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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 1913.

Owing to unforeseen circumstances, it

has been found necessary to alter the first TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

St Andrew's Ball Practice Dance date to Tuesday, 11th November, The other two dates (Mondays, 17th and 24th)

A. S. WATSON hitherto with the implicit approval of, the remain unchanged.

& CO., LTD.,

CIGAR MERCHANTS AND TOBACCONISTS.

TOBACCOS

SPECIAL: JOHN MIXTURE.

recognition of the legal status of such Shangliai registers. The various departures from strict procedure in connection with registration of companies have been fully reported to, and bave continued

authorities, but have not been deemed sufficiently important to call for special legal enactments. Under present eircum- stances, however, it has been considered desirable to obtain a definito rule of procedure, which will enable shareholders

The Consul General of Japan will be At Home, from I am to 1 p.m, of the 1st inst., at his house, No. 19, Macdonnell Road, on the occasion of the official birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of

{IXXOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

MR ASQUITH'S SPEECH.

PRESS, COMMENT,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE P. & O. COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS.

RANDOM REFLECTIONS,

What of the Navy is the title of abbok in Kelly & Walsh's new list. It suggests to me another question-What of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League! I have a notion that a meeting LONDON, October 27th.

was held about twelve month

with The P. & O. Steam Navigation Com-branch. How is its vitality being shown i the object of revitalising the local

LONDON, October 27th. The Unionist papers find it difficult, bill" the Government's views are more fully pany, replying to the Imperial Morchants' disclosed, to estimate whether, or how Service Guild, says that last Spring, the far, Mr. Asquith's speech has improved Company, in view of the prosperity of the prospects of a settlement by consent shipping, authorised important modifica Dealing with his reservation regarding muneration of officers and engineers, tions to be made in the scales of re- permanent barriers to Irich unity, they Sines then the Company had received no insist that if Ulster is temporarily representations 300 rounds of ammunition, the second one excluded the must have a free choice at

arrived in the Colony from America on

to know for certain all the conditions of Japan. subject to which such shares can be held, Beforo Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magis both as regarde dividends, facilities of yesterday, three Chinese who had transfer, and, finally, in the case of British board the Blue Funnel liner Cyclops were COTTON'S residents, probate dues. We are not charged with being in unlawful posses aware that this need has yet been satisfaction of arms and ammunition. One of the defendants had three revolvers and torily met; though control over these com-

by the amended ordinance. We are reminded of the subject by the receipt of the copy of a new. Order-in-Council, which,

HUD, MEDIUM and FULL $1 per 1b tin

CARRERAS CRAVEN MIXTURE, BLACK CAT MIXTURE, GABRICK MIXTURE, ARDATH AND STATE EXPRESS

MIXTURE,

&ci

HIGH-CLASS

panies has been considerably strengthened

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observe, provides, inter alia, that "a register of companies incorporated or registered in the United Kingdom or in any British posmssion and carrying on business in China shall be kept at the ollica of every Consulate in China." The Consulate at which companies are registerel must be that in the district of which their chiof local office is situated or their business is

gun and 100 rounds, and the third athe end of the period of exclusion.

river and 100 rounds. Each was fined the maximum penalty, $250, or three months imprisonment in default-

from

There was, sonic, intention, I believe, to held the annual meetings on Trafalgor Day, but that date has gone and there are no signs of life in the Navy League. A suggestion was made at the meeting to the Branch should devote some of its which I have referred to the effect that

funds to providing prizes for shooting by either branch.io Volunteers and kindred organisations, and also for sailing-by way of keeping the existence of the League in the public eye. Where are those Navy League Caps?

itself to set the example of observing the suggested **Naval holidny ”1-

The Daily Telegraph says it is not amounting to 10,000 a year, the Com. Is the League dead, or only taking upon.

Jikely that anything valuable will come from an offer manifestly designed to maneuvre the Unionista into a false position.

