December 16, 1901.]
FOOCHOW.
The Foochow Echo of the 30th ult. contains the following items:-
The new Tariff Commission, Sir James Mackay, Mr. Cockburn and others, with Mr: J. W. Jamieson, arrived on H.M. storeship lumber that day.
The Bishop of Victoria loft on Tuesday in the Auping Maru for Amoy.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
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consideration which has weighed with us in re- commending a one storied building is that the view from the Hotel will no. bo interfered with
and we shall be earning an additional 2 per cent. on the capital of the Company with a minimum of outlay and risk. Before putting the motion I shall be glad to answer any questions
Mr. TOMLIN Would these b) Enropean or Chinese shops? C.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Ld, was held on the 11th inst. in the Secretary's Office at the Hotel for the purpose of deciding as to the utilisation of the ground on the reclamation in front of the Hotel. Mr. E. Osborne presided, and among those present were Messrs. R. Wilcox, and W. Parfitt (directors). V. H. Deacon (Company Solicitor), W. E. Rutter, G. L. Tomlin, H. C. Wilcox, C. W. Richards, J. E. Gomez, J. Hastings, W. Davis, T. F. Hough, G. C. C. Master, Lo Cheung Shin, Chan Chau Nam, Ho Kom Tong, and C. Mooney (secretary).
The SECRETARY having read the notice call- ing the meeting,
The arrival in Foochow, on Wednesday last. of two of the most distinguished representatives of the German Governmet in China, was made the occasion of some very pleasant receptions at the German Consulate. The German Minis- ter, Dr. Mumm von Schwarzenstein, arrived on H,G.M.S. Keiserin Agusta and Admiral Bendemann on H.G.M.S. Hertha, Captain Der- zewski. As H.E. the German Minister was returning North from his official tour of the The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen,- We have Consulates in Southern China, having pre-asked you to meet to-day to discuss and, if riously visited the Viceroys of the Yangtze, you think fit, to approve the Board's proposals and being due at Tientsin by the 5th Dec. for utilising the reclaimed land fronting the his visit here was limited to two days. Hotel. You wil recollect that some eighteen An opportunity was given the community to months ago we sumbitted a scheme, which you meet these distinguished visitors, at two enter-rejected, for erecting a very fine new Hotel tainments given at the Gerinan Consulate, the on the large piece of ground lying between Ice first being a dramatic entertainment on House Street and Pedder's Street. The land Thursday afternoon, when the fairy tale of which we could have acquired for the purpose Snow White" was produced by members of at that time has since risen considerably in the Consul's family, assisted by two or three value and in fact has ceased to be available, so others, in the large banquet hall, to the great that all hopes of reviving the scheme must be delight of the assembled company. The parti-abandoned and it only remains now to do the cipants did themselves great credit and the best we can with our own piece. There are, as costumes and setting of the piece were very far as we know, five courses open to us:-First. beautiful. On Friday afternoon & gardenly, to lease the ground as it stands; secondly fete was held, at which the company of to sell it; thirdly, to build an annexe to the about two hundred persons were charmingly ¦ Hotel; fourthly, to build shops and offices, entertained by music furnished by the splen- fifthly, to build shops alone. The first sug- did band of the Admiral, all the mem-gestion, viz.:-to lease the ground as it stands, bars of which are trained musicians. The may be dismissed as unworthy of consideration, selections given were from the best composers, because the rent would be merely nominal, pro- and elicited great applause, especially the bably $100 a month, and to have a lumber yard overture to William Tell,” "Cavalleria
or some obnoxious trade conductel in front of Rusticana," and "Lohengrin." The house and the Hotel would be distinctly undesirable. As grounds of the Consulate were thrown open to regards the second suggestion, riz:-to sell the the guests, the Consul and Mrs. Siemssen land, we believe that 818 a foot could be got for receiving them on the lawn, where refreshments it, and, assuming this to be so, the saving of were served during the entire afternoon. debenture interest would amount to $13,094 Among the guests were many missionaries from the several societies having representatives in Foochow. The German Minister left again on the 29th inst.
