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it has reference entirely to the accommoda-

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tion provided, and it must not be assumed Breen, cadet, pased his final rantaation in TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

but any reflection is cast upon the medical officers or the staff of attendants. But it will be apparent to all who visit the institu. tion that the doctors and attendants must be greatly handicapped in their work by the place being se ill-adapted for the purpose it is required to serve.

Accommodation is provided for about 25 patients, half the building being set apart for Europenus, and half for Chinese, these sections being e divided for the separation of the sexes. Each werd opens out on to a verandah which, with the ward itself, forms a sort All the of common room for the patients. verandah windows are iron-burred. On the

It is monnced in the Garette that Mr. M. Cantonese on May 29th

The proclamation declaring Holhow to be a port or place at which an infectious or sontagi- ens disease prevails has been rescinded.

On the occasion of the funeral of the fato Sir Hormusjes Mody, Mr. Mes Cheong took several photographs and has esat as four of the prom son from the Monument to the Comstery,

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A CHAIN OF STATE-OWNED WIRELESS STATIONS.

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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

COMPANY MERTING.

GEO. FENWICK & CO., LTD.

An extraordinary general me ting of share- holders in this Company was bold at the Hong- kong Hotel at noon on Baturday. Mr. P. Teater presided, others present being: Messrs. Rodger and G, K. Haxton (director), J. I. Andrew (general manager), J. Rodger, J. MeCorquodalo, J. D. Kinnaird, Hyndman' and PEKING, June 18th;

Le Chaing Sbiu.

The General Manger yond the police conven- An Imperial Edict was issued yes- terday stating that the shares held bying the mooting.

said: -Gentlemen,~‚‚B- the Canton people in the Canton foreshadowed in the last Report issued by Hankow Railway were of no more your Directors, we now coms before you with At the Imperial Conference the

than half of the face value. The two resolations having for their object the voluntary winding-up of the Company. Ia men whom he raw in change of a boy. He took Postmaster-General said the Imperial Government proposes to pay 60 per spite of the note of optimisan sounded in one or lower floors the view is the blank high wall the men to the police station, and subsequently Government considered the speedy learned that a boy had been stolon from Tai-

improvement in the affairs of the Colony has which encloses the building. The sleeping koktail on the 6th instant, as men were establishment of a chain of State-cont of the value, bonds without two quarters we have not found that say of the WATER accommodation is on the prison cell model.charged with kidnapping, and the case owned wireless stations inost desirable interest to be given for the other 40 percolated to our business of engineers, We

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A typhoon warning received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory yesterday at 1.30 p.m. reported a typhoon to be NE. of Meico-sima, moving N.N.W. œ N. -

While on patrol duty at Chengshui fast weak, Sergeant Kerr bacsme suspicions of three

The only open space in which it is possible remanded, for the patients to take open-air exercise is a

coment pathway, a couple of dozen yards in length and about six feet in width. In short, the place has more of the aspect of a prison than of an asylum for the care and cure of the insane. Patients wander aimlessly about the wards, having nothing to occupy their atten- tion but their own thoughts which are often, no doubt, very interesting and very absorb

Manila newspapers announce the marriage of

HONGKONG STILL' A ́MISSING LINK,

LONDON, June 17th

both strategically and commercially. per cent., these bonds to be redeemed The Government proposed to begin by profits made out of the railway Of the shares held by the Hunan with six stations set up in England, during the next ten years. Cyprus, Aden, Bombay, The Straits

and Hupeh people the whole value B.Settlements and Australia.

will be given.

Mr. P. G. MeDonnell, member of the pal Board of Manila, and Mrs. Erna M. Lacas of Charleston, S., the modding taking place at the Presbyterian Manse by the Her. Cooke, pastor of the First Presbyterian Churob. Mrs. McDonnell is described as a charming blonde who has been visiting in Hongkong and Mauila for the past three months, Mr. McDonnell cazas to Manila in the Days of the

THE TRADE RELATIONS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

ing, but it is an occupation, we imagine, not Empire as the New York Stin correspondent ROYAL COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED.

conducive to the improvement of a patient's mental condition. Now that public at- tention is called to the matter, perhaps the Government will seriously consider whether this building should not be condemned and

and sorred that great newspaper all through the Philippine iasacrection. He later be

meinber of the manisipal bord sud has resided there over since. He is a prominent clubman, and has also taken a leading part in

a now asylum more in accord with modern local polo, boitg considered one of the best ideas provided. This involves removal to players in the islands, Mr. and Mrs MaDounell another sito, a suggestion which we are are spending, their honeymoon in the United very sure will be welcomed by all who are

States.

condemned to reside in the neighbourhood THE LATE SIR HORMUSJEE MODY,

PY ERIS-Sparkling who

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RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE COURT OF

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LONDON, June 17th.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier has proposed at the Imperial Conference a motion. that & Royal Commission representing the Empire be appointed to enquire into the Empire's trade relations.

