LOCAL SPORT.
FOOTBAL.S
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 11T, 1995.
Closs is not get decided, there being three moro racos, including to-morrow's. Dione is already the champion; and the cacond plac, lies between Ferson and Elspeth.
A CHINESE DESPERADO.
EXTRADITION APPLIED FOB, Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police The toms in the semi-final of the Shield
Court yesterday afternoon Mr. R. A. Harding, competition are the Royal Euginoers and
The race for cruisers around the island is to bo on behalf of the Chinese Government, appliod ILMS. Glory. To decide the other two teams'
for the extradition of Fun Lung Tang alias tho matches, H.M.8, Albion e. the Naval Yard-sailed over a now course.
Phu Wing Nin, who is "wanted" in China to F. C. the Woat Kout and the H. K.
answer a charge of armed robbery at Yung Ki Regiment, are yet to be played.
village on the 23rd March of last year.
Tho II K.F.C. play 11.9. Centurion in a friendly on the Club Ground this afterno,
kiok off at 4.15.
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Corinthian Yacht Club one-dosigners competa for the Commodore's Cup to-morrow. Tho course is from Kowloon Police Pier to Troms Rock Bnoy, North Fairway Baoy, mark bost of Green Isaud and back to the Pior.
THE V.R.C.
The football season will by cl-sed with a dinner at the end of this month or the begin-West Kent Regiment, tho Veluators and the Docks are entering teams for the relay race ning of April.
(tenins of four) at the V.K,C. Atblatis Sports, to take place in April,
The H.K.F.C. has had a fairly good courou. Several Rugby asen, however, hava nit with regrettably accidents, Bidon, a good forward, and Graham, of the West Kents, broke their
THE DAT CLUB,
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DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN. LONG HING & CO..
PHOTO GOODS STORE,
17, QUEEN'S ROAD
Hongkong, 27th December, 1904.
eoarhorns. Ing sevenly hurt his knen; sul merged into the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, { the robbery about six o'clock, shortly aftor which oule who walk har docks or leas upon heronision of the fall of Port Arther
J. Clark in in hospital with a poisoned arme Other ma received minor injuries.
· E. R. Hallifax, a good forward, has gone north, and is a decided loss to the Rugby team. E.D. C. Wolfe went with Jim, but I is not missdon muel, for, being stationed at Kowloon, he was umble to take part in the mulches this season. Sanford, another good forward, has!
(SAME PREMISES AS MESSES. AH CHEE).
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TRADE
MARK:
On February 14th the Great Northern Steamship Co.'s fine new stosuner Minnesota was thrown open to the inspection of residenta of Yokohama and Tokyo. The invitations, which lal bend issued by the local arents, the Nippon Yasos Kaisha, on an extensive scofe, were very largely responded to, with the reault that up to nearly four o'clock the number of persone, Japanese and foreign, who went off to the ship unst certainly have excealed that of Mr. Harding, in outlining the caso, informed any similar occasion in the port. At the offices His Worship that the application was mainly of the Company and on board the ship many moura of the staff were pisut to receive brought about through the influence trenght to
the visitor those aflest spåring
no effort It is and that 1.8.3. Albion, the Rovnour by Messrs. Showan Tomes and Co., Jardins forward their convenience and facilitate their i
Matheson and Co., Arnhold Karberg and Congres about the huge structure. Refresh- Bio-en and Co. and other Hengkong firms mest on a Invish scale were provided in the who bud Interests in China. These firms had smoking room and ou the adjoining dock and
the attendance was most efficient,
IN DISPRAISE OF STOESSEL. politioned the Viceroy of Canton, asking him
Viewed from a distanco the Minnenta demands to effect the arrest of the defendant and other attention chiefly because of the contrast betweeU
The following extract from an interview with persons consorted with his band. The silk ber and the large vess it is possible to ronliza Tokyo correspondent of the San Franciser
vesals in her vicinity, hat
Rassion admiral imprisoned in Japan, by the- Fata factory held up was opened on the morning of when one
her vast size by noting the puny dimensions of Chronicle,, reems to support Dr. Morris's zomstime rail. And ovon theao muchas of computing bar Gongral Stoessel, whe was in absoluto com. all the female weavors entered. lator fifteen mon entered the factory, fir of disaonsious seem insif-otive when, having climb mand of the fortress, vigorously opposed the Be maintained that, despite the fortross, Port Arthur |anj-ropar-duess them were clothed in soldiers uniforms, while olemingly interminable gangway, gained naval the other te wero plait cloths. They were the d-ck, and scended 10 the bridge or even the all armed, some with revolvers and some with romonade deck, you turn your ores either uit or conid easily be defouded by troops armed only forward and not the tremendous bonu (over 24 with rifles. He oppose the iden that artillery
was necessary, but this cosulted in amusing frie- | IND COOPE'S ALE yards). Or when from the ultitulo of the rifles. The romainder of the band which con-
isted of 70 mon all told-romained outside the bride you look over and down, he ding on tion between him and the commanders of the
fortress artillery.
