1911-04-15 — Page 7

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1911.

THE FRAUDULENT PRE-

-FERENCE CASE,

-Motion Dismissed.

At the conclusion of his judgment in the Butchery Company" eno on Thursday, the Chief Justice gave his decision in the action brought by the Oficial Recuiver against Melchors and Cox asking that two payments unde by the Kwong Song Firm to the latter "Bim bo set aside of the ground of fmudu; lent preference.

RAMBLING NOTES, *

The old tag what's in a name?" rises.. in the minal this weak wo sonn this new- papers Fancy the Sanitary Board living to discuss whether it shall chingo ile natte for not. As one Incetious member of the community put it, no matter what the mobors all thouselves, their principal duty will always be to look after the

malisal a paso, etc.

N

But that is the worst of the ardont re

GOVERNMENT APPOINT.

MENTS.

Tho following appointmouta mado by His Excellency the Governor are notified int the Gazette:

tendent of Police for the Southern District of

Mr G. N. Orne to be assistant. Suparin-

the New Territories during his tenure of the post of Assistant District Oiour for the Southern District ---

Mr. C. G. Alabaster to act as attorney General during the absence on lure of Mr W. Reus Davies, K.C.j

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCIAL.

FREIGHT

fright ciresiar dated Saturday, 15th April, Massrs Lamke and Foggo in their

concerned fans remained in about the sunr position as het reparted; however ta chartering business has been confined to a much unllur-compass that during the prescading fortnight, partly in consequence of scarcity of prompt tonnage, and partly oring to enquiries generally having fallen

The freight market as far as 'rates aro

Drug Needs

NOW

FOR

HONGKONG NEW YORK. REGULAR SAILINGS Vin PORTS and SUEZ CANAL,

PROFITH LIBERTY TO CALL AT MALABAR COAST),

FOR NEW YORK:

8.S SAINT PATRICK..

8.8. MONTROSE.

For Freight & farther partlaslars, apply to

on or about 14th April.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.

NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS.

Polica Sergk Thomas Castaman to be a off, especially ironi'Southon rico porta. We try to conduct our store so that KING Cargo on through Bills of Lading to SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS ·

Sanitary Inspector for Stanley, J

.

former. Ho gets to work and improves Mr Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr C. D. Fupoù this, or harmonisas that to work in Wilkinson (or Messis, Wilkinson and with the other thing, and then looks Grist), appareil for the Oficial Receiver, around, like nuother, Alexander, for freak:

The Rev. H. R. Wolls to be a Member and Mr M. W. Slade, K. C., instructed by worlds to conquer. Some people, ton, like Mr Hung (of Mosera Descon, Looker and changes, bat I sin glad to see the majority of the Interpretation Sub-Committee of the Denton, represented Mothes and co-e-Ranitors Anarkalis-they-Board-of-Examiners ver

His Lordship gave a verbal decision to To content to abide by their old np land, resigned. the effort that there was no frauduleût pro ference, and dismissed the "motion with

sosta. Zu intimated his would later prepare written judgment as the case was one of considerable importance.

·A FAREWELL DINNER.

Friday evening Mr.F. P. Shroff, the President of the Zoroastrian Club, was entertained to dinner by the members on the Club's premises on the occasion of his dopir are for home on holiday. Mr M. J. Pateli presided over the gathering. After the usual toasts having been honoured the President spoko eulogistically of Mr Shroff

pellation.

A note of suspicion, I zotive, crept into the delate, Mr Shelton Booper referring to the Badly crippled powers of the Bonad today ompared with the glorius of n for years ago, saw in the suggestion of a change of name “a hint for oven taking away the littlp power the Baird still possesses. So ho bravely cried, thing betal, eron a conding upon us before Anunt, change not our name lest a worse

out due time of a senson of innocuous In-

eptitude. So the ancient pane stands.

to be about similar. The future position

The condition of affairs up North, sooms!

of the freight market, will, of course, in a grent ntensità depend upon furthur-doce-. The Registrar General and the Firstlopments. It is howover neb likely thint Assistant Registrar General to be freights all mand hould decline on ac officia uiombers of the Board of Examiners count of a temporary inactivity in som and of the Interpretation-Sub Committee quartersas both the other and Northern

Bessons have only just commenced."

