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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 72 YEARS.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1914

Random Reflections, owing to pres

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on our space, will appear in TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

surc to-morrow'z issue.

Tonders are invited by advertisement în another column for certain War Depart-

The Italian Government has placed an urder with the Shanghai Duck it Engineering Co., Ltd., for the construc- tion of a gunboat which will be chiefly trtilized for river navigation. An Italian cruiser is expected to arrive from Europe in the spring, and this, with the Meres Pole and the new gunboat, will make a total force of three units for service in the Far East,

The tenants number 4,882, and their fields. comprise 219,182 nores, of which 125,000 acres are leased, the payment to the land owners annually aggregating $3,200,000. Attention is also called to the fact that the annual output of Japanese agriculturalment contracts. enterprises in California amounts to some. thing like $19,000,000, and that the dimensions of the State, por capita equal 11 acres. The report then concludes that being the ones the Japanese immigrants can pounces at last 60,000 acres in California without meuning WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the interest of the Californians at all. Little has been heard of this agitation from the American aide since the brief announcement was made that a Bill had

The death occurred in Shanghai last been introduced into Congress designed to week of Mr. Thorvald Hansen,· Consul- impose more stringent restrictions upon General for Norway, Mr. Hansen had immigration into the United States. But returned to Shanghai from a holiday at interest on the subject has centred upon a Home in the autumn, but his health, broke series of outspoken articles which Mr. down soon afterwards, and for some ROOSEVELT bas contributed to the Outlook.weeks past he had been decidedly ill, Or

HIGH-CLASS WINES.

WATSON'S

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STYLE AND CHARACTER.

WATSON'S

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SHERRY

According to a telegraphic summary pub lished in the Japanese Press, Mr. RoosuvELI,

Sunday, the 4th, his condition became so serious that he was conveyed to the Red Cross Hospital in Sieawei Road, and there.

(DAILY PRESS " EXCLUSIVA SBBY103.]

ANOTHER POLITICAL MURDER IN SHANGHAI.

ELEVENTH IN THREE MONTHS.

SHANGHAI, January 11th.

[THROWGA. REUTER'S AGENCY-}

THE STRIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA”.

ATTEMPTS TO DYNAMITE TRAINS, ';

NEW... DEMANDS, BY: RAILWAY EMPLOYBER.-

JOHANNESBURG, January 10th. The strike, which yesterday had every appearance of a fiasco, is to-day entering

Mr. Z. E. Ho, Manager of the Com- mercial Frons, was shot dead last night in the open street. in the centre of the new stage under the energetic

Settlement.

The murderer tried to escape in the Chinese crowd, but was caught by constable.

This is the eleventh murder in Shanghai in three mouths, in addition to the

numerous armed robberies. ·

The crime was undoubtedly an act of

vengeance for the prominent part taken by Ho in inviting the Council to take

direction of the Johannesburg Trades Union Federation, and has every indica tion of spreading in the Transvaal, the Orange River Colony, and possibly Natal.

The extremists in Johannesburg are

delivering fiery speeches, inciting the

waverers to strike.

to

Two attempts have been made dynamite trains in the Transvaal. The

COMPANY MEETING.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY.

A COMPROMISE REACHED,

In connection with the resolution brought forward at the recent extra- ordinary general meeting of this share holders in the Hongkong Hotel Company, apoll of the shareholders took place at the Hotel on Saturday morning. resolution which was voted upon read as The

follows:

That the following new Article bo inserted in the Company's Articles of Association after Article 10 thereof 10: The Company shall pay dividend, in respect of any existing or now shares of the Company, in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others."

Mr. J. Scott Harston presided over the meeting, and there were also present:-- Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. J. W. C. Bonaar, Walker, E. J. Grist, M, D. Silas, E. E. Mr. F. Maitland (directors), Messrs. J. Ellis, M. Manuk, C. S. Ellis, U. Galluzzi,

in one of the articles bearing the caption he had a stroke, Pueumonia supervened, over the control of the Chapei distic engine of the Cape Mail was damaged, E. Goetz, G. T. Lloyd, F. McGuitis, She

and he passed away at a quarter-past seven on Tuesday morning.

during the rebellion of last July

Ho was a remarkable man. He built up the Commercial Press, which possesses the finest printing works in Asia, from

a purely

lishment annually turns out thousands of educational works, and as Chinese limited liability company it is unique,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ULSTER INDEMNITY FUND.

and the rail-rond was torn up by an explosion, but no one was injured.

