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COMPANY MEETING. OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26mm, 1816,

ORIUM IN TRUNKS, SEQUEL TO THE RECENT PROSE CUTIONS IN SHANGHAI AND HONGKONG.

A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. EXPLOSION IN STRONG-ROOM OF

PRINCELY HOUSE.

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A loud explosion occurred in the strong room in Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s

SOUND FOREIGN POLICY. MR. STEED ON KNOWLEDGE IN DIPLOMACY,

INTIMATIONE

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

SOLE AGENTS FOR SPALDING'S ATHLETIC GEAR,

SPORTS

Ꭰ Ꭼ Ꮲ Ꭺ Ꭱ Ꭲ .

JUST ARRIVED:

for the wounded, and therefore its export Faol and Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu had secasion in the part of the people of this boy wa TENNIS RACKETS:

who had asked him to do, somo

to visit the roam and had not been back in their offers more than a minute or two when the explosion occurred, Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu had previously noticed that the charcoal was burning farienly, and ny a precautionary measure against possible fire nstructed coolles to watch if any sparks

flew out.

When My.- Ho Fook and Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu went in to investigate after the ex-

Mr. Steed said that if, since the death of King Edward in 1910, we had had no true foreign policy it was largely because the only effective and constantly-operative check upon the ignorance of our stutesuren and their absorption in party politics had check ceased to agist, and because no other ed public opinion. It was true that the bases of what, Continental diplomatists had was railable in the shape of an instruct- always called "King Edward's policy remained unchanged that was to say, our Agreements with France and with Russia many changed her tactics towards us She sent to London Prince Lichnowsky, whose mission it was to strive for an Agreement" with England, and inei- Prince dentaly to sing us a fullaby. Lichnowsky did his work most efficiently He made innumerable friend, and his able Horr helper, the Councillor at Emabad s

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MEDAL," "GOLD

TENNIS POSTS,

THE "DOHERTY." * TOURNAMENT.”

TENNIS NETS.

Mr. H. Wickham Steed delivered the The ninetscuțit ord aary meeting of sharo-

A sequel to recent prosecutions in

first of a series of lectures arranged by holders in the above Company was held at

Shanghai and Hongkong for smuggling.

rinal Relations at Birmingham Univer- sity. His subject was, " The Foundations, ibe offices of the Company, St. Georges opium took place on January 18th at Bow Compradoro Department at about ten the Council for He Study of Interna Buildings, yesterday, the Chairman (Mr Street Police Court, London, where Sidney 'clock yesterday morning. So tremendon

was the explosion that the thick concrete of Diplomacy," and he illustrated it by a B.Shewan) presiding. There were also Cokan, 28, an American, of Duke Street, present Mesra fi P, White, S. H. Dod. St. James, and Thomas Clarence Horne, floor of the raggiuga ves pas al balangital and discussion of the diplomatic well, and U Por On (consulting committee), 27. valet, were charged with being singularly enough, the safes and vainable events which led to the present war. The J. A. Young (story), H. R. F. Hacerned in fraudulently evading the Cus remonts in the wom were all iptøet. ⠀⠀ lesson of the lecture was that, without. It appears that a charcoal Ere was lit inkowledge on the part of our statesmen, pack. JM. Gordan, J; Tevuan, C. Klinck, toms Acts, and contraveting a Royal Pro

Toppin, D-MEN, RA. Fergusson, lation prohibiting the export of opium the strong room on Thursday in order to and knowledge-lus immediate and less Mr. Frank Dart for the Custon's, ex-dry the books and documents in the room complete, but adequate as regards the broad conditions of our national existence. A P. Samy, A, A. Corteiro, J. M. A

plained that opium was a valuable drug The fire was re-light yesterday. Mr. Hand our fundamental national interest Figueiredo, and Tong Lai Chuen,

no nafe and effective foreign policy was prohibited during the war, the

possible either in ponco or war. The CHAINMAN --The report and ac counts for 1915. which have been in your penalty for disobedience being £500, or Last June, he hands for sine days, show an available two years' imprisonment. balance of $93.965.08. as compared with said, Horne and another man took roots in Guilford-street, W.C. and a number of $88.02.01 last year, and as this covers, a

opium were deliver- Biani payment of $17,407.18 for alterations heavy cases containing opt

