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THE CUBFOO RAILWAY TELEGRAMS TO PARIS AND. PEKING.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce has sent the following telogram to the Peace Plenipotentiarice for China in Parig and also to the Government at Paking
Ag the realization of Chefou Railway in Shantung Province la com- mercially and politically & vital and important factor, affecting alike the Sovereign Rights of China and the proper interests of those having trade relations with China your consideration is reapest fally solicited for the pretentation of the question at the Peace Conference
WEDNESDAT MARCH 19TH, 1919.
"For many years, particularly since 1905, there has been continuous coramer- cial agitation for the Chefoo Railway, but owing to the conditions imposed by Germany on China under the Kiaochow Conventions (conditions now claimed by Japau as successor) with regard to Fin ance and Railway construction" "in" Shan tung, our Government, while repeatedly expressing genuine appreciation of the merits of such a enterprise, have been restrained from either building the Rail
or granting permission for con-" struction purely private commercial undertaking.
way
HONGKONG'S NEW GOVERNOR SOME PERSONAL REMINI- SCENCES.
Some very interesting personal re- miniscences of Mr. Reginald Stubbs, the newly appointed Governor of Hongkong, are contributed by a Ceylon Burgher to the Times of Malaya, Perak. He says: Some men are born great, some achieve greatness greatness, and others have
I do not know into thrust upon them.
stubbs, O.M.G., the new Governor of which category Mr. Reginald Edward Hongkong, falls, but it is fairly evident that he has justified the Colonial Office be was appointed Colonial Secretary of Ceylon six years expectations when
ago.
nothing more than a beardless youth Although a first glance shows him to be bubbling with enthusiasm, five minutes in his presence commands both respect and attention. About nine years ago he visit ed this country and Hongkong, but I doubt very much whether anyone treated hha with more than the usual courtesy, and not indeed to such an extent as to have taken much notice of his appearando. He possesses an extremely pleasant face, and wears his rimless glasses with ease. He walks briskly and chata vivaciously, If it never had before, Hongkong will now have the opportunity of seeing a Governor blush if the members of the Legislative Council there over give occa
sion for it.
& HARD WORKER.
that the Central Government "day be both BiHugh Clifford, the Colonial
way-
exciso
The unofficial element of the Legisla tive Council was hostile to Government, but the people of Ceylon, as they always de de With the advent of a newcomer, were
CHINESE EMIGRATION,
COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOUK A CONTRACT THAT COULD NOT
RE FULFILLED,
The gross profit for the
year is
After paying in-
$2,595,212.29
CO., LTD.
lu the Sumonary Court, yesterday, The report and balance-sheet for the year ending December 31st, 1818, to be before Mr. Justics Melbourne, Chan Tin Wai claimed from Cheung Shing Fat presented to the shareholders on March
the sum of $850, being the amount paid 31st, states: --
to him on June 22nd, 1913, through the defendant's agent, Taung Pak Ling. The defendunt had agreed to secure, for the plaintiff, admission to the United States of America, and to refund to the plain- tiff the said sun, without interest, in the event of the plaintiff not being per 322,609.11 milted to land. The plaintiff duly sailed for America, but was not allowed to land. Mr. A, E. Hall, of Messrs. Lo & Lo, for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. appeared Davidson for the defendant.
and
terest 37,234.74
depreciating
and paying a bonus
plant, etc., by... 806,334.07
10 staf of......
80,000.00
there remaing a net profit of.....$1,682,642,98 | and, adding amount
brought forward as per last re- port..$362,083.84 less interim divid
end paid October 7th, 1918 ...... 149,667.60
299,220.34
leaves available a sum of $1,801,869.2
which the Director recom- mend to be appropriated as follows:-
To pay a final dividend at the rate of 5% per annum or $2,00 share
To pay a bouua Jo shareholders
$140,857.60
of $7 per share 418,001.00 To transfer to
reserve jund 000,000.00 To carry forward
10 new account 725,410.72
1,894,969.22
The Hon. Sir C. P. Chater. C.M.G., and Mr., A. B. Borensen retire from the Board of Directors by rotation, and offer themselves for re-election.
