THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 1901
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. | HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
The Afth Club Bsco was sailed Inst Stinday the course being round, Cosmopolitan Dook, Buoy (port), North Fairway. Buoy (starboard) Markboat off Changhue (starboard), Stoseout ter's Island (starboard). A start was made in light westerly air, some of the yachts being considerably impered by a Chinese cargo-beat, which seized the opportunity of getting right into the middle of the floot. The Maid Marian went away at a great pace, followed by Benito and Alanash, with Iria a little outside. The
3 OF COMMERCE.
The following: letters are those read at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, the report of which appeared in yesterday's
THE REVISION OF THA CHINESE TARIFF.
PROFESSOR CALMETTE ON PLAGUE. inhaling
The third and last of his Härben Leotares was delivered on the 21st November at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, London, by 1rofessor Ualmate, of the Pasteur Institute at Lille Professor Calmette discuss ed the defensive measures to be taken against the plague He said that although it was now impenble to deny that the use of antiplague seram was an excellent means for prevent-
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China for the conclusion of peace will shortly of different net the world, by "system and producing's protocol which could have been infected centre, the short duration of lea for Seven months, from the end of March,
be commenced, and the probable couflageney that the revision of the Chinese tariff may he incinded in the settlement, have induced the Committee of this Chamber to appeach yon on the subjest.
and India
: In February last, a rumour having been persis.sidered, but they could not see their way to constituants that this agreement was in the men an active immunity by means of the plag
I am, dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
EM. GRAY. Chairman,
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.
buoy and then died out for a few minutes. A light north-westerly uir coming in took tald Marian and Alannah round close together, with frie pest, Bonito, which did not get the wind for some time, fourth, and Erica at The three leaders got a long way ahead on the
tontly circulated that the revision of the Chinese join in such a movement as that proposed. rau to the Fairway Busy, but were shoost be calined between there and the Markboat, thus Tariff was being rapidly pushed on, this Cham- ber addressed a communication to your esteemed letting the rear division close up. The wind was now abont due north and the Markboat, which was supposed to be off Changhue, but predecessor, Sir Clande M. MacDonald, expres was really two milos or more nearer home, was sing the hope that, before any settlement was arrived at, the Chambers of Commerce in the round by hannah, which was showing very Far East would be afforded as opportunity great speed in the light wind. Iris, Maid of expressing their opinion on the Tariff pro- Mario and Chanticleer, in the order named, posals, sail stating that they would like to be Bonito and Gloria together, and Erica, close informed whether it was true that the nego The following is the report for presentation behind followed by Doreen and Meteor, which tiations on the subject had been commenced. to the shareholders at the fourth ordinary gon- was sailing beautifully. Once to the west of His Excellency was good enough, in his prompteral meeting of the above Company, to be held Stonecuttara u fresh north wind was mot, and reply, to say that there was no truth in the at the office of the General Managers on Wednes- Alauash boing ahead caught it first and in-
rumour that negotiations were being pushed
Annexed we have the pleasure to lay before erased her lend, Iris also being well served, on rapidly, though it was true that the day, 13th January, 1901, at 12 o'clock noon. but on rounding the East end of Stoneontter's Chinese Government had approached Her Ma- shareholders a statement of accounts made up Iris, keeping straight ou for Kowloon Point, ajesty's Government on the subject, and that the to 31st December, 1900. into a calm, Alannah long way aboad,fatter had replied that they had no objection to having been lucky enough to get through it consider the matter. He added that no change almost becalmed near the sailing of Tariff was at all likely to take place with ship anchorage Ionito, which was leading out previous consultation with the parties most the rest, seeing the state of affairs, at once made interested, more especially the Chambers of Com. a hoard in towards the Cosmopolitan Dock, merse of Hongkong and Shanghai, whose views followed by most of the others, and they all
would receive full and careful attention."... worked along in shore out of the tide as much
The Committee maka no doubt that there as possible, and at one time it looked as if will be a continuity of policy in this an in Alannah would be left in a similar way to Iris. other matters in the Legation, but they con- but she took the hint in time and working insider it advisable to address your Excellency on again scored her first win with plenty of time this important question, so that it can by no spare. The tide was growing stronger every possibility escape attention, as was the case minute, so that the further a boat was behind when the new Tariff with Japan was concluded, the longor it took her to oral round the point with results most disastrous to the trade in and up to the line, which accounts for the refined sugar between that country and intervals between trivals. Gloria, which had Hongkong. seldom gone so well. was unfortenstely dis- qualified for third place on a protest by Bonito; so that the Tris, gains the one mork.
tar
In the second class it seems impossible to handicap Meteur so as to give the rest a chance. The old Sybit made a much better show than heretofors, aud, had her helmsman thought a little more of the effect of a strong begoing tide, da would have probably bean second. will know better next time.
