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Dear Sir, In reference to your Hongkong, March 7, 1012, letter of 1st instant, to which I Tho Committed of Investigation;

of the Green Island Comont shortly replied on the samo day, I have the honour to advise you

Co., Ltd: l'resent, ◄ Dear Sirs,-Wo have for ac that i have porusty the report of the Committee that you sent me, knowledgment yours of the 6th and would respectfully request instant, froin which we note that that you do not deal any further for the reasons thore stated-which with this report, or circulate it we think can scarcely bo c in any way, until you have revidered adequate the Committeo rived the General Managers' re- decline to accode to our request that they should withhold their ptics and comments thereon.

You will readily admit, I feel Roport from circulation among sure, that for shareholders to tho Shareholders so as to onable toño to an impartial and we us to lay boforo the Shareholders biased opinion over the contro-at the same time as the 'Report versy that has arisen, it is nego ponte Statement as Goneral Mana- Bary that they shall have fuid be-gors in answer to the Roport ; ford them bosides the indictment we regrot hat the Committees.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY MARCH 8 1912.

50 cents per tin of 50

or charges against the General have fell it necessary to adopt plain or gold tipped.. Managers a full sttlement of the this attitude.

General Managers, own explant- In reply to your request that tions and suck refutation as they we should inform you by 4 o'clor k may be alto in put forward. on Friday afternoon next, the St

As it is taken the Committee)instant, (.o. to-morrow) whether many moths sarly and consulta, wo are propared to accopt-all or tion to arrive at tho conclusion itfany, and if so, which of the re- has, and as ambo lied in the recommendations set forth in your we would say that wo are port submitted, the General Man- | Report, agers should be allowed a reason-proceeding to prepare a State- able time to draw up a reply ment in regard to the Report thereto, "and we, should fentab-|-which-the-Committed havo cir liged if you would kindly givo)enlated (in which Statoment all. an assurance that such will be important mattera contained in lune before you dual further such Report will be dealt with); with, or thke any action unler, and that the proparation of such the report-yours, etc..

(Siguod) 0. A. Tomes. Hongkong, Marels 4, 1912.

E. A. M. Williams, Esq, for the Committer of Investigation of the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.

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amatter as that of the Report will necessarily take some little timo and certainly cannot be roady by 4 p.m. to-morrow,

General Managers, Green Island Cement Co., Limited. Dear Sirs,--Wo hog to acknow- lege weeipt of your letter, of yesterday's dato,,

We feel sure that in view of the steps which the Commitloo decued it desirable to take some Dear Sir-Information has months before circulating their within the last few days reude | Roport-concerning which steps us which goes to show hit your camplain was made in the se Commitice has beam for sume cond letter to you of the 4th maths clandestinoly and steret instant they will really "apj ly soliciting Powers of Attorney,preciate how important it is in or voting proxies, from, shareirselves to refrain from acting holders in this Company under over-hastily at the junebre.~ | the plea that in its judgment the Yours faithfully, Coniral Management of the Com (SL) Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

should be, abolished, or at

Gotoral Managers, pany

Hongkong, March 81912. any rate, its charga takon from under the wire of the pre sont General Managers. Wo wish Mosits. Showan, Tomirs & Co., to protest warmly against this e- tion of the Committee as being notably in sopor awl unfair and in ascess of its authority, and qaito bym the scope of the re-

We simply want a reply to our solution pass at the last an nual meeting which called the previous question whether you Committe) into being. This are prepare to accopt, “all or any 'spirit of mulairness we inueh deal if so which of the recon plore, and are impelled to hope muniations as not forth in our That one attention has been call-lispurt," and wo suggest that, for od toit the Committen will see how the purpuss of ascertaining, how utterly wong it woull be tomake far you and wo are in agreciment uso of these improparly acquired on those recommendations, you powers, and esjerially til the should grant us an interview at saroholders have bad on oppor-your lice on Monday afternoon tunity of hearing what the tiene-next, the 11th instant-al 5 pai, ral Managers have to any. It is, in order to promete absolutë unnecessary to add that no use ment winstover of this nature has been attemplo by the. General Managers, --We Dear Sir,

are, Yauns fa'thfully,

(5d.) Shewan, Tomus & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, March 6, 1919. Messrs. Shewan Tomos & Co., General Managers, Green Island Comment Co., Ltd. Doar Sica,-Mr. Willians has! handed to us your letter to lám

the Governor.

Monday, March 11. University Baznur, Opening Ceremony, 2.30 p. m.

University Bazaar commonées,

Wednesday, March 13, Forty-Third Ordinary Meeting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., : Ltd., Noup."

Co-day's Advertisements

STRAYED. Sintest Sunday worn- ing from No. 9, Macdesno i Road. A DARK BROWN IRISH TER- RIER, DOO, six mouths' old, tail short. Reward will be given if required.

Douglas Lapraik & Co. Hengkong, Bil March, 1912.

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SURAH YOR GENUA VIA' BOMBAY DIRECT.

Port Said, Mex-ion, Naples, ntid (Taking Cargo at through rates to Leghorn, als Velice and Trieste, all Mediterranean, Adriatio, Bar- celana, Velanx, Alicante, Al- ineria and Malaga, Jovantine and Bouth Amerian Potts noto Callee.)

THE Steamship

"CAPRI," Capt. Fiza, will be despatched as freedoni of discussion, it would, above on SATURDAY, the 23rd inst., we think, bo desireable that allt Noo Mud pasics at such meeting should

For further particulars regarding be tested as absolutely confiden- teight and passage, apply to tial and without projudica. If you would liko your Solicitor to

CARLOWITZ & CO;,, Agents,

bo present wo aro absolutelygkong, 8th March, 1912, agreeable to that course.—Yours |

HONGKONG WEEKLY faithfully;

(S.) J. W: Noble.

