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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY APRIL 13, 1905.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two Chinamen were placed before Mr. Haze- | Land at the Magistracy, this moming, charged with being in unlawful possession of, the first THE English Mail of the 10th March was de- ¦ six, and the second three, gramaphole reconds livered in London on the 8th inst

reasonably suspected of being stolen property. The second defendant said the third gave them to him, and the third said be brought them from Canton. The case, was remanded until to-morrow morning, the defendant being allow bà bail in the sum of $500 each.

MR. G. N. Orme, who has relieved Mr. H Kemp, as second Magistrate at the Police Court, was sworn in yesterday and took his seat in the small Court this merging, when he disposed of a number of petty cases,

NAVAL NOTES,

The British cruiser Mogw has retuṛned from Weihaiwel,

The Centurion went out for practice in Mirs Bay yesterday.

THE CRUISER "SULLY."

It will be news of some satisfaction to the

BALTIC FLEET SIGHTED.

SQUADRON OF 41 VESSELS.

HEADING APPARENTLY FOR Y

"VLADIVOSTOK.

We learn, on excellent authority, that the Baltic Fleet, consisting of 42 vessels, was sighted on the morn

shareholders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. to learn that this company is also KING Edward's claim in the Klondyke has A CORRESPONDENT at home has excellent taking a prominent pait in the salving of the The rates per quarter ant per mensein, proportional, been jumped. It was presented to His Maathority for stating that, in, view of the French cruiser Sully. The company's technical ing of the 11th inst., in 8 degrees 10 The daily sue is delivered free when the address is jesty a year ago by the owner, a man named dispute now pending between the Peninsular and operative staff have been hard at work, minutes North latitudo, 106 degrees accomible to morenger. On enpio want by por so Sparling, but though it was properly transferred and Oriental and the Orient Companies and both at the design and suscture of the pon32 minutes Eat longitudo. The Fleet. additional $1.80 per quarter in charged. fo rpastage. the gift was never acknowledged and no assess-Australian Commonwealth Government with toon for that vessel during Sunday and con-

ment work was ever done, so that the title regard to the mail contracts, the Imperial tinuously since then. It is also to the credit of was steaming in north-easterly

Government has referred the whole matter to lapsed. The adjoining gold mines are very

direction. The information, it the Board of Trade for settlement. There is

may talk, therefore, of an early conference between

be stated, was received through the representatives, of the companies and of the Commonwealth, with a specially agreed upon

office of the Commodore at Hong-. arbitrator, but nothing is likely to be agreed

kong, who received it from the upon until advices, which are expected, have arrived from Australia,

The postage on the weekly lar to any part of the

world is 80 cents per quarior.

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1905.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 'IN

HONGKONG.

The value of wireless telegraphy for signal ling and commercial purposes. has been recognised for a considerable time now, but it is only lately that the matter has assumed importance in this part of the world. In a BLEND recent issue we were enabled through the energy of our naval correspondent to slate that the Admiralty authorities had decided to erect a wireless telegraphic station at Cape d'Aguilar, so that warships at Mirs Bay should be in constant communication with Hongkong. That exclusive informa- tion opens out a vast field for speculation. In China several wireless telegraphic stations have already been erected, and the feats achieved by the Times representative during the early part of the bombardment of Port

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In a larceny case, before Mr. Hazeland this morning, a very old Chinaman, who was a wit ness, wearing a white moustache, carried, instead of the usual fan, an ivory comb, and with this he continued incessantly to combhis moustache, in which he appeared to take great pride, and showed great indignation when warned tostop, while in the witness box.

A STRONG muster' of farmers recently turned up at the Ministry of Finance, Bangkok, when the auction of the Huoy Lottery Farm for the Siamese fiscal year 124 (April 1905-06) took place. This year the farm realized Ticals 2,401,600, and the highest bid for the next year was ficals 3,072,000; from the same syndicate who held the Farm last year.

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Mr. Gaston Liebert, the French Consul in the Colony, that the proposal to construct the toon is attributed. As already mentioned in our columns, the carrying out of this particular portion of the work has been entrusted to the Dock Co., and will, we understand, be super vised by the Chief-Engineer of the Saigon Dockyard in conjunction with Mr. W. C. Jack, both of whom were expected here to-day.

SHIPPING JETSAM.

The West River s.s. Kongnum is now under going considerable repairs at the hands of the

Dock Co.

