THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 201903.
ELEGRAMS. ·GHI VASH PROPERTY SALE.
[Renter's]
Russian Rebels.
STILL UNSUBDUED.
LONDON, 27th December.
„A VALUABLE LOT.
LARGE GATHERING OF BIDDERS. Mr. Geo, P. Lammert's sales room this after anon was the ter dezvous of a large gathering of Chinese magnates and property owners when
IHK-REGISTRATION OF PARZ-=
-NERSHIPS BILL
DISCUSSION IN SINGAPORE,
Chamber of Commerce was held at Singapore A special geceral meeting of the Singapore on the 19th inst. in the Exchange Room for con
| the juzolváncy of The Colony, or not. If they did not, then the Official Assignte's experience was limited, and he probably argued on a false premise, If they did, then he would examine them. He found that during the past ten years the avo ago liabilities of these which had been $400,000, of which yo per had amounted to $640,0co, the bet loss on per cent, were trade bankruptcies, so that failures during thatod. There was not due to non-registration of partaarships. It title of evidence throw how much of that was had been argued that registration would improve the general trade of the Colony.
News from Moscow, dated 26th instant, a valuable lot, comprising Nos. 154, 155 and sulcration of the following resolution ;—" That $1800.0 was the nittions of the Colony from
says that the barricades are extending, and the rebels still unaubdued......“.
A large force of troops has left St. Peters burg for Lithuania
The Morocco Conference.
Later.
· The Sultan of Morocco has refused to agree to Madrid, as the place of meeting for the Morocco Conference, and will agree only to Algeciras or Tangler,
Germany and Morocco, German policy in regard to Morocco con tinues to be viewed with uneasiness, and even with anxiety on the Continent.
THE HONGKONG, VOLUNIBER RESERVA ASSOCIATION.
“HİNGHAM" COMPETITION,
This Competition was for a Cup presented by Mr. J. Eingliam to be shot for on. Boxing Day, ever the 5oo yards range, with a possible of 70. The Association presents spoons to the and, 3rd, and 4th highest scorers., There was a very large attendance, despite the unfavourable weather in the morning, shooting being kept up from 10.30 am. in 5 p.m. :Mr. J. J. Stubbings wins the Cup, while Slesnis. Hoskin, „Nobbs, and Pidgeon each win a spoon.
Below are the chief scorers.
of Partnerships Bill now before Council is not In the opinion of this chan ber the Registration desirable in the trading interests of the ton Mr. W. ll. Shelford, (Messrs. Paterson Simona
158, Wing Lok Street, was put up for sale by public auction. Amongst the best known Chinese in the business circle present were Mesi W ng heong Wa, 1p Cheong nad Co.,) President of the Chamber, presided. There was no tittle of “évidence either to sup
Kan, Chau Ying Cheong, Li Po 'Kwai, Lau Chin Ting, Chau Buki, Ho Tung, Po Sin Lais, Poon Hee Ting, Pun Bing Cheong, U Chad Ping, U (of the Was Cheong Bank), Tai Chee Ho, Hung Yee Pang and many others. Not less than between ixty and seventy Chinese gentlemen were pre- sent. The appointed hour of sale was 3 p.m., but it was quite ten minutes past that hour be soliciton arrived at the auction rooms. fare the plans of the property, from, the
The interested bidders evinced much interest in a close examination of the plans of the property, quite a number crowding round Mr Lammert's little desk in front of him to scrutinise the delineation of the lot on the inle plan. The examination over, the auc tioneer directed attention to the condition which stipulated that ten per cent of the purchase
was to be deposited on the fall of the hammer and the sale completed by the 75th bered by mortgages or tenancies, although we January next. The property was sold unencum.
had a first mortgage on it of $80,000 while Mr. understand at one time Mr. Wong Cheong Wa Peon Hee Ting was also interested as the second mongngre.
