"HARD DAYS AT" LIUANCHOW.
Panic and Poverty.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
Remarkable case before the Bankruptcy Judge,
THE HONGKONG
POST OFFICK,
*Easter Holidays.
TELEGRAPa.
Good Friday the 10th Saturday the 11th,
On Good Friday from 8 till 9 a.m., on Saturday from 7 ill soon for the dispatch
a collection of letters from the Pillar
In the Bankruptcy Court, this and Easter Monday the 15th inst. being Linauchow, via Wuhu, March 27. morning, before Sir William Reese days the Post Office will be
open as follows:- Up to the present the Red Davies, heard the petition of Cross Society representatives have Kwong Man Choong, Hongkong. not turned up, but to-morrow the also trading as the Lo Chee Sang. There will be one special delivery of
of English and Siberian Mail. magistrate and a special deputy Arm, Hongkong; the Yaw Keo Registered correspondence on this day begin their oficial examination firm in Canton; the Lok Keolish and Siberian Mails for the North will am. Registration of letters for the Eug- of the cases of loss through fire, Seng firm and the Loh Ohes Seng close at & p.m. on Thursday the 9th Inst. robbery or injury by the bandits. firm in Singapore and the Lo Registration for the English and Siberi- They are to take ten days to do Kang Seng firm and the Lohan Mails will close at 11 am. on the 11th this work. One day to the in- Mow Song firm in Penang. The On Monday from 8 till 9 a..
Thero sido and other to the outside documents filed by the petitioning will be ane delivery of ordinary letters and sections of the north, east, and creditor showed assets, in Sing-Boxes on each day. Bouth gates, while two days each
spore of $3,2000,000; in Hong The Money Order Office will be cairo- to the similar portions of the kong $47.800; unsecured liabilly closed during the Holidays. west gate make up the sum ities $4,400,000 of which $2,000, After these investigations are 000 was owing to creditors in completed the relief will be Singapore and $000,000 as du distributed.
to creditora in Canton excluding The execution of the ox-magie-secured creditors and 8000,000 trate at Aaking is looked upon as to creditors in Hongkong exolu. lacking in effect. Had he been ding secured creditors. executed here, in the face of the
Mr. W. B. Hind (Mr. G. K people he so cruelly deserted, such Hall Bratton) appeared might have been a warring to the for tbe. potitioning whole magistracy of the country. creditor and proved service. As ie is he was executed at a 'place' where few knew him-a push down the back stairs.
Rumour and its Effects.
His Lordship: What are you asking for, a receiving order?
Mr. Hind-Yes.
His Lordship-Most of the assets are in Singapore.
To show the panicky stute of the people I may mention a rush- ing about the city late on Wednesdebts and asseta here. day night of a large crowd with what belongings they could carry. The magistrato bad gone into the country on Tuesday to attend to some robbers and somebody start el the story of his having fled. Then an addition was made to the effect that Commander Wang! had also left the city. The latter. report was incorrect.
Mr. Hind:Yes, but there are
Needless to say the saldiers now here as much perturbed a many othera for they inquired wildly for the reuson. The panic was only temporary I am thankfulį to say, but as it was after dusk it might have been serious. I affected the southeastern part. of the city"
Chinese registered
|
WEDN, SDAY. APRIOS, 1914.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Benavon, Br. .. 2,349, O. W. Addion, 8th: Inst-Singapore, 2nd inst. Gan. -G. L. & Ca
WEATHER REPORT,
On the 8th at 11.35-The northern de- pression has deepened and moved saxt ward. Ja is now dentral to the east of
A freble anticyclone has formed over China."
Tokio,
Pressure is nearly stationary in the
South.
Moderate monsoon "tw" indicated along
Chuniang, Br... 1,816, Mallook, 6th last Bangkok,31st ult. Rico......-J, M. & Maru, Jap. 8.8. 699, Murskaaf, 8th the east coast of China, and over the
Inst-Swstow, 7th Inst. Gen.-O.Obilna Ben
B, K...
Dallin
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours E. of Asia. Br. s. 16.008, 8. Robinson, 7th ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.06 inches.
inat-Vancouver, 20th ult, Gon.
