Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 24 1909.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
HMS Monmouth leaves to-morrow horning. lot Wei-bal-wal. She will convey a hugs tar gar for battle practice there."
HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. ED. and extensions, which are advisable in order to
WANNUAL MEETING"
The twentieth ordinary general mosting of he shareholders was held at the Company's office, St. Georga's Building, at noon, to-day, for the purpose of presenting the report of the
A S. WATSON & CO., A SOLDIER Samed John Henry Scare was com directers, together with a statement of accounts
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
7 CHEMISTS
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIB EXCELLEŃCY THE GOVERNOR' AND 'HOUSEHOLD,
Watson's HYGIENOL,
AND
BUBONIC PLAGUE
It has been proved by repented experiment that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent agent for the destruction of fleas, especially rat fleas.
It has now been proved that Plague in conveyed to human beings by means of fleas from rats which have died of this disease.
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All risk of infection. can be avoided by washing the floors, etc., or sprickling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" A tea- spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose.
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mitted to take his trial at the next Criminal Nessions, this morning, for committing, an offence contrary to lùw,
FOR stealing five pieces of brass from the Na: val Yard yesterday a coolic named Lai To got two months' hard labour and three hours' stocks in the Folies Court, this morning.
DR. Francis Clark bas beanappointed honorary treasurer and Mr.J. M. Beck has been appoint ad a member of the Church Body for the year 1909, vies Mr. R. Hancock resigned.
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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased io appoint Mr. H. L. Denoys to act au Crown Solicitor during the absence on leave of Mr. F. B. L. Bowley or until further notice, with effect from 19th inst.
We are requested to draw attention to the sale of household furniture at the residence of Mrs. O. D. Thomson, 5, Mountain View, the Peaks which is to take place on Monday, the 26th
Jost, al 2,30 p.m.
in 18th February, 1909, and slecting directors and auditom. Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar occupied
maintain the suficiency of the company's service. will, of cours, entail a considerable amount "of expenditura, on capital account. Fortu- nately, it has not been necessary so far to call for fresh capital and you may rely on your postppas increasing the capital of the company Directors doing everything in their power to for as long as possible. Before proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, I shall de
holders may wish to ask, a There were no questions.
GRAP SCOTT'S OMPARTURE
"HKARTY SEND-OFF.
manager of the Electric Traction Co. left for Mr. J. Gray Scoit, the retired popular general.
availed of by the staff of the company whois England via Japan to-day. The occasion was general management Mr. Scott has just relin.
KULANGSU (AMOF) MUNICIPAL. COUNCIL
Presant-Mesars. N. Krass (Vice-chairman)!
the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were read JB Fenwick, J. Mencarini, S. Okayama, and
read and confirmed.
Correspondence was read concerning certain dangerous blasting operations, and should it be action in the matter. med
the chair. There were also present: Mr. E. pleased to answer any questions that, share. quished for, a demonstration which has rarely necessary, the Secretary was instructed to take
G. Barreit (director), Mr. W. H. Wickham (manager), Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs. H. F. Carmichael, J. Owan Hughes, G. J. B. Sayer, Leung Yap Po, R. R. Roberts, O. Baptists; L. E. Osorio, To Two Hing, Leung Wing Sang and E. W. Terrey.p
The Chairman read the notice convening the meeting.
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the re- port and statement of accounts having been in your hands for some days, I propose, with your permission, to take them as read. Your directors have pleasure in submitting these accounts, showing as they do, the results of a successful year's working. The balance at the credit of working account amounts to $152,381.49 as compared with $156,599-32, the result of the previous twelve months' working. At the first view this would seem to point to a retrograda. movement in the affairs of the Company, but such can hardly be considered to be the case
when the facts are examined. It will be in the We have been informed that a number of the pany reduced their scale of charges for recollection of shareholders that the Cam
Asiatic British subjects who attended the meet-electric power at the commercement of the ¡ngs held in Bangkok to consider the tranly, year under review, entailing an immediato ́losa have decided not to sigo any petition against of some 15% in the revenue derived from this it-Bangkok Times,
"service,... You will also notice that the amount charged for agency and office expenses has this of 56,000, at which it has stood since the Com year been increased to $8,000 from the figura
pany's year ending 30th April, 1933. Your Board bave sanctioned this lactease on account
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UNDER instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz to be Paisne Judge of the Sopreme Court of Hongkong with effect from
tha zret March.
