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THE LOSS OF THE "DACRE CASTLE."

BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.

THE. AFFRAY ON THE

MINNESOTA.":

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1912.

The learing of the charge against John Saxton Dunn, 67 years of agó, &H At the Mald Court yesterday an en- puiry was under the provisions of engineer employed on the s.s. Minnesota, Section 19 of Ordinance No, 10, 1899, f murdering Robert Wangstrom, a water before Commander Basil R. Taylor, R. N. tender, mployed on the same steamer, (stipendiary magistrate), Lieut. C. E. Was resumed yesterday afternoon at the Stairer (R.M.S. Tamar), D. MacFadyen P. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Solici Magistracy before Mr. Melbourne. Mr. (master of the British steamship Jelunga), 7. W. Evans (master of the steamship tor, appeared for the prosecution,

After the evidence had been heard, Hadhin), and W. J. Bishop (master of

Mr. Hodgson said that bofore his Wor- the dura), respecting the circum-ship put the caution to accused, he would stances attending the loss at Keelung, on the 16th September, of the British steam ship Deere Castle, official No. 124,119, Liverpool.

LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET.

PORSIBLES. PROBABLES,

A match will be played on the Hong kong Cricket Club ground to-day, be tween Possibles and Probables. Play to commence at 2 p.m.

Turner, A. C. E. Elborough, Lieut. A. G. Probables.-R. Hancock, W. C. D. White, G. R. Sayer, R. O. Hutchison, A. A. Claxton, H. G. Bagnall, E. A. 8. Fowler, Capt. H. K. Hughes, and Corp. Taverner.

Possibles.-H. Hancock, R. E. O. Bird,

ask him to commit the defendant to the special session to be held on Monday on a charge of manslaughter and not of. S. Lloyd, Lance Corp. Dempsoy, 8. H. Dodwell, J. W. Stephonson-Jellio, A. H. Gillingham, E. B. Reed, Capt. R. D. Crawford, D. E. Donnelly, and A. N. Joseland.

murdor.

His Worship cautioned the defendant, who said that, he would reserve his state. ment unld a future time.

Defendant was thereafter committed to the special session on a charge of man- slaughter.

Edward Arthur Gough, master and commander of the lost ship, was first called. Ife deposed that he was going from Yokohama to Boston and New York, The ship arrived at Keelung on the 14th September, and was anchored to two buoys-ahead and asteru. On the fol lowing day (Sunday) it began to blow,

A LAVISH SAMPAN FARE. the typhoon warning having been-hoisted in the morning. Witness sent ashore At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. for more mooring tackle in the evening. Melbourne a man and a

woman were The wind was N.N.E., and his ship was charged with receiving money knowing it tying with her head towards the East, to have been stolen. The money is alleg The ship rode through the nighted to have, been stolen from the strong all right,

and the next morning room of the ss. Hongkong on the 16th the wind went down, but the glass October.

About 4.15 remained about the same. the storn mooring parted, and the ship swung across the channel. He had or- dered more steam on previously as a pre-

starboard

anchor

was

cautionary measure, in case anything did happen. Witness pointed out on a chart the position of the ship at the time. When the moorings at the stern parted the already down, and he ordered the port anchor to be dropped as well. The ship, however, commenced to drag hoth nachora and the buoy. Witness then decided to

get away as soon as there was sufficient About 5 o'clock the chief engineer stoam. reported that he had enough steam up,

Mr. Shenton, of Messrs. Deacon, Look er & Deason, appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Crewe appeared to defend. Mr. Shenton stated that the steamer Hongkong which belonged to Messrs. Marty & Company, left Haiphong on the 10th October for Hongkong við Pakhoi and Hoihow. On reaching Pakhoi, she took on board nine cases of treasure, which were placed in the treasure room at the stern of the ship. The door of the trea sure room was locked by two iron bars with separate keys, which were kept in

the chief officer's room. The steamer ar

rived at Hongkong on the evening of the watch from 12 o'clock, have absconded.

