HONGKONG BIRK INSURANGE
"COMPANY," "LIMITED,
ANNUAL MEETING.
7th inst.
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen,The re
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 91917.
CHINA "HIFK-INSURANCH
COMPANY, LD.
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ANNUAL MERTING.
"THE MIKLEMACHUS" CASBAT
7th inst. About a month ago, to be precise on the Sib 7th intimo, Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, second pe Felice to give his decision on a very important lica magistrate, was called upon by the Water point of law which interested the shipping.com munity in general and the captain of the team ship Telemachus in particular, he point, it will be remembered by readers of the Hong: cong. Telegraph, arose out of a summon taken out Detective Sergeant Wilden against the master of the Telemacks and was to the effect that the defendant fale ed to stop his ship when cailed upon to Mr. Goldring, the solicitor for the defence, in mediately raised an objection on the point of faw., He contended that Section 2 of Ordioance 10 of 1899, under which the summons wal,
Leiria, A. H. M. da Silva, Pallender, Ellis, Orange, F. Smyth, W. H. Wickham, Chan Fat, and Geo. L. Tomlin, secretary. meeting.
W MUCH ADJOURNED CLAIM.
JUDOMENT BY CONSENT.
F SALE OF THE CAPENKADE..
**ppurten
Acting under instructions Imm the owners, At the Supreme Court on the 7th fast, before Mr. Geo, P. Lammait, anctioneet, puf up for his Honour MAG Wise, Puisne Judge,ale by public auction of the Sth ist, a noon, which A. G. da Kocha, ciork to Messrs. Cald, steamer berada, a she now lies suck off presiding la Summary Jurisdiction, the case is at his salesroomsin Daddell Street, the Germog beck Macgregor, and Co., sued Chung Hing Stonecutters Island, with all her machinery, Shi, Widow, of No: 6, U Yam Land, For the fo wear, anchor, chains, fittings and· covery of the sum of $1,000, being money dance vanced by plaintiff to defendant upon a certain agreement, the terms of which were not car Fried, out by the said defeavant, the money thus becoming returnable to the plaintiff. This case had been several times called, and as pfen adjoumed on yerious protexts.
There was very little competition, and when the property of Mr. Chin Kes: It is under The bidding reached $2,000, the vessel became lood that the Apenrade is so badly buried in the mud. forward that to lift her out of the
This bedizaned, haggard, tortured Wrat was presented to públic derision", yesterday the Citygates, and we sincerely Bro will speedily be put t sufferings, stron
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE
RECENT.
MARRIAGE SWINDLE.CO The barber referred to in yesterday's edition of this paper, as having played a loading part
arrested by the native police in n Pootangavil in the recent extraordinary marriage swindle on the Pootung side of the River, has been lage, in company with the mother of the mar who. Egured in the fraud as the bride, and, who
The secretary, read the notice calling tho do so by the police on the toth January last. Mr EJ Grist, of Mostru. Wilkinships, and she will be broken up for is now sponding a nightmare of a honeymoon ·
la The auntal meeting of the Hongkong Fire
The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the fasurance Company, Ltd., was held at the shareholders, of the China Fire Insurance offices of the general managers, Messrs. Jardin, Co., Lda,' was held at the Company's offices Matheson & Co., this forenoon. The Hon-day. Mr. A. Haupt presided, and those MEWE. Gressin prealded, and there were present were:-Messrs GoNIX, . M. Nis the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Messim, G. Ball ch and R. Shewan, directors Raymond, I Meilland, and H. P. White, Captain Roach, Messrs. H. E. Barretto, members of the consulting committee: Capt. W. ElClarke, Messrs. C. H. Rogge, John Bar. ton, WA Cruickshank, J. Orango He Fook A. H. M. da Silva, H. Percy Smith, W. H. Wickham, R. E. Harretto and F. N. Leefe, Secretary
The Chairman said:- Gentlemen,- The The secretary read the notice calling the directors' report and statement of accounts for meeting
he past year having been in your hands for port and accounts have been in your hands for a for nights any course and court or has some days and I, will, therefore, with your paron, adopt the usual course and consider tam read. It affords us much pleasure to be in mission, follow the usual course and take them the happy position to coms before you with read. The business of the year 1905 such favourable results for the year 1905, when a closed with results which the Consulting Com record profit was made by the company. Thit mitter and I think you. Riko, will regarde snables us to recommend to you $6.00 dividend gratifying; the profit for the year being the
the records of the company. The anal bin is the highest dividend paid
capital. This is the
