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TAK HARBOUR. RACS.

COOKE, WINS,

The Officials ware Judge; Mr. A. Crake; Startar; Mr. T. Mook; Refores; Mr. Frank Laumert; Time-kepper; Mr. C. D. Sllas.

Punctually at half past five, Mr. Meak" sont the following swimmers, on their course from the Police Piers-Messrs. F. C. S.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25 1900

ANOTHER, PORTUGUESE,

CRUISER. :

"DONNA AMELIA" EN ROUTE TO HONGKONG.

188 BOUGLAS STEAMSHIP "COMPANY, LIMITED"

ANNUAL REPORT,

A LUKONG'S ACT

FORMER POLICEMAN: CHARGED, WITH

„MANSLAUGHTER.

The following was the jury empanelled: Mr. AJ, P. Pumfrett (foreman) Messrs. D... A Malcolm, G. Morphaw, E. Raby, G. Pickering W. Stormer and A. C. Diss. *

PARSEE CRIKBT CLUB,

The antial gene meeting of the Parsna Great interest was takes in the Harbour

Oricket Club was held last Sunday at tos Parace Race last Saturday afternoon for the prizes

Telegraphic news was received to Hongkong The Criminal Sessions were opened by the Avasia prssided. The chairman reid lhe ro Club premises, Mr Ardeshir Bekoramjee presented by the proprietors of the China last Monday advising the departure of the Chlef Justice last Monday. The first case to port and Statement of account with Cricket Mail Limited

Le Fay between the Portuguese cruiser Dema Amelia from Singabe tried was that of Chinastlakeng who was Club, for the year road-g. Last fear the V.R.D. and Queen Statue Wharf was crowded pore for Hongkong. The new Portuguese charged with the manslaughter of a Chinese balance carried forward to the new account as was also the V.R.Q., and all the buildings cruiser sollevenatio Vasco da Gama which has hawker on the 20th July "lat: Sir Henry stood at $503.74" The income for hat sea- on the water front near the finishing point been in port now for some time. We understand Berkeley, C, Acting Attorney-General, wheron, including members fees, Banks interest, The route in the harbour was also well crowded that, balore the Vasco da Gama leaves Hong was instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Jr. (from and other sundries, increased the total to , with boats and launches following the swim-koog for Lisbon, she will be drydocked for a the Crown Solicitor's office) appeared for the $74,13. The expondhure for buying cricket

men, and over the excitement a boat capsized general overtaui,

Crown. The prisoner, was undefended and in the middle of the race.

pleaded not guilty to the charge.

materials, paying servible' wages, and tolling $179.51. The balance has remains in the bank, I repairing the cricket grounds, amounted to and in-the hands of the secretary, to be carried forward to the new account, is $54462 Tbs won and one lost. The report was passed club played four matches, of which three were

man and seconded by Mr. Shiavar Bamanjee unanimously, after being proposed by lie chair- Batliwala, Mr. Carafe Bejonjes Mardawara was appointed hod. accretary and treasurer for the chaping season proposed by Mr. Chinoy, saconded by Mi Mehta, Mr.Ardeshir Avasia was re-elected the president of the club. on the proposition of Mr. Chinoy, seconded by the re-election of Mr. 1. D. Norin as Captain, Mrs Balliwala Mr. K. D. Gazdar proposed and the motion, was carried unanimously after being secondled by Mr Mansek Bilimoria. Mr. Baram Kaikhasron Mehta was choted an extra committee membat, on the prapuition of Mr. Billimorist seconded by Mr. Batliania. CHINA CALLEDNO THE PHONE,

The Attorney Ganeral in outlining the facts Rost, Y. Abbas, T. Barnett, A. V. Barros, The report for presentation to the sharehold who was alleged to have caused the death of a of the case said that the prisgier was alakong A. A. Claxton, G. J. Cooke, I. P. Corwetb, Fre at the twenty-sixth ordinary general meet hawker under circumstances which did not. M. da Cauz, A. S. Ellis, O. Sequeira, George ing. to be held at the offices of the company, amount to murder. At the time of the occur Witchell, Private Crook,, R. A. M. C., Private 10-day, the zgth inst., at soon, roods :— «

rence, deceased was auffering from serious W. F. Tully, A.S.O., Corporal C. Coop, A.S.C.,

The general managers have now to submit complaint-hernia. It had been stated by Corporal Morrish, AB, Private W. Stiff Buffs, to the shareholders their report on the twenty- witnesses for the prosecution that on the 29th W. G. Carter, H.M.S. Tamar, R. W. Ladell, ixth year's working of the company, ending July, prisoner, in the course of bis duly as a H.M.S. Cadmus, Duck, H.M.S. Kruf, and J. June 30th, 1909. Houston, U.S.S. Galveston.

