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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."']

BUL. I have read the letter, under.

date the 16th instant, addressed to you by Mr. J. M. Alves, which appeared in your issue of the 17th instant, wherein Mr. Alves makes reference to An inter view which Mr. Clark, of Messrs. J. D. Humphreys & Son, the General Managers of the Company, had with him on the 7th instant, and alleges that that inter view took place with the intention of inducing him (Mr. Alves) to shelve the matter," and that the bait was held out that a place would be found for him on the Company's Board of Directors as Book as the Director, had an opportunity || of altering the Company's Articles by increasing the number of the Board which then stood at five, and wherein Mr. Aiver comments upon the fact that 1 omitted to mention this interview in the coUTHO of my speech at the meeting of the Shareholders on the 18th instant, and charges me in effect with having, deli. berately misled those of the Shareholders who were present, and who supported me At such meeting.

In setting forth his view of the inter- view above mentioned, Mr. Alves is prae- tically setting forth the same view which he expressed to the Directors at the Board] meeting wherent he (Mr. Alves) was pre- scat, and in respect of which Board meeting he, to my mind, committed a breach of confidence as complained of by me in the coures of my speech at the Shareholders' mooting on the 15th inst.

At the Directors' meeting in question.) while I

was explaining to Mr. Alves what had transpired between Mr. Bianey and myself, he remarked that it had been suggested to him by Mr. Clark that the Articles should be altered so as to create a vacancy for him upon the Board, whareupon I immediately pointed out to Mr. Alves that the Directors had not authorised anything of the kind, and I told him that what they had authorised was, that Mr. Clack should ascertain from Mr. Alves whether the notice of his candidature was intended to intimate that he was seeking to turn one of the

THE

CANTON NEWS.

BY COURTESY OF THE "CHONG MOO1

THE TUCHENSHIP,

CANTON, February 16th.

Mok Wing-son, who was appointed Acting Tuchun, tas notified the authori ties that the word "acting" in now cancelled.

WOLFRAM ORES.

RONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUART 187H, 1019.

CITY HALL WORK PARTY.

The City Hall Work Party for the month of January, packed:-es abiria, 130 vasta, 100 pr. panta, 35 pr. pyjamas, # reversible jackets, 69 bed jackets, 20

small pillows, 20 small pillow-covers, s abdominal bandages, 38 washers, 196 food-overs, 294 fúndkerchiefs, and 83 pillow-cance

To this list the Mothers' Union contri-

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT

OLUB.

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS.

The following of the series of the Ofub Championship events of the season | were sailed off on Saturday:-

HANDICAP ÚLABS

Course:-Lyamun Beacon (P), Kow- loon Rock (8), and Lyeman Beacon

It is reported that, owing to fall in buted: pra. pyjamas, e shirts, 8 voels, (5). Distance: 9.2 miles the price of wolframs since the Euro-and 8 bed-jacketa. Their contributions pean war, the wolfram merchants have in November and December were respec-; suffered very heavy losses, and ate now tively-Vesta, 18 and 8; shirts, and Done proposing to give up wolfram-mines and nil; pyjamas, & and 3; bod-jacketa, turn their attention to coal and zinc and 4; scrubbers, 21 and 1; socks, mines along the East and North Rivers.

and 8 pre; operation stockings, 1 pr. TRAMWAYS IN CANTON,

and att

Offers to construct a tramway on the new roads under construction in Canton have been made by British, French, Ame

An

rican and Japanese merchants. American merchant is said to have visited the authorities yesterday for the same purpose, and to have agreed to maks a loan of one million dollars to the Can- ton Government if the work is given to him. The authorities have accordingly ordered the Public Works Department and the Treasurer to discuss the matter.

CANTON, February 17th.

Yachte

F'cap on Finishing Corrected

Course.

Time, M.B.

H.M.6. ...owes 1.32

Time.

IL M. S

4.81.00

18.

Rolla Jessica

138

4.58.08

4.53.27 4.69.38

rec.

1.33

D.N.S.

€ 54

D.N.S.

