THE HANYEHPING DEAL, Specia Bank something over
Ching.
€2,500,0000. In return for bis accommodation all the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1914.
FOST OFFICE
The Cordillere, with the Frenah Mail is due to arrive here on Sunday 19th inst. at daylight,
The Canada Haru with the American Monday 20th inat
mail ex Persia is due to arrive here ön
SHIPPING NEWS.
PARRIVED
Chill, Br. 1,228, W. R. Lloyd, 16th inst-Chinkiang, Genk-B. & 8. Chipahing, Br. a. 1.199, Schenk: 17th last Tientsin, 12th inst. Genl-J. M. & Co
Mining Property Mortgaged By company's properties are mort The Liangshow, with the mall from goged to the bank until London (via Biberia) of Saturday the 13th the debt is liquidated by delil, is dus to arrive here to-day. Peking, March 6.
veries of ore and pig iron, an Foreign observere have fre quently commented upon the by the payment of instalments in failure of the Chinese success cash, spread over 40 years. Iu fully to prosecute commercial be at the rate of 7 per cent., no terest for the first five years is t enterprise on a large scale. Afterwards the rates are to bi notable instance of their incapa-fixed annually, subject to a mini city in this respect is presented in the Yangtsze area by the osse mum of 6 per cent. Japanese ac of the Hanyehping Cool and Iron cuntants and technical advisered aritola until the above regulation has Taiyuan, Aus. ..: 2,300, P. W, Grierson,
ure to be employed by the comboen complied with, Factories and Mices Company, a concern that has been in exia.pany in the Japanese interest fi tence for many years. It was supervise the management. It is stipulated that the Japanese aball
Dilwara, Br. 3:3,460, G. N. Ramage 17th ||
int-Singapore, 11th Inst. Goul Chinese reglatered correspondence will. 8. & Co. Chop of a firm of standing will in each be burl, Br. a. 1,228, Simons, 17th inst
be delivered on a signaturo'only. The required in addition. The Postmon have
not
instructions not to part with any register-
MAILS DUB.
atarted by the famous Hakuang not he bought out by money bor- gtberian, Liangchow, 17th Inst. Viceroy, Chang Chih-tung, with rowed from foreign sources, and French, Cordillere, 19th inst. provincial funds amounting to that they shall have the prior American, Canada Maru, 20th lost. 5,000,000 tnels (£625,000), and has developed into a company further borrowing shall be neces right to provide funds in ose with a capital of $13,000,000 (£1,300,000), of which the Go- vernment holds shares to the value of £125,000.
sary:
7
Chinese Objections Unavailing.
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Shanghai & North China, Japan viu
Kobe Par TORILLA, 17th inst. 5p.m.
Tsingtau, Chefos & Newchware-For
Australian
Ман.
Bangkok, Ilth Inst. Rics B. &
8.
•
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 17th at 11.10–Thé depression which formed over 8. Japan yesterday now lies to the east of Japan. The an tleyclone over China and the depromion over Indo-China have spread cantword.
Bqually weather is indicated over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hour ending at 10a.m. to-day, 1,27 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW."
District.
Forecart.
E. winds,
1 Hongkong and Neighbour. | strong to
bood.
17th inst-Melbourne, Sydney, 20th ult, Goal-B, & 5. A Taming. Br... 1,300,0: H. Pennefather, 17th inat-Manila, 14th instant,! Sugar & Geol.-B. & S.. Tora Maru, Jap. s... 3,180, Yoshikawa,
17th inst-Moll, 13th inst. Goal. Formosa Channel. --N, Y. K.
DEPARTED,
April 17.
TAIYO MARU, 17th inst. Cheran for Capton p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Philippine Is., Augaur. Yap,
Fried, Wilhelmshafen, Rabaul,
Indrani for Yokohama via Shanghai Anua for Bangkok Haimun for Swatow Anhui for Shanghai Anhui, for Canton
Rajaburi for Swatow and Singapéro
Herbertahohe,Matupl,Samarai, Americam for Kwongshanwan
Australia
Tasmania. New
Zealand, Tazmania, via Bris bano-Per P. SIGISMUND,
18th jest & a Inat., Ba..
18th fast. 9 n.m.
18th inst. 11a.m.
18th
April 17,
Buelow for Yokoham via Shanghai
----
-moderate;
overcast, some rain.
N.E. gala. ·
3-South coast of China be-) The same
tween H.K. and Lamocks as No:1.
