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our output and caused expenses besides. it may now be expected that all difficulties soon be overcome, and that everything will work smoothly in future.
The net profit amounts to Tls. 5,982 92, out hich it is proposed to pay a dividend at the te of 9 per cent absorbing Tls. 4,860.00. The remaining balance of Tls. 1,122.32 will be distributed between the reserve fund and plant
account.
Board of Directors.Mr. H. Hagge and Mr. Emil Rehders having gone home, the Board now consists of Mr. E Karbe, Chairman, and Count Butler, Messrs. N. E. Cornish, and Aug. Ehlers, Directors, who retire as required by the articles of association, but offer themselves for re-election.
Anditor Mr. Paul Borkowsky has again au lited the accounts, and the Directors recom- mend his re-election.
A
E. KARBE,
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Chairman, FERD. GEBHARDT,
Managing Director.
Shanghai, 22nd December, 1896.
SIXTH CLUB RACE,
~ CHINA ÖVERLAND TRADE REPORT:
Sho Dart
were arrest
SECOND CLASS.
28
honse was burnt the damage to ing houses being,
neigh
25
Ladybird
10
Payne...
Seabreeze
Eileen
In the second class She, Dart, and Ladybird sail again for this race.
CORRES ONDENCE.
:
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
COMMERCIAL MORALITY IN JAPAN.
K
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." SIB,-In your interesting criticism of my recent article in the Nineteenth Century on Commercial Morality in Japan," referring to the remark that "Japanese Consuls have re- ported that the country's foreign trade is being seriously injured by merchants who send abroad matches that will not strike, rice that is not up to sample, and stuffs whose only merit is ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. | cheapness," you suggest that so far as regards matches this must be an exaggeration. I can assure you, however, that the remark is true literally,-not, of course, in the sense that all The course for this race, which was sailed on Japanese matches are bad, but that certain Sunday, the 10th January, was from the Police match manufacturers, simply to secure a small Pier, Kowloon, round the Channel Rocks, increased profit for the time being, do put Kowloon Rocks, and dinghy off Pier (all to matches of such inferior quality upon the port), twice round; 13 miles. The boats start-market as to injure the reputation of Japanese ing were
matches generally. This is not my statement, but that of the Japanese Consul at Bombay, who in a recent report deplores the prevalence of such practices, and points out the serious injury which they do to Japanese trade.-Yours faithfully,
Active Meteor
Princess...
FIRST CLASS. ·
Maid Marian... Phoebe
Erica
Sybil #
Chanticleer
Dart
Payne Ladybird She...
Mr. H. E. Pollock, Mr. T. W. Lammert Mr. Jas. MoKie. Mr. J. Hastings. Mr. F. H. May, Mr. A. Denison. Officers, R.E.
Mr. C. A. Tomes.
SECOND CLASS.
Dr. Clarke. Officers, R.E.
Mr. E. J. Grist. Mr. E. M. Hazeland. The wind was blowing strongly from the east, and all the boats were reefed. Meteor and Erica were five or six minutes late at the line, being in doubt whether to reef or not. Maid Marian soon went to the front, with Chanticleer a few minutes behind. Erica went through the rest of the fleet, and off the Docks was third boat, close up to Chanticleer; Active went over to the Hongkong shore, but did not gain much by doing so. When off Hunghom Point Erica had the misfortune to carry away her weather shroud and backstay, and gave up. In the ran down to the markboat off the Pier, Active and She, which had passed most
of the first class and was in front of her own class, were rounding the mark together when the former got across the bows of a junk and was capsized. All the orew were saved, but the boat went to the bottom. Several of the boats stood by to render assistance and gave up the race. The markboat was rounded the first time as follows:-
Maid Marian Chanticleer
H. M. 12 45
12
50
1
1
8.
1 20 30
Sybil Dart.. Ladybird The rest gave up here. The second round was a procession, and the line was crossed at the finish as follows :--
Maid Marian Chanticleer. Sybil..........
Dart...
Ladybird
The numb to date are
**2482
H.
M.
B.
17 47
23 25
45
51
39
10
34 5
ROBERT YOUNG, Editor Kobe Chronicle. Hongkong, 15th January, 1897.
CANTON NOTES.
(FROM THE CHUNG NGOI-BAN-PO.
On the 5th instant the wife of the third son of Viceroy Tan Chung-lun gave birth to a son in the Viceroy's yamen. All the officers, civil and military, high and low, went on that day to the yamen to offer congratulations
The application of a Sansz to the Viceroy asking premission to erect a flour-mill and sugar refinery in Canton has been granted, but the Government does not think it necessary to grant him a patent.
hundred dollars in ready money, besides other praporty.