After paying all running expenses, premia of ing the strasts. The hawker was taken to the constable, complained of the deceased obstruct Barros and Ellis atrack to the West imme Insurance, remuneration to the consulting police station and on the way, pitoner is alleged diately on starting and kept up a good pace committee and auditors' fees there remains to have prodded the deceased in the region of together, all the other swimmers making balance at credit of profit and loss account of the abdomes with his truncheon On the arrival straight for the wisning. point, but the tide $1,311:54 which with the approval of sharehold of the deceased at the station, he was found in russing through the harbour from west to easter will be transferred to the reserve fund carried many a good way near to the Naval Yard, from which, in order to provide for depreciation considerable pain. He was treated by and about two hundred yards away from the of the company's properties it is proposed to

Chinese doctor but abortly afterwards'died. The starting point, T. Barnet! retired, When about take the sum of $35,950.33. half the distance had been covered, Ellis was forced to retire, being very badly, stung by jelly fish. The swimmers were encouraged by the sailam as they passed the crowded decks of U.S.S. Galveston and the Portuguese cruiser Van co da Gama. On passing the latter ship, it looked as If Barros would win as this swimmer had a very straight course in front of him and was swimming strong while Cooke who had a slight lead was handicapped on account of being taken down as far as the Naval Dock, but on nearing the Victoria Recreation Club the latter put on a splendid sprint and won easily in 29 minutes 26 4/5 seconds. The fight between Harros and Morrish for second place was splendid, Barras outswimming his oppesent and winnlog by a few yards, F. C: S. Rose coming in fourth, Private Stiff of the **Bula " fifth, A. A. Claxton sixth-and Private W. F. Tully, A. 0.0., seventh,

This is the Guest race over seen across the harbour with a record entry, all the placed men folshing in grand style.

JCCs,

The previous Winners and Times were :- 2906 Gunzer R. Brotherton, 27 minutes 43 4/5 1907 A. E. Thomas (Tamar) 28 minutes 50-4/5*

1908 A. E. Thomas (Tamar) 16 minutes.

iccs.

As the conclusion of the race, the prizes were presented by Mrs. Bellamy Brown, wife "of the editor of the China, Mail, after which Mr. Peace handed her a handsome bouquet of flowers. Three ringing cheers then followed for Mrs. Brown and the China Mail.

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS IN PEKING,

*COLONEL" BOB LOVE HORNOBS Wrz CHINESE GRANDEES..

Colonel Bob Love, the breezy represente tiva of Harmaton's Circus, is again in Hong -kong, bubblingsover with tales of life in Pek

Ing where he has been hobnobbing with princas, dukes, marquises and all the rest of the Chinese.upper.crust.

When the company arrived in the capital of Ching it was found that no land where the huge tent could be pitched was available. They tried the American legation to ses if they could get a site. "Nothing doing" was the "Colonal's" Temark, although it was pat in stronger terms. Then the British loga- tion was approached and fortunately the diplo mati, there agreed to allow the circus to give their show, on a wide expanse of land in the Legañón grounds,

All Peking turned out to view the wonders of Harmston's, according to Bob, who-bimself has. gained Immortal renown as a speech-charmer. He can also speak several words of Chinese. -Not the "man-man" or "maskee" sort of thing but, the real genioué silver-plated article, which resembles a song and dance performace. As "Colonel" he was naturally persons grata with the nobility and the Prince Regent saya he has never met such a wonderful man in his life. The Emperor also is believed to have hopes of conferring a decoration, on the enter. prislag manager of Harmston's but he has to waltill he attains bis majority,

Our idea is that "Colonel" Bob Love said the -performance to the dukes and Peking's peer age was given in the Forbidden City, but not boing certain we will skip that polpi.

|

Asked what he did with all his princes and. aristocracy, the lordy shownian said simply "Put them in a box,” -

Ware the tigers and leas struck with stage. fright?"

Always op their best behaviour" was the reply. "The elephant tried to whistle in mandorin but gave up in disgust when the clowns imitated him.".

