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More figures bewilder us. Quite so, quite so, we murmar, and manr- After muring make our escape.
all, when it is raining so, and the sky is teaden, how can we be ex- pected to envisage these matters with the clarity desirable? Esperi ally just after tiffin?
CORRESPONDENCE.
GARDEN ROAD.
THURSDAY, MARDH 24, 1921.
COMPANY“ MEETING.
CHINA PROVIDERT LOAN`IND MORTOICE CO., LTD.
month, Sir William Barrett found no water anywhere. Dr. Russell gives other instances witnessed by him- No satisfactory explanation By I [To the Editor of the " Chine Mail.*} | believo, forthcoming of this curious power, but a suggestive hypothesja is Sir, I beg to enclose copies of given as follows by Sir William "The explanation will, I taken Barrett; No doubt the complaining cus- correspondence which has
the Constitutional believe, be found to be that the dowser tomer is a most unreasonable per-place between son, and business men more fair Reform Association of Hongkong possesses a “supernormal perceptine and considerate and unselfish than and the Government, which I shall faculty, analogous, it may be, to the Company at 11 o'clock this morning. he in his micropecunious anxieties be glad if you will kindly publish. is ready to admit.
By far the more urgent and momentous problem just now is this: Will it be fine to-morrow?
For to-morrow is Good Friday. and there be no Chine MH again till Saturday.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
There will be no issue of the Ching Mail to-morrow, Good Friday.
was
Yours, etc.
L. M. WEYTE. Honorary Secretary, "Hongkong, March 23.
[Copy]
2, Queen's Building. Hongkong, January 20, 1921. Sir-At a meeting of the Co- mittee of the Constitutional Reform Association the question of the wider ing of Garden Road was brought up. and, as my Committee consider that it is a matter of urgency that the work should be taken in hand stj once, I have been directed to bring the subject before your antice, with a request that you give the matter your early consideration.
shareholders should know whể và propose to do with this extra profs.
I now propose that the Report `and Accounts as presented be adopted and passed and that we
Place to Reserve Fand ...$30,000.00 Pay a Bonus to Stall of... 2,296.50 and a Dividend of 80 cents
100,000:00
per share... carrying forward to New
Account
The twenty-fourth ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the China: Provident Loan and Mortgage Co,
10,006.48⚫ When this has been seconded, I Lid., was held at the office of the curiousand inexplicable faculties (such March 24. Mr. R. G. Shewan pre-shall be pleased to answer any ques- as homing") which we find in many sided, and there were present Messrstions that shareholders may wish 10 birds and animals, and our ignorance G: M. Dowell. U Poi On, and H. sk..
Mr. Dodwell: I have much plássura of which we cloak by calling them P. White (Consulting Committee),
instinct This obscure perceptive Mr. W. J. Hawker, A.C.I.S. (Secre in seconding that the report and ac power, or instinctive detection of the tary), and the following shareholders counts be adopted and passed and hidden object. of search, may not Messrs. Tong Lai Chuen, A. Keating, that the profits be allocated, as pro excite any consciousness of the fact M. A. Figueiredo, Pon 1 Cho. "J-posed.. on the part of the dowser, but it may Toppin, A. A: Cordeiro, G. H. May be adequate to produce a nervous F. Ellis, A. P. Samy, and D. W. stimulus which will start the in- Manton: voluntary muscular action that The Secretary, Mr. Baker, having twists the forked rod, held by the read the notice convening the meeting. Mr. Keating: I beg to propose dowser in somewhat unstable equil- the Chairman said: Gentlemen, you Messrs. H. P, White, G. M. Dod
will have learnt from the Report well, and U Poi On.
→ H. du T. R. Hongkong, March 23, 1921.
FOR THE LMS -
(To the Editor of the "Chins Mall
*
Carried unanimously.
The Chairman: The next business is the re-election of the Consulting Committee.
and Accounts in your bands that our Mr. A. A. Cordeiro: I have machi net earnings for the year 1920 pleasure in seconding that
1919
and
Carried-unanimously.
The Chairman: The next business is the re-election of auditors.
that. -
are $132,439.99, which compares with $171,061.30 for The dispute between the packers
$124,508.94 for 1918. of the Talkoo Sagar Refinery and
We have done better than we did
Mr. H. P. White:- I propose that their employers has been settled,
At the same time my Committee
in 1918 bat are below 1919 which Messrs. F. Maitland and H. Pacy the employes granting the 30 per
was an unusually busy year for us. Smith be re-elected auditors of the cent. increase demanded and increas-beg to suggest the necessity of having
Sir,-A year ago you were good In that year we had in order to handle Company for the, ensuing year, at a ing the overtime rate from 30 cents footpath accommodation sufficiently to 40 cents
wide to take both pedestrians and enough to allow me to make an all the cargo brought to us, to rent a remneration of $200 each.
