GOVERNMENI DISTRICT
SCHOOLS.
""'ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIEKS”-- The annual prize distribution of the Anglo. Chinese District Schools was held at the Saying. pum School last Saturday afternoon, H, E, the
· Governor presided and there were pisa present Me' E, A! Irting, Director of Education, Capt. Taylor, 4.1.C., and seven others interested, in educational work.
After a number of
í boys had gone through a series of recitations, Mr. A. Morris, Headmaster of the Sayingpam School, read the following annual report -
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4-1910
VAUMATI DISTRICT SCHOOL). Mr. S. R. Moore, Headmaster of Yaumati District School, read the following report - Your Excellency, Mr. Irving, Ladies, and Gentlemen-I bave the logous to present to you my report on the working of the Yaumatl School for the part year. Staff.-Mr. Curwen, the Headmaster, returned from leave on the 20th February law, and so was able to; take charge immediately after the Chlüsse Now Yest holidays. Ha contioned in charge until the 14th instant, when he was appointed to act as Headmaster at Victoria English School sad 1 was appointed to act in his stead. In beginning of the year Mr. Ng Fung Chau was traxiformed to Wa HEADMASTER'S REPORT,
Waschal on promotion, and Mr. Leong Shai On was appolated to take his place. -Your Excellency, Mr. Irving, Ladies and Gentlemas, I have much pleasure is pre-This left a vacancy for ape 4th 14 Cheong
Master, which was filled by Mr. Hok Obau, Attanduaces, Foos, sic-The school year storied with nearly 300 boys on the roll and an average attendance of sit. After midsummer holiday, we received instructions not to admit any further applicants and to endeavour in every way to reduce our numbers end to the approved limit. Partly on this account. and partly because of the increase of the fees from two to three dollars, the attendance fall off considerably, but oven at lie lowest Wan still above the limit. Notwithstanding this,
thia that for the
senting my ffth annual report.
The year under review is certainly the best on re cord. The school has been completely fall for the whole period and for three, monthe ape plicants were refused admission. With the limitation of the ages and number of pupils in attendance, there should be greater eficiency, There were several changes in the staff during the early part of the year when several new ap pointments were made. It now costate of three European teachers, savan Anglo Chinese masters sed four vernacular masters, while the
RUSSO-CHINESH BANK APPRAL agent was hold, out as having a general author
OASE.
IMPORTANT HONGKONG: CASE- DECIDED
'ect wai au bozimod. -
HONGKONG, CANION AND MACAO SILAMBOAT COMPANY,
HALF-YEARLY" REPORT. «
The report of the board of directors is se follow-
NOTAS BY THE WAY.
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London, Dec. 38. - Before the Judicial Committes of the Privy Council yesterday there was heard, the, case- Russo-Chinese Banky Li 2am 9am, which was no appeal from a judgesent of the Supreme Court of Hongkong of July 24th, 1900.
Mt. Scrutton, K.C., and Mr. F. D. Mackinnon, wate counrel for the appellants Mr. Duke, and Mr. A. G. Nesbitt, for the respondent. The arguments west beard last month before Baard composed of Lord Macuaghton, Lord Atlason, and Lord Colling, when judgment Lord Macnaghien, in delivering (for Lord Akinan) their Lordships judiment recently là the action said the plaintiff (the respondent) is a native Chinese banker carrying on business - purport of such tranfers until those detalhe vains of wharves and proparises, and $10,000 modorn'Empire builder ind well mín je v
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two papli teachers who are paid out of the school the averago attendance for the year in blgabond Ernest Freyvogel For the purpose of do. I tend or greater than the Authority be- istis half-year and the Heat is in good rubolog drop a banib-bell fato,the dovecates of that College. The appointment of a lady teacher' has sgeinst 224. Preceding one, boing 231 | log business with Chlasse customers, there was † Everything which he was by them permitted to of his departure from the Colony, and Mr. kong's object with ignominious results-
fons also show a slight la
ity on behalf of bis principat to do, and of course the party prejudiced 'must have bolley.
