INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED),
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ESTABLISHED A.d. 1841,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1905.
of
indemnity could decently be expected fron them; and while it is uncertain that tha Russian invadera bebuyed as well as they uglit to have done. no claims against them upon the part of China are admin-1
on
A boy engaged at 208 Wing Lok Street was,
courtyard in an unconscious condition and with
Tuesday afternoon, fonud lying in the TELEGRAMS. both legs fractured. Apparently he had coldentally Ention from the roof, a distance of about 40 feat, while hanging out clothes, and
Hospital. Though vory weak he has since [ recovered consicusbess.
Judging from the various reports of businoss prosperity, it becomes more and more, difficult to prognosticate when Japan is to fall upon those hard tim-a which posinists my ust como as u rósult of the war. The Nankai Boil- way, running from Daaks to Wakayams, largely depends upon rural trafflennd would be the first to suffer from poverly imong the prople. But the teaffo receipts of tho Nanhai Railway Com- pany for the half-year ending July amoruto: to Y247,44, showing an increase of Y57,98 ms. compared with the corresponding period of last
[DAILY PRESS' SERVICE.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
CONFERENCE POSTPONED,
LONDON, 23rd August, The Peace Conference he been
postponed.
THE TSAR'S MANIFESTO.
DISSATISFACTION IN RUSSIA.
Lospos, 23rd August. The Tsar's manifesto lms created
year. Tho-revival of business activity is chieflygreat dissatisfaction in Russia a
—is that CLina has throughout heon a very much misused party. It is obvious to the meanest intelligence, for instance, that the Chinese should own every inch of Chinese sail; and that they do not; that the Chinese are a venerable race, with a civilisationsible until the prior claims of Japan roho was removed by his friends to the Tang Wa antedating that of all the foreigners who settled. So the Jiji very naturally com presume to come and teach them; and so on,plains that China's conduct towards Japan- almost ad infinitum. When a political has of lato been incomprehensible. Russia question arises to which the Chinese mution suggestions, canningly whispered in the is a party, it is so easy to turn to these Chinese ear, may sothewhat explain the stock arguments, in the absence of informin incomprehensibin; but, as we have tried to tion of the special ciremstances; and that show, there is a certain blatant egotism at is what happens. Ethics in the abstract, Peking which randers the tempted unable, | platitudes of fair-play, geuoralities
to discern the arrière pensée of the templer. justice, sympathy for the underdog. Thus, though China has had many things BOTTLERS AND BLENDERS.bility into a terary cosary which may be
these string together with delightful adopt to complain of, much she has banght apon herself. "The curmudgeon in «oriety suffers used in exactly the same way as the many re-slight-China -has-played the | ecclesiastical one, with perhaps nor so much curmudgeon' anong the
benefit. It is to be foured that into some tionat tinit, if it continues to sway the proof of the general prosperity, save the Japan serious disturbances have taken place Of the legions of books about China has nationt councils, must subject is dollage on the ligo, named Danowa, over thras throughout the country. crept a-like vapidity-Crtainly there is ne more of the equivocal conditions in which yet no satisfying unanimity of opinion as to she now finds herself. Some sympathy i the Chinese character, which, but for one or due to her, and she has it; but her faults two in whom trust may be plazed, would, ¦ may well be pointed out, even as Horace remmin a terra incognit. There is, of indexed the bonishes of Ruritas" ind ̄| course, the common ground of humanity. GAROONIUS, without being suspected of | KOBE FOREIGNER CHARGED WITH They are men like ourselves, and from that earping, Japan's intentions are strictly we may grops our Wiby tu a better honourable, but she might bó goaded into understanding. We in sea for ourselves changing them, Discretion most careful, C. MANZANILIA, PALE NATURAL
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that should not be well upon) muy suve us from generalising; even while we go on to look at a characteristic which is aluat general, the characteristic of egotism, which in China is Jous Bur's insalarism | hyperdromaticised. Russiu was blamed for China's "cheeky" request for representa tion at the Peace Conference;"atki shere is no doubt that the serpent whispered in the sar in that ease. But the Chinese cannot escape hame. The ear hut first to be inclined. EvE's curiosity and egotism were both necessary before thes tempter could succeed. It looks very much as though the same factor has been at work when China (us is alleged) has allowed AS WATSON & CO. rself to talk of demanding an indemnity
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The Straits Times of August 16th mhuongicos | that the Governor of Ceylon, Sir Henry Blake, has just boen bereaved of his oldest son, Mr. Henry Bluke, who died in Australis a week ago,
As ornounced in our advertising calumas, the Italian Opera Company give their soond performates in the Catholic Union, Glenealy, to-night, commencing at 915 sharp.
