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BRITISH COMPANY REGISTRATION IN CHINA
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The New Order-In-Council.
MANILA NEWS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1915.
SHIPPING NEWS.
WEATHER REPORT.
POST OFFICE.
Ships' Letter Boxes.
respondence must be posted at the Gener-
Wa Ting Fang Honoured. Governor General Harrison, Major General Bairy, several 1. It is hereby notiEnd that during the members of the Philippine Com-continuance of the War all outgolog cor- mission, and other local personages 1 Post Cice or at any of its Branch bave signified their intentions to Odo attend the Inncheon to be given. Ships' Officers are strictly forbidden by the Manila Merchants' Associato receive on board their vessels any lion in honour of Dr. Ra Ting-orrespondence from the Public, fang and Captain Robert Dollar.
From Hongkong to Manila. Mr. F. MoTilbury, wife of the chief agent of the bureau of inter ual revenue, accompanied by her daughter, arrived on the steamer Loongang from Hongkong.
Major and Mrs. Cleman.
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ARRIVED.
Loongsang. Br. : 1,092, Leask, 9th inst.
-Manila, Gan.-J. M. & 06.
Hulchow,
Chidere
Tango
On the 9th at 11.35-The depromion which was altuated over the Locchoon north-eastward. At 6 s.m. this morning | yesterday morning has moved.rapidly
It was central to the west of Hokkaido,
A depression Um over 8.W. Chins and Indo-Chins.
Br... 1,222, Shane, 6th inst, Holbow, 7th lost. Gen. & 8. Frines. Br... 5,188, H. J. Davis
An anticrelone appears to be forming 8th lost-Shanghai, 7th instant, over N.E. Üblas. Gen.-S. T. & Ca
Mariz Jap... 4.634, K. Soyada, 9th instManila, Gou.-N.Y.K."
พ
MAIL STEAMERS
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. ENGLISH MAIL..
Fromare be nearly stationary in south WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS OL OF
ern distriots."
3. Shipmasters are not allowed to place or expose on board their reweis letter boxes for the purpose of collecting porres. poadence; all such boxes found exposed onboard their vessels will be removed and Takata Maru, Jap... 4,303, J. Deans, 8th ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
returned to the General Post Offion.
4. Shipping Companies must not re- ceive from the Publio for includien in | their ships" Papers any but bona fide con- elgnees' letters which should be left open
for inspection when required.
5. Shipping Companies' should state in their notifications to the Post Office the exact hour of departure of their vessels
in
order that the public may have every facility for posting at the General Fost Office
Inat.-Singapore, and last, Gen -N. Y. K.
Benvenue, Br. a. 2,505, Kroble, 3th Int
Singapore, 2nd last, Ga. – G. L & Co...
Hangsung, Br.as.4,359, Wilde, 9th Inst
Swatew, 8th lust, Gan-J, M. & Comic
The question of the control of British companies in China by the Consular authorities has been seriously discussed for some time past, especially in view of the notorious fact that the British authorities in China wers not able to exercise any adegaste " control over such companies, anys the N. O. Daily News. Of course, it was open for an aggrieved party to take the matter to Court; bar 'the process was tedious, and, in saveral instances, the mischief Major Sydney Amos Cloman, of had already been done, while the the U.S. Army, formerly serving execative authorities on the spot se military attache at the Court of in China were unable to prevent St. James' and afterwards con- .B. The amended-Order-in ected with the Panama Pacific Council fille a long-felt want; and, Exposition Board, has arrived in coming at the present time, its Manila from the homeland vis significance is undoubted. Hongkong. Major Uloman was The question of a special re-accompanied by Mrs. Cloman. gister of companies in the Consulate at Shanghai or in other A number of Igorota in Manila ports of China has long been at the present time attending the discussed although up to now Carnival, called at the house of the souretary of the interior recent- practically nothing had been done.
ly to serenade him. Taking s band of about 18 pieces with An Anomalous Situation. The situation hitherto has been them, they appeared at the house PENDED.
