voyage. The toast was very cordially drunk, and was acknowledged by Captain Marix of the Baltimore, while Mr. Crompton, on behalf of the Vengeance, thanked them for the gond wishes that had been expressed. "Auld Lang Syne" and the National Anthem brought most enjoyable evening jo'n close, shortly after midnight.
CHINA AND THIBET,
HIGH COMMISSIONER IN HONGKONG, номакона,
17th lust,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1905.
PORT ARTHUR.
ENTRY OF JAPANESE.
delivery without, however, leading up to anything.
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'SSIANS suffering from, infectious diseases ..e detained at Port Arthur for the present,
A TEAKWOOD launch capable of steamidg nine knots is to be built for the Postal Department.
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INSPECTOR W. Fincher, Sanitary Department months' leave of absence in Australia. has just returned to this Colony, after twelve
THE A.O.C. stands at the top of the Cricket ten behind, and the R.E.'s third, with 19 points. League with 31 points, Kowloon following with
RUSSIAN deserters caught, at the frontier are laying on at a time, until 200 blows 'kro ad flogged with merciless brutality, four soldiers ministered.
change was apparent in, the position of the transport for the next two days, until'at 10a.m.
On the 14th ult, the report of that importan concern, the Shelf" Transport and Trading on the 26th, the commander launched a boat
Company, reminds the shareholders that in the with the second-in-command and a midship.
From Saigon to Philippine ports a couple document issued to them in September last the of fixtures are on record at 33 cents per picut man in charge besides the necessary.com-
figures for igaz were then assessed as over. plemant of sailors and provisions to make for
for Manila and a cents better for Cebu. A A dispatch from Souchatus, near Port Arthur, estimated to the extent of £11,296. Allimited demand still continues to show itself, the usual track of merchant steamers. On the
to the Kobi Shimbun states that the ceremony differences in the accounts of that year have but it is difficult to get hold of the right kind night of the 27th, the shipwrecked men des of the Japanese army entering the fortification been marged in the accounts now presented as of steamer and to fit in dates as required.. cried a lighthouse in the distance, and at day-of Port Arthur was performed at 10 o'clock on for 1903, the profits of which are diminished to break the following morning fell in with the the morning of the 13th inst. One company the extent that those of 1902 benefited. In and, in fact, some of the regular liners might Bangkok business is at a complete standstill Clan Macky Learning the predicament into from each infantry regiment, one battery from cluding the amount brought forward from 1997 temporarily be bad for other work. Owing to which the Portuguese transport had fallen, apt each artillery regiment, and a detachment from there stands 10 the credit of profit and loss ac the approach of the Chinese New Near, all the Higgins of the B. 1. boat at once proceeded on
each squadron of cavalry and engineer regi count £339,330. After deduction of manage mills are gradually stopping work and there his mission of rescue. In this he was entirely ment, with other arms, assembled at the basement expenses dividend on Preference shares successful, although all hopes of salving the of Paiki Hill. On the firing of a signal gun, alle cation of £84.00 as novision for depre. of February. However, an already mentioned will be no rice for shipment until the latter and transport had to be abandoned from the fac
these troops marched into the new city of Pait clation on steamers and installations, writing in a former issue, quite an exceptionally large that she was stuck hard and fast on the reef. Arthur, crossing en route the old city. The 1000 from the cost and expenses of the crop is expected and a fair amount of chartering The work of getting the troops off was no sight of the troops marching in with their Preference shares issue, and writing £2.500 kely to come to pass later on, arduous one, but nevertheless accomplished in
colours torn by shot and stained with blood from American expenses, the amount carried From Java to this, there is but little doing such an efficient manner that every man on produced a marked impression on the specta to the balance sheet £158,852, After pro-ind' rates are unchanged and may be quoted board the Sao Thome was safely transported to tors,
viding for the dividend paid at the beginning 30 cents per picul wer sugar and proportionately the Clan liner by the 19th. She then resulted
of this year the carry forward is £58,855. It is less for dry sugar, her voyage for Adan on the same day. Here
satisfactory to learn that the production of the In the North, considering the season of the Borneo Fields makes progress. But the year, rates remain' firm and advancing for "Shell" Transport Company in so mixed up whatever business there is and future prospects with other enterprises that it is most difficult to are very encouraging. Rates from the Yangtze arrive at its trade position. No doubt Sir Marcus ports have ruled very steady and there is a con- H. E. the Governor has appoised, Police Samuel will give some clear exposition of the tinuous demand, filled to a large extent by Sergeant G. Sim to be Sanitary Inspector under position at the meeting on the 22nd inst., says local Co.'s boats at 17 cand. Wahu/Chinking the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, the city correspondent of a London exchange to Canton, 15 candi. Wuhu to Swalow, and 30 the Public Health The report leaves upon one the impression that cand. Wuhu to Cheloo. Towards the end of shares will be in receipt of a dividend, a time may be detrimental to shipping.
