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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAṛH, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1914.

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A mahs in Kowloon.

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DAY BY DAY

'WITHOUT JOY WE ARE A MEM-

The Weather.

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not so bad, but the matter "demands attention when it is learned that, should a little tot fall, and ory in consequence, the average amah" hastens up and smacke Lim or her sharply for having disturbed her interest in the conversation.

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COMPANY MEETING.

Chion Fire Insurance Company

Limited,

"TAI ON PIRACY.”

"Subscriptions to the Relief

Fund.

to

An extraordinary general meet Mr. W. A. Dowley, Hon. ing of shareholders in the China treasurer the "Tai On" Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. was held Firey relief fund bege to ac- to-day at noon at the offices of knowledge receipt of the following the company,

the Hon. Mr. E. Subcriptions to the Fund

British-American Tobacco Shellim presiding. There were

Co. Lid also present:Messra J. W. C. Bonnar, R. Shewan, and W. LR. D, Harvey Mail.-Due per 8.8. mer, F. Smyth, D. Clark, T. G.. A. A

Pittanden, directors, J. A, Plum-Anonymous Buelow to morow,

Lower level 8 s.m. Temp 77 sunshine.

At tho Poak 8 a.m. Temp 77;

The Mails.

Y.M.C.A. Bathing. The YM.C.A. Pithing party commences its outings to-morrow,

Dogs. Yesterday's additions to the inmates of the Dogs' Home num. bored five.

Chiyo Maru's Passengers,

The Chiyo Maru strived in pot on Saturday with 50 frat class, 50 second, and 199 steerage passengers.

Visitors from Foochow.

P. and 0. Enterprise,

FRENCH CONCESSION

SHANGHAI

Extension Granted by the Chinese Government.

An extension of the French Concession in Shanghai was granted by the Chinese Govern- ment at Peking" a few days ago ... 100.00 heretofore the limits of the French 25.00 Concession in Shanghai extended 20.00 as far as Sikawei. The system of 3.00 fine new roads which have been 10.00 constructed by the French in the 10.00 direction of Sikawei since 1900, 25.00 outside of the French Cattlement 25.00 are included in this new extension. 25.00 The French Consul General in 25.03 Shanghai, who has worked so 25.00 quietly and unostentatiously but 25.00 fimly to this end, certainly 25.00 deserves the congratulations of all 25.03 foreignerà and Ühiness alike as 25.00 they will be greatly benefitted by 25.00 this now soquisition, which will 25.00 increase the size of the present 25.CO concession five fold..

Weall, Loung Yon Po, K. Gazdar, R. Shewan A. H. M. da Silva, Oban Pat Colonel Iles shareholders, and O. Pemberton, Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak

Yuan Ying-sang accretary.

i Pokwei Chan Kai-ming

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The secretary read the notice convening the meeting.

The Chairman said :-Gentle Ho Fook uen, as you are aware, the sole Chan Ha urpose of this meeting is to Fung Ping-sang

firm the special resolution Wong Iu-tang .. passed at the extraordinary meat Ho Kom-tong...

held on 23rd April, 1914. Ashan Kan-yue ing at the previous meeting we will Chau Sin ki first take the sense of the meeting Li Yau-chuen ... by a show of hands and then by Ng Hon-tax resolation, which is as follows, be Chan Lok-chuea poll. I will now move that the Sin Tak-fan

confirmed :-

Ip Lan-chuen...

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5.CD SIR THOMAS JACKSON.

"Hard-headed, very Shrewd," and Immensely Hard-working.'

This is not a mere fanciful Co., Ltd., picture. The thing is seen every day by residents in Rose Ter rage and by passers-by, and

Mr. and Mrs. Dawald of Foo- we have enquired into the chow are staying at the Hongkong original statement made

to Hatol. Mr. Oswald is a member us and found it amply con of the firm of Bathgate and

Ia one

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Company. occurred only on Friday, a obild

Articles of Association of the Two More Chinese Remanded in was hit across the mouth. If its

ba Company The P. nud O. Stoom Naviga-

respectively

Hongkong. lips were swollen after, the amah, tion Co. is fitting all cabins with

extended, altered, and amend- Before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, at no doubt, would have dome electric fans, free of charge, and

ed so as to read as shown in the ulice Court, this morning plausible tale to tell of how that each berth is to be furnished with the print signed for the purpose Leong Hing-kwok, alias Loung of identification by the Chair Po, and Lo Ng, aged 25 and 26 came about. Yet another case was

aa electric reading lamp.

