1911-06-07 — Page 4

Intimations.

COLD.

ESTABLISHED Á.D. 1841,

WINE AND SPIR T

MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

OF

GENUINE AGE

AND

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 1911

sent there is ponding before, the Magistrato n'enso which contains 4. possibilition of some light being of thrown upon the ways and moans employed by Chinese harbouri thleves. It is an undisputed fact

cargo are still liablo

tors

We

We have received from Messrs. OUR LETTER BOX.

Tack & Co., four posteards the King's Birthday Review.

Mr. J. Donnolly, chief officer of the B. E steamer Angora; which

[To the Editor of the "Hong

milk.

kong_Telegraph."]

But whatever may be the cor- root translation, the fact remains. tunt, so far from their having

C. D. WILKINSON,

Manila Mails.

POLICE COURT.

To-day,

Before Mr. J. R. Wood.

"Poisoned" at a Feast.

COMMERCIAL.

London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co

From Mr. J. H. Little of Mesere. Butterfield and Swiro wo bog to

271,019 174,800

*214,638

201,722

1,555,808

£7,386,113 314,480

abroad las enabled the company to produce a surplus of nearly one quent years. million sterling in the four subse-

The financial position of the company now stands as follows:→→→ Capital paid up.... £201,125 Rosorvo fund

750,000

625,000

Accident fund... Marine fund ......

215,000

154,682

Fire Tund

Tin Returns Tho returns of tin and tin oro'

been used with intent to deceive, they were placed on the wrappere Sir,In the curtailed report of with a directly opposita iptont, arrived at Rangoon from Calcutta the debate in the Legislative and for an honest purpose- A S. WATSON & that for long time past, European on May 19, died of heart failure Council on the subject of skimmed Yours, alu

On the evening of the 1st of acknowledge the receipt of a copy firmis have closed their oyos to the during the voyage. He had boon milk no mention was made of the

mo, the day of the Dragon Boat of theroport and accounts of the deprodutions of stovedoras. In fourteen years in the British India statements which drow from His

Festival, & number of Oliness, Ionition and Lancashire Fire In- who hid partakon of two bottles) surance Company for 1010. Hongkong wo have many rot Company's service

Excellency the remark that the [To the Editor of the "Hong of samstin, became seriously ill is T'ho apponded figures sponk ablo Chinese firms who regularly Mr. L. M'Donald, the world's description in Chinose on the kong Telegraph."]

a result, and ton of the party wore for themselves [handlo_cargo and who are, like youngest, and not the least daring, wrapper was manifestly fraudu-

romoved to the Govorimont Civil

Premiums Surplus Chesar's wilo, above.suspicion, aviator, made five flights rocontly font, and it is not therefore clear the 30th ultimo a paragraph under alleged that the samahu had been 1907...

Dear Sir,-Wo note in yours of Hospital. At the time it was 1908...... £1,422,349 £008 305 But, unfortunately, we have also in Sidney in a Bristol biplane. It to the public on wint grounds so the heading of Hongkong Mail poisoned, but the motive for the 108...... 1,450,201 1,171,088 in our midst some Chinese stove-is auderstood that these will be serious a statement was made. Complaints which apparently poisoning" had not been dis 1909. 1,480,577

the last of the display's with this During tho doba to Hon. Dr. He Kai quotes serious complaints which covered. The police have minde 1910...... doring firms who cannot lay alaimachine in Sydney for the present, landed to Ilis Excellency a writton are made in Manila rogarding the searching inquiries into the |to irreproachable reputation and

translation of the Chinese words carriage of mails by Indo-Chinitor, and as a rosult of their who though themsolvos guilt-. Another attempt at highway which purported to represent the steamers when they leave the same investigations two Chineso invo les of misappropriation of robbery was made on Stanley Rd., English phrase "Machine skim day as the es. Rubi or Zifiro, boen arrested. This morning they was responsible for a debit on the The San Francisco conllagration to the our TyLain Reservoir, on Tuesday med milk," "They word to the For your information we would appeared in the dock to answer 1906 account of 2008,000, but imputation of careless handling/glit. Three mon lield up offect that the milk in the tin was inform you that the complaints in the sorious charge laid against excellent experience at home and

pussor-by and met with some re- "the pure ilk of a yellow question have probably arisen them. of sea-borne goods which pass sistance. One of the foot puds was cow" which had been milked through a misunderstanding of

The Charge. through thoir hands. Tho rectifi- caught while the other two es by machinery. This was read the rules and regulations govern-

the to Committee by Hising the delivery of mails of the the prisoners, Clan Kam and The charge, epitomized, is that cation of this ovil ought to be taped. ·.

