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CONTENTS.
Births, Marriage and Deaths, Leading Articles:-
To Stop Emigration.
Japan and the Hague Conference.
Insurance Cos. and the Fire Brigade. The Arming of China.
The Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. The Designation of M. L. C.'s.
The Agincourt Case.
Telegrama:
The War.
Port Arthur Fleet.
The Admiralty Dockyard."
Opium for China.
Meetings:--
Sanitary Board.
Green Island Cement Co., Ld.
Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club.
Legislative Council.
Legal Intelligence :—
New Territory Land Appeal.
Police,
The Alleged Murder.
Jurymen Summoned.
Found Drowned.
Beachcombers' Bad Break.
Breach of the Harbour Rules; Contraband Trouble in Hongkong- Miscellaneous Artioles and Reports:-
Victoria Regatta Tiffin, Freemasonry,
7Q STOP EMIGRATION.
(12th December.)
THE ARMING OF CHINA.
(14th December)
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HE DESIGNATION OF M. L. C's.
At the conclusion of the meeting of the..
Excellency the Governor called the mem Legislative Council this afternoon, His bers together and, in an informal manner, desired to point out to the honourable gen-" tlemen of the local legislative assembly what appeared to be a common error, that had received the sanction of usage," in the desig- nation of the title "honourable" honorarily conferred on the members of the Executiva and Legislative Councila. His Excellency said that the matter was, indeed, a small one; but it was as well to be correct in small as in great questions. It has been observed that in Hongkong the
time been made the subject of much | dxtra precaution of inspring, and have there- Government have just disposed of their tives. Now that Ching-hwan-tao, on which public demonstrations of the working of the have the others, should have to pay extra firm. None of the rifies date beyond 1888, in the building of breakwaters and ling has Brigade have been directed to be carried out for the special protection of these latter, is a and they represent a stock of various pat the construction of a small railway from by the Government with a view to satisfying problem for, which it will be difficult to tems which has been kepi and Accumulated Tang-ho Junction on the main line. the Executive as to the adequacy or other And a satisfactory answer. It is therefore in the Government depots for the last fifteen become an established fact, it would te, the Dragon. In the to be hoped, for the benefit of all local years. It is said to be the firm's Intention greatest of all, pities to see the British flag outbreak of fire in the city. That the insurers, that this proposal to over-tax to ship them all to China through their ousted in favour of the Drago authorities are content that the appliances these insurers will be dropped. A corres agents at an important shipping port on the first and most essential place it is too near and personel at the disposal of the Govern-pondent quite agrees with the remarks Continent. There is, of course, not much the terminus of the Chinese Eastern Rail. Although the emigration of coolies for ment are all that can be desired, must have and argues that there is not the slightest doubt that China is gradually arming, and way, and the Russians, notwithstanding the South Africa has been suspended locally for been the conclusion the community arrived doubt but that simultaneously with the the question naturally arises, for what pur- fact that they have their hands pretty full at several weeks on account of Viceregal op- at from the replies of the Colonial Secretary to tax in question being imposed the current pose? The answer is not far to seek. She the present time, would lose no opportunity position it is evident that many persons out-questions, in the Legislative Council regard very low fire insurance rates in Singapore desires to place herself in a position to deal of securing by foul means or fair, an ice free side of official circles are doing their uting the alleged insufficiency of the ap would be considerably increased. He thinks effectively with those powers who are await-port in the Liao-tung Bay, sp conveniently ct, and also forgot that the largest pro-start the slicing-up process. So far as this Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, most to prevent a renewal of successful re-pliances. The authorities at Singapore have the proposer of the scheme lost sight of that ing a favourable opportunity to step in and situated as is Ching-wan-tad, That the cruiting in the Two Kwang Provinces. An now had their attention drawn to the fire fact, announcement is now made from Shanghai warnings that at présent exist in the Colony,perty owners in Singapore, Chinese, Arabs, is concerned there seems to be no reason Limited, needs re-organising and putting way as not to affect British presliga and that a plan is on foot among a number of and are collecting information from which and others, do not insure their properties. why arms should not be imported; it is to upon a sound business basis there can be wealthy Chinese in the South to stem the they will be able to judge whether Would it be fair, he asks, to those ratepayers the supplying of rifles to rebels and rioters no doubt;, but it should be done in such a their legal if perhaps no control of the tide of emigration of native labour by open the means, that at present exist for giving who do insure to be taxed for the benefit of that the prohibition should be enforced,
Company. Mr. Gustav Detring, Commis ing to agriculture some five hundred thou an alarm in the proper quarters on the those who see fit to go without such protec
gioner of Customs at Tientsin, the adviser of sand mow of land at present lying faltow and occasion of an outbreak of fire are sufficient tion? It is to be hoped that this salient
Chang Ying Mao and other leading Chinese uncultivated in the district of Hsüwênhsien, or not. The same day as the subject was point will be borne well in the minds of the
officials, passed through here recently on his in Leichow prefecture, Kwangtung Province: discussed in the Legislative Council the City Fathers when they come to deal with
the proposed new tax.
