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THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
SALE OFFICIALLY CONTRADICTED..
The Cablenews, of the 28th all print the following telegraphic despatches in reference to the report of a willingness on the part of the United States Government to sell the pine islands to the Japanese.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3 1906.
mam in the Trukuba and the ikowa. The | AMERICA AND THE JAPANISH,}} ram has been proved unnecessary by the ox perience of the recost war. It is now quite clear that in sea-fights where gun power
WÄR PREDICTED IF EXCLUSION. LAYS and torpedo-attacks are vigorously, employed be
ADOPTED. fate of a ship will be decided without going to the point of collision. Apart from this there behere explained. The sum of the matter is are improvements in detail but they cannot
great
that a
two small courriers Am reported fixed for early:] in the death of the inte Mr. Chalmers the February loading Saigon) Philippines al 28 and Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 29 cents respectively. "For Java, no fresh busi-i has been called upon for the second time with- ness appears to have resulted. "For, Japan, }} in six months to be the loss of ons of its March loading, a medium-sized steamer bas staff, the first loss being that of the late Mr. been done at
30 cents."
P. Lawson, who died in July last. From Bangkok to this port, this fortnight
has wknessed the future of a suitable outsider Ar the Supreme Court on Thursday, in Sum-
MR.Berita Taylor, assistant harbour "raaster, proceeded against ble house-boy, at the Police Court this maming, for misconduct. It appears that complainiot discharged'his amah and th was not pleasing to the boy who, yesterday morning, refund to park the perambulator. lis Worship fined defendant $7.
of January 26, the cabled statemċal referred to Hained in Access of experience has been predicted by 'David Stam Jordan, President of at 28/ai cents per picul, the rate including a mary jurisdict(un, besote His Honour -Mr. A/ AT: the extraordinary meeting of the, Anglo
Ide, Manila-Referring to your cablogran
has not the slightest vestige of tristh. It is sol only untrue but absurdly so.
TAFT."
This cable was received yesterday inorning by the Governor-General in reply to one sent the avering before to Washington sanouncing that cenun element of the Filipinn peupe was greatly disturbed by a rumour that was floating Bround town that Ambassador Wright was be ing sent from Washington to Japan for the sole purpose of negotiating the sale of tho Philippine islands to the Mikado
Governor-General Ide's cablegram was
follows:
RE
"Filipina much disturbed by cible no- nouncing that Ambassador Wright has becu authorized to negotiate the sales of the Philip pines to Japan. Authentic degial from you
bouscul
the building of the Tsukuba, so that
́ ́ing two or three ships of over jan thousand tons each at Kute Thể Ikuma, a sistarship of the
the bars
The San Francisco Chronicle of: Dec, 29 Way between Japan and the United tales is publishes the following Denver despach
the Stanford University, if Uncle Sam pets up against the Japanese as he has againal Guverniment would resent the action with anus. He says: "If the proposed Japanese exclusion tween the United Sinter and Japan, am Lure of it, because i am personally acquainted.
downward freight.
hereafter there will be no difficulty in construct the Chinese He declares that "the" and lump sum fixture is recorded at below taste on a promissory note: Me. E: P. Hett, of on Dec. 19. last, the reconstriction résolutions From Java, promply dry and wei suger a Sui Ki for the recovery of $1,000 being money (Kwei Chau Province) of China (Limited), held G. Wise, Puisne Judge, U. Aļarakin sund Palc French Quicksilver and Maing: Concession. quotation. The demand is but slight at pro- seni....
Iloilo to Ningo, early
Tsukuba, was commenced last March and will
be finished in about the same time as the Tankudu took,"
ORIENTAL CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY.
TJJE PRESIDENT'S REPORT,
The other day we reproduced a summary of the report of the general manager for the fiscal year ended June 30, 199, Fullowing is the president's report to the shareholders of the Oriental Consolidated Mining Col;
The accompanying excellent report of the gives clearly the results of the last year's ope- Company's General Manager, 11. F. Meserve, ations upon your properly.
