TREASURE HUNTERS' VOYAGE.The schooner Blakeley, with a crew of treasure- seekers, sailed for Cocos Island on the 6th ult on a search expedition, it being reported that great wealth is hidden there.
NAVAL APPOINTMENT:-The following appointment has been made at the Admiralty: Captain E. G. Robinson, to the Tamir, as commodare, second class, and naval officer in charge at Hongkong in date Feb. 10.
ONE MILLION GUINEAS :-The Wesleyan | Methodist Church has all but achieved success in its efforts to raise one million guineas for extending the denomination's machinery. The great simultaneous collection realised some £65,000-almost exactly the sun which was subscribed at a single Free Trade meeting in Manchester 6o. years ago. Apparently the Fund is still 50,0në shert, but there is to be no further public appent.
WEAKNESS OF THE CHINA SQUA. DRON-Amm:gst_ike ships which shouldbe completed in the present year are the Wenge unce, two or three of the Duncan.class, all the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1902.
TRAINING NOTES. The following, times were made over a heavy course Golden Hell....3 mile last 34 1.078 1.36 My Lady? Climbing Rose
36 1.07 140 2.13 Shoji........ : mile 32 trg 13 Witzhold...
Glory".
Vanity...... Nightmare. Ichiban Punch........ Gipsy Queen Rileva'
Racker .......... Audacė Coronex
Silver Spur..... Lorna Doone...... Yellow Rose... Iran Duke Marda
Bay *Ronald ? Sea Breeze.. Mesenger Boy...1
11
33 1.03 1.321
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35 104 1.34
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34 1.04
321.01
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20 30
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Lotice of Firm.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAPHA,
not done so very rapidly but has been the growth of many years. At the present time. the consumption of Manila rope is checked
HONGKONG BRANCH. and is actually fulling off, owing to its high cost, nearly three times as much as NOTICE E REMOVAL. it was a few years ago, and it will be a long New Premises in PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, JE have This Day REMOVED to dut time before the demand overtakes our present
Ice House Street. output, which as you know was only last year
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. increased by the addition of new machinery tongking, 12th February, nearly half as much again. I may here men tion that our factory resumed work this moming after having been shut down since 14th December, an interval of 9 weeks. If
therefore, we ourselves have to shut
down from time to time through our inability to find markets for all we can make, I think it is very clear that there is no room at present for others in the trade. Before I move the adoption of the Report and Accounts 1 shall be pleased to answer any questions you may wish to put. As there are no questions I beg to move that the Report and accounts as
1 mile 32 1.03 1,548 206 404 114), 3.503 110 ..last 2 344 013 136 Sivert William Avy-Cantergents “a” -453-1 - - - 17—2-17-seated be passed and adopted
Brambie. 1 mile 323 to 1.363 2.07 mile in 212) last 573 mile last) 324 1.04 1.37 Black Snake... m. 30. 1.00 1.35 2.03 233 ....... mile 41.18 1.52 2.25
I mile 41 1.20 1.55 2.30 mile 384 1.16 1.53 2.25 mile 37 12.38 2.72) mile 35.1 1.46 2.18)
1 mile 34 10 145 2.20
Mr. Wilcox-1 have much pleasure in second- ing the adoption of the Report and Accounts.
The motion was carried.
Sét amigo Disgust
Rare Rose...
Cressy class, except the damaged Furgalus, two or three of the Drake class, and several of the County cruisers. All these ships are name' sured, and with them, at our disposal it shouldityacinth be possible to remedy the weakness of the Merry legs..... China squadron without diminishing our forcesPansy in European waters--L. &+ C. Express. THE SHAH OF PERSIA leaves for England about the end of March for the Coronation, after which he will go to a Continental water ing-place, probably Marienhad. It will be re- collected that on the occasion of his last so- journ in Europe (1909) the Shah, who was then in Paris for the exhibition, contemplated com- ing to London, but deferred his visit at the Jast moment, partly owing to a Royal British bereavement, and partly in the attempt on his life in the French capital.
