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Sir FEEDERICK LUGARD has worked the success of the scheme, and we must all realise how fortunate the Colony has been in having as its head a man of his lofty CO. idealism and untiring industry to take
charge of the projcet. In the momorandum moniam reigned on the harbour, Owing to the BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES. the meeting. The V.B.C. have kindly consent and after allowing for interest and anditer's foo
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Yesterday morning something like pando-
dense fog which bung like a blanket over the water the movement of vessels was attended with
LONDON, March 16th. considerable danger, and the noire of whistles
In the debate on the Navy Esti- from launches and balls from steamers was indescribable, Fortunately the sun and the mates in the House of Commons Mr approach to summor heat was experienced;
A meeting of thoss interested in the proposed championship competition took place at the V. B. O. laat night. Mr. Bridger presided and put the views of the Club committes before ed to place the gymnasium at the disposal of committes which was formed; the committee in their turn taking the responsibility for axing up a table and making all other arrangements Atrendy about fifteen entries have basu received,
The report for the year 1909 is as follows:--- There was an improved demand for the Refinery's sugers locally during the year and prices obtained showed a fair margin of profit.
The exchange on liquid assets remains at par the net gain on working was $34,041.90, zoduo-
ing the balance et débit on 31st December, 1908, from 9135,893.43 to 8101,851.53, which is carried forward to next account.
Conenlting Committee-This consists of,
proves that the benefits likely to be conferred wind cloared the fog as the day advanced, sudaLough moved an amendinent to ro-and it is anticipated that at least five more willMessra. H. P. White and J. W. C.-Bonnar, who.
which forms part of the souvenir presented to those who attended yesterday's function, His Excellency observes that “the success which has attended the appeal for funds by a University in Bangkong are appreciated on the one land by the British community hoen, and by those in England who are interested in the maintenance of British prestige in the Far East, including His Gracious Majesty and His Majesty's Government, and, on the other hand, by the Chinese both within and beyond this Colony,
ncluding the Government at Poking and that of the neighbouring province of South Chips." The cordial support which the Chinese have given to the scheme we count as the best assurance that the hopes which inspired the establishment of the University
will be in due course fully realised. Half the
endowment fund has been contributed by Chinese, and not the least gratifying feature of yesterday's ceremony was the presence of H.E. WE HAN, charged by the present Viceroy of Canton and bis immediate
MACAU,
March 15th
AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT. A rickshaw accident which sourred last
night at ten o'clock resulted in the death of three persons. The rickshaw containing two women and two children was coming down's steep incline leading to the Prays, and the momentam it nequired was so great that the coolie was unable to turn at the bottom, and the vehicle ran into the Prays wall. The (wo wo"- men and the youngest child, a baby in armë, were pitched over into the sea, and were drownel, The other child was thrown with great fordo
against the wall and was badly hurt. Only the
body of the old woman was recovered. Though the accident occurred very near the police sentry box, the rickshaw-man was able to get away, and it seems that it was nearly an hour before bayous thought of searching for the unfortunato people who had been pitched over the wall.
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predecessor in office, to extend to the.
The “grab” acquired last year for the pur- organisers of the effort the genuine and sincere appreciation and co-operation pose of dredging operations in the harboar of the Two Kwang Provinces a compli. appears already to have been put on the retired ment gracefully acknowledged by H.E. the lat." It has lain peacefully in the D, Carlos
dock for the past two month GOVERNOR in the course of a statesmanlike address which was in every respect worthy of the occasion. No argument is any longer needed to convince the community of the great place this University is destined to 511 in the future of this Colony, or the beneficial effect..it will have on the Colony and the British Empire at large from both GUINNESS STOUT the political and commercial points of view, It only remains for us to add our cou IN PINTS & SPLITS.
gratulations to those tendered yesterday to the generous donor of the University build ing on the signal honour which HIS MAJESTY A. S. WATSON & CO., TE KING has been pleased to confer upo
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him in recognition of the Imperial service he has thus rendered. This, as our readers know, is not the only benefaction for which the Colony is indebted to the gentleman whom we must now designate as Sir HORYUBIEE MODY. In the space of a couple of years he has given a donation of $10,000 to the Ladies' Benevolent Society, has provided the Seaman's Mission with an Institute and has made a gift to the Colony of a life-size bronze statue of HRH. the PRINCESS of WALES. Over fifty years of
his life have been spent in the Colony, and
There is no sign of progress with the harbour works and nothing is now heard of the 89 contes which were asid last year to have hed assigned for this work. But the bandamely paid staff is here still, drawing their usual pay. Is it not time that the Colony should be relieved of the officials for whom there is no employ- ment? Another suggestion I would make is. that H. the Governor should convene a meeting of the property owners of the Colony to disottss the situation with a view to formulat ing some practical plans for reviving the business
the Colony. More good is likely to come out of such a conference than by relying on the birds of passage whose chief interest is their monthly cheque.
