THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 1914
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service is the China Mall) (Router's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON SOCIETY
WEDDING.
A SUFFRAGETTE DISTURB....
ANCE.
THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.
Loxbo, Fab. 10." A telegram from Durban states that South Africa baving compiled 305, de aclared at the fall of the ninth wicket. H. Taylor made 93 and Barnes took 7 wickets for S8 runk
LONDON, Feb. 19. Two hundred guests were present the welding of Earl Spencer's daughter
(Reuters Service to the China Mait)
JAPAN'S NAVY SUANDAT
RIGOROUS INVESTIGATION. Admiral and Captain Implicated.
LONDON, Feb. 19. Reuter's correspondent at Tokyo telegraphs that, the investigation into tho naval scandals is being vigorously
THE CHINA MATL
COMPANY REPORT,
THE HONGKONG AND HOW-
LOON WEARY AND GODOWN
COLU
SPORTING.
·Association Football
ROTAL ENGINES' z RGA SURPRISETO" WIN FOR THE FAPPERS... -
Those teams played a Hongkong League. The Disnators report for presentation to match at Happy Valley yesterday, and not- the sharebolders of this Company at their withstanding that the arragement was not twenty-seventh ordinary annual meeting Roverally known there was a larga anywd stator Director beg to submit to lining the ground. Trans shareholder their ♬ port with a statement i
Royal Engineers · Rogers; Tucker, Mons of scoounts for th year andel 31st Decemrish; Ferrigan, Smith, Robinson; Dewas ber, 1913:
arrard, Hortop, Wilkinson, Sutherland.
R.G.A. Mooraj Langford, Green ; Mullin, Berry, Westbrook; Dallman, Crane,"
Adelaide to the Honourable Syndey Eaginad, were 154 for 5 wickets, of pursued. Domicily visita are be- account, including $11,699.74 brought for. Watson, Swan, Pinchard,
Poel
While the bridal party were entrain-.
ing at Euston Station, a suffragetter „armed with a dogwhip, attacked Lørd
which Hobbs made 37.
Weardale, who fell, and afterward" NEW RIFLE ABANDONED. returned home.
The suffragetta was arrested. It is heloved that she mistook Lord Waar- dale for a Cabinet Minister,
Auother telegram ptates that the solicitor representing the suffragette told the magistrats that she mistook Lord Weardale for Mi. Asquith, He (the solicitor) would, at the proper tima, be instructed to offer an apology.
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LONDON, Feb. 19.
At question time in, the House of Commons, Colonel Suely, the Secretary for War, sangunced that the new ride, which had been sader trial during 1913, had been definitely abandoned.
A
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
LONDON, Feb, 10.
A later telegram states that on being charged at Clerkenwell, the aut fragette maintaine;) absolute'silence.
Lord Weardale, in his evidence, aid In the match between South Austra
ing nade throughout the country and many witnesses, officers of rank and others, are being examined..
It is understood that the inquiry will extend to a number of contracte.
Admiral Fujii and Captain Sawasak have been relieved of their posts pend- ing the court martial."
evidence against Admiral Fujii includes
It is authoritatively stasadi, that they the name of a prominent Arm of British shipbuilders
The Opposition is making capital out of the scandals and are preparing an address to the Throne denouncing the Government, especially the Premier and the Ministar of Marine, who, how-
the confidance of the Emperor.
as vompared with $388.011.04 in 1918.
The prodt on working was 8809,399.06
The balance at credit of profit and loss
a from last you, and after deducting Directors' and Auditors' fees, and paying for all interest and repairs, amounts to 1440,402.20, which it is proposed to appro prints as fallova :—
To pay a dividend of 7 % from
wa king profita To write off Launche Lighters
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11
15
Machinery...
