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A. S. WATSON & CO.,

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 4TM, 1907.

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sonse life objectively. The term "life" a wide one, however, and it is possible that we colonials are not greatly favoured over hemedwellers, if we take the trouble to examine essentiale. KIPLING during short stay in Hongkong took opportunities to describe "life" as the term is specialised by certain foolish, chit-signing young animals full of poor liquor, and he spoîted a highly effective bit of first-class literary realism by a tag of second-rate moralising, thrown in, possibly, as a sop to those relations of Mrs. GRUNDY who dearly like to steal peers at eigners sometimes, if only to denounce sin more authoritatively. But such specific applicatious of the caption are leys correct than would be the connection of WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the word with any one of RELTER's hetero- geneous daily epitomes.A phraag much in vogue lately shows that in the whirl of civilization there are revoltingispirits givento thinking about "life"—at least, there be aome who have obviously rmched the stage of deciding that it needs simplifying Sometimes we have reflected that "the Simple Life" must be much older than the cant phrase in which the conception has bean crystalised; that perhaps the bygone travellers who founded Hongkong and other similar places were actuated somewhat by a desire to escape the trammels GUINNESS' STOUT and complexities of that civilization which

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we are no, keen to force upon peoples actually and upecuariously living the Simple Life". If it be so, and we hav, heard the casual complaints of later wan BOTTLED BY THE CELEBRATEDderers, who in coming to these far outposts

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The formal opening of Kowloon Bowling Groen for the 1907 season takes place on Saturday, when, in addition to the arusi match

-President u. Vice-President---the final for the

Neish Medal will be played. A band will be in attendance during the afternoon,

The latest Volunteer Orders announce that

sorgt J, Huge, Corp H. D. Ball and Gunners H. J. Large and U. S. Willinths and J. F. Malden are permitted to resigu on leaving the Colony, while Bomb. A. E. Crapuellis granfod eight months leave of absance and

Gunner J. J. Watson twelve months' leave of absence,

TELEGRAMS.]

DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE

LONDON, April 3rd. An earthquake has occurred at Bitlis in Asia Minor.

© Bitlia, a township in Asistio Turkey is built One of its chief mannfreintes is the cation in a ravine with hills 200 feet above ita calloy, aloths celebrated for their bright red dyen. It has a population of about 40,000, of whom slightly more than half are Mabomedans and

remainder Armenians.]

STRIKE AT PORT SAID.

LONDON, April 3rd. The porters-at-Port Said have gone Halovy on strike and steamers are detained .... Gouand in consequence."

By kind permission of Lt.-Col. Price, D.S.Otho and Offcers, the Band of the 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluebis, will play the following programme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, thie (Thursday) evening —

Vollstadt

March ................. "Avec Aplomb," Overture...... "Charles V., Valse "Reponse a Amoureuse" Berger Selection......" Pauss,”

Serenado.....The Foresters, Eilcaberg Nocturno. La Esperancey Selection...... Geneviève de Brabant," Offenbach Gavotte "Princess May, "..

Kottanin

The Hon. Richard McBride, Promior of British Columbia, whose Government boy emerged successfully from a General Election. is the youngest Prime Minister in the King's dominions. He is only thirty-six, and ho achieved the Premiership four yeses ago, after baring hold subordinate off as Minister of Minos. He is a native of Now Westminster, the original capital of British Columbia. Mr.

McBride is a barrister, and made an unsuecesa. fal bid for Parliamentary bonours at twenty- fire. At twenty-seven he tried again, and was favoured by fortune,

CHINA ARMY.

LONDON, April 3rd. The Chinese Government has placed an order for two million rifles in Germany.

{REUTER'S SKRÝLCR.]

SUPREME COURT.

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Wednesday, April 3rd.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

HO YEE VIP CHUK FO.

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAYS CO., LD.

