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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 12 1010
FLOWER-BOATH
matters of detail, mare haphazard recidents, against which, we will in all charity tayo
fe will be remembered that after the diane." engineering skill could prevail. "But, again wo bave to ask, who should be held responsible? trona fire in Innere last year, the then Viceroy As the head of the Government His Excellency or for the abolition of the flower-boats with great ability supported his officers, panele have, now submitted, a petition to Vice
on the river, . Contrary to expectations the boat pecially so when he stated that the most costlyy Yean, through the Taptal for the Develop toanal along the route had been constructed by
ment of Native Industries, and have ahtained contract labour while the cheapest had parmissian to resume their business afloat or beas done by the staff. But we are act board the flower boats as before at the same to be beguiled by such explanations from place near Thi Sha Tau. recogulsing the fact that" up to date the rallway has cost, four millions more than was originally estimated and that it is likely to casf a great deal more. The savings þere and the parlage there are a fleabiter to the excesses.
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CHARITABLE BAZAAR.
Canton, 7th March...
BANK-NOTE INSUR.","
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THEJCHINA BIRE INSURANCH COMPANY, LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING
Toth insti
The Administration
Aotion.
MR CLEMENTI CALLED.
· BREEZE, DETWEEN JUDGE AND COUNSEL,
ablp ask your, brother Mr. Justice Gompertz 19 "sen the document and say whuthur there iî
anything injurious in it.
His) Lordship-Thet 'would be posting the privilege vested in the official?"
Sir Henry-No, my Lord. In that case 4 Government official says that the production of a document is, tojusious, there would be as end of it.
Fin Lordship You want me to lay down a precedent to produce a document when the Colonial Secretary has already given expres sion to a full sonse of his responsibility ?
me ask you the question which I intend to ask. Sir Henry-No, I don't, my Lord. Don't let
Proceeding, Sir Hanty, asked his - Lordship
Colonial Secretary,
His Lordship-You can call Sir Henry May Cruickshan Fat and H. F. Hickman: ground that in that year, the defendant if you like, but I would suggest that you have (acting,secretary).
The Acting, Secretary: read, the notice.com; who was then Acting Registrar-General, in tabulated forms and then the Colonial Secre
made, al contains statement to Mr. Clemen the questions which you intend to ask arranged vaping the meeting... directors report and statement of the that he came to Hongkong when fire
The Chairman said -Gentlemen, The regarding ble petition for his naturalisation. Aiary Will giver permission to the witness to Beltisk subject, in which he stated, inter ali answer the questions mos objected to... I may
years old been to your funds for sometime, I will
tions ought not to be answered.. fremely difficult for me to, direct"what quo bct to your approval, now adopt the usual course and take them as road. It gives the Board much pleasure to present you such 1908. With a loss ratio of $2.49% of the pre- satisfactory report for the working of the year miam lacome, as compared with 50.94% for 1997 the balance of proft amounts to $176.249.75 We propose to deal with this: sum follows Dividend of $6.00 and a bonus of
32.00 Add to extra resolve fand Bonus to office staff....
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Sir Henry-Yes, my Lord.
ship Charteris in which his father Li Ka Shlak was a partner, whereal in his satesmant of de- fence; be denied having stated that his father was over a partner in the Sui. Shing, ship, and whatever. Sir Hanry Berkeley, K.C., Dr. Ho swore that his father had no interest in the ship Kai, M., C.M., and Mr. Eldon Potter, Ins Mr. Sinds at this point stated that he had fructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring: appeared for refrained from making any further remarks in the plaintiff, and Mr. M. W. Stade, EC,
accordance with bis Lordship's ruling but the and Mr. C G Alsbastar, Instructed by privilege having been taken by the official, he Mr. A. G. Holborrow, represented the defend-stated his position to the Court.
THE LABOUR QUESTION.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHINESE COOLIES
ON ESTATES, UL.
Malaya, bald at Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, At a meeting of the Planters' Association of Mr. Macfadyen proposed, the following resolution:-That a commlitee be formed to consider the feasibility of establishing" in Oblasse coolies for employment on astacan Southern Chica a bureau for the recruiting of
REQUIREMENTS..
