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The 10th ordinary general rocoting, of shareholders in the above was held at the Company's offices yesterday, at noon. Mr. G C Moxon presided, and those also present were:--Mesura, H. J. Gedge (Director), n

PRUSSIA AND RUSSIA, MILITARISM FOR MOBS.

STARVING

SUBMARINE PIRACY AND ITS RESULTS.

GERMAN LOSSES, CONCEALED.

'AUED.]

ARCHIBALTY

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

"FOLION SCHOOL,BAG PIM Friday, May 5th-Class 1s. (Chief In-

spector Kerr).

Tuesday, May 20th Class 13 (Inspector

Gordon).

Wednesday, May 300-Class 12 (

spector Grant).

There is at present no more interesting. Gerinan nowapaper than the Arenz. ritung, the chief organ of Prussian mili-

Admiral von Capells, the German Naval Corisu Duyufter day the Russian Revelation, the policy of the United Secretary, who has been addressing the States, and such incidents as the sacri Reichstag on the progress of submarine Thursday, May 31st-Class 16 (Chief

circumstances.

CGB | inspector. Korr),, Percy Smith, Efice" of the late French Minister of War piracy, might in other.

to, Parliament provide. it with texts for enlista lurge measure of sympathy Friday, June 1st Class 14th (Inspector

Gerrard), Raymond, G. Martin, and E. Mauricio, expositions of the purest Conservative The officers of the German Navy have

bocome the puppets of Marshall The result of the Examination of Clases with Mr. H. Q. Holt (Secretary).

doctrine on the

9, 10, and 11, hold on May 11th, is Dealing, for instance, with the Russian Hindenburg, the dictator of policy by The Secretary read the notice conven Revolution, the Kreuz Zeitung, says sen as well as by land. When the rath

posted at Headquarters' Club, . ing the meeting, ofter which

Order and unity, guaranteed by a firm less U-boat war was resumed, the pledge

PARADES, 5.45 P.M.. ly anchored Monarchy, which has not yet to the United States becoming another The CHAILMAN said-Gentlemen, the been democratized, and which by strength

scrap of papon the agents of the Tuesday, May 20th-Ambulance. Platoon. Also Recruits of all Companies under printed report and balance sheet of our of will masters all antagonisms, are two Marshal issued the notorions con-

Co-Sergt. Majors.. of the chief foundations and main sources fidential circular to the Press, which

It was Wednesday, May 30th--No. 2 Company account for the year ending 28th Feb.of military and economic strength in war. was published on March 23rd.

under own Commander, 1917, has now been in your hands for That belligerent who has these two things stated that this campaign of murder and always at his disposal, retains sccuro butrage against belligerents and neutrals sonic daya and I will, with your consent, superiority over enemies among thoni constituted the best and only means of Thursday, May 31st-No. 3 Company

a speedy, victorious ending of the war." these things are threatened or

It was not the naval but the

military has already lasted a long time and presses confession of the failure of the German The responsibility of bringing hard upon the broad masses of the people army.

and especially, when the war is reaching about an early German penge was thas Admiral von Capelle and the final decisions--the lack of an indis placed on putably secured Government authority forth submarine crews either to dishonour those working under his orders, sending must have a checking and paralysing effect upon the war will in face of the or death...

take them, as read. It is with great collapse period of war, which authorities who made that significant

pleasure that your bourd are enabled to lay before on the figures disclosed in the balance sheet, and I trust you will on appreciate the hard work and care ont the part of your present Manager and

the Batisfactor results now shown. You will be interest ed to hear that, in spite of war times

In the midst of a.

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under own Commnuder. No. 2. Sec- tion at Water Police Station. Am bulance Platoon at Tung: Wah Hospital at 6.p.m. Friday, June 1st-No. 1 Section and No, 1. Platoon u Central. Also Recruits of all Companies for passing out by A,S,P. (R)} ...

STRENGTH. Pc. 762 Backhouse and P..c: 176 Chan

(8d.) F. C. JENKIN,

Staff which has led to the satisfactory dangers which threaten from starving and All the news have been singing. Ming are invalided out;,"

and consequent trading dificulties, our Russia give a picture of the lengths to extning results-no less than the

to their

excited moha. Warlike efficiency cannot in one key for two months, long, weary population, be associated with lack of order and lack months to the Germans; the of unity The revolutionary events in enduring great privations, wug led to downfall of England, thi turnover has considerably increased in which democratic

away of the Allies, the with fact has reached a record. Turning to resisted by drawal of the Armen which encircle the

tendencies which, according t the balance sheet, you will notice that any firm dam. But waves can be broken Central Powers, the triumph of Prus. ali the financial und our stock has increased from 8127,116.30 and so can democratic waves, irresis-sianism, and the payment of indemnities

though they pretend to be, Where suficient to recoup $170,206:32. This is a matter, for the will is lacking for this, even the most moral loss which the struggle has entailed congratulation, na nearly all good met powerful Monarchy must gradually be on the German Empire. That is no The safety of the German exaggera neck has passed, kope has been Want has happened is that undermined. chandise is more and more difficult to future will continue to depend, not least week after obtain, and satisfaction may be felt that upon such a Monarchy as the strong deferred again and again, protests have

willed centre of order and unity.

