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Intimation.

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER 24

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| THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Cars total output of the Company's three mines for the week cading December 5, 1906, smbuat to 28,074 toon and the enlos during the

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Fund operates in the most confusing fashion and very frequently to the gross disadvant age of the recipients of its bounty. We cited the case of a widow who has to walk ato 22,258 sa tons. dozen miles in order to draw the munificenting standa annual Income of $; or Sg, and we bare The Services in 8. John's Cathedral on Christe referred to the fact that although a man mas Day will be as follows:-Holy Commu may have been compelled to add bis quomasion 7.33 am, and 17 don Matina 11 am to the Fund for twenty years it, may there will also be a celebration of the Holy yet happen that the provision which he has. Communion in the Peak Church at 3 am

BARNALARIN Jake hoped would exist for his family after his death will be denied them under the regula tions governing the granting of allowances. Many of the civil servants, have never thought it worth while to devote a second thought to the matter, simply because they or their dependants are unlikely to claim relief from this impracticable form of life insurance, and look upon the monthly deductions as an unfair but legalised evil. As a matter of fact nobody appears to have penetrated the

THE coolic who was arrested at Bunghom week ago on suspicion of being the murderer kong and Whampoa lock Company was of Mr. J. R. Craik, fate chief clerk of the Hong released to-day, from custody owing to the failure on the part of the police to connect him with the crime.

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"dated and December, 19053 Sir,—I have (be horort, the receipt of your telegram of the 19th lnstant, in which you request that for the purpose of collecting, sabac Committee (thould be formed in this

· FOR THE CONVENIENCE OFshareholders who do not care to attend the plan on which the Fund is worked and few Naval Yard on Saturday 121. Mr. H.S. Rigger whether the torpedo boat was wond spending the relief of the inmine in Central

CUSTOMERS

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DEPARTMENT

WILL REMAIN OPEN

UNTIL

6pm. on SATURDAY, 22nd Dec.

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criptions so far received--including some con-

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unfortunate soft, vers, I have rel that, in view of the heavy call

present time,

are aware, represented in Shanghal and their 3. The leading Hongkong.firms.are, so your

fund collected in your Settlement-1 have, subscriptions will doubtless go to swell the

etc.

• ́ ̄`__~ (@d.), F. 'H. May, Officer Administering the Goveruraent, His Britannic Majesty's. Consul-General,

Shanghai.

measure of so much general importance in- | volving an expenditure admittedly of over three lakhs of dollars, but which may ulli, mately end in anything approaching half a million, is one which certainly should have been given publicity and ample scope afford

¦ Amongst the many rosieli badly S. WATSON & CO., ed for public discussion to the best advan.

the typhoon of memorable 18th tage of the shareholders. As it happened, the meeting on the 18th August last, though

last, it will be remembered; that, the representative in a measure, was certainly

torpedo bont Fronds was pretty badly dammities Roogkong colect fore 13 aged. This vessel is built of the very finest not so largely attended as the character and

especially prepared steel, and when, in Kow- importance of the scheme demanded for its

a luôn” Tay, she was literally "sat upon and thorough and proper ventilation. There

pounded by a vessel which had broken her was a scheme cut and dried, which, on the

siderably, almost the entire fore-part of the m muorings and gono adrift, she suffered 'con- statement of the chairman, had been con,

vessel being crushed like" matchwood, out of sidered by the committee. The nature of

all semblance of a naval vessel. She was tem the scheme, which must unquestionably

porarily beached, and then came the question. have occupied considerable time in order

of repairing her. The Hongkong.and Wham- to mature, was literally at a moment's

A Coolie manied; Cheang Min put in on dos Dock Company werd asked to submit notice foisted on the members at a pri

appearance before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at

a teader for putting the hull of the vate meeting assembled. Those of the

stenting some brass block fittings from the the French naval authorities might consider the Police Court, this morning, on a charge of Frends into thorough repair in order that

informality of the half-yearly meetings as wo know them in Hongkong were not permitted cau pretend to understand the exact mean prosecuted. The charge was proved and the money apoo, having due regard to her age; the

considerable amount ofdamage he had sustain of the 21st instant sent in reply.

