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HONGKONG SANITARY

BOARD.

BANITARY INSPECTORS AND WAR SERVICES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7TH, 1917.

COMPANY REPORTS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO. LTD.

The report of the Board of Directors, to be presented at the ordinary half yearly meeting of shareholders, to bo held on the 17th inst, state

The profit on working account for the half-year ended 31st December, 1816,

CANTON NEWS.

[VROM OUR OWN CORREAPONDENCE.

CANTON, February 6th.

MILITARY CONTRIBUTION

THE WAR AS A PUNISHMENT

FOR GERMANY'S SINS. VIEWS OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STRAITS BETTLEMENTS. Owing to lack of funds, the local THE NATIONAL MISSION AT

SINGAPORE. Government last year issued s upon the public for two months rent

military contribution

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The National Mission of Repentance and Hope was inaugurated in Singapore on

At the meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board yosterday, Mr. D. W Tratman présided, and those also prevent Dr. were: Hon, Mr. W. Chatham, D Ozorio, lessrs. F. B. L. Bowley, P. W. amounted to 289,310.07, as compared with was arranged that the tenant should pay January 25th with a very largely attended Goldring, Ng Hon Taze, Chan Kai Ming, with Dr. Woodman (Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. Adam Gibson (Becre- tary)

$50,423.44 for the corresponding period of 1815, being an increase of $12,586.63.

The proft and loss account, including the aura of 854,777.05 brought forward from 30th June, 1918, shows a credit balance of $123,493.39, which the Direc Mr. BOWLEY asked the following quee tors recommend should be apportioned as

follows: tions:

WAR SERVICE.

(a) What members of the Sanitary Staff have been granted leave since the War began, and on what terms?

(b) What members of the Sanitary Staff have undertaken active military service since the War began. Have any sach members been killed, wounded, de corated or taken prisoner? What moms bers am now on such service?

To pay a dividend of så per

share on 20,000 shares.800,000.00 To transfer to repairs and

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renewals account 30,000.00 To write off steain launch... 1,000.00

To carry forward to new a/c 42,492 12 8123,493,32

Mr. Ellis Kadoorio retires by rotation from the Directorate, but offere himself. for re-election,

GLENEALY PLANTATIONS, The PRESIDENT replied as follows → (1) The following members of the staff

In their seventh yearly report of the have been granted leave since the war directors of Glenealy Plantations, Ltd, began Dr. Clarke, Dr. Pearce, In- the directors state that the profit for the spectors Lamble, Duncan, Mead and year ending October 31st, 1016, after mak Woolley. They have been granted longing full provision for depreciation, but leave on the usual terms applying to subject to manager's commission and directors fees, amounts to $144,757.35. Inspectors To this must be added the balance brought forward from the previous year, viz, 88,329,86, less interim dividend paid $40,000 balance of profit and loss ne cunt now to be dealt with $118,087.21

their rank and service.

Coombs and Fisher have been granted three months socation leave each, and Inspector Millington has been granted indefuite leave for the purpose of ser- vice with his Majesty's forces.

(3)--The only member of the Sanitary Staff now on active service, as far as I am aware, is Inspector Millington, who was well when we last heard, which was I know nothing about Christmas time.

as to any decoratione.

LEAVE OF INSPECTORS, The PRESIDENT, moved that Sanitary Inspectors Watson, Hudson and Allan be granted leave which had become due.

The directora recommend: That a final dividend of 20 per cont be declared and paid absorbing That there be set aside for pay

ment of commission to mal- ager That there be voted for direc-

fora fees the sum of

880,000.00

+

one month and the landlord the other Owing to the recent fightinf and the consequent depression of business the poorer members of the community are not in a position to pay this sum. Some charitable societies have, therefore, re quested the local Governansent to show

consideration to the poor families and cancel the arrangement. CANTON WATER SUPPLY.

The water supply in Canton recently has become brackish and impure, owing

The it is thought, to the dry weather, local officials have been instructed to talo the necessary steps to secure an in provement,

REFORM OF THE TELEPHONE SERVICE.

In Canton it is difficult to obtain tele phonic connections owing to the neglect of the working stall: Since his appoint ment, the new managing director, Mr. Pun, has tried his utmost to make every improvement and has dismissed a great number of the employés, and it is hoped that there will now be less cause for complaint.

