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THE GRAND DUKE BORIS, of Russia, MACHINE GUNS ON LOAN Machine on Monday, 22nd July. On the way to Hong, was expected to visit Corea before his departure guns are to be issued on loan for instructional | kong, some 44 Chinese passengers were. for hane vin America.
purposes to all Native Cavally and Infantry transferred from the Clam to the Hong CONSIDERABLE CHANGES EX. regiments in India not already permanently Ads. The average net carnings of the PECTEDBangkok exchanges report that provided with these weapons,
Wong, Koi, in........1901, were about $351a Úrdinary busines conununications should boltre ci considerable changes will take place in the TIME-KEEPERS MISSING-Between Court, arranged practically to admit that the day. The patties, after some discussion in Siamese Ministry in the near futurs,
and 4 a watchman employed by the HIS MAJESTY'S 'MINISTER at Tientsin Eastern Manufacturing Clock Company dis. accompanied the Vice-Admiral, Sir Cyprian revered three members of the light-fingered Bridge, down from Poking and has gone with fraternity in their premises. He at once gave WEEKLY $13 per nunua.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1952.
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
AMERICAN MINT MACHINERY FOR INDIAThe Fermacule Machine Company, of Bridgeton, N. J., is said to have received orders for a quantity of special machinery for the British Government mint, and for a 40, -top coining press, for shipment to India.. THE PAKSHAN:-The evidence before the Marine Court which investigated the sinking of the s. s. Pukshay in Hongkong harbour is the ntos extraordinary we have read for years, says the Pekin and Tienisin Times; the verdict was as curious as the evidence.
MR. CARNEGIE'S GIFT summary published of Mr. Camegie's public gifts, which is apparently authoritative, gives the following results-United States, $53.361,673; Canada, 5876,500; Cuba, $153,000; Ireland, $65.500; standard telegram.
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PICNIC The members of the Catholic Union held a picnic yesterday, and about Club's launch left Blake Pier at 5.30 pm. for in attendance. The
Hunghom Bay, where the members had their bath, tea and refreshments, and arrived back at Blake Pier two hours later.
Wong or should be deemed to have been and that she also incurred various actual delayed in her original voyage for six days.
expenses amounting to Sa6ch. That is to say, their ordinary average earnings would have been $1,16, and she was put to $3,096 expenses. The question then arises what amount should the Court Award for salvage services, taking into consideration the matters I have mentioned;
escape he jumped from the veran Jahı, about 30 feet high and fell into the street, and was picked up by the police, who conveyed him The distinction between ordinary towage to Hospital. On going to the Godown-to
services which give rise to a claim for towager nake a search thirteen clocks were discovered
and those extraordinaty towage services which as missing, but nine were afterwards recovered give rise to a claim in the nature of salvage by the police on the verandah of the first floor.
must be borne in mind. As pointed out in the THE SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA contract of service by which a ship agresi recognized works of antherity. "Towage is of Macao has issued a bulky blue-book con- tow another ship from one point to another far prising 64 closely printed pages of foolscap, It the purpose of expediting her on her seyage is the report for the year ended 9th instant, and whereas an ag cement to tow a disabled vessel contains in the appendices copies of the docu. to ments relating to the acquisition of the "Boa" Vista" otel by the Santa Casa from its late owner. This hotel came much into prominence last year when the representatives of the French Government were seeking to obtain its pur, chase from Captain W. E. Clarke before it was assigned to the Santa Casa on the 13th November last. Appendix C to the report before us is a précis of some of the most ancient documents belonging to the Macao
historians and others interested in the very threshold of the Chinese Enipire this précis first European colony that was founded on the may serve to give a clue to many documents few hours spent in unearthing facts of interest in the archives of Macao which should repay a
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WEST RIVER IN FLOOD.
FIVE VILLAGES SWEPT AWAY.