THE UNIVERSITY. ed in the existence of that gereni authority
There have been so many prian distributions and been thereby misled." In other words, if
of late, that one's thoughts, arm naturally the agent be held out as having only a limited
diverted for the time being to the University authorly to do, do behalf of his principal, acts
which is so soon to spring.mp;:: 15 I have on- particular class, then the principal is not bound by an act done outside that authority The directon beg to submit to the share
derstood the Director of Education rightly, the work on the buildings which His Excellency even though it be an act of that particular holders the report and statement of accounts recently announced was to ba› cominanced [forthwith will "nor' be completed quite so sent because, the authority being thus repre- for the half year andleg 31st December last sented in be limited, the party prejudiced had After paving. running expanses, salaries soon as was "anticipated by a prominent notice sad should ascertain whether or not the premis of insurance, rapals and all other local educationist, bat ibis is by no means In their Lordships' view there was no avid thore, there remains, including Sat.170.0x due to any lack of seal on the part of
brought forward from last account, the sum of
the promoters but is merely a siter of convenience in connection with the promised thus the fraudolent comparadere had, or $150,766,39 at credit of profit and loss account. believed to have, or was held out at bay. From this amount the directors recommend
subscriptions. His Excellency's marrallons- any au hority beyond the strictly limited, that a dividend for the half-year of pos dollar one mentioned. He was authorised to arrange and twenty-Ave cents, par slate, or too,000, insurmountable diffesitles in a mech
of succeeding in the face of apparent the details of the negotiations for the "tele be paid to shambalders. $15,000 be written off source of genuine surprise fo-day as when: har graphicsmasters" el money to be submitted book value of steamers, $5,000 written of book Kiril on his reputation as one of the gen to the manager for approval, monny for,
La transferred to depreciation and insurance ship the Bishop wander bow His Excellancy been sisubmitted and approved of-ft.
of fand, leaving balance in various parts of China, and having branch, blading contract had been antared into by the carried forward to new account
$10,766.39 to be | Bads time to attend several of these interesting
fonctions Hulle at Hongkong, managed on his behalf by one d
which are red-lotter days in the A new paddle shaft has been constracted for Andale of a school-boy's life. Really, when the Lau Chung Yu. The defendsofs (the appalle manager on behalf of the bank, to trasmit the money on the terms approved of when received.
the steamer Hondw. The dial Government University a opened with fitting pomp and anti) are a corporation establimbed under
The Roman law. They carry on banking business bike bad pof, by any begligent or impro sarvey and overhaul of the steamers Tinta, glory (1hops His Excellency will be among us
allowed the comprador"to | fui Ân and Sut Tai hawa baru effected during
to perform that historic ceremony) it ought to branch at Hongkong, which was managed by at various plecar, and, like the plaintis, have sper scion their
1 be, appirantly; invested with án
Imatted authority for which the plaintiff knew him to possess..
sectarian body under its Rew Lord William Mr. Helms resigned his seat, in consequence decit, which at one time tried to defeat Hang
A NEW BODY. do from the begianleg to the end of the busiLieb was nominated, by the directors to fill the limited authority. There could therefore be herobolders at this meeting, hens was as consistent with the exercise of that
vacant seat, subject to confirmation by the
The new Licensing Board has been form- ed and is now a rea! live semi-official organ. Aggainst the bank in sny stoppal
The retiring auditors, Mass, A.O'D. Gourdation Shether the members will be able sespect of any of the stops in the transaction,
is and W. Hulton Potts, offer themselves for since they had not done,
ri-election. al or permitted, Maytblog by which the
Str. Date on behalf of the respondent that in plaintifwas deceived. It was contended by dealings such as thes which took place in this case with the Chinese customers of the bank, the comparadore, was the aliar ago of the mana-
admittedly been handed to him, and the receipt scented that as the plaintiff's moony bad of it acknowledged by the proper bank official In the compradare department, it must be taken to have been received by the bank, was now held by them, and should be returned to the plaintif Their Lordships thought that that Amoura si predit of special repai 30,54504 contestion could not be sustained. On the whole they ware of opinion that there was no evidence to support the finding, of the Jury on the third question left to them, that the appel. tants were therefore entitled to bays the judg ment sctered for the plaintiff in the action. sot side, and judgment entered for them with costs, and the appeal should be allowed. They would humbly advise his Majesty accordingly. Having come to that conclusion, it was The action arose out of negatixtions which unnecessary for their Lordships to deal with the question of the alleged misdirection of the took place on January 3rd, 1997, in respect of one of those called telegraphic transfer.. The Chlef justice in his summing up. They thought nature of those transicilona was this.. A cus
it right, however, lo say that while he sum marlaod tho evidiaca with the greatest tomer at Hongkong, desiring that a certain
the sum should be paid to his nomines at Shang-clearass and accuracy and directed hai or other place at which the bank (the de jury's attention to most of the material fendants) had an office, entered into a contract points he appeared to have failed to ap: or arrangement with their Hongkong branch praclate how inapplicable the doctrine of that, in consideration of the payment by
* holding out" was to case in which to that branch of a sum which at the car, the ngint's authority was, to the knowledge of real forms of exchange at Hongkong' would
the person dealing with him, limited, and that repleted the value there of the sum to be
by reason of that his observation to the jury, mi raid elsewhere, plura certain profil to the several portions of bis charge, amounted bank, the latter undertook to arrange by tele- practically to misdirections, by which they graph for the payment of the sum speci- might possibly have been misled, though it fied at the place aimed to the customer's was by no means cloir, that they did not, is nominee. In the cats of a nativi Chinese cus fact, folly understand the nature of the ques- tomer like the plaintif, the negotiations leading tions like to them. The respondent must pay
the costs of the appeal. up to the making of such a contract were carri
written consent of the manager, ageat, or
sitor.
