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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1914,

SHIPPING NEWS.

WEATHER REPORT.

10

THE

TAIPING RUBBER ESTATES. LD.

THE COST OF RACING.

POST OFFICE.

The First Annual Meetlog.

The attention of the Public is called tu

the alterations in the time of cloutance of the following Pillar Boxus-

"Times of clearance,

Caine Rd.... 9,35 a.m. & 1.35 p.m. and Old Bailey..11.35 am. & 3.35 p.ui. No. 20 at junction of

Laddar St... 9.25 a.m...125 p.m. and Caine R4....11.25 a.m. & 3.25 p.m.

No. 13 at Junction of

I was edified the other day, says a writer in Truth, by read ing some pompous platitudes in n feading dailypaper-about-the Tas first annan goneral meet-antiges of racehorses being ing of shareholders in the Tai-owned by rjoh men, and a list of ping Rubber Estates, 1.J. (1913), representative owners of this des was held on the 8th fost, at the cription was given. It was fancy Palace Hotel, Shanghai. Mr. to find Lord Derby left out, con Brodie A. Olarke presided, sup-sidering that he is by far the ported by Messrs A M. Maralall, most portant. "Bristocratic" London (vin Siberia) of Friday 24th and J. Froet and E. S. Kadoorie, the owner on the Turf, as bo not only Saturday 25th ult, is due to arrive here to attendance reprocoating 46,716 keeps a very large stud, but birmorrow. shares.

horées n'o run at all kinds of

The Llangebow, with the mails from

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Loft

Duo

London April 25

Shanghai May 11.

MAILS QUE.

de Rothschild. Ele also has a Siberian, Liangchow, 13th Inst large stud, which is generously managed in all respects, and the Rothschild colours were promin eat on the Turf before most of

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

The Chairman aid :-Goatle-meeting and in every class of men, the report and accounts raco, his entries being most have been in your hands for some lavish. I was even more remark time and I bave no doubt you b'e to find no reference to Mr. have carefully perused them to- gether with the Manager a report, and I will, therefore, with your permission, take them as read. Before, however, asking you to pass them I will read the auditors the present owners were born, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle certificate, as is necessary accord-and the yellow sad blue have ing to the new Ordinance.

'ways been very popular. If the jet of racing in to "maintain the character of the English thoroughbred as the bat species

When this bad been done, the Chairman continued :---

The accounts are drawn up in Buch detail that there is very litlauf the world," Fuch high own

American

C

Tringtau. Japan, via Kolin

Portland SAMBIA, Fand

14th inst. 5 pm.

Shanghai, North China, Japan Nagasaki (Europe via vin Siberia) For P. LUDWIG. 14th inst. 5p.m

TO-MORROW. Huibow-TRIUMPH, 15th May 8 ..

for me to say regarding them, twaddle is a mere Utopian dreams, atminer leaving. Shanghalon Monday the To make connection with the Dalny der the heading of Shanghi ant worthy only of Lord Beaconsfield's 18th May, at 7 a.m.)

fantasticol Straits expouses, the agents and Lothair, for such directors have decided to reduce fancies are now mentioned only their fees which will eff et a sav to be laughed at. The less said ing of abint Ta. 5,000 per the better about the class of the aanum or Tis, 8,000 for a period racehorse of the last few years, of 15 months. You will notice for everyone knows very well the balance carried to profit and lose account from the working aco..unl amouets to Tle. 22,602 15 to which must be added the sum

swatow, Amoy and Foodhaw Per HAI Suigen. Per CHOSEN M. 15th ist. 11

CHING, 15th May, 10a.m.

India via Calcutta-Per TOR-

'a.m.

&

&

ILEA, 15th May, noon.

that there has been an immenso Straits degeneration, and never at any Straits time was there a poorer lot of horses ranging than those which Shanghai

Australian

Ceylon-Pee BOHEMIA, 15th

inst. 3 p..

& N. China-Per TAKSANG: 15th May 5 p.m.

Colombe, India via Bombay-Per

INDO M.. 15th May, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, 16th May.

אפון:

.

