10
DIRECTORS AND THEIR which bad taken advantage of
LIABILITIES, DUTIES
AND POWERS.
“(Continued from last Saturdity
Foreign Corporations. Section 275 of the Companies | Consolidation Act 1908 provides that a company incorporated in a British Possession which has filed with the Registrar the documents and particulars required to be fil-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1912.
POST OFFICE.
tho Ordinance of 1908, would be in a much better position than a British Company incorporated in
'Cuty fully, prepaid letters sud- just the United Kingdom. It is im possible to conceive that chards are transmissible by the Siberian. could have been the intention of Ronte to. Hinope, Letters for thi Lof the Legislature.
route shunki ba superscribed vis, Siberia.
(To be continued,)`
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Proposed Agreement. Columbus, May 31.—âu effort ed by the first part of Section made to reach an agreement bet 274 shall have the same power woon President Taft and formpor to hold lands in the Paitor President Roosevelt as to a divi- Kingdom ak if it. wore sion of the delegates-at-largo a company incorporrted dudor from Ohio to the topublican that Act, Section 16.of which national convention al "Chicago" expressly given power to a coui- has failed, pany morporalod #i hohl
Hero of the Hour
1401
The Parvel Post system to the following places in China is for the present suspended :—Unpeh, Hunan and Tengrush
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
t-ell Londley
Due Shiroglini
May 11th
May 24th
MAILS DUE.
Amgisia. Kores, 1th inst. Germ n. P. E. Frishi, 12 h inst.
MAILS CLOSP.
Stow-Per la man, 9th June, 2
4.4.
lands..A foreign company, other New York, June 1---Captain than on which is incorporated | A. II. Rostron, commander of the in a British possession, not linor Carpathin, who drove his acquire and hold lawls in the ship into the eo Bold whers the United Kingdom without first Titanic mol its tragic fate and res obtaining a license to da svfrom feed all who escaped donth, is the Crown (Mortmain and Churit | the hero of the hour in New York. able Uses Act 1888):
Inspired by the action of Con- Section 253 of the now Ordin-gross in voting him a medal and. ance creates greater disabilities the thanks of the nation, New
ovation gave him on all companies incorporated York outside the Colony than exist in on his arrival today froin England Companies which are England, and he has been cheeroi incorporated oven in the United and lionized wherever he has , Kingdon itself are placed in peared. He attended a thentrical the same position, as regards performance and the audience rose the acquisition of band," us and cheered him wildly,
Captain Rostron was ontortain. those which are incorporated in aliou countries. By this Sectioned at huch by Mrs. Astor, Mra. it is rendered necessary that they Tayor and Mrs. Widener, whose should obtain the special consont husbands were drowned when the of tlis Governor-in-Council before Thie sunk, and personally they can lawfully acquire immove-thanked for his serving in behäft. able property of course, in the of all who escaped from the wreck. Philippine Islands--Per Hubi, 10 Colony or its Dependencies, Suppering Under Difficulties. though not so expressly stated in tho Section.)
Prior to the Ordinance anding into force there was, it is submiti ed, nothing to prevent any foreign corporation from holding lanitx
it
to
wins. Amoy an! Foodbow-Po Daijin-marn, 9th June, 2 ksi Shanghai, North Chia, and 5 pan via, Koba-Terdapaṇ, Jane, A.
9th
Strais mad Ceylon-Per 1katesiune
lay, 9th June, 9 am,
kong, 1th June, Da.. Harry and Pakhai-Per Hong-
M-Per Sui Tai, 10th me, 1.15
F...
New York, June 1-Fashion-Tsintan, Wo'haiwoi and Chafen-Pre
Chilli, 10th Juna, 3 pa, ahie and Sporting New York dinod nnd suppod undor diflicu)- tieto-night.
Justat the dinner
English
Mail.
