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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1911.
In March 1910-Mr. SARWAN concluded
His Excellency the Governor has given kis
the King, to Ordinance No. 9 of 1911-“ An
[Protested by the Telegraph Message
Copyright Ordinance, 1894.)
ĮREUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."]
hia address by mying: “For the moment arint, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty TELEGRAMS. our prospects are all that we could wishOrdinanca to further emend the Pawnbrokers, we have sold to date more than we did Ordinances, 1860 and 1902," which was passed. this time last year, and we have just by the Legislative Council. closed a contract for eighty thousand bags for the North. It is always dangerous to prophesy, so I shall only say that I shal be disagreably surprised if we do not do a little better this year than last." In com. mon with all shareholders who relied upon these honeyed words and optimistic phrases," Mr. Suoway, has been disagree ably surprised, for the net profit on the AND year's working amounted to only $90,643
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841
CIGAR
MERCHANTS TOBACCONISTS.
At to-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary Bostil minuto will be submitted by the Colonial Veterinary Surged as to a case of anthrax in the Kennedy Town cattle depot. Further correspondence will be considered with regard to malaria at Shaukiwaz,as well as suapplication by Inspector Fincher for nine months leave of absenes, and the invitation extended by the Oriental Browery Co. for members to inspect their brewery at Laichikok,
RUSSIAN
ULTIMATUM
CHINA.
WAR RISK INSURANCE,
THE HONGKONG DEVONIAN
SOCIETY DINNER..
The annual dinner of the Hongkong Devonian Boolety held on Saturday at the Hongkong Hotel may be described as the most successful In the fifteen years' history of the Society. Mr. A Shelton Hooper, President of the Society, occupied the absir, and Mr. M. S. Northcote, the hon, secretary and treasurer, occupied the TOrice chair. The tables were laid for forty-two. H.E. the Governor (Sir Frederick Lugord) kad socepted an invitation to be prosent, but a sah sequent oficial engage rent at Canton provented bis Excellency's attendance. Among the Da. vonlaus present were the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Mr. Justice Hazeland, MesarS.
· LONDON, March 29th. A St. Petersburg message atates. J. Stabb, E. R. Hollifax, H. L. Donnys, , H. Hancock, H. B Phelips, Dr. as compared with 8905,290, in the previous 19 of the King's Regulations and Admiralty that the Russian ultimatum to China J. H. Sanders, W.. T: Hockaday, B. A. Hala,
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demands an exhaustive and antis factory reply to her Note by the 28th nstant, otherwise Russia reserves to herself freedom of action to make the Chinese Government responsible for its obstinacy.
The King has approved of a clause of Articlo
Instructions as to the Bring of salutes on British, year, and the dividend for the year Anniversaries being amended so as to run as has been but 15 cents per share compared with follows:-The fired dates for Bring saintes in 75conte last year and 90 conts for 1908. It is celebration of British Anniversaries ara not surprising therefore that theshareholders follows, viz. (a) The Anniversaries of the demanded from the General Managers on Birth, Accession, and Coronation of the reign. Saturday more explanations of this disaping Sovereign; (b) The Birthday of the Consort pointment than the Report itself affords. of the reigning Sovereign; (e) The Birthday DIMITRINO & CO'S Many pointed questions regarding details of Salate shall be fired at noon from all. His management were sakal and answered with Majesty's Ships in port, and from all the forks equal frankness, but when the resolution to and batteries from which triumph salutes are at Lloyds, and yesterday the insurance gregor and O. 8. Williams,
usually fred.".
We have been appointed
SOLE AGENTS for
Celebrated
of the Queen Mother; on which days a Royal
The death took place at the Government
roars in the Colony. Deccased, who had been
Ir London a considerable amount of war risk insurance is being effected
rate was ten to twenty guineas, as against three guiness last Monday
["DAILY FRESH" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]
GRAVE SITUATION.