5 South coast of China be? The same tween H.K, and Hainan... Í ar No. 1.
Chlua Coast Motoorological Register.
Station.
17th, April, a.mL,
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
'D'tion
Force.
Weather.
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
ENGLISH MAIL.
JILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on of
about the DATES named
LONDON, vis Us- Delta
noon
For.
Steamers
To Bail OnRemarks
ual Ports of Call
Capt. W. R. Le Mare
R.N.R.
25th Apr,
& Peago
LONDON & ANT-
WERF via Sings- Nubia
about
pore,
Penang, Capt. F. J. Fox
Ombo, Port Said,
29th Apr.
& Marseilles 00
Assaye
Capt. G, J, Coldwell
about
Fraight
23rd Apr.
SHANGHAI, Novara
about
Freight
2nd May.& P’saga
SHANGHAI „
MOJI KOBE Capt. H. R. Holhe AND YOKO- HAMA.............
rington
R.N.R.
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.
For Freight, or Passage apply to
P.&O. S. N. Co.'s office,
"Hongkong, 15th Apr. 1914
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Wostock 7% Nemuro
Ба
29.77
Hakodate
29.79
now
Tokio
29,67
Kochi
29.91
Nagasak
30.07
Dno
K'shima
39.04
naw
Oshima
30,02
диа
Naha
30.07
Tshi'ilma
30.07
Bonin Is.
29.87"
Chefoo
Whoiwel Hankow
30.14 44 84 w
1 b
IMPERIAL
For
Swatow and Bangkok Per CHOISING, Fausang for Buigon Manzanillo & Guaymas (Moxion)-Per
Mexico City 18th inst. 3 p.. KUEICHOW, 18th inst 5 pm
Swatow,
I
Weheiwei Confon, & Tientsin... A
Calcutta via Singapore
Cathay for Yokohama via Shanghai
Chihli for Canton Pansy for Amoy A. Apoar for Shanghai. North China and Tsinanfu for Fusan
Jason Marn for Kobo yla'Muji' Taingtau (Europs via Siberia) Per-CHENAN, 18th inst.,Chipshing for Canton
5 p.m.
J
Haitan for Foochow
FASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Ichang Kinklang Changaba Shanghai...
1 bm
Catalan
30.1647
Sharp P. 7a Amoy Swatow
30.10 62 30.03 60 65 ene
30.07
n
4 b
10
29.06
30.05
29.25
29.91
ба
29.97 68 95 se
6a
20.97 66 88 e
29.91
ane
1 or 60 3.or
"
29.95 66.
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This arrangement has provoked much criticism. The company After working for 15 years the has been accused of selling natio debts of the company aggregate nal resources to foreigners, and £2,500,000, while its production the Goverument has been pressed of coal, iron ore, nad pig iron is to cancel it. In response to totally inadequate to meet inter- popular agitation tho Chinese est charges on the heavy burden Government has notified the com of debt and capital. The company that the agreements are pany is fortunate in possessing invalid, on the ground that they rich coal and iron mines within vinto forement Order of Fort Bayard-Per CHONGVA, resonable distance of its factories last year forbidding the alienation Hoihow & Bangkok...Per CHILDAR, at Hankow. Foreign experts of mining property to foreigners regard these properties as extre without official approval. The mely valuable, and both Germans Japanese, however, who have had and British have been prepared no oficial intimation to this effect, to sink large capital in the con- do not take the objection seriously. cern in the belief that the ap-hecause the company's properties plication of ordinary business were mortgaged to them before the methods would give highly satis-Crier was promulgated. More factory results. As things ure, over, it had become an established however, the company is hope usage such as Yuan Shib-bai train leaving Shanghai on Tuesday, the To make connection with the Tainpa lessly bankrupt, and it has been promised to observe in relations 23rd inst, at 8 p.m.) compelled to make an arrange with foreigners--for them to lead Swatow, Shanghai, & North China--Fer WINGSANO, 18th April, 5 p.m ment with its Japanese creditore money on the security of the which virtually destroys its inde mizing properties of the company.
Porss. Hongkong, M., from San Fran Taihoku SUNDAY 19th April. pendence and alienates to foreig-Whether the Chinese Government Swator-Por HAIMUN, 19th inst. 't aan.STBray, AL Becker, D Clark, Miss M Tainan cisco for Hongkong on 16th inst.-Mrs E Taichu ners property that ought to con- has a case against the transaction Bwatow, Amoy &WIN MARU, 1916 inst. Jolley, Wm McAdams, HW London, EP'dores Duffy, A Durers, H Horley &evt. A C Koshun stitute a valuable national asset.
