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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 8th June, 1910.

DAY BY DAY.

Nought treads so' silent as the foot of time. Honco wo mistake our Autumn for our primo.

Mr. Symonds of Yam Seng is expected to return to Taipong in about a week's time. He has undergone, successfully, a dan-

orous operation:

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YAUMATI FERRY COLLISION.

SHIPPING FREIGHTS,

full opportunity for her positional and other advantages. Prima facio, it should cost very muol The New Rebate Circular.

less to send, say copru, from Sin- The Conference Liners, says gapore to any port of Europe,

The English mail of Juns 10 for Poking, was given on Friday sinneas surrounding the collision extenso. was delivered in London yostor-at the Palace Hotel, Shanghai, by duy.

the U. S. Consul Gonoral, Dr. A. P. Wildor.

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Three casos of plugue woro re- ported during the 21 hours ended

Forty-six women wefe brought at noon yesterday.

up at the Magistracy this after Twelve tins of sweats and on a charge of keeping sly brothels in Yi Yick Lane, The cigarettos were stolen from a shop Magistrate ordered the houses to in Queon's Road Central yester-be closed within 48 hours. day.

A storekeeper was awarded A Chinoso hoy employed on three months hard labour, at the board the Unirang was brought the Magistrney this morning for steal-up before Mr... R. Wood this ing $5 from the s.s. Vestfold. morning on a charge of stealing

$10 bill from the Chief Officer cabin. On the plaintiff testifying to the defendant's good character, the youth was discharged.

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The uljert of this paper is bi piblich correct inform stim, to some the tenth and print the was without fear or favour,

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1-

A.B.C., 5th edition

Western Union.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12th, 1911.

CHINA'S CONSTITUTION.

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The full band of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's "Mongolia" will play at the Belle View Hotel to-morrow at 9.30 p.m.

Three months' hard harbour and four hours stocks was the penalty paid by a Chinese this: morning for stealing a quantity of rattan from a godown in McGregor Street

Advisors for China.

It is stated that Princo Taai Hsun has telegraphed to Prince Chan, who wont to England to at tend the Coronation, instructing him to engage foreign advisers for the Chinese Navy.

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Marine Court Proceedings. At the Marino Court this morn-ThoSingapore Free Press," have then to send it from Macassar to A farewell titlin to Dr. J. C.ing Commander C. W. Beckwith now issued now circulars to ship- the same port. In Singapore wo Ferguson, who is leaving shortly made inquiries into the sircumpor, and in view of the importanco have fucilities for handling cargo: of the mattor, wo publish one in coal can boobtained roadily; there is every facility for carrying on Singapore, 20th Juno, 1011.

transhipment business. And final- between two Yauinati ferry boats

Dear Sirs, To those exporters ly, the voyage from. Singapore to which occurred on the 15th Juvo.

Mr. Q..K. IF, Brutton appeared from Singapore, Penang and the the Continent is loss tlian from for the coxswain of the Wai lung, Malay Peninsula to Europe, or to Macassar to the Continent, Prima Chan Loi, and Mr. Reader Harris ports via Europo, who, from the rily, therefore, there is economical- for the coxswain of the Wai Ying, 1st January to the 30th June, 1911, ly no case for preferenco in rates

have found it to tlioir interest to for other ports." Mr. Bratton briefly explaining contine their support and ship- The tendency of modern trade Choung Ngan, his case said the Wai Hung leftmont, during that period, to the is to establish direct relations. Jubileo-st. Whirl on the day -Line of Steamora, Limited, We can hardly hopo-and indood of the collision and sat her course we shall be happy to allow a re-it would not be commonsonse to west for Younati.

Chan Loi bate of five per cont. on the freight attempt to interfere with this direct trade; when it is justified when he noticed the direction in paid as per Bill of Lading.

