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TELEGRAMS.
[Renter's]
The Elections in Russia.
THE
PARTNERSHIP ISSUE.
IN BANKRUPTCY,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 1906.
In Bankruptcy jurisdiction this morning, before His Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, the case of the Lai Hing firm, 2x paria Wong Ka Chun, was called on, Mr. E. H. elec-Sharp, KC, instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall Bruton, of Mesars, Bratton, Hett and Goldring, appeared for the Official Receiver, and Mr. M. W. Blade, instructed by Mr. R. F. Harding, represented the defendant.
LONDON, and Aptil. Most of the towns in Russia, where tions have been held, have produced fiascos. The Constitutional Democrats continue their successes, and have exclusively carried the Imperial residence, the towns of Tsarkoc
Sejo, Polerhoff, Gutchina and Orienanbarem. The primary workmen's elections in Odessa were fixed for yesterday, but the whole of the G6 candidates were arrested owing to their Liberal tendencies.
Later.
Execution of the Natal Natives.
The natives who murdered the police in Natal have been executed by shooting,
The America Cup. Sir Thomas Lipton has commissioned Mylne, of Glasgow, to design a new chai- lenger for the America Cup.
New Russian Loan. The Times states that a new Russian loan of £50,000,000 is expected immediately after Easter to be started in Paris, and that France will take £40,000,000 of it.
The Revenue of Great Britain. The surplus of the revenue of Great Britain to the 31st March is £3.491,000 not £4,870,200 as previously telegraphed.
THE ORIENTAL LADIES SOCIETY.
EMANCIPATION IN THE FAR EAST.
The following jury was empannelled: Messrs. H.M.Kondal (foreman), Gustav Koenig, J. C. Gow,.A. E. Slaney, A. Schunemann, D. Silas, and U. 1. Schneider,
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
·BREEDING - GRQUND OF MOSQUITO LARVE.
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In the course of the proceedings at yesterday afternoon's meeting of the Sanitary Board, the Standing Orders were suspended to permit of Mr. E. A. Hewett bringing up a question for dis. cussion on the ground of urgency. He said the question he wished to be considered was one of considerable importance. He would have given the usual notice, but he had not as certained certain facts until the previous day, He believed he was right in saying that the Government and the Sanitary Board had sent out notices urging people to take precautions against affording facilities for the breeding of mosquitoes, but yet it had come to his notice that one of the most extensive and well-equipped breeding grounds formosquitoes was in the heart
SHIPOWNERS AND THE NAVAL MANŒUVRES.
THE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE ADMIRALTY,
In the course of converration with Mr. F. Shadwell Waits, the late president of the British Chamber of Shipping, the London correspondent of the Yorkshire Foss says he was given a clear idea of the arrangement made between Sir John Fisher on the one hard, and Lloyd's, and the goveral body of shipowners on the other, in the matter of the June caval mancouvres. So far as Mr. Waits, knows, the Admiralty scheme does not affect "liners" at all,' It is assumed that in the event of war they would be quite able to take care of themselves-that is to say, to run away. from any cruiser that tried to catch them. Consequently, there is no object in bringing them into the manoeuvres, and the financial perif to which Admiral Sir Edward Fremantle ***** | alluded in lessened to that extent. The sphere
Mr. Sharp said this was a case for a trial of issue as to whether Wong Ka Chun was a partner in the firm Lei Bing, and the Official | Itecaiver would produce evidence to show that he did everything in the firm that usually fell to the share of a partner to do, Wong Ka Chuu was now 73 years of age and had been a partner in the Loi Hing firm for forty years... of the city. He referred to the site of the new of operations is limited at present to the sea- Addressing the jury, Mr. Sharp said the Post Office. It might be urged that the Sani-way between Milford and Gibraltar, and it is question they would have to answer was tary Board had no jurisdiction over Government natimated that it will affect about three hundred whether Wong Ka Chun was a partner in the premises, but it had yet to be proved that cargo steamers. These will be put by their Loi Hing firm, and he would submit evidence that was legal. Certainly he could not ac- owners under the orders of the Admiral, which that he was. The Loi Hing was a bank, and cept it as an excuse for not discussing the will meas a deviation of three days in the out- for many years carried on business in Hong question. [Mr. Hewett then produced a word or homeward voyage. For this the Ad kong prosperously, and, financially, Wong Ka tumbler, which, he said, was a sample of the miralty agrees to pay the shipowner fourpence Chun, was the principal partner. At the Chin water, which was foul and full of matter.] The per ton per day on the gross tonnage of bis ese New Year 105 the bank found