COMPANY MEETING.
Ltd.
The shareholders in the above company held their twenty third ordinary annual meeting, thie noon at the offices of the company, St. George's Building. Mr. J. W. O. Bounar prosided and there were also present Sir C. P. Chater, C. M. G.; Mosare, O.IL. Wedhurst, II. B. Bridge acting manager. Hon. Mr. E. Osborne Dr. J. W. Noble, C. G.. Sayer R. F. Wright R. C. Fdwards, H. F. Rickmann, A. H. E. da
Mesara, W. Hutton Potts, and Silva O. Baptista, Lenng Yan-po. O. Edwards were ro-olocted To Tao-hang and Loung Wing auditors on the proposition of Mr. Wright seconded by Mr. Baptista,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 1912.
DANGEROUS CURIOS:
Shell-selling in Hankow,
ANTARCTIC RESEACH BY JAPANESE.
Professor Takeda Says that.
›he did not see Scott.
LOCAL SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
or later come to overy business concern, however well managed. The history of the Electric Com- The Hongkong Electric Company, pany is, sir, a shining example
Y. M. C. A. Tournament. of the wisdom of pursuing a polloy of constant progression and A big trade has been done dur-
The tournament in connection strengthening the company's fin-ing the last few months in all sorts
with the Y. M. O. A. Tennis Club Professor Takoda, of Tokyo is about to commence. There ces instead of paying fat divi- of shells and projectiles, says tho donds, a policy which has its Hur kow "Daily Nowa." Most of University, the scientist who had will be competitions for gents justification in the sound position the foreigners in town as well as charge of that branch of the singles, gents doubles and mixed which the company holds to-day, some Chinese have been eager to Japanese Antarctic exploring ex-doubles, partners in case of the and a policy which I can say obtain those remembrances of pedition, when seen by a Bydney doubles to be drawn. for. the wish of every sharohold the hot times, of the Revolu Evening News" reporter on Following is the draw for the should be followed. (Applause)tion and many really fue collect board tho J.M.8. Nikko Maru, gents' singlos, the first round of The report and accounts wero ions can be seen. The shells are allowed himself to be interviewed which will be completed by the
now usually sold by Chinese through an interpreter.
15th inst.-Longstaff (ser) plays adopted unanimously,
I cannot give yon fall infor- Stovens (owos 15); Lo Breton On the motion of Dr. Noble traders who in turn by them seconded by Mr. Sayera Sir C. P. from countrymen who have pick-nation of what has been accom- (owes 40) plays Joseland (owes Chater and the Hon. Mr. C. II. led them up in the surrounding plished, no we are bound to keep 10); Carter (owos 3-0) plays Ross wore re-elected directors. country. Those follows cortainly, it reorot until our return to Hicks (owes 15); Longh (owes Japan," intimated the professor. 15) plays Hickling (owos 10); "Wo did not meet Captain Scott, White (recs 15) plays Davidson or any member of his expedition, (owes 15) Sinea (rocs 15) plays asour objects were quite different, Haigh (scr); Newminu (sor) plays andled us soparato ways. We cz-Sowoll (rees, 15); Perkings (rece pect to hear an account of Cap-15) play Middleton (recs_3-0);| in Scott's expedition, and by King (owes 15) plays Wilson putting the two results together, lowes 15). Byes-Hore (recs
scientific world A. Viroash (owes
W. H. Vivensh, (omes 30); Jolin-. orological, astronomical, and (ser).; Trillo (scr) playa the win- "Wo conflugted valuable mete-son (recs 15) playa Chuynutt
results will be rminently satisfac- biological work, and consider the ner of Stevens and Longstaff.
Hongkong CC) Tournament.
Bang.
The uretary having road the notica convening this mooting, the chairman. said :----
Inceased Damand for Current
Gentlenoa; the report and ne
count together with the anditors' certificate ns set forth in the now
do not know whether the shell is still alive or not, and many dang erous projectiles may be found in the Concessions.
A Live Shell-
The Chairman:-That is all the business gentlemen. Thank
What a serious matter this is you for your attendanco. Divid- oud warrants will be ready and was provod recently when a boy
oflice on Monday.
can be had on application at the
A Thorn in His Employer's Flesh It is not only in Hongkong that the boy is a thorn in the flush
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form, having been in your hands THE NEW GUINEA BOY. for some days I will with your permission take them as read, The result of the year's working must I think be considered very satisfactory, showing as it does a considerable improvement on the provis year. This is due to the increased demand forcurrent and I nin pleased to say that the lemand looks na if it would atill fur sher increase
in the future,
his masters room secidentally
the
or
BUTTER.