Apart from a system of compulsory in- surance and superannuation, of which the Company pays half the premiums,

pany voluntarily allows all commanders and engineers who retire after long and The hired transport Soudan ürrived from the North on Sunday with the 2nd

unblemished service pensions, the aggre-

The question of the Bathing Benches Battalion of the Somersetshire regiment

gate of which reaches a very high figure, threatens to rank with the Military 830 men proceeding to India and 7 officers from Tientsin, numbering 16 officers and

The Daily Chronicle says the Unionists THE TWO PEACE EMPERORS.

Contribution as a theme for discussion and 100 men going Home The Soudan will be false to the best politi-

in the Legislative Council Chamber. It KAISER THE QUEST OF AUSTRIA,

struck me on reading the references to remains here till November 4th. The eul traditions of both parties if they

VIENNA, October 27th,

the subject at the Legislative Council married people on board removed refuse the offer, yesterday morning to the Mount

After shouting with the Archduke Franz ill informed on the subject. His Excel- meeting that the Government is somewhat The Daily News deprecates even a Ferdinand in Bohemia, the Kaiser Lency remarked that he had been told that

chiefly carried on. This serv

serves as Austin barracks, the D.C.L.I. troops CIGARS recognition of the legal status of the in occupation of these barracks having temporary exclusion of Ulster. It main arrived at Vienna yesterday, being the evenings organized by the Tramway

companies, but does not seem to meet all that is being asked for in the MANILA-LOLITAS, MAN-interests of shareholders in such companies DARINS, EL TAMARINDOS, On the registration of a company at a EXCELLENTES, INFUMABLES; Consulate there must be deposited and filed in the office of the Consulate a copy of the certicate of incorporation of the company or other document corresponding thereto, B copy of the memorandum and articles of

PERFECTOS, ESTRELLAS, &c. DUTCH, HAVANAS, GERMAN CIGARS, MARTIN'S TWEENIES.

CIGARETTES

VIRGINIAN, EGYPTIAN, TOR KISH - ALL WELL-KNOWN

BRANDS KEPT IN STOCK.

PRICES MODERATE.

LIMITED,

association and other documents corros. ponding thereto, a statement showing the nominal capital of the company and the amount thereof which have been subscribed and paid up respectively, and if the com pany has been incorporated under a law which provides for the periodical filing of a list of the shareholders, a copy of the host list so filed. But there is no provision in the Order that the company shall file also A. S. WATSON & CO.. an ansuel statement of accounts, and it is not required that the registration shall be renewed annually. Clanso 61 says company shall not be entitled to be recog- nised or protected as a British Company unless it is registered under this Order, but shall, although not so registered, be subject to the jurisdiction of F Majesty's Courts in "China", and the succeeding Article says: "Nothing in this Article shall affect the right of the Secretary of State to direct that British protection shall not be accord ed to a company, even though it has been registered under this Order." In these circumstances it is not very obvious to the

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for the time being been put under tains that this would be disastrous to received at the station by the Emperor Company and formed pleasant social canvas on the parade ground. The Ulster itself, which would gain nothing Franz Joseph troops conveyed by the Soudan have

gatherings, but the number of people who gone thereby, which cannot bo secured by the into camp at Hunghom The Souder

The Fremdenblatt, in welcoming the entered the water was extremely small- Infantry to India, and the Samali, which education, Patronage, and similar sub Austro-German Alliance throughout its respect, suggest that this is quite a wrong will convey the Somersetshire Light fullest concession of local powers over country's Royal guest, points out that the probably a fraction of one par cent. of those present. May 1, with all due leaves here on the 11th November, wil jects consistent with Irish unity. take the Home-going troops.

