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Mr. Caltrop-A now question is whether the "defondant was actually a partner, und,

ba hold limgelf oat

not

whother

21

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29cm, 1905.

enable the shippers in Timer to obtain from the consignoes the price of meru pieces than those skipped.

CHAMBER OF SHIPPING.

The 28th annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom was held on

17th.

It is trade felt

the chamber for the cumpliment which they had paid him by electing him as their president. (Cheers,)

its

General Shipowners' Society (London), moved Mr. O. T. Handerson, on behalf of the a partner. The only eridoncs presented in that Shortly, if not immediately after the in February, 1901, Wong Shing Tak, who was at Empire arrived in Hongkong on the 20th

The retiring President, Mr. W. F. 9. the following rosolation That this chamber that time the only partner of the firm in Hong-October, some of the places of sandalwood Anderson, in moring the adoption of the report, protests against the Suez Canol Company departed from the terms of agree kong, went with the defendant to the plaintiff shipped by her foural their way to Mano. observed that a number of important questions mont of 1563 made with the British shipowners

hand engaged the attention of the executive firm, and then in auswer to a question pat to him Such picces were either a portion of the pieces council during the past year. For some providing, inter alia, that, after a dividend of should be gave the nam sef partners in the firta, and said delivered to the consignors, or portion of the months shipowners interested in the Eastern 25 per cent. had been paid to the shareholders, the defendant was one of them. The defendant pieces on board, but not delivered.

It justifiably alarmed of the ancertainty all the not

reduction of the dues until such hich existed on the subject of e-utenband of applied to profits of the company shot will deny that he was à parter in the firm almost certain that three of these pieces were

stoppage and detention of steamshign, cep cially sultation with either this chamber or any surprise and regret that, without any I shall be able to show that this firm com- portion of the pieces dotisored to the plain-war and still more so by reas a of the fragnant dites were reduced to 5f. parton, and it or presses If that is 80. the effect is only by vessels belonging to the Russian Vent other representative body, the British repro-

Fl-st. Repeated representations were vanile to that to consignees have boss Foreign Office, but it bearing briens that confatiden on the Canal Board should have ❘ dofratled after delivery, either with or with

out the connivance of their servants; for the consignes did not send or sull the pieces to Macao, and would not be likely to send them to a marine store dealer in that Colony, or andora false name. The incident cannot affect has question of how many pitems were actually shipped at Tirar, ulos, axis not the caso, it had been proved that Lai Shuk-hoi had been a party to the frand on the consigues; in which

to

menced in 1875 and at that time thorn wore I tiffs, twenty partners. The defendant's conuretion with the firm was twelve or fourteen years ago, For the last six or seven years he won employed as a bayer or seller, 11e manager was his uncle, Wong Shing 'Tak, waif his uncle was away one of the employees of the fire would hare to use the firm's chop and sign las me That is how the defendant us! the firm's chops and signed his Lamo, He did not sign as porter, but as on of the perous whose business was to carry on the business of the

Bhow

there

in giving

the

canal

This

only wad great

effect to couerated to this departure from the agreement

for the their suggestions during the continuance of the of 1853 by which the claargos

*****transit hard boon

since regulated. war. It was to be hoped that stor the Fresert charbor further resolves that copies of this war was terminated, it might be found" cable to arrive at some understanding with resolution be forwarded to the Prime Minister. other nations on the subject of contrehand, and e Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the President of the Board Trade, the President had prevent any illegitimate interesence with of the Suez Canal Company in Paris, and to the trade in the future They might fairly con-

mitteo of the Suez Canal Company. gratulate thesneelves on the second ronding of chairman and members of the London Com the bill for the abolition of

of light dues. It was true that the deputation that waited on the Chancellor of the

Mr. J. H. Seration arconded the resolution,

KODAK

FILMS

& ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

LONG HING & CO..

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD

(SAME PREMISES AS MESARS. AN CHEE).

Hongkong, 27th December, 1904.

