1912-07-01 — Page 3

Page

TELEGRAMS.

CHED

- NOGI SAN PO."]

[FROM THE

THE NEW CHINESE MINISTRY. PEKING, June 30th.

RANDOM REFEECTIONS.

It is puzzling the community very much to know why to-day was declared a gen- eral holiday. The explanation offered is that it is a convenience to the banks at the close of the half-year to have this holiday. In the Northern porte July 1st and 2nd are always Bank holidays. But if it is advisable to make the 1st a gen- eral holiday in Hongkong, why were not representations made to the Government

Ordinance was under consideration by

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE88, MONDAY, JULY 1st ⠀⠀ ⠀19′8,

COMPANY MEETING.

THE TOERANGIE RUBBER CO.,

LIMITED.

| HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

AN INTERESTING AGENDA.

The agenda for tomorrow's meeting promises to be interesting. It includes The second annual general menting of among other matters the following - shareholders in the Toerangie Rubber Mr. W. L. Carter, pursuant to notice, Company, Limited, was held on Satur-will move:-"That & select Committee day at the offices of the Secretaries of this Board be appointed to consider (Messrs. Lowe Bingham & Matthews), and report to the Board on what inea- St. George's Building. Mr. A. Denison sures can be taken to prevent the breed- presided, and there were also presenting of rats in the storm water drains and A new Cabinet will be formed and the early in the year when the Holidays Messrs. C. D. Wilkinson, P. Loureiro, sewers of the city."

The National Assembly has selected Lak Ching Cheung ns Premier by a large majority, 74 vates being given in his

favour.

following names are mentioned as likely

to be included --

the Council? The proposals were referred by the Government to the Chamber of Minister of Foreign Affairs-Mr. Wu Commerce for consideration, and though Ting-fang, or Mr. Wong Chung wat the Committee of that body would' Minister of Home Affairs-Mr. Chiu appear to have examined the Govern ment's proposals with care, they made no Ping-kwan. Minister of Naval Affairs-Mr. Lan One would have supposed, too, that in

recommendation for a holiday in July. Kwon-yau.

framing a Bill fixing the Bank Holidays the Government would have consulted the Banks-or, at any rate, that the Banks would have represented their views to the An Ordinance of this character ought not to need amendment within three months of its being placed on the Statue Book of the Colony.

Minister of Agriculture--Mr. Sung Kou

yau.

Minister of Military Affairs-Mr. Ton

Ki-gui

Minister of Education-Mr. Twoi Yuen-}

pui.

Minister of Judicial Affairs-Mr. Wong

Sui-ming.

cbi:

Government.

H. J. Gedge, A. B. Rouse, and Mr. E. A. M. Williams, the latter represent ing the secretaries.

A notice to shareholders stated that "Letters and telegrams have been recently received which appear to the directors to make it advisable to give authority to Messrs. Gray and H. Pinckney, with the sanction and advice of Mr. H. W. Robert- son, to settle terms with the Rubber Plantation Investment Trust, Limited, for the taking over by a now Company of the business and property of this Com

It will accordingly be proposed at pany, the forthcoming annual meeting that such authority be given."

LOCAL. SPORT.

LAWN BOWLS OPEN CHAMPION- SHIP.

The surprise of the second round was the defeat of Inspector Cameron by W. Spillett by 21 to 20. The results to date are:-

W. Spillett (P) beat W. Cameron (P). W. Withers (P) beat W. Cooper (P), G. Haxton (K) beat G. Anderson (T)."

LAWN. BOWLS.

KOWLOON.

........... 25

CIVIL SERVICE.

W. Higby

Marsh M. Melvor F. Fisher (skip)

C. Brett S. Kelly W. Fincher E. Dawson

14

CIVIL SERVICE KOWLOON. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, pursuant to

This belated league match was played notice, will move :-" (2.) That in the opinion of this Board the withholding Kowloon turned out a strong combina at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon. from the full Board of the letter of the tion, but the home team was weak, and 31st May, 1912, addresied to the Secre-went down hadly. Scores: tary of the Board by a houseowner, re- IG. Haxtun2 questing feconsideration by the applica-. Hall tion for exemption from removal of the A. Milroy D. Cooper top floor ceilings of Nos. 88 and 90,

(skip) Wellington Street, was, irregular and Alexander improper. (7) That this Board con-R. Hunter siders that the destruction or removal of J. Henderson

W. Kunsell any lawful ceiling or partition, which

(skip) can be readily and effectively cleansed W. Taylor

J. Allan and disinfected on both sides without

A. Kamsay destruction or removal, is an unjustifiable S. Gray (skip) interference with private property and throws underessary expense 011 the Revenue of the Colony," Capital-During the year two calls of

A-letter-from-Mr. Bowley-relative to the 5/- per share were made, on the 1st second of his resolutions in connection March and 1st September, 1911, respec-with the removal of the ceilings, at Nós. tively. Of the £47,102 10s. od. called up, 188 and 50, Wellington Street will be sub- the sum of £17,150 08. Qc. was received, |mitted.

