxpayers of the Cology will have fidently hoped that when the to boar annually for the benefit of Chinose scetion is opened the re- the railway will boabout $360,000 ceipts from the railway will bo vory much larger than we evor reason to expect that the railway will largely increase the prosperity voicing the common opinion of and trade of the Colony indirectly, men who are in the best position to spook on the subject. The subsequout oxtonsions of the

+

APRIL RUBBER _______ RETURNS.

Tampin Linggi Estate, Ran- tau.-5,002 lb.

Anglo-Malay -14,650 Ib. Patoling-24,001 lb, London Asiatic.-18,512 1b. Golden Hope-0,951 lb. Selaba.-11,230 lb. Bikam.-4,597 lb Bunkai Chumor.3,877 lb. Seaport,-1,014 lb. Sialang Rubber Estates,

3,011 lbs.

Balgowaic.-0,198 lb. Bornam-2,062 13. Cicely.—15,525 lb. Dominion-3,0521b. Trolak.000 lb. Ratauui.-3,718 16.

Bruns.---372 lb.. * Lowor Perak.--538-lb. Edinburgh.-7,500 lb. Bukit Chareka,-4,853 lb. Kompas.--740 lb. Kampong Kuantan.-2,836 lb. Chota-1,800.16. Kepong.-5,000 lb. Chersoneso.7,072 lb. Donniston.-3,447 lb. Highlands and Lowlands. 37,157 lb.

Not many months ago the liam Bird to be a member of the has given his assent, in the name or $370,000. But there is ovory dared to anticipate," ho was but four months 3,188 lb.

question was raised as to the state and efficiency of England's arms- menis. The people wanted to

right with the forces. At that time the query was but a reflex

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Horbert Wil- His Excellency, the Governor Authorised Architects' Committee and on behalf of His Majesty the vice Mr. Arthur Turner, rosigned. King, to the following ordinance passed by the Legislative Coun-

It is reported that Messra.cil-Ordinance No. 15 of 1011. and, as the proceeds of the railway

Consus Ordinance, 1911.

Sungei Krian.-1,700 lb. Riverside-2,824 IL Sungei Way, 0,57015.- Bus Manggis-340lb. Kajang-958 lb. Total for United Temiang (F.M.8.) 5,000 lb. Fotal for first nino mouths of financial year 21,285 IL, Galang Besar.-4,648 lb. Total year 25,653 lb.

know whether ovorything was Chingkeo & Co. have purchased An Ordinance to amend the increase, the demands on the line, when the necessity of rail- for first ten months of financial

Robert Porter & Co.'s of the anxious state of mind in

which the people wore then.

to German steamer" "Knive |,borg," 1,033 tons, says a northern

paper..

on

In many parts of the interior of China and also near the frontiers, telegraphic communications have not been established. The Board matter in hand, and considers that without delay.

a

BULL DOGJ Thero had been sineo 1900 her voyage up from Hongkong of Communications las taken the sight of the fact that the froight whatever else they may be, areas Estatos1,244lb.-

BRAND

GUINNESS'

in P NTS and SPLITS.

STOUT

We learn with rogret that the Norwegian steamer "Fri" had to put into Shanghai to land

suffering from small-pox,

Colony will, of course, doorcaso, Linked up with the central and northern as well as the southern provinces, Canton will become mighty emporium, with a seaport at Hongkong. We do not lose rates by water from Wliampon to one time that about 3000 mon

and that experience in other parts had been dismissod to reduce the

of China shows that railways, staff to a peaca footing as if an she now lies off Finger Rock, in China, The Board of Finance gers, have failed to

A public auction of the Asis, ne Forged notes are in circulation although crowded with passen arsenal could over have such a will be held at Shanghai on Tuo has received information of this, freight in considerable quan- thing as a peace footing, as if its day, the 23rd inst. Besides the and have directed H.E. the Vice- tities. The Chinese merchant officiency should at any time behull, machinery and other appur-roy of Canton to employ detec has not yet reached the stage tives. Handsome rewards aro at which is goods must be those who are responsible for the find a market for them. But oirculation of the notes.

