INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON
LIMITED.
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& CO.,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 16rx, 195
His
TELEGRAMS. Į
THE WAR
Botore Mr H. H. J. Gomperts at the Police of progress naturally suggested the idea in furthering legitimate intercourse and the that the only way to further foreign inter-extension of commercial facilities will be a Court yesterday. H. Lock of "Wild Doll". course and commerce would be by the valuable aid in the cause of progress; while Wanahai Bood, charged John Alles of the same acquisition of territory and the asumption her poliey must always lie in the direction place with behaving in a disorderly manner and
damaging properly to the extent of $89. of the powers of Govetament; and at one of safe-guarding the integrity of China, as, Warship asked if the parties could not settle
["DAILY PRESS" SERVICE] time such a policy would not have beon Japan is well aware that encroachiment on the matter out of Court, but Mr G. K. H.
JAPANESE FLEET AT seriously opposed by the majority of the the part of any one nation would be the Brutton, who represented the complaisant, did
SINGAPORE. |other foreign nations; who know that they signal for similar netion on the part of not think this was posible. The defendant would share in any advantages to be ob- others and would be productive of confusion, informed the emp'alcant that he had no right to koep his dooking utensils in the kitchen of the eul of which it would be difficult toth uncond floor of the house, and ordered him tained. Such policy, however, never
SINGAPORE, 15th March. recommended itself to the British Govern- foretell.
to remove them, at the sims timo using abusiva
A Japanese squadron, consisting of ment or public, and was always opposed to
language, This the complainant refused to do, the views of the United States, who favour. When the Hcu arises at Hongkong the whorenpon the defon ant threw them out. His twenty-two ships, was sighted outside
CHINA SUGAR REFINING
CO., LIMITED.
The report for prontation to the share- holders at the twenty seventh annual general meeting, to be held at the Offices of the genera agouta, at noon on Thursday, 23rd March, is se follows:-
The General Agonis beg to submit te shiro. holdars their report on the Company's business for the year 1904 with a slalomont of accounts to let December lost.
The reflueries were natively employed during the year, and in consequence of the general advance in Sugar, remunerative prices vers
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.od the idea that improvements in Chinn whole of the destroyers on the Ching Station | Worship bound him over in the sum of $200 *° 1 the harbour at one o'clock this mor- obtained in all the consuming markets.
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might be obtained by other and simpler means. China was and undoubtedly still is by no means a desirable country to take in hand, and a guarded policy with respect to the assumption of responsibility in muy direction beam recognised as that which was at all events the safest. It has, how ever, always been apparent that consolidation of and improvemeat in the BLEND Government of China was essential; though the hope was clung to that China, like Italy,
would reform of herself.
Boine
The question now ie: how far after the lapse of more than forty years, since the Treaty of Tientsin, China has verified this hope. Some progress has undoubtedly been made, but it has beon of a slow and un- GREAT AGE. decided character. Now ports have been
MATURE.
opened and railways have been introduced but still China in the main has not artvanced essentially from her old world ways. The Government remains as weak and at the
MELLOW | same time as arbitrary as ever, a strange mixture of untocracy and feebleness, and the hope of any internal reform of a sub- stantial character has been almost abandoned
AND
FINE FLAVOUR, by its best wishers. "At the same time it cannot be denied that China has at least shown herself espable of development. There
are to be attached to her as tenders.
keep the peace for six months,
The Japanese Government has placed an In the Chang Yen-mao 7. Mercing, case, order with the North British Locomotive Com- already reported) Mr. Levett, K.C., continu- bico, Glasgow, for Bity powerful locomotives,ing his reply, on the whole case, contended that which are to be delivered with all possible speed: the orionico proved that Chang was induced to Mr. E. P. Queritz, the Govorner of British execute a conveyance of the property by the North Borneo, arrived here yesterday by the false representation of the defondants or their Gorran mail steamer Print Beinrich. His agents. He askel for an inquiry as to damages Excellency, who is travelling for the bencflt of the old company hul sustained by reason of the his health, is accompanied by Mrs. Gueritz
fraudulent misrepresentation of the defendant Mr. C. A. Moreing and the firm of Bewick, Morcing, and Co.; for payment of such damages
Messe Benjamin, Kelly & Potts are in
receipt of telegraphic advices from Shanghai to the effect that the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co., Limited, hus declared a dividend of Tls. 6 per share on old shares and Tls. 3 per share on now shares.
William Ogle Bell-Irving. of Millbank, Lockerbis, N. B. (English and Scottish estate. £9403; property In India, £73.357, of which £62,372, is his share in the besinase of Jardius, skinner, and Co., of Calcatta), loft estate of the gross value of £22,760.
