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A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. qution of suitable speed it star winning which, acesita for & difercier
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MONDAY
DOCKYARD RIFLE
OLUB.
EMBERS AT DINNER.
bers of tha
BROACHED
Before Mr. Jun Chief,
A party of about sixty Royal Dockyard Ride Club and their frien mat at dinner at the Hongkong, Hotel Steam
Baturday #raning. The
hair, and the of the
The loyal toxats having been honoured,
The Actorney General; opening the case. The President summented on the pro- for the Crown, mid the first four prischere gress that had been made by the alub since were mem bare of the crew of the P. and O.. its inaption. He mit they met at such a lightem Madge and the first prisoner. function that evening". for the first the number one lighters timu 28 a ride slab they also met us part the boat. This Before Hr. Melbourne to-day Arthur of a large club, the Dockyard Recreation your in the etion of Hamby a marine on board H.M., Rowrie, Club, to whom the rife club owed, a grost
from him poison of trist and Club that equippe the
it for ought to have been the last, charged with being drunk and dimurderly, and with suaulfing a risksba yaara, kad, put NOW
don, for it was the kms Inbau hart been implicated: in a thait
she Interpurtarai: V Hary rain apoi The Rost game on the Engkong CC ground on Saturday, When the players nought the pavilion The Rat ware. 47 for no wiekste, Morrish having-vocent 3t'not cat finaloding two 6's over the fence) and R. Bate, was in the G. E. Marley 15 not out Morriah plays ompany added Commodore Eceiving it, kaowing it to have havoc with, Anderson = buyling and seemed Anstratbar, M.G... Engineer Commander The Attorney-General able speed of the capital ship: how }} MG... Mowers" (P. W. Craddock, well not whun, the quin came. Within W. Boome, Masura 3. D. Danby, E. M. Komp) Instructed by Mr. D. 1 ever, does not entirely depend on the
Maltinent. (. W. Barton. Hon. Afr. E. twenty minuter, pasta of ground were Barton, B. T. Williams, F. West n. 8. C. Johnson, Stokin and Master, prost relativo movements of an opposing shellim (emulding committee), Mr. L
Fi Cooko. W. E. Clayton, Engr. Lient. Prisoners who were undulanded, pleaded feet. Warship design is subject to. Lacfe incretary), Mesare. C. U. E.
Connor, E. Hearn, A. Moryan and 0.noò quietly.
The following Jury was sworn, › klwarts) the indirect induence of progress in Cunningham, A. J. F. Pemfeste, H. W
The Belillos challenge shio'd and other W. P. Seath (fneeman), 8. Jaz, J. T. de the merchant marine as well as to the Looker, J: M. Alves,A. B., Lowe, G. H.
trophies won during the season were Sous W. B. Stormar, M. Baptis, Mal more direct effects of the naval Potts, Bo Fook and to Cho Shiu. "
The Chairman, In his review of the
conspicuously displayed.
Man Cheung and N, A. Beltram, advance of other nations; but these company your, said: The figures which may be subordinate to the changes in we have to present cannot, I think, the nature and conditions of future fail to give you satisfaction for bey da naval engagementa, which must follow close the fact that wo have had a very upon the great increase in range and good year. The premine Income, you wile shows bonsiderable increase. speed of the modern torpedo. The Thin/partly to be attributed to ex determined sometimes by the circum of about 5 per cent,, a compared with stances of the moment or the whim the year before in the premium and of an individual, and, thus, beyond the cb that at nearly all our the province of the naval architectncies un hato, in the period unientchin, an officer on board the .. To MACPHAIL-AO-On May 14. But, however much the fighting review, done era business. It is very was charged with disorderly condues and and later at Holy Trinity Cathedral, As-efficiency may be reduced in the, ingratying to note then this occasion of refusing to pay risksba faze Ma
On Saturday night of Blaks Piac. the DEW WILLIAM MCPHAIL, to VAUDINE terests of economy, or, alternatively palm has been attained at all at
[the expense of quality, for the ratio of defendants had an altercation with – ạ CLABE ETHEL, eldest daughter of Mr A. however much cost of construction 11.: is, the Tenrod probably that we risksås coolla daring which the coolis, was enthusissin which animated 800 PREMA P company took delivery of s'eszgo 'al 2,4}{SF-
WAL-PRICK-On May at Holy may be increased, a limited number have ever beforò experienced. Expere asssallel by Hurst who also assaulted P.C. Trinity Cathedral Shanghai Grone of high-speed well-armed vessels hy al been kept down to a very James when he was investigating the Ret. W. R and Mrs Weleb, to Erez appears to be an absolute necessity.the the cost of business which our con
moderste soals, and compare favourably trouble. Hatchin would not pay his fire
and sie alto disorderly. h daughter of Mra Withal, in fixing the speed of ships petitors have to pay. The income de
Hurst was fined $5 for sumaulting. P. C. GALFERS MCBAIN. On May 12. ar of-the-line, the proposal of Admim! rived from investments shows lower WITHOUT ONE. H.B.M. Consulate General and afterwarde Sir Edmund Fremantle appears to be average/return than that which we have James and cautioned on the other two fined "$1 for on the same day at Holy Trinity Cathedral adinirable-namely, "to retain such been accustomed to. This howover is charges. Hutchin was
MCHAN, eldest daughter of speed as not to be inferior to that of plained by stating that a largo por disorderly conduct and 80 cents compers the late George McBain and Mrs McBain, our possible opponents."