VICTORIA HOSPITAL STRUCK

-BY LIGHTNING,

During the severe thunderstorm, which morning a portion of the Victoria Hospital the Colony experienced on Wednesday

building was struck by lightning, The storm was at its full boight at the time, and muddenly a severe shock was felt throughout the builting, this being in-

That other old friend, the untrained lial, was also trotted out again at the Sanitary Board meeting on Tuesday and pro vided an opportunity for some really smart mediately followed by a startling thunder in having taken a lead in orgaanging the Coronation Fjordby sbscriptionsomething unusual had happened, and persiflages for pren the probability of divers : chip, it was apparent to all in the hous Club, which was a long felt want in the hinted at Jadsed ita Hend of the contralom provated colony, and on behalf of the members pros Sanitary Deprint was solemnly advised

onted him with a set of got buttons and got his hands upon this still problematical Fortumtely no one v wan in the least huit fund and trist it to the honour, glory and Well,

|

From Saigon to this, only a hand to month business has been done at much reduced rates Closing quotation for this port is 10 cents per picul. The local ries

revival cau perely be a question of time, market has rolapsed into stagnation, but a

depending in the first, place greatly upon arrivals of grain from the interior and what can be spared after Baigun millory have,

tisfied Japu,

whenever you need any Sick Room, Bath, Toilet, or House- hold Drag or appliance, our name. will instantly come to mind. "Let

us emphasize that

Our Stocks are Right--

Our Goods are Right

with transhipment at CALOUTTA, in conjunction with the INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

AND-‘AFQAR LINE, Proposed Sailings from Hongbing. Steamer from Bangkong. | Vá or shout | Connecting at Oxlcutta with On or shout

UMLAZI FOOKSANG

• Apr. 18th

May 10th

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ORTS

-HORNSBY-STO GAS ENGINES AND

CHEAPEST FORM OF

Our Prices are Right -Our Service is Right POWER KNOWN

Saigon to Phillippines:-Present stocks

high prices rulog at Saigon have limited being sufficient for requirements, not the

We disponse prescriptions exactly basistar bo izgledate only, there written

no further-onlyrs traceable, though a for→→

COST OF "RUNN. ING; ABOUT HALF-A-DENT -PER-HORSE- POWER PER HOUR

GRAY

& STOCKPORT

PLANTS,

OV 11,000 IN DAILY USE.

THESE MAKERS' END GNES SECURED THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE FRANOO. | BRITISH EXHIBITION. KINĖS, LONDONG AND AT THE EDWINNIPED – EXHIBI- DESKTOPRESENTI SAARE KONET GANA

HORNSBY OIL ENGINES.

an elaborately carved triple silver photo perninnant sofulness of the Board, though one or two of the patients wore af russels engaged down south have been one bat purest quality, full streng Awarded the £1,000 Prixo oJored by the War Ofigs for the Bait Military Tractor

frame with suitable inscription."

In reply-Mr. Shaoff thanked both the President and the members for their kind presente and wished the Club a long and prosperous life. After enjoying musia the gathering dispersed.

KOWLOON RAILWAY

RECEIPTS.

really gentleinen, what next! But after little frightened

all we wart so many things so badly On an examination of the premises being in this Colony just now, that a few tined nullaits as a suggested permanent memorial nude, it was found that the dome of the of the Cormation any as well go down on Hospital hand been struck by lightning with the list for most nasurally they won't be the result that some of the masonry wis missed when wil the talking is over. And i inment memorial L after all there isn't going to be any per-dislodged, but the damage was not serious

and is now being repaired. ...___

I didn't notice that the recent visit of the Sanitary Board to the local brewery "cross the water was enteret, on the official minutes. Surely that was an uninten A statement of approxininte traffic on fal onlion, for I believe the British section of the Kowloon-Cantonmenibers who attended tint jaunt of pection thoroughly enjoyed themselves and came away refreshed in ruind and body.

