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SOOCHOW, HANCHOW AND NINGFO RAILWAY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULÝ 14 1906.
IT is stated in a Peking paper that the com- pradors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Brok there is desirous of promoting a volunteer corps among the young commercial men in Peking the same as in being done in Shanghai and he has sent to Shanghal for the regulations. |
f the holdings of those Chlaèse dealers who plation a scheme of fusion with the Shell have fled. It is generally expected that a Transport Company. By reason of its own good trade is going to follow in the Chinese petroleum fields in the Dutch Indies and the venth month, corresponding with Augustil sources which it works by agreement with A reprezentative of the British China Correptember next, and prices may revive.
the Moera Enim and the Moosi flir Companies, poration, says a Peking despatch of 8th inst
Our awe market has not yet settled down the Imperial Company already regulates the paid a visit to H.E. Tang Shao-yib, the Vice-
ince the first crash came on. There is still product on of petroleum is Borneo, Sumatra,
A TOKIO mesage to the Mainichi states that President of the Waiwupu, at Peking regarding some smouldering observable. One large liva, etc., and its arrangements with the Shelf
Colonel Nawelsky (27), of the Russian General the railway between Seochow, Hangchow.and Chinese Hong is pronnanced to be out of the Company have hitherto controlled sales inauni-
Staff Office, has left St. Petersburg for Mongo- Ningpo, and demanded three items, namely, fire; but the same thing cannot be said of firm manner. Asthe Shell Company, as report. (1) The British China Corporation wishes to ther which presents perplexing indications, ed recently, is giving up its European business, accompanied by several engineers and *ncertain are its movements, although very and concentrating its endeavours in the Asiatic Join in the work of constructing the railway in
other persons. It is alleged that the expedi tion is for the purpose of geographical research, Chekiang (2) If Chekiang gentry do not
udable efforts are being made to stave off market, a closer connection between it and the
but all the expanies are to be defrayed, by the This serves to Imperial Company has become necessary. It consent to the above proposal they shall in-
bring some tone to the
be dissolved, and latest reports, the Cologne General Staff Office. newspaper adds, are to the effect that the im perial Company will entirely take over the Shell Transport Company-Financier.
demnify for the cost of buying materials, to any actual further calami, um so necans. | is Kakuthed that one of the two companies will
(3)
by the British Chion Corporation. British ary at the present moment.
Bombay spinners will find the following was a sum of 700,000'taels spent China Corporation when the Corporation got
certain questions of vital importance to the concession and if the concession be can quotation highly. Interesting, elucidating, as it
similar colled such sum should be repaid in a
mill industry in general, especially the distant manner as in the case of the Canton-Hankow
Low Drospects of Chica, who will have to be cod. Railway, paying the American China Developsidered as no mean competitor in this industry ment Company a certain sum for redemption against our Bombay of the concession. Vice-President. Tang has promised to despatch a doputatio, after six months, to Shanghai to negotiate the matter.
CHMENT TRADE.
PROPOSED FACTORY FOR MANILA
From the Manila Cableuws we learn that just before his de,satture upon leave of ab. sence in the United States, Mr. H; D. Mc- Caskey, chief of the bureau of mines, received the good news expected by him for some time, that the establishment of a modern plant in the Philippines for the manufacture of high grade Portland cement is now practically assured. Frequent attention has been called in the re- ports of the mining bureau to the availability of Philippine raw materials for the manufacture of first class coment and this information fur nished and encouragement given, together with the belief of American capitalists in the wisdom of the investment, has brought the news that in the near future an. engineer, för merly a superintendent of a large plant in the faranus Lehigh Valley cement district will soon be on his way to the istand with sufficient capital and machinery for the installation of a complete (modern plant.
U.S. TRANSPORT " THOMAS"
OFF THE HEET AND UNDAMAGED, The U. transport Thomas has freed herself from the coral reel upon which she struck the other day in Guam barbour, aud is now on her way to the Philippines, says the Cablenetus of 10th insi On Sunday morning, about 10 a'clock, Colonel Patten, chief quartermaster, received a cablegram from Captain Humphrey, quartermaster of the Thomas, stating that assistance was not necessary as the Thomas came off the reef at eight minutes after seven Sunday morning, and that the ship would leave for Maniin on Monday morning, Yesterday morning Colonel Patten received another cabl
thatilie Thomas would leave for Manila stating at to a.m. on July 9, and that the bost, hid The first (elegram arrived received no damage.
on Sunday just in time to countermand the orders for the Sfende to go to the rescue.
