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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE
AND MOJI,
Steamship:
THE GREGORY APUAR,"
CHINA. DECLARES WAR
THE CHINA MAIL.
British Concessions in China, whence
..
THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING ENEMY' SUBJECTS.
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COMPANY MEETING.
THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917,
all
ccusation of payments to Germany CHINA DECLARES WAR.
and did exist at that time, a Foundry continry, knowing for many years that under the Boxer Protocol and the
in the Colony capable of turning sooner or later the growing demand for. Loan agreement. In interest "en
out what was precisely required; and Steel Material (long" before the war,) loans and, instalments of Boxer
doubtless it will interest the patriotic justified the experiment, and to one Hongkong publie to know that this knows better than I do the vicissitudes Indemnity China has been paying to Germany something like, two Proclamation declaring
The seventh ordinary yearly mesting Company was sked by the Government of good and bad fortune through being
on behalf of Russia if its resources could determined. to war of the shareholders of the above, com be made avaible for the supply of Muni dificulties. I am therefore anxious ter
fight against. million pounds sterling noually against Germany and Austria was pany was held this morning at 11.30, tions of War, and a reply was sent to see the consumation of my life's work, and with this source of revenue issued in Peking yesterday morning.
st the Company's offices..
the effect that its resources were such that Hongkong, which has been my OFdried up it is probable that good
Mr. A. G. Gardon presided, and there that at the time three tone in Cast home for over 40 years, should keep tho many Germana in China. would A censorship of the mails and were present Mesara F. Maitland, E. J could be supplied each day and that if being one of the most progressive Steel Shells or Ingota for making shells position she rightly holds today, as prefer internment to freedom and telegrapha has been established.
Grist, M. W. Mark T. F. Hough, H. required, additional plant could be pro- outposts of the British Empire. poverty. At all events the suspension The Peking Correspondent of the R. B. Hancock, P. Tester, A. H. G. cured in four or five months to supply (Applause) I can think of nothing of payments will in itself impose Chinese Mail" telegraphs to-day: Potts, E. M. Raymond, G. P. Lammert, ea that this Company on behalf of the questions I shall be pleased to answer Fackson, J. J. Bryan, W. Logan, P: C. forty-five com a day guaranteed. (A more that would be interesting to consulerable restrictions upon their
plause.) Therefore Gentlemen, you will Shareholders, but if there are any intriguing activities. They have Begulations governing energy sub-A. K. Henderson, Yuen Chong, and Bir. Colony, offered to do its best in the them, before proposing the adoption a gambled heavily in the hope of fiecte have been issued by tlie Fisher, (acting secretary).
common canie. Speaking from a very the report and accounts." saving off a declaration of war, Ministry of the Interior. Enemy The Secretary read the notice conven lang experience of this Colony's pro- The Chairman then proposed that the and they have lost.
gress the position it holda to-day in the report and accounts be adopted. subjects are allowed five days in ing the Meeting, after which,
commercial world, owing to its great which to apply for passports to leave. The report sad accounts having been shipbuilding and
The CHAIRMAN aid-Gentlemen: shipping facilities and advantages for motion said-I beg to second the Mr. F. MAITLAND, in seconding the From time to time since the the country, if they wish. All enemyla your hands for some time I will requiring the supply of iron and steel as presented. It is pleasing to at last other industries adoption of the report, and accounts outbreak of the war protests have subjects must register. Their lives follow the usual course and with your material, and which is of paramount arrive at the dividend paying state and been raised against enemy subjects and property will be protected permission take them a read. Urders this port, it would be disastrous to annual return in future. Certainly importance to the future intorests of hope shareholders will receive an being allowed to remain in the They will also be allowed to entrust plentiful, and to meet the growing such an unqualified success to fail, at hard struggle and all shareholders during the year under review have been allow what has already proved to be our General Managers haya hai a they have carried on a strong anti-their property to persons for safe demand for a heavier class of work this stage for want of capital, and fall should congratulate them on the results. British propaganda amongst the custody, subject to official approval without delay, to lay down two more clearly proved the necessity for auch an $43,959.37 or 56% on our capital. The uffered, we hava arranged to begin, into the hands of other nationals to of the past two years' working which Chinese. When Ministers have been They will not be permitted to travel sets of Patent Radio Furnaces, and undertaking: (Applause). The clarion Company has suffered in the past and is reap the benefit of enterprise which has show a nott revenue of no less than interrogated on the subject in the and newcomers will not be permitted contemplate, later, building two extra call in Mr. Anton's speech at the still retarded by lack of Capital. The House of Commons they have pat HONGKONG, WEDS ANDiy, Aug. 15, 1917. forward the argument that China's to land. All literature circulated by furnaces, which will enable us to Launching of the two vessels on General Managers have consequently
sovereignity has to be considered, enemy subfeets is prohibited.
