"I wish I had botight mine
there!"
Rood, Central.
Hongkong Telegraph
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CEMENT CO. MEETING.
The Gin Drinkers' Bay Scheme.
GERMAN
STOWAWAYS.
SENT TO HOUSE OF DETENTION,
FUTURE INTENTIONS EXPLAINED. wed away on the ss. Corona.
answers
- Both men
TUESDAY
to
**HYDRANGEA
PIRACY.
MENTIONED IN PARLIAMENT.
GOVERNOR TO REPORT..
...
STIEL MISSING.
SEARCH FOR FERRY LAUNCH
STOLEN BY SOLDIERS?
No news has been the Shamshúipo, ferry Kwong Shun which from the barbour. with sengers on Sunday night.
Two German seamen, Gunther] Stangenberger, 18, and P. F. Carl Laudan, 23, who deserted from their ship at Chingwangsao.and appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood,
London, March at the Police Court this morning,
In the House of Commons op a charge connected with the Very full explanation of the the desire of shareholders that a
replying to questions, Mr. J. H
A call at the offices of the intention of the Green Island larger and more modern plant latter offence.
The accused's statements to Thomas (Secretary of State for Company this morning was with- Colonies) said he was out requis, the official seen stat- Cement Company, Ltd, to move should be erected on the new its works from Hok Un to Gin site, and for this purpose they the police were in the effect that the
"detailed report, Drinkers' Bay was given to share have come forward and offered after leaving Germany on a sail-requesting holders at the 35th. ordinary to provide additional capital. In ing vessel, it took them three with recommendations, from the ing that he was all dependent on discover for information regards mysterious circum- general meeting of the Company addition to this the Hongkong month to reach Chingwantao Governor of Hongkong with what the Harbour Police bould which was held in St. George's Government have expressed their with the prospect of three more regard to the Hydrangea piracy the
stances under which the vessel Building this morning. In addi- readiness to assist us with a loan rears at sea before they could case. Bruter.
The Hydrangea, it will be re- had been spirited away. tion to a lengthy reference to the of $1,500,000 at 5% interest, so make the round trip back to
Yesterday photographs proposed transference by the that with our own cash in hand Germany. They had heard that called, was pirated on December Chairman, a number of questions we shall have about $3.500.000 trouble of some sort was occurr-98th last. On the afternoon of
Sbun were supplied to the were asked by a shareholder, the to spend on the new factory-ing in the Fatherland, and, being that date she left Hongkong with sister vessel of the Kwong
being extramels in Should this not be enough." anxious to return home as 500 500 Chinese passengers and 300
Police, and with these as guide, formative. A full report will be shall have available as soon as possible, they had deserted the tons of cargo. At about seven in naval authorities and the Harbour
the new factory has been put up ship at Chingwantao, and stowed found below.
pirates, who were armed and were Mr. R. G. Shewan presided and the site at Hok Un containing away on the Norwegian ship the evening, at a given signal, the the patrol launches and a guabost there were also present Mr. J. some 1,200,000 square feet of Corona.
were sent to the distributed over the ship as saloon resumed the search, which was Possibly because such an action Scor: Harston, Mr. C. A. da Raza, land, which is siready valuable
prised the Indian guard, whom Mr. Li Tea-fong and Mr. C. F. and will be more so in the future. House of Detention pending as well as dack passengers, sur-till being continued this morning. Mendham (Directors). Mr. Alian Of course the transfer will be arrangements to send them away they disarmed. They then rushed has not been without precendent, where the there are rumours current around the saloon, Keith (Secretary) and Messrs. carried out with the minimam from the Colony.
and officers captain
were town that the vessel is in the W. T. Shewan. F. P. de V. Soares, of disturbance to our business,
dining. The pirates soon hands of Chinese military, con- H. H. Tayler, Tse Tsan-tai, J. T. and we shall not touch the old Bagram. A. H. Rowe. W. Adam- plant until a large portion of the
which their pilot navigated to Chan King-ming, whilst other yon, F. Ellis, G. H. Potts, C. H. new factory is working and turn percentage increase in output gained control of the steamer.jectured as followers of General
We shall, of Lyson. W. E. Van Epe, W. Jing out cement. Hawker, B. Basto, W. Logan. course, try to utilise as much asapacity over that of the presenBias Bay, where the Hydrangea reports state that the value of the plant? Will it be possible to
escaped to the shore. The passen-acted from the passengers may LA Tobias. AA Alves, possible of the present plant in produce cheaper cement with the was grounded and the pirates launch and the ransom to be ex-
[new plant? A. H. Carroll. J. H. Rat- the final installation. No deci-
Answer: As your Directors, in gore belongings were ransacked possibly be motives in the case.
