Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEC
bas referred to the Cemetery Committee a suggestion that persons who desire that special cara should be taken of the graves. hare of their friends or relations should pay Lo annual fee of six dollars to the Inspector of Cemetaries, or half a guinea if paid to the S. WATSON & CO., Crown Agents in London. This small yearly payment should cover the following ex- penses
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.-
WIND AND SPIRIT. MERCHANTS..
** (1) Cleaning the stonework of the grave,
i (a) Tidying and weeding the grave,
(3) Watering any plaois août dowers ou
the grave,
Parsee Presentation.
TO SIR HORMUSJELEN. MODY.
BİR HORMUBJEK ON THE LAW OF
WEDNESDAY JUL
who by
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18th ulted in the Suprem
YOU
to the ed
Kinverted yest else to prope which was stated to be 211, or my loj timed
Yau, widow
|'rult against
mku shares: Strest, szecstor of the will of )
| deceased, and Mr. Crowthat Smith
Almada and Smith); plaintif applied. (0% she is sau
brightly before the Sida conclusion;:
the honour of Knighthood comes to you at aripe ago you may yet be spared for many years to enjoy the honour: so well dat and that the goodwill of this mmunity borein so feably expressed-may add somar0,000 which at 212 for a 31; shato gires £7)(5,000 as the present value of Merlimanu thing to the happiness of the years yet
undertaking, ie, the estate, ARRA ramsining to you.^:
In this hope we subscribe ourselves, MAMMA Yours most truly,
Vila (Hara follow signaturas.): Tee illuminated address was enclosed in a blue morocco cover with heavy aliver Corners and centrepiece which bore the following is Kt, by the Members of Parsed Community, Hongkong-Chaton 1910.
The face value of Merlimau capital is
Will you be good, Sir, as to work out in the laterest of the reading public, the value of Merlimanestate or pedertaking on your
Malcolm Cumming" "Sengat scale and insert the result?
as Nos. 8 and 10 Lok Hing Section Lof Intand Lot No. 50;
of the mains propitty in respect; receiver to be - appointed: Mz Pi W. Goldring of Musu
The members of the small Parase community In Hongkong met at their Club-house this afternoon to do bonour to the President of the Paries Trust Funds in Hongkong and Canton on the occasion of his recent elevation to the dignity of a Kuighthood. It had been ar ranged for the funcilon to take place much Should any repairs to these graves become earlier that It did, bat intervening circumstan necessary through the sluking of the ground ces, over which the premolars had na contro), surface, the cracking of the stonework, or prevented-an-aurilar presentation of the Ad any typhoon damage, it is suggested that ass which was delivered amid all the outward semblance of good will to Sir Hermusjes Mody police be sent to the person concerned this afternoon. The commony was modestly informing him or her of the nature of the confined to the Parsee community exclusivaly scription:Prescuted to Sir H& N. Mody,contemporary replies as follows: We readily defendant, damage and the repairs required, and and no invitation to the foreign community was estimate for the repairs from a local court issued. Among those present we noticed: tor be enclosed, Hitherto monuments which Messrs. B. L. Batiliwalla (secretary), D. K. have become damaged by typhoon or other Saihas, M.P. Talatif Trustees of the Zoroastrian wise have beco repaired by the Public Works Fund of which Sir Homusjen bas been the Department. We think that the comelery AD. Avaria, H. Ruttodjen, JH. Ruttonjce, president now for more than 25 years;) Mesits, committee ought as far as practicable to give. B. K. Mehta, R. Pastonjes, J. K. Chinoy, RI effect to these suggestions. Of course, it may A. Dastur, F. K. Tata, D. K. Mistry and many 1:80❘ be objected that it is a public cemetery and others. There were a few ladies present also... that therefore its opkeep should be entirely Sir Homusjes was received on arrival by paid for out of the taxes. But there is an the Trustees, and after the naval exchange of let Seal Capsule - 28.60. 2.10 other consideration. This would involve the greatingi, E Very Fine Old
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employment of an additional staff, and the expense of this would have to be borne by the whole community, which as it is now is paying for this cemetery which is only for Christians. Non-Christians have to pay out own private funds for the upkeep of their cemeteries, and therefore they are in. effect paying twice over, once for themselves, and their own cemetery and once again for cemetery in which they can have no other
of their
a
share than the privilege of paying for it.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
23.00 2.06 SIR Henry and Lady Blake have arrived in 28.00 2.05 London, and are staying at Queen Anne's- mansions, St. James's Park... 29.60 2,55 32.00 2.80 Tux following appointment has been made at the Admiralty Flest Surgeons, P. II. Boy 48.60 4.10 dea, to the Tamar Additional, for Werbal wei 55.60 4.70 sick quarten.
