Entimations:
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE
GOVERNOR.
TUE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
IMPORTANT NOTICE,
IN ADDITION TO THE
5 PER CENT, DISCOUNT
ALREADY ADVERTISED,
FURTHER
REDUCTIONS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 1906.
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fire couts.
DEATH.
On the 9th February, at Shanghai, ANNIE, Service, aged 61 yarul Young, I.M. Customs
years.
The Hongkong Celegraph
STEAMBOAT.CO., LD.
A GREAT Commotion has been caused in the["HONGKONG, CANTON & MACÃO Catholic parishes ol, Massachusetts.... (U.S.}, - owing to the Bishop of Fall Rivor prohibiting waltzes, polkas, and gallops, on the ground of indecency.
HALF-VEARLY MEETING."
The seventy-ninth ordinary half-yearly meet-
THE Honourable Mr. A. W. Brewin has very ing of shareholders in the above.company was kindly consented to deliver a lecture under the held at the company's office, Hotel Mansions, auspices of the "Odd Volumes," an "Fugat 11 o'clock in the forenoon to-day for the shui" at the City Hall, on Tuesday, the zoll purpose of receiving a report of the directors, inst, at 5.15 p.m. The Hon. Mr. H. E, Pollock together with a statement of accounts, declaring a dividend, confirming the appointment of directors, and electing auditars,
will take the chair.
A PRIVATE chair coolla in the employ of Mr. John Lemm was charged this morning at the Police Court with assaulting an Indian con- stable at the race-couro yesterday afternoon and doing slight damage to bis tunic. Mr. Hazeland fined the coolie S;.
Tux Russian Minister at Peking, Mr. Poketi low, has assented to China's request for the establishment of a Chinese consulaten Vladivostok to look after Chinese interests there With the exception of the above, none of the proposals under negotiation, has been
settled.
MR. Kodera Kenkichi, Nakayamatedori, Kobe,
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The following gentlemen were present- Messrs. E. Guetz (chairman); N. A. Sioba, F. Salinger, A. Haupt, E. Fuhrmans, C. Lanz- mang, Hon. Mr. R.Shewan, W. A, Cruickshank, directors; and T. Arnold (secretary), Messrs. W. E. Clarke, J. Arnold, J. R. Michael, G. T. Veitch, P. Tester, L. Berindoague, G. de Champeaux and E. A. Stanton.
The Secretary having read the notice con- vening the meeting,
BANKRUPICIES,
THE KUNG CHIN FIRM.
In Bankruptcy Jurisdiction this morning, His Honour Sir Francis Tiggott, Chief Justice,
presiding, Mr. C. F. Balley, of Messrs. Johnson Stokes and Master, applied for a receiving order re the Kung Chin firm, 'exporte- McEwen Frickel and Company, 'the act of bankruptcy being that the debtor had left the Court with the object of defrauding his creditors. Mr. Bailey stated that when he put in his affidavit he was informed by the Registrar that there were not enough facts stated in such affidavit for him to get a receiving order, and the ap- plication was adjourned. In the meantime Mr. G. B. Hall Bruton had filed an applica tion for a receiving order against the same debtor, and `got it.
His Honour: But you are not going to deal with that now?
Mr. Bailey: No, your Lordship; 1 merely The Chairman said Gootlemen, With mention it as I would submit, and I don't your permission the report and accounts will think my friend Mr. Brutton has any objec usual, be taken as rend. The present position, that the two orders should be consolidated Mr. Brutton: I have no objection, my Lord The order was made accordingly, and the Court adjourned.
as
you
with many reniarks. Compétition, as you
tion of the Company is so clearly set forth therein that it is unucessary for me to detain
bas contributed Y50,000 to the elementary are aware, is as keen as ever on all the lines schools of Arimia district, Japan. It will be occupied by the Company's steamers; but, recalled that, at the dying request of his late even with this drawback, the result of several HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1906. father, Mr. Kodera recently contributed half-year's working under similar adverse con
Y90,000 to Tokio University and other educa-ditions warrauts us in the belief that we shall be able to maintain the present dividend of
FAKE WAR ALARMS,
The improbability of the correctness of the news reported in the Manila Press from
tional institutions.
one dollar, You will observe that the amount
NOT A BANKRUPT.
In Pankruptcy Jurisdiction this morning, His Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, presiding, Mr. H. K. Holmes made an applica tion for a receiving order against Hok Wo Chun, exparte Hegnu. Hun Shin Kee, the pension of payment of his debts a certified ground for the application being a note of gus- translation of which Mr. Holmes produced and
Have been made from this date IN THE Washington as to the imminence of another the creation of amortisation funds, and the tut, on the other hand, repairs to be effected handed in to the Court. This note was in the
PRICES of many of the following -
PATENT MEDICINES,
INFANTS' FOODS,
SOAPS,
PERFUMES.
