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the gentry of the province contemed will My Lucentric Friend.
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NASA” CONVERBATION ON THE PRAYA
While out for a constitutional the other afier.
soon I was approached by a friend on Blake Pier, who lequired of me how I passed my days during the swellering boat of anmmer,
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SATURDAY, MAY 22 1909.
THE PARIS TOILET COMPANY MMITED.
LIVELY, PROCEEDINGS.
The third general meeting of abareholders
was held this afternoon, at the registered office
of the Company, for the purpose of receiving a statement of accounts and the report of the general managers for the year ending 318 December, 1996, and electing an auditor. Mr. H. Percy Smith presided. There were also present Moss J. B. Seth, C. Bail, Charles Metzinger, W. Schmidt, H. G. Smith, J. C. Schlem, Li For Tiau, Leung" Wing Cheong, A. Marçel and J. O. Scpions, manager. ⠀ The Chairman read the notice calling the
meetfog,
PROFIT AND LOSNACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 'ENDING FIBT DECEMBER, 1908. Dr To Auditor's fee To Balance
December 31, 2008 By balance brought forward from fast
account.
By crip foes ... By balance of working account
50.00 38.36
58.26
$18.80 5,00
· 14:44:
$78,26
BALANCE SHERT JUST DECEMBER, 1908,2,
"Liabilities, To Capital 1,600 shares at Sto sach,...$16,000.00 To "undry creditan, ... murah. - 3,168.78
To Reserve for home passages, To Reserve for bad and doubtful debts,
To Profit and loss account,
convene a meeting by which there will be much trouble, and therefore he proposes to frame regulations to control such meetings.” Old residents in China will not need any long explanation of what these gentry con- S. WATSON & CO., sist of, what their aims are, and the means
they usually take to gain them. It must He gave me to understand that he did not not be, forgotten that they are not an aristo- belong to the Hongkong Club-a fact which cracy as we understand that term in the I could easily understand he did not live with west. If they were, more respect might well the gods-by which I concluded that he did no class himself with the gentry residing at be paid to their opialons, for there is no
what is known to be the Poak. He was not true aristocracy the world over but has director of, so he termed it, any of your local learnt, during its many centuries of exist- trusts" He had come out to this "azije" ence, something of the art of govern- not two years ago to join a good firm ; be held ment, and at least a little of that com- a fair position, and his monthly "whack" was mon sense which tends to the general sufficient to keep bim comfortably he was not weak The Chinese gentry are not of this married; did not leave a castle at Bome, as stamp. They are all more or less of the they come to Hongkong. He did not frequent most people, he asserted, believe they do when literate grades, many of them have been of public houses, neither did he drink champagne hope to be; officials in actual'servicé, and
our other wets of the kind. But all be withed all are imbued with that' Chauvinism which
to know wat how I kept myself in summer: in undiluted course of ancient classico never · I was standing on the Pier watching saucy fails to cultivate. Chow Han, the notorious launches coming and going; garing, perhaps, originator of the Hunan tracts and carica" | with envy, at the clife of this island leaving on tures against Christianity, was a member of picnic bent. The sun was sinking low on the horixon and is golden streams were playing this favoured clique, He bad the courage of his opinions. In all probability, the vast junk all ready to leave for somewhere- kaow on the placid waters. At my right was a large. majority of his peers have the opinions with- not whare. In front of me was an ocean tramp out the courage. They are consumed with entering port, crawling carefully to her an anti-foreign " envy, hatred, malice, and all churage. But these things interested me not.. uncharitableness," and they are just as will- As I stated before I was on the pier, leaning ing to wreak vengeance on a progressive up against the railing, thinking of dear, old native as they would be on any offending home. I have been exiled in this forsaken foreigners who might fall into their hands. Country for a matter of nearly ten years, and you for monthly returns and the month's ex- By Caib at Bank............
was past making up my mind whether to clear
'Governor and Household,
Watson HYGIENOL,
AND
BUBONIC" PLAGUE!
If has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the mast potent agent for the destruction of fless, especially rat fleas.
It has now been proved that Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of fleas
from rats which have died of this disosse.
All risk of infection can be avoided by washing the floors, etc, or sprinkling wheit the Beas are likely to be with's dilute solation of "WATSON'S HYGIENOLJNA I
spoonfulete a plot of water, or a teacupful to
three galinas, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose.
*
HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE
Prica per Pint..
Gallon
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
AND**
..50 cents.
