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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.
LIMITED.
The report of the board of directors to the fifteenth ordinary yearly meeting of skur
lders, 10 he held at the company's offices, No. 4, Queen's Buildingr. at 12.30 pm on Saturday, 16th July, 1904, is an follows:--
frentlemen,--Your directors have the plea sure to submit the secompanying statement of the company's accounts for the year ending 3th April, 1994. The balanro nt credit of
profit un toms avcount is $93.969.77; after deducting directors' fees (3,000) there camins
the sem of 890,969.77 available for appropria tion, and your directors recommend that this b disposed of 38 Inilows:-
To pay pytividend of 20 per cent.:--
Sug $100 per share on
Say 50 cents per share on
30,000 fully paid shares $30 000,00
30,000 part paid shares 15,000.00
To write off plant account for depre
riation
-$45.000.00
44211 1.747.68
To carry forward to uext account
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 6th July,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. SERCOMBE SMITH (PUISNE JUDGE)
A PAINTER'S CLAIM. The I Hop firmu, printers, sued Chan Wa Lung, balding emitractor, for $180,53 in rospect of work done and material supplied. Mr. O. D. Thomson, solicitor. appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. P. W. fioliring, solicitor, of Mr. John diktines' offen, was for the defense.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 7ru, 1904.
POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, 6th July,
BEFORE Mr. H. H. J. GoмrEETZ (ACTING POLJOR MAGISTRATE)
FALSE PRETENCES.
The American named Hartman was charged on remand with obtaining money by tales pre- tences from a Chinese shopkeeper carrying on business at No. 208. Queen's Rand Central. The defendant was also awaiting his senter for national Bank where he cashed a fraudulent obtaining $25 by falso prefences from the Inter- cheyne, saying at the time that the Canton branch of the Bank held $500 belonging to him. The Chinese storskeeper gava evidence that the 19th ult. the defendant came to his shop, and stated that he knew his agent at Suinun: he loan of $30, Witness at first asked for refused, but was crentually prevailed upon, the defendant giving him a draft on the Shameen His Lordship gave judgment for the plain-branch of the International Bank. This paper hore the signature of Wenzell." which after- wards proved to be a forgery.
Mr. Thomson stated that this amount claimed was the alance due on a contruct account, tlit fall-mount having beon 2625. Defendant did not admit several items in the account. The whole of the transactions between the parties were verbal ones, there being no documents at all.
After heuring evidence.
tiffs for $12.53 with costs,
PROMISSORY NOTES,
Chiu Wing Sau sued Chin Man Young for the return of two promissory notes, Mr. Otte 300,069,77 Kong Sing, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, solicitors, for the defendant.
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The matterer reports that the number of lauris. fans and motors connected to the
The sub-accountant of the International Bank gave evidence that the document produced was not one of the Bank's cheque forms.
The defendant stated that Wenzel had promised to pay the amount for hitu, but he had gone away. Defendant wept bitterly, begging |
OUR RELATIONS WITH GERMANY.
This interesting chapter is Jaken from an article on our Political Relations with France and Germany," by Sir Chas. Brace, G.C.M.G., I in the Empire Revier.
In what way the Auglo-French Convention may affect our relations with Germany is a question of the first importance for the panes of Europe, The Imperial Chancellor has wal oned the Convention, declaring that it is in no way directed against other Powers, while it boon without danger to the peace of the has r moved causes of irritation which have not world, which it is the urgent desir, of Gormany to maintain. And the Pruss, with the exception of a few Pau-German organs, admits the declaration of the Chancellor to be a correct diagnosis of public opinion. Neverthless, Gor- many is not blind to the position of isolation in which she finds herself, and whatever mistakes the German Press may have made in racont years, the question of the causes that have led
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up to the i-olution of the Empire are discussal with frank sincerity aud calm.
Generally speaking, Germany's isolation is attributed to causes arising out of the triumphs of the Frico-German War. which substituted for an agglomeration of feble and insignificant states an Imperial Power of the first case- quouce. The time is well within the memory
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A LONG POW
company's supply service on the 1st June was the rotum of two documents in Chinese pur- His Worship to have mercy on him; he had done of men not old when Gorman students used to Prance, and the pars of Earops would be | There were 17 vessels before hostilities began.
quivalent to maurds of 27,500 lumps of caille power. Maare laps are maintained by the Company and 12 electric lift are being During the operated by the power service. Year 2 additional boilers have been laid down at the company's works, where provision has also Jen made for the erection during the summer of an additional 250 K. W. Steam Alternator.
It has been fonul necessary to lay a duplicate cable, as far as the juuction of Castle and Robinson Ronds, for the lighting service in the upper parts of the City, and this work will shortly he completed.
