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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1906.

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"Addraw,

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to The Manager...

A. S. WATSON & CO. The litur will not undertake to be responsible for

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

CHEMISTS BY,' APPOINTMENT · TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE

GOVERNOR.

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

ADDITION TO THE

5 PER CENT DISCOUNT

ALREADY ALVERTISED,

FURTHER

REDUCTIONS

Have been made from this date 1N THL PRICES of many of the following

PATENT MEDIVINES, INFANTS' FOODS, SOAPS,

PERFUMES.

WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST and "MOST COMPLETE STOCKS these GOODS in the Colony, and ou Stocks being frequently turned over, enefire: all Goods buling FRESH and in the BEST CONDITION.

•

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

KIMUTED:

CHEMISTS, DROGISTS, PERFUMERS

KTC.

ETC,! ETC.. ALEXANDRA HOLDINGS, Hingkong, puth January, tych,

TO PREVENT MISTAKES

"

WHEN BUYING

WHISKY,

PLEASE NOTE THAT

OUR

CLUB No. 1

IS THE ONLY CLUB WHISKY

IN THE COLONY AT

13:

$18 per Case.

WE CALL IT No. 1. BECAUSE

IT IS SO IN

EVERY RESPECT

AND ALSO TO DISTINGUISHI

FROM OTHERS.

GREGOR & Co

WINE MERCHANTS,

Hongkong 35th October, 1905.

any rejected. MB., nor to return any Cosiribation.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY-$30 per muistion», WEEKLY-113 per augum. The mi per quarter and per mensen, proportional. The dally is in divered free when the address in

world 30 conta per quarter.

firs

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when the progress of the reclamation of the foreshore received prominence in a descrip criptive article in these columns. Year after year with statutory regularity the report and Accounts of the Reclamation Co. were accessible to the public in the columns of the local Press For the past three

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As to the resolutions submitted at the meeting of the Hongkong Land lavestment and Agency 'Co., Ld, held yesterday, the first was lost by 'a majority of eight to two, and the second twelve to three.

A BANKEN PROSECUTED,

ALLKORD EVASION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW.

At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr. F. A. Hateland, U Pan, the managing-director of the Wing On Bank, No. 2, Kwong Yuen Strent, was charged in that he did, on Novem- whom a "receiving order had been made, [ber 7th," 1905, then being a person against

did, after presentation of a bankruptcy petition against him, quit the Colony with intent to avoid examination with respect to his affaiza, and otherwise to defeat and delay proceedings Against him is bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy, prosecuted, and. Mr. E.J. Grist {of Messrs. Wilkinsoa and Grist), appeared for the defendant.

Mr. E. H. Wakeman, Officia! Receiver in

section 8a of the Bankruptcy Ordinance. He

TELEGRAM.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BERVICE.

PRINCE ARI HUR.

RECEPTION AT SINGAPORE,

PROGRAMME NOT ABANDONED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 2nd Febrtiary.

12.5 pm.

years, while no startling results in the THE Royal West Kents and H.M.3 Tamar Company's operations had been atisin will mest on Saturday in the first round of the ed, no carping criticism was evoked Hongkong Football. Challenge Shield on the over the creation of the infant company military ground, Happy Valley. Kick off at whose conception was formed in the fertility. Mr. J. W. C. Bonner will refereo. of the brains of the foster-fathers of the parent An unemployed engineer named Robert Wil. company. These facts are brought into re-kinson, residing at No. 47 Station Street,

••ncomilta tu, usumcigar. Un cop on sent by post o Adliimal $1,30 per quarter le chargol for pening the Land Company's directorate with the pro- the 1st instant. Mr. C. AD. Melbourne Aned

lef not in extenuation of the association of Yaumiati, was brought before the Court an

charge of refusing to pay hisʻrickaha fare on The page on the weekly fee to any part of the motion of the "rival concern," but to point him Si and ordered him to pay the coplie defendant was charged under subsection 4 of Christian of Danmark, the arrange It had been suggested that, in The Official Receiver mentioned that the consequence of the death of King Single Copies, ally, ton cents: Weekly, twenty-out to the malcontents how their apathy at the twenty cents for his drive, ....

