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SANITARY BOARD.

MEETING TO-DAY.

28thult.

A mooting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon. Thiere wore present:Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe Hou. Mr. A. W. Browin Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Ng Hon Tzo, Colonel Bedford, R.A.M.C. (Principal Medical Officer), Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. W. W. Poarse (Assistant Medical Officor. of Houlth), Dr. Fitzfillians and Mr. W. Bowon Howlands (Secre- tury).

Water-Closets. ·

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

25th nit.

Tho annual meeting of the

leave he recommended. Inspector Frith had the usual servico ro. quired under the colonial regulat- fons and would have been able to go home last year only for the unfortunato fact that another in- Hongkong Hotel Company Limit "poutor lind to go home on medicaled, took place this forenoon at the

ile moved that the Hotel. certificate. love be recommended. to be granted.

Mr. Shelton Hopper-Would it not o moro correct to say the Board had no objection ?

Dr. Fitzgerald-I would anke it a recommendation.

The motion was carriel.

Mortality Statistics. From the mortality, statistics An application was submitted laid on the table it appeared that for permission to crot twelvethe dentli-rate for last month water-closets in a block of Euro- pean flats to be erected at Kow-mounted to 16.4. por 1,000 of the

i population per annum. loon Point.

Ral Return. During the week onded 11th houses of the better class being February, 1,299 rats were killed

Dr. Fitzwilliams-minute:- I am in favour of European

FRIDAY MARCH 3 Torr

MILITARY FIELD DAY.

TWO THOUSAND TROOPS TAKE PART,

COMPANY REPORT.

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE (00., LTD.

28th ult,

28th ult. Yesterday was a red lottor day Thoro wero prosont

The following is the report for sessi's. W. 11. Pota, (presiding), for the Volunteers, who took Dr. J. W. Noble, Hon. Mr. part in the military tactical opori-presentation to the shareholders Osborno (directors), M. S. North-Lions in the New Territory. About forty-second ordinary meeting to be held at tho Com- cole, E. W. Terry, A. Bryer, 2,000 troops were ongaged in pany's offices on Thursday, 9th A. F. Davios, Ellis Kadoorit, E. D. Haskell, W. F. Clurka, J. 1. the maneuvres, including the March, at 12 o'clock noon

Thio Directors have now the Taggart, She Po Shan, Lai Chau, Hongkong Volunteers, of whom Fung Fat Hang and C. Mooney about 40 paraded at lunghom pleasure to submit thoir annual (Secretary).

Railway Station under Captain report and statement of the Cosa

pany's accounts made up to 31st December lust.

The first train

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alt at Gaan..! with the II.K.S.B.I.CA. 13th

1009.The balanco at credit of tajputs and Indian Medical Staff working account as per last re- to, the number of over 500. The port was $138,100,93; promis sincereceived, 137,907.30total, next train left at 8. with members of the R.M.L.I., Royal paid in 1910, $211,411.77, de $570,404.29. Doduct claims Engineers, K.O.Y.L.1., 13th Raj-duet return promia, &c. &c., Volunteers; while the third train, which loft at 9.50 a.m., was occupied by members of the loyal Garrison Artillery and the

The Chairman said:--Gontlo-Scal. men, with your permission we will take the report and accounts as road. During the period under review wo only had the use of portion of the new wing (south Block) oving to late delivery of the building: there were my delays and it appears next to im- ings to ho completed in contract time. Now that the new wing luas been opened the hotel is in a better position to enter to the re-KO.YLI. quirements of the travelling public, and I feel sure that with an up to dato establishment as ours now is, we should be able to

COMPANY MEETING.