The motion was adopted,

CHINA'S LATEST FOREIGN LOAN.

BUCCESSFUL FLOTATION.

LONDON, June 17th.

of the present asylum, for the authorities can hardly be unaware of the fact that the asylum constitutes a great nuisance to all live within ear-shot of

T'ho folloring resolution has been forwarded language of the more obstreperous by the Hon. Colonial Becretary for publica- inmates. One of the objections to

The Court of the University of Hongkong removal can be readily conjectured. The proximity of the asylum to the Government hereby resolves to include in the Minates of

its Proceedings for record in the Arcives of The prospectus has been issued of Civil Hospital makes possible its medical the University, an expression of its sense of the an Imperial Chinese Government loan supervision by the doctors of the Civil

great loss which the University has sustained of six millions sterling in 5 per cent. Hospital. If the asylum were removed to by the death of Sir Hormusjeo Mody, to whose bonds at a price of 1001, the proceeds A. S. WATSON & CO., Pokfulum or to the other side of the water initative more than to any other individual the of which are to be devoted to the con- -as it must be in order to provide the University owes its existence, and by whose LIMITED,

grounds which are considered in those days large, generosity the buildings are being pro-struction of 1,124 miles of railway in to be an essential part of an asylum-sided-the completion of which it is a source of Hunan and Hupel, connecting the it would certainly involve the appoint. profound regret that he has not lived to sea, HONGKONG..

ment of resident medical officer. In Foremost among the other evidences of bis lib- Canton-Hankow and Peking-Hankow that case we think it would be the better erality they will perpetuate his name in this lincs.

Colony ameng future generations, and we truit plan to remove the asylum to Bhatin or Taipo, appointing a medical officer who, that bis high hopos of the educational benefits which the University will confer upon Hong- would be available for duty in the New kong and China may be amply realised." Territories. But, this is a matter of detail which it is for the Government to settle. Our duty is merely to point out that the provision made in the Colony for the care of the insane is a reproach, and we invite the Government to take the matter into ite

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THEIR MAJESTIES' CORONATION.

16 EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR Hwill be ar Hong at derernant Hons, to Residents in the Colony on THURSDAY, 22nd June, 1911, at 8.30 P.M.

Evening dress, with decorations.

Lists are available for signature at the places mentioned in the advertisement appearing on page 4.

BIRTHS.

On June 11th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. POATE, a daughter.

On Jana 12th, at Shanghai, the vite of G. P. FORSTER, of a daughter.

DEATH.

On Sunday, June 18th, at Woolamsi, Kow- loon, NORA ELIZABETH, infant daughter of Captain and Mr. W. G. FITCAIRN, aged 10 months.

consideration.

H.M. ships Monmouth. Astraez and Flora arrived in port from the North on Saturday.

A Chinese rosiding on the second floor of No. 105, Queen's Road West has reported to the police that he has been robbed of $900.

A money obsager carrying on business at

CONDOL!NCES FROM CANTON.

A Canton correspondent writes that the Parise Community there were grieved to learn by wire on Friday of the death of Sir Horma- je Mody, who had been the acknowledged head of the community for over 25 years. They

sant a telegram of condolence to the Sopretary of the Parsee Charity Funds, to be conveyed to

Lady Manekbai Mody. The sad event tas cast a gloom on the little Parses community of Canton.

NEW TOYO KISEN KAISHA

STEAMER.

The new Toyo. Kien Kaisha steamer, the Shingo Maru, & sister ship of the Tenyo barwand

The subscription lists in London and Berlin were closed immediately.

The loen is about one per cent. premium.

THE RECIPROCITY AGREE- MENT.

LONDON, June 18th. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, speaking at luncheon at the Constitutional Club, said that the Reciprocity Agreement between Canada and the United States was no salenin treaty, but one which could be revoked at any time.