To those who, on the 31st De- by the trade. Freight from Ma- which the Wa Ying was proceed-

cember, 1911, have found it to cassar (meroly to take an instance). Mr. Beckwith: You mean tho their interest to confine their sap as long as it, is loss than freight ing altored her course. other boat was taking her water port and shipments during the to Singapore, plus handling, plus Mr. Brutton: Yes. ile blow whole twelve months to the said commissions, and plus freight his whistle and gavo orders to line, wo will allow a further five from Singapore must be admitted Stand by and then socing a col-per cent, on freights contributed to bo justifiable. But freight. lision was inevitable ordoved the up to 30th June, 1911, and ton from Macassar ought novor to per cent, on those from that date be less than freight from Sin- engines to stop,

The Commander: When you to the 31st December, 1011.

gapore alone.

It stands to Until further notice, shipments sense that BOITO other than left Jubilee-st, wharf word you in

made by the "P. & 0.," Ocean merely tradul influenco is at chargo? Yes..

Did you navigate her across 7-S. S. Co., Ltd., China Mutual S. work; that Singapore, is Yos..

N. Co.,Ltd., "MM "N.D. Lloyd, gotting a fair show. Have you got a second cos- Austrian Lloyd, Societa Anonima swain on board?--No.

Nazionale Di Sorvizi Marittimi, Tho difliculty is in determining In connection with the Chris Were you at the wheel until Compania Transatlantica of Bar- what is a reasonable rate. Cont

celona and Cadiz, Nippon Yuson forence says What the trade will We are informed by Messrs.tian Science of Ilongkong a lee the accident happened?—Yes.

When you were approuching Kaisha, Glen Line (McGregor carry without being utterly K. S Kaloorie & Co. it they ture on Christian Scienco will be havo received cable advice from given to-morrow at the Theatre the entrance did you see the Wa Glow & Co., Ltd., Ben" and ruined." Shippers Tandon that Para Rubber is Royal by W. D. McCracken, Esq. Ying-Yes, about 600 yards Hamburg-American Lines, and What will not ruin the trade." by the Gorman Australion," Conference says: "You cannot quoted 4s. d. per b. and the Member of the Christian Science away,

"Witness said in answer to Rotterdam Lloyd,"Stoomvaart export us to give you fine ships rabber market has again ad- Board of Lectureship. The lecture

will commenco at pm.

| further questions that he was Matschappij Nederland,'

and a regular sorvico without a vanced.

hour, Asintie Co., of Copenhagen, good rate of freight." Shippers" A Big Fire.

going eight miles an Mr. W. F. Carnogy, Assistant that ho slackened down whonRussian East Asiatic Steamship say: "We don't want nail ships. yesterday, and over forty houses Surgeon Tan Tock Long Hospital, nearing Yaumati, Ilo also said | Co. of St. Potorsburg," "Russion for copra. It will only stand a were lurnt. The cause of the fire and a son of the late Mr. 3. The nover went at full speed, travel-Stoam Navigation and Trading certain amount for freight. Any- From this position some ship- was the overturning of a kerosine Carnegie of Penang, was marrieding always at three quarter speed. Company,"

at Singapore to Miss Anna There were about forty or fifty Francaiso do Navigation des thing above that is an exaction.

|Chargeurs Rounis steamers to pers deduce the argument: It Christina van Vliet, second daugh-passengers on board.

The Commander: Ho you a their Continental ports of call, or locs no matter what rates you lamp.

Malaria in Selangor.

ports adjacout thereto, and by bridge-No. The Kuala Lumpur health re-ter of the late, Dr. van Vliet.

Ayer Panas Rubber Co. Do you always steer yourself? any conveyances to Baltic and charge, so that they are not liable to arbitrary variations. Let us port shows 17 deaths from mal-

Black Sea ports, will not in know what the freight is, and we aria for the month of June, a very

validato claims for the above. high figure for the town.

No returns" will be payable cau nunnage our business, Gerrard is having special locality

duty -Half-past five. rotitrus and'un investigation made

What time did you finish-on freight contributed by Rice,

Hemp, Tobacco or Treasure. to show where the foci of the

Eight or nine o'clock.

Exporters applying for the re turns, which will bo payable in And you have no second cox-London, on and after the 1st Sep- tomber, 1911, and 1st March, He said the launch sank in 1911, rospectively, must fill up and about three minutes from the sign forms which can be obtained

from the Agents, time of the collision.

