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The French Mail of the 31st March wi delivered in London on the 29th inst. ⠀
It is notified that in the present calendar year not more than 15,100 chests of Malwa oplam is to be exported from India.
"Men wanted of good address, canvassing ability and brains. Splendid prospecta En. glishmen need not apply."-( Montreal Star.")
The Katras Jberriah Coal Co, of Calopita, pay a half-yearly dividend of Rs. 4-8 per share equivalent to a rate of 90.per cent. per annum,
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affliated Hospitals acknowledges, with thanks, the following donation to the funds of the Hospitala:Colonial Government $300.
The second coramain of the stem launch Canada," who pluckily attempted to save Mr. Ronnie from drowning, was called before Mr. Komp at the Magistracy yesterday and pressuted with a $10 not
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It is announced that the Canadian Pacifo
Railway will build two additional larger and faster AtlanticEmpresas," and will establish a weekly service. Should the mail contract for the East by renewed by the British Government, the armpany contemplatse new vessels for the Pacific.
Wieler and Co, the Hongkong agents, we note
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FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 30th. Floods have taken place in the Thamca Valley.
MOSCOW INUNDATED.
LONDON, April 30th. Moscow is inundated and damage done to the extent of two millions.
ETNA ACTIVE.
LONDON, April 30th.: Mount Etna is in eruption.
THE BIG FLEET.
LONDON, April 30th. The United States fleet is to visit the Fiji Islands.
CORRESPONDENCE.
JUNK BAY MILÈS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRESH')
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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
PRESENT HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVEanos, Bie Jous DEALTRY LUGLED, FREDERICK K.C.M.G., C.B. D.S.O.
His Excellency the Officer Commanding the Troops, Colonel C. H. DARLING
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Moa. Mr. W. BSEṛ Davis, (Attorney. Gevaral).
Hou, Mr. A. M. THOMBON (Colonial Trea sarar).
Hon. Mr. W.CHATHAM, U.M.G.(Director of Public Works).
Hon.
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Hon, Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., Q.M., C.M.G." Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Ho Mr. WEI YUK.
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Hon. Mr. MURRAY STEWART. Mr. C. CLEMENT† (Clerk of Counvile).
.MINUTES... The minute of the previous meeting were read, and confirmed.
РАРЕВА...
The COLONIAL Skeretary, by diragtion of His Excellency-the-Governor, laid on the table. the following papers-Report of the Ragistrar
that, as Mr. Ronnie proposed to give no dividend to the shareholders, 'he ought, in accordance with the not unusual practice, to forego st. least a portion of his commission on the Com-. pany's workings for the then past year (prior Council was held yesterday in the Council A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative
April 30th,
to which there had been no workings and conse. | Chamber. B18,-With reference to your report of the quently no commision earned) amounting ta inquet sitending the death of the late Mr. $60,000, and Mr. Eonnte agreed to half such Rennie, whilst we are very loath to address you commission, thus receiving the sum of $30,000, on this a happy subject we feel that, in justice in this oousection, Mr. Rennis informed to our cliesta Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Mody, our e'ients that he desired to obtain au we ought to ask you to publish the following advanos to himself of a sum of $30,000 which statement of the Lotual facts in connection with Mr. Mody promptly volunteered and which, a certain of the matters referred to ir suob report few days later, he did in fact land, receiving in It is reported that a few days after the return a promissory note therefor, which pro. génora! meeting of the Hongkong Milling missory note fell due on the 21st ultimo, bat Company Ltd. & aliange became apparent in having the fullest ecnadens in Mr. Rennis Mr. Rennie, who complained of business and his position, Mr. Mody did not then present worries and alleged that those who could help the note for payment, but left it to Mr. Rennis him would not do so. With regard to this, to discharge as and when he saw fe After Mr. reference should be made to the statements of Rennie's death our clients learnt for the first Mr. Bennie on the 7th ultimo on the occasion finiu that he had ef:oted considerable dealings of bis presiding at the annual general meeting with his holdings in the Millinga Co., éngen. of the Milling Company; from this it will be doring considerable claims on his cotate and Mr. seen that be stated that the outlook for the Mody saw as in connection with the above current year is more promising. "The demandentioned loss, interming us of the dealings for our product continues to strong that we just referred to and placing his invests in our haode. On our advios preca-diags were at once have diffenty in keeping page with it. I am glad to my that everything in going instituted against the deceased's estate, with on smoothly at the mills",
and "A the view of endeavouring to as are to Mr.. Mody profit of $16420276 in the fret eleven priority for his risiq in respect of the losu months of our working proves that we referred to over the claims of other creditors of bave established the business on
the deceased in respect of his said dealings General... Bound basis and I confidently believe that at our These proceedings were not instituted on the next meeting we will be in a position to same day ss, but on the day following. Mi, propose bandsome distribution of profits" Such statements would certainly not convey to the ordinary mind that this was any causa for worry over, or anything substantially w.oug with the affaire of the Company and our clients have in fact no reason whatever to suppose, or any intimation whatever from Mr. Ronnie, tha wailers favourably in connection with the onusern.
