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strove en file to do him honour. Another instance. The Hongkong fire-fighters are 'coming in just now for what looks like cri- ticism, but is really grumble-ism. Who ever Leard of a fire brigade that put out a
S. WATSON & CO., requickly enough to forestall the inevitable grumbler? So far as the latest local grum bles go, it appears that the Hongkong fire- men are inofficient because Government bas
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officials in the Hongkong Government. The grumblers who do not presently see their schemes for a colonial willennium given a trial, will surely then grumble because the officials are sent acting. Which, "just
shows
The Chinese students at the Liego school, overcome by homesickness, wore on strike when the last mail left. They refused to open their books or to listen to their instructors, and demanded to be sent back to China at once. While this state of affairs prevailed in the
THE WAR.
WAR ITEMS.
Er is reported from Nowchwang by Chinese that on the 3rd instant there were no less than
as the children say how lund it sehool, another batch of 33 students arrived in 103,000 Russian troops oncamped outside the
is to stop grumbling.
The German Mail of the 9th June wasdelivered
so far omitted to install a suitable method in London on the 11th inst.
of summoning them to disprove their in- efficiency. With electric fire eals, and other most modern appliances, there will ccasionally be a fire that will "sten a march".
upon them, and enable the grumbler to saunter up with his hands in bis pockets to pass judgment with incisive certainty. Hands in pocket! Aye, there's the rub! If particular notice were
WATERS paid to all the grumblers, if they were given all they think they want. Mesars, the Complainants would never have done putting hands in pockets. The so-called "mode! The Manufactors of our ABRATED ettlement" of Shanghai has not earned its proudly worn title without paying for it. WATERS is conducted nador
Doubtless it was the grumblers who brought European expert enpervision,
chout many írsprovements at Shaughni; yet they are still grumbling there at the rutes. And they cannot put fires out so expedi. THE MACHINERY in ues embodies every tiously at Shanghai as to choke off the improvement up to date,
grumblers, either.
Another grumble hard locally has re- ference to the absence, at Hongkong, of a The most perfect scientific system of filtration beautiful Baud like the one at Shanghai, in employed.
with seats. The provision of a fow reads now, near Blake Pier, and round the Petya -that is a gramble we may echo, for is their absence not a standing grievance ? OF QUALITY But to cite Shanghai in support of accusa-
By which means we are attained.
PERFECTION
AND
ABSOLUTE PURITY.
OUR WATERS being acknowledged by the leading English Munufacturers as equal to their best productions,
tions of lack of the mbetie sense on the
part of the Government, is to suggest that fur grumblers know the beauty of Shanghai by hearsay only, as SOLOMON Once of Surba. Not many weeks ago, the northera cɔm- munity celebrated the jubilee of an event its volunteers recollect with pride, as one of the first historical ocensions of active service for the carpet soldier. That was the "Battle of Muddy Flats." The real battle of muddy
A. S. WATSON & CO. flats, however, lasted longer than a day.
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Early settlers up there had to wrestle with dingy levels as our predecessors in this Colony had to strive with baren erags. Yet much as they did, and have dour, not all their skill of forestry and horticulture has in parted a fithe of Hongkong's scenic beauty to Shanghai, nor ever can, while curth is earth and sea is sca. Passing now to another grumble, perhaps ous of the most long-standing favourites, we have to per pend the grumble of the grumbler who is pricked for jury service. In China, it is possible that business men called upon to spend a mail day in Court have greater
Your fatal enses of plague were recorded in the 24 hours ending woon yesterday.
A Paren barrister, now at Hongkong, is being taken from Manila to India, in eustody of Bombay Police authorities, to answer a elarge of forgery.
The Straits Settlements Ladies' Dinner was given at the Hyde Park Hotel, London, on June 28th. Why not a Hongkong Ladies' Dinner
there, too?
Mr. Sidusy Burton, of the British Consular Service in China, is to bo murried at Hollington. Susenx, ou the 23rd inst. to Winifred, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. MacEwen.
At the Kowloon Docks at 9.30 o.m. to-day there will be launched the new steamer Shanghat built by the Dock Co, to the order of the China Navigation Co., L., for the Lower Yangtze trade.
Major Sir Matthow Nathan, K.C.M.G., was presented to his Majesty the King by tho Secretary of State on the 7th ult. At the same lende Mr. Sidney Barton, of His Majesty's Consular Service in China, was presontul.