THERE seemed to have been a disturbance, in Gough Street last night. A quarrel batween
two ricksha coolies resulted in one stabbing the other in the chest. The alleged assailant, Wong On, was arrested, while the injured min wan
of the considerable extensions in the Com
pany's operations that have token place in the meantime. When I mention that in the inter- val of six years the number of the accounts is sued annually for collection have nearly trebled; you will realize that this entails a larger expen- diture both for clerical assistance and for shroffs and I trust this increased remuneration to the
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boon witnessed in the barbour before.
A launch of the Green Island Co. was The Chalman proposed the adoption of the bar of the staff-Chinese and foreign
kindly placed at the disposal of the mem
report and accounts.
Dr. J. W.Noble.seconded, Carried unanimourly.
MG. J. B. Sayer proposed, and Mr. R. R. Robarti seconded, the ro-election of Mossm J. W., C. Bonnar and E G. Barrott as Directors,'
Agreed. “
On the motion of Mr... Owen, Hughes, seconded by Mr. H. F. Carmichael, the api, pointment of Hen. Mr. W. J. Gresson in place of Mr. H. Keswick, resigned, was confirmed.
Mr. E. W. Terrey proposed the reselection of Mess W Hatton Polls and J, Cox Edwards as auditors,
Mr. Leung Yan Po seconded, Carried .CON.""
The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. I am much, ebliged to, you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be
application. ready on Monday morning and can be had on
THE JAPAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY.
ARREST OF DIRECTORS.
of the Tramway Co. In that year those who so ably assisted Mr. Scott in his duties to the residents of the Colony during the past few years embarked at Blake Pier shortly before noon. At the fore the red-white-and-blue of Old England was flown while astern the yellow dragon dag fluttered to the breeze. The Chi nese staff "manned" the upper deck each carrying a bannerette. As the launch cast off from Blake Pier, she steamed eastward as far
the David Gillies busy in front of Queen's Building and there awaited the Kes Cheorg hong launch with Mr. Gray Scott and friends on board. Soon the trim little launch steamed out of Queen's Statue wharf where many friends had gathered to say "Good-bye" to Mr. Scor. As soon as the launch with the party hove in sight singing cheen to the accom paniment of a deafening fusillade of crackers were sent up and hundreds of different coloured flag waved in the air. On each side of the launch the legend: Bon Voyage, Gray Scou" was displayed in huge letters on a white ground. The launch piloted Mr. Scott's craft to the Nippon Maru which he boarded for Japan. On board the Japanese liver heary wishes were exchanged and god-speed having been andered the departing chief, the large staff of the Electric Tration Co. returned to the
launch to resume the even tenor of their way to exccting and pot easily satisfied public. the daily routine of their onerous duty to an
· THE COMING HIPPODROMB.
Ordinary routine business was transacted. following cases had been dealt with at the The Superintendent of Police reported the Mixed Court since the last meeting:-Som" montes. Throwing rubbish, &c., into the public drains 4, Illegal detention 1, Creating a dis turbance 3, Debt 1, Catting service giving notice r, Breach of Municipal Regula withaut tions (Disorderly house) 2 Summary Arrests, Breach of Opium Regulations 3, Committing, s puisauce, Being a rogue and a vagabond, &c. 1. Being in possession of stolen property Assault 3, Breach of Prison Regulations 2.
Byrdo,
(Signed) W.-H. WALLAGE,
Chairman.
BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Secretary,
SINGAPORE POLICE:
STATE OF CRIME IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, THE ACTIVITY OF SECRET SOCIETIES, Vr. A. R. Chancellor, the acting inspector goal of polico, Straits Settlements, has sent of crime for the year 1968. This shows that": in his report on the department and on the state
the authorised strength in Singapore, including Christmas Island, is z,toß, whereas the actual strength is 1,054, while the totals for the Straits Saltlements are 2,513 and 2,403, respectively.
HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL/conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital, agents will meet with the approval of Messrs. Isamara and Akiyamt, managing | A. Jackson is the representative. During the joined members of the force, who will outstrip in
· DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE
Price per Pint
Gallon
..50 cents
$2.00
Accused was charged in the Palice Court this shareholders, Turning to the profit and morning and remanded.
IT is stated by a Chinese report that the Lung- kungshangpu (Ministry of Agriculture, ladustry and Commerce) bas ruled that the Trade-marke Department of this ministry should be duly
protected.
Applications to register similar trade-marks that have already been placed on the register will be refused, Furthermore,
A. S. WATSON & CO., Chinese merchants are forbidden to imitate
LIMITED,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
AND
KOWLOON DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 17th March, 1909.
foreign trade-marks.
Six weeks' hard labour and six bours' stocks was the sentence imposed on a- lad-camed "|| „Teui Chiu, in the Police Court, this morning, for the larceny of a quantity of clothing, etc., 28 from a house "hay" at Mount Austin Barracks, the other day. Accused entered the barracks during the shuence of the complainant and annexed a silver watch and chain, valued at Sto and about $15 worth of clothing..
MORRIS BON, the commercial traveller of the Far East, will have to serve his term of two months' imprisonment for the larceny by bailes of $500 belonging to a woman named Dora Jackson. Accused was convicted a week or so ago, and his application for a re-hearing of the
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1909.
OPÍUM IN SAN FRANCISO0.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
loss account, the balance at credit, including the amount brought forward from last year, amonots to $161,702,91. After de ducting $3,000 for directors' fees, a sum of $158,702,92 remains available for appropriation, which your directors propose to deal with follows:-To pay a dividend of 10 per cent, say $1,00, persburton 60,000 shares, $50,000.00 to pay a bonus of 2 per cent, say 20 cents per share on 60,000 shares, $12,000,00, to write off plant account for depreciation, $66,382.15 1. to write off property account for depreciation, $11,045.99; to pay a bonus to staff, 54,081.30 ; tó carry forward to next accouni, 55,195 48 ;'mak› ing a total of $158,702,92. I trust this pro. posal will have your sanction and approval, following out as it does the policy which your Board bas consistently adopted for many years past and to which the continued prosperity and progress of the company and the mainten ence of the dividend to shareholders, may be largely attributed. The success of the new Diesel engine plant renders it essential to write off a substantial amount from the value of the older steam plant and the changes and alterations we propose making in the future in the station' buildings renders it equal. ly necessary to write down buildings and pro-
interesting and sensational turn,
The Dai Nippon sogar scandal has laben an.
We learn from a Tokyo dispatch to the Osabs Asahi that
downwards have, he writes, again thoroughly The inspectors, from chief detective inspectors con Sunday, the irth instant, Judges and Pro- curators made a search of the houses of Messrs
earned (with few exceptions) the tribute paid Uriu, Taonekawa, sad Imai, auditors of the
to them last year by Mr. Coscaden in his sne Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company, and
Qual report, in which he said that they were then made their way to the office of the
the backbous of the service, but as time goes company and inspected the books. They
EULOGISTIC PRESS REFERENCES.
