THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1901.
7. Statement showing the number of Plague cases and death in Bombay City, from Octo ber 30th to November 12th, 1900.
8. Further letter relative to Cholera in Singapore.
CANTON NOTES.
THE MURDER OF MR; YRUNG."" (From Our Own Correspondent.) 9. Result of the examinations made under i The Sale of Food and Drags Ordinance, 1890,der of Mr. Yeung in Saturday's issue of the
CANTON, January 14th, In the "Notes and Comments on the mur for the quarter enind 11st December, 1900.
ro. Lime-washing return for the fortnight Telegraph you say "It does not require a very ended January 13th, 1907.
great exercise of brain power to perceive that 11. Mortality Retro from Macan for the the crime was probably ordered by the Chinese weeks ended December 30th, 1900, and Jannary
1991.
An extraordinary General Meeting of the Star Ferry Company, Limited, was held at the Company's Office to-day at 11.15 p.m., when the subjoined resolution which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 28tliday of December, 1900, was subinitted for confiration as a Special Resolution, The Han. P. Chater, C.M.G. (chairman), occupied the chrit, and there were also present Messrs. Mackay and D. Suchselt, (directors), E. Osborne (Secretary), W. Hutton Patts, R. C. Wilcox, A. 1. Raymond, R. A. Moses, G. C. Moxon, and T. H. Reil.
The secretary read the notice convening the
meeting.
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the busi- ness of this Meeting is to confirm the Special Resolution which was passed on 28:1: December Last reading as follows:-"That the new Ru gulations already appproved by this meeting, and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, he and the same are: hereby approved and that such regulations be and the same are. hereby arlanted as the Re- gulations of the Company, to the exclusion ol all existing regulations theroof" Labog to pro- pose that it be passed.
Mp R. C. Willeas sveonded and it was ranied
unanbiously.
That was all the business.
COLLISION.
At half past six on Sunday night the l'anyan was steaming from Hongkong and when near Cup-saimoon she came in collision with atrading junk. The Fee left longkang at half-past five on Sunday night and was due in Canton on Men- day morning. A messigg was rent from Hong- kong to Cinton, quiring whether anything had been heal of the Aures and a reply was received to the affect that the vessel had arrived with her starboard by and upper works damaged. The vessel arrived here this morning. howeŸps, liute worse for the collision. One passenger was kifled by being cashed in the Superstructure of the Pit and two passen- gers and two seamen on the Hongkong Canton And Macao Stesugboat Company's vessel were bart. Three men were picked out of the water unhurt, by a passing launch. It was not sech
a serious affair as at first we were led to Believe. The junk was not damaged anch, let along sunk, and nobody belonging to the junk was seriously hurt.
The war herself was damaged in the upperworks but not seriously. posed to put the vessel into dick,
FOOTBALL.
It is not pro-
IIK, A. PG THEM... " TERRIBLE." These teams met at Happy Valley yester day afternoon, when the fallowing were the players :--
Cuts:-Goal Wood; backs Porter and Lonker ball-bucks-etie, Boanar, and Von der l'ordien; forwards-Lowe, Lee,, Noble, Tulloch, and Clapham
Terrible-Goal--Watson; backs-Barell and England ball-backs--Jones, Forbes, and Hardy forwards--Butier, Jones, Holden, Dan- zie, and Clemens.
The Club put the ball in motien, and balf a minute later, Noble, receiving a pass from Clapham, opened the scoring. The Terribles conceded a comer on the right wing but they lost nothing by it. From a corner on the Terrible's luft wing the ball was sent over the bar. Lowe took up the play, and shot. The ball, cleverly returned by Watson, was sent back by Noble, and once more fisted oul Relieving a rather dangerous attack, Jones and Butler transferred the ball to the other end of the field. The former passed to Holden, who sent in a long slot from well out that Wood, probably thinking that it was going past, allowed to roll into the net. This equalised matters. Following or even play in the centre, the Terride's left wing carried the leather inside the club's halt. A foul against the ground eleven resulted, and from this Jones scored a second goal for the bluejackets. Just as the half-time whistle sounded, the Terrible's forwards were again successful in defeating Wood, and netted the ball for the third time.
