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ESTATE OF £12,000,000.

The City Editor of the Daily Telegraph writes:

THE DERBY.

Most of the Home payer of May 27th bare a leading article congratulsing H. M. the King on winning the Derby. The following is from the London Daily Telegraph

· WEATHER REPORT

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :—

On the Fist it 6:10 pas.--Order issued to heist the Black Cone point downward (indicates

typhoon to the South of the Colony).

On the 22nd at 11.45 am.-The barometer has fallen a little in the neighbourhood of Hong. kong and in Annam, and risen slightly elee where, except over N E. Japan.

The depression, which is situated to the N.W of Hongkong in about 19 Eat, appears to be moving dowly Westwards.

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Fresh N.E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and rough weather over thu N.W. part of the China Son.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:--- Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Formoss Channel South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, South coast of China between

Erwinds strong squally,

showery.

N.E. winds, fresh.

INSURANCE

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN- TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1907

£18,114,624.

Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

IL Fire Faads.

£3,000,000 2,750,000

687,500 0 0 3,065,374 15 7

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st July, 1908.

DR. M. H. CHAUN.

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By the death of Mr. Charles Morrison the The King has won the Derby. Wherever financis! world has lost an important pillar. Englishmen are gathered together, whether at Owing to the vast wealth which he had accumu-home or in the uttermost parts of the earth, lated he was able to be of the greatest assistance that simple panouncement will be read with the in times of stress, and when once he was entisfied liveliest pleasure. Even those who know nothing that an undertaking was sound he was never of racing, who never go near a meeting, and in afraid of locking up his money in it. His whom the shout of “Winner!" in the streete fortune is estimated at about £12,000,000, and rouses either thrill of curiosity nor hope of when it is remembered that he inherited over again, will be frankly delighted that the King'e million from his father, that he was a bachelor, horse won so gallant and hard-fought a victory and had no tastes that could possibly be con- yesterday in the race which still conters, beyond sidered extravagant for a millionaire, the oase all challenge, the fabled Blue Rilmad of with which an enormous suis could be obtained the Turf It is not, of course, the Brat time? merely from the re-investing of urapent income that the King has led in a Derby winner will be realized.

before a tumultuously cheering throng: His father was the founder of the great firm he did so with Persimmon in 1996 and against 10 aju. (o-day, 0.02 inches. of Morrison, Dillon, and Company-Munches with Diamond Jubilee in 1900. But it was the ter warehousemon which was converted in first time that he won as King of

ind England, 1804 into the Fore-strest Warehouse Company it is the first time in the history of the great (Limited). · This undertaking, was launched rase that a reigning Sovereign has seen hie with a great flourish of trumpets, but like many colours carried in triumph past the post. So other firms its success under limited liability it was a new record which was made yesterday, has not been too conspicuous, and dividends and made amid a scene of enthusiasm which was have recently been very moderate, while for 1908 absolutely indescribable. Epsom Downs havo there was an actual loss on trading. It was witnessed many stirring sights, but it must have said that in his younger days he used to sit up been the quanimo opinion of those who were all night to work in his mother's house in Harley present yesterday that never before can there street, because the noise during the day disturbed have boon such a tempest of "universal shout" him, sad in consequence he was a laté riser, and as was raised when it was seen that the King's was soldom seen in the City before the afternoon. horas was sure of victory. As the leaders His whole life was devoted to taking care of his flashed by to the winning past, tens of thousands securities, land to the intelligent employment of people, moved by one common impulso, of the huge capital which he possessed. He had swept into a compact mass bofore the grand a decided predilection for high interest bearing stand, and cheered wildly and madly. Never hes securities, his view being that the larger income been witnessed a more popular victory, Losers enabled an insurance fund to be created against forgot their losses, and winners their gains. the risk of loss of capital. Underwriting anto The King's pleasure animated all that mighty rally appealed to him, as in such business he multitude, and the success of Minoru was made was able to secure the most favourable terms, the occasion for one of the most memorable and it was immaterial to him whether he had to outbursts of perfervid loyalty which even his take up what he had underwritten or not Majesty, used as he to auch scenes, can ever Mr. Charles Morrison was not in the least a have witnessed. And, impossible as it is to speculator in the ordinary scceptation of the picture in mers words the sudden transformation word, but his transactions on the Stock Ex-inte enthusiastic loyalists of tens of thousands change were, of course, on a very large acale, of chance individuals, collected in one place to at Consignees' risk and expense into the As SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OR and he was deservedly popular with stockbrokers,spond a pleasant day, Fat even the baldest because he insisted on paying a commission of account cannot fail to communicate something 10s per 200. He was probably among the of the excitement which thrilled that enormous Largest lenders of money at Stock Exchange concourse, and turned Derby Day into a magni settlements.

