THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 27 1900
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY PORTUGUESE NAVAL VISI
OR CANTON LIMITKE.
ANNUAL REPORTHESTE
OFFICIAL CALLS.
ALLBOB
EZZLEMENT
A COOLIE IN TROUBLE
AFTER THE FIRE.
EXCITING SCENE IN POTTINGER STREET.
COMMERCIAL.
FREIGHT MARKET.
review has not been of any importance, and fortnightly report of 20th inst
Messra, Lamke and Rogge write in their The freight market during the foreight under
The report for prorestation to the abareholdMr. JJ Leiris, consol, for Fanagal, paid at held at the Society's'ofitas at noon on Wednes.the cruiser: Passo da Ganis, which arrived from virtue of a warrant, Tang Ki,mada, kiz ap-on Saturday afternoon, a coolin was seen leaviCanton, in consequence of which the Total of rates generally have been far from, satisfactory
at the thirty-sixth ordinary meeting to be official visit to the commander and officer of day, the tilt proxy is as follows Macao On Saturday afternoon. There was the The Board had now to lay before the Sharesual salud io bonour of the consular official, helders & balance sheet containing summary The return visit will probably be made to mor of the property and liabilities of the Society on the 31st December, gos, and a statement of ace of the Fasco da Gama, were the guests of Vico row. Consul Leiria and Capt. A. J. Almeida, counts to the same date; plast Admiral, the Hon. Sir Hadworth Lambton, 1007 Account After payment of the laterim Commander-in-Chief, at luncheon to-day on dividend of $30 per shere and the bonus of board the figship, H.M.S. King Alfred. The 20%, to contributers pissed at the last annual Portuguese naval commander will pay an off meeting there remains a balance of $680,116,17 cial call on the Governor and General Officer as per annexed statement. d
day at the coatmanders and officers of the Commanding the Troops to marrow. Op-Satur Patris and Dilly were entertained to dienst by Consul Leiria, who will be the guest of his aral compatriots at the Hongkong Hotel to morrow night. Bad
The Board recommends that this sum be ap propriated as follows: hog A-6ual dividend to shareholders of v
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*****5.7. per sbate on 11,400 shares. $110,800.00 To be carried forward to underwelt-dun
ing suspense accodot to close the account for the year 1907 ... 459,326.17.
$680, 185.17
1908 Account-The balance of working ac Count on the stat December, 1908, was $1,464,951.81 as per aputxed statement.
The Board recommends that an interim dividend of $jo per share be paid to share. holders, absorbing $375,000, and that a bonus of 10% be paid to contributors, absorbing about $250,000, and that the remainder, be carried forward. Rar
DIRECTORS.
BARTHQUAKE IN YOKOHAMA.,
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
SOME NARROW ESCAPES.
We extract the following details of the re cent earthquake in Yokohama from the japan Yokohama was visited by the severest shuck At about half-past eleven on Saturday night uf earthquake experienced in Japan since the great disaster in the Gifu, diniċict, which In 1885 caused considerable déstraction and Since the last general meeting Mr. J. A. Plomtheds of about twenty thousand lives, Con- mer has resigned, bis seat and Mr. A. Forbes of sidering the violent and prolonged character Messrs Bradlay & Co. has joined the Board, of the shock, which lasted altogether eleven In accordance with clause 86 of the articles smutes and eight seconds, Yokohama bad & of association Mr. C.P.. Lecxmano and Mr. W, miraculous'escape from a great disaster. On Helms retire, but offer thoniscives for re-election, the side of the Blutt overlooking the city the greatest damage was done, the residences ou the station overlooking the harbour escaping with very hitla fofury beyond the break of
·AUDITORS. ...
Mesura, W. Huron Polte and A. R. Lows. retire, but offer themselves for re-election.
E ORMISTON,
"Chairman
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To capital 12,400 shares of $150
exch$1,100,000 upon which
too per share called and
ornaments caused by the 'fail.
