H.M.8. "FLORA” IN DOCK.
FURTHER PARTICULARS-'OF THE MISHAP Sist alto, Official sources-both. Naval mod at the Docks—are, ne can paly be expected under the circamalance, parfectly reticent over the acci: dent which befall H.MLS, Flora on the night reliable details attending the unfortunate mishap has been no easy task, but the part. calars which are now placed before our readers bave been obtained from a source where varacity there can be no reason to dispute.
When the Flora WAS,
was making the harbour
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16
THE INDRAVELLI PAFFRAY,
PRISONERS ON TRIAL.
Vegint August,"
As recorded in the last insué of the Hongkong Telegraph, the five men-Thomas Dean, Charles Riley, Thomas Knockton, Walter O'Brien and
SATURDAY'S OFMKHANA.
·SUCCESSTUL MEETING"
34:40 p.m.-LADIES' NOMINATION-COS-
TUME RACE--About 200 yards round a posti and in. "Ladies...to, provide the costumes. --Prize, for the first, manin, - Prise-for- best costume, adjudged such by a sub-committes to be appointed by the committee of the Gymkhana Club. Entrance for $3. ⠀ presented by the Club, K
1907.
THE "SHELL" TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,
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take place in these conditions. In fact, sup plies of patrol were so ample that, in order to endeavour to encourage consumption, as alio to must competition, they had been obliged to reduce their prices to some extent, and, so far as bu could see; there was hot the remotest
the most sanguina-hopes as to akasincrease of
Prizes The annual general meeting of the members danger of any failure of petrol supplies, eros if
of Wednesday lasi. ¿The gathering of further William Clark-pari of the crew of the steamer. tinct success. from every point of view. This The Costuma Race resulted as undar :27 | of the "Shell" Transport and Trading Com, the motor Industry.should be amply fulfilled.ge
Taking everything into consideration, fast Baturday's meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club the fourth of the season-proved a dijs
weather, which looked” gloomy "during be" Indravili, who were arrested on board ship earlier part of the day, brightened up somewhat morning on a charge of cuttion in the afternoon and by the time the first early
the "third" "officer—Mr. G. G. Thorne were arraigned before Mr. F.A. Haze saddling bell was rung Old Sot was smiling in land, this morning, at the Police Court, Anadil bis glory, while a slight breeze fanned the ditional charge, vis, assaulting Mr. F. J. Dun-course,
Taking advantage of the favourable cond on
Dean, the first accused.
enthusiasts journeyed to the race course. From the stuffy city to the picturesque Valley was's
"Mrs. "May," The White Knight,insaqpostuen
Mt. Stedman, The Ballet Girl, Mrs. Baller, "Diana Vernon.
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The prize offered for the first man, in, was won by Mr. R. F. C. Master, MT. G. Vernon was second, Mr. G. Marshall third,
pany Limited, was held on 29th July, at Win- chuster House, Old Broad-stren, EC. Siz Marcus Samuel, Bart. (the chairman), presided. The secretary (Mr. E A. Smith-Rawie) read the notice couvening the meeting, and the auditors' report,
DILLALOGĦOL-V. PETROLALBAN
Wednesday night on herreture from Singapore, /ker, the fourth officer, was placed #tions of the weather a.large-number of turf 45.20 p.m. JUMPINO COMPETITION-Open was of particular interest, as it was the.. fast consequaatly vary great" afforts: word tunde-to-
alter.
watch on
restering Lyeemoon Past, she was pro
deck ceeding "dead slow. The was keeping a sharp look-out for the red-buoy marking the Dunmail Rock in Lunghom: Bay, as by the aid of that mark the cruisers the course would be shaped for her buoy in mao-of-war anchorage. The baze hanging over the harbour the time must have evidently obscured the red-baay from view from the deck of the cruises. Without any warning those board felt a sudden shock and within the briefest interval a second. The sensation was that of the vessel striking a submerged
buoy. It was at first surmised that the Flora must have run over the buoy. In an instant, how- ever, the buoy was seen to the port side of the Flora, the cruiser being then somewhere midway between the buoy and the shore, She had struck the Dunmail Rock and slid clean over. The vessel at this time look a heavy list to starboard. All bands by this time realised that an accident had occurred and la almost no time every man gained the deck. Such was the perfect disciplins on board that not the smallest exhibition of excitement mani. feited itself and the entire crew to a man' w***
เด ready to answer the call to his assigned station.
ship.