an en clade version of ny to enclose the opportunity, of hearing even the skeletng of the regulations which have to be apicoplis went to gaol for one week.

ed, and her actual present value, The Dock Com While sympathing with plied when an application for assistance is de tonised outlines of the scheme, although made. However bad the principle of Work on the proposed monument to be erected pany thereupon put the Frends on the chocks, the Shanghai Community with their interests were deeply involved: We which the scheme was started, it was urst at Port Arthur in memory of those who died and thoroughly overhauled and expertly ex- have good reason to believe that since that that it should continue rather iban that the during the siege of that stronghold is to be amined her. After taking time to consider the meeting the discussion which originated on money should be stolen for the doubtful commenced early next spring. The cost of the matter, the company made their tender, the

in connection with the distress can the spur of the moment was officially reported benefit of the commounity and the undoubt memorial is eatlinated at Y280,000, but the sub-figure being telegraphed to the French naval upon the generosity of the public

authorities for their consideration. We are WINE AND SPIRIT and copies of the transcription were printed, ed injury of the contributors and bene-tributions from foreigners does not total more

now courteously informed by Mons, Gaston typhoons of September last, I shou but, unless to the directors and possibly a ficiaries. We know or have means of learn than Y60,000. If the balance of Yi20,000 is Liebert, Consul for France, that the French justified in lending my official sanction few of the favoured abareholders, Buching the amount at the credit of the Fund, not subscribed before the worin commenced. authorities have accepted the Dock Company's opening of a new subscription list at the

tender, at the same time declaring it most but if that mancy were absorbed in the the plans of the memorial must be largely reasonable, just and fair. When the Fronde The firarcial outlook in connection with the general revenue no auditor could tell, in a

was to apparently, hoplessly damaged, the approaching Chinese New Year settlement ban

further tended to confirm my decision. couple of years, what had become of it. It

French cruiser Gueydon took off her gugs, of would have been dissipated in a variety of OVER $100 worth of silverware was stolen from which she carried acved, with all her torpedoes, directions. Presumably those entitled to the house in occupied by Rev. Mr. Hwhere they will be replaced on board the No. 3 Babington Fath yesterday morning and transferred them to the arsenal at Saigon, appropriations from the Fund would never France. When the reverend gentleman left Fronds when she is repaired hare, and have been allowed to suffer even in the pro- the house yesterday morning for St. Peter's able to proceed to that port, which, it is expect blematical event of the Colony's bankruptcy, Church it is believed the silverware was safe ed, will be about the middle of February, when but that is no reason why the possibility in cupboard. On his retur he discovered

a French cruiser will be sent up 'from Saigon should exist. As the result of considering at West. Point were communicated with, but the work on the boat is being pushed rapidly thint every piece had been removed. The police to tow the Fronds thither In the meantime the mainfest objections to the scheme then for no one has been arrested. A houschny, ahead, Government, withdrew the BI11 which had formerly employed by Rev. France, is suspected been laid before the members of the Legisla of being the thief. tive Council and introduced a measure which was stripped of its predecessor's faults. That Bill was allowed to pass and the Fund is essentially in the same position as it was be. fore. In Singapore, however, they were not half su sharp as in Hongkong, for the Go vernment of the Straits Settlements was allowed to pass a Bill which swept the Fund out of existence. That occurred eighteen months ago, at a time when Singapore was rabid on the question of the expropriation of the docks and the scheme of dock extension and harbour improvements. Consequently if is probable that the matter was lost sight of in the magnitude of the larger proposition, and became merely an uninteresting side line. Too late, the civil servants woke up to the loss of their Fund and memorialised the Secretary of State on the subject. The answer they received to that memorial is instructive and shows how amply warranted we were when we assisted squelching the Hongkong. proposal. According to the Singapore Free Press, Lord Elgin has sent a wordy reply in which he traversed the objections submitted by the memorialists and politely ended with the remark: "It is necessary to add, however, that if I have dealt with their memorial at length, it must not be assuined that any useful purpose can be served by prolonging this correspondence, The Fand ceased to exist nearly eighteen In another column we give the result of