DIRECTORS.--Mr. G. H. Medhairst and Hon. C. W. Dickson having resigned their seats on their departure from the Colony, Messrs. E. S. Whertler and W. J. Grenson were invited to till the varaucies on the board and these appoint. ments require confirmation. In accordance with
the articles of association, Hou Sir C. P. Chater
Kt., C.M. G., and Mr. W. J. Gresson retire. but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITORS. The Accounts have been audited by the Hon. Gershom Stewart and C. W. Muy, who offer themselves for re-election.
The accounts are as follows; ---
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS To 30th April, 1901. TRABILITIES,
A
Mr. Kong Sing said that the aution was for porting to be promissory notes and which, it was claimed, had been paid off.
Mr. Grist said he appeared, under protest, for the defendant. He objected that the Court had no jurisdiction in this caso. because the action dul not urrise in any way in Hongkong, nor was defendant at the time of the issus of the writin Hongkong; therefore the Court hud
so jurisdiction in the matter. Its jurisdiction was confined to actions which arose within the Colony or actions in which the defendants were at the time of the writ within the jurisdiction,
Hi Lordship. What about service? Mr. Grist said that service could only be
ordered if au action arose within the jurisdie The question of jurisdiction was in tion. urdinary enses weighed by appearance in a esse, It he appeared under profest.
Mr. Kong Sing argued that it was an action raised in the Colony on a promise specifically
given to return these notes to the planitiff; the promise was given in the Colony, and also the document in writing.
Evidence was called.
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sing:-
Es kam ein Mean rou Oesterrei b her
wrong, certainly, but that was his first offencs.
Mr. Gomperta turned to the Police Inspector,
Per noite wissen wo Deutschland war The establishment of the German Empire was who had cison to his feet. The Inspector mid that on the day the man wax arrastad be payo an order to a Hongkong shopinsa to deliver 100 followed by a development of her trade and compotiter in the commercial world, by ectonia! chairs at Canton. Payment would be given manufactures, which soon marts here formidate after receipt of the first consignment.
was sentenced to six months entorprise, by the creation of a powaren
The man
imprisonment on the first charge, that of obtaining money from the Chinese storekeeper; and twe months imprisonment for obtaining inousy by false pretences from the Bank,
A MAÇÃO LOTTERY-TICKET.
A man was charged with" offering for sale a Macao lottery-ticket. The defendant committed the offence at No. 15. Queen's Road Central,
Rnd the verupant of that house sont for a police constable.
Brave Zukunft ist unj den Nary and Moronatila Marine, by the Emporis a general desire to have a declaration. Enger in every pie" (den Hom in alea tense Weser, and by
20 uitleg.
There are exitios of German polley who find that these things bare their roots in national antipathy to Great Britain; but in truth they are inseparable from the rise and development of a great power. There was, no doubt, a time The defondant was fired 320 or one month's when the imperial policy of England would have resented the extra-European territorial and commercial expansion of Germany, and the imprisonment.
powerful Navy and Mercantile A Chinaman was charged with stealing aceiation of a shest and a pair of socks, property of the Marine, without which such an expansion is Government. from the military quarters at iwpsible, but the Anglo-French Agreements, He was + workman if they have any real value, must be accepted as Stonecutters Island.
proof that the policy of Great Britain now The coan Was sentenced to cue manth's admits and favours the expansion of other
LARCENY AT STONEGUTTERS' ISLAND.
Plaintiff in the witness-box stated that he was to pay 60 taels on account of these docu ments. He paid that amount in Hongkong, employed on the Island. Defendunt promised to return these documents
to him when he was in Hongkong. It had not done so..
notes two
were
Cross-examined--- The made in the names of different people; 150.000,00
they were mute in his native village of Kauhau, 4.484.00 625.31 San Un district, near Chuten. Defendant had 1,757.29
■ business there. Plaintiff had a businesa in $9.9069.77
C'upitals
30,100 shares each $101 aid up» $300_18942_688 30, heres ench $5 paid up 150,009.09
Sundry creditors.
Dividends unlined...
Susponse Buerunt.
Balance of profit and loss ueror, at...........
3550,40,00
C.
JAMIIH
Cost of plant, as per last account
1 amount gratided for depreciation
Cost of pluta, since add ...... Property, cost of land and built. ings as per last secount.. Cost of buildings sizce added.
Stock of installation maic ial.. Stock of stores atul posl Stock of tools, &c.
$100,000.00 -40.222.11
334,741,11 4.1.1
-$10.00
8.211.97
27520
Hongkong, When the settlement took place he pared over 600 taals cut of a tolul of 619 tuels payable to defendant.
