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V.R.G. NIGHT FETE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AGUUST 20TH, 1917.

COMPANY: MEETING.

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO. LTD.

MMG, on Saturday,

The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting,

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.J

PERING, 10th August.

A RESPONSIBLE, GOVERNMENT.

The South may jubilate with the section of the Navy which is in sympathy with it and may talk grandiloquently of a real Republican government being established with headquarters in Canton, but some how it seems to have little effect upon the | administration in Peking, which proceeds with its plans as if there were no revolu tionary Sun Yat-sen or disgruntled Kuo mintang members of Parliament in the

members of

SOME GOOD SPORT.

There was a large attendance at the The 15th ordinary general meeting V.R.C. on Saturday evening, when a most of the shareholders of the above was Ruccessful Night Fête took place. The held at the offices of the Hon. Sir Paul Club promises had been gaily decorated Crater,

Mr ter the occasion, and a string band added F. Maitland presided, and those also greatly to the enjoyment of the evening. present were :--The Hot Sir Paul The events were not numerous, but each Chater, C.M.G., and Messrs W. B was very well contested there being Brown, M. S. Northcote, A. D. Gee many competitors from the Middlesex (Manager), and C. Bernard Brown Regiment, and other portions of tho Sor- (Secretary). vices. Crane, the funny man of the Mid- dlesex Concett Party, was present, and, when the proceedings seemed likely to

The CHAIRMAN said--Gentlemen.--The | South..., drag, he would, appear in an absurd report and accounts have been in your make-up, row himself into a prominent hands for several days, and with your position, and sing funny songs.

permission I will adopt the usual course Johnstone, the crack young swimmer, and take them as read. Slow but sure was on show in the two lengths handicap, progress huts been made in the year under and though bo failed to get into the flool,raview and hut for the enormous rise in he was cheered for a very fine perform the price of coal our accounts would ance in his heat, finishing just a touch! behind the second man, despite a big have shown a very good result indeed. hundicap.

Our turnover has increased and is now The high diving was made more in-in excess of that immediately before the teresting by the fact that it was won by a small boy, Asger, who casily defeated the men competitors,

The full results were as follow:-- Two Lengtus HANDICAP.—Heat 1; §. C. Knight and F. L. Silva. Heat 2: Gr. Moody and Br. Watson. Heat 3: Lt Thornewill and Br. Hooper. Final 1, Moody {35 3-5sec.); 2, Watson (32 2-5secs.).

HIGH DIV-1, II. Asger; 2, J. M.

Silva.

Boys' Two LeNOTH HANDICAP.-Heat 1: D. Laing and D. Noronha, Heat 2: H. Asger and A. Botelho. Final 1, Noronha (rec. 18); 2, Anger (ree. (). Time: 45

2-5hts-

LADES NOMINATION.-1. A. Ribeiro; 2. It, Thorne

TEAM RACE-Won by R. C. Witchell's team. Second, J. R. Johnstone's text.

The Polo match resulted in a win for "The Whites" by 8 goals to 2.

MISSIONARIES BESIEGED.

A number of foreign missionaries and foreigners on holiday at Mr. Larsen's ranch in Mongolia, are, according to re ports, besieged by Mongolian bandits, and a party composed of several American officers and soldiers and civilians, who had planned a hunting expedi- tion in Mongolin, have set out to effect a rescue, not by force of arms but by persuasion, as it is understood that the Mongolians have no anti-foreign animus. The Military Governor of Kalgan endeavoured to stop this expedition, nad

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

(Establignan 1850),

TELEPHONE 1741).

pressure bid, to be exercised by the SHIPCHANDLERY

American Minister upon the Waichiaopa before the official could be induced to see.

DEPT.

renson. Word is expected daily that the ARCHIBALD EADIE & CO. LTD.. GLASGOW, missionaries have been rescued from their

NEW MINISTER.

