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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER OORPS.

FILD DAY

1. C URE,

A lecture in explanation of sheepưrai us wilb given by the Brff Offie rat Volunteer Headquarters at 32pm on Wi¿no đáy, I e- con.bs. All members of the Arilery, Engiler and lakshy Companies who intend to take part in the field day should attend this lecturs if posible.

ITALIAN CONVENT IMER- GENCY FUND.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 20 raro

BRITISH AND GRINASE CORPORATION.

ANKUAL ́A EETINO.

The Chairman reminded the shareholders that at their nailing in 1903 ha gava a résumé

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situation. He puposed an amoidment re fariing the report sod accounts to an adjsumed meeting and appolo1ing a committeo of shaṛa- Bolders to inquire into the position and pio spects of t'sa' corporation's business, to confèr on the subject with the direct ra, and to report to the ad used waiting.

To-day's Advertisements

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Naccordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875 In Orotication No. 168 175 EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Trans ction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on

Mr. Botteconded the amendment. Mr. O, Colis Laid that from large experience

of the cars himself. Tre grovima i of Mr. Bling's cha'ge was that there was no farture business for the corporation, and, therefore, be hoped that the chairman would give his vions respecting the agreement to which he had re ferred.

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'Hongkong, 20'h December, 1¢ID.

NOTICE TO CONSIGnees,

THE P

To-day's Advertisements.

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

ALL FIRE INSURANCE, OFFICES will.

1763

bs CLOSED for Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th inst.

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P. & U. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

"SUNDA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby lnformed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hogkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consigament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

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* Hoogkang, 20th Decembar, 1910:

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. OF HONGKONG.

CHRISTMAS-HOLIDAY.S •

TN accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875

and Government Norlécation No. '368, ALL MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th inst.

Operations with the Scouts Company coar Ti Po The Corps will par.de at Võlun cir The welf.b angul meating was held on Headquarters at 8:0 am, on 1 ecemb1e stih ̈"|November 14 at the Cosánaṛst eat Hotel, Mr. Dron-Khaki and putties, sur ce dr r c p. W. Kowwick, W.P., presiding, rô, bit with a pouches, biyoke", bay rack, wter bo't's filled and cost w.rm Bri ih to be

of the mange la which the various preminary of attendi g camping meetings be could not MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th N accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875 carried to coat cair.

Member should toka sandwicher with themagic ments with which the corporation had recall a case whers a abareholder, having been to eat as opportunity ocen's ruig the rjera | brgun business had been carried cut, and be cftsted a 'divident ol 10 per cent, bad sbg tio Amal will be prey d d § 4 30 21. Tại then anţicipated that, owing to the altered co-guested na amendmest, ficting the oc Po beli ràthe retuin'to Hoi¡king».

dit ons in China, there would be difficulty.in. counts. Mr. Bland had said that he was lo The Corps vid retura by train, tráví g at a'quling new basices in the immediate favour of one policy a'id that the Hoaghong Kewlan at 6.10 pm.

fature, and that the corporation might lave to nod Shanghai Bank were in favour of another. experience me "loan" years Unforiupa'sly, From what he (the speaker) koaw of that in", that bad pr ved to be the ers. The im stitution and its reputation for buslae capaci provement in Chinese credi, had bain satiety, 'hashond back it without knowing the facts factory, bat local sentiment had been a great hindrance to business. The provis cial Chinese opposed the establishment of a St te railway system by means of foreign linos, and adv caled the co struction of lines with 1 cal money, and sem· sections of railway bad been Euiliig taat masner: · These Kors, cweg to in xperience and her causes, appear ed to be nata i.factory, and there were siges that previ:cial enthusiasm, was subsidior, and that the local Chloese, so lizing the disapp÷Inte ing results of their subscriptions worn withht} !- ing farther suppi. To thin circumstances ......$30503tlere seemed to be a prospect bat foreign aid 100 might again be rou,lt, is which event the 100 borri anticipled that she corporation would toco flod fresh employment. In that connexion to 5000 might meation-what was prcb.bly known to most of the sharetirer-hat a very strong combiorion had been ranged bimeen lead Sing Britis, 'French, German, and American 700 lacci groups, and that the corporation was 1000 interested herein. The formation of such a 15 comb'a lion's florded an additional sa'squard to the due application of loan proceeds. Tura... 1000 jpg' to the profit, nd loss account, he sat 10ed that administation expenses bulked very largely this year owing to the term.inition 10 by matual cersent of the agreement maa. tioned in the penultimate parigraph of

