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GENERAL NEWS.

KAPALÁ ISLANDS ESTATE.

Governorship of Ceylon. Nothing is yet known as to The annual meeting of the who will succeed Sir Henry Mc-shareholders of the above Com- Callum, as Governor of Ceylon, pany was held at Shanghai on but information has been received from England that it is improb- April 15 Mr. V. Meyer occupied able that the cow Governor will chair, and other directors present arrive in the island before the were Messrs. G. H. Potta ond E. King's Birthday (June 3.) "! 8. Kadoorie,

Highway Accident In Home.

The Chairman said:-Gentle Returns issued by the Home men, This meeting has been call- Office give details of the accidents ad in order to comply with the on the highways of the United Kingdom. During last year 1,764 Hongkong Ordinance, and the persons were killed and 36,833 statutory report which has been injured. Four years ago the given you needs no comment, and fatalities numbered only 1,151 with your permission I will take and the cases of injury 16,872.

it as road. The Hongkong Ordinance, provides that at the and determined in putting down of shareholders in the company The officials here are earnest statutory meeting a complete list opium smoking, writes the "N. shall be available for inspection China Daily News" Hangchowaud this list is now on the table correspondent. Those interested the inspection of any one in sanitation here have plenty of wishing to see it. scope for the development of, The financial year of the old: their talente and we hear that company would ordinarily end on activo steps are being taken to March 31, but the Board bus de- to establish an office of Public oided that it would be more con- Health.

Hangchow and Oplum.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1913.

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EXAMPLE."

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say's the N. China Daily News," It is, perhaps, to be regetted

interesting letter on the anggen- As a whole, gentlemen, the re-tion, born of Hongkong's example,

venient for overybody to make the financial year the same as the Convicts in Singapore, The total number of Indian and calendar year. The new company's Sinhalese convicts in Singapore first year will therefore end on at the end of 1912 was: In December 31, 1913. receipt of allowances 4, not in I wish, however, to take receipt of allowance one, The this occasion to give you average cost to the Indian the latest information from Government for each convict in the estate. As

BOON 85 A Haciends East, 74 Mount Kellot Singapore was $55.83 per annum as the re-construction scheme was Juand Road-TUE HONGKONG and in Fenang $80.13, against secured instructions were given LANDINVESTMENT& AGANOY $60 and $71.40, respectively, into our Singapore agents to make the previous year.

all the necessary awangements S.P.C.K's Generosity. for the additional planting scheme, visable to hurry the planting out" BORN OF HONGKONG'S The Society for Promoting and for the manuring of the old of the nuts.

So long as they are Christian Knowledge has voted rubber areas. A sample of the soil germinating in the nursery no £50 towards the cost of building had been sent to the Government time is lost, and fewer losses will three brick houses that are being chemical works in Ceylon. A full occur later on in the open field as erected for mission work at raport has been received, giving only really good plants will be that, since Mr H, T. Wade's very Kuching, in the diocese of Labuan recommendations of what manure planted out from the nurseries. and Sarawak. A sum of £10 has would be, the best "to" employ. also been allowed towards the Instructions bave heen given for ports from the estate show that that Shanghai also might hold passage of Rev. B. Mercor, who the manuring to be taken in hand the work has been done energeti-a dog show, no farther corres in accordance with these recom- cally and the progress as a whole pondence has been forthcoming, mondations and it is being done is very satisfactory. I ahall be The deficiency is curious, in that as quickly as possible. Part of glad to give you any further in- according to private information the estate has already been man-formation you may wish." Reilly, had arrow escape t

ared, and I am glad to say the No questions were asked, and Bombay on March 31. They effect is already showing in the as there were no resolations to be were in a jewellar's shop in Lind-growth of the trees. The further adopted the meeting terminated. say Street, when a portion of the total cost of manuring will come

gave way and, the skylight, to about $18,500, apread over a THE "BENGORT HEAD." roof which contained three square feet Year or a year and a-half. Since of glass, fell on the counter with the new company has taken in an inch of them. A moment over, our visiting ugent Mr. Pears, Guild ore at present aatively en-lamped together, in one com- The Imperial Merchant Service poultry and song birds being before they had been standing has twice visited the estate, while gaged in furthering an Appeal prehensive display, Ia some directly underneath it, and had the representative of our agents by Captain J. C. Hoy one of their respects it may be more difficult they not moved they must have has also made several visits. The members, late Master of the 8.8. now than in 1893 to organize

last visit took place in the middle, Bangore Head" from the desi- such

is to work amongst the Chinese

at Kudat, Borneo,

A Narrow Escape.