accept urgent orders for work which turday the 4th inst at Kowloon Docks had to utilise profits to pay for improve Great Britain being only a perpetual
wounded the right note in its most ments and enlargements and in bolding einnot be executed without considerable telling atmosphere i.. amongst the bigger stocks for current work. And The Austrian Minister was handed leaseholder of these concessions Mr. his pusports yesterday, and the will also enable the Company to make experta of Hongkong and surrounding but a proportion of the order submitted delay and expense to our clients. This shipping and engineering capitalists and yet it is impossible for them to entertain GERSHUM STEWART on one occasion Cerman Bank was closed by the soft Ingot Steel for forging purposes to asked whether the Germans in a
districts. He said:- British concession did not occupy the
With an increase of Capital is sppears Chinese Government..
The shipbuilding yarla bere had very evident that the success of the Company take the place of home, orders which many advantages over the shipbuilding assured. With these few remarks f ewnot be fulfilled, owing to the yards at home. But they bad one dis have pleasure in seconding the adoption dithculties of transport and Government ability and that was they had to get the of the report and accounts. the house it was necessary for him THE GOVERNMENT'S PURCHASE restriction against the export of and boiler
steel out from home, also ship places The motion was carried unanimously.
could see the
Mr. T. F. Houch then said-Gentle- to refer to the ground landlord before
having their own Steel he could be turned out? But the
If this state of affairs continues, iron are very near here with lots of coal have just heard read it to my mind in Hongkong soon. They had me. The clear statement of facts we Government would not be drawn
we may still increase our output in Kwangtung and it only needs a conclusive that something should be into a discussion of the point. "Now
by making farther additions to theertain amount of enterprise to have doue, and it would seem that the enter
these steel Works established.. that China has definitely come into
plant, to meet. the urgent demand
prise is such a good one that it should The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock. for soft laget Steel. The encourage anys Mr. Anton. I have already stated not only as a good investment but as a "We have iron ore very near here" appeal to the investing Hongkong public the war against Germany more is K.G., bhas given notice of his intenment given to this Company to further that good iron ore is to be obtained in sound patriotic movement, and I should 2035 meat protested to Germany against and there may be some hope now
likely to be beard of this question, tion to ask the following questions its endeavours to supply the warts the neighbouring provinces of China, be glad to see the matter brought fully- hér policy of submarine warfare of seeing enemy subjects bundled off lative Council:-
at to-morrow's meeting of the Legis. its present constituents has caused your but if the iron mine near here is good to the notice of the public and would unrestricted by international law. the British concessions. The Gar- with reference to the vote taken at the shareholder to increase its capital to pig iron its present value it seems
why do the owners not work it them-suggest that the necessary measures be Managers with the sanction of the selvca? They are capitalists and with adopted to do so. A month elapsed and there was man Concessions will be cancelled ná
Replying, the CHAIRMAN said :—I am no reply, and China-thereupon a matter of course,
Jast queting of the Council for the $1,000,000.- A scheme is already in strange that he effort has been made to greatly obliged to Mr. Hough for the followed up her protest by a rupture
purchases of shelt for Govern band for its reconstruction under develope such a wonderful find and if anggestion, and think that there are ment Quarters... of diplomatic relations with Germany.
