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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY."
At the Chinese Y,M,C,A. tonight, Mr R. 11. Kotewall will delivor a lecture on
Government."?
We hear that the English Mall which
COMPANY-MEETINGS.
China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd.
nounce. No, the foreign barbarian has arrived today had a full complement off the general agents, Bears Jantine come to rob, and there is nothing more | passengers, not 4. single birth being un to say. That is the attitude in-cupied. variably assumed and Young China]
The thirty-third ordinary nnnal meet ing of the shareholders of the China Sugar Roftning Co., Ltd., was hold at the flies
Matheson and Co., Ltd, to-day, A
Hou. Mr Henty Keswick prosided and thern were prenant Sir Paul Cantor, Mesars J. W. C. Donner, H. P. White, W. Logan, consulting committee; W. E. Clarko, A. Rodger, T. E. Pearce, R. Cox Edwards, F. Smyth, A. F. Arculli, Ho Fuk, Lo Chong Sui, Wong Leung Him, E. F. Aucott, J. Johnstowe, Po-Sing, and the secretary, Me The accretary road the notice convening the meeting.
The Sanitary Board ang advising all by means of the Self-Government those persons who have not den vaccinat Societies, which are entirely under itsed within the past fire year to be control, rises up its voice in aecinated, unless they have lind smallpox. yell, just as the boatwomen of
While H. M. destroyer. Maori was Canton and Hongkong raise their undergoing atosus trials at a spoed of 30. Barts unmelodious voices whenever they afton an hour of Shoeburyness, the waves caused by the vessel swept a large munta wish to verbally down an opponent.
overbowl. The man was drowned. International questions fortunately aro krot thrashed out quite in the same way as a boatwomen's debate," and the brawling erics of the market place, which really represent the wis „dom of the ignorant, can be put aside as of no account. But the press of
a beautiful flat.entitled Fruast" will be
Mr Sherwood Eddy who is in Hong: a writer in the Peking Daily Neusong, and in all probability will spend
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1911.
[COFTRIGHT]
THE RUSSO-CHINESE RUFTURE.
RUSSIA FIRM IN HER DEMANDS.
sugars increased, and it was found im possible to maintain priços at a paying level, a steady dealino taking place until the end of the year resulting in a loss on working of 851,000.79, ks shown by the acounts presented to you. At the moment I regret to say that thore is little prospect of nurch improvement, as though the rolnery has been at work since the begin ning of the year prices remain too low to ndmit of any profit being made for the prosont; on the other hand with the low rates now ruling consumption ought to improve, enabling us to increase our output of sugar and thus reduce ratio of east.St. Petersburg papers pablish strong Before moving the adoption of the report anti-Chinese articles, and predict that and accounts I shall be pleased to answer there will be a rupture in the relations any questions which shareholders may of the two countries unless China
yields to Russian demands.. desire to ask.
There being no questions the chainman proposed the adoption of the report and accounta
f.
Mr F. Tastor seconded and the motion
was carried.
On the "motion of Mr Michael seconded
HONGKONG'S® AVIATION
MELTING.
China Must Viold.
(Reuter's Service to the China Moil). LONDON, March 16.5
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
RUSSIAN TROOP: EVACUATE,
(Router'e Sertica. to the China Mail)
LONDON, March 16.
The Chairman said Gentlemen. The Toport and accounte having boon in your On Friday night thurs will be another hands for some days, I propose to follow change of programme in connection with the usual course and take them as road. The year under reviow opened with encour- the Empire Ciseautogmph Theatre when aging prospects for the refinery and there by Mr R, D. Duster, Mesurs B. P. While was a good demand for our sugars during and J. W. C. Banner were re elected to the exhibited for the first time in Hongkung. the earlier months at a satisfactory nigin consalting committee.
