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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1911.
CLAIMS FOR MONEY LENT,
COMPANY MEETING.
Co., Ltd.
At the Supreme Court this morning, The Kowloon Land and Building boforo Mr Justice Hazeland, Ip Mai Hui Jong alias Ip Mei Kai sued the Man Ma firni and others to recover $1,000 for money lant and ivangel. Defendants Taung Chak Man anul Chin Wing Yo were used
83 partners.
Mfr. A. G. Jacksons appeared for plaintiff and Me 3. 11. Gerliner defended.
Mr Gawliner, raid his client was to present. In this action My Soth lus been appointed and was still Receiver and bond was using'entured into.
His Lorth Are you going to defend this action?
Mr Garlier-No.
His LorshipWell, Mr Jackson will · prove his case,
Mr Gardiner Lam till instructed but my client is not here and I cannot defend.
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Owing to the absenco from the Colony of the popular organist of St. John's Callicral, the music foring public has The trouty-second ordinary meeting of during the winter been deprived of the A good deal of hysterical, writing has firellders in the Kowloon Land and lilliant monthly recitals which Mr Dennan found admittance to the newspapers of late. Building Co., Ltd., was held at the Co-Fuller has previously been in the habit of regarding the doprestations unde in the any's Offices, Victoria Buidlings, to-day.poriding. Now that he has returned from world of bird-life by those incu who cater Mr T. II. Hough presided and thore Honiu, however, he has lost un time in to the wants of the millinory traile. theru present Messis A, Rodger, J. M. Eroviving the musical trests, much to the Sorom species noted for their beautifal Machado, directors'; R. Chundonbhoy, J. delight of his numerous admirers, who feathers, sucht, the 11 N. Mody. J. Rodger, Mowbray S. came out in large numbers last evening, Bird of Paradiso, curtain rois cic.You can read the latest up-
to-date Volumes for Northcote, E, J. Hughes, MS. Howatt, when the first of the now series was given, were supposed to be in danger of instant Tung Yet Ting, E B. Shepherd and the The programme was carefully chosen, and, extinction at the hunds of the fontur an usual, contained nothing that was cheap collectors. Mr Downhau the little ourotary, Mr A. Shokon Hooper,
'The secretary rent the netics-converting or trashy. It opened with a Gothic suite book under review sbly demonstrates that choral, minuot prayer, toccats-which was the agitation =iesbîi-ignoranca, "and the meeting,
played with marked faste and all-round irisconception aril that so far from any of skill. The cine a Serenade by Frank the species being in danger of extermination Bridge, which was one of the choicest it is to the interest of the bicollocters numbers given. This heating little com to that they are
the position was interpreted with true artistic feeling, though the discordant blunts of a bugle band on the Volunteer parade ground did not add to the charms of the pieca or the confort of the congregation or the organist. Mr Dumann Filler went a little off the beaten track in, introducing the Impression Harmonies of Evening (6. Karg-Eerth, but a fare as by any moans the best of the fore provided. Still, this is probably a matter of taste. By common consent the Andante in F. (Lefebe-Wely), an always popular item, was delightfully given, while Grieg's Hyldnings March, which concluded tho programing, was masterfully played. The only cool selection given was "O, rest in "the "Lord,“ sung by Mas Sahodeld. This ; Som Ginsturing composition was rendered in perfeet taste and with fauldest exjotested.
day, April 4th...
The Chairman, saul-Gentlemen, with you permission wo, will take the report After plaintir hd given evidense Vrand-accounts as read. Dering the Gardinor asked if he could ask a question year under review our net receipts froni, His Lordship-I thought you were no rents show a falling off of 8672.70 on "longer instructed 7
account princnally of change of tenancies and our expenditure on remirs, from the eam entise, shows an incres of 81.438.25, These two items alone are the cut of our only being able to pay a tüvidend of 82, as What relation are you? cousin ongainst 82.50 for that of the previous year, but as all our houses are occupied, and my mother's side,
soue at, increased rental, your Directors confidently expect, failing any unforeseen circumstances to be able to pay for the current you the same divideral as that paid for 1999.