REPAIR OF THE BUND

public meeting in the Victoria Theatre. Tho chair was taken by H. E. the Governor (Sir Arthur Young, G.C.M.G.), and the Merenger, specially appointed for the occasion by the Bishop of Singar

INTIMATIONS

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

TENNIS

RACKETS

INCLUDING

THE IZ,"

pore (Dr. Ferguson Davie), was the Rev. GOLD-MEDAL” “STADIUM”

“LAMBERT-CHAMBERS,” THE “DOHERTY,

B. C. Roberts, the Chaplain to the Forces in the Straits.

THE GOVERNOR'S VIEWS OF THE GERMANS.

HIS EXCELLENCY said that when he was asked by the Bishop to preside at that meeting be decided that before he did so he would give the Bishop his views. The Bishop

had asked him to repeat those views at the meeting.

The German people, instructed by their professors and their writers," pro ceeded His Excellency, were led to beliors that they were supermen, and that it was their mission, by force if necessary, to impose their so-called kultur on other nations. The Gorman nation having been deliberately worked up to this view, the Kaiser and his military class considesd that the time had arrived to wrench fri... Franco her Colonies. They were certz that England would not join in the war, and they thought that after a few years they would be strong cor Possessions.

to ttack England and take also her

The bund is supposed to be one of theNow there is no doubt in my mind that bas been best roads in the city, but it was spoilt owing to the utter depravity and the

gross immorality of Germany, ne

criminal. statistics taken prior by the big flood of the year before last shown by The local officials bave recently proposed to the war, and again by the unspear able brutalities which she perpetrated on to repair it, and Air. Wong Shun Chuen, the unfortunate women and children in 4,000.00 chief of the Police Station, has been in Belgium, Serbia and Poland, and also on

helpless

of God determined strusted to take charge of the work. A that to should be punished. We, prior 2,600.00

Bureau for the purpose has been specially to the war, did not know the real Ger maay, but God did, and He determined $87,800.00 established, and only good materials will to humble her God further determined be used in this work so as to ensure a that we and other nation, who in time of peace and wealth thought of little clee satisfactory result.

but of our luxuries and pleasures, although we were to be the chosen instru ment of the humiliation of Germany, were to be chastened and brought to know that we must depend on God and that it was not only in times of distress that thet

He is a God who is not to be cast we must turn to Him, but we must realise in times of wealth and peace

That there be carried forward to the next year's account the balance then remaining, viz., 26,487.27

$113,087.21 This year all expenditure on develop ment has been charged to revenue, and amourte to $16,300:19,

OUTPUT, COSTS AND AREA.

Ma. BOWEzy minted-At the present tine I think leave should only be grant

The output for the year has been 206,618 ed on the ground of fil-health, or for war lbs. of dry rubber as against the estimated servico.

output of 200,000 lbs." The estimated The PRESIDENT replied:-The officers output for the year ending October 31st 1917, is £80,000 lbs. The yield per acre question are 81; 48 and 48 years of age, has been 403.8 lbs. The fo.b. cost, in

cluding depreciation, works out at 43.84 respectively, and their health during the cents, equal to 1s. old. per ponnd, or past twelve months has been such as to elusive of depreciation 40.14 cents, or make it very doubtful whether they would 1d per pound. The all-in cost, includ-

ing directors fees and manager's con remain effective officers through the mission, is equal to is per pound, summer. Other officers who are due for The net price realised for rubber pro

duced during the year was $1.10, equal leave, and to whom the above does go to 2s. 6d. per pound.

My friend apply, are foregoing their leave.

The Board decided to grant leave to the three officers concerned, on the pro- position of the PRESIDENT, seconded by Mr. GOLURING

SMALL-POX RETURNS. Ta Medical Officer of Health reported that since the last meeting of the Board had been reported, of small-pox 121 cases of which 117 were of Chinese nationality Thres only of these had been vaccinated. Of the 117 88 were found dumped, and 13.

were not reported until after desth. Since the Cainese New Year the Sanitary staff and the various ambul- ance divisions had performed 27,000 vað- einations, making a total of about 145,000 since the start of the campaign, and the Chinese Public Dispensaries and other hospitals had vaccinated about 05,000 mci, making a grand total of about 210,000. Aknost every house in the city as been visited by a vaccinator, and the horse to-house work is being continued. One man is employed vaccinating on junks and Banpans.

This was all the business of publis interest

THE CRITICS.