A big conflagration occurred at Holow in Sanshui tho day before

Among the many signs that China is moving in the right path towards the establishment of a botter form of governmont, than has hitherto existed, is the fact that within the last fortnight the authorities at Poking havo memorialized Ute ilone on the subijcet, and in reply to their suggestion, an ediet has been promulgated establishing a cabinot as well a legislative council. With the elit comes the institution of sover Yamens such as the secretariat, the bureaux of appointments, de-disease are, and tho typo. porations, statisties and printing, and the abolition of the Commission of Constitutional Reform, the Board of Civil Appointments, Impe- rial Patent Office, and the ices which dead with the Imat 11 o'clock last night and as porial Decrees and, memorials. The functions of these do

furtments are

HOW

Theft on the Mongolia.

Christian Science,

Carnegy-van Vliet.

The caso against the Directors Dr.of the Ayer Panas Rubber Com- pany has been fixed for to-morrow and Friday. The case will come! before Mr. Firmstone, Senior Magistrate of Singapore.

Retirement of Dr. H. N. Ridley

Thoro suiversal regret that Dr. 1. N. Ridley, M., S., the Director of the Botanical Gardens, Singapore, is shortly after a brilliant caroer. retiring from Government servico

Wedding in Penang.

MARINE COURT.

To-Day.

Before Commander C. W. Beckwith, R. N.

Unlawfully Leaving Port Wong Tsun Hung of the steam

unlawfully leaving port without giving notice of his departure and without having obtained in cloar-

Yos.

What time did you come on

Are you on duty t'he whole of that time?-Yes,

swain?No.

Quantioned by Mr. Harris de- fondant said he had a seaman on hoard at the time of the accident,

and

"Last

"Compagnie

Yours truly,

Line of Steamers, Ltd. N.B. The rebates promised in

this circular are in substitution for those promised in the circular of 2nd January, 1011

Freights must be Reasonable.

say 0180

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A Fruitless Victory Tho now robate agreement doos not seem to materially alter.the position in either of the two im portant respects noted above, There may still be proforential rates for other places; there may the trade will carry," and thero still be the freights" as much as will still be the liability to have the freights raised with insuffi. cient notice.

The only possible gain to the but he had not been seen since

Colony is that the penalty for chartering has been reduced; Loung Ping spoke to seeing the

ind that the principal slipping The man was not at the wheel.

The effect of this socms to be firms will not have the scorot thit instead of keeping the rebate rebite for not chartering collision and with the aid of models

Similar evidence was given by till the end of next year, the re-(although their agency clurges explained how it occurred. an independent witness named bates will be kept for three months

in secret). Therefore the necessity the six months (five per cont.) in for not ropealing the Freights Fung Cheng, one of the men who only and they will be paid, for an be easily doubled, openly or The Commander: How were Loudon after Sept. 1st; and as to Ordinance still exists, in spite of was saved. you saved?-By climbing over the twelve months (ten per cent.) Sir John Anderson's agreement the bows onto the Wai Hung. afer March 1st, 1912. This cem with the Conference people, about Chung Ngau, coxswain of the to amonat to, in effect, the closing which there ought now to be in launch Waillung, said he saw a of the present Conference and the the Colony come official record, anilor at the wheel of the Wa Ying paymont of the deferred rebates, since it took place on May 25th. whoso aline was Kak Wea Cha.but the immediato formation of He know the nao. Witness said nother. The old Conference he did not see the coxswain at the ends, and a new one begins; and wheel before the collision, but on from year to year,” afterwards saw him on board in the foro part.

In answer to the Commander,

coxswain was not at the wheel.

The inquiry was adjourned until Monday next.

Porhaps the best way to raiso the question would be for some Unoliicial Momber of council to

sk for the papers.

