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CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
18th laut. The April Criminal Sessions did not occupy the Court for long to-day, the Chief Justice (Sir Henry S, Berkeley) having disposed of the two cases before noon.
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE, Committed by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, He Hing
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 20, 1905.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endezve the opinions expressed by
Correspondents in this column.),
THE NAVY ESTIMATES,
TO THE EDITOR or tus "Hongkong Telmorarii." SIR-The Navy Estimates for the forthcom
CASK OF ANTHRAX.
18th inst At the Sanitary Board meeting this afternoon, the Coloala! Veterinary Surgeon submitted a report of a case of anthrax in the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot, on the 6th inst, which showed that the animal came into the depot on the afternoon of that day, along with eight others from Canton, and was found dead in the morning by the inspector in charge. The in- contact animals have been put under observa- tion, and the shed in which the balleck was found was washed and disinfected.
THE SITUATION IN MANCHURIA,
THE YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, ld.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The fifteenth ordinary general meeting of the above company, for which Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. are the Hongkong agents, was hold at No. 26, The Bund, Shanghai, on 11th
was placed on trial on the charge of commit | ing year show that the battleship programme stall when the premises were opened the next the injury inflicted on the line showed reserve: inst.
ting robbery with violence, undercircumulancea already fully recorded in these columns. The jury after hearing the evidence found him guilty, and His Lordship sentenced him to two years' Imprisonment with hard labour, and 20 strokes of the birch, to be administered withlu the first six months of his sentence.
GANO ROBIERY..
MARINE COURT,
LAUNCHES IN COLLISION,
is
the smallest recorded since 1895, when no Battleships at all were laid down, Taking a period of four years, 1903-5, the battleship pro- grammes of these four years were only ten ships against fourteen for the four years 1898-1901 and sixteen for the period 1894-7; 10 that the programme for 1905 is not only in itself exceedingly small, but it also follows upon a series of small programmes in 1901, 1993, and 1904.
In view of the facts, the question must be faced whether it is sufficient. And here it must be remembered that:
It is stated that the utterly destructive method adopted by the Russian in dealing with the railway north of Mukdes contrasts markedly with their methods immediately after leaving Labyang while retreating towards that town from the Liaotung Peninsula. Up to Mukden the Russians evidently looked forward to a dime in the near future when they would recover the road and employ it once more for their ow uses. But northward of Mukden they Mr. A. Rumjahn minuted: "I don't see why think only of the most effective kind of wreck this should be dealt with confidentially. It is ing, and the plain inference is that they have not in accordance with precedents. It is rath-abandoned all hope of again moving southward, er strange that it is not until deaths occur that at least for many months. cates are reported."
The Hon. the President minuted : "I have no objection to taking the paper publicly. The animat was only in the depôt a few hours,”
SCHOOL SPORTS.
18th inst.
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The Asahi Shimbun publishes a telegram from the front saying that at the time of the Battle of Mukden á division of Russian troops, aawly want from Europe, was reaching Harbin japanese scouts report that these troops are moving towards Changchun, evidently to assist the retreating army. It is therefore inferred that the Russians contemplate some resistance along the Chang-chup-Kirin line.
Trung Kung Fuk was arraigned in the charge of committing a robbery, with others not in custody, and putting a number of women in fear of their lives... This case has also been fully recorded in these columns. The jury found him guilty, and his Lordship sent him to (1) Germany and the United States are lay- hard labour for five years, and ordered him to.ing, down two battleships apiece, while in be given 24 strokes with the birch rod
France a programme of two battleships is con- templated, though not as yet definitely sanc-
In the presence of a large gathering of in- tioned, and in Rusia a very large programme terested spectators, athletic sparts in connec- Reports from the Hsingking district through (of sixteen battleships) is under discussion. If tion with the Hongkong schools were hold at which General Kawamaia's army marched, the two-Power Brandaid is to bo maintained in Happy Valley yesterday. H.E. the Governor show that in the region between Samachi and the naval programme of each year, at least four
was present and at the close of the competi- | Faihun the inhabitants seem to have suffered battleships should have been laid down by
tions distributed the prizes. Dr. G. H. Bateson- cruelly at the bands of the Russians. In most England Nor is it reassuring to observe that Wright, the head master of Queen's College, ofthe villages a large part of the houses were Germany, a single Power, has laid down fifteen thanked His Excellency for his kindness in wantonly burned and over a hundred corpses of battleships in the past seven years against the attending the sports and giving away the prizes, Chinese were found brutally murdera 1. Many against not a combination of Powers, but a British seventeen. The British advantage, and called upon the scholars for three cheers.of the people's horses also had been slaughter" d. These having been heartily given and acknow- Pit is an old method of war to lay waste the single Power, in that period is only two inledged by Sir Matthew Nathan, the band of country when retreating ao as to embarrass a paint of numbers in the most important class the Royal West Kents, which had been in at pursuing enemy. Some oxcuse may therefore of ship.
