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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 1906.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1906.

THE SANITARY BOARD ELECTION.

The announcement which we are were in

a position to make last evening that Mr. Henry Humphreys, of the old-established firm of Messrs. John D. Humphreys and

WHISKY. Su, bad come forward as a second can- didate for the two vacancies on the Sanitary Board, will have been received by the com munity in general with considerable · satió- 'faction. Mr. 'Humphreys is a successful} man of business, and, in no restricted sense, a capable financier, worthily following in the footsteps of his father, the late Mr. John. D. Humphreys, than whom a more popular or a more candid critic of public affairs has not been known in Hongkong. It will be

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WINE & SPIRIT

MERCHANTS,

A. S. WATSON & CO., remembered that the late Mr. Humphreys, the founder of the firm-whose successor, Mr. Henry Humphreys, has continued the bust ness with conspicuous ability and marked success-was, for a considerable", lime, a member of the Sanitary Board; and, as such, did yeaman service in conserving the public health and the sanitary condition of Hong kong, in the early days of the constitution of the Board. Although the personnel of the Sanitary Department had not at that period attained to the number that has been reach ed as a result of the recommendations of the expert investigation, held a couple of years ago, the duties devalving upon the mem. hers of that body were none the less ar 134 duous, and quite as much appreciated then as they are to-day. As we have stated at the outset, Mr. Humphreys, sen, was a fearless critic, and spoke his mind openly, with characteristic independence and freedom from the thrall of cliquedom. In Mr. Henry Humphreys, whose public career outside the commercial line, will, we hope, be now en- tered upon by his election to the Sanitary Board, we trust to find a chip of the old:

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Hongkong, 18th October, 1905.

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Hongkong, 17th June, 1905.

holders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, employing a large number of native labourers; owns a direct interest in the Hongkong and Kowloon,

Wharf and Godown Company, a 'concern housing, many hundreds of coolies; and, we understand, bas no inconsiderable interest in the China Sugar Refining Company, which is also an industrial undertaking, controlling many hundreds of patives, of the lower orders. Hence, Mr. Humphreys may be said to be in daily touch with every department of native life in Hongkong, whose welfare his large interests must necessarily seek to promote, and through them to secure the well-being of the island and its inhabitants in general.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

FOUR lots of Grown land are advertised for sale by public auction in the New Territories."

THE next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Thursday, the 18th inst,

at to a.m.

ANOTHEK case of plague occurred yesterday, the victim being a Chinaman, who resided in Queen's Road West,

MR. Alfred Carter has been appointed second sanitary surveyer in the Sanitary Department,

with effect from the 1st instant.

Ms. John G. Woolley, B.A., will deliver an address at the Chinese V.M.C.A., in Des Voeux Road, to-morrow at 3.30 p.m.

MR. Frank O. Reynolds has been appointed a Corps with effect from the 3rd January, second lieutenant in the Hongkong Volunteer

POLICE regulations relating to the firing of crackers on Chinese New Year day are publish ed in the current issue of the Government Gai rette.

THE King has been pleased to entrust to the Secretaries of State, the Seals of the Colonial care of Lord Elgin, as one of the Principal

Department.

"THE NKW BOY"

ANOTHER A.D.C. BUCCESS.

THE P. & O. IN 1995.

INTERESTING POINTS FROM THE CHAIRMAN'S

SPEECH...

A most interesting account of the operationk of the P & O. Steam Navigation Company during the past year was given by Sir Thomas at the sixty-fifth annual motting, which was Sutherland, chairman of the board of directors

held in London, on 13th December.

One of the blighting features in the life of the schoolmaster who stalks majestically. through The New Day," is the fact that his protégé will insist on using a big "D" in the may be used by us when we say that the pers course of conversation; the same initial letter

formance given by the Hongkong A.D.C. it night was absolutely delightful. The "A.D.C.