It may be quite an easy thing To play the lute, or dance, or sing, To cut the most fantastic capers on the

piano,

To trill the very topmost notes of the

best soprano,

To give a posture on the most abstrusest

subject

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD

The approximate statement of traffie receipts for the week ending 3rd February

se follow

Receipts ΤΟΥ

weck.

This Year

$13,428

Last Year.....

15,989

Increase.

Decrease

2,534

Aggregate receipts for 6 weeke €69.009 00.311

8,867

SI JET. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE, Nevy

K.S.L.I-Navy - (fround. Kick-off, 4 p.m. Referer, Mr. Davies.

R.G.A v. R.E.-Club Ground, Kick- off, 4 p.m. Referee, Mr. Wright..

SECOND DIVISION

88th Company R.G.A. Staff and Departments Navy Ground. Kick-off,

som Referee, Mr Bowles

MEN'S CLUB CONCERT.

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-Mr, Liang Lan-hauan, superintendent of Customs, bas received a report from the Customs Commissioner stating that several thousand dollars' worth of forged twenty cent pieces have been found on the str. Fanning, a steamer plying between

slightest misgivings as to the ultimate Canton and Wuchow. It is reported that ladies and gentlemen, have not the the forged twenty-cent pieces seem to result of the war. (Applause) I have have been coined in Canton, and it would mplicit faith, implicit belief that we must place our faith in God. But at the seriously affect the business centre same time I have implicit belief that such coins were allowed to circulate in God will not help those who do not help themselves. Therefore we must strain the market. Immediately on receipt of every nerve and give of our best if we this information the saperintendent of are to attain that end which we long for, the local and that peace which we long for, on our Customs reported it to governors. HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,

Members, whose official numbers are given below, have subscribed the follow ing amounts to the above Association amounting to $88,100, which has been in vested by the Committee in Straits War Loan 6 per cent. Full particulars and application forms for membership may be had from all the Banks or from the undersigned:-

85,500 No. 13. 85,000 No. 26 84,500 No. 30.

$3,490 No. 95. $2,000 No. $8.

$1,300-No. 74,

81,000-Nós, 179 and 183.

8930-No: 184.

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$600 No. 17.

8500 Nos.

9a,

1,94, 165, and 191.

8400--No. 187

$250 No. 183,

$200-Nos. 15, 27, 99, and 17. $110-No. 10.

9105 Nos 12 and 180.

$100 Nos. 6, 14, 23, 24, 29, 31, 37, 40, 49, 62, 85, 2, 101, 6, 117, 118, 125, 14, 40, 178, 180, and 188, ⠀⠀

own terms, REO S

THE CHIEF JUSTICE'S SPEECH, The Chief Justice SIE JORN BUCKNILL, after referring to the gravity of the con- vulsion now shaking the foundations of what they were pleased to call civilisa

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tion, asked:What had the Mission got to do with the war? In order to answer this question it was necessary for them to take a brief glance at three stages the past, the welt on the bad and

and the future to the past he nexious and malignant growths that had become manifest in the national life useless and extravagant luxury, absurd social prejudices and rivalries, class embitterment and hatred, and even a sex

dubious and abscure political Intrigues, dulling and dimming the brightness of trao national interests, and last but not least, and perhaps occasioned by, and the outcome of, these masters, anaudoubted and growing religious. apathy.

that was As to the present perhaps more important. They in Sin-

19, 30, 35, 36, 39, 42, 47, gapore had had little opportunity of being brought face to face with the grim realities which were taking place in other parts of the world, yet he did not suppose that there was cuc person prezent who had felt unmoved in some way or other by the war, either from the contemplation of public horrors or the infliction of some private sorrow. All these things had jerked their minds somewhat roughly out of their pre-war attitude and had caused them to look with anxiety towards the do, what future. What were they to could they do, to avoid possible recurrozice of such awful catastrophies 1 That was the exact point at which the National Mission stopped in. Is was to try and give them some idea of how they such things should not socur again. (Applause)

280-Nos. 86 and 115, St6--Nos, 118 and 880-No. 63.

46 (3) 48

46

850-Nos, 2, 3, 22, 28, 39, 41, 48 (0), (6), 48, 51, 52, 53, 79, 87, 95, 100, 102 103 104, 105, 112, 125, 320, 138, 151, 146 167, 108, 175, 176, 182, and 192

$40 No. 12.