THE CORONATION. It is announced Al- Washington, says a Reuter's telegram, that Mr. Hay, Secretary of State, has selected the following to represent the United States at the Coronation of King Edward --Special Ambas- sador, Mr. Whitelaw Reid; Representative of the Army. Major-General J. H. Wilson; Representative of the Navy, Captain Charles E. Clark; three secretaries, Mr. I. Pierpont Morgan, junt. Mr. Edmund Lincoln Bayliss, and Mr. William Weimore, will accompany
the mission.
THE "A" MACHINE GUN COMPANY; Hongkong Volunteers, held their carbine com- petition for February on the Tai-Hang Rifle Range on Saturday and Sunday. Sergt. J. D. Danby scored a win in the No Cup and also contributed the best score towards the No. 2 Cup. Gunner C. G. Danby scored his first. win on the No. 3 Cup, and Sergeants Danby and Plummer, Corporal Libeaud and Gunner Danby each won spoons. A Spoon Competi- tion at the dis ppearing targets was held on Sunday, when Gunner C. H. P. Hay returned the best score with five hits out of seven shots, a very good performance. Gapner Danby and Corporal Edwards each scored three bits.
BOXER COSTUMES. There are few people
in London who have seen the Boxer costumes, but three of the garments have been presented by Colonel T. A. Le Mesurier to the Museum. of the United Service lustitution. One, a pair of trousers, is just like a small tablecloth of red, pink, and her hues, and, like Chinese clothes, until tied round the limbs does not assume the shape of trousers. Another garment is a vormilion-coloured coat; and a third is a similar garment of brown material trimmed with black velvet, and sleeveless. All are covered with strange designs and Chinese characters. There may also be seen in the Museum three ponderous Chinese swords en- closed in enormous scabbards, and a number of arrows.
·THE HONGKONG BANK ROBBERY,
Queen Rose,.. Carnation
Bourbon
,
CONSULTING COMMITTEE. Mr. Fung Wa Chun--1 beg to propose the re-election of Messrs. Raymond, White, and Brown as members of the Consulting Com- mittee.
Mr. Wilcox-I beg to second that. The motion was carried,
AUDITORS.
Mr. Brown proposed, and Mr. Raymond
Rebel King1 mile 33 1.07 1:44 2.211 secondet, and it was agreed that Messrs. T.
Robber King.....
Sinbad 1 last mile in 1.24
Selected Rose did a mile in 2.26 Pandur last mile 38 1.14 1.48 Nutherry did i mile last 4 in 1.44 Moriturits
1.431.
AT THE MAGISTRACY. February 17th.
2.201
BRIEF RESULTS. Gr. Michael Callaghan, R.A, Victoria Bar- racks, unlawfully refused to pay a ricksha hire and forfeited $t and so cents compensation.
Demetry, of the Russian warship Variag paid $5 compensation for breaking a show case in a shop in Queen's Road Central, and a fellow tor, named Fysoft, behaved in a disorderly manner in Queen's Road East and left the court minus $3.
James Faulkner, a marine engineer, stewed himself away on the steamer Athenium at Van couver, and as he could not pay a fine of $100, he went to gaol for a month.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC.
TURING COMPANY, LIMITED. The eighteenth ordinary meeting of the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Limited, was held this morning at the offices of the Company, Des Voeux Road, Mr. R. Shewan presiding. There were also present Messrs. H. R. White, A. J. Raymond, D. E. Brown, (Directors), R. C.. Wilcox, Fung Wa Chun and R. Henderson,
Arnold and F. Henderson be re-elected auditors.
The motion was adopted..
The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. I am much obliged to you for your attendance. The dividend warrants are now ready.
FOOTBALL.
I.K.P.C. H.M.S. Terrible. BLUEJACKETS WIN."
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"THE Undermentioned BANKS will be
For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CULINA,
TH. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BARKING
CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON, --
Chief Manager.
For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
LIMITED,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manages,
For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED,
JOHN THURBURN,
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Hongkong Agency,
L. BERINDOAQUE, Acting Manager.
For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,
TARO HOUSUMI, Manager.
