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reported there was 22 feet of water. The rest of the ship was dry. The 2nd and chief officer had a conversation with me, and we came back to Galle at 6 p.m. The ship has been examined since, but I am not able to say at present what the damage is. The cargo was discharged and mails dispatched to Colombo. I say that this oc- curred on some rock or reef not on the chart. I
used the course before. Last year I passed this. I parsed Dondra Lighthouse at a distance of one mile last time. This time I was 24 miles off. [The Commander suggested that an inspection be made of the spot.}
J. ITenken. the second officer. gave corrobora- tive evidence. and said he had been along this course many times.
Carl Beiser. Chief Engineer, said:-We left Colon be about 8 a.m. on 23rd instaut. We were steaming at 14 kuots an hour. Every. thing went all right till about 2 o'clock. I felt some vibration and a shock. I was then in my cubin. I went to the engine. One was stopped when I came down and the other was stopping to. The machinery was all right. After one or two minutes it went again slow. We then turned and came back to Galle at a speed of about 13 knots an hour. Nothing was wrong with the machinery.
W. Henken-sworn-stated (through inter- pretation, Mr. J. Steiger interpreting): I was on the look out on the Prinz Heinrich on the
I felt the ship
day in question at 2 p.m. It was clear weather. We could see the shore distinctly. There was no broken water or rocks. striking, but could see nothing. I cannot say how far we were from land. Water was smooth. Albert Jasker also gave his evidence through interpretation--sworn-I am Quarter-Master ou board the Prinz Heinrich. I was at the wheel at 2 o'clock p.m. Weather was clear. Se slightly windy. Could see well ahead of the ship. I saw no rocks. We were about 2 miles or more from the shore. We were South 70 degrees by Compass East (allies with ciptain's statement. Ship stopped her helm
at once.
This concluded the evidence. The proceed- ings will be forwarded to the Principal Collector.
THE LATE MATTHEW W. BOYD'S WILL.
The testator of the will referred to by what follows was acting manager for the Chartered Bank at Hongkong in the early 'seventies. and manager at Shanghai from 1875 to 1882.
Judgment having been pronounced on June 13 in the action Symons v. Boyd." in favour of the force and validity of the will, dated July 18, 1903, of Mr. Matthew Wightman Boyd. of the Thatched House Club, and late of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia. and China. a Scotsman by domicile, who died on October 25. 1903. at the Granby Hotel. Harrogate, probate has now been granted to Mr. John Symons. W.S.. of Dumfries, power being reserved to grant probate also to the other executor, Mr. William Wood, of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. Mr. Boyd's estate has been valued at £48,639 128. 7d gross, and £48,365 6s. net, and he bequeathed £5,000 to be known as the "Boyd University Bursary Mortification for bursaries for pupils. natives of Dumfries, who may have attended Dumfries Academy, at the Universities of Glasgow or Aberdeen. He bequeathed £2,000 to be known as the Royal
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND Rigghead, Writer, and as to the remaining one. fourth for a Boyd Endowment of the trusts of the late Mrs. Mary Carruthers, of Warmanby.
HONGKONG CHILDREN AT GOVERN.
MENT LODGE.
Lodge on the Peak, by order of H.E. the Gover. nor. Sir Matthew Nathan, a party of children the lawn. There were gifts for the winners of was entertained with various juvenile sports ou races, and in marquees specially erected, the children were feasted with good things. The Governor in person. Capt. Arbuthnot-Leslie. his A.D.C. and Mr. Ponsonby, Lis Private Secretary, saw to it that the young guests were all cared for. Here is the list of acceptances :
Masters Bernard and Nigel Atkinson, Misses Master Joey Badeley, Miss Marjorie Berkeley, Dana and Baby Basil-Taylor. Miss Nancy and Baby Barnes-Lawrence, Miss Kola Boyd. Max. ter Guy and Vivian Bryau. Masters Bishe, and Borthwick, Miss Gretta and Master Laddie Bunny. Master Toby and Baby Caulfield. Lewis Craddock. Miss Kathleen Cocker, Master Misses Cowan, Miss Kathleen and Master
Claude Davis. Miss May and Master Jackie Droeze. Misses Erica. Marjorie and Muriel Denison. Misses Margaret and Baby Fitz- Williams, Miss Dorothy Fullerton. Miss Fuchs and Master Hubert Gedge, Misses Dorothy and Peggy Gordon. Masters Chris- topher, Humphrey, Geoffrey Gompertz. Miss Evelyn Grey, and Master Denis Grey. Misses Veda and Dora Grimble. Miss Cassie Hinds, Misses Alice. May and Dorothy Hoare. and Master Edward Hoare. Miss Vera. and Master Maurice Hurly. Misses Rachel, and Hope. and Master Archie Irving. Miss Ana- toise and Master Friodolf Kruger. Master M. Marty. Miss Jessie Mackenzie, and Master William ant Archie Mackenzie. Misses. Stella Phoebe, Iris and Dione May. Miss Celia Mowat, Miss Kathleen Moxon, Miss Celia Miss Nancy Playfair. Miss May Robinson. Pemberton, Masters Billy and Frank Pinckney.
Miss Phyllis Seth. Miss Marjorie Sharp, Miss Elsie Schubart. Miss Wilhelmina Shuier, Miss Norah Swan. Baby Strickland. Miss Kathleen Taylor. Miss Romba Tomkins. Master Teddy Tilden, Master Derick Tulloch. Miss Lilly and Master Erich van der Hyde, Miss Celia Wat- son, Master Ramsey Walker. Misses Gwenvis and Gladys Woodward.
On the 17th instaut, at the Government
THE PHILIPPINE GOLD STANDARD.
