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Entimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D.

1941.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

E

BLEND

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

D PORT,

VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY

YEAR IN BOTTLE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1905.

Alt communion Interfest for publication in “The_HONGKONG TELEGRAPÉ" should ba Midtowel to The Hilton 3, tee House Real, and should be accompanied by the Writer's “Namo, and Addrom.

to The Manager,

The Kilktor will unt iplertake tri be responsible for auy rejected 18. nor to return way Contribution.

The Emperor of China has decorated General Nodzu, Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Army in Manchuria, with the Third Order of Double Dragons with the Treasure Star,

HONGKONG fire insuRANCE:

COLD.

The report for presentation, to the share holders at the thirty-sixth ordinary general meeting, to be held at the offices of the general mangers, on the 6th March, at 11.30 am. reads:

The general managers and consulting com- millée have pleasure in submitting to the shareholders the thirty-sixth annual report of the Company,

Calinary boxinsecumanistinite hidroed THE appeal of H. B. Collins, who was recently sentenced at Yokohama, for divulging war secrets of Japan, has been heard in the Tokyo Appeal Court. On Friday this Court delivered Judgment, quashing the original judgment but sentencing the appellant to eleven years imprisonment. This is the same sentence as was passed by the Yokohama Court. The 1903 Account-This account shows a profit Appeal Court holds that the sentence, inflicted of $7,222.22 which sum, subject to the ap- was just, but the grounds of convictionproval of the shareholders, it is proposed to

deal with as follows, viz defective.

Dividend of $34 per share......$171,000,00 Addition to reserve fund,..... ·30,222.33

$101,222 22

SUBSCRIPTKIN RATES (IN ADVANCE), DAILY-150 per unum. WEEKLY-1 per aum. The rates per quarter and jer nisueen, proportional The dally bone is deliverol froo when the addrew in seceville to mevcager. On coplex sent by post ar aclitional $1,80 per quarter is charged fo roago. The postage' on the weekly laue to any part of the

world is 30 cents per qarkor., Single Capir, Daily, ten cente; Weekly, twenty

Green.

DEATH.

J

1904 Account.—The balance at credit of this

"NAVAL "NOTES:

The Fleet saffed for a short, cruise this morning shortly after ar o'clock under the command of Rear Admiral Hon. Curzon Lowe. It is expected they will be away about 12 days Last night and previous to the ships sailing H.M.S. Vengeance received upwards of a hundred rating for passage home from various hips. Ships left in harbour are the Vengeance, Albion, Centurion, and Attrasa, those departed being the Ocean (flag), Glory, Andromeda, Sutlej and Iphigenia, and

CLAIM FOR DAMAGED FURNITURE

A LONG LIVED TABLE-CLOTII.

At the Civil Summary Court this morning,

before the Puiine Judge, (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith) Mr. Archibald Ritchie sued Mr. Alfred Schroeder of Messrs. Jebsen and Company, for

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

RUSSIAN COME

IN AMOY

[From Our Own Corresponden

Shanghai, 27th February, 4.09 p.m.

It is reported that a Chinese mer- ohant, noting as the Russian agent, has landed 20,000 tons of Cardiff coal at Amoy,

The deal, it is alleged, has been. worked through the instrumentality the employ

On the 21st February, at No. . Qinsan warships will be again fitted up with machinery lions made by the Company's surveyors, the the recovery of $65.75, being in respect of of a Russian member in

Road, Shanghai, Jacob BECKHOFF, aged 61 years,

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1905,

RAILROADS.

His Honour Yuan Taatai of Shanghai, in reply to the Japanese Consul's note of inquiry, sald that after careful investigation and questioning, the workmen in the dock, there was nothing to justify the recent rumours that the Russian

which has been ordered to be made in the dock, 'and that bribes have been used to make the arrangements perfectly secret. Further that when thus fitted up, the Russian warships will seize a favourable opportunity to escape, elc.-Sinwaspao.

account is $360,371 63.`

Mortgages-From, the reports and valus.

general managers and consulting committee are satisfied that the properties held by the articles of furniture destroyed or lost from Company form ample security for the advances" Holywood," Des Voux Road, Kowloon, made.

Mr. J. M. D. Stephens appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. E. J. Grist (Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) defended.

