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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18T, 1907.

opinion that only male missionaries should

Bome of the final ties of the four bowling be admitted to the China field, but he does, competitions, which have bean unconscionably TELEGRAMS.]

plainer and vastly more expressive terms, protracted, will be played off at the Kowloon indicate what may be expected, apart from Clab's greens. on Saturday afternoon, when," DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

wa understand, there is also to be anotherɛnd : massacres and hideous crueltier, to follow the tea parties formerly euch a popular feature the intrusion of women. "The presence of at this Chub.

A. S. WATSON & CO., troign ladies in country districts," be

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AN INTERESTING JUDGMENT.

Preparations are being pushed forward for

LONDON, January 31st. the reception of the Royel visitors next Wednes

Judgment has been given against day. The statue of the Duke of Connaught has boux brought from retirement and now the Mutual Life Insurance Company. adorns the approach to Blake Pier, The -ntaises of the King and Prince of Walms are in-

position beside that of Queen Victoria.

A Scottish pipar, who (writes a South Africas correspondent), to the delight of the Caledonians on the diamond fields at Kimberley,

· North," had-his instrument zipped open by

"THE KINGSTON INCIDENT.

LONDON, January 31st. Sir James Swettenham, Governor

ROYAL MOVEMENTS.

LONDON, January 31st. Sixteen steunters are now being built at the Mitau Bishi Yard at Nagasaki and the Kawasaki King Edward and Queen Alexandra Dockyard at Kobe, with a ovunty groated are going to the South of France on according to the Shipbuilding Encouragement

of 13,00 tons, which is to be fitted with turbine engines, for the Toyo Kisen Kuisha, is among the number.

His Excellency The Governor will hold a

OBITUARY.

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, January 31st.

IN BANKRUPTCY,

BETOED EI FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CMIEJ JUSTICE).

CHUNG BRUNKOO'S AFFAIRS,

Another

decision was, delivered in this costs of the motion to moind the order given to bankraptoy, hh Lordship holding that the

Ho Tung to amend his proof must be borne by "kim. The motion of the trustee calling upon certain creditors to substantiate their olsims inust be borne out of the estate, also the motion of the trustee calling a meeting, and his motion ! to restrain the sale of the foraiture must be coats of the bankruptay. His Lordship did

to pay all these costs.

{HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE

COMPANY LIMITED.

The report of the directors, for the year 1906, for presentation to the shareholders at the ordinary annual general meeting of the Coinpaay, to be held at Alexandrs Buildings, at noon on Saturday, February 9th, roada:--

Gentiamen,- The directora now beg to aubmit to you their report and statement of counts for the year ending 31st Decembər, 1006.

The not profit for that period

amounts to...

To which has to ba adiled the balance brought forward from last secount

8140.551.69

***

5,070.62

$145,622,31.

And from this have to be deducted:- Ramuneration to direct-

*ora 5% commission on

net profits... Remuneration togeneral

managers on net profita

... $7,027.55

7,027.63.

14.055.16

... 2191,557.15

Learing available for appropria-

tion ...

The directore recommend that a dividend

A KOWLOON VAILURE, RH. R. Matthway ex parte the dabtor. Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) who appeared for the debtor presented a debtor's petition Bad informed his Lordship that Mr. Matthaey had been unable to file an affidavit of assets by reason of his being in heapital, but there was a distraint at the prosout of sight par cent on the paid up capital, he paid time on his premiss. They were very large to shareholders, absorblog $120,000.00 and premisas, containing a great deal of furniture that the balance of $11,587.15 be carried to and the awats were estimated at $12,000, the snow profit and loss account. liabilities being $28,000.

His Lordship-You want me to make an order without the full statement.

