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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1906.

| to accept the highest or any `uffór. At various anges in the discussion of the possibility of reducing the capital of the Shanghai Docks, the question of the sale of the Company's pro perty with a view to effecting that desirable A. S. WATSON & CO., and has been urged upon the attention of the Board. Readers of the Hongkong Telegraph will recall the many communi. cations which have been made through our columos, by Hongkong shareholders, urging the advisability of the step. It would appear that

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under the old directorate a deal-ear was lent to

what now proves to have been a very sensible proposal. The second section of the property now put up for sale was acquired, as stated by the then chairman of the Company, for the purpose of enabling it to join the, properties between the Cosmopolitan and International Docks. This, of course, entailed, with other improvements, an increase in the capital of the Company at that date, which was effected by the issue of 6,900 new shares in order to reduce the then, large overdraft with the Company's bankers, consequent on the scheme of amat- gamation. A correspondent writing in our last evening's issue, over the signature Assets over Liabilities," suggested the idea that the actual value of the Company's shares today, if the property were realised upon what he considers a safe premium of 50 per cent. over the book valve, should be at least Tis 150 at the mini mum, instead of the market rate of the day The 93. It would have been better had our correspondent enlarged on the lerler, for which there was ample room, by placing the actual. figuring, whereby the cost of the share is placed at Tis. 150. 1 making this suggestion we do

Shareholders in

namely six mows, or Tie 5,350, we have an i actual book value of the property of at least Tlu, 910,000. We take it that no offer for that or a lower figure will be considered by the directors of the Company, it is safe to assume the appreciation in the river frontage values in Shanghai since the acquisition of the land in 192: at 25 per cent, instead of the so per cent, estimated by our correspondent, and on that calculation we arrive at the aggregate total of Tis 1,137,500. If we should be in error at all, the mistake should certainly be on the right side. The chairman of the Shanghai-llongkew Wharf Company observed 1 st year, it may be remembered, that property on the. Poating a de had appreciably increased in value for wharfage and warehouse purposes. that Company will recollect how for a long timethegodowns on the Poojung side remained empty of goods because of their distance from the shipping centre. But such has been the development of Shanghai, and so great the demand for properly, that even at Pooting the godowns are stacked from floor to ceiling, and properties there, which at one time were n burden on the hands of the proprieurs, are contributing to-day a very fair quota to the general revenue of the different warehouse companies in Shanghai, as is witaessed by the enormous appreciation in the share values of all the various companies which hold property on that and on the Hongkew side. There is, therefore, all the more reason to believe that our estimate is not an over-sanguine ane when we place the increased value at 25 per cent. above the book value of the property of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Company

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CANTON-MACAO RAILWAY.

When we received a special telegram from our Shanghai correspondent yesterday stating that it was reported the Governor of Macao "had informed the Chinese Government that the Portuguese share of the capital for the pro posed Canton Macao railway hnd now been fully subscribed," we expressed our scepticism as to the accuracy of the report. There are several vernacular journals in Shanghai whose veracity is by no means animpeachable, whilo at a few exist on the strength of their daily mendacities. In order to ascertain for the benefit of our readers the real facts of the case, wo telegraphed to His Excellency Senhor Montenegro, the Governor of Macao, the substance of the despatch we had received and requested his confirmation or denial of the report. Un several occasions wo have been under deep obligations to His Ex- cellency and, as it proved, we were not at fault in again trespassing on the unfailing courtesy which distinguishes the King of Portugal's xe- presentative in the sister Colony. Us Excel lenny replied to-day in effect that the Chinese

The TELEGRAMS.

handed over to the Rev. Mr. France, Seamen's Mission, au long, at any rate, as the Rev. Mr. Franco is at the head of affairs, in wonky of the utmost support. We only hope that before another year passes, he will be

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SERVICE,

'assistant equally 'energetic | MACÃO-CANTON RAILWAY. provided with, an and sympathetic, so that the chaplain may be

