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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1905.

prises. It seems that the Chinese Govern. private enterprise, which la bound hand and ment intend to continue running the Arsenal foot to officialdom, will seriously affect the under its present management, but the dock bona fide business of Farnham, Boyd & Co., and engineering department will become a is just a trifle too far-fetched. But it is the "purely commercial undertaking." On the straw which shows how a side-wind is blow face of it, that seems to be a step in the righting in Shanghai. The Kiangnan works are direction, but the sinister information is ad- furnished with a most complete and modern ded that this "purely commercial under plant, it is stated, and a large staff of skill. taking" is practically in the hands of two ed operatives is immediately avaliable, Viceroys, Yuan Shih-kai and Chou Fu, al-That is very satisfactory, no doubt, but it is though it is only claimed that they are "in-all aimed at the defeat of private enterprise. terested" in the business. Where two offi- In the Mackay Treaty, of-190a, special refer cials of the standing of Viceroys are con- ence was made to this question of private cerned, however, the very fact that they are enterprise. Under Article IX the Chinese in the least degree connected with a so-called Government specifically undertook to "re- commercial undertaking, is sufficleat to cast her present mining rules In such a way arouse suspicions as to its independent charos, while promoting the interests of Chinese acter. It is one of the accepted principles subjects and not injuring in any way the of public life, that those who represent and sovereign rights of China, shall offer no govern the people should retire from any impediment to the attraction of foreign business which their position might be apt capital, or place foreign capitalists at a to influence to the detriment of the public greater disadvantage than they would be welfare. The principle is so well understood under generally accepted. foreign regüla- in England, that only a few years ago Lordtions.". That undertaking applied only to Hardwicke, on becoming a Minister of mining rights, it is true; but it is a principle the Crown, was compelled to seyer his of enormous value and potency, and it partnership in a Stock Exchange firm, might well be applied to all manner of in order that he might discharge his private enterprises in China. duties to the country with an unbiassed mind and free hands.. Viceroys Yuan Shih- kai and Chou Fu may be most exemplary officials in their way, but if they succeed in stifling the instincts of personal interests in favour of the public weal, it will be a unique example of will power. The new under taking will, we are further told, be entrusted with Government work-and here is the trail of the serpent. One of its first tasks will be the gradual reconstruction of most of the vessels of the Peiyang squadron; and it is another quaint fact that the Admiral of that fleel is also director-general of the new works. In other words, the Chinesp Govern nent have no use for private enterprise as we understand it. The Government deter mine to call a certain engineering yard a

With reference to a paragraph which appeared in yesterday's issue, entitled Mysterious Ship in Hongkong," it appears that a good deal of misconception has occurred respecting the tenor of the article.

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I have mentioned towards the formation of four hundred native passengers on to be perfectly quiet and undisturbed prove of our selling aside the small amount many ways in which the existence of such a board, when about leaving Ningpo by the proximity of the Baltic pension fund, (Heat, hear.) There are fund is of a direct benefit to the link as woll for Chinhai, in connection with the Fleet.

as to the staff, and we propose from time to Chu-tun-wei festival, capsized as

may permit, to make similar moderate grants she was swinging out of the wharf.

Three hundred of the passengers

to this fund. I will now formally move That the report of the Directors with audited state- ment of accounts and balance sheet to the 31st were drowned.-

December, 104, presented to this meeting, be nd adopted, and that a dividend on the 'A' and the same are hereby received, approved and 'B'shares of the Bank at the rate of s per cent. per annum, free of Income Tax, for the six months ended 31st December, 1904, as re commended in the report, be and the same is hereby confirmed." (Applause).

I hope to be able to send you time, as the position and profits of the Bank Macao, and made a report of the occurrence to

The launch carried for larger number of passengers than authorized by her licence; the number which she was registered to carry is only eighty.

CONFIRMATORY NEWS. [From Another Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 18th May, 1905,

2.10 p.m

A report has been received here stating that the Tinghai-Chusan steam ferry sank with the loss of nearly three hundred lives.

REPORTED GERMAN

DESIGNS

IN THE NORTH. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 18th May, 1905, 2.10 p.m.

There is a Chinese roport current that Germans have hunded on an island to the north-east of Kiangsu,

In certain quarters the report is attributed to Japanese origin.