front demonstration of popular loyalty to the Crown and popular affection for its present

In addition to his holdings of securities he owned

great deal of valuable City prope including Finsbury House and Basildon in Moorgatester.com, who is still a dimetar, -street. His only surviving brother and was for many years chairman, of the Central Argentine Railway

Company.

is

Another account

Until his death, few people cutside the City and the Berkshire village had ever heard of this man of millions. Inheriting a million from his father, who had come down from Scotland with

wharer,

Hongkong and Hainan...

Same as No. 1.

N.E. gale

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE

AND MOJI.

THE Steamship

"ARRATOON APCAR," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be lander hasardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD., Agents. Hongkong, 21st June, 1909.

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8.8. “ ARMAND BEHIC,” COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex. 8.8. "Cheronte" from Harra :ex *6.8.:

only a for shillings in his pocket, and who had patronage and support of the highest in the C

Charente" from Bordeaux er 8.s." Ville de Lille" in connection with stove Steamer aro hereby informed that their goods with the ex- ception of Treasure are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloom Wharf and Godown Co., Ld., at Kowloon whence delivery may be obtained smmediately after landing.

SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free. Hongkorg, 21st September, 1905.

SINGON & CO.

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We hope the Boyal family of England will Edward so long has done, with the national long continue to identify themselves, as King sports and recreations of the English people. Among them racing takes the premier piace. It has its hostile critics, because it has its acknowledged evils. But the Tarf is still, to use the time-honoured phrase, the sport of Kings, and the English Turf is a splendid his torical institution which well deserves the

bailt up this fortune as a general draper land. Many of his Majesty's predecessors were Charles Morrison, the son, had made it the artout supporters of racing, the example of business of his life to go on adding money to Charles II, who was the first King of England money, by investing here and investing there, to enter and run horses in his own name, was by buying up properties of increasing value, by followed by most of his successors, even as it lending money, on safe securities, to Foreign had been anticipated by the great Protector Governments and great companies at home, by and strenuous Puritan, romwell himself. It watching, quietly through the years, the steady has fallen to the King's lot to win, during a way in which money breeds money, and millions-racing career now extending over more than are multiplied by millions. With this almost thirty years, most of the great Classic races. Leger, and the Grand National, and from time to time his horses have carried off the chief trophies at Asect, Goodwood. Newmarket, and Manchester. Like every ather owner, his Majesty has had his spell of bad luck some times prolonged to an extent which would have disheartened a less patient and devoted lover of horses. But bad years are all in the game of But he did none of these things. He just which Fertane is more caprisions in horseracing, and there is notoriously no sport went about, a shabby old man, nover taking a

distribution of her cab when he had strength to walk, unknown to arbitrary in the cruel disappointments she favour or more those who rabbed shoulder with him, un serietimes inflicts. However, his Majesty is approached even by the profesdone! beggars, semi who knew nothing of his wealth; and sitting not likely to have any quarrel with Fortune w aburly all his life in his City offices, now at goal of racing ambition, which sums of the mest he has attained three times to that suprente Basildon Honso, E. C., watching his money grow, and like i spider wearing a goldeni cobweb troless patrons of the Tarl have striven to shout him, in which at last he died.

reach in vain. The triple crown of three Derbys has, we believe, only twice been surpassed since Hawley, who won his last Derby in 1868, the moc was instituted in 1780, by Sir Joseph

200 the late Duke of Westminster,who gained the by prize with such famous horses as Bend Or and Urmonda.

incredibles wales. Charles Morrison might have C SCOTCH WHISKY.

taken a great lead in public life; he became world-renowned as a great philanthropist, be might bare given five, six, or even the magic eight, Dreadnoughts to the nation; he might have been a peer of the realm; he might have made or ended wars by offering or refusing loans by which war alone is possible.