(15th December.)
way to England to open negotiations for the The lands in 'question are said to be rich Municipal Commission assigned to
The proposal to attempt once more to proposed flag-changing. That his mission and suitable for all kinds of cereals, and the committee for inquiry and report a sug
place the above gigantic corporation under will require considerable time and alertness cultivation of the sugar cane as well as hemp. gestion made by one of the Chinese repre-
the Chinese flag will be watched with in goes without saying, but before the object There are also other extensive tracts of fine sentatives that the local fire insurance
terest throughout China, though we venture he has in view shows any signs of fruition, arable land in other parts of the province companies be all called upon to subscribe
It would be extremely interesting to know
number of awkward questions will require to to express the opinion that it is not likely to which are at present uninhabited, and these, to the maintenance of the Fire Brigade. In
be answered. What the outcome is likely come about, except in the shape of a com- it is reported, are to be thrown open to bringing the matter forward Mr. Choa Giang | how many cases of arms and ́ammunition immigrants as soon as matters can be Thye said they were justified in asking pay have been shipped from here into Chinese arranged. It is unlikely, however, that ment for the useful services that they rendered territory during the last few months: Accord-plete re-formation of the business, and the to be we cannot forecast. Time will tell. the scheme will prove successful from to the insurance companies. The increased ing to the native press of Canton and Shang-baying out of the foreign shareholders at a the point of view of those who have for expenses as shown in the Budget of 1995 ha rifles are continually going into Kwangsi high. prémium. The Mining Company. months past been seeking to bring an end meant a corresponding measure of their and Kwangtung, and this despite the fact that whose ramifications and holdings are to be to the despatching of Chinese labour to services to those companies, and he thought H.E. the Governor's proclamation prohibit. found in every corner of the East, was, as a Chinese concern, pure and simple, and South Africa, for while it is generally known it was nothing but fair if they were aping the export, from the Colony or to be the majority of our readers know, originally that owing to the Viceroy's obstinate quibbl pronched-for-the whole or-part-of-the-es--carried constwise within Hongkong, of arms, ing over an insignificant point in the Con: penses under that particular item. In fur- ammunition, gunpowder, and military and came into existence in 1878, as the result of vention emigration for the Transvaal has ther support of his argument the representa- naval stores is still in force. Indeed, various the foresight of Tong King Sing, who, assist been at a standstill, there is reason to believe tive stated, on the authority of their late proclamations have been issued from time to ed by competent foreign engineers and that, when once the obstacles are removed, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, that time, and for several years exportation and prospectors, discovered the extraordinary a full complement of coolies for each ship the insurance companies in England and carriage coastfise of arms and so on have wealth and extent of the Kaiping Coal will not be found wanting. Should H.E. Australia are strictly taxed for the Brigade been prohibited. Nevertheless, it is recog-Basin. A concession was obtained from the Tsen Chun-hsien persist in his demands it services and in other cities too, some cities nised that China is being gradually armed, throne, engineered by the famous Chang Ying may be necessary for the Labour Association in India included, the companies contribute and although intimation has been made on Mao, and for some twenty years the Com to remove its headquarters to some treaty a fair share towards the expenses. Apart behalf of the British Government at home pany prospered to a degree that the outside What from its being nothing unusual if they that shipments of arms when made to China world never realised.' Shafts were sunk at port further north along the coast,
Company Hajshan. and Lipusi, and ever action is decided upon it is evident adopted similarmeasures the increased burden are at the risk of the parties concerned, it is Longshan, the chief mining centre of the that the opening up of this land in Kwang- would otherwise fall on the wrong shoulders understood to mean that no immédiateme tung will have no appreciable effect on and that was just what they desired to avoid. will be taken of such consignments. This the control of a few able Brun under recuriting as, apart from the higher rate of Dr. T. Murray Robinson agreed with those is certainly strange in view of the stringent and practical miners, the output from all members of the Colonial Councils, is invari measures taken by the Hongkong Govern sources approached nearly 4,000 tons of coal ably so used with the omission of the word per diem some of it being of excellent quality. Mr.", before the names of honourable www.parse links native labouret would riews and argued that when a house was com-