CRAIGENDOWER P. KOWLOON.

This league match will he played to-day at 2 p.m. on the Kowloon ground. The following will represent the C.0.0. H. H. Tayler, R. A. Carvalho, L. A.. Rose, W. H. Vivcash, J; V. Braga, E. L. Braga, W. H. L. Warrener, J. D. Noria, C. Johnstone, R. Pestonji, and R. Basa. KOWLOON "B" v. CIVIL SERVICE "A." This match take place to-day, on the Civil Service ground, commencing at 2.15

p.m.

CANTON.

CANTON, October "Bist.”

'SCHOOL SPORTS.

colleges in Canton are to be held on the School sports open to all schools and

23rd and 24th of December and things are to be done ou a very large scale. The proceddings are to be of the nature of a largo advertisement for education and a good deal of money and time will be spent in the arranging of the meeting.

SCARCITY OF WATER.

No rain has fallen here for over two months now and a scarcity of water is the result. Only the rich who have water from the water works laid on to their houses can get clean water just now and most of the walls in private houses are very much run on. As a result many complaints are to band and orowds of the poorer class can get nothing but water from the creeks and the river, which is anything but clean. The water works officials have the power to sell water to the community at one cent for two jars, and it is stated that this arrangement is to be put into force soon.

Civil Service team is as follows: Messrs. B. C. Witchell, F. Biden, E. W. Hamilton, R. Phillips, J. W. Les-Joacs, J. McKay, W. Edmonds, C. Sara, Ris at all high.. McLeod, H. Ellis, E. F. Gibson, and E. W. Davison.

K.C.C.-K. R. MacAskill, B.

D.

Evans, E. C. Smith, W. E. Dixon, J. P. Robinson, F. J. de Rome, H. E. Scott, A. R. Raven, H. S. Rouse, F. Sutton, and W. L. Wenser. Umpire, T. Chec.

FOOTBALL.

A.K.F.C. V. SCOUTS,

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report, dated 1st November, state:-

stocks reported in our circular of the The firmer fceting in regard to local 25th ult, has been well maintained during the past week, and we have again to report upon a fair volums of investment business at improving rates. Sterling

Rabbers" have undergone ne material change during the interval, but closing quotations from London cenic firmer with encouraging indications of improvement in the near future. Fine Hard Para Rubber is quoted at 4/4 per lb., the market closing firm. Discount rates are quoted at 5 per cent, for both the Bank of England and open market, and Bar Silver at 20d. spot, 293-16 forward, quiet, The French Bank rate of discount has advanced to 4 per cent. closes at 2/4, and Shanghai T.T. at 718. Sterling T.T.

BANKS, Hongkong and Shanghuis after small sales at 8805 have been done under that at the clese. London after at 2810 with buyers offering slightly advancing to £82 10s. has receded again to £2 at the close.

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Cantons have been

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MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions are ROCKS IN THE RIVER,

quiet but firm market at 8815 with no Quite close to Dutch Folly on the front business reported. reach of the river there are several rocks booked at 232, and more shares are which are posed at low water.

wanted. Shanghai There

a buyer of North Chinas at Tls. 132), and local sales of is a small marking the channel

hthouse on two of them Yangtszes have been effected at $180. launches, but the others are dangerous for strong at 360 with no sellers. China's for ships and FIRE INSURANCES. →→→→ Hongkongs are sampans and smaller boats when the tide have again advanced, small sales being

placo here from time to time and the with an unsatisfied demand for London reported at $140, the market closing, firm. Many accidents take

SHIPPING-Indo-Chinas in sympathy Civil Commissioner has tendered a sug- account, and the prospects of further gestion to the Government that these improvement in shipping, have advanced rocks be blown up with dynamite and the to $72 without sales and no sellers at river thereby much improved.

quotation, China and Manilas are quiet seems no reason why this should act be Canton and Macao Steamboats continue at $81 with probable sellers. Hongkong, carried out, and it certainly would im firm with sales at 828 and $283, market prove the channel for all kinds of ship-closing with buyers at the latter rate. ping. It is said that this scheme will | Star Ferrys, on the basis of the new issue. very soon be put into operation.

