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GENERAL MEETING.

The twenty-second ordinary general 'mooting of the China and Manila Steamship Company

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 27тя, 1905.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS, 1

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Saturday, 26th March.

BEFORE HON. CAPT. L. BARNES LAWRENCE,

R.N. (MARINE MAGISTRATE). Capt. Carrio, of the Quem Eleanor

The annual dinner of officers of the H.K.V.C was hold in the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday night, when H.E. the Governor, Honorary Colonel of the Corps prasided. Major Pritchard, who is going home ou leave

know that the 10 partment has under consideration question of improving the lighting of the

Not before roads on the Peak. necessary" I fancy some of them will way, but it is not a little surprising that, although thers has been much silent grumbling there has been ne nuited demand on the part of the Peak N. A. Stabs, H. P. White ad A. V. Apcar jo North and 60 deg. South. On arrival at Hoo3 ́titious would be arranged later, but it was community, that I am aware of, for what is a the Consulting Committen), Mr. W. A.

But funt is to Stapani (Secretary), and Mussara A. Babite crying necessity. he is not yet docidod, I believe, but if the cost of gas or electricity be prohibitivo, there are on the market oil and acetylene lamps which will admirably meet the public lighting ro quirements of the Peak.

it is was hold at the offices of the General Managers chargo eighteen of his crow with impeding the shortly, was the guest of the orening.

ours. Showau, Tomes and Company) on Saturday. Hou, Mr. R. Showan (Chairman) presided, and there were also prosent Messrs

A G. Gorden. G. Moffat and G. Somerville,

The CHAIRMAN-Gentlewen-With your permission we will follow the umal custom and take the report had neconuta, which have been in your hands for sometime, as read. You will son from the wocounts that instead of the debit balanre last year of 863.123.06 we have this year a balance at credit of profit and loss. accouzi of $88.107.70, out of which, in deferenc» to the wishes of shareholders, although under the circumstances we could not ourselves recommend it, it is proposed to pay a dividend of 31 per share, absorbing $24,275 which, after

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HIS EXCELLENCY. announced that a shoot- ing competition, for officers only, had been Progress of the ship by refusing to proceed to artielas to proceed to anywhere between 75 deg. provided by rabscriptions from offteers. Con Japan. The defendants, he said, had signed arranged. The competition wan for a trophy

kong on the morning of the 24th, complainant decided that the trophy should be won more ordered to proceed to Sasche, Japan. by Dars than once before becoming the property of any Dodwell and Company, the local agents. When

individual competing, the ship was ready to proceed to as the defendants come aft, and refused to preesid as there was contraband of war on board. Com- plainant tried to persuado the mon they were in the wrong, but they refused to alter their

decision.

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KODAK

FILMS

& ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

LONG HING & CO..

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD

(SAME PREMISES AS MESSRS, AN CHEE),

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Bergkong, 27th December, 1904. Commandant, Major Pritchard, who has its Continuing, His Excellency sail :- Officers

of the Hongkong Volunteers-interestasomuch at heart, and has worked so hard trnut it will not be considered loop- to maintain and increase its afleioncy, is going this on six months have next weok. Nothing. I ocession on the important subject of increas. know, would give him more pleasure than to portons if I speak once The defendants said they did not knowing the strength of the Corps to which we find on his return that the strength of the when they signed on that the ship was going boleng. For this purposo I will refer to the Artillery and Engineer companies of the Corpa gures that have appeared in the last ten has been brought up to at least three-quarters of to Japan.

ananal reports, showing the strength on the the establishment, that is to say, to 300 of all

96 this was 125. For the next three years it gentlemen, that these numbers are attained st March each year. In the report for 1895 ranks, and that of the Troop to 30. Let us see,

1900 the very considerable addition of 170 was the health of the Corps coupling with it made. This was not due, as I have been told, to

the name of our Commandant Major Pritchard,

MAJOR PRITCHARD in replying spoko at.