The Superioress of the Italian Co,vo tbags to ichnowledge with grateful thanks, the fol lowing donatiosì to the above fued:-- M. and Mrs. Schluter; J. M. Cos on",

Macao

Sir Hormesjee Moly

Mr. Ho Kom Tong

Mr. A. Dryer, of Mesus. Leigh & Oange

Mr. H. Dixon

Mr. Pedro Nolasco da fi'va und family,

Mr. A. Tumer (Palmer and Turon®)

Mr. F. d'Assis Gem".......... Mr. J. Owen liughts (Wichig & Co), Mr. Augusto J. Gems

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Mr. Simon Tee Yu...... Miss Barker, Matrop, Government Civil agua o de agın Kurt

DAY BY DAY.

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[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, 19th December.

RAILWAYE IN 'OLINA,

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Mr. Jeffs also said that if it would not be deuimental to the company he would 1 te to hear some sort of answer to Mi, Bland's re masks.

THE CHARM N's NEFLY,

Tie Chairman, in reply, said that he did art admit myey of Me. Blod's 'a'einsole, and be outies' discated from the inferencs drawn by that gentleman. The directors belived that the compa'y had a future, and a very imp riant future. The combination referred to to the report and mentioned to his (the chairman's) porch would, the directors believed, ba effective for the promotion of basi ress, and it was thair hops and expectation, and it would be their endeavour, to make the Corporation participants in whatever business was calculated to add to its prosperity. He did not think there was any occasion for him to say anything further. The directors were in the hands of the sharehelters, and he asked them to show their trost by rejecting the amendment.

Mr. Bland raid that the charmin bad stated

the directors' report. The large am ut reta' be boped the business would go on in the aside farir come-tax bore no rel. tion to the future as in the past. Did that mean that the Tons to the Chinese railways in the falare Frfir the year, but was based on the aver- age of the three preced'ng years, upon which we'd be issued in the rame of and for the the corpora ich was assessed. The board benefit of the co paration, or would they be Klangai and Chekisog residents of this city naturally regret ad that the rivenue was not issued by the Hoogkong Back and other fi:an. held a meatlog at the Kiangai atit Chekiang larger, ba: taking in a sccount that ibe corcial groups?

loits this your the The Chainman replied that in the discretion Club's rooms yesterday afternoon, to devise poration i sed no means to lovite subictigt oss for seres i remount was not or satisfactory. The balance the Board of Management, and with every` railway construction to those plosives. It short wis a pricalarly strong ose, and their effart they could c:mmand to jadje correctly, was agreed to issus circulars calling for isves ment account could be closed at a very they would do business uprightly, bones ly. subscriptions,

substa la profit. He concluded by moving a and profit.bly, but they would not give any resolution approving the rep⋅rt, and the pay, pledge, of or the statements they had heard, to the source frem which those attements had ment of a dividend of 101, a share, tax free.

emanated. Mr. C. C. Micran secopded the motion,

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PREPARED OPIUM MONOPOLY.“ H. E the Acig Viceroy has sanctioned the Transfer of the Capioa prepare l ́ ́oplum' monopply from the pressut farmers to the Opium pals: Ġulid. The Prov'ocial Treasurer is instructed to modify the existing regulitijas and to see to the maistenates of the good faith of the new farmers,

LADIES' J ›URNAL, IN C2NTON, A gewspaper for women #1 sharily be started, hare. It is expected that the dew" pablica lon will make its first appe:rance in the cly at the beginning of next mitt.

