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all Chims against the undermen tioned Firms, Companies and Persons of the SHAREHOLDERS in the THE AVENTIETH ORDINARY MEET. should be filed with the Liquidators on or before the 30th day of November. above Company will be held at the Company's 1910, after which no claims will be Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, Hong- recognised, Persons indebted to the kong, on MONDAY, the 30th October, 1916, presenting the eatater av required to pay their Debts at 12 Noox, for the purpose of
Directors and Statement of Report of the forthwith,
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The annual meeting of the HongkongTM Football Club takes place to day at 5.30- p.m. at the officer of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Messrs. Lowe Bingham & Slatthews, liquidators of Chs. J. Gampp & Co., have announced that editors are to receive a first dividend of 75 per cent.
In Germany the position of the pro fossors is far less independent than it is in Great Britain and America. They are more closely allied to the State. That may have many advantages, but it is a
A Chinese pleaded guilty at the Hong system open to one very serious criti- ciam; it ties the professors to the Govern- | kong Criminal Sessions yesterday to a ment. Any bondage, intellectual or other charge of wounding and doing herlevona is rapidly becoming as popular as wise, is bad for original thought. It is bodily harm to his wife. He was son- most decidedly against the instincts of fenced by the Chief Justice to three years. the people whose forefathers obtained hard labour. HOUSE, at Observatory Villas, Kowloon our well-known Lavender Water, Magna Charta, and who are now almost
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The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kenip, Attorney. General, will this morning formally move for the admission of Mr. A. W. Lo, who has recently returned from England and is with the firm of Messrs. Ewens & Needham, solicitors. 5
A Congregation of the University, of Hongkong will be held in the Great Hall on Thursday, the 14th December, at 5.30 p.m., at which the Chancellor of the University, H.E, the Governor of the Colony, will confer Degrees. Admission
overestimated in their own country. BISMARCK had a supreme contempt for the academic class, and he took no pains to conceal it. He jeered at the Freewill be by invitation. Trado economists of England by saying
During the week ending October 21, that they were all either clergymen or
four Chinese cases of diphtheria occurred professors, and yet the "The Wealth of in the Colony, three of which proved Nations," the foundation of all of our
fatal In the same period there were logical ideas about modern trade and in seven Chinese enses of enteric fever, one dustry, was produced by Professor ADAM of which proved fatal, and three Chinese SMITH. Three of the most famous Americases of small-pox, two of which, were
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The calendar at the Hongkong Criminal Sessions, which opened yesterday, con- siated of a charge of attempted murder coupled with a charge of wounding; two charges of disobeying banishment orders; charges of offering bribes against two prisoners; and charges of forgery, utter
cans, two soldiers and one Naval writer, fatal. known to us as LEE, JACKSON and MAHAN held positions on the staff of a University and so, also, did HARRISON, an occupant of White House who created a precedent for Dr. WOODRON WILSON. Of course in America and Germany there are many more Universities than in Great Britain, and consequently the chances are multi-ing a forged instrument and larceny, pled for men in academic life to enter against one prisoner. politics.
In China they have always, in theory at any rate, greatly reverenced learning. Before the days of the Republic, it was customary to hold examinations in the large cities for official positions. While
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A fire broke out in the early hours of
yesterday morning at No. 6, Man Ming Lane, which is a tobacco store. The fire brigade arrived in good time, but the flames had secured such a hold that the premises were soon completely gutted,
and the firemen confined their attentions.
to preventing the fire speading to the ad- joining premises. The cause of the out- break is unknown. The premises were not insured.