E. Tapp. J. RB Boyes, P. Jacks, Capt. Spoucer Wilde, J. Hooper, F. T. Chapple, J. D. Lloyd, E. P. H. Lang, W. E. Laug: A. G. H. Jackson, H. L Denaye, jan, E. C Walls, W. Pops, R. E. White, A. C. Savage, T. Dallio, W. T. D. Morrish, and among the guests were Sir Francis Piggott (Chief Justico), Commander Bookwith, B.N.. Mr. C. Pemberton, Copi. St. Clair, Mr. B. Jamos J. Macdonald, E. Pollock, W. McCulwell, J. L. Mac-
Views of Devonchiro scenery and portraits of past Presidents of the Society adorned the walls of the room, while the monn card had a tho. graplied frontisploso. baaring, in addition to a representation of the arms of the county, a scroll of Devon worthies, including the names of Drake, Reynolds, Hawkins, Gren- feli, Raleigh, Coleridge, Bilder, sud Buller, Below this soroll of honour was a pic- torial representation of "immortals" whose names Bre preserved in song if not history, viz.: "Jan Brewer; Jau Stower, Peter Gurney, Petar Davy,
LOCAL SPORT.
RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
TRIANGULAR CRICKET LEAGUE.
Garrison ... 170 H.K.C.C. (Civilian) 187
SHIELD FOOTBALL (FINAL), Naval Yard... 2 K.O.Y.LI.......
TRIANGULAR CRICKET LEAGUE.
..C... GAIRISON.
This match in the triangular competition between the Club, the Navy and the Garrison was played on the Clab ground on Saturday, sad onded in a win for the Club by 17 rans Secres follow:-
GIRBISON.
Lt. Williams, & Donnolly, b Bird. Loo-Cpl. Dempsey, b sharpin Capt. Garnett, b Sharpin
Capt. Clapham, b Sharpin
Cel. Hamilton, e Moore, b Sharpin.....
Lt. Day, b PayTID
Lt. Colfis-Browno, b Sharpin....... .......... Lt. Bagnall, b Payse
Major Taylor, not out. Lt. Parin, b Pay20
Cpl. Tavertor, o Hancock, b Payne
Extras
Total.....
HONGKONG,
T. E. Penros, not eat
A. A. Claxton, b Tuverner
I. Hancock, a and b Dempsey
R. Hancock, b Taverner.
A. D. Sharpin, b Taveraer en
C. T. Hoso, b Dempseyenda
Rar. 8. W. Payan, blavern
D. E. Donnelly, run out.
s. 8. Moore, b Baguali M.. M. Masa, b Bagnall R. E. O. Bird, not out
Extrus
Total
FOOTBALL.
www.y
170
187
appoint & Committee to investigate the affairs of the company PILA discus- EGYPTIAN
sed, the one charge brought against Civil Hospital yesterday of Mr. E. J. Ellis, the general managers Was that they an old resident, who had spent over thirty-fiva CIGARETTES. bad been unduly optimistic and had thereby misled and shaken the confidence of the investing public. From Mr. SanwAN' point of view it in a pure misfortune.
BLÚM PACHA-
$4.80 por box of 100. The strength of the market would appear to have been over-rated and the strength SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL 4.40
of the opposition factories very much under-rated. Mr. SHEWAN, however, firmly He was the honorary Faarotary of the Jewish without further equivocation or arga Dani Whilon, Harry Hawk, Old Unele Tom the struggle for the possession of the shield. POUR LES PRINCES... 3.50
believed in his optimistic forecasts when he Synagogns and also the honorary soretary of ment of the whole of the principles Cobbleigh and all." They were shown all all other to forests un du Happy Valley were uttered them, and he told the meeting that the Jewish Charity Fund. He is survived by enunciated in the Russian Note o seated on the old grey more which como to subordinate to this great match, which was in
PRICES:
www
No. 5 EXTRA FINE
3.50
No. 9 FINE
2.50
CONSUL....