A general meeting of shareholdere in the Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co, Ld. was

BEFORE MR. A. . WISE (PUISHE JUDGE), bold at the office of the liquidators, Messra John D. Humphreys and Sun, at noon yesterday. Mr. H. Humphreys presided, others present being Messrs, J. A. Tarrant, J. A. Jupp, W A. Cruickshank, J, Orange, A. J. Raymond, D.

Clark and J. M. Wong,

This was an action brought by plaintiff to recover $306, money lont to defendant. Mr R. Harding appeared for the former and Mr Otto Rong Bing for the latter. Mr. Harding

Mr. Jurr read the notice calling the meeting explained that on 16th December list defendant lend as he had a friend who wished to borrow a asked plaintiff whather she had any money to

The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen-The Liquidators' report and statement of accounts sum of money. She consented, Defendant stated have beau in your hands since the 7th ultime that his friend wanted $150, but defaulant had with your permission I will take then a not enough, only $150, and asked her to read. The notice convening this meeting was | lend him the 3306," She did an, and obtained served on you of the sama time besides being the receipt. Now defeudaat dispated having advertised in the Governmant Gazette for one received the money from plaintiff to lead to full month in accordance with the requirements Chena Lok Yu.

of the Companies Orlinanoes. 1 of 1865, The Evidence was given at length, Plaintiffzures before you give details of the working father, haring inherited 3100 on which she had show how the ant profit has been disposed of to stated that she received the money from her account during the period of liquidation and

lived for three years and still had the $300 left a point by a first dividend in liquidation of $20 to land to defendant.

paid on 3rd September 1908 and a foal The bearing was adjourned.

dividend in liquidation of $11.1k now payable- The Asets and Liabilities of the Company do not appear in the Liquidators noonants, as by virtue of the Agreement between the two Companies they are to be transferred in their eutiraty to the Peak Tramwaya Company Limited in orchange for fully, paid up scrip in that Company amonuting to $250,000. The consent of the Governor-in-Council to the salo A schoolboy who hails from Aanam was

of the undertaking of the obt Company to the charged by Inspector Gourlay with being in

new has been obtained and shareholders notified to send in their strip in the old Company to be with a knuckle duster and a sword stick, he exchanged for shares in the new Company in is said to have called at several houses at the accordance with the terms of the rail agree- East End. simply with the object of frightenment. I have no further remarks to make, ing whoever should open the door.

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 3rd April.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE.)

AN ARKED ANNANITE.

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF JAMAICA possession of arms without a permit. Armed

age.

LONDON, April 1st,

It is officially announced that Mr. Sydney Olivier, has been appointed Governor of Jamaica in succession to Sir Jamesi At the Marine Court yesterday the coxswain Swettenham, resigned, so the ground of of Empire confess to have dreamed off of the steam launch Aggie appeared before ↓ sartorial freedom in pyjamas and sandals, Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, B.N., Harbour as well as other wild imaginings, then we

Master to answer a summous charging him THE MURDER OF MR. WHITELEY.

Loston, April 1st. Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Howe Secretary, has advised the King to commute the sentence on Rayner to penal servitude for life.

may go on to faney how some of them with blowing the whistle of that launch, on the would fold up tent and steal away, to places navigation. Evidenco was given by P.C. Barrie, 29th Marcb, other than for the purpose of where KIPLING's backneyed and misleading The defendant stated that he was ordered to jingle juxtaposing drink and the Decalogue wound his whistle by his owner, who was on would be more applicable. For trath to board at the time. The owner Mr. Chr. tell, Mrs. GRUNDY is a far more pushing, Witzke, said: "I was in a great hurry to get enterprising, and persistent missionary at the other launch and I gave the order to the tban any of the hired ervants of the coxswain. I knew it was an improper use to churches. AUTOLYCUM has no business in put the whistle to. I am sorry." The summons A. S. WATSON & CO., Hongkong, Shanghai, or Yokohama. That against the corewain was dismissed, and the

SOLE AGENTS:

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 25th March, 1977-

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owner was fined $25.

