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TROUBLE ON THE "ASHTABULA,
DAYS.
Is the Marine Court, on the 18th inst, before Llant, O. W. Beckwith, R., Acting Harbour Master, Captain George Harding, Master of the British sa. Ashtabula, chartered by the Standard ;; Oil Campany, proceeded against Charles Stan- cliffs, Second Officer of his ship, for continued wilful disobedience to the lawful commands of the Master on the ith and rath instant at
Shanghai
CHIEF OFFICER DİVEN FOKLY TWO
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY. AUGUST 20 1900.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANK
DISAPPOINTMENT IN LONDON.
SHIPPING SUbsidies 'in' JAPAN.
THE RESULT OF PROTECTION,"
NEW POST OFFICE.
CONSTRUCTION WORK LAST YEAR.
Writing with reference to the new Post Office building in 1988, the Director of Public Works statos.
most of the door and window frames above this
Japan bar been spending a large amount of money for the last ten years on the encourage mont of her shipping trade, and it is interesting
All the walls except thore of the verandaba to inquire into the result obtained by this were built to the level of the third floor. In system of liberal subsidies. As is well knows, the case of the verandah walls, all the granite in paid are the Europear, the Hongkong about half the cornice at the level of the third the principal rates on which a larga subsidy arches on the second floor were turned and Seattle, the Hongkong-San Francisco, and the floor was set. The joists for the third floor and Australian lines, Since 1900 Japan has been giving an gogoal subsidy of ¥2,673,000 level were fixed. The concrete floors at this to the first-named line, which employed level were also laid except those ofthe verandahs, 12 steamers of 6,000 tons each; Y554,000
main staircase landing and north-west lavatory, The dressed granite set in the work amount. to the Hongkong Seattle lion, on which three ships of similar tonnage are
ed to 19,059 cft, la addition to which 5,8940.f. used; and Y1,013,000 to the Hongkong-San of rough granite were set, g20 granolithic Francisco line, with three steamers. Not ali balusters were moulded bringing the number the Decessary materials for arriving at the actual up lo 2,720. The average number of masons results of the business on thern lines are ob-employed daily was 92 tainable, remarks the Tokyo Acizat (Oriental A large proportion of the jolver work is ready able an insight may be had into the working Economis), but from official returns avail for 6xing.
1908. Estimates.. of these subsidised routes. The total amount
...$140,000.00 1908. Expenditure ... 136,577.93 Total Estimates
930,000.00 of cargo and the number of passengers carried since the inauguration of the subsidies are Expenditure to 31/12/08....... 20,296.41
The London managers of the Hongkong and Shanghai Baok'bave received a telegram from the head office at Hongkong that, subject to audit, the directors intend recommending the payment of a dividend of £3 per share, free of adding $750,000 to the silver reserve fund, income tax, for the half-year to June 30, 1909,
The master of the Ashtabula stated that ble
and carrying forward to the next half-year ship was in Yokohama and, on the zoth' ylty
$1,000,000. The reserve funds after this ad- the Second Officer (defendant) was allowed. dition will stand as follows:-Sterling reserve shore leave. He came to Wright's Hotel at fund, £1,500,000 at 26., equals $50,000; about 11 p.m. hopelessly drunk and fell out of silvercoserve fund, St5,150,000; total, $30,250,- his rickshaw. He was takes in for the night 000. The dividend is at the same rate as s but made himself a nuisance, going into various year ago, when $500,000 was added to silver bed-rooms and using filthy language. He was reserve and $250,000 writton off premises ac- still drunk next moroltg and witness ordered count, and the same sum, As now, carried for him on board his ship at once. He took inward. The proposed distribution and allo Bolica but stayed in the Bar. Witness want on
cation, may, therefore, be said to be the same as last year. The declaration seems to have which bed looked for a larger distribution. caused disappointment in several quarters That the dividend was retained at the same rate as last year was looked on unfavourably, and the quotation for shaies has recedad 31 is not easy for outsiders to pronounce judg-shown below mest, but the policy of building up strong re- serves and consolidating the splendid position altained would seem to be dictated by prudent counsels, E. & G. Expron,
board his ship at 6 p.m. the next day and found the Second Officer away from bis place of duty, He turned to next morning. Witness the cautioned him but did uot log bim in, as this was his first offence. On the 11th inst. wit news went ashore at Shanghai, the ship being alongside the wharf and left the Second Officer charge of the ship. Sba. was loading toa and was working at night."Witness returned. to the ship at about 10.30 p.m., accompanied by his wife and a lady passenger. He found the Second Officer very drunk and using filthy language. About midnight, witness went on deck to see how things 'wers going, fo found the Second Officer with bis" head down a sky-light flashing a hand-lamp on a lady who was sleeping below. As soon as he saw witness, be cleared-furward. Witness then closed the sky-light and warned the Chlef Officer that the Second Mate was drunk At fam, next morning, witness went down into The saloon and found a lady passenger very much frightened, having been constantly an- noyed during the night by the Second Officer, who went rato her room twice. He further annoyed bor by flashing an electric torch through the part-hole of her cabin and using filthy language at 7 a.m. witness seat the Chief Officer for the defendant. The Chief Officer returned and informed witness that the Second Officer was too drunk to get him awake. Witness then went into his room and got him out. He then logged defendant and Buspended him from duty, pending the ship's arrival at Hongkong. As be considered him a danger to the safe navigation of the ship, wit ness took the precaution of reporting the matter to the Harbour Master on arrival.
