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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1908.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

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Humphreys Estate and Finance

Company. Ltd.

reports and accounts which was canied, being wounded by Mr Jillings.

Mewers Moxon and Hinds were re-elected

directons on the proposition of Mr Parker seconded by Mr Jillings.

RAMBLING NOTES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TYPHOON WARNING.

the Glasgow Rectorial Election and other by the American Consulate General, Hoog.

Socialism and Labour polled 122 votes at

The telegram quoted below was received, day. Why not a chair of Keirhardiciam! Mr. Smith was re-elected auditor There seems the macleus of a class already, kong from the Manila Cuervätory st 9.00 on the motion of Mr Arnold seconded by Bir Jillage.

Edith, aged nine, altor haaring her to day: Cyclone or typhoon east of bine, thank you for your attendance, Long's well-loved Commodore. I don't moving N.

The hatuan That terniluates theolders speak about the retirement of Hong. Northern Ladrona or Mariana Islands, kontiemen.

OFFICIAL RECEIVER

MARRIED.

An adjourned extraordinary reneral meeting of Slasteholders was held at the Company's officax, Alexandra Building, at noon to-day when the subjoined resolution, which was passed at a meeting-beklen Thursday, the 8th October, was submitted `for confirmation as a special resolution:--| Thy Article No. 54, of the serialus of Asisseintion of the Company be cancelled and the following Article substituted there at St. John's Cathedral to-day, when I for-Three Members personally present. II. Wakesuar. Oficial Receiver, was shaif bo'a quieran for an Ordinary General married to Miss Winifred Kinsey-Murgan, Meeting.

For all other Meetings the who recently arrived from England The Laide was given away by Mr J. Scott quorum shall be five.

That Article Ne 111, of the Articles of Ikiston, at whose house a reception wor Aamciation of the Company la altered by

subsequently hoki.

A very pretty wedding was colebrated

hir U. A. D. Mel-

think it at all nice to grow up in Hong- king. Soon as everyone loves you the Governor makes you an Admiral and tolle yon to go Home Fact."

REVIEWS.

Further Experiences of an Irish R.M., by

EE. SOMBEVILLE and MARTIN B 85... London, Longman'a Colonial Labrary. Those who have read "Sorne Experiences

The rowing members of the Victoria Recreation Club are once more getting to ovor in the direction of Stonecutters. If of An Irish R. 1. or All on the Irish work. On Sunday last I noticed a four-our there is to be a regates this see, and I hear that one is likely to be held in Shore," will sincerely welcome this new January, there is ample time for the crows volume from the same clever penet and to get into training.

pencil. Like its predecessors it is brinful of wit and barmless mirth; ita delineations of Trish character and Hibernian idiosyn... cracies being as deft is aver. Again we

delightful nequalatagees, again we laugh with him at the ludicrous satuations into which he unwittingly blunders; sometimes we fool for him in the absurd complications which his quicker-witted associates, propare

throughout the book blows a healthy mirth-

deleting the words “the Governing Direct Furce, Deputy Registrar, acted as bust After being beaten by ten wickets by the mout the Resident Magistrats and bie

or by two Director: on the seventh line thereof sul mullitating the following words therefor: 1hs General Manager,

Mr W. G. Humphreys prosided and there wein prevent Dr J. W. Noble, Hon Mr H. W. A. Slado, Mr J. A. Juppy Mr *J. W. Bonnar, directors; Messrs F, M. Wong, C. Byers, G. Ripp, D. E. Chuck and the Scorotary Me Bus Sath.

The Secretary read the rotice convening the meeting.

The Chairman proposed the adoption of the resolution.

Mr CB. Byor ecranded and the pro- position was unanimously carried.

The Chairman; - That is all the business gentlemen; thank you for your attendance.

William Powell. Ltd..

The seventh ordinary general muoting of William Torell, Limited, was held at their

offices at noon to-day.

Mr E. B. inds presided and there were prosent Mr Kyre, munager, Mr II. Jillings, Mr A. E. Parker, Mr Arnold and Mr H.