According to the Tribune, the Italian Am bassador in London and Lord Lansdowne signed a convention on January 13 wheroby Great Britain codes to Italy the territory on the northern extremity of Kismaya Roadstead, in order to asSYRU commercial communication between Benadir and the civilised world.
We are desired to mention in referance to
the gun practices which have been advertised by the Harbour Master that practice at Pinewood
by Mr. C. A. Morsing and the item; an inquiry what doanges Chang bad sustained by reason of the breach by the defendant company of the terms of the momerandam (Chang having lost a valuable appointment); and the costs of the action against all the defendants. He hoped his lordship would give a decision which would enable Chang to go back to China and satisfy them that he had not fattened himself at the expense of the public. The verdict (for the Chinese we reported at the tim3, by wire.
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ning by the s.s. Hongwun I.
At half-past eight, four of them August last, leaving for appropriation
anchored in the roadstoad. These Were the Kasagi, the Chitose, and the converted cruisers America Maru and
Yawata Maru,
Vice-Admiral Yamaga was on board the Kasagi.
The squadron left Sasebo on the 15th February with sealed orders.
Admiral Togo's officers landed to correct chronometers. They declined to be interviewed, but said the squa- dron would leave to-day.
LEUTER'S SERVICE.]
GALLANT KUROPATKIN GROWS WEARY.
LONDON, 13th March. The Times St. Petersburg correspondent wires that General Kuropatkin has asked the Emperor's permission to transfer his
The Central News one day last month stated that" from an early hour yesterday morning the Russian Government has had control of the Siberian telegraphs, which form part of the Great Northern Telegraph Company's 'through ronte to Manchuria, China, and tho Far East generally. It was understood yesterday that all private telegrams for Mukden, Vladivostock, and other Manchurian towns had been refused transmission from St. Petersburg. This fact was elicited by shipowners who had wired to steamers, but in every use the messages were retarned to the senders, marked "Wires ander Russian Government control." The present is of nearly five hundred guns, and over two the first occasion apon which the Russian Go-hundred thousand men, vernment has stopped telegraphie communica tion with Siberia sizes the war began, and in view of the spread of the agitation to that country, the action is regarded as highly signifcant. It is believed that grave events are happening in Biberis, and that the safety
A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt Whiskis is a large and now increasing class in Chinn
who are well aware of the advantages which Battery owing to the unfavourable weather Vladivostook about the whereabouts of their command, owing to his need of rest.
Distilled in Scotland.
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she could derive from the adoption of foreign Way The middle trading class who have intercoure with Europeas and whose numbars are yearly augmenting, are quite aware that foreign appliances, and even foreign learning, are not to be regarded as mere curiosities of barbarism; uni this class would be glud if China, while still preserving
A. S. WATSON & CO. | the bulk of her old traditions, could in some way follow the example of Japan, and come more directly into line with European nations,
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MARRIAGE.
On 14th March, at St. John's Cathedral, by th Rov, F. T. Johnson, HERBERT Å LEXANDER, saventh son of Mrs. Laws and the Into G. R. Lanne&T, of Hongkong, to FLORENCE, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mr. A. SHAW (Hongkong Cotton Mills), Hongkong,
DEATH.
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On 20th February, at Peak Hospital, Hong- Kong, 4. 1. BREDENDERU, late of I. al. Customs,
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which was at one time popular, has gradually been modified; and with the proof of what such responsibility may involve, that has been afforded by the Russo-Japanese War, this remedy is likely to be still less considered as one within the domain of practical polities; and so far na Great Britain or the United States who are in the main at one
of yesterday will take place to-day, commoncing at 2 p.m. and that the practice announced for to-morrow at the Pinewood Battery will take place at 2 p.m. in stead of at 9,89 s.m.
Tho Dallas Bandmann Company gare the third performance of the charming musical comedy Three Little Maids last night. The production compares favourably with the two previous performances, and was enthusiastically received by the audience with well-merited applause. Mise Frampton getting the major share. Tonight" the Girl from Kays" will be given.