It is thought that the weight of the big trans- port had broken way the coral reef to such an extent that, with the help of her hawsers and her own scan and with the aid of the naval supply ship stationed at tiuam, she miraculous. ly slid off the reef without harm. The Thomas 12 due to arrive in Manila Friday evening or Saturday morning.
The many anxious ones in Manila who have friends and relatives on the Thomas were greatly relieved to receive the glad tidings of the transport's safe relief.
AMERICAN, TRANSPORT
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U.S.S." THOMAS" ON REEF AT QUAM... According to a cablegram received at diva sion headquarters yesterday, ways the Manıla Cablenews of 7th inst., the transport Thomas is high and dry on one of the cural reefs in Guam harbour. The ship went 100 feel on ta the reel inside the harbour and the bow i eight feet out of water. It was also stated in the cablegram that the Thomas is safe as long as the weather remains caim. It was suggested that a strong towing tug be sent to Guam pull the transport off the reef, providing there was one in Manila, but as there is none here the division commander cabled to Washington authority to send the feads to the aid the distressed transport and she is now being put in readiness in case she is needed. A ca blegram has been seat to Guam to find out more about the particulars of the accident and à reply was expected on the 8th insi.
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Quotations for the week close as follows :--- Hongkong Banks... ...$830 b. Union Insurances.... Cauton lasurances
'Hongkong Fires
China Fires...
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H.; C. & M. Steamboats
Indo-Chinas.....
China and Manilas
Douglases
"Shell" Transports
China Bugars... Raubs Hongkong Docks... Kowloon Wheris Shanghai Docks ... Hongkew Wharves Hongkong Lands... West Points!" Hongkong Hotels.. Humphreys Estates Hongkong Coltons
Chian Borneos
自取
Green Island Cements...
Hongkong Electrics
Langkats...
8io b.
341) s
... 3121 s. b.
86 b.
17 sa. & b.
... 20 nominal
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Tls. 109 s.
2221 b. ....$c13h by 52. 12557
1 b.
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2b. 155.
.Tlr. 225 nominal
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND DECLARED. We are officially authorised to state that, sub.
uth fast.
The colton
mill business in Shanghai is
making a fair, progress At present, the
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angoü-Bank T,T............ Ja, demand... 120, 4 months' tight.../1 France-Bank T.T.
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ACCORDIÑO to a. Vladivostok telegram of July 1, which has been received by the Afatnicht, the Japanese Government has asked the Russiab authorities to panction the establish ment of a japanese consulate at that port. At the present time none of the rewan have consulates at Vladivostok, only commercial agents being accepted.
IT is reported that the O.SK. has made arran gements to open an Osaka-Vladivostok ser vice with the steamura Kanko and Katori. The vessels will call at Kobe, Moji, Fusan, Gensan, and Shungin, and there will be three The Kanko Wan tilps per month each way. to leave Osaka for Vladivostok for the first trip on the 5th inst. ➜
ara-Fiapk T.T. ............ Buying mom, sight L./...................21 13/16 A momba' sight L/C 15/16 days sight, San Francisco & New York 1 lags sight Sydney and Melbourne 2/2 1/16
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LOCAL AND GENERAL,
land, at 1 instance of Inspector Ritchie, on Two coolies appeared before Mr. F. A. Haze Monday charged with stealing from two private chairs, the property of Drs. Jordan and Maher, yesterday, four blinds. The officer who saw defendants removing the blinds gave evidence, and his Worship sentenced the defendants to six weeks' hard labour each and six hours' stecky,
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A VERY amusing, though sympathetic scene, .9 40
was noticed in Pottinger Street on Monday when a barly Sanitary Inspector was sete carrying a cat, in the last throes of death, to a place where in all probability it might be cared for. The cat was thrown from out of a verandah on that street, but the inspector, could, not locate the exact place to prosecute the people. Where is the S. P.C.A?