on the standard of efficiency expected of inspec also searched the houses of Mr. Sakawai
tors, and indeed of all rankstende to rise, sad this the late President of the company, and the Hippodrome and Mesagerie, of which Mred by some of the younger and more recently
The next circus to visit the Colony will be
Iamgladto say seems to be thoroughly appreciat directors, and arrested all three gentlemen. Hippodrome's stay at Calcutta, it was the the race for promotion soms of those men who Thit action was based on information given by cipient of flattering Press notices, which we a shareholder regarding the discrepancy of reproduce below in past for the information of have longer service, unless these realiad before 180,000 in the accounts. The New Criminal intending patrons. According to a Rangoon it is 100 late, that in order to gain preferment Code, adds the dispatch, contains provisions contemporary, the Calcutta Press, in their the higher ranks of the service it is necessary which, interpreted in a wide sense, authorise appreciative notices of the Hippodrome when to study, in order to fit themselves for the more the Court to punish the authors of such irre- gularities as those for which the late directors houses, paid just tribute to its delightful variety,
it was in that city showing nightly to crowded.esponsible position. of the company are responsible. These pro- which has the great advantage of sustaining the
I can only endorse with regard to the tank, visions have not yet been put into force and faterest of the bouse' from beginning to end. and file of this brasch the remarks made by opinion is divided among emineat jurists re- In contrast, with other similar entertainments, Mr. Corcaden last year. With the exception garding their Interpretation, but the Procurators the excellent appointments of the Hippodrome of one or two individual members who can be in the Tokyo Court acted pa the information strike the spectator. at once. The unanimous trusted, and who are therefore rather apt to on the basis of the provisions id question. verdict at the initial performance given by the be overworked, the majority of these mon
Wa leafu from the Olika Mainichi that on
are beiter described as paid informers then Hippodroma at Reagpon some time ago was
as detectives. The more credit in therefore usday morning at 11 30 o'clock Procurator that it was about the best show that the place Uyeda in the Kobe Court, accompanied by four have had since Harmston's visited Rangoon due to the officers who bave been in charge detectives and an officer in upiform, visited the a few years back not to forget Fitzgerald's and of or attached to this department for the office of the Suzuki Shoten at Sakeye-machi, other European combinations during their work which they have accomplished, not Kobe, and made, a search there and subse-Eastern tour. Professor G. Urban, the lionably Chief Detective Insp. Bourns and Inaps
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DETECTIVES.
Frayne, Taylor, and acting Insp. Bouras, in Singapore, and Chief Detective Iosp. Kitke, forp. Ambrose and Sergt. Thrale, in Penang
STATE OF CRIME,
-Judging from the return of offences reported 10 the police alone, crime may be said to have been normal in 1998. As a matter of fact the number of offences reported was Inss by 207 than the number reported in 1907, in which
Cite, which was granted, and which concluded,perty. Some shareholders may bava, noticed | meats of agreement exchanged between the combination include a number of equestriennes year only seven more than in 1906 were re-..
In anticipation of frantic efforts of the Chi-yesterday, resulted in the magistrate (Mr. J. mese te evade the Federal opium law which H. Kemp) confirming his previous decision. Foes into effect on April 1st, Internal Revenue-
Collector Muenter and Revenue Agent Buit F. THE advantage of a lawyer being a public man, Thomas have bean cleaning up all the emply and also a linguist, is set forth in this para opium ceas which they can find in the Chinese graph:-We understand, says the South London quarter that they may not be refilled with opium Freas, that while Mr. Belilios, the prospective of focal manufacture, reports the San Francisco Unionist candidate for Walworth, was in Chronicle. Thousands of empty tins have been Hongkong, whither he has just returned, he seized and destroyed and hundreds of dollars was asked to accept a brief to defend a China, the information of shareholders I may say that Kaneko and Yanagita were searched to gain play the fool, and in the persons of Leo and 10 Singapore, the retorns from the other Selfie :·
