FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1911.
COMPANY MEETINGS.
The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
That all payments beretofore made by the Company to the branch offices of the General Managers of the Company ole where than at Hongkong for commission. for premia sarved or pivered for the Con they be any sul banch of a bu an offirmed.
are rutitled and con-
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ENGLAND IN THE DAYS OF CHAUCER.
Choosing as his title ** A Physician of the Fourteenth Century," Mr A. Bollany Brown on Thursday evening gave a well digested lecture before the Union Church Literary Clab on the intellectual conditions
The forty-second Culinary Meeting sharehollers of the Hongkong Fire In
·surance Co., Ltd., was held at the Offices of Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., lins Just boen read are to permit the pay prevailing in England in the days of,
..
The secretary read the notice evening
the meeting.
if
THE CHINA MAIL.
INFANCY PLEADED IN A
CLAIM FOR A CHAIN.
· At the Supreme Court this morning," before Mr Justice Hazeland, R. J. Oudid sued Sail Jan to recover 85.
Logiship, to plaintiff-Wimt are you --Inm an Assyrian by birti.
His Lordship Yes Pknow. Plaintiff T
a civil engineer by
You claim froma dofondant 35 1-lan For goods sold and delivered?—Yes. A watch and chain ?—And a box of cigarettes.
When did you sell hinthese things ---
the chain ?—At his pince, I was walking Mr Barr Where as it you sold hùm, about and he matched it from my hand and laughert.
in the morning.
His Lordship When wasthi-It was
there and having an acquaintance with hèm
Were you holding it ?-Ho was standing
aid if he wanted again he could have it for $3.
.
- Mr Harris--Yona mean you sold it to him for 83 Yes,
The Chairman said-The allemtions in the articles referred to in the notice which
-General Mg,to-lay-
tent to the general managers of commis sion on business introduces by them to the Cheer. He said that popular opinion Hon. Mr H. Keswich provided and theropany in Hongkong. It may very bull many serions, misconceptions concern-profession were present Sir Paul Chater, Messay H. F. | tunally appear to you as peculiar at anel
a late date in our history that his shoulding the limitations of knowledge or mental White, C. S. Gubbay, consulting coin-ever have been asked for before, Hither-tlook in Plantagenet times, and thint a mitter; 4. 11. M. di Silva, W. E. Clarke, to the only commission paid by Hong study of the writings of Cancer disclosed a J. M. E. Marlo, Ho Fook, J. Barton, Akong to the general managers has been the much higher standard of advancement than Denison, A.-Forbes, B. C. Emooth and general manage commission of a per cent. many supposed. As a recent critic of the The secretary, Mr L N. Leefe.
on the rent, and but for this, the Burine introduced by theme hay aid, thin fenteenth century
was no of violent contrasta,, of violent ein | On February 3. in Hongkong has came to the compung fregof commission. As you are probably all and violent goodness, of voolusiastical The Chairmen said-Gearletong The aware the emission paid by tire majesty and monastic puerility, of profound necopts having been in some lams for sunce companies to agents for the in-earing aid emas stupidity. But over it some time I will, with your permissiva, pur cent, and the general ugers now, good and bad alike, there shines the taxluction of business is very much more than take them as rond. The period which the ask that they shall receive from Tuig light of early morning mud the naivete of figures cover is not one which, het heen kong an agency commission of 10 per cent, childhood. Amongst the most gracious parked by any exceptional features-out-on business they introdster: คน breaks of fire have been quite up to the be the company's figures and salt, maka genter appeal the Geoffrey may appreciate what the effect of this miny
chameters who alorted that age nas. average, and some of the losses vecasioned I say say that the working account for Chaneer, the author of the Canter- thereby have been soins. In those, we 1900 has been dulated with the amount bary Tales and the father of English have of estirse shurd, but our losses br Matheson & Co.