THERE were two cases of plague on Thursday. A SINGLE care of plague from Yaumati is reported on Wednesday.
YAUMATI reports a case of plague, which is the only one in the official returns to-day.
THERE was one case of plague on Tuesday. is makes the 863rd, since the beginning of the year.. i
*pindles in Shanghai, number about 300,000, of which 100,000 are owned by the Chinese, 100,000 by the English, 50,000 by the Japanese, and 40,000 by the Germans. The Cotton Mills are representative of the different countries business interests in China, in regard not only to cotton mill business alone, but to industry in general. Judged from the results of investigations carried the out in the past four or five years, cotton mills worked by the Japanese compare favourably with those of other nationalities. As a cause of the super- iority, it may be said that the community
used by the Japanese and Chí 7. A
nese and the similarity of their thoughts in the main, make it easier for the former to control the Chinese operatives than for other nationals. We (Japanese) have been in consequence able to dispense with Compradores and save their commissionS. Our CONCERNS therefore have succeeded to pay handsome amount of dividends and to set aside reserve fund, while almost all those belonging to other nation's had to ye without paying any dividends since the establishment of their concerns. It is again an undeniable fact that the Chi nese have come to recognise the indus trial ability of the Japanese. Of late they have been scheming to organise three or four cotton mills, and it is the uniform desire of promoters to engage Japanese engineers and experts for thei factories. A similar fendency is to be observed is connection with their indus trial enterprises taken up by the Chinese, the sorts of cotton y.rns demanded in. China are varied. Manchuria demands -hand, Shanghai, 14-hand, Tientsin and Chefoo 16-hand, and Sichuan 20. hand, while Fadia supplies 1-hand and Cation 20-hand, and China 14 hand. yarns made in Japan sold well this year. The sale of Cotton yarns being accor ding to their sorts and in the places where they are sold. Formerly Japanese yarns were gented below or equal to LEAVE of absence (privilege leave) to the Indian yaras
A present, however, the neighbouring countries, on private affairs, has Chinese have come to admit the superioreen granted to Lieutenant F. A. Maclean,
in ity of our yarns
29th Baluchis, from 23rd July to 20th Septem. quality. They are therefore quoted Tis. 5 of Tis. 6 above her, 1906, Indian yarns. At Tientsin, Cheloo, and Hankow our 16-hand-yarns,-dearer as they are than Indian yarus, can com mand the market. But zechuan perfers inferior and cheaper 20-hand sort. is, however, desirable that our cotton mills should strive to maintain the good
of qually: the
MR. C. L. L. Williams, of the American Con- yarns. The above is, un doubt, from Japanese pointsulate General at Shanghai, has been appointed of view, yet all the same our Indian friends will Deputy Consul-General, vice Mr. 1. H. Arnold, have to look smart and try to compete with who has been appointed Consul for the United our rivals in the line to the hest advantage. States at Tamsui,
*We cannot understand the attitude so per sistently adopted by all importers of Indian yarns. As will be seen, prices on both sides "neve? Tišče?~~ Stocks Chinare quite is heartening, and yet we cannot imagine what leads importers to continue their operations in Bombay, where no doubt mills throughout have scored well to the great apparent discom. fitura of merchants. It will take pretty long for the local stock to show an appreciable
decrease.
No, zos-No improvement is to be noticed in this count.
No. 205-Prices show a little or no change. A good business is reported at current rates.
No. 16-- Selected threads found Luyers, at
current rates.
No. 125.--Prices shows an improvement, of about dollar, and a good toáness done.
No. Tor-Extreme low as induced some business, and holders be ng firm succeeded in obtaining about $1 to $2 more on last sales,
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ONE native officer, 60 rank and fts, 119th In fantry, arrived from Bombay per s.4. Delki ou morning for duly.
LEAVE of absence to the neighbouring countries on private affairs, has been granted to Major T. Jones, R.A.M.C., from 9th August to oth
October.
Two Chinamen were each fined $50, by Mr. H. B. J. Gompertz at the Police Court on Thursday, for keeping a common gaming house at 2, Po Hing Fong, this morning, and fifteen others $1 each for gambling on the premises. Similar fines were imposed by Mr. F.A. Haze land in a case in which eleven men were charged with gambling at No. 369 Queen's Road West, last night.
