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TELEGRAMS.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

BERVICE.

JAPANESE TRAMWAYS,

PROPOSED BOYCOTT,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 9th- August, 9.20 p.m.

The Socialists propens to boycott

the Japanese tramways.

{Renter's]

The Wreck of the "Birio."

Loxton, 7th August,

The captain of the Sirio is alive and on alore.

He declares that the rock on which the ship struck was not mirked on the charts.

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II.M.8. "Montague." The wreck of 11.M.S. Montague is to he sold by auction.

Russia.

Owing to the failure of M. Stolyping to form a Cabinet, the feeling is gaining ground that the Russian Court is favourable to a military dictatorship under the Grand Duke Nicholas

Later. Yesterday the revolutionaries at Sevastopol rang the bell of the military' tribunal, and, -after-nverpowering and blindfolding_the_at_ tendant, proceeded to the office and stole the records of the revolt of the fleet, includ- ing the documents relating to the case of Lieutenant Schmidt.

A FLOUR MERCHANT'S

FAILURE.

To Bankruptcy Jurisdiction this morning, his Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief justice, pre- siding, public examinations were head in the following cases: -

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1906

Mr. Wakeman: Do you own some houses with Li Ning?

Winners: Yes, I have a third share, with Li Sing, and See To Sing, a third share cach, alto. There is a mortgage on those houses for $20,000. Mr. Wakeman; And isn't there a second mortgage for $35,000?

Wunesar Yes, there is, and that is due to the balance › la security to a foreign firm.

Mr. Wakeman; You put down in your state. ment $11,005.

Witness: Yes, that was the balance due.

Mr. Wakeman: And do ou calculate that you are only going,to pay $11,000?

Witness: Yer; according to my calculation that is all '1 am liable to pay.

Mr. Wakeman: Have you been released from thai security 2.

Witness: No.

Witness: My son handed the money to the foreign firm.

Mr. Grist: How much did he hand over? Witness? $12,003.

Mr. Grist: But you have just said the pro- peny was worth $35,000.

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.

MONTHLY REPORT.

The General Manager's Report for iba month Witness: But my son's share was $13,000.

ending 14th July, 1900, runs as follows :— || The Chief Justice: It seems pretty clear that

The accompanying sheet of mine measure. this property is really this man's, and the son'sments and assay results of prospecting work name is being used to cover him. The ques. Shows a total of 331 ft. for the period (4 weeks)

tion is what can you do?

Mr. Gris!: The Ordinance, my Lord, lays it down that where a' bankrupt has property out of the jurisdiction of this Court, and after being ordered by the Court to assistțin securing: the neglects or declines to do so, he is liable for contempt of Court. I propose to ask him Jew more questions and then ask for an ad. jirnment, to enable me to make further in

Mr. Wakeman Then you are still liable for | gditing. the $15,000?

Witness: Vás.

Mr. Wakeman: Then there is also a third

tgage on these houses, is there, not ? Witness: 1 do not know."*

Mr. Wakeman: Haven't you given your part. neis a mortgage for $18,000 on the property?

Witness: Yes.

Mr.,Wakeman; Did you receive the money? Witness: No, I did not receive hny maney. Mr. Wakeman: Then why did you sign the mortgage?

Witness: The money was paid to the foreign firm as security, and my partners in- siste don my giving them a mortgage of $18,000, that was 59,000 tach.

Mr. Wakeman:. Then your equity of re- demption at the present time is worth nothing? Witness: It is only mortgaged for $10,000 altogether.

Mr. Wakeman: But the three mortgages amount to $73,000 odd.

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Mr. Grist (to witness): Where did your wife get the money to give your son ? "

Witness: She held a winning ticket in the Wai Sing Plottery.

** Mr. Grist: How much did she win?

Witness: About $19,000.

Mr. -Grist: Did she have many winning tickets like that?

"Witness: "Yes, she had several.

Witness: If she is speculating in the lollery now or not it is a matter I do not know anything about.

under review: made up of 63 ft, sinking, 100 f. driving, and 163 (t, crosscutting, as against a total of 455 ft. for the previous month,

MINES DUKIT KOMA

440 Level, Drivé North. –This end has been advanced 6 ft., making a total of 181 ft. • The lode has become very mixed, and assays, for 33 inch wide, 1 dwt. Driving was, stopped early in the month to put off a crosscut west to explore the footwall portion; of this 13 £. has, been traversed, and at this point some quartz) veins are showing.

440 Level, · Drive. Sauth.-This has been extended 8 ft., bringing the total to 169 f. The lode 47 in. wida, averages by assay 31 dwt.

