COMPANY
MEETING,
The Green Island Semeat. Company.
(VERBATIM.]
MEN'S CLUB.
THE HONGKONG TELEGEAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1016.
An Enjoyable Smoking Concert.
On Wednesday evening, 120 Service men were autertained at an informel, but highly success-
TRADE OPENINGS.
THE "PALAVON” FIRE.
Hongkong Connections Sought.
Closing Stage of the Baquiry,
FOR THE RACES.
Subscription Griffias Arrive.
It will be of interest to those An extraordinary general moet-ful, smoking concert at the Men's issued by the American Con- the Marine Court this morning the Colony to-day from the North, Trade Inquiry List No. 61, The enquiry was continued at 32 abscription griffins arrived in interested in racing to know that ing of the Green Island Cement Club, Local talent was again to sulate General, Hongkong, show into the cause of the fire which Company was held at the offices the fore and every itera, especially that American concerns are seek broke out on the ea. Palaron on
together with two outside griffins. of Mears. Shewan, Tomes and Co., in the second half of the pro-ing Hongkong connections as November 2 whilst she was ander Hough, from Tintain, have also Two old ponies for Mr. T. F. general managers, this morning gramme, went with a very hearty below:-
going reconstruction in Kowloon arrived, and fire griffins came for the purpose of considering and
wing.
Optical supplies.—The Califor- | Dock. passing extraordinary resolations The performers, all drawn from nie Optical Company, of 146, The Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton presid-"A" Company, 4th K. S. L. L Grant Avenue, San Francisco, mander Beckwith, R.N., Com-with those previously announced,
The Court consisted of Comeeterday for Mr. H.P. White.
These new arrivals, together ed, and there were also present:wers:Op. Brittle, Pie. H. Cal, seeks a Hongkong agent for mander Gibeon, R. N., and Cap make quite a promising batch. Father Robert, Mr. A. O. Lang, Wilson, Opl. Armstrong, Pie. the introduction in this Geld of its tain Walker. (Directors), Mr. R Henderson Simpson, Lee. Cpl. Freeman, Pte, line of optical supplies of all (Secretary), and Mosers. R. She-Braddick, and the members of sorts, and invites correspondence, the Asiatic Petroleum Co, to Mr. F. C. Jenkin ia appearing for wan, J. Gordon, J. A. Young, the Bagle Band. Especially B. Bacock, G. P. Lammert, J. S. good turns were s daclogas and Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Mr. B. W. Looker is representing - Proprietary medicines.-The whom the Palayon belongs, and Harston, M. A. Figueiredo sad dance by Cpl. Armstrong and Company, of Lynn, Mass., seeks the Hongkong and Whampos Tao Tean-tai (bareholders)."
Pte. Braddick, and a trio by Simp Hongkong representation for the Dock Company.. The Chairman eaid -Gentle-
ron, Armstrong and Braddick, introduction of its line of propri in which Simpeon's Perplexity, Braddick's Frenchiness," and Armstrong's "Stemmer much smusement. A pretty bari- causad
tone and tenor dust, entitled dence. "When Roses Wako,"
was, pro-
men, as there is now a quorum present, I will ask the Secretary to read the notice.
The Secretary, having read the
notica..
it
that
boe much
such reduction.
It is hoped to hold another "Social Evening" on Wednesday next, at 7 o'clock, Servios men of all ranks and units are invited.
Mr. Hancock:-I beg to scoood that resolation.
The Chairman:The resofa- tion which I have just read bae been seconded by Mr. Hancock, and after an amendment has
meeting.
materials.
FOOTBALL.
included with all the require- emitted. He understood that got, if certain chemicals were mente of a first class lithographic Hr. Forsyth's theory of the fire used. plant. He invites correspondence. was epontaneous combustion. He Speaking of Mr. Forsyth's
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Musketry Course and Parides.
D., state:
Corps Orders issued to-day Lient-Colonel A. Obapman, V.
Resigned.
VOLUNTEER RESERVE ORDERS
Parades and New Appointments.