The men locked themselves in their and improvements to the godewus, the reed, sult is in avery way quite satisfactory, en-rom, and were engaged in packing the abling us to pay our usual dividend of 7 opium in trunks. This operation was

peated in October at another address per cent,, nod to put 85.000 to

A surveyor of Customs interviewed agains; $1,000 for the previms yent." "Ow-Horne, who made a voluntary statement ing to the rise in value of our investment that he was employed as valet by a man in Green Island Cement Company's share. He packed between 800 and 1,200 globes ng short the zout, and after a sen-ch a we were able in increase the reserve fund to in trunks labelled "T. C. Horne, Shang piece of metal, forming three sides of i

hai?

and was instructed to travel with box, and a curious bras button were found The affair is almost inexplicable. The $100,000. as explained in the report; and them to Shanghai, and await instructions the audition of the above 25.000 will bring by cable. The Customs there found that the trunks contained opium, and he was it up to $100,000. We amy explain that datained. Cohun said he was asked only feasible suggestion is that a lift-boy, who was dismissed on Monday for aver men to take up the, ex- we fixed the value of the Cement shares several "big

portation of opium, and was told that, at staying his leave without permission, with at 88 by calculating it on the basis of a -yield of 0 per cent, from last year's divi- fiscated.

Mr. Dart added that Cohan arrived in deud, and this also seems a sale figure in England from the United States with a The Chinese "boy," whom he sent to Hongkong view of the present market pride,

with opium worth about £1,900 in China. improvements mentioned last year have now The boy was caught. A globe of raw all been completed, and I am glad to say opium costing £210. in England would we shall no; lose any time this year on that fetch £24 in the East. account. Our godown business has opened well for the New Year, and though money is cheap and plentiful just now all our money is out on safe and satisfactory terms. There is nothing more that suggests itself for me to tell you, gentlemen, and I think the best proof that our affairs are quite satis factory is that I have so little to comment upon or explain. I how beg to propose thing the report and accounts as presented be adopted and pased, and after that has been secunded I shall he pleased to auswer any question from shareholders.

plosion they observed that the charconi was persisted. After the Agadir incident Ger- TENNIS BALLS:

Mr. DORWELL seconded. Thee were no questious, and the motion was carried,

The consulting committee (Mestre, S. H. Dodwell, H, P. White, U Poi On) were re- elected, on the motion of Mr. HANCOCK, seconded by Mr, KLINCE.

The CHAIRMAN--The next business is the re-appointment of auditors, and as the work has increased of recent years you will be asked to vote a slightly increased amount for next year.

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Mr. TEVNAN-I beg to propose the re-elec Hon of Messrs. F. Mait and and H. Pergy Smith as auditors, at a remuneration of $200.

SPALDING'S 1916 CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

BALLS.

explosive or a bomb in the charccal cu of permanent officials of our most important BOXING GLOVES. PUNCHING BALLS. desire for revenge.

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von Kühlmann, as plausible and unseru. GOLF CLUB SHAFTS. CADDY BAGS. Pulous a gchenier as could be found in the with zeal. Our Ministers and the chief The worst, only the opium would be con- the copriyance of another coolic placed thanks of German diplomacy, seconded him Departments of State were beguiled by them. Writers aml journalists

Great schemes for the peace- roped The police were informed and are con-

ful partition of some of the most impor ducting inquiries. Tho Captain-Superin tant of the legs civilized parts of the world tendent of Police (Hon. Me. Mel, Messer) were set on foot and were actually. com- pleted. Our Government apparently and Inspector J. J. Watt visited the pre-hoped by placating Germany to dissipate mises and inspected the damage yesterday the legend of English jealousy; in reality,

they were whetting German appetites.

Mr. H. Wilson, for Cohan, said the pri- sour was not aware that he was doing wrong. He had only advanced money.

The prisoners were remanded, Colun on £2.000 bail, and Horne on £1.000 bail.

afternoon.

GERMANY'S EXPLOSIVES.