Coal freights have weakened a bit lately, After a few fixtures in Japan at $2.25 per con for this port, Sa per ton had to be accepted for prompt toading, but it is expected that rates will rally again before long. Moji/Shanghai, Tüz January number of the Yellow, Dragon in there is a good demand at $1.50 per ton, to hand. As usual, this Queen's College pub. steamers being wanted for a series of trips.lication is full of interesting matter to past and Japan/Singapore, the market is weak at $2.30 present scholars alike. per to
CAPTS. P. Peacock, R.M.A, G. F. Muller, and Goryer, R...1, have been appointed as Intelligence Officers at Colombo, Hongkang and Singapore respectively,
four days, and on the 25th December they embarked on board the Lindula on their journey to Macao, where they arrived, as stated, this morning.
A TOTAL WRECK.
H. E. Tong Shiu Y, special Imperial High Commissioner to Lhassa, ori ived from Shane- bat this morning on board of the China Mer- chants 'S. 'N. Co.'s steamer Anping. He landed at once, and shortly afterwards called upon. H E. Sir Matthew Nathan with whom he remained for a short time. He leaves for Canton this evening, par the Anding, and will stay there for about three weeks, after which he returns to Hongkong and proceeds directhe Portuguese troops made a stay of twenty. to Calcutta, where, it is reported, he will have a house rented for him as he expects to be engaged in conference with Lord Curzon there for a couple of months at least. 11 is stated also that it is 'His Excellency's intention to travel abou: India, and if nothing intervena in the meanwhile necessitating in the following summer to Lhassa, via Yatung And the Chumhl Valley. Arrived at Lhassa his Excellency will have his hands fall, as his mission to Thibet has spacial reference to the reorganisation of that region. Having plenary powers conferred upon him by the Throne there is litle doubt, anys an exchange, bul that with his exceptional talents and abilities the High Commissioner will do a good deal that will be beneficial to the Thibetans and so prevent any recurrence of those events that led to the recent British Indian Expedition into that hitherto hermit regios.
SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING. 00.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION.
THE Rev. Forbes Phillips, in the course of a paper which he read to the Playgoers' Club, said that the bishops had kind hearts beneath their gallers.
his return thence to China; he will proceed decline attempts at salvage on any terms, and enraptured with it. In the first place the docu- | some time must elapse before the Ordinary the mouth a new duty will be raised, which for THE SUCCssor to Sir William Melsh Goodman
KICKSHAS IN KOWLOON. A notification in the Gazelle gives the
authorised ricksha stands in Kowloon as follows:-Ferry Pi t, zo rickshas, junction of
Elgin and Macdonnell Roads, to do. ; junction of Elgin and Robinson Ronda, to do junction of Austin and Robinson Roads, 6 do.; and junction of Carnarvon and Cameron Roads, to do,
PRESENTATION 10 INSPECTOR
'FORD.
14th inst.
COMMERCIAL
WEEKLY SHARE 'REPORT. In their report of yesterday's date Messis, Benjamin, Kelly and Potts stale:-
Business during the week has again been very quiet owing to the stringency of the monsy market and the close proximity of the China New Year.
