1911-07-07 — Page 19

PIRACY IN CANTON

WATERS.

Repressive Measures-

"Any character is only as strong as its weakest link.

Mr. Michael Broon hrs beon appointed second assistant llegia

(TER “Teleonach " ComunspundenTtrar General,

Canton, July 3.

Recently many cases of daring

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 7 1911

Approve by envy, and by silenco praise!

H.M.S. Newcastle returned to Hongkong on Saturday, having represented the China Squadron at Singapore during the Coronation.

The Hippodrome Circus. The Hippodrome Circus and

You can speak, woll, if you 'Tis hard: but patience, must tongue deliver the message of enduro, and soothe the woos. your heart.

cannot oure.

SHARE REPORT

SA-SALE

it

8-SELLERS.

STONS PAID UP VALUM,

CLOSING

*

BANKS,

Owing to the recont heavy rains in Fatshan, nearly all the rico crops have failed on account of Hongkong & Shi the paddy fields boing washed out.

Norli Chius

($40$ 1.

$125

£37 101-

£3

All

450 $100 N3.

C TIGO ს.

$100 $800

The man who by his labours gots is bread in independent state, Who never bege, and seldom eats, Himself can fix or eliango his fate. Tondors will be received at the

National Basic pirney have been reported from Colonial Socrotary's Office until

At Buckingham Palace on 26th. The body of a coolio, aged MARINE INSURANCES. Wu-chow, and the places farther noon of Tuesday, 25th July noxtMenagerie arrived on Sunday on

Cantoo up the river. The British Consul for the reconstruction of the old board the 8.8. Sikiong from Hai-May, Mrs. Henry Keswick was about twenty yours, has been sont there is alloged to have told the Western Market."

phong. The voyage was an un-prosented at their Majesties' Court to the mortuary. It was found Chinoso nuthorities that British

goating in the harbour off Holt's taivas eventful ono. The initial per- by Mis. Harcourt. At the Calcutta auction Tues-formance takes place at Causeway

lodowns, yostordny. gunboats will be despatched up the river for the protection of the day 195 chesis of opium word sell Bay in the specially erected The Chinese Engineering and British commercial interests. His for China at 3,400 rupoes and matshed which has boon provided Mining Company, Ltd, inform Messrs Hugo Roiss & Co., Excellonay Admiral Li Ulunstart-2,620 chests for the Straits, Dong-by the management with an eye us that the total output of thio Socroturies of the Alma Estates, company's three mines for the Ltd., inform us that the output of ed a cruise to Si Kiang yostorday kong and other places at 1,600 to comfort.

week ending 17th June amount-rubber from the Estates for the afternoon, in order to reorganizo rupees.

Ind to 37,091.02 tons and the mouth of June was 2,032 lbs. tlu putrol service of the Chinese gunboats and guard boats, and to

les during the period, to (Two thousand and sixty-two

pounds). clear the waters of tlioso posta.

2,514.18 tons.

:

Government House. His Excellency the Governor The harbour works at Lionshan moved into residence at Mountain aro. making steady progress. Lodge on Saturday. The visitors Twenty thousand labourers are at book will remain in the lodge of work and the projecting bank hes}úpvernment House as before. THE

| been finished to a length of some [THE "TELEGRAPH " COURBONDENT; two miles.

Canton, July 4.

FOURTH."

Human Hair.

The foreman coal coolie of 21) The Gonoral Agont of the Nulla Lano, Wanchai, reports to Shanghai Sumatra Tolmcco Com- the polico that, at about 4 p.n., pany, Limited, has received the Exports of humin ivar from Monday, after they had been following telegraphic advico from Hongkong to the United States conling a Japanese steamer, off the Deli Maatschappij Amster- Mr. E. Cornowall Lewis, the Today being the "Glorions Postmastor General, notifies that 1907 to 570,119 pounds, worth the men ongaged, and found that at Guildors 0.83.

rose from a value of $11,980 in | Douglas Wharf, they mustered dam:-"Bold 556-bales tobacco Fourth there was a display of on and aftor 1st July (Saturday) $895,137 gold, in 1916, The one was missing. bunting on board the Chi- money orders may be obtained nese cruisers and gunboats in payable in the Philippine Islandstal export to all countries Breakdown of Telephone Cables. A Chineso merchant, who lus

Canton waters, bosides the firing of the usual saluto.. H. E, tho Viceroy sont # special repre- soniative to the American Consulate at Shameen to tondor his congratulations.

