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Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chino, held at the Cannen street Holel on 15th ult. Mr. J. Howard Gwyther presiding, the resolu- tion authorising the directors to Accept a renewal of the bank's charters, with certain modifications, duly passed on May 25, was confirmed.
Kepublic in this part of the world. The estab¦ AT an extraordinary general meeting of the lishment of post offices at Canton, the erection of a hospital there, under French medical superintendence, are matters associated with M. Doumer's scheme. No less important and certainly the most serious step taken in the direction aimed at so far as Hong kong's shipping interests are concerned is
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The fifteenth ordinary yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong Electric Com pany, Limited, was held at the Company's THE KWANGST REBELLION
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of a special line of steamers trading be- tween Hongkong, Canton and the riverine ports. We are given to understand that it is a postal subsidy which, in addition to the carrying of mails, imposes, certain charges on the company regarding the carrying of French ammunition and reliefs for gunboats." and so on. At first two local built boats of smallAT the Police Court this morning, the case
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904.
STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES AND:
THE RIVER TRADE.
running in competition against the Binist steamship companies, which really initiated and developed the trade now promising of such immense possibilities. At a later stage two boats designed to meet the requirements of the trade in both freight and passengers were constructed it the famous yards of
At 87, Praya East, on 7th fast, the wife of Nantes. These steamers, of the most modern description, and equipped so as to afford every inducement to passengers and shippers have been carrying the tri-colour. now for some months past on the waters between this and the capital of the Kwang Provinces. They are a credit to the enterprise of the French firm to whose order they were built and by whom they are being run. That foreign shipowners should elect to enter into competition with us in tradal matters there It may be remembered that at the seventy- should be no cause to grumble. We should fifth ordinary half-yearly meeting of share welcome such and every other rival in trade, holders in the Hongkong, Canton and Macao In fact, it has been stated that competition Steamboat Co. Ltd., in February last, the is the soul of business and, at a free port Chairman, the Hon. C. W. Dickson, head of with an open door to one and all, it the firm of Messrs. Jarding, Matheson & Co., stimulates enterprise resulting in advantages referred to a new feature of the trade beto individuals no less than it promotes the fween this Colony and the neighbouring prosperity of that port. It is against the capital with which the company has now to assistance afforded our competitors by contend-the competition of subsidised and wealthy governments to which serious ob- are recommended to the notice of Con-bounty-fed foreign steamers. The prinjection must be taken and of which our ciple of imposing disabilities on foreign ship noisseurs as high-class after dinner Wines.
ping, corresponding to the support they receive from their governments in the shape of subsidies, is," he said," in accord with the policy now being so ably advocated by Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, and we can only hope the day is not far distant when that principle will be applied in this Colony, where British trade is struggling against such unfair competition." At the same meeting, Mr. A. S. WATSON & CO., R. C. Wilcox alluded to the fact that the company is accustomed to competition and has never feared to face it, and said that within the past few years a shadow of com- (35ing events was visible in the form of a small subsidy given to certain Chinese craft flying the French flag. In this connection we might point out that the French Govern- ment never gave a subsidy to Chinese craft flying the French flag nor does it permit them to carry the tri-colour. Copies
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government should take notice. Those most directly affected by the question have undoubtedly taken such steps to secure that equality which should be the watch. a free port. Mr. Law's re- word of ference to the subject on Thursday is our excuse to once again urge upon the Cham. ber of Commerce and upon the Government the importance of restoring trade in the waters of South China on such a basis as will give the British companies equal oppor- tunities to compete with our foreign rivals in a branch of trade in which large capital has been invested and for which, as Mr. Law says, "we are ready, aye, ready, to build all the vessels that may be required to cope with the development of the China coast and riverine trade."