The Chief Officer stated that on the 11th inst, the ship being alongside the, wharf, he was re- lieved by the Second Officer at 6 pm. for night duty. At about 11 pm, the master returned _with_his_wife_nad_a_lady_pasienger, "during which time, he saw the Second Officer and
considered him then fit for duty. He was sent for by the matter about 8 a.m, the vext more ing to bring the Second Officer to blm but could not get the latter up. Witness wat in the saloon when the log was read over to the Second Officer. He considered him at the time stupid. ly drunk and us fit for duty..
A lady passenger who was travelling on the Ashtabula at the time of the incident stated that she joined the ship at Shaughai at about ar p.m. on the ith inst. She saw the Second Off- cer, who was in a drunken state and who used filthy language. At about midnight, witness re- tired to her cabin. The Second Officer came in15 bar cabin but seeing her awaks went into the saloon. Witness put the light out and locked bor door. Defendant tried the door, but find ing it closed, he went to the sky-light and kept flashing a light into her cabin. Witness was in such a fightened condition throughout the night, that she dressed and sat up.
Defendant denied that on the night of the 20th ult he was drunk in Yokohama."He went to Wright's Hotel but did not see the master on that night He saw him next day at noon and asked him, for money to go on board. He was perfectly sober all the time ha was' ashore. He went on board at about 5 pm. An hour later he was on duty but as there was nothing to do, he went and lay down. He was never warned by the master On the 11th inst, he was on-duty from 6 pm and was sober. Defendant denied all the statements made by the lady passenger and ́the master, as to his bring a""duisance and
annoying the passengers.
Other evidence was also taken. Sentence of 42 days' imprisonment without hard-labour was passed, the Harbour Master at the same time characterising the Second Officer's conduct as diagraceful.
FRACAS ON A SIHAMER.
CHINESE CARGO COOLIES ATTACK THE PASSENGERS.
There was a serious affray onthe N, D. L. steamer Loo Sok at 9.39 a.m., yesterday, reports the Straits Times of 13th inst., when the cargo coolies went aboard after the steamer had drop: ped her anchor la the roads, She had brought over three hundred passengers from Swatow and was just out of quarantine. The cargo coolles were very auxious to start work and found themselves much impeded by the pas- sengers who were not in a very great hurry to go ashore, and also by their luggage, which littered the deck. It was an easy step from harsh words to blows, and soon the cargo coolies were at tacking the passengers right and left. One pas sanger, named Lee Ob Tow, who was on the lower deck, had a jar thrown on him from above, with the result that his skuli was frac; tored. Police was summoned from the shore and mingled in the fight, assisted by the ship's officers. Earopean constable No. 6 narrow- ly escaped serious injury, a stalwart coolie throwing a beavy-box at him from the deck above, which be avoided by jumping aside Just a it foll. The ship's officers scattered the coolies right and left and the police minde seven arrests. The injured man was removed to the hospital where his deposition was taken, nabe is in a critical state. The ac cused were brought before the third magistrats, this morning, do a charge of affray. The first accused was also charged with causing grievous hurt to the injured man, bui this charge will not be heard at present, but will await the result of the man's lujuries.
Becond officer Walisch gave a graphic des -cription of the fight and the farther, hearing of
the case was postponed.
S.S.HOI MING"
EXPECTED TO RESUME HUN IN TWO DAYS.
8th last.
The West River steamer Hội Jing (Captain Evans) which was beached on Lin Tiu Island early on Friday morning last, owing to the do- coupling of her tail shaft, will be ready to resump her regular trips to Kongmoon and back in Ja day or so. As we have already said the Hot Ming was beached, but not long afterwards, after she had been pumped out, she came to Hongkong and was beached at Mongkok, where the repairs were attended to. It was ex- pected that the vessel would continue her usual run to-night, but as certain special alterations have to be made it will not, be for at least two days before-the-foi-Ming-gets-under-way.
