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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. 11.90a.m.-E.K. Länd

Meeting..

ad Reclamation Co,

11.45&m-West Point Building Co.

Meeting.

Noon-Land Investment Co. Mesting.

General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, January 7 -

German Emperor's birthday (1859),

Practice at Custom Pay

tre Royal, City Hall.

SUNDAY, January 28:-

-Excursion to Macad. MONDAY, February 6-

Noon-Kowloon Land & Building Co.'s'

Meeting.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Reserve, Folice, and Private Firma And they have agreed upon the follow- ing main principles

(1) To ask Navy, Army, and Private Firms to provide launches free.

(3) To hold the meeting simultane nasly at King's Park and Stonecutter riffe ranges.

(S) Tlist in order to guarantee the working expenses of the meeting a pro rata annual subscription should be asked for from the Navy, Army, Volunteers, Private Rile Clubs and individual members.

(4) That the number of entrance fees should regulate the number and amount of prize money, which should for preference consist of numerous small prizes rather than a few large

ones.

NEWS OF THE DAY, Bishop Bannister bas kindly code ted St. Stephen's College on February 1. it 11 to dine ibute the prizes in connection with

cover an area of 50,000, and two and The sight farine districts in Chion

Hongkong has already contributed $70,000 a baif million people are facing starvation towards the relief funds.

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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH,

KOWLOONAR

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Annual Vestry Meeting.

with St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, last at the annual vestry mecting in connection There was a vory gratifying attendance

Spink) presided. evening. The Chaplain (the Rav. H. O.

PENANCES.

making 48 per cent, And the Bukit Rajah zed depart.

The Anglo-Mainy Rubber Co. announces treasurer's statement, which showed a credit Mr H. F. Campbell prosented the a third interim dividend of 15 per cont,blance of $68.00, in addition to 8400 on Rubber Co, pany a second interim of 25

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912

LADY LUGARD.

had a good night.

Her Axcellancy Lady Lugard has aga

Jordan at 10.30 a'clock this marning

The following bulletin was issued by

capable of alterations, amendments and in provements. In certain respects, the doed na not canonica). There were a clauses which were not in accordance with the pressed in the Colony at the coati

A general feeling of satisfaction

of England all offertories at CornsanionHer Excolloney Lady Lugant is s time. Acording to the law of the Church but they hoped to alter them in course of canonical hews of the Church of England, The ballatin haued at 7.30 last

improvement in Lady Logard's ka

Service were to be disposed of at the well- road

discretion ofthe Vient, Rector or Chaplain,

I no respect, according to the law of the tion of all collections at other services. while the churchwarders bad the disposi

Church of England, were finances in the The Chairman, commenting out

hands of the vestry. At the same time he did not think that any reasonable person statement, said there was, alight decrease would question the advisabilug, in certain rendered by the Apcar steamer Japan tot due to a decrease in seat-bulders; in churches in the colonics. Hore they were

•Remuneration for the salvage services in the receipts from sittings, be that was casos, of making special regulations for the the Hon Liner Beoglos in towing her into present time than ever before in the room for certain differences. The trust- Songkong last autumn has been settled by history of the Church, but unfortunately deed was by no means perfect and he did gross discussed a number of scientific pape fack, maro sents were rented at the disestablished and, therefore, there was mutual agreement between the two com- one or two people had left for Home not suppose that any trust deed was.

THE MEDICAL CONGRESS. panies, the Japan receiving £4,000 for her and forgotten to pay their seat rents.

Yesterday and today the Medical Cor There was also a considerable decrease in there were points which could be rectified Irwin, P.M.O., and officers of the Mr Frost aid if the Chaplain admitted of the proceedings last evening Lieut. Cal on various subjects, and after the conclusias the amount under the heading of donations, about the dead, now was the time to do it RAM.C., were at home to members of The Chairman said they could not alter the medical profession attanding the Con-

per cont., making 5 per centr

•

services.

A girl of oightown has eloped with a Lloyd steamer bound for the East, Bays a

the

operation and satisfactory progress on Tho faver his quito subalded since th tinues in all respects.

Evening bulletins will be disso tinued."

man and taken pass go in a Rotterdam and though it might sound Irish to say: 1 pha whola,of the' clauses without gringgrene, at the Military Hospital

(5) That the meeting should start on Sanday, March 10th, and finish if possible on Saturday, March 16th.

(6) That the name of the Association telegram from the Hague to Jars papers, be changed from China United Ser-er parents have telegraped to the author vices Rifle Association to South China ities requesting them to send her inck as Rifle Association.

she is under age.