vote, still attend the normal class at Queen's
brisblished a department in the defendants' Crease over those for last year beleg $5,018 Hookong bank, mausged by a Chinese official, been success and the experiment could bat advantage, be extended. The average compared with 51977. Scholarships of the siyled, a Compradore," with the aid attendance ban.increased from 297 to 103 and Queen's College scholarships competed for
Chinese cashiers and an assistant, also officials. the beginning of soy, this school was again
of that bank and in its employ. The foes from $6,704 to $9,151, thus in five years the
pawers, fortunate in securing three out of the four, average has increased eight fold and the fees
doties, and obligations of the compradore twelve fold. This practically represents the The successful students were:-Tung Yong
paameraled and described in great detail in an Indenture entered into by him with the bank for high-water mark and unless there is a further Shang rat with 93% marks Chao Tin extension of the building so further increase Song and with 80% marks and La Shu Fan
the perpose of giving security to his employers ird also with 80% marks and the gth boy for the faithful discharge of his duties. In that the can be looked for iD
futura A now scale of fees will be introduced on reopen. Chan Hi Wo was successful in obtaining the
deed it was expressly provided that "He is on ing in March. Boys who formerly paid $1 4th scholarship owing to the winner usfor
orno accopol to borrow or lend any money or so. will pay $3, and those adwisted subsequent tunately having to give it up because of prl curly for money on account of the bank, or in to September 1909 will pay 54. Following the vald troubles. This boy Chan Hi Wo gained
a scholarship in 1907 at Tai Po district school any way to pledge the credit thereof, without the practice of former years swimming was taught successfully during the summer months. Our
Our in the New Territory, which gave him a four bey for the time being in charge of the bank plenics tock as farther afield and on Empire Fears course at Yaumali, Daring his stay in Hongkong first, had and obtained. From Day taquches were hired and a trip made to
with or be made very rapid progreat, complet
the parol evidence giren at the trial it was Tun Man where a' most enjoyable time was lay the four years' course in two. Though he
clear that the compradore had not authority to spent. The day concluded with sporte, in WAI really over age the scholarship was grant-receive, te behalf of the bank, from cus which the comic element was predomibant. ed to him as a encouragement to future
tomers any sums by way of deposits, ar lodge Football now claims attention, and thanks to
meci to the credit of their account, or for the scholars from there outlying schools, where the training of Mr. Batlow who has taken the the pupils come from very poor familiei.