Had it not been for the meteorological marplot, there would have been a the muster of Volunteers for the Anmaul Inspwotion which was to have taken law on the Polo Ground on Saturday. It was found in the morning that the Polo Ground was envored with water and a swimming does not form part of the plasing $5,000 to reserve fand as required by their agreement they rendered thomsaltes liable increased stoadily to 159, 176 and 181. In 1889. before 116 25th September next. I propose

telephone, and in other ways, made acquainted and Zufro have left with the fact, but there wore many who were nearly $100,000, while

not, and at least forty members of the Corps turned out în Khaki prepared to brave the elemonts rather than le mulcted in a fine of

His Worship reasoncel with the men, pointing out that by refusal to comply with the terms of If there was any reasonable to punishment. danger to be apprehended from proceeding to there was no greater danger attached to the trip than ordinarily attended a seafaring life The knowledge that coal was considered to be contraband of war did not apply in their case, as the coal was not intended for, or consigned

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connection with the Corps. He laid particular length on the work done during the year in PER CASE OF 48 PINTS... atross on the necessity for increasing the strength as mentioned by His Excellency, and also PER CASE or 100 Splits

$25 ach. And when they at last were made pezgör steamers and getting rid of the ok? to a bolligerent power. It was for the port of } farther inoresse of 55 to 366, marlonbtedly due spoke with regard to the building of the Corps' |

aware of the postponement, they returned to fine would their homes discussing what adequately most tho case of the General, taking into camideration the volleys of hantering re- marks to which they were exposed on the way

to their homes.

The men, still refusing to procood in the chip, were ordered to be imprisoned for twelve wooks, and to be reakipped on board the Queen Eleanor should she return to port before the expiration of the sentence.

FOOTBALL.

20:

WEST KENTS V. H.X.S. "ALBION,"

training of the Volrutzer Corps, the General the articles of association, will force 88,832.70 decided to postpone his Inspection for to the credit of the new account for 1905. You three wooks. Many were, by means of the will also observe that the new ateausura Ituhi | Japan he would be the first to recognise it, Lut the Boxer rising, as it took place prior to that

a fair profit of the old boat the Pesta mado a loss of nearly 10 (GU. The Perla has won sold, and the policy which we adopted in building those two modern and small cargo hosts is now fully vindicated by the results shown. The fact is that with the change of government in the Philippiuss the sature of the trade baterren here and Mauila has completely changed. Formerly we depended upon China curge and the coolie trade for our principal roroane, but Chinese are now more or less excluded from theso ialunda, and we have to depend upon foreign cargo and saloon passengers for our incora. Cargo from

The pilgrimage of the faithful to Happy Hongkong has been fairly plentiful throughont the year, but the apply of tonuage has been Valley on Saturday was not deterred by the excorsive, and rates of freight bave in on unfavourable looking weather, and about three sequence boon keps down. From Manila to quarters of an hour before the game began, a Hongkong on the other haud the scarcity large crowd of enthanatin barrackers lined the of cargo depicted by my predecessor this

ropes of the Hongkong Club football ground. time last year continued throughout 1904, Pools of water studded the arans, which was in though I am glad to say there has been a very slippery condition, and the players and improvement is this respect lately.grost difficulty in keeping their feet. Not The accounts require no special explanation. withstanding the traditions of the Albion team, we have had to write off a large amount for the West Kents were much fancied, and that depreciation, but this only proves the wisdom this fancy was the correct one; subsequent erents of one former policy of writing off depreciation proved. Mr. J. W. C. Bonar acted au referee, regularly every year. Had we not departed The players lined up as follows: From that rule during the last three years we should not have had this large amount to write off now. The lesson learnt in that depreciation geos on whether we, ignoro it or not, and that Hooner or later we have to mekon with it, no Albion Pelham, goal; Fullerton and Car- aud Webster, major how wo try to sfint nur eges to the fact.rie, backs; Gibson, Parkin