WATCHING HIS MONEY GTÓW,

iD

the

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless before Noos To-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, the 29th June, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 28th June, or they will not be recognized. MONDAY, the 28th June, at 3 P.M.

All damaged packages will be examined on

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

P. DE CHAMPMORIN,

Agent. Hongkong, 21st June, 1909.

"BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

In the churchyard on the day of the funeral ware a group of his tenants. They knew very

8.8. "BENYORLICH." little about him. They had always been in

FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO,"

LONDON AND STRAITS. terested in that tall loan old man who soobtubes shuffled by, and they are amazed that he had only left £12,000,000! They had an idea that

he last owner to rival' the King's

NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in. he was worth £40,000,000. He had no lawns in achievement was Lord Bosebery with his well-formed that all Goods are being lauded at his park; the hay was valuable. Yet when any remembered victories in 1894, 1895, and again in their risk into the hazardous and/or extra trouble srose with his agents, to whom he left the 1905. But, after all, the important fact of yester-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and care of the estate, and when any tenant, plucking day was not that Mineru boat Louviers by along Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., up courage, approached this strange old man houd or a short. He may be an exceptional whence and r from the whores delivery may direct he was found to be just, and willing to right horse or he may not. Derby winners, like be obtained.

Senior Wranglere, sometimes A wrong! He would map out an order to have of glory and then are no more heard. The have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

enjoy a brief blaze

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods this or that put right, and his word was law. They do not complain of him as a landlord, but event of yesterday was not the King's vity; undelivered after the 28th June, will be subject he always held aloof, and he seemed to them; té the positive delirium of onthusiasm which it

to, reat.. always a man of mystery absorbed in his money aroused. It was acclaim and a tribute in lie,

mighty, ringing declaration that the King of Self-absorbed as he seemed to these men and England is ruler and governor over a willing women, who missed the geniality of the or people. A Derhy Lay erowd on Epsom Dowda, diary squire, he had other interests. He representing' almost every class in the cou bought pictures, for instance, and had several munity, the extremes of wealth and poverty, and Vandykes, and a magnificent Rembrandt, and all the infinite gradations between, is no bad one of the greatest pictares of Jan Steen. He microcosm of this English nation and the echoes was also a great reader in French as well as of its cheers of yesterday will be heard ander English literature.

affairs.

But he lived a lonely life, chiefly in the City, always busy with his losas and seemrities and investments, and to-day, on the day of his funeral, the only interest the world has in the death of a man so little known to fame, was to discover how he had disposed of his wealth.

THE LATE BISHOP HOARE.

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The Committee under Lord Sanderson which was appointed early in March to inquire into the question of Indian emigration, in an endeavour as far as possible to remore the serious diffoul- ties which have arisen as to the employment of Indians in certain portions of the Empire, har already, Reuter's Agency learns, taken a large quity of evidencə in regard to

British

A very interesting ceremony took pisée at Ningpo on Monday last, the 14th instant, when the foundation stone of the Bishop Hoare Mem orial Chapel was laid by the Right Rev. Bishop Melony. The weather was very inclement, rain falling incessantly, but notwithstanding this, fully 250 people were present, prominenta mongst them being. H. B. 1. Conval, M L. H. Barr, Mr. Bertram Tarrant, architect for the building, and Mr. Robert Siby representative of Messrs. Howarth Erskine &Co., the contractors. Rev. W. S. Monle, Aupported by Boveral of the Chinese clergy. officictod, and in the course of a very impresive address, explained the object of the work: The LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. service was in Chinese and was a translation

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laying of the fensdation stone of the Memorial The Silk ex C.P.R. str. Empress of India to Bishop Houro. Jes was afterwards which left Hongkong on the 22nd ultimo, and

of by those Assembled. The style of Yokohama on the Ist instant, arrived in New

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