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LEE KEE

Agent for HENRY RICHARD TILE CO'S.

We have a large stook"of White Glazed Wall Tiles, Colour Glazed Wall Tilos, Ceramic Musulo Tiles, Geometrical Encautio Floor Tiles, Tale Firo Graten.

Inspection Invited.

Showroom: 21, Wellington St,

Tel. C. 1488.

TANG YUK, Dastur

RODRIGOT DE

the late '891EN TING, 14. D'Agullar Bret

TOLMO VERY: LODERATE

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MRS. MOTONO.

ELECTRIC MASSAGE 318, Wyndasin Bt. And Floor

China Mail

No. 19,813

H.K. HOTELS CO.

EXCELLENT RECORD OF

BUSINESS.

RE-BUILDING PROGRESS.

Sale Of The Kales Hotel, Shanghai.

There was a fairly large atten. dance at this morning annual meeting of the Hongkong, and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. (held at the Hongkong Hotel roof garden) comprising:

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY

rendared very considerable public service to the Colony. Though only s Director of this Company during the past three years he had at all times evinced the greatest interest in ita affairs and had rendered it signal service on several occasions. Te Mrs, Holyoak and her daughters therefore, I tonder our heartfelt condolences in their sad bereave- ment."

OBITUARY

1926.

EMINENT DR. WITH LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS/

SIR JAMES CANTLIE.

(Reutòr'e Service).

London, May 29.

THE BUSINESS HIS GLASSI

-Hedemandasety

and Fatisfactionat. A price, consistent. with quality. Wei have been here In Hongkong for over "forty years, giving satisfaction to the

·business. men of this Colony,

N. LAZARUS Hongkong's Only Buropean Opulcian, 15, Queen's Boad C

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month..

CANTON DOINGS.

DRUG ADDICT.

ANOTHER RED OFFICIAL TO AMERICAN TELLS LIFE STORY

LEAVE

LATEST WAR MOVES."

Echo of Shakee Incident, Last Year,

IN COURT

STARTED AS A BABE

Druga having been given him sinco ho was ababe in arms," Joseph de Merrif, an, American

The death is announced of Sir (From Our Own Correspondent)eitizen, told his life story tai-M

James Cantile, K.BE

Sir James Cantlle, the dis-

Canton, May 27,

RE. Lindsell at the Magistracy this morning

De Merrit, of medium stature and

The Accounts. Turning to the accounts for the. year 1925 you will observe that the balance of Working Account amounted to #1.139,176.19 being a

A third official head, is soon to decrease of $242,761,18 compared tinguished surgeon and medical fall, for official announcement will about middle age, was not legally. with the preceding year. The man, had many associations with soon be made of the "resignation" represented. He pleaded guilty to Mr. J. H. Taggart, the manag-balance of Profit and Loss Account Hongkong and the Far East, of Lam Chu-ham, chairman of the possession of heroin and morphine, ing director (who was in the notwithstanding the fact that the It was in 1887 that he first came Agriculture Department. This in excess of the maximum allowed chair), Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. amount brought forward Wos. to China in connection with tro-stepping out of office, which will by law, this being twelve official E. M. Raymond, Mr. Allan $34.000 greater in 1925 than in pical medicine work, and founded follow the resignations of the Jobs.S Cameron, Mr. J. Fleming (direc-1924) shews a decrease of $420,959-here the College of Medicine for hende of the organisation andben His Worship asked defen- ters), Mr. W. J. Hawker and the 70. The main items. of increased Chinese, this being prior to the propaganda departments, andant how he came by the dopa, the following shareholders;-E. Abra- ham, A. A. Alves. J. 1. Bagram expenditure in the Proft and Loss stitution of our University and nounced yesterday in the "China latter replied "Well, I bought. It its faculty "of medicine. Of this Mail," will be the third definite because I had the chance to." Con- college of medicine he was, the result of the famous "eight retinuing, he frankly admitted that Dean. Sir James, whilst in solutions" of General Chang Kai- he was addicted to drug taking. Hongkong, was associated with shek which bar Communists from Briefly, his story was that when what is now the medical firm of high places in the Governmen: he was an infant, he had rash and Drs. Harston, Black, Balean, etc. and from commissions higher the only person who could keep him Sir James Cantlie was a believer than lieutenancies in the Nation-quiet was a Chinese Amah. When in Dr. Sun Yat-sen and proved a alist Army.