440 Level, Drive South.-No. 1 Winze.

BUKIT KUMAN,

Stamps working: 40 Period of work; 28 days, less inst time 1.65 days for clean up, and gennial repairs all raand.

Ore milled: Kumaa: 2,737 1008

Stops: 400

Total: 3,137 tons.

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Total Amalgam':

1,532 ozs. producing Retoried gold! 6121 1) Smelted gold: 007.07 Avenge yield per ton 2003.87 dwt.

value oftallings: 0.79 m

5.437

Total tons crushed:

31

gold won: 851.07 ozs. Average yield perton: 3.12.dwi.

fineness of bullion: 935-

W. H. MARTIN,.

General Manager.

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COMMERCIAL

+ TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE,

I p.m.

layers-Unions $8co, Hongkong Fires

This has been sunk 11 8. making the total 5320, China Fires 591, HK, C, and M. depth 31 ft. The lode has again opened out Steamboats $274, China and Manila $21, Raubs

1.uzons Sze,"

Mr. Grist: Lucky woman; has she any and is now; 30'in, wide and worth 3ẻ đwi. $7, China Borneos Sro, China Providents $9, more lucky tickets?

The abundance of water has caused a rem. Dairy Farms 517, Tramways $135, Ices ́Sa36 porary stop, and a pump is being got ready ex div., Light and Powers $iu, Watsons $13. to deal with it, when sinking will be resumed.

340 Level, Drive South --Here 5 ft. has been Sellers-Unions $810, Canton Insurancet drivan, bringing the total to 429 ft. On this $335, Shell Transports 27/6, China Sugars S133}; date a bunch of quartz has been cut into, which | Hongkong Docks $153, Hongkong Lands $110), has given a value of 4 dwt, per ton.

West Points $50, Hotels S135, Cements S23, Electrics 515, Ropes $19.

Witness was examined further as to pro- perties he had owned in Hongkong, and which he had sol for various reasons of indebtedness, and the examination was adjourned sine die,

U REMUNERATIVE BOARDING-HOUSE.

earrying on a boarding-house at No. 5, Caine Debtor (Mrs. Bamsey) said she was lately

310 Level North-Drive on Hanging Wall Branch This has been extended 4 ft., making A total of ti ft. The lode averages 43.in. wide and is worth 44 dwt.

140 Level North-Wir ze.To this has been

Sales-Raubs 37. Shanghai Ducks Tis. 98 in Shanghai,

Nominal:--Hongkong Banks $850, Indos $70, Douglases $47, Kowloon Wharfs S06, Hong.

S'at, Powells S10),

Witness; But some is only security, and Road, where she rarted in June, 1954, leaving added 14 ft., making a total of 27 ft. The lode Lew WharfsTIs, 230; Humphreys $11, Cottons

-some-has-been-paid.-And-what-but-all.my

partners' debts to me?

Mr. Wakeman: Are the two amounts of

$9.00 each you put down in you statement, as die on promissory notes, the same as those you gave the mortgage far?

Witness: Yes,

Mr. Wakeman: Have you got those pro. missory note back ?

Witness. They have not given them back

to me...

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Mr. Wakeman: Have you any other pro petty than that mentioned in your statement

Witness: No; have not.

?

Mr. Wakeman: No property in China? Witness: No, I have no property in China. Mr. Wakeman: Have you not had any pro- perly there within the last two years?

Witness: No, not within the last two years. Mr, Wakeman: Did you not divide some property there between your sons i

Witness: Yes.

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Mr. Wakeman -When was that P Witness in November, 1904.

Yr Wakeman: Then that was within the last two years. Why did you divide that property?

Witness: Because had. I take some money from the Ancestral Funds, and on account of sickness my creditors advised me to let my sons have the property.

In the case of Kwan Yu Yee Hop Kee Sze Po Wan, examined by Mi, G.. N. Wakeman, Official Receiver, said he was a partner in the bunkrupt firm. They were dealers in flour, and also sent goods to Call- fomin. He had a pasteer named i Wing Kwong. They commenced business about ten years ago. He took over the business then but the best had been going on before. Ile bought it from one Li Yu Hing. He did not remeinher how much he paid for it jil was according to the hooks showing its value, which he thought was about $10,000. He got a receipt for the money, and one of his Jokis kept it. His pirtner Li Wai Chuen and he bought it, and afterwards Li Wai Chuen retired, and Li Wing Kwong took his place. He moved into his pie sent place of huess the end of January or Beginning hl February of this year. When he moved into the new premises the jokin thought th: uld hanks were no one so hey sold them. He did not inquire to whom they sold them, and he did not know how much they.] got for her. He had accounts to show his

Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and liabilities at the end of last year, because the Grist, appearing on behalf of so ie of the credit, accounts were transferred to the new booksors, cross-examined witness, who said that before the fokis sold the old ones. He then

twenty years ago he bought some property, Drred over $103,000. He did not know how and he did not inherit it. much his assets were, but he could tell by re- ferring to his books.