KOWLOON DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 17th March, 1909,*
NÓTICK
To such a spend time, thought, and care ou comments on musly classics and on those alone, revolutionary ideas connected with commerce, with industry, with railway com- munication, telegraphs, and such-like'westero devilments cannot be agreeable, and though even into their conservation the thought may have penetrated that such things must come, yet are they grimly determined that if they have any voice in the matter, they shall only come through the medium of native hands. On various occasions we have shown what a tremendous handicap Chinese progress is placing on itself in this way. Were there such thing in native literature as proverb which says, "If a thing is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well," there might be some hope that there would soon be men wise enough to see the utter absurdity of wasting money and delaying advance in order to gratify an ignorance as crass as it is deplorable, Peking evidently recognises this to some extent, and we are not surprised that it should be so. In the capital there are now a considerable number of travelled officials, men who know what's what, having seen with their own eyes; men, who know that for technical tasks it
our
A. S. WATSON & CO..is absolutely necessary to have expert men; that neither the Four Books nor LIMITED,
the Five Classics, will enable eves a Hanlin to build a railway, command an army, or navigale a battleship, that, in fact for: every practical good, mental or physical, the mere graduate is no better off after all 2f his scare of cramming than the most illiterate coolie. Yet the ancient reverence in which a knowledge of this old world literature is still held amongst the literati irong enough to ensure à confidence its powessors which makes them feel competent now as in days gone by to "go anywhere and do anything." Is it railway engineering? Their opinion is to be taken, Mining does not offer any difficulty. Are they not well acquainted with all the twists and turns which the terrestrial dragon is Capable of? And as for telegraph lines. smoke stacks, and other innovations, who
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The rates per quarter, and per mensem, proportions
out when the time comes, or to flick on
for another term, when I received a small tap on my back, Turning round quickly I met my friend, and for the space of, about half an hour bad to listen to his conversation, which I have
already detailed at the beginning of this article. he questioned me about the summer, "keep "My friend," I was half Inclined to say when cool. But I took pity on the "poor" individual and spoke to him like a father,
"Do you ride?" I asked him, “if so Mr. Gegg of Kennedy's Stables could fix you up,"
He could ride, but did not want to appear in the eyes of the local scandal-mongers and match-makers to be a millionaire.
"Do you golf?"
ball around a field, and appear an idiot."
Be could not see the fun in chasing, a
"Are you a member of the swimming club ?" "Look here, old chap, don't irritats a man
with those idiotic questions," he replied some what partily, "You yourself don't follow apy of them."
"I was going to say something sarcastic in return, when all of a sudden I remembered i was highly interested to railway work. I is transportation?" was my first shot. thought i had him there. "Are you interested
"What do you mean by transportation" was the imbecile reply.
I reminded him of the fact that the railway,
which was transportation, to Canton was about to run; and as he had never set eyes on the Southern capital, we should take occational trips across the water and view some of those. would be the means of passing time, not to bridges, which would interest, him, and which
mention brightening his education on bridge building.
The Chairman-Gentlemen, you have had. time. With your permission 1 will follow the the report and accounts in your hands for some usual custom, and assume that you will take the report and accounts as road. In the report we have endeavonid so far as possible to explain the reason why we are not abis, to show profit to pay a fair dividend, and I wish fumber to add that I shall be pleased to naiwer any ques- signs and remarks that may be made.
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No questions were asked.****** the report and accounts as already in your hand The Chairman I propose the adoption of
Mr. Scpiess (manager)-1 would like to ask something personal to me. I would like to have more facility of the books, and more under- standing of the affairs of the coppaay at the end of the month: Since last year in June i asked penses and the mouth's takings. I must have that. If you take me as manager you mus Rive me what you are taking in. I don't know whalber there is a cent in the bank or not I annot keep up the manager if I don't get that.
mast I
have the
expenses of
every month, where the expenses go to, and whether I can spend a
cant or aol.
I don't know if you can get a manager to go on
like it. I asked in June last. I have asked for the whole year, for nothing.
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The Chairman-Personally, Mr. Scpless, I do no; know that you hąd any information to ask for, and as you actually make up the statement of the expenses, I should bave thought that you knew everything that was being door, and weshall like to know everything you want'
Mt. Scpiess remarked that he had wanted a special meeting of the shareholdere, because he wanted to know what was going on.