2.25
CORVETT
2.00
FLIRT
1.90
the General Managers had shared in the disappointment because they had added to their holdings and bad never sold a share. That is fairly good proof of botest, if mistaken, conviction, but the appoint- ment of a committee to investigate the
failing health for some time, went into hospital over five weeks ago, but his enfeebled and annemic condition gavo little hope of his recovery. Mr. Ellis had been in the employ of Messrs, E. D. Sassoon and Company for many years, and he will be greatly missed by the many recipients of his kindly ministrations.
Á family of eight sons and four daughters, and Lis mother, three sistors and two brothers: The funeral takes place, this afternoon.
THE AVIATION MEETING.
NO FLIGH
(Special terms to Hôtels, Clubs affairs of the Company will do more te re of the biplane, which was advertised to take place
and Large Consumers.)
Wind and tide being unfavourabki, the ascent
establish confidence than all the explana at Shatin yesterday, had to be postponed. A tions and protestations which may be made large crowd assembled to witness the expected at a general meeting of shareholders. There flight, and patiently awaited the start, which was foro itaatisfactory to see that the prevented by a tide as perverso as the one which General Managers and Consulting Com-ignored the royal commands of Cabute of ancient history. The band of the 13th Rajputs)
AS. WATSON & CO. mittes were ready to accept the appointment bogalled the time of waiting, but the tide had
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DEATH.
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of such a committee, and until this Com- not recoded far enough when daylight was wan- mittee has presented its report, discussioning to enable Mr. Van den Born to attempt the in the Press may well be ascent, and the disappointed spectators were of the subject in postponed. The unfortunate dispute which again obliged to return to the pity without sec arose on the point of procedure na tong that which they had travelled on far to sco Her Excellency Lady Lagard arrivedat Shatin whether Mr. PoLLOCK's proposal could be
about four o'clock and was joined an hour and o accepted as an amendment to the motion for the adoption of the Report and Accounts rather served, perhaps, to create the im- pression that the Chairman was antagonistic to the proposed Committee, and if that be so, we venture, as being entirely disinterested, to express the opinion that the ruling of the Chairman was quite sound on this point Whether it was equally sound on the other question-namely, whether the motion to pass the accounts was defexted becauso 38 shareholders voted against it and only 26 iz favour-o can express no opinion. That is a question which the Company's Articles of the Association should deter-
mine, andwe do not happen to possess a copy.
On the 26th inst, 115, aged 55. Funeral It is not, however, very obvious what advan. will leave deceased's residence, No. 8, Pedder's t go would be gained by delay in passing Hill, at 4.30 p.m. to-day-Shanghai, Straits these accounts which the auditors have and Indian pepes please copy.
vote HONGKONG OFFIQs: 10a, Des Vœur ROAD C
vote LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREAT, BC
The
examined and found correct. against the accounts would be a against the auditors as well as the General Managers. We think the object of the
Among those who were enticed by the signsl to go out to Shatin indignation is intenso, bones in the first place it is said, that had the times advertised on the programme been in any case the promoters ought to have mate themselves aufficiently acquainted with the lides to be able to say definitely whether or no the tids on Sunday afternoon would admit of an aseent being made. What is the value of the flag if it does not guarantee that an ascent will be made?
adhered to a fight might have toon mole; and
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
PEKING, March 26th. Russia has further communicated with China, and demanded acceptance in
February 16th.
It is understood that unless China im- mediately complies forcible measures, which have already been prepared, will be adopted.
The situation is undoubtedly very grave.
CHINA ASTOUNDED.
PROMISES ACQUIESCENCE,
LATER.
The Government is astounded at the time limit of three days.
Bussinn troops at Semereschensk are awaiting orders.
A
As a result of prolonged and oarn- est conferences, the Wai-wu-pu has assured the Russian Minister that China will acquiesce unreservedly on Monday,
It is generally considered that in view of China's unpreparedness for war, no other course is possible.