HONGKONG WHAMPOA DOCK CU., LTD.

than ours. Many of you will no döubt recollect the disputo over the steamor Netherton, which lus. boon in our lawyers' hands for some considerable tinio. We have sattled this and received from the 27th ult. The ordinary yearly meeting of other side a payment which covers the Hongkong and Whampoa our expensos. Our differences of Dock Co., Ltd., was hold at noon opinion was with good friends and to-day in the Company's offices, the incident has been closed to the Qucon's Buildings. Hon. Mr. Batisfaction of all concerned. Henry Keswick (chairman) prosid-With referenco to the dividend od and there wore also present Sir which we propose to pay, it is not Paul Chater, Messrs. . II. Med-a largo one, nor was our profit hurt, H. P. White; D. W. Crat during the period under review so dock, G: Friesland, F. Lieb, II, A. largo as we hope to see; but I feel Sicks (directors), It, M. Dyor confident that wo have at last (general mangor), 1. W. Tokor, turned the corner and that thoro JW. C. Bonnor, A. Forbes, loro opportunities before us which Fook, Lo Ulioung Shiu, A. R. carefully taken advantage of, Lowe, J Mamers, Kolly Suyeo, will give us better returns. Your W. O. C. Spalekhavor and W directors, therefore, propose a Jolly (secretary),

*|dividond pf $11.4 per share, which will absorb $02,500 und leave us $137,201.04 to bocarried forward. Our works luve boon kopt

notice calling the neoting,

The Secretary having read the

The Chairman said-Gontle-

granted water-closets, the Board as compared with 808 in the pro- possible, in Hongkong, for build puts, R.A.M.C., and Hongkong 63,857.89-total, $275,269.66. men,-Tho balanco-shoot for last in thorough order and the cost of

having the power to order re-coding wook. In the week ondod nioval if considered necessary. 18th inst. 1627 rats wore destroy The possible fouling of the mains ed. Two of those rodents were is simply a matter of proper work found to be plague-infected. being done in the laying of them. The President stated that the The fouling of the Harbour from comparatively small number of Kowloon Point or anywhere rats killed during the week onded where such a strong current ex-4th March was due to the China ists cannot be worth consider Now Year holidays intorvening. ing."

This was all-thio business.

SUPREME COURT.

28th ult.

Sai village, a little distance The trains stopped at Chung away from Fanling, where the troops disontrained and took up As the troops wore marching in positions in Chung Sa Valloy, and out, the band of the 13th Rajputs played martial selections.

Balance of profit, $301,134,63.

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It is proposed to apportion this sum as follows:-Dividend of $7 and bonus of $2 per share on 20,000 shares, $180,000.00; to will then stand at $885,924.07, add to extra reserve fund, which 3115.576.05; bonus to office staff, $5,558.58.

plant to the extent of $21,000, taking this sum from the reserve fund, which now stands at "two any more information, gentlemen, lacs of dollars.. If you wish, for which I can properly give, I shall be glad to do so.

half-year and your directors' ro-ropairs paid out of revenue. Wo port have been before you for the lure writton down our floating. past two weeks and, as is usual, with your pommission I will tako them as read. The policy out. last has been successfully carried lined at your meeting in August out, and I trust that the balance sheet now before you will meet with your approval. From it you will see that we have added $12,100 to capital account. This sum is made up principally by the cost of a new servico launch am sure we have all heard with and of the electrification of some great pleasure of the improve of our machines. The extensionment which has taken place in our of No. 1 Dock is now practically affairs. It is satisfactory to know finished and we have been for that the Company is again on a On several the directors consider the corner some time past profiting by the dividend-paying basis and that additional fength.

Thore boing no questions, the Chairman moved the adoption of the roport and accounts,

Mr. Forbes-Gentlemen,-I

Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett minut- od:-"There can he little doubt that if this application bo granted, in a few years a large number of houses on the Kowloon Point will be similarly fitted. The question tharefora requires very careful consideration. Is the M... satisfied there is a suflicient fall in the drains to ensure all solje matter being carried out to sen? the sum of $781,20, in respect of point in favour of maintaining the the oporations wore proceeding. Bulloul rotire by rotation, and occasions we have had two vessels has bogn turned. The varied des-"

Another application was made for permission to erect water- closets in the Deutche Asiastiche Bank buildings in Queen's Rond. The Prosilont waid that ho

affect them.

