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SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 28th December.
1N SUMMARY JrUISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR Mr. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (PUISSE JEDGE)
MOONA E VIKIRA AND CO, V. THE CHINA
EASTERN CONTRACTING CO.
$16.9; costs of the action.
Mr. Dixon for Mr. John Hastings offles) appeared for the plaintif firmi, and Mr. E. J. Christ (of Mizers, Wilkinson and Grist) for the
defendant iro
PARIS.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
25th November,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1904.
WEATHER The suddeniness with which the winter has sat in has surprised everybody, and taken mort Parisians quite unaware. Considering the exceptionally warm summer we have had, there In this ease the plaintiff firm, merchants, is indeed every reason to unticipate one of the residing at No 3, Queen's Road Central, old-fashioned winters-severe and long. Misury elime freon the defendant firm, merchant prevails everywhere, despite all the efforts recently of No. Queen's Road Contralates by the fovernment and private persons $4650, S90 being rent owing to them and to allocate the endless sufferings of the po, The sweeping away of the snow and such hus given work to many unemployed, So much re- maius to be done, that the Municipality may he excused for feeling somewhat embarrassed. The Municipal Council of this city does exemplary work during the winter as regards assisting the genuine necessitous; it is no easy task, as ons pay readily imagine, to relieve thousands of ine, women, and children as soon as winter and Yet, relief is all its drawbacks 1 in. extended right and left; more cannot be done. Werethere fewer impostors about, public willing Does to aid would still be more apparent; unfor tunately, there are still too many about that sock the cloak of Charity as an excuse for not work- ing. As one cannot give to all, many who no doubt really deserve help suffer in consequence, Loafers-andtheir name is legion in every coun- tty-do a rast amount of harm. The authorities Lre ever on the alert for such deceivers, whom they punish mast severely. Heart-rending ac-.
The S was stated as being three months vent, at S1-0 per month, payable in advance for Getebir. November and December, and
ene month's rent in lieu of notier.
Moosa Ebrahim, a partner in the plaintif firra, sail he made the letting arrangements with a representativo-Mr. Probasco--of the
The
defendant tira. Mr. Probaso, who said he f. partner in the China Eastern Contract Cu, went into possession in September, and paid the rent for that month in advance -plaintiff árm had received no rent since. The defendants left the premises on the 12th Decem ber. Since that date a distress had been issued
on the furniture.
Mr. Dixon said the furniture realised sons
POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, 28th December. BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (FIRST POLICK MAGISTRATE).
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
Ho Yu Ting, Sergeant Interpreter at Kow- loon City, was charged with attempted bribery, Sergent Cameron prosecuted, and Mr. Bailey (of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Muster's office) appeared on behalf of the Locused. Sergeant Cameren stated that on the 6th instant. Wing Sun, the complaint, went to the defendant's private residence for the purpose of getting the date of burial permit altered from the. 6th to the 7th instant. The Interpreter said he went away and called on him again, when the could not alter the permit, The complainant defendans said he would alter the date provided he paid a sum of $8. Meantime, complainant's mission from the authorities to alter the date of son had come to Hongkong and obtained per- the permit. After the hearing of lengthy evi- doncs, His Worship discharged defendant, and recalling a witness for the prosecution, Wong Tai Fook. son of the complainant, ordered, him to pay a fine of $25 for tolling a lie in the months' imprisonment. witness box, or to undergo in default two
a
ALLEGED LARCENY.
STRAITS
AND GENERAL KODAK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FILMS
ACCESSORIES. DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
LONG HING & CO..
PHOTO GOODS STORE,
17, QUEEN'S ROAD
Tamukana, 27th December, 190g,
7
(SAME PREMISES AS MESSRS. AH CHEE).
A. TACK & CO.,
26, Des Vœux ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
FURNITURE, SUNDRIES & PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS
EASTMAN'S KODAKS & FILMS.
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
“PRIMUS" CAMERAS & ACCESSORIES.
ILFORD PLATES & PAPERS.