According to the Molay, Mail, he said that
Chinste were not ideal coolies, but neither was necessary to think now of an sitárnative if Tamil labour proved inadequals... The
que, and lived under unhaeltby-conditions, He would not be induced to stay in the constr the average slay being about, two year
50 percent, increase in the estate population, the average were three years, there would be «
According to the figures of the latest official
Colony, K. M. S, and Jahore at the end of ** 78,000 coolies employed an estates in the 1908. "Allowing for sugar aplocoy coconuts Hij Lordship-Śball wa adjoura vill quarter. | etorthe coolies employed favabbar: cultivation- past two or to-morrow morning?
cannot be put much above or below 70,000. Mr. Potter-The witness in still under cross-At that date, a very small percentage of the examination.
|241,000 acres then under robber) was being tapped, and the resulting proportion le poly one coplis to three and a half acres. The MBEL dow under cultivation may be sailmated ar 300,000 acres of rubber, all of which to five years' time may be tappable, and If tapped will require, for tapping and general, estate purposes," not less than one coolle to two we acros. But in five years time, if extension goes on at a considerably slower rate than dorlog the last three years, the total arus under rubber will will have been doubled If these extra $41,000 acres of new clearings, can be worked with one coolie to three and- half acres, if the old cultivations do net in Sir Clifton Robinson, the well-known organi" the aggregats expand by a single sere, and IF ser of alectric tramways to London, who quite the development of the now-northern/status vi recently retired from the management of the makes no drain whatever open our existing London United Electric Tramways in order to resources, our agricultural population, te i bạ tako,up railway work abroad, arrivad la Hong adequate for the needs of 1915, will have to kong last night by the German mil Kisionet to 218,000. This is more likely to Sir Clifton's headquarters, however, remain in
prove an under-estimate than an over-estimate: London, and he is reserving his position on
THE PRESENT POLICY, the District Railway and other` London cop.
It is claimed for the present immigration corns with which he is connected.".
The Colonial Secretary declined to produce the document and the case was adjourned:
"IRAM PIONEER.
BIR CLIFTON ROBINSON'S 'ARRIVÄL
IN HONGKONG:
"The forty-firkt 'naasting of skazahalds in the, China Fire Iosurance Co., Ld., was held at the company's office, at noon, to day, for the par- pose, of receiving a statement of accounts and
Before Hon. Mr. W. Rees-Davis, K.C., Act the report of the directors for the year ending ng Chief Justice, at the Supreme Court 6 31st December, 1909. Mr. R. Shewan (chain: Friday, the case in which Li Chok Hung in man of directors) presided. There were also utag Li Shek Pang for or accofar of the estate present Masin, W-Binder, G. Ballock of his late father Li Ka Shing eacher a some Fi Lich H.A. Sieby, J., W. Toppar, E. what annsational stage, when Sir Hoary Berke On the 6th instant the charitable bazaar to Shelli (directors), IWE Machado, RD toy, XC., applied for leave to make use of i here the Increased expenditure, there continued for a work for, the, purpose of Gazdar,"As Hi Mi'da Silva, "A"Turner, J; Widertain document, to wit, the letters of nattiraf, whether it would; ha; expedient), to call, was the Tamil, The latter was of poor physi- - Grated that everybody, employed la comising, moday towards the funds for the main, Taylor. A P♫da Chita, WCH,Wickham, G, S. isados of the defendant, dated 1903, on the tiod wilki the'railway 'hare done their best to condarvel 180 möte of the ratepayers and tenaces of the well known Canton Fong Pin Sir Frederick Lugard paid handsome tributes Hospital was formally opened in the presence to there: at the head of the respective depait of many officials and the Jocal gautre in a large mente how does that affect the result? It matshed erected in the waztaro suburb. Several almply polate to the sad and elusive calcula-hundred ladies of well-to-do and respectab tion of those who pretend to be capable of fam)lica wata prozoni to offer their assistanca Compday's sccodaik foy' ihr pasi' your 'having | td study, English' and, lived in the Sul Shiney, however, that in that case it, will be ux reparts,, continued the, speaker, - thura,, wash, Instructing This Oblony in the art of railway at the baruar and a band was also confuction. To show how far we have gone bent and playing selections, of muile. "To we bred coly quote a meagre tam in the raport maintain order, the Police authorities blaced of Mr. Lindsay whom services should have
samber of policemen at the entrance add-in been obtained long ago, Mr., Lindsay, the the Immediate neighbourhood of the matched managing director, writes: There remains a There was for sale a large quantity of fancy good deal to be done before the railway can be articles, mostly embroidered work and works said to be completed. Stations and quarters