It is interesting to record tonjee, F. M. L. Soares. P. G. sion as to what system of burn- Potts, RE Dessi, M. daing will be come to until a conjunction with their technical and the steamer was looted, and Rochs, A. A. Cordeiro, M. A know the result, in a month or advisers, have not yet decided on abandoned at four o'clock in the that relatives of twenty-five of the Figueiredo, Tong Tok-ting. A. two, of the trials of the new what type of plant will be morning. There were no casual-passengers have communicated to erected on the new site, it is im-ties. The Hydrangea aubsequent the Company the latters" names, Abbas. S. A. Lopes. Lau Mok-tin, i mechanical grate kiln.
named Chan Pak-chun, who is Woo Fung, D. W. Munton, B. C. This, gentlemen, is our exact possible for me to give you any ly returned to Hongkong and which are said to include a man reported to have been a well- Randall, A. L Shields. A position at present. and the first definite reply to this question, reported the affair.
known officer under General Nisein, D. P. J. Lopes, H. M. thing we have to do is to set to but I can assure you that the out-
Chan King-ming. da Silva. M. A. Razack, O. work and prepare the new site. put will be considerably increas Arculli, J. W. Kew. Choi Siu- The question of the system ofed, and, with the latest system
and Leo Ping-seen burning and making cement to of kilns, which
be adapted is a mesh impurtant studying the cost of production (shareholders).
one, and I am glad that in this will certainly he considerably CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. The Secretary having read the matter, we shall have the slower.
sistance and advice of Mr. Question:In there any truth notice convening the meeting.
LAST WEEK'S RESULT. jin the reported stoppage of The Chairman said:-With Conrad F. Mendhsa, who has! your permission, we will take the bad a large experience in advis limestone supplies from Hai-
and superintending the
Only two of the three matches report and accounts, which you ing
of these supplies being supcontained on our Football Com- have in your hands, as read The erection of semant factories at Phong Is there any possibility
Our new brick plant.plemented by supplies from petition coupon last week were result of the year's work is very Home. much the same as that of 1922, which I informed you last year we China? Is there any truth in played, and no fewer than eleven except that you will notice the intended to purchase. is now well the report that limestone has entrants gave the correct goal Deep Water Bay works show a on the way to completion. and been found in workable quantities scores of these games, thereby
turning out in the New Territories?
sharing the prize. The winners profit of $3.664.06 instead of a loss we hope to be
Auswer:-There is no truth whatsoever in the reported stop- page of limestone supplies from
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Mr. G. H. Potts seconded. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
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FOOTBAL COMPETITIONS
A. G. Moore, H.M.S. Tamat."
C. W. Millar.
45, Wong Nai Chung Road. Henry Kew.
8. Castle Terrace. P. Seahan:
11. Queen's Road Central Tam Sik-yam,
15, Star Street. R. Reed,
167, Wanchai Road Jose Remedios, Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon,
of $8.077.11 for the previous year. bricks of an exceptionally good We propose to pay the same final quality withia dividend as before. placing $50,000 months.
