1 YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
LEADING EVENTS IN THE GREAT WAR.
from:
tained in the "Hongkong
* Desember 18
Egypt a British Protectorate. In view of the state. ni war
1890
SHARE REPORT.
SECOND EXTRA
The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for December 15h 1890.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bant Now Locne-$250 per share buyers.
Union Insurance Society of Canton-£93 per share, bayera.
China Traders Insurance Com pany363 per share, buyers
North Chins Insurance-Fla.; 340 per share, sellers,
from the action of Turkey, apps wil her ceforth constitute British Protectorate. The suserainty of Turkey is thos terminated. The British Govern- ment will adopt all mossures conmary for the defence of Egypt and the protection of the inhabi- Yangtase Insurance Association santa. Sir Arthur MacMahan ban-Tix. 70 per share bayers,
een sypointed High Commis
Casualties at Scarbourgh and
Whitby.
It is announced from Scar- borough that 13 civilians were killed and 21 are retained in bospital, while a large number are somering from slighter in juries. It is confirmed that two people were killed and two injured at Whitby.
Record Cruiser-Building. The Admiralty announces that the crtiser Car line has been constructed and delivered within
a year. This record performant has been accomplished by MewTY, Cammell, Lord and Co. The contract date was May 21, 19 15. British Flest Bombard Turics.
Recier's correspondent Athens says the British Fleet on Sunday bombarded the Turks, who were concentrated in the Gulf of Sagon,
Italy's Neutrality Approved. From Rome it is reported that "the Senate has passed a role of gonfidence in the Government, shereby approving the mainten ance of neutrality..
The German Version. -A -B÷zlie official report states; -Persions of our High Ses Fleet attacks the English east c and bombarded the fortified pinses of Scarborough and Hare Riepool. Regarding their farther. course of action na infarm-tion aka yai be given. › Hartlepool Casualties: Authentic
Statement.
The Press Bureau sistes that, according to lateat reports from Hartlepool, the losses there were fifty-five civilisus killed and one bandred and fifteen wounded.
FRAUD CHARGE WITH DRAWN
A Case which Fell Through.
At the Police Court, this morn ing. Valentine Charles Parr, managing director of Mears, Parr sad Ca, Lid, of 14, Des Voeux Boad, was charged on remand, with that, having been entrusted with $100 for the purpose of reopening an office at Canton, paying advance rent, purchasing inrniture and advertising, he did fraudulently use the money for hĩa, own purpose.
Canton Insuramos Company Ltd.-$118 per share, bayers.
frontier.
HONGKONG,
TO-DAYS
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
cederets to the
THE BALKANS.
BULGARIANS: RESPECT OREEK NEUTRALITY.
COMPANY MEETING.
Fire Co. Ltd.
IVEKBALLS
DAY BY DAY.
Naval Dance.
Admission to the dance Eemg held by the Royal Naval Quadrille Club on Old Year's night, will be by invitation cards only,
Christinas Week.
Messrs. Moutnie and Co. suvise their store will remain open until as that der ng Christmas week
An extraordinary. gecaral meeting of the China Fire In- Sursion Co Ltd, was held at the office of the Company. 6 pm daily
Queen's Rand Central, Vietria, to-day 12 o'clock.
The chair way occupied by Mr. W. L Pattanden, those alo pre-
Land Sales. Kennedy Road) and 2154 (Robin Inland L- 2155 · (above
pent being: the tion. Mr. 50 Road) are to be sold by 200 Selling Her J. A. Plummer Janesty at 3pm: The apact tion at the W.D. Offices on 1J; WC, Bionar, and E. Shesan
directors Meera Sarth, aro. $5.312 and $11,023 A. E. Crapnell, F. B. L. Bowley,spectively. S, G. Newall, &. P. Thersfield,
Ricksba Coolies Fined. Beater's
D.cember 17, 425 pm srespondants: Athens ma oa that all is quiet on the Carvalho, . L Jones, W. Duo-coolis bef re Mr. Wood at the G. C. Moros, Choaa Pat CF.de Rassive). brought two nickabs Inspector Mos Fung (Police Hongkong Firm Insurance Con- pany-$325 per share, buyers. The Bulgarisive show no signs of advancing into Greek territory.de Site, T. H. Farme, Tcharge of using their vehicles for hur Chang Neui-song, A. R. Magistracy this morning on s China Fire Insurance Company Tas Balgarian Legation has immed a zatement to the effect Weall, Leang Yan-pa, D. C. the converance of frein fah. Bach -$89 per share, sellers-
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock for the neutrality of Greece, which it will takeain from: violating in Pemberton (Secretary)
thas Bulgaris postpones operations against the Allies from respect Beadle (shareholders); and 0. Company-$75 per cent pre-future.
