THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918.
HONGKONG
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COMPANY MEETING.
Position Shows Your Chäre cter.
TRIBUNAL MEETS FOR FIRST TIME.
Hongkong Steel Foundry Co. Ltd.
(VERBATIM).
If you are anxious to know
To-day.
THE "GINKS."
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BELGIAN RE-BIRTH.
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year's working and especially to for the present. Such would,ant MR, BALFOUR ON our works superintendent, who have been the case had our appost bas g ven so much of his extrajof last year been responded to. time in the Company's interest;}The estimates we then laid before sed, in recommending this bonus, the meeting were for a plant we feel sure we have the sapport to supply sn output of of every ebareholder.
3.000 1000 per month
of The eighth crdinary penerol
The Outlook.-Our position is manufactured material, After that your real character-not that meeting of the Hongkong Steel somewhat similar to that of last ffer we had a second one, which
Fenadry, Co, Ltd., was held this
year, with theadditional advantage was to purchase an existing plant |
who looks after the lies Ith and care itary Bervice Tribunal held ite dret sitting this afternoon at 13.30 of the wonderful animal family n'alook in the Council Chamber.
of Barnum and Bailey's That were one or two mem- circus, which is now housed in bera of the general pablic Philadelphia.
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with Mr. A. G. H. Fletcher (Clerk
of the Tribunal),
+
Chartered Bank Cases.
were
six sab-
**Bears, which have no fear, eleen in any position," he told the Publia Ledger. "The same is trae of wolves. Animals of a
when:maleep.
Once
Fourteen New Dry Docks,
Suff
Fond
To carry forward to credit of next year's secount
1,880,00
Common
Four Years of Slow, Callous,
Calculated Torture.
Variety Company's Visit to Hongkong.
The "Ginks," a olever little
Mr. Bilfour presided recently variety company of antertainers,
tional wrong.
WAS
100
the war,
known BO
an-
CANTON NEWS.
manniscture of the iron ore" in Banan priation for bonus for staff. The and the capacity for trade and Canton shortly.
Dr. San.
been
Some of the Cases Considered (which you assume as ye œstrat | morning at the cffices of the Com-that negotiations are in progresaj and transfer to Hongkong, with aj at a dinner given by the Govarn. bas serived in Hongkong after a before men, or even before your popr, St. George's Building. Mr- for the development of this con- guarsales to be în working order ment Hospitality Committee atgtby tour in Afrios, India, self in your conceited a ɔments A. G. Gordon presided and there cern. There are, unquestionably, in 12 months after arrival, Now, the Carlton Hotel to members of Java-and the Straits Settlements, figure out your natur position were also prevent Mr. J. F. Fisher large deposits of iron ore, coal, gentlemen, had the Hongkong, the Belgian Committee on Anglo and is to open at the Victoria Theatre он Sunday night. The Hongkong General Mil. you sleep. The index 18 (oting secretary), Messrs. E. J.
furnished by Mr. Joar. Patterson, Chapman. C. D. Wilkinson, W.imestone, and wolfram available public responded and taken an Belgian Commerce.
A most admirable programme Logan, M 8. Northante, and I have no doubs whatsoever taking, to-day, this colcay would mission had characteristice which
He asid the work of this Com is promised, for among the in the neighbouring Provinces, interest in this necessary under- Rodger, A Keating. M. W. Mark, that a concession can be stranged have had its own mille, slmost in in the history of the world had shooting and lassooing sota. iteme are songe, dancing, een Cheong, P. Tester, P. G. to give Hongkong a steady supply fall swing, producing nearly all never been met with before, and Potter E E. Ellis, E. M. Raymond, of thees articles.
spoon masinulations, etc. In all I can give no the necessary material, for build- which be thought would never be fäll attend-
and Henderson (shareholders). present and
The Secretary read the notice coal or iron or in sight; but I vessels as well. I have nothing with something much more pro splendidly received wherever dats as regards the quantity of ing, cot caly ccacrate, but steel met with sgain. They and to deal there are five members in the
party, and they have ance of members of the Tribunal.
convening the meeting. The Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp (Chair-
know from written cfara which farther to add that would be found and far-reaching then mere they have appeared. Among them The Chairman asid:The re bare been made, that Chinese interesting to shareholdere, and commercial and manufacturing is Miss Violet Harley, formerly man of the Tribuns?) presided, and the other members present were: cunning or cowardly salate, bow-port and scorants having been in mine owners are prepared to now beg to propose the adoption interests. They had to deal with of the Bandmen Opera Company, your hands for some time. I will contract for the supply to this of the report, and accounts as the righting of a great interas who dances and eines catchy -The Hon. Mr. David Landale, Mr. W. Adamson, Mr. G. gerer, are always on the alert even follow the orus] course and with Company of all coal and iron ore presented.