We don't know what the shareholders in this All hopes of Buating the transport as Thome, inner butt connor that put for in the Red Sen, have been abandoned. Salvors 1903, but we cannot imagine that they will be the ship will be sold as she lies. All her cargo mant is, as usual, a bolated one, covering the of stores and ammunition are lost with her.
year 1903, and therefore takes them back twelve Included in the latter are three Hotchkiss guns, months. In the second place the accounts are two being intended for the Varco de Gamandot even now complete, the excuse tendered the other for the cruiser Adamastor. The crew boing that the Asiatic Petroleum Company of the transport returned to Lisbon. The com. having again postponed the rendering of its inander of the San Thome was Captain Reis.
accounts, the directors have, in accordance Among the troops who have arrived are ten with their promise, estimated the results of naval, officers, captain for Timor, and that portion of the company's business. It is captain and a lieutenant for Macao, besides 32 hardly in human nature to be satisfied with sergeants and 280 men for the local garrison. this dilatoriness, for the shareholders cannot say, even after so long a waiting, that they know where they are, especially when they learn that the figures for 1903 were assessed as over-estimated to the extent of Li1,297, Hence have ruled strong all through, and a good busi- Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks all the differences in the accounts of that year have been merged in the present accounts, theness has been done at advancing rates from profits of which, of course, have had to be $705 to $715, the market closes firm with diminished to the extent that those of the buyers at $715 awing in the advance in the sum brought forward, there stands to the previous year benefitted. Inclusive of the
credit of profit and loss account an amount of £339.330, which includes the interest and the arrears of interest from the contemn which conducts the Borneo, oil business, namely, Nederlandsch-Indische Industrie en Handel Maatschapp). After deduction of management expenses, dividend on the pre- ference shares, allocating £84,000 for provision on steamers and installation, writing £10,000 from the cast and expenses of the preference share issue, etc, there remains a balance of 4158,858, since further reduced to 58,852 after ing of the year: This is carried forward.
THE LINDULA'S" RETURN. The Lindula will be returning to Colombo ou the 24th 1st at 12 o'clock (noon). She will take home the time expired men; these are 3 officers, 2 sergeants' wives, and zoo privates. A representative from the firm of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., the agents of the day and will be returning to-morrow morning. B. 1. S. N.. Co., came over from Hongkong to-
The new soldiers disembarked to-day in their uniform and carried a baversack, The average loss to each soldier, in private property, through the wreck, was one of about $35,
CAPL CJ. HIGGINS.
of
changed at $38. London quotation to £76. Nationals are un-
Marine Insurances-Unions continue in de. mand at 5700. Cantons are quiet at 250, while, Yangtsres and China Traders are wanted at $150 and $58, res ectively.
Fire Insurances-Stocks under this heading have not experienced any change since last Fires are steady at quotations, the former at writing. Both Hongkong Fires and China $340 and the later ng 592,
Shipping.ongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have changed hands at $261, 520, 37 closing, with sellers at the latter rate. Indo
On time basis, a fair amount of chartering s taken place, both for local and Northern requirements and full rates have been granted. A good deal more tonnage is wanted, but not easy to procure on account of the very high figures asked by owners,
Sail FreightsNo change to report. York and Baltimore. British ship Gre. T. Bay Sail Tonnage landing or to load.-For New
as Chief Justice of Hongkong is an enthusiastic golf player besides the author of many works on law, and Japan,
IT is announced that Vice Admiral Shibayama, with Captain Tamari, his Chief of Staff, And the Commandant, has arrived at Port Arthur Rear Admiral Uyemura as Harbour-master.
arrived 21st December, from Cebu.
Disengaged:-Norw4m, bark Prince Robert 2,654 tons,
Departures British bark Ancinès 11thtime The Tientsia Stables, Limited, will unless, It is officially notified that, in three months. January, for Anjer.
cause is shewn to the contrary, be struck off the register, and the Company will be dissolved.
FORTNIGHTLY REPORT.
14th inst.
Capt. J. Higgins and the officers the Clan Mackay will be the recipients of their just recognition at the ban's of the Portuguesa Government for the signal service they ren-- dered in rescuing the officers and men of the Sae Thome. Withelieve that the Captain will be conferred with the insignia of some distin. presentation to Inspector W. J. Ford, who left Luished Order at the disposal of the Portu- providing for.the dividend paid at the beginn: Chinas have been done forward at slightly buyers aloof from the market, and another
guese Sovereign The rescued, men are all loud and unanimous in their praises of the very excellent and efficient services rendered by the officers and crew of the Clan Mackay,
At 10.30 a m. to-day all the members of the Folice Force who could be spared from duty assembled in the reading-room at the Central Police Station for the purpose of making a in the afternoon, on the s.s. Malla lor home, alter twenty-two years' service with the force in the Colony,
WARSHIPS AT MACAO.