After all, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, whom all good Americans acclaim as the richest man in the world, is comparatively poor,” Mr. Frederick Gates, the "con£dential busines representative" of the Standard Oil King, states that Mr. Rockefeller's wealth cannot exceed a paltry £60,000,000, and that the popier estimate of £200,000,000 is an entire delusion. Mr. Gatas gives certain figures, from which it

figorative Indy Mrs. Grundy-not fictitions, for she is really as evident and powerful ns Chinese Empress-Dowager-bas" jem, ped the claims of the refugees from civilization, and bas hung up a silk bat and a straight-fronted corset as a sign of posses sion. A protest made by His Excellency the Governor some little time ago against ONLYcommunications relating to the new column the prevalence of plaster over honest,brick

is evident that Mr. Rockefeller's annual income 'n local architecture might have served as

"only in his most prospero us years can arseed a texi fur &

On the subject.

between £3,000,000 and £4,000,000. Neverthe- "Stuccoville" might be its name, Roas, Mr. Rockefeller is not in immediate want,

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MARRIAGE,

On March 28th, 1947, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johanson, W., RICHARD, 4 and gramlan evapselively of HawŁY ATLEMI-COATES, and Capt. RICHARD AYLMER- Guara, beth formerly of the Connaught Rangers,

to CLASA Maria, second daughter of Jour

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tutelary goddess. It has its advantages. American Cross has a fortune invested at 62-3 We would hot hanker after nor recommend per cent, which yields him over £10,900 daily. such places, as BRET HARTE has pictured

for us. They must be more comfortable to

A Service paper says:-Lieut-Colonel W. Scott-Monoriell, Middlesex Regiment, com-

head of that battalion. Colonel Scott-Moncrieff

His Worship bound him over in the sum of $100 to be of good b baviour for six months.

BIRD TANCIERS. Two small boys entered the yard of a bonsa at Castle Road ourly yesterday morning and msde a raid of the pigeon house. Having secured five birds they were about to depart, when the tenant of the house detained them.

Ou appearing before his Worship he ordered their detention for 48 hours, and that each

should receive twelve strokes of the birck.

A SERIOUS ABSAULT, Inspector Cameron placed a native before the

The Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and the Standard denounce the commutation of Court on a charge of seaanit with intent to Rayner's sentenco AB concession to rob. The defendant is alleged to have entered

bysterical emotionalist, and as a dangerous

of

precedent involving the admission degeneracy no an extenustion. The Tribune the Daily News and the Maraing Leader apirove.

PRINCE FUSHIMI IN FRANCE,

LONDON, April 1st. President Fallières and Prince Fush imi have exchanged official visits. President Fallières will lunch with the Prince my Tuesday,

FRENCH MAIL ASHORE,

LONDON, April 1st.

The French etesmer Melbourne is aground in the canal, and is obstructing the traffic.

LATER.

The French steamer Melbourne has been refloated, and the canal is again open to traffic.

THE REVENUE.

house at Kowloon City and attacked a woman

but if any shareholder has any questions to snic I shall be pleased to answer them.

· Mr. CRUICKSHANK-Might I ask when the new scrip will be issued in exchange for the old P

The CHATEMAN-We propose to issue as com as this meeting is over..

the

No further questions were asked, CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report

and accounts.

Mr. ORANGE seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.

with a chopper, inflicting three nasty wounds the Company's office. on the head.

His Worship remanded the case to enable the man to be placed under medical supervision,

JERVOIS STREET FIRE INQUIRY,

Fefore Mr. F. A. Harland at the Magistracy cerning the fire which occurred in the piece | yesterday afternoon an inquiry was held con-

goods shop at 72 Jorrois Street on January 21st. The inquiry was oiled because the pro. prietors of the shop and Mours. Wm. Məyərink and Co, agents for the Liverpool and London and Globe, and Western Insurance Companies, with which the stock was insured, could not agree as to the goods on the premises at the time of the fire.