The coolie who jumped ont of a window to evade arrest when tho yglies made a raid on a gambling house, asaported in these columus a few days ago, succumbed to bis injuries yesterday morning in the hospital.
responsible for the increase of the receipts. As
Chronicle, thera ure s'aying at a small shing
hugged holiday-makers. If there is no special change in the faturs, it igexported the company will bo able to declaro.a.dividend of the rate of por cont. per annum for the present half-year, carrying forward a sarplus to next account.
EMBEZZLEMENT.
Mr. L. E. Davis, 9, a Londoner, managing sula for Messrs. Arthur and Bond at Kobe, is in custody charged with ambezzling Yon 2,680.58.
The defence is that his agreement entitled hip to a quarter shanrs of profits and that he used this money for personal matters with the knowledge and consoat of Mr. Abraham, ons of the partners, to whom he had given a list of the moneys so takon. They had broken the agreement and used this protext to dismiss him' and get a cheaper MAN.
The case was remanded, the pris unor remain- ing in enstody.
THE SAGHALIEN. MURDERERS.
TWO STILL AT LARGE.
M. Rondanerski, the Russian Consul at Singapore, to n Free Prees representative on August 10th gore the facts of the above matter (on the journey to Europe), carrying number as they are. When the French mail, the Tonkin, of Russian officials formerly at Saghallen and refugees, was in open sea ons of the warders raparted to the Chief Superintendent of Prisens on beard that three mon, convicts from the Bettlement who had escaped, had paid their passage money at Saigon for Singapore. There were no convicts on the boat besigles there trin and the fact that they were there caused considerable anxiety. Two of Learned-Counsel for the defence was inter
these we were assond_time_murderera; that rogating a witness in the mauslangheation for murder and wiple there committed is to anys they had besu sent to Bagha
the Supreme Court yesterday. "Is it tras murder again. The captain of the steamer what the previous witness," he began, and
was informed and was requested to have then then added. "I think he was a policeman,
placed under control, but he refused. it must be true,"
Не
from the belligerents for trespasses and damage in Manchuria. That is precisely one of the things which the disisaverer of the obvious jamps at ; and, as a matter of fact, has jumped at. It seems only fair,
explained that they had paid their passage aut thinks: it is fair, he says; and the upshot
in this eyes were
awers ordinary passengers. Of course when the Tonkin moored at the Borneo Wharf of the ruatter is that the trustful reader is
The able junior staffs of our chief financial they disappeared. The Singapore police were given the idea that anything else would be
instilations may smile at this, from a Mannequinted with the circumstance and three chester paper: "The cold haughtiness of the went to assist in the scurt. Only un-15 of the warders on the steamer were erously infair Only a little thought, and
bank plerk on duty can exceed oven that of the captured, and the other two are still at liberty. that of the milest, shows that this bitest postal official. Some half-dozen business man But instead of these two in question ten others elain, or suggestion, is as presumptuntia ne were ́standing at the countor of a branch bank, who left Saghalien when the Japanese opened the other. With regard to Manchuria, not a hundred miles from the Cathedral,
the doors of the prisons were exptured, and had China is very rouch in the position oflier, who could be seen some yards behind,
but a brief spell at large. If captured these wondering how to attract the attention of the
men cannot presumably be dealt with as couricts tters for extra copies of SAILY PH should be person who has lost his purse, and asks the intent on the morning paper. The olinking of papers to connect them with the linssian prison. as there is no one to lentily them and no sehr before I can, by stay of publication. After that honest Buder to pay him interest on the coins on the counter and the impatient shuttling koer the supply is limited, Only supplied for Cuth. Flegraphie Address: IKEA, Codes: A‚„E.C. ¿à°£u, | money for the time it has been in his of fect had failed. It remained for a crasty possession. An American-munafustured | looking old gentleman in a silk hat to solve the but not to he boycotted exaggeration tells problem. Ile rought down his stick with afa labourer who was blown up into the airsounding whack on the broad mahogany counter and cluctrified the cashier with the at a powder mill, and who was "docked" by exclamation' '•Shop!" the foreman for the time he spent going up and coming down. This Chinese suggestion that an indemnity is owing just now is
Anonymously signed communicates that have already appeared in other pipers will be inserted,
Bieber's
10. ker. 33. Telephons No. 12
HERTH
Ug. 23rd August, at No. 1, Stewart Tercare, Irak, the wife of 1. W-ifornix, of a daughter
DEATH.
