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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SA FURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1904.
from the first a measure, such as is proposed, dataits of which and the system of haulage would be of unquestionable value,
MATTERS AT PRESENT.
At present it often happens, that the man aging partner absconds and the firm's books are not, by themselves, sufficient to prove part Dership, and in Teochew accounts usually, Cantonese accouste very often, the partners are entered under fancy names or desigua. tion, and in the accounts of all: branches of the Chinese, the partner if mentioned by a true name, is not mentioned by that name by which he is generally known. Again firms, the pannen of which are unknown, are often partner, possibly the sois partners, in other firms. Again fathers put capital into firms in the names of their sons, often Infants, (or names which upon bankruptcy are de clared to represent such son) and husbands In the names of their wives. Again the Ostensibly managing partner often states that he was merely a manager, paid by a salary and commission on profi's, or that it was arranged that he was to be a partner as soon as he paid in a certain amount of capital and that the capital sanding under his name was merely credited-entered in the day-book as capital paid in by him under one name and drawn out by him the same day under other name. Again partners die off one after the other, till the sole surviving partner dies also, yet the firm continues and eventually fails. Again, even where a partnership agreement comes to band, the only partner of any sub- stance states that he withdrew at a convenient date and is supported by any other partners, who may not have absconded, and cannot be brought into bankruptcy, although each credi tor-if it is worth his while-may claim from bim, Further Hailam, partnerships often consist of over 20 persons and are illegal; in such cases it has been held that in law the managing partner is sold proprietor.
TYPICAL INSTANCE,
None of the bankruptcies of 1903 illus trate the value of registration of part- nerships quite so strikingly as the case of Chop
Chiap Guan" (now before the Privy Council referred to in last year's report under this heading; for one thing the liabilities of a bankrupt firm during 1903 have in no case amounted to $120,000. However, in 11 out of 20. Receiving Orders, made against firms during 1903, there were-and arc-ques tions of partnership. In two cases "Chops, the partners of which cannot be ascertained, were partners in bankrupt firms. In six cater all partners absconded or have not come for ward in four of these cases no one was adjudi- cated on the making of the Receiving Order, in a fifth the person adjudicated appears to have been the manager, carrying on the busi ness after the death of all the partners. In two cases there was capital put in by the father in the game of his son or sens: in one of these the only surrendering part er states that he has never seen the sons, whom he believes to be in fants, but only knows the father Leb Chwee Boon (No. 46, Appendix 111), who had start ed four sons (3 supposed to be still infants) in three different shaps, two of which failed to gether with his own shop.
Mr. Saunders then describes some remark- able bankruptcy cases such as that of Chop Bian Chiang where the account book proved unsatisfactory in establishing real partnership; "Chop Heng Huat-where the books had been tampered with and altered; and Bernhardt and Co, where no hooks were kept until 3 or 4 months before the receiving order.
A QUESTION OF SHIPPING
SUBSIDIES.
The following letter, from Messrs. Behn, Meyer & Co. to the Editor of the Singapore Free Press, is printed in a recent number of that journal:-
DEAR SIR,-To do away once and for all with the story about the enormous subsidy paid by the German Government to German S S. Lines, we beg to laform you that the Nord deutscho Lloyd is getting £300,000 a year for maintaining a fortnightly mail service to the East, a three-weekly mail service to Australia, and a six-weekly service between Singapore and New Guinea. No extra payments are made for carrying the mails. The P, and O. Co, we believe, is getting a postal subsidy of about £350,000 a year,
No subsidy whatever is paid to the Hamburg America Line and the Deutsch Australische 5. S. Co., carrying about nine-tenths of the cargo between German, and Straits Settle ments ports, nor is any subsidy paid to any of Norddeutscher Lloyd coasting lines.
We trust that for justice's sake you will find space for this letter in your paper.
CRISIS IN LABUAN.
Labuan, 27th October.