of one new share for two old distributed to-day, are quoted at 833 buyers, the equivalent of $49) on the old basis. Shell Transports, after coming to business at London at 102/-, the market closing firm. Douglases are procurable at 895, but no. business is reported

TROUBLE OVER MONEY,

There

and having got up both anchors and 15th October, and there were two men on The Club will be represented by A. Can eating-house in Sap Sam Hong and 101/- and 101/0, are now wanted in

slipped the buoy he took the ship into the outer harbour, and dropped both anchors, Just after 8 o'clock a heavy squall

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drawing again. fore and 23 feet aft, witness could ascertain.

clined seriously on the week, closing rate REFINERIES-China Sugars have de- being slightly above the lowest point touched, and firm at $109 buyers. Luzons are weak with sellers at $341..

This match takes place this afternoon. Yesterday a number of soldiers went to These two men Grayburn; B. C. Barlow, R. F. Long; tendered a bank note in payment. After At six o'clock in the M, M Maca, T. Stubbs, & Wilkie: discussion the shopkeeper took it, but morning a report was made to the cap-F. Fearon, W. A. Wilson, W. V. Pen- gave them change in copper cents, which tain that the strong room had been entered, nell, T. Goldenberg, H. C. Lowick. the soldiers refused to accept. Quarrel feet and when he went there he found that two Scouts will be represented by H. G. ling ensued and it looked as if the shop Jar cases of specic were missing. Ono con Buckingham; H, J. Jones, A. Murdock; would be looted, but the soldiers after tained 8500 in twenty-cent pieces and C. A. Austin, D. Campbell, H. S. Fisher: throwing the copper cents at the shopkeep- Witness got

the other $1,500 in twenty-cent pieces. As McKenzie, P. McWhamond, P. C.

er went off vowing vengeance and promis appointing market, buying rates having MINING-Tronohs have been a dis- the result of inquiries by the police, the Deanes, E. B. Clarkes, H. S. Railton.

ing to pay another visit. Brawls like declined in spite of the advance in Tin, these are becoming all too common and, but at the close the position would appear the soldiers in some quarters would seem not to be so well in hand as they were.

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under way and just as he had got the anchors up a terrific squall sprung up. The ship heeled over, and before she could properly recover herself a big ses came over her, breaking the stern post and unshipping the rudder. Shortly afterwards another terrific squall came

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two defendants were arrested on their | sampan at Yaumati,

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On the sampan The first division League table now was found $180 in money is twenty-cent stands as under- pieces and articles of jewellery, which had been purchased after the theft, They said that the amounting to $230. $500 had been handed to them for taking two men to Yaumati in their sampan.

Mr. Crewe said that the defendants R.G.A. were hailed in their sampan by two men, one of whom they knew, but they had no ground, other than the somewhat lavish fee, for supposing that there was any- thing wrong. He admitted that it was not the custom to pay $500 for a sampan There was no evidence that they fare: were parties to the robbery which took place on the ship.

The wordan was discharged, and the man was sentenced to three months' im- prisonment.

Witness served out lifebelts to the crew, and soon after 10 o'clock the chief engineer reported that the bulkhead rivets were shearing and the engine and boiler saats were lifting. As the ship was making water he advised the officer to shut the stop valves, in order to obviate danger of scalding to the engineers. No sooner had this been done than the water guages came off the boiler, and the chief engineer was scalded by the escaping steam. During this time the second and third officers were trying to attract the attention of a Japanese cruiser (Ikutsu- shima), lying near. The cruiser pat CHINESE HOYCOTT OF JAPANESE searchlights on the ship, and kept them

went ashore.

GOODS IN MANILA.

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H.K.F. Club H.M.8. Tamar-201

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Win-2 poiata. Draw-1 point. The following matches take place this

VILLAGE QUARREL.

