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a splitter of straws, we fail to see the parallel. Gladstone, when defining his position, after changing parties, said that he pre-
COMPANY REPORT.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
$4,356 89.14
$ 20,884.30 ***** 1,442,734 63 110,000,00
The Gross Profit for the year is ***-** --- After paying Interest ******* and depreciating Plant, &c, byr and paying a Bonus to Staff of
there remains a net profit of dan me and adding amount brought forward as per fast
Report Te
Less Interim Dividend paid October 11, 1920.......
j
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921.
· SPORT.
BILLIARDS.
HO KOM TONG CUPS.
Last night's play at the Palace
HOME FOOTBALEN
LONDON COMBINATION,"
Results to Saturday, Jan. 22 (folcusive.)
God FTKDKA.PU
Hotel, Kowloon, in connection with West Ham Unitedi 1446 51 33 34 the tournament for the above cups fottenham Hot24 1978 61 33 33 resulted in G. Thomas (-100) defeat-Fallam_ \ -- 13 13 7439 3 ing Ho Sakman (-150) 250-180; and Queen's Park Ran 19 10 47 R. Thomas (175) beating F. E. Silva Millwall Athletic 18 8 743120 Crystal Palace 310 30 53 20- (-200) 250-223.
Chelsea 20 556 31 32 The best treaks of the evening | The Arsenal ........ 3 13 0 44 45 were:-G. Thomas, 25, 19, 16; Ho. Clapton Orient.20 6 10 37 50 5 218 4 14 22 22, 19, 15; R. Thomas, 20, 19, 18, 18, Brentford................. 15, 16; and Silva, 36, 24, 17, 15, and 15.
TO-NIGHT'S GAMES
THE LEAGUE
DITION. I.
$1,573,618.93
To-night the following games will Results to Saturday, Jan. 29 (Inclusive). $2,811,570.21 be played:
$
976,045.62 240,000.00
736,045.62
$3,547,615,83
leaves available a sum of...-u which the Directors recommend to be appropriated as follows -
To pay a Final Dividend at the rate of 10%
per annum of $5.00 per share To pay a Bonus to Shareholders of $11.00
per share....................................... To transfer to Reserve Fund ....... To carry forward to new account",
$ 300,000,00
660,000.00 1,750,000,00
837,615.83
--- $3,547,615.83
6 pm.-T. B. Golding (300) v. Wong Po-hong (200).
9 pm.-J. Parkes (200) v. Sergt~
| Major Stroud (200), --
-TENRIS TOURNAMENT.
were
Goal
P. W. L. D. F. &. Pts. Barnley 24 16.3 533-193 Newcastle United 94 13 6-547 20 31 Baltun Wanderers 25 11 5 946 29 31 | Mancineler City ...124 33 7 4 10 30 33
Etartoa mim 18 10 10 41 $8 Lirarpool.
II 6 7 41 23 Middlesborough 14 11 6 7 37:
At the Hongkong Cricket Club Tottenham Hot 11 455:
The Arsenal
95 83r 33 yesterday, three open events
Manchester United 10 & 6441 played off. Two of these provided Aston Villa 5 16 10 8 41 43 very close games, and the crowd Prat N. E-4 9 10 8 37 assumed much greater proportions. Bromwich Ath 7931 athan on any previous day.
