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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. CCHOOL WILL RESUME work on
MONDAY," February 25th, at 8.15 M.
Students who wish to enter should call upon the Warden on NATURDAY MORNING, February 23, at 9:30
Hongrong, Feb. 19, 1913.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
RACE WIEK.
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DINNER DANCES will be held on the following nights, open to Residents and Diners in the Hotal
MONDAY, 25th February, TUESDAY, 28th February, WEDNESDAY, 27th February, and
SATURDAY, 2nd March. Table d'Hôte Menus will be served as Followe
GRILL ROOM $3.50 per head. DINING ROOM $1.50 per head. The Ordinary Grill Room " Is Carts" Menu wifi be withdrawn on each of the abora evenings),
The usual bi-weekly Tea Dances WILL NOT BE HELD on the follow- ing days
FRIDAY, 22nd Fobrasry,
ان.
and
TUESDAY, 28th February,
but will be RESUMED on-
J. HL TAGGART, Manager.
FRIDAY, lat March.
Bongking, Feb. 19, 1918.
THE CALENDAR.
BIRTH"..
THE CHINA MAIL.
opinion it is essential that its mem bera should do mera then pay the
"COMPANY" MKETING.
annual subscription for the good of HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO
the cause.
lively interest in
the work of the Amociation, is
required and we venture to offer the
suggestion that this interest would be simulated by general meetings called whenever subjects of general interest arise on which the Committee propose to take action.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERIL
The fortnightly meeting if the Union Church Guild, will be held is MACGREGOR-On February 10, ausus, at 9pm-to-morrow in the Lecture Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. D. Hall, Kennedy Road. Right Row the MacGercor, a daughter. Bishop of Victoria will lecture, his sub jeut being "Experiences of Missionary Travel The public are invited to this.
JOHNSON.Un February 11, at Shang
hai to Mr. and Mrs. GroKOK À. JOHNSON, & 300.
MARRIAGES.
lecture.
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
The ninety-eighth ordinary mesting of the above Company was held at the Offices of the Company to day at noon.
The CHAIRMAN:-The batinous of the.
i
TUNSDAY,
Upon the above two points the Honge, it was also in the minch of the Cause ens General Chamber of Commercsmittee that it was
any comprising par lool, erports in trade senses to the undersirable in t shipping and dance, in a letter to the Government or the Government Hongkong Government, dated the 5th January last copy of which has bears Home in the conduct of the war and in forwarded begon in connection with bringing it to a successful issue. There the Recommendations of the Economia fars they had held their hand during Conference at the Allies) expressed the past year we reganies the formula their views as follows potentiation of a fresh petition or the question
Con- * In view of the fact that w forence of representatives of the United connection with the Executive or of the revision of the legislación: in Kingdom, the Dominions and India, as freshadowed by the Prime Minister Legislative Councile. But they had recently, may some future data be only held their hand until the close of convened it appears desirable to my the war, and when the day and the Committee that application should be moment was propitious the Committee. mads by the Colonies to bare, their and no doubt the whole if the organi this cannot be arranged, the Colonic reform of the avit which was undoubt nominees provos on that occasion. Itsation, would lend their weight to should, at least here the right to sandedly in their midst. It was an anomaly Chamber of Commerce, home to adriae that in a county ancient | theins representatives, elected by the
the secretary of States who, in the Britain with its Dependencies o scheme outlined by the Prime Minister, Colonies there would be any represen
the Colonies as the Contation of European members that, was wilt represent the C farence.
