«HONGKONG ICE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23 1907.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK CO. ZD
ANNUAL REPORT:
18th inst. The twenty-sixth ordinary annual meeting
The report of the Board of Directors of the of shareholders in the Hongkong Ice Co., L., Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company was held at the offices of the general man Limited, to the ordinary yearly meeting of Igeri, at 11.30 am., to day, to receive a state-shareholders, to be held at the offices of the ment of the company's' accounts ia giht De. company. Queer's l'uildlags, on Monday, the cember, 1906, and the report of the gen.
25th insi, aiz mugu, is as follows - eral managers. There were prefcat The Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson (in the chair): Messrs. 7. S. Forrest (secretary); A. Brooke Smith Murray Stewart, Ho Fook, Lo Cheudg ble W. A. Cruickshank, H. W. Looker, C. H. Ross, C. D. Wilkiskot, and G. C. Moxpo)....
The Secretary read the notice convening the mestingan?
Canton
5470,307.49
July to Deceinber 31, 1906. By Net Earnings of the Company'
three establishments. Towagh not earnings................... Dredger net earnings Bosts on insurance prémiu; &c.;
+5,784.01 *3,889,60 840.00
$480,345.10 THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
CO, LTD.
To the shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampon Pock Company, Limited.
The report for presentation to the share mit to you their report, with a statement of ing to be held at the office of the general Gentlemen-The directors have now to sub-holders at the sighteenth ordinary general meet accounts for the half-year ended 31st December, managers on Saturday, and prox, at 11 o'clock
a.m., is as follows:- The net próft to
Tor the six months, after paying interest due and all charger, amount to to which has to be added the balance
brought forward from last ac
1906.
$369,596.36
count
393,087 38 $761,683.74
250,000.00
<
Annexed we have the pleasure to lay before shareholders a statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1906.
The net profit, after providing for deprecia tion as usual, and including the amount brought forward from the previous year, amounts to 5374,30437 which it is proposed to deal with as followi, viz — To place to Reserve Fund. $1,000.00 To pay a final dividend
of $1.25 per share Add. Interim dividedof75" To carry forward to the
cants on 150,000 shares 112,500.00 363,500 ... next year's account....
The capital of the company was increased by 10,604.17 special resolution in March last to $1,000,000.00. ^otkihstanding "recept large additions to thell plant both factories have again been kept wor ing at full pressure throughout the year. Owing to exchange being against us, the profit on sales was greatly reduced, but on the other band the turnover was considerably larger than that of the previous year.
The Chilman then said-Gentlemen, with your approval I propose to take the report and accounts as read. We have again o record a satisfactory increase in earnings, receipts, fro sales office and cold storage being larger than in 1905. As regards the latter it would be welland from this have to be deducted- to mastion that the earnings for the first siz months of the year, due to the large stocks
Directors' fees
10 $10,000.00 then carried by the Dairy Farin, exceeded
Auditors' feet 750to very considerably those of the fast six months,
10,750.00 when stocks had been reduced to more learing available for appropriation.. $750,933.74 normal level, and a concession in storage rater had been made, to thera constituents. The seven new ice-boxes completed early in
The directors recommend that a dividend for. Year were, I am glad to report, all in use during the half-year of 13% or $300,000.00, be paid to
the A season. You are all probable
Rebanahalders; pass $50,000.0 to a special sc the
Matka kolamma that a riva
count and carly ma 3460,933-74 to the has for some time past been talked of, and had new account, actually commenced buaiding, but I believe I During the past six months we have finished am correct in saying that it now proposes to go and delivere (twa wonden lighters and are apw into liquidation. Your General Managers re
co pleting twelve more. Another steel steam cognining that if the business continues to in-water boat has been constructed, while a second crease we have almost reached the maximum vessel is approaching completion. Two steam
CONSULTING COMMITTER. output possible from our present premises, are launches have been turned out; one stern- The Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson having left the now considering the advisability of erecting a wheel steamer for Haiphong has already left Colony, the Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson was invited small factory at Canton, which will enable for that port, and three others are almost ready to take his place on the consulting committed. them to supply that market during the bot to be taken over.
inaccordance with the articles of association; Sir season, and at the same time, it is hoped, stave
In connection with the proposed lengthening Paul chater, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson
thening aff all opposition. The appropriation of the of the No. 1 Dock, we have purchased at public and Dr. W. Noble retire, but being eligible, Available balanco will I trust commend itself to auction Hung Hom Marine Lot No. 3 compris offer themselves for re-election. you. If any further information be desired 1ng about 160,000 square feet, and have acquir- will be pleased to give it.
ed from the Government, as an extension of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 17, about 76,coo square feet of land.
