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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1905.

TELEGRAMS. tion of the movements of the Russians. Jure mit acceptable, unless it is es ite was prevented by the Japane-specially desired that they be enter from doing this.

tained

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

BRITISH STEAMÉR

MISSING.

ON VOYAGE TO JAPAN.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 19th June, 10,25 m.

Nothing having been heard of the British steamor Lily East, which left Colombo for Japan some time sinco, she has been reported as missing.

ANXIETY OCCASIONED

BY OTHER STEAMERS.

Anxiety is felt in respect of the steamers Inverie, Keemin and Die guilia now bulieved to be in the Red

➤eu.'

[To what this refers we are at a loss to un-

derstand. The Kerman is not due in Hong. kong until the 16th July, nod inquiries of Messrs. Hutterfield and Swire, agents for the Ocean Steamship Co, and China Mutual. Steans Navigation Co, has thrown no light on the report. Certain it is that up anxiety is felt

in Hongkong in connection with the A semun. -ED., H.X. T

The steamer Owari Muru from

Muroran to Hokodate went ground on Saturday, and her passengers and mails were transferred to the s.s. Ise Maru.

QUIRAGE AT SHANGHAI

ATTEMPTED DOUBLE MURDER.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 19th June, 10 25 a.m. An attempt was made to murder two Sikhs at l'ontung on Saturday,

The Sikhs were attacked by persons carrying a batelet and an iron-shod

stick.

SE SAMSONS TRUE

ERRAND

NOW REVEALED,'

PANLOW SECURES MISSION OF MERCY.

[From Our Chon Correspondent:].

Shanghai, 22nd Junó. 2.56 p.m.

the 8.8. Son case now hefore the It has transpired in the hearing of Supreme Court, that Mr. Bennett Burleigh met a Russian torpedo boat by arrangem ut to the Wet of io

Arthar.

SANITARY DEPARTMENT,

department, other charges, fab, cemetery A sum of $3,000 6 in aid of the vote sanitary incid nini expenses.

DAMAGE BY RIN STORM

orkestruordinary, for the following items: Roads insidie Victoria-Removing slips,

A sum of $10,420 in aid of the vote, "public

Freinitating rund surfaces; set -

Causeway Bay 19)

Th

Colonal Cemetery-Re-building por

tion of boundary wall and repairing Repairs to Nullahs...

earth'slips and damage to walls

Total...

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

ICO

LAND GRANTS AND GENERALAYALUR

OF LANDAR

INSTITUTIONS 'NOT SUPPORTED

DY GOVERNMENTALS The amount received from sales of Crown Among institutions recognised and encour. land, was over $48,000, being some $24,000 nged bul not to any considerable extent sup- less than the receips for alta previous year. ported by Government may be mentioned the Colony and in the Prak District is limited in Chinese, and the City Hall

Building land in the urban portion of the16 Leung Kuk, the College of Medicine for extent and steadily, increasing in value. The The Po, Leung Kuk is an institution, incor.4. $ 2,050 natural consequence is that house-rents, espe-porated in 1893, presided over by the Registrar ally on the higher levels, have advanced to General and an annually-elected committed of 1,960 | an extent próbably, unknowa in o her British 12 Chinese gentlemen, for the protection of

Colon ca

women and children, The inmates of the L GISLATION. 1,200

bome receive daily instruction to elementary- Sixten Ordinances were passed during 19 4, subjects and are allowed to earn pocket money of which six were meatures for the amendment by needle work During 1901, a total of 676% 800 of existing Ordinances The most important persons were admitted. Of these, 287 werb measure was the Sugar Convention Ordinance released after inquiry, 38 were relenged, under (No. 14 of 1994), giving effect tɔ Article VIII bond, 138 were placed in charge of their hus of the Brassels Sugar Convention, 1901. By bands, parents or relations, 8 were placed in. the Hill District Reservation Ordinance (No. charge of the Japanese Consul, 76 were sent to 960 | 4) a residential area is preserved at the Peak, charitable institutions in China, ware sunt 30 The Opium Monopoly was further prolected to school, convent or refuge, 11. were adopted, by an Ordinance (No. Y controlling the Imag were married and a died. In consequence $410 poitation and sale of compounds of opium. By of an epidemic of beri-beri during the summer the Pilots Ordinance (No. 3) provision was the women's quarters were "vacaled and, the made for the examination and licensing of inmates temporarily distributed between the.