Linthoir picturesque costume about na followe. A company paya a certain registration fea in London half past six and after claying THOUGH EVERY POSSIBLE PRE- Cordillere for Martelllus vis Saigon or Hongkong and registers itself several selections, which they rend- CAUTION IS TAKEN TO SECURE under the Companies Acts. So red with great ability, they were KETS WHILST IN THE CUSTODY OF lops as the fees were paid, the invited to a repeat of sandwiches, THE POST ONE OR TOT GIVE COMULEARANCES AT THE authorities in British territories cake and ice cream, of all of which TER GENERAL CANNOT GIVE COM
Curious Serenade.
5. Shipping Companies and Ships' Of
correspondence posted in the Ships" Lotter Boxes or received by Ships' Officers at the parts from which they sailed, or anywhere
cere must send to the Post Office ALL
en
route to Hongkong.
DEPARTED.
February 8,
about the DATES named :—
For
Steamers
To Sail On Remarks
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours
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District.
FORECAST FOR THE ZÄ HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Forecast.
LONDON via Usual】 Oriental ·
Ports of oall
noon
Freight
Capt. A. L. Valentini > 12th Feb.
& Peage
MallaTM
about
SHANGHAI
12th Feb.
& P'sage
R.N.R.
SHANGHAI
about
20th Feb,
1 Hongkong and Neighbour- | S. wludi,
11" madorate; hood
cloudy.
Kongsaan Maru for B. Fcisco via Manila 2 Formosa Channel... Itsukushima Maru for Mike Hikosan Marn for Wakammtatt
War risks are not covered by poata Taiyo Maru for Dairen via Chefoo
registration or insurance.
THE PARCEL POST AND INSURED LETTER SYSTEM TO BRAZIL IS SUS-
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Hercules for Chinwantao'
Maru for Daljin K
Tamsul via Bwatow Kawachi Maru for Kobe vis Shanghai Ziangchow for Shanghai Kumsang for Kobe vin Shanghal Haimus for Swatow
Java Maru for Bombay via Singapors NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT AL-Ume Maru for Kobe
THE SAFETY OF ALL I OSTAL PAO-
FOR ANY LOSS OR DA- TO THE ENEMIES UN TIL FURTHER NOTICE NO LETTERS,
who the directors or management half past seven, declaring that AOT OF THE KING'S ENE
HARBOUR OFFICE
February 8.
did not concern themselves as to they ate heartily. "They left at FACH MAY BE DUE TO were, bocaure everybody was they had spent a very pleasant TIL
BOXES, OR PARCELS FOR BELGIUM under the jurisdiction of the evening and extending hearty regular cource, Bat when, with thanks to the secretary of the in- the aid of such registrations, the terior for his kind reception. companies began to operate in China, the question became much involved.
BRAZIL, CRETE OR MONTENEGRO Bado Maru for Seattle vin Shanghai AND NO LETTERS, BOXES OR PAR-
"There have been instances of
companies registered in London
and
The party consisted of Bontoc and Benguet Igorots.
Fire at Pasig Destroys 110 » flouses,""
A fire of unknown origiu des troyed 110 houses and caused a
A Stift Sentence.
a
GELS FOR MALTA CAN BE ACCEPT- | ED FOR INSURANCE.
The services to Germany, Austria, and their Colonies, and to the Ottoman Em pire are suspended as are also the Parcal Post services Franco & Taingtau.
Silvar in Coin or Bullion & Paper Money cannot be accepted for transmission through the Post without & permit is- Exports. sued by the Superintendant of Imports &
The Public are informed that old and
February 9.
Nippon Marn for Ban Francisco Hus for Halphong via K. O. W.- Kanchow for Shanghai Taming for Itollo via Manlia Timanook for Miike via Shanghai Halobing for Foochow via watow
PASSENGERS ARRIVED, ·
Per s.. Loongang from Manila
Capt. G. W. Cookman
MOJI, KOBE Namur AND YOKO-(Capt. A, Collyer HAMA
L'DON via S'pore, Namur
10a.m.
N.E.winde, frosh.
Penang, Colombo, Capt. A. Collyer: Port Said and
31st Mari
Marseilies.
3 South comes of China-be-) Light re
tween H.K. and Lamooks
variablo winds.
4 South, coast of China be-7 The same tween H.K. and Hainsi... sa No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Roglater.
Station.
9th Feb., a.m.
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Kumidity.
Weather.
D'tion.
Force
Wostock 7x Nemuro 6a 29.77 Hakodate 20.38 Tokio Koch!
arw
?
H
29.85
Nagasaki.