Railway published in the Gazette shows that since the opening a sum of $74 183,00

has boon received in goods freight and passenger tares. Of this total $69,715,82 is from the latter source and the balance of 814,867,27 from the former. Altogether

its inauguration..

Tomorrow will be Easter Sundhy, and all the youth and beauty of this fair colony will be armaged in glorious attire such as even olan never dreamed of-and the I understand, that there shall be no hobble sensible Indies of Hongkong have decreed, 160,330 passengers baxo used the line since shirt or even harem travesty. 1 herefore no one will be able to sing with George During the mouth and March-tr Gruith

passengers booked, yielding $11,623.71 in fares, while goods 'traffic brought in. 83,840.97, the total for the month therefore boing $15, 164,08

27,407

GOOD FRIDAY AT THE CATHEDRAL,

Harent-seareni,

When we wear 'em.

pn't they make a fuss?

The boss who hit on the harem skut

Was just the boun pla

Oh, Safe, come and show me

How to give 'em bess

When we go out in par Harem-item trouserines.

The other day I believe a magpie swoop- Valley and carried it back for some distance. ed down on a golf ball in the Happy But one witty, menler of the Club remarked on hearing the story, the fent respecting bird which I believe the Hong- was not so very wonderful, any sell. kong variety of ungpic is not-would have jully well gone on to the next gran and dropped the inll into the hole.

*

offering Ervely,EN

Saigon, Singapore :-Hás: had two char

together with £180 BONUS for crusading the requlroments or the conditioni by 15 Por Cent

drugs and chemicals. Our Double. ters, the mito sorking out at 18/16 cents check system protects you against-PILE DRIVERS AND HOISTING ENGINES per picul respectively.

made by the LIDGERWOOD MANFG," Co.

EXPANDED METAL

Saigon/Java: No transactions have been errore reported, neither from Java to this.

Bangkok/Hongkong:-Carga is offering more freely of late giying regular liners sullicient employment,

Coolie. Trado-German-

Germannia

has been taken up for another trip Amoy to Singapore, obtaining a rate as high as $20 per hand,

DEATH OF DR MACOSTRICH

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Dr MacOstrich witch took place on the s.8. Heng Wan I, on the voyage from Singapore to Hongkong.

Newchwang to Canton, no fixtures hare Deceased graduated with distinction at taken place during the interval. Eigh

FOR REINFORCED

CONCRETE PLASTER-WORK, &c.

WATKINS, Ltd. Prices, Stock List, and all particulars on application.

CHEMYSTS.

HONGKONG.

Belfast University, Ireland, and was-ex. prices at Newchung and 's bad market 31, Queen's Road Central, ceedingly clever in his profession so that locally have made further businms impos his death at the very early age of thistyable, whereas a large amount of produce is years was votimely. Ever courteous and being shipped to Japanese parts and ETEN

2

DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

posting till the chirmteristics which By Swaton. After this first pressing. Jesanud VICTORIA SKATING RINK, to make up a gentleman the late Dr. filled, prices may beecnie cheaper, Macthstrich was well liked and had a best-rendering business more feasible for our of friends in the Far East who will mourn market. his loss. Detensed, was formerly in the cmmigrant ships telling to Mexico and with more deard for tonnage :-Fixtures Cont freights from Japan hayo ruled firm has been back ward and forward to this port

of the world for about eight years. He was the doctor on the se. Hong Wan I and his body was buried at son a day or two before reaching port.

Decensed cause of a good family and his relatives are in Ireland.

