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more than forty years of age, and therefore The con estate of the Protestant Com TELEGRAMS. COMPANY MEETING.
has every prospect of many years of work in this important and responsible position. The Service will welcome a man from its own ranke, and Mr. AGLEN'a celection will be welcomed not only because he has shown
at Happy Valley will take place on Tusedent 5.30 p.m.
We understand that Constable Bulliva's art capture of his robbers on the Stay Road near Shaaki wan has been brought off y to the notice of H. E. the Governor.
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for the reason that he is likely to be found in complete sympathy with the widespread desire in the Service for a reorganisation which will encourage the junior man. To much consideration has been shown to the man of the past generation who have had their day and opportunity, but who stick to the sweets of office and of pay regardless of age and fitness. In the
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LONDON, March 25th.
A Filipino, sentenced to life imprisonme THE TRIPLICE: the lower court in the Philippines for hag hired four Igorots to murder his father wise property he desired to inherit, has been ad the death penalty by the Bupreme Cod to which he appealed from the former sentere
Governor General Forbes of the Philip his greated a conditional pardon to Ando Nayarro, a Spaniard, who was sentenced 14 years for homicide some years ago. The
- Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Chancellor, has been visiting Rone.
An official communique issued at Rome says the conversations with the
“THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
The ordinary meeting of shareholders, in the Hotel Company, LL, was bold at Hongkong the Company's Hotel on Saturday afternoon. The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne prosidad, other pre sent being: Dr. JW. Noble and Messra. W Hutton Potts, J. W. C. Bennur (dirostora); A. F. Davies (manager), F. Maitland, A. Tur er, P. C. Potts, J. Arnold, E. H. Haskell, H. W.. Looker, C. Lloyd Thorisa, Shi Po Sham, Lai Chan and Fung Fat Hing.
The Maunger road the notice mouvening the
The CHAIRMAN sald: Gurtlemen,— The report and nocounts will, with your consent, be taken as read. They come before you somewhat
later than usual, ewing, I reget to say, to the
interests of the Chinese Government was the rosult of a quarrel over a Spanish Chancellor have shown that the policy illness of our Secretary. The profit on Working
and of the Service, with ite splendid tradi- tions and great future possibilities, a racon- struction is the desideratum of the day. Our telegram gave point to these remarks in mentioning that Mr. Olives had resigned. This is the second time Mr. OLIVER has resigned. Originally a professor in the Peking Government College, he was taken into the Customs Service after the Boxor
the two mon going to the outskirts of he Manila to fight a duel.
There is a great demand for skilled laborin the province of Hallo, carpentera copy being needed. Bo great is the demand and be dearth of carpenters in the province that order to complete some public works the servic of the students of the trade schools are to b atflied, giving the youths practical experians,
While walking along near the junction
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troubles, and made a Commissioner in 1904 De Voous Road and Pottinger Street He resigned in 1908, but rajoined last year. Newbold, of the Grill Bom was as Chief Secretary to the surprise of every by a Chinese, and he engatly discofert ons, and mention he even been made of his that his watch and chain, with a fob and mamo in connection with the Inspector stone attagliod, were missing. There he valu- Generi
at $850.
The matter has been reported tỷ o polic
A fracas ending in murder took place Taikos Dockyard on Thursday night. Th disputants evidently belonged to rival fastlox and the one Mamed the other of main
of the Triplice is so rooted as to re- main safe from future personal changes in the two countries.
A CLOSE SEASON FOR SEALS.
LONDON, March 25th. The United States Senate has passed & Bill authorising a close season for seal fishery at the Pribyloffs on ex piry of the lease in April.
THE AMERICAN RAILWAY- MEN'S DISPUTE.
To exchange Anctuation socount... 68,154.46 To investment fluctuation socount 71803.57 To working account 1908, Imlander
421,778.11 To working account 1909, balance 1,202,628.19 365,976.53 To reftauranes fund £32,880.14. 1 To underwriting uns-
pente account ... 9,294 6.9 103,450.02 To sundry crediton
Cr.
