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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
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The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH sheni toit did. A great convention of delegates of the Equitable was held at Manhattan Beach-one of New."York's most delight.
adiewed to The Elier, 1, les House Road, word shojaki be accompanied by the Writer's Nauset
Akitems, Undianry lareng memunden grozs slaugziel bei nedbremseful seaside resorts in September last,
to The ManagET, DAT The Ritor wil at di-ioptake to be respomaliler aný rejected MS., ivor in reture any Contellation. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DALBY-$30 per norms., WHISKEY—$34 par uniimm.
world 310 cetște per quarter,
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The Hongkong (elegraph
THURSDAY JANUARY 11 1906.
FARNHAM BOPD & CO.
A HONGKONG INVESTOR'S, VIEWS.
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TURF FUPICS.
January th
Another doll morning, dawned, to-day-and. there was plenty of fog to welcome the early risega. It was so thick about six o'clock that ponies passing the judge's box appeared a mere speck in those on the paddock.
Mr. T. F. Hough's bay 13 h. 28 in. H. E. the Governor's chestnut (No. 4) 13 32 in.
Mỹ. E. Gores dup(No. 39)ig hn vị in Mr. E. Gdez's bay, (No. 16) 131 h. Mr. H. N. Mody's roan 13 h. atin, Mr. H. N. Mody's grey 13 h. 12 in,
THE RIDING Hov.
MORE JAPANESH STOWAWAYS.
SHIP'S OFFICERS ALLEGED TO HE
...IMILICATED.
There would appear to be no end to the stowing away of Japanese at the various ports of their country for the attractive West, and prosecutions are becoming more and more frequent. Thus, when the ss. Thyra arrived in port this morning, the police fing' dying, it was not long before Inspector. Langley, pro Iceeded on board and fund that a number of
Japanese stowaways had got away, From investigations it transpired that some 44 Japan .csc., 39 being femaler, and five males, had stowed away at Kuchiņutsu, Japan, on the 4th inst, and had managed to get away from the shilp here. A search was then nude and seven- teen of the Japanese women were discovered and arrested. This morning, Inspector Langley | placed the prisoneis bafore Mr. G. A. D. Mel- bourne, at the Magistracy, when they all pload: ed guilty, though some of them stated that they had paid "ten sovereigns each to some com pradure" for their passages. They were each fined $50 with the alternative of five weeks' hard labour.
4 Hongkong investor, of many years' stand ing, in the stock of S. C; Farnham, Boyd & Co. and a brief account of the proceedings writing with reference to the telegrain which appears in the magazine which la specially we published the ober day to the effect that
Mbatly trotting work took place, but one or devoted to the work of the corporation's the shareholders in Shanghai, have called a agents. There were a thousand delegates, special meeting to consider a resolution which two ponies that were not galloped on the pre- The few per unties sud per inensen, pin. and their enthusiasm was boundless. Pre proposes that the Company should be wound-vious morning were put to work. Their times, up and reconstructed on A popular basis, however, could not be taken owing to the fog. The daily sue is deliveroil free when there insident Morton, whose success as an or remarks that this idea is carried into effect
Later, a fow ponies were measured and aeczemmille tea isismanager. On eup m sent by pa additional $1.50 per gattor is charged for postage.ganiser has been proved in many and varied it should prove of advantage to Hongkong append below the results: The peg the west in an any part of the lines, opened the proceedings with a refer shareholders. He expresses, considerable Shegin Copies, Baby, Jen coin: Weekly, twenty:ence to the trials through which they had scepticism, however, as to whether the project passed. They had travelled a rocky road will be carried through, observing that one is naturally sceptical wher money is concerned: harrow and tortuous, but the clouds were 1 was a mistake on, the part of Mr. Prentice now rolling by and there were clearer skies to pay n dividend of Tls, 4 instead of Th« 5, ahead. He entrigised the work of the de- unless the directors had some spatial reason
· HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANÚARY 11, 196Ó.