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JAPANESE SUGAR EXCISË LAW.
MOVIMENT FOR AMENDMENT.
The leading Japanese · sugar-interests are or- gazising a movement for the amendment of the Sugar Excise Law, reports the Japan Chronicle. It is pointed out that before the special war tax was raised in January, 1905, the sugar, excise Was You the first quality, 60 on the second, Y2 25 on the third, and Y2.80 on the fourth, the difference in the rate of tax on each quality being uniformly do sen. "This arrangement was considered fair. Since the special war-tax was raised, the sax has been gradually increased, and now the rale stands at Ys on fitst quality, Y5,50 on second, • Y8.50 on third, and VIO da fourth, the, differences in each quality ranging from the rate on YI.50 to Y3. The difference between the rates on crude and refined sugar, which was formerly not more thap ба дер, now' Y3 and the demand for refined sugar has begun to decline. The sugar producers io. Japan Proper and--Formosa-have-therefore- agreed to organise a movement for an amend meat of the Sugar Excise Law as the first step towards an improvement in the sugar mar kat, it being evident that bigh taxation is dam- aging the trade.
A mesting was held a few days ago, at which there were present Mr. Fujiyama, president of the Dai Nippon Sugar Company, Mr. Fujita,." president of the Formosan Sugar Company, Mr. Kusakami, president of the Easuiko Sugar Com- pany (of Formosa), and Messrs Masuda and Abe, of the Yokohama Sugar Company, to discussing the question, we learn from the dahi that opinions were divided between the refiners and the producers of·crude sugar. The former recommended that the rate on the second quality be Vs So, that on the third Y6, and that on the fourth Yy in order to diminish the tempt ation of producers of crude sugar to pass third quality for second, while the producers while desirous of lowering the rate on refined sugar (fourth quality) and of benefiting themselves indirectly by the consequent increased damond, opposed the lowerlog of the rate on the third quality for the reasons above stated. The re uit of the conference will be laid before the Finance Department sborly,
A MARKET OFFENCE..
SAI-WAN-HO MARET AS
A SLEEPING PLACE.
Last Tuesday, in the Police Court, before | Mr. F. A. Hazeland, three coolies were charged Shau-ki-wan, on Monday, Inspector Collett, with trespassing in the Sai-wan-bo Market, at who prosecuted, said that the men were found asleep on empty stalls. They could not enter the market at night because it was closed, but they passed their time thers during the day, and when they were not sleeping they were smoking and expectorating about the place, They had access in the avenue at the rear of the market, but would not go there. His Worship considered the offence a serious one. li was the first case 'of its kind' and be imposed a fine of $15 each, the option being a month's Bard labour each. The fines were paid.
· BAD FISH.
SHOPKEEPER FINED ON TECHNICAL OFFENCE,
A Chinaman doing business at 81, Bonham Strand; was charged in the Police Court, last, Wednesday, with having in his possession five cases and two baskets of fish, which was unfit for human consumption.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing, who appeared for the defence, foformed the Court that the fish was not for sale. His client was telling the stuff on commission, but as he had discovered the fish to be bad be "kopt the stuff in his house until the owner arrived in the Colony to turn it over to him."
Dr. Clark said that the defendant should
have reported the matter to a Sanitary Inspec tor, who would have had the stuff destroyed.
The Magistrato (Mr. Wood) was of opinion that a technical offence had been committed, and imposed a fine of $5.
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On the rath last, before Mr. F. W. Hadley, vice-consul, acting judicially, Mr. F. M. Brooks A FIRE, which might easily bave developed made an application on behalf of Chas, A. into serious proportions, occurred on board the Engelbracht, who was committed for trial be| Glenavon, ying at the O. M. Lower Wharf, fore the U. S. Court for China on a charge of Hongkew, Shanghai, at about 5 am, on toth embezzlement, for reduction of ball, which was lost, The watchman saw smoke issuing from fixed the previous day at $4,000 (gold), one of the holds, and gave the alarm. The reports, the Shanghat Times. The petition crew and officers set to work in right earnest, stated that defendant would have con- and focated the fire in No. 3 hold, which con- #iderable difficulty in ralaing a bond of tained a cargo of phosphorus and bran. Alded $1,000 gold and praying that in view of the by the Wharf hoses the ship's crew were able fact that the U, S, Court for China would not to put out the fire, though the fire was finally hold a session until October, the amount of the got under control only at 3 o'clock in the afters bail should be substantially reduced. After noon. The damage to the ship is trifling, dos consideration bis Honour decided that bail: though a great deal of the cargo has bean In the sum of $1,000 gold would be sufficient, damaged by fire and water; the fall extent of and minde na nider, accordingly. The recetas the damage, however, cannot be ascertained sep band was sobergrantly mascuted.
unili the cargo in lauded.