The improvement over past years in the gold fying and important, saying, as shown by the mull failings, is graii
Govenor General ide is at a loss to account for the funyur **When' the Americas people Bunke up their mindst surrender the Philippine islands a will be to the Edipino people," says he. While its generally conceded by intel
gent mensis and Europains that lae story The average yield per ton, some 70 cents of the sale is ualoanded, there are a number of less thin shown in the previous annual report, Filipinos and apamuds who liebeve, in its
can be partially attributed to the poor'ore treat truth, and many of the latter when, the mattered from the mine Damps. is mind clap their hands in high glee at what they consider will be the predicamen the Filipinos will be in under the new, regime.
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GENERAL AND MRS. CORBIN
IN HONGKONG.
zwang the passengers who arrived by the E. & A.is, Easterns from Manda, today are Major-General Loba and this party who are to fake passage. for America by the Karea which will conch at Shanghat and the Japanese poris. On Aug 1st inst. the commanding general of the Philippines division turned every the command of the division to us saccessor Major-General Lechatil Wood. The formal exercises were held in the office used by the clerks of the mildary secretary at division headquarters.
The popularity of General And Mrs Corbin and the light esteem and regard in which they are held by their many cds in Mina, wits manifested last evening, says the dubita us ut the 1st inst; by the bunsul thrung al utficers of the aty and their families, and government officials and civilians, representing every nation any in Manda, who were present to bid good. bye to the eneral and his "Charunng whic, at their farewell "at home," at the commanding general's palatial residence in Malate.
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Respecting the Managed's estimate of the value of the ore reserves to the chief mines, the following table is interesting: Taraul
T'abowie.
ized Value
Average Value
1.A.7
as St
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timated Value
Reserves per Top..
3.85
Kuk San Dang.
Estimated Va
Leserves per
3+47
Average Value
5.Ap 4.70
.* This yiek was diminished by the enghing of 26,êya tuni Latrin Waste Hunt, containing only days per kon ; the ture trim the pains contained a person. These resuly surprisin„ly confirm the c mates, not absolutely, far the richer ore my have been extracted, although my knowledge of these mines and the management gives me great contidents that in the end the estimates of reserfes will be found to have been approx mately correct.
During the pas year the one reserves show a diminution from rug,852, to 1,068,447 tons This decrease has been occasioned cutirely by the lack of a suficient supply of labour. The "chiel mines have shown jo sign of weakness
in their lower levels.
the office of Messrs.
measure becomes a law st will mean war Dearied ni ja cental & HR appdared fron, West and Gold-if-ware adopted. The members pranont in person
with many of the Japanese officials and know
We
their sentiments. They are a sensitive people, and they object to thi3dation's" pong special ban on their race, and letting down the bars for the cheap labour of other nations. To exclude cause troublespanese alone will undoubtedly published in the succeeding issue of the raind A further: communication journal gives the following farther particulars of resident Jordan's views "Some of us often have wrong notions about such things. A seem to fear the yellow peril," he said.
cultivated, whereas the shire northern part is popular belief is that all of Japan is intcasely without cahivation. They have started cultural colleges and are willing to learn from agri- their neighbours aid go then one better. Their business methods are entirely different from. They know nothing of deferred pay: ments: The Japaness uovernment does not wish the Japanese to leave. The bulk of the japanese emigrants go to the Hawaiian islands islands will not work. and the Philippines. The natives of diese But this country need never fear coolie labour from Japan. "In China and is awakening we have nothing to fear. China will learn under the guidance of japan, and Japan will not put a sword in the A suds of China for the Chinese to rend jayan,”-
Ours.
COMMERCIAL
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT..
Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. Senjanin, Kelly and Potts, in their report of and just write fair generat, busi- ness has been transacted during the past week and 'rates have been very well maintained. Already there are visible signs of improvement rise in the market after the faces. in several stocks and we expect to see a general
Banks-langkong and Shanghai Banks sterling quotation in London has improved to have reacted and are offering at $893, but the 696. Nationals continue in request at 538
Marine Insurances-Canons have advanced and are in demand at $315 after sales at the The Operating Custs, including all expendi-file China Traders have been sold and have further sellers at $91. few Unions have tures excepting this for new construction of changed hands at $732 and $735. Yangtzes development of mines not producing ore, were
have been done in Shanghai at $172). North $1.161 per ton, a result highly creditable to the Manager and his assistants, although they Chinas are quici at Tls. 95. have been aided in arriving at this low figure.
