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Chamber
ber of Commerce
Election.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VACANCY.
MR. MURRAY STEWART NOMINATED.
17th Inst
A special meeting of the members of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce was hold this afternoon, to nominate a member to fill the place of the Hon, Mr. E: A, Hewett during six months' leave of absence granted to him by His Excellency the Governor,
The Hon. Mr. deury Keswick occupied the chair, and there were present-Messrs. D. R. Law, G. H. Medhurst, A. Fuchs, H, E. Tom- king, G. Friesland, E. Shellim (Committee), E. A. M. Williams (Secretary), Mesir, H. E R. Hunter, G. C. Moxon, E. H. Hinds, J. W. C. Locker, A. 8. D. Cousland, H. P. White, D. W. Bonoar, Ho Fook, Murray Stewart, H. W Craddock, J. S. Gubbay, A. Beattie nod W. E. Clarke.
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting
The Chairman read the letter from the Colonial Secretary inviting the, Chamber to nominate a member to replace Mr. Hewett, He said that, on receipt of that leller, a meet
of the Committee was held and it was de- ing elded to call a general meeting of, members. There was only one nomination sent in and that was in favour of Mr. Murray Stewart, proposed by himself and seconded by Mr. D. R. Law. In the patting forward Mr. Murray Stewart as representative of the Chamber of Commerce for H. E..the Governor's approval it was un.
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them all. I can promise you that in aby eriticism of the constituted authorite, which
This concluded the business...
THE LATE CAPT. HATHAWAY,
TERRIBLY SUDDEN DEATH IN SHANGHAI,
Death, save by the bullet or the sword, has scidom struck with such terrible suddanness in
becessary for him to make a long speech. Mr. Shanghai as he did in the Pacific Mail office Stewart was better known to the members than yesterday morning, when a splendid, vigorous to himself, and he felt sure they would un animously approve his election, in Mr. Murman, in the pride and prime of life, namely, ray Stewart they would have a representative who would, bring to bear great industry ip the discharge of his duties and would command great respect. He would give ex. pression to their needs absolutely fearlessly And without seeking favour.
Mr. D. R. Law bad great pleasure in second- ing the Chairman's motion.
The Chairman then invited Mr. Murray Stewart to address the meeting.
MR. MURRAY STEWART'S PRO- GRAMME.
It in.
Tires of 11th ist.
The terrible occurrence created a profound impression in town when it became knowg: Captain Hathaway had many friends and acquaintances here, although we believe it is a fact that he had never set foot in Shanghai-be- Inre during all the time he had been on the run, and a sentiment af grief and horror was widely produced when the unspeakably sad tidings were spread abroad..
To say that Mr. Holt and those who witness.
ed the tragedy were horrified at what they saw. is to state the case mildly. They did what they could to help, him, but it is almost certain that the unfortunate man was already dead when he reached the ground. They summoned Dr. C. E. Goode, who had the body removed to the Municipal Mortuary, where it will be em- balmed in preparation for taking it home to. America.
The Yarn Trade.
JAPANESE COMPETITION "ENCOURAGEMENT" TO. CHINESE DEAL.
the
FRIDAY MARCH 20 1908.
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Idrafis drawn by YebiShao-linyisme
17. Forms of that tickets will be opes THE CHARGE AGAINST A BANK tained the money from the bank, by meste of to public aspection at the distributing office: And the agencies,
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These regulations shall come into force from the Tat day of the grd inson of the 41st year of Ming-chi (1st March, 1938), but any yarn which has already been imported to any port before will be entitled to lottery tickets
COMPRADORE
TEXT OF JUDGMENT:
that date and remained upon the Nagbya Appeal Court, delivered, on the
Every bale of yarn exported during the 3rd and 4th moons by the members of this Associa tion will contain two sets of regulations relating to the lottery tickets.
