Telegrams.
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Canada and Japan.
London, 5th December."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 1907.
END OF A DARING PIRACY,
SUPPORED PIRATES SENT TO PRISON;"
Eight men, who were alleged, to have been concerned in pirating a cargo-boat midway between Hongkong and. Macao, on the 30th Sir Wilfred Laurier, speaking at Ottawa Septe her fast, lost their liberty at the Magir attacked the Opposition Leaders on their attracy on Thursday last: In all too. men were titude towards Japan, He said he would arrested, but owing to the lack of evidence charges of piracy could not be preferred sgainst never do anything which could possibly en-them. Eight of the accused, however, were danger the Anglo-Japanese alliance. It was not worthy of a party Leader to neglect his duty to the country in order to court po pularity,
Germany."
The sitting of the Reichstag was suspend ed yesterday, after a stormy scene in con. sequence of Herr Passche, the National Liberal Leader, attacking the Govanntent In connection with the army scandals,
It is stated that Prince Buelow has threat. ened to resign.
CRIME IN HONGKONG.
A SMAL TOLICE CALENDAR,,
indicted for being in possession of a stolen junk, and the remaining two for bringing stolen properly into the Colony. The latter two were found not guilty and were discharged, while the athers paid the penalty, for their guilt.
panies at Y37,000,000, while that for extension Is quoted at Y53,000,000. The names of the newly-promoted companies with their author (sed capital are as follows 200
Nishio Spinning Co................................YI0,000,000 Toyo Spinning Co..................................... 20,000,000 Nippon Silk and Colton Spin-
ning Co... day To a Spinning Co.
Tainei Spingitig Co
3,000,000 10,000,000
Ogaki Sploning Common 5,000,000 The above six companies are those which have been newly promoted, while there are about 17 old companies which have decided, span the extension of their works, including such big concerns as the Tokyo Spinning Company and the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company, Out of Readers will recollect that at daybreak on the six new companies above enumerated two, the 30th September last a cargo-boat, carrying namely, the To-n and Ozaki Spinning Com eleven of a crew, which included two women panies, have already gone into liquidation and and a child, left Macno, bound for this two have been incorporated with the old com- port. On the afternoon of the following panics, the Taisei, with the Fukushima Spin day she was attacked by a number. ofing Company and the Nippon Silk and Cotton pirates. The crew were driven into the bold and with the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company. The battened down until the early morning of the qnle concern which has completed its first call on 4th October when, the skipper and his fokisslares and is progressing with the work of were put ashore on an uninhabited tai nailed white the work of extension in the old con: shift for themselves. The pirates then com. away, taking, with them the two women and ibe panies is being pushed on with great energy child. The cargo-buat, which was valued at and speed, as may be seen from the following $1,400, bad on board 1010 worth of cluthing and account of the progress of work in'some of the jewellery, the property of the crew, and $550 companies :— wouth of pants, the personal property of a pas senger. Once ashore the skipperdiscovered that
Nimkiu Botki Kabudiki Kwaisha (Chinese --
Japanese Spinning Co.) The above company,
Co-day's Advertisements.
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898,
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.
OTICE is hereby given that VACUUM OIL COMPANY, of Rochester, in the State of New York, in the United States of America, a Company duly incorporated under the laws of the said State of New York, have, on the zied day of November, 1907, applied for the. Registration in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marks, of the following Trade Mark :---- **
in
GARGOYLE
the name of VACUUM OIL COMPANY, who claim to be the sole proprietors thereof.
The Trade Mark has been used by the Applicants in respect of SAL DOIL in Class Dated the 7th day of December, 1997-
1010]
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,
WILKINSON & GRIST,
Solicitors for the Applichats.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA THE Undersigned have received instructions
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
of $2 for each month or part of each month."
