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RANDOM REFLECTIONS,

few When the Government declined weeks ago to entertain the Hon. Mr. Pollock's suggestions in favour of urging a reform of the loes! Constitution upon

GOLF

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESSE

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

RAILWAY CUP

CHEMPEDAK RUBBER AND GAMBIER ESTATE.

CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BRITISH WAR FUNDS

The sixth annual general meeting of the Chompedak Bubber add Gambier Estate Ltd. was held on January 20th Gt the offices of the secretaries and general managers, Messrs. J. A Wattie & Co. Ltd., Shanghai.

The Chairman said Notwithlanding the fact that the output for the year ex- ceeded that for the previous year by less than 8,000 lb., the balance transferred from 1st Round to be played by Saturday, working account is nearly double that of the previous year.leng February 5th

This result is chiefly attributable to the lower cost of production, which was about 34d. per pound less than that of the pre- vious year, but I should also remind you that the unsold stock in last year's accounts was taken in a very low valuation.

2nd Round to ho played by Saturday, 12th February.

3rd Hound to be played by Saturday 19th February

Semi-Final Round to be played by Saturday, 26th February.

The following is the draw for the above The Becretary of State for the Colonias competition to take place at Fan Ling:

Conditions. Match play under handi. they lost an opportunity of performing i graceful net that would have stood for silap. Three-fourths of the difference be To be time to their credit in the annals of the tween handicaps to be allowed.

played on days other than Saturdays, Colony. As it is, they have shown thom

Bundays and

and Public Holidays, Local alvos out of touch and out of sympathy. with public sentiment, and sny cancersion Rules as per back of card. which may be obtained in the direction of popular representation will be in spite of their opposition and not on necount at their support Mr. Pollack is to be congratu lated upon the fact that the gentle rebuke which his questions brought forth did not succeed in deflecting him from his pur pose, as it might have done in the case of a weaker man, and it is lucumbent upon those whose battle he is Ughting to lend him their full support by signing without delay the petition which he has prepared, Knowing from experience how proue many of the public are to procrastinate ́un such matters, I would suggest the

appointment of a committe, to collect sigun... tares. In the meantime, it may be us woll to remind those whose co-operation is javited that if they do not sign the petition they will forfeit for ever any right to grumble at the Government. pleasure of which no Briton worthy of the name would lightly deprive himself.

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That is a

Briefly stated, the petition was for an un official majority on the Legislative Council, an increase from two to four in the un-officiel element on the Executive Council, and the abolition of the systom of nomination, which dates from the days of Packel-borough and Patronage. The proposal is, apparently, to enlarge the Ex- cutive Council, though if the present num- ber were retained by withdrawing two official members there would still remain an officiul majority of one, to say nothing of the President's casting vote. The only critician offered in regard to theso very reasonable demands is that they do not go quite far enough. It is suggested, in the first place, that for the electoral body the Sanitary Board electors should be sub stituted for the Chamber of Commerce and the un-ocial Justices of the Pence, who are named because they have been recognis ed for many years by the Imperial authorities. That amendment will

drawn attention to in a covering letter to the Secretary of State. Another sugges tion is that the two Chinese members should be chosen by the Chinese Chamber of Com merce instead of being appointed by H.E. the Governor. So long as the selection is subject to veta there could be little objec tion to this course, but, in rega to this and other points, it is advis able to remember that, as far as possible any risk of complicating the issue should. be avoided. Secretaries of State are apt to ho shy birds and it does not do to frighten thent.

Final Round to be played by Saturday 4th March

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FIRST ROUND.

Miss Wilkinson Miss A Gordon

Mrs. J. W. Taylor Mrs. Maitland

Mrs. H. H. Wilson Mrs. H. Hancock Miss Hastings Mrs. Hammond

Mrs. Macdougal.

Mrs. Pearco

Miss Robertson, Mrs, Shouton...

Mrs. H. Humphreys Mrs. Nisbet Mrs. Crowford-

Mis. Scott Harston Miss Rodger .. Jady Rees-Davies Mrs. Davey.... Mrs. Pollock

Mrs. N, L. Smith

Mrs. B. C. Martin

Mrs. Winslow

Mrs. Manning

28 8 8 8 8 8 28 988-88 48

Ser,

Plus 3

Mrs. M. Harston Mrs. Finlay Miller.