HE. Lao Ping Koou. Careau Assistant Grund Secretary, to whom we made some reference yesterday, has been staying with Mesara Cawarjee, Pallonjen & Co.'s compradore ut No. 22. Stanley Street, Hongkong.
The police love made the very reassuring (to them) discovery that the mine casos recently mentioned by the N-5. Daily News are to be sent to Hankes to pack brick tea in. The Chinese manufacturer told them so.
Messrs Bradley and Co. favoured us vester with a copy of the ninth annual report and balance sheet of Boll's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd. It shall have a more extended notice so soon as the present congestion of our space will permit.
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Belgium from China.
city of Haicheng,
THE Russian correspondent of the Bicho de The “wave of indignation" described by a Chane writes under the heading The Baltic local contemporary as occasioned by the perverso Float":-"This deot is very sick, and it is not views of Russian school histories is more untaral for nothing that it is nicknamed La Sounais,' than necessary. It is no new thing. Who has The Sleeping Fleet Composed of very fiue not heard of the American school book, and its units, it grews mouldy in the harbours and is un-English version of what ear own histories only fit for ornament, Ita vital pinces do not record as the American robellion? The absencexist, are in bad condition, or are, replaced by of more such strong national bias would perhaps temporary piecas, and God know when it will account for the existence of the type known to able to start. Besides which, everybody is (in our country) as the "Little Englamlor," | asking of what use it can be. By the Red Sen We should hardly blame the Bussian Minister it will require 52 days at least, perhaps 60 or 70, of Public Instruction for desiring to bring up according to the weather. This brings it to his rising gonoration as "Big Russia-landers," the end of September, if the fleet leaves at the end of July, which is very doubtful. It is feared that it will arrive too laty, Le, after the feast in over.”
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDEST.]
Canton, 11th July.
IT'S AN ILL BAIN, &C. The heavy rains which have prevailed during the last three or four weeks are very disagreable to the casual globe-trotter, or to these on pleasure bont, bat there is no doubt that they do an enormous amount of gooil to conatryside and city alike, The, total dix- appearance of plagad here can be attributed only to this cante, There had been ú gool |
deal of rain in the earlier part of the year, but nothing like the continous and very hosty rains which have washed the city clean of late.
RICE.
An excellent vice-orop was promised for this season, and the promiss seems to be fulfilled, for on every side one hears that rieo is very obrap, and I am told that the paddy fields are everywhere in splendid condition.
A RAID ON ROBBERS. The authorities made a great coup early in this moon in the Shaun Tak department. The district of Chan Bhun was noted as a hotbed of robbers, whose depredations had for years bewe carried on with impunity. The band lived in a stronghold connected by subterranean passages with a number of houses scattered round about, so that, with das warning, sampe was easy wlienever an attack was male on them. At length, however, prompted no doubt by the Viceroy, the Kwong Yip, a high police official, went down to Shea Tak district, and joining forens with the local prefect. in- valed the stronghold of the thieves" at an hour when all were asleep, Lalled into security by impunity from attack, the brigands had omitted to place sentively, so that they were caught unprepared, and out of a total of 80 It appears now that the troops that mutinied members of the band, fifty-four fell into the at Linchow, Kwangsi. ure not members of the hands of the Kwong Yip, and are now languish. “Wachien” Army as reported, but insurgentsing in the gaols of Cantor, awaiting sentence. who had surrendered to the Government and had he trained into regulars, but hate re- cently deserted. These men have since dispersed and so great trouble, is anticipated.
Spurred by the Hongkong Chamber of Commeres, the Shanghai Charater is going to join the local body in another attempt to awaken the Diplomatic Body in Peking to a recognition of the necessity of doing something definite to bring about currency reform in Cins.
We are. officially authorised to state that subject to audit, the Directors of the
A large amount of booty was secured, and also two small guns, 70 good rifles, and a number of the Chinese name for laughs in-the-face,
YLADIYOSTOCK.
AT Vladivostock there are twenty-two forts and batteries on which are placed 100 heavy guns and sixty light guns, with calibres ranging from six inclies to eleven inches. There are four ironclad cruisers (one of which has been wreckel however), several transporta (the largest one of which is the Lead), several secozal class torpedo-bea's (which are from 100 to 200 tons in displacement and from vineteen to twenty. one knots in speed), and ten small torpedo.beats of an old type. Under the circumstances, the
LOCAL SPORT.