*PRIMUS" DEVELOPERS & CHEMICALS. PRINTING & DEVELOFING UNDERTAKEN,
WINTER QUARTERS IN MAN- CHURIA.
TRADE
TELEPHONE No. 195.
$160, the plaintiffs were new suing onls for counts of families subsisting on a mere nothing night, and the ricksha coolies were the first to "The Straits and General Development Company and even 20 degrees below zero, and during THREE
the tulance dui,
Cross-examined, witness said he forgot whether he gave a receipt for the rent for Septembór in Mr. Probust's own name, or in the unine of the firm. Mr. Probasco lived on the premises, using one of these rrots as a bedroom and the other
fill the papers; cases of this kind are not over- looked as a rule, so far as public charity is ́ con-
cerned,
A CAPITAL PLAY.
The Theatre Antione is one of the best placea in Paris where to see a clover, wost up-to-date. umnsing piece. Its lat st preduction two rooms as offices. He did not know when and Mr. Prokuseo's Company was formed; Mutitled 'Avile de Nuit is certainly no excep. ou to this remark. When the curtain rises, Probasco said he was going to open a firm.
the wie or night shelter is just on the point of closing for the night, the time being nine o'clock. The director having finished his day's work is going off to play his usual game of
Ip Su Kan, at the instance of Sergeant Grant, was charged with the lareony of 850 from the firm of Messrs. J. Reiss and Company, Queer's Buildings. The evidence of two riek- ha coolies who lived with the defendant on the premises showed that he had given each of them He further gave each of the a ticket to go dollar to buy samsh and Chinese delicacies. to a Chinese theatre. They went, and he joined them later. They stayed at the theatro all return next morning. The defendant Errived after them and immediately walked into Mr. Tompkins, the manager's, room. He called out Things have been stolen." When the coolies came into the room he said, pointing to a box, "The master has lost something from this box: we three will be blamed for it. I will take this crowbar and force open the side door lewding to the stairway, also the door leading from the verandah into the taipan's room. He will then think somebody from the outside broke in."
The defendant, then went and informed the master, and cu Mr. Tompkins' arrival, he discovered that $50 had been removed from a box in his office. as Bis Worship did not consider the avid co the money could be found on the defendant, and
Ás none of
His Heneur said thal, as the Company not formed when Mr. Probaseo rented the premises, the contract could not be taken to have been made on behalf of the Company, He gave judgment for the defendant firm with cards at the cafe opposite with his chums, gufficiently strong, the charge was dismissed.
costs.
THE HO FAT KES V. 1 KAN TAI.
TRIAD.
Lok San, one of the witnesses in the previous case, was charged with being a member of the Tried Society. The case was remanded, in order that translations might be made of books in his possession
was any
MARK.
2827
SUCCESSFUL
WHISKIES.
CLUB
PER DOZEN
$15.00
KING EDWARD
VII.
SPECIAL,
PER DOZEN...
$16.50
KING EDWARD
The annual general meeting was held last month at the Institute of Chartered Account- ants, Moorgat»-p neo. Mr. Alfred Gaussen. who presided, moved the adoption of the report. He observed that the principal item in it was that which dealt with Pasch and the company's At the last meeting, he affairs in the East. reminded the shareholders that £200,000" sot against the assets in the Malay Peninsula was a somewhat spectral one. He rogretted to have to tell them that the word "spectral" must now be replaced by the word "vanished." The
leases to acquire which the Pahang Explora- unconditional lease of Pasch was our of tlaws tion Company was formed in 1888, and for which large sums of mony were pad. Sir F. and its dopondencies, lent his name and the Weld, os-Governor of the Straits Settlements
fact imprimatur of his high position-a which probably conveyed to the investors of the day a sane of security almost amounting to Government protection. That company's failure was owing. to a great extent, to inadequate police protection during a local war. The Straits, Development Company was formed in 1821 to take over the business, and then us regarded Pasol a new lease was sub- stituted for the old one, the authorities using
The following interesting account of the the opportunity of transfer to insert conditions and to make an unconditional lease conditional. winter quarters of the armies in Manchuria is
furnished by a correspondent of the Times- The Straits Development Company followed the
With November the cold weather begins in Pahang Exploration Company into liquidation
Manchuria and is increasingly intense. Aromal Mukden the thermometer dies not usually fall, his opinion the coup de grace was given to it by
below zero (Fuhr) until the middle of Decembar, after spending about £40.000 in the East. In the Government, who cancelled the other two
when night after night it may sink to fire, ten, concessions, leaving the company only Pasoh. was created in 1902, when he became Equidator January to 3. In the frequent north-easterly or north-westerly blizzards no human beings of the now one. Every conceivable delay faced
can live under canvas. Some may be quartered the company's attempts to get the property transferred to the now company, until the board in native house; but where, even supposing
doubt whether there
that the owners should be ruthlessly turned but, began to intention on the part of the local authorities will accommodation be found for half a million to transfer it at all. On October 8, 1903, of men?