A monetary crisis has occurred in Labuan, following a telegram sent to-day to the Secre tary of State for the Colonies to the effect that the Labuan Treasury is unable to redeem the notes of the Chartered Company. Trade is pamlysed At a meeting of the inbabitants it was decided to pray for immediate relief and for the reconsideration by the Imperial Govern- ment of the former pelitions against the Char- tered Company's administration that have been forwarded to the Home authorities by the peo- ple of Labuan since the change from Imperial administration to that of the Chartered Com. pany.
Messrs. Guthrie and Co., the local agents of the Chartered Company of British North Borneo, have received no Intimation of the crisis re- ferred to by our correspondent, which, however, has been impending for some time. If results in a favourable response to this latest petition of the unfortunate Colonists of Labuan for a resumption of the administration of the Government there by the Crown, the incident will prove a blessing in disguise.-Ed., Straft Times]
CHINA BORNEO.CO.
AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT OF ITS BUSINESS.
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A NEW tio mining company, under the name of the Chersonese Syndicate, has been floated
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THE Japanese expect to have the Seoul Anju rail ray in operation some time in December. DALNY is a busting place these days, says the Chefoo Daily News. The harbour is full of steamers and junks discharging their cargoes, the town being the gateway through which pass all the supplies destined for the troops
to work concessions in Siamese territory. The besieging Port Arthur. Times of Malava states that operations are lo be commenced immediately.
A CANTON dispatch reports that the Belgian Consul-General at Hongkong has dispatched Yunnan province, to establish & Consulate bis vice-consul to Yunnanfu, the capital of there, "to look after Belgian interests."
were carefully explained. A recidiv The cradle consists of a framework. 145 feat long and 25 feet wide, to which are fixed iron being supported by rail bearers of Bullian Cawasjee, Pallanjee & Co. write: Since the rollers, which run upon steel rails, the rails In their report, dated 4th fastany, Messrs. Do demand ....................................................1 To Hongkong in British North Borneo was re which (in turn) rest upon, cross sleepers of issue of our last circular dated the.zist ult. our Billian. A foundation of rubble stone and at yarn market during the first part of the interval ruled steady and a few sales were reported at some places solid rock support the sleepers, bottom of the ways is of one in twenty-nine; apat and forward deliveries, Latterly, telegraph
The inclination from the engine house to the last Mail's prices in Nos, 10, and rzs, bolb far and to draw the Cradle with its load up this in. ic advices of a strong market on your side, cline, a powerful hauling goar is provided, coupled with small stocks in first bands, im worked by an engine of 30 horse power, The porters rather showed firmness, and some method of hauling is of the wire rope system, elected threads of Nos, lor, and 123. fetched fifty than zza tons being coiled upon a large drum. the rope which has a breaking strain of perless cents better. There is no important change to be noticed in No. 2or, they drag on slowly and The work in connection with the laying of are not in much favour. A small business in the lower portion of the foundation below low reported in No. 16, at last mail's quotations. water mark, has been a matter of great care A very good business transpired in Nos, 125. and auxiety to Mr. Dale. A cofferdam had to and tor, andare still inquired for at quotations; be erected for this portion of the work to keep selected threads are scarce in the market. Nos out the sea waler. The dam consisted of a Sr. and 65. of the selected threads fetched better double lining of 13" x 3" planking, suitably rates. Market closes steady. Sales are report- supported and spaced from 2 ft, to 3 ft. Aparted of about 50 bales of No. 67; 150 bales of according to depth, the space between being No. 8r,; 3,600 bales of No. tor.; 1,100 baice of rammed with blue clay, which was obtained No. 124; 50 bales of No. 14; 200 bales of No. from Baro Hill half a mile away, and which 162; and 375 bales, of No. 20.; in all shout proved exceedingly effective in keeping out 5,535 bales. Arrivals per steamers A. Apear the sea when the dam was pumped dry. Owing and G. wpcar of about 500 bales. Untold to the sea bed on the Sandakan side of the dam stock is estimated at about 13,000 bales. sible at the lower end of the dam to keep the being composed of coral, it was found impos dam dry at high tides, the sea breaking through an a few occasions far below the structure of the dam; it was then decided to flood, the place to a certain exient, during high tides. This led to nightwork and stoppages during the day, which have prolonged the completion of the work considerably. Another difficulty met with was the unsuspected presence of fresh water springs, which were stopped as the exca- vation proceeded
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Japanese YarnAbout: 150 bales changed bands at $135 to $137 per bale.