By Order,
A. R. LOWE, Secretary.
[1667
Hongkong, 7th December, 1907
FROM NEW YORK,
1
lo sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
WEDNESDAY --
07
Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vaux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising ***
Double and Single IRON BEDSTEADS and MATTRESSES, TEAKWOOD WARD- ROBES with BEVELLED GLASS, OVER. MANTELS with BEVELLED PLASS, “SIDEBOARD ̄ñña” DINNER WAGGONS with BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTAND. Double · TEAKWOOD WARDROBE with BEVELLED GLASS, TAPESTRY.COVERED DRAWING "OOM SUITE, GLASS. CROCKERY and |E-P. WARE, CARPET, COOKING STOVE
and UTENSILS, &c., &c, &c.;
of Members will be held on SATURDAY, 14 December 1907 at 6 PM. in the Club Pavilion for the purpose of discussing and, if
Bu'e 71- Despite the large influx of Chinese into the
thought it, passing the following addition to the 11th December, 1907, at 10.1.8, at their Colony during the last few days to whness the two of his crew-the steersihan and a beanisn-the managing director of which is Mr. Fekutor, at their option, on payment in advance! procession it will be interesting to learnthar, con- were missing. "They were not on board the Sakuma, is a concern with the authorised traryto allexpectations, the Police Court calendar cargo-boat when they left it, and the only con capital of Vr0,000,000, of which Y2,500,000, the this morning did not show any extraordinary clusion that could be arrived at was that during first call on shares, has been paid up. The increase in the number of cases, coming before the excitenant both mina jumped overboard format permission 167 the establishment of thn, the magistrates for trial. As a matter of fact and were drowned. For two days the refugees company have been granted in January, the the few cases of robberies and pickpocketing remained on the island without food or water, site for construction ·| the mills has been to be precise, six in number that have come and without sighting a sad. On the morning selected in the neigift surhood of the celebrated within the notice of the police during the past of the third day, however, when they had almost Kameido temple in the suburbs of Tokyo. The forty-eight hours were of such a character as ta given up hope of being rescued, a passing fish. building of the No. spinning mill has been appear inconsequential. This speaks highly ing boat, which was bound for Stanley, was hail almost completed, and the No: 2 mill is in course for the police, and when it is considered "ed, and in that the unfortunate crew were pas of construction at present. The total number that in every case an arrest has been effected, ashore at Aberdeen, arriving there on the of spindles for the first business perio is the credit must go to Capiai. Lyons (Super 13th, These they remained, for several days. 9. 8 and the number, of mill hands about intendent of Police), Chief Inspector Baker Nothing was known to the police of the out. Luo, almost all of whom have been already and the other inspectors for the file man rage until one night towards the end of Octo contracted for. It is expected that the 'com per the crowd was handled, thus prevent:, her when Inspector Kerr, while out making pany wil commence business about March of jogfarther robberies, · Of the six adress made, inquiries into another piracy case, cauis across all in the Central district, three 'alleged this junk anchored in Aberdeen Bay. He pickpockets were found am guilty by the boarded the craft and questioned those on board magistrate, this morning, and released. One, as to who was the owner of the junk. A Seitaro Kameoka. Its capital is Y3,000,000* j tanded into the hazardous and/or extra hazard-ROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA,
next year.
Toyo Spinntag Co—– The Chiel promoters of this company are Messrs. Ityaga Kikuchi and
extens on of
THE H.A. L. Steamship
"VANDALIA,"
Captain Vahsel; having arrived from the above port, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter- signature by the. Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from. alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded 'untess : notice to the contrary be given-before-T DAY.
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be
nus Golowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limiteil, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
A Claims must be presented, within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining date they cannot be recognised,
No Claims will be admitted after the Gonds undelivered after the 14th just, will be subject
to rent.
J'ERMSAs usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
• Auctioneers, Hongkong, 7th Decomber, 1997.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE RED, 5. N. Co.'s Steamer
"NIE"
1969
· PORT SAÍD, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargé by the shove-pated jessel are hereby informed that their Goods are eing landed and placed of their risk in the tongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowicon, where each and delivery can be obtained as soon as the onafgament will be sorted-out Mark by Murk, Goods as landed.
15
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before,
hours. Goods not cleared by the 13th inst., at P., will be subject to rent.
5
it being the intention of the proninter to work Ng Chuen, who is, accused of robbing a haw very doubtful story was told him by one kes of $3.65, was remanded to allow further of the crew and he decided to act straight in the first stage 20,00 spindles and 200 inquiries to be made. The chan Shing away. He arrested the eight men on board weaving machines to account of fi cancial was sentenced to a month's hard labour for and seized the junk. Further inquiries resuked, depression some difficulty appears to have been removing a gold earpick, valued at $18, front a in the capture of the other two, men and the experienced in the call for sues and it is a Chinawoman's head at nane, yesterday, while recovery of a large part of the stulen property survive, the present financ depression, or question whether the company will be able to the last man, who wis area sliding down the Yau-mat. The owner of the cargo-bastot. From one print of view lie company waterpipo uf iwouse 181, () ueen's Road Central," was then traced, and the piracy became known, early yesterday morning, by Indian policeman
The trink of the accused lasted many weeks, may be looket upon as an 697, was given iluen werks' imprisonment. [; and it was not und Thursday that Mr.the Amagaaki Spinning Company, because out of the total number of 40 shares, Hazeland was able to decide the matter. Two
half have been allotted to the shareholders JAPANESE GODOWN ENTERAL of the suspects he discharged, six others were
sent to gaol for terms of six months' each, with of the above-mentioned company, and 10,000 six hours' stocks, and two nthers were fined shares are to be taken by the promoters of the $100 each, the option being two months' company and the residents of the locality imprisonment.
where the mills are to be set up. The number ́of shares to be i«ffered to the general public is the remaining 10,000, so that even if there is any difficult experienced in the call on shares there will be no fear of the company being "FANY, LIMITED, have REMOVED save left the Godowns.