CONDITION.
LIMITED.
CHEMISTS, DRUGĠISTS, PERFUMERS,
ETC
ETC,
ETC.
rupture between China and the Powers was demonstrated in these columns when we pointed to the fact that no alarming symp- toms are apparent to people in the Colony who should be well informed on the subject. It will be seen that even in the States, the fake alarm is credited to the Washington Press sensational correspondents. The San Francisco Chronicle explains that the Army WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST regulations provides that troops shall serve and MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of two years in the Philippines and four years in the United States. That keeps substantially These GOODS in the Colony, and our
one-third of the Army of about 65,000 nien Stocks being frequenily turned over, ensures in the Philippines all the time and regiments all Goods being FRESH and in the BEST are constantly coming and going as their time
arrives to go to the islands, or their term of service there expires. Just at this time the equivalent of about three regiments A. S. WATSON & CO., [of troops are about to embark for the Philippines to relieve an equal number who have completed their service. The details were arranged some months ago,. and they were that the first lofantry were to embark on the 1st February at New York on the transports Kilpatrick and McClellan and proceed by way of the Suez Canal; the Second Infantry and the Eighth and Thir teenth batteries of field artillery were to leave San Francisco, on that date on the transport Meade, and the horses of the field batteries would be sent from Seattle on the same date aboard the transport Dix. Since the fire on the Meade in San Francisco harbour à fortnight ago, the departure of that transport might be delayed. Our Ameri- can contemporary further explains that this very simple matter of routine administration has been seized upon by some Washington correspondents as evidence that blood was about to flow somewhere in Eastern Asia and that the American soldiers were basten- ing to the scene of conflict. The authorities differ both as to the occasion and the pro- bable scene of the blood-letting. Some say that the Chinese are about to arise and ex- terminate the foreign devils in their midst, while others declare that the Filipinos are on the point of breaking out in insurrection.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 20th January, 1906,
TO PREVENT MISTAKES.
WHEN BUYING
WHISKY,
PLEASE NOTE THAT
OUR
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CLUB No. 1 Happily neither prophet of evil is coniect.
IS THE ONLY CLUB WHISKY
IN THE COLONY AT
$18 per Case.
WE CALL IT No. 1 BECAUSE
IT IS SO IN
EVERY RESPECT
AND ALSO TO DISTINGUISH
FROM OTHERS:-
GREGOR & Co.,
WINE MERCHANTS.
Hongkong, 25th October, 1905,
Nothing unusual is about to happen any where, so far as is known.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE German mail of the 17th January was delivered in London on the 14th inst.
THE N. C.D. Newer prints the following wire from Tokio, dated 9th inst.:-The measures for continuance of the war taxation, passed the House of Representatives last night by an overwhelming majority, despite the opposition of the Progressives.
THE following notification has been received from the Government of Madras: The Governor in council is pleased to withdraw the regulations under the Venice Sanitary Coa- vention imposed at all the uninfected ports of Madras, Presidency' against vessels arriving from Hongkong."
is proposed to carry forward is larger than that brought over from the previous half-year during the current six months will be some- decks being required for the Honami and Fat what heavier than usual owing to new wooden shan in addition to the customary overhauling repairs. Turning to the balance sheel I don't think that there is any item which calls, for special comment; I will merely remark that, os usual, our investments in stocks stand at a figure well within their market value and that for every loan on mortgage there is a satisfactory mar in. As you no doubt have already learned our Secretary has been advised to leave the East on account of lailing health. I need hardly tell you that the Eoast very much regrets to lose his services after having been in order to mark our appreciation of Mr. in the Company for over twenty-two years, and Arnold's long and faithful services, the Board well. The Hon. Capt. L. Barnes-Lawrence,
has decided to grant him a year's pay as re- RN will preside. All interested in missionarying allowance and have no doubt that this work are invited to aliend
Missionary Association will be held in St. THE annual meeting of the Hongkong Church Paul's College on Monday, the 19th inst, al 5 p.m. Address on missionary work will be given by Miss syre and the Rev. W. E. Hip
AMONG the passengers for Europe by the Im. perial Gelman mail s.s. Preussen, were Mr. R. Pescio, proprietor of Messrs. Gregor and Co, of Nu. 19, Queen's Road Central, wine mer- chants, and Mrs, l'escio, Mr. l'estio goes for a tour round the wine districts of Europe in the interests of his firm, and expects to be away between five and six months.,
will meet with your approval. We have ap
Painted Captain Clarke who has served the Before proposing the adoption of the report Company for twenty-eight year as his successor, and accounts as presented I shall be pleased to answer any questions bearing thereon which shareholders may wish to ask.
