HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
MR. EDE'S PRACTICAL SPEECH.
Lighting of The Rock In The Centre Of The Channel to the "North Of The Cheung Chau
Island,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1915..
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Our Hardy Indian" At The Front
Mr. Edmund Candler writes in the Daily Mail: young blade of a Fathan, with his loose, well oiled locks hanging, down with a stiff upward curl, a cloak flung over. bis solders, and his kula set at a justy angle in bts. turban, swaggered into the re ceiving-room, a cigarette in 'bis. mouth, and grinned at the medi- oal officer. He had an air which made the hospital followers yield him plece.
"What is the matter with you?" the doctor sekel.
At the City Hall, the annual. general meeting of the longkong General Ousmber of Commerce. was held yesterday afternoon,; the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Your Committee learnt "with OMG, presiding. There were pleasure of the Government's "I was sick cuteile." also present:Messrs. J. W. O.iptention to provide for the eréc», "Since when," he said, "has Boanar (Gibb, Livingston and tou of a permanent beacon on it been the custom for a sepoy t Uo.) Vice Chairman; A. S. Dis rock to meet the requirements speak to an officer smoking a "Cloudland (Alex Ross and 0..), of Davigeti m. (Appendix C).
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I would take it out, ashib, in his blood feuds, but these are W. Dickson (Unartered Bank); The Cusuber received a letter he said, smiling, "but both my part of a recognised retributivo
LANGKAT OUTPUT. G.. T. Elkins (Butterfield and from the Russian Consul convey-arms are broken." The doctor systems, and it is not really
Mesare. Wright and Hornby Swiro); P. H. Holyoak (Reiss and the information that arrange-lifted tho man's cloak from bis difficult for us to reconcile our adviss us that the Langkat output Co.; Hon. Mr. David Londale mens bad bean made by the shoulder. A machine-gan bullet liking for the tribesman, who has
for the current month is as (Jardins, Matheson and O.,
Russian Authorities to keep open had mashed his left wrist, tear "frightfulness" of his own with follows: Lid.); N. J. Stabb (Hongkong the port of Vladivostock during ing thres tendons, and penetrated our distaste for the now phase of
April 1 the winter moathe by the employ-his right upper arms. There was the German spirit. One could and Suanghai Bank); and the Hon. Mr. E. Shellim (David Sus mont of additional Ice Breakers. a compound frastare in osch respect the Prussian more if he acon and Co.), members of the Appealix I.)
wound; and he was glad of the were frankly primitive. But he Committee; Messrs. T. F. Hough
excuss to smoke.
ia disingenuous; be forfeita con- (Hughes and Hough) R. M. Dyer has, with regret, remaked in the cigarette before he came into the while he pretende to evolve.
For some years your Cimitles
Be ought to have ejected the sideration because he is devolving (dongkung and Whampoa Dick Co., Ltd.); U. Montague, Ede Annual Report upon the unfor
room, but it was a touch of im (Union insuranos joiety of Canate daluy in equipping tong padonce that one could forgive, we take merit in war is a petie ton, Lid.); A G. Gippin (Nassie and this question was discussed and smiled, in spite of an exposed quantly on starts on a campaign kung with a commercial station, For a month he slept and smoked with the Pathan in peace. Conge 2nd Anglo-Swiss Muk Company); J. A. Fammer (Bradley & Ou) several cessions during the nerve which made the dressing with advantages. He is out to get A. Forbes (Harry Wicking & Co.); past your. It is pleasing to learn of the wound painful. As the his man; he kerpa a conis head, T. E. Pearos (J. D. Butealion and that steps were being taken in fond of it the doctor was sorry to and never wastes his smmunition. Cu.); W. M. Humphraga (J. D. April lust to design the Building lose him.
A cartridge costs anything from for the reception of the Station at. Humphreys and Co.); d. F.
In one of the warda I found fourpence to a rapes across the Uampbell (Suowan, Tomes and Cape D'Aguilar. Your Com another Pathan surrounded with border. Be neither understande mites hoped that during the all the comforts of hfe, a blur the enemy's van holocauste, nor Uo.); T. A. Luughlin (Bauk Line); current your the Station will be dressing gown, red blankets, soft bis futile expenditure of heavy N. L. Watson (Asatio Petroleum Compunj); J.`M. Alves (J, M.;
la working order. (AppendixJ.) green felt slippers-the-gift of missiles. It must be a mortal blow Alved and 0.); G. E. Wilson
the Indian Soldiers' Fuud-and af to his bumility if he ever und' (Robertson, Wilson' and C).);
lale strewn with cigarettes.. W. O. Jack (W. U, Jask and 03);
"The Siresr is looking after S. u. Lemail (S. O. Ismail and
you all right." I said to him. Go.); J. W. Rosser (P. and O.
