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COMPANY REPORT.

TRE "STAR" PERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

The report for presentation at the twenty-first ordinary annual meeting to be held on May 29 says The Directors have the pleasure to submit to Shareholders their report, with a statement of accounts, for the year ended April 30, 1919.

ACCOUNTS..

The nett earnings of the beats, after paying alt working expenses, amounted to $103,907 12 as against $99,561.93 the previous year:

The amount at credit of Profit and Loss account, (after paying for repairs, allowing for Directors" and Auditor's fees and placing $7,700.00 to credit of Accident Fund including $3,775,53 brought torward, is $99,241,35, which with the approval of shareholders, in is proposed to appropriate as fellows

$55,000.00 4,000.00 13,000.00 18,000.00 8,241.35

To pay a Dividend of $1.10 per share

31

a Bonus

10 cents.

write of Ice House Street Vier

write off Boats

carry forward!

Interest account ........

DIRECTORS.

$ 99,241,35

Mr. John Johnstone has joined the Board in place of Hon. Mr. David! Landale resigned.

In accordance with the Association. Hon. Sir C. P.Chater,C.M.G. retires, but being eligible offers himself for re-election.

AUDITOR.

The accounts have been audit-d by Mr. F. Maitland who offers himself for re-election

JOHN JOHNSTONE,

Mongkong, May 16, 1909

BALANCE SHEET, BOTH APRIL 1919.

✓ LIARILITIES..

To Capital as per last account 40,000 Shares at $10 each.

fully paid up and

Accident fund....

Share: Fluctuation accouni

Unclaimed dividends.

........

Accounts payable ...

Balance of Profit and Loss

Brought forward from 30th April 1918$ 3,775.63 Nett profit for year ended 30th April 1919... 95,165.72

Chairman.

400,000.00 30,000.00

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Router's Servibe to the China Mail.j

PEACE TERMS..

** IMMEDIATE, RÉSUMPTION OF TRADE SHOULD TEMPT

TREAD TO SION.

BARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Msik)

ITALIAN DEMANDS..

PARIS, May 18th. Italy's colonial demands include con siderable claims on the Red Sea, Tunis, the hinterland of the Tebad region, and Central Africa.

WOMEN'S CLAIMS.

PARIS, May 16th. The German Peace Treaty contains a hitherto unpublished clouse providing for its ratification by Germany and three of the principal Alled and Associated

ZURICH, May 13th. l'owers to make the Treaty oporative be Paween the ratifying parties, and enabling sitting ne Zurich, is disenssing a number The International Women's Congress, an immediate resumption of trade.

of demands for insertion in the Peace MEASURES TO ENSURE SIGNA Fireasy, including equal rights. for women

TUBE

in every domain of life, mesaures for the protection of divorced "wires, protection Lord Curzon, to a speech at the Fria of women against the White Slave tradic. rose League Meeting, as Caxton Hall,men's responsibility to regards illegit stated that if the Germans refused to mate children, and the insurance of ign the Peace Treaty, the Allies were not aspectant mothers. unprepared for every emergency.

No substantial inodification, of the Treaty would be permitted

EGYPT:

LONDON. May 15th...

In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon, continuing his statement on the Egyptian situation, said that all well-instructed

tectorate.

EDITH CAVELL.

-London, May' 19th.' The journey of Nurse Cavell's remains to Norwich was as impressive as a Royal funeral. Schools were drawn up along the whole route, boys and girls standing

as attention.

The workmen in industrial districts

CASH SWEEP DISPUTE.

SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS

TICKET.

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1919,

EXPORTS OF WOLFRAM FROM HONGKONG.

Consul General George E. Ander son, Hongkong, British China, Feb. 7. 1919...

ton, were

HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.

Administrative Order by Major G. H. Wakeman, V.D., Asting Adminis- trative Commandant,'

Hongkong, Friday May 23rd.

STRENGTH.

LIKELY COURT CASE.