The answer is simple; the Japanese are al- a notice of forfeiture to take effoot last
him. During the in-ready making use of underground dwellings. July was surred on
such as the nativer sometimes ns-, and which were used by the Russians during the water tervening period, presumably either he was expected to spend a large sum of money, which he did not possous, or the directors were to do after the Boxers had destroyed their railway so, on Pasch, to which at the time the company buildings. The soil of Manchuris excepting had no title. This state of things was brought in certain places, is dry at this season, especially to an end on March 1 last by the unexpected in the districts betwena Mukden and Liau-yang, news of the granting of the transfer after a where it is, largely, loess and sand. The Japan- delay of two years. The board at once rabled ese, who hold the low hills with gentle slopes. uut orders to start a prospecting expedition are in the better position. The method is to without delay. When all preparations had been dig a trench about 10ft. to 12ft, deep and vary- trade it was discovered that the so-called transing in width, but generally about 9ft. wide. A for was a mere make-believe, for it was only an narrow stairway 3s cat leading down to the south intimation that the puthorities were prepared end. At the base it is widened and a door frume to consider an application for a prospecting set up with a natiro doer, turning on wooden licence for a year. "An appel had been made pivote. The upper half of the door is open work, to the Colonial Secretary, but without efect, which, being covered with the opaque native There were now two courses open to the com-window paper, admits light. The sun shines pany-an appeal to law or the acceptanes of at midday down the steps and, when the door is their defeat lying down." Thy bad justice opened, freshens and warms the room. Im- on their side, but he regretfully advised the mediately witlau, un ene side, is a proking Wong Yueng, & coolie, bolted with a bag of shareholders to shrink from the expenditure store, camp oven or boiler, in a simple and himself becomes naturally farious at being $500 in Queen's Roadentral on Tuesday last. which would be inevitable if the company primitive stylo, to which both Russian and delayed by the now-comer, and after hanging The sidence showed that two Chinese gentle fought the matter out. The policy which Japanese are acenstowed. Along the length of he advocated would mean the complete sever- the trench is a platform some it high and down his hut and coat, and complaining of the
mon went to a mouey changer's to change a bitterness of his lot, puts no end of absurd $1,000 bill into subsidiary coins. The money ance of the company's interest in the Malay 6ft. wide, made of hammered earth and rough questions to the poor old man, who stands help-changer gave them a bag containing $500, Peninsula and the sale of the machinery unburned bricks. Beneath this are
which after examining and finding correct, as scrapiron. It meant the winding-up of simple dues, up and down which the smoke and One thing lose and shivering before him.