Mr. Grist Of course, my Lord, the debtor will have to file his statement of affairs. I know there must be a considerable stiount of property there, but there is a distraint for eight months' rent, and an action ponding for four months' rent.

remarks, "where the people are very con- i servative and altogether unacquainted with foreign ways, is so inexplicable to the WINE AND SPIRIT MEKCHANTS, natives that such visits should be con ducted with the utmost caution and serupulous regard to decorum." He means Chinese decorum, and makes it quite plain that unless they seclude themselves and generally demean themselves like native women they cannot avoid horrid miscon- ceptions. To he safe, in fact, they would was celebrating the victory of his compatriots General of Jamaica, has offered to not feel justided in calling upon Mr-Ho Tung have to forage the work they do, so that over the Springboks by playing "Cook of the resign. against his will we may claim the authorems irate coloniais, and was threatened with as being in effect on our side in this matter. arrest by a policeman for committing a "It is open to question," he says, "whether nuisance! such visits are at all advisable in the present | condition of China, and whether the goud attained is not counter-balanced by the ill offects which sometimes follow; but, seeing that female missionaries are to be found. The tonnage of these steamers aggregates Saturday.

54,000 with 28,500 horse power. A steamer already in most of the provinces, the only thing which can be attenipted is to suggest prudential methods, in connection with a condition of things which is not contem plated in the etiquette of the Chinese." There are other things which might be attempted, surely; including a revision of treaties to which no Chinese objection would be likely; and the immediate recognition and admission by all concerned that inland China is no place for women. The author tells us that female missionaries "have little conception of the ideas which are entertained about them, or the language which is applied to them befrind their backs, even by those who may seem to offer them a smiling welcome." It is evident that Mr. WALSKE knows, and fair to assume that other male missionaries are equally well informed, and this reflection leaves us to think note too well of the married missionary whose conception of self-seri fice for his principles permits him to retain, under such conditions and risks, the comforts and pleasures of conjuga. lity. With a perpetual emphasis of sex A. S. WATSON & CO., [about them, we read that female missiona-

ries often rather prefer an audience of banner woman, married to an Englishman, form- males,” as being more attentive. It is dis-erly an officer of Gordon's army, which tinctly unpleasant to speculate as to the ex-suppressed the Tai Ping revelation, has made The lady, planation of this excessive masculine inter-claim to the throne of China. ost: but much may be hinted in a book unwilling to make public her name lest relatifak be assassinated at Peking, has addressed like the Rev. Mr. WatsHe's that would be petitions to the British Government, asking considered out of place in a newspaper. We that ber claim be taken up with China. She way quote in conclusion:

claims to be a direct lineal descendant of the

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Hongkong, Bird January, 1907.

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NOTICE TO OCORRESPONDENTS. ORL communicationsrelating to the new volumit hould be addressed toTum Entros,

ould be pondonis mult forward their names and ad are with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as sidemes of good faith,

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"It is awful to contemplate what may be the populer verdict on a young and inexperienced more especially when the judges girl are Chineso

men and women, and these of the most ignorant and conservative class, whces dis Leiters for publication should be written on minds have been filled with abominable libels ons side of the payer only.

No anonymously signed e "munications that hav against foreigners', and who are prepared to confirm by their own experience all that they already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

dors for sætra couse of Daily! Paass should be have heard, and perhaps make some contribu ent before 21 a.m. on day of griblication, fer that tions to the sum of calumny by original investi hour the myply is limited. Only nipplied for Cash |gation on their own behalf." BelegraphicjAddress: Pass, Code: 4,8,0. i 2 Liubart

P.O. Hor, 88. Telephons Bo, 19

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reception at Government House te moet T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught on Wedoosday, February 6th, at 10 p.m., and has the honour to request the company of those who received invitations to Govern went House for the 15th November last. arrived in the Colony since that date and bare Invitations will be sent to those who have

already written their names in His Excellency/s

book.