Mr. Toppin: I beg to second chairs (in single fie).
appeal for the funds of the London number of outside godowns and this My Committee also beg to bring to Missionary Society at the time of the system worked very well then, but
Carried unanimously. As the str. "Woosung
your notice the absolutely dangerous annual collections for it in Union this year, unfortunately our rents were approaching Shanghai her
Com condition of traffic to pedestrians and Church. With sincere thanks for raised so high that there was no mar- Ltd pradere suddenly died. The health chair riders at the foot of Garden that effective assistance in a good gir, left for proft and we therefore business. Dividend warrants are now
officer. Dr. Cox. examined the body Road. They consider that a European work, I venture to ask a repetition withdrew from the tenancy as soon as ready. and pronounced death due to ex-officer, fully qualified in road traffic of the favour in view of next Sunday. we could. The cargo in the godown attendance I wish you all a happy cessive opium smoking, in which the and motor control, should be placed Last year two friends who do not could not however be withdrawn so Easter. deceased is known to have indulged on point duty there. I have the belong to the congregation sent quickly as we had of course to con- honour to be, sir, your obedient contributions, one on a remarkably sider the convenience of our support
generous scale.
ers and in the meantime we suffered servant,
This shows that the inter-denomina- as while the quantity of cargo on tional claim of the Society upon our storage was gradually diminishing we Colony is recognised by old residents could not increase it by booking any acquainted with its history a fact new lots. which must be my excuse, if excuse Bat to have to rent outside godowns
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There is said to be much uneasi- ness among the crews of sach Russian Volunteer Flert vessels as are still in
(Signed) L. M. WHYTE -
[Hon. Secretary).
the Far East, caused by the rumours To the Hon. Mr. C. Severu, CMG.. that, owing to the scanty rescurces
of the Company, many of them are
to be dismissed and the wages of the ! remainder reduced, says, Shipping and Engineering.
The Chinese authorities in Shanghai have received strict orders to investigate the printing and distribution of Communist literature,
Colonial Secretary.
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affords
The Chairman: That is a the
I am much obliged for your
REVOLVER PARTS.
HIDDEN IN BAMBOO POLE.
CHINESE GUNSMITH FINED.
be needed, for making a wider appeal only emphasises the fact that we had than the pulpit of a single Church more cargo to deal with than our own
A Chinese passenger by ss: Colonial Secretary's Office,
godowns could contain and we are The financial stringency last year feeling this more and more every day."Empress of Japan," was this morn Hongkong, February 5, 1921.
We suffered too on our loans as we ing charged before Magistrate Lind- Sir. With reference to your letter Ease out of the high exchange, but this ef. January 20, 1921, regarding the Fear it is no less acute because of had to pay one per cent more interest sell with having unlawful possession dins of Garden Road, I am direct depression in England, leading to a for what we borrowed while it took of the parts of three revolvers and to state that the Government is marked diminution in large individual some time before we could get a cor-500 percussion caps found concelled
ing their best.
This party accounts which seems to be Ending its way prepared to consider the provision of fifts," although-congregations are doi tresponding increase-on-what-we-bad-in-the-bollow of a length of bamboo...
a footpath, but that pending the The alternative of withdrawal from from Shanghai to the North in large settlement of the military lands que" } certain spheres of work is imminently for the increase in the item "Interest been in America for many years. quantities. Peking directs that all Bolshevik agents responsible for this on it is not proposed to incur any before the Directors and we Inge expenditure in widening this Hongkong should do our share literature be severaly dealt with.
road.
already lerk out.
paid, &c."
The defendant said that he had
He had worked there as a Na In With the addition of $9,852,99 cer- 2 gunstnith, and collected the of his ried forward the profits for disposal parts in the
Comme
I am further to inform you that, in avert retrogression. The Mission It is formally announced that the opinion of the Government, the Which was first in the then all but are $142, 292.98 and we recommend work. He assured the Magistrate the betrothal of the King of Siam present arrangements for controlling impossible Chinese field and on the out of this suú putting $30,000 to that he did not have any other parts has been broken off on account of a the traffic at the foot of Garden Road literary of other labour of whose Reserve Fund, paying a small Bonus beside those found, and explained nervous affliction of the Princess, are satisfactory and it is considered pioneers every other protestant to the Staff of $2,286.50 "and that having heard of the unsettled order to escape the searchers of the The proclamation states that the King unnecessary to have a European off mission in China has built up its Dividend of 80 cents amounting to state of China at present, he had has not abandoned the idea of mar-cer there on ordinary occasions. Work deserves well of us who live $100,000.00 leaving $10,008.48 to hidden the parts in the bamboo in
not far from the grave of James be carried forward.
