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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY. MARCH 5 1908.

in conformity with Treaty obligations with to render wholly nugatory in all cases the result that the undisguised com- petition against a staple industry of Hong- kong on the part of the Japanese has been stimulated in favour of the home industry

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A. S. WATSON & CO., with artificial difficulties created against the

Hongkong sugar refining companies. From report appearing in the Japan Chronicle, the LIMITED.

Bill for the amendment of the Sugar Con sumption-tax, incicasing the excise.upon it, was passed by the House of Peers on 23rd uit, and on the same evening was imme diately promulgated as a law, which there fore is already in force. The new law is a follows tl

ESTABLISHED A.D. 181.

CHEMISTS,

BY APPOINTMENT TO

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"The Sugar Consumption-tax Law shall be amended so that Y in Article 11, of the principal law shall be increased to V3: Y1.60 HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR all be increased to Y5.50: Y1.30 shall be increased to Y8.50; and Y2.80 shall be increas ed to Y fo.

AND HOUSEHOLD

DEPOI FOR

THE FINE PRODUCTS

"Supplementary Regulation. This law goes into effect from the date or its promulga: 1100 and the provisions relating to the Sugar Coosumption-tax, in the Emergency special Tax (War Tax) Law are hereby abrogated."

The rates of the Bugar Consumption-lax'as provided for in Article 11: of the law seferred to, promulgated on March 30th, 1901, are as follows:*

First quality sugar under No. 8in colour of BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co., Dutch standard, and molasses,-Ys per too

LONDON.

'TABLOID' BRAND PRODUCTS, ''SOLOID' Brand PRODUCTS. "KEPLER MALT EXTRACT.

kin.

Second quality, between Nos. 8 and 15 in colour of Dutch standard,-Yr.60 per 100 kip.

Third quality, between Nos. Is and so in colour of Dutchi standard, and syrup-Y2.20 per 100 kin.

Fourth quality, exceeding No, 29 in colour of Dutch standard, and sugar candy,-Y2.60 per

100 kin.

SGATIVE OOUNCITI:

THBỊ CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

MPANY, LIMITED,

'ANNUAL' MEETING.

the provision as to six months' notice. A tax which is levied by the Customs authori A meeting of the Legislative Council was ties at the port of entry is to all intents and held in the Council Chamber this after purposes an import duty and should be sub- day. Prosenttis Fxcellency the Gov ject to the regulations of the Protocols re-nos, Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M., Hon. The thirty-binib meeting of shareholders lo garding import tariffs. The question ak to Mr. F1 May, CMG (Colonial Secretary), the China Fire Insurance Co., Ld, was held at whether the importer should pay the tag or Mr. Ross Davies (Attorney General), the Company's officos, at noon, to-day, for the

Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), | purpose of receiving a statement of accounts. the actual purchaser of the gold came up on Mr. W. Chatham Co. (Director of and the report of the directors for the year end,

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ABSENT..

His Excellency Major-General R. G. Broad- God, Cu, (Officer Commanding the Troops)

Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett.

MINUTES.

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(chairman of Directors) prasided. There were present:-Messrs. E. Shellim, A. Focht, W Helms, H. W. Slade, G. Friesland, (Directo »); G. L. Tomlin (Secretary), K. D. Guzdar, J. Orange, J. M. E. Machado, A. H. M. da Silva, Chun Pat, and H. F. Hickmano.

The Secretary read the notice convent the meeting.

The Chairman said-Gentlemen-The

Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE

SHANGHAI TRAMWAYS. HITCH TEMPORARILY OVERCOME.

CARS STARTED TODAY," [From Our Own Correspondent]

Shanghai, th March, 2.25 p..

The hitch between the Tramways Co. and the Municipal Council has been temporarily overo me.

The trams started running to-day..

directors' report and statement of accounts, having been in your hands" for soma ilme, 1. The minutes of the last meeting ware" read | will, with your permission, a lopt the usu al' and confirmed.

system of taking them as read. No doubt, the Reduction of Armaments. dcclaration of a £6 dividend and Si bonus, the

London, 3rd March. "last" The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the sime as year, cama to many of you as a Mr. Murray Macdonald's resolution in

surprise ; but, as we had mada is, we determin-favour of a reduction of armaments, was re- Jury List for 1008.

ad to keep up the record and pay the same

JURY LIST.

