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Intimations.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1906.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MR. D. J. McKenzie has been appointed a plague inspector in the Sanitary Department,

THERE has been no case of plague, during the twenty-four hours ended at noon to-day,

PASHIONABLE WEDDING.

RUTHERFORD-WAKEFIELD;

It is not often that S. John's Cathedral is the scene of two such brilliant weddings as those which have taken place during the weak in the sacred edifico, the days selected for those fonctions having been, as one might say, TO-DAY is the 43rd anniversay of the marriage the alpha and omega of the business week, of . M. King Edward VII and Queen Alexan-To-day the Cathedral was once again a bail.

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THE King's exequatur empowering Mr. HM Perer to be consul for Panama at Hongkong has received His Majesty's signature.

LEAVE of absence to England, on private affairs, has been granted to Lieutenant L. C. Larmour, Royal Garrison Artillery, from 28th

The Hongkong Telegraph March to 18th October.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1900,

AMERICAN MAGNANIMITY,

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The visit of the Chinese High Commis. sioners to the United States appears to have been productive of a manifestation of friendly relations which, we are told, America is desirous of perpetuating with China. Simultaneously with the arrival in the States of the Chinese Commissioners it

His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the appointment of the Honourable H. E. Pollock, K.C., to be an unofficial member of the Legislative Council, vice the Honourable Sir C. P. Chater, C.M.G., resigned.

liant scene on the occasion of a very interesting semi-military function, when, at the hands of the Rev. FT. Johnson, M.a., at three o'clock, Mr. N. 11. Rutherford, of Messrs, Shewan, Tomes and Co., was united in the bonds of holy wed. lock with Miss Margaret Dorothy Wakefield, daughter of the late Colonel Thomas Wake- field, of the Madran Army, and of the Indian Staff Corps, and Mrs. Wakefield, at present on a visit to Hongkong.

The church, which had been very tastofully decorated for the occasion by the Verger, Mr. J. Vanstone, with the usual Oriental foliage plants and flowers, prosented a very brilliant spectacle, when, at a,jo p.m, the guests began to arrive and take their seats, the Indies' dresses

being well set off by the brilliant military oni- forms of the officers present,

His Excellency the Governor has been plear- ed, under instructions from the Secretary of Sials for the Colonies, to recognize provision The Band of the Royal West Kent, under ally, pending the issue of an exequatur, Mr.the balon of Bandmaster T. McKelvey, was Nikolaus Post to act as consut for Austria stationed in position, but when, at 3 pm, the bride, escorted by her brother, Lieutenant Hungary at Hongkong.

Wakefield, who was later to give her away,

January 31st, appears in a San Francisco journal-The President to-day asnt the follow. ing nominations to the Senate: Third secret- ary of Embassy, U. Grant Smith, Pennsylvania, to Great Britain. Consul-General, Amos H. Wilder, Wisconsin, at Hongkong, China, The tour of T. R.H. the Prince and the Princess of Wales is now reported officially to have beau completed. It is regarded as having been most gratifying from a political point of view, and has been marked by continual demonstra. tions of affectionate loyalty from both Chiefs

Wedding March" from Lohengrin. The bridegroom, accompanied by Mr. W R Robertson as best man, had previously arrived and taken up his position at the channel steps to await the bride,

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The bride was very handsomely gowned in frock of ivory duchesse satin, trimmed with pleated chifon, and garlands of orange blos. soms and white heather, the long train

THE ADMIRAL'S COMPLAINT.

JUNKS: AT NDRRAY PIER.

At the instance of Inspector Smith, at the

Police Court this morning, three junk men appeared on a charge of blocking Murray Pier, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The de- fendants pleaded guilty, and added that they did not know they were doing any harm. luspector Smith informed the Court that this was a constant auisance and that several com- plaints have been made by the naval people. The police had received several letters from the Admiral complaining of the blocking of the wharf. The Admiral's pinnace was delayed on many occasions, and as these junks are rather large it takes some time to clear the way.

Mr. Melbourne: But I see these men are employed by the naval authorities, Mears, Funchard, Lowther and Company,

Inspector Smith: Yes, your Worship. But they are not permitted to be alongside the

whart.

His Worship said that as this was their first visit to Court he would treat them very lightly, and imposed a fine of $3 each and cautioned the defendants.

MR. LAI EWAL-PUI,

TEA PARTY AT HAPPY RETREAT.

Mr. Lai Kwai Pui, the gentleman who is taking so important a part in urging the con. struction of the Canton-Hankow milway, is expected to leave here shortly, rumour says, for Europe. He will, however, go to Fatshan fits, and after settling some business matters there will commence his journey to foreign countries.