LONDON, January 31st. Sir Michael Foster is dead. [Bir Michael Foster, K.C.B., who was born in 1836, became Professor of Practical 1869 and Praslacior of Physiology, Trinity Physiology at University College, London, in College, Cambridge, the following year. He was President of the British Association in 1899,

of Royal Society, 1881-1903: H.P His other sppointments were: Professor of Physiology, Cambridge. 1883-1903: Secretary London University, 1900-6]

for

In East Java, a Chinese secret organisas THE JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE. tion, known as the Three Finger Becisty, is giving great trouble. It organises faction fights, and even rogorie to murder. The

polios are baffled by its underbend methods and cannot find out the meeting places of the society. Witnesses against the society are bard to get. Teporting suspected members is of no avail.

Netherlands India is so extensive that deportess can easily co back and reside at distant spots, without the knowledge of the police.

LONDON, January 31st.

A public meeting has unanimously condemned the Jamaica Government,

WHITELEY BEQUESTS.

LONDON, January 31st. Mr. Whiteley has bequeathed

A Victoria (B. C.) telegram tells the following | £1,000,000 for the provision of alms-

houses.

quaint story. A Victoris woman, à Manchu

third Duke of Chon, and as such, has a right to the throne of China, prior to that of the Empress Dowager. With her husband family she has been living here for twenty-one years, since they came from Peking, where a younger brother who, she says, is next in line to bersif to China's throne, is residing.

[REUTEE'S SERVICE]

MURDER OF ME WHITELEY.

LONDON, January 28th. Mr. Rayner, the murderer of Mr. Whiteley, is admittedly an illegitimate, whose paternity is doubtful. The police are positive that he trie] to blackmalf the late Mr. Whiteley.

THE NEW CHINA SOCIETY.

LONDON, Jamary 28th. Sir Charles Hobhouse, and the Under

The expedition to the Holy Land for the purpose of barrelling large quantities of water And when, as has so often happened, a from the River Jordan and seating it to Now Secretary for India attended the meeting of swarmery occurs, and the passions of the York, for distribution throughout the country, the newly formed China Society, at which a mob have been aroused, the world shadders has been successfully Buished despite many distinguished gathering was also present. at the manifestations of the ideas entertain-dieultios. The first consignment loft Jaffe phe Chinese Minister delivered an address, Or January 31st, at No. E, Mosque Street, Hongkong the wife of Mr. Jonas ALBERTO Hered by the Chincse and unwittingly fostered DA SILVA, of a com.

(320

by their victims.

BIRTH.

ECNOKONG OFFICE: WA, DES VEUX BoaʊCi LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E.C.

The Daily Press.

commente

| Y,M.C.A. has now a membership of 200.

November 15th on the steamer Syrian Prince

His Lordship-Have you nothing to any Mr Wakeman ?

The Omotal Receiver-I don't know that

DIRECTORS,

Mr. C. Ewana having resigned, Mr. J. Scott Hurston was invited to fill the vacancy and accepted a seat on the Board. In scoard- anco with ruls 76 of the Company's articles of Association, Messrs. A. G. Wood, J. & Van Buren, J. Scott Harston, H. A. W. Blade and Ho Tung retire; but, being eligible,

offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS,

there will be anything left after the landlord themselves for re-election,

has had his shore.

His Lordship--What is the rent?

Mr. Grist-$1,200 a month,

His Lordship-And what is wrong with the debtor ?.

Mr. Grist-Haart failure.

His Lordsbip-Can't be make his declaration Mr. Griet--No, my Lord. This trouble boa got on the man's mind very mueb

His Lordship granted the application.

IN SUMMARY, JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (PUISNE JUDGE).

AN OPIUM TRANSACTION. The Man Lang firm sued the Wing Fat Ineu to recover 3000, money advanced on a case of opium.

Mr. C. F. Dizon (of Mr. John Hastings' office; uppeared for pisintiffs and Mr. G. E. Morrell (of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley) for defendants.

Mr. Dizon stated that the plaintiffs handed

the amount claimed to the defendants on January 4th in part paywest of a cass of Patpo

The accounts have bosu audited by Messrs. W.-H. Gaskell and W. Hatton Patta, who offer

HONEY HOMPARETE,

Chairman.