That the Flora had struck a submerged rock now became evident to those, on board, but no idea was entertained that any vital injury had been inflicted to the hull of the cruiser. She made for her buoy in the Naval auchorage, and it was after she had made fast that water was discovered in the for'ard compartment, some fifteen inches or so having already gained its way into that part of the vessel. The pumps were started going to check the further inrush of water,
THE BALVAGE PARTY,
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The accused pleaded not guilty to the
charges.
Stanley Cullingian, master of the British ship Indrarelli, took the witness-stand. At about 1.15. o'clock yesterday morning, witness testified, he was sleeping on the upper deck when a sampan with some Europeans on board came alongside. The Europeans were cursing and swearing.
-No
Hi Worship Did you recognize the voices? The noise that was created, west on the witness, aroused the third and fourth officers, who remonstrated with the man, tx
His Worship-You knew then that the Eura peans were part of your crew?-Yes,
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The
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To those gentlemen who advocated the use alcobol as a substitute for patrol the history of the trade in Germany would prove instruc tive, in Germany, there was a váry honvy duty The Chairman said that the prosent report on petrol, 10 that the consumer had to pay a
much higber: price, than thli
country, and time in which the figures would be submitted in that form. Including the balance brought employ substitutes that could be produced in forward, the net profit amounted to $67.501, the country, and so be free of duty. When motor cabs were first started in Barling they of depreciation of steamapips and installations were ordered by the authorities to use nothing
bat alcohol, but it was found that the 100,528, and paid the Gaal loss arising from could not be run on this spirit, and dconsequently the liquidation of the European oil business,
41,791. Their anticipations of a greatly im- every cab was allowed to use a certais quantity proved return for their products were justified, of petrol to start the car. This attempt by the Had it not been for the agreement under which authorities to force the cars to use alcohol, bu the dividend for 1906 was limited to 5 per centy that all motor vabicles in Berlin run entirely
now been definitely abandoned, with the the earnings would have enabled them to exally pay tzl par cent, since after making provision or petrol, in spite of the heavy duty. Although of £70,000 to enable them to place the steamers alcohol and other substitutes raight prove so and installations in the condition called for by frighten the producers of, patrol, they did
excellent "bogey" with which to attempt to pot the rider scoring, most: marks at the end of the agreement with the Royal ₤172,370 [sqirit could ever become a competitor to their Company entertain the smallest misgivings that this the season. Best of three : runs at ABER | Rguinst £8c.ser last year. The reason | patrol, for the simple reason that it did not in.
they were
were enabled to carry forward and style. Opsz | AN pace
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to all China ponies. To be ridden by meme bers of the Gymkhana Club or officers of the Army or Navy. Three heights over a bar fore the hour fixed for the Brst race crowds of Zach competitor llawed one run at sach
height. Entrance fee 555 1st prize prosented. of and prize: 525. men and women had assembled in the grand- stands, albers preferring to promenade is Mr. G. C. Moxon's Box (R. F. C, Maitor)... x compound. His Excellency the Governor Sir Mr. C. H. Ross Ban. Wyvis (Dupree).... by severick Lu, and the bar accompanied
Lugard, and his A.D) G.'s, arrived shortly after the first race had been decided. The Band of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment struck up the National Anthem. After thin, Mr. C. H Ross, the Judge, welcomed the gubernatorial party to the course, and later they were con ducted to the stand.
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Dividend-$9.40. Sweeps-sat $491.40; 2nd St40.40; 3rd $70.20, 5=545 μm.—TENT-PEGGING CHALLENGE CUF. Presented by His Excellency, Majer General Broadwood, C.. For Chips ponies. To be run for five times and to be won by
meeting. Points for: to members of both services as well an to members of the Gymkhana Club. Winners of this event at the first two Gymkhanas this season to count marks scored by them at this towards aggregate oply. Memen. meeting foes presented at this meeting to be taken. by riders scoring highest number exclusiva of winners at the first two Gymkhana meets ings this season, Entrance fes 53. A memento pressuled to the 1st and 2nd. Post Mr. C. H. Ross (33 points), s Mr. W. S. Dupree (19 points) ........................... Mr. T. G. Vernon (32 points). het Dividend-$9,62
On the whole, the racing was good, the The next thing witness heard was a loud handicapping, thanks to Major Parker, being noise on deck. He went to investigate and faultless, and the finishes exciting. The track saw the second officer holding the second de was in fae condition, though a tride bolding, fendant-Riley. As soon as witness arrived the result of the morning's shower. The times, on the scene the third officer called out with the exception of the Challenge Cup, wers that he was stabbed. Witness promptly seized considered slow. The first race brought forth the first defendant-Dean, When he beard a comfortable field of five ponies, and admircis that the third, officer was bleeding freely from of The Veteran were pleased to see him:
mark bis wounds witness iel go Dean, who clearing out his coarse home on the champion, ed forrard and turned his attention to the though unknown, Astral. Although five ponies wounded man, After he had bathed his
in this event only four did the
entries. Velocity (Roberts up) bolted up the wounds, witness ordered Dean to be placed in pin
Ding, irons, and shackled up" to a derrick post. bank near the Football Club's dressing shed. Before this was done, however, 'Dead was
Next came the big race of the afternoon-the searched and a knife found on him.