heat from the cooking place finds its way, issuing they placed on the counter. They were the Malay Sutos Tin Mines and the disposal of the aufortunate, tke
idea of basy examining a second bag containing two tin properties for whatever they would at the end, remote from the entrance, by a small terrifles taking a bath! He would be the happiest of a similar amount when Wong snatched the feteh: that while the company would remove clumner, cut in, the solid grennd. On this mortals, could he only be let off that currie; the money on the counter and ran away, followed their operations to n less dangerous sphere they platforma, which resembles the old style of more se, as "experience" has taught him that by an Indian watchman. He took a rickshawould have to write off £200,000 of their nomi- greenhouse fue and is called by the Chi- urged the coolie along Queen's Road. The nal capital The directors were united in their uese a káng, many meu enn sleep in warmth dirt, once it has acumulated, is so comforting runner was, however, not lengthening the views on the matter. The company had been and comfort on a rough mat or dried grass. and warming that he is next to unable to live distance between the pursued and pursuers, so forced into their present position by the consis. The mode of heating is not only economical, The director, while dying to get the defendant dispensed with his services and tent hostility of the authorities. The board but the fines consume and carry off the earth took another ricksha. This coulie made the proposed to call the two mestings required by dampor carbonic acid gas which always generatos without it off, insists upon the stranger being bathed and pace warm, but unfortunately for Wong, the law as soon as possible. Then they would go to in underground dwellings. Across the top of SPECIAL so conform to the rules of the establishment. vohicle capsized, and, he was thrown on to the the Courts and get permission to reduce the the trench rough pieces of timber or poles are Unable to stand it any longer, Monsieur le road, where he was caught by the watchman, capitol by the amounts standing against the laid, and on these kao-liang stalks or straw, whole. The malter would be laid before the the trench. This covering kaps ont the cold Directene flings hitoself out of the site, leaving and given in chargo. On appearing before two first assets--about three-fourths of the npon which is heaped the earth excavated from
His Worship ho ploaded guilty and was his representative to do the best be cur under sentenced to a term of three months hard shareholders almost immediately. The re- and is practically sheil proof. No rain falls, the circumstances, Monsieur Soupe agrees to labour, and in lieu of one day of the said im- arrangement of the capital account would enable and but little snow, and the latter can, if listen patiently to the individual's tale of woe. prisonment, six hours' public exposure in the the company as soon as affairs in South Africa desired. be swept off t e roofs or mounds over
took a turn to develop their interests there. the dwelling. Mr. E. J. Halsey secondel the motion, which The two are actually deeply engaged in con- versation, M. Soupe telling the wayfarer in
was adopted after some discussion. turu how badly the shelter is managed, when who should come in worpectedly bat the direc- for! The latter after having explained in a stage whisper that he is very uneasy because some journalists have recently visited a neigh- boring asile, and shown things up, proceeds to flatter his latest guest in the wildest manner, and to offer him every comfort, much to the astonishment of "Monsieur Soupe," who looks on bewildered, particularly so, when the directeur after being so exacting, orders that the stranger is to be exempted from a bath. Subsequently, a whole bundle of good clothes sent by somo charitable person is really given to the person for whom they were intended--a homeless waif; the expulsion of the stranger who is suspected of being cue of the unchival rous journalists in question, and of M. Soupe, follows, when the curtain comes down on a most laughable play, for which the Theatre Antoine has long since been noted.
leaving Monsieur Soupe," his underling, so called because the only person in the establish- The plaintiff in this action claimed $150 plus ment who ever gots the morning soup which each waif and stray is supposed to receive $10,50, $10 being costs and $0.30 expense on account of a bailiff. Mr. O. D. Thomson A ring is heard at the door; on the latter being appeared on behalf of the plaintiff firm of opened, a wretched creature, with a ridiculous- contractors, doing business at No. 49, Queen'sly comic name, all rags and intters, tries Road East. The defendant, a junk owner hard to seek admission. The director who was whose junk is under arrest, was represented by about to leave for the purpose of enjoying Mr. Dixon (of Mr. John Basting's offes), The plaintiff alleged Unt the money had been Jeut by him to the defendant.
The defendant said he had paid the money to Ho Fat, a partner in the Ho Fat Kee shop.
A witness for the defence said he had sena Ho Fat at a quarter to two that afternoon, just outside the Supreme Court. but, instead of waiting to give evidence, he had gone off in ricksha with the plaintiff.
a
Mr. Dixon applied for a reinand so that he might try and bring klo Fat to give evidence.
The plaintiff had previously stated that he
was in Mr. Hastings office between one and
iwo o'clock.
