1908-04-03 — Page 6

Telegrams

Reuters

Disbandment of the British

Volunteers.

andon, 1st April, the farewell gatherings of the Volum, Leera last night, the Last Post was, sounded and volleys fired announcing the disbandai) ment of the Volunteers and the birth of the Territorials.

The Chartered Company Cre

Debentures Jesus, The debentures of the Chartered Com pany, mentioned on the 15th March, have been more than subscribed for,

This gives the Company a new lease of life.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL

THAYATSU MARU” INCIDENTA LOSS OF THE “ORINGPING

LONDON COMMENTUM

Discussing the Tatni Har editorial, the London and China

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THE COURTS FINDING,

The Marine Court of Inquiry sat at Shang- bai on 27th uit, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the loss of the. C. E. & M. Cos 9.893 steamer Chingpingi official num which sailed from Shanghai on February 20 with

a cargo of general merchandis rock at the western entrance to bibtao Bay in the S. E. Shioihan Promos the now lies abandoned. The

the ow [mida?mesthe request

on behalf of the captain

of the ship

Mr. T. Morgan Phillips, nopeared to atch (the proceedingi on behalf of the owners

master of the Chingpingen

before the seulement of the ́ "marks, "China" had often the misfortune - fiɔmay be the of doing the ghb GRAC so in this can wrong way."She unfortunatel sisamer in Portuguese water and rot own territorial waters, and it may be she hating

and seized a steamer", whoves pap other documents are all in 010 Yet one is constrained to sympathy with her because, one knows that a good deal of gue-running, bas been done round about Macro" waters. When the Arms Ordinance with its restrictions, cams into force in Hongkong, dhe arms trade, which formerly, centred in that Colony was trans ferred to Macao, Disturbances and uprisings are chronic in the two Kwang, and the water ways of the delta of the Canton River have always been a field for the predatory exploits of the bal-usei (soa-robbers), whom an amount of vigilance on the part of the Canton Viceroy's naval or military forces appears to inspire with a dua respect for the law. The Customs authorities have endeavoured to stop the arms trade that assisted these worthies. They want to suppress the contraband trade with Southern China, which, hailing from Japau sod being shipped in Japanese steamers, makes Macso is focus of distribution as well as its point of discharge it is undeniably a case of gris». vance for China that friendly Powers should Eassist. Chinese subjacta to carry on a trade in Russia and the United States.sims of which the ultimate desination is Washington reports that Russia has made representations on the subject of the attitude of the American Consulin Harbin, who

British Revenue.% The revenue for 1997/1998 amounts to £150,537,690, compared with 155,036,436 for 1906/2907.

The Chinese in Vancouver The Chinese in Vancouver are forming anti-opium leagues and seek legislation, for the suppression of the traffic in opium.

Later.

Three hundred Chinese who have arrived at Vancouver have been ordered to be de ported.

persists in maintaining that he is accredited solcly to the Chinese Government.

It is understood that the Consul is carry ing out a plan of the State Department to

The President road the Court's decision as follows:÷Finding and Order of a Naval Court held in H.D.M‚'s Supreme Court at Shanghai on Friday, the 27th day of March, 1958, to los vestigate the circumstances altending the stranding and lost of the British steamship Ching ping of Shangbai, Official Number 9,893, registered tonnage 1,762, which occurred an a small island at the west entrance to Shiktao Bay in the S.E. Fromontory, Shantung Province, North China, on the 17th day of February, 1908.

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mofruits.

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CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk Inte: the hazafidons, and/or extra batatdous Godowns of the Hongkong and whence and/or from the wharves delivary may be obtained with moha

1903

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IMPERIAL GERMAN

JEN. AIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGE

“HE Neamship

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PRINZ WALDEMAR

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treature and Valuables, are being. landed and stored at their a

risk into the hazardous. and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com

Entimations.

THE

pady Limited, at Kowloob, whence delivery ROBINSON PIANO

may be obtained in, an

No Claims will be admitted after the Goode have left the Godowas, and alKGoods remain ing undelivered after the gt of April, will April, will be subject toyant.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th of April, at 9:30 AMIL TELA All Claims must reach us before the 13th of April, 1968 they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected, pak Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & CO.,

long, and April, 1908.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

P. & O..S. N. Co.'s Steamer.

"DEVANHA,"

CÓ. LD.

AGENTS

FOR THE ST

FAMOUS

VICTOR

FROM AND VI

STRAITS

MACHINES.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named TALKING

sal are hereby informed that their Goods ure being landed and placed at air rise in the Companya Godowns at Kowloon, where each Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed

This vessel brings on Carga Dry From London, &c., ex S.S. Mongolia

obtain the recognition of the integrity of the Hongkong. Macao, of course, thrives on, the tuaily of running at her best speed that, sho Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd consignment, will be sorted out mark by!

