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To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE ROYAL,

OTTY HALL.

Lessees and Propristors¦'

Mre. N. CHESTER, Messrs. A. H. & E. J. POLLARD,

TO-NIGHT!

LAST WEEK OF

POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA Co.

OF 50 PERFORMERS.

TONIGHT LAST PERFORMANCE OF The Charming Musical Comedy

SLAVEY,"

"THE LADY

TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) and

WEDNESDAY,

BY SPECIAL REQUEST,

THE GEISHA."

NEXT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,

Al 3.30 PM.

FAREWELL MATINEE,

BY SPECIAL REQUEST, "THE GEISHA." Children, Amahs, Schools, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Half-price.

Doors Open at 2.30 P.M. Performance at 3.30. PLAN

ROBINSON'S

PRICES AS USUAL. Doors Open at 8 PM.

Performance starts punctually at 9 P.M. Carriages at 11.45 P.M..

The Star Ferry Co. has kindly consented to

dalay the last ferry to 12.15.

A. H. POLLARD, Manager. Mongkong, 18th January, 1901. [1514b

HARMSTON'S

GRAND CIRCUS

AND

ROYAL MENAGERIE.

TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT 11 FIRST APPEARANCE, IN HONGKONG)

14

OF

THE JANSENS,"

The World Famed Aerialists. Just arrived by German Mail. In amazing flights and mid-air gymnastics.

AJAX-THE NEW MARVEL.

SISTERS FREZACONDAS,

MONA, TESSIE, DAISY and DORA. ALL THE OLD FAVORITES.

EVERY EVENING. DOORS OPEN at 8 PM. COMMENCE at 9 P.M., Sharp. N.B.-Positively no Half-price to Evening

Shows,

LOCATION

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RECREATION GROUND (Near the RACE COURSE),

MATINEES. JATURDAY and WEDNESDAY. Doors Open at 7.30 P.M.

3.30 P.M.

Commence at

Children Half-price to all Matinees.

POPULA

POPULAR PRICES.

Box Office:-ROBINSON PIANO Co., Queen's: Road.

NOTICE-Late Ferry to Kowloon.

Col, CHAS. B. HICKS.........Representative. Hongkong, 28th January, 1901.

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JANUARY 28, 1901.

Intimations.

EYE

SIGHT.

Mr. N. LAZARUS, Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at tó, Queen's Road Central," (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL). Business hours:-9 A.M. Jo 5 P.M.

GREAT proportion of

A discases affecting those cataracts and

occur to those having some deficiency in the construction of the eyes-the many years of Eye Strain' ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring kem savo and preserve the sight.

Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness, when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together; any of these symptoms indi-

the course of the article, the writer says that na discrimination should be made in the application of laws; simply on account of difference of race and colour, but admits that under special circumstances there may be a necessity for it. A 96

|| He continues. “We are at a loss, hor- ever, to see that we Japanese should belong to the category of those, special! cases. We are comparatively better endy, cated people, much better on the whole than the Italian, Portuguens of Spanish in- migrants. We are law abiding people. It is the fact that in most cases of trouble be-B

tween the Japanese and white labourers of which we are personally informed, the offen- sive side is not taken by the Japanese: The Japanese labourers have contributed not a] little to the development of the Pacific coast of the American continent. Simply from the profit and gain point of view, they would do far better with the industrial Japanese

cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requiz-inhabiting their sparsely peopled land." ing Glasses only to correct and cure,

Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES only after testing the sight.

ADVICE FREE.

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Further on the writer says that although in form the new Act does not discriminate as to race or colour, as anyone who can write an application paper in some European language can cater the country, yet in spirit this Immigration Act is evidently hostile to Japanese immigration, and he continues:

"Such a course will not only tend to pro- duce unpleasant feelings between the two most friendly nations, Great Britain, and

A. S. WATSON & CO., Japan, but also it will result in anything but

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

PORTS.

(For Invalids and General Use.) Per doz, Case.

B. VINTAGE, Superior quality,`

Red Capsule...$14.40 C.--FINE OLD VINTAGE, SUP-

crior quality, Black Seal Capsule........ 16.20 D.--VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE

extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bouled) 20.0

Port after removal should be rested for a month before use. Wine re- quired for drinking at once should be ordered to be decunted at the Dis- pensary before being sent out. These Wines are too favourably known to need comment.

Sample bottles and smaller quanti- ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.

We, only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorized Agents at the Coast Porta.

A. 8. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED. HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ROBERT LOVE

..Manager.

