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ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.
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who jointly have issued a long pro- NEWS OF THE DAY. clamation, which informs the gentry that all this is wrong, and that they are to be-installed into their old privi leges and invested with their old authority. In the edict, the "People's Army is ridiculed and spoken of aa mere riff-raft," who enter the lists
H.M.S. Minotaur mlad to-day Min Bay,
of the army in the morning and at will be on page. 10, night boast that they are the pro- tectors of the country; who claim privileges to which they have no right, and would not know how to
Soveral interesting iceat news iteria
and
H MS. torpedo boats 056 and 03 sailed
The French gunboat Argus
this mornog
COMPANY MEETING.
THE WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1014
THE CHARTERED BANE'S -DIVIDEND.
PROSPEROUS YEAR.
At the approaching annual General Mouting of the Shareholders of the Char bered Bank of India, Australia and Ching divided be declared for the past half year the Directors will recommend that
HONGKONG POLIOR FORGE
INSPECTED BY X ETHI GOVERNOR.
KM.G., inspected the various sections HE the Governor, Sir Benis My of the Hongkong Polio Fores this after- noon
Craentions at the Annual Meeting.
Larger Dividend Naked For.
The twenty tenth ordinary anal mecting of shareholders in the Hongkong pany, latch, was held this morning at the
Secretary, was also present at the Ad Korkun Whart and Godown Com
The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, Colunis offices of Mossrs. Jardine. Matheson and
Governor was accompanied by hid Alde de | Cap Lu?"" The Hon. Mr. D. Landalu
Camp, Capt. Alisau. Our Celebrated very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is also pointed out that the results on wheels, will be taken across the large number of shareholders and the £10,000 be added to leors Superanna- other European officera were
A new railway cula notifies that motor presided and there were also present; a
tendent of Police, was in command and the Mr. Mel. Moser, the Captain Super- blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whiskies. It of this innovation has not been such [Straits of Johore at the rate of $3 much st} Q.M.G., Hou. Mtb, Shellim, Massrs. Premises Accoust, and that 4120,213. 11. Doot Sargt. Fincott and Sorgt GerrAN
following diretary: Sir Paul Clinter, stien Fund; that £20,000-be written off Superintendent King, Aistant Super- Deputy is of great age, very fine, and mellow. Its superior as to make serious people infatuated owners risk.
tendent Sayer, Chief Inspector Gouring, quality has established its reputation as THE LEAD-with it, for under the new regime
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His Excellency's speech to the officers
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General Memoranda.
MOSTAY, March 6-
Social Meeting at Y.M.CA.
SUNDAY," March 8-
9 am:-Excursion to Macao, WEDNESDAY, March 11:-
3.15 p.m.-Annual General Meeting of
the H.K. Gymkhana. Club." SATURDAY, March 14:-
Royal H.K. Yacht Club's Regatta. 8pm.-Devonian Dinner at Hongkong
Botel.
THURSDAY, March 19--
enjoy them if they had them. It is
two years to
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C Landgra; and Mr. W. S. Drown, secretary,
The Chair hefore moving the
the pace of 14 per aduum mak ng 47 for the yar) and a bonus of 12 per share free of inonnse tax; that £100,000 be added to the Reserve Fund: that
and men will sppear in tomorrow issue.
PROTRACTED TRADITION CASE.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.
The Chung Sau Nam ease, which in
It will be remembered that a TEATTERIS
"the hills have been filled with robbers umh the plaina with bitterness and sorrow.". The gentry,
The Chairman: Yes; and alw against · therefore, are again to be enthroned
shoption of the report an accounts, said:phou. We must takes a portion our THE The year 2018, as will be seen from the selver. You understand that? into their old seats of power, and are the ., Tumbes, which left this port the company, the inersing demand for dination of the report in its prement The cargo of raw silk shipped on board report was one of marked progress for Mr.. Howley I regret to oppose the to take to themselves all then the 27th January, was delivered at Lyng wharfage and storage privileges and duties of the caste. It on the end instelat.