It was explained that rumours had arisen as but the German Consul here, on to the objects and intentions of the Mac-being interviewed, denies the truth querie-the vessel concerned and with of the rumour while admitting hav the purpose of laughing these rumoursing also heard of the report.

heavy to wc submitted

To-day, we badinage on the subject. had a visit from Mr. Howard Hinton of Messrs. W. & A. McArthur, Ltd., Sydney, who explained that the description piven of the Macquarie in no way filted that vessel, while the rumours which were alleged to have arisen were totally without foundation.

"commercial undertaking," but it takes Of course, we were well aware of that, and never for a moment dreamt that the good care to see that two Viceroys are

rumours would have been taken seriously, "interested" in it, and that the comman

We certainly had no intention of hinting, der-in-chief of the squadron, which will pro- vide the greatest amount of work for the far less suggesting, that there was anything business, is also director general of the un- suspicious about the vessel, knowing that it dertaking. Such a condition of things was in the hands of one of the most reput- could not exist for a single moment, when it able firms in Hongkong. As for the idea that she was ever under surveillance that is, had once come to the public knowledge, in Great Britain or the more advanced manu- of course, the height of absurdity. It was Viceroys only to still idle tongues and throw cold facturing countries of Europe.

water on. fatuous rumours that we in are more than public men; they are rulers,

can only with dignities, powers and rights almost equal serted the paragraph, and we to those conferred on sovereigns. Their regret that it has caused annoyance to slightest wish is a command, and their those in charge of the Macquarie, sycophants look up to them as the Egyptians

looked up to the sun-god Ra. It cannot be TELEGRAMS.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.

RICE FOR JAPAN. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 15th May,

said, then, that their interest is likely to be impersonal, or that they would be willing to encourage rival industries and foster out- side competition. Yet private enterprise is the life-blood of a country. It is the pirot around which may be discerned the causes leading to a widening of the revolutions in the direction of the new spheres of labour and industry. A monopolistic country, where the Government not only supports the monopoly but actually taken a share in work ing it, is not going forward. We say nothing about the abuses likely to spring from such a state of affairs; they are obvious to all, The writer of the paragraph giving this in-vessel was pid through the Yoko. formation brings in a curious addendum to his remarks. After saying that two Euro- peans, one of whom is superintendent of the International and Cosmopolitan Docks, while the other is the senior boiler-maker in.

Farnham, Boyd & Co.'s employment, the

paragraphist continues-" It is evident that the breaking-down of the monopoly hitherto held by Messrs. Farnham, Boyd & Co. is widely welcomed." Not another word in ex- planation of the reason why it should be wel comed, but merely the general statement. It is here that we join issue. The writer, it must be clear to all, laboriously goes out of his way to refer to what he terms the "mono poly "of Farnham, Boyd & Co., and to express the opinion that the breaking-down of that monopoly will be welcomed. When that re mark is read in conjunction with the present state of the stock exchange in the North, after the action taken by a very large body of shareholders in the amalgamated com- panies, the object of the writer is not very far to seek. The "bear" element must have prevailed upon the scribe when he came to pronouncing judgment as to the

• beneficial results which will follow from the new undertaking-beneficial because it will, for one thing, assist in breaking-down the monopoly enjoyed by Farnham, Boyd

2.15 p.m. The steamship Morris has been sold to a company, whose name has not transpired, at a price, not yet disclosed.

The money in payment of the

hama Specic Bank.

It is believed that the Morris is intended to carry rice from the south to Japan.

In the event of any port in Japan to which the vessel has cleared being

blockaded she has instructions to proceed to Manila.

CHINESE ANTI-AMERICAN

MOVEMENT.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 15th May,

SHIPS FOR THE BELLI- GERENTS.

some further détails of the move- ments of the Baltic squadron later in the day, and am advised to pro- ceed towards the south immediately. [Cape St. John'sisa promontory on St. John's Chinese province of Kwanglung. It is no Island which is situated off the coast of the great distance from the port of Kwanghal, being situated in latitude 21.40 N. longtitude 11.45 E.-Ed., H.K.T.]

"PALLADA" REFLOATED. [From Our Own Correspondent.||

SHANGHAI, 18th May,

4.10 p.m.

The Japanese have refloated the Russian warship Pallada.

CHINA AND CONTRABAND

GOODS.

PROPOSED SEARCHING OF SHANGHAI GODOWNS.

Mr. R. W. Chamnayi'i beg to second the resolution.

