THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1905.
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TELEGRAM S. | HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER with a view to remedying the unsatisfactory
[Reuters.]
The Third Baltic Squadron.
LONDON, 26th February.
The Third Baltic squadron has passed
Dover.
The Situation In* Russia. The whole of the Caucasus is in a state of anarchy. There appears to be a general strike movement of a semi-revolutionary character, directed by a secret committee at St. Petersburg. Added thereto are foro cious racini feuds producing horrible atroci- ties.
Later.
A Royal Visit to India. It is officially announced that the Prince and Princess of Wales will visit India in
November.
Russia.
The workmen in the railway shops at Chita on the Siberian railway have struck work; they demand a cessation of the war.
The Tear has directed steps to be taken with a view, to summoning a representative assembly to draft a Constitution giving, in a large nicasure, a representative Government." A meeting of Ministers is discussing what steps can be taken to give the Tsar's decision a practical form.
[N. C. D): News.)
THE WAR.
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OF COMMERCE.
work of the Health Ufficer of the Part's de partment were renewed again in June lasta ANNUAL REPORT,
The matter was very fully referred 10 in the The annual meeting of members of thest Repon, and she Committe have again Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce was held in the old Chamber Room this afternoon. Owing to the late hour of the meeting, a full report of the proceedings is unavoidably held
THE REPORT.:
over uptil to-morrow.
The report of the general committee for the year ending 31st December,, tges, presented to the meeting is as follows:-
Satisfactory progress has been made in matters braucht forward from previous years as well as in questions touching upon the coin- mercial interest of the Colony which have arisen since the list annual meeting.
COTTON CULTIVATION IN THE NEW
"TI RRITORY.
regret the policy of non-intervention which His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government at that time still followed. In addition to the want of a second Medical Officer ready to cope with the work afloat, the absolute necessity of placing two fast launches at the disposal of the Port Health Officer's department was urged in order that detention of ships | should not occur.
ment with, hard labour for obtaining money on false pretences by selling copies of the wires" which he was not authorised to do.. ft is hoped that this action by the committee. will deter others from acting in a similar manner.
SURVEYS.
1903) differences between buyer and seller were:
During the year, at an increase of 13 over referred to the Chamber by members, and the expert survey reports were in all cases accep
also that the services rendered do nor, in the opinion of the committee, warrant higher pay. FM THE VIVER TRADE AND HONGKONG. a, OPENING OF "WAICHOW, &c. *:
Article Vill of the Shanghal Treaty of 1902 provided for the opening of Waichow as a Treaty Port, and representations urging for this being carried out have been made to Sir Ernest Satow but so far without any definite result. The Secretary of the Chamber made the forty during the Easter Holidays of 190ed by the applicants. from Mirs Bay to Walchow and thence to Canton down the East River. in less than eight hours' easy walking from Mirs Bay the town of Tamtoi is reached where a comfort the report of the examination for the comble flat-bottomed craft can be hires to sail mercial certificates of the Chamber of Com ownstream past Walchow to Canton so that committee, but the meagre results shown did culties to the traveller, who can take with him merce at Singapore was considered by your the journey from longkong presents no diffi
ar buy provisions on the way and leave out of consideration the doubtful pleasure of staying
Kwaishin are both large and prosperous, pra- in Chinese inns.
The two adjoining cities of Wachow and
COMMERCIAL EDUCATION,
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not seem to warrant the adoption of similar
examinations, in Hongkong, at lea for the upwards sat for papers in English, hand. present. Six'ten candidates aged 17 cais and wriling, arithmetic, typewriting and shorthand,
· FISCAL REFORM,
་་
As one of the objects of the Chamber is to encourage reference to arbitration in trade dis putes instead of redress in the Law. Court, the place on record the increased inclination on committee again considèr it satisfictory to the part of manufacturers and merchants in the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, Europe to require surveysto be conducted under
MEMBERSHIP,
The membership for 1994 was 150, an in creased of 6 firms and public companies, who numbered 123, and 27 single individuals.
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To-day's Advertisentents.