FOYAL 11 NGYONG GOLF CLUB The following cards were returned at the monthly meeting hold at Happy Valloy from the 9th to the 11th July, 1904 :----
Captain's Cup,
05
141
$9
Mr. H. C. Reynolds Mr. F. J. Grist Mr. J. Rodgers... Mr. C. M. G. Barnie 13 Mr. C. W. May Mr. T. 8. Forrest Mr. Douglas Mr. R. T. Sayle
30 entries. Pool.
Mr. H. C. Sandford Mr. E. J. Griat
Mr. T. S. Forrest
Mr. J. Rodgers
Mr. C. M. G. Burnio Mr. C. W. May Mr. John Johnstone Mr. T. C. Oray
26
BI
383
81 + 91
98... B
93.-
1 79
77 du 3 = 8 39 --
83
86
89
97 - 14 - 30 entries. I was really very hard lines for Mr. E. J. Grist. He was second in both ecents, failing to carry off one, the Captain's Cap. by one "pip.“
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN (LUM.
The three bowling competitions being hold at the Bowling Green Club have now reached their second round. These ties have to be played off before the end of the month Com- petitors standing are as follows:-~
Club Championship. R. Hoghton . J. Purkes G. Haaton J. M. Hep-
derson
3. M. Raison e. A.. Good-
win or . R. Wilson J. Gow . W. Ray W. Taylor r. J. W. Ko.
bertson
W. Dear. A. Grant p. Gow, W. J. Russell T. Skinner . J. Kyles A. Gilson or H. T.Kirh-
R. Ritter, Clelland 3. Hund 3. Graban A. Kiorosar. C. Aleran. 6. Wilton or H. Stazoos
der
arilyn E. C. Wiks D. Harvey ». J. Chalt
Japanese squadron can only attack Vladivostock by torpedo-boats. Small torpedo-boats cannot steam with the main squadron for the distance. Walker ".
G. Smith Edwards
Davison . J. Mine- of 10.000 mautical miles, so that six destroyers
donald of from 280 to 330 tons displacement must be J. Clelland . . Etwards J. Parker. W. Hannay
Prosidical Competition, rent out from Japan. The Japanese squadron | W. Davison 2. A. Gilsian would inear a great loss in passing through the
straits to the entrance to Vladivostock, since the mast and west channels of the straits are strongly defended.
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
MARSHAL Oyama, Commander-in-Chief, General Baron Kodama, his Chief of Staff, General Fukishima and stuff hal the inost splendid send-off this morning, says the Tokyo correspondent of the V-C- Daily News on the 6th inst. They left in a special train with flags flying and bands playing. The streets were lined between the General Staff Ofeo and the Shimbashi station, which was crowded outside and jammed inside.
Marshal Oyama xote to the station in the carriage specially presented to him by the Emperor, amid tremendous enthusiasm.
JOURNALISTIC JOTTINGS.
W. Taylor. A. Stevenson J. M. Robson e. A. Grant
or H. Stevens
3. Kylon . W. Deas
G. Hayton . J. Ramsay
A. Kinross r. T. Skimmer J. Ross r. A. Goodwis or
E. C. Wilks
D. Go r. W. Stewart or
J. R. Wil
Henderson . J. Gait
A. Milroy J. Grakamı C. Alexander. J. Me
donald
R. Houghton ». T. W.
Robertaun 10. Smith
A. Ewing J. Walker. H. J. Kiel-
ardson or J, Hand Vice-President's Competition.
J. fiew 2, J. M. Robson
xi, Wilkon v. A, Stevenson
W. Deas. J. Hoss D. Gow r. A. Gibson
W. Davison or A. Goodwin
B. G. EdwardR J. Walker . J. Parkes or
J. E Wilson J. M. Henderson
Graham
J. Ramsay r. J. Galt
J.
T. W. Robertson e. W
J. Russoll
H. T. Richardson
Ratter
A. Ewing a. D. Harvey E. C. Wilks or 0. Smith
e. R. Loughton
A. Grant or L. Kete », 0.
Alexander
J. Macdonald r.A. Milroy
A. Kinross r. J. Clellansk W. Hamsay . W. Stewart
PUNJOM MINING CO., LD.
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL. MENTING.