Excellency, and the translation Philippines. Whon an Indo Wong ling, administored a cor oasy. The abvious remedy is

In connection with the branch furnished to Government by the China steamer and a Philippine inin stupefying or overpowering WHISKY apparent. It goes without saying Church of England's Men's So-Registrar (loxeral, which was S. S. Co.'s steamer leave on the drug with the intention of ob that the European shippersarean-ciety at the Barracks an address read by the Colonial Secretarysime day from Hongkong they taining a key with which to com A Blend of the Finest Pure

xions to put a stop to the thaftuous will be delivered at the woolly was to the same effect. The in-oth arrivo at Munila at daylight mit a fofony. Detective Inspector Malt Whiskies distilled in practices which have made Hong- mooting this afternoon at 5.30 tention, therefore, is Dr. Ho Kai on the 3rd day and as no inails A. Collettin giving evidence stic kong Harbour a bye-name in the by the Rov. A. D.Stewart. Those owed, was to misload the pur- can he landed at that port until

foetures which have been deliver chasor and cause him to believe the boarding officer has been on ing in the house number

a number of persons were drink- Scotland

East. Also, the reputable Chinesee from time to time are proving whole-milk, and pot skinned-in the inorning, the impression June. The police were sent for exported from the Federated

that the condensed milk was pure board, which is usually 0 o'clock Aberdeen street on the 1st of stovadores are only too willing to very popular, lend every assistanes in'getting

given in the paragrapla inquestion and found a number of Dion lying Malay Staton, with tho ap- the grievance romeved,

When Mr. Pollock moved his viz., that there is a disadvantage drugged. They were removed to proximato value in Singapore, for Between May and 11, fifty amendment that the Bill should in forwarding the nail by our stemmers put into Sabang." Thaso learn from well informou par consisted of 27 Dutch, 7 British not come into force until à defer- steamers is incorrect and we shall hospital. Since that time the two the month of April, are as

prisoners were arrested, It was follows:- that the roul root of and of other nationalities. They red date, it was, pointed out that be glad if you will correct same.-known that Chan Kam nd pur- Perak 30,201 $2,877,232 the evil tios in the laxity of loaded and unloaded piecegoods to printal dato June 1st was a Yours, otr, polico control. The harbour and coal. The quantity of banker printer's error for 21st and His police aro admittedly very greatly coal shipped amounted to7,859.1.2 Excellency observed that in view of the intentionally misleading normanned. One only requires

Inaturo of thể déscription on the

It was suggested that tho pri to glance, at the Ilarbourmastor's

label he could no longor feel

soners wont for the wine. The This is decronso of 5,152 pikula The Tallah overload reservoir, annual statistics to roalise the the largest in the world, 320 feet Mr. Pollock concurred and with- any sympathy with the vendors.

first time it was left untouched, as compared with April 1910. but on the second occasion it is The duty collected was $10,444, magnitude of the trade of the square, and sixtoon foot deep drow his amendment.

allogod that they put into it some an inoronso of $67,234, port as well as its importange holding ten million gallons, for

It is hardly necessary to add A correspondent writes to the dark liquid which would have a

Shanghai And it would naturally be expect waters to Calentin, was set inferred nor did it over occur to him church parade of the Coronation alleged that the drug was admin Shangliai freight market report the continuous supply of filtered that His Excellency neither in-, &C. Express":-The first real stupefying effect. It was further Mossrs. Wheolook and Co.'s ed that with the growth of trade operation on May 10. There was to imagine that the logal gentle year in flyde Park was a wonder- istered with a view to obtaining of date 1st Juno statos that thoro thore would be a corresponding no ceremony, development of the resources of

man who roprosented the caso for ful sight last Sunday, many society the key of the safe of the occupier is no chango to report in the tho vondors had any knowledge people appearing in colours for of the house numbered II. In the homeward freight market, which harbour protection. But the very Electie Construction Company went on the wrapper of the tin, death. The weather was perfect. dollars,

