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TUESDAY, MARCH

CO-OPERATION.

VIEWS OF Q.COB. HON. SECRETARY

FOREIGNERS IN CHINA)

In the course of his speech, at. the sixth reunion annual dinner of

the

16, 1926.

BOXER INDEMNITY.

WORK OF THE COMMITTEE, IN CHINA

THE CHINA MAIL.

Lormal discussions have alrea taken place (with loonie zaaldente, nothing of a definite nature has occurred but the Committed welcome representations from, ze- sponsible bodies in connection with

again wished to emphasize that the views of the three Chinese mom bare would carry great weight with the Committee at Home

IGES

NOT AN EMPTY HANDED GIFT their work regard to him he that the Forty-first Annual

those who will benefit from the Accordingly it is to be hoped that

work of the committee now Chinu charged with allocating to some special object the Indemnity Fund will realise what it means from the purely financial point of view..

NOTICE

AND

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Ordinary General Meeting of the Company since its registration)

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN will be held at the Hongkong Hotel,

that the FOURTH OR Hangkong on SATURDAY, the DINARY THAREY MEETING of 27th March, 1928, at 11 am.. for the Shareholders of the Hongkong purpose of receiving the Report of Engineering and Construction Comp the General Managera, together pany Limited, wil Sa' held in the with a Statement of Accounts for Offices of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes the year ended 31st October, 1925, and Co. 36. George Builde

The REGISTER OF SHARES of Chater Road, Hongkong; on WED- the Company will be CLOSED from NESDAY the 24th day of March, FRIDAY, the 19th day of March, 1026) at 11 am for the purpose to MONDAY, the 29th day of of receiving the Report, the March, 1926, both daya inclusive, Board of Directors and a Statement during which period no transfer of of Accounts for the year end o

the 31st December, 1925, and of electing Directors, and Auditors.

shares can be registered. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, March 15, 1928.

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

N°

ABSOCIATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL of the Members

4 very great point to be emphasized with reference to the Queen's College Old Boys disposal of the British portion of Lord Willingdon's Membership.

The presence of Lord Willingdon Association, Mr. C G. Anderson, the Boxer Indemnity fund is that the Hom Secretary, sufdi: "Mr.it is not an empty-handed gift. on the Committee is very greatly President and gentlemen, as I have The money has gone in the past welcomed by Professor Boothill pointed out this in cur Sixth to the assistance of British revenue, especially on account of his rare Annual Re-union and meldentally and in future this will not be so character Liberal in his outlook, this in the fourth pension in which may be thought that, forming as and thoroughly generous in spirit, you request me to speak in this it does only a very small part of he is, in Professor Soothills opin- Full On account of my poverty the revenue of the British Govern 101, always able to see the point of in idew I may, perhaps with ment this might be regarded as view of the other man, and so is proût refer briefly to a question almost a negligible matter, and extremely valuable. He has great upon which I had previously touch-doubtless many people in this confidence in his judgment.

this connection Professor ed recollect that at our Second country look on it as such, but this In Annual Dinner for 1022 and when is a mistake-Burdened with debt Soothill paid a very fine tribute to called upon to speak, I ventured

us Great Britain is today, every Lord Willingdon when entertained! the opinion that we, as a body in pound counts, and the British tax-nt a Chinese dinner at Home prior He there mentioned whom the wisdom of the East is payer has to supply in taxes what to leaving:" blended with the knowledge of the the country loses by placing at the that Lord Willingdon was captain West, are peculiarly Srbed to pro-Cisposal of Ching this annual sim of the cricket side at Eton. and mote Anglo-Chinese co-operation

ed cricket in the Government, he again at Cambridge: He had play- which to quote my own, words, waw now more than over necessary for

had played ericket in the adminis- the prosperity of the Colony and

tration of India, and he was going to play cricket when he came, out MEETING the well-being of its citizens;"

In fact he was a man of this Association will be "Gentlemen, if co-operation be

to Chinn

held in the Office of Messrs. Jar- mended in. 1922, its necessity in 1026.

who would always play the game. is imperative and found myself

Missionaries and the Indemnity.dine. Matheson & Co., Ltd., on in good compung when PE Sir