been made by neutrals, and the United In another leading article the Kreuz States and China have turned the German we possess a large amount of clean mer-

Ambassadors out of their capitale. At Zeitung writes: chantable goods. Sundry debtors aro

One of

he fundamental

last, characteristics. it was laid as a duty on the Naval

Secretary to justify anticipations of 2. slightly increased as compared with last of the world-war is what is formulated year, due to the larger business we are as the opposition between Parliament speedy victory, set forth in the con fidential circular, and revive the flagging doing After deducting the debit balance Army and Kaiser Army The German of these moh-besieged people.

spirite

THE NAVAL SECRETARY MISTAKE. of $12,183,65, carried over from last Empire and the Monarchies that are hit can to day be confident that year, we have a net profit of $24,044.29 allied with

Admiral von Capelle is not an experi to deal with. Ag stated, your Directors their Kaiser Armies will hold the field

against the Parliament Armies. The enced speaker like his predecessor; he is, propose to apportion this as follows antagonism between the military autho- on the contrary, comparatively new to $10,000 for the creation of a Generality which demands the domination that office and unused to handling facts, Reserve Fund, $4,104.47 to write off fix

in the low courts so dangerous as the tures and fillings, and to carry forward is absolutely necessary for the control of Lawyers state that there are no witnesses

armies, and a Parliament which

jealous 15 the balance of 8,8:02. Your stock has of its control threatens to interfere over-willing friends of plaintiff or defen- be In their been checked by such means as your Board with and to weaken the unity of power dants, a due case may be could devise, and they are of opinion and of leadership in war. On the other anxiety to do their best, they indulge in that its value is fully as stated in the hand, such dangers are out of the ques-injurious in their effect on the jury than

wild exaggerations which are In view of the difficult tion when the civil and military authority all the evidence given on the other side balance sheet. and strenuous times through which were absolutely united in the personality are passing, and the uncertainty of the of Monarch who is protected from Parlia- the ever-statements suggest consciousness of weakness and a desire to put the most future as

regards all imports frommentary interference by the autocracy favourable construction forward, even to

to him by th guaranteed

Con- Europe and America, your Board have winch is

extent of perverting the truth. Now te u only welcome the fact that now,ghly patriotic, German sailor has tion only welcome the fact that now, that what, this well-manating, And no immediately I wore to the fact that n

created agencial reserve of $10,000, which they consider absolutely essential.

us, of course, such fixtures are only vari- Traprinary parties.

resisted

more

23rd May, 1917,

D.S.P. (E).

HONGKONG NO 1 V.A.D:.

COMMANDANT-LADY MAY... ACTING ·COMMANDANT-MRS. HIOKLING,

LAR.C.P. AND:6.

The Monthly Meeting will take place

at the Military Hospital, Bowen' Road, on Friday, the 25th inst, at 10.10 a., when a lecture will be given by Mrs, Bullock, and the drill will be in charge of Birs. McGregor, M.B., B.Uh.

Dr. Johnson, P.C.M.O.;, has agreed to give a series of icetures in First Aid at the Victoria Hospital, Barker Road. Particulars may be had from the Adjutant and Hon. Secretary. The following members may attendin order to pass the Examination quali- fying them for the Bar to Medal- lion.Mrs. Danby, Miss L Ellis, Miss G Ellia, Mias P. Lammert, Mrs. Shenton, Mrs. Ralphs, Mrs. Robertson, Miss Wilkinson:

The following members may qualify for the Medallion-Mrs. Armstrong, Denison, Miss A, Gordon, Miss M. Miss Carter, Miss Davidson, Miss Gordon, Mrs. Lander, Mrs. Man- ning, Miss Woodsock.

The following members should attend

these lectures in order to pass the examination to become qualified members of the Detachment Mrs. Alabaster, Mies Hastings, Mrs. Hay- ward, Miss D Ritchie, Mrs. Lensk.

(Sd) M BALPHE (Adjutant and Hon. Secretary). 23rd May, 1917.

A MONSTER OF THE DEEP.

