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ever 3200,000 which was for in excess of the security ($11,000) given by the plaintiff, he submitted that that was a sufficient notice 10. him. It was impossible to give them or at any time an ocount which was absolutely depend sble. It had to be gone into in vory considerable detail, and fresh defalcations were perhaps being found out daily, so that the amount was one which would be likely to vary from time to time. This was a technical and verations claim, for the next letter of Bears Mounsay and Bratton 21st October offered $11,000 to satisfy the claffa against thera, ..
Mr. Follock rose to object to this last point as being now matter. The whole question was whether the letter of 8th September was eufficient notics and as his Lordship had pointed out it was clear that it could not have been intended as a notice that the defendants were going to exercise their powers under the mortgage. His objection to this new matter was briefly upon the ground that the defendants bad rested their case entirely upon the letter of 9th September, 1902, containing a su fiolent notice. They had not pleaded that, if that letter was not a felent notice, at all ovents plaintiff by something he did subsquently had sccepted it as a suficient notice. Therefors this subsequent letter was irrelevant to the case. His Lordship I think so toode Mr. Morgan Phillips Surely the letter was
CONDITION OF TRADE AT
VLADIVOSTOCK.
The British Commercial Arent st Vladivo stook has furnished to the Foreign Office report on the present condition of trade at that port, from which the following extracts have been made. The report has been ompiled from various petitions submitted by the Vladivostock Chamber of Commerce to the Russian Minister of Finsno
Russian colonisation in Eastern Siberis has been carried on during a period of nearly half a century, with thesesistance of theGovernment and at an enormous expenditure. Thisgovernmental help has given an impetus to the establishment of private enterprises and merchants in this district, to the purchase of real property, and to the establishment of various private industrial and mining undertakings. Many million roubles have been spent on the assumption that the geographical position of Vladivostook makes it the Russian capital in the Far East, and in the belief that Government would continue to support the industries of this region. The Government has invested in the Priam- ursky district over 400,000,000 roables for purposes of colonisation and in the encourage ment of various kinds of enterprises, in the building of railways and in the opening up of the country by steam navigation. At the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
TUESDAY, APRIL 28rm, 1903
HAMBURG LETTER.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
"(a) The permission of the Government allowing the free import of Chinese goods from Manchuris only through the land frontier. has give an impetus to the contraband trade in Forvira goods, it being imposible to guard the
Hamburg 24th March. In my hat letter I gave a few figures taken whole frontier of 3,500 verets, ith the present number of military posis, of which there are only
impossible for these email isolated from the returns of the shipping seler's office ten. It posts to distinguish between Chinese and foreign of the Hamburg-America Line for the your 1900. Since then the annual report of the goods, as there are many factories in China which make imitation European goods, whilst in Europe imitation Chinese goods are maan. Company has been published affording further factured for the Chinese markets. The result evidence of its phenomenal growth. Before, in that many foreign goods come into the however, entering upon a short analysis of this Primarsky Province under the form of Chiness report it may be of interest to turn back to the goods without paying duty,
The facility for smuggling has affected the first two general meetings of the company in commercial intercourse of the large trading order to show the humble beginning from which houses who wish to trade honestly and in a legalit prang, manner; they are stooked with duty aid goods without being able to find a maket for them, while the contraband goods dud a ready market through the small traders and retail merchants, "(4) The prohibition against importing Chinese goods daty free through the eas-board port, and the permission to import Chines goods duty free over the land frontiers.
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The first was held on Thursday, May 27th,
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"express boats arabipelago will be put info commupleation by following rear the were started, and in 1902 the highest number the new service. over recorded viz 20.1208, was attained.
first
Verily the grain of mustard seed has produced a tree overshadowing the earth.
STORM IN GERMANY.
Now York, 22nd April. One of the severest storms of many years bas raged in Germany and north central Europe during the last twelve hours accompanied by a
caused great loss to orchards and vineyards. addon drop in the temperature, which has
mleient notice inasmuch as the plaintiffs beginning of 3001; however, a new state of railway bas boen made at the expense of Vina per cent, commission on all in and out going was, as in previous years, Prince Heinrich, who The storm was severest at Berlin and the aur.
accepted and acted upon it.
