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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27.
increased through the rođuation. of the quality of the silver coinage in the United Kingdom and British Colonies—a procBIS
DAY BY DAY.
THE MERE POSSESSION OF WEALTH WILL NOT IN THE
IS
COMPANY MEETING.
THE RACES.
The Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Tips for To-Morrow.
To-nefrow Hongkong begins
The thirty-ninth ordinary gen-its four days annual races and oral meeting of the Hongkong all the world and his wife" will The temperature recorded at Rope Manufacturing Company ba at Happy Valley to watch the the Observatory at Kowloon 6 am, to-day was 47.
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likely to last several year FUTURE DO MUCH FOR THE Again, a considerable amount of ESTIMATION IN WHICH A MAN demonetised silver from 000- HELD. tinental countries has besa marketed in London.
Ltd., was held at the offices of gee goes go round, and to lors or the General Managers, Mesara make a bit in the process. The Torning for a moment to the
Shewan Tomes and Co., this stands are already gally decorat question of output, we find that
morning. Mr. R.0 Showan pre-fed, the panien have finished their this is on the increase practically Judge C. 1. Lobinger left sided and there were also present training, jooksys bave come down. and Hongkong for the North by the Mr. A. D. Lang, Mr. H.P. White from Shanghai and it only needs everywhere. In Canada
Mr. Alan Cameron, (Directors), the ringing of the first bell to make Mexico the silver output is far in President Jefferson to-day.
Mr. F. G. Tavares (Secretary), the races start in saracet."
4.
Guterres,
The disappointment of the excess of previous results, and Amongst the passengers arriv.essrs. miners in the United States offing yesterday by the s.s. Fushimi G. P. Lammert, E. F. Anout season has been the quality of America have been doing their Marn from Home were Mr. and S. Ellis, A. A. Cordeira, J. the Larsen subscription grifios And A. A Botelho, and the only ones worth watch- Mra D. A. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. Toppin best to get every pange of the R. A. Ramsay, Mr. J. Puncheen (shareholders).
fing' during the next four days' The Chairman said: The re will be Dinkie_Dahlia, Diadem metal they can from their ores io and Mr. W. G. Fitzgibbon.
port and accounts, which have Dahlia, Ding Dong. Dempsey, order to profit by the Pittman
Cheung Kau and Chao Cheung, been in your hands for some daya, Royal Oak Robia" Gray Lad Act, which has fired a price la-
can be who came before the Chief show a balance at credit of Pro-Gallowgate. The rest volving what is practically & Justice, at the Criminal Sessions, fit and Loss Account of $209,887.- forgotten, or very nearly so..
Old ponies have shown thein- bonus of fifty per cent over the yesterday, charged with robbing, which, plus $11,186.74 brought
Lantao island, forward and less $60.000 for selves to be in fos racing form: present world market quotation. A nunaery on The end of the repurchases of were each sentenced to seven interim dividend, leave $161,074 - in fact, it can be said with dez- years hard labour and fifteen 52 for division. We recom-tainty that the old ponies will silver under this Act is approach-strokes of the "cat"
mend that this amount be allo-provide the best racing. All the cated as follows-To Reserva "Kings" are in good form and so ing, but the actual result is open
We have received from the Fund, $25,000, to bonus to staff. are the Dahlias. Royal Crounder to speculation.
French Consul-General copies of $2,907.91; to final dividend of $ate Starland) and Mr. Hector The Eastern markets have pamphlets giring reports of per share, $60,000; to bonus of $1 Sassoon's old string will also formed the chief topic of discus-speeches delivered in the Champer share, $60,000, and carry show up well
This year's Darby is going to sion recently, and, owing to theber of Deputies and at the unveil-forward $13,166 61.
ing of the monument to the first To keep ourselves in funds for be a very open event, although accumulations both in India and victim of the war, Crpl. Peugeot, meeting the cost of the now there are three much-fancied
Harvest China, the position is not very in July last, on "The Respons-buildings, the contract for which ponies.