Po-alian, J. Gould, Lai Cham, share- holders, and J. H Taggart (acting secretary).

The Government have acted promptly. All the Union forces in the Transvaal pleased to be in a position to announce The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, I am have been mobilised, and seven labour that a compromise has been effected of using seditions langunga.

in Johannesburg, which is only supplied The price of flour has risen by asbilling

with provisions for a wook.

"California and the Japanese, strongly urged abstention from coming into contact with a race whose civilisation is much

The Court Cards and their Juker gave inferior, or who possess a totally divergent VERY SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH culture, no matter how refined it is." and their second performance at the Theatre Mr. KoosEVELT goes on to point out the on Saturday evening before a ́ well-filled differences in culture and standards of house, which manifested its appreciation the humblest of beginnings. The estab- leaders have been arrested on a charge between the proposers and opposers of the Per Dozen 829.80 living between the Japanese and Americans, by unstinted applause. A feature of the

second half of the programme was with a view to showing the impossibility of capital' nautical scene," four of the male assimilation. In a further article he de- artists appearing in sailor costume and velops the thesis and lays it down that: singing nautical songs. Miss Mand Face "Under the present circumstances of the in the second half of the programmie was world, any two nations which are either far recalled three times. As a new pro removed from each other in the development gramme is presented each evening, the of civilization, or possess civilizations com.little company will doubtless be well plotely differentiated from each other in nature, even if equally developed, should refrain from coming into contact with each other. This is especially so in the case of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking the Americane and Japanese, who are Corporation was held in the Trocadero These Wines are specially marked by striking disparity in mco and Restaurant, London, on December 11th,

(It was notified in September that subscrip recommended, being of Superior the standard of living." The chief interest Sir Charles Addis presiding. A presentations to the Funt become operative only Vintage, Old, and thoroughly of these passages lies in their absolute tion of old English silver was made to after a million has been raised.]

contradiction of the views expressed by Mr. Mr. Campbell Jones in recognition of his matured and in fine condition.

BOOSEVELT when he held the responsible work as architect of the new bank build. office of President of the United States.ings in London. The Chairman, in referring to the changes in the staff, spoke In a message to Congress in 1906, Mr. A. S. WATSON & CO., ROOSEVELT said: "I recommend that

SUPERIOR PALE DRY.

Per Dozen $24.30

LIMITED,

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BIRTHS. BOST.-On December 27th, 1913, at Men- gattel, British North Borneo, to Mr. BUDDEN-On January 7th at Shanghai,

and Mrs. FRANK BOST, a son.

patronised during the remainder of their stay in the Colony.

The soventh annual staff dinner of the

with regret of the retirement of Mr McCombie and Mr. Moure, and paid a

warm tribute of praise to the character and ability of these gentleinen, displayed throughout upwards of forty years spent | in the bank's service.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN HUBBARD, U.S.N.

an Act be passed specifically providing for the naturalization of the Japanese. I also earnestly recommend that the criminal and civil statutes of the United States be so amended and added to as to enable the a PRESIDENT to enforce the rights of aliens.) Even as the law now is and in the matter now before me affecting the Japanese, everything that is within my power will be done, and all the forces, military and civil, of the United States which I may employ be so employed." A Japan contemporary

We deeply regret to record the death of Captain J. F. Hubbard of the United States warship Wilmington, which took place at the Government Civil Hospital Captain Hubbard had been in the

ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBED.

LONDON, January 10th. It is reported from Belfast that the Ulster Indemnity Fund has now reached one million sterling.

AMERICA'S ANTI-TRUST

LEGISLATION.:

FOR THE MANY AND NOT THE FEW.