Tung Wa Hospital and the Italian Convent, in The Hongkong College of Medicine for

•hinege was four ded in 128", for the purpose teaching surgery, medicine, and obstetrics to Chinese. The government of the College is rested in the Court, of which the Rector of the College, who has always been a Government official, is President. Eighty-seven students have I een enrolled up to end of 1904, and nfthese 19 have become qunified licentiates and have obtained various posts under Government and elsewhere. The institution is of great medical science among the Chinese and in^❤ value in spreading 'n knowledge of Western addition to the employment of certain of the licentiales in the public service, the senior als dents have frequently been made use of for. various purposes during epidemics A Govern. College, to be used as honoraria to the lecturers. ment grant-in-ait of $,tco is made to the

le chametrizedinni hrticle in the [Hongkong] Telegraph in reference to the Company as "vindictive, untruth: ful and libellous." "The ducks are full of work, he said, and there Roads outside Victoria,- Remov ng

slips, reinsthting road surfaces, &c. hope that a rush will take plac Roads in Kowloon,-Removing slips, Mr. Taylor, a shareholder; in reply Roads in New Teritory-Removing

reinstating road surfaces, &c, ...

.*** to the chairman, expresso ! his dissu-

slips, reinsiating Sai Kung, Tai Po tisfiction with My. Twentyman'saya Wall and Fiers-Repairs to wall,

road surface, &c... statement. "He alleged that the def 8. C. Faraliam, Boyd & Co. Ld.] was nite offer" [mule for the purchase of made with a view of booming the slutes which rose from Tls. 100 £

s. 195. He criticized the manage- ment as being expensive, and assert- It is ostensibly, in reference to theed that Mr. Twentyman did not enjoy sending of medical stores and comforts the confidence of shareholders. He from Shanghaits the beleaguered city, ventured the opinion that business that the 8.8. Samson was purchased had been driven from the Company, by M. Pavlow, who paid Mr. Ben-which ought to be re-organize on nett Burleigh's expenses in connection the lines, of the Hongkong and with the mission."

Whampoa Dock Co. Procealing, the speaker declared that stocks in Farnham, Boyds have been used as a huge machine for gambling Mr. Twentymau was the Company's laid before the Legislative Council by coin- dictator. If the directorate should maad of H. E. the Governor at the above meet- remain unchanged. speculation willing, and from it we extract the following: continue. Shareholders are generally the revenue for the yent, exclusive of land dissatisfied.

It is brought out in evidence that .M. King Edward VII, and 1.1.M. the German Emperor were appen'er to for assistance in sending hospital ships to Port Arthur from Shanghai.

[The following particulars in connection with

the above telegrain will be of interest. The case first face the Supreme Court at Shanghai at the 17-5 April last when Mr. R. N. Mäelerd appered for the defendant.

Mr. Macleod then said that he thought this case shoull be tried otherwise than sammanly,

and he would therefore like defendant's counsel to give him some idea of his defence.

Mr. Phillips said from cer.nin corresponden- ce he hid the malter appeared rather "compli. cated to him. On the 31st of January his- Friend's firm wrote to his client:-"

T. R. WARD, Esq.

rf Astor House.

Yourself and B; b. Mondin, Hay:

DEAR SIR--We have been instructed by

Mr. Mondon to demand a properly executed bill of sale, transferring to him the 5.5. Samson which was, we understand, registered in your name at the Brish Consulate yesterday. Mr. Meaden clams this ander werten assign ments of the said ship, one by you to Mr. A.

Pavlow and the other by the latter to Mr. Mon-

Miscellaneous services, for the following hems:-

A sum of $15,000 in aid of the vole 12 Pilots, who must be Brilish subjects,

Coals fur offices..... Other miscellaneous services

Totali

The Committee then adjourned.

THE BLUE BOOK

FOR 1404.