The German steamer Erus has undergone extensive repairs to her botoin, forward, and appears almost ready for leaving the Kowloon docks and taking the water,

The Hongkong, Canton and Macao 35.

| APPOINTED triennially, the Chinese Ministers at the Legation in Portland Place, although eligible for reappointment, seldom remain much longer than this brief period. Within the next two months, says a home correspondent, Ta Jen Chang, the present Ambassader, will return to China, after the arrival of his successor in office, Ta Jen Tang, who will bring with him a great reputation as administrator and diplo. mat, and other changes of diplomatic signi ficance are likely to take place at the same time in the stuff of the Embassy. · Since the ACCORDING to advices which have reached a Legation-the first in Europe-was established, prominent quarter in London from Tokio, the mainly through the reforming influence of the Kinshan having undergone the usual cleaning Japanese Finance Ministry intends, in con- late Li Hung Chang, in 1876, the Chinese and painting operations came afloat from the junction with the authorities of the Imperial Ambassadors, chief of whom was the distin.dacks this forenoon looking spic and span. Bank of Japan, to establish a bank in Man-guished Marquis Tseng, have one by one taken churia, with branches in China and Korea, back from England impressions which have The scheme is regarded at Tokio as buth wall helped to promote the expansion of Anglo Chinese commerce. The correspondent is informed by a special authority on Chinese affairs that, whereas thirty years ago Chinese siatesuren could hardly be persuaded to come to Europe as Ambassadors, and the first volun- teer had his house burned about him for his intrepidity, at the present time competition for

keen in the Chinese Diplomatic Service.

advised and opportune, as the Russo-Chinese Bank has had, as a consequence of the war, to close up practically all its business, and the remaining facilities are of the most uncertain description.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of No. 18

The s.s. Sikk has left Chefoo with a further batch of coalies for work in the outh African mines. The vessel is expected in Hongkong

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on Sunday afternoon, and she will at once load quantity of general cargo and will then pio- ceed to Durban direct. Needless to add she will not take any coolies from Hongkong.

FOG ON CANTON RIVER.

commander of the Iphigenia,

The importance of this information, which may be implicitly accepted, is found in the fact that all the rumours about the. Fleet' going to Saigon are practically proved to be worthless. In the position described, the Fleet would be about too miles to the south of Saigon, just off the island of Condore, and the direction in which it was steaming would carry it beyond the direct track to Saigon. That being so, the Fleet should. be somewhere in the neighbourhood of Hongkong at the present moment. Taking it for granted that the object of Admiral Rodjestvensky is to reach Vladivostok with his entire squadron, the natural route to adopt would take the Fleet to the eastward of Hongkong, through the Liu-kin Islands- thereby escaping the dangers of the Formosa Channel-to the Korean Straits.

If the

Fleet succeeded in evading the enemy there, then it would have a straight run to Vladivostok, which should be reached in a couple of days at the outside.

This information confirms the views.ex. pressed by a marine insurance manager, in

Arthur in transmitting news across distances of that bright lite Service paper The Badger, the appointment of Minister to England is yesterday's date, slates that the traffic on the Hongkong, in our columns the other day,

varying between 75 and 150 miles, accord-

ht

capital service notes, and an amusing account of a ride in a Hongkong tramcar, besides many other contributions of equal interest. This is the first number of The Badger that we have had the pleasure of scanning, and we shall certainly look forward with pleasuret future

issues of the newsy little sheet.

published in the interests of the U.S. squadron on board of the battleship Wisconsin, ing to the state of the weather, show the contains an article on the change in the com possibilities of the latest medium of command of the Asiatic Ficel, quite a number of munication. When even the Chinese Government commission an Italian licuten- ant to bring out the Marconi apparatus for four men-of-war and for three land stations, it must be evident that the thorough practi cability of the system is completely establish- & Co., ed. But what we are concerned with, is the LIKE other professions, says the for, piracy interest which Hongkong, and particular. has moved with the times. Seven jovial buc.

caneers have just looted a steam launch travel ly the shipping interests of the Colony, must

ling from Hongkong to Shami. But they did have in the local installation at Cape not swoop down from the offing in a low, [32 d'Aguilar. At present there is no means of rakish-looking craft. They booked a passage signalling the arrival of vessels from the cast at Hongkong, and went aboard like ordinary until they have passed through the Lyec folk, asking the steward if it was likely to be moon Pass, and then they are almost at an- rough that day. Half-way across they extracted chorage. From the west, vessels are signal. revolvers from a jar of vegetables, and invited the other passengers to hand over a few valu led from the Gap Rock, which gives threeables. We like this quiet, gentlemanly way of hours' warning of their approach, sufficient for business men to make arrangements to

doing things. Awful slaughter amidships is

deal with the vessel on her arrival. Now that it is proposed to establish a wireless AT 12.30 pm. to-day the cram-car traffic was

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BUT WORTH DOUBLE

THIS MONEY.

