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APRIL 28, 1905.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1905.
THE SEASON OF EXODUS.
It has been said that "In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love," and judging from the number of
THE band of the rag:h Baluchis will play on the New Parade Grennd on Monday next the rst May, from 5 p.m. to 6.30. pin,
TILE S.s. Lothian lett Chinwantab on Wednes. day with coolies for South Africa. She will call here and at Singapore en roufs to Durban,
for
THE 5.8 /A5 il sailed hence this moming Chefor to embark a further batch of coolies for South Africa. She will call here on her way
to her final destination,
The final shoot for the 500 yards April rphy
in connection with the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association takes place at King's Park Range, Kowloon, to-morrow from 1.30 to 5 p.nr.
THE matters of two-launches: licensed to carry passengers were this morning fined $30, and $6 respectively, for carrying passengers in excess of the number provided for by their Licences,
will be opened presumably only by the admiral
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BLOCKADE RUNNING:
CAPTURED:DAPTAINS IN KÒNGKONG.
Recent arrivals from Nagasaki by the ss Mongolia include Captain Robertson, of the 5. Rosely, and Captain Tate of the 1, Lath Japaneso carly in the year, when on voyages Ington, whose steamers, were captured by the
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voted many a laugh in Hongkong to-day everybody knows, there is a long passage run IN connection with our Shanghal tolegram
Queen's Road with Des Vinux Road Since fog through the Hongkong Hotel connecting giving details of the burning of the 8,5. Yarn 19%, and printed in our issue last evening, itadivostok with cargoes, of coal for the Rus the Hotel was opened it has been one of the Has been suggested to as that, he the wire as Seen this morning by a representailva most popular shoroughfares in the city. At all
of the Hongkong Telegraph, a joint question times of the day and night people would be met. might have been misread for the Hongkong was at once put to him by both the captains to the passage, some honestly taking a short agents of the vessel having furnished the in who asked where the Hongkong papers got cut, others, waving for the bars, nad then ghin formation, it may be well to explain that the their information regarding mercantile matine others who sauntered along to see whom they particulars were transmitted by our own cor matters. From headquarters whenever pos could see Everybody in Hongkong has taken respondent at Shanghai. It seems to usible replied the reporter, when not, from advantage of the passage. In the centre there obvious that, as the news was reproduced under sources considered well informed. They are a couple of swing doors, which a Chinese the general heading of telegrams and printed weemed to doubt the accuracy of the state boy opened and closed, as people approached. in the same type as distinguished fram that of
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in view of the items appearing in a local But now alas that Chinesa boy is without am another cablegram transmitted in the same to give an account of their experiences when arbitrary Government have stepped in, and local news and also immediately following journal concerning their vessels, but passed on playment. His arduous task is o'er for an message, the ambiguity could not have arisen captured early in the year. Captain Robertson "advised the barricading of the passage. This said that on the stili January last, when in Lat forenoon there was n big plank across the door, 36° 13′ N. and Long, 130° 48′ E. he sighted a surmounted by the legend — No Thorough- Japanese cruiser bearing down on him and fire (by order of the Govetoment)".' 