of art presented by the students of the various or both have to be bolk at all stations, Work girl schools. On the first day over a thousand abops and watering arrangements have to be dollars was collected from the proceed of the erected and the reclamation must he dished; several foreigners nvailed themselves of before the goods yard can be laid. As regards the opportunity to visit the bizzar, yesterday the shops nothing can be done in this respect Sunday, and liberally patronized the fare,`-- because the slls for the workshop is not level- led off nor is the steel work likely to be out before April. Girders for bridges 4 and 8 will not be out till the end of March." cheerial paragraph in vary truth No wonder that the Governor said in his speech at the Legislative Council: "I am thankful to say that all the guais on the tallway are now com plefed. It is the only occasion, if unless we are millkan, when His Excellency uses, the word thankful. How "thankful" will he be when he is able to say-Finis! For there is no more thackless tale than that of lnferentially white-washing-others; and although we say it with all innocence, the Governor is not an adept at what some foem to consider a pastime, submit a joint Memorial to the Throne urging press upon you too strongly the advisability of Now and then we begin to consider what the Imperial sanction for the establishment of Don-taking advantage of the opportunity afforded Obidero section is to cost the Cantonese Governtitational Government in Chios at an early cial position of the company by continuing to in good times, to further strong bed the fions- mear, but that meditations were as unprofitable date,
build up this extra rasarve fund/- Turning now sa su'ngweeded garden. The sum total of the
-tỏ the sccounts, premium and interest accounts matter le that Hongkong is committed to the
shew gains of $39,999.10 and $1,887.57 res- amazing 'expenditure of over twelve million
pectively, whilst charges sfc in $3,185.35 less dollate and more, to follow-for a 21-mile
, For the last two days bundreds of pouple of of working account goog is $438.406.91 which railway line which has taken about five years
than the previous year. The balance at credit to complete. It is not completed yet, but so all classes visited the charitable bazaar and on matter. What return may' we expect to gain?
the 1st day, the 6th instant, $1,650 was collected very satisfactory increase. Our investment id shares appreciated considerably and this outlay. will be equal to'tké visionary views of ‡ day; for the benefit of the Canion Fong Piaccounts for the addition -üf $18,768.78 (0 the ment was made by a private person, He. Izid:Bret to introduce electric traction; on tramways § ba vary uusatiffactory, Wathenli berimpr We'cin only live in the hope and trust that the
from the patroners and $1,938 on the following those who contain the baller that our abject of Hospital, The British and American Tobacco vestment doctuation account. The com diverting China's commerca in the Southern Company also kladly presented a handsome Pays' surveyors have reported on our ad- provinces of developing the New Territories, gift to the form of a quantity of various kladies onder mortgage loans and I am happy and of expanding the trade of this Colony wit of cigarettes as well as their Chinese picture bs amply achieved, and that the dividend will
calenders to the hazaar committes, and a large compensate Hongkong for the remarkable pro-m of money was realised from the sale of these fect which as we are assured by the Governor articles. Itisremarkable to note the spontaneo is nearing completion,
charity on the part of several ladies and gentle men who contributed Stoo asch simply for bottle of aerated water or a cup of milk, or for a little picture, etc. Many other generous persons donated sums of $100 each for articles of uü intrinsic value."
BLACKMAIL.
CANTON DAY BY DAY,
THE RECENT RIOTA.
(From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 4th Marcb.
Lai Kwai Shum, a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, arrived Hare on the and insi, with instructions from the Imperial Govern ment to make inquiries into matters connected with the recent disturbanca batween the newly trained troops and the police in Canton. 'If his atrendy been reported that, owing to the regrettable killing of the pawly trained soldiers who unfortunately met their death in the recent riots in Canton, the people bave given public expression to their great sympathy with them and have stranged for a memorial service to be held on the 13th instant. How- over, the Provincial Educational Commissioner has now Issued a proclamation prohibiting students from altending the proposed service and has also given orders that the proposed service be abandoned in order not to arouse the feelings of the people.
THE VICEROYALTY.
A ramour is corrent in Canton official circles that the present Viceroy of the Liang 'Kwang province, H.E.Yang Stu Hsun, will probably be transferred to Szechuan province very short 19, as the result of the recent riots in Danion..
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
The follow returns show the passenger traffic and receipts of the Canton-Hankow Railway for the past twelve months of the Chloase your.
