"THE HOMEWARD BOUNDER.
HUMOURS OF THE MAIL BOAT,
(Specially Written for the "Hongkong" Telegraph?!)
* juht at this season of the year, when the hot weather is sending out certain warnings that it will soon be upon us, there begins the annual exodus of those fortunate persons who have become entitled to a holiday in Europe after such and such a number of years' service in the onervating East. Already we have seen many such departures recorded in the Telegraph, and
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 26 191O.
Á SLY GOVERNOR' More than one good story is told about, a cartain late Governor of Hongkong," who was just leaving the Colony as a "homo- ward bounder". As the departure of a Govámor always does, His Excellency's going away was celebrated by many fanc
tions of a social kind which necessitated' a great deal of hand-shaking. As anyone who bas bad to go through the experience of shaking hands with innumerable people on the one day will tell you, it is a most trying ordeal and the right arm may be stiff and sore for a wook.
When he appeared on the Pier prior to going But His Excellency was not taking any risks
on board and hundre Ja upon húsdreds of kin
TEE CHINA TRADERS: IN:
"SURANCE CO., LD.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The report for presentation to the share- holder at the forty-fourth ordinary meeting to be held at the Company's offices at 11.30 P., on Wednesday, the 13th April, reads a
The Board bas now to lay before the share:
holders a balance sheet containing a summary the 31st December, 19ng, and a statement of of the property and liabilities of the Company on account to the same date.
dividend of $3 per share and the bonus of 20 1908 Account.-After payment of the interim
many more are imminent. Of course, there is faithful constituents were assembled for a final 1% to contributors passed at the last annual
bandshake, it was seen that H.E. was wearing his sight arm in a silken sling. In consequence the left hand had to be used. As is very well
meeting there remains a balance of $431,778.11 as por anuexed statement.
no need to explain that the Hongkong resident who-happy man becomes cutitled to his leave on full pay or ball pay as the case may caso, takes care to get away from the Colony kaowa, na pressare can be employed in shaking propriated as f.llows -
belore our trying summer miskis its advent, so as to avoid that and at the same time get the benefit of the mild season at Home, for when .ba first arrives in the old country after a long sojourn in the East he would cut a sorry, 6, me if he had first of all to be called upon to face the rigours of the bitter months.
done who has seen many "send-off" from Hongkong, the writer has had the chance of wit ouching both sides of the picture,
· GRAVE AND GAY
a man's left hand with your own right, and as 'a rosuit the Governor got through the duty without getting his bager crushed or his arm. It was with a humorous Twinkle in his eye that he informed an inquiring pressosao on board the sleamer afterwards that there was not very much the matter with his right hand, but be had a lot of official documents to write os the homeward voyage,
HUMOURS OF DEPARTURE, Another bumorous happening connected. as well as the various minor circumstances with the going away on pabsion of a Govern. which are char, cleristic-of-these-functions-and-ment official wasthis had beenincapacitated which yet are never the fame in any two cases,
on service by an injury which compelled him. As a general rule, the homeward bounder " to use crutches for a long time. Technically is followed to the ship by his friends and fellow he was entitled to have been invalided workers and seat off with a bristers farewell Home although its injury was not of very At one time in Hongkong, theip, was bardly much account Still he stuck out for the pen ever a departure of a Stetimin ne a group of sion until he got it, but on do Account 'would Scotsmen without the bag p'pes being requisi: be give up the use of his cratches even to the. tioned to skirt out parting good wishes, but point of sailing. On that day he arrived at the this practice has fallen into disuse generally jetty in a chair with bis ciuiches by his side, and may only now be observed when, say, and was much commiserated by onlookers on a bunch of Scots police are going off on leave his misfortune, together.
Many aime, the writer has heard the mail. bont smaking loam round to the deafening point with the shrek of the pipes and the rolling out fram vociferous throats the time, bonoured shops of the country, ending up of -czu«s" with "Auld Lang Syne." Needles
to say these pastings were not effected without a cuolinerable copiumption of whisky and other stimulants, for it is little use for a Scots. msako try to take leave of a depaging friend without
A SLOCKENER.
But although, the Scots appear to be the most fervid and enthusiastic in their fashion of taking leave of the "homeward bounder," they do not by any means absorb all the peculiarities of farewell greatings.