His Lordship-Not within the month. Mr. Morgan Phillips-No
His Lordship-I am not foclined to let that letter in under the present pleadings.
would asic have to amend the statement of Mr. Morgan Phillips said in that can ho defence by pleaching in the alternative that the plaintiff recognised the notice as a suficient notios and made an offer in the terms of the proviso,
whole affair.
His Lordship Of course that le altering the mi Mr. Pollock did not wish to stand in the way of his friend raising any points, but it soomed to him that this letter of 31st October was so to speak too late for the month,...
His Lordship-But before they acted.
Mr. Pollook added that he did not wish to put any unreasonable obstacles in the way of the defence and therefore would not object to the Amendment.
The statement was accordingly amended to the effect that alternatively the letter of 5th Eeptember was treated as a valid and sufficient noties within the meaning of the mortgage dood.
After hearing further debate,
His Lordship gave judgment for the plantiff for 3900 with coats, remarking that he was autisfied that the lottor of the 8th September was not a sufficient notice and that it had novor been intended as a formal notice,
The Court adjourned.-
THE MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.
SOME CURIOUS SIDELIGHTS. The Kulnische Zeitung is publishing a series of very interesting letters from Its Special Cor- respondent, who has been making a " Journey in Wilter through Manchuria," A recent letter gives the following description of the military aspect borne by the railway referred to
things took place, which has placed the Ussuri region and its capital, Vladivostock, in a difficult position.
Even without taking into consideration the prosperous years of commercial activity in way was being built, it is evident that Vladi- Vladivostock, while the Chinese Eastern rail vostock is the only natural and convenient port to the Russian Far East. Vladivostock has always been the entre for exports from the Prinmursky region and the chief port for the import of merchandise both for the Prinmursky region and the Primorsky district, and now is in a position for acting as the chief northern port for the export pud import of goods, to the neighbouring ovuntries of Manchuria and
Cores.
As we do not know positively the commer. cial reasons that led the Chinese Eastern rail
to create the town of Dalay as the terminus of the railway, we are not able to disons them, but the results have been to stop
of good via Vlad the through transit ivostock to Manchuria, it is presumable that the chief stimulus that led to the com- morcist pabey of the railway was the large increase in the profits earned by the southern branch of the railway, which passed throngb the densely populated districts of couthern Manchuris. This increase in the prolis of the ivostock and of the Ussari region.
(e) The abolition of the transit of goods to Manchuria via the Ussuri railway, the rivers Ussuri, Sungari, Amar, and horse caravans
Previously to the closing of the port of Vladivostock large quantities of goode Were but now this has been practically stopped and transported along the above-mentioned rivere, the steamship companies are, threatened with complete loss of business, as in the absence of local trade they depended on the transit of through cargoes. It must not be forgotten that over 18,000,000 roubles have been invested in this steamship service, a large part of it being English capital.
The combination of the above-mentioned
The second general meeting took place on the 21st of December following. The Chairman stated that a traffle manager had been engaged whese remuneration was to be freights and passage moneys, s miminam of of 3000 marke, including all offee expouses. &c, being guaranteed, and that a loading firm of the Port had consented to act as their brokers on with two sailing vessels, while two more were similar terus. A start bad already beer made being built and would shortly be completed.
The 55th anonal meeting was held on the 12th inst. The capital now consists of M. 106,100,000 (£5,100,000) in ordinary shares, M. 11,625,000) 4 per cent., and M. 27,500,000) 4 per cent, debentures. The gross profits of the year the 1902 amount to M. 17,832,785,71, which, after circumstances has had a bad effect trade of the Priamursky regions and in the dedupling M. 1,676,555 for interest on de- Dssori districts, as may be seen by comparing the following statistical information about the beatures, leaves M. 16,150.24071. Of this thesua number and amount of protested promissors of M. 11,379,783.41, has been placed to the oredit These statistics are supplied by the of depreciation account, insurance reserve and to banks and public notaries:- In the yo-r
botes.
