TIRPITZ AND FLANDERS, IMPORTED DISEASE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916
Essential to Germany's Future. Danger of Infectious Paralysis.
LUNG CHAI WONG.
Ex-Tuchun's Farewell to Hongkong.
Ferne, August 6.-Die Post, of
The very severe epidemic of Berlin, the organ of the Free poliomyeletia (infections. paraly
Cha Tat, commandant of the Conservative Party, publieben thesis) which is raging in New York Bogus Forts, leaves the Colony. following extract from a letter deserves the suzione attention of wo-day, after having paid a short written by Admiral von Tirpitz to our health authorities, and also of visis in order to loare farewell s friend "May our country the public in general. The dis- cards from General Lang on the graup ever more clearly the fact asse is a terrible one, not only in leading foreign and Chinese that Germanism cannot hold ite respect of its death rate (25 per residents of Hongkong. own and develop unless we secure coat. in the present epidemio),
General Lang is as present on by means of this war la position bat also in respect of its crippling board a gunboat at the Bague superior to that of the Anglo-effects, which are frequently Forts, and in expected to leave
for Pakkoi shortly.
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permanent.
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STEAMSHIP SINKS A SUBMARINE
IN YUNNAN.
Strange Story Concerning Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
Gunners' Fine Marksmanship.
NOTICES.
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Dairy Farm Company, Limited, will be held at the Company's The owners of the steamship
Under the above two headings Office, No. 2 Lower Albert Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on Wednes Strathness (Messrs Fisher, as mentioned in our issue of day the 11th day of October 1916, at 11.45 in the Forenoon, when the Alimonds, and Co., Ltd., Fen. October 3, that a curious rumour subjoined Resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolu church Street, London) have just was then on foot, to the effect that tion. received from the Captain of the Sun Yat-sen was expected in That the Articles of Association be altered in manner fol- rensel a letter, with an extract ass and that he was sock-lowing from the ship's log, which telle ing to persuade the people of
That Art. II be added to by incorporating therein the an exciting story of a fight which that Province to acquieros in
following definition:- the ship bad off the cost of a sebeme for plecing certain Algiers with an enemy submarine, Southern Provinces, together with which, by the splendid work of French fado-Chins, ands: the the gunners, she seems to have protection of Japan, as a semi- succeeded in sioking.
The independent republic,
Our statement has, we learn,
We PORTUGUEse bed cross. Captain writes:
Hongkong Collections and Donations,
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DAREVO Sunë.
Americans. We ball Focure this position if we, and not the
The important poist for un in English, dominate in Flanders."
this country is that the cause of How much Germans need even the condition is unknowa. such encouragemrat ie revealed
are therefore in the position of by Dr. Paul Dentwein in an being forced to take every possi
Gibraltar, July 17, 1916. been translated by the Canton artiale in the Rheinisch West ble precaution lest we be osught
Gentlemen-I beg to advise pessoapers, and these especially faelische Zeitung, Paul Leut unawe res. For a time satborities
you of having arrived here this the Tas Kong Po-insist that there wein is the son of the former in New York, where the disease
afternoon after a good passage is no foundation for the report. Governor of German South West is endemic, believed that the
from Ssvona of three days and Generally speaking our statements Africa from 1898 to 1905, and stable Hy was the carrier. The
20 hours, average speed 10 knots, on Chinese politics are inspired. merved as subaltern under bis arguments in favour of this view
On Saturday evening we had ay Chinese notables, and their
(d). Mr. E. V. M. R. de Souss, very exciting hour, having had information hitherto has been father in some of the campaigns were, on the whole, sound; the Aoting Coutu for Portugal, writes an engagement with a large sub proved to be correct. We have been against the Hereros.
