1904-07-08 — Page 4

Intimations.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904.

All communications intended for publication in The "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH should be addrowed to The Editor, 1, Les Bonse Road, and

As a mark of respect to the late Mr. Dorabjee | Nawrajee, his co-religionists in Hongkong will assembled, under the presidency of Mr. H. N. Mody, at the Partes Club, Elgin Street, st.3

mony known as "Uthamaa."

WO NIRÉSTS

CONFLAGRATION IN KOWLOON.

hould be accompanied by the Writer's Name and: Pm. to-morrow to perform the third day core- Manila' and the chief fustice of India has No. 65 Station Street North, Yaumali. The

Addre

A. S. WATSON & CO., onlinary bains communications should be addround

LIMITED.

WINE

MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED :1843.

CLARETS.

Per Cast Per Case dot, Qisa doz. Pie $8.00 $

22.00

16,00

ST. ESTEPHE

ST. JULIEN.

10.00

LA ROSE

CHATEAU

**** 13.50 HAUT

9.00

11,00

14.50

BRION LARRIVET... 20.00

CHATEAU MOUTON ··

D'ARMAILHACQ ...... 24.00

CHATEAU PONTET

CANET

28.00

CHATEAU LA TOUR

CARNET

33.00

CHATEAU LAFITE

CHATEAU RAUZAN...... 48.00

54.00

to The Manager.

At 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke out at

building, a thres storied one, was occupied as a pawnbroker's establishment. A portion of the Brigade, under the orders of Mr. Hallifax, Deputy Superintendent, arrived on the scene

The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for Malaya, "On Monday next (June 'a) at the ing occasionally to "discover that one of about 3.30 am, and hoses coupled up, to the

any rejected MS.. nor to return any. Contribution,

HERE is a chauce for Raub, the Duff Develop ment Company and other mining concerns in Westminster Palace Hotel, Professor Silvanus Thompson is to exhibit an apparatus by which electrical waves have, lorated subterranean todes and are dies. There is a fine field before the "electric prospector" if it can be The ratos per quarter and por mensen, proportional. trusted to do its work accurately to a fair

depth.-S. F. Press.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY $80 per ADUDEI, WEEKLY $18 per annum.

The daily laue is delivered free when the address is

Becomible to moreenger. On copies sont by post an, additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to suy part of the

world is 80 conta per quarter.

Single Copies Dally, ten conta; Wookly, twenty.

five Coobs.

BIRTH, At Government Civil Hospital, on the 8th inst., the wife of James Walker, of a son. 18og DEATH.

Died at his residence, Borbay, yesterday, the 7th July, 1994, Dorabjɛɛ Nowrojee, late of the Victoria and King Edward Hotels, Hongkong. Aged 8o. Deeply regretted. (Bio

The Houghong Celegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904.

A LINK WITH THE PAST.

The numerous friends of the late Mr.

King Edward Hotels, will, doubtless, very

These CLARETS are specially selected Dorabjee Nowrojee, of the Victoria and

and obtained from the LEADING FRENCH

By kind permission of Lt. Col. Iremonger and Officers, the Band of the 93rd Burma Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow |(Saturday) evening from 8 to 9.30 p.m. !

PROGRAMME. March......Cavllion et tambour ".......... Roxenstein. Overture....." Nell Gwyn ",

....... Germsa Selection...."The Foreailor".

.Monckion .........Macbeth Serenade... Love i Idleness Selection....." A Chinese Honeymoon ", imm. Felbot " Valu.........." Bleue"

....Margit ...Moret

'. Tmd'Steps....." Hiswailin “...) quik. God save the King.

PROGRAMME of music to be performed by e band of the 114th Mahrattas on the new parade ground on Monday next, the 11th inst, from 5 to 6.30 p.m.

Festive March In "D

Smart, Suppe. Supper

Eventure to "Benditen Streiche" Selection from **Boccaccio Transcription fron ka Organt Competi... ·

tion" Intermez... A. Hollins, Selection from "Der Freischutz "................. Weber.. Transcription from an Organ Composi

lion "Angelic Voices “ Na. ......................... E. Batiste.