PER CASK OF 8 DOZEN PINTз... $16.00 factory. The man who entered drove the orofally to the handiest stanchion in spite
the hasry rail in front of you-and note how
"I am sorry to
say that from the first General women into a cernor, and took obarge of asli ar the boats that lie alongside and how Stoessel proved to be incapable. Though in full three fokis who were on the promises. They insignificant their human occupants--as vol command, he nover visited the fighting positius BASS' LIGHT GRAVITY took them, also the goods in the factory, to they may be, seeing that you are over 60 feet during the lifetime of General Koitustenku, thoir boats which were lying in a creok a short above them. It is in such situations that you Kondrikorko wis not only the Life of the hay fully brought down to your mind the defence, but he possessed in a large consure the distanco from the West tiver. They then sailed vastness of the vessel. But all to Minnesota's quality of peacemaker. He intervened in all cases of trouble, and always eloquently ploaded some distance down the river landing at a hut dimensions are big. Her anchors, (sha lest a
city where the defendant pat the clothing and arms 17,006 Ibadi.cok" with in fathoms of chain the cause of the emperor and the
Royal Roads
reach. gale just before
defence, and theyn during a
n he placed above privata differ- ized from the factory up for sale amongst bising Heattle); her patent escgo cranes; her ence. His conseloss &uorg paticneo and cour followers. They continued their course down faunel (og which a man looks like a misora la by age wou the confidence of the higher officers of the river and on landing, the defendant ordered when working halfway up), her anchor and bur both the army and navy, and likewise won the IND COOPE'S STOUT one of the factory fokis to write to his master cargo capacity. As to the last mentioned, an confidence of the coramen solders, Fortunately ordinary cargo for her woull require a hunered for the defence, ha was able in large measure to silvay in oads of twenty-tre cats each, or direct its policy. Stoessol left unuch to him, for certain gooda, telling him that if they were
one Irsin seven miles long-Japan Mail, and the officers of the navy recognized in him GUINNESS' STOUT not forthcoming he would be killed. As the
the one man capable of fusing the discordant gouds did not come, the robbers began to starvo
Members of the old Hongkong Boat Club now
still keep up rowing, but the training is irre- gular and nothing else is doing. Reclamation work on the site of the now club house, near the Petrolou Depot at East Point, is being pushed forward.
TENNIS.
The Hongkong Cricket Club's tennis tourna mont will be commonéed in April.
gono home. The Rugby team, on the other THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON
WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LD.
hand, has receival'some excellent recruite
A Rugby match, H.K.F.C. t. The Garrison, was playel at Happy Valley yesterday after- noon. The tests were as follows:
ANNUAL MEETING.
'The anal muting of this Company wa held in the City Hall yesterday forenoon, H.K.T.C.-J. A. F. Bourelior, backTheto more present: flon. Mr. Grasson (Chair- A. S. Kempthorne, T. E. Pearce, G. D.
may). Sir C. P. Chater and Mos. N. A. Bateman and J. P. Jordon, three-quarters: Sichs, E. Gostz, A. G. Wood, H. Schubart, H. Soper and T. J. fullott, halves; PC. H. Thompson E. 8. Whealler, E. Shellim, W. Goklring, A. Boyd, II. C. Aspinall, Taylor A. J. Raymond, and A. Haupt, (directors) Ex Osborne (Secretary), Movers. A. Forbes, I. 8. Bartlett, Harrison and H. F. Chard, forward-
The Garrison---Jethan, back; Lookié (119th Lewis, J. Oraugo, T. Arnold and F. Salinger. Mahrattas, Hansay. Laymoar and Fawcetti three-quarters, Boyd and Humphrays, ladyesi Elgood, Hibbett, Ranking Rogers, Duncan
and Macdonald, forwards.