INIIMATIONS

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and Falling Hair

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGA,

CHATTE ROAD.

to be firmer with London a buyer at 64/6, and a middle quotation of 66/3. Hea- Always have on hand a very large complete woods are quiet at 1/- and Kailans (Chinese. Engineerings) at 35/- (middle). Rauhs are wanted at $3.70, and Pahang Consolidated at 10/-.

stook of

SCIENTIFIC AND

In the Pun Yu District there are two villages close together called Nam Chuon and Shek Wu, where for more than a hun- 2dred years there has been periodic fight- ing over the water supply. There is but one stream coming from the hills and the villagers in one place dam it up in dry weather so that they may have sufficient water for themselves, thus depriving the R.G.A. v. E.M.S. Tamer on the Hong-tural purposes. Just now on account of other village of any water for agricul- kong Football Club ground at 4. the drought the quarrel has broken out

position, the market DRAWING Official referee, Mr. Alex P. Storrie.

K.O.Y.L.I. r., R.E. on the Military to fight.

as bad as ever and both sides are ready closing with eales and buyers at 72, The elders in the two villages Shanghai quotes Shanghai Docks at Tls. New Amoy Docks are quiet at 36). ground at 4 p.m. Official referee, Mr. have been trying to pacify the people and 48 sellers, and Shanghai and Hongkow

are asking for legislation from the pro-Wharves at Tls. 80 buyers. vincial Government.

Decks, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks, under en couraging promises of an early agreement SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS being arrived at with Taikoo," which will bring to an end the disastrous rate- cutting of the past, have advanced Transits, Lovela, Plane Tobler, Prismalto and rapidly during the interval from 8493, to

Sight Compasses, Hand Levels, &c. &c.) 64 cash, the market closing strong with buyers at the latter rate for cash and at and Kowloon Wharves have further in- 855 for December delivery, Hongkong

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proved

afternoon :-

Woods.

INTERFORT - FOOTBALL.

interport football contest, suggest the Chinn New Year Holidays as a suitable time.

BOLDIERS IN TROUBLE.

their

INSTRUMENTS

AND MATERIAL

W. F. STANLEY & Co., LTD.,

LONDON.

LANES, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong-(T Square, Set Squares, Straight Edgos, kong Lands have improved to $106 with there the whole night. The crew were For the past two days, says the Manila

ustered on deck, but it was impossible Times of Saturday last, a strong general Football Association has received an in- on the Eastern Bund between a large and Humphreys Estates at 88, the latter AGENTS FOR

The Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong the Tung Kwan Theatre at Tai Sai Tow Kowloon Lands bave been booked at 834), On Sunday there was fighting outside sales and further buyers at slightly less.

Scales, Inks, &o, &o.)

to leave the ship owing to the heavy seas. movement on the part of the Chinese of The second squall sent the ship ashore this city to boycott all Japanese goods vitation from the Council of the Shang-sumber of soldiers and the police and closing in further request. Hongkong Many men on both sides Hotels are quiet at $114 and 973 for the and she broke amidships. The crew were got off in Japanese sampans. He had of any nature whatsoever has been gain- hai Football Association to send a team guards there,

were wounded and it looked at one time old and new issues respectively, market 130 fathoms of chain out when the shiping in strength and volume until to-day to the northern port to take part in an to be a very serious matter;

it has grown to rather large proportions

Another The Council band of soldiers, however, were sent from closing with probable buyers. Weat Charles John Fairman, the chief And the surprising thing about the whole

Points can be placed at 856. engineer, deposed that when the typhoon matter is that the Jpanese storekeepers

headquarters to keep order and they ruc signal was first hoisted he had about 30 don't seem at all alarmed about it and, pounds of steams in the two main boilers, in fact, express the hope that this move- On the 18th, at about 5 o'clock, witness ment will get large, as the days go by. had a fall pressure of steam, and shortly This is an anomaly that needs explaining afterwards they got under way. A full and the explanations, as given by the head of steam was kept on continuously Japanese storekeepers themselves, are all till the ship struck. After about an hour about expressed in the following manner the engine-room had to be abandoned as by one of the largest and most important the boilers began to lift.

importers of Japanese goods to the Evidence was also given by I W Yates, boatswain, and Alexander Apsin, the chief officer,

board anchor, down.

islamis

MALACCA RUBBER PLANTATIONS.

