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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1905.
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A PEKING wire of 5th inst, says :—President Chao Erb-sen, of the Board of Revenue, has requested Professor Jenks to come to China to assist him la evandishing, the new national bank of China, and reforming the currency
Ordinary huslennmuntentions should be wilderwaad system.
In The Manager.
The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for any rejectal 38ɑ nor to return any Contribution. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILYRO per anun. WEEKLY $13 per aunum.
The ato per quarter au-l per inattor, proportions}" The daily fun in solivered fico when the address is accomible to messenger. Du 'coples sent by post an aditional $1.80 por quarter is charged fo rpostage. The postage on the weekly base to any part of the
world [ 30 cesita por quatter,
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A SEOUL telegram to the Mainichi, dated the 28th ult, states that the Kyan Ewberor has become a convert to Roman Calism and has intimated to the Roman Catholic mission at Seaul his desire to be formally received into that Church.
the
YAN Hing, a general dealer of Peel Street, charged with packing his goods on steps provided at Praya West for use by passengers striving and departing by sampan, was this morning fined $15 with the alternative
Sings Copies, Dally, ten cents: Waukly, twenty-of six weeks' imprisonment.
fire conce
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, Thursday, March 16, 1905.
AT THE GREAT PASS.
WHISKY. frantic haste.
Tus revised commercial treaty between China and Portugual has been rejected by the parlia. ment of the latter country, especially on the point regarding the Canton-Macao Railway,' The treaty commissioners will have to recon- sider this point-Sin-wan-puo
MUSKETRY.
INTERESTING LECTURE ON THE NEW RIFLE
Colour Sergeant Bullock, of the and Royal West Kent Regiment, gave another of his highly interesting lectures on musketry, at the City Hall, last evening, the new rifle forming the main feature of his discourse. The Presid ent of the H.V.R. Association, it Henry S. Berkeley, presided and amongst a fairly large attendance were Hon. Capt. Barnes-Lawrence,
THE CHINA AND MANILA. STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
The report for presentation la the, share, holders at the twenty-second ordinary general meeting to be held at the office of the general managers, on Saturday, the 25th Inst., at .. is as follows
Annexed we beg to submit to shareholders, the usual annul statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1901.
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share .............
24,375.00
carry forward to next year's
account .............................. 8,837 70 As the Perla could not be run at a profit she was sold to Japanese buyers in August last. The Rubi and Zafiro have made the service regularly throughout the year between Hong kong and Manila, and, as their catninag show, have proved themselves well adapted to the altered conditions of this trade which now de pends more upon foreign passengers and cargo than on Chinese wa formerly.
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In accordance with resolutions passed on the 5th October, 1904, and il e 36th October, 1904, the capital of the company has been reduced to $750,000.00
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Consulting Committee-Mr. J. H. Lewis having lest the colony, Mr. H. P. White was invited to take his place on the consuling committee.
TELEGRAM.
TIEHLING OCCUPIED
TUIS
Mr. M. NoNVE
Japan, kindly
forwards us the following telegram-
Tokio, 16th March, I p.m. Our advanced troops, pressing the enemy
STŘIKE AT THE COZION MILL.
Mr. A. Shaw, manager of the longkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Co. Ltd, prosecuted the timekeeper at the East Point m Il with inciting the hands to strike, and preventing 150 boys from, working by which the mills work was impeded and serious loss was sustained on 13th inst. The defendant. alleged there had been many assaults at the mill and he was afraid to work there.
The case was adjourned to secure evidence.
MACAO NOTUS.
[From Our Owl Correspondent.}
The net profimis $38,107.70, which it is pro-overywhere, occupied Tiehling at 0:20 3.m. H. H. J. Gompertz, F. B. L. Dowley, Hon.posed to appropriate as follows, viz — to-day (Thursday),
To place to reserve fund.$.5,000.co Mr. Gershom Stewart, H. W. Looker, W. H. Tronchard Davis, Rev. C. H. Hickling, A. C.
