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H.F. THE GOVERNOR.

ADDRESS FROM THE CIVIL SERVANTS.

ADDRESS FROM THE SIKH COMMUNITY.-

The Address was read by Mr. Mahan

An Address was presented to His Ex-day morning. cellency the Governor by the members of the Civil Service at noon yesterday. A large representative gathering awaited His Excellency in the Ball Room at Government House, and on his arrival,

Mr. CLADÓ SEVERN (Colonial Secretary) read the Address, which is as follows :- To Sin FREDErick John Dealtry Lugard, G.CMG, CÓ, n.8.0., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hongkong.

May it please Your Excellency,- We the undersigned, members of the Civil Service of all grades in the Colony of Hongkong, desire to convey to Your Ex cellency our respectful congratulations on the honour which His Majesty the King has conferred on you by entrusting you

Singh and was afterwards handed to His Excellency in a handsomely carved ivory box. It was an follows :—

To His Excellency Sin Frederick DEALTRY

· Lugano, G.C.M.G., C.B., D.SO., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its de- pendencies and Vicc-Admiral of the

samé.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PE

THE UNIVERSITY BAZATAB

Though the opening days of the Univer A deputation from the Sikh community sity bazaar were disappointing in the presented a farewell address to His Ex-extreme, there was no lack of confidence cellency at Government House on Thurs on the part of the promoters that ulti

mately some measure of success would be achieved, The attendance at the bazaar yesterday showed that the con Edence was justified, and farther, that the effect of the unfortunate impression gained by the Chinese on the opening day in wearing away. The bulk of the visitors yesterday were Chinese, and they seemed to be spending their money fairly freely, and the proceeds bade fair to excel those May it please Your Excellency, Although numerically a small section of of the previous day, when between the Community that have had the honour 86,000 and $4,000 were taken. The total rule of Your Excellency as the representa $15,000, and though this is nothing and privilege of enjoying the beneficent takings up-to-date amount to about tive of our King-Emperor, in this his most Eastern possession, the under approaching what was expected, it is, signed members of the Sikh Community under the circumstances, not to be cavilled crave leave upon the eve of Your Excel-at. Had the function been favoured with Colony to say a few words of farewell.

As Your Excellency is no doubt aware, we belong to a race who have for genera tions and generations served loyally in the cause of the mother Country, and we avail ourselves of this opportunity Assure Your Excelleney that it will be our life- long cadeavour to maintain the prestige of our ancestors in that loyalty and in- culcate in our children that self-same

FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH, 1912.

HAMBURG LETTER.

TWITTER SPECIALLY SOR THE “HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS.]

of

February 20th.

·TES STATE OF TRADE.

INTIMATIONS

Hamburg and 19,190 against 13,913 from ' Bremen. About 4,800 left from foreign ! porte compared with 4,122 the year before,

Fatherland to seek their fortune abroad therefore does not exceed 23,200. That of aliens who have embarked in Hamburg in the former port 80,383 against 110,638 and Bremen is considerably greater, being the year before and in the latter 102,845 against 143,983, showing a decrease of 1.385; these figures are the lowest for the last ten years, with the exception of 1908.

the number of Germans who have left the JOHNSTONE'S

LOCAL SPORT.

- BOWLING MATCH.

The result of the match played on the 11th and 13th inst. between the Hongkong Club and the Club Germanic was a win for the Hongkong Club by 343.

The feature of the match was the

magnificent rolling of JH. Kemp, who established two records, making the

with the Administration of the United lency's retirement from office in this even decent weather conditions, the result imports of iron ore and a considerable highest score across the present Cluba'

Territories of Northern and Southern Nigeria. Such an appointment is a high trite to Your Excellency's administra. tive capacity, which has been shown in such a marked degree during your term of office as Governor høre.

