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INTIMATIONS..

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BARKING CORPORATION."

NOT EXTRAORDINARY

TOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN

MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the HONG KONG AND SHANG- HAI BANKING CORPORATION will

I be held on SATURDAY, the 250 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1999, at 19 O'CLOCK NOON at the CITY HALL In the Colony of Hong Kong, Victoria for

of considering, and purpose if thought it

fit, passing the following Resolution, iz

the

That the Directors of the Hosa KOND AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION be and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on behalf of the Shareholders of the Corporation to take all such steps as may be necessary for the intro- duction of an Ordinance into the

Council of

of the Colony of

Legislative and for the enactment

the Governor of

advice and Council

the same with the Hong Kong

of the Legislative consopt thereof, in the tarma & print which, for the purposes of identi fication, has been signed by the Chief Managor of the Corporation, in substitution for the existing Or distances (except as in such print is mentioned) and Deed of Settlement of the Corporation. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that TRAORDINARY MEETING of the COR- SHAREHOLDERS of the PORATION will be held on SATUR DAY, the 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1999, at 12.45 in the AFTERNOON, 1 the Same Pisce, for the purpose of re- ceiving a Report of the shave men- considering, tiohod Meeting and of

and,

if thought fit confirming the above Resolution in accordance with Article 9 of the Corporation's Deed of Settlement

Dater this 1st day of January, 1999.

By Order of the Directors,

A. C. HYNES,

Chief Manager.

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HONG KONG JOCKEY LOCAL FOOTBALL.

CLUB.

ANNUAL RACE MEETING

1929.

SECOND DAY-FEBRUARY 20, 1920.

Race No. 3-The Hong Kong

Darby: 14 Miles. Mr. Ulster-Erin's Iste (13.3). Parkson-Son of Navy (132). Parkson-Son of Army (13.2). Dynasty-Lord Protector (13.1). " Dynasty-King's Counsel (138) Dynasty-King's Courier_(13.9). Chan, M. & 4. E. M. Rafeek

Glorious Stag (13.9). Chan, Mr & AE M. Hafcek

Triumphant Stag (13.9). Chan, M. & A. E. M. Rafeek

Ident Stag (13.2).:

K. C. Lau & H. C. Lee-Duke of

Chantilly (13.2).

R. C. Lau & H. C. Lee-Duke of

Melrose (13.2).

Yam Man-Blue Danube (13.1)”. Ho Kom Tong-President Hall

(13.2).

Ho Kom Tong-Majestic Hall

(13.1).

Ha Kom Tong-Imperial Hall

(13.2).

Ho Kom Tong-Dake Hali (13.2). Eve-Grand Tattoo Eve (13.2). Stanton & Beidy-Target (13.2). Hynes and Mackie Pepercorn

** (13.9).

Hynes & Mackie-Peterkin (14.2), Chan Tin Soin-Richmond Stag

(13.2).

John Peel-Adam (13.1). John Peel-Royal Flush (13.1). John Peel-Huntington (13.1). R. M. Dyer-Two Cluba (13.9). Mrs. Dunbar Hiawatha (13.2),

L Dunbar Frenchman's

-(13.2).

Bay

L. Dunbar-Delaware Bay (13.1). Racs No. 4.-The Subscription Griffins' Challenge Cup:

13 Miles....

AV. T. Stanton-Chicot (13.1).

Trier-Kum On (13.0). Mok Kon Sang-Nestor (13.0). Tester & Abrahan-The Ape

-(13.1).

Hynes & Mackie-Papaya (13.0): Hynes & Mackie Pumpkin (13-1). Hynes & Mackie-Purcelo (13-1); W. T. Cheng-Civility (13.1). A. H. White-Sopron (13.7). Ho Sai Man-Pink Pearl (13,1)..

Mancunian-Alderley (13.1). Mancunian-Bowden (13,1),-. Mac-Zephyr (13.1).

Topside-Mountain Air (12.1). Oily Rosy Day (13.0). Oily Sunny Day (13.1).

