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TRADE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FAR EAST.

Boy,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 28; 1913.

THE ABSENT WITNESS.

A caso in which Mr. Lewis, of Messrs Johson Stokes and Master, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Davidson, of Messrs Hastings and Hastings, for the defendant was mentioned this morning in the Summary Court before Mr. Just ice Kemp. Mr. Lewis said that his friend had looked up his prin- cipal witness in prison and he would ask for the case to go over, An adjournment for a week was ordered.

STONEHENGE FOR THE

NATION

: Condition of the Sale of the

Property.

The Amesbury Abbey property of Sir William Antrobus, in Wilt- shire, of which Stonehenge forms a part, has been placed in the hands of Messre Knight, Frank, and Rutley for sale by private contract, but it is a condition of

(Cunlined from Page 7).. were doing so. They gave the preference in every case to their own folk, but when they found their own folk could not produce so cheaply as others, or as they could themselves on the spot, he did not see that they should be prevented from taking advantage thereof. Mr. Keswick remarked further that the attitude of the Chinese marchant to us was e tirely friendly, and the reason was that he had found when wo said we would do a thing we did It. That was the greatest recom- mendation we had, and one, he trusted, that would be alwaynoare- fully conserved by our people With regard to the Chinese official the speaker recalled that during the China Japanoro War he used to chaff the coolies or boys, and even the compradora-to whom he owed money--(laughter)—and the sale that Stonehenge shall not "The Japanese, are got-bo included but shall be preserv ting the boter of you; whyed for the nation. don't you go and fight them? And they all said, "It has got nothing to do with us; that is the business of tho mandarins. They aro put there to look after the country and do the governing work; it is no concern of ours we are traders. That showed the distinction between the two classes. The mandarin's job was the job of govorning, and he did it as he could. The work of the trader uns to trade, and he liked us, and we likod him, and so long 48 wo treated him decently he would treat us, decently. The apoaker thought we had a pre emineurs in the trading world be- | cause wo were straight. On those terms his hearers had nothing whatsoever to fear in regard to develop onte of trade in the Far East. He could assure them they would have their portion. (Loud applauso,)

HEAVIER NEXT TIME. :

Ricksha Coolles Fined for Obstruction,

The War Office owns a large portion of Salisbury Plain, and Colonel Seely has been informed of the approaching sale.

POST OFFICE.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA,

Lah London

Mar. 13 Mar. 19

Doa Shanghal

Mar. 29 April 4

MAILS CLOSE.

.8 a.m,

Bwatow-Per Bignal, 30th Mar, Straits

English

Mail.

Per Shimoss, 89th Mar,

10 p.m.

SHIPPING NEWS.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 28th at 11.10.—The de- LAY ARRIVED.

pression which formed over S.W. Triumph, Ger. ss., 760, Langa Manchuria yesterday is now cen| |

obwazer, 27th Mar.tral to the north of Korea. Quinhon 3rd Mar, Rico The area of high pressure le -J. &c. Co.

now central over the 8, coast of Laieang, Br. 9.8., 2,925, Tadd, 27th 8. Japan.

Mar-Calcutta 11th Pressure is inclined to give way Mar. Gen.-J., M. & Co. along the S. coast of China, but la Sungklang, Br. s.s., 987, Finlay-stationary over the Philippines.

Mar. Hal- Variable winds are indicated

Straits, Burmah, Ceylon. | Assaye, Adelaide, Western Aus« Jucke tralia, India, Aden,

Egypt, and Europe, vin

son, 17th

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

the ̃DATES named...

phong 26th Mar., Gen-along the E. coast of China and WL despatch VESSELS 3 the Undermentioned PORTS on or 1. & 3.

moderate monsoon over the N. Br. ein., 4,359, Cookman, | China Sea. R.N.R. 37th Mar-Bom- Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 bay 18th Mar., Gen-P, hours ending at 10-alm to-day. &O. 6 N. CONVE 0:00 inches,

Brindisi, (Late Letters Shimess, Br. G., 4,991, H. §. 11 am to noon, Extra

Postage 10 cents)) (Sup-|

Beat, 37th Mar-Shang-| hai, Gen,-D, & Co,

plementary mall onboard Haimun, Br. ., 641, Evans, 18th Har-Swatow 97th Mar, Gen. D. L & Đại

up to the time fixed for departure of the mail (Extra Postage 10 cents) (Lotters posted to all the Pillar Boxes in time for the fret clearance will

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Distriot.

