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have but a hazy idea of what it is intended to 1⁄2 The Cavite notifies that the Colonial Audi TELEGRAMS.
signify. In the words of Lord MEATH, the father of the movement, "it is intended that The Empire celebration shall be the outward sign of an inner awakening of the peoples who constituto the British Empire to the seriona duties which lie at their door." It 8. WATSON, & 00. is not the occasion than for a sort of vulgar "Jingoiam" which says: "Was there ever such glory s that which follows the Bag of Britain wherever it is un. furled?" The underlying idea of the movement is something entirely different; its watchwords are: "Responsibility, Duty, Sympathy, Self-Sacrifice" Though WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS outward and visible sign of recognition of the day we are advised to fly the Union Jack, and wear daisies, ox-eyed daisies, bachelor's buttons, marigolds or margnerites, there is much insistence on the fact that the movement is non-aggressive, as it is also pon sectarian and non-partisan. All the lectures in schools and the acrmone in churches which are enjoined in connection with the celebration are intended to on
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diary Forces Long Bervine medal has bees granted to Co. Sergeant-Major B. W. Grey and Bombadier H. E. Craddook of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
Monday, May 31st (Whit Monday), has been garetted government holiday, but the Police Magistrates department has been excluded from the operation of the Pablie Holidays Ordinance on that day.
Mr. P. N. H. Jouss has been appointed to set as Director of Public Works during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., or until further notice. Mr. Jones has also been appointed a member of the Execu tive and Logislative Councils. **
Mr. J. 8. Dobis, the agent in Hongkong of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd., informs us that the total output of the Com pany's taree mins for the week anding 8th May axiounted to 28,981.60 tons and the sales
during the period te 25,441.36 tons.
H.E. the Governor, has been pleased, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the
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THE "SCARE-SHIP."
LONDON, May 22nd. Interviews with balloon manu- facturers are, published showing that numerous model airships have been sold in England for purposes of advertise- ment. Some of the airships are twenty-five feet long.
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It is believed that this explains the late mysterious appearances of airships.
The German press seriously cusses the airship and other scares
PROPOSED EMIGRATION
AGREEMENT.
PEKING, May 28rd. The Waiwupu intends to negociate with the Foreign Powers for new agreements with respect to
the emigration of Chinese labourers,
SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, May 22nd.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR. FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE),
AN INJUNCTION ÚRANTED:
Mr. M. W. Slade, who was instructed by Mr. J. Scott Harston (of Messrs. Ewens and Hars ton) applied on behalf of the Portland Flour Mills for an interim injunction against Mossrs Sonres and Co., to restrain them from selling dis-four in bags marked so as to be valculated to be in pissed off us the flour of the plaintiffs. Counsel
submitted that the bags on the face of them
COMPANY MEETING.
THE PARIS TOILET CO., LD.
The third general meeting of shareholders in the Paris Toilet Co. Ld, was held at the ofloës
of the General Managers, Victoria Buildings, on Saturday afternoon. Mr. H. Porey Smith pro sided, other shareholders present being Mears. J. Hennessy Both, E. Seth, C. Motangor, W. Schmidt, E. Grant Smith, Li Fuksan, Losing Wong Choung; L. A. Marcal and J. O. Sopioss (manager)
The CHAIRMAN, after reading the notice calling the meeting, said-Gentlemon, you have had the report and accounts in your hanils for sometime, sud with your permission we will take them as road. In the report we have enden- voured as far as possible to explain the reason we have not been able to show sufficient profit to enable us to pay o dividend, and I have nothing farther to add on the matter, but shall be
pleased to answer any questions.
he
After a period of silence the Chairman said that as there were no questions he would propose the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. Scrress-I have something I would liko
to mention. I would like to have more over
force the lesson of the importance of Colonies, to appoint Mr. C. W. M. Beckwith, Great Britain, dwelling upon the were liable to doceive, especially as much of the sight of the books, and to know more about the
character in Empire building. It is a movement which, as Lord MEATH con- WHISKYceives it, would have delighted the heart
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BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE
MALT WHISKIES DISTILLED
IN SCOTLAND
OF
GENUINE AGE
AND
FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.
