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THE SHIPPING TRADE OF HONGKONG.

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE PROVISION OF WHARFAGE.

COMMUNICATIONS, PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH AND MIDDLE CHINA

The following are extracts from the Report by Mr. Jobs Duncan, Purt En- gineer, ou the subject of the Commercial Develop cat of the Port of Hongkong

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY 5Y,

Trade with Central China via the Paci fie will without doubt, be dealt with at Shanghai Whilst the railway would un- doubtedly bring products to Hongkong for shipment to European countries, the question of 'developmente necessary for the trade of the Port as at present car-

ried on, is, in my opinion, of primary importance.

MINERAL PRODUCTS.

A SHANGHAI LOAN DISPUTE. DENT BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES CLAIM TLS. 20,000,

RANQUE DE LINDO CHINE.

· CLAIMANT.

FIRES IN KOWLOON.

FATAL OUTBREAK EARLY YESTERDAY.

NINE LIVES LOST. Two serious outbreaki' of fire occurred in Kowloon yesterday.

The first broke out just before 5 p.m. in Woosung Street and engines from Tsim Sha Trui and Mongkok were sent to the The spot, where the house from 55-61 inclu. On the

question of considerable legal and commercial interest was involved in a motion heard by his Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner, in H.M. Supreme Court With regard to the products South ofar Shanghai on December 20th. Changsha, there is little information available. Coal is mined in considerable quantities at Pingsiang, to which place branch railway about 33 uiles in length Connects with the main line at Chuchow, some 20 miles south from Changsha. The Court, in connection with the bankruptc Stakhoi Street. The escapes were fetch- coal mined there, I understand, is ab- sorbed by the Hankow Ironworks. In and the application was opposed by thee and both nien were rescued. The ar

in bankruptcy

matter, was brought forward by the Ban-sive were found to be ablaze. que de l'indo Chine, who appaed for an arrival of the "first appliances, two mea order that the sum at fls. 10,150 deposit: were found hanging from the second foor ed with the Court by the French windows at No. 53, Woening Street and of Mr. R. V. Dent, be paid to the bank,

consider the nature of the products and any caac, it is improbable that it will E. N. Macleod appeared for the was got under control.at ò e.m., but by

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A SECOND OUTBREAK. At 1.36 p.m., a call was received from Hungbum to a fire at 97, Wuhu Street, a building whose ground floor was used as à general shop and the upper fcer as The outbreak was quelled by tenements, 2.20 p.m. There was no loss of life, but is feared, prove costly. the damage will, it

TO AID ST. PATRICK'S CLUB.

- DIOMEDE M

Before passing to detailed considera: tion of the present trade and of the developments which will best serve, the interests of the Port, it is necessary to

come to Hongkong, whilst coal can be the industries and communications of obtained from Hongay in French Indo

Bank and Mr. A. C. Holbgrow for the this time the whole of No. siy-three upper South and Middle China.

China, Formosa, Japan and Chiawangtaese facts of the case, which are not

doors of 50 and 37, and two upper floors tu his despatch to the Secretary of | (North China). State. His Excellency refers to the On the Drawing referred to, which is alldavits which Mr. Ma leod read.

is dispute, were set forth in a series of of 33 had been burnt out.

Nine dead bodies were recovered from prospects of the Eewicon-Canton and copied from a map dated 1822 and edited one of these. Mr. R. V. Dent stated that the burning building. Canten-Hankow Railways being linked by Sir Alexander Hosie, MA, LD, in July 1999, the Mayar Silk Mill, a up in the near future, and the Consulting F.R.GS, formerly E.B.M. Consul-Gen Chinese ära, applied to him for a loan Engineers were called in to advise na to

eral, China, coalfields are shown to exist of Tis. 20,000, for one year at 9 pet the best means of providing the neces

near Henchow (Hengrang), again to the rent, to be secured on silk in their sary terminal wharves at Kowloon. AL

east of Shinchow and aise near the con- godowns and our their looms and by a though numerous complaints had hee fuence of the Tei Kinng (North River), guarantee to be given by Mr. Moh Song received by Government of the high

To enable him to make this load, charges obtaining for the handling and and the Kwei Kiang (West Biver) but as

to their extent or the quality of the coal, he

he applied to the Banque de L'indo storage of the commodities. of, the pre

an advance of similar

of a sont trade, and fears expressed on the indeed as to any of the minerals (Chine for possibility of its heing defectel, the ine, tia, arsenic asbestos, silver, gold, amount, informing the Banque of the terms of reference to the Consulting En-copper, antimony and iron) indicated as purpose for which the advance was re- and stating the nature of the gineers subordinated the consideration of sing in the south of the Hunan from furtished by the

blayar Co The the needs of the present trade of the vince. I have been unable to ascertain security

