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FAR EASTERN TELEGRAMS.
THE "INDRANI" ASHORE.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Tokyo, April 18th. The Indra steamship Co's steamier Indrani went ashore in the Inland Sea on Thursday.
The damage to cargo is reported to be extensive, the forehold being flooded.
Refloating operations are in progress.
Tokyo, April 19th.
The latest news regarding the Indrani is that the Mitsu Bishi ure refloating the steamer. The damage is estimated at yen 100,000.
She is expected to reach Kobe on Thursday.
RAILWAY COLLISION IN JAPAN.
Tokyo, April 20th.
Last night the Kobo Express crashed into freight train which had become derailed by the axle breaking when near Kawasaki Bridge,
near Tokyo.
The fireman of the freight train was killed and the train itself overturned into the marsh' below.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The Japanese steamer Taman Maru No. 3 sprang a bad leak at Nowchwang with the fluke of her anchor while steaming down the Liao with a full cargo. She filled rapidly and all the efforts made to stop the leak proved unavailing. She sank two days later with 40,000 bean cakes still on board.
News has reached Manila that the Compania Trasatlantica steamer Alicante foundered near Almeria, on the Coast of Spain. She left Manila for Barcelona and Liverpool on February 23rd with a large number of passengers including Judge and Mrs. C. H. Smith. The Alicante was a steamer of 3,878 tons, built in 1889 by W. Denny and Bros., at Dumbarton. She was rated by Lloyds as 100 A 1. The news of her loss has reached Manila through private sources. but The Manila agents of the Company, according to the latest American papers, refuse to confirm or deny the truth of this dispatch, but the Spanish newspaper El Commercio professes implicit belief in the truth of the information.
All the passengers, the dispatch says, were saved.
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The Satsuma had a general cargo on board and was bound for Japan from New York. She is practically a new ship having been built at Sunderland by Messrs Short Bros., Ld., in 1901.
AN UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC MEETING.
At the Magistracy on Apl. 20 the case was called in which three Chinese were charged with having unlawfully held and were present at a Chinese public meeting not being solely for religious worship without the permission of the Governor in the Chin Nam restaurant at West Point, Hongkong, qn the 18th inst.
Mr. C. F. Dixon, who appeared for defendants, tendored a plea of guilty. He had no doubt that what they had done amounted to a technical breach of the law. Explaining the facts to his Worship, Mr. Dixon stated that the meeting was called by the first defendant, who was an engineer. The meeting was called by circulars which were handed to engineering friends for distribution among engineers. The object of the meeting was to discuss the possi bility of forming a school for the study of It is announced in the Bangkok press that engineering. The second and third defendants Traffic on the Yokohama-Tokyo section is the Siamese steanter (humpon is the first boat did not take part in calling the meeting but they stopped to-day.
to run under the Siamese flag lirectly between attended. They were not now engineers but the capital of Siam and European ports. It is formerly were and they took an interest in the ACCIDENT TO BRITISH DESTROYER. understood that a regular service between Europe movement. The second and third defendants and Bangkok will he maintained in the future made speeches at the meeting which was not by vessels flying the white elephant flag. The restricted to ticket holders and anybody could name of the second boat is the Pangan. These attend, although it was expected that only those yessels have a cargo capacity of 4,500 tons. It interested in engineering would attend. is a matter of some interest that vessels flying matter of fact three detectives were present, but the Siamese flag should be seen regularly in as the promoters considered the meeting was foreign ports, and will serve to make the called for a lawful purpose, they did not country better known. The lirect route from expect they would get into trouble. They Bangkok to Europe and vice-versa is becoming had not applied to the Governor for per-
doubt. no increasingly popular with shippers, and the fact mission, though there is that the vessels are sailing under Siamese colours if they had done so the permission would will doubtless appeal to Siamese consignees,
have been granted. In view of this explanation and in view of the fact that their object was laudable-no inflammatory speeches being made, inciting to strike-he would ask his Worship to deal leniently with them,
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Tokyo, April 21st. The destroyer Fame burst her boiler Monday and was towed to Nagasaki by the Virago on Tuesday.
Tokyo. April 22nd. HI.M.S. Fame struck a rock on Monday and damaged her engines.
She has been docked at Nagasaki for repairs,
AN OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LOAN.
Tokyo. April 23rd. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha has negotiated with the Tokyo Banks for a loan of two million yen. Seven per cent. debentures are offered
at 95.
THE BRITISH SQUADRON.
Tokyo. April 23rd. Arrangements are being made to welcome the China Squadron which arrives at Yokohama on the 29th inst.