For DAIJIN MARU, 19th inst Leclair, Nesbit. Mrs o not is really of little importance,
JCanton Nesbit, Miss J Japanese Intervention,
for the Japanese plainly intimate
Cumming, Miss A Parson, Mrs J K
H'kong Japanese industry, handicapped that control of the Hanyehping
Pike, DE Patnum, Mrs E E Shellabear, Gap Rock by the absence of iron mines in Company is a cardinal feature of
M Selg, WC Mrs WO Tayler, Macao Rev OR Japan, has long sought control of their polioy in Chiza.
Elm /
Mr OR Zimmer- Wuchow nam, Miss A
Zimmernan, Mrs M Varbe- Fakhol the Hanyehping concern. Many The JapaneseD
rough, Miss Yarborough.
Hoibow loans have been made to the com-focused of defrauding the Chinese
Pors.s, Chipshing froni Tientsin ato. on Phulien pany by the Yokohama Specie in prices, but for this there
the 17th inst-R Skatcher, FW Wara.
Tourate Bank, repayment being provided
Ore has seems no foundation, by deliveries of ore and pig iron been sold at the rate of 6d, per to the Japanese Ironworks, an f.a.b. the Tayeh mines on the Government enterprise Deli- veries have been far short of Yangtex, and pig iron at 54s. per ton fo.b. Hankow. Freight contract over a period of years, to Japan is about 9. per ton, with the result that the bank at whicb, taken into consideration, end the of 1913 was owed nearly brings the prices mentioned £2,000,000. The company further reasonably into line with those had borrowed about £500,000 prevailing in England for ore and from Chinese sources at rates of pig based on current rates, and interest between 9 and 13 per will be fixed annually two years cent., as well as small sume from shssd. the French and Russian banks: Of late the Japanese have been valuable properties are irratriev
For all practical purposes these paying the wages bill in order to ably mortgaged, for although the "keep the business going. Obvi Japanese control may not be ously measures had to be taken complete on paper, it is obviously by the Japanese to protect their the intention of the Japanese interests and ensure in the future Government to manage them, Straits & the supplies of iron which are and in reality to own them. There vital to their prosperity.
Accare detachments of Japanese Shanghai
ara
berian
Mail:
9a,m, Shanghai, North China & Japan via Kobe (Europe via Siberia)-Per CORDILLERE 19th Inst. 9a.m.. Iccull To mado connection with the Thingu
23rd inst., at3 p..] train leaving Shanghai on Thursday the
%
S
Philippine Islands-Per TALTHYBIUS, MONDAY, 20th April.
Sandakan-Por HINSANG, 2068 11 a.m.
20th iast 11 a.m.
Japon vin' Yokohama-Par SUIBANG,
20th inst. 5 p.m.
попала
Bldg
от
78.3. Talyuan from Melbourne to. Apart the 17th inst.-J. Acock, Trimbrell,
ماکرو
Miss Gibson, H Roglet, H Garbe, Mize
Legaspi Young, Miss Gibbons, Misa Evu Gibson, J♬ | Hollo Fotomos, Pla, R. E. Humphries, Capt Bacolod Blenckstone.
Cebu Por Taming from Manila on the Labuan 17th inst.-F8 Dixon, Mr & Mrs G Craig, TUESDAY, 21st April.
Mr, Mre & Miss G-Fafrabild. Mr & Mrs WM Greene, Mr & Mr WJ Mitchell. Saigon, Straits, Ceylon,, Ade-Mantar J Mitchell, Rev J E Killion, GH laido, Western, Austraila, In Rouse. H. M.Sheaff dia, Aden, Egypt and
Europe via Marseilles (Lato Letters il
Mati.
to Noon Extra Postage 10 centa). Lettors posted in ill the Pillar Boxes in time for the frat oloarauco will be included in this contract mail.)Por ATLANTIQUE, 21st inst. 10
2.10.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per HAI- Shanghai North Choria, BC, and Beattie
YANG, 21st inst. 10a.m. North China and Japan via Per SHIDZUOKA MARU, India via Clcutta For 21st inst. 10a.m.
HOPSANG, 21st inst. 1 p.m.
North China-For LIANG.
&
CHOW,21st inst. 3 p.m.-..
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
DA. Hewett,
Buperintendent
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
BREMEN.
GERMAN MAIL LINES
Steamers.