His Honour remanded the case fill Friday afternoon, remarking-Injustice is being done somewhere. There is something crooked which I want to get at.
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB “A” TEAM U. B.E. RESERVES
This match was played at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the Engineers by four goals to nil. Tesins wers as fellows:-..
Club-Konnelt, goal: b. F. Aucott and Substitute, hacks; Grone, Brown and Hendor son, halves: H. Seta, Clarke, Taylor, Davies and J. Wemyss, forwards,
Reserves:--Widows, goal; Henwood and Parker, backs; Russ, Notileton and Bell, halves; Bessie, Spires, Heatley, Thistleton and Hampson, forwards.
The Club, as meal, started off one man short, but despite the odds kept the play around the soldiers' goal for some time, At length the Engineers worked the ball nicely along the left wing to their opponents' goal, and, in scramble in front, Groue, with one of those unfortunate shots which occasionally occur. sent the ball into the not, thus scoring for the Engineers. In a fresh start the Club worked The leather towards their opponents, net. It was nicely centred by Seth, but the goalkeeper, rushing out. sent it well along the fickt. The soldiers got on it, and for a time the Club posts bud to be smartly guarded by the goalkeeper. to the other Play was then transferred
Chih had eut of the field, where the four corner kicks in succession. A smart girag gle occurred in front of the soldiers posts after ench kick, but when the whistle blow the score
remained unchanged.
POLITICAL PROSPECTS,
and
BEFORE ME. F, A. HAZELAND (SECOND
. POLICE MAGISTRATE).
stocks.
A DARING THEFT.
GAMBLING.
Inspector Macdonald charged three men with dealing in Sampin lottery tickets at Xaamati. They were each fined $25, in default six weeks' imprisonment.
NO MINT FOR SHANGHAI Governor Tuan Faug intended to establish a mint in Shanghai and had already ordered the like, the moment man loaves a place bis necessary machinery of the works. Chinese. successor generally countermands if possible all his predecessor's orders. Henes it appears, says the A. C. Daily Newa, that with hie Excel Isney's appointment to Hunan, Shanghai is not to have a mint, after all. A Nanking despatch states that Viceroy Chou Fu has given orders that the machinery ordered for the Shanghai mint is to be sent on to Nanking and added to that already working in the Kiangnan mint in that city, while the copper and spelter contract ed for, upon arrival in Shanghai, are also to be transferred to Nanking.
OPIUM SMUGGLERS.
The Straite Times of December 15th says: What will the next Cabinet be like? This Opium smuggling in this Settlement is a pro- is a question which everyone is talking about, table game. It has been so for a very long since that of M. Conibes is gradually sinking time, but from what we now learn the day of the smuggler has come, and he will have to more and more. It never was so near dia- choose between gaining his livelihood by these appearance as at the beginning of the week, illicit means or leaving the Colony for the rest when the Minister of Finance, M. tionvier, of bis earthly days. The profits of smuggling a rery able man, sent his resignation to M.
are no handsome that no fine is effective enough Loubet, on the plen that he strongly disag to stop the practice. The Governinent bar proved of the Income Tax Bill which M. therefore, takon definite action in the matter, Combos was determined to pass at all costs and a policy of banishment has been instituted through Parliament. The President of the instead of the former useless fines. The effects Republic, who views the inevitable crumbling of this are already being felt, for smuggling is to pieces of the Cabinet with sorrow, did all he
on the rapid decrease. This is attributed solely could to induce M. Rourier to remain where he was, but the Minister of Finance not only offenders. We believe this in the first time since to the bunichmont orders passed intu detected Half-time Engineers, 1; Club, nii The beginning of the second half found formally refused to do so, but also kept away the Banishment. Odinance was passed that it from the Cabinet Council meeting. Nothing has been systematically enforced against thees the play in front of the Club's strongholdelse was to be done it to lay M. Ronvier's opium smugglers, and the effect has been little where each team were working hard. Bossie letter of resignation before the Culinet Mat short of remarkable. Several saspected Chi- nese traders in this town are now being closely eventually shot a second go! for the En- ters grew gradually worse, for M. Delease, gineers. The Club were still hard pressed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Chanmie, watched, and if they are detected engaged in hat working well together transferred the Minister of Public Instruction, and M. Maruthe illicit truffe there is little doubt their days ball to the vicinity of their opponents' goal. jouls. Minister of Public Works, threatened to in the Colony of the Straits Settlements are Seth had a shot front, but the leathor resign as soon as the resignation of M. Rouvier numbered. The smuggling is largely carried was driven above the net. The space again was accepted. Of course, the crisis implied at from Thothew trading concerns in Amoy certain downfull of the Ministry and similar ports, the chandu being concealed lessened before the Club's goal, and in a rally in front. Heatley shot it in. Shortly afterwards Out of respect for M. Loubet, the three in Chinese produce brought down here..