PER DOZEŃ
$16.50
ROBT. PORTER & Co's BULL DOG BRAND GUINNESS' STOUT IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
of Joan RusKIN and THOMAS CARLYLE. This side of Empire-building is enforc ed by a quotation from Jon ErUART MILL, a man not over given to sentiment and poetry, who concludes a great work on the power and strength of uations by saying, "After all, the worth of a state is in the long run the work of the individuals composing it." The prosperity of a country, Bay another great intellect, "after all dependa not on the abundance of its revenues, not on the strength of its fortifications, nor in the beauty of its public buildings, but it
Assistant. Harbour Master, to be Assistant Superintendent of Police, in charge of the
Water Felice, in addition to his other duties.
The Mayor of the Japanese Muncipality at Chemulpo roroutly committed harakiri with a sharp Japanese sword, and afterwards out his throat with a razor with the intention to com plete the act. He was promptly removed to hospital and received every medical attention, but was not expected to recover.
danger of baseless alarms when powder cask is awaiting sparks.
the
LORD CHARLES BERESFORD
ON THE NAVY,--
MOST SERIOUS WANT OF ORGANISTON."
LONDON, May 22nd. Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
flour went into the country. The plaintiff's hage ware marked with the throw colour brunt and defendants also had the same colours.
Hon, Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., who was instructed by Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro (of Messrs Goldring, Barlow and Morrell), for the defence, said there had been no infringement by the defendant because he was only the agent, and sold the flour on behalf on the American Trad ing Co.
Defendant had called the company and they replied that there was no infringement.
and instructed him to contest the case.
His Lordship said he would grant the injune tion because eran if defendant undertook not to
It is understood that Mr. J. H Morrie of the Collbran Bostwick Development Company has obtained a concession for a black lead mine of an area of 991,129 lesie in Kangwon-do, Koies. Mr was present as a guest at the Austral the four someone else could do so. He
If you
exponses at the end of each month keep me as manager you must let me know the monthly expenditure. Sometimes for four or dive months I don't know whether there is a
cent in the bank or not. I must know the position of affairs every mouth. In Jung Inst be called, so that I could explain the whole year I naked that a half-yearly meeting should
thing to the shareholders.
The CHAIRMAN-Personally, I did not know that you had not all the information you wanted. As you actually make out the statement of expenditure I should have thought you knew.. everything that has been done. If you have not bad all the information you want, let. us know what you want, and you can have it.
W. V. Curtis, an American, has also seeuroalasian banquet, and in the course of a expressed regret for defendant, who he couME SOPIESS-I wrote you a letter asking you similar concession in thongsan District North
tubo..
consists in the number of its citizens who Choongcheng-do, his mine covering 180.119
are men of character. Here are to be found its true interests, its chief strength, its real That which raises, strengthens, power.
igifies a country, that which spreads her power, erentes her influence makes her respected and submitted to, bends the hearts of millions, and bows down the pride of nations to her. In a word, har true throne, crown and sceptre are to be found in an aristocracy, not of blood nor an aristocracy of talent, nor an aristocracy of fashion, stil
A. S. WATSON & CO., less an aristocracy of money, but an aristo-
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HONGKONG, MAY 24TH 1909.
TO-DAY is Empire Day. Each year we see an extended observance of Empire Day, more conspicuously perhaps in the Colonies than in the Motherland. Here is the loyal Colony of Hongkong, as in many other Colonies, it is declared by the Government to be a Bank Holiday; and when the Bunks
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eracy of character." The great Empires of the past have waned and faded away owing to the decadence of the moral fibre. "The worst trouble that Athens suffered," writes GROTE, the historian of Greece," was the want of character and integrity in her citizens and public men." Empire Day then is a day of introspection for the citizens of the British Empire. Are there any signs of
The many friends of the Rey. T. W. Pearce of the London Mission Society will regret to learn of the death of his wife at the Victoria Hospital yesterday afternoon. The late Mrs. Pen had a large circle of friends in the Colony, and their sympathy will be extended to the bereaved husband and sorrowing family, The interment takes place in the Colonial Cemetery to-day at 5 p.m.
speech urged the Colonics to build sidered had acted perfectly innocently in the to call a meeting of shareholders, and you told cruisers eventually for our Fleets, with
santter.