purpose of financing by anticipation contracta matter in hand we have done well. Out of 7 Eleven boys actored Queen's College from
for what was styled in the case "telegraphic school during the year. Sports-Keen in transfera" which might subsequently be enter matches played, 3 were won, a drawo, and a lost, sa that the school occupies the second terest bas been taken lo sports, especially
ed,inio between the bank and those customers, *in football. place in the Junior Division of the Schools
The recreation ground at King's
The authority of the compradore as agent of Pork, which was grauled to this school, League. For some months the school was
the bank was limited in all those respècis, handicapped for want of multable place has been recently levelled and turfed by the Public Works Department. It has proved for practice as the permission to use the
aboon to the school and has been greatly ground at Kennedy Town was, withdrawn To May. We share with other schools appreciated by the boys. There is eve great the Western Park Ground. A ground for drawback in this connection, however, and that matches it still required, Various improve. is, that many of the boys live à long way from ments have been carried out at the school, the school, and in order to reach their homes, new offices have been erected and the before dark, have to start on their way im
has been releid in concrete. The mediately after school s over. This prevents blog, with dual desks is complete, and
mspy of them, who are apt at the different there are seats for 440 boys. Physical exercises games, from enjoring their share of the foo. are taken for abort time every day, aid on the Ons vary encouraging item, on the other hand, Is the pancial help we have received to our completion of the new covered shad a more
Sports Club from formar pupils of the school. extended syllabus will be taken,. There are foox free scholers in allendance, two scholar, In closing 1. should like to convey the very beauty thanks of the school to the young shipm having been cancelled during the year for Irregularity, Last year, one of the scholar- men, who by their lively Interest and practical ships to Queen's College was won by one of help, have set such a good example to thon our boys, but having a mother dependent on who will follow them. bis he was unable to proceed there. At the recent examination we secured six. A team was entered for the Hygiene Competition, bu up to the present the result is not to band. The usual bail-yently and apoual examinations were held and the results
werd 'com-
municated to the guardians and relatives. From the general resulit, 1 bave oveLY-TOMKON to balleva that the school is in a salsfactory state of efficiency. Our thanks are due to all those who subscribed to our various foods an abling us to purchase two type-writers, and also to Mesir, Ho Tong, Chan Ming Chi and Li Hinge who have kindly presented' special prizes."
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WANTBAI ANÓLO-CHINESE SCHOOL. The report of the Wantsal Anglo Chinese School wis read by the Headmaster (Mr. Young Hae) as follows t—Your Excellency, Mc Irving, Ladies and Gentlemen,~i havo much pleasure In presetting my seventh annual report has been my good fortune to record, for the past six years, substantial progress all round; and i Am happy to say that this is no exception to its predecesson. The total enrolment is 456 as compared with 385 for the preceding year. There
PRIZE LIST-YAUMATI »DISTRICT
:SCHOOL.
TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFERS,
him
· · Class IV.-191 Ko Chung Un, 2nd Ho Kamed on through the compradore. The customer Fuk.
Class V-tet Chú Kwai Fat, Siu Kung Po, and Taang Ka Chrung.
Class VI.rat Tui Kwing Kong, and Wong Sal Tal.
Class VII Pang Fung Iu, rod Chan Loi Fat, 3rd L! Klog Po
Class VIII A-st Ho Tin Tai, sed Ho Ban Chun, 3rd Lo Sa
Class VIII B. at Ng To Shang, and Wong Kun Ying,
Chinese.
Fat.
Class 1st Ma' San Kwai, and Chú Kwai Class II-1st Chan Kwang Fuk, and Ko Chuk Shang.
Class 1st Lo So, and Chan Fuk Hing. Class IV. 1st Tang Fu, and Chan Wing
THE GOVERNOR'S' SPERCH
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BUMPHREYS ESTATE AND.
FINANCE COMPANY,
ANNUAL REPORT:
*The report of the directors for the yaar end-
The not profit for that period amounts
EO*** To which has to be added the bal
Ce brought forward from last Recounter.
Making a total available for appro...
pration of..................qqovmese kuo
never came into contact with the manager, Mr. Freyvogel, and usually never saw the docu- ment which formed the basis of the contracl though it would be shown to him if he asked for The Chief Justice bad stated, in their Lordships' opinion quite accurately, what was the true position of the compradors. The compradore was the bank's intermediary with Chinese customers, His duties wore to makeing 3 December, roade with them those contacts which the manager authorised him to make and none other. As the Chinese customen were usually seen only by the compradore, ifis maasger's only means of knowing whether the latter accurately carried. aul his instructions consisted in the written do caments handed to him by tbs compradore. The authority gives to the compradore only ex Kitended to arranging with the customers the When delalts of the proposed transaction. tbete detalle had been arrranged, the contract embodying them must be submitted to the manager for his approval. The manager would Dol recognise any contract which, did not bear method that it would be difficult to devise any of transacting business of that character more calculated to afford no rani protection to the Chinese customers of the bank or to afford facilities to the compradone, its officer, grister to commit frauds upon these customers. It was not surprising that he avalled himself of bis opportunities. The respondent alleged that on lanuary 3rd 507, be requested the bank, through the compradore, to remit to Shanghal by telegraph, and paid to the compradore with that view $40,961,go, and that the back gave him a written acknowledgment of the receipt. The money was so transmitted to Shaughs!, and the respondent sund the bank to recovar the money wo, paid to their agent, the com- padore.
