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THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 8 1911

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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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of love.

DAY BY DAY.

Shipping:

POLICE COURT.

To Day

Mr. F. A Hazeland and

Mr. J. R. Wood.

HARBOUR MASTER'S flour, and the competition of the THE JAPANESE AND THE

REPORTUATE

Shanghai mills, which slipped

PACIFIC.. their products direct to Chinose From the Harbour Master's reports, instead of to Hongkong, for That host portion of a good port, laid upon the table at the distribution. Mattore improved

Speaking at a banquet in New Before man's life, his little namoloss, un-legislative Council on Thursday, during the last six months, owing York given in celebration of the remembered nots of kindness met we make the following oxtracts to the Shanghai mills boing short ratifiontion of the now treaty be Deserved to be: Hanged

of whoat, while such as they lind The total of the Shipping enter was of poor quality. The result ween the United States and Jayan,

Sorgeant Cuckill, of the Wator* ing and olearing at ports in the was a recrudescence of trade with Baron Uchida, the Japanese Am Polico, oltarged a hawker with at- The French Mail which loft Colony during the year 1910 Hongkong-on the part of Canton, Unssador, employed words which tempted larceny, on board the 8.8. Hongkong on June G was deliver amounted to 547,104 vossole of Amoy, Toochow, de, which ports ought to put to shame the exclama- Denbighshire. It is alloged that edi'n London yesterday.

36,534,301 tous, which, comparad had previously been sorved by tons of short-sighted jingoes. the steamer and eight fathoms of the defendant went on board with figures for 1009), shows un Shanghai, and the import of No dog brought from Shanghai will be permitted to lund in this Colony for a period of three months from this date..

The engagements of the Bishop of Victoria for to-morrow are 1.15 aan., preach at Cathedral Military Parade Servico; 7p.m. class for Chinese conduct a the students at St. Paul's College.

The

increase in numbers of 19,881 vos-American Bour immediately re- The President sont a telegram cable chain taking his fancy, he sols, with an incrouso of 1,703,516 commenced, in unusually large roundly denouncing thouuthors of decided to take it away with him, tone. Those totals are the largest quantities:

the "mischievous and malignant tho value being about $30. Ilis votrenched, excoodingall previous

Rice. There is a very considor- rumours so persistently circulated plans went wrong, however, før records by 10,05% vessels and able increase in this item of by onemies of both countries was arrested by the sarang 506,051 tons. Of theso 40,714 18.662 tons, or 33.0 per cent, and the Secretary of State, Mr.

(Indian boatswain) just as he was vessels of 23,100,250 tons were added to the decrease of 25 per Knox, ridiculed the fours of those on the point of leaving the ship engaged in foreign trudo, ascent, last your. against 43,704 of 22,415,125 tons doubtedly due to the almost total

This sun who lie awake nights affrighted and was promptly handed over in 1900.

over the prospect of Japanese Police.

nto the custody of the Wutor failure of the Chinese first crops, control of the Pacific. The average tonnage of indivi- owing to the continued drought Ambassador pointed to the two

Defondant appeared before Mr. dual ocean vessels entering the in the spring and summer, and to flags tint hang draped behind the JR. Wood this morning and was Director of Education.

port has once more increased the partial failure of the second toustmaster's chair and said: defended by "Mr. J. H. Gurdiner. His Excellonoy the Governor from 2,3003 tops to 2,457 3 tons.

crop in parts of Kwangtung. is boon pleased to appoint Ed-Thatof British ships has increased The demand for Saigon and Bang- those two dogs, the flage of our coun- went on board to sell postcards. Coullomon, Lave you ever considered The defonce was that defendant ward Dudley Coracaden Wolfe to (2,594 5 tons as against 2.404 kok rite was conséquently uns? Have you failed to note that He offered the cards to the sarang, net as Director of Education in tons) while that of foreign ships usually large, and the supply was the patriot fathers who designed them who wanted to purchase ten for addition to his other duties during has increased from 2,2053 tone equal to the demand. However, have made it forever impossible for us the sum of 20 cents. Defendant.

to 2,3241 tons. During the past during November shipments de- to fight?

refused, whereupon the sarang 20 years the average tonnage of clined, because the local supply There have boon ware of the Cross tried to assault him and he re ocean vessels has increased from

was auflicient for the needs of the and the Crescent, of the Red Rose and Ironted. About six Indians then districts. In December, ship the White, but the Sun and the surrounded him and snatched his monte increased, owing to renewed Stars have nevor quarrelled In their postcards and also took $1 from demands from the interior. courses, neither shall be carried at this pocket.

the absence on leave of Edward Alexander Irving.

