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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATUR

SEVERE SQUALL IN HONGKONG.

IARBOUR SWEPT BY TREMENDOUS GALE.

LIVES LOST AN PROPERTY DESTROYED.

EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF A TEN MINUTES' BLOW.

28th ult.

was the fact that she had no steam. But

FEBRUARY4

sottled down immediately, but was held up by Jɛrasca Nbystbo, Tamass they doctor on/ the ropes which were attached to the starboard succeeded in bringing all round with the excep side of the launch. A third-class cargo bonition of one woman who could not be resuscita moored alongside the praya wall, a little west | ated, of Douglas whast, fully loaded with valuable A TORPEDOER'S MISSION, OR PROPRIETOR merchandise for Vancouver and the United Commodore H." Piggot" Willlimin despatch- Stues, foundered, the cargo floating away from

ad torpedo-boat No. 26 to cruise round the the submarged wreck in all directions. A little island at 45 pin. On board the destroyer boy from this boat, who was seen to be drown are (wo Naval declots whose duty it will be to ing, was rescued by some Portuguese gantle render medical id to any of the rescued who men, who pronipily removed the lad, who was may be in need of skilled professional Atten in an unconscious condition, into a gearby mat dance shed and rendered first aid. At Pottinger Street pier another cargo-bost, laden with

THE CIVILIAN RESCUE. PARTIE The civil members of the community also

Company

LE TO APPEAR IN COURT. Following&is the nigh

De dagens ED

Board of Directors to the ord eNode di stat ult

shareholders, to be he dat In the Bankruptcy Court to-day, the Chist Offices Victoris Buildings, Justice presiding, Mr. J. Gris, of Mesursen vonday, ath prox Wilkinson and Grint, preseinted a deb'or's Gentlenes, The directors now ambit

qua statement of the affairs of the compay perilun on behalf of H, W, R. Matthany,

ending Kowloon

the year THOMAS Had balance sheet" for

December, 1906, 500w Her Nachrod The balance of profit and loss accoust

by the

matting, which was moored alongside the slope, I did excellent work in rescuing the Chinese in who, being unable to pay his dobta, asked that, the year, after, writing,off all, "harges and **** Hongkong has suffered from such a series the officers and engineers promptly took pier, went down but no casualties were the harbour. While officers in the employ of proceeded to stain that ho had been unable to therefore, recommend that a Dividend of $2.50

of elemental disasters, involving the loss of valuable lives and property during the past few months, that another visitation' more, or less is viewed with that callousness which is the offspring of fatalism. The storm of wind

affairs into their own hands and with the aid of the Chinese boatswain, who worked valiantly, the vessel was swung against the wharf without having sus fained the slightest damage. Meanwhile, bour with the object of rescuing the drows ing and bringing the capsized and sinking craft to the shore. To say that they were wonderfully successful is to tell.but half the

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and rain which broke over the Colony this the steam launches were scouring the, har- On were completely torn away. Another cargo- To his regret, he could not reach five the order without the üzval sixlement?:^|

Afternoon did not, as a consequence, evoke that extreme curiosity which was aroused on the memorable 8th of September, but had that day never existed the violence of the

that the death roll is not greater may be

What the casually list will eventually prove to be it is impossible to estimate. One report has it that at least 20 sampans and lighters foundered opposite Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s premises. An other, on the authority of the captain of the Hoi Aing, who was an eye-witness, states that fully another 20 were wrecked in the centre of the harbour. So that it is a moderate es timate to suggest that 50 junks, lighters and sampans have gone to the bottom. If we put the loss of life at 50 men, women and children we will probably be within the mark.