The plaintiff, giving evidence, mid that the defendant promised, in June last year, to get him a passport to the United States, as well as draft for $1,000 (gold) and a passage to the United States, in return for $1,700. The passage and the passport were duly obtained, swad
allowed to land there, and wag obliged to plaintiff sailed for America, but was not return t longkong. The defendant had Beed that for the sum of $850 he make all necessary arrangements plaintiffs being allowed to land in the defendant assuming Hil Fee if the plaintiff was
for
alled to land
:
not
said
Ju cross-examination, witness that 8800 bargain money was paid to the defendant four years ago, and it was arranged that the balance, HU, was to be aid after defendant had made all the necessary arrangements. He did not know how much was paid for the pas port. Mr. Davidson suggested that it east between $200 and 8270, and witness said he did not care how much it was because the defendant had undertaken to make all arrangements for his landing Witness finally admitted, under pressure, thug the sole reason why he was not allow. ed to fand in America was because the draft for $1,000 (gold) given him by the defendant, who bought it from the Bank HONGKONG FILE INSURANCE CO., of Canton, was not honoured by the bank It was elicited in the course of the evidence of Taung Pak Ling that the draft for $1,000 given by defendant to be returned by plaintiff, was a long,
The Hou. Sir C. P. Chaser, C.M.G., he been appointed Chairman for the year
1019.
LTD.
It is clearly evident that the Chinese speccheons of some of these tours Dur-38 41.-$124,767.63 to credit of Reinsur-
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
in America,
ח
The defendant admitted, in evidence, the plaintiff when he landed in America. that be had received 8950 to make ar rangements for the plaintiff to gu to America. He got a passport in Canton for 808.23. He also gave a present of 880 in this connection, and paid $100 to two abops for a guarantee in connection with the passport. He paid $220 for the passage. He also expended several other Bums ($6 for head-tax, 840 to Dr. Jordan for treating plaintiff's eyes, and 830 to Dr. Jordan for treating plaintiff for hookworm) on account of the plaintiff, and 3280 as private expenses (travelling
I hagutions tha laintiff's half" The plaintiff a papers were in order when he left Hongkong. Witninga also gave the plaintiff a draft for 21,000 AS
a loan If plaintiff did not spend the draft-in America he was to return it to Hong- kong, and if he did spend it witness was to claim his money from Teung Pak Ling, who nota hich initiated the promissary
When it was announced that Mr. Stubbs was appointed Colonial Secretary of Ceylon in buccasion to Sir Hugh it is imperative that Chian's freedom Clifford many people raised their hands of action in the development of Shantung
in consternation. He was stated then to should be
Under such he young and inexperienced, and the guaranteed régime, not only would the Open Port
Civil
Ceylon, more especially Service of of Chefon be saved from commercial the grey-haired members of it, cavilled at extinction, but the Sovereign Rights of the idea of their being dictated to by a Chine would be better assured."
more Colonial Office clerk. But Down- its job. Mr. Stubbs Commenting upon this the Chefoding Street know its
and went straight into Dorly Newe says. The sending of this came to cable and a copy of it to the capital, sa Queen's House, te the asting Governor, McCallum, the Governor, and Bir coguisant of the action, mark, a 'definite step in the right direction towards get Secretary, having already left the s The country wne, rightly or Ling the Hailway, Its significance island.
wrongly, discontented over the wild-cat obvious, for indicates what we have been waiting for, viz., that the induen engineering schemes of Sir Henry Me tial local Chingse are alive to the absolute Callum and the
We are officially informed, that, subject necessity for Chetoo's having the Rail scheme of Sir Hugh Circus
The question of the Rail-
to audit, the General Managers and Con- way projects is not merely a local one
sulting Committee of the Hongkong Fire It affects the whole future of the big province of Shantung and this potent
Insurance Co., Ltd., will recommend at to give the new Colonial Secretary the forthcoming meeting of shareholders factor should in itself command the
a chance. Soon after his arrival in Cyto be held on March 29th, the payment, carnest attention of Chinese and foreign lon, Mr. Stubbs undertook an extensive out of the profits for the year 1917 of dividend of $97 per share, absorbing era resident in it
tour of the Taland, and male many
The
writer has many delightful 8216,000; to pass £20,044 118 d. at ex Government are now in a position *
iu ance Fund; and to carry forward ing one of these, whilst he was away grant the required permission for the commencement of the work. There is in Jain, Mr. Stubbe was called upon to 8525,270.01 in respect of the your 1918
Mr. John existence the Kiadehow Convention (the tackle a delicate question.