pay a dividend of $1.00 per The Sergeant commenced his remarks by Dick Melbourne, Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C. referring to a number«f breaches of etiquette- when shooting was going on at Kow. loon. Every member, when going on the range to shoot, should give his name to the person superintending. Unless this was done it was impossible to give every min his proper place. Now according to strict iule no' one but the officer in charge was allowed to go within thirty yards of the person firing. It was common, however, at Kowloon to see members walk straight up to the firing point and talk quite close to the men who were filing; this was most disconcerting and a man shooting and hearing remarks being made behind him, sither of his good or bad shooting was easily made nervous, or as they said put off. The offer superintending was entirely responsible for the safety of the people firing, and when the red flug was hoisted at the butt those at the firing line should throw, open the breeches of their rifs if loaded. Some people actually began to load ar laid their rides down with a finger on the trigger. Nothing could be more danger. ous when two people were firing at the same target; it was an advantage to load together. It was also an advantage to keep the breach open between one shot and another, whilst if a man was not actually going to fire his rifle. should not be loaded at all: When two men were firing off the same mat and one man finished before the other he was apt to pick up his belongings and get away. But he should THE death is announced of Mr. P. Siget, slightest movement wout spoil his aim. The remember the other mati, for in rising the
architect, of the Public Work Department, who Colour Sergeant then explained at great length has fallen a victim to the unusually prevalent the mechanisms and working of the new short disease of small-pox The deceased came out fle and dwelt particularly on the differences from home to join the staff of the P. W. D., in noticeable between the new and the old. He Siam, just about ten months age; he was only dwelt upon the absolute necessity of keeping twenty-five years of age and was the only son the new rifle perfectly clean, and they should of his parents, both of whom are alive.
THE sale of the goodwill, stock in trade, fur niture, ela, of the Ty Sing fim, advertised to take place- to-day by Messer. Hughes and News from the seat of war shows that lough, auctioneers, by order of the Court, at the second stage of the campaign in the the matter having been arranged privately,
No: 108 Queen's Road, Central, was cancelled,
North is being associated with another des- perate fight in the neighbourhood of Tichling CHEW Shu Syu, and another coolic had an where the Russians have been engaged altercation in Hollywood Road, in the course of upon the defences which they prepared with of which Chew seized a knife at cut the They realised the strategic other man over the cranium, necessitating his importance of the position and were deter-removal to hospital, where his wounds were mined that, within the short time left to
dressed, Chew was sent this morning to one mooth's hard labour " 1 them before the arrival of the Japanese, it should be made as impregnable as possible. It was unlikely of course that the remnants of the Russian armies would give it up without a struggle, for as we pointed out the other day, Tichting, or the great pass, is the strongest position that can be found anywhere on the railway between Harbin and Newchwang, and it is not to be easily outflanked. It was open to doubt whether they would be in a position to avait them selves of the advantages which this natural fortress would afford to a powerful army and, A CHOICE AFTER-DINNER WINE. with the continued success of the Japanese
D PORT,
VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY
YEARS IN BOTTLE.
troups, the place has been taken in a re- markably short period of time. The Rus sians have commenced another disastrous rout and the fighting during the coming A. S. WATSON & CO., fortnight or so will probably consist of
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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series of defeats followed by con stant retreats, according as General Kuroki succeeds in effectually cutting off their retreat or not, and the march on Har- bin will commence. The end is thus in sight although weeks of fierce fight. ing may still have to come to bring it about. It is surmised that when Harbin
THOMAS Smith, a quondam ship's master, but at present unemployed, was placed before Mr. FA Hazelaud at the Magistracy this morning, charged with being drunk on Queen's Road, Central, yesterday, anti was fined $2 or 7 days. A similar penny was imposed on an Indian
watchman for a like offence.
see that every time they went to the Range the
THE Hongkong Odd Volumes Society an
rifle was clean. Coming back from the Range, it should be again perfectly cleaned, and the nounce that Inspector Colton has kindly barict and breach action thoroughly oiled. In consented to deliver a lecture, on "Tea: Its conclusion he showed the proper position in History, Cultivation, and Manufacture" in the which a mun should be when about to shoot, former Chamber of Commerce room, at the and said that in shooting they should never City Hall, on Wednesday, the 12nd inst., at pull the trigger or they were bound to jerk the 5.15 p.m. Dr. F. W. Clark will take the chair.,ife but to gently squeeze it, when it would go Ladies are invited, and members may ask off easily. their friends.
HE. Chang yen-mao has telegraphed to His Excellency Yuan Tootai of Shanghai and.
Taotai Shen Tung ile as follows: On the
Replying to a few questions, Sergeant Bul- lock said that his experience of the new rifle was that it was a particularly good one. He had heard many adverse opinions regarding it,
but he thought it was an excellent one.
lins fallen the task which the Japanese set themselves to accomplish when they 26th of last moon (Chinese calender) the court had no cut-off and loaded the same as a
embarked upon the war will have been completed, for it is recognised that they cannot go on pursuing indefinitely an ever- retreating army. No doubt their plans have been so carefully laid out that they must have drawn a line somewhere beyond which they have resolved not to go. They set before themselves the task of driving the Russians out of Korea and Manchuria. That was the primary object of the war and one which they are accomplishing with remark: able rapidity, thanks to the fleetness of Kuropatkin's forces. Within the course of the next few weeks we shall doubtless find that they have drawn much nearer to
SPIRIT MERCHANTS, their own territory than they even anticipat
HONGKONG,
34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
FIRST FLOOR,
(WN. POWELL & Co.'s old premises).