Mr. M. P. Talali opened the proceedings. He said:-Mr. Secretary, crare your per
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low and Morrell, watched the the plaintiff and Mr. Kidon The editor of our well-informed Southern by Mr. G. Hastings, represented the comply with our correspondent's request. The Mr. Potier stated that to that case, Merliman property was valued as a whole by tiff was harepresented by Counsel Mr. Herbert M. Dalby at £157,030,1. Dividing | Lordship thought it right nod if Osi the number of free of each age, as given in help him in any way, I the prospectos, by igo wa get the following acreage results on the Malcolm Comming
scale m
3,005 acres, less than 1 year old,
"say 6 months, at £17, 'tas.
5,895 acres 1 year old at $20 per
*312 acresta, years old at 635 per
-915 acres a years olid at Lsă par
acro...
594 acion 21 years old at £7.
101 per acre...
5,6x
35,oda
10,920
45,750
37.993
£157,632,
In Mt. Darby's estimate a profit of £24,130 from tapioca interplanted with the rubber was
included. We do not valtis this separately under Malcolm Cumming scale, calch crops interplanted retard growth of rubber, to ab ex test at least equal to the profit derived from them.
of the case for both parties, with facts which were act in opnsing, he
which he would
It was with regardi ment of claim which referte
His Lordship-Tae pargn stuck out
Mr. Potioi-Yes, my Lord,
The paragraph in quastion was accordingly. alruck out. T
-Proceeding, Mr., Potter stated that he appear- od for Mr. Crowther Smith.only.
|||| His Lordship --Then she will be entitled to Judgment against the Grat defendant
Mr. Potter-I don't know the first defendant. I'm not concerned with him.
Continuing, Mr. Poller said that probata of
will had been granted and advancen made.
He would not deal with the advances, as by
doing that he would be opening his own case.
Tag The case was narrowed down to a very fide point now that paragraph 7 bad bien struck ont
Mr. Darby's valusilon was £6xz less than a strict 5 years purchase valuation on the Mals colm Cumming scale, and may be regarded as
very fair test of the accuracy of that scale,
As we still'occasionally Bad people who in sist that we condemned Merlimau at the time of its formation we may recall the facism
The purchase price (in cash) ins
SIR HORMUSJEE'S NEPLY. Sle Hommassanid-Ladies and Gentle most la dificult for me, to find words, with you do me in presanting me with this address which to sufficiently thank you for the honour can only say that I do most sincerely appre- ciste your kindness and thank you very cor- dially for it. I may say that I am, maincally, highly gratified at the honour which it plaased our late much beloved and deeply lamented King Emperor to bestow upon me--an kocour which was among the last of thy many gracious gifts His Majesty thought fit to confer mission to say a tów words. circumstances have occurred which have so unexpected, I cannot but feel that the upon his dullfol subjects. It was, moreover, unavoidably prevented us from getting an
reward is far in excess of the merits of the earlier opportunity for this pleasing cere ittle I have been able to do for the Colony. mopy for which we have met to-day. It is which has been my home for so many years. with the utmost pleasure that. I have now is gratifying to me to find that you, my expiela, on behalf of our community, Gur follow-countrymen, rejice with me in the sincero congratulations for the very high dis distinction of which I have been graciously tinction of Koighthood which His late gracious signalled out at the bumble recipient. I can Majesty King Edward the Vil; has conferred assure you that, this address with which you on our worthy president, Sir Hormusjen Mody, hava just preinsted me will be 'always tren• During that very long period of more than 35 sured by me so long as I live, I desply years that we have enjoyed the benefit of Sir regret that owing to ill health Mr. Batliwalls, Hormujee's leadership of our community, the worthy secretary of our community here, be has Justly. was the esteem and admire has been unable himself to make the prasentaa tion of us all, for his ardent real for the tion as was your desire. I trust that he welfare of his follow-countrymen in this Col will soon be restored to perfect Health, I ony, for which wo are ever indebted to him. Cannot refrain from an expression of genuine The Patice community, have just reasons pleasure at seeing here the ladies of our com- to be proud of having such a highly, respected manity, who grace this memorable occasion gestiemas as Sir Harmusjen, Mody as a presi. I to me by their presance. It has been explain. dant. His many noble 'works of charity have ❘ed to me that it was the desire of many of our caused his game to be permanently associated ladies to have added their sigantures to the with many worthy instituuous. of this Colony, address, i cannot but regret that any dis-1 There stands in Royal Square a megnificant appointment should have been caused them by staton—one of his gifts which will remain as their not being invited to do so. I am consci
We took the view that the cost of under- permapost emblem of Partes loyalty, Sir
ons that I lack the gallantry of youth THE Bishop of Victoria will give the last of Hormusjee Mody has most worthily shown bis to acknowledge the compliment from the Paral writing was excessive, being more than generous hearted spirit in giving new life to ladies. But old age can, nevertheless, make £20,000, and insisted on the needlessness of several benevolent institutions by bin substan amends in a deepar s2016 of gratitude, and anch expandisare at a time when everyone was subject. Is Cardinal Newman's Hymn Leadial docations and has earned the graiitude of they will parkaps-find consolation in the trim eager to pick up the shares of any decent rub. numerous deserving people of all nations. His that "old customs die hard." I am told, that bar company at par. We all hold to that Boblest work-andose which promises to be the was owing to the affici adsarence in the ex-view, and if berlimau had been floated on The HONGKONG TELEGRAPE should be Shanghai Bank, is now recovering of the bad sapiend.d belding for the University of Hong were not associated with their better halves et more sound.