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ASSOCIATION OF YORKSHIREMEN IN HONGKONG AND CHINA.
THE ANNUAL DINNER will take place.
at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on SATUR- DAY, the 18th of March.
Yorkshiremen intending to be present are requested to communicate with the Under. signed.
As decided by the Parent Society the term * YORKSHIREMEN" includes the following:-- (1) A person born in Yorkshire.. (1) A person of Yorkshire parentage on either side. (3) A parano, who is iden.ified by residence, with the County of York.
ARTHUR CHAPMAN, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 28th February, 1905.
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.
AUSTRALIAN REFRIGERATED.
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& Co., Jorge & Co., The Fire ssociation of BEER MUTTON, LAMB, PORK,
Mr. S. T. Dunn (Superinter dent of the Botanical and Afforestation 'epartment), drew
The resignations receival for 1905 weie from. the attention of the Chamber to the possibili of whom 6 only gained certificates of proficiency,viding a market for a large and fertile sur Vessrs. Smith, Bell & Company, Turner & ties of cotton cultivation in the New Territory
rounding country. The swiftness of the Company and A. G. Stokes, Esq, and the and representations were made to the Govern
current during the wet season and the shai- following have been admitted to membership The Government furnished the Chamber small grant of money to meet the expense of Commission, now sitting in England, regarding of river craft of any great carrying capacity.& Co, Midzushima & Co., Aagaard, Thoresen ment asking for support in the nature of a with particulars of an inquiry from the Tariffs of the East River in the dry season during 1994, subject to confirm tion at the present a serious obstacle to a regular service annual meeting-Messrs. Abdoolally Ebrahim. distriburing cotton-seed, or plants, to suitable statistical or other information especially relat It would however appear that a light railway formers and for prize for the three best resulting to the potential resources of the Colony. The could cheaply be constre ted on the level land obtained in order to stimulate competition.reply sent dealt with the peculiar position stretching from Shan Chung, on Mirs Bay, to The great advantage to be gained by the cupied by Hongkong as a leansh pping centre, Waichow, or one from Waichow to connect Colony in finding raw cotton within its borders rather than a productive colony, and the GD- with the projected Hongkong-Canton line at was pointed out, and attention drawn to a
vernment were asked to keep before the home Sbaklung, also a city of considerable import similar effort on a large scale now being authorities the impossibility of viewing the of enterprise of the Sun On native is well perial point of view, when the time came for niade in the East African Colonies. The want question of fiscal reform from a strictly Im known, but the Commillee have hopes that fixing the part Hongkong is to play in the the Government wil make a determined effort to induce him to gave the experiment a fair, trial.
THE OPENING OF KONGMOON,
novement.
EMPIRE CABLES.
The Board of Trade of the City of Ottawa approached the Chamber with a view to obtain. Kongmoon was opened. 10 trade on 7th ing sympathetic action with their policy of March, 1904. Some difficulty was at first anti-nil British routes on Imperial grounds, as cipated on account of the Customs harbour an aid to reduction of the cost of long distance being a few miles from the city, but the Costelegraphy. The committee were glad to be toms atubacities place no difficulties in the way able to reply that they sympathised with any of river steamers anxious to steam up the Kong scheme baving for its object the extension of moon creek. Regular steamers, European and telegraph c facilities and the reduction in the Chinese, now make Kongmonn a port of call
cost of messages, but they were unable to up and there are reasonable ounds for believing
prefer Free Trade in Cables" as recom to the trade of the Colony,
mer in the British Inter-Departmental in 12.
itec's report on cable communications
there is no doubt that the already large When Walchow is opened to foreign trade passenger and cargo traffic will increase to a great extent to its own and Hongkong's material benefit.
ance on the West River,
ZONE TIME.
mperial Murtime Customs Authorities in t.e Standard time was quietly introduced by the
walow, up the Yangise as far as Haskow, and Eastern part of China from Newchwang to
part of 1904, and their inability to extend the at Wei-hai-wei, and Tsingtau during the early system to Canton and the West River Ports, owing to the close connection of these places with Hongkong, rendered it necessary to in- nt llongkong.