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H. R. Sturt-Charleston (12.3). · Chan & Chau-Silver Stag (13.0), John Peel-Skinfaxi (13.1).... John Peel-Noukhail (13.0). E. L. HosieTornado (13-1). Algonquin-Big Ben (13.1). Mrs. Dyer-Aberdeen (13.2). Seth Heretofore (13.1). Dyer & Beith-Loch Aish (13.1). Mrs. K. E. Beith-Cream Cracker

(13.0) Dr. Pierce Grove-Ole Man River

(13.0).

Wong Ping Shun-Thunderbolt

(13.1).

Hee Cheong-Bronze Idol (33.0).

. THIRD DAY--FEBRUARY

97TH, 1999.

Race No. 1.The Hong Kong

Stakes: 1 Miles

N. Hashim-White Jade (13-1)- Chan Pike Chuen The Sun (13.1) Mogear-Inca (13.0)..

P. W. Dee-Buff Jacket (19.3). Splits Half Pint (13.1). Mrs. R. M.

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Austin-Armony

.(13-2).

B. M. Austin-False Alarm (13.0). Dynasty King's Falloch' (13.2). Dynasty-King's Parade (13.0). Mra. Pearce Anabasis (13.1). Mrs. Pearce Piccy (13.0). Chan, M. & A. E. M. Rafeek

Flying Stag (13-1).

Dr. 8. To Wong-Dark Eyes

(13.0).

Harry & Henry-Zenjebil (13.2), K. C. Lau & H. C. Les-Duke of

Normandy II. (13.3).

K. C. Lau & H. C. Leo-Duke of

Milan (13.1).

18. PLAYERS CHOSEN FOR

:. HONG HONG.

NEXT WEDNESDAY'S INTER-

PORT TRIAL.

The following players were selected last evening at the close of the Interport Trial game:-

McKelvie, Kowloon F.C., Captais. Gosano, A., Club de Recreio, Vice

captain..

Clarke, Hong Kong Police. Wynne, Hong Kong Potica. Bishop, Hong Kong F.C. Remedios, C. F., Club de Recreio Lam Luk Ying, Chica Athletic. Barkham, Royal Navy. Fung King Cheung, South China. Saen Kum Shun, China Athletic. Chan Kwong Iu, China Athletic. Hopper, Queen's Regiment. Lai Yuk Tat, China Athletic, Everest, K.O.S.B.

Hill, Queen's Regiment. Caldicots, Queen's Regiment. Stock, K.O:3.B.

Rocha, Club de Recreio. The first eleven nained will turn out next Wednesday against a streng Army XI. These are the probable players, but the team to represent Hong Kong against Shanghai will be finally chosen on the day of the match.

Wednesday next, kick off at 4 p.m. sharp.

Mr. Frank Smith will have charge of the Interport game between Hong Kong and Shanghai, on Monday, February 11th.

Booking for the Interport game opens to-day for Clubs affiliated to

SCIENCE AND MIRACLES.

LOURDES CURES AND THEIR

EVIDENCES.

THINGS WHICH SCIENTISTS

DO NOT KNOW,

TR CRICKET.

VOLUNTEERS CRAIGEN

GOWER IND.

The following will represent the Volunteers and XI. against Craigen gower lod XI at 2 pm on Satur day, February 3rd at Craigen. gower:-S. Jordain (Captain), H. T. Buxton, A. Reid, H. L. F. Ewin, B. L. Stock, K. H. Batger, G. R. Maskell, N. A. E. Mackay, 8. V. Gittina, F. Zimmern, and H. E. P. White.

H.E.Q.C., UNIVERSITY."

The following will represent the H.K.C.C.

TWO PRISON INQUESTS,

PRISONER WHO STRANGLED

HIMSELF.

ANKING PIRATE 'HANGED,

the December Criminal Sessions on The sentence of death passed at.

for piracy aboard the . Arking on a Chinese named Yuen Ping Kwan

September 28th last was carried out in the Victoria Gaol yesterday morning.