When the 'Chinese want to show in no unmistakable manner the beartiness of their
good wishes for some departing. European, the cracker is brought into play. Long strings of these noisy, insuments of greeting are
·huóg' at the office door or at the gato of the business place which has been the scene of his labour, and the departing pariy bas
to sva the guuniler of these, demonstrative ebullitions of good will before he is able to, reach the whari where his launch awaits to take him off to the steamer.
·Nordues this friendly demonstratlon end bere,
for in the case cu popular man, bis admirers
will sometimes fullow the seamer down the Harbour for a couple of miles or so in launches Bicing more fusiladea of cracker, with a power ful bomb at the end of the lost ne as a grand Gaule. Obe well known, Hongkong man who was modest and particularly dreaded crackers, Doce escaped the ordeal by making his exit through a back door leading into an ob cure alley while the workmen, were conwced round the froot entration all prepired in begin the game whenever he should make his appear auce. But it was no use. They followed him --out in the-ship la n' launch and-gave him thỹ. full benefit at close qua ters, This mention of
MODEST MEN
"Bar to the astonishment of all, when be got up he was as well able to walk as the best man among the crowd and even performed a few steps of the "Sword Dance with a challenge to auyone who cared to prove himself the bet ter dancer using his churches, as the sworde |
"THE OPIUM HABIT,
FROM AN INTELLIGENT VIEWPOINT.
"Dixon," a writer in do lodian contemporary, bas the following to say on the subject of the opium habit:-it will serve no practical pur. pose to inquire it the effect of opium on the national character and constitution of the Chi sess bas bean so pernicious as it has been re- presented to be, on an extravagant presentment of a low extrems, cases. In spite of ópíum, the hinese are a well-buil, ace unsurpassed in industry and application. They are certainly nut inferior in health or physique to any o:ber Astatic nation that is innocent of the fascina. tion of the narcotic,I do not kaow, if taken immoderately, opium works greater havoc than alcohol. There are baitual drunkards as there are excessive opium-eaters, and yet the traffic in alcoholic drinks is not stopped altogether on that account. De Quincey cannot, per haps, be cited as an'impartial witasan. But his opinion in valuable as derived from life long personal experience, and in ose of the fiacst passages in his "Confessions" he sets forth the advantages of opium against wine, and says that no man "having tace tasted, the divine luxuries of opium, will afterwards descend to the grors and morial enjoyments of alcohol," I am not an opium-eater myself, and it may be a heresy to say anything in defence of a drug which it is a sign of respectability to con demn. but I cannot bring myself to agree to a pious conformay, simply because it is considered decent by the world'to be mixed up with the herd, rather than be mark. ed on as singular. 1 sentimentalism bad ont come into play, India should not have lost the vous from opiam. Many years ago. I happened to visit the opium deas recalls to one's mind that there are mady of Bombay; the inmates were enjoying their "homeward bounders" he simply detest pipe, resting on pillows in porfect peace and Daisy farewells but prefer to slip on board ba'mony, aud us far as I can remember, I did quietly and without display. One such youth-cot notice among them a single person balf so who was es bashful as any gid-was so epxious-looking at the miserable wrecks depic'ed. to prevent being made conspicuous on the ship r the public beticof by the abolitionists." About gave his well-wishers the slip and when he
wenty years ago, the whole question was arrived on board locked himself in the cabia thoroughly sifted by a commission appointed with the intention of emerging only at the last by Governmeal, and the weight of evidence was moment so that in the barry of departure the uast cecidedly in favour of the view that opium, Farewells would have to be short. But such in certaio circumstances, was bo.cficial, and a pandemoniom did his office companions and that is wal’by no means ibe evil it had been re- other intends create outside the locked door presented to be. But I am quite out of date in that the steward, was forced to intervene and dealing with this aspect of the question. It is the culprit was haled away to the smoking
a lact quite as Lettled as the partition of Ben- gal, that the opium traffic shall cease altogether in ten years, and that the Government must find their own ways and means to supplement the loss. There will always be a 'difference of opinion as to the exact benefit to be derived by the Chinese in consequence of this pious se solve of the British Government. Great Bri tain has all the credit of a deed which will not cost ber a pelo). The enormous sacrifice It will involve must be borne by ladia alone, and the merit of it is cobaoced by the fact that India is a very poor country and its ordinaryresources cannot keep pace with its growing expenditure. The Finsuch. Minister is himself much discon- cented by this circumstance, and is almost apo. logetic in the proposals ho has submitted to the Viceroy's Council for fresh taxation. "This is mora rich country," he said. "A large propor
zoom, where he had to listen to his bealth being proposed and to "i'e's a Jolly Good Fellow." tree times repeated,
On the other hand, there are many man who bear off these honours without a blush wben they leave for home, and those have the best time of it. There is, atteṛ ull, a kiod of
·MIXED FEELING
in the send-off which is generally accorded the "homeward bsuader," for there can be no doubt that most of us have to plead gailty to a certain amount of envy of the lucky man who is going away on leave, or to retire after he has "made bis pile" in the East. But it would be more than bumin to expect scything else on the past at any rate of those tess foituvate,
portion are very poor. No right-minded mas can impose additional taxation on India with a
The Brand recommends that this sum be ap:
„A font dividend to shareholders of
An addition to sterling resave fand
S1.50 per share on 34,000 shutes$ 36,000.00
of £10,000 at exchange 1/9 9.16 xx1,304.35 An addition to the reinsurance fund.