so rich in Manganese etc, as it is stated many Chinese gentlemen who are only (Is it not the penal practice to get
Board of Directors, which will be fully to be, is it not reasonable to suppose it waiting a lead from the foreign com la ita formal Note to Germany
an. Officer in the Government Civit explained to the public later, when it is would have been taken, in hand years munity to interest themselves in this the Chinese Government complained
Service to bid on behalf of the hoped the extra capital will be forth ago to demonstrate to the public the matter. I am sure something will be Government in cases where the coming to enable the Company to pro have their doubts about its financial pany if foreigners will only take an
quality of its ore. The owners must doce to foward the interests of the com that Germany had ignored China's protest, and had continued to
to acquire cred with an installation to mest all success; the Ore is offered for sale with interest in it. (ii) Was there any spreis! reason for and its swakening, about which so much farther.
further requirements. As for China, all itë alluring qualities, but they go no Mr. T F. Hovoя then said: I If this mine has any com-world propose the following: that an has been written, we feel that when the mercial value, and can produce Pig Iron extraordinary general meeting of the up to the necessary specified standards I shareholders be convened for an early war is over things will begin to move, have no doubt but that the Hongkong date, to which the Public be invited to Even during the last three years while Steel Foundry Company alone could be present, when the matter will be fully Europe has been locked in a death install a Plant for milling steel material considered and a list opened forsignature struggle, China has not remained "p to say three thousand tons per of those gentlemen who are willing to
month
take sbarcs.. stationery. A survey is in progress for "If those who 'prattle "about having line which will certainly develop Hongkong's interests at heart will be up portions of the country through which and doing instead of (may I use the HR. B. Hancock seconded, that Mr A. K. Henderson proposed, and How the West River, and give a word?) bluffing, business might result. Mr Bernard Brown be elected auditor stimulus to trade in Kwangsi, where, have on the table estimates only for the forthcoming year, and the arrived a short time ago giving us it is known, there are deposits of coal details of the latest method in steel saotion was carried
having arrived from the above Ports,
that all floods are being landed at their
BAL
person had an undesirable ledger is
Consignees of thugs by her are notified Cursa is now definitely at war with risk into the hazardous and or extra Germany and Austria-Hungary, position of a lodger, and whether if hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong Proclamation to that effect having
Kowloon Wharf and Godown Col,
the wharves been issued yesterday. It is Eve whence and/or from delivery may be obtained...
since the ago
Chinese Chaims will be admitted after the months No goods have left the Godowns, and all Government broke off diplomatic
boris, remaining "delivered after the
relations with Germany, and cleared 22nd instant, will be subject to rent. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
the German officials (with some Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
few exceptions) out of China. In DAVID SAS-008 & Co.. La».
"Agents.
February last the Chinese Govern- Hongkong, August 15, 1917.
goods.
+
THE CALENDAR.
"MEM05"TOK” TO-MORROW.
10.m.-St. John's Ambulance Brigade (1 H.K. V.A.D.) Examination at the Helena May Institute. 12.16 p.m.-British Traders' Insurance
Ce's. Extraordinary Meeting, 2 1.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture,
Curtains, Pictures, Pianos, etc. t prosecute an unrestricted submarine Man. Hughes and Bough's...
3. p.m.-Auction of "The Arabian warfare, with the result that Chinese
Nights Entertainments" at Mesars.lives Hughes and Hough's. -
General" Memoranda.
Tuesday, August 11 :———————-
11am-Auction of Fousehold Furni sure, etc. At No. 3, Wood Road, Kịch
Hongkong Ice Co's. interim dividend
due.
and property had been loat Germany in a Note to the Chinese Government on March 10th declared her willingness to
пред
negotiations with China with a view to adopting means to protect Chinese lives and property, but as at the same time Germany announced her determination not to modify her TMBAT, August 24 -
Hongkong Rope Co's, interim dividend policy of submarine warfare, it was " duc.
clear that Germany's idea of protect Monway, August, 17 :----
Kem-Austion of Kowloon Islanding Chinase lives and property was Let No. 308 si Mr. Ses. P. Laamart's | to require the Chinese Government Bulos Booms.