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
a few days ago, was convicted of larceny of n biscuit decanter from the Ilangkong Hotel, came on for reheating Additional evidence the satisfaction of seeing that through his was given, and the US Consulieneral had efforts the man was discharged.
a
PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the band of the 1st Sherwood Foresters, on the new parade ground on Monday from 5 to 6.30 p.in.
offices, No. 4, Queen's Buildingë, at 12.30 pm. to-day. There were present: Mr. A: G. Wood
Stewart, Messrs. E. W. Terry, C. W. May, J. Has, W. J. Gresson (Ulrectors), Hon. Gershom W. C. Bonnar, G. T. Veitch, J. Wheeley, G. de Champeaux, J. Gall, H. F. Carmichael; N. Mumford, and W. H. Wickham (manager).
The notice convening the meeting having been read,
VICEROY LEAVES FOR THE FRONT.
SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CANTON, 10th July, 2.50 p.m.
H.E. Viceroy Teen Ch'un-hsuen, of the Two Kwang Provinces, leaves
The Chairman said: The report and ac counts have been in your possession for some time so I trust that I may take them as read. The directors have placed before you what 1- hope you will consider satisfactory accounts of another year's working as the balance at
or nearly $12,000 more than last year. We in Kwangsi, credit of profit and loss amounts to $93,957.77, Canton to day for the disturbed area are, therefore, able to propose a dividend of 10 per cent, an advance of one per cent. over
It is announced that he will hims
sup
The situation is very grave."
WITH THE BRITISH FLEET
COURT MARTIAL ON THE "ANDROMEDA"
AT WEIHAIWELI.
(From Our Naval Correspondent.)
Weibaiwei, 3rd July,
or lives, promise of calme hlas, his now $46,232.0, and carry for for depreciation self lead the troops starting to opera gives promise of something which will and carry forward $1,747.66. With rival the Cavalleria Rusticana in popular regard to the amount thus written off for press the rebellion. favour. It is to be a one-act tragedy in three depreciation I have only to confirm the scenes, and will last about an hour and a half, remarks that have been made on the subject Amica is the name of the opera, and is that of al our previous meetings, the liberal provision young girl the heroine. The scene is in the we have been able to make has not proved mountains near Savoy. The personages are excessive, but has proved requisite to five only, the action being quick and keep our accounts in the satisfactory position in which I think they are shown to be. In passionate.
consequence of unforeseen accidents to our underground cable early last summer which caused some regrettable inconvenience to many of our chents we have found it necessary to lay a new and duplicate cable along the Kennedy, Macdonald and Robinson Roads, and we trust thereby to rendered ourselves free from any fresh interruptions to our service. A large proportion of its cost has been debited to plant in the accounts now before you, as has also the cost of two new boilers which have been added to A New regular passenger service has been the works. They are provided with smoke con inaugurated by the Compañia Transatlantica in saming apparatus, and the same is being fitted to the other boilers, so we trust to be no longer connection with their line of Royal Mail steamers to the East, Commencing 20th ust.
offenders in the way of smoke nuisance (ap. the vessels in the Philippine service of the plause). A new machine has just arrived from company will call every four weeks at Genoa, home, and is needed to enable us to keep pace with the growing requirements of our service, from which port passengers will be carried to Port Said, Colombo, Singapore, and Manila.which has met with further extensions during The call at Genoa on the homeward voyage
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In my last communication despatched from off the North Saddies on the 24th_ultimo, I mentioned that four men had been charged with assaulting the Commander of H,M.S. Glory, and that a preliminary Inquiry had been held resulting in two of them being seat down for court martial. This was held on board of H.M.S. Andromeda, at Weihaiwel, on the 28th of last month, when William Horder, ordinary seaman, was arraigned for contempt. to his superior officer and striking Comman- der Hopwood, RN, of H.M.8. Glory, and Thomas Kenny, ordinary, seaman, for using the year, and we are now supplying the equival-insulting language and attempting to strike ent of 27,570 lamps of eight candle power, and Commander Hopwood, also with using obscene as last year. Our Manager, Mr. Wickham when taken before his Captain, Both prisoners, Manila Aug, 2 next, and will be continued by twelve electric lifts. Are lamps are 85, the same and filthy language towards his superior officer the vessels sailing from that port every four" weeks afterwards, The passenger accom. has resumed his duties; a good portion of biswho belong to the Glory, pleaded guilty, ons modation in all classes is stated to be of the holiday was spent in the service of the company being sentenced to eighteen month's with bard highest other. Meals are served à la carte if and we trust to benefit by the results of his in- labour and the other to two years' imprison desired, and stewards are carried speakingquiries into the latest processes of electric light-ment with bard labour.
