NOTICE.
PÔLICY HOLDERS of the
TEQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY of the UNITED STATES.
Owing to false and greatly exaggerated reports having boon circulatel, I beg to azinouse-by aathority of this resident, Mr. PAUL MORTON that the Financial Soundness, Integrity and Surplus of the Society have nover Loon brought into gestion. On the 30th Func inst, the available assets had increased by Gold $7.296.252.
R. KIENE,
Managor. (1985
Hougkong, 25th August, 1905.
CANTON DISTRICT. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,
THE GLUT AT THE KOBE CUSTOMS.
VIEWS OF A COTTON EXPERT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 1905.
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the military profession and say," One does not make a nail of good icon nor a soldier of a good man," the Japanese have always regarded their military caste as ou aristocracy. The origin of The Japan Chronicle says-The question of this sentimout, gorg far back to the dawn of history in the islands, bat it has survived orory the accounodation at the Kobo Custoriis on change. The samurai, a military aristocracy, of such vital importance in the port that any accomplished the renascones of Japan. If information regarding it is of interest. Yener bowover, the Japanese have made gond duy a representative of the Chronicle mought they have also proved splendid the views of a well-known export in cotton on the matter. This gentleman has made a close study of the problem in all its bearings, and his opinion is of considerable value.
"The end of the trouble" he said, "is the insufficient accommodation at the Custous there is no question about that. But the responsibility for any damage or delays arising from this has never baen fixed, either by mentis of commercial documents or by the customs of the port. Indeed, the rules governing the recognised customs of the port are so vagno 19 CAMBRIDGE WEAMPOA
RIERS, widening of charols through.of the parties bandling goeds from a ste
No. 17.
followers, and here is one of the secrets of their success. The balk of the people were emancipated from the feudal system, but they inherit and embody the feudal ferding, and it as the sucessful crafting of modern methods ep to a modioral body which gives as the phenomenon of mulorn Japan. Below the mulig sal (and throughly Oriental conception of a march we find a modera Parliament and organised party system, and whilo Japan is too young in the exercise of political power to huo, elaturated the latior, there has been deal of conflict in the popular
DAR. themselves that. front a legal stamipoint unillerpenly the common dangor is past
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICE IS CAMBRIDGE and WHAMPOA BARRIERS in the Front Reach uppersch in Canton have been widened and desperad as follows:-
CAMBRIDGE BARRIER. "A lugth of 112 feat of the Southern end of the central section of this Barrier has been restored nad the chanol through it has now a width of 440 Fest with n least depth of 16 feet at Low Water
f
Spring Tides.
社
asanbly
it is inevitable that one of the drawbacks, as
The
which call at ports in the United Kingdom should he required to comply with our regals. tions as to emigrant vessels, whether they take emigrants on board here or not. Shipowners are not unanimous on the subject, and the committee cannot eapport this contention en the ground that it it necessary in the internat of safety. They are, therefore, anable to make ouy recommendation on the sabjeet. committee recommend that the Government should by empowered to apply by Order in Connell the rules as to the provision of life. saving appliances to the ships of any country which do not substantially comply with the requirements of these roles. The subject of limitation of liability does not come within the tertas of the committee's roferonce, but they think that it deserves careful quasideration. The question of injury to worknea in foreign hips has been dealt with in a Bill of this Session which has now passed.
OFFICIALS' SALARIES
The highest paid officin in the Government well as the blessings, of a popular assembly should us felt in Japan, and that there will bServices, with the oxcoption of the Vienroy of received £20,000 per annum (says the writer of the Westernis d Constitution. confict between the Oriental Monureby and India, is the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who
WHAMPOA BARRIER. A langth of 150 fed of the Southern end of the central etion of this Barring has heon Fruered and the channel through it has now a width of undor ordinary circumstances the steamship succuss to the virtue of the Emperor's four with a hast depth of 9 Yeat at Low Water of Spring Tide
Approval:
F. J. MATERS,
J. HOWELL MAY, Harbour Master.
Acting Umomissioner of Customs.
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until the time that the goods are delivered to the cansignees can he toads responsible in a che si dhe way.
