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MACAO.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. }·
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June 14th.
'AVENIDA VASCO DA GAMA.”
This is one of the popular resorts of Macao. Many are the tourists who make it a point to see' and 'admire the arrangement and cleanliness of this spot. It is a pity that in this lovely place the statueless pedestal cannot be filled as originally intended. It was meant for a monument to cɔmmemorate the fourth centenary of the di covery of the sea route to the Far East by Vasco da Gama some eight or nine years ago, but nothing has been done to complete it. I fear that no statue will now be forthcoming, I suggest that the pedestal be removed. It is nót a nice thing as it is.
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OUR NEGLECTED HARBOUR,
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Our harbour is fast silting up. Can not oar Government move in the matter of dredging Otherwise, our port will soon be entirely closed to all kinds of shipping; it will practically compel steamers of even the smallest tonnage to anchor some eight or ten miles away from the port. The Steamboat Company have taken the trouble to prepare a schedule of time of departure to suit our tide during the summer months, and although the Company strictly
the adheres to
for
safely of their steamer aud the convenience of their passengers, the Heungshan finds a good deal of difficulty and risk in reaching her wharf very afternoon. There is always the fear of touching bottom and sticking in the mud. -
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INFLUX OF VISITORS.
There will probably by a large indux of visitors from Hongkong next Sunday, as the annual procession of St. Anthony will take place in the afternoon. Besides the usual small steamers, the Beungshan will make her first excursion trip next Sunday.
BANCO ULTRAMARINO.
This Bank will remove its office to the same building as the Fazenda at the end of this month. This removal is to facilitate the working of the Bank as the Government paying bank.
CHINESE SUBSIDIARY COINS, Inhabitants of Macao are also experiencing the same difficulty in getting rid without loss of the Chinese subsidiary coins with which they are fooded. For $100 in bank notes you cau now obtain $106 in Chinese coins.
THE WEATHER.
We are having exceptionally warm weather for the past few days, and although we have had ocessional showers, these do not tend to lessen the heat very much.
AMOY.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
June 11th.
THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Lieut. Colonel Mackenzie, Secretary to the Kalangan Municipal Council, resigned is position-some time ago, and goes home early next month. He is succeeded in office by Mr. Mitchell, late of the West Keut Regiment, who arrived a few days ago.
During his term of office Lieut.-Colonel Mackenzie has done most excellent work for the Council; he has been at the head of affairs about four years. The many improvements made throughout the Settlement reflect great őrèdit on Colonėl Mackenzie's organizing abilities. The roads are now in a very good condition; and the sanitary arrangements have been so well managed that the settlement has had only four cases of plague since its inauguration. The Mixed Court, where all -cases against natives are tried, was organized by the Colonel, and it has proved itself to be an indispensable institution. In dealing with the Chinese officials, Colonel Mackenzie has shown great tact and discretion, and they, in apprecia-
tion of his excellent services to the native com. munity, petitioned the Chinese Bureau of Foreign Affairs at Peking, with the result that Colonel Mackenzie was decorated with the Order of the "Kung Pai." The residents of Kutangsu wish Colonel Mackenzie and his family ¿ bon voyage and a happy time in the homeland.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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WRECK OF THE M. STRUYE. The wreck of the German 8.8. M. Struve, which went ashore on the island of Ocksen some months ago, slid off the rocks and sank in 30 fathoms of water. H.B.M. Consul at this port, on behalf of the British syndicate which
Purchased the wreck. is now in correspondence with the native officials of Ockson to have in- quiries made as to who the culprits were who stripped the wreck of all its fittings and to have them return what was stolen.
SHIPPING IN INDO-CHINA.
A statement of the commercial shipping in Indo-China during 1905 shows that there has been a decrease compared with the previous year. The arrivals were :--
Flags Number Ton. Number Ton. French
274 698,178 293 507,508 162 205,915 183
212,827 140 284,277 197 424,919 38 61,620 65 84.182 69,480
German
English Norwegian American Italiau
Swedish Danish Dutch
X
40
50,588
2
2,635
10 374
9
2.682
Russian
11
46,185
Launches Chin. Junks Chin. Junks Auuam
139
958 51
26,581 1,623 684 24
Total.
3,700
3,477
215 30,136 121
1.708 1,389,758 2,446 1,338,565 Although the ships carrying the French flag were fewer in number than in 1904 they represented a greater tonnage, the increase being 51 193 tous.
The departures were:
Flags French English Germa u Norwegian American Swedish Dutch
Italian Japanese
Austrian Russian Danish
Junks Chin.
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1905. 1904. Number Ton. Number Ton.