named Ministers agreed to do nothing in regard are glad to note the wholesome effect of the the same player drove a second ball home.
Result Engineer's 4; Club, nil,
to their threatened resignations during the day. Government's action in this matter. In the coureo of the afternoon M. Lonbet went v
K. F. C. 2. A NAVAL TEAM.
This Rugby match will be played on the Clab Ground. Happy Valley, this afternoon-kick-off at 4.45 pu. The following have been chosen to play for the Club:T. C. Gray, back; J. Thomson, S. O. Eise, Lient, Hannay and A. S. Kempthorne, thres-quarters; J. Clark and H. Soper, Ilves; E. E. Hallifax, A. Boyd Capt. Elgood, Lisnt. Binok, J. C. Steen, Lieut-Ban- kin and H. F. Charl (capt.), forwards.
the
We
to pay a visit to M. Rouvier, and succeeded in
At Shanghai, it appears, gas is a much cheer inducing him to withdraw his resigna- tion. A crisis was thas averted thanks to the illuminant than electricity. A correspondent alle tact and diplomacy of the President of of our contemporary says that he is paying the Republic, on whose shoulders all troubles just twice as much for light since he had the fall. M. Combes will not remain in power very much longer. He is becoming very unpopular electric system put in. He has to pay half a with the masses- that which means the sign-tael monthly for hire of the meter, whereas ing of his death warrant, as a politician," his old gas meter was gratis.
MARINE INSURANCE,
The Tones Marine insurance reporter wrote on Nov. 24th: ---
On November 22, he reported that the Thoice was not insured.
VIL
VERY OLD LIQUEUE. PER DOZEN
1
SOLE AGENTS
$92.CO
H. PRICE & CO. several · 12, QUEAN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
41
ROBINSON PIANO Co. LD.
NEW YEAR.
PRESENTS.
The Japanese hare access to a large number MASTER PIANO PLAYERS
of the native surface" coal mine, where al coarse dust coal is readily excavated and can be,
when mixed with a little wet loess earth, burned $325, $495, $595, $700.
in the rough cooking places referred to, in which grass, rubbish, and almost anything can. also be consumed as fuel. Whilst the first 12ft. TESTED 5 YEARS IN HONGKONG to ft. of the plain and low hills now occupied by the armies are dry in winter, good water can be found almost anywhere at 25ft, to 30ft. holow the surface.
pany
EVADING THE SUGAR TAX.
to
WITHOUT A FAILURE,
NEW SINGING
MACHINES.
NOT A PHONOGRAPHIC ATTEMPT BUT AN ACTUAL REPRODUCTION
OF THE VOICES OF THE WORLD'S
BEST SINGERS AND BANDS.
$60
TO $125.
ROYAL PIANOS
AND THE BEST MAKERS OF
EUROPE.
