INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 1914,
time the appeal was written such a condi- TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
tion as this had already come to pass, dud the climax of all this wretchedness could with certainty be predicted unless prompt assistance was rendered by the public. Official and private citizens, in the famino-
A. S. WATSON striction region, were trying to devise ireans
& CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.
of relief, "bat the farmers, fishermen and labourers who are in distress aro abnost One would have. beyond computation." supposed that in there days no such story as this could have come from Japan, Mr. LONGFORD, in his interesting book entitled WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. {“The Story of Old Japau," shows that famine conditions were not uncommon in
HIGH CLASS
WINES.
WATSON'S
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. Į
THE ZABERN AFFAIR COLONEL REUTER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. REMARKABLE EVIDENCE AT THE COURT MARTIAL,
STRASBURG, January 6th. Colonel Reuter has been eliarged with the Zabern inconnection affair with illegally nsurping ex-
the liberty of the subject. No less then 115 witnesses were in attendance and the case is expected to last for three or four
days.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,1 RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA,
FRUITS OF THE MONGOLIAN MISSION.
LONDON, January 6th. The correspondent of the Morning Post | at St. Petersburg states that the Mongo lian Mission loaves on Thursday, It is believed that arrangements have been. made for a loon of three million roubles. Russia is also willing to comply with to postpone the supply until every form of hostilities with China has ceased. IMPENDING RETIREMENT OF SII
EDWARD WARD.
DER OKTASIATISCHER LLOYD":
SERVICE
ENGLAND AND GERMANY,
AREYIVAL OF BITTERNESS" IN ENGLAND,
LONDON, January 5th. Excitement runs through the English Jinguistic Press on account of Mr. Lloyd George'a friendly references to Germany. It is like a revival of the bitternes engendered over the Agadir affair, and
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COMPANY MEETING.
GEORGE FENWICK AND CO., LTD.
WINDING UP OF THE COMPANY.
A general meeting of shareholders of Messrs. George Fenwick and Company (in liquidation) was held yesterday at the offices of the liquidators, Mesars. Percy Sunith, Seth and Fleming, “for the purpose of having an account showing the manner in which the winding up has been conducted and the property of the company disposed of, submitted, and for the purpose of considering and approving the proposed final return of $3.50 per
the liquidators' remuneration. hearing regarding the Chancellor of the Exchequer
any explanation that may be given by are reproduced with avidity. The Con the liquidators and also of determining sorvative papers report a controversy by extraordinary resolution the manner. in which the books, necounts and docu- between Mr. Churchill and Mr. Lloydments of the company and of the liquida- George and a split in the Cabinet, while tors shall be disposed of." the Liberal papers state that the Govern ment is unanimous
the elden days when Japan strictly secluded reutive "power, and also with infringing the request for armaments, but prefers the tactles, comments of the French Press share on the issued capital; determining herself from the rest of the world. When the harvest failed, no help could be had from the great rice-producing countries that were within a few days sail from Japan, where the supply of rice, the main staple of the people's food, was overflowing and arying out for new markets. The Japanese had abundant means to pay if they could only buy, but that their law forbade them to do." But no such law exists now, and it is incomprehensible that the Government should act have taken measures earlier for the relief of the inhabitants ia the area threatened by the famine. It is now VERT SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH aunounced that the Government of Japan
STYLE AND CHARACTER.
D. PORT
WATSON'S
Per Dezon $29.80j
D. SHERRY
SUPERIOR PALE DRY.
These
Pur Dozen $24.80
ONEG,
In his evidence, Colonel Reuter said, he
LONDON, January 6th. took the whole responsibility for what had been done at Zabern, and emphasised
The Daily Telegraph, announces that the wafriendliness of the inhabitants..Sir Edward Ward, Pernment Under The Civil authorities did nothing to Secretary of State at the Ware Office, prevent the disorders. If the police had is shortly retiring. He accepts director- noted energetically the trouble would have ships of several important companies."
He was obliged to take
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED. been avoided.
STATES.
LATER. Some of the evidence given in the curse of the trial of Colonel Henter was of a Colonel Reuter, in remarkable nature. describing the incidents which occurred at Zabern, said that he personally accom
action to protect the officers.
NEW YEAR GREETINGS.
THE NEW TURKISH MINISTER
OK
WAR
UNEASINESS. IN FRANCE,
LONDON, January 5th- Enver Bey's appointment as Turkish Minister for War excites uneasiness at OTTAWA, January 6th.
