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The proceedings at the meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel
Saturday are
little Company on
In fact it rather looks difficult to follow. asi as Chevalier would say they dum where they are." A resolution was
proposed by the Chairman, and before anyone Irati formally seconded it, Dr. Noble (one of the Directors). proposed ́er
COMPANY MEETINGS.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TD. 1913.
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FOOTBALL. JOTTINGS. The recent successful launching of
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Nuff said; Wood
Colony of Hongkong in the last Intor-who was unmarked. Port footer contest at Shanghai. There does not make mistakes with gifts like were also separate invitations from the that, and the Duke's wore a goal to the F.O. and the League Committee so play good, and still kicking strong. At last,
The Hon. Mr. Hallifax spoke in reproachful and regretful terms of the apathy shown by monbers of the Soccer section of the Hongkong Club of late, and certainly his remarks were most opportune. The visit of Shanghai in the new year should, however, act as n stimules to ambitious young footisdlers The Club has plenty of good materia! somewhere, but enthusiasm is rare, and some members required a great deal of persuasion from
Long to "Captain turn out. One or two players at Kowloon Dock may take the hint, and come up to too, who had a grievance the other way pro-about-and in many cases, a genuine As will be seen from thr grievance.
the through (supplied courtesy of the newly-elected Hon. Secre- try of the Hongkong Club, Mr. J. C. Taylor), published below the Six-a-side Tournament starts on Thursday, and eagle eyes will be searching for any likely new talent,
the
important addition as an amendment She Po Shan, M. Manak, C. D. Silns, CHAIRMAN put the amended resolution, Association, and thus become subicct scratch this season. There were others,
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Goetz, Loung Kam Ming,
G.
No one will deny the D.C.L.L's the
credit for a good win, and the defeat, coming so erly in the season, will do the Engineers very little harm. It may, indeed, prove a blessing in disguise, Ono thing is certain, the match next Saturday between the D.C.II. and the R.G.A. în the same competition will be worth seeing, and we can safely assume that the gunners will not lose through aver confidenco. Nor should the Dukes," for the matter of that.
GOLF.
FAN LING COMPETITION, SEPTEMBER, 1913.
ROBERTSONS CUT.
being made to An attempt is now
shareholdere of their deprive the right to receive this eight-twentieths Are the Hongkong Mummers" correct
I don't branch of the English Football Associathe Club team and the League team, and alive to their position, the R.E. tried to which they have purchased. in advertising their coming performance
think it competent to the larger section oftion in the Colony has trised quite a these invitations wore accepted by Houg recover lost ground, but "boot was of "Twelfth Night' the "first
pass the present miniature storm in the ordinarily calm kong. The same course might be adopted met by boot, the ball was kept in mid- by Hongkong, to the satisfaction of all Gold, and the recorder of scores was not -An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders to Amateur Shakespearian production in
shareholders in the Hongkong Hotel Co, resolution, which would have the effect of placidity of local civilian football circles, parties. But omphatically and decidedly again troubled. the Far East"? I have been naked whether the Yokohama A.D.C. has not in Ezd., was held at the Hongkong Hotel at depriving the smaller section of the share and, while it is generally admitted that the the Association is the top-dog, and the
fotbali management. its time produced a Shakespere an comedy, noon on Saturday. Mr. J. Scott Harsholders of their rights to the advantage new factor in local football executivo will Association has plenary power over all
I would suggest bo of inestimable value in securing a more but I cannot answer the question and softon presided, and there were also proof the larger wvection. I pass it on.
senha-Dr. J, W, Noble and Messrs. F. that the unpaid capital bo called ap, complete control of the Clubs and of the Maitland and J. W. C, Bommar making all the shares fully paid. This players on the field than has hitherto directors), Mr. J. H. Taggart (Acting would be fair upon all sections of shave been the caso under the League Com Secretary), Hom. Mr. 1). Landale and holders, would put them all on an equal mitttee, there are yet those who view Messrs. F. J. Grist, F. B. L. Bowley, A. footing, and they would all rank alike its advent with certain misgivings. R. Lowe, W. E. Clarke, A. Rodger, W.in respect of dividends and otherwise. Sono outspoken comments were pussed Logan, P. C. Poils, Ellis Kadoorie, T. | The CHAIRMAN-Does any other gentle at the annual meeting of the Hongkong Petria, &. Walker, E. Raymond, J. Ray-man wish to address the menting before F.C. on the question whether the Club mond, A. Weill, Lai Chan, Fung Tat 1 put the amendment?
the haughty aristocrat of local football" No other shareholder spoke, and the
-should become affiliated to Hang, S. H. Michael, Sidney Michael,
which was as follows: That the follow ing now Article be inserted in the Cham- Association after pany's Articles 10 thereof :---
10A.The Company shall pay divi- deads in respect of any existing or new shares of the Company, in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger
The position of a member of the A. F.A..