His Excellency said that the very large increase in the number of scholars com. palled the Government to take into con-
$47,485.45
5,486.15
$72,077,50
is also a marked improvement in the average sideration the expansion of the building. L.bis initials. It appeared to their Lordships algsed on leaving Board in his nincs. Mr.
which now gave every satisfaction.
bad ba the report which
From
Thes
attendance, which has risen from 255 to 1903 to 308. The foss for new scholars were, for the
board read second term, ralead to 33. The total amount out, he learned that there was still some Collected being 56,531, an increase of $1,504 overcrowding and recently large number apon that of the previous year. The system of
of boys had been refused admisloo, Collecting them in cash instead of stamps was
WA very satisfactory from one point of Adopted afias Midsummer, and has proved a success. The staff was strengthened by the addi- View Since be arrived to the Colasy, he did not fail to notice the extraordinary demands for tion of two teachers, a II and a VI Grade its education which had arisen lately and consi full complement is ten assistants and myself.dered it a grest mistake to overcrowd the The syllabus was altered with a view of raising schools, not only from the point of view of the standard of the upper division to meet the sofiatlon but it was pacassary that adequate requirements of the Oxford Preliminary Ex- amigation. Punctuality and regularity are very attention should be given to each ladiridos! marked; no less than 43 scholars have made papil, and that the masters should sat be overtaxed, In the space of two years, the the fall attendance. Jodging by the results of
average attendance nearly doubled. Two years the year's work, 1. bave avery reason to believe
ago, the average attendance was 204 while for that the school is in a satisfactory state of
the past year it was 403. To meet these
this season. So far, we have met with great English composition was bad and some- was also left to be desired in their man-
QUESTIONS FOR THE JURY.
The directors recommend that a dividend of four and a half percent, on the capital be paid to sheeholders, absorbing $67.500,00, and that the balance of $5,471,60 be carried to a new profit and loss account,
Dinctoras-Mr. H. A. W. Slade having re- the Colony, Mr, G. Balloch was invited to jola J. S. Van Buren bat also resignad owing to 111. health. The directors now are Dr. J. W. Noble, feasts, J. Scott Harton, J. W. O. Beppar. Ho Tus and G. Balloch, who retire, but being eligible offer themselves for re-election,
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R. Shewan, Chairmia. Hongkong, 21st January, 1910,
4.4 LIABILITIES Amount of capital, 80,000 shares
رام
617.5000
of S15 each fully paid up....................$1,200,000,00.
and insurance fand our lis mount at credit of depreciation Amount at credit of equalization
of dividend fond....... Amount at credit of investment
#uctuation account
fand...
inspektroskampsunity are
Unclaimed dividends... Sundry creditois Bille payable.1120 Amount at credit of Profit and
Los B/C
Asuta,
350,000.00
to de much by way of public-house re- form is a matter of time. What struck me as being a frut to be noted was the "singular lack of public interest in the section. How diferent to the recent Sanitary Board election, when one of the Justices appointed to serve on the new Board busted his less fortunate opponents by an overwhelming "majority. On that occasion, it was the general body of the public who supplied the "illent voter" but on Wednesday afternoon, a certain number of Justices in accordance with the Govern ment notification appearing in the Gassite
took a sun- to the Lind Office and cast their vote: a matter of course, such a thing a publicerest belog particularly conspl cuous by its' absence, l'an it be that the worthy citizens of Hongkong are drifting to wards the virtue of Abaligence as a
dirac
19,100.23 6.136.00 38.410.33 80,386,
result of the increased price of liquors? I 159,766,39 dost balieve it, for by what strange process of reasoning could the Government have cal- $3,466,72070|| culated to derive a retatue somewhat in the
of #aven neighbours d
lakhs of dollars?" As our Scorch friends would say, I emphatically declare", on." angknag would only give up the faire biog beverage which tickles the thirsty pale when the moon turns graan or the crow is white but not till then,
THE RACKS. ·
Value of steamers Honam, Heung- sahan, Sut-An, Suf-Tal, and Hol. Sang, ths of Kinikan and frd of Salwam, Nawing, “Listan and Samuel sonigas ******* 51,043,000.00 Value of lighters Swales and
Woles Vatue of wharvas, hulks and moor.
ioge Value of properties at Canton,
Kangkun and Wuchow Vains of spare gear and stores Value of furoltoare...
hmm,
Value of shares in pablle com.
