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THE DAIRY FARM CO., LD.

An extraordinary general meeting of this Company was held at the office, 2, Albert Road; at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of confirming the resolution passed at the meeting held on the 13th 61. Captain Tillet (Chairman) presided, and there were also present Messrs. F. Maitland (Director), J. Wat ker (Manager), J. M. Machado, Ling Wong, and R. P. Moffitt (Secretary),

The notice convening' the meeting having been read by the Secretary,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1902.

THE ALLEGED COLLISION.

BETWEEN THE "INDUS" AND A JUNK.

As reported in our yesterday's edition Kwek Kam Chun is suing the Compagnie Des Mes sageries Maritimes for $1.com in respect of the loss if his junk alleged to have been caused by a collision which occurred between the mail bont Zadac and the junk off Hong Hai Bay, in the China Sea, on Sunday, 22nd September last.

Mr. Morgan Phillips, barrister-at-law, ap- The Chairman, before putting the resolution paired for the plaintiff, instructed by Mr. John. to the vote, said he should be pleased to answerlays, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, solicitors; and defendants were represented by Mr. John Hastings, solicitor.

any questions."

No questions were asked, and the resolution was read. It was as follows-"That the figures in Article No. 15, Clause 15, of the Articles of Association of the Company, be altered to real $1,500 (Fifteen hundred dallars)."

Mr. Machado moved that the resolution be. confirmed, and the motion, which was seconded by Mr. Walker, was carried unanimously.

The Chairman-That is all the business before the meeting, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance.

WISE AND OTHERWISE,

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The pleadings were put in and he'd as read. The defendants in their answers denied all knowledge of the collision, and stated further that the lands left, Shanghai on 19th Septem- ber last and arrived in Hongkong at 8 am. on the 22nd, not having been in collision with the plaintiffs or any other Chinese boats. They entirely denied plaintiffs allegation that the fades collided with the plaintiff's junk as alleged.

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NOTICE.

W have This Day appointed Mr. GEORGE HAROLD MEDIUKST, Manager, anil Mr EUGENE JEAN LIBEAUD, Sub-Manager of our Hongkong Branch.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

NOTICE

One witness would speak to the shape of her I boys, which were peculiarly straight. "So that, it seemed to him, there was the strangest sub- stantial evidence that it was this steamer Indus which came into collision with the junk. The plaintiff bell that the cullision was caused by the negligence of the indus; she did not keep. out of the way of the junk. She did not stop her-Hongkong, 1st January, 1002. engines or slatten her speed when approach- ing the junk. He should have stated that the Junk had the usual light exhibited by fishing junks-a bright light suspended from a pale about six feet above the stern; and the Court would be told that that light was seen, by those who had charge of the junk, to be burning brightly just before the collision happened. It seemed to him that if those witnesses gave their evidence according to the instructions which he had received, coupled with the evid. ence of Captain Douglas, there was the strong est circumstantial evidence that the ship which caused the damage was the Indus; and he would ask his Lordship to say that she was to blame and was liable to the plaintiff in the amount of damages which was claimed.

Kwok Kain Chun, the plaintiff, deposed that on the morning in question he heard a disturb- Mr. Morgan Phillips, in opering the case, ance and went on deck. He then saw approach. sted that the claim was for damages to phining them a white steamer with two masts and uffs junk caused by a collision with the de- two black funnels, and blunt bows. She was a fendant's, steamship fadus on the morning of large steamer and from her appearance he knew 22nd September Inst. The plaintiff was the her to be a mail steamer. The collision look owner of at least two fishing junks, belonging place shortly after he came on deck. The result to the port of Hongkong, which usually lay at

of it was that the bow of the junk was cut Taikolts when not on the fishing ground. through and the severed forward part sank, On the night of 1st September last his two They on the junk cried out to those on the fubing junks, the Ghrung Kam Fee-the one

Steamer to "save life" and made a great noise absequently injured--and her consort, the to attract their attention, but the steamer did Cheung Lee Chan left the inlet at. Tai Sami,

not stop. He saw a while light and a green which is about 75 miles along the coast in an light on the steamer. On coming back to Casterly direction. This is the headquarters of Hongkong he identified the steamer, and had the fishing grounds which lie about the the juuk repaired. small island' of Pedro Bianco. The weather was fine. There was a light easterly breeze and a calm sea and they sailed in therly direction towards the island of Peuro Bluico. At about 3-30 in the morning of the 2zud-somewhere between that and 4 o'clock the helmsman of the junk Cheung Kam Lee saw approaching the