An extraordinary general meeting of this company was held at the registered offices of the Company, No. 13, Beaconsfield Arca·lo, Hongkong, yesterday at 11 a.zu. Those present
were Meurs. R C. Wilcox (chairman), W. Kerfoot. Hughes (director), H. C. Wilcox, S. A. Joseph, A. R. Ezekiel. E. J. Figueiredo, A. H. Ribeiro. and F. S. Joseph (shareholders). G. C. C. Master (solicitor), and A. R. Lowe (acting secretary),
The business for which the meeting was
Poor H. J. Mikilston, the wazcorrespondent who died of dysentery at Liaoyang, was only about thirty-five years old, and most of his journalistic experience was gained in Paris, with the Associated Press, Puris is the paradise of Pressmen. Daily News A. G. Hales, whose South African record was against his gaining the confidence of the Japanese Cansor, is going home via Siberia. G. Kingswell, who came ont to arrange the field for the Daily Express, goes Terolver.
with him. Douglas, Story, whose last corrusca The Viceroy may wali congratulate himself tions had Hongkong for venue, and J. Wigham on the work done in the suppression of brigaud, of the Morning Fort, with many others of the age during his term of office, This last coup smaller fry whom it is now too late to remember,
resolutions :---- Ao Chau, and the consequent disposal of the probably follow, for what they have seen to
1. That it is desirable to reconstruct the large land of pirates who followed him. These depict could have been sketched just as well at two events alone have, if only temporarily, the British Museum). The Daily Mail. pet Company, and accordingly that the Company given a set-back to the to ces of disorder. journalistic offspring of the now beṛopite, seama be wound up voluntarily and that Arthur to be "top side," now that the Times' Haiman | Hylands Lowe be and he is hereby appointed charter bus expired. On the Russian side it | Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up. Bus the elerer Hands, hero of many a scoop; 2. That the said Liquidator be and he is and in Japan, editing its war news with the skill uoquired by five years' residence on the spot, E. J. Harrisen, who speaks and reads Japanese like a native, and is the foremost foreign eX- ponent of jujitsu in Mikado-landi. His journal istic experience includes a long spell in western
here the mpady is limited. Only supplied for Cash excuse than their prototypes who rebel at Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in January may recall to mind the capture of bave been reculled. The "picture men" will convened was the consideration of the following
Telegraphic Address: Pea Codes: 4.0.0.8th Rd
Lieber's
1,0, Bor, 14. Telegios Na 12
MARRIAGE.
On the 8th June, at St. Luke's Church, Wood-
side, by the Rev. W. S. Flynn, STANERT, Fouger son of A. C. W. HOBMAN, of Dulwich and Bar- mondsey, to Catherine Emily, third daughter of the late 6. D. TOHLIN, of Hongkong, and M6. TOWLAN, of Woodaido,
The Daily Press.
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HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DERVOUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STBEST, E.C.
HONGKONG, 19 JULY, 1904.
THE time-ballowed privilege of the Englishman is to grumble; and of the many privileges that are undoubtedly his birth- right, he clings with unshake affection to this. With a constitutional liberty for which he has the envy of countless observers of other and less favoured nations, he exer- cises it in railing very often at that which is the source of it, almost like the midge described by GERALD MASSEY
blaspheming at the beam
That unkoa him visible, suno him in its gleam, And gives him life a moment to blaspheme."
dividend of £1 10s. per share, add to the reservu will recommend at the forthcoming meeting a fund $500.000 write off property account $200,000; and carry forward about 21,560,000. .
John's Catlontra! yesterday evening
Mr. A. G. Ward gave an orgau recital at St.
The building was comfortably filled. Some items on the programms were sung by Mr. W. Schmidt to Mr. Ward's accompaniment. collection was made in aid of the Organ Fund. The auctors enjoyed the musicg
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attendance upon Quarter Sessions or Assine at Home. We have sometimes thought that the Voluuteer movement might with all-round advantage be extended to jurors and juries. There are generally some men of leisure who like the work as tending to relieve temporarily the tedium of existence. They would not, it may be presumed, be guilty of the repre hensible conduct of some jurors in Ceylon, presumably busy planters, pre-occupied with their own affairs. Referring to an acquittal he thought unjustified by evidence, the Acting Chief Justice of Ceylon (the and Professor Jenks and secretary anticipate Hon. F. C. MONCREIF) said: "As a rule a trip in the near future. The place is accessible he had found the jurors intelligent and by rail and furnishes many beautiful views of "fair-minded, and though he had and mountain summery, de arhitecture seems to
The Western Tombs are located in the depart ment of Ichou (eclebrate to its tobacco).