THE MURDER OF A GERMAN SAILOR. Three months have passed since a German sailor was murdered here, but I have not yet
heard of the matter coming before the Court.
ALLEGED CHILD STEALING.
What appears to have bear a daring cano of kidnapping is reported to have occurred at Po-bing-fong on the 13th instant. On that day there so Chinese stebration In the Western District and a large crowd had gather ad to witness cracker explosions and the offer- ing of homage to jess. Among other spectators
duce the personnel of the Navy by 3,000. The amendment was rejected by 225 votes to 31.
2.
be forthcoming before Monday 21st inst., when the entries close. Monday, April 4th, has been fixed as the date of commencement.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. Mr. McKenna defended the Esti· The Captain's Cup was played" for at the
following resulta Happy Vallay from Sih to 7th March, with the
Gross. Handicap. Not.
97
£1 1501 82
mates as being necessary to secure the safety of the nation against any probable combination. That was the W. G. Wercester Government's only standard.
RAILWAY STRIKE IN AMERICA.
L. Evans C. Humphreys
A. Mackensie Capt. P. Spicor Commander Penfold 96-
offer themselves for aletion.
Auditor.The accounta. bavo. been audited by Mr. A. R. Lowe, C.A., who offers himmel? for re-election.
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Hongkong, 8th March, 1910.
BALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1909.
·ŽTAKILITIES,'
Capital, 7,000 shares of $100 each... $700,000,00 Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd,'s
current account
Accounts payable
ASBETE
171,348.53
7,54277
$878,991,30
Property accounças per last account $629,642,43
96
15
96
F. Grone
100
18
H.Pinoknoy
12
83
D. B. Murray
14
J. D. Kinnaird
16
W. Ironside
100
16
95
1086
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Si Corporation
45,739.16
Cash in hand
2,423.58
Raw and refined sugar, &c,
61,669,66
Coal, sharecal, stores, &o.
26,439.96
Fire insurance, unexpired premia ...
2,072.82
Accounts receivable ...
-9,152.16
91
Profit and Loss account :--
29 Entries.
Loss to Blat Dezom-
ber, 1908, ...$135,893.43
34,041.90
101,851.53
$878,991.30
#T. 8. Forrest
F. Grone H. G. Wilson.
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LONDON, March 16th, A strike of firemen on all railways west of Chicago has been ordered to commence at midnight. The dispute, which concerns wages and promotion. Evans involves 150,000 miles of railroad, and will tie up every freight and passenger train from Chicago to the Pacific. At the request of the railroads the Government will mediato with a view to settling the dispute.
JAPANESE ROYALTY IN PARIS.
LONDON, March 10th.
- President Fallieres entertained Prince and Princess Fushimi to luncheon. The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kurino, the Premier, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Marine Minister were also present.
ANGLO-JAPANESE EXHIBITION
LONDON, March 16th,
It is understood that the King will open the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition early in May.
[FROM SOUTHERN PAPEES.]
MR. LEVER'S DAMAGES,
LONDON, March 7th. Mr. W. H. Lever, of soap fame, has given was a Chinese woman with her six year old son. to Liverpool University the 291,000 damages we hope that Sir HORMUSEE MOur will In the course of her travels the woman went ha obiained in recent actions for libel against live long, not only to enjoy the honour the lato a shop, leaving the child on the side walk certain newspapers, with regard to the alleged KINO Las been pleased to confer on him, for few seconds. On re-entering the street soep trust but also to see the University with which the child had disappeared, and after a long and his name will ever be associated well started fruitless search for it she went and reported the on its career, and fulfilling the high hopes HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Des Veux ROAD C and expectations which we now associate LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET SCENET. EC | with it,
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HONGKONG, MAROH 17TH, 1910.
