TELEGRAMS
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ??.
SERVICE.
GERMAN ENTERPRISE.
PROPOSED COALING WHARF
TO BE SECURED IN SINGAPORE..
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
singapore, 23rd March,
10.55 a.m.
There are persistent rumours cir- culating in shipping circles to-day that certain German steamship firms in Singapore are endeavouring to secure a suitable site for the erection of their own wharf for coaling ships at this port.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH 23, 1906.
ALLEGED ARSON,
FOUR MEN CHARGED.
At the instance of Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, at the Police Court this afternoon, the the master of the Kwong Tung Chuen shop at No. 147, Wing Lok Street, a salesman, a ser. vant, and a cook, were charged on remand with having on 8th March unlawfully and malicionaly set fire to house No. 147, Wing Lok Street, with intent thereby to defraud Messrs. Butter field & Swire, agents for the London and Lancashire and Royal Exchange Insurance Companies, of $10,002; and Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Company, agents for the North British Mercantile Insurance Company of
$6,000.
The defendants pleaded "not guilty.". Mr. P. W. Goldring, of the office of Messrs. Hutton, Hett, and Goldring, appeared for the defendants, while a number of gentlemen from insurance offices watched the proceedings on behalf of their respective companies.
on
So far no details of the project Everything was quiet at the time, Witness's have transpired. -
[h'enser's.]
France, Russia and the Morocco Conference.
London, 21st March. The Temps states that Count Lamsdorff has telegraphed to the Russian delegate at Algeciras, denying German press reports that Russia is sympathising with Germany in her proposals, and declaring that 'Russia is always France's faithful ally.
The Conference and the Pretender. The Moorish pretender has sent letters to the delegates at Algeciras declaring that he is true to the Sultan.
'H‚É. THE GOVERNOR.
"AT HOME."
This afternoon His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C..., was "at home at Government House for a Garden-party given. in honour of our foreign paval visitors. Hi Excellency, who was attended by Captain Arbuthnot-Leslie, and Captain Smith, A.D.C.'s, and Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, private secretary received his guests on the lawn, and as the various naval and military guests in their bril fiant uniforms arrived, with ladies in their gay and charming costumes, the beautiful gardens around Government Hoase presented a very bright and animated scene. The naval, milite ary and civil officials were largely represented As well as the Consular Corps, and well-known members of the British rind foreign communi- ties, and during the afternoon the Band of the Royal West Kents played a very well-selected programme of music on the lower lawn, this being always a very enjoyable feature of these
THE DEATH SHIP.
AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE. The American sailing vessel Joy, arrived at Woosing on the 16th inst., after a long and eventful voyage from Singapore. The luy is
The first witness to be examined was Jo-functions.
He said that, dian police constable 869. on the night of the 8th inst, he went duty at to p.m. At 1045 p.m. witness was going in the direction of Wing Lok Street. attention was attracted by flames issuing from a window on the first flour of No. 147, Wing Lok Street. Witness was right in front of the building when the fire broke out. No aoise was heard in the shop. Witness went to the door of the shop and found it unlocked. Sud- denly the first and second defendants ran out of the house with books under their arms. They were arrested. Witness did not see any fire in the ground floor. The men were re moved to the Central Station.
Cross examined: All the other shops in the street were closed. The street was deserted. Witness did not round his whistle until after
H. Hoggarth, assistant engineer, Public Works Department, produced a plan of the' ground, first and second floors of No. 147, Wing Lok Street,
SHANGHAI: AND HONGKEW
WHARF CO., LD.
The report of the directors for the year end- ed 31 December, 1995, to be submitted to the annual general meeting, on the ayth inst., readu
The directors beg to submit to the share- holders the statement of accounts for 1905.
During the year 6 per cent. debantures to the extent of T., 193,605 have been issued; the Company's total liability for debentures, al 31st December, 1905, Blanding at Taels 734 500.
The flood of 1st September last did.consi- derable damage to the Company's property, and repairs so far effected, together with the cost of ordinary upkeep, have reduced the balance at credit of repairs account to Tals
734.03.
A further heavy expenditure under
this heading has still to be provided for.
