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THE CHINA MAIL.

879

COMPANY MEETINGS,

The thirty-first ordinary annual meeting Refining Co., Ltd, was held at the Offices of the shareholders of the Chirs Sugar |

of the General Agents, King's Buildings, at noen, to-day."

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909.

DEATH OF EARL EGERTON.

W

PRINCE OF WALES AND STRAITS GOVERNOR

(Reuter's Service to the China, Mail: Copyright protected under

Ordinames of 1694,3.......

LONDON, Maralı 18.

Sir John Anderson, KCMC., Gover- nor of the Straits Settlements, lunched with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to-day "-

OF PARIS,Prime Minister, ruefully assures the

STREET. nation that it has lost its oki supremacy China Sugar Redning Co, Ltd.

in the matter of speedy shipbuilding At this distance it all secros in-

A NOTABLE PEER explicable, unless we are to imagine that the scare has been carefully stage

(Beular's Berrica to the China Mail : Copright protected under managed in order to increase tha

Ordinance ↑ of 1894.) dificulties ofs discredited political party

Hou, Mr W. J. Grosson, presided, and

Lover, March 18. or else to keep them in power for a Mosers E. Shellim, F. Maitland, H. P. there were present the Hon. Sir Paul Chater,

The death has occurred of the firet year or two more. That there is sound White, J. W. C. Bonnar, consulting.com Earl Egerten of Tattan, logic in the aphorism that "a strong wittee: P. M. Hodgson, A. Donalson, F. Note-The title was created in 1897. MADAME KATO RECEIV- Ellis, Chos Leep Ches, F. A. Gubbay, E. Deceased, who was descended in female

ED BY THE QUEEN. wan armed keepath his house" goes, Ram, J. F. Wright, E. Owen, P. Clins from the second Earl of Bridgewater, without saying, but the inordinate Potts, Ho Fok, E. D. Haskell, Won many interests and considerable activity. was 77 years of age. He was a man of

(Reuter' Bervice to the China Mat: building of Dreadnoughts must surely Hung-lim, A. Turner, Wa H. Polto, J. X. He twice set in the House of Commons, |V. Vernon, Lo Cheung Shiv, E. H. Hinds, and serred on various Royal Commissions,

Copyright protected · under end in national bankruptcy. The H. N. M. Nomasse, à. C. Moore, and J. being chairman of that on the Education

Ordinance of 1895.) of the Bind, Deaf, etc., 1884 to 1987, and pace is too hot, the strain too greats Barton, scerotary.

Lomon, March 18, of the Port of Loudon Commission, 1900. The secretary road the notice convening He has been President of the Royal Quoon and therefore when the breaking point

Alexandra has received Auctions.

the meeting.

Agricultural Society, the Shire Horse Madame Kato, wife of the Japanes 11am,-Auction of swatowDrawn work-is reached the greater will be the

The Chairman vid Gentleman-I pro. Society, and the Hackney Horse Fociety: Ao, at Mr Goa, P. Lammert's Sale

Ambassador to the Court of St. Jaiden. Коста.

inevitable dinster. Yet England must peele take the report and statement of Chairs of Chester Quarter Sessions;

accounts an read. As you are aware we Major Earl of Chester Yeomanry Cavalry ;: 3p.p-Auction of Race Posion at City Loop the supremacy of the sea at commenced the year with a sum of Prov. Grned hipster of Chester; Jard 8279,371.34 at debit of proft and loss Liput of Cheshire; Ecclesiastical Com- all costs. Her vory oxistence is hound account and this has now been reduced to missioner for England; and Chairman of up in that. But we wish she would. Our gain on working during the Q. V. Clergy Sustentation Fund. Ha tae pariod was 3336,516.67, which is, was the author of several publications, and I consider, sufficient to prove that it having a large collection of Oriental arius. was a great traveller in India aul the East, preserve a calmer front.

is still possible for the Hongkong Be took a keen interest in the breeding of We distrust greatly these wares of Refineries to endust their beslutas at a profit. I must remind you however hysterical emotion which seem to have that such profits are to a large extent swept over the British nation with dependoat on the cost of auppies of raw

sugar, and as in order to obtain tho increasing frequency during the last supplies it is moessary to opente on the Java market mouths in advance, you will few years. Hystoris is bad for the readily recognise that it is not always pos-

sible to correctly gauge the future of that: individual, it is far worse for the nation.market, and that such purchases must

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Hall.