THE CHINA MAILA'
NOTICE.
Communications ralating to news should
be addressed to THE EDITOR
Correspondiente must forward their names and addresses with any communica
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Mr. and Mrs FC, Jenkin, have re- turned to the Colony from Japan.
and Club Hotel property has been sold The old Yokohams United Club
by auction under instructions from the
liquidator. It was bought by Mr. L. J. Grimmesey for 165,000 yen.
A project is afoot in Japan to establish a shipbuilding yard at Tempo Shinden. It is intended to build saven shipbuilding slips, capable of taking
vessels of the 10,000 ton clasa
•
OFLYSHOLT."
QUESTIONS BY THE HON. MR. POLLOCK.
Government desires property?
настесу од the part of the Government in the present in- Klance.}
W
(ii) Did not much sogroey result in
the Government having to pay bigger price for the property shaz
it would otherwise have done?
THE STORM AT CHÚNG CHOW
....
ISLAND.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FISHING FLEET.
steel material leaving British ports.ty of He
of
...
is
the motion was carried.
Mr A H. G. JACKSON seconded and
the Dividend Warrants were ready and
and iron, as well as of tin and anti-production from the cre to the time it The Chairman then announced that mony. Iam not therefore pessimistic as is used for building purposes. We are could be had on application.
This terminated the businey of the
THE PRAYA EAST. FORESHORE NUISANCE.
At to-morrow's meeting of the
to the future of Kwangsi or Kwangtung installation belowy one hundred tons per informed it would not pay to erect an The storm of Monday last did if the authorities will only encourage day-3,000 tons per month; therefore meeting to deny itself, in the interests of Exchange this morning, the opening Leland.
There was an exceptional rise in considerable damage at Chung Chow local enterprise. Recent events have wo have the cost of such an installation Germany alone, of the rights to free-rate being 2/10 demand, 13/16d.
shown that, in Canton there is a deaire with rolling mills and foundry com- dom of transport on the high seas shove yesterday's closing rate. This thirty sarapan were totally wrecked enterprises in the Province, and I feel we have not been asleep in this Six large junks and more than to stimulate the development of minera plete, and the estimated cost of such laid down in Hongkong. So you see which international law clearly gave afternoon there was no further change and the damage sustained by the sure the day is not far distant when matter. And now, gentlenes, what to a Neatral Power, China realised
fishers, is estimated at several thou-coal and iron will be shipped to Hong more is wanted! I am confident that if this and broke off relations.
kong in large quantities. We have been there would be little (if any) difficulty we had the necessary capital subscribed sand dollars.
you some idea of these offers I will read on hand they seem to be only too iron ore and other minerala To give proper authorities, as from information inundated with offers to supply us with in getting into communication with the
you one amongst them -
anxious to deal direct with responsible. To A. G. GORDOS, Esq.
borlies instead of middlemen who are so anxious to squeeze out bloed before-life DRIE SIR-At your request we beg to begins. As a result of our endeavours. inform you that at last we have got per we learn that new mining laws have at: mission from the Chinese Government last been drafted which are likely to to re-open the iron mine, ia Kwarga
In the intervening few months tion addressed to the Editor, tot accusarily Germany's attitude towards interna
for publication but as evidence of good tional law has undergone no change,
fith
The cases of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week wore 1 fatal case of plague; 4 (3 fatal) enteric fever; 2 (fatal) puerperal fever; and one ease of smallpox. All Chinese.
were
A fitter in the employ of the
All matter for publication should be and China has at length followed "PChina Light and Power Company died Į
written ou vou side of the paper only.
addressed to TRE daragan.
