1911-08-07 — Page 4

NOTICE.

THE HUNUAJI

We beg to inform our Custenors and the Public gonorally that wo have from this dato adopted new labels for Gin-imported and bottled by us.

A. FINEST OLD TOM GIN

will in future bear the label

SIR ROBERT BURNETT & CO.'S OLD TOM GIN Imported and bottled by. A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. B. FINEST UNSWEETENED GIN

will in faturg bear the label

SIR ROBERT BURNETT & CO.'S DRY GIN.

Imported and bottled by A. S: WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

A. S, WATSON & CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 28th June, 1910.

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The object of this 'quaper in in frablish currect information, to serve the truth and joint the news without fear of furor.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition

ard

to

Western Union.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 714, 1511,

THE HUKUANG RAILWAY LOAN.

DAY BY DAY.

Rond nature; naturo is a friend to truth.

*. Birch for Bad Boy,

At the Police Court this morn ing a boy was charged with steal ing a jacket and an inbrolla Ho wassentonced to eight strokes of the birch and to two days

detention.

in

The Hippodrome.

PATINGAR ERU AWANGAN LEUWI

THE TYPHOON.

More Damage.

Boat Drifts Away, A hawker at Shau-ki-wan is |bomoaning, the loss of his bont,

The dont days', storin which which ropresonted tho sum-total

of paid its sitteations to the Colony of his wealth. The boat drifted with such protracted doggedness away from the foreshore in Shau- has resulted in further damage to ki-wan West. the Colony. Appendeid below, will bo found detailed particulars of such damage :--

Whole Village Flooded in New Territory.

Landslips.

| Polien to vacate the buildings in

Roads Undernited- On the Shau-ki-wan Road -

(The opinions exprosted by our!

pondents are not necessarily those "The Hongkong Telegraph.**]

Sharcbrokers' Liabilities.

irrogularities, the writer of your article is performing a valuable public service.

have discussed

Many times

tokl

that the

with friends tho necessity for u Shareholders' Association in longkong tocounteract the disad- vlages under which the average shareholder purchases, disposes of or carries his holdinge, but I have always boon Colony is such a one-legged show at its best that no good could result. A Shareholders

been told by my pessimistic Association hore would, so I have

friends, fizzle out ore it rouch. ed maturity, for its chief members, if it received any support at all would be those very persons who aro responsible for the existing issat sfactory state of affairs; Nevertheless, in my own mind,

Sorry to Imre lakon up so much space.-Yours, ote.

Bitten. Hongkong, Aug. H.

WEST POINT GODOWNS ABLAZE.

Adjoining House the Cause.

Shortly after four o'clock yester day morning, fire broke out iu tho Vox Road West, occupied by the back part of a godown at 428, Des Kwong Yui Wo Import and Ex

by a Chinese constable, the fire port firm, of 00, Bonham Strand Eunt. On the alarm being given brigade at No. 7 Station promptly turned out and in the meantime, the Central Station and the No. broak. On arrival at the scene of contingent were notified of the out- the outbreak, the firemen brought

work and a determined effort on

upper levels, received the atten-ns were opened to a discussion was avoided, and by six o'clock from spreading, further damago

OUR LETTER BOX, dividend paid-Why, it gives mo a pain. It is most misleading. The writer of your articlo might tell his readers whether slure- brokers are under any liability in those connections. I could point. to churos quoted in the Shanglini reports at Tls, 10. The company To the Editor of the Hongkong

is practically defunct yet the Telegraph."]

shares are still being quoted, an Sir-Having road the first two they have for the past two or tween the Bolle View Hotel and instalmonts of your special article three years, at only Tls. 10 bolow Quarry Bay, the roads have been The Rights, Duties and Liabili- this and how do sharebrokars par. What sort of business is undermined in several places, ron- tios of Sharebrokers" I wish to expect their clients in the const An Expensive Luxury. Two men were charged at the The village of Shoung Shui, ir dering them dangerous to traffic. express my sonse of appreciation ports and at home to safeguard Magistracy with smoking opin the New Territories, is surround. The rond and side-channel near the The writer has selected a path their invostinents on information Wing Sooks Jane. Out by a veritable deluge. No less Taikoo Docks, lu've been washed which angels lavo hitherto foared of this kind? Can a sharebrokor no was fined $35 or one month.