paid in premium income shows an jucrease of $27.793-28 any oad year and must be looked upon as ex A compared with the preceding year, and this ceptional, and cannot be expected every year. increase has been secured without in any way but only when, the company is favoured with departing from the lines we have consistently followed, and which, we believe, are essoitial to Read fortune : $5,000 to be added to the invest the continued prosperity of the company. Our met auctuation account to provide for a tem- porary depreciation in certain companies' policy, being, so as possible, to confine our
shares at the end of the year, but which have acceptances to those classes of risks which,
since materially increased in value. This though lower rated, havebeen proved on a long experience to yield the most profitable results. account only shows a credit of 5346P5 owing to something over $7,000.00 have The difficulties of parsaing this policy bave
in exchange on a sterling bank deposit, competition to secure business, and whilst S90.961 63 to be added to extra reserve fund we naturally expect and anticipate having to
account, which will then stand at $320,449.65. face competition in our endeavour to retain
which is a satisfactory addition to our reserves; Dur position, we bave to deplore the lengths to
$5,1642 bonus to office staff, which will no which this tends, In certain areas where wo have large connections, and more particularly working account, approval: Turning to the account, 1906, 1 am pleased to be in the North, the desire to swell premiom in able to point out an increase of $18,881.67 over comas has resulted in an exploiting by others that carried forward for the year 1905, which of the insurance, of Chinese contents, and the granting of policies to undesirable applicants, pany's surveyors have reported on
must be considered satisfactory. The com which unquestionably bears close relationship
the to the increasing frequency of fires, possibly also properties under mortgage to us, and we are case. We have opened an agency at New fully. I am sorry to tell you that since the chwang, and lust to work that district success new year has opened we have been involved in a somewhat serious loss by a conflagration at Bangkok. Before moving the adoption of the directors' report and statement of accounts any questions that may be put relating to the for the year 1906, I shall be happy to answer
taken out, read: "It shall be lawful for the Captais Superintendent or other officer of polics -not below the rank of sergeant-baving just demeanour has been, or is about to be .com cause to suspect that any felony or mis mitted in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as well as by night and day, into and upon any ship, boat, funk, or vessel (not being a ship of war, or a vessel having the status of ship of war, and to take isto custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felony or misdemeanour and to take charge of any property auspected of hav ing been stoles or unlawfully obtained. The intention of the police, he submitted, in signalling to the ship to mop was because they thought she was
carrying an excess of passcogers. To stop a ship; be contended, the police must suspect that a "felony or mis Carrying excess of passengers was not a felony or misdemeanour and therefore the police had no case. If it was for the purpose of counting the ship's passengers that the officer requested the ship to stop, then he was acting ulira vires. This particular offence did
and Grist, appeared for the plaintiff, the da fendant being represented by Mr. G. D. Thomson
matter was settled, and he understood that his On the chan being called "Mr. Grist said the friend would formally consent to judgment in terms prayed.
Mr. O. D. Thomson said he was instructed His Honour said he was glad to hear it. to consent to judgment for the amount claimed, together with the sum of $150, being the amount of agreed coats, but he would.nsk for
stay of execution for a fortnight. Mr. Grist said he had no objection. Judgment for plaintiff accordingly.
WEST RIVER NOTES.
scrap iron.
EXTRAORDINARY DECEPTION AT SHANGHAI.
·NATIVE BRIDEGROOM FINDS HIS BRIDE 18 A MAN.
The pative world around us was it a high state of excitement yesterday and Saturday, about man who was exhibited at the City gates in female attire, and of whom the follow ing extraordinary adventures are related,
On Thursday night last the services of the native Police in a village on the Pontung side of the River, right opposite the foreign Settle ANOTHER PIRACY.
ents, and in which rather swagger wedding DANDITS TERRORISING THE DISTRICT.
festivities had been proceeding all day, were suddenly requisitioned under circumstances Wuchow, zad March which speedily had the whole country-side in The West River pirates and robbers are disan uproar. It was the bridegroom himself
in a cage, in which he is being exposed by order of the, Datiye authorities, at eich of the Shanghai City gates.