Arrested in the New Territory yeilerday by pearance at the Magistracy to-day to Boswer a charge of embezzlement. He entered plos of pot guilty, and the case was adjourned for will be amended to one of larceny by bailes inw days, when it is expected the charge Tang Ki was, until the offence on which he is charged was committed, a servant in the em ploy of Yik Sza an oplum divan keeper, at 25, Cochrane Street, and was a much trantud per on. About a week age his employer gave and to make certain purchases Tang took him go with which to pay the house rept the money and, it is alleged, disappeared to bis home in the New Territory, where he was found by Detective Sergeant Appleton yester day.The case will be heard next week.
parted fixed at 23 cents for 18,030 picule, and From Saigon to Philippines a steamer is re- a few transactions bave taken place from Sal
penalty ofthree hundred dollars, towards the fands of the Society,The Ball-Government Society has accepted the firm's apology. Long-sfer the fire brigade had left the cene
Na3rd March. of the fits, which broke out in Futtinger Strest reported to have occurred in the usw city of
by and inst. OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE
Several catee of bubonic plague have been boo belmet, on which appeared the letter Constabulary, has issued proclamation from owners' point of viewed M.B.K. In his hand, This was about 8 embodying a set of sanitary regulations to Saigas Hongkong Considering the time of one of the damaged buildings carrying a bam
puted to look after the premises, attempted to their food and to keep their houses as clean a larly inactive. There has only been one charter pm. The Indias policeman, who had been de ward the people to be careful with regard to the year, trade in this directing remalne singu. relzs the coolie, but the latter, from all accounts, poble. In the proclamation the sale of dried during the fortnight on basis, of 13 cents track out boldly, Both men closed and in rats is prohibited. the desuing straggle it was alleged that the coolie drew a penknife and cut the policeman Same time aga twelve pirates were arrested making the attempt to obtain a slight advance on the hand in his endeavour to strike in Sha Lan, Sconing district, and were sentence on before mentioned rate
A EXECUTION OF PIRATES.,
Several chartering orders for malli alised steamers ware promptly withdrawWD 00 DWDRIS
his head on the carb-stone and sustaining the 15th instant, those criminals were bebedded.. another blow be tripped and fell, atriking ed to death after trial by Admiral Li Chon. On nasty wound on the forehead. The disturb BOYS SCHOOL ATTACKED, AN in which was a European, who had been to On the 32nd day of the sud moon, a school ance that was made attracted a large crowd, Lep the cinematograph, He had heard the Kam Lau village in Hoi Kia district with an noise and arrived on the scene in time enrolment of ninetean students was attacked to relieve the coolie of bis, kaife. The by gang of robbers late in the evening crolic, who was now bleeding copiously from Nine boys were kidnapped and all valuable his wound, was taken; covered in blood, to the f articles that the robbers could lay their bands from inside the bar and 33 cepts from outside!" Central Police Station. There he gave the is Mok Sheung Ki, who offered resistance 10 en were taken away. The master, whose name osm of U Fan and his address 24, Third the robbers, had his lofe arm cut off, and two Street. He refused to go to hospital when asked students were seriously injured. tions bave now been presented except those of theft and assault. He denied the charges how. All the reports of the international delega. arraigned before Mr. J. H. Kemp, charged with by Inspector Fenton. This afternoon he wad
Alexander uoste, speaking on behalf of the allow the prosecution to secure mom witcesses, Canada, lily, and Rusia. Un Friday Sirever, and the case was adjourned in order to British delegation, reviewed the memorandum presented on the previous Monday by the Chi-end, if possible, the European. ⠀
delegates. He spoke with much sympathy data and nasty preparation. and dousual koowledge, bat exposed the work- cess of the Camese report, with its inadequate
TH8 OPIUM COMBISSION.
ADDRESS BY SIR A. JOSIE
1 Shanghai Febr
sympathy with the desire and the aim of the Sir Alexander Hosie began by expressing Chinese to eradicate the opium evil, and be boro personal testimony to the wretchedness and misery which the abuse of opiam had brought to the people of the three chief opium producing provinces. Sza-chan, Yundan, and Kweichau, where he had resided for many years, og spirit, but as desiring to assist and butto Me asked for further information, not to a cap. embarrass China to the gigantic task before ber. He asked whether returns would be, duly publishedot soacreage under poppy cultivation and che numberol opium smokers, as called for by the Imperial decrees of Igue 20, 1907, and thorities to mass such returas withio ma months, Tong-kai-son, in presenting his me morandum, had stated that it had been impos. sible to oblatu such returns.
paid up.....$1,340,000.00 horizontal and then vertical to molion, graduay 23, 1948, which ordered the provincial au
To rosurve fand
The centre of the disturbance, according to Hongkong, 24th March, 19:9...