imagine the disappointment of a and the other $25 or one mouth than 150 houses have from three away about 30 feet in this vicinity

to tread and the boldness of his client who for years nu been to four feet of water in thom. Que of the west gule and the side-criticisms will, I am sure, meet buoyed up with quotations of the Parsec Charity Funds. Owing to the death of the late house has collapsed, but no in-clannel has been damaged and Sir Homusjeo Mody it has been juries, happily, were inflicted, us broken.

with the hoartient endorsement of kind mentioned when he suddenly The side-channel at

linds on inquiry that his holding necessary to elect another trust the inmates and previously left Shan-ki-wan Road botween the very honest-minded business is worthless. Hava sharobrokers for the Parsco Charity Fund to premisos when their pre- Taikoobooks and Sai-war-ho, has man in this Colony, whether he be any liability in this connection? Accordingly, an election will be carious position became known

shareholderor starobroker. There If they have no liability they. bold in the Parseo Chuli House, to them. Damage has been can been washed away, leaving several Elgin Street, at a meeting to hood to roads and villages through holes a foot deep in the roadway are many evils of the present contrinly have a moral duty to the held at5.30 p.m. to-day,

public, and that is to servo them A landslip occurred at the back of system of share-dealing in Hong with correct information as far us ut the district, which is very the Police Station in this district, kong which I am sure only require lies in their power.. "No, Darling. The pretty cousin of a Can-much Hoodied,

alling up to the surface the side-to bo set forth in cold type to be! din, home for the Coronation,

Numerous Indslips have channel and flooding the whole rectified and in exposing these was motoring with him down to Richmond. Do you have rain occurred at various places in the station.

Colony, particularly it the upper | Earth-Coolles Injured. doer in Canada 7" she asked.

levels. Onof the worst cases, if not Two sarth-coolies residing in a is misunderstanding, was the worst, is reported from Buxey matshed at Kennely Town had bably intentional when he replied; fodge, Mr. Mody's residence, to be removed to the Tang W

No, darling; at this season it

whance comes the nows that large lospital suffering from injuries generally snows.'

Frank Fillis Circu's. stones were disintegrated from received by the collapse of the Tho shove well known cires the hillsides, and kept rolling filmsy structure, at 10 p.m. on which has been doing tremendous down the declivities and colliding Saturday, while they wore on business in Macao will open in with the house, which, it is gaged in removing their effosts,

feared, might collapse. Two The injurica the Vittoria Skating Rinksmall landslips have occurred at

are not sorious, Wednesday, August 9, 1911, for

Retaining Walls Collapse. six nights only. The Fink has Macdonnell Road.. A hote in the

Part of the retaining wall of been engaged at chormons ex-roadway has been made at the pease and will be fitted up spotiffing Lane. The hole is almet into cucen's Iloud West near the inetion of Spring Garden and the Reformatory Ground collapsed The Hukuang Imperial Railway seems to have given noro Cially for tho virens season. 5 ft. in diameter and 1 ft. deop Tai Ping Theatro, locking trouble than enough. The loan, which bears the above title, is, as its maine suggests, to ho devoted, subject to a deduction of £550,000} The above Circus as closed and onstitutes a serious tanger Queen's Road West. Part of the for the redemption of bond originally issued by the American Chim down for the present suit will to podestrians. There is a hole retaining wall at Robinson Road Dovelopment Company, to the development of railways in the pre-pen again on or alput August at the corner of Nullah Lane and has also collapsed, blocking this vinces of Human and Hippi. The loan in the first instance is for the 5th with an entirely new troupe Queen's Road, which has been road way.

Telephone Wires Damaged. sum of £6,000,000 but, with that laxity, that his marked many of the of its arriving by the caused by water. Wanchai Road, European loans to China, the same agreement provides extraordinary. Yarra on August 14th. Worm No.3 to 17, is badly cut up. Facilities for the raising of a further £1,000,000, in the ovent of there, requested to ask our reulers Trep houses in St. Francis Yaddophone lines have been general aroulder-the modest investor.

