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are now entirely opposed to the project, It is seldom indeed that we feel called upon to take a hand in matters which concern public companies, inasmuch as we entertain the belief that, as a role, the shareholders are or ought to be competent to look after S. WATSON & CO., their own interests, while the community generally can look on with unconcern if a mistake is about to be made or a disastrous con petition invited or averted. But in this case, where so many absent investors are interested, where a vast sum of money is proposed to be spent-a sum at least double the capital of Company--it seems to us that a calin and dispassionate-review of the whole subject may prove useful and help the shareholders to come to a sensible decision on a matter of real moment to the Colony, inasmuch as the stock is widely held and its permanent depreciation cannot fail to have a very adverse influence on the market generally,
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from the Government Tytam Reservoir,
and specially filtered in large storage filters
on the best seientific principles.
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and consumers of them may feel themselves
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First of all, then, let us consider what is the present position of the Dock Company and its capabilities in the way of docking and executing work. It has a subscribed capital of two and a half million dollars in fifty thousand shares of fifty dollars each, and at the end of 1901, after payment of dividend and bonus of 18 per cent, carried 8420,119 forward to working account. is now proposed to pay a dividend of 12 per cent. and carry $290,000 forward. This is somewhat less than the previous year, but business has not been good nor profits so large. The Dock Company already possess the following docking facilities:
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WATSON & CO. All the docks are supplied with every appliance-especially at Hunghom-for the work of docking und repairing vessels, and the machinery has been again and again brought up to date, while large stocks of interial are always kept in hand. This fact explains why the Dock Company always has a large overdraft at the Bank, agajust MANUFACTURERS indents constantly arriving. The large
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The Hongkong ADG. propose to give thin utamn a representation of Liberty Hall.
L'Echo de Chine,mys that three hundred and thirty thousand obligations have been abscribed to the French Indo-China loan.
Adviser and Comptroller General to the Bisnese Government, will shortly proosed home owing to bad health.
this direction, The yearly recrudecare of the plague and the thore frequent outbreaks of cholera, rendering necessary expensive sanitary precautions, constitute another important factor in the future working of this great industrial concern, to provide against which the Board of Diretors It is stated that Mr. Rivett-Carnas, Financial should concentrate, all their energier and The Company has now for foresight. years been swimming in smooth water, but there are rocks ahead against which it would be folly to collide. The opportunity to build the desired big new dock has come and gone, and it now only remaine to make the best of what is assuredly a fine property with excellent prospects if conducted on the lines of commonsense.
School duties at the Diocerat: School and Orphanage will be resumed on Thursday next. It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. O. Mel Messor, calot, passed his final examination in Chinese on the let August.
Several hundred natives have been rendered destitute and homeless by the burning of tubic huts on Cheung Chan Island on Saturday-
Four more fatal plague cases, all Chinasa were reported up to noon yesterday, ona body being found on the Peak Road and anëther on Wanchai Road.
Yesterday was the Spirite Fostival (Chung gian-chich, in the Chinces calender, and was observed in the usual manner by the nativ population on shore and ia the barbour.
The water supply to the Hill District, with theexception of Barker Road and Magazine Gap, is to be cut off on Wednesday next between 10 1. and Sp.. to admit of alterations të the maine,
It is notified in the Garelle that Mr. R. T. Wright has been appointed a member of the Church Body vice Mr. Blade resignod, pud
that Mr. Wright has also been appointed Hon. Treasurer of the Church Body.
The Gazette notilles that information having besa roscived that Macao is now free from plague, H. E. the Officer Administering the Government in Conncil has been plehead to rescind the proclamation, datod 21st April last, declaring are to be a place at which an infectious.or contagious disease prevails.