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CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH...
pat that view. The reasons put forward by the Official Aasignen were not sufficient for been called in conformity with Rols 23 of had been plenty of motives signed to them The Chairman stated that the meeling had such a revolutionary measure as this. There the Chamber. The committee had recently the larger, firms were afraid that the smaller for oppsalog this Bill. It had been said that issued a memorandum dealing with the history would gain by the passing of the Bill. That of the whole question and setting forth the was a childish argument; they were all in the views that they had formed upon it. Aame boat. He absolutely repudiated the
motive minority had not agreed with this conclusions that they should have left it to the Legislative assigned to them, it had been argued at which they had arrived and he had no Council to put the Bill into shape. One of doubt that some of them would give their their last communications with tbs Govern
casons for so doing; but the large majrity ment was an inquiry from the latter, of the committee were opposed to the where the Chamber's views now, and they had stated that by a majority of one they were measure. Of course many of them had, no not able to give an opinion from the Chamber doubt, been from time to time in favour of until they had seen the Dill. I was intended some scheme of registration. They had for their benefit. If they did not think it thought that it would benefit their trade and was 10, all they had to do was to say so so forth and it had only been when they had if otherwise they would find the Government only too glad to put it through. The Chair examined into the principles on which it was man concluded his speech, amid applause, by proposed to bring this registration into force moving the resolution as given above.
[Continued on page 7.)
that many of them had altered their opinions.
hose principles had been before them for a great number of years. The question as 4 whole had been before them for to years, First of all in 1885 a Commission was appoint-
on the matter of bankruptcy, which also re ported on this kindred question of registration Mr. Chay Sui-ki, of the Shiu On 5.5. Coll was
of partnerships. A Bill was brought forward in the first in advance his bid of $fo,con, prompt-in introducing stated was only brought for 1888 which Mr. Bonser, the Attorney-General, ly envored by Mr. Ho Tung's $85,000, Those ward in consequence of the wishes of the mer retited from the field of competition, now eng were the only offers from these gentlemen who tered by Mr. U.Chai Ping, another gentleman,
cantile community and not from any conviction nn the part of Government as to the utility of and the representative of the Yat Cheong the measure" also that "the Bill did not pro. Bank. $87,000 was reached in two successive
Lose to make any alteration in the English low
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A correspondent in a letter recently printed the Singapore Free Press urges the view, a reasonable view, that the Chinese boycott of American goods, for political purposes, has dangers of its own, inasmuch as it represents a movement that must tend get out of all control, and raise passions that may easily find vent in other directions than that in which it was at first directed. That view cannot be gainsaid, for with popular
J.J. Stubbings 70, W. T. Koskin 70, spaon, A. P. Nabus 69, spoon, J. H. Pidgeon 68. spoon, II, Mucfarlane 68, J. R. Stichael 68, J. C. Gow 67, H. E. Goldsmith 67, W. BA Moore 67, 1. C. Peter 66, W. T. Edwards 66. A. Mackenzie 65, W. Goodfellow 65, E W. biddings of $30s each, but from that figure except that the penalty for non-registration is, agitations in which passion or prejudice is Dawson 65, A...Jenkins 64, E. J. Grist 64, Janward the triangular duel was 'conduct d / Inss of claim to the benefits of partnership and *ppealed to and has free play, it is impossible
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.Mciones 64, W. H. T. Davies, 63,, Dr. E. Evan by $100 bids; this was the minimum considered these provisions were of the greatest hand and assame new and dangerous phases, . E. B. LEIGH, containing a Wicker
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Jones 63. J. McCubbin 63, R. O. Bird 63, Lammert would accept. H. R. Phelips 62, T.. P. Cochrane 62, C. H. throughout that the Banker was not to be out Grats 61; Sie F. T. Piggott 61, W. G. Winter.. burn 61, C, E. H: Beavis 60, L. G. Bird 50, up Mr. U. evinced keen determination; but he done by his opponents, although as the runner S. Lewingdon . . W. Fraser, 58, Ilon, G. attained his maximum when he submitted the Stewart 58, 1. Pine ney 57. E. W. Teny 57 offer of $80,000. Mr. l'un's last bid of $89,100 G. H. Wakeman 56, J. O Hughes 56, F. D.ecured the property for that gentleman. It is Reynolds 55, W. L. Carter 53. W. E. Rogers fa, and W. G. Humphreys 50.