Referee, Mr. F. W Eager. The R.G.A, started with the wind std threatened to make the game safe straight. away. They did all the attacking for while, but Morrigħ frustrated all the efforts that came his way. Rogers, too, was busy, $210,000.00/fiting out from Swan, Crave and? Dall-
4.757.57
man. Having varvived all this without 30,207.68 18,638.76 reverie," the uppers had a turn and it was 38,102,08 quickly evident that their occational bursta 464.61. were more dangerous than the longer spells.
of stacking indulged in by the R.G.A 0:381.44 To Transfer to Reperte Find..., 100,000,00 | Hortop got the ball out nicely to the, winge To carry forward to new account 24,800.48 and Sutherland and Downes replied, by tell- -ing centres so that Green and the remainder
hooks at times. Before the interval the "of the gunner' defence were kept on tenter RG.A. did more prrasing, but Rogers was
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ing Sock
Kowloon Wherres -West Point Wharf
Railway and Rolle:
$440,402,80
The demand for storage accommodation increased considerably during the year dos
| ever, it is understood, continuqto enjorchießy to the 'restricted shipments to Chvincible. Half time eco-
15
| ton and neighboring centres.
The earnings from all sources of revenue show an improvement on last y ar's figures, The buildings mentioned in the s/s as
portion of K. J. L. 211 referred to in the Report for 1912.
Royal Engineers, OF PUĢI, 0.. With the wind the ssppara made things more even as the sticking. Forrigns, who frequently got the barter of the tricky on the run but only a goal kick resulted. Moore took it in lackadaisies), fashion and
that he was struck violently, Ha ex. in and Victoria, telegraphe Rautera ANI HED CHINESE "CAUGHT. ( mid in 1912 are the 9 Chiness house on the Swan-Pinchard combinvion, hed his wing
"plained that he was, President of the
Anti-Saffragista Society,
The prisoner was remanded.
THE BETHNAL GREEN BYE.
ELECTIONS.
Liberal Candidate Confident:
Loxpoy, Feb. 18.
Mr. Bonge Law, in a magokes to the Väionist endidate at Bethnal Green, says he trusts that the result of the bge-alaction will help the government to make up their minds on the subject. of Ulster. Ila way that Mr. Master man (the member for the constituency who on taking office is seeking re- election) was specially identified with the Frisuranea. Aer, which had proved such a colossal"blunder. If the Union. inte wern raterned to power they would --appoint a Committee to consider the
making of insurance voluntary.
Mr. Masterman, speaking at Poplar, aid little had been heard of Home "Rule, hat much of the Insurance Act, in two of the most important bye- elections in recent years. The real question, however, was the mainten- anes of the Parliament Act.
He was prepared to bet that he would be esturned for Bethnal Green,
THE "ROMA" REFLOATED.
Adelaide correspondent, South Austra- lin compiled 274, of which Clem Fill rande 105 and Ryder took 7 wickets for $$ rans. Victoria compiled 213, Craw- foạt having û wickets for 48 and Mayne 3 for 6.
In the second innings, Sonth Austra Jia totalled 549, Öle Hill compiling (0, Victoria made 124, of which Ryder had
105.
THE LORDS AND LORD MURRAY'S " MARCONIS."
LONDON, Feb. 19. The unionist laadors in the House.of Lords conferred at Lansdowne House
Bullets Bring them out
of Hiding.
1
bile patrolling the Fo Pang Valley, at 5.45 this morning, Acting Inspector Lamon' anda a lukong saw two Chiness approaching. On Meeing the police,
the
Ole (50 tops) wooden lighter was at quifed during the year..
Damage to the extent of $15,405,80 was sustained by the feat during the typhoons of August and September, 1913.
Mr. R. Laurenz retired during the your
men dashed up the hillside Bir. C. Landgraf has been invited to take amongst the bushes. They were called | his place. upon to stop. but as they persisted in running, the lukong opened fire. One of the bullets grazed the man's arm inflicting a slight wound. Both were afterwards |caught.
It is stated that one of the prisoners has already bean bauished six times and the
olher three times.