$:2,00 10,000

$12,000

The report on the Blue Book for 1904 was

L-FINANCES.

sales, amounted to $6,313,9-19-35, or $1,594,257- The resolutions, when put to the 18 more than the presisus year. Land sales meeting, were carried; many abstained to $457,098.64, 01 $24,067. 7 less than in 1903. The to nl revenue from all sources ed from voting.

was therefore $5,839,047.99, or $1,570, 9011 greater than in any previous year, and $200,- 739.99 more than the Estimate. All the majo sources of revenue show an excess over 1993 with the exception of post office, miscellaneous receipts, water account and land sales, and nil items similarly show an excess of actual oser estimated receipts, with the exception of post office, miscellaneous receipts wid the water

REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.

DIRECTORS' PROPOSAL FAILED.

FOR WANT OF VOTES.

At the extraordinary meeting held after the annual meeting, to consider proposal for a reduction of the Capital of the Company, by the return of Tis. 20 per share, "there was not the requisito uumber of votes to car-

account. Licences and internal revenue at 257.), while the of court or excess of $283, 757.75, while fees of court or office, &c, and rent of Government property yielded over $25,020 and slightly under $6,000 respectively over the Estimde.

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EDUCATION.

The number of Government and grant schools including Queen's College, is 8, of which 3 are upper grade schools in which at least part of the staff is European, and 58 are lower grade schools, under purely native management. Broadly speaking, the upper grade schools teach in English, and the lower grade schools teach in the vernacular.

The total number of sclydars in average att ndance at Government and grant schools was 4.970. Of these, 1,665 were in Govern ment and 3,305 in grant schools; 2,506 Scholars received instrution in English, and 3,064 in the vernacular. The proportion of boys to girls was 3,236 10 1,734, or å little less than two to one.

A small-Anglo-Chinese School was opened nt Un Long in the New Territory, early in 1904; and arrangeinents were made to open a baw School for ch ldren of British parentage at Caroline Hill, East Point, The Kowloon School for children of similar parentage, open- ed in 1902, has bad an average attendance of 54.8 ns against 46.4 in 19

The new code for grant schools has been in force during the year, and has worked very satisfactorily.

It was decided to introduce the study of hygiene into all Government and grant schools and a suitable text book was prepared.

The revenue derived from school fees was $36 351.50. The expenditure was $151,559 being 2,33% of the total expenditure of the Colony.

PUBLI WORKS.

The City Hall receives on annual, Grant of $1,200 from Government. "It contains Re ference Library and Museum.

The outbreak of war between Russia, and Japan on the 8th February was not without effect on the shipping trade of Hongkong. The percentage of British to total tonnage en kring and clearing which had fallen continuously from 75 to 59 in the previous 10 years, rose fo 70 in 1904 owing to causes already given in this report. The war brought in its train various questions, involving recourse to the law courts of the Colony, relating to its effect on charter parties and to the refusal of duty by seamen on ships carrying contraband,

One of the Sikhs sustained a frug.don. Unless this bill of sale is in our hands ry the resolution submitted to the $979,565.82 more than the total expenditure of capable of lifting. 14 mil ion gallons a day cach Laler & Officers and 61 men from a Russian

tured akull.

Two Indians were taken into austody, and have since been identi

fied.

by noen on the 2nd February, we shall have to lake progeedings against you. We suggest therefore what you should call upon us as soon as possible to arrange mailers.

We believe that the preparation of a bill of sale by the British Consulate can he obtained

There are hopes that a clue wilt be forthcoming which will lend to the arrest of the person or persons associated with the murder of a Goorka, watchman, of the Cosmopoli- tan and International Docks, the previous week.

JAPANESE SQUADRON

PROCEEDING UP THE YANGTSE.

EXCITEMENT AT NANKING.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 21st June,

10.10 a.m. An intimation has been received here from Japan to the effect that Admiral Urin is about to steam up the Yungtso with a Japanese squa

drou.

a very small fee. Yours faithfully,

STOKES, PLATT & TEESDALE. Counsel's chent had a set off for more than the existing amount of this clain. On the 8th day of April tire present summons was issued, claiming T 100,000 for wrongful conversion of the s. Samsun. On the th of April Messrs. Stokes, Platt & Teesdale wrote to a Mr Kristensen:--

M. L. KRISTENSen, Esq,

9-A Hankow Road,

Res. 3. Samson18 .. DEAR SIR-We are instructed by Mr. l'aviow, the actual owner of this boat, to de- mand from you the immediate payment of Tis. | 80,000 received by you from the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co., Ltd, on the transfer of this boat to such Company. We are further in- structed to demand from you payment of the further sum of The 10,000 being damages over and above the Tls. 83,000 already mentioned by reason of such transfer.

