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boxes will also be placed in those localities where public fairs are held. These post boxes will be in charge of the highest military officials stationed near to where they are placed.
THE CANTON MINT.
The mint has been working day and night turning out copper coins which have always been in great demand. In the sixth moon the officials in charge of the mint, considering the weather too warm, ordered the workmen to knock off night duty. Then the Board of Revenue in Peking ran short of copper coius, and pressed the manager of the Canton mint to send up all the copper coin available. The out. put at present is very large indeed.
INSURING A MAGISTRATE.
The new Nam Hai Magistrate, Woo Ming Poon, has insured himself for $10,000, Mr. Morris J. Isaac, the Manager of the China Mutual Life Insurance Company in Canton, was the contracting party.
ACCIDENT TO THE PAUL BEAU." Yesterday afternoon, while the French packet
Paul Beau was leaving her moorings, the chains somehow fouled her propellers at the after buoy and she was unable to leave for Hongkong. She was towed away to Fong Chen, opposite the Shameen, where she auchored. This morning her sister ship the Charles Hardouin arrived, and after discharging all her cargo, hurried on loading the Paul Beau's cargo of silk, and left for Hongkong at 10 a m. to catch the German mail. The Paul Beau got fixed up by about six o'clock in the evening and left for Bongk ng without any passengers or cargo. She will probably have to go into dock for repairs.
JAPANESE TUTORS,
Seventy-three Japanese tutors arrived here yesterday. I will watch and let you know more about them later.
IMPORTATIONS TO CHINA.
A VEXATIOUS RESTORATION.
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According to the Osaku Mainichi, notice was recently given by the Chinese Government to the effect that on and after October 1st next all goods imported into Chinese ports must have a shipping number plainly printed on them, and all importers of goods having no shipping numbers will have to forfeit their right to the refuuding of the import duty pad on such goods, when re-exported. Neglect to place these numbers on packages also renders im- porters liable to a fine. Japanese exporters are much perturbed by this notice of the Chinese authorities, and they have addressed a memorial to the Foreign Office, asking that measures be taken to induce the Chinese Government to withdraw the new rue or make suitable amendments. The Japanese exporters complained that they will feel this new restriction very heavily and their business will be seriously hampered by the new rule. It has never been the custom to number the package in shipping goods. The rule will interfere particularly with the shipment of cotton yarn. It is pointed out that yarn is packed in two different ways. That packed in the Eu- oan easily be numbered by means of a stencil; but the numbering of that packed under the system adopted by the Japanese (in straw matting) is rendered very
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE-REPORT.
UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL 1
AGENCY, LD.
The ninth ordinary annual meeting of this company was held at the offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Queen's Buildings. on the 28th July. There were present Mes.rs. G. H. Medhurst (Chairman). G. R Edwards (Secre- tary), J. W. C Bonnar, A. G. Barrett, J. D. Auld, W. H. Wickham and J. Skinner.
The SECRETARY read the notice convening the meeting, after which the Chairman said: Gentlemen,--The report and accounts have been in your possession for some days, and with your permission, we will take them as read. The figures we have been able to lay before you this i year, while not being so good as those of last year, are we consider, satisfactory. The falling off in receipts we attribute, not so much to the competition → although it has been very keen-as to, the general depression in trade that has existed during the under review. You will notice from the profit and loss account that the expenditure is some $1,800 less than last year: this would have been considerably further reduced but for the travel ling expenses of our superintendents. who have visited Manila, Singapore. Shanghai aud Japan with a view to extending our business. The stock of material ou hand has been very carefully examined and checked, and due provision made for goods that show any signs of deterioration. Since the close of the company's financial year. we lure opened a branch in Singapore. Before taking this step we made very careful enquiries regard. ing the amount of business we were likely to cbtain, and were satisfied from the reports of our superintendent and agents there that it would be advantageous to establish the company, at that port. B-fore proposing the adoption of the report and accounts. I shall be pleased to answer any questions shareholders desire to ask. There being no questions, the HAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts which have already been published.
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WICKHAM se onded the proposition, which was carried unanimously.
Mr. BONNAR propowd, and Mr. SKINNER soconded, the re-election of Mr. W. H. Potts as auditor.
Agreed tu unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN-1 hat concludes the business, gentlemen. Thanks for your attendance.
SEA BATHING AT HONGKONG.