The number of passengers carried wan :—
Moon.......... 124,351
and
and Inter.
cripple 109,090.
gid
125,816
4th
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19
6th
7th
th
8th
89,209
86,395 98,440
Gozo. 110,815
"
roth
24... 103,473
zith
it woonė, 113,551
B.............................. 120,742
rath
Total
*35,938 1,456,460
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The bank notes issued⋅ he the 'Cahind' Govi ernment Bank styled Kwan Yon Chin1 Cho to the amoqat of ahasi Sio,non,nno since 1904 have been found to be very acceptable in the money, market in Canton, and many other places. This bank has now again asked the Vicersy to apply for authority from Peking to lesné 1.500,000 notes more of 51 denominatior redeemable at par in ten to-cent subsidiary
cnine.
CONSTITUTIONAL GovernmENT,
HE. Viceroy Yoan Shu Haan hai wired to
Governom in all the provinces of Obins and to
CHARITABLE BAZAAR.
Canton, 8th March,
The compradores of the steamers Solnam and Nanning trading on the West River are reported to have received blackmailing letters from robbers who demanded a arm of 1,000 tabli, In the letters, it was stated that If the amous! demanded he not forthcoming, the writers of the letter will not fail to do barm to the recipi ents. The matter has been reported, to the local officials.
MILITARY STUDENTS.
Seventy students, who have completed their left for the Klang-naw Milltary College course of study in the Canton Military College, yesterday for a further course of three years study.
~`YUMCHOW ̈AND”: LIMCHOW:"
Yamchew and Limehow have been entirely The recent disturbances in the prefectures of suppressed and everything has resumed. Its normal aspect. The commander of the Government troops there. Taota! Kwok You Chang, arrived here, yesterday 'to réport"the matter to the Viceroy.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY, The Canton Hankow Railway Oämpäny received a telegram to the 6th lnstant from the Ministry of Posts and Communications at Pak- lok with instructions that the collection of the second call on the shares of the company should be concluded on the 20lb-day of the 3rd moon (29th April mext) at the latest without any fuither extension of period.
HIGH PRICE OF OPIUM.
Canion, 9th March. Three months ago the price of raw opium (foreign) at Canton stood at about St7 per catty and prepared oplum ni Sz.40 per tool. In the course of last week, the price of the drug has advanced considerably to about $20 for one calty of raw, and $3.00 for one tack of prepared oplam
CANTON-HAWKOW RAILWAY,
The amount collected in fares from pasien Pai Hang was completed: The Company is
gom and freight is
Moon.........
and
and later.
3rd
Total
$53,727,00
22,101.49 26,655.56 -19.821.52
16,849.79
21,168.72
18,414.42
10,513.62
31,324-35
11,183.33 16,111.67 *****. 36,361.37) .................. 28,609.30
5293,391.00
PLAQUE AT FATEHAN.
Canton, 3th March..
Plagne bas broken out in the Tsz Shan village in Fatshao, and many cans of the disesse hava bẹso raported.
... KKLY.GOVERNMENT: SOCIETY,
In a telegram to the Canton-Hankow Rail- way Company at Canton, the Ministry of Poste and Communications at Paking required the Company to giro 'na explanailon' in detail as to how a sum of over 5,000,000 'tanis, 'way spent during lust Chiness year and that onlyʻoʻsa li section of the railway from You Tam to Shek lastracted to submit the required explanation with all the accounts of the Company for the year, to the Ministry for audit ont mbate from the date of receipt of the tele gram, The Canton press are full of com mėnis animadverting on the board of dires- tors for the large sums of money spent in ons year" when so more than one section of": 3d can be shown for the expanditure." There were also oumerous complaints from the sail way shareholders against the officials of the Company for the alleged unsatisfactory/mappat In which copstructional work has been carried on dader the present board of directors,
CHARITABLE BAZAAR.
Koply
ז'
„$160,000,00
$11,679.92 Sir Hey Berkeley stated that he wished in 4,569.83 || call' Mr. Clement to give evidence as to a stalement made to him by the defendant on 40: $175,249-75
application by the defendant to be naturalised and this 1 trust will ment with your approval.allegations in the statement of claim and naga-
■1 * Britinis subject, which would support the With regard to the amonot placed to the tive the contrary allegations in the statement of extra reserve fund I would point out that defence. It was claimed by the Colonial Secre during the year we further extended the try that the statomcots, whatever they were, field of our operations to the "Argentine made on the occasion referred to were made in and South Africa where, working on conserve confidence and therefore could not be divulged tive lion, we hops to be successful. We must but those statements need not be disclosed by not, however, overlook the fact that with the the witness. expansion of business, our liabilities increase in proportion, and your director cannot im-
Mr. Stade at this point was about to state his view apon the question bat Sir Henry said that the question was one of privilege and was purely a matter for the witness.