The steamship compasies, as a matter of course, take this stand But they are carriers and that their responsibility comes as sont fa
The most puzzling feature about Japanese article entitle Big Sarios Road to Rain" intens na trish Vicoray was passes of con- the goods arrive at the part of antination. It
what looks at Grst sight like idealism: The is, however, the steamship companies who character is its lack of religion, combined with Castle Salarday Janeal for July) ; yut, have eldled thesusolres with certain
Fanatical devotion fa a their Emperor and countrysiderable plivale means he could not afford to oxalted responsibility, which responsibility has ixuome
enstum of the port Merchants hars come to and the touts of behido are both, in one at this satury, which does not nearly cover
equal
qual the expenses entailed by maintaining expect the seamship agents to discharge their of the word, religious," but they are not goods for them the custom was inaugurated in breadth or depth to the spiritual emptious position as the representative of Sovereignty
that an Irish Viceroy ends 15,900 hy in steamship agents with avios to obliging which has played so great a part in the world's in Dublin. It has hou generally estimated the consignees, and so it has come about that history. Admiral Tigo's despatches, attribut-
that Lord Dudley, who has held the position for over two years, would, at this URL year over and above his official salary so agents in Kobe and other ports In Japan bare ancestors, are probably conceived in-fie xazio alanys taken the responsibility for the landing, pians vein as Cromwella Trust in Gold and
Gwcomment past Horting out, storing, and sound condition of this keep your powder dry." but nevertheless, be more than £30,000 of
the patches are deliberately leolated by using accopted gunds during transis from on hoped the volto omboly the sentiments of the talk of worth £2994 year. 1) per unum nutil delivery.
the nation. The interesting question is, is the salary of the Governor General of Canada, The conditions xisting at the preal time, korever, as different, if not quito exceptional wholera iation cau zohiore true greatness and considering the expenses which such a on a materialistic vis? Were the Japanese position entails, it is one of the worst paid posts Te hey are absolutely extraordinary. Customs officials compel the steamship agents to imaginative poople no sach question would in the Government colonial service. to land goods at places which afford no profse arise, but as a matter of fact they are singularly Governor of Malta, for example, who receives whas is paid one thousant parada less, are, don whatever against hit weather, and devol of fagination. They ave off just 13,009 » pent. or the Governor of Ceylon, where Europ begins to excel, and there is no epormoes damage has been dous recently by
comparison between Bir nebjeremeals and comparatively speaking, infinituly better pail. and exposure, for which the consignees of Italy, for example, it the realm of There are some very good positions in the would send Slate no redrawi
Who is responsible for this? The Castous imagination and realism. It is as a practical,plomatic spvier, with salarios attached to hardheads, materialistic race, with a deight that range from £5,000 to £3,009 officials do not recoguiss any responsibility
better off than the holders of those immoriaat the steamship agents have no means to fulfil Sul turn for artistic craftsmanship, that the per annam; yet many a clerk on a work is the obligations which they have taken apon Japanese conso bafore us today. They are a
very poor people, and owing to the density of diplomatic posts. Oar Ambassador at Paris in themselves: and the merchants ar is just the
their population and the lack of rich natural fall 3,000 a year, but no British Ambassador sme position, as they have no right to inter-
resources in their countey are likely to retonierer you seaded in making that salary covor fure until the goods are delivered.
As outlet for surplus bis expaus, which ave reckel to enst the poor as a proletariat, Population has been for some timo a vital folder of one prenior Embay abroad quit nodessity, and the Japanese, with their love of tho $1.000 a more than his pay. A ses are essentially a colonising panple. Emigra- First Secretary to an impactant Europeas tinn bot taken plasa chiety, in default of Eubasis id about £500 a year, but lonies, to the United States and awaii. The he finds it impossible to live on this in aud many a diplomatist has been rained in cheek placed on expansiota in the Pacific and such places as Viens or St. Petersburg; Am-ris has inevitably turned the straim towards Northern Asia. The weakest point thus attempt to do so. Cabinet Ministers are, jo Japan's position is her lack of capital. a rule, wealthy men, and it is absolutely Until the attcessses of the last two years finansutial that same of them at any rate should so, for their expauses are considerable. The ciers wore shy of Japanese securities, regard Her Secretary for Foreign Affairs is paid €3,000 ber increasing expenditure as reckless.
per annum, bat this salury goes Înt a short national debt is not heavy, and nutil war expenses began she had a surplus over expend way towards defraying the annal expenses fare which was due to the extrento economy which the head of the Foreign Office has to
in practised, the safuries of Government officials met. In addition to maintaining a position of Abecoming manner, the other unparalled in any great dignity belig on a scale quite civilised conuiry. The credit of Japan hus, of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs mast, conrso, risen with hor success, but even if she at his own expense, entertaia regalarly all the succeeds in obtaining a heavy ideinuity, she will members of varioue faign diplomatic he crippled for sours time by a tack of capital, missions in London--a social duty that alone and it is probable that she will encourage theras away with the greater part of his salary. introduction of foreign money by every mates in her power. oren by allowing foreigners to own land.