'Busy men soon signalled him to stop. He considered dis- | in a hurry to make that exira half cent, comi Cretion the better part of valour and shut off missionrapped their heads against the barricade. steam. A boat with an officer and six men Hurrying clerks, who had just spent half-a- then put off from the craiser and went along-minute too long in witching a fine billiard UNLICENSED PILOTS IN HONGKONG,side the Railey, which the officer and two of Broke, ran at the barricade as if they thought the men at once boarded. The officer inquired they were being made the victims of a joke ; what their destination was and asked questions then sadly they retraced their steps and went concerning the cargo, and to satisfy himself on round by Pedder Street. The lazy casual mean- the point had the taches taken off. Ile then dered up to the sign, ready it, wondered, and inspected the ship's papers, and subsequently read it again. Then the questions began. · And signalled for a prize crew. This was speedily be the management of the Hotel made a huge to Sasebo, where she arrived on the 13th Jan Rive a full and true explanation of the reason unry. An inquiry was held on the 14th, and for this" No Thoroughfare", poticomio at each as a result on the 19th he received orders to entrance to the Hotel, which makes six, and ouu crew the next day. They proceeded to Nation, or half of it, is rather funny. An Ameri prepare to leave the steamer with the entire on each side of the barricade. The explana- gasaki and there the sailor, firemea, officers and can sailor got slightly elevated one night— engineers put up at the Clifton House Hotel, corned he would call fr. He pushed where they were all well housed, well treated the other side. The sad sea deg, forgouing one of the leading hostelries of Nagasaki, through the swing-doors and met a lady on and well fed. Later on the captain gave the his manners, squeezed through and brushed firemen and sailors passages to England and against the lady, Disgraceful! The lady was Bayern. The Captain denied that the British he said nothing. Marrellous The lady the men left on the Norddeutscher Lloyd a decidedly annoyed. But give all the fair sex,
Consul at Nagasaki bed anything whatever to knew better than to complate in the manage do with sending the men home, as recently ment. She went to the Government and her Government went down on their bended knees arguments were so strong and virile that the and said in chorus" It should not happen again, oh no it shall not happen again," white the band played on. The Lord High Chan cellor, or whoever represents that dignitary, and the lady sang d duct. We will show them what we are" and the comic opera proceeded. advising" as we said before, that the door Then came the letter, from the authorities,
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Hongkong, of late, it would seem that there is much truth in the poetic dictum. But in the spring the thoughts of those who live
in the Colonies and especially in the Fared at various offices for the collection of funds SUBSCRIPTION lists have been recently tender Bast also turn, whether lightly or sadly, to which it is purported will be devoted to the the Homeland, and the best evidence of that erection of a certain building of the Catholic fact is found in the portentously long lists bearers of the subscription lists are in no way Church. We are requested to state that the of passengers who are journeying to Europe identified with the Roman Catholic priests in by every steamer leaving Hongkong. In Hongkong. former days, the merchant and the assistant who left for the East considered that he was practically exited for life; he either made a fortune and returned to his native land to enjoy it, or he languished for the remainder of his natural life in the colony to which be bad emigrated. That has all been changed, mainly through the service of fast steamers which are continually on the track from East
YUAN Shih-kai has obtained the permission of the Throne to purchase 6,000 horses for Pei. yang Forces. These animals are required at 20 forth with at Changchiakou, the rest may once. He has ordered the purchase of some be bought later on. The officer in charge of the purchase has been authorised to draw from the provincial treasury of the province, Tis:
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AT the Soldiers' Clubs this evening H. E. the General Officer Commanding will present the SIR-The inquiry held in Hongkong yester, prizes for the annual billiard tournamens day into the circumstances attending the strand cricket challenge shield and the football chating of the steamship Kong Nam of Hongkong lenge shield. The final and deciding game for raises some interesting questions, at least from Police and the Sergts. Meus, R.G.A. will fits voyage from Hongkong to Kangmoon, on the be played.