The Artillery display on the Sha.that the traffic will in time prove a large feeder duly favour all British routes but rather duce the local: Government to aller the time)
Takin, 22nd February.
It is officially announced that Russian heavy artillery has newly appeared north of Shachia tún and west of Tashan.
There was a collision between scouts on Monday night at Changliangpan, five miles west of Shabopan,
The Russian intermittent shelling continues/
Reinforcements for Japan's Fleet.
Tokie, 2nd February,
LOUIS 1XPOSITION.
Cou
NEW HARBOUR OF REFUGE, A scheme for the construction of a new bar-
On being approached by the Government the committee strongly urged the adoption of zone time locally, as the only argument able la be brought against the scheme was that it and the advantage, on the other hand, were was a change from the existing order of things.
very real.
It will be remembered that the Chinese Authorities agreed to open the port under article 3, section 13, of the Shanghai Treaty of 19oz and the importance of its early opening as a treaty part was strongly urged on His Excel hour of refuge for small crait at Mong-kok-isu 1-ney Sir Ernest Satow when he met the Com-covering 166 acres at a cost of $600 was mittes in August, 1903.
forwarded by the Government for consideration. The need for such a harbour has been very sented to adjust the local time to 8 hours Easi His Excellency the Governor readily con Der approached the Government with a view and it is now possible to travel from Hongkong apparent for some years and in 1898 the Chan of Greenwich on Sunday, 30th October, 1904, ton harbour of 80 acres being constructed west of the slaughter house at a cost of $160,00 hut China and lowns East of Hankow without to all the principal river and coast ports of the then Governor was unable to recommend a justing one's watch. When the extension on the site under consideration was strongly of one standard time will be even welcomed by the committee on the grounds of greater accessibility, larger area, and its urgent
appreciated. want by the large Chinese population living an small craft in the Harbour.
Hongkong, and Rumjalin & Co., (for igng),
EPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAMBER IN THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
SHEE", TONGUES and KIDNEYS, *** | HARES, RABBITS, SAUSAGES, BUTTER,
CHEESE and CONCENTRATED MILK
as representative of the Chamber in the Legis On Mr. Ruben Shewan's resuming his seat
C, thereupon ce.sed. lave Council after home leave un 12th July, 1904, the term of office of Mr. H. E. Pollack,
AUSTRALIAN HAMS AND BACONS,
The cammittee greatly appreciated Mr. Pollock's services to the Chamber, and passed BEST WILTSHIRE BACON a vote of thanks to him on his retirement from office.
THE GENERAL COMMITTEL On Mr. R. Shewan's return to the Colony in as ex-officio member and representative of the July last, Mr. H. E. Pollack's term of service
Mr. D. R. Law left the Colony on home leave Chamber in the Legislative Count expired. in December and Mr. k. C. Wilcox resigned in Jnuary, 1955, on severing his comicction with Hongkong. Mes rs. H. W. Robertson
and E. S. Wheatler were invited to join the committee, and they accepted the vacant seats.
NEW OFFICES.
The more frequent demands on the City Hall committee for the use of the Chamber
for the Chanther The rooms were therefore Room, in the City Hall, during the Inst few years rendered it accessary to seek new offices
tember, 1907, at a monthly rental of $100, Read, on a 3 years' lease, expiring 30th Sep- obtained in St. George's Buildings, Chater
FINANCES.
AND
YORKSHIRE HAM.
Price List and Pass Books of application. Hongkong, 28th February, go5.
FOR KOBE AND YUKUMAMO THE Steamship
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"SUEVIA,"
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Captain Knaisel, will be despatched for the atve Pons, TO-MORROW, the 1st March, at 4 Pat, instead of as previou ly advertised.
For Freight or l'ussage, apply to
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office, Hongkong, 26th February, 1905. [201
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED.
"PUNDUA," "
The Pinnacle Rock Fund amounts with in- FOR AMOY, STRAITS AND FANGOON. terest to $4,500.8%, and is separately invested, No demands have been made on the fund dur
THE Company's Steamshtin Al T ing the year for the discovery of rocks dan.