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THE collection of arms and ammunition in Peking has now increased so much that, we learn from the P. & 7. Times, a more exten- secured and the military occupied it on the sive ordnance department has had to he ..3% 15th vit.
IT is understood at Singapore that Mr. H. P. Wilkinson has declined the offer of the sub Praestantive appointment of Judge of H.M.'s Court for Siam at Bangkok, and proposes to return to hanghai and resume his post of Crown Advocate.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PRINCE Carl Anton is reported to have arrived
A MARRIAGE has been arranged, and will take place at Hongkong in January, between Major Arnaud C. Painter, Royal Engineers, and Katherine Theresa, only daughter of Colonel Henry Fyers Turner, C.B., late Royal Eng ineers, of Bath.
lait the keel of a cargo lighter do feet between On the 6th ub, the North Borneo Trading Co. perpendiculars, 20 feet moulded beam and to feet moulded depth. "he is being built to THERE is renewed talk of the State purchase order, on plans and estimates for a particularly of private railways in Japan.
shallow draft.
Two centrifugal pumps were employed to limit. For the week ended on Saturday, the pump the dam and keep it dry. The larger settlements on record are six in nu uber. Of at Dalny on the 8th ult. pump (formerly used on the dredger) being a twelve-inch one, and capable of throwing 700 tons of water per hour, the smaller one was kindly lent for the occasion by a prosperous local firm,
From the slip Mr. Dale conducted us over the workshops which appeared to be fitted with every appliance required in. ship building yard, a noticeable feature in the smithy being A steam hammer capable of welding an eight
inch shaft,
The present lip is capable of taking up only one vessel at a time, but the engineer is now arranging to adopt a method, by which the single set of hauling gear and cable can be made to haul up two vessels; ie, the first vessel is drawn up and then lifted by hydraulic power from the cradle, and placed upon a siding, leaving the cradle free to descend the way to take up another vessel.
these two are steamers of the Indo-China & N. Co. both to take the berth from Japan to this. The first is a vessel of 1,410 tons Nagasaki to Hongkong at Sz.30 per ton, and the second (1,359 tons) Moji to Hongkong at $2.15 per ton. A Norwegian carrier (624 tons) is booked for Saigon to one part Philippines at 33 cents per picul. Newchwang produce is coming down South and thres small foreign vessels of 794, engagement from that port to Canton at 29, 28 629, and 903 funs, respectively, have found and 28 cents per picul.“
Messrs. Wheelock & Co., in their report of Market has remained steady since last writing 27th October, write-Our Homeward Freight and cargo is fairly plentiful in all directions; although the tea season is drawing to a close the hides and skips season is about to com mence and should help to balance the market. since last writing and for the rice, trade from Coastwise-Rates have continued firm Wuhu to Swatow and Canton they have risen to 21 cands with an upward tendency; cargo little offering Southwards from there, and we is still plentiful for the North but there is very expect rates to weaken when the Northeto Ports clase for the winter we do not change our quotations for coal freights as fixtures have been few and far between owing to the scarcay
With their present yard and plant the China Borneo Company, will now be able to under- take the construction of far larger vessels than formerly. The great advantage of building a ship in North Bomeo is that the timber used is not only of excellent quality for.ship-building purposes, but it is cheap, and shipowners may rely upon obtaining strong sections, frames, keelsons, etc., unobtainable where timber is dear. We are glad to say that up to the pre-of tonnage.
est, all the boats built in our Sandakan yards have obtained a character for strength, which we understand is well deserved and which we have no doubt will be maintained by the China Borneo, Company.
RAUB G. MINING CO.