which will be payable to Mear Jardins, a ratio to premium which cannot be re-is
chis, resolution poetry, Mr Brown after giving details is the item of course als being of the poet's parentage and enreer as a gardal ny other than satisfactory. The induded under the bonding accounts courtier, his prosperous early days, his prendum income, after the slight decline of receivable" in the assets. So that you darkened middle-age and gakten sunset,
law, in the figures presented, a
His Lordship--He agrees to take it for a correct Bris for Kovie $9,000, and the income from interest years the expenses of future entered on a brief sketch of the most famous $31-Yes,
should say But of writings. He said that just as Dante Mr Harris-Wasn't there simeone else a rise of sund $5,000, During the year the this application has already received the had eminded medieval ideals in the who saw the suntching —No, not at that Japanese Government converted the ter, but it oraler that the legality of the regions of theoltigy and philosophy at the tim
unmainious approval of the consulting e- Bands in which the comping's depsit in payment should be beyond question it was moment when they hil obtained most tint country was investerf, into 4 per cents thought desimalle ja menit the Articles, in apparent consistency, but ale at the rads-end the spontanity water takonte meter now proposed. This is the moment when they were at the point of by us to deem inculen anwar wich if the iteration-to-article-10 | jussing away, so Chaucer na umbodied
in the notice). The charge in tre held in useves of Government require article 13 (6)" in the notice) fixes the chivalry in the age of its greatest spletion, 1 menis. The deposit is w 100,000 reneration of the Consulting Committes the age of Edward 117,, just as the iné ! · Mr Harris said that defendant was a boy redeemable eventually at eu, standing in the amant-ketelinined at General reation of grupowder and the growing and he was going to plead infancy. A sum the books at 882,400 which is considerably Meeting and removes necessity of a perimli-power of the mercantile - class
cal revision. The change in article 43
were of 13 was agreed upon and defendant Yok below the market value. This amount of ((e)" in the notice) reduces the time about bring it on. Cong the chain and said that he would ask his $18,161.54. taken in conjunction with the during which the Transfer Books have the lecturer said Axan server of men father if it was a good one and his father pratit on working account of 298,179.54 days and brings that Article inte line is equally delightful for his shrewdness and it tested and feed it was pure brass.
sum of 8308,841.08 with Article with, which it has been his sympathetic charity. He is at home with gives a dealt with We recommend paying a consistent. The change in Article 6, is to
Mr Harris-How long have yon known 'dividend of $27.00 per share absorbing enable the Amund Meeting being held on or every one and has a kindly word for all. liha-Along, three yenre
$210,000 and placing $40,000 to reserve
before 31st March in future years, instead. He views the world as a humourist,, but of 10th March as now, the earlier date which will bring that fund up to a million being often diflicult to attain on account of jester, he is never frivolous und and I half. The reinsurance find,the delay
the arrival
the returns from sellom stenstic, he notes faults and faibles, which was innoganted a year ago, and has distant agencies, and punggal 2 of the favourably than it quilo deserves,
The change in Article bit, koolis Sm everything a little more
the last three years shows an interease of
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he closed from farleen days to seven and annners
of
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What is the price at which you usually sell these cigarettes? These are sold at $1,50 and $250,
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Have you ever sold this kind of cigarett
The Heart of a Maid, by Charles Garvíce. for 80 cents 3-
You haven't sold any like these for 80 | amansetter
and to legalise payments already ande, the links bolding the Canterbury Tales commission to then-gents when they gether-Chnager has given as glimpses are, or have been appointed as such. There † into English life and character in the four
may not be any legal recessity for teenth century which are of inestimable this clange at the prop is designed value as affording n hinta as to the first ing committee have recommended a bonus to remove any possibility of subt beginnings of many things which are me to the staff of 19 per cenf. on their salaries, room for difference of opinion as to
the Construction of which, I hope you applove. They
which the Article indissoluble parts of the English character cents?-It depends on the liberality of the VICTORIA SKATING. RINK, Iniy bear. Freniem income shows a further increase 11 (chus (1) Article and constitution.