From Reater's service of telegrams, published in another column, it will be soen that one of the most criticised of all our greatly discussed statesmen, the Rt. Hon. Sir BLEND MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, has followed in the footstep of our late Prime Minister and given up his high Parliamentary office As Chancellor of the Exchequer he will be known for many years, and in his last England, $420,000; Scotland,. $13,978,750,- branch of this benevolent institution.
the most severely criticised of all the Budgets he has had the honour of introduc ing since the SALISBURY Government came into office seven years ago he has been taken to task over the Corn Duty and the extra penny on the Income Tax, which in spite of prolonged and powerful opposition have had to stand. There can be no doubt that Sir MICHAEL is a man who knows his own mind, and yet is capable of yielding when the arguments against him are strong enough to modify his opinion as to the wisdom of his own proposals. He is essentially a man upon whom the eye of the public is steadily fastened, and when new Budgets have come round for discussion he has been the man of the hour who has had to deal to a great extent with the question of demand and supply. But minds of his people, could regulate them to during his tenure of office he knew the a nicety and exact the due necessary for the revenne of the country. He entered Parliament in 1864 as member for East Gloucestershire, and ten years later, when the Conservatives were in office, he was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland. Ona taking that office he was sworn on the Privy Council, and in 1887 was admitted to a seat in the Cabinet. He was also nomin ated as Secretary of State for the Colonies, and on the accession of Lord SALISBURY to the Exchequer, with the leadership of the House of Commons. This he held until the late Mr. GLADSTONE'S return to power and, on the dissolution of Parliament, in 1886, he was re-elected for West Bristol and
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THE GERMAN MAIL of the 12th June was delivered in London on the 14th inst.
THE ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS may proceed to the "N.W. Province of India next October.
WING to the insufficiency of accommoda- tion in the present building and the in- creasing demand for admission, it has been found necessary to extend the wings of the main building and to enlarge the Chinese de- partment by an additional storey with two wings. The estimated cost will amount to over THE PLAGUE RETURN for the twenty-four $15,000. To cover these expenses we Appeal hours ended at noon to-day shows four Chinese The establishment has been in existence for the cases, three of which proyed fatal. » fast 25 years and is open to all classes. Mach of the clerical work of the city is canied on by THE CONSUL AT NEWCHWANG, Mr. its past pupils. As this is the first time we have Harry E. Fulford, C.M.G., has been elected applied for assistance we expect a generous response. The names of our most liberal Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute. Benefactors will be inscribed upon marble SHANGHAI'S LOSS is Tientsin's gain, says tablets, as a lasting testimony of their generosity.
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A STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee in 1897 was naveiled at Colombo on the 25th June.
OTHERS UNDER WATER. The statue which represents the fato Queen in coronation robes is in pure Carrara marble, and is the handiwork of the famous London sculptor
(From Our Own Correspondent.) Mr. Wads. The statue weighs thirteen tons.
The West River is in flood, having risen FIERY MEDICINE: When a sick China.
66 feet, with the result that all low lying country on the upper reaches 'is under water. Timber, man consults a doctor he expects the prescribed to the value of $100,000, stored above Kweichou medicine to take effect at once, says an ex-ready, for raft making has broken adrift and change. Consequently most of the medical sweeping down the river carried away five large practitioners give their patients for a first dose villages. Last Saturday evening the steamship some red-hot mixture, such as tincture of Sai Nam bad to steam for five hours through cayenne, which makes the invalids feci as it torchlight procession were coursing down their throats.
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་་ BROKEN RAFTS AND WRECKAGE, dead cattle and lumber. Up to the present, $66,000 worth of timber has been recovered; all THE CURSE OF GOLD-Spain is the the toyns at the river side are under world's chiefest example of the curse of gold, water Last Sunday, at the Wuchow says the Kobe Herald. When gold began to parade ground, a quarter of a mile, from the ilver, boat sailing was indulged in, and Set the country from the new world, whole districts went out of Zullivation Chinese boat raced hald. Between Shuibing people's temper became that of men who have
and Samshui an enormous tract of land is 20 retired from work and have learned to depend feet below the level of the river, and water is on annuities, and to this hour they have never only kept out by a huge embankment 20 feet- been able to shake that temper off.
wide. Steaming along the river one can look PAHANG KABANG COMPANY :-At the
down on to the big villages. Pahang Corporation mines, Sungei Lembing, the output in May was by tons of tin oxide from 15,80 tons of stone, with thirty-five heads of stamps ruaning for twenty-three days and with working expenses set at $25,250. In the same month the Pabang Kabang Company's mine produced 63 tons of the same stuff from 360 tons of stone. Five heads of stamps ran there estimated at $3.759. for twenty-three days with working expenses
THE THAMES IN DANGER-Apparent.
to the effort of even keeping its wonderful fleet ly the Thames Steamboat Company is unequal afloat in the summer months. When the sharp American steps in, with his capital and his up-to-date methods, as he inevitably will do very speedily if something is not done, there will be a tremendous outcry. Such an outburst will relieve pent-up feelings, but it will not give back to the Londoner the lost control of his river traffic-London Argus.
