RANDOM
It is a very st from Home that orr cool"
REFLECTIONS,
riking contrast that while letter, report cold and disagrouble weather erienced hero has been so comparatively and pleasant. The thermometer has been #luding higher than it has been this
- LOCAL SPORT.
POLICE PRIZE PRESENTATION.
An enjoyable afternoon was spont at the Folies Recreation Club on Saturday when, in addition to an interesting lawn bowls match
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 19TH, 1910.
LAB WORLD MISSIONARY
CONFERENCE.
Appended is the eighth article in The Time on this subject';
WHY FRENCH TRADESPEOPLE DO NOT SUCCEED IN CRINA.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CHINESE MINISTRE IN PARIS,
summer so far, and an for the rain we could stift i between the married and single men, Mrs World Missionary Conference, with which was the eighth is. There will be theme Every day testifies to the truth of this famous
wish to see more of it,
The water question is not so acute as it was at the end of last month, but we are not by any 2000s out of the wood yot. A few more down pours such as we know in the troples are needed to bring the water up to lovele which do not cause any anxiety.
Badeley presented the prizes won by members of the Club during the year. A large number of members assembled, including the Sup arintendents of the Force. The bowls match was between sixteen married and sixteen single men, and after a freen struggle the benedicts succeeded in gaining the honours by one point. In the course of the afternoon light refeshments
eare of their guests.
in
Union under the title of "the Christian Federation of China." It is at this point that the anthusiast for unity, who hopes for great things from the mosting of the World Missionary Conference, must hold himself in He must be It is inevitable that high hopes should be fired Prepared for those uncomfortable but frankly- on the deliberations of the Commission of the expressed statements that might naturally be expected from a Commission constituted have to deal in costòlusion, "Co-operation and the Promotion of Unity"there, Pays the in- who hesitate to federats upon what they call terested observer, you seem at once to suggest the greatest common factor" basis. When it the shame and to describe the right ambition is proposed to form a loose and free federation, which each constituent Church holds of all year modern missions. You open your
**ita own doctrine and practises ita c hopefulness of the Christian mapaign and polity and agrees to a transference of members Inquiry with an examination of the present arrive at a certainty that you could find imme- then there are cautious voices, in the West to and from the Churches of the federation, dists scope for a great army of workers. You expressing frm objections, Suols an arrange. Proceed later to consider what you call your ment, they say, would mean that we regard as things indifferent certain institutions which wa believe to be as much a part of our Christian heritage as are the tratke which they express. already implied, is doing mash to point the way To sum up. The mission field, it has been to slosor co-operation. In the city and suburba of Dolbf the Cambridge Mission (S.P.G.) and
Home Base," how can it be made more effac-
made upon it from the headquarters of the ex- peditionary force. Yet ant in the fold you are not one fores but many; your "Home Base" is not one hat just as many; and the reason of it
divisione. your "unhappy
It is not often that a distinguished visitor were served, the police being assiduous in the tivo na sach, more ready to answer every demand. making an official landing on our shores gota ahead of the guard of honour which is to receive him. That was what happened on Tuesday. when the Japanese Rear-Admiral landed. There were no chairs to convey him to Government
HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.
CHAIGENGOWER «. Y.M.C.A.
all is to be found in
This match was played on Saturday at Happy Now that you will be enabled at this remarkable the Eaptista have a clear agreement about not
The future of the world lies in China sentence of the German Emperor. Success or failura in China is the tonohstone on which the vitality of the European cations is tried-who all endeavour to conquer the commercial market of the Celestial Empire.
the last months, in the Revue du CommercS EN Extrême-Orient. May our manufacturers, tradespeople, consular agents, all our country. men whom their official occupations or comemor- aial interests call to live or travel in China, keep themi ta memory and think over them-Hori Pozzi-Crespin in the Revue du Commerce en Extreme-Orient,
COMPANY MEETING. THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
and policy-holders in the China Mutual Life The twelfth manual meeting of shareholders Insurance Co., Ltd., was held at the new offices of the Company, 10, Canton Road, Shanghai; on Monday, May 30th, 1910. There was a large presided. Amongst those present wero: Mosars, attendance, and the Chairman (Mr. A. MeLood)
hot the commercial situation of France in Many contradictory things have been written Chinn, too optimistic when coming from official quarters, too pessimistic perhaps when they originated from sirapls citizens. It seemed to us that the bost way of knowing the truth was prarious experience in Chinese matters, and the to obtain the opinion of a man, whose quality,
udar their right angle. And wo therefore E. Davidson, B. A. Slee, W. B. Clayton, impartiality he got froman exceptional position, A. Wattie, J. H. MoMichael (Directors), A. J. qualided more than anybody to place things Hughes (Secretary), Zia Zeding, 8. B. Niell, went to see the official representative of China. W. Fenton, S. Knocker, Loon Mooser, in Paris.
