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CORRESPONDENCE.

RACING IN WAR TIME.

(TO TEK EDITOR OF '' THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

BiR,--Your correspondent, who signe

himself "Silver Bullet, in his letter published by you in your issue of yester day challenges anyone who is sincero in his opinion to answer the argumenta set Forth in that letter. I accept the chal longe, for I am most certainly sincere in my belief that it is altogether opposed to the interests of Great Britain, in the present crisis, that public entertainments, and more especially the old established Race Meeting, should be abandoned, for the time, in this Colony....

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 3ED.

THE DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS

Bin-I shall be obliged if you will allow me to acknowledge the promise of the following very generous gifts towards

enlargement of this School:

the

A new School Room by Sir Robert Ho Tung, in memory of his mother.

A new Dormitory by Mr. Ho Fook, to be named after Mr. Ho Fook...-

A new Dormitory by Mr. Chan Kai Ming, to be named after Mrs, Chan "Kai Ming

2500 from Mr. Ellis Kadoorie. 8250 from Mr Nemazce.. 800 from Mr. Ho Kwong, The new wing is to be three stories and

G. H VICTORIA. St. Paul's College Hongkong March 2nd.

SPORT.

HONGKONG POLICE IN

FRANCE

ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.

An interesting letter from Homewhere of the Western Front" has been received Hongkong colleague from Booker.

of the Hongkong police, Who 1s on active service in France with the 2nd Batt. King's Royal Rifles

The latter states. among other things:- Well, I had a very pleasant surprise the night before last (January 18th). I had not beet feeling well all day, and was absolutely in the dumps when who should walk into my but, just behind the line, but Drury and Pattison (of the Hong kong Police). I was the first time I had seen any of the Hongkong buys

COMPANY REPORT.

THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS.

The report of the Directors of the Hongkong Tramway Co, to be submitted. to the shareholders at the Ordinary General Mooting to be held on 28th April, 1917 16 15 follows:

The gross profit for the year amounts to 244,580 174 11d. From this must be deducted the Debenture Interest £7,308 SE, 8d, showing a net profit of £37,201 11. 3d.

To this should be added the smount brought forward from the last balanco sheet, after allowing for the dividend of £9,750, and the amount of £2,000 written off the cost of Tramway undertaking, £6,320 175. 4d., making an available balance of £13,522 89, 7d.

Of this, the interim dividend for 1918,

paid on the at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum,

1917.

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FURTHER CONSIGNMENT

OF

SOLID SILVER

PRESENTATION PLATE COMPLIMENTARY PRESENTS TABLE WARE, ETC.,

SWEET DISHES

CAKE BASKETS,

SALVERS.

In the frst place, although no British.

to include a spacious Sick Room, addiince last August, and then I saw Drury subject has the faintest doubt as to what tional teachers' room, etc. Further gifts Of course, you know that I am the only the ultimate issue of the present conflict are, therefore, urgently needed; promises will be, there are, doubtless, numbers of of them may be sent to the Honorary the world of good to see some of the old one left in this Battalion, and is did me persons in this part of the world who Secretary, the Rev. N. C. Pope, B

we paid on the 13th September, 1918, ab- are not, or who have not troubled to make

faces again, Pattison told me that Hut sorbed £5,687 10. Od. * z Andrew's Vicarage, Kowloon. I am, themselves, fully acquainted with our Yours, etc.,

chins, Clarke and Reynolds (also of the The Directors new recommend the pay- breed and power. In fact, the vast

Hongkong Police) were staying at some meup of a final dividend for the year ended 31st December, 1916, at the rate majority of residents in this Colony are

tea or twelve miles away, so next morn-

of 23 per cent, per annum, which will either aliens, or descendents of aliens,

ing I put in for a pass to go and see absorb £18,887 108, Od., and the writing and have no interest save that of self.

them, nad what a time we had. The only down of the cost of the Tramway under Most of them are entirely ignorant of the

unfortunate part üht it was that I thing by £2,441 136. 8d., leaving

$18,705 148. Tid, to be carried forward, real position in Europe; and, particular

had to leave early so as to get back to Both the balance sheet and the working CANDLE STICKS. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

camp in times

time. Drury and Bornet are and profit and loss account have been ly having regard to the propagande of the Germans in Chian and the attempts