legates, and his enthusiasm in this respect to assiga for doing so. Any stock in China communicated itself, to all the speakers, who, must pay per cent, otherwise people will TŘE TIGHTATONKÝ BOGHY. " without exception, rose to the occasion in not invest in it; the bink charges 6 per cent,
The Indo-China 5. Kwong Sang, which payable quarterly. Perhaps, it was Scotch more senses than one. The speech which caution which had induced Mr. Prentice to
arved here from Shanghai yesterday, brought A stock phrase with fathers of trade will interest policyholders was thint deliver reduce the dividend, but it was certainly a unite ponies for Mr. B. E. Kadare, of Shang
hi. These consist of the well-known pony reports in times of slackness of business hased by Comptroller W. H. Day, the new take, because it meant that there was no con
THE SEQUEL been the farmute, actightness of custodian of the society's securities. The tinuity in the manner of allocating dividends. White Blaze-who, when ridden by Mr. "P.
As a result of the above case, Einar Hansen, money" amongst the Chinese Compled report stated that there should have been
What was the reason is reduce the rate by Crighton at the last Shanghai race meeting,
came in second; in the Consolation Cup, and second officer, and Hans Pojus Neilsen, third with the explanation, weli handed or other something like $195,000,000 of securities in the company intended to pay a 12 per third in, the Flyaway Plate-and two subscrip-officer, and four Chinese members of the crew cent dividend it should be paid in instalments wise, appears the bugey with the advent of the vaults. He proceeded to the yanks, or Tis. 5. iplerim and Ts, 7 final, making
of the 5,5.' Thyra' wern charged by Inspector One of the griffins is a bay, He is a vary Langley with niding and abelling the above- a Chinese New Year, that the settling of un appointment, and "found there more The 12 altogether. But this system of cheese- accounts in the native bazaars makes the than $220,000,000 of bonds and stocks that paring was on all fours with the previous king animal. He possesses a fine mentioned stowaways in their plan to secure Head and good hind quarters. The other is pasinges to Hongkong, by stowing away on stringency of the money market more keenly would pass as first class in any banking in methods of the Company. Last year Mr.
an iron grey griffin. Avery handsome pony board that vessel, and thus avoiding the pay. felt. Never has the random statement. of astitution in the world. He found also Twentyman gave St more final dividend as a
ingat of their fares. WHISKY, tightney market tren so clearly estati $34,000,000 of first-class mortgages. If top to the shareholders, but they did not swalt siding about 12h. zin.
VERY OLD
LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
S. WATSON & CO., I woskły on
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WINE & SPIRIT
MERCHANTS,
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
together aggregate more than $420,000,000. That should satisfy the most fastidious." The Equitable is relied upon by more than 50,000 families, and it was never in a better position than it is today. Little wonder,
world...
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
CHE French mail of the 12th. December was delivered in London on the roth rust. ANOTHER Cass of plaque was reported in
Hongkong 10-day, the victim bring a Chisuman who lived in Gilman Street,
tion griffins.
MORE RACE PONIES,
- We are given to understand the pany
who ran second in the Shanghai Si. I eger at the last meeting, with Mr. Meyerink in the saddle, has been sold to Mr. Craig, and the pony is
low it Now Mr, Prentice followed by 'cutting
Can understand a company which behaves in that manner; the directors don't seen to understand the ordinary rules of proper
on in the business, and nobody can discover expected here snow. what guides them. Financially the Company
pany in Shanghai, seeing that it has a million
is worth double the bonk value, so in that case
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SPORTS:
REGIMENTAL FOOTBALL CUP.
