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Sparkling Mineral Water
Ginger Ale
THE CHINA MAIL.
This the more noticeable, and, indeed, interesting in view of the attitude of the northern native Press Recently we had occasion to
go into a public reading room, whose
walls were decorated by scientific prints and charts from Japan, aut on whose tables were exposed a local paper or two. The first article on which the eye rested, dealt with this question. The usual things were written with which in the south we Most refresting and palatable, have long been familiar, and the articio concluded with an appeal by reference to foreign-opinion. "Shall we still continue to be a laughing-stock to foreigners in this regard for they dispise the queue, and nover "tiro of
Stone Ginger
Beer
Brewed from the finest Jamaica Ginger, pointing to it as the sign and badge of a degrading slavery. It appears, then, that though education is a tempted, and the natire press is energetic, little impression has been made, and few practical results live followed.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
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General Momsranda. Saturday, June 22:-
Coronation of King George (1911). Noon--Chins & Manila Steamship Co.'s.
Meeting. 9p.m.-Smoking Comert at Phoenix
Club.
9.15 pm.-Variety Entertainment at
Pales Theatre, ft. Justin SUNDAY, June 23:-
Prince of Wales' birthday (1884). 8.m.-Excursion to cus
MONDAY June 4-
Midsummer Day..
WEDNESDAY, June 26-
7 p.m.-Entries cinee for Third Gyur
khana.
ULAIMS AGAINST SHIPPING" COMPANY:
At the Law Courtar to-day before Mir Justice Comparta (Puiano Judgo), = caFO
SECOND EDITION
was heard is which L Tony Chai, 34, De Stop Press News
Vur Road West, mossenger and, can-
aser, claimed from Cheong Wo Shan and Hoo Bing Ste uebip Company, late of 214 Pus Hu Fu. managing-partner-of-the Wing Lok Street, the sum of 8108.70 for balance of salary as nessangor and "can
for twelve months
Mr Otta Kong Sing for plaintiffs.
Mr Shenton apposed for the defence and
Mr Shenton said his friend had closed his case. His Lordship would recollect on the hearing of the last action he (ħin Lord- that one of the defendants in this oase was ship) expressly mined from helling, partner of the Hon Hing Stabip Company.
denied that he knew my of the employes Cheong Wa Shan, one of the defendants, of the Hon Hing Company. When the prospectus of the Company was issued be was not connected with the Company.
Chinose plaintif mid that, he was engagenci There was another case in which a by the two defendants for the Hon Eing Samship Company on November 30th.. 10. He was engaged for the purpose of countant. He was to receive 850 a montà, receiving orders and as and the amount he claimed was $982 40.
Plaintiff, in reply to Mr. Shenton, anid tab was me of the chief promoters of
t!
e company to cairvam'shares,
Assistant -
partner of the
In Newchwang we noticed two exceptions. The police, fine looking men; had discarded their queues, and were well dressed in an appropriate uniform. Further, we met a school
to eighteen, who were of lads, whose ages ranged from eight
through the streets, four deep, to the inspiring sounds of what doubtless, they imagined was a band Bunting there was, and banners gay." Led were they too by a couple of uniformed well-formed" These lads were evid-reserve judgment in the type coson fill- men, who were well-groomed, and
His. Lordship intimated that he would,
Answering Mr Kong Sig. plainti said that he was not prospectus was drawn up with the inter- company, and had no interest in it. The tion of forming a Company, marched
register it a company.
His Lordship: Did your people expect to Plaintiff: Yen.
►
Cheong Wo Shan denied that Ice engaged
pikinti
BY TELEGRAPH.
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ITALIANS EXPELLED FROM CONSTANTINOPLE. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.j
LONDON, June 10.
states that a thousand Italians loft A telegram from Constantinople that city yesterday.
amounts to 10,000.
The total number expelled now
QUEENSLAND GOV. ERNMENT AND STRIKES.
A NEW BILL.
Reuter'e Service to the China Mail)
Lasnoy, June 10,
SIR CHA
Sir Charler Foron Edgeramba Eliot, Principal, arrived 1 Haugkong from K.O.M.G., Hongkong University's First
Kamo Mazu Home yesterday evading by the 5.
