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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, #22.

LATE SIR HENRY MAY.

CATHEDRAL MEMORIAL

SERVICE,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THREE BILLS PASSED.

POLICE 8GUERVISION.

alternoon, after nur report of the In the Legislative Council yesterday

Ordinance,

ly Jangerous director, the director whose ebief interest is the fees, and whose actual investment is nominal.

in in a forment and Mr. Such directors are peculiarly liable to Montagu is blained. With what augment their fees by profits secretly justice the reader can decide for him SHANSPS CAPTAIN HONOURED. taken from the stock market, a rellee self by weighing the charges. The

An impressive memorial service for tion which serves to remind us that liberal ideas so bitterly attacked

the late Sir Henry May, former under the present system we are include education.

Hongkong Governor, was held at St. This it to alleged,

Tobu's Cathedral yesterday evening in never really sure what a director's has "nasettled the traditional bolding in. It may be much methods

the presence of a large congregation of Indian government:

Shanghai, Feb 17, larger, or much smaller, than the has mined new ideas which have

including H.E. the Governor and ting had closed Bills amending Captain R. Turnbull of the China Lady Stubbs, the General Officer further the Volunteer halding registered in his name. beau perfectly assimilated and Navigation steamship Shansi was Commanding (Sir J. S. Fowler), the modifying certain provisions of Treaty The writer of the article in Truth has created a large class of terbnically presented with Lloyd's medal at a Chief Justice and Lady Rees-Davies, of Peace Orders and amending the argues that professional directors educated men, wh finding no lunchron in Taiko's big diuing room the Puisno Judge (Mr. H. H. Maintenance Orders Facilities for must be the best, for the reas a that adequate career to reward them for yesterday for gallauiry in connection Gumpertz). professional dentists, professi pal their assimilation of book learning with the wreck of the Hong Mob" (Hon. Mr. J. H. Komp), the Hon. Mr. and the first reading of a Bill to

the Attorney General

Enforcement Ordinance were passed lawyers, and professional sailors are have naturally turned against the in March 4 last year. The Shansi "Cland Severu, and Mrs. Severn, Sir preferred.

He mentions that this authorities who first urged them to stand by for 48 hours in terrible seas Robert Ho Tung and Lady Ho Tung. 1914, was carried.

amend further the Opin Ordinance. argument silenced" one who was adopt Eur. peaa ides and then and saved 40 lives. Judge Skinner the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving and Mrs. cbjecting to the election of a colleague refused to allow theta to carry out Turner made the presentation.

Mr. Irving, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax of his. The gentleman was too easily these in practice.” silenced. The argument might be a charge hold the indictment must is and many others were preseut.

But surely if this E. F. Markoy, Manager of Taikoo sound our if there were professional against. Macaulay, "the tran parent directors who have passed professional of Indian gitation," who held that teets and examinations FLM those the only cure for excesurs of liberty others have done.

¿ DOW was more liberty. recognized." be goes on that a man

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Pill intituled an Ordinance to provide In moving the first reading of a the Hou. Mr. R. V. D. Parr and Mrs Parr, the Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock, sons, the Attorney General said: The Ice police supervision of certain per Mr. E D. C. Wolle and Mrs. Wolfe, object of the Bill is to provide for the Hon. Mr. Mcl. Messer, the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins and Mrs. Perkins, have been convicted of crimes of a police supervision f persons who the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, the Hortum class and other suspected and Mr. Chow Shou Sou. Commodor. W Bowden-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. M. Fletcher, Mr A. Dyer Ball, Mr. F. Jenkin, Mr. G. R. Sayer, the Rev. ". Teesdale Mackintosh. Prof

dangerous parsone. The Bill is based on the English Prevention of Crime Act, 1871 and it deals with two classes of prisons: first of all, those convicted twice of crime, as defined by 9 before the Governor in Council defines crime in a somewhat carrow on deportation proceedings. The Bill

way but that definition is based on

ama bas, the reiter, as a rule, he realise that they were only produced increase in the authorised capital of Middleton Smith, Mr. T. H. King, Mr the Bill, and, secondly, those who

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It is unreivable course of another

The resolutions sauctioning

the Hongkong Hotel Company Ltd. Ho Fook, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr. (mo. from $2,500,000 to $5,000,000 which Hastings, Mr. Lu'reutz, M. 1. L. were passed on February 1 were Knight, Mr. R. H. Kotewall and other confirmed at a second extraordinary European and Chinese residents. aiming

general meeting of shareholders held at the Hongkong Hotel this morning Mr. A. R. Lowe presided and there

Sir C. P. Chater, and Mr. J. Scott

a 11 o'clock.