months ago and it is impossible to revive it.” the leasing, by public auction this afternoon, a course; but there is nothing to show Our contemporary also gives the following of a substantial portion of land, or rather that the directors will listen to the good information: Another letter from the Secre hillock, at Hunghom, adjoining the Hong counsels of the shareholders and opprotary of State for the Colonies directs ceasing kong and Whampoa Dock Company's propriale the money in the way that has been the issue of the report of the fund, which suggested to them. We fear that the idea

p.m. on MONDAY, 24th,

(Xmas Eve),

On XMAS DAY and BOXING DAY

the hours of business will be

From 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

THE KOWLOON DISPENSARY

will remain open until

7.p.m. on MONDAY, 24th Dec.

(Xmas Evo).:

Hongkong, 3:51 December, ryb.

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report is, to all intents and purposes, a dead letter so far as the general body of the shareholders or the general public are concerned. We are cognisant of the fac that strong opposition has been raised to the method whereby the ways and means were proposed to be provided for the carry ing out of the scheme, by raising at a most unfortunate moment the capital of the company by surcharging the share assess ment with a premium of 100 per cent We also know that representations were | made against the projected procedure of raising the funds and we know, moreover, that, in answer to these representations of the shareholders, the directors have decided that at the present moment an increase of capital may not be considered necessary, But that does not furnish us with any as surance that no such new assessment will ever be foisted, as the scheme has been, on the shareholders at a time when it may be most injudicious and impracticable to raise the money. Four years ago when the ques tion of buying a site for an absolutely new dock was mooted and discussed with con siderable warmth in the 1 rees and at public meetings of the company, the shareholders 134 agreed to the extension of the dock, but the directors thought otherwise and shelved the scheine. Now they force it upon the share holders willy-ailly, at a time when the cry is continually being heard of tightness of money throughout the length and breadth of the East. It is fortunate in one sense that as the result of the lamentable disaster of the 18th September last the Dock Company has reap ed a large contribution of remunerative work, and we believe that this fact has been urged by the shareholders on the attention of the directors with the view of utilising the profits towards the appropriation of the money for Carrying out the dock extension. If this enlargement were to be paid out of the Company's earnings we are in agreement with those shareholders who have repre of adopting such sented the advantage.

On the 15th inst., at Focchow, the wife of JOHN C. OSWALE, ĐỂ SOI,

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DEATHS,

On December 16, at Shanghai, on board the 3. Poochi, ROBERT PURDON DUNSMORE, aged 33 years.

On December 18, at Shangbai, ROBERT PEL- HAM, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Camp bell, aged 5 months.

he Hongbang Celegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECAMBER 21, 1906.

DOCK EXTENSION IN HONGKONG.

perty, which has been acquired for the pur

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PROPERTY SALES,

At the offices of the Public Works Depart partment this afternoon, the sale by public auction was held of eleven lots of Crown land situated at Hunghom and, Shaukiwas respec->

hom Marine Lot No. 3, containing an are of 175,450 square feet, and not as previously ade verised, so square feat having been cm off to suit the intending purchaser, which reduced the upset price to $36,112, the property, being knocked down, without competition, to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, for $35,312. "