Siberian
Baigon, Siraita, Ceylon, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS
Adelaide, Western Australia,
· Indin, Aden, Exypt and Eu- rope via Binnell'os (Letter posted in all the Pillar Boxer in time for the first clearance
Eastern Extenson,
List of unclaimed telegrams
will be laduded in this con- lying in the Eastern Extension
tract mall) (Late Letters 11.00 m. Lo Noon. Extra Porings 10 dentx), -{ :) Nem 18th June, 11 M.
Sisazhil, North Chius,' Ja- |
Oice at Hongkong:→→
Angulike, from Munila Bookmark, from Adelaide.. Choloonsiong Chop Kongsang- kong, No. 48 Fongham, from Kualalumpor.
Chowlanchu, Trom Wollington. Cow Dack Jung Cow, Seven
po" Un bod States, South, Ameria and Carda vin Connaught Road,, from Keno. Vader (Runa via Si-Nov. beria)-Per Empress of lu2
diag 22nd June, 5 **
SHIPS PASSED THE 'CANAL,
Doyanatomogusu, Care Japan- oss Hotel, from Thursday laland,
Langky, from Namdinh. Georgo Dosbien, from Manilt lielsgaun, Care Bastorn Exton- sion Telegraph, from Yummulu.
longsing, Westpoint from
Mag", 25,- Bodower, Ceylon, Myr-ĮStrancis). Biloa. Polynsien. Indan, Poors, Kan as, Tenuta b
May 25, Achife, Alsita, Maie, Kleis. Kana Maru, Konings, Mayitae, Ocenulo, Protu-ilants, Rho
May
Montrove 28, Caulin, Pembrokeshire.
June 1, Madnou, Namur, Patrochu,
Fathenkaihow
Hunelougue, Street, Trom Port Louis, Mauri. tius.
Kiankee, from Langoon. Kwongchun, from Manila. Kwongyak, from Singapore. Mansfield, from Manila. Mrs. Theyor Kremlin, fro Manila.
Narciso, from Manila. Oberleutnant Caesar Schiff Patricia, from Stottin.
Pearman, King Edward Hotel,
Ville du la Cant.
June 5, Aubin, Ningchow, Si'e from Shanghai. York, Furst Hulew.
June 8. Aki Maru, Hätichi Marn, Pera Polynesien, Swʻyga, Tanest, Atrens, 9. J P. Allars. “
ARBIYALS AT HOME. May 25, Belgmria, Tantzo Polyneen.
May 28. Alsions, Austria June F. Achille, A'sota Maru
how when hungry crowds were swarming into the hotels, restau-Halong an Pakhoi-Por Sung-] Indrașainha, Kloist, Den of Glamis,
June 8, Kalamo, Proto iluz, Vil's
kang, 11th June, 9 A.M. -Por Haichin, Ith June, de lu Cintal. Swilow, Away. Forms and Fooclow
10 A.M.
in the Colony, although rants and cafes, the waiters in six WILH considered advisable of the lealing houses threw down inke express provision their napkins, tossal off their by the Foreign Corjurations. (aprons and walked out on striko, Land Ordinance 1908 saabling Proprietors and managers plended a company incorporated at any expostulated and then tried to place without the British Domi- sive everybody themselves, but nions tonequiro, hold, and disposo it was all in vain. When the of land in the Colony upon fiting cooks heard what had happened a memorial, containing certain they too walked out and soon. particulars, with the Registrar, 2,000.men were out,
News of the strike sprend by whom a certificate was re- quired to be issued. The rouson rapidly and the waiters and other for this enactment was, as employes in many hotels and res- stated in the preamble to the tourants followed the examplo Ordinance, that doubts hul arison of the first strikers. Within a us to the power of foreign or short time 30 leading hotels and porations to hold land in the restaurants were practically out Colony, which doubts it was ex-of business with 3,500 employes pedient to reinova. The cases refusing duty, however of dex e. McKinney 11
The first effort to relieve the A. C. 77, and the other cases food blockade was made with therein referred to, are authorities tempormy staffs of college stu tothe effect that the old Mortimin dents, many of whom became Act was impplicable to and was rite breakers for the fun of the therefore not in force in Hung-thing, but it has not been a kong. Now, in effect, the Mori-shining success.
main Acts have been in part In many of the holes the roar expressly extended to the Colony servants have joined the strikers by Section 253 of the new Com-and guests are compelled to make their own beds in addition panies Ordinance,
The rights acquirol by persons to bustling their own food, under a repealed Ordinance are
Conferences are in progress, preserved by virtue of the pro-and it is hoped that the strike visions of the Section 12 of the ean.soon be settled.