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EUROPEAN LINE.
1899-1900........ 190:-1901..... 1901-1902.
Cargo. 54,530 to .429,124 ....40,891 "
Passengers. 3,788 6,81 I
7:494
1902-1903....
415,164 +
1903-1904..........................21,802
.. 8,381 3.744
* 1904-1905........
1905-1905......................................... 81,103
1906-1997;...........ij.425,503.
2,554 9.483
HONGKONG-SEATTLE, LINE.
-1901-1902
1904-1905.. 1925-1900....
· 1903-1994........................... 94593. ́ ...... 98,963.
++ ......122.450
HONGKONG-SAN FRANCISCO LINE.
Cargo
1902-1903.
1905-1900.....
1
SABANG, OF THE SHIPS...
SINGAPORE'S RIVAL IN THE FAR EAST.
Ton years ago the very name of Sabang was unknown. To-day it is an familiar to the mariner as that of its formidable rival for coal- ing bonours, Singapore. On the extreme north-east point of the Dutch Sumatra Islands, and right in the very gateway of the Far East, Sabang lies tucked snugly away, protected from every wind, in a deep.fjord among the tropical green-clad headlands of the Island of Web, and right in the track of every vessel trading to the Far East No wonder Sabang grows in importance every day,
An enterprising Dutch trading company conceived the bold idea, ten years back, of establishing
A COAL DEPOT IN WEH,
toldivert to itself some of the extremely profit able coal businers of Singapore and Singa pore lies but two days' sail to the southward, A very heavy outlay was called for by the promoters of this speculative scheme, but it was promptly met. Babang itself formed an ideal harbour, entirely sheltered from all weathers with an easy entrance, a mile or so wide, good anchorage, and a depth of sight to twenty fiva fathoms. Moreover, the "climate," "very much like that of Colombo, was almost perfect.
310
FROM CUINESE PROTESTANT CEMETERY,"
gye at every turn. A stroll up to the top of the || APPLICATION FOR EXHUMATION. bluff and one finds the welcome sign, "Hota!" and after a long spell at rea the invitations it Convoys is one impossible to resist. 1 lunched in a long cool room with straw bilods'to keep out the sun (it was 94 În the shade), and half a doron dosky barelosted Malays in greens
and scarlets and blues to walt on me.
THE MALAY AT HOME
•.:
is a picturesque creature in his many coloured "sarong" and His loose jacket, and the qualet ness of the picture that Sabing offers is height ened by the huge-hatted Chinaman carrying bright coloured baskets of fruits or cold drinks slung across his shoulders; by the old-world native carts drawn by humpbacked oxen ; and by the little native children to all the colours of the rainbow, rolling about under the abads of a tall palm or making sand-ples (there is no mad in Sabang) in the middle of the road, for all the world like bis small Christian brother at home. had no opportunity of exploring further, but 'that panorame of glorious colour, those wooded sea-walls, the smiling blue bay, and the setting Eastern sun which, as we felt, was throwing its saya of pink and purple and gold over all," "will always be my recollection of Sabang,
Commercially, as the Duich have proved to up, Great Britain lost
A MOST VALUABLE ASSET when she ceded Polo (which means "the inland of") Weh to Holland; its coal and shiprepair iog business is already a highly paying con- cern, and it promises to command the con! trade of the wasterly and of the Far East,' From a residential standpoint, the 'island bide fair to become one of the principal resorts in the Dear fatura for those whom business or pleasure calls to the entrance gate of the Far East.— Pall Mall Gazette.
CURRY AND RICE..
The following minute by Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Head of the Sanitary Department, relative to an application for a permit to exhume remains
from the Chloexs Protestant Cemetery at Pok- futam for re-burial in a certain grave space in the Colonial Cemetery, was submitted at the mootleg of the Sanitary Board, last Tuesday afternoon
Mr. Ghas Yui Tong, brother of Mr. Chan Siu Kal, is prepared to allow the latter to bury the remains of his mother, Kwok Shi, in ons of his grave spaces in the Colonial Cemetery,, where he bas're-buried the remains of his own mother and other members of the family. Please circulate to the members of the Board,: who, I understand, are prepared to agron to this arrangement, though they unanimously refused Mr. Cbau Sul Kai's application for a separate grave space at the meeting held on the 3rd August 1909..