JAPANESE JOAN FOR CHINA.
A
A SURPRISE TO FOREIGN FINANCIERS.
TOKYO, March 26th. A representative of the Yokohama Specie Bank has contracted with the
On Saturday afternoon las clar no Chinese Government at Peking a loan under the command of Lient. Col. Chapman, of ten million yen, which is to be used was inspected by H.E. Major General Anderson... Atont three hundred officers, non-commissiound in the development of railways in officers and men were on parade. After the China.. inspection and march past the General address
ing the Corps salil -----Coloni· Chapman,
The secrecy and rapidity with Officers, N.C.O's and man of the Hongkong which the loan was promoted has.
Daily Press. Shareholders is amply secured by Mr. Volentours.It is an anolone traiem sast 16 surprised foreign financiers, but satis-
POLLOCK's proposal, which the Chairman quite coretly regarded, not as an amend
REUTER'S SERVICH TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.""
is the daty of cash citizen of a State to prepare himself to take an efficient part in faction prevails in Japan that the lon HONGKONG, MARCH 27TH, 1911.
ment but as a distinct resolution, and us the defence thereof. This spirit of good has been subscribed locally, The Hon. Mr. OSBÖRSE was not exaggera- such it was passed without opposition. citizenship is to day being translated into ting when he said on Saturday at the Whatever may be the result of the Com-aotion to a marked extent, both at home, in the heart of the Empire, and in the many Britains meeting of shareholders in the Green mitteo's investigations into the manage beyond the seas. In this eastern section of our Island Cement Co., Ltd, that the unexpectment of the Company's affairs in the past farfang battle line you, who have shown to-day KING EMMANUEL RECEIVES ed depreciation of the Company's shares has or at present, the chief concern of the that you are efficiently doing your share in this brought misery to inary homes. Among the shareholders now is to know what are the great national, patriotic movement, are the Industrial Stocks of Hongkong Green immediate prospects of the business. If leaven which leavens the lump, and from what Island Cemente" has been reckoned one of increased competition has brought the once I have seen of you to-day and on previous the soundest. The ten-dollar shares, befors flourishing business of the Company to its occasions, I know that you have it at role you have selected. Bab, gentlemen, the capital of the company was doubled present level in two years, what hope is heart to make yourselves efficient in the went as high as $85. They are now obtain there that the Company will be better able the Corps suffers from one fatal defect-1
to succeed against still growing competi- tion in the future?
"We have received the list of entries for the
Military Gymkha aqu Batarday, but regret that owing to the pressure on our space we are anable to pablish them until to-morrow.
able at $2.50 and perhaps for less, although the General Managers have never ceased to take an optimistic view of the future of the company. Two years ago Mr SHEWAN in his address to the shareholders said: "When I say you need have no anxiety about the future of Green Island
On Saturday Admiral Winslow and the Cement I am only speaking the sober truth, and I am not saying, more than the facts oicers of the Minotaur held a very enjoyable "at home" within the Naval Yard. There themselves warrant. This assurance was was a programme of aporis, and it is inter received with applause, but when the accounts esting to record that the gallant Admiral wou for that year came to be issued it was seen that the race for reterans, V although the profit on working was slightly
We ero desired to state that Lady Lugard will larger than that of 1908, the dividend had to be "At Home" as usual on Friday afternoon, the be reduced to seventy-five cents per share. 31st instant, when, through the courtesy of his on account of various special charges, and Excellency Vico-Admiral Sir Alfred Winslos, losses which the Chairman said it was K.C.B., C.VO, O.M.G., the Dand of H.3.8, reasonable to suppose would not occur again. Minolo will play at Government House.
SOCIALIST.
with
the song
SHIELD COMPETITION FINAL..
