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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNE DAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1909.

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BY APPOINTMENT TO

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BOVRIL

No matter what we may say about Bovril, nothing can speak so strongly to you as an actual trial of Bovril itself.

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INSURANCES

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1908

£19,121,310.

1. Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

II. Fire Funds

£6,000,000

3,275,000

1,212,500

3,204,753

0·0

The Undersigned; AGENTS for the above

Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenta. Hongkong, 14th August, 1909.

NOTICE.

(908

HHangkong for the WESTERN ASSURANCE

AVING "bean appointed AGENTS in

COMPANY, we are prepared to accept approved · European and Chinese Risks at Current Rates,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Hongkong, 18th August, 1909, (1083

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CHINA QUESTIONS IN. PARLIAMENT.

THE KOWLOON RAILWAY, Mr. Ginnell Westamenti, N. Nat.) asked the Under Secretary for the Colonies if he would Any on whose opinion the expectation was based that the Kowloon Railway eror could, in addition to its working expenses, repay the principal or any interest on the money spent upon its construction

Mr. Faller (Wilts, Wostbury, Miu.), who replied sailThe expectation is based on gura supplied by the chief resident engineer

Mr. Ginnell asked whether the chief resident engineer, was a nominee of the Crown Agents,

Mr. Fuller. He is an officer appointed under the Colonial Office.

Mr. Ginael-Nominated by the Crown Agente ?...

had since noceeded in securing for themselves the contrit for building and insusing the railway; dd if so whether any stops had been taken by the British Government to secure the performans of the undertaking given by Chang hitung jod the interests in respect of which: the advang of £1,100,000 was made. in.)-Th reply to the first point in the Mr. Metinuon Wood (Glasgow, St. Rolex, estion in the afirmative. It is true that Chang Chi-tang gave an undertaking that British capital and materials should have the preference whenever China-decided to construc-the-line, but only if the terms fired by foreign financiers were not more favourable A German group offered China in the spring of the present year terms which the Chitese considered more advantageous and which

they ensequently accepted. Is was to reouter at any rate some portion of the Hankow- Canton Failony loan that the British and decided to admit the German group to participa French group, who were working together, ion in the Haakow-Szechuan line, each group material, at the 2ritish

af equal share in the loan and the chief enchere on the flap supplying the Hankow Canton line and the

-of-the passed through the Crown Agents' hands, and Hankow engineer for one-third-

-zechuan line. their wishes prevailed in all things; that the mak control the loan funds by the lenders, To safeguard the ing of

the railway, the ordering of material and certain nidifications on conte Terms equipment, the appointment of the staff, and the originallyoffered by the termnu group. Sab provision of money for these purposes, were in seruently an Amor.e

r.can group +xpressed i wieb the hands of the Crown Agents, who exercised to partiopate in the Hankor-Szechuan loan, unlimited parange, held a lien on the railway and the sgotiations with regard to the share and on the funds of the Colony, and were

to be allitted to this fourth group are still regarded as owners of the railway and employers proceeding. of the staff; ond whether the Colonial Offica would fix any limit to the indefinite expenditure of money on this project.

Mr. Fuller (with emphasis)--No. Mr. Ginzell asked the Under-Secretary for the Colonies whether he was aware that the consulting engineer for the Kowloon Railway was apponited at the instance of the Crown Agents that all correspondence between this engineer and the Government of Hongkong

Barl Waterton (Sassox, Horsham, Opp.)-- Is it not fact that the Chinoso Govertinent broke the undertaking which they had pre viously gin

Mr. Fuller. The answer to the first and third parts of the hon. gentleman's question Me. Mielinon Wood. I am not prepared to te the urgative. The correspondence he say that, because undoubtedly terms offered tween the consulting engineers and the by the German group were more favourable Colony passes through the hands of the Crown than the which the British group was' Agents under Hying seal With regard to the prepared offer. It was a question of guar last part the expenditure will be limited to the anteeing the expenditure with whoever arranged amount required for the construction and t equipment of the line.

Mr. Ginue asked whether the hon. gentle. man could explain how it was his anwer was in the negative seeing that it was in direct con- tradiction to a statement made on May 13 by the Governor of Hongkong.

Mr. Fuller. No, Sir.

Mr. Moore Armagh, N., Opp.). As this is a very important matter to the constituents of the Lon member in North-West Meath. could we have a fuller reply! (Laughter.)

No answer vas given.

of

THE END OF THE "MÀO

KING,"

The cuphin of the Maori King telegraphed to Shangba on the 19th inst. that the steamer was badly ashore at an island called Long Wha sho, in the Chuan group, and that she had a big hele forward. The Shanghat Tug and Lighter- Cole tugs with four lighters and pumpe emp plied by the Kiangnan Dock, left for the scene at a few hours' notice.