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seeuro the bulk of the trade, oven though the competition is very

10.10.-The balance at credit of great. While we can get money at 6 for cent. we have not called

working account at the close of up the $25 liability on the 8,000

this year was 165,144.45.

Directors-Messrs. E. Shellin now shares, your directors deco- Tho troops wore under the com- ing it more avantageous to share and of Major-General C. A, Anand J. W. Bandlow resigned their holders generally not to do so.lerson, G.O.C., and were divided seats on leaving the Colony and In the Summary Jurisdiction recommending the appropria- into four battalions. Operations Messrs, W. Logan and G. Fries Court this morning, before Mion of profits your directors have started at 11 a., when the 10-land were appointed to fill the Justice Hazeland, than we departed from their usual enston Roundors and 2.25 gas opened vacancies. These appointments Keo sued Wing Fat Yuen and of making a liberal allowance for fire at the Tai Yoon Yan Range, require the confirmation of share Chan Kam Po, as garnishes, for writing oil, and have stretched a whore the targets wore placod. As holdors. Messrs. Bonnur and

which is of course of considerable bo undertaken should provo a three monthly contributions of sine dividend for the reason that the troops advanced and also open-being eligible, offer themselves in that dock at the same time,cription of work which can now ...

advantage to us, and to our con- good source of revenue in the fu $10) cach to loan association of the working account has beoned firo with ball cartridge. This for re-election.

Auditors.-Messrs. W. ITutton wout on till 1 p.m. when the order. burdened with expenditure of a

"stand fast" was given. At this Potts and A. R. Lowe have audit stituents. During the past six turo and with the better outlook. months the docks at Kowloon for shipping wo may reasonably stage the men had their lunch, od the accents and offer them-have been fortunate in securing a hope for a continuance of the pre- was sounded; Those who land and an hour later the "advance" solves for re-election.

sont improvement. The share- holders are largely indebted to has been indefatigable in promo the Chief Manager, Mr. Dyer, who

which they were members.

THE LUGARD CUP.

non-recurrent nature in connoc-

cease

In the Supreme Court this after-tion with the opening of the proposed to take those two applimattor of Res. v. Ko long Choy prompted by a suggestion made noon before the Full Court the now wing. Those renurks are cations in private. They had

whoso sentence wits' deferred already boon considered confiden-ponding decision by the Full urging that, the dividend should counted as "casualties, while the in the directors by a shareholder, finished their ammunition wore tially and thore had been further Court of a point of law raised by ot be reduced, a suggestion reminder continued to advance dovelopments which appeared to Sir Henry Berkeley, came in for which has not in the slightest and fire. This lasted up till 3

argument. Eventually prisoner Mr. Shelton Hooper asked if was sentenced to 18 months.

dogrec intlonged their decision. p., when all the men's ammini- this would apply to all fature

Before moving the adoption of the tion was finished and the order applications for water-closets?

report and accounts I shall be "fit bayonets and charge" was pleased to answer any questions. given, followed up by

Thore being no questions, the fire." The troops then adjourned Chairman proposed the adoption to Vanling Railway Station and of the report and accounts, and madonroads on the commissarint, after which there was a respite Mr. Northcote seconded,

'Curried.

while they waited for the trains to Mr. Bryer proposed the re-take them back to Hongkong. The shoot for the Lagard Cup | election of the Hon. Mr. E. As far as we can remember, this on Saturday at the Tai Hang

was the first experience the rúnge resulted in a win for the

Volunteers lind of working toge successful competitor of last year,

they with the Regulars on a fiold Sergt. Sorby, with Captain Wood

day with ball ammunition in use. again in second place. The

A Red Cross toni was put up in case of accidentą, but luckily nono rosults were as follows:-

occurred.

"The President replic] that in this case there was a reason for considering those applications confidentially, arising out of a resolution, passed at a confidentini meeting of the Board, which night affect these cases whether the applications were refused or granted.

