THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY -2,-1914.
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bed in the course of bis operat-Siberian Mail. Left per se. ions. The facts certainly looked Yingehow at midnight on
Saturday.
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arroated one. The next surge in German Mail. Closes per the case was the appearance of
Prinz Ludwig at 9. the man at the Police Onurt
charge pt being in South American Mail-Closes possession of dangerous
Kiyo Mara, to woupons and of attörapling k break into a dwelling house. The Magistrate beard the 'ovidence,
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Sir William Rees Divies (Chiof Justice) and Mr. H. J. Gom pertz (Paisue Judge) sitting in
Government.
attempting to price open the door TO-MORROW AND EVERY DAY, EI-the Shareholders at the ninth The report pengontation to of a dwelling house by means of THER HE WILL SHIELD YOU FROM Ordinary Annual Meeting of the SIGNALLING SUGGESTIONS. Fall Court of Original Jurisdiot- a modern jemmy, and when SUFFERING, OR HE WILL GIVE
Company. arrested, a pair of pitchers was YOU UNFAILING STRENGTH TO Uaion Waterboat
ion, continued the hearing this Limited, to be bold at the Com found secreted in his cap, while BEAR IT. BE AT PEACE THE ONE Ompany's Office, on Saturday, To the Editor of the Hongkong morning of the application for in his pocket was a formulable PUT ABIDE ALL ANXIOUS
Telegraph.
habeas Corpus rising out of the looking butcher's knife. If is of THOUGHTS AND IMAGINATIONS. February, 7 at noon, is as fol- importance, too, to remember that
-St. Francis de Sulas. Lows
Dear Sir. I think there are Magistrate's decision in the case The General Managers have a good many people like myself in which Chung Cau-nam who is The Malls,
now the pleasure to submit their in Hongkong, who are interested ordered to await, in goal, His Excellency's order is charged Annual Report and Statement of in the signalling of the incoming with misappropriating $150,000 the Company's Accounts made vessels to this port. This mor up to 31st December, 1015.
ning (Sunday) I was trying to the property of the Kwangtung The not proits for the year read the mail flug siguals, bat ended 31st December, 1013, after as there was no wind to open out Sir Francis Piggott and Mr. D. allowing for Consulting Com the logs it was impossible to G Alabaster, instructed by Mr. W. B. Hind, (Mr. G. K. Hall mittee and Auditor's fees, amount read them. to $64,744.03.
I also watched the cruiser Brutton) made the application. The General Managers recom- Yarmouth signalling and watch- and Mr. E. H. Sharp, K. C., Mr. mend the payment of a dividended the flag being in ived up and Eldon Potter and Mr. F. O. of 12 per cent, which will absorb down by the aiguailer to open Jankin, instructed by Mr. R. F.O, $34,853.75; write off $28,000.00 them out so that they could be Master, of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master, and Mr. P. M. Hodg The Empress of India is now from the value of the Waterboats, real.
$1,500 off investments, $400.00 There are one or two simple son, Assistant Crown Solietor out of dock.
from the value of Pirs and ways of vercoming this trouble opposed the application. Staging and carry forward a bal that I would like to suggest. anco of $190.88 to the new First, take the signal stations to their Lordships on the common I think all of the stations bave Law aspect of the case in reply to Tas Empress of Asia is about to
Consulting Committee: Since yards porose the signal manet, then Mr. Alabaster and pointed out
poa Dock for repairs. enter the Hongkong and Wham-the last meeting Messrs. F. J. why not (when there is no wind that when property was taken Bisschop & Duncan Clark have to open out the fliga) fly the without the consent of the owner, resigned, and Messrs. J. Jonck the di nal horizontally from the even without the owners' know- beer and A. H. Skelton have join-yard, instead of perpendicularly ledge, it constituted a larceny. from the mast? The signal could He did not think it mattered ed the Committee.
whether the larceny occurred two. Auditor:-The Accounts under be read with perfect ease. review have been audited by Mr. The same idea could with days after the the taking of the A. O'D. Gourdia.
advantage be used on the hoate cheques. That was a matter for DODWELL & CO. LTD., in the harbour and, in fact a jury.
The Chief Justice remarked General Managers anywhere that signalling by finge
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1914.
BIRTHS.