George Mooser, L. E. Chaning, E. H. Scott, One is always assured of a courteous reception C. Lawler, Falmer Lee, C. H. Platt, H. J.
Clark, C. H. Smith, R. N. Anderson, E.
Hooper, brightened up and all his subtlo face beam Captain W. H. Dent, Mesara, H. T. Gayton, At car very first words the oyo of our interlocutor
smiles.
B. J. Williams, Major W. R. Thomas, J. F.
House, but the Consul came to the rescue, and Valley and resulted in a win for the visitors to come together and look one another in the Teiving each other's converts or workers in the sumptuous study of the Rue de Habylone.. E.B. Ezra, E. A Pugh, T. F. Morrison,
an awkward situation was prevented.
I heard some comment as to why a charge should be made for admission to the hand con cert at the Gardens on Saturday night, but
probably by this time a better understanding prevails. For one thing a charge serves to keep out the undesirable element which would other-
by 64 points to 35. Becres
Edwards and Hickling beat Lammert and Currie, 9-2. Bass and Rose 5-5, Holme and Poterson '8-3.
Le Breton and Clements beat Lammert ant
Carria 6.5, Bass and Rose 5-5, and Holmes and Petersen 8-3
Shorey and Vivensh beat Lammert and Carris
and Peterson 8-3.
gathering of Church-people and Nouconformists
face," you are surely not going to let slip an opportunity of proving your obedience to the heavenly vision of Christian unity.
"I
without previous correspondence. But it is horn, and it is vain to hope that the Churches abroad can come much nearer to B "joyful and pleasant communion if the bone with answer your questions with the greatest Bromfield, 8 J. Deeks, E. Baker, Drs. G. E. A NOTABLE 'COMPANY.
divisions remain imponitantly sharp. But this The eighth Commission, then, was an end- is just where the opportunity of the Work know enough of the Conference to formulate it, grasping, and even the prudent will greep it wer made to this natural demand before men Missionary Conference shows itself to be worth and when its membership is examined it is a very gladly. If it has done nothing else, this series striking answer. A company which includes of notes upon the various Commissions has, the Bishop of Southwork and the honorary perhaps, shown the practical character of tim Buperior of the Community of the Resurrection Anything less corybantia or less extravagant and a Moravian Bishop, the Dean of Westmins can scarcely be conceived. The Christian tor and a representative of the Baptist Mis opportunity for the courarsion of the world signary Society, Bishop Doane, of Albany, and a is calmly described. The Christian hope of Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Mission" one communion and fellowship "in the Church in China, can certainly not be said to avoid is calmly held ont as distant but not a the initial difficulties of co-operation at desperate ambition. home or abroad. Practically the Roman Church
wise prowd the place and interfere with the 9-2, lost to Bars and Rose 4-7, and beat Holmes secretary of the Church Missionary Society, the matorial that will be placed before the delegates, Agree almost completely with some of the main at this our twelfth annual meeting of share- pleasure of the European community for whom the conoorts are primarily intended. Besides,
fund is needed to cover the cort of the lighting
and the hire of the obaire.
It was noteworthy that at the band concert on Baturday night the bar was not so crowded at the interval as is usand, For the excellent sarrico of boys making a round of all those present was much appreciated, and as it was well done and without interfering with the pleasure or comfort of the listeners it is hoped that the fontare will be maintaimod. There are.
On Wednesday next it is proposed to play
the postponed match between Queen's College and Y.M.C.A, on the latter grounds, and at the condusion of play to distribute the prizes won in the late tennis handicap.