SPORTING.

Interport Tennis.

A GRAND FESTIVAL

Opposite the Central Market

will be held on EASTER SUNDAY, R B p.mi

COMPETITION.

Quotations for any description of Lachinery or Engineering Plaut on application to

DODWELL & Co., Id, MACHINERY DEPT.

PINE

OREGON

LUMBER.

LARGE STOCK OF ALL SIZES ON HAND.

The British Wood

rvati

ANTHROL"

Destroys WHITE, ANTS and prevents decay,

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.

reported :-Moji Hongkong 82 10/82.20/ SEALING (PACKING RIBOSS AND RINGS) JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO.,

$2.00, Miike/Hongny 93.50, Fest Courbet Canton $2.50, Port Courbet/watow 32 40 and Sebattik. Zamboanga, Private tort..

Timecharter-Enquiries emanating from the North have resulted in two fresh fixtures at good mtes.

YARN AND COTTON."

Messrs Polishyalla and Kotwall, Cotton and Yain "Brokers, in their fortnightly circular any i-

The Company will supply 24 Ribbons of which 12 will be for Gentlemen and 12 for Ladies. Two Prizes will be presented to the two competitors who obtain the greatest: number of Ribbons,” Entrance C0 cents with option to Skate.

Hougkong, November 29, 1910.

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THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, C. KAMMING & CO., LD

Following unnt custon, Good Friday olsurved at St. John's Cathedral by the renduring of sains of the principal numbers from The Messiah." The choir was augmented by some 30 additional voices, so that the full chores comprisini about 70 vocalista. There was a crowded congre!

CLUB DE RECARIO ». TENNIS_HARMONICA, Since our Inst report on the ist instant gation, including: His Excellency the Which reminds me that King Manoul, The Club de Recreio, Kowloon's repre- by 5.5 Devara, the interval has passed Governor and Lady Lugard, and the who is struggling with the “we su

ou the Richmond golf links, and has not statives, are visitors to Macao this week very quietly,

Owing to the commencement of Festival | CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, Days of the Chinese third month, the buyers, as usual, have left for their cours- tries, henco fresh bargains as well as clar. haces are very fuw and only a limited nusaber of about1,200 bales are put through, and these too were for urgent a country orders.

IN

Ba''

Henry

To him this

A

Dr RODGERS AT THE R.E.

THEATRE.

There is little inquiry for 20 gare, while

MANAGER CHENG KAM MING

ate.

(late Head Dispenser, Government Cívi

...Hospital). PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY

PURE DRUGS,

DISPENSED.

PATENT MEDICINES, PRICES MODERATE 62a, Queen's Road Contral Hongkong, February 9, 1911.

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED,"

191

plendid manner in which the Inspiring yet runcled the inngunge stage." is the end when the return match with tho usic was sugges deep satisfaction to intext recruit to the ranks of Royal players Tennis Harmonica team will take place, all present. Mr Denian Filler, F.R.C.O., of the ancient game, one of the first of commencing, this afternoon. To-night a

whom was James 1's eldest son was at the organ, and in addition to sup. Of Prince Henry an amusing story is tuld restption will be held at the Macao Club. plying the accompaniments for the omborio in the Harleian manuscripts. One day the items he played the Good Friday musié Prince, raising his golf club to strike the from Waguer's Parsifal with great feeling, dangerously near, on the head. "Beware,

bill, nearly hit his tutor, who was standing The choral werk was altogether pini-o- cried an onlooker, "thut you hit nat worthy, the tone being excellent and the retorted, Had I done so, I ind but paid

Master Newton!"