Mr. Wakeman: Did you owe more money 'than was owed to you?

Witness: Our shop was heavily indebted.. Mr. Wakeman, Insolvent?" Witness: Yes.

Mr. Wakeman: Is that why you destroyed

your books?

Witness: No; she jokis tirught they were po use, so sold them as i told you.

Mr. Wakeman ow do you account for your bankruptcy?

Witness; Two of my creditors brought actions against me.

5:2 I thought it fair to throw the whole matter i to bankruptcy. se that all creditos might get an equal dividend.

Mr. Wakeman: What was the cause of your, bankruptcy?

Witness Business I ssrs in flour trans- actions. We set goeds to Ausisala to the extent of $8,000-that was a good debt,

Mr. Wakeman: to your statement you have

Mr: Wakeman: What was the property ř. Witness: Land and houses.

Marrison Hill. She had 5300 in cash, and furniture witch war-bought-by-subscription. She was at Morrison Hill for six months. Her business did not pay her from the very begin Ding, and so she went to Gaine Road, and the business did not pay there. It had not at any time paid. She had never kept any books. The total amount of her debts was $5,300. She had no other property besides the furniture in the house. The largest creditor

wis Woo Chenng. She owed them over $606.

She first dealt with them in April of this year,

She had not paid them anything on account. She had only two boarders; and at no time had she had more than four. She did not think she would ever be able to pay this money.

This closed the examination, and an adju- dication order was made, on the application of Mr. Grist.

A BANKRUPT FISHERMAN,

has not yet been broken through.

"Crosscaning for Stopefilling-138.6_of_this_ work has been done, „Stopes,~The following have been in opera-

Lion:

Above the 440' Level; a Lade ya in, wide and. worth 1 dwt.

Above the 340 Level: 3 Lode tog in, wide and wrtir 33 dws.

Above the 240' Level: 2 Løde 98 in. wide and worth 31 dwt,

.

STOPE MINE. No. a Winze from Surface. This has heen sunk 6 ft, making a total of 53 (t, and now con.! necis with the 6o fí. level. The lode for the 6 fsunk has averaged 72 in, wide and is worth

dwt,

60' 1,evel, Drive South. This has been ad-¡ vanced 28 f., making, a total of az ft. The lode, 54 in, wide, assays 12 dwt,

160 Level Drive South-This has been driven 2a ff., making a total of 166 ft. The lode averages gain, and is worth 14 dwt,

160 Level, Cross-cut Eist-This has been extended at ft., making a total of 225 fi, from the shaft,

Leung Chin Ying'sard lie was a fisherman,

Go' Level, Drive South, No. 1 Winze.-This but he used not to go to sea till last year. He -owned a junk for the last three years, and since

has been sunk 30 B., making a total depth of 1st year he had been captain of her. Before 63. That portion of the lode in view Ave. that be had a salt lith shop at Shaukiwan. Herages 30 in. wide and is worth 43 dwt. had that shop for ten years, and it might have paid, he made some small profits, but soine of his debtors absconded, so he sold the business and went to sea. He paid 1400 for the junk, and a further sum of $400 for repairing her. Ite had large number of debts due to him from fishermen. He supplied them with goods, and also made them cash advances. They | always-promised tu, pay, but put him off from me to time. Those debts were, incurred be- fore he went in sea. He thought there was a good chance to rec ver them, "because yes. terday, when't went to tirera with your notice, romsinued witness to Mr. Wakeman, "they promised to pay, because, you see, your w/tices are very effective one." (Laughter) Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castry appled that the debtor be Ladju licated bankrupt, the examination being. Mr. Grist, Ves, and you pid $2,050 to closed str., Wakeman having no objection, build a house?

the der was male accordingly.

Mr. Wakemau: Had you any other property? Witness: Yes, but I sold it before for $2,000, Mr. Wakeman : To a relative? Witness: Yes, a relative;

my son married the daughter.

Witness (laughing): No, no, I didn't; ! spent about $4,000. 1 bormwed, about 2,×0 'taels for the purpose of building the bouse. In the year 1902 1 drew the loan.