YARD,
to consider the procedure regarding STEALING FROM THE NAVAL the motion of Lord Ampthill for the Appointment of a Committee of Inquiry into Lord Murray's conduct in connec tion with the purchase of American
"Marconi shares.
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MR. BALFOUR'S DENUNCIA- TION OF HOME RULE.
LONDON, Feb. 19, Mr. Balfour, speaking at the Home Rule Protest meeting in the City denounced the Bill. He said that al- though a believer in law and order, be strongly supported Ulster because Ulster was in the right. The Govern ment were now considering how they The French liner Roma, which might modify the situation, and he wend askere in a bizzard No enruently warned them painst half Man's Island, Masnachussetts, has Been refloated and s prosbeding to Now Jack
LONDON. Feb. 18:
DEATH OF FRAGBON'S FATHER.
measures.
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Suggestions such as “Home Rule within Home Rule were mere tin- kering and crazy folly, as even the dullest could bear muttoring of the distant cataract.
Samo Chinese are pastmastera in the art of shamming. Mr. Hazeland had before him this morning a ese of Terceny where the man was half carried into court. He professed to be in great agony but Dr. Bell had intimated that there was nothing whatever the matter with the prisoner..
The charge was one of stealing copper and solder from tho Naval Yard, an Indian officer haring found the metal wound around the pris nors' lega. Prisoner denied that the metal was found on him, and said that it had only been bruaght there as evidenos against him.
hours stocks and two months' imprison- Mr. Hazeland sentenced prisoner to four ment, sad ordered him to be bani hed.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
CORPS...
Orders by Lieut. Col. A. Chap- man, V. D.
DRILL!
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it struck viper on the back. Wilkinson took in the situation åt a glance, and while | his comrade who was struck was wondering | what had docurred he had the ball in the net. Such a paverse roused the R. G. A. ta renewed efforts, but although they we'n many times near scoring they never
Hon. Mr. E. Shollim and Mr F. Schmidtanged it. Rogers doing salendidly in the Tacker also rendered retice according to the Articles of An opposing goal. ciation and being eligible offer themselves yeoman service. Near the end, Wilkinson for re-election:
had the beaks baston again, but this' tima Moora was in his way. Green pat the leather to the other end hut try a Berry and Co, would most of their shots were of the skysotaping order while others wers anfely dealt with by Bogom." In view of compulsory radical changes in the R. E. team the result does them wreat credit.
Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin and fin the absent of Mr. W. H. Patts) Mr. F. Maitland have audited the accounts now presented Messrs Gourdiu and Maitland offer theic
selves for re-election.
BALANUR SHEET, 31st DECEMBER, 1913,
TABILITIES.
To Capital, 60,000 fully paid
up shares at 850 Reserva fund Equalisation of Dividend
Royal Engineers, 1; R.G.A., 0.
...$3,000,000.00
50,000.00 HM.S. Tanik Res. e. 877я'Cor., R.G.Ä. The sailors were at home on the occasion 150,000.00
of this Sad Division. United · Services 973,721.36
508.30 League match gestarday; the previous game at Stonecutters ending in a narrow 440,402.80 win for the gunners by 2.1. Teams > -+$4,364,725.66
fond
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Sundry crediturs..................................... Unclaimed dividends...... Balance of Proft and
Loan account
By value of Kow-
ASSETS.
Toon Land...$1,033,097.88 By value of Kow.
loon Building 1,631,639.89′′
As per Instac count$2,964,687.77
Less value of. Buildings sold
in 1912..................... 56,910.00
Land since sc quired....
By value of
Wharved at Kowloon
per last a/c.... Less written
For week commencing Monday 23rd off last year....... instant as per schedule.