The prices have ruled weak and the Whereupon Henry

On Thursday urening Dr Rodgers gave a aforesaid small sales are effected at a expression all that could be desired. Mrs Jydebts." The second Charles played many lecture at the above theatre on The New decline of 81 to H. E. Guldsmith sung the untiful game of golf on the famous Leith Links Science Colonel St John, R.E. presided.

did his brother, the Duke of York, when. air "He shall food His flock" with good residing at Holyrood, having for pastaur in Tlie sudience was not large.

tho remaining counts are mostly neglected. taste, though she was apparently a trifle one historic mnich, John Pater, a poor The Chairman in a few words introduced In all lines of piece goods the demand in nervous; Bin J. H. Kew was not up to shoemaker, William 1 was a poor the speaker, who at once addressed him consuming countries is abnormally poor, her best form in "Come unto Him ; Mes golfer, but enthusinatic. Y.L, Perkins sang "He was despised" in Royal and Ancient Club of St. Andrew'self-terlig task. The New Science was the while the stocks a very henry, which splendid voice; Mr E. Watts gave the the game.

owen its grill medal, the blac ribbon" of zience of humanity. Human beings were have relatifely affected our yara market recitative Thy rebeke hath broken

related to organized life on this planet, both and under the present depressed circum His heart" and the air Behold and see" Out here in Hongkong we are already intelligent and non-intelligent. To-day stances, we do not expect any improvement with grest success, Mr. T Matin talking about our bathing preparations. In men were trying to understand this and to in the near futur. F

householder's idens at prosent are running rive, sunte seientific Axplanation of the 27,000 hales Bold but undelivered in thr Chillier clientes, however, the avenge arrange the facts noted so as to be able to

Total sales 1,200 bales. Unsold stocks on his garden, is the funny in the

↑ and loss account is #180,514.38 ; after dey Withington Herald reminds us is the facts which would assist us to understand soday and to arrive 24,000 bale ducting director fees (33600) there remains) following fashion

this relationship,, and what duljes, are Local Mill --Have done nothing during implied thereby, one and all of the com- this interval

um of 8180,514.36 available for appro munity-But the speaker went on to ask Astivala Tho mail steamer Asyariatiup,cand your Directors recomend whether or not we are conscious of any human from Calcutta have brought in a dividend of 12 per cent say 81.50 per Sestra scamer bcliis from Mambay, and that this be disposed of as fyllnika: To pay relationship to life, higher than what wo3,400 bales for Hongkong, and 5,400 bales share on 20,000 shares, 472,000,00; to pay n cond see with our physical eyes. He for Shanghai. Shipments from Hongkong honds of 1 per centsy 10 cents per maintained that most hien were. Loto Shanghai, and coast ports, &c, amount share on 60,000 simres, $6000; to write off then showed that water coold nut rise to about 200 balus

plant account for depreciation $31,603.34; higher that the reservoir, by which

revented a good voice in the air; "But thou didst not leave"; Mr.R." White sang The trumpet shall sound" in his very hunt style; Mr H. T. Best gave the recitative, Then shall be brought to pasa" and Me T Bent xnd Me C.........

It was the busy hour of 4...... When front city hardware store

Higginbothan were asociated in the duet lerna who bore

40 death! where is thy sting.?"

The Rev. F. T. Johnson conducted the service and the Rev. A. B. Thornhill intoned the prayers. At the close a collec. tion was taken on behalf of the Cathodi Organ Fund.

EASTER OFFERINGS.

1

From thence mer hero promptly weat Into nec establishment

And for these things his money spent:"

1 peck of belby

I jub lot of ahraim,

1 quart of assorted secils.

He has a garden under way

And if he's fairly lucky, any,

Hell are about the lot of May

1 squash vine,

1 ugy plant, 1 radišta..

Shanghai-Reporta from Shanghai show

"

a fountain might bu fed.." He-nish insisted 16 very drooping stató, of market, and n. that, as far as was known, inanimate and mind business in a few known chops at an-organic matter was incapable of pro-dight decline. ducing fe. It was not that those statements Jess Yam-Only 200 bales of 20 were new, but the speaker illustrated them and during the interval at 8176 to 183. Raw Cotton-Bengal is only 37 bales in "with skill, and elaborated them with care. stock and be husness has been transacted He led up to the position that there since a long time past, pominal quotations furen outside visible life which he called are 834 to 23.

