THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
WHO'S WHO IN THE LLOYD GEORGE
ADMINISTRATION.
SOME FACTS CONCERNING THE NEW MINISTERS.
Below we give a few birgraph- ical details concerning the new Ministers chosen to serve under Mr. Lloyd George, the Premier,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1916.
Lord Derby, Secretary for War. Sat for West Houghton from 1892
CARELESS BLASTING.
Falling Boulders Roll into Harbour.
A stone quarrymen, of Querry Bay, was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police Court this
| morning, with feiling to have a Over the stone he was
Cover
blasting.
SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Up to the Minute."
Douglance. In doe (Def.) Steamboata.
China Bogars. Langkate. K'loon Docks S'hai Dooks. Ewos. Kung Yih
'si Cottone.
EWO COTTONS.
SANITARY BOARD.
Interim Dividend of Nine Taels. Interesting Matters Dealt With.
More. Benjamin and Pótts
$ 120.00.sdvise us that the Ewo Cotton b. $140.00. Spinning and Weaving Co., Ltd., 8. $ 21.50.
have declared a dividend of Tls. b. $ 125.00.9.00 for year ending October 31, b. I 21.00. 1916, and have written of Tia s. 131.50.72,000 for depreciation. .68, T 90.00.
b. T 157.50.
b. T 18.00. b. T 118.00.
ITALY OVERSEAS.
Future Empire of Klag Victor.
HONGKONG TRAM WAY
COMPANY LIMITED.
1916:
...
Receipta Aggregate for week. Receipts
for 49 weeks
$12,227 $688,662 10,745 519,116 1.482 169,546
Evidence was given by Staff to 1906 aud aucceeded bis father Inspector B. Witchell, of the in the title two years later. Police Reserve, who said that be in the new National Ministry Was formerly Financial Secretary was walking with others along Hr. C. Addison, Minister of to the War Office and for two the road just past Test Tee Mai Monitions. Bas been Liberal years was Postmaster General. Police Station when he heard a M. P. for the Hoxton division of Took a leading part in the fecal loud report, followed by a sum Shoreditch zince 1910, and was controversy in 1913 and was re-ber of Chinees shouting very last year appointed Secretary aponsible for the Dorby scheme loudly. He looked round, sad to the Office of Munitions. of recruiting, as a result of which up on the hillside he saw two Wae previously Lecturer thousands of men were added to large boulders of stone coming Discussing the fature of Asia on Anatomy at St. Buthalo-the Army, He is probably the down. The stones fell right down Minor with evident reference to mew's Hospital and was Professor most popular man in Lancashire the hill on to the tram line, and the British landing at Alex This Year: of Anapoy at University Col- lege, Sheffield.
Mr. B. E. Duke, K. C. Chief fically bounced into the sea. Two andretis, the Italian newspaper Last Year: From 1914 to Secretary for Ireland.-Unionist minutes afterwards, the road was Idea Nasional publishes the Increase: 1915 he. Parliamentary M.P. for Exeter. Formerly a crowded with men who were leav- following:- Secretary to the Board of Educa-journalist in the West of England, ing off work at the Taikoo Sugar The Salonica landing con tion.
he became a barrister and won Refining Company's works. stitutes a new title to the Imperial] Mr. A. J. Balfour, Foreign many successes, cepecially is Where the stone was blasted it claims of Italy, and the discussion Secretory-Was Prime Ministerury ones. Was Chairman of was only about 150 or 200 yards is now limited solely to the from 1902 to 1005, succeeding the Royal Commission on the from the road.
practical convenience of annexing
Hongkong Gifts Appreciated. the late Lord Salie bary. Lost his Defence of the Besim Losses last;
a mone in Asia Minor whiob sat at Manchester in the 1906 year.
extends further to the North, or a election and now site for the City
Mr. Capell has received the
will receive the district between Committee, the object of which one further to the Exst following letter from the Hon. There is no doubt that Italy Secretary of the Children's Aid Smyrne and Mersins, stretching is to provide hospitality for the
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Defendant had no excuse to make.
WAR COMFORTS.
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THE CINEMATOGRAPĒS.
Victoria.
The week-end programme at. the Victoria Theatre has been a A meeting of the Sanitary Board most excellent one, and the new" was held this afternoon in the bill of fare announced for to
Board Room, over which the Pre-night seems likely to run it sident, Mr. D. W. Tratman, pre-close in point of all-round Fided. There were also present interest. Mostre. Patbe's DÓW The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, the play: "he She Wolf" will Hou. Mr. E, R. Hallifax, Mr. F.B. be shown for the first time L. Bowley, Mr. P. W. Goldring, Dr. and there will also be a variety and Mr. Chan Kai-ming, with Mr. Gasette and some J. H. Woodman (Medical Offoer), of omics, together with a Pathe
Inspector.
tions?'