that their recovery is of commercial im- Banque agreed, whereupon be informed Port to railway which is only partly portance. At present conl can be brought the company that he would make the constructed and which in China's no-

to Hongkong from Chinwangtao or required loua, and drew up the form of CONCERT BY H.M.S. settled state is unlikely to be completed for many years to come. The question of Hongay at a cost of about $150 per ton promissory note, mill receipt and letter, pro- Port Developments has in my opinion including loading charges, Based on the and guarantee at the fact of the

present transport charges and on condi. missory note and mill receipt, and these Been considered from a wrong promise, tion that there will be sufficient return

turn he required the company to have made out in duplicate and to be signed by the traffic. It is estimated that for the same | out sum at which coal can be loaded at the company and their guarantor. Mr. At present there exista a single line miner, shipped at Chinwangtao and then filled up one of the Bacque Failway from Kowloon to Tai Sha Tau, brought to Hongkong, coal could he load of memorandum of deposit and the form Canton, a distance of about 112 miles and brought by rail to Hongkong from of promissory note on the reverse side, them in the name of Dent & signing The Canton-Hankow Railway comunences a point about 400 miles distant or near Co., and drew and delivered to the Mathe Dinnede Jazz Band, and the pro- The accompanists, were Mr. Turner and from Wong Sha, Canton, some 6. miles

Coal mined in the neigh. distant from Tai Sha Tan, and is con-to-bo uf Canton or as far north as

yar Company a cheque for Tls. 19,400,

400 gramine was as follows: (1) Comie amount of the agreed advance. less My wife Dukes me call her teache structed as a single line as far as Shiningtak will undoubtedly be water-borne. chow some 125 miles distant, from Can- There, therefore, remains the area he. bis 3 per cent commission. The advance J. D. Simes (2) Song. Bells of the (3) Monologue, tou. A length of about 30 miles has set tween Tingiak ard Heng how to be appeared in the books of Dent & Co. Sea," F. A Holland. to be ennstructed. to a point about 30 served by the railway. From the informn-15 debt due to them by the Mayur "Oxton Ero, R. Ashman. (4) Mebilies

Mill

When be applied miles south of Changsha before single tion available, it would seem that there Banque for the advance, nothing was Comic song,

to the and Rags, Diomede Quartette.

"Turned up." J. T. Lacey. line through communication from Canton is little likelihood of the importation of said as to his obtaining, or depositing (9) Song Wonderful pal, W. Madre- to North China can be established. More coal and ores from this district, in which with them the Mill's promissory note and wick. (7) Song. Ninon," E. P. Hill over, as far as I have been able to aseer case there is necessity at present for although this was subsequently forward-

yard. (7) Monologue, East Ead on "tain,'all railway bridges north of Canton considering developments to meet a trade ed to the Banque, it was not done in Saturday night," R. Ashman. (9) Song, are in a very bad state of repair, so that in mineral products. But, by all means pursuance of any agreement made with E Strickland (10) Melodien and Bags, until considerable expense has also hecu reserve an area of the harbour front for them.

Diomede Quartette. (11) Comic song. incurred in the reconstruction of existing dealing with any future possibilities in works, bulk cargoes such as coal, ore, etc, this direction." cahno: be conveyed from the North by rail to Canton; and certainly not to Hong kong, unless the line from Wong Shin. to Tai Sha Tau is constructed, this con- necting the two lines and establishing direct communication from Kowloon, to North China. - ·

RAILWAY COMMUNICATION.

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

the

TROUPE.

The H.M.S. Diomede variety troups gave a concert on Saturday evening at the St. Patrick's Club. The entertainment was nid of the Clah funds, the organiser being Sergeant Simes, while the general arrangements were in the charge of Messrs. Gwyer and Fisher.

Hello!. What's 'is name? JD. Simes. (19) Song, F. A. Holland. (13) Comic Bang Want to go back to Pa and Ma." A conjuring item by Mr. Savege completed the entertainment.

Mr. Dent went on to say that when in July, 1993; he was notified by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank that bis credit had been stopped, he at once in With regard to agricultural products formed the Banque, saying he had no T. Lacey. south of Changsha and near the railway, alternative but to Ble his petition in there are indicated on the drawing or bankruptchen

A representative him of the map: tex, and tea-oil, ramie grass or

Banque

Mill's promissory JAPANESE IN TROUBLE.

fibre, tobzeed, hemp, groundnuts, Bugar to endorse the lined to do, as be

and wheat. The product indicated to be note, but this he of greatest predominance tea, grows in

is

established. What will then be the situa- the centre of the province of Hunand stopped business and had fled his DISORDERLY NEW YEAR CONDUCT.