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The

GENERAL MEETING of the above Society will be held TO-MORROW, the 29th January, in the CITY HALL, at 12 o'clock, (NOON). The Public are invited to attend.

M. FORBES,

Hon. Secretary.

Isse

· Hongkong, 28th January, 1901.

THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO Co.

PPLICATIONS are invited for the

A POSITION of SUPERINTENDENT

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, ́NFORMATION has been received from the Military Authorities that ARTILLERY - PRACTICE will take place as under:-

Jongkong

elegraph

HONGKONG, Monday, January 28, 1901.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Kum Chuk Affair. The telegram which we publish to-day of PUBLIC WORKS and GOVERNMENT

from our Canton Correspondent shows that, SURVEYOR. Applications and Copies of Testimonials to be sent to the undersigned,

as was to be expected; the West River: pirates are becoming more daring since the from whom terms may be learnt. Appointment

British vessels Wuchow and Samshui were to be taken up as soon as possible.

taken off the run. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. ̈

We have enquired at Agents.

the German Consulate, but so far it is not Hongkong, 26th January, 1901,

known what steps, if any, are to be taken for the appréhension or punishment of the murderers. If matters are left in the hands of Viceroy Tax, we fear that little will be done beyond, perhaps, the payment of an indemnity; but an indemnity will not meet the case. What is required is a striking example, and if the perpetrators of this last outrage could be caught and publicly executed on the scene of their crime, the result of such action could not fail to be beneficial. In all probability the stronghold of the pirates is well-known, and it would not be a difficult matter to hunt them down, were a European force employed for the purpose, but, unfortunately, the hands of the com manders of the gunboats out here are tied; and they can do nothing without special instructions. The shelling of a fer villages would do a large amount of good, for them the villagers would be less anxious to shelter the pirates, as they do at present. It is no use demonstrating, the Chinese simply laugh at it and are encouraged to commit other facts of violence towards" foreigners, by the fact that the real perpetrators are seldom or never brought to book.

On 29th January, and ist February, 1901,

from Hokun to Lyeemoon Pass... All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are cau- Tioned to keep clear of the Ranges,

By Command,

C. CLEMENTI,..

p. Colonial Secretary.

NOTIC

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 28th January, 1901. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. LOTICE is hereby given that the ORDI

NARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Coporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 16th day of February next, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Director with the State.. ment of Accounts to 31st December, 1900. 0

"By Order of the Court of Directors,

T: JACKSÓN,

Chief Manager Hongkong, 28th January, 1901. J T126c] HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. NOTICE is hereby given that the REGIS

TERS of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the and to the 16th day of February (both days inclu. sive) during which period no TRANSFER of SHARES can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chlef Manager. Hongkong, 28th January, 1901. [faze

Japanese Opinion on the *Immigration Aot of B. 0. The Kobumin Shimbun of the 15th inst has an article referring to the above Act, which was lately enforced, as we have already noted, on the arrival of the Empress of Japan at Vancouver, when a number of Japanese emigrants were not allowed to land This act, says the journal, provides that no

the country who can immigrant shall enter

not in person write an application form to that end in some European language. In

favourable to the material welfare of both Britishery and, ourselves. We earnestly hope e that this unfair barrier set against our ima migration will soon be removed."

We, imagine that Japan has not much need for alarm, even if the Act should cons tinue in force without any material alteration. Wage: all round are rising in Japan, and there will very soon be no inducement for Japanese to emigrate to countries where em- ployment can only be obtained at a lower rate of wages than in Japan itself. And Japan, from all reports we read, is greatly in want of labour to expand its own manufac- tures and industries, and even to cope with those already existing.

Furthermore, although Canada is a part of the British Empire, yet it is hardly fair to

blame Great Britain for the New Act, as Canada is self-governing, and is responsible. for its own lawa.

TELEGRAMS.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM. Special to the "Hongkong Telegraph.", PIRATES ON THE WEST RIVER. PARTY OF GERMANS ATTACKED. TWO WOUNDED. SERVANT KILLED. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) CANTON, January 28th.

9.30 a.m.

A party of three Germans, who were in a houseboat anchored at Kum Chuk on the West River, were attacked by. pirates on Saturday night. Two of the Germans were wounded and a Chinese servant was

shot dead.

Received II a.m. Published 1.30 p.m.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE LATE QUEEN.

LONDON, January agtli, → The Gaselle Announces that everybody is expected to go into the deepest mourning. from the a8th instant.