Mr. C. E. M. Henvis, of Messra, Wilkinson
defendants, the others being unrepresented. All the accused pleaded not guilty.
ashore and returned with a sleami launch, which
lished as within the past month or two. found the records of other securities which off St, as if to make matters even. No one Czardas formerly owned by Mr. Marius, and and Grist, appeared for the Gral and second Were trade circulus and coecial reports framed for the, Wenefit of house and Con-
There was some discussion as to a remand Per Dozen $16,50 Lineal Tenders examined, it will be seen
of the case for the presence of a Norwegian ins that they have been invariably so drafted
terpreter, the two first defendants being Nor with but a few maste exceptions as
wegians. The bail was set at $5,000 each; but to present the vinction of trade then, that the officers and delegates waxed should be in a sounder position than any com.
eas it was impossible to find that amount of ball, China in the worst possible colours. For enthusiastic, when they reviewed the work of theis reserve invested in the business. The
Inspector Langley said he would not press for the counting cause of suetra pessimistic the year, and little wonder that policy land owned by the Company is an excellent In the competition for the above-mentioned such heavy bad, as the "Europeans were not condition of trade, thuse responsible for the holders slept easier. when they heard the asset: Mr. Twentynina told us that the Jagdtrophy, the final was played-yesterday after. likely to go away. It was, however, decided to
toningtally commercial budgets statement of the Comptroller, who is an
noon on the Military football ground between Ko on with the case as far as possible.
Chan Mi, a Chinese asilor on the sin. Thyra,', have, in the majority of instaurs, been tocaninent lawyer, sinan, of probity and a The whole difficulty according to our corres-pany R.G.A. A little after lout o'clock a fair
the assets must stand at 100 per cent, premium. | the 87th Compauý R.G.A, and the Byrd Com
maid that the vessel left Kuchinutau, japan, al ready to aserfar to tight money with the financial expert, The Equitable truly occupondent, fies in the fact that the Company has number of spectators assembled on the field
2 pm. on the 4th inst. He first discovered the Chinese, aggravated, by the, withdrawal
pies an enviable position in the insurance never recovered from the paralysing effects of and soun ufterwards the leather was put in presence of the stowaways by seeing the cooks, the third and fourth defendants, cooking large account of the approach Bl cash 11
Me Twentyiwa's management, and the in motion. The game gnt quite indifferent in the of the Chiese. New Year. How com-
fluence which be exerted over the other direc opening stages, but with hard pressing the quantities of rice and taking it to the No:3 hold. pletely tallacious these reports are we
tors. Moreover, the directors have consistently 87th Company succeeded in getting into their hey took it at 7. a m. and. 5 pm, and then witness saw the Japanese, and observed the failed to see where their own interests lic, to opponent's territory and Trayno getting the defendants named serve the rice in the same, are inça position to prove, by actual figures, be the imetise, dow of treasure that hits
say nothing of the shareholders' interests. bail, shot wide, amidst gical cheers. Give and hund its way into China within the past six
Netwithstanding all that, Farnham, Royd and take play was next seen and when the whistle way for five days. He knew they were Japan...
ese because he heard the third defendant tell for occupy a leading position today' and sounded at half-time the score was uil. wecks. Rearler of tive telegraph will have
the sailors they were Japanese. After the ship had so difficulty in compiting for themselves
my requires lite and care and proper manage Kg-starting, the 87th Company opened the med to recover its los position The action attack and Traynor getting a pass from Hall arrived in this barbour, the second efficer went e return of the treasure that has been ship
of the Shanghai shareholders who have decided netied the first goal. After this the 271 Com-made fast to the stern, and a ladder was let pud hom the United States to China, since
to call a special meeting to discuss the question pany had unters in their own hands and the price of the white metal, began to rise.
of winding-up of the Company with the view every attempt of the 83rd Company to breakdown. That was at 10.15 m. on the gihinal the steamer having arrived at 8 p.m. Two if reconstructing it on a new basis will antirety onse was talked. The 87th team scored male Japanese returned with the second officer * Tu go no further back than six weeks ago
commend itself to Honglong investors, and goals one after another, and when time war the has been a suur of eight million dollars
and they all went on board. The first, second- should that proposal be carried through the walled the score was five to nil,
and third defendants then put the Japanese in actual coin (not to speak of silver bullionį.