First-Clam Kafroshments only supplied:
With regard to the responsibility of the Pimies-caterud for. Special launches will have Blake Pier on the Castors, a word ought to be said. The mer. elants simply receive the cotton from the
· following days (weather permitting):
Customs-house oficials under the authority of Tuesdays and Thursdays, loas at path Castoms-house passes, and so any mistake.
return at 7 pm, Saturdays, luy at 3.15. p., return at 7 pm. Sandays, 'lage at 3.1 The Pier, Launchos will call at Felice On Saturdays and Sundays.
Rotare tickets fivela ling refreshments 31.00 For further particulars please apply to the
orsigned.
SAMUEL SEE, Manager, Care of 15 Conmight Road Contral. Hongkong, 17th August, 1905. [189
ny damage, any delay which is occasioned either by insufhelout spice insticival means of discharging, mistakes in the delivery or idutif Kowloon,cation, of goods all these things, which are actually of frequent occurrence, are brought to the door of either steamship agent or merchant. comparison with the big ports in other countries, the conditions are totally different. In eller countries you have big doch companies who undertake the discharging and storing of cargo. Here the same work is done by four or fre different undertakings, the exteat of whose responsibility is not fixed, so that it is difficult to take action against them.
COLD STORAGE.
Put oxKONG ICs COMPANY, Ln,. HATE HOT SOON) Cabio fast of Cold Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will be Opon at 10 4.3. sud 4 P.M. daily, Sunday. excepted to receive and deliver perishable goods.
Wa. PARLANE, Manager. Hourkong, 18th November, 1901.
CARTRIDGES.
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I believe, taken stops to erast shads in their compounds at Kobe and Yokohama, while scheme is in the air to cover a large ares of the Customs.compound at Minulegawa with roof- ing, and other proposals for the improvement
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"One reason for the present condition of things in regard to the accommodation and means of handling goods in Kobe has been what I niny term the standing still of the mercantile community for so many years while the trade of the port bas progressed vory rapidly, and this struation in the matter of landing arrangements is the root of all the trouble. In my opinion the Customs people cannot be made wholly re ponsible for not providing the accommodation and means for Jandling the goods Laded. Importer, exportererchants, and those The writer of the 1'litical Notes in Ples interested in industry sad proince have been
Thes on July 28th discourses on the report responsible for building up the trade of the port, presented by Mr. Bonar Law's Select Committen and they have allowed matters to drift on. You cannot say to the Castons House: You on the shatory requirements of foreign ship. must put up godowns and other buildings Fig. We understand he writes) that the All committas observe in their report that forsign to accommodate our particular cools most work together and in harmony for the slips which have takon ary cargo on board at a in the United Kingdom and fire over. attainment of a commen object. Everybody port may be detained, but that there is no is more or less to blame for the nog eet shown
other penalty provided, to regrirament as to the past, and all interests concerned hare now
macking, and no restriction as to the loading to bear the responsibility of that neglect.
or inward voyages In practico, foreign ships Although it must be some time before any
are frequently overladet on voyages real remely is found, there are signs of
United Kingdons; they are also overloaded, to a improvement. The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha has
certain extent on voyages from this entry and the fact that they are uct market may in Home cases assist them in escaping detection. it The lead-line fixos the limit to which is safe and prudent to load, and the rules by which it is determined" can at any of the existing conditions are under considera modified to mest albred conditions. Tha tion
to observe "It will be as good thing, I think, if the committes do not think it will be unreasonable Chronich advised the steamship agents to take to require foreiga ships. the landing of goods into their own hands, and loading limit when entering as well as lowing not to allow any person to handle sargo until it our poris, and to prescribe that they shall b
It ad-line. is desirable that.. is delivered to the consignees. To the reign shipowners and masters shard raslize baute the same advice might be given, and they that, I being so marked, they weald save them- should refuse to receive the cutton from anybody as the trouble and delay that an inspection bat responsible persons. The goods ought to be without its guidane mast involve. It weld, delivered from the steamer direct to the mar- the emittee sanit, be satisfactory if this chants and not dumped down in the Castors loading lirait could be fixed by international compound until eallet for.
grout, and they are informed that there is movement in some of the principal foreign
the countries in the direction of adopting a lon-lin The flas, therefore, seams opportune for
the the adoption of uniforms rules of londling by Government to endeavour to arrange for
raraments of the principal maritime noun. tries; but it would facilitate the negotiations if e-Government were provided with adequate powers, us is the case in the matter of tonnage Tha committee auremat under section 8 (3) of the Mer hunt Shipping Act. 1894. recommend, therefore, the power be given to the Government to apply by Order in Council in ports of the United Kingdom the British: rutes as to load-line to the merchant ships of any country which do not comply with rules us to loading which are substantially equivalent to those in force in this country.
may remark that the deliveries of ootten to the merchants are always very troublesome. and it is said that landing agents and delivering agents are much to blame for many Teadmistakes whith have been made. Through this
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