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VERY OLD LIQUEUR.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1912.

For over 30 Years WATSON'S 'E' has maintained the reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the FAR EAST.

A.

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS:

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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DAY BY DAY.

Interesting to Soldiers, A Territorial recruiting office Experience is gained from the which has been opened in Liver- pool: contains a display of wea- consequences of our faults.

pons and trophies depicting the history of English warfare.

Dead Bodles,

In all three dead bodies were found in open spaces in the Colony yesterday.

'Mall's Delivered. The English and French Maila of the 13th and 9th April were delivered in London on May 10.

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Cholera at Salgon, "Lo Courrier D'Haiphong' informe us that several cases of cholora are reported among the native population at Saigon.

Unlawful Possession.

Left To-day.

COMPANY REPORT.

Peak Tramways Company, Limited

The following is the report of tho directors, for the year ending There left to-day by

the April, 30 1912, for proscutation Empress of Japan Mrs. Byres, to the shareholders at the ordi- the Misses Byros, Mr. Marcus mary annual gonoral, meeting of Rev. Father this company, to be held at the Slado, KC., Bunlangor, and the Very Rov. Hongkong Hotel, at noon on

Saturday, May 18. Father Robert, Shanghai.

A Deserved Holiday. Judge Gale.and Mrs. Gave ar- rived to-day per the s.a. Taiyuan from Manila. They are taking their first holiday for 12 years. They leave to-night by the Em- press of Japan for America and roturn to Manila in October, :

L. S. Wills charged a man at the Police Court to-day with unlawfully boing in possession of- twenty six pounds of raw cotton valued at $20. A fine of $25 was imposed.

Foreshore Sand. Another case of taking sand from the fore shores of the Colony, came before the magistrates this morning, when a Chinese was charged with removing sand from

to pay $10.

The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will Taing I. Island. He was ordered

be as follows:-

Daily issao-$30 per annum. Weekly issue-$13 por annum.

The rates per quarter and per mensom, proporti.nal. Subscriptions for any period. less than ne month will be charged as for a 'full month.

Fire on Hongkong Cargo-boat.-' The "Cable-nows American notes that the German steamship Germania; which sailed from Manila on May 5 with a cargo of

in number 2 hatch.

Murderer: Plees to China. "According to the" Peking Daily Nown," General Li has recrivel atologram from the Canadian Government stating that a man named "Tokertifu" killed two men in February, and took flight to China. Five hundred dollars have been offered for the mur dorer's arrest.

$

An Ankwel Belief.

To the shareholders of Peak Tramways Company, Limited :—

Gentlemon,The directors now! bag to submit to you their roport and statement of accounts for the year ending April, 30, 1912- The net profit for the

twelve months, after dodueting directors" foes and general manngore" remu- neration and provid- ing for loss on subsidiary

caias, amounts to.......$36,5018.04

which has to be added the balance brought forward from last account...

Making available for

appropriation $38,102.74

To

Á

1,833.80

A nativo has been arrested by

The directora recommend that the Hongkow police for throwing dividend at the rate of 8.per child into the river from the Yang-cent, per annum ba paid to share- the body of a two months old the Road Jotty, Shanghai. The holders, absorbing $24,000.00,

it was explained that if the child of $2,102.74 be carried to now was buried in the ground its soul profit and loss account, would come back, but could not

Directors.

Tickets......................... Unclaimed Dividends Sundry Creditors..... Profit and Loss Ac

count.

From lost

yoar $1,833.80

your...36,568.04

Che daily issue is delivered free whon the address is accessible to sugar for Hongkong, was forced body was recovered and sent to thethat $12,000.00 bo transferred to 1 inossenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at to put back to port owing to a fire Mortuary. At the Mixed, Court reserve fund and that the balanco their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 por quarter is charged for postage. Tue postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00

....per quarter. Single Copies, Daily, ton cents. Weekly, twenty-five conta (for

cash only).

(Payable in Advance.)

By Order,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.”

The object of this paper is, to publish correct information, to arra the truth und print the mairs without-fear or farour:

Cible Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition.

Going Home on Leave, Mr. R. T. Rowan of Messrs. do so from the water, this being Tano, Crawford &Co., leaves for the Anwei belief. The prisoner Home to-day by the Empress of was fined $10 and the child or Japan. Mr. Rowan is going to dered to receive proper burial. London ou six months' leave,| and he is travelling vịa Canadı to Now York, thenco to England. "Hot-spring water used for Irrigating.

Since the last general meeting the directors have had to deplore the death of Sir Hormusjee Mady

Auditors.

do For tho

Assets

Permanönt Way

and Concession

4,200,22 NOTES AND 1,977.20 8,323.13

Those. Fish.