The bold barber strenuously denies that he has bad anything to do with the fraud and seeks to lay all the blame and responsibility on the "mother-in-law," who, be says, was the prime mover in the scheme. This statement, however, is not borne out by the evidence of the four go-betweens, who positivaly assevente that they were employed, by the barber to commission of $4 each from him. Regqliate the marriage, and received their
quandary as to what was best to be done, took The Magistrate, being in somewhat of a sip of tea and ordered the runners to lay 400 blows on the back of the barber, and 200 on each of the four accomplices and the "mother-in-law which was done, though. without changing the aspect of the case in any appreciable manner. The prisoners were then removed to the cells in the Magistrate's yas man, where they still remain. The unhappy and consigned to the same place, where he brida" will be taken out of his cage to-day
specific instructions in the case, for which the Soochow Shanghat Times. Magistrate has written to the Governor of
not been diminished by the ever increasinging been written off securities and as "demeanour" was being committed on board. playing a lot of activity lately, and right on top. who summoned the authorities, and half de-wift, be held in custody pending the receipt of
iented, the man looked, in his gorgeous ushed into the Magistrate's yameu, and in silken marriage robes and ceremonial hat, as he wildly distracted tones demanded that the run- and arrest bis bride. The man is a tailor, in recognising that something very serious must ners should accompany him back to hir 'house
he wrong, lost no time in complying with bil request. A posse of runners, therefore, pro- ceeded to the house in question, where the bridegroom, bursting into the reception female bridal garments, who crouched on the indignant men, alio in festive array, and told floor surrounded and guarded by a number of the runners "There is your prisoner, take him away.
involving the property of reputable› and desire satisfied that we have ample security in each harbour.master, a police inspector, or sergeant close to Dosing, they thought it was most in-chamber, pointed to a shrinking figure in
able insurers, and not infrequently leading to litigation serving to bring the business of fire insurance into disrepute. Our loses for the year you will observe are unusually : low, being only 19.87 % of the premium income. Commissions and expenses have remained within the bounds of economy and are below the ratio of most of our competitors, wallet our interest account shows a sensible increase. Of course, cannot venture to predict the outcome of the year 1905-but wa viaw with satisfaction the fact that, up to date, the result is even better than for the corres ponding period of 1905 business, 1 de not 'think that our assets and liabilities call for any - detailed remarks on my part. Your attention has been directed in the report to the compul- sory deposit we have in Japan enable us to transact business in that country. The bonds which form this deposit stand in Japan to day at a figure slightly in excess of that at which they were originally” purchased, but, owing to the fluctuation of exchange, their dollar equivalent was somewhat below their book valus. This we have now pro 'vided' for and a further rise in exchange would not fall for any immediato further re- vision. Provision has also been made in the and $2,250 set aside for a bonus for
reserve fund
BCCO among the staff (hear, heat). The we propose to increase by $35.555.55 the largest sum that our articles of association permit of our appropriating in this manger. There remains a sum of $20,coo to be dealt with and with this we propose to pay a dividend of $40 a sbare. If any farther in- formation is desired I shall be pleased to give it before moving the resolution that the report and accounts as presented be passed.
business before the meeting.
Mr. Orange, in seconding, said; I am sure the shareholders, together with the secretary and staff, are to be congratulated on the very successful year which the company has perienced.
The motion was unanimously carried. Mr. Smyth moved the confirmation of Messra, D. M. Nissim, A. Babington, G. Balloch and R. Shewan as directors."
Mr. Pallenden seconded, and the motion was
adopted.
Mr. Leiria moved the re-election of Mestre. A, G. Wood and E, Goete os directars.
Captain Roach seconded and the motion was adopted.
Mr. da Silva moved the re-appointment of Messrs. W. Hutton Posts and A, R. Lowe as auditors.
Mr. Barretto seconded and the motion was adopted.
The Chairman: That is all the business óf.
the meeting, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be posted this afternoon;
When the Telemachus returned from her trip to-day the case against the captain was called. And after evidence had been heard his Worship dismissed the iummons.
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THE JAPAN 'SUGAR TAX BILL,
INTERESTING DEBATE
inquiringly,
Him?" said the insder of the runasha,
SPINNING AND WEAVING“
CO., LTD.
holders in the above company was held at general managers, No. 12, Kiangie Road
The thirteenth ordinary meeting of share Shangbai on 16th ult, at the offices of the
The chair was occupied by Mr. E. C. Peirce, and others present were Messin'], 'M. Young, C. Michelau, bang Liang Yu (directors) T. R.
head, and C. D. Kerr, secretary. Murphint, T. B. Rosenfold, H. J. Clarks, J. Mooss, W. Pratt, P. Crighton, R. B. Moore.
