1911-06-02 — Page 4

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A. S. WATSON A

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ESTABLISHED A, D, 1841.

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THE HONGKONG Telegraph FRIDAY JUNE 2 1911

It must not be forgotten that the It is proposed to hold an Old colony is absolutely dependent Wellington Dinner on June 18th. upon the wealth that through it. It has no staple in- Five cases of plaguo have been reported during tho 24 hours diablo wealth can be derived and number since January 1st is 73.. consequently any tax that is*** lovied, falls direct upon the com- merce of the colony, which is practically the clearing house for

COMPANY MEETING.

There boing no questions the DRAGON BOAT RACES. ohairman proposed the adoption of the report A S. Watson and Company

and accounts. Mr. Machado soconded and the The twenty-sixth annual gen- proposition was carried. oral meeting of the shareholders

The re-election of Messrs. F. pany was held this morning at was proposed by Mr. D. Clarke, the Hongkong Ilotel, when Mr.scendod by Mr. J. M. Wong, and H. Humphrey's presided.

Thoso present included. Mossre carriod.

BRITISH THIRST;

Though the totul expenditure in Great Britain and Ireland on

dustries Trom which any appreonding noon to-day. The total of Mosers. A. S. Watson and Co-Maitland and W. Hutton Potts annual Dragon Boat Festival./£157,604,058, against £155,102,-`

the rest of the cust.

Under such circumstancesa tox becomes no mero impost on tho people residing in the colony but an actual burden on the very live

lihood of the inhabitants of the place. It is thorolore reasonable to expect that the unofficial mom.

Lors, who after all represent the commercial community, shoud utter. From time to time a very

The Gymkhana that has beon postponed on two occasions, will be held to-morrow at the Unppy Valley, in the afternoon. *****

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The Lord Bishop of Victoria will proneli on Sunday in the The Service will take place at ovening in St. Andrew's Church.

6 p.n.

Speaking of the Hokkaido fires Tokyo contemporary of May 23 says:So far the fire Ims ravaged more than 80,000 acres, but as

The abairman said -

Gentlemen-With your por and you can have thomon applion mission I will take the Report tion at the Company's office. read. The profit for the-gear, TASTE OF QUEEN MARY. and Statement of Accounts as

including $10,294.80 forfeited dividends, amounts to $33,003.21,

Queen Mary is very particular which compares unfavourably with provious years. In Houg-in regard to the gowning of these kong and Canton the results have in her immediate entourage, not been somewhat better than last hoss apl quite good taste boing

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| strong protest against this drain reports are not got coming from your but the North China Bran- the requirement among her ladies right through the harbour to Bn gallon. Beer showed

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Af. Aberdeen.

Yesterday was a gala day at Aberdeen on the occasion of the alcoholic liquors in 1910 was The dragon boat races, which 45 in 1900, the temporaneo. make up the chief feature of the co-people are not discouraged. In the first place the not increase is 11. E. White, Blunck, D. Clarke, the business of the meeting, thousands of spectators, including only perico a hond for the entire

The Chairman That conclurios lebrations, werewitnessed by meny M. Macludo, A. 5.ank you for your attendance. considerable number of Euro-population, an astonishingly small Lau Chu Pak and J. M. Woug Dividond warrants are now rondy, poans. This year only three boats figure when the great onlance- compoted two belonging to ment of industrial prosperity is

extended to the Ching Chinu is the fact that the consumption Abordeon and ons to Shaukiwan taken into account. -the invitation which had boon But still more important is

Landers not having boon'accepted. of spirits was decroasodhy There were, as usual, two races, 1,800,681 gallons, and a #In in- the same crow bringing in their crease of £441,004 in the monoy boat first both times. The course spent for them was due simply to extended from One Troc Island the increase in pries of 5 shillings

winning mork at the eastern ex-crease in expenditures tremity of Little longkong.In £857,091, and in consumption of the victorious boat there was a 535,997. barrels. Wine also in crew of 58 men. One of the

crossad by £1,142,518 and others carried about the samo 1,208,812 gallons. If tho figures were reduced to terms of prices before the incronso caused by the A very big fishing flot lay in Asquith-Lloyd George system of to harbour, having, laid up for taxation, spirits and boor together the festival.. Amongst other craft would be found to have fallen off in the waterway were Torpedo- in consumption to the tune of beat No. 36; the Harbour Master's The average expenditure a

£800,000 a year.

O. W. Beckwith, R.N., on board; family £17 8. 5 1-20.; the nver- launch Victoria, with Commander head was £30s. 3 1-2d.; and a the No. 1 Police launch, with ago per adult £6 69. Chief Dotective Inspector Collett and Inspector Langley on boaril; HEALTH IN THE TROPICS.

