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WASHINGTON CONFERENCE,
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President Harding said that faith plighted that day and kept In national honour would mark the beginning of a new and better' epoch in human progress.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1922.
COMPANY REPORT.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
The one hundred and sixth re- part of the Court of Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
There was frequent applause as when the President said that whilst the settlement of Far Eastern questions was not of directing Corporation to the ordinary import to the United States they rejoiced with the world that an holders to be held at the City Hall, yearly renoral meeting of share- understanding had been reached. He did p:: believe that tha
on Saturday 18th February states: naval holiday would expire with the treaties In consequence of the growth of prolic opinion against warfare he suggested that the Conference might point the way to similar conferences.
The sitting and Conference closed with the Benediction pro- crunced by the President's Chaplin.
Mr. Balfour and the other British delegates subsequently li fr home and were seen off by Secretary Hughes and other officials.
CHINA'S CORDIAL THANKS.
Londen, Feb. 6. Instructed drom Peking the Chinese Charge d'Affaires called at Fervign Office to envey the most cordial thanks for the British Covernment's "great friendliness in agreeing at Washington to the return of Weiba.wel, also for the valuable assistance the British daleration and rendered to the Chinese delecation in the Shantung
settlement."
PENANG CHINESE SENTENCED.
Loadin, Feb. 7.
The Judicial Committee of the House of Lords has dismissed the petition & Chinaman, Lim Howsong of Penang. for special leave to appeal from a death sentence on the ground of inadmis
$bility of a confession, which he later retracted. Their Lordships agreed with the criticism by the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements in connection with the case.
NEW POPE'S WELCOME.
Bome, Feb. & The crowd on the Plazza greeted the new Postig with frenzied cheers.
His Holiness subsequently gave a second blessing and ther withdrew.
State Coronation Fixed For Sunday.
Kome, Feb. 7.
The Pope has renewed the appointment of Cardinal Gasparri as Papal Secretary. The State coronation is fixed for February 12th.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
Paris, Feb. 6.
The Senate in Finance Committee bet the examination of the B relative to the Banque Industrielle de Chine and unanimous. ir decided. after hearing the reporter. M. Jeanneney, to bear M. Poincure before making a decision.
REPUBLIC FOR SOUTH AFRICA?
Johannesburg, Feb. 6.
A meeting of three thousand strikers demanded a Republic.
UNION CHURCH.
The Annual Report.
The report to the southolders of en Church for the year 12.
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The Directors have now to sub- mit to you a General Statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the year ending $1st December, 1921.
In
terms of the resolution passed by the Shareholders at an extraordinary moeting held on the 28th May, the capital of the Bank was increased to $20,000,000 by
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the issue of 40,000 shares of $125 DEATH OF SAINT-SAENS.
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The Directors recommend th transfer of $1,30718.29 from the
Proit and Loss Account to credit
of the Silver Reserve which, in elading the above-mentioned amount of 8630.231.71, will then
A Prolific and Versatile Composer.
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(at 270 per share. Of the result- ing premium £2,000,000 has been transferred to Sterling Reserve, which now stands at £4,500,000,Į and 8630231,71 to Silver Reserve.)
In the eighty-eighth year of his The net prodts for the year. 38 and the eighty-fourth of his including $291,491.69, balang public career Saint-Saens is dead. brought forward from last
He was born in October, 1835, and count, after paying all charge,
his first public appearance (as the deducting interest paid and due pianist in a Beethoven violin and and making prevision for bad an piano sonatal was chronicled in doubtful accounts and contingen-
the Moniteur Universel of cies, Amount to 314.112.787.11.
August, 1840, states a writer in the tercer. At ten he gave a concert in the Salle Pleyel, the programme of which included thoven, a sonata by Hummel, and concertos of Mozart and Bee-
some Bach, Handel, and Kalk- stand at $20,500,000.
brenner-all played from mercury. They also recommend writing goire, studying the organ as his Then he entered the Conserva- of Bank Premises Account the chief subject under Benoist, and sum of 31.000,000.
After making these transfers, One of his first aucce-ses as a
later, composition under Halevy, ¡ENGLISH MADE deducting the Interim Dividend of
per share, paid on 8th Augus: Societe Sainte Cecile where, at composer, as at a concert of the lat. viz:-- £360,000
the age of seventeeo, he produc $2,787,096.73, and remaneration to ed his first symphony. The con- Directors, there remains for ap doctor, Seghers, fearing that the propriation $8,905,972.09,
cut of composer's youth would prejudice which the Directors recommend the committee, bad pretended the payment of a Final Dividend that the score was one which had on the Did Shares of Three Pound been sent him anonymously fron Sterling per Share, and a Bonus Germany. So was fulfilled, be- en the Old Shares of Two Pounds fore its time, a prophecy of his Sterling per Share: also a Divid mother, who had been reproach. end and a Bonus on the New ed after the concert, he gave at Shares a: corresponding rates. ten years old for allowing him so viz., 25 and 16 amounting early to play Beethover:"Quella in all to $720,000 which, at 27 musique jouera-t-il donc, lui the rate of the day, will absorb dissit on. quand il aura vingt! $5,574.193.50.