WASHINGTON, January 10th. The tentative draft of the Anti-Trust Legislation, prepared by the majority of the members of the Judiciary Committee. House, covers the interlocking of directorates, trade relations, regulation of prices, injunction proceedings, and

damage suits by individuals. The Bill inhibiting the interlocking of directorates applies to banks, trust companies, and all industrial corporations engaged in

to Mr and Mrs. M. M. COHEN, &

rs. M. M. COHEN, & quotes by way of comment the familiar Hospital for many weeks, suffering from inter

Maritime Customs, of a son,

MARRIAGE.

....

in the hands of the few

to Mr. and Mrs. E. BUDGEN, & 201 COHEN-On January 7th at Shanghai,

daughter.

inter-State commerce, This will permit. HANSSON,On December 30th, 1913, at lines: When the Devil was ill, the Devil a complication of affictions which

Antung, the wife of Mr. P. C.

cured the control of commerce to pass to an ΠΟ hope of HANSBON, Commissioner of Chinese a Saint would be; when the Davil get well, offered

the Devil a Saint was he!" The distin-release from his suffering cams at army of new men, instead of remaining 6,30 on Saturday evening, As the nearly four years Captain Hubbard was Wilmington has been in Hongkong for

well-known in the community, and he enjoyed many close friendships with British Naval and Military officers, as well as with many resident civilians of No Criminal Sessions will be held in various nationalities, and his death is the months of February.

widely regretted in the Colony,

LANKING-PEARCE On January 8th, at Bath Abbey, Bath, ALBERT EDWARD, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE LANNING, Shanghai, to OLIVE MARIE, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. PEARCE, Radnor Lodge, Bath- ford. Memberang

DEATHS HANCOCK.On 8th January, at Kent House, Kensington Court, London. W. ALFRED HANCOCK, Inté of Hong- kong, aged 78

guished Amarican philosopher, ExEZION, affirms in one of bis essays that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of littleminds." Mr. ROOSEVELT probably endorses this dictum.

.

The death has occurred of Mr. J. F. (149 der Kinderen, Chief Agent of the Neder HANSEN-On January 6th, at the Redlandsch Indische Handelsbank at Batavia,

Cross Hospital, Shanghai, THORVALD HANSEN, Consul-General for Norway, aged 49 years,

HONGKONG Orsion: 104, Des Vœux Rord C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STRET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

We are requested to state that Lady May will be "At Home" at Government

to the United States, where the deceased'e widow and family reside.

MR. BRYCES TITLE.

LONDON, January 11th Mr. Bryce has chosen as his title, Viscount Bryce of Declmont.

AN AFFRAY IN THE BOWERY.

We understand thee the body has been A DANCE RECEPTION COMMITTEE DRAW THEIR embalmed and will be sent for interment

REVOLVERS.

New York, January 11th. Pending instructions from United States, which are expected to-day, ne le teas, and an extraordinary aftray The gun-men have been troublesome

the probable proceedings are that a occurred in the Bowery, where a gang definite arrangements can be made, but

resolution which is the subject of this

by the Directors of this Company, meeting. As the result of such, com promise, a resolution was to-day passed

authorising the making of a call in An emergency mesting of the Fodera regard to the unpaid capital in respect

of what are known as the new sha tion of Trades Unions, held at Johannes such call being payable on or before the burg, demanded the release of the labour 20th February, 1914-and the holders of leaders, the alternative being that they the new shares, who make due payment will proclaim & general strike forthwith. of the call, will participate equally with The railway employees are advancing all dividends earned by the Company the holders of the old shares in respect of other demands, in addition to those for subsequent to the 31st December, 1913, reinstatement and retrenchment. They As a further result of the compromise, no now demand an abolition of the piece opposition to the resolution will be work system, an eight hours' day, and a

Loffered by Mr. Grist and his friends...... standard cato of pay. A mass meeting has been called for Sunday to consider these additional demands.

Up to the present, the Government have not prohibited the holding of the meeting, hut it is believed that it is considering the proclamation of martial law.

NATIVES ATTACK THE WHITNE

CAPETOWN, January 11th.

A large body of natives broke out of the compound at the Jagersfontein mine in the Free State, and attacked the whites, Five hundred white citizens defended

themselves. The mine boys," in n frenzy, seized all manner of implements, stormed out of the compound, and rushed towards the town."

The whites intercepted them for the purpose of protecting the women and children, and opened fire. Eleven natives were killed and 30 wounded. A dozen whites were injured.