GEO, FENWICK AND CO, LTD.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The seventeenth ordinary general meeting.

of the shareholders of Messm. Geo. Fenwick and Co., Limited, was held at the Hongkong Rotel in the forenoon, to-day." KA

Mr. A. Rodger presided, and there were also present, Messrs. W. Pariane, J. Rodger, J. 1. Andrew, J. McCorquodale, A. Forbes and J. D. Kinnaird.

The police convening the meating having been read, the Chairman said-Gentlemen with your permission we will adopt our usual practice and take the report and statement of accounts es read. Your directors regret that the year under review, so far as shipbuilding' and engineering are concerned, has shown a slackness of business through nearly the whole of the time. Consequently when ten- dering for work, estimates had to be cut very fine to compete with the keen competition that existed, but I am glad to say we secured a fair share of what work was offering although we had to be content with a smaller profit then usual. Meanwhile wo are using our utmost endeavours towards retrenchment in every de- partment of the establishment without sacri ficing efficiency. We had hoped for a briske ness in trade setting in with the close of the ¡Russian and Japanese war, but in this wo hava been disappointed. The launches, plant, ma- chinery and buildings, have been kept in a fairly good state of repair. The report and statement of accounts now placed before you state very clearly the Company's position, therefore it is neadless for me to go into figures or details concerning them, and we trust the appropriation of profits as presented meeta with your approval. Our reclamation at North Point is nearing completion. This property should be a good asset in the near future, as it is a magnificent site and a suitable one for many-

Praya East reclamation scheme, accompanied Purposes. Owing to the abandonment of the by the depression in the land market and a general tightness of money in the Colony continue carrying on our business, in the mean. time, in our present premises at Wanchai and

to do so, as the present time is very inopportuna have petitioned the authorities for permission for selling land or calling up more capital and one of these two things we shall require to do shortly, if we proceed at once with the erection of the new works at North Point. This mater

is announced in the San Francisco Chronicle Tua following despatch, daied Washington, arrived, they broke forth in the stralos of the that Senator Piles of Washington State is contemplating, the introduction of a bill in Congress appropriating the $25,000,000 in, demnity paid by China to the United States to cover the damages to American citizens and the Government through the Boxer re- bellion to defray the cost of educating Chinese students in American colleges. The bill was prepared by the University of Washington and the co-operation of the educational institutions of Oregon and Cali. DEODORISERfornia to favour its passage has been solicited. and. Peoples. During the tour the Prince's anotis, and tube roses. She wore a very hand- goes on to say, Mr. Lai will pass through (temporary I hope), wa think it advisable to

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Whether the report that is being circulated at present is true, we are unable to state bearing the same blossoms, which also, in a but it is said that Mr. Lai will, in all pre- tiara, surmounted and held in place the long bability, go to England to arrange for the en. bridal veil of tulle, while she carried a semi-gagement of competent men for the construc shower bouquet of chrysanthemums, steph- tion of the railroad. On his way back, the report some pearl and ruby pendant, the gift of the Japan and inspect the working of railroads intercourse with the Chief everywhere has pro-groom. As bridesmaids she was attended by the there. duced the happiest impression.

Our contemporary urges that there is no reason why it should not be given. In fact, it is perhaps the best disposition that can be made of the money, for, at one stage of the negotiations for the settlement of the Boxer indemnity, the United States hesitated EFFECTIVE. to accept any part of it. After aiding, how-to be remote is ingin their employment, had

HARMLESS

not

ever, to cut down the sum total materi- ally, the American Government agreed to accept payment in silver, a course which was immediately followed by Great Britain, A. S. WATSON & CO., That was certainly a friendly act which

China should

forget, asserts the

·Chronich. 'And now there is a strong senti ment abroad on the Pacific Coast, where the instance upon the enforcement of the exclusion laws is strongest, that the money [34 so obtained shall be expended for the edu

cation of such students as China may send to America to be educated according to the

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hlangkong, 3rd March, 1906,

GREGOR

CO.,

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

SHERRIES

FROM

SANDEMAN, BUCK

ideas of Western civilization. As China is evincing a disposition to adopt, like Japan, these ideas," she should certainly," adds the journal from which we quote, "appre- ciate the privilege of opening American colleges to her students for their education and be content with that, without seeking to break through the Act which excludes her coolies from our shores."

