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AVIATION IN EGYPT, NAVAL ECONOMISTS
HYDROPLANE ON THE NILE.
LONDON, Jan. 8.
Mr. McLean, in a hydroplane, flew from Alexandria to Cairo, landing on He intends to proceed to
the Nile. Khartoum,
The aviator, M. Pourpre, started for Khartoum yesterday.
NATAL COAL MINING DISPUTE.
Jasnoy, Jan. 6. A tem fron. Durbar states that an agreement has been renched
on all points in the cut dispute. except regarding the question of the daily wage; u matter which the men are at present considering.
THE NEW YORK FINANCE SENSATION.
Mess. Morgan and Co.'s Action Approved.
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Texnox, Jan. C. Reuter's New York correspondent' -states that, public opinion approves · of the notion of Messrs. J. T. Mor- gan and Co in withlawing from certain diggelorites, regarding it as
ORGANISING
MEETINGS.
Losnos, Jan. 6. Naval economists are organising &
big meeting to be held in the weat end and another in the City, before the opening of Parliament.
PREPARING FOR "ULSTER'S WAR."
SPORTING.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
United Services League Mooting,
THE CHINA MAIL.
GEORGE FENWICK AND CO., LTD...
Winding Up the Company.
HONGKONG JOCKEY
OLUB,
Another batch of five subscription Truths, which arrived on Sunday por 8. Hulshow, was drawn far yosterday A general macting of shareholders of
venlig at Kennedy's Stables. Catenay The Monthly meeting of this league was Mr. George Fenwick and Company Bay. The draw resisted as follow hold in Victoría Barracks last night. Majur ¦
(51, gray," Jervois cuud `Jupp. T. A. Robertson, presiding user good in liquidation was held at noon to-day attendinco, was supported by Mr. F. W. at the offices of the liquidators, Measts...gry, Almada and Apear.
33, browa, Sir. Paul Chater. Fagor, Viso-Chairman, and Sergt. 4. Amy Smith, Seth and Fleming, for the
44, chestaut, Sir Paul Chator. Wilson, Seer/tary.
purpose of having an ecourt showing 53, grey. Major Fitzwilliams. the manner in which the winding up has
LATA STARTING,
company disposed of, submitted, sad for en eudachal and the property of the
the purpose of considering and approving the propel find return of $3.50 per
.:
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
and Departments' representative explained Regarding a cras of late starting, the Staff the difficulty he had in getting his men off to play as they all belonged to the Dopart. mental Carps. Majar Robertson related on the immed rapital, determining tha - liquidators!, kemuneration, hearing similar di Boulties with his cricket team and
any explanation that may be given by the liquidators and also of determining in Kowloon yosterday, the victim being A daring highway robhory was committed by extraordinary resolution the muanor
the meating accepted the explanation as good ono. A similar case was put back till the next meeting.
Lady Attacked in Kowi on.
Road.
in which the books, accounts and docu-Miss M. Britto, who lives at 27 Sopmnar ments of the company and of the liquids- was shall be disposed of
AN HONOUR DECLINED. The agenda again contained a reference A trophy for the 2nd Division and
Mr. Peres Sanith peeled, and there Chief Writer Smith, H.M.S.Tamar" were also prosent Mon. J. Kinnaird, informed, the a coling that the Naval | J. Melemquodale, Encs Seth, G. K. Canteen Committee had declined the aparton, Alex. Rodger, J. H. Sel. Li
Tiz Chiu and For Cloung slus.
A Wook's Mancouvres.
LONDON, Jan. 6. The East Belfast Regiment and the Ulster Volunteers concluded a week's maneuvres at Ormiston, the residence plication owing to 'shortness of funds, of their commandant, Colonel Chi
chester.
Major Maddon was second in con- mind and Mr. Jas. MeCalmont, M.P., had charge of the night attacks.
Detectives watched the proceedings.
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DISASTROUS STORM OFF THE UNITED STATES.
Tomal Jamgo Death Roll.
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Losos, Jan. 6.
YUNDA
The Secretary reported the receipt of 8103.75 from the stands at the recent Navy and Army match and the Chairman and Secretary were entrusted with its disposal.
A REQUEST,
The Tamar Representativo aked that thait 1st Division matels for 10th iuat. with Ryal Engineers be postponed oving to many ships going nat-Agreed.
LEAGUE MEDALS.
The Secretary asked that the usual procedure be adapted with regard to medals for the winners in the two divisions, and instead of giving ruedals to the runners-up the winners of the 2nd Division, This was carried, the Chairman to send letters to the Soldiers' Club and Nava! Canteen Committees.