God. Aave the King.

much as the governor of the Philippines. The chief justice of Hongkong a little settlement not so large as the District of Columbia, has $5,000 a year more than the chief justice at

$16,000 more, while the associate Justices in those colonies get twice as much as in the Philippines the judges of the lower courts nearly three times as much, and other judicial offices cofresponding advances. It is refresh.

men gets more salary than the Englishman. This peculiar distinction belongs to the super intendent of education, healthy inspector, and one or two ether scientific gin Manila, But, as a rule, the salaries paid in the British colonies will average twice as much as those we pay in the Philippines, and in the case of provincial governors in India they are twelve times na eh.

Lieutenant governors in India receive $38,800 a year, and secretaries or heads of bureaus in the provinces are paid $12,500, which is more than is received by the commissioners in the Philippines. Members of the boards of revenue in India receive $13,00 a year. All magis.. trates of the first class throughout the empire „are paid $10,000 a year, which is the minimum of the judiciary. District and session judges receive from that aunt to $15,000 a year, according to their length of service and im-: portance of the circuit over which they preside. In Burma, where official responsibilities and duties are as light as in any other country of the world, and where the population is only 7,605,560, the governor receives $38,000 a year, the chief secretary $12,500, four under secre taries $8,500 a year each, the finance officer or treasurer. $14,500, disbursing officer St1,500, each, and a commissioner of agriculture $11,500.

projected streams of water on the blaze, Ow street hydrants and to the floating engine soon

ing to the inflammable nature of the goods. stored in the building the whole house was already enveloped in flames when the Brigade arrived, and as it was at once evident ibat no hope could be entertained of saving: the burn- ing building, every effort was made to sale guard the surrounding houses. At 4.30 the

fire was completely under control so far as ro- stricting its area was concerned, but the house was completely gutted and its contents con sumed. We understand that the building and goods were insured for $25,000 with local companies.

A BLAZE IN BONHAM STRAND, THAT At 4 o'clock this morning the members of the Brigade, who had not left for the fire at Yaumati, were called out under the orders of Inspector Baker to fight the flames in Bosham Strand, where a three storjed house, No.51 in that street, was burning briskly. The ground floor served as a tailor's workshop, and the first and second floors as offices for Chinese opium dealers. There was plentiful supply of water so that the hydrants sufficed to supply an, adequate quantity of liquid for the poses. When the Brigade arrived the fire had already obtain ed a firm hold on the building. At about 4-45 the roof fell in, after which the flames were easily controlled, and the conflagration, thanks to the efforts of the firemen, restricted to the house in which it originated. At 530 the building was little more than a mass of smoking ruins, each storey being completely suited though the floors had not fallen it. The floor and its contents were insured for $6000 risks were all placed with Chinese companies.

GROWERS; they are of exceptional value much regret with us, the death of the old THE Right Revd. Joao Paulino Azevedo e occurring after one year of probation, in which and each of the other stories for $1000. Tha

and in fine condition.

THE CHATEAU BRANDS

are recommended to the notice of Con noisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines.

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents

at the Coast Ports.

|

Castro, the new Bishop of Macao, who felt for Singapore by the German mail steamer Seydlitz, is expected there on Monday and-on the 17th in the morning in the Portuguese Church of St Joseph, the Bishop will hold a confirmation service and pontificate at high

All of the gentlemen now occupying these positions and drawing their salaries, excepting the judges, began at the bottom of the ladder, They entered the public service in India and the colonies before they were twenty-five years old, after passing two examinations, the second

had been fairly tested, and the record they their administrative qualities and adaptability made during that first year counted so many been compelled to submit to similar examina numbers in their total sanding. They have

tions at every promotion since, and have worked

TELEGRAMS

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

#SERVICE,#12:

BRITISH SQUADRON LEAVES WEIHAIWEI,

RUMOURED SEALED ORDERS.