WATSON'S v. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.· ́
This match was played on Saturday at loon. C.C., by the courtesy of the Club's Com mitise. Watson's best Queen's College by 53 to 49. Scores:-
Humphreys and F. Rapp beat Brawn and Bird, 6-5, beat Garrett and Barlow 9-2, beat
Birkbook and Sutherland 7-4.
those who, of course, find the call to the bar the most popular item of the evening, and who prefer to get nearer to the source of supply Taylor and Phillips lost to Brawn and Bird than the seats in the vicinity of the bandstand.4-7, beat Garrett and Barlow 7.4, heat Birkbeck Anxious to examine together those aspira
Those interested in rubber-and their name is legion-will be pleased to learn that this
and Sutherland 3.8.
J
Capell and H. Eapp lost to Brawn and Bird
#TO
all
THE ROYAL TOMB-HOUSE AT
WINDSOR.
chiefly memorable in that it is the first meeting
pleasure,"
‚” he declared," for we are following with Goode (Medical Director), J. W. Ross, and G.H. the keenest interest the efforts of the Revue du Mauroe-Home, and many other policy-holders, Commerce en Extrême-Orient. One can but feel shareholders, and agency representatives of the regret for the intereats of your country in the Company. Far East that France does not count morǝ The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, I fool similar reviews Let me add that I personally specially honoured in being able to presido to-day holders and policy-holders, as there are siroum- ideas your paper has recently expressed.
"The feet cannot be denied. The commercial stances which must distinguish it from all other bifuntion of France, is bad. It is even and
meetings previously held. The occasion will be bad, and is only getting worse worse every day. The rank France occupies to be held in the Company's new home. It in the statistic tables, after England, Germany, became apparent a year or two ago that the pros- Japan and the United States, as bad as it postive growth of the Company would neces- may be, does not even answer to the reality sitate larger and more convenient quarters of things. In a wond, Franco, commercially specially nispted for the Company's needs, and speaking, does not exist for the nine-tenths of this handsome building is the result of the my countrymen. The reasons of this inferiority, had become so very inadequate that we were foresight then shown. The old accommodation which will only
it
you do not promptly remedy causes, are of two sorts; compelled to remove to the new building oven. nature of the products brought on the market before its entire complation, as you will have by France, and had commercial methods.
noticed. What we should have done had we not China, because they are elegant, of perfect finish
French articles are greatly appreciated in decided to build, it is hard to say, as it is doubt.
ful whether suitable accommodation for so large and excellent quality, but they are much too
a staff, and for the Company's voluminous dear and thus only accessible to a very small records could have been otherwise obtained. élite. The mass of customers cannot even think in all Shanghai. Even મ it is, more of buying them. And yet it is this mass that of the building is being required for the one must aim to reach, and it is here that your Company's use than was antisipated, and if the same proportionate progress is main- where else, because the people have only very
canty earnings and consequently can caly spend the available space is occupied by the Chinn in proportion, the necessity of selling cheap, if Mutual alone. The occasion is also notable in one wants to sell, is evident. Your tradespeople that we have for the first time in our history a large and representativo gathering of our do not seem to have understood it.
Agency Managom in attendance. (Applause.) Furthermore, they do not advertise enough, or if they do, they do it badly, because they adver. Lastly, and chiefly, this meeting is specially tise as if they were addressing themselves to their notoworthy in that the statement presented fellow citizous. I have often noticed myself, and reveals a progress in all respects unexcelled in especially during my last stay in China, that your say previous year of the Company's
bistory. prospectuses, your posters and your advertise. Net ze only are. been established in new ments were written in Chins, not at all for the business secured, net increase in business, In Chinese public, but for the foreign colonies, in force, increase in assets, in income and in the English, iz-French, in German. And what is Insurance Fund. This last item is of chief the commercial importance in China of the importance, se it represents the amount hald for foreign colonies! On the contrary, your the security of polior-holders and for distribution American, German and English competitors as bonuses. You will see by the report that the endeavour to reach directly the native customer, increase in the Fund during the year amennted especially the middle ease one. It follows that to Tis. 998819.63
other your tradespeople transact no or very few director 11s. 1,028,763.23, and the total Fund ner special reserve items the increase
material is now being atilised for flooring. 5-6, baat Garrett and Barlow 2-3, lost to Birk Boparated ecclesiastically, watch together the by Henry I., and in honoar of his Saxon Queen, rivals are aiming. In China more than su tained, only a few years will elapse before al
correspondent writes ma from London that several banks and insurance offloor in the city have their floors laid with rubber, and several of the Mincing Lane brokers have their offices oovered with the product which to noma lucky speculators has been worth its weight in gold. As a matter of fact it is at present just half the price of silver, and when it comes down it is sure to be extensively used for paving. There is the tip which I have received, and I make a present of it to my readers. Says the writer in con- olusion: "With rubber tyres on a rubber road we will be able to run saiftly and smoothly to Ak! where will ́ some of the lucky speculators ran to?"