Amusements.

p.m.-Boxing at City Hall.

Miscellaneona

Noon-Hongkong Regatta. Goods per Ambria undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

General Memoranda.

MONDAT, March 22

10 am-Military Gun Practice. p.m. Boball Match (final) at Football

Ground. Hoppy Valloy, Trasfer Books of China-Borneo Co., Id., close from this date to 5th April inclusive. Goods per fongolia undelivered at Noon

on this date enbject to rent. Gooda par Oo'edorrien socialmed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges.

TUESDAY, March 23-

this data subject to rent. THURDAY, March 20

p.m.-Military Tativu on the Cricket

Ground,

Under its maliga influence we are led to take steps, to utter words, which, when the sober reaction sets in, we shall greatly regret. But by that time irreparable harm has been done. Great

shire horses and coach horses, as well as in agricultural experimenta.]

THE AUSTRO-SERVIAN TROUBLE.

NO ALD FOR SERVIA. necessarily be speculative. During the period under notice the consumption of

(Reuter's Fervice to the China Mail:

was satis-

Copyright protected under sugar in the China markets factory, but from the more distant outlets,

Ordinance 3 of 1894.) on which we to a large exteak depend

LONDON, March 19. for the marketing of our higher grades, we have found engniries and prices di- Reuter's Berlin correspondent learns! appointing dar refining in Japan that representatives of the Powers will is somewhat ander a cloud, and I am arnable to state what will be the ultimate again intervene between Servia and result of the present difficulty, but it is Austria in favour of peace, and that reasonable to acume that for a time at all

Goods per Lothian undelivered after Britain has undoubtedly arrived at

crisis in her national history. Let us hope that the very magnitude of the emergency will throw up the strong man who is so urgently required to calm the tumult and subdue the

storm."

Wesenday, March 31:-

But Regimental Sports.

The China Mail,

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1809.

ENGLAND AND GERMANY,

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Copies of the Overland China Mgil, containing a full report of Consul General Wilder's famous oration in proposing the toast of "The Colony," at the banquet to the Officer of the American Squadron will be ready early on Saturday morning in time for the English Mait. Orders should be placed immediately.

Inspectors Gourlay and MacDonald arrived by the English Bail on Thursday.

Sir Frederick Wills, Bart., of the great Bristol tobacco firms, and director of the Imperial Tobacco Company, has died at Cannes from heart failure.

events we have little to fear from this Servis will be given to understand that competition in the China markets. There in the event of war she will remain are now a number of mille or refineries in Formoss, which appear to have the sym-entirely isolated and cannot expect pathy and cuppert of the Japanese Gorem assistance from any quarter. man, and as it is reported that this support

is detrimental to the interests of the Japan

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refineries, it will be interesting to watch AMERICA'S NEW TARIFF. the future action of the Government. So for the product of the Formosan Mille bas not competed with our sugars in China. Prospects for the iumedinte future u bright, we have secured a proportion of what to-day appear safe prices, and ander our future requirements of raw sugar, at

the circumstances your generalagents and consulting committee recommend with your approval the payment of a dividend of $5 per share out of the equalization of dividend fund. The accounts I think cal

YUAN 8HIH-KAPS DISMISSAL.

THE ALLEGED DEFIOFTS.

{Web Ta Yal Po's Ervice.)

PEKINI, March 18. The Grand Council has forwarded a lengthy telegram in code to His Excellency Yuan Shih-kai requesting him to account for the large financial. delcita of the Province of Chihli during. his term of office.

SMUGGLING RIFLES.

(Wah Tu Yat Po's Servios.).