30.12 52 way 1 ber NAPLES, GENOA, AL-
GIERS, LISBON SOUTHAMPTON, A'WERP & BREMEN. |BHÀNGHAI, NAGA- “SAKI, KOBE AND
YOKOHAMA
M'LA, ANGAUR, YAP,
SAMARAI NEW-
GUINEA,BRISBANE, > Prinz Sigismund
SYDNEY AND MEL- Capt. A. Hurtzig BOURNE
"
20.84 75 esa
50
29.83 82
GAW
29.00 79
630
KOBE
29.92 74
SW
29,03 77
29.93 74
29.99 84
29.96, 86 B
na
Д
1 b
T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Apr. 17th.
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degreen Fahrenheit on the level of the geà in in- ches, tenths and hundredths,
Temperature, in the shade, in degrees
Fahrenheit.
Pet 1.8. E. of Asia for San Francisco on the Humidity of air saturated with mois
9 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the 16th inst.-E Ranoolph, Mr and Mrs being 100. Brodbent, H Baker, A Lawrenes, Rey & Direction of Wind, to two points. crombie, Mr & Mrs OPG Cameron, Mr & Scale..
Walker, Dalgety, E Volibrecht. O LLow, CB Lyon, JB Abor- 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Mrs Thos F Dosh T B
Greening, Mias Ducker. J.L. Cosi, De & Mrs Martini Detached cloud, a drizzling rain, I fog. 5 Dr State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- Brodie, GM Young, Harrison,
..:
9 Clark, Mschler, JL van Lust, RH Balt, gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o overcast. P Takinchi, Dr Moore Graham, WA Oram passing showers, Equally, r rain, a snow, Dr r&Mrs Chas a Bergen, Capt. Gaiman. i thunder, v visibility, w dew wot.
AD
A Wisis, Col Haggard,
ordingly, in December lust troops at the iron mines and at Philipptuo is. Per TAMING, 21; Inst.der, Capt Rigg, Lt✪ Miller, Alexan-
series of agreements were, con- the coal mines for the proptection
3 p.m.
cluded between the bank and the of Japanese workmen, and 800 Shanghai & North China-Per HANG-Kline
company, with the object of put-Japanese soldiers are stationed ting the latter on a sound footing at Hankow, Henceforward these
SANG,21st inst. 5 p.m. WEDESDAY, 22nd April.
Mr & Mrs Mias Armstrong, Mias A Arm- stong: FF. Guthrie, BFGuthrie, 0 '0, Gethrie, Mr & Mrs Armstrong, 8 Abong. Quin, Tilaley, Corfield, Molahars, Mr &
Mr & Mrs RCA Beck, F Yeazley, Lt Col Baugh, Mra LK. Thatcher, Mra J HT ober. Miss Greosing, Mr & Mrs Swarty.
The bank agreed to lend £900,000 | mines will be developed on lines Straits & Colombo-Per KASHIMA Raw Haya, Dr & Mrs Crowell, Dj
Pakhai & Haiphong-Per SUNGKIANG,
MARU,22ad inst. 9 s.m.
22nd inst. Da.m. Weibaiwol, Tsingtau & Tientsio-Per Japan via Kobe-Per ATSUTA MARU,
22nd lost. 10a.m. OHIPSHING, 22nd inst 11 a..
امرکی
Is-For RUBI, 22nd Inst.
to pay off the loans bearing high that will benefit Japan, and Chins interest and those made by foreign only in a secondary degree. banks, and to square up outstand- From the British point of view ing Japanese transactions. An- the result is not ideal, for other sum of £000,000 is to be although it is satisfactory to see lent for the purpose of installing an ally successful in her enter Philippine plant which will increase the prises, it is not so pleasant when capacity to manufacture pig iron. these enterprises are pushed in
When these arrangements are regions where complete the Hanyehping Com-taught to think British intereste pany will owe the Yokohama predominate, TimesCorrespondent Shanghai & N. Uhina---Per LUCHOW,
LOTUS
BRAND,
FINEST
Mokha
MCOFFEE
1.RUTTONJEE&SON COFFEE SPECIALISTS,
D'AGUILAR STREET
NONG KONG.
AND KOWLOON.
3 p.m.
THURSDAY, 23rd April.
Thal
0 Rain in inches, tonths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Rodchiffo, JHCrocker, H U Jeffries, Mins Miss E Dawson, Mies E Dawson, Mr& Barometer........29:91 Mrs G P Dawson, Mr & Mrs WB. Mo Temperature Cara, Bir Wm & Lady Ross Davies, JB Humidity Bhimnon, Miss Booker, Mr & Mrs AH Nather.