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1 was much interested in your notes. Rats, on the Rat Crusade, Mr. 'Editor, for 1' have been doing a bit in that direction myself. I tried maps at first, and they acted well for a time, but at last I always found them spring in the morning with a bit of wood shoved in. I suspected the servants, and so sat up one night to watch. I made myself quite comfortable on the dining-room table, with a little liquid refreshinent and the light turned low, while all around I had traps of divers sizes and shapes anirely baked. It was very hot and dry night and I had to wait a long time for the rats. When they did come though, they came in fucks and were' of all shapes and sizes and colours. I took refuge on the top of the piano immediately. Each rat had a bit of wood in his mouth which he shoved into the trap to spring 1, and then devoured the bait. When all the traps ba been sprung the toisted cheese seemed to barg made the rodents thirsty, for they moved in a body to the table. About twenty-seven, pushed over the decanter, while twelve more pulled us the stopper, and really, Mr. Editor, the drunken riot that ensued was horrid to witness. My -mother-in-law-who-was-staying wid-us-made-thought the evilance would bear it out, that at nasty remarks about the empty decanter next morning, and wouldn't believe me when. I told her the rats had done it and that I had had to sleep on top of the piano because I couldd', gel down into a sea of rats. The said some- thing about a sea of whisky, but I don't quite know what she meant by it.

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WHITE MASTHEAD LIGHT OF A STEAMER. tie called the attention of the other members

of the crew to the light which was approaching them. It was a steamship coming from an easterly "direction and going to Hongkong." His (Mr. Phillips's) instructions were, and hat

this time the jush was somewhere near-a few miles away front-the island of Pedro Blanco and inside that island, somewhat, on the coast side, probably a little to the westward of it The peuple on the junk fist saw the white light of the steamer and afterwards the green light. Attention was called to it, but it was. thought the seamship would avoid them, see- ing that the junk was on the port tack and kept to her course. However, the steamer did not attempt to avoid them, but came straight on and there was a violent collision, The steamship ran into the junk's port side and completely cut off the bow, somewhere near the foremast. The severed part sank. Fortunately the other part held sound in some way: there was a water-tight compartment, he thought; so no lives were lost. The people on the junk called out to those on the steamer for

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THE Firat of DODWELL, CARLILL & CO, Bitherco carrying on business at Fauchow (China), Colombo (Ceylon), and Peninsular House, Monument Street, Lon-tao, EC., has been dissolved by mutual consent of the Partners, Messrs. E. J. Moss and Gro. B. DODWELL, and from To-day the business will be carried on by the Undersigned.

All Debts due to or by the Firm of DoDWELL.. CARLILL & Co. will be received or paid by DODWELL & Co., LTD

Mr. E. J. Moss has been appointed Manager at Foochow, and Mr. W. J. WILLIAMS, Acting Manager at Colombo.

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 1st January, 1903.

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Auction.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 790.

THE following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on

MONDAY, the 13th day of January, 1902, at 3 PM, are published for general information.

By Command,

H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 28th December, 1901.

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Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 13th day of January, 1902, at 3 P., a the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Let of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

Cross-examined-When he came on deck as described it was dark, but there were some stars. There were some, clouds but no rain then or thereon. After the collision he went into the pain-hold and looked at the clock. It was then 3.30. When he came on deck the bows of ⠀ ⠀ No. the steamer were right over the top of them. She dashed into them and went straight on.) without slackening her speed. As a result of the collision the foremast fell. He did not run

at when he saw the collision about to take place; he remained on the main hatch. The

look-out mas tan aft,

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Annual Rest.

* Upset Price.

338975 14 446

Intimations.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.'

FIFTH

MEETING ORDINARY ANNUAL

O-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The further hearing of the action was con- tinued this morning when Counsel for the plaintiff called four witnesses and completed his case. The evidence of three Chinese fishermen was first taken, after which Captain James T. the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S Douglas, marine surveyor, of Hongkong, was

OFFICE, No. 14, Des Vœux Road, Victoria, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th January, 1902, at called. He deposed that he had had between NOON, for the purpose of receiving a State- hve and six years experience on the Chinament of Accounts and the Report of the coast, and knew the vicinity in which the General Managers for the year ending 313! alleged collision was supposed to have taken December, 1901, declaring a Dividend and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors. place. By means of chans be calculated the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, distances and marked out points at which will be CLOSED from 11th to 15th instant, both a steamer and junk would be having both Days inclusive, regard to the steering and number of knots

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. made. He did not think, the Indus was

Hongkong, 6th January, rons.

