Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 1911
The Assaye loft Singapore for Hongkong, yesterday at 0 pan. and is duo hore on the 28th inst. at 8 am
The Postmaster-General, Mr. Mc I, Messor, was one of the passengers going home by the Kamo Maru.
finve no wish to cavil and we deeply appreciate the good work dong by our administrators, bat maywo ask why are the Home Authorities so obdurato in this matter? His Excellency will earn A. 8. WATSON & lasting praise if he can but con
vince those responsible that they are not only greatly displeasing the Tho dato of the arrival of the British residents of this Colony now Colonial Secretary has not but at any moment they may be yot boon definitely settled. Ho dopriving the helpless and hapis now on home leave, and in less of a shipwrecked vessel of the moan while Mr. Clemonti will that much needed succour which carry in his usual elicient the lutios of Acting the signal. Q.E.D. or S.O.S. Colonial Secrotury, might so quickly bring to them.
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The wreck of tlio Asia throws. Mr. Roosevelt, speaking at the another light upon the dangers the Pacific Consts would be ex-Palter defeuded.
Eniveristy of California, said that which vessels wrecked or disabled posed sooner or later to the greatest arnopento. We refer to the swarm-crisis over known in the history of ing sampans which, like beants the world. Americans should of prey, rush down on the helpless therefore he awakened to this
crisis. The contro of -ship. Supposo-fur-the-momont sho Shinosing and the America Mari J not been "handy." The crow of the Asia might have boon capable of boating off an
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FIRST WIRELESS MESSAGES «RECEIVED: FROM-WRECK-
ED ASIA,
AMERICA MARU RACES TO BELP EUROPEAN MISSING. On Finger Rook." This wis the first wireless messago from the wrecked Asia received by the America Maru, which arrived in port at 6 o'clock to-day it was received by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's boat on Sunday last at 8.15 a.m., many miles north of the scene of the disaster.
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after the American warslys COMPANY MEETINGS. bad received aʼmilar mai sages. A Marconi station en a prominent point on the outsido of the linrbour would doubtless havo obtained earlier news of thio wreck.
COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.
THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON,
· LIMITED.
The thirty-eighth ordinary an- uual mooting of shareholders in the above Company, was hold at MAN THROWN OVERBOARD. noon to-day in Queen's Building. Mr. G. H. Modhurst, Chairman of Shortly aftor 1.15 pm, vostor liarbour botwoon a Cistoms sont were Messrs. A. Forbes, E. day, a collision occurred in the Directors, presided. Othors launch and Police Launch No. Ormiston, J. W. O. Bounur, G. It. 5. The collision took place im-Lanzmann, H. A. Siobs, G Bal modistoly after the departure loch, Fr. Lieb, G. Friesland, of the French Mail........from.
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the world, he said, had been fire ship with another, as an exportar SOS.-Am ashore. Help. Imune exhausted condition. At the tims sen, F. Smyth, P. Tester, A,
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dienster.
The fog lifted soon after for u time, but again camo down more dense thun, before. Some five miles north of the Rock the America Maru dropped her an chors. It would have been madiness to proccod under the Sho rode in
of the collision the Commissionor of Customs was on board the Customs launch.
Tho bow of the Customs launch Polico launch sustained slight was badly damaged, while the damago.
GAMBLING IN MACAO.
Shelton Hooper, A. 11, Harris, C, D. Wilkinson, J. W. Taylor, G. C. Moxon, H. Humphreys and 0. Montague Ede (secretary).
The Soorotary having read the notice convoning the meeting,
This; afternoon the Chief Jus- tico, Sir Francis Piggott, and a jury had before them the case of Lam Chung. This person was charged with falsifying his books, in several cases, with intent to defring his oroditors, ho having filed his petition in bankruptcy. It was allogod that the falsifications complained of were made both prior to, and after filing his petition.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Acting Attorney Gouoral, prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and bir.
