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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

(70 THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS."]

ORONGKONG

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 14TH, 1913.

Hongkong, 12th July, 1913. DEAR Sin, In reply to the letter of Mr. Gershom Stewart dated 29th May, 1913, and published in your issue of 20th ult., the following answer has been returned

as you are well aware, was only rendered | possible by the exceptional profit on land sales,

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT

DE PAUL.

GOLDEN JUBILER CELEBRATION US HONGKONG,

hands gives in broad outline, a compre hensive idea of the beneficient work the Society has been; able to do during the

Your first suggestion is strongly resented

Jeventful period of the last 50 years. In the name of the working Committee, I beg by the Directors in so far as it impogns

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is to thank you all individually for your their fair dealings between the two Com-

described as "a society of wen in all valuable co-operation. Especially do wo panies.

The Board considers that it would not countries associated for mutual encour.thank the ladies who have taken part in be in the interests of this Company for

I notice that Colonel Seely is to he -asked-by-Captain Faber,, M.P... whether printed forins have been issued and handed round to the Army nurses forbid. ding them to go to any dances in the station they belong to, ad that if they

have so generously contributed to the attended these dances they were not, to

the Management of the Reclamation Com-agement in the practice of a Christianur "Annual Kermesse," and those who danes; whether, if they did not obey this to lose two months

pany, in which the Investment Company life," and progress in piety is sought funds of the Society. The Society admits order, they were towards promotion; and whether these

holds so many shares, to be handed over through charitable work among the poor every one who is desirous of joining it, orders also apply to Indian Army nurses,

to others, and the Board are therefore and distressed. The headquarters of the irrespective of creed and nationality, for Someone from Hongkong might also to Mr. Gershom Stewart, which I should unable to conform to your wishes in Society, whose activities are world-wide, its single nim, is to help and relieve get Captain Faber to ask whether Army be obliged by your publishing. Yours respect.

faithfully. nurses are forbidden also to go on bathing picnics-and, if so, to ask that the corres- ondence in relation to the subject he Inid upon the table of the House! what?

Eh.

A. SHELTON HOOPER.

Doppl The Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd., Hongkong, 18th July, 1913.

intes at the Roman

WE

INTIMATIONS

SO HAVE

MUCH confidence in our Coffee we know the extreme

suffering mankind, and we hope that Your second suggestion is entirely a is in Paris. A branch of the Society was before the forthcoming Annual Bazaar matter for the shareholders to decide, and founded ia Hongkong on Sunday, July many more will join us in this noble work. if it really be the wish of the Home share12th, 1863, and yesterday the guiden | One of the most iniportant subjects that holders, who you state represent more than jubile of the Society in Hongkong as I wish to bring before you, ladies and Julf the shares in the Company, that the well as the Centenary of the birth of the gentlemen, is the provision of a School for because Investment Company should offer to

Catholic who are deprived of education becaus making of every pound. The amalganate with the Reclamation Com-founder was celebrated by a low ponti- the Poor. I know of many poor children thought and care that go into the pany, the Board will be happy to place fical

and cost of books, etc., and, so far a thorough double cleaning, the SI-In further reference to your letter any suitable scheme you may draw up Cathedral, followed by a Te Deum nad / their parents are too poor to pay the fees watchful selection of berries, the

I am aware, no Free School exists in

and the exact the Colony. This Society, familiar as it perfect blend evering one from some of the Home and get sanctioned by the Home share Benediction. Bishop Pozzoni officiated

An extraordinary general meeting wasis with the hard life of the poor in this roasting combine to give you Shareholders dated. 28th May, and the holders before the shareholders hore, and and a large congregation was present.

the shareholders in this Company to afterwards held in the Conference Hall, Colony, aught to work hard to get this such deliciousness as, we believe, reeipt of which I formally acknowledged | if accepted by the requisite majority of

the very Rev. Father De Maria presiding need met by the Local Government. In no other Coffee has ever attained. on 21st June,

I have to inform you that the whole submit it to the Reclamation Company,

Your Directors do not recommend in the absence of the Bishop. Mr. Gracs, the neighbouring Colony of Macno, pour

LOTUS" COFFEE correspondence has been laid before the Board of Directors of this Company and amalgamation, for, apart from the did the Secretary, read a long and interesting children are admitted to schools free of in reply 1 am directed by the Board inculty of arriving at a fair basis, they feel account of the work of the Society. A charge, and books and other requisitos are the first place to refer you to the minutes convinced it would lead to one or other of telegram of congratulation was received supplied gratis. Charity does not consist charity should be to provide means. of the eighteenth ordinary meeting of the following eventualities detrimental from the Bishop of Macao and suitably only in giving alms; the aim of ail

to the interests of the Investment Com acknowledged. shareholders held on 1st February, 1000

whereby the poor may he helped to live on their own labour. This aim has always (copies of which were sent to very share-pany: either the dividend would be

The writer of a recent article in The T's said in reference to the Univer-Gershon Stewart, Esq., M..

