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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY APRIL 8, 1905.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1905.
#CHINESE MEDICAL
PRACHITIONERS.
SHIPPING “PROSPECTS...
Our attention has been directed to some comments which appear in Messrs. Lamke and Rogge's Circular of this morning's date, animadverting on the subject of shipping prospects for the year as summarised in an interview we were courteously accorded the other day by Mr. E. C. Kay, tire wed-known ship-broker in the Colony. By the kindness of Messrs. Lamke and Rogge we are sup plied. fortnightly with a copy of their excel lent review of the freight market for the preceding formight. By on arrangement which postpones the publication of the review until the day following its receipt we are unable to give in extenso the contents of the Circular in the present issue, but we think the courtesy will be conceded to us of reproducing to-day the two paragraphs deal ing with our representative's summary which appeared in this journal on the 4th inst. The paragraphs in question are in the following terms →→
"Anent shipping prospects for the year, it may not be out of place to say-since local paper recently in a lengthy paragraph enter tained extremely pessimistic views on the sub- ject-that, at this time of the year, it is absolute. ly impossible to form such a definite opinion on the future:
MR. J. R. Wood is now acting as assistant Registrar General, and Mr. C. A. Dick Mel- bourne as assistant Land Officer,
Banks.
Chartered Bank
of
India, Australia and China,......
Average Spele Amount in Reserve.
$3,574,218 $2,400,000
Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Cor paration,.......... 16,455,105 (11,000,003
Japan. And in corroboration of this view, we would remind readers that reports are being published every other day showing that Japanese firms are daily engaging addi- tional tonnage to meet the requirements of following returns of the average amount, of bank notes in circulation and of specie in the Government and of trade. Again, it reserve in longkang, during the month ended has to be remembered that the latent re 31st. ult., as certified by the managers of the sources of China and the immense possibili-respective banks, are published in the Gasstic. ties for development in the northern regions following the restoration of peace, are factors which can hardly be over-estimated. We submit that we are not unduly optimistic when we assert that shipping will receive, if anything, a greater impetus as the result of the war and the opening up of the vast terri tory of Manchuria to the trade of the world at large. Under the open-door" policy, which must necessarily form one of the most important questions in any treaty securing the terms of peace, that immense country, whose products and potentialities are even yet but vaguely realised, will be thrown open to trade generally, and a great proportion of the prosperity, which is bound to follow in the wake of the pence settlement, will natur. sily fall to the lot of the shipping in the Far East.
National Bank of
China, Limited,...... 201,511 100,000 Total.....$20,227,864 $13,500,000
Two foreign sailors were this morning charged before Mr. Kemp with firing off a revolver in Slop Strent to the danger of pedestrians and residents last night. Gustav Holst, whose evidence was interpreted from German into English by Mr. Hanson, Chief lospector of Detectives, said that he was in Ship Street with the accused when one of them took from him his loaded revolver, which he had bought in Liverpool last January and always carried about with him. He heard a shot fired, but as he had been drinking he did ont remember who fired it. There were no witnesses to prove who fired the shot so the defendants were dis. THE French mail of the 7th March was de charged with a caution, and the revolver was livered in f.ondon on the 6th inst.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE HONGKONG, ROPE” MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
ANNUAL, MERTING.
The Hon. Mr. R. Shewan presided it the twenty-first ordinary annual meeting of `there holders in the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co, Ltd., held this forenoon at the Company's offices, Sr. George's Building. Others present were Dr. J. W. Noble, Metars. H. P. White, A. J. Raymond (Consulting Committee), Fùng Wa... -- Chuo, and R. Henderson (secretary).