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A legran froin Now York stules of 1st Division this year to give them to a private road which is to be con- ;
a readiness to acquieses in the ten-int a great storm has taken place dencies of the public sentiment on the East coast of the United ogsíast eumulative administration in Stutes, and numerous bodies have
been washed up. large concerni.
Wirless messages announce that the fark steamer "Oklahoma
EXPENDITURE ON.
ARMAMENTS.
British Cabinet In Complete Agreement.
Loxnos, Jan. 3.
In response to a request for an inter view regarding the statement of Mr. Lloyd George that the present is the moet favourable moment in the past 20
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THE ARMY » NAVY" March.
Mr Eager asked that a record be made half submerged, and that the Ger-in the minutes as to the catirely satisfactory "Buvaria" took off arrargments made by the Navy and Army 1 steamier
Committee on the beession of the Navy De espazio auf ve others
and Army match on 'oxing Day. - Apparently twenty-four persons
This was all the business, whích • as car- perished,
ried through with unrked promptness.
The next League meeting will be held on Monday, 2nd February.
THE SERVIAN LOAN.
Lopos, Jan. 6. The Bertian Loan of $10.000.000
years for ov.rhauling the expenditure is abous to be issued at Paris.
on armaments, Mr. Winston Churchill,
who is now in Paris, replied that he made it a rale not to give interviews to newspapers on important questions of this character while under the consider- ation of the Cabinet.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Jan. 3.o
The death is announced of the well-
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Referee,
known playwright and actor, Mr. Mark doing good works. the ad defence
'The
ath is also announced of the P delphis physiologist and writer, Mr. Silns Weir Mitchell, who was born in 1820.
While the Unionist papers give ex: Metford, tracts from the speeches of Mr. Chur chill to show the absolute opposition of bis views to those of Mr. Lloyd George, the Daily Chronicle publishes other extracts from the speachos of Mr. Churchill and Mr. Asquith with the view to demonstrating the complete agreement of the Cabinet,
The Solicitor-General (Sir S. O, Buck- master), speaking at Howarth, said that -Military and Naval expenditure was necessary only so far as it was required to secure us unassailable from foreign enemies. It ceased to he needed direct- ly we had made the relations with our neighbours so friendly that there was
no reason to apprebond their action,
THE ZABERN AFFAIR. Report Regarding the German Crown Prince.
LONDON, Jan. 5.
There are paraiatent reports in the Gorman papers that the Crown Prince has sent a message to Colonel von Reater, the Commandant of the Gar rison at Zabern, approving of his atti
tude in regard to the happenings there, The court-martial of Colonel von Reator began at Strassburg yesterday
The Court Martial of Colonel Von Renter.
LATER.
A telegram from Strassburg states that Colonel,voa Reater is charged with
fillegally usurping executive power and infringing upon the liberty of the sub. ject. 115 witnesses are in attendance and the trial is expected to last two or shree days,
Colonel von Kéuter, in his evidence, took the whole of the responsibility of what had been done at Zubern, Ho
emphasised the unfriendliness of the Inhabitante, and said that the civil authorities did nothing to prevent dis orders. If the police had acted: energetically, trouble would havo-bean avoided. He was, by said," obliged to take action to protect the officers.
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.
(Wah Tar Yol Po's Servics.)
TEN QUINTUPLE LOAN,
PERINO, Jan. 5.. The representatives of the Quintuple Baancial group have demanded from the Government details of the result
Miss Britti was walking in Salisbury Read at 7.30 p.m. when she was attacked by some Chiness from behind, and one of' the men seized her band bag and made off. he called the police, and soon afterwards two men were arrested. The bag 'contained
THE COURT CARDS.