THIS BRAND IS KNOWN

BY ITS QUALITY

AND A

GOLD TRIANGLE

ON THE LABEL.

out of date..

BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.

Our correspondent at Canton, writing under

river is entirely disorganised owing to the pre- valence of dense log. Nearly all steamers

that no attempt would be made to stop at are arriving many hours late, and in conse. Saigon, that every effort would be made to quence of the non-arrival of mail matter, busi-enter Vladivostok, where the fleet would have

Chief Justice, sitting in bankruptcy jurisdiction still.

Several small Chinese cases came before theness with Hongkong is practically at a stand- everything in its favour. It is a curious fact that not one of the trading vessels which have lately arrived at Hongkong from the south or from Siam, has seen the slightest sign of the Baltic Fleet. Of course, most of them had no idea that the Baltic Fleet was sojourning in these waters. Nevertheless, it might have been thought they would have had a glimpse of a Fleet extending over an area of ten miles, presuniably in the track of shipping generally.

at the Supreme Court, this morning, in one of which, Wei Leung Shrek, Mr. C. E. H. Beavis appeared for the debtor, who petitioned for a receiving order. Mr. Beavis pointed out that, according to debtor's declaration his assets

consisted of furniture, valued at $300, jewellery fo.abntit the same value, and at $1,003 in cash, in addition to a claim against the firm of Holliday, Wise & Co. for the amount of mo ney deposited with them as security during the time the debtor was connected with that firm as compradore. His unsecured debts were $43,000.-The usual order was made, Mr. G. H. Wakeman being appointed trasies.

PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS,

In the matter of the Wai Yuen Company, lately trading as ship chandlers, at 114, Des Voeux Road, Central, Mr. Dixon stated that at the first general meeting of crechtors held at the Official Receiver's Office yesterday afternoon, it was resolved to adjudge the debtor bankrupt.-

The thirteen cosmopolitan members of the crew of the s.s. Queen Eleanor, who refused to proceed in that vessel to Japan, on the 27th it, and were accordingly sentenced, by the Hon, Captain I.. A. W. Barnes-Lawrence, R.N., Marine Magistrate, to three weeks' imprison- ment, having served their terms were this morning released from gaul, and escorted to various vessels in the harbour, their respective Consuls having, made arrangements to send them home.

ANOTHER NEW LINE.

JAPANESE CRUISERS SIGHTED OFF SWATOW.

The Captain of the Lonsuk, which The Compagnie de Transports et d'Ap. arrived at Hongkong to day, states that provionnements Fconomique's new 1st class when entering Swatow on the roth inst. steamer s.s. Norma of 2.30 tons was to load he descried two Japanese cruisers steaming from February 23rd until the roth March, atat full speed in a southerly direction. He Antwerp, Dunkirk and Marseilles, and was to estimated the speed at fully 20 knots an leave during the first fortnight of March, the hour: various destinations being Bangkok, Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong with direct bills of

As stated above, only 42 vessels of the Baltic Fleet were sighted, instead of 47.

telegraphic station at Cape d'Aguilar, we stopped considerah more than an hour, The public examination of two members of the lading for the heighbouring ports of Pnom which has been given as the total strength

would suggest that the present inconvenience of being unable to learn of a vessel's ap. proach from the north or east might be done away with once for all. It is true the station at Cape d'Aguilar is being erected by the Admiralty officials for their own purposes, but it is hardly likely it will always be engaged in transmitting official messages from Mirs Bay to the headquarters in Hongkong. In the intervals, it should be possible for the station to act the part of advance agent, announcing in the city the sighting of any particular vessel long before it appears at the western entrance in the harbour. In the case of mail-boats parti- cularly, the convenience of such an arrange ment cannot be over-estimated. Most of the Atlantic mail-boats have wireless telegraphic installations and there is not the slightest doubt that if wireless telegraphic stations

through a car becoming derailed when nearing the Central Market from the east. It jolted over a stone and went off the rails, the passen- gers at once alighting; some of them endea- veuring to push the car back into position.