77

Colleen Dorothna

6.54

D.N.S. 6.08 5.01.12

4.55.04

nil Dut

Wo are very sorry to lose the help of this small but energetic branch, but so any of the members are obliged to turn their attention to preparations for going Home that it is thought best to finish the War-work side of it, and continue the Work Party as it was before thể War.

A considerable number of knitted gør-

ments were received, and are being held

over for packing in Febrttary.

All the above were sent to Vladivostock. The work-bags for the rofugee women in Siberis, will be spoken of another day. The fund is going on well, but donations will be very welcome until the 500 mar

Position

(1) Dioas

g) Dorothea... (3) Rolls (4) Dispa

- Calloen...

Points for race. Point to date.

OTHER CLASHES.

18

20

#988 ||

(P),

The Course was Lyamun Beas Cual Rock (P), and Channel Bocks (P). Distsane: 84 miles.

Yachta

Ails

Bonita The cost of a bag is #11 Daphne and the number is still some 1900 short.

Haleyon Wadded coats in two sizes can be made

THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY.

Most of the old members of the Pro-in. roached. vincial Assembly have left Canton, although the session has not fluished and the Chairman is now argently requesting them to return to settle important ques tions before the new session is opened.

PUBLIC MEETING.

A public meeting will be held on the 18th inst., when all are invited to attend to discuss the political outlook generally and the question of secret treaties in particular.

BARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN SWATOW.

Each

A message from Bwatow states that two earthquake shocks were felt there on the morning of the 10th instant. shock lasted several seconds. Fortunately no damage is reported CHINA'S PEACE CONFERENOR,

A message from Shanghai states that the chief of the Northern Peace Envoys left Nanking for Shanghai on the 16th inst It is expected that the Conference will be opened on the 18th or, at any rabo before the 30th inst.

15th

In regard to these remarks, I would present Directors off the Board when point out that it was vory shortly after Buch Director came up for re-election, or

Mr. Clark's interview with Mr. Alves, that Mr. Bisney came to see me, and that whether it was intended sa an intima- tion that if, and when, a vacancy of. I intimated at the mosting on the instant-Mr. Bisney particularly another kind occurred, hu (Mr. Alves)

remarked to me "I can tell you that Mr. would become a candidate, sad that in

Alves will agree; I know already," and such event Mr. Clark should also point there remains the fact that when (in out to Mr. Alves that at that time & order to consider what had transpired vacancy of the last named kind could

between Mr. Bianey and myself, and be only occur if the Company's Articles of tween Mr. Bisney and Mr. Alves) a Association were altered. Mr. Alves meeting of the Board of Directors was reply to the foregoing was, that, as it convened, and Mr. Alves was invited to seemed to him that the Directors were attend, be immediately reapofided to the trying to bluff him, his candidature invitation. should be proceeded with.

In addressing the meeting of Share- holders on the 18th instant as I did, I naturally dealt with the matters which seemed to be of importance, and I think that I dealt with the whole of such mat- ters as were of importance--e position which appears to me to be emphasised by the fact that Mr. Alves himself, in replying to my remarks, made no re- forence to the particular interview which he refers to and sets out in his letter under reply.

If Mr. Alvo considered that such in- terview merited the importance which be Low appears to attach thereto, he should surely have brought it up at the time, when he replied to the speech which I made, and which he, in so many words, treats as "comouflage,"

One Design Class. Hemp on Finishing

Conme. Time.

M. & H. M. 8.

... Scratch

Time.

Corrected

H. M. 8.

6.16.47

B.16.47

D.NS.

か

4.08.01

5.03.01

5.38.00

5.39.09

by the City Hall Work Party tailor at

Position Points for race. Points to date. (1) Daphne ... a cost of ifty cents each. Seventeen bare) All......... already been sent, and more would be (3) Halcyon gladly received to send North before the end of the cold weather.

23

19

또

11

Bonita ...

11

Hayward Hay's Class.

Yachts

M.8. ... Scratch.

H M.S.

H'cap. on Finishing Corrected

Courae. Time. Tice. H..S.M.

5.04.40

0.54.40

Dawn Lysbeth Liza Owl

D.N.F.