quently at the houses of Mr. Kaneko, manager, amer, is described as being intrepid and pos. and of Mr. Yanagita, vice-manager of the firm. sessing considerable sang froid-in his wonder The Suzuki Sboten is a well-known sugar firm fal exposition of the mastery of the human will in Kobs, which has a claim of Y3,000,000 | over brujai strength. The animals are said to against the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Com- have been reduced to a surprising, degree of pany. The action taken by the Kobe Court indocility, with the exception of a young male said to be connected with the arrest of Messrs.lios, who showed decided signs of viciousbess, Akiyama and Isomura, late managing direct frequent recourse to the waip being resorted to ors of the Dai Nippon Company. The state-
in order to keep the brute ander control. The the omission from the report of the usual company and the Suzuki Shoten regarding whose graceful performance on spirited and ported. Crime would therefore seem not to be statement of the equivalent number of lamps, the transfer of the Dairi Sugar mill from the prancing steeds-is-bound-to-evoke the admira-on-the-increase &c., connected to the company's system. This later to the Dai Nippon Co. were seized at the tion of all. An item which will donbiless sake
The zumber of the cases arrested by the arises, mat from any desire to wlihhold informa tion on the point, but because, owing to recent sized at tite house of Mr. Kaneks. It is re- by the Siste: Elliott, who also appear in highest since 1995, when there were 26,206 pers office, while two or three documents were with Bongkong audiences is the ballet dance police shows an enorment, increase, being the changes, and amongst these the introduction of ported that when the Dairi Suger mill was metallic filament lamps, it is impossike to say transferred. Messrs. Akiyam and Isomura is not without that indispensable factor if suc. 74,813, being 4,802 more than in 1907. An A turn of acrobatic feats. The Hippodrome 300 arrested. The actual number in 1908 was with any approach to accuracy what is the made profit of Y600,000. The office of the cess is to be achieved in entertainments of this examination of the return shows that the in equivalent number of lamps connected. For Suzuki Shoten and the houses of Messrs. kind-the clowns. It takes a clever man to crease in the number of arres's is entirely dus
power sold to consumers shows a distinct ad the directors of the company. The house of tion of the entertainment, Hongkong audiences the rate of increase in the amount of electric evidence as to the alleged embezzlement by Dummy, who are entrusted with the comic por.
ments being normal Mioor offences increased vance over that of the previous year and this. Hitomi, formerly manager of the Dairi can be assured of side-splitting laughter at the extended use may so doubt be attributed in some part to the reduction in charges before
funny men's clever witticism and their aptitude for the diabolical art of mischief-making. mentioned. As regards the prospect for the pre _sent year, the extended use of the more economici.
Many waistcoat buttons will beed replacement by irate members of the fair sex erò the season metallic filament lamps may for a time resoft in a decreased consumption of electric
is over. corrent, but I trust that any falling off in this respect will be more than compensated by the connection of new consumers who may be ex pected to be attracted by the lessened cost of electric lighting. The number of electric
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in compromise penalties have been collected in the past few weeks,
These copper cams, or tins as they are called, bear import stamps, which the law requires de faced as soon as the can is opened, just as the revenus stamp on a cigar box is defaced. It would be possible, if the stamp was not mutilat od, to refill the can with opium and the revenue 'agents would have no means of knowing that it - was not 'imported before the law went into
effect.
man accused of murder. After a long argument Mr. Befilios, much to the surprise of the whole court, challenged the interpreter in the Chinese language, and succeeded in geping his client off with only two years' imprisonment. It was on small compliment to the legal and linguistic skill of Mr. Belilios that withio forty-eight hours of this case being beard he had no fewer than five briefs offered to him by Chinamen living in the district,
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
philharmonic Concert to be given on Tuesday The following is the programme of the night in the city hall at 9.15 pm -
`This law prohibits the importation of opium after April ist, except for medicinst purposes, "This means that only crude opium may be jm; ported, and in order to furnish poppy dreams for the devotees of the black smoke illicit opium "factories, like illicit moonshine stills, will spring up all through the Chinese quarter. The crude opium contains too high a percentage of morphine to make it available for smoking, but Songs the illegal factories may succeed in produc Ing the stuff ready for smoking, and fill the -empty cans with their product.