laltiation of what is now described as an op- THE British Beamer Fantouver, Captain Mad. proposed to prove the presentation of the ments in connection with the recep posing undertaking may be utilized as An

dox, which has been chartered by the japanese petition and to put in as exhibits' debtor's argument against the stand they have so re

Government as a transport, arrived at Singa statement made at the public'examination..

tion of Prince Arthur of Connaught. Mr. Grist aid that he did not admit the would have to be abandoned. Japanese officers and troops, ex-prisoners from salament made by the defendant that he left Russia. She is bound for Kobe had is coaling Hongkong on a certain day, was proof to show it the wharf. She was to leave on the zoth if that defendant did leave the Colony to avoid Japanese on board the Pancouver are wearing bandages as the result of the wounds they submit that point at the end of the hearing.

His Worship said that Mr. Gris had better received in the war.

His Worship (to the Official Receiver):-Are you going to prove beyond his statement thái he was out of the Colony and jurisdiction of the Court?

The Hongkong Celegraph solitely and, we might add, so creditably,

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1906.

HONGKONG LANDS.

gore on 25th ultimo front Hamburg with 931

she could get her bunkers filled. A few of the | examination.

י'

་

Mr. Wakeman: I am not prepared to do that

Mr. Grist: I would ask your Worship for a

His Warship: I will not give it now. the Supreme Court, said that a creditors' peti John William Lec-Jones, députy registrar.at on in bankruptcy against the Wing On firm of bankers, of No. 2, Kwong Yuan Street East, was presented on Oct. 23rd 1905. A receiving

It has been decided that the offi ciul programme for to-morrow, when the Prince is due to arrive here, will hold good.

ORIENTAL CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY.

THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

The other day we'reproduced a summary of the report of the general manager for the fiscal president's report to the shareholders of the year ended June 30, 193;. Following is the Oriental Consolidated Mining Co.:

being the dissatisfaction of a good many point than he has done now in the assur. ACCORDING to the last monthly report of the order was made on that petition on November gives clearly the results of the last year's opei- '

stateholders, among them

Macis weather bureau' there were during the month of December eleven eariliquake shocks felt in the archipelago and one in may. Of the 'it felt there four were in Tacloban on the ist, 4th, 5th and 318; three were in Borogan on the 1st, 5th and 26th and ons each iu Butuan, Legaspi and Santo Domingo de Basco "in-the Bargnek islands, at the extreme north of the archipelago. None of the shocks were of long duration; the longest being but 22 seconda and the shortest eight

The accompanying excellent report of the Company's General Manager, H. F. Meserve, 8th, 1905. A public examination of the debations upon your property. jors was held on 4th January, 1906. The defendant was one of the debtors. The notes saving, as shown by the mill tailings, is grati- The improvement ever past years in the gold wete taken down by witness at the publicfying and important.

examination.

By Mr. Grist: The petition was filed by the Court on Oct. 23rd, 1905.

Further evidence was heard and the, case for the prosecution ended.

made against any further encroachment upon their rights and their privilèges in the future, Cur esteemed correspondent "Passive Spec tator," whose opinion on financial matters we, The annual meeting of the Hongkong hold in great deference, expresses his posi Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld., tive conviction that had the shareholders yesterday was invested with an interest of the Land (Investment) Company been which is conspicuous by its absence in the consulted in the matter fly would not Two watchinen and a maid servant appeared at the Police Coun this morning charged with ordinary perfunctory gatherings of those in-e sanctioned the formation of a com stealing oue jadestone hair press and one gold terested in the joint-stock concerns of Hong-pany under the the existing Board of hair pin, valued at $35, the property of one al present. kong. l'ur some days past-ever since, in: Directors, having for its objects similar busi Ko Ngau, now deceased, at the Tung Wa deed, the fourth report and statement of ac

ness to that for which the Land Company Hospital, on Jan. 29. Mr. Ha Kusi Fong, asrufing on that point. coums of the Hongkong Land Reclamation was originally formnoŭ.”"

