CHINÁ SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED.
The twenty-third ordinary annual meeting of shareholders of the above company was hold. ut the offices of the General Agents (Messrs." Jardine, Matheson, and Co.) yesterday at noon. The chair was occupied by the Hon. J. J. Keswick, and there were also present the Hon. C. P. Chater, 0.31 G., Mesra D. M. Moses, C. 8. Sharp, D. Gillion, EC. Wilcox (Con sulting Committee), J. Barton (Secretary), G. Murray Bain, W. Macgreger Forbes, W. J. Grosso, W. A Cruickshank F. Henderson, E. J. MORER, J. U. Peter, Madar, Ho Feok, and Wang Leng Hing, d
POLICE COURT. Wednesday, 27th March.
BEYORE MR. HAZELAND.
CONCEALING A SMALLPOX CASE.
TO THE HONGKONG DAILY, PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1901
A LESSON AND A WARNING.
The regulations for the cuffs of the flag officer's full dress coat are undergoing further consideration."
But what are the Admiralty doing in these THE COREAN QUESTION.
-critical timen? - I do not know all that they are doing, but I do know oun thing they have lately Telegrams in the Japanese native papers give
The following letter adfiressed to the Editor | boon doing and, as was announced in The Times indications of future troubles In Corea Some oelour is given to the report of Russian and of the Times appears over the signature of of January 30, have now, after much ivoulation,
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accomplished. It hardly soome to be quite at Japanese movements by two dospatches to the Asahi, One, dated Seoul, March £5th, says:-A
"Commenting Intely on Lord Kitchener's the centre of the situation. It is to be found portion of the Russian Eastern Squadron is position yon used the following words:
at p. 670 of the Navy List for January. Here ***He is still hampered by the want of mounted it is:- still lying somewhere between Chinkai Wan and impo. It is understood that tu-an-men in sufident numbers, and the authorities chorage for warships will be chosen in the at home are in turn hampered by the case former Bay and a lease of it will be domanded glonies of failing to foresee, in spite of sil of the Corean Government. The second is from lessons, that these mounted men would be re Nagasak two days later, and states, on the quired.
"May I apply these words to the Navy ? 4Tho authority of a naval officer, that Rear Admira!
How Arima, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese consequences of failing to forosus! standing squadron with the Shikishout. Idaho, terrible has been the cost of this failure-in-life, in treasure, in national disappointment and Anama, Yokumo, Takasago, and Murakunes, was
now? Have we even the means of konsur- Tenshima, between the 22nd, Macampo, March 16th,
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"Prodigious! We want cruisers, we want dentroyers, we want auxiliaries for our fighting | KANG ON, fleets, and we want them at once; and my Lords have been engaged in the further considera- tion of an affair of collars and cuffs! The thing is insignificant in itself, but does it not trators are apt to be entangled in spite of them- A Main and Loret, on
telegram, dated ing it as yet? But we all know that what alves, in an endless mase of trivial and unersen-
At Chinkai
The SECRETALY read the notice convening He was unerrəmoniously pulled out of the way to reach Nngusaki on the 9th and proceed to tribalution! Have we measured the cust even symbolize the way in which the best of adminis
Semo little time ago Massra. Loue, Crawford & Co's, premises were burgled, and in the course of their investigations the police had occasion on the 20th just to visit the cook-house attached to the firm's building. The head, cook was rehement in his assurances that none
of the missing property was concealed thore, but the suspicions of the searchers were aroused by the persistency with which he stood in froat of a small Chinesa bed laid down in one corner. when a great pile of blankets were seen hapori bed. Thinking that something was follow the usual custom, and take them as read. away, and were startled to fud, not the missing | 20 guns were jandad 38:10 Marines with ever the cost may be we shall bear it, and that tiui details? What a lack of perspective it THE PHARMACY,
being concealed, the pollre hauled the blankets
ont from liarion vil bere it we
Is because military reverses, such as we
the testing
CHAIRMAN Bald-Gentlemen: The The report and accounts having been in your hands for some days, we will, with your permission
on the
with small-pox. Immediate steps were taken for the removal of the sick man, and the. cock was arrested and charged with unfawfully neglecting to report a case of infections disease When the defendant, on the 21st inst., first ap pearel before his Worship, he tendered a plea not guilty, and the hearing was formally adjoarned Hill Fortarly morning, bail of 450 being allowed. Apparently thinking better of it, on the second occasion the defendant nd- mitted the charge, and was fined S10 or 14 days hard labour. The fine was paid.