Half-Time-Terrible, 3; Club, 1.-
On the restart play for some time was con- fined to mid-field, but a break-away by the club forwards resulted in their pasting the ball over the har after sine ductuating lay, the leather was relinquished to Clapham, and some hard work on his wing was followed by a corne for the club, which Clapham sent fan. Making good use of a slight opening. Dannie got Away with the ball at his feet, bus a foul against the Terrible for an illegal charge gave the club.forwards an opportunity to get away, which they utilised to such good purpose that Lee was enabled to add another point to their score. Noble captured from the centre kick, and breaking down opposition, the Club forwards worked their way past the Terrible's defences and once more netted the ball, Les again sending the badi home. This equalised the scores, and the object of gaining the winning point, both sides played hard; the Terrible ultimately emerged victorious, their centre-forward, Holden, sending in a shot that Wood could not stop.
Result-Terrible, 4; Club, 3
SANITARY BOARD.
A mecting of the Sanitary Board will be held on Thursday, the 17th Janitary, at 1.15 p.m.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
1. Reply from the Tonourable Colonial Secretary relative to the filling in of Aropheles pools at Kennedy Town,
1. Mortality Statistics of this Colony for the weeks ended December 29th, 1900, and January 6th, 1901.
keep swine and two to keep caltle.
13. Two hundred and forty applications te
WEDDING,
A very pretty wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral this afternoon, the bride being Miss Mary Powell, eldest daughter of Commn dore and Mrs l'owell, and the bridegroom Beutenant J. P. Geiger, Royal Welch Fushers. The bride was given away by her father and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. F. Cobbold, Colonial Chaplain, assisted by the Rev. E. H. Good, Chaplain of H.M.S. Tamar
Amongst those present we noticed H.E. the Governor and Lady Blake, General and Mrs. Gascoigne, Admiral and Lady Bruce, and prae- tically the whole of longkong society,
LEGAL INTELLIGENOK.
Government and that the murderer will be re- warded for his dastardly crime." These te marks are in complete harmony with what is known to be the policy of the Canten officials regarding reformers. It is well known here that certain officials have been commissioned to hunt down the reformera and destroy them root and branch. Secret agents of the govern- ment have been appointed to watch marked" men who find it convenient to live in Hongkong and Macao. Rewards are offered for these men, and we may well suppose that it matters little to, the government whether they are taken alive or dead.
A few things have come to fight lately which illustrate the way in which the secret agents work. It will be remembered that Dr. Yeung Heung Po was arrested some months aga on the charge of being connected with the reformers and the Wai Chau rebels. All that the officials have been able to do in the way of examination and torture have failed to bring to light anything against this man worthy of punishment or death. The man, however, still lingers in prison. Now the secret agent who laid the information has been severely reprimanded because the officials have not been able to secure a conviction. This agent, whose name is Kuok, has also been informed that to atone for this mistake he must produce a real reformer, failing to do so will bring upon him the wrath of the officials. Perhaps it was in some way connected with this case that last Before His Hon. T. Sercombe Smith (Acting week a inan, who represented himself as an
Paisne Judge)
agent of Li Ka Cheuk, called upon a menfiber of one of the mission Churches and offered the member a good position and plenty of money provided he would inform on Christians who belong to, or are in sympathy with, the reform inovcinent. This circumstance is causing a good deal of anxiety among the Christians. Some one may be tempted to sell himself for this dirty work. It also shows that the oficials
SUPREME COURT,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
January 15th.
GASKELJ. 74. STEVENS.
In this case Mr. W. 1. Gaskell claimed from done, for writing up the locks of Messrs-Geo. Mr. Gen, R. Stevens the sum of Syou for work Stevens and C, during the period of Mr. F. W. 's management as agreed, $1,500; less cash received $500, leaving a balance of $500. and Bruton) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. A. W: Moussey (Messrs, Mounsey Mr. lays (Messrs. Johnston Stokes and Master) was for the defendant
Mr. Moussey asked that Mr. Hays should stilte his case, but His Lordship ruled that the plaintiff must prove the contract.
Mr. Mounsey said that it was a claim for the payment of $400, balance due for work done. The contract was entered into between the hooks of the defendant firm during the plaintif and the defendant to write up Mr. Hall's management, which extended 1899, 21 months in all. Some correspondence fron 1st April 1898 10 31st December passed between the parties. Mr. Gaskell wrote that the books had been kept in a careless manner and that it would take about two months work to get the books in proper order. He wrote that he would undertake the work for the sum of $reon. After writing the letters Mr. Gaskell proceeded to write up the books and on the 14th of August be wrote saying that he had pasted up everything in the ledger. The cash account and compradore's account were badly kept and accounts were mixed up.