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THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report of the above Com pany for presentation to the shareholders at the tenth ordinary annual meeting, to be held at the offices of the General Managers, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, on Monday, the 14th January,
1901.
The General Managers beg to submit to the shareholders their report on the working of the Company, with a statement of acconats, for the year ended 31st of December, 1900.
Aay revision of the Chinese Tariff would of cons affect, in a most momentous manner, the trade of this Colony, and that must be our reason for troubling you with this de. spatch of a period when I am sure your Excel. loney must have unusual demands on your | time and attention.
I have the honour to be, Bir,
Your most obedient servant,
R. M. GRAY,
Chairman H.E. Sir ERNEST M. SATOW. K.U.M.G.,
H.B.M.'s Minister in China.
THE NAVIGATION OF THE YANGTZE RIVER.
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I beg to acknowledge your letter dated 1st October, 1900, and shall be much obliged if you will kindly thank the Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce for their kind letter to me with regard to the Im provement of the Navigation of the Yangtze River
I shall be obliged if you will inform the Com mittee that I am glad to be able to announce to them that Mr. Bortie informed me lust Wednes
friendliness
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explanation the Government had to give of the Isolated agreement Intely entered into by them. Chairman,
United Planters Association of Southera with a single PowerThe leader of the Oppo
did you make an sition put the question, “Why
Power with isolated agreement with "single DEAR SIR,
1 beg leave to acknowledge receipt of regard to Chine And that question he your letter dated 11th Nov. last, enclosing would like to repost. The Americans had asked copy of a resolution passed at the last amus all the Fowers days declaration of their disin meeting of your Association to ascertain who teresteduen and had received a satisfactory ther a movement in favour of commercial reply from Therefore there would have
dutis, to afford some protection signed by all the Powers. Yet the Government minnity it bestowed, together with the mat of British-grown products and manufactures, went out of their way to make this isolated agree erial difficulty, of procuring it in suficient ment whick appeared to weskau previous agres quantity to vaccinate and rovacoinate a large would receive support.
Your lotter was laid before the Committee ments on the same anijest. He was afraid that number of individuals, rendered it neces of this Chamber at its laet meeting and cona number of members had represented to their sary to seek a practical messs for giving to nature of an alliance with a military Power; virus ital. The possibility had already been but it was a most dangerous delusion to suppose proved of injecting, without ill effects, virulent that it was possible to tarz Germany from her cultures into small animals which had been settled policy of
to
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treated with repeated injections of cultures of Viscount Cranborne caid---The leader of the plague bacilli killed by an hour's exposure to a Opposition asked's question with reference to temperature of 65 or 70 degrees. This fact! the presentation of papers on China. Un served as a starting point for Haffkine. whe doubtedly papers will be presented, though introduced some happy modifications in the there will be some diffenity, amounting almost management of plague cultures in liquid media. to an impossibility, to present complete papers. His injections caused a mousewhat active local I shall probably be able to-morrow to inform reaction, with fever and ganglionic swelling. the House how far the papers can be brought, but at Bycalis, Umerkadi, and Dunaan ape: BISNEE VILLA, PORFULUN ROAD but I cannot promise to give complete silly the results of their employment were this stage. The right hon. sufficiently conclusive to decide the Indian papers at baronet the member for the Forest of Dean Goverment to encourage the method. asked me some questions with reference to render the vaccination more efficacious Haffkine the recent history of the Chinese ques proposed a second vaccination after a few days tion
The Arst question had reference to interval and this practice gave better results. Newchwang, and he wished to know whether Haffkine's vaccination could, therefore, render the Government could give any information to great service in infected countries, being cheap- the House in respect to what asl takon place ly obtainable in large quantities; but it was only there. There is no doubt that the Russians fair to admit that his method was open to sumur occupied Newolwang, and that they hoisted grave objections. Thus during the period of their flag on the Custom-house there. I cer- immunisation with the heated cultures, animals talaly am not inclined to complain of the right were extremely susceptible to very minute doses hon. gentleman being particularly sensitive to of plague virus; hence if any one were to British interests, whether there or elsewhere, undergo the Haffkine inoculation during the but I think it is quite impossible to apply the inoculation period of a slight attack of plagne, the attack would be greatly aggravated and some kind of criticism to the action of Bussin, or of any other Power, in hina in time of war