After the secretary ha tread the notice was hoping to be happy and prosperous with is convening the meeting the Chairman a mar, a swindler, who has bamboozled me said:-Gentleman, The business which out of all sorts of presents and who would have have before us this afternoon is the pass the wretch's plans bad not miscarried. Take terminating 31st December, 1900. The report been away by this time, with $500 of money, ifing of the report and accounts for the year. him to the yames"
and accounts bave been in your hands for some them as read. In moving their adoption Ism days, and with your permission we will accept
progestications set forth by my predecessor in pleased to say that the result has borne out the the chair, although perhaps not quite as satisfact women.orily as for the year 1905 they fully enable your Board to recommend a dividend of Tl. 8.00 per share, to write off for depreciation Tis.. 1,384.48 and to carry forward to next year's account Tls. 31,469-74.-
handed over to the authorities, turned out to it was true. The prisoner thus dramatically
advantage of a somewhat effeminate face and be a man named su Ah-mei, who, taking
in the village, and passed for a female attire, had taken up his quarter in course of time he became engaged to tailor named Man Ab-wo, and actually went through a form of marriage with him on Thursday morning, intending, as he has since confessed, to leave the house on some pretext or other and escape with the jewellery and money which he had obtained from bis "husband." The fraud was discovered in the evening in some way or other, bowever, and the scene that followed we have just described on the authority of persons who were present, and witnessed it,
With regard to the sum apportioned to da preciation your Board have followed the policy af former years and it must be considered very satisfactory that out of our actual earn- ingwe have been enabled to fally' dépre ciate from the commencement of operations in 1898 in accordance with the recognis ed home standard,.viz.: per cont per'an-
your tacos. Wong tu Tas, reported in the important village of Si-ning, scar Dosing, your last Wuchow Notes, comes the news that has been robbed and looted and that also a are, umber of women and children were stoinn and taken away by the pirates. The and Mr. Goldring held that no offence was com Dosing, where the West River steamers call for not come under the meaning of the Ordinance, village of Si-ning is just outside the City of pretty good circumstances, and the Magistrate; 7AE LAQU ́ KUNG,MOW CORZÓW mitted. Inspector Langley, who conducted the passengers and stage cargo, and the people of case for the police, did not admit that the police this neighbourhood have long been threatened signalled to the ship to count her passenger with a visit from the pirate gangs. The villa 18, for that is according to the Ordinance, the gers took no notice of the threat as being so could not stop a vessel without suspecting that probable that the pirates would have the dar then masters of ships could do what they pleas- February, the pirates surrounded, the village some felony was being committed on board, ing to visit them. On the evening of the agih ed when leaving the port, said the inspector in large numbers, and started firing some of calling the Court's intention to the fact that the the but. As the villagers left their burning Ordinance onder which the present charge wa dwellings they wore assaulted by the pirates, framed was the only Ordinance. which gave but in spite of the odds and disadvantages, following day his Worship gave his decision the result that "the pirates were slowly official hat upon the ground and stamping on power to the police to stop a vessel. On the the villagers put up a hard fight, with *You, him," said the bridegroom dashing his which was in favour of the police.. Carrying but surely getting the worst of the fight.it, "my wife, whom I married this morning and excess of passengers, he bold, was a miado The pirates finding themselves rather badly meanor, Disobedience to any statutory order handled by the merciless villagers beat a hasly exaid, "but a book which comprised all statutory away'a few of the village women and children is, generally speaking, a misdemeanour," he retreat, but nevertheless managed to take orders would be nearly co-extensive, with the with them, News of their fracas was imme: statute book itself. Every crime is either trea-diately reported to the Dosing Officials, who on, felony or misdemeanour. Every crime in turn communicated with The Wuchow au- which amounts to treason or felony is so dedo thorities A scan-lunch with about 40 minated in the definitions of crimes. All braves were despatched to Sining via Dos crimes not 40. denominated are misdemeaning, and it is pleasant to have to record, that oura."