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AN accident occurred in the engine room of the Electric Tramway Company, at Bowrington Canal, this morning, with the result that to be removed in an ambulance to the Govern ment Civil Hospital. The unfortunate man, before the accident, was up a ladder attending to some work, when, suddenly the ladder, which was placed too much on the perpendicu- lar, fell over while Sing was at work. The fitter fell violently to the ground and broke his left leg.

THE Washington correspondent of the New York Herald states that the United States Government, in despatching troops to the Philippines, wishes, in the event of a Chinese outbreak against foreigners in China, to avoid the necessity of having to ask Japan to guard American interests. The appeal, they con sider, would imply the recognition of Japanese political and military predominance in Asia, which predominance the United States would unwillingly give..

MR. H. P. White, of Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik and Company, proceeded against his four.chair coolies at the Police Court this morning for disobeying an order. Complaisant, stated that during this week he had to speak to the defendants on four different occasions. Last night the coolies were supposed to be waiting for complainant at the Clock Tower, but on his arrival only one was there, and that coolie stated that the others would not come. His Warship fined the coolies $5 each, and bound them over in the sum of $25 each to be of good conduct for six months.

FOLLOWING are the returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 28th February, 1956, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks.

Average Specie Amount in Reserve

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inlo Misses Duffie and Mabel Dickson, Eileen Hastings, and Sylvia Ross who looked very sweet in white crêpe de Chine frocks trimmed with guipure, with wreaths of pink roses of palest shade in place of hats, while they wore very pretty little pearl and gold broaches, each of different design, the gift of the groom, and carried baskets of flowers adorned with pink ribbons. Master Dickson, performed the duties of page, and looked very handsome in his MacDuff tartan kilt, and wearing a gold and pearl pin, the bridegroom's gifl. The service was fully 'choral, the choir' latoning the responses and the psalm, Mr. Den- man Fuller presiding at the organ, and playing, during the signing of the register, Tana hauser's March, which, on the signal that the happy couple were leaving the vestry, ceased, and gave place to Mendelssohn's Wedding March. After the ceremony the guests adjourned to the Hoogkong Hotel where a reception was held by Mrs. Wakefield, mother of the brida, and there the newly-wedded pair received the congratulations of their throng of friends, their health being drunk in bumpers. In all there were some 250 guests at the reception, and the wedding gifts were both numerous and costly, testifying to the popularity of the young couple During the reception in the Hotel the Royal West Kenis Band again played suitable airs, appropriate to the occasion, and tended greatly to enliven the proceedings.

Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford will spend a short honeymoon in 'Macao,' after which they will return to Hongkong to join the ss. Nubia on which vessel they are about to proceed for a holiday in England.

CHINA Traders' insurance

COMPANY, LIMITED.

An extraordinary general meeting of share- holders in the above-named Company was held. at the registered offices of the Company, at noon to-day, when the resolutions set out below, which were passed at the extraor- dinary general meeting of the Company held an the sixteenth day of February, 1900, were submitted for confirmation as special resolu- tions.

This afternoon at Happy Retreat hundreds of Chinese, representatives of the import and Export Firms of Californian, Australian and Chinese goods, the Pawnbrokers' Guild, Chi- nese in the employ of foreign firms, salt fish guild, druggists guild, piecegoods guild, hours and land agents, and general retailers of for- eign goods, gave a tea party in honour of Mr. Lai Kwai Pui and party. Speeches were made, and after several toists had been pledg ad the proceedings were brought to a close,

FILIPINOS IN TROUBLE.

ABSENT FROM THE SHIP.

is having our careful attention and serious, consideration. Mr. Winterburn, our present general manager who is leaving the Colony in May, has resigned his position after fourteen

years' service throughout which time bo bas worked hard and done his best to promote the welfare of the Company. We all wish him, I am sure, every success in his paw under- taking and hope he may be in a position to place some good orders with us before long. Mr. Andrew, who has been in, the Company's service for nearly ten years and understands the routius of our business, having carried on Mr. Winterburn's duties daring bis absence on leave for tea months in 1901, has been

Capt. A. T. Brain, master of the a.s. Oro, proceeded against two Filipino deck, hands at the Police Court this morning, for being absent from the vessel since the 8th instant, and also for disobeying his orders. The defendants de- nied the charge. The moster of the Oro 'said that the first defendant signed on in this Co-appointed to succeed him. I do not think tony on the 11th January, 1905, and the second there is any further useful information I can man at Yokohama, on July 27th, 1905, both to give you, but before moving the adoption of serve until the termination of the articles, 29th the report and statement of accounts, 1 shall be very pleased to answer to the best of my December, 1906.

ability any questions relating to them....