Challenge Cup. This proved to be the most exciting race of the day. Coxcomb was favourite, Blue Nile, fauciers did not. defert him, while a number dropped on Manchurian66.05.-WELTER RACE. Half a mile. For China pony lacks passed as such by Chief on the off chance. Coxcomb did the
the committee of the Gymkhana Club. To running as far as "Calvaire," when Blue Nile
*be ridden by riders who have never ridden drew up leve), Manchurian Chief dropping be in an official race in Hongkong of China. hind at every stride. When the first two men.
Riders to Catch weights over 12st. 75. tioned ponies entered the straight it was evid
stand not less than 1st. 7lb. in ordinary rid- ent that a bard fight was in progress. · But as ing breeches, boots, gaiters and shirts, Open they got seater and nearer the winning post it sa members of the Jockey Club and members was seen that Blue Nile and his able rider were of baik services as well as to members of not to be defeated—on this occasion, al lesst,
His Worship-Was there any trace of blood on the knife 2-No.
When you examined it did the blade look as if any blood stains had been washed off?-It looked as if it had been tubbed,
Continuing, the caplain said that Dean be. came very noisy after this, and used very bad language. He said that be would like to”. do up. all the officers, a
'and that if he had a gùn it would give him great pleasure to shoot the fourth officer, His wounds having been temporacity attended to, the third officer was removed to and witness and his officers went to the starboard locate to arrest Riley, Witness found Riley standing in the middle of the room, undressed and ready to tura in. He held a muroi in his hand, which he carefully' placed on a lable. Then he placed his foot on a step to get into his bunk. Witness got the man to dress. himself again and be was placed in irons. Knockton, the third defendant, was found
Meanwhile the salvage party was signalled for from the Naval Dockyard. By three o'clock in themorning of Thursdaythe party were on board the cruiser. So efficiently did they set thern-his selves to work that at no lime was the safety of the cruiser endangered, and by' seven o'clock the same morning the Flora was lying salely on the blocks in the No. 1 Dock at Kowloɔn.
THE DAMAGE. Once drydocked the extent of the dam age could be approximately, guaged, "It was seen that for a length of several fest the forʼard part of the keel had been seriously damaged. The hull on the port side received the worst injuries. Three gangs of work. men, mostly of the carpentry department,
The Ladies' Namination Event the Cos ume Race-was the most amusing feature of the day. That it "took on"; was evident from the roars of laughter that rose when the dis. guised parties made thair appearance on the course. The first prize was awarded to Mis F. H. May for her well got up costume.-The White Koight. Ms. R. "F, C. Master-was the first to reach the post home.
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a sum as £70,000 was necessary an
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a provision for subsequent equipment of inherently contain those qualities essential for stallations and steamers was that at Bom-the raunlag of motor vehicles bay, by reason of the requirements of the
PETROL IN FRANCE, IMA Port Trust for the enlargement of the harbour, It was surely the very irony of fate that the whole of the "Shell" Company's in France to whose genius the development of
removed to Bewrea. staliations
bad to be
They the motor-car owed so much-should be pre- had hoped that the entire cost of this removal cluded from the enormous advantage of the would have been repaid by the Port Trust, but. use of." Shell" spiril, owing to its having to pay they were disappointed, and would have to a prohibitive duty in France, through an ovak fied a sum of no less than 15,000 in this sight in the treaties concluded with that coun connection. Large expenditure had also been try by the Dutch Government, which omitted a incurred in 'connection with the Yokohama' | to include the Dutch Colonies. So great: was installation, while the typhoon in Dongkong the demand for petrol, and so largely was the was the cause of very heavy loss to the com- trade now dependent upon the East Indias for for survey, and the repairs necessitated by wear the French consumers to obtain the finest pay. Certain of the steamers were overdue their supplies, that the Irresistible demand by and tear had to be made good, so that the petrol in the world would force the French Government to admit their petrol on the same £70,000 was easily accounted for.
terms as Roumanian and American. The probibition also extended to petrol produced in British India, and it was a great argument in favour of the need of reciprocity that they were assured that if the Indian Government was prepared to make some concession on French
INCOME TAX.
