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Entimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 1910

all'along the China Coast,

COLD

ANNUAL MEET(201

The twenty-seventh ordinary general maste

Oo, Lidi, was held at the offices of the company,

it is a mistake to THE DOUGLAS SIBAMSHIP be outspoken, then the Fras Fres is at fault But in London journalism, the writer who, Cannot write outspokenly is at a discount and the journal which declines to publish anything except puerilities and sententious- log of shareholders of the Douglas Siramabip A. S. WATSON & CO., ness is left for ban that a lady correspondent tiacon, today. Me Gi W-Bato pret. C. behind in the race for ex Mt. W. presided. of the Leader had gone to live in Singapore Bonner, R. Shows, Hoa. M. H. Keswick and had supplied Mr. Hughes with the (consulting committee, Bein. F. Ho pb, information that, whilst the writers In the Chus King You and 1, E. Gemzi (secfeinry), Free Frest pretend to be neutral, they are The Secretary biv uz read the noica con- AS BEEN rabid Torice and most abusive in their vanity the mealog

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THE HONGKONG COTTON SHIA "NING, WEAVING & DYBING

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NOTES BY THE WAY.

JFONDKONG'S BUILDINGS,"

belog la operation;

recently come

kind. An instance

upon she agreement" whichiL and which it was said diichi deration for the withdrawal- Gaming Act, inasmuch thereby cicapid being bows which, it was co very detrimavů argum.catali munt, win ko tuode

sway

grid of tec however

The forquency with which some of thy in the King's Bench Colony's buildings have come down.

peculiar circamstascos sted in rospect of The ibnesath Urdinary mosting of share. Past month with results known to everybody is Weaving and Desing Co, was bold at the offices Jervois Sirect affair, followed by the Lyndhurst son of legality under boldens of the Hongkong Gutton Spioning was, the Shelley Siry collapse then the ground of

nothing short of aluming, First bf ■l thera given notice of specisi

of the general managers to the forenoon to day. Terrace collapse, and list, Lot not least, the which budall be the ana The Hoo, Mr. M. Keswick took the chair:Morrison Streat tingedy. la caly two there at the same time andthook Cther present were:-Sir Hormasjes Mody instances, the lomates of the fated buildings plea of the Gaming Act, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar (consulting committee) steaped unscathed, the falathies in the other again. Be whhdraw his Mesars P. S. Jameson (acting marager), Lo two gases amabating to no less than about a withdrew his withdrawek, and | language. Then Mr. Hughes, starts in to The Chairman said -Geotfrmen-Webávo | Cheung+Khỉn, Chad 3!c-ki, Wang Leung-himicole of molaitonite people. Th's sort of ed to trial. Tas palidity

to lay before you the report and accounts of E. Ormiston, F. Heldt, H. Cllins, and R. thing cannot but be terrligin, in the extreme be an abusive as a Billingsgate fishwife the Compasy for the your ending sold Tare, Piercy (scc.etary)

and give ring to a feeling of insecurity, amoon as against the paper and against the igir, which I will with your pumission take as