by the Japan Cotton Spinners Association for the encouragement of purchases of collon yard manufactured in Japan. The prospectus, which 10 printed in Chinare has been widely circul
COMMENTS IN JAPAN. Mention has already been made in our ated to all native dealers in yard in the Colony, A copy has reached us. In view of the far ranching effects which the Japanese scheme might have on an important branch of trade in columns of the Japan Cotton Spinners' As Hoogkook we have obtained a literal trans-sociation for the encoumgement of the pur. lation of the document by a competent Chinese chasers of Japanese yarn in Shanghai By scholar. In our editorial columes will be this scheme it is proposed that purchasers of found some comments on this new method Japanese yarn in Shanghai shall be entitled to employed by the Japanese to compete with purchases, the possession of which would foreign merchants and traders. The translation purchases, the of would enable them to participate in a lottery for money, is as follows.com
prizes. A protest having been made by the Shanghai Consular Body against this lottery the scheme of the Japan Cotton: Spinners' As sociation has received a check, but, still un- daunted, the Spinners have decided to continus the loitery system but to award the prizes in yarn instead of money, reports the Japan Chronicle. The drawings are to take place offered will amount to $50,000, being divided every second month at Shanghal, and the prizes into 3,243 prizes as follows:-First prize valued at $ 0,020, second $3,000; ten third prizen of, 500, thirty fourth prizes valued at Stoo each; to filth prizes at $50, and 2,100 sixth prizes, value'Sto each.
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The full text is to hand of the Judgment of
the Kobe Court acquitting 26th ultimo, in the appeal of the Procurator from the decision Pan 1-chin, formerly compradore of the Kobe branch of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chion, of a charge of embernle ment and fraud, Those. of our roaders who have followed this case will be aware that the Procurator appealed from Kobe to the Graka. Appeal Court, which reversed the decision of the Kobe Court and sentenced the accused to imprisonment for one year. Pan I-chin ap- pesied to the Supreme Court, which quashed the Osaka decision and referred the case to the Nagoya Court to be re-tried. There the appeal of the Procurator was dismissed, the judgment delivered at Kobe acquitting the accused being
confirmed.
Su For the reasons cited, Article 224 of the Coda. of Criminal Procedure should be applied to the secased, and he must be acquitted.
The judgment is signed by Motoki Nacichi, presiding, and Judges Sawasaki Rainosuke, Hosoys Shubin Urabe Shoso, and Furukawa Goro-Japan Chronicle.
AT SEA.
JAPAN AT
THE GROWTH OF HER MERCHANT SHIPPING.
To those who have not followed the com- mercial as well as the belligerent development of Japan in the last few years, Sir Thomas Sutherland's statement made recently at the apsual meeting of the P. and O. Company That the whole of their colonial trade between Bombay and Japan had been wiped out by their Japanese competitors, murt have come at a surprising, if not incredible, act, But
while the rising power and efficiency of the In giving its reasons for the acquittal the Japanese Imperial Navy have engaged public attention, the concurrent steady growth and The facts of this case as given in the Pro-enterprise of Japanese merchant shipping have
almost escuped notice, HAN Nagoya Court says curator's official prosecution are that during Chartered Bank, Kobe, from May 1901, he the time the accused was compradore of the committed the following acls-
(1) Between some time in May and Septem- ber 4th, 1905, the accused embezzled the sum of Y651734.18, in several amounts out of the funds placed in bis charge,'".
Along these two different lines of defence and commerce, Japanese power at sea has been developed hand in hand, from the very begin uing of the outward movement which Japan began to make when the visit of Commodore Perry in 1854 broke down Ber two centuries of isolation. That
POLICY OF 1SOLATION PRANE bad been initiated by the decree of the Shogun yeyasu in 1636 ordering the destruction of the vessels which willlam Adams, the English saller
The same decree ordered big Japanese junks to shipwrecked there in 1600, had taught the jap.
be reduced to third of their size, and only small junks for coasting purposes were permit anese to build and rig on the European model.
ted to be built in future, so that lacking vessels for deep-sea and long voyages, all intercourse with foreign countries was rendered impossible. marked by the withdrawal of this ancient yeto, The end of that era of seclusion in 1854 was and the Shogunate built a vessel well-samed the Phoeixa, European lines. From the
twin-screw steamships purchased from Europe. squat native Junk, with its simple square sail, Japan passed immediately to the possession, of Government subsidies to the Kaise Kaisha; the first Japanese steamship company, enabled the etablishment of a regular service between Tokyo and Osaka in 1868. Dockyards were built, and European sailors engaged to teach navigationa
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may be called upon to make, I dball. try to avoid rancour, and that, at the same time, it will be my, endeavour to maintain attitude of outspoken independence (applause).. When the Government appear to me to be wrong shall say so, and when I think they are right I shall also say souris lattor perhaps requires the greater courage of the two. In any case, if you elect me, I shall draw courage from your cou fidence and a double supply on occasions when I can ascertain that not only does the collective wisdom of your Committee en- dorse the views I advocate, but when I can believe that the members also agree, when I can feel that I bave the most influential asso ciation in the Colony in a solid body at my back. "Up to now I have not asked any mem- ber his vote, 1 made up my mind that ever if opposed I would not canvas. This seanive was not the outcome of false pride. was due to a desire to do as I would be done
The various cotton spinning and weaving mind open and my will free. I like to pre companies in Japan which ate members of by. I prefer to attend an election with my serve my liberty of choice up to the last min. this Association have during recent years made ment of the time appointed. Now that time remarkable progress, and introduced reforms has comp, and now, genilemes, I make bold.day by day. They have selected the finest to ask you, one and all, for your votes. (Ap quality of raw materials, and adopted the best and most perfect spinning appliances. Indeed plause.)