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He could not refrain from mentioning the very serious trouble to which they bad been exposed, in common with every other firm throughout the country, by the action of the Income-tax Commissioners. In such a meat.
granted,
the Gymkhana Club. Entrance, fen $5. Isting it. was surely appropriate to call attention goods imported into India, this right would-ba priza: A cup presented by prize: $25.
Mr. Rolason's - Miunoch, 175 lbs..........
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to the very grave leopardy to capital in the United Kingdom if the intolerable action of those responsible for the levying of Jacome. tax was persisted in. Shareholders knew that; most unfairly, the company had to pay Income tnx apon the cost, amounting to $59,109, of preference shares, but a more monstrous isaing claim bad since been made. They raised certain moneys in Australia for the purpose of erect. ing installations there. The interest was
was pay
among a number of men in the. No, : bold. The least that cap-be-raid of the so-called took the lead, and ran home winner, the others in Australio, and they deducted from pro have expired), but subject to the, maintenance
Half an hour later the police launch arrived, Witness explained the situation and the police officer left for the shore again for medical
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"(Capt. Beasley) 1. Mr. W. J. Daniel's Mano, 175 lbs (Owner) Messrs. Goldring and Reed's Wildman,
207 lbs
...(Morrell) 3 Highland Comet, 195 lbs(Hill)
From the quiset Miquoch, the hot favourite, jumping, competition was that it was an utter following in the order given above, failure.
Time-1.06 3/5... Dividend-$8.50. A very interesting event was the tussle for the without any. Then the doctor of the Siberia but only low of the competitors managed to was called. At six o'clock the injured offices raise the peg, the remainder wor only failing to was removed to hospital..
By His Worship Were these men under the get near the objective, but lacked pace and influence of liquor when they came aboard style, the latter especially. Dean and Riley ware. I cannot speak as to the others.
were sat upon the job, while European fore-assistance. He returned at about five o'clock Test Pegging Cup. There was a large colry,
men from the Admiralty works on this side
of the barbour were detached to assistmas Is usual_in_all- Naval ropaks-the- staff of the Dock Go. The first duty of the men employed on the jab
remove the copper sheathing, then the first wooden sheathing of three-inch hardwood planks and a second sheathing of four inch boards. Through out yesterday and to a late hour last even.
f hundred men were at the the ing
couple of task. This was necessitated in order to lay bare the steel shell of the cruiser. At a late hour yesterday it was believed that no less than thirteen plates will have to be removed from the hull of the cruiser, and how
✓ many more, if any, may be found to have been injured upon later examination’it was not ascertainable last` evening. At any rate, at idea of the damage may be derived from the fact that competent mechanical experts pronounce the opinion that fully a month will be taken before the Flora can be made sea-going again.
REMOVING THE AMMUNITION. While the big hull of the cuiser lay crippled in the dock supported by stout timber shores
Defendant Knockton-Do you know if By Clark, O'Brien and myself were in the bother?
-No..
By His Worship-Is there any further evidence against the three last defendants?
Inspector Kerr-No, your Worship. Only that they were in the crowd that came aboard in the simpan.
Then they had better be discharged, his Worship said.
Inspector Kerr had no abjection, and Knock- ton, O'Brien and Clark were discharged.
WAB BA
The last race produced the biggest field of the day and also the best ponies, Blue Nile apparently went out to keep the pace for his stable companion-Astral-who won after a severe struggle with Coxcomb.
4 P-THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE FLAT RACE-Handicap. For all China ponies. Jockeys who have not won more than two official races in Hongkong, Shang: hai or Tientsin allowed lb. Entrance les $s, tat prizo: A Cup presented. and prize : $25. (Entrance fees to go to winner.) + Mr. G. C. C, Master's Astral, 1 56 Is (Owner) \1 Mr. G. K. Brutton's Kingston, 149. Ba*.
(Owner) 2 Mr. E. A. Hankey's Off Chance, 147. 03.
(Mr. R. F. C. Maxler) 3 Mr. Robert's Velocity, 139 s.....(Owner) Mr. A. Morley's Southdown, 137 * 5 Bi allowance.