(7) That there should be Ladies competitions and also three revolver competit ous to suit various weapons. should be confined to Europeans and (8) That teams sent in by-Firms Americans

This is a very practical platform upon which to build a substantial rifle meeting, and we have little doubt that providing all-con

years, was picked up sear the Refuse The body of a male, aged about 28 Depot, Yeamati, on Tuesday. Donth wan

also picked up on the foreshore at Taikok. parsly due to mail.pe. The body of a female child, gyd about six months 3 tani. Dunth was due to satural causes,

A small fira is reported from Kowloon Was, states that he was loop in his City A hawker, living at No. 33, Ngu Shị

of which is unknown. The whole of the mat-hed when s ro brak out, "the origin matshed and its belongings were distroyed. to officers who are encamped at Customs In the matshed wore two bicycles belonging Pass. The total damage is estimated a

$300.

that was very satisfactory, boause for

between a team, of local

Sir Paul

several years there had been guarantors, to sufficient notice. A little while ago bu the Church who always held themselves showed the deed to the Bishop and he being curried through-to-day. Ab Deeg resposible to see there was no cabicid that in certain respects some improve. Water Bay a golf match is being played balance, and hat year somo.-8400 or 8500 ment might be made, but ho did nad think i roim of visitors to the Practitioners scd's A big programme on the social aide is was given by these guarantors, while this it desirable to make any other alterations Chatar is receiving a party at his residence, met by offertories and paw rents. So it tion submitted be adopted, and this was 9.15 p.m. the President and Mrs Atkinson year there was no need to call upon them, at prosent. for all the expenses of the Church wero

Mr R. Peckham moved that the alteration of prestain will be viewed and at : Marble Hall, when his magnificent colles was highly satisfactory to feal think the 1911 at all. Referring to a vots of 8100 guarantors had not been called up in

are to be at home to members of the Congrass, n. Kingsclere. to the Boys' Brigade, the Chairman maid $80 of that had been returned to the Church.

The financial statement was then adopted.

agreed to

atention was made to the deed, to the sconded by

On the motion of Mt Packhamm effect that in all paragraphs relating to Mr. Douglas, fur hér the copstimation of the vestry and the be removed, and the words "srat holders, general meeting the word "subscribers" And subscribers of not less than $10" subscribers and regular members of the congregation" be substituted.

year's labour, said it had born a year of A TRAX OF PRODREM

sady progress. The congregation was

The Chairman, referring to the past.

wars well let, the number of communicants "orded the previous total very consider barger than this time last year, the seats

thly and in all the grass Festivals the bumber of those who came to Communion

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

THE GOVERNMENT VERSUS

TRAMWAY CO. "ACTION.

Chief Jastica (Sir Francis Piggott) read a 1.20 p.m.-Volunteers fall in for Gonnected with the Association work p.m. Variaty Entertainment at Thes- together with cordial unanimity sne.

of nine members of the Vestry, and the theolony from the Hongkong Electria In the Supreme Court this morning the cess should crown their labours. It

lengthy judgment in the special case in

Chater. "ewers. T. Hunter, R. Packham, for injury alleged to have been caused to Balloting then took place for the election claimed on behalf of the Government a

which the Attorney General of Hongkong is needless to expatiate at this time

Firhler, Crows ber Smith and J.P. Douglas, deferante electric tramway following were declared elected Sir Paul Campany, Lia, theum of 8-40.000 damages of day upon the manifold advantages |

HF. Campbell, Platt, Claxton. B. the Government by the working of the of having a large body of expert rifle- |

Me Packham was alected people's war men in our midst. Lord ROBERTS load d trucks continuas ad on Tuesday a

The danger in connection with over was largely in excess of the previous year.adesmen Mesars JJ Rohn Faster (instructed by Me Holborrow) den and Me Claxton appointed Vicar's Potter (in tructed by Me F. B. L. Bowley) has spoken and written on the subject, near the junction of Wing Lok was not well attended, but they had now pressed the

Mr W. Slade, K. C., and Mr Eldon serious accidunt took place in Dew You deplere' the fact that the Sunday School Hamilton was appointed auditor. Beforo! More than that last year they had to Drude. Fentiman and Ingles, MrG. N. M.