I now propose that the reportHaiphong. There is certainly a to reserve for new plant, and
as presented be possibility of these supplies being writing off some $105,000 as and accounts shown in the report, for extra adopted, and when this has been supplemented by supplies from depreciation We recommend a seconded I shall be pleased to China: in fact, we are obtaining payment of $13,648.21 as bonus the best of my ability, to answer limestone, in small quantites.from to staff, which has been well any question that shareholders the Canton district now. There is. I am afraid, no truth in the earned and will. I am sure, be may wish to put.
report that limestone has been approved of by you, and to carry:
workable quantities ¡found in forward$93,347.89 to the new Profit
the New Territories. and Loss Account. We had, asi The Chairman then said in
limestone just before, to contend with competi-will read you answers to some There is tion from imported cement, but questions which have been sent side the New Territories, in Mirs Bay, and we are endeavour- We were well supported by ain by Mr. Lau Mok-lin strong local demand: so strong, Question:Where exactly is the ing. through a contractor. in fact, that our export business new area? At what price is it work this quarry now, but we 12, suffered in consequence, the being obtained from the Govern have been greatly hampered by the unsettled state of the sur- demand being grestar than our ment? resources could cope with.
Answer-At the end of Gin rounding country.
Question-Does the Company Last year I told you that we Drinkers Bay, just this side of were considering the question of Seaton. The area is 76.10 acres propose to keep the present brick additional plant and studying B (some 3,300,000 sq. ft). The price works at Aberdeen? If so, is new patent kilo which was said at which it is being obtained is there any possibility of their extension to meet the increased to give superior results as com- one cent per sq. ft. pared with former methods. Wel Question: Is the Hok Un demand for bricks?
we certainly Answer: Yes,
In order to make them even. ordered, therefore, two of these property to be taken over by the
we have added $5 to the prize, so kilns from Switzerland in order Government, or is the Company propose to keep on the brick to obtain practical results. One is at liberty to sell it to the highest works at Deep Water Bay, and that each winner's ghage is $5.
as I have just informed you, we now nearly erected and will, we bidder?" hope, be working before the end!
Answer:-The Hok Un pro are already erecting & plant for To the winners wave posted manufacture of building chopped coupons, on presentation of which at this office the prize- of this month. In the meantime perty is not being taken over by the
The Company is bricks. Should this plant (there the question of our removing Government. entirely from the present site at certainly at liberty to dispose of is only one kiln to be erected money will be paid. Hok Un has arisen, as the it, when the time comes, as they at present) be the success we factory, in spite of all our efforts like.
to abate the dust, still continues
Question: How
does
?
anticipate it will be, we intend two immediately the purchasing to finance further kilas.
new There being no futher ques- the construction of tions, the report and accounts
the were ananimously adopted... bailding and
DOW
On the proposition of Mr.
A. C. Gomes, c/o David Sassoon & Co. M. Ramzan,
1A High Street.
B. P. Yeung,
c/o Butterfield & Swire.
Sirdar Khan, Harbour Office.
AIR FORCE FATALITIES.
Two Accidents in One Day.
London, March 3. Two officers and two sergeants
The Company has sent men to Canton, Macao and Kongmoon to keep a sharp look-out for the missing launch, ou promise of a reward if they succeed in tracing her.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
Wales Wins at "Soccer.
London, March 3.
HOW
WE HONOUR THE DEAD.
SHAMEFUL MISUSE OF MONUMENT SPIT.
Old Action
Về are two views of an old monument at Wa srected to the memory of British and American. Lasaisst Chinese pirates sixty-
D. The pictures show the "disgriosfui ”undi site as a dumping ground for a miscellant of rabbish building material. Not many in Hongkong Can any hand what the monumentti, and the litter, Hurroundi to-day makgedənafenticker
an interesting meiornika
set out against the pirates in thèse watera.
Who fell in a combined boat attack on a fleet of pir atical junks
Off Kuhlan, August 4th, 1855." On a tablet on the other side is. inscribed
The passer-by might be excus- | ed for failing to take any interest in the small obelisk that stands beside Wanchai market, near the far end of Queen's Road East. It stands to-day-as it has stood for
"Killed in Action some considerable time-amið al litter of bricks, rubble, and so "Rattler': Geo Mitchell, A. B.; forth, evar surrounded by a throng Jas. Silver, Carpenter's Crow; of Chiness. coalies, beggars, and Jno. Masesy, Gunner RMA.