The House of Lords and Commons have | unanimously adopted the, address to the King in reply to His Majesty's announce ment of the death of his beloved mother,

The Party leaders eulogised the virtues of the late Queen Victoria, and both houses then adjourned until the 14th February..

(From the North-China Daily News.) A Skirmish at Shanhaikuan.

TIENTSIN, January 18th. . There was a sharp fight between a party of mounted robbers and lodplore Lancers and Japanese near Shanhaikuan on the rath inst. Five Japanese, two Lancers, and nine mules were shot.

A rescue party succeeded in killing seven, Chinese. The rest escaped.

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The Railway Handed Over

**Last.

TIENTSIN, January zoth The Russians are stated to have handed the railway over to the Germans on Friday, the 18th in tant.

The Germans commenced an inspection of the line yesterday to report to Count Wäldersés. on alleged removal of the railway property. The line will probably not be handed to the British until this report has been made.

(Special Cable Service of Der Ostesiatische ****Lloyd.**** News from the North.

TIENTSIN, January 18th, The handing over of the management of the railway to the German Commander-in-Chief is being met with difficulties, as the consent at SL Petersburg cannot be obtained.

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All claims against the Chinese Government for damages arising from the bombardment of Tientsin must be filed before the 31st instanti'y

News from Europe. -

BERLIN, January 18th, 7.30 p.m. d. The Jubiles Celebration of the erection of the Prussian Kingdom two hundred years ago was very brilliant. The Emperor has created and Order of Meri, for the PrussianCrown He msifurier commanded that the officers of theavy will bear henceforth the Imperiit Initital on the buckle of their sasah.” In Kiel z bronze monument of the Grand Elector.is to be erected in commemoration of the fact that he was the fist prince of the Hohenzollefu

who perceived the importance to his country

sides and behind the platform will be for the general public, excapt a small roped la portion immediately adjoining where the foreign con suls, foreign naval officers and ladies will be accommodated.

of using the sun, and consequently created a navy. The Armeeverdnungsblatt (Amy Gazette)," which has published an Extra a edition, contained an order for the army which is written in very warm words. A great num her of decorations has been bestowed upon. The general public, it may be well to stato, office. The two eldest Gencials of the army, can only enter the. Ground by the steps in the General-Aido-de-camp of the Emperor and Marray Road leading direct to the Pavilion, or chief of the Military Cabinet, von 'Habuke, the steps near the North West Corner. and the Commander of the XVI (Lorraine) corps, Count Hadseler, have been promoted to be Colonel-Generats of Cavalry (with rank of Fieldmarshal),

The celebrated painter Amold' Eacklin' is drad, nged 63 years.

The ceremony will be very brief- His Ex- cellency will cater the ground at four o'clock sharp, and will read the Proclamation from the platform. Immediately after the reading, which will only take a few minutes, the Royal Standard will be unfurled on the temporary flagstaff, and. His Excellency the General will call for three (cheery for His Majesty King Edward VII.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

News from the North.

-TISNTSIN, January 19th..'". It is reported that the difficulties as to hand- ing over the railway to the Germans bave now finally been removed. The line from. Peking to Shanhaikuan is to be turned over to the Commander-in-Chief of the German troops. The railway from Shanhaikuan beyond the Great Wall remains in the hands of the Rusholders of the above Company was held at

The fifteenth ordinary meeting of share

sians.

PEKING, January xoth;

9.30 p.m. Prince Chun, brother of the Chinese Emperor, with two of his younger brothers, was present at a military concert given in the German Legation here to-day. From this it is thought that the visit of the Imperial Prince to Berlin asked for by the Ministers is probablo, but it will not take place, at all events, until China has first fulfilled the other, demands of the Powers, or has at least given sufficienf guarantees of doing so, -,

WEATHER_REPORT.

The Observatory report says:-

On the 17th at 12.15 p.m; the barometer con- tinues to rise-in S. China. The high pressure area remains central, apparently, over N. China. Fresh monsoon on the coast and in the N. part (of the "China Sea. "Forecast:---Moderate N.E.

winds; fair.

On the 28th at 12.5 p.m. the barometer is falling on the China coast. The high pressure area remains central over N.E. China, and gra dients continue moderate with fresh monsoon on the coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast-Fresh N.E. winds fine.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Á NURSE, to take charge of children on the voyage home, is advertised för from Penang,

IT is stated that Mr, Kutschera, the Austrian. Consul for Hongkong, now on leave, will suc deid: Mr. Jehlitschka at Yokohama, the latter, having bean appointed - Consul-General for Austria at Bombay..

