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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY SeptemBER 14 1911

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER FI, 1911.

THE RICE SHORTAGE.

oup.

DAY BY DAY,

SPECIAL

TELEGRAMS.

Chipese Eastern Railway - Two bodies have been conveyed V. R. C AQUATIC FETE. The Chiness Eastern Railway to the martuary, both Chinese. management, evidently encourOne was found in Western Street, Some Good Swimming. aged by the flattering traffic and the other floating in the There is healing in the bitter returns realized during the two! Naval Cambar,

Last night's fete at the Victoria Recreation Club was largely at- past export sousons, is reported to have concluded a tiragh At the Magistracy, yesterday tended and an excellent evening's RICE AT SINGAPORE. traffic agreement with the Usuri Mr. Hazeland sentenced a Chinese port was provided. The arrange A Kuala Lumpor telegram to the tailway for the purpose of further to six weeks hard labour and ments were in the hands of body (T "TORAPE" CORRESPONDENT ) Straits Times" states tlint Mr. promoting the transporting fucilis four hours' stocks for stealing of capable officials, including Mr. W. P. Hanie, auditor general of tios for exports from the port of $20 worth of iron, the property Messrs. H. A Lammert, R. T

H. E. Scrivon, official starter; Singapore, Sopt. 14, 1.25 p.m. the F. M. S., lids been appointed to Vladivostok.

if the Land Investment Company.

Two hundred thousanÍ lags of Rowin and R. L. Bridger, official bost Siamose rice ivere offered to the post of supervisor of trade and

timokcopers; Mr. H. A. Lummert; customs, a new position lately Economic Conditions In Japan

According to an American Con A report, comes from Anmum water polo refereo; Messrs. T day at $4.60 per cogun, but there created.

ular roport, prices have more that Mr. Richaud, a French doctor, Imariners, Dr. Forsythi, I. E. were no buyers. than doubled in Japan in the last who has been devotedly caring Lammert and H. E. Scrivon, The Government of Siam hảo, twenty years, while the pufor the plague strirken people, has judges. chasing value of the currency contracted the disense. lan perceptibly declined. Taking the average rate of prices in January, 1887, at 100, and the value of the currency at the same tine at 100, the rate of prices in 1910 would be 228 and the value of currency, 43

*Canton's Subsidiary Coins:

The Canton mint is now basily ougaged in turning out now tokens of subsidiary coins for the Canton market, and the daily out put aggregates to about 80,000 pieces.

`: Canton Viceroy's Yamen.

The repairs to the viceroy's formor yamon in Canton, which was destroyed by fire during the last outbrook, are in course of

completion nud. H.E. the Viceroy has decided to return to the building on the fourth day of the

next mbon

Typhoon Warning, We are notified by the American Consulate General that the follow 14, 8 a.m., was received from the ing telegram, dated Manila, Sept. Manila Observatory at 8.50 .n.: Cyclone or typhoon Pacific Occm, about halfway between the Marina Island and Luzon, moving W.

The Chinese Press.

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Fire at Hankow

A huge fire broke out at about 7.30 last night and spread behind the railway dam with enormous rapidity along the railway line, reports the "Hankow Daily News" of Sept. 6. Hundreds of Chi 1080

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Interport Swimming.

In Garrison ondore it is notified that Lient. C., Reynolds and wife, and 1 man, H.K.Ş.B. .G.., arrived per str. Gregory pear, an 10th inst., from India. The "China Critic" states that the deferred visit to the Far East by the German Crown Prince will be made this Autumn and Winter and the Peking oficiale are already moving in the matter.

Telegrains from Peking advise that, intelligence has reached the Chinese Legation at Tokio, of certain provincial college having delegator assassins to proceed to Peking to assassinate a Minister In view of the fact that some of-Stato. The Ministry of the members of tho swimming team Interior, which was informed of which intended to visit Hong- this by a telegram, has taken kong to take part in the Swim-stringent precautions. ning Gala there on September

Gold Standard.