The new Belgian Minister, His Excel- lency M. Paul May, presented his cre dentinds to the President on Monday,

DAMAGE BY FLOODS.

Feng Kuo-cheng has once more dis appointed the prophets, who declared that he would not leave Nanking in order to take up the Acting Presidency in Penwelcome detention. ing. He has fome to the capital, and has received a right royal welcome. More than that, he has shown that he and the Premier identify themselves with the policy of making haste slowly. In all that has been done so far they are agreed, War, when we had conched our high water and there is no reason to fear that there mark as regards nett profits. We have will be any such violent difference of opeocd this year well, and in view of the opinion between them as for a time fact that our stores are in the balancetranged the Premier and President Li

Yuan-hung. sheet at a low value, and, further, that quite a considerable sum has been spent during the year in upkeep of machiners,

charged to repairs account, your Directors decided that it was safe to in-

they trust that the following appropria- grease the dividend to 7 per cent and

tion of the available profit of $13,600.70 will meet with your approval:---

To pay a dividend of 7 per

cent

To write off machinery To write off buildings To write off steam launch To carry forward to cew

Account

Besides being good friends, Feng Kao. cheng and Tuan Chi-jui recognise the merits of each other, and it is within the bounds of possibility that the abnegation of Sun Yat-sen in resigning the Presi

he received so much praise at the time, dency of the Republic of China, for which

may be repented by Feng Kuo-cheng in favour of Tuan Chi-jui. At any rate there is a strong bellet that such an $ 7,000.00

understanding exista. If it be so, it 2.231.17 1,000.00 explains the case with which the policy

600.00 of the day is being enrried out.

The unusually heavy rains of the past

three weeks have resulted in anprecedent- ed. damage. Villages have been swept away in certain places, vast areas of crops have been destroyed, while the rail.

way service of the nurth has been cot-

Railway is, perhaps, the greatest sufferer, pletely dislocated. The Peking-Hankow

miles of banks having been washed away and several bridges destroyed. Repair

operations cannot be started at once

because it is necessary that the ground

EADIE'S

ANTICORROSIVE PAINT

should dry, and the line will be inter LARGE

rupted for something like three months. The Tientsin-Pukow Railway is also inter- rupted

THE MORRISON LIBRARY,

Dr. G. E. Morrison's Asiatic Library, the greatest collection in the world of The impudent telegram from the 2,678.62

books dealing with China, has been sold | Southern cabal-which rogards itself as

|to Baron Iwasaki, a Japanese millionaire, 813,600.70 the sole repository of Nepublican ideals

who intends to associate it with an and political liberties, justifying its institution which he is founding for the action on the ground that Tuan Chi-jui advancement of Oriental learning. The dismissed Parliament and conveniently purchase price is £35,000. The Library; ignoring the fact that this accomplish however, will continue to bear Dr. Morri- ment was carried out by their idol, Presion's me, will remain intact, and will dent- Li Yuan-hung-was very properly be open, as heretofore, to all serious answered by the visit of the Entente students. Naturally the Chinese do not Ministers to the President, this official like this transfer, but they had their recognition by the Diplomatic Body being

opportunity and failed to take it. The Administration which it accepts, as

sufficient indication of the collection will be conveyed to Tokyo

within a few months. authoritative.

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

I have again to express the Board's satisfaction at the good work done by our The fete was held under the Presidency Manager, Mr. Goe, and our Com- of H. E. the Governor (Sir Henry May, pradore. I now beg to propose the K.C.M.G.), and under the chairmanship Indoption of the report and seepunte as of the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C. M.G. presented and the appropriation of The Committes responsible were: Messrs.

revenite as recommended J. Rodger, T. Meek, J. Lyon, H. P. Mr. M. S. NoRTHCOTE, in seconding, Smith, and H. Bain. Mr. A. E. Alves said that he would like to congratulate was the starter, and Messrs. F. D. Bain, the Directors and the Manager upon the T. Meek, and H. Bain were the time-successful year's working.... keepers. Mr. B. C. Witchell earried out the hon. secretarial duties, and he is to be complimented on the efforts he is put Ling forth

to make the V.B.C. wore JiêulK

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB The fourth Gymkhana Meeting of the been fixed for Saturday, September 15th. The programme is as follows:

season has

Vive furlongs for heaters ponies (handicap).

