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EMPIRE DAY.
CEREMONY AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE. YESTERDAY..
PRESENTATION OF DADGES BY THE AP
GOVERNOR,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH, 1911.
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, 23rd May, 1911.
IN APPELLATE JU BISDICTION.
[BEFORE THE FULL COURT]
A QUESTION OF COSTS,
The Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) and the Pulane Judgo (Mr. B. H. J. Gomperte) sat to hear a motion by Mr. Eldon Potter for an order
CORONATION CELEBRATIONS.
THE GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION.
As the arrangements in connection with the reception to be given by HE. The Governor on Coronation Day do not appear to be clearly understood; we may state that H Excellency's desire is, as far as possible, to receive the whole community, the only limitation being
COMPANY REPORT.
THE STAR FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED:
The Report of the Directors is as follows:- The Directors have the pleasure to submit to Shareholders their report, with a statement of accounts, for the year ending 30th April, 1911.
that be might bring to them the illimitable bisesings of peace and civilization. I will now nsk H.E. Sir Frederick Lagard to present the College Badges and afterwards to address you on your privileges sed duties se students of Queen's College, a Collega maintained in this outpost of our Empire by the British Govern. Yesterday afternoon His Excellency-the-ment for the education of all-comers Governor, who was attended by the Bishoptive of nationality or cread. of Victoria, Mr, E. A. Irving (Director HIS EXCELLENCE-Boys of Queen's College, of Education), and Captain Simson (Private the first time that Tever addressed you in this againit so much of the decision of Mr. Justice that evening dress shall be worn. In all working expenses and providing för a loss of Secretary), presided over a meeting of the ball, now nearly three and a bait years ago, I Hazaland on 13th February in the action Shun anticipation of a very large attendance, His 816,615:26 on subsidiary coins, amounted to scholar of queen's College, and presented appealed to you to cultivate what I called public Yik Chow o. Mau Chun firm as ordered that the Exrelisney will avail himself of the powers 844,691.23 as against 843,875.05 the previous buttons to the boys of the senior class, who school form, and I am very proud and plessed parties pay their own costs and that the order be conferred by the Public Places Regulation have been made prefects of the School. Prior to see that my words have boon taken to hourt that the defendants pay the plaintiff's costs of the (Amendment) Ordinance mased in 1909 to to the presentation the Headmaster of the by you, and have produced results. To-day I notion except so far as they had been increased attach the eastern Publio Gardens to the scoount, after paying for repairs, allowing for
also that of the Governor.
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Mr. Elden Potter, instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, appeared for the appellants, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. Goldring, soted for the respondente.
Mr. Patter explained that the appellants were plaintiffs and defendants, and, having read the stated case, said that the Man Chan firm claimed from Shun Yik Chew $98.60; and the defence-to- that was a set off, Shun bringing a cross-action for 8531.88. This cross-action was successful to
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No dards of invitation will be issued, bat in order that some idos may be formed of the number of ladies and gentlemen likely to attend the reception, lieta for signature will be deposited at varions
places in the Colony which will be announced later,
The Coronation Committee will arrange to
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION`LIST. Comesice Pawanjee and Co. HW. Robertson. North China Insurance Co. Q.M. Young G. N. Orme J. Beid
W. Murray Scott The Bishop of Victoria I. IM. Webb S.G.
Hewali
ACCOUNTS.
The net earnings of the boats, after paying
fear.
The amount at credit of Profit and Los
Interest icoonnt
pay a bonus of 5 per cent from
To transfer to Reserve fund To carry forward
814,000.00
10,500.00
7,500.00 10,000,00 289.45
DILECTORA”
$42,289,45
Mr. G. H. Modbust. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie and the Hon. Mr. C. H. Boas, joined the Board in place of Mr. J. Bandow. Mr. J. W. C.
In acordance with the Articles of Asocis. tion Mr. H. Medhurst retires, but offers himself for re-el-stian.
AUDITOR.
Mr. W. H. Potts has andited the accounte now presented and offers himself for re-election.