**Any bombs or anarchists knocking about?". "Many a bomb, Hadn't time for such palaver. Ing."

He spoke in high terms of the character of the ailway from Tichisio to-Peking, The rolling stock be declared to be the finest in the world and every, body knows that the "Colonal" couldn't exaggerate if he tried.

The reserva' fund, will then stand at $130,000.00.

post mortis examination showed that death at due to strangulation. No marks of violence were found on-the body, but a few braises were entirely against the prisoner if the found on ons of the arms. The case depended balièved ther the blows did, in fact, accelerate deceased's that prisoner struck the blows, and, if

“10, mhà- dea h

MODERN AMERICAN SYSTEM ORDERED

FOR PEKIN.

188.CHARTERED BANK.

NEW PREMISES IN BANGKOK. This afternoon the new promises of the opened in the presence of a large and cosmo? Chartered Bank in Bangkok were officially politan assembly of residents, reports the Siam Free Prass of 6th inst. As already an nounced His Royal Highness Prince Kitykara very graciously consented to assist at the inau. garation ceremony and "declara the new premises of the Chartered Bank of Iodis, Australia and Chins officially opened

tended to thirty years. When the prospectuí of this bank was issued, bezīdis, the thrno Presidency banks, only ihren other backing institutions were in existence in india, these being the Commercial Bank of Bombay, the Oriental Bank Corporation and the Agra and tious have since disappeared, and with them a United Services' Bank. All than three institu

number of other institutions which were formed shortly after the Chartered came into existence. There was, indeed, a furore for torming Indian banks between 1854 and 1863, and for a time many of these tristitations showed great pro spority, India, indeed, seamed to have beoeftéd very much by the Civil War in the United States, which led to a suspension of cotton growing in. the Southern States and encouraged, the in dustry in Bombay. The high prices prevailing for cotton led to great profils for a time, which, when peace came in the States, was followed led to the fallure of the Bank of Bombay, the by a great collapse. A crisis about 1865-6, which Agra Bank and a number of other institutions materially reduced the competition experienced by those Institutions 'which survived.

This building in notable for its architecture. Its beautiful front, like that of the new Banque de "Indo-Chine, looks out over the River Menim on the East Bank is a most central and convenient business quarter. The contract for the complete construction of this buliding in to the well known firm of Messrs. Howarth Er cluding the electrical installation, was entrusted skipe. The structure bus a very handsome appearance and is two stories in height with a depth of 140 fest. The foundations practically frootage to the river of 1z0 feet and a total cover the area occupied by the building that it was established chiefly in order to It was stated in the prospectus, of this bank and were carried out on the ferro-concrete extend the legitimate facilities of banking to system, two layers of expanded metal being the vast and rapidly extending stade between t use of piles was entirely done away with. Chian and other parts of the Eastern Archipe used as reinforcement. By this system thi the Anstralian colonies, British East India, The main entrance steps and verandah are lago-a Geld at present wholly unoccupied has been used throughout the ground floor. the Company will, however, also embrace of white carrara marble and the same material by any vinillar Institution. The object of

On the right of the main entrance as one in connection therewith the extension of

public ball is very spacious and has a very anters, the public ball is the agent's room banking accommodation to the direct trade and on the left that of the accountant. The of British India, China and Australia

with bls. country, lat presunt so inadequate handroms counter surmounted by a brass grilfly provided for," This was an ambitious pro At the back of the main ball and immediately gramme, and in one respect, it has never facing the main entrance is the entrance to the been carried out, and that is in connection with strong room which is of armoured concrete. On Australia, for, although that country all figuri this floor also there are the compradore's room, New York, August 7.

in the title of the Bank, and the opening of an weighing in rooms and two book rooms. A office has been discussed on more than ODE. Dr. E. A. Shore, Fleet Surgeon H. M. 5. Add an inch to avery shirt tail in China (so feature in the banking half is the ceiling which occasion, sach stop has never been taken-a amimed the body of the deceased for marks ol has figured it) and our Southern States could kind fixed in Bangkok. The material has been-in-the-crisis of 1802-3 But in other res- Tawar stated that on the 30th July last, be ex some disciple of Walier-Ballard down South is of stamped steal and probably the first of its matter which led to much congratulation violence. He found four small-bruises of the export. 2,500,0bq-more bales of cost to the specially prepared to preserve it against_rust, back of the left elbow. Es did not attribute à Orist. every year. Prophetic figures about The European staff have very commodious prehensive than its founders intended. Owing pects the bank has proved even mom come the marks the cause of death. Thete Chios but which have to do with tephanic quarters and are perhaps the most comfortable to difficulties regarding the subscription of the no marks about thetabdomen. He made installation were spun out along the same internal examination wed found rights odocasines yesterday in the offices of the Westera drawing and billiard rooms. All round the re