Fire Insurances-China Fires have again by the cheap ore obtained from the Dumps,been booked at $88, and Hongkong Fres and by having expeaded less than a normal
remain weak with sellers at $325. sam upon development work,
the plaintiff and Mr. A. and by proxy who were in favour of the scheme. Halbrook for the defendants it transpired represented some 160,000 shares; these against Nunces in suthern Japan. Coal posa abrook asked that the case be struck off the list. CONSTABLE Stepperd on Tuesday
Concerning coat there
that the plaintiff has abiconed and Mr. Hat-it'represented about 2,000 shares.
able to secure paying chatters for anywhere. Moji to Shanghai at less than St.per ton, to Business is reported done in the North from this put as low m.$.to per ton, locally business done for latter voyage at $1.40 and busines
ton.
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CONTINUING their scheme of catering for afl classes in the community, the proprietors of the King Edward Hotel will open, on the is! of February, their new public bar, where all
placed fourteen chair coulies befere Mr. GAD Melbourne at the Magistracy, to answer to the disorderly conduct outside St. Joseph's Church, on Sunday, when the congregation War charges of persistent soliciting of fares, and
dispering after mass, The defendants, all admitted that they had been warned before, ccolie. and were fined $reth chair, ke, 50 cents each
From Kebao to Shanglii, prompt, $1.00 per ton has been taken, and from Hongay, end ofd sundry may congregate. The bar is February, to Penang and Singapore $175 per situated in what was the billiard rasin of the did building, and as most people know it is a large spicious room, in which a couple of bus-Tag British 'stimer Pancouver, Captain Mad- drest coull be comfortably accommodated in which has been charteret by the Japanese should become a popular rendezvous for all classes in the near future, beginning two days lience.
Government as a transport, arrived at Singa pore on 25th ultimo from Hamburg with 931- Japanese officer and troops, 4x-prisoners from Russia. She is bound for Roba and is coaling
private terms to a Russian buyer. further operations with a view of first securing
Brit. str. Macquade" is reported sold on:
fur time chartering, natives are deferring mare exact information concerning Salgon pro- spects. In is respect a very recem opinion holds that "whilst the crop will not prove a We have received from the office of Messrs.at the wharf - She was to leave on the 26th f than last year's," which does not say much,ockey Club, a copy of the mee book for the bumper ane, the yield il expected to be bigger oronha & Co., printers to the Hongkong seeing that last year's way such disap pintingly forthcoming ingeting. It is bound in leather
she could get her bunkers 'filled. A few of the Japanese on board the Vancouver are wearing smalt crop.
with a convenient pencil attachment, and con- received inthe war.
bandages as the result of the wounds they tains, hesides the fill programms with a complete list of entries, a record of previous winnets since 190. Ne patron of the turf can be without his vade micum next week, and the ly authorised, edition of the book is that issued from the Jockey, Club publishers at iles Vieux Road,
Sailers-British 4m, bark Simte is landing Government stores upon private.erm
Disengaged-Norw, ship Ora, 1,198 tons
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Ar the Magistracy on Tuesday, Constable 20 7/16 Berris charged the master of the steam launch San Kwong Or with bruich of the harbour rules, by exaibiting in light on 'hu launch while under way, in the harbour last night, Defendant put up the usual plea of the light but that did not save him from a
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The oflivers and ladies of Fort William McKinley turned out on se, the consuls of the different consulates in Manils, the Govern or-General and his aide, the entire staffel dives sion headquarters and of the departfest head-
Shipping-Hongkong, Canton, and Macho quarters of Luzon and their lidtes, called to The latest reports from Koren show a conting
Steamboats are obtainable 5.6. The Com pay them respects and to wish the host and vel lack of inbour. This difficulty, combined any will declare at the forthcoming mecting hestcoa
a pleasant
a dividend of $1 per share for the half year. journey Bontë nd with the effects of the heavy floods, has prevent hapiness in their fade statio... The re-ed cur mines nod, mills being operated to their Indo-Chinas have besu taken off the market ception, as
at the improved rate of $97,China and Mantas former occasions, was held cyrmal capacity during the last three months. out of dusts on the heat, green sward of
have been booked at Szo and more shares are the residence, and releeshments were served grade are to be treated, it is, therefore, highly $40. Shell Transports and Star Ferties remain The Company has a very large quantity of low
wanted, Douglas Steamship can be placed at under the tapering rubber trees, Daning the important that sur, working costs be kept as evening the 13th, Infantry band from Fon Me Jaw as possible. With this end in view the quiet and are to be had a quotations. Shanghai Kinley, than which there is no better in the General Manager has, i think, shown wisdomugs have been disposed of at Tis, 50 for the army,, lunished delightful programme of in not torcing unnaturally the labour situation, the ordinary shares are in demand at Tis 483 preference shares and close with fu ther sellest choice selections. Mrs. Corbin, it was every
choosing to mare slowly, even at the expense much regretted, was suffering during the even- of piesent profits, nafil the effects or the late
Taku Tugs have buyers at Thy. 36. ing with an acute attack of tonsilnis, and. war upon the labour market are diminished.