CIGAR CASE.
The master of the Chung Sing wailor-shop. 286, Queen's Rail West, was charged with the unlawful possession of nine boxes of digara belonging to Messes, Kruse & Company. Queen's Road Central, from whom thy where stolor about a month ago. The defendant denied the charge, and was represented by Mr.
Beace.
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have suffered, are not irretrievable, military obstacles, such as we have encountered, are not insurgountable, and military disappointments, snch as we have facarral by our fuck of fors:
the possible consequence of falling to foresee"! Sir John Hopkins, who ought to know, tells us that any loads are no time to consider and hitiste reforme. Have they time to to the duty
I mentioned this, although the results of the year 1899 than under review wore disappointing, I did not take by any means a despondent view of the future, and seat as we hail fortunately acquired a stock of raw sugar at a cost which from indications: then existing spreared to be satisfactory, 1 looked for fair margin of pruit whom a revival in demand set in. From the no counts now before you, ou will see that my anticipations have been atided, and that the results of last year's working have best, antista tory. This improvement is the more gentifying inasmuch as the period under review has by no means born free from anxiety. You are uo doubt aware that lace the introduction of refineries into Japan that market, though very ratable outlet for our relined ព magrar, hoa lost some of the attractions which it formerly sed, but Chira shows a steady development. It was with com siderable concern that wo saw the growing agitation in the North of China during the spring of last year, which paralysed all trade for a time, and enlminated in the outbreak of hostilities under circumstances with which you are all familiar. I am pleased to my, however, that as soon as matters settled down the demand for refined sugar began to improve and the average offlake for the year, though smaller thanol, was better than might have bean expected. The stock wo held in godown at Tientsin escaped any serious damage, but buyers of quantities which had been delivered en credit are not traceable, having possibly been killed during the bombardment or in tue. in-
A Chinesa shopkeeper was down by the Harrasted, however, were rolossal again on the 17th merely a paraphrase of what was said by from Foachow, 23 bales raw silk, 1 case silk turior. A claim for the loss has been put for ward against the Chinese Government through bar (Hce yesterday, ant gut mixed up in a proper channal and an equitable setta crowd. He was making the best of his way the
ou, when fire coolies surrounded him. One ment of the matter may I hope be expected. sustshed his purse, containing $20, and hand- As mentioned in the report before you, the in-. portations of beetroot sugar from urope coned it to another man. Both the male off, Linue to compete for trade in eastern markists, but the shopkeeper, breaking away from the bat the experience of the past your seems to other three coolies, who tried to hold hi
Evidence was led which convicted the accused, who was fined 500 or one month. The fine was paid-
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exercises. The bulk of the men were rinovou to Kawashima in the after. The that it in reported that the Rasian squadron
sight, cannot last for over-and-cannot wear out *Sir, I do not write this with a light lost. will concentrate in chenuho early in Aprit
I have had some share in awaking the nation to next.
According to a Seoul despatch: the Corm a Go.our resolve. Tout peut se retablir-the words
are of sinister omon, perhaps, but in this casu asaving sens of the things which belong to its vernment has decided to despatch Ministers to
pence on the seas. It is with a grave.conse.of Great Britslu, Amorica, Gremany-and-France they are true.
