GERMAN COMPANIES IN THE FAR EAST.
"A" SAD PICTURE." German merchants me the Far East are a good deal perturbed, according to home papers, con- cerning the disabilities under which they labour owing to the limitations of the German law relating to public companios Under the present Gorman, law, no Gorman pablic company in the Far Eust can isado sturos of less than 1,080 marks puch: Last your the Government introduced nbill into the Reichstag to create 4-200-mark share for East Asin, but it was thrown out on the second reading in spite of its pre- vions acceptance by the Budget Commission.
THE
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
WHAT THEY THINK. ·
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH
THURSDAY
Intimatforg
1913-1914, when the allies will bo in possession of twenty-nine. Dreadnoughts against the twenty- A FAIR EXCHANGE, fivo of Croat Britain, unless the "enutingent fivo are given an realized from simple speedtalion, but the Large sums of mandy, aro no doubt canbodied reality within the
APRIL
1911
Public Companies.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
next few months. Against the real fortunes are derived fromidegaimate NTWENTY-SECOND ORDIN
views of the opposition, Mr. racistes are worth the price they bring and honest Instaco-where the goods contentad him-
self with repudiation of the Certain famosios men, live as figures which wore put forward cumulated their millions wholly is the though, at the same tinie, ho said way. Prompt and faithfel in every con- nothing which in any way lended tract or cagngement they cajay the can to elucidate the mystery of the idence of the public and cousand a class promised "fire." Inevitable proof trade, that is "refused to unstablu pr tosta too, came from the Labour tricky competitors. In the long nun Party and its kindred groups, ono does not pay to dent or deceive them, and all of whom supported the Even a child or a dog woon learn to First Lord of the Admiralty in his distinguish between real friends and face policy of retrenchment at any in disguise. A humbug may be advertiseil prico.
|with a monic ilke the blawing of a thoi- sand trumpets but it is moon delected ml. exposed. The manufacturers of
NOTES ON NATIVE
AFFAIRS.
are taking an interest in the Ta The foreign ministersht Poking Ching (Government) Bank and have asked for information as to its statua.
thing Mail.
BATHING ACCOMMODATION. | McKen
With the gradual spreading, of the town limits the time will soon como whom the present stretches of firm, sandy foroshoro which Mr. Osborno had in mind will be on cronolied upon, and so another op portunity will bo irrevocably lost. In this matter of bathing beaches Hongkong has been gegligent, not to say criminally careless. Who is there that does not regret the total extiuction of all facilities in Hongkong bay over on the Kow lonu side of the harbour? Years Now the question has been ago where is now a Praya wall raisot gain by four petitions running down into deep water From the Gorman Unions of Cun- thoro usod to be opposite Bay Viow ton, Tientsin, Hankow and Shang- and right along, for a consider haj, who are also energetically ble distance a splendid bathing supported by the German Con- beach which gave unlimited and sule. The Potitions Commission much enjoyed facilitios for all has, by 17 to 10 votes, referred the dwellers in the vicinity, The them to the consideration of tho railway of course has swallowed Imperial Chancellor, and the earn the bench--and given no com- ost hope is now expressed by the pensation in exchange. The same advocates of the scheme tlt this tale will bo told, we fear, in the time the teichstag will carry the yours to come regarding the moasure into law."
bosches on tho island of Hong- Apparently it is being cham-kong at present within easy rouch pioned in the Press of the Empire, of residents by moans of the tram and an able advocacy of the pro- cars. They too will be gradually posal is contributed to the Berlin absorbed and nothing given in Tag" by Profoasor Dr. Goreke, oxchange. Surely considering a mombor of the Reichstag. After the great and growing needs of pointing out the importance to the community some effort should trado in Chinn of the public combo made to secure the facilities we pany system, obtaining, as it does, now plead for. It would not take the interest and co-oporation of much money to clear and proparo the Chinese, his sorts that the the benches for bathing and to. prosent state of the German law orect suitable accommodation of a makes impossible the establish rough but acceptable kind, in the mont and maintenanco of German way of dressing sholtors. public companies in China. Ger- mans are obliged to go under English protection, and by that menus obtain the right of issuing
the woll-known one pound shares.