Evidence was then called.
stated.
the 5th
regard the Christians as in some way connected with reform, and in the eyes of the officials re form means treason.
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THE POWAN" IN COLLISION. When the Powan was about an hour out from Hongkong last night on her way to Canton, a Chinese junk attempted to cross her bow. The result was that the two beats came to that one passenger on the Powan was crushed gether with considerably force. It is reported to death and several thrown into the water and drowned. The Pewan sustained some damage, making her trip to Canton, where she arrived but nothing serious enough to prevent her from this morning.
JAPANESE TOPICS.
(By our own Correspondent.)
YOKOHAMA, December 17th. Two or three important speeches were delivered a few days ago at a meeting of the Tokyo Bankers. Viscount Watanabe, Minister of Finance, said that there were three disturbing factors constituting dangerous sources in the financial world, viz, the excess of imports over exports, the shrinkage ofthe specie reserve, and the instability of the currency system. The first-named factor in reality comprehends the two others, because the outflow of specie reserve. and its effect on the stability of the mondiary system is merely a consequence of the unfavour able balance of trade.
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In seeking an explanation of the existing phenomena, the Viscount said that the prime source of the present embarrassments lay in
William Henry Gaskell, accountant, said that he carried out the work of making up the books. of the defendant during the 21 months before that sum to be payable in advance. He re- fis terms were $1,000, $500 of ceived $500 on the 20th June by cheque. He proceeded to carry out the work and on the 14th August be wrote that he had posted up in the ledger everything daring Afe. Hall's management. On the following day he re- ceived a reply asking to have the accounts the large expenditures resulting from the verified. They were verified by Mr. Greceipt of the Chinese indemnity and foreign Stevens Jur. Subsequently, on
loan, thus diverting capital into the hands of November, he sent all the accounts to the working classes, increasing their spending the defendant, and on the 12th November, power, and encouraging habits of extrava he made special accounts for the ships Daginar Sance, and also depriving industrial and con- and Loyal, as requested by the defendant. He mercial enterprises of funds. The speaker then received a letter from Mr. Marshall asking in the financial position, but at present com- said he had hopes of some speedy amendment him to go through the Zoyul account. It was manner, but he went to the extra trouble to be not usual to have accounts verified in such a
merce and industry show no signs of revival. absolutely correct. which he had to render were a balance sheet and as profit and loss account. The balance sheet the vouchers which the defendant supplied to was as correct as possible, and was true from him. The defendant had sworn an affidavit to the effect that the balance sheet was not true, but it was, as far as possible. He had carried out his arrangement and more. He had applied to the defendant three or four times for pay ment of the balance $500, but had not received
it.
The essential accounts
Minister to tell us this, because, although he is entirely unnecessary for a Cabinet may not go to the trouble of investigating the fully aware, to his cost, of the bad state of why and wherefore, each merchant in Japan is financial affairs, and it is an absolute necessity that some steps be taken to remedy without During the last north or so matlers have been much delay this distressing state of things. somewhat better, but then this is always the busiest time in exports, and after the silk trade has dwindled to almost nothing, the causes of anxiety will again arise stronger than before. disturbed state now as a few months ago; it Then again, though China is not in such a cannot fail to be many months before trade works smoothly to that end, and the interval will assuredly be one of trial and anxiety for assumes its normal aspect, even if everything
very many Japanese concerns.