Hong- many years sity:-For kong

luis been extremely interested And in all educational work, many thousands of scholars crowd the zumerous schools. It was not, however, until the arrival of Sir Frederick Lugard, as Governor of the Colony, that any idea of establishing a University was 100oted." If the writer will refer to Sir Frederick Lugard's own Memorandum on the history and development of the pro- ject he will find it stated that the idea was rooted at least a couple of years before Sir Frederick Lugard arrived in the Colony. If the honour is to be given to the author of the idea it should go to holder), and at which you were present, endangered, or, in order to avoid this. held in the Cathedral compound, at which

In the evening an of fresco concert was

Mr. H. L. O. Garrett, M.A., formerly of when many of the points you now raise reclamation business would he undertaken His Excellency the Governor was present. been steadily kept in view by unr Society.

Queen's College, Hongkong, and now a Professor in the Indian Government College at Lahore,

It must be quite five years ago since the suggestion was made in this column that, in view of the gradually extending reclamation works on both sides of the harbour, depriving the poorer classes of the community of old-time bathing places, the Government should take muca sures to preserve and improve beaches at each end of the city. One or two rem- hers of the Legislative Council, notably Mr. Osborne, while he was here, took up this instter, and sume time ago the Gov- ernment voted $2,000 for the purpose-

were fully discussed (see copy herewith by others. encloseri).

At the meeting the Chairman took strong exception to the expression" Rival Company" as descriptive of the Hong kong Reclamation Company,

It must be clearly understood that such works cannot be undertaken without either the issue of more capital upon which you would expect a dividend or by heavy borrowings at interest which might easily interfere with the payment of regular dividends.

The Board again takes exception to this

There is a possibility that the Govern. expression, for, as is well-known to the shareholders, this Company holds nearly one-sixth of the capital of the Reclamationment will adopt in the near future a new Company, and as your Chairman of 1st Praya East Recinmation Scheme; the February, 1908, said to you, scarecly have such an interest in a Rival Company,"

It was a pleasant night to be out of doors, and at the hour Exed for the starting of the convert the spacious compound was well filled with spectators. The concert opened with a selection by the Band of the 25th Punjabis, and then Mr. A. M. C. Vice-President of the da Silva, the

In pursuit of this ideal, two other most important ways of relieving the poor have forced themselves upon our attention and we should like to see them met in this Colony. One is the provision of a public kitchen under proper control, where the hungry poor may obtain. meals at the Society, explained the reason for the lowest possible cost, instead of resorting present celebration and outlined the work to begging in public streets and obtaining in a speech which is appended. Mr. The other need is a crèche. How often do we. Rele poor mothers wandering about largely Company Investment

which the Society was doing in Hongkong inoney which is too often spent in drinks

with their infants on their shoulders Lots embraced by this scheme, the to advantage in the songs "The Curfew" interested as owners of several Marine England was in fine voice, and was heard reclamation in front of which will entail and The Windmill Mrs. Maitland struggling to get a piece of bread tu the "Kushimiri Song," and appease their hunger! If a crèche were a heavy outlay of capital extending over

thoroughly deserved the applause she established, the mothers would be enabled a number of years, from which no return enn possibly be expected for a consider received, and the charms which music is to undertake tlwir daily labour with the Misseared for meanwhile in the crèche. Would been done by the Government to carry on holders in the Investment Company were able period, and the resources of the said to possess were well developed in Mr. | knowledge that their children are being the end at the Eastern end of the city / Company pro rata to their holding. Such / Company, the Directors warn you, will Castro's singing of “A Garden of Roses "

bus absolutely nothing appears, to have

You can

You must have evidently misread the Secretary's letter of 21st March last, for it

contains no explanation of why share

this little work. Recently the Tramway Company has made an attempt to supply not offered shares in the Reclamation

be taxed to their utmost.

are

The Board of Directors, taking every-

Bang

Gonzalez' violin solo Vision."

and when the Hon. Mr. Shellim asked offer was never contemplated, because in Council last week what steps the the interests of the Investment Company Government were taking to carry out thewere cared for by offering, on the forma work for which 32,000 had been voted, the tion of the Reclamation Company, to your reply was made that "the Government does Board of Directors an interest in the new pagment of a regular dividend and leave evening divided the plaudits of the gire to the poor we lend to God. Let us,

not propose to take any further steps in the matter at present, pending the result of the experience of the action of the Low Level Tramway in erecting tents for bathors at the points mentioned.”