West River, under the charge of an experienced master mariner. After passing through the the ship's brokers, took charge or gave advice, South Channel, a Chinese pilot, supplied by and during the lemporary absence of the master-a matter of four minutes the pilot Chinese steersten naturally obeyed. As the gave instructions to alter the course, which the result of the deviation from the course set by the master, the Kang, Nars sighted the wrong no lives were lost, but the first question which guiding light and went shore. Fortunately
will be askid is-Why was an unlicensed pilot permitted by the ship's brokers to take charge the pilot disappeared, and in their judge Southampton, and their wages, he said, of the vessel? When the accident occurred stated in print. They were sent straight home ment--which is our opinion was eminently were to be paid to them up to date of their correct in so far as Captain Frampton was arrival in the United Kingdom, exactly in the concerned-the Court made no reference to same way as if the vessel had completed an the missing pilot. It was the master who was interrupted voyage, and their agreement had put on trial for an error which was not terminated. For his own part the captain originally his fault. That he was exonerated could not see where the story came in about the will please all who follow sea maiters but can nothing be done about the pitot, whose action captured by the Japanese and taken out of the men having grievances. When they were in changing the ship's course was the real vessel they were treated very well, being must be blocked up, otherwise whether, there cause of the stranding? ft has been said he in no way inconvenienced, and they lost, was or was not a hint about the licendo is fore that there are plenty of licensed pilots in nothing whatever. In fact they were given, another story. So now the door is barricaded Hongkong, and that notwithstanding the every consideration even to being put up by a thick plank, the Chinese usher is groan- denial of several master mariners who were at one of the first-class hotels in Nagasakking in the corner, and a lot of people, wrathful, anxious to qualify. If that be so, why should Instead of as might have happened; being away amused, or expletive, according to their several the safety of some ajo lives be entrusted to the in some third or fourth class den, where there natures, are commenting on the sign-"No temporary care of an unlicensed Chinese might have been plenty of cheap drink, but Thoroughfare, (by order of the Government),” pilot? And having gone out of his way to very little clean and wholesome food. As Will it be necessary to put up red lamps on alter the course, was that pilot not liable to regards the officers and engineers of the each side of the barricade at night, and erect appeared, and it is doubtful if he will ever be. gnth at the request of the underwriters. men?---Nous verrons. punishment by the Court. Of course, he has dis vessel, they were detained at Naganahi-for one sentry-box arrangements for night•waich«
seen again, but in these days when there is a They were also in the Clifton House Hotel very heavy traffic between Hongkong and during the whole time, with wages running on the West River, it would be interesting to know as if still on the voyage. how many unlicensed pilots have even tein-month they signed off the anticies, were given was discovered that not only had the preparary charge of the passenger vessels. Every six weeks' extra pay, and the officers and cer- mises not been so seized but the washer week some thousands of longkang residents tificated engineers were each paid60 in man had pawned all the articles entrusted travel to Macao and Conlon, and it would not cash so that they could make their own to him for washing, one householder alone be comforting to think that unlicensed Chinese arrangements as regards their passages home, reporting the loss of her entire bundle of pilots have full sway, even for a few minutes, the uncertificated engineers receiving 47 clothing and household linen, and from a
over the lives on board Perhaps the Kong each. "These are hard facts," he said, "and. The board of directors beg to submit to the boarding-house amounted to a large quantity. Nam case may have the effect of remedying. now that I am on the subject let me em shareholders the accompanying audited state. A search was made for the dhobic, in order such a state of affairs if they exist in other phasice, with all the force at my commandment of accounts with balance sheet to the stai....... that he might explain matters, but it was found boats, and if that result is attained the strand the fact that at the present time there are far December, 1991, he had slipped and left no trace. The resulting of the Kong Naw will not have been an too many foreign teamen in the Britiab is that the owners of the pawned linen have upmixed evil.-Yours, etc.,
mercantile marine, and whon trouble arises on. either to submit to their loss, or pay the pawn- broker for its redemption.
board, or there is friction between the crew and the captain and officers, it is almost invariably ihe foreigners that are at the bottom of it all Captain Tate of the us. Lethington said Kis experiences were exactly similar to those related by Captain Robertson, except that he was captured on the 12th of January, about 70 miles cast of Tau-Shima Island by Torpedo Boat No. 71 and taken to Sasebo the same day. He left on the 20th, with his entire crew in company with Captain Robertson, for Naga. saki, where his crew was treated similar to that of Captain Robertson. Both the skippers speak in the highest terms of the treatment
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A DHOBIE from Feel Street told the police that bis premises and all the propeny thereia had been seized by order of a writ from the Supreme Court, and he wanted the matter investigated. Investigations were accordingly made, when is