Mr. Slade-If my friend does not put the matter clearly, I have a right to object. * -
The Chief Justice-The Colonial Secretary has communicated with the Registrar of the Court and has advised him to object to the evidence. racalved the communication from the Colonial Contisulng, Sir Henry stated that he had Sacratary and bis Lordship had also incalved
a communication to a like” effect.. The state)
particular: emphasis on the words "private person," The statement was made by a private person to a public afficial affecting the private musications of a public nature or to communi person only. The Rule only applied to com- cations of a semi-public nature and affected the public service, but is order to sustain the plea of privilege, it must be shown to the Court that the disclosure of the statement desired to be given in the evidence would be injurious to the public service. If the Court saw that that was not the case, then it would regard the objection as futile and order the production of the evi dence desired. Counsel cited authorities in support of his contention and submitted that The Chairman moved the adoption of the sole object was to ask witness what state report and accopalk
Mr. Turner setovided.
.td- ́abroro" you that, excupi ̈ ia^ two" casos
which are now being dealt with same are atisfactory. Fires during the past year proved rather numerous in India and New Zealand, bar I am glad to say in op instance were
driously involved. I will now move that the directors' report and statement of accounts for the year 908, as presented, he adopted: After this has been seconded, 1 shall be pleased to answer any questions that may be put relating to the business before the mesting,
There being no questions,
The motion was agreed to unanimously. Mr. da Silva, moved the conârmation of the appointment as directors of Messie J. W. Bhadow, G. Balloch and F. Lieb,
Mr. Kachado seconded. Carried.
ments had been made to him by the defendant. He submitted that it would be impossible to say that the evidence would be injurious to the public interest and quoted a case to prove that als contention was correct.
Mr. Slade The casa had nothing to do with ptblla policy,
His Lordship1 am sorry I can't hear you,
Stade. Mr.
4.
"My work is finished in London," he ex. plained lo sa fatarview. I bare bullt up system there (the London United Tramway from eight miles of horse fices to 5 miles of electric. The traffic on the old Wert Metropolitan Tramways when I first saw it was handled in a pre-Adamite manner which would be a reproach to a little city in the wilds of Texas... We installed electricity," was the into London, From eight million passangers on the old West Metropolitan from the ber now carried has increased to ɓo millions.
„A“ TASK OF YEÁRE, . "The new system was built up by incessant limit to the development, I bould have can- labour during 16 years. If there had bean'an sidered whether I should not remain till my task was done. But my task is done, so far as London is concerned; and as even disintegra tion is possible, through the aggression of the LLC.C., who are now seaking to absorb the cream of the London United system, it is time for me to consider whether it would not be better to withdraw from the routine of tramway management and devots the rest of my life to larger schames of promotion, construction, and organisation,
policy that it has put Tamil recruiting, on a satisfactory footing, but the prasanti zata of Tamil immigration will have to be doubled If these requirements, very mode. rately estimated, are to be made good, from that source. in what other) direction are we to look for a new supply: at least, as prodactive at our existing ose! ;: 1. can.... Fos no other source but China. We know me.cha get them. If there is no organisation, it would the towkays coolles. - would be - aA oxpansiva mater, more expensive than tw
las
arrangements befora damand z We should farther be indspandent of the Immigration Commitive, and pay our own' man and our own expenIDI.
Mr. H. B. Prior, In sacanding the resolu
tion, said that labour was the one sad-only question. fearned that the manager of a Europeas When in Sumatra - recently,, he estate had been informed that the match Government was going to stop the exportation of coolles. There had been applicatious las 5,000 in one month for the F.M.S), IP was pretty certain that for some years Java would" be a blank feld. He heard that the interior of Sumatra was to be opened up. If they did fict do something soon, they would be left beklad: The chairman said that it was absolutaig "I shall devote my work to other and wider necessary to take some steps." The Chinese spheres of influence. I have bad many invlar they ware employed on, estater, and tions from abroad, from countries where larger bees found very satisfactory, though: coctainlyə
they were expensive. developments are possible. There is apt much possibility in England to-day, Private The resolution was carried, and a committes sacratury and Mr. N. S. Manisigh, with power is more opportunity and greater remuneration to co-opt two others. 1 shall therefore havn wider opportunities, less responsibilities, and. I trust, a mom remunara tive task is the future.
