GENERAL NEWS:
An Engagemont.
The engagement of Mr. Norman Macgregor, Tientsin, to Miss Gladya Alice Hagen, formerly of Hongkong, is published in the Tientsin papera.
Singapore Town Guard. Tae Straits Times is authorised to state that a scheme "för the formation of a Singapore Town Guard has been accepted in principle by the Government and ia now being worked out in detail,
New Pulsuo Judge. The King has been pleased to give directions for the appointment of Mr. Robert Cecil Edmonde, barrister-at-law, to be a Raisce Judge of the Supreme Court of the Braits Satilemente.—Straita Times
Death of a Scottish Professor. The death is "announced of Professor William Smart, Profes sor of Political Economy in Glas- gow University and the firet holder of the Adam Smith cl'air. Deceased, who was sixty-two years of age, was a rative of Renfrew- shire, and a well-known writer.
£3,000 for Poor-Box s. Mr. Kaspar Frederick Pater, sixty-five, Westcott, Stanbope. road, Highgate, N., who left estate of the gross value of £28,- 987, made a bequest of £2,000 for distribution equally among the poor-boxes of the Metropolitan police courts.
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proper orew and was kept in The notice convening the meet-idleness at Hongkong." ing having been read, the Chair-this is unfair both to our Naval authorities and to the fine ship man said: Gentlemen, The report herself. and accounts having been in your
As a matter of fact, as we The Bloody Tower, one of the bands for some time, with your understood it at the time in Hong oldest of the many smaller towers permission, we will take them as included in the general term read. The result of the year's kong, the vessel came out to Tower of London, was opened to working has been as disappoiat-Tamar as receiving and depot Hongkong to replace the old the public recently. The tower, ing to your Directors as it must which obtained its name from the be to yon. Last year we made ship on the China Station, but at tradition that here the young sons a net profit of Tis. 6,079.24 the same time unlike her pre- of Edward IV, were murdered, has whilst this year a net loss of Tla decessor, remaining on the active until recently been occupied as a 24,080.08 a difference of Tis. 30-list as a seaworthy oraft ready to warder's residence.
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King ocmmenced his training, as that some of the local milla sus- well as nearly every officer of the Grand Fleet. Donations however pended work and others worked on member of this community, dered again says the Public ise them. The danger point in amall, may be sent to Mr. 1. D. only tw sive bours per day. Wacon-Mr. F. W. James, R.N.R., Super Ledger when it drew the Tark sny general combination of these
tinged working twenty-four hours intendent Engineer to the Chins
military power, even under Bome irreconcilable interests, yet ashon, secretary, at 49, Old perday up to the end of November. Navigation Co., L., was appoint-into the conflict. The Tarkish hitherto neutral nations, with In the balance shoot, you will ed to the Triumph with the rank German leadership, has not with many more in common, is in Bond-street, W.
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED. notics that the amcant for, wheat before the ship's departure from the cause of the Allies. On the with Servia, Greece and Rumania of Engineer Commander shortly wrought any material injury to the attitude of Bulgaria. at odds All Steel Coaches. and wheat bags, flour and bye Hongkong on what has sines The Allahabad Lead r saja products, four and hran bags, turned out to be such a memor.contrary, if Constantinople is alike, irritated by her humiliation THE FLEETS OF THE WORLD that trials have been wide for stands at Tia. 236,581,82 8 the introduction of all-steel against Tie, 74,234.51 last year, coaches in railway traffic in India, a difference of Tia. 162,253.31; owing to the rapid riso in the and the debit of profit and loss price of teak. The advantages account at Tis. 147,200.75 08 of steel cars would be, superior against Tls. 122,540.67 last year,
able mission.
1915 with over 100 illustrations $6.00
LAND AND WATER MAP OF THE
WAR, dramaunder direction of Hilaire Ballos...200 BRITAIN'S TERRITORIALS IN”
PEACE & WAR, Webster...... WITH THE ALLIES, Blchard
the bright in the second Balken, Waf, dan- taken by them dreams of German ambition will gerous either as ally or as enemy. I'm, etc.,
be dissipated, and Russia, not S2, while the logic of events is Germany, will receive the herita Balkan nations into a demone- driving Italy, Grecos and the EX HONGKONG RESIDENT.
ge of Baleinen the Magnificent tration against the German Bat the situation is not quite co We thank our correspond rigidity, and immunity from fre On the other side, The Hong-et for his kind information. But simple as this consideration alone Austrian-Turkish alliance, it will and splintering, in the event of al kong & Shanghai Banking Oor- the fact that the Triumph an-
would make it. I! Great Britain take careful diplomacy to prevent MY
their quarreling among them- collision; bat in a hot country poration mortgage debentures
selves before they achiere their THE doubtedly put to sea very ill and Fracce are willing that like India they would become so remain at Tls. 100,000 same as
Russia should have Con- prepared for the work she has so
object. many furnaces unless the pro- last year, and the Mitsui Bussan gallantly done, suggests more of blem of keeping them cool by Kaisha B. Debentures are Tls. the dopot ship than active list.