The Colony this year, as lost, has been singu. larly free from plague daring the first three months of the year. There have been a few sporadie cases, but these scarcely mount when o comember the history of these epidemics in the Colony during the past ten years. Whether this result is to be attributed to the drastic and thorough measures carried out by our Sanitary Authority, or whether it is a sheer good fortune which is enjoyed similarly by Canton and other plague centres in China. I am not in a position to state. We cannot take too much for granted when we bear in mind the undisputed state- monts that in the yours when the plague retur have been comparatively low in this Colony there has been a Bike decline in Canton, where no such persistent afforts are made to eradicate the scourge as we rigorously enfores in Hong kong. The problems of the origin and infec- tivity of plague are still ansolved. Plague seems to be as bad in India this year as ever. Over 30,000 deaths from plagao uro rop red

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West Kents:Watling, goal; Morrie and Thompson, backe: Redmond, Edwards and Falshaw, halves; Elgood, Laurel, Ogle, Bur. rows and Clements, forwards,

was 253. Since glad

beadquarters. Showing that it was possible

number of drills, he cited a casa in which a for the Volunteers to put in the requisite

reornit had joined the Corps in September of last year, and had already put in over 100 drille. Major CHAPMAN proposed the beath of H.E. the Hun, Colonel of the Corps, to which His Excelloney responded.

Daring the evening an oxcellent musical programme was provided by the following:-- Major Chapman, Capt. Armstrong, Capt, Skin- nur, Lt. Northcote, Lt. Lammert and Lt Plummer.

VICTORIA GAO L.

The report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol and the branch prison (Belilios Reforma tory) for 1904 is printed in the Hongkong Government Gazette. Here are exirecte:-

TANSAN

SOLE AGENTS-

H. PRICE & CO.

12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

ROBINSON

$6.5

8,00

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The number of prisoners committed to prison PIANO Co.LD.

under sentence from the Ordinary Courts was 7.305, besides 95 soldiers and sailors sentenced by Courts Martial. There were 14 prisonert admitted for debt, making a total of 7,484. There was thus an increase of IS1 in 1904 on the total number for the provions year. The number of prisoners convicted from the New Territories was 80. The percentage of convicts

con075 for the previous year. The number of

prisoners admitted to prison for offences not of į a criminal nature was 3,278, including 1,186

Seventeen deaths occurred dazing the year, persoas convicted under the Opin Ordinance. and ons birth.

every week, and strange to remark, the disease The reduction in capital has boon effected tis-halves; Hunter, Ambler, Williams, Jeffries unit of the Corps in war; and`zumbers over { to the estimated population was 167 an against

is mont virulent in the city where most is done to combat it-Bombay. The best hopes of this Colony in this connection rest, I think, in the resumption of insaritary areas a work which I am glad to learn is steadily going on.

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I hear, and Tonssure the community generally will be glad to hear it also, that this year step are being taken with a view to stopping the of the plague, "dumping" of bodies daad which daring the last two years has been so comon in the Colony. The Daily Press last year suggested that this could moet sffectually be done by ordering all hodias dumped" in the streets in this way to be cremated. Thors is another way. it seems, not so repugnant tɔ Chiocre susceptibilities. It has been alleged that the delays which have herotofors occurrel in procuring the attendance of the Sanitary Board's medicol officers to certify the cause

the have been among of death

hare ied

the dumping which bodies, an ereuse which

certainly seems plausible if we believe that the counts of the house fear contagion, but I am rather inclined to think it is the objection to having the home turned ngaide down and fumigated by the sanitary inspectors that has given rise to the praction. Sir Henry Blake, when, be induced the Chinese themselves to take an interest in the efforts made to prevent the. spread of plague started on the right lines, and mach in the future is to be hoped for in this the direction. I um told that thía Chines will be permitted to call in Chinese doctors to o-rtify the cause of death so that a body may promptly be removed. Heretofore thore has been strong in official quaṛteen objection to this, but it appears to have been successfully argued Hist a Chinaso dostor is as qualified as a sanitary inspector to say whether death has been esased by plague or not, and by calling in a Chinesa doctor a body may be removed many hours sooner than might other- wise be the casa.

year

There has boen some talk about the Floet getting their letters before civilians, and the Hongkong Post Office has been more or less abused. By a special arrangement and extra expense, Singapore gets its mail thus--the bags are transhipped at Aden on to the "ferry' steamer to Bombay, are eant by rail to Negapa tam, and from theuce are forwarded on to Singapore by the rogular British India steamer. The Fleet mail bags at home are addressed to Singapore and Hongkong, and China lettera are forwarded by the

first steamer. The

and Petriz, forwards.