It is impossible within the limits of an Address to review the principal events of the past few years, or to enumerate the variona Rubinets, in some cases of great importance to the Colony, which have engaged your attention and received the benent of your wise judgment, but we desire in particular to allude to that great project which has occupied so much of your time and energy, namely, the found ing of the University of Hongkong, the coping stone of your great efforts in the cause of Education. It is due to your statesmenlike foresight that Hongkong is first in the field prepared to take advaat age of the call for Education in Western methods which the recent changes; in China have brought about, and the result of your efforts cannot fail to be a further cementing of the friendly relations now happily existing between Great Britain and China. It must be as gratifying to you as it is to all who have the welfare of Lhis Colony at heart that it has been found possible to hold the Opening Ceremony before you leave Hongkong.

sense of homage.

commercial affairs. The reduction by There is no change to report in the state the Bank of England of the official rate of disunt from tour to three and a half per cent. laat week was generally expected and therefore made little or no impres sion; at the same time it was hailed with entisfaction as an earnest of returning case in the money market. Business in the stock markets is quiet but quotations are well sustained, the want of specula- tive feeling arising partly from the still unsettled state of politics at home and abroad and partly from the failure of one or two banks and from disappointment

is progressing satisfactorily as shown by with regard to the dividends to be deciar ed by others. Trade on the whole, however, the government returns of exports and imports for January as compared with those of the same month last year.

There is a remarkable increase in the falling off in the exports, from which it may be concluded that the consumption of iron in the country is great and trade brisk, whilst the excess in the imports of copper over those of January last year points to a flourishing state of the metal. too, continue active, the cotton mills are industries generally. The textile trades, stated to be well engaged up to the second half of the present year and some even as far ahead an the beginning of 1913. This accounts for the sustained demand on a large scale for the raw material, in the United States, and for the advance particularly in Lancashire and latterly in prices in the face of a record crop in America, of somewhere shout 15 million bales. With regard to the latter it should much low grade and even unmerchantable be borne in mind, however, that there is cotton this season that will reduce its spinning capacity considerably and that upwards of a million bales less are expect-

would have been different, and oven now it is quito on the cards that, if the weather is fine to-day and to-morrow, the proceeds from the past four days will be altogether eclipsed. The scenic railway, and the cinematograph show have been patronised remarkably well during the past two days, and the performances in the Chinese We very much regret that Your Excel- theatre have been well attended. A fresh lency is about to leave us at the same company occupied the stage last night. time we know that Your Excellency is To-morrow, a party of tourists from the about to proceed to a larger sphere of 8.8. Cleveland will pay a visit to the acfulness to our King-Emperor and his University. They will number about 500, vast dominions, and for this we are glad. A very successful Chinese dinner was We thank Your Excellency for the kind-given in the Great Hall last night by the nose and thoughtful consideration that Chinese members of the Bazaar Com guest of honour. Many European ladies Your Excellency has ever shown us, and mittes, H.E. the Governor being the for this we are truly grateful.

and gentlemen were invited. Two toasts were proposed by Sir Ho Kai, namely the health of HE the Governor and the health of the guests. His Excellency ined from Indian Community, and the Hon. Mr. Cland his reply spoke highly of the Chinese Severn made a graceful acknowledgment on behalf of the guests..

We wish Your Excellency all success in your new appointment and that God may grant to Your Excellency and your re spected and esteered consort all health and happiness and very many years of life.

One of the industries that seems to have been affected most by the political troubles in Chins is that of sewing needles, one of the chief centres of which in this coun- Gry is Iserlohn in Westphalia, whore are works turning out on an average five million needles a day.. Their most im- portant customers are the Celestials in the Far East, with whom the trade last year was extremely brisk until the re- volutionary movement set in: cause for the falling off in the demand bas been the more or less successful at- tempt of the hands to restrict production lest the markets abroad should become

Hongkong, the 14th day of March, 1912. HAS EXCELLENCY in reply thanked the deputation most cordially for the kind It is our earnest hope that Lady Fugard sentiments they had expressed. He had a may shortly be restored to health. Her great admiration and love for the Sikhs," labours in the sphere of philanthropy are whose valour, loyalty and devotion were characteristic of her life, and Hongkongproverbial. He had known them in many owes a deep debt of gratitude to her for all she has done to help on overy good parts of the world-in India and in the We can express no better wish Soudan-and could personally testify to than that she may be enabled in a different their gallantry under fire. In the Colony and wider sphere to pursue further her of Hongkong they rendered excellent ser noble efforts in the cause of Charity and vice, both in the Colony and as Watch Bame year-practically divided the Uni- overstocked. Civilization,

work.

We tender to Your Excellency an ex- pression of our sincere good wishes for the future happiness of yourself and Lady Lugard.

Hongkong, March, 1912. [Here follow the signatures of all the heads of Departments.]

The Judges desire to associate them- aelves with the Service in presenting "this Address.

(Signed) F. J. ProBoT, C.J.

