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THE CHINA MAIL.

GERMANY AND THE NEW the French frontiers as they had BLUEJACKET TO CAPTAIN. SHANGHAI TUG AND

BUROPE,

FRONTIER PROBLEMS.

stood in 1792, but, in return for the renunication of any further French pretensions, advanced the northern frontier beyond Saarbrucken and Landau But after the Hundred Days-Napoleon's interruption of the

A REMARKABLE RECORD.

Believed to be the first bluejacket

LIGHTER CO. ‘LD.

ANNUAL GENERÁL MEETING.

The 16th annual general meeting

SLOTHFUL SINGAPORE.

THE LAND OF INDOLENT PEOPLE.

(From Our Own Cortsepondent.)

SSGAPORE, March 4. You seen to be a much more sve

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SDAY, MARCH 12 1019,

HONGKONG GYMKHANA

CLUB.

The First Meeting is fixed for Saturday, April 5, the provisional programme being as under

1-Half Mile race for Subs, of this season that have run and not won an

concerning freedom of the seas and Peace of Paris transferred the for Acting-Captain T. J. S. Lyne has of shareholders of the Shanghai à us f and alert lot in Hongkong than we † Official Race, with allowances.

Subject to the two qualifications / Congress of Vienna-the Second in the Navy to become captain. the meaning "of "restoration," the tresses of Landau and Saarbrucken, been given the substantive rank of Allied Governments have declared and also the fortress of Saarlouis,

terms of peace laid down in the Pre-Lindau, the Saar district has acquired ary, 1918, and the principles of settle-ploitation of its coalfields. Ir no

war service.

Thomas John Spence Lyne entered

2-Gymkhana Stakes, One Mile

3. Class Handicap for all China

4-Bumble Puppy Event. Details

their willingness to make peace with from France to Germany. Whatever Captain. The promotion, announced and Lighter Co,, Ld., was held are in Singapore, though you need.] Prentice presided, and there were that staterent, for we are pertapa the Government of Germany on the may be the strategic importance of in naval appointments, is for special Shanghai on March 4. Mr. John not walk on your heels, because of as before.

out of it Coensinnally, however, wa sident's address to Congress in Janu-an enormous value through the the Navy as a boy, and later qualified also present, Messrs. E, A. G. Mo the slowest thing in Christendom. Ponies. A Cling, Once Round.

as a warrant officer in the gunnery and. H. M.. Tibbey (Directors). W. are roused and we say things: Wo ment enunciated in his subsequent direction have the Germans displayed branch. In the South African War J. N. Dyer (Secretary), T. W. Mitchellay things quite fiercely, and we/to be published later. addresses." That was a pledge pre../ more greed during the war than in the commanded No. 50 torpedo-1 (Assistant Secretary), E. G. Barrett, threaten to do things, and wo oven: armistice with Germany; it distin. French Lorraine with its wealth of the west coast of Cape Colony. His H. G. Myhre, W. A. Carlsen, D. them at times. guishes the armistice with Germany iron ores; their authoritative liter enterprise in bringing the vessel into

appearance, however, the Allies do and Luxemburg, which were hardly not. intend to carry the distinction known in 1871, they are now threa

rank of lieutenant.

Since receiving his commission

between the several drmistices into tened with the loss of the Saar coal. | Captain Lyne did fine work on Chin:/ Chairman sald the peace or even into the negotiation / Doubtless the question is closely ese rivers, being thanked by the Ad-

That something

5.-Class Handicap for all China

“WEATHER REPORT.

March 197. 12% 06-No returna from Japan and Vladivostock. Pre- sure has increased slightly over the southern part of the China Sea, and has decreased slightly to moderately else. here. The anticyclone continues to move cutward.

Hongkong Rainfall for the Sả bener ending at 10 am today,,000 inch. Total since January 1st, 2.19 Inches, against an average of 3.04 inches.

Forecast for the 94 hours ending at 1-Hongkong in Cap Rook. N.E. winds, moderats; fair. on the 19th.