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A HINT FROM ORITISH NORTH BORNEO.
considered to be a fur valus according to current market price.
LING CHAU ISLAND.
At the Land Office to-day a piece of land situated at Ling Chau Island, containing 18,295 Square feet, and carrying an annual rent of
the other hand inability to be sued. He
importance because the register must be made firm to be of any value." the present Bill was conclusive evidence of the constitution of the
substantially the same as that of 1888. Varia tions had been introduced with a view towards making the Bill more workable-variat ons to meet objections brought forward by many per sns, including the Chamber of Commerce; but in their opinion these variations only made the Bill more objectionable than ever and went to show how impossible the idea of registration of partnerships was for them and for their
RACHALS
PIANOS $550, formerly $670.
JUST UNPACKED
IN NEW STORE,
PLAID CANVAS OVERALL from AS.S. CHINA on the 27th instant, marked Basket with Ladies' Wearing Apparel Finder BECHSTEIN, the Undersigned. will be suitably rewarded by returning same to
MRS. E. B. LEIGH, Room 17, Hongkong Hotel. Hongkong, 29th December, 1905.
T.
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January 5th, at 5:30 PM., By Mr. DENMAN FULLER, FR.CO, LEAN, The first half of the programme will consist will be entirely modern.
Of the utmost importance to all our trupicat | $47; was put up for sale by auction, and 'knock. trade. For example the original intention has a stringent exclusion law and asks why of works by the old masters; the second ball
TROUBLE ON THE "SIMLA,"
*DOTTLING-UP' GRIEVANCES.
Before the Hon. Captain Barnes-Lawrence, Marine Magistrate, the inquiry into the circum stances of the complaint of the crew of the British ship Simians to the bad quality of the provisions, and deficiency in quantity, was continuerf.
possessions in the suggestion inade as tu rubbered down to Nip Seung Tsoi for 1693. The planting by Mr. W. C. Cowie, the Managing upset price was $183. Director of the British North Borneo Co., in the special and exclusive interview granted to The Coloniser this month, Brief put, the position is as follows: Rabber, for which the. world's demands is at present in excess of the supply, and whose use increases year by year, is the one product suited alike to almost all Counties of ordinary meteorological conditions, and the one article whoss cultiva tion shows the greatest average margin of pro fit. Wherever -cultivation has been carried os systematically gulden resubs, ensue, In the Straits at present the species of rubber cultivated there, put up in biscuits," folches In-day over 61. per-ib. fore, seen the product best adapted
It would, there ducing into hitherto undeveloped countries of the topics lacking other industries, or as a supplament to existing industries. To these advantages, Lowever, there is one great draws back, except where (as in Ceyloa),it is cultivat ed on portions of plantations already existing for the production of other articles, ie, after planting it takes some six years before i matures and is ready for picking. This un doubtedly act as a deterrent to large amounts of capital being invested in ruber under. takings, as the average shareholder does not- care to have to wait a certail five or six years before he can look for any ivblend return, however rosy the outlook may be after that
in
intro-
it will be remembered that this case, as adjourned in oder to endeavour to secure the appearance of the steward, who had been the cuse of the complaint, as it was alleged, and who had disappeared. Captain Casson, the first witness called, said the steward had not been found, although the Police had made every effort to trace him,
His Worship then asked the complainants if they had anything further to aid to the state. Carthy, an able seaman, said the pork was inents they had already made, Patrick Mc-
never up in weight when served nut by the steward. lle Lever saw it weighed, but after the caplain gave the men permission to see it weighed there seemed to be more of it served
1
to say if
the mavement will not get altogether out of even for the original leaders to mike sure that
The inability al ignorant, populations in China lishmen, or even other Europeans, must tend to discriminate between Americans and Eng: to widen the scope of the boycult far beyond its original purpose, and so British interests and trade, and even the safety of person and property, might come to be compromised in a way never for a moment contemplated by those leading Chinese in the North, who first devised the boycott as a mode of protection against the working of the American exclusion law. Our correspondent points out that Australia also of the Bill was to make registration a touch- stobe of partnership—that . was
there is no boycott of Australian goods. The a man was not registered he could neither grievance the Chinese merchants of the North reason, we think, to be this: that the real silo nor bagued. An important alteration
