Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
CHEMISTS, BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCỶ THE GOVERNOR..
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
IN ADDITION TO THE
5 PER CENT, DISCOUNT
ALREADY ADVERTISED,
FURTHER
REDUCTIONS Have been made from this date IN THE PRICES of many of the following :-
PATENT MEDICINES,
'INFANTS' FOODS,
SOAPS,
PERFUMES,
E MAINTAIN THE LARGEST WE and MOST COMPLÉTÉ STOCKS of
these GOODS in the Colony, and our Stocks being frequently turned over, ensures all Goods being FRESH and in the "HEST
CONDITION.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1906. :
NOTICE,
All communications Intoudut for publication to
The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
- nidrewed to The Editor, ), Ice Hows Bond, and
should be accompanied by the Writer'a Nase and
Actures
Orary Bursiness
to The Maungan The Faltar will not undertake
SUÚSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DALLY--$30 per sunum, "t WEEKLY $10 por am.
The mtes per quarter and por meusen, properénník,
in
The daily lane is delivered from what the addre accessible to mitelmezikor, Cu cat sent by pt The race in the weekly is to any part of the tional $1.50 per quarter is chargot fur postage.
world in 30 cents per quarter.
THE PEAK TRAMWAYS.
FOR THE DEFENDANTS.
WILL. RUIN YOU, UNLESS YOU
BUY ME OUT.""
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A most interesting case is developing in the question of the Peale Tramways. The case is being heard by the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, being the action of D. E. Brown et at against the longkong Fligh-Level Tramways son To-day there were in Court Messrs. Co., Ld., and Messrs. J. D. Humphreys and Henry Humphreys and Mair, the latter of the Peak Hotel.
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meetings and record the votes they were em- powered to record, and the shareholders must abide by the consequences of sich absences,
Touching upon another point, the Court was always ready to support the majority against a dissentient minority, in all that majority did which it was empowered to do and may have done irregularly. This was a proposition of law. The defendants did not, of course, admit that they had done anything irregular. What would happen if the plaintiff succeeded in this
casc?
His Honour: You mean if he olitains an.
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junction? would happen: The resolution would have to be passed over again-there is no doubt about that, and no point must be overlooked, as we are not the new company after all, although
Mr. Sharp : Yes, my Lord; one of two things
TELEGRAMS
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE.
· MURDER AND RIOT.
CHRISTIANS SLAUGHTERED
WHOLESALE.
TERRIBLE RESULTS OF UPRISING. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 26th February,
6.20 p.m...
assert that English, French and German goods are threatened with the boycott. The Chinese, they say, make no discrimination among the whites, and are spreading the mandarings should tes naturament | sgitation under the battle cry of "China for
the Chinese." Several civert acts of hostility, i rompnallie for any rejected M48.. nor in retum way Contribution,
is alleged, hava accurred in treaty ports, and the situation in general resembles that winch preceded the Boxer outbreak in 1900. Minis ter Rockhill bas from the first insisted that Chinese boycott was not inspireddy Turo pean trade rivals, but that the Europeans foresaw that the feeling against Americans would spread to all foreigners. The journal referred to advances the statement that his The Hoa. Mr. H. E. 1 allock, K.C., instructed prediction has been realized, and the question by Mr. John Hastings, appeared for the plain is now presented of dealing with the ugly passitifts, and dr. E. H. Sharp, K.C, and Mr. M. W. On the 1384 February, at Kiangyin, China;bilities in China, either singly or in co-opera- Slade, instructed by Mr. J. H. Harston,, of we are in a position to extras con resistere Kingham, two children, and six to Dr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Worth, a daughter, RUTIL
tion with other Governments. We would Messrs. Ewens, Hatsion, and Harding, appear.ally. The new company has been registered
with our consent, and it could act indepen-Roman Catholic converts have been rather incline to the view taken by. Sired for the defendants. Chentung Liang Chang who declared that the Chinese were lovers of peace and that the differences with other Governments HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1966. would be submitted to arbitration, He admitted that the cry of "China" for the Chinese" had aroused his people, but de- clared it to be entirely a peaceful sign of Sondage awakening.