Service Inunch with a party of military officers. The course was kept clear by police boats unties the charge of Bergeant Sim and Sergeant Culliford respectively.

Everything passed off in a orderly nianner, thanks to the efforts of Inspector Dymond and his stuff of police.

A Blend of the Finest Pur public purso are for the neartounist, left Shanghai last week branch ivo should not have felt moro especially as rogards their number, and the third about 50

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Aliskies distilled

GENUINE AGE

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FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

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Yostorday several Chinese merchants who layo business connections with Siam called on the Queen Mother and were prosenfed to her. They took with hom some costly and bountiful presents which the royal lady gracefully accepted.

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the small places, the real extentches showed little or no improve-in waiting and the youthful maids ing on the colony's resourees. It must be far greater.

ment and the results of the year's would be a different mattor il

working of the Manila branch of honour. Hongkong wero in a similar pos- Dr. G. A. Dorsey, Special Cor wore decidedly worse. Ourexpect Among other rogulations issued. tion to a town in England, respondent of the Chiengoation of increased profite has not as royal commands to the latter where the only demands upon the Tribune," accompanied by Mr.

been realised In fact if we had young ladies were cortain minute H. P. Webstor, a well known not recently sold the Manila details, says the "Gentlewoman, ministration of health acts and by the 1. C. steamer Loongwo for justified in paying any

dividend morning and afternoon attire when tho maintonanes of the public fankow, en route for Chungking at all on this occasion. That in waiting on Her Majesty.

Queen Mary has a dislike, forin- pence, but the exponses of the

branch locked up a very large amount of capital and has boon stance, to the blouse or costume | colony are not confited to such

a source of anxioty to us for years being cut low in the neck, and matters. The provision of an

past. Two years ago your Con- she permits only the neat high sulting Committee, after consider collar or lace for morning or after adoquato water supply ulque is a question thit exceeds all those of

ing certain figures laid before noon toilets. them by the General Managers, thomo municipalities, and when

prossed the view that all the oi that when in waiting her maids The Queen, too, his command it is considored that such things

European branches not immo-shall eschew other mode some us typhoon refugos, railways, and

lintoly in touch with Hougkong what in favour with many young other equally pressing matters,

should be closed as it was obvi- girls at the moment, the woaring are included in the colony's 1-

The search for revolutionariesous they did not pull their weight of short elbow sleeves. Robert Porter & Co. dortakings it will be seen that in Hankow is still being carried in the boat and were difficult to In some recent photographs on. The detectives get then-supervise. The frequent break published of nie or other of the BULL DOG kept to

every outside demand should be selves up in foreign ofothes and downs in the health of the Staff Queen's, maids of honour, those the lowest possible protending to be Japanese they got some of the branchos neces with their neat morning gowns the limit. The growth of the con-everywhore offering medicines for sitated spure men being kept in alcoves appear finishing closely tribution has in reality very aulo. They find this the best planlongkong or running the risk of up to the wrist. The Queen has for gaining admissions to quarters denuding longkong of its staff also signified or liking for the little to do with the question. where revolutionaries might lose at the imuniment risk of injuring nont small toque in preference to The principle i which itaibly be found.

tho wide-brimmed fashionable based is wrong in every way.

The policy of your general mana-hat with its lowering plumes. It would seem that the home

gert therefore is and lus beon for omo time past to concentrate the business in Hongkong and Can- ton, to get rid of all distantly re- a value that in the main must be sellers placing their wreaths of moved European branches, to re- folt by England alone, and then!

flowers on the ground. While nee our liabilities, and as far as no one wants to deprive these possible to own the various busi-

A Coronation istume Ball, in charge us more for the protection men of their livelihood we think ness premises occupied by us in aid of the 1onlon Hospital, will theroof on the grounds that we the authorities should make alongkong and Canton. A good be held in the Royal Botanic Gar aro more able to afford it. Such offort to keep all streets free many of our troubles and losses dens on Friday, Fu 10, under a basis for taxation must be from blockage by the hawker,

BRAND

GUINNESS'

STOUT

in P.NTS and SPLITS.

WATSON & (O., LD.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1010.

she object of this paper is to pubital correct information, to serve the truth and prins the beep without fear

favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph

Hongkong,

Telephone: No. 1, A. B.C., 6th edition Western Union.

THE

This afternoon the entrance to country expects us to work hard Wyndham Street was pac to increase the value of the colony,tically blocked by the lower

wrong by every law of political

The gunboat Fushimi, which economy and a pursuance of a

is navigating the upper waters policy, founded on such a basis, of the liver Yangtze, arrived can only lead to a stage in our at Chungking OR 200l inst., affairs, when the military contri-having successfully navigated the bution will be, as Dr. Ho Kai pro-rapids and gainof the honour phesind, a mill-stone round our of being the first Japanese warship to accomplish the difficult journey. The allicers and men wore enthusiastically welcomed by the Japanese residents.

nocks.