# fined $5, - mic, buyers.
The Greek Government, in cousqueton oferrepresentations Hongkong. Canton and Macao made to it, has again instenoted the frontier authorities to all the Steamboat Company $56 per retreating Serbians to enter Greece. share, buyers.
China and Manila Steamship Company-$130 per share, buyers.
$135 per share, sellers.
Hongkong Gas Company-
$165 per share, sellers.
Hongkong Hotel Company
+3
SITUATION EASIER AT SALONICA,
Droober 17, 4:25 pm Reuter's correspondent at Salonica states that the departare of the balk of the Greek troops has considerably mad the congation Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per in the town and given gret relief to the Allied trees, although cent. Debentures-$501. the danger of figaming near the town sera resta Number of Indo Chias S.N. Company-Germent, Austrians and Turks are departing dvily. The German $25 per cent din, releza. schools cloard yesterday.
Douglas Steamship Company-
per share, buyers China Sugar Reбning Company Lid-$165
per share, buyers: Lazon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$100 per share, sellers.
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Hongkong Ice Company- $90 per share, buyers.
RECONSTRUCTING SERBIA'S ARMY.
Dicember 17, 425 p.m.
Hongkong Rope Manufactor-soldiery coins to arriva at Salonies, where they are being re- Á mweupe from Arhage states the cambers of the Serbian ing Company, Ltd-135 per equipped, while two battalions are being incorporated with the share, sales and buyers.
Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company.-873 per share, buyers.
-
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd.
310 per share, sellers.
A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd- $2 per share, buyere,
Hongkong High Level Tran
British
· BULGARIAN "EXACTIONS-
December 17, 4.25 pazi.
Biter complaints are reaching Athens regirling unlgarian 33 Co, Lid-$105 per share exacions from Greek inhabitantes: Monastire buyers
Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ltd-$25 per share, nominal.
Green Island Cement Co. (olá issue). $23 per share, bayers.
Hongkong Land Investment; Con là 191 per share, buyers
Hongkong Electric Light Co., Ik-$6 per share, sellers.
West Point Baildings Co, Ltd. -$30 per share, sellara.
MILITARY STORE" PROCLAMATION:
Proclamation by H. E the Governor farther amends the Proclamations under the Military S. (Ergartation) Ordinance
as follows:
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
A DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE PALACE.
December 18, 1015,
¡å viv'd scement of the crisis în Parsia during November hu been received by Bater. I describia & dramatic scene in the Palace on November 15, when the young Sish wa trying to decide whether to have the espiral...
On one side were fanctionaties doing their utmost to parausde him to leave, while on the other were Samasses Saltaneh, Sipindar and Prince Firmin Firms urging him to stat, config
The boy raler was distracted and sent doar time to Colonel Waatdahl, the Chief of Police, saking his advice Colonel Wastdahl replied that he was there to obey orders, and as to advise
y
The Ministers, when appealed to by the Shih, knew not what to (1.) Paragraph (4) is amended say, as they were overawed by the Ge man party, The case was again before Mr, by the insertion of the words This state of hesitation lasted alm ring. In the afternoon, J.B. Wood.
and pig skinn" between the the British and Russian Minister had a two hours" audience with Mr.J.H. Gardiner, who appear-Words "deer skins," and "en the Shah, who was still undecided; /. ad for the prosecution,said that he dressed" in the last line thereof, Finally, the Shah summoned Colonel Wardahl and old him to (2) Paragraph (9) in deleted dismiss the mounted police who were drawn up in front of the Pilegs, he had been instructed not to and the following paragraph is as he had decided to remain.
an day evidence on the presentab-titated therefor
had no further charges to add and
offer
12 o'clock, Lwill ask the Secretary The Chairman it is past to read the noties convening the meeting.
The Secretary having read the
notice,
Christmas morning, at the 10 Perosi's Missa Pontificalis.
o'clock Mase, Feroci's Pias At St. Joseph's Church on
orchestral accompaniment) St Pontificalis will be sang, with
chair and it is hoped that all Joseph's has a moet excellant music lovers will avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing it
The Chairman said-Geatle men-As you are aware, the sole purpose this meeting is to confirm the resolution passed at held on 3rd December, 1915. extraordinary general meeting Dom Perosi's.
resolution that the resolution, I will now move' as a specřní which is as follows, be confirmed:-- That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following
(a) Article 19 shall carcalled. (b) in Article 50 in lieu of the weed "Twenty-one clear days notice" there shall be substituted the words "Ten days' notice st least of every Meeting." be substituted for Article 53, (c) The following Article zball Hamely,
Except as otherwise provided by "thess Articles no business shall |“be transacted at any Meeting un- "lees there all be personally present at the commencement of "the harines: Tea or more Share, holders."