WAR CORRESPONDENT LEAVES HONGKONG-Captain E. G. Bellairs, of the THE OUTPUT from the Tongshan and Lin-Associated I'ress of America, left the Colony by shi colleries during the week ending June 14th was 10,783 tons. During the same period the sales arounted to 8,295 tons,
the Empress of Japan to-day. He crossed from Manila a few days ago. in the Rosetta maru after being entertained at, dinner by his TRIBUTE RICE is now going on to Peking Chaffet. Captain Bellairs; though he has been many friends, under the presidency of General by train in large quantities. We hear that the connected with Anjerice for 15 years, is an cars are taking 500 tons a day at present and Englishman and an ex-officer of the East the prospect of the immediate future is that Surrey Regiment. He has seen service in this will be increased to 1,000 tons daily, Egypt and India, and, as a war correspondent,
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NOTICE TO MARINERS: The scene of the wreck of the Pakshan is now marked by two buoys' palated green with "Wreck" in white letters, and which will carry red lights at night. Vessels are cautioned not to approach within 100 feet of these buoys."
has been through the Cuban, China, and Philip pine troubles. Everywhere he is extremely popular and as a token of esteem the members of the Manila Press presented him with 'an engraved gold mounted ebony walking stick a few days ago..
THE OLAIM FOR SALVAGE.
"WONG KOI". "CLARA,"
THE JUDGMENT.
In the Supreme Court this morning lis Lordslip, the Chief Justice (the Hon. W. M. Goodman) gave judgment with regard to the claim for salvage inade by the owners of the $.5. Wang Koi for services rendered by the Weng Koi in towing the s.5. Clara when in a disabled and perilous condition.
in which the plaintiff claimed the sum of His Lordship said:This is a salvage action
$57,777, for salvage services rendered by the ss. Wong Koi to the s.s. Ciara in July, 1901, The case was heard by me, with Captain Dorward as nautical assessor, on the 14th and 15th July. The facts are simple, and the defendants paid $15,000 into court as sufficient, in their opinion, to meet any fair
for Hongkong, had reached a point about claim. The s.s. Clara having left Pakhoi half way between Fakboi and Cape Kami when she broke her propeller shaft and had to anchor. There she remained quite unable to proceed, and sent for help to Paisho. Her master stated in his letter for assistance that ing in detail the evidence on that head, given they were "totally helpless." Without criticiz
had come on-and July is a typhoon month by the witnesses, it is obvious that if a typhoon the Clara would have been in a most perilous position even if her water and food had lasted out. The Clara was worth some $65,000, her cargo was worth 565,569 and her freight worth $1,000. She had on board 71 passengers, a cargo (indigo, sugar &c). The s.a. Wongkot, crew of 28, some 145 pigs and 4,000 packages of
of 1,115 tone registered burden, and of the value, according to the statement in the petition, of some $400,000, was at the time. at Pakhai, which port she was due to leave on 15th July, with several hundred coolies and six first class passengers of Banka Island, near Java. On Sunday, 14th July, the message of the master of
of the (Zara was delivered to the master of the Wong Ked. In due course she got up steam and, at noon on the 15th July, arrived at the place where the Clara was anchored and where she had then been for three days, - A hawser having been made fast the Wong Kót towed the helpless Clara, first to Hoihow
a place of safety is not ordinary "lowage it is "extrao: dinary towage and is in the nature of salvage. I have had the advantage of considering a great number of cases decided in the Admiralty Courts in England, and of the practical assistance of my nautical assessor. The Court has also had the help of the able. arguments of Counsel for both parties, and in the result the amount the court awards is $15,300., This sum takes into consideration and includes the expenses incured by the Wong Koi. This sum will be apportioned as follows:-
Owners of the Hong Koi; one-third of the Three quarters, c. $1,475, will go to the
remaining quarter, he. $1,275 goes to the goes to the other officers and the crew of the master; and the remaining two-thirds, de $2,550 Wong Kei, to be divided in the usual manner. As the amount awarded is larger, though only slightly larger, than the sum paid into court by the defendants, the plaintiff must have their costs which must be paid by the defendants.