There has been almost a complete The classic event of the Shanghai Hongkong since the tall in prices in cessation of exports of wolfram from Race Club's 1919 Spring Meeting the United States during the closing over, but we have not heard the last months of 1918, but the record of the No. 982 Pte. F, T. Chilvers, Signal- of the story of the lucky ticket which trade for that year was remarkableling Section, is permitted to resign, captured the first prize of close on and illustrates the extraordinary on leaving the Colony, dated 23rd lakh of dollars. From information nature of the South China turigsten May, 1919. which has come into our possessionere fields. The shipments, of this from first-hand sources, a big scandalore from Hongkong began in the

TRANSFER.

in point of fact, has gone into the year only 256 shert tons, valued the Signalling Section, dated 21st appears to be brewing. The matter, talk of 1917, and during that transferred from

No. 774 Sergeant D. K. Blair hands of lawyers and is to be at only $93,081 gold, or about May. 1919.

D" Company te ventilated shortly in open court. $364 gold per short Mr. J. Sinclair of Messrs. Fearon, shipped, to the United States. Daniel and Co. alleges that Mr. 1918, however, these

In W. Duncan, of Messrs. J.

shipments amounted to.5,165 short tons, valued Wattle and Co... the holder of Ticket at $4,808,358, or about $931 per No. 14,794, which won the first prize ton. As a matter of fact, most of in the Champion Sweepstakes, had the shipments in 1918 were made at contributed only $1 towards the pur. chase of the ticket, and that he (Mr.per short ton. During both years a value of substantially $1,000-gold Sinclair) had disbursed $9. and is about the same amounts, at abou: therefore entitled to nine-tenths of the same values, were shipped to the first prize. This is the question Europe, Prices to Europe were lower the British Supreme Court wile have at times because of the fixing of the to decide when the matter comes up price for the ore by the British Gov ernment and the control of the export exercised through the government of Hongkong.

toreize opinion interested in Egypt assembled, with bare beads, and troops in before it. We understand that Mr prosperity appreciated the British Pro-ilitary areas saluted as the train passed. H. Godfrey will take up the case For two miles on arriving at Norwich.for the plaintiff, while Mr. N. C. the procession passed a densely Ened Home is understood to have been route to the Cathedral, which was packed retained by Mr. Duncan.

The Sultan had been assured that the Egyptians would be fully enabled to state their views regarding the definition of the Protectorate or the necessary con- stitutional or administrative changes or other vital matters, before any decisions 70,175.00 were arrived at. It had always been the 1.691.10 Government's intention to send a strong 24.164 88 Commission Egypt at the earliest possible moment, to determine the nature of the new Protectorate..

99,241.35

$ 625,272.33

The Government now proposed to des patch a Mission, over which Lord Milner had been invited to preside

LOSTOS May 15th.

The final scene was very impressive-as the coffin was lowered into the flower- lined grave, which will be the site of a new chapel to Norfolk's fallen soldiers and sailors.

The Bishop of Norwich delivered an address at the graveside.

FINN TROOPS NEAR PETROGRAD.

COPENHAGEN, May 15th..

FACTS OF THE CASE The facts of the case so far as they have come to our knowledge from first-hand sources of information, are as follows:-

P

Both of the parties involved in the matter were in the Great Eastern Hotel in the Wing. On Building on a certain date prior to the Spring

NEW FIELDS OPENED DURING

PROMOTION. No 774 Sergeant D. K. Blak, Signalling Section, is promoted to Company Sergeant Major, dated 22nd May, 1919.

;

LEAVE.

granted 9 months' leave fron May Sergeant L Brewer, Eng. Coy., is 26th 1919,

is granted 12 months' leave to date Sergeant E. J. Surman, Eng. Coy.. from day of departure.

granted 12 months leave, from Corp. E. Wilken, "A" Coy, is 28 5.19.

Spr. G. M. Lakin, Eng. Coy, is granted

12 months' leave from 28.5.19.

months leave from 2.6.19. Pte. P. Burn, "A" Coy, is granted Pte J. de B. Lancaster, "A" Coy.. is granted 9 months" leave from 23:5.19.