the meteorological authorition, was at a point off the coast of čošku pevin alā, at fus entranco BALANCE SHEET ON THE JIST DECEMBER, 1938, of Tokyo Bay, the vibration being felt as far
Dri
west us Osaka and Kyoto, while in the parth tramors were "lelt at Aomori, Sendal, Nigata, Akita.and Usunumfiya-
The shock, which began at 11.29, was at first ally increasing in furce: "On the Bluff the tremor was very, severe, and caused consi. derable alarm among many residents. Io 4,037,837.84 several cases chimneys toppled over and crash. 12,751,78 edibrough, the 'reats, doing mach damage to 93,348.98 future and household effects, but fortunately 103,156.47 in every case the inhabitants escaped injury, lo 680,126.17 every direction tiles from the roofs fell 1410 the streets, and those who happened to be out at the falling debriz in Chinatown a Japanese the time had rather an exciting time dodging and his wile sustained injuries, which it is fear ed will prove tatal. ·
Silver $3,000,000 00 Sterbeg £95,000 1,037,637.84 To unclaimed bipus and dividend. To exchange fqcuation account... To investment Auctuation account To working accoust 1907 balance To working account 1908 balance 2,464,991,61 To re-insurance.
To
fund 105,249 14.7 1,313,690.58
underwriting 'suspegiaac) · count.......£ 18,495,23, 8° To sundry creditors on v
To bille payable.......... To liability under cash certifi
P
cates issued in part payment for China Tradera' shares...
2x3,283.55 In the Foreign Seltiemsor several godowns 549.546.73 were-damaged, and in many places in the 230,610,63 Japanese and Chinese quarters buildings were arsised and the plaster and brickwork badly damaged.
150,452-73 *$11,088,642.07
53,704.43
827,677.15
By Cash on account at hoogkong$ Cash on deposit with the Banks
in Hongkong, Shanghai, Yo. katama, Kobs, and Singapore Amount invested in mortgage, debentures and other securi ties in Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama and Singapore...: 2,783,172.75 Amount lovested in London-
2
3,957,208,39
£4.4*4.43.
Deposited io B'ki £ 73,039 0 ́0 Other investments 272,031 7 0
·£344,031 7 0 Amount invested in Aus
tralia
£4,250 00 Amount at debit of branches... , and agencies axiom. 1,097,725.13 Sucdry debtors.......................................... Office leases...SIKLOPOM DYDĮSTATAITA Bills receivable. 13,018 shares in the China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited, at 5go per share..... 2,071,620,00 $11,088,647,07
204.330.25
·50,503 17 18,217.11
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1907, ON SIST DECEMBER, 1908. To Nets premium
$4,319,037.03 Interest
****.......... – 468,759.62 $4.787,716,61
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Fortunately, except in one or two cases, the alectric light was not disconnected; otherwisa it is to be feared the shock would have caused a panic in many humes, with results which one Cas hardly contemplate without serious mingi
10g.
On the Bluff several housee suffered very severely, and not a few have best condemned aruosafe, At the house of Mr. H. Eddison, No, 35, the residents bail a very narrow es. cape. & chimuey toppled" over, and crashing trough the suol into a bedrom, which for tunately, was unoccupied, descended into the dining-room on the first floor. Mr. and Mrs. Eadison on Saturday evening were enters taining a sumber of friends, and the guests had left the house only about ten minuter balora the disaster occurred. The host and bostess, with a friend,' wore sitting in the drawing- room at the time of the crash, but they, with the infant childros, fortunately escaped injury. The two rooms into which the chimney fell are completely wrecked, fusoiture and buc-a-brac being smushed and scattered in all directions, The whole of the building is bodily strained and thera Bio-large fissures in the walls,
CANTON BAY BY DAY.
