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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, T ́URSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914.

Huerta's Request

President, Huerta has requested America to withdraw, asya a telegram today. It is a polite beġ o 6, lmt it is hardly lik, ls

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The Weather. SEPTIC, Destroys disease germs which invade the mouth site a matter of this kind.

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 71; PREVENTS GUM DISEASE and DENTAL DECAY Perhaps he has been influenced sunshine.

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by the attitude of the little navyites in Britain. They want the navy reduced to a minimum which would ensue of its being Siberian Mail-Arrived per s.a. easily beaten, but they propove, it

Yingohow yesterday. English Mail-Arrived per 8.8. might appear, when an enemy comes near Britain's shores to go down on their knees and ask it please to go away. War is not conducted in that fashion. Two

points are made clear in this morning's wires. The first is that there is a possiblity of the foderals and rebels joining forces in the

face of a common enemy, në we hinted might prove the case in ur leading article yesterday.

Aɛgayo at 5 ́am, to-day.

COMPANY MEETING.

The Chinese Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

[VERBATIM.]

'An extraordinary general meet- ing of shareholders in the China Fire Insurance Op., Ltd., was held at noon to-day, at the offices of the Company, 3, Queen's Road Cen- tral, for the purpose of amending the Memorandum and Artioles of Amsagiation of the Company, Siberian Mail-Closes per 8.8. The Hon. Mr. E: Shellim prosid. Assaye this evouing at 5ed and there were also present o'oleck.

Mesare, à,W.O. Bonnar, H. A. Siebe, F. Lieb and W. L. Patton

Siberian Mail,-Dus per s.s. Dells

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to-morrow.

French Mail. The Frenob mail of March 22 was delivered in London yesterday.

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Latest Advertisements.

den (directors,), A. R. Lowę. R. Shewan, J A. Plammer, Duncan Clark, R E. Humphrey, T. G. Mr. G. P. Lammert is selling a Weall, K. Gazdar. J. M. Alves,

| case of this 5.

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and Chan Pat, (shareholders), Gedge (solicitor to the Company)

Co., Ltd., lood kind. The second is April 25-pagovision, olc., on 4. II. M. da Silva, Leung Yan-po bat the United States is not going Consignees notices regarding Pemberton (secretary) and H. J. to war in any rathless spirit. the e.s. Laisong is issued.-Page Admiral Fletcher's proclamation | 5. makee that clear.

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President and Parliament.

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Arrived,

Colonel and Mra Rodney Wilde arrived by the English mail this morning.

C.Y.C. Closing Cruise.

The closing cruise of the Corin thian Yacht Club is to be held at Kowloon Bay on Sunday.

Visitors.

It would seem from a special cable which we publish to-day that there is still a considerable bulk of opinion in high quarters the Constitution the President is the Hongkong, Hotel are Sir E. in Peking that in the revision of

Among the guests s'aying at being conceded rather too much and Lady French Pn Fir John power. The point of the relativend Lady Harrington. positions of the House of Log-

islature and the President has

Returned from Banishment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. hope that delays such as occurred in the case of he buildingreferred to will not be repeated in the

A Number of Interesting Bills fauro........

Introduced."

Supreme Court Fers. The following order as to fees A meeting of the Legislative and percentages to be tukon in Council was held this afternoon the Supreme Court, malo on in the Council Chamber.

January 28, by the Chief Justice. Thero ware present:. E. (Sir W. Rees Davies) were laid on the Governor, Sir Henry May, the table by the Hon. Colonial

Secretary: K.C.M.G.

The Hou, Colonial Secretary, Mr. O. Severn.

The Hon. Attorney General, J. II. Komp.