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed we have been Straits, India via Calcutta--Fer ONSANG, Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o,
23rd inst, I p.m.
ALEXANDRA CATE.
DIT IS WHAT YOU 'GET MORE
THAN WHAT YOU PAY THE
· DOUBLE · STRENGTH
DOUBLE VALUE.
MEANS
LOTUS MOKHA
IS UNIFORMLY EXOELLENT.
Obtainable Everywhere.
23rd 3 p.m.
- FRIDAY, 24th April. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow -Per HAI-
OHINO,24th April, 10 am..
SATURDAY, 25th Aprilie
Philippine Is, Japan via Naga- saki, Honolulu, United States, Bouth Amarlon, and Canada, San Francisco - Per HONGKONG MARU, 25th. inst. 10a.m.
American
Canadian
via
Philippine L.-For: LOONG SANG 75th
1 p.m.
Siberian
Mall.
..
Shanghai, & North
China (Europe via Alberia) - Por YINGCHOW, 25th inst. 5p.m.
MONDAY, 27th April. Shatighat & North China Japan via Kobe
---Por· LAISANG. 27th inst.' 5 p0.
To sull on
SATUR, 18th Apr
§ a.m.
·6,000
Prinz Waldemar
Capt. O. Jurany.
6,100
Capt. J. Koehler
JESSELTON, KUDAT & } Borneo
SANDAKAN
About TUESDAY, 28th Apri MONDAY,
11th May,
9 am
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.
FREIGHT LINE.
NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG.
OUTWARD.
Helgoland
About 27th April. Borkum
About
May
HOMEWARD.
For Marseilles, Rotterdam and For Marsoilles, Rotterdam and
Bremen/Hamburg:
Bremen/Hamburg.
Sigmaringen about 16th of May Helgoland about M. of June, For Havre, Emden and Hamburg, For Havre, Einden and Bremem
Day On date On date
Bremen
mite pa i
29.97 20,94
70
66
64
93
88
89
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6
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127
Wind Direction... Fo。,、རྣཁན*** Weather..........orquit Rain *********** van
Tamparatace on ins zéth '
H.E. Observatory, 17th Apr.
AT. F. CLAXTON, Director,
Mail Sramers
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO SAN FRANCISCO
Via Shanghai or Manlia, Nagasaki, Inland Sen, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu, THE SUNSHINE BELT Operating the following steamers
MONGOLIA, MANCHURIA, KOREA, SIBERIA and NILE, CHINA and PERSIA: Some Features of Service: Electric Fans, Swimming Tank, Orchestra, Amusements, Wireless Telegraph Submarine Signal Bervios and Bilge Keels.
Cuisine under personal supervision of Mr V. Morant, one of the World's most mous caterers.
Ratum portion of round trip lickets, anabore, Available fox. Pasante Vin CF., from Vancouver il Lesired, Cabin Passengers have the Privilege of Travalling by Rall between parts of Japan,
BUNKERS Steamer
can be supplied at
SANDAKAN
Rates,
SEBATTIK
(British North Borneo),
1?” At these ports steamers calling for bunker coat exclusively are exempt from all shipping dues and barges.
ABUNE
Persia......9,000 tons, Sailing, Tues., 29th Apr. at noon.
- Hongkong-Manila Service,
From IYONGKONG," SA
*Hongkong
Apr. 28. PERSIA
May. CHINA..
Active
Manila.
From MANILA.
Dite
Hongkong.
Apr. 30. Apr. 17...PERSIA...Apr. 19. May. 29. Apr. 90OREA May. ?:
DR. C. MORTON,
ing's Belding (opp. Blaès Pir).
Talophers von
Norderney about 1st of June.. For further Partióulars, apply to:
Hamburg:
Borkum about End of June.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
MELCHERS & CO.,
A
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA
Hongkong, 16th Apr., 1914,
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL LINES.
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI,
FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM
EUROPE via SUEZ CANAL: MEDIAS
For
SHANGHAI, KOBE AND
YOKOHAMA
MARSEILLE via PORTS
Steamers Cordillere Polynesien
19th Apr.
3rd May.
Atlantique
21st Apr.
Paul Lecat
5th Mar
ALL STEAMERS FITTED, WITH WIRELESS, Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Caloutts, Bombay and Australla, at Port Said for the Levant, Constantinople and Black Bear 1995 trego
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