---O, P. R. Kwangleo, Chi. 1. 1.860, MacArther, 8th Izst.-Shanghal, 5th inst. Gon,- Q. M. S.N. Co. Kanchow, Br. as. 1,211, H. E. Laver, 8th
inst-Shanghai, 5th lost. Gen.1 B. & 5. Kathe, Ger. a. 1,209, P. Christianson, Tib
inst, Dangkok, 28th ult, Rico
· J. & Co.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
Forecast.
Hongkong and Neighbour- N.E.winde moderate; bood.......
fair.
correspondsaco will not be delivered on a signature caly. The Chop of a firm will in each bo coupled in an oftioning Poin havo M, Jebsen, Ger, ma, 251, T. Incobsen, 7th Formosa Channel!.. instructions not to part with any register ed article until the above regulation hus been complied with,
The Dolto, with the English Mail left Singapore on Sunday, the 5th inst, at 9a.. and may be expected to arrive here Thursday, the 9th inst., at 4 p.m. This packet brings the parcel mails closed in London for despat
tch by the all-sea route од the 4th.ult.
and for despatch over land on the 11th ult.
The Arcadia, with the mail from (London vin Siberia) of Saturday the 1st alt, is due to arrive here on Friday the 10th inst.
The Paul Lecat, with the French Mall is due to arriva here to marrowat 6,30. p.
MAILS DUB. ^.,
The Official Receiver said thaSiberian, Arcadia, 10th inst. he had no objection so long na hir English, Delta, 9th lust. Lordship would allow him to ap
Fronch, Paul Lecut, 9th inst. point na outside trustee.. Thir would be a very complicated case and one that would certainly cause litigation in Singapore where the
unts and dobta were enormous
In Singapore they had excluded Hongkong creditors and this was really to bring pressure on the Singapore creditors to let the Hongkong creditors in.
nis Lordship said that he was not prepared to assume that.
Mr. Hied said that he was proposing to apply for an outside
trustee.
Mr. Hind: Yes,
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Left London Mor. 18
Due Shanghai April 4.
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Tsingtau, Nowohwang, Dairon-Por EIGER, 8th inst.. 4 p.
5 p.m.
Japan via Kobu. Fur LOVAT, 3th April Shanghai North China, Japan via Kobe Per BRIEGAVIA, 8th April, 5 p
swataw, 8'hai North China & Tsingta
-Per CHOYSANG, 8th inst. 5
p.m.
Swatow-Per PAKLAT, 8th inst, 5 p.m.
Austra-
TO-MORROW.
Philippine Is,Timor, Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand via Port Darwin -Per EAST
E ERN, 9th April, 9 am. Fo`t Bayard, Haiphong and Pakhoi-Por
HUE, 8th Inat, 11a.m.
The order was granted on those Japan via Moj-l'er ALDENHAM, 9
conditions.
Stls
inst, ---Samarang, 29th ult. Bügar -T. Ch. T. L.
DEPARTED. April 8. Phumpeab for Salgon Amazone for Marseilles vis Saigon Trigonia for Canton Anghin for Bingapore via Holhow Hakato Maru for Yokohama via Moji Haltan for Foochow via Swatow
for Iloilo v via Manila for Tiantais
IDT
via Swatow
for Shanghai
:
Kamo Maru for London via Singapore Sungkinng for Haiphong via Holbow
Chongva for K, O, Wan
HARBOUR OFFICE.
April 7, Nikko Maru for Yokohama via Nagasaki
Atholl for New York via Blogapore
Wa Bun for Macao
N.E.wind Fatrong
1 South coast of China be) The same tween H.K. and Lamodis as No.1
5 South coast of Chiria, ba-) The same tween H.K. and Haluan...) as No. 1.
China Const Meteorological Register.
8th, April, a.m.
Blation,
Amoy 68
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N, CO.
ENGLISH MAIL.
WILL despatch VESSEL to the Undermentioned PORTS on
about the DATES nát na 2. """For E
Steamers LONDON, via Us-) Arcadia
ual Ports of Call Capt. S. Barcham
To Sail On Remarks Minoon **...
11th Apr
LONDON & ANT-
WERP via Sings- | Khiva pore, Penang, Capt. G. M. Montford Umbo, Port Said, K R.N.R.
about
15th Apr.
Freight & P'esge
Delta
Capt. W. R. Le Mare
R.N.R.
about 10th Apr.