PERING, March 18, Yaan Fong, Viceroy of Liang Kisag, has informed the Peking Government that Dr Sun Yat Sen is 10,000 rifles into Yuruan by way of making an attempt to smuggle over

British Buitmus.

CHINA AND THE EXPORT

OF ARMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail: Copyright protected under

(Wah Tu Yai Po's Service.) Urdinance 3 of 1894)

PERING, March 18. LONDON, March 19. The Board of Foreign Affairs has The American Tariff Revision Bill urged on the Diplomatic Corps of places coffee on the free list and taxes Peking the necessity of strict super- for no comment, but before proposing their cocos at the rate of four cents por vision of export of armsand ammunition pound, while it largely reduces the from the various ports of their

adoption I ahn be pleased to answer any question regarding item that you may dosize to ask.

There being to questions, the Chairman

proposed the adoption of the port and

accounts.

and accounts were adopted.

Mr A. Tumer seconded, and he report

iron and steel duties.

The Committee has reported favouE- ably on the Bill

DEBATE.

Mr A. Dennison proposed the ha Hon. THE NAVAL ESTIMATES Sir Paul Chater, Messrs E. im, F. Maitland, F. P. White and J. W. C. { Bonnar be re-slacted to the salting committee.

We must frankly own that we do not like the tone of the cablegrams that have been coming to hand during the past two or three days. Here at the very opening decade of the 20th century we are confronted with the etrange but significant spectacle that two of the foremost nations of Western Europe are engaged in feverishly building up

Mr Asquith bas monde a fighting speech

Mr P. M. Hodgson seconde and the tremendous Navies--and for what obat a great Free Trade roesting in Queen's motion was carried.

Hall, London. Two hundred members of Mr Owen proposed that Mess W. H. ject: A war between Germany and the Houses of Lorde and Comanors were Totts and H. T. Smith be-elected WHISKY England seems unthinkable, menstrous, on the platform, including prominent

auditora.

Mr Wright seconded and the proposition impossible, the desire of malignant Unionists and Labourities.

was carried.

The Chairo-That is all the business A Blend of the Finest Pure fends hent for the destruction of all

The Stiring Divorce esse has conclad-gentlemen. I thank you for your attend

auce. Dividend warrants can be had on that we hold finest in Occidental civil.ed at Edinburgh. The husband reçoiven a

application. The individual Briton does divorce, but the wife's petition for divorce is rofused. Lord Northland, the corres not desire war, we firmly believe, and pondent in the husband's petition, and Mrs we think that the same may be said of Stirling have given notice of appeal. the individust German. Then why this

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building? Have both nations developer such a bad attack of "nerves," that the only solace for their quivering emotions

is lo increase their armaments at an ever axelerating pas? Truly it seems that this is the case, and that the iname struggle in the building yards will continue until one or other drops ex- $16.50. hausted. What is it that England fears?

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of the Imperial Maitimo Castons at Dairen, now on leave, has been appointed Commissioner at Yochow. This is the first time a Japanese Commissioner has been appointed to a Yangtze part.

Mie Kurosawa, forinerly Commissioner

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Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd.

The twenty-seventh ordinary annual meeting of the shareholders of the Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., was hold at the

Offices of the General Agents, King'a Build

ugs, to-day.

The Hon Mr W. J. Gressen presided and there were present Messrs J. W. C. Bonnar, H. P. White. consulting com- wittee, C. H. Ross, Choa Leep Choe, Wong Lung-lim, H. N. Mody, P. Taster, Ormiston, E. Newall and J. Bailon, secre tary

FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION IN

GERMANY,

(Reiter's Service is the China Mail: Copyright protected under Ordinance of 1894.)

LONDON March 18. The sympathotic and courteous tone of the debate in the House of Commons on the Naval Estimates has created a most agreeable impression in Berlin.

THE TWO-POWER STANDARD EXCEEDED.

(Reuter's Servics to the China Blad:

Copyright protected under Ordinance of 1894)

LONDON, March 18.

countries.

PEKING AFFAIRS.

THE PRESENT POSITION.

(Woh Te Yat Fo's Service.)