This ought to be a in our generation. popular opinion in Hongkong where that most of our directors direct a plurality ¦ devade tle “filmphotophone, of companies; but we have not heard | the wonderful invention that they profess to be professional at

perfectly synebroused directors, in this man a souse of the reproduction of sight and sound, the word. This writer's argumente for so | fitial de taak of which are now being unusual in some respects that we worked out by Swedish scientists fu

again very carefully But no they sue relative position. The gramo appear to be seriously intends. This phone has brought into our bures Hurston (directors), Mr J.H. Taggart Victoria pronounced the benediction and seven years upon conviction after which we would otherwise aging director) Mr F.N. Beaure Other clergy who took part in the indictment before the Supreme Court, paire (Secretary) and the following service were Rev. G. E. §. Upadel The Bill provides that ersons habie shareholders: Messrs Fung Tat Hang, Rev. M. W. Shewell. Rev. C. to deportation, or who would be liable E.W. Alderson, T.R. Persons, A.S. Shaun, Rev. A. Stewart, Rev. if they were not British subjects, may

The Rev. 1. E. Copley Moyle con- ducted the Church of England buriale definition in the English Act. service assisted by the Rev. J. T. Any prrean convicted twice of any Holmse who read the prayers and he ordered to be faced under police erine included in the definition may suspected safire And read them over Stockholt, will bave dropped into the were present: Sir Ellis Kadoorie, the Res. W. T. Featherstone who supervision for a period of years,---

read the lesson. The Bishop of

OE for instance:

A Beat of a good established never board is doubtles me of the eavest ways of making an arome, but as ad

graph that

itave heard the rin mato- has pietarres Jor us sights We neve could have seen.

ruiued by a muistake, however in. it does all that its inventore pocent. The late St Wilbam Marriot claim for it, imagination suggests that Fold me that he had to pay £13,000 soon the silent d aus

may give because he had tergotten ins school ¦ place **filmphotophonic *

to geography. He was a chrector of & productions of plays, operas, even new Canadian conting company, loj perhaps vaudeville acts by the world's, the prospectus the calculation of supreme artists. Topical gazettes profits was b sed upon the number of will be come all but a iving record of

"On the

two years upon summary conviction.

business is risky, a mah may be What will the "filmphotophone" dois, N.V.A. Croucher, M.S. Northcote R. Lee and the Rev. H. S. Baie be ordered by the Governor in Council

A.W. Smith, W.E. van Eps and R.J. The hymns sung were:

number of Resurrection Moin" and "Now the period not exceeding seven years. It is to undergo police supervision for any Chapun. The total shares represented was 80,341. Labourer's Task is o'er." At the

After the Secretary had read the conclusion of the service Mr. Temple quite possible that, in some cases, that notice convening the meeting the Bevan at the organ rendered they take the place of deportation Chairman proposed the confirmation Dead March in Saul.

and it would be especially useful in of the resolutions. Mr M. S. North-

the case of persons whom it is not cote seconded and the motion was

possible, on account of nationality, carted nem con.

to deport. Persons under police supervision have to report their changes of address to the police and male persons have to report personally once each month to the most con-

tins of canned fish that would be current events and doubtlese they brought down the St. Lawrence River will include reproductions

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during each of the twelve months of notable speeches complete with the year. Such was the promoters' every inflexion and

gesture tale. and unfortunately the directors of the speaker. For purposes of forgot that the St. Lawrence is propaganda and as an educational and blocked with ice for several months the value of the kinema would be in the year. For this star in geo- vastly enhanced and its ad ptibility graphy au action was brought for commercial advertising immeasur for the recovery of the money ably creased. Election candidates subscribed, and Marriot's shan may find it a useful adjunct and in was £13,000

sparsely settled place like Australia's

1000-

outer Barron where the churches are few, mud the men of religion are scanty an occasional sermon on the film. photophone may percbance pluck by brand from the burning

Magical Music.