Witness, continuing, said he had re-paid about $8co of that loan, but he had not pad anything in the Ancestral Fund. The property was not his owa now, as he had been advised

to hand it over to his sons and had done so. He was advised by the trustees of the Loan Fond to make it over. They were his creditors. He made it over to them in November, 1934. This son was 27 this month, and resided at Lan Tong village He paid the interest on the deans, but he did not send witness any money at all, as the, income from the estate was barely sufficient to pay the interest.

"TO-DAY'S EXCHANGES————

Entimations.

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO., LD.

MANUFACTURERS

AND

IMPORTERS

OF

HIGH-CLASS

PIANOS,

ORGANS

AND

.

Selling

Bank T,♪ death........

15/16

13 Every Description

Do

#q, months' night Bank T,T.

.3.05

51

2.16

148

Gumin-Bank T.T. A neric-lank T.T.

ndia TT........

Do, demande Shangha--Rank T,T. Sagapore T.T....... Japan-Bank T.T. ................... Java-Bank T.T

Buying.

months sight L/C....... 6ouths' sight 1/C...................

do.

OF

MUSICAL

tol % prem.

.2/17

apa sight Sun Francnen & New York..1 mouths sight pantaya' eight Sydnes and Melbourne 4 months' sight Fui. C 'b-no (ths' sight

Silver, nonths' sight Germany.

Bink of Raglandi rate....... Sovereign......

INSTRUMENT.

...3.2 1.2.70

3.714 7.103)

.3 % 9:43

OPPOSITE KING EDWARD HOTEL,

HONGKONG,

Hoogkong, 16th July, 19có

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To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to sell by. PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

Stopes.-Above the 160 level (1) Lode 64 THE Undersigned have received instructions in, and worth 11 dwi. No stoping has been done above the óɔ' level during the month.

A good roomy station has been cut at the 160' level, and preparations are in hand to get cages working in the sharit, also to place a a twelve inch plunger pump at that level.

BUXIA MALACCA,

No. 2 Level-Drive South from No. Winze |--Here.17 it, bas been driven, making a total of 39 ft. South of the wirize. The lode, 52 in. wide, assays zz.dwl.

No. 2 Level, Drive North from No. Winze: -7 his end has been drives to ft, bringing the total 10 35 ft. The lode, 31 in, wide, is worth

THE CHINESE IMPERIAL MARI- 20'dwt.

TIME CUSTOMS,

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Whe

On the 3rd utt. Mr. Josephi Walton asked the ther he can make any further statement to the lause in regard to the Imperial edict of the

Chinese Government, appointing Chinese offi. tials at the head of the Imperial Maritime Customs; and whether, he can lay upon the table the correspondence with the Chinese Government on this subject before the Foreign

Office Vote is taken.

Sir Edward Grey: As stated in answer to a question on June 17, His Majesty's Govern-') ment regard the note of the Wai-wo-pu, re- Mr. Grist: if all the debis were paid offecting the Customs question, as satisfactory, would be send you any money?

Witness: It is very difficult 19 say what

might happen in the future.

Mr. Crist: Quite so; but if all was paid off

a large number of debts which you say you you would be entitled to receive something

cannot face?

Witness: The debtors have gone to Cali.. fornia, and I don't know their actresses.

Mr. Wakeman:. They are bad deb's, then? Witness: Yes, because I don't know where they are. After I filed my petition my credit- ors advited me to withdraw it, as they said we were good friends, and it was a 'debt in busi Die Only.

Mr. Wakeman: They all advised you? Witness: Yes,

Mr. Wakeman: What, all the 123 creditors? Witness: I mean all the local creditors. Mr. Wakeman: What dividend did you ex- pect to make them on the withdrawal ?

Witness: I do not know, because I had not considered it.

Li Wing Kwong, the second partner in the bankrupt firm, then teftified along the lines of the last witness,

The examination was here adjourned, INDIGO TRADER'S BANKRUPTCY. Wong Yik, eximined by Mr. Wakeman, said he was a travelling trader, and had a house al No. 331 Queen's Road, Central. His business was in indigo dye.

Mr. Wakemaa: How do you account for your bankruptcy?

Witness: Because my partner Li Sing brought anjuction against me.

from the estate?

Witness: But it is to heavily in debt, Mr. Grist: Quile sn; but when you borrow éd the money in the country were you solvent?

Witness: I was in debt.

Mr. Grist: And when you made the pro- perty over to your sons you were insolvent ?