Hor buoy. As the launches col-directors), A. B. Rouse, TF lidod a sonman on the Police Hough, W. Dunbar, Rov. L Then in rapid succession, cumo The prisoner pleaded not guilty. the messages: "Asia on Finger launch was thrown overboard.Iobort, A. V. Apoar, A. It. Lowe, Mr. Alabaster said that tho pri- Rock"; We are on the Rook,
Detective Sergount Grant W, E. Clarke, A. G. Coppin, J. soner started business in Hong Help. S.O.S. (the wireless code was on the spot and at once wook Gardiner, L. Borindonguo, Uo kong, four years ago, in partner for Distress) Asia. S.O.S., steps for rescuing the scaman. Book, W. Hutton Potts, J. Siems-
The seam was huuled up in an progress of transferred from the Mediter-Altor a year's working the partner
tolAmerica, Australia and Canada. |diate."
The Amerios Mara was then raneun to the Atlantic and now left and prisoner continued the in a dense fog going dead slow, was shifting to the Pacific, business on his own account, but on receipt of this cry from He closed the business about the distressed vessel increased hor attack-they would certainly do hold positions in the lingkong, he filed lis petition in bankruptcy, direct for the scene of the Mr. Tso Tuan Hing, who has Fob. Uth, 1010 auton March 11th | speed to 151.1. knots, leading their best-but the looting of and other docks, it is reported, in which he stated that he had ship and murder of its crew is his invented a new type of assets amounting to $26,000 and
The Chairman said-Gentle- not unknown in Chinese waters, stoamer, with power derived inbilities totalling $22,000. On
men-Before proceeding to the and we say emphatically that from wind and water, which, April 5tli of the same year the
business of the moeting I have to it is claimed, boats the engines landlord put in a distress upon the
A rumour has obtained cur-inform you thint the negotiations vossels should be in a position to of modern type. Some Chinese prisoner's goods, for ront, and
rency in Canton that H. E. Chung for amalgamation with the North communicate by wiroloss with merchants have invited the in-among other things, seized some
Ming Chi, the Viceroy, lins China Insurance Company, of every port at which a warship yontor to return to China, and books relating to the prisoner's
succeedol in coming to an which you were advised in a lies. The Chinese fishorfolk aro intend to float a company for the business. Those books, thirty-two
arrangement with the Macao circalar dated 11th January last, circumstances. pirates first, last and all the time, working of the patent.
in number, were handed over about fourteon fathons.
government for the total suppres have come to un abrupt end, and it is not right, or proper, or
to tho Official Receiver, and as a To America run into cloar sion of gambling in Macao. the Directors of that Company result of his invostigation theso weather on Monday morning at
It is reported that the Canton having refused to entertain our consonant with the dignity of
charges wore now made, Detail-6.30, and shortly afterwards Viceroy has agreed to pay the proposal, stating that the Cont Great Britain that her strongest
ing some of the falsifications com- "spoke" the Shaoshing. News Macao government $200,000y was not for sale. In naval port in the East should
IL.E. Chao Erh-feng, Amlan of plained of was an entry in his of the wrack was given hor by that annually as compensation for the view of the fact that the without the incans of bet, lus-beer-appointed-Viceroy-odgor acknowlodging the receipt vessel, which then had on-board loss of rovonuc duo-to sup-figuro-offorol was.arrived at after
of Szechuan, Wang. Jen-wen, of a draft für 720 tiels from n Treasurer of Szechum, has been Company in Portland, U.S. A. and the mails of the wrecked,
part of the passengers and crew pression of gambling, Wo the authorities at once to appointed Frontier Minister for The entry in the book sinted that The America Maru steamed make arrangements for the instal-Yunnan and Szechuan, and Chow the draft was received on the slowly on and dropped anchor lation of a powerful wireless Jui-chon, Provincial Judge of tenth day of the tonth moou off tho Asia. A. bont was lowered station horo. Let us cast off our Szechuan. Chung Chon-fang hus he actually received
Hunan, becomes Treasuror of when it could be proved that under the command of the Chief
and install a wireless station of Hunt.
found This was moon. without further delay; humanity TIE HAGE FOR THE POLE out bocauso in anotlier account demands it.
Telegrams from Buenos Aires prisoner calculated the interest report that Captain It. Amundus on the draft from the latter son's vessel, the Fram, has arrived date. and reports having ronchod 78 Other false entries included one egrees 41 minutes South, the in his cash book, knowledging farthest south achieved by the the recoint of an amuuit at fort ship. The ship's company deny night before he actually received that Captain Ainmndeon hnd ant. neroplane.