MR. J. E. Thompson, of the Hoogkong and more during is the recent munificent gif of tablished. law of precedents that they different lines its position would have been
· addressed · in The Editor, 1, Ice Hanus. Rond, and tack of sguo, an account of which be bad, to kong. The laying o' the foundation Hoas of in the inclusion of their fair: aigontures As to the value of Merlimau sharos we ex- leave Bangkok. He is now in the anth of traedifice was spaken of by His Excellency to this congratulatory parchment, In the press po opinion, but it is necessary to point Ireland. Ordinary business commotionssonid be addrászei
Sir Frederick Lugard as a pricat evons conservatism of my advanced years, following out that the Malcolm Cumming scale is a par MR. John Ferguson, CMO, is announced to in this Colepy, kod as showing the pro-in the footsteps of our predecessors, whom we chase scale only. A capitalisation scais is not shortly read a papar before the Royal Colonial,bability of the Colony becoming the centre would all like to honour, I must own to a weak-less than 7 years purchase of the estimated of educational progress in South China, Thai mass for precedonis m,usif. I will, however, trois and takes account of rubber plant aller event, in itself, is made our president's name confess that the ladies pressace hare is a visite date of estimate which may come to bear universally known as a true benefactor ble manifestation which but adds to the charming stage bafora ika end of the 7. years' ehren, not only to people of the British race, but of a ceremony I cannot easily forgat. Ladies to our Chinese friends as well. May, the Al-and gentlemed, permit me once more to bank might spare kim long for yet nobler deads than you must heartily for your gead will and good those already achieved by him, is the sincere wishes. (Loud Applause.) prayer of us all. I feel sure you will all Refreshments were then served and the com heartily join with me in asking Sir Horma fée pany soon after retired. A Mody to accept this address as a trivial hat sincere expression of ong playsure and esteem and to preserve it as a memento from our community, (Applause,
Very Old Tawny · Oldest and Finest
A COOLIE who attempted to steal a clock from the Wyndham Hotel was awarded six weeks: bard labour by. Mr..E. R. Hallilax at the
A. S. WATSON & CO., Magistracy this morning.
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Wx have received from Messis. Thos. Cook & Sog a copy of airalia. Today 1010, se illu strated pablication which should be of interest and value to those contemplating a visit to the Commonwealth,
THE directors of the Austrian Iloyd are negotiating with the Austrian Government re garding a new steamer lion for China. The company intends to start a new line if the Government will renounce any share in the
profit,
SIR Frederick and Lady Lugard weis among those who had ¦ accepted, invitations to be *P* present at a dioner at the Royal Colonia! Institute on 14th all. After the dinner, Mr. 1. S Armery read a Paper on "Boma Practical Steps towards an Imperial Constitu.
HONGKONG, Wednesday, July 6, 1910.
THE CEMKTĚRY,
The Happy Valley is well named, for there the dead sleep. Exquisite in the beauty of its surroundings and the bright tropical foliage, it is perhaps the loveliest "God's acre" that we have ever seen. Why do civilized people care so much for the resting places of all that remains of the mor- tal part of men? Why do they choose green and leafy.spots and erect stone and marble beauty-ashioned shapes, as, monuments to thair memory? These flower-grown arbours gleaming with white marble and shaded with giten are the dress with which we clothe our loving thoughts of the dead, because of their dear
Nadies rámembered,
Because they firlag noi can u'er be dead, Or long time take their memory gưậta away
ralagers of sa'empty day?"-
From pore
Omar Khayyam was buried, as he desired,
fing
'tion."
