THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
THE WORLD OF SPORT,
INTERESTING COMMENTS OF THE MOMENT. Carpentier's Views and Hopes-Latest Cricket Notes.
(From Our Special Correspondents.]
London, July 3,
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demands leaves no doubt what- "Has it ever struck you," writes Georges Carpentier," how ever in my mind as to what odd it is to know you are going efforte Johnson was making. He to fight a man you have never was doing his best. His best is a sesa ? I have never seen Gunboat best to be reckoned with, and not Smith. I have only soon lightly deprecated. Johnson has pictures of him, but I have heard been such a giant in the world of a great deal of talk about him. I boring, that any falling off from believe him to be very strong his former greatness naturally and that he hits very hard. Yet leads to wrong impressions about I doubt if he can touch me, be- kis present capabilities. cause he is much less quick than Johnson is no longer what he I am. He has the advantage of has been. He is no longer the 'me in weight, but I am counting! man of Reno," of the time when on my science to make up that he "beat Jeffries, Tommy Burns, He bored deficiency on my side. Science Stanley Ketohell. counts for a great deal in a boxer. on Saturday like a man knowing So does Instinct-the kind how to box, but who was unable of instinct that is born in to employ his science through
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914,
SPECIAL CABLE..
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
THE SHANGHAI BANKING 'VENTURE.
BARON MACAR SENTENCED.
Another Stigma on Hongkong Registration.
Shanghai. Received July 201
The Belgian Consular Court has sentenced Baron- Macar, who was connected with the promotion of the British and Belgian Bank of Chien, to twelve months' im- prisonment for false pretences and abuse of confidence, and also to a fine of Francs 3,000 and the deprivation of civil and political rights for ten years.
The President of the Court sail prisoner could bless the Hongkong Ordinances for the fine opportunities they had afforded bis activities.
Prisoner appealed to be sent to Belgium,
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Further Points from the
Chairman's Speech.
Yesterday we gave 4 lengthy report of the speech of the Chair. man (Sir Harone Samuel) at the annual meeting of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, in London. Below will be found the conclusion of the speech.
Continuing, Sir Marous Samuel Bid:-
The Company's Trade In Petrol: the Flest,
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SHELL TRANSPORT CO. there is only one buyer, coupled Our production figure showed. with over-production of light ail, you that for the past 12 months prices in California are unduly our own production of oil approx low. The completion of thes imated to 4,000,000 tons. I projects in California, with the think there is very little doubt provision of the necessary wide that during the current year we apread distributing organization, shall exceed this. Our trade in will involve the expenditure of a oil, however, must not be measur- sum of not less than £1,500,000. ed by cur own production; for we We are freeing the property from are necessarily very large buyers Debentures by paying them off in all markets, and we distribute In our opinion it is very unsound much more than we produce. 1 to have Debentures upon any oil want you to realize, therefore, that properties, and there are none in our profits are derived rather Any oil company in which we are from our enormous turnover than from any high prices that wo concerned. (Cheers.)
realise, and the profits include not only those we make sa producers, It is with much pleasure that and refiners, but thoes arising out I have to refer to our trade in of the employment of our flest, Petrol. In spite of the prog from storage, warehousing, dis nestications of alarmiate, it has tribution, and sales. With such a not been found necessary to business to conduct, it is the de- advance the price of Shell Spirit liberale policy of the company to during the past year, nor (I am maintain their financial strength. glad to say) do we anticipate, so We have at the present moment far as we can see, that this step
will need to be taken. Notwith expended the whole of that capital in providing facilities for standing the enormous increase in consumption, sapplies have dealing with the nil, including
kapt pace with it. Shell Spirit million earth storage for a
stande on a pinnacle alone, and barrels and
steel storage the demand for it throughout the Ho about the same extent.
world is not only unabated, but We have acquired a new area of is ever increasing because of its no less than 800,000 acres in extraordinary purity and power
If I may refer you to the balance-sheet of the Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij, you will find that the nominal capital of the Corona Company was 5,000. 000 florins, bat, ou of that, at the close of the year, caah in hand amounted to 2,755,000 florius.
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You will be glad to learn that after the payment of dividend for the current year we shall have in band a sum of £2,450,000-suffici ent to see us some considerable way yat in the very large commit ments we have. The unblushing effrontery of those who still assert that we are a "Trust" must be met by the statement that we have at present 12,450 registered share
Prosperity.
tione have been made to our flest. Your
Daring the year large addi-again shows a gratifying increase, directors, Therefore, Several of our motor ships have fully anticipate, in consequenos been delivered. I am glad to say of the conservative lines they they are giving unqualified satie have adopted, to come before you faction. British builders have at at our next meeting in the same last taken up this branch in cheerful frame of mind in which earnest. The faith that I per- they greet you to-day. (Cheers.)