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TAST YEARS WINNETT AGAIN SUCONSSFUL,

27th ult.

Mr. Shelton Hooper said ho did not want to raise any objection, but he suggested that in future whon such applications wore to be dealt with in private the reasons for so doing should be circulated 1st Serg). Sorby.......: Score 35 before hand, confidentially of 2nd Captain Wood...... course, so that members would bo3rd Corpt. Sayer.. prepared.

The applications were after- wards considered in private.

Málaria at Shaukiwan.--- There was laid on the table a further lottor from Governinent with reference to the steps being takon at Slunkiwar for the pre- vention of malaria. The Board

4th Cupt. Ross

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Osborne as a director. Seconded by Mr. Terry. Carried un- animously.

Mr. Taggart proposed, and Mr. Davies seconded, the re- election of Messrs. H. U; Jeffries and A. R. Lowe, C.A., as auditors.

Carried.

The Chairman:-Gontlemen, 30that is all the business and divi- The compotitors fired at an-dond warrants will be ready on known ranges, at figure targets. Monday. Thank you for your

attendance.

SHIPPING IN OSAKA

HARBOUR.

BOXING. The ovent in Manila the other day between Eddio Tait and The "Osaka Mainichi obser-doorge Goodrich demonstrated

MARINE COURT.

This morning Capt. F. Walker of the ss. Bonchy brought charge of insubordination, at the Marine Court, against his third officer, Alexander Black, com- mitted on December 25th last, a Tacoma,

Accused pleaded not guilty.

THE RELIEF OF LADY- SMITH.

larga share of work in the way of docking, and repairs, and also in general engineering, boiler and

accounts.

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foundry work. In the construc- tional department we have coming tho intorests of the Company and maintaining the reputation of ploted several large contracts, LAST NIGHT'S DINNER.

amongst them boing a now stand the Dock for good work. Our for the Jockey Club, and material thanks are due to him and the 28th ult.

for other local buildings. With staff for the work done. I have Some thirty participants in the regard to the now steamers, Luis now much pleasure in seconding operations in and around Lady Rafail Yangco and Banang, built the adoption of the report and The motion was carried un sinth during, the Boor warded at Kowloon, their hulls, main, a reunion dinner last night at the and auxiliary machinery were

animously. Grand Hotel. The dining-room entirely manufactured at our was prettily decorated for the docks, the only article not 10- decasion, and among the momen-fduced in our work-shops being toes displayed were some of Queen the electric lighting plant. Wo Victorin's chocolate boxes and find an increasing market for our hoofs of the horses which dragged Colonel Long's batteries to the death-trap on the banks of the Tugola.

On the motion of Mr, J, W. C.

tors.

Bonnar, seconded by Mr. Ho Fook, Hon. Mr. H. Keswick and Mr. A. Liob were re-elected direc auxiliary machinery for marino The auditors, Messrs. H. Peroy and land purposes generally. The Cosmopolitan Dosk has been Smith and A. t. Lowe, wore re fairly well employed, and alolected, on the motion of Mr. J. though the staff there has bocu Manners, seconded by Mr. Lo reduced to a minimum, the elli-Choung Shiu.

This was all the business.

ciency of the establishment has Dividend warrants will bo

Mr. Railton prosidod, and Mr. Jack occupied the vice-chair, The usual loyal toasts having bean

boon fully kept up. Our Aber- proposed, that of "The Army and doon Dock has also been utilised Nayy was submitted by Mr. G.

as an extra reserve and during Lloyd, and acknowledged by the past two months we have Mr. Elphinstono. Mr. Allen gave docked, and repaired thore eight song, and the toast of the vessels. The additional cost of auxiliary forces was sulamitted by maintaining these docks has thus Mr. O. S. Williams and acknow been well justified. While at the moment we in. com- ledged. Mr. Bannister towe was ontrusted with the toast of the

Press which was responded to by mun with other firms, feel a and "Hongkong Telegraph. tonnago, we have had a satisfac-

ready to-morrow.