Lönes on mortgage, ..................an ay Hongkong and Shanghai Back- ing Corporation, currant account interest accrued............... Sundry debtoring Mills receivable.
*མར་བ མ བསྟམ-སྐ ། ༤ ཙམ ཀྱི་ བ ན Marine and die iösurance premia paid on acçoal of 1910, shamane
7,635.60 *37,553.42
139,546 77 20,381.01
1,000.00
700.187.50
*292,000.00
$2,466,370,70
The training of pooles for the races is to foll swing and already those who are over maid- taining an uneven race with the nimble dollar are to be tru.wherever the sub, do congregate in the base of spotting" winners. The weather too is delightful after the wretched atmosphere of the last few days.
THE LATEST INNOVATION.
My readers must bays enticed in the course of the past week a striking change in the thoroughfates of the Colony. I refer of course to the nan pnggaree of the Hongkong bobby. 39,80%. From the old modest blue and white band, the
645.60
policeman's emblem has been transformed into 14,765,65
kalaidercople variety which I am sure would 56,637.59 attract therdekest bullata distance of two miles, The first time I spotted the "stanner" I confess 9.131.25 1 oct
maka beadartail of it but a sudden could thought frihed through my mind thatthe worthy guardian of the peace bed earned an pokooya promotion bat on seeing a second similar object almost simultaneously and you a third the Idox dawned upon me that this was the out come of the latest caso on the part of the Hongkong authorities, I wonder with whom $ 22,185.47 the idea originated, but the high official (for 4.759.00 the nature of the Innovation could never hava
been tolerated except from a high official) bas- my heartiest congratulations for looking after Bobby's appearanes. The only wonder is that with a depleted treasury and the etrail cry of Pat more money into my pocket, the authorities should have thought fit to go to the expense of providing new type of turbags While the authorities are about it, may i bava. the temerity to suggest that the present uniform of the Police Inspector is nothing short of dis- graceful. The cap especially reminds one of the comic pictures which wore the delight of our boyhood days, which fauntily perches on 150,766.39 the wearer's pate, which are quite obsolete and
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, Dr. To amount paid for rapiles to
atcamera: To directors' and muditors' fees Tobalance to be appropriated.viz- To dividend of $1.35 per share on 80,000 shares......$100,000.00 To be written off book value of sickmers ....... To be written off book value of properties and wharves *** *** To be carried to depre- ciation and insurance fand... To be carried forward
to now account
35,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
20,766.39
which ought to have been dons sway with $177,701.86 long ago. It is also a hard fact that the Govern
ment or whusver else are responsible for it bave curlour ideas about the dignity, attack. By amount brought forward from
ing to the office of the higher Felice officers last account .......................................errascom,5 21,170.ar ather than a Cadet when a shoulder badge By net earnings of steamer 120909.41 is supplied them which is identical with By Interest on investmentBusser comune 35,554.94 By transfer fees.............................................a qorang dar 67.50
$177,701,86
DEPRECIATION AND INJURANGE ZUND, Dr. 216,945.94 To balance ........ ...........................$ 617,500,00
*5,856 47
$617,500.00
Audion-The accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. H. Poits and H. Parcy Smith, 7.0.4, who offer themselves for re-election.