-Formoes Channel. The same as No, I. Ponies.. B Class, Once Round.

1-South cons of Chins between આ 6.--One Mile Race for Subs. of Hongkong and Lamock. The same

No. 1. happens to blow all our good inter-any season, winners penalised.

-out coach of Chinn between ona sky-high, and **the tüfult and

7. One and a Quarter Mile Handi- Fongkong and Haizan. The roa

No. 1. the shouting dies" as once and we cap for all China Ponies.

TELEGRAPH DELAYS

The assistant secretary having sued unconditionally. To all present regt mining deposits be ween Metz commendation for prometión to the read the notice convening the meet | get on with our tennis and our motor.} garia, Turkey, and Austria-Hungary Little wonder if, in addition to the broken gained for him an urgent representing a total of 4,890 shares.

ing, and the auditors' report, the runs and our club chits and our gossip which go to make up the giddy and Gentlemen, The Report and delirious life that is the life of Singa I did think, however, thut for the year ended pore. miralty for his surveying and other Accounts

The heavy pressure of Government of peace. It is their purpose to con- connected with the whole problem clude

world peace, as is implied of the German indemnity, and may work. His, directions for the naviga- December 31, 1918, having been in Singapore bad bean stirred below the in the character of the terms of facilitate its solution. A somewhat tions of several fivery me pancia on your hands for some time, with surface by the Nere-Novara business.

We consider that the less than it affected us here, because of the Commercial Pacific Company's peace laid down" and the principles similar issue may well arise in regard lications. He was promoted com your permission, we will take them That affected you in Hongkong much trafic continues, and the interruption of settlement enunciated by Pre to the Silesian coalfields and the | mander in September 1912. On the result of the year's working is very you had a pronipt official announce cable has added to the congestion on

sident Wilson..

It remains to be seen from what

Polish frontier.

outbreak of war he was appointed to Since it is the fundamental object H.M.S. Ganges at Harwich for special point, the Fence Conference will start of the Peace Conference to establish service. It is for this service that he

national States as the necessary has been made captain. In any case, however, the German foundation of a League of Nations,

No other ranker in the Navy, it is problem will stand out conspicuous- ly in every phase of the coming deli.it will be necessary to face squarely stated, has become a commander on berations and it may be useful to the problem of national minorities, attempt a crude sketch of its main since no mere re-drawing of frontiers the active list. features. Most of them are far more can create entirely homogeneaus, or simple than German diplomacy will naturally and historically cohesive be willing to admit. Germany will State units. It seems extremely pro-

marckian system.

to

as read..

perty.

are

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KOTAL OBSERVATORY" HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REFORT.

MAROR 12, 1910.—5.0.

Station.

Nagasaki Kagoshima Dabitha' Naba

flour.

Sea Level Barometer

satisfactory; the balance at credit oftent that other arrangements were the E E. Cables. They have been 4,355.01 less than that of the pre-passengers. That is why I say that London ordinary telegrams from the Working Account is only Tis. being mids for the disappointed compelled to post from Gibraltar to China, which are new subject to a vious year, and the balance of Profit you are more alert than we more. We have written off Tls.shout. The Governor wired to the on deferred telegrams is proportion-

Vidiostock Ba and Loss Account is Tis. 3,560,82 What we did was to sit down and delay of about ten days. The delay 25,000.00 as depreciation on our pro. Secretary of State, the doctors wired ately greater Five Cable Ships are

Hakodate Our investments (at cost) to Sir Watson Cheyne, and the ladies now in the neighbourhood of the Nomorobe. have been increased from Ts. wired to Mr. Havelock Wilson. And broken cables in European waters, Tokio 36,719.69 to Tis. 127,91157, an inthe averige man you met was fierce the repair of which is still delayed Roch crease of Tis. 91,191.88. The amount ly dignant What he said was by bad weather.