A message from Teheran states tint Mr A. R. Lowe was re-elected auditor the evacuation of Kaźvin by the.. Thu All-Indin erickot tuam proceeding of profit. About the end of April, how-
orur, a change began to cans over the on the motion of Br 3. C. Moxon seconded Russian troops una completed yesterday: China is not wholly run by the /to England this summer has been finally markets in the north, the demand foll off | by Mr Weng Loang Him.
elected. The young Maharajah of Patiala considerably, and great difficulty was The Chairman-That is all the business Cossacks who are left there as
morning with the exception of 80 ignorant. Many of the minst astute has accepted the caplaincy of the team, esportenced in moving off the refined sugar gentlemen.
Consular guard. minds of the nation are now engaged which sails by the mail-bent on the 6th which had been sold ahead. Following upon upon it. It is for this reason then May.
this stagnation in the sugar markot, came the financial troubles in Shanghai and other
|NAVAL ADMINISTRA- that we think it does not well become
places during July and August, which still
TION IN RUSSIA. further aggravated the situation, and when in October a rapid decline in the price of
The Arrangements,
ABUSES NOT PROVED beat sugar in Europe took place, in enn.
The Far East Aviation Co. love Coin-
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) sequence of largely increased estimates of the coming crop. tlte position come to one bed with the remilations of the Guren-
Lovos, March 155 of practical deadlock, and ovog je. the most not...to, have fights too: cent.
lego from St. Petersburg. vure competition of other togus, concerHongkong, although Eappy Valley of even sions in price had to be made all round, he. Fraya, Connaught Road, opposite says that an Imperial Rescript states. which involved us in considerable loss the Hongkong Club, or above the harbour, that the Commission appointed to You will gather from what I have said that would have been mich better for an ex-inquire into the alleged abuses in the the year was beset with unusual difficulties hibition than the valley of Shatin and mach naval, administration found no ground auder the circumstances the result of mission could not be got on Accbuat of credits voted for torpedo boats and and you will I think agree with me that
more convenient to the public. This per- for the charges of misapplication of
unsatisfactory, enabling pe to recommend a final dividend of 8 per the written consent of the Governor:
as it does aviators only being allowed to ascend, with The Commission, however, recome sharu and to place a substantial sum to but no regulation provents any aringar, mends the recrganisation of the credit of equalization of dividend fand, of up to the present, from ascending from Ministry of Marine and the framing both of which I trust you will approve. foreign territory, flying across the Colony of regulations for the control of the Since the beginning of this year there has above the forts, taking as many, saap building programme. I regret to say been little or no improvehole or sketches as he likes from above ment in the condition of the market;
a paper supposed to represent the one few days here, is to deliver a lecture opinions of the Wai-wu-pu-to allegeat the City Hall on Friday evening on clever misrepresentation cu the Some pational ideals." Mr Eddy is sucirkel wikir di Ja ņ 30 lt in the part of the British Minister in the world while work wmong students.
Pho- 5.30 p.m.-Lecture by Caph do L.Yunnan dispute The British Min-Jecture is under the auspicies of the Chinese
Sinions, R.4.A.D.C. at Volantoerister should be the last man charged Handquarters,
with dissimulation. Grent Britain has o, intention of stealing any territory front Chinu on the Yaunan frontier.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, March 18-
YMCA.
First Aviation Meeting in Hongking. Her object is to secure peace among Coronation. This volume, which will be the working maybe regarded as not the aviation regulation of this Colony submarines for the Black Sea
2.30 p.m.ffinity Competition F
C.U.S.R.A King's Park, 4.30 p.m.--Distribution of Prizes
C.U.S.RA, King's Park. MONDAY, March 20:--
p..-Annual Meeting Hongkong "Charuber of Commerce. 9.15 p..Lady Lugard at Home' at
Government House,
TUESDAY, March 2
pn., Lecture at Union Church Literary 'Club. 9.15 p.m.-Concert in R. E Theatre in aid of the Tacurosted Subliers and -Sailors' Help Soziuty. SATURDAY, March 25:-
Inspection of 11. K. V, C. by General 8.m.-Devonian Dinner at Hongkong
Over Coinminding.