13
Habe of subscription to China Mall” is
her protest to its logical conclusion
at the Tang Wa Hospital at Kowloon in a declaration of war. Following! Letters relating to business should be upon the rupture of diplomatic yesterday as the result of falling from
relations, all the German diplomatic electric standard in
a ladder which was placed against an 36 por anunta, per quarter and per men-and-consular officials received their Kowloon. It is believed that the de Jordan Road, som "pro rata'.-
pasaporte, and all but three or four ceased trouched a live wire. The Chios Mail is delivered free to of them left the country. The Chinese tab-cribers in Hongkong and Kowloon.
authorities at the same time, 28 a measure of protection, took possession
.
and also a number of other matsheds The missionaries' matshed church
were blown down during the gale.".
No loss of life, however, has yet' been reported.
AN ARMED ROBBERY AT LYEEMOON.
of
at work,
де
Province. This iron mine. occopies an prove acceptable to the Treaty Powers forty square miles, and at present and at the same time prove of immense there are about thres hundred labourer bought to China. We can only hope
instant five men, inned with daggers engaged for the work we can supply you Depreciation. Before I cows I should
At about midnight on the 11th
that the Cabinet changes in Pekin will output of Iron Ore is picule daily. If more to be about 20 for resalt in the new draft being
pigeon-holed and forgotten. and buriboo poles, broke into the monthly under contract, Binc or ten residence of a Chinese murried output according to contract of ore to of depreciation. We have for some thousand piculs. In case of insuficient like to say a few words on the question woman, intho Mu-Fu-teoi village, be delivered to the Company, we will of years past allowed 10 per cent and at nt Lyeemoon, and threatened to stubou be responsible for any loss in the same time the upkeep, which is a curred thereby, and we are quite ready very heavy item, has been charged to her to death if she
e raised an alarm.
to furnish a guarantee if required. After ransacking the dwelling, the We have had ampies tested and with the constant renewals, are in working account. The furnaces. to-day, Rate of abscription to the "Overland rest, the Germans in China-who kong, whose tragic suicide at New York robbers stole jewellery and clothing analysed and find them very rich in aa good condition as when installed; Chion Mail" is $18 per sonum: postage number now about 3,500 all told is reported in another column, will be to the total value of $44; and then Manganese; in fact, everything is very nevertheless it would be hopeless to
Postage is Charged at the rate of fifty sents per month.
.......
Urders for extra copies of the Oof the German shipping which had MAIL should be scat sd soed as possible as the supply is limited. Cash 10 ata, Credit been refuging in Chinese porta since
SU cte per copy.„,
1 per annum extre. Single coples twenty
SOCIAL AND PEORSNAL.
SOCIAL
Mr. Timmerscheidt, a former manager the beginning of the war. For the of the Deutsche-Asiatic Bank in Hong
With reference to the Answer given to Pollock, K.C., will ask:- Legislative Council, the Hon.
my first question at the last moeting of the Council
(i) Ixit the fact that water- sinkets now dischargo over the Praya East foreshore, and
40
(ii) Carrot some steps be taken to
remedy the nuisance arising from such discharge, as temporary measures, pending the mencemeat of the work on the proposed reclamation 2" (i) When is such proposed reclamns-
tion likely to be commanced?
Are cants each."
Alterations and additions to Advertise business. Since it became known that player.
Made were allowed to carry on their remembered socially is a very fine viclis made good their escape. meats on Pagen 3, 6, and 7 should be went to the flee. No. 5, Wyndham China was on the point of declaring Btreet, not later than 11 30
FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN.
HUGE EXCESS OF EXPORTS. satisfactory and indicates a great future expect our business to be on a sound and sale basis if no-depreciation were
The foreign trails of Japan this year, for this Company. However as we are provided. The shareholdere might be werking on the process of melting down more pleased with the accounts, but our together with the movements of specie war, they have been greatly condeath at sea of Mr. George Cormack,
News has reached the Colony of the MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT IN QUEEN's scrap steal with other mixtures added. amets would be standing at a fictitious and ballion, is shown in the following
The supply of iron ore does not affect figure. Therefore it is clear that, if table our present Crucible Installation; it tion each year, the time will come wher provision be not made for deprecia
-"Alterations and additions to Advertise-
-mout na nat inter than 1 p.m.
before, & p.,
ferrådvertisemedte and Subscriptions which
as not ordered fo' a fixed period will be
es stinned until counteranded,
Wore they all to be interned, as in
The decision is now announced. Those who with
of the Hongkong Government. ∙Mr.