21, 22 and 23, aro ongaged in Duke Tsat Tse and the forthcoming Regatta of the

Red lanterns, milded a touch of picturesqueness to the suone, while at intervals throughout the pro gramme a band discoursed music.

forbidden the export of rice since yesterday,

AN OPIUM DISPUTE,

Action and Cross-Action in Summary Court

Perhaps the most interesting event of the evening was the 100 yardshandicap, though in the first two heats only half the entrants Before the Puisne Judge. Mr. actually swam. In fact it was Justice Gompertz, in the Court of announced by the min at the Summary Jurisdiction this morn semaphoro that the nou-startora ing, Wong Sam Sin, an opium in heat two were suffering from lealer, of 128-30 Bonham Strand, the old complaint of cold feet," sued the Wing Yu firm, of 232,

statement which o usod con Dee Youx Road Central, to re siderable amusement, -.

cover the sum of $355 damages from Tommy Logan's 62 seconds; having bargained and sold to the Thohanlivay was calculated for breach of contract, defondants ut this swimmer set to work in plaintiff five chests of Patus in 60 seconds. Naturally after liver the same. Plaintiff also the first heat and did the distance opium, and having failed to de- that the result was always a foretinied costs of the suit. The guns conclusion, though Claxton particulars of the claim were made did not do so badly with 65,2-5p as follows:-To the pairohago sece. In the final, Logan was all price of five chests of Patna opium, there, and again made his time 60 each containing 40 ballent $50.475 per ball, delivery to be given

ends, a really good perform ace Claxton did well, finishing

only yard or so behind.

Cook fighting may not require great deal of skill, but it ear tainly causes much a nusement, Tata secured the verdict, which was a popular one. In the run- ning header from the spring board Logan agaii came out on Shengive it all his own way,

top, though Souza did not lot him

Shanghai Rowing Club, and that Kung-pno are consulting Prince

test then.

'The Chartered Bank

July 11, 1911-811.895. To he murkot price of five chests of an opium on the date upon which defendants failed to tare delivery $12,250. Difference between the price at which do- ondants agreed to sell and the market price on the 11th July, 1911-$355.

Defendants entered a crose- ction, cltiming 8600, lamuges for breach of contract and broker- age, defendant having purchased

In an interview with the Pro- houses have been burnt as well as sident of Mexico, II.-E. Chang number of telegraph poles and Yin-tang promised that the No foreign fire brigade could get would be inflicted upon over part of the fence along the line. punishment of leath by shooting necess, only a number of jumps of twenty persons, who had bec the Chinee brigade trying their found guilty of murdering 303 bost to fight the fire which was Chinese subjects in Mexico. rendered unsuccessful by the ever | Johanging direction of the wind. At about 10,30 the fire-hud burnt Kuoi Ch'un, Minister of the f-itselt out, destroying about a terior, las fixed a now set of rules quarter of a spune mile covered restricting the public Press with native buildings. making free criticism and in publishing unfounded news, und las requested the Cabinet Ministers to sanction the rules and to notify the Diplomatie Corps with a view to onforcing them in reference to papers pub lished in foreign settlements. *.. The Hazel Dollar The "Shanghai Moreury

An amusing event was the September 9 states that it is

the proposed Interpoi contesting on the matter of adopting a ladies' nomination race, in which, urlerstood that the str. Hazel would interfere with their rowing gold standard for China's curoach competitor had to swim one from the plaintiff five chests of Dollar, which was damaged re- abandon the trip for the prosent,

training, it has been decided to ency

length, get out and put on a pair Sim Kung opium and having. Sir Paul Chater

of trousers, cont and hat. Ho failed to take delivery of the rontly by going shore. near Muroran, has been repaired at says the "N.. Daily News" of hoon received stating that Sir starting point and convince the follows:-To the sale price Telegraphic advice has just thon hand to swim back to the same. The particulars were ne Hakodate and left that port for Sept. 9. We understand, hoy Paul and Lady Chater will sailinges that he was clothed and in of five chests of Sam Kung Hankow on the 6th ind. She is over, our content orary continues, from Genoa on the 201i jastant, his right mind. In the high dive opium, each containing 40 balls The reports in regard, to a feared or my actual shortage of rice where she will pick up her pilot. together to visit Hongkong about due at Woosung ortho Ith instut it is possible that a repřosen- tative Shanghai team may be got.