"Do you owe this money ?" asked the Puisne Judge of a defendant in a caso in the Summary Court this morning. "Yes! I owe it," cheer- fully replied the debtor. "Then, why don't
"If I pay you pay it?" rejoined his Honour. it, how am 1 to buy rice for my fokis?" ap pealed the defendant. "Well, you'll have to pay it now, for there will be judgment for piniatiff with costs," retorted his Honour.
MR. Gonsuke Hayashi, the new Japanese Minister to Peking, arrived at Mukien on the 3rd July to study the pending questions there. THE general agent of the Shanghai Sumatra Military Governor Chao Erli-hsen invited the Tobacco Co. Limited, has received the follow-minister to tiffin and showed sincere friend ing telegraphic advice from the Deli Maatsch-ship. In the afternoon the U.S. Consul there, uppi Amsterdam-Sold 700 bales tobacco gave a dinner to the Minister and then they proceeded to the "eilin or Northern Mausoleum at Gids. 1.43.
and the minister left for Yinkow on the 4th July..
THE Throne has approved the request of Vice. roy Tsen of Liangkuang to appoint Jeme Tien yu, M.I.C.E., engineer-in-chief of the Can Lon-Hankow Railway. Mr, Jeme is a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific Department ofale University, and has had over twenty years practical experience in railway work. He buil of the railway-in.Nonh. Chinelle is one of the returned students of the Chinese Edu cational Mission.
THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.'s total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 30th-fane, 1956-amounted top
10,099.65 tons and the sales during the same period to 13,739.06 tons.
A. PORT Arthur telegram 10 the Mainicht reports that twenty-one warships and steamers lying sunk at Pigeon Bay and other places were sold on the 30th ult. The total sum realised was Y112,898,"
THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending the 23rd of June, 1906, amount ed to 17,187.21 tons, and the sales during the same period to 13.9:9.63 tons.
THE "FO Wai" and "Yee Nah" trade marks ase, which has been occupying the Court in Nos. B. and 6-Remain neglected, Original Jurisdiction for the past week, is still The market closes steady,
proceeding in the Supreme Court, and is ex+ Sales during the past fortnight-6,465-bales._pected to conclude to-morrow, of No. ios 9to bales of Na. 12. 740 bales of No 16s, and 2,510 bales of No. 20.; in all about 10,675 bales.
Arrivals Per Steamers Laisang, Catherina Apcar and Namtang (from 'Calcutta), and Fichip, Hakata Maru and Delhi (from Bombay) ahsut 12,450 bales for this part and about 11,500 bales for Shanghai.
Shipments To Shanghai and Northern Ports about 1,500 sales.
Unsold Stock. About 80,000 bales. Unclear. d Stock.-About 55,000 bales. Cotton-Sales are reported, of about
to513) per picul. Local
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TUE master of the steami launch Jack Lee was this morning, at the Magistracy, fined $20, by Mr. H, H. J. Gompertz, for carrying thirteen in excess of the number allowed by passengers his permit on the 10th instam,
IT
i reported from cking that the Chinese Government has decided to establish a Law Cuilege for the purpose of training competent Dr. Okada judges and public procurators. Asataro will be engaged as the President. FUKUI Riennauke, nineteen years of age, has been arrested at Kobe on charges of having stolen postage stamps of the value of thirty five you, and a Y note, the property of his employers, Messrs. Jardioe, Matheson & Co. STEALING a basket of eggs from on board the steamer Cranley, on Wednesday, was the charge against a coolie, at the Magistracy on Tls. 723-$100.Thursday. Mr. Gomperts sentenced accused jold. per oz. in three weak!' hard labour and six hours
stocke.
bales in.-No sales are reported.
jananese Yarn-Sales of about 440 bules of No, zos, are reported $138 to $125 per bale.
Exchange:We quote, to-day, as under-
India T. T. at Rs. 158 per cent.
Demand London T.T.
7.14$ Demand
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RAUB GOLD.
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AN INCREASED OUTPUT.
