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INTIMATION
WATSON
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
✯ SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WINE &
CHAMPAGNE
DE ST. MARCEAUT
REIMS
& CO.,
VINTAGE 1900,
VIN BRUT
AND VERY DRY,
PER CASE
1 Doz. QUARTS
$52.00. 2. DOZ FINTS,
$54.00.
CREME D' EPERNAY.
A CHAMPAGNE OF FINE QUALIFY.
PER CASE
1 Doz, QUARTS,
$28.90
$80.00.
2. DOL. PINTE
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 16TH, 1908.
it momentarily by. In view of the tightnesss-to "the" consequences, has not taken a of money in the Northern Port, and the solitary measure to put a stop to the waste very serious strain plased on the shoulders going on under its eyes. But, however, this of the community by the abnormal depres may be, the fact remains that for the future sion in the value of, not only the Dook agriculture in these regions, formerly the sbares, but of all other genuine investment most productive in the Empire, must for the future always be carried on with the stocks, it became a matter of necessity to
depressing certainty of recurring famines, Strange for a dividend, if it could possibly whether from excessive floods or complate be done without compromising the position absence of rain. For tie més Swargats of the Company; the arrangement was so the purchasing power of China has sensibly fur satisfactory, that not only was it provid- ed out of actual profits of the yes, but that iminished owing to those causes, and though it left untouched the ether resources of the undertaking. On the other hand, and this was the most serious part of the position, and one that must be faced before long, the payment of a dividend prevented the directors making any provision for depre ciation. It is quite tras that the plant bad by ordinary repairs and renewals been kept
in going order, but none know better than the directora themselves that the plant is notiquated, and antiquated to such a degree
this was not the sole esuse of the financial
criais, which has not by any means been confined to Chius, it has cortainly aggra- vated its incidence in Shanghai especially One cause in these affairs always reacts on another. Financial troubles in America have reduced the demand for silver with a cor responding fall in price, and cheap silver in China rendered sales of imports, unless at
The pollos on duty at the "Shus Loo" wharf or Tuseday cams upon an Interesting esso of dosyplag. It appears that a fow days ago a pleat West Point reported that their six months' sld son had been abducted, and auriously enough as the mother was standing on the wharf the saw an old woman going on board with the old on ber back.
TELEGRAMS.
[“DAILY FRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERY [OM.]
DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE.
LONDON, July 15th. who arrested the old woman. Northern ay mas peen visited by
seted her innocenes and declared that she had
Che informed the police
SUPREME COURT. Wednesday, July 15th..
IN SHARY JURIDICTION
TAPORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTS (ACTING PUI JUDGD).
“WISPUTS "ABOUT GRANITE.
boen esked by another woman to take the child an earthquake which has wrought Aation was brought by Bang Liver to renover
down to the steamer and received twenty cents
so doing. She took the polles to this other woman who dested any knowledge of the arrange.
will be thrashed out on Monday. ment. Both women are in custody and the sade
told at the Magistroy yesterday, Mr. H. P. The smart recovery of a stolen biogole was
Sayer of Macdonell Road reported to the
police on Monday morning that his blogols had been stolen, and on Tuesday afternion it was discovered by the polics who found the thief trying to sell it with the suistance" of a
a heavy loss, impossible. Famine on the other band used up the products available for export, and the result was a stagnating as to very serionaly interfere with the cara-markety-and-as-imports, ordered during "ing power of the Compiny, and has been better conditions, came on, they were found | tad gelan the bigyale A¶ reported lie was.
three or
cellor of the Exchequer has to lament over his lost millions. May we hope that the certainly more satisfactory position of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Omotay
great destruction.
THE TOUNDING OF QUEBEC.
LONDON, July 16th. The Prince of Wales has sailed for Canada.
torcentenary celebrations at Quebec which la- clade the opening of a national park on the Plains of Abraham.]
[His Royal Highness will tako part in the
REVOLT IN MACEDONIA.
LONDON, July 15th,
Larkor, Mr. Siyer had ordered his coole te dean the bicycle, but in the interval the coolis was dismissed for some irregularity. When his the aforeres beat-bond world it. A military revolt has taken place in the inferezos being that the dismissed coolis Macedonia. The situation is serious found trying to sell it, and hs and the hawker were each ordered by Mr. Kemp to psy s due
THE CHARGE-AGAINST of $100 or go to prison for six weeks,
SIEVER
from Li-Ping the sum of $500 for damages för the conversion by defendant of a quantity of broken granite, the property of plaintiffs, which was stored on Crown land at Hongkong and wrongfully removed by defendant without the consent of the plaintiffs on 7th and 9th Novem-
ber, nad need by defendant in making roads at--
Hanghom.