Leutwein fact that be trouble is always as as follows:** ... writes to the Pan German new-fat its height in August
marine, which I believe we sent at the trouble of again question. To stablish In connection with the sale of to the bottom. There is a dent ing our informants on this point, paper to advocate the adoption and September and is of a proposal to eject from the ceedingly rare in the winter taken, at the request of this on port side. I will hold a survey
ex Portuguese fige kindly under in two plates in our deep tank and their statement is as follows As regards mention of the occupied territory all French, montbe, lent colour to this idea, consulate, by Scoutmaster Birga on it here. Belgien, Russian, and Polish in Another point in favour of the and his Scout Boys, on the date of enclosed of official log."I am, the matter other than aÁRA
Pleso find copy
two foreign nations, we admit babitenis, except such as are of By theory was that certain areas the 6th anniversary of the Portu- gentlemen, your obedient servant,
our inabitity to speak of economic 260 to Germany.” were much more commonly affect guess Republic, the bandaomy David Thomson. Leutwein strongly objects to theed than others. For example, sum of $536 13, as per enclosed
rumoar; but as to the designa fact that prisoners of war and the America and Sweden are the two list, has been collected towards from the log book of the Strath of Sham Chon-burn (of founding The following is the extract attributed to the various partisans civiliso population of the occupi countries most often and most the fands of the Portuguese Redness, dated July 15, 6 pm.: ed enemy territory are so well fed severely visited; the Central Cross Society, and a draft for the
& Southern Republic) we maintain and have such a good time while Empires also eaffer, while Eag equivalent of that smpaat, viz:-occurred on port de of steamer It is only just to add that Teai Ao, Saturday.A terrific explosion rigorously that the story is true. incalculable harm is being done and has hitherto been only lightly 658 15.7 at exchange 2/2 5/16, nearly amidships heaving water Tong Kei-in, Leang Kai-io,Chon to the rising generation of Gerfected, though we had a severe has this day been sent to the and smoke over the top bridge, Kaing-ming and Chu Chepaus, many through being underfed. visitation in Devon and Cornwall President of the Society in Lisbon, making Be is confident that if these some years ago,
steamer shake and all of whom were originally in ac millions of “neelesa ” forciguerS
I avail myself of the opportun-trenible. I thought it was a cord with Shum so long se it was. ➡he does not include prisonete abandoned the fly theory, though Portuguese Bad Cross Society, to marine about. A few minutes against Yasu Stik-r'ai, separated Its opporters have rather ity to ask you, on behalf of the torpedo but could see no sub. merely a question of proceeding of war were driven out of the it remaina sa a possible explana-kindly convey, through the Fresa, afterwards shots were occupied territory, not only tion. The human cerrier theory ita
fired themselves from him from the my deal with would there be sufficient food for is the one at present most widely many generous donors, to the make out his position. At last the Mo Yan the aim of which was
heartiest thanks to the by submarine, but we could not time of the formation of the Kwan resérve fund. all Germans but France would be held and best supported by the Brother
Director of unable to eurpart so many new facte. It seems probable that a Joseph's College and Scout we commenced firing at him. public. We defy any journalist in
St.Ganger made him out astern, and the institution of a Southern Be comere, and the "collapse of
person who does not himself get master Braga for allowing the His shots were going right over Canton to contradict this, if be France". would be hasteaed. the disease may carry it from one Boy Scouts to conduct the sale, us and landing in the water a few speaks conscientiously." Leutwein, who is considered to place to another and set going and to all who contributed to yarda ahead; one shot nearly got be an authority on Colonial in the new ares a fresh epidemio. warde the succes of the sale. ae, dropping in the water a few the matter, and we are content policy and "world economics," Thae, in any given dietrict one Special thanks are due to the yards astern of steamer. makes an interesting admission village will be severely afflicted, Hongkong Printing Press, who in the course of his article in the next village will escape alto were the promoters of the sale and was bit and also with our seventh, At our sixth shot submarine regard to the economic eituation gether, and the next village again who printed and supplied the when a big explosion with fire was in Germany itself. He writes:
be victimized. Epidemics, too, Fings free of charge. Thanks caused on the submarine. Then So much bee already been have arisen in localities after the are.also due to the Press for ad- firing ceased, and submarine dia written on the food question that arrival of some stranger from an it seems idle to say once Lore infected area.