Executive Council,

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 8th, 1911.

NOT GUILTY.

Catchick

H.M. the King has been pleased the Honourable Mr. Henry Ed- ward Pollock, K.U., to be an Un-olicial Member of the Exc. etti ve Council during the absonce on leave of the Honourable Sir Paul Chator, KE, C.M.G.

A proclamation appears in Gazette," declaring Amoy to be an infected port.

The Canton-Kowloon Railway

Rapid progress is now being mado on the Canton Section and

Port Regulations

No Plague.

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the

1,170 to 2,4573 tons.

Trade.

of

* Coal.-1,115,120 tons were im-

Customs Staff, .*

His Worship (To defendant)—–—– The Indians say that you throw the chain over the side of the ship.

Defendant-I did not. If I did 1. lofondant accompanied his state- deserve to be hanged (At this point ment with an impressive gesture). If I stole it I could not have ourziod it.

Hie Worship Who throw the opium to you a few minutes ago? Defendant-I saw it thrown

near me but it was not for me. was listening to your Worship..

The use wis remanded till Monday morning.

As pointed out in previous ro ports, the figures which used to

The total reported imports heads of hostile armies. It is unthink appear under this heading were, during the year amounted to abis, impossible. They talk of rivalry. as a whole, so inaccurate as to he, 4,298,194 tons as against of the control of the Pacific; as il nu in some cases, most misleading: 4,105,968 tons in 1909), on in ocean whose arm is greater than that of They have therefore been omitted front this, as from my three procent. Exports also show an in-pole may be ambitious, but they have crease of 102,220 tons, or 2.4 per all the continents combined could over bo controllal by any ono Power. My vious annual reports. However, creass of 23,000 tons, or 10.2 per trade, fairly accurate details aro in certain items of the import cont. Transit cargo shows n do ambition so great as that.

No our ambition is not to see our available, and, as to those, the crease of 12,039 tone, or 0.3 perting "dominate the Pacific," but to see cont.. These figures are not, the frisment that archies over that following ratharks, may intorest.

however, reliable, there being no ocean hung will the infngled splendoura means of collecting accurate in of our two banner-the star-spangled ported during the year. This formation in the absence of any cusign of America, and the sun-fing of Japan--lit with morning effulgence it is hoped that trains will be run-quantity, compared with the im-

Revenue and Expenditure.

mul jewelled with starrymdiante. hing through from Kowloon to ports for 1000, shows à decrouse

Seonor shall the Day and the Night Canton on October next.

of 11,713 tous, or 1'04 per cont.

The gross revande collected

to arms to dooide who should rule, th This decrease is so small us to be by the Harbour Department dur-Sen of l'endo than the two great nations negligible, but is explained by the ing the your was $494,234.84 as that dwell on its opposite shoças fall all tone of the market in the against $461,864.82 collected in out over the destinies assigned to each Colony throughout the year 1910, the previous year, showing an in- by Nature's Inwe.

the necessity of adjusting crease of $32,370.02 or 7 per stocks after tho somewhat largely

cent:~-~

1909.. Of increased imports of 1909

Light Duo, $82,478.37 the various varieties of coal im-Light Dees, ported, Japanese honds the list.