The situation is now controlled. The trouble arose over the death of Basuto, who is alleged to have been kicked by white man. Four hundred are returning to their houses forthwith.

taken to day, I would point ors that With regard to the poll fixed to he

Article 72 of the Articles of Association of the Company (after making provision for the votes of shareholders on a snow of hands) provides as follows:

“And upon a poll i every shareholder -prisent in person or by proxy shall havo. one vote for overy share held by him, up to 10 and one vote for every complete additional munker of 10 shares,

There is, however, another Article (namely, Article No. 77) to be considered. Under that Article it is laid down that:

The instrument appointing a panxy. and the Power of Attorney (if any) under which it is signed, shall be deposited at the Office not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting, at which the person named in such instrument claims to vote, and any Power of Attorney under which any shareholder claims to vote for an absent shareholder shall be deposited for registration at the Office not less than such said period of 48 hours before such meeting,

It will probably be within the recolice- tion of all of you that at the meeting held on the 25th October last, there was no formal adjournment of such meeting for the purpose of taking the poll. appointed at such meeting to be taken to-day. The reason for this was that it seemed to me that there was no necessity. for any formal adjournment to be obtained. The case of Shaw e. Tati Con- cessions Limited, (reported in Law Reports (18) 1 (Chancery, at page 202), Forty man of the Bedfordshire Regstances such as those appertaining to the however, decides that, under tireum.

ment, 26 officers of the School of Musketry meeting of the 25th October last, a formal et Bloemfontein, and the neighbouring adjournment should have taken place in adjournment is necessary, and that such

LATER.

House lo-morrow From 4 to 6 p.m.. and hundred men from the Bimington will fred upon a reception committee arriving farmers, were finally responsible for order to enable proxies given later than

that there will be tennis.

The Peking Daily News states that during 1913 the Bank of China made a profit of $180,000, and the Bank of Com munications $1,000,000,

HONGKONG, JANUARY 12TH, 1914.

QUESTIONS affecting the immigration of Captain Christian, of the British Navy Japanese into the United States of America who has been engaged by the Chinese continue to be much discussed in the Government to direct a new naval Japanese Press. The latest number of a college, has arrived in Shanghai. monthly magazine entitled Commerce" con-

The Chie

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tains a report on the result of investigations

The Chief Justice, Sir Wo conducted by the Japanese Association in Davies, has appointed Mr. J. W. Franks America, regarding the California land to be Commissioner to administer

be landed at Observation Pier to-morrow. morning, where they will be joined by for a dance. The committee drew their representatives of the British and other evolvers and routed their assailants, Services, as well as civilian friends, and Happy Valley, where a funeral service proceed to the chapel of the cemetery at The only victim was an old man who was will be held, and the body will afterwards passing by, he being killed. be conveyed to the Nippon for transporta tion to the United States

VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP.

The Volunteers Camp at Hong Hau

THE ZABERN AFFAIR.

OFFICERS ACQUITTED.

STRASBURG, January 10th.

Colonel Reuter and Lieut. Schad have

this year gives promise of being parti cularly well attended. The muster on both been acquitted on the charge pre Friday afternoon surpassed the most sanguine expectations, over 30 N.C.D. ferred against them in connection with and men, and eight officers, including Commanding), Major D: MacDonald, and Captain Skrimshire, making the journey

question. According to the report, the oaths, and to take declarations, affirma- Colonel A Chapman, V.D. (the Officer the Zabern affair.. Japanese residents in California at one time tits, and attestations of oaths" in the

Supreme Court. numbered as many as eighty thousand, but now the number has decreased toonly ifty-five thousand, as a result of restriction placed

Sir Havilland de Saumarez, Judge of H.B.M.a Supreme Court for China, en immigration by the Japanese authorities, returned to Shanghai Jast week after The report also throws some light on the eight months' absence in the home setual conditions of the Japanese residents country. Sir Bavilland travelled by the in California. Itsuys that while it is true Siberian route.

A

The Transvaal Citizen Army is mobilis ing with marvellous rapidity, and swarm. ing into Johannesburg and Pretoria,

occupying strategic points on the railway.