Having decided the point of law the caso their own) the soldiers succeeded in capturing very much to general' surprise (and probably
machus, was adjourned until the return of the Tele-two live pirates, and also recovered 4 women and a couple, children, that were stolen by the pirates, The rest of the pirate gang, with their prisoners, managed to escape. The two live pirates captured, and the women and chil- dren recovered, were sent to Wuchow from Dosing for an official inquiry. The soldiers, in addition to capturing the above two pirates, met another pirate, who however put up a fight. The pirate was promptly overpowered by his numerous assailants and was there and then dacapitated; and his head shoved intoabox, On the 21st ultime, the, House of Represent. to be produced before the officials as evidence
On Friday morning, the prisoner, still ienum on mill buildings, 5 per cent per annum On the arrival of the the bravery of bridal attire, was taken atives passed the Suxar Tax Reimbursement of the soldier's valour,
on machinery and 5 per cent on our Chinese Bill, with an amcudment to shorten its term of launch from Dosing, conveying the soldiers
over to Shanghai and lodged in the City houses, Reservoir and land improvements operation to two years-up March 31st, 1909.
and their prisoners, the launch came alongside Magistrate's yamen. Four accomplices, and including the proposed amount to be writtes the Customs pontoon to report its arrival in "go-betweens," the men who had negotiated off for 1906, will have been written down from Mr. Sugahara, in charge of the Bill, stated that the committes was divided into three-one or Anumber of coolie women scrambled the "marriage" with the unfortunate tailor, Tis. 33,889.86 to. Tis. 9,500. While furniture in favour of the Bill in the form proposed by on board to carry away the passcoger luggage, were arrested and taken over to Shanghai at the account has bres depreciated to below half its the Government, one in favour of shortening he would give her his luggage to carry ashore. Friday, excited, the greatest interest, and the commend itself to all shareholders as placing and one buxom dame asked one of the soldiers same time. The trial, which took place on original cost. This policy of depreciation must The motion was carried unanimously.
the term of operation, while the third was Mr. Orange moved that the Hon. Mr. W. J.; Sir John urges the payment of an Indemnity entire öpposition. The second opinion at last
"Here, carry this box," said the soldier. The Court was filled to overdowing while the hearing the business on a thoroughly sound basis, Gresson, the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Mossrs. H. to those British merchants and others who prevailed. It was maintained that the sugar box, which had no lid, was then taken hold of
was proceeding. In reply to the Magistrate F. White, F. Maitland and A. J. Raymond be either suffered personal injuries or lost their refining industry was now fully developed, and by the woman, who, giving one glance at it the prisoner gave the following account of him re-elected members of the Consulting Com..properties during the riots. But the Chinese placed op.a very stendy basis, but the sugar dropping it like an extra-hot potatos, she ran was apprenticed to a tailor, but afterwards trok | braught in about Tis. 1,000 more than last Turning, to the accounts, our debit for ghartly conlents, emitted a Erick and then self. He was 23 years of age; in early life he ronie from our Chinese houses which have Government maintains that, although foreign. primitive state, and it was necessary to encour for her life, shrieking all the time.
producing industry in Japan yet remained lo a subjects suffered loss in property, yet a
The box up the business of a story-teller and ballad year, Repairs and renewals cost Tis. 5,956.60. considerable number of Chinese merchants age and develop the industry. For this pur. she had picked up contained the decapitated singer. When he was 18 years old a barber Your plant is to excellent working order, every and others residing in before-mentioned pass it was imperative to continue the legisla.head of the pirate. The two pirates captured named Shui-tong told him that he would look machine during the year baying been thoroughly Settlement suffered loss both in life; and tion, but it was thought it would be quite effect looked for all the world just like the ordinary remarkably well in woman's clothes, and overhauled. property, and
Spinning account is not so the disive, if the term of operation was shortened as could hardly credit it, that the poor specimens from a fuencial point of view if he would the heavy fallin the price of yarn which occurred
cargo-coolls, and from their appearance, ons moreover, A
suggested that it might be a good thing satisfactory as last year but is accounted for by torbances occurred in the International Settle- much as possible. ment which is out of the jurisdiction of the Mr. Asano, an Independent, opposed the of humanity, loaded down with chains were Chinese Authorities, the Chinese Government Bill. The inexperience and the uncertainty of real live: pirates. We live in an unromantic line des Pelsoner thought over the during the latter portion of the year, while the cannot pay any monetary indemnity to either the policy of the Government in regard to in age, and no doubt the day of the picturesque upon it, so he dressed himself as a girl, throughout the period covered by the report. suggestion and at last decided to act price of cotton showed but little variation British or other foreign subjects for losses, dustries, said Mr. Asano, was fully demons. Pirate is finished. The modern substitute cer let his hair grow long in front, and in a few The overdraft with our-bankers has been 26:
trated by this Bill. Dr. Bakatani, Minister for lainly does not come up expectations, months was so completely changed that every-duced from Tis. 258,000 to 18, 165, pop, Finance, and Mr. Wakatsuki, Vice-Minister. The above pirates are now safely lodged inside body, thought he was a woman. In fact so continued the speaker, had repeatedly coo the yamen, and their heads will no doubt adorn successfully was he disguised that he becams demned this measure years ago, as detrimental the yamen gates in a day or two.