Capt. Merlees, a Haipan Straits Pilot, who took the ss, Kwong- ang belonging to the Indo-Chin Steam Navigation Ca., down to ilongay on Friday week, died on Monday, the 26th ult.

was 1,300,000 pounds, worth $1,500,000,

A Wireless Message

Chinese 'Mercantile Bank

-BCYERS

•AST DISSOUND AND DR.

261

RETURN DARKI CON LAIT YEAR'S

DIY.

Fund of 9 5 at 1/10\

$21 64 for half your ow

ended 31*12*10, isk-

ing 4. b. for the year)

La Fiquidation

$15 for 1909

I

Interim of 10/- for 1910

| Final of $20 making $50

for 1909 and Interi ..$30 for 1910. ($12 for 1909 and Int. of

$8 au neœount of 1010 ƒ

Yaugszow

Chiun Fires

FIRE INSURANCES.

460 $200

$20 $113 $60 $386

1.

{$7 & b's of $2 for 1909

7%

$27 for 1999

74%

$1 for 1908

SIPRINU.

Hongkong Fites Chin & Manilas Dougina Stormships

Stoniobants

Indo-Chins

{Proferred) (Deferred)

• Shot! "Transporta

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*Sur Ferry"

REFINERIES.

“HINING.......

$25 $105% $50 $19 b. $15 801

$GG BB.

837

211 b.

$10 ($26 80 $10

$100 $80 . $100

$22 68.

There was a breakdown to-day recently returned from Jaen, and Chins Sugars of the wires connecting H.M. re- who is the Director of Nails and Lusou Sugars

oiving-ship Tangar with the Naval Needle Works, at Haukow will me to the bad weather prevailing shortly with the assistanco of Yard, which fact is presumably start a Chinese morenntle bank chinesa Engineerings £113 since Monday morning.

Straits Trading Company.

the Bankers' Guild at Hankow. Headwaters The hond oflico will bo at Ifan-Ribs

An ordinary general meeting of ow with branches at Hongkong,OCKS, WHARVES, & GDOWNS

Fenwicks Canton and atlier treaty ports,

b.

P. 10 ¡P.10 ·

ᏝᎢ 182

$20, $18. $50 1$30. H. K. &W'pon Docks $500 $55 b..

T. 100.60 Shanghai Docks

Kowloon Wharf

The C.1.R. office nt Yokohama is in-recoipt of a wireless message from the RMS. Paprose of Japon sent at midnight, Saturday, Owing to the uneasiness in the

1st July, when the vessel was minds of the pooplé in Canton, tho

1,020 miles distant from Japan.: Police Department took the pre- The many friends of Mr. Walvising all well and that, the cution of asking the Canton Stanley Allen, for many years the commandor expects to reach

Christian Science. press to inform the people not to local representative of the Sporry Yokohama on the ath inst., at 5.00

Apropos tho forthcoming lec- take the firing of the saluto in Flour Co. in Hongkong, will be

when the statement of accounts ture on Christian Science by Mr. honour of the Fourth of July for ¦ pleased to learn that he is now

and balance sheet for the half your W. D. McCrackan, M.A., in Hong-ongkow Wharfs T. 100 1.824 The Takaosan- Maru. resident in the thriving City of

eled March 31, 1911, were receiv-i kong, it may interost our readers Augle French Land T. 100.00 8. Seattle, and is serving

On May 1 the now steamer od and adopted. The dividend of in know the rapid stridos Chris- the

Takaosan Mart, which has been

an outbreak.

0,11.

:

the Straits Trading Company, Limited, washold at the company's registered office, at noon, recently,

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.

ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP. Fisher Flouring Mills in the built at Southwick, procceded to $1 a shiuro was agreed to and Mr. tian Science is making in Eng-Hongkong Hotels

| capucity of assistant manngor.

Proudlock Case,

son for her official trial. Thic owners are the Mitsui Bussan A special tologram to the Kaish, of Japan. During a series Perak Pioneer" says it is under- of runs over the measured milo a stoot that the Secretary of Stato speed of 12.1-2 knots was attain as replied to the telogram frems, which was considered most the Selangor ladies regarding entisfactory. the Proudlock caso, stating that the King cannot interfere.

E. D. Hewan was re-olected a land as well as all over the world. director.

West Points

There are over 17 cities in Engongkong Landu land having Christian Science Humphreys Estaten Oversen Shots at Bisley. Prosiding at the spring general churches and over 80 different Kowloon Lands meeting of tho National Rifle As- cities and towns whore Christian Shanghai Lands, ociation, Lord Cheyleanore men- Science services are hold. At tioned there was to bo a large at least 55 of them have recognised tendance of members from the branch churches or Hociation. Ovorscas Dominions, and teams Twenty years ago there was prac- tically not a person interested in the whole of England.

COTTON MILLS,

The polico have hoen matified of another highway robbery. Rouban Poarce was asleep undor a vorandah in Queon's Road on Saturday ovoning. Whilst onjoy ing his nup, two Chinamen walked up to him and rilled his pockets,

Promotion. They wore watched by two othar Chinamen, who chased and finally

Mr. Chan Pai, second clerk in arrested their flight. One of thờ ~Second Assistant D.P.W. the Harbour Office, has been pre-were coming to the Bisley meeting culprits offered, so it is alleged, His Excellency, the Governor motel to the position of First from, amongst other places, Singa-

Does It Pay to Advertise? two dollars to his caplar to avoid bas, with the approval of the Clerk vice Mr. M. Melver, who will pore and Shanghai. This your

The Dairy Farm announces being taken inte enstoly. The Secretary of State for the Colonios,he Chief Junk Inspector on his re-he Middle Sunday Sermon would bribe was not accepted. The ex-been pleased to appoint Mr. Hugi turn from loare next month. Mr. he preached by the Bishop of that they are again prepared to tont of the robbery is not great, Pullock Tooker to be second assie-Chan Pui was one of the old (loy-Singapore (the Right Rov. Č. J. supply skim milk to their cus two dollars and seventy-five cents ant Director of Public Works, ernment Central School boys and Ferguson), who in 1904 won the tomers. The demand for this China Pravilents only being stolon..

with effect from the 12th April, during the past 23 years has silver medal in the King's Prize. milk becaine so great, a few days Dairy Farms

ico Mr. Jamos Fettos Boulton, altogether served in tight. Gov-

Health of the Colony. after the appearance of the Dairy Groen Islands rotirod.

renmont Departments.

During the week eaded on July Farm's advertisement in the

stolen.

DAY BY DAY.

Que caso of plague, fatal, oc- curred during the 24 hours ended; at noon Tuesday. No case was reported during the 24 hours ended at noon Wednesday,

Health of the Port. Sanitary measures are enforced

A Curious Case

N. Y. K's Tientsin Service.

|

MISCELLANEOUS.

5. for year end'g 806-08 | Dividend of $14 för half } year ending 1-12-10 } (Interim of ds. on preferred

shares only for 1010

18. por sharu (Coupon 16)|'

mak'g 28,'auconat 1910)

8

17

| Div. 7 p. o. ↑ for year end- 3%

Ban, & p. v. ing. 30.4.11%

$10 for 1910

$3 for 1897

|Interim of 1/- on pecount

10%

for year ending 28.2.11 IX. (Crapon No.16)

fit your

Is. 21. per share on 150,000 5

$12 for year ond' 31.12.06

for year ending 31.12.16 | 44%. · $14 for year ond' 31.12.10)

| Final offis. 3gmakʼg Tha. Į

Ginall for year 30-4 10 ] 85%

Final of The. 4 for 1910 | 81%

TIR. 6 29-2-10

04%

$120

$ on old shares, $1.50

$50

on new shares for inf

6%

$75 $100 $90

year 31.12.10

$7 per share for 1901

7%

$10 $0% b..