304.87
$3,693,895.42
By each on purrent account at t
Hongkong
$34,406.21 By cash on deposit with banks in
Hongkong,Bhanghai and Beattle - 771,724.08 By amount invested in mortgagee, ciobentures and other securities in Hongkong, Shanghai and
*****1,234,695.59
By amount invested in London,
Dorosited in banke 899,000. 0.0 Leasehold property 20,990. 0.0 Other investments 3,722.10. 0
£123,71210. 0 1,376,973,91
By amount in Australia, vis: Depasited an
banka
4,000, 06: By amount at debit of branchce
and agencies By aundry debtors... Hy bills receivable i
44,321.74
· 145,147,27 69,493,95
wi! 16,92267
83,693,885.42
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1908. On 31st December, 1909,
To nett premium To interest
Account is, I think, not quantisfactory con
under which, daring re-building operations, sidering the disadvantageous circumstances the business of the Hotel is being conducted; and but for certain exceptional payments, the results of the half-year would have boon open. better than they appear. This is particularly gratifying when it is borne in mind that our profits nowadays are derived, more than was formerly the case, from what may be termed the legitimate business of a Hotel, vis, the accommodation of travellers, as To transfor foes distinct from Bar trafic, which in byegane "days yielded such handsome revenues. The com
pletion of the south blook, with its imposing array of shop fronts, ite spacious and handsome rocoption rooms, and its appointments generally in keeping with modaru standards of excel lonos, is promised for the end of October. if not earlier, and will mark a stop for ward in the Colony's progress; in the for the first time in its history. Hong- kong will possess a hotel building really worthy of the place (applause)-not indeed By balance
BREDON, who joined the Bervice, in 1879, and now goes on leave after more than ten consecutive years of strenuous
LONDON, March 25th. service, will retire with the good wishes of all
An agreement has been reached who know him wuit We need not his
on all points except w in the
Wages unwarranted complaints to the managemen cuss again e influential opposition to
Words wore sxchanged, as the men were lea railway dispute in which the men on his permanent succession to the Inspector | work, and this soon gare place to a free figh150,000 miles of railway between so suitable as that which your Directora Can be had in the following forms to suit eralship which developed as soon as his which one man was stabbed to the heart wiChicago and the Pacific are concerned Planned and plased, before you some years ago,
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He enjoyed the fullest confidence of the Chinese Government, and it is doubtless the question of age he is now well over sixty-that has led to his having been passed over for confirmation as Inspector-General now that it is known that the state of Sir ROBERT HABT's health precludes his return to China. Rumour has been busy of late with the names of at least Three Tablate half a dozen man as being in the running
chisel and another was severely injured. two arrests have boon made so far.
FRENCH TAXATION OF
BRITISH MACHINERY:
The wages question is to be sub- A daring armed robbery was carried onto mitted to arbitration, cocupied as a marine delicacy stora. Eight min Friday evening at 89, Des Voeur Hoad, which i two of whom were armed with revolvers and withadagger, entered the place while the nooon ant was counting oat money, and saising accountant and the fokis, they forced them in the rear of the premises, and gagged and boug them with wire Afterwards they ransack the premises and obtained booty consisting mon cannot be identified and there seems lift likelihood of their being brought to jaation
London, March 25th. Despite the opposition of the Government and the protests of, the
..$1,918,120.92 148,78206 18.00
By agency commissions By head office, branches and agency
charges
82,066,920.88
256,947,38
By remuneration to directors, com- $235,420.88
mittoes and enditore By losses and claima paid
By bonus of 2) per cent, paid to
contributors
14.410.70 1,150,556.19
*1,465,335.55
|- 107,207,52 By interim dividend of 33 per share: 72,000.00
421,778.11
$2,066,920,88
“WORKING AŚCÖUNT; 1909, JE
On 31st December, 1909..
and which was, unwisely I think, rejected by the shareholders of that time, but worthy at To reit premium ́any mate to rank amongst the best of hotel To interest
bulldings in Eastern Asis. ¡(Applause.) I hope, indeed I believe, that the acquisition of this building will not only give satisfactory results to Hotel shareholders, but will binellt the Colony generally, in that tourists, persuaded by its comforts, will be inclined to Binger amongst us longer than has hitherto been their custom. Before proposing the adoption of the sport and socounte, I shall be pleased to answer
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generation and some of the younger and we may take it that the age question has beenan important factor in the decision. Of the older men the names of Mr. HIPPISLEY
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connection with the appointment in in popularity was amply testified by the large addition to Mr. AGLEN include Mr. Attendance which the play attracted to the Theatre Royal on Saturday ovesing to witness HARBIS, Commissioner of the Kowloon the re-production by the Bandmann Opera Customs, and Mr. C. A. V. Bowna, who is Company The pisos does not require recap
A.S. WATSON & CO., and Mr. Oliven have been bracket
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well known in South China and is now Commissioner at Mukden. We think it will be generally agreed that the Chinese Government has acted wisely in making a selection from the younger men, for China, needs to have the question of this Inspector Generalship remored
debateable ground, and it has been very evident that this would not have been possible had a man of the age of, for example, Bir HOBBET BREDON or Mr. HIPPISLEY been selected. Those who know Mr. AGLEN will have every confidence that under his regime the great traditions of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service of China will be worthily maintained, and the Chinese Government is to be congratulated upon the choice it has made.
