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LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 1906.

Members of the Hongkong Volunteer ReservELEGRAMS. Association aro informed that the King's Park Range at Kowloon will be available for practice

themselves to recover lost ground; ground lost, by the way, owing to their want of adaptability in trado!" He particularly mentions their neglect of the cotton industry, for which China offers the biggest market

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hos ing over the 500 yards range from 10 am. to 5 p.m. to-day (-hina Now Your day). The will be a special competition for trophies

("DAILY PAMI" #KCLUBIYA BERVIOR.)

MURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER

AT CHANGSHA.

SHANGHAI, Jamiary 24th. The foreign chief of police at Changsha, Hunan, named Kelly, was shot yesterday by two Greeks whom he was endeavouring to arrest.

He died to-day.

THE LI SHING COLLEGE.

A

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

The seventeenth report of the board of directors, to be presented on February 1st, reads

as follows:-

to

EDUCATION "MORE EXPENSIVE." The Li Shing Scientific Collogo closed its second school year with a programme simple, yet novel: The exercises began with a com. petitive high swing, followed by a military dri}}

Gentlemen,-The directors have NOW A. S. WATSON & CO., in the world, and says this is another presented by the Association, and members may

by the Li Shing Cadols. After the outdoor gloomy example of their shortsightedness also shoot for the Governor's Cups 1995 and

exorcises, the trustees, stulenta and friends submit to you a general statement of the Com entered the College building, where for pany, and balance sheet for the year onding which has been especially disastrous in its | 1906,

wet and interesting speeches preceded the December 31st, 1905. effect upon German shipping on the const

According to the Daily Telegraph, Mr.

The net profits for that period, including of Chian." The bulk of the panchlet is Asquith made a remarkable statement about the

distribution of prizos.

Professor Yeang Shung-p'o, of the Chinese $7,975,70 balance brought forward from last CHEMISTS" BY APPOINTMENT. TO by another hand-an anonymous writer who are Liberal policy. He said, "Que opponents

Department, and in part: We are passing account, after paying all charges, amount to stales that he resided forty years in China, are attempting to steal votes for protection

through a very critical period in the history of $455,578,5). From this amount on interim dir!. His theme is chiefly the opposition to bender cover of an artificial cutery about Homs Itula I venture to predict that the next

Chin's education. At the present time, aduca dead of 33.50 per share has already been paid. offered by Japan in China. He points out Liberal majority will be resolutely opposed to

tion is diffoult and exconsira. For many goner-It is now proposed to pay a final dividend of that Germany's share of China's collective advancing on any pull hat would lond twe

ations, the chinese tohclar has known but one $3.50 per share, and after writing off directors' [SCUTOR'S BEVICE.)

thing, viz. the Chinese language and it and auditors' fees thore remains a balance of imports in 1895 was 6.2 per cont, of the separation."

THE ELECTIONS

literature. Now, in order to be considered 867,89 41 to be carried forward to the credit of { total, while in 1904. it was only 5.7 per

A new profit and loss account, Mr. Edgar Horne, the Chairman of the

being educated he matnderstand some _contJapan's ware on the other hand, Prudential Assurance Company, died on Dro.

LONDON, January 22nd.

foreign-language and also Inv sonce know only 18 per cent, in 1895, had risen 18th at Eastbourne. In the history of great The Independent Labour Party are pledg-ledge of Wastorn learning. N** subjects to 12.3 per cent. in 1904. And so forth, undertakings there are few more strikinging themselves to forin a dislibet group and are generally dry and uninteresting st

rafusos than the growth of the Prudential and so on, with other figures, all of which, Association, which was started by Mr. Horus to abstain strictly from identifying them. Srst.

IS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

ТИЕ

HONGKONG. DISPENSARY

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

IN ADDITION TO THE

5 PER CENT. DISCOUNT

ALREADY ADVERTISED,

FURTHER

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It now has invested funds amounting to over £55,000,000, and its annual income is tocre than 211,000,000.

as is well known, while they appear to be able to prove anything, generally prove nothing. Another refersuce in the same pamphlet leads us to think that the object