15 cents for 1910

7%

$80 $25 b. T. 30 7.04

$50 $17

| 824 for 1910

17%

Tla. G for 1910

61%

Final dividend of $2.201

per share making $1

84%

in all for year 1910

15 per cent, far 1910.

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1

$11 n.

T. 50 T.83 %.

Manila M'pola Hotel P. 0

was Hongkong Cottans $100 Chian-Borneo $12 804

$101 Light and Power

1.15

$10 $7.10.

$6 $214

Do. (8pre, slanrok) $1

T for year ended 31-10-10)

T7 for year endot 20-12∙10) 12%

50 cents 81.7:08

#1 for 1910

11%

[80 cents for 1910

101%

|$1.20 for year end'g 31·7·10 0%

$10

$8.40 b, &n.

Interim of 15 cents por

Klara for .1910 *

5%

$10

6214

OXX%

01

11%

$25 $175 b. $10 $18 A

g. 10 T.98

$1.20 per share and b's)

of 10 cunts

$10 per share for 1910 182 per share for 1910 - T.2, Bonus T.14 Interi

1st Quarter 1911 Nono

80 cents on fully paidy

shares and 8 cents ou 6%

$1 paid shares for year ( ending 30.4.11

$25 $25

$10 $123

Do. (new)

$181.10 b.

None

$1.50 for 1910

Firal year

T95*,

$5 $62

·

$10

5%

No dividend this year

2%

50cts, for year end'g 30×6×10 10%

16 per cent. per ordinary share for year saded] 31.5-1910

Do.

5 per cent, for year end-)

$10 $300

$7

ing 31.12.1910

$10

$12 b

| 10 per sont, for year ond-

ing 1-7-10

18%

$10 $6 ..

30 cents for 1909 $8.10 14

Corrected to a pọn fch 1 ly, you by K. R. Kaphane & Co., Share & General Brakes.

***The Telegraph " does not hold its If er prodlike far may uk the shows quutatiores the

IKSIKTEN.

THE WEATHER.

1, there were reported 16 cases of columns of the Telegraph" and Hongkong Electrica Man is bis own stur, and that

plague, Chinese. Out of theso, in the columne of the "South Hongkong lees The Nippon Yusen Kaisha con- there were 12 deaths. Two cases China Morning Post" calling Hongkong Rope soul that can be honest, is the against Hongkong in Nether-templates, accordingtothe "Japan of small-pox wore notified, the attention to their skim milk, that only perfect man.

lands India and the Philippine (azette," placing on its Tientsin loath-rate being 100 por cent. Up they were obliged, not only to

Langkath Sono sacrilegious body broke Isouls. In Hongkong quaran-service the steaners "Hakuai to the present, from the beginning withdraw the advertisement from Morning Post open the safe in the office of St.tine restrictions aro enforced Murn" and "Kosai Mara, now the year, 182 cases of plaguo, both papers but also to issue Peak Tramway Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, against arrivals from Bangkok, on the Yokohama-Shanghai ser-nd 150 deaths from the discuso notices to customers that they recently and stole $300. . declared to be infected with vice. The gap in the latter ser- were reported. During the 48 hours could no longer mest the demands

In spite of the hewy winds, cholera, and Pakhoi, declared vice is to be lilled by liners now ended at noon yesterday there was ade upon them: that provuiled Monday, night, no | infected witli plague,

running on the European route.only one ease of plague notified,

Philip Inas

$10 85. b. serious damage has been reported

US.S. Wilmington The Osaka Shoson Kaish will therein being a resident in High

H. Prics & Co., Id. $10 $12 b. to the police.

Shortly after noon Thursday, the Societe de Prefurred #00}}, Last Saturday a coolic carrying vice in the near future.

also enlarge its North China ser-Street.