A VICIOUS PLACARD, EXPOSED FOR SIX HOURS IN QUEEN'S ROAD.

27th ult.

For six hours on Sunday, a son-

had recommended the training of ves that the number of s18gners that there are times when a man He was roprosented by Mr. D. V. Į Mr. Lloyd (of tho "Morning Post" decided lull in enquirios for nowsational placard, in Chinese, deal-

Capt. Walker stated that when He proposed the health of the tory run in repairs. In hand at ing with the Russian methods of

a certain nullah rear tho Bar-entering Osaka harbour last year can "come back." Out of the Stevenson. racks. In this lotter, it was stated was 415, with an aggregate ton-ring for several years, Tait ap

It was illustrated with pictures

wo have also just boon awarded of alleged Russian atrocities on Chinose in the northern province, the contract for the new Star Ferry wharf in Hongkong. The wood and was headed

that the Government had decided | nage of 438,378, while three sail-peared to be as good as ever, and the ship arrived at Port Towsand, president and vice-president, and the moment are several large fighting plugue in Manchuria, to postpone the execution of other ng rossols, iritli an aggregato in a whirlwind out which lasted acting on instructions from the expressed the hope that this was orders for pulp works plant for was exposed in Queen's Road, itoms included in the programing tonnage of 1,538, entered the ten rounds, kuocked Goodrich health officers, ho gave orders to his by no means the last dinner which Indo-China and an oxtension to opposite the fire station. " of nullah training for 1911 and port. Compared with the pro-through the ropes once and finally officers thint there was to be no leave would be held in Hongkong in the ice works at East Point, and | to proceed with the training of ceding your, the steaners entered put him out in the last round. I granted to, the sailors; while the honour of a famous incident in roughly one-half of the mullah in showed a decrease of 36 in a Goodrich was ano, but he was question, during the current your,ber, but an increase of 15,430 in no match for Tait. Tait was at the

The President said that at the aggregato tonnage. The mumber V.R.C, some time ago. Inst meeting the Board had been a steamers eloured during last informed by the vice-President year was 429, with an aggregato event of the next club smoker will It is probable that the main (Hon. Mr. W. Chatian, D.WP tonnage of 433,197, a decrease of be a go-between Billy Walters reported that the 3rd officer, Mr. that this second stream which the 56 in mumber, but an increase of and Rod Stanton. Stanton boxed Black, had gone ashore without

officers themselves wore to ask the history of the British Empire. pormission, but leave was to be discouraged. The chief officer

RUBBER SHARES.“. cember 26th, the chief officer circulated these orders. On De-

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28th ult.

work of the cars running on both WARN WARN WARN11! sections of the Kowloon-Canton talleged that when plague broke Russian authorities Railway was, as you are aware, out, the prepared at the Kowloon Docks, agreed that it was a good op and the whole work assembled portunity to shift" the Chin

P.M.O. had asked should be drain-4,584 in tonnage.. The Osaka Bill Lowis at Hongkong recently.permission. The captain called rubber quotations from London there. It is with pleasure I have ose, and it wont on to say

ed had been taken in hand. This journal adds that the average letter from the Government show tonnage of steamers ontering tho

way,

March 4,

U.S. ASIATIC FLEET.

5, d. 90 0

26 0

6 0 130 0

Mosses. E. S. Kadoorie & Co.'s

Kenny meets another hoxer on the accused to his cabin and he to-day are:-

admitted having gone ashore without permission and further Shell Transporis.. said he would go ashore when he Anglo-Malays felt like it. The captain reported Allagare.. Black's insubordinato conduct to Castiofields 'the British Consul at Tacoma, Caroy Uniteds... who came on board und investi- Morlimaus.... gated the case. Black was later Eastern Interna guilty of repeated insolence, and, according to the captain, com- Dulle plotely demoralised the discipline Highlands & Low-

lands of the ship.