5.56.18

5.58.19

D.N.F.

D.N.S.

Various donations of clothes, etc., have been received and forwarded during the month, and thanks are given to the Ursala donors.

The following is an extract from letter containing a very urgent appeal, from Miss Innese, formerly Matron of tis Matilda Hospital in Hongkong, and who has recently been uursing in Siberia, England. until overstrain forced her to return to

SHANORAL, January 18th, 1918.

“I am so disappointed to find that I am going Home by Canada and shali not be coming to Hongkong; I was so looking forward to anburdening my mind, is depending on Hongkong. and telling you all of how much Siberis And I wanted to appeal so strongly to the mon most desolate, beart-breaking, Ruasie for something they could do to help that at all events, those who are helping ber the Crecha. They do need distractions sad amusements o badly and they have nothing. This may soon to you trivial. but it is vital then men have been fight ing for years, and for that tame have had no news of those they have left belrind.

Many have

Position

(1) Ursula (8) Lyabeth

1:ཀྱི ས བ བ ན ད ནས ལ རྣཟ

Da

Points for race Points to date.

24

21

11

10

A

The Gael Class failed to complete the Course within the time-limit and will re-sail the event at a future date.

THEFT OF CAKES. CHINESE BOY BIRCHED.

بیطس

A Chinese youth, aged 15, was charged

before Mr. B. K. Lindell, at the Magin-

are paralyzed, others mature some tracy, yesterday, with the theft of a:

woman.

"need packet of cakes belonging to a Chinese I used cheering, and we had nothing. how to get the men through the long days to feel frantic at Buchetu wondering

and evenings with nothing. to relieve their brooding over

Their

The accused pleaded that it was a case terrible of mistaken identity. them old papers, and playing cards, and visitor to the Colony from Maese. On monorios. Could the Clube not send The complainant said that she was a mouth organs and old violins sad send luggage, and, whilst she was bargaining not someone collect a gramophone landing, sho engaged a coolie to carry her sand] them up by avery boat that goes to with him, she noticed a boy snatch some- Vladivostock And cigarettes! I used thing from one of her baskets, and run to feel marderously envious of the men away. She raised an alarm, and, later, sigarettes, and we had not one to give been stolen. An Indian constable chased in Hongkong with their unlimited discovered that a packet of cakes had our patients. I send you a list of Bothe of the things we need, and know you will thief, and brought him back shortly do all possible send something.

afterwards with her parcel. Benger's Food, Brant's cases, chocol The ladian constable, who arrested the late soap, condensed milk, jam, candles, ant to the complaisant a crowd had starch (for bandages), soda, borir, boy, stated when he brought the defend. cigarettes and tobacco, sweets, pictire gathered and one of the bystanders said: papers

mouth organa, gramophones, day*Why do you want to charge that small porta minis inabi playing now for a paltry 80 cts, worth of cakes 2"

dominoes, would say that I have no doubt what Japanese puzzle draughts, jigsaws, and The complainant thou asked for her packet, but witness refused, adding The

address

given for these is:that if she wanted it, she should go to Matron-in-Chief, British Red Cross, are the Police Station. of British Consul, Vladivostock.

The Magistrato found the boy guilty Should anyone send donations of any

with the birch.

Mr. Alves also remarks in his letter,

There can be no question of breach "and I deny a transgression of any ruin

"of confidence in a matter of this sort,

"of othies,"

With reference to these remarks, I

ever in my own mind,

(1) That at the meeting of the Directors at which Mr. Alves was present, I did my utmost to make it clear

of the above articles to the

"

to bim that that meeting was to in the City Hall Work Party will Half and scatenoed him to receive sight strokes

treated as a private and con- fidential one, and as "without pro judice," and was not to be used by either party against the other.

gladly

undertake the packing and despatching Botic packs of cards have already been received in response to another letter from Miss Inness, published recently, (2) That I certainly understood Mr.

and we are glad to have them, but there Alves to accept that as the basis like to fill a whole box with nothing but must be many more to be had. We would playing-card!

of the meeting.

out in this.