Refineries-China Sogart have fisch to Sito was unable to her the receiving line
The apparatus for testing the Company's Luzons are linner and can be placed at $15. placer dredging ground has reached Korea, siderably improved and have jumped to TLIKUTENANT A GOL, inspector of Army Mining-Chinese Engineerings have con and while probably the tests are now being 9.80 at which rate shares are wanted. Ruubs Schools, arrived here on the 1st instant made, no report of the results have yet been received.
are quoted at $44. The Electric Power installation is now in use. The Reservoir supply of water, intended to supplement the river supply during the freezing weather, will not be available until next year, owing to the damage done to the dain by the severe flued that washed over it when in an uncompleted state,
THE FIRST ARMOURED CRUISER BUILT IN JAPAN.
HOW THE DIFFICULTIES WERE OVERCOME, It appears, states the Japan Mail, that the chief naval architect of the new armoured cruiser inkubi was Mr. Yamala, who graduated from the Engweet College ul the imperial University in the year th and thereafter studied for three years a Esgland, returning in 1893, when he received an ap pointment at the Kure stand, Alter the war with China he was agaut despatched ta Eng land his day being to supervise the contine tion of the Araki, one of Japan's first battle. ships. This kept him for two years in Eng land, and on lus vetura he was again appoint ed to cure, where he thenceforth served cop. tinuously. Interviewed by a member of the Nichi Niche's staff, he is reported in have said:"As the tubula was the first really big vessel. bail Japan fati prolision was made for all contingentes, but nevertheless we had some difficulty. The work was coin- menced on the 14th of January in 195, and up to Juse and July this did not bure at we had anticipated. We leated that at this rate the launch could nul take place at the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
1,081,987 tons of coal, were imported into the Colony last year, as against 1,152.454 tuas in
1994.
AN application has been made to the Sanitary Board for a licence to sell cats, dogs, inkes and deer, at 46, Temple feet North, Yaumati.
Corgis, Ims been granted leave of absence for CAPTAIN G. P. Lummert, Hongkong Volunteer aine months, commencing from the 1st March
Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Hongkong and Whamper Ducks have changed handsat $165. The Directors will recominent at the forthcoming meeting a dividend of $6 per share and cany forward about $350,000. Fain- lose weaker with sallers at Tis. 128. Kuw bams have been placed at T. 130, lut The shamehallers are to be congratulated, loon Wharfs de unchanged at 5:08. Sales of mes in their bot om levels, that their properands are without business and close quiet at on the promising appearance of the chicl tongkew Wharfs have been effected at Tts, jo Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong y is in sa good a condition after passing $120 ex the final dividend of $; paid to-day through the dangers and disturbing conditions at the late war; and that while the cost of the West Points are quoted at $53 ex dividend. Electric Power Plant and the addition to the
Kowloon Lands remain stealy at 140. Kuk has Doug Mill have drawn be vily upon $27, and Hongkong Hotels keep steady at iron fareigners in Japan towards the Famine the Company's cash reserve, it has not beet
Ifouse Hotels are reported sold in Shanghai'at THE total amount raised by subscriptions und necessary to pass the regular dividends. $150. Humphreys Estate have been dealt in Relief Fund, up to the 14th is, was yen Company's property and affairs I feel is very The generally excellent condition of the
'35-38 argely due to the intelligent and able direction of our general manager and his assistants,
THE SHELL TRANSPORT CO.
FRAT WITH THE STANDARD OIL. co. Says the Inpettors Review:-Our sympa. thies are entirely with Sir Marcus Samuel and
at $14.