"The rapid growth of Vladivostock raised the welfare of the population of the whole of the South Ussuri district, and this growth was 1835 attributable to the idea that Vladivostock would
1496 become the chief centre of industries and trado 1897 for exclusively supplying the Manchurian 1898 markels with Russian and local produce, and in 1899 order to be prepared to supply such markets manufactories were established near Vludivo- stock and in the surrounding distriot.
The population of the whole of the Priamur. ek y segion, spread over a territory three times the size of France, having an area of 2,600,000 (square verste=44 of a square mile), comprises only 1,000,000 inhabitants, or one man to every 10-square verates the requirements of this population are so insignificant that there could be no de mand for the goods manufactured by the local factories, and the expense of working would never justify the establishment of such indus trice. The normal economic condition of Vladivostock and of the surrounding districts unddenly changed, and instead of a natural prosperons condition a crisis took place, which threatened to stop all trade and industries.
This crisis was brought about by the following
**(a) The closing of the free port,
The railway is nothing more than a mili. tary line for making an attack, and by means of which Rusia can move down its troops to
"As the distant Russian maufacturing the Yellow Sea and to Peking. In all bold-
centres cannot supply Vladivostock with cheap ness, for nobody dares to oppose it, Russia goods, it was dependent on foreign trade and considers that it is no longer worth the trouble local factories, which were entirely supplied of soncealing the purely military character of with raw material from foreign countries. the railway. Only when the powerlessness of The closing of the free port therefore had Great Britsis, whose powerful position in the bad effect on foreign trade und also ou local Far East is being shattered more and more. by fudastries, especially in Vindivostock The Russia's advanos, and by the rapid growth of closing of the free port and at the same time Germany's trade, was suBeiently recognised, the opening to free trade through Dainy and did Russia let the military aims of the railway
Port Arthur of foreign merchandize into appear unconcealed; these sims are so clear and Manchuria, has caused Vladivostock on the one unmistakeable that nobody who gets to know. Manchuris from travelling along its Russian to lose the h we markets for which it was railway can doubt any longer as to the ultimate the centre and on the other hand it stopped the
foreign trede with Manchuris end Cores. sims of Russia's policy in Eastern Asia.
The only life brought into the desert region along the line is afforded by the East Siberian regiments and by the recently-formed' Bailway. Protecting Guards. The stopping-places of the Southern Railway are simply strong. for rss-like buildings surrounded by high walls of solid masonry and large yards, in which, in esse of need, the railway officials and their relatives could take shelter behind earth-works and embrasures,
1900
1901
promissory notes for sum of
were
protested
+1
75
29 100
++
124
190
413
607,442
item
renewal accounts, Out of the balance of M. Loubles
4,776,457.27 & dividend of 44. per cent on the 80,712 ordinary share capital was proposed and passed, 71,557 due provision having been made for the 82,668
statutory fees of the director and other pro- 133,230 114,091 minent members of the staff, 463,390 Space does not permit of further details 227 (only part included) 353,150 of the balance sheet being given; one 1902 (far 8 months) 517
of interest may be, however, men" This statement shows at a glance the abnor mal state of the trade in Vladivostock The tioned-the payment of no less then M.
409,822.60 samo is seen by looking at statistical informa tion relative to the import of cargos to Vladi the compulsory State insurance of the employes (£20,100) in premia towards rostock before and after the building of the and sailors against illness, accidents, and old Chinese Eastern railway. The building of the railway gave a temporary stimulos to the trade | of Vladivostock, but that period of time had not been taken into consideration in the following table
For the year 1995 the
total imports were...
1897
*
"
1806 1898 imports were... 1899 exclusive of transit 1900 1901 19 2
11
age.
The results of the twelve months under review, it is stated, may be looked upon as Tons, highly satisfactory considering the depressed 188,316 condition of the general freight market during 194,718 the whole of that period, the growing compati- 219,614 240,571 tion of so-called tromp steamers, principally 336,278 English, in consequence of the cessativa of 378,857 hostilities in the Far East and South Africa not 330,443 having led to the expected revival of trade is 136,970 From this it is seen that Vladivostook was in those parts, and the real strike in the United developing ite trade in a normal manner, but States.