The Balance Sheet for 1996 reads:---

DIADILITIMO.

$

Capital nocasat-

150,000 sharon at $10,30 cank....... Insurannà rekerve fünd

1,500,000,00

*212,793,66

50,000.00

130,000

51,2981.09 6,217,49

Fund for equalization of dividend ..............

Mortgage

Sundry creditore Unclaimed divirlendis

Profit and loss

Amount carried forward

count

front D5.

For the year 1006

...$ 5,070.82 ............ 140,551.19

115,022,31

$2,031,621.05

C

АКВЕТЯ. A monet invested in property... 1,441,208.39 Amount invented on mortgage can a 570,212.57 Accounts receivable Fire Insurance presin unexpired Office furniture......

Cash in Hongkong, and Shanghai Bank

and on Hand.........

Der 31st, 1906.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr. To-fire insuranca premis To crown rout............

To general charges........

77,933.45 328.00 B29.70

4,61283 $2,094,621.95

4,036.59

4,523 Ca

2,901.08

A .....$2.685.5 13,954,68

8,000,00

17,040,53

250.00

145,622.31

$183,040,09

8 c.

5,070.

94,408,22

40,709.11

To allowance to general managers to cover office rent and salarios of sevestary and olerks

To repairs (ediary)---

To rejuírs (typloun).

To balança..

opiam, delivery of which case the defendants had since countermanded.

The plaintiffa carriel on business in Canton, but had a To auditors' foes...... manager bare whose duty it was to buy goods and forward them en tu Canton. On January 4th be entered into a contract with the defendante for the purchaso of a case of opium, received an invoice from them and paid at amount of 8000, The goods, however, were not delivered.

His Lordship-Why were they not deliverad ? Mr. Morrell-Because they dida't pay up. Mr. Dizon-That may be so.

Cr.

Jan. 1st, 1906. By halance carried forward from 1905... Dyreuts By interest By transfer lens

By profits on aies of properties....

216,00 41,554.14

$189,910.09

The goods KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING

COMPANY.

cost Taels 830.6, and we only paid $600.

After hearing the evidence his Lordship allowed judgment for the defendants and coals.

DEATH OF MR. F. J. MAITLAND, SHANGHAL

The eighteenth report of the board of direct- ors to the ordinary meeting of shareholdere to be held at the Company's offices, Viatoris Buildings, on Monday, 4th February, 1907, states:-

you

Gentlemen,-The directors now submit to

8 statement of the affairs of the

It consisted of fity caske, each having "Be said that a popular element of the capacity of 800 kilos (about 634 quarts.) Chinese Feudal constitution showed that a Colonel Clifford Nadaud, president of the democratic constitution, resembling that of International River Jordan Company, declarod the British, existed in China 3,000 years The Chinese Department of the Hongkong that extraordinary precautions were taken to go, and that the garme of this democratie

insure absoluta oleanliness and purity by boiling tradition still existed. He gave a tribute which took place on Jar. 26th at the Bhanghe Company, and balance sheet for the year ending the water before it was put in the casks on the to the Emperor for his far seeing penetra. apot whers St. John is said to have baptized China Famico Relief Fund havo roached about Christ Colonel Nadand said: "Few Amation in issuing the recent reforme, and time seriously ill, and it was thought advisable, cans know that it has been the Eabit for hoped earnestly that the god understanding

baptize in Jordan water.

Singapore and district subscriptions to the

$27,000.

ALL-IBRAL

The police have been very busy of late among gamblora On Wednesday nearly 100 coolion were brought before Mr. Hazaland.

Hongkong is being provided with a brewery, Brewing will be commenced very shortly. which is under constructional Wong-pai-cheong

Two bluejackets from the Austrian cruiser Kaiser Franz Joseph were yesterday at the Magistracy convicted of disorderly conduct and

£ned $3 each.