THIAVES REMOVE LARGE QUANTITY OF.
CROCKERY.
Leung Tin, à coclie, residing at Third Street, and Kwan Loi, of 126, Second Street, West Paint, were apprehended yesterday for the larceny of $123 worth of Japanese crockery ware from a godown at West Point, and a painter, and a grocer, residing at 20 and 58 Second, Suree, respectively, and a shopkeeper, ↑ of First Street, were miresied on charges of purchasing the stolen crockery,
The godown in question is situated at 270, Des Voeux Road Central, and in rented by Mr. B. Saga, в Japanese cutia dealer, carrying on business at 186, Queen's Rond Central. On the 5th instant, Mr. Saga paid a visit to the godown and discovered that thieves had enter. ed the premises. Four or five cases of his best crockery ware were missing. Inspector Collett was anon notified, and a close examination showed that the rubbers had entered the go. down by climbing over a twelve feet wall which aurrounds the building. Once over the wall the thieves had a clear field, and no trouble was experienced in getting admittance, for the rear deer of the godown was not lacked. Detectives soop traced the missing goods to the people - who purchased them, and from these persons sufficient information was received to arrest the two meo, who were alleged to have entered the godown.
At the Police Cout, this morning, the
THE CHINESE PROCESSION,
CUTTON SPINNING IN HAPAN,
EXPANSION SINCE THE WAR.
According in the investigations made by the Nippon Ginko the trial amount of authorised expital for the Dew enterprises which find been promoted since the termination of the late Busstapanese war amounted at the end of Cctober in Y1,266,000,00 and that for the ex- ́ension of already existing companies · lo making the grand (otal Y523,00,0:0, Y1,789.0.0,00. Among the numerous new enterprises which had been promoted during the period of the business "boom" subse quent. to
dissolved, the most probable alternative bein the incorporation of the company with the Amagasaki Spinning Company,
་
The above is the actual condition of the
spinning companies which have been newly promoted. There are also 17 or 18 old c cerns which have decided upon or are contem. plating ratersions in their mylly, the estimated increase in the number of spit dles being, more. than 500.co. With regard to the three spinning co panica in Tokyo the following is the latest account;.-
Kane fucki Stising CompThe exten- sion of the work in the above company has
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gotowns, where they will be examined on the 13th insti, at 3.P.M: ..... **No Fire Insurance bar been effected... -
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Mengkong, 7th December, 1007
NOTICE
f1068
HONGKONG. MILLING COM.
their OFFICES to KING'S BUILDINGS, 4TH | FLOOR.
Mengkona, and December, 193 7.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in ny case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consigace's and the Company's representative at an ap nointed bour,
All claims must be presented within ten daya of the steamer's arrival here after which date hey cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods
EA. HEWETT.
[1047) 4tampkeng, 6th December, 1997
THE NIPPON YOSEN RAISHA,
HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
Intimations
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EunobYING 30 YEARS' LOCAL
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Hongkong, sth December, 1907
HIGH GRADE.
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN NEW PORK.
the restoration of pesce, many heen pushed on with great energy of late much prosperity, during the half-year under in consequence of the New York financial
the
have been obliged to collapse as result of the intense financisi deplession which has prevailed since the beginning of the
At the half-yearly general meeting of the Nippos Yusen Kaisha, held in Tokyo on 271b all, Mr. Kondo, President of the Company, stated that both the goods and passenger traffic all lines, coasting and foreign, had shown review, but owing to the advance in the prices of commodities and the increase in wages, &c together with the decline in freight do to the increase in shipping, the result of tie, working, of the company had not proves altogether The board of directors had resolved to raide
tory in Tokyo being on the point of complation,. favourable. the machinery will be set up at an early date
spindles.
1 #
*
CIGARS.
EXCELLENT SMOKES.