The report of the directors for the year ended 31st December, 1911 was 38

Minister of Finance--Mr. Wang Ying-

The delays and irregularities in the tak or Mr. Wong Ching-muk.

Siberian mail, borne with much patience, | follows:-- Minister of Cummeror Mr. Tong Mau-shows what a long-suffering-community we are. The mails reach Shanghai fairly regularly, but the trouble arises after that. I wonder how long we shall have to wait before the Government is induced to make satisfactory arrangements? Until a few weeks ago the delivery of this ineii alíorded little cause for com- plaint, but now it is worse than over it has been.

Minister ofCommunications Mr. Chan

Kam-to or Mr. Tong. Sau-tsim. [The now Premier, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs in Tang Shao-vi's Cabinet, has spent upwards of twenty years in Europe, and has an excellent knowledge of English and French. He is a native of Shanghai.]

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.) CORNERING RICE IN JAPAN.

LONDON, June 30th.

A message from Tokyu states that the incasares taken by the Government, in cluding the arrest of a dozen brokers, has failed to prevent the cornering of rice. The exchanges at Tokyo, Nagasaki, and Osaka, are closed, and the most severe distress prevails among the poor.

THE WAR BETWEEN TURKEY AND

ITALY,

at

|

Presumably the Ordinance for the con- |trol of Advertising is being enforced for I notice that though the sumpans which had sails advertising certain whisky and other things have not parted with the sails, they have blacked out the advertisements which a Government with artistic tastes beyond the Wapping of an early period have decided were offensive, or at least destroyed the amenities of the barbour. At the risk of having my artistic perceptions placed on a level with the painter of Wapping. I must confess that I cannot for the life of me HEC any objection to this form of advertising in the moderate way in which it was done here. The ouils were

ANOTHER PIERCE ENGAGEMENT,

LONDON, June 30th. Fierce Aghtivies dow taken place decided improvement on the tattered specimens which have to do duty ʊn many Buchamez. At dawn the Italians, sup-

a ampan in this harbour, and could not ported by artillery, attacked 6,000 Turks said in have been offensive to the eye. entrenched at Sidi Said, driving them | In fact they gave u dash of colour to out of the trenches. Five handed dead | rather drab pictures at times. Upon my word, Iain inclined to regard this pro- were counted. Simultaneously, by

hibition as a gross interference with the liberty of the individual..

flanking movement, the Italians rushed and destroyed the base of the Turks' camp. The Italian casualties are report- ed to be 20 killed and 112 wounded.

LATER

A telegram from Rome states that the victory at Sidisaid is hailed with im mense enthusiasm and scenes of patriotic fervour were witnessed in Parliament.

THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.

LONDON, June 30th.

A telegram from Havana states that the Rebel leader Esminoz and a hundred of his followers were killed at the battle

of Micara.

The Government hopes to be able to end the trouble.

Now, supposing a bald-headed old gentleman-perhaps I need not be old were to hire out his shining pate to some enterprising firm whe would utilise its surface for the announcement of some of their wares. Supposing he had the words head when he took off his hat, say, at a "Take Somebody's pills" depicted on his

concert or a public meeting—I don't sup- pose he would dare attend church with Buch 2.11 ornament-what would the Government with the artistic perceptions say to that? Would it order the gentle man to leave the ball, or would it smile at the ingenuity of the firin and the bold

ness of the man?

*

leaving a sum of £12 10s. Od. due on the Mr. Bowley pursuant to notice, will second call. The paid-up capital now {nsic:-" (2) Has any of plague

stands at £50,550 09. Od.

000

Cultivation.-1910 Rubber.-Ti acres of cleared land of which 500 acres were mentioned as planted in the last report, have now all been planted and | in addition to this a further 100 acres have been planted bringing the acreage of 1910 Rubber to 700.

occurred this year at Nos. 88 or 90, Will- ington Street?