'After payment of an interim dividend of feels 6 per share on 23rd August" last, the balance at credit of profit and loss account amcunts to Tacls 413,65.03 out of which it is proposed to pay a final dividend of Taels 8 per share, thus absorbing Taels 256,000, to place Taels 105,000 to credit of repaira account and and to carry forward Taels 57,065.03.
It is considered desirable to change the name, of "building reserve" account to the first named account.
The auditors, Mr. G. R. Wingrove and Mr. H. W. G Hayter, offer themselves for re- election.
vessel of 1,181 (ons register, owned and com.
With the exception of Mr. W. D. Little, who manded by Coptain Stetsen, who has been
is shortly leaving for home, the directors offer many years on the China Coast. The fwy was themselves for re-election. Mr. G. W. Wright- son has been invited to join the Board and his due to arrive here some time ago, says the Shanghai Timer of 19th inst., and upon her
shareholders. not putting in an appearance or being report-appointment requires the confirmation of ed, fears were entertained for the safely of the vessel and her crew and, we understand, that a relative of one of the crew has had letters of administration granted to her upon the sup- position that the vessel was lost with all- hands. On Friday, Captain Olin of the tug-PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1905, Dr. Dec. 31, 1905, .. To interest on debentures.........Tis. To interest
he had arrested the two men. .Witness cardboat Alexandra picked the lay up, off the Bell buoy, It is understood, that beyond no noise and was not deaf.
Captain Stetsen and his mates the only Europeans on board, that the remainder of his crew were either sick or had been buried during the passage. Two of the crew, who were at By Mr. Goldring: There were no verandahs the wheel were seated in chairs, they being 100. weak to stand and for the purpose n working to the house.
the ship up to Woosung, Captain Olin trans- ferred a number of the Alexandra's crew to the
vy, to assist in making fast the lawin and to work the vessel up to Woosung,
Lance Sgt. Moore declared that he went on duty at midnight on the 8th inst. On his round he saw a lutong running along Bonham Strand, and followed him to Wing Luk Street. It was about a m. it the time.
On arrival witness
The Consure of Lord Milner. There are growing indications in South
found No. 147 on fire. The first and second Africa, also among the Unionists and a sec- tion of the Ministerialists, that, in connection floors were both ablaze and flames were shoot with the motion of censure on Lord Milnering out of the first door windows. The shutters announced yesterday evening, the Govern ment should submit an amendment, to the effect that the House, while condemning the flogging of Chinese, desires, in the interest of peace and conciliation of South Africa, to refrain from personal censure of individuals.
Later.
on the second floor were closed. There was one slutter closed on the first floor, but the flames were burning it. When witness had two men in custody. He went into the ground Alpor. The staircase leading from the ground floor to the floor above was alight at the top The staircase in question was situated inside the ground floor. The flames on the staircase were burring downwards. Witness was for about two years a member of the local In the debate on the Appropriation Bill, fire brigade. Assuming that the firė origin- Mr. Chamberlain' moved that a Royal Com-ated at the back of the hours, in witness's opin- mission should investigate the Transvaal ion, the fire would have been burning for about seven or eight minutes to have taken the Labour question.
hold that it had when he arrived to see the
Parliament.
burning down the staircase.
Mr. Winston Churchill said that the Comfames shooting out of the front window, and mission was unnecessary and futile, inasmuch as whatever the decision, one side would remain unconvinced.
By Mr. Goldring : Several lukongs were on the scene before him. There were a crowd of
The motion for a Commission was reject. about 100 present, and a slight wind was blow ed by 378 10 110.
A SAILOR, DROWNED.
BODY PICKED UP BY FISHERMEN.
in.
At this stage the case was adjourned until Monday next, at 2 15 p.m.
THE BUNDLE TRICK,
A SMART CAPTURE BY THE POLICE.
The old trick of substituting passengers' A fishingjunkentered the harbour this morn-bundles on board Canton steamers for bundles ing and delivered to the police the dead body of old rags, etc, is agaiu in vogue. Yesterday of William Charles Hopper, twenty-eight years afternoon a Chinese passenger arrived in the of age; a sailor on board H.M.S. Hrela, which | they discovered floating at Centre Island, near The body was Taipo, yesterday afternoon.
It is reported that a removed to the morgue, few days ago deceased fell overboard in the harbour, and although a sratch was mide his body could not be found.