The result of the match between the amount is paid up on some shares than on others. This new Article on coming to the Colony and desiring to E. and the D.C.L.1. was a surprise to shall be and is for all purposes play football and, similarly, the standing any, and will gain for the D.C.L.I. a fair-meed of respect. The Cornwalls did retrospective in its operation.'
of a devotee of the Amateur Association nothing brilliant during the short. on returning to the Ohl Country after time they were here last season, and were playing here under F.A. auspices, scented compared rather disparagingly with the Koylis." They have a well- to be the principal obstacle noted.balanced team, however, and should give no relevance their colleagues in the Leagues soins good In my view, this has
the bread issue as to gaines.
GREEN & WHITE. whatever to
for h matter whether the Club should affiliate or
It is entierly the individual player, and if a man comes to this Colony, stands fast in his adherence to what is now an impoverished and nigh innocuous institution, and
Though there are references in the subec quent proceedings to the resolution and the amendment, the only motion properly before the meeting was Dr. Noble'a, which became the substantive motion because the original resolution had not been seconded, The vete, therefore, was odverse to both the original resolution and the amended resolution. What is to happen now? Aro bolders of partly paid up shares to demand the full dividend 1
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P. Lammert, N, J. Vessons, J. Georgey and M. D. Silas.
In conse
of
The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, I have to declare that the amended resolution. which has been put to the meeting, is lost. That is all the business. Thank you for your attendance.
WILLIAM POWELL. LIMITED.
to its jurisdiction, and, as one minent maber phrased it, "its pain
One or two members fixture-list and penalties.** registered their disfavour of affiliation, adducing what in my view were must trivial and irrelevant reasons for their objections.
not.
refuses to play for the Clab if affiliated with the F.A., well, it's his "pidgin." and not of the Club's, and the majority should not be prevented from playing serious fpath: because of the eccentricity
can call it by no other name of this
The Acting Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, which was called for the purpose of inserting, if thought fit, the following Attiele in the Articles of Association of the Company :-"The Company shall pay dividends in respect of any existing or new shares of the Com- pany, in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount
A vote was then taken by a show of Macao on Saturday and Sunday was is paid up in some shares but on others. hands, the result being, for the resolu
The CHAIRMAN said:--Gentlemen,Astion as amended, 18; against, 31. onlebrating the third anniversary of the Republic. An interesting place is Macho you are aware, ever since the issue of the It is certainly unusual new shares (on which only $25 has been in many ways. For a club in a stall Colony like Macao paid up) the dividend paid thereon has to give a Ball in honour of a national been proportioned to the amount paid anniversary and refuse to invite thoup, namely, half the amount of that paid relative Governor His Excellency, I am told, up the old shares ---the
un is a strong man" and the work he has amounts paid having recently been $1.50 done in the Colony has stirred up
as against 2 per half-year.
The twelfth ordinary general raceting hornets' nest.