I must not reveal secreta which. sonally have reposed in their skill
I am sure, going to be justified it is better in your interests not In the success of the enginee they to disclose, but I wish to lift the have built for the independent veil-for a single moment only- company which I have formed, in on the question of products in conjunction with many friends, stock. The great competition that to encourage the growth of this has existed, and still prevails, in industry in Great Britain. (Hear one particular article that we hear.) Our first boat, by a very manufacture-namely, paraffin happy coincidence, arrived at wax-induces us to inform you of Port Said on Saturday after n the position which we are in to non-stop run from Cardiff. I meet the prices of other manufso-
talls bim what are the intentions uttermost but his blows lack force is as much due to the sport supe tion for the last team in Aus- far away from present fields, but the cost of the great capital rants to bearer of 20 shares each, this opponent without any visi- and precision. That was due, plied to the spectators when those tralja. Kent's form conlinnes to which, in the opinion of old expenditure required for the sad there are 105,256 warrants of ble evidence. Jack Johnson has doubtless, to his long absence from frequent moments arrive of be very anavea. One or another geologists, are likely to yield distribution of this one article in five shares sach an enormous this instinct very strongly, and I the ring. He was, also, envelop involuntary terpsichorean antics of of the batsmen is usually success brilliant results. You will forgive Great Britain alone you would be increase in each category. I am was forcibly struck by this facted with a layer of fat, which took batsmen. An occasional nudge ful, but in recent games there my repeating that the great suc whilst acting as referee during mush of the quickness out of him. on the fibula or a rap on the has been no consistency in the cess of your company has been astounded. I do not propose to glad to say, since last year.
The last match against attained in every oase by avoiding do this, bat to tell you that so The Current Year: No Decline in his recent contest with Moran. Perhaps his training was not patella, although not altogether side. American boxers, like American severe enough. Bat age may have certain to arouen any bumorous Gloucestershire
the "watering" of capital and by many are the advantages, and so people, are very hard. They are been a factor. Johnson is be instincts on the part of the Woollay victory," for the left opening up unprayen felds for great is the economy of distribut-As usual at these meetings, it not soientific as a rule in the coming too old for a boxer.
bateman, is all in the game handed bowler captured seven themselves all over the world, ing our petrol by means of motor is my privilege to give some combat a distance, but recover "In front of Moran he as-but what
cortainly wickets in the first innings for This, with the very moderate traction, that we have decided to account of the progress of the which scrap the whole of our horse business up to the present period. themselves at the in-fighting. always marvellous on the delen not in the game is a retaliatory C8 runs, and made scores of 77 capitalization The Englishman Wells, unlike sive, but his blows did not re-attitude. And, reading between and 111 not. Even more dis practical reaults have been obtain transport as quickly as we can I am, indeed, happy to say that the generality of Americans, is spond to his will. That, however, the lines that has happened in appointing have been Yorkshire, ed, cannot fail to show a handsome get the new motore delivered. there is no decline in the pro- They are all being manufactured sperity that has so far attended in the United Kingdom, (Hear, us. Our. production is fully. very scientific a distance but did not prevent him from win
This this season. The short pitched fast bowler, named Whiting, of theless, that you cannot always hear.) cannot work at the in-fighting. ning his match with a man who more than one first class fixture though they have found a new return. must warn you, nover
transition will maintained. Prices for our pro I am always at my esso before had very little science, and whe ball is a legitimate method of great promise. On paper the hope to be successful, and that involve, in the Metropolitan area ducts are on the whole better, than men like him. I'view my coming was, abara all, very slow. In the attack which against batsmen of side is splendidly strong all round sooner or later we are quite likely alone, an expenditure of capital at the same period of last year. conflict with Gunboat Smith with period when his form was. absolute confidence. Optimism-ita best, I imagine Johnson the timid variety rarely fails of but either it is the bowlors who to lose large same of money in not very far short of £100,000. The volume of our general trade success-but the legitimacy of have 3 bad day or else it our efforts to develop unknowa batsmen fields. Happily, the huge appro glorious, unbounded optimism, is would have got rid of his adverbowling at the batsman with but seems to be the
Not for several priations which we make for the great asset of the fighting sary in less than ten rounds. small regard for, the wickets is, who fail. manill she science and instinct Moran is a dangerous many to say the least of it, questionable. seasons have each big scores boen depreciation enable us to take in the world avail nothing if the the force of his blows. But if he Matches may he won by such made against a Yorkshire county these risks. fighter cannot convince himself fails always to place one of them, methods but at some cost to the side. Sussex v. Notts at Brigh Interests in "A New Oil World.
lon was a wonderful acoring Before leaving the subject, he is going to best the other he will be always beaten on fair reputation of a team.
