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detailed statement that 8713,922.67 on Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hobson and the
account of interest and $200,000 is estimated aa loss on exchange. When, at the next the resolution is meeting of the Connell, the moved for the amount of money which is to be spent during the coming year, we
́§. WATSON & CO. suggest that a little information in reg
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are guests of H. E. Sir Frederick Lugard at Government House Krt. Bobinson is a sister. of Mr. Theodore Roosevelt.
It is announced in the Gate that HF. the Governor has appointed Mr. F. Maitland to bo a Visiting Justice to the Po Lenog Kak vico,
Mr. A. Bryer, who has resignod.
Bell's Asbestos Co. (Limited).
to this loss on exchange would be wel
Ms. J. Alfred Fisher, the general manager of come: We observe, for instance, that
the United Asbeston Company, Limited, has $68,229.01 is set down as covering 65- requested the Times to state, regarding tho change losses On an expenditure of report of this company's meeting (recently re- $9,617,499 to December 31st, 1909; while produced by us), that the reference to him as the anticipated loss hy orchange on faturs managing directer of the Amalgamated the remaining $2,754,000 is no less than Company should have read future joint $186,770.99. We take it that the explans-aging director, with Mr. Charles S. Boll, of tion of this is that the cstimated cost of plant and material purchased at home was based on a much higher rate of exchange than that now prosailing, and that it is in the current year that the sterling 1a7- ments will be heaviest. On the other hand the railway loan is in sterling, and as there has been a drop of 4d or ad in the exchange rate since the loan was arranged and the original estimates framed, there has prestin ably been a gain by exchange on remittances made to the Colony for the purposes of
local expenditures in silver. As this feature of the financial statement is the one which sooms to be most discussed, and few if nay clearly understand it, we mention it as an item which will bear elucidation at the next meeting of the Council. We pass to note that, apart from the items of exchange and interest, the present estimate exceeds the one presented twelve monthe ago by $458,448, although in the revision which has taken place in the interval a saving of 3139,998 has been effected on etation buildings, which are now to be in the nature of temporary rather than permanent constructions. We gather from the statement made by H.E. the Governor that there a somo possibility of this excess
H.E. the Governor 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. 1 of 1910 —An Ordinance to ameni the Pension Ordinare, 1862 Ordinace No. 2 of 1910 Au Ordinance to farther amend the Liquors Crdinanen, 1909. Orlinsace No. 3 of 191C.— An Ordinazos to regulate the Law as to Oaths
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THE DALAI LAMA'S REQUEST TO CHINA
PERING, March 15th, The Dalai Lama has asked China to send a commission to Lhesss to inquire into his alleged misconduct, and into the circumstances leading to his flight.
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CANADA'S NAVAL PROPOSALS.
LONDON, March 12th, After debates extending over several weeks, tie House of Commons at Ottawa has passed the second reading
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His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance will respect to the following Ordinance No. 38 of 1909 entitled-An Ordinance to set apart certain Crown Land to be used as a burial, ground for persons professing the Christian Religion, Ordinance No. 42 of 1907, entitled An Ordin ance to smend the Wireless Telegraphy Ordia.
COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LTD.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
Winfor is dying hard. There has been a cold bite in the wind during the past week.
By the end of this month we shall be able to swear as we please. Perhaps it will be nuoro explicit if I say that we can have the oath administered in Court in any form wo choose, as the now Oaths Act will come into operation then.
The twenty-third ordinary annual meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and GodownCo., Ltd., was held at the offoes of Messra, Jordine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on Saturday. The Hon. Mr. J. W. Gires son presided, and there were also present: Bir Paul Chater, Mesare. H. A Biebs, J. Bandow, C. S. Jubbay, E. G. Barrett, J. W. C. Bonnar, The discussion of this Bill served to E. Shellim, A. 8. D. Consland (Directors), Hon. illustrate how "olo custom" has streng Mr. E. Osborne (Secretary), Messrs. W. H. a grip on the Ocsifiental as on the Oriental. Wickham, H. W. Looker, P. C. Potts, D. B. Although the susotment under notice introduces gs, R. Paoshan, E. J. Chapman, T. Fa wholesome change in the manner of adminis Hough, A. Bryer, Capt. Unsworth, and P. B. toring the oath, yet the oath remains practically Woolf,
the same as bafore. The Colonial Treasurer thought the occasion was one which gave oppor- tapity for making material alteration in the oath itself, but his point of view, did not com mond itself to his colleagues. Of course it would not be respectful for a fledgling Colony like oure to improve on Home methods. Smacks too much of teaching the grand maternal relative to suck eggs..