Mr Gardiner asked plaintiff if he wou n friend of defendant.
„Plaintiff--Yes,
His Lordship-A first rousin ?—Yes. Mr Gardiner-You know he disappeared in February?—Yes,
You took to proceedings until after to had gone?—I did not know that he had absconded.
There being no questions the Chairman His Lordship, gave judgment for plaintiff.oved the adoption of the report and
Judgment was also given for plaintit with costs in the case in which Chiu Fuk
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Bishop Landor postpones his' Holiday in favour of Archdeacon. The Chairan-I thank you for your
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Prof. Giles, Dr Martin, Prof. Parker. Mr Davis Me Dyer Ball and others and in so doing has collected and arranged in orderly series all the information ailable concoming this fod tunch ings of the inn who, thengh he died
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Evelyn Evorett a neglected and disappointed teacher The House of of austera morality, bas so powerfully The Disappearance of Nigel Blair, by induenced the Chinese mea" for "so many Florence Warden. centuries. In Bir Walshe's opinion Con- The Marriage of Count Malorto, by D.
Price fucius contributed nothing to the spiritual
Fancy side of the Chinenu religious belief, indeed An Empress in Love, by Fred Whishaw
arm, by Seil Munro," we might say he attenuated, rather than The Love of suns, by Bal Krishna, augmented the original stock n religious thought, by the clisination of the more spiritual or saperiatural elements, and the emphasising of the politico-moral concepts." With this most students will agree, and also with the statement that the primitivo religion of China was a pure suonotheismi Zeus and with loss anthromorphism the primitive Hebrew iden than of God. But the germ of meipient poly-
succession of inspirasi prophets, such as Israel produced, to combat the error the Chinese quickly fell away from the purer form of faith. Confucius was a ritalist rather than religionist, hence the great stress he lays on filial put and the ob servance of certain rita sud ceremonies. sides of all the main roads. Of course it is But for all that he was an agnostic and pot possible to do this everywhere, but the declined to commit himself to any de Council is gradually putting the now drain claration that there was y future life. The in wherever it can, sonictimes with the help of householders. The funds at its lectures are packed with historical and
Amox, March 6. AMO HORTICULTERAL SOCIETY. The data of the Spring Vegetable Show has in bean fixed for Tuesday, March 14th, so it is to be hoped some rain will {fall between now and then. Certainly the dull and overcast skies of the last few days look as if we may at last be grated a little rain. For the month of February the main
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St. Stephen's College, Hongkong, 6th March, 1911, ;- For some mouths past I have been unitu. Potter, K.OY.J... recepts the days have been halcyon days, -indend, wita cloudless suu-bright skies, light zephyrs, and equable temperature. Most unusual joyable, save for the excessive dryness.
for work, yet I was hoping with care to ho
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Stoker Tusan requires a side het of able to pull through the summer. Yestor-9500, but Pte. Potter regreta to say be weather for February, and thoroughly en thuism, was there and with no continued! day, however, the doctor shattered theas hopes by deciding that I must go home for cannot mise stel, an amount but would only he too pleised to fight hùn The best complete res for a time, in the expectation of 20 rounds and the best purse ofered.
The Kulangsu Municipal Council has that I shall be able to return to Hongkong
Putter was challenged by Stoker Tinsau been taking every advantage for months within twelve months.
Bishop and Birs Landor had taken bertheat the last Boxing Tournament held at the past of the dry weather to improve the for London by the P. & 0.9. s. Marmora, City Hall on 28th January last, when the roads on Kulangs, and especially by the due to kail of the 18th instaut. They challenge was accepted. Now as a "puits-making of good wide cement drains by the insist upon. vncsting their cabin in our man it is up to him to come forward.