OFFICIAL STATEMENT, . in some measure relieved of the labours which, although he bears them vamurmuringly, mus! weig cheavily upon him.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Royal Yacht Club will play the A. Co., R.W.K., in the Water Polo Shield competition at the V.R.C, at 5.30 this evening,

* TRE report of the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation for the past half-year 15 printed on pages 6 and 7 of this issue,

Owing to the fact that the band of the West Kents has been engaged to play si a dinner to

be

given in honour of Major-General Villiers Hatten, the usual progamme of music sub- on Saturday evenings will have to be omitted mitted during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel

to-morrow night,

report is a canard pure and simple, based on nothing more solid than the imagination of some native quill-driver. The question is thus For a "Friday Summary settlement" day in satisfactorily settled, and it may be taken for The Supreme Court, to-day may certainly claim granted by readers of the Hongkong Telegraph a record. A notable feature of the morning's that should anything transpire in connection proceedings was the entire absence of any In-

dian maney-lenders, who usually figure so pro with the Canton-Macao railway we shall be inminently in this day's fist as plaintiffs, nad a a position to publish the first tidings on the session of forty minutes concluded the day's subject. We have to express our indebtedness proceedings. to Senhor Montenegra for so readily respond. ing to our request and thereby enabling us to

THAT the Police Court is now the passessor of a Roman Catholic bible and that they are proud

GOVERNOR MONTENEGRO'S DENIAL OF CHINESE REPORT.

[Translation.]

Government House, Macao, 3rd August, 11.30 a.m. The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph,"

Hongkong

I have sent no despatch to the Chinese Government- on the subject of your telegram.

I have no knowledge of the position of the [railway] question.

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(gd.), GOVERNOR.

BRLACH OF HANBOUR RULES.

NO COXSWAIN AT WHEEL.

A serious matter, which was referred to re- cently, by Capt. Barnes Lawrence, Harbour Master, as an "unpardonable offence" is the habit of coxswains and engineers of steam launches plying in the harbour during, the busiest hour of the day to leave their posts in charge of uncertificated men, thereby endan-

no desire to raise the impression that fur now offered for sale. The sum of Tls 1,137,500 satisfy, the large body of subscribers who are nf it was the opinion of a few who watched the gering the lives of those on board. The offence in any way over estimated apportioned among the $5,2004,states repre-terested in and may be intimately affected by proceedings of a certain case, this morning. is of frequent occurence, and fines do_not_ap.

corresponden the value of the shares, for we would e sented in the capital of the company mind investors and speculators in Ching gives a Tis. 20 return per share. Thus 7:00 of the statements-made-by-the-chairman;-of--the capital-of-the company will be reduced the Company at a meeting held in 1902. to Tle. En, instead of Tis. 100 per share, In speaking of the Company's operations the original value of each. We take it for the second year after the amalgamation for granted that by the disposal of the two pro. schente had been carried through, Mr. J. R. perties the earning powers of the Company. Twentyinan stated that: "The accounts from will not be curtailed, so that it should still be an investor's standpoint may be regarded as of able to earn a dividend at its worst since, the the best, but are perhaps not so encouraging to anigamation-that of last year, for example

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the constenction of the chanecting link between Canton and the Colony of Macao, TREPIED PİFER OF HONGKONG.

The interpreter before swearing in a lady picked up the book, held it high so that every one pre sent could see it, and pronounced it a Catholic Bible. The Bible has seen batter days.

on 29th ult, and will take over his sents of

pear-to have any effect on them. On the 29th ult., Policeman Winter, of the Water Polica Station, boarded the steam-launch Chuen Sing and from inquiries made on board it was die |_ covered that the coxswain was in his bunk, white a deck-hand was at the wheel. The officer descended into the engine-room, and there also a deck-hand was at work. The en

told that the engineer, was not only away

The new Shanghai Magistrate, Mr. Wang Nien-tu, arrived at Shanghai frem Sorchow office from his predecessor, Mr. Wang Mou.gineer was inquired for and the officer was kun, some time this week. The latter official, from his post, but was not on the launch who is an unattached Tantai in rank, will, after giving up the seals of the Shanghai district magistracy, enter the fraternity of expectant Taotais.-N. C. 1). News.