fistant compradore, Mesirs, Jardine; Matheson Had "Pastive Co. with its magnificent results was given spectator" cllosen to take part in yesterday's The defendants were found guilty, and Mr. C. and Co., a director of the hospital, prosecuted, publicity-marmurs were heard in Stock discussion and prolonged the controversy. D. Melbourne sea enced them to three Exchange circles that did little credit to the beyond the que-and-a-quarter hour debate, weeks hard labour each. directors of the Land Investment Co. Such he could not have more happily pressed the

a prominent ance that is given expression to in the letter in citizen of the Colony whose letter we have our correspondence colum. Herein is just pleasure in publishing in another column, it here, the directors can be held blame-worthy

·was not at all surprising that certain share for a dereliction of their duty, or should holdersattended the meeting yesterday for the we say, an absence of discretion. It is the speckl purpose of subjecting the Board of Ditual confidence between managers and rectors to what may be very suitably expressed the managed" that is so sadly lacking in by the Scotch term "beckling." If the func-joint-stock entprise in Hongkong. This je tops of the Press are, as they should be, to a deep-seated evit and until the millenium give adequate expression to public opinion, is attained when better harmony should it may be taken for granted that the mat prevail between the "powere that be" TIENTSIN would have been hard pul to'it this. cash provides the wider to keep warm but for the loan coal, contents have right on their side. In choosipd, those whose

says the local Times an application at, the C, ing the lion. Mr. H. E. Potluck, C., to administration, Criction will ever exist, as and M. Co., coal office for coke, and some autat the long series of pertinent questions has existed, in the past, which can times for coal also are being continually me and, the Flow. Mr. Gershom Stewart," to never reconcile the resentment, felt by with Milement none in stock and don't Champion the cause of the same famous shareholders against the governing body wavy item to expagi any." We presume the who were "not" unnaturally affected by the of directors. the system of appointment supply goes where it is better paid for, as it is Serious shrinkage in dividends, the slfare-

of company-directors in Hongkong needs supposed to be keeping up. Anyway we have bolders could hit upon no two more forceful radical change. Not until then can we the hard coal and it is coming more and more representatives, although it must be admitted hope for an amelioration of condition that think to neglect the home market, however into use, it is, however, a mistaker policy we that in the Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson his counerations for a few whose wheels move

creates easy positions with handsome resmall. directors rad as good a Counsel as they could retain in making the Best of an 'ineviable position under the close question-splitude ing of our eminent King's Counsel and the "slating" from the Hon. Mr. Stewart. When the only opportunity was given by one of the speakers for the Chairman to score a point on behalf of the 'directors, his perspicacity did not fail him, when he made a decided hit which redounded to the credit of the Board is representing the written up value of the shares owned in the Land Reclama- tion Co. at only a hundred dollars, instead of one hundred and fifty which, we are told,

Mr. Grist said that there was no case for a jury, also that there was no evidence to prove. that defendant ran away to avoid an appear." ance in Court or at the public examination

The average yield per ton, sonte 70 cents less than shown in the previous annual report, can be partially attributed to the poor ore treat. ed from the mine Dumps.

Respecting the Maongoi's estimate of the value of the ore reserves in the chief mines, the

following table is interesting:

Estimated V

Tabowie,

pastas 240

Tamcol.

Emiquated V

Reserves per To

of Ore Treated

Kui Sản Dong,

regarding his affairs. When the examination was held defendant was in Canton seeing his sick mother, and there was no intention of avoiding his creditors. There is no evidence that the creditors were defeated, as defendant presented himself of arrival in Hongkong at the Court and gave a satisfactory explanationTins yield was diminished by this crushsing of 6,630 bonn

6.11

1904 6.90, 6.og

kuna S.GA $4.80 3.29

4.20

from waste Damp, containing only .75 par con tile. ⚫ure from tim intoa'contained. $6.50 per ton. These results surprisingly confirm the esti-""

of his absence. There is no case to go before

decision on Monday. Defendant was released mates, not absolutely, for the richer ore may

jury, Mr. Grist contended.