ing and application of power. We have in prof various languages:
gress some expenditure on capital and plant Ships having the guard-one vessel of the accounts and bave further improvements under fleet always acts as guardship and performs all consideration. If their adoption is decided upon necessary duties appertaining thereto-have
will be commenced by the steamer leaving
READY TO SAIL
we may have to call on shareholders for the reteen patified by the Admiral that, until further mainder of the unpaid capital of the company during the course of the year, but these matters are not yet sufficiently advanced for me to say anything positive on the subject. Has any shareholder any remarks to make?"
EVEN if Japan does not Japanese China, she may establish her position us paramount sea power in Eastern waters. Suppose (says the * Review of Reviews") that she confines herself
orders they are to have steam ready at half an to the sea, it is obvious even to the meanest
hour's notice and fires laid on the remaining understanding that the whole political situation
boilers. The off bridle is to be unshackled and in Eastern waters, including Australia, will be
the riding cable to be booyed ready for slip- ping cable if required. If an order to hoist the revolutionised if she can maintain her present
There being no questions, the Chairman Blue Peter is received ships are to be pre-- ascendency, All Islands will be held at her moved that the report and accounts as present.pated for sea and slipping their cables, Of mercy-the Philippines, the Netherlands' Easted be adopted and passed."
cers of ships have been warned not to leave the Mr. Veitch seconded and the motion was precincts of the port.
4th July, advocates of White Australia will have to keep
carried. a more civil tongue in their heads if the Japa
Coaling operations are now being completed, two colliers, with about 16,000 tons, having ar rived.
warded to the Colonial Secretary with THE. Criminal Sessions will be held on Mon.Indies, New Zealand, and Australia.
The
The British cruiser Eclipse arrived from nese choose to enforce our favourite doctrine of an open door, so as to render possible Japa- Woosung this morning.
nese immigration into the uninhabited regions of the Australian Commonwealth.
READERS are reminded of the performance at the Metropole Hotel this evening when, a new programme will be presented."
the request that H.E. the Officer Ad day at 10 am. ministering the Government would transmit same to the Secretary of State for the Colonies with such representation there. on as he might think fit to offer. It is gathered from the repog of the directors for the half year ending 31st December, last, that the earnings of their steamers during the six months showed a heavy falling off as compared with those of the same period in 1902. This was attributed to the in- creased competition the company had to contend against on all the routes run over by its steamers, and which necessitated a consider- able reduction of rates. With a view to meet
ing this an equalisation of dividend fund, amounting to $300,000 was set aside. The capital of the company stands at $1,200,000 and the net earnings of its steamers last year was $66,838.00. As an instance of the
Tue Orpheum Comedy Company continue to amuse the theatregoing public, and although the houses are by no means encouraging those who appreciate a jolly evening are putting is an appearance at the theatre each night.
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KNOTHER section of the Hongkong tramways is being tried this afternoon, the line from the power station to Shaukiwan being in readiness for a trial trip which, we are given to under- stand, has already been successfully traversed.
THE Rey. W. Bridie, the chaplain, who has
A CHAPIER of robberiesS IN HONGKONG.
RITON TERRACE VISITED.