BUTTER.
We are pleased to announce that the selling prices of our different BRANDS BUTTER
present are as follows :-
11 REDUCTIONS !!
"DAISY"
"DAIRYMAID."
"BUTTERCUP"
PASTRY
BRAND 80 cents per lb.
75 "J
70 .99
65 "
THE DAIRY FARM CO., LD.
leertirke ir cind will be made 15) plays holy (90) play GARNER QUELCH & CO.
WINE MERCHANTS.
DES VŒUX ROAD,
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ovor urned oun of the shells known, placed on a rideboard, which, falling down, exploded, and this shell was only one of the orionly hurt the boy, Happily
After the Kainan Mira In the forth and of the "A" smallest size; had it been a big on it might have caused much sailed from Sydney on November Olags singles estorday A. N. to his employer. Listen to the These live shells are always of Whales, 78 dogrees south lati (whose odds were owe 3-6) suc more dumugo or even loss of life. 19 last your, we went to tlie Bay Joseland, a coming young player wail of Papuan Britisher who has source of possible danger, and tuto, and there carried out some cessfully overcome H. A. Nisbet been ventilating his woes in the those who do not understand the important traingular surveys, and (owe 30-2). Victory was secured "Bulletin."
"Liko everything else, there handling of them should keep colleuted a very big variety of by two sets to one and 16 games
To one to 11. Some really splendid ex- and Cigarettes obtainavie, consistent with price. All are cook-boys and cook-boys. In away from them. It would be geological specimens. Papua nono are good, a few are woul: tako su Carly opportunity part of the very big ice field we changes were seen and Joseland Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of
woll. if those possessing aholis fair and the rost are bad, except of having then examined by this meaning Japan Plain.
gave the name of Yamato Plain,quito deserved his win. The
11
omeone who can tell whether
SPORT.
scores were 6-1, 4—6, 6—4.
FOOTBALL
Second Division Cup Winners.
To-day's Advertisements AMERICAN-ASIATIC 8.8. 00.;
During the year we have conndet ed up 191 now consumers and our output of current hus gone those who are three different kinda up about 30 per out. To cope of horrible. The averago boy is they are live or not. A neglect A Great Question. with this your directors have usually young, just from lia
of this precantion my bring "A grout question which has ordered other two Diesel Engines village, and hig oulinary of greater power than those knowledge consiste in light and to others who may be with tific, world is whether King Ed-Aport the Ellis Cup, prosented by serious trouble to the possessors, occupied the minds of the scion- At the conclusion of the 3.0.0. alroidy in use but delivery of ing 1 fito, boiling witter, thom.
wards VII. Land is an island or Mr. Frodk Ellis for the second those will be somewhat extended and using a tiu-opener. With
connected with. Victoria Land, division of the Football League, as makers are very full up with the lattor implement he is an
From our observations and cal will he presented to the 83rd Co., orders. Sinca our last mooting artist, and nothing pleases him we have extended to the Fesk more than to chops open a mob THE VEGETARIAN AND culations, which wore very exten-R.G. the winners. The mo sivo, we are almost sure that ale will also be presented at district and so far have mot with of tins for a feed. My ruflianis
King Edward VII. Land is an the conclusion of the events. vory fair support and have every reasonably tame; nevertheless he reason to hope for more. I still calls a corkscrew a tig-
The cause of vegetarianism has island, and we confidently expect trust you will approve of the opener belong bottle," and steals an impressive advocate in the to prove this when the results of directors proposition for dis- the feathers out of the roosters person of Mr. S. M. Breckwoldt, lieve that Professor David is also
the surveya are completed. I be tribution of balance of profit and in the yard for his hair decora Danish gentleman, whose of opinion that it is an island. loss account viz:--
tions. My knife polish he uses porioncos furnish food-vegetable
Another interesting matter which To pay a dividend of 14 per cent. to oil himself, mixing it with food-for reflection. Mr. Brock- $84,000.00; To place to reserve castor oil; and this horrible stuff oldt began experimenting with was investigated, was the influ- $30,000.00: To write off plant he rubs all over his skin because the reformn diet at the ago. of ences which caused the ice bar- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
riora." account for depreciation $07, it is "good amoll." The idea thirty-which was eighteen years
FROM NEW YORK AND Continuing, he said that the
SINGAPORE. 747.03; To write off furnituro of washing a saucepan fills him ago. Ho weaned himself from account for depreciation $473,91; with disgust, and ho took a lot of alcohol, tobacco, and other stim-party found the land in the To pay a bonus to staff $4,505.19 massaging with a thick stick before lauta, and finally from flesh foods. region of the Bay of Whales and To carry forward $15,873.97; ho would leave off wiping the By strict adherence to a diet of King Edward VII. Land to be Total $232,001.03.