Mr. Grist said - this wan' S proprietor of the Occidental Hotel, Kowloon. be might be adjudged bankrupt. Mr. Grist ported. Her cargo, however, was floating int every direction. A large first-class cargo-bost shipping firms were, for the most part, dager to turned turtle in the middle of the harbour, di render aid, it was not within the means of pile a statement of affairs on account of the on the premises which were very large and rectly opposite the Central Market. In that to promptly commandeer the services of steam debtor being in hospital. There was a distraint launches, etc. Mr. Morrison, the barbour en- vicinity also it is reported that about Twenty sampans came lo grief.

ginter; of the Dock Co., was fout when the ton of thing has assets were estimated The fore swaings of the steam-launch Westorm struck the Colony He succeeded in picking up seven out of twelve Chinese. boal, moored near the Harbour Office and full others in time anough, and the

drowned. were consequently of cargo, was destroyed.

Mr...C.. D. Silas, of the Dock Co., who was at the head office at the time, took in the situation at once, the Central Fairway where 2 men, 2 women and a child were saved from a watery grave. Co., a boatman owes his life at the moment Mr. Wilson, like Mr. Silas, was also at bis office at the time of the storm. He was then about to cross the harbour, and realizing that

A SKIPPER'S FORETHOUGHT,—

'THE 'WATER. POLICE,

under charge of the well-known inspector angley, are to be congratulated on their prompt action in rendering assistance to the unfortunates who fell into the fury of the tornado. No sooner had word reached

men

of rescue be set out also in one of the Dock's launches with the result stated.

Fortunately, among the larger vessels. in port no casualties have been reported, as we go to press. Although an unconfirmed rumour

states that one of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's launches get into collision with another launch, with only slight damage. The Dock Co. was again fortunate in escaping completely scathe less. None of their floating plant was damag ed' and the establishments at Kowloon, Sam- shui-po, and Aberdeen report absolutely no damage at all.

$12,000 and the liabilities at $28,000. The Chief Justice? You want me to make Mr. Gaist: Of course, the full statement will The Chief Justice: fut have 1 the power be filed by the debtor. which is the section?

er to make an order on being satisfied as to the value of the assets. It is entirely The Chief Justice: You have satisfied your self about the assets?!

Mr. Grist : I know about them myself, and

of property there. I'ut there is a distraint in for a year's tent which is owing.

Mr. d'Almada e Castro--Eight months. Mr. Gris-For eight months then, and an action is pending for another four months' renty:

The Chief Justice: What is the rent?' Vr. Grist: $1,200 a month,

The Chief Justice: Have you included that in the liabilitiest

Mr. Grist: Yes. That really is the great liability, and the thing has been going on for a very long time pending settlement.

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peases, amounted to $16,639.15. The Directors per share be paid, which, after writing off the of 51,08915 to be carried forward to credit of a director and anditor's fees will leave balanc

...Directors.Messrs. A. Rodgers

profit and loss account to Gaskell retire by rotation, but offer themselvesį for re-election.

The accounts have been audited by Mr. C W. May in place of the Inte Mr. Thos Amold Mr May now retires, but offers himself for relection.

T.F. HOUGE

✅ Chairman. Hongkong, 25th January, 1907mješta se duga

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BALANCE SHEET TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1906,"

Paid up Capital .............

Dividends outstanding M

Balance of profit and loss account 16,639,15:

Cash

Cost of property Accounts receivable)

Assets.

$197,063.31

73,018,61 ...... 181,033137 7,014,51

$197,065.31

Captain Lewingdon, of the Teal E Chung squall which almost approached tornado truth. They did their duty with a will and steamer Hot Ning, late H.M.B. Swift, who and getting into the Col's. C. 5 in steamed into Mr. Grist: Your Lordship has the pow force, and caused the death of numerous

has been trading in China waters for Dear Chitice and the loss of many native craft, attributed to the indefatigable and whole-ly a quarter of a century and knows the to say nothing of the damage and destruc-hearted efforts of the Chinese in command turn of the wind and sex, saw in the skies To Mr. W. Wilson, chief manager of the Dock in your Lordship's 'hands.!