WORK ABROAD
Master. R. Shiwan and H. A. Siebr werd' to glade (excitedly)-1 beg your pardon enterprise bas baan inuffed out. Abroad there was appointed as follows 3-The-chairman, the ·
re-elected directors on the motion of Mr. Taylor, seconded by Mr. da Silva,
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Messrs. W. Hutton Patta and A. R. Lowa as. Mr. Machado moved the resetaction of additors,
Mr. Cruickshank seconded.
Carried 'wem com
gentismen. 1. am much obliged for your at The Chairman: That is all the business, tendance. Dividend warrants will be posted to-day.
The meating then ended.
CHINA-BORNEO CO., LIMITED.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The repost for pretestatier to shareholders at the seventh ordinary yearly meeting to be haid at the office of the company at noon on Tuesday, 15th instant, reads
Gentlemer, The general manager and con- sulting committee bag to present to the share holders the seventh ordinary yearly report of the company.
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The accounts show a profit of $50,533.37 From this has to bé deducted --
Fees to consulting committes... 4,000.00 «Leeving available for appropriation $46,533.31 The consulting committen recom
Your Lordship can hear avers a crossing sweeper if you wish to.
His Lordship-I am afraid I cast hear Counsel in this particular case,
Mr Slade-II your Lordship wont allow me ta point out to you matters which my friend doesn't point out to you, then it's a different
matter.
His Lordship-You know, Sir Henry, as well as I do, or perhaps even better, from your long experience, that the rights of Government departments have, always been protected. '1 know of many cases where the Colonial Secre. fary refused to produce certain papers and the Court declined to lay down a precedent biode Fing the official to produce the document,
Bir Henry-Yes, my Lord, but I merely with to ask questions strictly in connection with this case. The moment witness feels that he should not answer any question, he is at per- fect liberty to refuse, 11 bappen to ask any sark question of the witness. Inadvertently, 1 am sure your Lordship will call me to order,
His Lordship What
ground do you propose in saying that the production of the document to say that the Colonial Secretary has no reason
something in the communication which makes is opposed to public interest, that there's
it so?
Sir Henry-From the copy I am in posses sion of, I don't think it can possibly be opposed to public interest.
mend that a dividend of 5 per cention the subscribed capitalbe paid to shirkholders
His Lordship—I think, Sir Henry, you bet- ... $27,600.00 to call Mr. Cismonti and I shall tell him his Write off Sandakan saw-mills.... 5,000.00 position whenever necessary,
', Intoches and lighters
engineering, worki
• plant
7,500,00 5,000.00
In accordance with the articles of socia consulting: committee, but offers himself for tion the Hon E. Osborne retires from the reelection.
been audited by Mr. W. H; Potts who offers Anditor-The accounts undas, review have himself for ta-sfaction,
W, G. DARBY. General Manager, ›
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One of my first missions is' from: Massen. Speyer Brothers. This will take me-to-the Philippines. Bet i hope to be back again in England in the latter part of May, Last month, may add, completed my jubiles in framway work."
"BLACKMAIL"
Sir Clifton expressed some indignation at what he described as the blackmail-not pers sana! blackmail, of course to which bis com. pany bad been subjected at the hands of the authorities. We have, ha declared, had to pay a million starling for street widenings The whole of the money was vouscassary, be cause, I say, in the case of a struct that is wide enough for a tram to run through, if it wants widening it is the duty of the authority to widen I The money we have paid for street widen
ROWING. NOTES.
·HONGKONGʻREGATTA:
4th int The Hongkong Regatta takes place, to morrow commencing at 12 o'clock, the course. balog from the C.Y.0, to Fenwick's Plor;
There are five events open for sliding seat boats The Hongkong Challenge Cup, 2: The Nathan Cap. 3 The Junior fours), 4 Tha.... Senior pales. 5 The fcolor Pairs,
[(1) * THE HONGKONG CHALLENGE - CUP.- For tble, two czewe have entered, the V.B.O. & O.Y,0, foure, Ausso strokes the former and. Follock the latter craw. The V.R.C, bava been doing by far the greater work and row well together with a beautiful swing, Alves at - bow has been changed to two, Guinal kuing bow; this lead doubt an improvement.