King (Mr. was with great difficulty finally Potts) was ridden by Mr. Hill hopeful so far as the price of the ibility for the War."
settled at $135,000, we sold for half-a-mile this morning and imetal goes. The mints of Europe
Last week's health return the balance of our holdings did the distance in 1 min. sec 3 whilst Orient MAN-At the Hague, Holland, on being now practically closed to shows four cases of diphtheria of Green Island Cement Co-01.4/5 the 27th inst,Gerben Ringnalds of the coinage of silver, it is to the (two fatal), four of cerebro-spinal shares, resulting in the profit of Dahila (Mr. Soares up) cover-
the same distance The Asiatic Paroleum Company Asistic mints and industries faver (three fatal), two of enteric $67,807.50 shows in Proft and ed (3.C.) L. to Annie Schuurman, that those studying the situation fever (both non-fatal), and one Loss Account. This, with the 1 min. 01. 35 secs. We hear that fatal case each of plague and income from dividends and inter-Sir Paul intends to send out three daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Schuur-
an, No. 223 Groothertoginuela-have looked to absorb the greater small-por. All were Chinese ex- est, enables us to again pay a ponies in the classic race, his an, The Hague,
part of world supplies of silver, cepting one British case of dipb-bonus in addition to our usual riders being Vide, Moller and theria. There were also two distdand. But, as with many Soares. Anyhow, it looks at the price falls veryi STODDART-BROWNE.—On Unless the
Chinese deaths from induenz.. industrial companías like ours, it moment as though Harvest King. February 21, 1923, at Holy heavily indeed, it is not likely
has been a very slack yaar, de Roman Victory and one of the Irinty Cathedral, Shanghai, by that the industrial demands for Mr. Kermit Roosevelt, son of and was poor and prices fell off Dahlias will share the places. the Very Rev. Daan Symons, Joseph Stoddart to Annie Louise the metal from other parts of the the late ex-President Roosevelt, so that our sales and our profits Just what the respective places
world will be large, bat the is in Shanghai, accompanied by show a material reduction. This will be remains to be sien.
his wife. Mr. Rooseveltis president year, I am glad to say, has begun
Among the jockeys to arriva question seems to be whether the of the Roosevelt Steamship Com- better and, with a falling ex- industrial demand in Asia will be pany and vice-president of the change, prospects seem a little from the North are Messrs. Hill sufficient to stabilise prices to Kerr Steamship Company, which brighter for the future. Although (for Mr. Ports), Dalgarno (for Mr. operates severs! steamers in the it has not been a good year, I da Dynasty"). Heard (for Mr. Sas any material extent: The general Pacific trade. He has been in the not think you will object to the soon), Crokam (for Mr. Stevens) outlook suggests that there will Far East for several weeks, small bonus to the staff, nor to and Vida(For Sir Paul). Mr. Moller
donation of $750 to the is expected down to-morrow. probably be a good deal of silver having spent a large amount of our
To-morrow's Tips. time in Japan. Mr. and Mrs. Swatow Relief Fund. offering for the next two years Roosevelt are coming to Hong-gard to the balance sheet, the
Below will be found some tips kong this week.
for to-morroN-
Wong-Nei-Chong Stakes.-Dap- per Don; East River: Snodgrass, Maiden Stakes—Puozione Dah-
Victoria Stakes.-Benz; Rom LA
MARRIAGES. RINGNALDA-SCHUUR-{
Browse.
DEATH. GOSSETT-On February 21, 1933, at the General Hospital, Shanghai. Emily, beloved wife of Edward Gosses and mother of Rose Woodcock, aged 39 years.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 27th Feb., 1923.