warden while the following wer cheen appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr G.. to such an extent during the past few Street. A track was being pushed along very satisfactory Sunday School-in fact, Spink for his vices during the year announcing his decision because of a point years that few people who take anywhen it knocked down a little girl whose there was not the slightest doubt it was the referring to the enormous amount of work raised as whether or not induction had in

was for the defendants, interest at all in matters outside their leg was severely injured. She was picked largest in the Colony. There were 86 names the put in on behalf of St. Andrew's and fact caused injury to the Government's expressed the thanks of the Church to Mr Company, but he refrained from specifically

concluded Bir Claxton

The views expressed by his Lordship own personal wants and dislikes rust and taken to the hospital. There were the bunka and the average attendance was the Church to its present position.

were generally favourable to the Tramway be familar with his argumenta We the tiras of the accident.

no less than 25 bag of rice on the track at over 70. That was clue for great "onccur.

the extraordinary way he had worked up telephone lines, trust that Hongkong will rise to the level of its opportunities, now that the roco tion at the Victoria Theatre on Tues/his own behalf and on behalf of the inem bers agement All these things taken together madethem ok forward to the Now Yonsfvery Miss Ruby Williams-had a great hopefully. He took that opportunity on

SUNDAY, February 18:-

Chinese New Year Day. MONDAY, February 19:--

Public Holiday,

TUESDAY, February 20-

Duchess of Fife'a (Princess Royal) birth-

day (1867),

Hongkong Races: First Day.

THURSDAY, Fobruary 20

Hongkong Races-Scend Day, FRIDAY, February 23:--

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Hongkong Races:-Third Day.

LIMITED.

Wengkonz, April 18, 1907

Powell's

CLOSING DAYS

OF.

Annual Cash Sale

SATURDAY, February 24-

Boagkong Racos-Off Day.

The China Mail

HOKOKOND, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912

RIFLE-SHOOTING.

For some years past rifle-shooting has not occupied the place it once did

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

Bir Indo frminded his Lordship the the agreed basis of the claim was on the Asumption that induation had affected the telephone wire. That was the whole basis on which the

Mr Alsaster said it was not admitted

he special case rested.

point was that, supposing they had the Company were not liable.

Ten hawkers were ned 82 esch for the wires were affected, ty induction; the

new Rifle Association has been def day. night when she had to oblige wish of the congregation of expressing their obstruction in Queen's Road West.

finitely launched, and that ere long we shall see something of the spirit of former years pervading the ranks of those who take pleasure in competing on the rifle range. Perhaps, too, we can hope before long to win back the Interport Shooting Trophy, now held by Singapore; or if that is not possible this year, at any rate improve con- siderably on the position which we held in the last competition.

Automo.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

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snoris. Te-Dixht the Lyall Sisters will indebtedness to the members of the Vestry make their dobot Friday night is given and the other Church officials for the work orer for the bonant of Miss Lynda Davies, they had done during the year: Ha would give, sections. by kind permission of excellent churchwardener Lewis and when the band of the K. Q. Y. L. I. particularly like to mention their two lonel Hamilton and offers. The mis Mr Packham--for their valued services. trol troups of H. M. S. Metha wil Referring to the former, the Chairman mid appear. The programing is a monster deepast interest in Me Loxle life.

otside his family the Church was the

one,

(in the motion of Mr T. Hunter, seconded

as accorded the choir and organist.

ALTERATION OF TRUFT

at No. 29, Stanley Street, on Tuesday night. Sixteen men were arrested.

Inspector Watt sxecuted a gambling raid

A man was committed for trial in con- nection with the armed robbery at Tuen Lang, village, near Kowloon City, a few days ago.

Two men were charged with obtaining

Western Market by false pretences and the case was remanded.

Straits Settlements. on March 10, 1911,

The results of the censos taken in the by Mr. Crowther Smith, a vote of thanks 150 from a poultry dealer in the new have just been issard in the form of a blue-bok, says the Straits Times. It in one of the most interesting of statistical tha dood of trust then came up, the The question of the alteration of compilations and is more complete than Chairman moving that in the para

prosecuted two men in connection with the Chief Detective Inspector A. Collot

any previous census report. It shows that graph relative to the Church. Vestry murder of Sze To Shi at Shaukiwan

ng

beau,

wires were affected by intruction or other the Court had to decide was that if the Mr Slade remarked that the question

the forms antisipated that point being raised. He would have to look into it.

His Lordship mid he lund

judgment, open, becsuss he purposely left

wise, could the Government recover

Mr Alabaster then moved for judgment nasider the po ne raised. for the defendants, but his Lordship intimated that he would first have ta

BIG OIL STEAMER'S FATE.