Tax returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ended 27th January are:-

Library. Museum. Non-Chinese..... 494 Chinese ............ 143 2,747

Totals....... 642 · 1,020

273

THE death is reported this morning from Kowloon City of Washington Woodcock,

the Registered Offices of the Company to day at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report, of the Directors together with a Statement off Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1900, Mr. Hart Buck (Chairman) presided,

THE PIRATICAL ATTACK AT KUM OHUK,

FOREIGNERS WOUNDED. BY-PIRÁTES:

~~ CANTON, January 2dik. Word mached the city yesterday morning that a house boat containing several foreigners had been attacked by pirates and that some of the'party had been killed. Later in the day the boat reached Canton when it was learned that two foreigners, pae an Englishmah and the other's German had bron wounded and that one Chinese had been killed. It appears that a shooting party was returning to Canton in a prl. vate house boat. All went well until Saturday night about tr o'clock when the neighborhood. of Kum Chuk was reached. Suddenly a boat drew near and, began firing upon the house boat. The fire was returned and the pirates driven off, but not before the helmsman of the house boat was killed and two of the foreigners wounded. It is probable that the pirates were not aware that they were attacking n boát bo- longing to foreigners and no doubt they wore surprised at the warm recaption which they received.

"ANOTHER ACCOUNT.”"

CANTON, January 17th. There has been a piratical attack on a shoot-

and the others present were Messrs. C. S.ing party. Five boats attacked a private house. Sharp, J. S. van Buren, Hy. Humphreys, C. Ewens, A. H. Mansell, S. Rustonjec, Ho Tung and W. C. Taylor (Secretary).

Before the notice convening the meeting was. read, the Chairman said:-Gentlemen, Before proceeding with the business of the meeting it is my sad duty to refer with the deepest regret to the great national calamity that has fallen upon our empire by the death of our beloved Sovereign. I am quite certain that echo the sentiments of everyone of her subjects when I say that we felt for her, not only the respect and veneration which we should naturally have. for so distinguished a ruler, but that we had also a deep personal lore which was inspired by the knowledge that Her Majesty was perfect as 3) woman, as wife, and as mother.

The Secretary then read the notice calling the meeting:

The Chairman-said:-Gentlemen, as the Report and Statement of Accounts have been in your hands for some days I do not propose to read them, unless any shareholder" wishes me to do so. Since 16th May last, as you are; aware, this Company, has been working under new Articles of Association, with a Board of Directors and General Manager. It is, there. fore, with great pleasure that your Directors now, come before you with such an excellent statement of accounts. The net profit greatly exceeds that of any previous year, but in view of the fact that most of it has been made by sales of properties, I think you will all agree that the large amount which your Directors propose to place to Permanent Reserve Fund Account is in] the best interests of the Company; you will ba pleased to hear that further sales of property have already' yielded profits amounting to nearly $90,000--which will come into "this year's account, so that an equally good divi-| dend to that which you are now getting is assured. Until recently, a large proportion of our property consisted of undeveloped land, which although continually increasing in valuë, proved, from a dividend point of view, a source of weakness, because, while bring. ing in no return, the land was subject to a considerable amount in Crown Rent. By the end of the current year, however, when it is fully, or nearly folly, developed, it will be a source of strength, so that taking

justified in looking forward to the future with confidence. You will see on referring to the accounts that Debentures $200,000 do not again. figure amongst our liabilities, as these were paid off on the 31st December last. In fact, you will observe that our liabilities other than Those to our shareholders are practically nil. At the same time, I do not suggest that it is unwise for us to borrow money at a cheap rate of interest. On the contrary, it would be a dis- tinct advantage if we could do so without, as in the case of Mortgage Debentures, tying up our securities under a Mortgage Deed to Trustees. This course necessitates not only waste of valuable time whenever a property is sold, but all kinds of legal and other expenses in getting the Title Deeds released from the Trus When business in property is brisk, and it is and has been for some time, these extra costs more than counter-balance any advantage arising from the borrowing of cheap money, hence if it is considered expedient to again borrow for the Company, your Directors will endeavour to obtain whatever money is required on different terms, Capital account was in creased $450,000 on 31 March last, by the issue of 45,000 new shares of $10 cách, shareholders on the register on the 15th March who applied receiving four new shares for

late proprietor of the Kowloon City Hotel.everything into consideration I think we are

