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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1923,

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

IRELAND'S TROUBLES OVER?

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF COMPANY,

THE CHINA MAIL.

PASSENGERS.

DEPARTURES.

LOUAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. H. W. Bird was amongst - those who left for Home to-day by the "Fushimi Maru."

Income Tax Difficulty. think, gentlemen, considering the I now come to a matter affecting general depression of business, the future of this Company. Tele not only in the Colony, but graphic advice bau been received the world over we are very from London to the effect that it is fortunate in being able to pay-a possible that in consequence of the divklend of 90 cents per share, altered status of the Company a Our thanks are due to the staff far EXTRA CARS AND RAIN-PROOF claim may be made by the Inland the assiduity shown during the

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Revenue anthorities for income tax year, and we trust with their co- on the whole of the dividetos se- operation we shall have far better ceived from the Hongkong Tram-esults to place before you at our Several matters of interest not ways Limited, and not merely en next annual meeting. With these only to shareholders but to the the portion of the dividends rempit-few. remarks I have much pleasure tram-travelling public as well were ted to London, which has boon the in proposing the adoption of the Me Chin How Noooy, Mr Ohiog Fan, Shares of $100 or over will be touched upon in the Chairman's

Miss 12. Grass, Mr Ho. Al Nook, Mr and report and accounts as presented Mrs E. 7. Jeffery, Miss J. A. Joffery Mr&bought or disposed of by the Small rase hitherta. Whether such a speech at the annual general meet cinim, if made, can be substantiated I shall be pleased to answer to the Kimball, Mr La H. Kennedy. Miss S. Co., states an advertisement in tor and after they have been seconded, ga A. Lochne, Mim M. Kochur, Miss G. Investors Share and Real Estate ing of the Hongkong Tramway I am not in a position to say, but, best of my ability any questions Lagergren, Mr and Mrs. Legts, day's Issue. Company Limited held in the was.wounded and captured in a fight with Free State troops at South offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson in view of the possibility thereof the share holders may desire to Laulo Jon Chong, Mer Lee Yaen, BR

and Co., Ltd., at noon to-day. your directors consider it advisable ask.

IRREGULAR'S LEADER CAPTURED..

LONDON, April 10.

It is announced in Dublin that the Irregular's leader Liam Lynch

Clonmel.

NOT SO MANY MURDERS.

The Lord Chief Justice, opening the Belfast Commission, said that there had not been a single case of murder since the last Commission In February, compared with ninety-seven cases for the same period of last year. It was also remarkable that the word "riot" was absent from SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL

the calendar.

LONDON, April 10: ·

Far P. M. "Preddent Fierce on April 11 for San Francisco:-Mr G. A Allen, Mr Amar Nath, Mr and Mrs 31

Eight cases (Including two W. Ballay, His L.Ballook, Mr and Mrs w. D. Brownell, Mr Geo D. Brownell, Imported) of small-pox and one of Mr Dexter Brownell, Mr H. D. Brownell, enteric fever, Chinese, were noti- Mr J. B. Betterton, Mr W. J. Corcoran, fed yesterday. Mr Chan Wie Man, Mr Chan Yust Chin,

Louis Obong Chia. Mr Leong Sik Wing,

C. Fago, Mr F., Rayner, Mrs E. O. the books of his library recently Thompson, Miss 6. L Wright Mr F. J. scized by troops of Liao Hsiang Willams, Mr Yee Tin, Mr Yes Ches; for yun. Honolulu; Me C. Ligos, Mr and Mrs T.

Mr. D. G. M. Bernard presided to wind up this Company before an- Proposed by the Chairman, Dr. and Mrs J. Kerr Love, Mr G.M Hung Chiang-hing, a well- and there were present: The Hon. other dividend is paid. General seconded by Mr. Leung Yan-po Malcom, Mr Florence Mechan, Mesh known Cantonese, has offered a Sir Paul Chater, Mr. A. H. Comp-meetings of shareholders, which the report and statement of ac- McCullough, Mr B. Rickelt, Mr Broward of $5,000 for the return of

McCoy, ton, Rev. Father L. Robert and Sir will be held in London, will be counts were adopted. Robert Ho Tung (directors), W. E. convened in due course. It the Mr. C. Bond proposed and Mr. Roberts(secretar yand general man shareholders of the Company pass Pang Kwok-sui seconded the re: ager) and the following sharehold the resolutions which will then be election of Mr. Lan Fo-wing as a crs: R. J. Wilton, H. Smythe, Ho. proposed a distribution of the shares director. This was carried.