His Worship-Tell them they ate in the habit of leaving ship without permission. I see they did the same at Kobe.

The first defendant, who acted as spokes- man, said that they were badly fed on board, and that for six months' work he only received $65. Other ships paid their mea monthly.. As regards going on shore without leave, defen- dant said that they had had the permission of the chief officer, who, when permission was asked, said: "You can go for good His Worship sentenced the defendants to three weeks' hard labour each.

THE SINGAPORE TREASURY MYSTERY.

WAS IT AN EARTHQUAKE?

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It will be remembered, says the Singapore Free Press of and inst, that a short time ago the Sikh sentry on duty at the Treasury vault heard a loud noise from the vault and believed some thief had effected an entrance.. As the

The following gentlemen were present:-treasury offices were closed the corporal of the Messrs. H. W. Slado (in the chair), A. Haupt, E. Goetz, C. R. Lenzmann, (Directors); G. T. Veitch, W. J. Saunders, C. M. G. Burnic, A. B. Rouse, A. Ough, W. H. T. Davis, E. H. Ray, and Jas. Whittall, secretary.

guard turned out his men and also obtained additional men from the Marina Police Station. The guard were then ordered to load their rifles and a cordon of men was placed round the whole building. Later in the night, however, anotlier poise of something falling was heard from the vault and the Sikh corporal was The Chairmas proposed that Resolution almost driven frantic by the belief that burglars No. 1 be confirmed. Mr. G. T. Valtch, second-had effected an entrance to the strongroom, and ed.-Carried.

The Secretary having read the notice con- vaping the meeting,

he kept the guard with the additional men' on Resolutions: (1) That the Articles of Asso- | the qui vive the whole night. ciation of the Company be altered in the fol- lowing manner;--

The following Article shall be substituted for $2,300,000 Article 130, namely:-

There were no questions and the Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts, Mr. Kinnaird seconded and the motion was carried.

Mr. J. Rodger moved the re-election of Mr. Parlous to the directorate.

Mr. McCorquodalo seconded and the motion was carried.

Mr. Andrew moved the re-election of Mr. Arnold as auditor, which, after being seconded by Mr. Forbes, was carried,.

The Chairman-That is all the business, gentleman; dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.

THE NETHERLANDS TRAD- ING CO.

| It would seem that the latest addition to the list of banking institutions in the Colony, has had a rather prosperous time over the fixity of the dollar in the Straits, if any reliance is to be placed in the following extract from the Java Bode:--

Handsome profits have been made, and heavy losses too. But the value of the dollar is now fixed, and exchange fluctuations are things of the past. It is said that the agency of the Netherlands Trading Society at Singa pore did splendid business by boying up as many dollars, as possible when the exchange stood low. It was a risky thing, but proved to, be a success. Some speak of even a one and a half million guilders profit having been made, much to the irritation of the British Banks, which seem to be of opinion that the Trading Society should be above such specula| tions. This calls to mind the fable of the fox and the grapes.

There is no need for the Commonwealth to distress itself with anxiety as to the mission of the two returning Japanese merchants who are alleged to have been discovered up north with plans of the Sydney defence works in their

On account of the unpopularity of Viceroy carpet bags, says the local Daily Telegraph. Teen Chun-hauen, of Canton, it would appear Even if they were taking away full details of that there is not a single provincial Govern- our defence scheme it would not mean that ment in the Empire that wishes to have his anything was specially wrong with the peace Excellency over it, while matters have now come to such a pass in Canton that it is only a of the world. Nor is it at all certain that if question of months for his Excellency to vacate they got home with the information the Japan-his present post, The Imperial Government, ese Admiralty would be much wiser concern. on the other hand, does not like to shelve him, ing the nature of our harbour fortifications and so as a last resort Their Majesties, it is than it is already. Every nation does as much reported, will be asked shortly to create Tibet into a province and appoint Viceroy Tsea over spying as it safely can upon every other, and that principality, with every prospect of success the chances are that Japan knows pretty well-N. C. D. News. all there is to know about the vulnerability of our coastline, just 25, unless the British Intelli- gence Service is much behind the time. Eng- land knows the weak and the strong points in the defence system of every other naval Power. There are ways and means of get- ling this kind of knowledge such as no pre- cautious will ever completely frustrate, and no nation enjoys a monopoly of them. Neither is any nation much more scrupuloas

130. The Board, through its secretary, shall than any other in regard to their use. It would,

make yearly statements of the accoupus of the therefore, never do for us to calculate upon the