An index to the Government Gazette for the
much-discussed question as to who Fear 1909 has been issued. will succeed Sir ROBERT Haar as Inspector
The dense fog experienced outside is re- General of the imperini Maritime Customsponsible for dek va among the shipping.
sports
The Chinas Y.M.OA. held successful at Causeway Bay on Saturday afternoon.
The first annual dinner of mombers of the
Miss Karkeek apparently suffered from lacs of
proposed the adoption of the report and accounts No questions were naked, and the CHAIRMAN
na printed.
Mr. TUENER seconded, and the motion was
French Senate has adopted an in- ** ferid of duties on British tex- tile
Only two French firms manufacture Directorate, on the motion of these machines
seconded by Mr. P. C. Por
It was proposed by Mr. ARNOLD, condad by Mr. HASEEL, and agreed, that Messa. H. U. Jeffries and A. B. Lowe should be re-appointed auditors.
The taxes on British imports are now disposed of Generally ma. chinery is taxed out of all proportion
LONDON, March 26th. The French Senate has passed in
itulation, and it is sufficient to mention that to its cost. Miss Connie Leon, as the American heiress, wa sprightly and vivacious, and received quite an ovation on responding to an encore after being the letim of a delightfully amusing and its entirety by 261 votes to five the unreleased insident early in the performs new tarif imposing increased duties the requisite support necessary to her part and on British textile machinery. consequently was not afforded the opportunity to display her undoubled talent to a chapter ITO'S MURDERER EXECUTED. which sho created on 0 former tour, Mr. Frith scoured the honour of the evening, and was vociferously noored. Itonly remains to be added that Mr. Harry Colerave most natural impersonation of the mailin momatebank.
Tonight The Dollar Princass" w ba produced.
EASTERTIDE
Confortable weather prevailed for the Eater holidays, which were enjoyed by residents | the manner which pleased them best. The viious | football, cricket, rowing and failing Ajurts attracted many, while others went off on four days' shooting expedition and many mortwent on pleasure trips to Canton and Maoso.
On Good Friday and yesterday becial
Kowloon Bowling Green Club was held on services were held in most of the Ubfches. Saturday evening at the Club House,
Now rules and regulations made by the bour Master under the Pilots Ordinance, 1904, are published in the current Gazeits.
Service in China may now be regarded as definitely settled by the Edict mentioned in a tolegram from our correspondent at Peking, which we published on Friday. A plain interpretation of the official language of the Edict is that Sir ROBERT HABT Will definitely sever his connection with the Service a year hence, and that the mantle of the Inspector-General will fall, not on Sir
Mr. R. O. Hutchison has been appointed ROBERT BEEDON, the present Acting I.Gacting Hand of the Sanitary Department during but on Mr. FA AGLER, a much younger the temporary absence of Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. ̈man, - and one whore appointment, — we
arranged to have been played on Saturday The polo matches in the quarterly competition afternoon have been postponed until Thursday.
The Hon. Mr. Rufos Thayer, Judge of the United States Court of Chim, and Mrs. Thayer left. Hongkong by the Chiyo maru on Saturday.
believe, will meet with general approval Mr. AGLAN joined the Customs Service in 1888 and was appointed Commissioner in
1897. He has held office at Shanghai, Nanking, and Hankow, and as he has also - served as Chief Secretary in Peking for a considerable time, he may be said to have been specially trained for the Inspector
At St. John's Cathedral on the evening the
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LONDON, March 26th. An, the Korean, who assassinated Prince Ito at Harbin railway station, has been executed.
ROOSEVELT AT CAIRO.
LONDON, March 26th. Mr. Roosevelt and the Khedive exchanged visita at Cairo.