The Chairman, moved the adoption of the report and accounts, Mr. J. R. Michael seconded.-Carried,
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seconded by Mr. P. Tester, Messis. A. O'D. On the motion of Mr. G. de Champeaux, Gourdin and W. H. Potts were re-elected
TELEGRAMS
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH "
'SERVICE.
THE SHANGHAI DOCK AND ENGINEERING CO., LD.
RECONSTRUCTION SCHEME
T
CONFIRMED.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 15th February,
11.20 a.m..
At a special meeting of share- holders in the old company of 8. C. Farnham, Boyd and Co., La., held yesterday for winding up the old Company and reconstructing it under the name of the Shanghai Dock, and Engineering Co., Ld., the scheme was unanimously, confirmed by the shareholders.
[Reuter's.]
The Proposed Grant for the Philippines.
LONDON, 13th February, The Committee of Appropriations have
by Secretary Taft, admitting that they did refused the supplementary cředii asked for
not intend sending troops until it was cvi- dent that Americans in China needed pro-
form of a letter from the debtor to the petition- owing to the non-receipt of payment of certain ing creditor in which the former stated that
foreign accounts, he was unable for the present to pay his debt of $60, and stating that under the circumstances he must have time to do so, for which he begged to be excused. This hote tection. was signed and chopped with the debtor's chop. His Honour, looking at the note, said that it pension of the debt, to the petitioner, but was no act of bankruptcy, as it was no sus-
merely a notice of his inability at present to pay the debt, with reasons, and asking for time, or rather stating that he must take time. That did not constitute an act of bankruptcy and be must refuse the application.
MR. HUTTENBACH ON
EXCHANGE
After Government had fixed the ratio we
Singapore Free Press, Feb. 6) telegraphed to bach's views on the position. Mr. Huttenbach oar Penang correspondent to get Mr. Hutten- to-day writes us further as follows:-" When 1 spoke with your reporter the impression was that 2/4 was a temporary rate only, in order to check a further rise. It has been leant since that 2/4 is to be the final ratio. Bad the Govern ment policy been to postpone fixing indefinite. ly, many, I amongst them, would have preferred
MR. C. Mooney, of the Hongkong (totel, sum-seconded by Capt. W. E. Clarke that the appoint-a 2/- dollar, but an immediate and final fixing
Mr. L. Berindongue proposed and it was moned a woman named Wong Ho, at the ments of Messrs. W. A. C. Cruickshank and. Police Court this afternoon, for behaving in C. R. Lenzmann to the Board of Directors be disorderly manner in Arbuthnot Road on the confirmed. -Carried,
Ith inst, and for using, abusive language: There was also a "cross-summons against Mooney and his wile for assault. In the first summons Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton appeared for the defence. The complainant produced a doctor's certificate and asked for an adjourn ment on the ground that his wife was unable to appear in Court. The case was adjourned sine die..
auditors,
Mr. J. R. Michael then suggested that the Board should present Mr. Arnold with some souvenir for his long and faithful services.
The Chairman said that the Board will con- sider the matter.
The meeting then terminated,
ANNUAL MEETING.
THE Japanese Training Squadron, under the command of Admiral Shimamura, is now mak ing preparations for a long cruise along the HONGKONG, ICE COMPANY, CD: coasts of Korea, China, Philippines; Australia; Strait Settlements and Formosa Sailing from Yokosuka on February 15th, it will visit ports in Korea and Narth China and arrive at Shang. hai on March 13th, at Hongkong on the zand and Manila on the 31st. Then it will visit Australian ports, being due at Singapore on July 4th. It will leave the Colonial port for the Pescadores on July 231d. From Forinosa
the fleet is to return to Yokosuka on August
25th. by way of Takeshiki, Gensan and Ominato.
A DESPATCH from the Shanghai Taotai in response to the resignation petitioned by the Mixed Court Magistrate, Kwan, is as follows:- The Mixed Court post is a hard and respon- sible one and unless one is capable he will not
The twenty-fifth ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong Ice Co., Ld., was held at the office of the general managers. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., at 12.30 p.m. to-day, to receive the annual statement of accounts and report of the general mana-
gera. Those present were: Hon. Mr. C. W.
save further dislocation, The sooner we really as now done is preferable as tending to
get fixity the better, aven at a 2/4 dollar. take to obtain the infier will depend on how Fixing the rate is not fixity; the time it will things are now handled. The quickest and at the same time the most advantageous way to obtain it would be the gold currency so gene. rally desired. To fully go into this, to-day would take too long, but you might call atten- tion to the fact that, as the position now stands, two points seem impracticable. The Currency Note Ordinance as amended on Monday last, and the rate of 2/4,
Later.