Unless on or before the 15th inst, we receive

from you the above-mentioned sums we shall.

according to pur instructions, commence ceedings against you to enforce payment. Yours faithfully,

meeting by the Board of Directors.

[The first portion of the above cablegram is vague in the text; we submit our rendering as the most intelligible form in which it could be | construed.

As

the allegations made against this journal, we await the full report of the meeting before forming any judgment of Mr. Twenty: man's indictment. We have, however, a collection. that, at any time, any slanderous sintemet has been intentionally inade in our columns against the company under his management. It has been our policy to make fair and indagandson vsitiviama veiburgoing i of several public companies here and in the Far East generally, and that the need for such criticisms does exist in a very, accen tuated for no one, cognizant with administration of joint-stock company, affais, will find room to doubt.-En, 118, 7:1

The expenditure for the year was $4,993 421.18 exclusive of public works extraordinary; in- clusive of that item it was $6,376,2.5.30, or 1953. Deducting from the actual expenditure for 1904 the total actual.receipt, there was a surplus of $132,812,69 on the acuil working of the year.

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

At the end of the year 1904, the assels of the colony ainaunted to $1,445,381.83, exclusive of arrears of revenue which with the sum just mentioned bring the total assets up to $1,651,470.98. The total liabilities were 5,147,658.97, so that the surplus of assets over liabilities amounted to $503,8:2.01.

PUBLIC DEBT.

Thara je i grublie dght of £41 79% 151 d. outstanding. The original debt was incurrent in connection with the Praya Reclamation, the Central Market, and water, drainage and sew- theerage works.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL...

220d inst.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. Pre ent:--His Excel lency the Governor, Major Sir Matthew Nailan KCMG, R.B. Major General Villiers Harun, proieneral Officer on manding), Hor. M. H. May, C.M.G, (Columnal Secretary), Hon. Mr. L.. A. Johnston (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Sir H. Spencer Berkeley (Attorney, Genen), Hon. Capt. 1. A. W. Harnes-Lawrence, LN.

STOKES, 1 LATT & TEESDALE,

Counsel could understand his friend foraging

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Interest at 3 per cent, is payable on the lean, which is being paid off by a sinking fund now amoucing to 234,375. 78. 6d.

INDUSTRIES.

For the first ten months of 904 the cotton spinning industry suffered severely from the abnormally high price of raw cotton, and during the whole of that period short-time was resorted to From November onwards a good demand was experienced for yarn and full-time again adopted, but it was not until she middle cotton in the chief producing works cops ar cotton chief producing countries, the cost of the raw material declined to a figure. that permitted of spinning being carried on at a profit. At the end of 1904 the outlook for

torpedo boat destroyer, who had taken refuge at Weihaiwei, were transferred to Hongkong and arrangements for their maintenance here made in consultation with the Rustion Consul,

Speculation in blockade running resulted in some heavy losses to the, Chinese and there The principal public works in progress du--was tightness of money at the end of the year, ✯

Chemulpo on the gif ing the year were the Tytan Tuk water-works After the naval action (1st section) commenced in March and consist February some Russian wounded were treated million gallons, 2 sets of engines and pump duly recognized by the Russian Government, ing of a storage reservoir with a capacity of 194 in the Hongkong Hopitals periding removal to Europe and the attention paid to them was with 18" pipe line; the construction of a new 2 foot read to accommodate. the mains of the Tylam Tuk water-works and improve the road communications of the Island; the Kowloon water works, previously described, on which good progress was made; the new law courts, An allempt was made in the latter balf of harbour office, western market, bacteriological