Jno. Pepper, Powhatan": At Blackburn, at "Soccer," humbler artisans, and in an M. Of. Private R.A. - played in sunny weather before atmosphere redolent of & Fart 20,000 people, bat on a ground Eastern slum district. But the Seaman; Jas. A. Halsey, Lands- which was treacherous, Wales brave enquirer must get quite a man; Isaac Coe, Landsman; 8. beat England by two goals to one. shock of surprise when he finds Mullard, Marine; B. F. Adamson, One is driven to muse on the Although England had rather that it is a monument to the dead, Marine " the better of the play in the first and the Glorions Dead at that: balf, the Welsh attacks were at for though they fell in no big shortness of memory, and to There war, and no nations watched wonder whether the multiplicity times very dangstons. was an nousual incident near the way of their going nor of our recent war memorials will the interval, when Roberts, the wept at their passing, they form a constant reminder. to English centre forward, taking a died doing their duty to their future generations, of those who shot at goal, burst the ball. Half-race and their country. As it made the great sacrifice, the reapmption, following sbor- in the cause of peaceful human- taken a few days ago, the manu- tive tima arrived with no score. On happens they gave their lives As shown by the above pictures, Welsh attacks, Roberts ity, and a pioneers in the ment at Wanchai is sadly headed through for England. building up of safe commerce neglected. On the triang Soon afterwards, W. Davies in these waters. British and plot of ground on which it stands equalised. Five minutes later, American navad men set forth on a Government department has Vizard put Wales ahead. Eng-an August day in 1855, bent on permitted the accumulatio land pressed hard in the last punishing the ancestors of some heaps of gravel, old paving quarter of an hour, but failed to of our modern Chinese pirates, a few lengths of timber and score, and Wales won, as stated, and, coming up with a fleet of and other debris, Then there
junks manned by the sea-robbers, display at by two goals to one.-Reuter
an sotion ensued, in which many material deposited fall before the enemy were finally of the district The routed. One can imagine the round the obelist scans at that battle but it would, venient place un need the pat-of x Conrad to and charmsker depict it fittingly glos
INDIAN TROUBLE."
·MORË BREWING.
London, March 3.
The India Office announ
The bare outline of that episods in the early days of this Colony. is set forth in the inscription the granite slab
that the casualties in the Nabha "Erected by the Officers and Crews
Powhat a nuisance, and we shall not be Company propose
&Steam Brig affray with Akalls on February of thei 22nd number twenty-one dead and
and HBM. Steam Sloop allowed to remain there much the preparation of the
Rattler thirty-three wounded. Seren longer. Last year I was very site,
hundred persons have been de hopeful that we could overcome the
In Memory of their Shipmates the smoke nuisance, but although purchase of the new plant? How DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS.
tained. The situation at atto the smoke and dust have both much of the reserve will be avail-
has since been quist, but a recond -ofing ho been considerably reduced, there sble for this purpose? Will an Logan, seconded by Mr. da are still the fumes and gases from early farther call on the shares Rocha, the appointment of of the Air Force were killed and Jatha
Messrs. C. A. da Boza, Li Tae two officers and ons sergeant started and in expected the kilns, which cannot be elim-be necessary! inated, and constitutes nuisance Answer-The first part of this fong, C. Mendham and J. Scott injured, in aeroplane accidents as at Jaito on March 14th. in the eye of the law. Negotia- question has been fully answered Harston as Director was confirm Durford and at Bigginhill zeroć |-~~- tions were, therefore, opened up in my speech. In regard to the ed, and the re-election of Mr Bdrume, to with the Government who were last part of the question, we G. Showan as Director agreed to. Messrs. Linstead, and Davies willing to assist us in the matter, certainly shall not make another and we bare now secured a grant call for a long time to come, not and Messrs. Lowe, Bingham of a large piece of land this side at any rate until the site has been and Matthews were re-elected of Tan Wan, at what is known prepared, which, as I have just auditors at a remuneration of $750 Gin Drinkers Bay, at the said, will probably take at least sach, on the proposition of Mr. nonfined price of one cent per three years, and possibly hot even Hawker, seconded by Mr. Ellis This was all the business, To prepare and reclaim then. SEAT WALl cost; we estimate, Question--When the new plant the Chairman announcing that ants to $1 per look and is in full working order on the dividend warrants were now
It is now site, what will be the reads
Reuter
TURKS AND GERMANS.
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