SO YEARS IN CHINA, WITH

17 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, OF THE

CLIMATE OF HONGKONG.

MANUFACTURE

THE ONLY

PIANOS

incidentA now organisation involving the raising of frosh noite and re-armament with probably the main factors in hringing in guns and small arme of modern pattern were recruits, In the year 1900-1901 there was a

to an appreciation in the Celony of the

disturbances in China. This appreciation of necessity for self-defence in view of the

B1708 A training in

diet away in

the following year when the the value of strength of the Corps declined to 318. The proposal to convert the field artillery into garrison companion which had been mooted early in 1902 was adopted later in that that year with the unsatisfactory remit | the numbers' had fallen to 274 by the 31st Marek. 1903, and to 230 at the end of of the year 1999-4. They wore still falling when I arrived in the Colony, when the total srength of the first return submitted to me. that of September Ist, was 218 It rose again, as I understand is usual, for the annal camp, and on the 1st November then it has fallen, though I on to say, not to the extent that is usual in the early months of the year, and it stood on the first of this month of 242 against an establish- ment of 400. These numbers do not include the Volunteer troop which was raised inst September as a unit of the Corps and is now over its full establishment of an oilleer and twenty-five of other ranke, por the Volunteer Resrrre Association which would become a

150. Care was taken in framing the

for Kervice in both the troop The Naval - men won the toss, and put their dition's goalkeeper to defend the net nearest the Civil and Reserve. Association that there should not Service Pavilion, the pools of water and the include men whe might otherwise have served slippery state of the ground before this not in the Artillery or Engineer Companies of the making it almost impossible for the soldiers to Volunteers. I have tried to learn by an examina. reach the goal of their ambition. The Albion tion of the foregoing face, and from other details began with a series of short passss, but Elgood in the Volunteer history of the Colony, what disturbed their little game, and carried the netion could be taken by the Government to leather along the field in fine style. He atley stimulate the upward tendency that I believe

There were 798 punishments for breach of ted a sot, but could not keep his footing, and

as far as the Government is concerned it seems prison discipline during the year, as compared Pelham sent the leather out to Hunter, who has been exhibited in the carve of strength, bat rushed its along the right wing. He put in a

awarded, two of which were (with the birch splendid sharp and low shot, but Watling was that all possible steps have been or are being with 1.903 for the preceding year. There were there to receive it, and passing the leather out, taken. In August last I male suggestions three cames in which corporal punishment was play lingered for a time in midfield At length for reorganising the Artillery and Engineerro sentenced by the Assistant Superintendent the left wing of the Kents got away. A contre companies on the basis of detachments com was nicely placed by Burrows and Ogle tank prising mon of the same department or the Still the same firm with a view to these men always a shot, just going over the lar. Kents pressed and Elgood put in a very good working together in peace drilis and on active chot, but was unable to pass the Naval goal service; end of combining with other detach- keeper. A goalkick brought temporary reliefments, or relieving other detachments. in time to the Sailors, and by dint of some clever pausing of war, each detachment being told off to its they carried the leather into the enemy's definite position in the scheme of defence territory, Patrio made a good attempt to score Such u reorganisation has net provod practi- but the Kenta goalkeeper managed to clear cable and we had probably hotter stick to the Redmond was now responsible for transferring organisation under which the strength was 1899. The se considerably increased in the play, and as the ball was sent along toward,