PAST YEAR. " The most notable feature of the9 trade was the fact that the best ore fields were only.coming into produc tion when the trade, because of an overstocking in the United States and Europe, (ell off! In July of the past year a large field on the border Provinces was located and active of the Kwangtung and Kwangsi development begun.

Aside from

Pte. W. J. Tutcher, "D" Coy., is rated 3 months leave from

23.5.19

In the House of Commons, on May 15th.

The National Tidende reliably learns Races, and it was on this occasion a lengthy statement on affairs in Egypt, the Finnish troops, has reached Ridoost-statement, asked Mr. Duncan to buy the actuat production of other fields examination) will be given by the Mr. Cecil Harmsworth, in the course of that General Mannerheim, commanding that Mr. Sinclair, according to his enoted the following casualties during the recent outbreak:-

ASSETS.

By Ice House Street Pier, as per last acccount...ậ

Less written off

97,000.00

4,000.00

$

93,000.00

British soldiers, 27 killed and Wounded

TO

British civilians, 4 killed,

Boats, as per last account

76,000.00

8,000.00

Indian soldiers killed and wounded.

JELLICOE AT NEW YORK."

40

i.

Less written off

Accounts receivable

...Hongkong and Shanghat Backing Corporation

Loan repayable at call

Amount invested on mortgage

Shares in Public Companies:-

Value on 30th April, 1919..

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

68,000.00 Armenians in Cairo, 15 killed and 30

4,744.37 wounded,

Greeks in Cairo, 4 killed and e wounded.

29,947.96

25,000.00

He regretted that nearly 1,000 Egvut- 165,000.00 ians were killed.

He emphatically, afirmed that the Gov 239,580.00 ernment had no intention whatever of relinquishing the task of governing Egypt in association with the Sultan,

$ 625,272.33

FOR YEAR ENCED 30TH APRIL, 1915.

71

Accident fund. Transfer

To Ordinary repairs and alterations... g

Directors' and Auditor's fees

Nett profit for year ended 30th April 1919).

........

"

By Nett earnings of boats

:>

Dividends collected on shares in Public Companies Interest Scrip fées

By Balance from last account

Transfer from Profit and Loss acerunt

24,270.00

TRANSOCEAN FLIGHT.

INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS.

Sinclair had no objection.

the

EXAMINATION FOR PROMOTION.. Reference Corps Order Na 5 dated January 10th, 1919, lecture (Practice Adjutant at Headquarters on Wednes orders for Artillery Company by Major day, 28th May, at 6 p.m.

J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D. Monday, 26th May. -5.30 p.m. Left Half Coy. Full drill, with the exception of Layers' class.

Right Coy. New Layers' class.

Tuesday. 27th May.-7.30 am.

rov, few miles from Petrograd. He him a ticket in the Champions

in. Kwangtung Province, expects shortly to take the city. The Sweepstakes, for which the sum possible production of this field unquestionably estab Bolshevist authorities have Bed

of $10 was. tianded to

Mr new Duncan by Mr. Sinclair. The dishes South China as the chief latter said he would only consent to source of the world's supply of tung buy a ticket for Mr. Sinclair on the sten in the future, for at the height of shipments in 1918 these fields, ALBANY, May 16th

condition that he be allowed to con Lord Jellicoe landed here today. The tribute the sum of $1 towards the including the rich new deposits, were town was befagged and decorated. He purchase money, and to this Mr per month. The possibilities of the producing something like 1,200, tors was accorded a civic receptiop.

No more was heard from Mr. full development of this trade on a

Friday, 30th May.-7.30 am, Duncan relative to the number of the profitable basis are indicated by the Right Half Coy, Full drill with the ticket that had been purchased.

fact that the first shipments of the exception of new Layers class. 5.30 ore from the South China field were p.m. Left Half Coy. New Layere' class... At the conclusion of the races, some of Mr. Duncan's friends offered made at about one-third the räte

D. E. L. INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES FOR at the same time stating that as Mr largely around Sai Wah Mountain, in their felicitations on his good fortune, obtainable under later war conditions. The new feld is centred very

RECRUITS. Duncan had won so also bad Mr.Kwangsi Province, not far from the Sinclair,

Kwangtung Province border. ore is carried by coolies over a route requiring from four to five days' travel and thence by boat down a small river to Shuichow, which is the head of railroad trafic on the so- called Canton-Hankow Rapoan Con- siderable ore" also comes frais tricts to the east

LONDON, May 18th. Lieut. General Sir David Henderson of the new International League of has accepted the post of Director-General

Societies.