The Chairman then put the motion to the they have made everything perfect and excel. meeting which was unanimously carried with lent. Hence the quality of their yard has im- proved day by day. Their reputation has now been known throughout China and foreign acclamation.
countries, and their yarn has found a market all over the globe. This Association feels greatly honoured thereby. Twenty-six years have now elapsed since this Association was
The Osaka branch of the Mitaui Burian
(a) While compradore of the bank be was formed, and daring all that time, it has done its utmost to promote the welfare of the vari Kaisha is reported to have received a telegram ous cotton spinoing and weaving companies from its Shanghai branch stating that, apart doing business with a Chinese firen styled Fu from the protest of the Consular Body, many Hsing or Hok Hing, with the approval of Mr. Thanks are due to the patronising gentry and merchants whose appreciation has brought of the yara merchants of Shanghai are strongly Joba Adamson, manager of the bank. Taking about the prosperity, which prevails to-day opposed to the introduction of such an element advantage of the similarity in the pronuncia grom advised the Spinners Association to Shao-ling, and further of the fact that Mr. Adamson did not read Chinese characters, the Not only will this be a source of glory to this As of gambling into business methods. The teletion of the trade-game of a friend named Yeh Robert H. Hathaway, Commander of the P. M.sociation, but the various cotton spinning, and
It stems, from the Onaka Mainichi, that the accused contrived a device for defrauding the Association also ihare in the gratification, steamship Mongolia, who had just come ashore weaving companies which are members of ths, abandon the scheme altogether. from his vessat in company with Mr. B. G.
Since our customers have all along been good Association anticipated that their scheme might bank, and caused Yeb Shac-ling to draw three Holt, the P. M. agent, dropped, a lifeless corpse,
meet with opposition at the hands of the Bri. bills for Y10,000, Y15,000, and Y20,000 respec on the office floor, just as he was in the very enough to bestow their patronage on us, how act of greeting a friend, reports the Shanghai dare we make no attempt to requite their kind. tish Consulate at Shanghai, if only for the sively in the name of Hu Hsing (Yeh Shao. protection of Indias yarn 1 It would have been ling), and presented the same to Mr. Adamson more charitable if the Association, knowing of an August ret, and also on August 8th and 12th, ness. Therefore this Association proposes to issue lottery tickets in kind in connection with the yarn of various grades manufactured the law in England with regard to gambling, 1905, representing them as being bills drawn by the various cotton spinning and weaving had given the British Consulate credit for some by the firm of Fu Using (old clients of the companies which are members of this Associa conscientious scruples on. such a doubtful bank), thus fraudulently obtaining the sum of tion. Full particulars are given below. The scheme. The Mainichi goes on to suggest that Y4131.35 from the bank on the three re yarn will be affected, and the majority of the s to the fact of the first charge embezzle- object of this association is not to make money opposition is also offered because Shanghai casions mentioned. but tb expand the trade. It is earnestly hoped shareholders of Shanghai Spinning Companies ment the accused alleged that while he was that the gentry and merchants will appreciate being yarn merchants, their opposition to the conducting the business of the bank as com our intention, and increase their patronage to
scheme is natural, The Spinners pradore, the total amount advanced by him to à Chinese-firm trading in the name of Kip ur, so that the trade in Japanese yarn may Association, however, stands in its de- Advance by leaps and bounds, and then this cision, and Mr. Shoji, Secretar the Associa-Tong fang reached about Y100,000, whereupon Association will ever feel glorified.
Notice issued by the Japan Cotton Spinion, is leaving Osaka in a few days for Shiang Mr. Adamson, manager of the bank ordered him with Formosa in 1874 compelled the Govern to cease business with the Chinese firm in ques- ment to purchase thirteen steamers from Europe hai to see to the issue of the lottery tickets.
The money for this gambling scheme to en tion. As there is no evidence to contradict for transport, and when peace was restored the ning and Weaving Association, Osaka, Japan.