The Bishop of Hangkong has boon making was to encourage the organisation of the big many speeches about China during his stay in German exhibition to be held at Tsingtan. England, and, on this whole, his obiter dicta Router That is very proper, and very desirable; but

have been uniformly innocuous. the method is a dangerous one. The goad did not inform us of the thrills that must have convulsmi Europe when bis Lordship spake of REDUCTIONS and the spur may be overdone. What is

the Chinese moral, social, and commercial toeant to encourage may, by iteration and peril which might disturb the peaca of the dats IN THE | re-iteration, become an axióm the truth of world; " but we are glad to think the revdl. which is instantly admitted with a shrug of gentleman is enjoying himself in his own resignation, and with discouraging effect. inocent way. Optimism is an asset that should not be too much written down by business men: it is

Have been made from this

PRICES of many of the following-

PATENT MEDICINES,

INFANTS' FOODS,

SOAPS,

PERFUMES.

a form of the faith that moves mountains. The destroyer of selfconfidenco 10 11 worker is a destroyer of virtus; and the same self-coufidence is a desirablo

WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST national asset.

W

AND MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of these

GOODS in the Colony, and our Stocks boing

frequently turned over, cosures all Goods being.

FRESH and in the BEST CONDITION.

Owing to the observance of the Chiness Now Your's advant to-day, there will bo no issue of the Daily Press in-morro w.

The third pingue fatality was notified on the 24th inst.

*The Shanghraun" will be produced to night by th Victoria A.D.C. There is a

We have received the report of the Western

selves with any section of the Liberala or Conservatives.

As Mr. Balfour is not now likely to secure a scat before the assembling of Parliament, it is expected that Mr. Akers-Douglas will lead the opposition..

BARON SUYEMATSU'S RETURN

VOYAGE.

DIRECTORS.

Homes N. A. Biobe and H. P. White now retire by rotation, bat offer themselves for co- otection.

AUDITORS.

The noconuts have bean auditadi by Mesers. T. Arnold and C. W. May, who now retire, but offer themavives for re-election.

C. W. DICKSON, Chairman.

BALANCE SHEET.

$ .....5,000,000,0

250,000,00 ...1,915,802,53

Dec. 31st, 1943, UĀRĪLITIES. Cupital Equalization of dividend fund Accounts payable Balanes of profit and lost Lessiniecim dividend paid 175,0 0.00

асоздае

Dee, 31st. 1905, Cash

re

.8155,578,61

AKRETS,

Amount invested in property... Furniture sconat Accounts receivable...

Dee. 31st, 1905.

The handing of these nor subjects has proved a difruity of so small degree to many of the students wid izstrnetors. Educa tion of the new order is far more expensive than that of the old. Only a few years ago, by paying a tuition fee of ten taulu par your, n Chinese student could sit at the feet of one of the foremost masters, having the Hamlin, or highest literary leg mo, appended to his name. To-day, the most elementary schools chargn at least twenty-four dollars a year tuition. Only a few years ago, teachers could be had by the LONDON, January 22nd.

hundreds for a pittaneo, for then it was thought, The Captain of the Files, which steamer that anybody who knew Chinese classies was has arrived at, Colombo, affirms that all capable of teaching, and Chinese scholars, who possible courtesy was shown to Baron. Suyeore looking for something to do, were always Amonut advanced on mortgage matsu. It was impossible to assign the ploutiful. The education of toaches then was cheaply bought and cheaply sold, but the educa- Australian Government Department of Mince Japanese the first places at the table, tion of teachers now coats a fortune. Not. because they were already occupied, and be withstanding the expanse and dificulty of was not aware beforehand that Baron Suye-modern education, the Li Shing College has elewa by her work that neither the question of matsu would be a passenger in his ship.

expenditure nor the difficulties mentioned above will har the path of her progress. The trustees are putting their shoulders to the wheel of finance, some of the students have proved | capable of grasping the ideas of higher learn

ing, and the instructora stand realy to miko the much debated proposition of an Institution of Higher Learning in Hongkong a reality,"

Professer Allsu T. Griffin, of the Depart. ment of Mathematics and Physics, said, among other things, that although he has been in the Orisat only a short time, ko sau son a bright future before the Li Shing College. Bafore ho assumed the duties of a teacher in this College, he was curious to compare the capacities of the Chinese students with those of his own countrymen. Having come in contact with the former for a few months, he almost feels ashamed of the students

at home. mally Qave8, the Chinese youthe

kevo care

proven them-

for the year 1944. This shows the output of gold for that year to have been 1,083,230 ozs., fine, valued at £8,424,226, a depresss of about four per ccnt, as compared with the output for 1903. The Western State ham, however, weli maintained its position as the premier gold- producing state of Australusis, nearly 47; por cent. of the total gold production of the five states of Australia and New Zealand standing to its credit. The output of silver, cual, tín,

ironstone and limestone show an increase on the previous year.