Finally Mr. Alabaster suggested that the reason for these falsifica tions was that the prisoner hind destroyed the original books, and LARGE QUANTITIES LEAV-made others for the purposes of Mr. J. W. Loureiro of the
his petition. Some delay was. at home to-day, Canton Customs left for a holiday
caused in Mr. Alabaster's speech, have been exported during the looking up the charges withi Field Marshal Viscount Kit-last few days from Hongkong to which he was to proceed.
Mr. Polter: There were forty chener is to bo sword-bearer at various ports on the China const.
The dealers are in receipt of a charges at the police court, and the Coronation coremony in June.
rumour that the Chinese Govern-all but four havo licon withdrawn.
BULL DOGourning that succour is needed.
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OFFICIAL CHANGES.
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STOUT obsoleto methods, of reasoning beon appointed Provincial Judgo the eighth day of the eighth Ollicer, and six of the Asia's crew
in PANTS and SPLITS.
A. S. W11BON &
CO., LD.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910. [ 28
HONGKONG DAY.! BY DAY....
It appears that 30 lives wore lost in the Mecfoo and Kwangles
collision.
The object of this paper, ja to publish correct information. to serve the truckino,
and print the news without fear or favour,
Cable Address: Telegraph
Hongkong..
Telephone: No. 1. A. B.C, 6th edition Western Union.
THE
Hongkong Telegraph
lloxarono, Wednes,, Árn 20, 1911.
WIRELESS.
The two marine disasters which we have had, unfortunately, to record this wook again. draw attention to the need for the immediate installation of a wire-
Capt. Marabal, of the Canton left for Europe by the French Mail.
THE OPIUM TRADE.
ING HONGKONG.
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ROYAL VISITORS IN HONGKONG.
ARRIVAL OF SIAM'S
very careful consideration, we werd naturally surprised that this nogollations should invo takon this turn. It is not, however, for us to movù further in the matter, but it is to be regretted that u HEIR-union of interests could not be
PRESUMPTIVE THIS MORNING.
arranged, thoroby reducing the were picked up from a sumpan.
nombor of the crew was missing. They stated that a European
percentage of charges all round, as it is only by amalgamation" The wreck lios high and dry
that the charge. ratio can be so from amidships, with a heavy list
Shortly before eleven o'clock reduced without impairing eff to port. The deck is at an angle this forenoon, the Duke and ciency. This argument applies of nearly fifty dogross and it is Duchess of Chakrabongs, who are equally to ourselves, our affiliated representing Siam at the forth Company and the North-China impossible to walk on it.
The pictures that we have seen coming Coronation celebrations Insurance Company. The re- show the vessel cowering under in London in June next, landed post has been in your hands the towering Finger Rock, sub-t Blake Pier. Long before the for some weeks, and I will merged from stern to funnel, her liour at which the landing was therefore will your permission bows pointing high into the air. expected to be made, a dotaolitike it as road.... You will observe for No. 2 hold is completely ment consisting of one hundred that the accounts are stated some flooded, and there nover was the men drawn from the 123th what differently from those of last Baluchis under one British and year; this is done in order to bring slightest hope of salving her.
One cannot but be impressed, three native officers awaited the the form more up to date. You by the photographs and the water arrival of the distinguished visi-will also notice that the auditors
sent round date. The Prezaium Incomic for The grent liner is crushed, pany, ment word was
to be 1909, as also the balance of Work- under the huge, cruel rock at that the landing was whose foot she lies.
purely private affair and ing Account, shows a satisfactory the detachment had perforco increase as compared with that of to make their way back to Kow- the previous year, despite the fact loon, Shortly before ten o'clock, that the rate of exchange at which Captain Agge, on behalf of His sterling takings have been trans- Excellency the Governor, proposed into dollars for the purpose ceeded on board the lineron which of the report is 1.2d, higher." The the distinguished couple travelled increase in our takinge is partly' to Hongkong to bring them on due to improved trado during the shore. On tlie pioritsolf, Sir Paul period under review and partly Chater, C.M.C., Consul to Sium, to advances in rates in several
vinitors.