MARSH-On January 27, at the Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. Mareh, a daughter.
Mc.KEE-On January 28, at Victoria Nursing Home, Shang hai, to Mr. and Mrs. 8. S. McKee, a son.
CANTON CURRENCY LOAN.
Out of Dock
Mr. Findlay Smith's Return.
Mr. A. rindlay Smith returned to the Colony on Saturday.
Empress of Asia.
"Sent to Detention House.
A man named Joseph Callag han was sent to the house of deletion from the Police Coort this morning.
'Street Gamblers. Eight street gamblers from Wast Point were fined $3, or in
served by such a course of pro- What good purpose could be cedure, we fail to see. The point was that the man had been caught absolutely red-handed and we should imagine that if he could call ten thousand "friends" to testify to his good' character, the matter of his guilt could nor very well be avoided. More than that, the magisterial order meant that the police, who already have enough work to do, would have to accompany the defendant round the Colony in Boarched from Shanghai yesterday, had of this illusive ** Frioad ".
on board 20 Chinees, 8 Japanese other place any
but and 4 in fian steerage pa seugers. Hongkong the defandant would;
in
Account.
Mr Potter continued his addrass
default seven days escht, at the Hongkong 28th January, 1014.ia necessary. Of courte a rule that there must be some evidence.
Police Court, this morning. »
Tamba Maru's. Passengers. The Tamba Maru which arriv-
Torpedo Destroyers.
on the evidence, have been promp The Torpedo destroyera Wolland. ly found guilty and sentenced.
Austrian Cruiser Arrives. The Austrian cruiser Kaisocia Elizabeth arrived in Hongkong this morning, the customary salates being fire1.
The only redeeming feature is Usk, Ribble, Jet-and Chelmer that on the reappearance of the went from Hongkong to Mirs would be burglar he was given Bay, this morning for practics. three months in gaol and four boure' stock. The ind." trick is an old one. Most Chinese prianters will soap at an oppor- unity of getting into the ppen in order to assist in the search for a friend who may, or may not, exist. There is always a chance of bolting during the proceeding, and they know it.
The Durham Election...
The result of the election ia North-West Durham is according o custom in that constituency (and is yet surprising. The
The hamparing effect which the chaotic state of the Canton Liberal candidate has alwaye had
a subatantial majority in that
Balance Sheet.
· LIABILITIES. Share Capital.
Authorise-
50,000 shares of $10 each $500,000. Issued
27,723 ahares of $10 each fully paid $277,230.00 Sundry Creditors... Unclaimed Divid-
ends
Special Repairs Ac
'count aja anu san
"The Brilliant The galling vessel Brilliant Insurance Fand...... which is about to mail to New Unused. Launch
Water Tickets York, was in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock yesterday for Profit and Loss Ac scraping.
count, Balance ....
Warships in the Harbour. At the present time warships of four nationalities are anchored in the Harbour-British, American, French and Austrian,
Church Missionary Association.
The annual general meeting of
Phenomenal Booking. The Losking for the Phil- harmonic Sciety's Concert which
to take place on Saturday next has been henomenal, the Dress Circle being booked up and the greater part of the stalls taken.
Water
boats as per last
6,672.77
would love to be made that of guilty intent and Mr. Potter the flags (when flown horizont-submitted that the evidence of ally) are always read from the guilty intent was all that took mast out or vice-veras,
place after the fugitive beosme possessed of the cheques.
Continuing, Mr. Potter remind. ed the Court that the order Chan
Kwin-ming gave to the fugitive
Another idea I would suggest to overcome the flag trouble is to live all flags (used for sign alling) made of tin or Muntz metal and then painted to sui was to send $250,000 to Nanking. the flag required it would not The man took $160,000 out of matter then whether the wind the Treasury; he ought to have- was blowing or not, the signal taken $250,000 and it was inconceivable that a Government could always be read with ease official being told to get $250,000
Fiaga enat money and I think hundreds of pounds a year could should say. All right, 1 will take 1,391.80 to saved by using tin or Muntz what can get" for an official metal flags, as they would practi-purpose. Then the man who gave 11,056 18 cally last for ever because when the order fled and a new Governor 15,000.00 the paint began to lose its colour General was appointed, a men be re-painted.-who would not have ordered the they could
despatch of $150,000 or $250,000 214.29 Yours, etc.
to Nanking. On a day when the Governor General who gave 64,744,63
him the order went out power the fugitive made use of $ 377,200.67
the order and got $150,000 into his possession. If the man were honest could he not have coms back to the Yamen and said.