Close to the shore in the sea-side

Varineamt, and saying to himself down from $8,104,47 to 84,000, which the war, Russia is Imperilled b. cause the don We can picture him leaving the think you will agree is a prudent step, a power, which hitherto was subject the must play up to the Marshal. I must try

to the absolute authority

that the intensifi d submarine is put under th. Dumn--and the top, though it has made the United able to us as a going concern and have

The accessary

campaign,, no market value. The sum remaining unity in the organism of the whole milf States and Chine our enemies, was well after the foregoing provisions amounts tnry force is most securely guaranteed by worth the political and economic and to $9,930,82, a sum inauficient to provide the sov teign will of a Montich in Cor moral cost-that it has succeed.d, and

that

last few submarines. have we any reasonable dividend, and it appeare inalty by an Emperor who is independent Piracy, let it be recalled, was to stop to your Board that it is advisable of the will of Parliament. Thirty years aft shipping entering or leaving British carry this sum forward to our next ago Bismarck powerfully account, and thus strengthen the Com Reichstag majority when it attempted, as ports, ut after ser ral weeks or many pany. In this course they have received ffectively as he did to the defeat of all months but at once; the mere thunder village of Chihama Ogasa-gori, Shid- the support of some of the largest share uttempts by a Parliamentary Army." It of German threate was to produce a state zuoka prefecture the other day, some of blockade. British seamen were to fishermen, wifite engaged in their work, holders. I am glad to inform you that is to be hoped that Bismarck'a succestral sailors wore more or less discovered, to their great surprise, a huge so far this year has opened well for us will at all times see in Bismarck's words,

to refuse to enter the war monster-like creature appearing above and, given no unforeseen set-back, it is to turn the Imperial Army into a Par-

The operations, opposed to law the waves. Its head, it is stuted, bore morally certain that next account williamentary democracy to diminish the and humanity, opened at the beginning of resemblance to that of toad, and the 300 us in a position to commence regula perfect power of the Emperor and War

February.

"Have the British Tales buen fishermen at last caught it alive. The dividends, which, 1 trust, henceforth Lord.

isolated The Admiralty have published monstrous creature is reported to be 15 LORD ROMERT CECLE'A SPEECH, may be maintained, I shall be pleased to

The Cologne Gazette, referring to Lord we kly returns--a sort of thermomater of feet long, 12 feet wide and weighed about answer any questions to the best of my Robert Cecil's statement in the House of piracy which have contained remarkable 280 kan, but is such a peculiar fish that The Germans, on their own it cannot be identified. Japan Daily fability M

Commons that the cons quenors of the admission, have stuck at no inhumanity fail.

figures There were no questions, and the blockade will be plainly seen when it to effect thier purpose; men have been CHAIRMAN then propused the adoption of comes to the last battles of the war, assurinated; women have been cast adrift with scanty food, and, in some cases, wearing The ruthless war of starvation attife, to exist in torture and exhaustion States and other neutrals until-in their which England is carrying on against for two, three, and even four days! That own phrase all the factors had been our defencel.ss civil population is steel- ing our fighters on the front and at sea on the one hand. On the other, in spite carefully weighed, after conscientious all that has been threatened and all technieni naval predaration, That con ay nothing else does to go on fighting that has been enacted of revolting horror, Sdential declaration throwe some light until the mortal blow has been struck at British ports have been visited by nearly on the Naval Secretary later assertion.

pitiless enemy.

40,000 ships of all nationalities, excluding Bus the final point is a sample one; The Berlin Lokalanzeiger discovers in vessels of 100 tons net or under, and Germany published, is she claimed, a Lord Robert Cocil's speech thenate excluding also fishing and local craft. complete list of the once suffered at the

that nothing but the worthy admission consideration that the policy would have That constitutes & fitte record to the credit Battle of Jutland, so why, when she is no practical consequences is preventing not only of British seamen, but of thous engaged in an operation far more import- other nationalities. Americans have at to her, does she wonted the number England frota swosping away what nccessfully run the blockade other of missing submarines! remains of the rules of international sailors of neutra! States have treated the law. The writer continues

the report and accounts, trends days: to this the Englishman is quite on the high sewing only their night did not determine un floating the United

Mr. RAYMOND seconded; and this wES unanimously agreed to.. On the proposition of Mr. Maala seconded by Mr. Hour, Mr. G. C. Mox was reelected a Director,

Mr. H. J. Gedge was also re-electa a Director, on the proposition of Mr. RAYMOND, seconded by Mr. MAURICIO

Meru. Smith Seth & Fleming wee re-appointed Auditors to the Company at a remuneration of $450 per annum.

Our most

WHAT A POLICY OF BECRECY

COMPANY REPORT.