Consulting Committes-Mr. J. H. Lewis having resigned, Mr. H. P. While was nominal ed to take his place and this appointment re "quires the confirmation of shareholders. The THE Canton-Macao Railway agreement hay present members The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, ing been signed, it is provided that the rail-C.M.C., Messrs F. Maitland, A. J. Raymond and way will be constructed to Canton, Shengshau, H. P. White retire, but offer themselves for Samshui, and Hsinhui, with capital hail re-election. Chinese, and half Portuguese. It is now learo

The news sent through by our corresponded that the Portuguese newspapers have com ent at Shanghai announcing that Germany mented bitterly on the agreement, and that there is an unwillingness on the part of the is seeking to obtain another railroad con- cession in Shantung illustrates the pushful Portuguese to subscribe capital, mainly on the grounds that the railway will have to be return. ness of rivals in the race for commercialed to China after a period of fifty years, and that supremacy in China. There is no doubt, of the approval of the Chinese Portuguese Treaty course, that, in the neighbouring Empire, by the Portuguese Parliament will not be known political questions often complicate railway until April-Sinwanpao. matters and these concessions which we

frequently read about must not be regarded solely as commercial undertakings. But since the events which brought about the occupa tion of Kiachou in 1897, Germany has made a bold bid for a share of the commerce in North China, and although her early efforts did not appear to be crowned with A CHOICE AFTER-DINNER WINE. any very great success she has shewn within the past year or so that she will persevere in her attempts at the development of the trade of Shantung. It was not long ere the Germans built a railroad between Tsingtau A. S. WATSON & Co., and the interior of the Province where its

LIMITED,

WIN BAND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 25th February, 1905.

Gregort to

WINE

AND

HONGKONG,

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

FIRST FLOOR,

(WM. POWELL & Co.'s old premises).

SANDEMAN'S & CO.'S

P.S. SIM this morning charged an old and more than usually garruloos Chinese woman with disorderly conduct, and assaulting a Chi nese constable and damaging his tunic to the extent of so cents. The story as related to Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy was that the Chi- nest constable while on patrol came across three Chinese urchins laying it strong into each other with fisticuffs, and making a great noise. He went to stop the fighting and dis turbance, and while separating the boys, the old woman came along, caught hold of the constable, and without asking the cause of the trouble, pulled him about so roughly as to rich natural resources could be tapped, and tear his tunic. The woman and the three she is now bent on getting another conces boys were thereupon arrested. The old wa sion to build a line in a different direction man said she came into the road to learn what and thas further safeguard her interests, all the coise was about when the constable, Upwards of forty years ago, owing to the without any provocation made use of offensive rapid development of our own Colony and expressions, which she resented. That was the growth of British interests in China, it why she caught hold of him; but did not fear his uniform. His Worship said he did not be. was considered desirable to obtain an exten-lieve her story, and as the boys were very, [32 sion of our territory on the mainland. This small, he ordered the woman, who was the was brought about by the treaty of Tientsin mother of one and guardian of the others, in 1861, and it was not long afterwards to take them home and give them a good that the question of opening up a rail thrashing. "Yes, I will," snappel out the road to Canton was generally discussed. dame, and by the expression on her face, No practical move appears to have been she meant it! But there was a further sur made, however, until 1899, when a conces prise in store for her, for His Worship ordered sion was obtained from the Chinese Govern her to pay 12, in lieu of 14 days' imprisonment, ment to build the line. As that was granted for her conduct and the assault, and in pay 50 cents compensation to the constable for his so long ago there should have been no delay tora tunic. "Yes! I'll thrash the bays" again in pushing on with the construction of this snorted the old wom in, and she left the Court important work. Up to the present, the con- with passionate anger blazing in her eyes ! cessionaries have not risen, it must be con- fessed, to the level of its opportunities; ab. solutely nothing appears to have been done by them to bring the line into being. The merchants of the Colony realised the im-

RILLED AT PLAY.

The first witness called deposed that on the day in question he was upstairs, and saw the deceased and accused playing, as they were always doing. He saw the prisoner touch tha deceased on the left side, and deceased then squatted down, and said "you struck me." He shortly after expired. He could not say whe ther accused struck deceased with his open hand or closed fist. The deceased and accused were always on very good terms.

Plaintiff stated that he let premises to the defendant under an agreement from April to the end of last year. The house was furnished, and defendant went through the inventory with him. The furniture in the house was then all in good condition. When he let the premises, Auditors. The accounts have been audited there was a table cloth there which he had had by Messis, W. Hutton Ports and Thos. Arnold, for two or three years, and which had not n the latter in place of Mr. R. C. Wilcox, who hole in it, the only blemish being a small ink. has left the Colony, and their re-election is re-spot. Now it was torn into strips and had commended.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

..General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

'The accounts are as follows:-

BALANCE SHEET. 31st December, 1904. Liabilities,

Dr.