A telegum deted London, January 26th, stated-Pines of £500, £200, and £100 respec- tively were imposed at Bow Streat Police Court ou Americans named Colen and Robineau, and a valet med Home fter the unlawful exportation of opin. Proseesting commsel stated that opium HOME SUPPLIES OF NITRIC ACID.

Was uired from Horne at wond- £9,000 Shanghai]

PULL FOR PAPER. AN IMPERIAL OPPORTUNITY. The decision of the Swedish Government to prohibit the export of wood-pip calls

GERMANY'S MISCALCULATION. Wag Germany deliberately working for war and preparing to strike at her sap- time? Yes and no. Germany was pointed deliberately preparing to impose her will the other Powers of Europe upon and to make the danger of resisting her so great that she might reasonably expect

·Gør- to secure her ends without war. Interesting information arising out of the many's one grave miscalculation was in correspondence on “The Supply of Nitro-regard to the attitude of England.

believed herself sure of our seutrality, at and the passible diversion, to the enemy of British exports of sulphate of ammonia has been furnished with regard to Germany's ability to obtain supplies of nitric and by synthetic processes from her

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BASEBALLS. BATS. MITTS. ETC.

TENNIS RACKETS RESTRUNG AND REPAIRED.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

least nutil it won'd have been too late for HONGKONG, CANTON,

us to intervene effectively. It was an open question whether war would have- been avoided if our Government hau made it clear from the beginning of the that, wo intended to support our friend with our might; and it is equally whether had war been averted

beed-

Nitrogen anded it would not haye

own internal resources, uitric acid are, of course, essential to the manufacture of high explosives

RICE MARKET. The Compagnie de Commerce et de Navi- gation d'Extreme Orient, of Saigon, in in the Mysore Field 80,000 tons of Germany's aitric sold supply.

their report dated February 16th, state

95 p

BURIED GUARDSMAN.

attention to the enormous extent to which

misfortune in disguise. Great Britain hng preferred to rely on

Our sim must be so to reconstitute Sweden for this commodity, while all the

The Allica The statement in a letter from Mr. D Europe that a recurrence of this catas- time the resources of the British Em

Bust redeem, restore, and liberate the pire, if adequately developed, are per. Milne Watson, chairman of the Sulphate of tople should be impossible. fectly capable of supplying all our de Ammonia Association, that the Badische small nations-Belgium, Serbia, Poland, mands in this direction, Swedish wood. Anilin Company now claim to be producing Bohemia and constitute as strongly as pulp is produced from the soft coniferous sulphate of ammonis at the rate of 300,000 possible every. Stats that had a vital in- sa over Germany and, through her, over woods, such as the various kinds of fir, tons a year and that in view of the interest in preventing the mastery of Prus- pine and spruce, and in Canada and New-crease in the production of cyanamide in

Gey foundland huge areas of these woods are Germany it seems more than probable that Europe, We had not yet performed the stil untouched, the present employment the German claim that they are independent preliminaries of our task. Before

many

any was beaten we should need all our of this timber fur paper-making purposes of nitrogen from outside sources is correct, being on a scale which, compared with was discussed by Mir, A. B. Baztan, chair- courage, all our resources, all cur temicity. And when Germany and Ans the natural resources of these Dominions man of the Alby United Carbide Factories tria hal been beaten in the field, the for the purpose, is quite trivial

Many other parts of the British Em (Limited) and Ngen Products (Ltd.). hardest part of our task would still be Mr. Barton, who lins just returned from before us to impose conditions of peace pire, also, are capable of surplying This was seconded by Mr. Gonnox, and paper-making materials. A great variety a visit to Norway and Sweden, pointer sa just and so farsighted that Europe of these materials luve already been in out that the Badische Company's output would he freed for ever from the night- mare of scientific barbarism. For this to it carried,

vestigated at the Imperial Institute, and of synthetic ammonia, which before the war

was turned into sulphate, was 150,000 tons be possible our Government, however The CHAIRMAN announced that dividend hardly a month passes without fresh Bri

tish sources for the raw material For year. There had undoubtedly been an in- might then be constituted, would need the warrants wom ready,

paper-making being brought to light, crease, and he journed while in Scandinavia constant support, the constant pressure, In Central and Northern India, For that that increase was about 200,000 tons, of enlightened public opinion, and such instance, enormous forest Areas are and that nitric acid was being produced by pinion: could not be formed without