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The Balance 33.331.778.59 to be carried to New Proft and "Less Account.
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And for seventy years more Saint-Saens went on playing "la It has not been necessary to sieune," and making others play make any provision for deprecia- it. His productivity has been tion of the Sterling and other consideradle. His nearly twenty Gld securities, which now stand yeste service as organist of the at well under the current market, Madeleine (1858-1877) was, after) values,
all, a passing incident in his long l The Sterling equivalents of the life, and the big public thicks ofį various accounts are shown at him as the composer of such! bater (pion Charch Endo
2. the rate ruling on the last works as the G minor Piano Con- ment Fund: The offer by The Fina.
day of the year.
certo, and, above all the opera, Sie C. P. Chater in December of an has been elected Chairman for the concerto w49
Directors: Mr. G. M. Dodwell Samson and Delilah." The enviosment of Fifty thousand doll year 1922, and the
written in three was gratefully accepted by the Com
Honourable weeks for Rubinstein-not for mitta The capital rum is being The Honturable Mr. John John- wished to appear as & conductor: Mr. A. O. Lang Deputy Chairman. Rubiostein to play; Rubinstein made over to Hon. 30e A. C Stechen and Mr. J. Scott Harating resigned their seats on leaving solo part. This facility of com- stone and Mr. A. H. Compton hav-jand Saint-Saens himself took the as Trustees by the donor, and th the Colony, Mr. D. G. M. Bernard position was perhaps a gift of interest will be available for any and Mr. II. P. White were invited nature of doubtful value, for the Purpose the Committee of Manage
to 5 the vacancies. These ap composer's output has been too ment decisies upon...
pointments require confirmation at copious (it runs to Opus 159, and this "Meeting. The Honcurable there are many unnumbered Mr. A. O. Lang. Mr. G. T. compositions). Saint-Saens has retire in rotation, Edkins and Mr. A. S. Gubbay been Hike a Buent speaker who eligible for re-election, offer them and always interestingly, but bat being can converse On any subject, selves accordingly,
whose thought seems to spread in a shallow flood over
a wide country rather than to carve for itself a deep channel. His music is always melodious and tech- nically accomplished, and in ap praising it one must remember that is author was born in a period that as yet hardly knew deal of chamber music and piano when his objections to the per- Goured, and bad heard not one rusic. He has also been a fairly formance in France of German of Wagner's serious works "Rienzi" was produced when his recollections as given in bis! He has often visted Eagland, ap ́--
voluminous literary worker, and music were violently expressed. Saint-Saens was seven years old).
Ecole Buissoniere-Notes et pearing in London and at various Saint-Saens's compositions in- clude
Souvenirs," are extremely eight
in-provincial festivals. The honor- operas. several oratorios, four symphonic poems,
teresting. He bas frequently ary degree of D. Mús. was coo- five plans concertos, and a great troversy, notably during the war, 1892 and Oxford in 1910.
engaged in newspaper con-ferred oo_bim by Cambridge fo
Builing and Organ: During the than last year, but it is estimated year the Manse was overhauled anc dat 2016 arrears outstanding are redecorated which areoants forget reuverable. Weekly offerings show for the expenditure on repairs. The a decrease of $100 and the Com-Buildings Sub-Committee renset. mittee wishes to urge all friends to that all the other premises are in Auditors: The Accounts have maintain their gifts so that fair repair though there is mach that been andited by Mr. F. Maitland shall not lose in this direction. The could be done the way of and Mr. E. A. M. Williams, who
The Organ Suboffer themselves for re-election. G. T. M. EDKINS, Chairman.
cost of supplying new Hymnals to decoration. etc.
to sam ja sen ↑ hitrem raNGGA KINIO, Ket in pra Reed of a Cess rate residuals as ARCHWOTE. tember. Fa En & 1000 kage of
the Church has been mit by a we’Committee reports that the e3O4Y rome contribution from the Sale of sively dry Summer and Autumn
surewhat injurias to the Organ Three Quarter Century Fund: In į but thanks to the constant attenti Telegraph, offer or direct jo so. 9%, theres,accordance with the arrangement Fiven to it be Mr. Chapman it is now
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DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
JUST THINK
CHRISTMAS 15 ALMOST HERE
OLIVIA IS TRYING TO WORK THAT LAD FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
TOM.COME AWAY FROM
THERE!
A "LITTLE LATIN." That Latin should be a normal subject in all schools providing Recondary education was sug- gested at the general meeting of the Classical Association held at the City of London School on January 5, 6 and 7.
I EXPECT YOU WILL RECEIVE A GREAT MANY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THIS YEAR MISS OLIVIA
It Was Getting a Trifle Warm.
I HOPE SO- CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
ARE A HOBBY
OF MINE-
I WONDER IF I MAY HAVE A GLASS
OF WATER, AN PLEASE? TEMIN
YES INDEED! EXCUSE ME
OF ALL
APPARATUS
DESCRIPTIONS.
BY ALLMAN
GONE!