|appeared, which I have no doubt that even if the new harvest be a
was sunk by our fire. Altogether good one we are in for a period caused
It is this last fact which has
the American healthi
vertising the salo. · Collected by Boy Scouts
in the officea Bad streets
of bard economic trial which will authorition to issue such strict Collected by Scoutmaster continue after the war. It ie quarantine roles. Children who Brags:-
not superfluous, however, to draw travel from an infected area are N. J. Stabb Esq. attention once more to the cir-placed in isolation under atriot B. Basto Esq. çumetance that the German na supervision; they are not allowed E.V.M.R. de Bones Esq. tional strength is being espped to mix with other children, and Ellis Kadoorie Esq. by long continued privation. the isolation continues for 10 days Sir Robert Ho Tang The authorities are agreed that or thereabouts. Exactly the same Hon. Mr. E. Shelli the conditions in the large lowes lawe apply to adults. Inasmuch, P. F, O. Prats Bag. and in the thickly-populated die however, au cases are frequently Bis Lordship Bishop D. tricts can be improved only if the found. in which, esy, three Pozzoni focd tiaketa introduced to prevent children in a family of six are L. E. Best Esq. people who are able to do so from smitten and the other three E. F. X. Danenberg Esq accumulating supplies to the de- ercape, the personal factor cannot A. AF triment of the poorer classes be be excluded. It seems probable E. J. Noronha Esq. come tickets ensuring to the that infection takes place through Dr. F. M. Graca Ozorio... holders & defioite quantity of food the nose and month. Adults are J. J. Leiria Esq.
at regular intervals, We hope affected very frequently, though J. M. Alves Esq
we shall really each receive avery they are less acceptible then
week in fature one to two egge, children,
exhausted.
Recreio
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This is our informanta' view of
to abide by it.
TYPHOON WARNING",
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Directors
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[val] stogether.
The telegrama quoted below Ividend and the submarine fired about 16 shots, have been received by the Ameri $303 78 but none took effect. We fired oan Consulate General, Hong-
seren shots, and two hits were kong, from the Manila Observa made. Great credit is due to the tory :----
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gunners for tue may in which they 1 p.m. Oct. 9, 1916.-Typhoon worked, especially the remarkable in about 111 degrees Long. E. markemanship they made at the and 15 degrees Lat. N. direction submarine.
Engines were opened full out and Bres double banked with engineers standing by. Zigzag courses were steered.
Lat. 37,09 N; long. 3.38 E, where submarine was suck or disappeared.
DAVID THOMSON, MASTER.
BRITAIN'S ZEPPELINS.
Airships of Amazingly High Speed.
London, Aug. 19-Daring the past week writes a Globe naval correspondent) I have watched our great sirahipe at work, and, 5,55 although I am unable to make
anknown.
4 p.m. Oct. 9, 1916.-Uyclone or typhoon E. of northern Lezen, less than 300 miles distant, mov. ing N.N.W, or N.
1 pm. Oct. 10, 1916.-Cyclane or typhoon near or over Balintang. Channel, moving W, or W.N.W.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following in the approxi- mate statement of traffic receipts. for the week ending October 7, 1916:-
Receipts Aggregate for week. Keceipta
for 40 weeke sny practical comparisons with This Year:... $14,443 8583,923 45.50 the German Zeppelins, our new. Last Year: ... 12,290 441,340 airabipe certainly seem marvell- Increase: 2,153 142,683 50.80 ously rigid and beautifully de- signed. They answer the helm $536.13 or their planes with amazing
oelerity.
AN ASSAULT CASE.
Small Fire,
half a pound of ment, ninety It is manifest therefore that at M. 8. Sassoon Esq. grammes (about three of) of a moment when we have huge J. H. N. Mody Eq. batter, 15,000 grammes (about armies of men in training en ont- AF. B. Silva-Netto Eq. 311b.) of bread or flour, so infin. break of this epidemic would be Collected by A. J. d'Es itesimal quantity of engar, and
a great disaster. For the sake of the barely adequate supply of our children, too, we must take Collected by J. D.
