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THE CORONATION:

APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTER

It is notified in the Gazette that His Ex-

celiancy the Officer, Administering the Govern ment has been pleased to appoint the following Committee for the purpose of considering and making arrangements for the steps to be raken is this Colony to celebrate the Coronation of Their Majesties the King and Queen in Jung

His Honour Chief Justice Goodman), Chair

man), ¿

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary. The Honourable the Director of Public

Works, Bags

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1902,

-Messrs. A. Haupt,

Hewett, W. Poate, N. A. Siebs, and H. E-Tonking. ALLEGED DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES ON PAPER Read letter from the Tai Shing Paper Manu facturing Co., Ld, complaining that their pro ducts are placed at a disadvantage with those muide at Shangbai, being charged a higher duty. It was decided to communicate with the Shanghai Chamber with a view to ascertain whether any and what ground exists for the Imposition of the alleged differential duties on paper manufactured here and in Shanghai,

MEMORANDUM ON ODSTRUCTIONS IN THE

"CANTON RIVER.

The Honourable the Harbour Master."

A lenghty and exhaustive memorandum on The Honourable the Registrar General. the above question by Capt. Lloyd, of the The Honourable T. H. Whitehead,

China Navigation steamer * Hankow," was The Hoanurable Dr. Ho Käi..

'then considered. It was decided to forward- The Honourable Wei A Yuk.

copies of this document to the British Minister The Acting Captain Superintendent of Foliceat Feking and to Bir Jas. Mackay, and to send The Superintendent of Botanical and Affore

station Department. Barton, Esq.

D. E. Brown, Esq.

W. Danby, Esq.

D. M. Moses, Esq. E. Osborne, Esq. W. Poate, Esq.

V. H. Deacon, Esq. J. Raymond, Esq. C. W. Dickson, Esq. W..B. Dixon, Esq. Fung Wa Chien, Esq. E. A. Hewett, Esq.

Ho Tung, Esq.

B. Layton, Esq.

H. N. Mody, Esq.

C. S. Shany Esq..! EH. Sharp, Esque R. Shewan, Esq.

A. Skelton, Faq

A. Turner Esq.

R. C. Wilcox, Esq.

FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD.

letter of thanks to the author for the trouble taken. Also to ask the Canton Chamber of Commerce to join in the representations to the Minister and Commissioner.

"THE CHINESE REVENUE AND THE NEW TREATY.!!

The Secretary stated that a pamphlet with the above title, by Mr. E. S. Little, of Shanghai, had been received and circulated. The pam- phlet was ́s protest against an increased tariff from a Merchant's point of view, with some suggested regulations for Mining in China:

The authorexpressed the hope that this Cham- ber would take action on is question.

A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CANTON RIVER TRADE.

THE GREEN ISLAND. UEMENT,

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The thirteenth ordinary annual meeting of Shareholders in the above Company was held at the Company's office to-day at noon, for the purpose of receiving a statement of accounts and the report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st. Becember, 1901, the declar-. ing of a dividend and electing of a consulting Committee and Auditors. There were 'pre- scot-Mr.R. Shewan (Chairman), Messrs. A Babington, C. Ewens, Ho Fook, 'Fung Wa Chuen, J. R. Michaël, S. R. Michael, Moxen, Dr. Noble, and T. H. Reid. -

Mr Michael proposed and -Mr. Ho Fook seconded by that Mesars, W. H. Patts and T. Arnold be elected auditors.

Carried unanimously..

thank you for your presence. Dividend war- The Chairman:There is no other business. ants will be ready this afternoon.,

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.]'

PARSEE, CHARITY-FUNDS. TO THE EDITOR OF The "Hongkonu TeleGRAPH," After the notice the convening the meeting SIR, The anonymous correspondent had been read,

"ES.K." in the Daily Prees of Subleday under the about heading has yet many things to learn but still I welcome his letter such as it is because it is exactly what I want, namely that certain questions affecting the Parsee com- munity may be ventilated, discussed, and settled.

Entimations.

INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.

The at enter consumers, is drawn to the fact that the Undersigned, being Sole Agents for DR AUER VON WELSBACH Co., VIENNA,

THE INVENTORS OF INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.

ARE SELLING THE ONLY CENUINE MANTLES, The Price of which has been reduced to FIFTY CENTS per piece..

