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“WALES FOR EVER."

ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY DINNER

SIR WM. REES DAVIES' RETIREMENT.

THE CHINA MAIL,

the opportunity of appealing to the COMMERCE AND FINANCE. gathering to support the society.

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

In addition to the quotations given on page II as us, the following should be noted

and keep it allve. Patriotism was a great and cardinal asset in the affairs of the world. "Small nationa- lities were growing and the Welsh race was as important to-day as ever it was. I beg of you, my In the cosiness of one of Hong- countrymen, on the last occasion I kong Hotel's rooms on Saturday shall have the pleasure of being there gathered sixty three members with you, to meet from year to and friends of the St. David's So year, to carry on and drink the ¡ciety to celebrate St. David's 'Day toast with every cordiality and. rights $6 prem. sales.

in the form of a dinner.

The President, Sir William Rees-Davies, presided, and those prosent include Sir Claud Severn, Mr. R. Sutherland, Hon. Mr. P. H. and Mrs. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. A. D. Lang, Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Professor Hinton, Mr. Campbell Prosser, Drs. Allan and Thomas, Messrs. D. J. Lewis, Ben. Lewis, Wynne Jones, D. Davies, and B.C. Thomas and a number of ladies were among those present.

The toasts of the King and the Prince of Wales having been honoured,

Patriotism, as I ask you to do now, Hen Wald By Nhadau" (Applause.)

was

Hongkong Stock Exchange- H.K. Hotels $2134 cum div. ex rights buyers ex rights $6 promlum buyers,

Cements ex rights 2954 no.

China Providents ex bonus' and rights $23 nominal, rights $14 prom. nom.

Ropes ex bonus and rights $27 nominal, rights $2 premium buyers. Hongkong Share Brokers As- sociation;--

Cements. Now issues premium. C. Lights. New issue 3 pro-

Providents. Ex-rights and Bonus 22.8.

Providents.-New issue pre- mium 254

Ropes.Ex-rights shares and bonus shares 26.

Ropes. New Issue premium 1.6. BIG SLUMP IN LOCAL FLOUR MARKET.

WAM YAX HONG QUOTATIONS.

The Blue Fannel 8.x. "Achilles" had brought another 135,000 'quel. tooks of flour to be added on the local stocks which already ex- coed modlion sacks. Stocks of American Straight are particularly discouraging but the position it American Cut-offa is not so bad.

The President-Elect (Mr. J. Owen. Hughes), responding, to the toast, said he ventured to think it was Rot so much the national Eisted

odds which had given them their spirit of nationalism as the smaller meetings, such as those held that day throughout Wales. He refer-mium. red to the friendly rivalry which always existed between one small community and another, one valley other and one school and another. and another, bone, chapel and an- Sir William Rees Davies proposed That was where they were taught the toast of the evening, Han Wlad to love all that was best in their Ay Nhadau ('Land of my Fathers"). country. (Applause). He thought He said that for some 16 or 17 would interest not only his fellow countrymen but their years it had been his privilege to attend gatherings of Welshman in guests that evening to know Hongkong

That evening they that despite four centuries of had there dwellers in England, in absorption, as it were, the Welsh Scotland. in Ireland, and in the language to-day had a far greater parts about China, strangers of hold on the people than

Statistics generally supposed. Romo, Gentiles, and proselytes, and they had heard them in their showed that of the people of own tongue speak the wonders of Wales and Monmouth eight per gallant little Wales. Applause) cent. spoke Welsh only, whilst He had been recently permitted almost one-third of the entire to attend the great hospitable Population spoke both Welsh and gatherings of the Anglo-Saxons English. In Scotland the same and the Scots. They listened to statistics showed that a half of a combinatione of Obinesa im- the eloquence of the President one per cent of the, people spoke porters are competing with one and the Chieftain telling of the the ancient tongue (laughter) another to lower prices and to-day's per cent.quotations are considerably below lives and antecedents of St. George and less than four and St. Andrew. It was all very spoke both Gaelic and English. In rerincine vista.

Ireland, despite the intense na intereating-it really was most intional feeling that existed there, tween from Canton, Bangkok, Bai- Inquiries are small and far-bo- teresting because many people about four per cent. Irish ex-gon and Haiphong, Swatow and were doubtful as to the personality clusively and only one-eighth of Amoy. The Philippine market is of St. George, although, of course, the inhabitants spoke both Eng-almoet closed to Hongkong as ships none of them had the least doubt fish and Irish. The Welsh per from Portland and Benttle discharge as to the virtue of St. Andrew centage was fairly high and he there direct while, Singapore ascE (Laughter) At any rate, they hoped that they would see a great deal of Australian flour.. could present to-night to their

to it that they did not go

Speculators have got rid of the Anglo-Saxon and Scottish friends back. They laboured in Hong- majority of their boldings. What a real patron Saint. (Hoar, hear, and

kong under great difficul they hold to day is quoted for im applause.)

ties, but it was for them to do what mediate clearance at about 5 cente Sir William, touchings on an cient history, referred to the they could to maintain Welsh per suck below the market, Quote traditions. (Applause.) Never tions for futures (3 to 3 months" capture of many French invaders at the end of the 17th century by had Wales stood higher or had a clearance) are about the same as for 'spot" and there is little doing in the people of Pembroke. The righter future than to-day. Given

peace in the outside word, the short-porial futures. Quotations for French invaded the coast near Principality would become more spot goods, basis usual guild temas, Fishguard and the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry was at that time the prosperous than she had ever been, are as follows:-

Dayton $2.65, Banana $2.63, only force the county possessed. He expressed satisfaction at the

settlement of the Welsh Molino Fairy $2.63; Kwan Tao The women of the district, with Disestablishment Bill, and spoke $2.72. White Greens $9.67, Nut--

tall hats and red petticoats, lined of the wonderful progress the mon Ome $2.67. Sporry's-XXX-

$3.52. Kingasher $2.68, Big Gun

LINE OF STEAMERS the coast, with the result there Church of Wales, was making $9.63 White Rose $2.6%, C. & C.