Sweeps 1st $444.15; and $116.90; 3rd $63.45 7.6.25-p.m.-One Mile.and a Quarter Flat "Race, Handicap For all China ponien for
keys who have not won, more than two official races is Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin allowed 5 lb. Entrance fee $5, 1st prize: A Cup presented by Mr. Bollinger. and Price: $25. (Entrance-fees to go to winner), Mr. G. C. Master's Astral, 149lbs.........
(R. Master) 1 Mr. Dryasdust's Coxcomb, 161lbs (Dupree) 2 Mr. G. C. Master's Blue Nile, 156lbs..
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Gits the interest which they had to pay there. The lacome tax Commissioners claimed that the company wrongfully deducted this, and that the company were entitled to debit their creditors resident in ausmalis-with-the-10 come-tax. Such a dictum, carried to this length, must drive capital from the country; Another action taken by the Commissioners of the Income-tax was so grossly unjust that companies within his own knowledge were deliberately removing the registration from Eng land with a view to Avoiding the grose wrong done to
to their employees and members resident abroad by s now reading which the Income- ax Commissioners were attempting to set up. They claimed that a return of all employees must be made by every company and firm, although these employees. made their in- come abroad, and did not visit England for years, and that they, too, were liable to lucome-tax. The reason he put this pro ominently before the meeting was that, although the company only received a specified soars as dividend on the Nederlandsch indische shares, the Income-tax Commissioner claimed that the company was liable for the amount which that company had set aside for reserve, and they also arrogated the right of investigating the amount which this Dutch company bad put aside for depreciation.
THE PROSPECTI. It will be necessarily many months before shareholders again, the Chairman concluded, wo shall have the pleasure of meeting our and you may desire to know what are the pros pects for the current year. We distributed a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, on the ret of this month, and without pledging myadi! in any way (since it will be obvious to | that only seven months of the currant year of production in the fields, and to the prevalent condition of the markets, I believe an intelli gent anticipation of events will show that wa fall have the great pleasure of distributing the second interim dividend on January i next, at a rate exceeding that of the first dividend, and making the highest dividend ever yet paid by this company. I have much pleasure in moving the adoption of the report." (Cheers.): Mr. A. V. D. Best seconded, and the re- solution was carried unanimously
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THE COMPANY'S SPLENDID POSITÍQN. Sir J. Fortescue Flannery said he was sure they had all been exceedingly interested in the lucid statement of the chairman, and he would like to say a word of congratulation to them. selves upon the splendid position to which they had attained. He was one of the oldest share holders he was an original, shareholder and he bad watched the company from its vary be ginning. He ventured to say that the company had never before been in 10 satisfactory; and
last promising a position. Since the meeting A a change had taken place in the management arrangements, and he considered it was very fortunate indeed for the shareholders that those who had had to negotiate that change had been shareholders rather than werely managom, Denta
Mr. Medico's Nigel, 148lbs. (Gegg) Mr. Ellis Kadooric's Manchurian Chief, 145lbs (Clarke Mr. Brutton's Septima, 49lbs...... (Owner) o Mr..F. B. May's Highland Heather, 145lbs*
(Owner) o Mr. Roberts' Velocity, 135lbs...... (Owner)
gibs allowanco. The light was just fading away as this mob was sent away. Passing the Stapd, Velocity had command, but he was soon ousted by Coxcomb, who, with Blue Nile and Astral, led
the After one false stort, the field got away fairly the van. Coxcomb, who was well ridden, led, few yards from bome, when the Nile side stepped, and Astral shot home winner, Cox- comb taking second place honours, the great Blue Nile remaining contest in third place.
Time-2.47 3/5. -Dividend-$21.70:
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-from-either-side of the granite facing of the-No-Hind, meeting the third-mate at the top-of-theevenly: Kingston took up the rail position and followed closely by Blue Nile, until-but-a-
1 Dock, with the head of the dock itself shora of the massive dressed granite blocks. prepara.. lory to being lengthened, a continuous stream of bluejackets was rupoing a
a line of her
hood trolleys from a gangway connecting the cruiser with the shore on to the sea-wall This part of the crew of the Flora had been continuously, at work throughout yesterday in the broiling bot sun into inte hours at aight removing the shells and hundreds of cases of ammonition from the magazine of the craiser to the Naval lighter lying the sea wall. The ammunition bas alongide had to be removed for a thorough examination of the hull.
Incidentally, it may be mentioned that the present is the second mishap that has befallen the Flora within the past five yours. She was first overtaken by a similar accident while on commission is the North Pacific four years ago. Her repairs were then carried out in an American shipyard, and as it might be expected a fairly costly bill had to be met by My Lords of the Admiralty.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS." It is stated that the estimate, as arrived up to the present, of the probable amount required to make good the damage to H.M.S. Flora, now undergoing repairs at the Kowloon Docks, will be about seventy-five thousand dollars..