were running otherwise than most
It is farther reported that evidence was given to the affect that Mr. Reunte was asked why he did not tell bía portuere, (our clients) of them Colony, were advised and decided that, in the that the bill entitled an Ordinance to amend and replied that he had done so but that it was no good. We prename that by partnera are intended our clients, though actually they were not Mr. Hennie's partners, but directors of, and large skareliolders in, the Milling Company With regard to this part of the report, what we have written above is in point, but, we should add; it was not until the 11th instant (three days before Mr. Rannie's death), that our LONDON, April 7th. clients had the slightest suspicion that The Washington Senate has reconsidered all was not well in connection with the affairs of the Mill. On that date, at a the Naval Appropriation Bill, and funended
Board Meeting of the Company, Mr. Bone to provide four battleships, in accordance in accordance with the requirements of the with President Roosevelt's, desire, The Articles of Association, intimated that he measure was again defeated by 50/23. desired to have a meeting of the shareholders of the company convened for the purpose of ANOTHER MESSAGE TO CONGRESSobining authority from them to charge the
KING EDWARD'S MOVEMENTS.
LONDON, April 30th. It is reported that King Edward will visit Russin in July.”
EXPLOSION ON JAPANESE WARSHIP.
TOKYO, April 30th. The Admiral of the Training Squadron wires that the after magazine From information sapplied by Messrs. Sander on the Matsushima" exploded on that the Magdeburg Fire Insurance Co, Wednesday inorning near the Pesca piling up a big surplus, the total accumuladores. The vessel sank, and two tions beyond capital, stock (E750,000) now officers and thirty cadets are missing. amounting to £937,241. The premium income last year was practically a million and Twenty four were saved. staring.
It has practically been decided by the U.S. Navy Department that the Battleship Float shall visit Auckland on its way from Samoz to Sydney. There is an ample supply of good scal at the Now Zealand port, and it is felt that the visit of the Flest will also show the appreciation of the United States of the prompt and A. S. WATSON & CO.. cordial invitation orfended by the New Zea'aru
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A Router's telegram from Paris states that M. Clemenceau, the Premier, has replied to M.• de Montebello, who asked the Government's Permission to withdraw the remains of his famous ancestor, Marshall Lannes, from the Pantheon as a protest against the interment there of the remains of Emil, Zala. The Premier pointed out that a special Act of Parliament would to necessary to sanction the removal, and that tho
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THE UNITED STATES.
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HONGKONG, MAX Isr, 1908.
Peterborough, was a month or soʻngo sitting- the Peterborough Fofiemary by the bedside of a maidservant, who had been taken from the
Palace safering from bucas. At a neighbour- ing bed an evangelist was speaking to suother patient. Mistaking Lady Mary for the girl's mother, he approached her with a handful o tracts, and the words, “are you saved, madame are you sure you're saved.P","As nearly as s bishop's wife can expect to be" was b.dy
Mary's reply.
Au-eld-Indy who had long vainly attempted to obtain an increase of pension decided to address a polition to the Princess. Iolanda, the five year-old, daughter of the King of Haly The letter was handed to the King, who read it and, with imperincbable seriousness, ordered
the most sordid förm; and whose son is a fool and laughter a foreign Princess.
LOSS OF A BRITISH DESTROYER.
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LONDON, April 28th. During night neuvres off Harwich, the Destroger ale was rammed and cut in two by the Scout Alfantiva, Lieut. Fletcher perished; the crew was rescued. Attentive, temporarily uncontrolable then struck the Ribble, it is stated, as the latter was attempting to eross her bow
TOKYO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANT LIMITED.