Whether the Hongkong branch of the Sea- men's Mission would accomplish anything like the work recorded in the report for the past year were it not for the indefatigable energy and untiring patience of the Rev. J. H: France is very doubtful. Railors accustomed to rough and rumble life are as acutely suspicious of the sky-pilot as children. They are always afraid of being imposed upon and made

A CASE of embezzlement of a large amount by to look ridiculong in the eyes of their mess-

two employes of the Yokohama branch of the males. The ability to charm the average A. B.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha is reported by the Jopen into attending church or allting through a con

Herald. Two Japanese named Yoshida Kana. cent-where high-toned ladies and gentlemenjiro and Miyashige Tokewo, and a Chinaman give instrumental selections from Schubert and named Kwan Korin, formerly employed in the Wegner, and wail pathetically about the stars fighter depaitinent, were arrested on the 18th

at all. Summonies were taken out against the coxswain for not being at the wheel

while the launch was plying in the harbour, sad against the owner of the Chun Shing for allowing the launch to ply without a qualified engineer. The case was heard be- fore Mr. B. H. J, Gomperix, at the Police Court

All the above prices are subject to a speculators. We are passing Through a dulness of at least Tis. & per share. That is a return discount of 5 per cent.

of trade which invariably flows war, and tool o per cent. per share. We dismiss consi- some may be regarded as a commercial panic deration of the average return made by the A. S. WATSON, & CO.,] or a financial crisis which should not give us Company since its re-formation. Were we to any, concern,, and although we have not had accept the high rates of dividend paid since the volume of business we had the previous 1900, we arrive at an earning power of between year, there is in my opinion no cause for un. 1st and 16 per cent, on the reduced capital of casiness to the shareholders. During the year the Company. We concede the argument under review it has been demonstrated beyond that the Company was never capable of

doubt, and especially within the last months, earning very handsome dividends like those in the dun ether; or give recitations about the ult. The sum embezzled in said te amount to Coxswain was on board the launch when the

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 25th July, 1906.

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES-CIN ADVANCE), DAILY—$30 per annum. WEEKLY $13 per annum

The rates pyr quarter and fer metrem proprsuzant. The dally imue is delivered Inde what the address o

accowible to messenger. Da cupien sent by per maa additional $1.80 per quartor in charged for perdagen. The postage on the weekly inne i sny part of the

work is 30 cents per quarter

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On 29th July, at Shanghai, the wife of G. M. BILLINGS, of daughter.

he Jongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1906.

SHANGHAI DOCKS.

that we are able to cope with almost anything We have had some very large undertakings, but

encountered nothing too big or. 100 heavy for us and examples are not wanting of the affici. ency, of our machinery and European staff." Bul17 come to the paint of the immediate practical effect of the Company's decision in order to obtain a fair idea of what the pro-

perly should realise, we may stiff follow Mr. Twentyman in his speech on the occasion referred to. He said: "When we re-valued. the property before the formation of the present Company, and left what we considered a sale margin, which in itself represents a reserve of no mean sum, there would be still a big amount to fall back on," "The Old Jack, for instance, is one of our must valuable assets, and like everything else has a price, and should the

shareholders at any time decide on selling, a big figure could be obtained. This also applies in the other properties, as we liave secured large river frontage which will some day prove very valuable? The shareholders as repre- sented by their directors have now decided to sell the roperty which, in the wards of the chairman, "is one of the most valuable assets of the Company" And that it should realise

at is worst.