Mr. Bowley thought that the recommendation should be ac- companied by information as to the qualifications of the candi date.
DOW war
home
W. Bowen-Rowlands (Secretary) | pictures. Mina May Brilliest bids A New Sanitary aspector. fair to achieve great popularity The Board considered a minute at the Viotoris by her songs. She The following is the approxi- by the President relative to the has an exhaustive repertoire mate statement of traffic receipts appointment of Mr. J. H. Si-aud for the week ending December 9mons to be a second olses Sanitary with comic or sentimental ballade.
is equally at
In addition to being the pos- On this matter several members ssssar of an unusually good voine, Baking" Why are these positions stadying in Belgiam and Franos had raised points, Mr. Osorio she dancem extremely well. After not competed for in examins the played for three years at the London Coliesum, since when she has successfully toured South Africs, New Zialand and Aus trafis. She has recently shown, for eight weeks in Manila and is booked to return there for the Mr. Goldring could not see the Carnival; after which sho necessity for an examination, neprooseda to America. Everyone he imagined that the Head of the should go to hear her. Sanitary Department had satisfied
Bijou. himself as to the qualifications.
any applicants there were for week-end, Mr. Chan Ki-ming naked how The Bijon has been draw- the vacancy and what were the week-end, and to-night will be. houses during the present problem is whether, as others in difficulty or distress qualifications of the Tations the last opportunity of seeing the some argue, this zone should due to the war:➡
Candidates?
current programme. This con- from the latter year to Bloemfontein Conference, and include on the East the Gulf of
50, Malton Street 1805. Graduated in Medicice was chief representative of Great Alexandretta, i.o., the semi-circle
The President said that Mr. sista of a two-part Chaplin fim, London.
Simmons was the only applicant the 20th and 21st episodes of before being called to the Bar. Britsia both before and during from the Bay of Ayas to the
[confcrming to the conditions laid
"The Bapken Coin" and "The Was a conspicuous figure in the the South African War, Was promontory of Ras el Kanzir,
Nov. 9th, 1916.
down for permanent staf men.
Lion Hantera"-a dramatic two- Whittaker Wright setion in 1903. raised to the Peerage in 1901.
bounded inland by the Adana parcel arrived from you a short except a knowledge of Chiness.
Dear Mrs. Capell,-A very nice He had no special qualifiostions reel picture, Professor H. A.. L. Fieber, President of the Board of Educs of Work-Liberal P. for there suggest, it should all you how plassed we were to all their Inspectors had been 9th episodes & The Dismond Sir Alfred Mond, Commissioner Aleppo Railway; or whether time ago, and I must write end With teferencs to su examination, tim.Has been Vice Chancellor Swansea eines 1910, and manag: include the shores of the Aegend see bundle from Hongkong trained in the service, with the from the Sky" and the 12th of of Company. Lone of the proprietors and the Asiatic banks of the gain. The clothes were all very exception of their two senior The Trey o' Hearts" are being
useful, and we are exceedingly Inspectors. for your valuable help. If you such a recommendation, ceme grateful to you, and your workers Mr. Bowley thought that when Linder film: "The Conjurer's shown, together with a good Mar
ladies, who are in charge of the informed as to the man's snis- could only see the way the two before the Board they should be Triumph. There will be s oom plete change of programme to clothes, gloat over the paresis, you cedente.
morrow night. would realise how very much all your efforts are appreciated here.
to 1900 and Attorney General
Sir Robert Finlay. Lord Chan of Loadou. Has held many cellor.-Unionist M.P. for Elia serious matter to blast rocke so His Worship said it was a very Ministerial posts. In 1878 he burgh and St. Andrew's Univer- that they fell across a public road. was employed on the special sities since 1910, prior to which He would impose a fins of $100.imand to the Baghdad line the children of soldiers, milon and Mission of Lords Salisbary he sat for Inverness Burgba, and Beaconsfield to Berlin. Was Solicitor General from 1895
Mr. George Barnes, Minister of Pensione. Labour M.P. for the Blackfriars division of Glasgow since 1906. Was previously General Secretary to the Amalga mated Society of Engineers. His devoted his lime mostly to the promotion of Old Age Pensions, and latterly to securing pension
and batter allowances to oldiere Bud sailors,
Sir Elward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty-Nous for and his organisation of the Ulster his campaign again lom Rate Volunteers. Has had twa legal careers. In Ireland, he rose from Couuerl-to-the Attorney General to K. C. and Solicitor Genéral, and then crcissed to Eng land, where be became K. C., Solicitor General and Attorney General, The record he thus holds is unique.