The accounts of the Shanghai whitever of the misleading state the first time since King Edward's safe at the time were about 1,000 is quiet and steady. There will bo opposite is the case. The Ir for the past year show a profit of which was produced for inspection To a Hongkong resident of many

an improvement as soon as the Guilty and not Guilty. bour police is weaker in strength £7,584, as compared with a loss of the Council-I am, Sir, Your years' standing, several familiar

When asked if he had anythingly. Coastwise-There are very tea begins which should be short- A. S. WATSON & to-day than it has ever been since to December 31, 1909, of 1949. obo liont Servant.

faces reminiscent of the last three to say, Chan Kam said he pleaded fow enquiries in the market and the Now Torritory was takon over. There romaines balanceof £6,635,

N. SIMSON,

decades in Hongkong were notice guilty and added that Wong Hing steamers are scarce. The result is And as long as the present cheese-which it is proposed to carry for

able in the fashionable throng; had put the drug into the bottles that there is "nothing doing." ward. The directors state that

Private Secretary paring policy is pursed by our this improvement has been ob- Government House, Hongkong, Longinmore, Sir Henry Blako, Mr. of the charge.

amongst them were Lori Don-Wong Hing denied all knowledge Hlavernment, so long may we ox-tained as the result of a policy of 6th June, 1911.

Arthur Loe, A.1. Mr.. Rochfort

Reports to land by to-day's pect to see the shipping trade of popularizing the trams by moons

|Maguire, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, Botle prisoners were remanded mil from England sjato tlat în | the Colony-which after all is the of extremely low furos. Whilo:

China to only a small business back-bone of our well-being-sub 1900 was slightly in excess of

the average fare por passenger in To the Editor of the Hong. Mr. Gorshom Stewart, M.P., Mr. until Wednesday.

Thefts at Military Hospital and Mrs. J. J. Roll Irving and

has been transacted, but prices WoRezarza.-On June 6th, at jected to dopredations that make 3-4d. per passenger, the average

their daughter and Miss Coxon For some time past the author uro stendy. Coffeo los mot with (daughter of Core Coxon, who ities at the Military.hospital have a good demand at steady rates. in answer to one which was a count Cholson, heir to Earl Cado-watch was set and Lum You, a business

passing. Singapore dreasod by me to the Colonial gan), Mr. Sydney incock, Majoratore boy, was discovered in the popper is dull, and white pepper Secretary on Friday last, after I and Mrs. Dorell, R. A., Mr. and act of stealing half-a-pound of rather easier. Rico continues had ascertained to what His Ex-Mrs. V. A. C. Hawkins, Mr. and butter. He was this morning quiet, and prices unchanged.

and four hours' stocks. FEDERATED MALAY

In Possession of Counterfeit

Coln STATES FINANCES. A Chinuman was fined 100 hard para, 48. 10yd.; plantation, dollars,orin default threo montlis' | about 5s. for good average sheet. The financial report for the hard labour, for being in possos-Straits tin is £105 108. to £100 for

FINE MELLOW

FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s BULL DOG

BRAND

GUINNESS'

STOUT in PINTS and SPLITS.

CO., LD.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910.

BIRTHS.

[28

tons.

kong Telegraph.]

Sir-The letter published on

The Plot.

17,823

JARDINE MATHESON taken of some of the drink Int Selangor

not sufficient to be effected... N. Sembilon 2,378 & Co., Ll. General Managora,

Pahang 1,104 Totale 51,507 Hongkong, 6th June, 1911.

HONGKONG NOTABI-

LITIES.

Remanded.

Mall Reports

1.694,082

220,132

390,250

5,188,200

Abertholwyn," Road, Hong-longkong's name a word of re-in 1910 was less than two-thirds his subject was evidently written is-engaged to be married to Vis. been missing various things, A Sugar las boon firm, with a fair

1173proach amongst Far Eastora of a Id.

kong, to Mr. & Mrs, W. G. Warvester, a daughter.

At "Ardshel," the Posk. Hong ports. hong, the wife of R. G. Edwards, of daughter.

[1179

The object of this paper is to publích correct information, to serve the truth ́and print' the news without fear or

favour.

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Cable Address: Telegraph

Hongkong,

Telephone: No. 1. A. 'B.C., 5th edition Western Union.

THE

DAY BY DAY.

Jack Johnson is going to the coronation in London to add colour to the alluir.