The Quiver (64.) and Cassell's Magazine (6d.) for February are as good is over those popular pabiloations were. The former has a excellent illustrated article on “Women in
prison," and the usual collection of good, clean fiction. Consell's, now edited by Max Paru- berton, has a romsnes by the editor, many excellent pictures, and an unusually interesting lot of illustrated articles and stories,
Is the English language too old to give birth to a set of pronouns of the common er indetor minate gender The need was pointed (with simulated spontaneity) by Mr. Max Beerbohm when during a lecture on theatrical costume
on this subject are concerned, we may to the Playgoors Club he tangled himself in a take in that such an idea is not likely to be sentence averring that the player should be able revived, unless some other nation should to wear kis-r ber-clothes that he or she attempt to or succeed in acquiring doming-should be unconscious that he-or-and then tion, which is not, asevents have turned out, in dospair he had to unwind himself and fall by any mienne so likely a contingency as it was formerly, Russia, we may hope, will be checked in her designs in this direction after the conclusion of the war; and there
is no other antion which is likely to be anxious to push an aggressive policy in these paris. It has been shown that it is one thing to assume such a position, but a very different thing to maintain it, and so far the policy of upholding the in.
of Gen & uropatkin's army may be mense.d." This was an example of intelligent anticipa
tion, as it happens.
THE DOCES.
Official Russian despatches record the loss
A HISTORICAL BATTLE.
LONDON, 13th March. The newspapers emphasize the stupendous
The sum at credit of profit and loss account is $1,109,812.75 from which has to be deducted | $100,001 paid os on interim dividend on 29th
31,903,812.75, which the General Agents nid Consulting Committee recommend should be dealt with as follows, vis
To write off Swolow property...$ pass to equalization of divi
dend fund
i final dividend of $15 per
50,000.0
450,000.00
appropriate to repairs and
renewals account
150,000,00
Tonus to staff...
11,080.00
share
forward Ed
next
account...
300,000.00
42,819.75
$1,003,812.75
,, carry
CONFULTIRO COMMITTEE. Mr. R. C. Wilcox resigned his scat on his Raymond was invited to join the Board in his departure from the Colony, and Mr. A. J
place.
The Consulting Committen now, consists of Bir Paul Chater, 3:31.Ġ., and‹Mossra. A. G. Wood, E. Shellim and A. J. Raymond, who offer themselves for re-election..
AUDITORS.
The accounts have bean audited by Mega- Thos. Arnold and W. H. Potts, who offer themselves for re-election.
JAUDINE, Matheson & Co., General Agents.
Accounts are as follows:--
BALANCE SHEET.
One your to J1st December, 1994. CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES
Paid up capitol.......... Sunday crolitorn Balance of profit and low ne
count........... Less interim dividend at 5 por
rent, paid on 20th August, 1004
2,000,000.01
$ 0.
290,497.41
心
....1,169,612.73
ARAKTE
Property account consisting of--
East Point Refuery Bowrington Refinery Santow Refinery Hongkong Distillery Cont.....................
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and refined angar, ko Epirits and rats ..............
Sundry debtory..........
Les advanceA
Charcoal, cont, stores, ...... Shipman
100,000,00
-1,000,312.76
$3,300,519.16
$1,591,200.03
3.271.20
20.892.96
782.727.62
4,823.17
320,410.21
254,413,90
88,855.91
414,949.62
434,952,29
$3,310,510.16
significance of the recent baltie upon the history of the world. The Standard says there will be grave searchings of the heart in Germany, where the ambitions of Russia have been so studiously consulted, and every adrace of Japan so stubbornly The docks have not been particularly busy opposed. Great Britain rejoices unreserved" lately, but still there is a fair amount of workly in the success of the people with whom on hand. Two little steam tugs are being built she is associated by alliance and ties of of the Kowloon Docks, and ought to be finished common interest and sympathy. It pays a To bolance at debit on 31st Desombor, in cople of months. The shells, indeed, will
1903
PROPERTY ACCOUNT.
be Hnished in about a fortnight The larger glowing tribute to Japanese statesmen. To row buildings and maobinery......
of the two is for the Dock Company's own use. soldiers and enilors, She is to be somewhat of the nature of a second
edition to the Robert Cooke, bat, as her longth ADMINISTRATION OF SUEZ CANAL. By balanes at dato is only 100 feet, on a very much smaller scale. Bho is to bave twin screwa; single funnel. The other tug, a craft of 87 feet length, is for the War Department. She will be a single screw veszni,
back on "they." The coming equality of the stern-post. sores should encourage the procreator of common words.
The Russian authorities have become alarmed for the safely of the inhabitants of Vladivostok. Special trains have been set aside for the mas of those persons who wish to leave the fortress. Notice of a desire to leave the town has to be given in good time so that the neces
ry tickets may be procured; the staff of the fortress is empowered to issue free tickets carried on any longer at Viativestock by, the State Bank, which has been removed to Khs- barotek. A farther sign of the uneasiness that is felt in official circles is afforded also by the removal of the Gymnasium, or Grammar the High School for Girls has been removed to Khabarovsk, and the Oriental Institute to Verchne-Udinak
ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT).