for the working of the heavy guns was the Sailors' stronghold the Soldiers' rights had unpopular system of utilising the gunners a splended opportunity to score, but the tres oherous nature of the ground was against them, abandoned sometime ago. The corps has just Still the Soldiers besieged their opponents been given the newest pattern of small arms, net, mutil Carrie brought relief, and the boys in and comptats new equipment. Lastly, the blue prassed on. After a hard fight before the arection of a building for Volunteer Head- Kents posts a corner was conceded. It was quarters which has been urged on the Govern. nicely centred, and some anxious momenta ment for many years past, and which the followed for the Soldiers antil Thompson carried Cenomandant has stated would be of inestimable valna to the Corps, and would in his opinion the leather out of danger.

grontly assist in recruiting, has been savetion- I am told With the disadvantage of a fresh breeze ed, and will shortly be put in hand. against them, the Soldiers began the second that tenders will be called for next week, sed half. The Albion quintette wheeled away and I trust that if I have the bonone to dine were getting along the field in fine style when with you gain about this time mext year, off side was given against them. Play was it will be under your own root. The Govern The one-design and handicap yachts will then transferred; foot by foot the Soldiersmant thus doing all It can for the Corps

fought their way, against a stubborn defence. I will appeal to the Officers to assist to had also to be used as association wards duringị THO QUEEN OF TABLE WATEER have to sail this race again.

factorily, and the only comment I have to make on that is that is will quable us to save JOKED $12,000 a year in insurance, which you will agree with me is an important economy. Interest psid ja

rather less, but the Company's Rebt to its bankers ja still high, and must be reduced before wecan expect larger dividends, On the whole our prospects asem beller than they bare be for sometime past. Our boats are the favourites in the trade and can hold their own with any, and with care, good fortune in the mattor of accidents, and strict attention to keeping down expousos consistent with foiener, we should be able to lay before you & ill better raport next year. Bufore moring the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be pleased to mawer any questions.

There being no questions I beg to move the adoption of the report sud accounts as presented. Mr. N. A. Finns seconded and the motion

Es carried.

Mr. A. G. GORDON moved the re-olection of Mears N. A. Siebs, D. E. Brown, H. P. White and A. V. Apcar to the Consulting Committee.

Mr. A. BAUINGTON seconded, and the motion was carried.

Mesery T. Arnold and W. H. Putts were

re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr. A. V AFCAR, seconded by Mr. H. P. WHITE.

The CHAIRMAN Dividend warrants will be rely on Monday morning. That is all the

business, gentleman.

YACHTING.

The Eleventh Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Race, abandoned last week on account of rain. was sailed yesterday. Owing to lack of wind, only two boats finished before six o'clock. Their times were as follows:--

Yacht.

Elspeth Lione...

H M. 8.

5 35. 35

Ou Saturday night so insaus Chinaman tried to commit suicide by hanging himself to a tree u Caine Road, but was prevented by the Police. Last night the police dragged another Chinaman out of the larbour, The man jumped into the water himself, and sequently, at the Folies Station, said he wanted

to die.

Half-lime: No score.

toward the Naval citadel. The backa wore

There were no executions.

Fifty juveniles were admittel during the year, 34 of whom were sentenced to be detained 48 hours and to be whipped, the remainder wore sentenced to various terms of imprisonment,

same officer in conjunction with a Justice ofi lens, and one with the cat-o'-nine-tails by the

the Peace.

MADE IN HONGKONG FOR THE

CLINATE OF HONGKONG.

$340 TO $495

CASH, HIRE OR CREDIT.

ALL MATERIAL AND PARTS

SEASONED HERETM

YEARS BEFORE USE.

The percentage of prisoners admitted to prison with previons convictions recorded was 19:26, as compared with 15.92 for the year BABY GRANDS against them to the total number of admission,

1003.