G. H. MEDHURST, Chairman,
BALANCE SHEET, 30TH APRIL, 1911,
INTIMATIONS
CORONATION
CANDLES.
We have Just Beceived a Large
Shipment of SHORT CANDLES,
suitable for the forthcoming CORONA.
TION ILLUMINATION, and they are
requested to make an early application
to avoid disappointment, as the demand
i likely to be great.
H. RUTTONJEE
& SON,
38 and 40, Queen's Road,
College addressed the boys on Empire Day, bis am about to present to the scholars of Chas] by the plaintiff's claim to $370, part of the grounds of Government House, for the cocasion Directors' and Anditor's fees and placing E Bog to Notify the Public that address being translated into Chiners, as was I the silver batton" of Queen's College plaintiff's claim, and that the plaintiff pay to Guests as they are roosived by His Excellency 96,000.00 to credit of Insurance Fand, is and to-day a prefect also will be created the defendante their asts so far as they had in Government House will pass through to the 142,23945, which, with the approval of share Mr. BALPHS said I have asked you; Str, to I approve of and I welcome this institution. I been incressed by such claim on the ground that lawn and will there pressed along a holders, it is proposed to appropriate as follow meet us in the Hall this afternoo's to present feel sure that they will not be meaningless there was no good reason for depriving the one-path, illuminated by Japanese lanterna, To write off boats to Class I. boys the Silver Badge of this decorations, but that the wearers of the button cossful plaintiff of all kis'coats.
to the Pablic Gardens, which willTo pay a dividend of 7 per sent, from College which henceforth they will be privileg. and the profects of Quoon's College will 100 to
be similarly illuminated. Here His Excellency,
Working profits od to wear. I would like to explain to the boys, it that they are the leading lights in the school
will entertain his guests with refreshments, and Sir, with your permission, why I have chosen You, senior boys of Queen's College, who will
a Band will be in attendance. this particular day for the ceremony. To wear the button, and who are profects of the morrow, as you are all aware, is the day known school, are appointed to be the guardians of as Empire Day, set spart as a bolidsy through the good · NAME and of the public out the whole of the British Empire in order school form of Quean's Collage, and your that all who belong to that vast Empire may Headmaster locks to you, and I look to you, that be reminded of their privileges. I con you shall be vigilant and faithful guardians; sider it appropriate that: as you are that you shall set an example yourselves called together in order to learn of to-morrow's and see to it that all the younger boys in the the extent of $243, and the Paisue Judge setting entertain in the Western Gardons those who | Bonnar and Hon. Mr. Hoary, Keswick, resigned. | holiday, and the significance of that holiday, school conform with the traditions of Queen's off the $99.60 claimed by the Man Chun fir do not avail themselves of the invitation ex- you should be reminded on this occasion, anot College. Let me recall to your mind what it gave a nett judgment for Shun to the amount tended by H.E. The Governor. only of your privileges, but of your, duties as was that I sold to you some years ago about of $144 In fact the appellants had specifio students permitted to wear a badge bearing public school form and about esprit de corps judgment in the two actions. The Man Chun upon it the arms of "The Empire." You have Those terms stand in the first place for a prize | firm asked that the actions be re-board, The beon addressed from times to time upon the in your school, so that every buy in Queen's Puisne Judge acceded to the application, subject of the British Empire; you have often | Collage believes that Queen's College and on the re-hearing adhered to been told and you have often read that "apon is the best school in Asia, and he is former judgment, both parties being da- the British Empire the sun nevar seta" I determined that it shall beat all other schools.prived of their costs. Counsel contended that sometimes wonder whether you really understand He is determined that neither ho ́himself, nor appellants were entitled to their coats on the what