Bat can we afford to risk the consequences the national peril that I now venture to urge with the view of negotiating for the declaration of Cores us a mentral principality. It is roof failing to foresen' in the case of the Navy that what we need in this crisis of our fate is, if ported that the Russian Minister is likely Are we risking them at the present moment? not ap Admiralty more alive to the conse to demand the lease of a portion of Chinkei And have we realised what they must be? Wequences of failing to forem, at least un Wan, The Russian squadron in the B shall not merely be hampered by sach Admiralty whose members can be enabled by las already chosen a site and is making failure, we shall be destrayed by it, instantly, wise devointion of their overwhelming routing varions preparations to remain there perman irretrievably, and for ever. There is no tot duties, to devote themselves to the weightier ently The French Minister to Seon! who peut se ritabiir after a decisive engagement matters of the law and to leave the tithing of Amint, anise, sad comic to subordinates who are turned a short time suo is reported to be in which has gone against a British flact possession of instructions to using an atti- victory is very essential to England at this not responsible, as they see, for the safety, hon- tude in Coras somewhat in line with that of muut said Sir John Jervis on the morning our, and welfare of the mistress of the seas. Rumit. The death correspondent adds that of Bi. Valentine's Day, 1797. If ever a British For responsible they are and must be. Some the Russian Minister to Seoul has addressed a fleet is again to meet a fou capable of disputing one in Whitehall will have to hang if our sight- reverse by their default. communication to the Corean Forelyn Depart the command of the sea with it, a victory willing deets suffer a ment, objecting to the Government engag-be not only very essential to England but ab And as for their superiors in Downing Street, well, Tennyson lan ugo told them what would ing foreigners other than Russians in the solutely indispensable to her.
Occidit, decilit
be their doom in such a cus various Departments. The Corean Govern-
Yon-you-who had the ordering of her Floet, mont has replied that the engagement of
If you have only compass'd her disgrues, foreign engineers must instructors in uet an
When all mea starve, the wild mob's million feat infringement of any agreement with Russia.
Will kick you from your place; Meanwhile internal distarisness are threaten
But then-too late, too late. A seaman on the Chinos erniser Li Kued by a dispute between the Imperial family pleaded guilty when asked if he had and the Min family, who have influential mem
These views will not be disputed by The. selling amshu without a licence at Sham Shui Lore in the Government. Several partisane of to. He went to prison for a month in de- both sides have been arrested. It is understood
that there is a plot to drive the alin family out Times. They have boon advanced by il over
Per P. & O. steamer Bengal, sailed on the fault of paying a fine of $100.
of the Governinent. Five of the persons ar-nud over again, and what I have said abore is
16th March. For London -1,321 boxes tea self, Sir, on the day of Quoch Victoria's
bet omen. But are they accepted at the pico goods, 80 casos bristlew, I Admiralty Do we had there a xaving recogni-1 case feathers, 3 uses old charts, I cases type tien of the swial consequences of failing to writers, 4 cases curios, 10 gases curice and furui- foresee? Again I appeal to your own words. tare, case camphorwood, 1 case fur coats, I You have insisted on the need of maintaining silverware, & cases effects, 1 case sarion For H.
casa cigars, I case photos and silverware, 1 case our fighting fleets in all respects on footinganchester 50 bales waste wille. For St. equal to the requirements of the situation. You have shown that the Mediterranean and Chinel deets are both perilously decient in cruisers and almost totally devoid of fleet auxiliaries, while the Mediterranean Best in particular is quite inadequately furnished with destroyers in view of the known dispositions and intentions of other Fowers. It has quito lately been stated that a craiser has again been detached from the Cheel Squadron and an- other from the Meditarz.neau, This is robbing the destitute indeed. If necessary, it is appall. ing If unnecessary, it is almost criminal.
These things are no secret. They have bann proclaimed from the housetops. If we do not note them, other Powers assuredly will, and do. The Navy League has invited the Admiralty to publish the letters they receive on the subject from our fighting Admirals. that would be expedient, and I do not think it is necessary. We know what the tenor of such letters must be. You, Sir, have recorded it onde for all in the memorable words of Torrington, which I will ask your leave to recall
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"and the butlook seemas satis concerned,
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counts were adopted, on the motion of the
Each was sentenced to three months hard labour,
DOWN & WELL
The following in the Globe's comment on Commons on the 19th alt. to questions with regard to the Shanhaikan Railway-Lord ranborne proceeded to assure an incredulous audience that sometimes one cannot help regretting that the undoubtedly benevolent intentions of the Russian (forurnment are not so rapidly carried out by their officers in distaut, provinces as we have some right to expect. The atmosphere of the House of Cotataons is hardly sympathetic to the airy badinuga of a Gilbert and Sullivan spars. After such display of hopeless optim-
Early yesterday morning an Indian watch man at Kun bung heard groans coming from a well, and on peering down he saws European standing up to his neck in water. The water Thurs being no questions, the report and semangat, rope, and with tha watetence of a CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr MUBRAY BAIE, policeman hauled the man to the top, where he who observed I am quite sure that the share commenced to abuse his rescuers, He was
it is useless to treat seriously the holders will be pleased at the statement which taken to Yaumiati Police Station, struggling all i
the way, but on quioting down gaye the in-statements made by the same speaker as to the has just been made by the Chairman.