These that the trade is now declining, statistics, supplied from the large truding houzes, sbow the trade has fallen off from 60 to 70 per cent. in comparison with last year. In order to improve the trade the following pro- posals have been submitted to the Minister of Finance by the Vladivostock Chamber of Com
meret :-
of
1. The establishment in the port Vindivostock of a tree barbour as is done in Europe; such a harbour would relieve the Custom-house, facilitate the discharging of merchants of the heavy formalities of the ships cargoes, facilitate the stomge of the cargo and reduce the cost of warehousing: this would attract through cargoes to Vladivostock equal footing with the other Fur Eastern ports. and at the same time put Viedivestock on no
2 The permission to importhinese goods duty free by sea as now allowed rig Dainy.
3. To put a stop to the prefersatial Tariff now in force for goods imported i Dalng. and to arrange a proportionate Tariff for each verste.
GOLF AT SHANGHAI.
"Before the closing of the free port, the local et orice were able to import raw material from China and Japan at such cheap rates, that they of through cargs to Manchuria vid the Ussuri 4. The permission to re-establish the transit were able to compete with foreign-made goods, railroad, the Ussuri, the Sangari and Amur bat as an example of the results of closing the Rivers; this will assist the steamship compa free ports, the following history of a loanies and the people engaged in this trade." match factory may be taken. This factory sest several hundred thousand roubles to establish, and until the opening of the southern branch of the Chinreo Eastern Railway, Mpucharia excla sively used motobes made by this factory. When the free port of Vladivostock was closed the 6 to play. duty on the raw material for match making. H. Lanning beat J. Mann, 8 up & 7 to amounted to 7 roubles per care; and as the play
W. W. Cox best J. A. Maogi I. 5 up & 4 to allway from Port Arthur to Harbin was by this play tire finished, Jopan was able to compete so 3. Valentino beat C. 8. Moore, 4 up & 2 to successfully that she has taken the entire play. match market of Monchurin, so that Siberian matches can now no longer be sold.
The result of the 3rd round in the Shanghai Golf Championship was as follows
J. H. McMurtrie beat (). E. anton. 7 up &
MIDWAY ISLAND.
According toa Manila contemporary, the Toyo Kisen Kaishe, which operates the steamships America Muru, Nippon Marn, and Hongkong for betwren the Orient and the United States on a joint sabedalo with the Pacific Mail and Occidental and Oriental Steamship companies,
The
+
outgoing freight baxinees and the passenger traffic, however, show a marked im provement and make up to some extent for disappointments in other directions.
The agreement entered into with the Morgan Steamship Trust bids fair to prove a great euccess, if the results so far may be taken as a eriterion for the future. Together with the aforesaid and the North German Lloyd, the number of shares in the Dutch American Hamburg-America Lins has acquired a certain
Company,
of the new lines started, the Yangtsza Wharf hopes entertained at its inauguration, as has also and Godown Company has fully realized the
the monthly service between Hamborg and Caloutta, carried on conjointly with the North Gerruan floyd in accordance with an agreement come to with the Hansa Company of Bremen,
which Messrs. Kunst & Albers are interested, The Hongkong Chemulpo coasting Hae, lu
seems to have supplied a long felt want.
The older lines owned or controlled, entirely or in part, by the Hamburg-America Line, sach us the North Americao ones, those to Mexic and West Indian ports víà New York, those to | the Brazils, to the River Plate, sad to Surz. Bro separately dealt with in the report but offer little of interest to the general public. The following figures are perhaps mors to the point as an illustration of the steady expansion of the business of the company.
TO ENLIST ÞILIPINOS,
New York, 2nd April, Secretary Moody is maturing a plan for the enlistment of young Filipinos in the United
In conclusión a few words about the annual dinner of the "Ostasiatische Gesellschaft which was held at the Hamburger Bof, in this town on Saturday, 12th ist. The chief guest arrived from Kiel in the course of the afternoon rounding country where the strong wind and and returned by a late train. Onbisentering the low temperature did much damage. banquetting hall the band in attendance strack up his favourite march The soldiers in After the usual loyal tocate the chairman, Burgemaster Dr. Burchard, Slates Nary. The scheme is approved guural the Park."
propined that of the evening "The Osiatische Véreiu" in which he referred to the successes, in official circles. It is thought that the | Filipinos will make good seamen, that the train- ing will prove most valuable to the people and sobieved by the Germans in the Far East, to tho support afforded them by the farsighted policy of the Emperor which had enabled them to extend their influence in spite of the political troubles in Chins during the last few years, and to the great work still awaiting them. He conoinded by thanking the Prince, whose health at his special request had not been proposed, for the kindly interest hs had always evinced in their labours and expressed the hope that he would join them in drinking to the "Faccess
of the Verein."
