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Relief Fund up North had conferred upon him a brevet rank of the first degree. His Ex- cellency replied that he would cause inquiries to be made at once and And out the exact amount donated by Mr. So and would memorialise the Throne accordingly.
MINTING OF COPPER CENTS RESUMED.
In my correspondence of the 21st of July. I reported that an Imperial Edict was issued ordering the Provincial Mint here to cease striking copper cents for three months owing to the market being inundated with them. Recently there has been a large demand for copper coins and a few days ago the Bureau of Local Affairs instructed the Directors of the Mint to commence minting these coins again. | The Bureau has also cabled to all the Prefectures and Districts of the Kwangtung Province requesting the officials to notify the merchants and the people to proceed to Canton and place their orders for these coins.
LARGE QUANTITY OF GUNPOWDER SHIZED,
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. forcibly causing them to be released, was going beyond the limits of his power.
LUK LAN CHING AGAIN.
Sometime Luk Lan Ching, kidnapped four village elders ago the notorious Pirate Chief, of the Ko-Pa village which is renowned for its wealth,
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Hon Chi To, son of one of the victims, went personally to Lak Lan Ching and entreated Luk to take him as a prisoner in place of his father the plea of his old and poor health. Luk complied with the re- quest, releasing old Hon Yat Wah ant keeping his son as a prisoner. Before releasing old Hon the pirate chief told him that if he failed to bring $20 000 to redeem his son on a certain day he would kill the boy. As the ransom was a rather large sum the old man kept on nego- oirating with Luk in the hope of getting a reduction. But Luk was adamantine and on the due date he took Hon Chỉ Tó to the Rail- way Terminus at Ɛamshiu and fired six bullets into the poor fellow. Lak then wrote out a notice saying that he had killed Hon Chi To on account of his father failing to keep his
The Salt Monopolist of the Heung 'Shan District recently made a seizure of a large shipment of illicit salt. On discharging the salt from the junk, to his surprise and amaze-promise. ment he discovered thirty-two kegs of gun. powder hidden under the vessel. The matter has been reported to the Viceroy who has ordered the gunpowder to be immediately sent to Canton. The smugglers who are now in the custody of the monopolist will be beheaded. PROPOSED PIECE GOODS AND DYEING FACTORY.
It is reported that on the 20th instant a meeting of the piece goods merchants was held in Fatshan for the purpose of considering a proposal to establish a large Piecs Goods and Dyeing Factory in that town. The Chairman, Mr. Woo, proposed to raise a capital of 82,000,0 ́ ℗ in shares. Half of that amount has already been guaranteed by the promoters of the concern. The name of the Company is “Hing Ab,” which means “forcing China's prosperity.”
A DEPUTY PUNISHED FOR SQUEEZING.
Recently Deputy Mo Chenng was despatched by the Poon Ya Magistrate to proceed up country to collect field taxes from the different villages of the Poon Ya district. It appears that he demanded travelling expenses and presents from all the villages he visited. The villagers were very much annoyed over it and reported the matter to the Viceroy, who ordered the Kwong Chan Prefect to have Deputy Mo immediately cashiered, to find out the total amount of "squeeze" he made, also the value of
the presents received by him, to total these two iteme, impose a fine of three times the amount and banish him from the Kwong Sung Province after he has paid up the flue.
NEW FOBBIGN DEPUTY.
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Mr. Yim Pak Yuk, the Viceroy's chief Foreign Secretary, has left Peking and is expected to arrive here shortly. He comes here to relieve Totai Wen Tsung Yao who will proceed to Tibet next week to take up his new appointment as Minister.
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THE ΡΑΟΣ ΒΒΑΤ AFFAIR-A THREATENED BOYCOTT.
The "Kwok Sue l'o" has published an article on the above subject stating that the French Consul on receipt of information that the Cantonese people might take the case up and convene meetings to discuss the matter, has written a letter to the Viceroy requesting' him to prohibit the merchants and the people from bolding mass meetings to discuss the affair. The paper remarks that the Consul's letter purports to show that he is afraid that the Cantonese might boycott French commerce,
The Viceroy, on receipt of the Coneul's letter, immediately gave instructions to the Kwong. Chau Prefect to issue a notification prohibiting the merchants and the people from holding mans meetings to discuss the matter.
The paper also criticised the case saying that the procedure adopted by Colonel Lui in the arrest of the alleged pirates on the "Paul Beau" was simply a repetition of what has been done by his predecessor and it is tended that that the
con- officers were wrong, sepecially as the arrest was made after not they obtained permission from the Captain of the steamer. Further, it is pointed out that after the pirates were put into the small boat they were actually in Chinese waters and therefore were under the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities. The Vice-Consul in
Hon Yat Wah has reported the matter to the Viceroy who has given instructions to the the military authorities that they must not fail to arrest Luk Lan Ching at any cost and as soon as possible.
MACAO
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
September, 20th.
AN ICE FACTORY. Soon Macao will be blest with an Ice work.
The factory is now nearing completion, and will be in full working order by next summer.
NEWS FOR SPORTSMEN.