After other evidence, His Lordship inade ou adjournment until this forenoon at 10.15 o'clock,
·when the case for the defence will be beard.
NAVAL ITEMS.
A GERBAN NAVY COLLIER.
82.486.87 72.074.71
The German Navy ollior Titania arrired 12/7:15.77
1039.00 from Shanghai yesterday with naval stores.
THE "LEVIATHAN,"
Cost of furnituce, as per last ac
connt
58.00
Less amount provided for depre-
173.000
$200.00
Cost of furniture since midex]...
QUC RE
Insunce, value of unarpired portions of
policies......
Sundry debtor
2,85
1,300.0 17,623,83
teh with agens
The cruiser Leciuthan established new ecaling record at Hongkong by shipping 2,200 tous in seven hours, an average of orer 314 tons an hour,
AKRIVAL OF C.S. WARSHIPS. The U.S. gunboat Helena and the U.S. 907 97 cruiser Callan arrived here presumably for Cash with Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 10.05.16 coaling purposes. Both vessels are anchored at.
155,436.37 the foreign man-of-war anchorage,
WORKING ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To agency aut elice expenses...
To rent and taxa
To instance
Touditors' ferm....
To interest
To bad debts.
$
D.
23.52
* T* FRENCH "BULLY." Owing to the fact that the armoured cruiser
imprisonment.
ALLEGED WEBYSZLEMENT.
was charged the case was
The Norwegian 18. Eller towed the
T'he Conantes from Iloilo to Hongkong. Causales las cosa here for repairs.
MORE COAL, Ons thing is certain.
The Auchraarden arrived from Barry yes- Germany cannot long continus without incon- vonieses to the peice of Escopes; a ripp'oshe-terday with 5,200 tons of real.
TUR WAR AND MERCHART SHIPPING, The Ru sizn, steamere owned by the thiness meat with Engiul in the way of which there. can be insuperable estarle, might well
Estorn Railways Company have been aff oted smooth the road for a rapprochement with
more adversely by the war than any other fleet.
nad now. batween destruction by their frisada veces. Then-but certainly not till then
and capture by the enemy, ten steamers at least the question of reduction of armaments may
Bave been lost, possibly more. The Russian. come within the horizon of practical politics.
when abandoning Dalay, are reported to have Lord Lansdowne, in his despatch of April 8th, blown up the Zela, Bure, and Nagadan, and the Nomi was destroyed by a mine a few days
The Izst-named WAN
stsamer of 2.464 tone, built in 1901, while the settlement of all differences between Great g Britain and France received a powerfolimpetrature others were under 1,000 tons each. News. Pints out that the movement in four of a
the capture by the Japanese of the mur Argun, Manchuria, Makden, Norik, and Schilka. Of these the Argus, Manchurin, and since the war broke out, has been received of
Mukden are now employed in the Japanese transport service.
King Edward VII and by the retura risit of It is not too much to from the visit paid to France by his Majesty
President Loubet,
powerful impetus may is given to the realise
that before long a similar and not less tion of Lord Lansdowne's wish that the Anglo- French Agreement may afford a procedent which other nations may follow, and so contributs to the maintenance of international good-will and. the preservation of the general peace. Within Fast accepted un invitation to visit the German the last few days we have learnt that the King
Granting that less visit will be returned.
superor at Kiel, and we may presume that the visits any have no political object, a grateful country cannot be unmindful of all that follow- ed His Majesty's visits to reations of the Latin race, stel is permitted to look forward with
relations with Germany, not only without confidence to an early establishment of triendly prejudice to our entente with France, bat with the synatly and goodwill of all the great
J
Before bringing these pages to a close I may perhaps be allowed to say a word in justification of my venturing to intrude my opinions on the public discussion of the Anglo-French Agree-
ments.
posers, on parallel lines, which may be deter mined by negotiation and agreement, a procedure as open to fermeny as to France. A Chinaman was charged with embezzlement
With perfect frankness the Gerwin Presters of the Latin race. of $117. Mr. Otto Kong Sing, solicitor,
eared for this prosecution; while Mr. H. Jassigns as farther grounds of friction with this Grist, soliciter, of Messex. Wilkinson and country German sympathy with the Boer in the late war; Germany's action in China and Grist. appeared for the defence.
the Venezuelan expedition: and the unjustifiablo After the
atincks on England and the English carries m remanded.