Completely Destroyed by Fire at Sea

Asiatic Petroleum Co., states that thre

3.714 persons on the military lists, EuroHe said the immers of the dead evidently this morning. the total resident population (minding the word "deron" be altered to "nine." The cue was remanded at the Magistancy A telegram received in Singapore by the females in addition to that a floating that alterations could be made, but only acIrving at the Magistracy, this morning, 00betwean Colombo and Aden. The crow airting of 487,374 males and 246,805 which was perfect and so they provided pans and others) was 714,000 souls, con- felt that nobody could draw up a deer population of 8,000 persons 7,874 male and the annual general meeting of seat-bulders charge of being in unlawful po-ssion of has been awred, but by what means is not tac square milé, a giant 363 ten year umber of the Vestry and would be

Four man appeared before Mr E A. Auglo-Saxon Oil Co.'s steamer Spondilus The density of the population was 440 to pewed would make a slight increase in the tenced to furteen days' imprisonment; 32 faronie) was enumerated on board ships. And subscribers. The alteration pro, quantity of rice. Two defendants were

has been completely destroyed by fire ago. This means that the pup lation had increased by 150,817 since 1901, a ratio of 26.8 per cent.

& distinct advantage. The ordinary number

wasten and it not infrequently happened

one was fined 810 and the other 85.

in the life of Hongkong Like Voluh-half a dozen striking Chinese calendars.

The Standard Oil Company send us teering it seems to have entered upon a decline about the same time and as from England. Ho is to strive in the Shanghai in engaging a golf professional a result we have suffered in prestige as well as in other things. The fine | - enthusiasm which animated the old Baby Emporer is attending lectures daily According to the Feking Jih Pao, the Easter meetings passed d away as the from Peking and is now in Johol.

other papers say that has a smuggled men who took part in them grew older,

mentioned. and unfortunately whien many of these

Clarke, trafle superintendent of the Kow-inland by the 3rd inst: for: Europe and no Although fortunately no lives have been loat the intrinsic value of the ship and ber dropped out, there proved to be none city of Shanghai: The unsightly meat is Pt into Weiheiweion January third with inre quorum. They had borer failed to morning, with stealing $200 and a silver largest oilships affout and was a magoilicens

cargo is enormous. She among the younger generation to take

A houseboy from the residence of Bir loaded at

8,0 tons of bearins in bulk-which the Ind on board FURTHER REDUCTIONS.rife-shooting is one of the finest N.D.L. stramer Borneo, died at ses,

The Japanese staamer Shikoku Maru Occasionally they were redgood even to a Mr E. A. Irving, at the Mazistrary this came by cable.

that one of the number was away and fom-Canton Railway, was charged before word of her had been received fu their place. It was a great pity, for

Puin Samboo. Sho left that ber cargo, which consisted largely of secure a querem, but he felt when they watch. Altogether 878 was recovered property. Built in 1003 at Wes Hartlepool Friedrich Emde, chief officer of the in for saistance while on a voyage from hardly represented the opinion of a district Mr Elson Defendant was arrested by Bar 10,810. The il storage accommodation matches, on fire. The vessel, which put were reduced to three or four the number in addition to the watch, which balanged to tonnage was 7,201 and her deadweight until the fateful tidings of her destructi recreatiohs a man; can-pursue in his harween Kudab and Sindakan, on Decem machinery while steaming in a seaway on was at present. If the allerstims were gent Ford in a tailor's shop where he was consisted of seven main tanks and O The vessel was one of the Icisure moments, while it also has the The cause of death was peritonitis. January 1, and falling off into the reapproved the cutral of church affairs

Kobe to Dalny. had an accident to her which was growing in the way recommendation

the was still a young vessel. Her gross not being too expensive. There will be many in National Coronation Bonfire Committee at were imitened down and water played Mr F, Drude seconded the alteration.

Canon Hewasley at a menting of the have ignited the matches. The batches would be a healthý sign, the Colony, we imagine who will

of the go, the barvy rolling is supposed to would rest. on more shoulders, and that the Flouse of Commons cald there were through bolos in the deck until her arrival Mr B. L. Frost stated, that some, two 1. Coronation bonfires in England

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Coolies have alrondy commenced to pall down the wall surrounding the native also to le filled in.

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aking purchases in preparation for his departure for Canton. Defendant was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. ARE YOU A MAN I

at Wolbeiwi, when fire pasties under them the ago, when discussing Church mat-o a

smaller tanks.