1 Hongkong and E.

ITHAMENG

ITO HAIG'ONA REMARK

LONDON, VIA

INDIA USDAL PORTS OF Capt. G. W. Gordon, a ̧NE.

Noon 29th March

Freight and

| LONDON & ANT-

A

:

Tenyo

Maru, Jap. 8.a., 7,263, E, | Neighbourhood

Bent, 28th Mar.-San Francisco lat Mar, Gen

T, K. K.

2 Formosa Channel

Forecast,

winds, moderate; fair. N.E. winds,

strong.

WEBP.Eros PISANO, PORT SAP, AND

'DO,

NANKIN

Oapt. Owen Joas, *.X

about 2nd April

Freight di Pausage.

MAXSHILM!..mi.

SHANGHAI,

MO 'I, KOBE &

NILE

about 4th April

Fight, and

Passage.

The same BS No. 1.

The same

as No 1. P. & 0. 8. N. Co's office,

China Coast Meteorological...

Hongkong, 27th 1srch, 1918,

be included in this con Tean, Br. s.s., 1,351, Outerbridge, tract mail.) The Parcel Mail will be closed on Friday, the 28th Mar,, at 5 p.m.-Per India, 29th Mar., 11. a.m.

Philippine Islands Per Loong

sang, 29th Mar, 1 p.m. Macao-Per Sui Tai, 29th Mar,

1.15 p.m.

28th Mar Manila 25th)3 South coast of] Mar., Gon.-S. & B. China between H.K. Kamakura Maru, Jap. 8.5., 6,126, and Lamocks

Hore, 8th Mar-Moji 23rd Mar, Gon.-N. Y. K.

India,

Saigon Per Devawongso, 29th Soshu

Mar., 4 p.m.. Saigon-Per Taiwan, 28th Mar,

Siberlan

Mall.

4 pm.

Shanghai and North China (Europe via Sı berla)-Per Linan, 29th Mar.. 5 p.m.

Br. 8.s., 4,198, Gordon,

28th Mar.-Shanghai | 25th Mar., Gen.-P. & O. S. N. & Co... Maru, Jap. 8.s., 1,119, K ́ Sashhero, 28th Mar-

& South coast of) China between H.K. and Hainan.

Swatow 27th Mar., Gen. Station. -O. S. K.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Mar. 27.

Stonehenge is the oldest, most imposing, and most mysterious of British prohistoric remains. The most probable theory is that it was meant as a temple for sun worship and that the stones were placed in their present position hotweon 1800 and 1800 B.0. From excavtions it is known that thoro warn great cemetery in the Shanghai and North China--Per Kamor, for Bangkok.

Koerber, 39th Max., 5 a.m. Hyndford, for Karatzu. age of bronze on Salisbury Plain. Tientsin-Per Chipsking. 29th Iohang, for Chinwantao. and at this temple the last honours

Mar., 5 pm.

Aughla, for Singapore. may have been rendered to the and Chingwantao- Por Canton maru, for Wakamatsu.“ dead."

Fausang, 29th Mar., 5 Riojun-maru, for Sourabaya.

Mar. 28.

Chefoo

p.m.

ST PAUL'S DANGER PAST. Japan via Yokohama-Por Lai-Signal, for Delhi.

Abandonment of tramway Subway.

The threatened danger to St. Paul's from the constraction of a Kramway car subway within a abort distance of the east end of the cathedral- danger which has been kept constantly before" readers of this journal-was finally dispelled recently, when the London County Council de- Two ricksha Elias ware cided by 05 votes to 51 to with- charged before Mr. C.), Melbour-draw the scheme. no at the Police Court, this. morning, with causing an ob struction at the Star Ferry wharf (Hongkong side), yesterday.