9th August, 190g.
Mr. A, Shelton Hooper minuted-What is the depth of the present grave and what will be the minimam space between ground sur. face and top of the coffin?.
Medical Officer of Health:-Death occurred in 1878 and therefore there is no objection to the transfer of the remains.
Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewla:-Approved, sub- ject to M.O.H. reporting no sanitary objection.
"A COOK IN TROUBLE.
ACCUSED OF RODDING HIS EMPLOYER.
17th last. A warrant, having been issued some time" ago, was executed"yesterday by Datactive. sergeant Grant, and a man giving the name of Li Lio was taken into custody accused of theft. The complainant was Cheung Kai Hing, shopkeeper doing business at 3, New Strost.
The matter was reported to the police, a yesterday on his return from Canton. warrant was issund, and accused was arrested
After doing ourselves proud one Sunday. ride in the morning, a snack at half past nine, and something out of tumblers Inter, followed Li Lis was, until the 28th July last, engaged by a real good breakfast-tiffin, at which curry as cook to the complainant. On that day the and rice formed the foundation, as it were, a shopkeeper left the shop to transact some budi. moving foundation, someone said, the converness, and on his return he discovered that the argumentative man, who always has an explan out that bin room had been entered and s sation turned on the meaning of curry. The cook was missing. It was then that he found ation ready, generally wrong, but that don't box, containing a silver watch with gold chain matter, said it came from the same root attached, a piece of jadestone, a jude ear-drop, as to curry a borse, namely to dress. Curried a Sto gold piece and a gold lockat, the total feathers) her, and the curry fowl was dressed (alan undressed of the value being 137, gone. rubbed down, palating triumphantly to the itself was horizontal tombstone of granite that stood with its stone pillar outside the kitchen. He also tried to make us believe that "to curry favour" was a perversion of a curry the favell (chestout) horse," a similar word coming from the Lalin fabula, dattery, bence a fib. It was too hot to explain that the author. relish, which is defined as a kind of dish much ties believed to the Persian Khor meat, used in India and composed of cayenne pepper, garlic, turmeric, coriander, ginger and other og ape of the story of the vulgar little boy who spices, Anyhow the curry was there, remind-
showed his companion a biscuit and asked him to take a good look at it as he wouldn't sea it again. Like our carry.
Cargo, Passengers. ......................... 80,4 1 tons.3,380 8,670 1902-1903.........394,852,..
4,188 2,619 4,519 10,577
Passenzersi 1899-1900 ................................57,819 tons 10,136 1900-1901...
95.038, ¥1,569 1901-1902.maja .91,486: 15,464 .90,579 1 12,584 1903-1904...IN ZIKAL .14,699 1 1,66a 1904-1905.9574 1,558 ,60,003 » . 13.539 1900-1907.75:333 # 11,320 Apart from the int year in which these lines were inaugurated, and from 1993 to 1906, when the trade was affected by the war and iis after-, math; the trade on these lipes was carried on
Feveri were rare, and epidemics smoothly, during the remaining four years, unknown. And so Sabang was chosen for the None of these lines, however, showsany marked plucky Dutch venture. To-day there are 1,409 increase in the amount of cargo carried at the and of the period dealt with over that carried thirty feet of water under them at low tide, and feet of coal wharves fronting the bay, with at the time the services were started, and al-Gve huge electric "transporters," or coal tips, though some increase is acticeable is the cam-
each capable of coaling a vessel at the rate of ber of passengers it is comparatively insigni- cigbly toas an hour, with a sixth building; and ́ficant. It would be interesting to know whether coal sheds sufficient for storing over 25,000 the ships on the European and Hongkong- tons Only, the best Welsh and Bengsl coat Seattle lines are carrying full cargo on each
is supplied, and the company is bound, by voyage, and, if 10, what necessity there is for contract, to keep its stock up to a minimum of subsidising these lines by the annual expendi- 10,000 tons. There is a floating dry dock, in ture of a large amount of money. The follow- which vessels of 3,000 tons can be docked; re-
The theory of making curries in the Straits ing tables showing the tonnage of the principal pairing shops, with a seven-ton steam hammeria Mem is very keon, she may intrude on Gookle's is one not to be lightly propounded. If the cargo imported into and exported from Japan dredger, now neatly ready for service; and to- through these lines and that which is distribut legraphic communication with all parts of the jects, as he mostly does. She will then see s dominion and watch the process, unless he ob. ed abroad will give a clearer insight into the world while the furiber tempting bait is beld-bastard curry, made by rule of thumb, by one of out to the shipowner of free entry, anchorage, a nation who doesn't know what curry ls, and pilot-service, and wharfage, Sabang, more
hide-bound by the tradition of what is fit for over, will coal you if you arrive at night,
Master to eat, Ah Sin's curry is worthy of the whereas Singapore will not, and she tops her many inducements to the sailor-man by selling charges he makes for ft. Another way is to give cheľa namo in only, one respect, the wicked him her coal at a figure considerably below that the Celestial god a holiday and ask Mrs. Ahmat of her rival. Small wonder that the Sabang of
to come in and show the Mem'how to make to-day looms very large in the aya of every skipper in the Eastern trade, no matter what
situation
EUROPEAN LINE.