The Fronde is a French torpedo-destroyer, of 350 tons, of which Licul. Saint-Saide is the commander. As the repairs to the engines are INSPECTOR McHardy, of Mount Gough Police such as can be executed by her own engineer Station, while out on parrel on Saturday night crew it is decided to leave them to do the came upon a Chinaman in Barker Road carry-work on the bull, and, by courtesy of the dock in, a ham. The inspector became suspicious authorities, they are housed on the premises.tively. The first lot was registered, as Hung.. and took the man to the station. Inquiries Mr. Liebert informs us that the French naval were made and it was learnt that the China- authorities are loud in their expressions of man was employed as houseboy by a family appreciation of the way they have been treat residing ni No. 127, Peak Road. Cn Saturdayed throughout the transactions by Mr. Wilson evening he was sent to Mrs. Cooke, No. 125 and Mitchell of the Dock Company, in Barker Road, with some oranges. It was dur-

every way, and also of the courtery they have ing the absence of the cook from the kitchen

further extended to the engineers of the Fronde, that he picked up the ham and started down the road. He was charged with larceny, and

thus enabling them to be most conveniently Bear their work. on being placed before Mr. F. A. Hageland, at the Police Court, this murning, received fifteen days' hard labour,

THE Osaka, Shoinn Kaisha hat under con- templation a scheme to open a service from Japan to the United States. Mr. Takenouhi, head of the Traffic Department of the Company, recently travelled to America and Europe for the purpose of inspecting steamship routes The Company has decided to send the Sideford Mare to San Francisco from Robe, via Moji, where the steamer will load some 4, co tons of coal, bringing our back on the return voyage from Tacoma and Seattle. The steamer is ex pected to leave Kobe about the 27th instant if this voyage.of the Shibetori Maru proves successful, the service will be continued. The company has also a scheme under consideration to open regular services to: Rangaon. -

JAPAN AND'AMBRICA.

SPEECHES AT WASHINGTON,

THE PROPOSED Naval VISIT.

The Japan Chronicle of 16th inst, says San Francisco, the representative of Oregon introduced a notion to the Seasle urging that the treaty between Japan and the United Bales be revised, and the immigration of Japanese labourers into the United States be absolutely prohibited. Another Senator, whose name is given in the vernacular as "Laysar, said that he felt compelled to support the con- tention that the exclusion of Japanese children from the schools should be left to the indivi- dual States concerned to decide.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY,

ONE MAN ARRESTED.

Shortly before mid day on Saturday last a Chinaman while on his way to Chinawan, via Lai-chi-kok, was held up by four men and robbed of all he possessed-58. The robbers, it appeared, sprang out from behind some trees and partly blinding their man, with a handful of lime, set upon him with bamboo poles, When they had him overpowered he was searched and his my stolen. The robbers

then fled. The unfonate mas continued his journey, and on arriving at the next village he identified one of the robbers among a crowd of villagers. He gave the alarm and the man was arrested and reinoved to Yaumati Police Station, where, he was charged with robbery, Inspector Macdonald arraigned him before Mr. F. A, Hazeland, at the 7 olice Court, this morn ing, and the case was remanded.

THE INSURRECTION IN KIANGSI.

pose of extending the No. 1 dock. The of the increase of capital has not yet been given to the unofficial members, and because, According to a message to the Asahi from modelled 'troops scot by Viceroy Tuan Fang land which has an area of 175,430 square feet absolutely disposed of, and that at some has been knocked down to the Hongkong time or another it is the intention of the and Whampoa Dock Company, Lid., at the board of directors to force upon the share offer of $36,313. The scheme for the exten-holders the proposed increase. They may sion of the No. 1 dock was considered in argue that no resolution can be carried camera at a meeting of the shareholders of without a majority of the shareholders them the Company on the 18th August last. It selves, but as we know in Hongkong how was a' scheme, according to Sir Paul Chater, loth shareholders are

express and who occupied the chair, which involved a ventilate their views at public meetings we total expenditure within a period of two or can hardly take the resolution arrivicat three years of, at the maximum-or so it was upon such a momentous question as indicat stated-$325,000.