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occasion as the above, casts a good deal of light upon the financial phenomena observed in Japur during the last few years. Japan has received, from 1896 10 1900, a suin of 493 million yen, in the form of drafts from the fund; while 3237 million yen has been brought Chinese indenmity and loans floated in Eng of exchange. During the same period, how into the country in the form of specie or bills ever, the excess of imports over exports reached the large amount of 315 millions, which means that the money received almost immediately left that now only
the country again, so The spetie reserve at the Bank of Japan now twelve millions remain, stands at 65 million yen and the note issues' at 203 millions, whereas in November, 1895, before any of the indemnity had been brought and the note issues at 210 millions; thus it to Japan, the specie reserve stood at Go millions might be said that the condition of the Bank specie reserve amounted to 150 or 160 millions, has undergone no change. At one time the but that being due to the receipt of large sums transitory state of affairs. of the indemnity may be regarded as merely a
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MUTINY IN FORMOSA,
yci-sho, Fomorn, on November goth among" A serious case of mutiny took place at Shin- the soldiers belonging to a company of the it appears, says the Japan Herald, that the Fikh Battalion of the Tainan Third Brigade. Privates of the Company had an ill-feeling favourable opportunity to rise in an open revolt. At 8 p.m. a bugler sounded a trumpet, when against their officers and were waiting for a
the privates of the Company rallied to one'spot and made an advance on the officers' quarters and fired upon them. The officers on learning the approaching langer successfully managed Sato who came to his headquarters in the evening, unaware of the incident, met with to escape somewhere, but a lieutenant named
received serious injury on his head. The rough handling by the infuriated-soldiers and military authorities are said to be trying to keep the matter secret,
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RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ON THE COREAN COAST.
The Kobe Chronicle says the Japanese have been concerned during the past few weeks at the renewed activity of Russian war-ships on from Masanpho published in the Mainichi the Korean const, and especially in the neigh bourhood of Masamplio. According to a letter four Russian war ships which had been lying drill off the northern part of Quelpart, together in the harbour, on the 25th ult, engaged in with the battleship Sissot Velikt, and about
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUR..
American (City of Rio de Janeiro) to-morrow, French (Laos) 17th instant. English(Coronate!) 18th instant." American (Coptic) 19th instant.. Indian (Catherine Apcar) 19th instant. Tacoma Olympia) zoth instant. Canadian (Empress of India) 20th instant German (Suchsen) 22nd instant. German (Preussen) 2and instant. American (City of Peking) 5ih prox. American (America Alaru) 26th prox.........
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the 14th inst.
The Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s Ste Moravia left Singapore for this port list
The Imperial German Mail steamer Preussen, left Kobe via Nagasaki and Shanghai on Sun- day, pn, the 13th inst, and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 22nd inst.
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. H.MS. Sandpiper .... at Kowloon Dock. S.M.S. Hansa HALS. Barfleur'..... SMS. Lucho
Reihan
Picciola.. insang Chinshan V/gu/ U.S.S. Albany,
pang
Hansa
The expressions of anxiety from some quar ters us to the stability of the gold standard being affected by the outflow of specie, are re- sanded by Mr. Yamamoto as of not much im ponance. The state of affairs now, he thinks, at least as favourable as it was before the influence of disturbing factors began to be felt The great trouble anses, he considers, from the fact that while there has been a great develop ment of enterprise since the way, there has been no corresponding increase of capital, and
4 pm. slowly proceeded in the direction ofl....... as a natural consequence the increased demand
Katoka Island, at last appearing close to has brought about an altogether abnormal
Bankoomi. These five Russian war-ships, stringency on the money market. Mr. Yam-continues the correspondent, have been show a moto supports Viscount Watanabe's express-
ing electric search-lights every hight, on ions in favour of a more liberal attitude on the
purpose, it is believed, to frighten the Koreans. part of bankers in regart to private paper. The
It is also reported that some of the Russian Bank of Japan, he says, has set an example in
war-ships have been surveying the vicinity of that respect by giving better terms for bills at Masampho were seen to put on brilliant
the Chinbai Buy. Two Russian "merchants drawn by merchants and manufacturers than military uniforms on going to meet the Russian for bills drawn against the security of goods. Admital. The five Russian war-ships were The credit notes discounted by the Bank before expected to proceed to Nagasaki about the 3rd the war did not exceed ten million yen annual ly, whereas they now stand at 30 millions. A
January and only the Admiral Nakimoff was regrettable feature, however, is that a majority at Bankoom and remaining there for about two. to return to Korea, taking up her leadquarters expenditure, and cannot really be regared as Massampho, it is added, with the object of of the bills are drawn merely to meet current months. The Russian Admiral arrived at a means of furnishing capital for industrial and directing the construction of two coal godowns commercial enterprise. Mr. Yamamoto says that it is "most important for bankers to in-
and a naval hospital. He is said to have a form themselves thoroughly about the char-
scheme in contemplation to establish also a acter and aims of their clients." It is probabic
water depôt for vessels. that if the bankers were successful in obtaining such thorough information, it would not induce them to adopt a more generous pulicy.