Witness I was heavily in debt when I harrowed that money.

Mr. Grist: Se heavily, i: fact, that you had no prospect of getting ou of it?

and they are awaiting the issue of instructions to Sir R. Hart, which, as I said yesterday in reply to a question on the same subject, will, it is understond, be in accordance with the assurances given to His Majesty's Government,

Sloper: From the stope below the No. ¡evel 143 tons broken and raised from a lode 36 in. wide and worth 20 dw.

GENERAL

on,

SATURDAY,

the 11th August, 1906, at 11 A.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

A150

A quantity of GLASS and CROCKERY WARE

AND

One COTTAGE PIANO by W. Schonlein,

TERMS: As usual,

Berlin,

TRY

"YEBISU"

THE

FAMOUS JAPANESE

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HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, yth August, 1906,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The concrete buitress to the intake dam at THE P. & D. 5. N. Co.'s Steamer Sempan has been completed.

Instead of re-timbering the tunnel(at Sempan) through which the water flume is taken, we are removing the over burden and making it an opencutting. This is estimated to cost about the same as retimbering the tunnel would do, and it has the advantage of being everlasting.

Preparations for a general stop had been in hand for some time effect necessary repairs

all round. This took place on the 13th and 4th inst, when at Sempan some alterations were made on the switchboard, the Rumo re-

paired, the settling pits and pipeline cleaned and examined and poles changed on the trans- mission line. At Koman launders were chang ed in the mill and electrical and other machin.

As son as the text of the note referred to isory overhauled. Koman shaft had the new sets of timber put in, and this work will be received, it will be presented to Parliament.

resumed at the first opportunity.

THE WRATHER,

The following report is fron Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant ofthe Rongkong Observatory -

Separate Milling Returns and Cost Sheet: accompany this.

"MALTA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS, Consignees of Carga by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed as their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo

From London, &c., ex S.S. Mäcedenta. From Italy,

From Australia.

From Calcutta, ex S.§. Syria. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before

6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the rgth lustant, at- P.M., will be subject to rent,

P

BEER.

URE

OPULAR

LEASANT

ALATABLE.

4

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

..

Per Case 8 Dozen Pints

$15.50.

Milling Returns-4 weeks ending 14th July,!, Damaged packages must be left in the 19.6.

Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an ap

BUKIT MALACCA.

On the 9th at 140 -The barometer bas No. i mill ran xa days (Crushing 143 tons of pointed hour.

risen considerably over E. Japan, and slightly on the China Cogit. To the Philippines it is

Witness: Well, I hoped to make some pro inclined to fail fis out of the business,

Mr Grist: And did you? Witness: Hosiners was bad, and did not make any profit.

Mr. Grist: When you assigned the prop:Яly to your sans, in reality it still remained yours, did it not?"

Witness: No, my son bought it.'

Pressure is highest over the N.E. part of the Sea of Japan. Over the China Coast and China Sea the mercury stands practically at the same level. It exceeds the average height by slightly over or inch on the China Coast and in NIE. Japan and is near the normal point over S.E. I span and the Philipplees.

Gradients are slight generally and light Mr. Grist: Where did your son yet the mo. varialale winds are indicated over 8 China and

ney?

Witness: His mother and he arranged it, they know all about the matter.

Mr. Grist: How much was paid for the pro- perty?

Witness: Over 536,000.

Mr. Grist: Afterwards it was sold, and what became of the money?

the China Sea.

FORECAST.

-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, variable winds light; fair to showery.

2.-Formosa Channel, same as No. 1.

3-South coast of China between Hodgkong

| and Lamocks, same ni No. 1,

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan, zamo aí No. 1.

No. Il n 23

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mine ore and 2,157 tons of surface ore, Total tons crushed: 2,300. Amalgam recovered: 675 oz. producing Retorted gold;

347 17 Smelted gold:

244 it Average yield per ton : 2.12 dwt,

THE GREAT

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere after which date they cannot be recognised

No claims will be admitted after the Goods Per Case 1 Dozen Pints

have left the Godowns.

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 9th August, 1906.

THURSTON,

WORLD'S MASTER MAGICIAN, AND ENTIRE COMPANY, WILL GIVE SEVERAL PERFORMANCES

AT THE

KO SHING THEATRE

(QUEEN'S ROAD WEST).

TO-NIGHT (THURSDAY), August 9th. PRICKS Best Seata, $a and S1 ; Back Seats 60 cantes Tickets for reserved seats can be had at the New Connaught" Hongkong, pih August, 1956,

$2.00.

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1906,

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