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The second of the series of les tures in defence of the Christian Faith, which are being given by the Jesuit Fathers, wis delivered

Evidence of the carrying out of yesterday in the St. Patrick Club

the sentence, confirmed by medical when Father Gallagher took as bis

testimony, was given by Chief Bubject," Science: Exploring the

1st XI against the Warder McLeod, before Mr. R. E Wood." In the course of his ad. University on the H.E.C.C. ground Lindsell, sitting as Coroner, and a dress he said: Within the last

al 2 p.m. on Saturday:-H. R. Bjury. A verdict that death' was thirty years Science, in alt, its Hancock (Capt.), H. J. Armstrong, caused by the process of hanging branches, has made great strides C. I. Bowker, A. W. Hayward, in due execution of the law was Many reasons may be given for this, E. J. R. Mitchell, O. Moor. Hreturned by the jury at the close but the real reason seems to He Owen Hughes, H. V. Parker, T. E of the proceedings. in the perfection of the instruments Pearce, Rev. E. K. Quick, and A. which have been constructed and N. Other. which have opened up to' mün secrets which will now have been pature's owny Owing to the vast ness of modern research a scientist

must to-day become a specialist. In olden times the human body was a unit which the savants of the age studied. To-day it is no longer so. Brain-specialists, nerve-specialists, biochemists, etc., are tapping but the merest traction of the sum total

Death In Felice Cell. Another inquest conducted by Major CWillson, sitting "23 Corozor, and a jury concerned the death of one Cheng Kwan Wai while in police custody.

0.0. D XI. ; POLICE RC The following wih represent the H.K.C.C. 2nd XI. sgainst the Police

The evidence showed that the R.C. on the P.R.C. ground at 9 p.m. on Saturday:-A. H. Gilling man was a new arrival from the R. Divett, L. 4. R. Duncan, H. L. on January 13th and charged before ham (Capt.), W. B. Cornaby, G. E. Stn Wui' district. He was arrested F. Ewin J. E. Hancock, J. A.the Magistrate that morning with Summers, W. K. Tait, L W. unlawful possession of a revolver, a of possible knowledge, and they Walkinshaw, E. W. West, and A. remand of forty eight hours being

given for farther investigations. very often forget that. Biologists in their enthusiasm forget that

Sergeant Whant stated that the prisoner's caee was entrusted to there are other sciences and have not the slightest scruple in tres-The Cures of Lourdes, J. B. Bois- him. He last saw the prisoner at passing.

arie, M.D., Tweaty Cures at 9.45 p.m. on January 14th and spoke Lourdes, by Grandmaison de Bruno, to him in the cell. At about 10 M.D., with a Preface by Sir B. the following morning he was call- Windle, M.D., Se.D., F.R.S., Theed to the charge room and found the prisoner apparently dead.

We have to-day scientists of all kinds whose work is metrical and whose scope is material passing

N. Others

the H.K.F.A. On Tuesday, Febru- judgment on the possibility of the Case of Pierre de Rudder, by A Artificial respiration was tried by

ary 5th. bookings will be open to the Public at the Hong Kong Foot- ball Club house, Happy Valley, from 5 p.m. to 7 pm. each evening.

YESTERDAY'S TRIAL MATCH.

SELECTED TEAM, ROYAL

NAVI 2.**

Yesterday, on the Hong Kong F.C. ground, the Interport Trial game ended in a win for the Later. port side against the Navy by four goals to two. "The team turned out äs selected and a good 'game wai BPCY."

A light drizzle fell throughout the game and the attendance was poor. The team took the lead early in the game, McKelvie sending in a high shot which the goalkeeper failed to

turn oft

material and immeasurable soul. Evolution-A Doctrine Of St. Augustine. Another way in which Scientists offend is by postuidsing as certain what is by no means so. The Theory of Evolution is

is an example

amount of

An of this.

immense evidence has been accumulated to prove evolution, with the result that many look upon the theory as out. side the realm of discussion. But Darwin's natural Selection and Haeckel's Chance Natural Selec tion" have both been relegated to the scrap heap of unsubstantiated Today we see the hypotheses.

same fault of dogmatizing.

There may be a big intrinsic and as to The extrinsic probability Theory of Evolution being a true explanation of man as he is in the world, but probability is not cor tainty. It might interest such men to know that the theory was pro Founded by St. Augustine in the beginning of the fifth century, that it was discussed by the despised

Deschamps, X.D., D.Sc.

These Books will give the evidence, and the efforts of science to explain them. And some Scien- tists' attempts are in keeping with ber whole attitude towards the

supernatural.