The possible discovery of the Workfield rock may cause a claim to be unde in the near future.
The naming has been gazelted of twenty-five to this facility in the local press. Memberse expenditure. The constraction of a harbour of railways in China takes place this advantage gerous to navigation in the China Coast, but Captain R. F Thomson, will be despatched us
destroyers, two of which were built at Kure, four at Saseho, seven at Yokosuka, two at Maizuru, and others at private yards at Osaka, Kube, and Nagasaki.
The Ory for More Men.
Osaka, z2nd February.
TE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM AND THE ST. The Philadelphia Commercial Museum, with which the Chamber is affiliated, invited the members to make use of its branch office at St. Louis World's Fair, and attention was draws are reminded that a classified list of American traders is kept in the Chamber room. LEWS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION AT PORTLAND (OREGON), 1975. COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION, 1905. Following the practice of previous years the
Reasons were however very fully given why committee replied to the inquiries from the
a larger hari uar might well be constructed at Government regarding the steps to be taken Cheung Sha Wan in place of the smaller one in representing the Colony at the Lewis and at Mong-tok-taut but the Government, real Clark Centennial Exposition at Portlandising that it would be usel ss to incur expendi (Oregon) and the Colonial and Indian Exhibi: tire on a small sefuge, regretted that the tion at the Crystal Palace in 1005, that was net necessary to expend any public moy as phoon anchorage was too heavy to admit of amount required to construct a suitable ty the manufactures of the Colony are insider the work being carried out in the immediate. would be difficult to form a separate court to able and its natural products so limited that it
adeg ately represent the trade of the Colony at any exhibition. It was suggested that the Revistrar-General' might represent to the Chinese manufac ureis if silverware, ivory ornaments, carved blackwood, etc., the advan "The fourth series of excliequer bands, fortage likely to be gained by sending exhibits. one hundred million yen, will be shortly issued. The issue price is go yen, the interest 6 per cent, and the period for repayment, seven
It is reported from Vienna that the trans portation of Russian reinforcements to the East has been obstructed for severaj weeks.
To supp'y the large reinforcements demanded by General Kuropatkin has apparently proved an impossible task.
years..
Japan's War Eund.
Tokio, 23rd February.
The Supplementary Armada,
Osaku, a3rd February.
A Landun telegram received here says that the Third Baltic Squadron has passed the Sound. The vessels are of an obsolete type, and are great coal consumers.
THE ODD VOLOMÉS SOCIETY.
.CURRENCY QUESTION
fulare.
It is hoped, however, that as the time ap- proact es, for the space occupied by the te sent inadequate and inconvenient Causeway Bay refuge being required for building pur- poses and the surplus of revenue over expendi:
are being mai lained, that the Government will again take the matter in hand.
CLAYTON'S APPARATUS FOR DISIN- FECTING SHIPS.
#vernment
more
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. In view of the strong opinion expressed at that representations should be made to the the annual general meeting of members in 1004 Government and His Excellency Sir Ernest Satow, H.B M.'s Minister at Peking, with the abject of accelerating, if possible, the construc ton of this line in which it is considered the depe: ds, letters fully expressing the views of continued prosperity of the Colony largely the members were despatchid.
It was suggested that failing an early com mencement by the present concessionaires the Hongkong and Imper al Governments should themselves construct or guarantee the capital necessary to complete the line as far as Canton. Excellencies, is woul! appear they clearly From the replies received from both their
A protest was made through the Hongkong
The general funds show a surplus of $1,869.17, come showed increases whilst the expende against $594.27 for 1903, as all sources an un the whole was stationary. The repayment af the debentures of the Hongkong and Kow- ther investments in Hongkong Hotel and loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., obliged fur- Hongkong Club debentures, boils yielding 6 per cent. interest per annum. The reserve fund now stands at $14,715.46.
THE
To-day's Advertisements.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS
AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG. INCORPORATEU 1891..