Mra, Phelips

80

Mrs. Forsyth Mrs. J. Rodger Mrs. Davison

304

CRICKET.

CIVIL SERVICE v. R.E.

80 Bre.

Played at Happy Valley on Saturday, with the following result:—

Wratt, e Hill, b Southerton, Heath, c Hatchison, b Bird"

Coxon Southerton,

Lt, Wahl, a Southerton, b Witchell. 1 Pearce, b Hamilton.

Scott, b Witchell

McGregor,

b Hamilton

Skelcher, b Hutchison

Philips, Hamilton, b Bird Millard, b. Bird

Allan, not out

・Extras

Southerton Bird Hamilton Witcholl

Hutchison

13

10

20

Tatal

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

2 10

8.2 9 19 B

3

3 1 12

With the very laudable object of slowing the need for a change in the government of the Colony a correspondent has enumer ated some of the sins of omission of which the Government has been guilty, in his opinion, during the past twelve mrribs. I am afraid, however, that his selections. were not altogether happy ones. In regard to the increase in the season-ticket rates on the Peak Tramways, for example, he overlooks the fact that this relates to & private arrangement of mutual convenisecs. W. Hamilton, e. Wahl, b Scott

between the Company and its patrons. Tho ordinary fares both on the Peak Tramway and on the Star Ferry-to which attention- is also drawn-are regulated by the terms of the respective concessions, and until the legal limit is exceeded it is difficult to see exactly what powers Unofficial" con- siders the Govaroment should exercise. Nor do I think the housing difficulty would be re moved even if the Government were to pas an Ordinance providing that prower rentals were not to be exceeded. In regard to the currency question, however, he appears to be on firmer ground. While the Govern ment are spending considerable sums of money in order to buy ap surplus sub- sidinary coinage and restore the equili brium between the dollar and its component. parts the object which they have in view is being thwarted by the creation of another standard. It is possible, of course, to quibble by arguing that the note, is, at a premium, but that does not help matters when nobody-not even the Banks will accept silver dollars except at a discount, It has been pointed eat in this paper how.

That the complaint mado, on this

CIVIL SERVICE.

W. Ponsonby, b McGregor H.O. Hutchison, b Scott

B. C. Witchell, e and b McGregor ...

B. G. Southerton, Scott

N. L. Smith, b Booth

B. E, D, Bird, c Allan, b Scott

N. Tacchi, b Scott

W Hil, not out...

G. Bara, b Scott

W. Edmonds, b Scott,

Extras

Scott Coxon McGregor Skelcher Wyatt

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS. 0. M.

16.2 4

98

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BB

10

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HONGKONG SCHOOLS”

FOOTBALL.

LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE.

مينه

Schools Senior League

.26

16

.129

Matches. Goals.

LD. F. A, E

213

Following up this precedent, the unsold stock in the acconuts now before you has been valued at 75 tail cents er, roughly, 1/10 per pound, and, thacks to the very considerable improvement in the pries of rubber which has taken place since the closs of the Company's year, it should realize a very substantial surplus,

Turning to the balance sheet you will | see that the sum charged to development account was Tis. 13,180.24. This represents an expenditure of rather less than £4 per acre per annum, and may be regarded as satisfactory.

The capital now works out at under $36 per planted acre which must be regarded as moderate, particularly as from now on, the eos or upkeep of the immature area will not be a serions drain on the. revenuo, since the proportion of generat expenditure to be charged to developmout will diminish rapidly. W

The outpus for the current year is esti mate at 110,000 1b and the cost of production, which will include 70 per cent. of general expenditure, will probably be about the same as for last year, while the sum to be spout on capital account includ- ing 30 per cent of general charges, in esti runted at Straits 810,500 Of the estimated output, 24 tons or about one half, have been sold forward at 5/03-13 per pound; fo.b. Maincos and it is the presort inton ton of your Directors to market the rest. of the crop as ready cargo.

The estate is reported by the Company's agents in Malacca to be in attery satisfac tory condition, and the growth of the rub ber, especially, the younger trees, to be excellent.N

The suggestion has bien put forward that Shanghai Rubber Companies should contri- bute to one of the many Alled Funds, and, if this suggestion takes on more con- crete shape, your Directora will give it every consideration.