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AFFAIRS IN PERSIA.

LONDON, June 17th, A Teheran telegram states that Sipahdar, who is Premier and War Minister, has ostensibly left for Europe. Was very hastily His departure arranged. He has not resigned, but wrote repenting that he had assigned reasons of health for his departure.

THE CORONATION CELEBRATION.

THE DELAGATES FROM MANILA, Wa are informed that Manila is tending in response to the Coronation Committee's invita tion the following delegates:--Hon. C. B. Elliott, Souretary of Commerce and Folice and Mrs. Elliot, and Capt. Holmes, aide. Brigadior: General John J. Pershing, Governor of Mere Province, accompanied by Liont. Swift, aide, Dr. P. C. Freer, Director of the Bureau of Sciener, Col. J. L. Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamberlain, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles.

Derham.

The party dus on Wednesday the 21st at 2. pm. They are coming on the cableship Riral

SERMON IT THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA.

The CHAIRMAN

have had work on hand during the past five and a half months, but I regret to inform you that

it has not been enough to pay our working ex- penses, and our dobit balancs has increased at

the rate of over $10.9 a month. In the interests of the abareholders your Directors

are convinced that the best course for as to pursue is to stop work, and place the concern in the hands of liquidators in the hope that after we have paid off our mortgage and debit balance at current account, there may be some- thing left to the shareholders. I have a balance- shest here which is opou to your inapsation. If it is your wish I will pass it round for your in- spection before putting the resolutions, and ang questions you wish to ask thereon I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability,

No questions were asked.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the first resolution, that Goo. Fenwick & Co., Ltd., be wound up voluntarily.

Mr. A. RODBṚ seconded, and the motion was carrieł unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN then put the second resolution, that the partners in the firm of Messrs. Paroy Smith, Sath & Flaming, of Hongkong, be appointed Liquidators, with power for say one of tlum to exercise any of the powers of such Liquidators,

MT. HAXTON Beconded, and the motion was carried unanimously,

The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, that is all the

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business. I thank you for your nitundauca. confirmatory mesting will be held about a fortnight hence.

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LOCAL SPORT,

LAWN BOWLS.

TAIKOD 1. KOWLOON.

This friendly match played at Quarry Bay

The Bishop of Victoria, preaching at St., on Saturday resulted in a win for the visitors John's Cathedral yesterday morning on Fa. 20, by 78 shuts to 70.

5, "in the name of our God we will set up our banners," made acreral local references,

CIVIL SERVICE . POLICE,

He This league match played on the green of the

Twenty-first head: C.S., 55;

BOXING.

KENNY D. CARLSON.

said that our fathers brought the name of the former onded in a draw. At the fifth band Doity and texts of Holy Scripture into their the score stood: C.3., 11; Police 8. Tenth head: jotters and speeches far more than we do now.C.8, 23; Police, 26. Fifinarth head: C.B.,37; It seemed natural to them to inscribe on the Police, 42. London Exobange The Earth is the Lord's Police, 55. and the fullness thereof," and on the old Hongkong Post Office this appropriate text from the Book of Proverbs "As cold water to a thirsty soul so is good news from a far country." The Bishop said he hoped this latter delayed owing to the service of steaners from would yet find a prominent place in the new Iloilo to Manila not fitting in with his agree Post Office. Referring to the Cerenation, he ments. The biz follow, who hopes to wrat pointed out that it was essentially a religious the heavyweight championship of the Orient service. Indeed, it was the nation's public from Hoy Kenny in the forthcoming fight in acknowledgement of God. Se in our calabra Hongkong, missed the boat by which his intend- tion of the orent prayer for the King should ad to leave Iloilo in order to meet Belrose, of

161, Connaught Road Coutral has reported to Chiyo Maru, will commence her maiden voyage SULTAN'S VISIT TO ALBANIA.bare a prominent place. He drew attention to

the police that someone entered his shop last week-end and stole $120.

It is notified by the Registrar of Companies that at the expiration of three months from June 9th the American Cinematograph and Vandeville Co., Ltd., will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the Register, and

HONGKONG Office, 10a, DES Vœur Road C LONDON OFFIOR: 131, FLRET STREET. EG | the Company will be dissolved.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 19TH, 1911. Tax Lunatic Asylum in Hongkong is not an institution which comes very prominently under public notice: indeed it is possible

on the 28th August next from Kobe, replacing the Nippon Mart at that port. Passagers and cargo for Yokohama, Honelalu and San Fran visse per the Nippon Mara will be transhipped to the Shiny Maru at, Kobe.