The Tinés says —Any form of exclu- sion will in the end prove widely

Miss Dora von Möllendorf, who is

announced to give & concert in St. Andrew's Hall next Tuesday, is the subject of enthusiastic eulogy in the Northern papers. The No6. Daily News in a notice

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unacceptable.

way of judging the question. It is possibly true that only a fraction of ene per cent of the people bathe at these

existerice had proved a very strong and most unerring guide to both Emperora, and a strong directing factor in later The only course to avert national policy, amid all its numerous dinner, but I imagine that Mr. Kennedy,

pleasant social gatherings" after

variations. The fulfilment of the object the manager of the Tramway Company: of protecting peace was primarily the is in a position to show that, between fivo work of the two Peace Emperors-

and eight o'clock on summer nights, very great use indeed is made by bathers of The Kaiser left for home on Sunday the two dozen bathing tenss provided by Mr. John Dillon, M.P., speaking at night aftor separate and long conversathe Tramway Company out by Belle View.

AMERICA'S PROFOUND

PURPOSE.

PRESIDENT WILSON ON WILLIAM PENN..

disaster is an early appeal to the country To the Irish independent, any exclusion of a concert given at Shanghai says whether partial or temporary, would be A large and enthusiastic audience wel-unacceptable. comed Miss Dora von Möllendorff at the Masonic Hall last night on her reappearance in Shanghai. The occasion Carlow, said that Mr. Asquith's recent tion with the Emperor Franz Joseph and was specially interesting in that we do speech was that of a statesman, a man Count Berchtold, the Foreign Minister nor often have the opportunity of watch of honour, and a brave friend. The the evolution of a player, as audiences Nationalists were willing to go any at Home have. At her first appearance a distence fe meet Ulster Unionists, abort year or so ago, Miss von Möllendorf gave of sacrificing the principles of Home the impression of neing a player of great promise. Her angering was remarkable, Rule-But it would be a great misfortune and she played with great fire and to all if there were any vestige of privi- brilliance At the same time there lege or distinction between the different appeared a temptation to attempt pieces section of the Irish people. too difficult and the tone was not always good. The intervening time bus been devoted to further study in Germany, and well devoted Technique has advanced, and there appears great power and mastery of interpretation. Confidence, it ed hardly be said, is everything in the

FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

1,000 RILLED AT MONTEREY.

BROWNSVILLE (Texas), October 27th, It is estimated that 1,000 persons were

lay and what is gained by the provisionslin, and iss von Mollendorff's recout killed during the fighting at Monterey,

in the new Order-in-Council,

The French mail of the 2nd September was delivered in London on the 25th October.

The Hongkong Gymkhana Club are arranging a sixth gymkhana meeting for Saturday, November 15th.

Sergt. Pincott boarded the Bine Funnel Iner Cyclaps, and found 34 rifles and 4,000 rounds of ammunition. No one claimed the property, and it was accord ingly confiscated by the police,

Saunders,

successes in Germany, as in Peking sad Jankow, seem to have given her assurance. of being able to appeal to her hearers

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. The Mexican Presidential election,

simply by her treatment of the solos she opened on Saturday. There was practic selects.

Altogether Miss von ally no voting at Mexico City and Vera Mellendorf's reappearance was hailed as Cruz President Huerta summoned the a brilliant success, and with such a

candidates to the Palace, and all, except programme she should always be assured Diaz, who is still at Vera Cruz, agreed of a welcome in Shanghai'

to abide by the result, and, if the election should be rendered void by an

insufficient poll, to awist President Tuerte in restoring order, pending another election,

THE RECENT OPIUM CASE

DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.

THE NEW TARIFF LAWS IN MEXICO.

FRANCE PROTESTS AGAINST THE INCREASE

In the case in which Ivor Gourges, a broker, was charged with being deficient in this stock of opium according to the permits issued by the Imports and Exports Department, Mr. J. R. Wood- discharged the defendant. The Magis trace held that Section 20 of Ordinance 22 of 1000 was intended to thean that raw opium stored in a warehouse, under permit in any person's name should stay in that warehouse until a permit had been granted to remove it elsewhere. The responsibility for any, illicit removal Government, declaring that they are of opium so stored was thrown on the just in view of the low drill of France this case it had not been prove that the on Mexican products. quantity of raw opinin originally landed person in whose name it was stored. In

in the Colony had ever been stored in the defendant's name. Defendant was there- fore discharged,