Company from the rst day of January to the ignorance of any possible enemy concerning

11st day of December, in each and every year, our defence works, Our duty is to assumo

which shall be duly audited and presented to the shareholders, at each of the ordinary meet. that whoever he is he knows more than he

ings of the Company, together with a report on ought to know, and act accordingly. However,

One theory given for the fall is that a slight the general position of the Company,

earthquake occurred and it is stated that the the fortifications of our coast are not what an A FLAYGROUND for children is a feature of the

(a). That the Board, through its secretary, invader of Australia would trouble most about. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's magnifi-shall make a statement of the accounts of the Hop. E. C. Hill has said that be imagined be There would be a prior question as long as the cont steamer Empress of Ireland, which was Company as from the 1st day of May, 1905, to felt as earthquake on the day the dollars foll, launched at Govan by Mrs. Gracie, wile of the the 31st day of December, 1905, which shall Another theory put forward is that the big gan fleet was in being, and if the tine came when managing director of the Fairfield Company, be duly audited and presented to the abure- that went under thers would be an easier way on 27th Jan. The Empress of Ireland is in all bolders at the next ordinary 'meeting of the / Gring from the fonts caused a movement of the port on 9th istt., and may be expected here on.

Company to be held during 1956 and that, bags and that they gradually slipped and sud- of capturing Sydney than by forcing an entrance essential details a sister ship of the Empress of much as the accounts of the Company have denly came down with a run. The natives in through the Heads. Of course, foreigners Britain, launched by the same company last already been audited and presented to the share terested have the usual "hanta" theory, but prowling round fortifications with note books November. She is of 14.500 tons burden, is bolders to the 30th April, 1905, no further or the fact still remains that the cause for this OLDEST FAVOURITES and snapshot cameras receive little courtesy 550 ft. long, and has a speed of 20 knots. The othey for the year 1935 shall us called for by curious occurrence has never been discovered

pany

As there is no seismograph, or instrument whenever they are caught, especially outside playground" is for the amusement of children or presented to, the shareholders in respect of for registering abocks and concussions of earth the British dominions, and if Japanese spies in the third class only.. A wide space on deck Article 139 as this day substituted. are discovered here they thould be dealt with is set apart entirely for the youngsters. - Trees On the motion of the Chairman, seconded quakes in Singapore, the earthquake theory just as severely as Australian spies would be are planted in pows, and there are heaps of by Mr. H. T. Davis, resolution No. 2 was con-

cannot be authenticated. We are informed Ermed. in Japan. But there is no reason to scare sands, spades, and buckets, so that the youngs-

The Chairman-That is all the business, that the delicate clocks and instruments, in Messrs. Motion & Cola godown were not about such an episode, for even in the bestlers can "pretend they are at the seaside" as gentlemen.

nfected. [35-17 regulated countries these things will occur. | well as being on the sea.

The meeting then terminated,

& CO.,

XERES, SPAIN.

THE.

in the East.

Hongkong, a5th July, 1905.

Banks. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

$3,235,993

Hongkong and Shang. hai Banking Cor poration,... 15,895,664 National Bank of

China, Limited.................. .59.478

11,000,000

40,000

Total,......$19,191,045 $13,340,000

A report was made to the Treasurer the next morning and the sirongroom opened and it was found that bags containing $40,000 bad slipped from a shelf on which they had been placed and were scattered over the floor of the vault. The whole vault was thoroughly examined but no trace of anything suspicious or anything that could have caused the bags to fall could- be found and up to the present the matter is a complete enigma.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE, Indian (Kumtang) rath inst. German (Prinzett Alice) 13th inst Canadian (Empress of Chine) 13th inst German (Prins Regent Luitpold) 14th inst. American (China) 17th inst. Indian (Letrang) zand inst. ⠀

The Silk ex C. P. R. Co.'s 51, Empress of India arrived at New York on 8th inst

The Java China-Japan Lija 8.8. Tjilaljap left Kuchinotzu via Amoy and Swalow for this 22nd inst

The E. & A. s... Empira nailed from Sydney on gth inst, via Queensland Ports, Fort Darwin, Timor and Manila, and may be expected. ber.. os 30th inst.

The C. P. R. Con vs. Empress of arrived at Nagasaki at 9.30 am, ca of Chine and left again at 4 p.m., same day for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive at midnight, on toth inst

The C. P. R. Cossa. Empress of Japan and leaves again at 8 pm, Saturday, for Naga arrived at Shanghai at 11.30 p.m., on oth init, saki, where she is due to prrive at 7.8.m., pa fath lost,

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