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Mr. Atkinson (of Messra. Deacon, Lonker and Descon) appeared for the Insurance Companies, and Mr. E, J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and frist) for the insurers, the Kwong Sai Un firm.

His Worship What do you contend in this case f That there was not the stock in the shop

claimed on?

Mr. Grist-Yes, that appears to be the only suspicious oircumstance about the case, and that we submit is not a suspicious circumstance in ne much as he had the stock there.

The CHAIRMAN-I propose to hand over the books of the old Company to the new if share- holders have no objection. Dividend warrante are now ready and can be had on application to It would facilitate matters o good deal if shareholders sout in their scrip to be exchanged an acou as possiblo, The new company, will probably be having their first annual meeting at the end of this or early next month and, of course, to get dividend warrants it will be necessary for shareholders to exchange their scrip. There will be sunther dividend Thank you for your attendance, then. That is all the business, gentlemen.

GREEN INLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

An extraordinary general meeting ofsbare- holders in the Green Island Cement Company was held yesterday morning at the offices of the company when the resolutions passad at the previous extraordinary mosting wors confirmed. Mr. P.. Shewan presided and the others present were Sir Paul Castor, Masses, T. F. Hengh, R. Hanenok, J. F. Wright, and J. A. Young, with Mr. Henderson seureary- The SECRETARY having read the notice convoring the meeting,

The CHAIEMAN moved tho first resolution that the capital of the Company be in- creased to $4,010,000 by the creation of 200,000 new shares of $10 each, F

Mr. T. Honor seconded, and the motion was carried,

His Worship-I think we had better go on

The CHAIRMAN then moved the second with that part of the inquiry.

Mr. Atkinson-We dispute the quantity of resolution that the Articles of Association be goode on the first floor, but there is no question altered by striking out the figures "81,500" in

the goods the ground floor.

Article XIL and by substitut-

On

Clause 6 of

LONDON, April, 1st. The year's revenue of Great Britain amounts to £144,814,073, an increase of £8,056,497. It is expected that Mr. Asquith

The Customs show a decrease of £1,515,000, abent will have a disposable surplus of £3,500,000 the death duties an increase of £1,430,000. The goods on the first floor were valueding therefor the figures "34,300" and by The total revenue exceeds the estimates by at $11,700, We say there was nothing thoro.

His Worship-Not even 8100 worth? £2,059,000 while the expenditure is

Me, Atkinson-Not even a cont's worth. £3,300,000 less than the estimates.

L! Chai-sang, declared, said he was managing partner of the Kwon g 8ui Un firm, which was-İ- destroyed by fire while he was away in Canton, The value of goods on the first floor at the time of the fire was between $8,000 and 810,000; and on the ground floor about $8,000 or $9,000.

BILLIARDSTM

Those who seriously wish for deliverance from the tobacco habit. may, the British Medical Journal points out, try the method recommended by a Russian practitioner, Dr. Kolomaitzeff, Assistant Physician to the Military Hospital,

Reece playing Kusan. It consists in rinsing cat the mouth 6,138 unfinished, with 25 per cont solating of silver nitrate after 2,992 anchors. each indulgence in tobacco. He says the teete made a break

disgust that will. thus produced will create is. effectually cuce the babit. There are ther ways, bowever. À man at Orange (N.SW.). noticed a peculiar flavour in the tobacco which he was smoking. On satting into the cake he discovered the corpse of a muss, which had been pressed into it during the process of manufacture.

anchors.

LONDON, April 1st. Weiss, made a break of 3,010 consecutive cannons, Dewson playing Lovejoy of 6,245 unfinished, 3,110

OBITUARY.