Distributing office of the association at Na.
courage the sale of Japanese yarn.is raised by this, the statement of accused regarding the vessels were atilised to establish a regular for s. Fonchow Road, Shanghai..
fund subscribed among the spinning milh amount of the money advanced must be yice between Japan and Shanghai. In 1876 The agreement is that each spinning mill. In regarded as accurate. If it was pecessary for the Government handed over its twenty Agencies:-
"steamers to the Milsubishi Kaisha (Five Dia the accused to obtain the approval of the mes the Association which produces coarse yarn
ager of the bank for every transaction vader-monds Shipping Company); and by a grant and ...Japan Cotton Trading Co., Ld. Valued at 20's and above shall contribute so
sen towards the prize load of each bale pro. taken, as was testified by Mt. Adamson, all the annual subsidy the company was enabled to Newchwang... Mitsu Bussan Kaisha.
duced and 25 sen more on each bale exported transactions entered into by him with Hip buy up the Yokohama Shanghai service and Chefoo Mitsu Bussan Kaisha.
It is proposed that the scheme shall be in force Tong-fang before he was ordered to cease ships of the Pacific Mail S. S. Company and American business. The Satsuma Rebellion. FUSAD..........
for one year.
doing business with that firm must come within
in 1877 again compelled the Government to Seoul............Mitsu Buzsan Kaisha.
the category of transactions carried out with Hongkong
Mitra Bussan Kaisha,
the approval of the manager, in which case it purchase more ships from abroad, and when Piogvang....
is proper to conclude that there was no legality their military use had ended they were added Regulations governing lottery tickets in kind
in his entering into the transactions of which to he Japanese merchant navy. Lighthouses. Messrs. Erich Georg & Co, in their weekly complaint is made, Some time in May 1903 were erected round the coast, harbours construct to be issued by the Japin Catton Spinning and
it was known that the firm. Hip Tong-fang ed and a new shipping company was established Weaving Association. portmortem 1. Commencing from the 1st day of the 3rd shara list of to-day's (14th just,) dato write-
China and Manilas, on the issue of a poor was in a critical position, and the accused by Government aid. But in 1885 this company. was ordered by Mr. Adamson, to cease dojug and the elder Mitsubishi Kaisks were 'amalga..." moon of the 41st year of Ming-chi correspond report, have dropped to sellers at $12; the examination of the body and found death to being to the 29th day of the 1st moon of the 34th report for the year 1907 has been issued and business with that firm, but, considering mated into the now well-known Nippon Yuso due to heart disease of long standing.
B. G. Holt, agent of the Pacific Mail Steam. year of Kwongau (1st March 1908) every bale
of qur yare whether of 20 spinnings or under 20 says that the s.s. Rubf and fire bave made that if facilities afforded that firm were Kaisha, the premier shipping company of ship Co., sworn, sald that on his recent trip to
spinnings will, when exported to any port, cap their regular service between bere and Manila suddenly stopped as ordered, recovery of the Japan. At the same time a law was made for
very satisfactonly, having rue steadily through money already advanced would be impossible, bidding the construction after 1887-of-any. Japan on the Mongolia he had extended on
tain a lottery ticket in kind, 40 bundles being out the year. The poor result of their working and that the bank would be involved in heavy juoks of over one hundred tous, so that by this invitation to. Captain Hathaway to come
taben as a bale as is the case of foreign yarn is entirely due to unusual scarcity of freight toss, the accused decided to continue business means the clumsy native boats were doomed
to die ont, and be replaced by vessels of Ku Shanghai on his homeward trip and have tiffio
(lapaneno yarn being packed in bales of 20
and passengers. The proft on working ac- with the firm, and assist it with the object of with him. He had gone to the tender at the
bundles each). Customs jelty about cleven o'clock and there met Captain Hathaway. After the usual routine. Upon the exportation of yarn containing coual amounts to $18,713.33 (agains: $74.974-42 improving its position. If this plan proved ropean build. In 1893 was begun, between business he had remerked to the deceased that such lottery tickets, the spinnings, the number for 19:6, and $102,057.93 for 1905), and the successful, accused considered that the bank Bombay and Japan the regular Steamship ser cluding $355.57 carried forward from 1906, is the money advanced and he would retain the trade between the two countries. Occasional as it was only a short distance to the office they of bates and-bundles, the name of the vessel cradit balance of profit and loss account, in- would thereby have some chance of recovering vice which has now monopolised the carrying 58,363.61 (again $27,365.57 for 1906, including confidence of the bank. Should the plan prove voyages were also made to Hawaii and Austra« should walk across. When opposite the Shang- and the port of destination will be furnished to hai Club the Captain said, "Look here, Holl, this Association for the purpose of registration. 56,563.45 carried forward from. 1905), which it failure, be would be prepared to make good lia for the carriage of Japaness coolle emigrants.