Other toasts followed, that of The Shipping Committes of Members, of the House of Com more" being proposed by Sir John Glover and| responded to by Colonel Deany, M.P. Condensed from the Times.

NAVAL AND MILITARY. H.M.S. Pleiades which recently went on

firm. When the plaintiffs commenced thoso i opso his evidence would have been tainted and of the Board cheater and the Presidunt and said that they were justified in culling shore on Peal Reef, Thursday Islaud, roceived}

proceedings they began by juggling two unreliable other procs into being paders in the firm, I

jiri.

After son further remusks Mr. Calthrop called evidoncs, for the defene). The case was adjourned.

IN SUBMARY JJUNDICTION.

BEFORE MR. T. SezcoMAs Skitu (PUNE JUD).

lavo

subt II.

that a misunder-

a

Board of Trade, on the 9th ist, wenn the Government to support their claim in to believe that the Government view of the immense preponderance of British

shipping passing through the cinal.

not ocything during the pressat Session

would do

to meet their views but it was evident that this was due rather to the state of the national noncos than to any serious objection on the qcation of principle. That they would succeed in the vent future he had very little donbi, and, aftor all thes

years of agitation, they were not at slikely to allow the question to be lost sight of. (Hear, hear.)

On the motion of the retiring President, seconded by Mr. 1. D. Milborn, Mr. F. 9. Walls was elected prasilent of the chamber for the ensuing yes; and Mr. Oswald Sanderson

was -tected vice-president.

year

would be erau juoro disappointing than

Sr.

Daniel Stepkuns remarked that if shipowners could only meet thos merchouts whe traded to the East, and get them to agree, via the Caps, the matter would in so the in for a short time, to allow their vargoes to go. less than two months.

Sir John Glover, who was one of the signatories to the agreement between 31. de Leseps and the British shipowners in 1889, said that he was toch nie te word wang amicably to their French friends and saying that they oxported them to carry out their part of the bargain. He zintained that tho shipowares bad loyally abided by their part of

it.

After further discussion, the resolution was carried ananimously.

no damage.

H.M.S. Hecla, dapot-chip for torpedo-boat destroyers on the China Station, has been allotted a complement of 524 oficers and men.

Captain C. L. Brooke, R.M.A., and Lieuton- nat J. W. Suigue. E.MLI, are coming ont to China to join H.M.S. Vengrace.

TRADE

TELEPHONE No. 185,

+39

MARK.

TANSAN

PER CASE OF 49 PINT8...

The Admiralty have made arrangements for offering for sale by auction at Chatham Dock- yard thirty obsolete cruisers and other craft PRB CASE or 100. Srims whose aggregato cost ozervded £3,000,000, ....

Towards the end of February thirty non. cotamissioned ofcors and son embarked in the cruiser Barfleur for conveyance to the Vengeance on the China Station.

but they apparently hazi'no edeuce whatayer stundling, not consirablo under the cir to go upon against these two, and they dropped eanstances, occurred in the record of the it. The evidenco of these me is not trust-report made by Yip King-nan at the Water worthy when one considers the rockles' assur- Police Station. I can ascribe no motive to him tions made us te who were the partners in the in debberately making a falso roport; but if he

minde a fulse report, the hearing of reporting loss of 220 picule instead of 5 pienis upon the question of the number of pieces actually shipped at Timor is not apparent to me Marenver, proof that all the pieces found on board word tallied into lighters and theseaddross, said that last year was probably the Mr. Watts, in the course of his presidential delivered in full to consignees, doos not worst in the history of the shipping trade which establish that all the goods whipped at any one present could remember, and the out-

It was also resolved to request the exerative Timor had been tallied and delivered. But if loos was, ho feared, such a as to justify the anti-

council to use their best offorts to secure that Two actions were brought against J. F. it had bou proved that plaints' servants war cipation that the trading reunits of the current the GwEers of all classes of stosrships is lich