beckend Sutherud 4-7.
LAWN BOWLS,
KOWLOON 2. TAIKOO.
This league match was played at Kowloon on Saturday afternoon and resulted in a win for the visitor by the narrow margin of two points, Kowloon, which in point of experience ought to best the top of the league, is at the bottom, having met with two reverses. Greater care în the selection of teams should be exercised, and if matches are not to be lost experienosd players should be chosen to represent the club on those occasions. Scores:--
Kow-is the solo absenteo of any importance. But even with the present constitution of the Commission it is necessary to fece the sanguine observer with a cantion. Those men have agreed to meat, and the delegates to the Con. ference will equally meat at Edinburgh, as men The associations of the Royal tomb-house at whose concientious convictions lead them to Windsor, where King Edward VII, was buried, take divergent views of Church order and go back to Saxon England and King Edward discipline and of what is involved in the the Confessor.
It is situated nader the site of the ancient requisite content of Christion unity. But they
chapel of St. Edward, the first sanctuary bailt and those embodiments of aspirations on Windsor's Royal hill when the Castle was towards unity which, na students of missions represented by little more than the Bound know, are chamotoristic of most men who, being Tower or Norman Keep. The chapel was built hard facts of missionary need and gain courage Matilda, he delicated it to her uncle Edward from the brighter facts of missionary accom the Confessor. Henry founded a college there plishment.
for eight pelests or canons, to be maintained For instance, it is noteworthy that in China, out of the Royal Exchequer. He also erected which on account of size and complexity has a splendid dwelling-house on the Castle hill for probably attracted the largest number of Matilda, the "Good Queen Mand," and for the missions from the greatest variety of ecclesias.first time the fortress-castle of William the tical organizations, the facts of Christian dis. Conqueror became a Royal hems. union are most definitely regarded as things that ought to be done away. In 1907 the Cen tenary Conference at Shanghai, in which Anglicans and Nonconformista took part, passed aananimous resolation that in planting the Church of Christ on Chinese soil we desire only to plant one Church under the sale control of the Lord Jesus Christ, governed by the Word of the living God, and led by His End the spiritinho Graves, of Shanghai, told the Pan-Anglican Congress of 1908 that There is a great movement among the Chinese converts for union, a desire for the essentials of Christianity as distinct from the differences started and developed in other countries." (skip) 11 More remarkable still is the anticipation of
B'shop Boots
that the Chinese Christians desire national
Christian Church will find its own outlet somehow. "If the missionaries (skip) 24
cannot supply this demand for leadership in the practical development of Christian unity amongst the Chinese Christians, that leadership will undoubtedly arise outside the ranks of the missionaries, and perhaps even outside the ranks J. Macdonald (skip 14 R. Aitken (skip) 27 of duly authorized ministers of the Christian Church in China." On the other hand, to turn to an almost equally great field, India, it is some times said that the Indian convert is more "denominational" than the European mis sionary but even here there are those who believe that the national movement will fraud to a desire fura national Christian, Charob.
KOWLOON.
B. Hunter D. Harvey
G. K. Harton
Ises that. The Times has been moved by the fact that it published a judgment which ran into several colomins to consider the modern tendency towards lengthy judgments. It recalls that it is rare to encounter now the brevity which characterised the judicial T. Petris (skip) 15 decisions of men who are justly regarded, ps the
T. Taylor classical expositors of English jurisprudence. A. Ramsay Lord Mansfeld's judgments, it points out, J. Henderson
Dinnon Taylor Smith
TAIKOO.