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DEPARTMENTS. gladly welcome, the proposali put (Devonshire, with 276, haring more than superintendance of the harbour master ters, Mr. Spink told the treasurer and hit your waistcoat pocket. They dispel number of claims for life saving as does

Inspection Invited.

forward by Colond ROWLANDSON, of the 126th Beluchistan Infantry, who has accepted the Presidency of what

any other county), 516 in Scotland, 160 in Ireland, and 68 in Wales.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

Um. Jowell, Id. pears under a new and more engaging any other salp, or of feibergs, or land, the arrived in the Colney to-day from the know if Mr Spiak: who it the sing opinion

VICTORIA THEATRE.

DES VEUX BOAD CENTRAL. -5.18 1.m. to 5.45 PM, AND

9.18 .. to 11.15-

GREAT WEEK OF VAUDEVILLE INSTANTANEOUS POPULARITY OF Miss RUBY WILLIAMS.

TO-NIGHT A

TO NIGHT

Beaur of mus. PAKOUR LYALL FISTERS, THURSELY—* A DEAD MAN'S UHTID,” Look out for the Hamed of Miss LYNDA DAVIES. Jaunkry sa, a

KOYLI BAND AND H.M.S. MERLIN MINSTREL TROUPE" WILL APPEAR.

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succeeded in oatinguishing the firmes on himself, that the trust deel, was not worth Liver, eure Hiliousness. As gentle shen needed is worth many tinias its cost a tale of PINKLETS will nicely physician can subebsatiate such largo was formerly the China United Ser. University, Montreal, announces that he

the following day. The damage in the paper it was printed on, and when he Nature, 60 cents of Chemists and post-It-sexy be given to a child as well no to 10 Profesor Barnes, of the McGill

estimated at 925,000.24

Constipation, aid Digestion, regulate the this remedy A battle of it in the home vices Rifle Association but now op-bas invented instruments for automatically

Me Frust) mentioned thist, exidering Free Tha Dr Woms Medicine Co., adult as it contains no prootic For sale recording on board a ship the proximity of Son Mi, ulder brother of Sen Yat Sen called for that purpose: Ho would like to the church had been opens for several years

84 C, Schuen Road, Shanghai title and will be known henceforth as tapes that by the use of these instrdimeurs North after a slaget stay at Nanking. He still if so, why had the meeting to be

now, it was nearly time the deed was made

by all Chemists and: Sterekeepers, the South China Rifle Association, the risk of cullisions and wracks will be has proceeded to blamo

valid, Mr Spink said a mecting was to be With a view to reviving intercat in minimised. rifle-shooting and affording every en- The Nippon Yusen Kaisha na inath Joss Bode Bater that Mr water efiould be setled at once, apiter couragement for its spread in the course of constriction six large stormers i

called F. Did, Mr Spink infer that by Colony, Colonel RoWLANDSON-glace, the vessels on the European Her condition was serious

A telegram from the Hague dared frd decument would be made valid / The alfaring those two points in the deed the gests increasing the number of prizes in North American and Shanghai Lines, which

dams Currie is laid up with appendicitis. was only a faros calling a mocting to alter are to become, disqualified from the

s trust does which was repudiated by the Chaplain; at the same time Mr Spink, in referring to the disposition of Snancen, said

The Chairman

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steamers for the Shanghai Linee bong the King of Siam, de quils a long stay built in Kobe and England, with completion in Ceylon on the homeward journey, v

Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck

in November and May, rumped iroly; two. The denih is reported at Bangkok at. Mr ship for the Europesh Line will each have Noms Masakichi, Japanese Consul Fand

Mr Frost-Any I right or wrong, Mr Campbell 1

displace 6,400 to sch a displacement of 8,000 torus, and two Send Sccretary of Legation. For real that affect sasters for the America Line will year he was Consul in Hongkong, ito he made many friends. He was only 47 years old.

team competitions between private frips, thus stimulating not only local patriotam but promoting a special kind of meritorious rivalry in its purest sense. This is an excellent suggestion and one which should make instant append to a very large class in the com- munity hitherto untouched by the Volunteer movement. A very repro-ONT trife with a been elected, representing the Navy sentative executive committee has and Marines the Army, Volunteers,

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Mr Campbell Something was said to Mir Front amid the tinst dead had born endse of diaropsing ever since the Churab was oponed. Thore waza infaunderstanding as to the Chaplain's position and it was only night for the make of the Ventry fatura Vestries to boje.

ing as to whether, the deed, was

document nr

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