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LEAVE of absence to England, on termination of appointment, has been granted to Major from 5th March to 19th May, 1907) A. A. Chichester, D.5.0., Major General Staff,
HONGKUNG ICE CO
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ANY
SANNUAL MEETING, The twenty-sixth ordinary annual meeting A JAPANESE potato grower of Stockton, of shareholders in the Hongkong Ice Co., Lo, California, is reported to have succeeded in was held at the offices of the general man- "coreering" the Californian potato market, agers, at 11.35 am, to day, to receive a state- and the inhab tauls of the State are forced toment of the company's accounts to giat De pay the price hè demands, lle expects to make a profit of a million dollars,
HI
FADVENT
A GOLD CASH;
THE JUNKMASTER'S TREASURE,
A gold cash-formed a most important clus was heard at the Police Court in a case which was today, for it led to the arrest of a persun, who it is alleged, bad a hand in a robbery which was committed at East Point, during the earlier part of December last. The person comber, 1976, and the report of the genfuspected-of-bang the guilty party is Chan eral managers. Thare wera present:-The Sau, the master of chigo-bost No. 1,181,"", On Hon Mr. W. J. Greston (in the chair); Messis. the 7th of December, Wong Sing, a lighterman, TS. Forrest (secretary); A. Brooke Smith, employed on board one of Mesurs, Jardize, Murray Stewart, Ho Fook, Lo Cheung blu, Matheson and Comp ny's lightera, made a re w. A. Cruickshank, H. W. Locker, C. H. Ross, port to Inspector Gourlay at No, a Police Station. C. D. Wilkinson, and G. C. Máxon,
to the effect that he had been robbed. Some
The Secretary read she notice convening the meeting.
person, he said, went aboard the lighter during
his absence aurt: annexed his cainghorwood
oured from the celebrated Firm of duty on refined sugar has been raised to 85 centavo stamps, for the prepayment of postage months of the year, due to the large stocks The lighterman cropped into the station now
CG. SANDEMAN
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THE 7'imes announces that the Egyptologist Davis has discovered at Thebes, the tomb of the Queen Teie, and her mummy. Teie was the most famous of the Egyptian Queens. The mummy was wrapped from bead to foot in sheets of gold. The coffin is a miracle of jewellers work, and the head was encircled by the Imperial crown of the Queens of ancient Egypt. The tomb enains likewise beautiful alabaster portraits of the Queen and other objects of the greatest interest,—Reuter,
There were no questions.
trunk, which contained, besides a gold cash and $6.90 in money, personal property, valued at tents of the box and got busy around the $13.30. The police made a note of the cop pawnshops, but nothing resulted, as the thief did not leave any of the stolen property in such establishments which might lead to his capture and again to find out what was doing, but went away on every occasion very cown hearted. Yesterday the police got informa tion which brought farther hunting for the thief to a close. They were told that in a certain jeweller's shop at Wanchai a gold cash resembling the lighterman's could.be found.
the
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"ARRIVAL" AT SHANGHAI
RECEPTION BY THE NIPPON VUSEN KAISHA.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 18th February, 12.30 p.m
Princo Fushimi, who is on his way to England on special embassy from the Emperor of Japan to King Edward, has arrived at Shanghai by the P. & O. Steamship Devanha.
A reception was given by the manager of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha in the afternoon,
MIXED COURT AFFAIRS
CHINESE OFFICIAL: REPORTED DISMISSED.
'[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 18th February,
12.30 p.m.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
A MAIDEN EVEST,„.