Specially
ed would be the case when they consented to a full evacuation of Manchuria at the time of signing the Convention with China, They ought to have been on the other side of the fence by October 1903, were to have withdrawn from the Great Wall to the Liau River a year previous to. that date, from east of the Liau River, including the re mainder of Mukden, and Kirin by April 1907, and from the Hehlungkiang province some eighteen months ago. But somehow the promised programme was not carried out, and the lesson now being taught them by the Japanese will be sufficiently impressed upon the Empire of the Tsar as to give him cause for reflection before entering into agree. ments which he has no intention of carry
Recommended:ing out.
Chateau La Tour Marceau
Per case, quaris.
$9.00
***
(a fins full flavoured clare!).
Chateau Haut Vigneau
RI
... 18.00
(a splendid after dinner wine).
Chateau La Tour de l'Ile
18.00
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE German Mail of the 15th February was delivered in London on the 15th inst
OWING to the departure of H. H. J. Gompertz for home, Mr. F. A. Hazeland was the only Magistrate sitting this morning.
It is stated that a Japanese gentleman agent of a colonization company, is now in Foochow trying to enlist 300 families of Chinese to (a white wine of exceptional bouquet). Mexico foragriculture and plantation.-Eastern
Times.
MR. J. M. Beck, Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Co, Ltd., states that owing to in- N.B.--All our Wines and Spirits are bottled atterruptions of English landlines and six cables home, thereby ensuring to our Customers off the coast of Portugal by storms delay may all the advantages accruing from bottling be expected on telegrams from Great Britain, done at home under the direct supervision
gave judgment for the plaintiff, and ordered the prosecution to abide by the memorandum,
and to pay all costs. In regard to the watered shares, separate charges will be made out, You are hereby requested to give the share holders all the desired information,
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Mauser.
The President proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer for his very able and in. structive remarks. On Saturday there would be about twenty new rifles available on the range, and the knowledge they bad gained that evening ought to be sufficient to enable them to use the waipon properly. He was glad to hear that the new rifle was considered a valu.
It has long been the endeavour of the indian army to persuade as many of its officers as possible to learn Chinese, while there are yearly able weapon. On behalf of the members he mare and innre officers in India who speak would say that as regarded the limited room at Rush. Now, Loud Kitchener is also particu- larly anxious that they should add Yunnanese, recommendation in such a quarter which they the firing point, the Association would make a which would be vastly useful round Burmah, Lord Kitchener is making what are described hoped would result in the proper sise being as special "facilities" for the study of the
acquired, language, which is said to be remarkably
dificult.
A SAMPLE battle of Guinness's extra stout of the Pig brand quality, as specially bottled for the Wine Growers Supply C, for whom Messrs. Barretto and Co. are local agents, is really an excellent beverage and an aid to digestion and can be recommended by medical men to their most delicate patients. The brand is only slightly higher in price than other bottlings of Guinness's, a cask of eight dezen quarts is priced at 419. dozen pints running at $24, while a cask of four
WHEN the Kansas country editor dips his pen into the inkpot for fine writing, he is bound to leave a pretty wide trail behind him. Here is an obituary notice from the Bourbon County (Kansas) Express: "About five o'clock yester day afternoon the death angel noiselessly en. tered the M. E. parsonage, touched gently the emaciated form of the parson's daughter, left a piece of inanimate clay to the tender care of weeping loved ones, and bore back to the bo-
son of the Master a human soul."
This brought the meeting to a close.
NAVAL NOTES.
In accordance with the articles of association Messra. N. A. Siebs, D. E. Brown, H. P. White and A. V. Apcar retire, but offer themselven for re-election.
Auditors. The accounts have been audited by Messrs. T. Arnold and W. B. Potts, who are recommended for re-election.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers. Hongkong, 6th March, 1905. The accounts are as follows:-
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Macao, 14th March, 1905. PIRATES RENDITED. Full particulars have already appeared in the Telegraph of the trial of the notorious pirate chief, Lam-kwa-si, whose extradition was applied for by the Chinese Government a few months ago and for whose capture some
thousands of dollars were offered by the Can- ton provincial authorities. On information received from the Chinese officials Lam was captured in Colowan within Portuguere juris- diction and subsequently tried on charges of murder and piracy, within Chinese territory, by the Portuguese Court at Macao. Prisoner pleaded guilty and was kept in confinement at the Monte Fort pending the completion of the formalities attending a case of extradi- from 1903
$ 63,113.66 tioni. These were recently concluded. At
Interest ................ Consulting committee's fees......... Auditors' fees....any
4,000.co 8.30 p.m. yesterday the Macao Government delivered Lam-kwa-si over to the Chinese on Charges ...............