Land well-fitted for the use of men-of-war. A members. Such a use is incorrect, in- idad. Lasmuch Lasit joplied the title The | require to persuade him to remain at home, pletely burnt out the insurance companies hent... It is said to be the southern provinces are not in a con- had to pay up; and if the fire was put out of Whitehall that large s The Hongkong High Level Tramways Co., dition, politically' speaking, to receive farge before much damage was done to the build-material have recently been sent by Con- fleet of six ships was added, and twese, kance
numbers of immigrants from other parts of ing or property they saved a considerable tinental firms to Chinese ports, and it is not by numerous canals and waterways, enabled Honoumble !', as of right, which, as syru the empire. At Wuchow, for instance, the part of their money, by not having to pay overlooked that since the Boxer outbreak the coal to be transported quickly and easily the members of Council did not posses Kwangsi disturbances are responsible for a the damages. He acknowledged that very the Imperial arsenals have enlarged their practically from end to end of China. Then The appellation is an honorary one, and is considerable loss, trade is at a standstill, good work was done by the Fire Brigade, scope, and are now able to put together followed acquisition of Ching-wang-tao for correctly used only as a prefix to the ordin and boats, which should be working on in and thought it was only right that the in Mauser rifles at no inconsiderable rate. The the use of the Company, which meant anary form of address. Members of Councils land waters, are lying idle unable to find surance companies should be asked to con- steel employed for the purpose is understood ice-free port from whence coal could be shippers willing to run the risk of sending tribute something towards it. Mr. F: E. to emanate for the most part from Sheffield, shipped to Shanghai and elsewhere, quite cargo into the country, That much lawless Jago, a member of the firm of Messrs. Bou- but the finished parts, such as triggers and independent of the frozen Pei-ho. The ness exists in Kwangtung itself is apparent stead & Co., merchants and agents for several nipples, are either imported from another political events, which culminated so disas from the fact that the Peking government well-known insurance companies, considered European power or produced on the spot trously for China in 1900, led to the placing recently issued an Imperial rescript appre-that they had a very good case against the out of blanks prepared for the purpose. It of the mines under British protection, and ciating the Viceroy's success in Kwangsi, companies, and pointed out that Singapore is asserted that the latest German Govern subsequently a limited liability company, and ordering him that, if the troubles in the had been the best paying place for comment pattern has been adopted as he was mooted and formed, the original Chinese panies who had lost money in all other parts model, and there is reason to believe that shareholders (though many of them were of the world. The President of the Come the neutrality of China has been strictly very unwilling to enter into the contract) mission (Mr. E. G. Broadrick) could not see observed in this respect, that no supplies of being urged and practically compelled to any objection in this matter with the excep- small arms have buen disposed of to either sell out. The ordinary share capital was tion of the fact that the question had been of the belligerent Powers. At the same advertised and subscribed at one million threshed out before with the companies who time, it is not overlooked by shipping houses pounds sterling, whilst debenture stock was had proposed improvements to the Fire that events might occur at any moment to issued and raised for half a million sterling Brigade, but this subject had dropped when render it expedient for the British Govern-in addition. The Company was engineered they, the Commissioners, had suggested that ment to detain warlike stores before reaching and floated by. Mr. H. C. Hoover of the ed to do so by the captain, would have re- the companies should make some con- their destination, and for this reason a care- firm of Bewick, Moreing and Company, and suited in the infliction of severe punish- tribution towards the upkeep of the Fire ful record is believed to be kept of all ship the Chevalier de Wouters, who was acting ment. The facts, however, were of an Brigade. He thought that they should ap-ments of munitions for the