This Order may be cited as The Supreme Court Feea Amen Mrding Order, 1914, and shall be read. and construed as nne with the Supreme Court Fees Order, 1903, published in the Gazetta on the 24th day of April,-1803, and pages 73 to 82 of the Regulat of Hongkong, 1010, and this: Order and the said Order may be ciled together as the Supreme Court Fres Orders, 1003 1914. This Order shall come into force on the 1st day of May, 1914, and” shall apply to all causes and matters commenced on and after the said day, and to all proceed. inge taken on and after the said day in all causes and matters then pending

The Hon. Colonial Treasuror. Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe. Works, Mr A. F. Churobill.

The Hon. Dircotor of Public The Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police, Mr. Mollvaine Messer.

The Hon. Mr Wei Yak, C.M G. Hon. Mr E. A. Herat, U.M.G. The Hon. Mr D. Landale. The Ton. Mr E, Shellim, The Hon Mr Lau ('hu-pak: Mr. M. G. Breen, Clerk to the Councils.

New Members.

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Hon. Mr. A. F. Churchill and the Hon. Mr. E. DO. Wolle took the

Finance.

Schedule I of the Supreme. Court Fees Order, 1903, is amended by the striking out of the words and figures "Atton- lance of any officer of Court to

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.

The Chairman said:Gentle oath of allegiance on assuming men, The Memorandum- and]

their seals as members of the Artioles of the Company wore Council. originally framed over 30 years ago and they, while useful at the time, have, in view of modern The following Goancial minutes give evidence in the Supreme methods, become somewhat out of were referred to the Finance Jourt or to produce any record or document $5.00" appearing and your Directors consider it date and difficult to work with,

Committee :-

A sum of $5,223.12 in aid ofunde the heading "Taking Evid advisable to have them brought e vole Public Works, Extraorence, Affidavits &o.," and the up to date on the lines of those of dinary, New Territories, Com substitution therefor of the fal the leading Insurance Companies munications, Roads:-(8.) Kamlowing words and figu o:- At the Pulice Court, this morn-at Home. The original Monoran Tin-Au Tau, $3,50000; (e)"Attendance of any Government Conference on the question of banishment.wis set to gaol for the transaction of fire insurance, $718.66; (f) Shek Wa Hui to been raised in the Constitution ing, a Chinese who returned from dam only provided powere for Train Holt to Shak Wa Hai, whether or not the latter body six months with hard labour. should be empowered to impeach the President. The members are

qually divided on the matter, so realfolding in Stanley Street was A Chinese caught dimbing a the wire says. It will be re-sentenced to six waake' imprisoa- membered that under Monarohy the Board ofCensors bad | hours' stocks.. the right to impeach any official, from the Emperor downward, and The Times of Malaya is fight apparently there is a desire in ing a libel euse, Mr R. G. Mercar Bore quarters that this right suing for $3,000 for the public MCRAE On April 17, 1914, at No. 1 Avenue Road, Shanghai, should be revived. What useful tion of statements copiot from to the Rev. and Mrs. C. F. McRae, a daughter, Margaret Duncan.

purpose it would serve, however, report of a rubber company in MACKENZIE. On the 16th instant, at the Nursing Home, it is difficult to see. Let the re. Shanghai. Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Murdo Mackenzie, of Heven Estate,spective powers of President and Johoro, a daughter.

Parliament be sharply defined by all means; but that should be

ufficient.

Alvertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed

period will be continued until countermandel.

(Payable la Advance.)

By Order,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

BIRTHS..

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914,

RATS AND PLAGUE.

The Irish Question

Climbed the Scaffold.

but it is customary for Com Sheung Shui, $1,003.78; totul,

limit themselves to papies now to transact all kinds $5,222.42. of Insurance business and not

A sum of $3,000 in nid of the one class vote Miscellaneous Services, Com

Official to produce or prove in the Supreme Court any record or document $5.00. Attendance of any Government Official to give any other evidence in the Supreme Odart-

the ment with bard labour and. four only, as was the custom in the pensation to Licensees of Public When called as an expert, the fee

The stormy scene in the House. f Commons on the matter of the suggested judicial inquiry reg :rd- ing the 80-called Ulster

plot

does at redound to the credit of either. party. Party feeling is evidently stili anning very high on the Irish

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Libel Action..