The following table shows the daily average number of prisoners undergoing imprisonment during the past ten years with the percentage to the estimated population of the Colony of Hongkong-

Estimated Year, population of

1895

Hongkong. 248,498 $239,419

1896 1607 218,7

254,400

Baily average Perc

number of prisoners. 472

- ta

139

514

214

.135

200

240

in

1898

259,312 3890

1900

262,678 300,660 1902 311,824

1901

1908

1904

325,631 361,206

FOR

SMALL

WITH ROOMS

TONE AND APPEARANCE or

A FULL GRAND. $890

BECHSTEIN

.166 ROYAL PIANOS.

486

.185

499

.165

576

184

658

726

5000

201

Owing to the overcrowded state of the Victoria Gaol it was again necessary, on account of the inadequate cell accommodation, to locate

as many a three hundred prisoners in the corridors. The store rooms over the Hospital

their utmost to increase its rambors while the greater part of the year. For 241 days maintaining its present high standard of during the year the daily population of the)

PIANO PLAYERS.

$300

UPWARDS. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1905.

HIRANO WATER.

630

PURE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING.

Bottled in Japan by H. E. REYNELL & Co.

Beware of JAPANESE IMITATIONS,

F. BLACKHEAD & CO., Adents. Hongkong, 31st July, 1903.

DR. NEWELL WILSON,

outwitted, and Elgood, the outside right, efciency. I do not think it will be difficult Victoria Gaul verind between 600 and 834 THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EASY, sent in slow starp shot to the huge

The daily average of hoares. This success put renewed energy into induce their fellow workers, omployés and other numbers were over 700. delight of the orowd, which cheered itself for them to find arguments with which to prisoners, and on 96 days of that period the

Fear under review the Soldiers, who continued to press for some. friends in the Colony to join, or what is nearly prisoners in the Branch Prison was 74 during The average cost per prisoner was 8104.77, time. At length the Albione got away, and equally important, to prevent them, having the sub-

compared with 8108.92 for 1903. The principal quit the Colony. On a former publio occasion I item sowards reducing this cost was the pei- mattera To save, the Kents goalkeeper con- again made desperate attempts to equalis joined, resigning before their time comes to reded a corner. From this nothing resulted, have expressed my opinion that every man of zomers' earnings amounting to $33,597.79, the 831,458,61. The amount of $33,507.70. was made aud the Sailors were again in full pursuit when British race in a British Colony thould qualify corresponding sam in 1903 having been from tha various industries and was the diffe. s manufactured Clements was given off-side. The stoppage, himself to co-operate efficiently in its defence,

work dove e(833,440,84) and the expenditure of however, wax but momentary. The Soers This is not militarise. It is in a sense opposed rence between the value of articles n

materials (819,912,05). The sum of $53,449,84 postal authorities here are not prepared to Civil Hospital yesterday. He is a blacksmith, again got away, and Ogle, beating the Navel to militarism as tending to increase the defen- outer into a similar arrangement, one reason who, on the ed instant, was working on a backs, put the Kents two up amidst enthusiast sive strength of the Colony without adding comprised moants of 85,512.01 which has been will be paid into the Bank and $47,988.13 for being that there is no regular B.I. service house in The Voeux Road Central, fixing a tin- I cheering. With the energy of despair the to the number of those in it that

dutica. I work done for the gaol and government Depart between Singapore anl Hongkong. If it rod. The bamboo supporting him gave way, sailors now led the attack. Urged on by their engaged purely on military

the prisoners would have had to be paid for to could be worked, though, it might be an and he fell to the ground, fifty-four feet, supporters they were working hard to pass the will now put before you a special incentive meats which if it had not been carried out by breaking a wooden beam in his demeant. His Kents goalie wise the whistle sounded. | to exert your personal influence to the utmost, contractors. All minor repairs to the prison improvement.

Ito get new members for the Corps. The have been carried out by prisen labour.

BANYAN

A Chinaman, who has had a very wiraculous escape, was discharged from the Goremment

ribs were fraclared.

Result: West Kente, 2; Albione, 0.

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Latest American Methods: Reasonable Feee......

No charge for examinations. Ofilos hours 9 am to 5 P.M.

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