·MACHINE GUN STANDARD TEST, Those members of the Sovuts Co.- select. Nothing could make Home Rule, ined to fire the above test will parado on
HUSKETRY,MTANDARD TEST.
his,eyes, tolerable, and if the Govern-Pier
Sunday 22nd instant, 8.30 a.m., at Elskei ment wanted to avoid civil war they Toynox, Feb. 18. * a tekom fram Parts Eater that must make a clean cut," (Lood cheere). the father of the late Hay Fespeon If the Government rejected his advice, bas died in prison, where the wise they would find themakes full of detained on a charge of lng kisemorse and in a current pilless and
bogelea
-ROD.
GREECE AND THE AEGEAN LALA VIDA.
Loxos, Feb. 16.
A forecast of Greece's reply to the.
Powerk says that Greece will request
HUNGARIAN DOAN.
LONDON, Tob. 19.
A Hungurian Loan of $1,500,000
assurances that the Argean Islands. at 43 per cent. has been issued at
which she is not přemítóed to fortify, 203
shall not be cttacked, and that she will demand that the coast apposite Corfu shall not be fortis.
THE PORTE AND THE FOYERS.
LoxDos. Feb. 18.
ALBANIA'S NEW KULER.
Losos, Feb. 19. The Prince of Wied lunched with their Majesties
Those member of the Artillery Battery, Engineer Co. & Scouts Co. who failed to fire on the days allotted to their Unit, car fire Part II. with the M. G. Sections on the fallowi g dates. Firing commences b 2.30 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sub- day-Satax day 21st Feb., Sunday 22nd,
Saturday 7th March, Sunday 8th. Members are reminded that the drill season closes on the 31st of March, and sil Merkstry must be finished by that date.
BY LEAVE.
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Pte. Stark is granted leare as from 1. 9. 13. to 31. 3. 14.
Sapper F. H. Coleman is granted leave from 13. 2. 14 to 13. 2, 15,~
ENGINEKE COMPANY. Members are requested to send their BDAVERA to questions on Engines and Electricity to the Offcar Commanding their Cly, xn soʊʊ se possible.
2,907,757.77
4,047.00
324,610.00
39,491.24
292,129.43 Sinceexpanded 97,043.52
By value of Rail-
of
ways and Rol
ling stock at
Kowloon 25
per last a/c... Lees written last yea......
Since expended
By value of
Launches
per last no- counte Leas written od last year
Since expended
By value M
Lighters
per last so- ∙count.....
Last written off last year
102,818.08
18.481.78
94,036.29 5,330.96
49,625.51
6,838 26
$5,967.25 9,400.00
-82,811,804.77
339,172.97
H.M.S. Tamer Res.—Dugdale, Palmer, Catas; Tankenau, Monday, Cobb; Chand, Amos, Davies. Feltham, Pastce.
-87th Coy., B.GIA.--Manh; Dougherty, Haringe Delzoey, Lovelock, Wire: Martin, Hutchins, Shakespear, Cartwright, Harper.
Referee, Mr. T. Hodge, The gunners started wagressively. Monday and Palmer,"however, defended well and Amics and Davies were enabled to make acquaintance with the custodian at the other end. Hars Dongberty miskicked, bot Marsh saved the situation and again play veered to the milors' gral. The gunners had evidently left their shooting boots at Stonecattors, as Dugdale. was never severely tested, although mach of the. play was in his vicinity," In ene of the milor" rasher Pearce seized as opening and the sailors weto one in front. This | lead they kap! till the interval.
H.M.S. Tamar Res., 1; 87th Coy.. B.O.A., 0.
Play restarted with a dash by Markin on the right from the kick off. - This endel in nothing and after a few more threatening | rushes by: Csatwright and Shakeapsar, Lankenau despatched the leather to the ricinity of Marsh and Daries getting his chance scored another putting the sailors 98,347.74 two to the good. The gunners had done - most of the attacking, bat could not clinch mattom with a goal. Much credit for this was due to the sailors' defence who were ou their bast behaviour. When ply travelled to the gunners and again Davies put the issue beyond doubt by scoring the third 8. Result:-
B.M.S. Tamer Res., 3; 87th Cop RGA, 0.