tendance during the afternoon, brought the be found for the burning of houses and the proceedings to a close by playing the National killing of horses. But to slaughter the peace Anthem. The results of the various events, ful inhabitants is more savagery. Another page and the times which must not be taken too in thus added to the evil record of Russian seriously, were as follows.-
deeds during this war.
17th inst.:
This morning before the lon. Capt. L. A. W. Barnes-Lawrence, R., Marine Magistrate, an inquiry was held into the circumstances attending the collision which took place be- tween the steam launches Tong On, ang Tsam, master, certificate No. $7, and the Rising Star, Cheung Shing Ki master, certificate No. 279, in the waters of this Colony, on the rath inst. Mr. Cheung Kam Ching, owner of the steam launch Tong On, was present to. watch his intere-ts.
The master of the Tong On-stated that on the 12th inst, at about to am, the boat he was in charge of and another launch, the Rising Star, left Hongkong from the same wharf, at Little Hongkong. He was leading while going through the Sulphur Channel, and rounded the point at West Pojat some 40 yards distant. The Rising Star Overlook witness's launch and then crossed his bows. He eased his engines as there was no room to tum lo port and struck the Rising Star just abaft the port beam. The Rising Star continued on her way, but witness returned to Hongkong.
The master of the Rising Star stated that
when making for Little Hongkong, the Tong On was on witness's port side. He ported his belm in order to round the point. The Tong On was never ahead of the Riding Star.—A pass senger in the Rising Star said that the launch left the wharf before the Tong On. She was leading until the collising took place. Another passenger asserted that the 7om On was never ahead of the Rising Star-Pang Tsam said he maintained that his vessel was abend at one time-Cheang Kan, a passenger on the Tong On, said he was on the hunch at the time of the collision. The Tong On teft the wharf first, and was leading until the Rising Star passed them..
The certificate at the master of the Tong On was suspended for one month.
BODY DUMPING
IN HONGKONG.
18th inst.
Among the items of business transacted by the Sanilary Board this afternoon was the con- sideration of a table submitted by the Registrar- General showing the number of bodies found in the streets, harbour and hillsides during 1904. These showed :-Victoria 764, Kowloon 407, total 1,171. Of these 12,8% were, upon examination, found to be the bodies of patients dead from plague.
The Hon. the P. M. O. minuted. The Board will learn from these figures that bodies are not thrown into the street because the persons have died of plague, for only twelve per cent of the total bodies found in the street have died of this disease. The fear of dis infection is not therefore the principal deter- mining cause, is it not more probable that the desire to avoid funeral expenses may be at the root of the matter? No doubt many of the coolio class are here without relations, and when they die there is no one interested in their funeral obsequies, and the lodging-house- keeper or other householder disposes of the body in the cheapest manner possible, namely, by depositing it in the street,
Mr. A. Rumfahn minuted-1 don't think the cost of burial has had anything to do with dumping. Before plague measures were intro. duced, dumping had never been heard of
The Hon, the Principal Civil Medical Officer pointed out that of the bodies dumped in Victoria during 1904 more than 84 per cont. were those of children under the age of ten years.
Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC, minated-Very interesting. This affords a striking instance of how dangerous it is to theorize on insufficient
data
Mr. Lau Chü Pak minated.-"As far as I know the dumping of dead bodies is mainly due to the fear of the stringent measures adopted in former years. That fear has not yet been dissipated. The poor Chincio can always obtain coffins gratis from the Tung Wa Hospital to bury their dead, and send their sick before they die to that institut. tion. It is therefore apparent that it is not done with the intention to avoid burial ex- penses. I hope, however, that the receiving houses, or branch hospital just started by the Chinese community will help to mitigate, if not entirely stop, this evil practice.
The Hon. the Principal Medical Officer, again minuted.-I don' see why the so-called stringent measures" should have increased the number of bodies found in the harbour so greatly, as those regulations are not applied to the population afloat, and it is to be presumed that most of those bodies found in the harbour belong to the boat-population. I believe that economic reasons constitute an important factor.