Inspector Withers in charging the mon said that obstruction og entred every time a Canton train arrived at Kowloon, and it was a nuisance:

His Worship told the defend ants that they were liable to a five of $59 each with the alter native of two months imprison- ment. He would fine them $1 each and ebution them. He ale advised them to tell their friends that the fine would be heavier

next time,

Stole a Brass Step. A sentence of one month's im prisonment and four hours stocks was passed upon a man charged before. Mr F. A. Hazeland, this morning with stealing a brass "stop from a ricksha at lung Hom.

False Pretences.

A man and woman were charged balore Mr C. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning, by Inspootor biellardy with attempt ing to obtain the sum of $10 by false pretengas from a pawnbroker at Wanchai by representing a gold washed ring to be real gold. The male defendant was fined $50 or in defalt six weeks, and the woman disoluirgoði

IT'S SAID

sang, 29th Mar., 5 p.m. Shanghai and North China Per Choysang, 29th Mar., 5

p.m.

8watow-Per Haimun, 30th Mar.,

91.m.

Holhow, Touran and Quinhon- Per Helene, 30th Mar 9

Swatow,

a.m.

Assaye, for Shanghai, Winganng, for Hongay. American, for K. O. Wan- Chowtal, for Bangkok..

Haiyang, for Foochow India, for London. Soehu-maru, for Canton.

Register.

28th March, à.m.

Wind.

Hour.

Barometer..

Temperature.

Humidity,

D'tion.

Force

Weather.

Wostock 7a29,0232 100 — Do Nemuro 6a30.10- Hakodate 30.07: Tokio. Köchi

Hankow Ichang Kiukiang

Sharp P. 7a30.2059 Amoy

YOKOHAMA..... Capt. Powell

All the abera atanmera oro Stted with wireless Telography.

For Fright, or Passage spply to

E. A. KEWETT,

Superintendent.

NORDDEUTSCHER

LLOYD.

BREMEN.

STEAMETS.

MAIL LINES

$17,000

29th April

End of March,

TUESDAY 1st April, 10 Ax

About

ALGIERS, GIBRAL-YORCK*'

TAK, SOUTHAMPTON, Capt. H. Formes ANTWERP & H'BURG,

TSING-Y

Capt. J. Borifeldt

YAP, NEWGUINEA COBLENZ BRISBANE EYDNEY/Capt. L. Klugkist & MELBOURNE ...................

30.18-- n 8 30.1761 7700 All the atmmers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegirphy

Miw System of Telefunken.

17,800

6,750

THURSDAY, Bid April,

SATURDAY

19. Apll at 9. Cam.

»

30.24- 30.29 Nagasaki, 30,25- K'allma 30.29 Oshima ·30.24 Naha

30.19 Ishi'jima, 30.11 Bonin Is.... Chefoo Whalwei

SSW 4-

sw 6

WBW 1

IMPERIAL

GERMAN

...

+

BBW

For

KUBE & YOKOHAMA

PRINZ SIGISMUND

Capt. D. Lenz

T. 6,000

TO FAIL OR about TUESDAY,

11

29.7845 61

8 b

KUDAT & SANDAKAN (BORNEO

Capt. F. Bembill

1

NAPLES, GENOA,

++

30.1249.850b.

Changaha

1

Shanghai

11

Gutzlaff

30.1046 92 s $0.0550-

Swatow

1 b 4 by Lo 6a30.1156.81 waw 1 o.

830.1654 94 a 1

SHANGHAI.

TAU, KOBE "and"

LUTZOW

YOKOHAMAkeson com

MANILA, ANGAUR,1

Taihoku

5630.12--

82

Taichu

30.13

11

Tainan

30.13

¤ 4

Koshun

30.08.