The
The following digest of the report to the shareholders is supplied by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, the Hongkong agents, e
Profit and Lors Account 1906 and former years.-The balance in land on this account at the beginning of the year was Yen 4,641,620; during the year the total disbursements bave amounted to Yen 415,16,- The Directors re-
Company's property in favour of their Bankers and he then put before our clients, as directors, statement, which is now lo our hands, showing a loss me estimated by him, of $41,000 odd upon the milling and tale of the host them is the Company's godowns, which statement Mr. Renator then informed our olients he
purposed placing before the Company's Bankets, This was absolutely the fret intinstion our clients received from Mr. Ronnie that the affairs of the Company were not proceeding. favourably, but, as the statement showed, a loss of only one-forth of the profits that Mr. Beanie had stated at the aunas! general meeting had boon already made by the company, our clients naturally did not view matters in too serions or too unfavourable a light and, having the most complete confidence in Mr. Ronnie, they acospted such statement as accurate in every respect, though it has since been ascertained that the Company's. Bankers proved it to be otherwise. At the same time Mr. Ronnie mentioned to our clients that there was a purchase of wheat which he had made for Jane shipment, which, he had asked the Compouy's Bankers to fasase, but which they were unwilling to do unless our clients personally guaranteed the transaction, which amounted to come $500,000 The latter did not then refuse, to do this, but took the matterinto consideration. On the morning of the 14:h instant, Mr. Bennie rang upSir Paul Chater on the telephone, stating that he was in trouble and desired to se Bir Faul, who, in reply, arranged to see Mr. Renais at his ofce that morning and accordingly, did
haie's donth and Mrs. Ranaie was not sarved with the writ of summous, nor was it ever in contemplation to so nares her and in foot service was effected by usb her then solicitors
we days aftor Mr. Rennie's death.
Finally, there is reported a suggestion to the affect that our clients have succeeded in obisining possession of the Mul. With regard to this, the trus facts are that after Mix: Ronnie's death the affairs of the Company were found to be to involved and disastrous-that-our- clients, as the only remaining directors in the
for
Thanking you in anticipation of the insertion of thin-We are yours obediently,
DEACON LOOKER AND DEACON.
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 30th April.
FʼNANCIAL MINUTES,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by direction of His Exvillenoy the ovarnos, laid on the tabis Financial minutes Nos. 16, 17 and 18, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee. The COLONIAL TENABURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to,
FINANCIAL.
The OLONIAL SECRETARY, by direction of E the Governor, laid on the table the report of the 'Finance Committas (No. 6), and moved
is adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER reconded, and the motion was agreed to.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDING "ÖTDINANCE AMENDMENT HILL, The JoN. MR. CHATHAM-I rise to move
in
that
best interests of the shareholders, the only the Public Health and Building Onlinaues 190
and the Public Health and Buildings Amend-. proper course was to apply to the Court for ant Ordinancs 19 3 ho now read a scour time. since this bill was introduced, sir, and read winding up order and the appointment of a liquidater, which was pocordingly done. This first time it lias been very extensively oriticised by the local architects on behalf of liquidator is now in possession of the property the European and Chintas property owners in of the Company on its behalf, but it is more than this Colony. They have submitted statements probable that the realisation of each property of certain amadments which they considered. wil be insufficient to pay the Company's should be made and meetings have been held
with Your raditors and consequently leave nothing
Exellency and the amend ments. were
and fally discussed. the shareholders, of whom our clients great any of them have been adopted. hold two-thirds of the whole capital and they have shown perhaps little nudua nocordingly are by far the greatest losere, pervou ness oriticising the proposals from the confidance placed in Mr. Ronnie,
because in one case they have suggested that "the word modify should be altered to reduce. and the state, in which his death left the Now Sir, the word modity or its equivalent affairs of the Company.
modification is used repeatedly and I have never beard it anggest d that micidiostion should mean something less than was supposed in the clause in connection with which term was used. One of the principal features of the Bill is the concentration under the building authority of all mattera which affect the .construction of buildings. The submis- sion of plans to the Medical Offloor of Health which require his signature to the issue of certificates will be dispensed with and it is hoped considerable time will be saved in the pissing of the plane. I propose only to refer to the principal matters dealt with in the Bill before the Council, because the objects and xən- sons of the Bill have been fully set-forth both as
ments which have been cirouinted to the mem- bero. I may say, Sir, it is propo-ed to withdraw the definition of external afe in the section introduced because it would operate rathor harshly upon parties who wished to oreet a building of moderate height who happened to have opposite to this proposed buibling other of much greater height belonging to some neighbouring owner. The proportion of floor space and cubic space par head is very much reduced, Sir, in the amended Bill. The provision The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed of a similar sort was incorporated in the original s by Mr, Sergeant of Messrs Wilkinson) and ordinance I of 1903 but withdrawn when that Or- When Grist, appeared for the appellants, and Mr. dinanee was amended at a later pariod, M, Slade instructed by Mr. G. R. Hall Brutton, certain other amedmonts which have been made
in the
present Bill are before the Council it is appeared for the respondents.
hoped that
it will have greater effect and be Mr. Pollock said the decision of the Full found a useful provision. Section la ser Court was to the effect that the defendants | Kelion-bas been introduced to apply to existing excluded the debt from their assignment to the buildings when they are being altered. The provision has regard to the thickness of walln which plaintiffs.