itself in water had commenced forming there two or difficulties, a not unusual occurrence ni that three months ago, and since then the hole had time. The Bank had a good deal of Chinese been filling up with water of a most disagree- money in deposit, and when they heard the able description. There was quite a tumblerful Bank was in difficulties they went to the of mosquito germs. A singular feature was bank, and saw Wong Ka Chun, and Ma Fa that the property had been visited daily by res Ting, and Wong Ka Chun made certain pro-ponsible officers of Government departments, mises of payment, and some of the men were who, being wise men, had had nothing to do paid and some were not. A meeting was then with anything outside their own business. The summoned for the 19th February, and it was fact of that pond being there had apparently held, tirer partners presiding, Wong Ka Chuv, escaped their notice. He thought the question Ma Fa Ting, and another, he need trouble should be dealt with at once. It was desirable them with Ma Fa Ting addressed the credi- that that work should be under proper sanitary tor, and submitted a draft agreement for the control and that Government property should creditors to sign that they would give the bank not be outside the law as regarded nuisances. nine months to pay half the fiabilities and Later on he would give notice of his proposal another nine months to pay the other half. The that Government properly should be controlled creditors refused to sign that agreement, and by the officers of the Sanitary Board. [Mr. then Wong Ka Chun addressed the meeting Hooper-Hear, hear] Meanwhile he would
steamer. This will work out, on the average, at £so aday per vessel, or, for 300 vessels for three days, at £45,000.
Again, as a deviation from the voyage might nullify a policy of insurance for the whole voyage, the Admiralty agrees to indemnify the shipowner against loss of ship and cargo be cause of the deviation. If the underwriter reluses to pay on account of the deviation, the Admiralty will compensate the shipowner. To meet the risk of loss the Admiralty itself will insure at Lloyd's, ́In Mr. Shadwell Watie's opinion the cost of the whole transaction to the
owners as a body are not likely to make their Admiralty will be about £100,000. The ship fortunes over the transaction; neither, on the other hand, can they lose anything. They are quite clear that it is their duty to themselves
The social life of Japanese women is under going a slow but sure process of evolution, ac cording to a vernacular contemporary. Since the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese war they have taken a more active interest in public affairs, and the Oriental Ladies' Society of and offered to reduce the time to six and ask the President to deal with that particular and tb the country to co-opemte with the Ad-
Tukyo is reported to be successfully engaged in improving the general social conditions of women in the Far East. As an instance of the operations of the society an interesting story is related of Viceroy Chang Chih-tung, of Kwang, China, says the Japan Chronicle.
The Viceroy, till a short time ago, was so far an adherent to ancient custom 03 to refuse to receive foreign ladies under
of
twelve months instead of nins and eighteen months for the payment. The books were pro duced and showed a balance due to the bank of about $1,000,000. Wong Ka Chun theo said' Hthat if the bank had any bad debts, and was not able to pay them, that they, the three partners themselves, would pay them. The agreement failed, and a petition in Bankruptcy was fited by the creditors. He would prove that Wong Ka Chun had filed affidavits in this Court, one as recently as in 1904, six years after he alleges he retired from the bank, stating that he is the managing patiner in the Lol Hing Bank. This should be sufficient,alone for the Official Re ceiver's care, but he would prefer to produce much farther evidence. The evidence would include that of merchants, whom Wong Ka Chun had induced to deposit money, stating that he was the managing partner of the Bank. He would further prove that up to the last, Wong Ka Chun had been in constant attend. ance at the Bank, nod performed all the duties of a managing partner,
any circumstances. On the occasion the recent visit of Miss Kiyofuji and Miss Kawahara to Wuchang, as members of the Oriental Ladies' Society, the Viceroy departed from former usage and received the ladies in person. Moreover, Lidy Chang, his Excel-
lency's wife, presented a poem to Miss Kiyofuji in appreciation of her labours. The Viceroy accompanied by his wife, later paid a vish to the kinderganen conducted by Japanese ladies at Wuchang
So impressed were the visitors with what they saw that they al once engaged two of the Japan ese teachers to act as governesses in their family. The Viceroy has since written to Marchioness Nabeshima, President of the Oriental Ladies' Society, requesting that Lady Chang, his daughter-in-law, and other ladies of the family be enrolled as members, which request was at once acceded to.
A KLEPTOMANIAC,
"CANNOT HELP STEALING."