By Euraiture and sitings s
As per last account......$4.554.51, Les Amount written off. 254.51
4:300.00
1,455.00
Additions during the.
YOBT
By Stock in hand:-
100.00
100.00
28.26
*$19,397.04
5.7$500
19. As par managuila.certificata...... ́5,877.03 By Sundry debtors.
1,293.50 By Unxpeed insurance premis...... By Fassages.............. By Cash in hand
By Goodwill
As per last account...... 5,340,14. Less account written off 349.14
SANITARY BOARD.
25.12 300,00 971.07
Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEG
SERVICE
THE SOOCHOW RAILWAY
SURVEY DIFFICULTIES.
[By courtesy of the "Shaung Pe"]
Shanghai, 21st May. The British engineer of the show Railway has been engas
engaged making a survey of the route,
Upon arriving at Chimshan, the inhabitaula obstructed the survey
party's operations.
The Railway Company has des patched an officer to the place to conduct investigations.
CURRENCY DIFFIOULTIES =
RIOTING IN KANSU
[By courtesy of the Sheung Po."]
Shanghai, 21st May,
Owing to the depreciation
value of the copper subsidiary, coins, 175.32 there was a riot in Kansu province resulting in the destruction of a
5,000.00
$19,397.04
A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held on Tuesday next, at 3.45 pm. The orders of the day are as follows:-
· Letter from Mr. Shelton Hoopes relative to a nuisance'at the Now Western Market,
Reports by the Medical Officers of Health relative to certain houses remaloing to be dealt with ander section 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1503-1918;
Mioute by the Medical Officer of Health
shop by the populace."
The inhabitants have gone on atrike.
COPPER MINING.
FOREIGN CONCESSIONAIRE IN
PEKING..
[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po
Paking, 21st May The foreign concessionaire of the mine in Honan has arrived copper in Peking but has not called at the office of the Waiwupu,
At this stags some private conversation took relative to back-yards in domestic buildings. place between the general managers,
Minute by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon The Chairman-You make out all the ex-shaipo be authorised to enter premises and recommending that Sergeant Augus at Sham-
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs panies every month, and are in a posillon to
jaspect and seize food in accordance with, has sent a representative to the con- know what those expenses are.
section 83 of the Public Health and Buildings Mr. Scpiess-All the information is given to Ordinance 1903
cessionaire to discuss matters with a you.
Re-appointmede of select committees of view of securing the redemption
The Obairman-If you had not had that in- formation before 'you will have it'in folura. As regards the hill-yearly menting 1 say at once 1 consider it was quite ponecessary to
have a half-yearly meeting for such a small company. And I do not hesitate to say that the shareholders will agree with me. It will be a ridiculous thing to waste shireholders' time is such a way. ...
shareholders will agree to it, I must go back, Mr. Scpies-I am the manager, and if the
That is all. Some of the shareholders very "Ob, indeed," he aqwered, "what's the seldom come into be saloon, price for an aeroplace?"
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Was that Farcasm, bumour or drjection? When a man comes to that stage he is incor. igible. I left him to his own devices. At the tame time I still wonder if he was not a builder in Spain what was his? - Communicated,
KÜLANOSU (AMQY) MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL...
· Me Seth said it was a great mistáka that nothing had been said before on this subject. The manager could always see the books when be wanted to do so.
Mr. Enox Seth held that the general man. ogers had always looked after the best interesis of the company..
Mr. Scpless: If you wast to be general manager in the shop, you want to know what is being spool
The Chairman: What grievance bave you
the Board Room, on the 4th May, 1909.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at Present:-Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chair man), I. S. Fenwick, W. Kruse, J. Mencarini, spent.
Mr. Scpidis: 1 want to know what money is
Sanitary Board.
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Correspondence, relative to Kaj Lung Wan the concession to China, we Cemetery, *Correspondence relative to the streams near Maries Lot No. 219 and Island Lot No. 1.355.
Application for exemption from limewashing a tank at No. 430, Queng's Road West,
Application for permission to erect a water closet and a uridal at the Hongkong Civil Sor- vice Cricket Club Pavilion at Happy Valley.
Application, får permission to convert_fish. stalls No 55 and 56 in Yaumati Market into poultry stalls.
Application for a fat-boiling licence at No, 80, Ta Tit Street, Shamsbuipo,
Application for a fat-boiling licence at No. 39 Bilchers Street.