To
halines of proft and lose account Frought forward frean last year ...... To commission
To remuneration to consulting committes Te auditors 1888onsalting committes
..1,542,282.05 38,940.98
$1,581,200.03
$
1,381,200.00
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
147,717:30
$3,826.65
200.00
750.00
234,203.85
100,000,00
934,293.45
1.02.75
$1,398,100.70
Ca
1,337,202.43
8:427
$1,338,106.70
To intorias dividend at $5 per share, paid
20th August, 104
To net balance
A depatation which waited upon the Mar Yesterday, the British torpedo-boat destroyer quoss of Lansdowne represented both the Chamber of Shipping and the Liverpool was brought to the Kowloon Steamship Owners Association. They were Whiting
and twisted braded by Mr. Anderson, of Glasgow, President Docks with a bruised stem
of the Chamber, and they laid before the She had struck & rock. The Foreign Secretary their views on the administra- Janus, another torpado boat destroyer, is in tion of the Suez Canal. No. 3 dook having now bottom plates put in. Their chief complaists concerned an alleged This vessel bas bad considerable wear and tear, breach by the Suez Canal Company of the but will be in excellent condition when the terms of the agreement of 1883 made with the
British shipowners,
ers, and Dock Company refloats her. The U.S. gunboat that, after a dividend of 25 per cent. had been By interest
providing inter alia By gain on working Catiuo is on the slips, and the U.8. Army paid to the shareholders, all the net profita of trasport Lisens in No. 2 dosk, both under the company should be applied to the reduction. going general overhaul.
until suck are reduced to The China and of the Manila *. Zafiro yesterday occupied No. 1 francs per ton.
The members of the deputation also repre- dock for overbaal; and tho Chian Navigation sonted that they regretted that the British steamers Chingiz and Sunpkiang, and the members on the caral beard should have can-
1893 and (of Misaila) were alongside.
expressed dissatisfaction with the prosent composition of the London Committee B. Penetia off Swetaw. Both ship wore Aberdeen and Cosmopolitan Docks are empty. of the the administres o of the company Proteus starboard bow, and a long length of Canal Company, Other matters Bariously damaged, a hote being knocked in the affecting were totaled upon.
rail being torn from the other ship. The Fenelia also sprang a loak. The Proteus was
the Venetia was outward bound from Hong- on a voyage from Japan to Hongkong, and kong to Japan.
COLLISION OFF SWATOW.
Yesterday morning, during the fog. the
from recent events in these parts, namely,tegrity of China which has been pursued in certain case. Banking operations are not steamers Sobralense (of Hongkong) and Venus sonted to this departure from the agreement of Narwegian s.6. Proteus collided with the British
Ho cueva Grrice: 14, DEVEUX ROAD C LONI OF OFFICE: 151, FLEET STREET, EC. HONGKONG, MARCH 162, 1905.
may be looked for ONE good effect
that of defining more accurately the policy of Foreign Nations, and more especially of Great Britain, with respect to China and the Far East. British policy has been very freely criticised for many years past, but it must be contassed that such criticism has bean in the main directed against what was in itself not very definite or very distinctly declared. In general terms British policy lins been stated to be the preservation of her Treaty rights and the furtherance of her commercial interests
has proved in the long run to have been the right one; and if the factor of Russian aggression in the North be eliminated from the contingencies that have to be guarded against, there can be little question as to the wisdom of continuing the policy which has hitherto been followed, and which, though it might be open to question in former times, has so far proved to be the only sound and reasonable course that could be adopted. If once the fear of Russian aggression in China ena be removed, a way in China. This has been the position will be opened to maintain a sound com-
School, te Nerchinsk, in Transbaikalia; while
Some extraordinary scenes were witnessed in Lombard-street on Feb. 11th. At ten o'clock the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion opened its doors to receive applications for
THE PRINCESS ALICE.”
The overdue German Mail steamer Princess Alice arzised from the north at noon yesterday. She experienced fog all the way down from Shanghai, and, when near Hongkong, ona mile south-west of Waglaw Island. the weather became so thick that it was considered advisable to drop anchor. That was on Monday night; and the rossel so remained till 10.30 a.m. yester
The Princesa Alien leaves for home this mor-
a
The Marquess of Lansdowne gave courteous bearing to the deputation.