H. H. J. GOMPERTZ, P.J. (Here follow signatures of Assistant Beads and subordinates of all Depart ments in the Service.]

men, and he hoped that when the time came for them to return to their homes they would carry with them well-merited success and live long to sustain their re- putation as loyal and devoted citizens of the King.

THE ADDRESS FROM THE COMMUNITY,

The Address will be presented to His Excellency the Governor in the St. George's Hall at 11.30 sharp to-morrow morning. All those intending to be pre- sent are requested to be in their seats not inter than 11.18, or one quarter of an hour before the presentation..

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN EXPLANATION.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."']

DEAR SIR,-With reference to the article published in Tuesday's edition of your

as

THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY Bir Charles Eliot, whose appointment to be Principal of the University of Hong kong has been announced (ays the Pall fall Gazette), is one of an exceptionally brilliant trio of Balliol scholars who came Hardie, Eliot, into residence in 1880. and Pember-all of Balliol and all of the

Souls'.

SHIPPING.

Another

versity prizes and scholarships between

Shipping in the harbour has been con- thera." No member of any other college had much of a chance till they were sur siderably interfered with by the spell of Mr. the second half of last and the beginning feited. They are all still alive, and all almost Siberian cold we experienced in occupy distinguished positions.

The temperature Edinburgh. Mr. Peaber is Bursar of All in the town and suburbs ranged from Hardie is Profesor of Humanity at of the present month.

Sir Charles Eliot, who, after 10 to 12dog. C. in the day time and from taking the Hertford, the Ireland, the 13 to 16 in the night, whilst in the Craven, and the Derby Scholarships, and country it Bank lower still, 28deg, having prizes for proficiency in Sanscrit and been registered on one occasion. The ice Syriac, got his K. C.M.G. for distinguish in the river became very troublesome, par- ad services in the diplomatic service, no ticularly as vast masses of it of immense rorts to the path of Academic distinto Lie asme drifting down for the upper part of the Elbe and but for the tion.

powerful ice-breakers which kept cruising up and down smashing the heavy foes as

alleys, and the highest score on the Hong- kong Club alleys in a match, viz :—916.

SCORES.

HONGKONG CLUB. J. H. Kemp J. Hooper... P: R. Wolff T. H. King Capt. Harrison R. O. Hutchison G. A. Woodcock H. Humphreys

1,650 1,587

M.P.

WHISKY.

..... 1,815

1,494

1,412.

1,400

1,405

1,300

11,832

CLUB GERMANIA.

1,557

Our argument is there is nothing

better than M.P.

1,476

1,452

3,440

1,438

1,438

F. Heldt

1,390

H. Hansemann

1,293

11,480

O. Wagner. "O. Meyer .. O. Wiesinger T. Christiani H. Eggoras H. Adam

YACHTING.

R. H. K.Y.C. RACES.

The tenth club race for each class was

The results of the

H. RUTTONJEE

& SON,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

38 AND 40, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

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Chs. J. Gaupp & Co..

sailed off on Saturday, March 9th, in a fresh E.8.E. breeze. events were as follows:-

Handicap Class:-Course: Stonecutters' Esland (port, six boats competed, viz. :- Dione, Iris, Rolla, Colleen, Kathleen and Dorothed. All the boats kept fairly well together on the run to Kowloon WATCH MAKERS, Point, but from here the two champion

JEWELLERS, boats, Dione and. Iris, strung ont a lead, Rella, Dorothea, Colleen and Kathleen

AND OPTICIANS, following in the order named. The wind

Always have on hand a large stock of behind Stonecutters was very tricky, but after clearing the island a strong easterly

Scientific and Surveying breeze was met with and Rolle sailing well showed up to advantage. On the

Instruments. heat for home Colleen and Kathleen pass-

Zeiss Prism

ed Dorothea, while the Iris encountering Microscopes and Optical Goods, a calm near the French man-o'-war lost.

Binoculars, all chance of winning.

Voigtlaender Telescopes, Watches and Clocks:

Dione finished first, but Rollu, saving her time, was adjudged the winner. The times of finishing were:--

Actual:

Dione...... Rolla Tria ..... Colleen

· Kathleen Dorothea

Corrected.

B.