Chebes .........4 $ 97 98 Blackburn Rovers14 7 0 8 35 31 Sunderland 408 29 38 Bradford City 79 739 34 Huddersfield T... 12 8 20 30 Sheffield United 21 4131 9448
ferred to be regarded as standing | The report and balance sheet for the year ending December 31, 1920, on the Liberal side of the Con- to be presented to the shareholders at the ordinary yearly meeting to be servative party rather than on the held in the Company's town office, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, Conservative side of the Liberal on Tuesday, March 29, 1921, at noon, is as follows— party. We have only to imagine
Gentlemen,-The Directors beg to submit their Report and Balance the apologist standing at the judgSheet for the year ending December 31, 1920, ment seat of the Deity, explaining his attitude to God. to recognize that in that position he would not presune to talk in that way. Talk of Conservatism and Liberalism to Daniscience? The thing's an un-! thinkable farce. In the present state of the world we want good men, rather than good Party men. It may now occur to shallow minde that the Coalition meets us balf No way in our scorn of Party. informed citizen will attempt to They nake this claim for them. do not really represent a genuine miscegenation, and we can see that in-so-far a3 admixture exists, it contains the worst vices of all Parties with the virtues of none. They are, as Robert Cecil, has said. opportunists, and their chief con- cern is Place Coalition is sound when it arrives in order to carry out some great aim which tran
In accordance with Article No. 90 of the Company's Articles of As A KAWAGUCHI v. A. A. RUMJAHN Oldham Athletic 24 3 12 8 24 45 15 scends Party sms, as in a great war, or other great crisis. It is sociation, the Hon. Mr John Johnstone and Mr G. M. Dodwell retire by Ltd then to be applanded and support-rotation, and offer themselves for re-election. Mr G. W. Barton retired from el. But when, as now, its domin-the Board in leaving the Colony, and Mr H. P. White was invited to join ant ohjeet transparently the re-the Board in his place. Sir Robert Ho Tang was also invited to join the tention of Place and Power, it has Board and these appointmens require confirmation at this meeting. Mr A. merely breathe a new Pany, self- interested, unprincipled, consistent. Sorensen resigned on leaving the Colony. only in political trickery and de- unagogism, satisfied to stick to the saddle regardless of whither the horse may to falloping At-pre sent it is held against Lont Robert that he has no appreciahla ; follow- ing in the House. That, rightly regarded. is a testimonial, not a reproach. It is a matter that will be amended when our people wake up, and change their sporting ad- miration for mers cleverness for appreciation of moral character. We would rather go down to defeat and obscurity at the heels of men like Weinw Wilson and Robert To Balance, as per Balance Sheet Cre then climb to success hang- ing to the skirts of well, of any aimit and cunning demagogue you
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DIRECTORS.
OVEN SINGLES.
Derby County -.-- 2 12 10 18 3 24 Bradford..... 415 564) 13 DIVISION 15.
The match. went to the fall five sets, and it was only by playing
Goals almost into the twilight that a deci Resalta to Saturday, Jan. 2? (Trclusive)
P. W. LD F.A. Pt sion was reached. Both players
Birmingham ... 24 136 13 28 33 started strongly, and some hard driving was seen, especially on the Cardiff City 24 13 737 20 33
12 5 7 30 12 part of the Japanese, whose loop Rissal City drive" was much in evidence and Sisekpool puzzled Ramjahn by its peculiar South Shields ir 6 6 4
Leeds Faited.95 11 9. & 29 20 bound. Kawaguchi uses a poke Notts Cocnty 3 7 831 34 The Accounts have been audited by Mr H. Percy Smith, RCA, and backhand which he even occasionally Nottingham Forest24 9 7 13 23
Mr H. P. White has been appointed Chairman for the year 1921.
AUDITORS.
Mr. A. R. Lowe, F.C.A., who rethe and offer themselves-for-re-election,immé
Hongkong March 7, 1921.
JOEN JOHNSTONE.
Chairman
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1920.
To Interest
me
$ 20,884 30
To Amount written off Plant Land and Buildings 1,442,734.63
To Bonus to Staff
ay be fanging as your own ob By ject of hero-worship.. May the Almighty quicken us after His Lovingkindness, that so we may keep the testimony of His mouth. In this particular matter we would first urge a study of Caph, of Lamed, and of Mem.
THE LAMENT OF THE FICUS TREES.
(The roots of four or five trees on Morrison Hill have been cut in order to enlarge the road. Hence the fol- lowing.)
Who does not know the classic words
of ** Woodman spare that tree,
Yet some don't care or will not care.
whichever it may be.
}
But slash at trees and hack at trees
- indeed 'most ruthlessly.
And only those with ears to hear can
heed their plaintive cry
+
Oh mortals, though you leave our arms outstretching to the sky. TURNER. On March 3, 1921, at
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. should be made about one eminent You cut our roots and sap our strength
one showing symptoms of intellec- A. Turner, a daughter. DICKSON. On March 3, 1921. attual honesty. Lord obert, who Was it our fault that roads were cut
and later we must de.
just where we chanced to grow? Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. some months ago pointed out that For years our: lives have hampered.
the Coalition government is sufer Dickson, a daughter. DAVIES-On March 1, 1921, ating the disease of opportunista," Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. has now confided to his constitu
13
ents that he is seriously consider- C. Davies, a son."
ing the advisability of crossing 1. 1921, SMITH-On March
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Syd- the House, and of sitting with the Opposition. He was, as a Cecil, ney Smith, a son.
bora. 3 Conservative. He was brought up a Conservative. Being a man of character of conscience, and of a lofty morality, he had his
MARRIAGE.