The steamer Tung Chow, reported captured Port Arthur, is not apparently insured. She by the Japanese while carrying provisions to is 1,505 tans, built in 1886, and formerly belonged to the China Navigation Company, but was sold, some time since. Coal cargoes for Vladivostok continue to be done. Many of
A remarkable example of evasion of the these, after being provisionally insured, have been subsequently cancelled, and on amusing in Sugar-tax has come to light in Tekyo. Accord dent occurred yesterday in regard to one of them. ing to the Tomyurt, the offenders are the The shipper of the coal, after arranging for the Nippon Seissite Kaiska, or Japan Sugar Refin- insurance, was unwilling to put it definitely for- ing Company of Tokyo, who have been grading. ward unless the Buszian Government would pay the Sugar-tax by fraudulent means for maths cash in London against the ship ing and insur past. The Managing Director of the company ance documents. The Russians stated that they and the man in charge of the rum manufacture would pay cash in St. Petersburg against the department are now being prosecuted at the docume.t. but that these papers must be sent Tokyo Chiho Saibansho by a certain Mr. Kin thither. In order to provide for all contin on a charge of evading the tax. It is stated that gencies it was desired, on bobalf of the shipper, since October 1901, when the Sugar Con- to insure the risk of payment not being made sumption-tax was pas into force, the com- BECHSTEIN
has been in a difficult position, by Bussia after the documents had been sent to
unable
declare any dividend.. St. Petersburg. But not even the most sport and The incident, in itself small is of some import-improved in the second half of last your, when a ing underwriters here would look at the risk! The position of the company, however, anddonly ance as an indication of the exceedingly low good dividend was declared, and especially opinion outertained here of Russian commercial during the presont half-year the company as seemed to be most prosperous. This is now probity.
alleged to be due to profits made by erading the Sagartax. It seems that the company has The number of cqal steamera for Vladivo been importing the raw material from Hawaii, OUR OWN MAKE
on mysterious coal-First of all, it is alleged, both the Customs and stok, and engaged carrying charters, increases rapidly, and almost tonsumption-tax were artfully eraded in every day sees additions made to the list. passing the raw sugar through the Yokohama ustoms House. In the lighters transporting They are insured generally for Vladivostok at guineus per cent. if not captured. a rammin 30 guineas por cout, with a return of five the sugar from the steamer to the hatobu, CASH
Ten guineas per cent, have been paid on the employees of the company woull extract 70 to 80 kin from certain bags and conceal the amount! British steamer Inverness, Tacoma for Muroran, at the bottun of the lighter, and later this
would be
Tokyo without Japan. She left Fort Townsend on October 16. The Inverness is 3731 tous, built in 1902, and undergoing the examination of the Cus owned by A. M. Sutherland.
toms suthorities. Two other employees of the company were stationed at Yokohama, where they passed 500-kin bags for 400 kin at the Customs by frendülent mans, and the sugar 90 smuggled was concealed in txiks. Employees kept watch round the premises of the company against the advent of the tax officers, and gare were kept, one for the inspection of the warning at their approach. Twos is of books authorities, and the other for private use. is also alleged that scales used by the company for the examination of sugar by the authorities were fraudulent. The raw material refined daily being about 400 bags, the tax evaded would Some time ago the Metropolitan Police had 18 total 344 yen per day or about 123,000 yen a year. reason to suspect the company, but failed to evidence is complete-Kobe Chronicle. obtain evidenco. Now it is alleged the chala of
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The PM, steamer Korea, with mails, c., left Nagasaki for this port direst on Tussauy, the 27th inst, at 5 p.m., and is due here to-morrow at 2 pm.
The C.P.R. steamer Empress of Indie left Vancouver on Monday, the 26th inst., p.m., for Hongkong via the usual ports of call.
The 0.8.8. & C.M. steamer Deucalion left Mejl on the 26th inst. at daglight, and is due
here about the 31st inst.
The steamer C. 4pcar, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the morning of the 27th inst, and is dãe here on the 2nd prox
forwarded
to
It
$400 TO $550.
OR
CREDIT
SYSTEM. Hongkong. 9th December, 1904.
DR. NEWELL WILSON,
DENTIST.
Latest American Methods.
Reasonable Fees
*
No charge for examinations. Office hours 9 A.M. to 5, P.M.
2150
FJ0OR, WATKINS' BUILDINGS
$1, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 19th October, 1904