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COMPANY MEETING. INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION:

CO. LTD.

PEKING NOTES

TRON OTE OWN "CORRESPONDENT:} WO

A STARTLING LE

PEKING, June 19th

The ordinary general meeting of the

No incident has startled North Chinn Indo-China Steam Navigation, Company or hood so widely throughout the coun was held on Saturday at noon ju try as the summary execution of General Meara Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Bond Lu Chien-chang by command of General Boot The Hon Mr. D. Landale Hen Shu-cheng, at Tientsin, on charges (Chairman), presídod, and there were of vetition and rebellion. It has porter present:-Sir CP Chater C.M.G,ed most people who tako on interest in Mr. A, O. Lang, and Mr. P White the affairs of their nation, and at the (Directors), the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, moment it is feared that it may have K.C., the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook Messrs Brave consequences, leading possibly to

trouble in Peking itself. B. L. Mellougall, N. MeIntyre, LA, P Leite, A. C. Davidson, Tod, W: Logan, E. M. Raymond, A. V Apear, R. M. Austio, N. L. Railton, PM. da Silva, Lo Mẫn Hing, Lo Cheung Shiu Hoto Leng, 8. C. Ismail, K. D. C. Long min So Shai-kit, Ho K, and

Sutherland (scoretary) cm.

THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 187, 1918.

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IN MANCHURIA

Buch comment is heard regarding the Japanese loan of three million yen to Fengtion Province, especially as in application it hurts every interest bit Japanese. The advance has been de posited with the Bank of Chosen, which 19, of course, under Japanese control, thus protecting the Japanese angainst loss should the Bank of Manchuria become The Specie Redemption Ser insolvent. view in Manchuria ceased on May 13th, resulting in an immediate depresion of the quotations for local notes and infla- tion of the Petyang dollar, the exchange of which reached 175, whereas the authori ties of the Brak of Chosen fixed an ar

this ac

According to report, General Lu who was living within the British Concessios in Tientsin, was invited by General, Hanbitrary, rate of 120 and, calculating that attend at his house for a consultation, any higher rate represents loss, draw on and, in compliance therewith, he set out the above fund of Y.3,000,000. In conte a motor car for the Chinese city. The quence, the Japanese, nte able to under Motorear returned later without Lu, and sell all competitors and reap a rich

sul it was stated that he had been summarily harvest by accuring quantitica of is MI. POLLOCK; Sir, I have been asked

aliot

without any semblance of a trial, sidiary coinage apart from the ordinary commerce. Both the British-American by the shareholders, representing about by order of Hsu Shu-chong. 14,000 shares in this Company, to express Lu's chief offence in the eyes of Gen Tobacco Company and the Standard Oil the fine that the final dividend will beat Hsu was that he was a pacifist. In Company had to suspend sales paid of such an amount as will bring up other words, he was suspected of intrigu- count. The former has resumed business this tutul dividend in dollars for this ing with the Yangtzo Tuchans, who have on a silvor yen busis, but the latter refuses, last year to the equivalent of the divid all along favoured peace by compromise considering that it is not profitable under end in dollars for, the previous year with the South. This did not commend prevent conditions. The situation became so serious that the Chinese Anthorities whose forceful and I am aware, of course, that until the full itself to Heu, accounts have been received the Directors domincering personality is felt in the de held a conference at Peking on Monday, can make no announcement on this sub termination of the Government to wags but the result has not yet been ascertain ject, but I hope that when the question war against the rebeld until they stue for cd. The revenue of the Salt Gabello was of the sumount of the final dividend to peace and pardon, and, realising that the adversely affected, and Sir Richard Dano be paid in being considered by the removal of Lu (far les his exccution) is determined that a dollar shall be worth directors the wishes of the considerable would not he sanctioned by the Premier, dellar. beds of shareholders for whom I am whose faithful henolman Hsu is supposed to be, he decided upon taking the law

A few weeks ago I mentioned that the apenking will be borne in mind..........

get-together spirit was becoming more into his hands. This he did in the cold- blooded manner referred to, recalling the and more manifest in Peking anong Are events of some four years ago, when two ricans and British, and that this friend leading Chinese, aftor being entertained, ship would be comented by the formation in the Hotel des Wagons Lite by that of an Anglo-American Association. That prospective executioners, were dragged Association is now un fait accompli. O frein their carriages on the homewn casion was taken of the dinner given last

The CHALEMAX shid:-Gentlemen, this aeeting has been called in order to comply with claus 40 of the Articles of Association. I regret to say that it has both quite impossible for the Generat Managers to prepare the secounts in time for presentation to shareholders at this

ANGLO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,

"

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

AN OPIUM CASE.