tion of our furab-nearly 50 per cent.stion for the coalie. of Cecile Court, Shangbai
infact, is me rested in gold. The do- elfde in income resulting from the lower return which selected gold investmenta yield has however been stayed by thors having been moro, funds to invést, sa that actually we have an increased ro Fenue irvan this surge. The purchase
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Sess. On May 12, at Shanghai Gene- ral Hospita. E. F. SNA, aged 62 year.
GOSSALVE-On May 12, at the Shang- haiGeneral Hospital, SATU 13 S. Ozonio, wifs of Theobaldo R. Gunsalveal
Chawroɛn.- On May 13, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Asbrew ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, Master, China Marchanta 8.N.C., sgod 12 years.
Div.-On May 12, at Roehampton, London, Jimas Kasgand Davis, ferderly of the North China Insurance Co.
MEMOS "TOR TO-DAT.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
at sonries having gold standahi, but and· P., C. James, Frank. Lindon, must not forget, beter kënnt of work | alleged against him. He lired
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
mambear bad done a
themselves. They had his widened the deckhouse on his Bring points, cut steps and done a lot prisoner was master of generally to improve the÷1 place, increase
facilities for shooting, and for watching and the other two were his woR, ARC in comfort
comfort the variou
competitions, and worked on his bast. On April 9 the tests. That mid a great deal for the
owed.
cup
Mr T G. Bexyfield, of Meers. Car-hoot for s handiasp eap. TCONQUITJUŻ / Work want an until between Land 2....“
Mr. Cousins.
bost
| of many of our gold/investments, won Saturday: he is travelling via the byền won by Mr. Moon, on at Pagations · were in progress the police
"
fortunately for us, ruúde at a time when the market was suffering from serious Six stray dog wers sent to the Pound depression. We therefore have, in more
Lient. Colonal C. D. Bruce has been yesterday.
than one instance acquired our holding granted the rank of Colonel while employ it price which are hourly the lowested under the Foreign Office as Police Ad that liave been recordvd, and in stating H.M.S. Thistle sailed this morning them, as we have done, at their sparket viser to the Chinese Government (Dated Airtimor
value or the 31st December last there September 18, 1914). is. little to provide for, in the way of depreciation, and what little there is,
into the lighter Madge. The lighter the members. He acknowledged their bags of copes from the Zaffers, Inading indebtedness to the anfilling energy of Mr. Stewart, who was until recently was then towed to Vaumall, here the secretary of the Club, and to whom.
om. they company's laden lighters usually day, a very great deal of the progr Cargo was never wored at night from the
heen misdad ( oud applause opened the
on October | company's lighters; and the batch of the 4th, 1913, with a friendly match between lighter in quantion was done with n two terms made up of members of their
alub On January Bed they had the and a padlocked bar. The cook employed Real shoot for Mrs. Austratber's Naw Tear on the lighter would tell the jury that on which was won by Mr. A. Bishop the evening of the 11th intent the with a total of 93 At Chinese New Year number one directed all the Inkis to handicap cup shoot was won by go in the hold. There they found s. Mr. Cooki a total of the number of empty, unmarked bage and into winner of the scratch competition for them, under the direction of the number silver badge being Mr. Elson (total 99% one they put emprs from the other bag, most six shoots for the which were afterwards sown up. Tak They had had Officers" Challenge Cup and a
ected at 5.30 am the tumbar pre di former was michael and Clarke, left for home on holiday won by Mr. Elson, and the Handicap Cup the fois to tree the own
transfer the
theme The Club Champoishioner United States.
