THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919. :
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN-AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
Copenhagen, July 12. A message from Vienna says it is stated that agreement in principle has been reached between the Governments of German Austria and Hungary.
THE POLISH PROBLEM.
Paris, July 12. The Supreme Inter-Allied Council has decided to appeal to M. Paderewski and M. Kramaran, the Czecho-Slovak Premier, to come to an arrangement with regard to the Teachen district, failing which the Peace Conference must decide the fate of this territory.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
“INVESTITURE AT SINGAPORE...
Singapore, July 16. .. H. E the Governor invested Mrs. Ebden and Mr. W. F. Nutt with the insignia of Member and Officer respectively of the Order of the British Empire before a large assembly at Government House.
COMPANY REPORT.
UNITED JASBESTOS ORIEN- TAL AGENCY, LTD.
May, 1919, states ---
To place to Equalisa-
tion of Dividend Fund $20,000.00 To pay a dividend of 50 cents on Ordinary Shares
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
toast of the
said
M. Kremer replying to the he was very glad to be once more
in the midst of his friends and it
THE NEW TERRITORIES.
BAD YEAR FOR FARMERS
Ini
report on the Northern District of Now
Territories for the year 1918, Mr. G. N. Orme says, inter alia:
were
FIRING. ON A BRITISH WARSHIP.
CHINESE APOLOGIES,
Recently the British warship Widgeon, with Admiral Tudor on." board, was fired upon by Southern
Police Court There again fewer cases, but a larger roops in Szechuan province. The proportion of larceny and kindred up by the British Consal at Ichang matter was subsequently taken offences, possibly due to bad with General Li, a Commander times. About half the offenders of the Southern troops, as a result come from Chinese territory.
of which three Small Debts Court-Largely Chinese officers and some other responsible owing to bad trade and bad crops, men have been punished. the number of cases increased to nearly double that of last year, and the debts could seldom be recovered.
Land Office.-There was an increased demand for grave-sites, mostly on permit on Crown land,
WILL IN A BOOK.
but in some cases purchased by LOST LOVE LETTER LEFT well-to-do Chinese with a
BETWEEN PAGES. provision for the beautifying of
the neighbouring hillsides by the
planting of trees. There was a Some of the bumour and the large increase in sales of land pathos of the Camps Library, for growing fruit treas. which provided British troops in The large reclamation of marsh the field and naval men at sea land, foreshadowed in last year's | with “ something to make us report, fell through, partly on forget the war' are recalled in a account of applicant's inability to report just published, as to irrigation, and partly from with nearly 16,000,000 publica satisfy the requirements laid down In four years the Library dealt
fear of conflict with local in- tions, chiefly books and maga- terests or prejudices.
zines. Those who gave," says Revenue. The revenue for the the report, "may well feel proud year, so far as paid through this of the fact that the value of their office, amounted to $120.244.93, an splendid gifts, even taken at con- increase on all previous years, ex-siderably below the published cept 1916. In addition, there was price should have amounted to TO-DAY'S AT HOME.”
a total sum of about $30,933.33 over £300,000," contributed A spirit of conviviality prevail-through other offices.
by this district Sometimes the books have had The report of the above Comed at the rooms of the Hongkong
beautiful plates; sometimes little pany for the year ended 31st Stock Exchange this morning bad year for the farmers, 1918 the cover like "Keep this next General-While 1917 was ailiterate inscriptions written in when the members were "At was still worse. The spring was your heart, it may turn a bullet," Accounts-The balance at the Home" to their constituents and dry till the end of May, so that or, in a child's handwriting: " Credit of Profit and Loss Account, frends. M. Kremer, who is pass there was insufficient water for Dear Soldier. I do wish you including $10,601.99 brought for- ing through Hongkong on hist ward from last year is $12,534.43 way to France, was among those the young padi, and then there will fight well and come safe. which it is proposed to appro-present, while the toasts of the was a record fall for the next home to your loving little kiddies
King, the Allies and America were both with the gathering of the continues
three months which interfered like me, quite safe.” priate as follows:
The report honoured.
second. The price of padi rose some of the contents of the bags, first crop and the planting of the Strange indeed have been
the year, but most of the profit amazement. An antiquated list considerably towards the end of often causing the sorters no small
farmers. In consequence many of seemed scarcely suitable litera- went to the dealers rather than the of members of clubs, for instance,
Mr. G. C. Moxon, in asking the poorer people were reduced ture to give to men requiring 5,940.00 them to drink to America, said to living on congee and sweet amusement, and in days before
Women's Army that though they had heard the potatoes instead of rice. Of the the boast of some Americans that two market centres, Tai Po had a into existence in was hard 5,940.00 they had won the war, that was fairly prosperous year, with a to understand how such a book certainly not shared by the ma-considerable demand for building as 'How to Cut & Smart 11,880.00 jority of the citizens in America. sites or the reclamation but at Blouse could have been thought But he had no hesitation in say-n Long business was bad, and by any donor a fitting gift for the ing that America materially done by a fire among the old How to Organise Mothers Meet- in addition much damage was men in the trenches, nor did assisted in winning the war.