H.31.3. Diadem is coming out to reiiere Haynes, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. P. on board from 5 p.. to 11 pm, on the 2014 those of 1904. A year ago the amount of son made uso of the Suez Canal shall be advantely Lomsire and Company. In the first tho Heng-ctober when the modalwood was being dis nago under construction and contracted for left and fairly represented among the seven shipown-

thint before the

ing members of the Loudon Committee of the H.M.8. Amphitrite on the China Station, the kong Hotel claimed $7 for rofreshments charged into the Company's lighters, such some ground for the hope

of Suez Caual Company. Resolutions relating to the change taking place at Trincomalee. supplied, and in the other Cheong Loo and exidone; coupled with the evidence of frand expiration of this year, the expanding to a number of ether shipping matters were after. Amphitrite was commissioned in Murel 1909, the world might so far approximate to the

the following, which Company, of 29 and 31, Dos Voeux Rond practised on the consignees after delivery, amount of available tonnage to admit of awards passed, including

Tha tre Clyde shipbuilders in the Admiralty Central, claimed $182.55 ou account of furniture would have supported a contention not say reasonable improvement in freights. In the amored by Mr. Herron, on behalf of the Association That. Liverpool

list have sent in tenders for a new Royal yacht sold and delivered. La the latter action Mr. ported by the evidence as it stands, that those meantime, however, and notably during that in view of the bounties now granted by some

few months, orders for now tonnage had been A. E. Bonnar (of Messrs. Dennys and Bowler) servants were privy to. if not the actual viveu out so freetr that he was afraid the hoped-foreign Governments to their ships, and of the for the King. The yacht will be smaller than

in the United Stores of the last, and may have tarbine engines. appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. P. W. authors of the removal of the missing piecos, for ruvival in freights was not now even within legislation proposed

sion America with the object of subsidizing american

The Admiralty bare decide to `nequire a shipping Geldring, whe sought te make a composition, the value of which is now being seed for; tant menarable distance. A general impression shipping at the

expense of foreign for the defendant. Judgment weat against the whether this would have dinobarged the ship which existed to the effect that the cost of this chamber desire to call the attention of his large depot at Fertsmouth for storing gasolino defendant. In both ne ions. His Honour saying owuors from their liability to deliver the building bad about reached the low-water mark | Majesty's Government to the disadvantages | for submarines and fuel oil for other warships. was, no doubt, partly responsible for the regent that the defondant and Cheong Leo and Com- whole amount proved to have been shipped is anxiety of chipowners to provide thems-lves pany could arrange any terns of payment they another question. There will be judg.ant for with new tounago. The necessity, also, of the plaintiff's with costo. I certify for keeping abreast of the times by obtaining the mest economical type of vos of was a factor in counsel.

the situation which shipowners could not ignore, ven though, by adding new regels to their fet, they themselves helped to depreciate the value of their older. tonnage.

омоне YEE WOCHRONG V. KASTEEN AND: AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP 60, LD.

Judgment was given in this action. Mr. Norman Forror, instrusted by Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for the plaintiffs; nel Mr. H.E. Pallock, K.C., instructed by Mr. John Hays of Mowers. Johnson, Stokes and Mastor),

for the defendanta.

HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR-

ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

The report of the Directors of this Company for presentation to the Shareholders ut the twenty-first Ordinary General Mesting on Saturday, 8th April, is as follows:-

Angered we have the pleasure to luy before His Honour mid-In this notion Yes Wo

shareholders the nannal statomout of accounts Choong, a Chinces firm trading at 101. Bonbunde up to the 31st. December 1904, Strand East in this Colony, seek to recover The

net profit including the balance from the Bastorn and Australian Steam- brought forward from last year amounts to ship Company, Limited, whose agents is $121,137.07. which it is proposed to appropriate

as follows Hongkong are Messrs Gibb, Livingston and Company, the sam of $1,000 as damages for the non-delivery of certain sandalwood shippod at Tixier on the tooniship Empire for carriage to Hongkong. It appears that on the 12th - October

the defenduota stoamship 1944 Empire callol at Timor and tenk on board a cargo of sandalwood in respect of which bills of lading were signed by the defen dauts' agent.