fifteen shoots, Mr. Gregory, who
and some of the man jumped into appeared second in the championship, want the the now, but were picked up. One was Donegal Badge. One of the most pleasing was apparently on watch in the bow of the feature of the year was the marked lighter. range; he thought he could
After bearing the evidenew the jury retired for ten
ten minutes, ant their that their attendances totalled about return announood that they found the sirvo 700, which, for amall club like four prisoners gully and the remaining prianser they they were, was very remarkable figure. the metal and prior t Over a hundred silver spoons had been recommended for agency shot for, shese being subscribed for by the prisoner: Chan Shui, a intenced to
two years hard labor; the third and 88 or
or upwards being the conditions, and in will note that our Investment and Ex. A. Crawford, Iste of the C.M. steiner addition to that eighteen, five of the ladies years", "each. charge Fluctuation Account han doubled Felching. Captain Crawford, who had who had gone up to shoot had won sitnilar itself in the year. It in obrious how-been siling considerably during the part Rifle Association prosenbed bronze medals WIRELESS IN TROPIC CLIMES.
curțificates. (Applant). The National ⠀⠀ over, that such a fund may decline as year, was sixty-two years of age and joined to those who made sex scores of: 02 495) readily on it may raiso, and bearing in the China Merchants in 1808 hasing Thros montera flagers Back the remarkable long-distance experi-
Youmey DOB sa bontmand of tho ́stosmer ADEGUANIDA, geheg Päringuk mind la Unita Agente sua Con- Légues which, in the late eighties, was the whale of the ten ahonte. In he thought ments in viralose belegraphy carried out The Crimicsorrow, at which hour sulting Committee imperative to seize running under the Total of Tientsin. He had a most acessful asson. They had Cost of Durban, sod 1,300 miles
he was justified in saying that they had between Johannesburg and vowels off the jurus in waiting are summoned to attend. such an opportunity as is afforded by tho was in command of the C.. steamer been fortunate soough to again wit the ggest that the difficulties prperen
present, occasion to augruent this fund Basho when that vessel struck a doralic Belilios Shield, which they took from the warm, slimes hare buna, bo Mr. Wond lo'day sentenced a Chinese, which will stand, after the addition it mine South of the Promontory in January Minotam in 1912 rendered to the overcome. An official" at Marconi Hou who bad returaed from banishment, to six 1:4200,000. Our roinsurance fund shows 1900 and foundered." Though the weather | close A. seven competitions. The was practically independent of tamm pe
is proposed to make, at just over
informat... 14 points Hampshire in 1913 by
pretty up to 1000 dil Wireles having
We regret to report the death, says
·íngrosa o
In the attendances
on the
safely
9.13 ...-The Hipprodrome Cirens at has been charged from Secund rabad to is much more than made up by the fall **Shipping and Engineering," "at the members themselves. Highdean of their years' url labour; the second, Ip Teak TARIMA
Emperor ál ́T mainin birthday (1868).
Causeway Bay,
**** General Memoranda.
WLONE DAY, May 2): –
Noon-Auction of the Hang Lee" by
Mamers. Hoghe's and Hoagh, 4.45 p.m.-Annual Meeting of Seat- holders of Unier Assoc. General
4.pleating.
SUNDAY, May 24:-
Empire Day,
a.m.-Excursion to Macao. TUESDAY, May 26 :—
Queen Mary's birthday (1857).
WEDNESDAY," May
The Derby at Epenm, THURSDAY, MAY 28
-
Local Stockbrokere' Betaling Day.
FRIDAY, May 29-
Dragon Boat Festival.
SATURDAY, May 30
Second Gymkhana Meeting,
The
The new station of the 8th Rajputs
Jubbulpore.