The stock on the Gist Hoor consisted of silk

and white cotten cloth. He had claimed against the Insurance Companies for $11,708, the

amenut being made up from his books,

Mr. Grist-Are the books properly kept? His Worship-I think you'll get only one answer to that.

striking out the word "land" in the second line of Clanse 1 of Artiole XVI. and by inserting after, the said Clause 1 new Clause as follows:-

(La) The Company in General Meeting mag in the year 1907 pass a Resolution to the offect that it is desirable to capitalise the sum of $900,000 bring part of the un- divided profite of the Company standing to the credit of the Company's Reserve Fand and accordingly that tust sam be distributed as a bonus amongst the Share- holders in proportion to the shares held by them respectively, and that the General Managers be authorised to dis- tribute among the Shareholders the 200,000 unissued Sharos in like proper-

tions.

| read about than to live in. It is just as manding the 3rd Battalion of the gallant well to have a few restrictions, and we favey" Diehards" at Hoogkong. Las been promoted there are more than the Ten that KIPLING brevet-colonel on completing three years at the has declared are overlooked. Mrs, GRUNDY has been associated with the Middlesex Regiment could never be satisfied with so few as ten. for nearly 29 years, baring joined the old 25th There are as many of her "don'ts" and Regiment

1878. in May,

HA sarved “nustn'ta" in Hongkong as in Landon, with the 57th in the Zula War, HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A,Des Vœur Road Ci.

1879. including the action of Ginghiero LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, B.Ce most residente contrive to exist very

comfortably. Then why, it will now bemedal with clasp); and with the Mid- enquired, all these divagations? If they from the Eghting for the relief of Ladysmith dlesex Regiment in the South African War, had a reasonable purpoar, we would be glad to the action of Spion Kup, where he was badly to declare it, but earnest mental searching wounded. Bis services were recogated by Hóvaróne, Arun 47н, 1907

fails to discover even a shadow of it. Like mention in despatches, and he received the We have received, and returned, au essay Toray, we expect they "growed", out of a Queen's medal with two clasps. subraitted for publication in this journal. contemplation of a small word nearly The writer, with that sublimo effrontery written at the top of a rejected contribution. for which the hack almost envies the That essayist (he will forgive these Bastear, simply entitled his literary art references, we know) did not do ill in Life." The essay itself has no concern in writing what end-us he did. The only those comments; it dwindles to over-mistake he made was in calling it "Life" whelming unimportance beside its modest herein, for those who do not do all their beading. It is a good beading, as a famous reading on the run, there appears to be a American journal of bomony has no doubt faint suggestion of the point and purpose realized; but it was misapplied. It fits we have formally denied. Nobis non licet more things than dilettant scribblings. It ese tam disertis, qui Musos colimus severiores; might, for example, have replaced the but it is a poor-spirited. horse that never word "telegranis "in yesterday's shipping extra, for if the collated megrages from the]

“There is," says a well-informed Stanghai outside world, referring to the governorship correspondent of a sua scial contemporary, a of Jamaica, an official's promotion, the general feeling that China business will bo murder of a merchant prince and the senti- better this year." mentalistic reprieve of the murderer, the The women of Victoris, B.C., are petitioning gaddings of presidents and princes, the the Dominion Government to, remove the head grounding of a steamer and the impeding of tax of $509 (£109) on Chinese owing to the canal traffic, the rational revenue, profes. scarcity of domestic help. sional billiard players' performances, a We are advised by circular that at the next single death in Society and wholesale battle, apaual meeting of the Parse Charity Funda u arson, and rapine in Roumania-if all these Proposition will be put forward to take a nete chant, determined to open up the country, spont of the lamented death of Mr. Bustin Bousujer a fortune in the attempt to get his goods upon things together do not vividly suggest such Masshi, as he was always taking a prominent the market. I was in vain.