of a point raised by the of William Powell, Ltd., was held on quence Company's auditors (Messrs. A. I. Love Saturday, at the offers of Messrs. John and H. '. Jeffries) as to the legality of the Company making payment in a son, Stokes & Master. Mr. R. F. C. as above, your directors took legal advice Master presided, and there were also and were advised that the payments present:-Mr. F. Chapple (director), above referred to were in order. Subse and Messrs. F. W. Stapleton, A. E. quently Mr. Lowe again raised the point, Crapnell, E. Mauricio, and H. U. Holt The Acting Secretary having read the and in the auditors' report appearing on (acting secretary). the last balance sheet presented to the
The CHAIRMAN said:The report and shareholders they qualified same in the notice convening the meeting, following words:"Subject to the con- tingent liability (if any) arising from statement of accounts for the year ending claps by holders of partly paid shares June 30th last, together with the auditor's for larger dividends than those already certificate, having been in your hands paid them," but your directors, being some time, I will, with your permission, satisñed with the opinion they had previ- follow the usual custom and take them ously obtained, recommended the payment as read. The business transacted during of the dividend on the same basis as the year under review eclipsed consider before it formerly Ge, pro rate) which the shareably anything ever previously handled holders sanctioned in March last. Shortly by the Company, and seeing that it is after the last half-yearly meeting your still increasing demonstrates clearly the directors took Counsel's opinion, and were popularity of our goods. Op referring advised that in order to cable the Com-to the balance sheet you will note that our pany to pay larger dividends to the indebtedness to the Bank is much higher holders of the old shares (which are fully paid up) than to the holders of the new shares (which are only partially paid up) the Company must be authorised to de so under its articles-thus confirming the point raised by the auditors and your directors have accordingly convened with the object of pussing (with a view to subsequently confirming) the resolution
The news that the Tutuh of Casten is, as fast as he can, replacing the officials of the now school by officials of the old school is significant of the change which is gradually taking place in many provinces of China. I am told also that this winter will see a marked sartorial change in the people of South China, They are going back on their erau for foreign dress, and reverting to their old picturesque costumes and Chinese mor- chants with stocks of foreign clothing are feeling very uneasy about it. The change is already very marked in Canton There is one respect in which it is to be hoped that there will be no change, unless it is for still better, and that is in regard to the cleanliness and smart- ness of the “forces of the law,'' but, I fear, these hopes will be disappointed The late Chief of Police kept a steam laundry going washing and doing up the uniforms and apparel of the police, but business has now been suspended at the Inundry, I understand, in consequence of a new order to the effect that the police must do their washing themselves or go without. Let us hope they are not ro join the ranks of the Great Unwashed"
W'e
and go without," It is bad enough to the new troops slouching about a deporable state of untidiness and
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with umbrellas of bluc eloth,
than list year. This is accounted for by the increase in our business, which necessitates the carrying of a much larger stock; the establishment of a tailoring department; and the extension of our furnishing department. To the latter we have added chine and glass. cutlery, electro-plate, &c., all of which are in great demand. Our tailoring department, ton,
or that player, who would doubtless be able to console himself with the reflection. that in abstaining from football under such conditions he was suffering martyr
dom for the cause" of the A.F.A. The Amateur Association has been king out a precaricas existence for some time now upon a pitiful pride
clever
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG F. C. SIX-A-SIDE COMPETITION.
Below are given the dates for the
various fixtures in the Hongkong F. C. Bix-a-side Tournament :----
Thursday 9th :---
Ewo Wayfoong. Friday 10th-
Long's e. Hamilton's. Pennell's v. Taikos. Tuesday 14th:--
Long's . Ewo, Rugby r. Wayfoong. Wednesday 16th- Thursday 16th:
Taikoo . Hamilton's,
Rugby . Long's. Friday 17th,
Hamilton's e. Penuell's. Ewo & Taikoo.
Monday 20th-
and self-conceit-a sure indication of
fate the
that looms threateningly | Tuesday Sist:- At the end of last season
In the march of
Wayfoong . Taikoo. Long's v. Pennell's. Ewo . Rugby. Wednesday 22nd:---
Taikoo . Long's. Hamilton's . Evo, Friday 24th:-
Wayfoong . Pennell's. Hamilton's u. Rugby. Monday 27th:--
Eugby v. Taikoo. Pennell's . Ewo. Tuesday 28th:-
three of the most important among
included among them being the ever the comparatively few teams acknow-Thursday 23rd
edging allegiance to the institution---|
prestige and power. famous New Crusaders-scceded, and this was but one of many signs of its loss of progress, the wheels of the Association have lagged behind, and the inexorable hand of Time has been slowly tracing thes characters of the word Ichabod acriss its career. For myself. I have no desire to decry the efforts of the A.F.A., but 1 fail utterly to see that it fills any loophole
in modern football.
Hamilton's v. Wayfoong. Wednesday 29th:-
Wayfoong . Long's. Thursday 30th --
Pennell's 2. Rugby. Should any of the above dates prove unsuitable, Captains may arrange others amongst themselves, such changes to be
the Club-houьČ.
Major Pritchard...
Capt. Spicor
Mr. F. Bovington
Mr. P. Tester Mr. J. Cluck
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The following advertisement, taken not which you have just heard read. I have now that the initial difficulties have been To express the fear of a member who duly entered on the fixture list posted in from a local but a Homo paper, "in-therefore, goatlemen, to propose that the resolution be passed. I will read it again plores the passing tribute of a sigh":-
for the sake of formality.