29:80
29:86
WAW
29.97
神
A
79,02
#W
29.99
33
29.99
29.97
ano 2
Bonin I.
29.95
waw 1
30.12 26 89
2 cba
Hankow Ichang
Messrs Beattie, Wilson,, Smith, Mea
British Postal Orders are now on sale drich.
in due to arrive her to morrow.
at 5 p.r.
MAILS DUE.
is
as limited liability companies, loss approximating. P. 80,000 in all the directors being Germans the town of Pasig, according to or Austrians.
That company report received at the Manila con- operates in China as a British stabulary headquarters. A report company, while not one of its from Governor Melendres of Rizsl officers is amenable to the die-
province, however, gaya:- cipline of the British Court.
The barrios of Bambang and at the Sai Yung Poon Branch Post Office." Or again, there are companies; San Jose were the sufferers, 93 nominally British,
rehouses being burned down. The The Chanan, with the mall from Loa- gistered in Hongkong; all their total loss cannot be estimated at don (via Siberia) of Tuesday, the 5th ult. businesses are in Shanghai and less than P.70,000. The origin other China porte. Henos there of the fire is at present the sub-singapore on Sunday, the 7th Inst., and
The Malta, with the English Mail loft arose the curious spectacle of Britject of an investigation: No lives due to arrive here on Friday, the 12th inst ish authorities being powerless to
ware loat," control "British" companies.
Further, under the old regime, the executive authorities had no of a ruddy hue, valued at $2.40, Siberian, Chanan, 10th just."
For stealing six caraival muske knowledge whatsoever of the from J. Borg's Plaza lunch 1030, English, Malta, 12th inst. atanding of many "British " Manila Tong Nag, 12 years old, a companies, and they were unable Chinese waif, was sentenced to to obtain much of the needed Lolomboy for two years, in the information. So long as by municipal court, merely registering in London or Manila Man Joins German Army. Pathol & Haiphong-Per HANOI, 10th Hongkong, the companies became According to a cablegram re- British the Consular authorities,ceived recently by a German friend Swatow-Por HAIMUN, 10th Feb, noon. say, in Shanghai, had no power to in this city, Captain Ooir F. Niosno, Shanghal & N. China-For PAK- aak for any information. Even Press, formerly of the Philippine Helbow, & Halpheng Per-LOKSANG, under the Hongkong Ordinances, Constabulary, is now in Europe the company registerel once as aand is probably at present a com- Shanghal & North China--Per HANG- British company remains British, missioned cliver in the Kaiser's whatever radical changes may Army. Captain Preuss left here take place in the management; two months ago for the Fatherland and there was no power to refuse via Japan and the United States. registration so long as the fees It was reported that he had been were paid and no direct delia-detained in Japan, but a cable quency wae proved against the received advists that he had management of the company, [reached Genoa, Italy, and wis on Swatow, Amoy & Fooohow-Por KAIJO his way to Germany.-Cablenews.traits-For CHINESE PRINCE, 11th
New Powers of Contral
The new regulations under the Amended Order-in-Council will
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MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.
Feb. 11 am:
HOI, 10th inat. 4. p.m.
10th inst. 4 pm.
BANG, 10th inst, p.
THURSDAY, 11th Feb. Straits, Colombo, Marsalios, & U.King-
dom-Per KAMO M, 1 inst., 11 a.m.
Siberian
Mail:
MARU, 11th Feb, 11 s.m
Fob. I p.m. Shanghai and North China (Europe via Siberia) Per- LUCHOW, 11th Feb. 3 pan.
Tientsin-Pukow Service Shangbal Br.
Focohow-Per: HATTAN, 11th Feb. 5 p.m.
remedy this state of sfars. The the public will also be protected executive has a right to demand against being imposed upon. registration and the needed It is only too true that British information about companies, re- prestige in China bas been con F.D. Monday, 15th gistered as British, whether in siderably hurt by the so-called England or in any other British British"! companies, which in possession. If the executive has any cases are not at all under rasson to be dissatisfied with the British management,
position of the company, or if it Another Order in View. believes that it is only nominally This amendment to the Order- British, it can refase registration in-Council refers to all British
Amoy
E
¡FRIDAY, 12th Feb. Sandakan-Per MAUBANG, 12th inst., 10
..