plates on his loin-cloth Littlo fresh fruit, potatoes, vegatables, much different from what is details like extracting the inner and bread, he rose from the shown on the chart. Both the Captain Thos. R. Evans, having arrived works of a fowl required a lot of depths of nervous prostration to water and land were surveyed, from the above Ports, Consignea of and he stated that it was his Cargo are hereby informed that their impressing on him before he did perfect health,
intention before leaving for goods are being landed at their risk Japan, to hand over to Professor into the Godowns of the Hongkong and if it is a curry the boss gets curry against a number of young
Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Con- collected there, inet, your directors de not con in all stages of badness until he eaters," and came in second. The
Investigations wore made of the signses risk and exponse. sider it advisable to phy more.
All broken, abafed, and damaged They also consider that the time rushes the cook-house and showe some year he ran the Marathon
Antarctio, tides, the warmth, has come when it would be the boy how a stew is com-distance in three hours eighteen
where they will bo examined on prudent to start a resorve fund, pounded. Then he gota a change minutes. He made a six-months saltness, weight, and other thing goods are to be left in the godowns, for the worse. Some boys can voyage from Copenhagen to Yoko- concerning the water. Four trips SATURDAY, 11th inst, at 10 am. and they propose
make bread, but those treasures homa, and back, au utoker and wore made in Ross Son and the
All claims must be prosented within $30,000.00 to this and hops to be able to add to it in the future. are scarce, and the possessor of fireman on a steam packet, his results will be computed from litsen days of the steamer's arrival The question of depreciation of one is envied by his less fortunate daily ration consisting of three the average. All photographs here, after which date they cannot be plant has been so often referrod neighbours. A meal in Papua is pounds of apples, two pounds of taken by the axpedition will be recognized.
No claims will be admitted after the. Goods hava loft the Gádowos; and all to from this chair and the direc chapter of surprises. Such white bread, two ounces of butter, prepared in Japan, and will also tors' recommendations buvo al-extras in the tucker as oigarette and two or three spoonfuls of bo sont to Professor David...
Many hardships were encounter-Goods remaining undelivered after the Ways been loyally supported ends, matches, bits of betel nut, eugar. He came back in botter od during the stay among the ice. 11th inst., will be subject to rent.
and pisces of head-comb are or-condition than he wont.
No Fire Insurance has boon footed. by the shareholders that dinary, decipherable condiments, While in Chins, he was impres- The most dangerous experience
Bills of Lading will be countersigned
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
General Agents.
is
The dividend you will observe being increased by 1 per cent, and in view of further extensions and the reduction of 10 per cent, on ezst
THE Steamship
"INDRAMAYO "
the work properly. Generally a In 1905 Mr. Brockwoldi en- of current to consumers from Istoy can build ono dish only, and garod in a fifty-mile road race David the various specimona Kowloon Whaif and Goʻlown Company. |
I cannot usefully say anything more than that have again made what we consider ample but necessary allowance for depreci ntion. The bonus to the stuff Cane for no comment unless to say
that it has been well earnod.