Far East. In on behalf of a Belgian syndicate, the head unusual character, and the proceedings ply to Government for power to tax the this respect, according to Mr. Bennet Bur of which it was an open secret was none which followed at the Thames l'olice Court ments were carried through after the pay both to shipowners and seamed in regard to companies. The Straits Times, however, leigh's wire to the Daily Telegraph, the pre-other than King Leopold and the arrange last month are of considerable importance deals with the subject from qujte a different gent political outlook in China is worse to- point of view, for while not doubting that day than it was in 1900, prior to the Boxer ment of enormous flotation expenses. The their respective rights and liabilities. The the insurance companies would agree to any outbreak. "The widespread operations of Company was duly registered in London, managing owners of the Agincours entered to them in regard to furnishing a joint con recrudescence of the anti-foreign feeling and that the Belgians held the majority it was Hongkong with a cargo of Welsh coal to be tribution, gives the assurance of gentlemen the agitators are not invariably Chinese, al- decided that one Board of Directors should taken as a speculation, and under the agree- of high standing among those companies though they may pass as such. British meet in Brussels, another in London, and a ment with the crew; the voyage was similarly
Thus was inaugurated described with the addition that after- in Singapore, that the local insurer-and officers who have returned from a tour of third in China. not the insurance companies-would pay the observation state that the drilling of large the fatuous policy, which from 1891 to the leaving here they could proceed to a port or the burdens which preparedness for eventual contribution. In other words,' continues bodies of well-equipped troops is going on present day has continued of two nations ports in any rotation within the limits of
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St. Andrew's, Kowloon. Chamber Music at the City Hall. New Military Hospital.
Hongkong's House of Detention. Turf Topics,...
The Navy League in Hongkong.
To salve the 5.5.
Shrewsbury.
Arrival of the s.3. Calchas.
The Old Thales at Sascho. Chow Phya Reported Lost.
Limited.
S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ld.
L'Asile de la Sainte Enfance,
Important Sale of Praya Property. In Kowloon Docks.
Shipping Notes.
Naval Notes.
Chevalier Vulpicelli,
The French Convent..
Stone-Laying Ceremony.
Another. Fire.
Death of Inspector Williamson. Saicide.
The Wrecks on Bombay Reef.
Harmston's Circus.
Prince Hassan at Macao,
Canton Leper Relief Fund
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An Engineer Corps in Kwaugtung.
China.
Medical Missions and their influence in adjoining province are calmed down he may be allowed to return to Canton immediately so as to put an end to the disturbances in Kwangtung.
Customs Decennial Reports, The Interport Cricket March.
Shipping Items,
Unrecorded Incident in Hongkong. M. Hardouin,
Commercial:-
Yarn Market.
Freight.
Shanghai Share Report. Exchange.
Opium.
Local and General.
BIRTHS.
JAPAN AND THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
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should therefore be referred to as "The. Honourable Mr. So-and-So. With a view to secure uniformity in future reports, like the present, of the meetings of Council, honour. able members (both official and unofficial) will receive the official designations to which they are properly entitled.
THE AGINCOURT" CASE.
Combining to disobey the lawful com. mands of a ship's master is practically the same as mutiny, and in ordinary circum.
in of stances the behaviour of the four the steamer Agincourt, who refused to go on from Singapore to Nagasaki when order-
Provided that the decisions do not affect the present war, Japan is reported to have accepted President Roosevelt's suggestion for a second conference to be held at the Hague, in all probability, in June of 1906 for the purpose of discussing questions affect of the Rev. HENRY ROBERTSO, London Mising the rights and duties of neutrals, the inviolability of private property in naval war On the 1st Dec. at Sepoy Lines, Penang, the fare and the bombardment of ports, towns wife of Capt. W. E. LONG, Malay States Guides, and villages by a naval force. These are reasonable suggestion that might be made the secret societies show a most dangerous under the Companies' Acts, but it being found into a charter-party to go from Barry to
At Wuchang, on 16th November, the wile
sion, Tsaoshib, of a daughter.
of a daughter.
On the 1st December, at Laohokeo, the wife of Rev. A. W. LAGERQUIST, of a daughter.
On 2nd December, at the West Lake School,
Hangchow, the wife of T. GAUNT, of a son.
On 11th December, at 3, Pootang Terrace, Pootung, the wife of John Waight, of a son.