JAPANESE STOWAWAYS.
THIRTY-FIVE GIRLS IN SHIP'S HOLD.
A Nagasaki dispatch states that thirty-five giris wore discovered, the other day, in the hold of a German steamer at Kuchinotsu which was about to sail for Hongkong. They had been concealed on board the stemer for seven days practically without food, and the unfortunato girls were quite exhausted from want of food and air. Two of the number were unconscious when found,
THE General Officer Commanding will make his annual inspection of the H.K.S.B.R.G.A. at Gun Club Hill Barracks on Monday next, the 26th instant, at 9.30a.m.
LEAVE of absence on private affairs to the "neighbouring countries has been granted to the
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The Ivy duly arrived at the quarantine anchorage and was hoarded by Dr. Cox, the Medical Officer of the port, who made a thorough examination of the sick men, their quatiers, and is understand to have expressed the opinion that the sickness was a virulent type of beri-beri. Complete arrangements have been made for the treatment of the survivors at the quarantine station; also for the thorough disinfection of the vessel previous to her being towed up to Shanghai.
The Ivy has had an exciting career and in her line has been what is known as a "hard packet."
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THE NANCHANG:APBAIR,
DEATH OF MAGISTRATE KIANG.
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Writing under date Nanchang, the 13th inst., to the N. C. D. News, n correspondent says:
On Saturday about 10 am, the Governor with his suite visited the gunboat Snipe, after which Connul Werner, the Captain, and Dr.
Shanghai, 12h March, 1906.
ANIMAL
To interim dividend paid on 23rd ¿ugust, 1905, on 31,848 shares at Taels 6 per share.
To fees to trustees for debenture
holders... sete
To legal expenses. To balance *****
Jan. 1905.
Taels..
Cr.
By b-lance......... Tls 190,255.92
"I of 88
to repairs
Final
COMMERCIAL.
Quotations for the week close as follows:- Hongkong Banks..........$855%. £87,10)• Union Insurances... China Traders Canton Insurances
Hongkong Fires China Fires
Intimations,
THE
+
795
96
110
350 sa. & b.
....300 8.
85 b
24; **. & b.
ROBINSON PIANO
93 b.
#1+
18.
40 b.
24/-
CO., LD.
H., C. & M. Steamboats Indo-Chinas
China and Manilas Douglasce
Shells
China Sugari... Lezons
Docks
Kowloon Wharfs... .Famhams
Hongkew Wharlo... Hongkong Lands... Kowloon Lands West Points ... Hongkong Hotels... Humphreys Estnies Ewo Cottons... Hongkang Cottons Borneos...
18) 3. ex div..
....35 5.
155b. ***,101
Tls, 18 b.
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341
39 b.
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China Providents .. Green Island Comcate... Langknts
A. S. Watsons
5.
... 131 s.
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Tls. 65
with
17 Years' Experience'
OF THE
MANUFACTURE
...$ 163.
78.
9 8.
CLIMATE OF HONGKONG,
30 sa
Tis. 225 8.
...$13.
MYDAY'S EXCHANGE.
Selling
Di
13
Londonk T.T...
mand months' sight France-ank T.T. Americank T.T.
Jenn-back T.1. India T. 1.
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491 2.10
153
154
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Java-Bank T.T.
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dlo, 1 months' sight
Buying
1 months' sight L/C..............
35.637.78 9,700,Bo
6 months' sight L/C.....
51
191,088.00
jo days' sight Sydney and Melbourne....../
months' sight Francs................................ 2,62
....2.153
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300,00
(77.30
413.065.03
649,968.91
Transferred
Tis 24,000.00
vid
155.544.00
-$79,544.00
· 10,711,92
end for 1904 ...
Itec. 31.
By balance of working account
for 1925
By transfer fees.....
638,685-49 571.50 649,968.91 BALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1905. Liabilities.
·Tacts...............
Capital.....
Debentures....
Building reserve
Repairs account... Suspense account........... Accounts payable
5 moths' sight
44
4 months' sight Germany
dar Silver ...
Bank of England raie
Sovereign...
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
Climate.