The notice convening the meeting having been read,
The net result is
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, with your permisssion we will take the report and ac counts which have been circulated for some time past as read. I have very little comment to make on them. The year 19ng was a very quiet year for us. Our total turnover was with in 50 tons of the previous year, and our gross profits about $5,000 niere. almost the same, vix, Stai 137.07 with which it is proposed to place to reserve furid $10,000, and pay a dividend of z0% absorbing $100,000, leaving $11,132.02 to be carried forward-to- credit of this year's account. The hemp market at Manila experienced the usual fluctuations during the year, but on the whole the price was slightly lower than before, and this year, I am glad to say, we have bought at slightly lower prices bill. 11 is to be hoped that this downward tendency
continue for the high cost of rope curtails. the demand as it conduces to economy on the part of consumers who are naturally not inclined to buy as much rope at 30 to 40 cents as they used to do when the price was only 5 to 20 cents per lb. high rate of exchange which so many people pray for is also anything
A curious complaint with reference to the practising of Chinese graduates in medicine is voiced by a writer in the Straits Times, ESTABLISHED A.D. Singapore. The letter, which is evidently written by a medical practitioner, or at least by one who is associated with the profession, raises the point that Chinese, who have been educated in the East and sent to England for inst uction in medicine, should not be allowed to compete with those who have paid for their schooling and come to the East in order that they may give all and aundry the benefit of their knowledge. The writer says: "It should not be forgotten that most of the Chinese medical men who are practising the healing art according to western methods, are fully trained and the very reverse of unpractised. But those by whom they were trained, to whose learning and skill they owe their knowledge, never anticipated that their pupils would find their way to British Colonies to come into com- petition with those whose skill was obtained at enormous cost in the Universities and Colleges of Britain. They were trained free of cost to themselves in order that they might be enabled to meet the needs of their countrymen in the towns and villages of shipping, as a great deal of tonnage will be The actual expenditure on the Land Court since of assaulting a boy, and from the evidence
By coming here they have over required before things are set straight again its commencement up to the end of last year adduced at the Magistracy it would seem that but a blessing to us for it makes our product stepped the boundaries of honour, and this a matter of fact, most of the big Japanese shipping concerns are still going on chartering, puces they have forgotten or have never both here and in the North at fair rates and known that unwritten code which medical not for short periods only. The six steamers men hold dearer than life itself, and whose to-day's list, are exclusively for Japanese ne chartered on "time" basis, and embodied in existence safeguards the public weal.", The count, and it is quite on the cards that more, argument that a Chinaman who by his tonnage will be wanted ere long." MELLOW mental capacity, industry and perseverance Few perhaps in the Colony entertain greater las won a Government scholarship, entitling satisfaction than we do in the announce him to free education in the universities at
ment that the possibilities of the shipping trade within the next few months of the year may be attended with results,. if not wholly, at least about as gratifying as those of the year which brought in such handsome pro-
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home, should be debarred from practising in the land where he was born and among his own people is utterly indefensible. Why he should be required to emigrate to the
"Both Southern and Northern seasons have, as it were, only just opened and as matters stand just now, the future position of the freight market in a great measure depends upon further devolopments, as far as hostilities are concerned. But even should peace be declared at an earlier date than generally anti- cipated, it is not likely that, at least for a long time to come, it will mean a severe blow to
in the month of March 11.485 inches of rain were recorded at the Observatory.
was $143,615. 7.
DURING his recent absence in England, Mr. W. J. Tutcher, of the Botanical and Affore station Department, was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society,
confiscated. Gustav was fined $1 for being drunk and disorderly at the saine time and place,
THE motorman of car No. 16 appeared before Mr. Kemp this morning to answer to a charge
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dearer in countries with a gold currency or
yesterday afternoon an old woman persisted in sweeping up loose grain which fell from bags gold standard such as Australia, India, Java H.UM, Consul. ni Batavia has telegrapher 10 being taken from boats into the Polling godown etc. But in spite of the effect of dearer raw kong has been declared to be infected by atopher and at length a lad seized a broom stick the Colonial Secretary, advising that Hongat West Yoint. The coolies endeavoured to material and higher exchange our business is in a sound position, our markets are widening,
bubonic plague.