When the resolution was read, Dr. NOBLE
proposed
"For sale, set of golf clubs and bag,
in good condition; or would exchange for a double mailcart."
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overcome, is fast reaking progress. The outlay for these extensions, and the purchase accordingly of stock, has been very heavy, and it will be a matter of addition time before any real benefit can accrue Having this in mind, and after careful consideration, your directors propose postponing the issue of dividend warrants until March 15th, when our Bank overdraft will be more at its normal figure. We trust this course will meet
Our stock is in absurd. with your approval.
1 beleve the advertiser is not a member to the resolution, "And this new Article therefrom, of the Hongkong Golf Club.
shall be and the same is for all purposes retrospective in its operation."
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Mr. MAITLAND—I have much pleasure in seconding the amendment.
Two or three efforts are being made at the present time in Hongkong to raise large sums of money for charitable
The CHAIRMAN-You have heard the I objects. The old methods of working are getting a bit worn-out and ineffective, amendment which has just been read.
will now put that as the substantive
and as now ideas may be welcome I pass motion before the meeting. The amen excellent condition and has been taken in Possess the merit of plausibility, and,
on the following:-
ment comes before the resolution. NEW YORK, Monday,
to
LOCAL SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE.
(Division 1.).
D.C.L.L, 2 goals; Engineers, 1.
The
SOLE AGENTS:
RUTTONJEE
& SON,
14, QUEEN'S ROAD Central.
LIMITED.
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NEW CONSIGNMENTS
STERLING
SILVER WARE.
PLATE
PRINCES
The second objection-if objection it may properly be termed was that the discipline of the Association is too harsh. views certainly are entitled to all respect, but who seemed to have most lamentably missed the point on this matter, “A mai may get sent off the ground for an unin- tentional foul, and be suspended for the rest of the season by the Association.' This, again, has no relevance to the question of affiliation. In the first place. foul, the only person to be blamed is the It has if a man is sent off for an unintentional referee for his bad judgment. nothing whatever to do with the constitu tion of the Association. And any sugges
The Engineers had the sun in their MAPPIN&WEBB, tion that a man may be suspended for a season for such an "offence" is manifestly eyes, but it mattered little, and they gave The argument does not even the Cornwall's defence a warm time from without desiring to give offence, I must the very start, and sustained the pres at a cost which represents its true value. confess it seems to me to be absolutely enre till they had the satisfaction of As to the future, it is always dangerous puerile
It is to be hoped that all inisapprehen notching the first goal of the competition. Despatches from Sales, Ohio, report that Mr. GRIST-Before putting the amend all records for kissing have been broken by
I should like to address the to prophesy, bu notwithstanding keensions will be swept away as a result of the It was a grand shot by Bough, and the six young women who yesterday hold a meat,
The objects for which the competition your directors see no reason suggested conference between the Bon.
Soccer members of the Club Committee. he went to fish it cut of the net.
Shoot, kissing bee" for the purpose of raising meeting. £2,000 for a locul hospital.
They offered presont meeting has been called have been why we should not expect and realize a Secretary of the Association and the four goalie's first sight of the ball was when
a line
"Bullet" fully kisses at four shillings each.
Bullet" yelled someone. of men, young and eld, formed twenty feet fully explained to you, and shortly are, continuance of the prosperity which the and that the premier Club in the Colony Wellington Barracks men called for an
Association in its laudable efforts to keep deep. Many of the elder citizens of Salem that the constitution of the company does Company is now enjoying. Mr. Gedge will fall into line with the others and encore, and it nearly came. zenclied the head of the line, and then dividend in respect to the fully paid England on holiday, Mr. Chapple and cotball clean and comfortable intended to; but he omitted to notice that Our Really, there is no other alternative little Eardly, with his two stone nothing, invested a sovereign apiece when they not allow it to pay a larger or different and Mr. Moxon having proceeded to signify its willingness to assist the hurried back to the end of the line
shares than to the partly paid shares, myself wero elected to the board.
confirmation, before the Club, if it desires to play foot was on him, and the result was that the ball at all this season, for unless it leather was soon lost to his sight" and increase their "investments.'
It election requires your When nach bid sold nearly 2,000 kisses although it has done for years past.
equalised. the girls announced that the bee" was is now sought to alter the constitution Before formally proposing the adoption affiliates it will be debarred from entering Coxon was working mighty hard at the elased. The performance, embracing 10,000
to enable, or rather of the report and accounts, I shall be into the Competitions: And what will the other end to prevent the scores being It may have some connection with the The question which has caused nuch public kisses, lasted exactly two hours, of the company
heart-burning is as to which is the proper formation of the new Association and its Anything doing in this line in Hong make it imperative upon, it to pay the pleased to answer to the best of my ability playing members say to that?
dividend pro rata in proportion to the
any questions that may be put.