formation that he was Alexander Sturrock, a Russian occupation of Newchwang, though Scotch engineer. The well is about thirty feet there was a fine stroke of comedy in the remark deep, with about five feet of water. It was that we had received assurances in respect to fortunate for Sturrock, who was intoxicated. it at least equal to those which have been given that he fell in fest first, as the well is too us in respect to the province of South Man- Barrow to admit of his turning had he gone in charin. It scarcely needed the confession that those assurances amounted merely to the in formation supplied by our representative at St. Petersburg, whether oral or written was not apparent. It is not merely of the wrong that has been done to English subjects, and the
Mesra Chater, Moses, Bharp, Gillies and Wilocx were re-elected to the Consulting Com mittee, on the motion of Mr. FITER, seconded by M. Ho Foox, we get asalari
Mestre, T. Arnold and F. Henderson were re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr. E. J. MOSES, esconded by Mr. Wone Lzuso Hrsg.
The CHAIRMAN Gentlemen: The dividend warrents will be ready on application at the offices of the general agents to-morrow That concludes the basiness. I am mach obliged for your attendance,
LUZON SUGAR REFINING: CO., LIMITED.
The nineteenth ordinary anasal meeting of shareholders in the above outpany was held at the offices of the Central Agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.) at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. The chair was occupied by the Hon. J. Keswick, and there were also present Mears, D. Gillies (Consulting Committer), J. Barton (Secretary), W. A. Cruickshank, W. J. Greason, K. M. Hone, E. J. Henjanin, J. M. de Grace, Ho Fook Chan Ches Bee, and Lo Cheung Shin.
Me The SIGELIAur read the notios convening the meeting, and que
the other way.
Sturrock was fined 1 for being drunk in.a public place.
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES. pecuniary less which they hava sustained, that
MEETING OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
A meeting of Justices of the Peace was held in the small court-room at the Magistracy yes terday afternoon to consider foar applications In connection with licences for the sale of liquor. Mr. F. A. Hazelanil (Acting Polica Magistrate) presided, and there were present Mr. E. W. fitchell, Mr. J. H. Kemp. Mr. C. A. 1). Melbourne, and Messrs. H. J. Gedge and E. 4. Grist, solicitors,
The first application considered was one from Rustomjee Cowasice Berjee, for permission to remove his licensed pablican's business from houses Nos. 148 and 150, Queen's Road Central, to house No. 142, Queen's Road Central, under the sign of the Stag Hotel.
The licence was unanimously granted an the undertaking to effect the structurel alection required by the decal Ufect of
Health.
I do not think
My Lords, I know my business and will do my best with what I have: Eat pray remember it is we complain. The whole negotiations have not my fault that the Fleet is not stronger. I shown the British Government fu a most humil.own I am afraid now, whilst the danger may be isting position, and a blow has been dealt to our remedal; and you will be afraid hereafter, wheu tottering prestige in the East, the effect of it is past remedy.' which may be seen in the insolent seizure of the Maritime Customs property in Peking.
THE IDEAL SUBMARINE BOAT.
It would be well, I think. if these words of historie warning could be inscribed round the Board-room at the Admiralty, and the Council room of the Cabinet, that all who entered there. in might be constrained to read, raark, learn, and inwardly digest them. They are the very gospel of our naval salvation-that is, of our national and Imperial existence. If even they are neglected or forgetten, we shall incur the fate which, as Lord Orestone said, the whole world will declars that we have deserved.