PRETORIA, January 11th. There is a growing conviction that the

48 hours prior 10 the 30th October last controlling the Basutos. Assurances that to be utilised at this poll; that is to say, their grievances were in the hands of the formally adjourned until to-day, and that such meeting should have been

police did not appease the natives. that, as no such formal adjournment took place, only proxies which were lodged 48 hours before the meeting of the 5th October last can be used for the purpose of this poll; or, in other words, that yo proxies obtained subsequent to the 25th October last can be used here to-day,

The decision no doubt sounds, highly technical, and in fact it has been adversely commented upon as partaking of that nature in a recent number of a leading legal journal, namely, the Leron Quarterly Review. However, your more in the nature of a revolution than Directors are advised that it is a decision to which they ought to give full effect, a mere strike.

though the Counsel to whom they sub-" mitted the question intimated that in his opinion it was open to objection on the ground that it was contrary to the true sense of the intention of the meeting. The subject thereaf as it seems to me may alsó be truly remarked in regard to the facts in the present instante.

Under the circumstances, as you will. see,

shareholders holding proxies which

Government is faced with a situation

PRETORIA, January 11th, A further mobilisation prodamation is

Lient von Forestner has also been dis- to the camp. A further party, numbering charged. 14 arrived on Saturday morning, this total being increased later in the day by THE TURKISH PLOT AT VALONA. being issued, bringing up the total to

the arrival of between 50 and 60 men. It was estimated that there were over 160 Volunteers in camp on Sunday

TRIESTE, January 11th.

€0,000.00

It is announced that the strikers are T The Turkish officers and troops were not enrolling 400 of their own ranks to allowed to land at Valona. When they preserve order, and to prevent violence arrived they were placed in quarantine and hooliganism, under

guard of Austrian marines.

rising ground, under the shadow of a The camp is beautifully situated on

circle of high hills which provide that the bulk of the Japanese settlers in

At Shanghai last week, Miss Ho Kui,winds which are blowing.

valuable protection from the strong, keen California are engaged in agriculture and fifth daughter of Sir Kai Ho Kai, however, is broken and stony

The ground; The are yearly consolidating their basis of CM.G., of Hongkong, was married to Mr. utmost discrimination has been exercised They are being sent back to Turkey. activity there as agricultural entrepreneurs, Chao Wing, sixth son of Mr. Chun Fai-ground and the various tents, and Sergt.- in selecting the positions for the parade they have by no means such influence as toting, Managing Director of the China Major Higby and his staff can certainly render the enactment of the land law in Merchants Steam Navigation Co. At the congratulate themselves on the excellent outcome of their care and hard work.

HISPANO-AMERICAN BANK RE-OPENS.

MADRID, January 10th.

JOHANNESBURG, January 10th. The crowd at a strike meeting prevented the police arresting Mr. Bain, the Secretary of th Trades Federation. The Jatter, in a sp said he had cabled an appeal to th Labour Members of the

have been given at a later cate than 48 hours prior to the 25th October last, Cannol voto at this poll in respect of any of such proxies, though, of course, they may vote in respect of their own personal holdings.

We will now proceed to take the poll Polling was then proceeded with, and at the conclusion the Chairman said :— Gentlemen, 1 havo to announce that the

perative. According to the latest inverti- conclusion of the ceremony the young Among the rank and file the best of good-Reuter's correspondent states the the House of Commons in England asking result of this poll is that there are 1,004 gations, the Japanese agriculturalirsin couple were the recipients of many good humour prevails, and all are entering Hispano-American Bank has re-opened, them to see that justice was done. He votes in favour of the resolution and there number 778, and the area of their cultivated valuable wedding gifts from Chinese and Given good weather, the camp should be sterling in full, and 25 per cent, on larger/would be of greater significance than thating will be held, of which notice will duly California, possessing their own fields, wishes, as well as many handsome and into their course of training with zest, and is paying current accounts to E800 asserted that to-morrow's mass meeting are one against. A confirmatory meet.

land is 26,571 acres, valued at $2,500,000. foreign friends.

one of the most successful in the annals of the Volunteer Corps.

accounts.

of the

Fourth of July:"

be given.

This concluded the meeting.