His Worship said that he would give bir

on bail in the sum of $1,000,

HARBOUR BATALITY.

WATERBOAT FOUNDERED.

within wheels and by whose agreeable com- By kind permission of Lieut-Col. A.G. Fitton, placence they secure for themselves—| P.5.0. and Officers; the Band of the Second or no aptitude notwithstanding Battalion The Queen's Own" (Royal West those princely honorarium, yciept direc Kent Regiment) will play the following pro

At about midnight on Wednesday a sad, tor's fees," which, in the aggregate, could Bramme of music during dinner at the Hong-

kong Hotel, on Saturday, 3rd February, 1906., easily make the fortunes of many as in March Wien Hic Wein"....Schrammel.sult of which eight persons-three men, two catastrophe occurred in the harbour, as a re dividual, shareholder, who slaves at his desk-Over Fra Diavolous ex to line the pockets of directors

3-Sélectios Iran... “Orphey Aux EntersTM....Offenbach, women and three children, aged respectively companies in Hongkong

public

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THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER ~ RESERVE ASSOCIATION..

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Messrs. Haxton, Watt and Mackenzie put in the three highest score, and each receives a trophy presented by the Association.

The following are the principal scores:-

G. K. Haxion

59+ 1170. 58+12-70

A. W. J. Walt..... D. J. McKenzie W. B. A. Moore H. Pinckney A. Blowey

A. P. Nobbs....

50+14=70 47+23470 58+12-69 55+ 13 = 68′′ - - **** 50+18x68

J. Owen Hughes.......... 49+ 19-68

H. W. Fraser

J.

Lewingdon...............

W. Dobbs.acuse

G. A. Hastings...

J. C. GOW............ J. H. Pidgeon

50+1'167

·55+12-67 54+13-07 17+20=67 60 scr.66 66, scr,*#66 40+ 666 59+ 766 Dr. E. Evan Jones......... 54+ 1265/ A. Jenkins........................ 594.665 'A. Denison

53+12651 49416-65

J. C. Petar....... W. Goodfellow

The first month's competition for the "Govef. is the market rate of the day for the stock.nor's Cup, 1930 was over the copards range Before discussing the merits of the issues or with a possible of 20.. the principles involved at the discussion at yesterday's breezy meeting it may be interest. ing to recall a historical parallel in the. Annals of the Land Co. It was in 1889, the year of the craze in company flotation in Hong kong that the Land Investment Ch. was called into existence. At that time so high was the fever of speculation prevalent in the Colony that fortunes were made and lost in a single week, and among the many great schemes which had been brought to Batority was that of the Land Co. Within nine months of its foundation, the first meeting of shareholders was held. Conditions were not then analogous with those prevailing to-day but there had been a "boom" in Lands with its sub.. sequent reaction, and when shareholders auct at their first meeting on the 23rd January, 1890, "the beggarly seven per cent, dividend" for the year that was paid. T. Douglas furnished the theme for a heckling" like that which was so much in evidence yester day, when, curiously enough, the share. holdes were called upon to sanction a like dividend, this having receded within the past few years from one of twelve per cent, it only seven per cent. to-day. Con. sequent upon the unsavoury personal all'u. sion which were made at the meeting six- teen years ago to the managing director of the Company, a crisis impended in the threa.. tened resignation of the holder of the office who has, however, retained his position ever since and who, as a historical parallel, came in again yesterday for a share of criticism of his stewardship, which did not please the shareholders, in its special connection with the creation of the Hongkong Land Re- clamation Company. This company was called into existence four years ago. Its establishment was first brought into public notice when it became known that it was the purtinter of the bay at Tsim-im-laul, and

