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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH 8 1912

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Most of the troubles of life nre. (the result of ou• own actions,

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Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.

The Editor' of the" Hogkong, Telgmpb."

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Dear Sir, la view of the fact.

With these words, gentlemen, (The opinions expres d by our'e rrez I shall take leave of you. (Apponent so not u cos anly thị e of Members' Glowing Tributes.

plauso).

The Hongkong Tel grap") Wo have received from Mr.

Dr. Ho Kai bore exquent tosti- To-day's Paper.

N. J. Stabb, on: treasurer of tho Yesterday afternoon His Ex-mony to His Excellency's good Xaverian's notes on sport apKing George Coronation Colobrn- colloney, Sir F. Lugard, took qualities, and remarked that by his puar on page 8. Woman's Worldtion Fund, the final at toment of formal leave of the Legislative promotion and transfor to a much is on pago 3 and interesting accounts. This statement, which Council over which he presided moro important and higher post telegrams in regard to the quest is dated March 7, shows that the for the last time. All the speeches in the Empire, the Colony had for the South Polo, the Coal balance as per last statement botokoned gonoral and sincere sustained a great and irreparable that the Committee of Investig Crisis and the situation in tho was $26,154.38, which with the regret at his departure, and a loss. It was just about five years ation appointed in regard to the North will be found on pugo 1.interest to date, $51.34-mado a touch of genuine emotion in His ago that Sir Frederick's appoint above Company, has deemed itdes- total of $20,200.32. The dis-Excellancy's expression of thanks mont as Governor of Hongkongimbleto circulato its Report to the The Cloran nail of Februny jbursements male since the last for what had been said, showed was announced. They hund at Shareholders without reference to 5, was delivered in London, on stateinent amounted to $540.48 that he also felt keonly the pro- that time high expectations of what we think may fairly be con- March 7.

and the surples of $25,050.81|spect of loaving Hongkong, him, and those expectations had sidoro la rousonatilo request mado | find beon distributed as follows : His Excellency said

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH », 1912.

THE COMING LANDSLIDE.

SECRET SOCIETY.

Thirty-six Members of the "Triad" on Trist.

the hon. members of this Council, After roviowing some of the and Matthews eu bohalf of the and more especially the unofficial | works carried out during His Ex-above mentioned Committed members, for the great considera colloncy's stay, the spenkor con- E. A. M. Williams, Esq.‹-- tion and courtesy which they have cluded:-1 cannot conclude, sir, for the

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Pear Sir,

A SERIOUS ACT.

Throwing a Body Overboard.

at all times extended to me. Dur-without expressing my groat Committee of Investigation Two Chinese, employed on the ing the past five years, or up-adhairation for this able and Several more dead bodios have 5.8. Vostfold, Wong Tai and Chanproaching five years, which successful manner in which you Groen Island Cemont. been found by the police in dif-Shing-kwai, wore charged at the have had the privilege of have presolved the ponco_and

Co, Ltd. ferent parts of the Colony. In Marine Court, before Condor prosiding.over this Council we good order of the Colony during two instances death was due to C. W. Bockwith, with unlawfully have passed a great deal of legis. a most difficult time.

Iu reference to your letter of the small-pox.

esting a load body into the | lation, some of which, I venture to In my humble opinion no one 1st instant to which I shortly re- wators of the Colony on Fab, 5. think, is very important legislu. could have succeeded so well as plied on the same day, I have the At the Magistracy, this morn-

.. S. Wille stated that he tion to the Colony. We, have yourself, and this is due largely honour to advise in or that 1 have The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong l'elegraphi" willing, a coglie was sentenced to received information of the set, taken up more than one subject, to your having won the respect perusad the Report of the fourteen days, for the larceny of and ho subsequently heard of the which had lain over for long and complete confidence of the Committee that you sont me, and Daily issue-$30 per annum.

threo iron bare from 137, Reelu- recovery of a dead body, the periods of years, and I hope we Chinees, and your Excellency's would respectfully request that mation Street. Weekly insuo-$13 per annum.

description of which tallied with have dealt with the satisfactori- great sympathy with them, in all you do not deal further with this that of the body alleged to have ly. Those have involved. very their legitimate aspirations and Report or circulate it in any way, At the Magistracy, this morn-been thrown overboard.