Company to whatever exters they deemed it prudent to invest your money.

The Board unanimously agreed to take 2,000 shares, and it is a significant fact that no exception was taken to this invest.

There can be no doubt whatever as toment by shareholders in this Company

The when it was brought to their notice. "the result of the experience.” demand for such facilities must have been

With regard to the one transaction between the two Companies to which you refer, viz., the sale and purchase of

thing into consideration, strongly recom- mend shareholders to leave matters as they are, and thus render less difficult the the Reclamation Company free to under take such speculative reclamation works that offer, in which this Company will have

considerable share a financial inconvenience.

without

was much appreciated, and Miss Osmund displayed a skilful touch in her piano solo. Mr. R. E. White pleased with his sung "The Watchman," and later in the spectators with Mr. Cawsey in the duct Flow Gently, Deyn," The band brought with a selection from the "Count of the first part of the programme to a close Luxemburg," which was capitally ren dered, as was also the selection from Maritan," with which they opened the Mrs. Lamb sang "Ave Maria," from "Caval second part of the programme.

Mr. Cawsey's song, "Love, could I only leria Rusticana," very acceptably, and

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to God that this our appeal may reach the ears of those who can well afford to

realized. Charity give us a helping hand in order that these ambitions may be makes no distinction, and whatever we then, work with a real charitable spirit on behalf of the puor and helpless, and Frederick Ozonani, whose birthday cen- THE PRICE OF THE may the Almighty God bless our efforts,

tenary we celebrate to-night, was born at Milan in 1813. His father, John Francis Ozonam, served under Napoleon Bona- parte, and distinguished himself in the battles of Mondovi, Lodi and Rivoli. His Lyons, and to her were born fourteen mother, Maria Nantas, was born in

At the age of nine years Frederick In his comic song Mr. M. programme.

much laughter. Ozonam was sent to the Royal College of Silas provoked

There he made extraordinary The Board. have decided to publish this D.

the programme | Lyons letter in the same newspapers to which The last item

progress in his stadks, and at the early age of fifteen he made a collection of his

With regard to your reference to the fees paid to the Managing Directors, you the terms of the Articles of Association will find that they are in accordance with of the Company, a copy of which has

apparent to anyone who has proceeded on a launch during the bathing season to the raore distant beaches on either side of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 49, it has alway* based wholly upon the profits earned by tell thee," was one of the features of the children, eleven of whom died in infancy.

been

the policy of your Managing Directors to buy and sell properties when they saw a profit therefrom.

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already been sent you. the Company.

These fees aro

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you sent the correspondence for the was a selection by the band, “The Girl brought to a close a very sucessful con- information of the Far Eastern share in the Taxi," the playing of which

cert and a very pleasant evening, A. SHELTON HOOPER, holders-1 am. Sir, yours faithfully,

Secretary.

Mr. A. M. C. da Silva, Vice-President of the Society in Hongkong, delivered the following address:-

AT THE FACTORY,

Write or Send for Catalogue

to

THE SOLE AGENTS:

Chs. J. Gaupp & Co.,

Á LNK AND KA BUILDINGS.

CHATER ROAD

the harbour. They cannot fail to have 4041 scores of people of the class which Cannot afford to join launch parties bathing from the beaches at the Eastern

In all their dealings, no single sale bas

pooms in Latin and French, and pre- end where the Tram Company have now

sented them to his parents. On the com set up twenty-four tents, as well as at the given a better return than the one referred

pletion of his education in the various Western end, a little way along the t, showing as it did a profit to the Invest

Caiversities, he was appointed to a Pro- Jubilee Road, where there are, as yet, ment Company of over 100 per cent., and

fessorship of Philosophy. Always of a ntents. The enterprise of the Tram I would further point out this Company's

charitable disposition, he worked very Company deserves success, and I trust the position is improved at this date by over Government's interest in the matter will six lacs as a result of this sale and

In Hongkes (Shanghai) last week, no

My Lord Bishop, Ladies and Gentle zenlmusly in the relief of the poor and extend to seeing that these bathing consequent reduction of our overdraft,

of others with his spirit he founded-the- benches are preserved to the public. Ita igure which had that sale not taken fewer than 29 foreign subjects were

commemorate the centenary

of St. Bincent de Conference of St. Vincent de Paul, his Founder is greatly to bo regretted that some sell place could only now be arrived at by a arrested for "procuring or assisting in men,We are assembled here to-night needy, and, with the object of imbuing portion of that $2,000 has not been spent sale of the land at over 85.50 per square cock fighting." Seven were tried by the to Spanish Consular Court and fined the by the Government in clearing the beaches foot. of the rocks which now spoil them for

each four are appearing before the Paul's Conferences and the Golden earnest desire being that the members of bathing purposes. I have in mind nore

the Portuguese Court, two in the Mixed Hongkong. This dual anniversary fills ionaries.. In 1853, his soul departed particularly the beach below the Jubilee