Eng ... potatoes that is allotted to us, and due preceations. We should an occasional chance of obtaining insist that quarantine regulations Collected by A.G. Rooba
Osmund Esq vegetables. Owing to the en-shall be enforced on passengers hanced brutality on the part of coming from New York and other Collected by Club de
Eng England the most important infected areas, and that thorough luxuries, such as tobacco, coffee, disinfection is carried out in all tea, cocos, and chocolate, no ones in which a shadow of doubt! longer reach Germany, and stocks are certainly by this time perturbed by the disease, and may exist New York is much
On a sunny afternoon it is a A small fire broke, out at 16, justly so, sad we should bear thin The dearth of labour is being fact in mind and act accordingly. felt very keenly by the German If we neglect precautions and an
wonderful spectsole to watch the Wellington Street yesterday, but monsters glittering like silver in the inmaten, sesisted by the farmers. The Deutsche Tages epidemic begins here we shell
the sky, pirouetting hither and Police, were able to put it out meitung, the central organ of the only have ourselves to blame for
thither, now up, now down, now without help from the Fire Agrarian Party, advocates the it. Times.
Before Mr. F. A. Haseland, at circling, or racing away at incred- Brigade. the Police Court this morning, aible speed, engaged in practice employment of a certain amount
Chinese seaman employed on the for the coming "Day.” of fores if young persons in town? manifest a reluctance to work in
ferry boat, Morning Star, was Neutral captains arriving at charged with assaulting a woman certain east coast porta are on- the fields. Sach work, the new 8-
"The wind blew the carpete at Yaumati yesterday. It appear thusiastio in their admiration for per contends, must be regarded on to the footpath," said an old ed that the man two days ago our new airships. These marinera war service, and it at the Pulice Court this morning go to a certain restaurant to see of observing Zeppelins patrolling women before Mr. Haseland, at sent a chit asking the woman to frequently have the opportunity young people that, however die-
PUBLIC AUCTION. fastoful it may be at first, the
when charged with causing an work will gradually become de obstruction at West Point. His umago she was already in daylight of the Danish cost. THE Undersigned has received Clightful. The Government of Worship evidently did not be- could not do so. He then sent they manœuvre in the skies they
engaged she replied that abe After studying our abipe as lic Auction on ppe, one of the small German eve that the wind was to blame, another chit saying: "Come at consider they are far more readily Statos, bas issued an appeal to and inflicted a fine of $7. Cae population to help with the harvest, but it has also obtained
When the Wind Blows.
once, excuse, If not, calamity will handled, their model is finer, and
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
instructions to sell by Pub-
THURSDAY, October 12, 1916, commencing at II a.m.
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"Dividend "includes bonus.
That the remuneration of the Board as provided by Art. XV paragraph 10 (as amended) be increased to $3,500 and that Art. XV paragraph 10 (as amended) be altered accordingly.
That paragraph 11 of Art. XVII be cancelled and the following paragraph be substituted therefor
Diclof_allowed
Dividend In specia.
11. To invest and deal with any moneys of the "Company net immediately required for the purposes thereof upon such securities and investments (not "being shares of the Company) and in such manner sa they may think fit and from time to time to vary or realize such securities and investments." That paragraph. 19 of Art XVII be cancelled and the following paragraph be substituted therefor
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"13. Before recommending any dividend, to set aside out of the profits of the Company such sums as they think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends, or for special dividends, or for repairing, improving, and maintaining any of the property of the Company and for such other purposes as the Directors shall in their absolute discretion think conducive to the interests of the Company; and to invest the several sums so set aside upon such investments "(other than shares of the Company) as they may "think fit and from time to time to deal with and **vary such investments, and dispose of all orany part "thereof for the benefit of the Company and to divide the reserve fund into such special funds as they think it with full power to employ the assets constituting the reserve fund in the business "of the Company, and that without being bound to
keep the same separate from the other asseta." That paragraph 14 of Art. XVII be cancelled and the following paragraph be substituted therefor