Manos elective in the true sense of the word My Committee are consider that the There for the moment be would leave Colong should elect its own member of the subject, save to say that when the the Imperial Parliamentar
in support of the above expressed time was ripe the matter would be desire of the Chamber of Commerce to pushed to its logical seas with the fall have their nominse present at Son Con-weight of that Association and the balk ference the following arguments may be if not the whole, of the inhabitants of urged
the Colony behind it (Applau That it is impossible for any Mr. Holyoak wont on to say that be ano Secretary of State, however gifted and conceived that the duties of the Assem experienced, to innisfactorily represent tion were the same as a Ratepayezë”. the views of over 50 Colonies and Association, more especially so they hak Protectorates, which differ widely from
one another in their geographical, in-no municipal representation in Hong- dustrial and commercial conditions, as kong such sa obtained in the model may be soon by comparing inter so settlement of Shanghai, and he thought. Bongkang Cerlon, Cyprus, the East it was within the province of the African Protectorates, the Federated | Association to deal with all questions Malay States, Fiji, Maurition, the West of local importance and local in African Colonies. And the West Indies terest In connection with the That Hongkong, in particular. various governmental departments iss Colony iuï senerik, situated as it i
moeting is finished now, but we will be that you hays to my
CAPTARE MORGAN sasi he wanted to ADRESA
(1) In view of the reduction in the dividend will the Board explain why Mr. Clarks has been granted before his time, twelve monthe leave on full pay! Will the Diesstorn explain how it is that be Mr. R. SHEWAN prosided, and there
has been granted so many terms of were present the Hot: Mr. P H.
· leave with full pay £2.9 Holyoak, Mr. H. W Looker, Mr. S. H). Can the Board explain why the Tas Shan was built, or rather Laken Dodwell, Sir Robert Ho Tang and Mr.
over, when she did not come up to D. Landale (Director), Mr J. Arabold
specification, and how much money (Acting- Borstary) and Messrs T.-F. has been lost in running this Hongb, M. & Northcots, F. Maitland (3), Do the Directors know that C. M. Edo, A. E Crapsell. C. B.Buyers,
the ship towards of the vessels J. M. V. Figueiredo, A. J. D. Eca. W hdra been paying $70 per A. Valentine, J. M. S. do. Rosario,
month each for the privilege of Kolling food and lignore on board, J. W. Taylor, A. E Griffin, H. Toster,
and will they explain whare the Chan Sui Ki and J. M. Alves. ADAM money has gone to t The L. Chituren Hard which was
The · CHAIRMAN - Bald :— Gentlemen, (4). Is it a fact that when the' sa sent to search for the N. Y. K. s.s.The Report and Accounts having been
Sui An and the La Sai Tai were Hilachi Maru has returned to Japan, her in your possession for some days, you
purchased on the advice of Mr. search being without result
will doubtless allow He to follow the
Clarke, the then German Directors qgnal custom of taking them as read. of the Company obtained from the Your Directors regret the report placed vendors returned commission of before you is such a poor one. The $150,000 on the deal and divided unfavourable result of the years work. the amount among themselves can be accounted for by the abnormal (5). Is it a fact that since the previops shareholders' meeting, the conditions under which our trade bas
Heard oitained the services of al bean carried on and by heavily increased expenditure in insurance rates, coal
superintendant, a Mr. Connor, supply, docking and repairs charges.
`nod - that the arrangement was The gross earnings of our steamers,
found unsuitable and that that experiment cost the company a although not equal to those of 1916 have been maintained at the average of
sum of $3,000... (6). Ena Mr. Clarke retired from the previous five years. The causes of the heavy falling of in our profits were
the services of the 'Company, and on the borders of the vast country of if apparent avila : existed, in any fully explained to you at the two
how long does the Company China and that it differs considerably one of them which could not be, previous Shareholders' meetings; it
ia its trade conditions from such com redressed through the usual channels. propose to pay him £100 a month for doing nothing!
