CORRESPONDENCE.
The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess arily those of the Hongkong Telegraph."
THE IMPERIAL ARMS OF OBRMANY,
(To the Editor of the Hongkong
TELEGRAMS.
THE WELSH MINERS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1915,
COMPANY MEETINGS.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Shanghai Ice Company,
REFUSE TO LISTEN TO THEIR OWN EXECUTIVE. (Razier's Service To The Telegraph.")|
London. Recalved. July 15. The miners delegates at Car
A meeting of the members of diff, frequently refused to listen the Shanghai Ice, Cold Storage latter's recommendation is to con- voluntary liquidation), was held to their own Executive. The and Refrigeration Co., Ld. (in)
Co., Ld./5, Feking Road Shang tinue to work from day to day on at the offices of Messrs. Geddes & bai, on July 6, in order to receive the liquidators' accounts to de- termine the liquidators' remuner #rite off certain irrecoverable alion, and to pass a resolution to book debts.
Telegraphs)! Sir-Your correspondent "D.contracts or take a ballot, this the 0." surely canoct be aware that miners rejected. The Secretary, bis suggestion in regard to the Mr. Richardson, afterwarde stated removal of the "Germbun" Coat that now everything depends up of Arme must be distasteful to the "Powers that be" or they STRIKES AN OFFENCE UNDER
on the Government's action. would have been removed long ago-I mean the "Coat of Arme” not the "Powers that be."
THE MUNITIONS ACT.
'London. received July 13 Mr. Lloyd George announc98 I wonder if it is a question of that in connection with the fouth expense? apparently there was no difficulty experienced in taking down the "German" flag from the former "Germban club, and yet a far worse eyesore ia permitted to flaunt itself in the faces of our. selves dad our allies,
It is quite useless to expect to enlist sympathy from the public of this apathetic little colony, we are far to genteel to do anything wrong, and one individual is afraid of offending another individual by openly and publicly expressing his opinion.
ALTER EGO.
Yours etc.. Hongkong, July 13, 1915.
BROMINE!" THE GAS USED
Wales coalfield crieie, a praolama tion will be issued to-day under the Munitions Act, making it a offence to participate in a strike without previous arbitration. PERSIANS STOP GERMAN
CARAVAN,
ACCOMPANIED BY AUSTRIAN.
London. Received; July 13.
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contributories. All oreditors have suance of the orders of the Presi- been paid in full, and the alare dent has issued a notification to THE holders have received a return of the various advisers holding sine INVESTMENT AND AGENCY Tle, 26.75 perahare on their shares cures in the President's Office
Co., Ltd.
Reater learns that the Persian Government has stopped a cara. van under a German agent named of the nominal value of TIs. 25.00 announcing the stoppage of An Interim Dividend of Three A letter to Truth might let Doctor Pagin, which started from each. Book-debts due to the Com- their salaries after this month. & half Dollars per share for the the British pahlio know how this lapahan bound for Meshed; while pany, amounting to 8211.69 and The notification informed the six months ending 30th June, British colony still favoure the the Swedish gendarmerio dis-Tis: 45.00 have been written off advisers
saya the Peking 29th July on which date Divid
1915 will be payable on Thursday "trade mark" of murderers.
armed a number of Austrians who as irrecoverable...
Gazette that the President und Warrants may be obtained accompanied him. Wasamuth, Mesera. Geddes and Co., Ld., reseived a memorial from the on application at the Company's the German Censular Agent at the former Agents of
the Censorate, advising him to ex-office. Shirez, has been recalled to Company, "bave Assisted the eroise economy in the expenditure The Transfer Books of the Teheran.
Liquidators in the winding of funds by abolishing superfluous Company will be closed from for Liquidators Fees is Tis. 4,850, office so 31 to set an example day, the 29th July (both days ap and the amount charged offices and sinecures in his own Tuesday the 20th July to Thurs- and represents 23 per cent. on the to other government organs, inclusive) during which period no total amount of the realizations. The various Adviserabipe in transfer of shares can be regie- The amount paid to Messrs. the President's Office," tored. Geddes & Co., Ld., also includes notification continues, have Directors.