The Seciataty to id the notice of the manting. loc liesidents. ledced, as I write, I CIDRO Far Eastern Preis generally. It appears fond. It is with much regret that we are again The Ch.i.min said Gentlemen,The Thelp wondering whe her a hesh tragedy is be that our Southern contemporary had the unable to presset a more satisfactory statement, port and accounts having been in your binds ing coacted in some part if the Colony of was gross audacity to declare that the chief com- but in view of the depresed state of Shipping in for several days I propose with your approval othar 1 burst qu'd be convicted that the pensation for the drawbacks of living lube Eastgecerally we may congratstatommelvas to take them as read. As stated at our last lest disaster to the god of the begierig but tropical Crown Colony is that we are well that we have come through the year without an meeting the prospects for the your were not one cannet fly in the lice of cold, macrof out of the hurly-burly of party controversies, actual loss). During the first half of the period favourable and owing to the poor demand, and fact logic. It fi rcarcely be considered an under review we bad to 'contand with a zarions cortinned advance in the price of cotton it hangciation to say that by the time the ptwes that wo can get our heads above the last shortage of isnights on our fine largely due to b.es ex remely difficult to effect sales of rare that be bave made up their minds to ender defendat of what pass for domestic politics in Eng the bar.c capied by the typhoto last aniomnuta profit. At the present high prices dealers take the reciɓca ide, if at all, of the app.lling defence, land: We do not hestitate to assert that at Fouchow. As regards the accounts inare in are chaty of making further contracts, while the state of offim, wa' might ga bagi be fated to force ble l we know a great deal more about life file to special y remark on, the item dader fancial troubles lu Shanghal Swator and this hear of a few more collapses with probable fatal clear that ne abroad in various parts of the Empirexchange account to dabit of profit and loss port have all tended to reduca deliveries of old consequences. It would team that the Colony's prevent ple than does Mr. Hughes. "Home keeping account sti coatinues to be a far, one purchas. For half the year the Mjil barn, fair name if one

aime is once more to be beam rebed as on a record will find WHISKY youth bath-ever homely wit" and Mr. Hughes as explained last year it is due to the all-bren inaning 01 sholt time and, we are now former eccrion of hateful memory. What is there las do

for all his dictional versatility seems to have var cater of Coast exchange and constitutes working only tan hours per day. In view, how required is a thorough revision of the tollding very afficient bat 151.

propos,i in the report si to the appropriatlón and the abranes pl demand, the genital ma02. the erection of bulldirgs approach to anything messy from an bgaat said before, none of us out here have of the small profit and transfer from reserva gers ara considering the advilability of faither like perfection, they should be strictly enforced ment of a bit on his behalf, a by politics: But we are all Imperialists in fund of $15,110.64 towards writing down of the reducing the production. We have latterly and not be allowed to merely adorn the Stute in many cases. the first place, and our initial considers values of the Company's steamir) and other been able to obtain an adequate cupply of tion is the solidarity of the Empire to which properties will meet with your approval, is labour, but owing to changes which have been we belong. So far as the rest of Mr. well to keep the book valdes of theas as low introduced to enture inore attention on the Hughes' remarks are concerned we cad possible. 1bo accident to the argeng part of the workers and in the interest of ment Service bas discarded his quras. Not safely leave them alone to be responded to referred to in the ep.rt was tortuuste economy, we bava recently bad considerable only that, but he has selegated his qbönder by the journál most concerped; we only y-not-a-serious one and cost of repales, | uouble with the handi̟, but I am pleased to dignified robe to the limbo af forgoften mamo: straightening and replacing some plates, state that they sto now settling/dows satisfac» || view," and in piste of it has donned Wester desire at this juncture to take objection &c. will be covered by bar los ente. The torily on the new basis. I regret to state that costume of the most approved style. Thitomorrow previous to her departure for Manila against what amounts to his wholesale de:pson sel of our steamers is well maintained our mill manager, Ms. Alltel Shaw, has had is the first occasion, as far as my knowledge nunciation of the British Press in the Farand much is due to the efforts of the officers to resign his position owing to ill health. Mr. | geas on which a respectable iscal gentleman and crew is reducing exposes aralding 1.5. Jameson has been appolated mill manager has been bold enough to launch aut upon this claim and securing comfort of pasiengers and in his place. The increased European supere. drastic reform and in view of the fact that the safety in the suoning of the stormers. As to sion, vafaried to at our last meeding, has proved ice has been broken, as it were, at any rate. Áð the future, Gentlemon, I may say that seeing beneficial and the quality of our yam has been' far as Hongtong is concerned, there appears that the improvement is business rereferred considerably improved. The immediate, ont to be no ceribly ramon why ihm, sti hɔrs to to the repost has to fairly well main look cannot be considered encouraging the colleagues should not follow ipit. The Hits tained for the first months of the new financial abaimally high prices of the saw material incident is significant of the wave of modern- year; that the price of coal is likely to rule making is impossible to obtela a covering price irm that is sweeping over Chirn, ́At all tower, and that as we hape to arrange, & rise for our production. I may maslino ibas our evnois, this latest phase of an all-consuming in sales of freighis may be affected, we have sold stocks of yarn wale takes over a passion on the part și a large number of slight every reason to expect beller results from the safe prices, part hat sinco, baan "dliposed ened. Celestials to become Was erz'xed in: To rapito of the unfavourable weather the mixt twelve months' working...