CORRESPONDENCE.
a view to the formation of an Imperial Navy, thus making war on us impos-
A CONTRADICATION. sible. The building of eight Dread-
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESH."] noughts this year, he said, was essen- tiel, but these would be-insufficient to
Hongkong, May 22nd. make up the delay of the past four!
SIR.-The Hongkong Telegraph published in years. The present position of the its issue of the 21st inst. a telegram from Peking, navy showed a most serious want of 18th May, reproduced from the Chinese' news-
The Hon. Mr. Chatham, C.M., Director of organisation for proper preparation-paper Sheung Po rasting to supposed violation on the Chinese frontier of Kwangsi by French troops stationed in Tonkin. Public works, left the Colony on Saturday for for war. Home by the Empress of India, on nine months leave of absence. Mrs. and Miss hatkom, whe have been spending three weeks in Japan, join the steamer at Yokohama. Other well-known passengers by the same steamer were Mr. C. II. Ross and Mr. H. Hancock. The latter will be away five montlus:
The native papers of the north state that the Foreign Ministers have addressed a dispatch to
rot at the roots? If so can we remove it and the Wai Wu-pu asking that the Board of preserve the tree from decay? This is the un-Finance be called upon to gaurantee all deposits derlying purpose of the movement and it is with the native banks to prevent foreign mer- one greatly to be commonded. May 24th chants from incurring any loss. The Wai Wu-pa
CHINESE MINISTER TO LONDON,
LONDON, May 23rd, The Chinese Minister has had an audience of H. M. the King, present- ing his (new) credentials together with a letter from the Emperor,
will long be remembered in English history and the Board of Finance contend that the Banks THE FRENCH SILK INDUSTRY.
as the birthday of a Great Queen who left are not under the control of the Chinese Govern. the Empire the legacy of a noble obaracterment, and therefore the Board will be quite and it was a happy inspiration to link the anable to enter into any sack guarantee. Empire movement with the memory of a zuvereign who will ever live in the history of the Empire, as "VICTORIA the Great and Good."
A movement is on foot for the holding of a "World's Fair" at Nanking.
A list of copyright works issued by the Board of Custome, London, is published in the current Guzette:
Shooting in connection with the Duzly Mail- Empire Day Rifle contest is to take place to- day at King's Park,
At the Magistracy on Saturday an unemployed English cook named Edward Day was charged with being a vagrant. The Magistrate sent. him to the House of Detention. ··
The annual tennis match between Hongkong Cricket Club and Kowloon Cricket Club, which was to have been played on Saturday at Kow loou, will take placo to-day weather permitting.
Market.
The Hongkong police have succeeded in or resting a bank clerk named Lim hee Siang, who is wanted in Penong for the larceny of about $70,000 from the Penang branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation between September 30: 1901 and April 1909. It is understood the prisoner made detitions entries in the books and obtained the money. The police are to be congratulated on a smart capture, which effected by Inspector O'Sullivan.
was
A novel defence was submitted by a Chinese at the Magistracy on Saturday. In answer to
LONDON, May 23rd.
The French Chamber has agreed to the clauses of the Silkworm Bill granting bonuses to manufacturers.
THE CASABLANCA" AFFAIR.
VERDICT OF THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL,
LONDON, May 23rd.. The Hague Tribunal which has investigated the Casablanca affair of November 1908, finds that the Secret-
me it was not the thing for a company to have A private meeting. If we don't pay a dividend I bear the brunt. I want something out of my share at the end of the year, and if I don't get it I want to know what is going on. If I ask you what is going on, you have got to refer to the books.
Mr. J.H. 82TH-But you make out the expenses every month. You know how much the commission is; and what the other expenses amount to
:
Mr. Scrimss-But there are other expenses I
know nothing about.
Mr. J. H. SETH-What other expenses? All the invoices are banded to you.
The CHAIRMAN-Personally I had not the slightest idea that you had not all the informa tion you wanted. Mr. Seth considers you have.
I am Authorized to give a formal denial to these absurd rumours which, scoording to official telegraphic information I have just received from the Governor General of Indo-As regards the half-yearly meeting, I may say
China, hare no foundation whatever.
I may even add that the authorities on both harmony. Believe me, very sincerely yours, sides of the frontier are working in perfect
GASTON LIEBERT.