JAPANESE WARSHIPS GOING

HOME.

the ticket.

Mr. Duncan cashed the ticket and mentioned nothing about the money till Mr. Sinclair wrote him a note MALTA, May 15th

asking about The Japanese squadron in the Mediter rancan has sailed, on its return to Japan.reply was received to the effect that

there was

nothing doing." where upon Mr. Sinclair insisted on having the ticket produced. On the follow ing day, Mr. Duncan proceeded to Mr. Sinclair's office, bringing with

UNWANTED WHITE ELEPHANTS.

The

Recruits will attend for D.E.L. In

struction under R E. Staff Sergeant at Belchers at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. 28th May.

Officer on duty: 2nd Lieut. Black- burn. Infantry Instruction. The

whole Company will parade at the Polo Ground, Causeway Bay, at 5.30 P.

on Friday, May 30th. Dress, drill order (Shorts and Putties).

Nos. 1, 2 and 4 Sections will parade outside the Law Courts at 5.10 p.m.

WASHINGTON, May 10.3. The Navy Department has officially au nonnved the start of the Trans-Atlantic 7,700.00 fight, and has simultaneously published 1,300.00% series of orders, issued on April 15th, 95,465.72 providing for the very elaborate guidance

of the seaplanes. $128,735.72 The route to the Azores is marked by

destroyers

50 miles apart, equipped with $103,907.12 wireless and illuminants.

18,448.22 When a seaplane is not sighted at the time due, destroyers will make smoke- 6,242.38

Lospos, May 16th. The Federation of Shipbuilding and 138.00 shells and notify the next destroyer on

the west.

in Cardiff, rejected the Government offer Signals are arranged by which a sea-

to hand over the Beschicy and Chepstow uline forced to descend in the darkness shipbuilding yards to be ren under the can communiente its position and condi-joint autrement of capital and labour. $30.000.00 tion

Mr, A. Wilkie, Labour M.P., said that Th ultimate objective is Plymouth. if the Government made a practical pre-odd. Mr. Duncan then departed, purchased in small lots by middlemen, Tuesday, May 27. will be forfeited

position they would consider it.

$ 128.735.72

ACCIDENT FUND.

To Balance forward

Ş

$ 30.000.00

22,300.00 7,700 00

$

JOHN JOHNSTONE, Į

C. P. CHATER,

Directors.

W. 5. BROWN,

Secretary.

OFFICIAL REPORTS

the East River at ing

cloud show their searchlights, fire star-Engineering Trade Unions, at a meeting him a ticket numbered in the region 1 and comes into the market by and proceed by tram to Causeway

of 14,000, Mr. Sinclair stated that rail from Low Lung. Most of the Bay this was not the number that Mr. pre mined in this richer district is Pay for April will be issued at Duncan had first mentioned, as he from pockets in public or semipublic Engineer Company Office, H.K.D.C. had witnesses who had heard Mr. land, i. e., land owned by the several Headquarters, on Monday, 20th May, Dancar mention the figure of 12,000 neighbouring villages. The ore is at 5.15 p.m. Pay not drawn by

WASHINGTUS, May 17th The oficial times of starting from Tre (American time).am ns follows:- X.C

6.06; N.C. 4, 6.08; N.C. 1, 8.09. The Navy Department has announced that N.C.4 returned to Trepassey after

AIR POSTMEN LOST.

BOULOGNE, May 16th. 30,000.00 Hying for 7 minutes, but offcials are of down in the harbour, and was towed into A British postal aeroplane crashed opinion that the despatch reporting the dock The mails have been innded. The return of N.C. was garbled in trans-bodies of two officers, who were thrown

into the sea, bave not been recovered,

.MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

mission.