A. Milroy (skip) 31 T. Scott H. Manchan
Ferguson Harren E. Lapaley U. Alexander
Currie Dickie Perria Farrell Hardwick
SHOOTING.
ROYAL-DOCKYARD. -
62
for one
TWO, PATHS TOWARDS THE GOAL.
the
transactions.
Then your tradespeople do not go about
enough to Chins. They really seem to be afraid nte to Fle. 6,192,572.68, (Applause.) It
you
indifferenco.
report amounts to
Queen Mand strove against the Norman ascendence; the surrounded borself by Saxon ladies, and endeavoured to keep alive the ancient onstems and dress of the old dynasty. The Norman nobles loved not the name and dopised the chapel. Nevertheless, St. Edward romained the patron of Royal Windsor, and when, at a later period, Haury III, erected stately dwellings at the Castle and built a fine now chapel Le retained this old name of St. Edward. At this shrine his son, Edward L, raid his vows, and before its altar Lasbella, the erring Queen of Edward II spent some hours in prayer on eve of the birth of her son, afterwards Edward
be seen, therefore, that the total instance III and in the shaped he was baptized.
Tls, 28,391,914, the Company has But another saint was later on proclaimed on of moving from the place they are anchored upon in force being the Royal hill. The new church Edward III. since generations. Most of the French firms are on hand in Reserve and Surplus Funds no less than Tis. 458 for every 1,000 of insurance in built was dedicated to St. George, the stories of represented in China by German, American or whose ralcur inspired the martial spirit of the English agents, having themselves commercial force. So large a proportion of Funds te age of chivalry. In spite of the foot that he establishments of their own in our large towns. Insurance in force, we believe, has never been himself bere the Saxon name of Edward, the As you may well suppose, they encourage the attained by any other life insurance company King had little regard for the old shrine of the Chinese customers to buy their national pro in its twelfth year. A substantial increase it Confessor, which stood neglected beside the new duets, which are often made in mills or factories will be seen has been made in the total income church of St. George. He and his nobles prayers on shamelesily, and allow me to nid 369,542.87, or sixteen per cent. Last year I have personal interest. They for the year. The increase amounts to Ts. including some which were epochmaking, rarely
ed by: St. George and swore by 5, 60 that it is but justice, because your tradespeople made the statement that that total income "extended to more than a few pages. No judge,
and to the new saint he dedicated the. Order of it adds, devoted more care to the full and per-
chivalry which afterwards became the Most display really too much lack of foresight and represented an average income for every day in Noble Order of the Gartor.
the year of about Tls, 6.300. During the past foot expression of his opinious than Lord
Edward IV, razed to the ground the St
"It would be necessary, if you do not want to year the average daily income has been over. Stowell. But even when, as often happened,
George's Chapel built by dward III., as the disappear completely on the Chinese market 7,300, au increase of Tis. 1,000 for each they settled matters of great political import- The Taikoo and Royal Dockyard Rite Clubs
read the antiful balding which is the St. the Chinese market cheap articles, not dearer in the report 1 wisil, specially to mention is the place ance and were fraught with issues of peace and met in a friendly shoot at Stonecutters an
George's
to-day. He also designed than the similar English, American or Japanese income from interest and dividends. This Chapel of war when he spoke not only to the litigants Saturday last. The teams were ten aside, the and his countrymen but to listening Europe best eight to count, and the ranges 200, 500 and A number of subsidiary influences are tending it for a Royal burying place, and we himself objects. They would quickly impose themselves you will see by the bis considered judgments rarely exceed the 600 yards; eight shots at each distance, last in the desired direction. There is the work of interred there in a tomb on the north side of if you maintained them the qualities of elegance Tis. 375,369.52, being an increase of The seven to count. With the exception of the heat, the Biblo societies, partionlarly the British and the altar, with his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville. and finish which are the characteristics of the 103,276.91, or about thirty-eight per cent. This remarkable ingreses should be very gratifying limits of a faw pagos. Bat if he Times is the weather conditious wors favourable to good Foreign, whose "common platform, so con. The chapel remained the burying place for present objects of excessive prics.