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There were no questions, On the motion of the Chairman; seconded by Mr. Wilkinson, the report and statement of accounts were adopted and passed,
The Chairman moved, and Mr. Murray Stewart seconded, and it was unanimously agreed that Mr. A. R. Lowe be re-appointed auditor.
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The hairman: This is all the business, gentlemen. 1 thank you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow morning on application.
That concluded the business.
SANITARY BOARD.
18th just. Owing to the Races being held to-morrow the usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this, Monday, aftemoon, in stead of to-morrow, Tuesday, as usual, the usual members being present. The following busi ness was transacted...
- NEW MARKET FOR KOWLOON. The Hon. the Registrar General, submited. the following minute relative to the erection of
a new market at Kowloon Point for the sale of European food. I find that in 1900 the Go vernment promised to prepare a scheme for providing a market at Kowloon Point for the sale of European food. The son-Chinese. population of the Kowloon Peninsular was tben 895. It is now 2,245. "In 1901 the Euro- pean population was 668, it is now 1,467. 1 should like these facts brought to the notice of the Board...
ANOTHER GRAVE QUESTION. Correspondence relative to the proposed erection of a cemetery for the Fukinese in Survey District No. 1, Kowloon City, was laid on the table. Ng Ling applied for the sanc- tion of the Board to make use of › certain. pièce of ground, a plan of which he submitted, in Kowloon City, for a public cemetery for the Fukinese residing in this Colony. The ground referred to was the applicant's own property, and bad an area of about 150 acres, and it was his intention to give it up for the use of his country- men as a cemetery, if, however, from a sani- tary point of view the site was not suitable, be was prepared to surrender the site to Govern- ment in exchange for another which might be considered suitable on the Kowloon side.
The Assistant Medical Officer of Health minuled: I don't sed any objection from a anitary point of view to the site, of the pro posed cemetery. I think a Register should be. kept open to inspection by the Sanitary De- partment as, I understand, in the Chistian cemetery near here. We have no jurisdiction at all.
The Sanitary Surveyor said the site was suitable for the purpose, as the Fukincse was only a very small community.
The Medical Officer of Health minuted: should like first to know, what the opinion of the D.P.W. is on the subject, as the allocation of this site as a cemetery may interfere with the projected laying out of Kowloon-in regard to roads, etc., in which case it is a useful suggestion,
The Hon. the 'Director of Fublic Works said: I think there is no objection to this site being used as a cemelery.
The Hon, the Registrar General minuted: It is so difficult to find suitable cemetery sites on Crown land that I think this offer of private land should be accepted.
Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted; I think this offer should be accepted, provided, that the land is surrendered to Government, and the cemetery be subject to the regulations of the Sanitary Board..
agree with
Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted: the Hon. the. Registrar, General. Such a generous offer should be accepted.
OVERCROWDING.'
The report of the inspector relative to over- crowding during the month of January, 190, was fubmitted, and showed that during that tooth 435 persons were ordered to vacate overcrowded premises, and remove to other Localities, "
LIMEWASHING.
During the fortnight ending 20th January 1;38 houses were cleansed "and limewaibed" under the supervision of the "Sanitary. An
MORTALITY "STATISTICS.
At the meeting, of, the Sanitály Board held last Monday afternoon, the subject, of the mor tality statistics, cause mach discussing when, Mr Humphreys stated that he ascertained from the Colonial Secistary's office that the statis. tics ware pated on the estimated, population. The estimated population last year was short of the actual population by something like 10,000 people That was to say that in the report on the health and condition of the Colony in 1905 the artimated population. was given at some thing, over 50,000 more than the actual, conse quently, that would considerably throw out all the figures in the moral, statistica, di seemal
•to him that we had poca living in, fool's paradise for kome two or three yaam Whyte,
aver any complaint had been made about our drastic Beath. Ordinance it had always besn - met with the aZIWOT,
The electric drive is completed in the saw mill and gives satisfactory results.