This delightful combination of outer- txiners are once more with us. To-night, to-morrow and on Thursday they perform in. Canton, retuming to Hongkong on
Friday, when they open a brief season at |the Theatre Ragal. They will be welcomed
, The Chairman, MT the potion of meot. Faundry articles of the value, of about $20, had been read, atured: We have pre-and of those the police have recovered paced the faul statement of the Bquidathings worth about $15. tom showing the total realization to be The two men arrested were claryed at $1,395.81 and the total payments the police court this morning and mars $104,224.05 leaving $427,160,86. Out of remanded. this-balaaco you have already received the first return of $7.00 per share de- elared on the 31st of October, last, and payable on the 3rd November last, which absorbed $75,000.00 Graying a balance of 851,500,89. Sizes the declaration of the first return of capital we have been able to dispose of the remaining portion of marine lot 295 as the suma price as we obtained for Sectors A. and B. As know we have had to reserve on arca structed by the Government but ne prie tally the whole cost of this will be refunded, we do not see the necessity of waiting until the road is completed before holding the final meeting. On referring to our last meeting. I find I stated that wy hoped to close the limidation by the out of 1913, and my forecast is out by days; but I think that this short delay is counter-balanced by our being in a position to make a Second-and-Final Return of $3.50 per share making in all a return of $10.50 per share. I think you will agroo with me that under the circunstances we are very fortunato in heing in a position to make such a large return. A few of your, particularly your lato directors, are aware of the dishcul-
ties we have had in disposing of marine it 995 and at the time there seemed very little prospect of nur over being is to realise this maset. You will readily appreciate the position when I til you that when we put the lot up to public auction, there was not a single big although a number of people at-
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Far East, and after a rest, Mr. Warwick. hopes
take the Company to when probably it will be strengthened by the acquisition of two of its original; mismbors. The "Court Cards" are now rightly considered as providing ons of the very best entertainments over seen in the Far East and they are, unquestionably, the best all-round combination of their kind feca in Hongkong for many years. Thoir entertainment is wholesome, clover and
immensely enjoyable, and thoroughly da" the success with which it has arves been attended.
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THE NANYO YUSEN KUMI
These regimental rivals were engaged in
■ Red Division United Services match Happy Valley yesterday. Besan —
Band Hebditch Welch, Cann; Smith, Little, Willcocks; Wright, Howell, Cand Her. Stone, Alexander,
Buglers- -Phillipg Fluckie, Golding; Palmer, Gregory, Woods: Walls. Cutmore, Loone Jackson, Ciazka.
Curpl. Coxon, R.F.
liquidation, in July 1911, the interest en Candlar Wright your overdraft amounted to roughly played good footbalt in the Band's front 8800.00 per month and our first care was rank, the fo mez scoring with a good shot to reduce this beary elinge. To effect
their customary changing The Buglers did of players, with, however. no improve-
a saving in interest, we made arrange. meat. Clarke did a lot of rushing about ments in September 1911 for the sake of deemed to be occupying about half the remaining portion of marine lots 81 dozen positions without doing much good. and 36 sampletion to take plage on the of the Facise Mail S.S. Co., wet his death, 8.3, The inerral score was:-Band, 1; Buga 21st December, 1911. From July 1911 supposed, by his own hand. Mr. 8.8
The second half saw the Beglers still wo were selling as much stock, plant Matteson had been living in the hotel worse, the Band having matters much their and machinery as we were able, private since he arrived at Shanghai in February own way except in rough and tumble by, but a great dent remained on our fast. Shortly after 6 s.in. one of the hotel Lactics. Matters were getting warm hep bands, and we eventually decided to Canaler scored the second goal, and after
0.
A sad tragedy, occurred at the Palace
(SOUTH SEA MAIL 88 005.
Batavia, Samarang and Hourabaya
Hotel, Shanghai, on December 31 cr early Hogalar Service of Steamers between Japan, Hongkong, Sagape on the following day, when a well-known business man, Mr. W. R. Maiteson. agent
bo notched the third and complated his auction the remainder before the 31st boys went to Mr. Matteson's room," but "hat trick" the Buglers were thoroughly of December, 1911. By selling the re-receiving no answer, he entered the room routed. More football and loss chatting maining portion of marine lots 01 and during the game could not fail to make a
35 and the reaisining stock and plant we luped the interest on the overdraft from $200.00 a month to about $150.00, Since then on the sale of any sections of marine lot 255, wo applied the whale
Realt provement in the Buglers' team,
Band, 3; Buglars, 0.
TO-MORROW's MATCH. Submarines v. Staff and Departments.
upon the country's finances of tale de Naval ground, 4 p.m. Beferes, Corp. Dos, of the purchase price to make part pay
duction" of the army, and of the salt tax improvement scheme before they con elude the second big loan.
RUSSIAN TREATY.
PIXING, Jan. 5, Another secret Enroy has been dis. patebed by the Russian Government to Urgs to contract a secret tresty. The
Envoy is travelling under the pretext of making an investigation into com
mercial affairs.
CHINESE NEWS/
PEKISO, Jan. 5.
The Government has complied with the request of the Governor of Sze- chuan, for 10,000 new rifles and ten
Hongkong Association Football League,
FIXTURES FOR JANUARY.
and found Mr. Matteson lying on the face with a bullet wound in his head. The circumstances pointed to the fact that Mr. Matteson had been dead for some hours."