A BRUSH WITH THE BOXERS,
PEKING, 9th January, 5 p.m. An Expedition, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Payel, with four companies of infantry, two mountain guns and two field pieces and a detachment of mounted infantry, left Peking on the 28th December for Shahotsun which lies to the N.N.W. of Peking, on the banks of the river Shaho, on the road from Peking to Kalgan. From there two companies, under Major von Fourster, branched off to Yenkling the Wyneken, marched over Tschanping via the other two, under Major mountains to Liukoaying. They joined again on the 31st December at Kiuluen and started fur Tsinganphu, where they were informed by the natives that Boxer fortifications were in the South-East. Three companies started on the 2nd January, to Liupinphu at 3 o'clock in the morning, and reached the Boxer fortifications at 9.50 o'clock, where they made an assault and after being engaged till 7.20 o'clock they killed 140 Boxers, who were armed with old and one killed, one severely wounded, and an officer modern rifles. On the German side there was and three men slightly wounded. They captured ten old guns and a number of flags and banners, besides a quantity of war material. The neigh bouring people joined in the engagement on the side of the Boxers. The Germans for that reason, burnt Tschangshu, where there were
some strong forts.
king, where the whole detachment joined They returned on the 5th January to Yen together again.
On the 2nd January, Captain Sandrart, Lieutenant Kirsten, and Interpreter von Tetten barn, with twenty-five mounted infantry, re- River as far as Tshi-tcheng and the demarcation connoitred along the upper part of the Pei-ho line. The Boxers fed and burnt all Christian detachment returned through the mountains to villages as they passed through. The Gerinan Thumu, where they surprised a Chinese Major with eighteen horsemen, killing six of them, and weapons were captured. After marching. whilst the others, fled. Their horses, uniforms
the 5th January. via Huaihai they joined again at Yen-khing on
Suanhua. The infantry are to follow.-O. Lloyd, On the 7th the mounted infantry marched to
A SHANGHAI GRIEVANCE.
Post Office, says the N. C. D. News of foth In reference to our remarks about the British instant, it may be stated, that up to the cuid of last year the sorting of the mails was ordinarily of the mail was ready for delivery on arrival or done at Hongkong, and the boxholders' portion con after. The mail matter for non-boxholders
A NEW USE FOR THE UNION JACK..
During the recent cruise of H.M.S. Ringiove to the Solomon and Santa Cruz Is., which were lately handed over by Germany in connection with the settlement of the Samoan question, it was noticed that the British tag was not dying on one of the Santa Cruz group. Enquiries, however, showed that armed intervention' was quite unnecessary, the explanation given of the absence of the Union Jack being that a chief's wife had taken so much fancy to the coloured bunting, that she had appropriated it to the use of a dress, to extend the resources of her own scanty warmbe, and so take the
who are not so fortunate as to have British flags shine out of other of the island's society ladies at their command for society functions.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR,
JANUARY. Meteorological means based on fifteen yearg abservations to 1898.
Barometer Thermometer
Humidity Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer.... Temperature Humidity Rainfall..
.30.159 .59.7 ...74.
1.545-
On data at
TO-DAY.
On date
10 5.7.
4 p.m.
30.21
30.11
67
66
76
78
TO-DAY.
Chinese-25th of 11th moon of 26th year of Tuesday, 15th January, 1901.
Kwang-si. Sun-Rises
Sets
Ohr. qbutin. shr 33win.
4hr gamin
phr. gomtn.
ghr, jómín. phr. omis
27
Casinumpa
Aberdeen
Shipping.
Arrivais. FORMOSA, British steamer, 674, A, E. Hodgins, 5th Jan, Tansui 13th Jan, and Amoy 14th, General-Douglas, Lapraik & Co. SABINE RICKMERS, British steamer, 699,
Nasbctt, sth Jan, Tansui, rath Jan Hallast-Arnhold Karberg & Co. BANCA, British steamer, 3,703, G. W.. Babot,
15th Jan, London 20th Nov., General. P.&O. S. N. Co.