The following resolutions were passed without discussion:

CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO FUND

FOR THE ALLIED FORCES AT THE FRONT

89,727.51

58,21

The following is the Subscription List io date,

the 8th Total sekuorrledged

January, 1918o the

Por South-China Morning Post: Since received s

Collected on New Year's Day at the Police Recreation. Club, S Clown's Collection at Civil Service Christmas Tree, 80.31; Subscribed by the Royal Naval Club $12; M. PP. J Wodehouse, $10; Mr.A. S, Sorensen, $25. Por Mas Morrison: Celected at Quarry Bay on Christmas Eve (Carol Singing) and New Year' Day by Blasters A. Morrison; A Goard, W Scott, D. Middleton, J. Gard- ner, and W. Polley, $77.70; W.A.D., B; Anonymous, to make good loss on subsidiary List No, OJ.P., 82; Per

Mrs. HA. Nisbet, Ladies Bridge Book, 19.80. MF Maitland ....... Per Hongkong Daily Press:—--- From Mr. WV Fennell. Collection and Gate Money at Football Matches at Happy Valley, $62; Kowloon Cricket Club Surplus from Club's last Annual Christmas Draw, $150,

89:20

21.80

10:09

"212.00

Per Hongkong Tramway Co. — Collected in Boxes on Trami Cars from 1st to 15th Jan- tary, $28,63

28:35

Por Mr. Paul M. Hadgson:

Proceeds of sale of Photo- graphs of the Fauling Golf Course, $105,AL SUR Bank Interest to 31st Decem-

ber, 1015, 3.34

Total

Espended to 8th January Loss on subsidiary coins Consignment despatched on the 17th Jan., 230,000 cigarettes-

105.00

8,34

10,254.74

8' 9,236,17

5.47

688.17,

9,989.81

204.93 D. W. CRADDOCK,... Chairman.

Balance in hand

Hongkong, 22nd January, 1916.

KUNG VIK COTTON CO. DIVIDENDS 69 PER GENT. IN FIVE YEARS.

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

Interwoven

TOE HEEL

TELEPHONE No. 1741,

FOR THE BEST VALUE IN

AMERICAN ENGLISH AND

BOOTS

AND

MADE

SHOES

COMFORTABLE FIT

AND GOOD WEAR GUARANTEED,

A LARGE SELECTION OF STYLES

/AT

$10, $12, $13.50, $15

PER PATE

INTERWOVEN "

SOCKS

THE ONE THIN SOCK

THAT REALLY WEARS.

BLACK, GREYS, BROWNS,

TAUPE AND NAVY,

85 cts, and $1.50 per pair.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

The sixth ordinary meeting of share HONGKONG,

holders in the Kung Yik Cotton Spinning

*That the report and accounts as pre-end Weaving Co., Ltdy was held on Janu- sented be passed."

ary 18th at the Shanghai olfices of the Gen.

& Cay Ltd.

A

CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

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STEAMBOAT CO., LTD, AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

That a dividend at the rate of 123 per eral Managers, Messrs. Jardine, MaJOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO cont. equal to Tis, 1:00 per share he paid.

"That the appointment of Mr. O, W., The CHAIRMAN (Mr JOHN JOHNSTONE) said:-The profit for the year was Fis. Wrightson as a firector by canarmed.”

"That Mr. W. 8. Davidson be elected a 184,585.29, which, with the amount of Tis. director of the Company."

5,386.90 brought forward, leaves Tls. 189,955/19 avellable for appropriation THE NXCESS PEUFIT TAX)- Mr. H. H. Read remarked that he was While the result falls short of our record of opinion that, relative to the matter of year 1912-1913-when we earned Tis, the excess profits tax, and in view of the 188,383.08-I trust you will consider it very publicity given to the suggestion of the encouraging. You will have seen that it is. North China Daily News to the effect that proposed to pay a dividend of Tis: 1:30 per rubber companies might, voluntarily assess share, and I venture to hope that this re themselves, it was advisable that the turn will have your approval, Including authority of the shareholders should be the proposed dividend, the Company will given to the directors, in the shape of a have paid 69 per cent, to its shareholders resolution, to contribute to British War in five years, which I think you will admit Funds at their discretion. After some dis- is a satisfactory return on the capital in- cussion of detail of form, the following revested. We are depreciating buildings by solution was drawn up and passed unani- mously, being proposed by Mr. Read and seconded by Mr. Joseph

"That the board, subject to their dis cretion is hereby authorized to make contribution toward British wor funds."