12m 8th August, at "Horch," Whitehill
luvi. Unarescuil. Bagland, AssEE MARY, the beled wife of W, M. B. ARTHUR, formerly of the Hongkong Government, Aged 66 yiua. 11000
HONGSONG OFFICE: UA, DES Vaux ROAD CL. LONDON OFFICE: 13, FLEET STREET, E.C.
The Daily
Daily Press.
Hongrong, August 24th, 1905.
about us reasoumble as the action of the apocryphal foremau, Thiere/was a time when it might have been made against Russia with some reason; and that was the time that China trafficked with the enemy; and with some cunning decided to wait until the chestnut should be picked out of the red-hot bars for her. That can- ning policy was knowably detrimental to Japau, practically forcing upon that country I there is one fault more common than
the duty of restuing the chestnut. After another in journalism, we suppose it must the war hegn China (seeing that her to this tendency to point out and emphasise was her couing chance) very willingh the obvious, or, to be exact, the seeming consented to rewain neutral; and to regard obvious. The exigencies of the profession Manchuria consequently as territory in are probably more to blame for this than which war could not be avoided. It
was, ipm facto, not Chinese territory:
The Pall Mall Gazette of 37th July said:
system.
HOW COREA BENEFITED BY THE WAR.
Cores is examined in an interesting article in The effect of the Russo-Jajmesa War upon Engineering, in which the writer, after a passing reference to the circumamice that the country under review was one of the chief causes of the war, points out that the waia theatre of Those best qualified to julge in Lancashiretions was at an early dats transferred to Manchuria, and that the greater part of the cotton trade circles aro definitely of opinion but pountry has bad practically as experience of no strike will ariss from the operative spinner'
actual fighting. Ho proceeds: In the territory
month's notice hauded in to-day, it is probable. The exemplary conduct of the Japanese troops wagas conflict: Before the expiration of the dorable benefit tan large section of the population. andor Japanese control the war has been of consi
that another joint meeting of masters and mèn bad prevented any loss or damage from their will be held, with a view to some settlement.
presence; while the demands of their con- missariat have beat very advantageous to the By August 1 cotton is expected to be steadier, and more will be known by then of the new American crop.
The Federation circular,
is simply laughed at by the tende. Spinners are naking spinners to refrain from buying cotton,
likely to do the best they can for themselves. Cotten in the States on Saturday last showed violent ductuations, but closed dearer. The bulls and hears in New York are evidently exciting owing to the admitted inaccuracy of having a great struggle, which is all the more
the Bureau erop reports,
Yesterday afternoon Kung Fat, who was
farmer, who have disposed of their produce better and more easily thau by enrrying it to the ports. Again, the influx of money for
able pecuniary bouulit to Cureaus. military and other purposes, and the great. employment of labour, have proved of consider.
prica
BAUTER'S SERVICE,|
RUSSIAN REFORMS.
CANTON,
(FROM OUR LUBRESPONDENT.)
Canton, ad August.
KILLED BY A TRAIN,
A country girl about fourteen years of age, who attempted to cross the line near Chai Pin Houng Village, was knocked down by a drain and instantly killed. Her head was sovered from her body. The mother of the deceased girl insisted upon trying the body in the place where she was killed.
CLAN TIGHT.
I hear that there has been a serious clan fight in the Loong Kong Village. The combat was confined between the two clans surnamed Lan and Chan, but the rest of the villages did not take any part in the varfaro. The Shan Tak Magistrate went pereously with an armed fores to the village and suppressed the distur- Mugistrala discovered that the Lya olan had bance. On investigating the mattor, the
pot fire to and burat oroc forty houses belonging to the Chan clan. There wem sotoral vote, batants killed on each side. The Magistrate has ordered all-fire-arins to baurrendered-to-
He has no issued warrants for the arrest of the ringleaders of hoth parties.
THE CANTON-HANKOW EAILWAY, "The following is literal translation of the Lesbos, 21st Augustino principal conditions (referred to in my Absenon of enthusiasm is the most striking correspondence of the 21st instant) which were feature of the Russian press comments of the telegraphed La Vicoroy Chung Chih Tung by National Assembly project. There are no His Excellency Viceroy Shum- signs of rejoicing anywhere. The high rental qualification of the town votors excludes the majority of the educated classes from the franchise only five thousand inhabitants of St. Petersburg are qualified to vote.
There was rioting at Kishineff foliowing the publication of the project and several tkonsaad demonstrators were dispersed by the mounted police.
THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
LONDON, 21st August. ***The Times Portsminelli correspondant wires that a telegram has been receivel, stating that the Tsar las hold a council, at which it was finally decided that no farther concessions cau be made.
THE RESIGNATION OF LORD CURZON.
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London, Zlkt August. The papers are paying unanimoos tributes to Lord Curzon's magnificent services.
RUSSIAN POLAND.
LONDON, 21st August. A general strike has been prosinimed in Warsaw, owing to the iviliguation caused by the procedure of the elections, which treats the Poles in a similar maurier for Astatic nomads.
HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING, AND DYBING COMPANY, LIMITED."
The report for presentation to shareholders at the eighth ordinary mesting to be held at the offices of the general managers on Saturday, 2nd September, 1905, at 12:30 pm., is as follows:
The general manages leg to submit statement of accounts covering the period from 1st August, 1904, to 31st July, 1905,
The balance at credit of prolis und loss appropriate as follows- account is 3178.264.32, which it is proposal to
for the year
To pay a dividend of 10 per cent.
of
To place to equalization dividend fund ...
To carry forward to credit of next year's account
1. The first and foremost print is to protect the moneys invested in the Railway Company by sharoholders. The holder of one share in the. company shall be entitled to a rots in auy- meeting it may be held by the company When the zuilway is completed, the power to manage the company will be vested in the share- holders of the company.
2. The company will not have power to 'make such regulations that may be in con- travention of the laws of commerce.
No Foreigners shall be admitted as slmaro- - holders of the company or be allowed to take up shares in the concern.
4. Tlnt a chief promoter of the company be elected whose duty will be to invite peoplo to tako shares in the company. Before the com. pany is actually floated the chief promoter is -empowered to conven« jumtings in the orent of any waiters of importance arising and to decide on the bost course to adopt. Any promoters obtaining the number of shares subscribed for will in the meantime be entitled to so many votes. [A'temporary vote for each alure applied for, we suppose.-Ed.]
5. Shareholders who are officials will have the same privileges and rights as a merchunt shareholder. Shareholders will not be entitled to any special privileges just boennas they are officials.
5. The capital of the company must be employed for the use and benefit of the com whether subscribed by officials or merchants, and cannot be applied for any other
pany,
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7. Sharabolders desiring to dispose of their shares will bo at liberty to do so at market rates. Shareholders will not be allowed to withdraw their capital from the company, and the author- ties will not be allowed to force the merchants to sell their shares to them so as to take over the whole company and ran it themselves.
In
both official and merchant shareholders.
8. There will be a limited power granted to
the event of any disputes that may arise between the company and the authorities the Viceroys of the three Provinces (ie., Kwang- tung, Hunan and. Hupel) will protect the company and have power to investigate into sucia disputes The Minister of Railways will also bare power to investigate questious relating to ailways. All money matters and the employ $125,000.00
ment of men for the working of the company -30,000.00 shall be carried out by the managing director of the company who will be elected by the 23,264.32 loveholders.-- $178,204,32
CONSULTING COMMITTEE ( Sir O. P. Chator, C.M.G., and Mr. A. G. Wood retire, but being digible offer themselves
for re-election.
AUDITOR:
The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. Hutton Potts, who offers self for
re- election.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO...
General Managers.
The accounts are as follows :-
BALANCE-SIET." Met duly, 1906, LIABILITIES,
The price of labour and of staples increased; while in the parts rents rose amsiderably. In the cure of foreign residents, in particular, the of commodities was additionally influenced- by freight rates, insurance, &c., and rove in continues our contemporary, it may be said that Suzy creditora cont. or more. In general, Capital aveamit. some cases 50 per
.in Corsa the war has resulted in a imprecaUxclaimed dividends ...
dented activity in commerce and industry. This Profit and loss account activity cannot be gonged by the ordinary Ye- taring of increased trade alone. The large sup
ASSET&
S 1,250,000,0 475,224.84 41.89 178.264.32
C:
The above conditions will be submitted to the Viceroys of the three provinces and the..
these conditions, we will usito in sending a gentry for their approval. If they all agree to
memorial to the Throne and have it on record. The Throus will issue an Ediet commanding all officials and subjects to obey for ever! Other minor conditions will hereafter be drawn up and decided by this company.
MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Macao, 22nd August.
PANIC" BEESIDING, Another slight shock of earthquake was felt
$1,807,528.7 here this morning; but not much clarm was caused, as the people seam now to have grown used to these tremors, and are less perfona.. 331.507.75 The public gaol is still in ruins, and the
to continue the polite fiction would charged with highway robbery, burglary, rob-plies of railway material brought in transports, have men to make impossible the policybery with violence, and shaft, together to morons works undertaken by the Property comprising and, buildings and
Firo iwanoo and taxes portaining to
period after Stat July, 1905.