His Lordship proceeded to make a few re marks upon the division of the salvage money, and Mr. Slade, counsel for the defendants, drew His Lordship's attention to the extravagance of the claim. His Lordship agreed that it was an extravagant claim, but said that the plaintiffs on the Wong Kei left the amount to be arranged between the owners of the vessels and did not ·
say "Unless you pay ine $37,000, I shall not salve you." His Lordship also added. "In": your Auswer the value of the Clara was put. at $23,000, but it was afterwards found it was $65,000, possibly had that been known a little" more would have been paid in."
Mr. Slade replied "I think they would have been better advised to pay in $5,000.
It will be within the recollection of many. that the ill-fated Ciara was later on lost fast November, in the Hainan Stra.ts.
FORTHCOMING GARRISON
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DECORATING A NATIVE OFFICER.
We are informed that a Parade of the Garrison will take place on Saturday the 19th instant, (weather permitting) on the Hongkong- Cricket Club Ground, Victoria, for the purpose. of presenting the Order of British India to a Native Officer, Hongkong Regiment.
Chairs will be reserved for Members of Councils, Members of the Coronation Com mittee, Heads of Departments, Officers of the Navy and Army, members of the Cricket Club, and their respective wives. The only entrance to the enclosure will be that in rear of the Pavilion, all other entrances are reserved for the Troops.
The massed Bands will commence playing. at 5.30 p.m. while the Troops are forming up and a march past will take place after the presentation.
In case of doubtful weather, a notice will be posted up at the entrance to the Cricket Ground postponing the parade to the same bour, on the following Saturday. ARE THE 8.8. "ZAFIRO" IN DRYDOCK.
BADLY DENTED.
Active repairs to the hull of the Zafiro, now in drydock at Kowloon, are proceeding apace, It appears that it was the port side of the.
the appearance of the damage it is indicated vessel that struck a rock near Manila, and by
of the hurricane deck where a bend in the bilge that she first struck beneath the forward break
keel commences: In one place a little further aft the rivers have carried away and the keel id detached from the side. A succession of extend from about the same line as the com dents on the port side of the ship's bottom also mencement in the bend of the bilge keel and It will be some little time before the ship is they continue right aft. In some places the plates have been bent inwards quite 15 inches. fit for sea again,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
AIR NAVIGATION-Sir Hiram Maxim in THE REV. BRO. 'FRANCIS, Director of St. explaining the probable cause of the latest Joseph's College, has gone South for a well-terrible disaster to M, Severo's air-ship and the merited holiday. He has been having but fatal issue to the two acronauts, seems to us to indifferent health lately, and it is hoped that give sfficient reason why air navigation will the trip will restore him to his former strength never become a common mode of transit for and vigour. Is the meantime the Rev. Bro, men or goods, says a Tientsin paper. There Peter will act as Director. "
will probably always be the deterrent fear of an appalling accident. The light gases, which give a balloon its fiata tion are all not only. inflammable, but highly explosivo when mixed with air. Their ten dency is to get out either by exuding through the pores of the ship's skin, or by the valves and then to Hongkong, which latter port. l. Co. o steam
·MAILS" DUE, English (Bengal) to-morrow. English (Ballaural) to-morrow. Australian (Trinan) 18th inst, American (City of Peking) 19th inst, American (Gaelic) 20th inst, Indian (Kumarang) zotli inst. A German (Bayern) 23 Inst. German (Sachsen) 23rd inst American Hongkong Maru) 26th Inst."; Canadian Empress of China) 3 1st inst American (China) 5th prox.
Co,e steamer Glenfare from Mid-
HOTELS IN MANCHURIA-The Vladi vostok, of Odessa, publishes a dispatch from. Charbin announcing that the Manchurian Railway Administration is constructing in that Manchu centre a huge bétel at a cost of over, two millions of roubles. The new structure get out they at once become a source of the was reached about half-past eight on the even- diesbro Antwerp and London left Singapore
ar by accident, but by whatever means they will contain 450 apartmente, a modernly greatest danger as they at once mingle with the ing of the 17th July. The distince for which on the 16th inst, and is due here ou the 21st equipped first-class restaurant, a theatre, a
air, and the proximity of the motor may them the Clara was towed was some 332 miles. justera concert hall, and a library. The building will explode them. That the fall of the airship After performing th
into the Avenue de Maine did not affect great fa
performing this service skilfully, and The NY K. Co's steamer Tosa Maru y be lighted throughout by electricity, and heated injury to life and property was a most wonder succesfully, the Hong Kol returned to Pakhof (American Line) lek Shanghai for this portion by steam.
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