ST. Jons's, May 17th. The seaplanes, after four hours rest,! rose in triangular fermintion.

N.C. 3. loading, headed eastwards at 60 miley an bour and passed Cape Rae nt eight the Azores.

The weather report of the British Air Ministry indicates that conditions on the Azors route are favorable.

One of the conditions of the The 3.5. K. a. Sato Jeru (kurupean d'elor's. This is the last land-fall until

mandate system provided in the Covenant of the League of Nations is that in every case the mandatory shall render to the Council an annual report in reference to the territory committed to is" charge. As these reports will Le compiled by officials, who will scarcely include the failures of defects of administr ation, they are likely to be of little service. An example may be seen in the case of the "Anigral Report on Reforms and Progress in Korea," which has been issued every year since Japar. established a pro. tectorale over that country. From this Report it might be imagined

Line) -ft Liverpool for this port via Suez Canal ou the 8th May and is rapeutal here in the 18th June. The N. Y. . . Kaya dira Europ an Line) left Kobe for this rost vis Moje and Soanghal on the ith May, and is expected here on the

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May.

Latest Alvires.

The NY. K. ss. Kirin Mark (Bombay Line) left Mijil for this post direct on the 20th May, and is expected here on the 20th May. The NY.K.sa. Lisann Mart ( Europoin Line) left Liverpool for this port vis Suez Canal do the 3rd lay, and is expected here on the 8th June. The CX.S.S. Co na. Nanking arrived that since the Japanese had at San Francisco on April 20. acquired control. Korea had The C.P.OS cos RALS. Emorreu of Ruan sailed from Kobe May 14 for Yokohama.

been transformed into an Earthly Paradise. Even the late Mr. The FK.K. ss. Nije Murte arrived st Roosevelt was encouraged by it to Yokoham May 13 and saila May 17 break into enthusiastic praise of According to schedule for Sun Japanese administration. Yet, after Francisco en-route to South America. some ten years of Japanese control. The CPO.S. CRMS. Empress of the whole peninsula is in a state of.

Juan sailed im Koha May 3rd und is due at Nagasaki May 6.

St. Jous's, May 15th. A bulletin timed 10.30 in the evening iron the second patrol-ship on the line to the Azores states that three seaplanes: just passed her, going strong.

WASHINGTON. May 17th. It is.oficially stated that the American seaplanes passed the destroyer Wand acting as a station ship, 3,000 miles from Trapassey,

St. John's, May 15th.

RACING.

LONDON, May 17th. at Herst Park, owing to military occu. The Jubilee Handicap, which was run

follow- Fancy of Kempton Park, resulted as

Arion....... Not Much

3

Grand Ficet, crea length and a half separating second and Eleven ran. Arion won by six lengti, third.

Betting: 10 to 1, Arion; 100 to 8, Not

Much; 100 to 6, Grand Fleet.

PADEREWSKI PEEVED.

LONDON, May 17th The Morning Post Warsaw correspon- deat, in a message dated May 15th, states

Wakeman, Y.D., Ofoer Commanding.

leaving the ticket with Mr. Sinclair. and until the latter can know some and returned to Treasury: Mr. Duncan later asked for the re-thing of what future prices are to be turn of the ticket, which was refused. they can not safely buy the lots of Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major Mr. Duncan went to Mr. Sinclair's pre available. On the other hand, it

his name to a piece of paper on office and asked Mr. Sinclair to signs not always possible to demonstrate te villagers the real value of their which was written something to the ore. effect that Mr. Sinclair was foregoing

all claims to the money in return för

monetary consideration..

2

Mr.

Sinclair refused and stated that this

MOVEMENT OF EXPORTS CHECKED BY DECREASED

. PRICES.

COMPANY.