2. Bymkhana Stakes (one mile),

፠.

"A" Class-1 mile (bandicap).

t. Ladies' Nomination-Bending Race.

J. "B" Class-mile (handicap). 6.--Distance handicap.

7. One-and-a-quarter mile (handicap).

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.

The motion was carried.

Mr. A. D. Gez seconded, the re-election Mr. M. S. NORTHCOTE proposed, and

to the Board of Directors of Mr. W. S. Brown, and the melion was carried.

Mr. W. S. BROWN proposed, and Mr. A. D. Gg seconded, the re-election of Mr. H. Percy Smith as auditor for the forthcoming year at a semuneration of 8103, and the motion was carried.

dividend warrants would be ready on The CHAIRMAN then announced that

Monday, and could be had on applica- tion.

HONGKONG

MAGISTRACY,

FATAL GAMBLING RAID. Before Mr. A. Dyer Bull, eight Chinese charged with gambling a 40, Graham Street.

were

Inspector-Brown, who was in charge of the case, said that the Police raided the Lieut. V. Holland, of the Shanghai Premises, about 10 o'clock on Friday Volunteer Artillery, had an aerial battle night, and there was a big scramble for with the enemy at Messines Ridge, bring safety. The eight defendants were all ing one of his opponents down. He was caught, bat several men escaped. One subsequently driven down, shot in the leg. man jump through a window and was Lieut. Holland received the Military Cross in the June Birthday List and has filled.

niso boon decorated with the Croix de Guerre.

Lieut. K. C. Bowden, son of Mr. F. R. Howden, of Tokio, has met with a serious wound, a ballet penetrating the left lung. A table, however, states that there has been a steady improvement for several days, which, it is hoped, will continue. Lieut. Bowden's brother, Capt. V. G Bowden, has been promoted to Rouen as Deputy Assistant Director of Docks,

The defendants, who denied the offence,

were fined 83 ench,

iDE

Equally instructive is the readiness of

China the Consortium Banks to lend money to

for reorganisation purposes, Already an advance of ten million dollars has been made in order to meet immediate and pressing needs pending the negotia- tion of a loan of one hundred millions on the security of the unsecured revenue. of the Salt Gabelle. The negotiations are still in progress, and 1 am credibly

cipated, Japan furnishing the bulk of the informed that they will result is anti-

funds.

Again the movement for the formation of a National Council composed of reped sentatives from the various Provinces has made distinct progress, fifteen out of the eighteen provinces having pronounced in | favour of the proposition. This Assem- bly, when in session in the capital, will legalise the actions of the Administration pending the election of a new Parliament on a new Election Law and under a new Constitution.

The British community in Peking have responded to

to the appeal for further assistance for the British Red Cross by deciding upon a fete day in October, for

which Mr. Frodsham, who is a horn

organiser, has secured the use of the

Central Park from the Chituse authori-

well, and the event promises to be, a very tics Subscriptions are coming in very

respectability has given way so far as to big thing, twenty thousand dollars being mentioned as the sam wished for. British

permit a roulette table. Needless to say,

draws" of the day. this will prove one of the greatest

successful garden fête at the residence of In Peitaibo on Monday there was a very Mrs. Warmsley and Mrs. Summers in aid of the Red Cross fund, $1,780 being netted.

HONGKONG S

FINANCES.