Let it be supposed that through rail way communication to North China is!

petition: He called a meeting tion so far as economic transport by rail With regard to this commodity, it must lors the same afternoon, but the

The Two Japanese appeared at the Central to Hongkong versus by water rid the be borne in mind that, due to competi- que did not send a representative.

debit note with breaches of the peace. One

Magistracy on Saturday morning charged Tung Ting Lake and the Yangtsze to tion from India, and Ceylon, China has Banque subsequently sent in Shanghai If, for the muinent, the trans- lost the predominant position which the for the amount of the advance port of perishables and very valuable oner held in the tea trade and although Mr. Dent further stated in his ohdavit in a drunken state was said to have gone goods which require maximum expedition spasmodic attempts have been made from that in the course of and as part of his into a tailor's shop and ripped up several be disregarded and the total of transport time to time to recover it, they so far business he had from time to time made jackets and to have thrown the top of a from the interior of Middle and South have proved hopeless against India and considerable advances to Chinese silk sewing machine out of the window. Not! China to foreign destinations be consider-Ceylon's more scientific methods of pre dealers on the security of silk and content with this he stabbed the tailer in ed as the primary factor controlling the paration. At present, the products of cocoons to enable them to carry on their the arm. He was sentenced to a month's eur hard labour on the charge of stabbing export and import movement of foaange, cultivation in the areas in question, to a business and for the purpose of secur- it will be found on the reasonably great extent, are consumed locally. Aling their custom, and the advance made the tailor and ordered to pay $50 as correct average assumption, based on though the Chinese peoples are to Fatah from such advances in that the security duct, whilst ander the influence of drink.

by him to the Mayar Mill differed only compensation."

Another, charged with disorderly con the rail and water-borne trade in servative, clinging tenaciously to estab was left in the Mill's possession. America at the beginning of the listed methods and customs, there are of these advances were made from in a house in Leetung Street, was fined Great War that 032 mile of rail many signs that they are now realizing. haul is equal to 4 miles of water haul, the advantages of western inventions and moneys in his possession. but for the $25 for possessing a dagger, and ordered most part the advances were borrowed to pay compensation for the damage he and making due allowance for tranship there is no doubt that in time their pre-from Farious banks, loans in such case had caused to the furniture in the house. ment at Hankow that the "Economic rent methods will give way to more in- Divide" is somewhere in the vicinity of tensive cultivation on scientific lines and generally being made at a rate of in- terest per cent. higher than the rate Hengchow (Heagyang). In this connee tion it may be of interest to note that in May, 162, the freight on grain from

grass mata, paper and embroideries.com-

Until railway

communication

FRENCH COTET DECLINES TO ADJUDICATE.

Banque and, if he had been called upor

to do so, would have so endorsed, the note without objection.

AN OVERSIGHT BY THE BANQUE.

In the course of a lengthy argument.

to the preparation of the products, in com charged by the bank, as in the case of petition with other markets.

The manufacture of silk filatures, porce the advance to the Mayor Mill. New York to Liverpool was less than 50 lain, wood and ivory carvings, furniture, Mr. Gaston Simmonet, sub-man- per cut this may be compared with the railway rate from Liverpool to Lon-stitute the chief industries south of the ager of the Banque de L'Iado Chine, in don for the samearticle of 1/4d. 'per cwt. "Ebonomic, Divide." With the exception an affidavit said that the promissory note Of course, many other factors enter into of silk, these articles of industry are not was deposited by Mr. Dent with the of the case for the Banque, Mr. Macleod this question such as mobile equipment,

the inter likely to affect, appreciably, the export Banque as security together with other contended that the promissory note was documents, including two insurance sigced by way of an equitable mortgage transhipment machinery at

trade of the Port. the

In or pledge, but it was only part of the mediate points of handling, and at,

with policies for a total of Tls. 30,000. Ports or

Mayar Silk Mill repaid security 3993, the

Kiven by the Chinese and "Gateways." warehousing faci

The money Hities, transhipment costs and rapid turn- Changsha is established and there are the loan, with interest, into the French assigned to the Banque round for vessels in Furt, frequent and signs of the necessary ferder lines and Mixed Court pending the court's deci- was paid by the Mill into the Mixed

to who sion 48

was entitled to the Court in discharge of the loan and for definite marine sailings at the terminal good roads tring constructed, I submit sion

the purpose releasing the securities. ports requiring well-balanced port traffic there will be no Bancial justification for money, and the French Mixed Court

competent to in and out. The most important factors, Hongkong to embark on works solely on held it was not

was why the Banque should not have the the The shipping interests of the Port advise that

proper

tribunal. It was accordingly money. If it was argued that the Ban promissory Economic Divide referred to is based wharfage for deep-daughted becan-going agreed by the Trustee in Mr. Dent's que could not claim on the on total transport only. In July of this steamers is necessary for the trade as at bankruptcy and by the Banque that the note because it was not endorsed and year, at a dinner given at the British present carried on and will guarantee a money should be transferred to the because it was not mentioned

decision Court to await a Supreme

Memorandum of deposit," Empire Exhibition (Wembley) by the reasonable rotura on the capital expendi Su Commissioners of the Hongkong Section, ture, then by all means provide the wharf the question.

is provide lot of the parties was an equitable Mt Louis Ardain, manager of the Plete answer was that the note was only Sir Jo is on the extension of the rail- fature railway communication.

however, are the charges by rail, by/account of the Railway. However, if the dicating that the Supreme Com in- and there seemed to be no real rea500

water, terminal and overseas.