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COMPANY REPORT,

HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

A1 the forthcoming Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong Rope Mans.facturing Company the following division of profits for last year will be

►│recommended, viz. :—

To place to Reserve Fund $ 5,000.00 To Equalisation of Divid-

end account...

In the course of his address, t'e Rev. Copley Moyle said that Sir Hey May was a man of many io terests. He was a thorough sports

in his younger days a keen rider, he always took the greatest interest in sport of all kinds. He venient police station. The Bill has

man.

was an ardent lover of yachting and in his later years an enthusiastic think that anything in reason which been asked for by the police and I golfer. He was constantly speaking they think may assist them in their of the need of athletic training in our difficult task of combating crime schools hore and the influence for

should be granted.

good which such training must have upon the Chinese.

After the Colonial Secretary had seconded the Bill was read a first time Subsequently the Council adjourn

As Governor Sir Henry May did what be thought, right whether hised to next Thursday.

policy was popular or the reverse. 'Some of you will remember that during the War he allowed the public! 50,000.00 drawing of War bonds in spite of the

law against lotteries, and when 4,084.63

protest was made he replied that the That 15,000.00 object justifies the means.

seems to me to have been character- When he

THE TURF.

TRAINING TIMES.

Most of the pouies were out train-

60,000.00 istic of Sir Henry May.

had made up his mind that a certaining this morning, but with only a few 60,000.00 thing was right and desirable he exceptions, they did tight work, I would let nothing det r him from content with a canter round the course, and galloping the last quarter achieving that object.

<f a mile.

11,18:74

$ 200,271.37

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Henry May was a brave map. Many of them would remember the attempt to assassinate him when he lauded here an attempt which very nearly proved successful-and tho coolness with which he conducted himself afterwards. He had not only physical courage, but he had what much rarer, moral courage.

Was

New Year Gift and Zanjan did the balf mile together in 1.04.4, first quarter 34.2, and last quarter 30.2.

Allied King did the one mile in 2.21.3, quarter mile. 36, belf mile 1.12.1. three quarter mile, 1.49.1, last quarter, 32.2.

The advancement of that cent mistake as evidence that "men who run such risks care their fee" convinces of that this particular pro fessional director has not improved the case for his fellow profe-stals Errors in logic are more common even

To Bonus to Staff To Buous to Mr. C. tlun errors in geography, and a logical

Klinck on retirement.. error in a company prospectus can be Hongkong has heard lots of jazz in as damaging as a downright swindle.

its time but none of it has been quite

To Pay a Final Dividend As a matter of general knowledge and so alluring as

of $1 per Share the tintinnabulary) experience, propectusre rarely are triumphs achieved by Mr. Will To Pay a Bonus of $1 etrong in logic. It is quite a common Header, justly styled the king of

per Share... thing to find the average prolit figured the xylophone." Under his magical and to carty forward. over a previous term of years, the influence, jazz, for those who were argument being that this average shall lucky enough to be numbered am ngst be maintained during the next similar the happy crowd of revellers at last period. For that it is necessary to night's Repulse Bay dinner dansant, show that other conditions remain nok

On B new meaning. Hie equal, the state of the market, the brilliant lage pecuni.ry stake often blinds his demand, the cost of raw material, orchestra to excel themselves. The hader hip inspired the judgment it makes bim timid when labour, etc. Not only is this fre tunes they played were familiar de ought to be bold, and bold when queatly disregarded: it is a common but when "Mr. Jazz

The Hongkong Horticultural benght to be cautious. I have thing for a prospectus to ence his wizardry to

Mighty King's time for the one mile work on

them Society holds its annual show of many dividends puid which changes conditions, and yet to ignore the melting cadence of dream flowers and vegetables in the Botanic He was not afraid to say and do things was 2.26.3, quarter mile, 38, balf mile, ght not 10 bave been their most probable effect on the waltz tunes, the spirited measures of Gardens on March 2 from 2 p.m. to it be believed that those things quarter, 33.3.

which might make him unpopular, 1.16.2, three quarter mile, 1.53, last because the chairman, or calculations.

example, the "peppy" fox trots and one steps re- of the directors,

ought be said

to

and done.