paratively sear neighbours as the then he thought that they should take is needless, therefore, to enlarge on
Settlements the Federated them up and persist until they were to my
(1). Will the Board say if it is
Staton, and Ceylon, though remedied. (Applause). At the present the subject now. Suffice it that while competition over-burdene aaking Mr. Clarke to return some
stimes A grouped with them. the river trade with tonnage far in
of the money, illegally paid, during
Whilst it in realized that
t it might
moment, as the local papers would be excess of. its requirements low rates
the past ten months, money paid impracticable to give to every one of feiancy of both the police and fire brigade
doubtless reveni in a fow days, the af- - must of necessity pravail and profitable
without the action of the the representatives of such Crown Col shareholders VON RATE AN working cannot be looked for. Endes
pase and Protectorates a separate rate would be called into question before City
Yours are now being made with the The CHAIRMAN stated in reply to the in regard to any decisions recorded at the Legislative Council If the answers owners of native-owned steamers and first question that Mr. Clack was a such Conference, such representatives were not satisfactory, and if the public Hall to be addressed by Lt.Col John the Railway Administration to increase | very did servant of the company and he might, it is submitted, be fittingly con- was not assured, then the Government
ceded the right of audience so as to Ward, M.P., under the auspices of the passenger fares to meet the enormous was certain everybody would agree enable them to lay before the meeting was likely to hear more of it from that Church of England Men's Society on incrence in running experies The with him when he said that he deserved any special views and requirements of mociation. He had purposed to deal "The Labour Movement, Fast and Fre-proposed arrangement has been approved everything they could give him. He their own particular Colony or Pro-with the question of rand development in the Colony and to point out that sent" promises to be of great internet. of by all parties, except the Chinese was in very bad health at the present tectorate.
Such Colonial Representatives would while the Committee had the fullest Section of the Canton Kowloon Railway, time and it would not be right that he Col. Ward has kindly promisor to but your Directors trast the negotia should be worried over financial matters als thus enjoy the very great advantage sympathy with the road development meeting the representatives of the that was being carrier on in the answer questions which may be put to tions now in progress will be satisfafter such long sad faithful service. United Kingdom, the I onijnions, and hinterland it should not be done at the him at the close of his address. The factorily concluded. The superstructure in reply to the second question, the Indi, and of hearing, post-war trade penes of the development of thes meeting commences at 9 pat
Sui An destroyed by fire in CHAIRMAN said he could not tell why problems feel sad threshed out in ronds within that part of the 1916 was reconstructed and completed the Tai Shan was built. She was built all their various betrings in June last. In April, the "Honam long ago for a special purpose and had A further important advantage to ba Colony which was already dersloped. Among the names mentioned in collided with sunken junk seriously fulfilled that parpore. He knew she gained from such suggested procedure The development of motor trafic had
would be
thaso
no Colony or Protectorate now reached a stage which demanded ta bereavement and express their the recent dispatches of Field damaging her paddle, which necessitated had lost money and the Directors were with import at commercial interests the serious corusideration and control of heart-felt thanks for kindnes Marshal Sir Douglas Baig, for dis-over two month The cost of repairs Negotiations wers in hand for her sale had been ruled out except after adequate within the confines of Hongkong which her withdrawal from, the Canton Line for doing their best to recover the lost money would then be able to feel that its views the Government, and there were rusda hown during the illness of their tinguished and gallant conduct and formed a claim on the Underwriters.