Inipart ta
and Export Distributed Percentage Ergiu fapso, abroad, Japan cargo.
Took
Tom, 1899-1900. 81,341 50,321 -64.7 1900-1001.... 124,770. 57.7!1 68.3 1901-1902.116,373 63,168. 64.8 1902-1903..............127,339 $5,811 1903-1904- 1904-1905...>
1905-1908
10,442
10,216
68,817
32,243
71,389
65.9 61.5
68.0 69,0
1900 1907........130,016
· HONGKONG-Seattle linE,
TONS... TONS.
4
1931-1907................... 39,419 8.951 81.4 1902-1903 $2,846 17,297 76.4
·84.6 1903-1904 35,365 6,392- 1904-1905 34.478 2,032 94-4 78.8 1905-1988........ 38,316, 20,359 1905-1907....... 48,449 22,236 70.9 THONGKONG-SEATTLE LINE'
Tonk Tons. -1901-1903...............~39;40p -8,95181m
1902-1903............ | 54,836"
17.297 76.4 84.6 1903-1904....... 35.365 6,392 1904-1905...............ár 34:478 2,031 94.4 1905-1966........ 38,326 10,259 78.8 1905.1907 - 199 48,449 21,136 ~70.9 HONGKONG-SAN FRANCISCO LINE.
85
1.630 20,729
98.6
Tons. TODE. 1899-1900....... 18,068 *35.000 34.0 1900-195X....... 20,401 39,073 34.3 1901-1902....... 19:500 33.825 34.0 1902-1903....... 23,034 31,641
41.3. 1903-1904. km 5,910 1904-1905, *** 3,312
65 8 ....1905-1900.........................' £1,863:
36.3 1905-1907 18,758. 18,799 50.0 At shown above, as regards the principal cargo Japan's share in the European line Is 60 to 70 per cent; 70 to 80 per cent, on the Hongkong-Seattle line; and 30 to 50 per cent. on the Hongkong San Francisco live. But when a comparison is made with the total amount of cargo handled by these lines, Japan's share dwindles into something like a third, as will be seen from the following
EUROPEAN LINE.
И
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Total Cargo. Japan's Share.. 1899-1900 154,230 tons 81,340 tons „* 1900-1901.... 429,124 124,770
n 1901-1903............. 401,891 „, 116,373..... 1. 1902-1903 415,184 127,339
พ 211,802 "
12,442 1 1903-1904.... 1904-1905.si 1,906-1900.................... 84;103
68,817 1996-1997inum. 495,503 2 130,016
HONGKONG-BEATTLE LINE, 1901-1903. 80,411 1009 39,410 tons - 1903-1903........” 194,852
53,836. 1903-1994m · 94593 21 35.305.
98,961 1904-1905.
34.478 1995-1996............... 123,456
38,326 11 3926-1907......... *82,525 » 48 409 "
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THE SETTLEMENT
In the Police Court, this morning, he was charged with the offence, to which he pleaded not guilty, and the case was adjourned.
18th inst. Li Lin, the cook, formerly of 3, Now Ströst,
gold chain attached, a piece of jadestone, stealing a box, contarsing a silver watch with who was arrested yesterday, charged with
jade ear drop, a Sto gold piace and a gold locker, the total value being 5137, the property ed in our last issue) was, in the Police Court, of his employer (particulars of which we prist to-day, sentenced to three months' hard labour and four hours' stocks.
WATER RETURN
Level and storage, of water in reservoirs on the 1st August.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. LEVEL.
Tylam......
1998
1909. of below) 4′′ below overflow
Overtow
TylamBye-fo bałow`
wash... overflow
overdow
24*5* below overflow
overflow
overflow.
curry. Ahmet is the pakka Malay tambi, who Tytam Info below 1′ 4′′ below gets curry about once a month, at a big feast or termediate overflow kondurl, when all the noted she chefs of the
1 below) bolow surrounding houses are called into consultation. Pokfulum That Is a Malay curry, truly, very tasty, very fatty, and conducive to afternoon night-mares, Wong-uni- (of below as our heaviest Sunday hogger put it. I, Schung... Loverdow Mrs: Ahmst be told that what is wanted la' & typical Malay curry, and not bulan puasa
Tylam
below]
4' 4" below overflow.