For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,
E. W. KUTTER, Manager.
For the DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK.
H. SCHOTTLAENDER, Acting Manager.
For the Rus50 CHINESE BANK,
J. W. R. TAYLOR,
Manager.
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INSURANCE HOLIDAYS. HONGKONG RACES.
HE Undermentioned INSURANCE
saction of Public Business, at 11:45 AM... on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 19th, 20th and 21st instanta, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agents,
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD.
and General Managers,
This match was played on the Bappy Valley last Saturday and the result came as an unex- pected surprise to many, The Navy men played well and were conspicuous in their fineT OFFICES will be CLOSED for the NG passing throughout the whole of the game. There was a large attendance of spectators, in- cludging many ladies, and everyone appeared to thoroughly enjoy the game. The Terribles kicked off at 425 with the stope of the field in their favour and a stiffsh breeze against them. After some very fine passing the ball was forced into the Club's territory from where Russell man- aged to get it away to Clarke, who endeavoured to slip along the wing. He was quickly pulled For the UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF up and, after further useling. Folding got in the first goal for the Navy. The game then became very fast and severat instances of the For the Club's smart passing were witnessed, with the result that they got the ball down the field Afterwards and went very near scoring. Holding and Jones got possession and broke
was
For the
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The Ghairman said:-Gentlemen,--The Re- port and Accounts having been in your hands away, but found Russell invulnerable. Baper For the YANOTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, |
called upon to save and the Club
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., bined run down to their opponents goal For the CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD ngain endeavoured to equalize by a com
Agents.
cleared. The ball was returned to the centre and a shot for the citadel, which was cleverly,
GEO. L. TOMLIN,' Secretary. Hongkong, 15th February, 1901.
11970 and the Terribler slipped away. Jones sent in a hot shot, Kew sprang up and put it out, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- but the referee decided the ball bad passed the
ING CORPORATION. posts and the goal was allowed. The Club
for some days we will follow the usual custom and consider them as read. As we have point ed out in the Report, the profit earned is con siderably less than it was last year, the falling off being accounted for by the high price at which hemp has ruled during the year, the effect of which has been, to allow very much adulterated and low cost rope to be used in cer- tain markets where we were formerly able to sell braced up a little and Lowe got possession and at a good margin of profit-to meet this com- went away, but his shot for a point was frustrated petition we have been obliged to reduce our
by the goal keeper. Then the bluejackets price to the same level as that of our competi-swept the field and had the gaine in their own tors which in some cases has left no margin of hands, so that by halftime Danzey had notched profit at all. The price of Hemp, which kept their third goal, while the Club's total remained at an extraordinary height throughout the year, at nil. Upon resuming the Terribles again got It will be remembered that in our edition of is at the present moment still higher and as possessession and Jones did some fine work, Friday last we reported that Wong Hoi Pang, there seem few indications of a fall in the im: despite the heavy men against him. On one who was a trusted shroff in the local branch of immediate future we can but look forward occasion he just topped the cross bar and was the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporato a further curtailment of our sales, the cost loudly applauded for the capital effort. More tion, had pleaded guility at the Magistracy of Manila rope having now reached a point quick passing by the Club enlivened matters before Mr. F. M. Hazeland, to the larceny of
for a time and at length their pluck was re- $29,355.61 the monies of the Bank, or of Lau
warded by Danby putting in a clinking shot, Wai Chun; their compradore. At the time
thus securing the first and only goal for the Club. Result H.M.S. Terribles.3 goals
The following were the teams.