in the Notice) is the
The general view Whilst this credit, bidance carried forward is ramoval of the wonds which restricted the which he gives of English family life is not
I gather you don't do much civil en- Reserve Fund to a million and which was unfavourable if we bear in mind how large the largest we have ever experienced drafted at a time when that figure must share of the satirist's stock-in-trade rasgineering-Not for the past two years. I Before moving the adoption of the report have appeared a very long way off. The
always been contributed by the ranried my best for the past two years with- and accounts I shall be pleased to reply to progress of the Company curtainly calls for any questions-which shareholts any Mr Denison asked-Do we understand sex. The standard of education was higher got these things to keep mu
its removal.
or-imaginary-iniperfections-of-the-feinlet result, then 1 write to my hoopla and that this ten per cent has already been than might have been expected, even the included in the 1909 accounts?
You did not go for the purpose of selling
with 10 ask.
There being no questions the chainman
recounts.
customer.
DES YEUX ROAD_CENTRAL, Opposite the Central Marker,
SESSIONS - DAILY" FROS 9 A.M. TO 11 P.M«. THE BEST FLOOR.
proposed the adoption of the report and 1909 nents, not is actually paid, but it able amount of general information and the f When I go about I offer things and he The agreement with the Hougkong Club i The Chairman replied that it was in the talk of the unlettered implying a consider those things to him - particularly,
not appear in the working account. It was put in to show exactly what the promin Scriptures are freely quoted in the vera-natched it out of my hand. - - would be. It stood as accounts receivable cular. Agencies were clearly at work which Continuing plaintiff said that the chain contained three or four gates. It was
that they might see the effect it would have in actual working.
Mr W. E. Clarke secoraled and said that he thought he voiced the opinion of all the shareholders present when he said that boy and was on buth sides of the bookain order) in se ensure anticipated the lies not worth much as metal and was sold as -successful working of the caupany was also
the printing press, even the preaching of to the general angers, the consulting comauttee and the stuff and he was are
itinerating cheats, like the Fline had the Mey all appreciated the appropriation of
Pardommer, evidently helping to preserve thu bonus to the staff.","
The motion was carried,
On the motion of Bir Denison segraded
resolutions were carried.
Ton Sir Paul Chater seconded and the
The Chairman-That it all the Isiness now, gentlemen. I heg to thank you for
your intendance.
a curio, Defenlant had worn it for two
three days.
Mr Barris-What antive and be for the common man's mind from utter singefusing to my?-Be kept me three or tion. The means of travel were dasier four dags going after him. than sons have supposed, for the Wife of Defendant was then sworn.
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Mir Harris-Did you buy this chuain from CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, etc. this a→→TE
about it.
Will you tell us exactly how it happened Defendant sail time, piginti mune" "ta Misers W. If. Patts and H. Perey Smith
him and said that the chain was a real were re-elected auditors on the motion of sided at the anaval beeting of the. Hoog. The Bishop of Victoria (Dr Tander) pre-
silver one and that he would sell it for $15, Mr A. Forbes secided by Mr J. M. E.Kong Church Missionary Association held survey of the Physician, ur ratic day he would sue what his father said Mr Brown then passed on to a critical Defendant told hish that if he taue next at St. Paul's College jesterday afternoon. whom Cheer devote lines of The China-Zbat conchides the ta
Amongst those present were the Revs. F. biography. The hits Chancer drops; ness of this meeting, gentlemen Dividend T. Jubason, Foster-Prag. G. A. Hunbury, called the lecturer to trace the varius the chain when the latter said he would Plaintiff did come and giye defendant warmants will be ready to-morrow morning,C.J. Planchett, Hughes, Hewitt, Thorn famous physicians, chemists, surgess sinel I thank you for your attendance.