22,710,12
board the native torpedo boat Lu-fu which Amount written off as depreciation
2,756.43
has been lying in port to receive the pirate and loss...................
... 544,792.6.chief to be conveyed to Conion and there Loss on working account 3.5. Peria, 29,908 23 expiate the crimes which he is guilty of." Balance .....
38,107.70 $705.798.78
Balance at debit brought forward
BRAND
Amount written off capital account as per resolution passed at extra- ordinary general meeting of share- holders held. 5th October, 1904, and confirmed at meeting held Exchange
26th October, 1904
Profit on working account s... Rubi
and Zofire.......
DALANCE SHEET. Liabilities.
Authorised capital-
Less written off as per 30,000 shares @ $50!
each....... resolution pamed in 5th October, 1971, 30,000 shares @ $25 Bach
Issued and fally paid 24,275 shares @ $jo
each
Le written off on 24,275 shares @ $45 oach
$1,500,000.00
750,000.00
$ 750,000,00
6:6,875,00
400,00
$66,875 00 3,777.16 95,146.62
$705,798.78
-5506.875 co
8,785 ca 13,167 43 775.38
Underwriting account.......... Calls on shares forfeited now belong. ing to the Comp ny....................................... Due to general managers............ Sundry creditors Company's bankers.......
276,137 00 Balance of profit and loss account... 38,107 30 $969,648.23
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Assets.
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The Chinese Government has succeeded in Value of steamers Rubi and Zafiro $833,ca5.00 appropriating Tls. 1,000,000 and has resolved
Hongkong buoysandmoor-
ings on the reorganization of au Imperial Navy,
The t.pd. Janus is at present in the bands of the Dock Co, who are giving the little ship a complete overhaul and putting new bottom
plates in her.
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While the torpedo boat destroyer Whiting was returning to part from Mirs Bay in the prevailing fog and slowly feeling her way, she bumped into a sand bank near one of the small islands at the entrance to the harbour. The damage sustained was trifling, and it has not been cons dered necessary to dock her.
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Manila buoys and moorings
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stores on hand ........................
, coal on hand
4,000.00 3.400.00
5715 30
Proportion of premium on current policies to:00: Sundry debtors... Outstanding freights 1904
Cabb...........
5,0 0.00
$969,648,24
We have compared the above statements with the books and vouchers of the company and have found the same in accordance there
·T. ARNOLD, 1 W. H. POTTS,} Honkong, 6th March, 1905.
with,
Aud tors.
In the same evening there were handed to the mandarin aboud the Lu/# four or five other pirates whose persons were also applied for by the Chinese Government
As soon as these man were safely held in custody on board the Chinese destroyer, she weighed anchor and pracée fed on the voyage to Canton being convoyed by another destroyer, the Lo-chong; they are boats of 85 and to tons, respectively...
THE HONGKONG PROPERTY DISPUTE.
"JUDGMENT."
At the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief Justice (Sir Henry S. Berkeley) gave judgment in the case in which Wong Lut Wan sued Tam Chak U for the specific performance of an agreement to purchase certain houses in Richmond Road, or in the alternative he claimed $10,000 damages. The case has been fully reported in these columns. His Lordship gave judgment for the defendant with costs, together with interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum as from the 28th May, 1903.
During the hearing of the case, Mr. E. H. Sharp KC. (instructed by Mr. R. Bard- ing) appeared for plaintiff and Mr. H. T. Follack, K.C., (instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada.
Castro) defanded."
COLLISION OFF THE LAMOCKS
BETWEEN THE 3.5. "PROTEUS" AND
5.S. "VENETIA." --
During the thick fog which has prevailed in the harbour and along the, coast, during the lision fortunately without loss of life or, so far past few days, two steamers have come into col-
can at present be ascertained, without any very serious damage resulting. While the 53.541.07 British e.s. Venetia, which left here on Tues- 22,785.43 39.535.59 day last for japan, was steaming some twelve 790.04 miles south of the Lamock Islands she came into collision with the Norwegian steamer Proteus baand hence from Japan.. The Venelle had several lengths of rail carried. away, besides sustaining damage to her hull, it is believed, below the water mark while sha also sprang a leak. The Fratrus had a big hole knocked in her starboard bow.besides." having several of her plates bent." Pending. the official inquiry, the captains, officers and agents of the ships are extremely reticent on the subject of the collision. When the Profeus commenced discharging her cargo this morning preparatory to going to dock to be surveyed to ascertain the extent of damage she had sustained and to be subsequently repaired, she was prevented from proceeding with the discharge by process of Court under an in junction obtained on behalf of the Venttia. It is also the intention of those con cerned to apply for a similar injunction. against the Venetia on behalf of the Proteus. Meanwhile both vessels are lying idle in the barbour, and, it is understood, will remain so until the matter at issue has been decided.