Mr. Roosevelt was mobbed by hundreds of enthusiastic Americans.
AMERICAN TARIFF CONCESSIONS:
LONDON, March 26th,
MAILAND,
The CHAIRMAN-Thank you, gentleman, for your attendance: Dividend warrants can be had on application at the office below,
COMPANY REPORT,
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
By agency commissions... By head ofles, branches and agency
charges...
LA
By remuneration to directers, com-
mittees and auditors By losses and daimé paid By balance...
$2,165,254,95 148,957 99
$2,314,212,94
$50,842.09
218,223.19
14,502.65 827,916.82 1,202,628.19
82,314,212.94
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting of the Council held at the Board Room, on the 8th March, 1910.
Tsadeurabara, La Nes Kar, the Health Oficer, and C. Berkeley Mitchell (Secretary); ⠀⠀⠀⠀
MAY, WAM body
1. The minutes of the last mooting are read and confirmed.
2A letter le read from the Senior Consul forwarding a copy of a despatch from the Dogen of the Diplomatic Corps at Peking to the Senior Consul at Amoy, dated the 10th February, 1910, concerning the qualification of persons to vote at public meetings of ratepayers, and the Secretary is directed. to publish wamo for general information in the Amoy Gazette and also in "Express." form.
3-Communications are read from the Amoy
The Report of this Company is as follows- The board has now to lay before the stre holders a balance shoot containing a summary Engineering Company concerning & path lead. of the property and liabilities of the Companying to their works. The matter is referred to on the Bist December, 1909, and a statement of the Works Commistes.
4 The Capt. Bapt. of Police reports that the accounts to the same date. dividend of 33 per share, and the bonus of 20 Court since the last meeting-Summonses :--- 1908 Account-After payinout of the interim following cases have been dealt with at the Mixed
per cent, to contributers passed at the last Fraudulently obtaining money, 1; encroach- 3421,778.12. os. per anaaxed statements and pigs to strani.rrests found annual meeting there remains a balance of ing on property, 1; debt, 1; allowing cattle 2; assault, 5; illegally selling The board recommends that the sum be enclosed premises, &c., 1; loitering with appropriated as follows —
intent, o., 4; being s rogue and a raga bond, &o., 1; breach of Opium Regulations, 4; throwing dirt, &o, into the public draina, 2, gambling, 5; theft, 3; robbery, 1.
A final dividend to shareholders of
$1.50 per share on 24,000 shares...$ 35,000.00 An addition to sterling reserve fund
of £10,000 at exchange 1/9 9/16... 111,304.35 An addition to reinsarsace fund of
£5,000 at exchange 19.9/16. To be carried forward to underwrit. “ing suspense account to close the
account for the year 1908.
65,652.17
218,821.59
$421,778.11
THE OPIUM POLICY OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
or
Sir Gay Flootwood Wilson, the Finance Member of the Indian Government, in prasent ing the Budget eaid-I fear the Council must be weary of my references to Opium: but I must revert to the subject again for a few 1999 Account The balance of working minutes. It is a question of grave importance account on the Sist December, 1909, was British India and in. Afalwa, especially to many to our revenues sad to various interests both in President Taft has issued a pro- $1,202,623.19 ss por annexed statement. The humble people for whom the peppy cultivation first day mentioned there was an exentinally clamation granting minimum tariff bord recommends that an interim dividend of is their daily broad. As far as our arrange- Harlurge congregation to listen to and take art in rates to China, Afghanistan, Nepal, $3 per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing ments with China are concerned, our position is
number of beautifully rendered selection from Handel's Messiah: The choral items were Bhutan, Johore, Kwantung (North $72,000 and that a bonus of 20 per cent. be paid the same as when I described it last year, though sung in excellent tone and with much ling, China), Weihaiwei, Straits Settle to contributors, absorbing about $125,000, and reduction of experts into 1911 while we await we shall probably continue our progresive while the following ladies and gentleme were ments, Malays, Borneo, Sarawak, that the remainder be carried forward. mentioned Mr Goldmith, He why feed Hongkong, and Kowloon, successful in thair interpretation of the ymna
unequivocal evidence, sa to the success Directors-Sings the hat general meeting otherwise of China's efforts to put down onlti- His flook" Lady Fayrer, Come untolim"
Messrs. H. A. W. Slade, G. Friesland, W respect we have made a change in our domestic vation and consumption. But in one important Mrs. T. R. Danly,He was despised". B.