FINANCE:

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table report of the Finance Commitee (No. 3).

GAME UNE FINANCIAL MINUTÉ,

The Colonial Secretary Inld on the table Financial Minute No. 8. It was agreed that the referred to the Finance Committee.“

PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.

~ ́~Tho' Attorney' General moved the first rend- Ing of a Bill entitled as Ordinance to amend the Public Health and Buildings. Ordinance, 1903. and The Public Health and Buildings Amend ment Ordinance, 1903,

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dividend, and so we are only adding $25.648.10jected by the House of Commons, by 3201073.

to extra reserve fund. It is certainly true thai wo watch our reserve fand closely, and try to io- crease it graduill, but when we added Sho,ood to it last year, we could afford to do less this time. · The year 1906 ‹lid not work out as well as we could have hoped, as the losses were ex- traordinarily bravý ; but this is what must be expected to happen, occasionally. You will notice from our list of agents that we are now working in Japan, Bombay and Java, where we" trust "to do well. Looking at

account working

-for......... 1901, ---you will notice that the sum carried forward of $373-433,78 shows a gain of Shaja.yg over that of the previous year, which must be consider.

for discussion some years ago when the exPublic Works), on, Capt. Basil H. H. Taylor, lug 31st December, 1907. - Mr. Robi. Shewap cise on sugar was first instituted, and some K.N., (Harbour Master), 'on, Mr. A. W. Brewin firms paid under protest, but though the Registrar-General), Hon. De Ho Ka, M.B. matter was taken up by the Chambers of, G..G., Hon. Mr. Heaty Keswick, Hop. Mr Commerce, no redress was obtained. On Wei Yuk, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollack, KC, Hon. that occasion, however, notice of operation Mr. E. Osborne and Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher of the excise was given. On this occasion (Clerk of Councils). there is no notice, the measure coming into. force on the game day that it was passed by the Diet. Now the object of the provision in the Gorman Protocol that six months" notice should be given of any changer in the tariff was to prevent importers who had "made contracts for goods at a fixed rate, including duties, being sub, jected to heavy loss by a sudden increase in the Customs. Such loss will certainly occur in the case of the sugar on its way to Japan before the 23rd February if a price including duty had been fixed, but whether that has been the case or not, it is clear that the excise, cannot until six months has elapsed be en forced on cargoes entering Japan if the spirit of the German Protocol is to be observed. The object of the Government in promul The very heavy increase in the excise on gating this law in such haste is to check the refined sugar, amounting in some cases to a KEPLER' SOLUTION OF COD LIVER heavy importation of sugar in anticipation of fivefold increase, is evidently with the object the increase of the tax, the amount of sugar. of protecting the Japanese refineries as well landed having recently shown a marked in-as obtaining additional revenue, The crude BEEF AND IRON WINE (B.W. & Co.)

crease. Java sugar to the value of about article is to be admitted at a low duty, 'DARTRING LANOLINE PREPARA-$2,000 was expected to arrive at Yokeliama on refined in Japan, and an endeavour made to the 25th or 26th ull, and the Dutch steamer capture the markets of China and the Far

jipanas," with a full cargo of the second

East generally as well as monopolise the quality sugar, was expected to arrive in Kobe home market, on or about the 27th idem. The Govern, ment felt that in view of these facts, if the, new rate of tax were not imposed immediate. ly, the increased revenue from this source would fall heavily below the estimate the other hand, seeing the possibility of the | Bill' passing through the House of Peers, the gar refineries have shown great activity of late. For instance, the Tokyo, Osaka, ant Moji factories of the Japan Sugar Refining Company have been working day and night of late, and just before the amendments were promulgated the company deposited `with. the Government bonds to the value of Y2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the examination of sugar in stock. By this

· means the sugar will not be subject to the

OIL IN MALT EXTRACT.

TIONS..

"HAZELINE" HAZELINE CREAM,"

***HAZELINE SNOW," &c, &c, &c. TABLOID MEDICINE CHESTS, AND

POCKET MEDICINE CASES,

The Five Products of BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co., are prescribed loading.Physicians.all over the World.