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PART-1.
1 Part Bong midlinemuus.To Sylving
Chorum and Orchestra.
1 Part song -
Themen bath its pearls.... Mr. Frank Grove.
Lullaby. (unniconjanind)
Schabert
Mi Seth, Mi Glover, Mr. E. I. Ayris, Mr. G. E. H. Beavis ; Rev. A. D. "Thornbill Nocturne Chopin Piano solos
Spinnlag Song Wagner.Ja
There is now no opium remaining in the Government's bonded warehouses, and bot small stocks on hard with the dealers through out the country. A consigament of 400 case of 100 five-taal tips each is coming on the China, which is expected to arrive ›within - ■. week. After that no more may come in through Song Cyle. the-custom-houses........... Neither will-it-pay to smuggle it, for recupt convention of oplum dealers in China raised the price in that country. from $tó to $30 pêr pound... »^Many of the leading Chinese in this country, including the consular and diplomatic represen tatives, are urging their constryman 19 ya up the use of the drug, but it is going to be
hard on the habitial pror to “swaar off,” hence. the anticipation of the revenue officers of illicit oplum "factories." ?
His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect Ordinance No. 201of 19:8," entitled an Or. ncado amend The Interpretation Ordin- and it sempre an ambiguity in the action of the same,
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Mrs. Grove.
Ichabod.......... Eachaikowsky Chunk PART...
On Juetum River ................. Aaboo'z Mr. Barrett,
· “Soulialına : " Rev. Mi Longridge,
At the piano Mr. Dedman Fuller.
Batid....The Wreck of the esperas...amlab MacCann
Chorus and Orchestra.
gar mill, who is now residing at Dairi, ar Moji, was to have, bren searched at the samp Time-Japan Chronicle,
SANITARY BOARD,
A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held on Tadiday next at 3.45 p.m. Following are the orders of the day
Report by the Medical Officer of Health same lifts and arc lamps connected remains the relative to certain heuses remaining to be dealt an last year, viz., 24 and 85, respec- with under section 175 of the Public Health tively. The erection and adjustment of the and Buildings Ordinnace, 1901-1908): two Dietel alternator sets, in progress at Mizute by the Medical Office of Health 're, the date of our last annual general meeting, † lative to section A of Mount Carolise Cemetery.
*ja When Gretchen singh,A... D. E. Grove |, was` subject to various delays so that the sels were not brought futo regullt, working antil July last. With the exception of minor Smart troubles, which have been or are in process of rectification, the sets have given satisfactory service and the economy in fuel cost resulting from their uns has justified their adoption. Your Board have therefore sanctioned negotia tions for the purchase of a third set of similar power and trust if all goes well that this set Finden may be in course of erection this time next
year. in order to provide room for this set we❘ hope to dispose of two of the old steam sets and it is intended during the coming, winter to complete the reconstruction of the engine room, partially carried out In. 1902, The "On Jhelum River" is a song cycle dealing completion of this work has had to be de with the fortunes of two lovers Ashoo and Soulayed until after the erection and bringing baru. It opens with a prelude for the piano into service of a new switchboard which followed by a striking due where the lovers may be expected to be delivered shonly are seen happily together on the eve of sopars. tion. In the absence of Soubabne, Ashoo is During the last winter cables have been laid, sold by her parents to a rich tlu smith but Sou- extending the Company's distribution system babes returning in time they slope together on as far as West Point, where we hope to the eve of her unwilling marriage. The work bumber of new consumers amongst contains some night or so numbers and is ese. This extension, now being being done here for the first time."; MacConns displaces a portion of the work will be performed by a cheras and orches- tion, and further extensio
templationta ba tra of yo performer Tickets may be bad at the Robinson Pinho Có, at 53 nach;
alar. GentlemaINE
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Minute by the Colonial Veterinary. Surgeon raporting a case of anthrax in the Kennedy Town Cattle Depôt.