PEARLING IN TÄHITI,

An Audacious Fireman. Jacob Coblain, a firoman on an oil-ship, went into the Police Club sanited one of the boys, learing within the province of the his jacket. This morning he was disorderly heliaviour and was Yameus of the noply organized eabinoi, while, in the case of the fined for the assault, $2 for Bureau of Translation, the responsibilty, will be transferred from ordered to pay $2 compensation. the Grand Council to the Hanlin College. The ediel goes on to

At the Presbyterian Church on A pantryman on the 8.8. say that other items concerning the official regulation and organi” zation of the metropolitan and provincial governments will Mongolis was charged in the the 3rd inst., the Rov. Mr. Law Police Court this morning with son olliciating, Dr. George Waugh also be; further revised, and the proposed revisions will be sent stealing a pound of coffee beans Set, medical officer of Chongkat to Peking so that, should they prove satisfactory, the completion valued at 35 cents, the property Salak, Komnning and Henwood Estates, was married to Miss of the promulgation of reform will be carried out in no course of the Pacific Mail Company,

The model for this reform is not, as would have been perhaps The defendant was also alleged Grace Welsh Cuthrie, of Arbroath „uspected, of western origin, for un close examination it would to have stolon 12 lbs, of bacon, Mr. W. B. Mitchie was best man appear that the Japanese foria of government had been in the which he suntched from between and Mr. Thomas, the mines man minds of the reformers. As in the case of Japan there is very the legs of another person while ager, gave the bride away. little that makes for the liberty of the subject and it will be the latter was having an argu- found, as a censoquence,, that the highly responsible form of ment with another. The ease government that is an ideal of western life, does not at present on-

was remanded.

The Hippodrome. for into the programs. Up to date, the development of representa-

The Hippodrome is still con- tive institution in China has been practically a slavisli copy of the is land empire, but it is still a query that time alone will answer, whe-tinuing to draw largo houses and ther the Chinos will be content with the narrow conception of on the programmes provided are well stitutional liborly that now seems to satisfy the needs of the masses in received. The management has Japan. In view of the trend of affairs in the Celestial Empiro it would erected a special platform for the

Is it Any Good? seem to us that this will not be the case, and when we face the fact that benefit of the patrons of this ex-

Shippers are not at all sanguine already the Chinese are preparing to go further than some of the occi-cellent entertainment, so that no lentil nations in the matter of nationalization of means of transport one's view enn bo obstructoil.

shipper who likes to ship by an

Beds Exhausted. China will carry the principles of constitutional liberty and democracy that they will introduce a new within their coasts, it is not without reason to expect that in the future To-mortow the management state launch Wiken was charged with witness said ho was certain the as to this. It is true that any outside liner to-day can do so with out forfeiting his monoys which The steamship Maraposa, re- to a greater perfection than have the Japanese at the moment. turn from South America and the

the Conference holds. It is contly arrived at San Francisco fact we should consider ourselves quite justified in prophesying that programme will be completely

qually true that on Jan. 1st, 1912, from the far away island of Tahiti, before many years have clapsed, considerable modifications of the changes.

any shipper may sond his cargo ander French dominion, in the now reforms will have come into fores. In China there appears to be

Typhoon Warning

by what line he likes, in or out of South Pacific, brings the first no aristocracy as in Japan, leaving of course, the Manchu out of the

The telegram quoted below was Defendant denied that he com

the Conference, without losing the news that the government has question for the moment, and whereas in the case of the Land of the received at the American Con-mitted the offences wilfully and

deferred robatss. But of what lately prohibited the use of diving Rising Sun the demand for reform came from the nobility, in China sulate-Cloneral from the Manila stated he had arrived and left! the desire for the altoration of the existing state of affairs is the direct Observatory at 4.05 pan-Man- many times without giving notice.

other line has been able or is pparatus in carrying on the Ho was 'fined five dollars on outcome of the awakening of the people to the fact that they are ila, July 11, 3.20 p.m. Cyclone or

he likely to be able to avail valuable poari fishing industry, says tho "Technical World Maga without the rights that the democracy hns in other parts of the typhoon, Pacific Ocean, about each count or in default on

himself? world. Consequently, it is the people that are at the bottom of the half-way between the Mariana month's linrd labour.

This action was taken to save- dosiro for political mancipation, as far as the Chinese mind can islands and Luzon, direction un grasp such thing, and the edict is an admission that the request is known. A Inter typhoon warning

by the branch office of the Opium to com here and compete for one of the most profitablo enter- received at the Manila Observatory one for which thore is perfect justification,

Farm to take to the load Office freight; but neither the one norrises of the colonies from destruc- That the people at largo are taking quito a great in-at. 8.30 pm. says:-Manila, July

to put through certain transacthe other seems of any groatsion.