Greece is a colourless collection of nonen-
canact deprecate the system, because it titica has caused amusement, as well as is one that obtains in our own country irritation, to the well-wishers of that
In studying the recent political events of country. The great auti climas has been China we may be led to believe that the reached by the appointment in the pre-old method of appointing officials wa 770.4, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL sent crisis of a rather obscure Professor better than that of the fast three or four
First Floor, THE COMMODIOUS DWELLING | of History to the extremely delicate task years. Upon reflection, we shall probably | which two Chinese are charged with:
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of shaping the future of Greece, instead of having him to write or lecture about its past. It is considered a good jeat that the individual whom we all mentally pic ture as a rather fossilised, probably erratic, and certainly pedantic, person should be entrusted with the very difficult task of navigating the ship of State in
Bail of $25,000 each was fixed by Mr. Melbourne, the Magistrate, at the Hong- Long Magistracy yesterday in a case in
realise that what Ciau needs, almoet having in their possession 706 taels of more than anything else, is an efficient, prepared opiam. A bail of $70,000 was and bonest, Civil Service. In order to asked for, but Mr. Grist, who is defend- obtain that, some sort of examination ing, contended that this amount was pro- systems essential for selection purposes; hibitive and Mr. Melbourne fixed
therwise, bribery and favouritism will sum named. prevail. Good salaries are also necessary,
that the Civil Servants will not From our report of the fete at the Lusitano Club last Saturday, the names the troublous seas which now lash against jeopardise their positions by practising of Mr. A. M. Roza Pereira and Professor
graft in any shape or form, the Balkans,
Danenberg were inadvertently amitted It is as if during a
The profession of politics attracts all The former spoke on behalf of the Club typhoon, some influential owner of o
and sundry. The good citizen, whatever and the latter conducted the vocal cons steamer decided that a captain, as experi-is avocation, is a politician. In Great cert and acted as accompanist. The THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST enced in the art of navigating & Britain a vast amount of public work has Celebration Committee was composed of
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As Mr. VENIZELOS is well versed in the art or science of portics, should bo do prived of his command to be replaced by some rather dreamy passenger, who had TIWO BOOKED-PLATS has Boat devoted his life to the study of the evolu „THREE-ROOMED FLATS in Husinky Ftion of sailing vessels. At first sight it Cabinet was the only paid section of the House Garden on Saturday, the 11th
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seems ludicrous that a Professor from a FOUR-WOOLED FLAT In May Bond University should be entrusted with the House of Commons. It cannot be sup November. It is in aid of local chari- with every modara_gozvagiesen, ineluding English Baths and The Bang Het position of Premier in any State. Yet posed that, even now, four hundred ties for children and the "Children of Waber and Walar Oneziago Bysiom. A. Lew
pounds per canum is any real monetary the Empire Fund for disabled and blind Wind specially designed to sexon solshe thus we must remember that President Woon backslors at ressonable rurkala. Immedino HOW WILSON found that the best of learn-
return for the work done by the ordinary soldiers and scilors" and the Belgian- poeders.
member. He does not enter Parliament orphans in Belgium." As the Christmas GUE-BOOMED HOUBES is Gordes ing in America, known sa Princetoys for the salary attaching to memberat parcel post does not close until the 19th Terrass and Balkabary
was a stepping-stone to White House, In Avaste, Towloon
Famous Inwyers, such as the, late Bir November, an opportunity will be afford- own country, Lord Beyce first be came famous as a historian, and, even
WILLIAM Harcourt, Sir EDWARD CLARK ed by this bazaar to buy presents to send Mr. ABQUITH and Sir EDWARD CARSON, After he had left the cloisters of the University for the stormy sea of politics, bave made heavy financial sacrifices in he was often called "Professor Baycz '* connection with their public work, indeed, Lord Acron, white not actually a fighting it is commonly supposed that they gave politician, was, in his day, one of those up practices approximating to forty thou 12.10 p.m-Meeting of Licensing Board in who, out of the limelight, greatly in sand pounds a year in order to enter the
Council Chamber,
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famous for his historical and literary cases is the honour of serving their work. Another instance can be quoted i fellow countrymen.--
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In November, 1914, the local ofice of the Chins Mutual Assurance Company entrusted a Chinese employee with #1,000, which he was to take to the bank, The $1,000 never reached the bank and the employer did not return to the office. During the week end the mis employee was found in the Wanchai dis trist, and at the Hongkong Magistracy, yesterday be was sentenced to six months hard Tabour and four hours socks for his two-year-old offence,