F. Mullabey, Master T. F. Mullahey : for Yokohama: Capt. P. R. Parker, "Mr A. Lists of the draw for the Loung, A. A. Alves, W. E. Van of the Hongkong Tramways, On the motion of Mr. Pank, Tiople, Mire M. Wood: for Kobo: MrJ. B. Royal Hongkong Golf Club's Sum- Eps, E. J. Chapman, A. H. M. da Limited will be made, so that aharo seconded by Lan Po-wing Messrs. But for. Bhangbai; Mr E. 6. Abbott, mer Cup, also the result of the non- An early and important development of the Irish situation is Silva, A. R. Lowe and M. Manuk. holders of this Company will then Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, Misa E A. Abbott, Mr E W Alderson, selling sweep in connection with

The Chairman said: Gentlemen," anticipated as an outcome of informal conversations between the IrishThe report of directors and the compe ́shareholders of that Oom- wore re-elected, auditors at a fee of Mr Robert åtwell, Mr J. B. Pambar, it, have now been posted in the

pany in exactly the some propor- $750, hierarchicals who are exploring peace proposals. The conversations statement of accounts for the year tion. The procedure of winding up culminated in a long meeting of Bishops in Dublin to-day presided 1922 have been in your possession an English Company is a long one, over by Cardinal Logue and attended by the Vatican representative, for some time, and I will, with your and it is anticipated that the dis

permission, take them as read. tribution of shares, if approved, can-} Monsignor Luzio. It is reliably learned that a marked degree of

The accounts for the first half of not be made until about January, the year are in the same form as 1924, no that it is not proposed this optimism characterised the resolution adopted.

have previously been submitted to year to pay an interim dividend. way undertaking was assigned on

ORGANISED OPPOSITION COLLAPSING?

MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.

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The O.P.B., R.M.S." Empress of Aria"

Mra L. Beckar. Miss A. C. Bartlett. Mr

F. B. Barch, Mis R. Carter, Mr C. P. usual Club Houses. Converse,3 Mr and Mrs J. W. Crider: Mr

and Mm T. O. Chan, Mr P. Y. Chan, Mr

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F. Y. Chen, Mr L. O. Chenx, manager of the Hongkong Hotel Mr. E. W. Alderson assistant

Fresh proposals, largely based on the Government's declarations you, but as the whole of the tram-Notices of the extraordinary general from Hongkong on Mar. 22 arrived at Miss E Hall, Mr H. B. Horn, Miss E

of policy towards the Irregulars were tentatively drawn up and have been considered by De Valera and Austin Stack. The peace atmosphere in Dublin is described as more hopeful than at any time

Venecover on & pr. 8.

The O.P.8. R.M.S. "Empress of Rusts" arrived at Manila on Apr. 10, t 5.30 a.m. left Manila on Apr. 19 at

morrow at 7 a.m.

Chuang Chal Shum, Mr and Mrs P. Davis, Mr H. Dondas, Mr E. Farrell, Company, left Hongkong to-day Mr and Mrs F. H. Fitzgerald. Me Y. U. by the President Pierce for Fang, Mr J, Y. Fang, Mrs B. Grove, Mrs Shanghai whither he has been A. Garfinkel, Mr and Mrs T A, Graham, transferred. Mrs E. A. Gilmore. Miss B. B. Gilmore,

Hard, Mesare Bu Shan Paw, A. F. Hor den. Ho Chang Him. Ip Kwao, Mrs R. A. Johnson, Miss M. Knight, Mr H. J. Kinnard, Miss F. Kittsiborg. Messes E.

since the Irregularapposition began and the arrest of Liam Lynch 1922 show only the dividends re- are that calls for comment and } 6,50 p'u. and is dus at Hongkong to H. Lainhan, J. A. Lim, HI," P. Ino. Mr Joe Kum, Mrs J. F. Mason, Mr U.V.

strengthens the belief that organised opposition is on the eve of a collapse.

LIAM LYNCH DEAD.

DUBLIN, April 17,

it is officially reported that Liam Lynch died at Clonmel at 8.45 yesterday evening.

The B. F. "Hyson" left Fort Said on p. 4 for Boston and New York.

The B F.. "Eurylockus from Liverpool left Singapore on Apr. 10 day. light for this port and is due here m Apr. 16.

and Mrs G. H. Leo, Me A. F. Morriam Mr and Mrs W. F. Montgomery, Mr Ma

Meyer, Mrs A. Mazes, Mrs E. McKeown, Air Ano V. McCleary, Miss Ann 8- Cleary, Master Road MoOleary Blesse T. Omiga. J. P. Owsloy, M. Firovato, A Parent's Duty."