STRANGE REPORT. {From Our Own. Correspondent]}}
Canton, 19th March. Upon telegraphic intelligence from the officials of Welchow that certain Japanese have put up their national age along a place called Tung Sha, Captain Wa King Jung was, on the 8th Eastaut, de patched, together with three other officers, by top ceroy to the spot to ascertain the exact situ zion. These officers have now returned and have submitted. report to the Viceroy, in which Captain Wu stated that a sumber of Japanese and For mosana with a few Chinese were found work. jog earnestly to develop the place, but that there were so appareat signs that they wara working in the interest of their. Government. H. E, Viceroy Chang is said to have communi- calad with certain Japanese officials asking for Sir Alexiader Hosie then proceeded to show information whether the Japanese people now the serious, defacie, error, and omissioon co-occupying the place are mea seat by the wined to the Chinese memorandum regarding Japanese Government, but the answer received the distribution pi fursiga apium and the re by the Viceroy denied the allegation. Yester venue derived from gative opium. The memo day the Viceroy received the Japanese Consul taxitron on palive opium, collected by the y la consaction with the case. The rumour tandum had shown only the paltry share of at Canton this interview is said to be probab the fact that the revenue collected from native not be true, but public feeling in Canton seems Maritime Customs, and it omitted to mention of the Chinese as to the above may perhaps pium during the year 19.8ia the I-chung col to run high, especially ka view of the fact that lectorate lone was 5,969, fug facis (695,345) The Japanese boycott has not quite reached
süm ia excess of ine total revenue from the its end. during that year. whole of the foreign' opium imported into China
EXAMINATION OF TREASURY'S ACCOUNTS.
On the 1st day of the and intercalary moon of the Provincial Government Treasury, H. E. Viceroy Chang will check the accounts
bind, together with the owner, were yesterday and ammunition on their attempted Importa tion to the interior by amugglers. The coatra+ sent to Canton to be dealt with.
DISCOVERY OF GUNPOWDER.
Da the question of opium production in Chica, Sir Alexander, Hosse ignoring the akmile of the Ministry of Revenue, which Tong-kai-son had admitted to be unsatisfactory ARMS AND AMMUNITION SEIZED. paring her memorandam Chius bad compiled and untrastwondy, demonstrated that 10 procently secured the seizure of a quantity of arms The Brigadier-General at Kit Shek has re
the production cad been reduced in the the returns for god and then estimated that, as time, the production of igo6 must have been 37. per cent. greater than in gu8. Such reasoning was illogical, for the acreage under poppy culi the alleged reduction of an acknown area was vation being unknown, any conclusion based on valueless. In her memorandum China stated that poppy production had been entirely up Pressed in the Mukden province of Manchuria but poppy was a summer crop, and last summer it was therefare premature to speak of its sup hotimsef had soon poppy growing at Mukden; pression. On Quo paga of the memorandum it. was stated that the production of opium is the province of Shantung was 88 tona in 1908, and un another page that it was 7:4 tons, the lurmer being the Guvernor's report and the latter the Customs report
Ho Kow, above Samahui, on examining some On the 16 bastant, the Likit officials at packages of pickled vegetables, found parcels of gunpowder piled underneath the baskets to the extent of some seven hundred cattios. Five men,, to whom the powder belonged, were arrested and brought to Canton the same day.
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· BUILDING FÀTÁLITY, ZA for the storage of railway materials of the Can
Two days ago a abad, which was being built
Shek Lung, suddenly collapsed, owing to the ton Kowloon Railway (Chinese section) at incessant raia during last mostb, and six men were lojured. One of the man sustained some- what serious injury and bas since died..
Passing to the question of the consumption of opium, sir alexander Hose again demon- stra ed the untrustworthiness of the ChiossC
CANTON-HANKOW" RAILWAY. figures and expressed the hope that China would be able to furnish the numbers of Railway (H.E. Chang Coih Tung) in reply to The Superintendent of the Canton-Hankow smokers registered under the regulatious, bat Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, who had recent added "Such information, however, is imy tendered his resignation from the President material to, and should not be allowed to ship of the Railway, yesterday sent a telegram was again refused. In the meantime Sir Chen Tang bar been encouraged to exert his best efforts in the management of railway matters.
22nd March,
·CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,
OFFICIAL'S REINSTATEMENT.ML
bas bad an audience with the Prince Regent that the newly-reinstated Tantai Li Kah Chek A private telegram has been received here
recently and will shonly leave the capital to proceed South and to serve again in the Canton Government service,
SINTERNATIONAL" AMENITIES,
At o'clock this moaning, B. E. Viceroy Chang Jen Chud proceeded to Shameen to re- turn an official call on Admiral Mead, of the U. S. Navy,
The official of the Suo Yu district have,
ENCOUNTER WITH BANDITS.
number of soldiers had in encounter with reported the Viceroy: that a week ago ĉa some bandits, the latter being altimately beaten and obliged to take to flight. In view of the demonstrations of the local gentry, the bandits (one hundred and eight in all) have surrender "ed and handed over their weapons.