3.Every bundle of yarn of any grade ex- you are a sort of a whirlwind. How far is it to the office?" Witness replied, "You can see the ported by the members of this Association is proposed to appropriate by writing $7,328.13 the money, so lost, that bemg his duty as com leaving a balance of $1,035 49 in be carried maintained by accused, he continued business' in local questions involving political considera flag right there. It isn't far." The Captain will contain one part of a lottery ticket in off value of steamers and buoys and moorings pradore. Having this decision in mind, it is tions, from reflections arising out of the unique said All right, and witness remarked,
forward to credit of this year's accounts with Hip Tong-fang contrary to the instructions situation occupied by this Colony, I am biassed, "Thrie's nothing wrong with your heart, i
Interest account amounts to $7,897.66 (agains, of Mr. Adamson, at the same time paying in money by various other means for making good for instance, in favour of maintaining the und
hope." The deceased laughed, and stood for
$9835.03 for 1906). The balance sheet shows as assets: value of steamers Rubi and Zahire the loss sustained by the bank, By, this pro- vided authority of the Crown over ourMunicipal two or three minutes looking at the street cars. affairs claim to have an open mind on They then walked across to the office, and the
against Hip Tong-fang stood at Y61,213.54. many topics, but as regards that I have a settled deceased had stood at the outer counter, passiog 5.-Lottery tickets in kind will accompany $7450 (against $750,000 as per last account), cedure. on September 4th, 1905, the balance The Court finds some unpropriety (uonto) in Conviction. It has always appeared to me that greetings with members of the staff shortly each lot of yarn exported inasmuch as they busys and moorings is Hongkong, Magila and the special circumstances of our environment therealter witness asked him to come inside will be found inside the bundles. All ship-Amoy $9,500 (against $9,900 as per last ac- supply quite a number of good and sufficient and take a chair, and he then noticed that the ping documents granted by the steamer will.Count), value of stores and coal ob hand this course of action; but it is clear that by the be handed to this Association, which will for $12,1 $4.99 (against. 57.437.50 as per last report, action of accused the bank was saved from the reasons against instituting experiments in hic deceased took off his hat, resting his head in
appertaining to 1908 $22637.14 (against the accused obtained any iniquitous gain by "methods of popular government. On te his hand. Having seen him do this before, be ward same to the distributing office or agents Proportion of premium on current policies, loss of over 100,000. No trace is found that other hand, an older faith in the democratic thought nothing about it, but almost instantly for transmission to the rightful owners.
If in any port where lotteries are illegal $14,864.03.00 per last report), sundry debtors his action. It is therefore just to conclude principles which I believe to be inapplicable thereafter, Captain Hathaway sank to the
outstanding freights for 1906 1907 $54,156.69 interests of the bank. The testimony of the here, keeps me very much alive to the value of fons and seemed to be in considerable pain: this Association will think of other means th: 54.746.37 (against $36,840,74 as per last report), that the accused acted as he did simply in the enlightened criticism of the official acts of public Both Mr. Silverstone, and witness loosed. Rive presents.
6-Ench ticket shall be divided into forty (against $44,430.30 as per fast statement),-and-witness Ran Tok-ho was to the effect that the bank compradore had authority to carry out cash in hand $2,243,60 (against $7,202 93 uş men, and I sympathise with those who deploreed-his-clothing, and the latter went to
transactions between his bank and Chinese per last report). On the other hand we find the lack of it. There is no fack of other kinds of Mactavish and Lehmann's to get medical aid parts.
the capital $650,000, calls on staren forfeited, customers at his own discretion, without any criticism. Criticism based upon insufficient.
Dr. Goode was telephoned for, while witness
now belonging to the company Sido (same as interference on the part of the manager, who knowledge of ascertainable facts is not uncom
got a glass of stimulant and returned, but as
last reported), reserve fund $7,000, under- merely.. dictated the rate of discount of bills moa, And unfortunately we are only too fami
soon as be arrived he saw that the Captain was liar with unfairness in attacks upotour Public dead. Dr. Goode arrived, shortly thereafter and
as per last report), sundry creditors $32,661.63 tions to be undertaken each day, but the Servants. With all this wecould beneficially dis pronounced life to be extinct. pense. But we all need and we should all wantcri
Captain Hathaway was only 45 years of age, ticism having truth for its objective and urbanity and to all appearance and still a fong and hop-
$120,349.32 due to Company bankers (against that the accused embezzled the bank's funds 5 32,998.60 as per last reppit).
placed in his charge or had an intention for its pate, and unless I am much mistaken theoured life before him..