At a luncheon given by the Provincial au- thorities to the foreign Consuls and others on Saturday last the following speech was made. That it may lose none of its point we give it as rendered by the Chinese Interpreter:-"While time is passing us imperceptibly, wa, the Pro- vincial Authorities of this province, are always thinking of our good friends, and desiring very much to see them we prepare a little wine to day with the intention of meeting them. We cordially welcome all you Gentlemen, the Hon- ourable Consuls, the r Assistants, the Commis sioner, the Bishop (Masot) the Archdeacon (Wolfe) and also Mr. Uyeno from Amoy, and gladly note
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parting with the land at present because we are of opinion that its value will increase, and we think that if this $13,094 can be earned by other means and at the same time we can keep possession of the land, it is better to do so. N xt comes the question of building; we have had plans and estimates prepared for a six storied building to be used as an annexe, the cost, estimated at $491,350, is so enormous that the return on the value of land and build- ing and furniture would amount to less than 6 per cent, and the additional nett revenue earned would be only $10.586 per annum. The Government will not allow a bridge across the road con- necting the two blocks, and so the inconvenience to our patrons in having to cross for meals would militate against its success, whilst to run it that all these harmonies as a separate Hotel would necessitate the expense indicate the friendly relations existing be- of separate management, and if it succeeded at tween East and West. Whereas the civili- jall under such circumstances it would do so sation of all the great nations is advancing more or less at the expense of our present day after day, and als, their friendly terms establishment. Then as regards shops and have been increased in dealing with foreign offices, this scheme is estimated to cost $420,200 Countries, and whereas Chins, after the negoti-and thongh paying slightly better than a ation of peace, must try her best for the pro- Hotel would yield ouly a little over 6 per cent, motion of her politics and for her success, we on the value of land and buildings, with a hope that help will be lent by our friendly nett additional revenue of $12,336 per annum, Countries; and, by that help, we hope that our There remains. the fifth alternative, viz: -to commerce and manufactures will be improved build shops alone, and this is a scheme we sub- and our people and converts will live together mit to you as being the most profitable under Our idea is to put up harmoniously and all nations unite in one sentiment to maintain peace. Wo drink the a lightly constructed one-storied building, cup to the long life of the Sovereigns and
estimated to cost $46,575, yielding a return of Presidents, and the merit of all you Honourable nearly 5 per cent. on the value of land and Consuls, Assistants and the Commissioner, and buildings and a nett additional revenus also the success of the Bishop and the Arch-$13,800 per annum. By this means we shall
deacon."
The entries for the Foochow Races, which closed on the 16th, are very satisfactory and good fields may be looked forward to for most of the events.
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earn slightly more revenne than by any of the other : chemes, aud at the same time we shall retain our hold on the ground and leave us free to sell or otherwise utilise it later on. It is, I confess, a somewhat disappointing use to make of so fine a site, but the cost of building being The manufacture of opium and camphor in at such a prohibitive figure, we cannot, unless Formosa has not been satisfactory this year rents or hotel prices improve, see what benefit The authorities estimated the receipts from the you will derive by sinking so larga a sum on monopoly at over nine million yen. It is now the land as $414,020 or $491,350 when you reported that the actual proceeds will not exceed can earn the same addition to your revenue by spending one tenth of that amount; and another
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The CHAIRMAN-European entirely. No further questions were asked. The CHAIRMAN-I beg to propose this meeting approves of the proposal for utilis- ing the Company's. Praya reclamation land (Section of the Praya reclamation to Marine Lot No. 7) by the erection of a building thereon." Mr. RUTTER seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
The meeting then terminated.
SUPREME COURT...
Saturday, 7th December.
IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. WISE (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
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H. PIRY & CO. r. OWNERS OF 8.8. KUISANG.
This Was 8 Case in which the plaintiffs claimed $1.100 in respect of damage caused to the junk Sen Ti Li by a collision with the 8.5. Kutsarg in the Harbour on 31st Angust last.
His Lordship, in delivering judgment in the case, said the story for the defendants was that the s.. Katsang, which had arrived from a voyage early on the morning of the 31st August, came up the channel and down the central fairway, passing the 8.3. Zafiro on her port side with the intention of taking up her anchorage a little to the eastward of the Zafi o. She had just arrived at her anchorage when the master noticed the plaintiff's junk immo- diately ahead of his steamer, barely 100 yards away, and the junk crew, instead of keeping out
of the way, stopped yulo`ng and by a strong tide their junk was sagged on to the port anchor of the Kutsung. The story of the plaintiffs was to the effect that the jank, which had taken a cargo of coal on board from a cual steamer near Kellett's Island, was mak- ing her way to Kowloon Point across the tide. Suddenly, without any possiblity of get- ting out of the way of the Kutsing, the Kutsang ran into her, staving in her port side, about 10 feet from the bow, with her port anchor, and was with great difficul'y released from her position
The crew of the junk maintained that thronghout the critical moments preceding the collision they continued yuloing and if anything increased their spoed; while almost all the witnesses for the defence maintained that immediately before the colision they stopped yuloing, and this made the collision inevitable. The points which occurred to his Lordship were these (1) Did the junk cou- tinue yuloing or not? (2) Was the Kutsang practically stationary at the time of the colli- Taking into consideration tho evidence sion? of what might be called a disinterested wit- ness on board the hospital ship Meeanee who was looking out of a large port hole at the stern of that ship and saw the collision as it occurred at 6.15 in the morning, this witness stating that he distinctly saw the crew of the junk cease yaloing and jump into the water; and taking into considera- tion also the evidence of Mr. Meugens, chief the Harbour Master's boarding officer in Department, who stated that when he saw the Kutsang she was practically stationary; and, moreover, that the witness from the Meeanee stated that he saw the Kutsang pass his port hole abreast and advance more than beyond the centre line of the Meeanee and after-
wards get on stern way and go back again abreast of the Meeunee, showing thus that she had considerable stern-way on her, his Lordship must come to the conclusion that at the time of the collision the Kutsang was practically stationary; and, moreover, his assessor, Mr. Basil Taylor, agreed with him upon these points and considered, having re gard to the tide running, from 2 to 3 knots, and having regard to the speed with which the
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