the year to start the shipment to South Africa institute, disinfecting station at Kowloon, kun vid Hongkong of indentured labourers recruit- powder depût at Green Island; the furthered in the Kwangsi and Kwangtong Provinces extension of the cat le depot, and the founda on similar conditions as regards terms of tions for the New Post Office and Government engagement and arangements for transport to Offices: A commencement was made with those embodied in the Convention for ship- quarters for officers at Taipo, and a public ment of labourers to South Africa from the school at Yaumati. Another bath-house; for Treaty Ports, which was signed in London on the 13th May, 1944 An agreement was made sexes in the western part of the town.was completed. An area in Knu U Fong, Victorin, by the Acting Consul General at Canian with recommended by the sanitary experts for re the Viceroy of the Two Kwang for despatching sumption, was purchased by the Government- to Hongkong labourers recruited at Wuchow made with the scheme of co-fool thoroughfares obtained in this manner was not satisfactory at a cost of over $120,0 0. Good progress was

by the Chinese officials. The class of recruits. in Kowloon, the road through the King's Park nor were the numbers obtainable from the two. being completed and portions of several lots Provinces, in the face of opposition from per resumed for the extension of Robinson Road sons interested in recruiting for other countries, parthwards. About $4,000 was spent on sufficient to justify the maintenance of the nullah training in the Colony and $20,oco on the depot here. The attempt was therefore aban re-construction of street gullies to improve the doned after 1,746 labourers had been denpatch. city drainage system. A beginning was made ed towards improving the lighting of the harbour approaches by arranging for the transfer of the 1st order light at Cape Aguilar to a new tower, an Green Island. Reclamation was undertaken at Tai-kok sui, in conjunction with a private owner, by which that locality will be much in- proved. New rifle rangea,nçar Kowloon were constructed by the military authorities at the

A rebellion in Kwangai, which died down' towards the end of the year, enabled Hos kang to render a service to China by rigorous- by maintaining restrictions on the export of arms and ammunition from the Colony,

The construction of a railway from Canton to the frontier of the territory under British jurisdiction, for which the British and China

The Waiwupu has sent a notifica.qund to find who should pay the money before (Harbour Muster), on, Mr. W.. Chatlam, the industry was encouraging, and, provided expense of the Colony. The laying of a beavy Corporation had made a preliminary agree tion to the Consul-General for Japan the proceedings commenced, but having taken (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. A. W the price of cation keeps at a reasonable level, spécially, wound cable for telephonic purpose ment with the Chinese Government on the

proceedings against his client for Tls cocin

at Peking, that a squadron of Chinese the subsequent claim in the letter of the 13th Chater, C.M.G., Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, CIG,

warships must lead the way up the river.

As a result of the intimation con. siderable excitement now prevails at Nanking, and the Viceroy has officially requested the postponement of the cruise.

THE AMERICAN BOYCOTI

INCITED AT, PEKING.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 21st June. The merchants at Peking have now taken up the question of boycotting American goods.

They are inciting others to join with them in the movement.

THE PRESS BOAT “SAMSON."

MR. BURLEIGH'S MISSION

FRUSTRATED BY JAPANESE.

[From Our Quni Correspondent,]

Shanghai, 21st June,

2.50. p.m. In H. M. Supreme Court, to-day, bofore Mr. Justice de Sausmarez, the case in which A. Paylow is suing Thomas Charles Robert Ward for the recovery of Tls, 100,000 for the wrongful conversion by the defendant of the's.s. Sumson, the property of the plaintiff, again came on for hearing.

inst. was incomprehensible to him.

His Lordship made an order for pleadings. Mr. Macleod asked, when they must be delivered.

His Lordship said he was issuing a short set of rules, and the rule for pleading would be that, unless the Court decided otherwise, they would have to be delivered in fifteen days The order would be for fifteen days unless Counsel wished to agree, otherwise.-Ed., H.K.T.]

THE WAR.

RUSSIANS SURROUNDED. DRIVEN TOWARDS KIRIN.

RETIRING NORTHWARD,

[Prom Our Qia Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 22nd June, 1.55 p..

'The

under,

Brewin (Registrar-General), Han Sir C P.

Hon. Mr. Gershom Stewart. Hun, Mr. Well Yuk, and Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clex of Councils).

MINUTES.

the result of the working for gas is expected to be highly satisfactory.

The sugar industry in the Colony during 1904 resulted in large profits to the two local refineries. Owing to the scarcity of supplies in consequence of the large deficiency in the throughout the year, without checking de mand; the quantity of refined sugar consumed in China largely exceeding that of any previous year, while there was also a good dem ind from

across the harbour was successfully undertaken during the year. The work of laying rider mains was also commenced.