No score was made in the first half, the Club having somewhat the better of the play. After the interval, Goldring. Hallett, Bateman and
ANNUAL REPORT.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the annual report and statement of accounts
said:
Gentlenion-The Report and Accounts have boon in your handy for some days, and if it be your pleasure, wo wil: accept them as road.
Later a Chinese ganboat the prisoners. appeared on the scene and after fighting all day vanquished the robbers. During the fight the fokis escaped from the hut in which they were confined and reached the guabest.
Leung Kan gure evidence: I am a silk
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"By day and by night General Kondaschonke visited avery portion of the position, and Addressing the Penang Chamber of Com-constantly risked his life. He was our inspira
tion. No Russian need be ashamed of the merce, the Chairamu of that institation express-
defence made by the garrison while. Kond ed the opinion that the Government had boon
"It is diffealt for a Russian officer to talk well alvised to depart from time to time from rachenko livad. twistor in the employ of the Chaug Chan the recommendations of the Currency Comuie ont the end. It was worse than a mistake→→
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12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. disgracs. The fortress could easily Poarce combined in a rou, the latter scoring a Pariy in the year two disastrous fires occurred. Silk Factory at Yung Ki village in the province be freely exported to Samatra and other placeser hold out for another month, as it had food try which he courorted himself. Pearce seered,
with which they have intimate trade relations; and ammanition sufficient for that period, and Of a pass from
for it was obvious that it was only by means of if Kondrachenko had remained alive it would encouraging the wide cirenistion of these dollars and converted another try. Soper, Jordan got clean away and scored
that the Government conld at nin a higher rate have held out for months longer. In Kond- of oxelange, which presumably they were rachozko the garrison not only lost a loader, but the one man who had the ability and the between tri posta, Pacey converted.
Resuit H.K.F.C.,3 goals (15 points); The
aiming at.
Power, through his tremendous earnestness, to contral Stoessel. CO For
nearly two weeks it was known among Garrison, ait.
the officers that Stoessel Bud his chief of staff,
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T Kowloon C.C. play the R. E. in a Lang us match at Happy Valley this afternoon. The following have boon chosen to play for the Lurusden Kowloon C. C.-Lient. W. F. (capt.). Capt. C. K. Bushe, Lieut, W. B Duncan, Lieut. G. H. W. Dobbyn, Lieut. F. C. Buri, Dr. Swan, J. Robinson, 8. Lightfoot, P. Moss, W. Clark and J. W. Fallon.
the
war has
of Kwangtung. On the 23rd March of last year our factory was opened at 6 am. by the Bremen. The weavers arrived as soon as the doors were opoued. About a quarter of an hour afterwards there were about 100 weavers at work. Shortly after this fifteen robbers entered, five of them dressed in soldiers uniform. There were then twelve fekis is the shop. Five of the robbers had revolvers and the remainder had rifs. The defendant, who was in uniform, was the leader of the gang. Ho crdored the robbers to take three of us to the bank of the river and ship us on boats The other fokis were hiding in the factory. The female weavers were driven by the roblor, into one crowd, firearm covering them all the time. The defendant said to me“Don't utter a
sound; if you do we will kill you." He then ordered his band to remove the goods consisting of silk, clothing and firearms to the value of $9,000 odd-from the factory. On the way to the boat I saw about 5 other robbers. They wont to our factory to help remove the goods, which were carried down to the river aid placed on bosed the boats. While this was going on some of the braves of the village opened fire on the robbers, and the robbers returned the fire. We thron fokis were carried off as prisoners At 9.30 am.
he
Last August the British and Mexican dollars were demonetised, without much hardship to holders, since ample notice was given, and as result nearly all old dollars in Penang and Province Well-aey were exchanged for new Srails dollars ou or before the day appointed After that, as it was generally known van to the poorest classes that the dollars were longer legal tender, it did not seem necessary to prohibit them from coming in freely. Government was approached on the
and but without very much success.
Sumatra from coming in dollars were still the Siamese States importers at Penang still He for one have
import permits. to obtain
Government should could not understand why not allow these dollars to come in without the necessity of obtaining permite, for it seemed to him that as they wished the Straits dollars to be the currency of these places they should not put any obstacle in the way of the frem egross of the demonetized dollars.