$100
placed at $14. Ewos are obtainable at 114.48 There is no change in other stocks under this Conon Mills-Hongkong Coltons have been
head. The general manageis of the Laou Kung-Mow Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Limited, announce that the balance at the credit of profit and lost account for 1995 amounts to Th. 173.685.28 out of which the Board recommend the payment of a dividend of
next.
SIR E. Cameron, the retired London manager of the Hongkong & Shanghai' Bank, will pas through Singapure some line next month on his way to China,
.
MESS25. Erich Georg & Co. hear that a dividend of one dultar per share is going to be declared by the Hongkong, Canton, & Macau
time intended, but the caller very supud pro- † his board in their fight against the American 1.52 s. 8 per share which will absorb T. Steamboat Co. Ld.
gross was male and in the end we were able to faunch her belose the fixed date. The material required had all been c doulated and prepared beforehand so that there was no difficulty. Of course, a certain partion of the materials had to
be blamed from about as they all pased Into the hands of our workmen, it may lie said that the ship was entirely constructed in japan In the maller ut appliances and implements we experienced some incompleteness and im perfection owing to the great size of the vessel, but by degrees impletnents were fully furnished and the artificers acquired skill, so that sube sequently we got an excellently. Bating the two or three months of the building the workmen's inexperience told against them, Japanese werkinen, are extraordinarily experi In regard to wooden constructions, but they bave had little practice in joining metal plates and-in driving rivers, and their strength of arm is not great as compared with English work- men, so that some difficulty was encountered
Miscellaneous-Extensive
LEAVE of absence on private affairs to England has been granted to Captain I. M. G. Tulloch, March to th January, 1907. 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment, from 7th
Tisk import of flour into Hongkong in 100; 1904, the figures for the two years, respectively, fell off by over fifty per cent as compared with being 54.508 au 135,921 font.
tell at the shareholders meeting, was much $19 and more shares are inquired for. Standard Oil octopus. The story he had za
business ha been transacted in Green Istand Cements at what we should have expected. It is, thanks vidents have found ovestais at $9. Electrics Chim to the Rockefeller berserker hand, that its have been fixed at $15 for the old issue and company has had such enormous difficulties the market closes with further inquiries: the fair profit in its business. At every pain, but advanced to $250. The general, managen thrown in the way of the leguimie pursui `of new shares can be placed at $ 5 Ices have especially on the Continent, the Standard Oil have issued ther annual report for presentation Company has fought the Shell Company, and to shareholders at the forthcoming meeting, lone the utmost possible to ruin it. It must have lost an enormous amount of money in so including $5.3;6.77 brought forward from the fairs has been granted to Second Lieutenant The balance at credit of profit and loss account LEAVE of absence to England on private af tong, but what do the Rockefellers card,, with previous year, 1148,776.31 hom which has all these mushroom trusts in New York at their be deducted $20,000 paid as inletion dividend from 7th in until further notice,
H. J. Dresser id Royal West Kent Regiment, beck and call, with many hunks in their grip of 54 per share on 2nd August last, leaving. N "above all, with the funds of the great American available for appropriation $128,776.31 which NINE cases of plague have been recorded in 1.de offices at their mercy: "Our sales," said 1894 to April, 1925, amounted to
is recommended should be dealt with in the Hoogkong since the beginning of the year, Sir Marcus Samuel, "in Europe for the period following manner: To pay a foal dividend of the last being a Chinamas, residing in Queen's tons, and by these sales the Shell Company $15 per sbarc, absorbing $75,000; to place to Road West, who succumbed to the disease.
property account $30,000; and to carry forward T following telegram has been received from contingencies account $20,000; to write off $1,766.31. Steam Waterboats have declined to the Government of Burma dated the 20th $12. Langkat have improved to Tls, 235, but instaat: Nonfication declaring Hongkong are obthinable at the rate.
infected has been withdraws and will not issue"
110,000
FREIGHT
Rogge state:The issue of this fortnight's cir
Writing on th Jan. Meurs, Lamke and cular is two days earlier owing to the Chinese New Year holidays intervening.
