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Hongkong Telegraph.
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Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.
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TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS,
HELEGRAMS.
TELEGRAMS.
ASIATIC EXCLUSION, THE TEACHERS' STRIKK.
STEPS BY AMERICA.
RIOTOUS PUPILS.
SUSPENDS PAYMENT.
"HEAVY LIABILITIOS, ✨
CABINET AGAIN MEETS.
な
יי,
ELEGRAMS
MEXICAN UNREST."
ITALIAN CONSUL arrested.
London. Received February 3.
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PRENCH FINANCES.
BIO BOND ISSUE,"
NEWS FOR BUSY HEN.
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
LABOURITES CONFER. (Bentor's Service To The "Telegraph."] [Router's Service To The Telegraph.") (Router's Service To The Telegraph."] [Reuter's Service To The Telegraph."] [Router's Service To The "Telegraph.") (Reuter's Service To The Telegraph."] The French Government is to
London, Received February 4.
London. Received February 3.
London. Received February 4.
London, Received February 4.
issue 800 million franca in bonds. Landon. Resolved February 3. A message from Paperelli atatea Reuter's Washington corres Lively scones are occurring in
Coupon Berthoud and Com. Another Cabinet meeting was Reuter's correspondent at Paris that the Italian Consul at Chihua-pondent says the House of He- Herefordshire, where sightypany, foreign bankars sad mer-held to-day (Tuesday)..
Mr. Cresswell has accused the says the Badget Committee of South African Government of hun, Mexico, has been arrested presentatives has adopted an schools, accommodating 5,000 chants, of London, announce the Previous to the meeting, Mr. the Chamber has authorised the fostering unrest. by Federal troops. The Italian amendment to the Immigration papils, have been closed as a suspension of payment It is Ramsay Macdonald and another Government to issue eight hand- Government is making a protest. Bill, excluding Hindus, Mongo- result of a strike of teachers for stated that this is due to diffical-Labourite conferred with Afr. red million franes in Bonds,
lians or other members of the higher wages.
ties with an important firm Lloyd George, socording to the Yellow races, Molays, and Afri- The pupils, resenting the pre- engaged in the Brazilian trade. newspapers, regarding the African cans, except where their entry is sence of strike-breaking teachers, The liabilities are heavy." governed by Treaty.
overturned desks, scattered booke and inkpots broadcast, while there were several collisions in the streets between "striking". and DOD-striking children, who had to be separated by their Cash
CENTRAL AFRICA..
¬NEW OERMAN' RAILWAY,
London. Received February 4,
The German railway from Dares Salaam to Take Tanganyika was completed yesterday.
This line will exereiss an im- portant influence on the economic future of Central "Africa, and express trains will be able to cover the journey from the sea to the lake in two days.
N.D.L AND H.A.L.
OVERTURES BEGIN.
London. Received February 3,
'A Rider.
London. Received February 4.
A rider has been added to the amendment providing that unless parents. stipulate, allagriments and con- esting agreements otherwise ventions shall hereafter comprise this exclusion, and that the pro- posed legislation would not affect Japanese immigration.
COMPANY REPORT,
Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation.
The ninety-eventh report of
Auditors
The Honourable Mr. E. Shellim, Mr. W. L. Pattenden and Mr. S. H. Dodwell retire in rotation, but being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. J. W: G. Bonnar snd Mr. F. Maitland who offer themselves for re-election:
و تم
STANLEY H. DODWELL,
Chairman.
Abstract of Assets and."
Liabilities.
ASSETS.
!... $49,579,286.77
Coin Indged with. the Hongkong Government against author- ised and/or ex- cesar note cir-: culation. Bullion in band and in transit indian Govern- ment гарев paper... Colonial and other
securities- Sterling reserve
fund invest- menta, viz.:*
15,000,000.00
5,355,083 81
deportations.
returned after taking his B.So, London in ohemistry. No school
The Italian Congal at Chihua hna, Mexico, has been arrested by Federal troops,
war,
Overtures have begun between in Hongkong, said the Archdeacon, the N.D.L. and the H.A.L. with has send up so many under-a view to ending the Atlantio rate gradustes to the Hongkong Un- iversity as St, Stephen's College. 815,000,000.00 Out of St. Stephen's College The South African Government has grown St. Stephen's Girls' is to fully explain the deportation School with about 120 pupils, of Labour leaders on Wednesday and St. John's Hall, and the next.