WHITE TURKISH—TOWELS.-benefits arising-to-the-Colony-by-counter-been on a visit to Wel-hal-wei and North China; history of the Colony, it would seem that
acting the steps taken by foreign countries is expected to conduct the services at the
in granting bounties to the industries of Wesleyan Garrison and Naval Church, Wan-tack on Ripon Terrace, which, by the way, is those lands, may be cited the sugar refining chai, to-morrow, Sunday, at 10.15 am, and industry of Hongkong. We have authorita. 6 p.m. tively learned that it has recouped the
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES. PHOTOGRAPHIC losses sustained by the company since the IT is notified in the Gurelle that the master of coming into operation of the Brassels Sugar the British s.s. Empress of India reports pass- DEPARTMENT.
Convention. But to come to the point in ing a derelict lighter in lat. 51 57 N., long, 125" 34 E on June 20th, gunwale awash, connection with shipping, allusion might with DEVELOPING and PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. advantage be made to Mr. D. R. Law's speech on the occasion of the launching of the s.s. Shanghai. He remarked that, "if [45 shipowners are supported by our government as other countries support their nationals in the struggle for supremacy there is little fear
GOOD WORK,
.PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.
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two occasions
DIRECTORS.
Mr. E. W. Terry proposed, Mr. J. Wheeley seconded, and it was agreed, that the appoint ment of the Hon. W. J. Gresson and Mr. E. S. Whealler to the Board of Directors be con. firmed.
Mr. N. Mumford proposed that the Hon. Sir Paul Chater and the Hon. W. J. Gresson be re-elected to the directorate,
MOVEMENTS OF THE FLEET:
H.M.S. Algerine will remain at Hakodate until further orders. The surveying ship Waterloft for Shitan to-day and returns here on the 6th August. The Iphiginia has gone out for a week's drill and practice at sea, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar seconded, and the and on the rith she will probably leave for motion was carried.
AUDITORS.
Mr. Carmichael proposed, Mr. Galt seconded, and it was agreed, that the Hon. Gershom Stewart and Mr. W. C. May be re-elected auditors.
The Chairman thanked these present for their attendance and announced that dividend warrants would be ready on Monday morning.
THANKS.
Mr. N. Mumford: I think, gentlemen, that the thanks of the shareholders are due to the management and the directors for the very satisfactory condition of the Electric Light. Company. I think there is no other company in Hongkong in a more satisfactory condition or that has given, more satisfaction to share- holders than this company has during the past year (applause.)
HILL DISTRICT RESERVATION
ORDINANCE
The impudence of the Hongkong thief is getting beyond all comprehension. Not content with visiting houses in the daytime when the masters are generally away at business, or with prowling around premises at night when the occupants are usually asleep, they have now taken to making retura calla at the houses within the course of a very few days. In fact their escapades of the present week are almost unequalled in the burglars have been directing a systematic at within a stone's throw of No. 8 Police Station. Out of five houses in the terrace four have been entered daring the past seven days, one house A week or so ago a visit having been made te thieves managed to effect an entrance inte No. 5, and a few days later they appeared
a watch and money from No. 3. They were upon the scene again and were able to secure evidently well acquainted with the movements of the police, for shortly after four o'clock this morning they were at the terrace again, and upon concluding a second visit to No. 3 turned their attention next door. Here, how- ever, they became somewhat reckless and their noise disturbed one of the occupants of a room who rushed on to the verandah in time to sce a coolie disappearing down the side of ove of the water pipes. A résident in the adjoining REGULATIONS as le boats, made by the Officer House, upon hearing the calls for police, rushed Administering the Government in Council, out and saw the thief running away from the We are informed, says an Australan paper. - under section 40 of the Merchant, Shipping premises. A Sikh policeman came on the Consolidation Ordinance, 1899, on the 5th scene a few minutes later and learned by the local agents (leasra. Hendrie and Bell) inst., in substitution for regulations 9 to 20 that more money had been taken from that the steamer Tainun left. Sydney on the 20th ult, and is expected to arrive at Port made by the Governor in Council on the 5th-No. 3 Inquiries are now being made into Darwin on or about the and july. As she has the occurrence, and we trust the police the French government. Recent history re- December, 1902, are printed in the Gazette,
a good cargo for this port, and takes in fifty will be able to run these impudent rob bullocks here, it is not probable that she will minds us of the assiduous care with which
resume her voyage for Manila and Hongkong before about the 5th July,
hawsers fast.