·9.70 | ALL MATERIALS SEASONED HERE
3 YEARS BEFORE USE.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 28th March, 1906, at 4 P.M., in the Old Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall, for the following purposes, viz:-
...... Tis. 3,700,000,00 734,500.00. 487,210,88 734-03
10,422.65
47,245,82
413,065.03 4,888,178.41
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Profit and loss account......
Trels.......gir
Assets.
Property ac
count a's per last state- ment.........Tis.4,522,198,57
Additions during the ycar.........
115,526,81 Tls, 4,637,725.39
Cost of 120 shares in Shang. hai Mutual Telephone Co.,
Ltd.. Accounts receivable.......... Jardine, Matheson & Co......
1. To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1995.
2. To elect a New Commities.
3. To transact any general business. By Order,
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A. R. LOWE,
Secretary,
Hongkong. 23rd March, roné.
NOTICE.
Price from $200
Upwards.
"Hongkong, 22nd March, 1906
$379
Trado
Mark
PECIAL attention is called to the very rare
and valuable collection of
OLD PEKIN CURIOS
which will be offered for sale by Public Auction without reseiVO TO-MORROW,'
at 2.30 P.M.
Several valuable pieces will be sold at about
Dawe, with escort, paid the usual return visits. The boys of the Snipe were feasted at each Yamen. The Governor, while conversing with -the Consul, contrary to Chinese prejudice, and the delicacy of feeling in the present case, in vited the Consul with Dr. Dawe to make an examination of the deceased Magistrate Kiang. Da Dawe is very reticeni, but it is clear that the trachea was totally severed and the aspha gus was slightly injured. The man doubiless died of loss of blood, and lack of nourishment. The Chinese doctor, who attended him after the first night, told your correspondent hat as far as he could see, it would seem plain that such a wound could not have been produced, by oneself. When giving food and the band- age and cotton was on tight, then some food passed down, but each swallow was made with a jerk, accompanied with a stamp of the Doc ter's foot. At such times Kiang would quiver hand and foot. If the bandage was on loose the firm of contractors, of No. 18, Stanley Street, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby
Taels ........im
BAD MORTAK.
6309.00 201,465.31 42.678 71
4,888,178.41
CONTRACTORS HEAVILY FINED..
At the instance of Mr. W. T. Edwards, of the Public Works Department, the Kin Tuck
were prosecuted before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at
mortar in the erection of a house on Inland The defendant pleaded guilty. A fine ef Let No. 1721, Shaukiwan, on Feb 17 last.
$250 was imposed.
TELEPHONE No. 135-
3 to 3.30 P.M.. TERMS:-As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Honokany, 23rd March, 1906.
ASK FOR
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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE Steamship
" NECKAR,"
of Opium, Treasure and Valgables, are being and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before. 8 A.M.,
TO-MORROW.
The feong Cheong firm, contractors, 56, Wellington Street, was summoned by Mr. J.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Hutchings, of the Public Works Department,
have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. for a similar offence to the foregoing in the
instant, will be subject to rent. construction of a house at No. 57, Connaughing undelivered after WEDNESDY, the 18th Road West, on Feb. 17 last.
Colony on board the steamer Fatskan.. Before landing he opened his supposed bur die to re- place certaits articles that were in use during the trip, and was surprised to find that the bundle contained old rags and pa; er, while his bundle of clothing and $ in silver, had dis appeared. He hurried to the Central Police Station and reported the matter. A detective was sent to hunt for the thief, and, after a search, found the trickster comfortably install-food would come out of the wound. Of course ed on board the s.5. Ilonum, with the missing the Chinese idea is that the trachea lies behind the Magistracy this morning, fór, using informed that their Goods, with the exception bardie beside him, waiting leisurely to return the sophagus, and they persist in saying to Canton. He was promptly secured. At the that the latter was severed and not the former. Police Court his morning the defendant in your correspondent's opinion Magistrate pleadert guilty to the charge. It was also learned Kiang had little reason from a Chinese stand: that defendant was a "professional" at this point to take his own life, apart from pressure. game, and belonged to a gang of scoundrels excried re the Sinchang case. He had six sons, Mr. Hazeland threaives, farty to fifiy thousand taels' woah who live by this means. sentenced him to be exhibited in the stocks for of property and was a popular official, in office, six hours on the Canton wharf, and to go to so that although he had a debt of Tis, 7,000 or Booo, that would not burden him unduly. He gaol for six weeks, with bard labour,
was so popular that any position was open to, bim. He was successful to same degree inț resisting undue foreige aggression, but that is the kind of official your correspondent thinks is needed inland. The British Consul is living inside the city, in the Bureau of Foreign Affair, which has been nicely fitted up so that hel quite comfortable. He has his Chinese Secre fary and boy with him, no soldiers, and seems happy enough, though overworked and getting too little sleep. He seems well impressed with the spirit of the officials in regard to the settle. ment of the case. On Sunday and Monday with his suita be visited every Chapel, Hospital, and School of the various missions in the city,
EXCHANGE IN SIAM,
ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP.