ASSETS.
account $205,607.15
written off 25,097.15.
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Pipes and otaging as perlasta/c $8,000.00 Lase amount
written off 400.00
Warniture ..................BREAKATE Cash in Bank and ‘in ·
hand............
currency has had on trade between Hongkong and the adjacent Pre-constituency, and his return on the Hongkong Church Mis ion- vince within the past few months is too well known to require em- this occasion need cause Day Association will be held in Less amount phasis. At such a lov rte of discount have the banknotes now surprise. But the astonishing St. Paul's College on Thursday,
thing is that the Labour candidate February 12, at 5.39 pm. fallen that it pays no one to venture aj og business operations to has palled a big number of votes any considerable exton, and the consequence has been that big which were not recorded for either candidate on the occasion consignments of goods inten led for the interior have long been held of the last election in 1910. The up in the godowns of the Colony. This unhappy state of affairs result is that the Liberal v te is has caused much anxiety to those engaged in trade with Canton, and some few weeks back efforts were made by leading local Chinese business men to come to the aid of the situation, by
A new curtain, the design endeavouring to form a merchants' bank. This scheme, however, saccessful candidate and only of Mr. Denman Fu'ler, has Hongkong Bank Fix-
seven thousand for, nu that he been fitted to the stage of the ed Deposit
Hongkong Govern... has not materialised, and we understand that, becaus" of certain in- does not represent even a majority Theatre Royal. This curtain
ment Deposit barent difficulties, it is not likely to to do 8).
of the constituency's feelings which replicas the shabby one
Shares though he represents the consti- which has done servios for many Sundry Debters
The total pull years past, enhances the appear-Proportion of unex- our news columng we recently made reference to stepa which tuency in name. ia were being taken by the Provincial authorities of Kwangtung to remarkably large. Out of ence of the building.
18.361 voters on the register, 17,930 went to the poll. If that
reduced by 1,757, the Unionist vote is increased by 834, and the Labour man ha polled 5,025 There were, therefore, well over ten thousand votes cast against the
near to it.
New Theatre Curtals.
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Latest Advertisements, 16 The Hongkong A.D.O. will
pre Rent three short plays at the
20th inst.Page.5,
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NORMAN C. JEHIR Kowloon, February 1, 1914.
JAPANESE RELIEF FUND
of
"I have been ordered to send The Japanese Relief Fund $150,000 to Nanking by Chan Committee acknowdedge with Kwing-ming, and Chan is no thanks the following contribution louger here, what am I to do??? Previously acknowledged $685 Instead of that he got fresh drafts 180,000.00|Mr. Bo Fool
in his own name the next day; and if that were, not evidence of felonious intent when the man" bad the money, he did not know what was.
7,600 00 116,00
20,735.63
110,000,00
50
Total on the 31st. Jan. 8735
AMATEUR DRAMATIC
CLUB.
Three One-Act Plays
to be Staged.
The Paisne Judge-What would you think he ought to have done when be found there was not $250,000; should he haveÓ said, "I will take all or nothing?"
:
Mr. Potter: He should have reported it to the Governor General. He further submitted Tuo Amateur Dramatic Club is that when Chan Kwing-ming ran
500.00 44,121.00
7,740.12 to open its
(Continued on an Extra.)
Besson with away Chung San-Dam should thres one-act playa to be have returned the money to the 125.63 staged at the Theatre Royal or Treasury. 271 27 Saturday, February 21 and Thura-
day, February 20 at 9.15 p.m.. The three plays chosen are :--- "The Ghost of Jerry Bundler" by W. W. Jacobs.
pired Licences... Stock of Hose, etc...
