Intimration. ̈-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 1906.
the Shell concern to the extent of 25 T per cent. of the Ordinary share capital at a price of £1.tor. per share, ex dividend for the year 1906, such sale to be completed on 1st January, 1907, and these shares are to be held by the Royal Dutch Company in perpetuity or, at least, shall not be dis
ALS. WATSON & CO., posed of without the consent of the board of
LIMITED.
the Shell, Another condition has been made that the Shell Company should not divide more than 5 per cent, as dividend for the current year. The circular goes on to state that "in order to ensure that the neces sary number of shares may be forthcoming,
Messrs. M. Samuel have consented to sell a
CHAMPAGNE sufficient number of their own shares in
DE
old s.s. Seagull, now under a Chinese name, a ninety-ton steamboat, similar in size or perhaps a trifle, smaller than the Ill- fated Als-which was lost during the typhoon of the 15th ultimo, while ale was on her way 10. Sha U Chung-left Shanghai eleven days ago for Hongkong nt les pet since been heard of. The gulf, was on her way to this port to be put on the Hongkong-Canton run. The lack of fact that the weather experienced by steamers news regarding the vessel, coupled with the
on the "Shanghai run has not been altogether
THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
{From Our Special Correspondent.]
Stonecutter's 15, 24th October. Monday evening was a dull one in Camp, the attendance being very meage. After an hoer's infantry drill (with the full-marching order) yesterday morning, Lient Crass; R.G.A., gunnery instructor, delivered a lecture on the
instructive, previous day's gun practice which proved very
Dinner over, the Rev. C. H. Hickling assist
ST. MARCEAUX have entered into a binding contract with, hette at No. 24. Station Sheet North, Yau- entertainment, Bajor 3 ritchard, on behalf of
& Co
REIMS
1898 VINTAGE
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
DARING DAYLIGHT KOBBERY.
[From Our Own Corrapon lent.]
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
ALLEGED BRIBERY,
At the Supreme Court this morning the Cri- minal Sessions were continued, when the case against Francis Ward, Sanitary Inspector, Anniher daylight robbery, was' committed | charged with accepting bribes, and intimidat-
Canton, 23rd October.
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yesterday, at Tor fu Street in the western ing out Chan Taun from giving evidence be suburb of Canton. About uson, nine robbers fore the Commission appointed to inquire into suddenly entered the house of a family sor the working of the Sanitary Department, wai named Ho. Soon after their entrance, a lad of ¦ rosumed. the house can into the street calling"for" help, The Hon. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., Altamoy General, instructed by Mr. F. U. L. Bowley, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, Grown Solicitor, prosecuted, Mr. M, W, Slade, instructed by Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messra, Wilkinson and Grist, de- fending the accused.
The case for the prosecution being closed, Mr. Stado, said that he would not detain the Cour by making any stalement for the defence, During the robbers' snjourn-in-the house, as the defendant had elected to go into the fancy goods hawker changed to come in and witnessed to testify on his own behalf, was promptly detained together with his wares. Tewas, fully 2 o'clock before the thieves, departed, taking valuables away to the extent of a couple of thousand dollars. After the thieves had decamped, the occupants raised the alarm, by beating a gang on the roof, but upon the police putting in an appear ance, once more the birds had flown. It is a strange fact that the police always appear after
On Friday evening, the Rev. T. W. Pearce | the miscreants have,decamped, will lectura under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A.
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Francis Ward, the accused, then stepped into the, b. x, and stated that he had not taken any money from Chan Tsun, or if he had they bad∙∙ been. by way of smell loaps. As regards his attempt to dissu de Chan Tsun at 7 pm, on the 23rd June, from giving evidence before the Commission, and urging him to get out of the Colony, witness said that could not possibly be So, as on that data he went over to Green Island Lighthouse to see a friend and take some ro NOTED CRIMINAL, BEHEADED.