Ishijima Loans and Bonds) is Tis. 97,223,57.shame that Germans should be given

Bonin Island As you will have noticed in the first claim on these vossels when we note on Balance Sheet, the cost is have women and children here who

Hackow approximately Tis. 15,000 in excess hold medical certificates showing

Iohang of the market value at December 31, thus there is urgent need for on in

Klakinng... 1918, but as I told you last year it is mediate change to Europe. Are our

Changshe Shanghai... our intention to keep all gold invest women and children to be allowed delightful dance, last night at the ments until redeemed, we need not to die while the wives of our enemies Naval Theatre. There was a very Gutzlaf .... It makes my blood boil,good programme of dances, which sharp Pk... at present take this into considera- tion. The amount available for dis- What about another one?" He had included, besides the modern dances, Am tribution after having deducted the other one, aral that made his blood several old fashioned ones, such as Swntow

lancers, and quadrilles. amount of interim dividend paid on boil oven ore. August 7 last, is Ts. 147.212.42, which we recommend should be dealt with as follows:

Tis

THE NAVAL QUADRILLE CLUB'S DANCE.

Inl

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

Force.

Weather,

Waibaixei.6.30.20 38.

Tolkoku

Tricht.....

Petty Officer Woodley acted as inst M.C. and was indefatigable in his Kasben efforts to make the evening the Pescadores, success it was Mrs. Titmas was the pianist. The dance was one of the most successful that the Chib has given."

have to face the complete demolition bable that, in the end, there will the cession of territory, it can no of the Bismarckian and post-Bis-Prove to be no real solution without doubt be done by the neutralization of our gold investments (all War something like this: "It's a burning

a certain measure of compulsory of direct rights of way under the migration, at least as a last resort in general guarantee which will assure The real obscurity of the future of cases where option," or the deter the peace itself.

It seems obvious that much of the Germany in Europe lies in the obmination of nationality by free choice

coming settlement will depend upon scurity of the future of Russia. There, promises no final settlement.

The Naval Quadrille Club gave, a As regards German miccrities, the the success or failure of the lineal indeed, is the greatest secret of the next century; impenetrable, immense. Polish and Bohemian problems are descendant at Paris of the "Com destined in time to alterlevery pro the most difficult; the Danish promittee on the Navigation of Rivers blem in East and West, it must over hlem is the least difficult. Palmer which formed part of the Congress of hang all the deliberations and warm ston said that only three persons Vienna, Internationalization of water- all facile statesmanship in Paris. As had ever understood the Schleswig ways is at least as old as the League for Russo-German relations in the Holstein question-the Prince Con-of Natiers ideal. If a League of immediate future, all we can know sort, who was dead, a German Fro-Nations is now established, it is likely is that they will be vastly changed fessor, who was, in a lunatic asylum, to find no more fruitful field of action by the restoration of Poland, by the and himself, who had forgotten the than in the international regulation disruption of Austria-Hungary, by facts. But the delegations at Paris of rivers, canals, and railways

master These questions are among the most Pay a final dividend of attempt an essentially non-German settlemen: need not

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preference Schleswig important factors that will determine of every Slav question which at pre- the subject, for sent arises, and by the termination

the future of Germany in Europe.. of a long period of German economic

Such are the plainest issues. But Pay a final dividend of behind them lies the great question dictation,

whether Germany, whese policy and its failure have led to the present attempt to reconstruct Europe on the basis of the principle of nation- ality, will herself emerge united. There can be no doubt about the ultimate answer if the Allies remain and that a line of true to their own creed, but réaction nationality and sympathy, which a force both inside and outside would also, be a practical frontier, Germany are already showing them can be drawn without any great selves, or rather inspiring sections of difficulty. The future of the Kiel opinion which, in their haste to Canal is a problem entirely separate weaken Germany legitimately, have failed to explore the true sources of from any problem of nationality.

Schleswig has a population of Germany's illegitimate strength.