in Bangkok, the rooms including dining, capital and the conditions attaching to the of fluid. He then proceeded to make an ex Electric Company at 463 Wast street when O.sidential quarters is a wide verandah, the floor in 1862 did not start, business until 1857 and Royal Charter, the bank although founded amination of the intestines in the middle por. D. Strest of the Western Electric fold of the of which has been laid in white and gray Italian then opened offices in Bombay and Ghang.” face of which he found four inches of strange contract for the installation of a maden Ame marble. There is another feature to the outside bai. The following year saw the bark open lated gutt. The fluid was conlained in a small rican telephone system in Pekin that has just of the building that we notice and that is that ing durib Singapore and Hongkong, whilst in cavity and was greatly discoloured. In winess's been awarded by the Chinese Empire to his part of the brickwork has been painted. Wa 1862 an office was establibed in Rangoon, la pision, the cause of death was strangulation company against the bids of English, German, cannot remember having seen similar work in 1863 in Batavia, 1873 la Masila, in 1875 la of the gull. The condition of strangulation | French and other forsige manufactores. Bangkok. There is no doubt the building tian Poung jo 1880 in Yokobams, and in 1895.in. may possibly have existed tra, days before A commission composed of three Chinese baan very solidly constructed and of the very best Bangkoks how india, China, the Straits, Siam, deceased's death. Witness explained that Goverment officials toured Europe, and workmanship. The building was carried out the Dutch East Indies and Japan all come with: The commillee now consists of Mr. J. W. Cheraia was the protrusion of a portion of the America about two years ago to look over within a few days of contract time. Bonnar, Hon. Mr. W, J. Grenson and Mr. R.

The in the sphere of the bank's operations and each intestines into a cavity to which it did not pro telephones. - The commission agreed with the Sbowon, who retire in torms of the articles of perly belong,

contractors also built the Banque de l'Indo- step in tale directipa has led to a considarabla Westera Electric people who manufacture association but offer themselver for re-election,

Chine and dow have in hand, four new growth in business. the Bell Telephone Company's equipment buildings for the Royal Navy Department. It The present for promises of the Bangkok The accounts for the first six months have

that New York has the best telephone system speaks well for the work carried out by Ho, branch of the Chartered Bank looking out over been audited by Messrs. A. R. Lowe and W

the Westere Electrics Chinese geste, the building the new Shanghai Club. in existence. A cablegram just received from warth Erskine, when we say that they are also the Menam emphasise most eloquently the H. Polls and for the foal six months by Messrs.

Atabold-Karberg Company of Tieniu, an-

Aourishing growth of the business in this busy W. H. Petts and E. A. M. Williams, the latter

This afternoon the new premises of the Char-commercial towa, ki. nouncing the award from the Chinese Govern.tered Bank presented a very gay appearance, acting for Ms. Lowe. Messrs. Lows and Potts naw retire, but offer themselves for re-election,

meat is the result.

the building being tastefully decorated with flags, banners, and festoons, whilst the spacious garden in frost was beautifully laid out for the reception of the visitors, which included be, sides His Royal Highscis the Minister of Fin: ance, many high. Government. Tonctionaries whose names we could not obtain for, this issue, prominent members of the mercantile residents in general. community and a representative assemblage of

last report, has been accentuated during the The depression in trade, referred to in the period under review, and while cargo has been scarce, competition on aur lives has been keeper than ever in face of the unfavourable condition of shipping in the East generally, and ratas of freight have had to be reduced in consequence. Accidents to the Haicking and Haima during, the year entailed their withdrawal from the line for a considerable period and have affected earn ings appreciably, while the high price of fuel has also been a serious factor against profitable working; the amount expended on this account being considerably in excess of that of previous Yoara,

The steamers and other properties of the company are in first class order.

The amounts appearing as "Freights due and Accounts Receivable have since been collected.

CONSULTING COMMITTEE.