Interpretation Ordinance 1911,
Staffs at many of the apart
Siberian
Shongei, Yith Chin, da 1, Habt Unitol States. Canada and South Amerien via San Francisco" (Europe) vi Siberia)-Pr¢ Руглі, 11th age. Nopy.
Maenu--Por Sui Tai, 11th Jung, `1.15
I.M.
Straits and India vik Calcatta —Pe
A. Apear, 11th June, 2 r..! Philippine Islanda-Per Taming, 11th
Salon
German
Mail:
Juga, 3 r..
Per Hahnun, 12th Juse, 19
A.X.
►
June 7th.
10.
fem
21.75
Baroniotor .........29.75 Temperature 77 Humidity
∙Bain
02
VESSELS IN PORT.
Phowtong, from Singapore. Pogkce, 76 Jervois Street, from Hobart.
Poignand Passougor "Uvebon," ¡from Alorstar.
Poste. Yantechuang, Yaumati, from Clobo..
Seagull, from Coba.. Suzukiura, Care Matousara, from Thursday Island.
Switzer Solano, from Munila. Tanchoonson Chop Quanseng- chiang, from Singapore,
Tangkes, from Calcutta. Valeria, 25 Mcgregor St., Wan- chai, from Manila:
Yantchuong, from Haiphong. 0033, from Foochow 1158, from Tientsin.
135 Des Voeux Road, from San-' francisco
Hongkong 7 de Juno, 1912.
J. M. Beck, Superinten lont
Great Northern.
·
List of unclaimed tole rims ying in the Great Northern Telegraph Company's office ut Hongkong:-
Anatolia. Bowhangohong.
Kuocheong,
A
STRANEOF.
Frater. Looling.
Arratoon Acar, Br. 58, 2,991. F M. Au-tin, 3rd, June-Moj 20h May GenD. S. & Ca
Suchitrade.
Weedil .1781, 3158.
6 Jus-top 5th Ju e Gea-B. & S.
2950, 4837; 6198.
9852.
7115.
Stmise Burmah, Cey Ado'aide, Western Au-train, Chibli, Br. es, 1,297, F. McGarity. India, Aden, Egypt, and Europer
via
Naples,
gami, 6th
(halters posted in all the Daijin Marn, Jap. n., 809, D. Fashi d'ne-Tauni, Pillar oras, in time for
Any and Swalew 1th Jine, Cert.-O. 8. R.
the firlarance will be
-ing'uda 4 in this contract mail)|
Lato Letters 11 to 11.30 n.ta-
· 11 AM
J000.
.
Extra patage 10 cents) Glenglu, Br. .x, 2,889, Graves, Có June-Rangoon. 24th Me Per incon, 12th
Gen-Susing Tai Hong. Usirona, B. 8.9., 641, A. H. 3townit, 6th 7. Jnce-Skalow Jute, Gea.-D I. & Co.
1.M
Shanghai, North Chin, maad dipın vis
June-Cha'en th Ballast.-B. & 8.