By kind permission of Lt-Col. Aitkin and Officers the Bend of the 119th Infantry will play the following programms of music at the

A. S. WATSON & CO., Hight change in the cast, but the performance Kig Edward Hotel, daring dinner, to-day,

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Batters for publication should be written on our wit of the payer only.

No wymy signed communications that havs already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

should be as eminently successful as it was for weeks ago.

The late Mr. John Feeney, the principal pro- prietor of the Birmingham Daily Post, who died rently, has bequeathed suma amounting in all to £8:4000 to várious public institutions in Birmingham and district

Fir T. Hanbury, a ben-fuster of Shanghai, has offered between £2,000 and £4,000 to build al.andsome hall suitable for meetings, bazaars, and dances, in memory of Quson Victoria's stay at Montone in the spring of 1885,

Mr. T. C. Gray bogius his editorship of the V. R. C. Mayozine by taking a text from recent gabernatorial remarks, "Sport for eport's sake thecas Jur extra copies of DAILY FREE should and in due suborili union to the more earnest -maximusuke 11 q.tk, an day of publication, After that-- Aar the muggly is limited. Only suppliaų, Caan. duties of life." The January number is mainly telegnede o Address: Press. Gode: A.B.0, -45 Ed. | filled with records, no original roading 'matter

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The Daily Press.

`Hosgrond, January 25th, 1906,

autocession."

Ir so happens that the remarks ensuing follow yesterday's by fair esquence and Wo referred to resent criti, cisms of England and the English, and tried to minimise the terrors and tremours aroused by the discoverers of bogies and eroukers in general. Our point was recently happily expressed at Dover by the Right Honourable GroRGE WINDHAM, M.P., who said the danger of our times is, not that wo shall be too idle; but that we shall brutalise ourselves by too much worry and excite went over industry and politics, and thus prevent our being in the full soose truly Human beings. Extremen either way are

At the Union Church Literary Club, Mr. W. H. Williams, F.B.G.S., will deliver z lecture to-night (Thursday) on Tha relation between hunND activities and geographic environment Mr. W. G. Humphrays will take the chair. Tho Isoture will begin punctually at nine.

Service ground to-day, commencing 11.15 a.m. There will be a cricket match on the Civil

between Married and Single. Teams picked on ground at 11a.m. sharp. Tišlo will be provided On Friday at 11 am on the Civil Service ground the ad Elovan will play 2ad Elevea of Kowloon C.C. Tiu on the ground.

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Hune Suppo Cassuter Bizets Bevan Jones

FATAL EXPLOSION ON AN IRONCLAD.

".

LONDON, January 22nd. The magazine of the Brazilian ironclad Aquidaban exploded near Rio de Janiero and the vessel sank within three minutes. The Commander and four Rear-Admirals, who were accompanying the Minister of Marine on a tour of inspection, perished, and it is reported that altogether 305 were drowned.

RUSSIA.

LONDON, January 23rd. The anniversary of Red Sunday passed quietly throughout Russia,

THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.

Thereday. March

"Le Cozquerunt,”---- Overture........ Banditon Streiche,” Waltz Mon Ami,” Section...... "Carmen,"

The Silver Path," ******** • Izotta,”. Polka

MaxuSyotoh Egga. Soups-Chicken, Gravy, Fish-Boiled and Shrimp Sauce. Entrees Bonet Quail, Kiduey and Clampagne Sauce, Oyster Pattice. Carry-Forend Bleat, duinta--RĖ Saddle of Malton and Red Currant Jelly, Roast Turkey and Bread Sauce Cold Meats-York liam, Comet Keel, Phensuct. Vegetables-Boiled Po tarona, Sweet Car, Carrots, Boiled ftico. Entrenntraband arros. zaofs-Phon Padding, Letuon Ice Cream and

· Vinger Cake: Chicose. Fruit Tea.-Côffeo, Pre- saved Ginger,

DEATH OF A PROMINENT CHINAMAN.

SUSPECTED SUICIDE.

11

In

under

bia

230,578.61

$7,446.471.14

$

6.635.10 137,253,00

5,985.77191 4,19:42

71.620.71

$7,446,471.14

PROFIT AND Loss ACCOUNT, '

Dr.