From a few remarks in Mr. Warneford Lock's monthly report on Raub, printed in these columns yesterday, the S. F. Press gathers that he is suffering from the results of a severe attack of official interference. There is appa- it is to go about and see that none of the liege rently a boller inspector in Pahang, whose duty subjects of His Highness the Sulian-and especially none of the aliens that live within his borders are endangered by the neglect of any European engineer or mine manager to keep his boiler in order. It is, of course, to the in terest of the said European to go and live miles away in the jungle, or purpose to make use of an old boiler to blow up a few Chinese coolies or Malays, and the Government is deter mined to stop this practice, bearing in mind taken place in the past. The boiler inspector's the numerous boiler explosions that have visit to Raub seems to have been eminently satisfactory-to him. He stopped the mill for 73 hours, be interfered with the sinking at Bukit Koman and checked the progress of the main shaft, and if the Company fortunately had not their electric pumping machinery at work, he would no doubt have succeeded in flooding the mine. The cost according to Mr. Lock, was $699 in salaries, $65 in fees, $179.60 for labour, and $28 for fuel wasted. The attack appears to have been a very aggra vated one, and the cause not diss nilar to similar attacks from which ship-ow.ers and. others have suffered lately in Singapore. The remedy is for his superiors, to rub it into the offending jack-in-office that he must display some common-sense, and a disposition to belleve that non-Government engineers, mine managers, and commercial men are not such fools as they look.
PONJOM MINING COMPANY.
Writing from Pahang, the correspondent of the Straits Times says :-A lot of the Punjom Company's gear has been sold by Mr. Hughes, the liquidator, some of it having been bought by different Government departments,
Mr. R. Tillinather, a dresser in the employ of the Punjom Company, recently died in the Lipis hospital. Before his death, be instituted a civil suit against the Company alleging that his services were dispensed with without notice, and claiming a month's pay. The case was pot defended and judgment went by default for $75 and costs in favour of the plaintiff, who shonly afterwards died. The administrator of the deceased's estate was about to obtain execution against the Company's property at Panggong, when Mr. Hughes arrived from Hongkong and lodged an appeal against the decision of the lower court. The case is pending,
Shanghai advices of the 31st October, state: -Buisness reported Shanghai and Hongkew Wharis at Tis. 168 cash c. N. 1. Tls, 17 for December C. N. 1. Farnham, Boyds at Tis. 176. Maatschappijs at Tla. 307. Weeks at $10.
Business done direct-Shanghai and Hong- kew Wharfe at Tls. 1681 cash c. N. t. Farnham Boyds at Tis 175, Shanghai Lands at Tla 120. Hall and Holtz at $31.
SHANGHAI share rePORT.
transactions is from Messrs. J. A. Sullivan and The following resume of the week's share Co.'s report, published on the 27th October.
The principal work done during the week has been for this month's clearance, and this terested dealers. The settling of accounts factor has absorbed most of the attention of in. takes place to-morrow, and with a few excep. notwithstanding the heavy differences owing tions the event will go through without trouble on Indo-Chinas. Farnham Boyds have streng thened in tone, and will continue to do so as held and will steadily advance because inves we near the dividend. Langkats are firmly
shares are increasing in public estimation, and tors are buying to hold. Hongkew Whart are in demand at better rates than quoted at week. London sight is 2/7 1.16, From Ho £884. kong the 3 days' sight is quoted 714. Consola
shares, 'old shares, have changed bands at Wharves.Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Tha. 135 to Tis. 137. For now" Tis. 132) 10 Tis. 135 have been paid. For old cum new Tis. 154 to Tls. 160 is reported. Yaughe Wharf and Godowns are unchanged.
Shipping-Indo-Chinas dropped from T. 93 to TB. 91, but quickly recovered yesterday offered for the settlement. From Arngkong. to Tls. 91,91.92. At the close Tis. 93 is shares were imported during the week at $129. For December sales have been announced at Tis. 9 to Tis. 93 and Th. 93 to Tis. 94. Shares are wanted at Tls. 95. February shares are quoted at Tis. 96. March shares have been negotiated at Tls. 97,96,97. Macao Steamboats are reported sold at $30.