STORAGE GALLONS.
66,180,000 30,398,000
1909 221,640,000
188,450,000 898,000
65,460,000
24,873,000
Total 700,984,000 501,327,000 District during the month of July.
Consumption of water in the City and Hill :
1908.
1909.
at present comprises some fifty whites, Dutch to a man, and genial, kindly fellows; a Malay population of eight or nine hundred; and large number of contract-labour coolies. It is admirably administered by a Dutch controller and staff. Its roads, as good as any in Engcurry, and if due time and two or three dollars
1908. land, are most testefully fald out; its club, ice be given her, she will bring the necessary la Tytam Byewash... 21,497,000 385,520,000 factory, sigual station, hospital, hotel, Postgredients up to the house some morning when Tytam Intermediate 196,389,000 office, Court-house, and police system are well the Tuan bas gone to town, and by one o'clock. Pokfulum .........
she and the Mem will be very hot and very Wong-hai-chung up to all requirements; and its private bunga- lows, nestling among clumps of palm and tired. There will be enough curry and rice for pepper trees, are as lavitingly cool, comfort a large tiffin pariz, and an appetite in inversa able, and picturesque as any I have seen.. proportion. Some of the "real" curry will be The Dutch and other mail steamers have re-eaten and the rest, it is such a treat you know, cently raised this little gem of a saltlement will be reserved for dlanse, when the Tuan in to the dignity of
expected to try it. Now in these days, what self-respecting business map can be expected to top up a hard day's work with the, usual meal and an additional unaccustomed curry! Besides, curry can't be enjoyed by candie light, nor after more than one pahit, and certain not following the four stongabs that the interval. medical advice allows for between bank closing and the dinner gong, No. The only day on which to ost curry and rice is that which falls between Saturday end Monday. The flesh need not be mortified on that day, or if it must, then there is the
A PORT OF CALL, and there is now a weekly mail service east and west, Order among somewhat mixed lot of inhabitanta is controlled by a company of Dutch infantry, and sternly maintained by the company's officers, who are quite prepared to lay on the leather whip or ratian they carry in their hand at the first sign of disobedience or insubordination. The extraordinary enter prise of this Dutch trading company is far from -exbansted. The wharf frontage is now belag doubled in length, a considerable amount of laud now covered by shoal water is to be re-afternoon service in go-to-meeting clothes. claimed for the purpose of coal depots, a large oil storage plant for vessels using oil faci is be ing erected, and attention is being turned, i was told, to the establishment of canning factories for the preserving and shipping of pineapples and other produce of the island,"
But there is
ANOTHER SIDE TO SADANG
Consumption.... 148,577,000 123,698,000 gallons
107,000 208,860
Estimated population Consumption"
per head per day....
23.1 19.1 gallons Constant supply in all districts during July, 1908.
Intermittent supply by Ridor mains in Rider main districts during July, 1909.
The retum of consumption is subject to errer owing to the difficulty of accurate men. surement whilst the extension works at Albany Filler Beds are in progress.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS.
LEVEL.'.
1998.
1909,
All this, however, is a long way from the disquisition which is naturally expected about the one dish that excites the appetite and curiosity of one's friends at Home, and which is popularly supposed to take the Kowloon 3 or below) 23 ** below the breakfast and luncheon table of Europe Gravitation overflow overflow
that grace So much is this ingrained in the Home mlad,
Water level reduced for construction purs that when on leave the Anglo-Indian (which
poses. who come out to the Straits for Scotland's graceful term' has been held to include those
STORAGE 'GALLONS,
1908. made in honour of your safe return. Said carry consisting of rabbit or fowl (who wants to eat fowl at Home) stewed with a table, spoonful of jalapy coloured stoff taken from the bottle prepared by the well known 'cater-
1900.
vitation Re-> 156,200,000 155,100,000 gallons. servoir...... Consumption of water in Kowloon doring the month of July:-- Consumption...31,520,000 24,930,000 gallons,
1908.