have against the United States is the harshness was introduced in the Bill of 1804 in Sec with which the provisions of the American law sion .tz (3) in which were inserted there enforced, and the unnecessary indignities to words "registered under this Ordinance whichreven wealthy and educated Chinese visit incurred after the date of is registration. That ing the United States, are subjected at the ports affected the value of the registe. Under the of entry. That this is the fact is notorious, THE Steamship original Will the register was to be the conclu- and it was only quite recently that President sive evidence of partnership-the touch-stone Roosevelt issued instructions that every con and final arbiter. Under the present Bill it aideration was to be shown towards Chinese would not be a complete record. And if so, passengers landing at United States ports, by, what was the good of it?. The only result of the the afficials whose duty. it was to supervise Bill would be to prevent them from suing men sich immigration. The boycott in its original whom they could prove to be partners but who farm was intended to be no more than a de under this. Bill would not be registered. The monstration which had for its object the rous member of Council representing the Chambering of public attention in America to what wat of Commerce and Agriculture in Penang bad sinted that they were wrong in this respect.
a desply resented and not unnatural grievance,
not be able
to be.
Violinist...... Herr F. J. Joki. Hangkong, 29th December, 1905.
11300
STEINWAY
KRAUSS,
HAAKE,
RACHALS,
WERNER.
A STOCK UNEQUALLED.
IN THE COLONY.
RASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM, HIRE OR CREDIT.
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SHANGHAI, MOJI, YOKOHAMA AND. KOBE,
"EMPIRE,"
TOMORROW, the 30th instant, ni Daylight. Captain Helms, will be despatched as 'above'
for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham This well-known Steamer is specially_fired her, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi sings, Ice, etc., throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric Light,
A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.
N.B.-To assure the additional comfort of passengers the steamers of the Company have electric fans fitted in staterooms.
For l'assage, apply lo
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents Hongkong, 29th December, 190€. ·
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"OCEANA." FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods Hongkong and Kowlon Wharf and Godown consigament will be sorted out mark by landed and placed at their risk in the
Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each
mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Ife ventured to differ, and he quoted the words In an article that appeared in these columns at of Section, 2" in support of his argument of the Sub-section "subject to the provisions the time when the United States had acquired its earllest footing in the Philippines, we dealt What he would call penal or compulsory with the subject of the "Imperial Incapacity new firms which did not register. The de- clauses had been introduced against those
of the United States as compared with Bri- parture from the original principle laid down lain, and the case with which we gavern native the addition of the words he had indicated hadview, was the unfortunate presence of the negro in the repert of 1885 and the Bill of 1888 by races. The causes of that incapne ty, in our resulted in these penal clauses. It was a ser period. To obviate this, Mr. W. C. Cowie has
ints and important departure from the original race in the United States, and the resultant THE P. & O. 5. N. Co's Steamer suggested (and we understand his suggestion receiving serious official consideration by the
intention of the Bill and of that Chamber when antipathy inseparable from the close: contact Court of the Company) that the British North His Worship then said: During the in- they first proposed registration of pastuarships. of the two races, That feeling is incradicable; Borneo C., should guarantee the interest to terval between the
he Committee were of the opinion that it it is practically universal, And, we may be shareholders in sucks Companies, established
two hearings I have amounted to a very serious blow at the free suze, colours the American relations with all to cultivate rubber in their terrissies, for the are carefully into the matter of your comdom of trade in the Colony. Then there was first five or six years. As the Government of plaint. The provisions on board your ship have the question of proving Identity. The provi- other Asiatic or African races. In the United, the country, they would, of course, posses full been sampled, and stock has been taken of the tiers of the Bit were very onerous but he be- Kingdom, happily for us, we have no such dis- security for the foun interest by their legal balance remaining, and find as follows: The identity what was the use of registration? The home population, and so the English official Ieved insufficient. And if they could not prove ability, for we have no negro element in our power over the Estate and its produce, and the scale of provisions authorizes contains no sav. resulting berefit to the country ahquld being clause as to substitates and equivalents cumbersome; the registrar unless he know any.