Docks-Famham Boydı.-Bearing opera tions have kept down the full market tone and several transactions have been let go at Tis. 174 for the settlement. The quotation has since risen to Tis. 176, and but few shares can now be obtained for cash except at an advance. The actual rates paid are Tis. 175, 174, Tis. 175 176, Tla, 175, 176 for to-morrow's account. For December, Ti. 179,180 have been reported. Contracts are announced for January at Th 182 and February at Tis. 184, Tis, 113].
Lands-Shanghais have changed bands st
T. 20. Nothing else reported.
Cottons. Internationals have been placed at
Sugars are steady at $137,
Sugars-Peraks. Nothing done. China Mining-Transactions have taken place in Woi-Hai-Wei Golds at $zzj.
Tobaccos-The Sumatra Tobacco Co. hat sold in Amsterdam 665 bales at Gida, 0.51. Shares have been booked at Tle. 65. Langkat have had a great deal of attention for this month's settlement and large lots have been
Tis. 307 For December Tis. 3174 has been given. Investors are buying.
The advenisement of the new slipway at Sandakan, which appeared in our issue of the 1st October, for the first time, marks a great | AN INDIAN RECOMMENDATION. Bottled at TIs. 307h, 306, 3061, 306), 307, and
stride in the ship-building and repairing trade of North Borneo, says the North Borno Herald, of 17th ult.:
We have obtained the following particulars. from Mr. R. W. Dale, the engineer in. charge of the China Borneo Company's shipbuilding and engineering department.
HONGKONG CEMENT.
The Green Island Cement Company, In Hongkong is not equal to the demand on the "Portland Cement manufactured at its factory in the Settlement. It can sell all it makes at five dollars a cask of 375lba-Indian Engi.
The slipway, which has been constructed by the China Horneo Company to the designs of muring. Mr. Dale, is situated on the shore to the West of Fort Fryer, near where the old Sandakan Pier used to stand. The site is a most favour able one for the purpose in hand, owing to the nusual depth of water, at a short distance from high water mark, which will allow ocean steamers to come alongside the pier on which will be erected a 15-ton crane shortly expected from: England.
The cradle is capable of accommodating vessels of 140 feet long and 400 tons dispiace
meat..
THE new Northern Pacific lider, Minnesota, is expected to arrive in Yokohama next month on her first trip to the Orient. It has been report ed to the harbour authorities that her gross tonnage is 20,817 tons; while she is 630 feet in length, 73 feet, in width, 16 feet in depth, and 35 feet in draft. As such a enormous ship could not come inside the breakwater, the Harbour Office have obtained an extraordinary grant of Y74.382 from the Government, with which to deapon the harbour: at a suitable place. The work must be complated by Nov.
On arriving at a yard, which covers twe sores, we were taken by Mrɑ Dale to the ́slip the į lab,
Quotations for the week close as follows:- Hongkong Banka $695. £69 Nationala Unions... China Traders Cantoni Hongkong Fires
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... $148 8.
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THE Pacific Mail liner Garlic will leave San Francisco for England, about December 14
QUITE A large number of people witnessed the polo match at Causeway Bay on Wednesday afternoon, when 1.E. Sir Matthew Nathan's team beat a team headed by H.R.H. Prince Ada bert of Prussia by seven goals two subs
H.M.S. Tamar beat a team of V.R.C. players to six goals one sub.
in a 'footer' match on Wednesday by one goal to nil.
MME. Sada Yacco and her company are about to produce at Kobe a Japanese translation of
Hamlet.
Tge British steamors Bendigo, 2,440 tons, and Japanese. Nantin, 4,100 tons, are reported as sold to
AT the Chess Club on Wednesday Mr. Fal. leon's team beat Mr. Pollock's team by two
games to one.
SHAIK ABDULLA, foreman of the Sanitary Department, and four coolies employed by the Tuesday to six months' hard labour each, for same office were sentenced by Mr. Hazoland on
from a dead body, un fer circumstances already conjointly conspiring to steal, and stealing 55
recorded in these columns.