DAY BY DAY.

the business here.

in

CORONATION COSTUME

BALL.

A special building is being erected in the grounds of the Royal Society's gardens, Regent's Park, which will contain a par- quot dancing for, the largest

which has ever been constructed

England. Das hundred private boxes will overlook the floor.

Tave arisen through our being the auspices of the Royalist Club, tonnnts; we have been shifted from ono place to another while old premises wore being re-built, and our rents have been doubled some cases and trebled in others. Tha-carrying out of the policy above referred to involvesa pecuni- ary annual sacrifice on the part of the General Managers and that this sacrifice is boing made is the

Ail the kings and queens of beat guarantee shareholders can Englund from the time of the have that the docision to sell these Normans up to and including European branches is the result Willum IV. will be represented, of mature loas based on experi-attended in many instances by the Ceylon papers, anumunee the one and is the right thing to do. distinguished courtiers and por- engagement of Miss Evelyn Mat We feel sure under the circum-souages of the times. In addi- Fisher, the youngest daughter oftaires that the transfers from Re- tion, all the peoples of the varione the Into Mr. F. C. Fisher, Inte of the

Colonies will be seen in authentic sorve Fund will meet with your ap- Coylon Civil Service, Former

proval. In a business like ours, not costumes, Canada, for instance, Government Agent of the Uvn and N. W. Provinces, with Mr. G. D. less than $20,000 should be writ showing the Trapper, the lunchor,

ten off annually, proferably moro. &c. Templer, Divisional Forest Officer. The sale of the Manila branch Colombo, in charge of the West will involve a considerable book ernand Sabaragamuwa Provinces,

loss; the exact amount is not yet All Marine Insurance Offices will only surviving son of Mr. G. W. dotormined but it will not be loss Templer, late of the Ceylon Civil than $70,000 out of the $390,000 close on the 3rd and 5th of June. Service, formerly Government invested in that branch. We have

A Segul dispatch to the " Asahi" Agent of the Eastern Provino,

recently received $95,000 casli on gives the following as the result of } the Intest consue, în - Korça :- |Population 12,950,880; honsea |

3,747,438.

The talkative listen to no one, for they are over speaking. And the first evil that attends, those who know not to be silent is that they "boar nothing.-

Hongkong Telegraph Plutarch.

Hoxaxoro, Fulwar, June 2, 1911.

THE MILITARY CON- TRIBUTION.

that

Tin is quoted in the Malay States on the 23rd ult, at $95,70)

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MILITARY HISTORIAN.

CHINESE-AMERICAN. RELATIONS.

Much attention has boon given

men.

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RAINFALL IN MAY.

Appended are the statistics of the rainfall in May, courteously supplied by the P.W.D.;-

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Dr. James Cantlie, formerly of Hongkong, is reported to have ox- pressed the following views in the course of arecent discussion:-Thio younger the age at which a man proceeds to the tropics the great-

or the risk of contracting disenso. The chance of a youth of 18 to a nun of 26 contracting disease aro about 2 to 1; and to a man botweon 30 and 40 about 10 to 1. Inover have any hesitation in recom monding a healthy men of be tween 30 and 50 to proceed to the tropics to take up work there; [do my best to dissuade any under 21 doing so. Evory year pf lilo over 24 lessons the chance of contracting illness, and a healthy man of 50 has a 50 per cent, better chance of combatting the climatic conditions immune frome isoane than a youth under 20. It is usually about two years after unking up residence in a warm country that effects of climate are nanifested, and it depends upon soundness of wind and limb, and the strength of character of the individual, what the faturo is to bo..

THE SINO-AMERICAN

BANK...

Great interest is being taken locally in this project, and keen

28......... 2.30support is being given to it by uany of the leading merchants of Shanghai. It is proposed to raise a capital among Chineso mer- chants in Shanghai and other ports amounting to Tls. 5,000,000,

.03

Total.... 22.50

account of the sale and we expect to a paragraph which appeared in further $5,000 shortly. Our in-a European contemporary, cón: terests in Manila will then only earning the visit of one of the JOURNALISM IN JAPAN. Recently, there is urisen muoli

Issue

Yesterday afternoon, “Lardy annual" the Military Con-

be represented by mortgages tribution came up as usual, at

opposition to the selieme from Major LL. I. Sargent, 2nd caval on the business, San Jacinto membra of the American Com what appears to have been a As the small steamer business ry, who went befor the retiring property and our louse of the mersial Commission to the Sccro- More than 1,800 newspapers inerchants in Hankow. Their kurriedly summoned mooting of at Hankow has recently greatly bourd in Manila ni May 1st, las Escolta promises.

tary of State in Washington. It and magazines are printed in opposition is based upon the Logislative Council. Astl

extended, the various owners aró | beonzordored to Sin Francisco.