[From Our Own Correspondent]
No mention is made of a distribution on the ordinary shares, so I take it that the director do not intend to recommend a dividend, says a city correspondent. We need not 'shed copious tears over this, however, seeing that the ordinary shares were allotted to the vendors as purchase consideration and are probably still held by them. After steadily declining during recent years, the trading profit in 1953 Macan, 19th January showed an apparent increase of about £20,000 There are at present lying at a chor in the at a total of 23,800. It looks, therefore, sa. Macae Ronds the Austrian cruiser Kairis if the prospects are improving, but it would not Flisabeth and the Poruguese 6 attleship Vasco de Gama. The R. I S. N. Co's chartered
be advisable to make too sure of this. It is difficult indeed to get thorough grasp of transport Lindudu is abou' eleven miles off the port near Cheung Chau awaiting the embark-secing that it is so intimately bound up with the position and prospect of this company, ation of the time expired men for Lisbon. She other enterprises. A detailed exposition of its leaves on the 24th inst. The Austrian cruiser complicated affairs is much needed, and arrived on the 17th inst, and will make a stay of about ten days.
it is to be hoped that at the forth-coming meet ing Sir Marcus Samuel will enter fully into details. Accompanying the accounts is a lengthy report of the auditors, which indeed is as long as the report of the directors itself,
In the inner harbour there are the gunboats Argus (French), a dir (Portuguese), and a Chinese torpedo-boat, the Lu-fu.
HOTELS AND THE CH17 SYSTEM.
more than the equivalent rates for cash, and at the close the market is firm at $124. Douglas Steamships and China Mauilas are the same, and Shell Transports are a shade easier at 25
Refineries-China ugars have been done further improved and are in demand at $20. at $218, but close firmer at $219. Luzons have Mining-Chuese Engineerings have been done at Tis. 770 Rubs have been placed at $31.
"Bocks, Waris and -G- dzwis-Hongkong and Whampoa rocks have slightly cakepad, and shares cobably be obtained at $217) Farnhams have r ceded to Tis 5. Kowloon Wharfs are steklý at $1043 for the old, and froz for the new, istie.. Hongkew Wharls have improved to is 1298 at which rase shares have changed hands,
Lands, Hotels andins-1inngkong Lands continue neglec et at $145. Shanghai Lands have been hooked at Tis. 117 and Tls. 114 and are in strog demand at the latter quotation. Hongkong Hotels are weak with sellers at $143. Humphreys Estate hive
buyers at $124.
Cotton Mills. Quotations for these remain unchanged,
Indian Yarn. Our market has gone on from had to worse. The tightness of money amongst the natives, combined with the incessant drop in the values of raw cotton and a steady high exchange, have all greatly-contributed to keep
importers has induced an insignificant business heavy drop of $1 to $2 per bale, on the part of both in spat goods and to arrive in special superior tickets. The market closes very quiet, bales. Arrivals 10,100 bales. Total sales are 4,coo balea, Shipment 2,500
in our local production.
Local Yarn. No business has been reported
Japanese Yarn.-—Sales ni).
Raw Cotto-Prices show a further heavy decline of 31 to 8 per picul. Sales reported os ba es at 5-5 to $14. tck 4,200 bales.
Chinn kladsales of $40 bales (sial!) at $16 to $25 Stock 5 obales,
New 117. chests at $1,060 to $1,070. Old 3. Malwa Opium, Sales are reported of about chests at $go. Older to chests at $1,33 to chests. $1,260. Stock 1,450. Uncleared stock 600
328 chests at $1,149 in $1,112. Stock 7,440 Patna Opium.--Sales are reported of about
cheste,
Benares Opium-Sales are reported of about
THR number of cases of communicable dis- cases notified as having occurred in the Colony. during the week ended 14th inst, was as fol. lows-plague 3 (fatal), enteric fever 5 (3 fatal), relapsing fever s, small-pcx 7.
In reference to the story of the failure of that 2,241 rounds of big gun ammunition were ammunition at Port Arthur, it is mentioned captured in the north fort of Tungchikaanihan alone, and 15,000 rounds of rifle ammosition. MISGUIDED people are occasionally, led to say that crimes are committed simply for the benefit of the newspapers. fournalist deny such an impeachment when such headings as the following, which appeared How can the
in a local contemporary yesterday, are given publication-"Crime in the New Territory, A Great Improvement."