of £5,000 at exchange 1/9 9.16.55,851.17 To becarried forwardto underwriting
suspensa account to close the account for the year 1908
SOLDE
218,831-59
$421,778.11
150, Account The balance of working ac. count on the 31st December, 1909, was $1,302, 62Bag as per annexed statement. The Board recommends that an interim dividend of 53 per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing $72,000 and that a boous of so % be paid to contributors, absorbing about $125,000 and that the remainder be carried forward,
DIRECTORS.
Since the last generál meeting Messrs. H. A. W. Slade, G. Friesland, W. Helms, E. G. Baïrett and C, S. Gubbay bare resigned their seats "on leaving the Colony and Mr. G. Balloch, of Messrs. Gilman & Co., M. J. W. Bandow of Messrs. Weichers & Co., Mr. Fr. Lieb of Meurs. Amhold, Karberg & Co., and Mr. G. H, Medburst of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ld., have joined the Board. Mess. J. W. C, Bonnar aid A. Forbes retire by rotation and offer themselves for re-election.
.AUDITORS.
The annexed accounts have been' audited by Messis, H. U. Jeffries and A, R.' Lowe who offer themselves for re-election.
W
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1910.
.A. FORBES.
Chairman,
BALANCE SHEET. On 31 December, 19:9. To Cupitil 24,000 shares of $83 33 each – $1,000,000 ap00 which $15 per share called and paid up To Reserve Fund:- Sterling 5,000 Silver.......... $80,000.00 55,653.17
To Unclaimed bonus and dividend To Exchange. fluctuation account
To lovestment Auctuation acenant
$620,000.00,
855.691.17 3.557.50 68,154.40 71,883 57
To Working accoun11909 balance 411,778, 1 To Working account 1909 balance 1,202,618.19- To Reinsurance
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To-day's Advertisements.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALOUTTA.
Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras and Mauritius..
THE Steamship
Captain G. F. Hudson, will be despatched for "CATHERINE AFOAR,"
the above Ports, on THURSDAY, the grat❘ Instant, at Noon,
·For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON & CO, LIMITED,
Agents.... Hongkong, 36th March, 1910,
(277.
FROM EUROPE.
THE H. & L. Steamship
"ALESIA," Captain Habel, having arrived, Con signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their titk in the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained against, Billa-ot-Lading countersigned by the Undersigned,
Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice to the contrary be given before TO- DAY
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised.....
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods- have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing andelivered after the 31st instant, will be subject to rent,
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. THE P
“HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Siaamat.
"SARDINIA,"
vessel are hereby informed that their Goods Conalgunes of Cargo by the above-named
are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown: Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as sq00 A3 the Goods are landed. ..."
Optional' Goods will be landed kare unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.
Goods not cleared by the 30th instant, at 4 1.3, will be subject to 'mat,"
No Fimm Inniance will be affected by me in any case whatever.
· Damaged· Packagos, must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consiguna's and the Company's representative at an appointed hour,”.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere after which, date they cannot be recogultad.