Under two of the hills of lading the

Yeo Wo Cheong were the Thera two donment aro ALA повній поен, follows

“Shipped in apparent pool order and well conditioned, &c., &c., a lot of sandalwood zuid to be 631 piecus, a lot of snadalwood said to be 78 pieves and a lot of sandalwood said to be 2478 pieces being marked sed nambured as in the margis, eto, etc."

The total of the pieces ontored in the two bills of lating was 3,197, mad it is agreed that only 1,074 pieces were delivered in Hongkong to the consigneek.

If the bile of lading lal not contained the words "said to be" or other qualifying werds, the shipowners would have had to prove that 3,187 pieces were not as a fact shipped st Timor, but that only 3,074 piecas wore shipped. in order to establish a sucessful defouco in an action for damages for short delivery.

a

FOREIGN SHIPPING BUBSIDIES.

is placed, and under which British shipping request that his Majesty's Government will take que to obtain the withdrawal of existing bounties and prevent the granting of further bounties.""

ANNUAL DINNER.

The annual dinner of the chamber was held in the evening at the Hotel Metropole. Mr. F. Shedworthy Watts, the president, occupies the chair; and the company included Mr. Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trads.

The toast of The Imperial Forces" was proposed by Judge Rentoul, and Vice-admiral Beyes responded,

Mr.

He could not

There was no doubt, he thought, that aconer or inter the United States Government would pass a Shipping Subsidy Bill calculated to canse rapid increase in the mercantile tonnage under the United States

dag

and that, in common with the other industries of the

The Chairman next proposal His Majesty's apublic, its mercantile mariae would

every Gerald Buffbar, in responding, and that protected possible mourer against competition in every though the very best equipped vessel might trade which the United States could, in any shape or by any weaus, opatrol. He was told

sovner or later founder. he trusted the majority Lo that the Bill now before Congress was not likely of 6:3 which the Government enjoyed To place to Reserve Fund ... 810,900,00 to pass this session, bat, as an indication that previous day night at least have the effect of early legislation might be expected, he thought diminishing the rates of insurance. (Laughter.) To pay a Dividend of 20 per cont 100,000.00

them upon the it was significant thats contruct for the carringe

Congratulate

past To carry forward to next year's

daring the prosperity of their industry of coal from Norfolk Masila was recently 11.137.08 account

CHTING COMMITTEE-Mr. J. H. Lewis awarded to American slipowners on the basis year, but he saw some indicatious upon the CONSU

Within the distant horizon of hefter things. of $7 por

ton by steam and $4.50 per ton by having left the Colony, Mr. H. P. White was

6.

ainst tenders at $4,20 made by British last few months there had been asked improvement in the shipbuilding and the fron invited to take his place on the consulting com

inducement to add largely to shipowners. The also invited

and steri 1rales; and, though they might say the existing tonange of the world afforded by mitte, and Dr. J. W. Nohls

means of Government subsidies was a great but the exonssive amount of tonnage had been mobaes to the British shipping trade, but he air baus, yer prosperity of the shipping was afraid that it was unlikely that mere ro

depended upon to prosperity of trade revival in tho iron and steel presoutations to foreign Governments would

they had a promise of more prosperity have any offoot unless and until his Majesty's

the present your than Ministers were in a position to back up their for shipping

Since the great war of the past year. verbal representations by alternative retaliatory 100 year ago there had been SHEWAN TOMER & Co.

10 case in which the force General Managers,

50 aed power had been

Vid to join the committee. In accordance with articles of association, Mestry. A. J. Raymond, D. E. Brown, H. P. White and Dr. J. W. Noble retire, bat offer themselves for re-election. AUDITORE-The accounts have been audited by Messrs. T. Arnold and W. H. Potts, wha are recommended for re-olection.

The accounts are as follows; →→

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. For the year ended 31st Dacomber, 1904,

Interest Exchange

Anditors' fees Consalting committee fees.......

L'epreciation for 100 writton off

Bulalo.