Order No. 104, issued to-day- by Major Wakeman, Commanding H. E. V. R., states : Detail
No. 1750 Spr. F. Gstoia is No. 1446 Pte. B.8. Benjamin is Sunday the 17th December to the permitted to resign from 14.12.18.1
On duty from the morning of permitted to resign from 28.12.16. morning of Sunday the 24th No. 1659 Pis. H. L. Dennys in December, "&" Coy H. K. V. B. granted 3 weeks' leave from 18th Sutherland.
Orderly Officer, 2nd Lieut. R. December, 1916.
Leave.
Transferred,
No 1598 Gr. P. Tod is transfer- red to Soonta Compsay from Belobers6" Section from this date.
Struck Oft
is strask off the strength of the No. 1894 Spr. F. G. Madment
Corps from this date.
duties at Lyeman from 16th to 313 Engineer Company. Detail of Engineer Company
at Headquarters, December 1918 has been posted
Next for duty, E. K. V. 0.
- Parades. Monday, 18th instant :—“B” Coy Musketry: The following members of "B" Coy will parade moskotry. (Dress: drill order): at Blake Pier at 3.30 p.m. for
Pies. J. Jack, A. D.. Muodonald,
E. M. Raymond, AM. Blark, E. White, O. G. Alabaster, F. Ailan, H. Coombs, E. J. Joseph,
F. W. Stapleton, J. R. Wood, A. G. M. Flstober, R. McGregor, E. O. Holt, N. G. Nolan; J. Paterson, H. W. Page, F. C. Cole man, J. Garraway, E. L. Hosie, A. R. Kinross, R. Mitobell, D. Neilson, P. Oliver, D. Steel, W. Taylor, B. Gray, A. Hamilton, A. Miller, G.- Moraes, Spr. W. Smith, Pte. P. Morrison, B. D. Hao, W. Sinolair, P. J. Falconer, H. Tangap, Gr. W. Brown.
Recruits Part 2.-Pres. A.E. Palmer, F. E. Hall, R. A. Ramosy,
F. Mattingley, &. F. Goldinch, ning, U. Wallsne.
M.T.H. Blake, T. Johnston, B. Pasco, 0.8.M. DE. Blair.
Trained Mea Part 1-8pra. C. H. P. Hsy.
Trained Men Part 2-Carpl. C. Edgcumbe Ptes. E. L. Sim, C. Woodhead, A. David, A. Whitmarch.
Musketry. (a). The "undermentioned men will attend for Muskatry at King's Park Range on Saturday, 16th instant, at 2.15 p.m. ;— »
Recruits Part 1-Spr. J.
Parades.
The following will represent the South China Athletic Club in etary medicines including veget. Dock Company said he went Company B.G.A. to-morrow at After in the employ of the their match against the 88th able compound, blood medicine, aboard the Palston on the day 2.30 on the Military ground: The company invites correspon-cylinder. There was another bon, Fung Tei; Chen King-ko, liver pills, and ssustive wash. in question to work on the Leung Yuk-tong; Cheung Wing-
The Chairman said :-Gentle
masa with him. They found it Leung Dai-fong, Fung Kai-ming; men, The resolutions just read by vided by Armstrong and Freeman, gleaners.-The Hurley Machine divested a portion of their Ia-fan, Wong Pak-teenng. Ip Leandry machinery and vacuum very hot working there, and Kwok Po-kan, Au Kit-sang, Lam the Secretary as embodied in the and received a well deserved | Company, of Clinton and Monroe clothing, banging it up in the Kwai-sham. Beserves: Wong notice convening this meeting encore:
Streele, Chicago, Ill., seek a pasange near the farmace. He Loi-fat, Leung Kwoon-ying. require little explanation from The entertainment closed with Hongkong representative for the was working on the ship until me, as the proposals they contains repetition of the humorous introduction of their lins of home he noticed smoke and then have simply in views reduction sketch, "The Mad Office Boy."
laundry machines, of the Company's paid up capital. It was se freshly comic as ever machines, washing and wringing heard a noise, forgetting to take ironing flames. He ran away then, and
Australia and Eremy Trading. from $4,000,000 to $3,000,000 and the Band (Drummers U. R. machines, electric vacuum cleaner away his clothing. The fiamse has upheld the validity of the The High Court of Australia by returning to ehareholders Jones, P. Simpson, F. Beasty, and similar goods, and invite cor- and the smoke came up together, Trading with the Enemy Aut $1,000,000 in cash,
As you are Buglera W. H. Jarvis, respondence.