The scheme purports ing the true feelings of those interested

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extend the No, 1 dock, which is in this matter. They are guided sheepishly known as the Admiralty dock, to a length by those at the helm,

4 PENSION SCHEMÙ AND ITS SEQUEL.

was published in accordance with a pledge

according to Lord Elgin, 'the rates of such pensions would not be liable to be increased hereafter or reduced under any circum. statices. So that as far as the general públic or the contributors are concerned there is nothing to show what has become of the money which stood in the name of the civil servants. That is exactly what would have happened in Hongkong and what we strove successfully to prevent. The result of the apathy shown in Singapore when the scheme was put forward fully justifies the course we followed when the matter was under the consideration of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

TO-MORROW being Christmas Day there will be no issue of the Hongkong Telegraph.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of joo feet so that it may accommodate the largest vessels entering the port of Hong- kong. Of these there are only four steam- ships trading to Hongkong at present for which provision cannot be made at the No.

When the Government proposed last year 'r dock with its length of 576 feet, so that to abolish the Widows' and Orphans' Pen- an expenditure of, $325,000 in to be laid out sign Fund: and, absorb, the balance at the for the docking of four goliaths whose head credit of the Fund in the general revenue of office and whose interests are altogether on the Colony, we offered a vigorous resistance the Pacific coast. It is problematical if these to the scheme for several sound and sub. vessels will ever be docked at this end unless stantial reasons. To the first place, it was in the unusual and 'extraordinary case of an wholly, undosurable that the capital which emergency, However, that is not a question had been collected by the arbitrary deduc|

tions made from the wages and salaries of for the public Press to take within its pur. tions view; it is for the shareholders themselves to officers in the civil service of the Colony consider the advisability or the expediency of should be swept away by a stroke of the pen * adopting or rejecting the measure proposed. and irrevocably lost. Had that happened We will me that the shareholders have none of those interested in the Fund, Done considered the lengthening of the No. of those having ■ legitimate claim in the dock disable in their own interest, and as event of its distribution, could

could ever hope voicing the shipping interests of the Colony to trace the amount they had assisted to wo hail with satisfaction the proposition to create, and the Colony would have acquired extend the facilities, excellent though they an addition to its revenus, by perfectly

for docking in Hongkong. But a legal methods. Evan as it is the Pension by the police,

A London message to the Asahi furthe

states that the Senator, who is the leader of the opponents of the recent Presidential Message; has declared that the principles of the Fre sident are most dangerous to the welfare of the United Stater. and that the Democrats are ready to oppose the surrender of the power of velo of individual-Staton,

A Nanchang (capíts! of Kiängsi province) dispatch states that a strong body of foreign- from Nanking has arrived at Nanchang These troops will remain there at present, and will he ready to reinforce any part of the Im perial troops now encircling the insurgents as Pinghsian, and Liling that may need. nasiste ance. The above-noted brigade at Nanchang is the third that bas, been sent by his Excel lency Viceroy Tuan Fang to crush the insur- rection, and we learn that his Excellency is contemplating sending a fourth so as to make A clean sweep of the insurgents and prevent. any more disturbances in the future. *To the officers of every battalion of troops the Vicercy has sent instructions earnestly impressing upon them the importance of taking good care of all foreigners and native Christians who look to the imperial Government for protection from harm.-N. C. D. Now,

For the test action, in the fan Francisco KUZANGSU, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. Courts on the schools question 'the, case of a ten-year-old boy named Ali' Keikichi has been clied.

the 27.k and 28th instant has been cancelled.

Admiral Saito, the Minister for the Navy, THE gun practice advertised to take place on

who arrived at Maizuru on Thursday, inspected the naval arsenal and dock-yard and at INVITATIONS havo Leco-iewed for a smoking tended a dinner at the Naval Officers' Club in concert to be held at the Water Police Station, the evening, On Faiday he inspected the Kowloon, on 3rd January, at 8.30 p.m. sharp captored warships tho "Aso, Tance and Juomal, and left for Kura in the sstempon by "HR members of the Hongkong Police" Forço rail. In an interview with Press representa- hold their annual dance, at No. 7. Police Statives at Maituro, Adafiral Saito is reported to tian, West Point, pa the 26th instant, at.8.30 have stated that the opposition to this projected dispatch of a squadron to America next year was only the outcome of sentiment aroused, by AccORDING to a Moji dispatch, the steamer the anti-Japanese movement in San Francisco, Mikado-mars, on her way to Chefos, stranded The invitation to "dispatch a naval squadron those of the re-Boating, operations twelve with the present San Francisco agitation. The on Hikojima, in the Shimonoseki Straits. Ip was received last year, and had nothing to do girls were found concealed in the hold of the Admiral would not abandon the schemes on stemmer. The mater is now being investigated account of groundless sentiment, if the Diet