mroupmodation | form. I am very grateful to the Chair- being the main features of the year's for the very kind way in which he is pointed out that in China for four
work. To meet this demand your direc. has answered the questions I haver pat thousand years this custe las existed, provincial authorities in Anhui and Euphing of a new ste ante multi sodows Morning Post who claims to be varione form bas Been bedong the Courte
President Yuan has telegraphed to the have under contemplation the build to him. An uymbus writer in the and that, in conseruence, their in-king then to devise plans for the reliefs. As the Police Basin is handed shareholder of many you standing had the Colony for the past three or four fluence must be tor good, and cannot of the subling of phone made desti ute bye to us by overraneat, The in on who experiences the effects of the months, was reponsibly for a sitting of be lightly filched from them. They, the devastation of the White Waltrening length and depth of modera 1900 typhoon sings that it would be the Full Court this afternoon, when the indeed, are the aristocracy of learning, brigands.
steners alls for the provision of a a bad busina poltby to squeeze the Chief Justice and the Prisno Judge heard of character, of experience, and "of
wharf of greater length than any of a law drops of blood out in the way of argument by Sir Francis Piggott (counsel every good and perfect endowment police a Chinese jumped from the verandah anunt of tiredging at our wharvey, Anonymous, friend. I was also share upon an application by the former for a In attempting to avoid" arrest by the present cecs and nocessitates a consider. dividends." I thoroughly agree with our for the fugitive and the Attorney-General They have been ashamed in the past of these und floor at No. 89-Kowloon City future is likely to be exceptionally heavy. nothing but aniration for the extraordi
so that our outlay in the immediate holder before the typhoon at I have stay of surrender. consort with the fund. He was taken to the Government There is under constructionsin new power hary way the company has recovered from for Chang's extradition to Gunton was "People's Army," and so things could Civil Hospital suffering from seaceful steam 1x to replace the old tug that disaster, thanks on doubs to the contested in the Magistracy ami ca the not but be in confusion.
Kowloon which was disposed, of "at
wise and able guidance of our former Magistrate upholding the Governor's e We have referred to this reaction-
a profit during the time a large number secretary, Me.. E. Osborn, I do not water prevelings in habeas corps Non-China Fire Inece. Coa. Meeting.ary step as further evidence that Ainai Villas, Kowloon, has reported to diveline in lighter busines. In order to the company, but it seems to me the abn went against the fugitive, judg Mr. A. F. chicken residing at No. of lighters were laid up owing to theto squeeze the has drop of blood out of taken in the Full Court. These prosent 12.390 Fm-HK. Fire Insurance Co's, affairs are being adjusted to the she police the theft of jewellery frous off a pay for these requirements it betoves us
Meeting,
old ware
state of the company's health is such inent being delivered on Tuesday, where We have no wish to dressing table valued at 245. The thief to husband our finances ani explain why that a little blood letting might improve upon. Sir Francis Piggott applied for a say anything derogatory in respect "pparently entered the bedroom by the year directors do not recommend the its circulation. Laws year the company stay of surrender and loweo in appeal to of this class of people throughout
payment of a larger dividend. Your fleet made a proft at $420,000 out of its the Privy Council. Their Lordships took South China; they may be, as
of lighters suffered heavily during the nery legitimnto trading after paying all the view that the Court had na jurisdie- a class,
We are naked to state that the Portu. disastrous, typhoons, of August and Sep repairs and renewals, and, as the Chuir tion to grant local leave and this point. virtuous and loyal to guose Amateurs are giving their second tenner Inst owing to the fact that both man has just told us, for additiours to was argued this afternoon. katries close for H.K. C.C. Tennis fiuence may be all on the side of Saturday evening. Owing to the great means of gutting our craft into shelter company is therefore in a most extra-
old traditions and their personal in-performance at the Club Lusitano on
these risitants apprimehed with little or buiklings. 841,077, which might have" no warning. The new tug should be the been charged to capital account. The onder and routine, but, on the other success nabioved at their fine performance, quicker on, future occasions. One item in ordinarily strely position, as it hand, it must be affirmed that they repeated... The proceeds go in aid of the and that is the amount of repairs débited { of a valus of over three million dollars, position of the fugitive, The Attorney- general request was made to have the play the accounts perhaps needs explanation lands and buildings entered in its books are obstinately, conservative. They funds of the Associacio Pastuguces de to profit and less account, which is larger but probably worth twice as much, all are necessarily ignorant of much thut is essential to the well-being and
thai nxtual. This is entered for by the which are free, from mortgages and rown, had given counsel for the fugi development of modern China. They
fact that in order to provide for the extra debentures. In addition to this the com-ve an assurance that pending the in HONGKONG, THE RNDAY, March 5, 1914. have not and apparently cannot haveings of whire wax valued at between 8200 tire to make several alterations and im.