Mr G. Bir G. Fittingull, Men F. W Your boy is always getting scratchad Fogno, Mrs M. D. Pardy, Misses or cat or bruised. Because these Pardy. D. Riley, M. Ranken, J. Hankon, Lient-Col. Alon. Boles Mossie Dengs they always will. Gat a battle of Rales, H. R. Etselo, F. M. Jah, Mr and Chamberlain's Pain Haim and teo that Mrs A. do Espirito Santa, Mr and Mrs Avery injury is cared for Immediately... Tribolet. Mr and Mrs W. O. Taeng poison is too dangero 11 a disasto risk. Ulanoff, Miss F. Weatherton, Miss E. You can get nothing better, and bloat Mr and Men John L. Traphazon. Me W

male by all Chomiste and erron, Messes Joseph Weil, N. Bayang,

8. Tbilis and H. Y. Fok.

1st July last to the Hongkong meetings of shareholders will be Tramways Limited, the accounts for issued in due course.

I do not think there is anything the half year ended 31st December ceived and receivable. The ac- now bag to propose : ""That the re- counts of the new Company which port of the Directors and statenient have also been sent to you show of accounts for the year ended 31st the position as at 1st July and December, 1922, be and the same a1 31st December. Taking the are hereby adopted." figures of the working account for There were no questions and after the whole year, traffic and miscel- the resolution had been seconded by The B... Mymaiden "left Liver-wounds have hosed all right is so sim laneous receipts show an increase the Hon. Sir Paul Chater and car-pool og Apr. 6 for Singapore, Hongkong, of $172,072, working expenses anried unanimously, the Chairman Shanghai, Kobe and Yokotaras and is increase of $48,369, and the work- further moved: that the final dos at this put on or about May 14. ing profit shows an increase of dividend for the year ended 31st pool on Apr. 7 for Singapore, Hengkong. The B. F. 38. "Elpiner Taft Liver. The Lord Chief Justice, opening the Dublin Commission, said that 123,703, The number of passen- December, 1922, at the rate of two Shanghai and Bankow and is duo here For apart from malicious injuries there was an improvement in the state offers carried, exclusive of monthly shillings per share (inaking a total on or shout May 10.

ticket holders, amounted to of three shillings per share for the 19.434,558 an increase over the pre- year) recommended by the Direc vious year of 2,239,731, or 13% tors be and is hereby sanctioned, am sure you will agree that the re- and that the same be paid to be sult of the year's working is very shareholders on. the Colonial satisfactory,

change rate of two ebillings and two Hongkong) Register at the ex-

pence three farthings per Hongkong

A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT.

DUBLIN, April 11.

Dublin, and the country generally. Citizens were now co-operating with the police. The continuation of co-operation would bring them nearer to the peace of God and prosperity.

PAPAL ENVOY TO INTERVIEW MR. COSGRAVE.

DUBLIN, April 11. It is understood that the meeting of bishops in Dublin yesterday evening drew up a petition to Monsignor Luzio as a result of which it has been arranged that the Papal Envoy interviews Mr. Cosgrave to-day. The petition may well be regarded as a desire of the Irish people through their ecclesiastical leaders for an early peace.

TREATMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN.

HOME GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.

LONDON, April To

The Government was defeated by 145-votes-to 138 on the civil cervice estimates as regards the question of the treatment of ex

HOW IT HAPPENED.

servicemen.

The Hon. Sir Paul Chater again conded and the motion was car. ried unanimously.

In-the-accounts of the Hong kong Tramways Limited, you will observe that the sterling fixed deposit shows a profit on realisa-dollar." tion of $70,545.74 which has been added to the exchange fluctuation account. From this account has been deducted the purchase ac-

The retiring directors, Rev. Fr. count adjustment (being the excess L. Kobert and Mr. A. H. Compton of liabilities over assets in the were re ciected Directors of the purchase account). As it is not Company on the motion of Mr. anticipated that there will be any E. J. Chapman seconded by Mr. appreciable differences in ex-Ho Lenng and on the motion of

Storekeepers.

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The China Year Book, 1923.

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change in the future, the balance of Mr. W. H. van. End, seconded by THE STANDARD REFERENCE BOOK.

the exchange fluctuation account| Mr. A. A. Alves, Megara. Lowe, has been combined with the contin- Bingham & Matthews were elected gent-liability account in a general auditora at a fee of $1,000 to hold reserve. The sum of $81,793.50 has office until the next annual general been transferred from profit meeting.

and loss account to this general reserve ́account, making the total $900,000. You will also observe that the sum of $22,000 has been written off goodwill in the item of tramway undertaking. Goodwill appeared in that account at $650,- 000, and your Directors think it advisable to write this amount off over the remainder of the term for

tramway rights.