HENRY HUMPHREYS, Chairman. 'Hongkong, zộth january, 1910, –
BALANCE SHEET, S1ST DECEMIER, 1909%. LIABILITIES. Capital amount
150,000 Shares $10.00 each...$1,500,000.00 Insurance reservofand The case was tried before the Chief Justice Typhoon and floodslosurance fond and a special jury of six. The Judge left to tages
Bandry creditors gezamen them three questions, viz. :-(!) 'Did the bank, in fact, instruct the compradors to transact exclmed dividends.... change business with Chinese customers in any Profi and Loss account Brought forward from other way than by receiving special authority in each case to do so? (a) Was there such Authority given in this case? and (1) Did the Farthe year 190g-67,485.45- bank put the compradore in such a position that he could pretend to the plaintiff that he bad the necessary authority' to receive the money! and, if so, did the plaintiff, believlog he had that authority, hand over the money to the com. pradore in that bijjeff. He instructed them that he would assume they would answer the
mfficiency. My thanks are due to the members demands Govenment appointed four more of the san for their hearty "co-operation in Chinese teachers and a mistress took charge Eringing the yaar's work to a successful Lestie of one of the fuzior clesion and be was glad to Thare with six free scholars in attendance, all
hear that the now experiment was attended with of whom did well. The boy Wong Ulong, in
great success. He would like to see the staffin- whose education Your Excellency li interested,
creased by one English master if it could be did excelliantly at the annual examination, sacur allowed by their fands. Lately, the scholar Ing 1st place in Ragilib in Class V and and ships bad been increased from 14 to 17. place in Chinese in the top class, Victoria Day. The examiners, he was sorry to say, reported was calabrated in the ginal way. Football cos that the Sayingpun School was the least tinues to be the favourite game of the scholars. alisfactory, having been beates by both For the first time in the history of the school, the Wanchat and Yaumati Schools. Their
for the Senior League entered
Competition
success, and have practically won the Bhield, this is hoped the boys would take his see In the Junior League Competition, we marks to heart and that he would be able, in fint two questions in the negative; but that, still bare chance of winning Your Ex the avant of bis being present next year, to if they answered the third in the artist Callancy's Cup. Mr. Wolle's Challenge cosgratulate them in those respects. He was they should find i verdict for the palmi which was won by us two years ago, is mill in nur possession. A fiam was entered for the glad to hear that the teaching of hygiene had in the negative, for the defendants.
bien successful. His Excellency also refer found for the plaintif for the full amount claim- Hygime Competition, the results of which red to the School's bathing excursions, and ed, and must therefore be taken to have an- are not yet known. Elavad pupils compated aid they were valuable from every point of swered the third question in the afirmative. for the scholarships at Queen's College, of view, as they combined education with fastruc. The bark moved the Supreme Court to have which number seven were anccessful. We on and brought the masters and boys in closer that vardict and Jedgment set aside, or that a
·kara iks honour of heading the list of success touch together. The average attendance now
saw trial should be directed on the grounds, ful candidates,
reached 400 and the Sayingpur School was the among others, of misdirection by the Chief LIST OF PRICE WINIARI.
third largest school in the Colony. He hoped Janice, sad that the verdict was against the English: Class IV-1 Ha Kwong-ahun, sed Au that the boys would realise and live up to the weight of evidence On July 24th, 2008, the position of their school as one of the upper Supreme Court dismissed iba appalianis "mo- Kwok-isol, 3rd
3rd L.1-Ping.
He hoped that the ton with costs, school's proximity to the University would schools in the Colony,
excite and stimulate them to greater efforts.
Class Vist Woog U-long, and Ng She BUDE
grd Tong Fak-chaung. She
Boian, grd Ln Chung.po
in Claid V10-1st Cheng Shung-ling, 2nd La conclusion, His Excellency wished the boys a pinasant holiday and a Happy New Year
Applause),
His Excellency, then distribaled the prizes.
Cluu VIJA-int Ma - Wing/kwong, and Chas Chanog-man,
*Clui VIIB—ist Hu Kiog-him,, 2nd` Lau
Kwok-lanng. * Cia VIIIA.—1st Yung Kong chin, and Us CmKing-cruan,gey Jon Glas VIIIB.- In Shaug, and Ma
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Jary
,
ASSETS.
370,453.20
$2,931,20 7.917.29
73,978.60
$1,243,075.35
C#.
By amount at credit... By amount' brought forward from profit and loss sccount for half- year ending goth Juan, 1909 .............)
$607,500.00
10000.00
the ons provided to the Indias constable. Thess discenpaucios may seem frivolous bat after all, the uniform plays an important part in a policeman's life, considering the wholesome respect of the average Chinaman for "look- ses. The perpetrator of the black-gold-red pungares please note,
CASUAL CRITIC.
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE.
HARTLEY-HOLMES.