"meat-
by
r850
Coast and to proceed via the Cape of Good Hope). "Roposed BAILING FROM HONGKONO, FOR NEW YORK.
bat Jehovah only knows what is sed by the endurance of the rice-was when the party were hauling included that the human eye can eating rickshaw runners, and on rier. The barrier, said Professor their provisious up the ice bar- not see. Usually the cook-boy is returning to Denmark entered
an experiment of his Takeda, rears itself up about 300 Hongkong, 4th May, 1812, an out-and-out thief, and the un-upon
feet high, and for ruggednoss, fortunate employer bas to pay the own. He had a two-wheeled car- piper. Once my month's bill for ringe built for him, or four resembles Sydney Heads, the Regular Steamship Service sinned stuff ran up to the dizzy hundred pounds in weight, and only difference being that it is of With Librity to call at the Malabar We have not forgollen our height of £15, but, as I had a boy has often don twenty miles a day ice, and hangs over. A rough friends the consumers and have from a village only three miles with a passenger on rough roads track had to be hewn to the top, been able to reduce the price of away, it was not to be wondered He recently completed a lecture and the storma dragged up. Tho ourront for lighting and fans by at. His relatives were like to the tour of Denmark, pulling his rick, whole process was extremely 10 por ceat, and for motors and Book of Numbers and the daught shaw all the way, with his daugh
hazardons, owing to the treach hoating to 10 cents per unitors of the horse-leech. For monthe ter as passenger, and using no/orous nature of the ico, which 1.8. "MUNCASTER”. This means a good reduction afterwards, whenever I walked other diet than apples, bananas, provided such a scanty foothold. based on last year's earnings through that village, and saw the and water. It is not to be denied However, as the expedition was but your directors feel fairly con- chubby brothers and sisters of my that the pictures of Mr. Brock-only to stay a short while, the fidont that this reduction will be food ruiner, I felt that pleasing woldt in the "Strand," from work of getting the provisions orenso in the number of con- philanthropy, and I now know cheerful and robust individual. more than made up by an in-glow that is the result of a life of which we draw our facts show ashore had to be rushed, and it was accomplished in two and a half days. why Carnegie gives his millions
Bumers.
THE NEW AUSTRALIAN STAMP.
The now design for the first
DON'T FORGET.
:
To-day. The Bijou Theatre, 0.15 p.m. The Great Raymond at the Theatre Royal, 3 pm† Tuesday May 7. Organ Recital St. John's
Directors Congratulated. away. To live a bachelor life in There being us questions the Papua one requires a decent chairman proposed the adoption can waste more food than any salary, for the average cook-boy of the report and accounts: known being. Even a ship's uniform stamp of Australia has The Hon. M. E. Osborne in stoward cannot hold a candle to been made public by the seconding said I have much him, and the employer has to Postmaster-General (Mr. Frazer). pleasure in seconding the adop-look pleasant and foot the bill. The design is exceedingly simple. tion of the report and accounts, If the storekeepers of Papua were It consists of a dark background, and in doing so I wish to congra-not so mean they would roise a with the Continent of Australia tulate the directors and the monument in brass to the cause outlined as a white blank. In the Cathedral 6.80 p.m. agents of the company, on the of their wealth-the, cook-boy, centre of this open space is a very excellent result of the and place it in either Samarai or kangaroo, Across the top of tho year a working I feel sure that Port Moresby. Taking the brown lamp is the word "Australia." Royal, 0.15 pm. the shareholders will cheerfully cook all round, he is generally a while at the bottom is the acqniczo in the proposed, well most unsatisfactory servant, and denomination-halfpenny,penny, sarned bonus to the staff. They one of the hardest things about etc. The denomination is also let Annus] Meeling, noon will also cordially approve of your this country of hardship. He is shown in figures in a small circle. deonion with regard to the forms even worse than mosquitoes and A different color will be adopted tion of a reserve fund against the malaria; and they are near the for each denomination. Sydney
Evenin
Wednesday, May 8,
R. G. Knowles at the Theatre
Saturday May, 11: International Petroleum Co.'s
Wednesday, May 15. Extraordinary General Meet- got the Hongkong and Whams
fon orationi 25th May, For Freight and farther information,
upply to DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agent
Hongkong. 4th May, 1912. - - - [851 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJL
HE Biesmabip
THE
··"GREGORY APOAR," having arrived from the above ports, consignes of sargo are hereby informed that their goods will be dallvered from
koguido.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at consignees" risk ad expense into the bazardons sudfor ext baznidous Godown, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cam-
pay, Limited.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned No Fire Insurance has been effected.
DAVID BABS00N & CO., LD,
Supply the highest quality Wines, Spirits, Cigars
world wide reputation.
Hongkong, 15th January, 1912.
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