Mr. D. Mackintosh, manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Tient HONGKONG OCTOBER 21, 1913 Sin, is leaving for Eugland with his wife and family on the 28th inst, and, is to Two or three years ago when the Hongkongbe succeeded there by Mr. E. D Legislative Council had under their con sidemtion the consolidation and amendmer t of the local Orbinances relating to "coni-

From the stranier Changsha, which panies, with a view to assimilating the bearrived from Sydney on Sunday, So law to liat prevailing inthe United Kingdom..

Australian Walers in charge of Mr. J. Rowley, consigned to the International much was said about the companies regis-acing Club, Shanghai, were lauded for tered here but transacting all their business shipment to the s.. Anhui, outside the Colony. In a memorandujn ou the subject the Registrar of Compan'es pointed out that most of thess companies have their head offices either at Shanghai or at Tientsin; "they have no cffice here for the transaction of business, and their directors d officers and all their property are out

4:44 TWELFTH NIGHT.". of reach of the jurisdiction of the Hong-

Excellent photographs of the successfu), kong Courts. Under these circumstances

In accordance with the wish of the production of Twelfth Night, taken by control over them is difficult, and it is Peine Kabaura e post-more Cheung, are now on view at found in practice that some of thera examination and his body was made for lessrs. Noutrien to, and those wishing are either incorporated or registered in the the beacht of m medical science. The secure copies should not delay sending | United Kingdom," We'reproduced recently examination proved that the Prines in their orders either direct to Me from the annual report of the Commissioner suffered from cancer. It is reported that Cheung or Messrs. Maurie & Co. We of Cusions at Shanghui a reference to the the late Prince'a esinto totalled 2,000,000 | dras special attention to the Children's subject, which included a statement to the affect that the question of the appointment

The manager and staff of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, ata proscented, and Mr. M. W. Slade, The Crown Solicitor (My. P. M. Hodg Kobo, gave a reception on October 18th (instructed by Mr. WE L on the occasion of the opening of the Menton of Messrs. Beacon, Loozer, The new building is described as the must sw premises of the bark is that port

Deacon & Harston), defended.

imposing in the settlement.

yen.

The Bishop of Victoria and Archdeacon

of a Shanghai Companies registration Barnett have gone to Canton to visit the official was under judiato consideration, Church

and Students Matins, which is to take Plate to-niorrow, Wednesday, 29th inst... at 4.30 pm and which deserves to be the Colony, especially as large parties. well patronised by all the youngsters in

ch Missionary Society's station can enjoy the privilege of reduced rates,

her by means of a Registrar attached to there. The Bishop is going on to the and the ordinary prices are only 81.50 the Supreme Court, or by a sub-office, Teang Tsing district in the country

and $100,

The Inst performance will take place on Saturday, November 1st, for which

Mexico, October 27th. France has protested against the increase, of the duties by the Mexican

SERVIA WITHDRAWS TROOPS

FROM ALBANIA”

BELGRARE; October 27thy?

1t is officially announced that the Servian troopa hare been withdrawn

from Albania."

FRENCH AVIATOR'S FLIGHT,

SCHAFFHAUSEN, October 27th, ́ ́M. D'Aucourt has landed at Biber-

bruke through trouble with his ongines, The repairs will take at least two days.

STEAMER SINKS BOY SCOUTS":

TRAINING YACHT.

FOUR GROWNED (IVF GRAVESEND.

Toybox, October 27th-1.