24th March.
**SAD RAILWAY, FATALITY, At 10.20 am, on the morning of the sand. from Shek Wai Tong knocked down three man instant & train, while 'on its way to Fatsban at the same time. These men attempted to pass across the rails when the train was fast approaching the Five-Eye Bridge, and one of the unfortunates was run right over by the lacamative and was killed instantaneously, while the other two bad their arms and legs badly injured. The two injured men have been hope of their recovery. The deceased' rola- admitted to hospital but there in scarcely any
hastened to the station and threatened to punish tives on being informed of the accident, the angios-driver for his alleged carelessness. It is not known how the case will be settled. A
PROPOSED MAP OF KWANGTUNG,,
The students of the Canton Drawing and Surveying College, have recently completed tbelt course of studies and they will shortly be seat out to various places to draw sketches with a view to making a complete map of the whole province of Kwangtung,
go to N. C. Java on basis of 22/33 coats to
A chamer 10. on record from Hongkong to sum and from Bangkok to Siboga (Sumaira) Tavs passengers and cargo, at 56,000 lump for kalt, a steamer has been settled at 40 centi
at 25 and 24 canta respectively, in both cases Newchwang Canton has two-further charters only part cargoes being guaranteed to owners,
In the way of coal charters, the following are:
pan continues extremely scarce, several Moji- kong at St.50 per ton, Coal tonnage from Ja. gay to Hongkong at $1.75 and Mejl to Hodge on record Pulolaut to Singapore at 52. Hon-
Hongkong taquiries, placed on the London market, being unresponded to
On "time" basis, for the term of 3 ma Jocal Chinese bave taken up a bandy-airad 3 months, Norwegian steamer at $4,550 per month,
Sail Touange Loading or to Lead None, Sail tonnage Disengaged:-Noos. Departure of Sailers >-Mobe
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE..
Selling
London-Bank T-Tononus
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demand ASE Do. months' sight un France Bank T.T "America-Bank T.T..
astianay--Buck T,T,, Fodia-T.T
* Do - demand............kiomi Shanghai-Bank T.T..........
ingapore-Bank T.T. per H.K. $100 fapan-Bank T.T. Java-Bank T.To down
Buying,
months' sight L/C,
da.
dan sight San Francisco & New Zark:47 months' sight a 3 months' sight L/Comique meani
30 days' sight Sydney & Melbourac 4 months' sight FraACO.......
b manibusighi'
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Bank of England rate- Bar Silver............ 4 months' sight Germany.
Sovsmiga
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
M. Toug Hok-ling has been appointed a public vaccinator.
MORE aborigines to the samber of 338 have surrendered in North Formosa.”
Naval base. The Chinese Navy Commissioners proposa going on a tour to laspect and decide on a
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
Constitutional Government. The two District. The local officials here are now hastening matters in preparation of the institution of Magistrates of Namboi and Pan Yu have con vaced micetings at their respectiva yamens,
INSPECTOR Macdonald, of the Hongkong Po when the local gentry, members of the differ.lice Force, who has been on loava in the home. were lorked to alleod. A committee and subsame duty, stand 'ent societies and iostations and merchants land for the last pine months, bas returned to committee have been clected to work in differ ent sections of the districts in co-operation with the officials to further the Self-Government schema.
CHINA'S NAVY,
Peking to exant his best efforts in raising funds The Viceroy bas received instructions from in the province under his jurisdiction towards the funds for the organisation of a Chinese Navy. The Viceroy has also been requested to use his laffrence to make the people con. tribute royalitas to the Government for the success of the project.
25th March. ⠀⠀ CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY, «g Yua as Resident Duector-General in. damibe Slace the appointment of Tastai Wong Ping by the Superintendent of the Canton-Hankow Kailway (H.E. Coat Chih Tong)
THE Prince Regent, has fixed os May 10 at the day on which he will ascend the Wen Hus Throne Hall to grant laterviews to princes, nobles and officials,
General Osgood, Mire Buil Taylor's father, In consequence of the sudden death of she is obliged to gaocel her invitations for to morrow night (a3id inst.). ---- THE recent inactivity of spat shares in Tokio in attributed to the issue of an Argentine loan of 400,000, 02.francs, which will be launched in Paris on the 36th instant,
passed the Budget as mod fied by the Lower THE Japanese House of Peers on 13th fact, House This robs the present session of the look Diet of all practical importance.