and belaboured the old woman, and knocked and our rope is becoming favourably known her down. Car No. 26 was passing at the time, in places it bad not reached before, and any and the mortorman, seeing the fracas, stopped check to the local consumption caused by the car, got down and chased the boy, who ran higher prices will, we trust, be only tem- into the godown and up the stairs. It is alleg-porary and disappear as the shipping trade recovers from its present depression. Owing to slackness of business and accumulation of stock the factory was shut down in the months of July, August and September, so wo
larger demand than any we have yet had. The accounts are very simple, and I do not think require any explanation, but 1 shall be glad to aniwer any questions about them before 1 move that the report and accounts be adopted,
INFORMATION has been received from the Government of Vadras to the effect that the
from Hongkong have been removed,
A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt | wilds of China when all his kith and kin are fits to shipowners and others interested in quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals seeing the lad hitting the old woman, he got still have every facility for filling a much
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A. S. WATSON & Co.,
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this branch of business in Hongkong. It is, therefore, with all the greater pleasure that we give prominence to Messrs. Lamke and
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tice of the Peace. He now acts as first clerk
SHIPPING JETSAM,
ed that the motorman followed him and find- ing him on the verandah of the first floor pushed him over, so that he fell to the ground and injured his feet. The accused said that,
down and chased him, but lost sight of him in in the Straits, or it may be in Hongkong,
the godown. He thought the boy inust have could only be suggested by one who, finding
Mr. T. A. Hanmer has been appointed a Jus-jumped over the verandah in fear. The case himself in the ruck at home, has come to the
was remanded until Monday, bail being allow- East, only to find that his practice is as Rogge's criticisms, to which, no, doubt, in the Magistracy, while Mr. G. N. Orme suced in the sum of 325 scarce as ever and his services rejected by the ignorant patients. If a man has had to pay for every jot and tittle of his university career, that only goes to prove that he has been either too lazy to work for a scholar. ship ar ant clever enough to win one. The Chinamun who has won his spurs in the taking his degrees, is inanitely the belter Fast, and proved his ability in the West by If Singapore is over-manned with medicos it only remains for the unemployed to go elsewhere, but why the clever China- man should be sent away does not appear at all clear. Of course, the letter may attract attention as the obiter dicta of some mis-
man.
great importance will be attached owing to the special position the firm enjoy of being able to guage with sufficient accuracy the probable trend of shipping affairs in the immediate and more remote future. If the review had been more closely scrutinized however, it would have been discovered that
to this journal need, perhaps, to be qualified the "extremely pessimistic views" attributed
by the statement that the accuracy of the forecast would be verified except in certain contingencies which, happily, cannot be counted on with any degree of certainty. The opinion was expressed that, with the restoration of peace, there would be
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ceeds him as secretary of the Sanitary Board.
wILD deer caused much darange to the flower borders at the Protestant Cemetery fast year, and Mr. Dunn thinks thai when funds admit, it will probably be necessary to fence the cemetery
with the new Volunteer Headquarters to be IT is evident that a sinn will shortly be made
erected on the site of the present buildings. The government are advertising for tenders for the work.
MAJOR A. Chapman will act as commandant of
absence on leave of Major C. G. Pritchard or
THE S.S."KONGNAM."
There being no questions, the Chairman moved, and Mr. Fung Wa Chun seconded, that the report and accounts as presented be adopted and-passed.
Carried.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
From an inspection of the s.s. Kenguam, stranded on Ma-wan Island, Capsuimun Pass, On the proposition of Mr. Fung Wa Chun, the vessel does not seem to very badly dam-seconded by the Chairman, Mesors. A. J. Ray-
caused by her grating along a rock. Powerful millee. aged, but rather appears to have run her nose mond, D. E. Brown, H. F. White and Dr. J. W. into the sand between rocks, the leak being Noble were re-elected to the Consulting Com
and pumping operations were commenced im- pumps were placed on board of her last night, mediately. At dear low water there are only six inches of water at her bows, while her stern lays in ten and a half feet. Up to last
AUDITORS.
Mr. Raymond proposed, Dr. Noble seconded, and it was agreed that Messrs. T. Arnold, and W. H. Potts be re-elected auditors.
The Chairman.That is all the business,
the Hongkong Valunteer Corps during the night the vessel had not shifted her position, gentlemen. The dividend warrants are now anthropical medical man, but it is not plethora of foreign shipping ready and until further notice, the appointment to take and there was no sound of grating, as would ready.. likely to achieve the end desired by the willing to accept cheap freights in these
author.
SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Schleswig, with no particular prospect of among which must principally be reckoned
HONGKONG,
34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
FIRST FLOOR,
(WM. POWELL & Co.'s ald premusest.
any foreign competition that may work its way into these parts from abroad. A special ly gratifying feature of the report by Messrs. Lamke and Rogge, is the statement that two Indo-China hoats have been able to
effect from the 29th ult,
Tue convict H. Collins, who is now serving eleven years' penal servitude in Tokio Prison for communicating Ispanere war secrets to a Russian officer, is employed in prison in the manufacture of chip-braid.
THE revenue derived from the Botanical and Afforestation Department during 1924 was 525,201.44, made up as follows:-Sale of fares try products $18,208.34, sale of plants $716.94, loan of plants $492,16 and forestry licences in New Territory, $5,761.05.
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FOR rushing his ricksha across the road in front of an advancing tram-car, with which he collided and was sent flying into a party of Japanese, one of whom was knocked down, a ricksha conlie was this morning fined £20, and warned to be more careful in the future.