Monday, 20th May.-5.15 p.a No. 4 Platoon, at King's Park Runge. Aan Musketry Course, Part 1, Pragtiges 1 and 2. Dress, drill order with pouches,

Tuesday, 27th 3uy.-5.15 p.m.

was going to be a court case. It is During the opening weeks of 1919 alleged that there was discrepancy in export has been almost at a stand-No. 2 Platoona, at King's Park Range. friends. To some friends, it is prices comparable with those obtained Tractices and 2. Diese, drill order Mr. Duncan's statements 10 his still because of a lack of orders at Annual Musketry Couns, Furt 1, alleged, he stated that he had bought during most of the past year. with pouches. ter tickets, while to others it is There is no question, but that the

Note-Only N.C.Os, and men who reported he said that he had bought or can be mined and, shipped huve completed their T.E.T. or who five. To others he is stated to have at a good profit at present prices, are exenapted from passing then are said that he bought only one ticket. but until owners and operators of

the mines understand what thei permitted to fire the Musketry

Course.

Mr. Sinclair maintains that he has promises to be a cause celebre not may be, it is likely that little mining No. 3 Platoon, at Headquarters. witnesses to prove his case, which normal or post-war level of prices

Wednesday, 29th May.-5.15 pm. the first of its kind in which casit will be dore. Exports of the ore TET. Rifle, belt, pouches and sweep tickets have been involved.

from Hongkong to the United States HOW TICKET HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF

that . Paderewski has resigned the the winning ticket was dealt with It is interesting to recall how

been accepted by the Diet.

during January amounted to only dummy cartridges to be curried. 90,100 pounds, valued at $35,061 Staff Sergt. Eduonis will attend to gold, or about $778 gold per shortussist.

ton!

BIGNALLING SECTION.

It should be understood that all of Tuesday, 27th May.5.15 p.m.

A racal airship has arrived at St. Premier-ship. His resignation has not by Mr. Duncan prior to the race the above values even the declared At Headquarters. T.E.T.Rides,

John's: the Atlantie direct to England.

The Daily Mail states that it will cross

ST. JOHN's, May 18th. An American airship made a accesful Handing, but subsequently broke away from her moorings and drifted towards Nobody was aboard.

the sca.

Sr. Jones, May 18th. ward, had flown from Long Island fer The dirigible C.., which drifted apa 25 hours and 30 minutes without a stop.

An American destroyer has started cut,

The crisis was due to the refusal of the being run. Directly Mr. Duncan values are more or less tentative, belt, pouches and duminy cartridges Diet to support M. Paderewski's pledge had discovered that his ticket had as the actual value of ore usually to be carried. in Paris that the Polish offensives cease.

The following "will drawn Rosewood, the crack pony can not be known until it attend" to complete their tosty: "PARIS, May 18th.

가.

refused the request of the Polish Govern The Council of Foreign Ministers has ment to have a part of the German mer- chant fleet allocated to Poland.

FATS AND FRUITS.

Orders for Cadet Company by Lieut.

A. O. BRAND..

STRENGTH.

seething unrest which has affected The U.P.O.S MS. Monteagle lost with orders to hring down the dirigivaral licences will be issued permitting the he would have received $500 from time the coolie transport, water and

in the ticket for the sum of $500. properly reduced. Usually the actual and Mugford. Mr. I. Ezra and sold him a half-interest States or other country, where it is P. A. Reis, Templeton, P. "Tangap of the Ezra stables, he approached has been analyzed in the United Privates Jennings, Larment, Ogier,

Mr. M. Shibbeth offered to buy one cost of good-grade ore at the surface half of Mr. Ezra's share, for which mine, whence most of it comes, is he paid $500. To many people Mr. something like $20 local currency Duncan's transaction seemed in- per picu! of 133 pounds, or, at LONDON, May 18th. The Board of Trade notifies that gen-sideration the fact that, in any event, $250 gold per short ton. By the deep regret, the death of Sergeant Hî.

explicable, when we take into con average exchange for the past year,

importation of cocoa butter, oleogarine, the Race Club even had Rosewood rail transportation, and the various

Jennings on 19.5.10. olive oil and fresh fruit, (except peara An American airship has fallen into and grapes) articles of food containing anished last or had not started. taxes and the sea, 85. miles from the shore,

Q... Trueno, Drummers squeezes of Chineses. Trueman, Offord and Cadets E. sugar, sweetened aerated mineral waters, Shanghai Times..

officials are paid, however, the cost Walker and Oferd are permitted to and gherkins in brine.

is greatly increased,

resign, on leaving the Colony, with effect from May 24, 1019.