for-Hongkong

Romedios gave a pretty display $50-47,1-2-conts-per-ball, in places so far distant from each other as the Straits Settlements On the downward trip she will the ent of next month, if the

and won the laurels from Souza, delivery to be taken on July 11, The Managor of the Chorierod who gave his usual elevor display 1011-$11,895. To the market and North China are ominous. Itice, us readers of course knir, is discharge her Shanghai cargo of Swimming Clubs at the Southern Bank of India, Australia and The water polo match could price of five chests of Sam Kung the staple food of hundreds of millions of the people of the Far

port can arrange to hold the con- from his Head Office advising that | completely

China has received a telegram only end one way, for the Bluesium on the date upon which Canton-Kowloon Railway

ontmatched Est, and a shortage of supply, with the accompanying appreciation.

the defendant failed to take delivery The Ministry of Communica-

the Directors have declared on Whites L E. Lammert, was re-it $50.50 per ball, each contain of prico, means semi-starvation to a large percentage of this number. ie has tolegraphed to the 'Slam's Rice Crop Interim dividend for the past sponsible for one excellent goal, ng 40 bulls-$11,300. Differ- The causes of the shortago are well-known. The last crop of Siam Canton Viceroy that is the Chinese.

A resident of Chienguai, who half year at the rate of 13 per which he placed from half way nce between the price at which was insufficient to meet the demand and some time utust elapse section of the Canton-Kowloon travels extensively over the North, cent, per annum free of Income and at the interval the Blues had defendant agreed to purchase and before that now ripening is available. Floods-in-Chin-and-Japan, hint of the British section, it Bangkok business firm stating the

Railway will soon be linked up writes on the 17th August to n Tux.

notched two points against the the market price on July 11, 1911 coupled with unseasonable weather, has made the call upon Stamboboyes the Canton authorities to situation in Monthon Bayab is bo

Whites' nil. In the second half-$505. Brokerage paid by the It will be remembered that dure they added three more goals and plaintiff for the re-sale of five the more sustained and insistent. That source having become ex-decide upon the arrangements in coming very serious. He goes on ing the crisis in the money market ran out easy winners; five to nil eleste of Sam Kung opium-85. hausted the price of available supplies has been getting steadily the rough traffic so as to avoid exists in Monthon Bayap at pre-ed foraloan of $5,000,000 from the connection with the running of to say: A gloomy state of affairs in Canton, IL.E. the Viceroy arsaug

The results were as follows

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pullock, K., highor and do listress caused to the poorer classes has been intensi-international complications. The sent. For two years past the rice Canton branch of a well known Heat: T. Logan 1; F. 1. da Roza Jr., of Massa. Dennysonanti nod 100 Yards Handicaps-First instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, fied by the action of heartless financiers who have eagerly seized the telegram asked the opportunities offered for "cornering." There may be sound arguments ceroy'toreport the arrangements This has prnotically exhausted about a week ago, the manager of

Cunton crop has been a partial failure, foreign bank. It is reported that. Time, 60 seconds.

ppeared for the first plaintiff Second lent: A. A. Claxton 1.tion. Mr. G. G. Alubosler; instruct to justify "cornering" in regard to some commodities, but the moral indo to the Ministry for approval. the surplus on hand, and-the-year-the-bank-in-question-signed.an A. Barros 2. Tine, 65 seconds.ed by Mr. P. W. Goldring, of sense of most is rovolted by the sight of non creating an artificial, Viceroy issued the necessary in- bormally high figuo. Owing and landed over the money to Souza 2. Time, 70.1-4 seconds. Morrell, was for the plaintiff in On receipt of the telegram, the began with rice quotations at an agreement at the Viceroy's Yamen

Third Heat: H. Sayer 1, L. More-Goldring, Barlow-and or enhancing an actual, scarcity of the necessaries of life. The evil structions to the railway bureau of the very small rainfall thus the Viceroy. According to the

Fourth HentA. R. Ellis 1, H. the cross-action. that is wrought by famine duos not fall solely on those who find that the Canton-Kowloon Railway.