(). Have any rats (e) infected or (6) non-infected been found this year on the premises mentioned in the first

question ?"

Correspondence relative to the removal of ceilings at the Berlin Foundling House, No. 1, High Street.

Correspondence relative to the removal 1911 Rubber.-350 acres of land were of ceilings at Nos. 8 and 90, Welling Some of ton Street. cleared and planted in tvil. the youngest trees, owing to the unusual scarcity of rain, and, also through being bitten by insects required replacing Any vacancies are, however, being re- gularly supplied and the Estate Manager has the matter well in hand. The rubber trees on the whole are reported to be very healthy.

A minute from the Building Authority relative to permitting the erection of ceilings in the top floors of buildings.

A PRODUCTION MAT OF CHINA.

26 (skip)

J. Mackay

N. Bishop

C. Bond

(skin)

A. Thornhill

28

74

LEAGUE, TAHLE...

P.. W. L.

Pulice

3 0

3

3 1 2

178 160 2

8

Taikoo

Kowloon

Civil Service. 3

31

F. A. Pts.

182 139 0

103 134

4

11 218 0

A FRANCO-PACIFIC RAILWAY OF THE FUTURE.

Colonel A. C. Yate. in a letter to The 7mer says: The presentation by Eari Curzon uf Kedleston, as President of the Royal Geographical Society, of the Gill Memorial to Capt. Builey suggests one or two thoughts.

has

of

INTIMATIONS

SUN PILSENER

BEER.

Nothing like it.

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE-

H. RUTTONJEE

& SON,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

133

Chs. J. Gaupp

& Co.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD,

stock of

SCIENTIFIC AND

When the Trans-Persian Railway has fought its way through the internal troubles of the Land of the Lion and the Sun, the apprehensions of strategical ex- tremists, and the political and commercial rivalries of Britain and Russia, and reach- ed Delhi-a year ago 1 would have said Calcutta-do we suppose that it will find there its terminus! I do not think that that is the opinion of geographers. It is 24 years since the Northern Shan Expedi tion went up from Mandalay to the Kunton Ferry on the Salween. A young second lieutenant of the Oxfordshire 1911 Tobacco-The 1911 tobacco has

Light Infantry, named Davies, went up harvested and 821 bales sent to Amster-

Mr. F. A. Anglen, Inspector-General with it. Since then he has won the Gold dant. Advices have since reached Hong- of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Cue-Medal of the Royal Geographical Society kong that 170 bales were sold and realized toms, includes in his Returns of Trade for his resolute exploration of the coun- of China for 1911 an interesting Pro-try lying between the gorges of the Yang: Floria 1.68 per Dutch pound. This may duction Map of China," for which he tsze Valley and the frontiers of Upper be regarded as satisfactory when the gives acknowledgment to Mr. Norman Burma. The difficulties of that country. Always have on hand a very large complate

it has now been decided, preclude, at adverse circumstances mentioned above Shaw, of the Dairen Customs. The map,

Indo-Pacific Railway constructing 20 are taken into consideration, and also the coloured and marked plainly with names least for the present, the possibility

of commodities found in or suitable to fact that this was a first crop of the Com-the various sections, is accompanied by

along that route.

But it is more than probable that the pany placed on the market.

a table giving a list of principal Chinese Labour.-On 31st December, 1911, there products as shown in the map, and this journey just performed by Captain Bailey SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS

opened wore 498 Javanese, 227 Chinese, 21 Tamile.gives an idea of the wonderful resources the ludo-Pacific Railway will reach the Transits, Levels, Piane Tables, Prismatic suc

up the very route by which of China yet to be exploited. The com-eastern coast of China. A very recent and 50 Bandjerese, making a total of 796 piler especially refers, among the latter, number of the Royal Geographical labourers employed on the Estate. to the petroleum of North Shensi, Kapsu Society's Proceedings gives the account Health-The health of the force basand the great oil wells of Szechuan, of that journey and a map illustrating mineral wealth of the Manchurian mount. If my memory serves me right, Capt. been generally good during the past year. taine and the Kamu highlands; the Bailey has succeeded where several not DRAWING There were a number of cases of fever copper of Northern Yunnan; and salt able explorers have failed. No doubt, us and dysentery during the hot weather, this latter a Government monopoly and Sir Thomas Boldich remarked at but recent advices show a steady and con- forbidden article for ordinary traders Royal Geographical Society's dinner, the to deal in. He points out that with the Abor Expedition smoothed the way for tinued. improvement.