United Statoscruiser Wilmington Palpeset

$45 paish up $45 f Appointed to Hongkong came back from Canton and took

Papionerias ¡On Tuesday, spuirters at the bricks was taken to hospital,

suffering from a badly cut and fientsin River Traffic Held Up Lieutenant B. N. Denison, up hor berth in the foreign mon- du Tonkin Garrison School were broken into bruised fues from which consider

Bennill 500 While coming down Tientsin King's Own Yorkshire Light of war anchorago. Coming down Shanghai-Sumams T. 20 andabout $140 worth of jewelleryable blood lind escaped leaving a liver on June 21 the Norwegian Infantry, on absorption, has been the river from Canton, the Steam Laundry

steamer "Proteus" took the pool upon the road. No one By the courtesy of the Colonial seemed to know anything about ground in the second cutting and posted to the 1st Battalion at Wilmington ran into heavy wea- United Asbestos Orinn-

(al Agoney, Id$10 $10 Secretary, we are informed that the case, which was mysterious. in spite of every effort to reflontongkong, and is expected herether, as a result of the typhoon at an early date. Lieutenant which has beon hovering round An ambulance was very promptly her, remained fast until the follow-Denison recently returned to re- the neighbourhood within the

United Abaston), Amoy has been declared an infect-

Founder Shared... ed ports, and that Pakloi has been secured from the old Post Officeling day. Traffic on the river wasgimental duty from ndjutant of past few days, but she came into

and the man carefully placed entirely suspended for twenty-four the 2nd Battalion at Cork. He is port unscathed.

Union Waterbunt released.

therein by a Sikh policeman and hours, among those hold up being an interpreter in French, and has The Wilmington has not been

tho Varg, Kingsing, and 11 conyoyod to the hospital.

considerable Weisman, Jl. bcon nine and a half years in the in dock for A Death of Mr. G. White.

Japanese steamer which wore pro-regiment, and originally he was time, and it is supposed that Watson We regret to record the death rooding outwards.

an officer of the Royal Navy, in whon she arrives in the Philip Willism Pawell The Steep Island Fog Syren. Mr. George White, of the

which he served from 1890 to pines, for which slo mails on Hongkong und Whampoa Dock The extremo vagaries of the 1902, taking part in the oporations Sunday next, will be docked at Company, which occurred at transmission of sound waves in of the Naval Brigade in the Olongapo, where she will under- his residence at the Dock last fog wore further exemplified on Transvaal, Orange River Colony, go oxtensive repairs. Friday. Mr. White had been June 23 in the ease of Steep and Cape Colony. He was men Unclaimed Telegrams. with the Dock Company a great Island fog syron which had pre-tioned in despatches by Captain The following is a list of un- many yours, being ongiged as viously heon found to be inaudible Bearcraft, and specially recom-claimed tolograms lying in the nuson and diver.jat a distance of wore than three monded for promotion (nodal Great Northern Tolograpli Com- He was in his 49th year; and miles to the southward. On this with clasp). In January, 1902, he pany's Office at Hongkong:- The Hanglungkwang bank with death was due, we understan ate the s.s. Namsang, during a was appointed second lieutenant Addy, Hongkong Hotel (2); Kee-

chong, (2); Shopardson, Army Station. branches in this city. Tiontsin, 10 heart trouble. The deceased, light fag, heard the syren at a in the K.O.Y.L.I.

leaves a widow and one son, distance of not less than soven Protest against Declaration Navy Club; 2088; 4410; 6410;

7450. of London. with whom the greatest symiles to the southward. Experi-

The Shanghai Imporial Mor- The following is a list of un- 11skodate a 29.07 —- pathy in felt. The funeral took montal alterations are now being place at 8 30 this mornigl, at the carried out with the syron and chant Service Guild has address claimed telegrams lying in the Tokio Colonial Cemeteryn

it is hoped that it will be founded to the Secretary of State for Eastern Extension Australasia Nagasaki Famino has raised its "hoad in The Late Lock Hing.

possible to maintain this increased Foreign Affairs in onergetic pro and China Tolograph Company's Cheloo