of bonus pail moved to this discussion becomes of the length shooting. Nevertheless, several of the com- stantly landed at homo, is not half so strong a those monarchs who were not interred in West Burt, before all, it is indispensable that French to our policy-holders, as the rate
unifying agent as its system of joint board of minster Abbey. To it the body of the murdered tradespeople depart from their old-fashioned by a Company depends very largely on the rate of English judgments, what would it say if it petitors on both sides failed to come up to
of a recent number of the were cognisant of the judgments delivered in expectations, the notable exception being translators abroad or its provention of the spread Henry VI. was brought after being disinterred customs in transacting business in my country of interest earned on its investments. We have
Mr. F. Brown, of the Dockyard team, who sur-
of denominational and antagonistic versions from its original grave at Chertsey. At St. In Chins, as in your country and still more, just received a
commercial markets are conquered by the com Chronicle, an insurance publication which gives Union hymn books-here the foreign field is George's. Henry VIIL was buried with I remember one which appeared as a serial, each of the 105 possible. At 200 yards seven of day's portion being concluded with "to be the Dockyard team scored 30 and over, and not uncommon. In West China one hymn-robes being borne above the coffin. The hearse book meets the needs of nine out of every ten had 13 pillars, and about it were 12 banners of continued." Are the law's delays, so often ained a load of 19 points for the best eight. Cristians, and in Central India one book is used descent. He was laid to rest in the vault with
Taikoo, however, that better at 500 yards and deplored, not in some measure due to judgments reduced their arrears to 11, Mr. Bassford pat. alike by Anglicans and by the disciples of the Jane Seymour, the best-loved and the most
ting on a possible (35) and Mr. Crosbie 34. A Society of Friends. In education, again, the fortunate of his wives.
In striking contrast to the funeral of the olose finish in favour of Taikoo now seemed activity of the Governments in China, in Indio, probable, but Brown, Watts, and Stewart of the in South Africa in convincing the missionaries great Tudor mouaroh was the quiet burial of the mutilated body of Charles I., which was Dockyard improved on their shooting at 500 that they must have strong united schools and married from the scaffold at Whitehall to and misterially helped their side to a further lead collages if Christian institutions are to survive Windsor, conveyed through falling snow by his while welcomed by resident and birde of passa" of 14pɔinis at 600 yards and a win by 23 points. Christian University for China is a case in point / faithful followers to St. George's Chapel, and Northern regions, near Peking, and in the respect again we believe this Company cecopies alika; does not accord with the views of the The Taikoo average is much below their coolies, who regard the change as another de achievement for the Daily Mail Empire Day and the oxigencies of the situation are making laid in the vault with Henry VIII. and Jane Tartars from otocustom" and a disastrous check
accepting it t men think less of the ecclesiastical difficulty of on the much-favoured "squeeza pidgin," Many ricsha pullers deleted the five-cout tariff from their bill of fare, while others sought to improve the drafting by inserting a one before the five, thus making the charge for a quarter of an hour's rids Gifteas conts. I understand, however, that the lies have decided to take action in the matter. A fer prosecutions and fines will probably prevent further tampering with the now scale. The coolie must grin and bear the change, and trust to the generosity of his fare
Hongkong, which frequently extend to pages. passed himself with a fine score of 99 out showing the way to the home Churches-arepomp and circumstance, his elry in Royal! mercial travellers and the commercial agents, a number of insurnace statistics evidently taken
of incrdinate length? |
The scale of charges which the polics have canned to be displayed prominently on all rieshas,
contest, but of course they were at some will most again after the hot weather, when disadvantage on a strange range. The clubs naturally Talkoo hope to tara the tables on their own ground.
Scores are as under :---
Lord William Cecil's work in behalf of a
Baviour.
..
If you want to figure there against your rivals, from the last Board of Trade returns. Among it is therefore indispensable that you send to these it is stated that the average rate of Chins French commercial travellers speaking interest earned by all British Ofices is 3.9 perfectly Chinese or at least English, farnished cont., and by Coleuial offices 4.7 per cent. with a prest choice of samples, and with very am glad to be able to state for your information detailed handbills written in Chinese by Chinese that the actual rate of interest earned by this specialists; and not by Parisim employés whose Company during the past year on its entire phraseology attracts smiles and assets invested and non-invested is 6.8 per cent. suspicion from the Chinese onstomer.
and on the sotaal undant invested the average It is mainly in the South-East and in the is, of course, considerably higher. In this vicinity of the Touquinese frontier, that your a anique position, as it is very improbable that products will chiefly succeed.
any other life insurance company in existence Mesutima, the diseased old Chapel of St.