that MEALS. When Hongkong so far as he can help it, any other boy, shall ir wrapped in the darkness of night, bring any disorodit on the school. He is de some other part of our Empire is onžoying the termined that the traditions of the school be mid-day sun. We might go further and say maintained in accordance with the code of that there are very few hours of the day or honour that he represents. That schoolboy night here when it is not noon-day in soms oodle of honour is one which considers that no British land. The ancients used to believe that which in mean or cowardly shall bo tolerated, the Bun was a large chariot of fire driven round nor such sets as cheating, expying in examins the world. Let us for a moment imagine tions and bullying. It prompts him to own up ourselves seated in this Sun-olarist, driving when he is in the wrong, and not throw the round the world to get a glimpse of the lands blame upon someone size. It prompts him to Looking soc fairplay and to play the game in all those directly down from our Sun-chariot then, as we dealings which school boys have with one leave Hongkong, we get a festing vision another outside the class rooms. It makes of W Australia as we more swiftly him jealous of the renewra of his school ofcours; aluist immediately we both in sporta and in work, and he is sezions £00 the Straits SetClemente, then that in both it shall be prominent over every Bumah, then our great'Indian Posessions other school. And he is anrisus, too, that no one themselves an Empire within a greater Empire shall discredit the school sit her by slovenly
and stretobing away to the South a few dress, or by bad manners, or by say dirty nad in terms of the notios of motion. scattered islauds, prominent among then Mauritius and the Seychelles, dotted in the blue Indian Ocean. Now glancing northward again we see the dismal heights of Aden, then great tracts of territory extending from ond to end of the vast African Continont We pass by the Island of Malts in the Mediterranean, glancing down at Nigeria as we rushrapidly on. Next we look upon the Gold Coast-the tropical West African Colonies-Gibmitar, and farther north thesa cradles of our Empire's
ovor which the British Bag flies.
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issues on which they had succcoded. From beginning to end there was no auggestion of misoordnet on the part of either party. In conolusion, he submitted there were no grounds on which the Friene Indge could hare exercised
W. Nicholsan G. E. Stewart
Robert Lanes John Jenner
discretion to make no order for costs. The Chief Justice said to disturb an order of J. Sutherland & Judge in summary was difflonlt.
Sir Henry Berkeley submitted that the order should not be disturbed. Whether the Judge. was justified in making the order he did depended upon the material before him at the time, but Counsel pointed out that the Faisa Judge found that both claims were bad, and for the reason that appellant had brought a specu
lative action which ought to be discouraged his Lordship rightly refused to give appellant his
coate.
Their Lordships allowed the appeal with coste
SHIPPING NOTES.
It is stated at Vancouver that recently a pati tion was received from Manila by the merebante of the Philippine Island, port requesting the C.P.R. to extend the traus-Pacifle service to Manila from Hongkong,
Skipping men are awaiting with keen inter est the publication of the Harbour Master's
not for 1910, so that they might learn some thing more about that increase of 17,875 in the which H.E. the Governer had something to say number of ships entered and cleared, about
announcement seems to have created a good at the last meeting of the Conacil. The deal of astonishment in shipping ciroles.
*
M. M. Murray A. B. Austin R. Maogregor K. E. Graig........ M. Obrenski Roso, Shamrock and Thistle)
T.J. Fisher E. Burns W. B. Marshall C. C. Hickling H. R. Makin
J. M. Maoutchon T. Bolton
H. 8. Kennett
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B. P. Chapman
A. L. DAWEUR
P. W. A. Wilkie
E. L. Shaw
J. H. Little A. La Forrest W. C. Harrett D Danby
P. K. Rodger C. W. Bone...... JR. Kinghorn.. C. C. Kuight A. V. Honek Frank Austin J. Waldron...
wind, Ginber T. 8. Rodo
J. Weir Ralph H. Consina
W. J. Eldridge J. B. Chapman A. Henderson
A. P. Dushwood J. Mackormack J, G. Swanston C. Strafford W. J. H
each fully paid up. $100,000.00
Central,
$150 100
100
60
Hongkong, 13th May, 1911.
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Liabilities.
To capital:-
10,000 shares fa $10
10,000 shares @ $10
each $5 paid up
50,000.00
-
$150,000.00
·10
To reserve fand
65,000,00
HONGKONG.