In conformity with the policy is reported that, during this visit, Japan. Every town of more than the proposition to would naturally be expected the of rates and to prevent cut-throat the retiring hard on account of which has the hearty approval America were discussed, and that usually me. The lending Tokio of 4 Savings Bank Depart forming a guild for the regulation Major Surgost was ondered before have outlined to you, a policy the relations between China and 10,000 has one newspaper and Bauk Notos, to the opening matter was in the hands of an competition.

his defectiyo kuring,

and kipport of your Consulting unofficial member and in pro-

Cal. Sargent's military histories Committee, we have this year several matters of importance daily claims a circulation of ment, and the proposal to issue posing the resolution; that this it is understood in Shula that have been very handsomely re nequired our premises on the wore touched upon : (1) The re- 180,000 copios; the "Asahi," and mortgages on real estate, The the Imperial Government will deceived and reviewed throughout Shameen for $02,000. This purported decision of the Chinese tho "Mainichi" of Osaku claire à criticisms which have been made. colony should only be called cline to allow any statement on the English-speaking world and chase will appear as an asset in Government to make use of the

of thescheme seem very far wide of upon to pay in military contributhe opium question until the now his "Campaign of Santiago de the next balance sheet. The services of Wu Ting-fang and daily circulation of a quarter of a

the nurk, is the way in which the. tion the sum of $1,000,000 per agreement has been concluded Cuba" is now being transintod effect of the purchase is to save Tang Shao-yil, (2) the more

million. annum, Mr. Ede, a now member with China.

in Spanish for publication in $100 por month rent our what we favourable treatment of Chinese Journalism in Japan is nearly/Proposed Bank will be managed mado out vory strong case for

Spain.

are already paying and to pre-immigrants into the United States. 300 years old, but the publication has not yet been decided upon his motion. It is unnecessary to

To-day, the Siamese gunbout The following is an extract from elude any possibility of our rent (3) the necessity of fostering of newspapers there as a distinct Nothing can be done as to the which formed the escort of the General Charles King's review of being raised in the futuro. education, on the line of the enterprise in recent. Until after arrangements for the opening of repent the argument that the hon. Siamese Itoyal Yacht Mabachukri his latest book in the "Military Our Now Aorated water factory sending of students to America by the middle of the nineteenth cen- the Bank until asu icient amount member advanced, in his speech, from Siam, to Hongkong, left for Service Institution Journal.' at North Point is now nearing the use of the Indemnity Funds,tury such nows sheets as wore

of capital. Insleen anbacri for they have boon dealt with: |Haiphong, there to await the "As a result of six or more years completion and will be the largest (4) the influence of the Press in published were somewhat of the It is understood at Al Olipos at great longth in the arrival of the Malachakri. af studs, and three of careful wri- and boat equipped factory in the oreating friendly relatione, (5) the nature of bulletins roughly print- generally, but the foot, thụt, this

ting, Colonel Sargout his at Lost Far East. We hold the factory preservation of the integrity of ed from wooden blocks and issued Chien, President of the Kiangau Provincial Assembly, le, mugh colony hna to find a yearly sum of Office has taken over the empty ago de Cuba" and as a result of cumbrances..

It is understood that the Home given vs "The Campaign of Santi- and its equipment free from on- China, (6) the cultivation of by any que who saw fit to have interested in the room in

harmonious relations in general theme something like £110,000 for the Royal Naval Prison at Lowos reading it, amall wonder can there Our new steam lighter" Pyoris" diplomatic affairs. The above The pross of Japan is as free as Booking to elicit interest, on the upkeep of its garrison is one that from the Admiralty. Lowes, bo if one say: "Thank God, it recently completed is now at work paragraphi has been given cur that of any other civilized coun- can only be viewed with amaze therefore (outside the motro-wasn't France, Germany, or John but will not be fully employed renoy Inn.any of the Chinese try. No restraint is placed on the polis), has the unique distinction Bull we had to deal with ! Small tatil wo shift to the new factory newspapers thronghout the coun- discussion of public affales as

Loglish Golfer: mont, especially, when it is reg (says the Exchange Tolograph wonder nood there be that Bis for the transport work in connec try, and Jias also been widely long as there is no, offence to you've play nized that the colony's resources Company) of having two, civil marck once did. God looks after tion with which she was specially circulated in Japan, Shunghai morals and no meance to public Comte

already taxed to the utmost, prisons within its boundaries. the fold and the United States." (designed and filled.

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