EDUCATIONAL MATTERS

The deputies appolated by the Mio'stry of Education to inqu'sa inta educat'osal maiters are at present making an inspection of the various boys' and girls' schools a the Waite n. subulb,

A WISE PTCAUTION,

CRITICISM F OM MR BLAND :

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Mr. Bland observed that in making the re- Mr. J. O. P. Blard said that it was with ex-marks he hid addressed to the shareholders remo reluctance that he had addressed, a c'r bis depire had been that some consideration color letter to the sha:eho d rs, bot le felt that should be given to the present udsatisfactory cortni 1, facis affec.irg the interest of the composition of affim. With regard to the Chair- pany should be considered by them. There man's last remark, Mr. Keswick koew perfect- was, bo con ticurd, no fanberra ondaire orly well that three out of the five present mem scope for the ope at ons of the company forters of the board were strongly opposed to the which It was originally constituted and policy of ile Hongkong and Shangbal Bank

gatid. He afterwards c.itic'red the direc eighteen months ago... or report estirely loads qua'o and a gratuitous assumption of child liks-cozfidence which did notʻeist, As repucsenta ise of the corpora:'on in China between 1905 and 1503, he had been able to do bes'ason which had placed them to the position shown by the 1 al acest eetihat day-that was to say, with ing vex cd foods sufficient to pay a dividend of 10 per cent, and an almost equal amount for ada in s ration expenses. •rac ng the bistery of

The Kwangtung Total of Police has issued inst u.tions through the Nomhol and Panyu District Magistrates to the Fock Butchers Guild of Catga and "o sam to at once bo'ldike corporation since the "bat ls of conces public atat.ols, as the present prey.iling practice oik lling pigs, olc., on the p emises is a graye menace to the public heg.

PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT SOLICITED

sions" in 18.8, Mr. Bland described what he corpo ation's builders might have bu a bad ike Hongkong and Shangbai Dank, in fulfilment of lis agreemer, maintained those safeguards and, The Canton Government Cemen: Fico y opportuniti supo, which be put bleexistezce bas requested the auther is at Icking to is in of the cor; oration necessi y de; en led. From I auctions to the various railways throughost 1898 to 190g practically nothing as done by the Empire to use fi'r their fotote requiremra sitne rporation, and it is cuirad serious criti tharjeme:t turned out by the Factory as a cisms in the ar East, notably at the hands of ep towards the gronoʻi n of sathe industries. Dr. Morrison and others. He (he speaker) Of lit, vast Improvere is have been effected gave up in hou 'n le profis i'n 'in the hope is the mizufacture of this a'cle and the cf removing from Eolabm o the reproch ciment tu ned out is equal if not superior 10 which bad ahis been crused. la 1907, the any cement of foreiga ma calacture.

Deutschsiatische B n' counc'a'ed the pris LIQUOR MOKOTOLY IN KWANGTUNG.£.pl:BLfoane Lobs, which may mgko ned The (.11 Įwing regulations bavi brei drawn | by the Ch'ngte mind r'o", and it was support. up by the Kwangung Liquor Mosepolistsed in that policy by the Hongkong and Shang. (Heng Chai Compr03); - -

bai Bin Mr. Bland maintained that bad the corporation received from its financial vg nts (be jsme support which the i tler se:erded to the Deutsch-Asistische B. 1k, the p:siri m' and prospects of the cor crat on would have bien very diffire at from whittley we're now. Hav

Regulation I-All distilleries are to be regis tered and a tax is to be lived. Forjan im. posied f'quors are to be taxel ard le import Customs d.claration is to be taken as boca fide procf. Nativo manufactu ed 1qu rsstould be placed in jars altar distillation and a stamping described the deptor.b'e sesults of the Issued by the Merópoliats must be affix dito bark's, policy is several instances – potably every far of liquor as soon as it has been mono in constxian with the Hangchow-Niogpo factored. The lamps thruld be of the value specified by the Monopoll.ts. -

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The Chairman put the amendoisot, and de- clared it "lost by an overwhelming majority," He afterwards put the original resolution, and declared it carried, with one, clisestient.-TA 2 imes.

NEWS FROM the noRII.

[ Areial y Translated for the Hongkong. Icloprop1]

A CENSOR'S ALLEGATIONS.