However,
Althorit
it was not really a matter of great. importanon for with a few unimpert nt except ions the Straits dollars had already replaced the old currency in the neighb aring territories ly the currency. where British and Mexican dollars were former-
A notification was published by Government
the we landed prohibiting! sxport
of Straits Dollars except to Sia, Sumatra, and the Malay States; such uctifications seemed to him to be a sigu of weakness and an indication that. Goverowout had not complete faith in their own scheme they contrasted unfavourably with the action closed to the free poinage of silver. Then as How no restrictions whatever were put on the free ex- port or import of rupees and it is to be hoped that the notification referred to will soon be rescinded-Straits Times.
Bor, H. R. Wells, C. H. Ollito, F, W. Brencer although the Prays itself does not pass ab. Later on the day we were taken into a form of the Indian Government whey the mints were
and S. C. Nowall.
at Sat Tia Fuo. We were taken into a hoase. The defendant was there and sold the clothing and firearms. He noted as auctioneer, and members of his band bought the articles, bouse at Lai blan Sha about six miles from the factory, where we were confined. On the 29th Morch the defendant told me to write a latter to my master telling him that in order to ransom us he would have to pay $8,000, 100 tasia of prepared spiam and 70 pairs of rab-
SHANGHAI POLITICS.
Reiss, who was incompetent, were preparing
surrender. Through Bioessel's servants the
soldiers became aware of what was coming, and brave a8 they were, the knowledge destroyed
their enthusiasm.
"At a council of wor, held three days before capitulation, at which twenty-two of the higher oficers
of the army and navy wore present, General Stoessel represented that it Port Arthur
abould be taken by assnult there would be fighting in the streets and possibly a musesera. ile mentioned the woman and children of the
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of the council to
avoit auch a possibility. garrisou, and said he thought it was the duty Notwithstanding those representations, only threa officers-Chief of Staff Reiss, and two others favoured oppitulation. Stoessel's note to General Nogi came without warning, and
the word surprise inadequately expresses our
the council had been expressed. condition after the sentiment of the majority of
What the officers said and folt, how the men
thought and lohaved will all be known later; but I say now, and I believe the dhe ajout
of the officers of the garrison will support me. that the capitulation of the fortress was a disgrace to Russia."
WILL ADAMS.
The following spirited veras by J. H. Kaight-Adkin in the Spectator are good suugh to be excused for thoir rain-scansion
Yokesks" and their rolerenco to * praying wils[On April 12th, 1600, a Dutch ship piloted by one William Adams, an English- mao, reached Japan. As the price of permis- sion to build a factory at Firando they were! compelled to hand eres Adems to the Tycoon, for whom be built the Arst Japanese fest. He was treated with all honours, but never allowed to return to England. He was the founder of Japanese shipbuilding, and after his death a shrine was built to his memory. He is buried on the hillside of Heminars, above the naval aracnal of Yokosuka),
One if not both originated from a highly volatile spirit, which had recently becorse & new intportation into the Colony, and steps have be taken at considerable expenditure, to further safeguard the Company's premises, from this, and other known sources of danger. The working profits you will observe have The Lengas table up to data is as follows; decreased by $22,641, mainly attributable to the Club Played. Wan. Lost. Drawn. Pts.fires referred to, and not to the sanguinary conflict now boing waged between Russia and Japan; for although adversely affected our business at West than counter Poiut, this has boon moro balanced by increasul profits at Kowloon. A
valuation of reount
the Company's buildings discloses the fact that the estimat. ed cost of replacing them is consider- ably higher than the value at which they appear in the accounts, and seeing that rentals, wharves and outdoor property are not insured, your Directors recommend setting aside $10.000 to form the nucleus of an Insurance Fund. As this fand appreciates it is proposed to under- write a small part of our own business; mean. time the buildings will be insured for their full value, and the sam standing at this account The H.K.C.C. “A” team play the R.A.M.C. will represent insurance on routals, and the on the Military Ground at Happy Valley this property not at present covered. The exchange The of lund referred to in the Report whilst giving afternoon, commencing at 2.15 p.m.