THE SILVER MARKET,
There is special interest here
With re-
or so, with every prospect of
item of land by itself bas dis- appeared, as it is now included in farther fail in price in that
The Hongkong and Shanghai the amounts against the items of period; and those of us whe doj
Factory, Math nery &c." and Banking Corporation is in receipt no: dabble in bullion but are of the following wire from its New Buildings." Of the whole
23rd. area of 140,584 square feet, 112.lia Cyr Tile; King Henry, merely concerned with the dollar Loadoa Office, dated quotation can give up hopes of February."British Government 744 square feet is covered by any fiso in value for a consider-5 National War Beads maturing the able time to come.
HOCKEY.
Republic; Fighting King.
Valley Stakes-Diadem Dah lis; Ding Dong; Dempsey.
Foochow Cup-Empire Dah- lia; Invincible King; White Star Datlia
Trial Plate-Valiant Dahlia; Harvest King: King Henry.
The Chairman at the Hongkong/ trying to evade rushing rickshas, Rev. E. W. L. Martin, M. L. conservative figures, below both Dahlia; King Johnnie; Korea
CRICKET.
Star.
Kalgao Plate. Gallowgat6: market rates at the end of the Yellow River; Kimrod or Kobin
year. I now propose that the Gray.
report and accounts as presented
be adopted and passed, and that
the profits be divided as proposed,
May Be Resumed To-morrow.
factory &c., which bas 1st. April may be exchanged accordingly been debited with for £100 British Government 69,623.63 for the value of same Treasury Bonds 1930 1932 and and 27,840 square feet will be £2 15-each payment. Last date taken up by the new Chinese in the silver market, particularly A Scene of Confusion.
for conversion 17th March. shops and dwelling houses. The British Government
first row of sixteen houses is now Treasury owing to the present uncertain
We wish to urge once agaia Bonds subject to British Income well advanced and is expected to stage of quotations, and the com- that that portion of Ice House Tax for foreign residents.”
be ready for occupation about May this year. To take full parative cheapness of the dollar. Street connecting Queen's Road
advantage of the land at our
Garrison Cup.-Mossic File; One might say of silver, "to fall and Des Voeux Rosd be definito-
disposal we propose to build & Pawoshop; Risk tar. ly closed to all vehicular traffic. or not to fall, that is the quesYesterday, whilst passing through
further 12 houses by shifting onr
Causeway Bay Stakes.-- hemp godown. There appears to tion," with due apologies to the it, we noticed that there were two
to the demand Roman Warrior; Koockub Log: memory of the great man whose rows of nickshas draw up along
The following will represent the be no doubt A phrase is thus parodied. And, one side, thus aarrowing still Club against the H.K.SRGA for these houses, and we feel West River.
Jockey Club Stakes-Honesty further the available space int the U.S.R.C..
Kowloon, quite satisfied that the lavest- unfortunately, it seems as if the very Burrow street, whist coon Wednesday, 8:5 ..ment will give a good return to Dablis; Roman Pride; Royal question is to remain unanswered fusion reigned supreme in the Bower,
the Company. Stocks of hemp Crusader. A. N. Other,
Racing Stakes.-Satisfaction Pedestrians were G. Murray, E. J. R. Mitchell, the and rope have been valued at for considerable time to come. street itself,
coolies carrying beavy burdens Railton, Rev N. Evans, G. T. Mary, cost and current prices, and in- and Shanghai Banking Corpora- were attempting to thread their W. Woodward, F. H. Holdman, vestments in stocks and shares. stand, as you can see, below tion meeting on Saturday, after way through the general maze, H. Owen Hughes. tracing the chief factors govern- and the general impression was that here, in the very heart of the ing the situation, put the position city, was the most muddied and very aptly when he said: "There congested street in the whole We have stated betare, is no reliable data to enable us to Colony.
and again we repeat it, that this
The following will represent and after that has been seconded, PEAK TRAM SERVICE, form an opinion, so we shall keep little narrow street is no place for the H.K.C.C. versus Royal Navy I shall be pleased to answer ques on open mind on the subject." rickaba traffic. It
no on Saturday next, 3rd. March. at tions from shareholders.