prospects and future of the Company are us that has been cut out to China from San is expected that permission will shortly be bright as ever they were. Farnham, Beyd and H.M.S. "ALACHITY" 9. HM.S. "WATERWITCH. stowaways into the launch by making then go This friendly match, which was held on down a rope ladder, which the second and Francisco and London. This sun, large as. granted by the Japanese Foreign Office to Co. have no competition to fear and whten
foreigners, to visit Port Arthur and Dalny, in reconstructed should, prove one of the most the Naval Football ground yesterday after third defendants brought. The third defend. it is, is the petuni ámour' ascertainable, ex-
order that they "inny make a personal investiga- valuable properties and swest pocks in the noon" between the above. Lentioned teams, ant, boatswain, put the ladder over the side, clusive of others which there has been no
on of their business affairs and punperties, Far East.
“was very evenly contested. Some good foot-After the launch left with (Ke stowaways, the means of trading. The P'; M. 5. §. Chine, on which have been in a state of great confusion
ball was exhibited, though the 'shooting on
third and sixth, difendants struck witness, And warned him not to give any informa her last tip to the Easi, brought wilt a ship since the seige.
both sides was very erratic. There was no ment of low millon Mexican dollars, as al
lion, about what he had seen. Witness saw about 40 Japanese' go, over the sidej the present price of säver it paid the mer
among them only, five men, the rest being chants better to iemit, a actual cash than
Central district, Witness was standing on the women. The launch went off towards the negotiate a remittance through an ex
port side of the vessel at the fore hatch. It was. | change bank. That shipment was, followed!
A bright moonlight night, and he could see [by unclog a P. & 1. steamer ut six hundred
everything quite clearly, and he distinctly saw dousand. The largest quantity of Mexican
the first; second and third defendants,standing dolljus to reach Ching, however, is destined
by when the Japanese went over the side, to come hồm the great port of shipment in San Francisco. When dhe last mail 'left that post it was expected that the Occidental and Oriental Imer Dorn, would carry the largest amount of mumey ever shipped from there to the Asiatic coast. Up to the evening of December ; alah 8,3,000,000 in Mexican
plars had been diken aboard the steamer, said the merchant referred to, is no longer disserts of danger, from tempting, blackerayers. The combined teams wop after a good
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and it was probable that. $500loco more was to biz hadiel into the steamer the follow- {[ng day." Thus is in addition to the regular currency shipments on the liner. In the aggregate the three shipments represent a substantial addition to the currenty of the conintry of over eight millions of money, which should, be capable of affording an | elasticity of trade, and so remove a stringency. of the moley market, if one did really exisi within recent weeks. There can thus be no tight-mency and China-New-Year" bogey. Our Chinese friends, enter upon a new.commercial financial year; on the 25th inst., 'under the most favourable auspices and, with a plethora of ready money, briskness in trade should mark the year which is but a few days old with us.
THE EQUITABLE LIFE. American insurance companies have lately passed through a storm of strife, but for. tunately they have emerged from the ordeal with renewed strength and fresh energy to prosecute their labours. Of course; while the turmoil was at its height, led by the sensational journals of America, which set capital in every shadow and headlines in every thought, most of the great companies of the United States experienced the effects
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THE sale of the Metropole Hotel, advertised n be ehf this afternoon, was postponed, sine die, with a view to an arrangement being
ived sit between the parties concerned.
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According to a telegrams in the Cablenews, of Ching nitempted to drive the foreign popula- tion into the sea, the first troops to go to their rescue would be from the Philippines. There: appears to be a belief in some American circles that after the Ch next New Year thrie may be revolt among the Chinese,, but thuse, living in China do not see many signs of it. Bow ever, people have in go abroad to learn what is Happening at home:
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THE "CARLISLE"
AN ADVENTUROUS CAREER ENDED.