Tan Hongkong University scheme reached an important stage in its progress yesterday whon HIS EXCELLENOT THE GOVERNOR had
the satisfaction of laying the foundation stone of the main building which is being provided at an estimated cost of $285,000 by the munificence of an old and well-known resident of the Colony whow in future we are to know as Sir Honvan Mon Few people two years ago, when the generous offer of the building was nade, ever expected to see the scheme mature, because
the in
A BIG BUBBER CARGO.
LONDON. March 8th The liner Croment has arrived at New York with a cargo of Brazilian rubber valued at over
million sterling.
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PHOTOGRAPHY IN JAPAN.
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FIEST "DRE-PLATE FACTORY,
Less profit forgear end-
ing 31st December. 1909
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
13,166.58 50.00
$13,216.58
The Japan Dry Plate Co., organized with British and Japanese capital in 1907, threw ite
For the year ended 31st December, 1909. works open for inspection by journalists from Tokyo and Yokohama recently. The works are established one spacious lot, near Hirstanks, To Interest About two miles from Hiratsuka Station on the To auditor's fee Tokaido line, The site of the Company's premises has been selected at such a place in connection with the chemical properties of the Balance proit as per balance sheet 34,041.90 important in the manufacture of dry-plater All the arrangements were completed in March, 1909, and the manuisoturs of dry-pistes and By gain on working P.O.P. was actually started last antran anderBy gain in exolange the supervision of Mr. William Cormack, Chief Engineer of Masura, Nelson & Co., the well- known dry-plata manufacturers in England, with which fing the Japan Dry Plate Co. is financially amalgamated. Mr. Cormack, who
water and the climate, both of which are very
847,258,48
341,674,48
5,584.00
$47,258.48
The report for the year 1909 is as follows
has been staying in Japan since June, 1908, will CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. shortly leave for home, having satisfied himself that the new company is now able to turn out dry-plates in perfect condition. On the day of inspection congratulations were conveyed by the guests upon the successful establishment of the first dry-plate manufacturing company in this country Japas Gazette.
The rafinery was steadily employed during
the year in supplying the demand for the Compe pany's sugars and the price obtained showed a satisfactory margin of profit.
The sum at credit on 31st of December last was $423,590.31, which the General Agents and Consulting Committee recommend should he appropriated as follows, viz. —
To pay a dividend of $10 per abare $230,000.00 To pass to Equalization of Divid
170,000.00
end Fund
Account...
40,000.00
5,500.00
8,090.31
$423,590.31
Consulting Committee-This consists of Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Messra, E. Shellim, F. Maitland, H. P. White and J.WC, Bonnar, who offer themselves for re-election.
PEERAGE FOR PRINCE ARTHUR
A London paper states-It is understood that the King is very anxious to create. Prin Arthur of Connaught a poor in his own right and this stop is likely to be taken very shortly. The offer of a peerage to the young Prince was formally made by the King following the usual To pass to Repairs and Renewals procedent-when he came of age a for years ago. Bonus to staff It was then, however, declined by the Dake of Connaught on behalf of his son, who, he desired, Carry forward to next account should remain merely the heir to his own datedom It has been found, however, at State fanctions, that the Prince's prosent rank is rather unsatisfactory, so he is now to ba given a dukedom of his own. What his title shall be has. ter to the police, and shortly afterwards
yet to be determined, but there are reasons for chored a reward of $15 for the recovery of the
believing that the King favours the revival of missing one. The reward brought no reply
the time-honoured Boyal title of the Duke of but the inquiries institated by this police led
Kent, and this is what will probably be done. to the arrest of two men, who were charg
The last Duke of Kent was the grandfather of The Water Police were at home on Tuesdayed before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistroy. THE INDIAN SUGAR LEAGUE his present Majesty and the Duke of Connaught,
and it was the first title suggested for the election. night to the staff sergeante from Lyeemun. A Acting on information received at the Registrar-
The movement initiated by the Cawnpore present Prince of Wales. It was, however, then billiard tourney consisting of four games of 150 General's Office, Inspector Brown proceeded was played and resulted in a win for the police to 56, Portland Stroot, Yaumati, where he found Sugar Works, Ltd, for the establishment of a over-ruled by the late Queen Victoria, and the united league of Indian nger producere, is an Duke of York was selected by her in its place. by 52 points. The position was reversed in the two men in a subiele guarding a child. The enterprising step we have often advocated and so soon as this title is bestowed upon the young Hongkong, 5th March, 1910. bridge tournament, which was won by the little boy's head was nertly shaved, and he had if calls for our congratulations accordingly. It Prince, which will probably be upon the occasion been washed and neatly dressed 15, though the which it is possible to rescas the Indian engar next Jime, he will take his seat in the House of represents an advance along the only path by of the official celebration of the King's birthday visitors by 233 points:
capters were expecting a purchaser. The latter industry from the slough of despond inte of Lords. werasmoking opium when the Inspector entered, which it has gradually declined since the and in reply to his question as to the owner of enormous improvement of beat sugar pro. the child the first man said that he was on a
duction in Europe, and set it up once more as a fourishing concern, The basis of this restoration lies in the exceedingly useful visit to the house, and the child was there when
Agricultural Departments, in determining the he arrived, The second man told a similar work carried out in the past five years by the them as stated. The hearing of the case rasing colentific methods of raising the crops, story, so the Inspector arrested both, and charged best varieties of cane for cultivation and stady
adjourned.