this morning danger ahead!'. As everyone Lion done to properly ashore, would have of the launches,

must know who has taken a trip to Airs Hay and its surrounding islands, a heavy swell become a black-letter day in the annals of

is nearly always encountered on that run. Hongkong. All the forenoon there had

Bearing this in mind the old skipper refused to his efforts might be better employed in the work know there must be a considérable", amount Accounts payablē...İSUSTAINAK MENY been a brooding in the atmosphere, and in most offices the electric light was turned on

sail this morning. That he was right in his early in the day. But as there was nothing

judgment all will agree. Had he braved the existing elements outside the harbour this to indicate the approach of a whirlwind, and

morning and made an attempt to reach Tesi E as the air was almost sultry, it could hardly

Chung there is no knowing but that the Hot be said that there was any premonition of the

Ning would have come to the same end as ber coming storm. Just before the tiffin hour,

predecessor, the Albatross. when one o'clock was looming ahead, and the majority of people were preparing for the unal respite froni toil, the sky suddenly be came overcast and darkness fell over the

The theory of the storm' approaching the city,bout five minutes to one o'clock the city seemed to be shrouded in a black pali, Colony from a south-westerly direction is and it was impossible to see a hundred practically supported by the experience on yards ahead; It became obvious then that board the Macao steamer shortly before noon some cataclysm of nature was impending to-day. A European passenger, travelling and it came with appalling auddenness.by the Si Tat this morning, whom our The tornado, for it was little less in fury representative interviewed, stated that the and destroying power, swept up on the passage from Macao was wholly uneventful until approaching the Capsuimoon Pass by Colony from the south. It was accom- panied by a blinding downfall which formed the inner route, when torrential rains an absolute rain curtain and cleared the poured down in a blinding sheet obscuring everything from view. The rainstorm was streets of every description of traffic.

accompanied by a violent gale of wind which, however, was fortunately of but the shortest duration, lasting not more than about ten minutes. Within an hour of his arrival in Hongkong, the gentleman wit nessed the destructive effects of the gale, the precusor of which he had observed at sea. Our informant saw no damage afloat at or around Capsuimoon as a result of

At this time the harbour was crowded with the small native craft and the Chinese who were navigating the sampana, junks and lighters had not the slightest warning of what was in store for them. They were in most cases placidly rowing across the bay,

the storm.

for there was not, prior to the rom. ing of the storm, a" breath of wind to ruffle the sails. The thunder storm waB heralded by a drizzling shower which rapidly

The most satisfactory feature of the day developed into a'downpour. Then the wind rose until it was howling through the Colony, was the unfailing readiness which all and driving the raindrops like bullets in its sundry exhibited when called upon to suc cour the drowning boat crews. The men course. The native boatmen were helpless of the British warships in the harbour work- in its grasp. Indeed, from the moment the ed like Trojans and with equal success. The rain began to fall until the black-squall-was Chinese launches could not be held-back at its zenith could not have exceeded two from endeavouring to locate stricken vessels, minutes at the outside. It only lasted some and, indeed, there was what may be describ: ten minutes, from first to last, but it effective ed as a communal desire and a praiseworthy ly wrought death and destruction in that short space of time. On all sides, in the contest to assist the unfortunates who had central section of the larbour, junks, light-been caught in the clutches of the storm. ers and simpans were to be seen turning turtle; the harbour was littered with jetsam, and it was feared that there would be an other holocaust of life to chronicle.

So far no estimate can be formed as to the extent of the damage resulting from the violence of the gale. Many lighters laden with valuable merchandise have disappeared and, as already noted, the waters of the bar bour are strewn with bales of goods and wreckage of every description. It is safe to say, however, that the damage will be found to amount to several thousands of dollers.

THE SCENE AT THE HARBOUR..

LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

YEOMAN SERVICE NEKDERED BY NAVY"

AND POLICE.