Smith

maa. Mr Donman Fuller presided at the organ, and the service was fully choral. The handsome decorations were carried ont under the direction of the Verger, Mr Vanstone.

AU REVOIR.

The Hongkong cricketers drank the cup of bitterness to the dregs while up north. S.C.C., they were challenged by the ladies of Sbonghai, and again went under," the ladies knocking up 124 runs to Hongkong's 76. No wunder the team looked sodepressed when they blew in on Friday by the English

mail.

A couple of lawyers engaged in a caso for his 'ower Saxon sensibilities. And were the issue.

Rear-Adminal and Men Stokes lust for Home to-day by the P. and 0. mail |stomer Asays. They leave behind them in Hoogkony a host of sincere friends who wish them many happy and prosperons years in the O Comitry.

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Thos.. Haiyang, which arrived in the har By the outgoing English Mail, Mr F. J.bour on Monday morning from Greaneck, Scotland, after experiencing a splendid trip Abbott, lately acting Superintendent in out East, will be a great acquisition to the Hongkong of the P. & O., goss hotne on fleet of the Douglas Steamship Company. woll camed holiday. On his return Captain Hodgins, his officers, and engineers to the Far East he will again take up are to be congratulated on their successful voyage to the gorgeous East. I trust the residence in Japan, where he is deservedly ship will have a long and prosperova cazeer popular.

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it is given to to few English folk to at all comprehend or even to dimly understand. Mest sequels to popular snccesses prove & disappointment: this book is the exception which proves the rule. From its opening chapter where the Major relates his ex periences as a temporary M.F.H., to the Last page, there is auta dall moment for the reader, and we cl se it with reluctance. Moura. Kelly & Walsh want us our copy,

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Hongkong's polico-court, I andly funr,plished pon of Mr Keighley Saarden. cannot go one "better that this. I am The book is a triumph of characterization sorry, your Henr," said the prisoner, and keen, incisive delineation of humanTOR the Convenience of those attending with manly cogret, "that I knocked this gentleman dawn, stamped on hie chest, motives and human passions. It deals

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I did it in a entirely with Yorkshire foll and therefore G and Open Air Concert

Manager read the notice convening the meeting.

The Chairman said:--Gentlemon, The report and scenenta having been in your hauds for some days will with your " permission adopt the custoraary course and Sir Frederick Lugard, and the guests in-jolly glad you didn't happen to come across take them as read. You are aware hat vitud to reset him were Hon. Mr and

since was last annual meeting the Capital of the Company has been reduced by special resolution to $105,000, this reduc tion as suggested to you at the time will be atilised for writing down our stock. would state, however, that the amount appeating is the account before you for stock is the Actual cost va ue laid down here, but in a business of this description the depreciation owing to spoilage through climatic conditions

Mrs May, Flen. Mr H E. Pottock, K.O., and Mrs Pollack, Mr Hewett, Commd. Volpicelli, Hen. Dr Ho Kai, Mr Murray Stewart, Mi Mel Messer, Mr Clementi and Mr Ralphs.

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INTERESTING WEDDING AT

CANTON,

It is somewhat rare for an English wed-

moment of weakaces," "Great Scott!" and throw him over a wall,

mosned the stricken victim, then I'm me at one of the moments when you were feeling pretty strong,"

is enormous, and we find this matter of depreciation has not beam sufficiently allowed for in the past. When this Com pany was formed, a large amount of stock ding to take place in a church ordinary the annual sports will be held in the are ir motion and heated arguments onene 1 was taken prer, a quantity of which is devoted to hinese worship. as happened very rarely inquired" and we propise in the Wesleyan Methodist Church at to clear this out at auction or otherwise Tsang Sha, Canton, Just Thursday. The making_100m for goods more readily calo- able. I am glad to say that the volume attracting parties were Me Sidney F business bas vot diminished, in foot Ricketts, of Hongkong. but formerly shows a sight increase, but to enable us manager of the Electric Lighting Plast to maintain it, riees, have had to. in Cantos, and Miss R. L. Brisconshe, materially reduced owing to severn who for the last four years has been petition. We anticipate that the change we have made in our capital will again connected with the Wesleyan Mission place us in a position to show a balance in Canton. The happy occasion drew suficient to pay a 'dividend next year, together a large body of friends, repre- and on the termination of our present scntative slike of the Shamcer annaunity, lease we hope to go into premises of a moc suitable nature sad at a greatly reduced the missionary body, and the Chinoec rontal. We have about three more your

women and girls with whom Misa Briscombe

business warmuted.