BEWARE OF INFERIOR IMITATIONS

KRUSE & Co

9540)

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

W. BREWER New Stock.-Tennis Rackets.

Tennis Balls. Tennis Nets.

I may bere analyse the present constitution of the Board of Trustees, Mr. H. N Mody the respected leader of the community is President, Mr. F. II. Arjani Manager of Messrs. No Mody & Co. is the Secretary, and Messrs. MM. Mehta Manager of Messrs. Tata & Co. New and Dorabjee Nowrojee the other Trustees.

Now, I challenge Mr. Arjani who was most enthusaistic in influencing and canvassing votes for the two lastnamed to answer the following questions in his own 'name and in this connection it is my strong advice to him that since he accepts a responsible. post he must be prepared to face public criticism meant to render his administration strong and effici ent. Being of a conservative priestly class he is

tolerant of public criticisms in the Press! If he cannot bear the brunt of press criticism my strong advice to him is that he had better give up the job and go into retirement instead of biding himself behind amateur advocates in the persons of raw youths. My questions are.?

Is not Mr. Dorabjec an old man and in a failing health, and has he yet accepted, the trusteeship? Is it or is it not true that Mr. M. M. Mehta has shortly to leave the Colony and another man coming to take his place? Then since Mr. Mehta' was to leave so soon, after election is it not inconsistent that his election should have been palmed off on the communi- ty1 As regards the Canton community did Mr. Arjani send round to them the circular announcing the proposed election of new Trustees? Did he send round to them the accounts to be presented to the meating? Whether the Canton people attend the meeting or not is their look out. It is the principle involved that we are immediately concerned with.

The Chairman said --The report and ac- counts having been already printed and circu- lated amongst you since the 1st inst, we will now, with your permission, take them as reatt. it affords us much pleasured to lay before you accounts showing a gross profit of over $100,000. as against about $130,000 last year, and to be able to recommend a larger dividend, viz.:-10 per cent. The accounts are very plain and, 1. think, require an explanation from me." You will notice that we owed our bankers over $227,000 on 31st December. It is up to $237,000 10-day, and of course, will be increased by payment of the dividend. Stocks of mis material are valued at cost, and finished cement at much below what we expect to sell it at. You will notice that we have considerably exceeded the estimate for extensions, which 1 told you at our meeting on rath April 1500 SUSPECTED INCENDIARISM.

The Secretary said that a new development would amount to about $300,000 for 4 additional in the direction of evading payment of Chinese kilns, but the fact is that instead of 4 we have Shortly after four o'clock this morning, fire duties had been brought to his notice. The put up & additional kilns with, of course, broke out in a Chinese Druggist and Medicine Ching-feil a tax levied by the Viceroy of the the corresponding extra grinding machinery, Shop: at 129. Queen's Road Central. Two Kwang on aboat thirty-four articles of boilers, engines fc., which explains the larger The fire brigade, under the charge, of import, carried in Chinese craft, has, since the figure of $421,598 in the accounts. We had to Acting Deputy Superintendent Mackie Native Customs were placed under the Imdo this, as I am pleased to tell you that in promptly arrived on the sceno,-and-with-a-perial Maritime Customs, -been-collected by addition to our contract with Messrs. Punchard copious supply of water from the two engines, the intter at Taishan Station, at the entrance

Lawther & Co. which I reported to you last and the floating engine soon checked the to the Canton River. The tax is not a heavy years we have secured another similar contract spreading of the flames to the adjoining houses, one, but it is sufficiently appreciable to make from Messrs. Butterfield & wire for their new and confined the fire to the house, which was

it worth while to evade it if possible. A menns dockyard. We are now delivering regularly completely gutted. The shop next door, though to do so has been discovered by placing the under both contracts and a requirements are slightly burnt, had all their goods damaged by

junks under the German and American flags, increasing every month and will continue to the water. A strong smell of. kerosine oll

the junkmasters receiving as authority a

increase for some time to come, we fully expect came from the debris, and this in conjunc-document stamped, with the Consalar seal at to be kept much busier this year. Under these tion with the oil to be seen in the guitar Canton, upon, exhibition of which they were circumstances and with the prospect later on opposite the houses, leads one to suspect that allowed to pass the Customs Station without of supplying the wants of the Hongkong it as an act of incendiarisnu The cause Payment of the Ching-fei. The British Consul and Whampoa Dock Company for their con- of the fire was said to be due to drying mediat Canton is unable to give similar authorisation templated New Dock, the ex kilns were cine which in some way caught fire. The ta junk and larcha owners even when owned absolutely necessary, and I think you will premises are insured with the Commercial by British subjects, as the Harbour Master agree with me that we are now fully justified Union to the sum of $6,000. It is a rather here would not grant a permit unless their having made, these additions and in acting strange concidence, that the fire occurred just vessels carried a certificated master. The fact