Paris, as he is regarded as being His Royal Highneas the Duke of Co-Germanophile and enger for war. naught has telegraphed to President Wilson in the following terms. In the
BERLIN, January 5th. Enver Bey after his appointment as
for the relief measures must mocessarily Panied the troops which he sent out, with name of the people of Canada. I wish War Minister called first on General von
has decided to devotn 6,000,000 Yen to the: relief of the famine sufferers, and of this aum 2,500,000 Yen was to be paid over at But this sum, large as it seems, will need to be supplemented very considerably by voluntary subscriptions from the public, extend over the entire period. intervening a view of giving the order to fre if between now and the nost rice harvest. So necessary, as he did not desire to leave the far it is satisfactory to note: that the tele- responsibility with the youthful Lieuten graine have made no mention of cholera, ant Seabil. It was not necessary, he said, which usually accompanies or speedily to fire at a crowd when they were run- follows famine, carrying off the weak andning. District. Administrator Wahl had exhausted by hundreds and thousands, and asked him if he would let things come to it may be hoped that this additional cala bloodshed and, he replied, "Yes, in mity will be averted by the measures now certain circunstances it will be a good thing, for we are defending the prestige and honour of the whole Army." He was
Wines are specially recommended, being of Superior taken to deal with the situation. Now that Vintage, Old, and matured and in fine condition.
thehorrors of the situation are fully realised,
you a happy New Year, trusting that the excellent feeling existing between the United States and ourselves will ever continue.”
VOLUNTEER MANŒUVRES IN.
IRELAND.
PROCEEDINGS WATCHED BY DETECTIVES, LONDON, January 6th.
Liman.
The Famin combats the assumption of the Parisian Press, that Enver Bey's appointment.forehodes war.
JAPANESE IMPERIAL VISIT TO
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
BERLIN, January 5th, Paris reports that the Emperor and
Mr. H. Percy Smith presided, and thera were also present Messrs. J. Kinnaird, J. McCorquodale, Etios Seth G. K. Haxton, Alex Rodger, J. H. Seth Li Taż Chiu and Lau Cheng Shiu.
The CHAIRMAN, after the notice of meet- ing had been read, said: We have pre- pared the final statement of the liquida- tors showing the total realization to be
the total 321,285,81 and
payments Out of 8194,224.95 leaving $127,100.86. this balance you have already received the first return of $7.00 per share declared. on the 31st of October last, and payable on the 3rd November last, which absorbed $76,000,00 leaving a balance of $51.560.86. Since the declaration of the first return. of capital we have been able to dispose of the remaining portion of marine lot. 285. at the same price as we obtained for Sections A and B. As you know, we have had to reserve an area for a private road which is to be constructed by the Govern mont, but as practically the whole cost of this will be refunded, we do not see the necessity of waiting until the road is completed before holding the final meet- ing. On referring to our last meeting I and I stated that we hoped to close the
thoroughlythe Japanese Government is certain to do convinced that the Government was allow. Ulster Volunteers concluded a week of Bupress of Japan will visit, in 1914, the liquidation by the end of 1013, and my
its beat in the circumstances, and the general public to whom an appeal for help has been addressed cannot but be moved by A. S. WATSON & CO.. the pathetic details of the situation to do
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HONGSONG, JANUARY 7TH, 1914
The famine in the extreme North of Japan in the Hokkaido, and in the prefectures of Aomori and Iwata-ja ranked next to one which is accounted as the worst recorded in Japanese history." Thef ter rible famine oscarred one hundred years ago. Drought and floods have played havor with the crops since on many occasions, but there is nothing in the records of the past century to equal the present failure of the crops in Northern Japan which has reduced the population of a very extensive district to the lowest depths of wretchedness." In
the reins of authority to trail.
Lieut. Schad, in his evidence, said that he first arrested a bank clerk for laughing
their best to aid the Government and sucit him. philanthropic organisations as are working in these terrible surroundings.
Sir Charles Eliot, who has been to Shanghai, in the interests of the Hong- kong University, returned to the Colony: yesterday by the German mail steamer Buelow.
The President-Did you see him laugh? Licut. Schad-No, I did not, but I suspected him. We arrested everybody whom we suspected of insulting up, as the people were too cowardly to insult s to our faces. It was necessary to act on presumption.
District Administrator Wahl detailed H.M.S. Astro has won the battle the measures taken by the Police to practice cup open to vessels on the China prevent the demonstrations, and said that Station, The cup was presented some Colonel Reuter ignored and alighted years ago by Colonials, and has previ-him, and consequently be declined to visit ously been held for a year each by the the Colonel. Hermes, Forte, and Pandora,
An organ recital was given in St. John's Cathedral last evening by Mr. Denman Fuller, the Cathedral organist, the organ selections being interspersed with vocal contributions by Mrs. Hogg and Mr. C. P. Hay. The recital was well attended and much appreciated,
The US Vice-Consul
General
at
The Public Prosecutor, giving evidence. said that there was a popular animosity against Colonel Beuter due to reports of the severity of his treatment of the men which had been spread by discharged soldiers residing in that roighbourhood.