Samarang, Sourabaya and Port
Moroaby via Batavia
Por TJIKEMBANG, 12th Fob, 3
p.m.
in China. By refusing registra companies. It may not be gen- Swatow-For HAIYANG, 12th inst, noon tion, the Consular authorities do erally known that another Order-Batavia, not afford British protection to in-Council dealing purely with sach companies. This is purely a China companies and those question of prerogative, and has registered in Hongkong especially noconnection whatever with logal is expected very shortly. That procedure. Protection of British Order will give special powers to subjects in places other than do away with the abuses which His Majesty's dominions is purely have prevailed in company a Royal prerogative; if the execu- management in Shanghai.
tive authorities have reason to
withdraw protection from a oɔm- pany or individual, they con always do so by obtaining the eanction of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
SILIMPOPON GOAL.
BUNKERS
It is notoriona again that several can be supplied at cheap rates at
SATURDAY, 13th Feb,
Engilsh
Mall,
Sharp
Por as. Tango Maru from Manila eta Amoy Mr & Mrs FP Bartley, Mrs H EClark, Swatow Ms Fawostt, Mossra E Kook, & Qui-Talhoku 2006, GA Roid, Misa JH Wileham, Ah Ung, Chun Gon-koe, Lee Kea, FJ Toole. Pers.s. Haugsang from Shanghai ste
Mr HO Taylor & Mrs Liddy.
Koshun P'dores
30.15 34
30.18 32
2 omd DAW hid P. 7a 30.03 50 93
3 dh Ba 30.09 57
94 000
3 ih 30.01 60 94 no
I b
58 30.02
0
Talchu
30.06
0
4
30.01
M
20.09
nw
30.00
Capton H'kong Gay Book
6
20.03 85 05
1.0
29.04 71 94
0 of
29.03.
2 1
1
Масло
.20.91 68
1 of
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Wuchow Pakhol
1+
Holbow Phullea
629.89 70
3.0
29,83 75
JBW
J.
11
29.97 72 30.01 71
no
4.
nw
1b
30:00.67
nne 1'c
29.99 78
1 b
Da 30.03 81
де
2 b
19
D
*** 30.04 82
1,0
11
Por aa. Sado Maru for Seattle etc 1080
Feb, 0. Mrs TO Welch; Miss IH Wil- chata, Mre PFForts, Mr & Mrs Bartley. Aparri Mr & Mrs Harris, Kofime, I Koyama,Mr
Manlia &Mrs Pearson, Bizbeok, Miss N Moore, Legaspi U Motomura, AO Sawara, 8 Takahashi, Hello Uno, E Yabuoka, Mies 8 Yoshimoto, Mrs Cobu KoPo-lun. Ng Man-wal. Pon Pak-chau, T Bacolod
GD Sharnhorst, Miss MLSharnhorst, & Labuan Miss Sharshorat.
---SUNDAY, 14th Feb.
T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 9.
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Swatow, Amoy, Formosa via Tamsul-Fahrenheit on the level of the ses in in- 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Per DAIGI M., 14th Inst. 9am ches, teaths and hundredths,
--MONDAY, 15th Feb.
Austra
Ilain
Mail.
Philippine Islands, Australia, Now Zealand. Tasmania, and Now Guihoa.via Thursday Is. -Per HITACHI M., 15th Feb. 10 a,
TUESDAY, 16th Feb. watow, Amoy, Anping and Takao...For
809BU M, 16th inet,, 4 y.m.-
THURSDAY, 18th Feb; Swatow, Amoy & Tamsul-Por DAIJIN
MARU, 18th inst., 11a.m. Philipples For CHINHUA, 18th
Inat. 3 p.m.
t Temperature, in the shade, in degiers Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation ture being 100, the Humidity of air saturated with mols-
4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
$ Force of Wind, according to Besafore Boale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o dos tached cloud, d drizzling rain, fog, g gloomy, h hall, 1 lightning, o evorcast, p passing showers, g equally, rraÍN, = WHOW,
thunder, v viibility, w daw wet.
0 Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Barometer................
Subject to alteration without notice.
All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. For Freight or Passage, apply to
Freight
Freight & Penge
Freight & Pange
Superintendent.
E. A. Hewett,
P.&O. 8. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 30th Jan., 1915
KOREA 18600 tane
PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.