·AUDITORS,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO

General Managers, PROVIT AND LOST ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1909. To Divívend paid for

yearending 30th

June, 1908. $ 50,000,00

„Amount written

$2

off for deprecia.'

·tion for yeårend-

ing 30th June. 1908...

Exchan.eaccount

Generai intarest

account

Auditors' lees...

1. Remuneration to consulting com. mitten for "12 months... Remuneration to general mana- gers for office expenses, for 12, mooths

H

The Chief Justice addressed the jury and said that the Attorney-General bad wisely whe was a constable, before the Court. In the polated out the necessity of bringing prisoner, face of the evidence, it was impossible to con- vict the man....

The jury wassimously discharged -prisoner.

THE "VIENNA,"

HOUSE WARMING TO-HORROW.

18th inst

the

The two swichboards that will find be in stalled in Pekip, one at each end of the city, will cost approximately $150,000.

"This opening castract," explainsd Mr. Street yesterday, will call attention to the tremendous fall now open to electrical companies throughout the United States, for It should not be forgotten that tomorrow all. It's another indication of the awakening this is but a beginning and the Geld open to witnesses the opening of another of those first of the Chinese to the value of modera bings. class afternoon divans where all and sundry China really has no telephone system now. may discuss the questions of the day, and they For the 400,000,000 or more souls in the em are ipsumerable over the innocuous ."' fire

Finance he was received by Mr. W. S. Living

On the arrival of H. R. H. the Minister of stone, the local agent, assisted by the mem-

WIRELESS IN TEB PHILIPPINES. MILITARY AND CIVIL ADMINISTRATION TO CO-OPERATE The Manila Times, of 14th inst., sayİ :— furence this morning with Colonel Scriven,.- Aeling Governar General Forbes had a com chief signal officer of this Division, Captala Wildman of the Signal Corps of the Army, and Mr. Colterman, director of post, when the quas throughout the islands was taken up. Daring tion of installing wireless Telegraphy for and the copference Mr. Furber said. Tain is a

23,462.04 $ 23.462.04 a'clock'Tea." . Far too law' of these establish fire there are about 2,000 telephones. These bars of his staff. when he made the following..matter which Ihana hapa nomaiḍarian – for...

Iments exist in Hongkong as it is. But the are all of the old band ringingi obsolete kind, addr AGENT'S SPEECH,

4.341.47

4

"Vienna" will apply what is known, in back 7,430.44 occupies ose of the most favoured spots in the

neyed language, as a felt want. The Vienna 400.00 shopping district of the city. Right opposite

the Post Office, and witbia call of every depart ment store, the now venture should prove a „success, that it deserves such succéna poca Mr. Street gave a better notion of the posti 2.000.00 witbout saying, but the proof of the pudding is bilities open to enterprising America manu- in the eating, and it is safe to say that the proof facturers when he gave a forecast of what will will not be wanting. Today the European come to pass if China shows op increase of staff was hard at work making great prepara-only 1 per cent in the use of telephen in the tions for the opening of the "Vienna" and up next twenty years. It has been estimated that 10,000.00 less we are vastly mistaken the fruits of their is the United States keeps up only, its present labours will meet to-morrow with the reward rate of telephone expansion there will be one that is due to enterprise. and industry. telephone to every five Americans twenty years appears that the "Vienos " bat had some trials bence. 01268 in the shape of slow delivery of the special 1.31154 crockery prdered from Europe, but all these are past. We can but fecommend readers to 5 90,178,17 give the place a visit and judge for themselve By balance, of profit and loss account,,

Nothing like backing your own opinion. 30th June, 1908

$73,467.04 By interest on mortgage........ 24,570.84 By coal account

1145.39

$09.178.17-

Loss on running

the company's. steamers during the year. .Balaoce

DALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDID 30TH JUNE, 19.9. ------Lisbilities.

THE UN POSITION.

CONSUMPTION DURING AUGUST,

Penang, September 8 Statinick regarding the industry show that the consumption of tia in the United Kingdom during the month of August amounted to 1,000 tous. During the same period the Continent used 1,9pitons and America 3,100, making a' 254,638.79 total consumption during the mouth of 6,000

tops. 190,589.78 138.03

The visible supply on Sept. 1st was 19,794 381.50 97,076.32 1,317.54

·$5,459,135.93

Capital account:-

20,000 shares at $50..$1,000,000.00 Reserve fand... Unpaid bonus........ Underwriting a/c of the company Unpaid dividends ........againmultù Sundry afcs payable Profit and loss a/c

Value of the Go's ~ steamers :- Hat- tan, Haiching, Haimun and Bai

since phang

made

Tsingtao he characterised as a "frat place " and the company-is-going back there and to Additiop Tiantia before returning to Hongkong. It is expected the circus will land here on the 4th or gth of next month, with, a whole host of noyalties and amazing, wonders.