Izod fifteen knot boat, and was of the opinion that if she was going at 13 knots with a two knot current against her she would, at the time hamed, be about five and a half miles north of l'edio Blanco. Many fishing junks were always around that. Island though he was unable to name the area they covered.

I quite agree with you that Birdlime. bird-lime is apt to pall upon the rats and the bird-timer after a time. I tried it and haven't recovered from the effects yet. We had it put down on nice little tin plates all over the house, and the first night, we gathered in quite a big bag. Next morning Tonny went and sat down in one of the plates and is still going about with a fin seat to his breeks. He says that he can slide down racks quite comfortably now Then my mother-in-law got hold of the bird-assistance; lime pot and thought it was soft soap, She tried to wash her Peking pug with it, and the however, but went on her way to Hongkong. dog has been sticking to the furniture ever There were three or four members of the crew by sering bitter the eck nearly poisoned us by serving birdlime with the Christmas paid ing, and we only discovered the mistake when my eldest daughter's fiancee got his spoon stuck to his moustache. Strange to say Marjorie, my eldest daughter, had a little tuft of hairs stuck on her chin later in the evening, She said she had been kissing the limed pug with a white bull, two black funneis, and, he morning when the case for the defence will be

· but his hair isn't Mayen. Then Tommy smeared his grandmother's bonnet with birdlime on the inside, and, when the old lady cite in after evening service and tried to take it off in the drawing room, the whole of her grey curls came away with it. She left us next day and Tommy has been cut out of her will. Really, I don't think birdlime is much of a success, do you?

THE STEAMER DID NOT STOV

and the master asleep below at the time. Just before the collision occurred the master was junk and witnesses on the consort junk, which aroused and came on deck, Witnesses on the

Court that the steamship which came into was quite near her at the time, would tell the

collision with them was a large mail steamer

he saw

MARKS ON HER BOWS.

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The owner of the junk was recalled, and questioned by llis Lordship, said that on the

morning after the collision he examined the „sides of the Indur while she was lying in the scratched off her bows on the starboard side. Harbour, and he found that paint had been

There was none off on the port side.

The case was further adjoumed till Monday

commenced.

AT THE MAGISTRACY,

January 13th,

THE UBIQUITOUS MR. CRUZ.

believed, two masts. The damaged junk was towed by her consort, the other junk, to Hong- kong and arrived here on the morning of 23rd September. As soon as they arrived here, the aintiff came over from Kowloon and at once instructed his lawyers. He subsequently went to the Harbour and there stw the steamship Indus' which had arrived on, the morning of. F. Cruz for fally one month until to-day, The police records have not had a mention

Have you taken to Ping Pong

before at 8 o'clock. He went round her which is somewhat surprising, as heretofore he Ping Pong yetir. Editor? If not 1-should

in a sampan and would tell the Court that has been a very frequent visitor, but in no strongly advise you not to, for

instance has he been convicted of any offence, the same is so seductive that common sense,

This time it was for obtaining goods under business ability, peace and quiet, and all the the white paint having been very much scratch-alleged false pretenses. On Nov, Jih, he sent other desirable attributes of a decent life flyed and removed, giving indications to him that an order for a pair of boots to W. Brewer & Co., out of the window as Ping Pong enters at the she had been in collision with something. Cap- using the note paper of Mr. S. E. Sykes, a front, or is smuggled in at the back door.. Old fain Douglas, marine surveyor, would be called sharebroker. Brewer claimed that not only he grey-haired men rave about it hittle golden- to give evidence. He had an experience of 16 or did not know Cruz, but had never even heard haired angels who have not yet emerged from 17 years upon this coast as master and officer of him, and his delivery of boots to bearer of the short skirt and long black stackings stage of steamships. He know the southern coast inti- order, was solely on the strength of his suppos. babble of it in their sleep, and even babies have mately, having sailed backwards and forwards ing the order was from Mr. Sykes. The original been known to clroke themselves by swallowing some co times; and he had heard the state-orders not being in Court, the case was remand- a ball er two. To see your medical adviser ments of the crew and had come to the coned until Monday, and Cruz, in company with a and your spiritual guide crawling round the clusion, from the strength of the wind and the constable went in search of $250 bail. .dining-room floor after dinner, knocking their course they were sailing, that they were in the heads together under the table, and making position which had been indicated to bis wild grabs under the dinnerwagon or sideboard Lordship. That was summe

ALLEGED BICYCLE THEFT,« 60 miles from is hardly moral, and to see the father of a family Hongkong.