$

175.000,00 30,010,60

To interim dividend of 31% for the

half-year.....

To charges account

To repairs to house properly To advertising

To fire insurance...

11,087.23

87233

... 17,081.19

To balanes to be appropriated as

follows:-

Directors' foos

..8 7,500,00 Managing directors' facs 29,239,20 Auditors foos

1,000,00

Fioni dividend of 34%

for the blf-year 175,000.00 Balance to be carried to

new account

Cr.

67,930.41 -------------280,578,61

Jan. 1st, 1905. 2 By undivided profits, 1904 Dec. 31st, 1905. By interest on mortgages $135,572.83

Less interest on loss.

payahla

of

By reats By commission. By scrip fees

sulves much more capable in the way LONDON, January 23rd. The Morocco conference has agreed upon raping new ideas and taking hold of now five clauses dealing with the suppression of

GREAT BRITAIN-DONATION TO THE NATION.

LONDON, January 23rd. The purchase for the nation of the painting by Velasquez "Venus with

The death, under somewhat mysterious Mirror" has been anonymously guaranteed, circumstances, of Mr. Chan Re-wan, manager at a price of from £40,000 to £45,000. of the China Merchants' Steamship Company, was reported to the polics on Tuesday evening.

It is stated that on the afternoon in question

deceased entered his offioo at Nos. 1baud 16,

Connaught Road'very much the worse for drink. At 7. p.m., as one of the clerks was about to get into a riesian to return home, deceased fell from the verandah of the second floor into the side channel He was taken upstairs, and Dr. Jea Hawk immediately soul for, but before that gentleman arrived Chou

Hy wou had expired. Whether the death was

caused by on accident or design is wakuown, bat strange rumours are afloat, and there is an

THE "WELCOME" PROGRAMME.

In our public announcements to-day, there appears the official draft programme for the welcoming of H. R. H. Prince Arthur of Connaught. In ordering its publication, Mr. C. E. H. Boavis, Hon. Sec. to the Reoption Commities, requests un to note that it has not yet obtained the sanction of H. B. H., whose reply is expected to arrive from Colombo in two or three days. Apparently the Committee desired to withhold the programme until this sanction arrived, bat becoming aware through

instructed Mr. Beavis to issus it as it now

appears

:

things.

Mr. Li A, Pak, the principal endower of the College, made a few remarks, in which he said that the aim of this College is to train inde- pendent thinkers and not to turu out tools to bo d in the hands of someone else. Mr. Li emphasized the impartans of military and physical drill. A knowledge of the former would be useful in the event of being called upon to defend the nation against a foreign fae er to profast our own homes from robbors, robbery being so common in China. In order to he usefal in the world, we must have physiquo; physical, training will do much to strengthen our bodies.

As a closing word. Mr. Li A. Pak said, "You students must know by this time that all the teachers in this College are willing and glad to do all they cau for you. They sro Four true friends. I hope you will all appreciate this and make the most of your opportunities."

Mr. Walter N. Fong, M.A., President of the College, in the coures of his report, said that be considered that this year's work in the College had been successful both in the English and Chinese Departments. As a rule, in Claus

The following have been chozen to play for impression amongst a number of Chineas that the pross of the public impatience, thay at present, wherever the Chinese youths are

the Hongkong Football Club veraus Cantoz F. C. at Happy Valley to-day (Thursday). Kick off, 4 p.m.-R. D. Atkinson; E F. Ancott and E. Humphreys; H. C. Gray, J. Witchell and A. Morfoy; W. H. Williams, R. Miller, w. E. Luckin. R. Whitmore, and A. Mead. Referee, J. W. C. Bouner.

F. Chard.

deceased committed suicide..

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE INTRIES.

The oficial programme for this year's race mesting has just been published. Space con- siderations prevent our giving it in fall to-day, hat it will be published in nac next issue. The numbers of ponies entered for each event are as under :—

JI

$514,620.96

$ 37,376.70

105,526.57

30,046.26 ...337,420.08

8,415.92

41

310,00

By profit on property and on invoat-

menia

I

...100,520,00

$514,629.96

WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED..