10
To Insumanos fond...
61,830.89
To unclaimed dividends
10
454.00
To accounts payable
2,458,62
To balance of profit and loss
42,289.45
10
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$322,032.96
5.50
Assets.
By value of boats, as per
inst account
By less written off
By accounts receivable
$137,000 GOLD
17,000
By Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
ing Corporation.
By Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf
and Godown Co., Ltd., loan...
By amount invested on mortgage
By Ice House St. Piot (amount er-
rended to datoj
-$120,000.00 1,9.6.42
AND
2,186:54
55,000,00 125,000.00
17,900.00
9322,032.95
PROFIT AND 1098 ACCOUNT,
To ordinary repairs and alterations $7,954.28
To Insurance fund
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SILVER
WATCHES
Tu Directors' and Auditor's fees... 1,100.00 ENGLISH,
To balance
-6,000.00
++
42,289.45
Total... $ 57.343:73
$ 1,159.14
44,691.23
By balance from last account By rett earnings of boats
By Interest
By Scrip foos
...
By unclaimed dividends forfeited
11,295.36 69.00
130.00
$61,830.89
SWISS
AND
ELGIN
Total... $61.835.89 QUALITY
Total
957,343.73
SUPERIOR
INSURANCE TUND.
To balance forward ...
A. Davidson
R. A. Ferguson....
By balance from last account...
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H. Griflin
B. R. Aitken
E.
Herbst
B Hall
disgusting babit or language. There is no time for me this afternoon to explain in great detail the meaning of these ideas, but I am quite sure that your masters Lave explained them to you and will explain them to you Indeed the results to-day of the cresting of pre- fects and the bestowal of buttons shows me that the masters of Queen's College have taken on interest in cultivating this feeling of public school form evor since I first spoke of it in January, 1903. I trust those boys who will greatness, the British Isles. On again, and wa wear the button, and who will be prefects of gaze upon a vast stretch of water-the Atlantic Queen's College, do themselves thoroughly Oneau-but before we lose sight of the British understand the ideas which these terms convey; Homeland wo see the tag again in South that they will act up to them and do their best Georgis, a gloomy island far away in the Son to extend them to all the junior boys in the thern Seas; then Newfoundland four oldest school. In that way this code of school boy Colony), then the West Indies greet us, and to honour of which I spoke will become the The British str. Queen Alexandra from Port the south again the windswept Falkland Islands, anwritten boys' rales of Queen's College, land, Oregon, for Shanghai arrived at Ban North again, and for five hours we pass over rales not made by masters, but made by year. Francisco recently for sarvey and reported that the Dominion of Canada, "Our Lady of the selves and enforced by yourselves. I have one on leaving Portland she struck the Columbia Brows," one of the most flourishing other word to say. To-morrow, as you all know: river bar 15 times equaing considerable damage, of all our Possessions. During the next three hours we espy in the Facific Ocean and as your Headmaster hus just rewinded you, and had 20 feet of water in the forepenk, and aumerous little islands belonging to our Empire. is limpire day. It is a day upon which every the same amount in the Nos. 1 and No. 2 holds Soon below us we see New Zealand; then the boy in every British school throughout the On being surroyed it was found that ten platos W. Wotherspoon removed, faired and replaced, eight | N. McD, Howie, great Island Continent of Australia, second to whole Empire has a holiday in order to celebrate had to
the bond of union which that day constitutes. plates to be faired in place, thirty frames bent, W. Hoy none in the tale of Britain's daughters, and It is a day on which all subjects of the King thirty margin brackets to be removed, faiced A. McT. Smith again innumerable small islands all round, rejoica that they are subjects of the British and replaced, port side bilge keet damaged and H. E. Dasipace. while as wo pass over Australis. our own tiny Empire. It is a day of loyalty and a day bent entire length, bat must defer being repaired. Simpson... little island of Hongkong comes into view once
of patriotism. Even those who дже not owing to eargo. Radder damaged, many rivets okay... more. So in our rapid journey round the world subjects of the British Empire recall on broken and loose, propeller broken, twenty desk A. Hamilton we have never onoo lost sight of some portion that day the benefits which they enjoy by re-plates bont to be removed, faired and replaced, Werr great or small-of the British Empire. The siding in the British Empire--benefits of liberty, tan to be faired in place, four main deck beams P. F. Farroll foundations of this vast Empire were laid in the and of justice and of education. And again let buckled or bent to be removed, faired, and reJ. K. Taylor reign of Henry VII, bút by far the greatest development took plses during the reign of me remind you of what I said to you on this placed two lower hold beams buckled or bent, John Moolood. C. IL. Murphy Queen Victoria. It is fitting, therefore, that on subject, patriotism, some two years ago. I told stanchions twisted.