hill, Stewart and Shaw, Mes Landar, Col. philosophers whom this mediaeval doctor accept it but that he would show it to his Dr. Neville Bradley, Mrs Bunet, Capt. ruling must have been; and then, fallow keep it and if not he would return it. and Miss St. John, Dr. and Mrs Saunders, studied, showing how wide his range of father and if his father liked it he would McKenzie and others.
ing the suggestion of Professor Morris, "an Defendant gave him 812 and plaintiff his depicted in his Physician a real personage, attempt was made to show that Chaucer gavo him the box of cigarettes for 50 conts, no less at one than John of Gasidewder,
Mr Harris-Where did you get the 812 who Tourished in the reign of Edward II.
from-ly pay and some of whose writings are still extant.
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An extraordinary gesond meeting of the Hongkong Firo Insauce Company
Limited, as held at the Office of the Compurry, No. 2, Pedder Strest, to-day presented, the Bishop gave an address on The report, and recounts having been when the subjoined extraordinary Re-the work of the Society at its three chief solutions were proposent serialin by the centres-Hongkong, Fakhoi and Canton. He spoke of the valuable work of the
Chair
3. That the Articles of Asociation educational institutions of the Mission in This led up to a few historian netes altered in oner following
He told you the price was 80 cents
Yes,
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A SCHOLASTIC CLAIM. MrUtto Kang Sing, who appeared before Mr Justice, Hazaland at the Supreme Court this morning, for the Anglo-Chinese Education Trust Co. Ltd., who were wued by Thomas O'Kane to recover $100,80, janked hic Lordship to strike the casu bat
Your father did not like the chain nad'; as he thônght his frierul knew that he had
(4.) That the following Article alall be the Colony, giving instances of the fare, concerning the condition of medicine and was only brian-Yes. When I sued the wrong people.
inserted after Art. 10, namely, 10.renching effects of the Christian teaching surgery in Chaucer's day and the strange
The General Managers shall no received in these places. That Chinese mixture of charlatanry and assured know. wanted to rurun it to plaintiff I could not
be entitled each financial year of parents were not opposed to such tesabing the Company to be paid and was clearly evidenced by the fact deduct out of the awets or income of
the
Company a coumission of ten that they wore ready to give large sum per cent up the gross remin of money for the purpose of enlarge sarned or procured for the Company ment; the most recent, evidence of such an
ledge that the annals of the time depict.
The lecture concluded with some_reffee tions on the Bteriry qualities of Chaucer's style, illustrated by various quotations and
find him for two or three days. I told him that He had better deduct 80 cents and juny. the money back. Plaintiff said that he had alrody sold it an equid woh take it back
Mr J. H. Gardiner, for plaintiff-1 instructed that they are the right people.
Tīru case was adjourned for a week.
BRITISH POLITICS."
Results of Two Bye Elections.
Below we give results of the bye-elections
by the General Managery in Hung-opinion being found in the fues that a his own day he won the deep affection one from my mouth and he gave me
the personal qualities of the man himself again. He began to strike me Blood: kong in each financial your after His Excellency the Governor was to lay of fellow write, while from Spencer down several blows on my face and I called a deduction from such gros premis of the foundation stope of a new building. Longfellow we find chimning coupoliceman and we went to the policestation. the amounts mid by the Company
for reinsurances of and for returned containing a number of large chans room plints paid Mainter Chaucer, four The aspector told me to summon him which recently took place at Westhury and prani in respect of the risks to and chapel for the use of the Anglo Chinese of chence," Chaucer must be acknow which such gos
ghs premia relate)schinol at St. Paul's College. This building ledged as ing essentially English in his Inise I did tot because way, father was not Horncastla
on which promin no commission
there,
WESTBURY.