No.Claims will be admitted after the Goodr have left the Godowns, Br
E, A. HEWETT,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 25th March, volo
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. ",
NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS. FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, MARSEILLES, COLOMBO
AND SINGAPORE...
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods areTM to be left in the Godówns, where they will be examined on the goth instant, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in THE Company's Steamship
any case whatever.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 25th March. Joto.
"WAKASA MARU,"
haying arrived from the above Parts, Con. –[276-|-siganes of Cargo are hereby informed that their
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE, TO CONSIGNEES,
STEAMSHIP "ERROLL,"
· FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
STRAITS.
"ONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. ing undelivered after the 2nd prox. will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the | 25th prox, or they will not be recognized,
All broken, chased, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be:
xamined on the 1st ptox, at 3.F.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO, LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, 26th March, ros
COUNCIL.
(228
fund.................... 31,880. 4.1 - 365,976,53 | RULANGSU (AMOY) MONICIPAL To Underwriting
suspense account. 9,194 6.9 To Sunday creditor's
By Cash on current pccount at
Hongkong..........
*****103,450.02
B54.87.
$ 3,693,885.42
.....$
By Cash on depsit with Bank in Hongkong, Shanghai, & Seattle, By Amount invested in mortgages,
debentures and other securities In: Hongkong, Shanghai, and, Yokobama,......
By Amount invested in London,
Vic.:-
Deposited is Banks, 699,000. o. a Leasehold property; 20,990. 0.0 Other investmarts
3,722.10/0
31,406,21
771,714.08
1,334,695.59
£123,712.10.0 1,376,973.91
By Amount invested in Australia, viz:-
Deposited in Bank, £4,000, 0, 0 By Amount at debit of branches and agencies wing, istemez By Sundry debtora By Bills receivable
Minutes of a meeting of the Council held at the Board Room, on the 8th March, 1919.
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Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and i Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted ani mark by mark.and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are faïded.
Coke, Scrap Iron or other similar natured goods are to be taken immediate delivery ex ship; 'otherwise they will be landed into the same Company's Godowas at owner's risk and expense.
Optional Goods will be. carried on nalesi instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the gist March will be subject to rant.
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Damaged packages must be laft in the Godowns for examination by the Consignne's and the Co.'s representativer at an appointed hour, All claims must be presented within lon days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 24th March, 101a.
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Intimations.
SAUSAGES
OWN MAKE EXCELLENT and DELICIOUS,
Pure Pork
AND
Beef Sausages
at 35 cents & 25 cents
per lb
THE DAIRY FARM Uo., LTD.
Hongkong, 12th February, 1910.
ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER
TO BE OBTAINED
FROM ALL WINE DEALERS
THR
"HINA PROVIDENT LOAN 'AND
MORTGAGE CO.; LD.
(UAFITAL PAID ́UF,
„T1,350,000)
Longs on Mortgage of House Propany, dc. Godds received on Storage. Advances inade'on Merchandise. Loans made on the Frazident System.
(Rates and Particulars on application).
THE OFFICE OF TRUSTER, EXECUTOR OF WI";LS, - ATTORNEY, &s, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & C
General Managers.
Hongkong, roth Merck, 1008. -
SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,
WYNDHAM (FLOWER) STREET, OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
Present:-Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chair: BEST ENTERTAINMENT IN HONGKONG.
mae), W. Kruse, C. Lee, J. Leo, J. Mencarini,
K. Taudiarabara, Lim Nee Kar, the Health Officer and the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
.
A letter was read from the Socior Consul forwarding a copy of a despatch from the Doyen
COMIC and DRAMATIC FILMS.
Miss JESSIE THORNE, Australian Soubrette.
of the Diplomatic Corps at Peking to the Senior DAILY Consol at Amoy, dated the 10th February, 1910,
| concerning the qualification of parsons-to-vale- at public meetings of ratepayers, and the Se cretary was directed to publish same for general information in the Amoy Gazdio, and also in "Express" form.
Miss DORIS MCAULEY. New Songs and Dances,
Mr. CARL WALLNER, Whistler and Comedian. CHANGE OF FROGRAMME, COMPLETE CHANGE TWICE A WEEK,
MONDAY and FRIDAY, DAILY TWO-PERFORMANCES,
First commences: 6.30 half-price. Second commences 9.15.
Communications were read from the Amoy MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price. Eugistering Company concerning a path lead. |ing to their works. The matter was referred to
the Works Commises.