Fighting King and Cutty Sark King were average profit of a certain business for vealed undreant of charms. You had large shareholders. For the same six years, with a stated capital, plant, no need to worry about what your

As an instance there were the re- both made 2,54, for a mile and a pea on I have seen calls, which ought and turnover, is found to be so much feat were doing luat night. From the from Australia are requested to call opening of the Tai Tam Tuk reservoir times for the three quaiter and mile

Passengers ex the s.8. "Eastern "

marke he made at the occasion of the quarter, and although Fighting King's ave been made, not made. Ia The prospectus short, I should limit the amount of increasing

claim that by moment you stepped on to the dance for their mail at the office of the local when he was most outspoken on the were a couple of seconds behin the capital, plant, floor they came under the sway of the agents, Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie subject of alcohol and used words Cutty Sark King, he finished in fine should reduce the number of the

times, xylophone king and he made them do & Co.

which were very unpopular at the form. The timos for each quarter average profit should be unaccountable things that you had pre rectors, and I should increase the five times as large. The possibility vionsly imagined to be beyond attain.

mile of the distance covered were: Idees, particularly those of the that the larger output will so reduce ment. But Mr. Hender, though indeed shipowners in Hongkong have sustain were the interests and well being of mile, 1.11, three quarter mile, 1.18, Big and dear to Sir Henry May Fighting King, first quarter, 36, half hairman, for sometimes it with while to

19 prices as to alter the rate of the profit he got a good share of them, did noted losses amounting to more than this Colony. One object, which he one mile 2.23, last quarter 31. Cutty get a first-class is not considered. Yet that sort of hold all the honours last night. There $3,000,000 this were all would be easier than it is to smile by the type of man who writes so Melody Girl," s

it calculation is put forward and backed was dainty Miss Rite Shield, "the

a result of the seamen's had much at heart, was the provision Sark King, first quarter, 36, balf mile of a really good olab for men who 1.11.4, three quarter mile, 1.45.4, one well. Smartly and pronounce offhand that these are complacently of bis kind in oar costumed in a acat knickerbocker

could not afford the Hongkong Club. maile 2.20.2, last quarter, 33.8.

To-morrow will see the final Train- the interested views of a first-class London contemporary. He declares outfit sho enraptored the company:

He threw himself with vigour into tipineapig. It is quite believable that in conclusion that "the anagement with her captivating jazz songs and and Shanghai Banking Corporation the starting of such a Club, where promised.

Shareholders of the Hongkong the raising of a fund of $140,000 for ing, when some good gallops are • some men are in turn too timid and of joint stock compasies is better in melodies. Miss Shield has a vivacious are reminded that the Boak's meeting men would be able to spend their TURNER.-- On the 155 dinanev atį

Higham House Hero Esser

too bold; but it cannot be that their this country than in any other." I personality and from the first moment takes place to morrow at noon at the leisure time happily, and he used his frogs beart te izetizarge holding is the cause of both we felt any concern for the investors she appcared her sucress last night City Hall.

effects. Such contrary effects should in any other," we should hope that

influence as Governor to secure & sait- On account of the need for a more Arthur Tuner hate

have differing causes. Palmer and Tomor,

able site and himself contributed very frequent.Trans Pacific service and tho The law to be a misstatement. requires company directors to hold a true.

It may be nestle in my loving arms," "Ohl But the reason for it, if true, Man Jazz"-she sang them all with Mixing Administration's mincs for the scheme he showed a wise judgment, the China Mail Steamship Java In that growing necessity of a larger vessel in The total output of the Kailan generously to the fund, certain necessary minimum, in the must be this, that in the majority of an infinito grace and obara that won week ending February 4, amounted and it was a bitter disappointment to service, the e.s. "Nile" will again belief, stared by commonsense, that cases the professional director does her . he China nil their personal stake will make them not rule. It must mean a majarity Bar a generous guerdon of applause to 8,925 tons and the sales during him when he had to bend to the dawien take her place with 8.8. "Nanting"

JOHN-On Fbuary 7, 1922, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. John, u daughter.