Single Coplos. Daily, in conte: Weekly; twenty-
five cents.
BLICEH.
¿he Hongkong Gelegraph
BRITAIN'S SHIPPING.
Some days ago we referred to Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign. Shipping for the last quarter of 1905; through the cour tesy of Mr. Lambert, Lloyd's agent in Hong- kong, we have received a copy of the ship- building totals for last year. During 1905, ex. clusive of warships, 795 vessels of 1,623,168..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
TO-MORROW is the sixth anniversary of the
relief of Ladysmith.
The Rov, H. C. Kingham, Mrs.
Mr. Sharp maintained that it was unneces.dently of us. If it did we should be left fonlly murdered at Nanchanglu, by
sary that the Ordinance should be affected un less it was proved that section 20 of the Company's Ordinance applied. The scheme should be ind catiye. "My friend says he agrees with that,” remarked Mr. Sharp,
Sir, Pollock-I don't say I agree with that. Mt. Sharp-I would refer your Lordship to
the Imperial Bank case of 1858, on the question of whether the liquidators should be empowered to carry out the arrange
ments entered into by
the shareholders of the bank, Proceeding, Mr. Sharp said that according to Lord Justice James the plintiff said: "I will ruin you unless you buy ine but," that was to say that they had tried to
ranged It was a small point but one which should be remembered by the Court that every- RUSSIA has removed her war restrictions shareholder should be taken to know the Or.. against Japanese travelling.
dinance under which his Company's interest and memorandum were formed.
THE Japanese House of Representatives has rejected the petition for the abolition of the Metropolitan Police.
AMONG the notable arrivals in the Colony from home were Mr. John flastings, solici or, and Mrs. Hastings, who return to Hongkong after a lengthy holiday in the old country. The new China Merchants' str. Hsinhong was at last successfully launched at noon on 23rd eb and is moored in the river opposite Farm- ham, Boyd and Co.'s Pootung Works, Shang- hui
The remainder of the Christians fled to the boats,
in an awkward position. It has entered into a definite and binding agreement to a riotous mob. by Findlay Smith's concession from the Chinn Commercial Company, and will have to carry out that agreement, It might carry out the new line after alt-I don't say it either we must pass this resolution over again, would, but one of these two things must occur:
or what would be infinitely worse, the new company, being in a position to do so, might
Inland Mission Stations have been All the missions except the China
destroyed.
act against us and do what the majority of the
It was reported yesterday, through shareholders decided to prevent, by agreeing to amalgamate. I submit, also, therefore, that the Chinese sources, that a Catholic had new company ought to be joined in this case.
is Honour-Plaintiff asks for an instabbed the inagistrate at Nan- junction to prevent the resolution being carried
chargfu. out, and you say the new company should have been joined ?-
[The above telegram was received last eve
Mr. Sharp: Yes, my Lord; for to set aside they after we had gone to presa-Ed., ...) resolution would be to set aside the agreement, and that could not be done without the new
company being before the Count,
The question arose whether this Company fell under section 201 or whether it was a The plaintiff knew long before the meeting scheme that could be carried out independently of the existence of the scheme, and at that meet- decided afterwards." He submitted that it was a of the section. That was a matter that could being he asked questions with a request for con... firmation of the existence of the scheme, so scheme which must imply the knowledge by all the shareholders of the law under which it was formed. He said that re-construction bore no fixed technical meaning, but the most essential part of a re-construction was the formation of
a new company to take over the assets of the old one.
His Honour asked if it was possible to have are construction without section 161. In Palmer it was laid down that there were the
that if there was any insufficiency of notice the plaintiff by his action waived, it, and only raised the question when he found he could not get out of the company what he wanted.