Acting with a promptitude which was more than commendable and gave practical proof of the lesson' learned in the great typhoon, the police authorities commandeer ed every launch they could lay hands upon. They did not stand on any ceremony; if a Isanch, had steam up, out she had to go to rescue the crews of the native craft which had been swamped in the sudden onslaught of the gale. The chairman of the Tung Wa Hospital, Mr. l'o Kam Tong, who happen. ed to be in the vicinity of the harbour at the time, immediately gave orders that two. A sudden and fierce tomado shuck Hong launches over which he exercises control, the kong shortly before the tiffin hour to-day, do- Kwong Ge and the En, should proceeding great damage af at as well as ashore, to render help to the sinking vessels. Although the day did not dawn bright, there fact there was not a disengaged launch which did not embark on its mission of mercy. Fortunately, the violence of the storm was of such short duration that the sca never became tempestuous, otherwise the loss of life would have been much greater than it proved to be, although the returns as to the casualties cannot yet be considered complete,

In

were no indications to show that anything so serious would pass over our island. Shortly before one o'clock this afternoon, a glance in the westers direction showed that the sky, had become as gloomy and almost as portentous as an ariificial storm horizon at the theatre. Below this was a curling and twisting mass of leaden clouds rushing over Green Island. Those who saw this knew that there would be something happening ere long and made for nearby place of safety. Those who did not will remem- ber what occurred for a long while. There

was not even a drizzle to act as a warning to

THE TORPEDOER'S CRUISE.

Tolm-tsa-tsul Station that some of të floating population were in difficulties then all the

29th nit police launches got to work. Calling up other spare Chinese launches monred at wharves to

As stated in our report of the rainstorm yes- ket busy, a fleet of launches sailed out, interday, the torpedo boat destroyer No. 46 start charge of the police, and did yeoman service in

ed out on a cruise round the island at 4.45 p.m.

to thank the Water Palice for fiving to-day,

rescuing drowning people, many of whom have.

THE IVER STEAMER Paul beau,

which was warped to her wharf with one chain, two wire ropes and two double hemp rupes, snapped these as if they were threads and drifted away from her whatf. The Chief fficer, Mr. A. Icard,, who was having a nap at the time, was, suddenly awakened by the quartermaster who told him of the predicament. Speaking to our representative of the incident Mr. card had not enough to say regarding the seamanlike qualities of the native crew. The nchor was dropped at once and steps were taken to get the vessel back to the wharf, which was done successfully, notwithstanding The fact that no steam was up at the time. No time was lost in the engine rooms, however, and in the short space of a quarter of an hour Chief Euginer ferlinat and Second Engineer Sirvonart had full pressure on,

The wisdom of the decision to despatch the destroyer on the succouring mission is evidence ed by the result which was learnt on the return of the "46" to barbour at eight o'clock this morning, The, rescue party, including two. Naval medicos, came across nine juaks al- together that had turned turtle during the

The Chief Justice: When will the debtor make his declaration? 2

Mr. Grist: As soon as be comes out of hos- pital.

The Chief Justice: What is a matter with

him?

Mr. Grisi: Heart failure, I believe, The Chief Justice: Can't to make his de- claration now?

Mr. Grist: No, my Lord, not at present. The Chief Justice: Very well. The order was made accordingly.

HUMPHREYS ESTATH..AND

FINANCK CO., LD...

iolence of the storm. On one of the vessele five persons were observed to be clinging to the derelict. The destroyer approached her and had all the five survivors taken ou board;

The report of the directors for the year end- they were two men and three women.