Jun^
Kobo-Per Namsang, 12th Hongkong. Br. 6.8, 789, Cornelinesen,
June, P..
via M gi and South America–
Por Kastho, 1204 Jano, 4 Japán,
the wording of which is similar ment houses are discontented, and to that of Section 8 of the there is some prospect that they aca--Per Sai Tai, 12th June, 1 15 Hanyang, Br. s. 1,216, Cogad, 6lli Interpretation Act 1889. But too will walk out for higher pay notwithstanding this fuel, it is and better terms of servico. oxpressly provided by Section Cuban Rebels Defeated,
June 1. The Washington, 262 of the now Componios Or- dinance that the ropeal of the Cuban rebels were defented to day Foreign Corporations Land Ordin-in a sharp engagement, but the dapan ance 1908 shall not affect the contest is not regarded in any way rights which have been acquired as decisive. The two forces met by any foreign corporation under near Palmasoriano, a town near Straits the latter Ordinance-it having, Santiago, and the federal foress apparently been considered advis in a vigorous attack dislodged Straits and ably to No expressly annet, in the rebels and drove them from order in prevent the possibility the field. The insurgents loft of a contention being mined that 138 dead on the field and suc-Japan
ceeded in removing their wound- such rights were so affected.
A question might possibly urino cd. The losses of the regulars
Swatow,
3',5'
and din via Botabay-Per
1 chin, 18th Juno, Eka. Jinsen India vix Caloutta-Fer Fooksang. 18li Jans, 11
A.M.
vis Nagasaki, Victoria and Tacoma-Por Chicago-mas, 13th Juge, xoɔN,
Glue-Haiphong Je, Goo-A. R. Marty. 111. 6.5., 8,906, Archdṣsa 1. 4th Jun-Singapura – 30th May, Con-D. 8. & Co. Man, Jap. 8., 2,946, M Machlde, Brun-Sings om 28th May, Geo.-N. WK.
0006, 3883, 0088, 2490, 3141. 0712, 229, 6386, 0880. 1795, 2052.
H.K Suation, 7th Jane, 1912.
E. V. Josson, Acting Superintendent.
Shipping
NIPPON YUSEN KISHA
(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO..
PHUJKOTRU SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG- Soutor TO ALTERATION
Destination.. MARSEILLES,
Steamers
LOEDON & ANT- IYO MARU, waar via BINA- Ompt, 16, Waheda. POKE, PENANG HIRANO MARU, Conwaо, Sox Cap. I. Fraser, & I'ORT SAID
・
VICTORIA, BC,
SEATTLE yin STAMBA MARU. Karlose, S'al, Capt. 3. Wadh, Mori,
SANUKI MARU, YORELION SH- Capt. N. Puranaka, MIZO & 1'JANA)
SYDNEYAMEL-]
BOURNE. Tin NIKKO MARU. MANILA, Tuons | Cnja. Yagi, DAY. IBAN KUMANO-MARU. Town and ¦ Capt. M.' Winckfer. Brisbankinn
•
Sailing Dates.
'r. 7,000
T. 9,000
WEDNESDAY, 19h June, at Daylight. WEDNESDAY, 3rd July, at Daylight.
BOMBAY, S184) BOMBAY MARU,
ront & Cotonne | Capt." Noguchi,
SHANGHAI, sid} *TOTOMI MARU,
...: Cap. A Mouker, - KOBE SHANGHAI, {\TOSA MARU.
MOJI & KOBE ( Copi, Saty
KOBE & YOKO- Į KAMO MARU, HAMA............ Capa. Soaner,
T-7,000
TUESDAY, 18th
Juan, at 4 pm. TUESDAY, T. 7.000 July, at 4 r.m.
T. 6,2001
T. 6,000
T. 5,000
FRIDAY,
fnd
7th Jue, rt Nuou. (FRIDAY, 5th July,"
at Noon.
MONDAY,
Juno.
¡MONDAY. T. 4,000 1 June
(WEDNESUAY, T. 7,000 19hdu..
§ Fitted with no system of wireless loginį)3.
CALCUTTA
10th
17th
T. 9,600
{THURSDAY, 2016
Cargo only.
LINF
Regular fortnightly service between Kobs and Calcutta via Moji, Hongkong, Singapore,
Penang and Rangoon.,
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG
8.8. KIRIN MARU................. Tous 4,000......Saturday, 8th June.
SS. JINSEN MARU ......Tona 4,000.