Sterling Reserve Fund. To Balance, £1.500.000 at er 21- (invested inSter- lingSecurities)
By Balance 30th June, 1913, £1,500,000 af ox. 2
$15,000,000.00 University Hostel
Referring to the charge at the The German railway from Fairlea School, the Archdeacon Dares Salaam to Lake Tangan- said that there had been some yika, in Central Africs, has been $15,000,000.00 misunderstanding in connection completed.
with the change that had taken $15,000,000.00 place there. When the University The U.S. House of Represents- vas built it was found that, over-tives has adopted an amendment 1,807,919.12 To Balance, $17,850,000.00 lo king the girls' rohool as it did, excluding Asiatica from the Im-
it was not a desirable place for a migration Bill. school in which they had girls ap
12,288,835.48
the court of Directors to the Hongkong, 3rd February 1914 £1,200,000 2 per cent. Ordinery hall-yearly general meeting of abareholders in the: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- Router's correspondent ating Corporation to be held at the Bremen asya overtures are already City Hall, Hongkong, on catur- in the making with a view today, February 14, at noon, is as ending the Atlantic rate war. follows:-
The Nordden tacher Lloyd have The Directora have now to consented to a prolongation of submit to you a General State- the agreements until the end of ment of the affairs of the Bank, February in order to facilitate and Balance Sheet for the half- farther "negotiations with the year ending 31st December, 1913. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, who have not yet replied,
THE DEPORTATIONS.
OPPOSITION LEADER'S
APPEAL.
London. Received February 3, On the opening of the South African Parliament, the Leader
The net profits for that period, inolading $2,052,482.91, balance brought forward from last account, after paying all obarges, deducting interest paid and due, and making provisions for bad and doubtful accounts, amount to $5,378,931.01.
The Directora recommend the transfer of $200,000 from the Profit and Loss Account to credit of the Silver Reserve Fund, which Fond will then stand, at $17.850.000.
LIABILITIES
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000'00 Sterling Reserve
Fund $1,500,-
000 at ex. 2/- 15,000,000.00
Reserve Silver
Fund..
17,450,000.00 Marine Insurance
Account
250,000,00 Notes in Ciroula-
ion:.. (Authorised Issue
Against Secu. rities and Coin deposited with the Crown Agents for the Colonies and their Trustees,) 16,000,000.00 Additional Issue
authorised by Hongkong Ordinances against Coin lodged
with
the Hongkong Government... 9,830,191.00
100
149, 74.-
They also recommend writing of the Opposition asked his off Bank Premises Account the followers to suspend their judg. sum of $300,000... ment on the deportation question
After making these. Transfers panding a fall statement from and deducting Remuneration to the Government,
Directors there remains for ap- The Hon. J. C. mute (Minis-propriation $4,861,021.01, out of ter of Finance and Defence), in which the Directors recommend
Our Accounts- reply, pointed out that it was the payment of a Dividend of
Silver unusual to make a statement at Two Pounds Sterling per Share, the first reading, and said the viz, £240,000, and a Bonus of Gold, £5,845,173 Government would explain fally Five Shillings Sterling per Share, on Wednesday.
viz.. £30,000 amounting in all to Mr. Cresswell's Attack. | £270,000 which at I/11.3-16, the Mr. Cresswell, the Labourite rate of the day, will absorb leader, (who was sentenced on $2,794 609 16.
The Balance $2 067,311.85 to January 24 to a month's im- prisonment for publishing a be carried to New Profit and Loss pamphlet likely to cause ill-Account. feeling in connection with the Sterling Reserve Fund. South African labour troubles, The holding of £1,200,000 2 and released by the Government per cent. Console has been written on January 28,) virulently down by £12,000 to £852,000, attacked the Government, which and now stands in the Books at Bills Payable:-
Lodged with the
consola at 71...
(of which
Bank of England
|
Bs & Special
London Reserve.) 2330,000 $ per cent. Exchequer *Bonds que 1930.
at 98... £431,500 Other
Sterling Securi ties,
written
down
£852,000 £250,000
841,100
£1,500,000
Sliver Reserve Fund,
$17,850,000.00
By Balance 30th
June, 1913,... $17,450,000.00 By Transfer from Profit and Loss Account,
to the age of eighteen. After consultation with the Home commenting on the African deporte- The Westminster Gazette, com- mittee of the C.M.S., to whom the tions, Armly upholds the attitude property belongs, it was decided of Lord Gladstone. 200,000.00 to find a fresh site for the
$17,650,000.00 N. J. STABB, Chief Manager A. C. HYNES, Acting Chief
Accountant.