"Ha, suhib," he answered, with Oo., Ltd.); and E. A.M. Williams
sirkar ke gole yabar khaia" a smile pointing to his throat (Secretary,)
Report of the Guneral. Cum- mittee of the Hongkong" General Uhamber of Cumm:ree, for the year ended 3 lat Dicmuər, 1914, 'presented to the Mscibers, at the
Annust Meeting held in the City Hall on 26ta Apr, 1915.
"Among the qusations of interest dealt with during the past year are the following:--
-Arbitrations.
Metric System of Weights,
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Measures and Currency. Fu tuer correspondents received during the year, from the Decimal Augiasion together with a most interesting Report of a Meeting of the Bradford Textile Society in support of the comput. }; Bory adupuoa of the Metric (appendix. N.) System by the United Kingdom.
any-to bave seen the Bochen full in masses in front of his thinly held trauch.
And he is wonderfully hardy. into the receiving-room wa The young blade who swaggered
car's bullet here."
I have literally "eiten] Sir-type. That double fractave would
bave put the average man'out of:
I doubt if soy Sikb, Gurkha, action. Au Afridi who died in the
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Export of Human Hair.
Dogra, Bajpai, Pani sbi hospital laat week at three in the kindness of heart to get the better A leker was suuremad to the usulman would have been morning was smoking at our. Chamber by the London Chamber capable of this repartee. The They will "smoke literally in
is subtle, articulo mortis. of Uumuerce alleging adulteration Pathan's humoar in Human Hair exported from with a bint of irony in it; the China and expressing the view nonhomie; he enjoys the same Gurkha has an almost childlike that if an improvement were not effected the trade in this com.happy relations with his regi- modity would become seriously clash of fifit-form bors and a
mental officer as exist between The matter Wad An interesting letter was re referred to the Association of popular schoolmaster. When the ceived from the Russian Consul Exporters and Dealers of Hong-doctor comes into the ward with relative to the limits of the field kong to interview the leading Gurkha with a stern eye and
"How I Sank 5 Steamers." the cigarette rations he fixes some covered by the Cuamber's Arbi-Chinese dealers, and it is believed tration Rules. Your Committee at the steps taken will have they
Herr Otto von Gottberg, a Ger- had long considered the vida effect of stopping the fraudulent
mjarnalist contributes an "The Gurkhas have become a article in the German Press on ability of widening the Cham-make-up of shipment. (Appen- Sikhe, I hear, and zo longer the exploits of the submarine Upedoed the Britis
emoke. Therefore the others will 18, which is commanded by receive a larger portion,"
Lieutenant-Commander Hanesu.
curtailed.
bar's power in tuis connection, Qix 0)." and at a General Meeting held on Tuesday the 28th of April, 1914, resolutions were passed which permit of the Chamber extending its sphere of usefulness,
"tal On" Piracy.
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In connectiva with the piratical This eally is greeted with Commander Hansen, it appears, attack on the 8,8. "Tai On" your much laughter, and merriment was on leave in England re- Committee approached the Guy-Increases with repetition.
One covering from, illness," when, protection of vessels trading be-laugh aloud. erament with a view to the better seldom bears other Indian soldiers shortly before the war, bereceived telegram ordering him to return The article relates how U 16
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The submarine afterwarde stopped the French steamer Ville de Lille and sent men on coard to blow her up. The Germans found a little terrier in the ship which fought tooth and nail before it was caught. It was finally taken on board the submarine, and after first refusing to eat from German hands became more friendly and now as a submarine dog jyfully in in the chase, against the British." Before dawn on Febru- ary 18 Commander Hansen tor. Dinorah off Dieppe.
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manner, in reply to the inquiry On returning to Kiel the com- How many?" signalled Five steamers in thirteen days."