The Shingo Maru has a displacement of 23,650 tons, is fitted with Parsma stenut tarbines with triple propellors, and has all the

latest modern improvements for the convenience and comfort of passengers, a spechl feature being a spacious palm garden situated on the

The Hongkon Post Office has been trans- ferred from the old building to the new Post Ofice at the corner of Des Voeux Road and Connaught Road. The letter boxes for posting | bridge deck, of correspondence will be found on the side of the building facing Pedder's Strest, and ep posite the Hotel Mansions,

TRANSHIPMENT AT HONGKONG- FOR THE PHILIPPINES.

IMPONTANT, NOTIFICATION.

Brief particulars of the deamer are as follow-Class, 100 A1 at Lloyd's; displacement 21,650 tons; grows, 13,700 tons; lorth, 570 The Criminal Sessions open at tao Enpreme feet; width, 63 fant; depth, 464 feet, height from Court this morning. The calendar contains keel to navigation bridge, 76 font; speed, 21 that there are not a few residents who are the following cases:-Chan U ani Wong In,kocis; ongines, Parson's team turbines with totally unaware that the Government makes kidnapping; Pang Yu Ngan, robbery; Shamiciple propellers; bailers, 13 bullheads 10 bot any provision whatever for the care of the Chong, obtaining money by feand; Wong Fuk tow, doable; decks, 7.: material, steal, insane. We write "care" advisedly rather

On and Un Fnk; armed robbery; Tsan Sang, than "cure," for this asylum is not kidnapping, Hai Wong Wah and Yueng San, an institution likely to promote cures, and braking and entering. we feel sure that if the community were

The soal fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary better acquainted with the Colony's arrange Board will be held to-morrow. Among the ments for the care of the insane, the

papers on the agenda is a minute by the Pre- has been rec ived from the British Ambassador urgent need of improvement in this respect aident relative to the plan of the market and at Washington to the offest that the Cont of would be very strongly pressed upon the slaughter hous bang at Aberdeen. The Customs Appeals have decided that inuskipmen 1 Government. Two Justices of the Peace report of the comme rehtive to the burial at Hongkong does not vitiate direct shipment inspect the Asylumn each month, we believe, of the remains of Mr. Ches Tong Howe in the from the Philippines to the United States of America for the purpose of benelting under and, as there are nearly two hundred Colonial Cemetery will also be considered.

the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1909.. officials and unofficials on the list of

THE COLONIAL FINANCIAL Justices, there must

STATEMENT FOR MARCH. number

The Colonial Treasurer's financial istememt

Fie Excelloney the Governor has appoint d be goodly De. H. Macfarlane and Dr. C. M. Heanley to of residents who are familiar be medical offers for the purpose of section 6 with the conditions prerailing at this of the Coroner's Ordinance, 1888, and ander institution, and we wonder whether any aub ecetion 17 of the Births and Deaths Regis complaints have ever been made to Gov-tration Ordinance, 1896, the same gentlemen erz went by visiting Justices? We have hüve been appointed medical officers for the on three or four occasions, and on beating certaining the true cause of death of any

It is notified in the Gazette that information.

for the month of March shows that the reveans for that month was 8516,135.45. This with the balance of assete and liabilities on

cont

LONDON, June 18th.

It is reported from Constantinople that the Sultan attended a Selemlek on the historic plain of Kossovo.

In ・the

presence of 150,000 Albanians the Grand Vizier, in the name of His Majesty, expressed the Sultan's confidence in the loyalty of the Albanians.

THE CORONATION.

CHINESE ENVOYS ARRIVE..

LONDON, June 17th. The Chinese Mission has arrived for the Coronation.

The Envoys were met at Dover by representatives of the Foreign Office.

EX-PRESIDENT DIAZ ARRIVES

IN SPAIN.

LONDON, June 17th. Ex-President Diaz of Mexico has arrived at Vigo.

THE SHIPPING STRIKE.