Approaching another of the capsized juuksing 31st December, 1906, for presentation to the "handy men" succeeded in uprighting her. the shareholders at the ordinary annual general An examination was made to discover whether meeting of the company, to be held at the any person was on board, but no signs of any registered offices of the company, Alexandra of the crew.could be traced, and the presump Buildings, Des Voeux Road, at noon on Satur tion is that all hands had perished in the heavy day, the 9th prox, states sea and rain in the afternoon. On the rent of the derelicts that were passed by the torpedoer

Gentlemen,The directors now beg to sub- 46 there were no signs of any persons being on board; a similar fate must have inevitably be.mit to you their report and statement of ac- fallen the crews as in the case of the other counts for year ending 31st December, 1906. boat. It would thus appear that the mortality, The net profit for that period as a result of the storm yesterday,-must-un-————amounts to,.....................$140,551,69. doubtedly be greater than the earlier estimates To which has to be added the bal- had plated the number of the casualties.

ance brought forward from last account

THE B.B." YING - KING:*-

"No damage was done to the ship," said M. card, when asked the question, "except that ibles and chairs were turned over, and the saloon coded."

Speaking of the thunderstorm, the Chief Officer said: "The wind started from the 8. and veered to S.. This accounts for the

While the s.a. Ping King was lashed to her after the blow-awharf yesterday the turbulent sea appeared to fact that instead of dropping, the barometer. rose very high soon very strange affair. Had the wind came

have lifted her up on to the pier piles and by You see," he said, pointing to the broken cables. damage to the river steamer. We under from the North it would have been different succession of bumping caused some slight

"It must have been severe to have snap: stand but until the surveyors have had time ped these. 1 ook at the size of the tops. It to inspect the hull of the vessel in dock it can was the suddenness of the affair that broke

not definitely be ascertained whether the the cables," he concluded.

damage sustained necessitates repairs, 'How ever, it is hoped that no serious mishap will be disclosed on the occasion of the survey.

EAST POINT.

NO OFFICIAL RETURNS.

Nofficial records of the damage done ashore and afloat could be got from the police to-day. They were engaged to compiling the returns when our reporter called and no in- formation could be obtained."

BOATWOMAN'S SAD STORY.'.

30th ult.

The official record of the number of lives lost and the damage done in the harbour by the squall which struck Hongkong on the 28tb instant is, so far as it has been complied, as

In the belief that Jardine's l'oint and Cause. way Bay might present a 'similar sad spectacle to the scene of destruction on the memorable 8th September, 1906, our representative journeyed eastwaid to ascertain the extent, if any, of the damage in that direction. He was pleasingly disappointed. Skirting the shore ne all along the water front from Blus Build ings to Causeway Bay the hundreds of sam- pans from end to end were all riding quietly at anchor. Under Fenwick's sbeerlegs the stern-wheeler for Tonkin launched the other day had a nu ber of carpenters on board working on the superstructure of the vessel, while on the eastern side of the stone pier the Government dredger was at work removing the wilt on the foreshore. The large ficet of coal junks beyond this point escaped quile scath lessly, as also did the mo, quito fleet of plessure yachti at anchor off Ab King's slipway. At Observation Point nothing untoward has hap

; pened, The little bay at Jardine's Point sheltered the usual number of coal and cargo boais, all safely at anchor. There was a single sampan that had capsized, but which the crew managed to upright again as our representative reached the point to note the occurrence. There were no casualties to

Many sampans were literally smashed to atoms against the quay wall while others

report. At Causeway Bay hundreds of all filled so rapidly that nothing could be done

Barts and conditions of craft were at anchor to save them.. Junks carrying a full display those ashore and afloat; but suddenly the rain from the diminutive slipper boat to great, big of sail area had their sheets torn to strips make it impossible for one to see more boat being overturned with the unconfirmed came down with such blinding fury as to deep-sea junks. Beyond the report of a single of canvas. One junk simply seemed to be

than a yard ahead." A strong gust of wind, statement of the drowning of two boatmen and swallowed up in the middle of the harbour, travelling, approximately, at the rate of the rescue of a single child there were only the top of the mast being, visible fifty miles an hour, followed soon after, no other occurrences of note. It was evident At Blake Pier three and lasted for about eight minutes, leaving from the excited, manner in which the boat above the water.