The O.Y.C, have not done enough training:
to perfection. There is a great deal of life and lately, Pollocketriving hard to bring bls crew up go la the boat although the rowing le at times a bit scraggy...
ings has been exacted fram ny by the anther” ities as the price of their assent to the laying but have been doing a great deal of work motor-buses pay two guineas a year, and got of the tramways through their district. The a plate fixed to the buss enabling them to have a fren commission-travelling everywhere, paying nothing for the roads, subjected to nó restraint on their working and no control ar to fares and times.”
LUSITANO RECREATION CLUB,
ATHLETIC SPORTS..
Taken sa i whols I baliave that the QY,OF will win.
2. Forthe Nathan Challenge Cup fra crews: "have entered, Lane Crawforda, who have since scratched, the Civil Service, the Volunteers, the Kent and the Bedford.
‚ I don't know anything about tha Dayal crews, but they are supposed to be doing wall and wil no doubt giva the Volunteers, who are fancied,
good race.
patronage of His Excellency Sir Frederick5 For the Junior fours the V.R.U. kavo on... course (by kind permission of the stewards: of other by Barros. Both crews have been training Lugard. The sports will be held at the race stored two cruwe, ons stroked by Carroll and the ::
day, 18th inst, first race to start at 1 pm sharp, doubt will be the best race of the day the Rengkang, Jockey, Club), on Easter Monhard and are quits keen on winning://This
The list of events is as follows
an, there is nothing to choose between. the two crews Carroll as stroke, is inciised to.
1130
race; (bandicap), TRICH EINE 2--Boys Tace, 220 yardi boys from 10 pasa (handicap). Opes row too hard and may kill himself 'balore the
of age. Bicycla camila (handicap),
Sir Henry-Yas, my Lord, that will suit mo, The Attorney-General-I think it in only The Lusitano Recreation Club's athletic 1,433.33 right for me to say
that the document has worsports this year will be under the distinguished besa obinined officially. 546,533.32
box sad, cross-examined by Sir Henry, stated Mr. Clementi was called into the witosse.
General; it was part of his duties to make out that in 1903 he was the Assistant Registrar
grailed as a British subject. On that occasion realisation papers. He remembered, one LI Shak Pang applying in that year to be pat- the man made a statement. He could not re member the name of the applicant's father. Sir Henry Did you make a note of it? Mr. Clementi-Yes, but I am fostructed by the Colonial Secretary to tell the Court that the 'statement was made in - confidance and I am to say that the production of the document also instructed by the Head of my department weald be lojarlane to the public service and that the disclosures la'the document would be equally injurious.
Hongkong, 5th March, 1910;
SAMANBATING, CROCODILE, HUON SAURIAM PULLS A MÂN CUT'OF A BOAT.
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4) Two" crews have antared for the Kinios"?). dom100 yards - dat 'raca, (Challenge Unp), 16 || Palm V.R.O. consisting of Musso and Bell und be won 3 yours in saccession..
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5-Girls Race, 100 yards, (handicap). Post estries Open to girls onder to years of age.
6-Three-legged race, 100 yarda. 7-Bicycle race.s-miles (hsodicap), B-Half-a-mile dat race. Post antrine, open to sailors, soldiers and police).
9.-210 yards, fatraca (championship), Open to all bond dde amateurs in the Colony, nader roles of the AAA (post entries), 2010-Bayrʻracaj 126'yards; (handicap)) Port
_entries," Open to boys under saiyaan K
* 11.-440 yards dai raca, (handicap), (
13-Back race, 5a yazdı... ondoki'over 40 yeLIK,
His Lordship The Colonial Secretary bas agthorised: you to make that statement in Count?
the R.H.KY.0, conninting of Pollockiand: Mate tin. As the pair oared boats wants great dani biể manipulation and practics, 1. think-Muma will win, this an he has been ant much more; than. Pollock, whose crew in a recent creations Pr
For the junior faire Carroll'and 'Barron' havn esteradicrowa; the Brst named la the best or balanced and will win maally, fear of di
I was also present,à foreign Sister of the Frenetikaljon El Pik Klong Huang Anak Me it would be Isjurious to the public service:1. (e3-120 yard dat raca, (bandicap). Open to The Band of the x535 Ka]pizia will be in attende
His Lordship-It is part of the contents of
Ladies nomination, Half-a-mile fat race; (handicap), 16,→→Toms row, 200 yards. 17.4m450 yards fateraca,; Heavy walght-over- 170 lbs. (Handicap.). Post ontsies.