Our Own Correspondent.)

WEIHAIWEI, 7th June, 5.10 p.m.

The China Squadron left hurriedly this afternoon.

The fleet's departure was quite unexpected, and it is rumoured that it has suiled under sealed orders,

JAPANESE CORVETTE SUNK

TWENTY-ONE LIVES LOST.

Mr. M. Nome, Consul for Japan, kindly communicates the following telegram

Toxio, 7th July, 9.20 p.m.”

“ Admiral Togo reports that the Kaimon, while on a special mission on the 5th inst. at the outside of Talienwan, in a thick fog, hit a Russian mine and sank. Three officers including Commander Takahashi, xg non-commissioned officers and men are missing. The rest were saved."

[The Kaimoni composite corvette of 1,360 tons, length 202 ft. She was built in 1883 and had a speed of 12 knots. Her armament consisted of one 6 gun and twelve smaller cannon-Ed., H.K. T.] -

A POLICE PARADE.

gentleman which occurred at his residence Khetwaddy, Grant Road, Bombay, yester. day at the advanced age of 80. The de- ceased left these shores in April last after a residence in China, off and on, of over 52 years during which, in his humble and unostentatious way, he contributed his mite mass. As this is the first official visit of the their way up by merit without political influence, Lawrence) had before him the master of the held earlier in the year. The British, Indian

to the making of our thriving and pros- perous city. He was an entirely self-made man, and was a notable instance of the good old type of the small band of Parsecs now, alas! fast disappearing-who, without education but with a large share of bene- volence through sheer force of character

A. S. WATSON & CO., and with an indomitable perseverance, made

LIMITED.

Hongkong, 20th June, 1904.

TELEPHONE NO. 156.

CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEE," HONGKONG, A. B. C. CODE, 471 EDITION.

ESTABLISHED 1859.

(35

A CHEE & CO., 祥 利廣

17, QUEEN'S ROAD,

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED, '

GLASS, and

Bishop to the Portuguese Missions at Singa- pore and Malacca, which are directly under his control, there are many subjects which require his personal attention, says the S. F. Press, and amongst the most pressing need in Singapore is a new Church to replace the somewhat anti quated and dilapidated Church of St. Joseph.

THE CIVIL SERVICE in india AND THE BRITISH BAST.

ITS SUCCESS IS ADMITTED,

although, as is always the case, the personal equation cutered into every calculation.

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS AND PRIZES,

A parade was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Central Police Station at which Mr. F. THE RULE OF THE ROAD.

J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of the Police, presented good conduct medals to At the Marine Court, this morning, the several Chinese members of the detective force Harbour Master (the Hon. L. &. W. Barnes and the prizes for the shooting competitions

was charged with failing to observe the rules muskets and side arms fell in on the parade Chinese Customs launch Kowloonchas, who and Chinese detachments of the police with

ground under the orders of Deputy Superin- of the road as laid down by Order in Council.

According to the evidence of Lance-Sergeant tandent F. R. Hallifax and Assistant. Superin-.. G. Boole, of the Water Police, at 11 am, on tendent P. P. J. Wodehouse. On the arrival the 6th inst, he was on duty in the harbour, of the Captain Superintendent the parade gave and while proceeding in an easterly direction a general salute, and this officer then passed saw the defendant's launch, which belonged down the lines and inspected the men to the Customs service on his port bow coming present. The main ceremony commenced by chat or the police launch had given way a cof conduct to the Chinese constables 272 Bun Toi

A good many weak ones drop out by the wayside. The civil service in the East Indies is a survival of the fittest; and you may be sure that a man who survives all of the tests and conditions incident to advancement is made of good stuff. At the same time, when he enters the service he knows that nobody but a better 'man can get ahead of bim; he is sure that he up in such a manner that unless the Kowlood-the presentation of 4th class medals for good.

will not be displaced by the favourite of some member of parliament, and that every time a lion would have occurred To draw his and 926 Le Tsoi for having, by their untiring vacancy occurs he stands an equal chance of promotion with everybody else of his rank. He knows, too, that his employment is perma

attention and to notify him that he was going to starboard witness blew one blast on the whistle, after which defendant crossed his bow so that would have been a collision.