AFTER ONE YEAR'S WORKING.
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KOWLOON POINT.
Improvements at the extremity of the Kow. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf loon Peniusuls are being developed by the Godown Co.. Ld.: the Star" Ferry Co., Ld.; and the Hongkong Land Reclamatioh Co., Ld.
Co. are at present building, or about to build The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown
a new two-story godown--150ft. by 75ft.-for will be another, also for hazardous goods. in hazardous goods, in their timber yard. There
the coal yard on Marine Lot No. 9, near the Police Wharf. On the completion of the 1ew” 100 ft. road involving the demolition of Godown No. 25 and a part of Godown No. 26-the portions of Chater Road and Elgin Road, lying between the Company's godowns, will be utilised for rough storage irou. etc.
that is for the storage of timber, old That part of the waterfront, or Praya, lying between No. 1 Godown and the new ferry wharf will also be employed for such temporary bestowd of stuff that does not easily corrupt always, of for the transportation of goods to and from keeping thoroughfare clear in the centre
the respective godowns. Godowns No 9, 21, 22 and 23. recently demolished by fire, are being rebuilt. New No. 9 will be a two-story affair, requiring new and more solid foundations while the other three will be single-story erections as before. A new carpenter's-shop, engine shop. store, etc., a one-story building, will be built in the tiber yard. at the back of the Elgin Road block of houses. Later on-next year, perhaps Godowns Nos. 4 and 5 will be converted from one to two-story buildings. There is an ever- increasing demand for space; and property at Kowloon, especially near the Point, is rapidly increasing in value.
course,
When the new " Star Ferry Wharf is built at Kowloon the present one will be used by the Godown Co. as a landing place for launches. The Star" Ferry Co. are at present
receiving tenders for the construction of the new wharves on either side of the harbour. It is understood that Messrs. Long Cheong. Lim Tai and others have sent in estimates. All going well, work ought to commence in about a month's time. On the Hongkong side of the water. wing wharves, with a space between for the ferryboats--as described recently in the Daily Press-will be built on either side of the existing wharf. which, of course, will be replanked and repaired.
The Land Investment Co. have very nearly completed their new reclamation work immediate- ly east of the Godown Co.'s premises. They are about to reclaim another piece of harbour to the east of Blackhead's Pier. The great idea regarding the reclaimed area is that it is to be the terminus of the long-hoped-for railway; and sheds and godowns will one day be built thereon Co. may build a shed or two and sell them to for that purpose. Perhaps the Reclamation the Godown Co. A new wharf may be built on that side of the Praya---that is, if the authoritie■ allow it. Now that Hongkong is becoming more of a shipping (as distinct from trans- shipping) centre, more wharves will be neces-; sary. Lighters are economical only for shifting cargo from one steamer to another.
MINING IN GERMAN NEW GUINEA.
The first new Philippine peso was placed in circulation July 23rd, 1903, so that the Islands have been undergoing a change of currency for practically one year. During that time over five million Mexican pesos have been shipped from the Islands commercially, and 8.788.000,00 pesos of Spanish-Filipino coin have been ship ped to San Francisco by the Insular Treasurer for recoinage; on July 31st the Insular Trea- surer had 1,695,000,00 pesos of old currency on hand awaiting shipment and which had been withdrawn from circulation. During the year the new Philippine currency in actual circulation has risen from nothing to nearly ten and one- half million pesos, aside from that held in the vaults of the Insular Treasury to the credit of disbursing officers or otherwise. also one-third Among the passengers on board the G. M. S. of the amount held by the three Manila banks Prinz Waldemar, which arrived at Brisbane. St. Mary's Manse Endowment," for an endow which are depositaries for funds of the Insular recently. from Singapore, vis German New ment in connection with St. Mary's Quoad Sacra Government and the amounts held by the various Guinea, was Mr. H. Rodatz, who joined the Parish in Dumfries for the purpose of building provincial and municipal treasurers. The whole vessel at Herbertshohe. Mr. Rodats went to a manse. He bequeathed £2,000 in trast to be amoant of new Philippine currency in the German New Guines about seven years ago. known as the Royal Mortification for the Islands on July 31st aggregated $19.829.520.00. | and was in charge of the German New Guines Parish of Torthorwald in the County of Dum- There is still a large amount fries," to mortify the same for ever, and apply States currency
of United expedition known as Ramu and afterwards of in circulation here. It # second known the income as to one-fourth for coals, for poor
as Houngolf. These two may therefore
be stated that the Islands expeditions were sent out to search for gold. necessitons natives of Torthorwald who have
are now upon a gold basis and that the not been in receipt of parish relief, and as to great work of passing from a shifting and un-
The members of the first-named party travelled inland about 150 miles, and found gold at the remaining three-fourths for the stipend or certain currency to one that is fixed and various places but not in sufficient quanti- salary of the minister. Mr. Boyd left the certain has been very largely accomplished. ties. On the second occasion, the country ultimate residue of his property in trust as to All this is a remarkable result to be gained surrounding what is known ag one-fourth for a Boyd Endowment of the Dum-
the San within one year's time and makes it clear that Francisco River was prospected. This party fries Ragged School of the Dumfries Educa- the misfortunes that have come to the Islands proceeded along the river and up the ranges to tional Society, as to one-fourth for & Boyd through currency uncertainties are very soon Endowment of Moorheads Hospital in Damfries; to be no more elements operating against the country near the Merkham River, but gold was a height of over 8,000ft., and it also prospected as to one-fourth for a Boyd Endowment of the I prosperity of the Philippines.--Manila Cable. trusts of the Charity of David Johnstone of news.
not found in payable quantities. The expedition. which was out for seven months, consisted of
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