This challenge is to stand good in any favour, and as the Bishop decides he cannot. leave the diocese at present, if I am absent ease should Potter be inaten in his next also, my wife and I are obliged, though two (2) figlits which are biking place on the with great rolactance, to yield to their 11th and 18th instant respectively. most kind suggestions, which are strong enough to amount almust to commande.. Everyour indeed is most, sympathetic, and our fellow-workers are anxious to do everything possible to make our departure easy. We therefore expect to rendi Loo- don about April 17th, and for a few months. Tetters addressed to Church Misionary The daws have already been made.
Society, Salisbury Square, London, 2.0, i
In the "A" Class Doubles Handian 28 should reach us.
Pairs live vistered, while in the "A" Sin- gles the entries total: 41.
Yours very faithfully,
E JUDD BARNETT. During Archdeacon Barnett's absence the Roy. W. B. Hewitt will be Acting Secretary of the C. M. S. South Chins
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THE LATE DR L. PEREIRA MARQUES.
The Funeral.
In the midst of overy manifestion of sorrow and regret the renmins of the late Dr L. P. Marquis, who passed peacefully away at his residence, No. 3 Praca, Luiz
rest in St. Miguel cenietery, Machis, on
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Ja the Haikwan Cup Doubles Mussy R. and H. Hancock this evening meet Capt Brierley and List. Diy:
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Two Chinese waiters find a quarrel, dar Foreign Parcols from England to China, by which Farrels can now be sent Bot only tong the course of which one poured some Treaty Ports, but to a great many inland boiling water over the other's head. The cities, chiefly those served by steamers and offender was today ordered to pay 34
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A Sanitary department coolie
. Mr. St. Chir, Editor of the Singapore But the new scheme will be a boon to many charged to-day with running a cart over a Missionaries and others now living in towns-boy at Yaumati, causing him such injuries Free Freas, is one of the principal land- s the lnterior, and will at the same time as to necessitate bis removal to hospital, marks in the Straits Settlements, and de-. relieve their colleagues in the ports from Mr J. R. Wood, after hearing the evidence, spite his long service in the tropics in still, the trouble re-posting parcels, as has found that be blame attached to the coolie," | "we are glad to hear, going strong, as witness been bitherto necessary.
who was accordingly discharged.
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ASTORY OF THE CZAREVITCH
A VETERAN JOURNALIST.
the following short autobiography printed on March 1st in the columns of the journal he sa nbly edits
....
de Canoes, on Sunday night, were laid to DEATH OF SIR LEWIS DENING, } North River district that highway robbery
It may be of interest to our readers to on the boats on the stretches of river both The following story of the young know that the Editor of the Singapore Free Rangoon papers regret to record the above and below the rapids is more rife Carevitch is now going the rounds of enetised in eak and rested on a citafalgue death of Sir Lewis Deniagat Jubbulporu en than car, in spite of the spasmedia society in St. Petersborg-His Imperial Press as sometime age entered on kis Towards the end of the Chinese Year, befits his rank, is of course, twenty-fifth year of continuous editorship in the centre of the hall which was saitably Thursday evening, February 16th General
sentry in the Palace precincts Recently, jeuralistic colleagues in charge," or asting druped and surmounted by lighted candles Deuing had Len ill-for a long time frun these highwaymen are always more iu Kreeted with a salute whenever he passes of this journal. He has seen some sightedn and nameretas wraiths, sarongst which sprue and when he cubarked at Rangoon evidence, and the people seem to expect however, it became evident that the honour charge of the Straits Times and so much gratified this young Prince that about a similar number is charge of were those fruin Mr F.T. Marquee, the for Calcutta it was feared that he had not such things as a matter of course. But as deceased's brother, with the inscription. any days to live. Ho rallied, however, a rule things are better in the New You
Sundade iminarcessival do seu affection womewhat and at Calcutta was able to con- This your however, the rabberica have many ocenary excursions ware king the Penang fette, He has hul thres iruno, Mrs. Estephania Xavier and one, tinue bis journey to Bombay. Ho halted at continued into the first month, and on a mado just the box of a certain sentry, the Mr J. M. de Castro. Basto and family, Mr Jubbulpore and there died after two days larger sexle, so much so that boats are now customary salute being accorded hin spelle of holiday": "und of seven months Sir Lewis Dening, who was created being robbed on their way down as well as every time. The matter reached the emia 1800 as an officer of Singapore And Mrs L. Noronha, Consul General J. J. Leiria, Club Lusitanu, Macau Club, and KCB two years ng had been in com- on their way up the rapids. The Mandarins of his father, the Cry, who, to give him Volunteer Artillery when he was attached mand of the Buzmin Division for four years. Lave caught a good many of the robberalasson, issued orders that in future to the Perak Expeditionary Force during many vizers.