SULTAN VON LANGKAT, Dutch steamer, 1,510, A. Blomberg, 15th Jan, Langkat 3rd Jan. and Singapore 7th, Oil-Meyer & Co HSIN CHI, British steamer, 19, F. Klopfer,
5 Jan-Canton 14th Jan, General
C. 1. 5. N. Co.
CHUYUEN, American steamer, 1,177, W. Jamie- son, 15th Jan, Canton 14th Jan, Gon. eral-C, M. S. N. Co.
ISLA DE LUZON, U. S. gunboat, 1,330, J. V. B. Bleecker, 15th.Jan.,-Manila roth fan. TateANG, British steamer, 1,544, S. Wilde, 15th Jan-Shanghai thjanand Swalow rath General-Jardine, Matheson & Cor BENIARIG, British steamer,452, Krablength JanMoji roth January, Confi Livingston & Co. P
KASUGA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3819 W: Haswell, 15th Jan-Melbourne Ports, Manila 31ean, General pon Yusen Kaislu.
-Clearanacs at the Harbour Office.
Hatching, British str., for Swatow #ain Chi, British str., for Shanglini. Saikong, British str., for Samsuj.
Pak Kong, British str., for Canton. R. Morreu, British bark., for New York. Akashi Maru, Japanese str., for Swalow. Talsang, British str., for Canton.
Asteria, British ship, for Portland Oregon. Skarpsno, Norwegian str., for Moji. Kumsang, British str., for Singapore Kachidalt Maru, japanese str., for Kutchino-
Izt
Departures, Jan. 15, Hagia, German str., for Shanghai. Jan. 15, Kumsang, British str., for Singapore. Jan. 15, Hating, French sir, for Hoihow. Jan. 15, Benelutha, British str., for Canton. Jan. 15, Lyeemoon, German str., for Canton, Jan. 15, Shanghai, British str., for Shanghai, Jau. 15, Clara, German str., for Pakhoi. Jan. 15, Taisang, British str., for Canton." Jan. 15, Mausang, British str., for Sandakan. Jan. 15, fisinchi, British str., for Shanghai. Jan. 5, Buteshire, British barque, for Port
land Oregon.
Passengers-Arrived.
Wright, Lis. Walwyn, Johnson, Mr. G. K.
Per Formosa, from Tamsui, etc,-Dr. W. N..
Bruton, Mr. and Mrs. and Master Wildman, Capt. Bunje, two Europeans and 29 Chinese.. Per, Taisang, from Shanghai and Swatow Messrs. Laperts Knox, C. F. Smith, E. Schmit, Licur. Lating and 201 Chinese.
High water-Morning. Afternoon Low water-Morning ........
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES, 1739-British Muscum opened. 1552-Bread poisoning in Hongkong by Chi-Howell, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Castle, Major C.
nese baker Alum
T. Boyd, Mrs. Martiu, 37 Chinese and Japan- 1884-Telegraph cable between Japan and
esc. For Yokohama Messrs. K. Sakuma, T.. Corea opened to traffic.
Hojo, T. Hoyashi, Mrs. R. McCance, and 6 1888-Lieut-Blackall drowned offGreen Island. Japanese. For Kobe-107 Japanese.. For 1890-A Chinese Secret Society distributed Nagasaki-i European and Japanese.
Departed."
Per Kasuga Maru, from Melbourne, Ports, etc., for longkong-Messrs, T. S. Lescher, R.. W. Giblin; S. Clover, W. F. Goad, Joy Chew, A. F. de Goicouria, Ged. H. Shate, E. C
1898-Mr. Emberley, a Shantung missionary, circular in Hongkong urging over, threw of Manchu Dynasty.
beaten at Yenchowfu
In answer to Mr. Hays he said that it was he undertook the work with the defendant he his business to make up books of firms. When expected that the vouchers and books would be all supplied to him to work upon. He did not expect to find Mr. Marshall's accounts easy to make out as he had been told that the defen dant had been swindled out of from $30,000 to $40,000 during M. fall's management. He simply took all the documents handed to him by Mr. Stevens and from what he got from him ho made up the banks. He felt justified in the papers would be complete, coming as they acceping the work: because he expected that did from a merchant's office. If he had known that the books had been badly kept, and almost refusethe work. He understood that his work was unintelligible, it would not have been his part to to put things straight and to find how the swind!. ing had been done. His first step was to take all They were in the vouchers and put them in order of date: mised heap. He wrote the but from the rouchers., He was told that not from Mr. Hall's books Hall's books were they were written on
not worth the paper make up fresh books. He had to ignore and was told 10 Mr. Hall's ledger. ignore Mr. Hall's ledgers, as he was told. He would naturally they were not worth anything. He found That before the conditions for provision of one mistake in looking at Mr. Hall's ledger, open spaces around buildings on the proposed which made Mr. Hall $1,000 better off than he embarrasssment experienced in business cir reclamation in front of Praya East be settled, should have been. Also there were no particles, capital being tied up in forms in which it. is considerably increased. they be referred to the Board for their consider culars given in the book, the figures only were ation and advice.