oorfed netion of Companies and awaited the arrival of the loyal directions brought about by con Just before eleven o'clock, the the leading inembers of Lloyd's. Duke and Duchess stopped ashore This points to greater unanimity from the Government tenler amongst underwriters than here- Victoria and were met on landing tofore, but a great deal has still easily imaginę the feelings of those by Sir Paul Chater. Outside this to be done in this direction before board when that over whelming, pier, chairs from Government business can be considered to bo inanimate mass destroyed their House wore in readiness to take really on n entisfactory basis. tho visitors to Government You will notice that we have been floating home. And then came tho swarming sampans from ad- House but the latter entered able to strengthen our Investment motor-car supplied by the Fluctuation Account more than jacent islands and oven from tho mainland. They camo in hun- Dragon Cyclo Depot prior to sufficient to allow for any likely drede, ready for plunder or proceeding to Government House. fall in the value of sterling securi salvage, and it speaks well for The car made a tour through Shau- ties. The Exchange Fluctuation the officers and crow of the Asin, ki-wan, on to the Ruco Course Account will not disappear unless
Vory largo quantities of opium and he explained that ho was colour painting of the wreck, tors, but almost at the last mo- certificato is also brought up to
From andor its cruel peaks, the Mr. F. Grove, the managingmont intends to greatly increase Mr. Fleushor, deputy official beating against the hapless engineer of the Canton-Kowloon the duty on the drug, and it is receiver, said that after consider vessel, crowded with humanity, Railway, accompanied by Mrs. expected that the new tax will alle difficulty, he succeeded in came flashing through the fog. Grove, left by the Kamo Mary come into force at any moment. getting from the defendant the luden air, the poignant cry, for a holiday in England, It is with a view to avoiding names of firms abroad, to whom for help: "S.O. S. S. 0. S.
this additional tax that the presont he had consigned goods. How S. O. S.---Distress!
Mr. Thomas J. O'Brien, United
States Ambassador in Tokio, is to be transferred to Berlin, and Mr. Wilson, Assistant Secretary of State, is coming to Tokio. '
Distress!
VOS-
shipments are being made. ever he absolutely refused to Distress! And the two-
As our renders are aware Sir provide addresses, and witness John Jordan.for some time past only able to get into has been negotiating with the communication with one firm Chinese Government with a view The assets of the defendant were to lessoning the period in which
not 'sufficient to pay tho Three cases of bubonic plague the opium trade is to come. Lo
exponses of the bankruptcy. occurred during the twenty-four an end. house in Centro Street. The hours ending noon to-day, in a
victims were Chinose, all of whom. died.
POLICE COURT.
Mr. Potter: It is not uncon- mon for people in this colony to file their petitions and you oppose thom because they have no assets?
Sometimes. Caso proceeding,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
sels who came to the rescue, themselves under the hand of God in that darkened sea, splendidly answered the call.
It is a picture of the brutal forces of nature and the mitigat ing clarity of science.
One can
on
Two men were charged with behaving in a disorderly manner Membora of the Chinese Y. M.last night at about 8.30 in C. A. band presented Bandmaster Ladder Street, The Magistrato loss tolographic apparatus at Coke, of the Rajputs, on the ove sentenced the first defendant to Hongkong. We are quite proof his departure, with a handsome seven days' imprisonment. A pared to admit that the Govern- cup in recognition of services Chinaman was sentenced to one ment for one reason or another rendered.
year's imprisonment with hard Thoir. Imperial Highnesses as well as for those of the Shao and back to Sir Paul Chator's the dollar touches 11d., while muy not consider it expedient to
On Saturday evening, 6th May: returning froin banishment,
labour and four hours' stocks for Princo and Princess Fushimi and shing, that passengers, mails and office. Afterwards, the distin- oncli riso in exchange incrensés make any statement on this sub- there will be a reception given at
suite arrived Monday per ..baggage were safely transhipped. Government House, where His Fund has risen to £145,000, guished coupla proceeded to this fund. Our Reinsurance ject other than that it is anxious the Chinese Y.M.C.A. to Mr. and Tsze, Lan Kam Fat, Lau Yik Lau, land as leprosentatives of Japan European member of the crow hospitality, placed the promises creased by somo 4 lakhs. Takon
The charge against Joung Sui Kamo Maru, en route to Eng We trust that the missing Excellency, with his usual
assots have in- to have a wireless station hore; Mrs. MePherson on the eve of their and Lau Suiof obtaining 200 bags at the Coronation of His Majesty will turn up safe and sound, but we are entirely nuable departure to Canada for their fur of rice from the Yuen On Godown King George V. to see where the objection lough period.
to immediate construction lios.