method of its administration was going enormous. The robber industry has already which is customary, while the scale itself is on
abroad comes into contact with natives' without been largely responsible for developing a great tiquated lines. It appears, however, that affidavits signed before various persons, and in the very blood of the white American. And
nne desirous of registration would require to get
a trace of that instinctive repugnance that is area in azil, a very large portion of British subsitutes, such as Australian meat, marga- there inust be heaps of small traders who would we cannot help thinking that the Chinaman, and French West Africa, and the greater part rine, marmalade, etc., were served out in lieu of Central Africa, and is now, remarks. The of pork and beef in certain proportions, but you all the to get that done and would pro- who is also a considerable element in the large
to satisfy subordinate clerks and ments and Ceylon. In Horges it should, ifceiving fnargarine instead of butter. The mar- such an arrangement be carried wut, create a garine which I sampled was of good quality,of the Bill turned on the care and accuracy of different from the argro, as far as this feelitig ment of bribery and corruption, but the success the Biste, is, in American eyes, in no way great wealthy, powerful and permanent State and as there is absence of any clause in the with a dense and industrious population. anticies of agreement that you were entitled to
its administration, The Hill, he contended, referred to is concerned. This is the pro- But why, the thought at once anggests either busier or margarine, this complaint must permitted the Official Assignee to send for methods and manners at the Pacific porta was a direct interference with their trade; it bable reason why it is against American itself, confine the operators of such a plan to Dorneo? Why could not the Imperial or the
pass. On stock taking it was found that there their books and compel them to register, and local Governments adopt it for the regalvanising to 747 th, but es against this 8a8 lbs. astonished to see that Penang wanted the Bill to complain. Australia and New Zealand was a surplus quantity of beef and pork, mount that was the base of their objection. He was that the Chinese passengers have cause ing of some of our morituad Crown Colonies, Australian meat had been issued in fiea. The because the Official Assignes had stated in his such as Britia Guians, British Honduras, other provisions were found to be in right pro- 1st report that except in the case of one chop but we' Sierra Leone, etc, asks our contemporary, portions. I attribute the cause of your complaint there had never been any difficulty in
have their Asiatic immigration restrictions which concludes:-
+ have no reason to think that Supposing, for the sake of example, a Com-4s largely due to the scale of provisions gat con- out the names of partners in hems in Pending in their working any undue harshness is pany be found in any one of these with a work and substitutes, but as the ship was provided had all run away. They had asked Penang's boycoll has long ago done all that its devisers aining the customary clause as to equivalents the great difficulty there had been that they shown to individuals. To our thinking, the ing capital of £100,000, then, it is safe to as sume that a quaner or a fifth of this would be
with such and they were issued, I am unable to opinion on the Bill but had got no reply except could have intended, for the attention of the paid to the Colony for the land (land might be
see that you have any grievance on this head, the bare acknowledgment of the letter. It was compulsorily acquired for the purpose where short in weight, but can bring all pork being stated that they had got registration in Japan, American Government been affectively necessary), and if a per cent. dividend prove it. If it was short how is it that none of fand or in any Colony under the English laws, dress. But now that the boycott appears to be short in but can bring to evidence so Perhaps also in Timbucten, but not in Eng drawn to a matter admitedly calling for so were guaranted for the first five non-productive you made complaint shoner? In the case of and it was botter for them not to rush in where turned into a punitiva meiliod of displaying years, there would be sufficient money to cover the sugar as soon as the master was made this without asking the taxpayer, either i cal Aware of the deficiency he caused the matter to
these & thers had feared to tread. He regretted or Imperial, to contribute a penny. Further be rectified, and later when complaint was them, as closer co-operation between the two States, i can only be considered as altogether more, the whole amount, plus interest, wouldmade concerning the shortness generally the
that the Penang Chamber had not joined with Chinese political antagonism to the United be repaid later, whilst the resulting benefit to master directed that
bodies woud, he was sure, benefit both. Mr.