4

BOMBAY MILLS CLOSED.

.

EIGHT THOUSAND OPERATIVES ARE

AFFECTED,

Less amount written off as resolved at the last general" meeting

4 3

Value of buoys and moorings at Swa- low, Amoy, Tim- sui and Hong- kong, as per inst report me

-In connection with the Bombay colton.manu- Tacturing crisis the costes mills, managed by Messn. Greaves, Coiton and Co. wore informed by the mill authorities that the mills will not work to September for three days in the weekAdditions since.. and will be entirely closed in October. To-

made m day being September 1st, says "a Bombay correspondent, "the operatives, about 8,000 in number, assembled at the mills and refused to work and demanded their wages for Augusti They said the utmost the mills might be closed was for two days in 'the' week, or they claimað that instead of closing them entirely from October they might be closed, from to-day and that, they "should be paid off. Closing. the mils for three days in the week would give

Lose amount written

off as resolved at the last general meeting

Loans on mortgage... Hongkong & Shang-

bai Bank (current account)

them but starvation wages. The police pro-Freights dee on 30th conded to the scane but the operatives behaved June, 1909cion in a most orderly manner. The commissioner Baudry accounts re and deputy commissioner of "polică tried to

tion with the mill

discussed the situa

bring about Laborities, and explained to the operatives the position. Through their Intervention it was eventually agreed that the mille, should be entirely closed from to-day and

ceivable from: Cash in hand agencies, & Unexpired. tonnage

Coal account, stock

the workman' paid off go or belom 10th instant in hand in The wrangement seemed to satisfy the opera- |..

ires, who, began. 10 muku u; move for their

Assetz,

51,126,580.00

1,207.00

$1,108,787.00

21,000,00 $1,087,787.00

31.437.69

3,450.00

$33,887.66

1005,

A STRONG SPECULATIVE MOVEMENT..

Once more we see the futility of looking to figures when a strong speculative movement is Bloot. In face of an adverse simistical position a bull. clique managed to get a gzip on the market at the beginning of last month and helped by a good consumptive demand, main tained a steady enhancement of prices during August.

SHIPMENTS FROM THE STRAITS.

"But suppose China's increase daring a like poriou," said Mr. Street," were only i per cent -a ridiculously low figure, compared to our China in 1930 will have 400,000 telephones, which with the switchboards and other equip ment will mean “ Chinesa expenditure of $1,000,000,000.*

long time, os "the cables wG KAYO. HOW Cara"old and, in, many casol,gara Worn coût.

P150,000 worth of new cables to keep the Their maintenance is very expensive." The Bureau ‘of Postu has already sent an order for

loss," said the Acting Governor-General, will present system in working order. "The wires

possibly take the place of the cables in.thase islands, and the civil government will be glad the wireless which will, in the future, probably to join with the military in the installation of save many thousands of dollars.

**

THE CURNISH PIXIE,

AN IMPOSTURE EXPOSED,

The following article from the Sydney News. etter will be read with some interest sening that the imposture in commemorates made an appearance in Singapore and was expected in. Hongkong but failed to matorialise.

"Half Sydney recently went into ecstacles over a wonderful little frail man who visited the city and 'allowed himself to be looked at

and are installed mainly in the home of for algeers who use them merely for sochl inter They couldn't sa them as New Yorkers do if the 2 staff of the Bangkok agency have course, not for shopping, and trade at we do. Your Royal Highness, Ladies and Gentle. men-On behalf of the Chartered Bank, they wanted to because each little exchange much pleasure in welcoming you all here to connects about too phones, and no two ex-day. We have especially to thank His Royal changes have trunk connection."