Hysteria; but hysteria does not cure either cancer, lupus, nor in- sert a piece of bone Ban. long into the leg.

Auto suggestion may account for nerve, diseases, which are conse quently ruled out at Lourdes, but will not, cure Pott's disease on the last stages of pulmonary consump ion. No! Prejudiced science seems prepared to suggest a reason rather than admit frankly the only thing that she is asked to admit that she cannot explain them naturally. She might do so if the cures were the result of years, but in a eases they are instantaneous. Such science will not admit because she does not

witness and Inspector Lane without successi- *

Dr. A. Cannon, medical officer in charge of the Victoris Mortuary: giving post mortem evidence said a secondary cause being asphyxia. that death was caused by suffocation, There was a slight mark round the neck suggestive of an attempt by the decessed to strangulate himself, but. that in itself was not suficient to

cause death. On examination of the mouth witzess discovered some

bits of thread, which may have come from a pair of socks, produced in Court. Witness concluded that as pityria was caused by some sub stance being forced against the back of the throat.

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found a sock wrapped round the Discovery By Police Officers.

man's neck. The other sock was inside the mouth, only a little of" Sergeant Butcher stated that be it showing between the teeth which was on duty from 1 am. to 78.m. were tightly closed.. Witness con. on January 15th and on handing Ermed that steps were immediately over to Sergeant Paton at the latter taken to apply artificial respira

or he noticed nothing unusual tion. The body was warm, but the in cell No. where the prisoner was hands and feet, were cold.

Verdict of The Jury. confined The evidence of Sergeant

After the evidence of Inspector

The Navy tried hard to level up and Peacock, the Navy centre- forward missed from close range. Fung King Cheung took a pass from Suen and put the team two philosophers, and that to-day the add with a mind open to accept Paton was that at 7.15 he failed

1. The Navy kept pegging away. Yan Tromp getting across some accurate centres, but Clarke was in good form in goal. Peacock sent across the goal and Olarke mis timed the shot, Evercet running back to clear sent into his own net, Half-time: Selected team 2, Royal Navy 1.

one

want to. A Scientist to fulfil per- feetly the glorious role to which he has been called should be exact, careful, and critical, unprejudiced Church leaves the question an open the truth even though it go con- to rouse prisoner for roll call The

For the Church has nothing trary to his ideas and above all he was rolled up in a blanket in Shannon, it was considered unneces whatever to fear from Evolution should be humble, realizing that the cell. On shaking the prisonersary to call Inspector Lane, as the in England, America, Germany, there are many things he does not there was no movement, and con- jury expressed the opinion that France, Catholic priests are teach- ing Evolution, as probable.

know and that there are many cluding that the man was seriously they were satisfied with the evidence things on which as a scientist be ill be sent for Inspector Shannon, which had been given. They brought Rationalism may be defined as

in & verdict that everything the inental attitude which unre-

is not competent to form a judg-who arrived a few minutes later. ment. With these qualities he will On remoring the blanket and possible had been done by the police servedly accepts the supremacy of dd good to the cause he advocates. undoing the collar of the jacket, to restore the prisoner's life and The Navy dashed off from the

and Inspector Shannon that he met his death by strangling teason and aims at establishing Without them he will only injure witness centre kick and Kernick just clear system of philosophy and ethica it and bring it into disrepute.

(Continued on next Column). † himself. ed the upright with a fast shot.verifiable by experience and inde- Good work by the forwards took the pendent of all arbitrary assump ball in and Fung King Cheung seat tions or authority. in a fast shot that beat the Nivy Here again Science and Ration- goalie. Gosano put the team four alism are going too far. For all up from a pass by Fung The Nary men, be they scientists, rationalists kept forcing the pace and the of men of average intelligence, must Selected defence had a worrying have faith in the reality of the ex time. Evans sent Kernick in and ternal world as in something dis he beat Clarke with a fast cross tinct from themselves. They cer shot:

tainly do not prove it, they take it for granted, and yet whole libraries have been written on the subject.

Final score.

Selected team. Royal Navy Mr. F. Smith refereed the game,

RUGBY INTERPORT.