Inspector Gourlay did not waste much time about it. In company with the lighterman he visited the Slog Tai firm where, so it was alleged, the cash was found. He. It is reported that Sun, the Assist there and then placed the manager, Li Higant Magistrate at the Mixed Court, under arrest for receiving stolen property. At the Station further inquiries were made and has been dismissed. Can Sam, the master of cargo-boat No. 1,18%. arrested on a charge of theft. They were. both arraigned before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne,
Court, to answer at the Police charges. The boatman pleaded not guilty, but the police will produca evidence to show that he was the parson who took the gold cash to the jeweller's shop and sold it for 34 odd, the original price of the trinket being $5 odd. The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai represented Li Hing, pleading not guilty on his behalf. The case The boatman was held in was remanded. police custody until the next trial as the police are not anxious to allow the two defendants to meet again. The second defendant was TO-
nois man, that the now fate of reimburse ment. 'od refined from the imported
Bugar raw material for the purpose of foreign export is the same as the existing law. This will place the Japanese sugar mills engaged in refining sugar for the export to Manchuria WATSON & CO., and Korea in a very advantageous position The amendment Bill reduces the rate of LIMITED.
reimbursement on sugar refined from the material under No. 8 of the Dutch Standard for home consumption, from yen 1.63' yen to yen 1.45 yon, but as of late years the S. M. SURVEY ship Planet sailed from: Manila on rath inst. for Hongkong where she will be importation of this quality has been almost
decked and undergo repairs. During the stay. entirely, suspended, the amendment of the
of the German scientific exploration vessel in legislation in this connection will in no way
Manila her officers have been shown many affect the sugar business. With regard to raw
courtesies of a social nature by the members of sugar of No.15 class, however, the proposed. the German colony, and expressed themselves
ho Chairman then said-Gentlemen, with reduction from 2.50 yen to 1.95 yen is look as delighted with their visit to that pon.
your approval I propose to take the report and ed upon with suspicion. It is feared that
A PECULIAR state of affairs has just developed satisfactory increase in earnings, receipts from accounts as read. We have again to record a the reduction of the rate may result in a
in the Bureau of Posts at, Manila, Dr. J. Wscles of ice and cold storage being larger than revival of importation of foreign refined Anderson, of the Bureau of Lands, applied at in 1905. As regards the latter it would be well sugar. It is maintained at the Customs the stamp window a few days ago for some 36 to mention that the earnings for the first six sen, which has encouraged the refining in and registry, amounting to 130 gold, on some then carried by the Dairy Farm, exceeded dustry in Japan, tending to check the im
matter he had for the European mails. He very considerably those of the last six months, portation of refined sugar. The reduction was told that the stamps of that denomination
when stocks bad been reduced to a more of the reimbursement will be to abolish the on hand were reserved for stamp collections.
normal level, and a concession in storage rates protection of the Japanese industry to that
had been made to these constituents. The seven new ice-boxes completed early in the extent, and a reduction by 55 sen of the
year were, I am glad to report, all in use during reimbursement will amount to the lowering
the hot season. You are all probably aware of the Customs duty on refined sugar, to 30
that a rival company to be operated in Canton sen. When the new law comes into force,
has for some time past been talked of, and had it is apprehended that Java and Hungary
actually commenced building, but I believe i refined sugar may become a very strong
am correct in saying that it now proposes to go competitor of Japanese refined sugar. The
into liquidation. Your General Managers re- sugar refining industry in Java has been
cognising that if the business continues to in crease we have almost reached the maximum steadily growing of late, and Java sugar is sold cheaper than any other cane sugar pro-.
output possible from our present premiges, are now considering the advisability of erecting a duced in the world, and it will doubtless CHAN Chai, master of cargo boat No. 558 was come into Japan directly there is a rise in charged before Lieur, C. W. Heckwith, R.. small factory at Canton, which will enable the sugar market in this country, Hungarian Marine Magistrate, at the instance of Mr. E. them to supply that market during the hot season, and at the same time, it is hoped, stave beet sugar may also find its way into Japan Pearce, overseer, of Messrs. Butterfield and as a strong competitor. With her craze Swire, with crossing that company's diving area, off all opposition. The appropriation of the for protection and her inpumerable sub which is marked by four red flags, and refusin,vailable balance will I trust commend itself to to move away when ordered to do so, and also you. If any further information be desired 1 sidies from the Government exchequer, with refusing to show his ficence when asked will be pleased to give it. Japan is not likely to adopt willingly any for it. Chan said he did not know what the red nction which-will- tend to bumper._or_|_flags were there for. The charges were proved ̧ handicap the sugar refiners, but when and Chan was fined $4%, or two months' hare it is stated that something like 6,000,000 labour. The fine was paid.