Balance brought forward from 1913.

Balance from working uterumb

$ 4,087.6-4

8395.13 136.509.19

Teres.

to

SHIPOWNERS AND THE SUEZ CANAL

• Buil

in

iu

TANSAN

The SOLE AGENTS-

All new warships are fitted for the use of liquid fuel.

No officers are at present being transferred to the Indian Army from British regiments not stationed in that country. Before the Indian Army was so popular, volunteers from heise units wreso called for.

Au experiment is to be made in England in the construction of cottages for married sokliers, in order to increase the comforts of military

families. If the experiment is found success- ful the plan may be carried cut on a general seals.

Messrs. Vickers and Sons have received an order from the Admiralty to build ten sub- marines of a larger and acre formidable type thao therto. They will be more easily sub- merged and will have greater speed than submarines built up to the present.

Warships launched during 100% and their. tonnage aro as fellows:-United States, seven- teen ships with a total displacement of 177,350; Great Britain, sixteen ships, 120.036 tons; Germany, five ehips, 42,40 tons; France, threo ships, 42,200 ton; Italy, two ships, 23,260 tons; Austria, tbroo ships, 11,480 tons.

Tho N. & M. Record has received a letter

markedly shown as the Russo-Japane from the China Station stating that Mr. G. B. Referring to the shipowners' controvaray with the administration of the Suez Canal, he conflict, The command of the seas had had to said that the council were of the opinion that

in the character of all the military proceedings. It was not, therefore, to be wondered at that questions should have arisen relation to on the rights of belligerents neutrals which bot been allowed to sumber If such rules as those which the Russians desired lay down on the treatment of nentral vessels charged with carrying contraband were really soted open, they would paralyse all neutral commerce. The representations made

mads to the Huasion Gevernment had rscared a recognition

our Government should see ita influence to factor fought for and won as the determining | Bazel), gunner of the cruiser Astres, tax fitted

of the distinction batween

a sight connection to one of the G-in, gans, on arrange for a joint conference between ship-

the central pivot Mark I, mounting. Tuis device enables the 2nd captain of the gun to owners and representatives of the Suez Canal Company. British shipownery 4,000

friend

keep the gun on the target without orders from 15,14134

the captain of the gua, and also to so if the to enter into that conference in 121, 1977. reasonable spirit, and the conuell believed that a

In to

captain of gun's eight is aligned correctly on satisfactory agreement might be arrivil & $144,901.42 the meantime, let all of them whose business

the target, both sights bring connected for would in any way admit of it encourage, so far

range and defection, and, therefore, in the same might be practice in South Africa had now

adjustment. The value of this cross-sighting Lape. coul

strolute 1 condi- arrangement vas proved during materially altered the voyage estimate via the

s out of $144,961.53 Capo of Good Hope to the Far East. The ex- tional contraband and the undertaking that prize-firing, ons man making nine i

Ho

ten rounds at a range of 3,000 yards, The panditure of £10 to £1 500 navel from Saez provisions should be in the latter class. Canal dues would not be thrown away, as the regretted that so far hie Majesty's Govern prolongation of time occupied by the vessel undertakings for coal and rar cotton, nor in

mant had not succeded in obtaining similar target nas of the crdinary service pattern.

the Russian Government to withdraw out of available

the market cad, tonnage in therefore, helped to stiffen froights. Due to General Managers......

and on the 23rd February. Submarine A 5 was destroy mantral Fess I captured with contraband CONTRABAND OF WAL. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora

The Russo-Japanese we had reised various on board, instead of allowing the matter to be Haluuce of profit and loss account....... 121,137.97 questions regarding the rights of neurals, ad adjudicated by a Prize Court. But they had alongside the Hazard out in the stream, with

cbtained

I assurances which entitled them to hope officers and crew on board, when a bad explosion it land been

various quarters that in

that in agreement should be come to 751,041.70 international mom

in practice, at all events, their represouta securred, injoring all those on board. When these articles which were in charges had been brought against his Majesty's mat were below. The tiny engine which tions would not be disregarded. Choers.) the explosion occurred all hands-officers and clearly defining futura to be treated as contraband of war. The Charges)

Capital --

BALANCE SHEET.