stead, decrease in the-staff-at Woolwich arsenal. It was asid at the chief engineor, who was stations should bo ostablished"] Hongkong are extremely choan optimism in looking forward to the

attract

way communication is practically realized in China, are as you a matter of speculation, although one that must sooner or later tako material shapo. The Cantonese, surodly the koonest business men in China, and there is no uuduo day when other railways will be seen branching out from the trunk of the present projected systems through Kuantung, Kuangsi, Ho- nan, Kwoichou, Kiangai, Fokien, be satisfied in acknowledging the and Yunnan. Meanwhile, we may work of the pioneers of railways in

Kombok (F.M.8.)-1,752. Ib. Total for first four months of financial year, 4,796 lb.-

Boongoi Kari (Sumatra) Rubber. United Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations-17,712 lb. Sendayan (FM.8.).—1,186 lb. Total for first seven months of financial year 5,860 lb. 4,700 lb. Four months 1910, 8,425 lb.; four months 1911, 18,385 lb.

Rubber Estates of Krisn

lb., against for last year, 1,420 lb. United Singaporo.3,542 8.4

A. S. WATSON & impaired by the dismissal of tonances of the boat, the cargo on offered for the apprehension of delivered promptly if he wishes to China. It will not be forgotten Total for ten months, 26,844 3.4.

CO. LD..

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910.

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The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to sires the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

quastion at this, assenya LE NUG BLO11

board will also be sold.

The Bishop of Victoria went to Canton to-day by the morning. no 18 announced to

men, who in timo of war would become not only necessary but indispensablo Again comes the 'roorganized." An oxcellent proach at the English Church, Shameon, in the morning, and to word that. If savours of greater hold a confirmation at the O. M.S. fighting power, greater mobility Chinese Church in the afternoon. and finer personnel. Yot, what

are the facts? Tito “reorganizel" His Excellency the Governor fleet contains vessels undermann-las appointed John Whittam ed, and there are craft lying off Officer of Health during the. Hartley to act as Assistant Medical Cable Address: Telegraph Chatham with just suflicient men absence on leave of Wilfred on board to keep the brass work William Pearse or until further clean. True, the system of nucleus notice, with effect from the 10th crows on board vessels, is a saving

April,1911. to in nation, true also that tho

Blongkong.

Telephone No. 1. A. B.C., 3th adition

Western Unio

BIRTH.

Livesey-On May 8, at his rosidence, Smughai, the wife of Chas. F. Livesey, of a son."

THE

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With reference to Government avy reserve can be mobilized in Notification No. 367 of the 1st twenty-four hours, but in that December, 1010, His Excelloney time an emergency would have the Governor has appointed Edwin Richard Wallifax to act as Deputy como and gone, leaving as its Superintendent of Police and of mark the need for expenditure the Fire Brigade until further which would more than swallow notico, with effect from the 13th the amount saved by boing in a instant. perpetual state of unreadiness.

His Excellency the Governor The phrase that was used to has appointed, under Section 0 allay the fears of the man in the of the Liquors Consolidation Hongkong Telegraph tistimen many sloop peacefully in 9 of 1911), Mr. Dougins William street was to the effect that "Eng- Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No.

TOMOKOND, SATun, May 15, 1911.

·Changkat Sulak 'Rubbor and

there is little doubt that the day that many difficulties were sot in lb... will come when merchants will the way of the construction of this The tollowing 'amondmont wake up to the fact that compett-line, to such an extent that at one. Tia.-0,172 lb. Total for first four the Motor Cars Ordinance, which tors are using rapid means of point oven Tang Shao-yi, then mouths of financial year 12,004 16 was recently framed, appears in transit even at the cost of an President of the Ministry, of the "Gazolte":"The Captain initial loss, in order to capture the Posts and Communication, lost her Estates.--073 lb., making a Ulu Pandan (Singapore) Rub- Superintendent of Police may at market; and signs are not want all patience with the Kunn- total for eleven months to date of any time in his absolute discretioning that the Chinese tro boginuing that they were unable to raise the revoke or suspend any driver's to realize the advantage of onter- funds and subsequently, when the Total for oloven months 100,048

tung gentry who oponly declared 6,238 lb.

Inch Kenneth-11,570 lb. licenco issued by him.""

prising methods, in spite of the loan agreement had been made lb. Total for same period last A notification appears in the entail..