of 28 per cent, etc, from profits on working accounts, and take its earning powers But if trade should return to its 'normal level again, a return of over to per cent may be expected on the reduced capital say, T's 80. With regard to the financial position of the Company, following the lines indicated by our correspondent last evening, the solitary liability is one if Tis. 134,749 77 outstanding to sundry creditors." Seldom has a islance sheet been presented, which was less liable to criticism. As a rule, companies in the Far East are 'overloaded with overdrafts with the bankers, and not infrequently the debenture bolders and creditors are grouped together under the head of "sundry creditors," but in this instance, apart from the capital liability of the Company and, the handsome I reserve of one million taels, besides a paltry indebtedness to shareholders who have failed in collect their dividends to the extent of Ts. 5,040, the Company is surcharged with no other liabilities. Hence, by the return of a million and one lakh of taels, a considerable amount of money will be available for circulation at a time when money is supposed to be tight, The Company will relieve itself of the onus

absolutely safe figures considering the magni- tude of its business; and the shareholders and investors will benefit to the extent that the larger business that might be jofluenced in the immediate enviroment of the Company will give it an impetus and so raise the value of its properties which lie in the neighbourhood of the lands that are to be sold.

a big figure we have no doubt is the confident of having to earn a larger sum in order to The announcement which we were able to expectation of the shareholders who have fl-maintain its dividend, and its position will be make in our columas last evening that the lowed intelligently the progress of the deve'up-strengthened by having its capital reduced to directors of the Shanghai Dock and Engineeringment of commercial affairs in the northern Company, Ltd. had decided to dispose of a Settlement. The latest figures before us relat portion of its property is confirmed to-day bying to the Dock Company are given in the Exchanges received from the northern Settle. liquidators' report, dated 30th June, 1926. The ment, wherein a notice appears advertising the book value of the Old Dock property, with sale of the Company's two excellently situated boilers, pumps, new moorings, slicer legs, cap staus, etc, tom. 5t al. sh., is Tis. 691,500; the office building, godowns,, machine shops and dwa ling houses, including ground, 3m. 71, 61, 4h., is valued at Tis. 110,850. Land, inchid- ing banding, wharves and wall, 107m, 51 81. 6h. is valued at Tls. 94,000; and 108

sites for godowns and wharves. The respective sales are detailed in the following terms: "(A) The whole of the Old Dock property {with exist. ing buildings) situated in Hongkew in the 6th section of the harbour, having an area of land. measuring as per title deeds 20 nows, 2 f. 81.

INSPECTOR Brown, of the Registrar-General's Department, sunimoned the Chief Officer of the 5.8. Mau Fang, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, 9 h., and a river frontage of 364 feet, with 27 Chinese bouses, including ground, gm.3. ol, Bb., this morning, at the Magistracy, for failing to feet depth of water at low water spring tides, is put at T14. 29,000. We cannot gather from provide twenty persons with proper accommo (B) Part of the property between the Cossuthe statements of the Company the exact pro-dation on board his vesiel on the 29th ulto. politan and International Docks, situated on the perty defined in the second section of the notice Mr. F.B. L. Dowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecut- Poolung side in the lower section of the har. of sale, but we infer it to be that described in ed. According to the evidence of the inspector bour, having an area of land of about 110 the accountsas the land, including bunding,etc., he said that just before the Maus Sang left the barbour he boarded the vessel. In the wheel toy mows, and 108 Chinese houses, mows, etc.

house he discovered eight Chinamen confised These give rather more than the area specified there, and the venlitation was bad. He went. in the terms of tale. The combined properties to the foc'sle and found several women there, have an area of 6 mows, whereas the tender The accommodation was not good. Defendant calls for the purchase of only to mows. The said that the men were only confined there