COMMENTS.

Kowloon is making a bold bid thono days to challenge Hong- |kong's undisputed ascondonoý in 38,402.74 the matter of obnoxions-smells.

Alighting from the forry pier on $401,903.20 the other side, one is almos

(old line).. $200,000.00 Permanent

Way

and Concession (now lino) Por last Ac

count, 38,950.20 Loss written off per last roport, 10,000,00

Stations,

Orown

Leaseholds and Buildings (In- land Lots 1317,. 1333, 1334, 1335, 1353 and R. B. Lots 80 and 80). Per last account Rolling Stook Ollice Furniture Coals and Stores in

hand... Sundry Debtors Mortgago R. B. Lot

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Cash

in Hongkong

and S'hai.

14

Bank... $62,417.97 Cash and

O'doros'

Orders in hand 3,144.11

invariably assailed with the most abominablo odour conceivablo. It arises from the fish-trucks, drawn up at the terminus of the railway; and on a hot day, when the sun is beating down on the vaus; the stonch is almost over- powering. Surely it would be possible to shunt those trucks off to some siding further away from 28,950 20 the gateway of the peninsula. Then visitors would probably say kinder things about Kowloon, and residents would have öne grievance loss.

85,981.29 Really One. 28,607.70 Nobody is very much surprised 053.60 at the announcement that the Conservativos and Liberal 790.13 Unionists have resolved to 1,458.14

malgamato. For many a year 40,000.00 past they have been almost indis

tinguishablo, so much so that it was a regular teaser for oven the London Press to make up its

mind whether Mr. Balfour's Ad-. ministration was Unionist or còn- sorvate. Of course, if the Liboral Unionists were really true to their principles they would have boen Liberals on all questions save Home Rule. They scarcely were they? The question now

05,562.08

$401,003.20

John 1). Humphroys & son,

General Managers.

Directors.

whether the Unionists have wallowed up the Conservatives. or the latter the former. When office is in sight we shall pro

We report that we have bably begin to know. oxamined the above Balanco Sheet with the books and vou-Mr. Kipling's Poem

Sir Paul Chator has been invited Through with America. to fill the vacancy caused by his decense. 'Indocordance with rule Mme. Lina Cavalieri, the famous 73 of the Company's Articles of diva, has announced that she is Association, Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. "through with America," and J. Scott Hurston, Hon. Mr. C. II. J. W. Noblo The native inhabitanta of Naga, even J. Pierpont Morgan, whose Ross, Mr. C. S. Gubbay and Hon. Philippines, who are at present guest she had been near Rome on Sir Paul Chater, C. M. G., retire, J. Scott Harston suffering from hunger on account several automobile trips, has but being eligible offer themselves of this long hot season, are pre-

failed to persuade har to sing in for re-election." paring to utilize the water from the Metropolitan Opera House in Western Union

Mantit (hot spring) to irrigate New York. In an interview the The accounts have been audit-chors and obtained all the in-

A Homs paper informs us that ̈ their soil. An American engineer fomons singer said :—

ed by Mesara. W. H. Potts and A.ortion and explanations re- Mr. Martin has given notice to is now in the municipality to in-

"Horeaftor when I sing, it will, Lowe, Mr. Pottsand Mr. Lowe quired by us. In our opinion ask the Attorney-General if he vestigate the plan. Cebu Chro-be in Europe. Lwill have a home offer themselves for re-election. such Balance Sheet is properly intends to proseculo Mr. Rudyard niolo."

whore I can be constantly with

Henry Humphreys,

drawn up so as to exhibit a true Kipling for the offence of sedition This would be impos my son.

Chairman.

and correct view of the state of for his verses entitled "Ulster," sible in America, where the people Hongkong, May 8, 1912.

the Company's affairs at 30th which wo reprinted the other are cold and unsympathetic. My

April 1912 according to the boat day, and whether he intends to art, my life and my fortune will

of our information and the ex- prosecute the publishers of the horeafter contribute only to my

30,planations given us, and as shown id verses and the printers who son's happiness."

by the books of the Company. W. HUTTON POTTS Auditors. bly, then Mr. Kipling's latest set them up in type. Prosuma- 4,782.13 A. R. LOWE, C. A.

Hongkong, 8ili, May 1912.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1912. ;-)

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE REPUBLIC.

ronder a chase fruitless.

False Coln.

Slam's Financiers.

Profit and Loss Account-

For the year ending April

1012.

To Coale and Stores... $12,010.88 To Charges To Maintenance and

Repairs...