Now several wrecks in the harbour initiwake. Alto-people were discussing the amount of the dam sampans were lying full of water. and then Chinese workers would be gether, so we have said, the tornado remained age that they calculated upon a heavy mortality met running along the street carrying the with us between eight and ten minutes, yet in of men and worren from among their fraternity

that short space of time the damage that was in the central section of the harbour, insensible bodies of children who had been wrought was equal to a moderate sized on the point of drowning. Several were typhoon. No mercy was shown to those poor carried into the shed of the new Post Office sampan folks who have hardly had time to gel and brought back to life. Right along the over the scare of that memorable day-the

18th September, 1906. Connaught Road praya were wrecked ves sels, with crowds watching, and assisting to the utmost of their ability the unfortunate

THE DAMAGE ASHORE

was not so seriousas wasnt first anticipated. The roads and byways along the Eastern and Western

At the identical-spot, where the Chinkal Afaru foundered off Keller's Island 'in' the typhoon of "eptember last a large coal cargo boat foundered this afternoon. The crew were all saved by the Dock launch & The jook lies water-logged where she want dowa,

THE RESCUE PARTIES

follows:-

People missing

Dead bodies recovered............ 35 People in hospital minde yes, 2 Bonis capsized................

20

Persons rescued by the police and

others............

40

These figures, however, are subject to consi derable revision. For example there is no notice taken of the numerous gallant and suc- cessful efforts of the men of the Royal Navy to rescue drowning persons in the harbour and. outside. They, alone, are responsible for the safety of something like 150 Chinese boatmen and women. Then there must have been and of which the police will never hear. And sumerous escapes of which we know nothing

if the official record says that 15 persons are known to be missing then we may take it for A moral certainty that there is a vast number more whose, fate will never be known be- caure they may not be missed, being, in other words, minus friends or relatives.

Of those rescued from drowning by the har bour police two were picked up by P.C. Bertie and Coxswain 446, who were patrolling the barbour in police pinnace No. 6, while the drew of the steam launch Marlow were the means of saving sixteen persons, who were; seen clinging to wreckage outside the harbour, from a watery grave.

The British torpedo boat, which went out

natives. The scene in no way compared districts were flooded-in some places nearly-No sooner was the extent and the 'serious. scouring the waters around the island, picked

THE FLOATING POPULATION

To the shareholders of Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld.

5,070.62

$145,622,31 And from this have to be deducted - Remuneration to directors 5 % commission on

wet profits $7,027.58 Remuneration to- seneral"

managers on net prafiis 7,027.58.

14,055.16

Leaving available for appropriation $131,567.15 The directors recommend that a dividend of eight per cent on the paid-up capital be paid to shareholders, absorbing $120,000.00 and that the balance of $11,567.15 be carried to a new profit and loss account.

· PROFIT- AND LOSS. ACCOUNT. Dr. December 31st, 1906.

Fire Insumace...

To Charges

771.30

Repaira

1,055.20:

535.48

Crown rent...

780.00

Commission to agents visi

1,200.59

Balance to be appropriated as

follow t

Directors foes......$500,00

Auditor's fees

sa:co

... 15,000.00

Dividend of $2.50 per

share

To be carried, to new.

profit and loss a/c.... 1,089.15.

January 1st, 1905...

Decembar gist, 1906.

„Interest, nimeniäius By Rent...

"Scrip fees,

By Undivided profits 1905

· 16,639.15

20,987,62

20.37

THE CHINESE NRW. PBAR.:

PROPOSED CELEBRATIONS, IN MANILA,

Chinese residents of the city are making elaborate preparations for the coming Chinese. new year, and, the Manila Cablenews reports, that it is their intention to eclipse all previous, festivities ever indulged by them in this city,S Spectacular illuminations from Plaze Cere vantes, on Calle Rosario to the Binondo chatch in the form of thousands of colored: slaċtrje: lights, and gorgeous decorations of the build- "fen= Ings, along this street will be one of the tures of the holiday.