The Ministry of Finance has informed the Banks in Bangkok that in order to prevent the sterling value of the tical falling below is 24d., the Treasury will, if necessary, in future sell to the public sterling drails on London at that rate. Similarly that is the lowest value that will in future be obtained for the tical on foreign Money Orders obtained through the Post
Office.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are
1.30 F.N.
'All Claims must reach us before the and of April, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected." Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
Mr. Hutchings said that on the morning of to be left in the Godowns, where they will be the 17th ultimo a sample of mortar used in examined on WEDNESDAY, 28th instant, al building a house in Wellington Street was taken. The defendant was the contractor. The sample was taken to the P.W.D. offices and made into briquettes. After fourteen days' drying, three of the briquettes were tested. One broke while being put into the machine and the other two averaged a breaking strain of half a pound per square inch.
His Worship: What is the cause of the bad mortar?
Witness: Defective material, or bað mixing, Continuing, witness said that after twenty. eight days another three briquettes were tested and they stood at 2 lb., 4ib, and 1lb., 18, spectively. In witness's opinion the mortar was bad-
undermentioned officers:-Licut-Colonel H. G. Fitton, D.30., and Royal West Kent Regiment,
The Bangkok Timer says that this step will from 29th March to 21st April, Lieut-Colonel for the future reduce the fluctuations of ex- C. L. Josling, Royal Army Medical Corps, changes there to a minimum, comparatively. He desired evidey to understand fully the pro from 11th April. to 25th July, Captain J. D'The Government selling price of the tical is
18. 3d., and its exchange value will not now go blem of protectionand the inadequacythereof.
The three Romanist places were very large. Oyly, trgih Infantry, from 29th March to 17 below 10. 211, as the Treasury is prepared to
sell sterling drafts that figuie. The price of and were all burnt, as was also the small May.
the sovereign therefore will vary between 16 Brethern Mission. The M. E. Mission had (it is 1607 at present) and 16 27. That elimi. five places, the C. I. M. three, and the Brethren nates the old element of a gambling risk, and one other place, none of which were molestedment mortar? the whole country is to be congratulated on by the mob. Thus it seems evident that the the practical fixing of exchange baving been mob was either partly controlled or bad but recorded in these columns, arrived in port late reached so 1000. It may be noted that since little desire to do other than avenge themselves the Mint was closed to the free caissge of for the supposed injury of the previous Thurs silver the market rate of exchange averaged day.
There were inaccuracies in the former letters 1984 in the year 121, 18-28 in 127, and 1794 last year (123). The more recent appreciation which later light and going over the ground was of course due to the rise in the value of step by step have showo forth. However, the silver, which also enabled the Government to gist was given and the error are so slight that
It is acedless to siract anything, fix its salling price at 16 to the sovereign,”
THE Brand which was in collision with the as, Dalal Kotohira Marú off Pedro Blanco, a
last evening and took up a mooring temporarily at the Austrian Lloyds buoy, pending arrange ments for her docking. The Brand has had several of the plates on the port bow stove in, and her water-tight compartment forward was full of ira
His Worship: Have you samples of Govem-
Mr. Edwards: Not here, your Worship, His Worship: Do you make briquettes of
do they stand? Government mortar? What breaking strain
..
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
MELCHERS & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1906.
Blatt
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Mr. Edwards: Yes, averaging between 40lbs. and 180lbs, to a square inch.
His Worship (to Defendant]: You will pay fine of Sago, or aix months' hard labour,
+
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