MARRIAGE
On the roth December, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, CHARLES ARTHUR, youngest son of W. C. Howard, chief Tide surveyor, I.M.C. Kiukiang, to ROSE LAVINIA
ALSFORD SANDERS, of Shanghai.
DEATHS.
At the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, on 3rd December, LEONARD S. SANDERS, of Shang bai, aged 28.
cember DAVID BEALE, tate marine engineer
some of the subjects left over from the con- ference held in 1899, when the assembly at
the Hague dwelt with such problems as the maintenance of general peace, the regulation of the operation of war and the lessening of
war entails upon modern peoples and others.
the present war is in progress is stated to be
At Shanghai General Hospital on 4th De- justified by the fact that the first conference
peace with Spain was concluded.
in the service of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, was called before the American treaty of Age $8.
On 4th December, at Weihsien, JANE HELENA, wife of E. W., Burt, of the English Baptist Mission, Shantung, aged 32 years.
On 5th December, at Shanghai, HERRMANN ADOLF AHRENS, aged 40 years.
At the Victoria Nursing Home, Shangbai, on the Toth inst, ELIZABETH. MACF, aged 36
years.
On 11th December, at the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, of smallpox, KATIE, aged 6 years, the third beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs, O. A, Madar,
to
the
It has been pointed out that the second the journal for every dollar the companies night and day in many districts of the south pulling each against the other throwing 75 deg, north lat. and 60 deg. south lat. A conference is not designed to supercede other have to subscribe, the insurers will be ern and middle northern provinces. The obstacle's in each other's way, and all to the panic as to floating mines in the neighbour calls for the consideration of special topics, charged at least 8r, or more probably $2, soldiers are being taught by trained officers, detriment of the genuine stockholders; and hood of Hongkong seems to have seized the but to push forward towards completion the extra on their policies. The companies will who are not all Chinese. Field evolutions by genuine stockholder is meant the small owners, and by arrangement with the char- work already begun at the Hague. The make profit out of the extra cash outlay in and firing practice are proceeding con- investor in China who has been compelled terers it was decided that the ship should The Chinese authorities to look on at a kind of sec-saw. In the not go on to Hongkong when she left Singa- issue of the circular note to the Powers while any case, and the insurer cannot find out stantly.
how much overcharge they are making, have bought up all the European provisions first place the Belgians, with that arrogance pore, but should take the cargo while on the face of matters he cannot offered wholesale at Shanghai, particularly and self-assertiveness which has marked all. Nagasaki, which came within well object to some such overcharge befour and tinned meats, besides quantities of their trade ventures in the Orient, attempted limits of the agreement with the ing made. Therefore, when the companies arms, ammunition, clothing, and military to take absolute charge of the business with crew. However, upon arriving at Sin are called upon to pay a special tax to the equipment generally. One small firm has out reference to the British claims, Chaos gapore the men refused to go to Japan, ap- Fire Brigade, that tax, plus an unknown sold 18,000 water-bottles and a like number reigned for a time. The General Manager,parently because the ship was carrying coal, surcharge, is removed to the shoulders of the prudent people who insure and thus strive to escape the risks of fire, while the The question of Fire Insurance Com- man that owns the infiammable stack of panies and the Fire Brigade is one that is wood or attep is charged nothing at all. A fraught with considerable local interest.: The tax to be just should be levied upon all efficiency of the available fire extinguishing classes for whose good it is allegedly im appliances in the Colony has from time to posed. Why the people who have taken the
INSURANCE COS, AND THE
"FIRE · BRIGADE.
(13th December.)
of haversacks, and another firm has disposed Mr. J. H. Dugan, who came to the Company which had been declared contraband, to a
of forage, blankets, &c. Altogether, recently, several thousand stands of arms, with a pro- portionate quantity of munitions, have been purchased by the Chinese and delivered into their hands between Shanghai and Tientsin." A military correspondent, writing to a home journal from Milan, states that the Italian
from one of the greatest mining concerns in Fennsylvania, was openly defied, and on one or two occasions serious disturbances be tween the factions were narrowly averted. In the meantime the shareholders had to look on regretfully, but unable to check the boyish tyranny of the Belgian representa
belligerent port. It was maintained that, although the voyage came clearly within the agreement under which they were to sail, the men combined, to try and upset the law. ful commands of the captain and to impeda the navigation of the ship or the progr the voyage. During the hearing of