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NEWS OF THE DAY.
COMPANY MEETING.
B.M.S. Clio arrived in Hongkong, this | Hongkong and Shanghal Bank morning.
Ing Corporation.
The ordinary balf yearly meeting of the saraholders of the Hongkong and Shang
City Hall, to-day. hal Banking Corporation was held at the
The French Mail of the 18th July was delivered in London on the 18th Aug..
men of genius" superior to our scientific men. The hundred phy- sician who have the largest incomes selected from the hundred thousand physicians of the country, and the À, sum of $200 in caah has been stolen hundred multi-millionaires selected | from No. 437, Queen's Road West. from the million men of business, do not obviously surpass in ability or character the hundred lending scien- tific men selected from five thousand. It is indeed probable that the condi- tions existing in this country are paralleled in Great Britain, Germany, and France. In no country does there seem to be a group of younger men of genius, ready to fill the places
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1911.
STOP PRESS
la doodless for me to traverse old ground by agali, pointing out its advantages. Suficient to say that the llas will prove of great. value, not only to the provinces through 8.8. RENGLOE DAMAGED. which it passes, but to the whole of China sand also to this Colony. I hope the wark will be pushed through with all possible. spood.
At three o'clock this aftemoon the ..
The other matter is surrency reform in Japan of the Apcar line was nighted China. This difficult and complex question nine miles South of Gap Rook towing a which has long born mosted, is now re disabled steamer, which Istar we heard ceiving the serious attention of the Chinese
opened at Flagshan on September 1st next.general manager; F. H. Armstrong, A.Government and, I treat, we may shortly was the Ben Line's Banglos. From the
Forbes, C. B. Lensman, F. Lieb; Ho An interesting, article describing boum Tang, H. Eumphreys, E. S. Kadoorie, on page 3 the work of Rauter is done will be found E. D. Haskill, D. Haskill, T. EP'eres,
A. Rodger, J. M. E. Machado, H. L A. Bryer, Dr J. W. Nobles, F. H. Thumas, Donnya, Sr., Ho Fook, W. Hutton Potts,
W. Dunbar, Chan Kai Ming, Chun Tong, Yung Hing Pang, C. S. Gubbay, F. A. Games, Wong Leung Him, Is "Cheant
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notified to-day a weekly return will only be There being again no cases of plague
issued in future.
see some definite more for the establish Harbour Office we learn that the Bengola ment of a national and uniform currency signalled to Cap Rock Station that the throughout the country. It is curtain that
the Chinese Government can count on tail end of her, main shaft was brokes..
ed in China affairs in helping to bring the hearty co-operation of all intercabo
shout this desired result.
I shall not detain you longer. According to our custom I leave the review of trade
TYPHOON WARNING.
The telegrama quoted below was received
tion. This holds not only for science, H.M.S. Cho is now on his way out in ship, J. W. Taylor, `A. V. Apcar, A. B. and general business over until the end of by the American Coneclate General Hong
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but also for other forms of activity. There is no living peer of EnscoLN, BISMARCK,
CAVOUR or Academy of Letters is just, nove being planned in Great Britain, and its
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DEATH.
Hrs. On August 19th, 1911, at the Peak Hospital, EDWARD Jover Heans, aged 50 years. Deeply regretted.
pared with what it might have been in the middle of the Victorina era."
After this blast of pessimism it is refreshing to turn to an English newspaper, the Daily News, and find that in England at least we are still producing a few great men. Says our contemporary:-"Tho life of Dr. | WALLACE reminds us of a truth which Englishmen do not always appreciate. For all their endow- ment of pride, they are excessively 3p.m.-Austion of Crown Land at Public modest in their estimate of this
Works Department.
country's contribution to the dynamic thought of the world. They sce around them nations who have carried the artisanship of science to a much higher pitch, who have contrived by organisation and economy to get the
MEMOS TOE MONDAY,
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, August 26.
3.30 p.m. Fourth Gymkhana Meeting.
TUESDAY, August 29 :——
3.p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting.
THETADAY, August 31 :-
The China Mail
5. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld year. So far in the ten years of
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS.
Hongkook, April 16, 1907,
Surgeon Orwis, the new surgeon of H.M.S. Crescent..
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A Chinese boatman was at the Mag. his anchat on entering the port. istracy to day food. #25 for failing to drop
The woman who was charged at the Magistracy with kidnapping a child which was concealed on her back has been cont
misted for trial.