back" to the. yen is annually handed refining companies in the name of re bates it is clear that the taxpayers of Japan 'must consider these reimbursements in the nature of a burden from which little benefit can be derived by them. But in their pat riotism they may be induced to abide by the decision, whatever it may be, arrived at by the House of Representatives. The great | object of the Government, and it is quite candidly admitted, is to stimulate the sugar growers of Formosa, Oshima and Luchu, at the expence of Java, and to assist the refiners at the ex- pense of Hongkong and other centres of the sugar industry. So far, they have suc ceeded in the efforts, but they have not managed entirely to stifle their competitors in other markets. It remains to be scen what the precise effect will be when the re-
the dispute in connection with the working of a new market at Kowloon Point for the sale of batement on the No. 15 Dutch standard be mineral deposits on. Shansi. The natives also European food, I find that in 1995 the Gonone has since been issued to her as the launch comes law. It has been suggested that the refuse to recognize the four additional regula-vernment promised to prepare a scheme for reduction should be neutralised by an in- tions recently agreed to between the Syndicate providing a market at Kowloon Point for the crease in the price of the sugar sold in Japan to and 11.E. Sheng Kungpo, at Banghai for the sale of European food. The non-Chines: population of the Kowloon Peninsular was the Japanese, but it is argued that at the establishment of an iron foundry at Sechou.
then 895. It is now 2,245. In 1901 the Euro present moment, when there are signs of
INSPECTOR Walter, Glendinning, of the Elec-pean population was 668,, it is now 1,467,1 over-production of sugar at home, the 'com. modity cannot be sold any higher than attic Trainway Company, proceeded against should like those facts brought to the notice of
Wong Tai, a boatman, of cargo-boat No, the Board.
ANOTHER GRAVE QUESTION, the present-unless the sale is lost to some
1,230, at the Police Court, this morning, for extent. The Japanese manufacturers. now behaving in a disorderly manner on car No. 33: erection of a cemetery for the Fukinese in Correspondence relative to the proposed find themselves in somewhat the same posi-in Des Voeux Road Central, on Saturday after: Survey Distric No. 1, Kowloon City, was laid tion as were those countries which supplied soon. From the evidence adduced in Court
on the table. Ng Li-ling applied for the sanc On February 11, 1907, at Shanghai, to Mr. Great Britain with beet sugar at the expense there is not the slightest doubt that Wong is tion of the Board to make use of a certain
of their taxpayers, before Great Britain an expert cusser," De boarded the car at
East Point and refused to pay his fare when piece of ground, a plan of which he submitted, signed the Brussels Convention which
asked by the conductor. "Now hurry up," the
in Kowloon City, for a public cemetery for the did away with bounty
system.
conductor said he told Wong," you see the car. Fukinese residing in this Colony. The ground Then German sugar was selling in Cermany
is full. Don't keep me waiting." Wong blazed referred io was the applicant's own property, and at anything from sixpence to eightpenceway in good style, and had not finished when had an area of about 150 acres, and it was his per bb., while
the people of Great the policeman arrived and took him in charge. intention to give it up for the use of his country- Mr. Melbourne fined him $z, which be paid men as a cemetery. If, however, from a sani- Britain were receiving the same article at
tary point of view the site was not suitable, he an average retail cost of twopence per .smilingly.
was prepared to surrender the site to Govern- By the system of reimbursements the Japan
ment in exchange for another which might be
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Tun, F. Press of tith inst. 'says:-In our short leader on Saturday referring to the terms of contract with Sir John Jackson and Com- pany, we fail unwittingly into error in stating that if the company did not get the Tanjong Pagar contract they were to be paid £10,000 plus the loss of the profit they might reason. ably have expected to make on the cancelled contract. The terms are in reality that it such luss of profits had to be paid, the amount when arbitrated would be subject to the deduction of £20,000 if that had been paid over already for expenses and liabilities.