No questions being asked, the revelation was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. hir. Nelson: If that is the end of the aganda, 1 should like, with the permission of the Chair man, to propose a resolution which I am sure

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the tins of cassia oil. These tips they imme- diately transferred to their boat, and covering revolvers, made off in the darkness, to the prosecutor and his fokie with their wards a village a little distance away. The next morning the prosecutor took his junk 10 the authorities. Prosecutor was able to swear to the identity of defendant as he had often seen hies before, as he had been in the habit of coming on board the junk and levying blackmail in the sum of Szo time, to permit prosecutor to follow his trade with

out molestation, and prosecutor still had some receipts in defendant's hand-writing for the said sums as paid.

The case, after the evidence of the prosecutor was remanded.

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PASS THEM ON,

Jóth Insti The ss Glenngle and Gregory Apear brought to this port within the last 48 hour between them, no less than 37 men of the

undesirable class, deportées from Singapore and Saigon respectively. They were a most repulsive sight, as there were halt, malmed, lame and deformed amongst them bat those defects notwithstanding, "eriminal" was "writ them. Under these circumstances it is pleasing to note that they are not to be turned loose in our midst, to become a prey upon this com- munity, which has enough and to spare in looking after its own undesirables, and later to become a charge on the taxpayers. Prompt measures have been taken and the stay of these unworthy wastrels on these hospitable shores has been short, for 22 of them were escorted on board the Swatow and Amoy steamer this morning by our vigilant detectives, and the balance will be equally carefully seen out of the Colony in to-night's Canton boat, as thus we pass them oB,

you will accept is heartily and cordially us make it. We have to congratulate ourselves and the Board upon a very substantial improve The Pallada, together with the Revisonment in the position of this Bank during the and Tsarevitch were placed completely hors de combat by the action of the Japanese fleet fast year. The growth since the reconstruction large" actors the countenance of each one of --a word which I should be very glad to see on the 9th February, 1904. She has been ly dropped and forgotten at no distant date-has ing aground at the entrance to the harbour of been steady throughout. We have had no set- Port Arthur ever since. The Pallads is a 10- cond-class cruiser of 6,630 tons and was built not been so rapid as we could have wished, it backs, and although the progress has perhaps in 1902. er speed was given at 20 knots. certainly has been steady, and now it is becom ED.. I...]

ing each year more substantial, which is to the credit of the Board and to the benefit and the very great satisfaction of the Shareholders, I am sure. (Hear, hear) a particularly gratified to see the paragraph in the report in regard to establishing a fund for the benefit of the officers of the Bank. It is an indication, to my mind, that the Directors appreciate, as indeed I am sure they do, the vast importance of binding to them the executive of the Bank, so that the Board and the staff in London and all over India where the Bank has branches, should work like a band together and have amongst them an esprit de corps and a pleasure in the work they are, dong. To my mind, that is absolutely necessary to bring about the success of any bank, working with the kind of people that it is necessary to have about you in conducting a business of this kind is the Far East, and indeed in the near East. I am not going to detain you with any further remarks upon the resolution which I' have to propose to you. I beg 10 propose "That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chairman, the Beard of Directors and the Executive of the Bank, for their services dur knowledge with gratification the results which

TAOTAI'S ACTION.

{From Our Own Correspondent.]

SHANGHAI, 18th May, 11 a.. It is reported that the laotai of Shanghai, being anxious to preserve the neutrality of that port, has asked the Viceroy of Nanking to request Sir Robert lart, to communicate with the Commissioner of Customs at lianghai, instructing him to appoint a special officer for the purpose of im-

[Private Telegram.] LANGKATS. Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly & Potts are informed by wire that the Maats- chappij tot Mijn, Besch en Landbou-mediately examining all the godownsing the past year," and in doing so we ar wexploitatie in Langkat have declared

a

dividend of Tis. 5 per share for the second quarter 1905, payable in Shanghai on the 15th próximo.

Opium for China.

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

BOMBAY, 17th May. The P.&O. Co.'s mail steamer left Bombay yesterday afternoon with about 307 chests of Malwa opium. Prices are as follows:-

+

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19

22

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Malwa (New)...Rs. 1,500 (or) 1,720 (Older) 1,850 (Oldost) 2,000 THE BALTIC FLEETS: IMMENSE PROVISIONING

FLEET.

150 DEEPLY-LADEN JUNKS WAITING ORDERS.

LYING NEAR CAPE ST. JOHN. [From Our Special Corre pondent.]

Kwong-chow-wan,

17th May, 1905, 4.10 p.m.