4.00
Marca Rojana 12: 4.00
Et Org
Flor. Fina
Royales,
Companeros
4.00
3-75
3.00
00884
THE EXODUS OF GOLD FROM JAPAM...... As previously stated in our columns, says the Japan Chronic the gold originally retained by the Japaness Government is the Bank of England has been drawn to America to the value of V15,000,000
Government made great efforts to absorb gold especially since the incorporation of the Nip
panic. At first, as a measure of relief the U.S. pan Coton and Silk Spinning Company
from all parts of the world, and a premium of La Chanza.......$4.50 perio Cauthorised capital Y3.007,000 and paid up
or 3 per cent, was charged on gold in Ame sent year. Some of them have either cure capital, $750,000) this spring. The new build
rica It was feared by the Japanese Gavera Grau Valor, 4.5 tailed the amount of their capital or have been
might result not only in drainage of the gold Espagnola incorporated with other companies alreadyings in the neighbourhood of the principal face
ment that the financial conditious in America,
carrying a business. There are also some
reserved in England, but also of gold currency in circulation in Japin, and, according so schemes which are, so lo ́say; in a state of urg- stable equilibrium, oscillating between dissolu- and it is expected that operations will be com, the rate of freight as far as practicable and to Tokyo dispatch to the Afainicu, precautions tion and flotation. It will be of some interest menced frogs next year, he extension of the promote every effort in order to obtain better wers saken for the prevention of the exodus Honey Suckle...
of gold. These precautions, however, "were to those who are interested in the future o Kyoto Spinning (alk) Mill, has alss bee.com-results in the future; but the President's zone act of much avail, and about a million yen's Japanese pot irtium enterprises to know the merced, and the foundations of the fanch was anything but optimistic, and he expressed worth of gold coins bave been shipped from aerual condition of these compinies which have catton spinning mill et Takasago, in the prothe fear that the results during the coming Yokohama and about a million and a hall from quintette were brought up for trial. The re ceivers showed in the satisfaction, of the Court withstood the financial crisis and are no the vice of Harima, have been lai1.When all period, might be even more unsatisfactory in Kobe since the outbreak of the financial panic Asta..
New York. This outflow of gold in this that at the time they purchase the enckery fair road to healthy development. The follow these extensions are in full working order the consequence of the further advance in prices manner is quite different from the export of Irevas they were not aware that they were buying stolening is a general account of the actual conditions company will have the addition of 6,0ce of commodities generally and slie general gold coins 10: Hongkong or Shanghai in the
depression of trade
ordinary course of trade The gold has been goods, and were discharged. The other two of companies-newly promoted and old ones-
Tolus Cotton Sfiquing Company This
After a few questions had been put by share sent to America only for the purpose of obtain- were convicted of theft, and, sentenced to six of various description:- weeks' hard labour each.
Spining Industry. According in the latest company which has been established withholders, a motion was proposed that the ing the premium.allowed in New York.
Speaking at a dinner given by the Tokyo amount to be set aside as bonuses for the statistics the annual production of cotton yarn the paid-up capital of Vygo, oo, made two directors and nuditors should be calculated in Bankers. Cleb, Baron Matsuwo, Governor of in Japin amounts to about 1,080,000 bales, rfxtensions, dating last year and is now proportion to the profit for each period, and he Bank of Japan, said that one of the princip which two-thirds are taken up for home con-
an influential concern with an authorised further, that the sum of Y1,358, proposed to causes responsible for the New York financi
be devoted to bonases,,should be reduced to al panic.was the excessive demand onde on sumption and one-third for export, chit fly to capiral of Y4,820,00) of whirl 160/- has 7,889 (5 per cent of the net profits for the funds by the now business enterprises under China. For the first six months of the current
heen paid up. The extension works at the year the total output was 504,000 bales, of main factory in Fukagawa for 10,000 spindles Perioder Jeview). The motion was lost, taken in America between July of last year and
by a large majority.
mounting to $2,000,000,000, while the decline which 365.cor, bales were sold in Japan and have already been completed, and a new faced beam opinally proposed, was car- June last, the total capital of these enterprises We understand that, in connection with that 138,000 bales expuried to foreign countries, tory is to be set up in the neighbourhood of The meeting then proceeded to elect audi in the sliver market was also responsible to acction of the monster procession concluding For the second half-year it is expected that the Senju, the site for which has afready been star and Mestra, Arishima arid tida were come extent,, the immediate cause being the
nominated and re-elected,
failure of promient copper firms early last to-day, which demonstrates"the" evil results of amount of export will be considerably less on lected. The total number of spindles increas
According to the report before the mesting, month in consequence of the collapse of the the oplum habit when indulged in to excess, account of the depreciation of silver exchange ed will be 60,coo when these new mills are in the company's steamers in service on the copper market. The many market in Japan the Opium Farmers have, through their solicitates. Tunning attention to the past of the working order.