NOTICE TO MEMBERS,
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEET.
relised the great imp rtance of the matter and have not failed to in press its urgency of treat- adopted by the Chinese Government as the / Ithough no defin te scheme has been.
ment on the Bri ish Government, bad-up to the time of writing no news of a Governmer! result of the Shanghai Treaty of igo, the joint
The advisability of the purchase of Clayton's scheme has been put forward. representations of the Chamber of Commerce apparatus for dis nfecting ships was again reQUARANTINE REGULATIONS TO NEWCHWANG of Shanghai, Tientsin and Hongkong, or ferred to your commited' by the the conference between the del-gaten of the mid are ly somewhat less favourable than Government to the st jction by NewchwargTING OF MEMBERS will be held in United States, China, Mexign and Great Bți- | bat of 1932 was retained. The use of the on 14th July 1st of o days' quarantine dating tain held in andon in 1903, it is understood app mus for the rumping of 5.0.2 gas into from time of departure on all ships arriving VICHT, the 28th February, at 845 PM., that the Chinese Government still have the ships on fire, or in ballast, was acknowledged, from anton, Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy and
the Rooms, No. 3. Des Voeux Road, TO. question of a uniform antional coin ge unter für dsinfecting purposes, when the great Fooch. The reply of Mr. Cons and consideration; but it is impossible to state that ad tity of the abins passing through the port shows that the regulation was made by the Accounts for the year 1904.
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Managing Commiure and Salement of any great progress has yet been made.
have the usual carro of various Chinese food. In accordance with the desire expressed by stuff and merchandise which the S.0.2 gushing raised by the Consular Pedy, as it was
Russian military authorities without objection H. T. Richardsm, Esq., Vice-President, wil the members at the last annual testing that would damage the commitee considered the this question should not be lost sight of, cor.hipping companies and owners of carga would belligerent territory gave them full powers in considered that the fact of the port being in
occupy the Chair. respondence was entered into with the Shang-ave strong reason to object. So far as is the matter. In view of the extraordinary cir bat and Tientsin Chambers with the result that known the r couunendation of the committee
cum tinces in which the authorities were a second joint memorial was despatched to that, for the present, the matter should be left placed at that time in Newchwang the corres- the members of the diplomatic body at l'eking to private enterprise is being shared by the pendence was not continurd urging the importance of further representa G vernment. and showing the urgent necessity of steps be tions being made to the thinese Government QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS AT SAIGON.
As i was feared that similar treatment at ing taken to establish a uniform national coin. aigon was not being accorded to vessels be- age without further delay. So far how ver nonging to all nationalities including those of denise result has been attained beyond elicit the French, correspondence was entered into ing acknowledgments of a sympathetic nature with the British Consut at that por, and from from the ministers for Great Britain and Spie, his reply the committee were glad to note that
such was not the case.
endt &
J. F. MILLER,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong. 8th February, 1995.
THEATRE
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ROYAL,
CITY HALL.
