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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY MAY 4, 1905

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Commonwealth, if it be in the market. As for the statement that there is no oil in the country, it has been conclusively shown that the geological formation of the island is absolutely identical to that found in all oil

***THE PILOT CASH; }

FURTHER, EVIDENCE.

Ordinary bad con dications lingid ko idrowed fields and oil-bearing regions. Again, Tecond with the same offence and also with charged with negligent navigation, while in

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN, ADYANOR), DAILY-$30 per utimiliki.- WEEKLY $18 per sanum. "

The dally imue in delivered free when the drown in mogawalbia to hamaagur. On coplas ment by just an adilitional $1,80 por parter is charged to epostage. The postage of the'wookly late in any part of the

wizell ́la 380 cmitu par quarter.

Two Marines from H:M.S. Andromads were |- charged before Mr. H, M. Orme at the Magl tracy, this morning, the first with behaving in a disorderly manner and damaging a milkman's property at Wanchai on the 3rd inst. and the The case in which Captain Lawlor was resisting Chinese Constable 134,inge charge of the ss. Slavonia, when Assaulting and resisting and; district

Ahman 05. They were both placing her alongside the Kowican 'wharf on

the 16th of March last, thereby causing her, ned Sio, the second being further ordered damage, by indenting some of her plates, was to pay $t to the milkman as compensation.

resumed this morning before Mr. F. A. Hare- PROGRAMINE of music to be performed by the and. Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Locker and Deacon, appeared for the proseču. Band of the and Hal., Royal West Kent Region, and Mr. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson on the New Parade Ground, on Monday next and Grist, for the defence.

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Information which we have obtained from csidents of long standing in the Interior, who have only recently arrived from Timor, oil springs abound in such profusion that there can be not the alightest question that the oil-beds exist in such quantities, as to The raten per quarter and per mense, pentional justify the investment of capital, always provided that the Government grant such facilities to the holders of the concession as would enable them to o'feel that their money was safe from native interference, and the lives of their employes secured from harm One of the delegates recently appointed by the Portuguese Government to bring over MR. P. L. Cameron, the well-known Calcutta the election papers in connection with agent of the Hongkong Bank, retires from the recent nomination of a deputy to India abortly. After a training gained in the the Lisbon Chambers for the province, City of Glasgow Baak, Mr. Cameron Joined stated that the allotment of a fresh the Hongkong sad Shanghai Banking Cor feet, Witness signalled when the tope was

Single Cagle Bally. In most Weekly, twouly

five cents.

DEATH.

At Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, on the 29th April, 1935, HANS BRRO, late second officer atr. Holstein..

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Captain Unsworth, continued his evidence and said he threw some chips into the water. when nearing the wharf to test the force of the current. The launch Stork was sent to get the bow lines, and they were made fast to the so

-end of No. 1 wharf, "The post low ropu was.

not long enough to go up to the shore end, Witness thought they were coming in bow on when the rope should be ma 'e fast to the shore end. The distance between the ship's bown and the sex end of the wharf was about 400

The Hongkong Celegraph concession was, at the time of his de poralios twent-fis years ago and was then made fast by & metion of his hand, which is

HONGKONG, Thursday, May 4, 1905

TIMOK'S FUTURE.

parture from the colony, under the consi, sent out to the Far East, A service of a deration of the Government, and it was quart of a century in the varying climes of Japan, "bomby, Penang and Singapore, as well known that among those who were well as of Calcutt, has left him a young man secking to develop the resources of the still, with, is to be hoped, many years of country in the oil fields was a syndicate in vigour yet before him, Australia represented by Dr. Elliot, of

TELEGRAMS.

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SERVICE.

THE MACKAY TREATY.

CHINA EVADES OBLIGATIONS,

LORD LANSDOWNE APPROACHEN,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghini, Sr. Muy,

3.30 p.m.

Seventy leading British merchants have signed the following telegram

which has been despatched to Lord Lunsdowne, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs

British merchants draw Govern- ment's attention to the fact that China the usual practice, and the skip began in hau ignores Mackay Treaty rendoring most essentials on her rows at once. The launch Pelleam weni Bamo ineffective for the seth rope, She went astern shortly China actively opposes currency, after the Stork went to the bar and she mining, taxation and navigation turned with the stern rape. At the moment the stern rope was nude fast, the pen side was stipulations Beg Britis↑ Govern- 200 feet from the sea'end of the No. 1 wharfment insist on Treaty being made

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The island of Timor has come under public islands with experts. It may be taken for was suspected of being in possession of illicit wharf, As soon as the stern rope was fait he operative."