Bewley) represented the plaintiffs, and Mr. B. J. Grist (of Mosers Wilkinson and Grist)
Mr. F. B. L. Bowley (of Messrs. Dennys and
appeared for the defendant,
Mr. Howley mid the claim was for a certain quantity of broken granite such as was need for macadamfsing roads. The granite was taken by defendant without permission, and used for
macadamining roade for the Government,
tractor for the Kowloon roads?
His Lordship-Was the defendant then con-
Mr. Bowley-Y, my Lord. Fredseding, he said that in 1906 the plaintiffs held a contract for repairing the Kowloon roads. At that time Mr. Tooker was the executive engineer in LONDON, July 15th.sharge of roads, and in the latter part of 1906 Stever has been committed for he told Sang Lee that the Government intended to maandamiss the Kowloon City road between Hanghom and the Cement Works and soms told Song Lee that this road was distanco aling that road. When Mr. Tooker be masada- mined they began to collect material for the work They collected a certain quantity of broken
Post, is charged with attempting to blackmail [Robert Sever, the editor of the "Winning South African millonaire]
PERSIAN POLITICS.
unaaleable. A stagnant market called for very heavily handicapping it for the last
fess tonnage, and steamers instead of carry. four years in undertaking contracte. When the affair was tranging freight were laid up, and so as a natural Consequence the Docking and Repairing formed into a limited
Two lakongs very oloverly interfered in the B company
buslcess fell off; so the depression went confidense trick the other day and spoiled, a fortunate sale of a steamer that it had round, every country on the face of the fairly good harvest for two tricksters. An old solved and repaired placed the Directors in a earth feeling it in turn, and now we find it jankwoman from Shaakiwas came up on Mon-trial, bail being fixed at £20,000. position to effect very extensive renewals, while at the same time paying a handsome reacting on England, where the new Chanday for a-day in the town and was sooosted. at the Clock Tower by two men who said they were looking for their urole and would be dividend to the shareholders; usfortunately
glad if she could assist them. They walked on from too sanguine hopeas of the continuance
together and then one of the men nudged the of their good fortune, the amount accruing
old young and told her that his damnant had picked up a bundle of note, but as he distrusted him he would be delighted if she would get them changed. She agreed, and se he was moving off with the bundle it was sug- rings 8 ssurity. She parted with one or two, but before the tricksters could get away the two lakongs who had been shadowing them swooped down and took them in custody. On Tuesday they were convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.--
Žyma «0+zavai kaut
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Paying an
may be taken as an indication of the turn of the facial tide; and an earnest of approaching more favourable conditions of
inflated dividend, with the result, foreseen -by a few-of-the-wiser of the shareholders,- that ever since the affair has been handi-trade. This is the useful lesson to be learn-gested that she should leave some of her gold capped. The explanation offered by theed from the vicissitudes of this, one of the Chairman, that they kept their present most important of the foreign industrial machinery up to date by effecting repairs undertakings of the Far East. when required, was by no means a suficient reply to the complaint. Still, looking back nt the circumstances of the year, and the crisis through which the entire trade of China has been passing, we may fairly cou- gratulate the management on having replaced the Company in a sound condition
A.S. WATSON & CO.. from which on the first symptom of a retura
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BIRTHS.
Mr and Mrs. J. W. C. DONNA?, &-800.
On July 8th, at Shanghai, the wife of W. A. On July 9th, at Shanghai, the wife of Max
ESTIS, of & Bọn
HOELTER, of.a son,
of better trade conditions, it will be at once
The English Mail of the 13th Jane was delivered in London on the 13th isst,
For biting a fellow workman's ear off in the at the Magistracy sentenced to three-mogthe -sourse of a quarrel a Dock coolle was yesterday imprisonment.
a state of collapse.
Yesterday Bargest Peter Brasil, one of the most popular officers in the police forge, was married to Miss Norah Harley in St. Joseph's Church, Hongkong.
Mr. S. B. C. Ross of the Land Department in a position to undertake extensive const Taipo, was yesterday brought to Hongkong tracts. After all, and this it is important and taken to the Government Civil Hospital in to bear in mind in discussing the future, the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Company has no outside liabilities whatever, has a considerable amount of tangible outside assets, and so far from being hampered by overdrafts at its buckers, has actually, in addition to upwards of a million taels worth of stock in band actually paid for, nearly four hundred thousand tacle of hard money with its bankers. It is rare, in the Far East at all events, that a company should And its interest account stand at the right side, yet in this caso, it has actually brought a substantial amount to the cradit of the
Of yourse, in the ordinary course of busi. ness, this is not an altogether satisfactory On July 15th, at No. 2 Rodhill, The Feak, to position of affairs; the Dock and Engineer 1073 ing Company is fundamentally an indus- trial and not a financial concern, and the Directors should see that its resources are employed in its business, instead of þeing Bunk in outside investments. The fact of the matter has, however, been that owing to the extraordinary financial crisis through which the trade of China bas.bee passing, there was practically no business forth. Ccoming; and no money came in for run-out
DEATHS.