IN APPLICATE JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT.
· LEATE TO APPEAL
An application was submitted to their Lord-regards the Bill itself and enbequent amend- skipa. (3ír F. Piggott, Chief Justice, and Br
H. J. Gompertz, Acting Puisne Judge for leave to appeal to the Privy Council in the case Chan We and others v. Chan Yam and others. This was an appeal from the decision of the Fall Court on July 2nd 1907, arising out of & claim by the appellauit: for 34258 paid into court being part of a sum of $13,000.
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Mr. Slade argued that the appellants had not completed their security within the three months stipulated by the rules of the Court.
Their Lordships reserved their judgment."
PRESENTATION TO MR. McKIRDY,
Mr. Archie" McKirdy, an old and faithful sorrant of the Talkoo Bugar Works, goes home
apply to new buildings. Under the present ordinance the requirements as regards the thickness of walls are limited to new buildings only. It is evidently absurd to reconstruct a portion of an existing building of less thick- nees than that required for now buildings: Another section-103-is to regulate the construction of partition walls principally with a view to acquiring some more substantial form of construction than can be insisted on at the pre- sent time and with a view of securing the nas of nonflammablematerials, especially in places which are so densely populated as are many of the build- of nine months. During his fourteen years in walls. At the present time there are no restrict Hongkong, he has identified himself with sport ions regarding the openings in party walls and when a man makes an opening he does it where Working Account, 1907-The net premis for that if our clients would guarantee same it could and athletics to such an extent that his renown he pleases and in the course of time that opening,
volunteer, and as an all-round good fellow, Mr. the Ordinance are found to be somewhat too is great, his acquaintances legion, and his becomes a source of danger to the uiding friends many, olors, and loyal. As a succesfregards the lighting of buildings of a greater eyclist, sprinter, and yachtsman, as a keen depth than 40 feet as the present provisions An McKirdy will receive a popular welcome on drastio and it is hoped this alteration"will
Mr. Rennis then informed Sir Paul Chater that there was trouble with regard to the Jaus shipment above mentioned, that he had been-to-morrow (Saturday) for a well earned holiday-ings in this Colbay. Bention 107 refers to party
commend the pryment of a dividend of four Ten per share out of this account, which will absorb Yen 24,000 and that, the balance of You 3,986,604 be carried forward.
notified that the steamer in connection there with had been chartered and that scoordingly
the necessary credit must be sent and reiterated
A great deal of interest is centred just now among the promenaders along the Seine, near the Bastille, in the movemen of a lady who is accompanied by six nurses, each purse in obargo of a baby girl. The gossips have dis Anour the middle of the month the Generourerad that the lady is the wife of a wealthy Election takes place in Japan. We published manufacturer. Three of the children are 14 xiot long ago a well-informed account of the months off and the others three months. A various political parties that have arisen in Paris contemporary, which seems to be as interested in the lady es are her fellow promena Japan, and how it remains only to make a ders, states that the three elder habits were born fow general observations on the changes on January 7 last year, and the younger ones on that have come over. Japan's domestic the 27th December. politics. There is not very much to say. about it, so we select the topic as convenient for an issue in which our columns, as will be noted, are unusually congested. We learn that the forthcoming General Election is to be a business one, the candidates bis chamberlain to take it to the Princess. The net claims and losses have been settled aggregat Bennie that it would be best, in order to cut the year amount to Yen 1,087,189 against which be arranged through the Company's Bankers, Sir Paul Chater then suggested to Mr. including more commercial zuen than ever chamberlain (the " Mail says) proceeded to the ing Yen 538,198; the expenses to amount to Yer before. As trade is becoming notoriously. Princees's cot, where the child was sleeping 221,089. There therefore remains a balance of the then apparent loss on the abipment the most conspicuous feature of Japan's Boundly, and, to the astonishment of her nurse. You 957,501, to which has to be added in forest
as much as possible, for Mr. Beanie to telegraph to cancel the contract and resell national economy, this was to be expected, gravely read the petition to her. Then he of Yen 395,016.
retarded to the King "Well," said. Viotor
the shipment which Mr. Ronnie then.com but foreigners will none-the-less watch for Emmanuel, what did the Princess say "
curred in doing and, in Sir Paul's prosenco the result with great intorest. The possiNothing, your Majesty. She is asleep,"
wrote out a telegram for that purpose and bilities from their point of view of "Then silence gives couent," said the King,
barded it to Mr. Chard to despatch, Parliament largely composed of business and he ordered the petition to be granted, representatives ore obriously immense. The commercial class in Japan has lately begun to feel its power, a witness the influenco. of the Chambers of Commerce, which are taken very seriously and strongly supported. One plank of the new more. He discussed the matter with his wife, two steam lannobes, "Hoi Kong" and "Hol
A Devonshire farmer, who for thirty years
The surplus fands, in excess of capital, new amount to Yen 3,300,000. *
MARIND COURT,
Thursday, 30th April,
BEFORE ITU Hox Bain TaxUOD, E.M.... (HARBOUR MASTER).