This outlook is, emphasized by In the matter of the IndemnityTUESDAY, 23rd March, 1926, nt. considored Professor 5.15 pm to pass and adopt the Reginald Stubbe said. in a speech Professor Socthill, one of the money made few days prior to his demembers of the Boxer Indemnity Soothill, it would be very unwise Accounts for the year ending 81st He for Committee now in Shanghalt. parture from the Colony, to the

any Christian missionary December), 1925, and to elect effect that should a motto be re-anticipates work Insting six months society to use it for their ends, and Officers, etc.

uired for Hongkong. the word more wish his colleagues, in con- he was vary glad that these bodies

By Order, "co-operation" should findi. in it a

nection with the subject, and his had decided not to apply for or euplook on the task la. more than accept it. "prominent place. You will also re-interesting. Professor Soothill is "At the same time he believed that

enllect, gentlemen, that the English

Pof course, thoroughly intimate with they might have been justified in Press, whose representatives" and thel Chinese colleagues we also

China, ang while he has been away doing so, considering how this: from the country for several years, money came. It was supposed gen- have the honour of entertaining he mentions that he has maintained orally that, by remitting the In- this evening, at once took up this touch with it, through the medium denmity, Britain was merely hand- standpoint and a symposium of the of the "North China Herald" anding back the money to the Chinese, views: od certain Chinese gentle. men as to the desirability of form the Chinese he has met at Home. merely wiping off a debt. On the ing an Anglo-Chinese Club am a

He is thus thoroughly conversant ments towards co-operation, was movements in the country.

with the spirit of the different started by the Hongkong Daily Fress." This desirable innovation, if adopted. dsay you agree with me, is merely one of the means" to an end. But to my mind, go- operatica that is reat can only be achieved by the general recogni- tion of vertair principles.

madter

P. M. HODGSON,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, March 16, 1926.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

contrary it must. Bersalised that. THE

the people of Great Britain would have to raise an equal sum at Equality of Representation.. Home, possibly by increased taxa In reply to questions put to him. tion, and really would have to pay Professor Soothill, said: "We just as much as the Chinese were are not able to say ret paying. That was a point which what is going to be done with the did not seem to have been brought money. The whole matter awaits out previously, but it was very the fullest consideration by the re-true. Nevertheless, as mentioned, On the one hand, Enitong should! Presentatives out here, and we hope he strongly approved the attitude reulise that eveny Chinese has

next week to meet to consider the of the missione in that it should The British Governalert not be used in their propaganda, soul, that China, having a long

Sis. been very anxious that the re- and he considered that the scheme glorious past, will have a glorious sentation of British and Chinese for the use of the money should be future with the possibility of con- on the spot should be absolutely decided on the broadest possible tributing largely towards world geek This was a matter that was lines, peace, the attainment of wilched very particularly on the must be the concern of EVERY

Story Committee at Home, that night-minded individual and that ever was done out here should Chen does not take kindly to, nor

be on the basis of an equality of does she deserve the shallow membership. This is a matter of sheers and eriticisms that Bave

brime importance-chat there been ung at her by those Feast qualified to judge. On the other the Chinese members in voting should be no desire to outnumber hand, Chinese should realise that a great part of the British public and

· power,, » As Aeoma to bave been may say the best part of the British publie has the best good-

DOUBLE TRAGEDY,

TWO YOUNG JAPANESE CHOOSE SUICIDE.

Driven by the thoughts that. thought by some. It is in the powerful harnage, a geisha girl named,

they could never be united in law. of the Chinese to create a similar ideji, aged 24, at a Japanese re advisory commission hera of

stuarant on Chapoo Road, Shang-

commission at Home; and the

FORTY;SECOND OR- DINARY ANNUAL MEET ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. George's Building. Chater Road Victoria, on THURSDAY, the 25th March 1926, at 11 ofclock a.m. for the purpose of receiving a state- ment of accounts and the report of the General Managers for the year- ended 31st December, 1925, and alecting

a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 20th March, 1926. until THURSDAY the 25th March, 1925, both days: inclusive.....

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers, Hongkong, 15th March, 1920.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

will towards them, that the Briton Chinese, as we created our advisory hai, and. Japanese man named AURING my absence from the

who only knows force in his deal

ings with them is not representa-Government has appointed us to tive of his race and frowned upon come out here and meet them in by his betters and that Great equal membership, and they are Britain is a great nation through de members, of the atatutory the portuis of when world-famous

commission. There has been no universities and institutions the

Lintention. to have them in 21

most useful ghted and brilliant of minority. but the principle gives equal value to their vote, and we

their advice

Very

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China's sons. ineeding those Canton, have passed and will con-shall value tinue pass

highly.""