the Public a fine approach to the new Ferry following play for the H.K.C.C. "A"A_ Mackenzie, C. H. Falloon, E, A. Fowler, C. A. pier, will at to eame time, remove what has hitherto been a considerable obstacle in our Parker, A. Olvor, J. Hooper, N. H. Rutherford,
work, viz, the public traffic on the Praya, and solutely into the Company's possession, we In the League match Craigongower C. C. v, retain the right of purchase at anytime, moan- Civil Service C.C., on the C. 8, Ground com- while haring the use of it for outdoor storage. mencing at 2.15 p.m. to-day, the following are
Under an Agreement made two years ago with the tears-Craigangowor C.O.-A.O. Brown the principal importers of Bombay yarn, (capt.), J. D. Kinnaird, J. P. Jordan, J. Craik, which became operative from the 1st January
In a column of topical notos, the Shanghai E. S. Ford, R. Bass, R. Pestonji, L. A. Rose, last. practically the whole of that important ber shoes. Provided these were not forthcom. J. L. Stourt. L. d' Almada Castro, J. trade bas ben transferred to Kowloon, and, ing we would be slaughtered. I wrote the letter Mercury bad thes
A number of people think that the settlement Uchigaki, and J. Toppia, a reseRVE, Civil the native yarn deskers who for 18 years have and handed same to defendant, he ansom Service C.C.-Dr. Atkinson, H. T. Jackman, boycotted the Kowloon godewas now clear from did not come, so on the 2nd April the defendant is still run by sbsentee votes, and I should not P. T. Lauble, A. E. Raven, F. T. Robins, them freely, and flad them more conveniest again interviewed me. He mid-Your master care to contradict them. But why should it be
lees very strong, but a flea-bite
if the resident R. H. Craig, F. Biden, R. Witchell, W. S. than the old Wanchai godowns, which haves siasa has not sent the money to ransom yea, so we'll to Years ago the absentee power was doubt. full forco and use Wcasor, W. H. Woolley and L. E. Brett.
rently unwise lineage in prone to re are him to have mercy, and to allow further time populing like by doesn't it? For hope it A cricket match will be played to-day at
think I may go so far as to say that there
would aaswered in yours gone by that the 11.30 am. on the Club Ground between the indications of a more lavorsble year ahead, and for the arrival of the ransom. He wild Vorge strangth. Why
with a re-sation.
ar, the prospects of the well. I will grant you a few more days." I H.K.C.C. and L.K.C. The following are there are distie ly hopeful. If any shareholder wrote a sond letter. On the 7th April the hour at which the weddings began was an im bas any questions to ask before the report is military uttacked the place. The fighting lusted possible ene for most people to attend, Well, for a day. It was just like war. During the that has been remedied this year, and the
is
to begin in the afternoon. Now masting H.K.C.C. Lord Hawke, Mr. M. C. Bonsor, adopted, I sh 11 be pleased to answer same.
Mr. ARNOLD: 130 premium on the now melt I escaped to the gunboat which brought we shall see whether the grumbler is in ontzest
the soldiers. Major W. A. F. Williamson A.S.C., Eng. Lt.
shares to be treated as espital?
or whether he merely growls because it is his Hearing continues. de Paris R.N., Capt: P. G. Davies A.O.D.,
The CHAIRMAN:
The
premium on the uaw
Let him rest assured of this fact that if be Messra, C. H. Mackay, T. E. Pearce, G. E. capital is to ro to sto reserve.
Mr. FORLES
Les had much pleasure in seconding
can get the resilents to side with him in any. Morrell, B. E. O. Bird, W. Daniel and J.Tthe chairman's motion, which was carried.
thing against the abscutors tas power of the Is the annual sanitary reports just to hand latter will be as nothing. So if he wants vacant honses to go on paying rates in the hope that that plan would induce the powers of the it is staved that the houses now being erected in accordance with the Public Health and Build-odd empty dwellings to let them at loss rainous ings Onlinaves No. 1 of 1908 are a great im- rents ha will be easily able to direct that it shall hai ratepayer is worth anything, he will do provement on the existing type of house, be done. But if my experience of the especially in respect of that provision which nothing of the sort. I shouldn't at all sar-Rings and mingles through his dreaming liko a permits kitobes of tauvasect bouses to extend prised if he wrote various reas of foolscap across only half the width of the bonse. This appropriate medium on the subject. To hear his enables the long arrow living rooms-which vise at the meeting would surprise me mere
than a little. constitate the invariable type of the Chinese
Either
he's "no speaker;" or he really doesn't dwelling in thisColony -tobe adequately lighted cara so long as he cau ventilate the subject,” and ventilated from the back as well as the or else he finds the average resident too content front, and thus a far more sanitory dwelling is with things as they are to help him in any. like a tilt at the landlords, and to the thing the Japanese Gorerament for the manufacture secured. Under the Ordinance a certain amount sunal opportunity goes by mused.