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TARIFF AGREEMENT..

Fishguard, Haverford-west and and wished him and Lady Rees-

Disparity in brands of the came Davies many years of happiness, the city of St. David.

This is Referring to the patron Saint of hoping also that Sir William in quality should be noted. Wales, Sir William said there was the Homeland would recruit his due to there being large stocks of the one and the comparative scar. reason to suppose that St. David health and become well and strong city of the other. died at a great age towards the again.

JAVA SUGAR. close of the sixth century. It was

Mr. D. J. Lewis, the Vice-Presi-

This morning's quotations weren father unfortunate that both the dent, proposed the health of the No. 24 rough whate $15.50 per births and deaths of patron saints guests.

Sir Claud Severn, who was the No. 18 rough brown $14.85 and ricul net, No. 24 ine white $16.56, were purely conjectural, but still.) they had a patron saint and they first of two guests to reply, said Java Brown $18.80. were proud to celebrate the an that he had expressed niversary, as they did, on every 1st Andrew's dinner that probably

No. 1 Siarn, long white superior, three-quarters of him was Scotch.old crop, (local stocks almost entire... of March.

Dealing with the characteristics The other quarter was in doubt,ly cleared) $9.20 per picyl goes for of Wales, Sir William asked: but as he believed he had some not, No. 1 Siam long white super- What are the qualities of our connection with that part of the ior, new cmp, $8:55, 1 Saigon long race? I do not mean the sugges-river Severa that was in Wales, white $7.70. tion of our slanderers that every he would be safe in saying least one-eighth was Taffy is a thief, but I think, per that at

Ho humorously spoke haps, that we may claim to be a Welsh. pertinacions race.

of Wales as a unit of measure- Eistedfodds, said Sir William, ment. It was remarcable, he whenever anyone were known throughout the wide said, that world. Every one he thought, must asked the size of any country of have been impressed not only with ordinary size they were almost the beauty of the singing of the sure to be told that it was about Welsh people but with the great half the size of Wales, or a third of loyalty of their country. He the size. Therefore, for English-roubles from Great Britain. should never forget, what had men it had a special value and te always remained an imperishable thought they would always con- recollection in his mind, the great tinue to use it in that sense. gathering at Carnarvon Castle in (Laughter.) Sir Claud alinded with 1911 when His Royal Highness the satisfaction to the presence of Prince of Wales was presented to ladies at these national gatherings, and in conclusion he wished Sir the Welsh people as its Prince. was a repetition of what happened William and Lady Rees-Davies some 700 years before. He re many years of happiness in the minded His Royal Highness when Homeland. (Applause.) he was in the Colony of it, and he Mr. Sutherland in his acknow said at once, "Yes, I truly love the ledgment said he would like to Welsh people." When the Prince remind Mr. Owen Hughes that was presented by their Majestics there were so few Scotsmen left to and brought out on the fine old Scotland now they were all abroad ramparts of Carnarvon Castle; that it was unfair to take the 30,000 people. sang the "Men of figures for the country alone. If Harleck" and God Bless the he took the number of Scotsmen Prince of Wales," and then the who spoke Gaelic all over the be extended, to Conda. great mass of people inside and world he would find his figures it is understood that negotiations outside joined in Hou Wlad Fy very much out. Referring to the to this end were disbussed between Nhadan..

Impending departure of Sir the two Primo Ministers, Mr. Mac- Proceeding Sir William said: William Rees-Davies, Mr. Suther-kenzie King and Mr. Bruce, in Moreover, it is believed "I am not going to say anything land spoke of the high respect and London. to-night about our ancient bards, regard in which the President was that this arrangement is more äkely our ancestors, pur soldiers, our held. He had been with them for to be osumanted if the preferen politiciens, or our coalfields. 18 years; and had been a sportman, til scheme proposed by the Britis They all occur to us as show-algood friend and a Judge of the Government at the Imperial Con-

They all furenca in realiai.. ing that gallant little Wales, highest character.

On the promout basis of trida, after all, is not a non-entity, in the hoped that: when he returned to comity of nations We have, in a the old country he would regain Canada has a large balance in ler humble way, played our part, and his health, and that he and his favour of exieris to Australia chur we still hope to play our part. chaming wife would enjoy manying the past, twelve months of a (Hear, bear.) Welshmen yield to happy years in well-earned retire al nue of $21,000,000, come none la love of their country ment. (Applause.) trap the show ed with $1,170,000 of imports. (Applause) Whether we come Musical and recitative items in from the beautiful hills and the Welsh vernacular were given mountains of North Wales, or from by Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Richards, the stald agricultural districts, or and Mr. D. Davies, whilst Mrs. Mess. Lamport 'end Hok, Ltd. the mining centres of South G. A. Clements (51ng The announce that Mr. Charge H. Molly Wales, we are absolutely loyal to Ashgrove" and "All thru the and Mr. Arthur Cook have retired the land of our birth (Applause.night" in a feeling manner, Dr. from the position of "inaunging "der- Concluding St William sald Thomas assisted at the piano, tors of the company, but rotsen that was the last occasion on which Mr. D. Davies, the hon decker theres on the board. Mr. Ali he would have the privilege of taryfs to be congratulated on hi fred Woods who has boan useist

ed with Molara. Lpport and Hait speaking at Walsh, dinner in successful, organisation of the Hongkong and he therefore, took function corression general, umaager of the company.

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