The gold export from the Raub mines for 780 ounces, obtained from 5.800 tons of stone
THE directors of the Shanghai Gas Compzay: have declared interim dividend for the half-year cuded 30th June fast, at the rate of 7 per cent, or Tls. 3.50 per share, on the paid.ap capital of the Company, payable on the 15th
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CHARLES McFarlane, boatswain, J. 8. trane. port Ingalls, came before Mr, H. H. J. Compertz this morning, in answer a charge of beh ving in a riotous and disorderly manner and fighting at Hunghone, yesterday Mac pleaded guilty, and it was stated that he and a policeman were has been reported to the Caplain Superinten fighting in the street, the conduct of the latter dent of Police and Mac arrested. flis War. ship imposed a fine of $3.
Lux Cheuk Fung, a
a boarding-house keeper, of 121, Connaught Road Central was charged before M. H. H. J. Gampertz, at the Magis. tracy, at the instance of another boarding-house keeper namad.l.uk Tsun San, with maliciously publishing a certain defamatory libel concern- ing the complainant on the 7th instante The defendant denied the charge in folo. Inspector Smith prosecuted on behalf of the police, and his Worship adjourned the case until the 19th
instant,
MK F. A, Hazeländ, at the Magistracy to-day, convicted a coolie and sentenced him to six weeks hard labour and six hours' stocks, for stealing twenty pieces of clotting from a pass- enger on board the ss. Paul Reas, while that vessel was entering the post from Cinton early this morning.
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A MUKDEN telegram to the Mainichi states that the affairs of the japaness Military Ad- ministration there have been transferred to the Consulate General: Mr. Hagiwars, the Consul General, has issued the following proclamation to the Japanese inhabitants of the vicinity:
In the future the rights
obligations of Japanese residents in Mukden and its neigh- bourhood will be under my charge. You ste TFE secretaries of the Weihniwei Gold Mining hereby urged to be honourable and friendly in Co, Ld., have received the following telegram your relations with the Chinese and foreigners Cor June from the Mine Manager: "Thirty in order that the interests of all the inhabitants days work : 1,150 tons crushed by ton stamps may be promoted. You should be careful not and short laboura 87 os. gold at $13.60 per os.; | to do anything which may give a bad impres 60 tone concentrates at 562 per ton." Estimated | sion of your nation. expenses Mex. S$11,700,
FOUR Coolios who have recently returned from the Rand mines, were charged on Monday, t the Police Court, At the instance of Inspector Warnock with behaving in a voisy and diar derly manner and fighting at the Wing Nam hoarding house, yesterday. They were each fined 55, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland.
MR. F. A. Haisland, at the Magistracy on Thursday, feed five Indian watchmen $50 each. with the opilos of two monthe bard labour, for asulting one Akbar Khan, some time ago. The complainant said that defendants assaulted him and then stole Saga from him. He could not, however, prove the case of farceny.
THE CASE was concluded at the Police Court on. Wednesday afternoon in which Leung Lung, a is being charged with attempting to murder fortune-teller, of 13, McGregor Street, Wanchai, his wife in June 1981 Further evidence was takes, and Mr. F. A. Hazeland. committed the accused to take his trial at the next Criminal Sessions.
MRS. H. H. Holmes, of No. 2 Kimberley Villas, Kowloon, proceeded against a boilermaker from No. 2, Market Street, Hunghom, before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Magistracy on Tuesday, on a charge of stealing a quantity of brass fittings from off a motor boat, awned by the complainant, yesterday. The charge being proved, n sentence of six weeks hard labour and six hours' storks was imposed by the Court,
VICEROY Yuan and Governor Yang are snid to have approved the caining of ten-dollar gold coins as recently proposed by Chang Chi-tung, and if this is done it will be a case of deeper still and deeper grows the financial chans, as such cains will only represent possibilities of individual profit, and help not the currency of the country one jota Even the native papers exclaim that in such case the tael coins should be stopped.-P. d. T, Timan.
A DECRER relative to the organisation of n Law Court in connection with the Residency General a Seoul has been published in the Japanese official Gazette. It is provided that the Court shall comprise president, four judges, a prison superintendent, and five secretarica The salary of the president is to be from Y3,000 to Y3,500, in addition to certain allowances. It is alen announced that Mr. Koshka has been appointed President.