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and rendered unsafe a chimury toppied over, abscure, the mara. Ìkrue...¤«maly, that opium to Canton, when Sir Chen Tung's resignation after the interests of that portion of the ral MR. S. B. C. Ross acis as district" officer la ·
in China is a great evil, and the removal of the temptation is the only cure.
Sir Alexander Hone concluded his address, which was very favourably recaived, with these. words:→
"UNSPORTSMANLIKE"
A BLACK EYE FOR REFUSING A DRINK.
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At No. 32, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Koerting, a caimpay casked through the, roof and fell into the dining-room below with such force that a farge hole, about two feet in lengts, was made in the ground flor,
Tac bungalow at No. 2344, Bluff, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. L. Watson, was badly wrecked but fortunately did not fall with sufficient force to crash the roof. The building was consider ably stratued, the coilinga of two rooms were
way in the province of Kwingtung, the mem cracked and plaster misplaced'; weile several
bars of the present Board of Directors of the the New Territories during the absence on pictures and ornamants were brown to the
Canton-Hankow Railway Company here feared Jeaýa of Mr. 2. R. Hallifax or until further. Boor and broken or damaged.
thefa spite of the absence of any well organis
that the newly-appointed official would-inter- notice, with effect from xyth instead By Ageccy commissione
At the General Hospital one-half of the tiles ed and uniform scheme for accomplishing the consisting of over a thousand letters, from much of the benefis that they hitherto enjoyed, the Government of House No. 6s in Ping
fera more or less with the working, of the ..$133,979.11 of the roof of the main building were cleared us task which China has set botore her, there Can H.E Chang Chit Toog, Superintendent of the
The Viceroy has received a long telegram, Company and that they would consequently dose THE registration of a memorial of re-entry by Head office, branches and agency charges ... 508,864.35 was badly wrecked and furniture, etc, damaged, made to several provinces. Muca sull remains Chaag severely censures the members of the Tang, requesting him to cancel the appointThe training skips Ass (ex Bayan) and Soyo
if swept away by band, whilst the building itself
be no doubt but that fair progress has been
For the purpose of avoiding this the Directors Kong village in Survey District No. 91 on the Remuneration to directors,
Canton-Hankow Railway, in which H. E. of the Company have wired to H.E. Chang Chibh day of January, 19:9, has been cancelled. committees and auditor......
The new building of the U.S. aral Hospital was Losses and claims paid. 2,750,666,10 Just erected will have to be rebuilt, while the sympathy of the British delegation, and, day, the Viceroy sent for Sir Chen Tang Liang other hand, through the numerus complaints Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and other pants
to be done, but the Chinese Government, 33.815.3 also badly strain, and several of the chimboys whose stacerity is beyond gassies, has the for their unsatisfactory management. Yester. refused to do, as already reported On the for a long cruise, in the course of which Saa.
Board of Directors of the Company at Canton,
ment of 'aotai Wong, which H. E. Change Varyag) left Yokohama on the 14th insti": Retiring allowances in Australia 54.395.39 Deutsche Bau," which is now under construc- trust, of this Commission in its effus 10 radi Cheng, President of the Company, to his ysmen received from several patties of shareholders, will be visited.
tion, has several large fissures which will pro Bonus of 20% paid to contribu
$3,480,525,16bably necessitate the walls being reconstructed. Correspondent.
Cate the apium evil from the Empire-imer and questioned him in detail on several points acquainted with the state of affairs. H. E. POLICEMAN Edwards, of the Water Police the Catholic Church bas also several cracke
H. E. Chang Chib Tung has been thoroughly relating to the Railway, Interim dividend of $32 par
255,145.32 across the front of the bullding At the resi
The Compasy are Dow inviting tenders for Chang, Chih Tung therefore yesterday again Starlon, prosecuted two men at the Police Dante
punizion
dence of the Rer. E. S. Booth, No. 178, a brick
supplying stones for the construction of brid-wired to Canton appoioting Admiral Li Chus. Court, last Monday, for being on board the Balance .