A Chinese, second compradore of a Japanese steamer, was charged with being in unlawful possession of four taels of opium.

Mr. P. W. Goldring who appeared for the defence, applied for a remand.

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe remanded the case, fixing bail at 3500.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A Chinese was charged with attempting to commit suicide.

Defendant said he was very sorry and promised not to repent the offense.

Defendant's sister undertook to sign a bond na a guarantes to defendant's future good behaviour,

Mr. J. R. Wood administered & sovere

SAKLEGED THEFT OF A BICYCLE

caution and discharged the defendant.

John Constantino, a Greek cigaretw hawker, was charged with stealing a bicycle at Kowloon.

Taspéctor Brazil stated that defendant

was noticed by complainant's foki riding the bicycle from the Star Ferry Pier stand along Nathan Road.

Defendant, denied that he knew how to ride a bicycle.

Mr. J. R. Wood remanded the case, fixing bail at 85.

AN EXTORTIONATE-RICSHA COOLIE

A riceba, coolie was charged with de manding more than the legal, fare

than the defendant's Inspector Gordon resha was engaged by a gentleman to take him from Holt's wharf to the Star Ferry. The legul fare for that distance was five cents but defendant demanded

ten ccnts.

the

band.

when the increased fare was rofured, defendant beenme abusive and grasped complainant roughly by Inspector Gordon added that riesha coolies in Kowloon were always giving trouble in the matter of fares.

Mr. J. R. Wood fined defendant 25.

ing Our negotiations with the Journey just outside the Legation Quar" night by the British Community, in with the alternative of ten days hard Shipping Controller in connection with ter and immediately shot. La was pro return for a similar compliment, paid labour.

le requisition by the Government of the

Company's Eleamers commenced in May, 1917, and are even to-day incomplete We still require certain particulars, therefore, without which it is quite im posible for us to complete our accounts. In these circumstances I have no option but to move the adjournment of this

a mandate.

them by the American community, to sub it resolutions in favour of such an or

aidly a party to this execution himself, as he was at that period in command of the Peking gendarmerie. However, that

ganisation. Needless to say, these were by the way. Hsu Shu-cheng, having taken the law into his hands, had to have carried with acclamation after eloquent

and inspiring speeches had been deliver his action justified, and so he hurried to Peking and induced the Premier to re-by Sir F. Aglen, H.E. the US. Minister. the Rev. E. J. Bentley, Professor Dennys quet the President to issue This document is worth reproduction. It (American), Mr. S. Mayers, and Ir Roger Greene (American.) The dinner eering under clause it to a laisk date | reads:— which will be notified as soon na possible,

June 15th. According to reports itself was very picasant indeed. If tock We hope that a final settlement with, the from Chan Huai-chi, Ni Shih-chung, place in a picturesque environment, in the large tignerh (pavilion) in front of authorities will be come to at an early Chen Shu fon and Lu Yung-hsiang, Sir John Jordan's residence. The Lega. date and that we shall be able to comChien-chang had been in communication tion grounds were ren at thoir beat: and illutinations added to the effect, while cooling breezes contributed to the comfort of the large company. REITATHO

otion was carried unanimously. The meeting then terminated.

FUNERAL OF MR. J.

LAIDLAW

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The summer exodity to the sesside has commenced, nccelerated considerably by the great heat of the past few case. All the houses in Peitaiho have been let. Electric light has been introduced this year, making that salubrious resort still more comfortable

PLAQUE PRECAUTIONS.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS.