THE CROWN PRINCE AND THE ZAPERN AFFAIR
Some of the German papers declare
The East Belfast Regiment of the
manœuvres at Ormiston, the residence of their commandant, Colonel Chichester.. Major Madden was second in command, and Colonel J. McCalmont, M.P., had charge of the night attacks. Detectives watched the proceedings.
THE WAR OFFICE AND BISLEY.
MODIFICATIONS ACCEPTED.
LONDON, January 6th.
It is reported that the trouble occasion- ed by the modification of the Bisley pro gramme by the War Offee in accordance
with Service regulations has now been settled, the War Ofice proposals having been accepted.
Court of St. James, and then Paris.
Col.
forecast is out by six days but I think that this short delay is counter-balanced THE ZABERN AFFAIR.
by our being in a position to make a Second and Final Return of $3.50 per COUNT MARTIAL PROCEEDINⱭs.
share, making in all a return of $10.50 BERLIN, January 5th.
per share, I think you will, agree with The Court Martial on ColondTM Renter
me that under the circumstances we are ་" ་ .
very fortunate in being in a position to and Lieutenant Schad as begun.
make such a large return. A few of you, Reuter accepts responsibility for the particularly your late directors, are aware action of the military, laying stress on the fact that he requested the Civil Authorities in vain to stop provocatione on the part of the populace.
CROWN PRINCE'S LETTER TO COLONEL REUTER.
of the difficulties we have had in dispos ing of marine lot 286; and at one time there seemed very little prospect of our You ever being able to realise this nsset. will readily appreciate the position when I tell you that when we put the lot up to public auction, there was not a single bid, although a number of people attend- ed. At the commencement of the liqui dation, in July 1911, the interest on your overdraft amounted to roughly $800.00 per month, and our first care was to reduce this heavy charge. To effect a eaving in interest, we made arrangements in September 1911 for the sale of the remaining portion of marine lots 31 and 36, completion to take place on the 31st remains | December, 1911. From July 1911 we were
BERLIN, January 5th. The Frankfort Gazette reports news as
GREAT STORM IN UNITED STATES. coming from the German Crown Prince's entourage, that the latter's New Year telegram to Colonel Reuter undenied.
BODIES WASHED UP.
There has been a great storm along the Fast coast of the United States. Many bodies have been washed up.
Wireless, messages announce that the tank steamer Oklahoma is half sub- merged. The German steamer Bavaria took off the Captain and five others, but
Shanghai, sitting as Coroner, after hear that it was owing to his attitude in apparently twenty-four have perished, ing the evidence of Dr. J. E. Murray relation to the Zabern incidents that the regarding his post-mortem examination Crown Prince
of the body of Mr. W. R. Matteson, 1
was relieved of his
found that death was due to a bullet command of the 1st. Bodyguard Hussars wound in the brain fired by a revolver at Danzig. His new post is a wholly in the hand of the deceased.
Whilst walking along Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Miss M. Britto, residing at No. 27, Seymour Road, was attacked from behind by robbers, who snatched from her hand a bag containing money and sundry articles. Afterwards the police arrested two men in connection with the offence. Part of the property has been recovered.
During the week ending 3rd June, nine
subordinate one.
A NOTABLE ANGLO-GERMAN
WEDDING.
MAGNIFICENT DINNER AND BALL.
BERLIN, January 6th
LATER. Thirty-two of the Oklahoma's crew are missing.
THE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL
SENSATION,
PUBLIC APPROVAL,
New York, January 6th. Public opinion approves of the actión of Messre. J. P. Morgan & Co., in with- drawing from the Directorates, regard- On the eve of the great wedding ing it as showing a readiness to acquiesce between Anne, the daughter of Herr in the tendencies of public sentiment one against the cumulative administration of Friedlaenderfull, and John, the five tons of Lord Redesdale, a magni- large concerns,
an appeal for help published by Christian cases of notifiable disease have been cent dinner and ball were held at the missionaries Japanese and foreign-work-reported.
There were four cases of
the
guests, ing in the affected region, the famine is ex-plague in Victoria, all of which proved gorgeous mansion of the bride's parents. plained to be due to the early arrival of winter fatal, the victims being Chinese. Four There were three hundred
cases of diphtheria (two Chinese and two including Lord Redesdale, und following upon an unusually cool summer. In many districts there has been absolutely British), were also reported, two being Japanese and other Ambasadors, no rice barvest at all, and in these places fatal. There was also a fats! Chinese case Reinhardt prodneed scenes from "A Midsarmer's Night Dream," the parts the inhabitants a fortnight ago, when the
being played by famous artistes. appeal was written, were described as
[Her Friedlaenderfull is known in. already subsisting upon the food of the
of enteric fever.
The British-American Tobacco Co., Ld.,
connected with the races.
SOUTH AFRICAN MINERS.
AN AOREEMENT ARRIVED AT.