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n vigorous conditions of which are now claimed by Cowen, who was in Canton at the time, Jepan
as her rights) which altogether purity campaign in precludes the granting of the action also proceeded to tackle a certain arrack
The approximate statement of traffic necesary for the construction of the tavern, which the whole population
wanted to have closed.up. Mr. Cowen receipts for the week, ending March 15th, Railway on terms that are satisfactory stood before the tavern and, while a buy is as follows- to the Chinese Government bulbie or a sm
like that. He was charged in the spirit of avarice and revenge for an of Police Court of Kandy and fined, Mr.This Year....... fence done and altogether inconien Cowen refused to pay the fine although Last Your surate with the wrong suffered these hundreds of people volunteered to pay it In me arrogant demands have now been claimed for him. He preferred to go to gaal-and by Japan. Shantung belongs to Chins he went. An urgent petition was sent and we believe that the peoples of the to Mr. Stubbe, who wired the gnol autho- Allied Powern will desire to see justice rities to release Mr. Cowon at once. This But now hobody jeers st him. He has
gave him. done to her in this matter. Until the first act of clemency made him extremely his rules of debate at his finger tips and
In cross-examination, witness maid ho terms of the. Kiuchow Convention are popular. For nearly nine months he was nowhere are they to constantly needed
in the Ceylon Legislative
paid $1,000 for the draft he mado void, China suffers an immense in noting as Governor, until he was relieved
gave to justice. The Chinese Chamber of Comby Sir Robert Chalmers. When Mr. His difficulties in debate wore Plaintiff and he did not know why it had got been honoured at San Francisco. merce ask that the Open Door and Equal Stubbs came to the Colonial Secretary'e minimised to a great extent by the pre- office, some of the head of Departments sence of Sir Anton Bertram in Council, Opportunity be established in Shantung, had to sit up.
is Attorney-General.
to learn that the signature and that China should be allowed to have
OFFICIALS CAugat NAPPINti,
over most of the speaking and the Council on the draft was not that of an employé freedom of action in the development of
The writer remembers how one morn; was treated to brilliant expositions and of the Bank and that the Back disclaim- this province. She could ask for nothing ing Mr. Stubbe walked into a certain explanations of Bills and Enactments, ed all knowledge of the draft. Witness less and in her detaand of these we hope departmental head office at 10.30. The and many ashes of oratory of a type persisted in his statement that he bought she will have the unqualified support of head of the Department had not arrived. never experienced before in Ceylon. All the draft at the Bank. the Allied Governmente provided they He went round the office, and found the same Mr. Stubbs had hard work to MDavidson said the plaintiff had can be prevailed
do during his tenure of effice.
mistake hit right. The agreement, be planation was that these gentlemen never
Á BLUSH
diparties was that the defendant The demand for Railway connection came before noon or so. Mr. Stubbs went with Chefoo dates back to 1868 when a back to his office without a word, and
I mentioned just now about his blushould make arrangemente for the
for the plain- therefore, British firm here made application for since then the clerks noticed that their ing. Tim last ocassion I saw him blushing to landmerica, and,
was when he was acting as Governor fed because the tendant actually and considered na's le the particular line in question, as pari cuperiore were extra, punctual. of a greater scheme and
Brived of the Paan gentleman was stated to have in-
The Logislative Council was
The plaintiff had sug- wire by the local Chamber of Commerce sulted a Buddhist priest at a wayside considering the annual budget, which over a month.
The Buddhist com- was explained by the Hon. Mr. A. B. gested that the draft was fraudulent, but brings prominently before the public the manity made a loud ory. The matter Pagden. The unofficials, during the dis
railway-station.
there no evidence of that, and there greator scheme which we now have in was enquired into, and it was found that cussion on the budget, moved vigorously was nothing to support the plaintiff's policy of the Open Door in Bb at the the allegations made were substantially to pet, Govorim un vor murige itself to main in Amelie Wal or allowed to re-
in Shantung sorrect. Stubbs dealt with the push forward the University scheme. Mr.
America. He might have been Wo argue that the notorious Kisochow tion promptly add to the antist in the Colony, lamented bis inability to spare
Bernard Senior, the erudito Treasurer of turned out for bad conduct. If he was Convention should be dono away with of the Buddhists, and in his office
returned from America on account of the That it should suffer the fate of those he made the following make Colonial Mr. Sole, and showed a way of account of the draft, but not on account It is more minute
than Was allotted. draft, he would have had a case against Secret Treaties which are doomed as a lunatics like these who
Stubbs, from the chair, thought it the defendant for negligence, or result of the grent victory recently gain Government so difficult, or words to that ed. Germany is benten; she is discredit encounterprising morning news doing it. The unofficials moved for an of the agreement which had been entered
generous considon to give it their several assistants also absent. The ex-
for wak. $13,700 12,340 701
receipts" for 11 weeks
169,236 183,747 4,478
Mr.