That, knowledge. covered with waste grasses which are at the use of synthetic ammonis, present of little or no economic valua At together with the output of certain smaller least half-a-dozen different types of these works producing nitric acid synthetically a pulp of first-class quality, from gas liquor, was the chief source of grases yield

district the forests already

Hit were not for the Badische output the supply of

AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY, explored grasses per annum for paper material

A remarkable story in relation to the purposes. Large tracts of bamboo are nitric acid would probably have given out slso available in various parts of our In-ong age, as much must have been used up dian Empire for the same purpose.

Lower while the Badische Company were perfect death of Grenadier Guardsman Burms and Southern India being espeing their synthetic process, which was not telegraphed recently by a Cardiff corres

pondent, The story originates from the cially rich in this respect. Factories for available before the war, working bamboos for piper have, in fact, With regard to the future, Mr. Barton mining village of Bisca, in Monmouth- already been established in the East in stated that he was informed that Dr. Car hire and spiritualists and parchical re Japanese Formosa and in French Indo-inventor of the Frank Care process of prosceren students from various parts of the China Trials on a commercial scale have Jucing cyanamide, in conjunction with the been carried out with success at a paper Deutsche Bank and backed by the Govers country are stated to be engaged in an

circumstances associated with the death mill in India, but the development of the went is installing at Bitterfeld, in West-earnest investigation of the extraordinary manufacture has been hindered by the halia, a producer gas-power plant of The dead Guardsman was named Jona- He came home wounded We cannot make any prognostications of war.

British Africa offers an alternative 10,000 h.p. to ranke carbide of calcium, than won. the near future of our market but we should not be surprised to see higher prices paper-making material in the Elephant which can be turned into cyananide and the from France and died recently at Harro- at end of this month and beginning of Grass of Uganda, & perennial grass ammonia tuken from this for the production next, tg the demand from Hongkong is occurring in a wide zone across Tropical of nitric acid by the synthetic process. TELE. He was buried in t'e cemetery of

predeceased him, still important and many steamers have Africa which is a source of great annoy-will apparently be possible to get ampontnis native village of Risen in the same ance and expense to agriculturista in that as well as cyanam de from the producer gas gave as his little daughter who had just After the funeral the relatives thought been chartered in this direction.

The total amount of rice exported from Protectorate, A first-rate pulp was pre-plant and the result is expected to be the

pared from this grass at the Imperial production of 200,000 tons of concentrated they would like a photograph of the grave the 1st January up to the 8th February is

Institute. The commercial prospects of nitric acid per annum. In addition, there

Bowers. The photograph was taken and 30,081 fon against 79.885 tons in 1915. Japan quality, Hongkong 83.88 per picul course, depend on the expense of manus the Deutsche Bank in Bavaria producing greatly to the astonishment of everybody We quote to-day white rice, No. 2 sifted any scheme for an industry would, of is another factory controlled by Caro and which was vinhowered in foliage and facture and transport. The necessary about: 30,000 tons of cyanamide and theit revealed the faces of Owen and his little fo.b. Saigon, for February-March: ship chemicals and fuel for manufacture are Knapsack Works near Coligne producing

available in East Africa. The supply of some 15,000 toug also availab, if necessary, girl looking out from the foliage. Toth are plainly visible, and their resemblancs Elephant Grags" is practically inex-

ex for the manufacture of nitric ned Tho is cousine ng. The astound ng incident is haustible, the land on which it is grown new Caro plant was to have been running being now regarded as "bush."

in January, but it is understood that there expected to arouse much controversy. Oher promising paper-making A Salonika correspondent sends a Bul garian deserter's account of the massacre of terisis which have been reported on by has been delay, and that it may not be throughout the country.

Mr. Barton expressed the view that it is 200 Serbian soldiers prisoners at Prilep the Imperial Instituto come from the ready for some time,

South and East Africa, British

Market.-At the beginning of fortnight under review our market has been very quiet and no transactions have been re ported, on recount of Chinese new year holidays.