By Order of the Board of any claim they may have had been created by the Govern under their agency agreement for ment with the object of granting termination in lien of notice liberal emolument to worthy and There has been a considerable popular men and it would be too amount of work involved in the much to say that the advisers of liquidation in consequence of the the Presidents Office have simply number of small accounts to drawn their salary without render- collect and to the large numbering any practical service to the THE WEST FOINT BUILDING of shareholders 470 in all, many Government; but considering
Oo., Ltd.
BY THE GERMANS AT THE FRONT,
Sir-Newspapers at home, as well as here, out in the East, have of late often referred to the poi- sonous gaazes used by the Ger- mans in their diabolical methode of Warfare... One of your local contemporaries bad a lengthy article only a few days ago, quot- ing several authorities in Grast Britain, all expressing their opinions, which were unfor tuostely very much at vari- ance with each other. The writer is indisputably certain of the fact that" Bromine" is being ased, which is one of the Halogen olaas of elements, to which also Chlorine, Todine, and Fluorine] belong.
Reater's
is
IN AMERICA. London. Recólved July 13.
correspondent in Honolulu states that a Chinese merchant has arrived there and proceeding to San Francisco. He says that he is commissioned by Chinese capitalists to parehase two liners to form a anolens of subsidised line to America..
FRENCH AND THE VATICAN.
TEMPORARY MINISTER ·
APPOINTED. ⠀
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a
London. Received, July 13. Reater's Hague correspondent reports that M. Regond, a mem- We may scratch Iodine and ber of the First Chamber, bas Fluorine from our list for many been appointed temporary Minis reasons, which need no further ter to the Vatican: explanation here, but to say that
it would lead me into occupying
the
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE Hongkong, 13th July, 1915. Acting Secretary.
NOTICE.
of whom had left Shanghai and the present financial predicament An Interim Dividend of Two were difficult to trace. The of the Government, you gentle Dollars per share for the six amount of Tls. 1,212.05 remitted men, the advisers of the Presi- months ending 30th June. 1915, to the Companies Liquidation dent's Office, will fully under will be payable on Thursday. Account, Hongkong, in accord. Bland the difficulties which are 29th July on which date Dividend ance with the requirements of the now besetting the Government. It
Warrants may be obtained on Companies' Ordinance, represents is not pleasant to hear the words of application at the Company's dividends uncollected by share blame and sharp reprimand from
office. holders and a small balance of the lips of the public. Hence pany will be closed from Tues- The Transfer Books of the Com- Tle. 33.90 which is indivisible....
we hereby respectfully bring to day, the 20th July to Thursday, Sworn copies of the accounts your notice that from this month the 29th July (both days inclu- have been sent to the Official Re the salary of the advisers of the sive) during which period, no President's Office will be either transfer of shares can be regis- entirely withdrawn or paid at 40 tered. per cent of the original amcunt."
much more of your valuable space ready death-dealer on liberation.ceiver at Hongkong. than I would care to ask for, or The Rasses of Bromine are of a The following resolations were feel entitled to even when dealing distinotly dark-brownish colour, unanimouely carried: "Resolved with this very important subject. of Ublerine Yellowish, and the that the liquidators' statement of I shall therefore here deal with descriptions given have generally account submitted to this meeting the two sther Halogens (Sil spoken of the gas being of a dark showing the manner in which the producers) namely Chlorine brownish toge, very much the winding up of the company (A. W. 35.5) and Bromine (A. Wame as Nitric fames, well-known has been conducted and its 80). Now I trust Mr. Editor, to be to every Assayer and Chemist.
proper distribution, be in a position to convince you and
In the manufacture of Chlorine and are hereby your readera, that bromine is the a much needed agricultural neces-
approved, and that the liquidators be, and gas used by the Germans as asity is wanted, i.e."Apatite are hereby discharged from thair death-dealer.
Targely need as a manure, or beiter described Apetite" holds a large percentage of Chlorine from which it is easily extracted.
1. Bromine is easily obtained, or let me rather Bay is easily manufactured from the "Waste". of a produce of Germany itself.
2. Chlorine is much more difficult to manufacture fram sn agricultural necessity in Germany partly locally found, but to much greater extent imported into Germany.