Centor Hsiao Ping-yes bar forwarded a ir emntial to the Thronn in which h; statevikar since H. E. Chang Kuo was appointed Viceroy of Shensi and Kansu Provinces, nothing bas been seagan zit, and so reform bas bren carried of. His Majesty is requested to u nd a Bigh Commissioner tɔ Skansi and Kansu to joves gate ile mates-The-memorial was deisiped by a Gread Council.

Optional Goods will be landed here onless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the #51h intt., at 4, P.st., will be subject to rent,

No:Fire Insurance will be effected by me to sany case, whatever,

Damaged Packages must the Consignes Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's surveyor, Miss God- dard and Douglas, at 10A.M. on MoxrAYS and THUREPays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, aftor which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the Goods haya lall the Godowns,

E A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Fongkong, 19th December, 1910.

COMMERCIAL.

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zoth December, 1 p.m. The following quotations for rubber shares by wire, are supplied by Messrs. E. S. Kadoori & Co. *---

Allagars......

Anglo-Javas.....and Anglo-Malays..unkáson vu Balgownies....

Berlams......

51- Tis, 7

$105

Oarey United...................17/6 prema, CastleBalde

Changkat Serdang

$5}

*** Olyràs (part pald)..................$8 prem. Do (fully paid).........................................$18 Damansaras.....152/6 Kester Internationals......13/. prema. Glendalys jrese medi

.............$3.05 Highlands and Lowlands`.....................t07/6 Indragiri.................13| Kamualogs...............................5/• prem. Kuala Lumpers..............................................155. Ledburys „ecorarioruskos dalyboru Lloggist London Asiatica ......................

London Ventures... Merlimau.omniazdo yo

· Pajama .........................../24529-244 Pegolis

..651. #47'3

S:0 531

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Rabber Trusts......37/- prem Sandycrofts Sapongs

SKIRE64301 DAN Seafolderás u pustinrayam....... Shelford........

27/ 140%. 73/9 iänquiu$t3 .93/6

Slogapora & Johores Sungel Chöht....BETTE SKIRSNIJEME Suogel Kapar.........................14/» Tangkah..............30- Toerangle......eventimetrare ve....par

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United Sardeng1,6 United Singapores .........................................5?‡ Volted Sumatra jujur me mesmentad Valted Langkata Dufff... Tronobs .....

Para Rubber

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Events Coming.

Tuesday, 20th December. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9 p.m.

Wednesday 1st December. Hongkong Ihilharmonic Society Concert.

Thursday, 2nd December.

St. College, Prizs Distribution,

THE OPIUMBLEM- The Grand Council has wired to H. E. Lia Yo-ling, Chicase Minister to the Count of St. James, Instructjog him to casolt with the British Cav.tament and endeavour to have the agreement fr the importation of opium cancelled, so that opium-smoking may be ei ely sup-rested in Obita..

TROPOLD HOSIITAL FOR WOLEN, Royal It is reported that the Frooch 'Government" conter plate the establishment of a hospital fer women in Sw.tom. Stadents will be lovited to go through a course of medical scicace,

GERMAN ACHIVAY.

Minister of Foreign Affairs has referred the matter to the Ministry of Posts and Cem mut ications for consideration,

Te German Minis'er in. Peking bas com... Railway kan and thi Tientsin-fucou a municated with the Migister of Foreign Affi

Mr. Dad marked that the policy of Regulat o -All crabistres lling for al fons might have been insiitable, but queig that German fiazaciers should be

given the privilege if vadericking the contrac liquer of any description must poly to the the back had owid it to'tlec:rporation to s'a'ation of the Ith og Hankow Railway. The Monopolists for a licence befora ja mission is the ente falsiy for the information of the sbare granted to cary on the trade,

bellery, and to devise tome means cut of the Regulation 1.1-All d'stillèrics and I'guer. | d Miculty. 1 o ta3, bo contitu:d, more tha selling establishment, mun i sina se prictall once informed the board of shitm porsibility of gords sold. A certficate should be issued by the distillers to the que seller with eyjar con icing optr.ti.on unde-present conditions, of liquor scid. All inspeccics in this employ of the Monopolis's mù è metr badges.