Sata đưr, 28th June,
REDUCED SUMMER RATES BETWEEN HONGKONG AND JAPAN PORTS.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONTICKETS (1st & 2nd class) available for 3 mouths,
YOKOHAMA ROIE
Return..
Tatun.
MOJI Return.
་
NAGASAKI Return.
1st shum ......$135
$122.
$109
$95
2nd oss.......81
$75
$ 65
$57
J
61
With option of Itail 1etween Steamer's Calling ports in Japan.
From Hongkong direct to Nagasaki 4 days, to Hohe 1 days and Yokohama 6 days.
For larilor nfomation apply to
T KUSUMOTO. Manager.
CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
ANHUI ”.......................8th
0022, 3883, 0207, 0086,0355, 0774, 2532.
ЯТЕЛМЕВА
'T' Si
SHANGHAI TSINGTAU, WEIHAIWEL,I
CHIFOO & N'CHWANG HAIPHONG
June
'night.
"CHIHLI "........ 10th
4.x.
10
"SUNGKIANG"..11h
11
10 A.M.
4 1.2.
11
14
4 P.M.
.............................................. CHENAN" ......18/h
**
4 P.M.
.“ LINAN” .........14th SHANGHAI WEIHAIWE & TIENTSIN..." HUICHOW" ...16th
"
11
4 PM.
12
WATER RETURN..
SWATOW, AMOY nn 15'HAT HOIHOW"......1th MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO ..." TAMING”. ...... 17tle SHANGHAI .....
Level and Storage of water in MANILA, CEBU & ILOILO..."TEAN”............ 18th Roservoirs on May 1, 1912.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL
Tylam
14.
107 (5311. coin below gift soin, below
Overflow
ure dow if in below of. in. below Tylam
overflow Byewark......
ytan Laser(1716, sojin telow ft. fin. Inclow
overflow
wverflow
brerfow mediata
agft. Gin. below, saft sin. below Pokfulam.... overflow
M'n'ght. Daylight
DIRECT SAILING TO WEST. RIVER, Twice Werkly. 8.8. LINTAN" »ad 5.8. “BANUL"
NEW SERVICE.
SHANGHAI TO ANTUNG
wax-el- of him. below below dost, living Shanghai on alternate Weinerdays.
AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS bɩw sxperior accommodation with. Eleclis A daly qualified Surged Light throughout and Electric Pans In Bislerooms 1,495.000 med. REDUCED FAREB. Cargo booked thmagh for all. Austrisṛ,
overflow
overlow I overflow STORAGE GALLONS.
1011 74,330,9'0 19.000 1,110,
10 0
16,05,000
*1$,500
301,100
Johanne, Ger. x.s, 952, H. Ipland, 6th Jane Hoikow 5th Jano, Oca.-J. & Co, Kwongseng, Br. 46, 1,423, Bichard,
Irtam Clian-Per
June-Canton Glastan Hyswith... Tytan Intermediate ...... Pokfutur... DETTATLISTENE Cheun, 18th June,.,
Je, Gou.-J., M. & Co.
Wong-nal-chung mengen Hell, Amuy and Fuochow-Par Lyöemonn, Gat. A.d., 1,5
31st May-Saig 2.fa Haitan, 14th June, 10 am.
May, G.-H. A, L.
14th June, 5 P.4.
70%
12th May-Bangkok and Hofhow 7th May, Riot B. & B.