SHAMEEN.

COTTON MILLS-Hongkongs have been booked and more shares can be placed at 85. Ewos are unchanged with probable buyers at Tls, 1034.

E. R. WATTS & SON, LTD.,

LONDON.

ceeded. It transpires now that the inci- dent was in the nature of revenge by the soldiers of a regiment three of whose number had been arrested a few days before by order of the authorities of the MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneas have. Theatre. These men had refused to pay sold and are wanted at 891, Okina Pro- the necessary amount and after a struggle vidents have been booked at $81, Electrics were handed over to the police and at 824, Dairy Farms at 821, and Union punished, Their comrades demanded Waterboats at $11, all closing more or their release and on this being refuzed less in request. Cements after sales at they determined to bare their own back 31 declined to $60 sales, but are firmer out of the Theatre. оп

again at the close with buyers of small lots at $3.80. China Lights are wanted at $2.15 and Steam Fisheries at 32.” In the North, the quotation for Langkats has advanced steadily during the week from Tla 63 to Tla 87, the latter being a buying rate for local account also. Hong- kong Tramways continue in request at 5/- with no seller under 5/3.

LONDON QUOTATIONS.--Cable quotations | STUDY (middle price) received from our London Agents this morning are as follows :— United Serdange

..111/- Sapongs

25/-

11/-

17/6

9/3 premium.

66/3

.102/6

.14276

10ld.

The net profit made by the Malacca Rubber Planations during the year 1911 was £159,985, and after adding £220 brought forward, and deducting £30,000 debenture interest, a balance of £130,180 remained. The directors have paid in The boycott against our goods on the terim dividends of 16 per cent. part of Chinese atorekeepers commenced January 10, and 25 per cent. un April Tac Court's finding was as follows:-

In the river at present are H.M.8.. Castle, Find 124119 of Liverpool, of which that Japan has not wanted to recognize £6,436. The capital of the company is Cadmus and Moorhen, S.M.8. Tiger,

"We that the British 8.8. Dacre about two days ago. The reason given is 17, and the balance carried forward is Edward Arthur Gough, the number of the new Chinese republic and the young to be increased to £1,000,000 by the crea- U.S.S. Piscataqua and Callao, and the whose certificate of competency is 034489, student parts. Young China party or tion of 600,000 new Ordinary shares of two French gunboats Vigilante and Lendon, was Master, left Yokohama on the young politicians of the new republic £1 each. The total planted area is an Argues

voyage to Boston and New York, vid here have been around to the Chinese proximately 15,000 acres. The output To-day, the final of the Men's Doubles ports, and arrived at Keelung, Formosa, storekeepers and told them that in order for 1911 was 1,074,000lb., which realized Tournament takes place between Messrs. on Sept. 14th, 1912, with a general cargo to aid in the desire to have Japan an average price of 4s. 11 d. per lb. The Garrard and Baker and Mears. Wilson of about 5,300 tour, this being about recognize oficially the new republic, it is general manager reports that the extates and Walker. one half her total capacity; that she was necessary to bring to bear the fulcrum are in excellent condition, and the labour

Another of the series of training camps moored head and stern, between two of boycott on the Japanese importers here. position is satisfactory. The output for in connection with the Shameen Defence huys in the inner harbour, and star- The Chinese merchants are adverse to the present year will, it is believed, ex-Corps was held during the week-end at doing this and many of them have even ceed 2,000,0001b. Since the closing of the

London Asiatics On Sept. 15 a typhoon warning come to us and asked us to antedate their accounts, debenture stock to the amount Lo Wu and was as usual a great success.