1909,
88,500
Estimated population
Consuraption
83,700
8.3
per bend per
90 gallons day. The Government. Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
P. N. H. JONES,
Water Authority.
of more interest to the traveller than coal sheds And canBeries, and that is the entrancing beauty -of the Island Ithelf. It is one of the foveliest spots I remember to have seen; and it has been 80od) is tempted by a special dish of curry: Kowloon Gra-)" my good fortune to see many. It is but nine miles by five, but however you take it, it stands out as a gem. The approach to its har bour, Sabang, leads through waterways of the deepest bino, between walls of rolling green follage graceful as the curves of ag ostrich feather. Here and there a splash af blood red dote the -hillside, where isme strange crimson-leaved tree has caught a foot hold among the luxuriant riot of green., The denso tropical growth runs right down into the clear blue of the bay, for there is no foreshore, Hill and valley as far as the eye can reach, lula Isfots breaking the sapphire surface of the bay, each a gem in itself, then a sudden turn of the ship's head as she rounds one of HONGKONG-SAN FRANCISCO LINE.
those soft green beadlands, and the little satıla- 1899-1900........ 87,819 tons 18,068 tons maat of Babang opens out, a fairy town of 1900-190F. 95,938 „ 20,401
quaint Dative houses and wide-roofed bun 1901-1902. 91,486
19,500 11 galows.
ich up on a bluff and almost strangled by 1901-1903....... 90,579 23,034 1901-1934. 14,690. "
5,930 1904-193¶......». 9574 u
3.312 1995-1906-**** 60,003
· 11,863" 1906-1907............... 75,333 18,758 1 Our contemporary omits 'to. indicate the'divid- log line between "principal" and general cargo and in both instances gives the whole of the figures for Japan's cargo. But the fact remales that the bulk of the cargo carried neither leaves nor enters Japan, so that foreige coun-" tries gain, most of the advantages acciping from the subsidy.-Japan Chronicle.
ing firms, or, more economically, bought by the pennorth from the chemist who has kept the satfly powder In the next drawer to gentian foot. Oh, yes, excellent, I assure you. Not quite the same as the Katong brand, but that is made from fresh apicer: Thank you, just another slice of that delicious cold beef."" The other kind of carry that the Old Hand delights in is ship carry. We always go back for an- other helping. By the way, ship curry han to be eaten in the Obins fashion, with a fork, No spoon,
The constituents of a proper carry are as fol lows-however, if the Printer-man does bisdaly, THE wedding took place on the 3rd instant at this will be about the place of. Turn over, and Nagasaki of Mr. Aage Ludvig Frants Jordan... followed, Mrs Em. Walker of Ipoh has issued the example of the Wise Man of Perak in to be son of Mr. A. L. Jordan, Superintendant of the Groat Northern Telegraph. Company's Nagá- an everyday cookery book for the Straits and the saki office, and Miss Ofürchen Roberta Bowie, Federated Malay States. We do not attempt to daughter of Dr. R. 1. Bowie, of No, 24, Oura, A white road winding up through the cocoa distinguish the dishes peculiar to each district Nagasaki.. The civil part of the ceremony WI not palms and pepper trees, waves of rolling in this excellent little publication, which is performed by Mr. J. H. Wallace, acting Dabish green beyond merging into the easiem sky meant for the use of bachelors condemned Consular Agent, And was followed by a religious above, and the blue water at your feet, and you to live in the jungle, and Mems condemned ceremony at the residence of the bride's father, bive your first impression of --Sabang. The to live in the Bungalow. The book is really ibo Very Rev. M. A. Salmon officiating. Mr. picture reminds one of Scotland, the famous a orofal addition to any house-keeper's Kund Jordan, the bridegroom's brother, acted: Lake scenery of Canada, and a Norwegian library, sight appetisers, thirteen soups, as best man. After the ceremony a reception fjord rolled lots one.. Look over the side of the plus fish dishes, etc., etc. The interest in con was held at No. 7). Umegasaki, that: tes]. ship and you will see twenty feet down in the action with this article is that there is not a dence of the bridegrooms's parents, the entire ice-clear water, myriads of gorgsons-hued fish, single word about carries, not single recipe foreign community, saya iku Nagasaki Press, and probably a shark coining about with his for cooking rice. Next time, we shall have to i responding to the lavitations issued by MK- The number of marriages solemnised in Hong, faithful sutalilis the pliot fish a few fost in front propound the difference between curry and rice - and. Mr. A. L... Jordan. The newly miserled kong during last year was 158 as compared of his nose. · Ashoro one wanders through and rice and carry between blachan and ma, comple subsequently laft by the iDL 'with 197 in 1999. Thing:1ix marriages wats || tricks of palms and shrub, with glorious missies | mij between talar ming and falog ikan göring: muamer, Gorbén: for Miyanoshita, whare the
contracted at the Registesi Generale dilon of purple, sad scarlet, and yellow dillng the 237. Mi la disespers Fres Press
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