It is with much regret we have to chronicle the death of Mr. Francis John Maitland whe is more familiarly known at "Frank" Maitlate), General Hospital. He had only been a short as his only hope of recovery, to undergo an operation. This operation took place, but it

of no avail, he

he gradually grow weaker

away. He was

at edebiber, 1996-

The balance of profit and loss account for the year, after writing of all charges and expenses, amounted to $10,639 15. The directors, there fore, recommend that a dividend of $2.50 per

centuries of the royal families of Europe to between Great Britain and Obira would wou morning be passed quist Maitland, who share be paid, which, after writing off the

Prince Von Buelow, the Chancellor of the

German Empire, departed from all precedent at the Banquet of the Colonist Political Executive Committee, by delireing a regular electionser ing speech ten days ago. He stated that if the decision of the electors was in favour of Inter matters national Social Democracy they would injure the prestige and Imperia! peace of German people. The Prince regarded the events of De ormber 12than the turning points of the national lifo, because they had now witnessed the union of the Conservatives and Liberals for the defence

massacres.

Was

Dext

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 1ST, 1907.

WHEN A good deal of concern was being felt over the shocking fate of mission women in certain massacros, we ventured, to ask male missionaries to lend their support to that public opinion which deprecates the presence of foreign women and children in unprotected districts of

Beyond seeing our Clint reprinted with appruval in various news. papers in the Far East, we never learned that any good purpose had been served by our well-meant and certainly timely suggestions; and we were left to think that

of the Colonies, and thus had been sat a proce- the male missionaries in China were too

dent to be acted upon when the time came for selfish for their own comfort to manifest

them to deal with other great national issues, any interest in what seemed a humano

The ball of the Catholic Union was agein It was narrow egotism that induced the Cen. precaution. The subject is revived for us crowded on Wednesday night when the final trist Reactionaries to join the Becialists, and "by the appearance of Ways that are performance of ““Aladdin” was given Among through despotism and arroganos, the Socialist dark," a book just published for the Rev. the pudience were noticed H.E. Wu Ting Landers had sought to choke the co-operation of W. GILBERT WALSHE by Messrs. KELLY Fang, Mr. Fung Wa Chun and the commander the Conservative and Liberal parties, which co

and offers of the Portuguese gauboat Rio operation would bring about positive reform, the monsoon will moderate in the Formossympathise with his wife; who is at home with AND WALSH, LIMITED, a book primarily Lims who were accompanied by their Consul. In conclusion, Prince Von Buslow asked Channel. Over the China Ses they remain written for the guidance of missionaries Geners), Senhor Conselheiro Romano and his "How long will this slavery among the millions (stoop and N. and N.E. gales will continue to

prevail. Vico-consul, Sonhor Leiria,

The local branch of the Nursing Association has decided to accept the Government posal to provide quarters for the nurse adjoining the Government Ciril Hospital.

of German workers be endured?"

4:0

DIRECTORS.

AUDITOR..

grow stronger, Mr. Brennan than read a the son of the late Beptimos

| lived in Shanghai in translation.

in the fortios and who was directors' and auditer's foes will leave & a tea merchant here in

in the fifties".

Ho Whe Sir Ernest Batow, speaking at Cambridge, horn in Kant, England, in 1898. In 1875 he balance at $1,089.15 to be carried forward to aid that Chins was not craving for the joined the firin 1878 he came out to Shoughai

Brio of Messrs.

Thorne and

and Co., of credit of a new profit and loss acco¤RT. spiritual side of European civilization, and and jolted the firms of Messrs. Maitland & Co., Meara A. Rodgors and W. H. Gaskell ratirs shat Missionary interference with civil remaining with them until it was turned into by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election

for itmited liability company in 1891, who largely responsible

be became the s

e senior partner, which position hə filled P to the time of bis death.