Mortality return from Macao for the week ending 3rd May, 1909
Mortality statistics for the month ending 30th |April, and for the weeks ending 24th April and
191 May, 1919.
Limewashing reture for the fortnight ending 4th Ma*, 909.
Kai return for the weeks, ending 8th and th May, 1909,
Tux Chinese Engineering and Mining Co, total output of the company's three mines for
́ ́NAVAL CADETS,
TO BE TRAINED ON BRITISH WARSHIPS.
[By courtesy of the » Sheung Po."}
Poking, 21st May, Admiral Sah has completed, ar rangements for the training of naval cadets on board British warships.
YUNNAN VICEROYALTY.
DEPARTURE OF LEI KING-HEI
By courtesy of the Ahorng Fo"]
Peking, 21st May, Lei King-hel, Viceroy-elect to Yunnan, will leave Peking for Hankow on 24th inst., and after in-
Subscriptions for any period Ines that one month but they are capable of deciding whether or W. Wilson, the Health' Officer and; ther Seit: The books are open to inspection the week ending Jib May, 1909, amounted interviewing the Viceroy there His
will be charged na for a full' month.
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The daily lane is delivered free when the addrem
is
no feng shui "will not be fatally injured if Secretary. ANA
these things are allowed in any, way but
scoomalbis to rauagager. 1'rak mabrorlivers can have such is pleases then save they not, nous vast influence over their still more ignorant countrymen, and can they not, whenever
their code deilverod' at their residences without - any -exin charge. «Cin copiét 'meat by post an
additi pie 81:80.per quarter le charged for powage, The postage on the weekly imum to any part of the
world is 50 cents per quarter.
Bingle Copim Tally, se cents. Weekly, By:
Eva onis (for cash only).
The Hongkong
elegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1909.
WHARK. THE "GENTRY" FAIL.
Apparently, so far as we can make out, the gentry in the North are unlike those in South China because they insinuate their opinions
they will, rouse all those bad pasiops which turn the naturally, good-tempered, good natuted peasant into a murdering maniac? The gentry can, and have done such things. They need to be educated out of them, and meanwhile should be muzzled, All our sympathy is with the Walwupu. May they succeed, and may China make real progress yoder ka colightened directorate,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
time.
The minutes of the last meeting were render Chouman: You certainly never asked
and confirmed
"
A letter was read from the Senior Consul
informing the Council that the Tastai of Ampying, which I considered unnecessay and which
has issued title deeds to the Council for the
plot of ground near the old Market buildings, reclaimed by the Council in the coane of scavenging operations.
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it was decided to ask the Senior Consul to again address the Taotai concerning the post of Chloess Member of the Council, with a view to the vacancy being filled,
ma at any tima in respect of a balf-yearly meet-
-the shareholders agree with me,
No other questions were asked.
to 25,441.39 tons.
28.981.60 tons and the sales during the period Excellency will proceed to Yunnan
to take up his appointment.
MACAO DELIMITATION:
DEPARTURE OF PORTUGUESE, COMMISSIONER.
IT is notified that Monday, the stat instant, being a Bank Holiday under the provisioną of the Pa' lic Holidays Ordinance, 1875, (Ordin ion of the report and accounts
The Chairman: I beg to propose the adop- mace No. 2 of 1875), will be ebistved as a
Mr. Li Fuk Tsau seconded, The motion was unanimously carried, On the motion of Mr. Grant Smith seconded by Mr. Seth, Mr. Cox-Edwards was re-elected anditar.
The Chairman: Gentlemen, I have to thank dividend will enable us to hope for the best you for your attendance. That, there it no
next year.
ANNUAL REPORT, The annual report is as follows':—
The regulations governing the licensing of chairs and chalk bongs, and the fixing, of fares, drawn up by the sub-committee, were read and forward same to the Senior Consul for the in- approved, and the Secretary was directed to formation and approval of the Consular Body.
A letter was read from Mr. W. C. Hankios asking the Council to consider a path leading past the bosse of Two Chus, in the paddy fields, Kung-ah-ku, a public road." The Secre THE preacher for the evening service at 6 pm,tary was instructed to inform Mr. Hankins, to-morrow at, St. Andrews, Kowloon, will ba
the Council had no authority to consider any. the Lord Bishop of Victoria.
path of this description a public road, and to The general managers big to submit të tho in matter which do not affect the commas THE Police Magistrates' Department is xud him on the 24th October, 1906,
refer him to the Council's letter addressed to shareholders their report on the company's people so much, an-they” are calculated to
boiiness for the year ending 11st December, id from the operation of the Public Hi #days maintain the standing and character of those
1908, with a statement of accounts to that date, who deem themselves a trifle above the preordinance, 1875, on Monday, the jigi inst.