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DIRECTORS,
E. Brown having 'et the Colony, the Hon. Mr. The Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson and Mr. D.
been invited by the director to the, vacant W. J. Gresson and Mr. D. W. Craddock have
seats at the Board. These appointments re- quire to be confirmed by the shareholders at this meeting.
In accordance with clauses 78 and 85 of the Articles of the Association, Mr. N. A. Siebs and the Hon. Mr. W. J. Gressos retire by rota tion but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
Mr. H. P. White has been appointed chair- man for the year 1907.
AUDITORS.
H. U. Joffries and H. Percy Smith, F.C.A., the The accounts have been audited by Messrs.
fatter acting for the late Mr. Thomas Arnold, The director recommend Messrs. Jeffries and Percy Smith for re-election.
C. P CHATER, Chairman. Hongkong, 15th February, 1907.
JULY TO DECEMBER, 1906. CAPITAL ACCOUNT. 1906, Dec. 31.
Aberdeen-
Assets
To value of Aberdeen Decks, as
per last statement
+
Kowloon
value of Kowloon Docks, as per Jast
· statement
Less amount since written off....
amount paid in connection with pur-
2,436,578.71
36,578,71
2,400,000.00
100,000.00
AUDITORE.
The Accounts have been audited by Messrs W. H. Polu and A. O'D. Gourdin, the latter having been asked to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. T, Arnold. Messrs. W. H. Polls and A. O'). Gourdia are recommended for re-electiop.
SHEWAN TOKES & CO, General Managers. longkong, rath, February, 1907.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1906.
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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
A MAIDEN EVENT.
18th inst For the second time within the two years of bis incumbency of the position of Chief Justice of Hongkong, His Honour was this morning the recipient of a pair of white gloves, in accordance with old custom, there being so Indictments, and the sessions being what is termed a "maiden sessions.”
BIKSMAN, SENT TO GADU.
with heavy iron bars. They manag♬d to break from the los of the floters and hired an omalbas in which they drove at fall spend in the direction of the Hojo-o pass inking shelter there they spent the night. Subsequently the ats farmer's house at Kamshoji, Alo, and mindre followed them up and came to the hoque in which the correspondsats were. The newspaper men-so they say-concealed them. solves under the flour, and the rioters, having searched in vain for them, went away, thus. allowing, their quarries to escape. The story sounds good, but it
concealed under the floor he shaved off his s correspondent of the Yamato that while "fairyliko touch by the statement of the... given, a still mores
moustache in order to disguise himself and escape the attention of the motors.
FURTHER REPORTS, MILITARY ASSIST POLICE.
À QUARREL OVER A GAME OF POKER.
· 18th inst.): Mr. F. A. Haceland, sitting in the Police Court this morning, convicted Huen: Cheung ust quite recently a fireman on board, the teamship Kamer, and sent him to gaol, for two months with hard inbour, for seriously assaulting another fireman, Ho Ching, with a chopper. The assault occurred on the night of When his fiocour the Chief Justice took his the 12th instant, Chinese New Year eve, and was Lord, I have the pleasure to inform you that able while a game of poker was under way. General, addressing his Honour, said My The disturbance took place ever a gambling keat the Hon. Mr. H. H. J. Gampeniz, Allarney the outcome of a quarrel between the firemen there are no indictments, and therefore Huen Cheung, the convicted person, histed that too. no casca to claim your Lordship's atten there was a card-sharper among the party, over Hongkong,
Whether the millenium has daweed but if the truth is to be told he was losing
Gr whether it is that the criminal classes are reserving themselvessarily. The game was stopped and all for the Races I do not know, but I tongratulate He averted. your Lordship on having none of them to dealsisted in hurling personal remarks at Hoi present thought by doing so a row could with this morning.