The greatest demand is for genuine or arti- can show as large a return from its investments, But, passing by a co-operation in medical tard, overshadowed by the great St. George's, ficial pearls. Some American mauafacturers of statement which the data given in the
artificial pearls have already acquired thousands
Chronicle appears fally to justify The na had been thought of as suitable for
Royal missions and other non-contentious philan tomb-house, Henry VII. planned to convert it of customers. Why should not your French firms tare of the Company's Investments can be ascer thropy, and also that form of "comity" which into a magnificent place of sepoltura, but did not do the samo In scent and soaps it would not be tained from the statement before you. (Applause.) endeavours to promote delimitation of spheres, carry out the ides.
VIIL
presented it difficult for you, if your prices became reason. Of the total sum faveated, thir y-five per cent. is in first mortgages on property in Shanghai, we come to two main plans of working fowards to Cardinal Watsey, win erected there a splendid able, to nesert the experiority of your mann- Christian unity which are at present conceiv- tomb-house where his own body should lie The factures, morocco leathers, wines, especially thirteen per cent. is in loans to our own poliny- 200 500 600 Totalble The first is the union of these mission-massive marable sarcophagus which he had champagnes, and cognacs, hanging papers, hollers on the security of their policies;
ary communities which emanate from Churches prepared for hisself long lay untenanted, until which are exceedingly liked by my countryman: teen per cent. is in leans on stocks and shares; that have a common credal and disciplinary eventually it was used for the interment of but here again, they on: ht to respond to Chinese three per cent, is in Consols and other Govern- basis. For example, the various Presbyterian Nelson in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral.
taste, and it would be necessary for this tatmentsegurities; eighteen per cent is in Muni- Missions in Japan began to draw together
Wolsey's tomb-house in course of time became before making these papers enquities were cipal and other Debentures; nine per cont. is in in 1877 They were then ready to coopt the Royal tomb-house. The crypt was dug out made on the spot about the Chinese taste, books, stock, and shares owned by the Company eight as their standards of doctrine the West of the chalk hed on which the Castle stands, and articles on Paris, baskets,
per cent is in real estate and buildinge owned minster Confession, the Canons of the stone shelves ranged around it for the coffins. Another necessary thing for your tradespeople by the Company. There is nothing farther in Synod of Dort, and the Shorter and Heidel George III and Queen Charlotte were buried would be for them to accustom themselves in the report calling for special mention, which berg Catechisms! They have found by experi there, as also were George IV, his granting even for eranil sums a very large credit, will be taken as read, and an opportunity is now ence that the Apostles Creed, with a brief daughter, the lamented Princess Charlotte, This last condition is indispensable if one given to those who wish to do so to ask any 200 500 600 Total. In China the Anglicus Missions, English and modo vi sepulture is to lower the uuesta American and German tradespeople are those questions and the Chairman moved: That introductory statement, auswers all their neede, and Willism IV. and Queen Adelaide. The want to succeed in China; without doubt the questions. (Loud applause.) There were no American, bare joined in a general synod, and the choir of St. George's Chapel in sight of the with w Why? because they are more supple, and balance sheet for the year ended March with whom my country men prefer transacting the Directors' report together with the accounts
private passage to the Royal tomb-honse,
RGYÁL DOCKYARD.
F. A. Brown E. Heari E. Stewart W. A. Watts B. Irving
W. F. Taylor
A. E. Chapaian
4. B. Allan
Total
G. H. Bannerman J. Dalziel ... A. Henderson.
W. Bassford
*J. Crosbie
:.