The case is proceeding."
THE KAISER'S SILVER WEDDING.
[N. C. D. News.] The Entertaining of Prince Arthur.
Tokio, z3rd February Prince Arthur has spent the morning in
duck-shooting, netting fish, and hawking. He is to be entertained this evening by the British Ambassador, Sir Claude MacDonald, at a dinner, which the Crown, Prince will attend.
Russia and Railways in Mongolia.
Peking, 22nd February.
ons gross, namely, 737 steaners of 1,604,700 A CASE of plague, terminating fatally, occurred threaten the Company unless terms were ar tons, and 58 sailing vessels of 18,372 tons", at 15, Third Street to day,... were launched in the United Kingdom. The warships launched at both Govern ment and private yards amounted to 28 of 129,8o tons displacement. The total out put of the United Kingdom for the year has, theruftice, been 823 vessels of 1,753,969 tons. The output of mercantile tonnage in the United Kingdom during yos shows the great increase of 418,000 tons on that of last year, and is the highest on record. The previous recurf tonnage for merchant vessels {1,524,739 tons) was reached in 1901, and the present figures are 98,429 in excess of that iotal. As regards war vessels, however, the total for red5 is 82,100 tons less than in 1901. It may be mentioned that
A. S. WATSON & CO., ed has been built of steel, and that 98,87 99.9 per cent of the tonnage launch
per dem. is composed of steam tonnage. delay. Restoration is expected in a couple of by means of a sale sanctioned by the Court Consulate-General this morning. Among those test against the unfa roess of admitting any Twelve steaners were lost in 190g through capture in the recent war. The general tonnage increased, and it is noticed that the tendency of owners is all in favour of levia thans of chormious tonnage. The employ. ment of turbine engines also secures com. ment, most of the favourite Channel steamers being fitted with this method of propulsion, According to the table devoted to an ex- planation of the countries for which vessels were built in Great Britain it is noteworthy that 28 vessels were built for the Colonies, 46 for South America, 16 for Norway, 15 for Germany, 13 for Sweden and the same number for Denmark, 1 for France and Street, at about ten o'clock last night. Ins.organization," or "amalgamation," is quite im- 1,the chief engineer of the ship, shortly after concerted effort will be made throughout the
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CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, PERFUMERS,
ETCH
ETC.,
ETC.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. dongkong, 20th January, 1996.
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GREGOR & CO.,
OWING to the interruption of the cable between
and places Nouth is subject to considerable Hongkong and Fouchow, traffic with Shanghat
days.
OPERATIONS on the Annam-Yunnan railway have been commenced by France, but as China continues to make pretexts for interference, the French Minister has lodged a strong pretext with the Waiwupu
TOMORROW, being Ash Wednesday, or the first day in Lent, there will be a celebration of Holy Communion at S. John's Cathedral at 8. Matins and commination Service ar 13. and Evensong at 5 p.m.
was hy special act of Parliament; the second following modes of re-construction. The first
and the third by a voluntary winding up and proceeding under section 161,the fourth by means of an exchange of shares, followed by a voluntary winding up; the fifth by means of a sale before winding up, to be paid in shares of the new company,
Supposing there had been no allusion to shares here, and that it was wound up, and a liquidator appointed who sold the under- taking of the old company to the new company simultaneously created for the not purpose, it does
matter what the moceeding is called- is a legitimate MR. Opto Kung Sing appeared at the Police transaction which would result in the new Court this morning to defend eight men who company carrying on the business of the old. were charged with gambling at No. 13. Easi. Whether it is called "re-construction," "re
pector Gnurlay prosecuted; and Mr. Hazeland material. lesser numbers for other countries. Great fine the second defendant $50, and the re Britain built two warships for Japan, two for mainder $3 apiece.