Clothing and 15 in money was stolen on Saturday night from the house of Chinese girl living in Kennedy Town.
months' hard labour, Prisonër mid be
in exchange. As evidence of this, you¦ Géosral Bospital on May 13 of Captain A, muthers had won skilled ink cartificut fourth. Leong Kong and Lane Fan, three
Boc: back
and had now got
again,
wanted to pass through Hongkong on bis year, but before we can get the full bone settled down so rapidly that there was no In 1919, the average for the team in the phenomena became prominent
small increase as compared with fast as fins and the sen smooth, the shipetitions had been wantedinals good.:/ bat beyond that datance some "TODE:] fii of the idea which governed its institur, time to launch the boat and the others whole of the Langue shoots was 82. This striking fact in the spot of enlight of tion, it is necessary for it to be much and crew had to save themselver as beat year, the average for the seven matcher
the strang. Marooni in 1903 during,
way to Swatow
ouvered
At Lok King street the police captured Jarger, and the addition of $100,000 they could, many being drowned, but was 89.3. Tain showed what vary voyage across has an ano, Sageals from:
beings it up juve $250,000 which the greater number, including Captain progress had been made. I thought he
could truthfully say, that ride shooting Poldhu, in Cornwall, which were readabim. will go some way to achiera the desired, Crawford were picked up by a ressel which, woman in the Colone hasa
Commodore Anstruther Biceps | miles. This sect he due to the slectrical “
ten mon gambling. The first prisoner was charged with being the keeper of a common. gambling hours and fined $100, and each end. It is satisfactory to remember that followed about thirty miles astern, of the raninder 82. ..:
with the addition of $100,000 lʊ the. reserve fund, this fund will stand so a bidace figure than ever before. The item of Agency balances represents a
xgch
(at : night up to a distance of 1,500 miles,
not andible
عقدة
in daylight Feyond 800 at the tiger laughterroud of the fact disturbances caused · the inlte violet:
by
were expecially proud The police have so far made no arrest
that this year, out of the twelve picked to says of sunshine among the so tion of an alteration to one of the articles represent Hanging in the Interport shoot, molecules of the air, and it is anggeted wara selected from the Dockyard Ride that these raya absorb soms of the conrgy in cranec iun with the armed robbery uponnexbat unusually" lang and This /of Association. The attendance was the lab. (Applausà). **?t has been him of the electro mkgdošla waras sent out by MA Resting, the manager of the Bricks accounted for by the fact that at the case at the previous meeting. pered in some gauters,
-the wirek se
se apparatus. This phenomenon Work at Deep Water Bay, on Friday | pinso of the closing of par books so been read, the Chairman stated: The with some of our men, but all those who shine of tropical climate. So, firing f
The resolution to be proposed having that the Reserves should be credited is particularly noticeable in the shanng sen-
evening.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, May 18, 1914.
SPEED
THE DESIRABLE SPEED OF WARSHIPS.
xfilerable sum was lying ready in London
entirely
in: your
went on,
We
to pay for oxtain new, investments Beintention of the revolution which has just know the peculiar conditions under which possible, all long-distance wireless work The versudah of the second floor No. pureliase of which at that date were not ben read to you in the notice conyeuing conserve His Majesty are, ware. Elist the of thou at opht time, when the effect
Apparent $ You Yes Lane collapsed yesterday owing quite enelinded. It will be noticed, from this meeting is to raise the fixed allow annection of any of our members with the of the ultra-violet rays in tot
Reserves to rotten woodwork. Three persons were the condition of the Underwriting Busco which the General Agents are matter,
make it. o it at the time, but no one
wasserpense Account, that the previous reseautosed to recive from
thing he would like to see remedied and aged to get through it. I don't know to $25,000 pia. It should be clear tó has run off very satisfactorily, and by ously injured.
was the apathy In rifle
had nowhite clothing, no baimeta. the addition of $143,000, the provision sharbolders, I think, that an increase circles, evidenced by the
ship, and all throegh the summer, too! THE advantage, or otherwise, of |
Clubbing to the value of 379 har baan staple. It is with great satisfaction that was arranged at a time when the cost
ter outstanding losses, is, we believe, is imperative: Tho existing allowance of the forme complete frock costs and black boots on this
not? Never mind if stolen from 10, 40 Lower Luscar Row, the choral word may gustati Coha of management was undoubtedly less been won of that one taur had got through Fab remember, thit my bare Cat Car
if the shield had We had no ice and no fans and Edon't
know rally did (laughter)** large highspeed battle-enuisers has The cinthis belmoged to a Chinese married mittee after inaking theme eccessary and run it now is, but not only thatthe late sathusiasm in file phooting, and the mouth
unbeaten. recently been the subject of much disman and were taken from a box in her substantial aditions to the various funds company position has, during the last teams should go right through. Apart from 1
I remember about
bont t cassion at meetings of the Institution room yesterday.