STANLEY H. DOD-
WELL,
DAVID LANDALE,Directors G. FRIESLAND,
girls school and to use theThere have been lively scones Fairlea site to the best advantage in the Herefordshire possible. It was not on though strike, the pupils resenting the schools the property had changed hands
presence of strike-breaking
or been sold it is still the tenshera. property of the O. M. S., and there was no question of compensation such as had been alluded to.
The Bobool
NEWS.
General news appears on page succeeding 3 and log book on page 6.
We have compared the above Statement with the Books, Von- chers and Securities at the Head the old one is now situated Gaice, and with the Returas from at No. 5 and 6 Prospect Place,
Arious Branches and Agen- and in the event of that being W. Cameron Fobes is reported dia, and have found the aims to made a permanent arrangement, on an extra..
the
At ex. 215,000,000.05 | 9P GOYTEOT,
Billa Discounted.
Loans & Credits, 141,084,523 07- Bills Receivable, 147,992,278.34 Liabilities of oop- atitments for ho- ceptances,
contra,
Bank Premises
per
IW... BONNAR,
Auditore. F. MAITLAND,
Hongkong 3rd February, 1914.
ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
F
An important speech by Mr.
the sum of $10,000 has been reserved for the parposo. The Diocesan School at Kowloon bad, has been a serious trade dispute Since Chinese New Year there the Archdeacon told the Tele-in Chinese commercial circles. graph, nothing whatever to do
with the old school at Fairlea A description of the Royal Referring to mission work the
Mail new cargo vessel, the Archdeacon said that there were
now five self-supporting churches Cardiganshire, appears in this in Hongkong and Kowloon in con nection with the U. M. S. Then
there were plans for the extension
12,508,680,88
6,799,298.11 Archdeacon Barnett Retires and
The report of the directors of Speaks on the College. $408,554,905.56
of the work in Canton and the Court of Directors of the district and Nanning, and for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank The Venerable Archdescon Barnett is retiring from the Medical Mission to be extended appears to-day. 24,839,191.00 General Profit and loss Account. post of warden of St. Stephen's from Pakhoj to Yanan Fu. In College, after eleven years hard the course of a few days, Dr. Neville Bradley with his work in connection with the'col-
wife (formerly a Miss Cadbury lege. His retirement is due to
of the well-known firm of the fact that as secretary to the
$122,738,559.46
59,718,918.35
182,457,477.81
Fixed Deposits Silver... Gold. £4,218,502.
108. 5d.
$72,637,750.10
48,095,433.15
115,783,183.25
he accused of fostering unrest, 71; "Other Sterling Securities" (including call 4.
have also been written down the extent of about £12,000..
Lord Gladstone Defended.
London. Received February 4. The Westminster Gazette in the
To effect these adjustments and course of an emphatically worded maintain the Fund at £1,500,000, leading article on the proceedings Sterling Stooke to the face value in the South African Parliament of £25,000 costing £24,356, 2a. firmly upholds the attitude of 0d, were purchased and added to Lord Gladetone throughout na Other Sterling Securities" only a constitutional position, bringing the amount under that similarly to that of the King in heading to £431,500 written Britain, Any other attitude would down to £341,100, render constitutional influence
This expenditure was met out between the Motherland and of the earnings of the half-year. the Dominions hopeless. The journal emphasises the point that The Honourable Mr. David the questions of British citizen-Landale has been eleated Chair- ahip raised by the deportations man for the year 1914, and Mr. are very important, and desires W. Te Pattendon Daputy Chair thom" to be argued with all the mản
Directors
Dominions to see if it is possible Mr. F. Liob and Mr. G. R. to arrive at a general principle to Lauteriz having resigned their apply to all Britishers, including sesta on leaving the Colony, Mr. Asiatice. That prospect, how-E. Goetz and Mr. C. Landgraf ever, would be blasted if we have been invited to fill the started by challenging the rights vacancies; theas appointments el self-governing Dominions to require confirmation at this provide for public safety. Mooring,
loans and short
eight drawinga
on London' of **
fice against bills receiva ble and ballion shipments)... Drafta on Lon-
don Bankers...