Two Europeans, Mr. and Mrs.

been killed.

there has been no want of interest in the proposal and inquiries as to whether it was likely to materia lize. Mr. Wade has described the show that took place in May 1893, and the success that attended the venture-horses, ponies, dogs,

& show; in others it

of March, and, although we have aion of the Canadian Wreck Com-should certainly be easier as The Trouble at Wuchang

not yet had Mr."Pears' report in missioner's Court at an Inquiry the field is so much wider. For Poking, April 15.-A Presiden:- ial Mandate published a tele-extenso, the agente have informed held into the stranding of his ves-the past year or two the Horse. ua that he found a great improve-sel. The facts in connection with and Pony Show 'bas langaished. gram from Vice President Li Yuan-hung and the Civil Govermut all over the estate, and that the disaster were, that the Master, As an extremely popular feature nor of Hupsh to the effect that the the trees were responding well to after leaving Quebec bound for with all classes of the community, riots at Wuchang have been aur-·

the manuring. In bis allicial re- England, had been on bialit might well be revived; and it pressed and the ringleaders bare port of the beginning of January bridge from 0 p.m. until 2 pm should not, then, be difionlt to been arrested. These singleaders our visiting agent saya as fol- the following day, a spell of 20 couple with it a dog show. Some are Major-General Obi Ya-ling,

hours in all, without rest, naviga. one only is required to take the Teong Shang wu, Director of the "I am now able to state de ting his vessel along a dangerous lead. There need be no lack of Financial Department, and Colon-nitely that the effect of the waterway in thick fog. He took folloerws. el Yang Chiog-fang. The armuring on the rubber has been advantage of an improvement in reated officers are expelled from very satisfactory, and those trees the weather to take a short rest, the Army and declared to have from the start have some on Officer who was fully instructed which were properly mauured leaving in charge a fully qualified, forfeited their military, distinc tion. They will be triod on a

nicely.

as to what to do in any case of charge of high treason.

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Notices

WAH FUNG.

Tuis of course only confirms emergency. The Master's object BFST OF ANCIENT CHINESE what we were told before we in doing this was to fit himself CURIOS, JADES, ORNAMENTS English Mails to the Far East. went in for the re sonstruction for a further long spell of duty, The Postmaster-General, in a

scheme, namely that there is no his intention being to resume Parliamentary printed reply to

AND JEWELLERY, Sir Cuthbert Quilter, M.P., stated question at all but that rubber charge of the vessel before dark 72 Queen's Road, Central. that the estimated weights of

will grow satisfactorily on the in order to navigate it safely out island.

Wo bave also a certain of the Strait of Belle Isle. The OSMAN V. mails annually exchanged bet

CASUM. amount of trees all over the estate instructions left by the Master ween the United Kingdom on one measured monthly and their were not accurately carried rut band and China and Japan on the monthly growth is quits up to and the ship stranded whilst he

MILLINERS & DRAPERS other were :via Siberia, 201,000 the average monthly growths on was still in bis room, the Officer

LADIES & CHILDREN'S lb. of letters and 88,000 lb. of

WEAR. in charge not having communi- other correspondence; and via Suez, 5'000 lb. oud 831,000 lb.

other estates.

A new hospital is being erected cated with him at ell during on the estate and necessary ac-bis absenco. In spite of

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THE ALEXANDRA CAFE The Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, For

respectively. The corresponding commodation for the increased these facts the Court of Inquiry Bread, Cakes, Confectionery, figures for the routes via Canada labour force is being built, I not only suspended the Certificate mesla with Wines & Liquers. were 1.700 lb. and 171,700 lb. am glad to say that we have no of the Officer in charge for 9 To the case of the route via San difficulty in gradually inoressing months but also suspended the Francieco the figures were 1,000 our labour force to the necessary Certificate of the Master for 3

and 54,000 15,

strength and that we expect no months. The Guild undertook

? and Cigarette Store. 18, Queen's Road.

Now is the Time

Lord Mayor Claims Royal Letter. difficulty in always getting suffi- the defence of the Master at the To join our Circulating Library. original. Taquiry and when the

The question of the ownerabipfcient labour.

of Queen Alexandra's holograph Orders have been given to start result was made known to the lettor to the City Corporation in topping a small number of trees Management Committee they at

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reply to their congratulations on from the beginning of this month. once decided to take a legal opin- The Wastrel By Harold Bindloss. Velled Women the 50th anniversary of her We do not expect to derive any fon upon the matter. On receipt Majesty's landing in England was profit from this at present, but it of this, the Committee, being of Come Rack! Come Rope! raised at the court of Common will help us in training tappers opinion that the suspension was a Council. Mr. Brinsley-Harper for the future and in organizing great hardship and injustice to said it was an unusual compli- this work,

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ment for a member of the Royal Cocoanut Area. The 500 acres pense should be spared in en- family to write personally in of cocoanuts have been fenced in deavouring to reinstate him in reply to an address. The letter so as to avoid any damage by the eyes of the world and of his A Run away Riog ought to be preserved, and he pigy and the 700 acres are being professional brethren. They ac would move that it be placed in felled and forced before the nuts cordingly entered an appeal to

the Guildhall Library. The Lord are planted out. About 24 miles the High Court, to which the Its &Ands By H. Marriott Watson, Mayor said, rightly or wrongly, of roru have been built on this part Board of Trade have been made

he regarded it as a personal letter of the estate. A nursery suficienta party, and eminent Counsel White Motley By Max Pemberton. No Other Way By Louis Tracy, to himself as head of the corpor-ly large for the area has been laid will be instructed to represent

tion. It would be most carefully down. We trust you will under the interesta of Captain Boy at QUEEN'S preserved by him. The letter stand that the planting of cocon- the hearing which was expected to was ordered to be entered on the nuts is different from the planting take place in London early in

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