by the German newspapers for a period of yours. But it is urged, and I cannot but tsink with good reason, that thess matters, which are past and gone, offer as justification for the exclusion of Germany from friendly relations with England. Similar misdeeds might be laid at the door of France, but they have been for- given and forgotten. And we must remember that whatever may have been the sympathy
ext only plead that the official position I have for many yours held in territories which, though now British possessions, were originally colonie of France, or she geographically and therwise closely connected with French colonies,
THE HEATHBURN CAMI, The Carpenter of the ss. Heathburn was again charged on reanand with artempting to kill a Chinese quartermaster. It is alleged that he shot the man on the morning of the 6th inst., while the stemmer was lying af Wanchai. The quartermaster it has been stated, relieved another man at the gangway for the midnight watch. The man toll him to keep a watch for sampans. A sampan came along and some of Germany with the Boers, and howaver pro- that in no part of the Empire have the recent
Japanese female stowaways on board tried to get into her. This be would not allow, but shoved them back. He heard the noise of a gun and was shot in the shoulder. The captiu and chief mate sem him to hospital, Hu is now out of danger.
The defendant was committed to take hi trial at the next Criminal Sessions,
A STRANGE AFFAIR,
MANY CHINESE POISONA).
It appears
that
has made the relations between Great Britain occasierial anxiety. The colonies to which I amil France a subject of constant interest and refer have played an important part in the during the last two cantaries, epil I am confident history of the relation of the two countries
vocative the language of the German Press, it was the Emperor's haad that provented Euro-spreements bees more cordially welcome, pean intervention in the South African War.
The present policy of Germany has been stated with diguity by the Imperial Chan- reason to doubt eel or, and there is
that be represents the general sentiments of the nation. "I believe," he says, that just now, when a war has broken cat in the Far East, the reaction of which cannot yet be estimated, while in the Nearer East much has still to be cleared up, a policy of deliberate calm
Garisany is
SHIPPING NOTES.
STEAMER MOVEMENT,
The Indo-China steamer Aamaany, from "Cal. extra and the Straits left Singapore for this port on the 5th July, at 5 p.m.
- WEATHER AT BEA.
The Meefon, from Shanghai yesterday, reports fine weather. The Waport reports light variable winds and strong S.W.currents. The barometer was very low.
The Elg had a fiue passage from Iloilo to Hongkong
The Thales report light winds and fine wea. The Auchenarden hade tine passage between She experienced moderate winds.
The Lightning, from Singapore yesterday, Subang and Hongkong.
The Themis reports fine weather between reports fine weather. Japan and this port.
A mysterious poisoning case, the Struda Time” | and oven of reserve is likely best to serve the 6. 00.00 Sully, now in Hongkong, was despatched from
15,36 Franco to the Far East, before she was ready says, ccurred at Singapore last week which interests of the Empires. 3,443.06
for the Toyage, the engineers--and stokers resulted in a number of Chinamen being taken too strong not to be able to find allies. Many ther between Swatow and Hongkong.
■ Chinese combinations are within our reach, and if we only 20494 200.00
experienced terrible sufferings, especially be. oddenly ill
Some excaptica has been taken to Kwey," a crisp cake made of four, to the occu-isolation." To mount carried to profitarlles account 20,516.77 ton Jimti and Saigen. In the absence of hawker sold some cakes called U. Chiar esp our swords sharp we have no reason to fear Tentilators, says the London Daily Express, the pants of No. 47. Wayang Street. Flaren people the last phrase, but it morely reflects the general in this house partook of the cakes and suddenly atiment of Europe, and, it may be added, of heat in the engine-rooms and stakeholds ross almost
the United States. Quite recently President -became violently ill, with romiting and severe 106,130.65 to 150deg. F, and the vessel was
3200 uninhabitable. Although the engine room wat
$1: 6.362.05
$10:162.05
3
C.
Cr.
By net predit on working.
Be scrips and transfer fee
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Br.
To amount available for appropriation...
9:3,969.77
Cr.
By amount of undivided proti, as per last
account By balance of waking recomnt light
down
ches were reduced to one hour's duration, the pains in the stomach. They becaine alarmed Rooserait declared that the army and the navy
heat was so intense that neither officers or men could withstand it. and everyone sought pretext for escaping from doing duty in what was a veritable furnace.
OF NINGPO.
$93,900.77
$ c.
3,159.00
99,516.77
On Saturday, June 25th, an interesting arent $3,069.77 took plaen at the residence of Major Watsoù. the Superintendent of Police of the Ningpo Settlement. A number of the native gentry
to present the Major with testimonial in recognition of his long services in the public interest in the port. The Major has recently completad bin seventiațle rear and has been more than 49 years in China, The testimonial bears record
CHEAP CHINA TEA FOR ENGLAND Assembled
One affect of the tes tax has been to create u
** Elle ne
Is there then any insuperable difficulty in the way of Germany being included among the Lansdowne has un Lord natious which.