and it possible to propose an increase in low voore, greatly advanced, and there this, he thought there, was very large Day We
well poderstand
why I
support re creation because I I am here now. (load tias dividend, so large as that of $8.00 now a promium income of some two amount of general internet which only 4 coolie has been sent to the Govern per shtan; and I am sure the shareholders and a half million dollars to control, and to
to be properly collected and applau nursed is place sife shooting in the Colour Mr. at Civil Hospital offering from bites on will be qually pleased. This is not the funds approaching five million dollars to on its proper plane. This insiter of the Caps Dockyards Rifle Club) repde
H. Barten (formerly President the legs, a5814, and body caused by two on to say inuch about the working sufficiently states the case. The affect make an announcement hich should that it seemed hardly pehle us make
manage and safeguard. This I think under consideration
tous behalf of the Vice Presidents, reansking he hoped later to
themselves * proficient
of Naval Architects, and from the views declared it is possible to arrive at certain conclusions based on the
Their
consideration.
20%
(Renewed
The shield, emps and medals were pra
crease of speed over a long course the well-known Touring Manager for the tions of the report and accounts.1918 show substaritial: advances, the guarded their reputat ons suela. n and rented by: Commodore "Anstruther After
the Consulting
oliange
usly be les
cho "ace, in
honest sportsmen, ?” (Lear, thought every man oug
Tag: Tomm Roome proposed
romerking: no fewer than thin, they ought to which he thought, was das to the
to formed the of working to amends of
faxisted them contaidérably
mujority of opinions expressed. When fux terriera. Dr. Forsyth's, rickalia coolie account for 1913, but the guzes before the increase will have upon the receira cekenaatīk requintly the D. B. C. [Arms” (scording to the prgulations) when: time advantage is of great importance, Road, Kowloon,
has been bitten by a dog at No. 35, Austin you such as to justify the expect cost of working is very alight, Had the the only Hodgking club affiliated to the power that be only a
tion of satisfactory result, and the pay as is often the use in naval and
ment now of an interim dividend of larger allowance been imposed during the N.H.A. They had always aimed and uude (Hot bear.) He als commented military operations, even a small in-1
$18.50 per share. With these remarks 1911 is would bare added about ball of endeavoured to maintain the
on flie ramarkably fat eures that hid The many friends of Col. Bob. Love, I have pleasure in proposing the adop one per cent to the expense ratio, and standards of efficiency required the | bem pot up by the ladiest may, according to Mr. T. G. Owens, Hippodrome Cucus and Menagerie at
since the premium inconies for 1912 and N... and as a result they fealovaly Ar. Looker seconded, and the motion the Naval Director of the Vickers present in Hongkong, will regret to learn was unanimously cared.
effect upon thom, would AN UNIQUE SELECTION Company, become the deciding factor that he is being treated at the Government The Chairman soomeed that shoce the The matter has beceived the aétention of
in an action. Choice of venue and Civil Hospital for blood poisoning. Calero was printed Mr. E. P. White had time, acceptance or non-acceptance Love, it appeara, was recently in the handen he was leaping for home. Mr. G
rellred from the consulting committee, of an engagement, lie in the hands of Chinese chiropodist in Singapore, Barton's name, would take the place the commander of the faster fleeten, unfortunately, he received too doop 347. White w in the list bafors tho All are probably agreed on the to be amputated.
sout, it is feared that two toss will have ing advantages of high speed în strate gical operations, as also on the limits. By invitation of the proprietor of of tactical and strategical operatione. Cathay Restaurant in Pida To obtain the utmost value from such of London journalists cens
Chinese lan speeds it is necessary that all the
the kitelje SELAT REDUCTIONS IN if a battle flest and its auxiliaries
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extreme
On the proposition
Brown replied