would probably be fatal. which might have been applied in time of peace. method existed for comparing different vaccinos And this is not merely a technical ob srvation, prepared according to Haffkine's process. Dur it is not merely that it is a time of warlike ing the past year Professor Calmette said he had operations in Chits, but that there are dia. been carrying on experiments with a view to turbances attaching to those warlike opera- obviating the principal objections and he describ process by which he obtained bodies of dried tions. With regard to Newchwang, them was sel "borer" propaganda in full swing in the neigh plague bacilli free from every trace of toxin, the bourhood, and disturbances arose which had con- injection of which produced no grave local reac nection with the troubles in China. Vader tion. When he wished to vaccinato animals he thess circumstances the Russian commander on
took a quantity of these microbes, apportioned the spot occupied Newahwang, and though, of by weight according to the kind of animal, sus course, opinions may differ as to the necessity pended in a fired quantity of sterilized salt which was laid upon him to take such a step, water, and injected it under the skin or into the think it would be impossible to criticio him, veins. If these dried microbie bodies, diluted without further information, for doing so. How with salt water, were mixed with two or three over, the representatives of several of the Powerso. c. of anti-plague serum, the injection conferr were anxions that the interests of the countries ed at one at the same time an immediate passive 100.00 they represented should not suffer, and they immunity and an active immunity which took 5,479.40 at once made representation to the Rus longer to set up but prolonged the period of
200,00 sinn officer, asking him why he thought it resistance to the infection. The
superiority of 111.39 necessary to occupy Nowchwang, and why this method consisted in the precision of its 81,672.64 he had hoisted the flag of his country experimental effects and the facility with which there. He explained perfectly candidly it could be anywhere used and controlled. He $91,557.49 that it was a temporary operation, and that the did not, however, pretend to claim it ought to be rights of other persons and other Powers would employed in all cases where anti-plagne vaccins 225.23 not be prejudiced in any way by his action. I tion was called for. Prophylaxis of plague
think that is a suficient answer,
ought to be based entirely on the mode in which Six C. Dilke asked whether the Government the disease was propagated, and the preponderat had any information as to the now step of coling part played by parasitical insects and rata 31,332.28
lecting the land tax there, which looked a claim mado it necessary to seek the best-methods of 39,557.49 | of sovereignty.
destroying the largest possible number of these wherever there was an outbreak of the disease. To
The gross earnings for the past year amount to $104,302.23 and after deducting all expenses, remuneration to General Managers, Consulting Committees and auditors' fees, there reusing a balance of $81,672.64 which it is recommended be appropriated as follows, viz:— To place to reserve fund............ $25,000.00 To pay a dividend of 8 per cent....... 56,000.00 To carry forward to the credit of next
year's account.
672.64 Under the resolutions passed at meetings held on 23rd January and 8th February last, the paid up capital of the company has been raised from $500,000 to $700,000.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
In accordance with the Articles of Associa tion, Messrs. J. H. Lewis, J. 8. Van Buren, Chow Hing Kee and Chau Tung Shang retice, but offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITORS,
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. F. Henderson and W. H. Potts, who are recom- mondod for re-election.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. General Managers. Hongkong, 9th January, 1901.
PROFIT AND LOB ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 19000,
$ c. Donation to "Indian Famine Fand Charges
Consulting committeo's fee. Auditors' fee
Depreciation for 1900 Dalanco...use
Balang
Interest oumortgages, loans, &0.$1.1,302.23 Less interest paid, commissiones,
12,969.97 A., &c.
BALANCE SHEET.
LIABILITIES.
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Friday's mail to Sir Ernest Satow to enquire
if the Chinese will agree to my Petition.
JOHN LISTER KATE,
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Yours faithfully, R. B., GRAY, ESQ. Chairman, Hongkong General Cimamber of Commerce,
Hongkong.
BRITISH-GROWN PRODUCTS AND THE REVISED
FRENCH TARIFE,
United Planters' Association of Southern India,
Madrus, 11th November, 1900.
The PRESIDENT,
General Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong. DEAR SIR,.
On the 7th July the neual interim dividend at the rate of $1.50 per share was paid out of the kalf yearly rental from the Hengkeng and Kowloon Wharfand Godown Company, Limited. The balance now at credit of profit and loss ac count, including the balance of $430.32 from last year, amounts to $1,379.35. After providtion ing for the final dividend at the above rate, absorbing $3,900:00, them remains a small sur plus of $479.35, which it is recommended to carry forward to new profit and loss recount.
AUDITOR
The arconats have been audited by Mr. F. Henderson, whose re-election is recommended.
METER & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 9th January, 1901.