corêts for a gramaphone he hid lont him. He Chou A Hung, a muted criminal in the Nam-year over at about five o'clock, and returned koi goni, who had committed a series of after midnight to Hongkong. As regards his crimes, having inurdered four people altogether, Savings Bank account, witness staled that was beheaded yesterday by orders from the when he purchased his dischargé in 1902 he Viceroy after the fitini utial. He was eptered received $600, of which he paid $115 for his some time ago at Hongkong and was extradi, discharge and that left him about $385. He ted to Canton,
then joined the Police force and saved money there because he was for some months in the launch service, which gave him extra money, as he had food allowance, and the Harbour Department also had to pay him a monthly sum, nearly all of which he had been able to
fair of late, is causing sane apprehension ined by Mr. MacPhersop of the Y.M.C.A., gave but without any response, so he returned to the shipping cicles as to the safety of the Seagult, | a limelight exhibition which were reproductions | heuse again only to be immediately seized and from photographs taken by the former gentle-bound by the men. The sou-in-law of the The vessel is in charge of a Chinese captain,
man during his tour in Norway nad Japau. At | owner of the house happened to be there, and THREE Chinamen, who are wanted by the
was an interesting discourse and was, much as snow as the robbers entered, they seized him Canton authorities, were arrested in the Colony appreciated. Mr. Hickling's explanations were and locked him up in the woodslied. One of make up with the shares provided by the yesterday by local detectives, The charge very concise and gave ample testimony to the the female occupants offered resistance and shareholders the number which the Dutch against the prisoners is one of committing careful manner in which-ho-hat-made. Norway I was wounded on the head by one of the rascals. company has contracted to purchase, and armed robbery within the jurisdiction of China,
a special study with fre; numerous picturesque. the directors have accepted this offer, and
"Two of the prisoners, who told the police they glaciers, Gords, &c. His lantern slides of Japan
were painters by profession, were secured in a
were also excellent. At the conclusion of the
Messrs. Samuel that they shall sell so many ma-ti, and were alleged to have been concerned
the Corps, thanked the, reverend gentlestian shares as may be required at the price of 308. is an amed robbery which was committed in for his very interessing lecture. Mr. Hickling, on tidsame terms." The proposition which the Tang Chu Loong village, Ching Yuen dishessit, had proved himself a first-class ammen has therefore to be considered by the share,trict, sonte months agn. The other prisoner photographer, the pictures depicted being really holders, of Shell shares is whether they are
was captured in a grocer's shop at No. 9, Shau-good, one photograph being taken so late as 10 ki-wan Road, and he gave the police to under-
minutes before midnight in the neighbour prepared to agree that instead of working in
stand that he was a firewond dealer. The
hood of Hamicifest.! friendly co-operation they should combing
Indictment against this prisnuer alleged that forces and work in partnership. It can
The and a gang of other men robbed houses, scarcely be contended that shareholders in
at the point of revolvers, in the Ngau Kong the English company are likely to lose by the Ti village, in the disttirt of Tsung Yuen, not arrangement, for the Royal Dutch Company so very long ago. The men are heing held is the most profitable and powerful European by the police until such time as the witnesses
arve from the interion when extradition pro petroleum conecru in the Far East, whereas
ccédio,s against them will be opened, there has been a decline in the shares of the Shell within the past three years. In 1903, the latter company issued fresh Ordinary capital at 50 per share, and at that time, the Standard Oil Company" enden. | voured to buy out the Shell 'shareholders with an offer of £6,000,000, which was largely in excess of the estimated value of the undertaking every with the Ordinary shares standing at the figure of so as 13 a First-Class
compared with the 30 at which the Royal Wine and is supplied to all the Leading will acquire an interest in the English company. Among the questions which are being discussed by Shell shareholders is the bearing which this transaction will have on the future management and employment of the fleet of Shell tank steamets and the re- presentation which the Royal will have on
VIN BRUT AND VERY DRY.
PER CASE 12/ BOTS.548.00
THIS CHAMPAGNE
...... 50,00
Hotels and Restaurants throughout London.
A. S. WATSON & CO., the Shell board. A London Boufcial writer
LIMETER,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
ACENTS.
Hongkong, 17th October, 1906.
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The rates per quarter and prsten, pregatima The daily issue is delivered from when the address is Bocibio messenger. Chi coples sout by post an additional $1,80,per quarter in charged for pistage. The postage on the weakly issue to any part of the
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remarks that it is difficult to understand why it should be a condition of the new arrange ment that only a 5 per cent, dividend should be paid for the current year, and points out that it should be specially noted that no consideration will be payable to Messrs. Sammel & Co. for their guarantee to provide the shares. These are matters which strict ly concern the shareholders and do not affert the general public. But in p of this sort, when two concerns of the
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magnitude of the Royal Dutch and Shell companies, propose to work in partnership, people in the Far East are naturally desirous of obtaining some inkling of the seal motives which have prompted the negotiations. In
FORTY, coolies, who were engaged on the Praya."East packing and discharging suRAT from ju: ks, engaged in a free fight yesterday moning and it was ane time Bekare te fight rauld be stopped. When the fight was over me and to be removed to the hopital, for repairs, while two others were use or less seriously injured. The packing ang and the discharging gang have had a long standing grudge against each other. Yesterday, one of the discharging codes carrying a accidentally collided with one of the packing men, and that stated the fight. Thinking that it was done an purpose, the packing coolie, it was said, turned round and foceed the ma
lond
The Corps (will be inspected by the C.R.A. at gun practice on Saturday after con, and Zon Sunday, His Excelency the General Officer Commanding will inspect the Corps on parade. Arrangements have been made for a military Bied to be in attendance on Sunday altérnočn when sports will be held. The following is the programme of events:-
:
7.2.15 p. Boat bare, (Challenge) R.G.A.. Stonecullers, 7, 1.K. Volunteer Artillery.