Not so, however. Huen per- Mr. J. H. Kemp, Deputy Registrar, then well during the game, until a quarrel arose be Ching, who, it was alleged, bad done fairly addressing bis Honour, said that in the tween them, and a fight ensued, During the unavoidable absence of the Registrar, it scuffle. Huen picked up a ment chopper and devolved upon him to present to his Lordship a struck Hoi on the head, causing a wound four pair of white gloves according to the ancient and a half inches long by an eighth of an inch maiden one, or ous without any indictments. of some of the officers who made for the fire. custom of the Courts, this seasich being a deep The commotion attracted the attention Maiden Sessions had only occurred eight times men's quarters and on being what had occur. fact that three of the eight had occurred in
the last 33 years, and it was a significant red the police were signalled for. Police Con the last 3 years, two of them happening Huen, while the wounded Hol was sent to stable!Berni answered the signal and arrested since his Lordship assumed office. But, hospitel. He recovered sufficiently this more, under instructions from the Procuratore the Lordható kimeni de aid, continued Mr. Kemp, ose swallow did not make a summer, but it was a noteworthy fact that, the indictments at the Criminal Sessions in this Court for some time past, had been steadily decreasing, and on behalf of the Registry be would be the recipient of many more white was desired to express a hope that his Lordship gloves, Mr. Kemp, then handed up to his Bogor a pair of white gloves enclosed in the caket used last time, but on which was affixed 'a'new tablet, suitably inscribed, while at the same time he rendered the congratulations of the Registrar,
ing and was able to appear in Court to press the charge against his assalikht,~~-
THE COPPER MINE RIOTS.
Chronicle of soth last-An official dispatch We take the following report from the Japan dated the 7th instant, 6.20 p.m., to the Com Captain Kalkumi, in command of the troops. mander of the Tokyo Army Division from cut to Ashio, states that the battalion arrived at Ashin at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of that, village of Motoyama had been almost entirely dale. Things were apparently quiet. The burnt down and the people were greatly alarm
thorities were, endeavouring to arrest the ed. Troops had been posted at various point, to watch the progress of events. The police:
and Judges.
A later dispatch from the Governor of To -gigi-of the same date states that: since the outbreak of the disturbance the families of the officials at the mine have fled to safer places whilst the inhabitants of Ashio have been seized. with panic. On the arrival of the troops, how. MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED,
ever, they were much relieved. and W The situation at Ashio Copper Mine is
"A further dispatch from, the Governor, sent growing more alarming daily. On the after-atto 40 mm. on the 8th instant states that noon of the 7th instant martial law was pro- many of the officials of the mine and families, everything was quiet the previous night, and clairned over the whole of the Ashio district.
The town of Ashio was in a state of panic who had fled for safely, have returned. ..... Crowed day night, porb the pan by the newspaper correspondents, state that the highly alarmed, fearing that the town might at number of buildings. burat down su Wednes. Chronicle of 9th fast. The inhabitants were
the able-bodied men remained outdoors through being used as quarters by officials of the mine, any oment be attacked, by the rioters. All day night at Motoyama was 116, all of them out the night to guard against possible attack, store-houses, and 3 business-offices. while many of those possessing Prticles o value locked them in their godowns or carried them away for safety.
Fürther particulars of the disturbance sent
It was reported on Thursday morning, that the rioters intended to attack the police-station,.- and demand the release of their leaders, who demanda ignored, they would make their have been frested, threatening that if their way to Katsk), and burn down the buildings, there. The threat, however, does not appear to have been executed. Up to 2 o'clock on! Thursday afternoon 30 rioters were arrested as who are keeping watch at the entrance.