The American Fisheries. The United States Congress is discussing Bill to exclude alien fishermen from Alaska. The Bill is aimed at checking the Japanego.
Franco-Russian Commercial
Treaty,
The French Chamber has adopted the Franco-Russian commercial treaty by 407 10.
55-
[Straits Times]
Battle Practice Firing.
London, 5th February British Navy for 1905 are now issued.
The returns of battle practice' firing in the
The Channel Squadron scored 157 points the Third Cruiser Squadrop 147 points, the Mediterranean 133 points, the Atlantic gi
points, points, the China 65 points, the East Indies 37
The Daily Telegraph comments upon the
pointing out that Admiral Sir Gerard Noel's falling-off in the shooting of the China squadron,
flagship, the Glory, scored only 11 points, and, the Albion 46 points, compared with the Ex-, mouth's 374 points.
Vice-Admiral Sir G. L. Atkinson-Willer's vessel, the Hyacinth, made only 7 points.
FOR THE "CAO BANG"
Under the Currency Note Ordinance the Later reports on the position of the wreekid Government is pledged to sell notes against steamer Cao Bang, which has been ashore in gold and at the same time is bound to give Pulo Canton for about six weeks post, as (1- silver for all notes tendered. This could ready recorded in these columas, not being I. lead to the Colony having to suspend pay together favourable from a salvage point of ment, since anyone buying say twenty mil-view, the owners, the Messageries Maritinis, tions worth of notes and insisting on his have decided to despatch an expert salvac right to get silver in exchange, would make it engineer from Marseilles to the scene of te impossible for Government to fulfit its obli- wreck, and this gentleman, we are informed y gations. Of course this is an extreme case and
Mons. Champeaux, the local agent of the Col one not likely to happen, but in any case, as pany, is now on his way out, and any actia Dickson, (chairman), Messrs. W. Parlane, the Ordinance now stands this obligation it
the Company, may decide to take as regats W. A. Cruickshank, H. W. Looker, C. D inconvenient and could prove so troublesome
an attempt to save the stranded vessel, will &* Wilkinson, C. H. Ross, H. P.. White, Le that it seems to require further amendment,pend entirely on the expert's report. Cheung Shiu, Ho Fook, C. W. May, and such for instance as giving Government the A. B. Smith, and W. G. Ross (secretary), option to redeem notes in either silver or gold. IN France children are taught an a duty thị -
The secretary having read the notice con-
The rate of 2/4 is an unnecessarily compli they have to put aside a share of their' toy vening the meeting,
cated one since it cannot work smoothly. their money, and their clothes for the poor Dollars must be paid for in gold, but the "Your brothers and sisters," says their mothe sovereign is not divisible by 2/4 nor is there a On State occasions, such as Easter, the Ne fraction of the dollar to sult. If one sover. Year, and All Hallows Eve, the poor ar eige be tendered to get dollars a simple specially remembered. calculation will show that this is impossible because there is no existent fraction of a cent to square the transaction, It's believed that the slight alteration of making the rale such that notes can be bought against gold at the rate of eight dollars fifty to the sovereign, would do all that is required for pur-
The Chairman said:-1 propose if you are be able to hold the office. Since the magisagreeable to take the report and accounts at LIBUTENANT A. H. Pullman, zud Royal West
trate came to the post he has done everything read. Our sales of ice, beth to steamers and Kent Regiment, arrived from North China per according to the laws and regulations with for private consumption, were larger than dur es Preussen on rath instant, joining head-energy, for the preservation of the suzerainty;ing 1904, and revenue derived from cold and in the interesis of the people. The people storage also shows a satisfactory increase. To quarters for duty.
highly praise him for his, efforts. Whatever meet the demand on this branch of our busi unfair comments published in the foreign ness an additional store was insulated, during newspapers emanated from private individuals the year and the completion of another, are unworthy of attention, henceforth it is to be making five in all, is about to be under hoped he will still be patient and faithful to taken. The seven new ice boxes referred to
The construction of a new building for the
British Consulate at Shimonoseki has been
commenced and is to be completed by the end
of September next.