The latter took liked the witness if he would
Stuff
application in 1875.. The fed thairi Again, on one occasion, a certain Euro shortly before Mr. Henry Manning ed at Seattle and remained there for
montey
ed in the eyes of the Chinese people; she paper got hold of thia, made capital out Secretary accepted the motion on the increased vote. The acting Colonial
the reporters
IN COUNCIL.
"
orders of Mr. Stubbs although, perhaps,
into.
He submitted that the defendant had done his share in ensuring the landt
has proved unworthy of a place in the of it, and got into trouble with the Gov sun. Japan has already been more than ernent
ing of the plaintiff at Seattie, and it repaid for her share in the defeat of the
much against bis personal wishes. Prussian nation. For munitions alone In the Legislative Council of Ceylon unofficial members were jubilant over the was not the fault of the defendant if the
with er husiasm
whiob the sho has received fabulous sums of money the Colonial Secretary is the mouthpiece Guvernor espoused their enuse.
plaintiff could not maintain his footing. acting It had not been disputed that the de
They which more than compensato for losses of the Government. Mr. Stubbs is were sure that the motion would be fendant had spent the money in the austained in the struggle. Japan is not fast thinker but a poor speaker. In fact, adopted and that they would soone But plaintiff's interests; he was out of pocket altruistio any more than the other he was so poor that in his carly days as Mr. Stubbe unde a little mistake Hoover the transaction, and would be more
be, Colonial Secretary he floored many a neither did who enter thread it be brilliant reporter. The result was that allowed the official members to vote as out of pocket if the decision was against
enter the war solely for
bim. cording to their conscience," unham- He was in- protested. humanitarian purposes. Her ansietanod audible and that was their griovanos Apered by Imperial necessity. The result
sult Mr. Hall replied they although the was of great help but she has been well few weeks passed and no improvement cepting the acting Colonial Secretary montha yot for all that time he was 201 was that all the official members, ex plaintiff had been in Seattle for two paid for all that she did. Therefore was visible, His anccches in Council
Mr. Stubbe a free man, having been kept in the sho should contine to there is murely, no legitimate reason why were misreported, whether deliberately voted against the motion.
benefit ∙at· the ex-
or accidentally it would be a breach of himself voted for it, and declared that Emigration Bureau. According to the pense of part of Bhantung by the condi. mrnalistic etiquette for me to divulge the " ayce had it. The officials called agreement, defendant promised to ensure tions of the Kinochow Convention, This monded matters, arid now Mr. out that the "noes" were in a majority. the agreement was not kept.
for a division and eventually it turned the plaintiff landing in Ameries, and Follow China allowed to have freedom of
Judgment was given for plaintif Stat of Shantung (Shan-The latter held the floor against all uning under the fact of his own defeat, and,
coste. breaking all official conventions, he des tung by
is shown in goaphical bois He Innghed, coffed and weered alared loudly, so that all his official coliss journal, as a provines of pormite Japan to trade. It will remove ectively. He can fool a morber into sus could hour, that he would see the bila présant injustics which is the cause silence-se he once did to the Hon. the dial wishes. entisfied at an early theandran member llones which was date.
Stubba speaks well. But he had to
The Open Door, Equal Oppor giant in debato-Sir Hugh Clifford Then Mr. Stubbe blushed. He was smart
still thom.
GENRIAL.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
of a good deal of the ill Fooling of not broken while Bir Hugh remained in when acting as Governor, Mr. Stubho ORDERA ISSVIÐ BY MR. 3, W. NANES, D„SF. Chinose for their near neighbours. Japan Council. herself would be wise to prove for
granting of China's request. Her Inside The only man who stayed us to Bir clays considerato, deliberate, and
the time were at
"
Hugh was Mr. Hamantibian, by whom
As prod
ciraful.
a
the fortune of the All My Hubby was unpleasantly reminded to dosision. As Colonial Secretary he la comparative youth. This was 6BC was more impetuous and very often only low abb hat lett a hasty
fooling
those instances when the repertory which, she would do well Pal poli The
to place the facts before the Governor CX Chian requon for the led audibly at meeing the Colonial went into a ones so far as to enable him
The blush was for his decision. topSecretary blushing.
Mr. Stubbs in Door in Shantung would be visible to every one. Mr. Stubbe rose educationalist, and, the progress of
the
of statecraft on the part of Japan whiten | phd called Mr. Rednathan to order, University scheme is mainly due to his Wuld go a long way towards restoring, but the irrepressible Ceylone member fine efforts. He is also a Benut enthu igonfidenes in the integrity of, all her repeated His jõer while spolögising."
...ainst. He plays fair golf and i reputed futuro action,
(Continued at foot of heat column.) to be su'axport bridge player.
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