and failing heraale, she would be laid up hearing and consideration, and Lit Cortla devotion to duty are thoose of the Owing to the decline bath in the and another vessel would be purchased hardly necessary to point out that writer unsafe for travel. It was unwines Shanghai residentsCaptain Afreight and passenger trade between to take her place. In reply to the next ten representations sent in by the impolitio and unjustifiable to spend Gimson, M.C. (late of the Public decided to lay up the as Taishan in understand the question; he knew noth the orations and of other Crown Col were roads in Hongkong, which were Hongkong and Mico, your Directors question, the Chairman said he did not different Colonies and Protectorates large sums of money in developing tin ignorance of the viewn of roads in the hinterland, when there Works Department, S.M.C.), Captain, October, and to replace her by the sxing about the actions of the German onlse and Protectorates, are not so likely sale. Further. It seemed wise to C. A. McLellan (formerly Officer "Sai Ana bost more economical and Directors or what they did. With lead to successful solution of post-draw attention to the growing need of Commanding the Light Horse) and amitable: to prisent conditipeal our regard to the last question the Chairman war, trade problems from an Imperial Captain S R. Sebastian, 31.C. Directors have had a good offérhes raid that he could say no, more than be point of view, if such problema vera central paraly British Achool. dispose profitably of the ca. "Taishan had already said, except that the threabed out in the Conference on (Applause). Condicions were, auch that (Messrs. Platt. Macleod & Wilson), and nagutiations to this end are now Directors had the right to remind above two points, samély, the claim of practically impossible to send childrew With regard to the second of the for the past three years it had been being carried on For many years and faithful servants of the Company past the Company has had to contend as they pleased. Whether he would Hongkong to be represented on any home for education and in the fature it Imperial Council Parlament or Asso-would become increasingly difficult. It at on the Canton-Macao Line, with inersas continue to draw £150 per month he ciation to be formed as part of a scheme therefore, became of paramount import
ing tonnage, mid to be subsidized by did not know, and he could not size to of Imperial Federation Unity, we anco that British children should be
Captain MOBDAN-I should like to would respectfully urge the importance certain intereais at Macao, and your Directors finally decided it would be stay
of Hongkong as a great abipping jane gires an opportunity of obtaining a first-
HOLMWOOD CHAMBERS-On December 11, 1917, at Jersey, GEORGE STANBRIDGE HOLMWOOD, of Shang- bai, China, Lieut., M.B to OLIVE CONSTANCE CHAMBERS.
VIDA-HUGHES-At Manila, on the 13th instant, FRANK Vina,, of Shanghai, to NINA HUGHES, of Sydney.
DEATH.
COOLE-On February 13, at Shanghai, ALAN, dearly beloved infant son of Mr. and Mr. DENNY HL Cooxx, aged 54 months
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
Mr. and Mrs. Gro. W. KYNOCK grate
fally acknowledge the expressions of sympathy and fo
many
tributes at the time of their recent
son REGGIE
The China Mail.
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Borexcso, TURDAY, Feb. 19, 1913.
LOCAL QUESTIONS.
MEMO. FOR TO-DAY, p.m.-Lecture by Col. John Ward, M.P., at City Hall
GENERAL MEMORANDA.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27--
11am-Extraordinary General Meet
ing of the Kowloon Land & Building Co., Ltd. THURSDAY, Feb. 31:---
Noon-Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf
& Godown Co.'s meeting. FRIDAY, Feb. 22
Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement
SATURDAY, Feb. 23:-
Day.
18 noca-Hongkong & Shanghai Bank,
areting at City Hall.
9.15 pm-Dramatic entertainment at
A telegram to Japan states that the United States Government pro poses to raise milway freight as a war measure.
The freight rate of importa from the Orient will be raised 25 per cent and of exports to the Orient 30 to 40 per cent, to be effective from the 15th March.
To-night' meeting in the
H.B.M.'s Comful-General
Tientsin has stated, for the informa tion of those residents of Tientsin
Reparately
| THR attendance at the annual meet who signed the petition for ama better policy to withdraw from this The CHAIEMAN-Yon cannot address tien and as the chief depot for the dis class education within the confines
ing of the Constitutional Reform
Association yesterday did not indicate in October last, that he has received a very lively interest on the part of instructions from the British Minis-
its member in the very interesting ter to devise and draft, preferably in subjects mentioned, by the Chairman conference with the Councils of the in his peek, though we canot several Municipal areas, a scheme doubt that the claims advanced will for the Amalgamation of the British and a responsive echo in the breasts Municipal areas, at Tientsin into a of most residents. The lack of interest single Municipality, along the lines exhibited by the attendance is more of the petition. H.B.Ms. Consul apparent than real, and is, perhaps, General is now in communication
with the two Councils with a view
#
HONGKONG REFORM
SOCIETY.