A telegram having been despatched to the Emperor, the official business of the evening was brought to a olose,
LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWS VIA MANILA.
U. 8. NAVAL SERVICE.
New York, 18. April, The Secretary of the Navy has issued an order which will greatly improve the condition. of the enlisted sailor. An extensive programme for the bettermat of the service has been prs- pared, including increased pay, better food and quarters, more leisure time and more facilities for recreation. On this basis the department will begin a campaign for an improved quality of men under the increase recently authorised by Congress.
GREAT STORM. IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
New York, 19th April. A destructive storm on the Mediterrazean has caused the greatest disaster to shipping in recent years. At Marseilles forty vessels wero sunkand a number of lives lost which cannot be estimated at the present time, Reports of other disasters are arriving from all parts of the Mediterranean and the total damage cannot be stated at the present tíma. The storm is said to be the most serere for many year Much damage was also flone ashore.
A CARNEGIE UNIVERSITY.
that the action will serve to strengthen the or idence of the Filipinos in the policy of the Government. A limited number of boys will be
if the experiment proven a succŁKA, enlisted at the outset and the number increased
BANTO DOMINGO,
New York, 23rd April, The Santo Domingo rebels have triumphed. The government has been completely over- thrown and the rebels are establishing a de fucto government. The so-called Touissat L' Ouverture is likely to become the new president.
MOROCCO,
New York, 23rd April. Mulay Mohammed the Pretender has captured Feż and assumed control of the government of Morocco. The Sultan is a fugitive with a remnant of his army. The new Sultan is preparing to open diplomatic relations with the Powers. His followers have greatly in cressed and it seems likely that he will be able to maintain his advantage.
TRADE
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New York, 19th April. Androw Carnegie has announced that he will found the University of Pittsburg" and has based on the usual poposition that the city offered a large endowment for that purpose,
shall contribute a like mount. The new insti- tation will make a specialty of polytechnic and We have older and inore expensive Whiskies commercial training and will fornish ·fres tuition to residents of Western Pennsylvanie, Elaborate plans have been prepared.
GENERAL WOOD AT ROME.
New York, 21st April, General Leonard Wood has reached Rome on his way to the Philippines. He was accorded a warm reception and received by the King, who expressed great fiendliness for the United
States and its people.
A GERMAN C: BLE.
The cable line mentioned in the above despatch, is being constructed by Geraan capital between the island of Celobes and other German und te pands are fire bundred Dutch possessions to the north- miles directly east of Mindanao and the new concession means that the line will be extended to double its original length.]
svurÿtäng mounts to anticipated struggle
New York, 21st April. and siege, to the possilibuty that the inut,
The German company which is laying a cable into which Russia has walked so quietly and
from Colebes to the Pelew Islands, has received quickly, will hare be acquired and defended
a concession from the United States to establish perhaps once more by the sword. So 800n 13 the train arrives at one of these defiant-looking
--In 1859, the first year for whichwe possess | a cable station on the island of Guam and will reliable returus, the amount of goods carried to extend its line to that point. Connections will atations, there appear, besides the officials either Cossacks in their mugh, grey cloaks, with
America on the Company's boats did not exceed be established with the Manila line and will in yellow facings and epaulettes, and with their large, naked swords, by which one knows at
11,250 toos measurement, in 1862 it amounted the course of time give a service from Manila to 19,160 and in 1869 to 20,100 tons. once that they belong to the East-Siberian
In 18:1 to Australia without touching Singapore.. The insignificant amount of capital in- Brigade, or the Railway Protection Gaurds,"
home freights were included in the returns, the recently arrived from Russia, and who look less vested in the district and the entire absence of
total for that year reaching 103:300 tons. The formidable in their now grey and green uinnin ves ed capital, bas decessitated the curinal
figuro in 1880 sum up to 182,000 tons, and for forms than do the rather unclean wad untidy ment of trade, on account of it being impossible
1990 to 692,500 tons; the greatest in reass is Cossoke. In place of aide-arms, every soldier carried his bayonet in a small leather sheath to pay the heavy duties on imports, and it has
however, shown in the following decade, the on his sword-belt, but more frequently ansheath-hopowe impossible to order goods in large
natural result of the gradual extension of the ed and ready for being lized. At night time quantities for purposes of holding stocks. This the bayoust is always carried fixed, and
Company's field of action, until in 1902 the in the Mid-Pacific. The island is to be one of
TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES, also all revolvers are unbuckled ready for
enormicas figuro of 2,893,000 tons in recorded.