Helms, E. G. Barrett and C. 9. Gubbay have armagemiente. We have decided to alter the Jordan," But Thou didst not leave MR. E B. Ayus, Thy rebuke broken Mr. G
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rosigned their seats on leaving the Colony, and distribration of our exports, so as to allow the duet "O death where is thy sting?" ja nd- White,The trumpet shall sound is the
Mr. G. Balloch, of Mears. Gilman & Co., Mr. Malwa States a larger share in them during the Mr. Barnes, the leader of the Fr. Lieb, of Messrs, Arnhold, Karberg & Co cleared, and the capital locked up in them to J. W. Deadow, of Musara. Melchers & Co., Mr. next three years. The intention is in this way 5. B. Ayris Mr. Denman Faller preded at Labour Party in the House of Com-and Mr. G. H. Medhurst, of Messrs. Dodwell & he ralessed and to afford the Durlars and miti
to allow the large stocks of Malys Opium to be mirably rendered by Mestrs. H. T. Be and the organ throngbent, and played thiGood mons, will move an amendment to the Co., Ltd, havo joined the board. Messrs. J. W. vators more time to adapt themselves to the in- Friday music from Parsifal (Wagner) the
Veto Resolutions declaring that the Bonnar and A. Forbes retirs by rotation and
avitable decline in poppy cultivation. We are To-day is also being observed as a holid, and House of Lords is an irresponsible offer themselves for re-election.
enable to make this change by the greater a number of sporting meetings will take now.
roudiness of the Bongal growers to take to other body, is opposed to the general well- Auditors-The annexed accounts have been crops. It may be convenient that I should take
the opportunity of announcing the figures export that will be permitted in the next three progress and therefore ought to be
calendar years, on the assumptični that the on Panang on the 20th inst., at 6 am.
The P. & O. stz. Nore is expected to give at abolished.
tailment of our exports to Chins will continue, they are as follows
It is announced in the Gazette that Lin Hang hang, Tang Hang Kai and Taug Hung Ku
close."
LABOURITES AND LORDS.
LONDON, March 27th.
*Generalehip, for in the brief absences on have been appointed publio vaccinators within | LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, Ding, and is a hindrance to national audited by Mossa. H.U. Joffries and A. R
leave of Sir ROBERT HART at Peitaiho, Mr. AGLEN, while Chief Secretary used to have temporary charge. It is matter for congratulation that this question of succession has been sattled by the appoint. ment of a British member of the Service
the Colony and the Now Territory.
His Excellency the Governor has, sccepted the rosignation of Captain T. Skinner of his commission in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps
and has permillted him to retain his rank and woar the uniform of the Corps on retirement.
The str. Glenroy leit Singapors on the 24th WELSH COAL TRADE DISPUTE. inst, and is dus berg on or about the Sid Just
The P. & str. Assage left Singapop for part the 26th instant, at 480 % with
The American tourists by the Clevelandorac Engl EPs, And is dus in
who is not near the allotted span of human received a great welcome at Manila ties and life, as are several of those whose names we state committest part of the ple- have heard mentioned in connection with the town and mango, appointment, Mr. Aars, we believe, is not
The P.M. str. Mongolia left Fotobans on the 26th inst, and is scheduled to arrive at Hongkong on the 8th prox.
the 31st instant, at about 5 mm.
-
LONDON, March 27th.
The South Wales coal owners have offered an important modification of settlement of the dispute is regarded their previous proposals, and a speedy
as most probable,
Lowe, who offer themselves for ro-alection.
A. Forsts, Chairman. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1910,
Dz.
BALANCE SHEET.
On the 31st December, 1909.
To ospital 24,000 shares of $83,33 each-82,000,000, upon which 325
C.
YEAR
1911...
1912
1913
NUKEER OF CHEM Bengal Malwa Total 31,440 15,160 46,600
26,520 14,980 41,500 21,540 14,350 36,400
of
To reserrs fand
per share called and paid up $ 600,000.00 Meanwhile, the policy of reducing and con
Bilver 10 $800,000.00 Sterling 65,000 55,652.17
To mclaimed bonus und dividend
centrating cultivation in Bengal is being steadily punued and mubject to the Secretary. of State's approval, an important stop will be 855,652.17 taken in that direction next year by the
3557.50 sumalgamation of the two Agengise.
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