The total revenue for the year amounted to bava essayed many parts; they have given us over £3,000,000 and of that sum £984,687 was. mock tragedy, sentimentalism, and serfoderived from passenger fares, an increase over with a romping farca, which never halts or put it, "the moderate bat still sensible amount comedy. Now they have filled the bill the previous year's receipts of, as the chairman lingers on the way, but pursues its rampageous of £25,000. That is an increase upon an course to the end, piling the Osss of complexity increase, which shows that the general tendency on the Pelion of incongruity. There is not the of trade is towards improvement. In the case slightest doubt that there is real histrionle of the Australian colonies, however, the ad- talent in the A.D.C, and it is the misfortun's of Į vanço was far less than had boon expected.", playgoers that the amateurs to seldom appear | HOUND THE WOULD FOR A PENNY A MILE. on the boards, it was a happy chance that

One of the questions which interests all directed the "authorities" to the choice of travellers is that of the fairness of the passenger "The New Boy" for representation. There fares. Sir Thomas Sutherland recalled the are many who saw "The New Boy" whee joke which he made at the previous year's Weedon Grossmith took the leading part, but meeting, in reference 10 the possibility of there are many more to whom the play is bat being carried round the world at the rate of a name. To the latter the performance last a penny per mile, with four meals every day night gave unalloyed pleasure; to the former it included, and landing at the end of the journey recalled old days, and even by comparison the in a very much better condition than when A.D.C. did not greatly suffer. There is an inthey started. He lock the trouble last year to pression abroad that anybody can act in a farce,.

ancertain how much the public paid per passen. that it is only necessary to make grotesque ser per mile in all the Company's great faces, laugh raucously in the wrong places, remembered that the longer the voyage the Eastern lines of communication. It had to be and perform sutics which in real life would land the performer in the padded 'ward of a fumatic asylum. Never was there a greater mistake. It is easier to play Bob Brierly in the "Ticket-of-Leave Man" or Dick Phenyl in "Sweet Lavender-although only Edward Terry can play the latter part-than Charley in "Charley's Aunt" or Archibald Rennick in "The New Boy." Most people can simulate emotion; very law can restrain their natural exhuberance of spirits in a part which calls for high jinks; the difficulty is to be boisterous in natural way. Which explains why a man, who may be very funny in a private drawing rcom, looks several kinds of an idiot when transplanted to the alage.

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICES

PARTNERSHIPS REGIS

TRATION BILL.

GOVERNMENT vs. MERCHANTS, BINGAPORE ADOPTS PRINCIPLE, AND REFERS

BILL TO SELECT COMMITTEE.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 18th January, 10.20 a.m.,

At a meeting of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements yesterday, the second reading of the Bill for the Registration of Partner- ships was moved and seconded.

The Bill was read a second time, and afterwards referred to a Select Committee for consideration and to report.

[It will be remembered that at a meating, of

SIRAMIS CURRENCY.

the Singapore Chamber of Commerce the prio more economical it was; then they had to con- ciple of the Bill was opposed by a majority of second-class passengers; and thirdly, the com-ed the Bill by a large majority.-Ed, H.K.T] sider the relative proportion between first and the merchants there, the voting being 19 votes to 7. The Penang Chamber, however, *pprov Pany had to consider the extent to which their returns were influenced by the liberal manner in which they dealt with the question of voyages. Taking all these things into con- sideration be found that their return in pastage. money by the line to Bombay-their most expensive line-was at the rate of a penny and a farthing per mile-"the meals, the lattening the China line, to Shanghai and Japan, and to process, of course, steadily going forward." On Australia the figures were almost identical, amounting to within a fraction on the one side the Calcutta line, which is now no longer a or the other of a penny per mile. Whereas on

man added that it they could see the other

.THE DOLLAR RATIO.

GOVERNOR'S DENUNCIATION.

SPECULATION "A DANGEROUS GAME." [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Singapore, 13th January,

10.20 p.m.

below the famous penny a mile. The Chair-speaking at the Legislative Council.

His Excellency Sir John Anderson,

side of the account they would recognize that of the Straits Settlements yesterday, the residue of profit was very small indeed, referred to the high rate of exchange adequately filled, except for the short period of which now prevailed. three months on the outward voyage and for even a shorter period, on the homeward journey,

in "The New Boy" as presented last night, dicaments of Archy were the natural outcome the A.D.C. struck the happy mean: The pre-mail line, the actual return was considerably of a clinging to conventionality. The actors give life and vitality to the play, brought out MR, F. F. S. Brockman, B... will speak on the the points, and kept a sympathetic audience on Sunday morning next, in Union Church, While it could not be described as a finished things that concern young man, during service|rippling with laughter. from start tọ finish, Kennedy Road

performance-there were a good, many jagged edges, which would be rubbed off if the com pany played together in public half a dozen times it was certainly a performance which does credit to the A.D.C., and more particular- ly to the amateurs who took the parts.