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS, 31ST DECEMBER, 1900,
3 To capital accent:--2,500 shares at $100,
$140,000.00 20.000,90
of which $37,50 paid up...
To mortgages of
Tu mortgages oỂ
To dividend account......
To reserve fund
$7,500.00
2,500.00
At the Annual Meeting of this Assocta. on 8th August, 1900, the following Re- solution was unanimously adopted:
Eenstve tand
per cent. debentures Sundry creditors............................ Due to General Managers Dalance of profit and loss..........
ASSETS.
Loans Provident loans... $$72,870.04
Loans on mortgage,
shares, &c., &c. $54,155.80 Forniture, as per last statement
1,000,00 New faraiture
111.90
1,11109 11159
Lena depreciation......
Sundry debtors. Hongkong and Shanghai Hanking Corpora-
tion....... Coah..........
827,025.64
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inspection should be established ut all parts exposed to infection, and not a single rodent from a suspected vessel must be allowed to reach the shore. But it was indispensable not to rely only on defensive measures, but to guard against spread of the disease after the. first cass had been declared. Ships should carry. anti-plague serum with which those on board should be preventively inoculated, so soon sa a case occurred, and in towns the seram should be used if direct contagion was to be feared, though if the object was only to confer immunity
of number.
persons ( grouped round 3
Rot centre, bat direct contact with it, active vaccination with } cultares of plague bacilli killed by host was to be advised, according to the Haffkine method, modified as indicated. Special isolation hospi
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Viscount Cranborne--I have no information to give the House on that point, but undoubt- 10,000.00 Africa, when once a military occupation hae 14,300.00 taken place it is necessary to transact all the 5,557,00 business of the Government without exception 24,021,51 while that occupation is continued. The right $1,072.04 hon. baronet then galed me about the Anglo- $885,551.15 German agreement. I may say parenthetically that I believe it has not actually been laid on e. the table, but I believe it will be in the course of a few days. He complained that we had singled out one Power, and gone to that Power and made arrangement of a character which I think we acted in a very he described. natural and proper manner, and one which need give no reason for surprise in any quarter. We were aware that the interests of Germany in 1,000.00 China were closely analogous to our own, and we 4,020.63 were therefore glad to join with Germany in
were
and use of M., 1,681.15 policy which both the Powors were prepared to cautions and with the use of preventive vaccina. 1,803.50
pursue. The House is aware that the Govern- tion and disinfection, the plague need no longer $885,551.15 nent have never varied in declaring the main be considered a formidable epidemie, and in That considering the aritical condition of the
principles upon which their policy is based spite of the instinctive and hereditary horror tea and coffee industries, this Association do
-equality of opportunity and territoriai in- inspired by its name it was really much less to communicate with the Indian Tea Associa-
tegrity and those two declarations are to bobe feared than typhoid fever or the great en- tion, the Ceylon Planters' Association, the
found in the Anglo-Gorman agreement. I do Jemics against which we were still often unpro. Indian Chambers of Commerce and the
not mean to say they are carried to their full vided with defence. leading firms of merchants und broker's
gical conclusion, but tho spirit of these two interested in tea and coffee, Sc., in this
principles governs the whole of that agreement, country and in England, and her Colonies,
On the 6th ult. Sir Henry Campbell Ban No sooner had we come to that agreement than with a view to ascertaining whether a
we invited the adhesion of all the other Powers, movement in favour of a commercial com- nerman said:-urning for a moment or two to lénation of Great, Britain and her Colonies the other part of the world to which our busi so that there was no desire to have what the and India against the world (which would by ness in this Session as defined in the Speech right hon. gentleman complains of-namely, a system of differential duties afford some refers, namely, China, I have to renew this isolated action as between us and Germany,
Sir C. Dilke-Isolated action after the gen- monotonous complaint of lack of information. protection to British-grown products and
We are sadly in want of anthentico official ineral agreement had been come to, after the re- manufactures) would receive support." This resolution may be said to have resulted formation on that subject. In the absence of plies to the Note of the United States.