This evidence was corroborated by the cox of the police craft. * ··

efforts, succeeded in arresting a dangerous mur deres who had fled from Canion to Hongkong, where he remained hidden during several

The Civil service of India,and other pent upon good behaviour, and, that, after unless the police launch was ported there weeks. 329 Li Chi Tsoung and 193 Fan Tsing

twenty-four years of service, he will be entitled

did not know.

were, also recipients of similar distinctions for their diligence in arresting robbers in the New Territory. Captain Superintendent Badeley Defendant was then examined by the Court, addressed a few words of congratulation to the and in reply to questions said it was about men, and stated that he trusted their example I am, when he first sighted the police boat would prove an encouragement to their com coming up the fairway on his starboard bow.rades to strive and gain similar distinction. There was another launch on his port bow. Ife Sergeant Garrod was then presented with a kept a straight course as otherwise he might silver cap and badge for having made the have collided with the launch whose name be highest musketry score during the year. Ser.

geants Grant, Lemont and Pitt were:recipients . indian members of the force also received His Worship found that there was ample of the second, third and fourth prizes. Several the others, and the police craft should most mementos of their skill, and Sergeants Garrod considerable risk was run by the wedging in sented with prizes for the excellence of shoot certainly have been given way to. As it was and Grant and two Sikh constables were pe

was not even slackened. For not observing gratulated each of the prize-winners on the the rule of the road by which a collision nearly gand score they had made occurred be imposed a fine of $5 and warned defendant to be more careful to the future,

large and spacious godowns at Wanchai and service. Our government must adopt a similar may be found at length in army regulations. between the two launches especially as spending with the revolver. Captain Badeley con-

CORRESPONDENCE-

their mark and rose from indigence and poverty to riches and affluence, and who have contributed in no small degree to the looming of an infinitesimal small com- munity so largely before the world. The deceased came over to China in 1852 in an old East Indiaman, the Charles Grant, British provinces in the east is a mater working his passage, and on arrival in Hong- of national pride, and no one can study its pension if he desires to retire. These kong he took service on board one of the records and its methods without admitting its pensions vary from $360 to 5108 (7) a year, according to the rank of the official, and they river steamers under Messis. Lyall Still & Co.'s success and superiority to the ordinary official have the privilege of commuting them and managenient, as a steward. After a couple administration of other governments.

receiving a stated amount of cash, which is of years he joined Messrs. Duddell & Co.,

The reason for the character and efficiency Calculated by an actuary on the same basis as of the official staff in Egypt, India, Burma, is a life insurance premfum. But unlike the bakers and confectioners, of Hongkong, as an assistant and on Mr. Duddell's death Geylon, the Straits Settlements, the Malay rule of our government the amount of his pea-

Federation, Hongkong and other British sion must be deducted. young Dorabjee took over his business. At provinces in the East is easily found. The this juncture occurred the bread poisoning government gets good men because it offers both its civil and military officers upon retire-time for the cox of the Customs launch to avoid

The British government gives pensions to FURNITURE episode, and Mr. Dorabjee applied for, and suitable in cemento permane, teatament for age disability, but requires both to obtained, the contract for supplying "H.M.'s salaries, rapid promotion for merit, with liberal navy with bread and biscuits which he has leaves of absence, and prasions upon retire provide for their wives and children after death retained up to this date. He also built ment at the termination of certain periods of by a form of compulsory insurance. The details Similar regulations prevail in all the European policy in the Philippines if it would have an started storage business, thus relieving a equally good administration. Every congress countries. Every officer who enters the mill sore conjestion of trade under which the man and every other person interested in the tary service, if he be married, must, as a con- Parsec and Indian merchants were labour-administration of affairs at Manila, particularly dition of bis appointment, pay into the treasury a stated sum for his wife and for each of his ing for some time past. He now started President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft, Governor the steam-ferry service between Hongkong Wright, and those who have immediate control children. This sum varies according to his and Tim-isa-tsui, and undertook the manage of affairs, should carefully study the salary list age, and is based upon the same risks as fifo insurance premiums. Every time he is pro ment of the Hongkong Hotel. After some of the British colonies in the east, particularly moted and upon the birth of every child his years he built the Victoria and then the that of India, the conditions of appointment,