The seventeenth report of the general agents, to be presented on February lat, rende:- Gentlemen,The general agents now submit to you a statement of the affairs of the Company, and balance sheet, for the your ending Decem bar 31st 100%

The not profits for the year, including the amount brought forward from the previous year, amount to 546,947.78... From this amount

interim dividend of $1.75 per share has ready been paid, and, after writing off directors and auditor's feos, it is now proposed to pay a final dividend of $1.90 per share, of $3.65 per share, and to carry forward the making a total dicidaud for the twelve months

balance of $772.78 to credit of a new profit and loss account.

DIBECTORS.

Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson having retired, Hou, Mr. C. W, Diokson has been appointed in

his stead, and this appointment now requires confirmation.

Hon. Sir Paul Chater and Mr. A. G. Wood retire by rotation, but offer themselves for

AUDET.

ro-olection,

The accounts have been audited by Mr. C. W. May, who offers himself for re-election.

A. SHELTON Hooper, Seoretary to the Hongkong Land Investment

and Agency Co, Lid, General Agents for the West Point Bu-kling

Co., Ltd.

LIABILITIES,

BALANCE SHEET.

625,000.00 1,926.25

Deo. 31, 1905, Capital Accounts payable Balance of profit and loss

....$46,947,78 Losinterim dividend paid 21,875.00

account

being educated through the mailium of the English language, there is dificulty in con- dacling classes in Chinese in the same Hohon). The case of this trouble are ton numerous to THE VOLUNTEER SHAM FIGHT.

mention here; muffice it to say that it is not due The field wanoouvres in which the Hongkong to the subject matter of the Chinese literature. Volunteers and the Volunteer Mounted Troop but to the method of teaching it. During the take part to-day are of a very interesting present year, the students have unt-lise-iminst nature. An invading army is supposed to have ed against the study of Chinese bat bare hean offected a landing on the island at Tai-taw and just as enger to attend the Chinese classes as Stanley Baya. While a force is despatched to the others. This goes to show that there obtain possession of Tytam Reservoir, another should be no trouble in teaching English and is posted between Repulse Ray and West Bay Chino site by side, if teachers wiki uethod can be found to impart the knowledge of tho First Day-Wong-ni-ehong Stakes, 26; to cover the landing of more troops and to

Dec. 31, 1905. ASSETS Vistoria Stokes, 15 Valley Stakes, 32; Maidon prevent the defending forces from cutting off latter. In their College they found that the Slakes, 19; Fuuebow Cup, 1; Garrison Cup, the retreat of the body with designs on the teaching of Chinese had not only been no hin. Cost of property 19, Chinese Club Cap, 20; Lusitano Cup, 17; Hong kong Club Cup, 16, Commodore's reservoir should they be compelled to fall back drance to the pursuit of other subjecte, but a Cap. 35.

on the boats. The defence is entrusted to positive help. They utilized the Chinese langu age as a bridge over many an almost unfordable Sec nd Day Jockey Cup, 39, Exchange Captain Armstrong, a portion of his troops are atram to science. By the use of translations, Dao. 31, 1905, Plate, 14; Derby, 16; Gormza Cup, 31; Gold protecting Tai-tam and the remainder receive

they

we able to impress some principles of To fre insurance Coast Cap, 22; Professional Cup, 18; orders to advance on Stanley Mound and es chemistry and physics on the minds of thy To charges... Challenge Unp, 34; Paresa Cap, 29; Navy Cup, dearout to recapture it. Should they fail, they Chinese students before trying to teach them To Crown reat and raten...

strange subjects through a foreign tongue. To repairs to buildings, etc.... Third Day-Grand Stand Stakes, 21; Great will retire to a strong position and intercept Thus, by making use of Chinees toaching in the To commission to agents.... Southern Stakes, 2; Governor's Cup, 31; the soumy's advance in the direction of Aber- College, the students had been able to enter To interim dividend of $1.75 for Ladies Pare, 16 Fly-away Stakes, 17 doen.

the laboratories and do real scientific work wuch

half-year Phaethon Stakes, 27; Consolation Slakes, 25 The Volunteer Troop will play a not unim. earlier than they otherwise would. They dimed To balance to be appropriated a Hongkong Stakes, 41; Ni Desperandum

to de comparatively few things, but to do thems few well, especially in English, economies, S'akes, 41.

history, nattemities, chemi-try and physics.

17; Gymkhaus Club Cap, 41.