consitng and foreign lines during the period had not yet bean sa seriously affected as in. tors, made representations to the organizing cotton pinning industry in Japan, it was jun
Fuji Cotten Splaning Compny.The No.1 under review numbered 81, with an aggre. England and France, as the facilities of com
nine Government steamers with a total tonnage not yet developed to anything like the degren as HIGH-CLASS CIGARETTES: war that the industry gained its first impetus yama has been almost completed and the Nr. 2 of about 35,000, together with a number of Between Europe and America. Now, however, and many extensive spinulog mills were
new mill is in course of construction, being chattered vessels. The cargo carried aggre, that a premium of 3 per cent, was being paid on POLICE CONSTABLTM Wilson while on duty at established in various localities of Japan, expected to be completed next spring. The gated about 160,600,000 tons, while the pas sold in New York, said Baron Matsuwo, foreign Wanchai on Thursday night was summoned with Osaka ns the principal centre of the new silk spinning, mill ai flódogaya, near Yo-sengers during the half-year numbered over banks ja Yokobama had begun to convert
3.0,000 and the sotal mileage of navigation into gold the notes of the Bank of Japan as Zenidjeb ............. to a certain house on the Traya to ng an end colon spinning industry. With the subzekohama, is also in course of construction, the registered by steamers of the company's fleet they came into their hands and to remit the to-a-dinterbanca "Two-Japanese lie was quens increase in the demand for cotton yarn machinery being ready to be set up. It is ez was more that 1,840,000, the longest in the gold to Londos, for sale le New York, This Surfine.........................
was-an-iasvitable consequence of the present. sold, with clisp knives in the hands were many new factories were set up on an exten-pected that the work will be la fall operation record of the company,
The net profit for the period under review financial situation, but although gold was London Life in secking admission to the house. Before the sive scale, and during the years 1902-1903 the about March of next year.-Japan Chronicle,
ad ounted to Y1,757, 30 bus this included going out of the country it was not being „officer could reách. the spot the disturbera of pro-perity of the cotton spinning companies
surplus of Y50,343 brought over from the exported to any large amount, Baron Matsuwo added that the export of raw silk to America preceding period. the peace had become aware of his approach was at its zenith.
Of this sum, Y$7,889 has been placed to the was almost at a standuill, and the export and one escaped. The other-Takomado— After the Russo-Japanese war, the spinning their weekly share report of to-day's date will be paid as bonuses to the of collon yafa and fabrics to China was was pursued and captured: In his belt was industry underwent a somewhat different phast Messis, Erich Georg & Co writer-Hongkong, reserve, 73,358, Panda 11000 will also depressed in consequence of be failure of H. PRICE & Co., Ltd., found a knife. He was removed to No. 1 Palice compared to other industries. Instead of now. Canion and Macao Steamboats changed bands be distributed as a dividend, being at the rate cotton yarn merchants of Shanghai and New- Station and charged with disorderly, behaviour, companies being promoted le large r'umbers si $31, closing with buyers; we hear that the of 10 per cent, per annum; an additional chwang. Thus many different events had and released on $5 bail. He did not put in an many old concerns and recourse to the exten. passenger traffic during the fast fon day in special dividend (absorbing Y220,000) at the taken place of late disadvantageous to the *ppearance at the Police Court, this moraing, sign of their factories. The Nippon Ginko re connection with the Chinese Precession of 5th rate of a per cent. por annum belog also paid, financial position of Japan. He urged, those making the total dividend at the rain of 12 per who were engaged in foreign trade and wheti iba case was called and ble ball was turns for the month of Ccloper quote the auto 7th instant) has resulted in very good earn coat, and feceing a surplus of Y397,983 to be financial undertakingu to work cautiously and
be on their guard thoceed capital of new colina spioning com- fags to the Company,
Ganied forward
ANTI-OPIUM DEMONSTRATION
OPPOSED BY, OPIUM FARMERS.
committee of the "processinn,' in opposition to after the termination of the China-Japanese new mill at the works of this company in Ko.gale tonnage of about 24,00, in addition te munication between fapio and America were
the anti-opium demonstration,
CONNOISSEUR'S SMOKE.
TEOFANI'S
per bor
·335)
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
11, Queen's ROAD CENTRA
fourkong with NOTEMÖBLEEDIT
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