Rubber Dividends,

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past, and some of the loos! Houses.

payable to an expert witnesss.

If his annual aslary is £800, ($6,000) or more, $15.00 per bour or portion of an hour of attendance in Court, with a minimum of $20.00.

If his annual aslary is £300 ($3,600) or more, $10.00 per hour or portion of an hour of attendendeia Court, with a minimum of $15.00

Marine Companies have already A sam of $4,500 in aid of taken these powers. It may be the vote Public Works, Extra-When not called as an expert: necessary for na in the fature to ordinary Building :-Belilios A sum of $18,505 in aid of the transact other forms of insurance Public School Extention $4,500, la adition to fire, and as the

vote

Extra- Public Worka, trouble and expense in effecting nitorations to the Memorandam New Law Court:-) Award io rdinary, longkong, Building. of Association is considerable, for Anglo Sumatra has declared an any alterations in them, unlike connection with the Contracts for interim dividend of 114 per cent. those in the Articles, require the the costruction, $10,605.00; (h) Fea for Arbitrator for same The following final dividendal action of the Court, your have been declared:-Landscape! Directors have thought it advis. $2,000.00; Total, $18,505.00. 76; Consolidated Malay 25 per able to acquire these fall rowers, Iteferring to the minute relative cant, and forward £2,000.

to the Law Counts vote, Hia and the revised Memorandum Shanghal Judge's Bereavement which is now ruumitle 1 to you Excellency said :-It wil be Many friends will bear with for adoption embodies them. Asi hin the recullection of hon,- members that on the debate on sympathy and regret that Sir regards theA ticles of Association, the Estimates for 1013 the Havilland de Saumarez received the havo been generally

every

If his annual salary is under £300 ($3,600), $5.00 per hour or portion of an hour of at ,tendance in Court, with a

minimum of $10.00.

Note: The above foes aré

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Court in ocab.

be paid to the Registrar of the The order was approved by the Council.

a telegram from home yesterday modernised and brought into honourable member nominated to Dounding the death of his line with present requirements by the Chamber of Cmmerce mother, says the N.. Daily Having regard to the fact that animadverted upon the delay. iu

Article 68 provides that

the building of the Low Courte

Taxing Costs. Newa of April 18.

Mr. O. B. Dodwell Arrived. motion submitted to a meeting and the "ost Office, and on behalf

The Hon. Colonial Secretary of Unofficial Members, asked for a The statement which the Medical Officer of Health Inid before

arrived by the English mail ance by a show of hands, pro administration or

Among the passengers who shall be decided in the first inst

Commission to enquire into the also laid on the table rules mado Tuesday's mosting of the Sanitary Board relative to rats and plague hopes for anything in the nature Assage to-day were Mr. G. B. pose to first take the uanse of the Works Department and the cute 23 for taxing costs in the Origin the Public by the Chief Justice on January touches a question of vital importance to the Colony. Hongkong of a satisfactory settlement most Dadwall, ebairman of the firm of meeting in this manner, but in- haa, unhappily, gained for itself much ill raputa by reason of the remain very remote, The fact is Dadwell and Cr, and his tw

question and while that is so, the

cise of the Law Courts and Post

periodical visitations of th dread scourge from which it suffers that there has been too great an daughters. Mr. Dodwell is pay-o be satisfied that a majority of Pablie works. In consequence ourt, as between party sad asmuch as the Court will require of delay in the execution tions Jurisdiction of the Supreme Apart from the health of the community, the afeguarding of which clination to keep the flames

of these representations a party. These amend the scale should, of course, be the first concern of the authorities, epidemics light. The constant hirping 10g a business visit to Hongkong. the shareholders are in favour of

Committee such as the present do almost irreparable damage to the Colonyutsile the House, on what the

To Join Australian Navy

was appointed tsof ons's previously in force. the alteration, we also propose to

The Council approved the This is particularly so in the effect on shipping, since the vary Governments's intentions wore or