THE beachcombers of Nagasaki have been enlisted by a japanese theatrical company to personate Russian soldiers for the princely All they have to do is to look ferocious, sing salary of "twelve yea.a month and all found" any songs they like so long as they are loud, and be knocked about by the Japanese actors,
THE Kokunin states that the Dock No. 3. now" under construction, of the Mitsu Biehl Dock yard, Nagasaki, will be the largest in the Far East, admitting vessels up to 7:4 feet in length, The Dock No. of the same Company admits vessels up to 510 feet in lengthy and the No. 2 up to 350 feet. The new dock is to be com plated by the end of this year.
ENGAGEMENTS have been announced, and marriages will shortly take place, between Dr. Gregory Paul Jordan, nephew of Sir O. Paul Chater, Kt. C.M.G., and Mrs. Marion Lennox Godfrey Bird, architect, of Messrs. Josephine Daly (ned Ormaby): between. Mr. Falmer and Turner's office, Hongkong, and Miss Margaret Stuart Cockburn, now en route from home in the sa Eftel Friedrich; between Mr. Henry Bone, of the Imperial Maritime Customs service and Miss Annie Alarakia of Hongkong, and between Mr. John Johnson, sergeant of the Naval Dockyard Police Force, and Miss Eliza Lyons, of Hongkong.
IT is reported in Shanghai mandarin circles
that the Ministers of the Waiwupu have been RUMOURS are in circulation that the French Satow with reference to the changing of the lately conferring almost daily with Sir Ernant are not satisfied with the mere concession of Younghusband Treaty at Lhassa. The reply Kwangchouwan; they have demanded that the of the British Minister, it is stated, was that the whole place extending from the east gate of clauses in that Treaty referring to railways, L'uchow city to sian, Hsuwenhsien, may mines, and foreign intercourse were now so come under their jurisdiction as well-Easternwell known in Europe and Asia that it would Times,
be difficult to change them, but with regard to THE Peking correspondent of the Jijf reports he could do anything to modify them in accord other clauses the diplomatic answer was that if that Sir Robert Hart has had conferred on him ance with the wishes of the Chinese Govern the First Class Order of Merit with the Grandment he would do so with pleasure. valuable services in connection with the reviAT a meeting of members of the Kowloon Córdon of the Rising Sun, in recognition of his tion of the Commercial Treaty between China and Japan.
Cricket Club on Wednesday Mr. R. J. Macgowan was elected Chairman, Dr. J.. H. Swan Captain, Stevens, Hon. Secretary, Mr.G. H. May, Hon. Mr. H. M. Harrop, vice-Captain, Mr. Goyne
was announced that the Hon. P. N. H. Jones, Treasurer, and Messrs. P. W. Goldring, Pack- ham, Parkes and Lightfoot, Committee. It Director of Public Works, would receive a deputation in regard to a site for a Club Ground. The proposed rules were submitted Osborne, Dr. Swar, and H. C. Austin were and approved Votes of thanks to Mj. E. proposed and carried with acclamation.
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IN the rugger" match between Sandford's... and Chard's teams the latter won by fifteen THE Rev, Thomas Wright, for four year assist points to ten
ani Chaplain to the Mission to Seamen at Seamen chaplaincy for the shipping in Ran Hongkang, has accepted the new Mission to goon Harbour, created at the desire of the Bishop of Rangnen. Mr. Wright left England for Burmah on 20th Sept.
THE China Merchants' steamer frene picked up a floating mine off lokes Foint and towed
it into thefoo.
DR. Anita Melice and her parly of nurses left: Nagasaki on the 22nd ull, in the U. MESSAS. Butterfield and Swire have sent an transport Them@3.
engineer to inspect the wreck of the steamer THE Japanese are contempl ting he establish-ratus is not available to float ber, the agents Hanngho, but owing to the fact that the appa- ment of automobile services between different could not undertake salvage for the present, The Shanghai Times adds-that Messrs. Butter field and Swire have lately ordered powerful apparatus from England to float the wreck.
points in Manchuria.
As a result of the overflowing of the river Mekong, Cambodia is inundated and very serious damage is threatened.
THE rails and various materials for Penang's electric tramway were shipped from home in the early part of last month.
