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The Mails... American Mail-Left per 8.8. Minnesota atá p.m. yesterday. Siberian Mail.-Left per
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Assaye this morning. English Mail.-Left at 1 pm,
to-day.
Siberisa Mail.-Closes per ss. Chonan at 5 p.m. to-day. English Mail of January 17-D livered in London on February 13.
To the Minotaur.
Radium on Lecture.
1889.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO,
Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph files for the Week Ending February 14, 1889.) »
CANTON NEWS.
THE IDOL'S EYE,
(From our own Cor sspondent). Another Successful Performance
** Honouring the Martyrs.
Last Night.
COMPANY MEETINOS.
The Hongkong and Shanghal
Banking Corporation.*
Canton, Feb. 12. On the 8th instant a general The second performirace of The ninety-seventh ordinary meeting was held in the Military" the Idol's Eye" at the Theatre half yearly general meeting of Students Ascociation on the Bund Royal drew as large an audience the shareholders of the Hongkong for the purpose of honouring the as the first. Naturally the piece and Shanghai Banking Corpora three-martyra Chan Chang-ying, went with a better awing than on tion was held this noon in the Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. Wong Ohia-ming and Loang Lun- the first night and the enthusiatie City Hall, when the ninety- February 7 In this issue is a po who were shot by Chan calle given at the drop of the final seventh report of the Court of report of the eighth ordinary Kwing-ming's order. The hall curtain were a clear indication of Directors was submitted. Mr. S. annual mesting of the Hongkong was beautifully decorated with appreciation by the audience. H. Dodwell, (Chairman), prosided Ice Company, Lu; which was buuting, wreaths and hanging. The musical side of the entertain- and there were present-Messrs. presided over by the Hon. Mr. J. scrolle. The names of the ment created great enthusiasm G. Friesland, E. Goeta, 0. S. Hell Irving. In his speech the roartyrs were written on tablets and certainly the best individual Gabbay, P. H. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. Chairman impressed on share and conspicuously placed in the number was that of Mrs. Francis D. Landale, C. Landgraf, W. L. holders the necessity of continu-hall. The ceremony commenced Clark as Mrs. Andton. It was a Pattenden, J. A. Plummer, Hon. Surgeon A. M. Iloory has beening to make provisión “for n at noon) when General Lung catchy song well sung and the Mr. E. Shellim and H. A. Siebs, appointed to H.M.8. Minotaur, to rainy day" while the means and Kan-kwong, representing the double encore accorded it was directors, Mr. N. J. Stabb, calef date January 10, -
opportunity were within their Governor General, acted as "chiof fully deserved.
manager; and Messrs. Chan Siu reach; and mentioned that the sacrificer" and bowed thrios To the minds of many the Ki, R. Swain, H. Peroy Smith, J. Mr, F. Browne, Government offices provided in the Com before the tablets. The meeting cleverest piece of work that F. Cox Edwards, T. F. Hongh,
premisca in Ice dispersed at 2. p.m.
Lieutenant Crosse has put into Ho Fook, Lo Cheung-abio, A. pany's,
Chan was a nativo of Tong the piece is the overture to the Findlay Smith, P. K. Kwok, pm on Monday, on the louse Strest brought in a sabject of radium,
rental which constituted a not District of Kwang-si and left one second act. Founded on a Chan King Yue, Teang Foo, P. Mr. Denman Fuller. inconsiderable addition to their son, Wong was a native of Tsun Chinese melody which must be C. Potta, A. C. Hynde,. GT. revenue. The meeting approves Shan district and left two sons. familiar to all, the gradual Edkins, K. D. Gazdar, of a final dividend of 13 por coat., Leung was born in the Tung Kun transition from Oriental music W. Dunbar,
Li Fo-lung making 20 per cent for the year. District and left a son and a to that of the west was excellent Wong Laung-him, G. W. O. China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. daughter. It ia interesting to and ita merit was quickly Pemberton, E. Kadoorie, 'Dr. February The annust learn that Leung's wife gave recogniced. It led to the best J. W. Noble, F. Maitland, F. W port of the above Company is set birth to two sons last week. ohoras of the evening, the open. Melchers, Ho Wing, E. A.. out in the issue of this date. I
ing of the second not. Mr. G. P. Scolemanjee, A. Rodger. 8. R. shows that for the year ended To-day being the anniversary Lammert opened intoning with Carlill, E. Howard, E. D. Haakell, December 31, 1888, inclusive of of the day when the Northern the usual Chinese concomitant A. E. Griffin, J. W. O. Bonner, over $11,000 brought forward and Southern Provinces were noites and his attendant monks D. K. Mosa, D. Macdonald, R, P, from the previous year and of naited under one Republican took up the refrain in plossing Thursfield, A, H. Barlow, H. O. $0,000 paid as an interim divid (overnment Mr. May, the Com-style. The story of how he came Sandford, G. HL Potts, D. H. Mr. Hazeland had before him end of $0 a share, the balance at missioner of the Canton Custome to be head of a monastery was Silas, A. S. D. Cousland, L. N. at the Police Court, this morning Prost and Loss Account was ed ก notification to his quite well written and the music Leefe, A.J. P. Pamfrett, Capt. a Obinese charged with stealing $237,100.07.. The recommend subordinate officers declaring it a thereto of a nature well adapted to J. M. Hay, G. A. Hastings, H.
quantity of feros Mr. Gran olations of the Directors were that public holiday..