A Japanese torpedo-boat arrived in the Eastern Trusts was hoisted and the barometer gave warn contracts for goods with us, in order that of £188,280 has been converted into Ordi-river this morning and is lying off Rubber Trasta ing of approaching bad weather. On

they may be able to show these contracta aary shares at £10 per share under the

Tronohspr that evening additional wires to the to the politicians when they come around option given to the stockholders on the

"The Cook," which was so well received Shell Transporta The following supplied. buoys wore

liability of the company is largely de- ed. The ship, which had swung round in impossible to stop getting goods from us. creased. Under the arrangements for the Canton Club Theatre on Saturday, London Ventures...

We, the Japanese, are hoping that issue of 10,000 Ordinary shares at £15 November 9th.

Pahang Consolidated ....... 10/9 the vicinity of two Japanese steamers, was given a sheer to port, and the port this boycott will progress and grow. In per share, which were approved at the

Kailan

35/- last general meeting, an option was anchor let go. She then began to drag. other words, we hope that it will be

Hongkong Electric Trams 5/- and as soon as sufficient steam was avail successful boycott against our goods by granted over the remaining available ablo-5 p.m.-she got under way and the Chinese retail dealers. Why? Well, unissued capital at £15 per share as part proceeded to the outer harbour, where because, as you probably, know, the of the consideration for the issue of both anchors were let go in line to wind Chinese are only middlemen, but they have 10,000 further shares at that price, and ward. Twice theap anchors dragged and succeeded in keeping the Japanese largely as was reported at the meeting further Mr. Gershon Stewart, M.P. for the the ship was taken to windward and re-out of the retail Filipino trade. If this options at the same price have been Wirral Division of Cheshire, and former- anchored. The second time she was struck boycott kemps up, we will be able to enter granted as consideration for options to ly member of the Legislative Council of by a very heavy squall and carried bodily the retail trade and, competing with the purchase other estates in Malacca. These Hongkong, has been asking Mr. Harcourt, on to the rocks, where she shortly after Chinese retail trade, deal directly with options have not as yet been exercised, the Colonial Secretary, what Colonial This is the but it is necessary to increase the nominal service Mr. Stubbs, the newly-appointed wards broke in two.

are of opinion that all possible reason why we hope to see the Chinese capital of the comuese shares beius called Mr. Harcourt replied that Mr. Stubbe

our Filipino. customers.

to provide for Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, had seen. steps we taken to prevent disaster, and boycott against all Japanese goods con- the possibility of these that no he attaches to anyone concern.tinue. Such a boycott as this might and for. The directors are also of opinion served twelve years in the Eastern De

that the policy of absorption which was partment, Colonial Office. He has not the good seamanship displayed by the probably would succeed in Canton or carried out with succen in 1909, and hitherto served in any of the Calonies

We wish to place on record our sense of master in getting his ship out of the very shanghai, but here, where the consumers which is working out so greatly to the except that he carried put a special mis- waters of the inner harbour are all Filipinos, not be doing advantage of the company, should, if and sion to the Malay Peninsula and Hong-

in your language, nothing doing' in a under the then existing circumstances."

when favourable opportunity offers, be kong in 1910 very much to my satisfac- boycott.

resumed.

day at about 4. p.m. the stern wires part and demonstrate to them that it issue of the stock, so that the debenture in Hongkong, is to be performed in the Indo-Chinas

narrow

MR. STUBBE APPOINTMENT.

A QUESTION BY MR. GERSHOM STEWART.

tion

CHINESE BOLDIERS RETURNING FROM TIBET.

The Chinese soldiers on their way back from Tibet to China were expected to reach Calcutta by special train from Darjeeling on the 17th ult, and were to and taken to Outram Ghat, where they be transferred to the Port trust railway would detrain and go straight on board the Apcar line steamer Japan, which was to sail on Friday, the 18th ult. This first batch of returning soldiers consists of one general, twelve officers and 450 men, with

two European officers and ten Gurkhas As escort.

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