1997; and in 1808 hd was Secretary In 1990 he was appointed High frommis the British Embassy at Washington. sicer at Samow; was HM.'s Commis. sioner and Commander-in-Chief of Brikal Eat Afrion Protectorate was Agant and Consul General At Zanzibar, and Consul- General for German East Africa, 1900-04. In 2006 be accepted the Vice-Chancellor ship of the University of Sheffield Bir Charis is the author of A Finnish
Sir Charles was burn in 1864 Hola the son of the Fov. E. Eliot of Norton Barsat. Ba Bid & most distinguished rakolaatio career Balliol College, Oxford, where, among other distinctione, he obtained the Craven Scholarship and the Syriac Prise, ultimately becoming a Grammar Turkey in Europe," "The Fellow of Trinity Collige. Subarqueatly East Africa Protectorship Letters. ho was a distinguished a diplomatis from the Far East, Papers on Marine he had been a scholar. He became third Zoology, etc. Secretary of the British Embassy of St. Petersilarg in 1888-93 Constantinople 1893.08; was Charge. d'Affaires at Maroo
A telegram from Brisbane states.co, 180283; Bulgaris, 95, Servia, introduced a bill against General that the Queensland Government has
H
Our new Principal is described as baing middle-aged, waar glassway and appears to be of robust, health.
Ballot for all concerned, and makes Strikes, which provides for a Secret THE NEW COMPANIES ORDINANCE. It is no pertantly simple the giving of a "fortnight's notice compulsory.
A further clair was made gisat defendants by a pilot. As a matter of fact,
Otto Kong Singal, he varer Cook up HOME RULE DEBATE. his duties, but left the engagement. He was never put on the ship
9.15 p.m.-Organ Recital at St John'ently soldiers in the making, or be- next Friday.
Cathedral.
PER MONTH. SATURDAY, June 29:-
Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
S. MOUTRIE & Co.,
LIMITED.
April 16v 1907
Powell's
TELEPHONE 340.
8.31 p.m.-Full Moon.
MONDAY, July 1
Dominion Day-Canada (1567). WADADAY, July 3-
3.30 p.m.-General Meeting of Hong. kong Generaf Chauber of Commerce,
TDAT, July 4
Declaration of Independioca- S.A.
The China Mail
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Joy 18, 1912,
THE NORTHERN CHINESE-
POSED AS A CONSTABLE.
Chinese Man's False Pretence.
when he returned in the afternoon and
י.
TROUBLE "PREDICTED FOR THE
* GOVERNMENT. (Reuter's Service () the China Mail)
Losos, Jute ID:
ment as the crux of the Bill, and point had been turned. defeat would mean that a critical
lieved they were None wore a quere, every head was crowned with foreign- made caps, decorate with a badge.
The following members of the Every leg was euensed in a baggy
Liberi Party, Messrs. A. M. Agar canvass legging. To watch this
Roberts, Cory, Munro Furgason, A Chinese was charged this morning at Cowan, and Capt. Pirie soted against school march, to observe the two!
the Magistracy with obtaining from Ching the Government on the amendment. fenders strut, to listen to the dis- Hung Haw..a pair of shoes valued at $1.10 Sik Tang & trader, of 52 We Wu Street
The smallness of the majority and erdant music, one would! think the and 82 in money with intent to defrand. the storm of opposition were received lude' fathers had been as remowued From the complainant's evidence it picating that trouble is ahead for the with cheers. It is regarded as in warriors, as the soldiers of Alexandertonshview by representing that he was AD
peared that defendant obtained credit for Government in Committee. or Cisar, and they had inherited imofest in the Registrar General' office. Likeral papers describe the amend. The perishable glory. Barring these two Thinking he might prove a good castomer exceptions, however, there was recent ly no evidence that revolutionary pro- paganda had influenced, to any extent, IT is frequently affirmed that travel the northern peoples, if, as in the widens men's minds, them in south, the rejection of the queue; 18.0 possession - facts, and enables them test of Republican preferences. In-paper, said its police news was not full to observe tendencies, which are deed, from what can be observed, the necessarily withheld from those people of the north are not interested whose lives are circumscribed by local mach, if at all in the question, and events. The bearing of this observa-are na reluctant to discard their tion is evident in regard to the queue as foreigners would be to dis-detective constahlo. Chinese who reside in Hongkong or card collars and ties. Canton, and never travel beyond
AND THE QUEUE
The enthusiast for the new order of things, who believes that the Republic
NEWS OF THE, DAY.