The return of stomp revenue for the months of July, 1901 and 1902, shows a decrease on the latter month's figures of $679.04. The prin- cipal gains were Banknote duty, $1.580.13; bill of exchange and promissory note, $340.80 and adhesive stamps, $837.45. - Conveyance or assignment showed the large decline of $2,562, while transfer of shares decreased by $303,90.
cruisers Powerful and Terrible have both been docked in the Admiralty Dock, and this dock gives sufficient accommodation for the largest merchant vessel that has ever visited the port or that is likely to run (31 in these waters. Even the new boats for the Toyo Kisen Krisha now in course of construction will not exceed 12,000 tons, or
We regret to record the death on Saturday 560 feet in length by 63 feet beam, for which the Admiralty Dock furnishes ample of Mr. Ronald Maitland Hution Potts, the margin. It is true that it is desirable to be youngest member of the family so well known thoroughly up to date, but if this can only out here. He died in the Paak Hospital. Mr. Ronald Potte, when he left England, joined the be accomplished at such an enormous
Constabulary in South Africa and, we believe, addition to the capital of the Company s
won a medal in one of the native wars there. to render the provision of such facilities a Leaving Africs before the Boer War just luxury that can never be made to pay s terminated was even anticipated, Mr. Potts has an investment, the wisdom of incurring bees familiar and popular figure in the Colony Buch responsibility may well be doubted. for some time past. Nameroes friends accom- At the moment, the Hongkong and panied his funeral down to the Happy Valley Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, oc- on Saturday evening. of the late Lurros HUTTOR POTTS, Firby Ball,cupies, relatively to any competitor, a
The hired transport Uganda (Commander Bedale, Yorkabire, sad of Mrs. HUTTON POTTS,
[2216 practically impregnable position. Harrow-on-the-Hill.
facilities are so great in proportion to its Livingstone) arrived in the harbour on gatur- capitul that it can afford to accept work at day morning, having on beard the 33rd Hirma Infantry from Bangoen. The regiment consists. prices that would be starvation to a com- of 11 British officers and 738 natives officers pering company which was working on and men, under the command of Lieut - Jolonel HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD Cenpital equal to the possession of the plant R. G. Iremonger. It is composed of five com and properties this Company enjoys. Should the local Company, however, be so ill advised as to decide upon a fighting policy and to endeavour, by the provision of further docking accommodation, to starve out the opposition, it will assuredly embark upon a ruinous course. The opposition has already commenced operations, and is pro-
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DEATH.
On the 10th August, at the Peak upital, BONALD MAITLAND HUPTON. POTTS, youngest son
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pauies of sikhs and three of Punjabi Musaul us. The original destination was Tongshan, Northern China, but at half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon the regiment disembarked, giving colour to the assumption that it will relieve the Hongkong Regiment, which is going to India to be disbanded.
Lord Kitchener has presented the City of London with the famous Boer "Long o and ex-President Kroger's or waggon, mementos of the South African war.
Mr. W. Kerfoot Hughes Anting Secretary of the Punjon Mining Co., Lid, has received a tele- gram from the manager of the mines at Panjom to the effect that crushing has commenced.
Latest returns show that 28,000 children. mostly of Boer parentage, are attending the Government schools established in the Tran
raal and Orange River Colony.
At Chionfa, the capital of Shantung
cholera of a very virulent type is at present prevalent, and the number of those who have already succumbed to the epidemic is alarmingly large.
The New Zealanders now in London united in presenting Premier Seddon (with a masive' silver contre-pisse, whilst Mrs. Seddon was presented with a diamond ornament, The two articles are worth £500.
A strong company is being formed in London to lungorate a system of wireless telephones throughout that city. Recent experimenta have demonstrated the complete success of the system, which is now considered perfected..
It is understood, Mát Gore to begin the Philippines posible after his votoru mostly, will be employed in the work. | p
The Cecka Asahi pablishes a Polding telegram. to the effect that the Russian authorities have
been in communication with Prinse Than sad went arms to him. The Viceroy of Shens and Kiangsu in stated to have asked for instractions of the Peking Government as to the messuron to be laken.
According to Manila Times despatch from New York, Mr. Reet, U.S. Secretary of War, scandalsed at the gambling going on among army officers in the Philippines, kas demanded the resignation of several Imporeriaber ones of
whom their creditors complained.
The Kobe Chronicle has an article very strongly ensuring the management of Chefoo School in connection with the death of thirteen boys there from either cholers or ptomsine pitoning, and raya that the lives of me
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY-PRESS" SERVICE.
THE ANGLO JAPANESE ALLIANCE,
ĮFROM OUR SPECIAL COREEBFONDENT. |
“PAGNE ALONDGs, 16th August, 4.15 p.m.