ycar permission take them a required. I have not personally
songs, while Mr, Billy Weston, a Mr. Northcote:-I have much There was not a man, woman, or baritone and versatile comedian, Arobbutt, Commander Beckwith, B.N., Hr. T. F. Bough, Mr. A of the day, is over etretches itself Profit and Loss Account, allowing enable me to inspect, with an tion of the report and accounts. Dominions, or in America, who makes a festure of choras songs. "The lion, when the excitement read. The balance at credit of possessed the necessary time to plessare in seconding the adop-obil in Great Britain or her who is in charge of the party, 0. Lang, Lieut. Col. PASSY, cat on its side, with ita paws for depreciation on Company' expert, the various coal and iron It canno: but be eatisfactory to did not know about the wrong The Company should have s ORA, and Mr. G. M. Young, torced in, and twitches like a big plant, machinery, launches, and aids from which it hse been shareholdere a class of person suffered by Belgiam in the successful season here.
dog. Gorillas and phimparzees stock-in-trade, and including the proposed to supply the articles, always on the look-out for divid-early
days of sleep with their hands over their
amcont carried forward from last but I have strong reason to be-ende to see the healthy growth What beads.
year, is, $55,981 16. Your General lieva that these are situated at no of our eight years old Company, well was the treatment to which "A seal sleeps like a human Managers propose to deal with The first cases considered were
being. It stretches out at fall this amount se followe:-
great distance from Hongkong, and I am sure you will agree that Belgium bad been deliberately those of servants of the Chartered
and close to waterways.
great praies is due to our General and elaborately subjected since Bank of India, Australia and length and enters dreamland on To pay a dividend of
Oar $1.00 per share ...
Wolfram-From official re-ansger therefor, and that under thes. The outrages committed Canton correspondant $ 7,808.00 afternoon showed that Keasre. Lin a while the coal will sit ap. To pay s bonus of China, and the agenda for the its back, stomach or side.
porta a new development of his care the volume of business by the German army. in the writes as follows:-
by year, steadily invasion of Belgium were $100 per share_ 7,809.00 intereste has resulted by the be, year
A Commander's Intention. H. Lovely, N. J. Acitin, J. R with its head bent down on its
growing demand of this ore, sad improved. This is evidenced forgettable and harrible; bat be Sum Hang-ying, the comman Irvine and W. J. Morrison had chest, fast asleep in the water; To Write (ff Patent
Process Righta
21,389.58 the recent discovery that the by the fact that in addition to was not sure that the slow system der in the West, has decided to all been declared medically fit, with its enre ander, eo, se je hie
mizeral is to be found in market. being able for the second year of tortare to which Belgiam bad eroee the channel from Cha Hea The following men of military custom in his native etate, that To Pay & Bonus 10
able quantities in Kesogtang tanning, to gira as's dividend of heen subjected during the Gar-end attack Lum Ko district of age have been rejected as unfit he may hear the approach of sa
Province, It is said that the 10 per cent we are to receive on man occupation had ant bera Baizsa. More than 10 battalioni for service:Mesere. C. F. enemy, found travelling with To Place to Reserve
10,000.00 natives mistook it for manganese this occasion a bonna of a like even more horrible though per have been ordered to Chingtung Maltby, J. Gibb, and H. Matheson. great distinctness ander water.
"Elephanta eleep upright, like
ore, or iron ore, until a suspicion amount. And farther we note that haps lees dramatic in its power, harbour in preparation for depar Mr. T. C. Downing, the local a horee, and fitfully. They are
was raised by the bigb prices handsome sum has been written than there first outrages that ture, manager of the Bank, appeared keenly alert to the slightest noise
Sham's Return. 7.135.60 cffered, that it must contain some off the Patent Rights Processes made the blood of the civilised and stated that none of the t and quick to sense things. If
thing differen;" from
| and the commencement of a Be world run cald...
Three members of Shum Chun- men could be spared. Replying they can see the object they do
$55,981,18 metale The Japan€€€ first serva Fund. I am sure you will The Germans had sought to haen'e eta bere arrived and to questions by Mr. Sharp, he not rattle easily, but if it is some-
learned of the value of all heartily agree with the appro- ruin the trade and manufactures reported that Sham will be in stated that there had been nothing weird counting and out of This appropriation we hope weete Province, and cffered about 27 labourer is, st all times, worthy reduction of the staff since the eight they need the reassuring with your approval.