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sure at all-tiine. The second, part of the
.
match was very even but the Alacrity's seemed to be pressing slightly, and it was not until a' After lying idle for nine months at Saigonow minutes before the finish that they scared the ill-fated Curtisle, chased from pillar to post, a goal. Result: Alacrity, Waterwitch o with a cargh of ammunition on board, once in tended for Port Arthur, has at last found a rest.. ing place beneath the waters of the Saigon river.. A Hongkong gentleman who returned from Saigon yesterday, Mr. A. Ritchie, of Ritchie and Co., gires a graphic description of the final flare made by the Carliste, Laden with a | ACCORDING, to a prominent Singapore mer cargo of all Sout, of ahumanition, from chant, 1995 was one of the worst years. on smokeless powder to lyddie shells, the record" for that - "Colony, The Collapse al Carlisle was more dang rous than an oil several large native dealers assisted in deepen tank. ing the general depression. The decline of the port of Singapore as a distributing centre,
puted even by those who are pocketing a por tion of the proceeds derived from the tax un freight, imposed by the Shipping Conference. Tuts morning at the Magistracy, Timothy Bockley, femian, 5.s. Occante, and T. Crackett, seaman on the Nippon Maru were brought up, on the charge of being drank and disorderly Wen placed before Sr. F. A. Hazeland, His Worship read them a lectore on tem- prtance, and finally nered for discharge them I they woul! promise not to touch a drop, of liquor before their steamer, left the port. The promises were at once given, and the men were allowed to go.
The Carlisle - had already had two. explosions before New Year's Day, but she still held together and the crew, inured to all
H.X. CLUB "A" ARMY STAPP "AJ On the Hongkong Football ground at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon the above match was played between the above. A teams. The first half was-very, well played and the soldiers were leading by two goals to one. In the second bull, however, the Club seemed to have collapsed and the soldiers won by 4-2.
BOCKEY.
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On the Hongkong Hockey Club ground at Happy Valley yesterday H.M.S. Tamar played A team, representing Alverity, Nerin ahd. Des-
game by five goals to one, ....
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Chad Fu, donkeyman, on the s.a. Thyra gave evidence entirely corroborating that of the first witness, na did also Chan Ko, fireman on board the said steamer,
The master of the steam Igunchi Wo on testified as, to his being engaged by the first defendant, and as to his going to the Thyra, and taking off a number of Japanese women and three or four Japanese men, The first de
fendant, the second officer of the ss. Thyra
paid him $5 for the trip, and the other five des fendants helped the Japanise to get over the ANOTHER CANION “MYSTERY." side into the launch. Some of the girls gave
MONEY REPLACED BY DOLLS.
running to battling the American authorities in the Philippines, calmly smoked their pipes on the pump of the vessel and waited for "orders." About 8.30 p.. on the 3rd of January, while people were quietly e joying the balmy.
· Canton appears to be the land of "mysteries" atmosphere in Saigon, they were startled by a roar, followed by a blinding glare which lighted up the sky for miles around. People nowadays. The queue-cutting problem which is living ten miles away saw the glare and won-apparently bothering the minds of both the dered if the Carlisle had been having another public and the officials, has not yet been explosion. She had, and it was to be her last, solved, and now another strange affair | teen minutes before the explosion, the has taken place. The Chinese editor, who second engineer named 'David McLaren Lang weat to Canton the other day to investi
gats retired to his cabin... When the explosion oc-
the "queue" question, states that curred, the officers and engineers on the poop when he was in Canton lie lived in PRESIDENT Roorevelt, in his Message to leaped overboard, Samended in the sea; a lodging-house opposite the Ches Lan Hin Congress, said, with regard to Chineta im- others fell into a fighter which was lying along medicine shop, in Wal Of Strect. One even- migration, that Inborers, skilled and unskilled, side, but all managed to save themselves, ing, the master of that shop, a well-to-do should continue to be excluded, but that although one or two were badly injured, Chinaman, before retiring for the night, focked students, merchants, bankers and professional especially those who fell into the lighter. The up over 100 taels in silver in his safe, shut his room 'door and went to bed. The following men should be treated precisely as the same explosion occurred in the third hold, which classes coming from other countries are treated. was filled with smokeless powder. Its origin morning, when he went to the safe to get his And he held that the necessary examinations, is wrapped in mystery. When the crew came money to give to the cashier, he was, surprised should be carried on in China, for which to count the rescued, it was found that the to find that the money had gone, and in its Pose the force at the American. consulates second engineer, a West Indian, and two place were found four paper dolls! The master
should be adequately increased.