In proposing the shove resolution Mr. Read paid a brief but forvent tribute to the all-powerful British Navy without which the company's rubber could never have left the Straits; and it was due to the command of the seas that the rubber companies were enjoying an extra end unforseen period of prosperity. It was no more than right and proper, he thought, that some of the abnormal proâts of the company, should be donated to British war funds in recognition of this fact

Mr. Anderson asked for information as to the "super tax for 1815, the chair- man replying that to the best of this knowledge this would not be imposed.

JAPANESE RED CROSS MISSION.

RECEPTION BY QUEEN

ALEXANDRAMA

The members of the Japanese Red Cross 75 2:18 12 Mission, on the eve of their departure to the Government might bring these anoma-Queen's College?

Japan after their work at Netley Hospital, lies to an end and profit by the transaction, St. Joseph's Coll.

were received by Queen Alexandra and 0433 12 Princess Victoria at Marlborough House. but no evidence has been giver yet that S. Stephen's Coll. 8 a

05 21 152 they have approached the Imperial Goyeru. St. Paul's College

The party comprised the two doctors and Diocesan School 7 mont in the matter.

Schools Junior League,

Matcbea Goals

two matrons who were received by the King W. L. D.

F. A. P.

and Queen on Wednesday, together with 13 20. wenien nurses and two men assistanta 11

2 12 Queen Alexandra gave a brooch to each 4 12 weman member of the party and a scarf- 10

69 pin to mch of the mon. An address was presented to Queen Alexandra, whose re- ply, by her instructions, is to be translated 4 into Japanese,

column regarding the building which St. Stephen'sCol.

is in course of demolition at the Wantsaf top of Battery Path was not St. Joseph's Col. 8 5 timed is shown by the accident which our Diocesan

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red on Saturday My complaint wat about Yaumati

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1 18 10 350 78

At a farewell luncheon of the Mosion 25 House the Lord Mayor, proposing the health of his guests, said they had been working at Netley Hoopital mines January, 1915, and many a wounded British soldier won' d retain the warmest feeling of affec tion and gratitude for the tender and devoted services of these kind friends from Japan. The King had recognized the ser- vices of the Mission by decorating the factors and two of the nurses

the happy-go-lucky manner in which the Queen's College 7 work was being carried out, and the appar. St. Paul's Col....7 ent disregard shown for the life and limbs Buiyingpun... of passers-by. A wall of the building Ellis Kadoquie... 70 61.135 crashed down varly on Saturday morning, Match to be played on Wednesday, 28th and an avalanche of granite and bricks fell instant, at 3 o'clock, Q.C. Ground, Queen's on to the pathway. The collapse was se College St. Paul's College, Referee: sudden that it was little skort of a miracle Mr. W. H. Vivesah, Diocesan School. that no one met with serious injury. The accident is ascribed to leek of sufficient aupports below for the weight abore. Probably the eyes of the P.WD, were too full of the dust that blew in clouds from the building owing in the ramshackle natura of the boarding that surrounded it to be able to see any allusion to the subject in the Press. An accident, however, invari ably teaches a lesson to someÖRE,

RODERICK RANDOM.

Army orders, issued by the War Of recently, notity that mustard and pepper are no longer to form part of the modified field service scale of rations, issuable in kind at home Supplies of these commo- dities required for the use of the troops must be provided out of the cash allow ance of bid a day admissible with the modified field service ration

The Japanese Ambassador, in proposing the health of the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress said the compliment which they had paid to the mission would be regarded with immense gratification by the whole Japanese nation.