Portions of the telegraph and am still convinced that the small to water into play and 'sicceed- led in confining the flames to tho Imperial fiovernment, failing to raise funds to saret the required to keep their eye on the adver- arc. quowing signs of coping ty damaged. in several places, the wit the reckless punter Colburaing premises, which we only balance from their own rosoRPUUS, We havo in previous articles ising and local news columns for Mr. Clarke, of the Public Works fines were interrupted, while the btain better representation than rtly gutted. By dint of hard Department, lus inspected the commented on the folly of oxtending facilities for subsidary loans, further information.

place and reported that the houses/electric and gas lighting in more he does through a combination the mon's part to provent the firo and in this case, though the revenues of the two provinces concerned Discovery of New Coal Mine.

Tire discovery has recently are liable to collapse at any mintha on place, particularly the sterests, l'ossibly if your col ample security for the lomu, yot, we are still inclined think that those opportunities for over-capitalizing the been nude of a new anthracitate and all the inmates have actions of the unwelcome visitor. [of ways and means something the fire was completoly extinguisli- railway cannot but ond in making, what should be coal mine at a place song cigliordingly been, arilored by theirling the districts affected into o intorest of the class of peoph. The dainage done by firo a flourishing national institution, into a veritable millstone, bearing miles north-east of Ponchihu

and water isnt present unknown. on China's neck in hor race for economic progress.. Of late years, Station, mys the "Japan Daily question; also those occupying darkness. In us have mentioned might result,

contiguous houses which adjuspect, the telephono and gas

What Hongkong suffers from Flic fire is

supposed to the struggle between the various provinces and the central government Mail." The mine is pronounced

Roud, there are two large holos

years, is the fact that the powering of a flue from the kitchen results has been the establishment of Provincial Assemblies. The present the nine is the dangerous to trallie. In Trees Uprooted.

to influence the market one way 21, Queen's Road West, an ang endinstvany way by of the province, and the various controversies that had raged the tonal inhabitants for fuel you, a landslip is securiod,

In several places in the Colony, other, whichever may sun from time to time, crystallized into one-who was to construct the furtherexumination is being tom- saging about 30 yards of iron large trees have been bodily to their pocket best, is in the hands joining house, which ignitor railway Local feeling was in favour of local effort, but the ducted with a view to working occurred in Sun Street, knocking to the roadway, in

railings. A largo landslip has from

fa Imited few, who have the the godowns, which were up their routs and hurled

advnatago of inside information Bom € a policy of centralization of administration should be carried dertaking by Japanese and Chi-

and the means to utilize it to ust the fun. Thore aro in All Ho inmates od. Several four homes. out. Now, after some delays, they have pursued the same course nese capitalists.

uspicious circumstances in con- troes can still with the Bukung Railway as with others, and, after paving tho way

have been ordered out by the tw seen lying across the roadway Bank Notes in Circulation.

This is extremely unfortunate stand the premises were insura with a declarative Edict, replete with long flowing periods, expressing of bank notes in circulation and in charge of the hottses.

Returns of tho uvrage anunt

Police, who, uro, in the meantime,

House Collapses Feared. the bonevolent intentions of a paternal government, they

who is netted or frozen out at the with the Lu Yick Mutual Fire ond Marine Insurance Company, confirmed their policy by contracting the loan with foreign spovie in reservo in Hongkong West at the Leighton Hill Road timoro lietot in Wyndham Streetly, instances have happened in.

has been inde in Canal Road The proprietress of the Bal-will of those interests. Undoubt

the Royal Insurance Company and banks. Despite the blandishments of culi afandic, the people during the mouth ending 31st

the London and Lancashire Insur- of the provinces decided on a mild form of resistance and July, 1911, as cortified by the end which is a danger to traflie; reports that parts of the coiling which damagos could havo beon

ce Company in the respective tho people of Hunan, through the assembly, moved taga of the respoctivo banks, mother in Mount Kellett of two rooms and of a bathroom recovered for breach of duty on the viceroy to memorialize the throne on the subject, setting aro as follows:-

Road. Landslips have also occur have fallen in and a collapse the part of a broker to a client but af $50,000, $5,000 and forth in erten their reasons why the railway undortaking should

red in Gough Hill Road, near the is feared. No. 51, Praya East, the victim is generally one of the $5,000, or a total of $00,000, This means that the destroyer be a local effort. The roply of the government was contained in the