There is nothing so safe, or, take it alto Not a penny-gether, so successful, as your well-conducted

at a banquet at. Johannesburg. General Bolbe, a caption, no inexpert hash of transcen- and motive part in the Charity Trust Funds. worth did be sell. His speciality was sausages, middle-class British home, presided over by the

the Premier, stated that he hoped to as Botas. dentalism can deserve it, la Hongkong

The Boy. Treasurer of the Alins Memorisi Excellent sausages they were, no doaht, but mother-of-your-children sort of woman; to keep the weight of these new weapons down

ity-going father and the wife-of-your-boom- and elsewhere in the Far East some of its and Afiliated Hospitals acknowledges with

say at the Colonial Conference that both Briton when he called in a friend who knew the country aspirations beyond a tolerable table, d cont to the lowest, whil sercasing their longth, to

and Roer alike in outh Africa were loyal to appear to chorish a vague impression that thanks the following donations to the funds of to help to court, and explain, his loases, he dress, and a month in the country or Switzerland compensate for redaction of 3in. is the the British Fing, but they wished for more we "ace life" more than does the average the Hospitals:--

learned the reason of bis failure.

latitude to rogalate their own affairs. Sausages once a year; no schemas beyond placing the length of the new ri Among the palmats, the Colonial Secretary, remarked that stay-at-home person. In one sense, this is

boys out, seoing the girls marry men like their terus under trial are those in use in the United fathers, or getting into the professions epen to States and Japanese Armies, and a three the Ministry were delighted that both parties beyond doubt correct; the average person

women. These people are the baskbone of the cornered weapon, very similar to theold-fashioned in Parliament were united on the Asiatic country's prosperity and morality.

bayonet, but very much lighter and straighter. question, which had troubled them for twenty auywhere is too busy earning a living to

years.

shies sometimes.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co... $100 King Kwo Guild Wing Kee & Co. ...

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Francisco Tse Yat...

Lovos, April 1st. The death of Sir Hoary Elliot is announced.

ROUMANIA.

Proceeding, witness said he had three insur ance policies, two with Mosers. Meyorink and Co. for $14,000, and one with Mesers. Renter, Breckelmaun and Co. for $7,000,

Cross-examined-All the goods on the first floor were stored in the one place.

The troubles said to be brewing in Persia do not promise a very hopeful opening of the new

LONDON, April 1st.

Witness was further examined regarding the reign. With few years of enlightened rule In spite of optimistic official statements, formation of the floor, also concerning the Persia might effect wonders. Persians are born reports continue to arrive of the mostaricus articles which went to make up the

claim. The bearing then adjourned. traders. The wealthy Parsee merchant princes bloody evehunters between the Roumanian nnd financiers of Rombay, whom we have reason troops and the peasants. The former are to know favourably in London, are Persians of mercilessly bombarding the villages, and the purest strain. In Turkey trade is in the hands of foreigners.. But the Persian is not the latter are showing the fury of

An Americau mer-desperation. thoroughly understood.

fo the Porzians!" said the man consulted. “Why, you might as well try to trade palm-leaf fans to the Eskimos at the North Pole!"

A NEW BAYONET.

sent to Aldershot for experimental purposes, Several now patterns of bayonets have been

with the object of selecting one that will be the best adapted for use with the new short rif It has been recognised that our troops are andicapped in this direction, owing to the very small sword-bayonet they hare at proseat in rise, and the new patterus are, in consequence, all very much longer. Efforts have been in

(16) When such Resolution bas been passed.

the General Managers may allot and isme the 200,000 waisted Sharea credit- ed us $450 paid up to the Shareholders in satisfaction of the said bous in pro portion to the shares held by them respec- tively, and prior to aach allotment "the General Managers may authorise any person on behalf of the Shareholdere to enter into any agreement with the Conf- pany providing for the allotment to them of such shares credited as $4.50 paid up and in mtisfaction as aforesaid and any agreement made under such authority alall be effective.

Sir PAUL CHATEE' seconded, and the resolu tion was agreed to:

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen.

The Transvaal Ministry has been entertained

Mr.