HONGKONG'S IMPORT TRADE..

The following notes are from the fort nightly circular issued by the Hongkong General Chamber of Catimerce:

a part of the security given

the

In the

com

The in-

and the non-inclusion of the

afadavt that the Banque was under note in the list of securities |

French Government control and; accord-

Connael

Ora solvent person or persons, was bound strictly by the memorandum

Big banks, where money was express note,

snich ways in South and Central China that Hongkong may justly build many hopes.

ing to its statutes, could not have made was purely an oversight. When the line fron. Canton is through to

this advance against the signature of strongly emphasized the justice of hin Haakow, Hongkong, in conjunction with

Mr. Dent alone... It could only do so client's claim in equity. Canton, will become the great outlet for

against the signatures of Mr.Dent and Mr. Holborow argued that the court, the produce of all China south of the

Langtaze. In

my opinion, there is no

some

his signature plus the of deposit, ad; as the promissory note likelihood whatever of goods from bryond

deposit of effective securities." In

was not mentioned in this document. Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton. Changsha 'coming to Hongkong by rail.

this case They will continue to pass through the Goods Beyond a few small sales or the cho he took it that both the signs the Banque could not now come forward

Dent

and of the Mill would

ES A secured creditor. In law, Ting Ting Lake to the Yangtze, there white and gray shirtings there is nothing ture being navigable channels in this lake of importance to repors in the way of he given as a matter of course. It was oral hods of creditors wore, entitied to area, during the winter months, when the new business. Intervention of Christmas the invariable practice of the Banque this sum of money, promissory note or

he believed, the practice of all so

The situation was Imst depth of water is about 4ft. 8ins.and New Year Holidays has interfered

confined to and bound by the Latest cotton quota. This extreme shallow depth of water with clearateca.

vanced to G a foreigner to enable him to terms of a written document, riz, the make fexperienced for a very short, period in tions to hand are those of 31st ult."

to Joan Chinese, to require the memorandunt of transfer, and nothing que about the pro- Cotton Yarn.We have to report a foreigner to deposit with the bank all Was said to winter) will not, in my opinion, bosuf ficient cause alone to deflect "goods.

The dull and lifeless market, No important securities. received by him from the miss apart from perishables, by rail.

was to make a loan" only on some security which the borrower Shanghai and Bankow is such that river

got The fact was banks did steamboats are employed in the trade 105 at 3225 10 2240, No. 12s at $230 to this case was not endorsed to the Ban-

done before the advance was made not know whether Chinese between these ports throughout the whole 240, No. 16s at $240 to $244, No. 20s at que, he would have insisted upon this from Chinese

credit was pear. During part of the summer, conster ments, a Sales, nil. Unsold stock, material so far as the Banque was cou- from Chinese or not.

$200 to $210. Arrivals, 2,800 bales. Ship being

to Mr. Dent, and, although it was im good, or care whether

they

Becurity Unfortunately, and ocean-going steamers are able to "pro

cerned, he would have taken eps to the Banque do L'Indo Chine overlooked ened to Hankow, At such times river 5,000 balea Bargains, 2,200 bales.

Mr. Dent's financial

Counsel have the promissory note included

position. steamboats are able to proceed to Chang Raw Cottone. No business to report

Matala-Market quiet and stendy..

the list of securities in the Memorandum argued, in effect, that that his case la- ahs and the tugs and lighters, which

Flour-Stock about 850,000. Market of Deposit. the trade between

Omission to have these volved really two loan transactions; one, ordinarily carry on Hankow and Changsha,-are able to pro-

steps taken, was a simple oversight. He between Mr. Dent and the Mayar Mill, Bundries-Marked steadier. ceed as far as Hongobow. At all other

believed that Mr. Dent, in depositing the und the other betwen Mr. Dent and the Sugar-Market dull at reduced rates

promissory note with the Banque; in- Banquejaysg" times, transhipment from barga to river steamer and vice veran takes place at Saltpetre-Stock 9,000 bags, Good do fonded to transfer his rights in it to the

mand for 10 per cunt. refraction."

Continued on nezt Column) Daily News, Hankow.

to

ther

Banque

way

sale has taken place, and prices show a Chinese against such toan: It be hum18sory note It was going praction p of water in the Yangtaze between Jownward tendency. Quotations are: No. noticed that the promissory note in Rest that the invariable:

steady

The hearing was adjourned.

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