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Surgeon Fisher, of B.M.B. Minotaur, who joined her when Sargeon Cuatance want Home, is sick and bas over once the R. N. Hospital.
The Thistle wont down before the Rose at Bangkok on July 29, when Scottish Rugger ffieon was defeated by an English team by five points to all.
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Griffin, C. Gordon Mackie, J. Pinckney,
F. H. Joans, E. H. Ray, P. J. Buckland,
Arnold, and F. Smyth.
the year. But I would like to mention,kong from the Manila observatory at 19 however, that locally we have experienandnoca today 'exceptionally_dail times of late," and 1 Manila, August 19, 11.41 m. Cyclona
The Chial Manager road the notice con- regret to way that the hopetal cutlook or typhoon N. E. of Lun, moving.
refordd to at our last meeting has not beenWS.W. reaing the meeting..
The Chairman said :-Gentlemen-Tho
report and accounts have been in your hands for some time and I shall take them as road. Your directors are pleased to Įbring before you à favourable report and fest assured that shareholders will agree with them in considering the result of the
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realised, so fue an Hongkong is concerned, I hope on the occasion of our next meeting, the repart from the chair will record & recovery from the deprássed state of trade ruling here at presen
Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts as presented, I shall be pleased to answer any questions you
may put to the chair.
Thero being no questions the Chairman Proposed the adoption of the report and
accounts.
MUSICIAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER,
At the Criminal Sessions at the Soprane Court this morning, Before Mr Justice. Gompertz, Luk Chiu was charged with
manslaughter
Hon Mr G. C. Alabantur, Acting Attorney-General, sppeared in prosecute on behalf of the Crown, instructed by Mr F. BL Boxing, Crown Solicitor.
The following were sworo in as furces car M. Lauritsen, P. F. EXIMO A Wheil, foreman, F. B. K. Tata. G. S. Rose, H. F. Broje, J. J. Robean.
half year's working very satisfadory. Ja- cluding $2,089,161.91, brought forward from last half year, there is available in the general profit and loss account
Dr J. W. Noble in seconding said the sum of $3,232,644.16, and 1 hope you will approve of the following distribu- tise with pleasure to second the adopt- tion which we recommend - dividend of son of the report and accounts of the Mr Montagu has introduced a Bill en-£2 per share, five lacs added to the Hongkong Bank. The facts and figures powering the Government of India to grant silyar reservo fund and the balance of contained therein are indicatiro cf good
Mr Alabaster said that prisoner and management and the safe conduct of the superannuation allowances to the widow 12,038,774,88, to be carried forward. The affairs of this bank. Of banking, and evan deceased were both musicians. Prisoner and "other personal representatives of a dividends you have BO long been civil servant dying while on the active list acccustomed to receive represent a very know but little; but of reserves we all Pantly he did not at first offer the full of ordinary banking. figures, most of us had engaged deceased as his substituts and handsome return on our capital, and there norporisething, and the chairman has that the substitute thought bo was The total output of the Chinese En-is no doubt that the success of this bank just told us and baly, that there is no entitled to. They had a fight about a fow gineering and Mining Company's three has been largely due to the wise policy doubt that the succses of the bank has been data. There was evidence that prisoner mines for the week ending 5th August, adopted in the past, and steadily followed, largely due to the wise policy adopted in struck doccased with his fists and as a matter 1911, amounted to 31,212,44 tons and the of building up substantial reservas. You the past, and steadily followed, of building of fact prisoner kicked him. The fight salon during the period, to 13,380.23 tous. are now benefitting from that policy in soap wubstantial reserves."
These words took place about 7 o'clock in the evening small degree and I am sure it will continue might be applied with profit to most of our and at 3 a.ta. the rart morning deceased We have received from Biz L. Gibbe, to receive you support. There is very companies, for what is true as to banks, is went home and at 4 o'clock it was noticed the hon. secretary, the schedule for the little in the statement of accounts calling equally trus with respect to all companies that he was ill, when he was taken to the ander the auspices of the Hongkong igures under the different headings are example of the inauguration of a wise taken in the presence of prisoner. "He 1912" fower and vegetable show to be held for special comment, the variations of the and corporations. This bank is a shining hospital where his dying depositions wer Horticultural Society. There are 103 such as must naturally take pace from policy rigidly adhered to and I hope it died Inter in the day. A pat mortem classes.
time to tira in the amalgamation of the will be continued so that in the days examination showed that there were no
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able boards of directers, have never failed Government Civil Hospital, in his evidence
this expansion would seem to point to a has been to many in the past, a mystery, uncommon thing,
The motion was carried.
