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the 8.8. Hoihow, some time ago, went ashore near Hainan Head; and, in the endeavour to get heroff, she sank and bad to be abandoned.
The French Naval authorities have placed the cruiser Alger at the disposal of Messrs. Marty & Co., for salvage operations, and this warship left Hoogkong yesterday for the scene of the wreck with all the pumping and other gear considered necessary.
Captain Groves goes down on board the Alger as pilot.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLŤ PRESS AND
A CHINESE INSURANCE POLICY.
was entered as an exhibit in a case which came The following remarkable document, which before the Chief Justice on Feb. 27th, attracted considerable attention in Court. It is the policy form of a Chinese insurance company,
and reads :----
Fook (in half characters). "Insurance Policy No. 35,120 under character
(We) have hereby insured under policy 35,120, character Fook,O Yan-tasi respectable firm's cost KOWLOON WORTHIES DEPARTING. of goods to the exact amount of $40,000. The
FRATERNAL FAREWELLS.
Capt. Dodds and Mr. John Kyles, who left by the P & O. steamer Nyanza for England, both received testimony of the esteem in which they were held by the emyloyees of the Dock Company. A goodly proportion of the staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. met on Feb, 27th in the Reading Room to present Capt. Dodds and Mr. John Kyles with testimonials, which took the shape of a silver tea set and a pair of silver vases for Capt. Dodds, and a silver tea and coffee service, caddy, and a pair of vases for Mr. John Kyles.
rate of premium for No. 3 Fafety insurance is 83 per $1,000. Total amount of insurance premium is $1,200. These goods are to be shipped and carried by the Chinese steamer called Macau to the......firm which sails from Hongkong to the port of A moy. All matters of No. 3 safety policy are to be carried out according to the rules of our company's policy in English. This is proof.
Particulars, per s.s. Macau to Amoy. The bulk, machinery, fixtures and apparatus of the ship Macau, all complete. are estimated to be at the cost of $95,000 exactly. After deducting the $40,000 insured by this company, the Mr. Stewart, Chairman of Committee, on remaining $55,000 are to be insured by the presenting the articles to Capt. Dodds on behalf shipowner himself who shall not effect an of the staff expressed regret at losing the insurance elsewhere. It is distinctly agreed Captain; said that those who had known him that the ship's arrival and anchoring aa Anoy knew him as a jolly good fellow; and hoped will be the end," that when he got into the bosom of his family
The policy is chopped by the company's that he might have many a pleasant cup of tea ohop. A marginal entry reads: Whenever from the teapot, and that he might have it is insured for No. 3 safety, it must be a pleasant recollections of his sojourn in total loss of the ship before indemnity can Hongkong.
be paid.
Capt. Dodds briefly and feelingly replied. Mesars. Logan, Baxter, Davison, Purves and Rutter also expressed regret at the Captain's departure from the Colony.
Mr. Neave, on presenting Mr. Kyles, through Mr. Stewart, with a silver tea and coffee service, silver tes caddy, and a pair of silver vases, said they had met there to offer these silver pieces as a memento of the respect they held for Mr. Kyles who had been a member of the staff for a good many years. They wished him bon voyage and a speedy return to health in his native land. He regretted that Mr. Kyles was not able to accept the presents in person but hoped that Mr. Stewart would convey to him the good wishes of the meeting and their regret at his inability to attend.
Mr. Stewart in accepting the gifts on behalf of Mr. Kyles said in the words of the old proverb that it was better to give than to receive, but to receive this present for their old friend Mr. Kyles gave him great pleasure, although he regretted exceedingly Mr. Kyles inability to be present. He could look back to a long acquaintanceship with Mr. Kyles, who was a most energetic member and supporter of the Reading Room.
He thanked them on behalf of Mr. Kyles for
their mark of esteem.
After speeches from a number of those present, an hour of pleasant harmony was spent Messrs. Taylor, Logan, Purves, Crispin and Henderson contributing.
:
It will be observed that the first part of the policy deals with the insurance of goods to be shipped by the steamer, while the particulars set forth that it is the steamer the company insured, "A curious and weird document,' was Mr. Slade's comment,
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)
February 12th.
THE GOVERNOR.
His Excellency Mr. E. P. Gueritz, kad Mrs. Guerits are passengers by to-day's steamer to Hongkong en route to England. They intend going on by the C.P.R. Athenian to Yokohama, and waiting there for the Empress of Japan, for the Pacific journey. Mr. Alexander Cook, presently Finance Com- missioner, is to be Acting Governor in the
interim.