The Government defeat occurred on a technical motion that the Speaker leave the chair. This enables a preliminary' discussion of topics embraced in the estimates before the latter are investigated by the committee. In the course of it there was a discussion on the position of ex-service men in the civil service. The declaration "votedi" was greeted with loud and prolonged cheers by the Labourites, who enthu siastically threw order papers into the alr, waved handkerchiefs and cried "Resign," and "Send for the Premier The House then ad-which-the- Company owns the Journed. The defeat creates a very awkward technical difficulty which the ministry, however, expects to surmount. The setback is attributed to the Government whip's blunder.

RUHR REPRISALS.

ESSEN TO PAY 100,000,000 MARKS. --

PARIS, April 1

A message from Duesseldorf-states that a French patrol was fired upon at Feilendorf and the leader of it was slightly wounded. The assailants were not arrested but it is stated that punitive measures are being taken.

ESSEN, April 1L,

The town of Essen has been sentenced to pay a fine of a hundred million marks within ten days as a punishment for the murder of a French soldier in the cellar of the railway station.

OBITUARY.

MR. STUYVESANT FISH,

NEW YORK, April 11. The death has occurred of Mr. Stuyvesant Fish, former Secretary of State and a well-known financier.

HIGH SUGAR PRICES.

AMERICAN TARIFF NOT RESPONSIBLE.

WASHINGTON, April 11. The Tariff Commission which is investigating the high of price, sugar has assured President Harding that the new Tariff Bill is not responsible for it

AMERICA AND SOVIET:

COMMISSAR'S WIFE BARRED..

WASHINGTON, April TE- The State Department has cancelled its viss of the permit to the wife of the Soviet Commissar Kalinin to visit the United States,on the ground of entire undesirability in consequence of thedeen feelin the execution of Monsignor Budkiewicz. The action was taken in response to protests and manifestation of American

Car Improvements.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

GANDE,, PRICE & CO. LTD.

The sixteenth annual general meeting of Messrs. Gande Price

Co., Ltd. wine and spirit mer- chants, was held this morning at the Company's offices, Queen's Road.

Mr. C. H. Lyson presided and In view of the increased traffic there were also present Mr. S. C. your Directors last year decided to Paak (managing director), Mr. Lau construct an additional six cars, Po-wing, (director), Mr. C. Bond, and these have just been placed in (secretary) and the following service. A further six cars are now shareholders: - Messrs.

Chow under construction, and should Tung-sang, Pang Kwok-sui S. enable us to deal adequately with Yamuachi, Leung Yan-po and D, the traffic of the coming year. Ex-Rumjahn.. periments are now being made in The Chairman said: order to provide a permanent roof Before proceeding with the to all tramcars, so as to give pro-business of this meeting I should tection to the top deck passengers like to express the regret of your in wet weather. If they are satisfac-| directors at the loss they have suf- tory all cars will be fitted with feed by the death of the Hon. Mr. these covers in due course,

Lan Chu-pak which occurred

The arrangement entered into during the year, and to place on with the Hongkong Electric Co., record their appreciation of his Ltd, for supplying electrical valuable services during his as- energy for the working of the tram-sociation with the Company as a way, to which I referred at our last director, and to convey to his meeting, has now been in effect widow and family, in their sad for some months, and is ad- bereavement, the sympathies of vantageous to this Company. The your Board of Directors and of the plant and machinery a the shareholders. " genérating station has not yet been disposed of.

The report and accounts having been in your hands for the pre- It is necessary to make certain scribed period, I will with your alterations in the tramway depot permission follow the usual. procé in order to provide accommodation dure and take them as read. The for the additional cars, and new net profit for the year under review workshops are now being made on is $12,534.20 being a decrease of the site of the old boiler house. It $28,010,66 which is chiefly ac is proposed to convert the power counted for by the strike in the house into offices.

early part of 1922, general trade

An extension of the tramway on depression owing to unsettled con- the east side of the Happy Valley, didons prevailing in South China LI13 yards in length, has been con- and also to the Prohibition Act structed, and is showing satisfac- coming into force which affected four, harbour sales. Under these tory results,

Heavy expenditure will have to abnormal conditions your Directors be faced in the near future on the are of the opinion that the balance track on the Shaykiwan Roadsheet as placed before, you is This road is being widened, and in in every way acreditable, pinces diverted, and as the traffic one and they trust it will there is growing considerably meet with the approval "of ||itis desired to lay double the shareholders----The-net-pro- track in place of the present fit of $12,534.20 together with the single tracks as soon as it is balance of $5,153.03: brought for possible to do so.

ward from the credit of Profit The subject of the tramway in and Loss Account for 1921

Kowloon has been referred toy armuke Accal credit of by year by your Chaliman... || $17,687,22 which your dired

to be state hast year that I understood tors recommend

that tenders would be invited by i posed of as follows:~To-p the Government, for a tramway dividend concession in due course, I am which will not in a position as yet to add any-] cstry thing further to that statement.

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