The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen,-I propese with your confont to take the Report and Accounts as read. Thero is little in connection with last year's working that calls for special comment, boyend the disagreeable fact that for the first time in 24 years, our establishments
proved to be too large for our business; in
Why was the date when the Bill should come consequence of which we had to close several -godowns, reduce our staff, and generally to out into operation changed from the 1st of April down expenses by nearly $86,000; and if basit the 31st March? Was it because tho
Ordinance would be regarded as a joke P
still further economies will have to be affected.
OF
If the Oaths Bill doce nothing clŝa than
of the Bill for building a local Canadians does not improve during the current year, Navy, rejecting by 125 to 74 votes an The fact is, the Colony's storage accommodation amendment moved by Mr. Borden to far exceeds its requirements, with the result that make people more honest in taking, the contribute two Dreadnoughts to the competition has brought rents, more especially oath it will accomplish some good As the at West Point, to an unprofitable level, Hoa, Mr. Hewett confessed, he had never
kissed the British Navy d refer the naval and until the surpins godowns disappear
Bible, and many people
policy to the people.
the volume of imports increases, I only make a protence of doing so, some simply see no hope, under our prosent scale of putting their lips to their thumb. The opinion MANCHESTER'S RECEPTION
charges, for any substantial improvement in as expressed that the kissing was immaterial, OF MR. PATTEN,
storage revenue. The typhoon of 1906, which but I remember a coronet, at Home who threat- you will remember destroyed the wharvest ened to commit a witness for contempt because he had kissed his thumb instead of the Book, and damaged our buildings, launches and lighters, ho insisted upon the oath being repeated a LONDON, March 12th.
necessitated an increase of capital of a million second time and seeing that the man properly The American cotton operator, Mr. dollars to most expenditure which was necessary kissed the Book. Patten, while visiting the Royal Ex-reased capital it is difficult to see how we are to ouable ne to carry on work, and on this in-
change at Manchester, was hustled out of the building by u hostile crowd
It must have been amusing at the Legislativo-
to earn an adequate return if our prosent scale Council on Thursday to hear honourable men of charges is adhered to. We look, of course,bers vie with one another as to who had the for the expected revival in business to do much better knowledge of the lower orders." Sach
ment will bring about great changes at Kow leon; but even so, the results of the last few years working indicate very clearly that a
being either wiped out or doubled in the ande, 1903, and the Wireles Telegraphy Ogifts. He took refuge in a shop and, protected for us, and we have hopes that railway develop diverting disonssions would be more entertaming
anos, 1909 Ordinance No. 43 of 1909, entitled by the police, escaped in a cab. next estimates, according to the scheme An Ordinanes to s tend the Order and Olean-
GUINNESS' STOUT for the terminal station selected by the
IN PINTS & SPLITS.
Secretary of State nominally, but in reality by the Consulting Engineers to the Crown Agents. Mr LINDERT has proposed a scheme which will decrease the estimate for A. S. WATSON & CO.. land by four lakhs, while, on the other
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LONDON, March 13th. A dam has burst in the Rhonnda
SIR FELIX SEMON IN HONGKONG
Sir Felix and Lady Semon were among the passengers of the outward bound N.D.L. steamer list last week and are staying at Government Hease,"
hard, if the station is to be erected on land recently resumed, Hrs EXCELLENCY told the Council the cost would probably be in-
Sir Felix Semon, K.C.V.O., is the distin. orcased by the same amount. The reply to guished throat specialist and a physician ex- previous criticismus ragarding the unextraordinary to HM the King. He was born at pectedly heavy cost of the undertaking is timt it is not excessive, in view of the work done; that some of the land reclaimed, and now debited to railway account, will be used Cr other than strictly railway purposes and should prove a valuable asset to the Colony, All letters for publication should be written on and there is added the consolation that needle of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that the re-alignment made after a carefulsurvey have already appeared in other papers will be of the original line has resulted in a large inserted.