⚫mows, and a river frontage of 1,300 feet, with

an average depth of water of about 23' feet at low water-spring, tides. To the south of the property 108 houses are erected, suitable for Chinese employees." The notice proceeds to state that the directors are prepared to receive combined values of the properties, according temporarily. The men had already received offers for the properties in one lat, up to the to the book estimates, as shown on 30th 15th October, 1906, addressed to the secretary June last ir Tl1, 915,350, made up of TIs, of the Company at the bead office, Broadway, 792,350 for the Old Dock, and Tis. 123,000 for Hongkew, where plans and further particulars the other properties. If we deduct the excess can also be obtained. The usual reservation area on these accounts from the area mentioned Is made that the Company does not bind itself in the second clause of the advertisement,

their pay in advance to go to Singapore to work, and if they were not locked up before the vessel left. the port, they would can sway After the vessel had left the harbour the men would be treated ar ordinary passengers. His Worship found accused guilty and imposed a penalty of Sag.

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about thirty thousand yen,

"HAVEN'T these people filed their petition in Bankruptcy yet?" asked his Honour the Puisne Judge in the Summary Court this morning. referring to the defendants in a summary action. "No, my Lord," replied the plaintifs solicitor.

"Why not again queried his Honour, "they are so often here i have been expecting to see them in the Bankruptcy Court." "I expect they be there by and bye, my Lord," replied the solicitor. "Not much doubt about that," replied his Honour.

WITH two previous convictions against his launch for carrying excess passengers in the harbour, the, coxswain of the steam launch Jack Lee nade his third appearance before Mr. Gompertz'this morning for a similar offence, Constable Winter said that when he bearded the faunch on the 31st ukinio she had six pas- sengers more than allowed by the licence The defendant said the officer made a mistake and included the crew, which the officer denied, A fine of $25 was imposed.

this morning, when the charge against the owner was proved and he was made to pay a One of 515. As regarded the case of the coxs- wain his Worship would not convict. He beld that in accordance with the Ordinance the

police boarded the cial, and no offence had been committed. The Ordinance does not say that the coxswain must be at the wheel. Conse

quently, the coxswain was discharged. It is alleged that the coxswain will go before the Harbour Master to-morrow.

~THE-Supreme Court will be closed on Monday, the 6th inst, owing to that day being a Bank

holiday. On the 20th inst, the Court will close for the annual long vacation, but the Summary Court will be held as occasion arises during

that vacation.

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatorý :— On the 3rd at 10.55 a.The barometer has risen slightly at all stations, except at those in E. Japan.

The depression is moving Eastwards in the Sea of Japan.

Pressure is highest over the S. part of the China Sea. It is slightly in excess of the not- mal over the Philippines and S. Coast of China, but remains in defect to the extent of above

0.2 inch over N. China and to between 0.2 and 0.3 inch over the greater part of Japan.

Light and moderate S. and SW. winds are indicated over the China Sen, where gradients continue slight.

Hongkong rainfall for the 74 hours ending at to a.m. to-day, 0.17 inch.

philosophy of doubt to charm the A. B. so that he will actually listen to that is a gift, and nuhody possesses that gift in greater degree than the Rev. 3. H. France. Of course, he is pot responsible for the classical character of the concerts; his duty, as we conceive it, is to gain the heart of the fo'es'te men, and somehow or another they seem to follow him as the children did the Pied Piper of Hamlin, They valiantly sit through long seances, which must alten be a trial to the flesh, simply ovales pect for the padre. They are magnetised by Mr. France and there is scarcely one who would not do all in his power to meril his favour. The report of the work done last year, albeit most modestly set forth, shows in same measure the immerse ground covered by the chaplain. Probably he is the hardest-worked man in the Colony, and if merit were always recognised he would be made a bishop hat he could lounge in to-morrow, sh his study, neeive the elite of Hongkong's femininity, and gracefully pour out weak tea at canonical bazaars. But it is to be

AN application was heard 10-day by the j. P. feared that before the Rev. Mr. France could Court, from Stephen Clark for the transfer 10 be induced to refrain from the strenuous life him from F. E. Ofam of the publican's licence to sell intoxicating liquors at Nos, 38 and 39. he would have to be chined done and held in irons by two robust quarter-masters. Neaily Praya East, under the sign of "The Praya East four thousand visits were paid to ships in the Hotel." Mr. P. W. Gull ing, of Messrs, Gold- ring and Barlow, appeared for the applicant, and average of

as there was no police objection the licence harbour," last year, he states, or an about eleven every day of the year. And, was granted. The justices of the Peace pre- sent were: Messrs. n. 14;; Į Gompertz, F. A. marvellous to relate, the chaplain is not mere. ly welcomed, but the men actually chide him Hazeland, J. A. Jupp, 11. J. Craig, and C. A.