They were unsuccessful, and the car remained where she slipped until a gang of coolies arrived on the scene from the Company's office, word of the accident having been immediately sent on to the traffic department. It is believed that this was again the work of some irrespon

sible urchin, who no doubt was sunte where near by, chuckling to himself at the result of his "bit of fun." It is to be hoped, since thest affairs are becoming so frequeat, the mis- creants when caught will be most severely dealt with. While there is no danger to life in these accidents there is to property, and more. over, the delay caused to busy men whose business requires their travelling to the ex tremes of the city, is annoying in the extreme.

firm were then proceeded with and a receiving order was subsequently made. Following this the Court proceeded with the public examina. tion of Li Lai, of No. 126, Connaught Road, Central, trader, and made a similar order,

A DEAL IN GLASS.

The sum of $404,05 was claimed as damages under a contract for the sale of glass, by Messrs. A. Ross & Co., who, this morning, sued the Man Hing, Loong, before the Puisne Judge (Mr. T. Sercomte Smith) 10 recover the amount. The pla utiffs were represented by Mr. and Mrs. F. X. D'Almada e Castro appeared H. Hursthouse (Messrs. Dennys and Bowley)

for Sun Cliuen Leung, who had been served as a partner; otherwise the defendants were not represented —At the outsel Mr. Hursthouse explained that the only question was whether the man served was a putner or not. There was no doubt about it that the person who

Penh, Hanoi, etc., etc. A service of steamers

of much higher tonnage will follow, the ports of call being Bangkok, those of Indo-China, China and Japan,

AUCTION SALE OF STEAMARS.

There was a very large attendance at Powell and Co's Sale Room the other afternoon when the four steamers Giang Bec, Zwens, Glang Seng, and Flevo, were offered for sale. The following were the best offers :--

Loti Glang Bee $175,000 $76,000

Lot 2 Zwiena Lot 3 Glang Seng $117,000 These offers being below the reserve prices placed upon the vessels, they were withdrawn. Lot 4 the Fleva was knocked down to Teo Teow Peng of Singapore for §. 6,002,

The three vessely unsold remain in the hands of Powell and Co, who are open to re- ceive offers for them, says the Straits Times, `

"DAKOTA" IS COMING.

It is officially announced by the general pas

fendant firm was the man served with the writ.senger department for the Great Northern Fail- Subsequently Sun Chuen Leung advertised road Company that the Dukon was to sail from New York for Hongkong on or about bis refirement from the firm, but later asked for time before taking delivery of the glass April 3, under the contract.-vidence was heard, and the case is proceeding.

started up on the regular route, the Pacific THE last of the series of these most popular entered into the contract on behalf of the de- mail-boats would also adopt the system. It dances, held under the auspices of the Masonic Quadrille Club, took place last night. Hither must be frequently galling to a merchant to to, the dances have been held in the Masonic learn that a vessel from the north or from Hail, but the Quadrille Club abandoned that America has arrived with mails for long locality for its last function, and held it in kong, half an hour after he has left his the City Hall. The hall had been very taste- office. But under existing conditions that, fully decorated with potted palms, and ever- no doubt, occasionally happens, If the greens, besides being draped with bunting, Admiralty consented to become inter- while the floor put into excellent condition, medlarics in heralding the coming of vessels, under the superintendence of Mr. J. Vanstone. they would be conferring a boon on the The duties of Masters of Ceremonies were assumed and most satisfactorily carried out commercial community. In fact, they would

of the squadron, including transports and Colliers. What has become of the other five boats? Then again, the Fleet was seen off Pulo Condore, and an explanation of ita proximity to land may easily be suggested... It is necessary for the warships to coal fre quently, and probably this was one of the few occasious since leaving Madagascar that the Fleet has had the opportunity of coaling in comparative safety. It would not he desirable to coal on the high seas if there was the least land shelter to be got, and the island of Condore would be in a very happy situation for the Fleet's coaling requirements. In all this it has to be borne in mind that the Fleet when sighted was sufficiently close to Saigon to make it a matter of no difficulty to change the route and steam for the French port. Considering the vagaries of the Flect up to the present time, no one would be surprised to hear that it bad decided at the last monent to make for Saigon, if only for a short respite before the real trial of strength comes off. But coo-

The trip will be around the African conti-sidering all things, the probability is that nent instead of by way of Cape Horn, because the Fleet will steer a course for Vladivostok. it is figured by the officers of the line that the keeping clear, as far as possible, of the ship can reach Hongkong, at the same ubiquitous Japanese. time the Minnesota is at Seattle on her next If the Baltic Fleet proceeds very much trip. The Dakota was to be delivered to her further north, we may very soon hear the owners March 20, and will go through practi-announcedient that the Osaka Shosen Kai aid of the Sailors and Soldiers Married Families cally the same programme as was used with sha have decided to withdraw their fleet of