PIECE GOODS CONTRACTS. the attention of piece goods merchants to the Messrs. Deacon, I noker and Deacon drew decision of Mr. Justice Wise in " Company and Chep Yik firm." and advised. that where Inc 1 merchants desired to guard THE DALLAS-BANDMANN against the Chinese bavers cancelling their cnr tracts on the ground of unreasonable delay in the shipment of the goods by the manu such words in the contract as "sonest possible facturers in Europe, the practice of inserting delivery" should be disco tinued in favour of inserted that the merchant shall he be respon GRAND OPENING
as son as we receive them." or a stipulation sible for delay by the manufacturers,
"SOME IRISH CHARACTERISTICS," Under the auspices of the above Society, the Hon. FH. May, C.M.G, gave his popular lecture "Some Irish Characteristics at the City Hall, hast evening. I. E. General Villers Hatton, C.B., presided over a small attendance. In the course of his lecture, which was liberal. ly interspersed with jokes and anecdotes, Mr. May said he would refer to some of the characteristics which distinguished the Irish people, and he said "soute" because it be were to try and portray the whole Irish character he would be inevitably led into the Jahrysath of Irish politics, and that was what he wanted to avoid. The longer he lived anangis Chinese the mure points of resemblance did he and it would appear that the American Com; been strongly supported in 1992 in answer to a Furopean employ of chops bearing the firm's
MISUSE OF CHOPS BY MPRADORES. Autention was drawn by Messrs. Alex, Pass
DITING OF NEW WRK TELEGRAMS Representations in ympathy with those METRIC SYSTEM OF WRIGHTS AND MEASURES. mide by the Shangtual General hamber of Early in the year the Decimal Asseciation Cmmerce scie sent to the New York Cham-called the attention of the Chamber to the Aerican Fable Companies the insertion of the House of l'arliament and asked that a fav ber asking for support-in phlaining from the Metric Weights and Measures Bill then bef re the date and time of despatch on the telegrams ourable expression of opinion regarding the dep tehed to Chin. The New York Cham- objects of the Rill might be represented to the bar was unable to obtain this concession which Hongkong Government. The committee wese
granted by the European Cable Companies, lid to be able to reply that the movement hd & Company to the misuse by Compradores in quest for an opinion from the Secretary of name, and they asked for the Ciminit e's State Ir the 'olonies forwarded through the opinion rega ding the responsibility of the Hengkong Government. Later in the year an foreign firms in this connection, The comi appeal was made by the Association for finan-mittee considered the matter was entirely one cal support to the Parlimentary Campaign of a legal nature and out ide the scope of te Fund, and a donation of £10 was voted by the mattee's functions. committee.
panies consider th ie customers have the re- edy in their own hands by paying for the additional code word 'representing time of despics.
CONTRABAND OF WAR.
PILOTS ORDINANCE, 1974.
The Filots Ordinance of 1904 was brought in by the Government as the result of the strang representations made by the Chamber during the years 1902.3,
sec to his fellow.countrymen, as both were intensely superstitious. After deal ng with the sometimes barbarous, inethods of the Irish adopted in casting out fairies, he said that at
The eff ct of the war between Japan and some time the frish people were undoubtedly Russia in Manchuria, and more especially the fire-worshippers, and to this day, a girl making part played by both navies on the high seas,
SUGAR CONVENTION. butter would place a light under her churn has been watched with interest and much con-
Further correspondence with the Govern- ment took place regarding the local legislation to keep the fairies from stealing the butter. cine account of the numerous seizures made
necessary to give effect in the Colour so the chiefly in on: short period hy the Russian
provisions of the Brussels Convention, The custom of waking the dead was much Fleet when several liners plying between misunderstood in England. The English peo America and Hongkong were captured and
The reason which actuated the committee in
REGISTRATION OF CHINESE PARTNERSHIPS ple did not seem to understand how they could taken into Vladivostok. The outward bound asking that all pilots plying for hire in the
The question again engaged the attention of make merry in the presence of death. But it search and capture by the Russian Fleet as far not consequent upon any dissatisfaction with a which it would appear that the Straits Govern- the committee and some corre pondence vessels from Europe we e also subjected to waters of the Colony should be licensed was ensued with the Singapore Chamber from was not really merry-making at all. Waking east as Aden. International law on the sub-rge number of the Chinese engaged in the meat are considering the possibilities of legisla meant watching, and the practice had its origin ject of contraband appea ed to he differently business, who as a rule have proved themselves tion in this direction. It has therefore bren in the Irish love of companionship, his friends construed by neutrals and belligerents and it fully competent to carry out the work entrusted decided to await developments from Singapore coming to keep. him company up to the time was not unļif the end of 19 4 that any reason to them but to put a stop to incompelent men for the present, as it is thought that by reason able rules could be said to be held to by the boarding steamers and representing themselves of that port's more distant relations with China of buri L. Comparing the superstitions of the Russians in this respect.
to the masters as fitted to bring vessels into and the Chinese, the possibilities of formulating Irish with the Chinese, he said both had a It would seem that the version of the rights post, and also to prevent the service from grada scheme are greater there and if successful strong, aversion to being buried alone, and of neutral ships bound for an enemy's port are unlly deteriorating.