The unification of Germany might

Holstein question. no longer exists. The method of Bismarck's annexation and Lauenburg-to of Holstein

not to Germany was Prussia, monstrous, and the use made of Kiel was aggressive: But Holstein and Lauenburg are purely German, and it is now as clear as may be that Denmark desires nothing but the redemption of the Danish parts of

For the rest, what will be the out- ward changes in Germany's position? To all appearance we are about to see the end of the system of 1864 1914. The new Germany will control neither Slavs, nor Italians, nor Turks, nor any Balkan people; she will lose her French (1871) and Danish (1864) Schleswig. annexations; she will lose all her hold on Belgium and on Luxemburg, and will find her relations with Hol fand fundamentally changed; she will see the end of her great saval adventure (1898-1900), or her great colonial adventure (1884-1899), of

15,000 of the Danes live north of the

Prussian domination. So

shares

17,500.00,

10% on ordinary, shares 50,000.00 Place to General Reserve.... 50,000.00 Carry forward to New

Account

NEW ENGINEERING AND SHIPBUILDING WORKS.

+4

30.93

30.0

$20.00

20.08 38 04 20

53.00 6398

30.05 "

50.01 81

30.0€ 68

30:05 68

$0.03.83 99.00

Canton 8 30.03.89 Bongbong Gap Rock Macao -- 30.00 64 WachowÞ☎.. Pakboin." Hoiber Paulien Touring ....

* 7a.. 29.95

C. St. James Aparri Dagupsa...

Ligilo

29.06

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28.9

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At a meeting of the directors of hiiglia ten ye the New Engineering and Shipbuil-Legapi ***

Tacloban ding Works, Ltd, at Shanghai, on

Sarigao March 4th, it was decided to apport on the balance at credit of profit and loss account on December 31st. 1918 absz (T521,006.06) as follows

Tls.

99,335.00

Fay a dividend of TL 3 per share of 99,- 335 shares, repre senting 20 per cent Pay a bonus of Is

0.50 per share.... 49,667.50

fusd........ 25,000.00 53,333.38

250,000.00

Place to reserve fund... Place to purchase of

Materials fond Placetal dividend

equalization fund 50,000.00 Donate to was funds. 20,000.00 Carry forward to new

account ***YAL AREAS

33,700.18

TIs. 581,036.06

**

C. W/ JEYYRIES, Chset, daslationi, Hongkong Cheervatory, March 12, 1919. 1. BAROMETER, Toduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundred-ha

• 2. TRETIRATUR, in the shade in de arsen Fahrenheit

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satars- tion, the humidity of air saturated with maistars being 100

DERECTION OF Wnby to two points. 6. F920 OF WED,,ording to Barford Böda.

O GILE OF Wan van b bag sho detached, cloud d drilling rain fog, bail, I lightning, a avergang g gloomy, Passing showers, g equal, r rain, 1 snow

thander, visibility-dew, wet 7. BAIN in inches tenths and dredthe

-HUNGKUNG': ESAISTER

You may say that this is over. sted. Not a bit of it. Alurk what happened. Here was a community stirred to the core a few days ago iyou would have srd) and deter mine that right should be done. Ono paper said that a festering sore would be left-und so on There is no festering tore. Except for those immediately concerned the thing has 30.318.42 hurt no more than a pin prick. The The placing of Ts. 50,000.00 to Nore-Novare scandal died in about a mention it. The newspapers make the General Reserve will bring it up week. The public hes ceased to to Tls. 150,000.

The fleet has been maintained in feeble attempts to keep alive, the usual first-class condition and all though they know that interest has repairs have been charged to Work-gone from it, and one might as well ing Account. The Samson is still in Introduce the Declaration of London the service of the British Government into one's conversation with any hope and we have not yet heard when she of rousing interest. The Secretary of will be returned to us. In connection State wired back what amounted to with the dividend we recommend, a statement of polite interest; the some of our shareholders think we local agent of the P. & O. intimated are keeping too much money in band that the requisitioning of the steam her territorial establishment in the

Fabout 430,000, of whom 160,000 or Far East (1897), and of the fiscal 170,000 are Danes, and all but some have been the most beneficent and that we should distribute more er was not to be cancelled. The domination of Europe by tariff and

achievement of the 19th century. We have carefully considered the public read a reply in the House of commercial treaty which was founded upon the Peace of Frankfurt 1-871 line drawn on the map from west of But by deliberate and calculated matter and in our opinion it is in the Commons to Sir Watson Cheyne. Place to depreciation