On July 14th, at the Peak Hospital, CHARLES GUY BLOOD of the fim of Messrs. Palmer and Tarner, aged $3) ears
[1080 in July 8th; at Shanghai, CATHERINE (Kitty), daughter of J. and L. Carnaghan, agod 2 years and cne month.
HONGKONG OFFICE : 101, DES VISI ROAD LONION OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 165m, 1908.
Mr. E. Shadim has been appointed Chairman of the Court of Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in place of Mr. H. Keswick who resigned on leaving the Colony.
The most satisfactory plagus retura published for a considerable time was that received yes for day which bore the word "nil" in capital letters. Doubtless the spell of bright sunshine explains
the decrease.....
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Yesterday afternoon the officers of the Barazilian oruiser visiting Hongkong wore entertained by Commandador and Mrs. Leiria and the members of the Portuguese Club at the Imitano Clab. Masio was discoursed during
the afternoon,
For stealing a silk handkerchief from a stall at the Bazaars native way at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced to three months' imprison. ment. Mr. Kemp said he wade the pesally the more severe in respect that the theft. was committed from a charitable institution.
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Very serious charges are being made against British subject who has absconded from boon issued. The name of the man is givou na Shanghai, and for whom an arrest warrant has
E. Heraur, until recently in the employment of the China Metal Life Insurancs Co., and against his count are laid allegations of Irony to the extant of some Tia, 15,000. Recently, the Mercury statee, he was summoned to what We supposed to be a death-bed to assist foreign lady to draw up a will, and being sypointed one of the executors he is said to have by this means gained possession of the whole of her property, to the extent of some Tix. 15,00% On the 2nd inst. he departed for Chinking, bat since then the women has re- covered and now brings a charge of larosny against him. The police have been able to trase him to Nasking, but he is believed to have already passed Hankow. A week or two before he abscon 'ed ke wat quietly married.
HALF YEARLY DIVIDENDS
A dividend of 6 per cent for the half year has besa declared by the Shanghai-Land Investoient Company.
-The Shanghai Gas Co. Ltd, has notified that a dividend of 7 per cent. will be paid for the half-year ended June 30th,
FLOOD FUND BAZAAR.
The 30 casks of cement presented by Messrs. Shewan, Tomas & Co., and purchased by Mr. Li Ping, have been sent as a gift from him to the people of the districts, where the river has broken down the banks, to be used in construct ing cement walls to keep back the water,
The Connaught Aerated Water stall has been a great success Mr. Chu Pik Tung drank a
LONDON, July 15th. The Shab's troops are bombarding Tabriz,
REUTER'S SERVICE.]
DOCK STRIKE IN SWEDEN.
Tornos, July 13th.
in
A prolonged general dock strike Sweden resalting in the importation of Englishmen to replace the strikers has already led to riots.
ginative, qua wana, vae fieriusion on me. Tooker stored it on two pieces of Crown land. For some reason or other the work was not carried
out until 1936. In 1977 a convert * was let to the defendant, Li Ping, and that year until November, the piles of broken granite remained intact. Towards the end of October 1907 Mr. Tooker issued an order for the repair of the road from Gan Club Hillalong the sen front to Hunghom Market. That work was carried out by Li Ping and completed. some time in November. On the 7th of that month the broken stone ran short, and work was temporarily stopped. It appeared that on succeeding day Li Ping's men removed a Telegrams from Gathenberg report that quantity of this broken alone belonging to a bomb exploded on a bulk at Malmoe Bang Lee and used it on the road without utilized as quarters for the Englishmen that the stons had been removed, and on speak- permission. The partner of Sang bes notion one of whom was killed, and seven injured.ing to Li Ping's foreman learned that the King Gustav who was staying in the workmen had been ordered by Li Ping to take visinity visited the injured men in the the stone and use it on the road. The actual hospital
Talue of the stone removed was $129.54, and for this amount Mr. Bowley asked for judgment.
His Lordship asked Mr. Grist if he was going Le consent to judgment.
TURKISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA.