Various Suggestions. With reference to the different

Colóny. Mr. CR. MIOLLIS

K. Ezaki, aged 28, an employee of will take temporary charge of this the restaurant, attempted a double Company's Agency, until further suicide at the Belvue Hotel in notice. Woosung on March 6, at midnight which resulted in the death of the man and the near death of the geisha.

The two were found by boys at the hotel shortly after they had cut the arteries in their wrists.. They were locked tightly in each other's arĪNS,

R. RODENFUSER, Agent Hongkong, March 10, 1926.

1.P.

447.

Escape GERM PERILS

With these ideas embedded the mind of the two peoples. under- *tanding and sympathy witt ap-schemes brought before the Com-

Physicians were summoned and per and co-operation follows as a mittes for the disposal of the fund; succeeded in stopping the flow of natural result; by the side of these professor Soothill was reminded of bood from the young woman's ideas any artificial attempt towards the proposal of Holland to use the body, but were unable to save the Co-operation, though dugirable and Dutch portion of the Indemnity

The Japanese anthorities necesary, tends to fade into in-for investigation of the conservancy in Shanghai were notified and an significance. These principles are of the Yellow River

held over Professor inquest was

the the Hine-qua-now of co-operation Soothill mentioned that railway and body at the Japanese Consulate. that is real anth in giving them conservancy

achemes had been The girl was taken to the Foo Min publicity, indulge in no gestures, brought before the British Com Hospital on North Szechuen Road. I'am influenced by this fact, that mittee, and had been duly consider the thought that Great Britain and ed. While he did not wish to speak China should work together to the for the Committee, he expressed advantage and glory of both coun- the view that given stable condi- tries strikes a responsive chord in tions in China such schemes as the breast of every member of the conservancy and railway develop. The couple went to Woosung Association in which I have the ment would find all the support, and registered at the Disea18" hanour to serve in a humble capa-financial and otherwise, that would hotel. Several times they took risy."

According to the girl's story the two fell in love, but knowing that they could never be married because of the high social barrier they chose suicide.

be required. The best men in the over doses of morphin which The speech was interspersed with world could be secured to carry Ezaki took along, but always applause.

them cut, and after all a com, railied from the effects of the paratively small sum such na the drugs

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Boxer Indemnity could very easilyFinally they struck on the idea lo wasted on an attempt to la- of cutting the arterios in their augurate them. While any sugges, wrista and borrowed a razor from An old lady, laden with her weeklons of the sort would be aympathe the room boy on the pretext that end shopping, was struggling along tieally considered, he thought that Ezaki wanted to shave. Accord one of the main thoroughfares of very great care should be exercised ing to the girl's story (says the China Press) the man first cut Suddenly out of her bag, he had given Furthermore, he the artery in her wrist and then which had sprung open, rolled a felt that any such schemes would turned the razor on himself, shilling. A gentleman who was be better entrusted to men who were passing, seving her sorry plight Interested financially in their quickly and gallantly bent to re

sdecesteially in cover the coin and restore it to its

a large town on a Saturday even-in going into them for the reason

ing.

owner:

Mother (aternly) "Johnny, "didn't tell you to come straight. home from the barber's shop?" Johnny: Yes, ma." Mother: Then why didn't you

No Scheme Yet Formulated. Professor Soothill stated that he But, to his astonishment, the lady was quite unable to say how the hurriedly planted a bread and Indemnity money would be spent. smple foot over the muddy shilling. The scheme they were looking for while she exclaimed, in accents was one which would make an obey?!

equal appeal to what might be

loud and triumphant:

Johnny had to wait while

"No, you don't my fine sir, I described as the most responsible grandma got her neck shaved was one too many for you that type of Chinese and the most re

time, wasn't I?!!

sponsible type of Englishman.

The Committes wanted to get at

the feeling of these men, and the

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

/HE FIFTY-SEVENTH OR

DINASY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the andersigned or FRIDAY, the 26th March, 1926, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December 1925.

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