The, caso against Miss Montsich will is an accomplished fact, because the be held in Shanghai to-morrow,
Ladies Department. Chinese around him has discarded
NEW
DELIVERY
OF
MILLINERY
AND
Ready-to-Wear HAT'S
THE VERY LATEST MODELS.
Wm. Powell, Id
Home via Siberis.
asked for a loan, complainant lent hin 2 When he went to the address given by defendant he found this he did not live there. When witness found defendant and
with him, and discussing a Chinese newn Asien. kiwe fur payment defendant chaited
PRODUCING ARTI FICIAL RUBBER
COMPANY FORMED.
ghe fetched another paper, And ery mid he was Lea Chuk, a constable pointing gito sa account of an armed robb-
mentioned in it, and he had arrested some (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) of the robbers. He also showed a risiting eard bearing the name of Lee Chat,
LONDON, June 19.
A head district watchman said he me defendant in a wine shop, and inter at the complainant's shop, and be posed as Lee Chok's younger brother.
Mr Leving acked the Inspector in charge of the case if he heat defendant had nr. The Inspector said he thought this wa done all this to obtain three dollars. only the beginning of things"
his
Both the ... Siberia and Anbui the quene, that badge of serfdom to due here to-morrow with mails from the Manchu conqueror, las but to leave the south and travelnorthward,
An American youth, who said to find that, mensured by this stand-age war 17. but who lo kod older, gare and, the revolution bas hudo little or morning was sent to the house of detention himself up to the police yesterday, and this no progress at all. It is true that in as a vagabond. the Settlement at Slaught the queue
Two additional engines for the British
The real Lee Chuk went into the witnes, box and said defendant was not related
to him
Defendant's vivid imagination had ap
in gnol, for in the dock hu informed the parently not deteriorated during his stay Magaleate that he was a detective frota Canton making inquiries in Hongkong. As his name was the same be conld call Lee Chuk his brother.
second delandant is fined $100 with the The first charge was dismissed; on the hicerat ve of six weeks hard labour.
"
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Making Fant to Ships.
The Times" states that a com pany has been formed for the pro- duction of artificial rubber
GERMAN AVIATION.
A TOUR HOUND DUTCH COAST:
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 19. The Zeppelin airship, Victoria burg, and round the Dutch coast in Luise, flew from Dusseldorf to Ham 12 hours. The 25 passengers carried included several members of the Gerinar navy.
THE ROYAL HUNT CUP.
·PRQBABLES, BETTING AND JOCKEYS.
Interesting Correspondence.
a Chine man to disappear to Cantos or further afaid when required to pay up and so difficult, if not impossible, for a Euro pear to do likewise, that Afferential (Continued from page 2)
| rearcut is surely urgently nevary,
Anchor matter which has eng subr Hongkong General Chamber of
attention of my Chamittee is the posi Commercy, Hongkong, th Novembors 1911, - of this Hongkong OkEnances, who cliof tien of Companies, enjoying the prosection Sir, My Committee have been spor only place of business situated out- proached by certain British Merchantside the Colony, say for example, Shang- with regard to the great necessity obtai Companies of wholly, or practically ing for the better control of Joint Stock wholly, Chinese or Etrusian Membership and with a Chinese or Eurasiau. Director- ate.
clearly recognise the advantages of work
Chinese Members of the community ing under the Hongkong Ordinaces, for 62 Chinese Companies have been reis tered since 1007 to the end of September; 1911.
As the law is at present, and as it Ordinance now before the Lislative promises to be under the New Companies Council, British and Foreign Merebants have no real protection when dealing with Company whose Directors and Members many be here today and in the interior
to-morrow.
if it has not already dane so, to comeder. abic abuse that it is possible, at the present mament, for Company to form
likewise its Directors, Solicitors, Bankers · all be of a nationality other than Beitiak,- itself in Shanghai, wieso Hambers may.
and Auditos, its reghtand office is this Colony with a foreign firm, and yet it may asses the proud privilege of calling
It seems extraord fuary and may leady.
itself a'itish Company, & con-
from Shanghai Rens of practising be found in the enclosed copy of a letter grote example of this state of affairs may
Accountant
My Committee uro-aware that the same thing may happen in England, s, iņe died, in the Colony Jbell, but in those "To reasonably preteek commerce, my be amies the cuatrorul Hur Bailiair Curty saves the sets off the Company would Committee suggest as essential the found the Directors would be on the spot. lowing additions to the New Comynica Ordinance:
1 (a). The Books and Accounts tall Companies registered under the Hongkong Ordinances; must be kept in English. (b). The auditors of Chinese Com panies must be responsible per sons approved by the Registrar of Companies.