4 Ka Sui, the captain of the robber band which a short time ago mauraded a small town near Canton, terrorizing and robbing the in was arrested at the instance of Captain Yeung abitants, besides murdering some of them, of the Canton guard and placed before Mr. Gompertz on Monday for extradition. Eyi-
3 chests at $100 to $1,070. Brock 970 chests.dence of the arrest was taken, and the case 22 chests at $190. Stack 1,920 chests.
Persian Opium.-Sales are reported of about
SHANGHAL
remanded,
Chief Inspector Baker, who made the pre sentation, referred to the arrival of biniself and Inspector Ford, in 188, since when they had been close comrades throughout. In those days the Colony was nothing like it was now, either in size, safety, or healir, and the duties of the police then were very arduous, crime was rampant, armed robberies the order of the day.. And it was a common occurrence for the police to have to turn out, armed to the teeth, to chase marauding bands of robbers, especially in Bon- ham Strand district. There were but few houses then on the hill sides, and in Kowloon there was but one European resident. The Colony itself was smaller, and there were no reclama tions such as we could boast of today, and all these improvements had gone far to facilitate the suppression of crime, as furnishing easier methods to getting about on the new and well- laid roads. Speaking personally, Mr. Baker said in the departure of Mr. Ford, he lost a genial comrade and friend of years, and the Force a tried and trusty officer, and he was sure all were surty to see him go. But no doubt he knew his own affairs, best, and they. could only wish he would have a pleasant and safe voyage to the home land, and a happy re-credit or chit system in. hanghai has been The harm, done by the almost universal union with his wife and chi dren, and long life
ofter animadverted on, and in these days when to enjoy his well-earned pension.
bank notes of all denominations and fractional Mr. Baker, on behalf of himself and brother
currency are so plentiful, ard one is not oblig. officers af the longkong Police Force, ed to carry a' out car wheel dollars, there is no then presented Mr. Ford with a very hand.
reason for the continuance of the system, ex- some gold watch, with his monagram
cept old custom, Ton often young men on engraved on the bick, and the following in.
moderate salaries have been tempted, scription inside the case; Presented to In and are to this day, by the chit system, to run spector WJ. Ford by the European members
up bills beyond their means at Clubs and of the Hongkong Police Force, January, 1905 hotel, where the supervision is necessarily not Mr. Ford, in accepting the presentation, said so strict as it is in stores. The Clubs have that he spoke with very mixed feelings for while on this occasion he could not but feel earned to protect themselves by posting the great pleasu eat the kindness shown him, and been given them, and the N. C. D. News un names of defaulters after, a certain time has at the appreciative remarks of Mr. Baker, bederstands that the hotels are now contemplat was still filled with regret that he had to leaveing following the example of the Clubs. The his old comrades. His first duty was to these hotels have, it is known, been heavily victimis- who wanted him at home, and he went to themed from time to time, and they are perfectly in the hope that those present might all live to justified in protecting their shareholders by be the centres of such an occasion in their own this means, while they are at the same time good time, and from the Captain Superintendent doing a real kindness to those who may by to the last joined constable, be wished them this menace be deterred from carelessly in all a most prosperous career, with health and curing lisbilities beyond their means. It is
The health of Mr. Ford was then drunk in gether.in,introducing this reform, which will difference of nearly £3,000 leaving only sympathy of unbiassed holders of scrips in the Company's dam at Sempam. Mr. Doerma's and forwards by the Press of several ports,
hoped it all the leading hotels will act to
happiness.
bumpers, and Mr. Baker called for three cheers for their departing comrade, which were given with hearty good will, and a "tiger." Mr. Ford accompanied by a large number of his old comrades, subsequently left, to join the sa. Malta.
TROOPS FOR MACAO.
AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Macan, 18th January, 1905. The arrival of the chartered transport Lindula has been, looked forward to with anxious expectations. She is the boat that brought the troops from the Government trans, port So Thome which was wrecked in the Red Sea in November last. The Lindula
tion of the cash system.
and one needs to sit for some hours before a nice fire, without fear of interruption, in order to grasp this exposition. And even then some perplexity would be pardonable. Amongst other matters they say that the directors have interest on the advance to the Nederlandsch taken credit ip the profit and loss account for
Company for the three years, ending Decem ber 31, 1903. The interest for 1901 and 1904, amounting to £79,90), was not taken crédit for in those years, whilst the amount relating to 1903, 51,884, is contained in the total profit given for the year. "The effect of these credits is to increase pro tante the balance standing against the Nederlandsch Company to the sum appearing in the balance-sheet, The latter is as much as £8400s, which, in accordance with the decision arrived at by the meeting held on September 21, has been con- verted into five per cent. bonds.
the financial position of this company, for wa Let us, however, go into a closer analysis of shall find it instructive, We have already said that the trading profits seem to show an increase of about 20,000, the figure in the present profit and loss account being given at 130.865, against 119,567. But the auditors tell us that $1,884 of this is the credit taken for the interest owed by the Nederlandsch Company. in the two preceding years it averaged, as we have seen, £40,000 per annum, so there is a
no doubt be followed in time by the intraduc£8,000 as the real increase in the trading profit. But of what real value is this aggregate credit, of three years' standing, of 131,800 It i mathing more substantial that a credit entry, HONGKONG POST OFFICE
which may or may not be converted in the MANAGEMENT.
future into cash. Furthermore, if the profits of the company during the past three years "C" wrote to the Japan Chronicle from have been swollen by the sum of £131,8.0 to Kobe on the 13th inst. as follows
be saw represented by a paper asset, does it Sir, desire to draw your attention to the
nat logically follow that past dividends have following cares of carelessness at the Hong-actually been paid out of capital?
kong Post Office:-
buyers at Tls 65.
Cigar Companies-Sumatras have found
S9 and 504 during the early part of the week, Miscellaneous-Green Islands can be had at $29. China Providents have been done at and are quoted at ex the dividend of fo cents per share paid on 18th. inst. Dairy Farms are wanted at $12. Hall and Holtz are quoted in the North at $24. Watkins have sellers at fo Langkats have again improved to Tls, 270 at which price business has been done.
TODAY'S 1STELLIGENCE.
17th inst. inquiry for forward shares, pricipally Indos While there is no cash business to report, and China Sugars, is unsatisfied. The market is very firm with buyers for indo at 132 for June. Docks have strong inquiry at $18 cash.
DOUGLASES.
A protest, addressed to the general mana Reis of the Douglas SS. Ch. has been com pleted and is heing signed by quite a number of shareholders The text furnishes plausible reasons, tersely sel out, ngainst the managers ordering a new steamer it the one sold. The arguments adduced cannot fail to enlist the company, if they consider their own interests
at all,
Indian Yarn: The market is reported mo
9,coo bales. Arrivals during the period of derately active with an advance of one to two taels in price, Sales are reported of about 7,510 bales. Unsold stock may be estimated at ahntit 45,000 bales.
Chinese Yarn. No business is reparted. Japanese Yarn.-Though the prices are lower there is good demand for the same.. Sales of about 2,cos bales are reported, quota- tions being Tis. 92 to for No. 2o7. and Tls, 89 to 95 No. 16s.
Local Cotton. The market rules steady at present quotations of 71, 15 to 17 per picul.
Exchange. To quote to-day on India at Tis. 2054 (post),
RAUB G. M. CO.
IT is notified that the King has not been advised respect to the Ordinance to provide for the to exercise his power of disallowance with
the Ordinance to amend the Chinese Emigra imbecile persons introduced into the Colony recovery of charges incurred on, account of
tion Ordinance, 1889; and the Ordinance to amend the Imbecile Persons Introduction Ordinance 1904.
THE Rey, W. Bridie, Weslayan, Acting Chaplain to the Army and Navy, finishes his term of service, at the Wesleyan Church, Wanchai on Sunday, the 22nd inst. Mr. Bridie is expected to preach at both services." by the P. & O... Coromandel on the 28th Mr. and Mrs. Bridle are leaving the Colony inst. The Rev. C, Bone succeeds Mr. Bridie in the chaplaincy,
It is reported that Mr. Warnford Iock THE "tall, fair, and cor side ed good-looking" contemplates leaving for home within the gext young gentleman who recently, advertised in a few months. Should he do so, it is said that who gave an address at Shangbai is certainly matrimonial journal with the usual object, and wine take the Raub Contion of Consulting having a run for his money. His public ap- Engineer to the Raub 'Company.