very fiercely. If he had not been Proclamation, declaring that the no doubt aware, our for bringing bees proposaie. Jarvie, T. Parcell) are much delphis Belting Company, of 17, time to take away his clothing.
reason W. Woodward, T. Braddick, F. Leather belting.-The Phils-frightened he would not have had Welzbach Light Company of Cooks, A.A.G, Jackson, W. Man-G. B. Cuthill, J. Maclachlan, B. before you 18
the to congratulated upon their skill. Battery Place, New York City,
Australia' was controlled by, or Company
Cross-examined, witness asid more Pte. Beasty, as "Little Tich," was seek Hongkong agent for the the fames which followed the Mr. Justice Higgins disented for, persons of enemy nationality, money in hand than it can make particularly good. The accom-sale of its line of leather belting, explosion nearly reached him from the decision. The Welsbach
Tuenday, 19ch ́ ́instant :-"B"- ues of in its business, and it is paniments were played by Pte. and invites correspondence.
Coy Musketry: The following He could not say whether all the Company intende to appeal to the not anticipated that, in the near Meredith, to whose skilful playing Provisions, old newspapers and fires were on in the engine room. Privy Council,
members of "B" Joy will parade future, fonde, in any large the success of the evening was building
at Blake Piar at 3.30 p.m. for amount will be required for plans largely due. Variety in the pro- Bond Bros, and Co., of 462, Mills working on the ship when the Mesure, Another fitter said he WES
masketry, (Dress: drill order) :--- extension or such like expendigramme was supplied by selections Building, San Francisco, Cal, fire broke out, and he ran away.
Ptes. J. Jack, A. D. Macdonald, ture. Your Directors have bitherto on a gramaphone kindly lent for are offering to the Hongkong The fames were so feros that combustion. It was only inflamm-will attend for Musketry at King's Allen, B. Coombe, E J. Joseph, (b) The undermentioned men E. White, C. G. Alabaster, T. found it a difficult matter to make the cecasion by the Robinson trade a special line of provisions he forgot to take away his cost. use of the Company's liquid Piano Co.
able if a flame was applied to it. Park Binge on Sunday, 17th E. M. Raymond, A. M. Slark, P. including sterilized natural milk,{ Professor Middleton Smith, of He tried the experiment of spon" instant, at 9.00 a.m.
W. Stapleton, J. R. Wood, A. funds, and although, as you may know, a certain amount of profit who, under the direction of the salmon; and also a line of junk, went into the box and said that engine room yesterday, and he Gibbisos, J. H. Gordon, A. W... Holt, N. G. Nolan, J.
Thanks are due to those men, evaporated milk, tinned butter, the Hongkong University, next taneous combustion in their own
Recraits Part 2.-Spre. T. G. M. Fletcher, R. Mcgregor, has been made by manipulating General Secretary, Opi. B. A. including old newspapers, cut apart from ordinary engineering did not believe it possible. He Harlow, T. Leeman, D. W Paterson, E. W. Page, T. O. such funds, it is now fall that Morris; very kindly lent their steel and similar materiale; a line he also had experience of shipa could not find any trace or
will not, under present services in different ways during of building materiale, particular-engineering; he had had fire record in any technical journals Moosdeen, S. Masso, J. Moraes, Hosie, A. R. Kinross, E. Mitchell, Manton, N. McArthur, B. A. Coleman, J. Garraway, E. L. conditions, be sound policy the evening, to continue financial operatione The singing of the National and steel products. The company
ly roofing, window glass and iron years at it.
that there bad been
Any W. J. Owens, R. Paas, L. 8. D. Neilson, P. Oliver, D. Stel, of the kind involved, as without Anthem and cheers for the per invites correspondence.
Mr. Jenkins--Mr. Forsyth said such happening. If cotton permanently investing the money formere brought a most enjoyable
he thought the fire might have waste caught fire so easily, he did Straube, L Souza, Pio. P. W. Taylor, R. Gray, A. Hamilton, A. Millar, G. Morrison, P. D. the risks incurred are too great evening to a clous.
