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HONGKONG, Thursday, March 1, 1god.
DOCK FACILITIES IN THE
BAST.
It is somewhat amusing to read that Bangkok is the new rival to Hongkong, so far as ship-repairing is concerned. It was said that the Phranang would be docked at Hongkong in order to be properly repaired. Such an erroneous idea has not merely bewildered the people in Bangkok; it has produced a statement from the Bangkok Dack Company which should set everybody right on this question. The Bangkok Dock Company has said—and the question should be treated with all respect that it has every facility to a length of 300 feet. "This work can be carried out as economically and expeditiously in our dock as
any other dock, at Hongkong or elsewhere. If the 5.5. Phranung is taken to Hongkong for effective repairs the reason is certainly not because the repairs cannot be carried out here." Of course this is very interesting, and
MR. C. W. Brett, Inspector of Murkeis, found | GONGKONG GYMKHANA GLOB,. unlicensed pork-shops at ag West Street, 33 East Street, and 187 Hollywood Road, and consequeally arraigned their owners before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy, who fined them Sto each, and warned them, if they wanted to do business, to purchase the pecet sary "ticket."
FONDNESS of birds got Chan 1, a ind of about fourteen years of age, into serious trouble this morning. Chan, it appeared, found himself on board the ss. Mfachaw yesterday and when he decided to leave the vessel, which is in dock, a doren pigeous and two ducks went with him Chan will not fad time to steal birds for quite a while. He was ordered to receive twelve, strokes with the birch,
THE remand case in which the proprietors of
the Main and Criterion hotels were summoned by lospector Gourlay for allowing their flag. poles to project iste Crown land, causing an obstruction, war again heard at the Police Court to day. Mr. Melbourne informed Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, who appeared for the defendants, that he had inspected the premises, and held that there was no obstruction. The case was dismissed.
TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
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ant showed the creditors bis promissory note for $4,100. He did not know whe ber the ac; A meeting of members of the Hongkong countant pledged his share in a firm in Amoy Gymkhana Club was held at the coffee-room
to raise the $5,too. If the creditors wata told at the race course yesterday afternoon. The so they were told what was untrue. Witness following committee was elected for the current had overdrawn his interest in the firm to the year: Colonel Aitken, Messrs. G. K. Hall Brut extent of $14,000 altogether, and his partner to THE NANCHANG TRAGEDY. ton, J. A. Jupp, Major Parker, C. H. Rois and B. the extent of 55,300. Then there was the ac P. While. The Stowards of the Jockey Club countant's overdraft for $5,600, and the assist-
ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES are also memb rs ex officio. It was arranged ant accountant's for $2,000. It was the custom to hold the first Gymkhana in April (probably in Chinese shops, to give the employers a the second Saturday in the munth). The cumika at the new year. Sometimes it was a exact date will, however, be arranged by the month's wages, and sometimes, if they had Committee who will also draw up the pro-everdrawn money, that was given them as gramme. A Gymkhana Challenge Cup will
a cumsha, but not if it was a large sum. The be presented by the Club, to be run for under
overdraft of $5,600 was the accumulation, of the same conditions as last year.,
overdrawings for several tens of years. He had stated that altogether he and his partner had overdrawn $18,600; that was quita true,
BANKRUPTCY.
PUBLIC EXAMINATION,
In Bankruptcy Jurisdiction this morning, His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisse Judge, presiding, in the case of Chan Sau Shek, and Leung Wai' Tong, exparse the debtors, the public examination of Chan Sau Shek was opened. Mr. G. H. Wakeman, Official Receiver, conducted the axamination, Mr. F. B. L. How ley, of Messrs. Deanys and Bowley, Crown Sclicitors, and Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messin, Button, Hett and Goldring, appeared for the creditors and. Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro appeared for the bankrupts.
Chan Sau Shek was called, when Mr.d'Almada Castro, on his behalf, asked that Chan be allowed to sit down as he was got well and was over 70 years of age. He was accommodated with a chair.
A STREET Coolie walking along Duddell Street this morning saw a huge ment safe outside Mr. Geo, Lammerts salės rooms, and thought he would like to possess it, so he pick ed it up and walked away. He had not gone far before the watchman "appropriated" him and handed him over to a policeman. At the Police Court this morning, Mr. F. A. Hazoland sent the defendant to gaol for thien weeks and to be exposed in the stocks for six hours.