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Mr. Battliwalia-Ladies and Gentlemen, I regret I am far too ill to take any active part with your kind consent, 1-will depute the plea "To this afternoon's proceedings, and, therefore, ant duty of handing the address to pur matgal Iriend, Mr. Sethna,
Mr. Sáthós, acquiescing in the request, said:-Ladies and Gentlemen,-We are here this afternoon to do honour to our distin guished fellow countrymau, Sir. Bormusjes HOUSE property is rapidly rising in value at mody, upon whom it pleased our Isto be. Batavia, owing to recept heavy investments by loved King Emperor to confer the borour forego capitalists in the neighbourhood. For of Kinghtbood in secognition of his public lastance, it is said that the Chartered Bank, spirited munificence in the cause of aduca the other day, bought a house in that town-fortion fo this Colony, and I am sure that 75,000 gullders, the capitalised value of which comes only to about 41,000 guilders,
THE armured cruiser King Alfrad, which re ceolly returned to Ragland from the China Station, where she was the figship, was paid
at Portsmouth as th it, and rec mois stoned on the 7th for service as flagship of the Devonport Sub-Division of the Home Ficet
She taken the place of the Sutlej, AMONGST gentlemen elected Fellows at the fast meeting of the Council ef: the: Royal Colonial institute were the following -Mr. George L. Bailey and Mr. Edward Dana (20. the Federated Mainy States), Mr, Wm. Duncan and Mr. John Tureen (of the Straits Settle- ments), and Mr. Fredk. Southey,, A. M. Inst. CE. (of Hongkong)
outside a garden where the south wind could blow the rose leaves over his grave. It in not any survival of heathen superstition that Tuz historical block of byʻldings 'lo Rimos, makes us beautify our tombs. None of us Square, from Mesir M, Salomon and Son to Messrs. Hakimjan Rajbhoy and Co., owned by imaging that the dead are benefited by it the Portuguese Mission of China, has buen Wo do do for our own sake, for the sake of tho completely vacated from to-day, saya the Binga- and to sweeten the memory of thoad porn Free Preis, of 19 h.ult.; and the buildings. lives that still breathe to us. And the beauty which were pat sp when Singapore was only K sof a grays may be a symbol of the immor | few years old, or about 89 years ago, am, to be
tality
arble, spirit which is | demolistejin make room for the new plia of gelic pirt, made after palatial buildings which will be constructed by and for Meters Kar Brothers Limited, who „kava secured, 's long-lease/from the mission. No. 11 of the premises bad been for to youre is continuidas possession of Meırı-Sukles and
of
1-voice the sentiments, of all bere presem when I iny that our congratulations are bath bearly and sincero. The many good And charitable deeds of Sie Hormujse are so well known to you all that it needs no words of mine to recall them to you.. I will now comply with Mr. Batterila's request and formally present to Sir Hormiusjes the address from the Parse community of Hangs kong and Canton, which I will now proceed to read (Applante),
THE ADDRESS was in the followingforme:
SIR HORMUAJEE MODY, KT, SIR,--We the undersigned members of the Parsee commcalıy of Hongkong and Canton desire to tender to you our lancere congratulations upon the hoseus of Keight bood, which His Majesty the King, Emperor -“of lodin, has been pleased to bestow upon
it
.*
We may add our congratulations to our Farses friends for the unanimity of the feeling of brotherhood in their desire to do honour to a gentleman, the announcement of whose Kuigbibood was received with so much'genuior satisfaction throughout the Colony but three! mouths kgola
ĮGOVERNMENT HOUSE,
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and Lady May gave dinner party on Tuesday, July 5th, at Mountain Lodge a honour of Mr. Gilbert, Vice Governor of the Philippines, and General Bandholz.U.S. Army, Tam following guests were invited to meet them -bir, Fuller, Capt. Salisbary, U.S.N., Mr. and Mrs. E, D. C. Wolle, Capt. and Mrs, Clapham, and Mr. Elwes, Paint
by
AH extraordianty general meeting of the Shell Transport and Trading Company was held on 22nd uit, when the following resolution was proposed That the ordinary share capital of the
Company - be luciented to £5,500,940 by. the issue of 1,000,000 ord mary shares of t auch, and that the same be sued at such times Opon such terms and conditions, and for such consideration as the board may from time to
10,500
Hir Lordship-In, viaw of the probate, ~I doubt whether plaintiff is entitled to bring the acilon,
Mi. Fotter-l'a in doubt myself whether she 'le ontitled to bring the action.......