At the time of the mishap the Maori King

On subæquent occasion Mr. Ginnall (Westmeath, N. Nat.) asked the Under-Secrece chartered to the Chinese Engineering and tary for the Colonies whether he would give a Mining Co., Ld, and was bond from Chin. brief abstract of the figures of the chief resident wangtao to Hongkong with a full engineer

both of cargo it was alleged that that railway could ever pay bara had such an extraordinary career, or earned

the Kowloon Railway, showing how which ars, of course, insured.

Few vessels remarks the N.-C. Daily News working expenses, interest, and repay the principal spent on its construction, even as un such unenviable notorioty as the Maori Eng-* extension of the Carton Railway, in compotition Shewat built at Sunderland in 1990 and her with the shorter na rable river which had cost gross tonnage is 3,807 As the esperance, in nothing" and whether he had. any corroboration 194, she accompanied the Baltic Fleet on its of these figures from any competent person not Eus word journoy. Her seizure by the British dependent on the Crown Agents:

authorities and the sensational proceedings that followed in H. M. Supreme Court, are matters of such recent history that it is madecessary to refer to them at any length.

Colonel Seely Liverpool, Abercromby, Min), I understand that the resident engineer is now preparing a rarised estimate of profits and in the circumstances it would be useless to give an abstract of the figures supplied some years ago. I would polat out to the hon. gentleman that the direct profit to be obtained is not the only matter to be considered. What is far more important is the indirect prent which will accue to the Colony owing to the Improve ment of the facilities for trade-with the interior

Chino

Mr. Ginuel asked the Under-Secretary for the Colonies whether he would submit to the House, or make available to members, the peeches addressed by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong to the Legislative Assembly of thet Colony on February 6th and May 13th, 1909, acknowledging that the Kow loon Railway was being constructed under the Crown Agents with money advanced by them on the security of the funds of the Colony; and if he was aware that this project, which had already cost more than twice the sum for which it could ba completed, was being coutiuned in this manner without the free consent of the Government and Colony of Hongkong.

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Colonel Seely. It is not proposed to present any papers on the subject. In saying that the line has cost more then twice the sum for which it could be completed, the hor, gontle- presumably referring to the increase in cost over the original estimate. That estimate, however, was very rough, and was never intended to be exact. It was based on a preliminary surrey, and included no calculation of quantities. It did not provide for rolling-stock, workshops, and other important items. The line is being constructed with the full consent of the Colonial Government,

Mr. Ginnell. "Doss the hon. gentlenian deny that it has been constructed with money advanced by the Crown Agenta?

Colonel Sealy I am not quite certain. I do not think so.

THE HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY. Last month in the House of Commons, Mr. Ginnall (N. Horth-West Meath) asked whether the British Government had any other object in lending £1,100,000 to the Chinese Government to buy back the concession for the Bankow-Canton Railway except that, on account of its proximity to the British Colony of Bong- kong, it was considered desirable that it should be controlled-by British, subjects; what stops, if any, were taken between 1905 and the Spring of the present, year to promote that object by securing for British interests the control of this railway; whether in order to recover the Hankow Canton Railway, the British and French groups were compelled to allow German financiers to participate in the Szechuan Eailway; and, if so, who was mainly responsible for this change.

י'

Sir E. Grey--It is substantially the case that in lending Chains the sum of £1,100,000" in 1906. his Majesty's Government was actuated by the wish to obtain control over the Hunkow-Canton Railway. Negotiations proceeded continuously from that year until the spring of 1909 when, as the hon. memile was informed on the 30th ult., & German group of financiers offered the Chinese terms which they considered more advantageous than those the British group was prepared to offer, or than the British Govern- ment could have approved, and which the Chinese Government accepted. The sabsequent negotiations resulted in a compromise, the object of which was to secure more control and avoid competition.

On a later occation, Mr. Ginnell, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British Government had authorised the Government of Hongkong to advance to the Chinese Government £1,100,000 to

to repurchase from an American-Belgian combination the con- cession for building the Ilankew-Canton Rail. way for the purpose of preserving from foreign control a railway of which the southern terminus was to be at Canton whether Chang Chi-tang, in return, gave the British Government on September 9, 1905, su under- taking that British capital and materials should have the preference whenever China decided to construct the line; whether Garmung

Further particulars to hand, are to the effect that the vessel has broken in two, and that the after portion has sunk in thirtesit fa-homa of water, while the forward part rests on the rocks, and it is possible that part of her cargo may be to Wing only her masts and fannel are visible above water.

Ne lives were lost as a result of the accident, and Captaiu Stringer and the officers and crew have returned to Shanghai. When the accident occurred, the Maori King was on a royage from Chiuwangtao to Hongkong with a carge of coal. When passing through the Chumn Group on the 17th instant, the death occurred of one of the Chinese crew, and as the other members of the crew objected to the body being buried at sea, the vessel put into Longhnashe and anglored there to land the body. As the ship was putting out again, she struck a submerged rook, which tore a large hole in her forward hold and she immediately began to sink. The officers and orew secured junks and proceeded to Ningpo. reaching their destination without further mishap.

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