Tondern to north of Flensburg. That choice Bismarck accomplished it by best interests of the Company to which was polite to the verge of in- blood and iron." Why? Because work up a large Reserve Fund, as in continence, but which did not helpi And Singapore shrugged and built up by the policy of 1279.

line forms a natural boundary, and its The largest of these changes will proceed naturally and, one may hope, acceptance by Denmark would avoid he was determined to destroy Ger the near future we hope there will matters. inevitably from the very nature of the inclusion of Frisia. If it is held, as man Liberalism, to re-establish, the be a large increase in the trade of its shoulders, Buid Ob, well, or Germany's challenge to the world, may well be the case, that Central whole doctrine of might in Prussia, the port, and consequently additions something like that, and turned to he being able to pay for such additions Mr. Havelock Wilson will do some her complete defeat, the universal Schleswig should be redeemed, the and to unify Germany only under to our feet will be required, and other matters. It still trusts that

natural frontier would apparently demand of mankind for security against any new editions of German run, approximately, from Flensburg wrecked all the Liberal hopes of without borrowing, will add greatly thing. It half hopes that the stu unity that were slowly coming to fruito. the financial position of the Com men on the Novara on the Nore will decline to all on vessels which carry Weltpolitik, and the immensity of the to the coast north of Husum.

The most difficult question con- tion in spite of the failures of 1848. pany.

Directors Mr. Barrett has resign- restitution and reparation which will cerning the future frontiers of Ger- deliberately defied the Prussian Par

ing British women and children. be required of her.

mary is that of the restoration of liament for a number of years, and ed and Mr. Harold Dollar has joined the Germans, to the exclusion of auffer! The main territorial questions Poland; it is also, in many respects, proceeded, by three wars of his own Board His appointment requires That is Singapore all over. It ex- The part making, to throw Austria out of confirmation. Mr. May and myselfects others to do for it what it which directly concern Germany are the most important. four-the French frontier, the Folish hitherto assigned to the Poles in Germany and to force the rest of retire and we offer ourselves for re-shoud do for itself, or, at least, building operations. No toan shall

election. frontier, the Danish frontier, and the Prussian policy is quite clear. Their Germany into his Prussian mould.

Auditors: Messrs. Lowe, Bingham what it should try to do for itself.be granted of an amount exceeding future of German Austria. The oppression was the common tie be. We shall not undo Bismarck's work

Germann vessels in Java ports cannot to be erected. The interest charged Beigian Government has also in tween, Prussia and Russia; the "com-merely by restoring the non-German and Matthews retire, but offer them-Some of u want to know why the two-thirds of the cost of the building There were no questions, and the be brought into service, and we are is to be six per cent, while the secur dicated pretty plainly that it will mon efforts to ward off attempts at territory which he annexed; we shall selves for re-election. claim certain small frontier rectifica- re-establishing the independence of undo it finally only if we remove tions in the neighbourhood of Poland" were, as Prince Bulow has every obstacle to the true unification following resolutions were put to the solely assured that internationality is a first mortgage on the land Malmedy. There are two other put it nakedly in Imperial Cer and liberation of the German nation meeting and carried unanimously complications would result. Well, ith which it, is intended to build, That the Report and Accounts for Heems curious that if we could re- together with all buildings erected or Western questions which concern many," "a bridge on which Russia which it was the life-work of Bis the year 1918, as presented, be acquisition Dutch steamces in British to be erected seroon," And no loan force That is worth exactly Rain... Germany very closely, and in which and Prussia could continue to meet marck to prevent.

ers in Dutch ports, but, of course, years, Could Bismarck attend the Con- cepted. Proposed by the Chairman ports we cannot seize German steam shall be for a longer period than ten Westhas she will strain every nerve to exploit to meet." The destruction of that