THE Governor of Shansi has wired to the waiwupu protesting against the dispatch of any foreign employes of the Peking Syndicate to Pingungchou for procuring coal ares for examination by British scientists in England,
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Wilkinson, the report, and statement of Accoun's were adopted and passed.
The Chairman moved, and Mr. Muiray Stewart seconded, and it was unanimously | leased on 5220 bail, agreed that Mr. A. R. Lowe, be re-appointed auditar...
The
hairman:-This is all the business, gentlemen. thank you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow morning on application.
That concluded the business..
SANITARY BOARD.
· BREACH OF HARBOUR
REGULATIONS.
ALLEGED UNSEAWORTHY LAUNCH ON THE RUN.
Chan Yau, the coxswain of the ferry launch Jack Lee, was arrested in the harbour yester- day morning by Police Constable Berria and taken to the Water Police Station for failing to Owing to the Races being held to-morrow comply with the harbour regulations. A de- the usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary posit of $700 was made by the owners of the Board was held this, Monday, afternoon, ix-launch in order to secure the release of the There are two charges against stead of to-morrow, Tuesday, as usual, the usual Coxswain. members being present. The following busi- the coxswain. He was alleged to have plied his launch in the harbour without a licence, and also failing to stop when called upon to do às by the police. What makes the charges more serious, the police allege, is that the Jack Lee's licence had once been withdrawn sod
ness was transacted.
NEW MARKET FOR KOWLOOK.
The Hon. the Registrar General submitted on the ground that the natives are not on good the following minute relative to the erection of terms with the Syndicato in consequence of
considered asinble on the Kowloon side.
For the second time within the two years of his incumbency of the position of Chief Justica: of Hongkong, His Honour was this morning the recipient of a pair of white gloves, in accordance with old custom, there being no indiciments, and the sessions being what; in termed a "maiden sessions." ".
When his Honour the Chief Justice took his sent the Hon. My. HH. Gompens, Attorney General, addressing his Honour, said —My Lord, I have the pleasure to inform you that there are no indictments, and therefore no cases to claim your Lordship's attens. tion, Whether the millenium has dawned over Hongkong, or whether it is that the criminal classes are reserving themselves for the Races I do not know, but I congratulate your Lordship on having none of them to deal with this morning,
J. H. Kemp, Deputy Registrar, then addressing his Honour, said that in the unavoidable absence of the Registrar, it devolved upon him to present to his Lordship pair of white gloves according to the ancient custom of the Counts, thin-session bridg maiden one, or one without any indictments, Maiden Sessions had only gecurred eight timen in the last 33 years, and it was a algaficabf four that three of the eight had occurred in the last 2 years, two of them happening. since his Lordship assumed office. But, as bis Lordship himself had said, continued Mr. Kemp,. one swallow did not makega summer," but it was a noteworthy fact that the is considered unseaworthy by the Harbour-indictments at the Criminal Sessions in this master, it was alleged. This morning, at the Court for some time past, had been steadily. Police Court, the coxswain was arraigned before decreasing, and on behalf of the Registrar he Mr. F. A. Hazeland to answer the charges. He was desired to express a hope that his Lordship was defended by Mr. O. D. Thomson, who ap would be the recipient of many more.whits gloves. Mr. Kemp then handed up to his plied for an adjournment, which was granted.
Bonour a pair of white gloves enclosed in the ceskat used last time, but on which was affixed, a new tablet, suitably inscribed,, while at the *ame time he tendered the congratulasjóba, "of the Registrar...
FIRKMAN SENT TO GAOL.