We recommend incressing the Divi-Chinese Customs. He had no inten- riage with a view to the provision of am, Sir, your obedient servant.
Morrison and hard by the study at derid from seven to eight per cent, as tion of evading the incal authorities a successor to the throne, and an an-
James Legge, to mention no more, nouncement in this connection will
though there are others. I am not in these days of high rates of interest because he was not aware that it was A fine of $500 was imposed, and be made later.
an agent of the Society and make the former figure seems rather a poor unlawful to possess arms here. The Hon. Secretary,
this appeal on my own initiative return. The Constitutional Reform Associ simply because there seems no-one
the contraband confiscated..
00
Coming up the Wonsung Wednesday morning last week, the s.s.Cheklang" ran down a cargo boat loaded with cypress trees that drifted across her bows. One Chinese
(Signed) CLAUD SEVERN, (Colonial Secretary)
ation of Hongkong.
SUPERSTITIONS.---
was thrown into the water, but [To the Editor of the China Mall."I caught a rope thrown to him and was assisted ashore. The Harbour Master's launch, which happened to be passing at the time, fowed the capsized boat ashore at Woosung.
.
The
site
was the slope on
else to do it and it ought to be done, It will be a pleasure to receive and acknowledge any Faster offerings which may come to hand-Yours faithfully.
J. KIK MACONACHIE, Hongkong, March 23, 1921.
CHINA COTTON.
TABLE OF STATISTICS.
སྐྱུ
SPINDLES AND RAW MATERIAL.
The accounts require no special mention or explanation. Investments are very small and you will observe stand at what seems a safe valuation.
Suffering from fever contracted This is all I have to say as regards while at sea a European officer of our business for last year. This year
I am glad to tell you has opened very one of the ICIL steamers was this well for us. Our property at West morning removed by motor, ame Peint which stands in our books atbulance to the St. Paul'e Hospital. $856,035.86 consists of the Main
Godowns on the Water Front-valued Two Chinese were this morning. ar $443.580.00 and of a block of old charged before Magistrate". Orme Chinese houses at the back on Des with having demanded money from Voeux Road and Sai On Lane" valued a woman-under-menace and with having assaulted her. The second at $412;455.86.
The latter has been more or less of defendant asked to be allowed to call an incubus as although the land itsei! his employer to give evidence as to
is very valuable the buildings are old his character. The Magistrate re-
it, and purchased the Property con
WHY.
he lived. The field was covered and idle spindles.1422832ining abour 18,240 square feet DOES A FACE-IN A' MIRROR APPEAK
CROOKED TO A PERSON AT THE SIDE?
Sir, That the "Dowsing Rod" is not a superstition but a fact seems to be the opinion of several eminent men of Science. In "Discovery" (September 1920) Dr. A. S. Russell, collision between two Reader in Chemistry at Christ steamers, the "Chenglee" and the Church, Oxford, discusses an article the "enomouE
Nancy Moller, cutside the Taku written by Sir William Barrett, F.RS. ing attention to Aumber of bottoms laid up idfe, Bar on the night of March 16, 1920, in the Psychic Research Quarterly." the retort comes that coal costa was the subject of an action begun in Here is a case showing the power of
-At the request of the International and dilapidated and have put us to manded second defendant watil Satur We day, but convicted the first defendant more, the coal cost for the round the British court, Shanghai, on the the dowser in the words of Sir
"constant expense for repairs. trip being nearly five times what 17th, before his Honour Jadge Skin William Barrett: "I was anxious to Federation of Master Cotton Spin-
On the appli ECNOKONG, THURSDAY, MAR 24, 1981. it used to be. Repair costs are Turner and Captain Hardford, of put the dowser to a severe test, by nary and Manufacturers Associa have long been anxious to dispose of who had a previous conviction for more than quadrupled. Provisions HMS. "Kinsha," sitting as Nautical asking him to locate places where tions, Manchester, the Chinese Cotton it and are pleased to be able to in- larceny, and sentenced him to-6 are nearly trebly expensive. Wages, Assessor. The owners of the st water would be found and where Millowners Association has drawn form you that we have at last suc-months' hard labour.