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An assistant from Messrs, Mayer & Company charged two coalies before Mr. F.A. Hateland
fined $7 each,... of his house withoutę perculssion.. They were on Saturday for being in theservant's quarters
lost 12,000. In the same period the Standard Oil Company and its working dependant or screen, the Consolidated Com from time to time. At the outset this caused us some concern, but gradually, as the men
pany, soki 2,325,0:0, tans, so that on the developed skill, there ceased to be any suff nearly to £2,500,000, but the fight goes same basis its loss, must have amounted cigns cause for uneasiness. To launch a ship of over ten thousand tons in cleven months is
an, and threatens to become ruinous. No a romarkable rate of speed, yet compared with
dodge or tool is considered too mitan or English work it is still 20 or 30 per cent. off a rival. We hope the Shell Company will abominable to be laid hold of in order to beat top, slow. Still, as our artificers are now win, and believe that it must win if its share. expert, there will probably be no such dif holders stand by it, and one of the most ference hereafter. During the building the significant indications of the chance of victory smallest number of men employed was joo, is the fact, also mentioned by Sir Marcus, improvement in freight. For prompt of early and two of the patients have succumbed to the The interval under review has brought no ware reponed as having occurred in tongkong, DURING the past week five cates of smallpox the largest number 1,300, more or less Ai that the Company was able to send Eastern loading there is practically na demand, handy disease. Tho sufferers were one, Singales and the time of our second naval expansion scheme, benzine to the United States in considerable sized steamers continue to balsid up for want four Chinese, that is to say, when the Hatouse, Akash, quantities, and to obtain for it a better price of anything paying offering. For forward,
rumo and Iwate were built in Angland, our than could be secured in Europe, this thanks some few instances inquiries have led to As to the resolutions submilled at the meding
in poople, whether as superintendents or as entirely to the acties of the Standard Oil Com-business, in others, the low rates quoted of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency students, had witnessed the processes of con- pany, struction, and though they had actually taken
failed to attract attention, and, altogether, do. Co, Ld., held on Thursday, the first was lost part in the work, the experience gained through
anad, for any dates has been insignificant, by a majority of eight to two, and the second THE following notification has been received Freight. homeward from the tice ports are bat twelve to this. the eye proved of great value to them. What from the Madras Government The Governor fer, notably from Bangkok, and more steamers may be regarded as progress in construction in Council is pleased to withdraw the regula resulting from the Russo-Japanese wat are 1 Improvements and alterations in the various imposed in the ponr of the Madras Presidency tions under the Venice Sanitary Convention parte; no difference in essentials but only against arrivals from Hongkong, Intimation Alterations of certain points here and there. having been received that Hongkong has been The most visible of these is the absence of a free from plague."
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are now named, Norwegian and German, for ONthe 13th of December Mr. E.B. Beauchamp business or.are intreaty for such. which owners have either accepted homeward laid the foundation stone bf. A new church in anticipated, inasmuch as also for Fabutary in town where the majority of the congregation The Saigon crop is certainly much later than Hospital, and is a good sits, overlooking the
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Paktio. The church ground adjoins the CMS, quiries after tonnage are practically pil as yet, reside,
went out,"
fiue of $15 and a caution.- 'wo cargo-buat musters were then charged with making fast to the . Fat Shan, while the latter vessel was under way in the harbour on arrival, without the permission of the captain officers, Fines of $15 were inflicted in each case, with the visual alternatives.
FOLLOWING are the returns of the average. amount of bank notes in circulation and ot specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the manth ended 31st January, 1906, as certified by the managers of the respective Barks.
Average
Specie in Reserve. Amount.
Banks. Chartered Bank
India, Australia and Chinn,
Hongkong and Shang-
hai Banking Cor paration, National Bank
China, Limited...
Total,
53,184,898 $1,300,000
18,503,944
598550 40,000
528,392 $15,340,000
WHEN the 5.5, Taiyuan was last in Hongkong we mentioned that there were some Australian inares on board consigned to the Yokohama Jockey Club. These animals were first to be raced and when their racing career hid termi nated they were to be tuned over to the Gov. ernment for sind purpotes. From the reprint Kiven, below these horses appeared to have been satisfactory to the Japanese-Twenty- nine Australian griffins out of 30 arrives on Monday by s.. Taryn in very good condition which reflects great credit on Mr. Turton who brought them across. One of the griffins (No. 24), however, died on the voyage. They are u very superor lot of animals, in fact one of the best shipments to Japan. Subscribers are highly satisfied with them and, with such a good lot of equines we will, no doubt, witness good sport at the next spring meeting.