He died on Saturday afternoon at 3.40. He went for an afternoon's siesta on his sofa and never woke up. Death is put down as due to beart disease. The deceased was 58 years of age and was well-known in the Colony,

A LIMITED number of the läsť Mail Insue of

the Hongkong Telegraph have been printed on superior paper, containing the news of the Queen's death, the resolutions of sympathy passed in this Colony, and a résumé of the late Queen's reign, and may be obtained at this office, price zo cenis.each. A few copies of the Telegraph contaiting the forthcoming Procla- mation of the King, will also be printed on special paper, and can be had at this office. ACCORDING to the Japan Deily Mail of the 1 th inst., eight of the chief cement companies of Japan have formed an union and agreed] that henceforth cement shall not be sold for less than 4 jen per cash of 180 lbs. Each of the companies has put up a sight promissory nole for ten thousand yen, which is to be for feited if the company departs from the agrea-every-five held by them. Shares were all ment. There are other arrangements for carry. ing out the purposes of the trust, which is to last for one year.” This should prové of ad- vantage, to the local cement works in this Colony, as although the Japanese material will still have slightly the advantage in cost, Hong- kong cement is réckoned now on an equality with Home Portland cement.

AT 8.30 am. yesterday, says the M. C. D. News of 23rd instant, a large Chinese forchai while making its way up the river, and endea- vouring To cross the bow of H. M. torpedoboat destroyer Whiting, collided with her,, carrying away the port rigging and damaging the an chor-chain. While the effort to get the lorcha clear and prevent futher damage went on quiet ly aboard the Whiting, a regular pandemonium reigned on the former, and it took the cam- bined efforts of the police launch with several launches of H. M. fleet-who came promptly to renderassistance--to getthe clumsy vessel clear. | The Whampoa, on its way up river to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's wharl, had to drop an chor quickly to prevent either collision with the forcha or running ashore, as the unweildy craft swinging around blocked the entire pass- age.

"PROCLAIMING KING EDWARD

VII

VARRANGEMENTS FOR TO MORROW'S FUNCTION

boat of Sam Yung Kee, in the Brick Kiln Creek, at 1.30 am Sunday. It was a very dark night and the house boat was going along. ((it is one of these boats with a stern wheel nod worked by coolies) when suddenly these five boats came alongside and commenced firing, All the party consisting of Messrs. Huygen, (Dutch) Hogg, (British) Spalinger ́and Burck. hart (Swiss) were asleep, and were suddenly awakened by shots coming through the cabin and a stinkpot was thrown in through the door. This Mr. Burckhart seized and threw. out of the window. As soon as possible the gentlemen got their guns to work and three or four pirates were accounted for, the 'man who threw

the stinkpot was one of them д he was shot on the front part of the house-boat. Finding that they had caught Ba tartar the pirates made off and the House- boat turned round and anchored alongside the first guard boat, they came to. They then, found that one of the Chinese crew had been killed. Mr. Spalinger was shot through the muscle of the arm above the ellow. Mr. Burck. hard

taken and the Capital of $7;400,000 is now

up fully subscribed. Turning to the other side of the accounts there is not much that calls for explanation. Your property could be sold at a much higher figure than that at which it stands in the books, and the securities we'bold against our loans and Mortgages allow for ample margins. The only other item I need refer to is Investments in Public Companies, represented by ray shares in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, as our Directors considered that as the Company, was in a position to build· up a substantial Reserve Fund that such Fund should be invested in some gilt edged local stock, and I think you will agree that no better investment for our Reserve Fund could be found than Docks. The prico which they stand in the books is the market price on 31st December last. With regard to building operations, we commenced the erection at the end of last year of 16 small · European houses at Tsim Sha Tsui and 16 houses at Yau-ma-ti, and it is proposed very shortly to proceed with 2 the erection of about do more. Chinese houses&

WAS shot through the heel and through the thick part of the other leg just below the thigh and Horg had received a slight scalp wound. A steam launch was engaged at daylight this morning and the party arrived back at Canton a little before 11 m. Blunderbusses must have been used, as a piece of string apd a 'piece of pottery were found in one of the wounds. Mausers must also have been there "as several" cartridge" cases were found on the boat. The cabin or the house boat is simply riddled with shut holes and in places the paint is all scorched, showing that the guns ware held right up against the wood work. The wounded men were attended to as soon as possible and are doing very well. The Customs Cruiser FM Mun Trai was, ordered to get up steam as soon as the affair was reported and I hear that the German gunboat. Shamien and probably the torpedo boat will proceed to the Brick Kiln Creek on Monday. The two wounded men are both under German protection.