Capital subscribed...$1,000,0.000*

Amount paid-up Reserve fund......... Uncollected dividends Accounts payable..... Working account, 1903,

Net profit Working account, 1004.-

Amount brought forward from

below........

Cr.

Assets. Cash, on current account with Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Cor, aration. Cash in band of General Managers Fixed deposits,

Hongkong & Shanghai

Banking Corporation $50,000.00 Chartered Bank of In

dia, Australia & China: 50,000.00 Mercantile Bank of

India, Limited......... 25,000.00

Mortgages,-

In Hongkong...$1,242,310,37 In Shanghai In Yokohama......

405,417 07 25,715 39

Japanese Govt. deposit,--

Consolidation bonds...$29,104.00 Imperial bonds......... 66,510.36 War bouds.......... 20,865.23

lovestments,----

.

Chinese Imperial Govt.

loan, 1886 Shanghai Land Invest-

ment Company, Ld. debentures.

Shanghai Club deben-

tures..........

I

C

several holes in it. There were three Japanese flower pots in the house, but now two were missing Defendant had paid fifty cents into

Court in respect of one of them, “A chair seat had to be renewed, whilst a fooking glass in the bath-room was missing, and, a zinc boiler was broken. Two feather, pillows were miss. ing, and the frame of a lounge chair was broken. He understood that the chair was flung from the verandah at burglars, who were in the house.

Plaintiff arrived back in December and wrote 400,000.00 170,288,48 to defendant on the 35th making an app nint- 6,376.80 ment to check the inventory on January 2nd. 36,944.45 By Mr. Grist: He would expect a table cloth like the one produced, to last for 20 years, 302,322.22 every day in use.

Mr. Grist: You are a very expectant person

360,172.63 (Laughter).

$2,276,104.58

$28,053.85

27,586,20

13,333-33

Hongkong Hotel Co.,

Ld, debentures...... 52,000.00 Steam fire engines...................... Accounts receivable.....

C

·Defendant had pa'd into Court 14875 in set- tlement of the claim.

A number of Chinese servants were called and spoke to puppy dogs jumping on the for. niture, and playing tug-of-war with the table

84.171.36

672.36 cloth,

115,000.00

1,673 462.83

122,479 59

120,971.38 500.00

148,745.06 $2,276,304.58

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1903.

To losses and claims paid $131,739 74 " Charges

35,343.16

17

remuneration to consulting committee and auditors ...... ,, commissions

By

1+4.

exchange oumm balance as above.................................................

net premia received, less returns

and re-insurances..........$ interest | ጉዞ

transfer fees

19

As a result of the death of Chan Ching, a SPIRIT MERCHANTS, portance of the concession and through the coolie, who met his death on the 17th, while Chamber of Commerce made representations playing with a commade, under circumstances to the Government and Sir Ernest Satow already recorded, Chan Ching was indicted and with the object of accelerating, if possible, charged with manslaughter, and was this morn- the constraction of the railroad. They evening placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the suggested that failing an early commence Magistracy, to answer to the charge. ment, by the present concessionaries the Hongkong and Imperial Governments should themselves construct or guarantee the capital necessary to complete the line as far as Canton. In December last, Mr. Keswick, speaking at the annual meeting of the Bri- tish and Chinese Corporation, announced that the railway was receiving their active attention and that they had every reason to hope the arrangements with regard to financing and constructing the Chinese per doz. section from Canton to the frontier of Kow-found the cause of death was due to a raptured spleen, which was about six times the normal. loon would not be long delayed. This size, and weighed about three is, and would was hopeful indeed, and the remarks be ruptured by a very slight blow. of the Chairman at the Chamber of

The foreman of the gang of coolies, residing $20.00 Commerce meeting this afternoon showed in the matsked where the fatal occurrence took that the commercial interests of the Colony | place, deposed that both the deceased and are keenly alive to the necessity of making accused were on friendly terms, and had never a start at once, and we trust that in the very been known to quarrel or have any sort of dis- By near future something definite will be made pute whatever. After he heard of this affair he 22.00 known. There is no excuse for the regret went to look for accused and found him in table tardiness in taking advantage of the Third Street, and handed him over to District

Watchman No. 58. concession, and even though we may not count on much official assistance from home the claim should not be allowed to be whit-

PORTS.