heavy demands on the time of undertakings. In saying good until you have received the Gono- aing, three men were remanded According to a Chineso soaman members of this Council, ea-hyo I wish you and Lady Lugard|ral Managers' roplies and cont

on a clargo of being in unlawful on board the vessel, a stowaway pecially during the past year, but health, prosperity and happiness, monts thereon. possession of seventeen and a half died on board on Tuesday last, ö debatos, however controver-and may Your Excelioner, in your You will readily admit, 1 fool and Chan Shing-kwni wrapped sil, the subject might be, have now field of labour, where sure, that forshareholdera to come the body in a blanket and with always been conducted without your distinguished and valu- to su impartial and unbiasodop'- others throw it ovórboard. any friction and with the utmostable services are so much needed nion over the controversy that list. Dofondants denied all know good will. The reason has been, by your King and country, arisen, it is necessary that they lodge of the affair, but wore think, bedauso ovory member achieve even greater success than shall have laid before thom. found guilty and contenced to has had the same object in viow, you have done while, you have besides the indictmont or charges one month's hard labour. and that object has beon' solely stayed in Hongkong.

gainst the Gonoral Managora a the public good and the way in The Hon. Mr. Woi Yuk, cordial- l statement of the General which the Council could promote ly ondorsed his colleague's ro- Managers' own explanations ond ¡it,

marks, and the ¡Ion. Mr. II, E. such refutation as they may bo The Japanese General Staff |

I do not in any way propose to Pollock, K.C., afferspeaking of the able to put forward. Office has recently completed the

roview the ovents of the Inst fow many public_works carried out As it has taken the Committes gigantic task of compiling a con

years which bave all had thoir during His Excellency's tenure many, anonths of study and prehensive history of the Russo-

reflex netion in the Council, more of office said that the University Consultation to anive at the Japanese war, after years of hard At the Magistracy, this after-especially in the matters of the would be a lasting momorial to conclusion it has, pul as em- labor, and at great expense. noon, thirty-six mon were charged finance of the Colony, which his stay among them. You will bodied in the Report submitted, Since the appearance of the work, with boing members of a secret is annually reviewed when the be shortly returning," remarked tho General Managers should allowed R reasonable sono foreigners have applied to society known as the "Trind." estimates come up for presentation Mr. Pollock, to the fold of your bo the Imporial Government for the The leaders were Wong Sui-lam to the Council, but I may recall formor distinguished labours in time to draw up a reply thereto, uro confident and we should feel obliged if you right of translating it, which and Chong Kwai who, it was that those years, while have Nigoria, and wo application, it is said, has boon alleged, kept a house. in Tsui been in the Colony, have been you will gain further burele in yould kindly give an assurance complied with by the authorities. Un Lano, Wanchai, for the pur years of considerable financial the servico of the Empire. that such will bo done before you

dinicalty. We have had to face (Applanso.)

foal further with, or tako ang The Japan Times" reports that posos of the Society. Major-General Corvisard, who Mr. Hodgson, tho assistant some very heavy expenditure, and The Hon. Mr. E. Osborno re-action under, the Report. was till recently a Militory At Crown Solicitor, in his opening we

not hind 社 vory marked that comparisons were

Yours faithfully, tacho of the French Embassy in statomont said that since the prosperous state of trade, which always adions, but he would (Signed) C. A. Tomes. Tokyo, has obtained this privilege, caso was remanded last month has had its effect on the revenus hardly rofnin from drawing a As the request contained in this and has already bogun the he had been instructed by the Re of the Colony: We have had to comparison between the somewhat above letter was denied, we would translation.

dobitos gistrar-Gonoral to prosocute. Ile. moot very heavy expendituro on nerimonious

which respectfully ask all concarned to Hotel de France (Manlia) regarded the case as one of great the railway, but I am oxtremely had

in the suspend their opinion and judg- pluco To all appearances political Britain is on the eve of a bindslide The report of the Board of the importance, though ho did not glad that before my time in the Council in past years, and the mont until they have reudived Hotel de France Co. (Manila) for propose to open it at great length: Colony has entirely passed, the good feeling that had always from us as General-Man gors of as great as that, which overwhelmed the Unionist party in 1900. the poriod April 1 to Ues, 31, ne ho thought he would have very railway has been opened. I may characterise the relations between the Green Islan Cement Co., The defeat of Sir Arthur Haworth at South Manchester is ns com- 1911 shows that the profit little dieulty in proving that inform the Council that we have official and unofficial members of fut, our statement in reply t plete and surprising us was that, under parallel circumstances, of amounted to Pesos 18,731.01.