We take the following amusing paragraph from the Hongkong correspondence of the N.C. Daily News:-
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Sea Bathing certainly occupies a large share of the thoughts and time of the Hongkongese no longer these days; and the people are classified as Freetraders, Wesleyans, Liberals, or Anti-Radiumites. (There is such a Society, by the way, who object to the discovery of the new metal as unwarranted by the scriptures." No. Not here.) The social distinctions are now drawn between one bathing party and auother. "Which bathing party do you belong to is equivalent to the school Who's your father?" I had a chat with the nearly naked representative of a great Power the other afternoon. in seven feet of water. There was what you would call quite a flow of conversation, the only interruption to which was when a tiny prawa started an excavation works on the Consular big toe. He appeared to be feeling bored then, and swam away. There was a well-known breker, too. busily watering his stock as if there had not been 50 many failures last settlement. Voices, as you THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. know, carry far over water, and a scrap of
lificult. A stencil cannot be used and nam. bering gan only be done by brush, which requires great trouble and time, besides which lettering on straw matting is very liable to be rubbed off in transit. Japanese goods are generally packed in a manner which renders the printing of numbers on the packare extremely difficult and troublesome. Hencs the complaints regarding the new rule.
CONFIRMATION.
On the 2nd August we reproduced from our Shanghai contemporary a statement on high authority that the Anglo Tauese Alliance is being renewed and extended
Later in the day we received a communication, from a private but well-informed surce, con- firming that. Our informant adds that several incidental clauses are known to be already agreed upon by the respective Governments.
boy's
conjugal conversation that made a group of horrid bachelors snigger was to this effect:- "and it's just horrid of you to make me stay in the water when my nw costume's the pretti-st here." Swimming is truly a valuable accomplishment, and everybody should practice
it
DEATH OF MR. W. H. RAY.
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Many of our readers will regret to learn of the death of Mr. W. H. Ry, which occurred at Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A. Mr. Ray was long identified with Hongkong. He came ont here in 1855, when he joined the nOW defunct firm of Messrs. Heard and Co. He afterwards joined the China Traders Insurance Co., with which firm he was connected until he left the Colony. In appreciation of his services this company, at its annual meeting held on the 15th December, 1903, granted Mr. Ray a retiring allowance of £900 per annum. The chairman of the company, Mr. E. Goets, in recommending this, stated that Mr. Ray hal been in charge of the company's affairs since 1870 --a period of 33 years. In 1875, when the company was practically reconstituted, Mr. Ray was appointed its first secretary, and that position he held during the succeeding 28 years, until forced to relinquish office through a complete and deplorable break down in health." "In the sound and satisfactory position in which our company stands to-day," continued Mr. Goetz, Mr. Ray has left a fitting memorial to the best years of a strenuous life spent wholly and devotedly in its service, and although unhappily we cannot restore his shattered health, you will, I am cordially support your directors in their desire to in some measure recognise his long and faithful services, by ensuring to him a freedom from anxiety in the years of retirement that may ba left to him." Mr. Ray was alsó a prominent mason, and when he left the Colony was the past senior warden of the district grand lodge.
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ALLEGED ADULTERATED
Bare
MILK.
Wong Cheong Fai of No. 237 Hollywood Road, again appeared before Mr. F. A. Haze- land at the Police Court on August 3rd charged with selling adulterated milk.
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Mr. R. F. C. Master sented the defendant) called Li Yu, mer chant. trading in foreign goods, who stated that he knew the defendant's shop, and w85 in the habit of frequently going there. The defendant sold iced drinks and sweets. His sign-board which was displayed over the shop had on it Chinese words equivalent to beaten with milk" or "ics cream milk." He did not sell fresh milk, and there was nothing to lead customers to believe that they would be supplied with fresh milk. The coolie who purchased the milk in question came into the shop and said in Chinese "iced beaten milk." The defendant supplied him with some of his mixture, bat did not cool it.
His Worship-The charge is brought under the sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, and the defendant is charged with supplying goods to the prejudice of a customer. I am satisfied that in the sale in question the customer bas not been prejudiced. A similar case to the pre- sent is that of Sandys v. Small, the defendant being a licensed victualler and having a sign displayed over his shop "all spirits sold here are mixed." In that case it was held that no offence
had been committed. The defendant's sign clearly read Ice beaten with milk," and the evidence is that it could not have been taken for fresh milk. The customer must have known that he was getting an adulterated article, and therefore the sale was not to his prejudice. I do not wish to depreciate the Ordinance, which is very useful, and highly necessary for the protection of the public, but before a prosecution can succeed it is necessary that the adulteration should be such as would be calculated to deceive. The defendant i therefore discharged.
BRITISH NAVAL COAL SUPPLY
AN ALLEGATION.
A correspondent of the Daily Press, referring to the sale of two Welsh collieries to a German syndicate, alleges that there is a practice of selling Welsh coal to foreigners, from whom the English navy buys it back at a price considerably enhanced. If this can be sub- Istantiated, "there is an opening for another
enquiry.
There were seven launches in one bay last evening and a man to whom I owe a little money gave me quite a lot of practice. I wasn't prepared to settle just then, so, like Russia. was anxious to—ahem -float alene.
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