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. | Austria-Hungary, and one for Sweden. The totals are entirely in favour of Great Britain, and protection, it would seem, iş not.nceded in this industry yet a while,
ITALIAN WINES
ASTI, MOSCATO,
FROM
AMERICAN ALARAKËS
HE Standard Oil Company has applied to the authorities, through the City Office of Moji; asking for permission to erect oil tanks at Kempr ye, Moji. Three tanks are proposed to be set up, the largest being 30 feet high and 70 feet in diameter, the next 5 feet high. and 35 feet in diameter, and the smallest 20 feet high and to feet in diameter. A pier 1,800 feet long will be erected for large steamers, to enable them to load and discharge cargo alongside.
A HOK-LO Chinaman who returned yesterday' from Singapore went for a walk along Holly. wood Road, and was attacked by three men,
'af evidence.
His, Honour: The difficulty I felt was whether the re-construction as mentioned in the notice that the undertaking would be sold to the new company, and, as you put it, a com- pulsory sale of shares for cash is possibly a re- construction.
Mr. Sharp: You can only set aside such a transaction on the ground that it is fraudulent. The company was wound up by the consent of the majority of the shareholders, and the liqui. dator was appointed, He has statutory powers, and he chooses to sell the newcompany
His Honour: The precedent of re-construc tion did not contemplate ibat-
Mr. Sharp: I don't think it matters what the transaction is called.
His Honour: The point, now, is whether there was sufficient notice to the shareholders;
struction was sufficient, as it afterwards turned out to be proceedings by way of sale to a now company for cash.
ME Sharp-It is not re-construction under the Act; it is wholly independent of the Act. It was a perfectly proper transaction, which may or may not be called re-construction.
Mr. Pollock: Ilut the payment-
Mr. Sharp, continuing his argument, said that the $10,000 paid out of the funds of the old
Company to Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potis was for brokerages and elle legal charges not for promoting the scheme as stated
In honour of the silver wedding of their
Germany, was "at lunie" at the German imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress ol Germany, 'Dr. Krüger, Consul-General for
calling to pay their respects and offer congra- tulations were Captain Arbuthnot-Leslie, A.D.C, representing His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, members of the consular body now in Hongkong, and many German and other foreign residents of the Colony.
was dressed in honour of the occasion as well as H. 1,G. M. S. Fürst Bismarck, now in port,
- a number of German steamers in harbour. At
noon a royal salute was fired.
· DISTURBANCE ON A SHIP.
At the Police Court this morning, befors Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, the second engineer of the s.s. fenfeld was charged with assaulting
mid day yesterday. It appeared that there had been some bad feeling between these two men for some time, and the crisis was, arved at yesterday when both mein the alley-way of the vessel. Both refused to get out of each other's way and this resulted in a fight. His Worship bound over the defendant in the sum of $100 to be of good conduct for one year.
FUN WITH CONSTABLES,
The Russian Minister has unearthed a secret agreement between China and a Belgian syndi..
military Governor of fli, and has lodged a pro- cate for a loan to the former from the latter for the cost of the railway projected by the
other foreign capital for a railway so closely connected with Russia. The Waiwupu has thereupon been obliged to order the cancella. tion of the agreement.
ALLEGED UNREST IN CITINA..
AMERICAN ALARM.
The Manila Cablenews prints the following message dated, Peking, Feb. 23:-
The Government of China is in dread of an uprising directed against the throse as well as against the foreigners. The court officials haya. informed the representatives of the Powers here that they have reasons to believe that a
empire by the disaffeccied elements to end the reign of the present emperor, and to seat a pure Chinese, or to form a republic.