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We cannot speak too higlily of at the disposal of his distinguish altogether, therefore, 1909 may be at West Point by meansofa forged, Captain Taylor, A.D.C., met the gallantry and capability of all
called a good year for tis, and ro The mon-of-war in harbour sulis owing to careful underwrit order was again heard this after the ship on arrival and convoyed concerned, and our sincere sy dressed ship in honour of the ing ouable us to maintain our Telegrams from Washington noon bofore Mr. J. R. Wood. His Excellency's invitation of the pathy goes out to the Captain of Tho Government Aro ablo stato that in the Senato Mr. Stone, to allocate funds for various Democrat, denounced the land and Mr. W...Shenton appeared and offered the use of a special vessel. He has lost her in ang Chakrabongs will leave by the ing that 850 per sture must be dividend. My predecessor in the Inspector Robertson prosecuted hospitality of Government House the Asin in this disaster to his occasion
The Duke and Duchess of elmir toll you at your lust most- things, and to do so withining in Mexico of marinos, by II.M.
hohalf of tho defendant. train or the "Stanley," if required. that, we are told, hus sellim been Fronch Mail for Europe, travel- looked upon as high water mark, 8. Shoarwator as an arbitrary act, tirenty-four hours or loss after the
Mr. J. H. Giardinor watched the Their Imporial Highnesses, equalled for density. The Ameling via Silieria, tantamount to an act of war, nood for such has boon made ap-approved by Great Britain.
case on behalf of the Yuon On however, declined all invitations rien Maru sighted only one ves-
and while I endone this view for Insurance Company, parent. We fool safe, therefore, in concluding that it is not for A branch of the Communication hearing. The seizuro was indo at His Worship remanded the Bank was started in Singaporo Canton, the value of the rice (monitary considerations that wireless is being withheld from residents in remitting and trans-
last year to facilitate the Chinese being $1,600. us. Are wo to listen again and ferring money to their mother Jagain to nobulous expressions of country. In view of the dense The total amount of gold or opinion, to the effect that, "Wireless population of Chinese residents ported from the F.M.8, in March isnecessary to the Colony, but in Borneo, the Malay States, &c. was 1,248 oz., which paid $1,163 branches of the Communication duty. The whole was from Raul. As L'Aiglon, says in Rostand's Bank will be established in all The total gold exported this year
J'admiro os mais!" We; those plaven shortly.
to the end of March is 1,775 oz.
As they are travelling incognito. sol from the time she left Shang. At one o'clock on official lun- the prefont, there seems to be no accept any hospitality. Their Fuito also wore unable to hai until she spoke the Shing clion, very largely attended, was reason in the future, if fortune given at Government House, continues to smilo upon us, why shing and the officorn wero utterly Representatives of the Com- unable to see beyond the fo'o'stle Ilia Excellency the Governor pro- we should not be able to somewhat modoro and Officer Commanding head. It was a case of blind posed The King, and The King increase the dividend by the pay- the Troops likewise waited on mann's buff, complicated by strong Prince Chakrabongs proposed when the outturn of any particular of Siam, and is Royal Highness ment of a bonus to shareholders Their Imperial Higlinessos.
King George V and is Repro-year warrants it. It is unwise to Wo oro given to understand sentatives in the Crown Colonies. be too optimistic, but we haoron
be very hopeful of the At a recent sessions of the that the wireless operator on The Prince and his suite leave son Philippine Commission a bill FMB Taner picked up on the ss. Australion for London,
our business belu:& on was passed regulating the traffic messages. from the wrecked, where his Higlmess represents the 6 80 solid rufoundation fando on the Bengist road s
Ania early Monday morning King of Siam at the Coronation......... wo
gross currents,
nature.