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Concluding a series of articles on Submarine Boats," the Ragineer says the host of French popular imagination would base u displacement af about 50 tous, and a surface speed of 30 knots, reduced to 27 by immersion. Starting from a
The world, indeed, is very well aware of how harbour to attack a blockading squadron, ste
we stand. The Journal of the Royal United would proceed at full speed as a surface boat until within, say, three miles of the enemy, Service Institution for Fabraary contains a Then, without checking her speed, she would translation of a lecture on The War in Suth prosed to sink, much as shark does, but quite Africa," delivered in the Military Club at gradually, antil she was some 30ft. below the Vienne, on November 5, by Lieutenant Field
I possession of all her faculties, Marshal Ratzenhofer, the President of the TER CHAIRMAN aid-Gentlemen, the report
The second application was that by Layder surface. In fall) and accounts, with your permission, we will gilberman, for the transfer of his publican's keeping her foes in vlax, she would single Autrian Military Supreme Court. The lecture per desen is muds for quarter bottles on
torpedo, and concludes with the following words :-** consider ss-read. I regret the accounts, which licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquors out one, make for her, discharge a
When we contemplate the perturbation of the returned to our godown. Special rates for are submitted to-day for your sdoption, show the passists situated at No. 194, Queen's at the same time turn off sharkly rig wrought, political world, brought about, seamingly, by the Hogsheads.
coming to the surface to see the heroe such an unsatisfactory result, but you will re- Bond Central, under the sign of The Globe and take fresh bearings at some distance from Imperialism of the Anglo-Saxon rice; when we member that when addressing you at the annual meeting last year, I mentioned the Hotel," to one William Goulburn. Mr. Gedge the scene of her exploit, and just where she note that the war in South Africa revealed, es sudden flash of lightning illuminates a da k although we hoped to comments, work at the appeared for the applicant.
The Chairman, speaking with referees to least expected. It would be nueless for ironclads refiners shortly, the future was by no means the structural requirements of the place, said to try running away, she would be too quick for night, the hatred of Great Britain by all bat assured, as the sapphice of raw mgar were pro he had been informed that the erection of them. Cruisers, even the fastest, could hardly the Anglo-Saxon people, then Englund, as a carious, and the outlet for refined sugar aneur
proper perspective. As a mailer of faul, wo vero not able to urinals therein had been delayed until the escape, and in this way half a dozen little sub-world Power, supported solely by its Fleet, CH. D'ARLAC ́....
a few hours. We can contrast this picture with Supported solely by its Fleet'! And if the CH. PONTET CANET begin working ung
until the month of May, and arrival of oisterns from Europe. He wunld farines would destroy the Brent navy aflost in stands out in although there
the reality. A feable, unstable, dangerous craft, Flest fail us, what then? It must act, it fair local demand for like Mr. Gedge's asearance that the work would
So we all say. cannot, it shall not fail us. refined sugar during the summer months, the go on when the cisterns arrivel.
cannot sink at all in less than a quarter to halt Bat what are the Admiralty doing? I do C. MoUTON ROTHSCHILD. offtake in the Philippines was set large enough. Gedge gave the required assurance, and which dare not attempt to sink in rough water.
not know what they are doing I hope ST. LEHOS, Tonic application was granted. to enable the refinery to keep regularly at The third application was from Ernest Pukl an hour, and when down is as blind as a but, and
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a lengthened period, and during "ile autumn stocks began to socialate, and it intoxicating Ho8 licence to all and retail unable to more for even a mile with the least and believe they are doing their duty and|
on the premises situated
cortainty of the direction in which she is moving, doing their best. Bat I do know, and the was decided soon
12. QUEEN'S ROAD. after the beginning of this
knots could do little save by chance against a they must hold it to be consistent with their
Hongkong, 20th March, 1991. year to close down pending some larger outlet houses Nox. 177 and 178, Queen's Boad East, This craft groping about the sea at two or three renters of The Times know, that if they ars
under the sign of the "Wanchai Hotal." being found fer our Itfined sugar. You will Mr. Grist represented the applicant, He ship at anchor, against a moving fest she would daty to keep our fighting flesta in the condition notice that the result of the years working has,
YARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS in one sanes, not been unxsisfactory, inch was proceeding to speak with regard to his bu ubsolutely useless. The problem of the sub of unreadiness for war which The Fathers has
USED FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. olfent's character, when the Chairman inter-marine boat may perhaps he solved-we do not described and denounced. They have no ships. as the sum it debit on 31st December, 1899, rupted to say that it was not so much a question believe in impossibilities. Our very clever and rely to send, they may say. Then how are we has been reduced from $25,679.41 to $10,011.88,
Throughly reliable preservative for Wood tractors have disappointed them, and cannot and if there were any prospects of development of character as whether it was desirable to bare ingenious neighbours may perhaps succeed; bat to hold our own in war, and how can they be in the demand for refined sugar locally, or new public house in that part of the town. Be- they have not yet got so far that the British acquitted of failing to foresee? Or the cou
I should be in-
sides, there was a licensed botel a matter of Admiralty need interest itsult. The first essen- markots could be opened up,
Eet, and Dampness.