Wheiwei 9a29.547481 x Wenchow and the dearth of rico We regret to announce the radius of sound,

test against the ratification of the Office at Hongkong. Declaration of London. Tho Arnhold, Stanley Pacific Mail has precipitated a series of riots death of Shiu Lock Hing, a well- Harbour Works at Hakodate. in which the rioters plundered known, old and respected resident) The British Acting Vice-Consul Guild points out that the British Line Office, Chicago; Chiongche Shanghai the rica shops of the city. of the Colony, who died on thoat Hakodato reports that tho har-Merchant Service has had very san, Samarang; Hokee, Tainan; Gatell

24th of June. Lock Iling was 80 bour works have already been practical experience of treaties Honkee, Tainan; Hutchinson, caro Sharp 'k, 22.8181- # Typhoon signals may now bo years of age, und-leaves a son and commenced, and aro to be com- and declarations during the war of American Consul, San Fran- Amor

grandson to mourn his death pleted in 1917. The principal between Russia and Japan. It cisco; Kong Yon, Cholon: Lawti-Satow which was doubtless due to the breakwater, about 3,300 feet long, suggests that the stoppage of food choon, 221 Hollywood, Batavia; Canton infirmities of age. Our "Home" will stretch north and south from supplies in time of war would bo Lokye, Rangoon; Nosegay, Bootle; 'gkong 10 29.49 84 75 readers, to most of whom he was outside the wost end of the present a greator danger to Great Britain Portugal, Penang: Shuncheong, Gap Rock

29.3081-888 8 '0 well-known and by whom he harbour, and will enclose a space than invasion itself, and that the Namdinh: Stoppani, Astor House, MACRO

Ba 29.0175-xv 20 iteturn of visitors to the City was much respected, will re- for a safely protected anchorage of entire dependence of the country Milan; Tohichong Hon Marchie Manila 1029.88 82 85 wxw 1 o

9a20.83 82 BPF Iloilo Hall Library and Museum for grot to learn of his demise. For one square inilo 95 acres in extent, upon the assistance of neutral Contral, Pnompenh; Taitong,

Oėbu the wook-ending the 2nd July, many yoara-always it secins The total cost will be £170,500, merchant vessels constitutes a Singapore; Toylung, 120 Con-

-ho carried on business here as a A great increase in the importanco danger, which should induce the naught, San Francisco; Wagons-Laba 3011-

Library Museum dealer in Chinese and Japaness of Hakodate as a port for foreign Government to reconsider its in- lits,Singaporo; Yuenchun, Saigon; Non-Chineso 389

curios, which in the old days trade may reasonably be expected tention of ratifying the Doolara- Yuen Yiot, Torreon; 0006, 3883, Chineso 146 4,051 must have been exceedingly pro-as a result of the development of tion, even though the Conference 2837, 3032, Tientsin; 0678, 1344, fitablo, as his estate is reported to the island of flokkaido and the Colonial Premiera has "mildly 0361, 0874, Macao; 2837, 3332,

4389, Tientalu. soquiesced” in it, lig ut least $1,000,000 in value. I growth of its population,

Mr. J. Winter, minager of Trafalgar Limited, left for lima on the 27th it, where he will join his wife and family who preceded him several weeks ago.

*

Kalgun, Falon and Shansi, has

suspended payment. Its liabi lition rose the figure of tools 2,000,000.

read at the upper. Peak Tram Blation, where they are hoisted upon un imposing dovico in front of the engine house.

180

Total

635

4,237

foreman

July 7th, 8.m.

Your.

Barometer.

Temperature

Hamidity.

Direction.

Force.

29.90

#t

20.81

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July 6th at

10 a..

4p 201

PARLIA

Barometer.........29.8 20,82 Temperaturo Hamidity

32

79

81

87

Rainfall......... 0.92

On the 7th at 11.55 --The bare- muter has falles over N. China owing us the depression, which aprous to be prising from the continent to the Ya'low Ses Pressure has incraved over Tong- kng, also in K. Japan. It is highest over the Pacifi: to the Eastward of the

1 or Bins, Light to modersle mouseou

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2 cm

Uaukow GA K'kiang

29.707090 xx

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9 a 29.85 88 89 w 2 b

29.80

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