Coloniser, revolutionising the Straits Settle consider yourselves hardly dealt with, in je officials in the Registry Office to the encourage seaports of the Pacific coast and elsewhere From Persian Gulf, &c. ex B.. 1. S. N. and
these neglected Colonies of having a great
and flourishing industry, established in their before issue... midst wool by beyond description. The Colonial Ofice-one of our few up-to-date institutions under its late and present head may perhaps think this worth considering,
ISOLATED rising in various parts of the Korean peninsula ar reported from time to time. to a district, near Maiumpho have irauhlé, and recently (birty of the arfeci peace was restored, saya
mice bd went on to reply to the statements by various holders of the poste Official Assignee relative to the arguments at Regis tration of Partnerships would sava litigation to an easier collection of debts from, foreign and consequent work ; prevent fraud; and lead places. No real demand, he said in concio sion, had been made; for registration. The
mischievous, and provocative of álmost certain retaliation, as our correspondent affirms. For It cannot be doubted that those who in China would suffer most, by American retaliation originated the boycott. There is no reason to would be the very trading classes who had
think that any participation Chinese in the Straits may have had in the agitation would
crew were to see the provisions weighted out instead of coming forward and slating
It appears to me that you men, grievances to the master, at the time the cause for them occurred, preferred to battle them up and make them when proof of your statements is impossible to verify. The only fact that I
hore by se per man from the 4th July at whole question turned on the qui looked affect the Straits trade with the United States, the 19th Augus, and that being so award after and payments were made.
sex per until assets. a business Was each member of the crew, compensation at the the Europeap firms, were satisfied. Otherwile cago and Californian packing homes would rate of one peany per diem during that period. they could took out for squalls and that was refrain from buying and eslog in plate mide The fee for the axamination of the provisions their own look-o01.With regard to, falleres me boros by the ship, and the sums to the in the Colony, Bgures were of potire very of Sirals sin, just because some local. Chinese crew will be paid in addition and to be re dificult to obtain, but he took, the Official had refused to buy Waterbury watches or pre- coverable as WASGOE
Assignse's figures: to show sither the bulk of served peaches. —S, F: Frui
arreated by the Japanese Pat
any case, whatever,
This vessel brings on Cargo:- From London, &c., ex §.3. India, From Australia, ex 5.5. Marmora, From Calcutta, ex $.S. Caledonia.
instructions are given to the contrary before B. & P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers, Optional Goods will be landed here goless Noon, TO-DAY. 4, will be suce will be effe
Goods not cleared by the 4th proximo, at
Damaged Packages must be left in the No Fire Insurance effected by me in
Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's representative at an appolated hour.
date they cannot be recognised days of the steamer's arrival bere after which All Claims must be presented within ten
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent, Hongkong, 29th December, 100g BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, FROM RANGOON AND STRAITS.
THE Company's Steamship
Hongkong, Igth December, 1956
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