THE TSAREVITOH RESTORED TO
HEALTH.
BERLIN, January 5th. The Tsarevitch, now fully restored to health, walked along the front of the Caspian Regiment with the Tsar.
THE SITUATION IN MEXICO.
LOKDON, January 5th. The Mexican situation is apparently clearing up in favour of Huerta, as the rebel troops have suffered several reveries, The unancial straits of the Government, however, are unrelieved.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
LONDON, January 5th.
M. Poincaré, the French President, is likely to visit the Russian Court during the month of May, and the Czar will return the visit in October..
Kaiser
GERMANY.
BERLIN, January 5th. and Kasserine have
on
selling as much stock, plant and machinery, as we were able, privately, buf a great deal remained on our hands, and, we eventually decided to auction the remainder before the 31st of December, 1911. By selling the remaining portion of marine loks 31, and 368 and the remain- ing stock and plant we reduced the interest on the overdraft from 8800.00 8. Since then, month to about $150.00.
the Bale uf any sections. of the marinulot 285, We applied whole of the purchase price to make part payments against the overdraft, the final payment in respect. of which was raade on the 30th June last. We do not propose to ask you for the fee to which we are entitled, namely $16,087.94, being per cent, of the amount realised, but have decided to make final return of $3.50 per share and accept the balance. Out of our fee we shall have to pay all expenses up to and including the final dissolution of the company. Before moving the resolutions, I shall be pleased to answer any questions to the best of my ability.
There being no questions the CHAIRMAN proposed that the accounts as presented by the liquidators be and are hereby adopted.
Mr. RODGER seconded the resolution, and said he considered that taking all things into consideration, shareholders had every reason to be
ther
THE NEW SIAMESE MINISTER TO thankful for the way things had turned out. There had possibly been delay, but it was unavoidable, and he was sure that if things had been, put through quickly the return would not have been so large. The shareholders had to thank the liquidators for the able manner in which The resolution was passed unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then proposed, and Mr. they had carried out the liquidation.
G. K. HAXTON scended, that a final return of $3.50 per share be paid on the issued capital, and that the balance be
DUHAN, January 8th. An agreement has been reached on all Tisé Max
points in the coal disputc, with the exception of the daily wage question, which the men. will be considering in the near future."
MEETINGS TO BE RELD.
LONDON, January 6th. The Naval economists are organising a big meeting in the West End, and another in the City, before the re-opening of Parliament.
lower animals, and, being without proper lave again this year, as last, issued & Germany as the Couf King," and his ENGLAND'S NAVAL ECONOMISTS. clothing or medicines, the very poor, the little book for recording the times made daughter is heiress to £5,000,000 sterling. weak-bodied, and the sick, are actually dying by the ponies in training for the forth-The bridegroom will also receive a part- from want of the necessaries of life? And coming races, and for other purposes nership in the mainath Brm as a ved-
The book is ding gift, the appeal asks the public to remember, issued, of course, as an advertisement of the various bramis of cigarettes sold by too, that in these regions the snow will gradually become deeper as the win the Company, but it is a book that is ter advances, and the plains and the needed and will he sought after by the mountains with the towns and villages enthusiastic sportimen who attend the will become submerged. And with the early morning gallops as well as by from Alexandria to Cairo, landing on the disappearance of grass, and the bark and others who study the form of ponies from roots of trees, all available means of asthe recorded times published in the taining life will disappear. Even at the newspapers.
LONG DISTANCE FLYING.
LONDON, January 5th. Mr. McLean, using a hydroplane, flew
Nile. He proceeds to Khartoum
The French aviator, M. Pourpre, com! menced his journey to Khartoum to-day.
BIG SERVIAN LOAN,
PARIS, January 6th
A Servian loan of £10,000,000 is about to be issued here.
received in audience the newly appointed Siamese Minister, Prince Trados Probak.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB..
The following are the results of the quar-paid to the liquidators as remuneration.
This also was passed. terly moeting playad et Happy Valley 27th, 28th and 29th December, 1913.
*Mr. Q. C. Clarke Mr. A. Ritchio
BEAVIS CUP.
FOOL..
2
84 scratch.
* Winner. MO. EWAN CUP. *Mr. Jasper Clark
* Winner.
*Mr. C. Clarke
Mr. A. Ritchie ...... Mr. Jasper Clark
**Winner of Pool. There were 21 entries.
I down.
The CHAPMAN next proposed, and Mr. J. D. KINNAIRD seconded, that the books and documents of the company previous to 31st December, 1910, be forthwith destroyed, and that the later boobs and. documents of the company and of the liquidators be destroyed after the 31st December, 1915.
The CRAIEMAN stated that there was no possibility of the old books ever being required, and the resolution be proposed
according to the Aet.!!
was
The resolution was adopted, and the CHAIRMAN added that cheques for the final return will be ready to-day.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.