That the amount at credit of Profit bigh politics and commonsense do nothing. At the present, cost of divergeat views Luxemburg and bridge is of vital importance for the ference in Paris, that would be hi and seconded by Mr. E. A. G. May, the control of the mouth of the future freedom of Russia as well as object still. He would encourage and Loss, leaving the amount at dis- not always move or the same place. building materials a house conting Scheldt, involving the access to for the freedom of Poland; the the belief that the inclusion of Gerposal of Tis. 147,318.42, be distributed Anyhow, Singapore has forgotten the $15,000 could be let for (at mout) matter already, and why need we $120 monthly... Government will Ferid $10,000. Interest on the whole Antwerp. There should be no real obscurity of Russia's future only adds man Austria in Germany would be.

worry?

cost at 6 per cent is 8000, rutes difficulty in putting an end to the still to the importance of a thorough an intolerable increase of Germany's as 10llow persistent German efforts to poison settlement of the Prusso-Polish strength; he would encourage Czech To a final dividend of 34

One serique aspect of the business $240, repairs $100 at total of $1,240, diplomacy to insist upon the reten- relations between Belgium and Hol-froatier.

is that those who had booked pas-And the rent obtained; nesuming that per cent. on 10,000 pre- ference shares.

sages by the Nore und Novara had the house never stood empty, would land as regards either the Scheldt, So far as can be judged from the tion of the whole German population

given up their houses and that these be $1,440. At the end of ten years of Dutch territory will be necessary, maze of contradictory and often of Bohemla he would endeavour to To anal dividend of 10

have been promptly let. The hous- the builder would still owe the or as regards Limburg. As for the deliberately falsified statistics, about Biggest fresh territorial, ambitions to

ing problem is serious here. Beats Government $8,000, with a Govern question of Luxemburg, it is clear 3,500,000 Foles have to be liberated France, just as he suggested them to

have gone up to an exorbitant rent mortgage and the chance of that the German invasion and occupa fran German rule. A glance at the Napoleon Ill, while he was preparing To general reserve....

figure, thanks largely to the fancy foreclosure banging over his head. every attempt to employ the tion have smashed to atoms the arti map shows their scattered distributo destroy him; and he would make Toneral reserve

Tis. 147,81842 prices for houses paid by our Japan Pretty, isn't it? And that is the ficial úrrangements which existed, to tion. It will be difficult to fix any Vatican in a division of Germany,

although the

and so of Europe, on religious

Proposed by the Chairman and ese friends who are mapping up a Goverment's feeble leapt to meet the sole advantage of Germany, be practical frontier,

the finest houses regardless of rent the hold and necessary steps rectim fore the war. To say nothing of the difficulties raised by the Germans are instead of on national lines. In fact, seconded by Mr. H. M. Tibbey.

That Mesars, E. A G. May and and hotel life (at a cost that is quite meaded by the Housing Commission! German dynasty, Luxemburg must really economic rather than racial, rality" of 1867, from the enforced Germans in Poland. But still more Prussia to prevent at all costs an John Prentice be re-elected directors idiculous) has become common gee that "Horgkong a com÷f Chart, which has been fe nd to be é fost be liberated from the unarmed "neu- without including 1,000,000 or more it is the interest of a Bismarckian membership of the German Customs serious is the problem of giving Po unification of the whole German of the Company Proposed by Mr. However, the

housing problem is acute at least a older the measures to be taken to Union, and from the railway control land, the necessary free and secure people, which would leave ho German WA Carlson and seconded by Mr. awakened to a knowledge that the mittee has been appointed to con which Prussia seized in 1871 and it access to the sea. That access territory to redeema Germany in T. A. Clark

That the appointment of Mr. J. year after everyone else saw for celebrate the conclusion of peace, Harold Dollar as a director of the the lust issue of the Government and the manner in which the victory is hardly likely that any German nust be down the Vistula. Eat Which Prussia would have to find and mancurres, will be able to prevent Dantzig, at the mouth of the Vistula, keep her proper level. ⠀ the natural reunion of Luxemburg is a German town, with less than 10 The reconstruction of Germany Company be confirmed, Proposed Gazette publishes regulations made of the Allied arms shall be com

the grant-of-ion-to-publudyreng. Not a single move is beca per cent of Poles among its 150,000 will probably be slow, and separatist by Mr. G. Barrett and seconded by the Governor-in-Council regarding memorated in the Colony of Hong with Belgium