many The accounts has been audited by Mr.C. W years he has written on sporting matters in May in place of the late Mr. Thos. Arasld. different

of Daybreak," Mr. May now retires, but offers himself for papers over the barne and as his articles were slwaye amusing, they re-election. were locked for and read with avidity. He

a weekly alariod Sport and Gossip,

the following report:

he bought the The Hougkong Observatory yesterday issued, not long ago shar

He was a

Doc. 31st, 1996. sportsman, Tory Paid-capital ...... foxd of animals, and

believe, vas, wo

instra Accounts payable. On the 31st at 11,55 am.The barometer mental in starting the Shanghai Society for the Dividends outstanding has fallen over E. Japan and N. Chins, and Prevention of Oruelly to Animals. A short Balance of profit and loss account risen over W. Japan and S. China.

time since he was thrown from his horse and be His familiar and approaching the neighbourhood of Hako- figure will be very much missed. To say he had us

The depression over Japan is moving NE, has never boon the same man Binge, date. The area of high pressure remains over many friende in-Chios would not be saying out of property

much, for he was beloved by many and his Acoonuta receivable.. Central China.

Gradients are essier on the China coast, and

death will be keenly felt, and all sincerely

relatives.

WEATHER REPORT.

N.

.in

T. F. HOUGH,

Chairman.

BALANCE SHEET.

LIABILITIES.

AISETA,

$

180,000.00

122.05 14,639.15

303.11

$197,665.31

13,028.03

182,133.17

2,014,51

$197,055.81

Dec. 31st, 1906.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT,

Dr.

$

Tu cinegese

771.20

2,055.29

To repair

'fo fra inshPENAS

535.48

786.00

1,200.59

To stown rent genen Lirppis na MADE

To commission to agents............... To balance to be appropriated as follows:-

Directors' fe

500.00 Auditor's focs *******

50,40 Dividend of $2.50 per share... 15,000,00 To be carried to new proft

and loss account.............. winds,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The J.-C.-J. Lijn str. Tjiliwong left Kobe for this port on the 29th 760,, and may be expected here on or abent the 7th Esh.

The CPR atr. Athenian arrived at Yoko- hama

at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the 30th Jan, and left again at 9 am. on Thursday for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 3 p.m. on Friday, the 1st Feb.

The Boston 88. Co.'s str. Tremont, from Jan. 1st, 1906. Pacific Coast, arrived at Yokohama on the 30th Jan.

newly arrived in China. To any one at all

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inahes. interested in China, the book has its own

H.E. the Governor was "at home" yesterday- fascination, and to those for whom it is

afternoon at Government House, and though There are people to whom it is a pozatos to The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon- specially intended, provided their zeal for the weather was cold there was a large and listen. There are the bores who for their sins today is as follows:---

natrusting others permits them to realize distinguished sammblage. This being His against society ought to be imprisoned and

Hongkong & Neighbourhood condemned to listen in perpstalty to each

moderate; fair. the necessity of attending upon instruction, Excellenby's first at home" since his return,other's discourses. But, after all, these are few.

N.E. winds, it should be particularly helpful. It he was the recipient of cordial congratulations Social intercourse suffers far more from the fact Formons Channel...

strong to The company that too many want to talk and too few are

derate. should, to paraphrase ROBERT BURNs, from on his restoration to health

were entertained in the style which be willing to listen. Conrereation under such South coast of China between many a blunder free them, and foolish characterised Government House functions exchanging ideas and becomes a struggle Beth onset of Chius tersen conditions nossos to be a pleasant method of Hongkong and Lamooks

Same as No.1,

N. indiscretion. The Rev. Mr. WALES does mines Sir Matthew bad charge of its destinies, for supremacy.

winds, Hongkong and Hainan..} freak. net, of course, associate himself with our and a pleassat two hours were spent.

F

134

mo.

The LG.M. Australian Line str. Sandakanı which left here on the 4th Jan., arrived a Sydney on Wednesday, the 30th Jan, pm.

1,089,15

16.039.IS

Boo, 31st.

Fy undivided prosta 1909.-.-.-... By Ront....... By interent.... By scrip feeD ANTI

$20,987.62

574.29

20,270.14

112.ED

17.00

$20,087.42