others were missing. Next day, however, of the shop is positive that no one catered. his room when he was asleep, because," being a BETWEEN 2 and 3 ani, this morning the s.s. a vessel which arrived at Saigon, landed San Cheong, when entering the harbour on her the two latter who were found clinging light sleeper, he would have leard the slightest return voyage from Canton, ran her nose, in to some shrubs at the side of the river noise. The locks of the safe and his room the fag, on to a mud bank, al Capsinun Pass, The explosion tore the heart out of the Carlisle doors were examined, but they showed no signa
I was then low water, and as she did not get off, a kedge anchor was thrown out, and day and a photograph shows her settled down by of being tampered with. Canton is 'evidently fight waited for. When the tide rose, she the stern, the mainmast and funnel showing, undergoing a spook visitation. floated off, and steamed to her usual moorings. The day following the explosion, a party went safe and sound. There was no excitement on board amongst the passengers, who treated the down to search for the second engineer. An entrance was gained to his cabin, but there accident quite as a matter of course.
was no sign of him there. It is assumed that, of realising the re-hearing the report, he jumped on deck, fell sults lately achieved by the in the construction of vessels for the passenger trade to the East will be afforded to-morrow, sharks which abound in that locality. It ban when the new steamer Delta will be open for been said that the cargo of the Carlisle was inspection by the general public between the worth £700,000, but nobody actually knows hours of 3 and 6 p.m. The Delta will be lying what the value was. At all events, the eventful alongside the Kowloon wharf, so there will be
career of the Carlisle seems to have ended for no difficulty in reaching the vessel. It may be of visitors to see this magnificent ship, In the history of blockade-runnere has claied,
THE three Chinamen, who were remanded some days ago at the Police Court on a charge of keeping a common gaming, house at Station Street, South Yaumati, were brought up on
of an onslaught which has now exhausted | AN excellent opportunity. & D. Company overboard and was dragged down by the remand yesterday, Mr. P. W. Golding appeared
Co.,itself without arming anyone, except a few dabblers in stocks. The Equitable Life, one of the greatest of the American insur ance corporations, was not exempt from the general feeling of distrust engendered by the hints, inuendoes and velled suggestions of
for two of the mos, Evidence was heard to the effect that when the raid was made one of the men escaped. Witness did not know that' the escaped man was the runner of the Club This Worship convicted two of the men, and
off with 55 only,
evidence as to, their going on board, and saíd they paid money for their passages to the ' second officer-the first defendant. · One girl said she saw a Japanese man pay: $800 and some gold coins to the same defendant, and sho paid him $100 herself, for her own and her sister's passege, "
Inspector Langley here intimated that if His Worship wished to hear any more evidence. he could produce twenty more witnesses to corroborate the evidence already given.
His Worship said he did not consider it; necessary to hear any more, and Mr. Beavis: elected to reserve his defence.
The case was then adjourned until to-morrow afternoon. Bail not being forthcoming, the first five defendants were remanded in police. custody; the sixth, against whom there was not much evidence, being allowed bail in the sum of Sto.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS, DUE.
Canadian (Athenian) 12th initi German (Print Sigismund) 14th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 17th inst. German (Praizan) 18th inst, Indian (Kumsang) a3rd insi,
The Ben Line ss. Bentariġ from Antwerp. and Londos left Singapore'on 9th inst, for this port.
The P. & A. Numantia lelt Moji on 18th inst, and is expected to arrive in Hongkong on asth inat.
The C. P. R. Coss.s, Tartar left Vancouver
poria of call.
Pots on this for Hongkong via the usual
The I. C. S. N. Co.'s sa. Kumsang left Cal-
and may be expected here on aged inges
[36- the yellow press, but it successfully weathered anticipated that there will be a large number good.and all now, and an interesting chapter they were fised Stoo each; the third man, to cutta for this port via the Straits on 7th fast,"