IT is reported that the Japanese have seventy go to Vlad vostok when Port Arthur fails. thousand troops, fully equipped, and ready to
Tokio on the 21th, Marquis Ito (Yale) and Baron Komura (larvard) being in the chairs.
SIX cases of enteric fever with five deaths, and one case of diphtheria, complete the list of cases of communicable diseases notified last week.
THE Hamburg American Line, it is stated, has decided to bring at o ce into service 12 steamers which had been withdrawn from traffic for some time. These steamers are said to be bound for the Far Fast. This is a varin. tion of another statement that twelve colliers of the mentioned line have received scaled arders lo sail for Cardiff to load 30,000 tons of coal for the Baltic Fleet.
the arrival af de s.8. Hanoi in post on Wednes IT will be remembered your readers that on day from coast ports, she had 41 dead pigs on board, and the Captain reported that 400 had been thrown overboard, having 'died on the voyage. The sequel to this case was supplied this morning when two Chinese pork dealers were discovered on board kidden by the light rattan baskets used for carrying pigs. The men were charged with trespassing on board, and being on the steamer without the per mission of the Captain and officers, and ware: fined $5 each. It is surmised that the men's intention was to steal the dead pigs, or buy them for a trifle from the crew, and then turn them into sausages.
THE Harvard and Yale Dinner was held at /VICR ADMIRAL Ch. Bayle arrived from Cantos | YEUNO SHUR, a Chinese bandit, was to have hoisted his flag on the Afontcalm. The torpedo appeared before Mr. Femp on Thursday, on on Saturday afternoon, and immediately re- destroyer Rotills also returned on Saturday.
the charge of being engaged in an armed rob Admiral Bayle leaves again on the 4th proxbery at Hok Un, on the 17th ulto, but he is for Kwanchewan, going thence to Bedilan, and
now before a greater tribunal, for Yeung Shan after a stay of three weeks there, will anally go Respital last night. It will be remembered died of dysentery in the Government Civil to Saigon where he will remain for nearly the whole of the winter.
that he with several others stopped a man on the road between Hok Un and Hunghom on that date and after robbing him of all he had, left him for dead. But there was still a spark of vitality left in the victim who reported the affair and caused the arrest of Yeung. The latter was placed in gaol on remand until to- day; but on the 29th alto, was to ill that he was removed to hospital where he succumbed to a virulent attack of dysentery,
THE Nagasaki Hotel was sold by auction on the agth ult. for Y6 00. Mr. Ringer was the purchaser, and the hotel is to be carried on as before.
FRINCE Karl Anton of Hohenzollern sent a telegram from Dalny to the Japanese Court, expressing his thanks for the attention shown bim in Tokio.
Os account of the financial, stress of the Shangtung province, every effort is being put forth towards the use of public funds. The local authorities have ordered that all those who are identified as Boxers at one time or another during 1900 shall be subject to investi. gations, and their property to confiscation. This is apparently an excellent way to dis- courage Boxeriam.—Eastern Times.
THE Norwegian steamer Borg, now in Kobe. has been sold to Mr. Tanaka of Tokyo for
THE gentry and leading merchants at Canton are devising means to continue the work of the Hankow-Canton railway in Kwanglung Yen 140,000. She is of 1,168 gross and 738 which every part of the vessel has been con
Eastern Timas.
"THEY have been constructing steamers in Japan for the last 25 years but the Chohakuran-- Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works, Nagasaki, is, we believe, the first instance in maru, completed for sea last month by the
reg. tons, and was built by Messrs. Nyiands, structed in Japan. This marks a new stage in Verksted at Christiania in 1896. The Dutch the industrial development of Japan and it may THE former Russian names of street; at Dalny steamer Meddan, 633 tons, has also changed be that, within the next few years, this country machi, Nogi-machi, Kodama-machi, Fuku Hakodate. The steamer was constructed at have been row changed to Oyama-dori, Oku-hands, the purchaser being Mr. Ishikaki of will not only build the whole of its own ships shim-machi, etc.