Peak Church, Plantation Road, owing to the heavy rain and small men, so small indeed that following passage translated from the dict:"Yang Won-ting has

promises were fully covered by Peak Road, Barker Road, Caine Houding of the whole building, ho counts for very little against presented a memorial, stating that the Provincial Assembly of

Itoad, near the top of Ladder is also expected to give way at the phalanx of the chosen few Hunan submits a petition, stating that the railways of Hunna can be

Street, and Robinson Road, near any moment.. The inmates in whom fortune and the favour ol constructed with funds furnislied by the province itself, and that the

the junction of Park Road. both instances have been ordosed the brokers have placed in the people are unwilling to contract loans for the nationalization of the trunk railway lines is now a set policy which, lias born distinctly promulgated. It has also boon ordered that the railway shares raise from the rents of the fields in the two provincos of Szochen and Hunan bo ontirely stopped, and that satisfactory moans he, dovised to dispose of the capital already collected. The reason for such a step being taken is that the building of trunk lines by mercantile onterprise would merely increase the Tardship of the people. With a view to lightening the burden of its subjects, the Throne has changed its policy, and at the same time ordered that the people should not suffer the slightest loss." The declaration of policy is strong. So is the policy itself. It would, admirable; in any departments of civil and national life it and the words: "In remembrance requires no demonstration whatever, but in China, for reasons, of your vigil, May 17, 1919, "to which will readily occur to those who are at all familiar with the conditions of the country, nothing but a strong central administra members of the Yeumen of tho tion can deal with the railway question. In fact the Peking antio Guard who were on duty at the been damaged in several places. THE YANGIZE FLOUDS. rities are only following a precedent sot by our own government. Itying-in-state of the lata King.

A landslip has occurred from the

sol to see someone with a little brought forward from last half. would have been just as easy for a company to have taken over the

the hillside to the side-channel at i

courage and independence, taku year, shows a credit balance of construction of the Kowloon-Canton railway, but the Hongkong A SON OF HIS FATHER. Pokfulam Road, near Nos. 3. 4

From information obtained aboard the matter up. In the alternative, $91,201.81, which the Directors recommend should be apportioned government decided, and rightly so, that the matter was of national}

and 5 Bridges and at Jubilee the 1.-C. 8.8. Tuckwo on the 30th why not dispense with employing

Rs follows:- importance and as such could not be left in the hands of a private of the democratic spirit," Mr. Bryce, Several small trees have been learned that the water in the Yang. stitute a daily publie anotion of

You Americans have no mononly Road, above Telegraph Bay, ul., the "N. C. Daily Newsanrohoidors altogether, and in- ay dividend of concern. On this matter, the Imperial Government has taken a the British Ambassador to the blown down from the hillside to to is falling, and for the present shares. I have seen thoroughly wound position, and though it may mean, still a conflict United States, stated at a dinner the side-channel at Pokfulam further danger need not be looked auctioned in Yokolemu; why|

Glares between the provinces and Pekin, it is sincerely hoped that the in Washingtan recently, government will not yield in one single point. Weakening of any

Rond between Nos. 6 and 3 for. The water is still high above not here? sort can only spell ultimate disaster. It must not be thought that Oxford don, a very eminent removed. A landslip has been provided no additional flooding takes mention and I sun finished. What "I, for example, once knew an iridges, which are required to be banks of the river, and even Another matter I would like to Hunan and Hopei stand alone. They do not, for directly the odict whose father WER Д humble Announcing the policy of nationalization was promulgated the carpenter,

caused at Jubilee Road, below place it will be none time before the about those bowildering dis- To Province of Szechuan joined in protest.

As the don stood convorsing Mount Davis, blocking Jubilee surrounding country is again above crepancies in the various share Ta, write off Furniture and The assembly of that province has also memorialized the throne, receiving the sugae group of distinguished visitors the also occurred in this district. A country is by no means free from papers? 1 believe the share carry forward to Now

one day before the Mitro with Road, Several small landslips have the water level. Morcover, the lists published daily in the nows- reply in stronger terms. The progressivists of Pakin, are faced with old man, in his working clothes, hole has been made in Pokfulam future danger. It is reported that brokers themselves had a rather the opposition of three provinces whose predominant wish is to do slunk by on the other side of the load near St. Stephon's Church, the water from the melting snows licated go at this subject not very things their own way. It is to be hoped they willfoss in the end. street, thinking he would spare bis dangerous to traffic, The credit of the Empire can only be thoroughly maintained, while on the mortification of a salute.