Examined by Mr. Wakeman, Official ONE of the best friendly association football Receiver, Chan said he was a partner in matches that have been seen for some time the Wong Fuk firm, 28, Jervois Street, the was that played on the Military Football other partner being one Leung Tak Sat. They ground at Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon, commenced business in 1871. There were no between the Royal Artillery and the Engineers. other partners. They subscribed $2,000 each Both teams exhibited some pretty football, and, as capital, making a total of 14,000. They were the game eventually resulted in a draw-two piece-goods dealers. He and his partner took all. Jo the competition for the Hongkong an active part in the business. Leung died in Football Shield the West Kents will meet the 1899. Witness took an active part in the Royal Engineers on the Military Football business from the time the business started up til 1894, and then the business was left to ground on Saturday afternoon. Kick-off at
Chan Wa to mabage, both partners going 4 p.m.
to Canton, Leung Wai. Ting joined the firm as a partner in 1899 in succession to hist father. At the end of each year witness came from Canton (o see how the business was going on. They paid the manager 1216 per annum, no more. If there was good profit he got a bonus, no otherwise. He was allowed to
WHEN L Siag, an unemployed carpenter, catered an empty house at No. 38 Gough Street, at about ten o'clock this morning, he did not see that a policeman was looking at him. He commenced removing all moveable gear; such as door hinges, bolts, etc., and placed them in
slocks.
RILLED BY A TRAMCAR.
DEATH INQUIRY AT MADISTRACY.
Mr. F. A. Hazeland, presiding as Coroner, heldan inquest at the Magistracy this afternoon into the circumstances touching the death of one Cheung Li, who was killed by tramcar No.
12, in Connaught Road West on the 21st ultimo. The following was the jury em: panelled:-Messrs. C. J. Cooke, S. A. Neville
and da Silva Loureiro.
A. S. WATSON & CO., the shareholders of the Hongkong and Wham- his pockets. The policeman entered the house poa. Dock Company may well quake in their to find the carpenter doing more damage and placed him under arrest. Sing was sent to shoes now that this formidable rival has apprison for three weeks, and to adorn the side.. peared. For some considerable time Saigon walk in Gough Street for six hours in the has been lamenting the fact that vessels on the French register had to come to Hong- kong when disabled, and Saigon now plumes itself on the fact that in a few months or years" years" sounds more probable-it will have a dock of its own. But already Bangkok has that marvellous dock, and if the Phranang, or any other vessel, wishes to be economically and expeditiously treated the Bangkok dock is the place to try the experiment. Some time ago we made cer- tain observations with regard to the Hong kong docks as to tendering for the repair of the Czarwick, and it was stated by the chairman of the Company the other day that the docks were too small to ac- commodate the leviathan. Accepting that statement for the moment, we should like to think what would happen if the Bang kok Dock Company entered seriously into competition with the Hongkong company. Is it possible that in the near future a com; pany will be formed in Bangkok to compete | with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company? Or are these suggestions mere straws in the wind?. It is a very serious matter for Hongkong, to think that at the end of the world, at a corner outside the radius of the world's shipping, there should be a port which aspires not only to attract the world's shipping, but also to rival Hong kong in shipbuilding and ship-repairing facilities. It is curious that Lloyd's Regis ter has not got Bangkok on the list,
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From the evidence heard it appeared that the car was travelling at the time from east to west, When near the wong Tung steamer's wharfa Chinaman, carrying a bundle, passed in front of car 12. The motoraian, on seeing the Chinaman crossing, rang his gong and applied his electric brake, but the man was knocked down. The front of the car struck deceased on his right shoulder who was thrown to one side, and the "cow-catcher" lacerated the deceased's leg, Medical evidence was taken and the jury brought in a verdict of “accidental death."-
THE CITY HALL.
THE ANNUAL MEETING
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The andual meeting of the shareholders in, and subscribers to the City Hall, was held in the City Hall last evening.
There were present
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but that was not the reason why they could not
pay their creditors. Once the place caught
fire and destroyed goods valued at over $10,000
That was in February, 1904. Besides that they had to move their shop to other premises so aften. The money was not recoverable from the insurance companies because the goods bad been shifted from the old shop to the new, which was not then insured. In 1904 the business made no profit; there had been no profits for several years, and year before last there was a
loss.