At various times during the past few years, Sydney, who has more than once visited the HR Chinese cook of the Empress of Japan and about 55 feet off the sea end of No:2

notice as the result of the demands made by certain concessionaires, or because the Com monwealth of Australia, had temporarily awakened to the danger which would threat en their coasts should the island pass into the hands of a Furopean Power

shifted the bow" mpe to the shore end of the

wharf. At that time the bow was about 240 feet from the share and of the whirl. They hauled on the stern rope very slowly, „When the steamer got close up to the wharf he could see

OBITUARY,

granted that, as a result of his investigations and explorations, this gentleman has found it of advantage to enter upon an enterprise which should be fruitful of profitable results to the syndicate. It is contended that the original syndicate, engineered by Portuguese citizens, has lost the right to work the con- which we quoted from the London Globe cession which was granted to therby: fined $43.or two months' imprisonment and I appeared to witness that they wore hauling The above teleg mm did not reach us until

other than Great Britain

An ́article

yesterday, shows that the acquisition of

reason of the fact that the right has lapsed Timor by the Imperial authorities or the Australian Commonwealth-it is really im. by the effluxion of time. That is a matter, MELLOW material which of these bodies take it of course, which cannot be settled by, a lay- over-is again exercising the minds of the man, however skilled in company law the people of Australia, and it is likely to reach may be. Timor has been a drain on the an acute stage from the fact that definite resources of the Portuguese Government for plans are being formed to work the oil fields years; through their ineptitude or indiffer-

AND

FINE FLAVOUR. for town the castration ence they have, at any rate, not exhibited A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt standpoint, the question of the disposition of that energy or ability to develop the Timor is looked upon as a matter of supreme territory of Timor to the extent that Whiskies Distilled in Scotland.

political importance. With Timor in the its mineral and agricultural resources

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

puium and his quarters were accordingly searched under the usual warrant, when not only was the suspected opium unearthed, but a revolver for which he had no licence, and which the police believed to be stolen property, was ai o discovered. He was charged before Mr. Orme at the Magistracy this morning for both unlawful possession, when for the opium he was the cass of the revolver was remanded until to-morrow, bail being allowed in the sum of

Sato

Mr. Alfred Carter, assistant hon. secretary of the Sanitary Institute of Hongkong, informs us that an extraordinary general meeting of the Institute was held last night at No. 10 Wyodham

Street. When, the following office-bearers were elected in serve until October next:-Dr. Pearse chairman, Messrs. Cunnin, ham, Jack Man, Carter and Dr. Clark, e mmittee of ma

that they had the stern fine laid through the bollards to the winch. This would have the effect of preventing them hauling in quickly in slowly. He then sent the Stork astern and

to tow her stem ingl be Slurk was them hanging out to the ship to give the launch a ropa, on to the stern. It is quite usual for launches

to hang on so until the mooring is finished. Witness with the aid of models showed the position of the vessel at the time he sang out to the ship, le sang out because they seemed

to

heave in so slowly-and the vessel, was dangerously near to No. 2 wharf. A towline witness asked for it. Luring all this time the was given to the Stork, about 15 minutes after

The death is announced of Zit Seng Foo, the compradore of the Shanghai Branch of the 11ongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

for insertion in our, issue That evening.-Ed, p.m. yesterday and was therefore too late #7)

NAVAL NOTES.

The British cruiser Hogue came in from Mirs Bay this inorning.

The Navy League Journal for April contains

an excellent reproduction of a photograph showing divisions on board II, M.S, Andromeda, 1. Orders have been given that the Humber is (0)

possession of Germany--and it seems that demand. After three hundred years, Timor pagement; Dr. Macfarlane, Treasurer; Mr. ship was uning her engines, either goip be paid off at Hongkong on the arrival of the Gibson, Secretary and Mr. Carter assistant Se. ahead or astern. He did not notice the ship | Hecla, which is procéeding out to become the Germany has been making tentative efforts under the Portuguese Government is practcretary. It was annoured that an examina. strike, but k seemed to him that she seemed to depot for destrayers on the China Station.

to secure the island from the Portuguese Government Australia would be open to attack at any point. As a naval station held by England Timor would prove an ideal spot, A. S. WATSON & CO., while it would guard the access to Australis