Chinese possession.

The British Parliament. Parliament will adjourn on the 15th instant to the 27th Iristant:

West Derbyshire Bye-election. The Tariff Reformer, Lord Kerty, has been selected as the Unionist candidato to replace

the Duke of Devonshire.

THE FORMOSAN LOTTARY CASE,

"RESULT: "ONE MONTH”, AND; Y350300

"It will be remembered that in February last year Wada Septaro, An Omka merchant, purchased several tickets in the Formosan lottery, and that an employé stole certain of them, which were sold or presented to two of bis friends, one of the tickets held by the three men drawing the first pizze of Ygo,oco, The men at once proceeded to Formosa to receive the money but the time for the payment bad pot matured, and they therefore sold the successful ticket to a broker in Formoka ham ed Miyoshi Takutare for Y35,000. The amount due on the prize was paid by a draf's drawn by the Bank of Formosa on the Moji branch of the Sumitomo Bank, and with this draft the three men returned to Japan, ubiqueally, the three men and the original buyeg of the tickets, Wada Sentaro, were charged with a violation of the Lottery Regulations, and being convicted they wore sentenced to imprisonment the money obtained by the lottery being ordered to be confiscated. They appealed to the Osaka Chiha Saibanian, The Appeal Court quashed the decision and sentenced each defendant to imprisonment for a term of one month with labour, but the money

draft was ordered to be retorn defendants. The Procurator, Supreme Court against the

Osaka Appeal Court that

not be returned to the defendi

of the defendants also, appealed, syalbst-iba other points of the decision,

On the 13th instant the Supreme Coun, dis missed the appeal of both the Procurator and the defendants. By this decision the order of the Osaka Court of Appeal for the delay in the execution of the sentence wAN drawn, and the defendants mos)” serva

they

ence of ont

The Chinese have

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaine int, undelivered after the 9th inst, will be subject to rent pay in seated to the Undersigned on or before the All Claims against the Steamer must be pre 18th is, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chiled, and damaged Goode to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the blast, at FI AM

it appears from the evidence alven before the Court that the Chingping was a steamer owned by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company and that she had three Ritchies.

BEN LINE OF STEAMERS. spirit compasses and a Bassett's patent, sound- ing machines that she was under the command of Mr. Alfred Watson who holds a certificate

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ind-ubtedly Kwanging and Kwangsi The of com peleticy, as Master and that she had

craw of sixty-six hands all told, including the

S.S. BENALDER, Japanese Minister at Peking has advised his Government to probibit similar, shipments of compradore's stad alio one foreign and forty FROM LEITH, LONDON AND STRAITS. arms to those by the Tatu farina Chinese percers and $149 packages of unless under a Chinese Government permit.ils, the draft of water forward was 6 China has protested against the trade; but Japan has not taken quite the same precautions feet a in, and aft to feet 3, 0, circum in the matter as have been made effective instances which would give a favourable oppor left Shanghal of the 26th day of February, trade, and does not seem concerned toprohibit it,

1908, at 6.15 am, with a cargo of general mer Morally, something attaches to both the Japa chandize of about jos tons bound for Chin- steand Portuguère Governments, andsuspicionswangtas and that on the evening of February are naturally aroused.

27 the weather was overcast with low-lying fogs been very anxious to suppress the trade, but it covering the land and that the Master having is unfortunate on the facts, as we know them at present, that in arreating the ship, its cargo and crew within the confines of Macho harbour the Custome authorities infringed the three-mile limit, and offered the alleged imult", to the Japanese flag for which the Japanese Government demands both apology and indemeity. Even her zeal does not absolve her from the error into which harder sires have lad her. But even if she has to admit the Japanese demands, the lccident will have called attention to the ways and methods of this trade that may bring about the pro- hibition that China naturally desites: China has suggested that the controversy be referred to the British Admiral, but the Japanese rofuse because Portuguese Jurisdiction is concerned, The Times in a leading article suggests that the case would certainly appear to le eminent- ly adapted for an arbitration at which, Portugal,|| should she sg.draite,, might be represented as well as the two Powers principally concerned Both Japan and China took part in the late Hague Conference. Why should, they mat Agree to submit their differences to the decision. of the Hague Tribunal? Public feeling in proper one bi taking into consideration the Japan seems to be restive, and Reuter's cor-well-known variability of direction and strength respondent at Tokyo tells us that any indication of current in the Yellow Sea and the weather of a concession to China in the matter of the which had prevented the position of the ship Leisure would be dangerous for the prescat being definitely fixed, that the Master, Mr. Cabinet At the same time, the Government Alfred Watson, showed a want of judgment has no idea of resorting to force, but in the in not being the lead to verify his position event of China-delaying the surrender of the when approaching the land. " Taisu Maru, it is possible that Jepas will appear to Great Britain or the United Stats to act as intermediary, Why not, as we have said, to The Hague Tribunal?