LONDON, June 17th Telegrams received from various

appeal of the Evangelical Alliance for suited prayer throughout the Empire, and announced that all denominations would have the oppor

The arrival of Carlson in Hongkong has been

the 9th Infantry, in a rostling match. He easily defeated his opponent, and will be in er cellent form when he faces Kenny is the reve tonity of uniting in a mosling for intercession. Carlson reached Manila on the 16th instant,

expected to arrive here to-day Kenny i on Wednesday next at 6 pm, in tho City Hall. and left that port by the Tuensang, which is The Bishop then referred to the expenditure of hard at work at the V.B.C, where he gives money on the celebration of the Coronation,

and said that throughout the Empire consider large crowd a sightly display, He has dis- covered in Corporal Seraton of the KOYLI able sums would necessarily be exponded upon

luminations and other spheroscal commemora a good man, and this opinion be shares with tions, and it was not his place to criticise his others who have watched the pair at work. fellow unbjects who belonged to other races and Scruton will probably be in one of the prelimin- different religious if they expressed their bries which will take place at the Stadiant, loyalty in their own way, but it was his duty to ezhort

hort faithful members of the Anglican Belle Viest, on the 22nd instant. Oberon to "remember the Lord" in all

they

MAN STANTON v. CAPHAM.

did; this would prevent reckless extravagence, Although Stanton is the favourite in this. wasteful luxury and mere self-indulgence while fight, which is to be brought off at the Skating God's works were bauperet for lack

funda. He instanced the new Seamen's Inatilate Rink on the night of the 24th instant, there are opened a year ago to this very day. · This

1915 number of followers of the sport who pin their noble institute like the Univerity will ever bes monument to the generosity of that large-hearted faith in the fool man. Capham has not had and benevolent eltizer, H. N. Mody, who has the long professional experience of the Canadian, just passed away. His dosation of $50,000 bat be has a cool head, a hard punch and a pratically erected the Seamen's Institute bat

the site was very costly and there is still a debt fairly good scientifio kuowledge of the art, and of 814,000 in the building fund. What could he is leaving nothing to chance, is course of ba mors fitting commemoration of the hard training has been adhered to religiously, Coronation of our Sailor King than the putting and the fruits of his labour are to be seen in his of such an institute on sound financial basis?

He also mentioned the Diocesan Girls' Sokool excellent condition. Stanton, likewise, is in Church Missionary Society as being seriouslypared for what he realises will be a hard fight. and orphanage, the cathedral funds, and the first-class form, and it is his intention to be pre- crippled for lack of fands and said that he would gladly and on to any of the respectiro

thst Treamer sny Coronation thank offeringe members of the congregation might think well to send to him.

THE KOWLOON RAILWAY

RECEIPTS./

Mr. Lindsey, the manager of the British soc THE FERRY LAUNCHES COLLISION tion of the Kowloon-Cantou Bailway, publisher

INCEHASED DEATH BOLL

in the onrent issue of the Gazette a statement of approximate traffic. This shows that for the The death roll in the collision which occurred month, endlag 27th May the total number of batween two Yaumati ferry inches In the harbour on Thursday in greater than was first passengers was 18,892, while the amount realised estimated, and bodies are still being recovered on coaching was $6,337:42, and on goods $789.85, from

removed to the mortuary, and it is feared previous total gives the number of passengers that list of complete.

had our attention directed to this institution purpose of instituting inquiries with a view to Fabrasry 28th, which stood at $1,550,834.37. Ports of Great Britain and the Con- the water. To date sixteen bodies have or total for the month of $7,097.27. Tie

it referred to recently aan "public scordal, person who has not been attented daring his

laat illness by a registered medical practitioner, we obtained permission to visit the placed of reporting theron to the Head of the Having quoted this strongly-expressed op- Sanitary Department, or to a Registrer of inion, it may be as well to my at once that Deaths,

In $292,113.45, the expenditure for March, the halauce stands at 21,784,357,38. The total sets

some cases steamers have giros a total of $2,066,969.83. Deducting tinent show that the strike is growing of the Colouy on March 31all we 87,154.314.35, secured crews by means of offering and the total liabilities 85.569,437.47, which increased wages. leaves the credit balance set out.

the

the Magistracy on Saturday with stealing $24 and goods $16,110.86, or a total of $36,746.04 from the body of one of the drowned passengers. This amount, plus the May returus, makes a the body. The hearing of the charge wAD Defendant said the tonny was lying alongside and total of $93,945,31 minow the ppening of nd juurned.

Chinese was charged before Mr. Wood at as. 186,420, while ocaching realised 70,635.18,

the line,