increased, and each officer, both married or King Edward Hotel, which was opened in and the regulations governing the civil service. premium, or "contribution," as it is called, is There has already been considerable criticism October 1902. The deceased gentleman of the large salaries now paid to officials in the

unmarried, must submit to a monthly deduction from his was very popular amongst the Farsee com- Philippines, but it comes from people who know

for insurance purposes. pay munity, was very lately unanimously elected nothing whatever of the requirements necessary

For this the officers of the army, navy, and one of the Trustees of their Charity Funds; or the compensation received by similar officials marine corps are divided into five classes,

according to their rank. and to his no small credit may it be said in other parts of the East. I have a compara- that he never had, or has left, a personal live statement showing in American gold the enemy behind him. He was a member of salaries paid in the Philippine islands, in Bri- mium is reduced one-half, or he is permitted the Hongkong Jockey Club up to the time tish India, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, to take a paid-up policy for the insurance PHOTOGRAPHIC of his death, and always took the keenest Hongkong, and other British colonies to value of his investment; or be can settle by interest in the annual race meetings. His officials of coursponding rank or performing surrendering all his obligations for cash, the

similar duties, and I suggest that it is wortby me as with an insurance company, DEPARTMENT.

charities were numerous and purely Catholic, of the attention of those who are taking an in- Officers who are dismissed from the service no distinction whatever being made in caste,terest in this subject.

by the sentence of a court-martial lose every colour or creed.

thing; their insurance is declared void and all premiums they bave paid are forfeited to the government as a part of the penalty." ***

By another arrangement officers of the army may insure the free return of their wives and families to England from any part of the tive sec.... 4,000 8,245 3.233 4,800 4947 tropics in case of their death. This is very common. Few married officers neglect the precaution, for the amount of the premium is mall and the benefit is comparatively large All they have to do is to pay a small

small sum

receive from the government a certificate entitling their wives and children to free first-

CHINA WARES. "PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS, ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 6th January, 1904.

[45

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE RL Hoa. Joseph Chamberlain is 68

E. C. WILKS & CO., today.

MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

COLLISI

OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed.

Salvage Work undertaken.

Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Launches.

DRIVERS and stokers of the Singapore Fire Brigade get $25 and $12, respectively.

Governor ......$15,000 81,092 25,755 24,350 24,350

Priv. sec. to

goYCING... 2,500 8,248 97 1,355 1,355 Exec. sec... 7,500 14,118 - 8,245 19,300 7,760 Asst. execu

Heads of de

partments 10,500 14,958

Auditor 7,000,14,118 5,820 4,100 5,420 Treasures 7,000 9,258 5,820 6,000 5,420

[We do not necessarily endome the opinions expressed by Correrpondents in this column]

PUBLIC COMPANIES AND DIRECTORS*

AMA LIABILITY.

·TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," SIR-I am a shareholder in one of the local companies formed in 1952. In the prospectus issued at the time of its flotation, the directors promised subscribers an annual payment of

If an officer retires from the service his pre-interest at the rate of so much per cent, per annum on the capital. Well, it is very early two years now since the company started, but shareholders have not been paid a single cent. Under the Directors Liability Act, 1893, are the directors of this company not liable to an action for damages at the suit of the share bolders? Yours faithfully, dig

Hongkong, 8th July, 1901, –

ENQUIRER.