The abundance of snipe and other game about our neighbourhood just now is attracting the attention of sportsmen, and those who have ing have returned to the bity well satisfied grasped the opportunity to have a day's shoot with their luck.
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A DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNOR,
PUBLIC COMPANIES.
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HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING AND DYEING COMPANY.
The Hon. Mr. J. W. Gresson praided at the Company held on Sept. 26th at the offices of the annual meeting of shareholders in the above. General Managers (Mears. Jardine, Matheson & Cd). There were also present Sir Paul Chater and Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar (consulting committee), Messrs. A. Denison, E. Ormiston, Shaw Lo Cheung Shui, He Yu-Shang, R. E. C. H Ross, W. E. Clarke, A. Consland, A. Piercy, H. W. Petley, and W. M. Fleming (secretary).
The notice convening the meeting having been read,
Report and Accounts having been in your The CHAIRMAN said Gentleman: The
hands for some days I propose with your ap- proval to take them as read. The depression Meeting continued during the first half of the in the yarn trade referred to at our last Annual period covered by the accounts now: under review,
and for some months the Mill wES working at a loss. In the Spring of this year however a considerable improvement in demand took place, but it is unfortunate that we have been unable to take full advantage of this improvement, owing to the difficulty of obtaining adequate labour. It will be remem- bered that at the end of April 1907 it was found necessary, owing to lack of demand, to curtail the number of spindles running and dispensing our production, which was done by reducing. with the services of about half our workpeople So son as the improvement in the yarn trade; commenced, we at once endeavoured to increase the dumber of spindles at work, but this year we have experienced greater difficulty than on any previous occasion in bringing the mill into fall Working. This is doubtless due to the exis- tence of remunerative work on the mainland on Railway enterprises, which have recentid come into being, but the result in that we have had to be contented with unskilled labour, which takes time to train, and a consequent decrease in output for the time being Our workers are however gradually improving and we have now about 45,000 spindles running out of a total of 55,000 Taking into consideration the difficulties with which we have had to contend, I trust that you will consider the gain on working vis $23,356,80 as not unsatisfactory. The general position moreover shows a considerable improvement on that of last year, as may be illustrated by a comparison of the stock of yarn at the respective dates. Or 31st July 1907 there was an undell- vered stook at the Mill of 6,656 bales of which 5,933 bales were unsold on 31st July this ear the un delivered stock 1181 bales
this their all old, and
quantity bas since been reduced to 144 bales on the 19th instant. The stook of Cotton has been taken over at a safe price and the production of the Mill & sold up to mid-December at a small profit. I may mention further that we have succeeded in establishing a regular demand for our yarn in the Northern Ports of Shanghai and Tsingtan. Under these circumstances your Consulting Committee has felt justified in proposing to you that 1400 0 be taken from the Equalisation of Dividend Fund for the purpose of paring that this course of sotion will have similar dividend to that of last year and I frast approval. The property is all in Hist condition.
Before asking you toʻ report and socounts I sball be answer any questions concerning.
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The Pork dealers of the Colony have waited upon His Excellency Senhor Rocadas to com plain of the treatment meted out to them by officers of the Leal Senado. It is alleged that some of the municipal police attempted to squeeze" the dealers, but being unsuccessful got even with them in another way. Removing pig from one of the stalls, they kept it for three days and then replaced it. Next they arrested the master of the stall, placed him before the Court on a charge of selling putrid meat, and secured a conviction! No doubt with the grievances of the pork yendors before him, His Excellency will cause searching inquiry to be made into the matter, and see that justice is done. It is high time that the Leal Senado dealt more fairly with our merch ants, and took active steps to abolish the too prevalent " squeeza pidgin Among employees.
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RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
The first At Home" given by H. E. Senhor Alves Rocadas, Governor of Macso, was held on Saturday, the 19th inst. Over sixty ladies an ousally large Lumber of gentlemen were present, including a few from Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai. Benhor and Lady Bocadas by their geniality made the occasion most pleasant and enjoyable. Dancing was kept up till quite a late hour. Amongst the guests for Portugal at Canton, Senhor Leiria, the present were Senhor Morses, Consul General Portuguese Consul at Hongkong, Major Nathan, Mr. Soares, Mr. and Miss Silva of Shanghai, and others.
detained there on Sunday last on account of "A Visitor to Macao" writes that he was typhoon weather and found that the whole sity had not a single lighted street-lamp. He was told that this is of frequent occurrence and that the thieves in consequence are growing bolder.
Manila is declared to be infected with cholera. The Colonial Secretary's Offics inform us that A.Manila contemporary of the ad inst. states that on Sunday the 20th there were 59 cases of cholera, and on the following day 47, “with a 'death rate of less than fifty per cent.
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No questions beffig aakad, the of the report which was unanimous moved and Mr. Dunion seconded
ME ORMISTON moved; and Mr. SHU seconded that Sir Paul Chüler J. W C. Bonmar be re-elect mittes. Carried.
on the motion of Mr. CóunLAS
Md W. Hatton Potts was
Mr. SHAW,
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