NAVAL YARD 9. KÖY,LI. Notwithstanding the depressing wost large concourse of spectators lined the ropes and crowded the grandstands of the Hongkong Football Club on Saturday afternoon to witness
finalists, the Naval Yard and the loit half of the
grief while on the way to Widdecombe Fair. Mr. F. R. Hallifax during the evening every way worthy of the trophy at issue. The favoured the company' which is as essential a part of a Doronian R. O. Y. L. I. represented the navy and Society dinner as the junket and orcam, the apple dumplings, and the cider and ale giu.
After An excellent dinner. and tho honouring of the loyal toast, the President gave that of "Devon--our County" in a speech which could have left no ceo in doubt about the in measurable superiority of Devon over all other .counties.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock proposed the Loast of "The President" in a speech which eulogised Mr. Hooper's services not only to the Society but to the Colony generally. The toast Hooper briefly responded. mus received with musical honour, and Mr.
the army, but the civilian element 'was ae keenly interested as any of the ser vio, and the game was watched with the alocent attention: Certainly a finer game has not been witnessed in the Colony for some time. Both teams were soon at their best. They worked hard and play was exceedingly fast, a fact which ranat be considered remarkable in view of the heavy ground. It was fast from beginn ing, to end, and both teams must have, boom in top form to last the pace so long as they did an i
The teams lined up as under
Novel Yard-Watts; MacDonald and Conant; Anderson, Brown and Macey; Watkins, McFarland, Remi, Sullivan and Morgan.
KOYLL: — Wright, Stangroom and Shepherd Young Dowick and "railsford; The toast of "The Visitors" was proposed by Vickers, Green, Palmer, Bryan and Herria,
Dr. J. H. Sanders, and responded to in a very, Mr. A. Sterris was raferos, and it is satisfas graceful speech by Sir Francis Piggett, and try to record that his control of the game was also by Mr. B. Jamos,
generally regarded as very satisfactory. Mostra Some excellent songs -Werd given Goggin and Barnefather acteil es livesmen, during the evening. In addition
to In the first half the exchanges wero the imperishable dialect song, "Widdecombe very rapid, and on the whole the Yorkshire Fair? mng, as already mentioned, by Mrmed reamed to do the greater part of Halifax, Mr. B. E. White sang "Glorious the attacking. Towards the and, however, Doron," and songs were also contributed by the Navol meu became more aggresive, and Mr. F. T. Chapple, Mr. H. E. Phelipe, Mr. J. Lit was noticeable that the Yorkshire bades Macgregor, Mr. J. R. Boyes and Mr. Nerthcote bors the brunt of the attack. They kleked Bir Francis Piggott, who is an accomplished well and strongly, but they kept too many to the pianist kindly played the accompaniments, goalkeeper, and the spectator could not help and before the company poparated, Sir Francis from feeling that if one of the backs missed was tendered a cordial vote of thanks,
the goalkeeper would have no chance to rectify During the evening Mr. Northcote gave in the his mistake. However, half-time can without. dialect of the county an amusing statement of the any score having been registered. Brciety's financial position. Mr. A. Shelton On the re-start the Yorkshires kept things Hooper was re-elected President and Mr. going pretty lively for about ten minutes. Northcote hon, Socrotary and treasurer. The Then their opponents took the game in hand and election of distinguished Doronians at honorsey Yorkshire stronghold. Time and again the rules of the Society were altered to allow of the commenced a regular bombardment of the members and H. E. the Governor was elected
gadlkeeper waS tested, but the slippery
and ground
the attention of the the first honorary member with acclamation.
backs kept the tries of the naval men rom having bu requisite strength. At length their persistence was rewarded, and after about twenty minutes play the Yard secured the first point through a spirited attack on the military stronghold. Enthusiasm. was I reported a day or two ago that the lattery general. The military men did not do much monopolist, So Ping Shii, is at prosent in custody with the centre, and were again called upon tọ in the Nom Hoi Gaol for being heavily in debt defand. Meanwhile the Yard were playing to the Goverment. Several merchants and safety, and kicked out to avert pressure. Another baskoes have sont in a petition to the Taotsi of attack by them after several tries was fruitful Industries neking them to take their case in a long kick from a forward being hasded.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
March 24th,
THE LOTTERY MONOPOLIST,
band as the monopolist owes them very large by a Yorkshire back and thus pat out of reach of
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sume of money. His total indebtedness is said the goalkeeper, the ball sailing over hir to be over 2,800,000 taels, and his assets are only head. Victory was now nepred for the Naval about 50,000 tals.