The court does not know enough of the
alleged rebellion to seize its leaders, but sus pects are being arrested every day. The official are in terror of the expected onslaught, and seek counsel and aid of the Powers. It is believed here that the Powers will throw heavy garrisons into the principal Chinese cities, at the request of the Government who fear the internal troubles more than the possibilities of
xgression by foreigners,
THE MAGISTRATE ASKS QUESTIONS, A midnight on the thioliant, P. C. 99, accompanied by an Indian constable, went on Commenting on the situation our Philippias duty at the back of the Taiping theatre, and contemporary pays there is little doubt that the authorities at Washington realize the when, near a dark comerthey were haded with
gravity of the situation and that in the estima men running, and after a chase captured them. a shower of bamboo poles. They saw two on of the war oflice the temper of the Chinesa is dangerous. On the other hand, the Banish Mr. Hozéland-What reason can you give authorities at Peking say they expect no trou for these men throwing bamboo at a policeman,ble fast now in Chins, and officers of our suny who have either just returned or have received whether he is in uniform or not? Chinese are
letters from braiber-officers travelling as ex- But in the habit of throwing bamboos at perts through the celestial empire, state that Europeans.
epons of agitation against foreigners are very . P. C. 99. It was dark-
mich exaggerated. As far as they can see, His Worship ever mind if it was dark. military activity are visible. An officer who the country is peaceful. No signs of especial
stand down.
The men were fined $7 each.
DISBEHAVIOUR ON A TRAMGAIC.
A young Penuguese was summoned at the Polite Court this morning for assault
Street on the 17th inst. He pleaded no ing the motorman of car No. io at Arsenal guilty. Mr. H. J. Gedge, of Messrs. John son, Stokes and laster, said that oa 17th instant, he was on tram Ne, to returning to The defendant was Near Arsenal Street
The cable message, which we reproduce in another column, to a Philippine contein- porary as to the nervousness of the officials at the Court at Peking, furnishes good' ground for the fear entertained by the high authorities and people of the States as regards the possibility of trouble brewing in who, after mauling the man, selieved him of his Chim. We have it on, the authority of a purse containing 8 The rries of the stranger whether the notice which was first for re-con- San Prancisco journal that the War Depart succeeded in capturing two men. They were were heard by the policeman on duty whe ment makes no denial of the threatening arraigned before Mr. Melbourne this morning, situation, and does not conceal the prepara and one man was sentenced to six weeks hard tions being made to protect American labour and six hours' stocks. The second man interests. Two additional regiments of was discharged on account of the insufficiency infantry and two batteries of artillery ard on their way to the Philippines. They are
A PERING dispatch states that there is much not needed in the islands, and Army officers indignation in the North and also in the Two admit they are being sent to the Philip Kwang provinces at what is an alleged recent BAROLO & BARBERA is merely to be ready for service in breach of faith on the part of the French on the China. Nearly one-half of the entire force Kiangsi-Tongking borders. Since 1903 there in the Philippines is to be concentrated has been a body of French troops quartered at
Mr. Sharp then lealt with the grounds of within easy reach of Manila. One of those Langchow, owingtothe insurrection in Kiangsi
As this has been now suppressed, the French objections urged by the plaintiff against the posts is Fort McKinley, six miles from Manila, where a brigade will be concentrat
authorities consented recently to withdraw special resolutions referred to, and then touch- their troops across the frontier. News has now edupun various pointa which arese in the course ed, and the other rendezvous will be at An-
been received that instead of leaving Lungchow of the arguments. The first of these was the
town from East Point. geles, less than fifty miles from Manila, with the French have, suddenly increased their mode of arbitration. While they admitted
travelling third class. good rail connections. There a brigade will
forces there by over 3,000 mes. There is said they had offered arbitration to the plaintiff, and the Ordnance offices defendant rushed up also be stationed, ready for marching orders to be great excitement over this in the South they denied that plaintiff was entitled to to the motorman and struck the Chiauman on to China, in case of trouble. Major-General and remonstrances have been made to the arbitration at all. The defendants might the left wrist with a cane. Defendant dropped
French Government by the Waiwupu. consider the mode, if any, of arbitration back and again returned. Witness wanted to artillery are on the way and the troopa Kru said Leonard Wood will, it is said, in case of
which the plaintiff was entitled, Upon that know what he wanted and defendant said that trouble in China, iake personal command of
point he would only observe that the the Chinese expedition. This is reported to Laura kwaN, an unemployed street, coolic, Articles of Association over-rode section 202.