Totul.
TUESDAY, March 28-y
i
12.15 p.m.-Meeting of Chin-Borneo
Co., L 6 p.Entries close for V.R.D. Sports. THURSDAY, March 30:-
Stockbroker Settling Day.
The King has graciously given to the Univaity of Oxford permission to dedicate His Majesty a special Payer Book for his known as the Coronation Prayer Book, the wild tribes who are to be found will be printed in red and black from new there and what she would like to scotype, 'specially designed initials being brought about would be for China to introduced. Oxford India paper will be take up the frontier delimination-work cloved... ngain where it was dropped by the London telegrams of the 3rd inst. Chinese commission a few years ago,nounce that Gmy, the young Australian and so remove from that region all billiard player, has again beaten the world's record with a magnificent break of 1,678 questions of possible dispute between 31 Jolin Roberts will, it is stated, meet the two Powers. The boundaries of George tray in London in April and they China are so ill-defined that no will travel together for eighteen months, wonder these troubles occur. The visiting nearly every part of the world sooner then that she set bouiulary where there is a white population which Commissions to work the better takes an interest in billiards. but menntine Young China would
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. be well advised to use more temperáto
Mr C. E. A. Hance arrived to-day by language when discussing such matthe Siberia from Shanghai, ters and to drop the bad habit of
To-day the remains of the late King ascribing despicable and naworthy
of Sam were to be cremated amid
9 pim-Union Church Literary Club motives to those people of the West
Business Meeting.
The China Mail.
with whom they come in contact in a national sense.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
gorgeous ceremonial-
G.
Mr and Mrs Cruickshank, of Falconer and Co., arrived today from home by the English Mail,. ...
SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING IN CANTON.
(Wah Tea Yat Pole Bervice.)
CANTOS, March 16.
prices remain low and the prospects for the and then to return to foreign territory mediate future aro not particularly again. No international law exists stipulat encouraging, trade of all kinde having bosning the rights of the air. On account of saveroly handicapped by the recent cut-such rules and regulations, which are prac break of plague in the North, which has,tically of no use whatever, heaps of difficul undoubtedly hindered an improved de ties have to be overcome by aviators who
His Excellency Chang Ming Ki, mand for eagar: competition also is of desired to exhibit in Hongkong before the course ever with us, but I am pleased to public.
Viceroy of Canton, was present at a big say that the refinery was never bettor
Hongkong people who want to witness meeting of the Chinese gentry and equipped to meet it than it is at the pre-aviation, which has had such tumenes merchonts held at the lion Lan Collage, sent time, and you may fast assured that success everywhere, even in the Farwhen the subject of gambling suppres economical working has our constant East, will have to go to Shatin, which is
sion was discussed. attention.
an ideal place for aviation, no doubt,
All present unanimously promised The Chairman added that there was the surroundings being splendidly protect most another matter which had occurred in ed against winds from nearly tires His Excellency the Viceroy, that they the last for days. There was a report sidus. A fine long hauch, at low would do their best to raise revenue'ns from Japan that the import dealers Had tide absolutely dry, will serve as nero compensation for the gambling tax. got together and decided that they would drone. The place where the Far East It was request that the 30th March not import any more foreign sugar and Aviation Co. is permitted to exhibit flights be fixed as the first day for the sup- that they intended to boycott any in-is nearly one mile long and three quarters pression of gambling, without any dividual or firm who continued to buy of a mile wide. On Saturday, Sunday extension foreign sugar. As to the correctness of and Monday extra aviation trains will run these reports and whether they would be to Shatin from 11am to 2.30 p.in. able to carry out their intentions he was Booking in brisk. One train de licee will not certain. They took steps and asked. į ruzi evcryday at. 2.30 p.m.; convoying H.E. Rev. A. C. Moretou, M.A., has been their Yokohama offico if the reports were the Governor and party.