372,000.00 chimney toppled over, but fortunately the da
gos; the tenders will be opened on the 23rd and the Provincial Treasurer Wo Seung steamship Chihi on Sunday fans permission, 680,126.17mage done was not so serious as in some of the
"inslanti
Lum to act as advisers of the Railway with They were fined $10 each other cases poled. The brick chimney at the
TAOTAL SHUM TUNO'S DEATH.
··$4,787,795 65 {'residence of Mrs. Itwins was also demolished, could summon up enough courage to say "No" on the asth instant at Féag Tien. The la General, in sauling ali railway questions,
fusiructions to work in co-operation with ARE BASK There are very few people in Hongkong who The death is announced of Thotai Shum Tang Total Wong Ping Yan, the Resident Director THE English mail dacedonia, left for the home while the roof of a stable attached to Lot No. when invited out to have a denk, it will Tabtel Shum was in Canton during ex-Viceroy BALLWAY SHAREHOLDERS' UNION FORMED A E. Denrich, of, the Gas Company, who are WORKING ACCOUNT, 1908, ON JIST
Country 142A was badly wrecked. The residence of Mr. indeed come as a surprise to many to learn that Chow Fu's time and he took a leading
last Saturday, and among her passon.. gers were Dalterive sorgeant Terrell and Mr. DECEMBER, 1908,
R. T. Bell, at No, 25, was also damaged con- there is at least one person with narvo eppugh | part in settling the disputes among tho`shara stato of confusion,a Railway Shareholdera" | Lupeceding home on a well-earond holiday, To Nelt premium
$4,108.171.81 siderably, lo bumerous cases omaments and
As railway matters now appear to be in a To Interest
465,574 04 pictures were displaced and broken, but the A. R. Abbas, an inspector in the employ pany.
to utter the word, That bold man was holders of the Canton-Hankow Railway Com Uniod has been formed by a party of share. A CENSOR has memorialized the Thronn sago above cases constitute the most serious dam of the Tramway Company and he was B-ADMIRAL ENTERTAINED, 54,574,684,86 age which has come to our sotice on the Bluff. sorry for it at the time. On the 4th instant Yesterday, H. E. Viceroy Chang Jeu Chun
holders with its offices in the Western suburb gesting that the prohibition against opium "By Agency commissions ... $ 103,372,40 Cossiderable damago was also done in the Abbas left his house for a stroll. In Lower received Admiral.Mead, of the U.S. Niwy, who
This Union has now issued circulars inviting should be increased in severity, and secret shareholders to join. As optrauco feo of ous emissaries should be depated to every province lower parts of the town. The private residence | Lascar Row be met a friend named A Wang, a arrived here a short time ago, and H.E. ante. | funds for the maintenance" of the Union. The 10 detect any violatione of the interdict, of Mr. and Mr. F. M; Tegoor was badly Malay, who is quartermaster on board the tained the American vititor to dinner.
cont for each share will be charged towards the. 462,251.37
strained, while part of a
godown fell on to the Rubi 23,399.23 Corrugated roof of Mr. Karl Lewis's photo By Loises and claims paid... 1,521,871.35 Rraphic studio in Hommurs Road, crashing
"Hello, Abbas, where are you going?" In-
KWANGSI'S NAVAL HEAD, Wang 3,464,901.33. though the building The premise A WAY
by MOKA VABins & Co. and Messre. Andraws
answered Abbat Come and bave a drink, mas," asked iho & George were also seriously damaged. The quarterthaster, and roof of a building occupied by a Chinese at-165 Yamashita-cho fell in, and as' tesnit, Japa-
Abbas refused. nese and his wife received wounds from which
"Let us hava a walk, then.. "I won't have may,” they are not expected to recover. A large wer
"was the stubborn an number of other bolldings in Yamashita-cho sustained more or less damage
The double refusal so annoyed the Malay The waterworks, pipes were damaged in the other's right eye, discolouring that optic that he hauled off and plasted his fist on the Isrxaki.cho Police Station, the main burst, secuting bis assailant and engaging Me, E. Xha various place, Al Kaneno-hashi bridge aear for nearly a week. Abbas retaliated by pro fand the neighbourhood was flooded, traffic d'Almida o Castro to see that the þing Utopped for a lime...
proper The building of the Rokkaku hospital tuishment was inflicted. The case was heard Nakamura was badly damaged by the collapse defendant pleaded guilty to the assault.
in the l'alice Court, yesterday moralog, and the of the roof and wall. There were some four. teen patients in the building at the time, but
Mr. Kemp--War be drunk? fortunately no one was injured.