THE HONGKONG BLUE BOOK.
In his General Observations on the Hong- kong Blue Book for 1941, the Officer Adminis- tering the Government says:
Sir Henry Blake, G.C.M... left the Colony The Western Tombe, less than a day's march for Ceylon on the 21st November, and I from Peking, are becoming quite popular as a administered the Government from that date place of pilgrimage. Mr. and Mrs. Conger, until the end of the year. Major-General Sir with a party of friends, have made a recent visity William Gascoigne, K.C.M.G., who has com
manded the troops for the last five years and who on two occasions (1900 and 1902) adminis tered the Government of the Colony, re linguished his command in September, and
Hattár, C.B.
America.
IN SIGHT OF PORT ARTHUR.
THE Shanghas Tines of the Eiust published the following from its special corres- pondent. Chefox, July 7-The Japanese army that has been advancing along the highway from Kinchow has reached Chang Ling Chi, northeast prouching Lung Chiskowan, and is near the forts Chinese refugees from Port Arthur report that the Japanese arrived at Takoshan ́ on the 5th. Takoshan is 5 Chinese if (2 miles) east of Fort
hereby authorised to consent to the registration, of a new Company, to be called The North Punjom Mining Company, Limited, with a Memorandum and Articles of Association
which have already been prepared with thr privity and approval of the Directors of this Company.
3. 'That the draft agreement submitted to this meeting and expressed to be made between this Company of the first part and its Liqui dutor of the second part and the new Company of the third part be and the same is hereby approved, and the said Liquidater he and be is
pccasion to disagree with some verdicts surpass suything seen at the Ming Ton coesided by Major-General Villiers of Tachen Chi. The army from Dalay is up hereby authorised, pursuant to Section 149 of
Butch Governments.
to
contributed to
that ind oute
the trada interests
"still those wore cases in which there might
The figures already given at the beginning "have been some reasons for the view taken
of this Report are evidence of the continued "by the jurors. The present was
It is reported that definite steps are at length prosperity of this Port. The fluctuations of "instance where he could see no reason being taken for the laying of the projected the silvor-market and the partial commercial German-Dutch cable to connect the Dutch depression arising from the prospect of "whatever for the verdict.
He did not East Indies and the Fellow Islands (belonging political disturbanca in the. Far Fast, have know whether it was want of intelligence to Germany) with Shanghai and the American with other causes
prevest *or want of attention which was the ex-call to the Philippines. A German-Datch the past par from being marked by "planation. He remembered a similar case syndicate is now being formed to carry the
special buoyancy of trade or steadiness project into execution, the banks financing the in the stock market; but there is nothing Is it that a surfeit ofliberty has fermented two years ago when a similarly unreason
"able verdict had been returned. within the national soul as the surfeit of
He had theology is supposed to hare done, and
"with difficulty refined from expressing Linged his mental processes with another
*his feelings on that occasion, but he could sort of intellectual doubt? In some ways, not do so now. His Lordship condemned intellecital doubt my be intellectual" the verdict in very strong language, and damage. On the other hand, is it not more hoped that such a miscarriage of justice, possibly a habit growth of that which (in
"would not occur again, or it would be Major Sir Matthew Nathus, R.E., K.C.M.G., the Fast, at any rate) we have, but have no "impossible to do justice. The Times of the new Governor of Hongkong, entertained a number of persons connected with the Far East Dame for ennuit Consider some of tho "Ceylon reports that on the following day at the Army and Navy Club on 6th inst. little grumbles bigly growled over, and say
"it was noticed that the jurors, most of Amanget floss proscut were Mr. Lucas, C.B., if it is not the case with some of
whom were responsible for the verdict su of the Colonial Oflço, Sir Ceell Clementi Smith, that US life were exceedingly Ant
"severely criticised, had armed themselves Sir Alfred Deit, Mr. W. Keswick, M.P., With nothing whatever to grumble at.' with pencils and paper, which they used The English sailor, if Truth (vide cutting in making copious notes of the evidence?" in our yesterday's paper) has not been un-
There have recently bein at least two cases truthful concerning him, shares the tendency in which the Chief Justice of China and of his compatriots of longer periods of exile. Curea (Sir HIXAM SHAW WILKINSON) Dust A little incident bas sufficed to warrant Love with difficulty refrained from expres publication of a charge that will for a longing his feelings," Lastly, although the time to come blacken Shanghai in the eyes list of prominent recent grumbles has been
ust after the Northern Port subscribed and bling recently at the number of "acting".