The offering of the franchise as a reward of coal briquettes has arrived and is now being 1. d veen reumed in respect of scaveng-
very happy thought. erected, so that from the middle of March the ing lanes, its total area bolag 428 spare feet, for public sevice is Japanese mineral will suffice for the uses of the while in connection with the general resumption Especially deserving of the honour are the
fireqen.
But I am of opinion that the Council to be us good for fleet. The briquettes are mid to steam-producing purpesca as Cardiff coal. They soheme for the improvement of the Kanitary might go a little farther, and once a man has condition of the City, an area of 24,898 square served a qualifying number of years he should have been manufactured Litherto at Awako feet has been resumed during the year in one of į remain a voter for life. The reward would be for Rab in private factories, but the quantity thus obtained was very limited. The new the most overcrowded areas, and the buildings as honourable as it would be cheap. Then for a machinery is in course of erection at Mine in are now being demolished for the purpose of man not to be a veter would be to set him down as one who had never done anything for the Yamaguchi prote-ture, whore the Government, forming a wide street through the blook. In last year, acquired a mine. It is anticipated addition, an area of 1,650 square feet, on which community that he could avoid. There are that a very large saving will be effected by the stands a toolia house for the chair soolion at the people of that stamp, and at present they get employment of Japanese fuel for raval purposes. Pask, has been resumed for administrative along without any of the social opprobrium that
should belong to all shirkers. Japan Mail.
рагроков.
teams:
Dixon.
been laxed to the Naval Authorities It is sinaghler you now." I knelt down and asked that of the resident populationpared with On the bill of Hemimurs, looking out soress
LR.C. Messrs, R. Hancock. H. Hancock, P. M. Heath, 110th M.L.I., W. C., D. Turner and W. F. Lumsdev, R.A., Lt. Col. Aitken, 119th Inf., Major Lowir, 119th Ini, Lt. F. J. B Gibson, R.N., Major Chichester, C.8.0.. Comm. Beutiack, EN., and Mr. N. L. Ruthor-lected. ford.
TOLO.
Practice games continue, but no matches have as yet been arranged. On Wednesday it was noticed that no pony got away with the ball, as was so common in the games when walurs and Chino ponies were being played together. Many pontes, it is true, require a grent deal of training, but some of them already shape very well, Mr. Gedge's black being
fair example.
TAGUTING.
This tenth Royni Hongkong Yacht Club race be re-sailed to-morrow, Sunday. The course am Kowloon Police Pier to Lyemnu Beacon, oon Rock, Cast Rock Buoy, Mira East Kowloon Rock, Lyeman Deacon and The second prize for the Championship
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Mr. Lewis proposed the re-election of Mcser. A. G. Word and E. Shellim as Directors, Mr. ORANGE Bended the proposition, which was curried.
It was proposed by Mr. ARNOLD and E cond- by Mr. Poes that the retiring auditors, Messra W. H. Potts and A. OD. Gourdin, be
<arried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN: That concludes the business, gentleman. Dividend warrants will be ready on application.
COAL FOR JAPANESE FLEET.
Il is stated that the machinery imported by
HONGKONG HOUSES.
nature to.
Shang-
the res.
O'er the docks of Yokosuka and the warships
salling free.
Midst the Shisto penuous streaming, Lies Will Adams, still undṛgaming. Of the busy Port London and the Kentish
wood and les.
to forgets the feet ho builded and the decks
that onon he trad,
Tant his grave's afar from England and hispali
is alien sod,
That the incense-sticks are burning, And the praying-wheel« a«turning
To the name of William Adams, Kentish sailor-
man and god.
So he drowses till the screaming of the sirens
once again.
Calls him back to where boneath him, lik, mail-
ed barons of the main,
Bide the warships; while the rattle Of Dai Nippon's sosward battle
distant song's refrain:
For whenas the great gray battleships roll down
upon the foe,
Or when Togo's lean torpedo-toats charge
shoreward through the snow,
When the giant shells are crashing And the league-long searchlights flashing, Then Will Adams seus tha triumph of bis toi!
of long ago.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 10th at 11.55 am, The barometer has risen over Japan, and follon in China.
The bighost prangavo is lying between the E. coast of Chios and W. Japan.
SKIN-TORTURED BABIES
And Tired, Fretted Mothers
Find Comfort in Cuticura Soap and Ointment
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When All Other Remedies and Physicians Fail.
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