as we did with so much confidence in the opposite to the scene of the late great fire. We therefore remains that it is possible and the future of this Company. Had we gone on as believe that an enquiry will be held,

thing is being done for a Chinese junk to we were doing and waited till the time came, leave the port of Hongkong under shelter of a

we should have simply missed the business, as foreign flag with the express purpose of evading it is a matter of two years to get these kilns payment of Chinese local duties, and at the

and their corresponding machinery ordered same time trade in being diverted from its from home and installed and working out here. accustomed channels.

I may say that there is now very few further payments still due on account of there extea.. sions and that we reckon about $25,000 is all we shall have to add this year to the item of $421,598 pn 31st December last. The Macao works have given us much satisfaction.They are a very valtiable adjunct to our factory here nnd. with the various improvements we have with which we have replaced the Old Bottle WILY. OPEN SHORTLY IN HONGKONG FOR made to the machinery and the New Kilns

kilns and Hoffmann kiln, which have all been pulled down, are now producing Cement al- most as cheaply as at Hok Un.. These works have now reached that stage where no increase Read letter from the local Manager of the of output can be made without a radical change THE Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., in reply to the all round, and as most of the plant there is in. Chambers denter of the 17th January, stating very good order, it will be some years before that the Company, were not aware that any such n change is advisable. All we propose to NOW ON ITS RETURN VOYAGE TO RUSSIA promise bad been made to lower the tariff bedo at present there is to add a new boiler and tween Hongkong and Europe, they had had build another cement bin which, with a few under consideration a reduction of tarriff for other smaller additions will come to about local telegrams between Australia and Hong-$25,000 to be spent this year.. Both these last 45 SPLENDIDLY TRAINED HORSES. kong, but had not been able to bring it into operation owing to the dilatoriness of the Federal Government in coming to an arrange- ment with them.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE HARBOUR

THREE MEN DROWNED.

At about 11.30 on Friday night, a boat be longing to H.M.S. Vestal capsized in the "Harbour, resulting in the loss of three lives It appears that the dingby (not a cutter, as stated by our morning contemporary) had been sent ashore to bring of liberty men, and no less than thirteen crowded into her. The result of this overcrowding was that, when passing H.M.S. Rosario, the boat was swamped by the heavy sea running and the whole of the occupants thrown into the water. Boats were lowered from the Rosario, and succeeded in picking up all but three men, the two blac jackets forming the crew of the dinghy and a marine. We learn that the officer of the watch on duty at the time of the boat being sent ashore for liberty men bas been placed under arrest pending an enquiry. Up to the time of going to press none of the bodies have been recovered.

DEPORTATION OF CHINESE,

In reply to questions,

The Secretary said he obtained this inform- Fation from undoubted authority. He had also had it confirmed by the Harbour Master, who told him that the junks now left the harbour before hoisting the foreign flags under which they approached ilie Taishan Station..

After some discussion,

It was decided to address the local Govern ment on the subject, in the hope that they would devise some plan for putting a stop to this abuse of foreign flags and a British port.

CABLE RATES.

two items of $25,000 are only approximate. We cannot of course, guarantee not to spend any more for we do not know what a year may bring forth or what other expenditures we may have to undertake. The Brick Works.

As regards the tone of the rest of "H.S.K." S. letter he seems to be a good judge of what he describes and I had better leave him severely alone,

PROBLEM..

Hongkong April 14th, 1992.

Entertainment.