ey came out of the pits by police officials,
His Honour, on accepting the casket en- closing the gloves, addressing Mr. Kemp, said he had to thank him for the present of the gloves in observance of the old custom, recognized in the Courts of Criminal Procedure at home. Then addressing the jury bis Honour said this presentation of white gloves was a very old custom of the British Criminal Courts, and was made to mark a maiden sessions or one at The advance guard of the troops sent out which there were no prisoners to be haled
from the Takasaki Regiment-the dispatch of before the presiding judge. Why gloves were
which was announced in our yesterday's issua chosen had always been a matter for difference-arrived at Ashie at 3 o'clock on, Thursday of opinion amongst the members of the Legal afternoon, much to the relief of the inhabitants. understood, as being a sign of purity; and their battalion under the "ommand of Major Youbing. Profession, but that they should be white way. The force dispatched from Takasaki consists of a 471.61 testifying to the Colony's purity from serious They left Takasaki on Wednesday evening, 600.00 crime. Possibly gloves were chosen on account arriving at Nikko at 8.30 o'clock the following 1,500.00 of their perishable nature as they would or
32.00 dinarily, only last a brief period, from sessions ring and forced the march on to Ashio, to sextings-that is, one month, re was glad receiving a hearty ovation from the inhabitants to see from this, however, that cilme in the men and zo officers under the command of on their arrival. The advance guards-330 Colony was on the decrease, and he had the Gaplain Ishiwara-immediately want on duty, pleasure to discharge the gentlemen summón- 374.304.27 ed to serve on the jury who were at liberty to the disturbance, it appears that the number of:
From further particulars to band regarding proceed about their own more congenial avoca- houses burnt by the rioters at Motoyama of
Mr. Minami, the proprietor of the fire, who $561,942-14 tions,
was believed to have succumbed to the wounds Wednesday totalled no fewer than 830. A The Court then adjourned sina.die.
inflicted by the rioters, is reported to be still charred corpse was discovered amongst the alive. We now learn that he is loverely! debris and the bodies, of two other men who wounded about the bead, and his recovery Was were killed by falling down the pit were sub-despaired of by the doctors, but his condition; requently discovered. About 150 officials ofproved slightly on Wednesday night.” On the mine are reported to be missing.
the following day Dr. Okamoto, President of the Nibombashi Hospital in Tokyo,'anifod' and performed an operation, and though Mr. Minami is still unconscious, it is thought "that"]
Profit and Loss, Exchange ........................................... Interes!...$37,934.67 Auditors fec Consulting committee's fet............. Ferefeited dividend since paid Amount written off as depreciation
for 1906 va Interim dividend
$112,500,00 Balarice
................. 261,804.37
147,179-59
Balance brought forward from 1985...5.52,219.87 Profit on sale of 284 now shares...... 2.393.70
Balance from Working account!-- Bales of cement... ***...$500,379.49 Sales of bricks, pipes,
7,009.08
Reserve fund
BALANCE SHEET.
Capital 70,000 shares @ Sio fully paid up $2,000,000.00 Sundry creditors on mutter, an Company's bankers Halance of profit and
foss account... 5374,304.27 Less Interim dividend 112,500 00
Green Island, Macao - Buildings and Machin
per Inst statement...$330,600,00
ery as
Since expended............ 104724.89
J
amount paid in connection with pur chase of H.H.M.L. No. 3
36,337,00
"
chase of extension
M.L.
No. 17......
17,156.25
Less Depreciation.
.2,546.00
1,100,00
454,324,87
37,424.89.
Cement, raw material, stores, &c.
in stock, vakte at
Hok Up, Hongkong :-
of Kowloon
amount paid on ac-
- count of new electric installation.............
J cost of electrical
11
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'gear for boiler-shop cost of high-speed. screw cutting lathe. and sundry electrical gear for engine shop
cost of planting machine for sawmill Cosmopolitan-
value of Cosmopo. litan Dock, as per
11,615,00
I, TOO OO
last statement. 301,712.45
Less amount since
Land, buildings and
machinery as per
statement 1,458,000,00 Since expended....... 186,897.93
2,469,860.25 Less Depreciation
written off ....... 1,712.45
value of tugs, dredgers, laun ches and lighters.....
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sundry debtors...
300,000.00
458;172.89 479.912.55
Liabilities,
1,733,706.32 $5.551,552.08
work in progress... 182,353.60 value of material
1,553,352.72
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31.
03 hand
1906, Dec. 31. By Shareholders, for 50,000 shares of $50 each, fully paid up,
H
mirally £10,000. o.
Loun,
Lei
Керку
menti,
£3,785.1001/10
1
Marine insurance
account,azer
Sundry creditors,....