It was a great shock to his many friends in the Colony, when it was icamed that Mr. George A. Chalmers, sub-accountant of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, had met his death in a sudden and tragic manner owing to a fall on Thursday night. The deceased, it ap pears, when about to descend the ladder lead. ing from is residence to the servants'quarters, missed his footing in the dark, and was pitched headlong down the steep and parrow steps, sustaining, among other injuries, a fractured- skull, to which he succumbed a few hours later at the Government Civil Hospital, whither he had been removed by his messmates as soon as the accident had been discovered. The deceus ed, who was only temporarily appointed to this Colony's branch of the Bins, from Japis, was about to proceed to Sealand tu jam has two sisters, and the greatest sympathy is felt for them in their sudden and sad loss.
IN ust last evening's intue we printed à re- port that the waterboat Tak Lee had foundered off the Admiralty coa: yards at Tsim-la-iso and that eight out of nine of her crew were missing up to yesterday forenoon. This report coplie who swam astore at the time of the was made to the Yaumati Police Station by the mishap, and froin later accounts to hand, it is ascenained that the original report had been highly exagerated, When the man reported the sinking of the water boat he added that his fubs had perished. When the police west our to the Yak Lee they found that she had been abandoned, and it first seemed that the coolic's version of the story was true. Yesterday afternoon the right persons whe were reported as missing turned up at the Water Police Station-net at the Yaumati Station-where the report was first made, and
hailed for assistance, which 2000 arrived. informed the police that when the waterbost turned urile they clung on to the craft and
days reported their safety to the police. They were then taken astors, and after two
Two watchmen and a maid servant appeared M the Police-Court-on, Friday charged with stealing one ladestone hair press and one gold hair pin, valued at $35, the property of one Ko Ngau, now deceased, at the Tung Wa Hospital, on Jan. ag. Mr. Ho Kom Tong, us sistant compridare, Messrs. Jardine, Mathesda and Co., a director of the hospital, prosecuted. The defendants were found guilty, and Mr. C. 1). Melbourne sentenced them to threa weeks' hard labour each.
Shipping.
Vessels in Port.
STRANEUS.
Mican Monarch, Hr. s.s., .2,380, A. Walker, jed Feb.,-Port Kembla (Australia) egth Jan, Coal-Order.
Avala, De: 6.5, 2,383, W. H. Hual, grat Jan-
New York 5th Nov., Kerosine.-S.. O. Co. Hames, Ger. 5.3, J,344, F. Sembill, 17th Jan, -Sandakan 10th Jun., Gen-M; & Co. Bourbon, Fr. 13, 400, L. Bait, 27th Jan,—.
Naigon aand.jan, Gen.-Mat Fat. Cape Corrientes, Br. 1.5., 1,660, 1; Isbister, Joth Jan.,-Meji 23rd Jan,, Coal.-S., T. & Co. Chili, Br. s. 1,742, Hooker, 29th Jan.,- Kobe 11th Jan., and Nagasaki 17th, Coal, -8&S.
Clara Jebsen, Gets, 930, J. Bendixen, 3rd
Feb., Cauton 2nd Feb., Gen.-J. &‹Ñó. Dalgi Maru, p. 1., 1,568, G. Tagami, gat Jan.,-Tamsui via Amoy and, Swatow 30th Jan., Gen:-0. S. K.
Dr. Hans Jürg Kier, Nor.., 69, H, E.
Larsen, 19th Dec,oils 4ch Des Sugu Aagaard & Thoresen Co. Basern, Br. s., 3586, G. H. Powall, 3rd Feb,
Australian Ports via Manila is Feb Gen.-G., L., & Co.
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mma Luyken, Ger. s.,, 1,380, G. Cornand,
1st Jan,,-Canton 31st Dec, Coal-Order). Empress of India Br. ss., 3,032, E. Beetham, R.N.R., 18th Jan.-Vancouver, (B.C.) 26th Dec; and, Shanghai 15th Jan, Mailis and Gen.-C. P. R. Co. Germania, Ger. L., 900, T. Petersen, 3rd
Feb,-Cauton 2nd Feb., Gan.-J. & Co. Gregory Apcar, Hr. ss., 2,961, J. G. Olifant,
18th 1,-Calcutta 12th Jan, Penang and Singapore 22nd, Gen.-D. S. & Co., Ld,
(ailon, Dr. s.s., 1,183, J. S. Iteach, and Feb., -Foochow 31h Jan., Amoy 31st, and Swalow Int Feb Gen.-D. L. & Co. Helene, Ger. ... 771, J. Jessen, and Feb.,-
Swatow 1st Feb, Gen-J. & Co. Helena Menzell, Ger. s.s., 904, Aner, 31st Jan,
-Moji 26th Jan, Coal.—E, & n. T. Co. fsin Cbank, Ch. 1, 1,281, P. Klopfer, 318
Jan-Canton 30th Jan Gon--C, M. S′′ N. Co.