Highness the Minister of Finance for gracious ly conschting to open our new permises, and news of this bonour to our Board of Directors, we shall have much pleasure in conveying the

whom it will certainly be very much appre ciated. On an occasion like the present should make some remarks with regard to the one, it would no doubt be appropriate that I history of the Bank, but as the Bank has been open for fifty-six years, I have no intention whatever of dealing with so-lengthy a subject, and will coufiée myself to giving a shori sketch of the history of this particular agency. The growing importance of Bangkok as a trade centrs, attracted the attention of the directors about eighteen years ago, and they very 1000 decided to open an agèncy hers,;. For miny When the Chinese telephone commission years, our friends, Mess:2, Markwald & Co. for 6d, a time. The dear little chappie: was

had ably represented us, and at the end of visited New York and European cilles two 1893, our present Fephog manager, Mr. Gil-sapposed to have been found straying round years ago everybody get busy. The Westera mour, opened a branch of the bank in Baug come for a tour of the world by a certain lady the coast of Cornwall, when he wär asked, to Blectric sent one of the company engleters, G. kok. For the first two years, he conducted our

Pingree to Pekin, where he was joined by business in Messrs, Markwald's office, but at and gentlemas, be, of course, to provide the representatives from Siemens & Halike, the the beginning of 1896, arrangements were made funds of the tour. The little chap could not the English and French bidders. big German.concern; the Ericsson people and

to lease what bad been the Bangkok Club in rinse, as any expression of unwillingness those days, and in which for thirteen and a half would have led to a scaffle, when his weight and of the Emperor delayed negotiations for little alteration I understand was necessary to

The death of the Chinese Dowager Empress years our business has been carried on. Very would militate ngulost his success, being only

gib. sometime. The empire, however, will go ahead convert a Club into a bankope billiard room When in this city he was a great favourite tentatively with the two switchboards, several became the manager's office, add smother be with the ladies, recipient of many flattering bundred thousand feet of lead covered aerial treasury, while the bar made an admirable codearments and expressions of admiration. ground-and a first installation of 2,500 teleuatif 1900, when it was decided to buy thepressions, because he did not know our langu and underground cable-most of it underbank's counter. This arrangement continued These feelings of admiration if not the ox-

phones as a starter,

| age—ware reciprocated. He frequently be- Later on the Government intends to install so, and the strip of land that lies between stowed upon members of the fair sex a kiss, plants at Tientsin, Cadtos, Hankow and other mises, which forms oar present lot of land. All and the ladies quite relished the pleasure of the river and Meirs. Ealck & Beldek's pre- big Chinese cities. The switchboards will be good things have to go, however, and in time it copies of the board used in New York he was found that the old Bangkok Club would dered a post mortem, when it was discovered

being kissed by him. -- telephones will be of moders type. It is probably fall on us if we remained in it much that the pixie-man was nothing more than a "But, alas! be expired, and the Coroner Dre probable that the "hello" persons will be longer. This caused our directors, some Chinese girls, The Chinese girls mike ex« of San Francisco.

Shipments from the Straits, amounting to ¿ellent operators in the Chinatown archange three or four years ago, to decide on build. monkey. The trick of foisting this imposition

4.725 tons, are small, but the carry over at l'epang of 4,725 tons is a large onn and the imprisonment the visible supply is more apparent than realalay Mail,

INQUIRY AT THE MAVISTRACY, perience, wracking the old equipment as we

ing suitable premises here. Aicer various schemes bad been discussed, the plan of the "The Chinese," Mr. Street ransackel," are fortunate in starting out with a trunk system tions were laid at the beginning of last year, present building was approved, and the founds of the very latest type. We've had to leaia The building was virtually completed some and progress here by experiment and ex.

from our old premises, but as the old building three or four months ago, when we moved in went along,, The boards we shall intall in was still standing, and as there still remained PRISONER DIES AT THE VICTORIA GAOL

Pekin will have a capacity for 10,000 tele-a lot of small detail to complete, we have noi phones. The Government, of course, will con; been able to hold the opening ceremony until zoth Inst. trol the service, Ao inquiry was held at the Magistracy this When the Chinese commission visked this acknowledge the services of Messrs. Swan & the prosept time. We have gratefully to alternoon, Mr. F. A. Hazeland (Piret Police country they found that the United States had Maclaren, and of Messrs. Howarth Erskine, Magistrate) presiding, into the circumstances about 2,000 exchanges, each larger than the Ltd, for the able way in which this building a attending the death of Cham Site, a prisoner two we are to place for them combined, and been constracted, and for the roomy office and who bad been confined in the Victoris, Gaol, about 15,000 other exchanges, any of which is house they have provided us with. No gentle which occurred shortly after-sik o'clock-this-larger-than-either of the Poking-exchange men, I think I have detained you long enough, morning.