3 friendly outbreak of the war, nine voice of their keeper. With the
When last I addressed you, I cents Mexican, or 17 cents gold, a of his hire, and a little recogai neighbour whom they wers bound Ose of the M. Pa in Shanghai being "employed now
elephant the voice is everything. mentioned that further additions pound for it; other buyers learned tion thereof stimulates increased by treaty to protect. They de bas informed the Parliament that then. Thera
The prospects of the liberately rejoiced to think that if Sau Tat-een has declared that he They have the same feeling for a to our furnaces sal other in cf the bargain and cffared better fort. sccountante. He did not think that friendly, sincere voice that a provemen's were being under priore. At the end of 1917 the fature, as our General Manager peace were declared tomorrow it will not return to Canton st by a re-arrangement of the ste ostaral musician has for the taken. "Considerable progrese has average ore commanded about 50 has told us, seem good and the would be many months before present owing to eye disease, and man could be spared, and even if gonad of a musical voice." been made with this development Mexican cr $32 gold per hundred increased market quotation for Belgian intelligence, capital, in-that be will not accept the post of they were they would be wanted
during the year.
Two new sets pounds. There seems to be con- the steck would seem to indicate dastry and enterprise could again Canzeillor until he is better elsewhere. There was no allow-
An Editor's Execution. of radio fatasces bave been siderable difference of opinion as that the public generally is turn-interfere with their German rivals. ance for illness or sickness. With
With the same cold-blooded The Provincial Assembly will installed, makieg in all ten to what effect this new applying its attention to our ander- regard to the question of subeti-
double este in operation at pre- from South Chins will have opening. With these remarke I deliberation they had stripped discuss the request made by the tation, any appointment would
Washington, Jane 26. The sent, and we intend laying down the markets. One bayer expresse beg to second the adoption of the Belgium of everything in the way Preas Society for justice to be have to rest with London, and if
of plant, raw material, and the done regarding the execution of Senate bas passed the sundry civil one or two sets of forced draught the opinion that, with a proper report end acosante.
The Chairman-It has been machinery of production on which the editor, Chan King-foo. !, bill providing appropriations of patent furnaces at an early date, development of the South China $2,500,000,000. It includes B fall working, drawings for which fields, the available cupply of proposed by myself and seconded an industrial community depends. Nothing could exceed the The Chairman said he ander vote of $25,000,000 for fourteen are now on the way from Eng. tongeten in the world can be in- by Mr. Northcote that the report
"Jast imagine-I speak to the stood that three junter cfficers had new drydocks. The messure now land. The works have been ex-creased by, at least 20%, while and accounts as presented be cynicism with which these altera- gore to a conference committee of tremely boss during the year, and, ehipments have so far been con- adopted. Will you please signify sions had been carried out. He was recently arrived from London, both Bones. The House has amongst the orders on hand, the eiderable. The actual development approval in the usual manner? told that a German order to eab British people present your ria Americs, bat Mr. Dawning passed the fire and a half billion Company have been engaged on of the fields as indicated has not Those against? Carried unsai-ordinate oficiale had been fard in country having been completely controlled by an uneorapabus, mcualy.
which it was recommended that bratal and ruthless enemy for id these mra were destined for dollar appropriation bill provid- benvy cselinge for the standardis set commenced.
Mr. Kesting:-Mr. Chairman, they were to rob and acquire all three or four years, and an enemy Calcutta and Singapore. The
Capital-Oar appeal locally I beg to propose that Mr. Bernard the raw materials of the country that committed every sort of Portuguese and Chinese staff had ing for an army of 3,000,000 ed Government ships. We were
rather doubtful as to whether we for increased capital to meet the Brown be re-elected auditor of if possible by confiscation, be orgelty and outrage, deliberately could accomplish the severe teste demand for extension of pisat, the Company for the ensuing cause
that was the cheapest of material required by the did not meet with enfficient en-
method of getting it. If by any production which you had for destroying every instrument of Admiralty, and you will be plaased ozuragement, and the smonat Mr. Henderson-I have much anlucky chance that happened to carrying on the work of your cour- Mr. Lovely:-Koba ia a place to know we have succeeded. We necessary to enable us to go to pleasure in seconding that. beimpossible, then the more costly where the senior cfficers are putare indebted to the courtesy and allotment was not eubacribed. Asked if the men concerned ting their aboaldera to the wheel. assistscoe given by the manage. Your General Managere, though
The Chairman:-It has been method of paying for what you try. Conceive the strain on your had anything to say, Mr. Lovely Daring the conres of further ment of the Teikco and Kowloon naturally dias ppointed, were proposed by Mr. Keating and take might have to be submitted courage and patriotism, on that Fuch domination: That courage stated that the pre-war elaff were questions, Mr. Downing stated Decke, which enabled te to no resson depressed by the to seconded by Mr. Henderson that to. I do not believe that synicism of those made helpless victims of
Mr. Bernard Brown be re-elected has ever gone farther. the same not only in Hongkong, that only the Canton and Foochow aseamplish these satisfactory re-The appeal we made has evident anditor for the ensuing year. All
has been shown in the highest "We have beard, chiefly from conceivable degree by the Belgi but in Shanghai, Yokohama, cffice were controlled from salts.