Balance of profit
brought forward
from last account.... 392,087.38 Proft, ........ 369,596.56
To
2,500,000.00
19,478.50
56,209 45 2,214.19224
761,683.74
$5,551,65201
Payments
account.
1,644.897.98 98,997 98
1,545,900.00
Russian cement plant in course of erection..............346,400.co.
Cement, raw material, stores, &c.
in stock valued at ................... Deep Water Bay Works - Land, building & machinery 25.
per last statement 146,64000 Since expended......... 47.113.28
193.753.28
Lers Depreciation.... 1,8353.28 Bricks, pipes, &c. io
stock valued at ... · 67,544 97 On Consignment
1.340.00
Cement,on copsignment valukd at Office Furniture,, as
valued at......on
per last statement Less Depreciation......
470.00 70,00
Sundry cabtors Value of premia on unexpired
policies Steam Launch, steam lighter, lighters, junk' &c. as per lasi stalement neu's $6,900.00 Since expended....... 58,633.44 Less Depreciation... 4553341 8,833.44
TYPHOON DAY.
ANOTHER VICTIM CLAIMED.
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At about 7 o'clock on Thursday morning'a body of over too rioters came down the hill and attempted to force their way to the soldiers. The rioters were much alarmed"at! Sanokobashi pit, hut were dispersed by the the sight of the troops, and fed without offer- ing any resistance.
A nigga 48,
Out of the total force, of the Police in Tochigi Prefectu a pombering 508 men, 321 sre assembled at the Ashlo Mine. Wednesday stole a quantity of saki from the
The rioters who gathered at Motoyama one may recover.
On Thunday night the troops still remained' store room and freely indulged in it, sub-inactive, merely taking up positions where sequently setting fire to a spacious store house guard was deemed necessary. Hundreds of and oil. As the flames raged furiously the the rioters. About 15 of the miners fled into the which is fully stocked with rice, provisions, policemen were actively pursuing and arresting men, most of whom were, intoxicated, shouted hille, hotly pursued by police. They took shelter and yelled; so that the din could be heard for among the rocks, where they were defending themselves from attack. Up to 5 pm, on joining all store, which was blown up with
Thursday 300 rioters, who were in possession. tremendous report. The flames rapidly spread of dynamite, had been arrested. to the adjoining store-house, and then to a powder magazine, which exploded with fright
It was with much regret we received a com- 507,318.57munication, just as we bad, gone to press last Manday evening, asking us lo. announce the 5561,912,14 death, which took place at Home at her bithor in-law's residence, of Mr. F. W. Maxfeld, widow of Captain Maxfield, who was one of the first victims of Typhoon Day, being drowned in the harbour when his vessel, the ss. Hongkong 910,000.00 foundered, the body being subsequently re 59.132.27 covered and laid to rest in Happy Valley. The 827,336-51 death of Captain Maxfield, under such tragic.miles. The rioters threw dynamite into an ad-
circumstances, was a terrible shock to his wife, from which, for her little daughter's sake alone, she made strenuous efforts to rally, with 361,804-27 but indifferent success. Mrs. Maxfield and the
child only arrived in the Colony from Home,ful force. $4.958,273.03 10 join Captain Maxfield, last summer, and had
bern with him but a few short months when Referring to ciscumstances attending the assault or Mr. Minami, head of the mine, one one of the happiest of homes in the suburbs was broken up by the tragic death of the hus-mersage states that the gentleman, who was band and father. The deceased lady by her taking shelter beneath the verandah of his kindly, gentle nature, had endeared herself to house, heard the rinters cry "Set fire" after a circle of warm friends, to whom the news of they had smashed the furniture and clothing. her untimely death, at so carly, an age, has At ibis, Mr. Minami crawled out to the com. come as a very great shock, while the deepest them to save his life, offering to accede to any pound, where he found a few men. He begged 416,900.00 sympathy is felt for the little orphaned daughter demands they might make. These men allowed who has lost, within but a few months of each Mr. Minami to go. But a mob of about 50 men 236,282,26 other, her most devoted parents, and for the friends and family of the deceased lady at
home.