Evidence for the
Ma F. A. Hazeland wave his decision. at the Police Court, at noon on Tuesday, in the case of Carl Bruckner, enginter s.. Freemen, v. P. Coo Taylor for assault delance was heard, which refuted statements made by the prosecution, and his Worship d'scharged Taylor, an the ground that the evidence for the prosecution was not strong enough for a conviction, Mr. C. F. Dixon, in the office of Mr. John Hastings, represented the engineer.
"YOU are a very silly woman," said his Honour the Paine Judge in the Summary Court on Tuesday "I wanted to help you if you were in the right, but you have entirely spoilt your I cannot do anything for you; go away." own-case by your contradictory statements, and case was ene in which the woman claimed a
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junk, but apparently did not know what title he had to it-nor-which-of-two-en abe had to claim it from. It was proved later her claim was an imaginary one.
LAST night a Chinaman was picked up uncon- scinus by the police on the street nutside No. 14, Praya, Kennedy Town, and removed to the Government Civil Hospital. The man's con the brain will follow. It is reported that the -dition is serious and it is feared concussion of man went to house No. 14 to visit a friend. He is said to have had a couple of drinks which proved too much for him. He went into the verandah to get fresh air and was believed while looking over the verandah, to have top. pled over.
IT is with profound regret that we announce the death of His Grace the Most Reverend Archbishop of Tokio, Monseigneur Pierre. Marie Ogouf, which took place on Wednesday. The funeral service the 27th June, at 2 p.m. will be held in the Cathedral at Tsukiji on Saturday, at 9 am. The late Archbishop to lapan in 1884 and did much for the propagation of the Roman Catholic religion is this country. He was always respected and loved by his friends and followers, and was 78
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Nthe sand, November last year, Li Houng robbed his master, a toy manufacturer of 31, Square Street, of Sto worth of toys and lost the was forgotten; for he returned in the Colony yesterday and went to the shop to see if he could get back his position. The master, said there was a vacancy and if Li would take a seat for a few minutes, as he was going out for a second to buy something, he would return and see what he could do for. him. The man! ter did return, but with a policeman, and Li was given in custody. On being placed before Mr. F. A. Haseland on Wednesday, he was sen tenced to six weeks' hard labour and six houre stocks.
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P. C. DOWNIE charged a Japanese seaman be. on Tuesday, with assaulting a ricksha coolie fore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court last night and also with refusing to pay his fare. The defendant pleaded not guilty." ly after ten o'clock last night the defendant, and evidence was heard to the effect that short- company with three others, got out of their tickshas near Ship Street and defendant re- fused to pay his legal fate, which amounted to fen cents: When asked for the money defend. ant struck the coolie on the chest. He was laken in charge. Defendant said that one of his friends paid the coefica and he did not pro- pose to pay twice. His Worship fined defend- ant $5 on the first charge, Sa on the second, and ordered him to pay the coolie ten cents as compensation.
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THE coxswain of the Yaumati ferry steam- launch Tak Lee was summoned at the Magis tracy on Tuerday, at the instance of P. C Jackson, for failing to stop his launch when ordered to by the police pinnace, on the 6th instant. Defendant, said he did not see the pinnace. The complainant swore that while on duty near the Canton whaif he saw defend- and's launch crossing the harbour. He signalled the accused to stop; but he did, not, and made direct for his wharf where he quickly of discharged his passengers. The police were option that the launch was carrying excom pengers. His Worship sid that defendant must have heard the police signala He did not want to hear them, for he knew he had an excess number of passengers and would be moned. He would pay a fine of $25.
A CHINESE girl, about ten years old, wAL. charged bef te Mr. F. A. Hazeland on Tues day. with stealing from her mistress-an amah in the Government Civil Hospital-an Salor. day last, a box containing jewellery to the value of Saço. The girl disappeared from the house soon after committing the theft, but the police arrested her at No. 314, Queen's Road West, the house of her aunt, yelerday. The box apparently had not ben tanpered with and on examination it was discovered that the jewellery.