Kaifong, Br. s.5, 982, Finlayson, 31st Feb.,-. Katharine Park; Br. .., 3.070, W., Copp
Cebu via Iloilo Sugar.-B. & H. 26th Jan-Chefso 21st Jun, Ballast.-G. Kores, Am. 8.8, 5,655, W. B. Seabury, 30th
L. & Co. Jan., San Francisco 30th Dec, and Shanghai 27th Jan., Mails and Gen.-P. H. S. S. Ca. falsang, Br. ., 3,460, P. B. Lake, and Feb-Calcutta 18th Jan., Penang and Singapore 27th, GenTM-~-~J., M, & Co. Madeleine Rickmers, Ger...,· 1,655, `S.
Simonson, st Jan.,Bangkok 23rd Jan, Rice.-B. & N.
Petchaburi, Ger. as, 1,400, G. Hillmann, 27tti Jan,Bangkok 16th Jan., Rice and Meal, 一般&Co.
Shabichan, Br. 5.5, 1,065, 1, R. “colt, 25th Jan.,
Saigon 21st Jan, GenWo Fating, Singora, Ger. 5.5., 1,133, P. Hermeling, st
Ja Bangkok 23id Jan", Rice.-B. & S. illestadt, Nor. ss. 1,776, 1. Nielsen, 30th Jan, Kobe vla Moji zzod Jan., Gen. Aagaard, Thoresen & Co. Suisang, Br. 8.5., 1,776, T. .A. Mitchell, 30th Jan-Calcutta 16th Jan, Coal-1, M. &
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Co.
Syfung, Ger. s. 1,846, Dezener, 25th Jan,——— Taming, Br. &... 1.352 A. W. Outerbridge, zad Nagasaki 16th Jan, Daliast,-), & Co, Feb-Manila 191b Jan., Sgar-B, &S.. Thyra, Nor, 2,000, Burger, 30th. Jan
Kutchinotza 24th Jab., Coal-M. B. K... Tjipanas, Dut, 1, 2,444, P. Zwart, 30th Jani,
-Amay 29th Jang Gen.), C. J. L... Victoria, Swed s.., 988, J. A. Hellberg, 23rd JanMoji roth fan, Coal,-5, W. & Co wik, Ger. 5.4, 2.900, Carstens, 3rd Feb
Mororan 25th Jan, Coal,--Order,
SAILING VROUWEN..
trouble in the house of a native family residing FOR 10me weeks past there has been some at Tai Hang village, Causeway Bay and the climax was reached last night when the father of the family had to be removed to hos pital and bis elder son slightly injured From
frequenting, gambling houses at his father's Rose, Br, bq, 822, Wright, roth Nov.-West what transpired it appears that the younger Oira, Nor, ship. 1,199, F. Refsnes, 24th Dec, son would not look for work, but insisted on.
Fremantle 18th Oct, Sandalwood-8 ... Co expente. After repeated admonition the father
the loafer, so when his elder brother approached told the delinquent that he would have to look
Australia 4th. Aug, Sandal Wood, S. & sisewhere for bis "chow." This did not suit Simla,
im on the subject last night he got into such
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a rags that he attacked him with a knife. While this was going on the ne'er-do-well's bet ter half got on to her husband's, father and stabbed him in the jaw with a knife: The ald man had to be removed to hospital while the hostile couple were arrested, On. Friday they were placed before Nr. Tariand on a charge of assault and wote bound over 15 the sum of $100 each to be of good conduct for
Br.4-masted bq, 2,087, Camp, 331h Dec.,-Cardiff 4th July, Patenti Fast Naval Yard, a walk. Vincent Br.. ship, 1774, Cokistus
Philadelphia 20th July, 1995,
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