An owner is wanted for twenty-ne demand for storage space it was imporn-pany owns whares, launches, lighters vestigation of the rights of the fugitive. and machinery which have been written by the Privy Council he would not be any sympathy with the New Age, for and 80. A Chinese who bad the bags in hisprovements to the goldwas, I shall be down much below their actual value, and surrendered. they have never understood it, nor pasion by Inspector Dymond the ability any questions you may desire to million dollars.
unlawin} } pleased to answer to the best of my yet stand in the books at very nearly a ndee tried to apprehend its ten-morning before Mr. Hazeland,, Prisoner, ask.
About $202,000 lencies and its ways. The reinstate- who was apprehended when bringing the
been written off those assets during the it two years and this year it, is pro- ONE of the innovations initiated by upon the old dais is evidently intend-
ment of this class of the community wax ashore from a junk, w s fined $100 or
powed to write off $100,000 more. There- the young leaders of the Republic ed to soothe them for their recent
three months' imprisonment, was the belittling, if not the sweeping irritation, and apparently it is hoped to away altogether, at the class of people win them over known throughout China as the things, by which the old order may the present order of
SATURDAY, March 21:--
Y.M.CA, Aunusi Concuri, MONDAY, March 23:-
5.30 p.m.-Mesting uf Saatholders and Subscribers of St John's Cathedral in City Hall. WEDEESDAY, Match 25:-
Tournament.
The Chian Maii.
THE KWANGTUNG GENTRY.
window which was open.
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Soccorros Mutuos.
charge Wh summoned for
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Mr. Ritchie seconded the motion for the adoption of the report and sent
Mr. F. B. L. Bowley asked the Chair. man a number of questions the first boing, Two Chinese boatmen one of whom
Are there any mortgages on the com- was wasting a queue, (and who, in conse
pany's land and buildings ?"
in the precincts of the Court this morning) quence was gre. ted with ironical laughter of the company's property,
The Chairman: There are no mortgages
were charged with removing and from enditur $278,524.00" include only ab
Mr. Bowley: Does the item sundry
Works Department. Sergt. Jackson of the
be written back?'
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therefore in existence an engrances
The Chief Justice, in intimating chat stay of surrender and leave would not herinter, snid he would have r rived at that decision with very great
if it would have prejudiced the
end, however,
on behalf of the
SECRET GAMBLING.
Obstructing the Police.
err fund which does not appear Detectives under the command of Dect.- the balance sheet in addition to a reserve, Sarg Wills last night executed a gambling of $850,000 which does appeat, in the warrant on a Chinese Club No. 237. Hollyrika, balance sheet. The money required for wood Road. the development the Chairman has told
us di-construction of new godowns and gambling was suspected to be in progress, On approaching the room in which wharven could easily be raised and the Sergeant found the door looked, belted,
he was hole to get at the bolts, and the door was burst in the door with a knife. He was thus able ope
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contingent liabilities? If the latter, what overdraft or by the iso. of debentures, reposedyreed to break open the spy nie Water Police made the arrest and pross is the amount of such contingent liabili. I do not see why that extraordinary ex- eated. Fines of 823 each were imposed. ties and can any, and what portion thereof perfiture should be charged to working profits of this year's account. It should be the subject of a loan which shaxili be paid off gradually in subsequest years. It sms to me unnecessary therefore to put $100,000 inta reserves at prisent. The company has made a profit of 14 per eunt. and it is got by legitimate trading Out of this the directoru propisa to pay
CORRESPONDENCE,
do not necessarily acquiere in opinions expresied by correspondents-Ed.}
THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
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Nine met were arrested, and this mor- ning they were chargert befors Mr. Wood police in the execntion of their duty. with pulling, and with obstructing the
Accused were remanded; bail being fixed. at 820 auch.