The statement of of stealing the money. responsible officials of the Government at all'
the accused in regard to the alleged mis. times welcome it. As far as can be foreseen at
appropriation of the sum of Y4510.74, that present the probability is that, during the period of Mr. Hewett's absence, opportunities
the money in question had been specially held for criticism will chiefly occur in connection
in trast from the time that his father held the with the passage of the Bill at present before
office of compradore, and that it ought not to the Council, Though, as indicated, fiatl
have been in the safe of the hand, has to be raken into consideration. If that was so, the myself in sympathy with the main principles
monty 'cou'd be used by the accused as be of that Bill, shall support whatever amendments appear to me to be necessary
pleased, and that it was used for the relief of Hip Tong-fang is credible. Evidence, is in in order to render affective those recom- mendations of the Sanitary Commission of
sufficiens to conclude that the appropriation of this money constituted the offence of embezzle
Mr. Murray Stewart, who on rising was received with loud applause, said in ac cepting the invitation, of the Committee to stand for election to-day, I did not lightly estimate the responsibility attaching to the temporary occupation of the seat on the Legislative Council. That responsibility as sumes, in my eyes,, a double aspect, volves exposition of the views of the Chamber on putely commercial matters, as these are to be found focussed at the deliberations of the Committen. It also involves the atten- tive consideration of all legislative proposals affecting in any way the interests of the com- munity as a whole. You wani, 1 take it, a delegate, but not a mere delegate. You distin- guish him from that by the title of representative. From the fact that your Committee' put no questions regarding my views on current tapica, I gather that they, and I hope that you, believe in having a 'free and nat a fettered man -in-the-position. The Commitice assumed that I understood, and would be pared to "perform, the duties of the Cham- ber's delegate. For the rest, presumably, they had confidence that I would carefully fulfil the functions of a critic. (Applause.) It is no blind confidence that they thus repose. I do not hide my opinions. They know my views on many matters and can judge fairly well what my at titude would be on most others. They know, broadly, the lines that I am likely to take up. Some of you may not: Some of you may want to know. Clearly every member has a right to know. Home folk are con veniently ticketed-Tory, Liberal, Socialist Here, unless you happen to know a man, it is perhaps not so easy to estimate his opinions. I will risk an attempt to indicate my altitude in a sentence. My mind derives its bins,
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CONSULAR INQUIRY:
At the American Consulate General yester day afternoon, the Hna, Ch. Denby, Consul General, opened an official inquiry into the cir cumstances connect with the end occurrence.
Dr. Goode made ao affidavit to the effect that he had examined the body of R. Hath- nway within a few minutes of his death, and was satisfied to the best of bis knowledge that, death was attributable to natural causes and not to violence. He had made
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In consequence of this terrible occurrence the departure of the Mongolin has been delayed for twenty-four hours and Mr.. W. H. Fisher, chief officer, will assume command when the boat leaves at five o'clock this after pop.
• NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA.
NEW REGULATIONS, A
2.-The Board of Finances will see that no foreign subjects are permitted to become share holders of this bank,
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Mitsu Fossan Kaisha. Taingiau Tientsin...August Micháls. Hankow
kind..
2
All, matters connected with the lottery tickets in kind will be attended to by the Association's distributing office at No. 3 Foo. chow Road, Shanghai,
7-The numbers of the lottery tickets will be recognised. Residents in Japan will not be entitled to purchase them, prizes as follows!~~
CHINA AND MANILA 5. S..CO.