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P'dores

Canton

H'kong

11

2.0 Gap Rock 80.12-~ ----one 4 Macao 30.1158

0 of Wuchow 9a30.2060 79 ne 1 of

6a30:1260 720

For further Particulars, apply to

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Holhow

Phullen

6a30.1457-

Tourane

30.07 68-

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29.9677

Mar

PASSENGERS ARRIVED, Per es. Sungkiang, arrived 27th inst, from Haiphong:- Ah Chow Stuteke, Mr. and Fisher 5. Mrs. Gaymon akku

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GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and OHINA, Liongkong, 22nd March, 1918.

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Legaspi Iloilo Bacolod Gebu

Amoy and Foochow via Tamsui:- Per Daijin maru, 30th Mar, 9 a.m. Hoihow, Haiphong, Pakhoi and Saigon Per Sungkiang, 30th Mar., 9.a.m. Batavia, Samarang & Sourabaya -Por. Tjipanas, Sist

Mar., 10 am. Japan via Nagasaki, Canada, United States and South America via San Francisco Per Nile 31st Mar, noon.

American

Mail..

DEPARTED.

Mar, 28. Rhesus, for Yokohama. Tungus, for Saigon, Schwarzburg, for Colombe. Sexta, for Bangkok. Linan, for Canton. Kusichow, for Tientsin. Chibli, for Canton. Chinhua, for Shanghai:: Assayo, for Shanghai, Halyang, for Foochow. Linan, for Canton, Ichang, for Chefoo." Chowtal for Swatow. Kamar, for Blam." Anghin, for Swatow... Wingsang, for Hongay.

Mr. Pilditch, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee, said it was now recognised that it was out of the question to build the | subway. The Council, however, had agreed to contribute £3,500,- 000 to the cost of St. Paul's │Bridge on condition that the tram- ways were allowed to be brought through the proposed subway to Macao-Per Sui Tal, 31st Mar, Cheapside; how that the subway was abandoned they had to see Ningpo--Per Chihli, 31st how the matter atood so far as the

3 p.m. Councils's contribution was con- Swatow--For Pongtong, 31st corned.

Mar., 5 p.m. Shanghai, North China and Japan Yokohama Per via. China, 31st Mar., 5 p.m Per 8.8. Assaye, arrived 27th Labuan and Sandakan Perinst, from Bombay, o Borneo, 1st April. 8 a.m. Austin.

Sir John Benn unsuccessfully proposed that the tramways should end on the City side of the Kudat bridge. Several members point-

1.15.

Mackenzie, Miss-

29.9775 - плель

9a29.9582-ny 2 b

Calling at Manila.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

nw 10 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.

29.96810 20 29.93 83

T. F. Claxton, Director.

Hongkong,. Observatory, Mar. 28.

1 Barometer, reduced to 32

Hongkong-South China Coast Ports.

Highort Class, Fastest and Most Laxarians Biomers on the Coast, having

ed cut that the City Corporation Philippine Island, Straits, Bur Bonlinet Miss Nission, Mr. "&degrees Fahrenheit on the level spłe, uid Accommodation for First-Class Pas sagem. Electric Light. Excellent

had already refused to consider such a proposal, to which the police objrated on traffic grounds.

Took the Hiat,

mah, Ceylon, Adelaide, Calearhue, Western Australia, In- Chesney dia, Aden, Egypt and Datson Europe via Naples-Per Ellis Yorck, 1st April, 9 a.m

Goble, L. Ji Bwatow. Amoy and Foochow Gull, B.

Per Hatching, 1st April Gellespie, A.

Hill, Capt R,

9.a.m..

Mr. Melbourne at the Police Court, this morning: Tell that man behind there, there is a heavy penalty for smoking in Philippine Islands, Timor, Aus-Hoffman, Mrs. Court. The smoker took the hint.

Larceny of Wood,

A man who stole wood valued Japan $12 was sent to the gaol for six weeks by Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning. Inspector McHardy proved the charge.

"You can't please every

body"

But JOHNSTONE'S

M. P WHISKY has a splendid

start It is only a question of

getting every body to try it.

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

H RUTTONIEE & SON,

WINE & SPIRITE MERCHANTS.