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But leaving that question aside for

cally a waste; it has proved a white elephant to the home country and a spendthrift living on the exchequer of Macao. Had Macao been free to utilise all the surplus revenues which, have gone to meet deficien

eles in Timor, many public improvements might have been carried out in the colony

for Inspectors of Nuisance will be held in: Oc taber should: sufficient candidates present themselves.

adeno

THE Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard of Kobe is

at present busily occupied with "över - ten steamers on the stocks or in course of compie tion. Business his greatly developed in the

rike before the lowline was given to the Stork. He was certain the ship had not struck at the time the stern rope was made fast to the wharf. She had not: gituck at the time he sang out for the tqw-rope to be given to the Stark he had been hauling on the

ern line for about five minutes belo e ne sing out for the tow-rape. The stern rope had been

Capt. Webster of the Leith steamer Benwahr saw a flalina.cruiser and transport, steamer south of the Maclesfield Bank on the rat. inst, and north of the Anamba filand mer a British Red Cross ship going to Singapore

with what he believed to be Russian refugees embarked at Shanghai,

the moment, the fact that vast deposits to the advantage of the nearer, Portuguese course of the hit two or three years, and we made fast about a quarter of an hour, as far as ra of petroleum have been discovered in Timer settlement. The Portuguese Government understand that it is the intention of the com is likely to have a supremely important bear would, then, be well advised to alienate a pany to shonly make a call for further capita! she struck, but it was taut when they hauled on ing to the Petli Far, the Amiril Aude, a

ing on the question. A Singapore paper dealing with this matter alleged recently that their information on the subject of Timor did not bear out the statement regarding the presence of oil fields there. But those who have had occasion to consider the question, are fully convinced as to the truth of the statement that oil abounds in Timor, that it can be worked profitably, and that every. thing points to Timor becoming a source of immense oil supplies in the not far distant future. The whole reason why Timor, after three centuries of European dominion, lies half-forgotten and unknown in the vicinity of Australia is to be found in the lethargy of

territory for which they have no use, beyond during the present half-year, and to increase the fact of retaining it as a monument of the capital by Yoco,coo during the ensuing erstwhile glory and an heirloom of the intre half-year. The present capital of the company pidity of their early navigators. The Govs Y4,000,000, of which 3,200,000 paid up, ernment of the Commonwealth would and with the proposed increase the company The will be capitalised at Y10,000,000. readily, with the sanction of the Imperial Kawasaki Company's resources and property authorities, acquire this territory, which are to-day valued at 10,000,000) would prove of immense value to the Colonial Empire of Great Britain. In ASAD case of suicide occurred at the Victoria exchange, our ancient ally could claim that Nursing Home this morning, says the Shunghat quid pro quo which England would be found Mercury of 29th ult, when a German patient only two willing to grant, commensurate with named H. Borg, who had been confined the value which the island may mean to the at the Home since the gth inst., managed early Government of Australia. In fine, we hold this morning to elude the vigilance of his nurse

seemed to be any strain on the stern rops before of saving the French cruiser, Sully, as, accord he could judge, before, she struck, There never It is clear that very little hope is entertained

it, getting slack again afterwards. It took about ten minutes to get taut, and then it lackened. The ship had not struck when the rope began to get slack. It sermed to witness to be about eight minutes after the rope got slack, when she struck. There was nothing whatever to prevent the ship going out straight astern, and no risk of any collision with any shipping. It was quite kiniple for her to go out astern, without collid ing with the wharf at the time he called out for the towline. Before she struck, her stern was Dever in the area between the two wharves. witness saw the place where she struck it was 70 feet from her stern. The cause of the ship's getting into the position shown may the engines would tend to set harthere. From have been an under-current, or the working of

sister ship, belonging to the French Northern Squadron, has been ordered to go into dock at Brest to reft, in preparation for being sent out to the Far East to take the place of the Sully,

Engineer Lieutenant H. F. Bell has been

appointed to H.M.S. Tantar, receiving abip at Hongkong, as assistant to Engineer-Comman der A. V, Blake, chief engineer at the dock- yard. Lieutenant Bell, who got his commis sibn in July, 1891, is a Newman Memorial priza winner, and has passed the special course.

aid down.