man of this meeting, and that respectively, were charged with that of a tot in a mail cart who wanted to sit up, being a healthy

extended, altered and taing concerned in the Tai On youngster, and who was pushed

amended Memorandum and piracy.... Articles of back again not once but three or

Association be L. S. For deposed to the arrest henceforth adopted as the of the first defendant on the Tai the financial world few have had Of the conspicuous figures in four times with the point of an umbrella. They are oule, too,

Memorandum and Artioles of Ming, and Sargeant Pincott testi- Association of the Company to fied to arresting the second man duct of financial affairsin different so wide an experience of the con- these amaha, for they have teen

the exclusion of those here on board the Shun Lee. He parts of the world as Sir Thomse brought the man to the Water Jackson. Sir Thomas has attain. tofore prevailing." Mr. Plummer: I beg to second Polios Station and afterwards to ed to the prominent position he the rosolation.

the hospital.

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BIRTH.

seen to wait until a line of rick-

The Nubia Delayed.

such The P. and O. intermediate steamer Nubia was delayed by a dense fog on her voyage from Hongkong to Singapore, and arrived two days latein Singapore.

Pony Sold.

The Chairman:-Gentlemen, you have heard the resolution proposed by myself and Esconded

On Saturday afternoon Mr." G. shas had passed before they K. Hall Bratton's racing ponies administered chastisement. Any were put up for auction at the one who can retain anger against Polo Ground. Only one animal a child for even that length of was disposed of, Wincanton to

Lospector Múrison said that he did not know when the police timo is not capable of looking Lieutenant Carr R. E. for $75. after one. It would probably St. Vincent de Paul Society

would be prepared to go on; mend mattore somewhat if The Council General of the by Mr. Plummer,-Those who are bis instructions were to ask for a European mothers in Kowloon Society of St. Vincent de Paulin favour will pleaca hold up week's remand. would occasionally appear un bag to acknowledge with thanks their hands against —

carried The application was granted. expectedly upon the scene and the donation uf $10.00 from unscimously.

Major J. Durgau, M.B., R.A.M.O bad business to give any servant for the Society's fund.. too much rope; and especially is this the case where the servant speak for themselves.

''HELL-To 'Mr. and Mrs. P. Hell, at Hannover, Grass weg 5, catch the amaba in she act. Is i

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, in serve the nth has charge of children who cannot

and print the news without fear or favour.

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The Hongkong Telegraph,

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1914.

NO WINE MESSES.

alcoholic

Kowloon's Playground,

A Chinese male, aged 32, waS

Another Stabblag Case.

yesterday sont to the Government Civil Hospital, suffering from woord in the abdomen, caused by The Telegraph had much to do a knife thrust. The injury was with the provision of the play-inflicted by a man who is in ground for children at Kowloon, custody. and for that reason we are glad

Left for Canton, to see that this little apot is

Mr. Pink of the Great Western becoming increasingly popular Smelting Company of America with the little ones. Lay day left for Canton Jast night to give groups of happy youngsters may evidence in a case which is com be seen at play on the turfed ing on before the Canton Courts. enclosure. They might be hap. It will be remembered that Mr. pier still if a few more adjuncts Pink was interested in the recent were provided for their delight, bronze cannon case in which he such, for instance, as a sand-bed, obtained judgment, a see-saw, and a swing. We have urged thie matter bafore, but nothing has been done. Perhaps Ethel Morrison, of 49 Hollywood

Silverware Stolen.

be necessity to take a poll and i

The Chairman:-It will now

will thank you to fill in the forms, that you have in your bands. The poll was then taken. The Chairman :-The result of

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DEATH AT SEA.

Globe has the following to say of In its biographical column, the air. Thomas Jackson, Inte Übief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank:-

now occupies in the business and commercial world by sheer hard

work combined with great natural

abilitica,

He began his career as a junior Jerk in the Belfast branch of the Bank of Ireland, but he had ambitions far above the bank managership that would probably have been the ultimate reward of bis abilities had he been content to remain in Ireland.

When he got the offer of a post

the poll is liat 215 shareholders, Inspector O'Halloran Dios while in the Agra Bank he jumped. at

holding 9883 aliares, bave voted favour of the resolution which

in

is hereby carried. That is all the business; thank you very much for your attendance.