Frederick Dunker, fourth officer, s.s. Indra. velli, spoke as to seeing a sampan coming along. side the ship at about one o'clock yesterday morning, When the
passengers landed there argument about the fare. Witness went down the gangway to try to stop it, and he wan struck by Dean. Then they went apthegangway gangway, Dean struck him, too. There was a xesoral melec on deck and witness was struck led, the bunch trailing, but a few yards in the again, by whom he could not BAY, Turning rear. As the podies were coming round the bend Velocity shied and bolled up the enbank ment near the Football Club's dressing shed, Kingston continued to lead as far as "Calvaire," when Astral shot away from the bunch and challenged. On the way to the village the ponies, with the exception of Southdown, who Ai this was out distanced, bunched again,
round the next minute he saw the third mate lying on the deck bleeding.
By His Worship Did you see the third officer stabbed i-No.
What is the condition of the injured man? Inspector Kerr banded to the Court a medical certificate showing that the third officer could not leave hospital for a week,
The hearing was then adjourned until Mon day forenaan,
MORE WITNESSES EXAMINED,
and inst.
Two more witnesses were examined at the Police Court, this forenoon, in connection with
the Indravelli stabbing case, in which two seamen--Riley and Dean--are being charged ́with and wounding third of
juncture things got exciting. When p
Astral
took inside catered the home run tion, Kingston and Offchance coming up strong behind. However, the izad Astral bad secured after entering the straight could not-bs' con-- tested and he ran home, victorious by about five lengths, Kingston running up second scarcely half & length from Offchance.
Time-1.372/5.
Dividend $7.70. Sweepst$390.69;
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ASIATIC: PETROLEUM_COMPANY, Within the last few days they had had final accounts rendered by the Asiatic, Petroleum Company, which enabled them to realise the gratifying fact that their profits had been on a Sweeps--1st $359.10; 2nd $102.60; 3rd $51.30 malerated, and the result had bean that larger scale than the directors: had
WANCHAI PORK BEALERS
IN TROUBLE.
ALLEGED ASSAULT IN THE MARKET.
Four pork dealers, carrying on business in the Wanchai Market, may, perhaps, have to stand trial for manslaughter in the course of a few days. Last Monday, at the Police Court, they were charged before Mr. F: A. Hazeland,
the vessel-Mr. G. Ch. Those offer a 2-0 3-13956; and $133.60; 245,580, with assaulting a street wawker, by name Way
morning.
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· The first witness called to the stand was
Norwegian fremso named Floyd.
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stated that soon after the stabbing affray had taken place he saw the two defend- ants. Riley was holding a rator in his hand. 'As witness was walking forward. Dean appoached him and asked witness if he wanted a fight. Witness asked what for, whereupon Dean, he said, seized him by the throat and A HERO IN BLUE.
waiving a shealb knife over his head, threaten- ed to stab him if he refused to fight. Witness "Whom do then became scared and asked; CONSTABLE BERRIE'S EXPLOIT ÁT TAI 0.
you want me to fight? Dean, he stated, Go foe's'le, get knife take captain replied: Constable George Berrie modestly admitted
and kill officers. Dean then money, in the Marine Magistrate's Court last Monday released witpest and the latter went below. before Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, R.N. The second witness was Thos. Koockton, Mating Magistrate-that he had acted as a one of the Bremen who was arrested on hare the other day. On Friday night, about suspicion of being implicated in the matter, half-past nine, he was having an outing-04 bat who, with two others, was discharged on dalya sampan, in the pellucid waters of Tai Saturday: His evidence was solely to the effect
for
Civil Hospital critical condition and ment no hopes
are entertained of his recovery, The facts of the case, though mengre, nie to
that
It had been very fortunate the firm of Sir Marcus Samuel and Company had been so, ready 10 resign the profitable position of managers in the interests of the hamholders generally. (Hear, hear.) They had heard from the chairman how the change the position. In the balance sheet there was had come about, and they perfectly understood an item of £23,000 for management, and the chairman bad told them in bis speech that that Item would in fature largely disappear-that in managem
it was not necessary to issue 400,000 new shares for the purpose of paying off their liabilities and providing the new capital re quired by the terms of their agreemen!* was to say, that the cost of with the Royal Dutch Company. This purpose fature would fall, not upon the "Shell" was affected by the issue of only 300,00 port Company only, but upon the combine, shares, all of which had already been for. By the founding of the Anglo-Saxon and that the combine or central board would control the wells, transport and distriboties, Petroleum Company, Limited, which had taken The change in the r management arrangements, over all the assets of the "Shell" Company though saving the cost of management, invol and the Royal Dutch Company administrable ved an increase in the size of the board, and
and of the Baterische Petroleum
the directors. transfer of necessarily some increase in portion of the saving of management. There fore he had the greatest pleasure in moving "That, the remuneration of the directors of the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Liffited, be increased to 10,000 per annum, a and from January 1, 1997 (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Coubrough saconded the motion, which
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I once carried..