The Hon, the Registrar General submitted a table showing the following figures of bodies found!...
No plague cases-1,239.
Found in their houses. 573-46% Found in street, etc........ 666 - 54% 573-46% Plague cases-312.
214-69% 98** 31%
Found in their houses..... Found in street, etc..........
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CRICKET LEAGUE.
(2) A large armoured cruiser and a number of destroyers belonging to last year's Estimates have been abandoned, though duly voted by Parliament a remarkable departure, and sure ly a dangerous precedent
3) Thirteen battleships which figured as efficient in the 1904 oficial Admiralty return of battleships have been struck off the effective list, reducing the number of British battleships to the lowest ever recorded in the recent his. lory of the Navy.
The Navy League is aware that the losses of the Russian navy in the Far East are adduced to justify the small battleship programme. But I would point out that the ships lost all belong ed to the Russian naval force which was op posed to Germany in the Baltic, and the exist ence of which his at times been used in the construction. It is significant that the elimina- Past to justify the large German programme of
tion of these six Russian ships as was projected in 1900, when the German Navy was passed, is being laid down in 1905. Further, Admiral Tirpitz has informed the Reichstag armoured cruisers may be introduced in the that a supplementary programme of six large course of the autumn. This announcement was made after the insignificant proportions of the British programme were generally known.
It is difficult to understand why, if Germany has not reduced her programme, but on the contrary increased it, England should seriously reduce her efforts to maintain her naval posi "Battleship are the infantry and artillery of the een in one," says the United States Secre- tary of the Navy in a recent m. lorandum dwelling on the absoluta necessity of an ample force of these ships. The public should there. fore understand that "infantry and stillery are not being supplied to the British Navy in 1905 in the same proportion as they are being supplied to foreign navies. There is no escape from this dilemma: either we over-built greatly in the past or we are under-building to-day. fut a long series of extracts from First Lords speeches and memoranda could be produced, and will be produced if necessary, to prove that past Estimates only provided the minimum requisite for safety.
Lion
I am, Sir,
Long jump-For boys ranging between ten and sixteen. Li Pak Hün, 1; Walter Wong, 21 Y. Abbas, 3, Distance, 15 fest 8 inches.
100 yards handicap-For boys from ten to hireen. Ng Tat Ting, 1; M. Gochinco, 23 Lau Fuk Ching, 3. Time, 12 seconds.
10 yards handicap-For boys from thirteen 10 sixteen. A. M. Suffied, 1; Y. Abbas, 2; Hung In Kwong, 3. Time, 11 seconds,
110 yarda handicap-For boys from seven to ten. A. Castro, 1; E. Marques, 2; A. vedo, 3. Time, 18 seconds.
ato yards handicap-Open to all ages. A. M. Suffiad, 1; D. Soares, 2; Hung In Kwong, 3 Time, 24 2/5 seconds.
120 yards hurdle race (handicap)-Ten flights of 3 foor, 6 inch hurdles. For boys from thir- teen to seventeen. ̧ A, Ellis, 1 ; A. K. Rahman, 2; F. Vidal, 3 Time, 24-2/5 seconds
High jump-For boys from ton to fifteen A. M. Suffiad, F. Vidal, 2: Height 4 feet of inches.
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too yards handicap-For girls over ten, Agnes Lee, 1 : Winnie White, 7; Mable Long. 3. Time, 14 seconds.
Quarter mile handicap-Open to all ages. G. M. Suffiad, ‹ ; Y. Abbas, z ¦ Sz Shiu Kon, 3. Time, 561 seconds.
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On the south side of the Fushun-Mukden railway a great quantity of timber has been found. The interesting feature about this article is that its provenance is Hokkaido and it most consequedily have been imported by the Russians for railway purposes before the war commenced.