2,857.00
18,678.69 prisoners are located in the Ean-Francisco 4518.41 barracks. 412,021.38
50,173.15 A good many of the inhabitants have, availed
1,743.78 themselves of the permission given by H.E. 1869.50 the Governor to build matsheds for their temporary abode, the Avenida sud other open spaces being dotted with these matshade..
45,1315.40.
1,133,86
$1,867,523,70
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, Dr.
the deficiencies of the professionals. Some thing has to be said, and in too many cases there is no time to think what ought to be
machinery Japanese, and the influx of money all contributed said. This handicap may in some instances which all the powers agreed was the best committed by Mr. Hazeland to take his trial Cores daring the year 1903 amounted to
with a second return from bunishment, was
to the same end. The total foreign trade of Furniture
Sundry debtors bring about rapid thúiking ; but too often in the peculiar circumstances. The obser at the next sessioni For the prosecution it
1344178, as against £2,527,381 in 1993, un
Cotton, vaine of stock it is to be feared that the pen travels 'as the vance neutrality, it should perhaps be was stated that on the 14th instant near the
increase of 21.8 per cent. This incremsa, how- Yarn, value of stack.. avant.courrier of the mind. Where the pointed out, is not merely laissez faire. old naval range le induced the complainant to for the total trade of 1904 are the largest yetu, ale stove...
ever, was wholly in the imports The figures Wante, value of stock ....
Mill stores, value of stoel. conditions or without actual knowledge With Manchuria admittedly Chinese come belinda bask in order to show him some reached by Cores, those in 1903 having benton.
the previous record. of the subject to be treated, it follows territory, the paradox arises that China thing. Then he caught the unsuspecting
The Corean market is yourly growing im naturally that the realer is treated to
coolie by the throat and knocked him down- could not be called neutral while she rendering his unconscious. Not content with that 1904 will not long readin a
portant, and there in good reason to suppose deductions without correct promises, con- refrained from attempting to drive both that he dragged the complaint a distance of Brea as it is, Corea is well worth the considera- record year. clusions reached by way of improper Russia and Japan out of that province. fifteen foot, threw him into d ravine and then tion of British merchants and manufacturers; analogies, and presumptions or assump. This would have been a Euclidian absurdity, made off with some clothing and metal watch in the fature, it is hoped that, despite severo and with the prospect of considerable increase tions which, though plausibly put and to China waived her undoubted right of and chain stolen from his riolim. He was ext competition, especially from Japan, a good slaars To anditore fee attractively phrased, are apt to be mislead-enforcing neutrality in that territory; in beard of in a village near Sham Shin Po where at of Corean trade will remain in British hands.
4 o'clock on the afternoon of the same day he ing to the uninformed, who justly expect effect renouncing her ownership and making committed larcony, This last offence, led to that the writer knows what he is writing it a no-man's land. It is at present practi- his arrest, and on being brought to the Police about. One of the cominouest points of cally Japanese, because held by Japanese. Station, several of the stolen articles were found view taken by commentators on things The Japanese, it is admitted, strictly in his possession, as well as a number of pawa Chinese-the said commentators, as might endeavoured to make things as little nacoins
tickets. Subsequently bia identity established and the other four charges were bo supposed, being naually located outside fortable as possible for the Manchus, so no preferred against him.
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The str. Shawmut arrived at Tacoma from China and Japan on the 21st inst
The CP.R. str. Empress of China arrived at Vancouver on Tuesday, the 2nd inst. at p.m. The I.G.. str. Prinz Heinrich, which left hory on Friday, the 18th inst, arrived at Singa- porò on Tuesday, the 2nd izst. at 6 p.m.
To remuneration to General Mangers, 10
percent, un balance of working account 17.020.01 To remuneration to Consulting Committee
Te balanco.
Cr.
Hy gain on working By balance from last year By transfer fees.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued 3,000.00 the following report
230.00
On the 23rd at 11.45 a.m. The barometer $20,870.61 has risen on the Clins const.. 178,264.02 Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the E. of the Loochoos, and lowest over Contral $199,134.93 Cha
$
Gradients continue slight on the Chias coast, 22,862.83❘ and moderate 8.E. winds may be expected in 170,36.10 the Formon Channel and over the N. part of
the China Sea,
66,40
Forecast:-Light or moderate S.E. winds;
$130,134,33 showery,