And further, I understood Mr. Alves to say in the course of his reply to my I desire to state emphatically that I pooch at the shareholders' meeting on made no attempt to "camouflage" the the 18th instant that in fact he did re position, and in this connection I would member that at the mooting of the Diroo aak, those who may have read Mr. Alves' tors in question I said that such meeting letter and who read this reply to bear was "without prejudivo”

in mind the circumstances obtaining at

Mr. Alvos comments upon my reference. to cartain gratuitous legal services which the moeting when I rose to address the I had rendered to the Company, and upon Shareholders present. Those circum-the mode in which my professional avoca

siques were, that Mr. Alves had not only deliberately challenged the good faith of the Directors, including myself, had not only insinuated that the Directors were abusing the position which they occupied, but had also, to my mind, in such con-

potion committed a breach of confidence tarogard to the meeting of the Directora

bowhich he had referrod,

Mt., Alves writes in his latter,

I preferred, sir, the straight-forward way of contering at publicly, and leave the Shareholder to judges which pose was the more desirable. Condensed at javi of next volumn.)

BILLIARDS.

HONGKONG CHAMPIONSHIP.

O.Q.M.S. Barker met Mr. W. R.

(3) That my oo-Directors, Messrs. Lang At the mooting of the Associated Work Neighbour at the Victoria Recreation and Forbes, and the Chairman, Mr. Parties at Government House, on Janu-Club, last night, in the above competi- Clark, who wore present, hour meaty 29th, it was announced that work tion. The game proved very attractive would continuo until the stocke of at the start, both men making some. City Hall is doing its part in getting more consistent game and made a break material in hand were used up: The good breaks, Neighbour played the rid of the store, but so many members are of 33,, und eeveral of 25 and 20. Barker going Honte next month and in April that scored several breaks of 20. Eventually, it dovolves upon the remaining workers Neighbour won by 10 points, reaching to attend regularly and keep going for his 400 when his opponent had obtained, the next few wooke or the work will not 298. be done before the hot weather.

The following letters of acknowledg ment have been received:-

The Royal Herbert Hospital,

Woolwith, 6.E., 15,

2.12.18. DEAR MRS. STADO-The box of Hospital tions are carried only reference to comforts which the ladins of the F the gratuitous legal servicos I had ton-Charities Committed promised me a littlo dored to the Company was made with the tags duly arrived last week, and wo against myself regarding mymall holding abject of moeting Mr. Alves, insinuations bad a great time unpacking it.

FxF You have sent to a very obserpent lack of charge and my allemden box of furious of witch we were bad soquent lack of faith in the Company in wood, for our stock had run which it seaned to me were fully and largely owing to the Gumerous adthis- naturally answered by the fact of my signs of insuona patients. having rondared to the Company on many especially short of pyjamas, so your We were regard to the mode in which iny pro

ions gratuitouts legal services. With supply was particularly welcome. fessional avocations are carried on nood only say that I have always anden voured to pumus those avocations honour ably, and in the proper interests of my clients to the best of any faithfully,

abilityYours

J. SCOTT HARSTON. Hongkong, 18th February, 1919;"

Might I add that our wounded mon particularly wish me to convey their united thanks to all the ladies' who have in any way helped to send them such com fortable garments Yours sincerely,

E, A RUTHERFORD, Q.A.I.M.N.S. (Asst Matron). 48th. Stationary Hospital,

13th Dec., 1918.

EE. F..

| Dian_Madam,—I cannot find words to of comforts for the troops which arrived. express my gratitudo for the lovely box

Hongkong intandard has been well mainty thanks and appreciation of their Doch in material and workmanship the maroy to the kind workers our very to-day, a list of which in added. Please

tained, no less than in the packing, in generous and useful gifts. The nighta which Mrs. Drer and Mrs. Stephons are chilly and the woollen garments are es desal distinguished Lisage (Vol.

s great boom.

I, hood hardly any how much I appre oide your kindness in sonding so znany very useful things to me.

• (Continuaz vì fact of hizi column.)

*Wishing the Guild ovory succOSI, Sinoorels and gratefully yours,

1. Fans,

(Matron).

LANE,

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