to the command of the river gunboat Wood. Lieutenant G. J. Todd has been appointed

to

the Portuguese Government. Several years that, in the event of alienation, it should bad made his way to the fourth Acoz, from the the time the port bow line was made fast to the rock on the China Station, in succession ago a Hongkong syndicate secured a con- an axiom that no Power other than Granfront windows of which he jumped out to the time she struck No. 2. wharf, was about 35 Lieut-Commander. A W. Wrightson."

cession from the Portuguese Government to work the petroleum fields in the island. Representatives of the syndicate visited Landon with the view of raising the neces- Bary capital to work the oil fields. A.com. pany was actually formed under the English laws, and its prospectus advertised in certain

Britain should have the prerogative of hoist ing her colours over the territory as sovereign lord and master in this integral part of the Eastern archipelago..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of the daily papers of the Metropolis. Every THE French mail of the 4th Aprit was de- thing seemed to be prospering, until the ques-fivered in London on the and inst.

hard pavement below. The attendants at once rushed out and picked the man up unconscious and carried him inside where everything pos sible was done for him, but his injuries were of a fatal nature and he expired in a few moments time. His Skull was fractured and he most have suffered very much from internal hemor bage. He had attenpled to take his life, on a previous occasion, but was prevented in time.

minutes. If the ship had originally come close chough in for her bow rope and stern: rope to be simultaneously made fast it would have bees impossible for her to have drifted against the No: 2 wharf. The absolute safe method of be thing a ship under all conditions, is to get

hot in that position, At stack water, there is The Grat-class quiser Blenheim, which her to the end of the wharf and let go her an nothing to prevent her backing out and going carried the pennant of Capain F. G. Stopford

traight in. The reasons contributing to the

Lleutenant Todd, who was recently in come- mand of the destroyer Copurile, tender to H.M.S. Leander, on the Mediterranean Station, has worn the pay blue for 17 years, and has diready served in binese waters.

ship striking he attributed to (1) sot dropping on the China Station, 1901, was commission her anchor, (2) not miking sure there was any ed last week with a nucleos crew for duty in

out, and come straight in, instead of com

tion arose of obtaining from the Portuguese THE proceedings in bankruptcy jurisdiction at Government a guarantee that the property the Supreme Court this morning, were devoid-yang to be retained in Canton, in the recom-out when the first began to haul on her bow her to the China Station at an early date.The.

A CHINAMAN was to-day sent to prison for two monilis in addition to six hours stocks, for stealing a ríckeha.

of the Company and the lives of the em of pubilé inferest ployes would be safeguarded. It was doubt- ed that the Portuguese forces in the terri tory could be maintained at the strength necessary to secure immunity from attacks by the natives, and the fear was expressed that such security as was promised by the Portuguese was insufficient to warrant the investment of a large amount of capital in the country or the endangering of the lives of many employes. That the Com- $2.75 per 100 pany were looking matters squarely in the

face, and by no means exaggerating the risks

which opened out before the pioneers, is proved by the fact that the native tribes in $2.50 per 100 the interior have been a very unruly lot and

$2.25 - per 100

Gregor & Co.,

SOLE AGENTS:

Hongkong, 7th March, 1901.

MA, Ewen Allan Cameron, son of Sir Ewen Cameron, K.C.M.G., has been admitted a part- bar in the firm of Panmure Gordon, Mill & Co MR. Justice A. G. Wine, the Paisne Judge to expected to arrive in the Colony after a year's leave of absence, towards the close of this month.

fine, the ought to have been much cloter in. After the accident, witcess had some con- versation with the defendant on the subject

He met him on the what, and said he was

VICEROY Teen Chun-hsuan has recommended fide, or (3) she ought to have backed well the reserve at Chatham, She was lately re Taoia Wen Tsong-yao and Thotal Li Taning up diagonally the ship was too far fited at a cost, a £35,000, and rumour allole mendation it is mentioned that Taolaj Wen

two years' commissions on foreign service pro. plise to be a success, particularly, in tropical Tang-yao was attached to the Treaty Revision

sad unhealthy waters, I certainly reduces - Commissioners at Shanghai, before to was en trusted with foreign affairs at Cabion sometime ig the month of September, 1953, when there were many negotiations pending at Canton and he was then appointed in charge of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs and was successful in all the negotiations with consuls and com malasioners of maritime customs and the said Taoui is intelligent and of good judgment and not only well versed in, foreign languages but has good knowledge of intercational laws and (roatica Taulai Li Tanyang was in Japan His Holiness the Pope received the Duke and specially despatched by the Viceroy when he Duchess of Connaught and their two daughters was Viceroy of Sa-chuan and studied at the private audience on 4th ult. The pontifical normal college of Japan and upon his return

he was pointed to Canton to look after the The first was a German Mail boat, about three guards rendered the visitors royal honours