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Mr. Denman Fuller left for Hame to-day by the English mail steamer China, He hope to return in October.
The Soudan. The troopship Soudan arrived at Southampton on 13th ult. from China and the Cape. The 2nd Somerset Light Infantry were transferred by the vessel from Tientsin to India.
Fero-Stealers.
Gaolbirds. "
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Holiday.
the City Hall Library,”
Humphreys, F. G. Carrell, W. M. Watson, N. H. N. Mody, Tana Chi-ngoa, Ho Kom-tong and H. J. Gedge, (shareholdera).
The Chief Manager read the notice convening the meating.
The Uhairman said :-Gentle
are
narrative work, will the Forestry Department said that adividend of $8 a share, making
These three items are the best considerable damage was being $14 for the year, be paid, that
in the play and had the others done to the plantations of the $20,000 ba applied to the rafer business hours, during the boon of the same excellence "The Colony. A fiue of $15 was induction of Property Account, and ourly part of the evening, or on Idol's Eye" would have establish posed.
that $7:100.07 be carried forward, Sundays. Besides, the rooms are ed itself even more firmly than it Naval Promotion,
Pre-Reclamation. Days. Commander Hugh P. E. T. February 11.-"We have the dark, cold and uncomfortable. has already done. It is in his Williams, commanding the alcop best anthority for stating that the There is consequently ample treatment of Chinese music, and man, The report and statement Cadmus, China Squadron, has Praya Rpolnation Scheme will room for the introduction of a study of Chinese characteristics of accounts having been in your been promoted to the rank of be carried out on the basis of the publio library in the Colony, and that Mr. Oresse is most happy, the hands for some days I shall captain after a Barvice of 25 years. original agreement with a fewwe hope Dr. Cantlie's initiative former being novel in the extreme with your permission, take them Captain Williams joined the navy modifications, entered into by the will meet with a prompt and of the plot it may be said that as read. It is gratifying to your in January, 1889, and was pro-local Government and the ma-hearty response from all classes it is fuller, more logical and directors to be able to meet you of the community, particularly generally more satisfactory than again with a report showing s Sagle Copus, l'ail, to cents. -Weekly, twouty.ve cents (footed lieutenant-1806-and-com-cine lot-holders, a decision to from the persons directly con is that of the average musical prosperous state-of-the-affairs of
esgh unly)..
mander in June, 1906. He is that effect having been ar- nected with the management of play, but an acceleration of the the Bank and an excellent result qualified as a gunnery officer and river at by the Executive
movement would greatly ealance of the half year's working. 1 & signalling officer.
Con el on Saturday afternoon.
bis production. As to the balance cannot help remarking We shall shortly be in a position
ing of parts Mr. Crosse has shown that these ." results A "rough hones" was raided to give fa'l particulare of this
fino judgment, and he deserves to no small extent due to the of the West Point Police yester-important measure.'
every congratulation for the show wisdom and foresight of our day when seventeen people were
Lawyers..
which he conceived and in which predecesors, in steadily strength- caught in an opium aivan at 21 February 9.Bye and bye
he played so prominent a part. ening the position of the Bank SHARE REPORT. Underwood-On February 7, 1914, at the Victoria Nuring Home, Sheung Fung Lane. Inspector Dongkong will be as full of law.
by building up'ire.reserves, thus Dymond spoke of the defendants yere on a dog is of ticks. There The quotations which follow "THE TELEGRAH'S Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Underwood, a daughter."
enabling na to do our share in as gaolbirds who lived by steal-are about nineteen English aolic-are from the Hongkong Tele-
ACKOSTIC',
the financing of an increasing ng clothing and Mr. Hazeland item, besides half a dozen bar graph for February 14, 1889.
trado in the various places where at the Police Court fiaad the risters, etc., and still eɔme born Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
the Bank is established, and to per cent. premium,
such satisfactory figures, notwith- Koper $250 and the rest fool at Home keops shipping them-172
out. The latest adddition to the sellers.
standing the keen competition Lieut. Brandon's Appointment. ranks of the Devil's Own' is a Union Insurance Society of
of the present day. Since 1908 The appointment is gazetied of bashful young gentleman named Cauton-$120 per share, cellers
the amount paid away in divid Lieutenant V. E. Brandou, R,N., Prynne: Mr. Pryrae is going
ends has been £510,000 per to the command of the gunboar to be with Mr. Holmes. Ai
annum, representing a high per- Bramble, on the China otation, the urgent request of the Attor
centage on our capital and when that vessat recommissione. ney General he was this morning
1.-May be a sound or rank or Reserves. The margin between Lieutenant Brandon was one of put on the list, and anybody now the three British officers releseed saking him how he likes long as an act of clemency by the kong is liable to get a bill for $25 Kaiser from German fortresses in for legal opinions." May last. Since August Lieu-
Street Names.