would Chenglee claim Y19,915, $8,775 it
A found. pot be
ap a table of statistics showing the ceeded in doing this at a price which cation of Inspector Browne, who said the same argument says, are up
China, vill leave us a net profit of about that this sort of offence was becoming selected in a field number of spindles in 360 per cent. At this point we and Tls, 55.
of Carrigoona the amount of cotton consumed dar. $280,000.00 above the book value. very common in Yaumati, and that to the vehemence with which an It seems that an epidemic of Mountain (Ireland), where the most ing a half year and the raw material On the other hand it has become in the cases which came before court overbearing mercantile mariner labour strikes is spreading all over shrewd observer could not possibly in stock. In compiling these figures perative to increase our godown ac were only one in twenty, the Magis predict beforehand the presence or the Association has had the co-opera- commodation and the opportunity trate ordered the defendant to do
day.. gamut, yet nevertheless a tune to denounces it as a particularly lurid the whole province of Kwongtung absence of under ground water at tion of the Cotton, Millowners offering of acquiring a godown next / four hours' stocks in lieu of the first
'dance. Much sort of lie. When quiet is restored, From nearly every city, comes news
present ones and which can be man- argument, about it and about, the retail merchant is addressing of one or two strikes. Now we hear any, particular spot. The rock is Association of China. The table is door to us about half the size of our as much to be expected as to moras. He denies our suggestion that that a strike of the weavers in Fat sandstone and quartzite, and water as follow row's daylight, More, in fact, he took full advantage of the high shan has been declared as a result of rings only occur in a few places. (1) Number of cotton spinning aged economically as owing to its a separate staff, we took advantage of ince the holiday promises to find dollar, and passed the buck for ne the failure of their employers to sent for a good English dowser. spindles (exclusive of waste and close proximity it will not necessitate us in a gloomy silight, due, they when the dollar dropped. He is comply with their request for an Mr. W. Stone, who came over doubling spindles) say, to the edges of a storm raging not saving he wouldn't have done increase in wages, says the Canton specially from Lincolnshire, where (a). Total number of active
for about $450,000. We have also Mostit if he could, but "business is not Times. in the Formosa channel.""
with grass, and the bed-rock was
acquired a piece of ground ar «Vest done that way. --depressing-
believed to be only a few feet!
Point containing about 20,000 square Argument about these factors is envelope, the stub of a pencil. Soon after the departure from below the surface. The dowser often too technical for the ordiHere (we are requested to observe)
feet for $70,000, which is already let Every photographer knows what the the Colony of Mr. T. F. Hough, mera marched to and fro, and fixed on!
out at a fair rental and which we can majority of persons fail to appreciate,~ nary fellow to understand. Refer- is an article costing one pound bers of the Hongkong Jockey Club two spots where he said plenty of (d) Number of spindles in
Maskee freight and so
course of erection and ence, for example, to the quan- sterling.
keep in hand for future developments that the two sides of one faces are expected to be working
of our godown business. Rents and distinct and dissimilar, instead of be titative theory of money is apt forth, for the sake of easy reckon were circularised in connection with water would be found within 20
this year acciones 115,000 the value of land are advancing so ing identical. It naturally. Follows to leave his mind a,blank. Banking. Its price to him is twenty suggestion that he should not be feet from the surface, and another allowed to leave without some adjacent spot where be said no water
(2) Quantity of cotton used for the rapidly in these quarters that we feel that one side of every person's face ers talk in riddles, and the parables shillings. At a two shilling dollar tangible expression of their apprecia- would be found. Then I took him
we have been fortunate in securing is better than the other, and it is in of well-meaning journalists do not he pays ten dollars for it. He will tion of his services as Clerk of the to another field on the other side of half year ending January 31, 1921:
bales of 500 lb. these properties before any further the posing of the subject with the always expound. Those whose in-market it locally at $20.
Course for the long period of thirty the mountain; here he declared no ---
better side visible that photo- comes come in the shape of profits make a mental note of this interest year. A subscription. Ist limited water would be found anywhere, the (a) Chinese Cotten 342.577 rise takes place.