decline of native opium cultivation it is him, and so "luck backed pluck.' 1912-320 fields of tobacco were planted reasonable to hope its place will be taken a fine and momentous performance.

by other products more in demand in There is more for the British Empire in the spring of 1912.

the Western world, such as wheat, hides, in the construction of the Trans-Persian AGENTS FOR-- straw-braid, beans, seeds, silk, etc., and Railway than the mere railway union of says that "an attempt has been made Europe and India and the restoration, in the Map to show how and where such possibly, of unhappy Persia to the pris opium." Mr. Shaw also points out how Shah Abbas. The railway that traverses railway development will help, and is Central Europe, Persia, and the teeming products can replace, and are replacing, tine, glories and wealth of the days of belping, to promote trade in various sec-provinces of India and China is an enter tions. As an objection less to all interest-prise of which the ultimate success may ed in the China trade this Map and possibly bring a spasm of envy to the accompanying table cannot fail to be heart even of a director of the Canadian both interesting and useful, and the Pacific Company. Inspector-Ceneral is to be congratulated

The arrangements for the sale of the Company's property to a New Company to be floated by the Rubber Plantations

of which has been entrusted to Mr. J. R. Investment Trust, the carrying through Gray, make it unnecessary to dilate at length upon the future of the Company. Directors.-The decease of Sir H. N. Mody left a vacancy on the Board whith Mr. C. D. Wilkinson was invited to fill. Mr. Wilkinson's election requires cou- firmation. Mr. Herbert Pinckney retiree

It is interesting to note the successful effort that has been made at Kowloon Dock to augment the Hongkong Volun- THE ALBANIAN SITUATION.

teer Corps, which, it must be admitted is not so large as it might be. The new LONDON, June 30th.

detachment is assigned a definite place The situation in Albania is regarded

in the defence of the Colony, its duty by rotation. Constantinople with considerable

being to defend Customs Pass against Auditor. The books and accounts have. anxiety. The deserters mentioned in the invaders. The Volunteer Corps has been been audited by Mr. Charles C. Denman, telegram of the 28th just are mostly re-organised several times, and we must, Singapore, who offered himself for Albanians, but are apparently, actuated all agree with Colonel Chapman in hop- re-election. by strong political discontent. Theying that this step will not bi necessary resent particularly the interference of again for some considerable time.

in

RUBBER COMPANIES.

JAVA AMALGAMATED RUBBER ESTATES.-In

on its timely issuance.

- BOY EXPLORER.

TRAGIC END TO AN ENGLISH "YOUTH's ADVENTURES.

journey.

the

Sight Compasses, Hand Lotels, &c., &c.)

AND

Liso

INSTRUMENTS

MATERIAL

It is (T Squares, Set Squares, Straight Edges.

ACCIDENT TO THE SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPION,

His many friends in Singapore, says the Free Press of the 24th ult,, will regrot to hear of a serions accident which befel Mr. A. D. Cox, of Messrs. Adamson & Gilfillan, Ltd., and more generally known The Buddhist monk, Tachibana, who as the local tennis champion, sometime han returned to Kyoto after two years of between midnight on Saturday and early travel and exploration in Central Asia, on Sunday morning. He had just moved reports that the English boy Hobbs, who into Sussex Lodge, Scott's Road, and the -the Committee of Union and Progress in I see Mr. Bowley brings up again at the

was one of his party, died during the house was locked up about midnight on Saturday, Mr. Cox and the gentleman Lhe last elections and demand the dis meeting of the Sanitary Board to-morrow

Crossing the Takla Makan Desert, with whom he is staying retiring to bed. missal of Minister Talaat Djavid. It is the questions he wanted to ask a fortyjow of the fact that over 2,000 acres of which Sven Hedin only touched, he fol On Sunday morning Mr. Cox was found evident that a secret organisation similar night ago, as well as a resolution to the the estates are not yet in bearing, and lowed the route of the monks Fahsien and by the kokun lying on the ground out- to that of the Young Turks of 1908 exists, effect that the withholding of the letter in addition factories and machinery are Hauenchang, and entered Sinking after side the house in an unconscious condi in question was "irregular and in sing estates, the directors have decided the course of his travels Tachibana made sleep and had fallen over the verandah, contemplated for Binangoen and Gloen passing over the Altai Mountains. Intion. He had evidently walked in his with branches at Constantinople, Mon-profer." The proceedings ought to be to issue to shareholders a further 10,000 a number of highly important discoveries a distance of about twenty feet to the

lively.