By kind permission of Cal, W. G. B. Western, cs, and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Bat to West, and the moderate fares prevailing."The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regt.) At one time a visit to the East meant certain will play the following programme of music, during dinner, at the Hongkong Hotel, 10- A. S. WATSON & Co., estrangement from early friends for such a period that the thread of friendship was
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snapped for ever, and the wanderer found him- selfon foreign land when be reached his native 132 shores. He had been forgotten in the rush and' turmoil of the day, and his place filled' by others who preferred to remain in the home circle. He was looked at askance, and he had the soul-harrowing task of beginning all over again the work of "making friends." In many cases, the chilling reception, the look of anrecognition, aud the stilted con- ventionality of everything pailed on the "bird of passage," and with a sort of in. dignation he packed up his luggage, and rejurned to the land which had been his home for a score of years or more, and set tied down among the faces which had be come more familiar to him than those whom he once called his dearest and best. With the advent of quick steamers, rapid mail lines, and cheap fares a quiet revolution has been carried out. Few are left to linger, for any length of time in the Colonies. They make periodical runs home, meet old friends, renew acquaintances which have not grown too rusty to be forgotton, and merge into the life to which they have been accus tomed. A trip home is a mere nothing nowadays; it is a mere excursion to the sea side, so to speak, and the result is that those who are fortunate enough to have made the necessary arrangements are now-studying passenger lists, and cabin places, with the per doz. intentness of a naval assessor, over a chart. A word of warning might, however; be con- quarts. veyed to those who see visions of waving corn and feathery lanes in the near future. $10.00
Unless, passages are booked early, it is practically impossible to obtain berths on any of the regular steamship lines. The 22.00 bookings are so well ahead that months may elapse-barring accidents-before the 32.00 desired berth is obtained, so that time has to be taken by the forelock by those who Sandeman's Very Crusty Old Port... 42.00 wish a confoftable passage to the old coun try. Indeed, the P. & O. management have completed all arrangements far to the year, and it is only by a fluke that N.B-All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at first or second-class passages can be pro home, thereby ensuring to our Customers vided. But Bukes, like the unexpected, all the advantages accruing from bottling frequently happen, so that there may be done at home under the direct supervision hope for the dilatory after all. It is a signi- ficant sign of the times, however, that there of the Growers and Distillers as compared should be such an exodus at this time of the yto bottling done in Chíns by Chinamen year now a days, and it may be a proof that
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ANNAM.
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At the end of the
THERE looked like trouble in Robinson Road a few mornings ago when the peaceful slum- at a most unearthly hour by strange sounds and bers of a weary resident were rudely disturbed
The Statesman's Year Book says of Annam strong epithets. Nipping out of bed and slip. French intervention in the affairs of Annam, ping a useful iron into his hip pocket-having which began as early as 1787, was terminated of course first donned his nether garments--he by a treaty, signed on June 6, 1885, and ratified proceeded to creep to the front door and, at Hud on February 23, 1894, by which a peering out into the darkness, was able a French protectorate has been established over discern about a score of angly cooles chattering Annam. Priace Bun Lam was proclaimed and gesticulating over one of their number King on January 31, 1889, under the title of who was in the hands of a sturdy constable: Thann Thai. The ports of Turane, Qui-Nhon, accorded to them by the foreign resident of So theatening an attitude did they assume and Xuan Day opened to European commerce, Nagasaki also of the kindness and hospitality that Peol'a progeny had to draw his revolver and the customs revenue conceded to France; ofthe Japanese themselves. Captains Robertion and the action apparently bad the desired French troops occupy part of the citadel and Tate leave together for home by the effect. When matters quieted down the coolie (called Mang-Ca) of Blue, the capital French mail on Tuesday next. was able to explain bis presence on certain (population 30,00). "Annamite functionaries, property, and the resident stole back to bed as under the control of the French government, the clock in the hall struck four.⠀⠀
administer all the internal affairs of Annain.. The area of the protectorale: In about 52,100 square miles, with a population in 1901 of 6,124,0:0, of whom 4,coo were Chinese and ago European, The population is Annamite in the towns and along the coast, and consists
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THE TOKIO MARINE INSURANCE CO., ED.
The report presented to the shareholdery at the forty-fifth ordinary general meeting held at
the office of the Company, on the 4th inst, and forwarded to us by the local agents the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, is as follows:
Profit and loss account, 1903, and Former Years, The balance in band on this account at the beginning of the year was yen 1,531,467. 984; during the year the total disbursements have ampooted to yen 131,430.594. © Tha directors recommend the payment of a divis dend of 14%, nus of this account, which will absorb yen 56,150,000 and that the balance of yen11,343,787.390 be carried forward.