SUNDAY LABOUR ORDINANCE,

From Paralan Gulf, er B1.5.N' and B. &

PSN Co.'s Steamers, Optional Goods will be landed bare unless instructions are given to the contrary before. 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 9th lust, at 4 P.M., will be subject to renty

A comprehensive

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me ir MACHINES & RECORDS any case whatever, says

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's, and the Company representative at T appointed hour.

do his usual vitit on deck at 2.30 p.m. retir ed, leaving instructions in the night order book that he should be called if it set in thick or with heavy rain and that the Board of Trade Regulations should be attended to and that no leeway should be made and that he should be called at midnight if the South East Promontory light was sighted, and that the chief, officer came on watch at 8 pm, and that although the night was dark and overcast with intermittent taip yet he did not consider it necessary to call the Master, and that at 11:43 pm, the vessel struck the rocks at the western entrance to Skihtao Hlay at a spot South 67 West 4 8 miles will be held at Happy Valley, Thave left the Godowns from the 5.B. Promontory and that the MORROW 4th April, 1908, commenting atten ship war foally abandoned on the 17th day of 3 P.M. March, 1909, after the Master was satisfied that Do more cargo could be salved,

Wherefore this Court finds;

Vr That the signding of sunan Chieffing was due to an abnormal florth-weiten odinski which oɩber ships, navigating this const stílhe, which be) th

time appest, to have experienced That the course steered was a safe and

3-That the chief officer, Mr. Acock, also showed wint of judgment in not calling the Master when slight rain set te, though the Master's night order book only stated that he was to be called in case of heavy rain and thick, weather

• No File Insurance has been affected. 22. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, Hongkong, ard-April, 1908:

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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

THE FIRST MEETING of the Season

TH

The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Cub or Gymkhana Club...

Soldiers and Sallore in uniformí l fun

The Committee

THE OPIUM TRADE,

JÄMEETING, AT THE HOTEL CECİLİ

The Christian Union for the Severance of the canection of the British Empire with the Oping Traffic gave a breakfast on 28th Feb; at the Fotel Cecil, at which Mr. Theodorn Taylor Have an account of his recent visit to India and China, and resolutions were passed (in favour of the restriction of the cultivation of pin in fadia, and of putting an end to the trait in the Crown Colonies and the Federated Malay Siates, In the course of bis ramaiks,

4.-That every poisible step was taken to get the ship off the rocks and that the Master was justified in abandoning the ship at the time he did.

5. That alter the stranding every possible effort was made by the Captain, officers and crew to salve the cargo.

or said

all the large cities of China, with two ex centions, the authorities had suppressed the enfura dess. Those two exceptions were the International pettlements in Shu bali French settlement was small bnt-ht be

accounty fact

the laternational

Finch and

SINGAPORE COMMITTEE'S REPORT,

Among the papers laid before Council yester- day (25th ult) was the report of a Felect Com- mitee appointed to report on the working of the Sunday Labour Crdinance. They sat

Be This Court does not propose to deal with for-wo-days and took the evidence of ten

itnesses. The Commilles found that the the certificates of the Master and chief officer,

*The costs of this Court, "imputing Ordinance affected thertrade of the Colony, Foun

and shall be bome by. because ocean going steamers were detain £10,120 ad either at Penang or Singapple. The ex- the owders of the steamer, emption of mail steamers tended to hand-Dated at Shanghai cap British, steamers. It imposed additional of March, 1908.

work on persona aboard shi

"ashore, with increased cost to the

and It

has at times affected the cost of lighteri, on

ROWLAND NUGENT,

seventh day

cipali odked in which seven imberswers: British, every dan and most of them:

city

All Claims must be presented within top Jays of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

ABBOTT,

Acting Superintendent. Hongkong: 2nd April. rong

HAM

apexif)

at having arrived, of. Carro are hereby requested Fin their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongsid

Optional Cargo, will be forwarded unless. notice to the contrary be given before TO

frker discharge, will be

landed into the bilay out and/or extra hazard. ous Godowns of the Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense

All Claims must be presented) within lea days of the steamer's arrival: here after which date they cannot be recognised,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods, have left the Godownï; and all Goods remaining undelivered after the roth inste will be subject to rentimetreme con 20

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All broken,chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be azamined on the qih ipat, 83 3 2M,

No Fire Instance has been effected.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA Hongkong Office.

Hongkong, 3rd April, roo8.

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·Hongkong, '27th-

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2.15 p., to 3.30pm. to

5.00 pm

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