Ten cases of plague have been reported during the 24 hours ende' ing noon to-day:The total num- ber since January 1st is 92,

We have to acknowledge the receipt of two of the latest issues of paper-weights from the London HONGKONG, WRONES., JusH 7, 1911. and Lancashire Firo InsuranceCo., which are very handy for desk

Hongkong Telegraph

A meeting of business men at Ipoh has decided to form a Cham- ber of Commerce for Perak. Mr. Chappel was elected the first his reported statemont that "the chairman and a provisional com labels on the tits" appeared to him. mittes was appointed, consisting to be a deliberate fraud." My object of Messrs. II. F. Nutter, J. H. Tat-in so writing was not to make it ap per that my Counsel and myself

cellency the Governor referred in Mrs. Badeley, and many others. sentenced to six weeks' lard labour Manila hemp shows little change,

$1

Street, Youmati. His son was engaged in making oigarettes, selling them and giving change in the bud monoy,

and business is quiet. India-rub bor has been dull and lower,

quotatious now being: Fine

Singapore Circular says-Apart from a good Fraser and Company's Share demand for the leading Tin sharos, At 6 o'clock yesterday morning dull. Rubber shares have been our market has been extremely the water police were patrolling easter during the week but close $20,533,018 West Point when they saw two

Bribery.

It is onny for one to say that he would profer to be right though the whole world was against him; but remember that when the lock, G. L. Bailey, II. A. Dalziel, whole world is against a man he A. C. Hynes and . H. Physick. wore suffering from mental aber-year 1910 gives the following sion of 40 pieces of counterfeit cash, and £189 108. to £100 for is never right.

Mr. H. T. Bingham, of Messiration in producing for the in- figures for the Federated Malay coins in his houso 380 Shanghai three months. Aylesbury' and Garland, is the spection of the Legislative Coun- States:- honorary secretary. A general eil wrappers which are now said Revenno meeting will shortly be held to to bear fraudulent wording, but Perak $14,220,708 elect a committee for the year, it was to point out that, in their Selangor 9,238,845 with two representative outstation desire to prevent the possibility N.Sembilan 1,708,855 members.

of deception, ny clients (a Bri-Pahang 843,720 tish firm of long standing, and of The Port Dickson flotation was hitherto undoubted integrity) had subscribed fifty times over, oven caused to be translated into Chi- (although the banks “chut down'

men carrying two hales. When with a firmer tendency. The neso the statement on the labels Expenditure

$23.598,610 accosted they ran away. Sub Surlycroft Report showing a fiual on subscribors, ten minutes after that the milk was machine ski-Excess vor estimate 2,702,004 opening time, writes the London med, and that they have always

sequently the men wore brought dividond of 75 per cent, making Land sales and land rents both correspondent of the "Times of boon under the full impression that show a considerable excess. Com-dollar to the Tukong. The men

175 per cont. Jor the year, las for offering a bribs of one baeu favourably received. up Ceylon." The Linggi shareholders, such was the plain meaning of the parod with 1910, customs alone who received one sture for every Chinese characters. I stated in show a deficiency of $407,052 in unlawful possession. They

Rubbar.-There have been were also charged with being five Linggi shares they held, word my lotter to the Colonial Secretary this is said to be due to the were fined 25 dollars or 201 slow to dispose of their rights. that I was so instructed by my change of system in connection month's imprisonment in each During the absouce from Cuylon The premium tumbled promptly clients, and that the translation with the collection of duty on of the Governor at home, Sir to 3d, from a previous 94, and by of the words given to me by my opium. Within very recent times, there Hugh Clifford, the Colonial Secre- the time the allotments were out own Chinese interpreters was that

stocks, the volume however in Tho ohiof heads in the expandi-

both casos being small. Pogoks. have been justifiable complainis tary, will assume the duties of it is doubtful whether the subs the best part of the yellow cow's turs are

hovo charged hands at $27, Bal on the part of local moroantile, noting Clovernor.

cribers of the lungo amount who milk had been taken away by Personal Emoluments $5,357,964

gownies $10.50, Ayer Panas firms that legitimate trade in the

hoped to be successful “staga"-- machinery. I further stated my Works and Buildings 2,257,351 In its weekly commont on For $5.15 to $4.90, Alor Gajahs One hundred and seventeen found themselves in any other absolute conviction (which I may Roads and Bridges harbour waters was suffering so persons, chiefly habitual cri- position than that of being landed mention is based on an intimate Railways