of at share the taking ever price. You enough to send a thrill of delight into the hearts V.R.C. held their second day's aquatic sporle will be 'pleased' to know that the machinery | of Tang Phao-yi and those siharvoformers who before a fairly larga ga bering of spectators has been thoroughly overhauled and cleaned, would like to ena their nativa land brought yesterday i fiernoon. The most exciting event before asking you to pass the report and into line with Western conditions

of the day was the Twa Length: Handicap, 'accounts, "I shall be pleased to answer any

́avary, hast, of which the winners won by i questions concerning th.m.

A Blend of the Finest Pure Mal-developed the homely wit in degree. Assórious charge ou our warnings. I tranf the ever, of the increasing accumulation of stocks laws of the Colony, cr, if the rules relating to i do not Lowiyar, preventy

Whiskies distilled in Scotland

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FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL."

THE time-table of the Kowloon Canton Rail Way (British section) is published in the

Gauctio.

CONDILIONS of kerosina licence to store a qdastity not exceeding 630 gallons are publish

ed in the Gazelle.

CORRESPONDENT'E, relative; to enclosing the verandahs of south block of the Hooghong Hotel will be considered at the meeting of the Sanitary Board on Tuesday, 27th in.l.

DURING 1900 there were 4,647, deaths caused

A. S. WATSON & CO., in the Stralia by fewer not specified." Phubials,

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, yik July, rgro

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· SUDACRIPTION RATES"(IN ADVANCE) DAILY---386 per Lanam,

WARKLY-318 per annum.

The rates por quartar and per mansam, prop, rilona. Bubscriptions for any period Ime than one month a will be charged no for a full meath. The dally issue is delivered free when the addróm le sible to manger, Paaksubscribers can have their coplas delivered at thair reddances withioni any extra charge. On copias' sent by post an kelditional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weakly lacné to any part of the

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Stafetta “wings Causes-suq ustima iz we mume that

most activa agents in the destruction of ibe population,

"PRISONER at the bar, before evidence is beard, do you wish to challenge the jory?" "Well, 1 ain't in exactly what you'd call 'ard training, me lord, but I don't mind 'awing around or two with the fat chap in the corner,”-Exchange,

Unfors proposing the adoption of the report and accounis I shall be happy to reply to any questions from shareholders to the best of my ability,

There were no questions,

The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accoUDIS.

Mr.TF. Hough seconded. Carri:d unanimously,

Mr. T. F. hosh, moved, Mr. Chan King Yus seconded, and it was approved that Mosses,

W. O. Bor, R Shewan, and Hos. Mr. H. Keswick be selected the consulting com

mittee.

On the motion of Mr. R. Shewan, seconded by Mr. G. W. Bacon, Mounts. A. R. Lows and W. Hound Posts were re-elected auditors for the ensuing year.

THE Bative who was brought up at the Magis-The Chairman: That concludes the busi tracy the other day for attempted burglary and ess of the meeting, gentlemen. I think you returning from banishment on noless than shrca for-your-alteadence--l;hppa wo shall be able or four occasions was this morning committed to come before' you with a better report when to the Sessions by Mr E. R. Hallifax.