Before moving the adoption of the raport

AT THE

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SATURDAY, the 7th November,

O. E. OWEN, Proprietor. Kongtong, August 25, 1909.

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scross och page seems to sweep the. vivifying influences of moor and dalo. A hard-bitton, pragmatical race, the men of the ROWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB county of broad acres are to all outward seeming devoid of many of the artistic aspirations which spring up in gentler Last Wednesday His Excellency the surroundings. It is therefore little to be A SPECIAL CONOKEY Disse will bo served Governor paid his official cali on our wondered at that whon ons of the leading Volunteers at Camp. After a tour of in-residents of a little canufacturing town

at 7.30 P.M. spection Companies No. 1 and 3 went induces the School Committee to include

SUPPER at 11.16 P.. through their Mazim drill with great Life Class in the School of Art, a great credit to themselves and thoir instructors. hebhub should arise. The model happens In the evetting His Excellency dined with to bo

Plosse book your seats in advance. the officers and later on attended the con-just outside the town, whose besuty Yorkshire.girl bom on a farm cart which was giver in the mess tont.

is as hor great as her innate modesty, To Sergt. Witchell great credit is due for but this caly adds fuel to the Baute. the admirable programme which was at Soon all the prigs and prudes of the little ranged for the occasion. On Sunday, towa, Anglican as well as Nonconformist, afternoon, when it is expected that between them and the supporters of the large number of visitors will he present. Life Class. For a while it looks as though On Monday Camp will be struck for an the Philistines and Puritane would wis tho othor year. I hear that there is one stripe day. But they reckoned without Smiles not christened you. Well there's time yet. Goth, the man who had started the Science Hurry up

and Art Schools in his nativa town, and whose authority in the place was like "On Dit' writes mo as follows Has that of so uncrowned king. How he formed into a Public Company? If not those people who see satiness and un- the Minstering Children's League been succeeded in bringing

Confusion upon what has it got to do with Transfer cleanness in all natural phenomenon how Books, I wonder? What makes me sukhe bout the little town to his will, making these questions? Well, I have been it to see the inward holiness of trua arti pondering over an advertisement under the how he stifled his own desires in order Children's title heading which appeared in to bring happiness and content to others- a local paper which at the tlose Abounces these we leave our readers to discover for the fact that the Transfer Books of tho themselves. Our advice to them is to gat

the book quickly for the sooner they LATEST ADDITIONS INCLUDE. make the acquaintance of Suniles Gott, Ray A Spirit in Frienn, by Robert Eichens. Verity, Sam Fort and the rest of the delight My Lost Self, by A. W. Marchmont, Fothergill, atal hor mother Joan, Tom The Devil's Ace, by Fergus Hume. ful Yorkshire folk the hotter. The love story The Heritage, by Sydney O. Griar. which runs through the volume as a golden Sixty-Nine Biman Road, by W. Fett thread, is above the ordinary in intereat too. Many