Mr. George Cave, KO, Home Secretary-Unionist M P. for the Kingston division of Sarrey since 1908. Is regarded as a rising power in The Unionist party, and has made a name for himself in the legal profession. Bas been very active in Surrey pablic life and been the Recorder of Guildford since 1908. Wɛa appointed Attorney General to the Prince of Wales in 1914.
Bir Frederick.
of Sheffield Univer ty since ing director of Brunner, Mond and the
1312. Was
8
member
the Royal Commission on the of the Westminster Gazete, and Public Services of India an
ban been a strong Free Trader.
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Yours truly,
M. DOUGLAS, LEON, SECRETARY.
PORTUGUESE INDIA.
Mr. Goldring asked how many members of the Board could Pass na examination in sanitary matters. He could pass no such teet,
Hongkong.
At the Hongkong, she 8th and
PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
Por, SUWA MARU, from London Alston Mrs H Little Mr & MAC Oct. 26.
Alaton Min
The Hon. Mr. Chatham point- ed out that the Board. was or lucky in getting a man at all dur ing the present time. It was not a Aquino Mr & Mr question of choosing, but of being thankful for those whom they could get.
The appointment was agreed
to.
An Offensive Trade..
UP
McWhirter Be &
Mrs J Meadows L
Baumang Mr and Murray Mrs LM
Mrs E Box Hi
Box MINE
Cardas Miss E F Cullen Bev & P Campbell Mín M·
Murray Master Mackintosh Mix & E Meggitt Mim A G Poliard Mrs G Preston Bar & Meu
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Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmors as far as the Bosphorus, Cammittee on German Outrages lictor General for Scotland.is that it does not define properly in 1912-15 and of the Government Hr. T. B. Morison, K.C., So The defect of this last suggestion last year.
Is a distinguished as bold this office since 1913, the internal frontiers of the die writer on histories, political and and has had a successful career at trict of Smyrna. The first solution economic questions,
the Scottish and English Bare. is primarily of economic import Mr. Arthur Henderen, Minister Mr. Robert Munro, K., ance: the importance of the without porfolio.-Labour M. P. Becretary for Scotland-Lib second, on the other hand, ie for the Barnard Catle division eral M.P. for since 1903. Started life as a mouluince 1910. The son of a Free
Wick Barghs primarily political.
(1) The annexation of Alexau- der's apprentice and has been Church Minister. Baa boon drests would mean a direct prominently identified with the Counsel to Inland Revenue and penetration of the East. Alexan- Labour Party, of which he is Advocate.-Deputy in Saccession dretts can be connected by a more Secretary. Was appointed Presi- since 1913.
500 kilometres of rail almost dent of the Board of Education Mr. Igastian O'Brien K.C., directly with the Baghdad line,
A Good Example, last year.
Lord Chancellor of Ireland. and thus tap the vast resources of
Our Portuguese Allies have Mr. Gordon Hewart, E. Has held this office since 1913, Mesopotamia. The entire trade ses as an example in giving re Solicitor General-Liberal M. P. prior to which he was Solicitor of the Nest East would inevitably presentation to Portaguces India for Leicester since 1913, after General and Attorney-General, la flow to this port. Mesopotamia's in the Senste at Lisbon, remarke
years
clearly the Review of Review, Dr. Jose of literary Liberal,
Mr. R. E. Prothero, President Alexandretta and Italy would Psalo, who has been elected, was application for an offensive irade Durward Miss C work in London.
The Board again considered an Culverwell Mina Wag Called to the Bir in 1902, and of the Board of Agriculture, become the maritime prolong, born in Gros in 1872, and studied licence at a certain house in New Evan Jones Dr. Duncan Misa B joined the Northern Cirsait,
Unionist M. P. for the University ation of the Baghdad line. But medicine in the United States of Kowloos, being 26, Sham Shui Po. Mrs
were America where he won celebrity Mr. John Hadge, Minister of of Oxford since 1914. Is a bar-apposing Alexandretta Cawley, Labour.-M. P. lot Gutton Ginot lister and has beea, Agent-in-given to England, who in already
This application, when firet Greig Mrs FO
Farreira 8 L s mouth, nose Chancellor of the Duchy of 1906. Secretary of the British Chief to the Dake of Bedford, mistress of Mesopotamia, whe Lancaster.Liberal M. P. for Steel Smelters Mill, Iron, and Formerly edited the Quarterly lets and the entire railway, de-majority. The franchise given to licence being granted, he appealed Jacken Maribouse Mise
sad ear before the Board, was refused, Gordes Men C would then possess the two out-
specialist. He defeated his bat, as the appliesät had put up Beat Has D
Gilchrist Min 3 M Warren Mr & Mas opponents by a Tery large the bones in anticipation of the Hamiton Ber EA Wheeler Mim N which he was the founder. Was Tinplate Workers Association, of Review.