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| SİVENTEEN ́Dative women appeared at the | Magistracy this morolog for gambling in a hours in Hollywood Road. The two keepers wers foed $00 each, four of the defendants had each to pay $ar, while the rest were fixed $4 apiece.

A DARING feat has been accomplished by wo amateur, and noble, swimmers, on pas of the famous locks of Scotland, Viscount Dalrymple ard Lady Ma'jitia Dalrymple swam ations the mouth of Loch Ryan, To Wigtonshire,

Bingle Copies, Dally, 'ten cents." Weekly, twenty.which has a breadth of from 1 to 4 miles,

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1910, THE HÒME AND THE EASTERN

PRESS,

It is officially announced in Labındor that cod fishing along the greater portion" of the coast of the province in a total;failpro, and. that 20,002 New’oundland fishermen haya beco sfccted in consequence. The cod' fibery on the Newfoundland coasts is below the average. Conseil

A REGULATION of the Governor in Council status that no wipes or spīrītu shall be sold er supplied to any railway servant when on duty or in uniform. On breach of this condition is licence will be forthwith revoked withosl prejudice to any penally incurred for such breach thereof

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it is reported that Quebec and Newfoundland will have the distinction of using the first post age stamps issued for the new zeign, King George baving approved the Ic, siamp design for the former Colony, and the 50 stamp for the latter. Both stamps are ordered to be printed and issued Immediately."

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Theie being so quenioas,

Book,

CHINA'S AWAKENIKÓĮ A very worthy me-nbar of the local Gover

/ 19 noise a'NUISANCE?

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CRUISER" DONA AMELIA,

DEPARTURE ON MONDAY,

The craltar Don Amelia Tervos for Macas

on Monday, in continuation of her round-the- world vayago. At Macao she will ship staroa,

for Timor to which port she is bound after leaving Masilan ga

The Commander and officers of the Portu- Rule wanhip will be entertalad to a farewell dinter by Mv. J. J. Leida. Consal for Portugal, and Madame Leitia at their résidence to-z igħi. PURI CUAQUATIC SPORTS,

SECOND DAY

A recent Paria cibleg am to 'an English touch. The 200 yards was so easy-thing for. journal- stalen that M. Wilroits, a shotmake | Cooks, as no one enter,d the water who could Tie Chairman, moved the adoption of the || living at M stronge, claimed £ jos damages in | swim against him. epirt and accounts".

Mrzi Qamsaton seconded.

Tea motion was'agreed to tanimously Mr. Heldt moved the re-election of Sir

Hormale Mody and Mr. J. W. O. Bonnar as members of the consulting committee.

Mr. 'L> Cheung-sbiu'seconded.- Carried unanimously.

...

Mr. Jamison moved, Mr. Gittios seconded, and it was agreed that Mr.. F. Maitland be re- alected andi.or.

the meeting, gentlemen. Thank you for your The Chairman: That is a'l the business of attendance. I am sorry there is no dividend¦ to announce. ---

The following are the results:-

---TWO LEROTIL-HAND CAR. ⠀ Ferst/Heit,

A. V. Barros (recs 5 reči)||

Witchel (scrach) H.J. White (recs 6 seca)

a

(recs y stcs) who held the load is the first lap, The other competitor was fi G. Barratto

but on the reluru journey Barros captured the lead, in the fial spurt Witchell drew level with Bastos and the couple fished dead. beat a rand race. Witchell swam the Crawin

stroke all the way M

the local Couns because the" banging down at shree__o'clock in the moining-of milk churni svavanted him from sleeplog. The milk dealar contended that tre miles were normat, and the Court decided that is damages would meet the cave. Now what I would like to know is why should not the asma idea prevail here? My meaning cannot fat to be clear those who have had the userable disicilor of pissing through Chiratowa of as evening to the usual acompaniment of tom-tome, crickeri

din which John Chinaman alone can produce, and hi-handied other forms of excruciating