the On the motion of the Chairman,
reticing directors, Messrs. Rickmers, S, Samuel and W
Maatschappij, which becamente owner of the whole of the properties under the Dutch juris- diction, the existence of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, came to as end, except the part which they played as share holders in the other companies. The occasion was a somewhat painful one, because by the capitulation of their rights in controlling it the Wone territory capable, in his epision, of provid
ing supplies of liquid fuel sufficient to meet the naval requirements of this country had passed. from British hands. He would be greatly mis- taken if, in the future, the folly of compelling
W49
F. Mitchell, ware re-elected...
W.
for a first;'z for a second; and 1 for a third some time that it exchanged and the British company to part with property of vital ¦ A. I. Cohan Stuart, and Mr. W.-H. Sampal as
winning,
were
A
had been to blame
The election of Mr. H, WA. Delarding,
directors of the company having been con- firmed.
CUP.-Distance, one mile. For all China ponies. Catch weights at rost, 61b. Win- ners of an open race or open griffin race şib. extra. Non-winning subscription griffins al the effect that some time yesterday morning the lowed slb. Jockeys who have not won hawker went to the pork dealers' stall and or more than two official races in Hongkong, dered a catty of pork Scales, which had been Shanghai or Tientsin allowed 51b. To be teed by the police two days previously, were won by the pony scaring most marks in produced, and the meat weighed and banded to the races for the cup, counting 4 points the hawker. The latter in turn produced scales of his ONE, and found after weighing the pork fiva abort in The benefit of marks already scored to
weight. Some
wordr pass with the pony on a sala.. "Any winner of the race to carry 5 tb, extra for each win
hawker left the market. What iranspired after this is not altogether clear, but it is said the import in the future of saval warfare was 201 in subsequent starts for the cup, but is the hawker returned to the pork dealers' stall in ever, that neither the chairman nor directors
bitterly regretted. He could assure them, how event of a to be deducied next time he abort while. One accounting which the hawker starts. Penalties accumulative ap to is lb, quarrel was renewed, during
THE "SHELL" SPIRIT. Entrance fee of 55 to go in the purchase of
WAX beaten and then handed over tothe police pa
Although he could not go into details, it was charge of disorderly behaviour. The other a memento to the winner of each race, and Sag to
to second pony cut of the Club funds, account has it that during the quarrel with the gratifying to know that the Shell" spirit was and increasing in popularity and prestige every be presented by Commodore R. H. S. Stokes started slashing his thinking that by R.N., to the owner of the pony obtaining the doinghewould get the park dealers into trouble entirely upon "Shell" spirit, and considerable However that may be, the hawker was locked credit was due to the local representatives who, second highest number of marke, Mr. G. C. C. Master's Blue Nile, 154 lbs.
ap in a cell at No. 2 Police Station on the come at the request of the Afarin, made the secessary plaint of the pork dealers, Bail was produced rangements for the supply of the petrol (Owner) 1 Mr. Dryandust's Cascomb, 161 lbs. (Dupree)
for him shortly after noon and he was released. throughout this extraordinary run. The record
at about six o'clock, he was YC- run by Mr. Edge on the Napier car at Brook evening Mr. E. Kadoorie's Manchurian Chief.......
fands was made on "Shell" spirit. The com- hospital wafering, it was said, from a moved to 143lbs. (Carke)
ruptured spleen. Shortly after admittance the pany pioneered the import of petrol in bulk to Coscomb and Blue Nils started out heavily hawker sank lower and lower until it was found long ago 1971, when the first cargo of Borse "A child of 11, one of the crew, couldn't
backed, the fancy, however, being on the
necessary to -operate 09
on him. In his deposi petrol came by the Murex, Since then they swim. I saved it."
former pony. The "offchancers laid on the which Mr. Hateland took, the bawker and transported no less than 427,926 tons in Nothing vainglorious about the bald taken up a piece of land in San Juan del Monte outsider-Manchurian Chief. When the fog accused the pork dealers of
mesaulting him.
both motor truda would have been impossible had it
colli.
the officers.**
with
O, when another boat was seen baaring down that when he reached the deck on the morning upon the rampan. In order to avoid a sfor the crew-of-the-sampan-endeavoured to in question he saw two men struggling slow round the little craft, but as they all gathered together is a crowd on the port over the sampan slowly and gracefully heeled over and capsized. There was a child an beard, but let Constable Berris tell it in his own simple words.