22.35 p.m. Boot and Puttie Race (Open) Conditions-Competitors' bants uk putties will be fixed; in a heap, competitors will race n'heap, find their own boots, put them on and the petties. First man correcil dressed to
win.
3.3.0 p.m. Cadets' Rade.
43.15 pm. Victoria Cross Race.
3.30p.m. Tug-of-war. . {R,G.A., Stone- cuties, 11.K Volunteer Autillery. (to men. aside, three pas)
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ACCIDENT TO AN ELECTRIC LIGHT EMPLOYE
At noon yesterday an employd of the Canton
·Electic Light Works, repairing the electric light post at Shati, lost his fooling and was dished to, the ground. On being picked up, he was found to be severely injured and his life is in imminent danger.
A LOYER OF JAPANUSE.
[From a Correspondent.]
Canton, 23rd October. Ching Cho Hung, who was formerly a writer 6. 4.00 p.m. Inter-Company Maxim Compen the consular service of Japan in Formosa,
is alleged to have been endeavouring to induce Chinese subjects to become naturalised - Japan- ese subjects. When tl mutter came to the eats of Taotai Wai Chau Ka, he memorialised
Save.
Evidence for the defence having been ad- 'duced, the Court adjourned until to-morrow
morning at is o'clock,
THE CANTON RIVER. SERVICE.
From a well informed source we learn that the repairs to the river steamer Folikam hava
tion. Men are played on the stern-frame of the steamer, which sustained vital injuries, day and night. Atthe present rate if progress, the Fatskan should be out of docks early next Viceroy hum on the subject, suggesting that week when she will be at once, put on
the night service on hang should be expelled from office, coThe inipaired service will thus be practically-
'down. This annoyed the discharging coolies, tin-Net more than 2 guns from each-Com and is now a petly offer in the Chinese service, been pushed forward with considerable expedi-
who rushed in a bunch at the packing man, who bad his gang near by. In the fight that Play may enter, Guns to be brought into followed the pachers put their long sack, change from travelling to tripod and vice versa, cease firing and retire to base, needles into play, while the other gang used
Points will be given for ume and discipline. bag hooks. The police from No. 2 Station
7.4.30 pan. Team Race (open), 4 men to a heating the aproat went out and secured five
Tean. of the belligerents, who were, charged with assault, at the Police Court at this morning. Mr. K. H. Harding appeared for this defendants and the case was adjourned.
an
Ar the instance of Detective-Sergeant Grap!, of the Central Police Station, Fu Choi, "g, a boar ung house keeper of 26, 28, Connaught Road West, was arrested in his house yester day, on le chevam et ausipoeg: 10 3hip one, Wong Yow to Siopapore yesterday, ́ns emigrant on board the s.s. Catherine Aptor. Three other men in the same boarding-house were also arrested on a charge of aiding and betting Fur Choi g to ship, Wong Yau to Singapore. Wong Yau, who is an ignorant farmer, was alleged to have been brought here by defendants, with the intention of getting him must wait until the the meantime we
the Straits Settlements where he would be sold. meeting of shareholders is convened when doubtless good and sullicient reasons will be the boarding house yesterday forenoon. When The four prisoners were taking Wong Yau to
submitted in favour of the unification of the fear the Chinese recreation ground, a coolit agreement. One thing is practically certain: elbowed his way through the crowd. He was Wang Yan's bother. Wengtecognised him and there need be no fear that the price of petrold um where he was gongin. The brotherac team will be increased, for there are foundsmpanied the quintette to the boarding-house, for believing that in addition to the pred on arriving there.called a policeman' and sent purveyors to the Chinese, the Japanese had his brother's captors put under arrest
churia to enter the oil market, Even if it was alleged, to get Wong Yau away by the Manchuria is 'found wanting in oil springs
Gatherine Apuur, and they were about to cum. the powerful Standard Oil Company with its a breach of the boarding-house scence, by shipping an emigrant out of the Colony before, he had been forty-eight hours in the Colony, great resources and illimitable supplies will
hinese when the bunch was arrested Taken before keep prices at a level to suit the market.
Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, the boarding- house keeper, was fined $iço, and the four other men $25 each.
8. 6.30 p.m. Potatos Race., 9. 5.00 p.1a. Children's Race, to, Camp Staff Race,
THE SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.
LIST OF DRAWERS,
hung chụ♬ massieni bun putrosťukų ome, uwmg tu
being delayed in Swatow, the Indo-China Stean Navigation Company' Steamer Chey sang arrived in port and tied up alongside Douglas wharf shortly before noon to-day.
pelled in return the money he had inveigled fro the unsophisticated Chinese, and brought before the magistrates of Hoiyung and Ching. hai que tectures for punishment.
CONTROL OF THE MINTS.
It is prop bed that, the hinese provincial mints shall in future by under the control of the Board of Pioanes at Pekina, instant më shum pravincial treasurers present. The chiels
of the minis will be appointed from Peking,.|' but the; assistants may be apuinated by the viceroy of the different provinces and appoint. ed with the apptuval of the Board.
VICEROY, SHUM'S ORDENS.. Vicey Shum has, it is stated, received a
She had on board forty-two subscription China pony grifies for the Hongkong Jockey Clib. The panies were stalled both fore and telegram iram irking requiring him, imine aft on the deck of the vessel. Shortly after the diately on arrival at Yuunan, to draw up à ship had made fast (f the wharf, the work of disdetailed list of all mines in that district. Vicé. charging the Banies was stuted, under the roy Yuan Shi Kai has also wired His Excel ofthe Hongkong Horse Reposit ry, and by half. superintendence of Mr. G. W. Gegg, manager jene asking him to proceed to Yunnan as past two o'clock, this afternoon the animals were on their way to the Causeway Bay reposi
tory.
lot. Owing to the lateness of the arrival we "Takeain all the animals are a fine looking are unable in this issue to give a detailed description of the animals, but we hope to sa
he Hongkang (elegraph hope though their exploitation of Man-verything was preputed by the four prisnners, in su-mormw's issue-
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24, 1906,
THE SHELL AND ROYAL DUTCH
LOCAL AND GENERAL
THE sailer P. Hitchcock, reiluated on Mon-
day, which was lying in Youmati Bay-yestes- day, was towed into the Cosmopolitan Docks by the Rebert Cooke this maining. She will he surveyed for extensive repairs.
accused of sedition by inflammatory speeches gain ten days, and the other within two Ripub and Pusing to leave the State. One is
months.
PETROLEUM COMPANIES.
Important negotiations have lately been proceeding between the Shell Transport and Trading Company and the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company with the object of amalgamating the two great Far Eastern oil concerns and thereby uniting their forces to resist the competition of the Standard Oil Company. The matter is of the utmost interest to those resident in, the Far East, THE Resident of Perak, Mr. E. W. Birch, for it may portend a more definite stand... has ordered the twe Brahusin's who are against the American Oil Trust than has hitherto been made. But the proposed amalgamation or 'unification of strength is scarcely likely to affect seriously the interests of shareholders in the two companies, for the simple reason that they have worked on a basis of mutual understanding for some years. Rumours have been rife for some tipic past that these negotiations were in progress, but nothing definite was known as to their character. In these circumstances the Shell Company has thought it wise to issue a circular detailing the nature of the agreement which it is proposed to ratify with the consent of the shareholders. The circular states that it is proposed to form a new company, or adopt some means to merge into one interest the profits and losses as well as the assets and liabilities of the two
THE accidet to the Russian steamer Kital, which necessitated her putting into Saigon, 15 reported to be a damaged thrust block. For 'the benefit of those who are not engineers it may be explained that the thrust block is the block just abaft the engines which takes the thrust of the screw.
ATTENTION is directed to the special advertise- ment on our front page in the time of departures of the s.5. ffoxam next Sunday. She makes the return trip from Maçao at six o'clock, thus giving excursionists a three hours' longer stay in the Portuguese settlement, and will make her second departure from Hongkong to Macao at 10 p.m.