drawn up in conjunction with the the Condicil. He thought thus the statements contained in the the society was an illegal ono, Mr. G. W. G. Lødór at Brighton in 1905. The Liberals found in that

and wasa Triad scioty known by negotiator appointed by the good fellowship was entirely due toport of the Commnition of Chartered Bank of India;

home of Kwong Tang Wo. Chines Government what I hope to the accessibility of Ilis Excel Investigation above referral to. dofoat the handwriting on the wall; will they ho is ready to accopt Australia and China,,

Several documents had boon plac will be a very satisfactory working loney to all classes of the coin-

Yours faithfully, Showan Tomes & Co., the plain moaning of the inscription now? The prosont Govern- At the approaching annual ed before his. Worship and if agreement. The unrost Intely in munity.

Ilis Excellency spoaking with

Gonoral Managers, ho it were necessary-though he China has caused a temporary mont has finally and completely divorced from itself the sympathy meeting of shareholders

Directors will recommend a did not think it would bo-ho suspension of the final ratifica-omotion, suid:fúm at a loss to

Green Island Cement Co., of the electore. Legislation pressed and legislation proposed is ulike dividend for the past half year at could put in many more docu- tion of that agreement, but I find any words in which I can

Limited. the rate of 15 per cent. per annum monts which would conclusively have every reason to hope that thank you sufliciently for the

İlongkong, March 7. The Insurance Bill has helped largely to contribute to the loss of free of income tax, that £25,000 prove that this society was the final ratification will be kind phrases which have been Faith in the Government, and the unwarranted proposals to intro-be added to Reserve Fund (mak-awful and that the members met completed soon, since it has used about myself. I can only say duce Home Ruto and Walsh Disestablishment Bills are proving itsig 1,650,000), $10,000 to in this house for the purpose of con negotiated and agreed I feel thom very deeply and

Officor's Superannuation Fund, carrying on the sciuty. Mr. to by the representatives of the lull treasure them for the rest final undoing. Assuming that it had a mandate for the introduction £30,000 written off Tremises Crewe, for the defence, would sug- Peking Government. In spite of of my life. (Applause.) of Home Rule--a huge assumption which we do not admit since the Account, 10 per cent. bonas on gest that the mon were there for our financial difficulties no lavo Just two elections wore faught on the question of the veto-it had salaries of stall and £128,451 gambling purposes only. Hein and very costly works, the

would not deny that gambling typhoon refuge, work of THE INSPECTOR AND none for Welsh Disoatablishment. Whether the church of England

onormous importance, which I was taking place when the police Unclaimed Telegrams, in Walos is, or is not, disestablished and disendowed counts for

The following is a list of un-visited the house but that lid trust will be carried out success- very little to rosidenta in Hongkong. They have a pallid interest in claimed telegrams lying in the not set aside the fact that the fully and not give rise to any the question for the most part. Yet we believe they will be as star- Great Northern Telegraph Com- place was used for the assembly conversy. ne so many other tlod as we confess to having boon by some facts est out in a speech pany's Office at Hongkong:-of the members of this secreting excess of expenditure or any Mr. It. J. Howard, the pro-

public works have done rogard-

Hongkong, March 8, 1912.

Hongkong, March 1, 1912. by the Bishop of St. Asaph. It appears that the Liberals, who loang; Chong-hing-loong, Mor- and unlawful society. His cm- profess to be trying to strengthen the Church, propose to lako sor; Gabkonges Sienya; lang tention was that the house in other similar criticisms. In the prietor of the Alexandra Cafe, Private

sing-tai; Hirose; Iquique; Kem-question was used for the pur-provement has been made in the Melbourne this morning, at the Green. Island Cement Co. Ltd.