Coma sader B Prichard, after take a poll so that the rates of enquire into the delay and excess necessary restrictions which other porte with which we do business were not can do not the slightest 11. M. S, B.amble on ibe China Colony can be recorded.

number of you sincommand of shareholders residing out of the expenditure over estimates in the ordere

Seditious Publications. are compelled to impose on veesale hailing from Hongkong hamper good; far better would it be if Sta ion. left for Sydney recently

Office, and their report on the The Hon. Attoney General trade and commerce to a degree which would surprise the layman what is past is allowed to be, as by the Kamo Marn. Commander to propose reada as follows:-laid on the table some time entitled- An Ordinance to provide The resolution which I now beg subject of the Post Office was moved the first reading of a Bill

"That the Memorandum ani ago.

It was impossible for against the "circulation in the Articlos of Association of the the Company be respectively ex their inquiries into the building seconded and the Bill was read Committee to prosecute Colony if seditious publications.

The Hon Colonial Secretary. tended, altered, and amended of the Low Courts, because the

did he know the whole facts.

Bandmann Opera Co.

The incidence and extent of plague visitations have been Asquith's attitude in challenging mission in the Ryal Navy, and far as possible, forgotten. Mr. Priohard has resigned his com- proved to be very largely measured by the prevalance of rate in the Opposition leader to repeat is about to jia the Australian coality, and it is on a recognition of this fact that Dr. Clark bases the allegations in the Houss itself navy his report to the Bard. Rat poisoning campaigne are, he considers, may have any kind of outcome. of little valus in geouring immunity from the disease, since it is an At the moment it is not definitely impossibility in this way to cope with the prolific breeding of the declined, and should it be taken which opens liere on the return The Bandmann Opera Co. rodents. Instead of endeavouring to deal with the evil by means up, it might easily prove a trifls visit on the 20th. inst., has been general alanghtering of the rate, therefore, the Medical Officer awkward for Ministers generally augmented by the arrival, on the urges that all effort be concentrated on keeping bubitations free of refuse by which rata are attracted to dwellings and which serve for their nourishment, The maintenance of premiss in a rat-proof

8.P. Assaye to-day, of Misa Doris Olarke, who has acored a big! |success ja vaudeville "tarna in Calcatta, and Miss Dolle Sparkes

condition is also strongly urged, and Dr, Clark expresses a regret The Scott Pictures... in this connection that there are many tenants who make no attempt whatever to take such presantions. S fir se the report goes, it is Expedition pictures are not bolag Stephen Lopes, the chief me It is regrettable that the Sontt a very fine soprano vocalist. Mr. a well-reasoned statement and we have every sympathy with the better supported in Hongkong chanist of the Company, who had

lentification by the Chairm in not been olosed. The con- so as to read as shown in the accounts for that work had owing a firet time. print signed for the purpose of to disputes with the contractor The objects and roadops

etate LA MO

of this Meeting, and that such tractor claimed $55,448.23 for For some time past the atten extended, altered and amended value of extra work performed tion of the Government has been Memorandum and Articles of in connection with the above drawn to the fact that newspapers Association bi henceforth building, and as no arrange and docoments of a highly objec adopted as the Memorandum ment could be arrived at on tionable character have been and Articles of Association of the subject it was agreed to brought into the Colony and the Company to the exclusion submit the question to the arbi-distributed

amongst some

appeal which is made to the community to join in the crusade for they are the most wonderful the misfortune to break his leg-I beg to second that resolution. Excellency the General Officer 10st and although by means of

Commanding for t the purpose. The ChairminGentlemen, The award is $32,360 35 12 of the Post Office Ordinance,

of those heretofore prevailing." tration of M-j Wenborn, whose of its inhabitants. Sometimes. against the little animal which is the Colony's worst evemy, though films of their kind that have so in Singapore, also arrive by the

Mr. Showan:Mr. Chairman, services were kindly leat by His these papers pass through the we very much doubt if appeals of this kind will meet with much far bean shown to the public. same boat, response from the class of Chinase moat concerned. Obviously it. There must be a reason for this

thejowera, contained in Botion: is far better to prevent the rat from coming into being than it is apathy, and we should not Le

Tientsin Concession.