shops in February, whereby some ings seem quite an appropriate 25 buildings were destroyed. The book to send out to a war-worn disturbed condition of the soldier. On the other hand, |neighbouring province had less Woman and. How to Manage serious consequences for the Her' was a book that it was felt New Territories than might have might have some appreciative The auction of enemy property
been feared; such bad characters readers planning out their return Auditor. The accounts now consisting of two godowns with as found their way across the to civilian life." presented have been audited by wharf and godowns, in Tai Chung peaceful guise, perhaps preferring were found to have strayed
border came for most part in
But many other documents Mr. Francis Maitland, who, being Hau, Pun U District, took place eligible, offers himself for re-at one o'clock yesterday after-Hongkong.The
their activities for among the books and magazines..
demand noon, says the Canton Times. The metals led to much prospecting.disinheriting clauses fell out one for A draft will containing drastic purchasers were Messrs. Jardine, and to two new mining yentares day from between the pages of a Matheson & Co., Ltd. and the for wolfram, one at the the junc-book. It bore no trace of name price was $475,000. The Con-tion with the Southern District or of address, and so it was im- stitutionalist Government will place "this sum of money to the near Shing Mun, and one at near possible to return it to sender," credit of the Bureau of Repatria-epidemic of influenza invaded as to whether it ever became a Castle Peak. The prevailing but many were the speculations tion of Enemy Subjects.
the Territory in the autumn and legal will caused numerous deaths.
To pay a further divid
end of 60 cents on Ordinary Shares
To pay $59.40 per Share on Founders' Shares
To pay a Bonus of $1.20 on Ordinary Shares
a
to
5,940.00
To pay Bonus of $118.80 per Share on Founders' Shares 11,830.00 To carry forward
10,954.43 New Account
$72,534.43
election.
GOLF.
A match handicap between the Civil Service and Military Was played on the relief course at Fan- ling on Wednesday the 16th inst.. with the following result -
C8. M.
Mr B.O. Hutchison. v. Capt.
Leslie-Smith .......... 14 Mr N.L. Smith (Rec. 1. str. and 1 Bisque.) v. Ligut. Col. Coles....
...0 0
4
Commander. C. W. Beck- with. (Rec. 5.) v. Lieut. Col. Harvey ........
0 1
Mr GA. Woodcock. (Rec
5.) v. Captain Lucy
0 1
Mr T. F. Claxton. (Rec. S.)
▾ Captain Borrell:01. Major Buck. (Substitute) (Bec. 2.) 7 Captain Murray
Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher. Lt. Col. Clementi. Smith...
Hon Mr E R Hallifax. v
Lt. Col. Taylor
0
0 0
was bis hope that he would be able to return to Hongkong.
JARDINE'S BUY ENEMY PROPERTY.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]
AN OMISSION.
10:1
to reserve
AQUITANIA'S BIG TASK.
came
Another letter W88 found fastened with great blobs of seal- ing wax in the inside cover of a magazine:
WITH BEST WISHES. Ian only a little boy of In spite of the absence of tugs, 10 years. And I hope, whoever caused by the continued strike, gets this this Book will like it. Sir-It is a great insult to the Aquitania sailed from South-My father is missing since the Australia and Australians in this ampton recently with the Can-25th and 26th September, 1915, Colony to see no flags of that adian troops on board. It was a The Battle of Loos. I wonder if Country flying during the Peace wonderful performance. Her it will fall in the hands anyone Celebrations.
length-901 ft-made the task who was in the Battle and could The part that Australia has difficult; but the real trouble give us any information concern played in the Great War has been arose because her bow was ing him. truly magnificient the only pointing away from the river. country fighting under the Allied She had to be turned in little
Underneath were the name of
Flags that did not need conscript more than her own length, and is the lad's father, the jon.
took nearly two and a half hourt the battalion, the Every one of these brave lads to get her under way. She was regiment, and the ho 14went of their own free will and moved under her own steam, and Inquiries were Bet needed no Derby scheme to make by the aid of numerous rope they were of no
them fight.
cables attached to bollards on the And what hap Why then not honour and re-quayside. On two occasiona a Edwin was spect the memory of the lade rope snapped at a seemingly vital Governm of Australia who have paid the moment in the final swerve: office súpreme sacrifice, by flying their After much patient manoeuvr -country's flag on the ever memoring, the vessel was turned within (Rec. 3.) Captain-Gray0-able days of 19th and 20th July + inches of he pontoon
Enclosing my card and heads. It was a ma
Yours etc. If she JAN AUSTRALIAN OF FOUR have WRANATHARA STEVICE
Heh. Mr E D. C. Wolfe,
otel2 514
Istch conats ..