The following bays been chosen to play for the Hongkong Football Club in the Rugby to be avoided, and we have to attack one match against H.M.S: Ardromeda at 43) pia. at a time. This croaking and worrying has on Saturday-U. M. Prechaw; L. C. Larmour, bevuse quite a vogue of late; hence the T. E. Pearce, A. O. Lung, J. McL.G. Taylor; deprecation. It is not confined to Great R. Hannay, J. G. Lecky; F. C. Hall, A. Britain, though. We seem to see sigus of Boyd, H. W. Leater, H. M. Kendall, P. C. it in a pamphlet issued by the Directors Murray, J. C. Steen, H. F. Hickman, and H. of the Hamburg-America Tinis, dealing

Yesterday afternoon the remains of Wor. Bre with Germna trade interests in Asia. If the croakers on both sides are studied, it at the United Service Lodge, were interred in the B. E. A. Hoile, P.M., P.Z., and P.D.GJ.D., of ones' bezɔues apparent how exaggerated are Happy Valley Cemetery with Masonic hou ours their views. The British ones (and their Sir Paul Chater, the R.W.D.GM., granted Japanese echo whom we dealt with yester- dispensation for a Maronis funeral, and u large day) have it that the Germans are winning number of Masons assembled at the Monament all along the line; the Gormans are con- to follow the remains of their friend, and to vinced that they are being left behind in pay a last tribute of respect to his memory. the race for prosperity. Both cannot be The following have bean colected to play for

The following are the entries for the Hong right, but both may be mistaken. Besides, the Hongkong Cricket Club against the United kong Derby which will be ruu on the second these so-called warnings are generally Services to-day, Thursday, and on Friday. If day: uttered with a purpose-a sort of "hang-ecessary, the match will be continued on Saturday. Play will comandancs at 11 am. may's whip to

the wretch in

on Thursday and Friday, and at 1.30 pm on order." In the pamphlet referred to, Saturday:-Messrs. R. A. B. Ponsonby, C. H. Herr TON BRANDT, an old China-hand, Mackay, T. E. Pesice, W. C. D. Turner, completely reverses the aphorism of Cuart W. A. Powell, T. Bercombe Smith, N. H. HILOSAWA (vide yesterday's leader} and Rutherford, B. R. Pholips, Walter Danist,

F. A. Fowler, and K. G. C. Bailey. tella the Germans that they must, rouse

hold

Mr. Burey's Glorious Rose, Triumph Ross, mainys Roso and Spotted Hove. Mr. Cruickshank's New Boy.

Mr. Durgai's Zanzibar and Uld Boy. Messra Hough and Sbawas's The Quich Mr. Kadaori's Acah Chief. Mr. Maclonald's Highland Man.

Mr, Potts' Emerald King, Exchango King, Syone King and Gold King

Mr. Wingard's Besthorn and Kamloops,

portant part in the proceedings. For the purpose of attack and defence the troop will be divided into two parts, and in order to disting wish one from the other, kalf will wear helmets and the other half soft hats. It is interesting to note that the troop will be armed with tho [ now rifle equipment.

Cash

25,072.78

$661,909,68

B 611,830.80 40,168.73

5651,999.53

3,247:75

3.2.71

9,662.04

5,212.34

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

Dr.

2,405,30

21,075.00

Follows:- Directors' fees Anditor's fees Dividend of $1.00 per

share....** Balanco to be carried to

now socount

$500.00

50.00

23,750.00

.772,78

25,072.78

Cr.

$67,204.92

1,247.11

65,251.04

680.77

The price-wincera were in Physics, Mr. Tana Chai: fourth year class, Mr Leung Kai-tui, thid your class, Mr. Chu Tuk-fan; second year class, Mr. Lai chak, first year clase, Mr Tuo houk-yau; in Chinese elaenics, Mr. Tsue Chil; in advanced

1 Chinese composition, Mr. Wong Ying In second year Chinese, Mr. Ng Pui-shing

and first It is now notified for general information yeur Chinese Mr. Wong Su-hua. Prizes that tifin will be provided. The men are to for Drawing went to Messrs. True Pang, Chan By balance brought forward

Shang,

By rent The Tong, and Leong Ying-kai; for nesemble at the Voiuatoer Headquarters at ten Penmanship to Mesra Weng Kwok-shas und By interest. o'clock and embark on launches for Deep Tam Hoi-thun, and for Chinese Character By strip foo Wator Boy,

writing, to Mosera. Chan Wa-shui and Wong Ying-chun.

26.00

$67,204.02