Yard, and there was not much spirit in the game afterwards, which ended in a win for the Yard by two gaola to nil.
AN UNPRECEDENTED AUDIENCE,
REVOLUTIONISTS IN THE ARMY. The authorities bare lately discovered that several revolutionists have enlisted in the At the clona the Hon. Mr. H. Keswick LONDON, March 25th.
Provincial Army, and have been endeavouring presented the shield. He remarked that in A telegram from Rome says that to spread their propaganda among their com the absence of the Governor, who was at the lack of numbers. We cannot have too much quite a sensation has been created on rates. Not wishing to make a great trouble, Canton, and in the absence of the General, of a good thing, and therefore we want more of account of King Victor Emmanuel of and knowing the great difficulty of getting whe had been inspecting the Volunteers, and in the absence of the Admiral, who was taking you more Ganners, more Engineers, and, above Italy giving audience to the Socialist have quietly discharged them, and given them a to his lot as president of the Club to absolute proof against these men, the authorities part in the Minotaur sports, it had fallen all, more Infantrymen. We want more laayon te leston a large lamp, and I urge each one of you deputy Bissolati and discussing with free passage to their native places. This is present the shield. He was glad to have the probably a wise proceeding, for as the public opportunity. They could not, he mid, to day to add to the affeiney of the Carps by in him the Ministerial crisis.
mind is excited over the state of affairs existing he congratulated the winners. Ho presented the havo witnessed a better game-(applause)and ducing another citizen of the Empire to join it,
This is the first time a Socialist has between Rassis and China it would not be shield amid applause and then handed the and by joining it to take his share also in the patriotic work which your sense of duty entered the palace.
advisable to do anything, to rouse, suspicion medals to the players of the winning team.
Cheers were called for the ladies, the winners, regarding the loyalty of the troops.
the Yorkshires, and the Hon. Mr. Keswick NEW GUNS. has induced you to take up
Some
Dar
THE MEXICAN CRISIS.
RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET.
of the members of " the Corps are shortly going home to join with comrades-in arms from all corners of the British Empire in celebrating the coronation of I His Gracious Majesty, our King-Emperor. wish then all good luck, and feel sure that they will worthily represent this distant outpost of tha Empire and its corps of volunteers in that great asemblage of the citizen soldiers of the Empire. Finally, I hope that the shackow of the corps may never grow less, but on the any nation towards replacing the contrary may largely increase
The bugle band of the boy scouts played the Cabinet: march past.
LONDON, March 25th. The Mexican Cabinet has resigned. President Diaz has deferred taking
Bome time ago the Director of the Military Bureau ordered 5,000 rifles of a new German pattern and designed for the use of smokeless powder through the agency of a purtain foreign firm. The Vicoroy on making an inspection
of the stock of arms has found that only about 30 per cent. of this number is in the arsenal and on being naked the reason the Director arrived. He was ordered to take immediate stated that the full consignment had not yet
steps to secure the arrival of the remainder at the earliest possible date,
DEARER DRUGS.
Drags are rising in price, partly as a result: of the plague in Manchuria.
The price of carbolic acid, for instance, has risen by half in consequenos of the great demand for disinfectants in the Far East..
Owing to the decreased export of soya bouns priso, and this will mean higher prices for from Manchuris, soya oil will be affected in
Imssed and other oils, which will be in larger domand.London paper.