-You have heard the resolution lees to permit conditions which encourage bie breeding and then aim surprised to learn that the meagre la maila saya the P. and T. Times by Mic. Showan: Will those in of 16,505. The arbitator's of this character sent through The important annuncement proposed by myself and seconded to the contractor, or a nett sum ions as to the stoppage of matter $15,851.58 overpaid 1000, there exist certain provi- rather surprised to note that Dr. Clark had nothing to say in regard due to the fact that the pictures General in Tientsin bas ceased to Agniast. Carried unanimously, perusal of members. His fee Practically unppes, but to 009180 at starving him to death. "No rale, no plague and we are attendances are, to some extent, that the Belgian Consulate-favour please hold up their hands? award is laid on the table for the the post, it is difficult and often to the breading-plaves of these little pests. Storm-water drains are not allowed to speak for administer the fits of the Gentlemen, it is now necessary amounts to $2,000 and on the auch powers with success provide excellent breeding-placee for the plague infected rat. themselves. We have ourselves Belgian Concession. In fature that a poll should be taken. That is why we have so consistently urged the periodical flashing heard people till their friends that the administration of this area therefore ask shareholders: to recommendation of the arbitrat.The class of publication which

of those drains, and we do not even yet know why the authorities "the pictures are marvellous, bat will devolve on Provisional ap and sign the voting papers. do not try the experiment. It is the breading-places more than the the lecturer will annoy you feeding places which the authorities need to keep their eyes upon.

"Council omposed of the Belgian The poll was then taken. That is exactly what happens. Onial General, Obairman, M. H

Government shall

| has of late given rise to consider or it la proposed that the

Mr. H. G. C. Fisher, the main of nowspapers, published bsar the able comment consists in the

Overcrowding of dwelling-houses is recognised to be a factor The gentleman is very willing Disiere, representative of The Chairman :- Gentlemen, Executive Engineer in charge of out of the Colony which are of encouraging the spread of the disease, oven apart from the effect and anxious to make everything Con pagnio Generale de Cheming there were present, either present the the erection of the Liga highly seditious and disloyal this has in the way of attracting greater numbers of rats. That, at perfectly clear to the audience de Fer el de Tramwaya en Ohine, 200 shareholders holding 9,054 Led out of the Sarvice, and will matter which is subversive of all any rate, should be a matter much more under the control of the but the public when it listens to MB DJ Yus, general agent of

or by proxy, or power of attorney, Courts, has recently been invalid character and which contain

useless to shut one's eyes to the sorious overcrowding which is demands that they shall be well! For en China; MMT. Five, unanimously. That is all the An enquiry without his pre-end which, disseminated amonget health authorities than the limitation in the number of rata. It is explanatory notes of this kind the Societa Balge de Chemins de shares. The resolution is carried not return to the Colony social and economic conditions

this respect a disgrace to Hongkong and wo tre afraid that no that in this case they are not pagnie de Tramways et d'Eclairba held on the 11th of May at slipces; I do not propose to agk ill-feeling in the Dolony, Some

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tolerated in the Chinese quarters of the Colonly. Chinatown is in done, and we are sorry to-ssy Marechal manager of the Come that a confirmatory meeting will possible, and in these ciroam

business, gentlemen, excepting sonde 83 a witness real or lasting improvement will be possible until whele areas of tumble down, oramped and ill-ventilated dwellings, totally unfit be, for the habitation of human beings, are completely awept away.

quite so well done as they might age Electrique de Tientsin, es

members, and M. Verhaeat so noon, Secretary.

the Committee to hold any further enquiry. I am not without

ill-educated persons, are likely to

be productive of disturbance. aads

of these productions emanate (Continued on Pave 5)