THE SIAMESE LOAN.
paid for
An important point is that any reduction which will be made wid affect the British Ex hegner licet in dividens en Lord, about million a year on Lord, Boncons field's brilliant investment in Saos Canal shares and the Treasury will hardly agree with Lord Lansdowne shoubi be andesvour to secure by diplomatic representations a lessening of the With regard to the projected untry by Slam amount charged on vessels going through the into the list of nations with a public debt, canal
which The Standerd foreshadowed a short time Some time ago a lengthy correspondence ago, it now learns that the amount to bu to earn for 11,900,000 to 8 per Cant. day morning, when the Captain found it passed between the Lord Laredo whipping the burrowed will be £1,000,000 only, instead of Gold Loan for £1,000,000 sterling. A consider to be clear enough for him to proceed British directors of the company. The latter interest will be five per cent, and the duration Board of Trade, Lansdowne, and the £2,00,000, as was at proposed, that the able crowd bad congregated long before, that
out the limitation of the dividend was of always taken up officially when it has been mercial policy in which the interests of hour, and so great was the erash at the bank ring at tan o'èlock with a full ship us regardsomely distasteful to the shareholders, whethe loan probably thirty years. All the
meney will be
to railway construction. necessary to make any formal aunounce foreign nations can be furthered in a man- doors that a force of police had to be summoned passengers. Included among those for whom once it had reached 24 per cent, were thence Hitherto, the Siamese Government has p ment on the subject; and this declaration ner which was necessarily impossible while to keep back the crowd. The number of appli. passages have been booked are many children the increased prosperity of their
forward to be deprived of any participation in its railways out of
rorenac,
during the list for of policy may be fairly taken as being the Chiun constantly laboured under the fear of cants increased every minute, and the efforts of The aptain is going to recommpinto two of and were to become rent-chargers or ananitants struction, but the starly £2,000,000 on con.
enterpris, years having spout
of railway building only thing that has been consistently ad aggression is some quarter or another and the police were taxed to the utmost to stem the them in his own eshin. He is fond of children until the tariff was reduced to five franes. out of surplus roreane las, not unnaturally, hered to amidst much that was anything the partition of the enuntry was discossed onrush. Consequently, at 11 o'clock the man and is quite pleased to do so. The following the Tondou Comrelites confidentially upon this prompted the progressive Siamese to follow the agers of the bank had to order the closing of are some of the most prominent names in the list The principle is simple as an open question. The influence of Japan the doors, as the staff was quite inadeqants to of departures:-Mr. D. Layton (bullion broker). Ronnimous in considering that such an onerous the Siamess revenue now amounts to about As to security of the loan, it appears that enough; but is application has proved by will be a strong factor in all future policy deal with the mase of applications. It was then Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tomes (Messrs. Showen, condition could not reasonably be maintaineil.
averse to foreiga found that the Loan had been over subscribed Tones and Company), Mr. H. E. Tomkins tion of the difficulty that it should be accepted not expected to make a very great inroad upon
President thereupon pro The
£3,000,000 a year, having doubled itself in sight no means so easy; and it is not surprising. If that country were
yourz. The abolition of the gambling forms is that in the view of many it was considered civilization her influence might be of a several times, and instead of keeping the loss (Meesca. Heiss and Company), Mr. F. Mait. in principle, that each reduction in the tariff the revenue. In the couzes of the next three that the end in view could not be attained dangerous character; but, so long as she open till Monday afternoon it was decided to land (Mesars. Linstead and Davis), Mrs. Dzou re should be preceded by an increase in the divi. years, for instance, eighty-eight of the Ears
elose the list at emos. This fast was gitimately (wife of the Consul for Holland), Mrs. Becker dead. This mot with the entire approval of the marked down for ext
gre
for extinction,
and the in any other way than by accepting respon. ranges herself on the side of legitimate com
revenue loss will amount to about £131000. sibilities in China, which the Home Govern-mercial progress, which has certainly been conveyed to the crowd of disappointed applicants (wife of the taipan of Messra, Bandez, Weiler Consell d'Administration.
The whole sabject was to come up for discus This sum the Government hopes to cover by ment was very little inclined to assume, her policy hitherto, and which policy it is outside, and it was only then that the people and Company), and Mrs. Volpicelli (wife of sign on Feb. 17th at the annual meeting of the increases in the land revenge, owing to the in- dispersed and that order was restored. The the Italian Consul), Chov. Z. Volpicelli Chamber, when no fover than five motions, had proved methods of land transfer, do, which it The obstinate resistance which was made alike her interest and her inclination to stock is quoted at 34 premium on the Stock is to accompany his wife as far as Singa- ben placed on the agenda dealing with the Suaze hoped will rownit from the bringing under by the Chinese to anything in the direction | follow, her co-operation with foreign nations Exchange.
pore and will be away a fortnight.
but consistent.
The President four years ago had consulted
t of the London agreement, and part of
they were
to the
mero usual method of raising money.
Charl
proposed sa Rola-
cultivation of waste land.
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