At this stage the case was further' adjourned until Tuesday next.
HR sum of $150,000 has been collected for the purpose of founding in the Philippines a Russian colony, two of the founders being in Manila at the present time. They have already
At the conclusion of the season a cup will Ƒ pork dealers the bawker pulled out a knife day. The journey from Poking to Paris started the chairman, and board, not only for all ike.
That
tion
chest,
On the motion of Mr. Gosts, seconded by Mr. Serena, the auditors, Mesir. Tarquaad, Youngs and Co., were re-appointed.
-- THANKS TO THE CHAIRMAN Mr. E. Pembroke: 1 am sure you will all agree with me that our best thanks are due to chairman has told us to-day, but for all the the formation of the company. They have carried work and labour andacxisty they have had since as through wall. (Hear, hear.) "I do not know of any board which has so many abis men upon it, and I think their triumphs is that they have carried through in such a successful way this amalgamation, (Hear, hear." It must diBcult have been a very heavy scouts and bac
ask. I hope the amalgamation advantageous to the Dutch Company as it is to companies will prosper, and that when we meet again we
we shall find ourselves in beller position than we are in to-day: 1 have pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman and to every member of the board.
Sir William Bisset, seconding, said he was fortunes of the company with grow interest. an original shareholder, and had watched the He especially admired the courage and ability conducted, with which its affairs had been (Hear, bear.)
The vote of thanks having been unanimously accorded,
stili
statement, but just another example of Nál- † to be used for an experimental farmi for the fell. Coxcomb took the lead, Manchurian.-Then followed the arrest of the quarféltebreo | ***, and it was not too much to say that the the "Shell" Company. I hava no doubt that' man who go down to the sea in ships, The people who are to make up the colony last. Fassing the judge's stand the ponies who, it was reported, witnessed the alleged to Kotei alone they had proved
to down to the heat in ships, purpose praising cattle for food purposes, hard roles of whom were identified by the hawker's wife not been for the age and territory whether they be in galleons, frigates or sam are hard workers, industrial people who grouped. This site of affairs, was upheld assault, and the other by the Bawker himself. pans, whether the men be tars or policemen are accustomed to roughing it and to until the Football shed was negotiated Mr. Andrew G. Jackson, of Messrs: Johnson, There were so lights on board the piratical labour in the fields and it in believed that they when. Coxcomb was forced to make the pace Stokes and Master, appeared for the accused. craft which roved the sea, and when the will make great success of the enterprise. It with the Chief. Approaching the
| constable boarded he could only see a gang of is understood that they will have the fullest Chief relinquished, and Blue Ylis was kiven youngsters. The master of the fishing junk, support of the publicity committee of the his head. At the village the two champions Cheung Fuen King by name, lamely said: 1 Manila merchant's association. An American drew neck and neck Turning the bend it was was not on board,when he was charged with and a German, both agriculturists, recently seen that Blae Nile had the lead, which he neglecting to exhibir, a light, Fined $5, the arrived in Manila have been assisted by the kept to the finish, winning by several lengths. „Alteraktiva being a fortnight's rest,
committee to secure land in the lake region of Time-1.00. | Laguna and are now at work on 'a farm they
| are building up there..
Constable Barrie is now. wondering whether he is eligible for the Belilios saucer.”
Dividend-$9,40, it Sweeps-1st $378; and $108į grd $54+-
bail
extending over a length of more than 60 miles, containing anticlinals of oil through out the entire area. The price would other producers with whom they had to necessarily depend upon whether they and compete, were obliged to produce crude oil for the sole purposs of making petrol, or whether as at present, they could find remunerative markets for the other products left when the The case was then postponed for a week, polent was removed from the crude There was room for a very large and rapid increase
He asked for the adjournment of the case and Mr, Harlands i cannot allow bail. The man is in a serious conditions and a charge of manslaughter may have to be placed against
theme
The Chairman soitably acknowledgUST
1. during which time it will be known what stay of the petrol trade before any alteration could i ośmpliment, and the proceedings term
the police are going to take in the matter,
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