The shocking news was received with
and highly repacted. He assumed charge deep regret by a 1-rge circle of friends, among them the deceased was well-known of the Shanghai branch of the Pacifo only in February last, but
befora
I that time
company.
ments against the overdraft, the final payracut in respect of which was made on the 30th Juris list. We do not pro. he spent many years in Yakobama, being
long connected with the
In pose to ask you for the fee to which we Shanghai, he succeeded Mr. R. C. Morten are cutitled namely 816,007:01, being and at once gained the confidence
And per cent. of the amount realised, but esteem of all with whom he was brought in have decided to make fina return of contact, and particularly among the meri- 1st Division
$3.50 per share and accept the balance. can community ha
ha had a large number of Saturday 17th:-H.K.F.C. vs. 3.E., on Out of our fee we hall have to pay a friends. He was a native of New York
State and was fifty one years of ager the H.K. Ground at 4 p.m. sharp. expenses up to and including the final anmarried. Mr. Matteson was aanmewhat
Saturday 24th:- H. M. S. Tamar vs, dissolution of the company.
Bedors retiring d disposition, and was not, one to moving the resolutions, I shna be pleased join with any prominence in the social life to mover my questions to the best off the commdading the Shanghai Clabi
G.A., on the Naval Ground at 4 p.m. Saturday 31st-H.K.F.C. y. H.M.S.
sharp.
sharp.
Tamar, en the H.K. Ground at 4 p.m. fficial Beferees for thess matches will be appointed by the Hongkong Football Association in due course,
ALASKA GOLDFIELDS.
A Big Rush Predicted.
207 ability.
proposed that the accounts as presented by the liquidators bo and are hereby adopted.
There being no questice the Chairman.
Mr. Bodger, in seccuding the resolu tion, said he did so with pleasure, and he.comdered that taking all things into
overal clubs,
ha
ud the Raco Club.
and
Was a member of
appeared 5 Mr. Matteson had been worrying much of late over business matters and that his health had become so bad that
had been grant d year's leave to ro The Cor
Coroner's verdict was that death was due to a bullet wound in the btain fired by
Fma the evidence at the Taquest it!
ecideration the shareholders had every a rovulver in tho had of he deceased.
reason to be thankful for the way things had turned out. There had posibly been delay, but it was unavoidable, and o was sure that if things had been put The terrific storm and tidal wave havo through quickly the return would not
quick-firing guua for the strengthening been hailed in the Nome mining camp, have bez o large. The shareholders
of the provincial defences.
on the edge of the Behring Sea, as a had to thank the liquidators for the able Luk Chan Ys has started for Japanbieding in disguise. Nearly all the gold manner in which they had carried out
that has come from Nene was washed the liquidation.
upon a mission to settle the differences
at issue between the two countries.
'fon:lants gavo notice of appeal..
out of the beach, and itiuch of it extend-
· BRITISH GROWN COTTON.
Special Prizes Offered.
Cotton, Fibres, and other Tropical Pro- In connection with the International
ducts Exhibition, to be held in conjune. Lou with the Rubber Exhibition: as the
The resolution was carried unanim i holow the low-water mark. In reously. ecus years this beacle had almost panned Upon the proposition of the Chair-1 Boyal Agricultural Hall in June next, ant, and Nome as a mining city, with a man, seconded by Mr. G. K. Haxton, British Cotton Growing Association, Bliss Olga Nethersole in United population in its hey-day of 20,000, began it was unanimously resolved that a final who are making an important display at States Supreme Court has, bi swanlod £8,30 with interest, the full amount she
to decay. Now it is ascertained that the return of $3.50 per share be paid on the the exhibition, are offering four prizes, claimed from Lichlar and Co. and the Shubert Great storm and tidal wave have driven issued capital, and that the balanço be
By follows: B, New York, theatrical agents. Do the beach four miles inkind, and experie poid to the Equidators as rentunecation.
heliers that the beach is rich with galden Chairman proposed, M. Dibit of varicus raziotice of cotton sharp
Siver trophy for the best general dx-| tre alt churned up by the angry Finnaird scouted and we rely any winment department
m that the books and documents of agricultute of any Britaik adlay or pre- Koprepentativo Albert Johns, hoc company previous to 1st Dreemborstart of Egypt us the Anglo. STRAIGHT AT IT HERE is no use of our ground ran big interest in Nune, relare Wnt the tarks and documents of the been, grown during 1913 1914 on my opsiltumnly in the State of Washington 1010, ba- forthwith destroyed and that Egyptian Soudan, ruchs exhibis to have the bush." We might well out tidal wave and glomi constituto the mompany and of the liquidators be defar or farms usder Government super- with it-Orst 24 Josh, 'We want you to try Chamb risin's Cough Remedy the next best thing that has happened to Nome stroyed after the 31st December, 1915. time you have a cough or sold. Tharo is mega the duve in I, when a stray The Chairman, proposing the roostu
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