We regret we are unable to show a large dinary ruck. Beginning with the idea that A SINGAPOREAN bai been charged in the
profit on the year's working in spite of doing a greater volums of business but our expense "half-fledged native students in political Police Court, for the alleged that of $70,000 affairs are exercising undue lnterest in from the Hongkong and Shanghai Back following cates had been dealt with at the with the help of your manager, Mr. J. O The Superintendent of Police reported the base increased considerably although we hire,
political affairs, the Mercury of Shanghai
Mixed Court, since the last meeting Scpless, done what we could to reduce them, presents a curious indictment against the THE LG air. Ringeing, from Tiestein and Summonses: Contempt of Court 1, ilegally Our profit on sales has been curtailed by the gentry. No student of Chinese affairs (thefoo, reports having gasd a gigan buy detaining property r, Allowing pign and cattle grasp at prevaileg la Europe, says) can fail to recognise' the desirability of with a lamp socket attached, while in Lat. 35° to stray to, Obstructing a public road 7, Throw of half at present in
ing rubbish, de leto the public draina 2. Som- taking some steps to insure the Central Go-
The net profit for the year including $18.83 vernment against the constantly recurring THE Past Office notifies that owing to informmary Areas: Theft 6, Creating a disturbance brought forward from last account amounts to meddling of these dortless well-intentioned ation received from the Agent of the Mass. Returning from deportales, Gambling 4, 2016 which we propose to carry forward to gentlemen, who are not content unless they is not expected to arrive before 6pm, the 24th and incapablo 1, Belag in possession of Bolen gerias Maritimes, the IL. Sydney from Europe burglar's tools 1, Contempt of Court 1, Drunk
Housebreaking 2 Being in possession of "CX YORK.
have a finger in every ple. There is some
Mr. Beattie was elected auditor for the year thing amusingly patheticfo the following tele
departe properly 1.
fajla under review but owing to his having to go gram which recently appeared in one of our pearance in Shaoghal. It is to be devoted to
(Signed) W. H. WALLACE,
away he resigned and Mr J, Cõi-Edwardewa native contemporarlett-"Liang Tun-yeu, supporting the cause of the Chinese people
Chairmako.
appointed the vacancy. belor eligible offem himsal President of the Walwopu, le afraid that and is to be sus independently of official sup. every time there are diplomatic negotiations part
Penang
44 N. Long, 133" 40% $
A NEW Chinos, newspaper: has made its ap
By order,
O BERKELLY MITCHELL
AUDITOR,
PEICY.
Government holiday,
His Excellency the Governor han besa, plens- ed to appoint Mr. P. N. H. Jones to act as Director of Public Works during the absence an leave of the Honourable Mr. William Challam, C 1.Ò, or until further notice, with- effect from the 22nd instant,
[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po"]
Peking, 21st May, General Joachim Machado, ther
delimitation of the boundaries of Portuguese Commissioner for the
Ma. FN. H. Jones has been appointed, pro visionally and subject to His Majesty's plea sure, a'member of the Executive and Legisla Macao, left for China to-day. tive Councils, during the absence on leave of
the Honourable Mr. William Chatham, C.M.C., THE CHEKIANG RAILWAY. or until further notice, with effect from the 22nd instant.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoi Lisa C. W. M. Beckwith, Assistant Haur Master, to be Assistant Superintendent of Police in charge
duller, with effect from the 15th instant., of the Water Police, in addition to his other
BRITISH
GERMAN F.
LOCOMOTIVES.
"[By courtesy of the " Sheung Pa"¶"
Peking, 21st May, The British Minister has applied, to the Waiwupu for an explanatio
Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial with thanks the following donations to the kiang Ballway were not and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge why, the locomotives for the Ch
funds of the hospitals :---
Ko Shipg Theatre Tal Pingdo -35 Chung Hing do,
It is notified in the Garate that the Colonial Auxillary Forces Long: Service Medal bas been grected to Company Sergeant Major W. Gry and Bombardier H.E" Craddock; Hongkong Volunteer Corps under: (ba
oni of the
from England but from and why no powers were ves the British
engineerin
The Waiwapuhas Ministry of Posts and
to take the questi ation and furnish
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