still greater.
* New York, 21st April. use., Thus equipped, the soldiers have to ** (b) The organisation of the Castom-house, the lading places of the Pacific cable and the The passenger traffic shows a
Ondore were issued yesterday for the Twenty- search the carriages ut every stopping-place, and the delay in examining goods, examine the arles and wheels, fill up the ol
The catablishment of the Customs, with its signal station is to be established when the increase, although subject to greater and more chambers, and reriove the ice, which forms so complicated formalities and the difficulty and cable is in operation. When the station is frequent factuations. In 1648 the two sailing thire Infantry to prepare for Philippine service. quickly on the antside of the carriages, All delay in having goods tramined and passed, tablished it is the intention of the Toye Kisen pokets,conveyed 168 passengers to the United The regiment will follow closely upon the the railway effeals, engineers, telegraph clerks, as well as the expense in connection therewith Kaisha to have its steamers reported from it on Etted, the four boats in 1849, 1424, and six in Eighteenth Infantry and point-rans are also equally armed to the bra diverted the transit of goods through the way to and from San Francisco. Midway 1854 9003. Then steamers were added and we teeth. Workmon, armed with sword and Vladivostock for the northern ports of Sibori, revolver, inspect the brakes and couplings, for and for the Island of Sagballen, to the Japanese Island lies about fifty miles out of the ordinary find the figure rising in irregular curves, owing the ability possessed by the brave Consucks does ports. Formerly these cargoes came to Vladire comme followed by the hners on the way to to various causes, lo about 20,000 in the early not extend to sach work, the stationmaster, who stock, and part of them remained hero during Honolulu, so that very little time will be lost in sixties and to 13,000 in 1869 which remained does not bother himself in the least as to the the winter for storage, thus giving profit to diverting them suficiently to sight the island approximately the average for the next timely departare of a train according to the the local inhabitants; now, however, to avoid and be reported. It is quite probable that tho ten years. 1831, proved a recon year when time table, blows his whistle softly once as a the formalities and expense of the Resman siga for the train to departs and then adjusts Custom-house, the goods go through Japan and other staamabip companies will follow the on-searly 82,000 passengers crossed the ocean the carbine sinng across his shoulder, just as are stored by the Japanese either in Japan or Larprising head of the Japanese company end fu the Company's steamers, a figure which though he were about to go a-hunting.
in Genzan.
hare their vessels reported likewise,
was not touched sgrin 'ontil 1890. In the
has of course toon to the benefit of foreign is to establish a signal station on Midway Island traders in Manchuria holding stocks.
but we have no better VALUE than
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H. PRICE & CO.
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CHEONG SHING. GENERAL EXPORTERS.
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NOW READY.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHZ,
New York, 21st April. The War Department is making motive preparations for a thorough test of wireless telugraphy in the Philippines. The former
the HONGKONG reports of signal corps officers, unfavourable to BOUND YOLUMUS of JUL IN DONG
BIL, 1902. With INDEX, Prise $7.50. the experiment, ave been set aside and the
On male at the Hongkong Daily Press Offico. matter will be given a thorough trial. If it proves successful all the isolated stations of the Hongkong, 25th January, 1803.