Details now received show that the Russians defended Tiebling with two divisions. The brant of the attack fell upon one japanese Aze-division, and the losses of the assailants were 700, those of the Russians being computed at One mile bicycle bandicap-Open to all ages. over 1,000. No guas or waggons were taken. George Lee, 1; M. Souza, 2; J. C. Palmer, 3- The enemy made his stand at a position of Time, 3 minutes 19 zis seconds.
great natural strength. Some 5 miles south of High Jump For boys from fifteen to sigh-Tichting runs the Fan River, an affluent of the teen. C. V. Currcom, 1; Walter Wong, a. Liao and nearly as large as the Hun. Be Jump, 4 feet 8 inches.
tween this river and Tiebling the country is broken into a number of commanding heights, while from the south the approaches to the river are over a long and gradual inclines com- pittely exposed to fire from these heights. Thus the place was ideal for defensive pur- poses, and the Russians had improved it by adding many works constructed during their days of leisure. They posted two divisions on the heights, and placed 30 guns in position at elevated points with 8 more on the plain. 100 yards handicap-For girls under tep. This constituted their line of defences. Ori- Kodie Ablong.; Kan Mui, 2 Time, 16-1/5ginally the Japanese contemplated attacking seconds.
with one brigade under Major-General Ishibashi but careful reconnaissance showed that such a ferce must prove insufficient. A second brigade was added, thus bringing the assailants to one division. The attack commenced ai naan on the 14th of March, and by evening the Russians were dislodged from the Fan heights. In the accounts laying berore us no particulars are given of the methods of attack of the quality of the enemy's resistance All that we learn ia that Major-General Umezawa advanced against the left, but we do not gather that there was any enveloping movement, nor do we find any explanation of the fact that such a splendid position was won with such ease. Probably the truth is that the Russians had lost heart, and that they knew themselves to be fighting a rearguard action. It will be remembered that telegrams from St. Petesburg spoke of this fight as an affair of great magnitude, and said that it had cost the Russians nineteen thousand men and 80 guns. But that appears to have been a gross exaggeration. In Japanese official re- ports, at least in those published, no mention whatever was made of à fight; the affair was treated as a subincident of the Battle of Muk den. After being driven from their first line of defence the Russians made a feeble resistance on a hill lying south-east of Tiehling, but on the 15th in the evening they abandoned this position also and applied themselves to smash- ing the railway and destroying the stores in Tiebling.
Throwing the cricket ball-Open to all ages. J. Chiu, 1 A. Tinto, 2; Louis Tinto, 3. Dis lance 92 yards.
Half-mile challenge cup-For boys from fourteen to eighteen. First prize, the Chater Cup," presented by Sir C. P. Chater, Kt, C.M.G. To be won two years in succession before be- coming the property of the competitor, A. M. Suffiad, Harry Brandt, 2; Hugh Anderson, 3. Time, z minutes 25 seconds,
Skipping race Open to girls only. Mabel
On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Loag, i: Agnes Lee. 11 Winnie White, 3. Navy League,
Your obedient servant,
so yards handicap-For all comers under seven. A. Remedios, 1; F. X. da Silva, z. Time, 8 seconds.
The Navy Leagu
WH. CAIUS CRUTCHLEY,
Secretary,
13, Victoria Sweet, S.W. March 15, 1905.
"PUSILLANIMOUS SEAMEN."
TO THE EDITON of the "Hongkong Telegraph." SIR-in yesterday's issue reference was made to the punishment indicted at the Magis tracy on sailors who declared they were afraid to proceed to Japan with a cargo of contra- article, because there can be no don't that band Many will agree with the tone of your risk does exist. liecause we do not know where the Baltic Fleet is, that is no reason
except in the direct line la Tapan. why we should suppose them to be anywhere
But that is not the pint, on Monday two gangs of men fram two different ships were seat to prison for three weeks because they re- fused to go to Japan, On Tuesday another gang of men appeared in court on the same day the Magistrale said there was no risk; on charge and they were discharged. On Mon-
Tuesday be held "there were reasonable grounds for their refusing to proceed." There is surely inconsistency in that. A couple of score of sailors have gone to prison because they believed there was risk in going to Japan. A day later the Magistrate is of the same opinion. If there was risk on Tuesday could it be said there was no risk on Monday? 't saem to me that the men who were convicted on Monday have been badly treated, and if there is any justice at all His Excellency the Governor should exercise his clemency and allow the men in be liberated. The matter closely affects all seamen and should receive the silention of the Government.-¡am, etc.,
Hongkong, 10th April, 1905.
SAILOR.
300 yards-For Chinese boys over fourteen. Hung In Kwong, 1; Chan Tin Fuk 2. Time, 33 seconds.
fco yards handicap-Open to all ages. Hang In Kwong, Hugh Anderson, 2; Albert Ellis, 3 Time, minute 33 1/5 seconds,
Seven furlongs handicap-Open to past pupils only. Sundurm 1; Ë: Hagen, 2. Tíme,
minutes 31 seconds.