4 27 14

4 25 28 A 2K 28 -4. 24 D8

AGENCIES:

4 28

42

+ 38 42

4 25 17

4 32 40

4 20 25

.....4 34 54

4 28 64

4 30.32

In the One Design Class, five boats com

THE MONUMENTS OF CAMBODIA.

they came along the latter might have Sir Charles Eliot, who has been offered done serious damage to the bridges, land the post of Principal of the Hongkong Uni-ing stages and other lighter constructions His EXCELLENCy, in reply said:-1 ato

versity, gave a lantern lecture on the 13th in the harbour and to all small craft. ult. on The History and Monuntents of The thaw that set in a week ago has there deeply grateful to you, gentlemen, for the

Cambodia," to the members of the Royal fore been welcomed by all but the most kind words recorded in the Address which

Asiatic Society. The superiority of Cam-enthusiastic skaters and winter-sports you, sir, have just read. Many of you

bodian art, he said, was doubtless due to men who have had an uncommonly good the fact that the country had enjoyed long time of it this year.

A committee appointed by the steamship have spent long years in this Colony, and

The monuments end periods of peace. most of you have been here longer than

inscriptions found in Cambodia gave a owners of Hamburg and Bremen and as- myself, but I think that I feel as much

fairly continuous history of the countrysisted by members of the Exports and identified with the Civil Service of Hong-

from the sixth to the fifteenth centuries, Underwriters' Associations of this town and the persons who wrote the Sanscrit have after earnest deliberations extend- kong as any of you can. For the interests and problems of this Colony have for,

inscriptions about the year 600 probablying over several years, agreed upon the. came over from the Deccan, having em- general lines of a uniform B/L for out- close on five years been my continued

barked at. Madras. The capital of Cam- going goods, the special conditions for the study and occupation to the exclusion of paper entitled "Train Held up on Kow-bodia, Angkor Thom, and Angkor Vat, the different ports abroad being still underpeted, viz. i-diloa, Bonito II., Daphne, great temple, both contained magnificent consideration. They will, however, be in Alannah and Halegon. The course was practically any reading or attention to loon-Canton Railway will you please

specimens of architecture. These places strict accordance with the general prin- any subject outside the Colony and its have this contradicted as early

were surrounded by a number of gigantic ciples laid down, as must also be any Lyemun Beacon (port), Kowloon Rocks daily press, so that I naturally feel as possible? The facts of the case are, that,

na there was serious fighting along the edifices, which were at present covered particular clauses shipowners and ship- (port), Lycmun Beacon (star), Ailsa got

with jungle.

When one visited those pers of goods may agree to insert under a bad start and failed to maintain her though 1 were being uprooted and trans-

now Band and around Tai Sha Tou

buildings in the jungle they saw a glimpse pain of being declared null and void, record, being beaten by Bonito -H., ferred to another soil and atmosphere. I

of dim corridors and doors surmounted by such additional clauses to be stated on

Daphne and Halcyon greatly regret-to-leave you, but the sun-station on Monday, the 11th instant, the mons to another place came in terms management of the Railway did not think great faces peering through the trees. the face of the B/L in distinct terms. vast temple at Angkor Vat, which had for exporters will no longer have to apply which left me no option but to obey. I it was safe to take passengers into the The greatest monument of all was the The advantages of this step are obvions, The to the different shipping firms for their probably never been abandoned. shall look back upon my time hero asetation and let them walk right inte a perhaps the pleasantest in my life, in spite serious fight where many of them might French archeologists had cleared away all terms to the various ports, these being of the anxiety caused by the long con have been killed, or injured. All trains the undergrowth, and it now looked like definitely fixed for good and all. Besides, an unused rather than a ruined temple. the shipowners have made several con- cessions demanded by exporters; amongst were stopped at Tung Shan (about 1 mile) tinued illness of my wife. I thank you.

othere some in reference to the famous from Tai Sha Tou) and the passengers most especially for the terms in which you

"negligence clause" which has been much have alluded to her. It is a source of deep warned about the trouble and told the

restricted in its purport, shipowners now Packnowledging their liability for damage regret to her that she has been prevented position of the contending parties, so that from doing her part at Government they could make their way across country

The Peking Daily News, in commenting caused by the carelessness, etc., of their House, and acquiring as personal a touch to one of the other gates and get home

on the mutiny at Peking, makes a plea servants in all but a few exceptions! with the whole Civil Service as she would safely, or return whence they came by for greater attention being given Chinese cases. They also hold themselves respon soldiers and efforts made to provide pro-sible for loss arising from delays in dis- have wished to do. I am proud to have next train.