[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI SAN PO."]
OPENING OF HEUNGCHOW.
Canton, April 22nd. To-day the opening of the new commercial port of Henngchow was celebrated in the presence of Viceroy Cheung, Admiral Li and about ten thousand spectators.
The Viceroy and the Admiral left Canton on Wednesday afternoon by the gunboat Kong tung, spent the night at Tiger Pass. and arrived at Heungchow yesterday morning, where they were met by the reception committee. Eight gunboats assembled at the new port, as well as many visitors from Hongkong, Canton
and Macao.
Some three hundred sailors lined the route at the landing stage, and when the Viceroy and his party landed they were escorted to a large matshed, where the ceremony was conducted.
Before the matshed was a table on which incense was burned. On the right of the table stood Admiral Li, and on the left Viceroy Cheung. Congratulatory addresses prepared by the Viceroy, officials and merchants were read by a young man in foreign clothes.
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The Japanese port sanitary authorities at Dalny have addressed to shipmasters a circular encouraging rat-catching on board as a pre- cautionary measure against an outbreak of the plague, and requiring them to send the catch to the Burean for microscopic examination. Among several modes of clearing ships of the vermin. the simplest and most effectual one the local authorities are likely to aklopt for general enforcement is considered to be the fumigation of the holds with sulphur after the removal of the cargo.
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The Opinion, a Saigon newspaper, marshals figures to show how the Anti-Japanese boycott among Chinese there has affected the Shipping interest. In 1907, fifty-eight vessels flying the Japanese flag called at Saigon. In 1968, the figures had dropped to twenty-four. The measurement fell off from 94,834 tous in 1907 to 49,000 tons in 1908. Another effect of the boycott is that the trade between Saigon and Japan is getting more and more into European hands.
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Inspector, Robertson stated that although the word school was used in the notice it was never once mentioned at the meeting. The whole of the speeches referred to obtaining subscriptions and forming society to defend themselves in caso of strikes. It appeared that the new manager at Hunghom docks had suggested that instead of paying the engineers double time for work on Sundays and at nights that they should be paid only time and half. It was suggested that members should pay yearly 30 received in wages. cents subscription for every ten dollars they
His Worship said he would be inclined to $ggest that the promoters express regret to the Governor for not having asked permission. Mr. Dixon remarked that the notice calling the meeting was to discuss a school for the study of engineering.
His Worship-They might have put it that
to get people there.
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Mr. Dixon-I don't suppose the Governor for the purpose of forming a trade society. would have refused permission to hold a meeting
At about six o'clock on Sunday morning the 18th inst. the chief officer (Mr. Mitchell) of the str. Satsuma of the New York and Oriental
His Worship-The offence is very small. Steamship Company noticed sinoke issuing from to the Governor on behalf of the defendants It was decided that Mr. Dixon should write the ventilator of the No. 2 hold. mandor (Captain Armstrong) was immediately permission, and at the same time ask for per- expressing regret for not having obtained notified and it was resolved to run for Shanghai mission to hold the meeting. The case was with all speed. Steam jets were run into the hold in order to extinguish the fire, but this
then adjourned sine die. method proved unsuccessful. The Satsuma arrived at the mouth of the Whangpoo River at about eleven the same evening, and at six The report of the Mercantile Bank of India o'clock yesterday morning (19th inst.) a pilot for 1908 states that the net profits, after pro- took her in and moored her opposite Woosungviding for bad and doubtful debts, and includ Forts where she now lies.
ing £24,601 brought forward, amount to Captain Armstrong called on the agents of £101,129. From this sum has to be deducted the vessel shortly afterwards and informed them that the cargo which comprised many bales of cotton was still burning. The firefloat Huning was therefore dispatched to the scene, and all day long until twenty minutes past five water was being pumped into the steamer.
The ceremony was begun by the Viceroy bowing three times. Then for three quarters of an hour the young man read the numerous Some idea of the anxiety that must have been addresses, during which time there was a heavy felt by those on board may be imagined, when downpour of rain. As soon
as the port was it is mentioned that in the hold next to where declared open, the Viceroy and his party the fire originated, there were 75,000 cases of departe d.
kerosene.
€16,875, amount of interim dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum free of tax, on the “A” and "B" shares paid for the half-year ended June 3. The directors have added £40,000 to reserve fund (raising it to £250,000) and £2,000 to the officers' pension fund. They now recom- mend a further dividend on the "
"and shares at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of tax, for the second half of the year, leaving £25,379 to be carried forward.. A year ago the dividends were the same!
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