The total amount expended on public works extraordinary, exclusive of the Praya East re clamation and rider mains, was $1,064,311.

The minules of the last meeting wereread European beet crop, prices gradually advanced and on werks annually recurrent $532,751.85. ¡ strong feeling of the Government and of the and confirmed:

The Colonial Secretary moved that ine eport of the Finance Committee (No. 3) be adpted.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.. Carried.

PAPERS.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the tble a number of departmental reports, togethe with the Blue Book, for 1974.

Ban?

other markets.

Steain-launches and other vessels with an aggregate tonnage of 7,290 were built during

the year.

The other large industries in the Colony connected with repairing and docking ships and the manufacture of cement and rope, are in a prosperous condition:

FISHERIES.

V GRANTS AND PRIS IN CLOTHES The Hon. Mr. Grechem Sigwart std:: Will the Government nike into considration,

A considerable proportion of the boat po the advisability of relaxing the present ale, in regard to vagrants having to wear prison pulation of Hongkong supports itself by deep clothes when entering the House of Deten sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of

Could not the application if this inks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen regulation be deferred until men hay bzen Stanley, Shaukiwan, and many others in the guilty of a breach of discipline or som other New Territory are largely dependent upon this industry for their prosperity. Fresh water fish ais imported from Canton and the West River. Rules for the regulation, control. and licens were made during the year,

misconduct?

The Colonial Secretary replied.—I reply. to the question, sir, I beg ro state thateguing

COVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.

4. HOSPITALS.

28th March, 189, formed the subject of dis cussion in London with the Directors of the Corporation with a view to an arrangement bo- ing made for working this railway with one to be constructed from the frontier of the New Territories to the sea at British Kowloon: The entire commercial community of the Colony as to the importance of the completa undertaking Government hospitals consist of the Civil the prosperity of langkong was expressed Hospital 10 which is attached an isolated the report on the Bine Book for 1901, maternity hospital, the Victoria Hospital, for

During the tear the work of the New Terri women and children, the Kennedy Town inories Loud Court, established in 1900, and... fectious diseases hospital, and the bulk flygria subsequently reconstituted, was completed. used mainly for the treatment of small-pox.

354,277 separate lots had been demarcated and their ownership determined at a cost of $143.6 5. Appropriate titles to these lols have since been issued.

The Civil Hospital contains 150 b. ds in 19 wards. 2,585 in-patients and 13, ich out-patients were treated during the year 1934 233 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 346

The rice-crops in the New Territories were Hospital contains 4 beds for Europeans and 4 in nearly all the villages evidenced increased in 1993 and 34) in 1002. The Maternity good, and an increase in the number of houses for Asiatics. 6i confinements occurred during prosperity. The peasants appeared to appre the year with a death The Victoria Hospital cia's the greater security, they derived, from opened in November, 1903, by Sir Henry adequate police protection and showed willing- Blake, is situated at the Peak and contains 41 ness to assist in improving soad communica bets. During 49 4, 151 patients were under tions, treatment, Kennedy Town Hospital contain 26 beds in the main building In 1904, 87 cases were treated, of which 78 were plague treated, of which 32 were small-pox.

General Linievitch, is practically tions regarding the cress to be om bying of oyster fisheries in the New, Ferritories and cholera, On the flygela 40 cases, were will furnish relief to the congested djuricts of

Manchurian amy,

surrounded and the Russians have, vagrants in the House of Detention af under been driven towards Kirin.

The victorious Japanese army is flanking the Russian movement.

The Russians are retiring north- ward in the direction of Liu-nao- kou.

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FARNHAM, BOYDS.

A BREEZY MEETING.

'THE CHAIRMAN WRATHFUL.

MANAGEMENT CRITICIZED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 23rd June,

10.20 p.m.

During the proceedings it was stated that Mr. Bennett Burleigh At the annual meeting of share (the correspondent of the London holders in 9. C. Farnlum, Boyd & * Daily Telegraph) had requested, Mr. Co., Id., held this, afternoon, Mr. J. Pavlow to buy the Samson in order R. Twentyman, the chairman, stated that Mr. Burleigh might proceed that the terms of the offer [for the to Port Arthur and obtain informa purchase of the Company's business]

consideration.