The only train delayed from Canton per amusement for them. It points out charging cargoes provided such delay ex- been associated with so able and so loyal

that when the mutineers first started to ceeds the term of three months. They was the 11.45 a.m. train, which was delayed loot they conducted themselves in a very moreover guarantee the seaworthiness of a band of colleagues. Hitherto I have

They begged the shop the steamer employed by them. THE SUGAR CONFERENCE. occupied the position of your official chief. for 1 hour 10 minutes, owing to the put-polite manner.

The Sugar Conference in Brussels has In a day or two that relation will cease, ting in of points and crossings, etc., and proprietors to lend them money to go home with, and when money was forth. and I trust it may be replaced by mutual making extra facilities to handle traffic coming they expressed thair thanks pro- adjourned its meetings until February It was only when they reached 26th, by when it is hoped the governments and long continued friendship. If it from Tung Bhan in case the fighting lasted fusely.

the Hatamen Street and when mobs of Germany and Russia will have come should fortunately at any time be in my for any length of time...

to an understanding with regard to the gathered to loot after them that they ran Traffic was resumed from Tai Sha Touiot and started to join with the guards additional quota for export to be accorded power to serve your individual interests,

It is supposed in their wanton destruction of property. to the latter country. I hope you will not hesitate to give me

on Tuesday morning, the 12th instant.

Also I should like to state that no Euro-There are already many stories told of the

the opportunity. Those of you who are

"REALLY MERCIFUL ROBBERS." "INCIDENTS OF THE FERING MUTINY

my compatriots I shall hope to meet from pean left his house or was away from duty louting by soldiers, and it would seem that it will be fixed at 150,000 tons for the

time to time in England. To those of you during the trouble. whose homes are in the East 1 must say

The Traffic Manager, who lives at Tai a long good-bye. 1 wish you all success --She Tou, took his wife and family to a both individually and in your work of place of safety end immediately returned administration in this important Colony,

to his post. For it I cannot desire a better future than that it may continue to be served by as strenuous, as high-principled and as ablo a Civil Service an it has at this moment.

from these stories that the soldiers merely present season and 100,000 tons more to wanted money to be laid in store for the be spread over the next five years. This time when they should be disbanded, and diffinity solved the agreement will in all that some of them are really merciful probability be renewed for another term robbers. For instance, they entered a of five years from the first of Beptember, shop in the Tung-has-men street and 1913. Although a feeling of relief is dis- demanded all its money, which the shop tinctly apparent in the sagar market, it Thanking you in anticipation.-I am, proprietor faithfully took out. In hand still maintains a waiting attitude until ing over the money the proprietor appeal the mattor shall have been definitely Dear Sir,

ed piteously to them to spare the property settled.

·EMIGRATION. PLAN from fire. The appeal touched their feel-H

Emigration vid Hamburg and Bremen ings and they left the shop without even taking the money Fate has it, however, in 1911 shows a decided falling off com- that a mob entered a while after and loot-pared with previous years, the difference ed all the and set fire to the amounting in round numbers to 74,000 heal and contents of this land may be person. In 1911 16,706 Germans emi multiplied showing that even in the most grated from German ports against 21,400

Acting

The times were:—

1.

M.

S.

4 55

55

Bonito Daphne. §. 2 33 Halcyon

Ailsa Alanuch

05. 3 543 570 Dinghy Class:-Only two bonts started, Joan and Sprite, the former being an easy winner. The course was-Meyer's-West- Buoy (start), No. 1, Dock Buoy (port), Meyer's East Buoy (star), Cast Rock Buoy (port), Meyer's East Buoy (port), and finish West to East,

The following are the marke to date: Handicap Class: --

Dione Colleen

Iria

Dorothea Kathleen Rolla

One Design Class :-

Ailsa

Bonito l

Alannah II. Daphne...

•Halcyon. Dinghy Class:

Госп Sprite No. o Mephistopheles Raiyah

BEESS POSSA

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After the races Miss Eyres handed Mr. Bure the cup presented by the Commodore for boats of the One Design Class and the Hayward Hayes Class of the C.V.C. The protest made by Daphite was not upheld

W. G. MOORE,

Engineer-in-Chief, Canton, 12th March. [We are pleased to be able to publish a blackwood covers with silver mountings contradiction of the report, which we gave as a rumour, merely stating that no and His Excellenge'a initials in the authoritative details had been received serious happenings there may yet be some in 1910, 18,315 in 1909, and 10,722 in 1908; by the committee and Ailsa was therefore

The Address was enclosed in handsome

of these 6.607 against 7,496, sailed from declared winner."

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