Sockaftur the arrival of the s. He was born in Devonshire sixty-three and meted out to them summary punish no noticeshould be taken of the Czarevitch's -Hui Tai from Hongkong, by which Year ago and entered the Army
number of friends of the deserted in the Afghan War, the Burnud expedition, the Dongola campaign, the dused journeyed," In procussion w Tiral, and Waziristan expeditions formed headed by the Chaplains of the Yospective parilion of Mneno with their Crosser beshless full complement of By marrow margin of four votes the slants upon the dangers of the river and to the entry and enquired the reason of and Tras distrials, ung holiday in 1902, and Seminariste from 8. Joseph's College. United States Senate his defeated the the injury to trade. One merchant from the vision. It is by the Czar'sorders," another, with the Imperial Press Con The chief muurner was deceased's only proposed amendment to the Constitution the city of Phyla, who was robbed on his was the reply. The scented at first to forefce in 2009. He lun been altogether. muxriving brother and Messrs J. M. C. for the popular election of United States way up had the misfortune to be in a bent take the matter, but after a few moments thirty-seven years counted with the Posto and Arthur Buste, the former hearing Senators. An attempt was made by that was robbed on his return fourney, and cogitation the Royal youngster approached ropics and the first this three visits to
cushion on which were pinned the de Senator Eugene Hale of Maine to prevent a lot both times. The robbers are said the sentry again and said, pleulingly
the smondinent but by skifu tactics to be getting more flagrant and atrocious.Please just do it once, and I promise England during that time was in 1981, us cumtions of the Isto doctor and the lattes Senator Beams of Tenho mesecded in put la their methods in that they hare bogun you father shan't hear soything about it an invalid expected to pog out" from currying his medical favestiture of diplomating his onleagues on record. Intense 10 steal the clothes from off their victims
The band of the Police Ferce played excitanens prevailed in the Benate chamber well as their money and valuables, in-"] Chopin's Izneral: tazeh and at the gate of while the vote was being counted. After dead sometimes stripping men alzest
number, and repeated over anil or
Mr St. Clair's record is only beaten by the cumetery & guard of honour was postedjournment Senator Bourne wall to cer naked. If but one half of the tales one?HE pla, old story, tobi times witliut savor that of a dentely fair amount of i to de honour to the memory of deceased. respondents that he was encotimgad by the hoars are true, it shows a very lamentable again for the last 37 years, but it is always Threo volleys were fired over the grave.. closenicas of the vote innemuch a hereto state of affair, and one aceding stera a weled story to those in search if health that if Capt. Brinkley of the Japan Max, Our wishes one could hoge There is nothing in the world while bean it thirty years in command Dr Alfred Lello delivered a most foco the proposed amendment hinn ulwaga Aloquent tributo dwelling both in the been defastou verehelungs in the the district would obtain the government Cough Hamad you all Jate Untor's public nad private career. Sente.
ment, exposing the bodies on the river side comings and going by the entries. The the Palong rebellion, when he was secund for sil to sec. But it has not hindered dismay of the heir was profound when, in command to Col KS.F. Walker and other bolder spirits from following pausing his favourite sentry-box the next controlled the entire transport and commis the same nefarious calling, and many are morning, he found that his preserien wat service and corianded the Hub the complaints from travellers and mer ignored. In childish, indignation he went
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