Ов intact The girl pleaded guilty. the were intac understanding that her aunt was to give ber a flogging when she got home, his Worship dis- charged her, not, however, before ordering her to enter into honds in the sum of $100 to come
who prosecuted, was asked by the Court to up for judgment when called. Inspector Collett, attend and see the flogging duly carried out.
AN interesting and naval project for promoting export-trade-will-ako-shape in the near future. in a floating exhibition that will visit about forly different ports of commercial importance in all quarters of the globe. A large steamer will be chartered and fitted with stalls like the show rooms of industrial exhibitions on laad. Samples of manufactured goods will be placed in the stalls, and a staff of em. the firms that exhibit send their own ployees will attend to their display unless representatives. The exhibition will be form affy
opened at every port visited, and the stay in each place will extend from thea to six days: It is expected that the steamer will sail eatly in the automo The proposed route will take la Canadian ports first, than Cuba and the West Indian islands, South American porta, Australasia, Japan, Chins, the Straits Settlements, Burma, and India.
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CHRUNG Sam, a coolie, residing at No. 94, Connaught Road Central, was charged before Mr. H. H.J. Gomperix, at the Police Coort this morning, with stealing from another coolie, residing at No. 97, yesterday, ons silver walch,
$10.501 valued at $23; a gold chain, worth purse, cost so cents; twenty-seven savereigns,
$3 money; told value $285.90. The defendant plead ed not guilly. It was said that complainant, when he awoke from a sleep yesterday, found defendant in his room, at the same tim as he Не 100m. saw another man run out of the blew his whistle, called in a policeman, and on looking for his valuabies found they had gone, Complainant su mised that defendant stais his property and handed it to a confederate to taka away, His Worship held that the evidence was insufficient to convict and ordered the accused to be discharged.
INSPECTOR Collect, of No. 7 Police Station, proceeded against Tang Kai an remand, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this afternoon charging him with being a niember years old at the time of his death, none half sovereign, six shillings, and of the Trind Society, and also with being in unlawful possession of five pieces of fighting iron, on the 6th instant. Expert evidence was heard, after which his Worship sentenced him to four months' hard labour and six hours stocks on the first charge, and on the second to pay a fine of $se, or to undergo a further sentence of two months, gaol.
FROM statements made in Japanese
A NEW trick has been devised by burglars whereby they hope to protect themselves from being hurt in case they think discretion the better tof valour. This is by laying out a mattress below the verandah of the house they propos
they over the to enter so that if will come to so harm. At three o'clock on Wednesday Leung Cin spread his mattress below hould 113, Des Voeux-
An Indian watchman, in the employ ofthe Gas Works, West Point, was enjoying himself im- mensely in the Central district" on Wednes day by hurling glass bottles about the street, and was the means of causing some sedate: pedestrians to do the Highland fling in Cordance
to keep clear of the missiles. A lukeng who noticed the watchman's behaviour soon SERGEANT. Sims placed a sixteen-year-old took the hilarity out of him and marched him youth, Pang Su, before Mr. H. H. J. Gompert, off to the Station. He was placed before Mr. at the Magistracy this morning, charged with H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Pelice Court on being in possession of twelve counterfeit ten Thonday, on a charge of being drunk and dis cent pieces at Sham shui-po, yesterday. The orderly. He admitted the charge and had to defendant said he got the money while in pay $4.
bad.
A Canton and did not know they were detective said that while on duty yesterday he neticed that defendant held something in bit
appears that the former Russian battleship hand. He approached de endant, but befort dref (now the fears), which is undergoing the four weeks ending 16th June is returned as
be could say a word, defendar: said that he repairs at Kurs, will cost 3 milion ven before bed nothing. The m ney was found on him:the emerges from dock in a completely restor crushed. As there are now no other working
Hi Worship fined defendani 55 for each coin ed condition. The cruiser Varyag (Soya) ir Road Central and entered the house by means making a sum of $63, with the option of six being repaired at Yokosuka. Bbe is a new gold mines in Pahang, this may be taken
of the water-spent. He managed to steal two WE are requested to state that the Yuen On weeks' hard labour, and in lieu of Si or one
with a speed of 23 knois, and will form sn
pieces of clothing, but before he could quit the the Just output for the State, and we thus gel a total of 4,611 ounces for the first 6
S. S. Cole Kwonglung will leave for Macao at day's imprisonment to go in the stocks for six addition to the Japanese Navy months of
premises the inmates awoke and raised an unt of
Bat the battleship Poltava, which was laun: alarm. When Leung spread his mattress be or a decreas 19 ounces a com- 7.30 am., on Sunday, the 55th instant, on ac boura,
count of the tide. The as. Kwongchow leaves
ched in 1893, will never be it to take her place miscalculated his distance from the wall, and end of May last, the returns showed an intre pated
for Maçao on Saturday (to-morrow), at 9 p.m.