Lemporary sacrifice that they may

between the British Corporation year 111,437 lb. current issue of the "Gazstle " It would have been fatal to and the Chinese Government, prohibiting for a further period Hongkong if the terminus of desired to cancel it. The object of one year from the 28th of May, the railway had been placed of the British has been to establish 1911, either to be exported from in any other direction than the line so that the great interests the Colony of Hongkong, or to Kowloon.

of the port of Hongkong miglit bo

Colony, armus; ammunition, gun powder, military and naval storos, sulphur and saltpetre.

been advised to oxercise his power His Majesty the King has not of disallowance witli respect to the following ordinances:-O dinance No. 24 of 1010, entitled An Ordinance to provide for the segregation and treatment of lepers. Ordinance No. 2 of 1911, the Lepers Ordinance, 1910. entitled-An Ordinance to amond

Thero was at

008

Clonshiel.-5,018 Ib. Total for

four months 23,620 lb. Total for same period last year 8,115 1b.

Lodbury.-12,010, 15 Corres ponding month last year 8,234 lb. Total for first four months of 1901 54,473 lb. Total for correspond- CHINA'S FIRST CABINET.ing period last year 32,854 lb.

Bantong (Selangor)-4,107 lb. Total crop for financial year onde be carried coastwice within the line talk of running the line protected, and the interest and April 10,008 lb. For correspond- to the port of Whampoa, to the zeal in the project displayed at a ing periods of last year: April detriment of the Hongkong trans-critical time by Sir Matthew 1,381 lb.; twelve months 12,077 port trade. The decentralization Nathan, then Governor of Hong-lb. of shipping has already cost Hong kong, had much to do with the number of vessels now sail direct kong dearly, as an increasing attainment of the object in view.

"N. C. D. News." to other ports, and the Light dues have certainly not proved an at- traction to Hongkong; the imposi tion of the extra dues having been sufficient to turn the balanceofthe

LIST OF MINISTERS, scales against Hongkong where the

Peking, May 8.-An Imperial shipowner has been hesitatingas to Edict has been issued promulgat his terminal port. It is hard to seeing a Cabinet Council for Chins. how the Britishsoction of the Can- Prince Ching will be President

Lanadron-23,235 lb. Corres Li Kwai, aged 34, was sent to ton-Kowloon Railway can prove of the Cabinet, and Na Tung and ib. Total for first four months of the Government Civil Hospital nt ollier than a good investment, Hou Shih-chang, Vice-Presidents. 1011-06,219 lb. Total for corres ponding month last year 20,808 1:35 a.mto-day from a serious wound on the work the whole line to Canton of the Waiwupu, is to be Minister of Ib.

sufforing especially if it be found possible to Liang Tun-yen, ex-Prosilent of ponding period last year 100,740 abdomen and a wound on the left one business concern under joint Foreign Affairs, and the remain- shoulder. Ho is said to have management. By this means the been assaulted by some person or

Sandycroft 7,958 lb. Corres ponding month last year 5,000 lb.- Total for the first three months of financial year 26,852 lb. Total for corresponding period last year 17718.

their boda." The tenour of this Member of the Licensing Board Craddock to be an Un-official soutenco Ims been rolled out by during the absence on leave of Cabinet Ministers with practically Mr. Murray Stewart, or until fur- BRITAIN THE UNREADY.sutisfaction that was ovincod by

the same unctuousness and self-ther notica.

The Far East, most of the older

· Of English Kings the one with dospite the fact that tiles to learned, is the happy hunting persons with whom he was spend-wholly unnecessary, would become Cabinet Ministera, A Privy for the same period last year:

the originator of the saying, hands of the China Coast have the ugliest title was Ethelred, who, the contrary wore a thick as ground for the scoundrel and ing the evening at the Ying Mi ou account of his procrastinating autumn leaves in Vallambrosa.ofton the criminal, says the "Flan- restaurant, No. 497, Queen's methode, was surnamed “the un- The Euglielman may, and in kow Daily News.' Foreign ter- Read Woat:

a

Seremban Rubber Estate Co. duplication of staff, whichising Presidents of Ministers be- 22,303 Ib. as against 13,074 lb. avoided, and the cost would in Council is also established, Grand This makes a total of 111,120 lb. like proportion be reduced, thus Jun Shing becoming Pro-pared with 02,711 1b, for the same Secretaries La Jun-shiang and for the four months to date, com enabling the railway, moto. auc-sident nnt. Vice-President, re- period last year..