The announcemont has been made that Mr. J. W. Hartley, medical officer, on the British section of the Kowloon-Canton railway, will be Joined in wadlock to Miss Holmer, sister of Mr. H. K. Holmen, solicitor, Hoogkopy, and $617,300.00 daughter of a well-known former terident of this Colony. The marriage ceremony takes place at St. Andrew's Church, Kawlcon, on the 19th February. It is understood that Dr. G. D. R. Black will be the best man. Mr. Hurtley, $250,000.00 the bridegroom, foined the Government servVİCA Na Hoogkoap in Igo6; when he was appolated $250,000.00 to the position which he now holds. Torsoms time be aried as sesistant superintendent of the Goverment Civil Hospital, while Dr. Ball was Sage,com.co on furlough. The bride, Miss Holmes, who la on her way Hongkong from England where $250,000.00 she has been visiting her friends, was a proba tioner at the Government Civil Hospis Both paitles bove a large circle of friends and it may be expecter that the wedding will attract |
'EQUALIEATION QY DIVIDEND TUND.
Dr. 158131 To balance
14,510.29 747,10
Amogat invested in property....$2,068,140.87 Amant invested on mortagage... Accounts receivable i.............................. Fir insurance premia unexpired Ofice faraltars Cub in Hongkong and Shangha'
Bank and on handu-senanggu
528,00
| -5,018,56 | By amount at credit.
$1,343,970.10
6,124.81 5,305,30 1,541.40
PROFIT, AND LOSS ACCOUNT. For the Year anding 31st December, 1909,
LOT
To Crown rent plan Tofre insuratica premie... To general chargin Taillowance to general managem ta covar ozles'tent and salariis of secretary and clerks..... Toauditors font ventremon To interest suumimukisan aspripe Te balance scheinenosoape commu
THE LAW OF "HOLDING. OUT.". if any, controversy is to the law. It was us
There was on disputà an to facts, and littin, doubted that a person who daalt with an agent, Phone nathority be know in this case, did so al. kit paril, in this sense, thai, should tha: agant be found to have exceeded his authority, hia procipal could not be made responsible. While the several authorlies afted by Mr. Scruitos frum "Grani v. Norway down to Ruben NA the Great Fingill. Consolidated establish Mybalance bepoght forward, frons ad in their Conlihips opinion the proposiçõe
A FLOATING dock of large size is approaching completion at Halphong, -It-le the work of private enterprise and in intended to accommo. date vessels up to 8,500 Franch, tons.), The cost comes to about one million of france, CakeChú L-Ho Kwong-shon, Liog, Mao-la). Whan once the dock is ready, there is no nand, ClAM ILI Point, Class 11 Chan says the dwar du Tonkin for vessels to go Bit-nam, Glase 1113.--Kong Feching Class from Haiphong to be dockeds. At present large 14 ŽVA-Chan Ching-sik Clase 1VB-Lak Taid apps are spist at Honghour la repairing rijed upon to bed the pripelpal, must be ang
tion that in order that the principle of Byrants saamgesi, settepensionespremi. holding out" should, to say, giyon.camp. Bytransfer less..................... of agency, apply, the act done by the agent and Bycommission
SPECIAL REPAIRS FUND,
* Dr.
To sandry disbursements.custi..$. 3,539,60 || numerous gathering, To balancenione
vaaminiai -10,106.23
$ 12,645,83.
-By amount at credit. 1,000.00. By amount brought forward from 3,666.78
profit and loss account for half"," 300.00 year ending goth Jans, 1909... 10,000.00 7,038,31 72,971,60
$1,565.83
GUNBOATTRIO, LIMA”
SOLD TO CHINESE,
The discarded Portuguese gunboat Rio Limis, that once did duty asgunsd shipla iks imper har. bour of Mico, is about to change bande, and will very shortly be converted into a coastal trader in Chidese ownership..
Twice advestined for sale and, once pat up by public auction, the Rio Lima was withdrawn on account of the reserve, price not having been reached. We are in possession of A CHINESE and a. Malay were placed in the reliable, information that the abidets, Parta. dock at the Magleracy last Saturday charged guess gunboat has been sold by private treary 5.455.11 with natching. a. gold: mitan, bangle from, a. to a Chinese purchaser for the sum of $10,000, 99,144.61 | woman's wilst, The Calustaan was discharged The argoment, has not been quite cons 135.50 by the prosecution for the purpose of giving plated, but the agreement for sale and purchase 91,7)||wvidemos against the Malty, who waseonvicted has been signed and the bargain mooky pak * and wentenced to seyen days: kand labour, and" | "The Rio Lima will bs'employed in the to
19 eiranes with the winches