written. He had incorporated with his balance
is unavailable for the use of the business con- will move-
W. Hartigan, pursuant to notice, street, the one made out by Mr. Gourdine who unity. The great need of the time, the Vis That the Government be asked to furnish balanced for 1896 and 1897. There were out-credit, and he urges an endeavour to promote bags had to be dealt with here after the Shang-
count thinks, is the development of personal that end.
Viscount Watanabe has no special reuedy to offer as to the main question, Lut suggests Japanese banking metho.s. At the presentbetically, and on arrival here was sorted out that much improvement might be made in
was made up in bags in Hongkong, alpha-Chinese-26th of rith moon of 26th time individual credit receives very little con- iteration from the bankers, as they lend almost of 1899 the total paid up capital of the banks entirely upon concrete security. At the close in the country, exclusive of the Bank of Japan, was 226 million yen, and it appeared that their loans at the same time were or millions on the security of lands and houses, and 1023 investments in public bords amounted to.47 millions on the security of goods, while their millions, making a total of age millions. From sum larger than their total paid up capital to this it will be seen that the banks devoted a loans and investments on concrete security.
2. Correspondence regarding the urinal im mediately west of the Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's wharf
3. The Vice-President, pursuant to notice,
will move-
That the Board appoint a Sub-Committee to draw up a scheme of Sanitary Improvement of the City of Victoria. -
The Vice-President pursuant to notice, will mave-
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accounts up
the Board period periodically with a copy of sheet and he had to reckon them in..
standing accounts in. Mr. Gourdine's balance-
the Government Analyst's monthly, report on
the condition of the water supply of the Colony,
AGENDA.
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1. Suggested alteration of Drainags Bye.. law No. 18,
2. Letter from the Surveyor relative to six houses in New Street.
a proposed
3. Correspondence regarding Cattle Destructor.
4. Petition relative to the sale of fresh pork outside the precincts of the markets of the Colony, and minutes by the Colonial Veterinary "Surgeon thereon.
5. Measures to be taken for the prevention of Malaria," by Sir Michael Foster
6. Report on the recent outbreak of Plague
in Egyph
(Case proceeding),
kind of banking is accountable for much of the Viscount Watanabe justly remarks that this
While agreeing with this advice, it is some. what difficult to see how it is to be acted upon, A SURPRISING SUGGESTION, for crédit being a plant of natural growth, what dan the Government. or the bankers do in tire The Universal Gazette of roth instant matter? It is only natural to assume that the announces that the Imperial authorities feel
latter know what they are doing, and if they that it is impossible to give their assent to some
bad any confidence in the personal credit of have accordingly elegraphed orders to the of the demands of the Allied Powers. They their clients they would doubtless have adopted Yangise Valley Viceroys to go at once to Pekin urged thereto by the Minister of Finance
a more trustful attitude without waiting to be and exert all their influence to obtain more whereas it such confidence is lacking, ouy favourable sering. The suggestion is added that change in that direction can scarcely be looked
if it is impossible for the Viceroys to go so far o
from their jurisdiction some, other place might
The last
course caused some delay. Under instructions and the addresses written in Chinese, which of
fupger landed at and sorted in Hongkong, but the from London the nails for Shanghai' are no English mails are sorted on board the P&O. steamers. As the French authorities will not steamers, this means an unavoidable delay allow the mails to be sorted on the French mail in delivering the French mails. 60 and 70 bags of unsorted mail matter for the French mail brought, we are informed, between British Post Office here. The mail arrived at 3 pm, and the letters were ready for delivery the same evening, but the sorting of the news
ing There must be similar delay with the papers was not completed unul after midnight, and they could not be delivered until the morn French mails unless the staff at the Uritish. In the case of the mail which arrived per Peninsular on Tuesday, the mall matter for the outports was not entirely sorted on board. A number of haimail was finished, and thus a portion of the forward mail was not ready for dispatch until Wednesday morning.