$377,200.67
The Tor Hotel, Kebe, advertises Profit and Loss Account. its attractions to touriste.--Page 5. To Consulting Com-
Mr. G. P. Lammert sella valu- mittee's Fees
able housebold furniture at To Auditor's Fee Altadena on the Och inst.Page To Bilance
arrange a loan for the purpose of relieving the money market. Our information was that the intention was to secure the funds by is not a record it must be very Theatre Royal on the 21st and arrangements with one of the leading Banke in Hongkong, and though we could obtain no confirmation of the report, there were certain facts, including the visit of a prominent official from the Peking office of the Bank, which lent colour to the rumour. That our information was 'well based now seems established by a state- ment made in an official journal at Peking to the effect that owing to the decline in value of paper money in Kwangtung, the Tutuh in now negotiating with a British syndicate with a view to securing & loan of ten million dollara to relieve to prevailing stringency. The security for the loan will, so it is stated, be the wine tax of the Province. It is added that the merchants of Canton and Hongkong are anxiously hoping for the conclusion of the loan.
THE "TELEGRAPE'S" ACROSTIC.
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and New York about the By Balance from last 25th inst. Page 5.
account
Mesere HDiederichsen: and, By Interest Company have opened a branch By Dividends at Canton Page 5,
Tonders are invited for various Biores for the Navy Page 5.
Consignees notices are issued regarding the Benvenus and the Hongkong Maru.—Page 5.
Ln Kee is selling some fine Chinese curious at the Bung On Boarding House, Page 5.
on
shares. By transfer Feos,.« »** By Profit on Trading for the year..... ............
600,00
"Between the Soup and the Savoury," by Gertrude Jepnings. "The Open Door," by Alfred 100,00 Eutro 64,714.63
Hongkong Financo, During November the revenue
of the colony was $752,808. 50
The experiment of chosing and the exponditure $554, 040. three, plays is an interesting one 88. There was a balance at the. $85,144.63 and provides room for excellent en l of the month of $2,732,590- work on the part of local actors, compared with, $2,533,771. 57 33 and for variety generally. The set-75 on October 31. 4,420:07 tings are, we hear, well up to the
standard set by Hongkong
Pony Killed. 1,967.30 amateurs and Messrs. Lane, Oraw- We have been informed that a 50.00 ford & Co. are providingagain the pony that was being riddon along
entire-furnishing.
the railway line on Friday last 58,030.03 The booking opens at Meiss, got its fest fast in the cattle Moutrie's on Monday, February guarde at one of the crossings $65,444.65 9, at 9 a.m.
and was mutilated, by a passing DODWELL & Co., Ltd...
express. The rider, a Europesa General Managara.
|escaped, "I report that I have audited the
to the best of my
It is evident from this statement, which may be taken as more or less enthoritativo, that the negotiations are now well under way.
NOTE. Proom: Robert Plan It was hoped in some quarters that the Central Government would
quette, the composer of Les come to the aid of the Province, but in face of the foot that Kwang Cloches de Comeville. (1) Val
according A Sanitary Board notification above Balance bheet with the information and the explorations tang was not among those Provinces resently named as remitting mond Napoleon. Sea Sif Gilbert Parker's Novel "When Valmond revenue to Peking, and also in view of Peking's own straightened came to Pontiac (2) Or Ludo 3) regarding the limewashing and Books and Vouchers of the Com-given, and as shown by the Books condition financially, we are not surprised that Kwangtung has been The African inagician who told cleansing of domestic buildings pany in Hongkong and that in
of the Oompany. I have obtained my opinion such Balance Sheet is all the information and left to lod after itself, All the same, for the sake of the future of Alladin he was his long-lost la isspor, Page 5.
uncle(4) Bir Isaac Newton The gentleman who took by business relations between Hongkong and Canton, it is sincerely to imagined the theory of universal mistake a green felt hat from the properly dawn up so as to planation I have required,
exhibit a true and correct viow be hoped that the loan will speedily be concluded. That is a lops gravity from an apple dropping Peak Hotel on Friday is requested of the state of the Company's which is shared by European and Chinese commercial wen alike. in his garden at Woolsthorpe, (3) to return it 15 ILMS. Alaority affairs at the 31st December, 1913, Hongkong, 28th January, 1914,
William Telf, ther szoler
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Auditor.
Stolen Watch.py For For stealing a silver watch and ohain at Wanchai a Chinese was sentenced to two months impris ex-onment and four hours stocks by Mr. Hazeland at the Police Court this morning. MoHardy promoçalqu.
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