¿CÀMÉRON-CRAIG.--Òn March 1, 1921, at Shanghai, John Wan
own definition of Conservatism,
And
Our
been by man, once friend, now foe.
the prime of life and bealth we are condemned to go.
foots may feed some heathen's gay where? our trunks, our
Bame
souls-nay, do not jeer and say that Man alone can claim.
Swedenborg declares that Heaven
has flowers, trees, plants the
same
Cameron, younger son of the and has never been what some As on this earth. And so when we.. late Alexander Cameron and other Cecils have been, a long-hom
torn down by men most blind,
Mrs. Cameron. Baidlandmains. Tory, fighting for class privilege. Leave on the ground our once strong Dalry. Ayrshire. Scotland, 10 He has frequently voted with the Constance Craig, M.A.. elder
Opposition, and, as our readers
daughter of the late Rev. Robes know, he is one of the most earnest Our souls perchance will wander on
champions of the L... He still stande, he claims, for ** resistance to révolution," so that apparently be fails to recognize that the League of Nations represents the biggest revolution in the history of mankind. It is its revolutionars Rod-character which makes most of its
Craig of Ardentinny Argylshire _and_Mas Craig. St. Andrews.
Scotland. BRITTO RODRIGUES.-On March 3, 1921. 21 the Chuch of the Sacred Heart, Shanghai. Vicente F., Medina de "Britto, of Shang hai, to Marie Josephine rigues. of Hongkong.
* DEATHS.
deadliest enemies, the intellectual | sloths and parrots who point out
frames for those who will to And,
and seek a Heaven more kind. -E. D. S.
LOCAL WEDDING.
WILSON-PRIMKOSE.
that it "can't be done." He The wedding was solemnised quier. stands also for freedom-a claim ly at the Union Church on Monday by that all Parties have ever made the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, of Mr..
Balance of Working Account
Let Rates and Taxes
Cown Reat
Insurance
110,000,00
-$4,451,712.82
$ 21,737.73
16345.35
12:553.64
Directors and Auditors' fees 16,086.96
Nominal Capital 60,000 shares of $50 each Issued Capital 60,000 shares at $50 each, fully
paid up
Debentures:
66,523.68
undercuts-and-the-comparatively Bary 14——B
low bounce of this makes his fore Clapton Orient 4 9 9 426 28 24 band all the more hard to take by Leicester City 91627 32
£3 8 8 7 33 19 13 the difference. The Japanese weat Fort Vale....
Wolverhampton W24 10 11 8 31 35 well away in the first set, getting to 50 8 10 8 31 7 5-2, but Rumjahn pulled up gamely, Hall City 14 8 9 8 15 31 only to lose the set at 6. He Folha took the next, however, fairly easily Barnsley
7 10 7 21 30
5 9 10 24 9
6 14 3 19
DIVISION IT.
at 6-3, making it one set at. TheThe Wednesday...25 Japanese was tiring very visible, for Coventry City. 5 13 6 217
Stockport County94 2 17 4 91 59 10 to WES placing од Runjäha $1,573,618.93|the side-lines with accuracy. The
2,811,570.21 third set went to the Japanese at 6, Results to Saturday, Jan. 92 (Inclusive.)
Grola but Rumjahn equalised with 6-4,
F. W.LD. F.&.PW $4,385.189.14 and the fifth set became necessary.
The light was failing rapidly, and the Crystal Palace 55 14 6 5 39 33 33 Routhampton.34 15 4 8 42 18 32 slowness of Kamaguchi in taking up Swindon Tow£3 13 - 5 € 50 31" so his position made one fear that there Queen's Park B24 12 7 5 41 21 would have to be a continuation the Watford
23 13 7 3 39 14 next day. However, Rumjahn, hay- Millwall Athletic 24 12 8 28 20 ing run his opponent off his feet, took Merthyr Tow...22 9 6 21 Laton Town....24 10 8 6 40 the score to 4—1, only to get a Swans Town 4 5 6 10 20 -$4,385,189.14 | attack of cramp which seemed to Plymouth Argyle $4 5 3 143 $4,355.189.14 worry him, for he lost the next game, Exeter City 4 5 6 12 to
making it 4-2, with the Japanese Northampton 4 10 10 43 smashing fiercely. Rumjaan's cramp Bristol Rovers 13 9 10 33 got. better, however, and with his Grimsby Town 14 & 10 6 38 35 Newport County24 9 13 $# opponent very slow on his feet he Norwich City24 5 9 10 21 27 took the next two games and the set Southend United 25 8 13 423 24
Reading 24 8 13 28 at 6-2, three sets to two.