in
REFORM MEASURES,
letter from Singan Fu, published in the Su Puo, says that the Emperor is devising plans forthe establishment of schools and newspapers throughout the country as soon as peace nego- tiations have reached a satisfactory termination. From the same paper we learn that there is cfficial employment The editor, however, prospect of the recall of Weng Tun-ho to expresses the opinion that, Weng will not allow himself to be again drawn from his retire- etasion and in devotion to religious pursuit
of
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Mys. Blechynden. Per Shanghai, for Shanghai from Hongkong Fram London-Mr. Blechynden, Sub-Lt. Mailand Addison, R.N., and Paymaster Eldred, R.. For Yokohama. from London-Mr. A. J. Ingham;
SHIPPING BEPORTS.
Captain S. Wilde, of the steamship Taltung, from Shanghai, via Swatow, reports Mode rate monsoon and dull cloudy weather.
Captain As E Hodgins, of the steamship Formosa, from Tams and Amoy, reports Moderate monsoon with Sne clear weather throughout.
TO-MORROW. Wednesday, 16th January, 1901.
your Kwang-su Sun-Rises
bhr. 45min. Set
skr. 34min, Moon--Max. Declination S. Shr. am, High water-Morning..... phr. 28min. Afternoon ghr. 30min, Low water-orning ... ohr, 48mia. Afternoon...ohr, rutin. VANNIVERSARIES.TM 1839-The foreign merchants of Canton called
Captain E. W. Haswell, of the steamship. upan to pledge their word that theyushgn Mary, from Melbourne, via ports, re would refrain from ouium smuggling
portsModerate N.E. monsoon, fine weather and the exportation of silver, vi 1877-S.S. N. Co. sold out to C. M. S. N. Co. with occasional rain squalls. 1889-Major Prevost, orst Highlanders, died
1896-H.E. Hsu Chun Fei appointed Governor 1893-Severe frost in Hongkong.
at the Peak during a sham fight.
of Canton.. 1897-Likin Proclamation issued by the Kwang- 1890-H.M.S. Immortalit! leaves for hom
tung authorities.
AGENDA
TO-DAY
Captain Kroble, of the steamship
and sea. Passed ss. Henvenue, steering North, Dentarig from Moji, reports:-Strong W. windsto Flieshan's, thence to port moderate monsoon off Chapel Fland.
STEAMERS EXPECTED
Notnes.
9 p.m.-Pollard's Lilliputians at the Theatre City of Rio de Jan. Shanghai -
Royal.
TO-MORROW..
Duc.
Luos Coromandel,
Empress of India Coptic
Moravia
Saigon
To.morrow Jan. 17th
Singapore
Jan. 18th
Japan
Jan. 19th
Japan
Jan, 20th
Singapore
Jan. 20th
fapan
Jan, zotb
Kobe
Glasgow, Colombo.
Jan. 22nd
Jan. 22nd
Jan. 24th America Maru San Francisco... Jan. 26th City of PekingSan Francisco... Feb; 5th
O. 5. . steamer Akashi Afaru, teaves for Noon-C, P. R. sleamer. Impress of China Olympia
Coast Ports
with Mails passengers etc. leaves for Preussen Noon-Meeting of the Shareholders of the Moyone
Vancouver C. via Shanghai.
Sachsen China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co. L at their office of No. 9, Des Voeux Road, Daylight-D. & Co.'s steamer Haicking leaves
fox Coast Ports.
sonasvorkace, lodra Zailand Seyrt of
of in which teamets Expected and Prefects dinge We would direct aljs Kiteution of Waping frim2 tử, tha The npw published in these columns, and in so duld resp. clu
clarks so this pa-the-formis,
be fixed upon as a rendezvous and the foreignThe speech of Mr. Yamamoto (President ofment, his days, being now spent in strict se-1.30 for 9 pm Regular Meeting of the Perfaß one tentsorger of shipples Gras to sin joulais te Ministers be induced to come half way the Bank of Japan), delivered on the same