OPERATING
MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SBREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.
MONGOLIA 27000 tene MANCHURIA 27800 tons
SIBERIA 80 təss
·NILE 0 Lone- PERSIA 6 Lang
CHINA 10200 son
tr
Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shangkai, Nagasaki, Hobe, Yokohama,
Hoacinia and San Francison
"THE SUNSHINE BELT”—The Most Conferible Route to America and Europe
MONGOLIA Sailing WEDNESDAY, 17th Feb. at 1 pm.. PERSIA (la Manila)...
KOREA.........ravés makes
BIBERIAstımda
TUESDAY, 2nd Mar. at noon TUESDAY
9th Mar. at 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 17th Mar. at 1 pm,
Thao slowmers are fumeita for theke modou squipment, sanfort, and the superiority of tka ovidza, which in under the pornanni supervision of Mr. V. Murani, the wazidi-fumaşın: sxiever. Lazzo atminrovata, aquipped with slastele fans and runnlag water, Bertha aquhound withi elostało vending lamps," Humorwur azole-salt wates zwimming tanka helping vechesiva, dacht games, dances, eto,mowa a dlaži samanu baronghoul the trip.:
Two Seisty and Busfort of Palmina is Our First Geneidarıžion (20) For further foformisdan, rason, Iliraturu, nehodales, etaj apply to
R. C. MORTON,
King's Building (Opposite Blake Pior)
"Agaqte layer Talophone No: 141 :
Panana-Pacic International Exposition San Francisco-ryrgi
TO SAIL
"GLEN LINE"
(MCGREGOR COW & Co.) LTD. For London & Antwerp
"Saloon passage Hongkong to London 240.
For freight or passage; apply to
Day On date On date Hongkong, 23rd July, 1914
at pm, at th at a p.m.
29.92 29.91 Temperature 71, 71 Humidity
· 9004 SW
29.03.
77
FRIDAY, 19th Feb.
Wind Direction Philippine La. Timor, Australia. Foro......... Tasmania, New Zealand & New Weather..........
22 BW
H
10. of
Austra
lian
Mail.
44
Gulzea via Thursday In-Por ALDENHAM, 19th Inst. 10 Rain
TUESDAY, 23rd Feb.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ado- Lalde, Western Australia, In Philippine dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Late Loiters 10.30 am to 11 Ain, Extra Postage 10 cents).
in time for the first olearance will bə incinded in this contract mail). The parcel mail will be closed on Thursday The 12th fast.. at 5 pm.
omas Posted in all the PHP
Per
Philippine Per LOONGBANG, 18th
Inst., 2 p.m.NO
of the so-called British companica SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK Shanghal, & North China-Fer SHAOS-
operating in China are obtaining
more credit and protection than
(British North Borneo),
At these ports steamers calling
they deserve, because very little for bunker coal exclusively are
is known to the authorities about exempt from all shipping dues them. Once the registration and charges, becomes an accomplished faol,
"A BUNE.
BAG
BING, 1ith init, & p.m. A
American
In-Por SUNGKIANG, 23rd Feb. 3 pm.
WEDNESDAY, 24th Feb,
Highs! open air, Tamparuture on the まし Lowe t
H.E. Observatory, 9th February.
TE, CLAXTON. Director.
TIDE TABLE.
of Bhaoghal, North China, Japan
via Moji, United States, 8.13. American, Victoria, B.O. &.U. *Kingdom vla - Canada; (Europa | Mes.
vla Siberia)-Per MONTEA-TH
Wadi [Tientsin-Pukow Railway Shanghai Br.ja
P: O. Monday, the Ist Maroh.Jacek her Europe via Biberia) For Shanghai, and North China
UHENAN, 23ta fost: 4 p.in.
Tientsin-Pukow Hallway Bhangbal Br PO. Thbraday, the 18th Febr
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stawed Findon Haddocks, Kippers &o. ALEXANDRA CAFE. Y
Bat
8th Feb to 14th Feb, 19.5.
High Water Hoogkeng Мем
Low Water Hongko
SHEWAN TOMES & Co.
Agente.
REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE
Proposed Sailing from Hongkong
via SUEZ CANAL for BOSTON & NEW YORK.
vis PANAMA CANAL for NEW YORK.
For Freight and further information apply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 22nd December, 1914
Agents,
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