An. **, 2,744, 2, 1, 2nd June-Ban Francisco 4th vs Shanghai 30th May, Malt and Gen.-P. . . 06.
as to whether this special cuact-are not indicated in any of the bangla and Norh mont does inore than merely pro-tolegrams from Santiago, but it is tect the title of a foreign corpora- assumed they lost a number of tion to land acquirail, prior to mon. 1912--whether it enables such a Cuba has, through President corporation to continue to acquire Gomez, receded from the position Weihaiwei and Tientsin-Per Haich, Peklat, Gr. s., 1,018, G. Wentel, land in the future. It is sub-which it originally named on mitted, however, that this ean-to question of American inter- not be so, in view of the rention and has informed the express provisions of Section 253, United States government that and for the same reasons that the it will welcome the landing of preservation by the Interpretation American marines, at any point Act and Ordinance of rights objand at any time when they can tained, or obligations incurred; assist in the protection of life andor repealed Statute or Orand property and the suppression dinance cannot enable frosh of disorder. rights, or obligations, to be Forces of American marines acquired, or be incurred, un have been landed at several towns, der that repealed 'Statuto or on the coast and are guarding Philidae Ordinance after ita ropoul. If it property. It is believed here that were to be held otherwise, the additional forces thust soon be Bangla enactment would have the curios landed and that virtual interven- effect that a company incorporation will in this way be brought Weihaiwal od outside the British Dominions, 'about
Australian
Mail.
Philippine Islands, Angeur- Perris, Yap, Frederich, Wilhelmsha, fon, Babant, Herbertahohe. Metapi, Australia, New Zex- land, and Tasuania Brisbane Per Prinz Bigl mand, 16th Jane, § 4.1.
Islands-Per Yuonany,
15th June, 1.P.M.
and Nrth Chins-Fe Linen, 18th June, 5 r.a.)
and Tientsia-Ok.ong- ching, 18th June, 5 r.x.
:
Itubi, Ar-84,
7th
170,000
14,300,000 New Zealand and Tasmanian Porta.
16,950,000
$34,897,000
7,879,000 MANILA LINE-Tin "ore Steamers "Tean" and "Taming)" locommodation spidships; electric fans filed; exim siste-rooms" on Consumption of water in the City and Will Disteck, aft. Baloon asoomusdation of a.a.- "Kallong" is slimsted on deck, aby
Electris Faoi fitte3.
elict during the month of April gem.
tga
#11,660
1,440,000 gallons.
» #49,529
Consumption 107,977,000 Estimated
population. Consumptiouper hand per day
sin kider Main Intermicieni rayply by Hiderblains in Djuricis during April 1911, Intermittent Supply by River Mals districts up til fath April law Constant in all disteler from the 13th pit 1942
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL:·
-36* **.
Dislow overflow.
STORAGE CALLONS,
IDI
vitation Re
1211
2016
iple 1,408, 8. A. Crosby,
Jie-Manila 4th Kowloon Gra
vitation
By,110,000 $13,940,000 Rodr Jate, Gen.-S. T. & Co.
Consumption of water In Lewinan during the Taming, br. 1.5., 1,851, G. H. Fennema sth of Aprill, 197x,
father, 7th Juno-Manila Jane, Gen.-B. &'8, Tingang, Br. 8., 1,045, Meaty, 5th Jone-Saati (Bo) 19th Mar Gan
*
SHANGHAI LINE-FAST SCHEDULE TWIN-BOREW STEAMERS (Askui, Ohanan, Linan, Ohinhwa,)—with excellent passenger accommodation. Electric Light throng! ont and Electrio Fans in the Blait- rooms and Dining Sabes, leave Hongkent for Ebangbal direct every Thursday
Northern Chine Porta. and Gunday, taking verge on through Bill of Lading to all Yangtame ajá
"
8.B.Passenger must embark before midright on Saturday for the Sunday morning sailings, A Company's launch leaves Murray Pier at 10 o'clock every Saturday night.
These steamer land passengers in Shanghai, avoiding the Insonvenien if transhipment at Wooing.
Reduced Fares:-Single $45. Return $75,
For Freight or Passage apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Consumption.... 83.110.000 $9,350,000 gallons Calophone, Ms. KR.. Estimated popu
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po,foo
Is tailons pr The Coversmeni Analysi' 'reports show that the Public Works M,&fo of appellent quality,
CHATHAM
"Wisetune 7th Jnes ****
Printed and Paigued by the Pro Don Torsa Bead Song), in the