LAUNCHES IN COLLISION. into the circumstances of the collision between An enquiry was held at the Harbour Offee
Hong, which occurred in the Harbour on
had been in the habit of drinking bis pint of beer nightly at the sign of the Das Cow, was rondered reflective by the statement thist under the Confiscation Bill his drink would cost him -candidates is retrenchment coupled with and came to the conclusion, that it would save
him money to lay down a cask of beer and drink April 28 opposition to the increased taxation. The it at home. This idea be proceeded to carry better clam Japanese are also pointing out into effect. On the first evening of the with satisfaction that a class of candidates experiment his wife, gratified at keeping him at hitherto no credit to Japanese politics, is or home, said: "Now, Dan, 'ee're so your pint, appears to be disappearing. These are the saved a penny.". The old chap mopped his month complacently. "For, Martha," "maid demagogues, the so-called professional
he with a beanz of satisfaction. "I think I'll politicians," who are coming forward i have another pint, and sate a penay more." much smaller numbers this time. One
his return.
Meanwhile, on taking leave, he has been the reoipient of numerous mementoes of the esteem he has earned, including (from members of the Corinthias Yacht Club, of which he has It is also reported that on the day of been Honorary Pressurer for the last two Mr. Rennie's death Mrs. Rennie was years) a pocket aneroid, a wallet, a gold pencil. served with a writ for $30,000. With case, and prismatic binoculars of latest design.
Tonight at the King Eward Hotel Mr "regard to÷this—in February last, prior to
the annual general meeting, and
MoKirdy Ja giving a farewell dinner to a wken the secounts had been audited and a skeleton number of his friends, Rannie saw pur clients therewith and as to the statement in connec ion therewith got out, Mr.
disposition of the then estimated balance of some
$130,000 thereby appearing. Sir Paul Chafer- be appropriated by declaring a expressed the view that this balance should dividend
the
CHINA ASSOCIATION,
NEW OFFICERS,
We learn from our London office that Mr. R. S. Gundry is relinquishing the presidency Scott is proposed as his successor.
dence that he met the Hoi Bong" which was
The master of the "Hei Kong" gave evi going in the opposite direction and as she was right ahead he altered his course, at the same to the shareholders, in view the fact of the China Association, and that Mr. J. H time giving slang binat on the whistle, The that three years had elapsed since other launch strack his launch in the starboard incorporation of the Company, Mr. Beanie was reluctant to accept this suggestion sad bow.""
stated that the company needed the money in its business and that their Bankers preferred
due entirely to the master of the Hoi Hong
The Magistrato found that the collision was not being at his place of duty, and his carti-
ficate was cancelled."
szch a coarst, whereupon Sir Paul Chster mid
Sir Charles Dudgeon is expected to act a chairman' and Mr. George Jamieson ne chairman, while Mr. R. O. Wilcox (recently of Hongkong) will be secretary,
Section 151 introduces some amendments as
The
meet the requirments of the case. Amending Section 153 ie based largely upon
the recommendations of the Cubielos Commition.
which included four unofficial members of this Counei and one of the loading architects, and the proposals now made I presume will recomment themselves to the members of this Connell, Itx emnection with that clause it is proposed to introduce an amendment with regard to housed on the reclamation but it will be limited to houses not exceeding one hundred feet in depth. Section 153a, which it is proposed to renumber. as 154, provides for a soheme for improving existing blocks of buildings That scheme, Sir, it it becomes at all geners! will undoubtedly confer very substantial improvement in the condition of the Colony and I think the improvement will be affected at what may be regarded as a moderate cost. In section 175 it is not proposed to delete the words by thebr. That has been a bone of con doubt that was the intention of the original tention on previous occasions. There can be no Ordinan that the space specified shoala be provided by the owners and the provision has been in fores for many years. It is not peculiar. to Hongkong because it may be said to be provided by the owner. Section 179 deals with Diversal that open spaces must be
"open" spaces and scavenging lanės. A few