¦ hava known chali bearers who bad apparently lost all their powers of 1 comotion saddanly become p:ssessed of remarkabla energy o hearing the inspiring notes of the Chinesi bigste. However, to come to the Lienia polst at liste, It would take a lot to con- With reference to our article of the other day | vinći que that 'à Hongkong Judge would regarding the milk problem to this Colony and | award" damiges merely becanio the da'icate At the meeting of the Sanitary Board on elsewhare, a correspondent sends us the sub- nær of the Westerner is not accustomed to Tanday next, tits President pursuant to notice joined calling from a London paper throwing | Chiness muil","Perhaps thin” in due to the will move:-

a particularly im if light on the milk supply that | accepted theory that the Chicana do not consi "That the Colonial Cemetery's -Select.Cóm- ob s ́as at Home. It perhaps may be within der noise a'qui Lace". "It is a casa of hi more

mittee by empowered' (1.) 10 investigate, ¦ ¦ the r. collection of-not a fiw that Dr. Enhor the'menien-

- LEGAL AMENITIES,

No mert next year.

COLONIAL CEMETERY,

PROPOIED RESOLUTION BY THE SANITARY

BOARD.

OUR MILK SUPPLY.

and deal with all applications for later; Smith in his Chinese Characterfuties says tha The following is part of a legal report which meat in a Colonial Cemetery refused in the early days of English occupation of

by the President, (ii) to investigata and deal with applications for monuments exceeding 15 supa fi;ial feet (sub-sec- lov a of byelaw 10 of the Cemeteries Bylaws) and to repost to the Board,

TYPHOON WARNING,,

The telegrams quoted below were to aired from the Mani a Oeservatory, at the American Cassults General today

Masila, September 24,58,45 km. Cyclone or Typhoon B, ol Luzon, more than 300 miles distanı, direction'unknown,

Time ('30.4/5 secs,

Per Second: Heated JA. 5. Alves (sécs y sees) symi zj

W., Carroll (rees 6 sec.) ... +44139 Th's heat was also a good ene, and looked if, a dead-heaí. would result, Alvas Jant mabaged to buat Carroll by a torch,

Time: 35°/5 sec.

Talid Heat.

A. A. Alvas (erca 6 SUCH, se spomen I AJ V. Ribeiro (race 5 secs) mumi | Alves carried the honours in this boat by a touch from Ribalro,**** ~Time: 34: /satesi 55.

den anden ) aunb Heat, ́ ́C. H, Lyrod (<rch 6 sect);

R. Gallıntı (rece 4 RCC1) ...**** Lyson wớn thịp beat with a smal spire from the second man în 34 3/3

2:0. VARDE SCRATCH FIGHT LESOTHE

མ་་་་་་་་

H. W. Felr 02

A A. Claxton.

Only the bare three face ton golered; the water

· Cooks and P

this island the milk that was requirad - fer | Opposta in an English Journal and la cos cerned European babies "was rather difficult to pro- | with the cross-cx mination of a Peeres), Hote curo There was them so dairy farm and it goes wet-aureas were not to be dreamt of by Zuro. "Is your house known generally as a School pran mothers, so that a milk supply had to be for Scandal?” asked Mr, Bankes -got somehow—from gost or buffalo," Bat-Dri Witness smilingly deprecated the suggestion, Smith in his dissertation open early days in and bis lordship asked whether it was known the Colony says that in the procurement of this as Palace of Truth Her ladyship seld áhs factine food for the babies who inid the founds would have liked it to be known as such, tions of Hongkong some very questionable. All I can say is it is a thousand pilles tha methods were ponued, and it was to: beyond such delightful amenities do not exist in our doubt that: the Chloese matros-iben Rev. 9wa Halis of malice. A Dr. Smith finishes his ransarks with ag daabe den THE HOBBLE SKIRT,