Consul for France.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL. +
Minates of a meeting of the Council, beld st the Board Room, on the 4th May 1909.
Present:--Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chairman), J. 8. Fenwick, W. Kruse, J. Moncarini W. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Secretary (Mr. C. Berkeley Mitchell),
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.
NEW BUILDING SITE,
A letter was read from the Senior Consul
informing the Council that the Tastai of Amey has issued title deeds to the Council for the plot of ground near the old Market buildings, re- claimed by the Council in the course of scaven. glug operations.
THE LICENSING OF CHairg. - The regulations governing the licensing of chaiṛe and chair hongs, and the fixing of fares,
approved, and the Secretary was directed to forward same to the Senior. Consul for the information and approval of the Consular Body,
PATH OR PUBLIC LOAD?
a charge of stealing a live fowl, which, it was ary of the German Consulate com- drawn up by the sub-committee, were read and stated he pic... up in the street at West Point mitted a grave and manifest error in and slipped under his jacket, he told his Worship endeavouring to embark deserters, and that the fowl was in his way, and be picked it up to avoid treading on it and injuring it. Me. the Consal an unintentional error in protecting the deserters; but the French failed to show a proper respect for the Conant and were unjustified in threatening and striking a Consular attendant.
Hazeland, however, failed to appreciate such a
kindly nature, and sent the man to prison for three weeks, and ordered him to be exposed in the stocks for six hours.
GERMANY'S FINANCIAL
His Excellency the Govornor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council-Ordinance No. 5 of 1909-An Ordinance to demonetize Postage
MEASURES. Stamps bearing the Head of Her late. Majesty Thirty cases of machinery, purchased from Ordinance to amend the Law with respect to the Queen Victoria; Ordinance No. 6 of 1909.-An
LONDON, May 23rd America, from the purpose of manufacturing liability of young persons to the death sentonos; The Reichstag has thrown out the bank-notes of the To Ching Government Bank, Ordinance No. 7 of 1909-An Ordinance to reached Peking recently. An expert American amond The Larceny Ordinance, 1366; Ordinance whole of the Government's Succession hauk-note engraver is on the way out to China. No. 8 of 1909.-An Ordinance to amend The Duties Bill
Whether he was a humorist or a common Life Insurance Companies Ordinance, 1907; thief is not yet known, but some one stole a Ordinance No. 9 of 1909.-Au Ordinance
A meeting of the Sanitary Board takes place take a boliday as also does the business to-morrow. Among the orders of the day," community generally, Doubtless in course we note, is a letter from Mr. Shelton Hooper of time we shall see May 24th added by the relative to a nuisause at the new Western British Parliament to the Calendar of St. Lunnock as a public holiday. For the present, Empire Day in the United Kingdom is celebrated chiefly in the schools. Last year the number of schools, training colleges and institutions in the United Kingdom which observed Empire Day was 15,640, while the number in the Colonies $5,482 scholars attending these schools was nearly seven millions, and as at least an equal number of adults attended the celebrations it was calculated that May 24th was
The Peking Daily News discussing the agree observed last year by between thirteen and ment reached by the European hankers regard. fourteen million subjects of H. M. the Kinging the Hankow-Canton Railway loan, says: The population of the British Empire, The important thing to China is that these spread over twelve millions of square miles, two valuable railways (Hankow-Canton and r-21 per cent of the earth's land surface, is Hankow-Szechuan) will be built, and that the estimated at four hundred millions, or 22 money for them is borrowed on Chins's own
The approximate number of dentist's stock of teeth on Friday. Of course further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordin
they were not in his hand. They were some he anos, 1899, had in a show case in front of his rooms in Queen's Road and were valued at $100.
per cent of the population of the Earth; so terms, not on torms dictated by others." The That the movement has still plenty of room to telegraphic summary of the arrangement grow. Even in places where Empire Day is certainly does not warrant the conclusion that celebrated it is probably that many people the lines are to be built on China's own terms.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The C. & 1. str. Rubi left Manila on the
22nd instant, and is die here to-day at 6 pm.
The P. & O. str. Delhi loft Singapore for this port on the 22nd instant at 8.30 am, with the outward English Mails, and is dus here on the 26th instant at about 3 p.m.
instant morning.
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THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER AND AN ALLEGED REBEL.