the victim of quite a scandal, for from seeing to the home industry. Now their views have
him so frequently with the barber, some of the undergone a sudden change, and they were no The many friends of Mr. . H. Wavell, village gossips del him down as the latter's industrial business alike, the Government learn that he has been transferred to Chefod verses in business, and wanting money very longer inclined to a protective policy. Under Acting Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master of paramour. the guise of a desire to protect agricultural and the Samahui Custom, will be glad to In course of time the barber met with re- would suppress the sugar producing industry on promotion, a
Chiol Examiner. Mr. badly, he asked the prisoner if he would con: in Japan, and protect the sugar-refining indus Wavell's departure from Samahui is greatly sent to get married. Prisoner agreed and ty. The re-imbursement of the tax was a bad regielted by his friends. Mr. F. Benson, with the help of the "go-betweens, each of measure, which would result in protecting recently transferred from Canton, succeeds whom received $4, was engaged to the tailor, the foreign sugar business, and killing the Mr. Wavall, as Tidesurveyor and Harbour The rest of the story has already been related, home sugar production. This opinion had Master at Samabui.
but we are sorry not to be able to record been once expressed by the Finance Minister Mr. P. Kremer of the Wechow Customs was that the ingenious barber, if such a person himself. The Formosan sugar-producing busithe recipient of hearty congratulations from ever really existed, has also been laid by the ness was still in a very primitive state, and yet his numerous friends, on the occasion of his heels, Ho get clean away, however, the day erament must have entirely forgotten the the. Government proposed this Bill; the Gov. promotien....
before the marriage, and, according to the Formosan sugar industry, concluded tha
prisoner, took most of the tailor's jewellery and speaker.
money with him.
No questions wara' asked.
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MIXED COURT AFFAIR.
BRITISH INDEMNITY CLAIM. The Waiwupu has wired to H.E. Viceroy Tuan Fang at Nanking, stating that Sir John
Board to settle the indemnity question as the result of the disturbances, in the International Settlement in December, 1905,
The Chairman moved the adoption of the Jordan, the British Minister, has urged the
rport and accounts.
Mr. Barton seconded.
mitter.
Captain Clarke seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.
Mr. Rogge proposed the re-appointment of Mears, W. Hulton Potts and H. Perey Smith -ke auditora.
Mr. Ho Fook seconded and the, motion was adopted.
Mr. Chairman-The dividends, gentlemen, will be ready an application to-morrow morning. Thanks for your attendance.
THE LATE MR. JOHN WALTER.
THE "NERAL.
.
Thus H.E. Tuan has wired to the Customs Tautai of Shanghai for all the correspondence and other documents that have passed be tween the Consular Body and his predecessor about the matter during the last one and half years.
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Board that the matter cannot be closed with It is stated that Sir John has informed the oul the payment of a monetary indemnity by that critical moment.-S. D. Daily Journal. China fosses suffered by British subjects at
SEATTLE-ORIENTAL.SHIPPING,
PROBABLE WITHDRAWAL OF LINES, A Seattle despatch of 26th January states If the shipping subsidy bill.is not past in its original form, or, at least, providing for a mail subsidy to the Orient, the vessals of the Boston Steamship Company and the Boston Tow Boat Company will probably be withdrawn from the Seattle-Oriental route, according to Mr. Frank Waterhouse, vice-president of the com- panies.
if
CUSTOMS CHANGES.
RIVER.
Thanks to a fresher last week, the river is still troubling ship-masters on the West river rapidly rising, Tai-ping-shab bar is, however, run, and the majority of the West River fleet have been detained for a few hours on the bar. every trip up. The rise of the river is bailed with delight by the Marine çommunity,
interest is about the same, it is credited with
this year's working will be, but the outlook for 'It is difficult to forecast what the result of the immediato future is certainly not so bright as this time last year. We arevcarrying for ward rather a larger stock of yarn than is
having, suffered in this usual but clearances during the last quarter were from arratisfactory; the trade generally out by the fact that our Chamber of Commerce at the end of the year returned stock of local spun yarn of about 68,000 bales which/roughly speaking represents no less an amount than about så mililon tales in value.
which is borns.
port and accounts. I shall be glad to answer to Before moving the resolution to pass the re- the best of my ability any questions that any shareholders may care to asked
There being no questions the chairmais proposed and Mr. J. M. Young seconded that the repor and accounts as presented be passed Carried unanimously...