(d) Article 64 shall be altered by striking out all words after the words **
apos a poll every share holder" and by adding after such words" present in person or by prozy shall have one vote for every siste held by him."
this world-famous Mass of
with stealing clothing from a A Quick Return,
verandah was, it was stated, only A man who was to-day charged
banished from the Colony con days ago. For the larceny he was sent to prison with hard labour for one month, and for returning from banishment was sentenced to six months hard labour and four hours" stočki.
Oplem Divan Raided. A nid on brought up befare Mr. Hazeland - resulted in Chinese being an opiam diran
with keeping the "divan and len this morning, ose being charged with frequenting. Sergeant Pain | proved the
defendant was fined $100, or two The first months, the others being fined $2 or five days each.
case.
Lieut-Gol John Going, South Lient-Col. Going- Wales Borderers, promoted to that rank pro tem, was one of the enior masjɔrs of the army. He was commisoned in the Borderers in November, 1887, got his com- pany in 1895, and field rank in Mr. Showan-Mr. Chairman, I 1905. W the Borderers he beg to second that.
served with the Burmese Ex The Chariman:-The resin-pedition, 1887-89 (medal with sion has been proposed by myself clasp), and also in the operations and seconded by Mr. Shewan. in North Chins last year. Those in favour kindly hold up their hands. Those against? That in carried-animously. That is thank you for your attendance. all the basiness, gentleman;
CORRESPONDENCE
correspondents are not necess
[The opinions expressed by the arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."
(To the Editor of the Hongtong Telegraph.)
DIRTY PLY; "Sir-With referens, to the correspondencenich appeared
I
in your im
e of Thursday, 16th, ze “Dirty Play," Ifel that
member of the team, to state represent, as well as to avery that, as a result of the fol and dirty play at the match referred to by your correspondent, of our players were and three of them so that we could dot pos
Mesawhile, at Shap Abuzz whither the enemy diplomats (9.) That the exportation of the and gendarmerie had repied, the gendarmecie were drawn is only fair to the Club woich pahip. What has hap-following goods, which is at preview order, with the essay foreign instaram fallin
sent prohibited to all foreign the arrival at the Shah, whom they Loped to accompany to Irpatan 6, Waiting. countries in Europe and on the Their dismisy was very gross when they learned that the Sash bad Mediterranean end Black Seas, decid other than France, Bassis (except
and that the Allies had won the day, through Baltic pert), Italy, Spain and Portugal, be probibited to all destinations ctber that the Daited Kingdom and British PopPEILONE and Protie orales
Bind who appeared for the ace, said there was no - all. The money had been expend ed in the Company's business.
Gardiner It may bare been so
Hind said he protested seplant that remark, and sided that unless the charge was on- zalezredly withdrawn the defen- dent should re ́given the oppor tonitz of disproving it.
Mr. Gardiner Then
aure
aw the surtmops
- was - thereupon
Chronometers and all kinds of nastical instruments
Compasses for ahipa, and parte thereof, including-fitings much as hipoapless
Hair, saimal, of all kinds; and tops, noile and yarns ef anim
ITALY LANDS CORPS IN ALBAR
corps
hich s
egraph, and to respondent refers,
representation of what, ocearredYours etc. CA GOLDENBERG. tion. Séc. 8.J.CAF,C, dongkong, Dec. 18,1915.
(Havas TelegraE.)
December 18.
"A Rome
has given his and on behalf King in the f Pessed by the cil: OrdinancH. An O:dicance relsting, to ance No 32 soor to smer to importation
Death at Home papers ZE of Mr. Nathaniel Netley Abbay who war anciano Ble, was neatly
KOP, KHI MEZH Wide Marine Insorenes -residents of Eougl -member him as hoh tion now occupied, in the Uaids Instrare of Canton.
Exces At the Pofros ing, before Chinese was cha In his possess opium in 'exces allowed, viz. stated that walking in the opium. - The-
the excess being conce were in the regula cariously-shaped tim wis stated, was da
it could be hidden shont The defendant" ws: fa or three months' hard lab
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NOTICE TO CONSIGALES From CALCUTTA, PENAXE AND SIXAPORE." *HE Steamship
**ITOLA,
having amived from the poris, consignees are hereby informed that, goods will be delivered alongside
Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed at once, at consignees" risk a expense..
Cargo remaining ton board; at. noon, after the 20th instant, will be landed at consignees, risk mad,; expense.
No Fire Insurance effected
Bills of Lading will be coun signed by the undersigned DAVID SASSOON & Co.
Agents, Hongkong. 18th December. 1975,
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