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in the Colony during that period was 111,193.
be the case if the bottom were penetrated by the rocks, and as the ship lies in a very shelter- hope that she will soon be floated and placed ed position all concerned have every reason to
in dock.
FIRE IN A STUDIO:
For some unknown reason there appears to be quite an epidemic of fires just now, and a remarkable fact in connection with them is that, in the majority of cases, neither the pre- mises in which they break out, nor the con- tents are insured. One of these mysterious outbreaks occurred again last night in the ground floor of No. 127 Wellington street,
which is at present unoccupied and empty. The fire, which started among some straw and rubbish left the previous day by the tenant who then left the house after occupying a floor for ten days only, spread up the staircase lead- ing to the firs: floor. This is occupied by Lam Ying Chee, as a photographic studio, the upper storeys being used as store-roomas and re- sidential quarters by the fokis of the shop. The flames consumed the staircase, and spread into the studio which was practic- ally. 'gutted, damage to the extent of $1,000 being done, which is not covered by Insurance. The firemen from No. 5 Sta- tion repaired to the spet and soon subdued
waters. The large amount of tonnage sent out by Norwegian caners, principally A ROYAL BIRTHDAY,
in order to meet the demand for aleant coal by one or either of the belliger King Christian IX, who keeps yet an
ent Powers will provide a competing factor other birthday to day, must be the doyen in the local trade. Nevertheless, we do not of monarchs on the active list, and the old.
lose sight of the fact that these foreign boats est living descendant of George II. Eighty are hardly up to the standard of local require seven fairly.eventful years have passed sincements, and we can almost positively assert he was born, on an 8th of April, at Gottorp, that the vessels of the local companies,
Ever filling a throne, ladeed, he never would, in the usual course of things, have Company, under the abic management of those of the Indo-China Steam Savigation filled one, had the views of his predecessor. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Company can, Frederick VII., on the subject of matrimony and undoubtedly will, hold their own against been less peculiar. That monarch found it convenient to separate from both his wives, and there had to be the London Protocol of 1852, and a Danish law of Succession of 1853, to settle the devolution of the Crown. That did not get upon King Christian's head till his daughter had been Princess of establish what they call record fixtures, IN days to come the Taipo Road should prove Wales for the best part of a year. Now, the having settled in the aggregate 115,000 one of the pleasantest walks in the Colony on the hottest day. The government father of the Queen-Consort of England is piculs at the rate of 30 cents per picu! from even the lies: connected monarch of his day. Saigon to a Philippine port. Such quan last year planted 53.578 nines along the thor His first son, the Royal Prince, married the tities, on the authority of this firm of ship-oughfare. The total number of trees planted Princess Royal of Sweden, and the son of brokers, have hardly ever been shipped be that marriage, Prince Charles, is the son-in-fore in one bottom. The vessels of the law of King Edward, and has made iwo Indo-China Company are specially adapted Royal grandfathers and a Royal great-grand- for the Far Eastern trade, a fact which is father King Christian's second son is King generally recognised, and in view of the George 1. of Greece, and the husband of enormous tonnage which the general the Russian Grand-Duchess Olga. Queen managers of this line control, the future Alexandra's next sister is the Dowager whatever it may be is sufficiently bright Empress of Russia, and their younger sister, with promise to justify the belief that the the Princess Thyra, is Duchess of Cumber- steamers of the Indo-China Steam Naviga land. And their youngest brother, Prince tion Company will be employed to the pro- MR. F. J. H. Droeze, Consul General of the Waldemar, is the husband of the Princess fitable advantage of their owners. The idea Netherlands-India, informs us that the Gover- Maric of Orleans. Thus will it be seen that has been expressed, and it is very generally nor General of Netherlands-India has decreed to-day a large circle" of royal relatives will entertained, that the conclusion of the war that all ships or vessels arriving from Hong- congratulate the aged King on the attain may result in a set-back to the shipping kong, or having called at this pon, are subject ment of his eighty-seventh birthday. For trade, which eamed such splendid returns days from the date of the departure from port:
| in Netherlands-India to a quarantine of five tory: the last seven years the anniversary of for shipowners last year. From our point or since the last case of plague on board. Im his birth has been celebrated in a very of view, however, the situation by no meansportation is temporarily prohibited of animal restricted manner on account of his Ma- warrants such a gloomy view, for the reason refuse, claws and hoofs, animal or human bair jesty's health, but this year it looks. as that a large increase in the trade with the and bristles, hides which are untanned and though there will a return to a fuller and northern ports may be considered a certainty which are salted or cured with arsenic, raw more public celebration. It is to be made whenever peace is concluded. Whatever wool and tags, bags or sacks which have the occasion of a great royal gathering at tonnage Japan has hitherto engaged in con- already been used, coming from Hongkong o Copenhagen to bottling done in China by Chinamen Princess Maude, Primaey were, on those of the war may not be released for many Netherlands-India tapestry and used em
where Queen Alexandra, sequence of her activity in the prosecution transhipped at this port, Alan is temporarily and fresh NE. winds may be expected in For prohibited to import from "Hongkong into mora Channel. Over the N, part of the China- Crown Prince of Germany were among those
Sea gradients are moderate and fresh to strong expected to meet and from whom the aged months to come. They will be required for broideries, unless they are transported as per: NE. winds will probably prevail, King would receive first greetings of con- the transport of troops and military services sonal baggaga or in consequence of change of Forecast-Fresh to strong. E. winds; [33-p gratulation.