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14. To employ the reserve fund for the time being "or any portion thereof (and that whether such fund or such portion as is proposed to be dealt with was set aside for the special purpose to which it is proposed to be applied or for any other purpose or not) in or for all or any of the following purposes; "that is to say, in meeting contingencies, in equalis "ing dividends, in paying special dividends or bonuses, in repairing improving or maintaining any of the property of the Company or otherwise in the business of the Company and in or for such other purposes as the Directors shall in their dis- cretion think conducive to the interests of the Company and in regard to any such employment ss aforesaid the Directors shall not be bound to keep "the reserve fund separate from the other assets," That the following new paragraphs be added to Art. XXI and numbered respectively 12 and 13,
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"12. Any general meeting declaring a dividend may "make a call on the members of such amount as the *meeting fixes, but so that the call on each member "shall not exceed the dividend payable to him, and "so that the call be made payable at the same time as the dividend, and the dividend may, if so arranged between the Company and the member, be set off- -“against the call. The making of a call under this clause shall be deemed ordinary business of an ordin- ary general meeting which declares a dividend." 13. Any general meeting declaring a dividend may "direct payment of such dividend wholly or in part "by the distribution of specific assets, and in particu "lar of paid-up shares or debentures of the Company, or paid-up shares or debentures of any other "Company, or in any one or more of such ways, and "the Directors shall give effect to such resolution; "and, where any difficulty arises in regard to the "distribution, they may settle the same as they "think expedient, and in particular may issue "fractional certificates, and may fix the value "for distribution of such specific assets, or any "part thereof, and may determine that cash payments "shall be made to any members upon the footing of "the value so fixed, in order to adjust the rights of "all parties, and may vest any such specific assets in "trustees upon such trusts for the persons entitled to "the dividend as may seem expedient to the Direc *tors. Where requisite & proper contract shall be filed in accordance with Section 90 of the Companies "Ordinance 1911 and the Directors may appoint any person to sign such contract on behalf of the persons entitled to the dividend, and such appointment shall "be effective,"
Should the above Resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a second extraordinary meeting which will be subsequently convened.
And the subjoined Resolutions will also be proposed as Extra ordinary Resolutions.
That the capital of the Company be increased to $450,000 by the creation of 20,000 additional shares of $7.50 each.
2. That the Directors be authorized to offer the said 20,000 ad- ditional shares at par to the members on the Register of members on the 14th day of October 1916 in the proportion of one new share for every complete number of two shares which such members are the registered holders of on that date and upon the footing that the sum of $6.00 per share shall be payable in respect of such shares on acceptance of the offer." And that such offer be made by notice specifying the number of shares to which members are entitled and limiting the time within which the offer if not accepted will be deemed to be declined to the 31st day of October 1916. And that the Directors be empowered to dispose of shares not accepted in response to such offer to such persons upon such terms and con→ ditions and at such times as they consider expedient in the interests of the Company.
3. That such additional shares shall participate in any divid end declared after the 31st day of October 1916 pari passu with the existing capital. .
of an additional share in respect of any odd share held by him.
4. That no member shall be entitled to any offer of a fraction
fall upon you". Even this threat the British ship is sitogether less at No. 26 Godown of the Hong the woman ignored, but yesterday ambersome than the German kong & Kowloon Wharf & Go- power to apply compulsion if to do work commonaurate with she decided she would visit him craft. The British airship, more down Co. Ltd. Kowloon, neossary and it points out that their strength many Wives of soldiers at the front they may be deprived of the he was. As soon as she put har/97or, appears to travol at an 14 Coils Flexible Steel Wire shares which members are not entitled to have offered them to such
and capability At a restaurant, where she know
smesingly high speed,
and many women in receipt of old allowances and pensions granted head inside the door, defendant age and other pensionsare capable them by the State. The Duchy struck her several times with his of helping in the fielde, and it an of Altenburg has issued aft sommons that if such women refuse similiar proclamation,
Defendant was discharged,
foreign captains accustomed to This high commendation by appreciating navigable qualities
signñount.
Rope Slightly damaged by Seawater, (From 1 inch to 4 inch.)...!
·Terms :--Cash on delivery.
GEO P. LAMMERT
5. That the Directors be empowered to dispose of all additional persons upon such terms and conditions and at such times as theyr consider expedient in the interests of the Company,
Dated the 21st day of September 1916.ts
M MANUK
carotazy.