A FULL report of proceedings at the annual general meeting of shareholders in the "Shell" Transport and Trading Co., Ld, is printed in another section of the present issue, --

The title role was in the hands of Mr. It is notified in the Gazette that Thursday, the portrayal of the New Boy." Goot, sarcastic, Tester, who gave an original and excellent 25th instant, will be kept as a Bank holiday in plaintive and cynical, but always returning to the Colony, His Excellency the Governorbasile easy-going nonchalance of the bike father appointed Friday, 26th instant, to be observed as a public holiday.

Or 53 samples of milk examined by the Gov. ernment analyst during the last quarter of 105 seven were found to be adulterated. Twelve samples of beer, of brandy, 6 of whisky, and of rum were also submitted for analysis, and all found to be genuine.

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townsman, who, having lost his money, and being unable to earn his living by addressing

envelopes, is now making another.bid - for for-

lene-another man's fortune-Mr. Tester could scarcely have improved upon the part. In the midst of excitement he alone was calm and worldly-wise. Mr. Tester has a capital stage manner, and a voice which can be heard at the back of the theatre when he whispers. There was never any doubt about it when he made a joke.

more especially as the steamers were never

FIGHTING A German COMPANY. -

Under the heading of Freight, Charters, and

Miscellaneous, the total amount reached

however, there was an increase, of £24,000 on 4.588,784, a deficiency of £37,220 as com pared with the previous year. In reality,

the freight business, but in the casual business obtained from the Government there was a

The Governor stated it was his belief that this condition of affairs was due to speculations on the inten- tions of the Government with regard

tion to the sovereign. to the fixity of the dollar, in its rela-

.

Such speculations His Excellency

ing Indian trade prospects had been brighter decrease of £31,000. At the last annual meet characterised as a " dangorous game." Ife assured the people of the than for two years previously, but an unexpect." ed frost in some of the seed and wheat districts Colony that the Government were of India destroyed the prospects, while the not yet in a position to fix the value

cargoes from Bombay and Calcutia were wret ched beyond previous experience. Then in of the dollar, but it was their inten that trade they had a very considerable fight,tion to fix it at a standard as low as which had been going on for months and still continued. It was a fight with a German possible, consistent with financial

safety.

block. That he 'should possess the charac. THOSH residents who wish to guard themselves People on the street laughed at his truisms tiño, a very important German line, which teristics of the founder of the firm, none will against smallpox will be vaccinated free of but, joking apart, it was the imperturbable way had been seeking to create a monopoly in

charge at the Government Civil Hospital, Tung Wa Hospital, Alice Memorial Hospital and Nethersole Hospital on certain days at specified hours. All are strongly advised to avail themselves of the privilege.

dispute, since, as we have stated, he has exhibited distinct ability in the conduct of the business which he inherited as the patrimony of a successful merchant of the old days of Hongkong. Mr. Henry Hum phreys is so well known to the community that he needs but little recommendation to secure the votes which should ensure his election to a seat at the Sanitary Board. It may now be assumed that, as far as can be ascertained at the moment, there will be no mounted. contest for the two vacancies on the Board; two excellent candidates have come forward,

ONE of the most artistic calendars which we have seen is that issued by Messrs, Gregor and Company, wine merchants. It is the re- production of a painting, which represents a gay Italian spark, who is sobered for the mo- ment by gazing at a picture of one of his forbears. It is a work of art, admirably

PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the Band of the 129th Baluchis on the New Parade Ground, on Monday next, from 4 to 5.30 p.m.

Overture... "Romantice"... Keler ilela.

ted on his excellent personation of "The New

ir which he took the buffets of life and adapt the British Indian trade-"not from Germany,

[The course of exchange on Singapore has ed himself to circumstances that charmed the audience. Mr. Tester wasfar and away the best if you please," said Sir Thomas, but from the been on a daily rise since the beginning of the year, as appears from the following 1st-3rd actor on the siege; he created more fuu in a port of Antwerp," where it was necessary the January, 81 premium; 4th-8; 5th-10; Geh- decorpus style than all the others--than the position, because whether in the outward or