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Ta Original Jurisdiction this morning further argument, and evidence was heari
Gentry." It is well-known that this be continued under the new name, Twaung I without a permit from the Pablie solute liabilities or does it abso include charged to capital account wither by anand barred." He kocked on the door caste is very conservative; that their thus satisfying their ambitions, with knowledge is often very limited except out bringing them lato continued in regard to the current book learning opposition to any moderate reforms of their country and the recognised that wiser heads see must be initiated traditions of the people. They have, and sustained. The traditions asso- however, been accustomed to wield ciated with the gentry will doubtless
The Chairman: In reply to that ques tion I will give you the items which make very considerable poirer in the past, be slow in evaporating, but the spirit
up this account: Star Ferry Co., Ltd., and they have clung to their position of the age proves them to be but
Loan $115,000; staff securities, $30,000; and their perquisites with tenacious 'quickly disappearing survivals of a
compradors, due for coalio hire, grip. They stand by each other; and caste once" powerlul, but now in-
$23.220.20; balance outstanding on su pense count, $6,000: new office suR. many times in the past, like the efficacious, while the stars in their
preme, $1J08.04; sundry payments due to the shareholders 7 per cent, only.. nobles in olden days in England, they courses are furthering the cause of the Editor of the "Chixa MALL."}
in leare, $1,415.65; total and to put away the remaining 7 per in the sction brought by the Great Eastern have even opposed the rulers of the those who have realised the wisdom
$177,884.79. The balance of $05,889 is sent. It sveins to me that those share country in the interests of the people. of adapting themselves to the neces-on your valued space?
Dear Sir,-May I trespass a triffe further actual surury creditems such as returne holders who ask for a bigger share of the
and Refining Cmpany of Ban to constituents, directors' feca, coal, etc., profits cannot, in view of the position I guess gentleman, Barques, Porta
ancisco, against '
T. When the gentry of a district deter-sary changes of the age. China's
P.
at. mixed to oppose any innovation that gentry, like Great Britain's hereditary highest connections, la Hongkong, how,
Macso, to making "#270,724:36, and in the opinion the company, be called very rank or I-quite agree that, to various parts of of your directors no portion of this amount ask the directors to reammend the additifle nd Masers. Arndt & Co. The acting FOCATEE Am of about $85,000. being the world, the word Institute has the
greedy in their demands. I therefore, balance of a sum guaranteed by defendant they deemed unjust of inconvenient, House of Lords, must adapt them-ever, it is mainly, though not entirely, turnal or external made to the buildings bonus of 2 per cent. on the working pro- sitting this afternoon, of the Fall Court in
can be written back at presets;
under an agreement m a de between plain- time and again the officials have selves to the conditions that arise as connected with efforts on behalf of the last year? If so what amount was paid fits, to reduce the amount written off which both judges were engagid."
Mr. Bowley Were the additions In
tion to the dividend of,7 per cent. of a was adjourned at tifin time owing to the been compelled to give way. The the result of years of reform and down-and-out's With these efforts I was for such additions and out of what find and reduce the amount placed to reserve officials were afraid to measure ewords with this powertal class.
patient and enlightened effort for the even before P. Q's. advocacy. My point
in entire, practical and active sympathy was it paid? The gentry, however, have always
good of the many, not for the pam-was that this forthcoming Society and mezzanine frers in sundry godowns came that they are unable to comply with Mr. in the F.M.S. As the bride of Mr. H. J.
The Chairman: The cost of erceting
The Chaiman: Your directors regret Seccombe, who was abortly due to arrive been strongly opposed to innovation, pering of the few. They must either building have not this rescue work in view, to 41,507,57, which has been charged Bowley's fequent. I huto explained very Lacey of the P.WD, Klang, has mes and look upon reforms, with lo so-or they must go.
and therefore reed a different designation. to repairs account. Your directors confully, both in my specel and the answers with a serious accident, involving tem suspicion, because they lelt that
There is no question as to “debesing" sider these improvements to our godowns which I have given to questions, that it porarily the town of alht in both ryer. change would probably be lor. the
connections and so forth; but the one hardly of such a perbanent nature as in is my in good years aneli s this, that There are hopes that 'ter treatment sight. worse for them. They have, there-
puint is What would the name suggzat charge their cost to capital acount, such ample provision can be made and it is may be stored, hat messwhile the mere fore, tacitly assumed that what was
and convey ?"-an accurate idea of the as buildings account. You must bear in only in the past by our laying mads nuchage, which was to hare taken place in purpose or a misleading ano? good enough for them was also good
mind no depreciation has been written apple provision dust the company was
May, has been postponed. Allow me to express the hope that, on off our buildings. enough both for the officials and for the Colony today from a holiday at Home smooth working The Helen's May Associa propose to increase the rate of writing that with the expenditure that we have After being away this 23:DY & PEAT,
able to survive the lows inoured from happily chosen site, we may soon have in
Mr. Bowley: Why do the directors several very severe typhoon and I think masses of the people. The leaders of by the German Mail.