approves the outlay.

p.m.

This property carries an annual Crown rent, of $1,410,

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The next ten` lots were sold as one lat,and comprised Registered: Marine Lots Nos. tob, situated at Basukiwan, containing 20,196 square feet, and bearing an unival Crown rent of $1,160. This loi bécame the property of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, for

the sum of $34,483. There was no competition to the bidding, and the property changed handa at $34,412. This lat included Inland-lot No. 408, with an area of 10,196 square feet.

THE " TANSAN" BUILDING? CASH.

WILKINSON Versus SHIMODA.

⠀ Judyment was delivered on the 15ih inst. in the Kobe Chiho Saibasho in the action brought by J. Clifford Wilkinson, of Rober against the Shimada Building Company, of Yokohama, in which plaintiff claimed V11,542 in respect of loss In consequence of alleged defective construction of the buildings of the "Tansan" works.

Judgmant was given for plaintiff for the sum claimed, with caste

SHIPPING AND MAILS

Indian (Arration Afcas) "5th inst. Indian (Lightning) aɓth instanci Australian (Chingtw) 27th ins!, English (Delta) 27th inst, at sada," American (America Afaru) ġint init.” German (Prins Eitel Friedrich) glat fost. "Indiani (Autsang) ist prozive:

German (Prins ficinrich) and prok: Australian (Taiyuan)*14th prov Gerznan (Afanilä) 1ýth of 16th prox.

The Imperial German Mail wa,” Manild left

Sydney on arst inst, at 7. p.in, and may be expected here on 15th or 16th prox

The Imperial German Mail an Pring Heinrich carrying the German Malls with dater from Berila of the 4th inst, left Colombo on sind. Inst. pm, and may be expacted bara on Wednesday, the and prax.

The P&O SN, Co.'s sat Dikro left Binge- pore for this post on and inst, all pm with

The.C. N. Co's & Taming left, Manila ton day, and is due here on syth just

The N. Y. K os, Kamakura Mare, European Linn, left Shanghai for this pont on sand, and is expected here on 25th

The C. P. R. Co's arrived at Shanghai

A meeting of the Kalangsu Municipal Coun- - the outward. English Maile, and in 'dan bere cil, was held at the board room, on the 4th || on 27th fast, at noon, g inat, There were present:-Masar. W. H. The C. N. Ca's sa Chingin.dearos Manila Wallace (vice-chairman), C. A. V. Bowra, A. | to-day, and may be expected here on Thursday, F. Gardiner, L. 1. Thomas, the Health Officer 27th inst., and the Secretary, The Secretary was in- structed to call for tenders for the removal of night soil for 1907, A despatch was read from the senior consul concerning the registration of land recently acquired by the Council, and it was decided to ask the consul to faralsh the Council with a certificate as he suggested. The Secretary reported the heavy loss to the and left again at 5.30 p.m. ratepayers arising through the number of saki, where she is due to assessments and licenses being paid in notes 24th igar and small coins, and he was instructed to issue. 19-7, all assessments and licenses of $2.00 and a notice that on and after the 1st January, over, aro in be paid in the large dollar, other wise, discount at Hongkong, and "Shanghal Banking Corporation rates will be charged.

The Imperially Friedrich InfoKøb@viä Na hei on 23rd jos, p.my .

here on 31st ins

The Imperial German Lulipold, bich i Fat Singapore ba