Tho commission which in- terest in the matter is easily seen, when it is remarked that an 11, 7.10 p.m. Cyclono or typhoon

tions of opium. Instead of doing practicable value at prosent. I! outery has been raised against the appointment of a Manchu to the N. of Formosa, moving N. W.

We regret to record the death that, the man absconded, When and when shippers have to make vestigated the inalter, found that prosidency of the cabinet, an intery so strong that the Peking Fire Caused by Electricity.. authorities have thought it worth while taking the matter into On the evening of the 9th inst..at the age of 64 of Mrs. C. S. D. arrosted by a Chinese constable, freali torms, it will be with a new the native divers who plied their consideration. In proposing such an appointment in the first very old white nut tree growing Melbourne, which occurred on the ho said the money belonged t Conference, apparently just as trade without any diving ap Atable to Saiwanho and thon to the present one. While nominally valuable shells only as fast as they in Chineso political life. Whether it will be followed in this instance Provincial Treasurer's yamen in unso precedent was followed, and precedent is a powerful factor by the side of a lane inside the evening of the 10th inst, at his master. He took the con- strong and just as arbitrary as paratus and gathered up these time alone will toll; it depends on the success of the presoni Canton presented an unusual Bighton, Mrs. Melbourne, who Stanley to find his master, but setting thom free after six or naturally increased had been sup prime minister and on the headway that the progressive party spectacio.

gear who were in the employ of Its trunk was in hs been ill for some four months half way up to the latter place, twelve months, practically they plantel by Europeans in diving What then do shippers want? large corporations, and who can make in the next few years. We venture to think that the famen. Soveral hoses were ap before hor death, was the wife ho said he had made a mistake will be equally bound, outery.is a mistaken one. The edict and all it contains must be plied to the tree and eventually of the Hon. C. S. D. Melbourne, and that his master did not live

quantities that a great many at prosent considered as an experiment that will orly p 83 into the fire was put out. Foul play who died in 1891 at Brisbano, there. He then jumped over a And what do we want for the gathered those sholls in such

wall about two feet in height and good of the Port?

First and formost, both of us of the pearl shell beds had been perpetuity on absolute proof of its worth to the empire at largo, was suspected, but nothing of a Australia.

Tho decansed lady was woll into the water and tried to cach Whatever might be the feeling with regard to Prince Chung, and suspicious naturo was discovered.

To keep temptation out of th even a great deal of that seems to be without adequate foundation, Nevertheless all the bark of the known here, having visited a matshed. The constable on want a certainty that there shall be exhausted. there can be no objection to his occupying office so long as he does other trees in the department Hongkong twice. She was very seeing his man trying to escape no preferential rates against Siuga- not stand in the way of true social and political roforin. In fact he was chopped off as a proventive fond of travelling and had been promptly fired at him, the latter pore and in favour of other ports. way of the pearl hunters, ull of the receiving the shot in the back. That, for instance, it shall not diving outfits, gear, etc., wore Some practically over the world. may be a valuable asset to the empire in the position that he now against incendiarism,

She leaves four children among This morning, tho cans was call to champer to ship from Macassar gathered together by the French holds, and if he proves to have come into feeling with the spirit of Chinese scientists concluded that

waate free play for her trade, ond Tuliti and the other islands, the ago, there is no reason why his tenure of office should not sce a the fire must have been caused who are Mrs. J. Scott Harstoned and was remanded till tc than from Singapore. Singapore authorities and skipped away from

and Mr Dick Melbourne,

merrow morning, largo advance along the road to constitutional perfoction,

by electricity.

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DEATH OF MRS. MEL- BOURNE.

AN OBSTREPEROUS THIEF.

Shot in the Back.

This morning, a Chinese was charged in the Police Court with the larceny of $1,205 as bailee.

The shipper may charter azine.' It appears that in June at defondant was lunded the money, steamer; or other lines may decide