3. Bromine hangs low" (re mains near the surface of the soil), Chlorine does so to a much lesser extent, and "* moves high.'
4. Bromine is the more deadly of the two gasses, but there is another point to bo considered.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED. COPENHAGEN.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment
& Agency Co., Ltd, General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 13th July, 1915,"
office.Proposed by Mr. Wm. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES HONG KONG & SHANGHAI MoMarray, ecconded by Mr. E. F.
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“ANNAM."
BANKING CORPORATION.
It is hereby notified that an
That the books accounts and It stands to reason that as long other documents of the company as Balt-works are in operation, the in the possession of the Germans are bound to use the liquidatore, remain in their charge having arrived, Consignees of interim dividend of £2.3.0 per waste and preparing therefrom a for five years, and be destroyed cargo are hereby informed that share, subject to deduction of more deadly weapon in preference by them at the end of that period. their Goods, with the exception Income Tax has been declared to using "Apatite" much needed Proposed by Mr. J. E. Osborne, of Opium, Treasure and Valu for the Half Year ending 30th with less resalts for Chlorine in. C. Daily News. for raising the crops of food stuffs seconded by Mr. O. Crighton,ables, are being landed and stored June, 1915, at rate of 1/95/16 per
war-fare:
The dividend will be payable
It reate with the scientists generally to discover means to effects) of Bromine
Neutralise" (to destory the bad
This can be done and is done (Kultur), namely that Brorains by many Aservers in their La-
HARBOUR OFFENCES.
at their risk into the hazardous dollar. and/or extra hazardous Godowns
of the Hongkong and Kowloon on and after Monday, the 16th Wharf and Godown Company, August, 1915, at the Offices of the Limited, Kowloon, whence de Corporation, where Shareholders livery may be obtained.
are requested to apply for War- Optional Cargo will be forward- ranta ROM ed on unless intimation is received The Register of Shares of the from the Conal nees to-day re- Corporation will be closed from questing it to be landed here. Monday, the 2nd of August to the Goods have left the Godowns, (hoth days inclusive) during No claims will be admitted after Saturday, the 14th August, 1915 and all goods remaining undeliv- which period no transfer of shares ered after the 21st of July, will can be registered.
All broken, chafed, and dam Directors
it not causing immediate, death, boratoriums, as a local demonstra- Before Commander C. W. Back it resulte in, indescribable agony tion could prove and scientists at with R. N., at the Marias Court by Ditacking the lange and other home with their greater facilities this morning, P.C. Caygill, vital parta of the brave Soldiers for research, in large places fitted charged fire heat-people with an- at the front, auffering" which the up for Atasy work of every nature, lawfully disobeying the orders of he subject to rent By Order of the Court of Germans all through this we probably with large grante obtain the Harbour Master, by moving aged Goods are to be left in the have dealt out to Man, Womanable from the War-Office, should their boats in a prohibited place Godowns where they will be ex
N. J 8TABB, and Child.
tackle this a'l important work, at Xaumati Bay on the 13th instamined on the 20th of July, at Hongkong, 13th July, 1915,
Chlef Managers. To more clearly explain 18oientists could find ways and Defendants were fined $5 each. 10 am. and "2," I will but state here means to discovers satisfactory shat Bromine is produced from neutraliser fit for application three bost people with unlawfully the 28th of July, 1915, or they P.C. Charles Aitken, charged All claims must reach us before the mother-liquor of Saltworks, on a large scale, just as disobeying the orders of the will not be recognised: thas from the waste liquor of is done on a small soule Harbour Master, by moving about No Fire Insurance will be Salt-factories, after the Common in the ordinary essay icons by the harbour, during prohibited effected Salt has been rystallised out, hundreds of Amayera all over the tours on the 14th int, without a Bills of lading will be counter should the stove source run world. special permit from the officer in signed by the undersigned. short Bromine could be made For the sake of humanity, for by dissolving in Water.
charge of the Examination Service. the sake of saving your brave Defendants were fined $2 each. Hydrobromic Acid (Orystala) soldiers, scientists do not sit still
but wake up, in hands
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