Rumjahn played steadily, but his Brighton &▲ 6 117 1 tactics were not of the best, bis cats Brentford 2117 24 40 Portsmouth..23 5 10 8 25 27 not being kept up consistently until Gillingham 3 12 7 15 the last set. Kamaguchi played a good game, some of his smashes reminding one of Tanaka
Score to Rumjahn: 6-8, 6-3, 4–6, 6–4,6–2.
BALANCE SHEET: DECEMBER 31, 1920.
LIABILITIES.
..$3,000,000.00
.$3,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
1,500,000.00 750,000.00
2,250,000.00 81.698.69 2,789,327.89
Nominal 2,000 of $1,000 each.
Issued 1,000 of $1,000 each...... Reserve Fund, per last A/c..... Add Transferred from Profits 1919 a/c..
Marine Insurance Fund, per last A/c Sundry Creditors ...
Profit and Loss: Account
A mount brought forward from last Account. 2,386,045.62 Less Final Dividend paid March
29, 1920 Bonus to Shareholders...... Transferred to Reserve A/c... Interim Dividend paid
October 11, 1920
240,000.00
420,000,00
750,000.00
240,000.00
1,650,000,00
736,045.62
Add Profit for year ending December 31, 1920,
as per above statement...........
ASSETS.
Value of Kowloon, Cosmopolitan and Aberdeen Docks, buildings and plant, including floating plant as at 3112.19 as per last
statement
Additions during 1920..
Less written off
Sundry DebtorS.. Material-in-Stock and in transit at book value. and work in progrèss at amount expended thereon, with a fair percentage for establish- ment charges on same, less instalmenta received on account
ม่
Kowloon Docks, March 7, 1921.
1,000,000.00
OPEN DOUBLES,
S. RUMJAHN AND O. RUMJAN 7. MAJOR H. M. EDWARDS AND R. TOWNSEND.
Couls
NORTHERN LEAGUE, Results to Saturday, Jan. 22 (Inclusive). P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Darlington RAIS 10 3 33t 1621 Crook To#13 2 3 21 16 90 South Bank 12.9 29 28 17 21 Atockton....12 9 2 1 232 19 Willington 14759229.23 16 Bishop Auckland 9 7 1 1 31 16. Estan United....14 $6,431 24 25 *Tow Law 14 5 5 19 18 13 Langley Fark..11 5 4 93. EE Winning...IT 8-4 16 18 10 Redcar...........153 10 9 13 37 Stanley United L5 2 10 8 24 27* Scarborough 14 1 12 114 34 Grangetown St. M 13 1 1 1 10 43
This match was a replay from the previous week, when the match was stopped on account of light at two sets all. Yesterday, Edwards and Town Two points deducted for breach of rules. send played a better game and the Rumjahns had lost the art of lobbing.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.'
They lost the first set by bad play. Results to Saturday, Jan. 22(Inclusiva)
ENGLISH SRITION.
Cosis 2,311,570.21 3,547,615.83 and bad combination, but took the second easily during a lapse on the
P.W.L.D F. L. Pt. $12,668,642.41 part of Edwards and Townsend. Portsmouth Bes....12 8 1 322 4 Ħ Despite the remarkable recoveries of Southampton Res. 147 989 13.19 the Rumjahns, the English pair got Mall Reserves 13 7 3.3 32 13. 17 In many fine smashes which seemed Boecombe 7 3 22 21 15 to encourage them, and playing well Reading Reserres 14 7628 20 Brighton Bes... 6 3 9 30 18 together they took the next set after Laton Town Res. 15 455 23 26- a bard fght and got well into the Gillingham Res. 1946 22 fourth before they were stopped. Thornycroft'-13 36.293 Then the Rumjahns held them at Chariton Athletic 12 3 5 4-3, and an interminable series of Watford Reserres 10.0 deuces occurred in the struggle for Norwich City Bee-19 17.4
Chatham this decisive game. After some time $4,707,104.43 couple of smashes by the English Barry
2,720,833.11 gave them the game, and the task of Erb al 751
dimbing from 5-3 proved too much Tanelly even for the Rumjahns, though theyTm Peatre tried to save everything.
.$4,298,389.28 1,851,449.78
.6,149,839.06 1,442,734.63
5,240,70487
$12,668,542,41
R. M. DYER,
Chief Mariager. EDWARD L. HOSIE, CA.,
· Acting Secretary.