FROM
MACAO
CORRESPONDENT.
The news that I gave last weel the Portuguese Ministry now seema had no foundation. The news was spr Senor Horta e Costa was absent f and a certain self-important offcial sponsible for it.
The question of "Timor continues discussed here and the feeling ernor Celestino, who has Macao's money by his mism
igh. Whi affairs of that island, Government servants remained without their pay Senor Celestino sent for new furniture for Government House. The officials have not yet received their pay in full, a reduction of 30 per cent. having been made, lady
The news you published a few days ago of an armed robbery in Wing Lok Strest once more to call atten. suggests to me tion to the inefficient manner in which the military police system of this colony is con- ducted, a matter of special importance now that the Chinese New Year is approaching. Petty thefts of all kinds are common and in the streets public lanterns, iron railings, and any- thing else removable that possesses any value are carried off without let or hindrance, never a policeman being seen in the streets. The harbour police, on the other hand, is well man aged, and it is no doubt to them that we ow our immunity from such crimes as that which occurred in Hongkong the other day, as they If it were, not for Į cut off escape by the ses.
them there would be nothing to prevent gang robberies on the largest scale.
HONGKONG.
Cold weather is, generally speaking, favoured in the colony because we have such a meagre. share, and the drop in the temperature this week has made us walk briskly out of doors and lovingly hug the fire indoors. On the 13th inst. the cargo of the Farisong was destroyed by fire and on Monday night there was a fire at 188, Jervois Street, the place being gutted. - The Sanitary Board met last Thursday. On Saturday night the Dook Detachment On the 10th instant the Magistrate of Nam- of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps gave a smok- hoi sent a weiyuen together with some yamen ing concert and prizes won at shooting competi runners to make a raid on the fantan houses in tions were presented. On Monday the Chief Wa Tak Lane, outside the city gate of Kwai-Justice received the hearty congratulations of tak. The gamblers, who had got wind of the the members of the legal profession on his intended raid, made every preparation to meet receiving the honour of knighthood. Bir the raiders, and, when the weiyuen and the J. W. Carrington suitably replied. On the runners came near, furiously stoned them. 15th inst. Corporal Bates, Royal Engineers, The weiyuen's chair was smashed and he was committed suicide by throwing himself over compelled to hide himself inside a shop, while the verandah of Wellington Barracks. a petty military officer was beaten black and blue and shot in the thigh. At last some soldiers came forward, whereupon the gamblers fled and all escaped but one, who was arrested. Rewards of one hundred dollars have now been offered for the capture of each of the gamblers. The Superintendent of Customs has received a telegram from Peking reappointing him to that office for another term of three years.
The Queen's approval of the appointment of the Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving is notified in the Gazette.
Mr. Li King Sum, Senior Student, College of Medicine for Chinese, has been appointed a public vaccinator.
The death rate last month was, for the British. and Foreign community, civil population, 88.9. and for the Chinese population, 20,8.
It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. D. MacDonald has been authorised to of boilers of unlicensed steamships tons burden.
der 60
The Canton Government has received a tele- gram from the Chinese Consul in Cuba to the effect that owing to the rebellion in that island a good many Chinese who are out of work are unable to find means to support themselves The first performance of Les Cloches de and that many have died in the streets from Corneville" by the Hongkong Amateur Dramatio starvation. The Viceroy and the Governor have Club takes place on Saturday the 13th instructed the directors of the charitable in-ary. Six performances in all are advertis stitutions to raise subscriptions.
A merchant has applied to the Government to be allowed to farm out the export duty on of marks gained by the boats up rice. He has promised to pay four hundred thousand taels per annum to the Government. His application has been taken into considera tion.
FIRST CLASS.
Prica Maid Marian.
Sybil Phobe
* 15
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A fire broke out in a shop named I-Yuen, in Yan-teal Street, on the 7th instant. It was a case of incendiarism. During the fire a good many robbers broke into the house and seized all the valuables found therein. Only the one'
It is notified in the Gazette that the of State has been pleased to appro pointment of Mr. H. L. Dennys Solicitor in succession to Mr. A B resigned.
The Secretary of the Panjom pany, Limited, advises the following telegram. December cyanide clea plant worked 36 days treat ings, yielding 285 oss, of bal value of £1 11.. Od. pår