The place may not be ideal, but it is

about the only place now loft easily accessible by tram or ricksha, and should be improved and preserved by the Government as a bathing beach. I trust the matter will not be allowed to rest where the Budget debate leaves it.

was

The inadequacy of the nursing staffs of the Government Hospitals is another. antioned in the course of the Budget matter of public interest which

debate. A few years ago: the impression prevailed in the community that the hospitals were overstaffed in this respect, force at any social function that was on. es, the Sisters were usually present in' Either the staff has been reduced or the work of the hospitals has since been

PHILADELPHIA (Pa), October 27th President Wilson, addressing the students of Swarthmore College, extolled the memory of William Penn, and said the profound purpose underlying Ameri- can conquests was to see that every foot of the Continent should be a home for free, self-governing people who would have no government whatever, which did not rest upon the consent of the governed He would like to believe that the whole of considerably inervased. It is certainly a the Western hemisphere was devoted to staff is not now as adequate as it should fact that the impression prevails that the

the same

nowhere should any Government endure me sacred purpose, and that

which was stained with blood or supported by anything but the consent of the goverzed.

SPANISH GOVERNMENT

DEFEATED.

PREMIER'S REMARKABLE ACTION.

MADRID, October 27th.

has been much discussed in private circles. be, and it is quite true that the matter

Why wait for the coming year" before matter of this sort is investigated? If the circumstances are us I have heard them represented, it is a matter which should be dealt with without delay, and it ought not to have been necessary to make public mention of the subject," unless it was to give the public assurance that thee deficiency will be speedily made good.

The Senate rejected a vote of confidence in the Government by 100 to 103. Count 1 is satisfactory to learn that the Romanones, the Premier, has resigned. railway receipts to-day are larger than

The Premier took the unusual step of they have ever been before, and show signs telegraphing the French Press declaring that the crisis was due to Liberal dissen, sions and that it had no connection with the King, who was most anxious for the Liberals to remain in power..

It is expected that Don Maaura, the Conservative leader, will re-assume office.

THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS:

ROME October 27th, The elections yesterday wore generally calm. Ministers are assured of a large majority. Thirty persons were wounded by revolver shots at a disturbance at

Fiesole.

of increasing. I wonder whether in these more peaceful times peupla are carrying more money in their bags ? The bearing of this question on the railway receipts is explained in the following story related to me recently -- A Chimeso passenger was taking with him to Ting tong-wai, siz stations beyond Samchun the sum of $200 in subsidiary coin. The small handbag containing this coin was his only baggage." At the Kowloon station he was charged 52.30 height in Tin-tong-wai, but when he reached his destination another 62.50 was demanded. It was pointed out to the man that his bag abel showed that he had paid freight

to Sameluun only. It cost him therefore DEATH OF SIR WALTER MENZIES to convey between these two points $250 in small coin weighing about ten BYE-ELECTION, AT SOUTH LANARK,

pounds, perhaps. Very profitable traffic i

The ex-Emperor of China, afat 5, has been enjoying himself lately, as witness the following paragraph from a Peking contemporary :—

LONDON, October 27th. The death is announced of Bir Walter Menzies, M.P., for South Lanark in the Liberal interest since 1905. His majority at the last clection was 1,107.

LIBERAL M.P. TO RESIGN.

LONDON, October 27th.

Es-Emperor Hsuan Tung was visites for two days in the Palace by his mother, Madam Chung, wife of the ex-Prince Regent, his sisters and brothers. He had the happiest time, for this was the first Line that he ever saw them since he removed to the fall för the Nurture of Mind in the Palace. He gave several hanquers to his mother and others and sisters, who left the Palecu

Sir F. S. M Ravelock Allan, Bart,, On Saturday night a steamer collided Liberal M.P. for Bishop Auckland, has functioning at Shanghai, of the Hongkong where he will attend a native Church active booking has already commenced, with and sink a Boy Scouts Training announced his intention to resign at the yesterday Registrar. Either course," the Commis. Council and Teppen a church. He expects and those wishing to secure good seats Yacht off Gravesend. Twelve were saved next General Clection. His majority at sioner added, would serraequally well as a to return to the Colony on Friday next. I are advised to do so without delay.

and four were drowned.

the last election was 1,012.

The trust list is not published,

RODERICK RANDOM.