ly reached the outside world, those in favour, please? Against? the Germans, that might is right, Hankow and Tientsio. As a Hongkong, and that owing to the Ingot Steel-We experiment for numerous offers of capital, Carried unanimously. I do nos and that morality is insignificant heroism will stand out in sil an people(cheers)-and their matter of fact, the figures closing of the Foochow tes market ed on this class of work and other proposals, have been think that there is suything more compared with the will to com were Hongkong 9 se compared it might be that the Foochow during, the year
Tery made which will doubtless Irad to
history as the most remarkable with 9, Bhanghai 9 as com-office would soon be closed. satisfactory results, and if the beneficis! resalts, not only for for me to say, but to thank you mand and dominate. As long and the most inspiring episode pared with 9, Tientsin 4 with 4, Major Morgan, Proper Military Foundry is at any time in lack the Company, but also for the for your attendance and to sa- these are fine phrases in philor in a period terming with greas
nounce that dividend warrante sophical Or semi-philosphical Hankow 2 with 3, Yokohama 6 with Authority, stated that he thought of order, the making of soft colony. The one and only draw
dwarf all preceding history, 6, and Peking 1 with 2 ham. The that swo men could be spared ingot steel will be a profitable | back to this encouraging outlank jare ready and any gentlemen, osr. | works, we smile and tolerate episodes, filled with events that
source of revenue, so that fature is the internal strife existing is the end of the present meeting. I have described I do not think ing to get them can do so. That them, but when it takes the form stals had been increased in two
Everyone feels a profound instances. Mr. Lovely added that The Tribunal then considered prospects are very encouraging.
admiration for all the Belgians amonget Chinese cficialdom,
have done for their country and if the Tribunal would not con- the cases, on their merits, in Patent Procese.The $21, which retards any progress, and but will you please stay, as there diegust can go farther.
369.56 mentioned in the auditors calls for patience, bat we can rest
ia a private meeting afterwards. Belgium is soffering these sider bis case as a member of the camera.
through their country for civilies- thinge at the moment. All the tion. I find it difficult to speak Chartered Bank, would they con- After consideration, the Chair-report last year has now been well satisfied that when the tima
nations of the alliance are bound, of Belgiam in this connection sider it as resigned from the man announced that Mr. Lovely written off. The Company bae comes we are prepared to com-
in my opinion, to do their best to without emotion, and it is im- Chartered Bank?
should be called up for service, every reason to be congratulated mence operations, and have no Mr. Downing then read a copy but if as regards Mr. Irvine on securing the rights of this doubt that pressure (if not before,
Before Mr. E, D. O. Wolfe, this remedy this gross wrong which possible to exaggerate the dignity
the Germans have deliberately of the nation. (Cheers). of a telegram be bad received inconvenience would be caused, asset, for had it not done so the certainly after, the war,) will be morning, John Cartwright, s
The Bilgisa Minister, in reply, from London, which stated that temporary exemption would Foundry would bare had to close brought to bear by one or the seaman, wae charged with refus inflicted on a nation they were the staff of the Bank had been ba
said that Belgium would never granted in hie
case. down for want of expplies from other of the countries interesting ing to pay the legal rickshaw fare pledged to defend. I am sure reduced by 45 man einoe
Mr. Downing asked if he would home. Amongst other things it themselves in this matter. and with assaulting the coolie there ie good will among the the outbreak of the war; five men be allowed to appest, and he was enables us to make our own flux. In conclusion, perhaps I might and a constable who attempted Allies, and that America and territory was violated, in defenes had died; 13 bad resigned; two informed that he would. for the fusion of scrap with other mention; that your General Man- his arrest. The rickshaw coolie Great Britain, for example of international law the British had been invalided end
metale, independently of cutside agers have been asked of the feas said accused engaged his rich- France may have her own special Government in the name of the... others had joined the Army, The following cases of medically resources.