DURING the month of May 637 deaths were registered in the Colony, of which 18 were among the European and foreign community; of this number 153 were from fevers, 104 from chest affections, 38 from bowel complaints, 26 of the British flag disappearing in this quar-from infantile convulsive diseases, 44 front ter of the world." The remark was received
marasmus, and 272 from other causes. with a round of applause. It is not difficult to discover in the utterance of the head of the important firm of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, in Hongkong, that the evident allusion, to be read between the lines, is connected with the question of the subsidy granted in favour of the river steamship companies by
NOW IN FORCE...
H. E, the Officer Administering the Govern ment has proclaimed that it is His Majesty's pleasure, signified through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, not to disallow Ordin
ance No:4 of 1904, entitled "The Hill District Reservation Ordinance, i904," and he further proclaims that the ordinance came into opera tion on and from the 15th inst.
~THE MANILA CATTLE TRADE.
it was sought to promote and foster French THE Russian torpedo boat which was reported bers to earth and secure convictions and heavy influence in the Southern province of China some days ago as having. arrived at Newch sentences against them. Other gangs of thieves by the representative of the Republic then wang was still there on July 1st. She is known are working elsewhere in the Colony, a repon The fifty bullocks to be shipped by the in- to the effect that a house coming steamer Tilsan is the trial shipment in Canton, M. Charles Hardouin, as the able as the Lieutenant Bordnikoff, and is believed having been received to the seconder of his chief, M. Doumer, who, at
referred to some little time ago as being about to be shipped by Messrs. Hendrie and Bell for he Manila marke, These cattie are from Delamere Down Station, Victoria River, and are said to le a father fine lot and in excellent condition, feed along the route having been plentiful,
the time was Governor-General of French Indo-China, and who carefully nursed a plan of French Colonial expansion and the [581 spreading of the political influence of the
to be carrying dispatches. A letter received in Morrison Hill Gap was entered last night from. Newchwang states that she is not very and, carrings, tings, other articles of jewellery speedy, and her officers have expressed some and $67, add in cash stolen from the clothing doubt as to whether they will be able to regch of a French gentlemen. This affair was neti- Fort Arthur alive. She was taken from the fied to the police at No. 2 station, and the Chinese as Taku during the troubles of 1900. || robbery is being investigaled.
Shanghai to relieve the Thetis, who will rejoin the fleet The Vestal is to go up to the Yangtze from Hongkong on the 8th, and the Rosario will rejoin the squadron on being relieved by the Vestal, The Fearless proceeds to Chemulpho on the 11th, while the Humber. leaves here for Shanghai to catch the French mail with letters for England, and will then depart for Elliots Island and afterwards transfer ratings, taking passage and stores to the Eclipse. She then returns to Weihaiwai and the Eclipse proceeds to Hongkong and Singapore.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. J Plum mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser- vatory :-
On the 16th at 11.30 am. The barometer, has riten in Formosa and the Loochoos and has fallen in the interior of China.
The typhoon has entered the coast in the neighbourhood of Foochow and strong S.E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Chan- nel..
Gradients are steep over the China Sea and strong S.W. monsoon will prevail there.
Forecast-Moderate W to 5W. winds,. cloudy, shawery.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE.
American (Siberia) 17th jost. German (Roon) 19th inst
Indian (Arratson Apear) 19th inst. German (Fressen) anth inst, American (Coptic) 20th inst. Canadian (Tartar) alat inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 25th inst. American (Korea) 8th prox.
The P. M.S. S. Co.'s s.s. Siberia with mails, &c., left Maniin yesterday, at noon, and is due
The C. P. R. Co.'s 3.5. Tartar arrived at here to-morrow at 8 am Yokohama at 8 am, on 15th fast, and left again at noon same day, for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 7 pm, on 16th inst