American Consular Court, four before Jubilee of the birth of this Socirty in the Conference should work as lay mis British subject the hearts of those associated with this from this world to receive the reward of Road, for at the other end I suppose the recently acquired some undeveloped pru Court, and one

the mortals. immortal among named J. F. Britto. This defendant, world-wide charitable institution with his labours on earth, and bis name he Tram Company is making what improve perty there. nents may be necessary.

The two Companies do not compete for when tried in the Police Court, pleaded joy and gratitude-joy because The note on the relation of jerry-uild the reason that the class of property that he only went to the premises in ques-to-day that our own efforts and those of ing to the prevalence of plague in the which the Reclamation Company buys tion to we the cock-fight, but he did not our predecessors have resulted in some Daily Press on Saturday from the acting

go into the ring nor did he handle the brafit to the puur of this Colony Colonel Secretary's Report on the Blue and reclaims at the risk of holding for a Bock, suggests an inquiry as to whether long period of years does not include birds-1n dealing with the defendant gratitude because the public in general all the Rev. Fathers and Brothers here | STUDY

are assisting at the concert, as well as the riders appended by a coroner's jury properties which your directors could under the First Offenders' Act and per- have appreciated our efforts and enabled present, to the Indies and gentlemen who to their verdict in the collapse case are receiving "the caruest recommend the Investment Company to mitting him to go, his Worship said that attention of the Government" or have bay without endangering the regular this sort of thing was forbidden by Eng- us by their kind co-operation to carry on

lish law and a British subject was liable our work for so many years. It is to Mr. Emil lanenberg, the organiser, been consigned to the oblivion of the

The Building payment of their dividend, C.8.0. Pigeon-holes? Authority admits that walls, built as was

recent house

The Directors are not unmindful of the future possibilities of Kowloon and

as your "Chief Disappointment" the

While you advocate entering upon this the one in question at the recent inquest, speculative business and thus endangering must inevitably collapse-possibly caus- ing the sudden death of many people, your regular dividend, you put forward- and in this Report on the Blue Book we have the admission that the incidence of plague is greatest in the districts where reduction of the Company's dividend the old houses with hollow walls con- from 12 per cent. to 7 per cent. In doing structed of soft bricks abound, because they so you have apparently overlooked the form idea Lesting places for rate, but this fact that the dividend of 7 per cent. admission is followed by the despairing note that "There is no remedy for such which is been regularly paid during inuity construction, short of actual cont years is equivalent to 0.5 on Thi demolition of the premises, which is too investment-of-b-per share wrrived from heroic a measure to be practicable on and the sharehustders.

Hence people must. extended scale."

On the first occasion that a dividend of continue to live in danger of sudde inovitable death either from the

these lauitily constructed 12 per cent. was paid the capital of the collapse of walls, or from the epidemies of plague Curupany was only 82,500,000, and the interest earned by the reserve fund of which they e torrage!

$1,250,000 was of material assistance,

Congratulations to the winners of the

Golf Professional Pairs! Thero is gloricus uncertainty" about Golf well as about Cricket!

RODERICK RANDOM.

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After the capital of the Company was increased in 1900) by the capitalization of the reserve fund a dividend of 12 per cent.,

WAS

We Sek

caus Our

His Lordship

for

sincerest thanks are given to OUR

Pozzoni Pishop extending his patronage to-night, and to

OF

have honoured us by their presence du to be brought to Court whenever he went unnecessary for me to give you a detailed and to all the ladies and gentlemen who THE EYE

this auspicious anniversary. to such a place. He warned the deleu- narrative of the work done by this

ia Society. The leaflet which is now in your. datt nerer to go again.

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It is

the

of Name

EXIT spiritual director, the Rev. Father Gabardi, that I now earnestly appeal to all young men to join the Society as active members and to work with wal in behalf of the institu-.

tion.

Sir John Anderson, Permanent Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, was presented, on June 24th, with his por trait, painted by Mr. William Orpo A.R.A. It is to be hung in the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, and a replica has also been painted by Mr. Orpen for

The por Sir John Anderson himself. traits have been subacribed for by men connected with the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States.

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