am.iving the rest to be inferred... Whe

jost the same as wa hav, employed abava,

source of the milk:ibat wai nudi idays by at œ nič mothers, iba likaliböd

and Now Yak/o at extent which; that roms of our widest inhabitan Keturrlands lodle bas a Soc'e'y far the kung born will bent ibi three-s

migh heart-breaking bat the balles of Frisco Projection of Animals which has just published en mark which is regarded as

are apparently scarcely enamoured of the its rep it for 150). The document shows that standard of life's limits. Xie is what our charms of this latest whim of Dame Fashion the Increasing salivity of the society took in the

ways it la mot altogether

[Asote-enterprising, newspaper cut, llj: no- question of the destruction of wild slephants in

correspondent says

BOOBEY was, the fad imported than it had th .st Sumatra. Inquiries showed that although apposite to the subject, yet it is interesting

way, back. The news is indeed brok In the fact that it may maka local cow ferd. «KO JA Way elephants wrought great havoc on estaten mud pude

welc, me and in ade raspeci Frisco resembles ars carefal In the roaring, and tend ng of plazizifons, the society seeks to protect them,

Manil, September 24th, 21.30 Cycleze or Typhonu E. of. Lvein,, less ibin" "god malica distant, moving W.-

the

That twentieth-cen ury, monstrosity: keown as the hobble sklit exparinaced a-very now al ́coms reception at Frisco the other day, Il

wii wsted by iba: 63.tiles..

ndos

Occasionally, writers_in_the_English Press take the opportunity of having a pot shot at the Far Eastern Journals, which, whatever, their faults, always endeavour to uphold Bath, prestige in the Dominions across the Sea and can lay claim to greater honesty of purpose than fasny news papere at Home that have only party po'i. tics from which to derive their sustentace. In the East, we have no party. We are all Brithhers and our newspaper are honducted without regard to Home poll On August zk, av a goodstrain on tõe Yunnan ZENDEN Planned their herdf:The unusual spectacle of suista: Hangkorg for does it, not hold po÷fin 'han Lics Whether we be, Liberal or Con- Railway was about loʻenter a Loobel, a main of An examination, open to all qualified natural. | milking a cow is reported to hava bean in kørr s'at (beia piira-fashionabla inventioni? servative, wo at hoy rate join forces in rock felt from the top of the latter on the rails, born British soljicts, for appointment in the witnessed recently on the borders of Oxon trying to promote the best interests of the The train got off the track, and fell intom zavise in the Colonial Service or for clerkships in the near the village of Oddington, keeps two cows, Oivil Service of India or for Eastern Cadetships and Gloucestershire. A Mr. Rice, living British Fmpire without treading on other Thare a fire broke out and consumed the goods Home Civil Service, will take place la London and it was discovered that the animale, al bations corns! It is therefore with regret and the trucks. Novo pishu sailway men were that we see Mr. Spencer Leigh Hughes, at killed but all of them were ir sred more or less in the month of August, 1911, and ccpes of the though in perfici condition, were act giving sang regulations, syllabus of examination and forms the proper supply +1 milk jhat might; bakar

of applica to bi fllad up by the candidates, pected. The cowmian was at first

find's tinton, but one day he

tie Morning Leader, engaged In a' most"

Veriçusly.

irulent attack upon.one of our most respect THE Norwegian stender Wandal way purchas. may be cisload at the Colonial

mable contemporaries in the Fardga the dist fast, for the Philippine Island off the Singapore Free Fretty If itado, for Mr. E. 0. Dialela. Shu has bein

parts deserve redit for rinumad the Consuelo and wil commence

lish | dóan in Philippina waters..

The the visual it is understood

The Coravals Will be

cos, the Shick company

mer:Go

price pai

special pos

In the meadow and found ont

PALOHE GAMING ACTA

The other day Ifjhed out the followjo

of a scrap-heap. I have feare) one Bl paragraph from among the musty

from it, and that is, that alhough one cannot recover a gambling debt, gosiin entitled to cos an spent who has been depa

took the

the