He did not draw a large sum from the firm, but did not remember how much; last year he did not draw any at all. The account showed that year before last he drew 1,200 taels. When he filed his petition he es- timated his assets at $49,300. If the Official Receiver had only been able to collect under $13,000, there were more outstanding debts. One item of $15.com was due from debtors out of the jurisdiction. He considered they were debts. The firms owing them were not in- solvent; they were doing a good business. He did not consider it a risky thing to sell goods on credit to firms outside of the jurisdiction. His was not the only firm that did no; all the firms
he knew did the same. Formerly he made good profits, and so he increased the capital with his partner from $2,020 each to $10,000 each. Witness had a house in Canton, but he sold it last year, for, 2,260 taels, and he paid soms of the debts with it. An entry of the payment appears in the loan book,
Witness was then cross-examined as to his former-shares in other firms, which for various reasons he had disposed of, while one shop was burnt down, and as it was not insured be lost his money,
Other items were then gene into at some length.
The further examination was adjourned to
FIRE AT CANTON.
THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
draw money for his own use besides his wages. Monday next.
he wanted to borrow money he did so from the firm, and every year he overdrew about $100. He drew that for the support of his family. An entry is the book produced for $5,600 drawn by the manager was treated as settled. That meant that the amount was what had been over-drawn in various yearly sums, and witness did not press for repayment, and so wrate it as settled. The over-draft covered a period of 30 years. No receipt or 1,0.0. was given for the amounts drawn. The entry was made by the farmer accountant by order witness's partner. The sinte. ment witness bad. filed of his fairs
was a
perty whatever. Ho first found out that the correct one: be had no other pro arm was not paying in June or July of last year. That was when the manager went to Canton and asked for more money to carry on the business as it was not paying. Witness said he had no more money available as he had been supplying mure capital from time to time, selling his property to raise the necessary funds. The shop had to move from place to place five times in two years, and besides this he found that after buying goods the price weat down below contract price. Witness consulted. with his partner to close the business, and then wrote, in September or October, to place the matter in the hands of solicitors to wind up the business. About October 13th, a meeting of creditors was held, Witness was not present, as he was in Canton. Credit ors were asked to give time for payment, but they did not agree. Then two of them went to Canton and asked witness to come to long- kong and arrange the matter, and he subse, quently did so, went to the shop, and there saw five strangers who, be was told, were fakis, who had been placed there by some of the creditors. They carried on the business and received all monies paid, and took away $to for their own expenses every day. They put all the other money is the bank in the name of Kong
Gee on behalf of the creditors, It
Canton, Feb. 27th, 1900, A very disastrous fire occurred tha after noon, between four and five o'clock. Twenty or more houses and shops were burned just west of the west bridge on Shameen. The fire started in un eating house. A small boy was doing some cooking and while moving about with a lamp let it fall. The fire spread rapidly water to bear on the fire. The houses sight The Chinese hand pumps were slow in gelling along the canal which separates Shamcen from the city were burned. The matshed on the Shameen bridge was also destroyed. The Shameen fire brigade turned out with the fire engine and worked hard. It was largely due to the efforts of the Shameen brigade that the fire was kept from crossing the canal and travelling east along the canal. This is one of the worst fires we have had in Canton for some months.
THE RAILWAY AND THE GENTRY.
There is little to be learned in Canton re- garding the present status of the railway ques tion. No one seems disposed to talk. 11 seems to be perfecily well understood by all parties that the syndicate that was formed to raise funds for building the railway will not be allowed to undertaks the work. The officials will build the railway. It may not be under the direction of the present Viceroy, but it is a Government railway and Government will build the Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson, (chairman), Hon
The peopic appear to understand this now. Mr. H. E. Follock, X C., Messrs. H. N. Mody,
The gentry have no lack of money. $:0,000,oco can easily be raised. It is not unlikely that N. Siebs, and F. B. L. Bowley (hon. secretary),
kome kind of pressure will be brought to bear The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and after the notice convening
upon some of the rich men who have subscrib LOCAL AND GENERAL.