:
A very interesting case was heard at the Police Court this morning, when a Colnaman, in European attire, tool in the dock and pleaded to be akleptomaniac. He was charged by Inspector Gnuld, of No, a Police-station, with stealing two gladstone bags, the p operty
of Chan A-tong.
"I cannot help it," said the defendant,, "I sometimes lose my senses and when't see any thing good i cannot help taking it."
The defence would be that Wong Ka Chun retired from the firm in 1898, but if he retired then his own affidavits showed that le came back to the firm later, so it was of no moment whether he retired in 1898 or not. There was a change in the firm in 1898, and the business was assigned to a syndicate, call. ed the Kwong Tai Tong, and that fact was ad· vertised in the Chinese papers. But he did not propose to deal with matters so remote as that. Wong Ka Chon had filed two, affidavits, one prior to 1898, and one in July 1904, and in both those affidavits he used the same ex- pression "1,Wong Ki Chun, am the managing partner of the Lai Hing firm." As regards the alleged retirement in 1898, it was immaterial, and even if it was true it would not affect the case as they would see that from 1902 he was managing partner. And the strongest evi dence that a man is a partner is his saying so
The defendant, whose name is Wong U, al-He not only acts as a partner, but he signs leges to have been a resident in the United affidavits, to that effect, and tells all the mer. States for some years and was committed there chants with whom he has transactions that he is the managing partner. He would put it that for a similar offence,
this was a conspiracy between Wong Ka Chun, Ma Fa Ting, and the other pariners to make out that the principal partner is not a partner and so shield his property from the creditors. But when the jury had heard the evidence they could not have any doubt that Wong Ka Chun was a partner is the Lai Hing
It appears that the handbags were in a shop at Wanchai yesterday, and the alleged kelp. tomaniac passed by and seeing the bags walked into the shop, picked them up and was walking out of the shop when he was given in custody by a fuki.
At the Court this morning Wong U pleaded guilty.
Mr. Hazeland-I had better remand this case to enable the defendant to be examined by a doctor.
Insp. Gould-There wè no signs of defend- ant being a kleptomaniaċ.
His Worship-Let him be examined and tell the doctor what the defendant said.
The case was then repanded,
CLAIM FOR WORK DONE.
PAYMENTS IN KIND.
Dank.
Evidence was heard in corroboration of Mr. Sharp's statements.
THE IMPERIAL NAVAL REVIEW.
AT YOKOHAMA.
We have received from Messrs. Brewer and Company a very interesting booklet, published by the Japan Herald office, Yokohama, which Includes a very full description of the Imperial Naval Review, as well as of the visit of the British Fleet to that port. The frontispiece contains an excellent photograph of Admiral Togo, commander-in-chief of the united
case at once,
The President. The matter will be tended to at once.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE
ASSOCIATION.
The record of attendances and shooting re- suits, from 1st January, 1905, t. 31st March, 1906, is as follows-
J. C. Gowi J. Parkes.....
J. Pidgeon.....
W. J. Ralley
1. C. Peter
A Mackenzić.................
astended
at
22
G. K. Haxton......
29
55
F. Fisher......
55
A. Jenkins
Comm
18
54
E. j. Philpotts' nó
16
54
C. E. H. Beavis....
"
42
53
G. L. Duncan
10
D. J. McKenzie...
24
J. Whittall
21
52
Sir Francis Piggott
17
$2
W. I., Carter ......
17
H. W. Fraser...
24
J. J. Stubbings
2:4
St
L. G. Bird......
23.
J. M. Henderson ......
9
Hon. F. H. May
J4
M. W. Sladen
7
W. H. T. Davis.........
W. Goodfellow
49 31
18
50
G. H. Wakeman
12
J. S. Lewingdon
28
H. W. Robertson
15
E. W. Dawson ...........................
22
A. Moir
19
48
R. E. O. Bird.....
48
A. G. Newington
47
U. A. Farrell......
47.
H: T. Butterworth
H. R: Phelips...............................................
47
W. B. Boyce, .............................................. 16
45
C. R. Scott
13
46
3. Rankin
20
45
Evan Jones...jini
16
A. Brown ......
E. Dougherty....
.A. W. J. Walt
A. Cameron
H. Pinckney an W. Dobbs... .P. L. Miller J. McInnes 1. A. M. Johnston G. H. May ind
1. D. Auld.............................
A.J. Williams
A. P. Nobbs
A. Ritchie
A. Blaway....
H. Macfarlane ananyan
miralty. Cutgoing and homecoming cargo steamers will have rendezvous given them, say Milford or Gibraltar, and when a sufficient number have come in they will be taken on in batches. The shipowners have brought away from their intercourse with Sir John Fisher a very high estimate of that officer's capability.