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MARRIAGES.

ESU CHEN - SUND

Fur

Hsu Chen, 15, of Pekings which a director might hold; and tur over (say) five

NOOK (1 February 21:22, at Shany home.

brother of Mr. and Mrs T." to Miss Sung Nank,

PARR BROOKFIELD. (

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6, 1921, at Shanghai, Willing Farr to Mabel Eliz Jth Brook-

Geid, both of Laverpoolant

DEATH.

Mesra. Hongkong,

ÜSTIDE, PUBLIO SERVICE.

-ONGKONG, Friday, TER 17, 1912

OF COMPANY DIRECTORS.

It is a mistake to suppose that

Because a man trolds n larga block of

was.

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was assured. "Won't you come and

tuors cautious in handling the atakes of adherence to the old ideal, whereby aro to be out at Rapulso Bay again of the shareholders, where all stakes honest men using shrewd common- ara committed together. The safety eunse as they would in their own

on Saturday. of the passengers and crew depends, private Dontcrds constitute the as it wore, on the disinclination Boards.

6 p.m.

strike.

According to the "Sinwanpao"

the period, to 77,788 tons.

time.

popular outery that the money should and s.s. "China" on the Hongkong. not be expended for such a purpose San Francisco run and the Java in war time, and had to con service inaugurated by her will be The Hongkong Sharebrokers' sent to the postponoment of the maintained with the s.a. "Gorjintan," Association will be open until neon'] sobeme. I can imagine no memorial recently chartered for the purpose, of the captain to drown. Should ship

Influenza is now said to be ragon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, which would be more pleasing to him captains ever come to usvigate their

ing throughout the whole of Japan.and Saturday next wook. The rates

{ than such a Club” continued "the Rev, vessels from shore by some perfection

In Tokyo, says the Hochs more will be issued at 10 am. nach day his name. More than the $140,000 common one. To many people, ha of wireless arrangements, it is con-

than 40,000 cases are reported, and instead of 10.30 a.m. na ustral.'

Copley Moyle. It might well bear "Criminal betrayal of the white the figures are daily increasing In eeivable that they may take risks they non and women in India broken the doveromont Departments, includ

Montaga Asnallød.

...

which he secured would now be seemed a hard man, but he had in noopssary owing to the increased cost some things a wonderfully kind heart, fine it is far more wanted now. There great kindness to people whom he Tho New Year races enabled the of building. If it was wanted in his and he was capable of doing eats of ato many young sien horo who get disliked. A man's life is best judged

hare in a company bs is therefore do not take now. If caution were the tus heart of the fint at civil service in ing the Post Offices, schools, and in the most competent man to direct its only virtue required in business, wo the world." At last the storm has business houses, there are a lurgs Shanghai Race Club to donate $10,000 ffairs." The arresting words, should say that the ideal company broken on the head of Mr. Montagu, number of absentees, Fortunately to the Shanghai War Memorial Fund. hich have their special. interest director should have his entire fortuna guilty, in the words of an outraged uut many cases ocally, occur in an article in Truth in the company he directs. Bul of Coalition Union'st, of having govern Yokohama, the number of people site on the river frontage have now to be evil, but simply because they to him, and in the circle of his friends, ato fatal. In All obstacles in oonnection with the into evil habits, not because they want by those who are nearest aid dearest entitled The Calling of a Company course it isn't, and we suppose the od Tadia with liberal ideas without down with the. "il is rapidly been overcome and contracts for the have nothing to do and nowhere to and in his family, Bir Henry May was Director, by One of Them. The main idea of "mito liability" was the assent of the Conservative sup Increasing, and it is estimated that bronze and granibs work have bean go in the evenings... writer explains his position in this to promote a reasonable boldness of porters of the Coalition. Whether the auferers now number several hout. The memorial is to cost Tla. There was a trait in the character bereaved ones, nud grant to him beloved. May God comfort hie ‚· "Tha muo fact that he has a" outerprise. There will remaju for the th offence is govern ng Judin with thousand.

of Sir Houry May which was an un- eternal rest.!!!

160,000.

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