.
Arthur.
Those who left Youg-to-wan on the 5th inst
direction of Port Arthur until 19 o'clock. It was renewed or the following morning till noorand tring was again heard from 8p.m. till 10 p.. It was reported that the Japanese Ind occa pied on the 3rd the No. 14 fort cust of l'ort
report that firing was heard on that day in the
Arthur.
These had been caraged by the Russians as Eight Chinese arrived here from Port Arthur, coolies in the decks. They report that the one small ship, with one funnel and one mast, torpedo-boats are all being painted. There is in the harbour. This ship is provided with machines that operate the uiues. If it can be destroyed or damaged, the Bussinas cannot do much with their mines.
Six Inundred Chinese coolies are employed at work on the railway.
All shops with the exception of provision stores have been closed up,
ORPHEUM COMEDY CO. -
the Companies Ordinance, 1865, to enter into an agreement with such new Company when incorporated in the terms of the said draft, and
to carry the same luto effect with such (if any)
modifications as he thinks expedient.
The meeting had been convened for eleven o'clock. Half-past oloven came and a quorum had not appeared, the necessary amber being ten members.
gretted to say there was not a quorum, At this stage, the Chairman said he re-
The meeting would stand udjourned until the \ same hour of the same day in the following
week-that was to say, at eleven o'clock or
Tuesday next,
Mr. E. JosEru suggested that the hour of moeting be altered Next Tuesday was the day before the departure of the German Mail and sharehollers might not have time to come
there.
Some hour in the afternoon would be much more convenient for the general body of the shareholders.
scheme on the Goṛmun side boing the Disconto- Gesellschaft and the Darmstadt, Dresden, and and the wealth of this Colony have ceased to Schoffhausen Banks. A company is to be formed with a capital of 7.000,00 marks expand. But if the port is to preserve it (£350,000) in 4 per cent, bonds. Large sub-predominant position ne a great emporium for shipping, there are many problems which sidies have been promised from the German and demand early consideration and timely action. such as the increass of the accommodation in the Barbour for ocean-going stammare; the provision of more space for the housing of an ever-increasing population, and the further development of the trade of the West River and Its (ributaries by the opening of now ports. Over-shadowing all these questions, however, is the pressing uecessity for the speady construction General Sir William Gascoigne, Sir Thomas of the railway between Hongkong and Canton, Jackson, and Mr. T. H. Whitehead. It will for which a concession was granted to a British perhaps be of interest to note, says the E. & C. syndicate many years ago by the Chiness There was a farge audience and the enter be dissolved and stand adjourned until the same Express that carae yesterday, that Mr. W. Government. The development of railway tainment was universally pronounced to be day in the next week at the same time and Arbuthnot Leslie, who goes ont as A.D.C. to. enterprise in other parts of China bas, in the
one of the best that have been woon in His Excellency, is the grandson of a former opinion of Government and the entire commercial Hongkong during the past season. Among the place, and it at that adjourned meeting a artistes who contributed to the entertainment quorum was not present members who were partner in Dent and Co., who retired during community, rendered it of paramount in- were Miss Hottie Fallor. olmrming balladist, present should be a quorum and might trapsuct the flourishing days before 1966. Both His portance to the prosperity of Hongkong that Mr. Jim Morris, dancer: Miss Lyla Thompson the business for which the meeting had been Boubratte; Mr. Victor Loydall, vocalist; Miss convened. That was the article by which they Excellency and his A.D.C. ure, we hear, polo this Colony should be connected by railway with
Violet Bishop, comedienne, Mr Tim Heward, were governed and be was unable to make any players and keen sportsmen generally-facts the capital of the Kwanglang Province which
comedians. The proceedings were brought to they were guided by their solicitors. a close by the singing of " Auld lang syne,
The morting then dissolved.
Last evening at the Theatre Roys the Orpheum Comedy Company entered apena four nights engagement at the Theatre Royal,
The CHAIRMAN'said they had to be governed by the articles of the Company. Article 75 which applied in this case provided that if within half an-hour from the time appointed for a meeting a quoruna was not present the meeting should
of JACK TAR; and that, too, in fateful irony, ne more than skimmed, there was grup which we are sure will be appreciated in is to be connected by a trunk line with the comedian; and Messrs. Bockley and Morris, alteration in the hour or the date. In that
Hongkong.
Yangtze Valley.