J. Hunter the anniversary of her birth, the growth and you that true patriotiem consistad in a love of glory of the Empire should year by year be your country; in a desire to bring to it all that We learn from Japan papers that the Toyo J. E. Hucking
Kisen Kaisha has been negotiating with the
-E-A-Milter Delebrated. Queen Victoria ascended the throne sista of a desire to devote your life and your for the construction of a 9,000 ton steamer T. Scott
is best from every other country; that it can.
J. E. Henson Kawasaki and Mitan Bishi Shipbuilding Yards G. Anderson of an Empire embracing 3 million square best abilities to your country. It dow miles; she handed it down to ber illustrious son
not consist of jealousy of other
Which yard will have the order has not yet A. MacCallum and successor, King Edward VII, with three!
Lxjca, of childish sensitiveness and
boun, decided. With the new steamer the D. Mae Neillie
J. D. Polley million square miles added to it. When she
C. K. Spott... began her regia, the Empire covered one-sixth any facility offered for taking afrost. Steamship Company intends to replace the
Hongkong-naru, the anbaidy for which will be A. F. Macintosh
T: Grimshaw A. Nicol
to her successor
Conn
of
M. R. Boll
T. G. Worth
W. H. Worth
By Profit and Loss recount
$55,830.89
6,000.00
Total... $61,830.391
W. 8. Brown, Acting Secretary.
I have examined the books and vonchers of the Company, and certify the above statements ere in accordance therewith,..
W. HUTTON POTTS, Auditor.
CHINA'S WARSHIP FOR THE CORONATION.
"THE HAI-CHI" AT COLOMBO, The moution of a Chinese oraisor, the Ceylon Times, says is often associated with antiquity, but a visit to the Hai-Chi, which arrived in harbour, this morning (May 6th), is likely to disabuse one's wind of this idea, The Emperor of China, like all other monarchs who cannot be present in person at the Caronation, is to be represented by this cruiser with Rear Admiral Chiog on board-which is far and
away the largest and most powerfully armed of the fest which the land of the rising sun can boast. The Hai Chi is stationed at Shanghai, where she has about eight other oruisers and gunboats to koop her company, Breaking her
voyage at
Singapore about the end of last month she stayed in port until the arrival of the Kamo
MOVEMENTS
Chas. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Muru, which in conveying the Japanese Prines WHY GO TO
3 and Admiral Togo, who are dus here on Wed
nesday next on their way to the Coronation.
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Very ine weather was experienced all through N. LAZARUS
the voyago, and the erniser had no incident of
2 interest to record,
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of all the land of the globe; she-handed-True patriotism supports loyally the rules of 3iscontinued within a few years on account of i
a territory embracing your country, and it teaches you to desire. that herage. The Company also intends to construct W. Basford nearly one-fourth of the whole of the globe. your country may be great and good and a model another steamer in the near future. It may be J. Diskie On this territory dwell 410 millions of to all other countries. Those are the lessons, stated that the new steamer Shungs-maru of the E. Dickson... people-more than one-fifth of all the world's boys, that I want you to learn while you are at Company, now in course of construction at the A. Mackiedy And I cherish great hope on the Pacifio route in September, when the S. R. Jones...