GREAT BANQUET AT POETSMOUTH. The Mayor of Portsurouch entertained
Baron Hayashi, Japanese Minister to
Loudon, at a banquet in the Town Hall last night. Mr. J. Locus, MP for
Portsmouth, proposing the health of the guest of the evening, thought that the eve of the Naval Heview we e-filing_occazion
obildren have been sacrificed to the superstitions observance of Bunday.” This remark of donese on which to celebrate the alliance between refers to the usual practics if the school of preparing Sunday's food on Saturday, in order, Great Britain and Japan. Baron Haynshi's that the Chinese servants might go to church: reply was much applauded. The Bishop of on Sunday morning. Christian," writing in Winchester said that the alliance would the N-O Daily News, also makes a protest, though in very different language, against this contribute largely to the peace of the world, now ise praction
It is reported from Rome, that the Vatican professes to have received information to the effect that the greater portion of the Friar lauds in the Philippines has been sold to s Ryndicate headed by Americans who were living in the islands prior to United States occupation. It also says that the Friars will hold stook in these syndicates, but will not have any control However, the Manila Times learns from New York that the authorities at the Vatican were misinformed concerning the warohase of the
The feet which assembled at Spithead for the Naval Review will disperse on the 18th August, On that day the Royal yecht will anchor in Friar lanks in the Philippines by corporations. Sandown Bay, and the warships will pass fort is understood in Washington that the Friars
retain their proprietorship, in single file, each sainting as oke pasens...
From the 29th alt. to the 4th inst. 262 onsen
of cholera (133 Fatal) were reported in the town of Okayama, Japan. The first appearance of the disease was on the 29th ult. ∞ that spread with extraordinary rapidity. The Japanese Home Department is taking vigorous steps to combat it.
We have received a handsomely illuminated programme of the Coronation Day reception at the Manila Club on the 9th inal. A programme
of twenty pieces of music was played, concluding with the "Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Save the King!" The committee in sharge of the arrangements consisted of twenty-five gentle. men, Mr. W. Newton acting as hon, secretary.
One of the most daring of moderá desperadoes has just ended his life. A New York telegram of the 7th inst. says:-"At Spokane, Washing- ton, Harry Tracy, wounded, at bay, and ear- rounded by a posse, committed suicide." Tracy and a companion named Merrill escaped from the Oregon penitentiary on the 9th of June. Tracy killing four guards and Morrill wounding three deputiss.--
Miss Adela Trefosis, oldest daughter of the
GENERAL NEWS
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDEST.
LONDON, 16th August, 4.15 p.m.
BOER LEADERS IN ENGLAND.
The late Boer commandants‹ De Wet, Botha, and De la Rəy, have arrived at
Southampton, where they were welcomed by Lord Roberts, Lord Kitchener, and Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. They were enthunins-
An interview with General Louis Botha was NEM
pablished last month by the Timer of Naletically cheered on landing. They were He began by denying that he was in farear of the suspension of the Cape Constitution, which unable to accept invitations to see the Naval the said would be a retrogressive measure; and Beview or to have an audience with King
dechred that if the Boers were treated with Edward, justice the process of settling down would be short one. He had a very poor opinion of the blockhouse system. The English pro-Boer party did the Boers no good. Unless in the event of native recolts there was little ohands
of the formation of a Boer regiment in the British Army, as colonials disliked military discipline. Greno al Boths denied that during the war the Boer Government was in Holland, and maintained that it had always bem in South Africa,
According to a Shanghai Times London telegram, plans are rapidly taking shape for the Indian military mauceuvres, which promise this season to be the most important over beld A. programme had been outlined last year, when it was supposed that the Prince of Wales might would not make the visit, preparations had so visit India. When it became known that he far advanced that it seemed like a waste of
REUTER'S SERVICE,
London; 14th August.
THE ANTI CLERICAL MEASURES IN FRANCE The excitement in France on the closing of conventual schools continues, Military fores has been employed in Brittany to support the enforcement of Government decrees. Many one have been fined and imprison of for resistance of the authorities.
LOSDON, 15th August.