a lady wanted to get out. Some talk ensued be in accordance with the President's de. has one peculiarity, and that is forgetfulness, He also submitted that in any case the resoluH, J. Craig, superintendent of the Gaol, corro. and defendant gave his name and address. Mr. sire and General Wood's ardent hope. Very and Mr. Hazeland has undertaken to curs
tion to wind up the Company was valid, and borated the last witness's evidence. His Wortions on the topics of the day by various men of high members of the Administration have Kwan of that malady in fourteen days which the other resolutions could be confirmed. ship informed defendant that there was no
Kwan will remember for quite a while. On Whatever happened, continued Mr. Sharp, the justification whatever for his conduct and im told the Chronicle correspondent they are Sunday last Kwan was strolling along the old company was in liquidation. Another posed a fine of $10. worried about the situation in China. They prayn at Connaught Road Central, and arrived point to be considered was that of the share pre in receipt of reports showing that. near a wharf where a gang of coplies were en holders who were away from the Colony, but the feeling against foreigners is spread gaged in discharging a cargo of firewood. with which His Lordship had nothing to do. ing and becoming intensely bitter. Originat- Kwan" waited for a while, picked up a load, The Articles provided for a ten days' notice of ing in the boycott against American swung it over his shoulder and cleared. The any meeting, and if shareholders chose to re- TABLE CLARET IN CASKS. goods as a retaliation for the alleged severity load was soon missed and the coolle who was move themselves out of reach of such notice it
responsible for it spied Kwan down the streat in executing the Chinese exclusion law, with the load across his shoulder. Kwon said previously neglected to appoint legally con- was the fault of no ase but themselves if they the anti-foreign feeling now strikes against that he forgot where he was, and thinking that stituted attorneys with power to represent them all nations. Such is the opinion expressed ie load was his he took it away-na inten. at meetings and record their votes, or if, having (36-10 by a section of the American Press which tion of stealing.
dane so, such attorneys neglected to attend such
G. LENTI,
ALESSANDRIA, PIEDMONT,
ALSO
Hongkang, 1gih July, 1905.
N. C.D. News.
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figgi First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory :- On the 27th at 12.15 p. The barometer has
continued to rise on the S. coast of China.
Returns from the greater part of the stations are entirely lacking.
Anil-cyclonic conditions apparently prevail pected aver the N part of the China Sea, over Chine, and pirang monsoon may bè ex-
Forecast 2-moderato N, winds¡ „fair,
has just resumed from an extensive trip through, the interior states that altis ostensibly peace ful and the natives show no hostility. A min sionary, also writes that he has travelled among the natives, with their revolt in mind, and bas seen no evidences of anything but the usual spirit of patient and plodding attention to their work, and no interest in either domestic or
and con, the American army is being prepared foreign politics or policy.
In the meantime, despite all opinions pro for emergency. Troops stationed in the islands were ordered over a month ago to put in their requisition for heavy clothing, and to prepare for field service. Pack trains are being organiz ed. Practice marches are in order, and to-day to be supplied with two gatling guns, the place it is reported that each battalion of infantry Is de resistance for clearing obstructed streets or dealing with mobs. The two transports which bear the extra regiments of infantry and to bring with them four million cartridges and many slicils,
Each day fresh developments are expected, but until the time comes when we may be taken into Uncle Sam's confidence, specula.
affairs will prove interesting and we can at best console ourselves with the glad tidings that our Uncle Samuel is for once forehanded" and" determined not to be caught napping.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
·MAILS DUE,
Australian (Changtha), and prox. German (Bayern) 3rd pros.. French (Tonkin) sth prox. Gorman (Pring Waldemar) 10th prox Indian (Kunsang) ath brox. Canadian (Empress of China) 19th proxe