Orders for
copice of DAILY PRms saving over the cost which would have been should be sent before 11 am on day of
Correspondents must forward their names and wildresses of publication but as evidence of
good faith.
with communications addressed to the
Dantsic, Frassia, in 1849, and educated at Berlin Heidelberg. Vianna Faris and London. (St. Thomas's). He studied medicine in Gor- many, 1868-75. His studies were interrupted by the Franco-German war, in which he took part as Volunteer in the 2nd Vulans of the Prossian Guards, and was pressat at the battles of Amiens, Bapstine, St. Quin
revision of our tariff is justitled under the
circumstances. If any further information is desired I shall be pleased to afford it There were no questions, and the report was seconded by ME. LOOKER, Valley and the village of Bleedelydach adopted, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN,
has been flooded.
A number of houses have been destroyed and six persons drowned.
PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE BILL
LONDON, March 13th. Despite the opposition of the entire Left, the Pruss an Chomber has adopted the Centre Conservative com-
Messrs. S. Gabbay and B, G. Harrott were appointed directors, on the motion of Mr CHAPMAN, seconded by Mr. Bras.
The appointments of Messrs. H. A Siebs and J. Bandow to the Board were confirmed, on the motion of Mr. Hoton, scounded by Capt.
if there were a Keir Hardie or a Will Crooks in the assembly to confirm the impressions of the gentlemen.
Baster is drawing nigh. Special eggs aro already on view.
The British section of the Kowloon Canton Railway is to be opened in less than four months time. When on sees the amount of work still to be done in the neigh- bourhood of the terminus it Beoms difoult to believe this; but the Mausging Director seems to have little doubt about it, and we must take him at his word. But the cost of the ander. taking! We have bought more than material ME WICKHAM PIOposed, and Mr. PACKHAM and land and service we have bought seconded, the reappointment of Messrs. W. H experience. Potts, and A. OD. Gourdin us anditors. Carried.
UNSWORTH.
The CHATEMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance. promise on the Franchise Bill, main-Dividend warrants can be hind an application on the seiges of Mets and Paris, and he has the taining indirect voting, but introduce and after Monday. Franco-German war medal with five clasps. Having finished his studies at home he travelleding a secret ballot in preliminary
to Vienna, Paris and London In London he elections.
publication. After that hour the supply is { involved by following Mr. BRUCE's Tough was attached first to the Throat Hospital in
limited. Only supply for Cash.
Telegraphic Address Pass, Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed. Zieber..
P. O. Boza 84. Telephons No. 12. HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vœux HOAD U LONDON. OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET. · EC
The Daily Press.
jine. As a contributor remarks in another column the Colony has bought experience as well as a railway line.
Mr. Ramsay, an engineer on che of the Douglas steamers, died from an attack of small- box on Saturday at Swatow,
don.
Order of the Prussian Crown (2nd dase) and of the Red Eagle (3rd elasa); he is also a Com Grand Offloor of the Medjidie, and the Grand Cordon of the Star of Zanzibar has also been
AMERICAN JAPANESE
RELATIONS.
LONDON, March 13th. Count Komura, the Japanese Minis- ter for Foreign Affairs, has cabled to the New York World" stating that
Japan that need cause real uneasiness.
THE "CLEVELAND'S” TOURIST PARTY
Another big nudertaking is to be launched next week when the foundation stone of the University is to be laid. Hongkong caght to feel proud of the proposed educational centre and of the men who have made what looked like an impracticable scheme now an assured encoess.
Hongkong doesn't take its flower show as seriously as it should. It is practically the same limited number of exhibitors who como- ABBANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT TO CANZON, forward every year. Could not something be
done to induce the Chinese, who are great lovers The Clensland with Clark's second tourist of flowers and born gardeners, and the other party, numbering nearly 800 persons, ex nationalities in our midst, to take a greater pected to reach Hongkong at midnight, and interest in the work of Use Horticultural the great liner will probably remain here four Society? days. Mr. William Fenner, proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, Canton, and the Macas Hotel, is
The Ministry of Ethication proposes to a mander of the Order of Imbella In Catolica: Their Far Eastern interests were ments for the tourists to visit the City of that it would not be so useful now for lining
for permission from the Throne in saforos compulsory education in the Empire, as an experimental measure
conferred upon him.
drawers or cupboards, Anil another has re- marked that it does not come in so useful for ontting out patterns as before.