LONDON, July 13th. Considerablo irritation-appears to have been caused in Paris by the news that Germany has notified China that she has assumed the protection of Turkish subjecte in China, replacing France
A semi-official statement published in Paris, states that France, who has protented the Turks since the eighteenth century, is wholly uninformed of this change.
BRITAIN'S NAVY.
Lornos, July 18th. Replying to the criticisms of Mr. A. H. Lee, Conservative member for Fareham, on the British building programme, in the course of which he pointed out that by 1912 Germany would have a superiority in Dreadnoughts and Invincibles, Mr. Me- Kenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that by 1911 we would still have a superiority of three vessels of the types referred to, and a great superiority of elder types. The position in 1912 was for the present irrevelant, but it would be con-
fr. Tip Wai Pak for a glass of raspberry gave which would take into account all foreign 150, Mesra Chu Pak Lenng and Un Lai increases, and provide whatever is necessary Chuen $100 enek, and many others $50, -825
to give security till 1912.
contracts. there was practically no way for Shanghai on the 6th init. The squadron
The American cruiser squadran left Hankower of lemonade and paid $500 into the Fund sidered in framing next year's programme, of investing it. It is only now that the consisted of the cruisers Rainbow, Clavele ad worst of the storm has past that Shanghai and Denver, and the gunboat Callao. There is beginning to realise how very serious has were also at Hankow on that lay the British been the result, and how very narrowly a gunboat Kinsha and the Freuch ganboat
The atrinkage in the selling price of the Company's sharea has been a contributing cause
panic has been avoided.
of the
Désidéa
In the case of Isang Lai Nam and others v. Ranter, Brookelmann and Co, which has
The result of the working of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co, Ltd., for the past year is not very satisfactory reading for general depression, and has undeniably been before His Honour the Chief Justice thanks the following farther contributions.
The sobe dale for the 1999 Flower and
Mr. Grist My client denies absolutely every word that has fallen from my friend except that he was contractor, and that he carried out the work. I will show your Lordship not only where he obtained the amount of stone required to do the work, but more than the amount.
His Lordship-This is a sort of counterblast? Mr. Grist-Yes, Absolutely
my Lord Entirely.
Mr, Bowley-Your Lordship will notice that this transaction took place on the 7th and 8 November, 197, whereas the oiler transsetio took place in Jaquary and February of this year. Mr. Grist-It will be a matter of argument Mr. Bowley I expected my friend to my this was a trumped-up ass and so on, but I have the account book to show your Lordship. His Lordship-Are you calling So Tann Koe foreman).
this life, and the other has diparted the Colony.
Hr. Bowley-One of the foremen has departed
of any liability. The defendant dented ever
***Mr. Grist said the defence was a total denial" having taken any granite from any property belonging to the plaintiff.
Mr. Bowlay-Crown land is not property belonging to the plaint.
granite from the property of Seng Lee. The Mr. Griat denied ever having taken any
answer to the ass which the plaintiff brought whole CARS was entirely tramped up in against the defendant
a week or so ago,
and his Lordship, would notice that exactly and S19 for a glass of serated water. Bevers!
the same srim was claimed, rÍM: 8500 pictures drawn by Mr. Fung Wa Chuen's litila
The defendant in this grandson, aged seven years, we are informed,
case was at the KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB. time of the alleged cause of action Government showed fine talent, sad brought good prices, as
The Members of the Committee of this Club was ordered. Mr. Grist, would show to hi contractor, and he carried out the work which moch sa 830 being paid for cae.
The Committee bag to acknowledge with met after the opening of the New Pavilion, Lordship where the defendant obtained the and the Chairman on behalf of the Members whole of the granite that was requisita for The Mitsu Bosan Kajaba; 52 cases Hirano presented Mr. N. H. Mody with a silver doing the work, and in fast, Mineral water, and five cases Japanese beer.
little more- soariner, Mr Richardson in making the pre During the time that evidence was taken Mr
· Dr. Noble, sheque for $100^-
sentation referred to the fact that it was mainly Grist would call his Lordship's particular atten- Mr. E. Shellim, obeque for $20,
through this efforts of the President that the tion to the fact that nothing was said of this Acknowledgement of donatipus from many Club had bean able to build this pavilion. He then claim whatsoever until after the defendant com-
ether friends will be made to-morrow.
LOCAL SPORT:
WATER POLO-
proposed the health of Mr. Mody and the toast was received with enthusiasm, Mr. Mody in reply thanked the Members for the souvenir which he said he would always oborish as a memorisi of the successful daza. He thanked worked and proposed "Success to the Club" the Committee for the way in which they had
menced su action.