Amsterdam in 1889, and has been transferred for Yen 60,000,
THE Weihaiwei Gold Mining Company, Ltd., bas received a telegram on the mineTHE case in which Police Constable Donald manager at Weibalwei, stating that regular Mackenzie was charged with larceny of the crushing started on the 27th utt.
THE two Russian pisoners of war who escaped from Matsuyama have been sentenced by Court-martial to three months' imprisonment and six months' police surveillance.
a great fire at Shabo (Antung) on the Yalu, and THE Chefoo Daily News says there has been a number of godown full of rice and sugar for the Japanese troops were reported burnt.
A CANTON telegram reports that there has been a sudden subsidence of the line at a place called Laoshukang, in Samabui district, on the Canton Samahui line. No lives were lost,
THE Coast Inspector has received the follow- ing telegram from the Commissioner of Cus- toms at Chefoo Mine reported Lat 38.06.30 Long 1z0.34 five miles N: W. by W. of Howki,"
VICEROY Li Heing Jui of Nasking has in structed the commanders of various garrisons along the Yangtze Valley that no foreigners are la future allowed to visit the forts on any
account"
THE Kobe Club Concordia held a most suc cessful celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary on the sand and aged ult. Among many other congratulatory telegrams was one from Prince Henry at Kisl
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Far Eastern countries. The foregoing is but also construct, on a large scale, for other taken from Nagasaki's most recent literary the monthly edition of the local Prize. The production, entitled Cherry Blossoms, which is publication is intended to attract the notice of residents and visitors in the Far East to that city. There is zo reason why the little monthly should not succeed in its object especially if the succeeding numbers are equally as interesting. as that for the 5th inst, which has just reached. 115, We wish it every prosperity,
sum of $968, and with violation of his duties as a police officer, has been called on on remand Mr. John Hastings appeared for the accused. Mr. Kemp held that there was no case of larceny against the accused, who acquitted of the charge. As regards the second charge evidence had been led that it was the
superior officer, or to the Inspecter on duty duty of the constables to report every incidentA occurring on their beat while on duty, to their when reporting off This the accused had failed to do, and for this he must pay a fine of $ro.
Veux Road, by which the glass windows of a CURIOUS accident occurred on Wednesday the junction of Wing Lok Street and Das tram car were broken. It appears that a coolle was walking along the road in the middle of the lines, and though the gong was repeatedly ABHOOTING party from Hongkong, compris.ounded, he took no notice, and when the car ing Captain E. S.. Ward (A.D.C. to General came so close that it must inevitably have rus Hatton), Lieutenants Gaskell and C. Cooper, the imbecile down, the motor-man put on the RE, visited Kudat and Sandakan last month, emergency brake with such effect that the sud latent on hunting big game, The first week den jar broke the windows in front of the car, was spent with Mr. K. Dieudonné. on the The coolie looked around to see what it was all Estates, where a deer-drive resulted in a kill of about, and is doing so crashed his bamboo two. At Sandakan the sportsmen were joined carrying-pole through a side window, The by Mr. Woods, who accompanied the party in men was charged before Mr. Hazeland an the steam launch Rahmat, kindly placed at Thursday, but as there was nothing to show that batangan River, which yielded, by means of fully broke the windows, he was discharged. their disposal by Mr. W. Cope, up the Kina. the man wilfully caused an obstruction pr.wil dogs, a bag of one bald headed deer and five The prosecuting witness, the motor-man of the pig. The best sport, says the North Borneo car, stated that the coolie offered to pay 51.00 firald, of 1st ult, was provided subsequently compensation for the broken windows, but as by Mr. G. J. Altman, who afforded his guests they were valued at So he laughed at the offer (the above and Lieut. Bond) a most enjoyable and brought this charge as he knew that their trip by launch to the Qualla Segama. By value would otherwise be deducted from his pay, | skilful stalking, as well as with superior know- His Worship said he admired the witness for ledge of the ground and game, Mr. Altman his candour-it was certainly refreshing but enabled the two "Sappers to secure a couple he could do nothing in the matter; the prose of fine ball divikadaŭri
cutor had his remedy is the Civil Court