ACCORDING to reports appearing in the new-
companies. The two companies will each papers, the recent subterranean upheavals in be represented on the management, and South America, are believed to have caused retain its individuality as a participant in the considerable modification on some parts of the results of this joint undertaking, the Royal Portuguese const line. The great tidal wave, Dutch. Company as to 60 per cent. and the which wrecked a number of vessels and caused the loss of many lives, was followed by the 'Shell as to 40 per cent. In the event of uprearing of several recls which before had the proposals being accepted, the Royal bens entirely submerged. Several shocks of Dutch Company will acquire shares in earthquake have been felt at Ljibon,
SAN FRANCISCO'S COALMERCE.
ITS SHIPPING BUSINESS LARGE IN SEITE
F THE EARTHQUAKE, A
According to a recent report of the Sau Fran- cisco Chamber of Commerce, the foreign com. merce of that city was very large in 1995. Over 1,400,000 tons of cargo arrived from foreign poils ni 44 steamships and 313 sailing vessels. The steamers brought over. 1,000,ásér tons and the sailing ships, over 400,000 tons.
About 1,000ra luns of cargo was sent from San Franciscain 1905 in 694 seanships. This went chiefly to the following countries to the values given against each.
Japan, ..... China..... Hongkong .... Philippines
$18,500,000
10.000,00
3,000,000
1,250,000
THE DRAWINGS.
The drawings Inok place at Kennedy's Stable, at five o'clock this afternoon, with the following results- No.
1
!. Colour.
Drawn by Dark brown Dr. G. P. Jordan Light dun 14. M. Al dy,
3 a chestnut Murray Stewart..
4 Dar bay Sir Paul Chater.
5 Grey J. E. Gresson,
7. Light brown E. Goetz,
& Grey H. E. R. Hanter,
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Dapple grey Parker and Mackie. 10 Grey Marshall, 1. Grey Hon. W. J. Gresson
12 Light grey Hon. Mt. 8. Shewan.
Dark brown 1. Gray Scutt.
13
Black H. N. Mindy."
Light chestnut Wiltums,
15
17 Dark Bag H. Humphreys, 18 Dark Brown W, H. Wickham. 19 · Broan R, P. White.
20 Grey C. W. Koss.
21 White Tion. Mr. W. j. Gresson.
Dark Brown Waloong Mess.. 23 Brown Ellis Kadooric.
22
24. Dun H. *, Mody.
25 Grey E. H. Hinda.
The rest of it went to Siberia, Corea, East 25 Grey Hon. Mr. P. Shewan. Indies, Straits Seulements, Sian, Midway 27 Bay D. Macdonald, island, Indle Guam and Russian China.
28 Grey D. Macdonald, San Francisco's total yearly expons to the Orient have increased as follows:-
· 1973-p.. 1904....
.$10,000,000
20,000,000 32,000,000
That is a large business, but the traffic between San Francisco and the American Atlantic ports is far larger, more than twice as much. in 160g it was :
29 Grey W. J, Clarke,
| 31 Dark bay Hon. Mr. R. Shewan,
31 Grey W. J. Cruickshank.
32 Dapple gre TS Forrest.
33 Dark bay 11. N. Mady. 34 Grey Parker and Mackie, 35. Dark chestnut C. W. May, 37 Dun Hon, Mr. W. J. GressoN. 38 Marble grey G. G. Maxon.
To Atlantic ports....... $65,000,000 From Atlantic posts......
45,000,000
39 Light brown Parker and Mackie. Total............... $110,000,000
40 Dark bay Marshall. Though San Francisco's grain exports have 41 Dan E. Goeiz. continued to decrease, the traffic of that port 41 Dark bay G, K. Hall. Bratton. as a whole has steadily increased during a series of years, according to the farine 43
Dark chestnut H. E. R. Hunter, 44 Grey J. A Jupp. Review
Judging by the ship arrivals and departures 45 Dark bay Logán,
does not look if the shipping business
reported daily in the newspapers of that city, it free suffered any very serious serback by renton of the disaster of last April,
EXCELLANCE when concealed differs but little from buried worthlessness.—H· race,
soon as possible in order that French aspira tions may be checked..
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UNDER THE IVE OF THE LAW, Beating that Sun Yat Sen has returned i
China, the Government has issued instruc
hup eye on Sun's movements, so that he twins to all officials that they must keep a
may not be in a position to cause trouble.