Ridge sattered Xasan step is to be found Here is one told by Smiles Boft one

Among Mr Snowdon's pages

parts. overing to his great friends the Unwins

Gurt Bill was ill for a month one winter at his farm on the mor top. and the only man that esme his way was a lay reader of some sort. I suppose the old man was nearly dead of pneu- monia. When he got about again, be complained: Who du yo' think mar ched in as bold as bross? Whe, that Sparlas! Es. Walks up to t'bed an' wants to know now if Awui sared." Felts the Magnificient, by T.F. McPherson. A said, "Are to red Sparks" A Woman in Armour, by David O. Murray. He said, "Y-y, he wor; he know Pat Yourself in her Place, by Mario. C. it" but tolled him he were Leighton. better nor Paul, then, for Paul sid he dee'd daily. Ed, aw did. Howier 'after a bit of all ho'd said he'd pray for mo, as Aw were near th' and. "Sparks woo'd. Aw said, Tha' do nowght of tsart land! Aw pray my aw payoes," Aw said. Es. But he seemed to want to pay vera badly, liko; so at las. Aw Well, kneel the down at that far chair, Sparks, an' pray for thysel) Jicob. An'll gio the house-reou." Ea, A gar' hi house room. As thoughtite'aldhap pen do me good to hear him. He prayed an' prayed, for all 'at he could think on. As wure, hopin' God worn't be a tirod aame, when a heared bita mention sick Stabble before the Wind, by Mrs Campbell an' afflicted. Ea. But Aw know where

to run and although your fermer directory has been associated in her missionary Company will be closed fromtheth and mangamaut nuy have been carried service The bride was attired very taste.to Us 27th Out, inclusive." and, away with the boom which existed at the time these premises were taken. I can only fully in isory crape silk, trimmed with altogether, but thanks very much for bring. "On Dit," your questions are beyond are way that they feltered the faturo, magas lace, and wore a very pretty veiling me to my notice. All I can say is, ment with an expenditure more than las and a wristh of orange blossom. The that the local gentleman's name mentioned bride entered the church in the aharge as being tho Sceretary, has had, so far as I Enow, little to do with ministering to and accounts, I shall be pleased to answer of Dr Anderson, of Fatshan, and was childron, further than supplying them with any quest ons shareholders may wish to put attended by Dr Alice D. Sitres of Hong one of the necessaries of cxistence, and regarding the saKIES,

kong as bridesmaid. The bridegroom that is milk, Mr Picker-I would like to ask, Mr

sceupal the services of Mr Jobn Chairman, whether it is inferred from think

The servico wAS

After the recent discussion which ap report that the previous mouagement Stirling as best-man. wrote off less for depreciation of stock conducted by the Rev. Edgar Dowstoo. dress to worn at Government House on poured in the local pape a as to the correct than the present management has done? At the close a reception was given by Mr the 9th November, when His Excellency The Chairman-I could not say whether and Mrs Dowatne, during the course of the Governor celebrates the King's birth less depreciation has been written off in

tho advertisement which is given Jay, Mr Hickman's tins this at the present which the usual congratulatory speeches below may be of interest to thone whost ware made. After the inevitable photo-Court Drose may have been left as Hoss-

time.

Mr Parker- tako it that those figuresgrapher had had his innings, Mr and Mrs accidentally, you know, in the hurry of

are available Mr Chiraan?

The Chairman-They aro, I think, in theicketts departed for Macio on a short coming away. The envelope containing |

honeymoon, the good wishes which the alleged advertisemont turned up in the

old reports. We wore able to write of attended them finding abundant oxpression more in previous years than we are now. in volleys of crackers, uproarious chers, We shantbed $5000 from the oqaslinationsud avalanches of rice.

of dividend fund for the purposes of writin off At the present time we are no in position to write off The present man agement still thinks that not sufficient was written off, and that formerly the dividendr paid were too large.

Mr Jilling would like to say that in "the old days" the roscate days of the Com.

pany, when the shares were increased-wo alan increased the directors salary to 22000 and I think now it would be wise to reduce the salaries of the directors, and I put it to the meeting that we decrease the directors stipend..

Mr Parker acéonded this proposition.

ASSISTING THE STARVING.,

The native papers continue to print long lista of places ruined by the recent Bloods. We have already reported that in une district alone more than four thousand

uses et swept away. Apparently what was suffered by this one district has been repeated almost every whereels throughort the low-lying parts of the delta. We have hefore us a statement of what was caper- lenced in the Sanui district. This part of Chins is well known to many and especially

The Chairman-As a rule the proposito the missionaries. The list is just as tiona should be given notice of. I want to sad reading as the one to which we alluded Mr Jillings I am not sure if we have a few evenings sinoe. In many places not

be in order.

the minutes of that meeting.