Proceeding Home.

t, in spite of the warning of an old friend that he was giving up a sure and certain career at home We regret to announce the for a somewhat hazardons one death of Laspector Joseph Daniel abroad.

"Sure and certain careera,” 'O'Halloran, ́A.S.R.L. which o0. carred on May 8 on board the 8.a. said the then young and adven. Nabia between here and Sing turous bank CORRESPONDENCE, apare. The deceased official died nowhere. I want to get some. clark, "load [The opinions expressed by the from heart disease. He had not Correspondents are not necess-been in good health for some time

arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph "]

PIRACY PREVENTION.

if the Government cannot spare Road, reports to the police that, [To the Editor of the Hongkong. Secretary Daniels's order prohibiting the use of

the trifling expense, some kind- between 5 am. and it am, on hearted citizen might step in and the 10th inst., silverware and a liquors in the United States nivy appeare to have created a deal of foot the bill. There is another silver hand-mirror, to a value of stir. It is stated that every body seems to approve except the Navy matter which may be mentioned $107 were stolen from her bid. officers, and that the common belief is that the order will have now that summer is so near at room. The police have recovered

where."

The somewhere that Bir past and was proceeding horas on Thomas reached ten years later leave when his untimely death was the chief managership of the oconrred, Mr. O'Halloran was Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, born in 1879 and was appointed and be is now chairman of ite second class sanitary inspector in London Committee of Manage. November 1908,

ment. But he is also interested in many other concerns. He is a director of the London County and Westminster Bank, the loyal Exchange Assurance Corporation, and the Union Discount Company of London.

These by no means comprise

Telegraph.] Sir-Reading through the BILLIARDS CHAMPION. various рарага од how to prevent piracies, may I venture

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my opinion? The majority of Alec Taylor, who has given

popular approval throughout the country. It was hardly to be ex./hand. The so-called fast-growing the whole of the property, come the river bate do all their exhibition games of billiards in the full extent of his activities.. pooted, of course, that the officers would welcome the order with shade tres are making very at which was found on the rool; travelling by night and lie all Hongkong, has been touring inde is chairman of the Im-

open arms, and it is not difficult to believe that they are indignant, slow progress, and it will be a but They are placed in an awkward position and one confesses to a very long time before they feeling of some sympathy with them. To put it no higher, their can serve any really usefal pur personal liborty is interfered with, and at least the order might have poro..

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day at each end. Why not New Zealand and while there perial Bank of Persia, as also of no arrest has been made. Hippodrome Circus."

reveres the journey and do it by made a record for that colony the London Committee of the The Hippodrome Circusarrived day viz: leave 8. am Playing Mr. Asher at the Jewish North China Insurance Company,

arrive on Saturday landing their animals and

p.m., etsy Social Ulab at Wellington he and a director of the Yorkshire been so framed as to admit of their entertaining distinguished More Shelter Needed.

at Causeway Bay to the immense all night and retorn same made a break of 428 the biggest Penny Bank. friends in the fashion which is generally regarded au right. It 19 It is true that an open matalio interest of the Chiness. The first time? I think that would put an made in professional billiards in

Born in 1841, he was 58 when easy to imagine that when they are entertaining some distinguished has been erected to serve in pro. Farformance will be given to end to there piracies, and, in New Zealand. In doing so he beat his services were rewarded with friends-aay a British Admiral-they will feel something like tocting the little ones from the night, special late trams being cidentally, relieve the owners of the record of Mr. H.W: Stevenson a knighthood, and three years dismay.

sun's rays, but this is not nearly run to meet the convenience of the various expenses people are at the Auckland Club when that later he was created a baronet, large enough. At the most it the patrons. A matched awning suggesting for them. It would player put up 334.