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JULY WEATHER.
Queen of the Netherlands' Birthday utmost out of the second and third
(1850)
order of intelligences From this they are inclined to draw the conclusion that Englishmen have played, and will play, a lesser part in the fertilies- tion of the world's mind. ·· Ta HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1911. conclusion is erroneous.
A telegram from The Hague of July 29 balance sheets of our numerous branches and of adversity we may yet live and have external marks but one of his kidneys was England states that the highest temperature aince agencies in different parts of the world, our being. In providing the where ruptured so that it was for them to bas during some centuries produced 1849, namely, 353 C (F) was recorded However, as customary, I will make a few withal to "pay handsome dividends and say whether the rupture was caused by THE PRODUCTION OF
at the observatory at de Bildt (Utrecht), comparisons between this, and the two in addition, build up' reserves, our prisoner or not. Mem more than her share of genius of the Fires hire been reported in many places previous statements. Our note circulation managers, assisted as they have been by Dr. Y. M. Kock, Superintendent of the GENIUS.
first order, and has been the mother in Holland za result of the continued usually high figure for this time of the year; as. How it is done, is to me to-day, as it stated that a raptured kidney was a very on 30th Jane. stood at 817,700,000, an un- of not a few of the great ideas which heat. AMERICAN papers are keenly discuss have made and unmade systerus and ing the prospects of the United States philosophies. The doctrine of natural the Garate shove the signature of Mr A. state of trade generally in South China to-day, and long may they continue to do
A Customs notification appearing in better demand for money, due to improved they have been doing it for a long time, The jary returned a verdict of not guilty.
business conditions, but unfortunately the in good times and in bad, they are doing it and bis Lordship discharged prisoner. receiving one of the Nobel prizes this selection, whose reactions
upon H, Harris states that, in accordance with does not warrant such a deduction. The fit. I am sure our thanks are due to the thought and politics and religion store, the travel through the inspector macet reasonable explanation appears to he, board of directers and the whole staff of The Nobal Foundation the prizes constitute the chief chapter in the General, the importation of Parsian and that owing to the recent unrest in the the bank who have always so ably mafo. of the value of £8,000 each-have history of the last half of the Turkish and any other non-talian foreign Kangtang Province and consequent cur guarded our interests. I have much plas been bestowed upon fifty-six indi-nineteenth century, had two sponsor, the Chinese Government; such prohibition instead of circulating freely or returning to report and acccitints.
opium into China has been prohibited by tailment of credit, notes are being held sure in seconding the adoption of the meteorological observations made at tia The Gazetta publishes an extract of viduals, not counting the two Peace and they were both Englishmen.to take affect on and after January Lt, as through the ordinary channels of trade.
Hongkong Observatory during the month, Societies. Their racial distribution The exuberance of the English 1912.
Silver current socounts at 8109,494,599.38,
of July. The highest temperature recorded Mr Henry Humphreys proposed that the during the month was 91.2 on the 16th. is as follows: Germany, 15; France genius is no argument against
are 10 millions lower than the In drawing attention to the seateces high water mark reached on
election of Mr C. S. Gabbay, Mr E. Shellim There were two other days when 90 de 10; England, 7; Holland, Russia, method and organisation-it would passed upon a condemned murderer by the June 1910, but about 4 millions above and the Hon. Mr C. H. Ross 13 directors groes was reached, the 17th and the 26. Italy, and Switzerland, 4 each; be a melancholy thing if it were Shanghai City authorities, which involves the December total. Fixed deposits in be confirmed. Mr A. Bryer seconded and The lowest daily maximum temperature Sweden, 3: Denmark, Spain, and twisted into this-but it is on the low killing of the culprit in a silver hase increased about $2 millions the motion was unanimously agreed to... was 60, on the 4th. The lowest minima United States, 2 each; Austria, Bel- Largument against pessimism."