PERS, March 18. The present position at Peking is that all affairs connected with Manchus are decided by Prince Ching; matters concerning railways, mines, education and the constitution are under the control of Chang Chib Yang; while the appointment of officials is in the hands of the Prince Regent.

HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY LOAN.

NEGOTIATIONS STILL PROCEIDING.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

LowDow, March 19.

In the House of Commons Sir Edward Grey, Minister for Foreign

The secretary tend the notice convening the meating.

The Chairmat said Gentlemon-The Premier (the Right Hon Mr B. H. negotiations were still proceeding for report and accounts haring ben in your Asquith) stated that the Government's a three million loan to China in con- hands for some days you will doubtless naval proposals more than maintained nection with the Hanków-Canton rail- consent to take them as read. I regret

In the House of Commcns, the Affaire, replying to questions, said

RHEUMATISM.

DANGERS OF INFLUENZA. THE great danger of influenzs ie of ite

resulting in poems. This GAM

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Admiral Perrin leaves on the d'En trocasteaux for Amoy, and the North of Saturday; the American Squadron leaves for Sextoy on March 27th: the British squadron, with the exception of the King Alfred, leave for Mrs Bay on the 30th, Admiral Lambton and his flagship felicw ing on the 7th April, Hongkong will be that the report is not more encourging the Two-Power standard, which was way

bat as was the case during the two previous Invasion? What is it that Germany practically denuded .of warships till the years the demand for the Refinery's sugar not measured in Dreadnoughts. fears? The destruction of her overseas end of the summer.

during 1908 was insufficient to keep the works going except upon a reduced melt trade and the loss of her hardly won

snd with frequent stoppagos, while An appendicitis banquet has been hold

owing to the competition other external application is equal to colonies? Both to our mind are chimeras at Philadelphia, whers 160 surgeons enter sugars the prices obtained were too Chamberlain's Pain Balm for Rhen born of over-wrought imaginations.

tained Dr Pearer, 's famous American low to allow of a satisfactory marginatis. Prompt relief follows its use. A trial will convince you of ita experior marit, aporator. Dr Denver had removed all their of profit being made. Although the gum Only the other day the whole world appendices himself, and he was the only at debit has been sightly increased, For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

may remind you, as I did on a previous was rejoicing that the visit of the Kimman prevent with a veruniform appendix occasion, that this increase would have attached. The dinner marked the begin heen greater if the Works had remained and QUEEN of ENGLAND to Berlin seemed to ning of the Appendirless Club" of silent, the cost of upkeep being hetween farceladow an era of better understand Amorien. To hosts came from every $6,000 and 29,00 per annum while the Refinery elpsid. de mcntioned in the State and from Causla ing between the two peoples. Yet we

report, our assets in the Philippines bare boen take over at par, and it have scarcely finished reading accoupite

Figures issued by Manchester Univer- seems desirable that this to should of the receptions at Berlin, the speeches rarely marry Out of 560 women who this

sity point to the fact that women graduates ho permanent one, for although on pccasion the current exchange delivered by both Sovereigns, and the have takon, degreca, only 64 married, would have enabled as to uske s book. profit of about 10 por cent, it is quite in Pints and Splits. loading artiolos based upon their Twelve of those wedded male graduates of possible that in future years it would bare LONDRES,

the same University. The same state of to be written back. I cannot at the utterances which appeared in the most affairs prevails in Londen, when the per moment hold out much hope of improve- REINA VICTORIAS

the situation in the immediate influential journals of both countries, centage of marriages of women graduates in mont

fire, but as you are aware Tariff revision very low. The secretary of London lintas between the Philippines and the United PERFECTOS when the sky seems to have suddenly versity explains this by the fact that mon States is wack in the air, and if the ques darkened and ominous sonnda fill the are afraid of women with ́s dégre, and tion is taken in hand by the United States Government it is possible that the value of consequently light shy of them.

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Frenke, and secounts were adopted and minimises interrup the electric spark,

On the motion of Bir E. Newal, Mesura tions. By the new apparatus Mr Do Forest H. P, White and J. W, C. Bornay were

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