Lithographic plant. Mr. Ed- been caused by spontaneous not think the Home Office would
Tangap, Gr. W. Brown. ward H. Mitchell, of 3363, Army combastion, the plate getting allow it to be weed. They had B. F. Haines, Sprs. P. Anderson,
Trained Mep Part 2.-Sergt. Harvey. W. Sinclair, P. J. and are not justifiable in the case
Falconer, H. Palmer, F. E.. Street, San Francisco, Cal., offers so hot that of an industria! concern like ours.
complete lithographic plant came in contact with the red-hot question.
ocal gases expert men to deal with the LT.H. Blake, C. Dickens, J. E., B. A. Ramsey, G. The dividend for the current year
including three No. 2 Potter plate, which caused an explosion. cotton waste for 20 years. He had ston, C.S. M. D.K. Bişir.
He had been using Haneen, H. Houghton, T, Jaba-B. Cathill, J. Maclachlan, will, of course, ho payable on the
stone presses 24 by 36 and one
R. F. Mattingley, A. F. Goldfinch, Witness replied that for soms never heard of spontaneous com-
O. H. P. Hay, K. E. Greig, present capital of $4,000,000 and
Ball Rotary Offset Press 28 hy 38 time before there was combustion, bastion under these circum- although if and when the propos
as well as all other paraphernalia dense clouds of smoke would be stances. Of course it could be
Wednesday, 20th instant:- Saturday 16th p.m. instant" and "B" Cos. Masketry: The ed retorn cf $1,000,000 to share
Baage (as in 6 (a) above). Range" Cos. will parade at Blake 2.15 p.m. Muskatry King's Park holders is made, the fature receipts
following members of “A” and from interest will, to a certain
Officer, 2nd Lieutenant Hegarty Pier at 3.30 p.m. for musketry extent, be reduced, it is hoped that in the years to come improved
sories.-The Lathan Auto Bapply plate must have been extensively be caused by gases from the store Masketry King's Park Range Daniel, Lee. Cpl. J. C. Logan,
Automobile and truck acces would like to point out that the theory that an explosion might
Ofoer ifo Batts, Captain Preston. (Dress drill
Sunday 17th instant: G. C. Moxon, Corph, V. order):-Bergt. working profits may easily offset been proposed I will put it to the Company, Incorporated, of 1455 Bot. He doubled whether red room mixing with oxygen, Mr. (as in 6 (b) abore). Range Officer, H. 4. Walker, A. J. J. Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, best would explain it; it would Smith said he did not know say: Lieutenans Raworth. Officer ife Brock, J. Carr, W. Anderson, F. Mr. Lang I beg to propose Cal., is seeking connections in rather have to be white best. thing about that. He had never That the resolution, be amended Hongkong for the sale of its He did not quite follow the term seen anything of the sort happen. Butts, Captain Preston. 3 p.m. A. Colenso, F. A. Mackintosh, by the insertion of the parenthesis accessories for automobiles, com "explosion." For two or three He understood that there was Scouts Company at Headquarters. McLennan, H. Elson. have intiaated they deem it (On euch date as the Company's mercial trucks or tractors, or hours, if the plate did get very not very much heat about at in marching order with 20 rounds Thursday, 21st instant ---“ A” advisable that, although not Board of Directore shall appoint), similar machines, and invites hot, there would be dense clouds the time of the occurrence. For Belchers 6 Section: at Belchers and "B" Con. Muskatry: The
ball ammunition. 4.30 p.m. strictly legally necessary,
and that the resolution be amend- correspondence.
of smoke, and even if the work-fire to be caused to Letorine parenthaus sould be inserted by ed accordingly so sa to read as Way of amendment in the first follows:-"That the capital of Stencil Machine Company, of blind they would smell it; indeed, very high temperature.
Stencil machines.The Ideal men of the Dock Company were vapour there would have to be a Battery in marching order with names of members to parade at Bisko Pier at 330 p.m. for He had 20 rounds ball ammunition. resolution after the words and the Company be reduced from Delleville, Ill., seeks a Hongkong it would have been obvious had experience in ships at Home
Monday 18th inst:-5.10 p.Dress Drill order.