outrageously barbarous manner, and under during the half year and are 81 millions The Chairman Tast is all the basiness,temperature was 75", on the Sed. The gium, and Norway, 1 cach
circumstances unparalleled in any country
higher than a year ago. Gold current ae- gentlemen, I thank you for your attendance. means for the month were:-Mxx., 80,† : Singularly enough, Germany has
in the world claiming to be civilized, we counts stand at £4,187,000 against The dividend warrants will be ready on mean, 82; min., 78.6. The greatest can only point out, says the National last year and £4,006,000 on Sist. December
£4,723,000 in the corresponding period Monday.
humidity was 89-on the 4th and again ca received prizes for everything but
the' 20th. Review, that so long as this sort of thing is peace-the recipients of the awards It is with the deepest regret that we hare permitted by the Central Government there docrange of £200,000 from the igures of the Board of Education, states that a recent when no sunshine was recorded-the 4th
Gold fixed deposite show a small Mr Walter Runcimaan, Provident of
There were only two days in the 'month belonging to that nationality having to chronicle the death of Mr E. Jones is skadutely no possibility of anyone sur the two previous ball years. Bills payable medical inspection of 2,000,000 school and the 27th; and the total number of distinguished themselves
in the Ezghes, sanior partner in the weii-known rendering any rights or privileges, whether are some 35 Lacs higher than in December children showed that they wers suffering we had mere than 10 hours of sunstine Art of Mora. Hughes and Hough, Glovers extraterritorial or otherwise, and that the but 32 lacs below the figures of the from various ailments as follows:-10 per once, or the 23rd, there were 12 hpum hours of sunshine was 249.9. On ten days advancement of medicine, physics, ment anctioneers, etc. The deceased individual who might contemplate doing so previous June. Turning to the other side of cent, defective sight; from 20 to 40 per chemistry and literature. American gentleman, who was. 56 years of age, was would deserve a fate similar to that being the account, cash, including coin deposited cent, sérious dental troubles; from 3 to 5 Cretonne is always a favourite fabric journalists are rather piqued that and on his complaint being diagnosed being now dragging out the remainder of and/or excess zote fasue, togster with enlarged tonsils; from 1 to 4 per cent, mesni for 26 years of 17.77 ins. The pre- taken sick leat Tuesday, the 8th inst, suffered by the poor though guilty human with the Government against authorised per cent, defective bearing; 8 per cent, was 8.060 ins, compared with an avange for covering, chairs and sofas, and their great country has not produced a typhoid he was removed to the Peak his cxistence under such veritably devilish ballion in hand sad in transit, stand af 74 tuberculosis; 1 per cent, heart disease, for hangings, casement curtains, etc. because of its dainty freshness, its more Nobel prize winners, and the Hospital a week later. His condition be cool, restful appesauce and its Independent voices a section of public cane gave two days ago and he gradually opinion when it says "Out of the weakened, passing away at 1.50 a.m. this
morning. seventeen other Nobel Prizes in
By his death Hongkong lusas one of Ita physics and chemistry, eight have oldest and most respected residents. Air
THE CHARM
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BRILLIANCE OF THE SUMMER
TIME
artistic designs.
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DEATH OF MR. L. JONES
HUGHES.
tormenta.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
last.
30th
recorded.
Rain fell on 10 days, and the total fall
vailing wind daring the month was. 3. E.
CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY.
and the average velocity 15.7 miles an hour.
is unquestionably the most sta coseful preparation that has ever been
newest crutonne fabrics and invite been for discoveries in radio-activity ghes had resided in the Colony for wall paper states that the Geographical Sonebygures under the heading of Consols, Col produced for bowel complainta. Diarrhoes,
your inspection of these and also our choice stock of other fabrica
all admirably suited to the season.