224 704,983 279 429.562 143 291,486 194 421,356 158 196,843 187
212,825 60 63.969 68 88,350 39 49.267 51 69,346
6
1.397
3.014
321
44,785
三次
423
Juuks Annam 110
10,3 + 17,580 1,217 856 85
1,968
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[June 16, 1906,
being a British subject, and his conduof at times is open to investigation under the ngus legal forms in the Supreme Court of his Sovereign King Edward VII, whom God
preserve.
KSNIAI
In continuation of the above, note, we
quote the following letter from the N-C. Daily
News :---
Sir-It is only right that I should inform you that I have received to-day an official declaration from Major Nerazzini, carried to me personally by Connt de la Penne and Count Manfredo Gravina, in which the Italian Consul- General, desirous of removing the impression created in my letter of yesterday's date-that left to others the more arduous task of board- his official position sheltered him and that he ing the author in his den directly takes upon himself and is willing to be held responsible as a private individual for his letter of the 4th June. By this language the Consular cloak is laid aside and the Italian Consul-General constitutes himself the sole principal Much as I should like to exchange fire with him, the operation of the laws of extraterritoriality placing me nader the harth legal treatment which is mated out on a British subject who is so unfortunate as to cause the death or disable- ment of an adversary, makes such a course impossible. It is also to be noted that in my first letter I alluded to the ordinary revenge which one Anglo-Saxon takes on another when publicly accused of mendacity. I would prefer not to continue this discussion in public; as I have clearly shown the intention to insult the officer corps of the Italian navy or the Italian flag never existed.
I am, etc..
June 8th.
SHANGHAI CEMENT TILE WORKS.
B. L. PUTNAM WEALE. ̧ˆ
The second ordinary general meeting of the A. Butler Cement Tile Works, Limited, was held at Shanghai on June 5th.
The Chairman, Mr. H. Mandl, said :--The 6,840 | profits we made in this second year of our exist- 3,477
ence come to over 10 per cent. of our capital; we › bave no bad debts to provide for; and we have no liabilities whatever; and therefore, I think, we are entitled to claim that we stand on a safe and sound basis. There is nothing in the accounts that calls for any special, comment. After the necessary provision for depreciation on plant, machinery, and buildings, your Direc- tors recommend you to deal with the remaining balance of S. Tls. 4,545.53 as follows:- To pay a dividend of Tls. 3.00 p、
share, i.e., 6 per cent. p.s. To pay a bouns to the Agent and Superintendent as stipulated by agreement
2.939 217
877
Totals 1,449 1,384.875 2,090 1,257,049 The decrease is 650 vessels, but the tonnage again shows an advance.
POSSIBLE DUEL AT SHANGHAI,
Shanghai Foreign Settlement. twentieth century, and a duelling challenge! That is what it amounts to. Mr. Putusm Weale in his last book having referred to the conduct of the Italian troops at Peking in 1900, Major Neraz- zini. Consul at Shanghai, writes that the author grossly lied.” In the following extract it is clearly suggested that if the English writer has sufficient honorability, he may stand up to a gentleman in uniform. Pistols for two, Happy Valley for one.
"The officers of the Italiau Navy, who with right have to protect the glorious memory of their fellow brothers who fell in Peking, will do it by taking all those necessary steps which they will think fit to that effect, having first of all to carefully investigate the position of the author of the said book, in order to ascertain whether or not his honourability is up to such a grade as to allow him to be compared to those who with honour wear a military uniform.”
Mr. Weale happened to be staying in Shang bai, and replied, quoting other writers to con- firm bis statements. As to a duel, we take the following to mean that he prefers a writ to a revolver.
"Finally the impertinence which the Italian Consul General permits bimself in assuming that he will investigate the position of the author would be promptly corrected did not the official position of a Consular representative of foreign nationality so shield him. Mr. Putnam Weale would beg to call attention, too, to the fact that he is neither an Italian subject nor yet a Spanish subject. He has the honour of
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and to carry forward to new Profit
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During the course of the year we have into our own new premises at the stipulated time, and have increased our plant as we proposed - to do. In consequence we were able to lay in a stock of tiles, sufficient to meet immediate demands. Business in our line does not oɔme regularly, but rather in leaps and bounces, and to meet all eventualities, the manager considers a still larger increase in certain directions./ necessary and is steadily striving to obtain it- by degrees rather than to put a lot of money... away in stook all at once. As to our property, and the buildings we have put on it, some of yan 4 followed our invitation to the opening inspection some time ago, and I think we, as the owners; and our agent and superintendent, who together: with the architects, Messrs. Davies and Thomas, drew up the plans and built the place, may be rightly proud of what has been achieved with the money spent, because, not only is the land worth to-day about double, what we paid for it, but I am also assured on good authority that : our factory is apparently arranged thornuighly well for the purpose, is built well and what concerns us most, at a price which gives
fullest value for our
money. They year's deliveries were more or less of the standard of last year, in some lines larger, in - some smaller, and on the whole, though the December riots seem to have made many ... an intending builder change his mind, showed
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