Special A*- A short orgau recital will be Next comes that from North China sessment... 30,887.67 given at St. Andrew's Church, and Manchuria, which holds its Licencerend is Kowloon, after the Evoning Sor-own, if not actually increasing Internal vico on Sunday. Mrs. Tibbs will Cardiff, though only used by Ravento...15.304.00 137,288.67 of events reduces to insignificance the following official notification play Offertoire in minor ten-of-war, and imported alinostees of Cours (Batiste), Allegretto in B minor solely by the Admiralty, comes and Omov, 130,623.38 · 174,811.85 (Guilmant) and Coeur in third. There have been increas

Misool (Vincent).

od shipments from Hongay; but la neons from Australia and India large decreasesappear; while no Eabuan coal was imported during the year, I remarked last year upon the

The health returns published by Dr. Francis Clark for the 24 hours ended at noon to-day again report the welcome information that no cases of plague had been notified within the Colony.

Organ Recital.

Christian Science. At the forthcoming lecture on

Staff College.

Kerosone Oil.-Here enormous

Receipts...

184.40.

Dealing in Lottery Tickets, Detective-Sergeant Timoliy Murphy proceeded against n nemployed Chinese for dealing There is one glory of the stand in San Fiu lottery tickets. The

and on- another glory of the moon,

case was remanded. star differell from another star in glory, $80,167.20 but there is room in the ample gulf ut

the sky-there is room in the spacious MESSAGES TO THE KING. purposes of history-for the glory of 96,810.83 11

"The spacious purposes of his tory"how such a cosmic vision

1910.

A Hint to

In the "Government Gazette,"

is published over the signature

the slowish scoldings of shrunk en-souled "patriots" who live to incite suspicion, spread misunder- of the Right Hon. Lewis Har court, Socrotary of State for the 166.26 standing, and stir up trouble!

Colonies:

Total.....$461,864.82 $494,234.84

One Support of Monarchy,

It is a fixed rule that His

It is an interesting economic Majesty cannot accept any com- fact that a coronation ceremony is position which is in manuscript,

The principal increase are an- an important financial asset of any und in any caso in which you may

London is much more than would

MESSRS, GEORGE FEN- WICK AND CO., LTD.

In February 1898 the whole of the civilized world was shocked by the awful disaster, which involved tho sinking of the United State Battleship Maine, in Havana harbour, and the consequoit loss of two hundred and fifty men, who comprised the crew. It was not only the appalling usture of the event, but the terrible accusation that followed the Spanish had been guilty of the most awful Christian Science, Mr. McCracken, treachery. It night be said that the Spanish-American war was the lecturer, will be introduced fact that, in spite of the large in- der light dues, $3,083.83; light modern kingdom. Great Britain be asked to forward such a com- procipitated by this, though the misrule of Cuba by the Latin race by the American Consul General, crease in coal imported, the ship dues, special assessment in respect received this summer a good position to His Majesty you had boon arousing the active sympathies of the States for some time Mr. Geo. E. Anderson. Mr. Me-monts of bunker coal in the Colony of the Mongkoktaui typhoon re- many millions sterling that would should return it to the sender previous to that and relations between the powers were strained. Cracker was expected to arrive in had fallen off considerably. Plus fuge, $5.473.10 junk licences, have been spont otherwise and with an intimation that you are Then a fine ship wont down in what wore Spanish waters, the Yokohama to-day. Further par-year, the opposite occurred. There $1,034.45; hostlicences, $1,327. elsewhere, or not dissipated at all; unable to comply with his request, foulest of crimes was alleged, and war followed. Now, the im-ticulars regarding the lecture will is a failing off in imports, but an 95 fishing stake and not licences, if they had had no king to crown. view of the standing rules, on imediate cause of the precipitant has been found to be non-existent be found in Our advertising increase of 22,140 tons, or 35 per $573,60; Chinese passenger and Spain's oscutcheon has been cloared of the foul stain that has columus.

cent, in the quantity of bunker ship licences, $375; emigration would have been clad and fed and It is not the custom of the King

True, the rich and the curious this subject. for the past decade adhered as only infamy can adhere. Yesterday

coal shipped. But, of the total brokers' licences, $200; steam sheltered and conveyed from on to accept the dedication of any a telegram from Washington stated that General Bixby,

amount of coal imported, little launch licences, $180.75; pilots' place to another in the month of work unless it is composed by B an expert naval and military engineer, has made a report