BREACH OF HAKBOUR REGULATIONS.
ALLEGED UNSEaworthy Launch ON THE RUN,
18th inst.
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remain in the p is, and have in their possession. It is reported that about 10000 workers still A few cases of dynamite. It in feared that they may join the disturbance at any moment, The immediate cause of the outbreak of the disturbance at Motoyamá ón "Wednesday is said to be a grievance on the part of the workers there in regard to their treatment. Wrikers in the direction of the Tando pili, while they stopped work on account of the
crimination, they declared unfair. On Wednes outbreak, ware raid as usual, but the co
employés, at Motoyama were made to work. This dis-
day the delivery of rice was due to the workers sequently saw him and gave chase seriously mine in regard to the method of the deliverys and a dispute arose with, the officials of tha assaulting him as previously mentioned. His This, combineditb.the discontent already family are missing it is not known whether felt at their treatment, led to the strike, amba they escaped--while two of the maids of his house were badly injured. Mr. Minani suç combed to the wounds sustained at 4 pm. on
hursday.
About 200 of the drunken rioters, having done enormous damage, went down the pit, and for a time quiet prevailed catside. While under the influence of saki over, ten of the men were burnt to death in the fire.
An omnibus which left Nikko at 9 o'cluck on Wednesday evening with mails was attacked by a gang of the rioters near the Watarase Chan Yan, the coxswain of the ferry launchbridge, close to Ashio. The window glass of Jack Lee, was arrested in the harbour yester the vehicle was smashed, and the driver was day morning by Police Coostable Berrie and severely injured. The rioters then made off, taken to the Water Police Station for failing to and the postmen managed with great difficulty 1,292.300.00 comply with the harbour regulations. A de- to bring the mails up to Ashio,
posit of $700 was. made, by the owners of the 778.551.37 launch in order to secure the release of the coxswain. There are two charges against the coxswain, He was alleged to have plied bis launch in the harbour without a licence, and also failing
stop when called upon to do so by the police. What makes the charges more serious, the police allege, that the Jack Lee's licence had once been withdrawn and 181,950.60 pona has since been issued, to her as the launch is considered unseaworthy by the Harbour master, it was alleged. This morning, at the Police Court, the coxswain was arraigned before Mr. F.A. Hazeland to answer the charges. He 68,884.97 was defended by Mr. O. D. Thomann, who ap 32,215.00 plied for an adjournment, which was granted.
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A policeman, who was leaving the house of Mr. Minami with the Imperial Portrait, was severely assaulted and injured, while another constable, who attempted to stop some of the men from making a fire for the purpose, as they alleged, of warming themselves, met with similar brutal treatment.
Describing the scene at Metoyama after the riots, the Araki correspondent writes that the aspect of the places in gloppy and treaty. The debris was still burning at 3 o'clock on Thurs- day afternoon. In front of the medical office, which has escaped destruction, Red Cross flag was flying. On the roads electric standards: were strewn about. Those houses which escaped destruction by fire were blown up with dynamite. In front of the manager's office, tha 'charred remains of a godowo stood. The house of Mr. Mina which stood on an 'elevation behind the management office, was burnt to the ground. Un the site of a charcoalstore, a large heap of glowing charcoal was found, and the employer were warning themselves there
A felices Fon is now established in thời place, and the officials have been patrolling the scene of destruction in small parties. '1 (Brea' o'clock in the aftemoop a company of soldiers' arrived, who were greeted with enthusiastic Banaol. The soldiers were immediately allot ed to duty, and are assisting the police to arrest the rioters. Order having now been re." established at Motoyama, the women and children are in going up the hill to view the destruction which has been done.",
r. Sakasi, bead of the General Affairs” Department of the copper, mine, informs the? sul co,respondent that, it will be impossible to resume work for four or five days yet, "eaceful worke's will be supplied with pro- visions as usual. He could not say bow many days it would, be before work is resumed, All be, important papers nod documents having been burnt, it ja difficulito estimate the extent of the damage, but it is probably not more than
Procurator. Yoshida and Judge Fojinoma, who came, to the scene of disturbance from Utsunomiya, apparently deemed discrétion the betler part of valour and fled from their hotel on Wednesday night on information reaching A CHINESH NATIONAL LOAN" them that the rioters were coming to attack them. The Procurator and Judge returned to Lt-Genera! Fu. Ting. President of the the scene of the disturbance together with the 387.743-21 Tuchihpu (Ministry of Finance) is consulting troops.