"A few weeks ago the Binhop of the Dioceso aired the following letter to the various English and Chinese Chreben under his jurisdiction. In the Chinese Hero is a story told by Colonel Frank Laing given to the Chinese Fastery but in occurs in Sir William Butler's Autobur another increment," known and admit- Chinois. Have met buyer for very Churches the collections on Easter Day are Rhodes, of his brother, Cocil Rhodes. It

graphy just published:"My truthur is tud by many scivatif men, even in the pall lot of 70 bales 10: balance a strange... We were young chat development of spesies in ordinary Life, (mall) bales; present, ratos 3 to 41. together, and there wasn't too much money

the English Churches special collections are to bohuide for the upkeep of the Churches

While I am thankful for the inay gmerous contributiun girou to our Chur shes and to the support of the clergy, 1 dears to commend to the varios Church Bedias and Vustries a custom thatoitained

in the early centuries of the Christian Fra

or too niany things amongst us. "One day By careful worlea of steps he developed.

Coil nie i kod ma to let him have the position, tlust no we are pomonal, one of my shirts, na he wanted to go to an evening party in Londen. Well, I wanted therefore this other-power must be

་ ་ ་ ་

the start myself tint evening, and I toll personal, na we are volitional so" must this

THE BIJOU,

A capital antred programude was pressut

him he couldn't have it. He wid nothing, other power be, and as we sa vad at the Bife Beenie Theatre on Friday but I know he didn't like Icing a clumcu, this wer must be capable of loving night when there was a very large attend so I watched him. I saw hindi off to the and has been revived in, I believe, trery in He had neither the shut on in. This other Power Gulle God, his anco, The Life and Passion of Christ was not had to beg a hange with him, but God, in whom he was compelled to believe, given in caution of srcallent pictures which

duces in England, namely, that of devot

Lay the Easter Day offertories as a special

git co the Fator in charge of the can

I thought that I'd go to the drawer, and by all the teachings of science, and by all wore greatly Appreciated. A god pro just make sure of my slits. It was gone the Emitations of science ne at present gmmme is als billed for tonight when Cecil came back that night. Well, Cecil kregation. I quite recognise that the end, you won over that shirt of know Such in brief was the outing of number of afciatus will appear li conditions in England are different. but I sell me how you did it for the address, and those who fallowed the sladl be grateful if you will kindly bring wasn't on you when you left here, and you speaker felt that his position wavy the matter before the vestry you rapturons had no parcel with you: What did you do topable one, and one which, al things with (67)-Ho-ahuckled a little, and sid, and sale them to confler for their I put it on under the aid on buing considered, was the most natis Ficcumstances supit of the operation of Now, that's Cecil,"

Me factory, explanation of the world of matter BAMBLER of mind, and of soul,

BETTER THAN A PLASTER

The following report of the board of directors will be presented to the twenty- Mecond ordinary yearly meeting of since holders, to be dield at the company's offices,

St. George's building, at noon na Tuesday,

26th April The balazile at credit of profit

to write off property account for deprecia tien 0,722.30: to pay s bonus to staff 24,123.04; to carry forward to next accant 816.045.58-8188,014.38.2 --

Bir H. N. Mody resigned his act on the board and Sir 77, P. Clintar, C. M. G., was appointed to fill the vacancy. This appointment requires the confirmation of shareholders. In accordance with the

Articles of Association Mears G. H Modhurst and JW. C. Ronna retire, but, being eligible, ofer themselves for to

5

Election,

The scenunts lusye boon audited by Momsry W. Hutton Putia in R. C.. Edwards, the latter in the absence of Me J, Cox Edwards. Mesar Hutton Potty and RC. Edwards offer themselves

for re-election,

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