I have had ocular evidence that the Baltic Fleet is not likely to suffer from lack of provisions.

any

The voyage South from Hong- kong since Tuesday morning was not marked by any special incident, until we reached the vicinity of Saint

John's Cape,

and storehouses in the port, with the object of discovering whether there are any contraband goods concealed. RUSSIAN SECRET AGENT

AT SHANGHAI

CABLE COMMUNICATION ENDANGERED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 18th May, 5.30 p.m.

A strong rumour has gained eur. rency here that a Europeau, stated to be an agent of the Russian Gov. crament, and who is well-known in Shanghai, loft at the end of last week on board a chartered steamer, with the object of trying to grapple and eut the cables communicating with Japan and Europe.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LD.

have been achieved. It is my special picasnic to put those all together, because the working of the whole of the Directors and of the Exe

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

INSANITY THE CAUSE,

17th Inst. On Monday last a Chinaman, named Chan Kum, living at Wanchai, having decided that he was tired of his life, and preferring to join his venerable ancestors, jumped, into the sea, with that object in view. His purpose was, however, frustrated, a Chinese constable, who was on the alert, going to the scene and ucceeding in dragging the man out of his self-sought watery grave. The would-be sal elde was charged before Mr. F. A. Hasoland this morning, but on his brother appearing,

and undertaking to take charge of the man, who appeared to be insane, and send him to his home in Canton, by the first boat, he was

discharged,

ARMED ROBBERY,

cutive must be, as I said before, as a hand, or we shall not get the success that is indicated by the results we have had placed before us. This afternoon Inspector Callett placed four to-day. I have pleasure in proposing that re

of the toughest looking specimens of the Chi- solution, and perhaps somebody will kindly nese bandits before Mr. F. A. Hareland at the second it. (Applause.)

Magistracy, charged with committing an arm. ed robbery at No. 20 Water Street, West Point, on the 4th inst., and therefrom stealing certain property of the aggregate value of $55.

Mr. C E Melchers: With the greatest pleasure 1 second the resolution.

The resolution was unanimously adopted.

MISTRESS AND HOUSEBOY.

Mrs. Paulina Barros, in whose house the robbery took place, said her husband was a clerk in the Rope Works: On the above date, at about ten o'clock in the morning, two man A rather interesting case was heard in the

went to her house, the third defendant being ons Summary Cott to-day, His Honour Mt. of them. They told witness they were sent by Sercombe Smith on the bench. Miss Edith Government to repair the skylight of Ber house. Drew, an American, residing at 16 Hollywood They look measurements with a foot-rule, Road, brought an action against Choung Sing. They then told witness to gather up her pro who was formerly plaintiff's homeboy, for the perty and remove her furniture, and then left sum of Stad5. Last eek the houseboy sued saying they would return to see that she had his mistress for $13 wages, and judgment was done so. The following morning at half past given in his favour, but execution was stayed six o'clock four men want to the bouse. These penting the hearing of cross-action brought were the, first, third and fourth defendants, by the mistress against the houseboy. The Witness was then above with her daughter and mistress now claimed $12.15 which she alleged a god-son. The second defendant remained was made up in the following sums: outside. Her god-son. went out of the room

and the four men followed him.

To the Court: The first thing these men did was to tell witassa they were going to open a akylight in the kitchen.

It is also reported that one hun-One ice bucket, $9.50; and tin of sugar, dred thousand taels has been offered $1.25; and ore small, the of Lipton's lea, go cents. In her evidence, Miss Drew alleged if the enterprise proves successful.

that the houseboy had cracked the ice-bucket, and that the sugar and tea had mysteriously disappeared while they were under the de fendant's charge. The houseboy, however, denied that he had cracked the ice-bucket-it was cracked, he said, before he went into plaintiff's service. As for the sugar and tea Proceedings at the annual general meeting anybody could get at them because the keys The other three men were in the room and saw were always lying about. The plaintiff bad no evidence in corroboration, and His Honour remarked that judgment would have to be given for the houseboy with coste, As there were no costs, however, the Court informed the plaintiff that she would simply have to pay the boy his wages.

ANNUAL MEETING,

held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C., on the 18th day of April, 1905, Sir Alexan- der Wilson (the chairman), presiding.

The Chirman: Gentlemen, I will ask the secretary to read. the notice convening the meeting, and also the auditors' repart.

The Secretary (Mr. W. 8. Robilliard) read

same.