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Sir F. T. Piggott...... 60+4=04' C. E. H: Beavis. 58+ 6má A. Mackenzie

59+ 4-63 W. H. T. Davis ............. 57+ 6-63 J. McCubbin

50+13-63 -W. J. Saunders... 39-424m*63°

J. Mclanes

**** 47+14=61 E. W. Terrey.45+16=61° E. J. Grist versum 44+ 16×63 C. H. W. Kew........ 44+'lĢ-60 J. J. Stubbings. 57. 259 Hon, G. Stewari

****** 4741658

J. Hutchings... zmaja rezis 34+24-58 49+ 8=.57

T. L. Miller erorile 20

G. H. Wakeman $9+ 857 17 H. T. Richardson ... 37++ 2057 T. P. Cochrane ............ 37+2057 E. A. Heweil

40+166

Dr. Kach:41 1455 P.-N. H. Jones 15+20=55

Hon, W. Chatham...... 35+20-$5 G. E. Thomas 35+19 54 T. Gray Scoll.nonim 30+74-54

J. A. Lyon ................... 154" 8~ $3. F. Maitland

43+10m $3′′

W. T. Hoskin mann 48+ 4-5A: H, W. Blado,uman 38-430054.

Misunt... "No......Paderewil. three, twelve and fourteen years-are mis Vai Kotter ben"...Straus, sing From what can be. gathered it appears 6.- Divenisemente..... “ Pajugund *

............. Desormes.

that on the evening in question the Chinese Selection from... "Floradoratuar waterboat Tak Ler, learing the approach of Cake Wolk A "Cotusu Blessons?-?),

God save the King.

bad weather, heaved up her anchor and left Yaumati Bay with the intention of making for the breakwater at Causeway Bay to seek for heltes. At the time of leaving the bay, bad weather had sprung up, the wind increased in force and the sea was rather choppy.

Arabout nine o'clock last night Inspector John Gauld with a porre of plain clothes men raided gambling house at No. 63, Winchai Road. There was some excitement when the police entered the house and quite a few made va in

have been extracted, although my knowledge of these mines and the management gives me great confidence that in the end the estimates. of reserves will be found to have been approxi inately correct.

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During the pas year the are reserves show a diminution from 1,091,852, to 1,068,447 tons. This decrease has been occasioned entirely by the lack of a sufficient supply of labour. The chief mines have shown no sign of weakness in their lower levels,

The Operating Costs, Including all expandi- tures, excepting those for new construction for development of mines not producing ora, were $3.161 per ton, a result highly creditsble to the Manager and his assistants, although they, have been aided in arriving at this low figure by the cheap ore obtained from the Dum pa, and by having expended less than a normal The Tak Lee did not fare well after eum upon davelopment.work. efforts to escape. „Dae coolie rushed to the the left the bay and the bo it appeared to have The latest reports from Korea show a contin. verandah and was attempting to slide down to shipped a good deal of water at every pitched lack of labour. This difficulty, combined" the second floor when he lost his balance and she made. Matters continued the same until with the effects of the heavy floods, has prevent- fell to the street below, breaking his left opposite the Admiralty coal yards at Isim-isa.ed our mines and mills being operated to their leg. He was

at once removed to hospital, sui, when, unexpectedly, the Tak Lee gradual. normal capacity during the last three months," The police succeeded in capturing twenty-fourly began to sink bows first,

The Company has a very large quantity of low men, who are rickshacoolies, and together with

grade ore to be treated, it is, therefore, highly the gambling paraphernalia they were removed

important that pur working costs be kept as to the station. They were placed before Mr.

low as possible. With this end in view the C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this

General Manager has, I think, shown wisdom morning. The thren ringleaders were fined

in not forcing uncaturally the labour situation, | $25 each, while the remainder had to pay $z

choosing to move slowly, even at the expense apiece.

of present profite, until the effects of the late war upon the labour market are diminished.