far, there are now slight hopes of agreement, the interest on the. Whits 2. Time, 79 seconds. Mr. Pollock stated that his the Far Eastern substijate for their “daily bread" has rison above A Lay of the Civil Service. any better crop this year. Rice loan will be 5 por cont. per annum. Final T. Logan 1; A. Alirat was the sole proprie or of their fannoin roach. Wido-spread famine conditions involve Poet," a volume of fugitive verse which is well-nigh famine rates, copy of the agreement to the

From "the Pagoda and the is now at a rapeo por bucket; His Excellency has sent up a draft Chexton 2. Time, 60 seconds... decrease in the purchasing power of the people and this resets di- written by "J. M. S.," whose and a rice fumine in Chiongnai, Ministry of Finance for filing.

Cock Fighting.-F. K: Tata. Ilies Nomination.. R. sastrously upon trade, foreign as well as domestic. Another elever adaptations under the title Lampoon, Lakawn segus

Ellis, unhappy concomitant of shortage of food supplies is the f "Horace in Burma" have been unavoidable. engendering of a spirit of despairing rockloe Boss, which finds its easionally quoted in these expression in riot and plunder. In the perilous phase of national columus, says the "Singapore existence through which China is now passing, the gravity of the Fred Press," are taken these danger arising from these lawloss outbreaks cannot be disregarded. lines:- Our Shanglui correspondent informed us by telegram the other day that a Baptist Mission in or neur Thungsz had been looted. The propensity of a Chineso mob that has got out of hand is to attack the foreigner and there is warrant for grave fear for the safety of foreign missionaries and others in the interior when the stress bo- comes heavier. A massacre of foreigners at the present inoment, when the Central Government is striving more or less impotently to guide the aspirations of Young Chin into safe channels, might. provo fatal to the Empire.. A heavy dleiand for compensation, Coupled with such humiliating conditions, for example, as those by which China expiated the crime of the murder of Baron von Kottelor, would probably fan to unquenchable flame the embers of discontent, which for the greater part are now only smouldering. The im- mediate future of the Empire is, beyond doubt, shadowed by four and doubt.

Hongkong, with its preponderating Chinese population, has more than an academic interest in the question of rice supplies. While, fortunately, not confronted with the danger of rioting that faces the authorities in China, the lesson is taught by experience that crime generally increases when the poorer classes find the problem of living becoming more difficult to solve. The hungry man cannot stay his stomach with principles of morality, and ho is apt to endeavour to satisfy hiscraving without too meticulous a consideration of the righteousness of the means. It may be appo hended, therefore, that the tale of crime in Ilongkong during the next few months will be greatly increased, but forewarned is forearm ed, and we have no doubt that the authorities will take all necesspry precautions. The meeting, of Directors of the Tung Wa Hospitul held on Monday last passed certain rosolutions in regard to the focal, shortage which will receive doubtless the attention they deserve from His Excellency the Governor, and if the conditions become serious, in apite of the never-coasing demanda upon its charity and humanity, there is no doubt that this Colony will respond to any call upon it, should sach be necomary

When first our young officials

troad

Tho Secretariat ajslos, They take their maiden drüfts

to-bad

And sleep upon their filos. Amid a pile of olfien trays,

They snatch'a hasty meal, And in a thousand different

T.

ways

They show a deal of zeal, Not thoirs the thrill of balls,

which jum

Across a pocket's juw, The rapture of a little slam,

The thrill of aces four:

The joy of peoring through the

Foreigners in Szechuan The Shingliai ollice of the Methodist Mission on Saturday received a telegrain from Dr. Me- Fadney stating that all foreigners had been ordered to leave Cheng-

A Foreign Loan.

FIGHT WITH PIRATES.

An Inconclusive Affray

(THE

TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT.]| Canton, September 13.

tu on acciunt of what he describ- Some ten days ago an exciting

Igh Dive.-J. MA. Remedios 1; 3. A: R. Souza ?

the Fook Hing firin and was suing or damages for breacli of contract. Che subject matter of the claim was five chests of opium. The standard weight for each ball of

pium was three catties, Tonin Raco.-A. S. Ellis, R.