in the firet fighting line, her age being a fatal when the alarm which scared blm was raised, THE Shanghai Universal Gorette, of 9th just,
the
landed safely on verandah, of 6 ounces against five-twelfths of the previous
be jumped over As usual,
says Five Chinese Touring Commissioners blemish, year's figure-a trifling increase,
They
the mattress, but struck ble bead a violent blow on the wall, which stunned him for a few are expected to return to Chins soon will soon be in Shanghai. It is reported that
A WUCHANG dispatch states that H. R. Viceroy seconds. P. C. Waterer, who heard the
found poor. certain society men are watching the commis alrers to do some acts lintical to the com. Chang Chih-tong of that city has just completed turbance, rushed to the scene and fous missioners.. The native officials here are fully work in which is compiled all the cases that
Tenog soothing bis bruised head. The officer warned against any mischief and the Municipal have occurred in China from the earliest time took Leung in chargn, and at the Police Court ip checking any mischief to the present between Chinese and mission. this morning, Mr. Gomperiz sent Leung in for police are also acting detectives to watch aries and their converts, Each individual caso | six weeks to think over his night's escapada, being done, by
is dealt with in its legal aspecte according to International law and the commos laws of the land and the actions of those concerned, off. cials, people
and missionaries commented upon. Copies of this interesting werk, we understand. within the Viceregal jurisdiction for the inform have been sent to every official holding office ation of the "fathers and mothers of the peoplo."
ject to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong the yeah half the output of 1905. At the
and Shanghai Hanking Corporation will re commend at the forthcoming meating a divi- dand of Li. 151. per share.
Add to the Reserve Fund $750,000-*** and carry forward about $1,700,000.
YARN MARKET,
In their report dated 13th instant, Messrs Phirazsha B. Petit and Co. write:-Our Yarn market during the first part of the fortnight under review ruled steady and sales were effect. ed at last mall's prices, Latterly a fail in the rate of exchange brought purchasers in the market with a greater inclination for business and some selected threads were sold ni an. advance of $1 to $3 per bale. Several of the sales, which are not for obvious reasons in cluded in th's clonalar, are re-sales, made on account of the compradores and their vuretier,
Br
bu true,
Atill an increase, whereas now there is a failling
you'll sit down for a minute, Mr. Helt," จ As far as the Raub mines are concerned, remarked his Honour Mr. Justice Wire in the however, they appear to have incrossed their Summary Court this morning," 1 may be able output by about 1,032 ounces during the current to sea Mr. Gardiner, who has something to A subtle commentary on the to juna 1905.-Straits Times,
half-year, as compared with the period January
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SHELL TRANSPORT COMPANY.
RUMOURED TRAnsfer to a dutCH OIL CONCERN,
The Imperial Dutch Petroleum Company, which recently decided to double, the amount of its ordinary, share capital, is reported by tha Kolniiché: "Zejlung-ie hive' in contem
say to "ma." Court accommodation |
MR. W. J. Crawford, a clark, employed in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, charged a coolie before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, & the Police Court on Wednesday, with being in the servants quarters of his house last night without permission. His Worship, fined the Intruder $to, with the option of twenty-sight daya' hard labour,
any bad characters. It is also reported that the native authorities here intend to persuade the five commissioners not le go out or to attend any dinner party so as to avoid danger. It is also reported that Chinese warships will be sent to Woosung to welcome the five com- miqaloners and then they, will proceed to Tientsin on one of the warships.
Ship
She will become a unit of the 16"
reserve squadron,
and also to go in the stacks
for six hours.
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