Presumably it redress were sought. would have to be brought in a Complar gainst defaulting Dicerton the petion Court where the law is probably totally different from that of this Colony, of the news
"Of what the pains and penalties Ordinancy, then
or my other Hongkong"
Using my example, it might be said that the Shareholders may be of a nation. Oom (a). This is surely a very reasonality not needing British protection, but, able requirement from a concern with taking the concrete example from Mesers. becomes British" immediately upon Lowe, Bingham; and Matthews letter. registration. There scene nordblp some of the Shareholders are British in- from the point of view of expense, for duced to take shores by the eristence of ̧ Chinesa alerks with a sufficient know a then largely British Directorate. How ledge of English for book-keeping perare these protected by the new Ordi- poses are plentiful and increasing.
oba. (3). Under the new proposed My Committee venture to suggest that Companies Ordinance, every Limited in the case of a Company enjoying the Company must file an annual suni sary privilege of working under the Hong- at its Assets, and Liabilities with the kang Ordinanse whose sole place of busi Registrar of Companies, but unless the most within the Colony, the law sous this summary will be a mere, farce Accounts are sudited by responsible per annak requies that and should the Cours or other proper shall be British authority epasider an investigation by a competent pernú desirable, it would be responsible Britishers, approved by the (2) The Auditor, or Auditors, shall bo a most costly affair, as a certified transla British Consul of the port or place of tion of overy book would have to be unde which the Company Head Office" before investigation.
situate.
(1) Half, least, of the Directors
2. In addition to the requirements of (5). The Registered Office u the Cam Clause 66, it is desirable that every Compariy in Hongkong aball be with a British pany formed for the purpose of taking familj
over a business as a going concern, should Those conditions: appear to besimok file, as a part of their Statutory essential to enable a Company to pr
is not greatly in evidence; but when secting of the Kowloon-Canton Railway one goes northwards, and reaches arrived in the Colony on Friday by one of Shangtung and Chilli one sees that the Hult steamers. They are being pat there is no enthusiasm on the ques-
together in the shed at Kowloon. tion, sad, apparently, no intention on the part of the robust Chinese faithful service for 16 years, the Compre Three months ago. after good - and farmer and voolie to meddle with his dore of the Shanghai British Post Office time-honoured head-adornment. Pro- a retired ca a pension and now it is with bably, not one man in a thousand has heart disease., Shanghai Mercury.”
regret we announce his death, caused by been influenced by the propaganda of An epidemic of ptomaine poisoning the southerners in this gard, and recently broke out at Chorley. Nearly two the very few, on whose heads the hundred person are affected, and one id who was steaming at half speed at Mon Boy and Long Set, 100 to 5 Beer, discharged from date of incorpora Company is formed outside scissor Ave been effective are condeath bar occurred, "The cause in attributed
to unsholesome food. An investigatiën is
Two men were charged at the M{Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) | port," a Statement of the Assets and understand "Und carry out the elaborate
Magistrata's Court this morning, before Commander Beckwith, B.N., with mak ing fast their boats to the steam launch
un On while she was under way
A constable who was on the launchi
LONDON, Jane 19, The betting in this race which is to be run to-morrow (Wednesday) is to 1 against Whisk Broom, 10 to 1 against
the time into the Aberdeen pier berth against Darando, 100 to 7 against
Liabilities acquirat.andud necesary requirements been realised from date of incorporation No loss of Revenue would
(1) What parts of mich Assets, have poised Now Companios to data of Statutory Report Colony by reason of the so
(2) What parts of such Liabiliter have for it may be taken
ObIf this law could be made so to pay the connections Dew
tion to date of Statutory Report which does not consider it
nected in some way, close or remote, being made by the Local Government Thin dangerous practice went on continu Bachelor's Hope, 20 to 1 against Ban- require the appointment of Auditors (protages offered.
with foreign firing,
When one reaches Newchwang,
th
Board inspector....