A. S.

WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED;

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS, Į

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

"ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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to The Manager.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

**A VIVID description of the Lisbon regiçidë,

received by today's Eriglish mail, is printed

-on page 3 of this issue.

THE F. and O. steamer Park, which left Lon dao on zed-úli,, took coin silver for Singapore to the value of £43,3!3*

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THE commissions of the cruiser Astrain, Cap tain. Frank E. C... Ryan, "and the despatch vessel Alarrity, Commander Vootage Wi Conselt, will expire in September uext, Both will remain on the China Station, «? -

THE Chinese trade mirks collected by a British

consul in China hara been sent to the offices of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce where they will lie for a few days for the inspection of merchant. There are still a good many maiks unappropriated.

tax. On the Shanghai market Hongkong sugar has fisen in price by 15 tael cents, and the Japan Sugar Refining Co. has made a contract for the sale of about 600,000 bags for China, which it is estimated will bring in a profit of about Y1,000,000. The company intends to try and capture the market, in China, but the Japan Chronicle doubts its ability to do so, notwithstanding rebates, in face of the general rise in the price of labour and commodities in Japan. Meanwhile it is said that the company's factories will be closed down for a mouth or two, in consequence of the large stocks now held by virtue of the | night-and-day work to avoid the new taxation.

The daily lane is delivered fres what the aditus is tion Law in reference to the Treaties, The ratos par quarter all potent, proptional. Commenting on the rugar-tax Consump Boofble to messenger. On engine want by post an our well-informed Kobe "contemporary additional $1.60 per quartor is charged for postage. makes some pertinent observations which The postage on the weekly lane in any part of the

world in 80 caula per quartofi...!

should merit the special notice of the Com- Bingle Coples Daily, ten cenin Weekly, swenty-mittee of the Hongkong General Cham-cases as that of the Knight Comminder, the

The Flitar wil in undertane us be realer

any rujuried MS., nor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATER (IN ADVANCE). Daily—$50 per autinni.

WEEKLY-$18 por KARUM

Bre cente

BIRTH.

CAPTAIN E. G. Henderson, Royal Engineers, Chatham, has been selected for the appoint ment of General Staff Officer, North Chips Command. Captain Henderson got his first appointment in the "Scie stile Corps in 1893, got his captaincy in 1934, and is no stranger to the Flowery Iind, having seen some sharp work against the Boxers in the campaign of goo whilst in the force which relieved. Peking (medal with clasp)'

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FROM the reply given to a question in the House of Commons respecting compensation for seizures and sinkings of steamers in the Russo-Japanese War, i will be seen that such

The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the all was read a first time.

CHINESE EMIGRATION ORDINANCE.

The Attorney-General moved the third read

Our

og of the Bili entitled an Ordinance to amended satisfactory. The company's surveyors have reported on the properties under mortgage the Chinese Emi, ration Ordinance, 889.

The Colonial Secretary seconded, and then us, and we are satisfied that we have ample margin in all cases, Dafore moving the adop. Bill was read a third time and passed."

AI JOURNMENT.

tion of the directors report and statement of The Council was adjourned uulil this day accounts for the year 1957, I, shalt be happy fortnight.

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FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee, was

held immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following, vote be

adopted by the Council

TYPHOON DAMAGE.

A sum of twenty-two thousand one hundred dollars in aid of the yote, Public Works Recur rent, miscellaneous, typhoon and-rainstorm damages...

This was all the business.

IO KAT SHING.

THE, COSTS OF THE TRIAL. 4t

This morning, in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice and Justice Wise presiding, the question of costs in the long drawn out trial of the Swatow reformer-lu Kai-shing-

was discussed.

MW. Rees Davies (Attorney-General); in: structed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley (Crown Solici for) appeared to oppase the application on be half of the Crown. Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, instructed by Mr. Dito Kong Sing, represented lu Kai Shing.

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goae very carefully into the authorities on the The Attorney-General stated that he had

subject and had found that the Court could ave its discretion to award costs in the matter.

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to answer any questions that may be put relat ing to the business before the meeting.