Mr. H. P. White seconded and The causes cperating to affect parements, and at times it is 2.15 p.m. J. R. Mitchell the silver market are fully dispositively dangerous for pedes (Capt), G. & Chadwick, L. J. the report and accounts were
trians to endeavour to work Davies, F. H. Farthing, H. Eadopted without discussion. cussed in Mours, Samuel Mon- their way through the hopeless Hollands, H. O. Hughes, L. D. On the proposition of Mr. G.P. tagu & Co's amual bullion letter, jumble of rickshaa, chairs, and McNicoll, D. G. Nicholson, B. E Lammert Beconded by Mr. week have been deprived of the recently issued from London. It nearily burdened street coolies. If Webster, W. W. Mackenzie and Gaterres, Mesurs. A. O, Lang, usual means of travelling, will be is pointed out that the welcome the police do not take our word for G. H. Piercy. There will be no H. P. White and Allan Cameron interested to know that there is
it, let a responsible officer be sent second Xi matob.
prospect of the trams resuming improvement in the value of to the spot and take observations
[tomorrow. sterling in the United States of for a whole morning. If he does
Mr. Aucott proposed and Mr. Certain trials are to be carried America has not tended to im not then come away convinced meetings which have had to do Cordeiro seconded, that Messze out to-night, and, if these are that our viewpoint is right, we with political or semi-political Linstead and Davis and Mesere, prove the price of silver, for a
satisfactory, it is hoped to resume shall be intensely surprised. It
matters. We trust, however, that Percy Smith, Beth and Fleming the usual service to-morrow considerable portion of British is no: as though there were 20 there will be no attempt made to be re-elected auditors at the re-
morning. supplies is derived through other convenient connecting links
prohibit such residents from a muneration of 6350 each. This American channels. Two items between Queen's and Des Voeux tending the education meeting. agreed to.
Roads. There are-and even the
Such & step would be quite un-
This was all the business, the worthy of special note are, the brokers would get used to the
The vote was heartily accorded. warranted, because, first and huge accumulation of coined change la course of time.
In reply, the Chairman thank- foremost, the object of this gather Chairman announcing that divid- rupees in the Indian treasuries,
ing is to assist and not obstruct end warrants were now ready.
Mr. G. P. Lammert said heed Mr. Lammert and also those the Government to give it some! and the high level at which "Let Em All Come.”
role bad been received. “At the to the Consulting same time I would like to remind. China visible stocks have been We are promised two publicides of public opinion on what is would like to propose a rete of Present for the way in which the
of the most important thanks maintained about 60,000,000 meetings on what might be termed one
municipal questions in the near problems now factog the anthor-Committee and the Management Mt. Lammert that the land be ounces until the close of last future one
on housing and ities. It is quite right and fitting for the very excellent way in has referred to is pretty wall as which they had managed the built upon now and that we can- year. There are indications, the other in regard to education, that Government servants, taking the pee accumulation Bounde as if there were plenty of well as the general outside public. Company's affairs. Apart from not do very much more with it. civic spirit in the Colony; doesn't should be given sa opportunity of the value of the land, which was The principal reason why the into account, that for some rears it? Though perhaps that will indicating what they feel on this 100 times more than it stood in Company stands in such a good to come the Indian mints will not be better judged by the atten-question, for the matter is as the books, and the very excellent position is that we have always -
written well down, and T'Wolf perchase silver for dance at the gatherings. In vital to them as to anybody else, position of the coinage purposes. It is further the past; there have been public For these reasons we trust that account, he did not think the recommend this so all sünzehold-
held here, which, there will be a good sprinkling Company could have been in shown that arijable supplies of for obvious reasons, Government of Government employees at the better hands. He had pleasure in in Hongkong. Thank you." silver have been substantially servants could not well attend forthcoming education meeting asking for a vote of thanks,
need to
meetings
were re-elected the Consulting Committee.
Investiment
Peak residents, who for the past
The meeting then ended.