Phalab―The whole thing is a fabriented The Hon. Geoffroy Howard (Liberal) 5,073
would apart from the provisions of would probably cost neatly $20,000, must freedoms and frankness of spirit, in his this Article be paid by the Company of which was already subscribed by the lines of mind, in his preference for the fb.) By striking out the words **. as from Chinese. His Lordship spake of Pithoi goal in things as they ard than in the falsehood from beginning to end. Isold
time to time may be determined at as a centre of enthusiastic work. The gel in things as they might be, in his the chain to hit for 23. (To defendant) any meeting" at the end of the hospital had won its way into the hearts of loyalty in his pity, in lua treshfulness. Did I give it to you in this broken state 13 and multituting therefore the words any ha or have been the people. A most valuable work was As Professor Ward has put it, He is the interwined at any time by any als being done amongst the lopers first English tct to read who is to enjoy General Meeting of the Company of whore tre bad already confirmed over one hinted to only sur langage unill such remuneration is altered bundred. From Fakhoi to the West River our lituratura with List by any subsequent General Meetingstratched a number of missions which were of the Company."
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It is in the sume condition as I got it.
Plaintiff My Lord, I shall have to ask you to giro him, the Koran wear by. Without that he can fabricate any potat of fathe
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4,848, STEES in Article 4 nad substituting requests were being continually received bedtime a figuru imique in the gallery of To defendant-812 is a large sum of
therefor the word "Seven." (:) By striking out the words "heel Canton, his Lordship feit to be tad of Dr Sibres, who was
for mixte teachers. The third centro, English writers.","
*Unionist majority 107. money. Why did you not ask for n the like, perials in every year
the chair, thanked receipt -Because you promised to come
The Liberals have made a botter fight the und of Article. to and waketi-speel interest. The large. Teong-hing the lecturer heartily for his address wid a next day and I trusted you for a receipt. this time than at the General Election, tuting therefor the words on or district, lying to the East with about 700 short discussion upon Chawer nad his
when Lord W. de Eresby (U.) defented SOLE AGENTS : before the ist March in every towns and sillages, was opening up iu a tiny then ensued in which the Ites. thu tuld by defendant and gave slection was caused by the death of the
His Lastaja muid that he did not believer Lingfield by 604 voter.
The bye: uding at the end-of-Section 1 Wonderful way to the reception of Christi C. I. Hickling and Mr Goblen took part
Earl of Ancaator and the consequent judgment for plaintill for
elevation of Lord. Willoughby do Eceaby tu the Peorage..
By
of article 9 the following words neity. He had already dedicato moveral Any Branch Office of the Cleneral nucestral halls which had been handed Managers situato abroad may be over formisted sod: rendy na preaching appointed blo Agents of the Co balls. Unly a week ago, His Lordship pany abroad under. this Section and rauenta in resco with the aid, he had cured 108 people in that provisions thereof."" -
district
1.) By striking out Article III and substituting therefor the following Article Tho Rasures Fund shall if peticable consist of a sum of not Jenn Chan $1,000,000,"
AN EXCELLENT LINIMENT, 2
TIVERY family and especially shows who & REJIEDY WHICH NEVER FAILS race in the country should be ARRHOEA should be rod without provided at all then with a hittle off film altiniu aul by a micdicine which Chnarberlain's Pain Balin. There is no like Chamberlain's: Colic,- Cholera, and
THE SAME OLD STORY.
all story, told times without Eriumber, and, rupeated over and over again for this lust 17 years, but it is always
Addremes were delivered by B1 Eyre, telling when it may be wanted in ense of Diarrhoea Femerly not only euros promptly. welconte dary to those in konral of houlth Dr. Bradley, the Rev. G. Bunbury and an acculent or ordergency. It is most but produce, no unpleanut, after effects.There is nothing in the world at cares the Rev. C. 1. Blancbolt, after which the excellent it all cases of thaumatini, sprains Le never fails, and be lensent amb ante toughs and elus ts quickly a Chamber Bishop closed the meeting with the and bruises. For sale by all Cheinlatsand take. For sale by all Chemists and in's Cough Remely For unly by all Benediction.
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