Notte I think it right
inform match. Batting first, fellow. I thank Heaven that I points by men quicker than he is. Johnson is quicker than have been blessed with that com-
Middlesex are already being obtained 501 for 3 wickets, so you that your, directors have Moran by a good deal. plete confidence in. myself,
spoken of as the champion cricket hitting 108 and Hardstaff 213 secured very large interests in a find rothing to object "To be sure, I give myself
county, and, despite the fact that not out. In reply Sussex made new oil world. These intereste, criticise in any they are rather badly handicapped 499, H. P. Chaplin playing a because of their magnitude, i every reason for my confidence, or to I practise the uslermoet self-way in Johnson's style of boxing, through lack of a fast bowler, grand not out innings of 213, volve a bears vassare, and for I prough the word is by now His method hardly, varies. His they really are perhaps the best By this time a draw was inevit for geological researe, and for ID the field this able, but there was still another experimental boring. I do not a misnomer in my case. I have chief attack is always with up-
season, at any rate whilst centory when Notts went in feel at liberty to give you any learned to love this simple coun- percats of the two arms. He is try life, away from Paris and its immensely advantaged by the Tarrantand J.W. Hearne continue again, George Guna scoring 104 farther false pleasures. I rice t six and power of those formidable arras, in anob brilliant form. They are not out. Cricket is always good ventures at the present moment. I am in bed at nine. I am a those arme of copper, which still undefeated but had to when the attempt to win is so You have had circulated with the great believer in massage. My fatigue, and paralyse his adver- straggle hard to keep their record keen and sporting as that made balance-sheet figures of our good Oristini, who does it for me, Bary. I have said Johnson has in the matoh with Surrey at the by Warwickshire against Lan- production in the principal have already seen sufficient to tarers of this article. The stock is a wonderful chap. He speaks still to be reckoned with, but his Oval. They had no bowler suit-cashire With seven wickets companies with which we bad French, and I believe, worse great day is over. Of one thing able to the fast iron hard pitch, down in the second innings, F. associated. There is a gratifying justify me in saying that if the ineludre 95,000 tons of wax English. But he has the greatee: I am sure. In two years, one and, when they went in, had to face. Foster, declared, leaving increase of our production in results we have attained continue, residue, and this stands in your massage mixture ever invented, year, perhaps even less, his con- the dismaying total of 544. For Lancashire four hours in which Java, Our total production from the days of steam or of oil fuel books at 58. per ton. At our Inst and the internal combustion expressed a wish that the distri Its composition is a profound queror, be he white or black, will almost two days they had their to make 293. The time was ample our fields in Netherlands-India for generating it are numbered, meeting so many shareholders mystery which even I am come.
And Johnson does not baoks to the wall, striving for the runs to be got, and for reached 1,503,861 tons, which is not allowed to know. He, grow younger. I can see ahead stubbornly for the only thing they Warwickshire to have a chance of a record, Farther geological in engine will wipe out the steamer bution of the company's profita
never talks
of enperseded the old sailing ship. that your directors have decided boxing very clearly a line of succession could hope for, which was to getting their opponents out. How vestigation has much extended as certainly as that in its time should be more evenly apportioned to fall in with their views. In I read a good deal. Zola and to Johnson--the negroes lang draw. The situation was critical well the latter succeeded in their the known productive area
Supply and Demand. Victor Hugo are my favourites ford and Joe Jeanstre followed when they were out in the first endeavour may be judged from many of the fields in Borneo,
On the question of oil supply, Dividend in July. but one only fature we shall not payan Interim They are my rest and recreation by Gunboat Smith-or myself. inninge for 267, and, following the fact that, when a violent Production in the oilfields of
on, they were faced with the thunderstorm stopped play, Sumatra is declining, but wa however great the demand may after dinner in the evenings. ItQui vivra verra.” is of course part of my training,
problem of how to stop in all the Lancashire had only one wicket have discovered a new field there be, I have no doubts or misgivings in December, and the balance as but I am very pleasantly uncon- A few years back (writes Mr. third day. That they managed to do to fall and their total was only We are the largest producers of whatever. The production in the final dividend in July. Premis- any questions from shareholders, scious of it as training. In a word, Gilbert Jessop) agitation was this was almost entirely due to 100. It was hard luck on War any one company in Rumanis world to-day of heavy oils very ing that I shall be glad to answer my training is perfect, and that aroused over the artificial pre- the wonderful effort of Herne, wickshire-never was victory and certainly amongst the largest, much exceeds the consumption. I beg to move the adoption of the
As I always predicted; let it be is the obvious reason for the faith paration of wickets which it was who, out of a total of 393 for five better, deserved. To have it in Russia. which is in me. I know very claimed gave too unfair an wickets, scored 191 not out. snatched from them at the very The "Deal" with the Californian known that there is a large and report recommending the payment
At the Hearne has already reached the moment of triumph in that way
regular demand and offtake, and of a final dividend, making 35 well that Gunboat Smith is a mau advantage to batsmen.