An entertainment given by the Dramatic Co. of H.M.S. Sirius at Shanghai was greatly ap- THE II. A. ss. Knivsberg 'arrived at the preciated, and where all the artistes were so Bund, Tientsin, on the and inst., being the first good, says the local Timer, it is invidious to
steamer this season. In addition to the praise any single performer. An excellent en- steasers of the Indo-China S. N. Co., and B. tertainment was provided. The Handy men and S., the China Merchants expected three propose to celebrate the second anniversary of to arrive the following day; so the bund and March, by an entertainment given on board their going into commission, on the 17th of river will once more regain its busy aspect. ship. This will be the last appearance of the
MR. W. R. D. Beckett, H. M. B. Consul at Bangkok, who is going home on leave of absence, was the recipient of an address, and presentation from the Chinese British subjects in Bangkok. Besides the address Mr. Beckett Sirius upon the China Station, as, under the was asked to accept a large ornamental Chinese silk banner, four rolls of Shanghai new regulations, she has been declared obsolete. silk and a couple of Shanghai vases. The banner was a very handsome one, about rofeet in height, with symbolical figures and bearing an inscription wishing Mr. Beckett wealth, length of days and many sons,
NOTWITHSTANDING the inclement weather last evening another large audience was at the Theatre Royal to witness the third production
SHIPPING, JETSAM,
The tug-boat Samson, which was bought last year by Mr. Bennet Burleigh as Press-boat for the Daily Teligroßk, has been bought back by the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co, Ld..
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SHIPPING AND MAILS.
"MAILS DUE,
American (Korea) 18th inst. French (Tonkin) 20th inst. Indian (Kumsang) aand inst, American (Coptic) aúth inst Canadian (Tartar) agth insi,
The H. A. L. s Rhenanie left Shanghai for this port on 15th inst., p.m., and may be expected here on 18th-inst,
THE Rev, C. T. Collyer, F.R.G.S., who prob ably knows as much about Korea as any man living, has, I hear (writes a correspondent), received a telegram from Seoul requesting him I a.m., and is due here on 18th inst, at daylight. to come back to his missionary duties without
The C. PR Cóla sagEmpress of Japan
to back to his m
The 1. M. S. S. Cos 6.5. Korea with mails, &c, left Shanghai for this port on 16th inst, at
He has
The British areamer Bentorlich under char- of "Three Little Maids" by the Dallas-Band-ter to the Nippoo Yosen Kaisha; the British mann Opera Co: It was again a most success-
steamer Teucer and the German steamar arrived at Kobe at It pm, on 14th inst, and delay. This is, perhaps, the best possible. LIEUT-General Sir Ian Hamilton, the British fal performance, every one of the company goalfee, engaged by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha; left again at noon Wednesday, for Yokohama indication that the country is quieting down. Military Attaché, who has just come down from ing through his or her part with conspicuous the Norwegian steamer Sleipner chartered to Manchuria, is a passenger on board of the home-merit, and the applause which punctuated the the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha; and the Norwegian
where she is due to smiye at koop, on 16th inst. ↑ "Mr. Collyer is a man of many par.s.
The O. & 0. 5. S. Co's 8.1 Coptic with been received by the Emperor, has been
thrice ward bound steamer Prinsess Allte. Before play was ample proof of the hearty appreciation steamer Deramore bited by a gentleman in mails, &c. from San Francisco to the 25th ult mound the world, has suffered shipwreck, been leaving Japan he was given a farewell audience on the part of the audience. This evening Kobe, have all been granted permission to envia Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and Bred at, imprisoned and led forth to execution, by the Emperor and Empress at Tokio, and "The Girl from Kays" will be staged, and gage in the coasting trade until September and land Sen, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, and but, as the Irishman puts it, “he wasn't, killed
leaves for this port to-morrow morning, via In. Hongkong, grst Desember, 1904 || [35-4 | afterwards inspected the palace,
is dus here on 26th ipal,
that time."
of the Growers and Distillers as compared to bottling done in China by Chinamen at the service of European Firms.
another larga house is glready assgred;
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