The net result of these transactions graphic experts excel. "pass the buck," but the man ing disclosure, but say nothing), to $5 for each member was imme- forked twig refusing to move in his (b) American Cotton
is that we have got rid at a handsome Ordinarily, we notice no difference with a fixed income cannot do Very well. He tells a hundred.diately opened. It met with prompt hands. A second downer, a succes(c) East Indian Cotton that. Knowing something of Proft $1,000.
profit of property we did not require whatever in the two sides of a face, What happened response, over 200 members sub ful amateur, was tried a few weeks (d) Egyptian Cotton .....
and have secured a new godown which particularly if it is someone we know, the meanness of human nature, with the dollar at five shillings?scribing. It is now proposed that later; he knew nothing of the pre-(e) Sundries...
409,206
could not be better placed or suited for then we do not examine their and suspecting more than be The article coet him four dollars. the money thus raised be sent Home vious dowser a visit. His indications (1) Total
(3) Cotton mill stocks on February for our wants and a piece of ground features as carefully, now do they knowe, he is prone to ascribe what He would sell at eight. Profit on to Mr. David Landale with a exactly coincided with those of the perhaps cannot be helped to pros hundred, only $400. We deny request that he purchase a piece of first dowser, Boring, apparatus was 1,1921:
of 500 lb. which will be very useful for Murare stamp themselves as firmly, upon our fiteering.
He certainly suffers, that he ever sold this article at plate and forward it to Mr. Hough obtained and a set of bore holes were
of 154,274 expansion: mind is if we were meeting them for 13985 we have no spare cash and think the same face in a mirror, the reflection 4619As all our funds are kept employed the first time. But when we see the
have made on the sale of the Des right side of the face appears to be 78 best way to deal with the profit we naturally transposes the effect. The
will be, in lieu of an extra dividend, is accustomed to viewing this face as 162945 Youx Road and Sai On Lane property the left, and vice versa. As our eye to make, an issue of $250,000. New Nature made it, the transposition of DESPONDENCY DUE TO
capital which will be allotted to share the two sides, makes an immediate CONSTIPATION.
holders in the proportion of one new impression, and our brain registers W despondent. When this is deeing the Capital of the Company uped, an impression which is heig WOMEN offer betve nervous, and share for every five old shares bring the idea that the face looks crook taking an occasional duse of Chamber
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(b) Number of active mule.
spindles ******* (c) Number of active ring
spindles
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nil
1,291,304
8,318
51,311
nil
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and he noisily complains. Regard eight. Quite so. He is not dis- together with 1 scroll executed in made, firat in one field, then, In the (4) Chinese Cotton... bales for example steamer fares. The concerted. At the same time that parchment with a list of subscribers other. The bed rock was deeper than (6) American Cotton man who must travel, and who the dollar was at five shillings, the attached. An artistic cover for the wethought, and after boring (c) East Indian Cotton **** must pay his own fare, is badly Home price of that article was £3. Scroll has been designed by Mr, I. G. through 16 feet of hard, dry boulder (8) Egyptian Cotton Hit. His words about shipowner It actually cost him $12. Selling Bird, to bear the following inscripclay, at the spot where the dowser (e) Sundries are not polite. Even a governor.at $24, be made $2,400. See his tion: This scroll la companion sald water would be found, a splendid(1) Total addressing his councillors, has been point? We pretend we do, foz to a piece of plate presented by men spring of water was encountered. At known to venture a gbe. Steam these glib-figures rather confuse bers of the Hongkong Jockey Club to the spot, a few yards distant, where er fares are so high that a man is but we fire one final shot Thomas Frederick Bough on the the dowser said there was no water, to be excused for turning up his le coeld alsassant un that local occasion of his depasure from the we bored down to the solid rock, nose when falking of them. Yet prices are fixed on a sliding scale, Colony in token of their appreciation and spent a week using Into the the shipowner has arguments tooing down when the dollar goes of his thirty years service as Clerk rock, but no water was found to constipation it is easily corrected by to $1,500,000, but all this of course ed if we are starting a little offer A steamer costs £5710. uo. and only going up when the of the Course, their esteem for him as the third place, where he predicted mone to build (for, every thousand dollar goes down, we might a man, and their regard for him as a water, we found, on boring a splendid toms) then it did half a dozen yeare Here we are interrupted. We have friend Dated Hongkong, 24th day supply at 18 feet below the surface.
In the other field, after boring for a agd, If this be discounted by call not taken into account that of January, 1921
fake and pleasant in effect. For male cided at our next annual meeting. I mirror itself are enggerated by the ram Tablets These tablets are shy belongs to this year and must be deside where the natural faulte
merely mention it now as I think angle at which the reflection is SODILA. by all Chemista and Storekeepers.