Working Account. 1904. The net premia for the year amount to you 1,515,102,647, against which net claims and losses have been settled aggregating yen 319,836.996 or 11117; the expenses amount to Yen 146,490.963 or 6.67%. There therefore remaint a balance of yen 1,048,774.68 to which has to be added Interest of year,146.500.00
Investments.ith a view to providing
for any eventual fluctuations in first class securities, the prices in the accounts are con siderably below those provaleat on the gist December
Surplus. The funds in hand in excess of, capital stand at Yon 2,600,958.368 A
Directors Messrs. H. Shoda and S Sesaki retire from the board, but again offer their service to the shareholders het merka
Talima retire, and offer themselves for re-
Auditors Messrs. M. Futatsuhashi and S.
By the Board of Directors, Tokia 5th March, 1905.-
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
COMFLYING with the request of the Chinese Government, the Japanese authorities have, a THE case in which an Indian charged his
Tokio despatch to the Osaka Asahi ways, ap master, a shopkeeper at 57 and so Queen's
pointed Mr. S. Nishiyrma, a senior expert in Road Central, with assault, was called on be
the Mining Bureau of the Department of fora Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy this of various tribes of Mols in the hilly tracts. Agriculture and Commerce, to take charge of election. morning. It will be remembered that on the There are 430,000 Roman Catholics. There the tour of exploration which the Chinese evening of the 11th instant, the complainant, who are secondary schools with 23 teachers and Government has arranged in order to fully was a pedler in the employ of the defendant, 6 pupils. The productions are rice, maize utilise the mineral resources of the country, returned to the shop and said he had not been and other cereals, the areca aut, mulberry able to sell anything at all. Raman Dass, it cinnamon, tobacco, sugar, betel, was alleged, then got very angry, and seizing bamboo, excellent timber, also caoutchouc, WHILE the 25. Val Sang was lying in Labuan, an empty bottle belaboured Blachand over the cardamons, cofile, dye, and med clual plants. North Borneo on the 14th inst., it is alleged head and band, so that he had to be removed Raw silk is produced, amounting annually to that a Greman on board, named Man Yip, stole to the Government Civil Hospital, where it was bout, 300,000 kilogrammes, one third of which from the box another fireman, named Lau found necessary to amputate & finger of the is exported, and the remainder used in native Yau, Ssi Tahlver, and a promissory note for for the complainant, and Mt. P. W. Goldring of cattle in Annam and catt e rearing is of error Street, Hongkong. The master of the ́injured hand,—Mr. O. D. Thomson appeared manufactures, There are about 215,000 head $10, paypala at sight at the On Kee Bank, in
of Messrs Button, Hett and Goldring, was for some importance. There are iron, copa Ken was warned by wire of the theft of the the defendant-Upon evidence being fed it sinc, and gold in the province of Quang Bam, hote, and told to keep a look out for any one appeared from witnesses' statements that it was the mines are worked by, patives. At Tour presenting the lame for payment. His vigil, the brother of the defendant who used the son coal mines are worked. Nho Lam 120 ance was rewarded when, this morning, Man
rd Lola from Ham- boille, and as he had only arrived from Manila primitive fomacer 10th out 120 lbs. iron a day Yip walked in and presented the note for burg leff Singapore for this part on 27th inst the previous day, and went away again the in bars. The chief imports Are
p.m., and may be expected here on 3rd proc -yar, payment. He was immediately. Teised and following day, he could not be got at cotton, les, petroleum, paper, s
and to handed over to the police, and is now in the which Jelt Hoogkon, los 20th uita and Yoko
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amon, lock up awaiting his appearance before one of | hams as 7th init, stared at New York on 26th money is not so tight after all, despite the
umblings of those in business.
19 days from Yokohama
Mr. Thomson elected to withdraw the charge, bacca chial exports, sugar
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and the defendant was accordingly dit. Local budget of 1903, revenue and expendi. their Worships at the Magistracy, to-morrow dost, thus making transit of 18 days from
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