HONGKONG-BORNEO TRADE.
many
Opposition to the two steamers at present on this ran has been set up by some Hongkong Chinese. The Chins Navigation Co.'s steamer Liang Chow arrived here, ander charter, on she has taken in a very small quality of timber the same day as the Mau Sang and, though and general cargo, and must lose heavily for her charterers, it is rumoured that the trade is MINING IN THE NEW TERRITORY though a modern ship, and admirable in
to be given a thorough trial. The Liang Chow When the "Ordinance to empower the Gover-respects, is not suitable for the timber trade, and nor to grant licences to search for and prove for her.
some other vessel will probably be substitated minerals and to grant licences and leases of ramours are flying about, and it is hard to find As might be expected, numberless land for the purpose of working mines out the actual truth of matters. One thing is and minerals" was introduced in the Legis- certain, a worse time could hardly have been lative Council last June, His Excelle oy chosen for shipping in opposition to the remarked that the gentlemen who had existing steamers on the run-as neither the undertaken the search for minerals in Mausang o Borneo are going away fall the New Territory were confident of success. up just now and the timber market at your Now, early as it, there are indications that port is not brilliantly promising that hope was justified. A prospector has
THE RED RESIGN.
to see another British
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up only, from Singapore, and it then flickered out, without any serious struggle whatever.
A GOOD THAR,
Chinese New Year festivities are just starting, and a dragon procession in honour of the departing Governor is the opening round. We think, taking it all round, the Chinese bare probably had a slightly better year than the previous two or three.
on
HON. MR F. H. MAY.
The Singapore Free Press says:-
Those who noted the sad news of the death of Mrs. Hagh Clifford in the mail papers will believe that, seeing that Trinidad, with its depressing associations, could no longer have been a desirable field for Mr. Hugh Clifford's labours it is a good thing that the Colonial Office should have decided to send him to Ceylon to take the place of the late Bir Alesandr Ashmore as Colonial Secretary and Lieat. Governor. But even this was by way of after-thought, because the Hon'ble F. H. May, of Hongkong, had stated, designed for transfer to Ceylon to been already, it was
the .ame appointment, and it was only the representations of H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan, who felt that Mr. May's experience and advice were indispensable to him at Hongkong, that the Colonial Office, in deference to these representations, cancelled Mr. May's transfer. It is to be feared that ir Matthew Nathan would not have tried to retain Mr. May at Hongkong, unless he were not quite assured as to his own state of health. If Sir Matthew Nathan had an impression that circumstances, la spite of his seeming com. plete recovery, might suggest the propriety of his reinforcing that improvement by a change to England, he would certainly not feel at ease in mind about his taking leave with Mr. May away in Ceylon and Mr. Sercombe Smith in England, not to return to Hongkong, but to go to the Straits. These are not quite humdrum times in China. In the Southern provinces there in the unrest of political gitation, and there is besides the important question of watching railway developments even beyond the Canton railway that is to debouch at Kowloon. And it is this impression that it
take may yet be judicious to a complete after that unlucky accident at think, baa per. polo that, wisely we Buaded Sir Matthew Nathan' to plead for the retention of Mr. May at Honghong, Clifford, and not Mr. F. H.
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will be the future Lieutenant-Governor and ⚫olonial Secretary of Ceylon. We do not know whether Mr. Clifford or Mr. May is most to be congratulated upon the change of arrange- ments made by the Colonial Office. We must assume that Mr. May could ill be spared at the present juncture from Hongkong, especially as Mr. Sercombe Smith, the other "strong" man
Colons on promotion: but it would be hard luck of the Hongkong Executive, is leaving the indeed for an able and conscientious official were Mr. May's stap to be deferred because of the ill-health of Sir Matthew Nathan. Mr. May is doubtless being reserved for Colonial Ofice preferment which will amply compen ste him for the Lieutenant-Governorship of Ceylon.
The Japan Beer Brewing Company (Dai Nippon Brewery Company) has purchased the Tokyo Beer Company's machinery, plant, and stock-in-trade, and the transfer was completed at the end of last month. The brawery at Hodogaya, which belonged to the Tokyo Beer Company, has been renamed the Hodogay a fnotory of the Dai Nippon Brewery Company. The trade-mark of the Tokyo Beer Company," oook's head, will be retained.
bean at work for some time in the New Ter- Apart from business, however, it really is ritory on behalf of Sir Paul Chater and the sight for more eyes gentlemen associated with him in the venture, steamer here. The Germans have undoubtedly and, although little is officially known, it is no given as good steamers and a good servic», bet, Hankow Race Club and Recreation Ground A copy of the report of the directors of the longer a suret that sufficient has been found after all, one cannot be British and not wish | gives the accounts for 1906. The net profit for to continne boring. A lode of silver has been to 800 the Red Ensign the predominant | the year was $2,725.02, after writing off all bad discovered near the bottom of Telegraph Pass fing in
trade between British ports and doubtful deb's, $2,094.30 off buildings sad in the Pung Valley and near San lin and & British Protectorate.
good vein of plumbago has been found. we have yet to ses if there is anything serious improvements have been made during the year $2,319.44 off færniture and plant. Several Doubless other minerals will be traced, and if, in the opposition threatening. So far they have and the Race Meetingy, Gymkhanas, etc., have nx is not unlikely, they will afford profitable had the poorest of vacuees but they may have been well patronised, while lawn tennis has made working, the development of that part of the had promises of support. The last apposition | great strides and golf has a number of Colony will be materially assisted.
lattempted in these waters brought one steamer supporters.
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