ANNUAL REPORT,
a
Again war
THE CHINO JAPANESE WAR
merchant shipping. Some additional ressola of 1894-5-stimulated the development of Japan's were purchased from abroad, and these, with the country's existing mercantile marine, accom. with son,oco porterage "coolies and stores, from plished the transport of 120,000 fighting: men, Japan to the seat of war. In the main these
adation whose only vessel, until thirty years vessels were officered, as well as manned by Japanese, and this exhibition bf seamanship by before had been the aquat square native junk, ranks equal with the courage and fighting: Navy at the same time... ability displayed by the Japanese Imperial
--The conclusjon of the war and the establish- ment by Japan of her place among the Great. Powers of the World ware marked by further developments in her merchant shipping. A system of stude
8. At each drawing there will be given writing account $39.332.39 (against $30,976.29. and the maximum amount of the transac, GENEROUS GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES"
ist prize-80 bales 161, Japanese yarn (against $28,135.04 4s per lart statement), and evidence thus adduced is insufficient to prove ing and reening of steamships: Larger vessels
worth Y10,00a.
z 2nd prizes. Each 24 bales 165. Jap. yarn
waith Y,000,
to 3rd prizes. Each 4 bales 16x. ap. yarn
worth Yeno.
30 4th prizes. Each 1 bale 161: jap, yarn
worth V125.
100 5th prizes. Each j bale 16s. Jap, yam
worth Y6zł.. 1,900 fith prizes. Each 4 bundles 161. Jap.
yarn worth Yo. 7th prizes..Bolders of tickets for these prizes will receive sets of pictorial postcards, -There will be a drawing once every two months; the date shall, be fixed within two months from the date of issue of the tickets to -The capital of this bank will be increased | draw the lottery in Shanghai. from Tis: 5,000,000 10 Tis. 10,000,000, which 10-As soon as the place and date of draw sum will be divided into 100,000 shares; of Tis.ing are fixed, nolice will be given to the public. 100 each.
11.-The lottery will be drawn in the same way as the lotteries in Formosa and machines similar to those in Formosa have been acquired which are above board.
12-After the drawing the winning numbers will be published in the newspapers or notified to the public in some other manner.
13-All prizes above the sth prizes can be obiained by applying to the distributing offices at Shanghai; the gih prizes and those under can be obtained at the following places: Tientsin, Hongkong, Newchwang, Cheloo, Tsingtau, Hankow, Seoul, Fusan, Pingyang,
The distributing office of this Association and its agencies are al liberty to giro prises (from and below the stb) in exchange for them, 14-Prizes will be given in exchange for winning tickets 15 days after the winning num bers are published.
3-The shares are only transferable among the Chinese people, and they will be cancelled if the holders sell them to the subjects of any foreign countries,
The National Bank of China has issued the which, after hearing them debated, I approve. following regulations concerning extension of I regard the colossal work done by that Com itę trade : mission as, in many respects; most valuable, especially in respect of the check administered to corrupting influences, and I am not one of thase (if there are any) who imagine that the 'Sanitary Department in this, or any other town, is laqusceptible of improvement. Isball sapport, whenever possible, the views of the unofficial members of the Sanitary Board, but beyond this I shall hopa that when the pre sent Bill is passed it may be the last of its kind for many a day. It seems to me that our main concord with Sanitary and Building. Ordin auces, at the present time, is to get a rest from I conceive it to be the case that harm to the prosperity of the Colnay arises, out of uncertainty as to the con- ditions under which property is held. Our great need is for a sound law, honest administered over a long period, and our best hops is that when the present Bill becomes law it will supply this need.. I have thus light ly touched upon the only question which can be said to burn at the moment. On the prin
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The head office will be established at Peking with branches and agencies at the various Treaty Ports and big and Important business centres throughout the Chinese Empire
The bank is the National Bank of China,
bat it will transact all descriptions of, banking business in the same way as foreign banks in this country.
6-The power of issuing potes will only be invested in this bank.
7. The bank may perform all: financial
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Holders of winning tickets can obtaib their affairs for the Imperial Government of Chips, prizes through the Post Office, but they must 8-In case of monetary crisis, in any Pro. pay all charges. wlosing tickets must claim to them, 1 omit mention of others which may possibly crop up. "Should difficult vince, the Directors of the Bank are at liberty-Holders of winning tickets must questions arise, I shall davate myself to the to memorialize the Board of Finance for as their prizes within one year from date of pub lleation of winning number, otherwise they jetody of them fasthe results: I am not so sistance inexperienced as to suppose that I can please -The Bank is placed under the control of forfeit their right therejo and the tickets will
We be considered null and void Perybody, I should have to be several sorts of the Board of Finance dimeraht, kinds of men, to do that. I do not to The term of franchise granted to this 16-If the lottery tickets should be so de was aspire to fall the hopes of each of the Bank of the Chiasse Government is thrity faced as to render them darecognisable, or any malupanias in our little: State, bot if you years. The torm may be intended by permis of the Important para obliterated or tero; they
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SHANGHAI OPIUM DENS.