There were no questions.

The Chairman moved, and. Mr. Orange secouded, the adoption of the report and accounts.

Carried unanimously.

Mr. Machado mov d the confirmation of the appointments as directors of Messrs. E. Shel

m, 4 Fuchs, W. Heims, H. W. Slade and G. Friesland.

Mr. Silva seconded.

Carried unanimously,

The re-election of Messrs. Shawan and Slade "to the Board of Directors was moved by Mr,

Orange and seconded by Mr. Machade.

Carried unanimously.

Messrs. W. Hutton Potts and A, R. Lowe were re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr. Silva seconded by Mr. Gurder.

The Chairman. That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance Dividend warrants will be posted this afternoon

THIS AFTERNOON'S FIRE

THREE FLOORS BADLY BURNT.

The opposition supported the Government © Mr/ Asquith declared thats while Great Britain's 'naval-policy" was purely defentire, her unassailable supremacy must be main [tained, as a matter of life and death.

Mr. Asquith insisted on an adequate force in India, but said that other Colonial garri- sons should be reduced.

Later. The French in Morocco.. The French Government is despatching 5,200 troops as a reinforcement to Casa, blanca..!

The unrest on the Algerian frontler is at tributed to the emissaries of Mulal Hafid, who have been preaching a Jehad, and, also to the old Algerian agitators, who have never become reconciled to French_rulo; Belgium and the Congo Feo Blate.

The King of Belgium and the Govern ment have agreed on a basis for a Congo” Convention providing for the surrender of the Crown Iomain to the Congo State in

return for a fund, not exceeding 60,000,000 francs to be created for carrying out public works in Belgium, if so desired by the King.

“BANKHOPÃY,

ORDER FOR ADJUDICATION

The case of Mr. Herbert Stepheng, who is connected with the firm of Heward an i Com pany, came before the Bankruptcy, Court for adjudication this morning, time 2

The Official Receiver (Mr."], H. Kemp); stated that a report was on file abowing the.. goods basonging to the applicant: "There were

this meetings of creditors beld, he said, only one creditor appearing at the first meeting, which was held during the latter part of “January, That creditor was Mr. R. G. Hadley,

• who' claims $100. The debtor was anxious to propose a scheme, but as the - principal creditors were in Europe it would take time to get the scheme approved. He suggested. selling the goods in hand and winding up the concern. He asked for the necessary order.

Mr. ETJ. Grist, who appeared for the debtor,

adjudication it would give the Official Receiver thought that if the matter was dealt with by-

time to deal with the malter, The order was granted.

LAST NIGHT'S BLOW

At about 1.20, pin to-day the fire alarm

vals denoting a fire in the Central District. clanged vcciferously with two strokes at intér,

The Brigade, under Deputy Superintendent Baker, promptly amwered the call and located the fire not far distant from the Fire Brigade Station liseli to the West. The building is op' the Queen's Road, and is one of four storeys Upon the arrival of the firemen it was discover. ed that huge volumes of smoke were issuing The squall which passed over the island Jast from the top Buor of No. 225,. Queen's night was not altogether unexpected. Yenter- Sir Hear, Berkeley called the attention of Rand Central. Without a second's--loss-of_day_dawned dark and misty dod close, A the Court to his application,

The Chief Justice-Against the Crown? The Attorney-General observed that that was the point. Tra question was against whom the costs lie.

The Chief Justice did not know what wa the methods of costs.

The Chief Justice...I have seen it. Sir Henry said the Court had heard what the Attorney-General said as regards the discretion of the Court in awarding couls.

Sir Heary went on at some length to show that the Court and jurisdiction.