D. Melbourne. for staying away! At Kowloon Institute more than a hundred concerts were given during the year, and it is to be hoped that many of them Tay evidently believe in Spartan methods in man met with an accident, resulting in severed some of them certainly were to our keow Malaya. According to the Afulay Mail, a Chica- ledge-proved to be arranged on popular lines. atteries in the leg and was bleeding to death. At these concerts no less than 7.27 sailors and Tourniquets were first tried, but the case others attended, and the contributions amount becoming desperate, a European got hold of 'a ed to $14153, or about two cents per capita piece of old hoopiron, heated it and beat it into No-less than 18,419 reamen called at Kowtoon correct shape, after a good deal of trouble, and Institute, while 5,404 visited Wanchai Institute. then, with the aid of the man's friends, and in The latter is not yet paying its way, but the spite of his yells, cauterised the end of the and is due here on toth inst., a.m.

severed arteries. Thanks to this prompt and returns certainly show that seamen are taking heroic measure the man is alive and well. advantage of the privileges it offers, and pos sibly it may yet become self-supporting. Most MRS. J. LIVESEY, residing at No. 34. Seymour of the principal firms, British and foreign atike, Road, summoned the Chinese caretaker of assist the Mission by donations in money or house No. 31, before Mr. B. B. J. Gompertz,

The Ben Line 8.8. Bentedi sailed from Singa material. The great passenger lines are all for using insulting and abusive language said that the defendant was in the habit of mentioned under the head of "donations, towards her on the 3oth ult. The complainant pore on and afternoon, and due here on 8th The M. M. Co's s.s. Calédonien, with the while certain local firms contribute gifts of leaving saft-fish on the steps of her door to be coal, water, etc., for the use of the Mission dried." She did not approve of that and com.ext French mail, will leave Saigon to-day, at

3 p.m., for this port. launch. It is no discredit to one club that it plaining to the landlord would have been use."

The N. Y. K. European Line s.3. Kanagawa only managed to mise one solitary dollar for the less. On the 30th ult, she kicked the salt-fish benefit of the Mission, but it might attempt to away and be abused her, His Worship raid Maru left Shanghai for this port on ged inst. increase that sum by at least fifty cents this that she would expect to hear uncomplimentary and is expected here on 6th inst.

things if she kicked people's food. lle was year. The Empress boats are the great con- certain, under the circumstances, that defen from Yokobama on 3rd inst., for Hongkong tributors to the Mission fund-the Empress of dani did use abusive language, but he would via Nagasaki and Manila, and will be due to China alone collected 1493.50, which was dischargé bịm with a caution.

arrive at this port on 13th inst,

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SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE Indian (Suisse) 6th inst, French (Caldanien) 6th inst. Canadian (Empress of Indla) 14th- inst. Indian (Zulsing) 16th inst.

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The s.a. Talyuan leaves Kobe this p.m., and, is due here on 9th inst., a m.

The ss. Changsha is expected to leave Syd- ney on Bih inst, and is due here on 1st prox.

The s. 7ean leaves Manila on 7th inst, pans,

The s.s. Kaifong from Cebu and Iloilo des to-morrow afternoon,

The s.. utckow from Tientsin and Cheloo

is due here about 6th inst.

The 8.3. Kirklang from Shanghai duo this evening.

inst.

The P. M. S: S. Co.'s 1.5. China will sail