The Chairman: Gentlemen, you have had

the report and balance sheet in your hands for some time, and I presume we may take them

is

'JUSTICE' MEETING,

The men went into the kitchen and made witness's god-sop, who is aged 14 years, help to

-፡፡ remove a bookshelf, near the fire place, while witness looked on. Then the first defendant caught hold of witness, and her god-son im mediately pulled off the hands of her assailant, it all. One man pressed her mouth, but he l not in the deck. The fourth defendant held the axe (produced) and threatened her with it. The man, who is not in Court, caught hold of witness by her hands and forcibly removed ́a gold-mounted rattan bangle which she was wearing at the time. She had not recovered anything since. She was let go as soon as the men had secured the thinge. Her daughter was in the room. She was ten years of age: The men rubbed pepper in her eyes, but nothing was stolen from her. The fourth defendant A meeting of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace was held this afternoon in the Justices tried to take off ber bangle, but it was too tight. room at the Magistmcy, to consider the transfer The daughter was in the kitchen then, bat of the licence to sell intoxicating liquors on witness could see all that went on. After the the premises known as the "Owl and Oyster attempt to take the bangle her god.com went Grill Rooms," No, st Des Voeux Road, Central, downstairs to the first floor, and called out, and from Wallace Archie Ward to one Harry then the men ran away, but the first man re- Slater. The following Justices were prescht: mained, holding witness by the neck, until the Mesir. F. A. Bluteland (presiding) G. N. others got outside, then he ran. The first de Orme, T. H. Haamer, and J. Craig. Mr. fendant was stopped by a man on the first ness never lost sight of the first defendant P. W. Goldring of Messrs. Brutton Hett and Roor when running down the stairs. Wit Golding appeated for the applicant, and said that his client bore a very good character, from the time he first commenced to rus, to the and had a good disch rge from the U.S. Army,

5th inst."

as read. (Hear, hear.) In proposing their adoption will follow my usual custom of re ring very briefly to some of the principal Jtems in the accounts. On the debit side there little to be said, except that I might call your attention to the fact that the deposits and ac- cepances against outward shipments show a very substantial increase on the figures of the previous year (Hear, hear.) On the other side you will notice that the items of cash, bul. lion, and Government and other guaranteed stocks aggregate nearly 1,1co,coo, and behind

time he was handed over to Inspector Frith, this there is the perfectly liquid asset of close

and desiring to do business here he had pur-Inspector Frith held the man till the police upon £1,850,000, comprised of bills receivable Loans receivable, and advances also show an chased the business in question. Mr. Hare- came and arrested him. He saw the second

The case is proceeding.... amount a little larger than that of last year, land said the matter had been referred to the defendant for the first time on that occasion, The whole position shows that the resources of police and they had no objection to offer, and the Bank were somewhat more fully employed he proposed that the application be granted, a

course which was adopted unanimously. than they were a year ago. The small item of

more in the centre of business, and these we

EXTRADITION.

LAND SALES,

15th Inat."

I was keeping a sharp look-out for the Baltic Fleet, because from private information I had received there seemed every probability that we should come in touch with the Russians a good deal farther north than we had been led to expect 2.15 p.m.

when I left Hongkong, The natives of the Fubkion Pro-

Yesterday evening, about eleven vince, at a special meeting, passed o'clock, we sighted what, at the first even more violent anti-American glance, seemed to be an immense resolutions than those passed by the squadron lying low in the water. A

freehold banking premises shows a decrease of Cantonese, boycotting everything few lights were showing.

about £10,0 0, which is owing to the sale of our

At the offices of the Public Works Depart and everyone American, in retaliation Our steamer approached the un- Bombay premises. Some time ago we found it

15th inst meat this aftemoon, by order of H.E. the for the adoption of the Chinese Ex-known" fleet," and found that some expedient to move to other premises in Bombay

This afternoon Mr. H. E. Pollock, on behalf Governor, the following lands, were sold as follows-One lot of Crown land above Con clusion Act in the Philippines and one hundred and fifty junks-probably hold on tease at an annual reaist, Twelve

more, because in the darkness it was years ago we look over the premises account of the Pertuguese Government, applied for the dult Road, Hongkong, for a term of 75 years the United States.

of the Chartered Mercantile Bank at the fig- extradition of one Cheng Pat, for that he, with

lot is registered as inland lot No. 1741, situ impossible to count them with any are they then stood at, being satisfied that others not in custody, did in December lat!. commencing from the 10th July, 1899. This thing like accuracy-riding at anchor. taken as a whole they were certainly ever raid and rob a juck in Portuguesa waleated in Conduit Road, and contains 8,168 square feet, and carries an annual Crown ma value. This individual Item, however, appears that early in December last, the junk, The junke were deeply laden.