Tia & per share be declared for the year ending The chairman proposed that a dividend of 1006. Mr. Michelau seconded, and it was
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carried em con.
6.
Mr. H. J. Clarke proposed that Messrs J. M. Young and Chung Liang Yu beraalected directors of the Compasy for the ensuisglycar, This motion was seconded by Mr. T. R. Morphine and carried unanimously,
Wo much regret to have to report the death of Mr. John Walter, which took place on 25th Jan at Lyswood, St. Leonards-on-Sea, The Late Mr.. Walter was an old and valued servant of the Hongkong and Shanghai Back. He Went to Chins in 1859, and sono after joined the firm of Dent and Co, at Shanghal, with whom he remained until that firm ceased to exist. In,1868 he joined the 'Shanghai office of the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank, He subsequently became agent at Hankow, then acting manager at Yokohama, and afterwards was acting manager at Shanghai during Sir Ewen Camaron's absence. He, occupied the position of sub-manager for a time at the head office, Hongkong, before being appointed In spactor of branches fe filled the post of acting chief manager at Hongkong before final.
In opposing Mr. Asano, the Finance Minis
200 blows over in Pootung, as a hint of what The prisoner, who had already been given by lerving the East. He returned to England
ter most emphatically denied that the Govern.
was to come, was given soo more by the City 1888 to take up the position of sub-manager at
ment had forgotten the Formosan sugar indus
Magistrate, and ordered to be exhibited in a the London, agency, and was appointed to the The fight on the ship subsidy bill, and they. The total output of sugar is Formosa,
portable cage at each of the City gates, as well Bank' London committee in 1902, a post which suggestion that a substitele measure be fatmo Luchu and Oshima at present reached some he held until he retired from, the Bank's sor duced which will provide merely for mail sub-170,000,000 kio a year, and the annual produc
as being paraded through the principal streets vica in 1906. He served the Bank for nearly sidies for the lines running to South America, iion of refined sugar 180,000,000 kis, of which THE ATI-OPIUM MOVEMENT"
of the City for a period of three days. But it 40 years with distinguished success, and will has aroused the Oriental shippers. If this sub quantity, 85,000,000 kin was exported, repre
was found nearly impossible to carry out long be remembered with esteem and affection stitute is past it would eliminate all Fuge:senting Y10,000,000 in value. The home pro
the latter part of the sentence, on account by the staff of the Bank, sad all with whom he Sound last. The only American line running duction of raw sugar was insufficient to supply Jobo Jordan, British Minister, with regard to the rendering a close view of the prisoner The Peking Government is consulting Sit of the crowds that thronged the streets, came in contact. During his long career in from Puget Sound to a foreign port south is the demand for raw material, they must look despatch of a special delegate to Calcutta to very difficult to obtain. Yesterday, however, the Rast and at home it can truthfully be said the American Hawaiian steamship lise, These abroad for a supply to make good the deficit, inspect the packing and exportation of Indian he was to beaten with somewhat greater este there are few more popular and highly veisels, however, carry no mail. They also The Customs duty on refined sugar was, added spium, jato Hongkong and Shanghai, so as to at the Nonh Gate, where a representative of The Chairman proposed that the next perpected, men tang Mr. John Walter. His make the voyage to Salina Cruz, Mexico, via remains were laid at rest on 29th Jan. in the Honolulu. Local representatives of the com-
the Minister, 80 sen on ros kin, and the rate know the exact quality imported into China this paper inspected the poor reich, picturesque churchyard at Holllngton, St. pany stated that they didn't see how the sub this state ibq, sugar-refining industry in Japan tions, for the entire abolition in this empire handling he had received from the runners and 1998. Mr. J. M. Young seconded and it was on raw sugar Y225. Were the things left in every year, with a view to making prepare:
annual general meeting of the Company: be He was pale, and no wonder after the mis held either in the month of February or March, Leonards-og-Ses. His funeral was attended sidy would benefit them in any way.
mapy of his old associates in the Bank's
The only American liver running from service, and Bthers, all of whom fully realisad Seattle to the Orient are the Great Northern, meat opposed the measure when it was pro aut au ordered by a recent Imperial Edict.
during the course of the next ten years, when lictors emaciated he was looking, and evident carried. In 1903, continued the Minister, the
suffering. His My Pearce, then said-Before-adjourhing they had lost an upright man and a thoroughly the Bolton Steamship Company and the, Boa posed by the House, because the Customs
face was palated and powdered, the rouge op bis the meeting, gentlemen, I have to inform you warts-hearted friend. The hymn, Now the tod Towboat Company.