By Head office, branches and
atency charge. * - ME
By Remuneration to directors,
committee and auditors .....
By Balance 2015 - Bat
$4,574,685.86
Starling Exchange taken at 18. 8-13/16d.
0. Montague EDE, Secretary
CHAIR GOOLIK, ASSAULTED... BAK ARM ALLEGED, 10 BU BROKEN! enkrece
BY ALFOLICEMAN <--| Another outrageous stack on a Chinemin
took place in the city last Thursday's Défaite. particulars are pot to hand a yet and may not be for a few days. It is whispered, however, that an Indian policeman while regolating the affic in Queen's Road became annoyed with a chair coolie, and, whipping out his truncheon, truck the man a violent blow as the elbow beaking the forearm. They coolie was lent to hospital and may not be discharged for fam. PAYS MAIL ilipalle authoritiesCare, Lequiring leto the matter, and (bie to be hoped. thue the offender will be fenc
In a few cases electric and telephone wires were broken je Yokohams, but no serious in conveniseco was caused thereby
No serious danego was dono le the harbour, but the rope by which vessels were fastened at Costoms play way revered by the straip, sand some confusion proratied for a tim
Mr. d'Almada—He must bars boom. The Mr. Komp-is there any ill-feeling between complainant says he was not. L them?
very friendly cezji pipe zi prest
Mr d'Almada-None whatever. They were
The defendant, was Bond Sand bound erat, in the son of Sas to be of good basavlour for
An Imperial Decrey was issued on, the oth noithat appola Lưới tần sông có bè Admiral of the province of Kwangsi.
CANTON DELIBERATIVE COUNCIL.
The Canton Preparatory Deliberative Coun cli was established a month ago with its tam- porary offices in the old governors yamen The Canton authorities are now of the opinion to have a spacious building con for the offices of this new Council structed on the sin of the East Parade Ground KWANGCHOW MIDDLE COLLEGE,
On the morning of the instant, H. M. Viceroy Chang Jen Chon proceeded to the Middle College of the Xwaugchow Prefecture and personally distributed certificates to a number of successful candidates who have bar College recently completed their course of studies in
object of the Union is to check the accounts of Neg NA TAY
the Company and to do what is necessary, for ↑ «xistence of duplicate names of murensin to prevent confusion arising from the the benent of the general body of shareholders. Hongkong and Kowlo
Gevemer has directed that the streets accord
Nambol district reported to the Viceroy by Aw Aberdeen fisher proamed. !
Yesterday morning, the magistrats of the ing to a list printed in the Gurifle ba
named Ng Kam WAY
wire that a serious armed clan fight is taking place in his district between the people of the charged lathe Police Court, last Saturday, at the Sba Kao and Li Pal villages, and that it was necessary to have a large number of soldiers diugby, valued at $20, the property of a shops instance of Sergeant Sim, with stealing a seat there with All Eagle to restore order. Yes. Keeper. It was assured that Ng took the terday afternoon, by order of the Vicaray, dinghy cut for exercise" and "forgot" Admiral Li Chus, with a body of troops, as agrestada.
return. The case was, remunded.** yboarded the shallow draft cruiser Klang Ku As Mongolia le rich in minerals-and-foreign and proceeded to the distarbed apartar to supers have been casting longing, glances on it, prait the faellous PANIGALE the Ministry of Agriculture Industry, and The collection of Likia dues during the last mining company from subscriptions by Chi
LAKIN COLLECTION.MA
Commerce contemplates forming's joint-stock ten days of the and moon, as reported by the bare merchants in China and abroad, so as to Likin officials, «moneted to 45,604.9.5.0 taula, ACTUMMONS issued by one F Costa, clerk Tas Shangbil juggler, 20
your
retalu prostable enterprises in Chiness bands.
residing at 17, 51, Francia Streat; against A day (19th
Uneclark:id the Hongkong Bank and Police Station with
by Polko pf Bradley and Company, for allegs|||victed|
the veteridary surgeon
Tas We Tong, a Chicere firm to Singapore Roft
THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT. which way found to have acted in violation of Pr
by other merchants to the Canton Sall-tiovervalued at $10 way called at the ment Society, have now written to the Society yesterday foregoon. Nelt the aploose.boycott regolations, as reported: ed assault and damaging a pair of
expressing their regret nad willingo
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