LIABILITIER-

chares ut $30 paid up

Recurvo fnui.

Sundry creditor

bjon

AHOZTA

The principal authorities for this proposition are McLoun. Flozing LK. 2 H. L. Sc. 128. Harrowing v. Katz 10 T.-L. R. 115 and 440, and Smith v. Bedouin S. N. Co. (1998) A. C.70. Tf; how- over.qualifying words, such as those used in these bills of lading are introdues, it was argued, on the authority of Jessel v. Bath L. R. 2 Ex. 267 and Laboan e, G. S. N. Co. LR. 8 C. P. 90, that the onus moved from the xbipowner to the shipper or consigned to show that, as a fact 3,187 pieces and not only 3,074 pieces, were received on board by the ship waers. Cox.cod-Hope, temp. &c. in inctory. Talcod at ing that the authorities quoted establish that

the onus is shifted. I m of opinion that

the plaintiffs have disargod that onus,

a could be proved, and proved, as wall that the number of plocos 3,157 entered on the bill of lading, za opposed to the 3,074 pieces actually delivered, wore skipped. They have also proved that there was a mistake in one bill of lading in which the figures 78 should have been 87. a they appear in the mate's reveipt as altered by the shipowner's agant, and in the Timor Customs Export docu- mont. The total number of pieces stippod was therefore 3,196, and the shortage was 122 pieces. Thongh I have said enough for the purpose of my decision, I will make a few observations on points which arogo in the case. The conduct

Land, factory, machinery &

fx par last ntcount Since expended

Leve depreciation

on consignment, land at. Fire insurance prenda, for 1993 Sundry dilatora........

Cash in mud.................... Investiment of reserve funds

A terrible British submarine disaster, re.

,500,000.00 the longer passage by the Cape reduced the inciple the claim in certain cirenmutanços te sulting in six deaths, occurred at Queenstown |

30,000.00 6.803.81 2,95.75 71,000,04

$

$245,000,00 6,151.14

5291.258.14 15,151.14

3,8 alinres in the Chion Provident Lean and Mort gago Co., Ld. at 28 8 30,409.06 2,50 shares in the Chinn Light and Power Co., Id. (Now issue) at $8

20,000.00

WEATHER REPORT.

236,000.00

in

H. PRICE & CO.

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The agonizing Itching and burning of the skin, as in Eczema; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair and crusting of the scalp, as in scalled head; the facial diagurements, as in acne and ringworm; the awful suffer- ing of infants, and anxiety of worn- out parents, asia milk crust, tetter and salt rheum,—all demand a remedy of almost superhuman virttea to success- fally cope with them. That Cuticura Soup, Ointmes and Resolvent are such standa proven beyond all doubt. No atatement is made regering them that 1s not justified by the strongest eri- donca. The purity and sweetness, the power to afford homediste rellef, tho certainty of speedy and permanent caro, the absolute safety and great economy, have made them the standard skła caros, blood purifers and honour reme- dles of the civilized world.

Bathe the affected parts with bot water and Cuticura Soap, to clears the surface of crusts and scales and soften the thickened cuticle. Drs. without robblog, and apply Caticurs Oint ment freely, to allay itching, irritation and inflammatior, and soothe and heal, and, lestly, take Cuticura Resolvent, to cool and cleanse the blood. This com- plete local aonal treatment affords Instant

permits rest and sleep in the severest forms of eczema and other itching, baralog and scaly "humours of the skin, scalp and blood, and points to a speedy, permanent and económical cura when all else fails,

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SURGEON DENTIST,

No. lv, DAGUILAR STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Caucultation Fren Hongkong, 21st March, 7903.