The Walwupp is also consulting the French,, cheeks and lips showing up with horrible effect, that, the Board, la view of the standy advance labourer a task is o'er was sung by the choir M&P. C. Converse, local representative of the colors, and when the duty was reimbursed, concerning the prohibitiga of the smoggling face; his heir was braided like Chinese early in the year to offer to shareholders the duty on raw sugar was only 3 per cent, ad Portogonse and Datch Ministers in Paking against the ghantly puilor of the rest of his in the market value of your shares, decided over the grave, and damong those present were Great Northern Steamship. Company stated the Government would have lost all the revanus of raw and prepared opium into the various lady's his eyebrows pencilled like Foochow balance of our unissued capital, viz,843 shares thewidow & the daughter, the Misses Evelyn, that pficially, he knew nothing regarding the from this source. Then the Government was Treaty Ports in China from Tongking, Macao, Road singing-girl's, and the eyes were closed at par in, proportion of one share in everynica Bybll,"Bad" Mirori Walist, and ces of the proposed Tubalitate as the matter, softly good feat that, the Formosan sogar industry and the Dutch possessions beyond Singapore, in the coma of exhaustion and agony. He as held by shareholders on the rat March. Tha Geofrey and it. Hugh Walter, 16%tte, blods of President Hill. He stated, would rapidly develop without the massure. so that the regulation relating to the abolition was dressed in a brocaded silk cost, cut in 31 March being allowed to shareholders fee With and Mrs. Willem Walter, Mr. Roxienld howards, that a subsidy would be of benefit to The growth of the Formosan industry was of the oploor, trade in this, Empire may be if (cosisime listed with torn sis of blue uident in Europe on America, the: Boards Lave Walter Misses, Waller, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. the lines as to all times declared that a and the Government was convinced of the
The Great Northern Steamship much hindered by the war, effectively carried out in the ward Walzer, Mr. Huben Hickman, Bir Tho. Company
silk trousers trimmed red ribbon, every hope that thin extra capital viz Tia. 84,200 mai Jackson, Bart, Mr. A. M. Townsend, Mr, subsidy was not wanted.
As this is a vital matter in connexion with His feet, were not bound, but they were will be taken up, which will place the Com secevity of encouraging, the sugar industry- the re-organisation of our country, and in view very small and the neat shoes on them any on a thoroughly sound working busts and (representing Sir Ewen Camer- R.C.M.G), WI. H. F. Hausman, Mr. A. P. fer American ships to compete with foreign pany, The Minister invited the House to note caused, among our follow nationals during the fances would wear. He was altogether a sorry usual, charge for interests. With theco son
Mr. Waterhouse #isted that it was impossible in Japan by forming a powerful refining com- of the vast destruction this foreign drug hat vore such as a native women in good circum enable us, I hope to considerably reduce our M-K-90 Mr. Horace G. Harwood, Mr. E. H. hips without government' aid, but that the the change in the situatios of affairs in Onlay Me Leonard Middleton, Mr. Alexander withdrawal of the American abips, would make and at the present time, philosop
1902 course of the last sixty years or more since its object to gaze upon, and notwithstanding the marks, gentlemen, I have to thank you for your Campbell, Mr. Hindley, Mr Hunt, Mr. Broad-dieron below only to be men who and carried to the second and then to the third Government to stamp out the aril instead of holding the sad and suffering spectacle that he be posted as soon as possible sig
Introduction into Chies, we sincerely hope the seriousnest of the office which he had come attendance here this afternoon and intclosion The Rill as adopted, by a large majority beforementioned four Ministers will assist our mitted, few could resiate thrill of pity on be have to inform you that dividend warentes bent," and others., To Mra Valier súd family would a westend our alucarest sympathy?—L 4a C. are trying to build up the American merchantraeding and feally passed, with an amendment, pasing, olssscles in its way-S, C. Dally presented. The results of native punishments The meeting was brought to a conchuilen
mazine,” paid be.
1, to the term of aparnison su maniigned,
wara naver maye, frightfully exhibited than in a boarty vote of thanks to the chair;
would never find any chance, for expansithe home grown oplam is to be wholly wiped ly in an extremity of terror and
Mr. Rosenfeldi, Mr G. R. Wingrove wa
Upon the motion of Mr. Moosa seconded by re elected ae auditor,