sacred faith of treaties, drew the ibility of standardised concrete shaw in Ship Street ordering to problems to desi with of a Six new men had been appoint fit men were also to be considered Land and Buildings-These abips being built in this colony, he brought to the King Edward similar kin-i-will do their very sword against the aggresant, who, ad since 1914, five being dis. this afternoon, but bad not been have been purchased by the and how far our Company could Hotel. After a few minutes' stay beat to accomplish this great end, by her traitorous altsek, had "In the Belgian people them become a menace to the pesos of charged soldiers, as against an concluded when we went to Company on very favourable assist in such an undertaking. In at the Hotel, accused ordered wit average of about sixty for the press
terms, and so we aball be enabled consequence, we have consultedness to take him bask to the Naval selves we have the best Allies that the world. similar preceding period. Lane, Crawford and Co.-E, to extend our plant from time to with gentlemen of practical ex-Yard. Arriving there sccused can be conceived. It is the spirit Since that day the soldiers of time as the development of the perienes, whose opinions on such refused to pay the fare demanded. of the Belgian people even more the two nations had fought wide Mercantile Bank C. Champ-casting department justifies, and matters are the highest in the An Indian constable on duty than any assistance that we are by side, and by the blood shed Downing said that it was kin and B. Kennedy.
until such time as the larger colony, and who have gone came to defendant's assistance capable of giving them that will together they would be linked. sobeme is further advanced, when thoroughly in details of the sub end was seganited. He blew his ensure the rebirth of Belgian pros henceforth by an indestructible
substitute were not competent he would have to be trained by
another man.
been increased a little since the catbreak of war, bat a farther incresse would not affect the number of Englishmen to be spared.
031
men.
from the Bank.
Aaked to explain the increases L. Bridger. in Hankow and Feking, Mr.
Other Cases.
only sccidental that the staff YMOA G. F. Tarner.
Unfit.
ار
with
year.
A Troublesome Seaman.
at Hankow at the outbreak Kelly and Walsh J. H. Head the whole will be combined as ject. With the available material police whistle and a European perity. Nothing can be more bond of friendship. Belgium koew of the war should have been and V. C. Labrum.
one concern. We have paid out at present on hand it is considered sergeant arrived and helped to magnificent than the firm endar that the dawn would follow these lowand it wasnów enly normal;
The Indian ance which that people, whether dark hours, and that in the fall- of profits $5,000 on taking over by them to be fosaible, in fact arrest defendant. the incresas at Peking, had It was also stated that the this property, and the small it in contemplated to build constable said he advised they be Flemish or Walloon for neas of her independence, both go- his fare after all, it is a German 'invention litical and economically, she would resulted from the opening of an following men had been rejected mortgage of $6,000 standing as one such vessel of about 1,000 to defendant to pay office, instead of only having a as unfit for service, and their lisbility in last year's scconnte, 1,500 tons. This being done, but the latter was persistent. to say that these two sections of tread the paths of progress,
also representative there.
cases did not therefore come be- has
been paid off will prove that Hongkong in Defendant exid as far as he could the Belgian people are antago strengthened by the help of the Mr. Lovely: The extra clerk fore the Tribunal:-
during the current year. We keeping well in line with the recollect the constable handled nistic have displayed whatever generous people who would shie Worship the language they speak or the her again to take her _rightfal in the North was only needed for Lane, Crawford & Co.-A. N. propose to pay a bonus to the latees production in shipbuilding, him roughly. His the tea Beacon,
bat he is being Bootes, A... Crapnell, F. M. ela of 20%-1,880, of which I still, for want of regular gaar fined defendant 37 and sleo race from which they may have place in the concourse of nations, ́ ́Sir A. Steel-Maitland, Chief of kept on. %
Crawford, E. J. Ainalis, G. W. am sure you will approve. It is anteed supplies of raw material, ordered him to pay compensation sprang. This endurance is the Mr. Downing-We are short Avenell,
to the effects of our staff we owe no further advance can, it is cond amounting to 31,40 to the com- real guarantee of the success of the Overseas Trade Department, talled in India and Kobe,
the antisfactorý ésulta of the sidered be made, in this direction stable and ooplis.
Mercantile Bank-
your efforts.
WAN SZKODZ
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