Calle Nueva from the Escola to the end of the Chinese district will be decorated in a like, manner, and the residences along Callo San Fernando in the San Nicolas district will have. decorations in far more elaborate scale than ever before th

Directors Mr. C. Ewens having resigned, Mr. J. Scott Harton was invited to fill the vacancy and accepted a seat on the Board. In accordance with rule 76 of the company's

Thousands of dollars bave been appropriated articles of association, Messrs. A. G. Wood, for the decorations and from the manner in S. Van Buren, J. Scott Harston, H. A. W. which preparations are being made it is of witnessing the fastivities of the Chiness new Slade and He Tong retire, but being eligible evident that Manilans will have an opportunity offer themselves or re-election.

year, in a manner that has ever yet been seen in this city.

Auditors. The accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. H. Gaskell and W. Hutton

Potts who offer themselves for ra-election.

HENRY HUMPHREYS,

Chairman. Hongkong, 30th January, 1907.

DALANCE SHIKET FOR The Year ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1906. Liabilities,

Capital account —

150,000 shares at $10 each... Insurance reserve fund... Fund for equalization of dividend

.............................. Mortgages Sundry creditors. Unclaimed dividends......

Just why the Chinese are making the com ing new year holidays.different from previous oner cannot be learned and the Chinese resis dents when asked only say list electric; lights are beller than the usu l ́oil lamps, but it is generally believed that the past year has been an extraordinarily profitable one for them and that is the reason they are making unust preparations for celebrating ba

The Chinese new year celebration lasts ff. teen days, during which time every Chinaman $1 500,000.00 | indulges in some sort of feast making, five of

212,700.46 the days bei g given over to especial fegating;}},

50,000.00

The festivities begin. Febr. ary 12, and last 130,000.00 until February 26th, during which time the 5,284 59 illuminations will be in full blast each night $27.49 until ten o'clock, and the nights of the, jathito. the 15th inclusive and also on the 21st the lights will remain lighted all night. Aleatory

Profit and loss account-e

Amount carried for.

ward from 1903 ...$ 5,070.61 For the year 1906, 140,55,69...

M

Assets.

146,622.31

$1,094,824.95

Amount invested in property......$1,441,208.39 on mongage....570,282.57 Accounts receivable sol, in manu Office funiture Fire insurance premia unexp rei Cash in Hongkong and Shanghai

Bank and on hand...

PRECAUTION AGAINST RE-

· VOLUTIONARIES.

A Peking despatch, of the 18th inst," to the N. C. D. Few states: INSEPAKET -77.933 46 In consequence of the receipt of secret téle

$28.00 grams from their Excellencies Tuán Fan and 3 970 Chang Chih-tong with regard to the dispatch of emissaries or adherents by the revolutionary 4612.83 ringlenders at Ping-baiang and other places in

the Yangtze valley to Chibli," Fengtlen, Shan $2,094,824.95 tong, Shansi and Honam to spy on the mov

ments of the authorities at Poking and in five northern provinces, and for the purpose of Inducing large numbers of Hunghatec, and 4,936.50 their mounted bandits to join them in rebellion 4518,68 #gainst this Manchu Dynasty, the Commis 2,961,98 sioners of the inner and outer, of Tartar and

Chinese rectians of the Peking police force now doing, their utmost to discover and fun these emissarien," "All' the native hofell, and houses of 'entertainment have been, structed to present their books for examīns at to a.m. daily, and they are"warded mo 17,640.53 allow any suspicious characters to part

250.05

night on their premises. The city guarde 345,612.3 closing the gates earlier than usual will

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr. December, 31st 1906. Fire insurance premi.......$ Crown rent „General charge¶pioniem "Allowance to general managers 10 cover office rent & salaries of secretary & clerks commerieri Repairs (ordinary)... 36858. (typhoon) 13.954.68 auditors' fees balance