he was about, 5 or 6. his family friend in need to the latter on an

nurse's occasion when Dr. Sun was in captivity in the Chinese Legation, London Sir James, through the Government, obtained British Sun's release.

the

Addressing the meeting, chairman said :—

Gentlemen. The Accounts and the Report of the Directors having been in your hands for several days, I will, with your permission, take them na read:

The Report of the Auditors is as follows:-

Account are as follows:-

Mortgage and. Bank

Interest by Maintenance and Re-

pairs by

Depreciation by

and Renta, Rates and

Taxes by....

$144,000

48,000 40,000

.28,000

James served with a special cholera expedition despatched to Egypt, had acted as plague officer and consulting surgeon to the [L.C.C. and had many medical science publications to lis name.

Lam Chu-ham, it is understood, discovered the Chinese- protests with some vehemence secretshe put opium and poppy that he is not really a Communist, juice in his milk. He had had- but nevertheless he will soon have trouble all his life, as result of taking druge, being always dazad, a successor,

Reports in the Press that Foodizzy and worried Ping-sheung, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs for Kwangtung province, may soon resign, are in correct. He will not give up his portfolio at this time. Mr. Foo's resignation, had it been sub mitted, would have had no rela- tionship to the Government's Communist house-cleaning.

When he was 3 or 9, Ah Sing- whoever that may have been taught him how to use the opium pipe, he then taking an occasional puff or two and covered his mouth with a handkerchief. This con- tinued for a couple of years or 80, but he broke the habit. When about 22 'or 23, he had a terrible accident, the sears of which he bore

J. P. Bourne, J. T. Choy, N. Croucher, F. J. Easterbrock, B. Montague Ede, W. Van Epa, Fung Tat-hung, H. Gittins, Dr. C. M. Heanley Dr. F. H. Kew, O. Kit». chell, Lee Coon, J. Mackenzie, P. I. Newman, U. M. Omar, J. S. Perry Pun Li-fung, A. H. Potta, P. C. Potts, C. A. da Roza, Kelly

The increase in Bank interest is Sayce. P. M. N. da Silva, Sim Wai-naturally accounted for by the fact man, A. W. Smith, Tang Chi- that due to the financial stringency ngong. Tang Hung-ka. W. Van der in the third quarter of 1925 our Steen, T. G. Weall and Yeung capital issue, in common with that Yip-sang.

of other concerns, did not meet

In addition to having held high with the support that under normal positions in Britain in connection conditions would have been forthwith medicine and hygiene,, Sir coming." Therefore we had per ferce to resort to other means in order to finance our commitments and it is due to the facilities grant ed by our Bunkers that we were enabled to purape, without inter- ruption on account of finance, the which we had embarked in connee constructional programme upon the books and documents of the tion with the Peninsula Hotel: Head Office and the Accounts you will observe that the items Turning to the Balance Sheet and Balance Sheet of the Shang-"Lend" and "Buildings" have in hai Brunch rendered by Mesara creased by $2,820,000 which is in --Thomson-&Co, certified by them

ad correct. We have obtained all the main accounted for by the ac the information and explanationequisition by the Company on in the old airioned raw hat Chow In Kwangs, will be made When in Japan he had dysentery we have required. In our opinion. favourable terms of the rever These narrow brimless hats whichthe main military and ration-sup- and he used drugs. He arrived i

uch Balance Sheet is properlysionary interest in the Palace Hotel, allow the sun's rays to fall on the ply base for the Nationalist here and bought some more. drawn up so as to exhibit a true Shanghai (to which reference was back of the neck are a great per i forces in Kwangsi province,

Without comment, His imposed Noon of June 4 has been set as a fire of $100 and ordered the drugs made in the speech from this Chair the Company's" affaire according last year). As a result, the item | HOME BY ELECTION. the time for a monster mass meet to te confiscated.