100 yards three-legged race-Open to all ages. Daniel Soares and A. Raptio, 1; G. V. Curreem and Young Chuk, 2. Time, 15 seconds.
100 yards egg and spoon race-Open to xil ages. Chan Tak rak, i; Y. Abbass, 2.
Two-mile bicycle handicap-Open to past pupils only. 3. F. M. Remedios, !: A. H. Catroll, 2. Time, 6 minutes 35 seconds.
AN INTERESTING WEDDING
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It is stated that the Russian buildings at Tiebling were on a scale scarcely inferior to that of Liaoyang, and that they had accumu- leted immense stores of coal, fire-wood and provisions. Most of the important buildings were destroyed by fire, only so of the smaller remaining intact. There was also great des- truction of stores, but in this part of their work the Russians were not successful.
Mukden has suffered greatly at the hands of the Russians. The city within the walla is com- paratively safe, but all parts outside this pro- An exceedingly pretty wedding took place at tection have been more or less devastated. The Union Church, Shanghai, on 13th inst. be- The Russian officers who were taken pri- Iween Miss Mabel Law and Mr. Percy Crigh-soners at the same time as Genem! Nahkamoff The service was fully choral, and the are said to be quite satisfied with the reflection church had been beautifully decorated for the that they would not have been beaten had not occasion, with a profusion of lovely white their armies been surrounded. flowers and foliage. The Rev. C. E. Darwent performed the ceremony, and Mr. E. Hall presided at the organ.
ton.
AT SHANGHAL
Mr. Kuroda, the Nichi Nichi's corres, pondent, affirme that the first request preferred by the Russian prisoners everywhere was for food. They seemed to have been suffering something like starvation, and they eat raven ously everything given to them.
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The bride's dress was a lovely creation com- porod of white chiffon-satin, Chantilly lace, and Parma velvet, and she wore a tulle veil fastened with a wreath composed of orange blossom, A Kanjo has been granted to the field-tale- myrtle, and white heather. Her only orna- graph corps which kept up the communica of the bridegroom, and she carried a shower der-in-chief's head quarters during the Battle ment was a diamond and pearl brooch, the gift | lions between General Oku and the Comman bouquet composed of lovely white exotics and of Mukden. The document is given by separagus ferns. She was given away by Mr. General Oku, and judging from its language John Prentice, and Mr. Edmondston officiated the work performed by the corps must have as best man. Miss Minne Law and Mius Ada been something really admirable. Telegraphs ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER IN They were in pretty gowns of pale plak Ninon of war to modern times as rifles and cannon,
Law, sisters of the bride, acted as brida's maids. | And telephones are just as important elements
decorated with an exquisite white lace, and they ware wide brimmed picture bats composed of black tulle, trimmed with ostrich plumes, Instead of the usual bouquet they carried big granny muffs of pink velvet, and chiffon, trimmed with Parma violets, and both wore a diamond brooch, the gift of the bride-groom. There was no formal reception after the ceremony, od account of a receat family bereavement, but many of the friends of the happy couple, attended an informal reception at Yangtrepoo Villa, the residence of Mr. Prentice, the bride's stepfather.
THE HARBOUR.
18th inst.
At about 7.33 r.m, yesterday, a coolic named Yung Yau, 9 years of age, in company with two young companions engaged a boat al Shapkiwan Werl to go to Shakiwan. There were two women, two girls, and a man in the boat, and they agreed to take the men across the Bay. When half way across Yung Yau began to skylark with one of the girls and as she resented his attentions, it is alleged, he pushed her into the sea, and she was drowned, the other girl and the coolies being able to rascus her, though they all jumped into the water to try to save her. Yung You also jump. ed overboard, but as he could not swim he had to be rescued by his companions. A report of
Mrs. Frentice wore a lovely gown of black Ninon over white silk, inset with panels of Chantilly lace, the bodice of which had a yolk and vest of cream lace, studded with tiny diamond bottons, and relieved with touches, of heliotrope velvet. With it was worn a
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General Kawamura's army 'is now known as the "Army of the Yalu." In a message of approval addressed to it by the Emperor, his Majesty uses that appellation. The message alludes specially to the terrible climatic con ditions that this force had to encounter in masching through the mountains northward of the Yalu during the depth of winter. The feat was certainly one of extraordinary endurance The men must have slept in the open most of the time, and how they ever won through to Fushun is a marvel. We can not tell the exact date of their landing in the estuary of the Yalu, but it was approximately the close of january, and between that date and the 28th of February, when they carried the Russian posi lions south Fushun, they must have suffered hardships without precedent in the case of an stacking army, Troops driven from their
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The Chairman (Mr. J. M. Young) said- Gentlemen, the report and accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1904, having been in your hands for some time may I presume, be taken as read. It affords your directors very great pleasure to be able to submit these statements, showing as they do working ac- counts both 1903 and former years and for 1904 that beat any previous records of the As soclation. The balance to be dealt with under the former of thess accounts is $238,100.62 and as stated in the report is recommended to be distributed as follows, vir
To payment of a dividend of 20 per
cent or $12 per share ...................$ To transfer to reserve fund.....