Miente relative to a serious outbreak of plagas at Sham Chun in Chinese territory.
meat for the year rgto,
Proposed Estimates for the Sandiary Depart
Further application for permission to Brect trough closets at a new theatre on Inland Lot No. 834. N
by 1,886,affrays and attempts to commit offences by 26, cruelty to animals by 632, offences under the sickalis ordinance by 622, criminal force by 332, and offences under the Municipal ordin- ance, by 355 The increase under the minor offices ordinance is to doubt-due to action once more being taken to clear away the ob
The items enumerated above are but an instructing bawkers from the five-foot-ways and significant portion of the numerous turne with the vicinity of the markets, the police having which the Hippodrome is provided. With such stayed their hands while the new system of a versatility of talent and the satisfactory. Pross licensing stall-holders' was being introduced references alluded to, success is already assur ed and Wednesday night should see a full house at Causeway Bay on the occasion of the grand opening performance.
SUGAR INDUSTRY IN: FORMUSA,
Under the Jjorikisba Ordinance, foo, more
drastic action bad to be taken, jo an endeavour to keep street corners clear, as now that there
there is no doubt that secret societies are beginning to show activity, and to their action in endeavouring to force recruits to fols them is due to measure the increases of criminal force, and there is little doubt that they are at: the bottom of more than one of the cases of murdes.
is so mu.h motor traffic, the custom of the pullers of placing their rikishas at the Cornet of a street with the abafts pointing into the roadway becomes incrbasingly dangerous.
There was no serious disturbance to the Sugar mills are rapidly being erected in For-peace of the Settlement during the year, but mosa. Mills established thin your exclusively for queering the syrup from the cane are so meny in number that they are able to len out 2,000 tons of syrup in 24 hours. If the io dustry, increases at the present rate, the total production of sugar in Formosa this year may reach 220.000,000 kia, The Formosan Sugar Refining Company, with a capital of V10,000,000,
FINGER IMPRESSIONS. and the Tainan Sugar Refining Company, Gambling grows every year more difficult to with a capital of Y2,000,000, are very closely cope with, as the gamblers by experience are connected, both companies being controlled. sow able to render nugatory to a great extent by the same, Japanco directors. The two the efforts of the police to stop them. de notr Formusan directors and the soditors of the two refer to the cholle class but to the more welle companies are, however, different persons. In these circumstances the two companies bave to do classes of Chines mois and women.. agreed to incorporate into one concern with a Chap Jee Kee lotteries have been more them, Capital of Y12,000,000. The agreement is to assully frequent during the year, and ferpite be placed before the general meetings of the the greatest efforts, very little success has respective companies in August, goxt,
tended the efforts of the police who under Mi The total shipment of sugar from Formdis Gardiner in Singapore have dose their utmost Rat return for the weeks ending 10th and to Japan proper, during last month amounted to get convictions, Stern wo 10 43,100,000 kin, the bigkeit on record. This The Enger impressions of quantity is four times as large as that of the charged in Singapore with offences welc corresponding month"of last year-Foríthis and classified. Of thens 420′′ bas promised to are month the' abipment in Expected: in, be dyen me having previous conviction
cilon of the larget, d'According to a Talpoh; dispatch the persons who bad
faking | Oriental Bogar Refining Company, of Formosa, shment, In
bank scheme on foot to barrow foreign money
Application for a fat-boiling licence at No. 25, Belchers Street, ground for.
Application for a fat-boiling licence at No. Bo, Te Tit Street, Shamshul-po.
Mortality return from Macro for the weeks ending sih, lath and 19th April, 1929.
CASPARKERS
srst March, 1929, 1972
Mortality Statistics for the month ending Sandin Limewashing rotors for the fortnight ending 6th April, 1909.
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through the mediam of Mentre. Saminel, Bampot The Jaz & Co. for the purpose of erecting a large mill.