The Chairman-Im not sure whether it www not done at a confirmatory meeting.

les than one half of the housea Eave been

swept away, and there appears not to have

Editor's post-bag, but he, gudus, naturally turned it over to the Business Manager. The latter, u ca caney Scot. Boon saw thure was no dollars in it" and declined to have anything to do with the miserable thing, and so by devious ways it passed into the poression of the chicl amaug them who was takin' notes for this column. It reads as follow:

GENTLEMAN, who has finally despaired of being invited to Government House, will soricualy entertain offere for the haring of his coet suit on Nov. 9th. Applicants should state the highest figure they are willing to pay and should give some idea of their own figures as 'arner is rather slim, Applications from people. who don't mean business are not invited,

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KAIR HAINE, c/o Rameter.

In this outpost of the British Empire been a single village which has not suffered we see many changes, both in civil and I might say as rags.rds the proponition more or less by the falling in of houses military life. Our climate demance it, so before you that I am not in a position to wiped out. What has become of the people bado adieu to the Middlesex Regiment at In some casse the whole village has been to speak. On Thursday night Hongkong say whether Mr Moxon would agree to

the Chickat Ground. The sight was a nordf far As I am ope can hardly may. Of cofis there are accept the reduction, and pancorned should be very pleased to hand low-lying hills, or at lesst billooks, near and impressive one, and prover of great in my resignation stany moment. In fact, almost every one of these villages and this interest to the hundreds of onlookers. The

I have been willing to do so for the last probabilities are that the destitute fulk Hongkong Club was thrown upon that same

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If a says another word shout me to Sheaves, by . F. Benson.

God Almighty, Av'll threw the out of The Woman Who Vowed, by Ellison th honse ""Aw doan't know how 'tis, • Harding, bet Aw've been better iver sin he left me: EL, Aw mondod then.”

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a Company is not paying dividands bed the needy places, to supply rice maynot he generally known that the let Bat mistake, as the pain can always be relieved, 31. Queen's Road Central A Brilliant, Safe and Cheap Illuminant by Kerosene Oil, worry to the directare is great. I quite be done in a business-like way.

to the starring The work seems to talion of the Middleser Regimens in the roatiso that, Mr Chairman. When a Com

First lines descendant of the old. 67th, the pany is hard pressed it is very unfortunate of all the Committee appointed to superin.Die Hards." And every Britisher knows for the directors. I certainly

tend the distributino' the res take how they won that glorious nickname, with agres you there.

measures to discover those who are in the Mr Parser. It is also unfortunate for the direct read, and the necessitites of theso akarohoidon With nothing written off are rolloved first of all. Some one or two of

for the depreciation of stock the directors sible for the actual dividing of the rice the oldest of the residents are made respon- might make a little sacrifice.

Mr mith-It might be put in a rug. augst their fellow clansman. All the hags gestion to the directors for the fortboom. they receive are receipted for, and also the number of persons for which they claim ing year.

The Chairman-You might put it that the rice. Afterwarde it is asked if there bir Jillings-Most certainly. I will put it in the way suggested by Mr Smith that their feus be 1600 bostend of $2000.

The Chairman It will have to be 8500 instead of $1000 according to the rates, Will you put it on a suggestion ?

way Mr Jillings.

has been a fair distribution of the food given. Meanwhile, it will he long before the damage in, repaired. At present all that is hang done in simply to feod the starving. When this is accomplished and the worst of the immediate danger is past, the houses will have to ho ̈rebuilt,

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17.70.

LIMITED.

have been appointed SULE AGENTS in Hongkong and Benth

China for the above Company's: WHISKIES

Harvey's Special $14 Per Case.

Hongkong, October 1, 1908

DODWELL & CO., LTD.