FORESTRY, BOTANICAL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE

111,198 trees were, planted in Hongkong

* LUNATIC ASYLUM.

Superintendent of the Government Civ

The asylum is under the direction of the

separate, the European portion containing 8 beds in separate wards and the Chinese porting 16 beds. 166 patients of all races were treated during 1934, and there were 13 deaths.

Building activity in all Kowloon and Yaumati gives hope that in time the considerable avail- able area on the mainland south of the hills Victoria. This relief will probably be acceler ated when the proposed railway it in band.

On the Island satisfactory progress was tion by the Admiralty and by Messrs, Butter made on the two large docks under construc

1 THE SUGAR CONVENTION. The Attorney General proposed la third reading of the bill entitled An Ordines to during the year including ro5,645, plan, and Hospital. European and Chinese patients are field & Swire. The 3'6" electric Tramway amend the Sugar Convention Ordinge, 19045,978 camphor tries. It was proposed at the Commencement of the year to in'roduce a The Colonial Secretary seconded, scheme for felling and re-planting pine forests Carried.

on the block system with a twenty five years rotation. But as the scheme was looked upon with ill-favour by the public and as the opinion was, expressed in well-informed quarters that a long period of relation was preferable, it was supported by te voluntary subscriptions of This Hospital, opened in 1872, is mainly decided to suspend felling operations while the Chinese, but receives an annual grant of advice of the Indian government was obtained. $6,000 from the Government. Only, Chi: A scheme of issuing forestry licences in the nese are treated in this institution, which New Territories was initiated in the hope of takes the place of a poor house and hos

THE VAGRANCY ORDINANC The Attorney General proposed he third reading of the bill entitled An Organce to amend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 184 The Colonial Secretary seconded. Carried.

TRANSFER OF NEW TERRITORLAND.

bill entitled An Ordinance facilitate the transfer of land in the Newterritories and for settling disputes in respe thereof and other purposes."

The Counc 1 adjourned.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

THE TUNG WA HOSPITAL

ki-wan village (9 miles of route) was opened to traffic and in spite of fares that are high for from Kennedy Town through Victoria to Shau

China is largely used by Chinese of all classes. Generally the year was a healthy one marked by steady development but aoi charactsfized by any event of great importance.

The Government was administered by Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G, from the commencement of the year until my arrival on the 29th July

The Council went into commit on the inducing the Chinesé to adopt moto economi- pitht for Chisere sick and destiture, and is THE general outlook of trade, says the Shang

cal method is dealing with the considerable administered by an annually ejected body of plantations of pine trees formed before the ces. 15 Chinese directors. Chinese as well as Eutor 47fmes, can only be characterised by two nion of the Territories, and with the object of pean methods of treatment are employed in almost all branches and nationality are walk tempting them to take up fresh areas of waste accordance with the wishes expressed by the ing about engaged in the occupation of doing words complein stagnation. Merchants of lands, for further planting. The small area patients or their friends. The hospital is man nothing. All have plenty of goods to sell, but available for rico cultivation and the infertility aged by a committee of Chinese gentlemen on the present state of the Far East is in upch a of the soil combine to prevent agriculture from nually, elected, their appointment being sub transitory condition, that there are few, who Becoming a prominent industry in the Colonymitted to the Governor for confirmation. The A meeting of the Finance Comitee was The low-lying fand in the New Territories is financial position of the hospital was improved wish to bay. Many busines men state that the following teen ass earpodding, probably utilized to nearly the fullest extent during the year and its file to is Ivesimees and has to go back to 1896 to find a parallel, The following votes were, recomoded for possible, and it is therefore; from the profitable in and was secured by Ordinanco.

with the exception that whilst the exchange adoption by the Council. W cultivation of the steep hill slopes that any ireng Cente

then fell to a very low figure, at the present: time it is fairly high; There little doubt Bat a definite announcement concerning peace, be it one way or the other, would casso a general boom in all businessça,

THE PUBLIC CEMETER -

crease in the productiveness of the Terntories OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, A sum of $1,000, in aid of thofe public | may be derived. In this connection the cultis The prison, observatory, post office, educa- public cometery. works annually securept, for maknacce of vation of pine apple, and experiments that are tional establishments and other Govemment being made with sisal hemp are of much interge!, institutions are dealt with under separate heads,

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