To transfer to r/ipsurance fund.... To be carried forward
96,000.00 $0,000,00 10,000.00 42,190.62
$238,190 62
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Proposed by Mr. Ambrose, seconded by Mr. Cooper That Mr G. H. Thomson be elected auditor to serve until the next ordinary general meeting of shareholders, and that his remunemtion be Tls. 250 per annum,
Proposed by the chairman, seconded by Mr. 1. Cooper: That the directors are hereby directed and authorised to pay to the secretary and taff of the association à bonus on their salarles for last year and that it be left to the Board to decide the amounts to be paid, which however shall in no case exceed zo per cent..
Mr. Jackson said that on his own behalf and on behalf of the staff he would like to thank Mr. Young very much for the kind remarks he had made about them. They appreciated it very much. He also thanked the share- holders for voting them a substantial bonus, which he need hardly say was also much ap precinted.
The meeting then terminated--N. C. D. News.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT KEFORMER.
A Swatow letter reports the death, a short. time ago, at his home in Chaiping-chou, pra- vince of Kwangtung, of H.E. Wang Kung-doo, late blinister-designate to Japan, at the age of If you sanction this proposed allocation, the fifty-two. The foreign community will remem- reserve fund will be raised from $700,000 to
bar him as the person who, during the eventfal $750,000 and we shall also open a re-insurance paried following the coup d'état ofthe Empress fund with a credit balance of $50,000 which we Dowager in September 1898, was inveigled by think will be an advantageous and convenient the then Shanghai Taotai, Ts'ai Chun, into the way of providing to a small extent for risks Bureau of Foreign Affairs on the Bubbling that may exceed the lines generally taken by
Well Road, and imprisoned there as a Re our underwriter. Owing to our increasing
former and suspected member of Kang-Yu- business and the larger cargoes now carried wer's Reformer Party. It will also be remem by steamers we have often a good deal of re
bered that when it became known at the time insurance to arrange. Many other offices have that Wang Kung-doo(Huang Chun-hsien) wasto adopted this plan and it seems to work satis. be transferred by Tsai Tantal into the native city, factorily. We hope to add to this fund year by probably to be decapitated by orders from Fek. year using it if necessary to meet any extra-ing, several foreigners tried to make a raid one ordinary claims or for equalising the dividends night on the Bureau of Foreign Affairs with to shareholders. In the meantime it, like the the object of liberating the Reformer, unfor i-crease to reserve fund, renders the enlarge. tunately without success. Finding, his efforts ment of the Association's capital, to the at removing his prisoner into the adtive city desirability of which I have referred at the ineffectual, Tea Tastai kopt him in the two last annual meetings, less pressing, al Bureau of Foreign Affairs, until a Rescript though that point must be kept in view arrived from Peking setting him at liberty. should we continue fortunate enough to
From Shanghai Wang left for the South, to experience further expansion of business or should there be a considerable decline in the rate of exchange which would render il neces- sary to increase the capital of the association, As regards the working account to 31st De cember, 1904 the net promis earned during the year amount to
1.110,534.86
as against the preceding year......$ 859,819.47 being an increase of...