THE DIMINISHING BIRTH-RATE.
The crusade against race suicide, to which
President Roosevelt recently gave a powerful impetus, is being carried on with energy, not only in American, but in English Churches. One Roman Catholic priest in New York has gone so far as to drape the baptismal foot in black, because no christening had taken place in his church for seven or eight weeks. Ac- cording to President Roosevelt and the Church. -men who think with him, the decline in
OPIUM QUOTATIONL To-day's quotations are as foliowa -
Malwa New
Old.... Older ....
Paina New
"enares New
Persian (Paper)....
Per pical @*990/1,010 ....@ 1,030/1,050
To-day's
1,070/1,100
Per chest
@ 8871
860
835
825
Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
"HE Undersigned have received instructions.
to sell by
"
PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
оп
SATURDAY,..
the 7th April, 1906, at 11 AM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,
A LARGE Assortment OF ENAMELLED WARE GOODS. TERMS: As usual
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 4th April, roos
(403-
PUBLIC AUCTION, HE Undersigned has received instructions
lo sell by'
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON MONDAY,
the 9th April, 1906, commencing at 2.30 .M. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, A FINE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS,
Comprising:- SATSUMA VASES, PLATES and IN- CENSE BURNERS, BRASS and BRONZE
&C., SC.,
&C On view from Saturday, the 7th April.s TERMS: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
BOWLS and VASES, CLOISONNE WARE,
Hongkong, 4th April, 1906, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN,
NOTICE.
STEAM FOR
KUDAT AND SANDAKAN. Taking Cargo at through rates to Tawao, Lahad Datu, Labuan, Jolo, Zamboanga and Menado.
THE Company's Steamship
TH
" BORNEO,"
Intimations.
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO.,
LD.
NEW PIANOS
$70 CASH
AND 18 PAYMENTS OF $20 EACH
OR $385 CASIL
GREAT STRENGTH AND SUPERIOR
TO ANYTHING IN THE
COLONY.
Steinway,
Bechstein,
Krauss,
Haake,
Hopkinson,
Winkelmann,
ON
CORRESPONDING TERMS.
ALSO
Captain F. Sembill, ready to load on Thursday, BABY GRANDS
the rath instant), will leave on SATURDAY, the 14th instant, at ( A.M...
For Freight or Passage, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & Co, Agents.
Hangkong, 4th April, 1906.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
the binb-rate is due to other than natural THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer causes. But is this theory correct? In the "Nineteenth Century," Mr. J. W. Barclay inkes
up the cause of the people in this matter, He challenges Président Roosevelt or the Bishop of London to say that the failure of the eighteen American pezresses to have heirs was wilful, or that they were lacking in a desire to have the glory of presenting their husbands with heirs to their titles. According to Burke, one-fourth ofthe peerages existing at the beginning of the fast .century became extinct before its close-that is, within three generations. Here there could be no question of race suicide. The true law of popalation, declares Mr. Barclay, is not (bat of Malthus, but of Doubleday, who advanced the proposition that the fecundity of all living beings is in inverse ratio to the quantity of nutriment. An underfed population multiplies rapidly, but all classes in comfortable circum. stances are, by a physiological law, so unpro: lific as seldom to keep up their numbers with out being recruited from the poorer class. In other words, the more severe the struggle for existence, the higher the birth rate among animals or plants, and the more they are pro- tected in that struggle, the less their fertility. Have we not in this theory of Doubleday's what may be the true explanation of the diminishing birth rate?
COMMERCIAL,
CHINESE ENGINEERING AND
MINING CO., LD.
DIVIDEND DECLARED,
J
Messrs. E. S. Kadoorie & Co. have received the following telegraphic information -
"The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Limited, have declared a dividend (Coupon No. 6) of one shilling per share."
TO-DAY'S 'EXCHANGE.: Salling.
Landag-linnk T.T........
demand.............
"MANILA,"
AND
PIANOLAS.
1422
Hongkong, 4th April, 1906
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TELEPHONE No. 135
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goodsi
are being landed and placed at their risk in the THE ORIGINAL
longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns si Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo From London, &c.
From Italy..
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.
Goods not cleared by the 10th instant, at 4 P., will be subject to rest.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godawas for examination by the Consignees and the Company's representative at an appointed hour."
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which daic they cannot be recognised.
have left the Godowis
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent.
Hakang; 4th April, 1006.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
54
"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP AND
LONDON.