By Order,
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.'
BIRTHS.
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Kohler-On February 7, 1914, at 108 Route Ferguson, Shanghal to Mr. and Mrs. W; O. Köhler, a son,
Ho bden.-On Februnay 5, 1914, at Singapore, of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Hobden, a son.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1914.
undbolded..
THE CABINET CRISIS.
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each..
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1889.
China Traders' Insurance Com- pany.-$19 per share, sellers. North China Insuranca-Tls. 290 per share, buyers.
Hongkong Gas Company- 135 per share, sellers. Hongkong Hotel Company $170 per share, nominal.
Indo-China B.N. Company-par
bayers.
Douglas Steamship Company- 72 per share, buyers. China Sugar Refining Com- leany, Ltd.-$212 par share,
buyers.
An Easy One."
PILLARS, The busiest time of all the
year-
You won't have much for this
I fear 4,
line:
BARS:
In the water it is fine. 2.-Heav'n rain 'blessings on
your head!
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that large amount and the ne profits, does not always permit of the reservos being increased on '98 in former years' Hail perhaps will come in- the same <
stead.
but
generally in a position. 3-Actors Take this off I'ween t easide something, and, Sometimes round the table looking to the future, your directors are convinced that the sound policy of the past should be sdhered to and in good times, when there are surplus profits Available, we should continue to build up the reserves of the Bank.
seen.
4-In northern mows this
beast is fund * Very large-he stalke around Answer on Monday.]
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
CONCERT
The following is the programme arranged by the Hon. Mr. Cland Severn to take place at the Sea men's Institute on Tuesday next at § p.m. :—.
PART I 1.-Pianoforte Solo" Hup- garian Dance" Brahma, Mr. J.W, Turnbull,
A
The statement of accounts now. before you shows a net profit for the half year's working of $3,324- 438.10 to which has to be added $2,052,482.91, brought forward from the previons half year, mak- ing a total of 85,375,921.01 for appropriation, which your directora recommend be dealt with as follows:-
Canton Insurance Company, Lid.-$120 per share, sellers. Jongkong Fire Insurance Com- pony $380 per share, sellers and bayers. 12. To-day a China Fire Insurance Company Only now, when tue une mails are to hand, do we fu.ly real-enant Brandon has been serving February
in the survey ship Triton, and number of Public Department
$86 per share, buyera, lso how serious was the recent Cabinet Brisid. Whether 16 20 ye was recently lent to the Hydro-men have commenced putting up
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock ever is not quite clear. The more id kuuwn of the matter the bleater graphic Department the street-names at the corners of the Company.-32 per cent. pre-
principal thoroughfares. Thismium, sellers. it becomes that Mr. Lloyd Grourge was even more ludicrest tutu Admiralty.
Naval Appointments. has long been needed. The signs Hongkong. Canton and Macao anual. It has for long been a matter of commua know.edgo that
The following appointments are large, with the names enamal-Steamboat Company-$228 per the head of the Admiralty has waxed for larger auma than some vi have been made at the Admiralty: fed in large letters, so that share, sellers. mid Úsbinet colleague would agree to, but that has happened with Captain M. Fitzmaurice, to the nobody will need to climb up a China and Manila Steamship First Lards belore now. Never before, however, has a Chancellor admus, and as senior naval offi-lamp to know where he is. Io Company-8175 per share," of the Exchequer been so amazingly indiscreet is pubaoly to throw cer on the Yangtae," to date Fe-other countries where numes of sellers
bruary 14; Lieutenants H. D.streets are exhibited, though, the ridiculo on the policy of the First Lord while the estimated were stilJolville, to the Bramble, to dato native pronounciation of the word, January 7, and in command, on in both languages, is also given. recommissioning, undated; (. F. This would be a decided advan What Mr. Lloyd George did was to grant an interview to the L, L. Page, to the Thistle, in tage here in directing obair and Daily Chronicle on the organised sanity". ut naval preparations. command on recommissioring, ricksha coolies, for at present even He declared the time ripe for a reduction in British armaments, and undated; A J. Landon, to the Queen's Road' conveys no mean to those benighted in this was clearly a conilouge to a colleague who was even then Widgeon, in command, or passage ing seeking an increase in them and whose proposals were under die in Juris, to date January 15; dividanls, while Tai-kai (big
Sub-Lieutenaut K. M. Fardell, to street) dues." oumion by the Cabinet. We notice a suggestion made that the Kineha, undated; Surgeons Lloyd George meant to do, no more tuum bid for the personal sup--0. Moge, M. B., to the Widgeon, February 13. We take great port of the Little Navy party, but that is a ridiculous, suggestion, to date January 15, and on re-pleasure in supporting Dr. Cant- for the Chancellor of the Excuequer already has that support. commissioning, undated; and G. lis's public-spirited proposal, sellere.