"THE MATCH OF THE SEASON"

A grand Charity Costume Football match in

be fulfilling in a way the prime reason of their by Messrs. J. Sibbett and Mr. McLeod, while Association will be played (weather permitting) | her sister ship prior to her Pacific trip.

between Geo, Burnett's Prehistoric XVIII, and

The ship will take on about 15,000 tons of Hongkong Club ground, Happy Valley, on Newport News and New York, and will sail as the Royal Engineers Football Club, on the coal and merchandise freight at Philadelphia,

Saturday, 15th inst. Kick-off at 30'clock sharp. soon after April 3 as is practicable.

A collection in aid of the above association will

THE PREHISTORICS.-G. Bumett, B. Joy, W. Adolphy, J. Rodaway, F. Biephens, W. Marshall, J. Kinnear, A. Fornachon, J. Cahill, S. Murray, W. Graber, L. Brown, E. Morris, D. Meldrum, J. Davis, F. Mahon, S. Clark, and

The time of the trip by the African route

will be longer than if she sailed around Cape Horn to Puget Sound, but the owners figure that it will be possible to land her at Hong- kong just as the finnesota is getting into Seattle by taking the longer way and as the cargo for the Minnesota for her trip has already' been partially engaged it is thought that this plan will prove more economical.

With the arrival of the Dikofa at Ilongkong

runs ships will be taken

steamers trading between Hongkong, the

British companies will have malters all their Coast Ports and Formosa, whereupon the

own way.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

Mr. H. Wolle, President of the Club, was existence the protection of British interests,

mosi energetic in his efforts to make the guests which in this case means the interests of feel quite at home, a duty in which he was Hongkong, and the advance of commerce by ably seconded by Mr. W. Higby, Hon. Secre. sea. But it all remains with the Admiralty tary of the Club. A capital and very varied whether this will be done or not. As a rule programms of dance music had been anaoged, be made on the ground. After the match a the officials of the Admiralty in Hongkong and this was perfectly carried out by the Club's massive silver shield will be presented to the musicians, Sergeant jonkius, R.E., and Corporal winning team. The undermentioned will re- have proved, in the past, exceedingly willing Roberts, RE, who have done such yeoman present the respective teams:- to grant any request which had for its service at all the six dances of this series: ultimate object the furtherance of shipping Notwithstanding the very unpleasant state of or commercial interests. With the establish the weather there was scarcely an invitation ment of a wireless telegraphic station at unresponded to, so that there were about one Cape d'Aguilar they will be in a position to hundred and twenty couples on the floor at one increase the obligations due to them by the time. The refreshments and supper arrange

and Engleton. Altogether it was a most enjoy-wood, F. Hampson, J. Holbrook, D. Mann, F. their own arrangements in any way. It only able dance, and all concerned are to be heartily Smith, C. Spiers, W. Le Grove, G. Heatley, A. remains for a deputation of representative congratulated. The Club proposes to wlad up Griffith, and D. Bell.

ed to the minimuin,,, The latest measurements here on 18th inst. business men to approachthe chief of the its season this year with another smoking con- Referco-Cpl. W. Green R. E.

show that the Dakota is eleven tops heavier 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR, Admiralty in Hongkong in order to gain cert to be held, probably in the City Hill, at

Stretcher Beaters-W. Lawson and :), than the Minnesota, and consequently the [33 the desired end

an early dale

Holden, hongkang, 13th April, 1905. -

largest freighter salling any sea,

R. Tennant.

GREGOR & Co., commercial community, without disturbing mente were in the bands of Messrs. Morgan ROYAL, ENGR XI.-W. Bradford, W. Hen-

WINE MERCHANTS,

the regular ions of their pedules they will

hereafter cross each other in mid-Pacific, with

MAILS DUE.

Australian (Empire) 14th inst. Franch (Tonkin) tyih inst,' Indian (Namsang) 17th inst. French (Dumbia) 18th inst. American (Afongolia) 19th inst

The Bucknall Line as Barotre left Shang

the chances of coming in direct contact reduc hal for Hongkong on 12th inst,, and is due

The Shell Lise ss. Plana, from Middlesbro' and London, lest Singapuro yesterday, and in expected here on 19th inst,