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TRADE MARKS IN CHINA.

The question of Trade Marks in China has again been revived in London, ne-

Whose proceeds go to some real philan-Humorous, duélogue by Cpl. Armstrong and 1 cording to the Journal de Pekin. In

throphe object;

You speak or sing but to amuse, Or to express your inancst views, Or, perhaps, to teach; all cannot be Conversant with all wisdom's tree. But easier still than this, tie Baid, To criticise what one has read Or heard no need of skill," What matter if 'tis good or ill The critic's paid but one two five, A marvel 'tis that he's alive, That he should dare to criticise Shows no real lack of enterprise. Yet for one poorly paid twere best To keep the cash, let go the rest. A critic's work is but to please, Not on the errors swiftly seizo And try to show that this is wrong Or that remark is not o'er strong Or hold opinions not the same

As one who has a well-known name. He should remember that his brains Are rated at the cash he gains.

Ne

Gaaner Wainwright, 88th Coy., B.G,A.

and

The programme to be presented at the 14th Social Evening of the Men's Club to-night at 7.30 is as follows;_______

Part 1-Chinese Acrobatic display 830-Nos. 76, 19, 116, 119, 194, and 131 and some Magic by the famous Mr. Ing 826-Nos. 12, 38, 46, 69, 71, 75, 50, 88, Said Wah, of Canton and America, 98, 108, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 120, 130, 133, 134, 138, 145, 146, 149, 185, 31, Song by Loc Upl. Freeman, Co. 177, and 1941 1 4th K.S.LL, Comic song by Leo Cpl. 890-Nos 20, 383, 50, 68, 69, 72, 76, 78, Frost, A.8.C Comic song by Private 20, 143, 147, 160, 160, 105, 183, and 135. Simpson, Coy., 4th K.S.LL 916-Nos. 4, 89, 114, 135, 140, 154, 155, aad Pte, Braddick, A Cov. 1810-Nos. 6, 18, 21, 34, 44, 54, 55, 58, 5 K.S.L.I. Comic song by Sgt. McGregor, 64, 65, 67, 70, 81, 62, 63, 84, 90, 018

Comic song by Pte. Jones, A B.B. Con LL., Como song by 151, 139, 151, 159, 13, 4, 189. 170, 171, a

Nos. 5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18, 26, 56, 38, Part II Sleight-of-hand and Card 60, 61, 6, 93, 97, 9, 11, 126, 127, 148, 112, Tricks by Sapper Cooke, HK.V.C. 183, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 182, 103, 164, Presentation of Billiard Challenge Cup 172, 179, 174, and 189. to Pte. J Austin, 4th KS.LL, by H.E the Governor Vocal Quartetle by Sgt. Malam Cpl. Armstrong, Loo-Cpl Freeman and Pte. Braddick, "A" Cor 4th K.S.L. Selecttion by the Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern; Song by Mr. F. E. Muriel; Recitation by the Hon. Mr Pollock, K.C.; Song by Mrs. Muriel; Irish Stories by HE the Governor Humorous Trie by Cpl. Armstrong, P. Braddick, and Pte. Porov, 4th KL. Humorous Recitation by Mr. Burnett Comic song by Cunner Wainwright, 85th Coy, R.GIA Humorous Duologue by Pte. Simon and Pte. Jones, Co., 4th K.B.LL

Total $39,100.00

The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Lid, Hon. Treasurers and Secretaries

Hongkong, February 6th, 1917.

ITALIAN RED CROSS FUND. The collection made recently in Canton (Shameen) for the benefit of the above fund realized 21,910.72, and a draft for the equivalent of this amount at ex change 3.301 viz., Fr. 6.443.82, has been forwarded to H.E. the Italian Minister in Peking,

Laus, it will be remembered. Great Britain France and Germany proposed plan for the registration of trade marke. This plan in substance wre based on the priority of usage instead of on the priority of registration. However, Japan preferred priority of registration, and the matter was left in abeyance until 1909, when she revived the question but without success. The influence of Japan, no doubt, exercised a strong pres sure on China, who has now brought the matter up in London. Although Chins is now apparently of the same mind as Japan on the question of priority, Great Britain and France have not changed their opinion, In any case, the matter is of great importance to China and she should have considered carefully the suggestions that have been put forward by the Powers interested, and obtained every information on the subject before coming to a decision.

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