E. Osborne.

II. E. Pollock.

of the 4th instant and also Mr. MOTOR CAR FATALITY.

Tomes' lettor to him of the samo! dato.

At the Magistracy, this aftor-

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TELEGRAPH. Contains all the news of the wock in a most attractive form and is the paper for mailing to friends at Ilome, with photograph of Yuan Shih-kai.

This week's Contents:

CONTENTS.

Passengers' Liste

Your lotter scons to suggest noon, hafors Mr. Melbourne, thit the scope of the inquiry Abdool Reshid, was charged with should be limited to a mere causing the death of man by Day by Day, academic discussion of the Com-knocking him down with a piny's affairs and 'you protest motor car which he (defen-Hotel Lists against the Committee acquiring last) was driving and which Steamors ........... Voting power as a means of ren- belonged to the Dragon Motor Commercial. doring the rec monikations in and Cycle company, on the 4th Telograms

inst.' their part effective,

Pages.

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG OPENING CEREMONY..

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Monday, March 11th, 1912, at 2.30 p.m. by His Excellency Sir Frederick J. D. Lugard, O.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., Governor of Hongkong and Chancellor of the University. To be followed by a

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· HONGKONG TECHNICAL

INSTITUTE.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

EVENING Classes in the following Subjects will re open on MON- DAY, March 11th.

ENGINEERING SEUTION :—

Building. Considetion and DrawA

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Steam

Machiipo Drawing

Ma bematics

Applied Mechies.

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TEACHERS' CLASSES:-

English and Methods of Teaching Kinderga..ds Copies of the Propelas and Estly Fonns for intending students may be

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cigged.

The Courts

E. BALTUS, Director. The Committen feel confident | Dr. MacFarlane describing the Lending Articles............28-33

Notes and Comments......34-35 Hongkong, 7th Marob, 1912. that the shiraholders will not on- injuries said

..:...30-38 Bar, Sport............... dorse your view.

DIOCESAN BOHOOL AND ORPHANAGE. The draft Report having been bruised on the loft thigh, and Canton and Coast Ports...30-40 submitted to Me. Tours as a mat-his skull was fractured. It was Directors and Their Lin-

cut

near

the

the man.

right

Was

tor of courtesy for the correction the last named injury which caus

of any unintentional misstatement of his death.

bilities, Duties and

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[R. G. PIERCY, having returael

Power..............41–12 M2 to the Colony, has Resumed the

We shall be much obligal if at though he lind sson him under you will kindly inform us by 4 the influence of drink on other Flower Show

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Duties of Headmaster.

School will RE-OPEN on THURS- DAY, 7th instant, at 8.45 4.M..

Por terms, apply to

THE HEADMASTER. Hongkong, 5th Mar., 1919.

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43-45 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT .......40-47

of fact and not for criticism by Mr. Lauriston, the proprietor.E. the Governor........, 42.. the Cioneral Masingers, we regret of the garage, said no thought Harbour Piracy that we cannot accade to the ro- by the damage, to the car that it A Deal in Fleets........ quests contained in Mr. Tomes and been in light corner. In the Tho West River Again ...42 lettor and are today cirulating car he found a whisky bottle HongkongSteamer Ashore 43 ..43 our Report to the shuroholders by and a glass. He did not notice Suicide in a Hotel ..... who we were appointed.

any signs of drink-on the defend- Hongkong Chamber of

Commerce ›

Tho Chinese. Reoroation Club............... in

-17-48 Startling Naval Tragedy 48 The Governor of Bontoc... 48-49 Scharnhorst Concort ......49 Suicide of a Portugueso... 10 Fatal Motor Accident......50 Launch at Taikoo Dock-

o'clock on Friday afternoon next, occasions.

the 8th instant (by a letter writ

ten to us and sent to the Office of

Mr. Pollock) whether you are

prepared to necept all or any and

if so which of tho recommanda-

tions as set forth in our Report.

Proceeding.

DON'T FORGET.

Saturday, March 9. ́. Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Annual

In the interest of shareholders wo| Meeting of Hongkong & Kow-

fel it our duty ask for an onrly loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.,

roply on this point.—Yours faith-| 12.30 p. m. fully,

J. W, Noble,

E. Osborne,

IL E. Pollock.

yard ...............50 The Tientsin Troubles ...50 Hongkong Rope Manufactur-Logislative Council.......,50-51 The University Bazaar 51-52 ing Co. moeting, 11,30 a.m. - *

Masquerade Ball at the Gor-Unclaimed Telegrams......62

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Tealers will be roccived at the Cam- Fandore's Office until noon, on Friday, the 15th Mareis, 1912.

Forms of teador may be obtained on application to the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval Yard

The right is to tested of rejecting sil or any tendera and of necting any ponim of a tender.

F. WESION, Naval 6t re Officer. 41.M. Naval Yard, Hangkang, Bih Matchi, 1912

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TENDERS “ENDERS 110 invited for the supply of Labour, and Junks for Ad- miralty coaling for a period of 12 months certain from the 1st April, 1912.

Forms for tendering can be obtained on app Hention to the Naval Store Officer, II.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and. tenders should be lodged in the Com- modore's office not later than noon on the Ilah March, 1912.

A deposit of One Hundred Dollars will be required from persons tendering, and will be returned in the avant of non-noceptance of the tender.

P. WESTON, Naval Store Officer. 11.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th Feb. 1912.

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