MEMORIAL SERMON AT THE UNION CHURCH.

At the Union Church yesterday morning the Rev. G. J. Williams delivered the under-written sermon. There was a very large congregation, all scate both in the body of the church and in the gallery being occupied.). In addition to that, all who were not there some time before 11 o'clock had to be content with a makeshift seat, in the shape of forme which were placed in every conceivable position. It was pro bably, the largest congregation which has ever assembled at the Union Church. A noticeable feature of the service wasithe reverent attitude of the congregation during the singing. Mrs. Mudie's singing in the anthem and sold was very sweet:

The following is the sermon, from Rom. 8.38-39 –Death and life ars robbed of their ter rors; the mysterious power of the spirit need no longer contain anything that can frighten the soul trusting in Christ; only one other great group of possibilities remains :: Time--what of that? Space-what of that? Time present and time that is last in Etemity! Space with its be- wildering heights and realing depths! What shall we say of these things? Glowing, bril jant, shaking the stars in the defiant and impassioned eloquence comes the answer “I am persuaded that neither things present, mor things to come, nor height, nor depth akal be able to separate us from the love of God which le in Christ Jesus our Lord." Nothing that time can bring forth either in the present or in the future dimensions of space, nothing coní ceived in the height above nor in [the depths beneath can alienate us from the heart of the Eternal Love.

It is at this point, Brethren, more appro- priately than at any other point of our morning“ service, that our thoughts diverge to the calamity which befell our nation on Tuesday evaning last. Our pure, our gracious, our noble-minded Queen has crossed the depths, has scaled the heights, has passed from things Present to things: Eternal and now she knows the sublime truth that "not things present nor things to come," nor all the heights and depths that her liberated soul bas, crossed, can separate her from the Love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And what of this Queen that we have jest? As of that almost idealised monarch of ours, King Anbur, so may we say of Victoria the Good “Her glory was redressing human wrong:

at Mong Kok Tsui, Your Directors do not she spake no slander, no, nor listened to it, consider the enhanced prices of Kowloon pro- who loved one" only and who, clayp to him to pérties the result of speculation; but, the result

the last" And she, the crowned woman, over

mourned for and her memory cherished as the highest type of gracious, queenly womanhood. Of her men will sing as her own Poet Laureat

at her Jubilee

She balored for a kladilness Quand Empresa dinótes Rare is fable or History

af İndix": Crowned so lon

of the genuine demand for accomodation of all her realms to-day to its least folds, is rapidly increasing population to that part of the Colony,land your Directors will use their best endeavours to meet this demand. in a manner that will be remunerative to the Com-sang pany. If any shareholder has any questions to ask I shall be pleased to answer them, sk

Mr Bharp Can you tell me roughly about how many square feet the Company owns at Kowloon peninsula and, at what it stands in the Company's booka..

The Chairman-About 300,000 square feet. The rates vary, but the average at Yaumali you might say is 80 cents, and, the average at Taim Tsat Tsui is about so cents.

There being no further questions the Chair

To-morrow afternoon, at four o'clock, the ceremony of proclaiming our new manarchi, King Edward VII; will take place on the Cricket Ground. The function will be attended with considerable military display, and arrange ments are being made for it by the Public Works Department. A platform is being erectman moved the adoption of the report and ed in the centre of the ground and a temporary fing staff put up close by. The steps by which the ground is entered are being widened and sirengthened for the occasidan katta

the troute from Government House will be lined soldiers, we work

His collency, the Governor will come down by Munay Road and, turning along Chater Roud, will enter the ground by the steps near the back of the Cricket Club Pavilion. He will; then proceed to the platform.erected near the middle of the ground. In front of the platform bounded by Murray Road, Queen' Road and the West side of the Ground; will bo lined by troop hand blue Jackets in the area at the

statement of accounts.

It was seconded by Mr. Ho Tung and un- animously carried and foun

On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Mansell, the retiring directors, Messrs. C. Ewens, J. S van Buten, and Ho Tung, were Unanimously re-elected

Mr. Humphreys proposed that Mr. F. Henderson, be re-elected; an auditor, and that Mr. W. H. Gaskell's appointment as auditor be confirmed)

MEC S Sharp seconded and it was carried unanimous that concludes the busine

The Chairman

gentlemen.) Dividend warrants are now ready!

Never worn by a worthler

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