It is notified in Garrison more than half is shipped as bunk- licences, $85; medical examina-Jane if there had been no king in person who is known to His connection with the sinking of the ship and has Orders that the Board to sit iner coul, the remainder being retion of emigrants, $17,514.50; the world, but they would have fajesty or of recognised standing given it out that the explosion, which involved the foundering, the Staff College Entrance Ex

exported.

engagement and discharge of sea- indulged in less expensiversument in the literary, world, and you could not have been ensed from the outside, and that the real origin amination will bo prasided over will never be explained. Time has entered a verdict of "Not guilty" by Lieut. Colonel A. T. Rowland increases are reported: in bulk oil working permits, $1,275; regie- journeyings; and the cost of these application for permission to de- men, $2,579.00; Sunday cargo and food and functions and should reply accordingly to any and Spain no longer stands with a smoor of dishonour noross the son, 12th Baluchistan Infantry of 20,559 tons or 5:77 per cent. try foe, $865; survey of steam- brave trappings of the strugglelicate a work to His Majesty.

the other members being Major pages of her history of the last century.

If over anything has shown the danger of jumping to conclusions A. C. Ralplis, 8th Rajputs, and and in caso ail of 13,089 tons or ships, $390.17; and sale of print for recreation of recognition in |

38:0 per cent.. while Liquid Fueled forms, $98. the war of 1898 has. Immediately upon the report of the disaster a Captain R... Watson. In the has increased by 5,080 tons, or There was falling off in revenue have been spent for a summer's ery for vengeance went up from the people of the United States, and evout of the last-named officer's 1172 per cent. These increases under the heading:Court fines, sport of other sorts. in view of the evidence then available they wore perfectly justified inability to act on the Board appear to be due to competition $2,079,63; foss for storage of in demanding that full roparation should be exacted. Spain at the another field officer will take between the Asiatic Petroleum Co. explosives, $3,007.76; and ex-e finúncial value as well as of This one may get a glimpse of same time felt the terrible insult that had been lovelled at her his post.

and the Standard Oil Co., whose amination of masters, mates and other sorts of value of gorgeous national honour and it seems, now, that time allows us to look at Threw Oplum to Prisoner businesses are largely increasing onginoers, $345. things with the dispassionate view of distance, that war was the in- A mild sensation was cused in in the interior of China in con-

historic shows; and incidentally The expenditure of the Harbour tradesman and publicans, of high evitable outcome of the oxisting state of affairs. A war followed, the Police Court this morning, sequence of thoir activity in open-Department for 1910 was $160,and low degree, as well as your Spain lost, and with her defeat came lier loss of the remainder of when, in the course of a certain ing up now distributing centres. 035.89 as against $169,070.64 lady and your gentleman of all lier American possessions, and the remnunt of the empire that she case, Mr. Wood, the Second Mag- As last year, I add a few ro had found in the west passed away.. It was tho milostone that istrate, noticed one of the spects-marks about certain other items expanded in 100.

Emigration and Immigration marked the completion of Spain's fall from the high position which tors in the Court room throw a of import of which I have been

One hundred and oloven thou she occupied prior to the Elizabethan era.

slip of paper to one of the pri-uble to collect information. Tho real casus belli was lost in the popular cry Remember soners in the dock. The Magis Cotton and Cotton Yarn-Hore sand and fifty-eight (111,058) the Maine," and two civilized peoples fought over an academic trate ordered the proceedings to in shown, again, a large increase, emigrants left Hongkong, for va- matter, which might have been settled, but which was now thrown be temporarily stopped and upon of 10,114 tons, or 15.7 per cent. 177,430 in 1909),

rious places during the year 1910 into the shadow, by what the Americans alleged to be a treacher-examination, the paper was found added to the increase reported last

Notice to. Ratepayers Of these, 70,851 were carried ous wholesale slaughter.