Freight
Novara
& Marseilles ***
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI,
MOJI,
L
KOBE Capt. H. R. Hethe AND YOKO- rington HAMA st
R.N.R.
about Freight
2nd May.& Prage
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,
For Freight, or Passage apply to
Wind
P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 6th Apr. 1914
ཛྫཱ ནཝངྒཱཎཊྛདྷམཎཱ། བྷཱུ
b
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINKS
SOUTHAMPTON, [Capt. F. Losser
To sail o
WEDNES 15th Apr. 10a.m.
Wostook '7a- 30,02 37 Nomuro Ca 30.24
Hakodate
30.05
Albiana for Canton
Toric
Boilefos for Bangkok
Kochi
29.33
Nagasaki
29.93
Kabima
29.94
Oshima
20.01
CLEARANCES AT THE
Naha
30.09
naw "3
Tabi'iima
30.13
Bonin I
29.33
Chefoo Whalwet
30.13 41 83 now 5 b
Hankow Lobang
For
Steamers.
19
30.21 43 93
ob NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`
#
GIERS, LISBON
Yorck
30.17 43
13
30.11 50
Sharp
Swatow Taiboku 5a Taichu
P. 70
30.19 57
nw. 2 b' 2 by IW
1 b
AWERP & BREMEN,
17,000
30.10
90.40 57 60 wew. 2 o
SHANGHAI;
1 1
NAGA-) Bulow '-
About
30.15
·SAKI, KOBE AND Capt. C. Nahrath
30.08
11
11
YOKOHAMA
Tainan
19
30.08. ກ
16,900
THURDAY, 16th April,
30.08
no
ལྤ
M'LA, ANGAUR, YAP,
30.04
SAMARAI
NEW-
ба
$0.08 '00 0
10
功倍
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Bw
1 od
GUINEA BRISBANE, Prinz Sigismund SYDNEY AND MEL-Capt A. Hurtzig BOURNE
6,000
19 a.
Prinz Waldemar
Hothow
KOBE
Capt. 0. Jurany
Phullon: 6
30.06.59
# 20
Tourens
6,100
29.99 68
nnw 5 6
St. J.
29,82 79
▸
0
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Aparri
ano 2
9th April
Manila
29.95 78
9 am
Legaspi
20.39 85
D'e
9a
29,99 85
" де
2 b
1 b
29.97 80 29.96 82
B
15
Rickmors for Tamusi via Amoy Tango Maru for Melbourne via Manila Montongle for Vancouver via Shanghai Nippon Maru for San Francisco
April 8, Kaija Maru for Foochow via Swatow, Gernine for Bangkok Kwanglee for Canton Halmuu for Swalow Pakiat for Singapore via Swatow Robert Dollar for San Francisco Esang for Canton
41
Kenton Maru No, 12 for Dairen Baasvon for Yokohama Borneo for Borneo
Aldenham for Kohe vlu Moji, Kwongsang for Canton
Koshun
2'doros
Canton
F'kong Ба
Gap Book 17
Grap
Macao
Wudlow Pathol
30.12 35 94
30.05
30.06.56
29.90** 74
His Lordship: Very well it is I am told Commander Wang simply this you apply for a re- have been ronppointed to this ceiving order without any pre district and that he is to have a judice to the partics? fall comp of 500 men. Yesterday there was a rumour of impending mutiny among the soldiers on the "old score-lack of pay for months. Some say three months, but as it
The Channel Tunnel is no more than two months since
'Should an invading army the first lot got thoir marching to come through the Channel orders from Show-chow and Tannel they would find them. Anking this can hardly be the selves strategically as badly off as 0880. Money was expected to did Pharaoli's army in the Red reach here from Showehow to day Sea," said Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Shanghai & North China Japan via Kobe Oroske potleh, Mra Patley, W Hongkong, Observatory, Apr. 8th.
inst., 11a.m. Straits, India via Caloutta---For "YAT-
SHING, 9th hust., 1 pm Shanghai & North China-For LU- try "' OHOW, 9th April, 3 p.m.
Shanghai, North China, Tinta & Now
As a matter of fact quite a large at a Oity meeting to support the suma came up three weeks ago Channel Tunnel scheme, held at and arrived at the riverside very the Cannon-street Hotel, London. little earlier than we, I saw the
boxes being unloaded and car ried into the city.