His Lordship Is that agreed ? C. Witchell, M. A. R. Souza, A.

Mr. Alabaster-E don't know. V. Barros, A. R. Ellis, E. L Proceeding, Mr. Pollock said Bruga and J. M. A. Remedios, 1 that a contract 1911 The

T. Logan, L. E. Lammert, Hunde on June 12,

was

C. Sayer, J. M. Roza Poreira, would call evidence which would

F. M., Ellie, I. E. Chunnutt and show that constant applications were made to the defendants for felivery. On several occasions coolie was sent to ask for olivery, but was refused tle- livery on every occasion. On July 17 the coolie again went

ed as the rebellion. thero, reports fight took place between the R. J. Judah, 2. the "N. C. Daily News" of Sept. pirates our several gunboats in A. A. Claxton, L. C. R. Souza, 11, and continues:

the dark. While the gunboats R. A. Carvalho, H. J. White, 8. Such news cannot be described were in the watera of Hai-mea Jex, G. O. Jorge and E. K. Tata, as being unexpected, as other mis-near Kwei-chow, they word order 3, sions in town land received mes-ed to proceed to Nami-tan to bom- Water Polo Toums:- sage of warning during the week, bard.the shelters of the daspera-

Blues-I E Limmort, T.with a delivery order, but was As far as can be gathered, none of does.-At 7 o'clock, when the gun-Logan; A. V. Barros, R. A. told by the defendants that they the Consulates have received any boats were nearing the waters of Carvalho, C. A. C. Rodrigues, did not have the goods and that messages of a similar nature. In Hai-mee, the pirates lying in am E. L. Braga and G: C: Jorge, the plaintiff could sue them if he ono respect the message received bushion the two banks, discharged, Whites. A. Claxton, A. S. wanted to. The reason why the is vague, as it does not state from a volley at the gunboata, The Ellis, H. C. Sayer, F. L. da Rezi,plaint I was anxious to obtain whom.the order to leave Chengtu Brigadier General Tun, who was I. E. Chunnatt, P. M. Ellis and has come. It is thought that the on board one of the gunboats, or H, J. White. Result:-5 goals Viceroy inay have requested them dered the gunboats to`go at full to nil. Is not for those who boast the to leave the pluro, as ho could no speed and at the same time gave

twist---

longor be responsible for their orders to return the fire. Some The meat twist-of zoal.яnfoty. When middle age has purged

* the dross,

The staid procession title

inist,' Of watching for your teal,

The primrose puth which leads

GOTOBA

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Naval News

delivery was because the price of opium had gone up, not down, an the defendants were trying to make out.

His Lordship Can't you call, independent evidence on that point? There are lots of well.

time was lost in finding out the Lieutenant P.T. II. Noble, Flag The question that is being ask-direction from which the shots Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir is whether the foreigners would were fired. One of the gunboats A. L Winalne, has proceeded, known firms here, tlie Sassoons. not he sufer within the walls of damaged her engine considerably lione to take up an appointment for instance. Chongtu, than travelling towards The crew on heard were so excited in the "Royal Yacht

Mr. Pollock The Sussoons are.. gwa Chungking, which is the point that they dropped soventeen shells Lieutenant I. G. Cowan of wholesale dealers. They deal in The departmental hills,'

thy would make for. It is enid into the water. The gunboot H.M.S." Alaority has joined the chests. The parties in this action Scilate as men, who've learned that Chengtu is particularly well showed marks of the fire on her Minotaur" an Flog Lieutenant. are not wholesale, but retail

the fact,

fortified for a stogo by anything funnol and elsewhere. The source Lieutenant Laing, R.M.L.I., is dealers. They simply dent in Which Civil Lists reveal; except modern guns, and in the from which this opening chapter due to arrive here on 5th Octo- balls, That Government which neede oase of a local uprising those in-of what promised to be a history ber; he will prooped to Weiwai- Evidence was then called

their tact

side the city would be compares of a stirring Light unfortunately wel to relieve Lieutenant Burton, The case was adjourned illl, Discourages their soul. sively enfo,

| does not give the sequel.

LO-MOLTON,