will therefore pave the way for a measure on wherever possible an 'effort was made in sians than the Japanese as the latter does not legislation, has however been entirely different
now more favourably, dealt with by the Rus The result, as at present obtained from this similar lines in Hongkong. Ireland to have the corpse buried in the recognise that the onus of proof that the cargo to that anticipated by the committee. Practi-
IMBECILE PERSONS INTRODUCTION churchyard of the deceased's native vill is no for the use of the troops lies with the cally the whole of the Chinese pilots have been-
ORDINANCE, 1904. age. Another point of resemblance between captors but the capti ed. The Russians have deprived of their work, while their places have shipping interests by this Bill were referred 10 The onerons conditions imposed, on the the Irish and the Chinese, was in the the telegram from the Secretary of State for the pilots. The number of licensed pilota has been note that the passing of an amending Ordin- finally gone so far as to admit the reverse as been taken by a limited number of European in the report for 1913, and it is satisfactory lo matter of dowries, The lecturer concluded ao Colonies to the Colonial Secretary dated 14th far reduced, that there are now, in the opinance this year now removes any objections to interesting and amu ing discourse with, November, 1904, would seem to imply.
ion of the committee, not sufficient men to pro- the original Ordinance by excluding Chinese amongst others, references to the superstitions In view of the large shipping interests the perly carry on the work, and already a demand from the scope of the Ordinance. attaching to the bitshee and the blarney Colony had at stake in its ordinary trade with has been informally put forward for an increase sione, and before actually resuming his seat, re- Japan and Manchuria, the Hongkong Govern- in the pilotage charges on the ground that the ment are to be thanked for their endeavours to service, as now constituted, does not provide lated a few side-splitting bulls and stories. The obtain the ameliorization of the condition sur a living for those engaged in it. The commit proceedings terminated with a vote of thinks rounding neutral cargoes and the exact conditee considers the present state of affairs un to the lecturer proposed by General Villiers- tions under which it was viewed by both belli- - Hautor, and a similar compliment to the Gen gerenta.
aral proposed by Mr. H. E. Pollock, K., both of which were heartily accorded.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PASSENGERS.
The strong recommendations to the Govern- ment in 1897, 1991 and early in 1904, made
XEUTER'S TELEGRAMS PROSECUTION. Đ
ear against a photographer and a delivery Legal proceedings were taken during the coolic for an infringement of the Act under. which the copyright of the Reuter's Telegrams satisfactory, and representations have now been issued by the Chamber is protected. made to the Government in order that theThe Police Court prosecution was successful, service of the experienced and reliable Chinese as the receiver was fined $io for publishing the pilots may be retained and, as originally sug copies of the telegrams in his studio, and the gested, the number of pilots be not limited, coolie way sentenced to a monika" imprison.
OPERA CO.
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ARTISTS
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NIGHT,
THURSDAY, 2nd March When wil be produced the "rarmutsty Successful Musical Comedy, "A COUNTRY GIRL."
FRIDAY, 3rd March,
"A COUNTRY GIRL."
SATURDAY, 4th March, "A COUNTRY GIRL."
MONDAY, 6th March,
Grand Production of "THE ORCHID,"
Doors open...... 8.30 PM. Commence... 9.00 P.M.
PRICES AS USUAL.
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Plan at Messrs, ROBINSON PIANO Company,
Hongkong, 28th February, 1905. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE. PENANG AND CALCUTTA THE Company's Steamship
Capt Geo. Payne, will be despatched as above, "NAMSANG," on TUESDAY, the 7th March, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 18th February, 1903,
General Managers,
above, on SUNDAY,the 5th March,at Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 28th February, 1905. · [302
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE S.S. "MONTROSE," FROM GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL.
'ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., al Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns; and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 7th March will be subject 10 rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the inth March, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are exarsined on the 7th March, at 3 P.M. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
No Fire Insurance has been effected, » Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agents. Hanebitno 27th February, 1.05
Intimation.
THE POPULAR
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JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS. By Appointment to
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