The Struggle for Life.. and labourers are chiefly from Many people are ekeing out a the country because the city staff living by grubbing among the is utterly inadequate for thie ruins for old nails which fell oxceptional call.
when the rafters were barut. Ia The rain and dull cold weather fact anything in the way of metal, makea putting up of sheltere even burners of fitteen cent lamps necessity, while the former is without shape, and old wash very beneficial to the crops.-N basins with the ensinol burnt off C. Daily News.
are being picked up and offered
for sale. When a cash or two is
found there is nearly a free fight
for the claim, I heard
two
women at it on this account
only yesterday.
The firat
SILIMPOPON CO AL. BUNKERS
hand got a cash when the other can be supplied at cheap Rates.
left her own hole to come to this
one.
intedt watchers round the place.
The thatched roofa are becom-
at
!
(British North Borneo), Atthese ports steamers calling |
ing plentiful all over the city and for bunkor coal exclusively are
Jesselton,
"'
chwing--Por TIENTSIN, 9th ipat. 3 a.m.
Kudat and Sandakan-For
BORNEO, 9th April, 5 p.m.
Per PAUL LECAT, 9th inst. 5 p.nl,
FRIDAY 10th April. Swatow, Amoy and Fooohow-Per HAI-
YANG, 10th inst, 10 a.m.
Shanghai, & North Ohina, (Europy via Siberia) - Per DELTA, 10th April 9 a.m.
Siberian
Mail.
SATURDAY, 11th April.
Japan via Moj Hilo, Hono- lutu & South American Ports Por SEIYO MARU, 11th inst. 10 a.m,
Ameri-
can
Mail.
Japan via Kobe---Per KUMSANG, 11th
April. 10a.m. Ohlawangtao-Por ALBIANA, 11th inst.
10a.m.
American
Canadian
& Siberian
[To
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
For sa. E of Asia from Vancouver etc. Hollo
on the 7th inst. F Welling, Mrs Wel- Bsabled ling, WA Dowley, EC Jenkins, Mrs Len- Cebu- Wang, Wen Tze-ching, EE Swaled, kins, E Ledne. K O Nazaki, Tatelshi, You Labuan Weiss,
Mrs Weins, JR Greaves, Mrs Gre- WA Bunderheimer, J
Van Laer, HW
Sinks, Mrs Binks, PBK voly, D A Pattullo, Ha
Gra
T. F. Claxton, Director.
1 Barometer, reduced to 33 degrees g-kin, Vohes, tenths and hundredths.
Blankenberg, Mr Loner: Mrs Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in-
LOettinger, 8 Wheeler, O Strufe, OA Welesing, A Bunting, Tong Pao-tung Miss A Long, J Quit, Lt Buerkle. Hra Buerkle,
SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL
London, 27th March China, Annam, Peleus, Magellan.
Arrivals from China: Andalusia, The following vessels have passed the Canal Achilles, Henderan, Bulow, Cor- dillero, Derflinger, Iyo Maru, Patricia.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mole being 100,
JESSELTON, KUDAT & | Borneo
SANDAKAN
Capt. J. Koehler
BATUR. 18th Apr.
About TUESDAY, 38th Apr. THURS..
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken."
FREIGHT LINE.
NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG.
Norderney
OUTWARD.
About
Borkum .......13th April. 5 Fores of Wind, according to Beaufort Helgoland ........27th April,
Direction of Wind, to two points!
Scale
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached aloud, d drizzling rain, ffog, g gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast, passing showers, a squally, ftain, snow,
thunder, v viiblity, w dow wet..
0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previou
Day On dats On data
da..
Landon, 31st March. Arrivals from China:-Bentawers, Ho- lenus, Hyson, Tranguebar, Preusson, Yangtsze.
The following vessels have passid the Canal-Atsuta Mara, Ellen Rickmers, Glentochy, Leanor, Nion, Buraga, At- reus, O. J. D. Ablors.