THOSE LITTLE BOATS,”'-' Admiral von Capelle, struggling against THE STAR" FERRY CO., LTD For the rest, Lord Creil is somewhat Germans with contempt. Yet Admirs

to have led the adversity, and aware of the contempt in Capelle is wrongly informed about our food diffiehstag and all concerned to believe which the new methods of ten warfare The report for the year ended 30 ulica Our situation might be much all expectations had been realised up to have brought the service to which he April, 1917, for presentation to share worss than it is without that preventing

belongs, has endeavoured to cheer his holders at the nineteenth ordinary anal-as from holding out until the final is now in the fullest degree."

fellow countrymen, and mislead and meeting of the Company, to be held tory. But we know very well who it is The naval authorities of the Allied terrorise neutrals What would the world to whom we owe the present restrictions, countries have made no secret of the exact have thought had he mentioned the num the 30th inst, states

and we will not forget how busily Eng number of vessels lost from week to week. ber of submarines which has been lost and strove to sacrifice our old men, what has been the price to Germany in in a matter of only two months stated and children to death by starvation, submarines and their crews? Admiral the capital they represented, and Given von Capelle professed to be candid as to the casualties There is stall a tendency the men-of-war sunk in the Battle of to speak of the German submarines as Jutland, and protested that he had boats and sometimes they are referred little boats." In fact, the bigger. nothing to conceal. He published a fish, to as

ACCOUNTS.

The nett earnings of the boate after

paying all working expenses, amounted

to $117,609,52, against $88,042.58 the pre vious year

The amount at credit of profit and los account (after paying for repairs, allow

Now what did Germany do to Paris

In 1870,

THE VAR.

ing for Directors and Auditors fees FAR EASTERN MEN AND placing $4,300 to credit, of Accident Fund, and contributing $1,000 to W Charities), including 82,015.95 brough forward, 18 8105,985.79; which, with the approval of shareholders it is propose to appropriate as follows

To pay a dividend of $1.80 per share from working profits.......

To pay a bonus of 30 cente per share from interest a/c

To write off Ice House Street

Pier

72,000.0

12,000.06

Mr. John D M Pringle, on the Shanghai staff of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., bas left for service connected with the war.

so very circumstantial that everyone of them are as big as the men-of-war. assumed that it was only a partial revela which the Germans thems Ives have been tion of the truth. But when it comes to in the habit of descriping as cruisers." the number of the submarines which Their displacement ranges from over 800 Germany will never see again he indulges to 1,900 fons, the outlay on construction only in general statements He does not runs from £200,000 to $300,0f the crew dare specify how many have left German of each vessel numbers thirty men ports and have not returned. He does upwards. Submarines, in proportion to not know what merchantmen they had their size, are the most expensive ships destroyed before they were called to ever built, and consequently these losses KOBE HARBOUR WORKS.

account. And yel he professes to give are imposing a heavy drain on German exact figures of the aggregate tonnage finances, material resources, skilled The construction of the Kobe harbour-sunk in February The statistics are to labour, and man power.. works (mays, the Japan Chronicle) is pro- put the matter baldly faked." ~ He is If salvation is to come for Germany is 6.000,00 gresting space, thanks to the popularol even aware from week to week how time to rescue her from her doom, it must 10.009.00 clamour for the speedy completion of this many U-boats are operating He waita, come soon, and, na is confessed, the sub- 6,053.78 important public enterprise, but the day by day looking for missing craft to marine piracy is the only morns So $103,885,79 tion between the ess and land communi-

piracy account--but hopes, the soldier to pinko, a further effort to the cations still remains neglected. Although, and hopes And se bavers that the represent the piracy campaign on there are four piers, Kyo-machi is at additional number of submarines sent to 40,000,000 tons of shipping of the Allies Hon. My C. E. Anton and Mr. CB. present the only road that leads to a the front during the months of February and aentrals as Broder Gubbay bave joined the board in nlace pier No 4 pier. There are no roads and March has by far exceeded the realised "all expectations, of Hon Mr. David Tandale and Hon leading to the three other piera. In view see I that assertion be true, it with the total tonnage quote Mr. E. Shellim, rogigned of this the Kobe municipal authorities would be a distressing confession to come gives an inflated figure for the In accordance with the Articles of Aare contemplating the building of two from Berlin, for the Germans held back depredations; and he conseala sociation Hon. Sir C. P Chater, K., roads so that the piers may be brought a large number of submarines as a reserve of submarines which have C.M.G., retires, but being eligible offers into close connection with traffic into the when the campaign was initiated. They bourne fra d

Telegraph himself for re-election.

city:

(Continued at foot of next column.) return.--

To write off boata

To carry forward

DIRECTORS

pódeng

work of effecting a satisfactory connec tung he can never have the heart to the Naval Secretary has been put up

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