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May 11, 1901,]
THE STRANDED “SOBRAON."
Monday.
There was on the 4th inst. nothing new of importance to relate regarding the
the steamer Bobraon. Indeed, according to telegran s.which had been received by Mr. Ritchie from the P.&O. Company's agents in Foochow it will be impossible for three or four days to say de finitely whether or not there is
chance of floating the ship.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
towing her into the water there is another. factor that would have, told seriously against the operations to save the steamer the danger the Sobraon off. The channel leading to the another vessel would run in attempting to tow
place where the Sobraon lies is honeycombed with sunken rocks and swept with cross fides, would be attended with great danger.
o that towing operations, even if practicable,
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Information can be ob into ape during the three elapse before the Secretary of Sta can be known in the Colony.
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If the Public Works Departmen fully occupied to give prompt attent work of preparing survey, plans and perhaps His Excellency would feel inclin get the work done by some firm of Mr. H. A. Ritchie, local Superintendent of and engineers, practising in the Colony, but the P. & O. Company, has telegraphed to the under the supervision, of course, of the Director The P.&O. Company has chartered the account of the position of affairs, and now difficulty in finding competent man free to
head office of the company in London a full of Public Works. I think there would be no coasting steamer Chefoo" to asist the Coroman- awaita instructions as to what is to be done up the work and proceed with it promptly. del in the salvage operations, and also to main-with the Sobraon.
have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient tain communication with Foochow. The Chefoo
servant. will further prove useful in the towing of junks cargo-laden from the stranded steamer. To act in conjunction with the Chefoo, the Foochow agents of the Company have hired a tug, which is leaving that port at once for Tung Yung Island.
Latest advices from Tang Yang say that the weather is calm, and that there is every likeli hood of its continuing so.
With regard to the junk which is reported to have disappeared with a great quantity of passengers' baggage, no official confirmation has been received at the Company's offices here, but Mr. Ritchie is inclined to believe that the report is true. He states that a Chinese gun- boat, which has already been several times to the scene of the wreck, is now patrolling to pre- vent the recurrence of such piratical happen- ings in the future. The gunboat carries a large number of Chinese soldiers on board. It is expected that the absconding junk will be captured.
Yesterday the P. & O. office here was it receipt of no telegrams regarding the wreck. Tuesday.
5th inst.
Friday.
No further news is to hand, except that sal age operations are temporarily suspended.
NEW PRAYA RECLAMATION
SCHEME.
(Signed) C. P. CHATER. Hon. T. Barcombe Smith, Acting :: Colonial
Secretary.
RESOLVED.
1. That the proposals for the Wanchai Recla- mation embodied in the correspondence between
The following further correspondence has Mr. Chate and the Government published in been forwarded to us for publication :-
ME. CHATER TO THE ACTING COLONIAL
SECRETARY.
Hongkong, 20th. April, 1901. Sir-1. Referring to previous correspondence tion of the foreshore at Wanchai, I have now on the subject of the proposals for the reclama the honour to hand you for submission to His Excellency the Governor a report of the proceedings at a meeting of the Marine Lot sider the question. I also transmit copies of holders in the Wanchai District, held to con Resolutions passed at that meeting, which was held in the City Hall on Wednesday last, the
17th ult.
the local papers be accepted in principle, and Mr. Chater is hereby authorised to forward this resolution to the Colonial Secretary..
2. That the holders of lots fronting the ses authorise the Government to proceed forthwith undertake to contribute in proportion to their with the preliminary surveys and plans and marine frontages to the expenses incurred by the Government in so doing,
THY ACTING, COLONIAL SECRETARY TO MR. CHATER. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, S0th April, 1901. Sir,-With reference to paragraph 4 of your 2. There were present at the meeting, or
letter of the 20th April, 1901, submitting a represented, all the Marine Lot-holders inter-report of the proceedings at a meeting of the Marine Lot-holders in the Wanchal District, held to consider your proposals for the reclama- tion of the foreshore at Wanchai, I am directed to inform you that this Government definitely adopta twenty-five cents as the premium per square foot to be paid. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Capt. F. D. Goddard, of the firm of Messrs.ested except two, and I have no reason to Goddard and Douglas, marine surveyors, arrived believe that any opposition need be expected from the scene of the wreck of the P. & O. from either of these, Of the assent of one of steamer Sobraon on the 6th inst. by H.M.S. them I am assured. At that meeting I fully Hermione, which left Tang Yang Island on the explained to the persons present the details of the project and the course of the negotiations Capt. Goddard states that he found condi- with the Government, and was prepared to an- tions changed for the worse, and he thought swer any questions or consider any suggestions that all chances of saving the vessel were very that might be put forward. There were, bow- remote indeed. Pumps were placed into posi- ever, none. My address to the meeting is fully tion in the stoke hole and were tried on the 3rd and accurately reported, as are all the proceed and 4th inst., but made no impression what-ings. The Resolutions were passed by a unani- ever in this compartment. The water, Captainmous vote, and I was duly authorised to for. Goddard says, rises to the spar deck on the ward them to you. starboard side of the vessel at high water. Capt. Goddard concluded by saying that. considering the Sobraon's position, jammed as she is be tween the rocks, in his opinion the vessel can- not be saved.