London, 7th April, Barometer. .......30.08 Arrivals from China:-Iye Maru, Nera Temperaturo ..... The following vassels have passed the wind Direction
Humidity Canal:-Ajux, Kasama, Lutzow, Suovia,
Forco Rain
1 Ceylon, Ade- First Bulow, Kiner
Shanghai & North China, Jap. vivin Nagasaki, Honolulu, Cana da, United, States, S. Amori ca, via San Francisco Europe vin Siborial Per MONGO-A LIA, 11th April, 11 a.m. make connection with the Daloy steamer loaving Shanghai on Wednesday Soon there were a few SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK the 15th April, at 5 am.]
Straits,
Australia, India, Taras, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Brindial. (Late Letters 11 a.m. to noon, Extra Postage 10 sents) (Supplementary mall on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mall (Extra Postage to conta) (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail)-The Parcel mall will be aloasd on Friday the 10th insi, 5pm-Por ARCADIA, 115 11 a..
the country people are having a harvest. All sorts of timbers are valuable now, while thatchers
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Shanghai & North China-Per ESANG,
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Philippine Islands-Fer LOONGBANG,
11th April, 1 p.m.
Philippine Islands-Por ZAFIRO, 11th)
April, 3 p.m.
Siberian
Mall.
Shanghai, and North China (Europe via Siboría) — Per KANOHOW, 11th inst. 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, 12th April.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddooks, Kipps &o.
ALEXANDRA CAFE,
鲶
30.07. 30.09
60
02
69
78
45
E
0.06
Weatherʊ
open air Tapsexthen on the 7th,
14
AHLE Observatory, 8th Apr.
PT.3, CLA KTON; Director.
Mail Steamers
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
-)o(-
AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO
Via Shanghai or Manila, Nagasaki, Inland Sea,
*** Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu, ·
THE SUNSHINE BELT
Operating the following steamers
-MONGOLIA, MANCHURIA, KOREA, SIBERIA and
NILE, CHINA and PERSIA.
Some Features of Service:--
Swatow-Por HAIMUN, 12th inat 9am. Submarine Signal Service and Bilge Keels,
Electric Fans, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amusements, Wireless Telegraph
MONDAY, 13th April.
Straits & India via Caloutta
Per
A. APCAR 15th fast. 3 am,
TUESDAY 14th April, : Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow -Per HAI-
OHING, 14th April, 10a.m. Philippine Islands -Per CHINHUA, 14th
3.p.m. Shanghai & North' China-Por SHAO-
SHING, 14th inst. 11. a Japan via Yokohama-per· MUTTRA,
14th inst. 5p.m.
WEDNESDAY, 15th April. Holhów, Haiphong & Fakhol-For KAL
FÓNG, 15th April, 8 a.mɛ
HOMEWARD
About 11th May.
For Marseilles, Rotterdam and For Marseilles, Rotterdam and
Bremen/Hamburg:
Sigmaringen about 16th of May,
For Hav, Emden and Hamburg,
Bremen:
Norderney about 1st of June.
Bremen/Hamburg:
Helgoland about M. of June.
For Havre, Einden and Bremem/
Hamburg
For further Particulare, apply to
Borkum about Ead of June,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
MELCHERS & CO,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA.
Hongkong, 6th Apr., 1914.
MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL - LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM
JAPAN via SHANCHAL
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO
· EUROPE: via – SUEZ
For SHANGHAI, KOBE AND
· YOKOHAMA
AND FROM CANAL,
Steamers
To Ball
Paul Lecat
9th Apr
Cordillere
19th Apr,
3rd May.
21st Apr.
5th May.
Polynesien (Atlantique
Cuisine under personal supervision of Mr. V. Moroni, one of the World's most | MARSEILLE via PORTS <Paul Lecat amous caterers.
Return portion of round trip ticketą, at hbors, available for Passage Vis C.P.R. from Vancouver if desired. Through Passangers have the Privilege of Travelling by Rail between ports of Kole and Yokohama, Steamer:: Mongolia...
..........,27,000 tons, Bailing, Sat., 11th Apr. at 1 p.m.
Hongkong-Manila Service.
From HONGKONG. Leave Hongkong?
From MANILA
LEATE
Due Hoogkong
Apr. 28.PERBLA zapr.: 30. Apr. 17... PERSIA.Apr. 19. May, 27......CHINA......................................May. 29. | Apr, 39.............KOREA „May. 2. King'a Building (opp, Blace Pier.
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