Now Territory considerable im- WES summoned before Mr. C. A. Tomes, Esq., Hongkong. eighteen shillinge and sixpence from every pound of the Church pet; Kwanonat; Kwonheeyin; poses of the society.

nattor of coinmunication and, as instance of Leung Mon-ying, an funds, and to leave the Church the remaining oightconpence with Monteith, Hongkong Hotel; More, raiding the premises and finding you know, the road is completed inspector in the employ of the

Sergeant Gerrard doposed to

(Investigation which to do its work. That means that in the diocese of St. Asaph Astor; Torostero; Wan-bing-

ΠΟΥ from Castle Peak via Cas Company, who alleged that my Committee to lend to you the a hundred and twenty parishes would be stripped absolutely bare, chun,Hotel Chonhos; Yeijyonara concerning the Society. He had ingehan, right through in defendani kopt a ferocious dog enclosed craft of their report to

chung, Staunton; Wangichin, signs, flags, and correspondonco and these parishes, as the Bishop points out, are the most remote 0022 3883 1344 7127, 12) 0022 had information that nightly Shautaukok on the north eastern that hit him. and the poorest country parishes. The same holds good in other 3883 2212 2052. 0437 2504, micotings were held there and frontier. The latter part between

Lowu and Shautaukok is to the complainant, went into the that they shall not be guilty of From the ovidence it appeared The Committee uro desirous parts of the Principality. In one parish which the Bishop mention-1684 4382 5281 1129 6070 when he entered the place on a od the present incumbent resolves £240 a year. Undler disendow. 0022. 2480 0342 3152 5887, gambling warrant ho found the covered by a light railway....

I think on the whole. thero-compound of defendant's house Buy is-statement of fact and it inent, his successor would have £5 a year. This is robbery of the 2490 4009, 3390 1344 5804 there.

2494 7127. 2995: 1505, 3057 Trind socioly was casiod on for any consider that in Pokfulam Road on Feb. 20 is with the object of obviating most impudent and bare-face charactor, aggravated by 'cant about 0337 0017 0448.

In answer to Mr. Hodgson, tho funnces of the Colony with the intention of taking atheis that the report is sent to you Fare not in an unfavourablo aɔn- reading of the ineter, but ore any comments you may live doing the church good. Is it any wonder that the country is show

witness said that he could not fition, all things considered. We he could reach the house he was to make in this connection bo- ing, in plain and unmistakablo terms, its disgust with proposed

identify the men who were found in the cubiclo,

aro embarking this year on that caught by the log by ono of the fo:o the report in sent to share- legislation so unwarranted and so revolting?

doga owned by tho defendant, Mr. John Lloyd, assistant to long deferred and most necessary A Government which thus nuddles matters at Home in not a Opium Polsoning' Suggested.

Defendant contoured that coin- the Registrar General, said le scheme, the provision of another Government which the Colonias can trust vory greatly. The sooner

plainant l' hve knocked had heard of the society but reservoir at Tytam Tuk. it is out the botter. But will it face the plain truth that it has long bed in a house in Buckley Street, Gonoral made a special effort to/am vacating this seat, and in Ho had been there for three A woman was found dead in since 1910, when the Bogistrar. It is with keonest regret that I before entering the compound. since lost the confidence of the country and resign? Or will it oling |Hung Han, yesterday. The polico break up the society, he did not doing so I cannot wish this yours, and had had the dogs to power unmindful of the wishes of the electorate and the express-aurinise that she committed sui- know whore the members hold Council any better wish than that practically the whole of the time ed mind of this electorate? Mr. Asquith would no doubt counsel pide by taking an overdose of their mostinget. In 1010 they met your deliberations in future shall and no one had ever been bitten E. questionors to "wait and soo," which is about us satisfying a rorly opium. The drug and pipe was, in Queen Victoria Street but wore be conducted as they have been, before. The dogs were not

found by the bol sido. Her body dispersed

aver since I have known them, ferocious, sa any of the Liberal Minister ever gives to a straight question. was conveyed to the mortuary. Froceeding.

with good will and with the sole. The case was dismissed.

spurned as unwelcome by the country.

14: 6d. carried forward.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

A

THE DOG.

Case Dismissed.

Additional Correspondence.

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To the Editor of the “Hongkong

Tolographi Dear Sir,-Kindly publish the following comploto correspon" danco for this" information of shareholders.

Yours faithfully,

II. E. Föllek, For the Coinmittie.

Dear Sir,-1 mm directed

the sharolióktlers.

for

holders.

I am directed to ask you to be enough to return the draft me before noon' on Alonday,

the thinstant-Yours faithfully,

(8.) E. ÂμM; William),

Secretary, Hongkong, March 4, 1012. A. II, Williams, Exq, forg

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