Great Britain and example of
France F
The Ibadan, from San Fernando, P.I., re- ports light 8.'ly winds; moderate sea and irregular swell.
À CAUTIOUS CAPTAIN, The captain of the German &... Prisa Regent passed that port in strict quarantine.
THE "DADAN.“ Lvdpold reports plague at Aden. His steamér
The Ibadur, a little steamer on the l'hilippine insalar trade, yesterday arrived, in ballast from San Fernando, P.1. She has come to Hongkong for repairs.
STERN-PEAME STARTED.
The ss. Sith arrived at Hongkong yesterday with a damaged stern-frame. The Fasel really is on a voyage from New York to Shanghai with 50,000) cases of kerosene, but Lloyd's agent at. Manila ordered the captain to come to Hong- | kong for repairs. Whether or not the vessel stern-frame was started unlikely that the in a heavy seaway with a racing propeller, the vowel being pretty deep by loaded. From has been ashore is hard to say, yet it seem
casual visit to the steamer one would think that tiantion and there being attended to, and it is she was quite capable of proceeding to her des-
thinking. anderstood that the skipper is of this way of
are the sword and buokler which the United and informed the police Inspector Howard investigated the affair and succeeded in tracing States must carry if they desire to do their duty the hawker to his hue at Kampong Malacca among nations, and not to be simply the Chinn where he had a strange tule to tell. According of the western hemisphere. Of Germany may to the hawker, he was making bis cakes in the be said what was asid of Eussin - by her am earlier part of the day when a friend of his, a baseador after the Crimean war: TESTIMONIAL TO MAJOR WATSON beggar, came up and offered him a small packet boude gun; elle se recueillo” -
of white powder resembling flour which he said he had found in the street. The hawker declares that he refused to accept the powder, whereapon the beggar threw the packet inte the four the hawkey was mixing and went away suggested, may desire to follow the recent The hawker me his cukes and went out into
pace more repeat itself, and the remembrance the streets, where he did a good business. The Is it in vain to hope that history may begger has also been arrested, and it is ander.
It must be remembered that the Anglo- So far the police have been unable to discover ou mantual respect and reciprocal interests? great demand for the chaupest varieties of China
stood that he admits the hawker's statement, of past conflicts be buried in a friendship based of the the motive for putting poison into the cakes. French rapprochement commenced very shortly tea. In America tea is carefully examined by the Castores authorities, und in addition to being testod for adulteration it must also pass a certain distinguished part which be took in the severe This morning the hawker and the beggar er after the period of bitter hostility provoked by standard of quality. The tea that has failed ingagements at and around Ningpo at the times brought up at the Police Conit and were
obtain more information. The sloten Chinese had actually been entered upon with a view to
The captain of the as. Mee Feo, from Shang- the latter examination is now being sent to this of the Toiping Rebellion, and refers to the resounded for a week to enable the police to the Farhoda incident, during which pourparlers true, to a common line of action in Colonial
hai yesterday. reports having passed three pirate country for blending purposes in order to supply success with which he has endeavoured 10
preserve the peace of the district during the from the house in Wayang Strest are still very Franco-German rapprochement, limited, `it îm ill. The worst cases have been removed to the
junks of Kupeli Point, about 25 miles from Mr. the British consumer with a cheap ten.
several crises which bare since arisen in China.
has for believing the junks in question to Stanton, of the well-known firm of Messrs. Gow.
course, be passed close enough to them to Wilson, und Stanton, commenting on this stats Reference is also made to the management of General Hospital. It is supposed that the enterprises in opposition to Great Britain. A of affairs, saith. We in this country badly need the police of the settlement and the leading part Foison was either strychnine or arsenic. As Gervan writer, referring to thess pourparters. Breaker Point. What grounds the skipper observe their guns, etc. The story, however. entente by a revision of the frontier and the The public may rest which Major Watson has taken in the the hawker sold many cakes in the different has suggested that at the time it might have a quality test for tea.
of exchange
Metz for really extensive seems quite probable coming, as it dues, on top assured that all that passes the British Customs organization and direction of the fire brigade. streats it is not known how many people been possible to arrive at a Franco-German bo pirata craft is hard to sey, unless, of
It concludes will appreciative expression of besides the eleven have boen prisoned.
in concessions în faveur of Germany's Colonial of the report seat in by Capt. Ellis, of the is really fex, but some of it is of a very poor admiration for his personal gifts and social
Everybody who lives twenty years London without a blemish on his charactor quality. A quality examination for tea would qualities. The testimonial, fuely written in Chinese characters, is handsomely framed in
a
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