Score to Edwards and Townsend: -6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
OPEN DOUBLES,
M.D.C. SANDBERG AND CC. ZEVERYN v. B.W. BRADBURY · AND E. FINCHER.
+
17.18 'WIISH BICTION,
8 0 1 2 12
1957 018 52- 9432. 18
Md Rhasdda411-13-5. Aberaman Athletic 9 3 3 5 19 17 Aberdare Athletic 8 4.3 10 12 Alertillery Town 33 113 11 Parth Athletic. 72 20 31 Pontypridd
110 11 Mardy 8 12 € 13 14
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. :-- Besults to Saturday, Jan. 22 (Inclusive.)
Goals P.W.L. D. F.A. Pts.. 2825 1.167 18 52 23 21- 3 4 58:19 48
9167-743 37 37- 28 1289 69.36:36 28 129-62 25 24 23 1989 43.32 33 27 117 935 28 21 1.27 13 10 4 64 39.. 30 3098;12 69 38:30 29:9 16:10 33 33 28
MOODY.--On February 7. 1921. on board s.s."Rhesus" in the Red
Rangers Sea, Capt. F. A. Moody, aged Ee stands for justice, courage, Herbers Wilson of the Taikoo Sugar JOHN JOHNSTONE, Directors.
and consistency in foreign policy Refinery, son of Mr. Joseph Wilson P. WHITE, 37 years:
This match was a victory for the Celtic
Partick Thistle Justice for and the late Mrs. Wilson of Bailie-
Civil Service pair, who did not have to otherwell PEREIRA-01 March 1, 1921, at These are words.
We report that we have examined the above Balance Sheet dated extend themselves greatly to achieve Andrisonians Shanghai, Maris Jose Pereira, in whom? Courage for what? Con-bore, County Cavan, Ireland, and her 81st year.
sistency is sillyness in a world of Miss Barbara Primrose, daughter of change; it is an impossible ideal, the late Mr. James Primrose and Mrs. December 31, 1920, with the books and accounts of the Company and have this. Fincher was apparently lazy Hearte and Bradbury did most of the work, Dandes. obtained all the information and explanations we have required. a useless sibboleth, a fatal aira, Primrose of the same town,
Morton The China Mail.unless (of course) we mean com- The bride who arrived a few days
In our opinion such Balance Sheet is properly drawn up so as to His tennis is of a peculiarly solid Third Lauark.
sort, and backed up the artistic, sistent honesty, which were tan- ago from Ireland was led to the altar talogy. All this he uttered to prove by Mr. C. R. Wilson, while Mrs. C. exhibit a true and correct view of the Company's affairs according to the strokes of his partner. Effectively. Aberdee bis steadfast Conservating. It R. Wilson acted as Matron of Honour best of our information and the explanations given us, and as-shown by Fincher stands on the service line Albion Rovers merely proves, it means any Mr. W. Andrews of the P.W.D., the books of the Company. The work in progress entered at the amount when his partner is serving, which Hibernians thing, that he is a well-meaning, performed the duties of "bestman."" expended thereon, with a fair proportion of establishment charges, and the makes for many half-volleys and Ar United precludes hard, smashes. He might immock..
Falkirk bonest man, which is better than There was a number of the friends value of material on hand, are certifed by the Chief Manager.
alter this with advantage to himself.
Clyde... any Party label. The Manchester of the bridegroom present at the
The effort of running back for a lob Baith Rovers
more than compensated for by the Hamilton Anda Guardian suggests a parallel be Church.
After the signing of the register
increased power of offence. Score Clydeban
Mirren A cynic would seize the opening tween his case and Gladstone's,
16 Bradbury and Flacher: 6-2,6-3 vario afforded by the Home discussion although it forbears to press the the gathering adjourned to No. 3; regarding Lord Robert Cecil's poli- analogy too far Excent that Broadwood Road, Happy Valley, ties foture to point but what a Gladstone likewise was a verbol where a reception was held..
RUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE HOYGYONG WEDNESDAY, MA
9.1981.
LORD ROBERT CECIL'S POLITICAL FUTURE..
The allocation of expenditure shown on fixed assets has also been certified by the Chief Manager. de Ba
PERCY SMITH, ECA. 1 AR LOWE, FCA
Auditors
March 7, 1921.
97 49 10 38.55 '25.
28
12 7 27 15 23
8 12:49 44 48: 23
28 7 11 10 32.48 21
28
128:37 52-26
12 9 48 49 -27
23 10 13 238 39.2%
125 17,162 38 45 -22° 18 8 13 924 £2
1934 17 13°30' 48" N
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