On Christmas, Mr. Seth lost his bicycle Captain Dougins knew the scraping with both hands in the coal scuttle French mail steamers well and would tell To-day the silent steed appeared in the police court with all the earmarks of, having been the Court that during the south-west monsoon,

Seth bad not been hypothecating his wheel to,

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savours of little short of anarchism in the home.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the TTING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will

ORDINARY MEETING

Intimations.

At every turn,

day and night, you hear the en thusiastic praise of some one who is competent to judge and prefers

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to all others the whole world. has it and likes it.

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LIMITED,

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INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.

be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 23rd January, 1902, at 11.45 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending THE

31st December, rgo1.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be. CLOSED from TUESDAY, the

Transfer of Shares can be registered. 14th instant, to THURSDAY, the 23rd instant, (both Days inclusive), during which period no

By Order of the Board of Directors,

.MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment and' Agency Co., Ltd. General Agents for The West Point Building Company, Limited. Hongkong, 6th January, 1901. THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,

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of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will TEENTH ORDINARY MEETING be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 23rd January, 1902, at 12 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1901.

The REGISTER of SHARES, will be to THURSDAY, the 23rd instant, (both Days CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 14th instant, inclusive), during which period. no Transfer of THE Shares can be registered."

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 6th January, 1902.

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NOTICE TO MARINERS. ASTER of Vessels arriving at or leaving

M Hongkong by the Enstein entrance are

12th October, 1898.

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cautioned, to go. as SLOW AS POSSIBLE when in the vicinity of the wreck of the 7559)

SKRAMSTAD off North Point.

Much damage and delay to, the work of

wash of passing vessels.

Yes, it is a fearsonie game, and should never which was prevailing at that time, September, making a visit to the pawn shop. Not Maising the ship has been caused through the

be allowed outside of lunatic asylums or homes the Freach steamers nearly always kept obtain the wherewithal to purchase

for the blind. My set has already cost me

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course inside Pedro. Blanco. He would

AMER. MURRAY RUMSEY,

R. Com, R.N..

Harbour Master, &c.

Hongkong, 7 January, 1902.

hundreds of dollars crockery and much more also state that these French steamers were the Presents. Chan Kau, an accountant residing Harbour Department

in light refreshments. At all unearthly hours of the night the front door bell ringa and some neighbour invades you for a game of Ping Pong. or another, who is the happy possessor of the game, comes in to borrow a ball or a bat, lam seriously thinking of burning my set before I am either ruined or driven into the asylum. Any body can bave it who will give me a nice quiet German band, or a barrel organ in exchange, Even a small menagerie would be cheaper and far more conductive to repose than my Ping. pong set. Falling offers, I have applied for lodgings in the Parrot House at the Zoo.

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only steamers in this part of the world with

WHITE HULLS AND TWO BLACK FUNNELS, and that as the Indus arrived here at 8 o'clock on the morning of the zand, she would, at her normal pace of something like 13 knots, have heen just in the place which the plaintiffs stated that the collision occurred. Of course, the people on the junk did not see the name of the steamer, and being/Chinese, would not have known it even if they bad. But they all said

at Joz Queen's Road West, at Christmas had "borrowed" the bicycle. Evidently his memory was poor as he did not remember the owner's name, but sold it to Tsang Sui Cheun,

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[NFORMATION has been received from the

school-boy, whose parents were somewhat conservative and refused to allow him to ride it As Chap Kau would not return the S40, hears Authorities that ARTILLERY paid for it, he made the best of a bad bargain PRACTICE will take place from North Point and pawned it for $25 in a pawn shop. It was on the 9th and 10th January and on, the 13th recovered there. No decision was made by the 14th, 17th, 16th, 25th and 27th February, 1902. Magistrate, the case being remanded Natil fioned to keep clear of the Kanges,

|w All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are cau-

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