Sandeman's Invalid Port...

Sandeman's Two Crown Port...

Sandeman's Fruity Old Port ....

Sandeman's Five Diamonds Port...

quarts.

21.00

32.00

Sandeman's Very Crusty Old Port... 42.00 led away.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

N.B-All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at

**ANOTHER instalment of the interesting re- bone, thereby ensuring to our Customers port in connection with the Chinese Engineer- all the advantages accruing from bottlinging and Mining Co. Case is given on the third

page of the present issue.

done at home under the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers as compared

to bottling done in China by Chinamen at the service of European Firms. Hongkong, 6th December, 1904.

(33-0

Dr. Hunter said that he examined sh: body

of a male Chinese aged about 35 years, and'

P.S. George Watt stated that at about 9 p.m. on the 16th inst, the last witness and District Watchman No. 58, brought the accused to No. 7 Police Station, and there in witness's presence, made a statement in consequence of which he matshed at Lower Hill went with them to

Road, above Kennedy Town. He then saw. deceased lying on a bed on the first floor,' and' had the body removed to the mortuary, and accompanied it there.

Defendant was then called, and said when he took the house the cloth, which was an old one, had a hole in it. He stated that the Inok ing glass and the feather-pillows were in the house when he gave up possession.

Mr. C. Hacsloop, assistant to Messrs. Lut gens, Einstmann and Company, who shared the house with defendant, gave similar evi- dence. He said the chair and Japanese flower 'pots were broken in the iyphoon of August.-

Mr. F. C. Zurħnier and Mr. E. Ullrich, who

also lived in the house, corroborated.

His Honour gave judgment for plaintiff for $55 with costs.

of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs.

GERMAN ACTIVITY

IN SHANTUNG.

·•[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 27th February, 4.00 p.m.

On the epresentations and in the interests of certain merchants, the German Minister at Peking is press- ing the claims of the petitioners for

various concessions and also rights

in connection with the maintenance of a German garrison in hantung.

11. E. Baron von Mumm is also pressing for a concession for a railway to be built from Techow, Chianfu, with an outlet to the Yangtze.

[N; C, D. Nrers.]|| The American Ootton Trade with the East.

Osaka, 22nd February.

It is reported from Washingtod that deputa tions from the cotton cultivators and the ma nufacturers of cotton goods have had an inter- view with President Roosevelt, and proposed to him the dispatch by the Government of a commission to the Far East with the object of The President has accepted the suggestion. improving the American cotton goods trade.

SHIPPING JETSÄM.

The Bitish steamers. Oro and Benvorlich. have now been chartered to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The Oro will be placed on the regularly to Shanghai, Hokkaido line, while the Benvorlich` is to run

The steam tender Sams, lately employed as a Press boat by Mr. Bennett Burleigh, Daily Telegraph's war correspondant, has arrived Nagasaki. It is learned that she has been purchased by a Japanese firm. - *

A counter-claim was then heard in which Schroeder claimed $75 for breach of contract It was a condition of the agreement when he took the house and one of the inducements to

The Ryolo Maru, having on board the crew taking it that he should have the use of a of the C.EM.- steamer Mongolia, which was tennis court. This court was to be ready by employed, as a hospital ship at Port Arthur, the terms of the agreement on the 1st July, but | arrived at Chefoo on 24th inst. Atro am, the as a matter of fact it was not ready until Octo- | crew of the Mongolia were handed over to the ber 2nd. He therefore claimed Sas, a month | care of the Russian Consul and were then dis. during the time the court was not available. charged. He made frequent complaints to Mr. Ritchie's

agents in this connection.

Mr. C. F. Focken, who laid out the court on behalf of Mr. Ritchie, said it was ready for play he said. "It is too hot now to play: I would in July. When he told Schroeder it was ready

rather wait a month or two,"

Tha British steamer

The Gulf of Pechifi is now becoming free from ice, and the Nippon Yusen Kaisba is making arrangements to re-open its services to North China ports.

inst. on the company's first trip to Taku for the Prometheus was los. il from Kobe on the 23rd

present year.

A

5,500.00 By Mr. Grist: Witness replied it will be all 44,032-11

the better for the court. He did not, bowever, | HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER 4.528.36 302,222,22 tell him he could not play. $533,365-59 with costs.