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Evidence was then called for the defence, and in the course of the examination of defendant Mr. Griet wished to put in his books which had not been translated.
Mr. Bowley-My friend ought to come into court prepared to prove his esse
Mr. Griet-I am not here to prove any case, I am bore to prove that the matter is entirely
ramped up.
the shareholders. Considering the high added to the burdens that had to be provid. and a special jury for the last eleven days, hopes that bad been held out to investors by ed for, so that even a five per cent dividend Mr. M. W. Blade, counsel for the plaintiffe the promoters of the amalgamation, and the knowledge that the Dock Company concluded his address yesterday. This affər. dividend of five per cent, following on one of was safe, and had earning power on the noon argument will be heard on a point of law, and to-morrow it is expected that Sir FrancİN three per cent for the previous year, and revival of trade, come as a relief in that notoriously made out of what at best can period of almost universal gloom. Unforto Piggott will sam up the case to the jatore. only be denominated sweepings, is but aately the last month's weather. has been throughout China markedly inclement. poor thing to show from the shipping of the Kwangtung, which till now has escaped second largest port in the Far East. Still the famines and distress which have marked even the bereaved shareholder may take other parts of China, has suffered heavily heart on discovering that the management from inundations, and a more or les ex- hes been pulling itsolf together, that many tensive famine is threatened, More serious of its extravagances have been reduced, and it probably is that the regions of the lower "buginese "meriroda introduced where foray Yangtse
ingtse and Yellow Liver, which for the and ference had been The prevailing spirit last two years have been suffering from uça ita new year, the company famines and scarcity brought on by the Gods itself with Tis 800,000 ou deposit in | excessive flooding of the forkle plains, are bard cash, and with a balance to the credit this year again troubled witli au excess of of current account of three-quarters of a raiu. It is true that a large part of these lac besides. True this is act a satisfactory recurrent inundations must be referred door open and further examination showed that tion the CY.C.
themselves, who may be said to have accom- and money to the extant of $53 abstracted, The return steb between the Civil Service were started with water. In Singapore the in his books, and here-are-the books.
water it was soon extinguished. The mail bags plished within the last ten years the final The burglars had apparently entered by the Cab and the Police Clab will be played on postal officials-experienced some diffealty in deforestation of the rising grounds. The open farlight and after searching the premises Saturday afternoon on the green of the former dealing with the correspondence, especially the translated.
and failing to open the sale, they drew the bolts Service Clubs has been arranged for Saturday, dried in the sun. The damage by fire was not A match between the Kowloon and the Civil papira. The mails for the other places were that the Government, though often warned in the main door and got away.
Int August.
great
Vegetable Show under the auspices of the Hongkang Horticultural Society has been two days as asist, will be held in the latter RGA in the shield competition. The result issted. The exhibition, which will be open fr Yesterday the V.R.C. played the 88th Coy., part of February. The rules are practically was an easy win for the Club by 12 goals to the same as before, though two additional rules
nil, Lammart, Carrol and Pereirs scored the are inserted, and the solle lade is thoroughly made you play
goals.
FIRE ON THE GERMAN MAIL. comprehensive, Mr. D. Gibbs is the honorary between a VRC text and the Royal Fles broke out on the perial flerman nail.
are the secretary.
Engineers. It proved to be the hardest match steamer "Scharnborst" when she was nearộng, - Mr: Bowley-ly friend is absolutely misre this season. No scoring took place in the first Singapore on the present run It is believed up about it. There are full particulars on the presenting the eise There is nothing tramped A burglary at the premises occupied by Messrs half, sud in the second half Carroll-netted to the police yesterday. When the clerk entered very few fouls. Caldbeck, MacGregor & Company was reported the second goal being secured by Claxton that the outbreak was due to spontaneous writ giving date, and place and quantities, and
first
game was very exciting Ba
there were combustion in the larder where the provisions if the defendsats exe going to put in particulars at six o'clock in the morning he found the main
were kept. At any rate the flames had got they should have been in a week ago. I object In the second round of the Shield Competin good hold befors the fire
to the books going in....
play the 83rd Coy, E.G.A
was noticed
method of investing the capital, but looking directly to the insane folly of the people the drawers in the place had been forced open and the "Tamar" play the Fon Friday, but with good lengths of bose and plenty of Mr. Grist He near certain figures appear
on the state of confusion presented last year and considering the long depression of trade that marked the year, this is probably the wigest, as well as the safest, way of putting
worst feature of this wretched business is
LAWN BOWLS;
Mr. Bowley-Well, those books ought tỏ be
Farther evidenca was heard, and the case adjourned,