It will cost you very little to beau- tify the interior of your home,
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Furnishing Department.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
7.15 r.. to 8.45 P.M. AND
*ANTISEPTIC LINIMENT. VUDS and bruises may be hauled is about one-third the time requírod by
millions against 69 and 73 millions respectively in the two proceding half years. Our holdings of rupes paper show no A telegram' from The Hague to Dutch material change during the six months, nor is there any alteration to speak of in the over a quarter of a century and by his at Copenhagan has cancelled the honorary onial and other securities. Bills discounted, dysentery, colic and pairs in the sto inch the usual testiment by applying Chamber a rich unpromised land recently open-jorial and generous disposition he was membership of Cook, the North Pole loans and credits are almost exactly the are quieldy cared by it. It can always be lain's Pain Balm. It is an antiseptic and ed to science. But American scien-ary large circle of friends. He was a explore, tista bave not entered it. There is very familiar figure in Hongkong and
Mme as in December, though a good deal and dangerous casca. In almost avery: tion. This liimant also relieves soreness depended upon even in the most severe cases such injuries to heal without malaza will be greatly missed by the whole Miss Aurie Lily Leonis Legg is to be below the figures of a year ago, while bills neighbourhood, there is someone whose life of the muscles and rheumatic pains. For not space here to go through the Colony, for everybody knew him. He married to Mr Arthur Chariton, Beurotary ceivable are some 80 lacs higher than in has been saved by it. For sale by all sale by all Chemists and Suore eepers. whole list. Perhaps it is fortunate, was large-hearted man, actuated of Menus B. Price and Co., Ltd., at the December and 43 lacs over the prepons Chemises and Storaceepers, for while it is easy to say that we did a lot of charitable sets in a judicions
by the most generoas impulsca, and Rosary Church, Kowloon, on Wednesday,
One more item in the accounts I must have not received our deserta, it is and unostentatious way. A koon man of August 30,
mfer to and that is our sterling reserve. not easy to suggest American camesing up the firm which bears his name busines, be spared no effort in bulid.
-jard investmente. Our holding of Console, The Gazelle notifies the appointment of mounting to £1,200,000, was written which should displace any consider and that of Mr T. F. Hough, his Mr Hugh Adair Nesbit a Registres of the town on the 31st. December, to what we
lifelong partner who naturally keenly able number, even from our pont of feels the loss which he has sustained. The Supreme Court, Registrar of Companies, considered the afe level of 29. On 30th/ view, of the fifty-four foreigners activity. He was a keen sportsman, his and a Jasino of the Peace fry Hongkong. dightly above our book valuation, we late Mr Hughes was a man of remarkable Official Administrator and Official Trustee, June, although the quotation was only And now to knock the last bit of favourite recrastion being shooting, and it was bis delight to spend a day in the New Tomitory with dog and gan. He was
Dame Christina Macdonald Duncan splendid shet and despite his compar Macdonald, Royal Circus, Edinburgh, and atively advanced age he could walk many
June total.
did not think it necessary to provide
for further depreciation, as the decline appeared to be of a temporary nature, due.
conceit out of us comes Professor CATTELL, calculating that U. 3. A. men of genius are getting relatively a younger mat of his feet on a day's tramp, late of Newcastle upon Tyne, and formerly largely to forced sales of the stock. How- fower. But he is equally pessimistic and famly, all of whom, unfortunately, March 11, last, widow of Brigadier Gen. there is a continuance of the present low The deceased gentleman leaves a wife of Dulwich, London, SE, who died oner, since that date a further decline in the price has been experienced sod, it about the whole world; there is some are at present at Home, For them the
9.15 .x, to 11.15.P. Consolation in that He says: The Beepest sympathy will be felt in the great Bir Hector Archibald Macdonald KC.B. lavel, the stock will be written down at the
THE FINEST and COOLEST HALL, in the COLONY.
LAST THREE NIGHTS OF THE
· DONNELLY TROUPE.
EVERY EVENING THE GREAT ELECTRICAL DANCE
Miss LYNDA DAVIS OVERWHELMING SUCCHES.
started
loss they have sustained..
D.SO. ("Fighting Mac." loft personal end of the current half year in pursuance The late Mr Hughes came to the Colour estate in the United Kingdom valued at of our policy of keeping these investmente about 1882/1883 and auctioneer and brokee. Some years later £1,252 Lady Macdounid left hier property well within the market prine, There books Eyrs as a partner. On Mr to her son, an engineer at the Elswick are two matter to which I wish to Eyrs rosigning from the firm, he was joined Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
by Mr T. F. Hough. About thirteen years who was the government auctioneer then, sgo, on the donth of Mr Joan Armatronik, or Hughes and Hough were ado ger-
ernmont auctioneers;
increase in the number of scientific men of standing is only about one half as large as the increase in the population of the country. "It is sometimes urged that our men of genins are drawn into medicine, law, and basiness, owing to the large financial rewards of these pursuits Anyone acquainted personally with some of those who earn or get the largest money returns will probably doubt whether they are in fact map
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