Ministers of, thổ"

ready." That was about a thou-fust, does, sloep poncefully in his ritory lins its advantages to the sand years ago and, il Mr. Pricebo, and it is that very sleep disadvantage

criminal equally as it has the

cessfully to compete against water In view of the recent demonstransport. On the question of spectively. Prince Tsai Teo and Sungei Choh Rubber Estate. Collier who has contributed on which is tending to harm not Eng- those undesirables of society who in the Colony with compressed differences of opinion oxist, but Council, which supersedes the months to date, compared with of harbouring trations which were carried out the cost of the line, very definito Prince Yu Lang become joint Co.-2,550 lb. This makes a excellent article on India to last and alone, but the whole Empire. plant themselves down in our oxygen and compressed acetylene, anyone who has walked through

Military total of 10,850 lb. for the four month's "Soribner" is to be be- Unfortunately his slumber is not midst and defy the law from it is interesting to note that the the region that it traverses will Military Advisory Board. Chou 12,8501b. for the same period last lieved, the name has passed recuperative; it savours more of

which they have escaped.

Government has declared the agree heartily with the statement of the Waiwupu, pending the

Chia-lai remnine Acting Prosidont year. from a doad ruler to a liv-sleeping sickuese, and our only

above two articlos to come under of the Colonial Secretary of

Singapore and Johore.-16,008 We learn from the "China the heading of "Dangerous Hongkong that the country is un- Telur of Liang Tun-yen from 1b. Corresponding month last year ing nation. While doing-hon-kopo is that if he does awake it Critic" that the total losses of the Goods" in addition to those speci- usually difficult and arduous. The Washington. Prince Ching 8,186 lb. Total for first four our to the work and character may be in time to be ready to eight insurance companies con-fied in the Dangerous Goods Or line passes through five tunnels of Foreign Affairs. Prince Ol'ing 1b. Total for corresponding

cerned in the recent fire at dinance. Conditions of licences a total length of 8,784 feet, it Na Tung and Hsu Shih-chang, period fast your 31,035 lb.

additionally, Superintendent of of the British in India, the writer meet all emergencies.

months of duancial year 70,507 lamented the unrealiness of the It would be a sad epitaph to 1,200,000; divided as to goods acetylene are also published.

Tientsin amount to about Tls. to store compressed oxygen and passes over forty-nine bridges and") English-to meet emergencies, of any nation: "She fell because goods damaged either by fire or raise over the fallen fortunes burnt up-Tis, 550,000 and other

culverts, while there are many

comprise the Constitutional Pre-

Sungei Salak Rubber Co.- paration Bureau in the place of 4.8411b. as against 2,435 lb. for shown in the In lian Mutiny. We she was ready, and it lios water-Tle, 850,000 Ameeting since Russia closed Vladivostok and often built through the sea-

heavy cuttings, high banks nure Grand Councillors, and the Over two years have olapsed ning along an exposed: foreslia rend ouncils, and fue Grand the same period last year. This have sson in that pleasant pictorial with England to rouse herself has been held of the companies as a free frado pork. That was in all in a length of twenty-tivo Secretariat are abolished." the four months to date, compared makes a total of 18,599 16 for commentary on history, "Punel," from her lethargy, to be up and agents at which a new rate of 3-4 January, 1000, and notwith-miles. In spite of these obstacles ▲ cartoon of the Indian tiger doing ore the emergency comes per cent. is to be charged in standing the pessimistic views it is the decision of engineering

with 7,207 lb. for the san orouching over a woman and which may leave her in the same future on all hazardous goods held by free-traders, says the experts flat no better railroad bed

Inst year The crop of ohild, referring of course to the whore, únproparedness lost them open or in prosspacking establish trade in the Far East has since Britiair section of the Cante p- stook to nnil from the Colony Are: amounts to 559.11

position as the ten foolish virgins (cotton, jute, &c.) either in the "Osaka Asahi, Russian foreign existe out of England then the 69 inch.

terrible outbreak of 1850 or there-

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ment,

been "steadily growing, vip

U.D. News.".

Regulationu ré-the import and secured on

other live Labu, catala

Kowloon Hailway Thio contes published in the

Gazelle,

* total of1/125 1177

period