44.521.74
The Captain Superintendent of Police re- pared that the following cares, had been 145,147.27
dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last 69.49315
meeting:-Summonses: Fraudulently, obtain. 16,912.67
ing money 1, Encroaching on property 1, Debt $3,693,285.42 1 Allowing cattle and pigu to stray 3, Assanit f. Illegally selling land 2,Summary Ar: rests: Found,na enclosed premises, &c. 1, Loitering with intent, &c. 4, Being a rógon and, $1,918,120.83a vagabond, &c. 1, Breach of Opiam Regnia.
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1999; "
On gist December, 1909.
To Nelt premium
To Interest... To Transfer fees
By Agency commissions, and By Head office, branches and
$
Hongkong, 18th March, 1919.
ENGLISH ALE & STOUT.
In Patent Jars of 1 to 5 Gallons.
148,782.06 tions 4, Throwing diss, &c. into the public drains The Beer is kept Fresh
18,002; Gambling 5, Theft 3, Robbery 1.
2,0£6,910,88
555,947.38
*$5,420.88
74,41070
agency charged, mammarina By Remuneration to directors,
committees and auditors................. · By Losses and claims paid,......... 1,158,556.19 3,465,335.13
By Bonus of aux paid to con
tributors, stains By Interim dividend of $3 per
share, By Balance,
*
By ordes,
(Signed), W, H, WALLACE,
Chairman,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL, Secretary,
Events Coming.
Saturday, 16th March,
Baudmenn Opera Co., "The Gay Gordons," |
107,807.619 p.m.
72,000.00 411,778.11
Monday, 28th March.
Bank Holiday, Lusitano Recreation Club Sports, at Race | $2,056,920.88 Coura, 1. p.m.
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1909. On 'gist December."
it is, however, one of the most pleasurable features of living in the Ean that on the occation of its people are poor, an appreciable pro sion of the departure of a man whether on short leave or forgood altogether, bis friends unfailing. Hy gather round him to wish him * Godspeed, light heart. To me, it is a very genuine sor To Nett premium...................$2,165,354.95
od take other means to make him feel that, tow to be obliged to do so, This is a fact | To laterest is after all, life out here is pot altogether so which should weigh upon the heart of all Fin- wordid and dollar-hunting a thing as it is some ance Ministers. It will do them good, núd save times represented to be. No "homeward the country from a possible evil. bounder departs from Hongkong without
Isaving a vacany somewhere or other; and evan | THE Wojth German Gazelle states that 65,900. although he may have been only a shost-service || workmen were employed at the Kropp Geo man he will not soon, as a rule, forget the Works at Essen, in Germany, at the end of hearty good wishes that word given expression | last year...an incrento of nearly -4,000 for the eo when he left the shores of thle island of-irage | twelve months. China has ordered from the Tant waters,
works soo light monatain guns
143052-99
$2,314,212,94
By agency commissions ........ 50,842.09 By head office,, branches and
Gagency charges arenemis 318,223.19 By remuneration to directars, com-
mittees and auditors
14,002.65 By losses and claims pald ***** 827,916,81 By balance bavi
Sterling Exchange taken at 1
!
Tuesday, 29th March,
Geo. P. Lammert Auction sale of furniture? at the !! Davonia ↑ Peak Road, 2.30 p.m.
Geq, P. Lammert, Proparty sale, 3 puta,. Sanitary, Board meeting, 345 p.m.
Wednesday, 30th March,
Buffs Athletic Sports, Kowloon Cricket Club. China Commercial Co., Ltd, annual meeting at the office of Ewens and Harston, Alexander Building, 4 p.)
*** Saturday, and April H.K.A.A.A. Sports, Kowloon Cricket Club. Monday, 4th April. National Bank of China Ltd, Extraordinary sts.94 | meeting, 12.30 p.m.).
1,207,628.19
Philharmoola Concert, at Olly Hall 9 15 pime-
and Sound in these Patent Earthenware Jars for about
Ten Days.
A Small Quantity can be drawn off for use
from time to i time.
SEND ORDERS EARLY.
ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF JARS RECEIVED.
No, 135
$1.25 per Gallon.
H. PRICE & CO., LD
WINE MERCHANTS,
12, Queen's Road,
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