Last wok our prices went down slightly on account of the paddy arriving more freely from the interior and of a decrease in the demand from Singapore, but these last two days they had a slight upward tendency.

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The victims were marched to the edge of Gaiana, the Federated Malay, States and unt necessary for Germany to get outside hug graves and ordered to blindfold each the British West Indies, where, at Tri-upplies to produce nitric acid, as there is thes and to kneel, while Bulgarian 10-nidad, a factory is at work during out sough ammonia available in the country fantsurrounded them to prevent their pulp from the sugar cane residues, for the purpose, of deliga Bulgar cavalry uttering yells hitherto used only for fuel.

centered among the prisoners and

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Serbians

an hour sabring them Some with their to saize the dripping sabres were slasherds whereupon their arms tried to escap at the shoulder

WAR SIDE-LIGHTS.

was

A young suba tern of the Gordon High- Panders; just back from the front on leave,

A fact for which business men who have is telling a story about the small boys of visited Scandinavia rouch is that deliveries II avre It scoms that the boys have learned of machinery" to private order are now that officers coming from the fighting line A-message from Sofa to the Kalache being made to men ral countrica from Ger- generally pastes, a luncheon, basket, and Others Zeitung says it is expected thero that many. This would seem to indicate that they therefore meet the trains and elsmour there will be strong anti-Royalist demon- the supplies of war munitions and materials for the baskets, in which they often find a of dead. crawling under the heaps strations in Atheas. The king only reare now such that owners of machinery tit-bit to eat. This young officer says that through and endeavoured to break txins the sympathy of the high military works which were commandeered at the be when he and the other Gordons arrived at through and the infantry thrust them officers while the support of the army ginning of the war are being lowed to Havre their carrage door was surrounded One itself is doubtful. King Constantine de complete their private work and export by small boys There is nothing in the Bulgar shouted, with bayonets

bread to feed is charity; I have olured to the Ministers of Germany and machinery to neutral countries, which they baskets," replied the officers; we have pared you will die her allies that they must remain at were unable to do in earlier stages of the eaten it all up."" Ab, Scotsmon!" was the scornful retort of one of the youngsters Atkeng with branc

of sarvation."

MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS,

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JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Bigla Fare by Night Steamar Return

(available alap for return

by day stemmer)

dingle Fare by Day Steamer Eeturn:

$6,00

10.00

4.00

8.00

BONGKONG TO CANTON. I CANTON TO HONGKONG,

SATURDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1916.

28.09. HEUNGSHAN.

10.00 p.m. KINSHAN,

8.00 am. HONAM, 4.30 pm, FA18HAN.. SUNDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1916

10.00 p.m. FATSHA””.

4.30 p.m. KINSHÄN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

F.8. BUI TÄÏ, Tosa 16511

6.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2.CC6, HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week daya si 8 am, and 2 pm. from the Company's Wing Lok Stress Whack, Sundays at 9 s.m. and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

MACAO TO HONGKONG

Weak days at 7.30 am, sad 3 pm, Sundays at 7.30 am, and 3 p.m

EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1916.

«TAISHAN

fas Company's New Steamship

Will depart from the Company's WING LOK STREET WHARF at 3 am., and return crem Macao at 3 pm.

N.B-The Company will also ran Steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7.30 am, and from Hongkong at I p.m., from the Company's Wing Lak Street Wharf,

FARES AS USUAL

MACAO-CANTON LINE.

8.8. SUI AN

Departures from Misco to Canton un Monday, Wednesday and Friday, sil? pan

p.m.

Apertures from Canton to Macso on Tuesday, Thursday and Esturday, at 480 Pag

JINT SERVICE 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.

8.8. SAINAM, 588 tons, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 tons.

One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Washow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days at 8.30 .. Bonad trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice varan by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and BANUL. These ressels have superior Cabin nocommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in esok Cabir.

Sooking Offee upon daily (Sunday excepted) 9 am to 6 pm. Farther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAM BOAT CO, LID,

Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.

20,000 DOCTORS

are recommending

PLASMON

ALL NOURISHMENT ARROWROOT Because

It is of INESTIMABLE VALUE as a food for all." -Dr. Virchow, Berlin.

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