Tis. 12,000 the same as last year--and it is considered desirable to write. Tls, 32,000 off plant and machinery this is Tis. 2,000 more than last year and is necessitated by additions to the mill,

The proposed appropriation of Tis 25,000 to Equalization of Dividend Account will, if confirmed by you, bring that fund up to Tls. 120,000, and you will, no doubt, agree with me that it is sound to build ap

reserve, which can be made use of in lean years. Much depends upon the energy of the mill staff, and I trust you will approve the payment of a bonus of Tis 3,000 10 uur employes in recognition of their serve during the past twelve months, and your general managers desire me to take this opportunity of expressing their apprecia tion of the valuable services rendered to the Company by all employes from the mill superintendent, Mr. Kerfoot, down- wards. During the year we have increased our wearing plaut by 100 looms, and I look for a satisfactory return from this addi- tion. We have worked full time during the year, and, on the whole, we have no reason to complain of the demand for cur products but during the last three months of our year we suffered somewhat from the high cost of cotton, and poor offtake of yarn and cloth, brought about by the While we have monarchical movements recently experienced more inquiry, prices still leave a good deal to be desired; and your general managers view the outlook for the future with concern it is to be hoped, however, that we shall not have to resort to short time. The scarcity of dyes undoubtedly restricting the consumption of yarn and grey coti, as extreme prices have now to be charged for all coloured clothes, and in this respect there will be little relief until the European war is at an end, or the Chinese produce abundant supplies of dyeing material, g

Last season's crop uf China cotton was satisfactory, but I am sorry to say that this year's cut-turn in the districts ad- jacent to Shanghai is much below the average both in quantity and quality, and I expect it will be found necessary to im- purt larger quant tics than nsual of foreiga cottons and varieties grown in other parts of China.

The Cotton Anti-Adulteration Associa tion continues to do good work and I would like to mention that, while it has not epped the ada teration of ection, it keeps it within reasonable bounds.

I am pleased to say that the Insurance allow the fall rebate of 40 per cent, for Companies have at last decided to again, our sprinkler installation

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Bingle Fare by Night Steamier

(available also for return Betam

by day stommer) Single Fare by Day Steamer Heturn

HONGKONG TO CANTON, I

$8.00

10.00

4.00

B.CO

CANTON TO HONGKONG.

TUESDAY, 252H JANUARY, 1916.

8.00 am. HONAM. 10.00 pm, FATUHAN,

600, HEUNGSHAN 4:30 pm. KINSHAN,

WEDNESDAY, 26TH JANUARY, 1916,

8,00 m, HEUKGSHAN. 10:00 pm. KINSHAN,

8.00 mm, HONAM, 4.30 p.m. FATSHAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

Bộ BUI Tài Toms 1,681

8.B. TAISHAN, Tons 1,000.

MGA HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 8 am and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wlog Lok Street Wharf, dandays nb 9 am, and 1 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Sireef Wharf,

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Weak days at 7.30 mm, and 2 p.m. Bunday at 7.80 a.m. and 3 p.m.

EXCURSION TO

MACAOJ

SUNDAY, BOTH JANUARY, 1916.

The Company's New Beamship

TAISHAN"

Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF 11 ↑ K.M., and return trom Manso at a pan,

pengi

N.B-The Company will also run a Blommer from Maso on Sunday at 7.30 am.. und from Hongkong at 1p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Bireet Wharf,

FARES AS USUAL,

CANTON-MACAO LINE.

B.B. SUI ANGERS

Departure from Macao to Canton un Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 19 pm. Departures from Canten to Macao on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, at 4.50 pm,

JOINT BERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

B.S. SATNAM, 588 tons, and B.B. NANNING, 569 tons.

One of the above Blesmere leaves Canton for Wuchor every Monday, Wednesday and - Pridxy, si about 8 ha, and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 Bosund trips take short 5 days. Tassengers can return to Hongkong or vice vera by the Campa dieet Steamers LINTAN and BANUL These vessels have superior Cabin sdcommods lion and are lighted throughout by electricity Electric Fan in each Cabin.

Booking Onies open daily (Bunday excepted: 9 am to 6 pm, Further particulare may be chiained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD.,

O Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Piet.

The report and accounts, the paymont of a dividend of $1.50 per share, and of a houus of The 2,000 to the mill staff were

approved, a

Messrs. J Johnstone, C. W. Wright. elected as the Consulting Committee for the ensuing year, segnand Chai Lai-fong were

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FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION,

15, MORIFON HIZL, HOLD.

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