trade improved. The working of the business has terminated. West River Services continuing to give very por sed unsatisfactory results, owing to the testtled state of thir part of the country, your Directors and the Joint Owners of the an. "Sainam Nanning". "Lintan "and “Sant accepted an offer from a Chinese Sradicate to dispose of the vessels and their property at Wuchow. The book proft derived from this sale amounting to 151,153.91 has been placed to the
The Arat sinual meeting of the credit of Profit and Loss Account
During the year-all the Company's Hongkong Constitutional Reform A
overhaal, a repairs and Government last night. survey," "Turning to the Balance Sheet,
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING.
of China and generally as the centre suewhere.(Apple). There
of British influence in the Far East, and andoubtedly a growing need within the
do not doubt that in the case of
TO
numerous other rown Colonies and centre of the Colony for a fest-cla Protectorates, equally strong pleas could British school to which any parent be put forward for them also, to be re might send a boy or girl feeling that presented on the Trade Conference and an adequate education would be givenz on the Imperial Council or Parliament which would fit the children for Moreover, on behalf of the claim of the after life in this part of the British. Crown Colonies and Profoctoraten gener: Empire (Applause) At the present
Fally
to such representation, we Would
Theatre Royal by Mr. A. P. Stokes due largely to the general impreso to carrying out these instructions, Tessela. have been docked for general sociation ras held at the City Hall love to quote in reply, the words of During the coming year the question
and members of the A.D.C.
MONDAY, Feb. 25-
Hongkong Jockey Club Races.
TURDAY, Feb. 28:--
Second day of Rocos
KONKADAT, Feb. 27
Third, day of Baces,
TRUE DAY, Feb. 28
The scheme, in its final form, y will
that the Association's primary object, namely to secure constitutional reform In the governmental system of Rong. be submitted to H.B.M. Minister at Peking for consideration and. kong, is one which most people agree approval.
it is undesrable, and ever hopeless, to press upon the attention of the
11.30 am-Mooting of China Provi- Government at Home while the THE DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF
dent Loan & Mortgage Co.
attention of Ministers is fully mono-
FRIDAY, March 1 p
12:15 pm-Hongkong Hotel Copolised by multifarions problems
half-yearly meeting of shareholders.
THE CHINA MAILA.
NOTICE.
MACAO.
area that collectiody they are of consider moment there were at least thirty ablo importance to the Empire in hip children coming from Quarry Bay ping, trade, population, area and re to Hongkong for school and it was sourd the wot unressonable to ask that for the establish new precedecita we would beg school in the district of Quarry Bay. said that we are trying to young children there should be a British
the Prime Minister at the Guildhall, of adequate hospital accommodation for when he received the Freedom of the European patients was likely to come
of London wiser since the war
We are a thousand years older and up. (Applause). Any puson who had There is studied the question as all seriously, no part of the sphere of statesmanship like his friend Mr. Pollock had done, in which there is greater need for reould not but he struck by the fact vised idea than in our attitude towards that at the present time hospital the great commonwealth of nations known as the British Empire
accommodation for European patiants I have the honour to be, sir, your most anything but atisfactoy and
The Hon Mr. PH Holyoak pra-City you will notice that Depreciation and sided over the meeting which was not Insurance Fund has been subdivided in very large. The Hon Mr. HE two separate accounts Lasurance and Pollock, CM J. Bentley, Hon Underwriting Account" and "Deprem
Secretary, were also on the platform
tion Fund The amount stamling After the notice convening the meet- credit of thé formaragcountisan ficient to cover the proportion of marize insuranceing had been soad the Chairman carried by the Company on its feet proposed the adoption of the secounts
which showed a balance in hand of obedient servant To meet the depreciation in market $144.21,the beeriptions totalling values of the Company's investments $255. Public Companies your Directors
Madoptions
that closer and deeper investigni tion would have to “be - giv Link the furture": with a
connected with the war. The Hon Bishop Pozzoni, Vicur Apostolic of have transfered from Depreciation The Hon Mr. HOLYOAK, said that (Hon. Secretary, Consutional Reform improvement They would
Feber had been no occasion
Association of Hongkong)."