Musketry will be published later. that each reduction be effected $4,000,000 divided into 400,000 agent for the introduction of it from the dockside. by returning" which occur in abares of $10 each to 3,000,000, line of Ideal stencil machines, have to be extremely hot in had witnessed aften. He had had Kowloon Dock. Hongkong. - It would and the carelessnes of the men he Centre Section M. G. Co. drill at
Field Operations. the middle of the first re- divided into 100,000 shares of the line being particularly suit the engine room for the plate to experiance of Chinese workmen, sidents proceed by launch from Field operations will take place the advertisements convening redaction be effected by returning and office supplies.
eachable for dealere in typewriters get sufficiently heated to cause and he might say that they were Statue Wharl at 4.30 p.m. 5.15 on Thursday, the let inst. or
an explosion. Speaking sa to the ten times as carolesa..
pm. Left Section M. G. Co. Civil | Friday, the 22nd insty details of this meeling which have appeared (on such date as the Company's Motortrucks. The Internation- gas, Profesor Smith · esið the Mr. Looker ----I must object to Servics Company and Right which will be notified inter. in the columus of the local sews Board of Directors shall al Motor Company, of 24, Biate density of the gas itself would that.
Section M. G. Co. Platoon drill
Appointments, papera, the parenthesis being as appoial) to the holders of Street, New York City, invites keep it down. The word " Commander Beckwith: I
on Murray Parade ground: follows" (on such date se the the 400,000 shares that have correspondence in connection with plosion" seemed to be used in a think it is very interesting.
5.15 p.m. Recruits of all units Company's Board of Directors been lessed paid up capital to the the introduction into Hongkong very vague senes; an explosion
Mr. Looker: I don't mind how at Headquarters under Corpl. shall appoint)" and the amend. [extent of $2.50 per abare and by of its line of heavy type motor was absolutely ment proposed will have the reducing the nominal amount of trucks specially suitable for coal unless there was the required Court will not take say notice of Section at R. & Theatre.
impossible interesting it is, so long as the Grimes. 5.30 p.m. Signalling effect of esabling the directors to each of the said ebares from $10 and foar dealers and contractors. amount of pressure. For an ex-it.
Tacaday 19th inst-5.15 p.m. fix a date on which the share. to $750.”
General representation plosion it was necessary to hare This finished the evidence on Stretcher Bearer Section st Read- holders who are to receive thei Mr. Shewan:-I be to second Eugen Boissevain and Company, pressure.
both sides, and Mr. Looker briefly quarters, 6.15 p.m." Mounted refund of capital, will be ascer- that.
of 27, William Street, New York Mr. Jenkin-That is the reviewed the testimony given.
Section at Jockey Club Stables. tained.
The Chairman-It has been City, seek: Hongkong connections Chinese evidence, and they know I have now therefore to intimate, proposed by Mr. Lang and for general import and export something about bombs.
This afternoon, Mr. Jenkin ad- 5.30 pm, Signalling Section at dressed the Court at some length, Headquarters. so that the procedure adopted seconded by Mr. Shewan that the trade, and invite correspondanos: The witness continued to say eaying he was in perfect agreement
Wednesday 20th inst:-5.15 may be quite in order, that ('will resolation be amended. I will first of all propose the resolution now put that to the meeting.
that if a match were applied to an with the statement that had been p.m. Artillery Battery · platoon in the form wherein it has appear. Those in favour kindly signily THE CUFFLEY ZEPPELIN: be
open tin of Kerone there would made to the effect that the Court's drill at Headquarters.
1. puff, but not in only daly was to find out the Thursday 21st inst5.30 p.m. ed in the columns of the local by holding up their hands.
explosion. The higher the pres cause of the fire. He thought Signalling Beation at B. A. newspapers.