Golden Square, Inter to St. Thomas's Hospital, and held the post as Physican for Disasens of the Throat at that hospital from 1882-97. He was one of the founders and for Incoming vessels report rough weather out three years the President of the Laryngological side.
Society of London. Sir Felix is now Consult. The appointment of Mr. M. Slade as K.C.is Epilepsy and Paralysis, Queen's Square, Lou ing Laryngologist to the National Hospital for notified in the Gazette.
Thore is no pleasing some folks. At breakfast Besides being a Knight Commander of the he is convinced there is nothing in on this, as on the previous, occasion, solely re- the subscriber remarked to his wife how con- Victorian Order, Sir Felix is a Knight of the the relations between America and tourists while they remain in this district. pages cat. She, however, good housewife, had sponsible for the arrangements made for the venient it was to have the Daily Press with its There has been some trouble over the arrange her thoughts on other things, as she declared Canton, a visit which the previons party ranked as one of the most interesting of the whole trip, On this, on the last, occasion, the authorities at first pleaded that they feared the influx of st large a number of visitors into the city-needing for their conveyance a whole army of chair benrors-might lead to trouble. On the last occasion, however, some 1,400 carriers wont through the city without the slightest molesta. The programme of the laying of the foundation, and now, as a result of firm insistence of King's Birthday, Wednesday, 9th November, tion stone of the building by His Excellene the right to visit the City, official sunotion has Monday, 26th December.
the Governor on Wednesday is as follows been obtained Monday, 2nd January, 1911.
At 4 pm. H.E. The Governor will be met at the gate by Mr. Mody and Members of the University Committee, and conducted to the Platform. Mr. Mody will make an address and HE.the Governor will deliver an address. The stone will then be laid, the Band will play the National Anthem, and this will conclude the "ceremony.
Rules made by the Govarnar-in Council under the Merchant Shipping Ordinancs for the examination of engineers in the mercantile marine are published in the Gazette,
HONGKONG, MARCH 14TH, 1910. THESE is, as yet, no finality about the estimates of the cost of constructing the British section of the Kowloon-Canton railway. First of all there was a very rough estimate," as it has subsequently been called, amounting to 88,053,274; then, when a chief resident engineer was sent out to begin the actual work of construction, befur nished a detailed estimate, which amounted to 88,003,642, but it did not include any pro- vision for rolling stock or workshops. Six months later the engineer submitted another estimate which made provision for rolling stock (8409,000), but still it did not include anything for workshops. That estimate amounted to $9,860,263. Twelve months Chinese were charged with obtaining a sum of cost money from Mr. John Hastings by false pre- later workshops estimated to $60,000 were included, but the total of fances. His Worship committed the defendants
for trial.
The Police Magistrate Department is ek cluded from the operation of the Public Holi- days Ordinance on the 26th March, 28th March, 16th May, 1st Anguet and 26th December, and 2nd January, 1911.
The case concluded before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy last week and in which two
HOLIDAYS.
It is notified in the Gazette that the following public and bank holidays will be observed as Government holidays ---- Gov
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
Good Friday, 25th March
BANK. HOLIDATE.
Easter Monday, 28th March. Whitmonday, 16th May.. Monday, 1st August.
PUBLIC AND BAKE HOLMAYS. Victoris Day, Tuesday, 24th May.
best pleased to appoint, under the provisions of
It is also notified that H.E, the Governor has
not inconsistent or antagonistic, and war between the two countries would be a crime without excuse or palliation.
THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
It is decidedly unfortunate that our visitors from Maxila have had such a disagreeable experience of our weather. It has made the polo matches impossible since the first attempt, and it is to be hoped the visitors will have an I do under opportunity of showing what they can American ruled on China ponies before they leave
There can be little doubt that we are influens We learn from Mr. Farmer that the Cleve land, when she arrives, will sucher in Kowing the Chinese among whom we live. Most of loon Bay. Through the courtesy of the CPR those caught gambling nowadays by the polies Coy, arrangements have been made for are found using Western cards, The Chiness getting into wireless communication with the cards seem to be going out of fashion, What Cleveland as she approached Hongkong, so that games they play I don't know. Most of them the hour of her arrival may be known in good with their immovable countenances should do well at poker, especially as they have little to learn in the way of bluffing.
time.
the estimate had risen to $11,004,128; The regulations issued by the Director of and the latest calculation, presented to the Legislative Council last week, amounts to Agriculture, Manila, for the handling of Beotion 8 of Ordianned No. 2 of 1875, Saturday, Officers, the Band of 13th Rajputs will play The first section will leave by the Kin
domestic animals imported into the Philippine $12,371,495 (not to mention the odd forty. Ielends are published in the Gazette. Animals five cents), that is to say, an increase of found affected with tinderpest will immediately 81,367,367 over the estimate prepared by be killed MI. LINDESY's predecessor. This excess, it
It is stated that the Chinese Government wilj is explained, is mainly due to the inclusion take the opportunity occasioned by the Russian of interest and loss on exchange amounting protest against the deposition of the Dalai to $913,922.67, which has not appeared Lamon to dismiss the Assistant Resident Wen hitherto in the Estimates. Interest and Teung Yao, who is remembered in Hongkong loss on exchange should certainly boss Queen's College boy, and an Trots Won of charged to the railway instead of to the current revenue of the Colony, and it The mean tenperatura during February was is very extraordinary that interest, at least, 600, which le less than the mean (691) for the same month in the previous twenty-five years hould not have not appeared in the railway The rainfall during the month was only 0.405 estimates before. Of the sum of 3913,922, inches, but the sunshine was 141.2 hours, which which is mentioned as representing interests big advanos on the 87.8 hours which is the and loss by exchange, we see from the mean for the previous quarter of a century.
Canton.
the 26th March, 1910, to be observed as a public holiday
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS
The G. & Misht hand thirup zm-Satare day, the 12th Inst, and is due hire un er about Monday, the 14th inst., at 6 pm.
The F.&O.S. N. str. Devonha left Singa. pors for this port on the 12th inst. at 9 am with the outward England Mails, and is dne here on the 17th-inst, at about 6 am
The Danish str. Cathay left Singapore on Friday, the 11th inst. at p.m., and may be ex- posted here on or abant Friday, the 18th inst.-
The NYX ste. Ceylan Maru (Bombay Line), loft Bombay fer this port via Singapore on the 11th inst, and is expected here on the
29th inst.:
The IGM steamer Coblens left Sydney on Saturday; the 12th inst, at 2 p.m., and may be exported here on or about Sunday, the 8th April.
The tourists will go to Canton in five By kind permission of Colonel Prior and sections of 100 each and two of 125 each.
The second American invasion should com- during the afternoon.”
shax at f am. to-morrow and return tho mence to-day. It offers another opportunity To celebrate the occasion Mr. Mody has very same night. The second section of 100 will for the English spoken: American under- kindly arranged for guests to be presented with leave by the Fatakan and stop over the stood joke, stoneria esquina meg a trangementen waa
scheme, coloured plans of the buildings and tourists. photographic reproduction of the architect's drawing of the finished edifice
The Electric Traction Company hare kindly consented to run special cars in connection with the ceremony for let class passengers only.
ort of the remainder of the
BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
RODERICK RANDOM.
TOKOHAMA SRFOIL-BANK.
We are officially authorized to state that a telegram has bosa received by the Hongkong Branch of the Tokohama Specie Bank to the The Bandmann Opera Company will arrive effect that at the half-yearly meeting of share- by the English Mail as. Devanka next Thurs holders held at the Head Office of the Bank, day and will open their season in Hongkong the Yokohama, on the 10th instant, it was resolved following night with a production of the great to pay a dividend of 12 per per cent, pa for the London szocess The Arcadians. As there is half-year ending the 31st December, 1909; to certain to be a big raah to see this piece readers add to the Reserve Fund You 350,000, and to carry forward the sum of Zen 1,167,000 to the
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