Six F. E. Smith, Attorney between the Mediterranean and limited character, only 12,851 men Colonial Secretary, who, after
relopment of all the territory Partaguase Indiana is of against this decision to the| Loes Men landowner in Herefordshire and soting Chairman of the Labour General,-Unionist H, P. for the the Persian Gulf. With her econ-out of a population of 605,000 considering the appeal sentit bsok | Party in the House of Commons Walton Division of Liverpool omio resources, with her Fleet, persons being allowed to vote for to the Board for further con- last year,
since 1908. Has had a large with the possession of Cyprus Senator. If representation on a sideration. Mr. Bonar Law, Chancellor of practice as a barrister, and is the and of Egypt, she would rapidly namerical basin had been con the Exchequer.-M.P. For Bootle author of several works on inter- gain the most absolute monopoly ceded, Lisbon would have had application was again refused. - since 1932, prior to which he sat national law. for Blackfriars and Dalwich, Wathooklees tak of administering ing only to France the Hejax While writing on this subject we Undertook the of all the ways to the East, lexy-half a dozen Senatora from Goa. a member of two Glasgow firms the Press Consorship in the trade. Jader these ciroza
Mr. Bowley had given notice of of iron merchants, and entered present war and later went la stances, the Baghdad line of which may draw attention to sugge the following question: What Cory Mia N Parliament in 1900. From 1902 the front &
8 major. Was Itely would possess the stretch
tion put forward by Sir. Harry
Prestwich since 1895. La Chairman
of the Beaton Mills Bleaching Company, Middleton, and a
Obeshire.
Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of
Blockade Unionist . P. for
Hitchin since 1912. Third son of
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fow
be
the late Lord Suliabory. Bas bed
'n saocessful career at the Bir and
pendent Parliamentarian, Pre-
and was Private Secretary to hie
retary for the Board of Trade
father from 1880 to 1888 Has
been Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs since last year.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Sec- retary for Iodis,-Was appointed to this post last year, and in previous Ministries has served as Pustmaster General and 18
in the latter year.
November last year.
Strand. He was President of the
Astural
port in
After a short discussion, the
Lime Kiln Nuisance.
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Bowlan 1 Ray & Mrs
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WH
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
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the Government to abaie the Ixam da
and Mrs
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The President replied as fol.
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MacKenzie Miss E Martin Are Mike Mrs U Peniger Men & H Falmers Mr & Mrs Remedios MIED Bakal Mrs Y
Las been a brilliant and indies
viously sat for East Marylebone, to 1905 was Parliamentary Sco.made Solicitor General last year, between Adana and Afainkardohnston, in a recent issue of the steps, if any, are being taken by Ho Yok-tong Mr
and from 1911 to 1915 was leader President of the Board of Trade. ental value and become a mere Imperial Federal Parliament. opposite the Public Dispensary Mima Mr & Mrs A Spittles Mr & Mrs J
Sir Albert Henry Stanley, bisear, would lose its transcontin- be given representation in the nuisance caused by the limekiln Las Wi-tong
New Statesman, that British India of the Opposition, being made Managing Director of the artery for the traffic of Asia Minor He advocates that educated Secretary of State for the Colonies Metropolitan Diatriste, Central and for rapid communications Indians, who, he estimates, aum-lows: Every effort in being London, City and South London, with Central Europe, and a mere ber five or six millions, should Mr. A. H.Illingworth, Postmas and London Electric Railways, competitor of the Northern alone have the privilege of elect-made to clear off the lime kiln, of the Colony was 25.4 per thon 1 the Heywood Division of Lanos Omnibus Company. Was General ter General.-Is Liberal M.P. for end of the London General Anatolian Railway. Chancellor of the Exchequer, shire, for which he was returned Manger of American electric second solution is political, It" as many roles in universal Im-
(ii) The importance of the ing such representatives. He and an exchange of land has been and per annum, is compared with
admits that Indis will not have the building will be removed
arranged, and, if this is agreed to, 21.9 for the same week last youṛ. Has sat for. Birmingham West. anopposed at a bye-election in railways for 12 years, chiefly the would give italy the joint domin- | perial affairs as the size and ex-|
More Infected Rats, Detroit United Bailways and the ion of the Narrows, removing tent of her territory and the num
early next year.