TIs. means of con-conducting layers 340,569 80 ns against was solved.
137.821.33 last year, an increase
Lackawanna Steel_Reports.
of Tle. 202,748.47.
I take this opportunity of stat-
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slantinople, and the Allies win
in
Harding Davio
MARCH TO TIMBUOTOO, GERMAN FLEET, Archibald
Gen-Joffren
Hurd....
LES CRIMES ALLEMANDS. Joseph Bedieretnin
the war, no other Power os UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS, THE WAY OF THE RED OROSS, her nay. But Italy, Greece and all the Balkan States have a vital stake in the settlement.
There oan be no doubt of the
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New York, March 18. Like practically all the steel ing that were it not for the finan The following resolutions were readiness of Italy to strike a blow companies, the Lackawanna Steel cial assistance of our General adopted without discussion for her interests. German Proposed by Chairman, sac diplomacy was again singularly Company reports an unfavourable Managers we could not continue
onded by Mr. Algar: That the inept in believing that it could year to December 81 last, but the working. figures are better than the various We trust Gentlemen, with their report and accounts for the year persuade Austin to abandon the Shanghai.
Signboarddealers
issued their returns.
: until better times come, and the adopted and passed.
she did, Italy would forego her Wongyoz chee, Shanghai.
Central Ban Shipments of all products Company becomes a dividend Proposed by Mr. J. H, Osborne, further ambitions for such a price. Hopwoo 5
seconded by Mr. R. E. Kadoorie While Fricce von Buelow's Francisco. amounted to 579,742 tone, against paying one again.
Kwongwuchong Jervois Street, 984,921 tons in 1913, while sell Machinery. Small additions That the appointment of Baron negotiations have only helped to ing prices averaged $2.28 a ton costing Tls. 838.90 have been Y. Fujimura as a director of the embitter the relations of Germany Rangoon
company be confirmed.
and Austria, Italy has been get below 1913. The gross earnings made during the year.
Proposed by Mr. R. H. Elias, ting her army and navy ready "to amounted to $16,281,639, against Buildings. The buildings have
A fleet of $29,879,275. The total
in-been kept in thorough repair and seconded by Mr. R. E. Kadoorio: the Iset button."
That Mr. John Prentice be re-Italian dreadnoughts has put to come a $2,562,938, against the cost paid out of revenue. $7,620,075, and the net income Directors, Mr. S. Odagake re-elected a director of the company. 8, troops have been massed on Proposed by Mr. Kadoorie, se-the northern frontier and the $1,681,678, against $6,605,762, signed on leaving for Japan and
That reserves have been called to the there being a deficit after interest Baron Y. Fujimura on the invita conded by Mr. Elias: appropriations, &o., of $1,652 tion of the Directors joined the Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat- colours, hundreds of them from 444 making the total surplus Board; his election will have to thews be elected anditors of the this city and the vicinity. Such preparations would be meaning $5.777.457, against $7,514,876, be confirmed at this meeting. In company for the coming year.
The Times."
accordance with the Articles of Mr. Osborne proposed a vote of lega if Italy did not intend at this Association I retire, but offer my- thanks to the Directors for their critical juncture to intervene in self for re-election. The accounts endeavours to do their best to the conflict. The disposition of have been audited by Mesars bring the company to a more Constantinople concerns her, too; Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, who satisfactory position,
to no part of the Mediterranean offar themselves for re-election that their efforts during the end-program indeed, can he beLeeyunchong, Kobe.
Pada wakaYufungtal, Bhanghai, you be the bigour appetite Before moving the adoption of ing your would be more smocessful.
Hudsomaru, Nishinomiya. Then there is the attitude of
WEB. BLACK Greece.
The reasons for Grecian
Superintendent. Hongkong, April 30th, 1915; ntervention are too obvious to
have lost
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YOU
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