3,386,943 Eastern Affairs, the “L. & C. Ex-Į $1.50, Malakoffs $1.80, New Ser- arely from systematic thefts. That minala, were banished for lifo with the shares,

7,514,809 | prosa" mys :---

andals $2.05, United Singapore is to say, shippers were, and are, from Perak last year. Of these

knowledgoduring the last 25 years The Federal Revenue, as dis- The now opium agreement bo- $1.20, Ula Pandans 57 cents, and of the high character borne by tinct from state revenue was tweon Grent Britain and China Pulo Duits 50 1-2 cents. Lonn- being made the victims of a re-,woro Chinese, 12 of whom lud

The Federated Engineering the head of the British firm in $8,101,705, ona millon more than contains little that is surprising.drens have been placed at 80s, gular scheme of poculation that boon convicted of participating in they are incapable of coping with.

unlawful societies.

THEFTS IN THE HARBOUR.

| purposes.

.

格

саве.

AFFAIRS IN CHINA,

оTIC

Sterling shares, thongli business

more doulinga in locul than in

in the former has been practically

confined to the lower priced

Co., Kuala Lumpur, have served question) that the possibility had in 1900, The Federal Expendi. It follows the lines generally ox- Bukit Kajanga 138., Merlimau on the Recrotary to Resident, never occurred to my clients that ture was $13.150,925, an in- pected. Ialerost has naturally is. 01. to is, Id., Heawoods. The police are as anxious as the

Porak, a notice of their intention the Chinese words could be con-crease of $060,701, --

beon aroused by the announce-3. Od., fully paid Kamunings Mr. P. II. Lawrence, of the to oppose theapplication of Martinstrued as meaning that the tins The not value of the surplus mont of the creation of a Chineso 54. 10. Singapore Paras is. 1d. shipowners are to lay hands on engineering department of the Hohl, of Colombo, for a grant of contained the pure milk of a assate on Dec. 31, 1910 was Cabinot. The experiment will be to 4, Hajoops Ba. and Merlimau the wrong-doers, but even their Chiongo Telophone Company, exclusive privileges, for Perak, in yellow cow which had boon milk $42,683,852, made up of Peruk watched with the greatest interest Options 28. 14. combined action appears to be tinadescribes the method adopted rospect of an invention for "im-od by machinery.

27 millions, Solangor 23 millions, by all the friends and well- Mining-Tronohe, after busi powerless to effect a stoppage of phone wires. "A rat is loosad of pyroligneous neid, generally difficulty in translating an Eng- Palang

in the United States to lay tele-provements in the manufacture There is invariably extreme Negri Sembilan 8728,375. wishore of China. Whether it nosa at. $20, have advanced to the thefts complained about. Some

EXCESS- liabilities will turn out for her good remains $28 buyera. Tekkas liave been in a pipe through which a cable is known as crude neotic, for coagu-lish sentence into Oliness in such $8,687,053. of our leading morenntile marine to be placed. Astring is tied to a lating and disinfecting the latex a way as to prevent it from being

to be soon. The Russian news- sold at $24, Tongkalı Harbours Gold securities are valued at papers are again printing alarmist $15.25, Lalats $13, Belsta firms, however, are now taking ferret, which pursues the rat, of rubber treas. The company misconstrued, and I believe that 11-1.2 millions; Indian at 3-3.4 reports from the Far East, but 86.30, Kanubois $1,07 1-2, and active steps to prosecute wherover carrying the string through the will be heard in opposition to the in the present instance no two millions; fixed deposits 21.4 there is no basis for their asser- Raubs 81.50. prosecution is possible and doubt pipe. On the small string a larger application by the Baltan of Perak parsons have given precisely the milliona and local investments 2 tions. It is noted with satisfac Concral-This section apart

one is attached, and on that a still in Council, at a date of which some translation into English of millions.

* tion that the matters in dispute from a few sales of Straita Trad less their activities will be reward larger, until n wire cable is pulled notice will subsequently be given the Chingee words on the wrap-

In the Fodoral Books stands the between China and Holland have ing Cos. round 861 has been ed by tangible results. At pre-through.'

by publication in the "Gazette." I pere complained

Joliqra railway loun 【687.080. | boon settled.

entirely neglected

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