shows on realisation a reficiency of about of which Lee Chang was and is owner and

The second piece was Shaukiwan lot No.404 The position of the provisioning 2,803, which has been met out of the year's master, proceeded to Macao with a valuable of 160. The upset price was 61,283.

cargo consisting of cassia oil. Being late in situated in Shaukiwan, containing 984 square fleet of junks was about twenty miles profit, although the result is to accentuate the

the evening he anchored off a village a few under-valuation of the premises which still re

feet, and carrying an annual Crown reat of $6, to the south-west of St. John's Cape.main. Turning to the Profit and Loss Account, miles away from Macao, and about midnight The upset price was 8394

CREO, and There was no competition in either case As we neared the junks, they the gross profit for the year is 120,617, 191. 8d. the watchman came and told him to wake up.

both lots were knocked down at São above up as robbers were approaching. He tone and went after providing for bad and doubtful debts

set price, the first being purchased by Messa hoisted signal lights, but on recog. The nel prostis 260,675. 11. 6d., and including on deck, and just then a bost with a number of

Palmer and Tamer on behalf of Kwong Wa nising our steamer the signals the £14,551 185. 6d. brought forward from men in it came alongs de, and the men, semed

ecember, fos, the amount to be dealt with is with fire-arms, and carrying paper totches. Cheng, Compradore of Messrs. Showka Tomas and Company, who will utilize it in an exten sion of his gardens, and the second let by 3 per cent. per annum pald in October on both the master and bis fetts. The latter were bo The appearance of the fleet of £75,337. 11. The interim dividend at the rate of sprang on board, and commenced to terrorite on, the same pláne as Farnham, Boyd &

junks when the lights were hoisted, classes of shares and the similar dividend now low deck, and the robbers, to the number of ten, Wong Lai Sang on behalf of Lis Sing Lok, Co.'s enterprise, and the interests of the

and were flashing over the water, re. proposed will account for £28,125, and J may secured the bost, the defendant it was alleged, who will erect miner buildings upon it. Qu

remind you that these dividends are now being going up to the prosecutor aud, presenting a northern port may be trusted to uphold what

minded me of Hongkong harbour on paid free of Income Tax. (Hear, hear) We revolver, 'emanding to know where his money is really a "private enterprise." We have re-

aquiet night, with ite myriad lights have added 30,000 to reserve fund and have and valuables were kept. The prosecutor, ber AT Singapore the other morning, the Russian, set aside £1,000 towards an officers' pensioning frightened, pointer to a trunk, and gave de- Vladimir. Antonovitch Horvitch, was again: peatedly been told in the public prints that

The junke were evidently under fund. These apportior.trts will leave fendant his keys, saying all his money was there before Mr. Howard on allegations of trespas the business of Farnham, Boyd & Co.

the command of some central au 15,102, 1s to be carried forward. A have The latter then opened the trunk and took sing on military premises, being in possession said before, when I have had the pleasure of 1 from it $60 in money, and n silver watch and of sketching materiale at the same time and is the largest, and promises to become

Shanghai, 16th May, 1905, thority, but I could not discover meeting you, we attach great importance to the other property belonging to the prosecutor, place. The magistrate sentericed the defend- the most flourishing of its kind in the Fer

building up of our reserve fund, and we are Finding there was nothing else in the box worth. ant to three months' imprisonment for trespass 12.15 pm.

whom, East, affording at the same time a safe in-

At 1.80 pan. on Monday, the We proceeded on the voyage to glad that the profits of the year permit of our taking, and not being satisfied that that was at Pula Braat, and fined him Sigo for posses pasting the above increased amount. to that all the valuables on the junk they hauled up the sion of sketching materials. Notice of appeal vestment for capital. The suggestion in thers circumstances, thas the soldieans launch Ningpo, Chinese-owned, with Kwong.chow.wan, which was found fund. We trust that the Shareholders will also plank-door of the cabin and thire discovered I was given, bail $1,000;

& Co. beneficial, because that single result

will be widely welcomed." Notwithstand-

[From Our Dun Correspondent.)

Shanghai, 15th May,

2.15 p.m. Messrs. Butterfield & Swire haré ing the hopes of the writer of the paragraph sold seven ships to the two bel the engineering works run by an Admiral, with two Viceroys as patrons, is scarcely ligerent Powers.

DROWNING FATALITY.

AT SHANGHAÌ.

300 LIVES LOST.

[phom

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

ceased.

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