Our deal with the Californian you may rely that the supply will per cent, per annum for the year de grande classe, and has some present moment it would seem, double century this year and almost suggests that the Clerk of Oil Company was carried through, be forthcoming, if prices do not 1913, and an interim dividend of advan'ages over me. But I am judging from reports which this was his fifth three-figure the Weather is a Lancashire lad. We have since added materially fall below cost of production, la. per share on account of the tranquil. I hope to beat Gunboat reach me as to the state of many innings. He is just the right
they did about two profits of 1914. Smith. I believe that I will do of our County pitches, that plack type of bateman for an emergency REVOLVER POSSESSION. to the lands that we acquired. In as
accordance with the policy that years ago Your directore it. My intention is to meet after even more than skill in required of this sort. There is none whe
foreshadowed, contracts for the fare fully olive to their Mr. H. W. A. Deterling and wards Jack Johnson for the title auccessfully to negotiate fast plays with a straighter bat, and
This morning, at the Police construction of a Pipeline to the responsibilities in this matter. It carried unanimously. Other so enried "Champion of the bowling. The prevalence of what few who have his patience. In World in all categories". If Iis termed sporting wickets no ordinary circumstances he is Court, Det Sergt. Wille charged seaboard have been entered into. is in view of procuring geographi fail-bat I do not even think of it. doubt tends towards matches ar- quite attractive at the wickets, two Chiness, residing at 11, An option ou land has been cally world-wide supplies that
Officers Telephony Class. "And let me say here at once, riving at a definite issue, but at but his batting on this occasion, Queen's Street, with being in acquired for the construction of a they have taken territory in places
Aeupplementary class sinca others who were not all at the same time it lends itself to when to stop in at any cost was possession of a Colt revolver and Refinery, for which plans are the whole world over, with a view the fight coom in some cassa to the danger of breading a genera the need, was a rather wearisome 1,500 rounds of ammunition. It prepared and will be actively to enable them to put up each a instruction in Telephony for doubt it, that Saturday's match tion of bowlers whose sole virine ordeal for himself, the bowlers, was stated in Court that the prooseded with. In the meantime widespread series of oil depots as British Officers will be held in between Johnson and Moran was is ability to send down short. the spectators and everybody ammunition was found outside we are not pressing for produe to ensure a supply to users all WellingtonBarracks.commencing over the globe. If I may say ro, August 3, at 11a.m. The coutre gandina matob. Certain deliveries at a fast pace. It need concerned.. A member of the cubicle occupied by the prition from the fields, but are journal have given it as their to be said stone time of a famous famous cricketing family, Hearne soners, while the revolver was rather curtailing it in so far ne, I do not think that, there is any will consist of 4 lectures of about opinion that Jolinton was playing enclosure that the preparation of went to Lord's as an odd job boy, found concealed inside a partition, we can without injury to the company or corporation engaged 1.12 hours each, on August 3 with the public, bat as arbitrator the wicket varied according to the and he owes his prominence as an he first prisoner pleaded guilty wells, because we are convinced in the trade who are betier able 4, 6 and 7, in the RE. Theatre of the fight I and in a position nature of the attack presented by England cricketer to P. F. Warner to being in possession of the arms that when we can treat it and to do this than we are, although and two days practical work. today that nothing could be the opposing side. One can only who, when others could not see and was fined $500, the charge market it we shall get a better we do not possess, never seek, and about 21 hours a day on farther from the truth. My conjecture that the term of his merit, never ceased to praise against the other being with return than by selling it as Orude have never sought to obtain a August 10 and 11 at King Park,
Oil. Owing to the fact that monopoly.
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business was of a formal nature,