Siberian

Malf

Mra, Pains, Dr. and

MIS. Read, Miss

Stineos, C. Bawyer, Miss Thomas, Mrs.

Wharton, P. H.

tralia Tasmania. & New Haalin, P. D.

Wilkinson, W. Zealand via Port Darwin Hayburet, Miss Wood, Mre

Per St Albans, Jet Harter, Mr. and Wakefield, W. April, 10 a.m

Mre.

Yarington, Mrs. and Robe-Per Tjikini, Lanisher, kur

1st April, 10 am.

Shanghai, North Chinia SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL

Japan via

of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, în degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of

alsins.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOOHOW RETURN.

SEMAMSILLYS.

(Oosupying 9 to 10 dye.)

SAPFAEN

LEATING.

Saturation, the Humidity of air HAICHING..... | W. O. Passmore... WEDNESDAY, 2nd April, at daylight. saturated with moisture being 100,

Direction of

Orion of Wind,

points.

to two HAITAN J 8. Rosch...... FRIDAY, 4th April, at 11 am.

5, Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Besle.

6 State of Weather, b blue sky,

FOR SWATOW.

HAIMUN ... | J., W. Eran....| WEDNESDAY, 2nd Apill, at 11 am. Steamere will arrive at, and depart from, the Co.'s Wharf near Blake Pier

For Freight and Page, apply to de

a detached cloud, d drizzling rain f fogg gloomy, h hall, I light- ning, to overcast, p passing showere, q squally, r rain, s snow. 291 t, thunder, visibility, w dew wot). Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths.

METEOROLOGICAL,

Previous

Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canada, Unit---

Copy London, 4th March. ed States and South Am The following vessels have pas orica via San Francisco ed the Canal:Bayern, Bens (Europe via Biberia)-Per von Altmark, Flintshire, Lovat Nippon-maru, lat April, Laomedon,

London, 6th March. : 11 am

Arrivals from China?—Novara.

Day On Date On Date ́acao-Fer Sui Tal, 1ot April,

1:15 valgetetan bend AMLondon, 7th March. Barometer 30.16 30.16 30.13

Arrivals from China, Jason, Temperature 637 60 1hilippine Islande Per Tean Mishima Maru, Polyphemus. Humidity 39 67764

mag 1st April, 3 pm.

The following vessels have pas- Wind Amoy and ToochowHalching, sed the Canal Japan,, Bunda, Direction

lat April, 5 p.m. Nilo, Telemachus, Magellan SA Force Bwatow-Fer Halmun, 2nd April, (IT), London 14th March. Weather

10'am" YEA

Arrivals from China! Goeben, Rain Shanghai, North China and Japan Alcinous, Schuylkill, Armenis, Highest open air Temperature on the adili

via Nagasaki, Victoria Telemachus, Laomedon.

H.K. Observatory, 27th Mar., 1913, and Tacoma Per Pana- The following vessels have pas-

ma-maru, 2nd April, and the Canal:-Kaga Maru, Ara-sa,

"T. F. Claxton, Director, bia, Liberia, Amazone, Peshawur, e→→TIDE TABLR. Narrung Bremen:

Lowell w na

NEE

Macao-Per Sul Tai, 2nd April,

1.15 pm, Japan via Moji, Honolulu, Man

manillo, Ballina Cruz, Arica, Iquique, Valpar also and Coronel-Per The following vasols have pas Buyo-maru, 3rd April, sed the Candl-Antenor, Ben-Sant Streats and Calcutta-Por Kumrliob, Bohemia Candia: Bana- gawa Maru, Fothian, Longsor, sang, 3rd April. 1 p.m. Lutzow, Middleham Castle, Ty- Macao-Per Sui Tai, Srd April deus, Goldenfels Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Oyaten, Freeb, Friel or Stewed,

Per Haitan, 4th April, 9 Vindéers Huddock g

ALEXANDRA CAFE,

London, 11th March. Mar. 24th to 30th Mar., 1913, Arrivals from China: Fürst Bulow Monmouthshire, Magel

Swart, Bamble

Idaxi

(Wind)

Hong krasi

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