Mr. Boerma's tin mining syndicate have peal to accomplished young ladies has been made final arrangements with the Raub Com-produced in many of the journals in the Far East and is now being shuttlecocked backwards pany for high-presure water power from the
Company evidently intend operations on an extensive scale
The aurriferous prospects of the Taub field are said to be looking hopeful-Straits Times.
TO-DAY'S RXCITA SUE. Selling London-Bank T.T.
$1 Do. demand...................1/11 11/16 'Da, 4 months' sight.......... France-Bank T.T.................. America-Bank T.T.
The N. C.D News prints the following from its Hongkong correspondent :-"'The shareholders in the Douglas S. 5 Co., Ld., or some of them, at any rate, are expressing great dissatisfaction with the actions of their direc tor. The shares, Sto paid up, are quoted at only $3, and returning a meagre six per cent. They have repeatedly been told that the com petition of the subsidised Japanese ships makes the Formosa run unpr. fiable, and now, when there is talk of the ompany building another Germany-Bank T.T. boat, they do not see the use of throwing good India T.T... monov after bad. At present the matter has
Do. demand........ gone no further than letter-writing in the Press, Shanghai-Hank T.T., but a lively time is promised the directors, Japan--Blank T.T. should they decide to meet the shareholders. | Java—Bànk T,T.
Buying, on the way.
4 months' sight L/C. 6 months' sight L/C
That will depend, of course, upon the ap. The steamers Prinz Waldemar and Taiyuan pearance of the next bilance-sheet. In the arrived at Honkong on the and-3rd January present balance sheet the credit shown amount
ie £158,853 Since it was issued the last with heavy Australian mails which were taken ashore as usual, and although the Prins dividend has been paid out of it, which Waldemar left Hongkong for Kobe direct on will leave £58,853 to go forward to the credit of the next accounts. We have seen, the morning of the 4th, no mail was forwarded. however, that of this total of £158,853, £131,701 In the meantime, the order for the new craft is
The Taiyuan was similarly overlooked. These steamers arrived here on the 9 and 11th inst. respectively, and the mails which they carried to Hongkong were sent on d round trip via Shangbai and only arrived here on the after
naon of the rath.
FREIGHT.
In their report of 14th inst. Messrs. Lamke and Rogge state-
is represented by credits which have now been arrived to-day about ten o'clock in the forenoon
bonded, being a portion of a debt of £840,000 And is at anchor near the island of Cheng chia
owing to the company, which may, for all any off the roadstead. Upon the first opportunity
body knows, gltimately turn out to be a bad I interviewed an officer necompanying the
debt. However, it is represented by 5 per troops in relief of the present men in garrison
As this is not the first occasion on which cant, bonds. If in the next balance sheet these The freight market during the past fortnight And gathered from him the following facts in similax lack of intelligence has been exhibited. bonds appear as an asset-for it is difficult to has remained in a firm position and, though relation to the fateful voyage of the Sao Thoma at Hongkong, it would be of great begefil to
see how they can be realised for cash-then the amount of business transacted is not very which ended so disastrously on the evening of the business community here if some change the money wherewith to pay the dividend, to large, prospects continue fair with every the 24th November, 1954. The transport left Lisbon on the roth of that month and when were made in the Hongkong, Post Office and the extent of £72,940, will have come out of promise of a good spring season. Taking into she got into the Mediterranean she encounter.
the officer in charge promoted to a port where the capital resources of the company. It may consideration the present limited outlet for his duties would be less responsible than they be answered that the money has been invested tonnage, in consequence, of the principal ed stormy weather, which was so threaten
in a subsidiary undertaking, but money that northem ports being closed, and the southern ing that her commander had to gives orders appear to be at present. The annoyance and
has been distributed in dividends cannot be rice markets not having opened yet, it cannot trouble caused to consignees, bankers, and to tlose all the port holes and, batten down
Customs officials by the now-arrival of maila vested. Moreover, why did the directors in be denied that the rates paid for steamers, both the hatchways. She bad on board 1,500 tons by steamers bringing shipments can hardly be past years not credit the accounts with all this tripwise and on time, are very good ones in of coal, go tons of fresh water, and pro appreciated by the non-business public...