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90' HIGH-CLASS ARTISTS (INCLUDING 45 LADIES),

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The Chairman then read a paragraph from a Singapore paper calling attention to an adversat D. W. Bay leave a fair return on the Capital BAROUFSKI'S: tisement by the General Manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. of a reduction of rates from the tat April in Singapore. The new instead of $2.25 1 to Canada, the Eastern States, rates were to be; to Europe, 81.75 per word Newfoundland, and United States, S2.25 in stead of $3.75; and to San Francisco, $2.50 in tial reduction, and afforded good ground for stead of 83 This; he thought, was a substan asking for a reduction here.. It was outrageous that we should be paying 5/- per word here when in Singapore they were paying little over

• FORCED ON TO THE "PERU.” Just prior to the Per leaving San Francisco for Hongkong on her recent trip Some lively scenes took place in the Pacific Mail Dock. Eight Chinamen resisted the order of deporte. tion to their native country and assaulted Ous tom oficials with clubs, gorts and pans when told to go on the ship and had to be forced aboard where they were beaten into submission and chained to the stanchions of the vessel. The Chinamen had evidently prepared to make a most desperate resistance to deportation and would have preferred death; They told the Inspector they, would rather be killed on short than go to sea, but if they were forced on the Peru they would jump overboaid. The first officer said they would not femp,overboard un less they took the starboard stanchions with

them

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

At the Monthly Meeting of the General Com- mittee of the. Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, held in the Chamber Room, City Hall on Thursday, the 1st April, 1907, at 4. p.m., Present: Sir Thomas Jackson (Chairman). Mr CS Skarp

irman), Messrs. A Haupt, W

abs, H. E. Tomkins, (ok-officio), and R. C

Hon. Ty H. Whischt Wilcox (Secretary ord

The minutes of the last Monthly Meeting (held 21st February) and the Special Meeting (held on the 11th March) were read and con-

ELECTION OF following

rätiön.

Comraltter

Chairman Hoa Bell

CO FOR GE

BATH

half a crown

The Committee concurred in these remarks; Manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company and point out the injustice of limiting the reductions to countries west of Hongkong.

THE METRIC SVATEM OF WEIGHT. AND DON MEASURES."

Read circular letter from the Decimal As sociation, dated London, toth February, en- closing pamphlet giving the main arrangements in favour of the system, and a list of members of Parliament who are in accord with the aims of the Association.

invested, but a good deal is required there in the way of improvements so we have written off the equivalent of the profit as Depreciation. Our stock of raw material is now very low and this has been our chief worry during the year, the prolonged drought having prevented the boats coming down from the country, Rain however, seems to be coming at last and everything has been done to ensure a much larger supply of material this year, Our aim has always been to keep at least one year's

supply in stock but our continually increasing consumption and this year's diminished arrivals have totally defeated our object, trust, Gentlemen, I have made our present position and hopes for the future quite clear to you and I am bound to add that in all we have done we have been loyally supported by a very zealous and efficient staff. On the Consulting Committee we have lost the services of Mr. Gillies, who took great interest in our business and could, always be relied upon for practical 'adrice. In his place we recommend the élection of Dr. J. W. Noble, who has a very A circular issued by the National Association large stake in the Company and has its in to Federalise the Northern Territory, (South Asstralia), was laid upon the table, which has

terests closely at heart. Before I move the for its object advocacy of a short route to Lon-formal adoption of the report and accounts. don, by railway, across Australia, from Port. I will endeavour to answer any questions you Darwin to Port Arthur by steamer, and thence may wish to put to me to the best of my ability.. across Siberia by rail to Europe.

* Sundry questions were asked by Mr. Michael, all of which were satisfactorily answered by the Chairman. On the motion of the Chairman' seconded by Mr. Moxen, the adoption of the report and accounts were unanimously passed.

AUSTRALIA TO LONDON VIA PORT DARWIN WMNS

GRAND FORT ARTHUR..

QUARANTINE.

;

The Societary reported that notices had been received from the Government of the imposition of quarantine against vessels leaving Hong Kong For Manila, and of the prohibition of ship ments from Bombay to Indo-China, either directly or through Hongkong,

THE SECRETÁRYSHIP,

for the

decided to advertise for applications

* This was all the business of general interest before the meeting

OTTAM & CO. FOR TRESS'S STRAW'

End FELT HATI..

CONSULTING COMMITTEE...

Mr. Reid proposed and Mr. Mechael second- ed, that Messrs. Ewens, Chater and Dickson, be elected sonsulting Committee.

Carried unanimously, Auditors;

TOTTAM & CO. FOR SUMMER.

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THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

CALL of $250 and $t.go PREMIUM

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO..

WANTED

as ACTING MANAGER of this Agency and A ($4.00 in all) per Share (PAYABLE on AS POSTMASTER, Brish North Borneo

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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SANDAKAN

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3rd February, 1924