P. and Q. Company should hold an important10; 8th-ii; 9th-10th-ra 10th-15|| 12th-15; 13th-15). It will be seen from the- Frenchman even-and he is to be congratula-homeward trade it was nowadays absolutely above that the rate of premium on a Bank tele. graphic transfer on the Straits has risen from Boy," Dr. Candy, (LL.D., the school Princi impossible for the P. and O. Company to fill on the 3rd to 151 this morning-Ed, pal, found a capable representative in Mr. their ships to the Port of London. The idea H.K.T] H. M. Kendall. The solemn, pedantic, un

which appeared to be entertained by their Ger- man friends was that being obliged to send the AT the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on ruffled schoolmaster, open to the chicanery and duplicity which most men of the world and O, boats to Antwerp, they would bring Wednesday, 3rd inst, Captain Maddocks, of the know how to guard against, was portrayed to

them empty away in arder to foster the GerGovernor Yacht Sea Mew, was married to man monopoly, ous of those strange notions Miss Mary Scott, eldest daughter of Captain the life. Mr. Kendall got down to the feelings which, as the late Lord Dundreary said, "no Scott, for twelve yeaṛa'master of the Ban Him": of the type and faithfully depicted them. His fellah can understand. The Austrian trade Guan, the Rev. S.S. Walker, M.A. officiating.. restraint was admirable. Major Phillips, RA, had also proved disappointing, mainly on ac. Mr. Campbell, of Messrs, Riley, Hargreaves & was the Felix Roach of the play-the hard, count of the extreme competition which pre: Co, acted as best man, and Miss Isabel Scott, money-making, swindling (if necessary) specu- vailed. The trade with China and Japan, bow. sister of the bride, as bridesmaid,

lator. There was only one fault to find with

'RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF FAR EASTERN TRADE

and their claims are likely to be acquiested in by any who might have been considering the advisability of standing for election. Andante "The Broken Maŝody "A. V. Iene, Major Phillips; he was too. enervated. Heever, had been excellent; and there had alia WE received yesterday from the Chamber Even if at a later date, however, any Fanta Gipsy Life" Ch. Le Thiere, other gentleman should think fit to accept

hadn't enough energy to fold a newspaper, Anca a very fair intercolonial trade between of Commerce a copy of the voluminous Selectio..."Reminiscences of England. Godfrey,

India and Chise Farwah. Low outside broker, or a sharp practice speculator

correspondence which has passed between the nomination and thereby lead to a contesi, ghiand Patrol. The Wee Macgregor". H. G. Amera, is not a deletiante; he bustles more, expresses

Colonial Secretary, the Merchant Service Guild it would be difficult to select from the

God save the King.

himself vigorously, and does not always have

and the Chamber on the subject of port: community any gentleman who could be

his hands in his own pockets. A touch of Sir Thomas Sutherland said: There are great As the correspondence has already appeared in Speaking with regard to Far Eastero trade, regulations and various other shipping matters. successfully pitted as a rival against either of WITH regard to the additions to the fleet of part. As Theodore de Brizac, the French hopes in the shipping world for the future the press we deem it of no utility, and un- electric fluid would give verisimilitude to the the candidates already in the field. Of the the P. & O. Company, the chairman said master, Mr. Smith, R.A. gave a conventional development of trade in connection with Japan necessary, to publish the correspondence, which merits and qualifications of Mr. Shelton

"The Meoltan, the last of the five great mail rendering of the stage Parisign. Now he wis and the farthest East; but I confess it appears is not without interest. steamers, has just sailed on her first voyage, ON

consumed with love; now in transports of to me that the development in that connection. Hooper 'we have already animadverted. The and the only peculiarity I have to notice in was a capital foil to the careless "New- Boy" has already been so great that any speedy or JAPANESE calendari'ara now coming to hand." ecstasy at this, that or the next thing. But be second candidate, Mr. Henry Humphreys, in regard to that type of vessel is this, that they and the somewhat over-restrained money rapid increase appears to be almost unlikely. The Meiji, Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, of Tokyo connected with the management of a buai-are 2,000 tons larger than ships of the Ferala grabber. Bullock Major, the bully of the school, In 1895 the foreign trade of Japan amounted to send an ornamental wall calendar, which bears ness kindred to that of the Hongkong Land class immediately preceding them, that they was a small part, but a most realistic perform Investment and Agency Company. It is are vastly more costly, but we only carry the arce was given by Mr. F. C. Kendail. If the only 26 millions sterling; in 1904 the foreign a representation of the Coy's head office, with audience bad consisted of small boys, Mr. trade rose to the enormous figure of 63 millions, the date in English and Japanese. The Tokyo $16.00 unnecessary to state that Messrs John D. been our desire to render the passenger ac. at the hooligan hisses the villaia of the melo trade by any means with Great Britain, or even calendar, which portrays a Jaganesa girl play. same number of passengers because it has Kendall would have been loyally hissed, just We must bear in mind that that trade is not Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., has issued a Humphreys and Son are the general mana- commodation more complete and luxurious for diama. Mr..Northcote had, unfortunately, a with Europe; but it is a trade which largely ing ball; the figures are in bold type, The gers of the Humphreys Estate and Finance the Eastern trade than any vessels we have very mloor part to play, that of the plethoric belongs to America Rod to Canada, and whe- Mitsui Bussan Kaisha's calendar" is" frankly Company, Ltd., a concern which owns large previously constructed. What i tay with regard is happles and seedless to say he played it with tent or not within the next few years is a mate