Before Mr, E. E. Hallifer at the Magistracy yesterday a coal coelie was charged with com- mitting a robbery with violence at 167, Kramer Street, Taikoken. The defendant is alleged to have overpowered the occupant, whom he thought was absent, and departed with jewellery and other goods to the value of $250 odd The tearing of the charge was adjourned
The hearing of the case against the two Chinese who wore arrested on the premises of
Mr. Hunter at 6, Lochiel Terrace, Kowloon, first place and charged before Mr. E. R. Hallifaz with the potential value of such an institution to attempted murder, concluded at the Magistracy
HONGKONG AMUSEMENTS.
To-morrow evening Hongkong will enter on
CHANGE OF BRITISH NAVAL POLICY FORESHADOWED,
BATTLESHIPS TO BE SMALLER.
London papers writes:
The Naval Correspondent of one of the
Thave reason to believe that the umounOGETM
ment today with reference to certain changes in naval policy which will be introduced under the First Sea Lordship of Sir A. K. Wilson is substantially correct.
Auditors :--The nécetats have been audited by Messrs. W. Hutton Fetts and H. Peroy Smith, F.C.A., who offer themselves for re-
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BALANCE SHEET÷ONE YEAR—To 31ST DECEMBER, 1909, CAPITAL AND LIABILITES, Paid-up Capital Equalization of dividend fund Repairs and renewals account Sundry creditors ... Balance of profit and loss account
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Property account consisting of
$2,000,000.00
350,000.00
43,620.15
694,317.73
423,590,31
$3,811,528.19
Fast Point Refinery, Bowring ton Refinery, Swałów Refinery, Hongkong Distillery....$1,631,209.03 Cash Raw and refined sagar, &c. ... Charcoal, coal, stores, &c.
:8481,510,78 Shipments Sundry debtors
What is now needed is a united and vigorous campaign on the part of sugar producers to induce cultivators to grew sugarcane along the approved lines, and joint action on their part to centralise manufacture, so as to save the working
In an articloon the possibility of an order for expenses and wastage which at present place the numerous small Indian millers at the Dreadnought being awarded to the Thames Iron mercy of the well-equipped foreign manu- works, published in The Evening News last No immense difficulties peculiar to Indian agrical not altogether anamuured of the Dreadnought tural conditions, but the United Provinces type, and that if he wont to the Admiralty there contain hall the sugar-growing area in India, was a great possiblity of considerable reductions to which the being made in the displacement of our warships, attention than to the revival of this industry building raore ships to reach a
given strength. The movement initated in Cawnpore is
Without in any way wishing to disparage the launched therefore under conditions as favour work of Lord Fisher, it is incontestable that able to can be found anywhere in India. Admiral Wilson has a larger horizon and will To balance on 31st December,
take into his considoration a far wider rangu of possibilities than did his predecessor:
the Colony was not generally appreciated, yesterday. The charge of attempted murder & welcome period of post-prandial entertainment. and, secondly, the scheme being launched at was dismissed, but his Worship sentenced each It hardly needs to be stated that the entertain-facturer. In its details the problem embraces vember, I pointed out that Admiral Wilson was a time of severe commercial depression because the circumstances were such as to indicate that it was a case of now or
of the defendants to one month's imprisonment on the charge of assault, and fined the second defendant $250, or three months' imprisonment, for carrying armas, without a permit.