John Steele, the chief officer, and Kamunings Robort Iteid, the second officer, Kumlu Lanipars.. wore called and gave similar Ledburys evidenco.

Linggis

od that the work was now under harbour Just year was 1,056, an increase of 2.0 on the figure for Leave of Absence, the preceding year, while the Inspector C. E. Frith applied average tonnage of steamers clear- for twelve months' leave of abing showed an increase of about In an order issued by Admiral Bonce three months on full pay 130. The increase in the size of John Hubbard, commandor in and nine on half pay--as from steamers ontoring and leaving the chief of the Asiatic floot, the U.S.S. port may be due to the partial Saratoga is named as the flag 5th April next.

The President said that sinco utilisation of the harbour works. ship of the fleet, in accordance their last mooting a scheme for The increase shown in the number with advices received by the cable free passages to subordinato of steamors ontoring Kobo last from tho secretary of the Navy, officors had como bofore the year was about 1,000, with an that the armoured cruiser New Legislative Council. No informa- aggregate tonnage of 3,500.000, York land been renamed the Sará- tion had yet boen received by the increase being thus far greater toga. hoads of departments as to whethan in Osaka. The principal This change of name is the ro- ther the scheme was actually com- cause responsible for the slowsult of a decision of the Navy ing into working order at once, or progress in Osaka is ascribed to department to me one of the not. Ilo presumed that if it came the neglect to properly utilise now super-dreadnought battle- into operation before this leave was that part of the harbour-works ships now being constructed; after granted then Inspector Frith which is already completed. If the Empiro stato. As the num would only be entitled to nine the accommodation of this part of bor of first class battleships and months' leave instead of twelve, the completed harbour-works oriisorn increases year by your But the question which concerned wore improved, the number of there is a paucity of names for the Board now was whother vessels entering Osaka harbour all of them, ne they are always

hoy should recommend that this would undoubtedly increase, nained for states,

tionals

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200 Prema. 14 3

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to report that our work has given that hundreds had been "harried ovory satisfaction to the managers to death in the space of twenty of the railway; and I have no days."

doubt that those of you who have Alus!," it continuod, "why travelled over the line will appre- and under what. cause should ciate the manner in which the China suffer those hardships? work has been done. Railway Our Government is disgraced, our Prem. work is a brandof engineering suburbs aro takon and though with which wo are keeping in the world is wide, there is no closo touch, and when the through place where we can put our foot," line is completed we hope to |

"Plaguò gorns! Plague german!! secure a share of future orders for Plague gerins!!! this class of work, not only for the "Our pooplo are sent to body-work but for the under-calamity! Those who have not 70 Prom. frames, etc. It is a mattor for died by the sword; lave died un 175 0 regret that the Government has der harsh treatment. Those who 80 0 decided to erect its own repairing have died without spirit have died Those who have 54 0

shops for the railway; as rate as animals. The Magistrate found the London Asiatics... 16 3

payors we shall be put to unneces shown spirit have died with eyes 4 9

Awful! Awful!! Aw charge against Black proved, and London Ventures

Bury and oxcossiyó expense, and open. taking into consideration that Rubbor Trusts... 27 0 Prom. as shareholders in this local com- ful!!!" there were two serious charges Tronoha..... 34 6 80 0 against him, and that his general Selfords conduct was such as to be detri- Sungei Ohohs.... 107 6 mental to all good order and dis- Sungoi Kapars... 14 B cipline, ordered him to forfeit two Tangkahs 250 days' pay and to be imprisoned United Serdanga 118 6ox div. for four wooks with hard labour. United Sumatras 10

pany we shall loso work which we A representative of the "Tole, could do as efficiently and much graph" oxperienced great difli more cheaply than will now be the culty in obtaining a copy of this case. We have heard much of sensational placard yesterday, but the Government's anxiety to foster eventually did so, and was in.. local industries. I trust that the formed at the same time

that experienceolothers will be happier "overy alion had ono "