39,967.25
Siaca expended
290,778.97
18,500.36
291,178.61 2,056,52
229,235.13.
By
Tale Machineryand-
To Taforest's
13.659.51 62.147.61.
or written
Plant sa per
Last account... 146,046.74
The wedding took place very quietly. at the Cathedral Church to-day of. Miss The Grand Viziet, receiving the Fulace.
at - Buckingham Margaret Helen Knopton, of Birkenhead, He afterws conferred and Mr. Leonard Renton, of Shanghai, diplomatists, re-affirmed the Porte's with Sir Edward Grey pod visited Mr. B. E. Donnelly gave the bride away resolve to respect the decisions of various Ambassadors.
and Mr. F. F. Yearly acted a text man. The brido's attendants were Mes.*Straf ford and Me Donndly. The bride ar
rived in the Colony Fosterday, having Sinte expanded 22,378,46 made the journey from Home on the
::137,310.30 Kleist. Mr. and Mrs. Ashton will
the Powers. He believed that the
next step would be the retrocession
of the Islands occupied by Tazly,
which would be effected na soon as Italy obtains the railway concessions
in Asia Minor, for which negotiations | OIL DISCOVERED IN BARICA.
Lobox, ed. 18
rexido, at Shanghai.
off last year
*** 11,116.31 154,931.33
Les la of Machinery
190.00
By valas of Land & Build- inge at West Paint...
157.120.90 1
263,149.88
value of West-
Polat Warf
are proceeding between Italy and the Smyrna Aiden rallyas dirvek. The
(*--* Certain (** exclusive or preferential Turco-Greek negotiations would then A telegram bom Karol staten rights given to members of the Prince' follow, with a row to exchanging that oil has been dingovered near Golf Club, Mitcham, under the recent new them for Chics and ilitylen. Lake Albork The indisations are regulations of the Conservators of Micham
that the field is of lange walink.
Common were the subjser of a-test case to a persona before the Croydon County, Jurice when Frederick Barris, caddie mas ar of the shab was summoned, under By-law 14 of the Conservators for obstructing and inter- oring with
Jobn
DON'T QUUGH
absurd to allow a cough to hand on sad map your vitality when Chamber-
DON'T RISKIPNEUMONIA
1sin's Cough Remedy will as your You Erid of every cold as yspokly as pos- December fehensärgid, play Krolf Bus
don't know where a persistenty comelt will ∙Fund's yog You ma't afford to allow your theos and lungs to become diseased when It is rich almula thing to sten Into ahemist's shop and get a bottle of Chamber Pin Doube Remedyo malay
adcbant
Bundry deators
"Augustum. Charles Harrison, of Chatsworth-road, West Nor
"' value of dost on band wogd, When Table, le ie the forerunner of all
refusing to supply him with
Bhare Union Ips. pulmonary trouble, and pornmonis may
zonddio. The ghairman, After the Bench ar ciety of Canton, Ed: develop in a few hours. Take Chamberlain's would be convicted and fined bs. and 24. 60. had comentad in private, said the defendant Gough Nomedy? It is simple thing tổ do, but the effeco is marvellous. For act
donte The Bench found that Regulation by all Chemis
Hongkong
"PROFIZ AND-LORA-ACCOUNT.
Dr.
Directors and Aaditors' féma: 10,700
Cr
6,93%.92
By Balines from last account, „s 21,099,71
Premium- and Crown tant
recovered from Gorom- ment
Unetsfied." dividends" for
Teited
A
Nett Exringe for 1913
David Landalt, Director C. P. Chaler,
er
503,523.06 #848,00
8526,902.00
W. E. Brown, Secretary.
We certify that we have obtained all the information and implanttious, we have | required, and, in our opinion, the bajante heet raferred to in the report it prope "6,990,28 | dawn up, so sa to exhibit: -185,260.24, exrop few of the state of Cama
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