What will be the future frontier inhabitants, and no settlement of the tendencies may for a time prevail. by Mr. H. T. Myhre

That Messrs.. Lowe, Bingham and societies, or to individuals, for the made here. Pening, it a true, hus between Germany and France? Problem could be permanent which But woe to the League of Nations There can now be no serious doubt would cut all territorial compiutica and the peace of Europe if such Matthews be re-elected auditors of purpose of erecting buildings in already got busy, but Singapore has that the righting of the wrong done tion between East Prussia and West appearances, fostered By Germans the Company Proposed by Mr. H. Singapore to be used wholly or purtis hardly begun to talk of the matter. Applications for tous shutil be Straits Chinese Interry Association to France in 1871 in the matter of Frussia who do not want to pay the penalty C. Marshall and seconded by Mr. Wus dwelling house. These state that A little bi-monthly issued by the Alsace-Lorraine will mean at least It is, however, useless to examine of defeat and by the presentation of E. Kent the restitution of the whale of Alsace such problems except in connexion the Roman Catholic Church as a On the proposition of Mr. Carlson, made to the Treasurer, Struts has made a few suggestions and, that and Lorraine as then annexed, with the larger problem to which barrier against Bolshevism, are seconded by Mr. Myrhe, a bonus of Settlements. Loans may be granted all It is a pretty state of affairs used exclusively ne dwelling-houses way in a matter of the hind. But whether or not the Peace Conference President Wilson referred as follows allowed to conceal the true strength 20 per cent was voted to the fartigh for the erection of buildinge to be when our Chinese friends show the Thu, 13

of German Nationalism. In a divided and Chinese staff.

Mr. W. 1. N. Dyer thanked the or of which no more than one-shard that is Singapore ell over Mr. Bat concerns itself with the future of the on January 22, 1917- German population. But it cannot 50 far as practicable, every great Germany Prussia would but need to be taken for granted that the frontier people, now struggling toward a full bide her time, and to store up, this meeting on behalf of the staff and in the case of any one locso is to Roland Braddell the other day identi Loans should as far We should identify it with the fand of 1815-1871 will be regarded as development of ingresources and of time as a just grievance, all evidence the proceedings closed with a vote of be used as a shop or for any other der Malaya with the Land of Ophir definitive. As indicated on the map its powers should be assured a direct of the violation of the principle of thanks to the Directors, proposed by purpose.

Myhre.-N. C. Daily News.

ments based on the progress of the devils. given above the First Peace of Paris outlet to the great highways of the nationality in the process of her Mr. Carison and seconded by Mr. possible be so in periodical instal of Jotus caters the fond of lazy May 30, 1814) generally confirmed sea. Where this cannot be done by disruption The Times.

where it is unlikely that any, cession.

follows:

per cent. on 20,000 or dinary shares..............

Tls.

17,500.00

50,000.00 50,000,00 30.316.42

Government hue

Praviata

Barometer

Hamidity Direction of

Wind

Lemperature 83

20.02

30.03

81.

65 84

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8

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0.10

0.00

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Withoch aṀt Temperatnen- on. 246; 29th Be

· Lowars spam als Temperatura os the 1217-64

T. F. CLAYTON, Drector, Hongkong Observatory, Marcir 19, 1919

"HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide table siven below has been. compiled at the National Almansor Office in London from the result of the analysis atomstle the-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Trim Ehe Toui. daring the years 1809-9,

of observations taken by means of an

The zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty

2 inches balow mean sea-level

To obtain the depth of water on the

Mide gange at the Victoria. Naral Yart add feet 4 inches, and on the calipe 4 inches to the beigħf given in the table.. of Lemont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10. feet

March 13 to 19, 1919.-