SPORTING.
Gymkhana Notes.
Though there are still sixteen days before in carnent. The following times were taken the next Gymkhans, training is proceeding this morning
ally at Aberdeen and would be the cause nockburn.
of a fatal accident sooner or later
The Magistrate, in imposing a fine of
at once.
LATER
125 or two months hard labour, said The probable starters and jockeys this dangerous practice must be stopped in the Bayal Hast Cap are
Whisk Broom, Maher Long Set, Mashroom, Rickaby Bachelor's Hope, Higgs; Spanish Prince,
Dorando Martin Jarraber. Baill Wootton
Donoghue, Beaurepaire, L. Howelt Bannockburn, F. Templeman Branc
Victor, was charged with having made Wa Tai, master of the staam lanch
cumstances on the 18th inst fast to the s. Kucichow in similar or
in Manchuria, the same thing coll- fronts us Everywhere men wear the old Blanchurian queue, and the The question of the extradition of Visante Sotto. ng in Hongkong is exceptions are conspicuous because of apparently not entirely settled by the there rarity. Recently we visited a decision of the Supreme Court of Hang roumy government schol whore Zong. It is probable that the antler wilĮ be taken up diplomatically between students were men and in youchs,
Mahratt Chief, 45, 1.25, Lout 1, 40,
Defendant ploaded that the gangway Washington and London.
Bans Glory, 111.2, 1.22.9, 2.0, 2.99.2, was down and the rope was out to the and punchered about threehundred. hot 33.2.
buoy, so lie thought the ship was ready e Clark, Eton Bay, Trigg My achine, 1 39.9, 1.18.2, 1.54.1, 2.28, to board. He was discharged with a The only queueless man. the wAS, R
Isat $3.7
Collar, Wheatley "Ask master, a teacher of English, or so
Smyths Walachandout. † 45, 1:22, last 31 ation Data Crag, Winter
Favonius 1 40.2, 1.19.4, 156.4, ant
At the same gourt the master of the Cerron, Oliver Goldsmith, A.-Bew stean Isynch Aloha was charged with Alman, Marsh, Matelot, Longhurst Rock Domare, bust 301.11.
11.8, 1.495, tying slongside the Bank Weart in such land, Ballack, King Mark, Barratt, Ca Test 32 1. au
at £32,3,
a manner to prevent, the fron decess
Me Ivan, Chen, the Commissioner of
Trade and Forsigo Affairs for Sianghai
said to have sent a telegram in President
use Bhilai and the Cabinet, reaguing called English, a pany mien amongst
als paldon The resignation of Mr Chen
says the China Press, qu ckly follows that giant He hailed from Shanghai, Dafford, 138, 112, 148.4, 2.2hay of other vessels to it, and a fine of hay, Gardiner Prim Simon, Batche
be Mr. Won Trung Yan, who held the having studied in the schools there position until about a month ago.
Smith, Kere made un op
All the rest wore their queer and (2.48.4. Lant +34.25 apparentis-had-no
Black Diamond, 1. ation of this Sung Glory 130.
estion in the King's Bonel Dirisinn, in carding them
randing action of Churchilly Black
Last
the
beek, and cal
bod His client the plaintiff was Mr of the more mercuria Winston Churchill, First Land of the
Lumirilty ho brought procedings for any other sou
bel against the editor and proprietor of over, the gucus has
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was put
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Dunelmia. how-
Fattal Tine. ben dis- best 4 34.1.
Backmore Vale and Dom 2:07:2:42, List 1405
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Frevoyant, Whalley, Newmarke Doke
erton, Rin
tem by the Directors) before the firs Annual Meeting, ♬ would be very desitions contained in this latter
My Committee
able, for in that case the above State ment would be audited as would the
The effect of such Legislation would to hinder bona fide ones. - - be to discourage bogus fotatiozis, but not
whole Statutory Boport,
should be paid up, his regards, the Capital (3) The capitat of Chinese Companies
There does not seem to be any particular hardship in t. I. Chines Company with a Nominat $100,000 requires only 100,000
laying the whole hall paid "Hell" and "19884 but in shares inste
It seems very necessary that
of this khely pe some foun
died. Cai
reserve të ‘obtain
alf to the