HONG KONG. SHANGHAL

The Rugby Interport match, Hong Kong F.C.. Shanghai F.C., will be played on the flub's ground, Happy Valley, on Saturday, Febru ary 9th, at 3.30 p.m..

Admission to the covered stand in $2 (central area), $1 to the re-

Ho Kom Tong-Conference Hall.mainder of the stand, and 50 cents

(13.1)

to the open stands, Booring at

Ho Kom Tong-Social Hall (13.1), | Moutrie's and Lane, Crawford's. Ho Kom Tong-Mirror Hall

(13.1).

K. H. Kay-Nero (13.5), Aitch Aitch-Marcus (13.1). Gubbays Sunshine (13.0). James Rummy (13.1): Mr Priestley-Bay Berat (13.1). Mr. Evo Eclipse Eve (13.2). Mr. Eve Birthday Eve (13.1). Dr. C. J. Macgown-Susloch

(13.1).

W. E. L. Shenton-The Pheasant

(13.0).

W. E. L. Shenton-The Ptarmigan

+(13.2).

Mrs. W. T. Southern-Touch

Wood (13.0).

W. T. Stanton-Chicot (13.)., Hynes & Mackie-Papaya (13.0), Hynes & Mackie--Pumpkin (13.1). Hynes & Mickie Tuinielo (13.1). Tester & Abraham-The Ape

(13.1).

Mak Kon Bang-Nestor (13.0). Trier-Kum On (13.0). Chan & Chau-Silver Stag (13.0). H. R. Start-Charleston (12.3). Oily-Rosy Day (13.0), Oily-Bunny Day (13.1).. Topside Mountain Air (13.1).- Mao Zephyr: (13.1).

Ho Sai Man-Pink Pearl (13.1). A. H. White-Sopron (13,1). Hinson-Medetp (13.9),** M. M-Watson-Monk (13.0): Wayloong The Jamaica (13.1): (Continted at foot of next column.)

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7.48 p.m.-Evening weather re port.

p.r. Evening programme (Columbia Records).

10.10 p.m.-News bulletin. 10.30 p.m.-Close down.

As students they listened to authority in the person of their pro- fessors, and accepted because of that Authority. Later they put faith in the books they read and start with already made discoveries de "the basis of their work.. Yet if one does one is howled out of court as being the same thing with regard to God,

a third rate intellect.

cannot

What Science Cannot Yet Prove.

If Science erra·by

by overstating her case, she very often erra by denying facts which whe prove. She cannot cut, measure or weigh, the soul. Therefore there is ab soul Facts may be presented to her gaze. She'll say as did Dr. Julien Marcuse, writing in a Berlin Paper in '1902: The case of Pierre dé Rudder cannot be true because it would be a slap in the face to all the laws of biology and pathology.”

Lourdes Miracles.

Now there are wracles-I don't an the things that ape the mix- aculous, and are taken, as evidence of what the Catholic Church con- siders a miracle-but events which can be vouched for by expert wit nesses, things which cannot be ex- plained by natural laws, and are due to a supernatural power, I res fer to the miracles of Lourdes. into the go There is not apsce to details of the cures. This I will saƒ:-

1. All nerve cases are ruled out of court. They are not even con- sidered in Lourdes,

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H. P. White-Szatmar (13.1).

2 There is a Bureau of Doctors E. I HosieTornado (131), permanently stationed in Lourdei, Mrs. Dyor-Aberdeen (13.2). who examine all patients both im Seth Heretofore (13:1). :

mediately before and immediately Dyer & Beith-Loch Etive (13.0). after immersion in the waters." Dyer & Belth-Loch Alsh (13.1). 3. Recorda of every cure are kept Dr. Pieroe Grove-Ole Man River at Lourdes, og mange af M

Books 2014 The following

AFC many dealing with the Mrs. K. E. Beith-Cream Cracker aidongst the many

cases-Medical Proof of the Miracu (13.0), intens scra Wong Ting Shun Thunderbolt ldus, A Clinical Study by E. Le

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Bee, M.D., with an-Introduction by Ernest E. Ware, MD M.R.C.S., (Continued on next Column),

John Peel-Skinfázi (13.1);" John Puel Noukháil (13.0). #

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