PEKING, May 23rd. The Portuguese Minister recently addressed to the Waiwupu a request for the release of a member of the
The Apear str.. Gregor Apear from Yokohams and Kobe, left Moji on the 22nd inst. morning Anti-Manchu Society, named Yung and may be exported here on or about the 27th Kit, who was arrested by the Chinese The U.P.R. str. Monteagle left Yokohama on authorities at Shanghai. The request Friday the 21st inst at 3 p.m. for Victoria and
was refused.
1 Vancouver,
A letter was read from Mr. W. C. Hankins asking the Council to consider a path leading past the house of Tso Chun, in the paddy fields Kang-ah-au, a public road. The Secretary was instructed to inform Mr. Haskins that the Council has no authority to consider any path of this description a public road, and to refer him to the Council's letter addressed to him on the 24th October 1906.
THE CHINESE MEMBER,
st ones that I considered it quite unecessary that such a small Company should have such a meeting. I think the shareholders will agree with me when I say it would be a ridiculous: thing to waste their time in that way,
Mr. Scri88-1 endeavour to make the business prosper. I shareholders won't help me, then I must resign.
Mr. J. H. SETH-The working of the Com- pany has nothing to do with the financing of it. Mr. ScPIESS-If I know the "cost of evory- thing, then I can bring the money in.
-The CHAIRMAN-It is a great pity that you.. never said so before.
Mr. J. H. SETHI have often told you to como along and see the books whenever you wanted to.
Mr. SCPIEBS That is not enough for me. *Mr. E. SITH-I think the General Maz gors are quite capable of conducting the management of the Company
Mr. ScytEss-They must be very clever to keep a year's working in their heads,
Mr. J. H. Sera-The General Managers have. looked after the best interests of the Company.
Mr. SOPLESS-To successfully manage the business I must know what is expended ́ and what profit, if any, has been made.
Mr. J. H. SETH-What is it we spend that you don't know about?
Mr. ScPIES--You are spending too much
money.
Mr. J. H. SETH-Come into the office and see. The books are open to you at any time.
The CHAIRMAN-You certainly never asked · me about anything excepting the half-yearly meeting, which I considered absolutely un- necessary, and I think evory shareholder agrees with me. If there are no other questions, I will propose the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. Li Fux TSAU seconded, and the motion was carried.
It was decided to ask the Senior Consul to On the motion of Mr. GRANT SMITH, again address tile Tastai concerning the past of seconded by Mr. ENOS SETH, Mr. J. Cox Chinese Member of the Council, with a view to | Edwards was re-clouted auditor.
the vacancy boing filled.
POLICE BEPORT.
The CHAIRMAN-Gentleman, I have to thank you for your attendance. I aut sorry I cannot say that dividend warrants are ready, but we must hope for better things later on.
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The Superintendent of Police reported that the following cases had been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last meeting --- Summonses-Contempt of Court, i; Illegally The report was as follows:-The General detaining property, 1; Allowing pigs and cattle Managers beg to submit to the shareholders their report on the Company's business for the to stray, 10: Obstructing a public road, year ending 31st December 1908 with a statement Throwing rubbish &c. into the public drains, 2 of accounts to that date. We regret we are Summary Arreste.-Theft, 6; creating a dis- unable to show a larger profit on the year's turbance, 2, Returning from deportation, business but our expenses lave increased con- working in spite of doing a greater volume of gambling 4; housebreaking, 2; being in possessiderably although we have, with the help of sion of barglar's books, 1; contempt of Court, 1;
drunk and incapable, 1; Being in possession of stolen property, 1;
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and affiliated Hospitals bage to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds
of the Hospitals:—
Ko Shing Theatre... Tai Ping Theatro
hung Hing Theatre
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Manager, Mr. J. O. Sepiose, done what we conid to reduce them. Cur profit on sales has been entailed by the great drop in exchange and by the high price of hair at present prevail- in Europe. The net profit for the year including $58.82 brought forward from last account amounts to $28.29 which we propose to carry forward to next year
Mr. Beattie was elected auditor for the rear nuder review but owing to his having to go away he resigned and Mr. J. Co-Edwards was appointed to fill the youncy. Mr, Coz-Edwards being eligible offers himself for re-election.