The following table shows the standard time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of June, 1918;--

Date. Ends. Begins. June 1st 5.31 m. 7.21 p.m.

2nd, 5.31

7.21

ard, 5.32

7:21

4th, 5.32

3th, 5.31

6th 5.33

7.21

5:30

oth

8th, 5.34 5.30 10th,.y

11th 5:35

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STOCKS CARRIED OF:-

FLAT-TONE.

For Interior Walls,

ENAMELS

Copal Varnish.

Andersen, Meyer & Co., Ltd.,

Hotel Mansions,

HONGKONG.

Missions Building,

CANTON.

S. W. P.

12th, 5.30 13th, 5.26

Prepared Paint.

7.21

14th, 5-36

13

7.1

15th, 5:37

7.21

16th, 5,37

7,20

7.20

2.7.20

7.20

P

7.19

7.19

7.18

18-

2.17

26th, 5.41 5.42 27th, 28th, 5.42 zath, 5.49 30th, 5.43 31st, 5.41

7.16

7.16

7.10

17th, 5.38 18th, 5.35 19th, 20th, 5.30 21st, 5.30, 22nd, 5.40 23rd, 5.40 24th, 5.40 93th 5.41

12

7.18

7.15 7.14

CHINESE TOBACCO FOR U.S.A.

GROWTH OF THE TRADE:

tobacco to the United States during 1917

plete the accounts during August. As with the fufer (robbers) and trying to in- I shall fully review the working of thestigate sokliers in Shantung, Anhwoi and Company for last year at the adjourned Shansi to create trouble. He also played general meeting, when we will have then conspicuous part among the rebels in report and accounts before us, I do not the South. As a penalty for his unlawful propose to say anything more to-day, art the Cabinet issued an order some time except that, with regard to Mr. Pollock's "gn ordering the Provincial officials to remarks very consideration will be place him under arrest. Now the given by the Directors to what he has Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Fengtien Baid It only now remning for me to troops, Hsu Shu-chen, states through the to propose that this meeting be adjourned Premier that Lu Chien-chang came

Tientsin from Shanghai, recently, trying to a date to be notified later...

Sir C. P. CHATER seconded, and the to influence the government troopa to rebel. He was consequently arrested and shot to death. In accordance with the It is worthy of more than passing note regulations governing the punishment if that the Chinese Government, notwith tufei and military criminala, La Chien- landing its many distractions and diff. culties, is profiting by recent experience, chang, for trying to instigate troops to rebel and comunicating secretly with in the important matter of public health. The funeral of the lato Mr. John tufe, ought to have heen summarily the Ministry of the Interior has decided to create a Central or National Plague Wason Laidlaw, who was murdered at executed. As he has now already been Prevention Bureau. This has been done Wuhu in the early morning of June 17th, executed to death his Orders of Merit, took place in Shanghai on June 1st, There was a large attendance of friends Decorations, etc., are hereby cancelled is on the petition of the Plague Frevention Commission. The outbreak of plague in of the deceased and of Mrs Laidlaw in order to uphold the law." Shanghai.

The whole series of events demonstrates Shansi this year revealed an incapacity extreme, says the W.-C. Daily News. At the hold which this young ex-Vice-Minis to cope with such emergencies, an in- two o'clock on Monday morning he waster of War had upon the present Admin capacity due to lack of the requisite or

Shipments of tobacco to the United hy cries of

States through: Hongkong last year were! Master” from the compound, and think stration, but it also helps to explain the Banisation, to lack of men qualified to ing there was some trouble at the works, disinclination of Generals Tsao Kun and undertake or supervise preventive mervalued at a total of G. $481,474, as corn -of which he was installation manager. Chung Huai-chi continue fighting sures, and also to a lack of medical kup-pared with a total of $110,991 in 1916 and passed along the screened verandah anıl

ments were confined to tobacco for the opened the screen door leading to the against the South under the orders of plies. The projected Ceneral Plague Pro 5,87 in 1915. Before the war shin General Hsu. It is possible that there vention Bureau would be in a position steps and was there shot, the bullet pass- ing through the neck and emerging at may be some sharp manteuvring for to deal with any great danger to States. The exports promise a value of the shoulder. Mrs. Laidlaw and ser vants hearing the cries and shot, arrived place and power, which may bring public health as on the verandah a moment after the 'cking again into the sphere of military would device ways and victims fell, but he was beyond all aid, action, but anything may happen to checking epidemics. death being practically instantaneous change the apparently obvious trend of Apparently the shooting had been done with x rifle, and in support of this an events, and it is therefore exceedingly un- empty cartridge shell and an old soldier's wise to attempt to forecast the immediate tost were found on the premises.