A VÀ establishment of the military officers' college, PROF. W. J. Simpson, who some three years and the graduates of his college who came to ago inquired into the causes of the continuance Wudow have mostly proved to be very useful. of plague in Hongkong, has written A Treats Therefore the said two taotais, Wen and Li, on Plague which will sherly be issued by the are wanted at Canton and are to be allowed to Cambridge University Press remain there in the Viceroy's service. An CAPTAIN Brown, of the ss. Wajkota, which imperial rescript sanciloned the same-R

Shenpre arrived at 5.15 p.m. yesterday from Haibow passed forty ships of the Russian

first experi

sorry defendant had had this trouble, and asked the temptations of desertion

SA CHAMPIÓN NAVAL SHOT, DAY him why he did not come cloter up$40: No.. 1 wharf, before turning his ship to comeia. Defendant said he did not know. Witness Whed' the King vilíted H.M.S. Drake at pointed out that there was no fide; the refuse Portsmouth, on February 28, Able Seaman L. on the water being milonless He also look P. Hollinghurst, of that ship, was presented to him to No. 3 wharf and pointed joshe was his Majesty by Rear-Admital Percy Scout as between that and No. 1, where also the refuse on the surface was motionless. Defendant the best shot in the ship Firing with a 6-in, said, "Well, there must be an under-crrent," gun while the ship was steaming at full speed, He said nothing else. Witness met him again Hollinghurst hit a larger measuring 6 ft. by a few days afterwards, and he mentioned the fact that the launch came out, and gave him that's distance of 1,600 yards seven times in instractions to give him his port bow rope, and succession. His Majesty, addressing the man, come in port side to the wharf. Nothing more said "You are the sort of man that is a credh was then said. Wilness had known of three to the British Navy Thi occasions of ships colliding with that maces of shooting were obtain years ago; the was going out. She caught of a Grin, gun je HM.8. Glory, late flagship the end of the piles. The next occasion was Admiral Sir Cyprite Bridge in China, 1901-4. the present case, and the third happened yesterday, in the case of a ship going in There is a man in the crowsnest, over the godown who looks out for ships that are ex pected, and on sighting them he reports to to a great extent has fallen on the sister

Captain Brownorto witness When the Slavonia It was raining and dirty, and one could not see, colony of Macao, to say nothing of the

came up the man had gone down to breakfast. more than half way across the harbour.The sacrifices in men and treasure, incurred

crowsnest man could not have seen the in keeping these semi-savage inhabitants

Slavonia until she got up to the Empress steamers' buoy, under control, has gravely exercised the

The 1, C5, N; Col ́s & Kumsang from Cal stead boatswain, said he bad Portuguese Government. Now, that finan-

On the 4th at 11.55. The bammeter has been in that position for ten years. When a cuts and the Straits left' Singapore ciers in England and Australia have DURING the absence on leave of the Revised generally, except over the S. Philippine steamer comes in he calls the co. lies to help on

area, which is pngressing to pull the ropes, and be supermiended lip. become alive to the commercial passibilities C H Hickling Officiating Presbyterian Cha A high press

May Eastward

is central between the coast of work,ZHè Temit mbeted ashta colliding ona dell' of the country, while politicians have plin to the Garrison, from Ach

by the Chind and Wjadan unday with Nojabases Ad flag was on kong the

he in the North, and the wharf at 6 km, to indicate that a steamer. awakened to the international importance of inclusive, bis duties will be peil

Rev. C. Bone, Officiating. Wesl

moderate in the

Sifon HE and was expected, and witness was old to go 19. the island, it is probable that steps will be with the

Soff the para

Bresles may be expected la the Formare, the wharf to help with the scamor, and het taken to secure the acquisition of the terri-hich will be conducted by the

Channel and the N part of the China Sea. called the staff, when the ship arrived is ory,by Great Britain or by the Australian | Pear

Forecast fresh N, windo fair,

The cam was adjourned-

not amenable to civilised methods. In spite of the military operations conducted against then, the tribes have never been brought under complete subjection to the Portuguese arms. The cost of the maintenance which

+

28th ult. The St. Petersburg and the Deutsch Land were patrolling outside of the Ba

Chaplain,

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