Acceptances" ?oh account of con- atituenta Profit and long accountan Liability on billa of exchange re-discounted. 49,820,188168 Xd of which 47.180,741 93 10d have since run off
9,480,203.63
To Amounts written off t- To Kempneration to
directors,...$15,000.00 Church Missionary Society in that name) and his family would
To Dividend account :-
Dividend £2
per share.co 120,000 shares £240,000 at
South China he has to travel a pass through on their way to long way into China, even so far Yannan to take charge of the as Yannen Fu, about six days medical work there. Dr. Bradley journey from Hongkong. The very well-known in Hongkong. Archdeacon Barnett will make daties of this position are incom- 1/11-3/16...$2,484.097.03 patible with that of Wardon at Hongkong hiscentre, and he is not St. Stephens since one post calls to leave us. He is en Australizu,
hia
parents being him away from Hongkong and the other calla on him to remaio in England. 310,512.18 Eleven
in Hongkong.
Bonus -5/- per
shares on 120,- 000 shares €80,000 at1/11. 3/18-...
To Transfer to
ver reserve fa
To Trgusier to bank
premises account
To Balanço forward
years sgo Aroh- deacon Barnett'instituted what is 2,794,609.16 How the important college of St.
Stephens. There were then six 200,000.00 studente to-day there are 170.
forty of whom are boarders. The
born
MOTOR PROSECUTION.
Driver Fined for Early Driving.
·DON'T FORGET,
TO-DAY. Victoria. Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 8.15 p.in.
TO-MORROW.
Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.
Saturday February 7. : Philharmonic Society's Concert
9.15. p..
Annual General Meeting, Union Waterboat Co. Ltd.-poon.
Monday, February 9.
Sale of Household goods Altadena, Barker Road-G P. Lammert-2.30 p.m.
10.
Tuesday, February Organ Recital St. John Cat- hedral.-5.30 p.m.
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., general.
300,000.00 college of the commencement This morning in the Police-noon.
was situated on half the house Court before Mr. Hazeland a mo-
,052,482,91
Thursday, February 12. The Idol's Eye. Theatre Royal, -9.15 p.m.
Friday, February 13,
Friday Feb
-25th
13.
to next hell-year, 2,067,311.85. that is occupied at present. The tor car driver employed by the progress made, by the school is Exile Garage was charged with Total, 85,376,021:91 | best indicated by the fact that driving his motor Car No. 28 du- 10,451,248 00 By. Balance of
theChinese made a voluntary ring prohibited hours at 4.52 a.m. The Idol's Eye Theatre Royal Undivided Pro- ::
gift of thirty thousand dollars and with failing to stop when-9.15 p.m. $19,941,451.63fite, 30th June,
to erect the new wing. This called upon by an officer of the contribution in face of the fact police. By Account of Net
that the first daily lesson is one The defendant yesterday pro Panjabia Sports, U.S.R.O. Profits for the
of scripture, Archdeacon Barnett dacada permit allowing him to Saturday, February 14 Six Montbeend:
thought, was a strong reply to take the car out at 5,80 a.m. and The Idol's Eye Theatre Royal ing 31st Decem
these people who say that the asked how he could be out at 4.30?-9.15 p.m. ber, 1913, after
Chinese dislike Obristianity being at that bearing P.C. Grimett de forced down their throats, which posed to seeing the defendant ont holdes Hongkong and Shanghai Half yearly meeting of Share- making provi- :sion for bad and
of course is not the care. One of at the hour stated. The defend- Banking Corporation noon. doubtful debts,"
the students of the College ant did not stop when called dedusting all Expenses andia Interest paid and due....
12,508,680.86
5,376,021,01
1408,654,005.56|
is now in the Law Department upon.
in
Poking after being at Eergt. W. Pitt to day gave evid- Oxford and being called to ence to seeing the car out at ,324,438.10
the Bar in England. Several of about 450 a m. and the defendant 85,376,921.10 the students have taken degrees who denied that such was the in England, and one, the son of case was ordered to pay 825 or in $5,376,921.01 Dr. Wan Man-kai, bas just default one month's imprisonment.
Monday February 16.
Jookey Club Race Meeting
Happy Valley.
Moud Allan at Theatre Royal
-2.15 pm
Tuesday, February 17. Mand-Allan at Theatre Royal
-9.15 pm.