{of Tibot has not como down yet, and long ago. Would it not be bettor the chief responsible authority has control of the administration of

801 201 81 should it now start the condition of for the Sharebrokers' Association "But the son, breaking off lis

Directors. loans. If every director in a firm could issue debentures at his own conversation, called out in the good The steam-launch Wing Ho, affairs will be words than ever. The to publish its own official list The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne har swoot will, wo would not give much for the altinmto credit of the cons Hampshire dialect of his child which was undergoing repairs at hope is that before this water ones daily? Many of the quotations been granted leave of absence pany. The same applies to governments and, in the caso of China, hood:-

the Kwong Wing Shing boat down the river will have fallen to of the smaller companies are com- Dr.J.W.Noble retires by rotation, borrowing powers should be invested in Pekin where should also be ashamed of I, I hain't ashamed of was wrecked at the ferry wharf to carry off the water without a column which pretends to give a

Eh, foyther! If thee hain't building yard at Sham-shui-pouch an'ortant that it will be able plotely out of date and tho but cffers himself for re-electio held the administration of the loans,

theol

in that place. No lives were lost, renewal of the flooding,

has become increasingly neufound porhaps one of the principal by experts to be very promising St. Francis. Yard. In Seymour Companies are by far the greatestat present, and has done for many havo originated by the over-hont-

victions.

the ends of the wooden beams of

authorities at Peking wore determined, and rightly so, we think, that the now coal mine as a joint an in part of the back wall of places obstructions being cans their own exclusive advantage.acetion with the fire. Wo under-

purpose.

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COMPANY REPORTS.

Hongkong Hotel.

We have recoivod, the half-

yearly report of the directors of the Hongkong Hotel Company, fimited, which will be ind ho

shareholders on Saturday next at

A landslip has also taken place in to vacate. The walls of a disposition of controlling not only Coombo Itond, Gongi. Hifi, taking used godown of the Hongkong the sharonurket but the public China 16,287,673 4,500,000 part of the servants' quarters. A Land Investment Company, have company business of Hongkong. Hongkong &

largo stone about 10 tons in collapsed into Russell Street and An Helion brought by the small Shanghai

weight lus fallon on to Craigmin the remainder of the walls soems man, an employs for instance, no Banking

Road. There is a hole in the road dangens. A disused godown to however justified he might Corpora-

at the top of Craiguin Road near belonging to Messre. Jardino, feet in bringing the case, would fore the ordinary meeting of the tion 15,714,178 9,000,000 Gough Hill Road, Threo land- Matheson and Company, situated probably bring indirect con-

slips are reported in Taipo Road,] in Matheson Street, is in a crack- sequences of distinctly 12.30 p.m.. Total 22,001,851 13,500 leading into Sham-sui-po, blocked and dangerous condition. In unplousnut and unforeseen

ing it up to vehiclo trallic. In Salis-all these cases, the P. W. 1. nature. And for this reason The Profit The King has forwarded any and Austin Roads, also, has been notified and duo pro-my a gross injustico passes Account amounted to $105,088.30

Walls cautions have been taken with a lunchallenged engraving of King Edward VII. undslips are reported.

those who are most likely to be Association with a paid legal boing an increase of $16,090.20.

the corresponding period of 1910, injured,

adviser would, I foll certain, be a The Profit and Loss Account, boon to the general body of share including the sum of $120.83 holders in Hongkong and I hope

The King's Present

in this

one-

Accounts.

on

Working

be idle to deny that local administration in some things hearing the King's autograph Pave been blown down in Kinber view to protecting the lives of legged Culony. A Shareholders' as compared with $88,009.10 for

oy and Granville Roads.

At Pokfulam. The roads in this district have

Steam-Launch Wrecked.

[percentage based on the lust

8000 per share on 12.000 Old Shares ***

$16,000 $1.60 per Mist on 8,000 - New Maras......depe

$13,0 1.60 transfer da. Repairs-anal

Renewals Anent.....$10,000.0

Fixtures........

11,461 60

Account

#1,710.21

J. W. NOBLE,

Chairman,