€ 230,715-39
Early in the year we had some rather beavy losses but later on were more fortunate, so that the balance at credit of this account on the 31st December 1904 was $623,364.95 against
$432,475.30 the year before. The balance of $623.361.95 includer an item of $93,067.80 for interest earned and out of this your directors propose to pay a special dividend of 5% or $3 per share, $24,000, bringing the amount to be carried forward down to $599,364.95. Although the losses and claims pending against the 1904 account are $75,000 more than they were at this time last year against the 1003 account the liability for unexpired riska against the same is not ex ceptionally heavy and the amount carried for. 'ward should be amply sufficient to meet all claims and we trust will leave a gond balance besides, Pending claims account former years are estimated at about $13,000 more than they were last but as we carry forward $42,190,62 against $34.428.17 this should be amply suffi cient. Of the $166,133.55 due by agencies, premia in course of collection, and sundry out standings on the 31st December 1904 $215,000 have since been received. Your directors are also satified that the properties against which the association has made advances afford ample security. Exchange and investment fluctuation account. The difference in the rate of sterling exchange on the 31st De- cember 1903 when it was 2/5 5/16 and on same date 1904, taken at 3/9 or say a rise of 11.3 per cent. accounts to a great extent for the $31,903.8t by which the credit balance has been reduced to $5,809 48. Market de- preciation in some of the association's invest.. menis at the latter date account for the rest of the apparent loss, which is however cons ably reduced if we calculate on to-day's quot tinns. Expenses.-The percentage of expenses to premia during 1994 was only 13.52 per cent. against 18.06 per cent, for the preceding year, We must bear in mind that a large proportion of the increased premia earned in 1904 was due to war risks so it seems doub1ful whether the same amount of premia income will be long maintained, but when peace is happily re- stored we trust the great expansion of trade that it is natural to expect will follow, will afford us opportunities for fully parti cipating in the benefit. In the new year 1975 we have not advanced far enough to Justify and prophesying on my part, but we are content with the experience as far as it has gone We are interested in the case of one or two vessels, seized by the Japanese government under pretexts we hardly yet rightly understand, but having no reason to doubt that the government desires to act fairly and legally we hope for the best issues from the questions now before the courts. Under the circumstances it is not desirable to discuss the matter at this point. Provision has been made in our estimates in case of adverse decisions. The past year has been as you will readily understand one of constant care and heavy anxiety for Mr. Jackson. To have achieved the splendid results now laid before | you optitles him and the other members of the staff, think, to the thanks and recogni- that I shall be merely anticipating the general tion of shareholders, (Hear, hear) Feeling wish of the shareholders, I propose, with consent of my colleagues on the board, doing ourselves the pleasure of submitting a resolu tion before we separate to give them a bonus of not exceeding 20 per cent on the salaries paid to them during last year. (Hear, hear). In conclusion I should like to acknowledge the valuable service of Mr, C. W. Wrightson and Mr. G. W. Gilbour as directors of the associa tion during the lime they wore on the board, Before putting the formal resolution to the meeting passing the report and accounts shall be very glad to answer to the best of my ability and question any shareholders may wish to put, Thera boing no questions the following reso- tutiors were put to the meeting and adopted unanimously-
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his home in Chiayingchou, which he never left, although restored to his former rank and titles by the "Grace" decree issued by the Empress Dowager on her seventieth birthday anniversary, last November, whereby "all who were de graded or proscribed for being implicated in the reform movement of 1898 are pardoned and restored the respective ranks and titles each held at the time of his proscription, or degra dation." The deceased was Chinese Consul General at Singapore in 1893, and an M.A. (Chojen) in literary rank. In 1895 he returned ta China and in January of the following year was appointed Chief Secretary of Admiralty Affairs in Tientsin, In November, of the same year he was appointed Minister to Germany, but did not proceed, his place being taken by H.E. Lu Hai-buan, now Treaty Com missioner here and President of the Peking Board of Works, In June 1897 he became Salt Intendant of Human and then Acting Pro- vincial Judge, in which post he became the right-hand man of the late Chen Pao-chen, the enlightened Governor of that province, in his reforms. In August 1898, a month before the famous coup d'etat, the deceased was appoint. ed Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan, but be. fore he could proceed thither he, as well as Governor Chen Pag-chen and other enlightened officials, was engulfed in the cataclysm which Kang Yu-wei's influence over the Emperor produced. Coming to Shanghai, the deceased was arrested by the Shanghai Thotai of the time as already noted.-N. C. D. News.