Mitan Bishi Shipbuilding Yard, will be placed R. W. W. Bristow inhabitants, people of every mos and olime, of Queen's College, every religion, speaking innumerable tongues that before the time comes for me to lears this America mare, sold to the Osaks Shosas Kaisha, H. V. Woon and living in various degrees of civilization, Colony that I shall, with the assistance of the will have to be delivered to the purchasers.
Wells C. Mikay The story of the building of the Empire is far popular Headmaster and the staff of Queen's
The Omka Shosen Kaishia is at present A. W. Millar too long for me to tell to-day, but we can re Collage, see those principles of which I have much occupied, the Japan Gazelle says, in
G. 8. Rove member that the Empire is the rauit of the been speaking firmly established in Queen's enlarging the scope of its business. In addition D.
Young strenuous solf-morifice of men and women of Collers and also in the other schools of this to two steamers, each having an agregate tou R. Booth
nage of 3,000 tons recently ordered from R. our race who have gone forth, regardles, Colony. (Applause.)
R. Gray Hin Excellener then presented the stud- Messrs. Armstrong & Co., the Osaka Shosen F. Winyard of dangers and difficulties, to carry the ents of the manier class with buttons, after which Kaisha has purchased a British steamer of 5,000 T
And as one of the boys desired him to accept a battan Kisen Kaisha, to be used on the Fermosan A. Brown
and the
America-maru from the Tokyo W. Bay to arery corner of the globe. new peoples have come within the fold of the for Lady Lagard.
The GOVERNOR, in accepting the gift, thanked route, the former costing T260,000 and the 7. Bird Empire they have been shown by our Empire the scholars, and said he was sare Lady Lagard latter Y:630,000 The British steamer purchased A. Smith builders and rulers that they can rest conf-would always value the button very much. is the Indrapura, which is to be transferred G. Baker dent in the knowledge" that Justice, aud Free- Applause.) He had also to extend to the boys to her new owners next month at Kobe dom and Pesos will be established beneath of Clans I and II, an invitation to attend the The America-maru will be taken delivery at Fund will be greatly obliged if subscribers will
tko British rule. We are
honoured
having with us this afternoon one
of
that great band of Empire soldier who conquered zange
in
September. The two steamers ordered from
Bell
The Bai-Chi is a smart-looking vessel,
2 especially so this morning, when she was dooked from stem with bunting in honour of the
2
2 accession of King George. Her officers and men are smart in appearance--though not quite up to those of her neighbours. The
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recentelmination
of the time-honoured pig-tail has effected decided improvement in their
officer
OR
board told
ympathy
FOR YOUR GLASSES ?:
a most
BECAUSE
appearance. An
that representativė. in with the widespread movement in
2 the Chloess Empire all on board the Hai-Chi
had lately removed this appendage.
1.50 The Hoi-Chi is aimed to the extent of two
8-in.
The Committee of the Coronation Celebration 14-in, and six Maxime, She
·Buns, ten 4.7-in., twelve displaces our
You #ill receive Fair Treat
ment. 7.
A Caroful and Intelligoni
Examination
We have a Bound Option
Reason behind every Lous.
4300 N. LAZARUS,
Empire
at St. John's Cathedral at Day service
tons and carries a complement of 439 men. She in 9. this morning.
fers. Armstrong & Co. will be brought to kindly forward a cheque for their subscription | was built twelve years ago and was expected to cheers were raised for the King. Thres were placed on the South Chine service. It is stated Fund. Cars of the Hongkong and Shanghai remain in London and whether she will return Our the call of Hrs EXCELLENCY three Justy Japan during the course of the year and be direct to the Honorary Treasurer, Coronation steam at a maximum speed of 24 kaote an hour. It is not known bow long the craiser will followed for the Governor, and another three that the purchase price of the Americo-muru is aly for the Headmaster terminated the proceedings to be paid in three yearly installments.
Banking Corporation, Ltd.
straight to Shanghai after the festivities.
OPTHALMIC
OPTICIAN, CORNER D'AGUITAR. Br, Hondrong,
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