The Hongkong Treasury issues the

month of May, 1917 following fuancial statement for the

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

the matter of declaring war upon Ger Progress, also, has to be reported in

many and possibly, also, upon Austria. The War Commission has been revised Balance of Assels and Liabi and has considered the various questions

lities on 30th April, 1917..2,173,215.95

May, 1917

involved its the third stop." Opinion Revenue from 1st to dist

Balance

1,152,621.05

$3.325,864.87

997,411.20

82,428,459.62

FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

The captain of an upper river steamer.

the floods are terrible between Hankow says the A. G. Daily News, sports that

and Icharg

Shasi is inundated, the

seems to be divided as to whether China A WELCOME CONCESSION,

should declare war independently or in Expenditure from 1st to 31st Association with the Entente. It is not why the high rate of exchange has not be interned, but, of course, all Germans. Many people have been wondering expected that the German residents will

Mny, 1917 yet had any effect on the prices of goods sold in the retail stores, and these will in the Chinese Government Service will be interested to learn that Whiteaway Laidlaw & Company have be relieved of their duties. Dr. Arnold,

Messrs. now decided to give their customers the the German Adviser to the Ministry of The list of honours and awards for by reason

benefit which should accrue. to them Finance, has already bendered his re- distinguished conduct in the Times. of.

of the higher purchas- Jan 7th contains the following England. They are adopting a system will be seized, and its Biste capital con-

value

of the dollar in signation. The Deutsche Asiatische Bank Awarded the Military Cross, Captain of rebates which will be based on the Oswald Stanhope Benbow Rewe, K. O rate of exchange of the day, and enenfiscated, and arrangements are being dis Shropshire Light Infantry. He took morning placards will be exhibited in eussed for using the interned German A P. Co.'s hong being flooded, and 5,000 command of two companies and gallantly the store windows announcing the dis-steamers in Chinese ports. led them to their objective. He sta splendid example of courage and initia the public will be entitled. Up to the count on the ordinary price to which

natives are reported to have perished in Live." Captain. Rowe, who is a brather present the greatly enhanced cost of Tuchun of Hunan is taken to mean that can see there is water.

The appointment of Fu Liang-tas - au

this district. The Tungting Lake has of Mrs. W. G. Worcester, will be remem materials and high freights have pre- the Government is prepared for strong extremely difficult ships never know whe joined the Yangtze and as far as the eve bered as a member of the I.K.VG and cluded the possibility of any arrange

Navigation is one of the staff of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes ment of this kind, and purchasers have measures against the revolutionaries in miles off the river. & Co. He received his commission in had to remain content with the assurance the

ther they are in the river or a paddy field December, 1914, and obtained leave to that prices would have risen to a far

At Hankow, the South. Hunan is particularly river is daily rising and a flood may be brord home in order to go on active greater extent than they have done had ausceptible to their operations, and the serico,

expooted. not exchange been operating in their Government do not mean to be caught to be becoming more serious. Fears are The flood situation in the north appears favour. The very substantial increase in napping should any punitive expedition sow entertained that the banks of the the value of the dollar during the past be despatched from the Southern pro and 7 Times of August 10th. There few weeks, however, has apparently, in

Grand Canal may collapse, says the I Mesars, Whiteaway, Laidlaw's opinion, vinces Unfortunately, the Szechuan was great excitement in the City yester all-round advance occasioned by the war, more than counter-balanced the general embroglio shows no signs of immediate day, as if this happens it may even cause and their customers are to reap the solution, though the victory of the Sesions. It is said that the temple bells foods in the city and the foreign conces advantage. It is an interesting experiehuanese troops has relieved Chengta are ringing, and people are being called ment on their part, and one which, it is from the prospect of falling into enemy of the canal with the utmost vigour in hoped, will prove successful and satisfac-

upon to assist in reinforcing the banks tory to all concerned,

hands.

THE RISING DOLLAR.

The rising Dollar sonry, and having

pared, remains;

Nor a thy poverty, nor wit, Shall wer it, by even one sixteenth, Nor all by tears, regain one cent of it."

OWE-MORE,

the hope of averting this calamity.

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