SLAVERY IN`SIAM.
particulars of two new laws of some importance On the 7th inst, the Bangkok Times gave
slavery, even in the modified form that has to this Kingdom. Recognising that debt
been legal in Siam for a number of years past, in an impediment to the progress of the coun ry, Bis Majesty has been pleased to enact a law which will presumably be the last required. on this subject. The new measure will gra- - dually result in the entire disapperance of slavery from Siam, says the Timer, since no one can be born a slave, and no one not a slave at present can now be made a slave. The liabilities of the existing slaves can- fixed rate. What is new not be increased, and are paid off at a and important in the law is that no one can any longer be constantly been accepting the position of debt made a slave, since hitherto people have
slaves. It is not uncommon to find people who think that no law will prevent the con tinuance of this state of things in Siam, Bat hitherto the buyer of slave has got certain legal rights for his money, and he will think twice before paying money for nothing. The existing law as to the treatment of slaves is not by any means always observed; a still common punishment for a sive is to be chained up; but on the whole they are well treated, just as well as they will be when they are ordinary hired servants, it is not at all on that ground that this law, which means the final extinction of the institution, is to be the preamble of the Act, that the existence of welcomed, the plain füct being, as stated in
slaves among the Thai is an impediment to the progress of the people as a whole,
MUKDEN
It is stated that when Mukden was taken there were found there ten Japanese women. accordingly employed as interpreters. For all Four of them could speak Russian and were. her gentle self-effacing ways the Japanese fe male can not be said to lack enterprise.
A party of Russian female nuries, number ing some 70 or 80, attempted to escape from Mülden on horseback, but their services belds much needed for the purpose of ministering to their own wounded countrymen, they wore detained.
Fathun, though a walled town, is a vary small place. We read that there are only 200 houses inside the enclosure and 100 outside it, The latter should be spoken of in the past tense for they suffered so severely in the battle as to lose their habitable capacity,
The following is the League table up to date: the occurrence was made to the police at Shau toque of black lace over white, trimmed with cantonments and compelled to retreat during | la'tsels at exchange 73 on the rath in at the found is insignificant-only some six in all
Club,
Matches,
At about two miles westward of Fushun on the road to Machustan the Russians had a big bread-baking establishment. They set fire to Proposed by the chairman, seconded by Mr. it when retreat became inevitable but the con Such:-That the report and directors' statement flagration is said to have been only partially of accounts for the twelve months ending the destructive. Great quantities of baked bread 31st of December, 1954 be accepted and passed and of materials for making it were taken.
Proposed by the chairmún, seconded by Mr. There are various rumours about the myste Skottowe:-That a dividend at the rate of assicusly spirited-away artillery. One informant per cent, being $15 per share on the paid-up alleges that many of the guns, have been due capital of the association be declared, payable out. Another sister that the number ther
noon Mr. and Mrs. Crighton left for the South but, the Japanese must have bad extraor- or the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor bottom of the Hut, The water, however, is
still too cold to permit careful investigation. where they intend to spend the honeymoon, dinary confidence in the the quality of these poration, Shanghal, to sharehold srs of record The bride's going away dress was composed of men to whom they assignad such a task, on the 11th of April 1995.
It is stated that afrangements are being made brown face cloth, relieved with cream lace and Any one who saw the men before they left Proposed by Mr. Weis, seconded by Mr. to lery taxes in the Mukdes district. In order pretty embroidery in which appeared artistic Japan would have felt that the confidence was Rival-That Mesus. E. B. Skottown and R. 1. to avoid needless trouble, the plan is to make 16 12 is rumoured in Tokio that the Government touches of orange, with which she wore a white futified, but when we remember that one of Festan be elected directors of the Association these taxes supplementary; that is 10, way to
has under contemplation the monopoly of the cloth hat turned back with cinnamon brown the factors of Russian hope was a belief in the and also that Mesa. J. M, Young, Joba Prentice levy them by way of an addition to rates alrea sake and sugar trades, and that a Bill for the valvet, and trimmed with white ostrich plumes inability of the Japanese to endure cold, it is and H. J. Such be re-elected directors, to dy in operation. The proceeds are expected withdrawn, into 15s Diet during the next session,
monopoly of one of the two will be introduced and a scarf of orange crepe de chin, Shanghas seen how radically mistaken all outside cati-serra until the next ordinary general meeting to amount to soma two million yen yearly
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Played. Wes. Lost Drawn Points.
Craigengower... 18
Kowloon....... 18 A. O. C.
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H.K. C. C. "A" 17
R. E 17 H.K. Police 17 R.G.A. Bård Co. 16 Civil Service... 18. R. A. M1 0. Farsea
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kiwan, and Yung, who is at Quarry Bay, was arrested. This morning Inspector Robertson placed him before. Mr. F. A. Haze- land, at the Magistracy, charging him with mauslaugh.er, and the case was adjourned.