Viscount ranborne--If charged with iso. 160,000.00 chiafly from the recent revision of the French papers it is impossible, it seems to me, to discuss
Tariff in regard to imports of produce from the question, which has been greatly complicat.lated action, we say, in reply, that we 4,379.95 (inter alia) India, and the British Colonies and ed since the prorogation. Shortly before the at ones invited the adhesion of the other Dependencies. You are doubtless aware that prorogation the right hon. gentleman the Seore Powers and we are in every way satisfied The right $264,791.85 the French Parliament, as an act of reprisal tary for War, then Under-Secretary for Foreign with the response they made.
against Brazil, voted recently a law doubling the Affairs, made a statement which was then rese hon. baronet complaine that the agreement A.1, A.B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Codes the Court and Funti pronunciations are given, daties on coffee, tea, and spices imported from suring, discreet, and reasonable, and gave great followed upon the replies to the American Note, 4,791.85
it 20,000.00 countries not having Treaties of Commerce satisfaction to the House. But since then and is in sous way to be differentiated from it.
with France, or not enjoying Most Favoured matters have becoins much more compli-Certainly it is to be differentiated from it;
mentioned the Depart was a step in advance upon the reply to the $264,791,85 Nation Treatment, among which are India, cated. As 1 have
that American Note, because that dealt only with the British Colonies and Dependencies (with maut proviously represented here by the exception of Canada) The French and right hon. gentlemen, let me interviste equality of opportarity; it did not deal with Brazilians have made up their quarrel, but the the expression of a hope that there will territorial integrity. Both those principles are French Tariff law, which was really directed not be continued the curious rule, origi- to be found in the Angle-German agreement, against Brazil, still subsists. There appears nated by the right hon. gentleman opposite, and so that it was a substantial advance on what had $150.00 to be reasonable ground for hope that it will novel to the House, of restricting the number gone before. But of course, even if tint had not be put into fores, but if it should, the of questions that can be put to the representa- not been so, if the new element, which I have 4,150.00 consequence would be, to use the words of the tive of that Departament. (Hear, hear.) Now shown was introduced, had not been introduced. 9. Economist, that the prohibitory tariff for I come back to China. There has been much the more act of the agreement was, diplomati, The right huu. 40.03 Colonial produce would only be applied to movement of troops, the advance on Peking has cally, a step in nilvanes.
countries, British Colonies among others, for taken place, there have been expeditions in baronat is very familiar with these subjects. $8,771.35 which it was not intended.
different directions, much roarching and end knows how diplomatie history of these Although it is possible that the French Gov- counter-marching, which it is almost impossible questions may begin with discussion, and go to follow. There is another subject on which on with exchange of views, until a definite 3,100.60 pramont may be induced to reconsider the
we must of course have detailed information, proposal made and a Enal compact or agree. 500.00 action referred to, yet what has been already 4,279.35 | done, gorros · 18 anmistakable warning and that is the agreement with Germany. We ment of some kind arrived at, and that is the of the grave risk to which British Trade have only had euch information as could be got stop which was taken in the Anglo-German is at present exposed, and the burdens it from the newspapers, and we require a good agreement. There was a solemn declaration on deal more than that the explanation of the the part of two Powers, who invited the adhe may at any time be called upon to bear.
It is felt that there is a strong and growing circumstances, I would say of that, that
in their opinion, quality of opportunity, as far Calonias in favour of what may be termed an tion in the country of a good understanding as the litteral of China is concerned, and terris Imperial Fiscal Federation for the protection with Germany (cheers)-which accord not only trial integrity, were the two pillars upon of British interests as against those of the rest with our interest, but with the general disposi- which their policy was based, and to which they of the world. The Association is desirous of tion and feeling of our countrymen. But there looked for future action. The O. & O. stoamor Ceptie, with mails, eliciting your views on the subject, to co-oper. must be a strong hope at the same time that we thing, and, in that view, neither did Germany; from Ban Francisco to 22nd ult. via Honolulu,te for the of submitting memorials to are not committed to any isolated action, to any we had always declared that each is our policy. B
to. Las arrived at Tokohams, and will leave for this the flee Gorernment, and other Governments remote expedition, or to any extreme measures. It was an agreement of mutual advantage port this morning via Inland Bas, Kobe, Naga concerned, and would be glad of your advice as trust that on these points we shall hear what the Powers concerned, and a ready method of maki and Shanghai.
the precise form such memorials should take. the right hon. gentleman can tell us.
obtaining the agreement of others, and I think If you have already made any move in the
it can be said to have been a diplomatic success, direction indicated, a copy of your proceedings
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PROFIT AND LOW ACCOUNT POR TRS YEAR KNJƒÐ SIT UKENBEN, 1907,
By valance of 1890
By net ront for promises of the Hongkong
and Kowloon Wharf end. Godown Com pany for lat half yes, 1900....
By net rent for premises of the Hongkong
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany for 2nd fulf-year, 1900
By transfor foen of 1900.
Ey interest, 2000mmt, 1300
To interim dividend paid for Int half-year,
1900
To not profit...
Tocommission to General Managers for 1900
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Secretary.
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Chairman.
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