condered probable that the future. The summary execution of Gen- oting is done by a discharged eral Lu will do more to injure there love bang stated that Mr. Laid-putation of the present, Administration

hitdaartoeatly discharged two watchi who were believed to have been ex than even the refusal to reponvoke the old ers The watchman of the Asiatic Parliament, and Tuan Chi-jui's tenure of such supplies from abroad. Petroleum Co, which adjoins the Stand office, which at the best is not regardod MASONLO.

Mr. Laidlaw's death was tragio in the

awakened

Master,

Som to

it:

Brose,

The increased shipment of South China

has continued into the present year in even increasing volume, and there is after the wat Normally, Chinese tobacco reason to believe the trade will continne can be had at much lower raten, domn from paratively, than the tobaccos Turkey and the Near East, which it has been supplanting in the American and Egyptian markets.

use of Chinese resident in the United

and about $125,000 for the first quarter of 1918 or substantially three times the means for shipments for the corresponding period It would pre a year ago, b

pare, vaccines and forums, or arrange for their production, while seeing that isolation and quarantine were carried du

The manufacture of as they should be, vaccines and serums is particularly to be commended, inasmuch as the war has rẹn, dered it impossible to continue to obtain

ard Oil installation, stated thist the even as a long one, may be shortexted consider. An interesting event to bo ing before he had seen a strange Chinese pasing with a partially wrapped article ably by this act of his subordinate to the first Masonic servies in that might have been a gun. He hailed which he has felt cstled upon to give off which took place on Sunday the man who said he was a passer by and in sanction.

With the shutting off of the supply of Turkish and Near Eastern tobacco in the United States a field for the South Chits product, has been opened for use an cigarette mixtures (writes Mr. G. E. Anderson American Consul General at Hongkong). The variety of South China tobacco being shipped is mostly that ply comes from the vicinity of Sha known as "Nambung, most of the sup Ping in the Holk Shan, district of Kwangtung Province. It is generally collected in the large tobacco markets of Tatahan, Canton, but the export business 48 seems to be confined largely, if not entire

1y to Hongkong.

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Meanwhile, the national when over 20 member of International | the war is largely a matter of silver

fter continuation of this trade aftex A BARE COLLECTION OF 50 COINS hurried on It is thought that they soldier & coat found later was carried to assets are bartered for loans to maintain Lodge, A.F, and A.M., and other mem- armies intended to fight the Bouth but bors of the craft attended Union Church conceal the weapon.

of Different Nations with a Portable ange. At present the high price of

ronder the cost of this Chinese Cabinet and Valuable Numismatic Books

tars American Suporters well-

vies its normal price. With the for 8550 only.

* The decensed was 26 years old and had which do not always do so, while Bol- and listened to a very thoughtful and sug- been in the employ of the Standard Oilshevist troops threaten Manchuli and the Co. since 1911. The company immediate Northern frontiere, not to speak of the Festive discourse delivered by the Rev. return of silver to it normal level cad dangers which are loaning in Turkestan (T. Candia, Chaplain of International the effectcal introduction of this tobo and Kansu through the "Mobarmedans Lodga being roused to a holy war by Turkish and Gorman omissories

Iy offered a reward of $1,000 for the capture of the murderer, but nocording to Istest reports. Bo arrests have been dade

GRACA & CO..

The service concluded with the singing of the Masonic Ode

Lin. American markete sad in American cigarette making, it is anticipated thist the trade will be continued.

ATO 10 WENDHAN. Szzert,

1815

TAJ KER.

SAILMARER. Your Road Central,

No. 1833.