** ROAD EAST.
mente na pages 4, 5 and 8 should be/cerned to know what is to bappe second assistant suditor in the service Chinese edhoolboy, eleven years) only afects the progress mentioned in new Capital must be introduced into
New Advertisements should be sent in Siam, or was the policy adopted Cormack left the Colony on the 8th inst of age, whilst crossing" Queen's Roady, romurka, at the last General the business to enable the assets to be Exports
the United States and Japan to be
acquired for continuance on more Imports followed by the Chinese Government for Wei-har-we to make the annual last yesterday, was struck by motor Meeting, namely
modern methods.
Excess of Exports... Until such time as the Foundry Patent Prosess. No depreciation sudit there on behalf of the Imperial car No. 82 and removed to his
SPECIE Gayerament. He died at ace on the home suffering from minor injuries.
"Department can be made to run in has been allowed on this item, and con- Exports: to leave the
conjunction with the mill for sidering the value of same as originally Imports 11th inst. Mr. Cormack, who was only In attempting to avoid hitting the country will be granted passports 55 years of age, was accompanied by boy the driver of the car ma into
"producing steel material from purchased for £5,000 and taken over on Excess of Impo if they apply for them within his wife, with whom the deepest occupied rickshaw. Although the
Ingots which keep the furnacen formation of the Company for £2,000, five days If they chose to
running night and day, Crucible therefore standing at that figure, it re sympathy is expressed in remain they will be protected in their bereavement, mors particularly as she the collision the occupant was unin sometime ago dealt with the question were of the complete process,
Furnaces are made economical presenta an asset well within ita value. An article in one of the Local Papers We are only working on the fringe as it lives and property by the Chinese bad just, recovered from an illness of jured. Government, but they will not be some weeks duration just prior to their permitted to travel
Telegraphio Address Maxi Hongkong. Cada: AB.O. 5th Edition,
Telophone No. 2
THE Cara Main Laseres,
BRIDGE SCORERS
30 cents esol
In Blocks of 50 SHWET8.
Oze. Dolar.
the at
CHING MAIL In
yndham Street..
her
departure for Wei-hai-wei Mr. Cor.
mack, who was appointed to the Imperial Civil Service in 1900 and wak
rickshaw was damaged as a result of
Total from Ján. 1 til Joly 31. Yen 17,010,000°
·5979;411,000 1,199,000
$2,049,000 242 820,000
149,078,000
THE LUCK OF NO. 18.
here. The article stated that persons Propellor ades Ship Steru Frames stitions in regard to it be said
of manufacture in Hongkung of Manie enables the Company amongst other After an inspection of a shattered tions of War, and said that much things to manufacture Tool Steel motor ambulance in Trafalgar square effective help could doubtless be given Razor Steel, Locomotive Wheels and recently the Dake of Portland remarked A MASTER REMEDY:
to the cause of the Allies if arrange tyres, Crossings Pointa sur Chairs, on the fact that the number of The ments were unde for such manufacture Axles and Chison Linki, Car Wheen, Wrooked Car WE 1m 30t
anper- The first effect of the declaration assistant auditor at the Geld Coast in Or Diarrhoes Remedy is master over important position had and that he and everything required in the Steel
HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholera and said no Hydraulic Cylinders, etc, Bu
thing
think it
the bent number in the world. No 13 Groavonor Disco 1911, joined the Hongkong Civil Service cramp celic, dysentery, and all intestinal
From there, and tile In August 1112, and bad thus been rarely nudessary to effects cure.
Hip pains. One dose relieres, a second done is manufacture pfSted Shells but Casting Limis, Hearly five yechin the Colony
cale by Alf Chemiats and Stormkeeperit
the fact is apparently not known to Finally, gentlemen Lease risked my these perkons of habit here does exist, all in this venture égainst advice to th