TEST MATCH. CRICKET-ENGLAND WINS FIFTH
The fifth test match between England and
the Australians, which was commenced at Ken- nington Oval on the 11th instant, has resulted d occurred. Lord in win for England by one wicket.
We note in the home papers an account of energy to put them aside, but it is not expected that the manoeuvros will be te magnificent the marriage in London on the 9th alt. of
as if the proposed visit bad Hon. Walter Trefusis, C.B., Scots Guards, and Kitchener, who will go out to taks supreme [The victory of England at Keanlyton Oval, first causin of Captain the Hon. H. W. Trefusia. Command, and the Duke of Connaught, who aves the score on the Anglo-Australian fest will attend as a visitor, will be treated to the
matches Bagland 8 wios, Australia 26 wing A.D.C. to H.E. Mejor General Gascoigne Anest military display over known in India, the draw. At home England has won to Mr. William Lenox Naper, Royal Hareer maneuvres have been fired for December. Guarde. The Bishop of Creditor, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Trofusis, offcistel.
According to telegrams in a North. Austra- liau paper. May Yohe and Bradley Strong, formerly Colonel in the U.8. Army, for whom she deserted Lord Francis Hope, have had quarrel. The actress Inst £50,000 worth of jewels, Strong taking them and threatening to commit suicido if proceeded against for their recovery. However, his relatices made good the loss. The two ranaways, it will be remem
bored, visited Hongkong last year, under en
assumed name.
The N-G. Daily News records the dieap
Shanghai in the departure of Mr. A.-R. razca of "another old landmark, from Donnelly by the Emprises of China. Mr
ogo, and became a partner in Messrs. Cornabé Donnelly came out to Chins more than 30 years & Co., at Chefoo. Subsequently he left them, and was ultimately associated with Messia Fergussor & Co. It is understood that Mr. Donnelly hes gone to establish himmelf in business in London.
13, lost 6, and drown 10 matches, while in Aus tralik sho kan won 15. lost 20) and drawn 2 The evils 3-day test match system is shown
It is to be noted that al
This Siam Observer, summarising some telegrams received by the U. 8. Consul at Bangkok from North Siam, says—It appears that the dacoits are not likely to disperse with by the disproportionats number of draws on out a tight, and are foolish enough to think they can cope with the Government troops now Kenn gton Oval England has won 7, lost only on their way to the sound of the disturbanos. | 1; and drawn
stones, out of a total of 101:
EGEE The troable te aridently serious locally, theagh in view of the prompt messurow taken by the
Ard Patrick has been scratched for the St. Government it will probably not be of long duration, and its gravity would appear to be less than that of the troubles created by the
16th August.
HISE IN NEW
WOMEN'S PR
Both Fouse of the leg littire at Bydany
Poo Visaits in Eastern Siam which have boon suppressed. The fact that the decolts have not molested Europeans is to be noted with
officials and soldiers are shocking and deplorable, satisfaction, but the reported murders of Siamese We can but hope that the facts will turn out have passed the Women Franchise: Bill for to be not quite so bad as the reports indicate
Er Cleveland created Tuer Tiers have
HONGKONG, 18th August, 1902. We had thought the proposal to build a new dock at Hunghom by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, had, in deference to the expressed wish of
Last night about 8.30 p.m. a sound of bresk- a large number of shareholders, beeh prac tically abandoned. The appearance of the viding both docks and slips which willing glass was heard in Queen's Head, followed notice recently enlling an extraordinary more especially in view of the now dock in by the sudden apparition through the doorway meeting of shareholders, immediately after the Royal Naval Dockyard in course of of Messrs Tak Ching of a Chinese, and a the half-yearly meeting, "for the purpose construction provide for all the increase in Japanese, rolling over one another. A Chinese
The New York correspondent of the Timm constable promptly sppeared and started with
wrote last month-American comments on **of considering, and, if thought fit, of docking business in this Colony likely to the usual energy of lukongs to blow his whistle
Lord Salisbury's resignation are very different accepting, an offer from the Government, take place for the next two decades at least. By the time a Sikh policeman ha arrived, the
from what would have been heard some yenes *to great to the Company & crown lease Let the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Japanese combatant's two friends, who were
ago. Unce he was unpopular because he was a "of a certain piece of land adjoining the Company be prepared to work in harmony inside the shop, had conducted him and the