5,015.04

1,313.80

Hat Snatching. The transactions at the Police Courts reveal quite an epidemic of hot snatching. The finest development of the "art" is where the snatchor runs behind a There is something naively interesting in the telegram, from a

rickshaw, grabs the occupant's Chinese source, which tells us that the Governor-General of the direction. By the time the rick-for the bloated capitalist. Writ hat and runs off in an opposite Really Siam should be the place various provinces "have sent deputies to Peking to wait on the shaw is stopped and the occupant ing from Laphuri a correspondent To Rates Crown Reut President with requests to be supplied witli money as early

has dismounted the thiol has of the "Bangkok Daily Mail" says & Firo fisurance... as pos- sible, as the troops are likely to break out into mutiny if payment is generally got sufficent start to that everyone is very hard-up To Salaries & Wages 25,618.51 not soon forthcoming. The President is said to be at a loss to know

there, and those who have a little To Allowance to Gene- money are letting it out at 5

ral Managers what to do." Whatever truth may be in the statement that the

per

to A month's hard labour was troops are likely to mutiny, there can be no doubting the force of meted out to a Chinese to-day at

cover office Rent cent. per mensem, and collecting the month's interest first. EvoD and Clerks' Sala- the final observation. In euch circumstances as face the President, the Magistracy for ultering false the ordinary Chetty rate of in- riea any man would be seriously at a loss. The other part of the tele-coin. The prisoner entered an terest on unsecured loans fados To Direters'

into more nothingness before this, eating house and having had a gram is rather more to the point. It states that lung Hi-ling, meal tendered a bad 10 cent piece, which really works out at con-To Reme Minister for Finance, has re-entered into negotiations with the loan The worthlessness of the coin was siderably over 60 per cent. per syndicate with regard to the latter's demand for foreign supervision at once perceived, and the man, annum. And, yet they say we of China's financial affairs. While it is expected that the main seeing himself found out, ran of have no financiere in Siam! question will be waived, it proceeds, the loan ayndicato will insist and was chased by a detective on oliecking the now Government's expenditure.

who eventually took him into custody. We do not place ang great reliance upon native telograme, but] there is always a chance of their proving fairly accurate. It would "Gillette" v. "Duplex."

British Shyness.

',

Round the World for Fifty Cents.

Foos...... $2,500,00

ration to Generál Managers,.

on

eat Re- Coiva- ble ,$3,888.49

0,000.00

LAWN TENNIS.

Y.M.CA. Tournament.

verses have struck home. But we rather think that the amiable Mr. Martin will fail to find any ynipathy in the breast of the attorney general who is not likely to make himself ridiculous, Still, the question will form a uien advertisement for Mr. Kipl- ing's verses.

The gents-singles in connoe tion with the above tournament have commenced, and the follow- ing are the results to dato ¿

First round. Joseland (owen, 40) beat Le Breton (owes 40); wrath of the immortal gods in this "Truth's" parodist braves the

Goldsmith up to Date

Hicks (owes 15) beat Carter (owes couplet

3.6) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3; Davidson When Suffrage woman stoops to

(owes 15) beat White (rocs 15) 6—.

4, 6-3; Middleton (recs 3-0)|

folly,

And finds too late it doesn't

ly.

pay,

beat Perkins (roos 15) 0-4, 6-4.

Second round. Munday (owes And when to swell her melancho 7,623 473-6) beat Hore (reos 15) 4—6, 30,588.04 6-2, 7-5; W. Viveash (owes 30) beat A. Vivensh (owcs 15) $100,439.43 8-6, 7-9, 7-6.

5 por cont.. gross In an article on shyness the earnings... 5,123.47 "Lancet " remarks

As a national characteristic, To Balance be a matter for profound regret if the Powers most interested alike

Mr. Justice Parker has deand shyness has its compensa- however, this abnormal aloofness. in the loan and in China herself were to waive many of the condi-livered judgment in an action in tions. It throws a man more upon By Traffic Iteceipts tions already laid down. They could do China no worse service Company alleged infringement

which the Gillette Safety Razor his own resources; society, ceases

(after doducting than that at this juncture. Financial aid must be given only on of their patent by Messrs. Bent to be a necessity to him, and this losson subsidiary

coins) the condition that reforms are to be secured, and to lend money and Parker (Limited) and the may have been oro of the reasons without guarantees is only to delay these reforms and to risk aquan manufacture and sale of razors gions of the earth. Those with a

of the Anglo-Bixon's supremacy By Rents Anglo-American Company by the

as a pioneer in the untrodden ra- By Inter- dering of money and national bankruptcy. The position at the called "Duplex" moment is serious enough in all conscience. The treasury is empty, Lordship granted an injunction, been less successful colonisers.

Tazora. His

intense social instinot have more troops have to be paid, Manchu pensions have to be faced, and the an order for delivery up of the in- Shyness has its compensation as By Less general administrative work must be carried on. Months must fringing articles, and an inquiry racial characteristic.