32
34, 99
32
33
95
33 28 32
93
30
33
*92
91
85888902
8898595
333853558 3 859821558
246 236 235 717
TAIKOO.
now have their canone and constitutions: This
31 33
93
30 29
89
23
30 88
25
88
87
G. W. Whiting
85
83
on Uhristian disunion is not great,
21 81
224 249 221-694
C. Eldridge
H. Grimshaw,
and local castoma. Furthermore, the same are, hereby accepted and passed.”
four-
The death of the once popular music-hall artist. Lottie Collina has revived recollections of the famous "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" song. A paragraphist having mentioned that this air was once sung as the English National Anthem in Greece, a naval lieutenant mentions ́s more serious occasion when this very popular air took.
plan serves to join up in sympathy the scattered congregation, after which it is whealed they know how to give way, beforo personal / Stat: 1910, as submitted to this meeting, be, and the place of our National Anthem. It must
forces of like-minded agencies, but their geneath what is now the Albert Memorial Chapel. French people dislike transacting small business hdr. J. WATTIE seconded the motion, graphical sparation remains, and the total effort It remained for Queen Victoria, to make have been in 1893, be writes. The Impérieuse
r a few which was carried. They refuse going out of their way for a the old shrine of St. Edward the most exquisite flagship in China was laying at Yokohama,
The second plan, which would involve the and artistic memorial chapel in the world for a francs, and will refuse I could furnish you with ant to shareholera be, and the same is, hereby The CHAIRMAN then moved: "That a divid- The British Minister was homeward-bound on
most comforting advance, is correspondingly building of the sise. The Prince Consort, how numerous examples) to send samples or an leave in one of the "Empress" steamers · All
difficult. It may be called federation. It takes ever, rests in the magnificent mausoleum built splaye to transact a modest bargalu, or when declared of Tl. one per share, payable half- the officers were on the quarter-deck of the flag- The courtesy of the Naval and Military some more limited cren and suggeste a coming by Queen Victoria at Frogmers, and there the they are not certain that the business will yearly on the first days of July and January ship, and tho band was in readiness to play the authorities is granting range and laning aros, In face of the opposing forces of Leath. pret queen herself rests with her beloved yet and here the Chiness Minister had a witty The motion, which was seconded by MS JA
together of all the Christian agencies in that
succeed. Moreover they are often brutal. And next,' National Anthem to give a send-off to his Ex facilities at Stonecutters on this and
husband calloney. Judge, if you can, the dismay of the former secasions is much appreciated by the endor, would there not, it says, be more Princo Leopold, Duke of Albany, was buried smile all large transactions begin by small. McMICHAEL, was carried unanimously Admiral and his staff, and also something which Dockyard Rifle Club, especially as it enabled satisfaction in knowing than in feeling Prince Albert Victor, the young Daks of Bo: If you give him time, the little fish will G. H. & N. Thomson, chartered accountants,
that you have fellow in the Royal tomb-house, sud there also les
одев, Is it not your In Fontaine who has said, was not dismay, expressed on the features of the the Club to provide enjoyable outings for the that you are in union with brethren of your Clarence. Above the tomb-konse, in the albert grow large R And he has also said: "Gentle
Christian workers near at juniors (who were subsequently suspected), when wives and children of its members. Whilst the
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" sozailed out instead of "God Save the Queen. It appears the Maltese bandmaster lind mistaken his instructions; at all events, any old Imp. will recognise the incident
BODERICK BANDOM
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several
members themselves were engaged in a strenuous endeavor to Bnd the "bul," the wives and children took advantage of the excellent bathing facilities provided, to say nothing of the mics little gurend" in the shady revolver glade.
own denomination hundreds of miles away Memorial Chapel, stands the graphagus by the wish that your countrymen, Lor which, please ness does more than violence, Let me express- in some distant province of the same Empire? Boehm to the memory of Prince Leopold, and Here again the Shanghai Centenary Conference smother, executed by Gilbert, with arecumbent say it clearly, we only base sympathy, may of 1907 has led the way by appointing a figure, has been erected to the memory of understand it before it is too late. committes to promote the formation of a Federal Prince Albert Victor-The Times,
These are grave and impressive words. They confirm what we have never ceased, saying, for
On the motion of Mr. S. KNOCKER, Messrs.
were appointed anditors for the ensuing year. CLAYTON seconded the motion that the retiring The CHAIEMAN moved, and Mr. W. B. director, Mr. C. Steparius, be re-elected.
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The motion was carried unanimously, The CHAIRMAN WAS Recorded a vote of thanks. for having presided, and he mesting termiunted:
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