With the exception of replays, first another Battalion of this Regt., but transferred into sterling (with the excep- tion of Capital Additions and Deprecia. made by them to induce the Chinese to division league football has finished for I have only seem them once since I have tion, taken at 2/-) at the TT rate on believe

that

Germany may gain the the season in Hongkong The Royal been in France, some thirteen mooths near 31st December, 1916, 12, 1/4, and as upper hand, it would, in my opinion, be Engineers have done the best of the first Well, → I can honestly say we have this rate, is bid, per dollar higher than badged the rate taken for the previous accounts had a rough time since we have been over submitted, the sterling figures are cor a grave mistake to give rise to the division bears, and now find themselves, and putting all jokes side, I will respondingly increased, and this must be alightest suspicion that we ourselves doubt with a chance of winning both the Hong the final result. This may not, and I do kong League and the United Services not be sorry to get back again. No doubt borne in mind in comparing the accounts not suppose it has, influeroed us in the League. To win the former they have to know of the death of Wakeford Traffic Receipts show the very large in- matter of our continuing to hold the usual overcome the Club, while to become cham (Hongkong Police). He was the first. ereuse of £34 38, due chiefly to the influx of Chinese from Canton during the sum Race Meeting and other public entertain-pions of the US. League a more formidinting and Allchurch have also been mer months. The loss on subsidiary coin. ments. These have, doubtless, been con-

age has decreased by £3,836 tinueri in the knowledge we possess that their discontinuance is unnecessary, and

able task awaits them, for they have to defeat hoth the K.8.L.I and the RCA The Engineers have never won the Hong

will never be otherwise. Nevertheless, kong League and the R.G.A, have never

even if their relinquishment were ad visable from a Bnancial point of view (and I am convinced it is not), the ren sous I have given above would outweigh any such advisability.

killed, and Phillips, Carpenter, Bloor and Hoare have been wounded. Spittle, I believe, has also been wounded, along with Shaftain. Wilson was reported missing,

but it now believed that he has been

killed,

managed to pull off the U.S. League, The Gunners at present hold the Hong- kong trophy and the Engineers the U.S. trophy, and an exchange would probably bo agreeable to both of them me else but snow, and previous to that, rain:

"We have been having some awful weather for the last four days, nothing

with the previous year,

TOAST RACKS.

TEA SETS,

ETC.

INCLUDING

ALSO

IN

CASED

LIQUEUR SETS.

COFFEE

SERVICES.

TEAS AND TONGS

BUTTER DISHES,

SUGAR AND

CREAM SETS.

ETC.

BEST, SHEFFIELD ELECTRO-PLATE

LATEST DESIGNS.

The inorase of £10,000 on working CUTLERY CANTEENS. exponses is mainly accounted for by the higher rate of exchange; the actual in- crease in the Hongkong working expenses

mounts to 810,114 only, which, in view

of the bigh prices of materials and the heavy trate during the year, is very satisfactory

The Royalty of 5 per cent of the working proit, payable to the Hongkong Government, has been provided for

To look at the matter from a purely Sappers are, however, an enterprising in fact it has done nothing else but rain Depreciation has been charged on

team, and may pull off both eventa,

The football authorities have not yet

is to be competed for this year, or not. made up their minds whether the shield

This competition always produces some

since we have been in the country, similar lines to last year, and it is re commended that the sum of £8,441 13s. 88, I had ten days leave last month, and it be written off the book value of the was like being in Heaven sway from the undertaking, which will then conform noise of the guns. It was my first leave with the valuation made in 1909.

when in twelve months, and goodness knows when the next one will come.

Guancial nspect :-Apart from the fact that probably by far the greater number of persons who attend the local Race Meetings, and thero spend, moncy in the Par-Mutuel and Cash Sweep boxes, are men who would not otherwise contribute. to the War funds, and that the well-contested games, and it will be a Christmas over here was the most miser-his seat on the Board on the 1st Novem

a large me

portion of the amount thug spent is so

The position in the coond division is still rather vague. As things stand at present, the D Company K.S,LI. are winners of the league, but, as the referee of their last game with the Athletic recommended that the game be replayed, the position still seems to bo doubtful. If this recommendation bo adopted and the Chinese team wins, the soldiers may have to give way to the Athletie for final honours, or even to their regimental rivala, the "A" Co. K.S.L.I..