(Fah Te Fat Pe's Service) appointed Chapinin to the Tamar, correct and if so to draw the attention of Admission to the aviation grounds is by
Parse, March 15. additional, for His Majesty's Dockyard the Commercial Attache in Tokyo and ask ticket only. The aviator, Mr van den
An urgent telegram has been sent to ed by the Young China party, as an Fox stealing a box of clothing from Ny,
and Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong. if such was not a breach of the tranty Born, will fly in a biplane of his own con the Viceroy of Chili by the Grand unharnessed force and pleads for 40 Kowloon City Roid, Hunghor, a
The recent changes in The Buffs brings obligatione. Before moving the adoption struction of the Chanute Farman type, Councillors requesting him to proceed forbearance in view of the stage of native was sentenced to three months Major C. C. Cobbe, 2nd Battalion, to the of the report and accounts I shall be with quite a number of improvements. "It
to Peking immediately. transition through which the nation. R. Wood, at the Magistracy this consequence he becomes second in com-
imprisonment and for hours stocks, by head of the majors of the battalion, and in pleased to answer any questions which is about the same type that has been
sharabolders may desire to aak,
bought Intely from Farman by the English There being no questions the Chairman War Office... propceed, the adoption of thin report and our contemporary, China will be able mitting the rubbery but was grentually to get it under control, but only after
Mr W. E. Clarke seconded and the LADIES' BOOTS many blunders will have been "con-
On the motion of Mr F. Smyth seconded mitter As impartial observers we
by Mr R. Cox Edwards, Sir Paul Chater, and SHOES fear that the case is worse than this,
Mesars J. W. C. Bonnar, H. P. White and Ped, whereas the red flag on the mama
committee,
WM. POWELL.
LIMITED,
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1011.
AN UNHARNESSED FORCE.
A WRITER in the Péking Daily News | describes public opinion, as represent
LA Lian-yin, the head enniuch during the regime of the Inte Express Dowager, is reported to have died on the 8th instant, Raiders of Meurs Band and Exckhouse' "Chinn under the Empress Downger" do not need to be reminded of the sinister influence wielded by this man.
Thu body of the late Capt. Buller, of the Indo-China steamer Onsang, who was drowned at Chinwnagt, ha been found and interrod at Shanhakuan.
NEW DELIVERY is passing. In course of time, says morning, Defendant got away after sem-and
OF
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mrested.
י
Mr Jorunt, the Governor-General of accounts.
la the statement unido by Mr. R. Algeria, has resigned, declaring that the McKenna, the First Lord of the Admiralty trend of recent debates in calculated in introducing the Naval Estimates, seriously to prejudice the interests of he said that certain question affecting the
France,
motion was carried.
The band of the Rajputs will provide a programme of music.
In case the weather is unfavourable the public will seo by the blue flag hoisted on the C. P. R.'s, fagstaff, that flying in post-
VICEROY CALLED TO
PEKING:
THE YUNNAN BOUNDARY.
(Wah Ter Yat Po's Service.)
PERSO, March 15.
-that-what-we have to fear administrative na orginization of the In the House of Commons the Promiar, W. Logan were re-elected consulting ng staff will indicate that Gying will take of Yunnan, has been ordered by the
that the unbridled force of Young |China, enge out of hand, will land the country in serious difficulties, The spirit of unreat which is now rampant throughout the big empire is
Dominion Naval Forces ud boon discussed Mr Asquith, stated that the King would with the Dominion Governments and hehe absent on his visit to India probably hoped that many details would be settled from the middle of November to the end prior to the Imperial Conference.
The Hon. Trevsurer of the Alice
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Among the passengers leaving by the
Nippon Marn to-morrow are Sir A and Lady. Edmonstone who have been staying
with Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard ab Government Honec.
Meters W. Hutton Fotta and H. Percy Smith were re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr T. E. Pearce seconded by Mr A. Rodger.