generally from the Chinese malalaud to] rapidence.
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of the Growers and Distillers as compared
at the service of European Firms.
Hongkong, 30th December, 1904.
the flames, the services of the men from the Central Station not being required.. It is not known how the fire was caused, but as the door of the ground floor was open it is surmis ed that either a coolie or a beachcomber stroll- ed in for a quiet smoke and rest, and careless-
AT o pm on Monday next, at the European Y.M.C.A, a farewell meeting will be held in honour of the Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Southam, who will be leaving by the next German Mail for a twelve months' furloughs. The committes in charge wishes it to be made known that à 'cordial invitation to be present is extended to all those interested, bath ladies and gentle.ly
mes.
dropped a lighted match among the straw and débrit, and then seeing what he had done, bolted without stopping to give the alarm.
THE WEATHER.
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observa
On the 8th at 12.5 p. The barometer has Fallen rapidly over NE, Japan, and slightly over S. China.
A depression, coming from the continent is moving Eastward over the N. part of the Sea of: Japan, and the high pressure area is lying over the Yellow Sea.
Gradients continue slight on the China const
| cloudy, some rala,
KINGS PARK, KOWLOON,
that work upon the valley at the south-west Peporting upon this Park, Mr. Dunn says
comer of this area was entered upon at the beginning of the year (1934) with the object of combining accommodation for games with a certain amount of landscape effect; owing how. ever to the great demand for flat ground for gmes this scheme had to be abandoned and every foot levelled to accommodate them.
When the funds provided in the estimates of this Department were expended an extenderi scheme of draining and levelling was begun by the Public Works Department.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUP American (Siberia) roth inst., noon Indian (Catherine Apcar) coth inst. Indian (Arratoon Apcar) roth inst Canadian (Empress of India) 11th inst. German (Prinx Heinrich) 11th inst. German (Fressen), rath mat. American (Mongolia) 16th inst, Indian (Namsang) 17th inst.
The C. P. R. Co.'s 5.3. Empress of Chlua left Yokohama p.m., on Friday, the 7th inst. for Victoria and Vancouver.
The Boston S, S. Co.'s s,s. Chazee arrived New York on the 6th inst. .
The Boston S. S. Co's Hindustan sailed from Singapore to-day, the 8th inst., for Manila,
The O. S. S. Co. & C. M. S. N. Co.'s 5.5.
Machaon left Singapore p.m. 7th and is due here a.m., 10th inst
The P. M. S. 5. Co.'s's.s. Siberia Jest Manila this morning at 8 am., due Hongkong Mon- day the roth inst, at 6 am.
The C. P.. R. Co.'s s.s. Empress of India arrived at Shanghai at 1 a.m. to-day and leaves at 10pm, on same day for Hongkong where
she is due to arrive at 8 a.m., on Tuesday, the 11th inst
The 1.5. Zafro left Manila at to o'clock this morning and is due here on or about Monday at 3 p.m.
The Boston S. S. Co.'s 5.5. Lyra arrived at Yokohama on 5th,............
The Boston S. 5. Co.'s Shawmut will sail on
the 7th from Manila for this post.
The Imperial German Mail. Preussen carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 14th uit, has left: Singapore on Friday, at 5 pm, and may be expected here Con sath instigame)
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