The apparatus for testing the Company's placer dredging ground has reached Korea, and while probably the, tests are now being. made, no report of the results have yet been received:

The crew became panic-stricken. At the time of the occurrence the two elder children were asleep in their bunks while the youngest one, three years old, was lashed on to its mother's back. They are all missing up to this forenooo. A male member of the crew of the Tak Le managed to swim to Kowloon where a report of the fatality was made to the' Yaumati Police Station,

`TRE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

FOR some weeks past there has been some trouble in the house of a native family residing at Tai Hang village, Causeway Bay) and the climax was reached last night when the father of the family had to be removed to hos SALE OFFICIALLY CONTRADICTED. ; 'pital and his elder son slightly injured. · From

The Electric Power installation is now. In The Cablenews, of the 28th bit, prints the what transpired it appears that the younger following telegraphic despatches in teferencee. The Reservoir supply of water, ipleaded son would not look for work, but insisted on to the report of a willingness on the pet philip, freezing weather, will not be available until to supplement the river supply during the frequenting gambling houses at his father's United States Government to sell the Philip-

next year, owing to the damage done to the expenis. After repeated admonition the father. pine Islands to the Japanese. told the delinquent that he would have to look of January 26, the cabled statement referred to

"Ide, Manila. Referring to your cablegram dam by.the severe flood that washed over it elsewhere for his "chow." This did not suit has not the slightest vestige of truth. · It is not

when in an uncompleted state...

The shareholders are to be congratulated, the loafer, so when his elder brother approached | only untrue bui absurdly so, him on the subject last night he got into such

TAFT on the promising appearance of the chief arage that he attacked him with a knife. by the Ciovemor-General in reply to one sent

This cable was received yesterday morning miner in their bottom levels, that their proper While this was going on the ne'er-do-well's bet-the evening before, to Washington announcing ty is in so good a condition after passing ter half got on to her husband's father and stabbed him in the jaw with a knife. The old man had to be removed to hospital while the hostile couple were arrested. This morning they were placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland on a charge of assault and were bound over in the sum of $100 each to be of good conduct for

́one year,

THE WEATHER,

that certain clement of the Filipino peop'e was greatly disturbed by a rumour that was floating around town that Ambassador Wright was be: ing sent from Washington to Japan for the sole purpose of negotiating the inle of the Philippine islands to the Mikado,

Governor-General Ide's cablegram, waS RE follows:

"Filipinns much disturbed by cable an- zouncing that Ambassador Wright has been authorized to negotiate the sale of the Philip pines to Aulbentic denial from you Falght be

Governor General ide is at a loss to account The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figgs for the rumour. When the American people First Acitant of the Hongkong Observatory:make up their minds to surrenderthe Philippine On the 2nd at 11.5ia. The bammeter has | islands it will be to the Fillpine people,” sayt allon rapidly is E. Japan, and risen consider

over China,

S

Sa depression in 'moving Eastwards off the 1993 woast of Japan.

Prure is highest over N. Chine Strong monsoon is indicated in the Formosa Channdy and the N, part of the China Sea.

· Farecst¡ ¡-fresh N, Z, winds; fair,

be. While it is generally conceded by intel ligent Americans and Europeans that the story of the sale is unfounded, there are a number of Filipinos and Spaniards who believe in its truth, and many of the latter when the matter | is mooted clap their hands in high gics at what they coulder will be the predicament the Filipinos will be la guder the now regime,

through the dangers and disturbing conditions. of the late war; and that while the cost of the Electric Power Plant and the addition to the Kuk San Dong Mill have drawn heavily upon the Company's cash reserve, it has not been found necessary to pass the regular dividende. The generally excellent condition of the Company's property and affairs I feel is very largely due to the intelligent and able direction of our general manager sud his assistants,

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS-DUK.

Australian (Kastern) zud inst. ; Australian (Triman) yh inst. – French (Tourane) jih lust,pant Germu (Print Sigimund) 5th ing, modn.. Canadian (Empress of Japan) tall just, (Indian (Namsang) 15th inst;