N. D. la 3. 3. “BORNHO.
Wating to the Singapirn Free Press on the 5th inst, the Saindakan correspondent of the Straits journai says:~-
1 is reported that this vessel stranded élose to Pulau Bai on the morning of the 4th inst. The Harare is employed regularly on the Borneo-China Service, and for a sum ber of voyages past she bag fanded the bulk of her cargo, timber, on the far side or Sandakan Harbour, just inside Pulau Bai.
She went
the Canton River. ·
restored, with the single exception of the s..
Heungshan, "When this vessel resumes her ruo the normal service will thus be again attained, and it is to be hoped that increased rade in cargo and passengers will practically, not absolutely, recoup the Company for the inevitable losses consequent apon" a disor ganised service.
CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD,
CHINESE NEWSPAPERS NOT ADMISSIBLE.
In Sum ary Jurisdiction this morning; his Honour Mr. A. . Wise, Tuisne Judge, pre- sidlag, Wing, Wa Company, of No. 29 Des Vaux Road, coal merchants, sued the Man Fook firm of No. 118 Des Voeux Road, ship owners, and Li Wa Ki and Hò Munang, partners therein, for recovery-of the sum of $980, being the balance due for goods sold and delivered to the defendants by the plaintiffs, between the Ist June and the 24th August last, Mr. C. F. Dixno, of Mr. John, Hastings' Office, appeared for the plaintiff firm, and Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr.' U. D. Thomson's Office, represented the defandent firm, and the first defendant, Ip Wing Chi, manager of the plain. tiff firm, spoke to the sale and delivery of the goods by his firm to the defendants.
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Li Sudin then followed, but in cross- examination by Mr. Gardiner admitted that be had been managing partner of the defendant firm. The firm was woan up, but started business agaiù under the name of Man Fook Tong, instead of Man Fun Company.
His Honoer: Yes, I kisw "all about that; that is their usual practice-ily merely change the last word of the firm nams in order to swindle their creditors.
Mr. Gardiner then proceeded to produce a over as usual on Monday morning last, the 1st
Chinese newspaper as evidence of the adver insi, and was returning to Sandakan yesterday tisement of the change in the firm, but said ha morning to complete her loading, when she had not been able to getit translated, and asked stranded on or in the immediate neighbour |,that the Court translator might translate it, as bogd of what is locally known by the native | he had only got it this morning,
erangs, etc., as the Sabine Rock, She is firmly ground forward, and it is teared she has holed her outer skin, and that the double bottom is flooded; she is, however, making no water inside. Her cargo, of lumber is now being bu-ily discharged, and it is hoped she may come off ta-snorrow, the 6th. She is in com- mand of Capt. Danker, and it is his first voyage in her, het regular commander, Cap: tain Sembill, who is a Reserve officer, having been called to put in two months' training in one of the German naval boats in Chinese waters. We understand the rock on which the orneo has stranded is not on the chart in use on board the Borneo.
The Borneo is comparatively a new ship, of ‚ 1.344′ions Neland is easily the finest steamer engaged in trading with North Borneo.
6th October. After lightenin a considerable part of her cargo, this vessel managed to get afloat again 1st evening, and this morning steamed across the Bay; she is now anchored off the town, and endeavours are to be made to repair her here sufficiently well to enable her to make the voyage to Hongkong. The oute. skla is pierced in one place, so the native divers report, but the hole is only a small one, la addition, however, three of her seams have been badly started. All things considered, however, the accident might have been considerab y worse than it has 4o fur turned out to be
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His Honour: Yes, as usual, the old story.
I had stated that i cannot allow such excuses. I will give you a chance this time, but you must, all bear in mind. I shall not accept such excuses in future.
Mr. Gardiner than produced a letter from the second defendant proving his liability, and judgment was entered against him in favour of plaintiffs with costs.
"SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE
Indian (Kumsang) 27th inst. American (China) 28ıb inat, French (Tonkin) 29th inat. Australian (Eastern) zud prox.- Canadian (Athenian) 15th prox.
The s.s. Algoo sailed from San Francisco for Hongkong on 20th inst.
The O. & Q. S. S. Colș s.s. Coptic arrived at San Francisco on soth inst.
The Ben Lina se. Benmohy from Antwerp and London left Singapore yesterday for this part.,
The Imperial German Mail .. Prins Hein, rick, which left here on 26th ult, arrived at Genoa on 23rd insi, at 6 a.m.
The C. P. R. Co.'s as.. Tariar arrived at Shanghai at 5 am, en 24th inst, and left again at noon same day, for Nagasaki, where she in due to arrive at 6 am,, on 26th inst,