"Leasehold Properties" has been eliminated from our Balance Sheet and In pursuance of our policy we are now the owners of freehold pro- perty in respect of all the establish- ments we operate...

47

"We have audited the above Account and Balance Sheet with

and correct view dr the state of

to the best of our information and the explanations given to us and as shown by the books of the Company.

Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, ~~~~~"Chartered” ACCOUNTANTS,”

Auditors..

Hongkong, May 1, 1928.”

Colony's Losses,

-Unsettled---Conditions:----

One of his last remarks which

Press was with reference to received publicity in the London

broad-brimmed hats.?

Big Military Camp,

divisions of the Fourth Army left:

To-day, the Tenth and Eleventh to this day. His skull was frac tured and he was in bed for 28 |

months. Very properly, he com here for Shinkwan, the northernmented, the physicians put him on hat for ladies for forty years, he reinforce the defeated troops relief from the pain he suffered, but "I have been advocating the big and of the Yueh-Han Railway, to heroin and morphine. It brought was reported to have eld, "And which have been retreating south re-opened his old sores... if we have a bot summer women ward to the Kwangtung border, since then, the drugs hnd-been-ro- will find what 'friends av havet inced that Shuen gularly prescribed for hips.

LABOUR WINS A GREAT VICTORY.

CONSERVATIVES ROUTED.

Router's Service:)

Loaden, May 28, Labour has won a great victory in the North Hammersmith by election, which was due to the re- signation of Mr. E. Ashmead- Partlett, the Conservative member, who resigned on May 1.

ing of the Unions and Kuomin Def Sgt. AH. Elston, who had. tang organisations of Canton at charge of the case, pointed out that which sympathy will be express-under section 20 of the Ordinance, ed for the striking miners of there was. power to confiscate the Great Britain. The meeting will hypodermic eyringe and the quan- be held at the Kwangtung University of needles which defendant sity parade ground; and every also had. The order was accord- organisation represented will be

ingly, amended." taxed: $6. In addition, a popüler subscription for the British miners will be launched on that day-

First Crop Ruined.

WEEK-END WEATHER.

It has decreased moderately over S. W. Japan and slightly from Luzon to the Lochoos.

The year which has passed since our-last General Meeting has been, as you are probably only too well aware. one presenting unprecedent Before I proceed to report uponed difficulties to practically every the affairs of your Company dur-business.concern of this "Colony and ing the fluancial year under review, it would be superfluous, therefore. it is with the deepest regret that for me to labour this point. The

Many months ago, June 24 was Till noon to-morrow, the Obser- I have to record the loss sustained buraottled aftuation created by the The polling resulted

set by the Canton Christian Colvatory's weather forecast reads: by the Company by the death of disturbances of the month of May J. P. Gardner Labour... 18,095 lege as graduation day for this South to East-winds, moderate; the Hon. Mr. C. Montague Ede on resulted in a serious set-back in E. Gluckstein (Conservative) 0,484 year, but, it is reported that the fair at first, some rain later, May 22, 1925, and by the deaths our turnover in the Northern port--Murfitt (Liberal)

1,974

date will probably be changed to: Observatory, May 29, 11.10 as recently as this very week of but Shanghai recovered quickly, as

June 23, because of the uncer am-Pressure is highest over the the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holycak and reflected by our revenue figures.

Labour majority 3,611 tainty of events which may trans-eastern portion of the map. the Hon. Sir C. Paul Chater. The which, I am pleased to say, shew