The rat return revealed that, bis father's old seat, since 1914,
Market Illuminations. Mr. Walter Long, Colonial Public Service Railways of Now them from the monopoly of ber of her populatics" warrant, the Youmati vegetable and frait ought in Kowloon and Victoria prior to which he represented Secretary-Unionist M P. for the Jersey
during the week ending Novem The question of illuminating bor 35, there were 2,516 rata Eut. Worcester. Has been a
stronger State, In this solution. chivalrous co-operator with Mr. Local Government Board from the Local Government Board. batween the victorious Allies presentation on a more extended brought up by s letter from the to be infected, all these coming Lord Rhondds, President of the convenience of an equilibriano, however, consirlers that remarket was considered, this being of which number five were found Lloyd George in war finance.
basis would swamp the white rote. P.W.D. saying they had ressived from Victoria. In the following for Ireland during 1905-6. Since senior in the firm of Thomas and Italy's interests and rights. tended local control of her own last your has been President of Dayey, ocsf sale agents, being the Local Government Board. madea Biron in the last New political advantages would not Viceroy appointed by the King-the Sanitary Board did not think
It is evident that these merely policy and finance under the pany to lay on ges for the use of four of these, all fram Pictoris, Bir J.P. Maclay, Food Coatrol-Year's Honours. Bas est compensate for the loss of
the stall holders. The Head of were found to be infected. ler.A prominent shipowner Liberal for Merthyr and Cardi, Alexandretts, with which Italy
Emperor. and a J.P. for Glasgow. Hay and is Managing Director of the would for the first time gain a
that gai was a suitable lumiasat, been magistrate of Glasgow, Cambrian Combine and other joint rule over the great roads of
and that electricity was the only -Made a big name for himself as and Olyde Trustee, Is a promin colliery companies in South the world.
safe and clean luminant for Viesroy of India from 1898 to
ent Liberal.
If therefore, the
Field Glass Pand,
markets. The matter was now 1905, his term of office being
political needs of the situation Oas pair of binoculars con- before the Board for an expresion marked by great departmental Lord Milner, Minister without enant of Ireland. Was formerly second solution, she ought to be Gould, 6 Des Voeux Road, Hong
Lord Wimborne, Lord Lient compelled her to accept this tributed by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph of opinion. reform: Was previously Under portfolio. Has had a lengthy M.P. for Plymouth and for Cardif given (1) the territory as far as kong, is now to be added to the electricity was available and
fr. India and for career in varione Colonial offices, district. From 1910 to 1912, ww below Soutari with the Baghdad list
The Board agreed that where Secretary Foreign Affairs. Was elcoted Lord and from 1901 to 1905 was Paymaster General. Was made railroads at Istand and Haidar and forwarded to the Lady in its got it should be the only
of glasses received where there was little difference TO BE LET.-itare opportunit Rector of Glasgow University Governor of the Transvaal and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Isat Pasha, (9), the main Anatolins Roberta Field Glass Fand.
Orange River Colony. From 1897 to 1905 was Bigh Commissioner, and on the outbreak of the railway na akishshr and Au- The total now stands :-One stand for South Africa. Met President rebellion he resigned office bat gora as far as below Rivas in telescope, thirteen hand tale Kruger
was reinstated. He owns 83,500 order to be able to absorb the scopes, forty-eight binoculars; and abortiva sores of land,
Mr. J. A. Olyde, KC., Lord / 1900 to 1905, and Chief Secretary Was formerly Mr. D. A. Thomst, would have more weight than Sir Harry would give India "ex-spplications from the Gas Com-week there waré 2,361 caught, and
Advocate.-Unionist MP. for Edinburgh West since 1908, and Dean of the Faculty of Advocates sinos 1915. Was Solicitor General in Sootland from 1905 to 1908.
Lord Carzon, Lord President,
in 1908, beating Mr. Lloyd George
by: 12 votes, His travelled widely
in the Far East, Created an Earl
ia 1911.
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the
Wales.
trade of Cappadocia,
Is donation of $16
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,
TO BE LRT.
for B..
bachelor of quick
illuminant permitted in marketer couple of howly married
to 2 The Death Rate,
ROOMED HOUSE The mortality rataza, for the
Dean locality at's ou eading Norimber 25, show. Apply “ 516 ma I shat the death rate in the whole. Tolerant