the Viceroys and Governors of the Provinces The Superintendents of the Utsunomiya | 2,667.45 with view to the Boating of a national loan on Police, who are at Ashio with five inspectors similar conditions to H.E. Youn Shih-kai's and, too policemen have arrested many of the Patriotic Loan of Tla. 4,800,000. It is stated rioters. Alrandy, over to arrests have been that the Manchu Government intends to raises made, and each of these, men were found to be Y3,000,000.00 loan of from Tls, 3,000,000 to Ties 5,000,000 in possession, of small swords and dynamite. ...- An echo of the Ashio disturbance is reported? in each of the eighteen provinces "for, the On Wednesday some newspaper core from Tokyo. It appears that Messrs. Kotoku purpose of meeting the various important spondents were attacked at Athio by the and Sakal, Socialist leaders, and editor, of A requirements in connection with the so-called rioʻers. A report re ched, Ashio that the Socialist paper the Helmin Shimbun, G 136,700.00 reform movement: The three eastern pro
were coming to storm the place, suspected to, be associated with the Albio 13,71879 vinces of Manchuria are to be excluded, and the superintendent of the Nikko police disturbance. On Thursday afternoon, their
nominally on the ground that the Manchus informed the correspondents that the police houses were visited by Judge Kebayashi anda 1911 1919 19 $4058,173.05 are too poor to meet the demand. In reality, were powerless to give them full protection, Procurator Kaneko and searched, but, ibau 67,794.83
however, the Manchus are consumer cot urging them to take every means of precamion families of oth men were absent, and the Fire insurance.SERMERS
3,1250 THE Governor of Bhanni, has wired to the producers. All the Manchus who are des- and to confine themselves to their hotels, officials went away no wiser than when sheri 3.227.46 Wainupa protesting against the dispatch of condants of the follower of the first Em Despite this caution they contioned their task came.. The houses were watched by police to Office expenses; salariés, ata- tionery and rest of head office... $9,732.0% to Fingtlogchon for procuring coal ores for Chlen about 170 years ago, are still fed p.m. the correspondents of the Kokushin takon away, and on Friday morning Judges
any foreign employee of the Feking Syndicate peror of the existing Dynasty, which entered and went everywhere in search of news. At prevent any incriminating evidence beings Telegrams............................................. Legal expenses ......... vigen.
4,522,81 examination by British scientists in England, by the Mancha Government, which expends Yamato and Shimonuka Skimbun. (u ochigi and Procurators, visited the two houssa and Marine Insurance accopot
334.59 on the ground that the natives are not on good about Tis, 10,000,000 for the maintenance of paper) were missed. A search was institucd, seized some suspicious papersia en la a 8,000.00 terms, with the Syndicate la consequence of these useless people. In view of the failure of but nothing was beard of them until 5 o'clock Subscription to Typhoon Relie
the dispute in connection with the working of the Peking Government to pay off the capital on the following afternoon, when they made A Jarankas potato growery of Stockton 100049 mineral deposits on,Shansi,„. The natives, Also. and interest of the late so-called Chaohsinpiso, their appearance dishevelled and grimy, Thay California; is reported to have succeededia. ****** 360,594.36, refuse to recognize the four additionalregula or Trusty Bond, with the exception of those stated that at 4 o'clock on the previous day they "cornering?-1bs. Californian, potato « MANIERE tiopa recently agreed to between the Syndicate signed and sealed by Commissioners of the proceeded in the direction of Matoyards, and and the inhabitants of the State are forced to $480,245.10 and 8.E. Sheng Kangpo at Shanghal for the M, O. there may be some difficulty in raising had not gone far before they were attacked by pay the price be demanda." He expects to satablishment of an iron fgundry at Sechou, the proposed internal loan-N. G. D. Newnand a mob of shout go men, who were each armed - make a profit of a million dollars;
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