Conservative; Venezuels made him more "Company's premises at Hunghom, for the with the new establishment at Quarry Bay Chinese out of the public gaze, and the next and there will probably be employment act was the reappearance of the two constables
The following, from the advertisemens unpopular still. Nor was die credit evse "construction of a proposed new dock on "certain terms, since withdrawn, proves enough for both, as a large proportion of being patted on the back by one of the columns of the Times, is the sequel of 4 given to him here for the patient firmness and Japanese while within, it seemed, all was once that at any rate the scheme bax, not been the Blue Funnel ficer will doubtless be more peaceful. At all events, shortly after the Peer's Daughter's" premature description oftast by which he ultimately solved the difficulty definitely abandoned. The Board of docked here instead of at Liverpool and three Japanese beft without farther ado, as the Coronation festivities and the gala per Directors has for a long time past been Shangbai, But it is useless to expect a molested, and a large crowd which had gathered formance at the Opere in the Lady'e Bealm
"Apology. We, the undersigned Mesars negotiating for this land, and it is quite continuance of the monopoly hitherto immediately dispersed. →
Hutchinson and Co., 94, Paternoster row, possible that they do not even intend to enjoyed. That will soon be a thing of the
London, proprietors of the Lady's Realm, recommend its acceptance; they may only past, and rates will no doubt have to come meau to lay the Government proposals down to some extent. Indeed, there have
harshy tender our sincare apologies to the before the shareholders. At one time, a latterly been signs that the maximum profits
Grand Upers Syndicate, Limited, Royal Opers we all know, both the Board and the share had already been reached and that ship
Covent Garden, fór having published in the is probable that Prince Chun will travel in the July number of that periodion! an article. holders were in real carnest in seeking this owners were disinclined to pay the high extension to their premises, and in equally rates demanded. The bonanza days of the same tiuln from Peking to Tientsin with Vice-purporting to describe a Stats performance, at Captain Teao Chia-haian, Imperial Chinese Contained unfavourable and unjustifiable car real carnest in desiring a large new dock Dock Company are in fact already over, and y náu. Aprepus, says the N.-C. Darly Nets, the opera which did not take place, and which struggle came in a manner angularly honour wherein the biggest ships afloat or likely to it will have to rely, in the future, on Navy, has been appointed by Viceroy Yuan to meats concerning the artists, the chorus, and be built could be decked. Times have executing more work at smaller profits and be Captain-Superintendent of the future Tien- the management. We had no knowledge of altered, however, sad circumstances have to exercise, probably, a keener economy.tein Police force, under whom also will be the contents of the article until our attention: changed since it was first proposed to add both in labour and material. There has number of ex-officers of the defunct old Feiyang was called to it after its publication, it wa 16 the already extensive docking accommo- been in all-round increase in the rates of Navy who see to assist Captain Tsao (who is sincerely regret that it should have appeared in dation of the great local dock company. both skilled and unskilled labour, and when also a returned American student) in organis one of our of magasines, and, as arrau Where there was formerly unanimity of there is a farther competition for this to forse on military lines. These ex have plegrare in forwarding to the Syndicate officers, it is further stated, ale to be painted to-day a cheque for £100 which, we understand opinion on this question, there is now divi- labour it is probable that, unless the dock Inspectors and assistant Inspeptors of the five the Syndicate propose to hand
181902 sion, and the great mam of the shareholders | companies work in conjunction, there will principal police districts into which Tientsin in Edward's Hospital Fond, Jul
Hutchinson and to. and some of the directors, we understand, be considerable difficulties to be faced in to be divided.
A Peking despatch to Shanghai states that Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother, intended to be present at Tisatsin upon the restoration of that city to Viceroy Yan Shikai, and that it
lately prevailed. Americans have discovered that Lord Salisbury desired American friend ship and made it one of the base of his foreign policy. They say that the Empire basincreased in area and strength under his long, wise, and just rule. These things they acknowledge to
Times, think he ought to have avoided wer day. Even those who, like the New York
the Beste admit that the end of the
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