The Attorney General stid- that the Court corpur. had power to award costs la à case of habess

ber of Commerce: 1t observes that Malurer, and others are still näsettled, Tile British claims are sulf outstanding."" A coï- the action of the authorities raises an 'iu respondent would like to know if the German Jan. 27, at London, wife of S. G. GOMES, teresting point affecting the Treaties. By shipowners who suffered losses from the name - FR.C.S.E., daughter,

the Protocol to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty causes have yet received any compensation, MARRIAGE. Jan 29, at Cheltenham, W., GRESSON Tool 1904 it is provided that "if Japan think EVELYN CHRISTINA CHARLOTTE, daughter of it necessary at any time to levy an additional THE opening of the National Bank which is LR. Tottenham, late Bengal Civil Service. duty on the production or manufacture of being organised by the Board of Posts and refined sugar in Japan, an increased Cus: certain unexpected delays in the arrangements. Come unications has been postponed owing to toms duty equivalent in amount may be it has bean decided, however, that it shall be levied on British refined sugar when importapened after the Chinese Dragna Boat Festi- ed info Japan, so long as such additional .val(ird of June) and that branch offices shall Sir Henry opined that it was. It was a pr

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH §, 1938.

SUGARS.

The Chief Justice could not say that haben carpus is a civil proceeding.

tax or excise duty continues to be raised. be established in foreign countries. Comple-ceeding, he said, to release a man who was held Provided always that British refined sugar tent managers have been selected from among on a criminal charge shall in this respect be entitled to treatment the returned students from. America and Eo- accorded to refined sugar being the produce

or the manufacture of the most favoured

branches..

The Attorney-General stated that the pints rope, who will have charge of the foreign raised by the defence before Mr. Justice Wise were not those on which the man was released When the "Combine rage was in full

in Mr. Justice Wise's judgment he said because in progress, eighteen months ago, in Japan, it nation." "Now it is clear that under this pro-IT is understood that the impending vacant that if the points had been laid before him as Will be recalled that Baron Shibusawa, vision of the Protocol to the Anglo-Japanese commands in the Middlesex Regiment will be they were subsequently he would have found Japan's greatest financier, publicly declaredTreaty the Japanese Government would be filled by the promotion of Major C. R. Dyer, differently. On the merits of the case, be said, that the sugar cultivation and refining were at liberty to increase the Customs Tariff on second in command of the 4th flattalion; the Crown won all round. In the application to be regarded in the light of a national sugar concurrently with the increase of the M jor R. de H. Burlog, second in command for costs the Court was asked to give same industry. And how strenuously the Covern. excise. But by the Protocol to the German of the 3rd Battalion; and Major B. EWard, against the Superintendent of the Victoria Giel, ment and people of Japan have worked. Trealy, subsequently signed, J.`pan under second.in command of the zad Battalion, to and he did not know if costs were awarded the 3rd Battalion, Hongkong; 4th Battalion, how it would talon. He thought it would be together to give effect to the protection of took to give six months' notice of any Londonderry; and 2nd Battalion, Guernsey, against the Government, In this case the that industry, any one who has followed increase in Customs duties, and the advant These advancements will absorb all the old Superintendent of the Victoria Gaol was acting closely the course of commercial events in age of this modification is enjoyed by all seconds in command, and the senior majors in obedience to the warrint and no order for Japan cannot fail to have perceived. Not the Powers under the most favoured-nation doing duty with those battalions will take up costs could be catered avainst him. If the only in the cultivation of the sugar cane clause. It will perhaps be claimed that this their duties..

defence had a right to apply for costs they also has the paternal Government of Japan Article does not come into force because no

had a right to bring an action for false impri- shown a fostering care towards the agricul increase has been made in the Customs

boment. turists of the insular possessions of the tariff on sugar imported into Japan. But, Mikado, but protection has also been extend as every merchant is aware, the excise must ed by indirect bounties to the suzar-refining be paid on all imported sugar before it can companies operating in Japan. While the be pain through the Customs. If there. Japanese Government are quite within their fore, the new rates of excise are to be rights to extend bounties in favour of home imposed on all imports from the date of industries, nothing can be said when such promulgation of the new law, the provision favours, do not operate against foreign as to six months' notice of any change in interests protected under Treaty stipulations. the Statutory Tariff becomes a dead letter, It is to be feared that in their most recent Indeed, it would only be necessary for legislative enactment in the abnormal in Japan to lay an excise upon all the crease of the Lugar Consumption-tax the goods which are now subject to the House of Pears in Tokio has not acted Conventional or Statutory Tarl in order

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THE King has been graciously pleased to give directions for the fullowing appointment to the

Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and

the Crown or pothing,

The Chief Justice-1 sen. In this case it is

SAMPANS REPORTED SUNK..

tine several lengths of hose were run from the heavy fo; settled down upon the harbour from emergency reels and, as a plentiful' supply of early morning making transportation in and, water was available, overal streams were around these waters somewhat dangerous, sod soon playing on the burning building. There as if to cheer us up a nasty driz e continued was no need for a call on the steam cogives, to fall all day. A me dreary day could not the fire-fighters having all the elements, at be wished for. In the afternoon the Director of hand in contend-again-the-confiagration the Observatory, in his bulletin, announced that which threatened to assume large proportions the mercury was showing a tendency to fall, and at the first outbreak. With well directed that, we were to expect strong winds,7 ha. effts, however, Superintendent Baker and bis prediction cams-trise. I ist as people wera willing mer, after about half-an-hour's strenu selling through their first sleep, the wind ous battling with the, flames, got the better of sprang up and howled down the streets to the the devning element, pot before the first, accompaniment of the fumiliar noise made by.. second and third floors of the building had doors and windows left unfastened.r. By days been badly born dy the contents on the ground fight the wind had died away, but there was floor were danked by water only. The cause no change in the dreariness. As the result, of of the au break is unknown, and it could not last night's blow the Canton steamer: Kwong be ascertained at the time of going to press if Sol is reported to have lost her anchor in the the building was insured

sonberryfairway. Twp sampaus it was stated, fumed turile at West Point, while the Wafër Police have recovered this morning eighteen bales of mutting drifting ia the control fairway.. It is believed that- the cargo-bont carrying" the matting has foundejod. We have not heard of any loss of life.

MASONIC DANCE,

Butterfield & Swire unde Jardine Matheson & Commu Reiss & Cams sprag ED. Sassona & Co Bung D: Sasioin & Co. Kadan

The numerous dances throughout the sea- son came and p ss, but the monthly Masonic dances still gather together the same genial THE Hop Treasurer of the Alice Memorial crowd, and their popularity does not wane. and Affiliated Hospitals begu jo, acknowledge The filth dance of the seres held fast evening with thanks the following donations, to the at the City Hall was practically a repetition of fands of the Hospitals those anci,ble and enjoyable dances, which have, bien an characterisfe of the Scottish Masonic Quadrille Atrocinion. Unfortunately the inclemency of the weather deterred some of the ladies from being present but those who braved the damp and dismal night were amply rewarded. From a dancer's polot of view the music and fi ar were all that could be desired ; there wis a lengthy programme, and the dan cers appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves. A lato ferry conveyed the Kowloon residents homeward, and every possible arrangement was made for the comfort and convenience of the members and, their guests. The concluding dance will be a Fancy Dress Bill to be best on April 3rd, those who were present last year at the Sir Henry-Including cons in the Conit Calico Ball can gorch thalle edjivars evenind

St. George.To be an Ordinary. Member of The Attorney General, continuing, said that the Third Class, or Companions of the said if costa lie against an official, who was acting Most Distinguished Order: Captain Lionel be the order from the Court, it would open the Grant Tufnell, RN, in recognition of his ser door to false imprisonment proceedings. He vices during the riots at Shanghai in December, was obliged to concede that it was left to the 1956 Capt. Teinell was in command of the discretion of the Court to award costs, but he cruiser Astrea on the China Station, and it thought that this was not a casa in which coste, wash's good fortune to render vary timely ald: should be awarded at all; SNA

The Court decided that all coms should be the Settlement at a moment of considerable danger, Capt. Tofnell was the piester officer given against the Crowni, in the naval service in training pigeons for use

in war, only to And his energy, was largely die.

noted by wireless telegra

belo

Chief justies —Yes.

Vis epra to ba..spent and the enmmitton"inten; i

making this clor!"" dance a record success...

HK. and S'hai Back Corpora GTR, M.Smith

Punchard Lowther & Cd; Arabold Karbárg & Co „Graan' Island Cement Co

Carlowitz & Co.

Sir P, Chater, C.M.G W. G. Humphre Johnson, Stoles & Mas Lane Crawford & Co. Melchers & Co

Renier Brocke! Sismsson & Co H&DSEN

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