THE Steamship
"GLENROY"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo-by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon,
where each consigument will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the roth instant will be subject to rent.
41
44
44.
44
E. B. Shepherd
44
C. Cotier.........
4+
W. H. Donald ...........
44
A. W. Dixon ..................................
44
W. V. M. Kochi
41
E. J. Mosses ...........................
44
44
D. Tollanos sezianese
44
21
43
E.. Gristre
13
43
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43
43
H. T. Richardson........
C. W: T. Brett
1. II. Underwood..........................
W. T. Hoskin
W. H. Wickham......
09/16
A. B. Rouse
wit
J.T. Douglas... mauris
25
Da... Da
W. McKay.ACCINUSKAPPEL
13
J. McCubbin
35
40
4 months' sight won France-Bank T.T...... AmericaBank T.T.
257
1.492
Hap. G. Stewart ...... 26
40
Germany-Bank T.T..
J. A. Lyon
20
40
.153
L, S. Lewis.
IS
40
1543
ten days after the steamer's arrival.
C
B. Buyers
13
40
718
G. A. Hastings ......................... ↑ 12
40
141 % prem.
within 14 days of the ship's arrival.
W. D. Braidwood wine.
ZI
40
G. M. Harston
7
40
Japan-Bank T.T. Jara-Bank T,T.
1239
W. W. Pears
40
Buying.
E. Rogers...od............
40
The above Bo members attended 1,356 shoots
4 months' sight L/C,
6 months' right L/C.,
...2/11
30 days' sight San Francisco & Now York 501
months'
Tho matter was referred to the Court shroff for preparation of an account, -
Wakeman,
4 months' right France...2.611 | TATES stands postponed to a future date, of was taken, as he had made a number of payers and publishers, and should prove a very bie 70.
.....2.53
which dua notice" will be given. ments in kind-that is in rice, and so settled pleasing souvenir of the events it records, *a Mr. W. H. Trenchard Davis informs us that 6 months' sight
4 months' sight Germany.....pinnepinny: 2.55 those who had the privilege of witnessing them. he has now handed over the Hongkong || Bai Siire.................29 11/16| the account:
The book is on sale at Messrs. Brewer and secretaryship of this association to Mr, G, H. Bank of England rate................4% Co.'s offices in Queen's Road.
"
KENNEDY & Co.
In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, His Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, pre-squadrons, while the work itself is dedicated siding, Ma Chio, carpenter, of No. 3 Square to that japanese naval hero, and his gallant. Strent, and Li Chung, carpenter, of 32 Gage officers and men, as being a memento of a Street, carrying on business in co-partnership, great event in the history of the Japanese navy sued the Kwong Ying Lung firm, building This book, complete as it appears to be,
should prove most useful as a referenca re contractors, of 36 Hollywood Road, to recover the sum of $103.8, being balance due by garding the two events chronicted, for it in- defendants to plaintiffs for work done and cludes a full list of the vessels taking part material supplied.
in the review, their tonnage, and the officers' names,'as well as some very fine collotype plates of the Japanese and foreign naval vessels, and Buail beats in port, as well as of various scenes
Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. O. D. Thomson's office, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Harding, of Messrs. Ewens, Harston and Harding, for the defendant firm.
Plaintiff claimed that he bad paid the full
aud incidents during the stay of the British for an average of 47 out of each possible ya
fleet. The whole work is got up in a manner
The remaining 150 members attended 881
Indin T.........
Do. demand
Shanghai-Bank T.T.
Singapore Tou
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
..
Ail damaged packages must be left in the 2.00) Godowns, and a certificate of the damago
2001
obtained from the Godown Company within
CANADIAN
CLUB WHISKY
DISTILLED AND bottled
HIRAM WALKER & SONS, LIMITED.
BY
18941
Canadian Club Whisky
Juram
No claims will be recognized if not presented Por Case 12 Bottles
MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW, Hongkong, 4th April, 1906.
NOTICE.
WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.
..$20.00
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS.
[420
AGENTS--
THE SALE BY AUCTION of ALMA,
amount due, as would be seen if an account that reflects the greatest credit upon the print-shoots for an average of 30 out of each possi-day gif Sydney and Melbourne ... TATU KAWAN AND PRYE, ES
A. A. ANTHONY & Co. } Penang, 16th February, 1900,
Auctioneers.
H. PRICE & CO.,
* WINE MERCHANTS,
12, Qomen's ROAD CENTRAL. "'* Hongkong, 28th March, 1996, -
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