A QUARREL OVER A GAME OF POKER. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, sitting in the Police. His Honour, on accepting the casket en- Court this morning, convicted' Husn Cheung, closing the gloves, addressing Mr. Kemp, unt I quite recently a fireman on board the said he had to thank him for the green steamship Kemor, and sent him to gaol for of the gloves in observance of the old castom two months with hard labour for seriously recognized in the Courts of Criminal procedure at home. Then addressing the jury bir Honour assaulting another fireman, Ho Ching, with a chopper. The assault occurred on the night of said this presentntion of white gloves wasu very: the fath instant, Chinese New Year eve, and was old custom of the British Criminal Courts, and was made to mark a maiden sessions or one at the outcome of a quarrel between the firemen, The disturbance took place over a gamblingwhich there were no Irisnoere to be halid table while a game of poker was under way. before the presiding judge by gloves, were Huen Cheung, the convicted person, hinted that chosen had always been a mati-r' for difference there was a card-sharper among the party, of opinion amongst the members of the Legal but if the truth is to be told he was losing Profession, but that they should by' white pas The Assistant Medical Cfficer of Health heavily. The game was stopped and all understood, as being a sign of purity, and their minuted: I don't see any objection from a present thought by doing so a row. could testifying to the Colony's purity from serious sanitary point of view to the site of the probe averted, Not so, however. Huen per crime. Possibly gloves were chosen on account posed cemetery. I think a Register should be kopt open to inspection by the Sanitary Desisted in hurting personal remarks at Hoi of their perishable nature as they would. partment as. I understand, in the Christian Ching, who, it was alleged, had done fairly dinarily only last a brief period, from-sessiuine tween them, and a fight ensued. During the to see from this, however, that crime in the scuffle Huen picked up a most chopper, and Colony was on the decrease, and he had the stuck Hoi on the head, causing a wened four pleasure to discharge the gentlemen summon and a half inches long by an eighth of an inch ed to serve on the jury who were at liberty to. of some of the officers who made for the fire- the Court then adjourned af die men's quarters and oa seeing what had accur red the police were signalled for. Police Con stable Berni answered the signal and arrested Huen, while the wounded Hoi was "hedt to hospital. He recovered sufficiently this morn. ing and was able to appear in Court to press the charge against his assailant.
csc refiners are able to undersell rivals THE second performance of "Facing the onghong Gelegraph abroad, and make up any loss incurred by the Music" was given by our focal amateurs, be profits derived from the home trade and the Saturday night, and if the first performance was good the second surpassed all the A.D.C support of the Government. Little wonder. then that those who stand to lose by the re-has done before, and each individual per duction on the rebates, are impatient of former scored a seatate and individual sue. amendments, and there is no doubt they will cess in the portrayal of his or her allotted part cemetery near here. We have no jurisdiction well during the game, until a quarrei arosa be- to sessions--that is one month no was "glap".
-HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1997.-
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN
JAPAN.
tions,
make a stiff fight for the retention of what they have come to consider their rights. Reference has been made on several occasions to the efforts which sugar refiners There is a ray of hope for the Hongkong re in Japan are making with the object ofineries, should the amending Bill become theatre, however great the attraction on the should like first to know what the opinion of deep The commation: attracted the attention proceed about their own more congenial'avoca··
law for which we, at least, can afford to be thankful. Times are dull enough to make even the faintest lifting of the clouds a source of satisfaction, and it may be that this effort on the part of the Japanese Goy- ernment to economise will have the effect of brightening the prospects of the local sugar industry.
Perhaps it was the cold weather or perhaps it at all; was that everybody was reserving himself The Sanitary Surveyor said the site was for Race Week, or perhaps it was, the dis suitable for the purpose, as the Fukinese was inclination to sit for three hours in a draughty only a very small community.
The Medical Officer of Health mintited: 1 stage, but whatever it was the house" was the 12.P.W is at the subject, as the allocation not what could he called an ordinary Satur- of this site as a cemetery may interfere with day night house, The piece went very the projected laying out of Kowlone-in regard to roads, elc, in which case it is a useful most painstaking study on the part o well, with a swing and a verve that showed suggestion.