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Mr. H. A. Ritchie was in receipt of a tele- gram bearing out the remarks made by Capt. Goddard, and stating that the conditions were not so:favourable as heretofore, but operations were still being carried on, and it was impossible to say at present what would become of the steamer. The position of affairs was most discouraging.
Hon. C. P. Chator, U.M.G.
NEW SYNAGOGUE IN HONGKONG.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE,
3. I have now, therefore, to request that you On the 7th inst. the laying of the founda will move His Excellency the Governor to tion stone of the new Synagogue in Robinson transmit the whole of the plans, correspon-Road was performed before a large and repre- dence, and papers connected with the proposed sentative gathering by Mr. A. J. Raymond. Reclamation to the Right Honourable the It might be mentioned that Mr. J. Sassoon, in Secretary of State for the Colonies at as early commemoration of h mother, and in con- a date as possible, with His Excellency's report junction with his brothers, Messrs. Edward and recommendations thereon,
and Meyer Sassoon, is generously supplying the site, which consists of 64,000 square fest, and the cost of the building will be defrayed by Mr. J. Sassoon himself, which is estimated to cost $28,000.
I feel sure that after the very full and care- ful consideration given to this matter by Sir Henry Blake, he will feel himself in a position to urge strongly on the Secretary of State the merits of the scheme and the advisability of proceeding with it without delay, and that, with the support afforded by His Excellency, there can be no doubt of the approval of the Home Government.
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Wednesday. That the P. & O, liner Sobraon is now beyond all possibility of help is practically certain. The news published on the 7th inst. that matters at Tung Yung Island had changed 4. Before the correspondenos is transmitted for the worse is now confirmed! Two telegrams to the Secretary of State, may I, however, be were received at the local offices of the P. & O. permitted to call attention to one trifling inac 8. N. Company yesterday-one from Shanghai onrsoy in your letter to me of the 12th February and the other from Feochow. The wire from last. In the 4th paragraph of that letter you say Shanghai was to the effect that the conditions that His Excellency is of opinion that the pre- at Tang Yung Island were most unsatisfactory.minm to be paid the Government for every foot There was a considerable movement of the on- tire ship, and the divers had reported that the steamer was crashing into the rocks and settling down over those penetrating her frame. As a consequence of this movement, it had been found impossible to patch up the holes in the ship's sides and bottom from the outside. The telegram from Foochow was couched in similar: discouraging terms, and stated that in consequence of the ship's less hopeful position (the dimculties attending the salvage operations had so greatly increased that it was decided to i strip the deck-fittings. Following these tele- ograms was a letter from the captain of the stemmer Coromandel, stating that the Sobraon
was past all hope.
✅Supposing, however, that the Soormon had not - itself proved the impossibility of ever - getting off the rocks, and that the damage v
not so extensive, not to admit of a abanes of
of reclaimed land should be at least 25 cents per square foot." The phrasing is a little am- biguous, and might be open hereafter to dispute. or question. May I suggest that the words "at least” should be eliminated. My under- standing with His Excellency was that the premium should be 25 cents square foot. Your letter leaves it open apparently to the Government to claim hereafter a higher rate of premium, and that is a point that cannot well | be. left open or in doubt. The Marine Lot- holders will require, before entering into any definite agreement, to have the premium fixed,
B. Will you further kindly move His Excel lency to give directions that the requisite Sur- veys, Reports, Plans and Estimates be proceeded with forthwith. The Marine Lot-holders have bound the
to bear and pay And it will ini
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Amongst those present were Messrs. A. J. Raymond, A. Howard, E. Kelly, E. Shellim, D, Haskell, R. Turnbull, 8. 4. Joseph, 8 Sassoon, B. A. Joseph, D. M: Moses, R. M. Ezekiel, J. Esekiel, E. A. Hardoon, 8. H. Michael, E. J. Moses, C. 8, Gubbay, D. 8. Gubbay, J. Fredericks, D. E. Ellis, and A. B. Gabbay, with Mesars. Leigh and Orange (architects), and many others.
In opening the proceedings Mr. A. J. RAYMOND said- --Ladies and gentlemen, I esteem it a great honour to have been elected by you to lay the foundation, stone of this Synagogue. It is an honour which I appreciate very highly, and I do not hesitate to say that it might have been conferred on others of better merit than n
myself. In selecting me I am aware that you have been influenced by the fact of my being the repre- sentative here of the donor, and I l taken the duty you imposed upor my willingness to not in conform wishes. It is a most brings us here today. We the first step towar object which s for a grant have led up
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