toks know the “reason Mr. BOLTON who presided at the Hongkong, to-day issued the follow Fund to Investment Fluctuation Acto call a meeting during the past year The following was received in reply Road, which was largely
Jubilee Hospital - în count the sum of 250,000. You will and apparently no work had been done from the Hon. Mr Cland severn, C.M.G., meeting, said indeed that this wasting Expres
I doubt not approve the action of your. The pade work which was going on at Colonial Secretary public fonda at the time of The sad news of the death of Directors, it following the example of the present time would not come under the view hes by the Committee, bat he empsided that in this matter the Right Reverend Jono Paulino other local companies in making the public bye half later when it would wap 6th February, 1918.
was in these days largely given orer, to the care of Governinient employees 4 the Commide are holding their hand d'Azevedo Castro, the learned contribution 136,000 on behalf of the surely bear fruit. The dnly occasion on Referring to She want to be the - "exclusionth of
#121 Referring to Toile letter of the be add risused to Tan EntroRAKAN BER paty until the war, endre Me Bishor of Macso, falls us a very Charities. I w3l not detain you with which it had seemed likely that a public leath August, 1917, I am directed to state / Cases(
meeting would be called, was in connecthat the Secretary of State for the Col publie quest farther remarks, but after proposing tion with Service pay, but representa onies has requested that your Association to take sa presented, I shall be pleased to an made it undesirable that public raised by them
Commenlostione relating to news should Correspondiente mues forward their while such in Association could do heavy blow on the hearts of us all. maroon nad eddzes with any communica
Company to the fand in aid of W
Colonial Secretary's Office Hongkong
tios addremod to the Editor, not necessarily | veat deal kid promote, proper civic and we consider his virtues. the adoption of the report and accountions from the Lovernor and the General: may be informed, in reply to the points Governinen for publication, but an "evidence bf, good spirit on the lines of the Ratepayer especially his patience and resigns, swer any question in connexiód there; i meeting abould; be held. To a certamenble to inmite the, Crown Colonies
Aller for pubilation should be Associations which exist at Bome. written on one side of the paper only.
A variety of questions r which the Letters relating to businew should be public and interested was
Midrused.
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Additions to Adverti
tosed
by the Chairman in the
of
Police and Fire Brigade, tas question of road construction, the need of
alpel, the
the
followin Associati for the
tóber:
Has dlsewhere on the Zuatters delt with | becstas Daring the squrse of the year the at the Paris Conference. Was
public letter was addressed by the That in the event of any Imperat
to the Beuretary of Stars Council Parliament, or AmoCİRİ
to being prop no doubt that the Colonien, would rec
sir your obedien
at reflected vas the opportuni- Dress tealf
tion in the endurance of the pins with which shareholders may wish to extent the grievance had been redressed, and representatives to this costos to
That be dies has awar
not consider prac for upt
logical Caused by his chronic ailments, we ask o now more "That the
And if the Association did not take a wise on post wat trade policy, but that may presume that he is ready account for the year ended at Deep empathy with the men or their to ascertain the views held in Hongkong
Directors report and statement of public part on that occasion it did not as they are aware, aina hays been taken me among the Blessed. The Church, cember, 1917, be, and the same r however, wishes us to pray for his bareby adopted, soul in-cass it has not yet beer ad motion was carried
MT. F. Hough, asconded, and the mitted to the Bedtific Vision awing Me M. 8. NORTHCOTE proposed and to the shortocmings into which even
Mr. FIGUEIREDO 2 #800) election of the Hon just man shall fall For this
and purpose a solemn Pontifcal Requein | Directors, Max will be sung m our Cathedral int 9,80 a.mm. on Monday next, the instant, fat being the severa
invite all the
confirms Board
Mr. Hoz
tion
as formed
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