- The stalement of claim set on!" that, on or about the 16th February, 1908, Kwok Tean Chi
cluding 5,000 to the option holders wat...........£115,000 bought the premises in question for $6,500, of which the plsiatif contributed $4,000 and Underwriting cost the promoters. General preliminary, expeniss
Erok Thun Chi anod Kook Thua Thi 5.500 died intonate" on the 19th January, 1909, wern pat at...ni
On February with" of the sama your, the 4131,000 first defendant, purporting to act as ext¢¤•
tor of an alleged will of the deceased: Kwok Teen Chi, executed an indenture of mortgage on the premises, conveying the en tire leasehold enlate to Dorothy Smith. The Ent security for $3,000 was advanced by her. on the ith March, 1903, Dorothy Smilk assigned all her interest in the indenture of mortgage to the second defendant.. On the fame day, the fast defendant charged the premises with a further sum of $1,000, in favoar of the second defendant and on the 17th of April, 1969, a farther $1,500, le favour of the second defendast for the dus administration of the estate was charged the premises. It was unnecessary to raise the sums of $3,000, $1,000 and S1,500 by way of mortgage or othiotwist..
The statement of defence on behalf of the second defendant was in effect as follows 1—No part of the purchase.money of $5,500 Was the property of or was contribuled by the plaintif and the plaintiff bad no interact at any time whatsoever in the purchase. Inthe alternative,
We do not know whether additional planting has taken place or will take place in the case of Merliman, bas on the ares planted at the date of the prospectus the 6th and 7th years would yield £104.517, the maximum yild being taken at 200 lbs, per acre and the net profit each year at /- per ib. On the Malcolm Cumming scale, therefore, the investment valuation of Merlimau on a basis of 7 years purchase of profits would be---
„Seven years' purchase of oel profits
on rubber tot kommentare £322.139 The capital authorised in
210,000 Excess of profits over capital ........... £113:139
A CHINAMAN'S SUICIDE,
JUMPED OVERBOARD FROM CANTOM STEAMER
plaintiff is entitled to any interest in the pro- peny, which is denied, plafotit permitted the property to be conveyed to Kwok Thun Chi, thereby enabling the latter to deal with ip as sole owner. The record defendant duniar that Kwik Tson Chỉ died intestate. She made 1- will dated tith January, 1909, by which sho | appointed the first defendant to be the executor, Thamortgage Assigament and forbar charges were made without notice of any illegality the existence of say prior'equitable rights; |_ Evidence-baving been called, the case wat
adjoareed..
SIR F. LEGÁRDS
ADMINISTRATION OF HOBGKOND,
The arrival homa on loave sence of Sir!
The Casion steamer Patil Digs was the. scene of a tragic occurrence shortly before eine 'clock list night. It appears that while the steamar was in the harbour a Chinaman, about Frederick Lugard: Governor of
am of age aither fell or jumped overboard. reminder that it is goly three 40 year of age: Thors ou, bokid were not slow to realise what|| Excellency assumed the admin had happened and promptly threw a liasto the Colony, and that during the late drowsing man, which, however, the latter sp. ka bas seccended in dois parently declined to take and was consequanily: which will be of perm drowned. It is not knowa what led the unior
commu tunate man to take bis owa lifeti
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NATIVE WAS Awarded three weeks hard Cook & Son, that they bays bien specially toally.to labout by Mr. E. K. Hallifax at the Magistracy appointed soin official passenger agents for the this moming for sustching -a gold, watch from United Provinca Exhibitiɔn, Allahabad, India, a Chinese employer of Messis, Showan Tomes December, 1980, 10 February agit)); ///^ and Company. It appens that the defendant,⠀⠀ The patiod of the Ekbibjipo, has been Arad
was close of the complainant, was at the most pleasant saron of the your aOR in the habit of continually pestering the latter includes the great natire bathing: festiv for monetary advances and on being given in which are held at Allahabad.. charge of the Srm's watchman, assaulted the slop complaidant and daring the, bouffle snatched | qus you, b
he article from nader the victim's tunichy. Many among us can sil the more deepirantenatal
• 17] nice with you, 76membaring, as we do, tho modes beginnings of your career, and cill log to mind the many tritis and difficulties "which bare besel your path to förtane,
Wa recall now merely to ciation of the Vry and snubled you
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