The investments have been written down to the market values at 31st December, 1916,

The Hon. Mr. David Landale resigned

By the ber, 1916, and the Hon. Mr C E Anton

have been awarded the DC. M. It is not so, as I was only recuftranded some months ago, but nothing came of it.

PERVERTED MAN-POWER. BEWARE THE MILITARY

EXPERT."

was invited to fill the vacancy. Under

for re-election.

The retiring Directors are Dr. J. W. Noble and Sir Robert Ho Tang, who are ligible and offer themselves for re- election

The Auditora, Messra, Lowe, Bingham

Matthews offer themselves for re election.

A pity if it is allowed to fall through this able day I have ever spent. contributed by the Jockey Club, I happen Year, especially as league football is way, I have heard that it has been pub to know that several persons stated their practically finished and the sesson still listed in the Hongkong papers that Article 111 Mr. Anton is now eligible intention (which I have not the slightest fairly young. doubt would be carried out) of handing. over to the War Funds, by way of gift and not loan, the amount of any sweep they might win Other British subjects who have not exprcased any such inten- tion may reasonably be expected to act similarly with regard to purt, if not all, of their winnings. Your correspondent asks :-" Does this " (the contribution of the Jockey Club) affect the extra expen diture caused in the way of tiffin partics, etc., now hats, and gear for the fair scx, even possibly for the mere maa?" I say, unhesitatingly, it does offect, enormousty, any expenditure occasioned to persons who have attended the present Race Meet ing Man must eat to live, no more | ** mobey way spent on a tifin at the Race course than must have been spent else

|

Mr HG Well, in an article upon the tacks, gives a timely warning against the efforts of the military expert to divers the man power of the nation into

effective channels. He writes

IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE. POSITION OF CROWN COLONIES

Council, Federated Malay States, usks in

Mr. Eric Macfadyen, member Federal. a letter to The Times-Is it a foregone conclusion that our Crown Colonies and Bouted at the Imperial War Conference i Dependencies should be wholly unrepre

The decisive factor in the sort of These territories

ied collectively form a vital: There is only one match on the fixture war we are now waying is the production element in the Empire, and their interests and right use of meccanical Interislin important respects are special and list for today, and more than likely victory in this was depends now up distinct. They are less vocal that the this will not take place, as even if it is three things the aeroplane, the gun and great Dominions; but when general lines

it is the “ Tank developinen is. Those and of policy are bemg laid down it not postponed on account of the races, not crowds of men-are le prime telechatter in which our good faith is muen the 83rd Company, or account of millsity for a successful offensive. Every involved that their needs should be

Westoru condición Colombo is as where, and it cannot for a moment betary duties, are experiencing great diff: the raske brings our Weston making duo weighs ne much concerned in No supposed that those who gave the tiffius culty in getting a team, and will probarer to the military condition of problems of world-trade as is Sydney, but are in such a position that they will pro ably have to scratch,

Ilusain In these things we may be inevitably vicars them from a different purtionately reduce their war contribu

easily misled by military experta e angle of vision British Malaya supplies ziens! And, as regarda new hats qu

luvo to remember that the military with most of our rubber and most of

men who has way in raising large loans, and coor

andy during the war, gear. I doubt whether a single person

has led the business attending the meeting acquired such CONVERSION OF THE OLD business before 1914, and that the

to be made in that articles for this special occasion, I cer

country of war has do not think that anyone has done

1914: the mutary expert, is a man but for So who would otherwise have contributed

trained to think of

that when the Canadian ship- wat as esschcially we forget to the war funds, and to the detriment

alfair of cavalry infantry in formion, building proposals had to be deferred it of these funds

and Gold guns whereas cavalry is entirely was the Malay Sultans who stepped in absolete, infantry no longer lights in with the gift of a battleship which has letter from London, dated 18th January, serve, will runs about the world in confer a claim to recognition? Agtan The following is an extract from lovebirely changed. The military man, naval strength. Do not such services and the methods of gummery sines taken her part in maintaining our

1917 and øddressed to Mesery, Moxon & Taylor

That the residents in Hongkong par ticularly the British portion, should be encouraged to save, and to contribute

doubt but would this be better effected

WAR LOAN.