the meeting had been read, the Chairman
wased and that their money will find its way into proposed that the report and accounts, which placed in the Wing Sun, Bank, and the the railway. It looks like a back down for the GENERALS Kuropatkin and Batianoff have have already been published, be taken as read, bank was also among the creditors: The people. The official appointed to mediate be
A cash and credit busi- tween the gentry and the Viceroy has not yet been recalled to Manchuria..
and went on to review the year's work, which, shop did both he said, had been quite uneventful. During ness. They did a large business with outside arrived, but the matter has now come to be Two plague cases, with fatal results, are re- the last four years $20,000 had been spent firms on credit. He knew the Kwong Wong understood and the settlement will not be so ported to-day from Queen's Road West. in repairs and improvements, and the Fuk firm. They bought lots of goods on credit, difficult. Since the East Asiatic news publish- building was in fair condition, but it would and in former years they sent money.in, pay-ed the sheet reflecting upon the officials all the EMPEROR Menelik has officially opened the shortly be necessary to spend a further ment from time to time. They owed $4,386. papers have been notified not to discuss the
considerable summ Bank of Abyssinia at Adis Ababa.
on internal and external There were no members of that firm now ja question in their columus. Consequently we decoration. For theatre rents $10,000 was col- Hongkong.
read the papers in vain to find any information Cross-examined by Mr. F. D. L. Bowley, on the subject. But it is strange that no eus lected, which showed a decrease compared with last year, but was still satisfactory, con-witness said Cheung was a clavsman of has been arrested or punished for sending out sidering how liable it was to fluctuation, owing his, and came from the Nam Sul village in the sheet already referred to THE death is reported of Mr. McCall, ex-presi visiting the Colony. The funds are limited where he was nov.
to the erratic habits of the theatrical companies the district of Nam-hoi. He did not know He was in Cantón, in the beginning of the year, but though his son had looked for him he had cot been able to find. him. They were distant relatives, having Since 1894 the business common ancestors. was left entirely in his hands. He was not afraid to come back; he had waited two months for this matter. He was not a partner in the Kwok Fuk firm, and if he said he was he did not tell the truth, Cheung had overdrawn 55,6co; it was in the books as 2,303 tacks, but that did not equal $5,600; it was much less. The entry meant that he was to S. Watson & Co.'s new store on the Shameen. give a promissory note, but he did not do so, Some buildings next to Mesars. Watson'i The accountant had helped the Official Re-place were set afire by the sparks, but the
THE German mail of the 31st January was delivered in London on the 28th February.
dent of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany.
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CONSIDERABLE ADeasiness continues in Natal, and Europeans are laagered at several places in the Colony,
A STOKER from H.M.S. Sutlej, in one of his hilarious moods, damaged a ricksha to the extent of one dollar, and ended in laying out two Chinese policemen. He was arrested and had to pay a fine of $11 at the Police Court
this morning.
THE Water Police placed the master of a cargo-boat before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy this morning, for being in possession of twenty-nine rifles without permission from the police. The defendaüt pleaded guilty, and his Worship fined the man- $150, with the
· [36mt option of three months' hard labour,
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hongkong, 15th June, 1905.
and the revenue uncertain, and those who ad- versely criticise the City Hall were asked to bear those facts in miod. After some further re marks along the same lines, the speaker announced that he had much regret, in men. tioning the fact that the hon. secretary, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, owing to the pressure of other businers, had been obliged to reader his resigna. tion, and be, the speaker, said he would take that opportunity of expressing the hearty apprecis tion of the Committee of the valuable service Mr. Bowley bad so long' rendered in his capacity of bon. secretary of the City Hall, which he and the Committee desired to be placed on record.
The Chairman then proposed that the report and accounts be passed, which was seconded by the Hon. Mr. Pollock, and carried. "**
Mr. Mody having proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the proceedings terminated.
ceiver to make up the accounts, and was in Hongkong within the last two months. He knew more about the business than witness did. He called the meeting of creditors, and. interviewed them at witness's request. Wit. ngen did not know ifat that meeting the account-
THE CANTON FIRE.
AT KIUKIANG.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 28th February, 2 p.m.**
In view of the recent riot and murder at Nanchangfu, the foreign inhabitants have left the city.
Thirty-five of the refugees have arrived safely at Kiukiang.