Sole Agents for China, clined to take a more sanguine view of the only a hundred and fifty yards away-the Praya tial of the submarino is eyesight; the second is build any mors ships at present. We can buy and Stons against White Auts, Dorny, Faugus
stability; the third is motive power. There are gaus abroad; could vo not have ordered ships Best Hotel.
LUIGENS, EINSTMANN & CO. future than in possible under existing circum- After further remarks from Mr. Grist, whether essentials too numerous to meation, but abroad Letimes if our own resources were
we need not take thought of them, while even really exhausted? Or it will be time to
Hongkong, Slat August, 1897. stances. Unfortunately, however, neither of then retired pending consideration of the
one of those we have named is lacking.
out reinforcements and to provide test anti- the above contingencies appears probable in the matter, the application was unanimously re-
la ion when var becomes likely. Does not
AMERICAN SYSTEM immediate fatur, and I fear that the retinery.
every one know that this is the most costly fused.
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will have to remain closed for an indefrite The fourth application was by Esther Oliver, period. In the meantime, the machinery and
ware honoured by the selection of Mr. H. W seed, and that war itself, avoidably by dus foDENTISTRY in charge, to be ready for any contingency that hoan's unsiness from Nos. 12 and 13, Queen Forster, MP, to more the address in the sight and preparation, might be precipitated by buildings will be duly cared for by the engineer for permission to remove her licensed pab.
The Travellers House of Commons when King Edward opened taking the right action at the wrong menient? may arise. Before proposing the adoption of Victoria Street, to No. 100, Queen's Road Cen-
tral, under the gn of
Parliament. Mr. Forster was in the Eton Or the country would never stand the cost. Has the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to Hotel" Mr. Grisi, for the licenseo, said School eleven of 1983-85-85 as a left-hand the country over of into years, resisted of even answer any questions.
y expenditare
to the effiei. the present premises were not so suitable as
necessary bowler of considerable powers. On going up resented any There being no questions, the report and those to which it vis uske permission to
to Oxford he represented that University in ency and sufficiency of its Flest? Or the Ex- aeromts were adopted, ou the motion of the
1897-88-89, and one of the best bowlers of the chequer is overburdened and the War Office the The application was refused CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. BENJAMIN
gronnd
R On the motion of Mr. Boss, seconded by Mr. that it was inadvisable to have a public house day assistent the Gentlemon against the Playere must be satisfied first. Then only mean, of CRUICKSHANZ, Messrs. Gillies and P. facing Queen's Road farther east then the Fire at Lord's in Jubilee year. Occasionally be help corse, that in the judgment of our rulers wo ed Hampshire, but a busy life soon left him cannot afford to defend ourselves ut sea. Very White, were elected Consulting Committee. Brigade Station.
Eitile time, save an hour or two on the golf links wall. We must take the consequences, and the Mr. Thomas Arnold was re-elected auditor, |—
Indeed, he has twice entered for the amateur very first consequence, inexorable as fate, must on the motion of Mr. de GRADA, seconded by AN OLD FRIEND BY A NEW NAME-Liebig gold championship, and has always participated be that until we can afford to defend ourselves Company's Extract will soon be known as in the Parliantutory Golf Handicap But Mr. at ses we can only orist by the forbearance of LEMCO, the new name placed aron it and com For takes politics so seriously that he our neighbours whose rakers anay be friendly to, posed of the Liobig's Extract of Meat Company's ha promoly abandoned all his cricket and golf sy but whose peoples ose and all hate us, if the initials.
1414-5 ambitions and that at the early age of 30.
Mr. Ho Poor
The CHAIRMAN Gentlemen That is all the business of the meeting, I am much ob Bged to you for your attendance,
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