The Chairman-Dividend warrants may
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APPOINTMENT. DECLINED.
(Wab Ta Yat Po's Service) zheumatism, neither of which require any
PERING, March 15. intemal treatment. All that is needed to afford relief is the free application of Prince Su bag declined the appoint Chamberlain's Pain Balm Give it a trial, meat of Viceroy of Mongolia and has You are certain torbe pleased with the quick relief which it affords. For sale by recommended that Chao Erh Bhun ba
appointed.
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Hon Mr Henry Keswick presided and
The secretary read the notice convening the mosting...
The Chairman said-Gentlemen,-The report and accounts having been in your
hands for some days we will with you per- mission follow the usual doors and tako
The death is announced of Colonel F. D. there were present Mam H. P. White, P. & 7. Steanu Navigation Cu, 22 50.
Barrington Foote, formerly of the Royal J. W. D. Bonnar, P. Tester, Michaal, G. A Caletta message shy's that Sir Military School of Music, who joined the C. Moxon, F. Soares, R. A. Duetur, Po ions without first taking the troubie Sassoon David has total flint the quantity Army in-1869 and retired in 1906. He Sin, Wong Leong Bim, and the Secretary, to enquire into the circumstances of of oplus for expert to Singapore and other served in the Afghan War of 1880, and Mr J. Basters, any given gase, and when it ca- markéta outside Chimi la 10,000 instead of with the Egyptian Expedition in 1882, and counters opposition and criticism'dis 16,007 chests, and price,500 sistemit the latter was mentioned in Despatches plays truculence or exclaims that all 1,3 the budget tatinate. This and received the bronzo Star and the its critics sit in the seat of the cumet, le sud, wanli roduce considembly Fourth Class of the Mcdjidie.
the unfair impetition to which the Says the Times of Ceylum-r A. A. scornful. Now that is not the way legitimate trade with Chinn was exposed Whelan, Manger; of the Hongkong Bank, them as read. I regret that the hopes of to obtain one's object for will it rendering to opium mangled from Bugspris. is going home in leave, and will be sus
better times expressed by my predecessor international negotiations smoother in Sir Fleetwood Wilson rudied that negoceded by Mr A. Bharp, from Foot meeting hare, as far as 18:0 is concerned, when addressing you se our last panel their running
latins of the most delicate nature were Me Sharp will be relieved at Foochow by not hon fulfils, Entas you are probably The recent action of Rússia on, the going on, with Poking, and The Indian-Mr C. H. Balfour, who will be jumeing aware the year was one of great disappoint- Mongolian and Sinking Trier and Goyment could not pally say mure through Colomi on Saturday. When Mrnent in the sugar trade generally, and it the steps taken by Great Britain to with, uhaps, injuring objects ir. Macsintrole gous bome next. April, he is only natural therefow that we should Sason Duri had at heart. The resolution will be andreedel by Mr A. Barlow have to beat our share of it. Daring kler preserve pence and good order on the ww defenten.
who went home from Bombay and whole earlier montha there was a steady demand Buruia frontier have led to much wild |
returning trim leave. Other members of for our sugars in the local-market at priecs the Hongkong Bank staffing through which showed a fair margin, and then in the vernacular press. It is complirty thes who use it for C. Anderson, for Pending: Mr H. D, Dud foult of the gear would at all events hu HAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy never Colonite by the Mongolin are:-MIJ fileht to keep the Refinery
at full work it appeared probable that the" at once that both Powers have obstinate agis, colds and irritations of aggressive designs on Chinese terditore te throat and lungs. It stands untivalled fry for hanghai: Mr A. G. Styphen for newer than those of 190. Tym Jaly as a rewery for all throat and long diseased Hongkong, and Ms AD. Brent, for onwards, however, the market lemmo ex- und that they intend to filch huge For sale by all Choinite and Storekeepers Poking
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