FOR stealing iron from the Cement Works at Hunghom yesterday, a night-soil coolie was
this morning sentenced to three weeks' hard
labour and six hours' stocks. THERE has been a bliizard at Talienwan, and transportation is suspended. Since the 8th inst., there has been-heavy snow at Tokio, and the
tramcar service is suspended.
Ir is reported that the cost of quarters and subsistence furnished by the Japanese Govern- ment to the Russian prisoners of war is roughly estimated at eighty million yen,
MR. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, sentenced a coolin to twelve months hard labour and six hours' stocks, for returning from banishment before the expiration of five
⚫ year
FIFTEEN hawkers were charged at the Police' Court this morning, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, for selling dog's meat at the Happy Valley yesterday, without the necessary permit. A [36-24 | fine of $3 each was imposed.. ↑
his duty and not possess any idea of resigning. at last meeting are now in course of erection, poses of fixity. It would also do away with the and the establishment is in a position to supply
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An earthquake of great duration was ex-
-made legal tender, it would be more easily dogs...
a considerably larger quantity of ice than difficulty referred to above and maka`no ap- perienced a fortnight age in Tokyo, Yokohama, there has been a demand for. The appropriapreciable difference to the mercantile i.e. bank and the adjacent parts. Beginning at rast lions suggested in the report will I hope, rate. Besides being more convenient, if not p.m. the earth movements lasted for eight commend themselves to you; they are dictated indispensable, it would also prove an advant- minutes and forty-two seconds, both horizontai by a desire to strengthen the Company in view age by keeping open the royal road to a gold and vertical motions being involved. The of possible opposition which has been much currency, since at the right time, which need preliminary tremors continued for thirteen talked of.. Before proposing the adoption of not now be far distant, when the sovereign is seconds; the vibration they became violent, the report and accounts I will be pleased to reaching on the earth level two and three mil. answer any questions you may wish to put. limetres and fasting for forty-one seconds; slight No questions being asked, the chairman motions ensued for thirteen seconds and these proposed the adoption of the report and ac were succeeded by severe horizontal and varti-counts as submitted to the shareholders. cal motions, becoming gradually gentle, till Mr. Wilkinson seconded, carried nem con. the close. The Yokohama -Meteorological The Chairman proposed, and Mr. Looker office observations are as follows: Maximum seconded, the re-election of Mr. Thos. Arnold amplitude of horizontal motion 68 millimetres per 1.6 second ;'maximum amplitude of vertical motion 0.07 millimetro per second.. Direction The Chairman: That concludes the busi N.NE. to S.S.W. Origin of earthquake, Tok- | ness before the meeting, gentlemen ; dividend yo Bay. The shocks were felt over a wide warrants will be ready to-morrow morning. area but the severe motions were limited in
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. F. G. FigE | Finst Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:- On the isth at 11.40 a. The barometer has
SHIPPING, AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE,
Canadian (Empress of Japan) 16th iøst. French (Oceanien) 19th Inst.
here on zoth inst.
The '6.8. Yawata' Mars is due to arri
The P. & O. 5. N. Cols sà. Formosa le
Singapore for this port on 14th inst., at x an The P. M, S, S. Cols 5,8. Siboría left Yoki
hama yesterday, and is expected to arrive her on 24th inst.
The Great Northerò sa. Afinnesota lek Seat tle on 1st insi, for Hongkong via Japan porti and Shanghai,
The P. & A. 1.5. Nicomedia sxiled from Port- land on 13th inst.; and should arrive in Hong- kong on 13th prox.
The `M. M. Co.'s 5,5. Oceanien, with the next'
as auditor for the ensuing year, which was risen in Japan, and fallen over the Loochoor, French mail, will leave. Saigon on 16th inst., carried unanimously.
and the E. coast of Chian
Pressure is highest over the Yellow Sea, and A shallow area of low pressure is lying near the Southern Loochoosi
Moderate to fresh monsoon is indicated in the Formosa Channel, and moderate monsoon In the N. part of the China Sea
extent. No damage has to be reported in A SENSATION has been caused in musical Yokohama About the same time a similar circles by the rash act of an Infant Prodigy. severe shock was felt in Tokyo, the duration. He banabolutely insisted on appearing on the being about four minutes. – Japan Mail
stago in trousers.
at times.
Forecast-moderato N,E, winds; misty, rain
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at 5 pm, for this port
The Java-China-Japan Lija 81 Thillwong left Kobe via Meji and Amoy for this port on 14th inst., and may be expected here on 24th inst,
The G. P. R. Co's sa. Empress of India arrived at Koba at a p.m., on 14th inst, and left again at 5 pm, same day for Yokohama where she is due to arrivo at 4 planą on 15th loath,