But they need not be ashamed of the plot they will therefore ask His Royal Highness to will have in operatlon very soon over there." must be delivered at Tientsin by Febrcary 3, felicitans tarms, declared the bank daly open.

The contract specifies that the equipment raciously declare this building opeo.

His Royal Highness having replied in 1910. Consequently it has to be manufactured A very pleasant time followed. and sent half way around the world in just six months. The Installation will be under the

upon the public was certainly ingenious,' the, bomen likeness beĺog effected by shaving the

tion, which it is stated was obtained from a and then cosmelling the skin with a prepara- bair off portions of the body exposed to view,

lady beauty doctor, and is in fact the same preparation as used by many ladies in Sydney. monkeys can be made kumble, What a wonderful preparation it must be whân

It will be remembered that at the time of the story in Sydney of the Pixie, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Daily Telegrapă bota. professed to be fully acquainted with his bistory, known even to the promoters of the frand, and also his ancestors. His age, which was

and they rather regarded him as a single, man was known by the dailles to be about 45-years,

than a married man, used to indulgence in 'ksx- uries common to single mea, such as tobacco, Cic. The Daily Telegraph, it rightly remembered, whosaexpert visited him, said thatthe Pixie know From the evidence of the Chief Warder of

a smattering of French, and in his opinion be Victoria Gaol, it appears that deceased was re-

could soon learn 'Bogliah. The valor of the 3,462.04 $ 31,425.65 celved into prison the 18th January fast.

information some of the dalliés supply can be. - 215,000.co The sentence was one of five years' bard labour supervision of American Chinese operators which appeated recently in the Bankers imagination would have to be extremely slastic We giye bara same extracts from an article | assessed by this one little instance, as a MAN'S for assault with intent to rob,

romain in Paking until the oprators Dr. J. C. Thomson, Madical Officer at Vic-have-mastered the worke

Magasins concerning the Chartered Bank's his- | for him to imagine he heard a monkey speaks 26,878.55 toria Gaol, stated that deceased had boop in -There seems to be no worry about the short | tory and its growing importance. Formed la|ing French.

The Jary consisted of the following gentle meo Masers. J. B. Scott, A. S. Cobden and J. A. Schultz.

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SOME HISTORICAL NOTES,

poor health since his admittance into the hus-time allowed for the delivery of the equipment. |- 1853, it adopted the form of securing a Royal Of course this monkey had a tail, and an : 44,084,56 | pitul in January issi. Deceased was either Last fall when the Gutenberg exchange, which Charter which at that time was ofles chosen extremely debatable point is down which log of given light labour or untasked. He had been handles the calls of the busiest section of Parls | for banking businesses. Although many char. | his trousers be worn it. This point will not bu previously admitted into hospital several times, was destroyed by fire the French Government tared backs were in existence when this in- explained by the dailles aa they are extremely 49,018.83 | suffering from Jaundice. The liver was in a pat a time limit on the contract for newquip-stliation was formed, only svo now exist, the relicent about the matter at all,'! mikali yen 577.77 state of chronic inflammation, and death, in his ment that scared all the European muulace others being the Bank of Austraisals, the The Perth dailles swallowed the "Pizia

opinion, was'dua'to scurvy. De

turam, American enterprise jumped in ussfraid. Bank of British America, the British Linen fiction with great avidity, although the yarn. 1,443.56

A verdict of death from natural Canson was: A switchboard was made in Hawthorne, a sub- Bank and the Colonial Bank. All the rest, for was as thin as a postcard beauty's legs.. Thay returned

arb of Chicago, in a hurry. Then it warship- ONG TRLSON or another, have bad to abanden ought to be quite pleased with themselves after ped to New York and sent to France by fast, their charters, and of course no new ones are reading this, 2,020,00

THE Government Robber Estațiat Membakut" | boat, “” It was accepted in Paris by the French now issued for this purpose." The charier of The Pixie showed in Singapore last October $1,450,135.03 - kun been sold add a new Estate'is now being | Government jest sidy days from the limework" "this" Bank kau been renewed every tan yearu was supposed to speak? Whether he actually

spaned nedz Bongawan,

„was begun on it la tilinois,

yutil this year, when the new charter was ex, I did perkape some who visited him will my.].