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1904. To losses and claims paid. ..........$

charges s

17

commissions..............................'.

, exchange

balance as above......

נג

net premia received, less returns and re-insurances ..................1) interest... ❞ transfer fees

下午

64.00

Dis Honour gave judgment for Mr. Ritchie

OF COMMERCE.

Al a monthly meeting of the general come mittee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, held in the Chamber Room, St. George's Build", ing, on Tuesday, 14th February, at 3.45 p.m. present Messrs. E. A. Hewell (Chairman), A. G. Wood, (Vice Chairman), Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, Messrs. A Haupt, A. W. Robertson, N. A. Siebs, 1. R. M. Smith, H. E. Tomkins, E. S. Whealler, Hon. Mr. R. Shewan (ex officio), and Mr. 'A. R. Lowe (Secretary).

MINUTES.

388,233-67 THE French Minister at Peking has notified 135,067.91

the Waiwupu that, according to information from the French Consul at Canton, the French $533,365.59 Roman Catholic church there has been dam aged by native bad characters, for which far. compensation is claimed, and that in order to 87,566.98 | prevent a similar occurrence in future French 33,945-42 troops are intended to ba, stationed outside the 45.350.8 French concession there. Viceroy Tsen Chen

276.13

NEW MEMBER OF COMMITTEE. Hauen telegraphed to the Waiwupu that th 300,371.63

was no damage to the church, and that, with on taking his seat for the first time on the The Chairman welcomed Mr. E. S. Whealler 5526,611.97 regard to the intention of stationing French Committee troops, it should be settled between himsel and the French · Consul at Canton, elc. The

1 thera

$385,790.58

140.775.39 French Minister, however, insists on the 46.00 demand, and takes independent action with the Waiwupu, despite Viceroy Tsen's request. $526,611.97

We have examined the books and vouchers of the Company, and certify that the above statements are in accordance therewith.

W. HUTTON POTTS, Į Auditors.

THOS. ARNOLD,·

Hongkong, 25th February, 1905,

啦

~THE DALLAS-BANDMANN

OPERA COMPANY;

Defendant said "I killed him by accident.” This concluding the case for the prosecution, This talented Company commence their sca- His Worship was about to commit the accused son at the City Hall with the enormously suc. THIRTEEN Chinesemen and women were placed to take his trial at the next sessions, when cessful musical comedy: "A Country Girl," on before Mr. Hazeland, at the Magistracy charged inspector Collett, who was in charge of the Thursday next. The Dallar-Bandmann Opera with re-erecting cubicles after they had been case, entered the Court and said that he was Company have gained for themselves a repu removed by the Sanitary Board. They were instructed by the Captain Superintendent of tation of a very high order throughout India each fined $15, and given one week in which Police to withdraw the case. This was accord- to demolish the illegal structures.

-Eastern Times,"",

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE

1

Gemman (Prinz Regent Luitpold) ist prox American (Deric) and prox. Canadian (Athenian) and prox. American (Manchuria) 5ib prox.

The Silk ex C. P. R. Co.'s Ba' Tartar arrived at New York on 26th inst

The ss. Tourage, with the French Mail of 3rd inst, left Singapore yesterday, and may be expected here on 6th prox.

The P. M, S. S. Co.'s.ss. Manchuria will

due at Hongkong on 5th prox, at daylight,

| ingly done, and the accused discharged, and Burmab; and Mr. Dallas, may confidently leave Manila for this port on and proxy and is

look forward to a “record” season this yeaï.

The minutes of the monthly meeting held va 17th ultimo were read and confirmed.

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS AGAINST HONGKONG.

Read correspondence courteously forwarded by the Bon. Colonial Secretary relating to the Burma, and Netherlands India under whịch declarations of the Governments of Medras,

arrivals from Hongkong were to be quaran tined. PANELA SA

ACCOUNTS FOR 1901... Statements of Income and Expenditure and Balance Sheet on 31st December-last audited by Hon. Mr, Gershon Stewart and Mr. Frank Symth were read and considered satisfaciory,

ANNUAL MEETING AND REPORT, The draft report of the

he Committee on its praceedings during 1904 was considered and - passed, and the date of the Annual General Meeting of members fixed for Tuesday, 28th February, 1905

THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 26th February, 1905.

Non-Chinese................ Chinese

Library Museum

143

60 7.175.

7.335