Young China, however, bolding the
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. Duniaa Clark returned
to
tion and Botch. reins of power, have apposed the Sista, is leaving Bangkok today for H.M.A.H. is not proposing to underake." I beg to thank P. Q for the kindness of Mr. A. R. Feel, British Minister to showing your many readers what the status of this caste, and have tried to undermine ita suthority and rob them
England, on holiday.
of their privileges. Generally the
gentry have, theoretically, stood Bangkok, will be leaving by the Dell about M. &... Peal, the British Minister in for good government throughout March 6th, en route for England on leave.
the country districts and, in their own way, their influence has been on the aide of order. But many of them were not above suspicion, and not infrequently they
Chow Hueh bai, ex-Minister of Fianar,
fa reported to have arrived in Faking. He be appointed Minister of Finance, says the Peking Daily News.
I am, Yours truly, A WELL-WISHKM.
Hongkong, March 4th.
account.
off the valve of lighters from about six before as it would not be wise to pay per cent, to about 18 per cent, and the away a larger dividend. There is one rate of writing off machinery from about point I might perhaps refer to and that 74 per cent to about 12 per cent, in past years the value of the whaeres compared with last year?
has not been written down to the extent
might have been. Taking the aver life of a wharf as 20 years, the total
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The Halay Mail hear that Miss
if Eve came back to the world to-day, She'd probably turn to Adam and ay
* The styles haven't changed very much,
my dear.
-Brooklyn Eagle.
The retiring directons, and Schmidt, motion of 32 [Caps, Rolfe
The appointme director wax com.
The Chairman: After the 1906 typhoon in order to carry on our business we had to buy a mustber, of extra lighters value of the wharves qught to be writter attery heavy prices. On this account down to $258,000, and they stand on your directory consider it necessary to the books at $292,000. So to put them provide a greater margin than formerly really on sound footing there is another as made our machinery, some of its 30,000 to be waitbus off. In view of tion of A. Bowley such as cranes, has became obecleto and that I don't think the shareholders should will have to be replaced so no very dis consider the directons are writing down
McCubbin and date. Wese and tear of cranes is the value of the property of the company seconded and it was
Mr Packham propo such as this, that we can make such extra made a point that the market Tulus of particularly heary. It is buly in yours to too great an extent. Mr. Bowley also F. Maitland add provision.
the land belonging to the company w
realected, anditora: MzBowley Ate the launches and very much more than it stands så in our
3860 enc
BAPTISED IN WHITEWASH.
Before Mr. Estaland, at the Magistracy charged with salting on Indian constable this morning, a Chinese Whitewasher was while in the execution of ble duty.
The premer was doing whitewash when the constable pand, and with his brush poble on the head, saturating him with The Chairman Launch
tempoets? costing of thick lime. The constable
cat him whe
fico Insured the white
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, charged with airling and abet- His Honour. Sir William Hynimas ting rabbers and acquiring part of the Jonia, Chief Justice of the Straits Settle booty. The ambition of Young China, goes Hows on leire in April. Mr. Buckmill, Hongkong's Attorney General, wus to take from them their ancient will sirsady, anzounded, copay the wall charged with bitewash struck the gainet vaaring maka ginnloding fee and account as it does not increase our ONE-5th inst privilege and substitute instead composition temporally.
KAMMING & Co., LD,
and Druggists
TAT REDUCTIONS INpanies of the People's Army," who
should be directly responsible to head-
En whom the centr notho was to look for tie-mainteannee pences
A telegram t
ighters of the company fully insured books, but that can hardly be taken into
ings,
ug market value of the only based on solos of ad
that have taken place sad to sall the land?
dvantage:
therefo
Shellim
HONGKONG