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SHAREHOLDERS will be held at ARY GENERAL MEETING of the the Company's Officos, St. George's Building, on TUESDAY; the 25th April, 1911, at 12 o'clock, Noun, for the purpose of presenting the Reposs of the Directors, together with a State- ment of Accounts to 28th February,
Entimations.
MANCHURIA RAILWAY
SOUTH
Auditorlig intors and SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE
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By Order of the Board of Directorej GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
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via DAIREN.
WINTER SCHEDULE
(Effective till 80th April, 1911.)
EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sleep- CHINA TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.timos a week in osanction with the Trins Siberian Express Trains and with ing, Dining and 1st Class Cura, is operated between Dairen and Changelsun lour
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "Baikin. Mara (vac 2,877 tous) na follow-
Dairen-Shrughai Digest Steamer Sarrica by tho 9.8. "Koba Mara and
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION have always acted on very different prini
they flest madu sire of its merits. Thes. cipke. Defore offering it to the publie and then only, did its name appear in print. People were assured of what it would do, and found the statement truth NFORTY-FIFTH ORDINARY OTICE is horoby given that tho ful, To-day they believe in as we all YEARLY MEETING of the Com- all documents relating to the re friend. It is palatable as honey sul con- No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, Prince Ching hus proposed that believe in the word of a triod- und trusted pany will be bold at its Head Offles, cent Russo-Chinese er is be tains all the nutritive and curativo pro on WEDNESDAY, the 26th April, published for the general in-perties of Puro Cod Liver Oil, extracted 1911, at 12:00 p.m. for the pupose formation.
by n from fresh and livery, combined of receiving the report of the Directora with the Compound Syrup of Hypophos, together with the statements of account phites and the Extracts of Malt and Wildot Doo, 10, and of declaring Cherry. It aids digestion, drives im
dividends, &.. purities from this bloud and euros Ancinia, scroful, Debility, Influenica, Throat and
Prince Pu Lun has decided upon the establishment of an Industrial Bank in connection with the Board of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.
| Lang Troubles, and Wasting Complaints, Dr. Louis W. Bishop says: "I take plon; The Board of Education' las decided to adopt the Fronchofient preparation, oulodying all of the muru in saying I have found it a most system of military training in misticinal properties of a pure coil liver. the schools.
is to be reduced by fifty per cent. The staff of the Board of Finance
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Hongkong, 22nd March, 1911. [986
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oil in a must pakatable-formi.". It standė
ing. It is a scientific roniedy and food, in the front rank in the march of medi- with a delicious taste and flavour. NoNOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.“ The Board of Communications. slow or doubtful action : 2* It cannot dis- hay decided to make the Khigan-ppoint you." Şold by all chemists.
OTICE is hereby given that tha Suiguan-lli Railway, a Govern- HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDIN- ploto it in five yours. mout undertaking and will com
OUR DIARY.
Thursday, 13th April, Bijou Sconic Theatre, 9.15
Empire Cineuntograph, 9.15
Department)..
Friday, 14th April. Public Holiday. Handel's Messiah, St. John's Cathedral, 9.15 p.m.
Saturday, 15th April. U.S. I. C. Extraordinary Con oral Mooting, 11 im.
Gymkhan Meeting. A.A.A. Cross Country Run. Publio Holiday.
Monday, 17th April. Public Holiday. Lusitano Recreation Club
Sports, at Happy Valloy, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, 18th April. Criminal Sessions. Crown Land Salo, & pan., nt P. W. D.
SEDITIOUS LITERATURE.
If any credence can be given Thus is soon what, as a patriot, to the statement made by tho the writer calls the "sad" picturoussassin of the Tartar-General of Gorman companies with German that he fed and nurtured his capital appearing in the English | diabolical intentions in the trado registers of Hongkong in- Straits Settlements on the ro- stead of the lists of the German volutionary works of the famous Consulate. Even companies Dr. Sun Yat Son, the governing P which wore at first formed accord- authorities of China aro "auli- ing to German law found thom-ciently, acquainted with the closa solves unable to maintain this survoillanco exuretsed · in the 'form, and were obliged to turn | British Crown Colonias.ever. their shares into ones of smaller fiterature-circulating in thoir denomination, and so to go under respective territories to know the English ling. It thus comes that books or newspapers "ud- about that not a single fermau vocating sedition and crime can public company exists at io pre- only obtain cirmulation by thỏmost Boat time in the whole of the Far secret and surreptitious methods.