Against? Oarried unanimously. I Part of the L. at in Hongkong sare, the bigger the explosion. that he could show them without Theatre. I therefore propose That the have now to propose the secard
{1t mast have a flame or an electrio any doubt that the Dook Com, Friday 22nd inat-5.16 p.m. capital of the Company be redao. resolution, and that is "that sp
There is at the present time in spark to ignite coal dust; for pany was, though its irrespons | Recruite rf all unite at Head- ed from $4,000,000 (Four million plication be made to the Supreme Hongkong a portion of L. 21, the this to explode there must be a ible serrante, guilty in the sense quarters CS.M. Witchell and dollars) divided into 400,000 Court of Hongkong to confirm the Zeppelin which was destroyed flame applied externally. It would of being responsible for the fire. Corp). Grimes will attend. 5.30 (Four bundred thousand) shares reduction of the ospital of the by Ligas. Robinsor, V. O., at be practically impossible under The ship was in the hands of pan. Signalling Section at B. A. of $10 (Ten dollars) each, to Company in conformity with the Cuffley, on Beptember 3 last even ideal conditions to get in the Dock Company at the Theatre. All units (except Eng 83,000,000 (Three million dollars). foregoing Resolution.
Mr. A. E. Pains, of Montric ignition. This matter had been time; and the Company had put ineer Company) at Headquarters divided into 400,000 (Fcur, hun- Mr. Young - bag to second and Oo., ве at Home very carefully investigated by the forward four conjectural causes of for night operations, (Time will dred thousand) ahares of 87.5 \} that.
og leave at the time and saw the Home Office is Home, and they the fire, when they were the only be notified Ister). ... (Bevon dollars and
The Chairman-This resolu Zeppelin brought down, and he were not at all satisfied. He had | persons who wars in a position to tion has been proposed by myself managed to secare a piece of the given evidence before Mr. Justice know, the real cause. He would cents) sick, and that such reduc. tion be effected by returning to and scoonded by Mr. Young. All aluminium framework of the Phillimore at Home on the ques show that those four conjectural the holders of the 100,000 (Four hoes in favour of this resolation wrecked airship. This he has tion of kerosins.
| onuses were absolutely groundlows hundred thousand) shares that kindly signify in the usual men now had mounted on brase, upon Mr. Jonkin :---I trust you won and a waste of time. They had bave been issued paid up capitaler. That is carried unanimously which the Zeppelin is depicted the case.
bean put forth by a desperate to the extent of $2.60 (Two The date of the next Extraordin falling in flames, with a British WilnesWe did, fir. Dook Company who were put on dollars and fifty cents) per share ary General meeting will be fixed seroplane overhead.......
Regarding cotton waste, jbs later on, probably for early in The yalio is now at Mosers would say that cotton waste
nitin proceed amount of each of the said abares January, as the holidays are com Moutrie's store, where Mr. Pairs nearly always used close to kao re
đái che font from $10 (Ten dollars) to $7.50 ing on. That is all the business, will be pleased to show it to sine, and he had never abard of is (Seven dollars and fifty cents) gentlemen; thank you, 100% unyung-interested.
Since the advertisement of the
notice convening this Meating was
given, the Company's solicitors
solution 88. Fet Got iD $7.50 each, and that
ty
and by reducing t the nominal|
f
· ··· Detall-*
On daty 24th instant; Arillery Battery on duty 25th instant, Belchers Beation; on-duty 26th Turtant, Belchers Beation on duty 27th instant, Centre Section
The Officer Commanding in pleased to make the following appointments
Pte. P. D. Satherland to be Lanos Corporal and posted to Platoon No. V Becton 3.
Piel E. F. Aucott to be Lanos Corporal and posted to Platoon No. IV Beotion 15.
Pie. A. O. Lang to be Lanos Corporal and posted to Platoon - No. II Section 7.
Pte. H, C. E Hancock to be Lance Corporal and posted to Platoon No. III Section 12.
Pia. B. Lank to be Ladies Cor poral and posted to Platoon No. VII Section 12.
Pie. F. C. Goodman to be Lanos Corporal and posted to Fistoon No. VI Section 5.
Pie. W, 8 Ball to be Lance Corporal and posted to Platoon No. 1 Section 3
Pie. H Palmer to be Lance Corporal and posted to Platoon No. VI Section 6.
Druokan Indian
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*80th «instant, Boomin charged before Mr. Of
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