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plums mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser vatory:

On the 8th at 11.35 am. The barometer has fallen generally throughout China and is stationary in the Philippines.

Gradients are slight upon the China Coast and light S.E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and fresh S.W. monsoon prevails over the whole of the China Sea..

Forecast Moderate S. to 8,W; winds, fine.

N.B. The information received from north-

ern stations is still meagre,

THE London Daily Chronicle publishes a thril- ling account of the kidnapping of Mr. Ferdi- caris and Mr. Varley from Tangiers. It ap pears that the bandit Raisuli, with two hundred armed Moors, suddenly invaded Mr Perdica ris's house and carried him and Mr. Varley off by force, to the foot of their wives and Miss THE work of electrifying the cable tramway Varley, who themselves were finally spared from Kennington to Streatham is proceeding abduction. A party of armed "Moors entered at a remarkably rapid rate. When completed an Englishman house at Tangiers in the day- it will probably constitute a record both for time The Lahman being absent, his wife England and the United States. Messrs J. Gas compelled to surrender two rifles, The White and Co, the contractors, are confident of British Consul at Tangiers has demanded the finishing their task by June 6, though the con-offending Moors arrest. The authorities, how tract period, does not expire until June 30,

ever, besitate, because the ringleader of the Work was commenced on April 5, and by band is influential among the local tribesmen. THE American trapaport Solace has arrived Chiefjustice. 7,500 23,818 8,880 13,500 8,130 something about $100, into the treasury and May 20-thirty-nine working days-electric cars double track between were running on the

of Trade inspectors had inspected and passed the two sets of rails as far as Water-lant, Brix; Under the insurance regulations above given, ton Hill. In the course of a day. wolcars the widows of officers of Class 1. receive | will be running direct from the bridg to that annual pension of $900, of Class 11., $550; of point. Between 1,503 and 1,600 men have been class 111. $500 of class IV, 5350; of class V employed from the commencement 4,065 $100, and $50 a year for each child up to the or no overtime bas beco worked. the governom age of six years; $100 for children between six rate of wages is being paid, but of Ceylon, Hongkong, and the Straits Settle- and twelve years, Sigo for those children be men are working. ments have duties and responsibilities that are tween twelve and twenty-one years, and paid extra. The insignificant compared with those imposed upon daughters over twenty receive $225 Governor Wright of the Philippines, they get life or until marriage. Noi papalons are paid len about $10,000 a year more salary than he, And to some after they reach the age the hands of departments" in india receive saj

Curtis

from Woosung. with 200 naval drafts aboard.

FOUR additional plasne cases since Boon of yesterday make 401 since the beginning of the year.

THERE will be no band performance Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms the King Edward Hotel to-night, on account

with First-class Builders.

of the death of Mr. Dorabjee, the proprietor, at Bombay.

large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbastocel goods képk

Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sons Electrical

Plant and Centrifugal Pumps. Telegram Address

MARINEWORK

Telepho

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1904)

THE first division of the French feet, compris ing the battleships Montcalm Sully, and Gueydon, the gunboats Vigilants and Pistolet, -No. 358.

and the torpedo bort Freude left for Shanghai | [18t this mornleg

Associate just

tices 7,000 14,948 5,810 8,400 6,205 class passage to London or any other point in Conington and Brixton Stat on, and the Board

Judges, court

of 1st inst. 5,500 14,958 5,820,

5.420 Nagy Clark of Su-

preme Cit 3,000 8,248 1,940 5,403 3,49 Attorneygen. 7,000 12,702 5.830 7,175 6,205 Solicitor gen. 5,500 8,245

You will notice that alihop

England,

"year for hour

currentă

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

TEL WAILS DUERAK Indian (Kumsangath inst. French (Oceanien) 12th fost Australian (Triman) záth inst American (Siberia) 13th inst. Canadian Tartar) 19th inst.

* Oceanien with the next Leave Saigon on 9th inst, at this port

sabia sailed from Portland 1′′ports and may be ex-