"It was neat work that U 8 also Herr von Gottberg remarke: achieved with a similar number,”
Presizers,
The resolution proposed by the President of the Fifth laternation- tween Hongkong and the West The Palban can vent his bum- al Congress of Chambers of liver and made suggestions as to our fa a well-conceived practical met the British steamer Laertes This would appear to indicate Commerce held at Baston, and the manner in which this could bejke. There was a company of and how the submarine's suspict that U 8 claims to have, sunk five seconded by Sir John E. Bingham,fected. The London Chamber of them in some cottages near Haze-ons were aroused by the vessel Bart. in favour of International Commerce were also communisbroucke at the beginning of the hoisting the Dutch flag. "In Arbitration of commercial died with. As a result of this war. They had o me up in sur vain," a Herr von Gottberg. putes between individuals, was piracy, the British Minister the place was being heavily signats ordering her to stop. The port and were waiting their toro, "Commander Hansen hoisted the one with which your Committee Peking made representations to found itssif in entire sympathy.
The Hspurs of the Commitice come out of the kitchen
the Chinese Government," with shelled, and one of them was vessel forged ahead with inorean-
of Commercial Arbitration Bab mitted at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New York Onam ber of Commerce held on May the 7a, 1814, will also be found of interest. (Appendix A).
sibie Introduction of Yellow
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD. Batish Governments agreed to where they were cooking their machine gan, but praces was NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. co-operate in formulating scheme chapatties and stroll into a beet not good as daylight was failing. NOTICE is hereby given that of jant schon in the matter, in field. He stood upright for a mo The steamer kept the enbmarine the COLONIAL (Hongkong) consert with the Government of ment, sadying the effect of well in her wake. Soon it grew be closed from SATURDAY, 1st. REGISTER of the Comony will Hongkong and the British Naval shrapnel in bis immediate neigh-ark and the chase was May, 1915 until SATURDAY Authorities. A fund was raised bourhood, and then stooped, n "After this exploit the U. 18 y 9th, 1915, bath days La- by the Members of the Camber observed as he thought, tore up a sis for many one in CLUSIVE. The Panama Canal and the Post wou Mir. W. A. Dowley con- hnge beet, and heaved it through out raed idleness owlog, to thick
tributed 416 from private they camescurrying out thinking favoured ber and she sank the Hongkong, 26th April, 1915.
the window at his friends. As weather, but fortune finally subscriptions for the purpose of An important report on this proving suitable testimonials that the roof was about their ears teamer Dulwich, after allowing
Capt. Wetherell and certain he doubled up with laughter, the crew to leave in hoate HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, Babject by Major James, LM.N.
The Pathan is a sportsman," was by the courtesy of the Guvut his officers and crew a8-80
LTD. ernment, supplied to this Cham-recognition of the courage and a subaltern in a elasa,company Cherbourg turned on sering the Application has been made to
to devotion to duty they displayed in regiment said ine. ber. In he acknowledgemont endeavouring to defend the lives never savce money but spends colours Commander Haaren had to chop Yau Kum duplicate He subarive and hoisted French the General Managers to issue your Committee confined itself
and property entrusted to their more than he eras. He likes to repeat his signal to stup Certificate for 10 sh res in the to a query as to what charge. The total fund amount a bright waistcoat, and he several times before the French above Company upon the state- had been taken or were used to $2,245, from which a watch erries it with a devil-may-care, man came to a standstill. She men, that the Original Certificate posed to be taken for the adequate
No. 3050/3059–10 shares protection of this Uolony, and with unable inscription was swashbuckling air." There was was found to be carrying twenty-
presented to Capt. Wetherell. much in common between the four men and two women and "HAS BEEN LOSP; arging the establishment of a
Lue balance was disbursed in subaltern and bis havildar. some children. For the sake of Notice is hoe given that if modern Quarantine Bastionat
Though his code is separated the women and children Om within 30 days hom date hereof Hongkong. The opinion was ex-making money grants to others of
fus officers and crew or their by a widh gulf from the English-mander Hansen reirituel from res eot of such Original Certi nol.im or representation in prossed that the present Nation widows. (Appendix P. and 4 11 man's, the Pathan has probably torpedoing the ble myr, although fienie is made to the General would prove quite inadequais to cope with a serious onlinesk of Jaterpretation of Dates of Ship more in common with him than she had disobeyed his orders to Managers they will proceed to
ments on Bills of Lading, any other Asiatic. Within this stop.R
an epidemic. (Appendix B).
Under the heading Quaran tine Station will be found at ther correspondence on she aame point,... (Appendix)).)
Du the question beug put to code he is to be trusted absolutely. This may have been chivalry on them your Uummittee expressed Only a few Politicals and radian bis rari, the writer remarks, but the opinion that local custom is A my officere understand it, but the Germans will hard's approve they swear by him. He is capable of the actions of submarine com- page 8.)
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