CONCESSION TO COLONIAL HOLDERS.

every cent they can, either by gift or loan, for the continued succesful prosecution of the war, there cannot be the least we have been rather concerned since the asut of the New War Loan prospec holders of both the 4 per cent, War Loan this regarding the position of Colonial and Exchequer Bonds

our

formation,

Deen absolutely revolutiduftforurale home first. Nor cas

are

re

Spurs, ho travels in trang ia spurs, he can the special intereste of Hongkong, or walks in spurs, he thinks in terms of those of the West Indies, safely be left purs. He has still to discover that it is unrepresented at a Conference which its by their wearing long faces, and refrain

about as ridiculous for soldier to goithors hope may mark an epoch in ing from indulging in recreation, and

carry a crossbow I take it these spurs It seems the more necessary to ask this about in spurs to-day us if he wero to Imperial reconstruction attending public entertainments? In case of a few persons it might but I have

are only the outward and visible sight of question now that the Secretary of State sy hesitation in stating my belief that this The new prospectus made no mention an inward obsolescenco Da ne po for the Colonies is no longer a member slight gain would be altogether out of any arrangement giving extension of The disposition of the military expert of the Cabinet. The time and attention of Wonghed by

the lomhich be their hedings, and I would, or exters, and to donar l 100 mitch of men ne pied with

loss which would be time to investors abroad for converting is still to think too little of machinery the Prime Minister must be wholly occu

immediate the

ate conduct of the acted.

hort should not be worn or be quite impossible for them to get the naked, irrational demands for inan, und war and it certainly appears The

or the necessary forms back before the closing for the wrong sort of inen. Boltind our that the Conference should include sleeve, and although there are very few of the list on the 16th February front at the present time, there

familiar with the needs Tresentative indeed of the British residents in this We have, therefore, taken up the mat example, many thoumeds of cavalry, we use leave constituents of the Empire Colony who have not suffered intensely tor and represented to the proper quartei

Londing horses,) men? engaged in tran. More than one member of the Colonial do not show this open in that they the great injustice to Colonial holders of sporting bulky fodder for horses, and the service nowledge and experience which

These maŭ are doing about as much sense the that they do not use videos the previous issues. We are glad to say in this war ne if they were at Tiubiretoo. would hit him to discharge such a fune- that that the Bank of England have now de Every man who is taken from initio tion Just as our holder on the Register, and, provided a

waking at X to

military of the country. Every man that The Japan Chronicle states that an games of football and make jokes in the opportunity, they will allow the converted is a likely to be needed for expert Japanese geologist, a graduate of trenches, so should we endeavour to keep son just in the same way as though the the actual operaticus of molar wat inspecting the guld mines at Changsho

fare the Imperial University, Tokio, has been up our spirits, to all which we are entitled to do holder had been resident in England, and can he got by combing out she cavalry, Patriotism is not manifested by open had complied with the terms of the pro-

spectus by making an application before the browing and distilling industries, the tai in Hunan, and some reputed lead or and musip balls, and the like silver mines at another place near by, the 18th February

emproductive

under The visit is in connection with the Mitsu- occupations. The staffing of munition works, the diminu bishi branch at Hankow. In the spring aged and female Talonr, is the straight ing good many places in the west and

south of the province,

which your to impress on

ent

wishes ided to address a letter to each Colonial

the

soldiers in the fighting line indulge reply reaches the Bank by the first cuts a spur wordhappine

in

und exhibit the bold frant

show, for

by making unnecessary sacri fices, but is proved by making such oneri-

Yours

o

W. WILKINSON.

9. Queen's Road, Hongkong, March 2nd.

is a dead loss, to-

fices 29 are of rest value to the coat thought of when the prospectus was tion of their officeucy, by the use of an extended tour is to take place, cover

It is curious this point was not issued but we are glad to thing that the mattor has row been rectified"

course to failure in this war.

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