·East, even the old Gorman brew. Often in Hongkong men have ory in Tsingtan itself working as been banished from the Colony for an English undertaking.
publishing soditions writings, The writer goos on to dilato on and we have no reason to supposo the disadvantage, from (fermany's that the Straits authorities are not point of view, of such a state of equally vigilant in this respect. affairs, as, for instanco, in the None know better than the Chi- unfavourably impression made on noso authorities how impossible the Chinese and the ginnt adver- it is to absolutely prevent the tisement given to a competitor, circulation of seditious literature, and he concludes by arguing thai | for it is notorious that the secret it is impossible for it to continuo. | circulation of revolutionary litern- In the course of his article. Dr. | turo in China is oxtousive, and the Goreke points out the disadvant{ statement of the miscreant that his ageunder which German influence comrades were scattered over the labours in the Celestial Empiro in length and breadth of China is the proference given to the study probably true. Wonote in the com- of the English language, and munication from our Canton corre- urges energetic efforts to remedy spondent which wo publish to-day this drawback.
tho doubt which has arisen in somo minds as to whether tho POWER-man's story about his being a re- LESS."
volutionist is not allmoonshine," aud the suggestion that the Discussing the situation in the tragedy was in reality the outcome Pacific, a writer in tho" Morning of a personal spito. But having Post" points out that Gront rogard to the man's own stato. Britain is practically powerlosemonts, which the authorities ean. there. Our naval force is repre- lave very little difficulty in veri-Course. sented in the main by obsoleto |fying or disproving, it in con- cruisers and surveying vossols, coivable that doubt is cast on the We are absolutely dependent on statement with the express object our ally Japan for the tolerance of allaying popular excitement of our flug in those waters; and to on the great political question du that ally Australia and Now Zen- which public interest has been land, by their immigration laws, focussed by the assassin's declar. and the Pacific Coast of Canada, ation. by its equally strong but not so clearly expressed hostility to any Asiatic immigration, are in a position of antagonism which is only prevented from upon expres- Bion by the British-Japanese Alliance:
"PRACTICALLY
South China Morning Post,
TONS AND GUNS. ·
So far as the estimates arò any index thore is provision in the current year for a group-of-five ships which must, be regarded as a distinct departuro” from what the country had every right to expect, since it earrios naval construction for 1911-1012
Wednesday, 19th April, A. S. Watson and Co. Ltd., Extraordinary Gauoral meeting, 11.30 ..
Thursday, 20th April. School Sports (Heats) at Race Course, Noon.
Saturday, 22nd April. Y.M.C.A. (Uhines Department) Annual Sports,
Volunteers' Dinner.
Hongkong Jockey Club, Hall Yearly Meeting, 12.30 p.m. Monday, 24th April. School Sports, Finale; at Race
Tuesday, 25th April.* Annual footing, Noon.
NOTICE.
I NO
ARY YEARLY MEETING of the
Soology will be held at its Fead Ofos, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, THE HALF-YEARLY MEET WEDNESDAY, the 26th April, ING of the abura Club will be 1911, at Noon, for the purpose of re- ho'd on SATURDAY, the 22nd
ceiving the report, of the Directors lg- April 1911, ni 12.30 1., at together with the statements of acconst Offices of the Jockey Club on the
to 31st December, 1910, and of dociar Ground Floor of the Hongkong Ans
ing Dividends, &c. rose, Chator Road.
Bir Onder,
Cleric of the Conro. Hongkong, 10th April, 1911. [1046
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be 'OLOSED from 10th
Olasite
By Order of the Bonni,
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Secretary, Hongkong, 22nd March, 1911. 1985
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Wednesday, 26th April. Union Insurance Company Mosting, Noon.
China Traders' Company Meet- ing, 12.30 p.m.
Friday, 28th April. Stockbrokers' Association's Sot- tling Day for April.
Philharmonic Concert.
Saturday, 20th April. Departure of Coronation Con- tingont.
Entries close for Lawn Bowls Opon Singles Championship.
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