Sir H. Cotton asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the retention of 1,603 opium dens within the British settlement of Shanghai was entirely dependent, on the Annual meeting of ratepayors of the settlement, which would be held in March next; whether the ultimate control over the municipal council and responsibility for the settlement rested with His Majcity's Government, under whose authority alone the settlement had any exist cace in China; and, if so, whether, having re- meat to support and encourage the anti- gard to the decision of His Majesty's GovCID- opium policy of the Chinese Government, even though it might cost us some sacrifice, His Majesty's Government would now take steps,: before the meeting of ratepayers in March, 10 ensure that the municipal council at Shanghai should follow the example of the Chinese au- thorities to the native city of Shanghai and close all opium dens in the British settlement without delay.
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was established in 1836 to encourage the build- of the most modern design, and serviceable power were built or purchased, and varions new shipping companies came into existence. Hitherto Japanese shippers had confined their services to the immediate waters of the Far to Manchuria and Vladivostok, and one service East to North Chios, to the Yaug-trze River, 15 Bombay. Further extensions fallowed, and, ander contract with the Japanese Government. the Nippon-Yusen Kaisha established a regular fortnightly mail service to Europe, London and Antwerp being the ultimate ports, and chils being made at riengkong, Singapore, Colombo, Sues, and Marseilles. Another company, the steamers between Yokobama and San Fran Toyo, Kisen Kaisha, maintains a regular lies of cisco, and also between Yokohama and South The second charge, is that Mr. Adamson, American ports. Another regular Japanssa^ manager of the bank, approved the pure service across the Pacific is between Seattle, in chase of the dra'ts drawn by Hu Hsing or
British Columbis, and Yokohama, and a line of Yeh Shaoling, believing them to have Japanese steamers maintains a monthly service been drawn by Fu Halog, introduced by from Yokohama to Brisbane and Sydney.
THE ATLANTIC BA the accssed as such, and that the accused, after obtaining the approval of the manager is now, indeed, the only, ocean not traversed discounted the drafts in question and defrayed by all of Japanese stomalies, and feed a sum of over Y40,000 for the back's money, these facts being testified to by the statements respect alone is incomplete the girdle of ships of Mr. Adamson and of the accused before the by which Japan has established and now maing Sir E. Grey: The releation of the opium Court. But from the report, of the police tains constant communication with every point her entire mercantile marine consisted of only dean in the settlement it, in the first resort, a official ordered to inquire into the position of of the world, from which, until forty years ago, matter for the decision of the municipal council, Yeh Shao-ting or Ha-Helpg, it is evident that she had religiously secluded herself, lu 1870 who are elected by the ratepayers. The ulti-the Chisene firm in question was doing some rate responsibility for the good order of the business in Kebe, and was possessed of some 18,000 tons (gross) of shipping, with merely deflement, which now has an international credit, and authoritative evidence it iberefore, sixty-three vessels of European model, and katus, rests not only with His Majesty's Gov wanting to show that the accused knew, as is only three of these over one thousand tons ernment, but with the other Treaty Powers in alleged, that the drafts drawn, by Hu Hsing each: To-day the Japanese mercantile marido were of no more value than waste piper, or that approaches 1,500,000 ton. She has 185 private China. The council have already been in formed of the desire of His Majesty's Govern be employed them as instruments to deceive or building yards with the capacity of turning Particulally amazing is the enormous deval- meat that the bona fide efforts of the Chinese defraud the bank; nor is there any evidence to out steamers of 7,000 or 10,000 tons burthen, authorities to dimishth the consumptida of indicate that the money on defrayed cams into opius, should be encouraged and supported as far as possible, and the Council have decided to refate applications for new licences, The council having intimated that they cannot go beyond the refusal of applications for new licences without the authority of the ratepayers, His Majesty's Government consider it advise able to await the result of the meeting to be held next month before taking further action
the bands of accused. At the time when the oposent made during the last few years. For accused paid out the money, he was on the point instance, in 1900 the number of bes population of making efforts to relicra Hip Tong-lang, engaged in shipping was only 38,000. In 1904 in the light of this fact, he might have used per cent, of the impens to Japan were? and so avert the loss of the bank as explained, it had Tisen to 302,000. Again, in 1991, only the money in question for partidly making in Japanese vassals, and only ata, par good the loss incurred by the bask in the her exports ware, so hipped account with Hip Tong lang, Evidence 11 10 100 lapangan ship med deceived: Mr. Adamson and fraudulenti wanting to prove that the accused deliberately her