PARALELE, DASILE; "THE" PROGRAMÁR The' Hongkong Regatta will be held/co- -morrow at noon at Fenwick's Reclamation, North Poluta. Some good racing fi anticipatað
ance during the afternoon. - Mian Lyon, kindly consented to present the at the conclusion of the (glva; below" thać programms) st
Moon, Jualor/Pairi, je
An extraordinary aftir occurred od Klong Samrber, balow Ban His, a day' or two ago, reports the Bangkok Dally' MAIL-A MAW WAL Yesterday the charitable baraar for the hens, guially paddling along in his boat when saddan fit of the Canton Fong Pin Hospital, held in. the Western suburb in a large matshed, con bim by the right arm, and pulled him dows Įgia kuge crocodile rose out of the water, caught tinned to attract hundreds of visitors, There As luck would have it, a police catrol boat from that if you give the name of the father
Witness-Those are my lostructions, Sir Henry But the Colonial Secretary ba Mission with a number of girl students who ing along jaar bezing the boar presented a large quantity of their works of art: victim of the affair And the constablas init, who My Lord, I am merely asking the witness to 10 giffs to the bazaar. The amount collected as the whole thing, paddled skriftly up, besting, refresh his memory from the document before from the proceeds of sales on that day was two the water and shouting. This had the desired him. A circular has been issued by the Casion thousand and six hundred odd dollar, being sheet and the jakbay ralasand his victim who Salf Government Socisty to convene a public almost a bossand dollars more than the of coming to the surface was pulled into the the document. If the Colonial Sacratary kim. moting to be held on the 5th instant for the 'ankoopt realised on the preceding day,
"best." It was found that the benes' of his arm' sell objects to the production of the daca purpose of discussing a protan galost tha
hid bean braked'while the féih had been tar mest and holds an opinion that the omcials for the alleged unsatisfactory manner in I commercial circles at Amsterdam] - #3933ibs' - ribly facerated by the mastian's fangs, : He was production would be folutious, I don't which they dealt with the diskffected troops after Batavia Nieuwsblad, warning words have been brought en the recent slots in Canton, Inthe circular, it is at addressed to rubber-investors. Their attention iraniman - There are large number of croproduction.
«Hangjoode, and samtito bospital for thiolany: Colonial Court coold) enforcer the so stand that the Viceroy should be bequested to has been pointedly drawn to the fact that, in codiles in Klong Samrong, but this is the first
open to all gantiaman-amateurs who are communicate with the British Cebral mad the the long run, Hayes planters do les all recorded instance Thich thay bays been the
Henry-I don't propone to go beyond members or visitors of the Club Lusitano, Club Freach, Consol at Cantos regarding the fuse the thon who have stuck to Risibobgled kids to attack tuman Beinge 24 tht place He Lordship'-I don't know what questions Sociedade Pallas de Reid Catane res Pallarmonica and Lusitane Recrsa. of ficencia.se Chiasss, boats mooring at the slastica). It appears that the“ Horan, after '2") is of any metal from BankWok Inéni sportinium } [you intend to fake and what the kneware will tion Clah, ya Skamsen Creak in order to have the jurisdie few years, growth, is liable to subi-cumicat); who see tired of wamaler diy paddy soldarias be? I don't know the Contents of the docet intrance few, EL.00 for events's, 4, 7, 14′and tion, aserdisable over the Chiness boats in the which countervails" all the advantagan dalaing, search:uf weipe whion mew not may be glad to bì 1 think there's something In Loobunele de 19. so capid for weanta 3, 6, 11, 33; 13/15, 35, 1818. Motor post and sailing racan wilf, also take Shamsen Creek) revcited to Chinase officials, įfrom gulckey growth and large yielde
bear that the croce are so thick Chien, col 115 Bir Henrymi wonki magut dist your Lordelor Spoc las allievania;: so conta for Grant 97
Race, 120 yards (handicap)".
TRGU,
at 1; 12; 13, 14, 15, 26, 17,
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12:30 pm - Man O'War Gigs and Whale --
3 p.m. Senior Fairs,
p.m. Nathan Challenge Cup, 52.30 p.m. The Drown Challis Cap.. 62,45 p.m. Officers Gige and Whalers, Zamgaj p.m, Tha Hongkong Challenge Oup, 8.— 3,30 p,m-Man O'War Cutters,GEO. 9e-4 pene Grigia Fodre, si e 10,--4.39 1.3-=[Junior Faire...........
place during the afternoon,
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