Interest elapes before the collection of taxes is placed on a sound footing. but the order as to delivery up as to damages by infringements,

Payable 2,020.92 And, in the face of a situation so serious, the Cabinet is tinkering and the inquiry was stayed pond. with the whole question of securing the money which is so urgently ing appeal.

To say that one can circle the By Transfer Fees... wanted,

world for fifty cents seeme re. markable for its apparent Meantime it is reported that the Chinese Government has con- ing the number of accidente re- to prove the truth of the assertion A return has been issued show absurdity and impossibility, but cluded a loan of £4,500,000 with Austrian financiers. The agresulting in death or personal injury take a stroll round to the old ment has been drafted and the sum will be handed over to China from Vienna. The agreement stipulates that when China requires firearms own by the polices to have been Land Office, and the Manager of Authorised Austrian firms are to have preference of tender. Indiscriminate lead-caused by vehicles in streets, the Scenic Railway will for the ing of this nature is strongly to be deplored. And the very, faot roads, or public place during the sam mentioned escort you round that the Cabinet is handling the question thus loosely is the strongest The total number of accidents in is cooled by admorous electric Issued capital 25,000

year ended December 31, 1911: the world. The observation car of all arguments in favour of foreign supervision because, it is the the United Kingdom was 35,210 fan and the Journey is both clearest of proofs that China is lacking in financial experts suffi- olently experienced to control the loans that are urgently neccesary, as against 31,077 in the previous amusing and edifying: The outlook on all hande is far from reassuring. The army may year. Of these 1,557 were fatal At the recent University | 50,000 shares 81 paid yet give trouble, if many of the soldiers are disbanded; and it will accidents, compared with 1,827 in bazar the Boenie Railway was prove a huge drain if it is retained at its present strength. Edaca-1910. The fatal accidents were the principal attraction, but now

up............ 850,000 sional reform bas to be faced, for at present it is lacking in strength caused in 684 causes by horse it is all the more attractive that Reserve Fund as per and spirit. The delay in settling the rastier of the loan is retard-drawn vehicles, and in 878 by thirty-six new filme liave been lost account.... ing progress all round, and it in to he feared that New Chius Has a mechanically-propelled vehicles, addedig

Mortgage salutary lesson to learn in the near future, but the lesson will be as compared with 655 and 6721 The trains runs overy half hourNo. 807 for her good.

respectively for 1910:

from 2 p.m. until 10,80 p.m. Unexpired Season

Street accidents' in 1917.

F

$98,116.21. 446.05

1,858.57 18,00

-$100.430.43

The faithless Bella runs away; The wisest art her fall to cover

Is Clements Inn henceforth to

fy.

To take up with a mere-male

lover

And wed and start a nursery..

RUSSIAN DESTROYER'S MISADVENTURE.

Third round. Munday boat W. Vivenel 4-0, 6-4, 8-6.

Hongkong C. C. Tournament. The competitions in the above, tournament were brought to close last night when Capt. F. J. Bowen (owes 4-6) mot A. N. Joseland (owes 3-8) in the final of the "A" Class Singles. It was a good fight, and the issue The Russian destroyer Boiki we not decided until the full reports having left the destroyer five sela had gone. Viotory Grosny off the North Saddles To eventually went to the military land, drifting about with no coal man by 3 esta to 2 and 31 games or water, and a disabled engine. to 25, the scores being:--5-7, The Boiki was loading coal and |0—1, 6~8, 6—3, 8—8.

water at the Yangłszepoo: Wharf to relieve Grosny, but the B. V. 8. Polta a, which left Shanghai on the 3rd instant, sighted the die tressed vessel and towed her to Woosung, arriving there on the Owing to the local docks being 5th, instant, and supplying the full on the 7th inst. the a.s. Hong Grosny with suffiojant oos) to take Moh had to borth at Aberdeen. her up to the Japanese Naval At present the B.8. Arabien is in Wharf at Yantazepoo, where she No, 1 dook at Kowloon, whilst arrived on the 6th instant. The Nos. 2 and 3 areempty. In No. 1 destroyersexperienced very strong slip the ss. Profit is located and winds and a high sea from the At No. 2 slip the Bhing Tai time they left Vladivostok full 20,000.

is due on Monday,The .. arriving hore having to anchor of Morapi is at Aberdeen Dook and three oocasiona unde 29,000.00 lying alongelde are the Yolute, lelands owing to stress of

Twingtan and Ysidora Pons. "N. O. Daily News

Balance Sheet-

Liabilities.

capital

$750,000 divided into 75,000 shares of $10 each...

shares fully paid up.....250,000

$300,000.00

DEMAND FOR DOCKS.