shares at a premium of 35. per share, of religious and historical interest, and ground. Medical assistance was at once The new issue will rank for dividend as notably found Buddhist and Sanskrit obtained and Mr. Cox was removed to It looks as though another surprise is and from January at last, Allotaient writings on leaves, stones, and paper. the Nursing Home in St. Thomas Walk

will as far as possible be made pro rata. Orlando Hobby, who was

about

where later in the afternoon, an operation in store for our late Chief Justice. I see The issue has been underwritten, the un-eightien years old, was a native of was performed by Dr. Livesey. Mr. Cox that the Cabinet-copying the example of derwriting consideration being an option Swinder. When he left school early in had smashed-one of his knee caps very Hongkong has decided that officials to call and pay for at par 1,000 shares of 1010 he advertised for a situation- badly, and both wrists were sprained. He

not objected to."-

He is making as satisfactory progress as can must retire on reaching the age of sixty the company at any time up to November" travelling I wonder whether this applies to Foreign 2nd, 1915, the date at which the options received a reply from Tachibana, who be expected, but it will be some weeks

already issued will

No cash is expire,

was then fitting out his expedition in before he is able to get about again. being paid in this connection. Applica London, and the party left England in tions for the shares were to be received August of that year. at the Commercial Bank of Scotland, 62, They went first to St. Petersburg, and Lombard-street, not later than June 10th, thence through Siberia and Mongolia to CHOTA RUHER ESTATES.The accounts Turfan. In his letters to his mother the

astir and Salonika:

THE KAISER AND THE TSAR.

TO MEIT THIS WEEK.

LONDON, June 30th. The Kaiser and the Tsar will spend a day and a half together on the Finnish Skorris next week. Count ron Bethmann Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, who accompanies the Kaiser, afterwarde goes to St. Petersburg see M. Sazonoff, Minister for Foreign Affairs.

to

SYNTHETIC RUBBER

LONDON, June 20th.

Advisers ?

At one time the Colony boasted six knights. At present we have only three -Sir Paul Chater, Sir Kai Ho Kai and Sir Charles Eliot though the number will be "increased when Bir Henry May returns this week and when Sir Henry Berkeley comes back from holiday, which has been protracted long beyond the limit he sot when he left. Other honours are

SYNTHETIC RUBBER.

It

A Loudon wire to the Penang Gazette for the year ended December 31st show a boy wrote enthusiastically of his adven- net profit of £2,552, waking, with £462 tures. They travelled 580 miles through The draft prospectus of Synthetic Products, Ltd., has been circulated. brought forward. £3,015. The directors the Mongolian desert on horseback in the capital mentioned is £500,000. recommend a dividend of 3 per cent, and eighteen days.

While Tachibana was on a desert is stated in the prospectus that the patent process of manufacturing "the propose that one-half of the preliminary expenses amounting to £1,054 be written journey to Kashgar, young Hobbs was synthetic rubber, which it is proposed to The Synthetic Rubber Products Com. die, and it is not improbable that the off, leaving £551 to be carried forward. left alone for four months to superintend | place on the market is the result of two. Colvay may have its original number. The total rubber crop harvested amount the excavations at Turfan, and he has years unremitting research and experi- ed to 29,006b. The manager estimates described some of the discoveries in Iris ment. The reception of the Company by pany will issue on Monday £450,000 in before very long..

the output for the current financial year letters to his friends at home. RODERICK RANDOM

the share buying public is regarded as preference shares.

"a 52,00016."

doubtful,

Eonton, Inke, ko, &c.)

W. F. STANLEY & Co., LTD.,

LONDON,

E. B. WATTS & SON, LTD.,

LONDON.

WE ELIMINATE

BY USING THE LATEST AND MOST SCIENTIFIC APPLIANCES

GUESSWORK

in testing the sight for glassen, «Your eyesight is the most preciour of Rezfans and you cannot afford to jespordíze it by ming Incorrect lenses or #fläng frames. We are competent professionally, and we have the equipment to satisfy ourɛolves and to satisfy YOU what is best for your eyes. If a physician is needed, we will advise you. Lenses ground and polished on the premises.

& Co.

CLARK &

CIENTIFIC

YORK

BLOGS.

OPTICIANS

CHATER RD HONGKONG