.PARADE:

not only the more excitable spirits but the whole population, from the highest to the lowest ranks, from

well-educated tu

the

the most

ignorant. There must be defective administration

Shanghai on Friday, 11th April and

is due at Moji Senday, April 13th the T.I.K. s... Nippon dura arrivedi nt

Tokohania Apil and will all for Fan Francisco from that Port April

29

10 cause such a The T.K.K. 98. dago Haru arrived at Yokohama March 3th, and will and April 4th for Honolulu and San Francisco en-route to Valparaiso, South America.

nation-wide movement, yet the Man- datory Commission might examine all the "Annual Reports on Reforms and Progresa "in Korea" without getting inkling either of maladministration or popular dis

diffection.

In

SALE OF STEAMERS.

maining 128 ships, totalling.. 99,347 tons, were old steamers..

Below are shown the particulara:- New ships, Oldships.

According to the latest returns to hand, the number of Japanesesteamers | sold to foreign countries during and since the war is calculated at 184. totaling 390,000 tona, of which '56 ships, totalling 292,754 tons, repre- stat the new steamers and the re-

To Britain.....

21

17

France ......

13

42

..America.. 14

2

Norway...... Traly

7

44

3

Spain

China ww

"

Denmark

M

Russia

by gu fire if it is located.

.

ST. Joua, May 16th.

AUGUST 3. IF —

THE OLD CURACOA.

LONDON, May 16th.

The Conanandunt records, witr

LONDON, May 15th. The Times reports that it has been

The Bonaci Maru. No. 6, Hoi The Dockyard Recreation Club decided to hold the national Peace Cele

Ping, Maryoshi Muru, Maichou, held a whist drive on Wednesday. Church-Empire Day (Sabuday, brations on August, 3rd, 4th and 6th, if Baltic. Thore were no casualties. The Cheongshing, and Uncas, are anong following won the prizes: Ladies fall in ut Star Ferry Wharf, Kowloon, H.M.B. Carnene struck a mine in the March, Tungwah, Tango Maru, Mr. A. B. Allan was in charge. The 24th May)Sections 8 and will pesce in signed by then.

damage was slight. She is proceeding to the latest shipping anivals. England for repairs.

1st, Mrs. Sears; 2nd, Mrs. Collin's; at 9 a.m. Sections 1 and 2 at Head- 3rd, Mrs. Thornton; Booby prize, quarters at 8.30 u.m. Uniform, caps Mrs. Fooks.

and belts.

TO KEEP AUSTRIA SEPARATE.

FARIS, May 15th,

M. Pichon, in a statement to the Bud-

THE AFGHAN FIZZLE.

To-morrow, Empire Day, the Longkeng Polo Chal hold a Gym- LONDON, May 16th. khan on the Racecourse in the get Committee, explained his reasons for Fort by General Barrett's troops on May afternoon. The Cruigeugower Club

Reuter learns that the capture of Dakka

NOW IN THE TIME. asking authority to advance $15,000,000 13th was a very important strategic opera-ure baving an "At Home and OR rheumatism you will find nothing to Austria to enable her secure nuption.

It is regarded as a very serious sports to celebrate the 20th anniver better than Chamberlain's Pain plies. The Government hoped that blow to Afghan prestigo. thereby Austria, would not be compelled. It has definitely stopped-the meance to Bowling Club open their greens to

Balm Now is the time to get rid of it. ry of the chub and the Taikon Try this fielment and see how quickly to bind herself to Cermany.

Lundi Kotal, and is militarily considered The Committee has not reached a decito indicate that the movement will fizzle now and lars invited other ixxw! sion.

ing dub members.

out.

Equipment for provision of hel mets, etc., at Headquarter at 10 ni., Stairday, 24th May. (After the Church Parado),

Batting-Jauneli will leave Blake Pier on Wednesday, 29th May, at

an allt Kowloon IU

it will relieve the pain and sorezcas minutes later.

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