The Hon. the Director of Public Works focal amateur exponents of the histrionic art, raid: I think there is no objection to this site and altogether the piece-farce, comedy, being a, the Registrar General minuted: episode call it what you will hang well to It is so difficult to find suitable cemetery sites |gether throughout—and in that respect com- on Crown land that I think this offer of private
pared somewhat more than favourably with land should be accepted. some of the professional productions we have witnessed on the same stage. The preliminary wait and the intervals were kept from becoming
of all our
monopolising the sugar industry of that country, by placing such an embargo on the foreign product that it cannot hope to com pete with the local manufacture. It has also been their aim to obtain such assistance from the Government that they are in a position to export their sugar abroad and to sell the product at cut-throat rates, even at ap apparent loss, in order to capture the
LOCAL AND GENERAL. sugar market. With respect to the latter design, Japanese sugar has already entered. THE German mail of the 16th January was the Hongkong field and has seriously affect delivered in London on the 16th inst ed the refineries of this Colony. The law We have received a handsome calendar, which regulating the reimbursement of the sugar is a fiac wall ornament, from Messrs. A. tax In Japan expires at the end of next Charston & Co. month and bill has been introduced, into LIEUTENANT D.H.F. Fleming, 3rd Middlesexplained by there being no scenery or costumes
the Japanese Diet, which proposen to effect some modifications and alterations in the terms of the existing law. Fear have been expressed that the modifications will result in the opening of the Japanese preserve to foreign competitors. The Asahi points out, on the authority of an influential sugar-busi.
wearisoma or ennuiant by the delightful se |lections played by the Band of H.M.S. Ao
owth, a matter for remark was that, mirabile dictu, the ten minute intervals were ten minute intervals-pomore. Bet that is, of course, ex
The
used as cemetery.
Sanitary Board.
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Mr. Lau Chi Pak minuted: I agree with the Hon, the Registrar General. Such geroes offer should be accepted.
OVERCROWDING,"
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SHIPPING AND MAILS:
MAILS DUE French (Tonkin) to-day. English (Macedonia) arst inst, to am, American (Hongkong Maru) xịth inst. Indian (Kutsang) 27th insi,
The Boston S. Si Co.'s 3.4. Tremont left
Manila on 17th inst, and is expected to arriva here on sgth inst.
Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted: I think this A coOLJE named Ng Wing, who came to offer should be accepted, provided that the Hongkong to pass the New Year, ansnaged to land is surrendered to Government, and the cemetery be subject to the regulations of the keep out of sight and the gaol during the
The N. V. K 15. Nikko Mars, Australia”. gholidays, but got hauled in yesterday morning,
He was charged before Mr. F.A. Hazeland, at Line, left Nagasaki for this port on 15th inst
and is expected here on 19th lust.) the Police Court, this morning, with being n
The Imperial Gorman Mail ka. Tegue and vagabond, having no fixed place of left Koba wie. Nagasaki and Shanghal on 17th The report of the inspector relative to over
abode and no means of subsistence. Ng was
inst pm, and may be expected here on 75th) found by a fukang lurking about the staircase inst. crowding during the month of January, 1907 of house No. 73, Hollywood Road, at five
The P.&O. SH.CO/5 $14. to change. Altogether those who have (ppi) was submitted, and showed that during that reen Smith and the other Smith, and Mrs month, 435 persons, were ordered to vacate o'clock yesterday, morning, Ng's excure was left-Singapore for this port on 16th Smith and the other Mr. Smith's wile, and overcrowded premises, and remove, to other that he had made a mistake in the number of pm, with the outward- English | uncis Smith, "Facing the Music," will miss a LIMEWASHING
the house, but when he was told to try and get dus bere on 21st just, at 30 250, good thing if they don't go and laugh over
the right one he got mixed and was taken in. The C. P. R. Co's ** &m During the fontolght ending 24th January, He admited the charge and was sent to gaolived at Shanghai 250
and left again at 10 am, damg the minth-provoking tangle the similarity of 185 Souter were cleansed and limewashed Dames runs two famílies into, at the Theatre under the supervision of the Sanitary Au for three weeks will hard labour and four hours" unki, where she is due to unive
13th last on
Regiment, arrived here per es. Mantia from England, on 17th instant, for duty, RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 17th February, 1907-Library, non-Chinese, 118; Chinese, 69; Total, 187, Museum, non Chinese, 145; Chicene, 5,503 | Total, 5,709, Royal 10-night.
stocks)