farmer, who won't bave varmints a stealin' of ther it is likely to increase to any serious eX- Japanese in design and everything else, and. for that reason it is to be treasured by the properties on the island, and is one of the to the Moldauta claas and the Moolfas class of hausualability. Among the ladins, Mrs. Francis ter upon which I should find it difficult indeed

foreigner, 18,00 pioneers and the foremost developers of ter- to the Delks class of four vessels, which are by doubts as to what should be done, whether But, at all events, the present state of the Far ships I will say in the same degree with regard Clark's representation of the widow, tom to prophesy, even if i were disposed to do so. ritory on the Kowloon Peninsula. Although now-rapidly taking their place on the India in knickers, or boldly tell Dr. Candy the truth, amount of tonnage on the outward voyage than

she should keep her husband, "The New Boy"

Eastern trade is that we employ a not to the same extent as Mr. Shelton Hoo- and Chipa line. All these vessels are con- was beyond praise. It was natural, absolutely can find work for on the homeward voyage. per, Mr. Humphreys, by reason of his constructed on a higher plane, da, higher abave unaffected, and convincing. There was zekl And the consequence is that there in now trol of the business of the Humphreys Estate water than the ships we have built previously, talent in Mrs. Clark's performance, and for something in the shape of a scramble for 24.00 Company, must have gained an insight into and consequently they carry their passengers it is to be hoped that Mra: Clark, will be seen East, From these observations, you will under- that the erstwhile playgoer is always grateful. freights on the homeward voyage from the Far the Buildings Ordinance, with which is in with much greater comfort in tropical seas than in many other A. D. C. plays. Miss Blair was stand that I am not quite so sanguine as to corporated the law affecting the public health programme during the last few years has been like a glove. She avoided the simpering miss I really was a year ago. But in this respect

Our building just right as Nancy Roach; the part fitted her shipowning prospects during the next year ne

The E. & A. 14. Eastern left Sydnay, on 9.00 and sanitation of Hongkong. He is a re by far the largest that this company has ever style, and yet retained the innocence of the hope I may prove to be of too cautions asth inst, and is dus here an ard prox, odio

sident of very many years' standing in Hong. attempted. It amounts in figures to £3,500,000 girl who has a touch of spice in ber sature, and disposition, and that a change may take

place

The C. P. R. Co's as Butrin of India kong; has his interests almost entirely vested The Chairman further stated that £5,000,000 at Susan, the servant, had only to look nice

an inclination to frivol. Miss Shelton Hooper which will be greatly for the better."

arrived at Kobe at 730 pm; on aoth fast, an The reduction by the Suez Canal Company left again at noon Thursday, vis NAZARAKI İDE on the island, either in property or in the bad been paid in dividends during the last 25 and that was by no means a difficult task. Al of the impost on vessels passing through the Shanghai, where numerous large industrial undertakings bere years, being nearly 8 per cent on the paid up together, The New Boy" was a success, and Capat would maan saving to the P. O. or on the mainland; is identified with the capital of the Company, and trusted the P. & D. those who do not see it will not only miss a Company of 30,ood year and would cost the was not an unworthy example of the progress treat but will lose three hours' laughter, and Canal: Company's Shareholder 100,000 per leading financial institution in the Colony; and soundness of the great marcantile marine overture and selections during the acts. The very difficult indeed to get out of John Ball's "The band of the rigth: Infantry played the (annom-which was a bone that it would be. (36-2 | lu amongst one of the first share-of Great Britain.

theatre was crowded,

month if he had it there.

11,00

any vesseli previously built.

greater

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SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILE DUK German (Print Sigismund) 14th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 17th insti German (Pressin) rith inst. ?? Indian (Kumtang) 23rd inst..

Australian (Bartery) 3rd pro

on 14th the de dag to crea

The Silk ex C. P. R. Ca' && Emerit saw which left Hongkong on a gian Ca 10th instay thus making a transit of Yokohama on zand ulti unyed in New

from Hongkong and 19 days from:

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