Although he will be 73 next Jane There is this to be said for the order, of course, that it re will only hold a dozen or go has buen erected from the circus also relieve the executive officers Taylor is leaving New Zealand his energy is as 10xhaustible as moves the reproach that there in one rate for the officers and another children in anything like comfort, to the roadway for protection of of these boste of a great mental for South America and hopes when, in his early twenties, ho for the men, with regard to intoxicating liquors. When that state of and the consequence is that, the public from the rain.

strain. Ispeak from experience again to visit Hongkong affairs obtaine there is bound to be a grievance felt, though it may judging from last year's exper

in left Ireland to seek his fortune Latest Advertisements,

having at one time been mate of January next. not be openly expressed, and it is as well to have it removed. From encs, the little mites have either

in the East the Tai On. that point of view the new order can be defended. Excretary Daniels to herd together like cattle, or selling valuable household fatoi- Mesara. Hughes and Hough are

Youra eto. has defended it on another score. The saddest hour of his official else go out into the open and ian ture at 1, Belilios Terrace on the life is when an officer or an enlisted min is to be pauished for the risk of sunstroke. Until the 19th just Page 5. intoxication. Only recently it was "his painful duty to approve a trees have become fully grown, court-martial for dismissal from the service of an officer for intoxi- therefore, some extra provision the 8.8. Torills and the 8.8. Kath- Consignees' notices regarding cation. He told me that he had never tasted intoxicating drink for shelter should be provided: lamba are issued.-Page 5. until he did so at the wine mees on his cruises. Others who have The only plan which we can A Matriculation Examination been disciplined for drinking to excess have made similar state think of is to increase the size of in connection with the Hongkong the existing matshed, and there University is to be held from It seems to as that this kind of argument does not, or should seems no reason why it should July 13 to 18.-Page 5. not, carry a deal of weight. It is true that young officers learn the not be extended the whole The Circus. taxta of wine, in many cases, in the wine mess, but that is because length of the playground. Such a

ments to me."

they are commissioned at the age of twenty-two, an age at which stop, in the children's interest.for the opening of the Hippodrome

they would most probably begin to taste wine in any case. That would be much appreciated. they commence in the moss is the accident of circumstance. Is

Everything is now in readiness Cirous, which is to take place at Causeway Bay to-night. The whole of the circus gear as well as the fine lot of animals com

EX MATE 8.8, TAI ON.

THE "TELEGRAPH'S" ACROSTIC.

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Notes:-(1.) · Dear. little

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY

AT LYEMUN.

Sir Thomas is the best type of a north of Ireland man, bard- headed, very shrewd, and im mensely hard-working, while he is possessed of a gental disposi tion and a kind heart that have rendered him always extremely won him many friendships and

popolar with his asscoiates in business.

On the 9th inst., about 12,40 am, whilst the owner of a matahed, at No. 1 Quarry, Lye muo, was asleep inside the mat- shed, the barking of his doga awakened him, and he heard the

Crime and Detective Stories. footsteps of several persone On behalf of an electrician nam- approaching, and directly after ed Simpson, aged 18, who was words the door was broken open. convicted of housebreaking at He and several of his fokis got Preaton Sessions his counsel said. forced abatemionsness afloat may lend to men drinking to greater Another Ship Sold to Japan.

Buttercup" in Sir W. S. Gilberts "P. and enw tires Indians at the "He is deaf and passionately fond lengthe aahore than would otherwise have been the case? That is generally the effect of grandmotherly orders of this kind which by Messrs. Watts, Waits of lauded, and the show will based on it. (2.)-Alf Baba and throw stones, two of which struck reads the wrong kind of literature. The steamer Woodford, owned prising the zoo have been safely Pinafore song and the Bab Ballad docs. These latter began to of reading, but unfortunately he nim at guiding the morals of men who, as a class, live clean and London, arrived in batteur at open with a full and remarkably the Forty Thieves's (4) The one of the fokia. The owner's Exciting detective stories ha healthy and sober lives. In any case, it is to be hoped that the Robe on April 25. The vestel variod programme. Besides old for predicting the weather. Made close at hand, heard the disturb and to some degree ontributed to Kingfisher used by santhsayers con, who wan in another matshed evidently excited his imagination order will be relaxed so far as the entertainment of foreign guests has been consigned to Mesra, favourites, there is a big batch into ornamenta at Canton (5) ance and blew a whistle, where this series of crimes, aboard ship is concerned. Strict temperance on such an occasion Davia, Sommera & Co., and has of new star artistes, who are Not a pair of sparkling eyes" (7.) 1 would savour of criticism of the customs of the guest and would be been purchased by a Japanese experts in their own particular. Salomon Gills, the ship's instru upon the Indians decamped up The Prisoner was sentenced to

the hutside. Nothing was stolen four months' imprisonment, international discourtesy.

Arm

ment maker in Pumbay and Bour

there not a possibility amounting almost to a probability, that