The following notification ap- to contain two or three tiny bits year. This seeing to be borne out If anything the present discovery, the complete exoneration of of opium. Thereaftar, the Court by facts, though the increase was

in British ships and 31,207 in

pears in the "Gazetto":

The next resolution was pro- Spain from a charge of the gransest sin, should tend to make was cleared of the numerous loaf-in yarn entirely, hardly any cot-

foreign ships.

In accordance with the terms of posed by the Chairman and read tions more wary of war. The untold misery that existed through ors and hangers-on that daily fill ton having been imported (owing increase, compared with those for 1991, owners and occupiers of of Messrs. Percy Smith, Beth and Those figures show the large the flating Ordinance, No. 6 of "That the partners in the firm donths of brave men on either side, the sorrow of the mourner the Court rooms.

to the high prices ruling in India, 1909, of 33,028 (or 43-4 per cent.. tanements are reminded that rates Fleming, of Hongkong, be which has been softened by time must again be poignant as it

and the Chinese product being which is accounted for by the for the third Quarter of 1911 are appointed liquidators, with power becomes known that, unintentionally, Ainerien wronged herself and

exceptionally cheap, and of good another nation when so terrible a charge, as treachery, precepitated H.M. the King has been pleased quality this year). The yarn largely increased emigration to the estranged parties into an awful war. Evil was done but good to approve the appointment of the markot, though considorable the Federated Malay Statos, toyable, in advance on or before for any one of them to exercise the 31st July, 1011. If any any of the powers of such liquida- came of it. The administration of affairs in the Philippines has Honourable Mr. Charles Montague fluctuations in price occurred dur-provide labour. For the rubbor

prsou shall fail to pay such rates for been undoubtedly better. The islands have shown signs of im Ede to be an Un-official Membering the year; was strong. The plantations. menso progress, but the fact remains that through an ignorance of of the Legislative Council during domund being great and pricos 6-Registry of Shipping fact on one side, and the unreasoning Castilion anger at insult on the absence on leave of the Hon- generally favourable, large in- the other, many lives have passed the rubicon, while they might yet ourable Mr. Edward Osborne, ・・・ ports ware made.”. have been spared to do further godd in the world. Doubtless HM the King has been pleased. Flour.Here our returns show the Imperial, Merchant Shipping No refund of rates on vaosutami many hearts sigh and murmur "If we had only known." They to approve the appointment of the the enormous falling off of 26,270 Act, and six Certificates of Re- tenements will be granted, unless Arrivals from Bangkok" are did not. That is only excuse for the war and if the discovery of Honourable Mr. Charles Hender-lons, or 440 per cent. This was gistry were cancelled. 162 Do- such ratos have been paid during still subject to quarantine at the General Bixby does nothing olso, it will make other nations more son Ross to be an Un-official Mem- due to the virtual cessation of the ouments, &o., were dealt with in and within the month of July, nor discretion of the health officer ecutious, less ready to rattle the sabre, and help keep this world at ber of the Legislative Council flon trade in the Colony daring connection with the Act, the fees unless application is made for the Siamese port having been peace, till the marching of civilization shall have, for ever, laid, in during the absence on leave of the the first six months of the year, on which amounted to $1.158 as such refund within fifteen days declared here de infected with the dust of the past, wars and all ruujours of war.

Honourable Mr. Henry Keswick, owing to high prices of Americau ouîpared with 8003 in 1900, | from the expiration of the quarter!!

Now Council Members.

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climes and countries, very lioartily upprovesofa mitigated monarchy. Modern republics have no talent for the gorgeous. "World's Work."

ing of Mosure. George Fenwick An extraordinary general meet and Co., Ltd., was held in the Hongkong Hotel this morning,

Mr. GK. Huxton occupied the chair and there were also present Messra. J. Rodger, L. l'earce, J. McCorqundule and JD) Kin- Baird.

The Chairman proposed the George Fenwick and Co., Ltd., be wound up voluntarily." This was seconded by Mr. Rodger and carried:

on or before the 31st August, Mr. Kinnaird secondod. 1911, proceedings will be inkon The Chairman Gentlemen, During the year 10 ships were in the Supreme Court for their that is all the business, I thank registered under the provisions of recovery, without further notice, you for your attendance.