was
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
that the money was stolen it was con- sidered the Bank' would not as a matter of fact, lose a single cent, as the security given more than sufficient to cover the amount of the loss. Since then affairs have taken a different and a tragic turn; for Wong A Hang, who was an uncle of the defaulting shroff and who was surety for his nephew for any amount, has committed suicide. The deceased, who was a compradore in the employ of Messrs. Melchers and Co., of Prince's Build- ing, left the office on Friday evening and took a small steamer leaving for Macao. When off Lappa it appears that he jumped overboard and was drowned. It is rumoured that the total amount of the defalcations is about $53,000 though on the charge sheet the total farceny was stated to be $20,355.61. We were unable to glean any further information at the Bank this afternoon, beyond the fact that they deny that the shroff embezzled such a large sum as $50,000
that makes it practically prohibitive for some purposes, while for others it has now become more economical to use wire rope or Russian
H. K. F. C.........
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H.M.S. Terrible. Goal-L. Robinson; Backs--J. Harney, J. Perlet; Half-Back-W. Jones, D. Whyt, T Otty, Forwards-J. Sails, J. Jones, F. Holding, R. Denzey, F. Butler,
Hongkong Club.
Mr. R. Cook was the Referee.
H.M,S. Plaue H.M.S. Eclipse. This game was played on Saturday at Happy Vally before a large attendance of spectators. The match was very slow and the teams were fairly equal. When half time was called the score stood at one goal each. In the second half the Eclipse warmed up to the game and after a hard struggle scored another goal. When time was called at the result was Eclipse a Goals, Pique x Goal,
hemp cordage. The great change that has come,over the condition of things in the Philip pines has caused us to again consider the pro spects of a branch factory over there. For this purpose we sent over Superintendent, Mr. Klinck, who formerly managed a Rope Factory at Manila and is familiar with the country and ] the people, to study the question, but his report has only confirmed us in the opinion we pre- viously held that, as compared with a factory Goal-C. T. Kew | Backs-W. H. Bussell hero, the disadvantages over there far out-
CB. MacDouald; Half-Backs-L. C. Rees, weigh the advantages. The question of labour J. W. C. Bonnar, L. L. Jenkins; Forwards is of course much in favour of works in W. W. Clarke, J. D. Dandy, D. W. Graham China where the best labour in the world L E. Lee, Capt~A. J. Lome. is cheap and plentiful, but that is not all, the initial cost of a factory to-day would be. at least four times as much as ours, which was built nearly 20 years ago when land was cheap and when machinery could be imported at a rate of exchange which fald it down here at half what it would coat to-day. Hongkong too is the finest distributing centre in the world, there being few places of importance we can not reach by a direct steamer, The only advantage that we can see that there might be in manufacturing in the Philippines is the chance of buying hemp on the spot a little cheaper than we can, but this would be very "The recent Singapore dispute, although slight indeed. We are only 48 hours' steam settled to the entire satisfaction of the men, from Manila and as hemp is always fluctuating could not be taken as a basis for the demands the element of gambling comes in, and to obtain now made, because the increase there granted the lowest prices is as much a matter of chance only placed the men on a similar footing to as good judgment. I have gone into this their fellows on the Chinese coast, who had question at some length in order to satisfy long enjoyed a higher rate of remuneration." you that we are 'not ignoring the idea of an We are told that the scale of pay for mates opposition 'establishment being started over in Singapore is now considerably above that there and to explain to you as clearly as I an force on the China Coast and that the rise can the rensins for the conclusion we live asked for, taking into consideration the higher come lo. Should opposition come we are fully prices prevailing here, would only place the prepared to meet it, but I can honestly say that China Coast mates on an equal footing with I think it would be a very ill advised venture. their Singapore bretheren, Manche Although our business has increased, it has OTTAM & CO. NEW SCARVES and
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that!
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Accident on the Football Field. A Rugby football match was played between the officers of H.M.8. Albion and, H.M.B., Falbot, on Saturday afternoon. The game was fastand furious and at halftime the Talbots were 3: tries tonil. The second half had just been started when, in a rush, Mr. Kerwin, Engineer of the Albion, and his leg broken. He was quickly surrounded by his brother officers, who found ́he was much worse than at first.supposed A stretcher in the shape of a hurdle was quickly brought and Mr. Kerwin was gently placed upon it and carried by his comrades off the field and taken to the hospital. The game was
not resumed and the score stood;-
H.M.S. Talbot 3 Trins. H.M.S. Albion .....
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