*Delayed in transmission.
We have been given the copy of a private telegram, received from Shanghai, stating that the foreigners murdered at Nanchangfu are one French missionary, five French Brothers, and three English missionaries.
The same telegram says that the Nan- changfu magistrate committed suicide.
It refers also to a report, current in Shang- hat, to the effect that the Empress Dowager of China is dead.
[Straits Timen],
Greece and Rumania.
London, 19th February. A great meeting has been held in Athens, to protest against the action of the Rumanian Government in expelling Greeks from Rumania.
The Greek Government did not participate in the movement.
They declare they are striving to obtain a a direct understanding with the Rumania Go- verament.
Algeciras Conference,
Germany suggests that the Morocco police | should be under the supervision of the diplo
matic body, with headquarters at Tangier, white France intimates an acceptance of a foreign, but not a German, Inspector-General of Police who shall be an intermediary between the Powers in matters appertaining to the organization of the Police force.
"THE LITTLE MICHUS."
When the curtain was raised at the Theatre Royal last night there was a packed bouse, and only standing 100m was available to witness. the performance of Little Atichus by the Bandmann, Opera Company. From begin ning to end the audience was kept in rears of laughter by Mr. Harry Cole, in the role of Baguilat, who excelled himself last night. The first act opens in the play-ground of Mille, Herpin's school, near Faris, where the girls decide to play a game of Blind Man's Buff; and Blanche Marle (Miss Nora horra) is choren as the Blind Man. As usual the penalty la this happened to be Captain Gaston Rigued.. that she has to kiss the one she catches, and (Mr. Ernest Attwell) who was returning 10 inform his aunt, Mlle. Herpin, of his promoting, and his intended bethrothal to General Des
(Mr. D. Munre) daughter. Soon after his arrival, Pers and Mme. Michus (Mr. Mark Lester and Miss Wilmot Karkesk) go to the school to
present the children with was then that the funny presents, and it Corporal Bagnoles entered and demandedt from Afichus, the general's daughter who was placed in his hands for safe keep- ing, during a revolution in which the general's life was in peril. That was seventeen years ago, but soon after this transaction occurred Pere Michur was so disturbed at the children's
crying that be undiessed them and put them lato a bath, and it was then that he failed to
recognise his own daughter. After this the house was put in constant laughter by the con fusion of Afiches and the General and the amusing sayings of Bagnolet. The artists showed themselves in grand form and the piece was an entire success. The Bardmann Opera Company is certainly making a hit in Hung- kong.
A TOWN in North Prussia has decreed that any woman who promenades the streets in`s trailing skirt will be fined zos.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE
Australian (Changsha) 2nd inst; German (Bayern) 3rd inst., 6 p.m. - French (Tonkin) 5th inst. German (Prinx Waldemar) toth lost. Indian (Kumsang) 12th inst Canadian (Empress of China) 13th inst The 1. Seminole left Singapore on 27th ult., and is due here on 5th inst.
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s s.s. Moragon, left Singapore for this port on 28th ult, at 8:am. The Imperial German Mail asRoom which left here on 31st Jan, at coon, arrived at Genca on 27th ult.
The M, M. Co.'s at. Tonkin, with the next - French mail, will leave Saigon, on zad in L,
THREE LIVES LOST.
[From a Correspondent.] «
28th February. The fire was extinguished at gp.m. About a dozen buildings were destroyed, including at 9 p.m., for this port. three eating houres, an opium shop, several gambling houses, a guard-house and a foreign store, which stond just in front of Messrs. A.
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The N. G. 1. 5.-5. Co's 5.5. Ischia left Singa- pore for this port to-day, and may be expected here on 7th inst.
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The Great Northern s.s. ¿finnesota left Kobe for this port on 28th ult, at 10 p.my, and is ex- pected here on 9th inst...
men-of-war's men put out the blaze.
All the property is uninsured except the The Impeñal German Mail as. Bayırn-car- "Yuen-hang" which is insured with Messrs,rying the German Mails with dates from Berlin W. Meyerink & Co. for 513,000, and the of the goth Jan, left Singapore on Tuesday at Chinese Mutual-a Canton society-fer 54,000. Ba.m., and may be expected here on 3rd inst
Three lives were lost in the fire,
at 6 pm,