Thore being no question, the CHAIRMAN body to take in hand and control arrange control of referees, and it may not, but on all sides one beard cries of "Play to ments for Inter-Port contests. Probably amounts paid up on the shares, entirely
to affiliation. Surely to pause to appeal, or when an unexpected opposition We have all heard stories about the forgetting or losing sight of the fact that proposed the adoption of the report and this matter is at the root of the whole the ref." when players were inclined Hongkong steam roller. Here is one of the company is trading, at any rate in accounts.
Mr.- STAPLETON 20conded, and the motion there can be but one answer to such a decision was given. It is a good sign,
question. The Association is the pre- anyway. the Peking steam roller which appears to part, upon the credit of its uncalled
Beddpws got the Cornwall' Grst goal travel like an express train. The story capital. It is the liability of the holders was carried.
Mr. CRAPNELL moved that the appoint dominant governing body, claiming, with
run towards the a twenty yards' is given as told by a 'Chinese contem- of the partly paid shares for the unpaident of Messrs, R. F. C. Master and the solitary exception of the Hongkong after a grand run of twenty yards, and It cannot be said that the Engineers' goal is something to manage It is obviously unfair that F. T. Chapple as directors be confirmed, Club, the allegiance of all the Clubs in and that they be re-elected for another the Colony.
Hongkong Football Club is the most repre. But he deserved all the cheers he gut, and The street, in Shih-tou Hutung, outside the new shareholders should receive no the Chengyangmen, which is in the centre
compensation for this liability or the year.
Mr. E. MAURICIO seconded, and the sentative body, and, unless the Inter-Port contests are in the future to be limited to
This led up to well in the second half, of a busy district, is being repaired.
and by this time there were three or four proposition was agreed to, the street is a very busy one, fearing that benefit of the credit so obtained by the
Mr. CHAPPLE proposed that Mr. Perey matches between the Shanghai Club and Smith be re-elected auditor at a fee of the Hongkong Clab, it cannot be argued passengers in the R.E, eleven. They oor- that the H.E.F.C. is the proper institu-
Pearson was badly tion to issue invitations to Shanghai ertainly, as, a side, did not appear so fit CHS. J. GAUPP The motion was seconded by Mr.
Singapore in connection with interports the "little-uns." $300 per annum.
once between a win and a loss for his MAURICIO, and carried.
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, matches. We cannot afford to ignore the missed, and may have made all the differ Military lement in Hongkong football.
and that I thank you
Hongkong wou'd have made a sorry show club, but Kelly, Lewis and Coxon.
there, were
With less than ten gentlemen.
at Shanghai earlier in the year had it had not the help of four or five soldiers ing something.
minutes to go Bailey got the ball away who provided the backbone of the saying something. With less than ten
Nt the Shanghai Club,
Down camo the Infantry forwards in a team. the Shanghai League Committee, but the from his goal with a big kick, for him. Shanghai Frotball Association, through its capalie Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. .line, at the crucial moment the sphere Semmens, issued the invitation to the came across as true us a die to Wood,
kong ?.
porary:-
amounts.
for
your
pedestrians might be hurt by the steam company, and, on that ground, I oppose There is roller, the Chief of the Police sent a police the passing of the resolution. maz to caution the passers-by. The police man whom he sent was very industrious, but also another and perhaps a stronger it was unfortunate that while shouting reason why this resolution should not be
Look out for the steam-roller," he foll down himself by accident and was run ever passed, and that is that, when the new His legs were broken shares were issued, the company agreed by the steam-roller. and he was taken to the hospital, where he to sell to the new shareholders eight attendance. died shortly."
twentieths of the coneeru, there being
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alise The moral of this little story is nothing in the Articles of Association.
to differentiate Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs Beware of the steam roller as you would allowing the company
between the old and new shareholders into acknowledge with thanks the following
donations to the funds of the Hospitais a motor car!
St. Stephen's College RODERICK RANDOM.
rospect to the dividonds or otherwise.
$100
more.
TE
say-
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEAIS),
CUTLERY
From the
SOLE AGENTS:
& CO..
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CHATER ROAD.
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