[At last General Election Mr pire on June 28, the first anniver

It has increased moderately at Hon. Sir Paul Chater was a very appreciable increase in most E. Ashmead Bartlett polled 12,995 88ry of the Shakee incident of last Shanghai and slightly from Pesc old resident and a veritable bul departments, and, whilst on this and Mr. J. P. Gardner, 10,970 Year. Great progress is being dores to Tonkin

made with the paving of Shakee wark to the Colony. He had seen point, it appears to me opportune Conservative majority of 1,055] it progress from Its infant days to to emphasise that the action of

the street fronting on Shameen the position it now occupies as one your Company in acquiring the

creek, which on June 28 will be of the largest ports of the world, Hotels in Shangbai has proved and has proved a profitable adjunctorial exercises, and then formally ......dedicated with parades and mem and he had himself very largely source of very considerable": contributed to its success in that strength to the Company and is now wing to our Repulse Bay Hotel The lichee crop of Kwangtral over the N. Formosa Chan- to the Company's business. The renamed "Avenue June 28 The Amoy depression is now cen connection, for he had at all times more than justified by the results was completed and opened in De- tung and Kwangs provinces is nel; and the Tonkin depression is fostered the development of private for since the amalgamation affected cember last, and proved a very being devastated this year by central to the South of Haiphong. enterprise and it fe in no small de-with The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. at distinct boom in view of the dis- plague of what are called "atink gree owing to his foresight and the end of 1923, the Company has astrous fire which occurred in the bugs" because of the disagreeable skill that the Colony a progress is been placed in a position where Hongkong Hotel on the first day of odour which they give off if touch- due. As Sir Henry Pollock truly under it is not nearly so vulnerable 1926. said at the meeting of the Legislass would be the rare if its interests

Fed or crushed. These bugs are Hotel Fire, covering the trees, and feeding on tive Council on Thursday last were concentrated fu one place. It is with the most profound re- the ripening fruit. It is said that attached to the Mule Corps, has "He was a Master Builder." His In Hongkong, in the employer of gret I have to record in connec first quality lichees, which normal lost & driver's mirror front his lose to this Company is a very large staff, the Company was tion with the Hongkong Hotel Firely cost 25 cents a catty, will this motor car, which he left yesterday severe one, for as you all know, he naturally seriously affected by the that Able Seaman E. E. Batchelur year bring 80 cents for the same on the public stand outside the was a man of consummate Judgment strike which occurred towards the of H.M.8, "Hawdins lost his life measure of weight

"Star Ferry wharf at Kowloon; In everything appertaining to end of the second quarter of last whilat seulsting to subdue the out

if it was valued at $10. finance, and in recording his death year, nevertheless, I am pleased to break. It is the Intention of your

Borodin To Talk

I would convey to Lady Chaten and state that we were enabled to carryBoard to erect in suitable post- On Sunday." afternoon at 8

moving eastwards towards Japan. The Northern depression is

Captain E. W. Morris, who is

his relations out sincerest syz on the sasential services of our tion in the reconstructed North o'clock, M. Borodin, Ruslan High The following paragraph is to pathy in their sad loss.

*** establishments, and in fact the Block of tad Hongkong Hotel Adviser of the Nationalist Gay | be added at the end of regulation The Hon. Mr. Montague Ede was Hongkong Hotel due to its central memorial tablet recording this sararament is to make a speech in the first schedule to the another gentleman endowed with position, was called upon to supply events. To the officers and men of the auditorium of Canton Chris Volunte Ordinance, 1920: It "vision" "He, too, was a very old more meals per day than would the Navy and Azmy, to the Fire than College. His pronouncement, shall be lawful for the Governor Far Eastern resident and his bust-have been the case in normal times Brigade and to xil the many per which will be his first verbal an- to entrust the general administra- nosa capacity was of the greatest although I must add en paysant, sone who so readily" rendered ser- nouncement since his return from tion of the Corps to such Officer. service to this Company His that little or no profit accrued to vice on that occasion the Company the North, and since the Central as he may think ft. 55, courage during his long illness was the Company in this,

Executivo buria deeply gratefulrundi

Committee of the such as to command the admiration primary obj

Kdomin

of all. He, like, his colleague Sir utility undertaking

Paul Chater was a tower of meet the needs strength to the Company and eat rates is rent behalf of its Directorate, Share-

holders and Staff, I would record

| bur - deepest: "appreciation

ServiceBaby

The Hon. Mr. P. H

cofa Ister: generation

Enate

Chater

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