F. Pago, M. B., to the Teal, to made the other day at a meeting Mr. Lloyd George monut anything at all-and be usually does when he speaks he intended to declare war upon lus Cabinet colleague. missioning undated.
There is more in this than the clash of opposing natures and
As you will hotics from the re- APART II. conflicting views. There is a struggle between politicians of difter- ent
and different schools. One is a politician who, givea
6.-Pianoforte Duet "Ruy Blas" port, our Sterling Reserve Fand training
Mendelssohn, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wavestments have again made a wuch a portion as that of First Lord, must, from the very force Di
claim on the profits. At the end Turnbull,
of the half year the price of Con family tradition if for no other coason, place the safety of his pour
7-Skotoh with Song The old folks at home" Brothers Snow.
sols stood below our book value ide to the other to say that all through try ficat. It is doing, no injustice to the other to
8-(2) Song "As Bess one day of 72 and it was thought advis his career he has had an eye to his own fame and advancement. After dinner this evening the library attached to the Museum
Liza Lehmann (b)“ Philosophy" able to write our holding of Britain never had a more informing example of the relative value to room will be closed until Monday is a good nucleus to start from.
The Harbour authorities of David Donnell, Mrs. Francis £1,200,000 down to 71, and at the some time write down". Other her of these two classes of politicians. There is no reason to sap- evening next when it will be re- In its present form, this Library Vladivostok have newly purchas Clark
Sterling Securities" by £12,000. poso, however, that MK Uhurchill will give way on the matter. His opened with extension during is practically useless to the ed an ice-breaker from abroad in The Midshipmite This reduced the book value proposals simply carry out the programme he laid before the House the intervening period the Bead majority of residents. It is kept addition to the two ice-breakers Mr. Claud Seyorn.
of the Sterling Reserve. 10(a) Patriotic Song "Com- of Commons in July last and are no more than consonant with safety, ing Room will be temporarily open precisely at the hours when now it service in that pork. The
used an à Grill Room
pohody except vagabonde aan construction expense for the above rades in Arms" (b) A Lallaby Fund investments to £1,476,000 sad in order to bring the It is unthinkable that the British people will see them sot saide
The work is to be done in the avail himself of its advantages; two was borne partially by the (Sola with Chorus)
The down without raising such a clamour de will force Mr. Lloyd George and minimum of time as in the short and it is regularly closed just Chinese, Eastern Railway to the of day appeareth H.M.Samcunt up to the full value of
the Fond viz; $1,000,000, space of forty hours the old part when people would like to peep in amount of Roubles 200,000.
-Minotaur Glee Singeler Tattle Nayyites to cease their mischievous interference,
is to be thoroughly tenprated
Public Library.
Luzon Sugar Refining Com раду, Ltd.- $00 per share,
date January 15, and on recom- of the Literary Society, to take per share, sellers.
Hongkong Ice Company-$97
2.- Song "Stone Cracker John," Mr. A. G. Nash.
3.-Nigger Sketch and fung Is your mammie always with
"Brothers Snow. yer?
4.Song, Mr. C. B. P. Hay. 5.-(a) Sailors' Chorus, "A ever and run on more popular Hongkong Dairy Farm Co, Ltd Capstan Chorus (6) Part Song lides the Librars attacbod to the-12; per share sallere
"Robin' Adair," H,M.S. "Min- City Hall Museum. Of the many HONGKONG HOTEL desiderata of which the Colony ing Company, Lid. $200 per
Hongkong Rope Manufacturotaur" Glee Singers.
·GRILL ROOM.
standa in sore need is that of a share, buyers, really useful library, easy of ac Owing to the heavy bookings ceas at all hours of the day, and and Godown Company.91 per Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf quick work is to be carried out in fulfilling all the requirements of cent. premium, bayern. connection with alteration of the that immensely beneficial institu Hongkong Hotel grill room. tion.
The present
Ice-Breaker,
Dividend for the half year of £2 per share and a bonus of 5- per share. $200,000 added to The Silver Reserve Fund end. $200,000 written off Bank Pres inises a/c. The balance of $2,- 0,311.85 to be carried forward to the new profit and loss a/c.
I trust gentlemen this dis tribution will meet with your approval, (Applause)
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