8,000.00

with the typhoon's aftermath, but at the same knee-deep. Ricksbar by the score were overturn-

ness of the catastrophe realised both ashore among many others, a six-year-old girl,

who was clinging

to a piece of wood; outside time it was a striking illustration of the daned along the "raya Rist and Queen's Road East diately organized and with admirable promptl and afloat thanr scue parties were imme-

the harbour, gers which have to be faced by those who but their farest managed to crawl out unhurts tude set to work in the humane endeavour to

Yesterday afternoon, a boatwoman, who said go down to the sea in ships.

although soaked to the skin. Public street

she was Leung Mul, reported to Inspector To chairs were blown several yards away from Į assist the scores of men, women and children | Gourlay, at No. 2 Station, that she bad lost her

Needless to say, The amazing, feature, of the tornado was

cargo boat, No. 1,655, and all those on board ju extraordinary swiftness and its marvellous their stand, while glass windows were smashed struggling in the water.

that was dear to her. Before the wild winds. In many buildings in the city, and trees and officials and civilians threw themselves pro- miscuously into the self-imposed task-to- velocity, Almost before people had begun { plants suffered greatly. As far as we could wards their 'fellow-men in imminent: dan, i broke over the island, she said that her junk'

learn at this late hour there were no casualties

was alongside a blue-funnel steamer. The ger of drowning, Conspicuous amongst oo laod,

the rescuers were the bluejackets from squall suddenly sprang up and her boat was his Majesty's ships in port. H.M.S. Tamar Capsized. She managed to be saved, but her as usual were the hardest hit. Practica ly had her boats out and manned by a sturdy husband and her two daughters, aged re- speaking, little or no damage was vond in the crew of bluejackets succeeded in almost no pectively fourteen and six years old, were

drowned. Eastern zad of the harbour. The damage was time in picking uptwenty-three men and women from Blake Fier westwards. Two sampass from their overturned crafts. Men from the under tow of the steam launch Balley were first-class (cruiser H.M,S. And did their fair OWING to the lax manner shown lately in swamped between Blake Pier and the Pand O.. share of the work of rescue. Vice-Admiral Sir metalling the newly opened roads in the what. The occupa is were all thrown into the Arthur Moore's despatch vessel, the Alperity Chinese Settlement in North" · Sinza" and

January 1st, 1900, water and all, but one-a lad of hyo summers also contributed her quots towards the succour unwarranted delay in several other matiore who sank immediately we re saved by the crew ing party, while the torpedo destroyers, H.M.S. affecting the development of the Settlement, By balance carried forward from 1905 $5,070.63 of the launch. When alongkong Telegraph to Fame, Bari, and Handy each played a part in the Shanghai Taotai, H.E. Jui Cheng, acting

December 31st, 1906, porter arrived on the scens soon after the blow sending out her contingent of rescuers, Between under instructions; of the higher authorities, By rents an the Batisy's crew were assisting the unfortunate the bluejackets, we understand, they accounted has sent a dispatch to the gentry in charge of By interest span people to recover their properly which for no less than 150 lives saved, not including the public works of Northinis saking them By transfer fees... was floating 'near the praya wall. Another the crew of two water-logged funks which; at to hasten matters and complete the work By profits on sales zampan which had made fast to the steam times of writing, are being towed in by H.M. drawn up early in the year as proposed to he launch Aggie, lying west of the F. & Q, wharf, surveying vessel the Waterwilik Of the 23. finished in the course of the twelfth month, ja

to realise that they were in the midst of an- other disaster and that the mosquito craft in the barbour were being swept to destruction, the storm had passed over and only a thin drizzle was left. But some idea of the fury of the gale may be formed from the fact that the river steamer faul Beau, which Was moored by five huge cables, was wrenched from her moorings and cast adrift. · The great hempen cable looked as If it had been cut by an exceptionally sharp knife; the chain cable was broken but not be fore the stout wooden pile or bollard to which was attached had been bodily uplifted and trung on thewharf. The other cables simply parted in two. The vessel drifted away from the pier and what added to her danger

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