interest? Why have they suddenly done so in comparison to former years and with the season visions and stores enough to last her on a Trusting that the publicity given through one year? This only shows what a great deal further advanced, a vast improvement on the voyage of six months' duration. When the
there is to explain; bár, much light is still present state of things is more than probable. vessel get to Port Said the weather was calm your columns to this mater may be the means of some alteration being made in the Hong
needed to illumine the exact finsincial position As to Saign Hongkong businesk, Chinese and all went well until she proceeded to the kong Post Office with the view of preventing of the company. In recent years the capital still content themselves with shipping small Red Sea. It not definitely known whether
of this company has grown substantially, hence parcels by, this own, boats and the present by an error of navigation, or that the vessel the recurrence of the grievance complained of,
the possibility of dividend paying in the immegre arrivals of new grain do not warrant --I remain, etc. was carried by the current; but the fact is,
mediate future, is pro tanto lessened. Duribg | taking up full stgamers. Apart from that, the nevertheless, established that, the vessel had
the past five years the ordinary dividends have rice is too fresh to be fit for shipment and deviated some eighty miles from the proper R. W. H. Taft, now the U. S, Secretary of been 8, 10, 10, 2, and 5 per cent. There has charter.ng will not be in full swing until well Course and at 7 pm on the night in question War, and formerly Governor of the Philippines, been a heavy depreciation in both the ordinary after the Chinese New Year, may In about a stranded on a coral reef. The reef is one of has announced his intention to visit the islands and preference shares of this company, and month from date, Closing quotation stands at about a thousand yards long. The Captain at during the coming summer. He will investi- there is but the reninest, likelihood thay, will r5 cents per pical. Arce endeavoured to extricate the vessel.from gato and make recommendations as to the ever recover to their former values, Anyway, her perilous poilsion by jettisoning coat and election of the Philippine 'assembly, provided we cannot say they are shares which a cautious stores. But all attempts proved fruitless, No' for by Act of Congress,
investor would fad attractive,
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DURING November sos deaths were recorded in the Colony, st being amongst the European and foreign civil community, one in the army, and the remainder Chiness. Of the total, 135 deaths were due to chest affections, and 63 to levers. The death rate per 1,000, per annum works out at 25.3 among the British and foreign community, and 185 when the Chinese are included,
..48 THE Asant publishes a Feking_dispatch to the zor effect that the proposal by the French Gover 46 ment to assist the Chinese authoritier, in. 147 suppressing the Kwangsi rebellion having been ...Nominal declined by the Viceroy of the two Kwangs, the French Government has caused a large number of warships to concentrate aj Hanoi and a number of torpedo boats at Haiphong as ademonstration against the Chinese authorities,
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30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne......of 3 months night Francs ......5 6 months' sight .............................................3.53
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THE Swatow C.C, having invited the Hong. kong C.. C. to send-up an "A" team to play them at cricket during the Chida Now Year holidays the committee decided to accept, and the following are asked to represent Hongkong Messrs. Horry Han Walter Dixon G. E. Morrell, W. W. Rost J cock (captain) F. C. Butcher, A. Mackenzie W. C. Bonnar, Surgeon Horley R., F. W Goldring, J. Hooper, G. P. Lammert, and Capt. H. W. Smith A.D.C.........
4 months' sight Germany....................205 Bank of England rate 3 for Silver
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OPIUM QUOTATIONS, To-day's quotations are as follows:-
Malwa New S40 (1994 fi, 1,070
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE formation of the submarine Botillas has been gagettéd in Tokio,
THE Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., has now opened a branch at Liaoyang,
In the case of the three men and two women charged with assaulting a Chinaman, at Shay. kiwan, by tying blin to a tree and thrashing him, Mr. Gompertz onaturday, said that it was clear the prosecutor had received a severa beating, and the accused were present at the time, No doubt the prosecutor deserved all he got for interfering with the women, but he cautioned the defendants and severely repri manded them, pointing out that had the man died under their hands they would have stood in a very serious position indeed. However, taking into consideration the provocation, he would fine the first and second defondants Sto each, and bind all of them over in their personal bond of $100 each, to be of good behaviour for
Saigon for Java ports, no fresh business has bean reported and as to Saigon/Japan, there GENERAL Nogi has been appointed titular al months. Inspector Robertson was in have, beso inquiries for February/March | guardian of the Imperial grandsons,
| charge of the case,
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