Regulation IV-All nutive manufactured liquor is to be taxed on the basised rain specified quantities and foreign izposted quor is to be taxed according to the city sys: tom. All malicated Iquors come enter the category of native mipairctured liquor,

CONST TUTIONAL LAWS,

It is reported that Prices Ching has recam. Apart from the question of German compelmendid H. E. Wu Tirg-fang, ex-Minister to tior, the heavy commissions paid to this bank Washingtor, as High Commissioner to draw

and to its brokers mače, cempeition with for up the constitutional laws, as His Fxcellency eign rivals extremely difficult." After referring is well acquainted with the laws obtaining in fo the question of construction contracts and to various foreign contres, the failure of that policy, unsupported by the bank, the speaker observed that the policy of a

-GERMAN "GROWN FRINCE,'

The Princo Rejest has appointed H.E.

Hongkong, 20th December, igru...

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Company's Steamship

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"SEATTLE MARU," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, JAPAN AND

MANILA.

The above mentioned Steamer having arived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified to send in thair Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and take immediato delivery of Cargo from alongsido.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed at once at Consignces' risk and expense.

Cargo remaining on board after SATUR- |DAY, 24th Decembe, will be landed and

stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the godown; where they will be examined on TUESDAY, the 27th December,

at 11.4.

No fire Imurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 10th December, 1910.

TO-MORROW,

December 21st,

9.15 p.m.

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BRAWN

- 30 cents per lb:

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PRICES

4 Dox. Quart....................$12.00 per cara

B Dor, Flots...$13,50 n

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Scharabe-st" hand Costert at -Theatre CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

Friday, 23rd December

Police Ball.

Saturday, 24 h Drcember. Boxing at City Hall, 9 p.m.

Monday, 16th December, Volunteers Field Day, Bank Holiday.

Tuesday, 17th December.

Back Hoilday.

Thursday, 29th December.

for your friends.

We supply Special Xmas Cases of Wines

Hughes and Hough property sale of Balid and Spirits according to your ОТУП require-

ingit at Lown,

Saturday, 31st December, Concert at Club Germania, Cub Lusitano Bill, at Club bouse.

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THE FESTIVE SEASON.

ments, at specially reduced rates for THIS

SEASON only. ·

Regulation V: Alimpo allquar on which house divided against itself was o which in- Kweltrus, Comptrofer (the Imperial House-VERYTHING' is ready for CHRISTMAS

a tax has been evid may be transported frcoalved to Bullish Government and its repre

of charge to this intérior. All exported goods

the owner. All pointin3lon ioffinderi «VI kn

bit.

ot the BRITISH-AMERICAN CANDY

hold, to specially attend the German Crowa STORES, No. 15, Pottinger Street, CANDIES Pricee ch bis arrival in Feking.

of every descriptico, XMAS CRACKERS and STOCKINGS can be had at very, reason- able prices.

·CHINA'S NAVY,

most bear the revenue stimp and be accom sentaire in Peking in continued difficulties paoled by the certificate issued by the Mozo- and a' bumiliating position' E's “prop and, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. pel's. All goods not taxed will be considered as remedies, either that the corporation There is a somont that Prince Tral-tren is smuggled go do, and will be cor fiscated, or, should suspend business and cat down to be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.***. to the alecontive, a fine will be imposed on all administration proses pending a will be return 10 mera favourable conditions, or that

Trince Tral-brun his declared in the Senate fined a specified amount the company should be wound up. fa the tha' a sum of Tis. 4,1:0,020 will be required Regulation V-Tie Monopolists will spatter case, ko said, the ath obolders won'd text spring as purchase money for the mon-of- pelet age to throughout the proviere to collect recelva an ameugt considerably above the war in respect of which he has liced orders the tax. Distillers may be rpp inted such prests. All agests are to be slo od 20% of miriet price of heir share while dissociating among frilgo fim. The members have pro- their collection by way of commission, themiciran: from an entirely, uusatiafectory | mised to vote the amount in dao course,

All kinds of PRESERVE FRUITS, JAMS, &c, &c, &c, can also be had on the premises.

for Xmas and New Year Fresents are ready Theusinds of o'ber dainty tblogt suitable for sale. Parents would do well to take thos Kiddies to the store, where they can be sure of finding good things to suit all tasten.

Hoogkang, 9th December, rgto,

1950

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