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

ENTISTRY

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Prime Minister hat explained that there were Government of not having in these matters drives the vessel was being slowly worked to

were defended vital interests of the country with many difculties which stood in the way of any suficient activity and determination. But if ascertain that it was in a satisfactory condition. hard and fast definition of contraband. Eren

there had beon Day ground for a charge of Then, without warning, the explosion took if his Majesty's Governinent considered it the

imidity anywhere too hridity had besa rather advisable to have a defin to international agree. 257,257,91 ment, he doubted very much whether it would on the side of shipowners and underwriters, place, karling the officers and men about in the 48,170.00 feand practicable, inasmuch as the views of Blipowners and underwriters at one time took cramped space below. One man alone was able 1,422,31 the various nutions would depend largely on the view on insufficient evidence that to to crawl up the conning tower to get on the 96,96 what they conceived to be their external needs Russian Government was deliberately discri- bridge, and his face and hands were streaming 2,435.24 if they werd placed in the position of minating against the shipping of this country with blood. He gave the alarm, and promptly

in favour of other nations. The Bassian Naturally the uncertainty with holligerents. regard to what constituted contraband of Government had warmly repudiat-d it, and, a number of the crew of the Hazard got ou

or two auspicious

ious circum board the submarine to render assistance. D war saused British shipowners much in subject to one

he was bound to *These

Fumes were then ascending the opening of the

DE. M. H. CHAUN. stuneen, and occasional loss. Convenience

had been suficient evidence to accasional losses, however, could be insured ever

conning tower of a terrible suffocating nature, 37, Dea Vaux ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG so grave a charge. But it was not

death and it soomed certain against, and thers was usually a chance of

to anyone from the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A the

161 Fongkong, 3rd June. 3904. obtaining to Batrs ate of fight for certain desirable to allow these questions effecting

who might venture down into the prison $751,941.70 articles which were considered only condition, relations of neutrals and belligerents to stand ally contraband, as well as others in regard to where they were; they needed international

teors for the hazardous task were plentiful, which no doubt existed. While doing with consideration, and he hoped that they would where nine men were dead or dying. Volun this question, he might refer to the disabilities soon obtain it. The proposed second conference

The Hane would, in at

it were held, afford but only one man at a time could get through. under which British shiponnets were placed in

suitable opportunity

the discussion of such the narrow space loading below. A stoker musoquence of our Foreign F.plistment Ag. suit as had arisen.

questions in

In entering any such named Mason was the first to venture, but he Foreign shipownere-notably one copa cenference the country must remetaber that had scarcely got below when a second explosion

illustrious au

50,400.00

The Rongkong Observatory, yesterday issued the following report :-

On the 25th of 12.5 p.m. The barometer has rison slightly on the lion coast.

which

for

that

there

Prisere remains high over N. China, and interest-were at Prage took a pat: the neutral of to-day might be the belligerent took place, and he was blown up through the

carrying on som

in Hongkong of Lei Shuk-hoi, who saw tho Formosa Chanuel and northern lieres of the far these operations confisted with the laws of conclusion he expressed the hope hts In opening of the conning tower into the air fo

pieces shipped at Timer and accompanied them to Hongkong, raises no suspicious in may mind that he has testidel falsely in order to

relatively low over N. part of the Chian Sex.

Gradients continue yather steep ever the China Sea, and strong N.E. winds will probably prevail over these arest.

Forecast-Strong E. winds; overcast, some

that, whooror

of to-morrow, and that we ought in so eir- Incrative employment from whica highly

about twenty feet, and fell into the water, from British shipowners were entirely debarred. How cumstances to abandon belligerent noutrality he was not prepared to say, but it might address them 12 months bence, whether which he was promptly rescued Another man was apparent that they could not be carried on himself ersome one else, it might lo possible named Tucker took up the task, and the dead by that time to address them not us President sud injured men were taken out one by one. if the laws of the foreign country to which i referred were as stringent as wore our own of the Board of Trade, but as Minister of The young officer in coraaand (killed) bad been

alientonant only twenty-four hours. upen the subject. He concluded by thanking Commerce. (Cheers.)

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