The pretended innocence of a Chinese coctio who was charged before Mr, J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with being in unlawful possesion of a bundle of clothing was too
tent will be supplied by the Bandmann Opera Company, whose visit is always anticipated with considerable interest, and that interest having been aroused on the present occasion it is per haps sufficient to indicate that the repertoirs to ho presented on this recasion is of more average xerit. For instance, the piece to bo produced to-morrow evening.The Arvadinus. is a London success still running,
perhaps, never the raising of a fraud of a million and a quarter dollars in six months for the endowment of the University was generally regarded as impossible. It had to be done by purely voluntary effort. apparent. The prisoner told is Worship that which is associated with such well-known names he saw the clothing on a boat which was lying as Misses Phyllis Dore, May Kinder and There was no financial assistance to be alongside the foreshore at Taumati. As no one Florence Smithson, und Mesa, Dan Rolyat, expected either from the Colonial or the was about, he decided that the clothes did not Alfred Lester and Harry Welchman. It Imperial Government, apart from the gift of belong to anyone and appropriated them. He
an excellent specimen of a musical play, its play a site for the University, Nor was any had something wrong with his bones, and was
is Gilbertian in character, and it has been large amount of support from Chinese going to Canton for advice, and wished to sources to be confidently counted upon The Magistrate cant him to gaol for fourteen
return to China as well dressed as possible described as a feast of spectacular elegance. The two nighta devoted to this piece will be appreciat Hence the prospect of finding the capital ne- days with hard labour cessary for the endowmout of the University seemed very remote indeed, We recallthe
and there is no question Lieutenant Governor. hus devoted keener, which would in turn lead to the necessity for
-Times of India
KRUPP'S WORKS.
2. REMARKABLE- STATISTICS,
rest workmen
Less advances ***
1908
There is a general impression in service circles By balance on 31st December, that there will be a drop of something syprosch ing 7,000 tons in battleship displacements either
year or next-that
or 14,000 tons.
modified in accordance with improvements in The vessels would be of the Lord Nelson type, speed and ordinance.
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12,547.17 1,399,934,64
:: 112,398.46
231,494,99
7,566,09
223.943.90
$3,511,520:19
FEOPERTY ACCOUNT.
$1,531.209.03
1909
$1,531,209.03
PROFIT AND LOSS 'ACCOUNT.
To commission To balance brought forward from
last year
5,858,24
35,935.42
2,500.00
750.00
16,425,41
61,459,07
423,590.31
$485,049,38
485,049.38
$485,049,38
An armament of two 13.5-inch and twelve. To remuneration to consulting com
mittes 22inch guns ja suggested, considerable reduc- To auditors' fas tion being made on the armour protection given To intercot to the Ford Nelson and modifications in the
prises controlled and operated by Messrs. Krupp
The statistics ielating to the varions enter
contain interesting details. - Tho employès ambered 66,909 at the end of 1909 and had in creased by nearly 4400 in the year. Only 6,753 of the total are officals and clerks, and the
· A total of 569 engines is required to provide Monday and Tuesday, is no less attractive. It
power belongs to the same order of play, and humerous horse power of 75,349. The electrical installs. tions at the various works generated a total of situations, orip dialogas, catchy songs and 25,500,000 kilowatt hours during 1909. This inauspicious character of the horoscope The first typhoon warning of the season was pleasing dances keep the audience amused power köpt 7,200 separate machines, 909 erunes, at the birth of the idea, because it enables | rasoived from the Manila Observatory at 11 throughout. Pantomime is reprosented on 187 trip hammers, and 84 hydraulic premiss in the reader the better to realise what devou. Fosterday. The telegram announced a Wednesday next with the old favourite Dick opération From Krapp's on mines 2,477,920 tion and perseverance have been necessary cyclone or typhoon E. of the Visayas Islands Whittington, and the other pieces are certain tons of coal, cake, and briquettes were taken and
consumed. to command big houses, to achieve the great and gratifying measure its direction being unknown.
ed.Our Miss. Grible," which fills the bill for the Krapp worke, with an aggregata general shape of the ship
TYPHOON WARNING.
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