ARRIVED. Childer, Norw. 2.4 1,00). Niels last-Helbow, 19th inst

A. T. & Co.

On the 14th at 11.55-The Yangtzo Valloy depression has moved eastward to 13th the Sea of Japan. Another depression Clan.lies to the south of Hokkaido.

Chipshing. Br. n. 1,133, E. W. Schauk 14th inst.-Swatow, 13th instant Gion.-J. M. & Ca

Pressure has increased slightly along

the south coast of China and over Indo- China and the Visayas. It is still bighest in the neighbourhood of the Bonias.

Hongkong' Rainfall for the 24 hours Elboth, Ger. a. 991, Berg, 14th insteading at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

Holbow. 13th Inst. Salt & Gen. --, & Co.

Kwangles, Chiness. 1,488. MasArthur.

13th fat-Shanghal, Gonoral- C. M. N. 8. Co.

P. Waldemar, Gor. a.x. 3,737, O. Junny, 13th Inst-Kutchiaotzu, 9th inst, Gen. M,& Co. Tipanas, Dut. a. 2,444, A. Oldenburger.

13th instava, 6th inat. Gen J.G. J. L.

▪་ཟ-༢ - Wuhu, Br... 1,938, Howard, 13th Inst.-

Saigon, 8th inst, Rise-B. & 8. Yingchow, Br..as 1,920, Williams, 13th inst--Shanghai, 10th Inst." Goo. -B. & H.

11

DEPARTED.

May 14...

Chongva for Kwong Chow Wan Nekermark for Hamburg via Singapore Balow for Bremen vla Singapore Haimun for Swalow Twong for Batavia via Banka Hongkong for Halphong via Hoihow Hujun Maru for Chamelpo Sialman for Wyndham Annafor Bangkok

Wingsang for Port Courbet

Tacoma M for Victoriu & Tacom Tikini for Kabo

Halya Man for Kobe Ylugshow for Canton

May 14.

'FORECAST FOR THE 1 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

1 Hongkong

Neighbourhood......

and

8.W. or variable winds. light 'to

moderata fair

At first, some rula later.

Formon Channel

The same BJ No. 1.

3 South coast of China be-} The sa

tween H.E. and Lamoobs an No. 1. South coast of China. bo-) The samo tween H.K. and Hainan...) as No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station.

14th May; a.m.

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature:

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

Weather.

Wostock 7a 29.88 46 Nomuro" din 29.85 Hakodato 29.97 Tokio

Tulboku

BAW

b

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S, N CO.

ENGLISH MAIL.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

about the DATES named For

Eleamers

LONDON, via Ue-} India"

ual Ports of Call Cap. C. C, Talbot

LONDON & ANT-]

R.N.R.

WERF via Sings- |. Novara

pore, Penang, Capt. H. R. Hother- C'mbo, Port Said, ington & Marseilles

SHANGHAI

R.NR.

MOJI, KOBE Nellore, AND YOKO-(Capt. J. Gaunt HAMA 696 169.

R.N.R. Devanha SHANGHAI ....................... Capt. W. R. Hickey

To Sail On Remarke

noon

Freight

23rd May, & Page

abqut

10th June.

Freight

& P'sage

about 16th May

Freight

& P'engo

about 21st May.&P'edge

Freight

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

For Freight, or Passage, apply to.

P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong. 14th May, 1914.

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL" LINES

For

Steamers.

3 am NAPLES, GENOA, ÁL- GIERS, LISBON, SOUTHAMPTON,

A'WERP & H'BURG.)

SHANGHAI, NAGA-) Prinz Ludwig'

KOBE AND) Capt. F. von Binzer

To s'il on

Dow

"

29,6

ลม

29.86

Michael Jobsen for Bangkok via Swatow

29 R2

W

էլ

K'agima

29,86

พรพ

Oshima

29.95

Nahu

29.9.3

Iljima

20.01

CLEARANCES AT THE

Bontu Is.

30.06

L

HARBOUR OFFICE.

Chefoo

Wbulwel

20.01 56 87 wawi bo

Hackow

May 13.

Ichang

Klukiung

h

Changsha

Swatow

Sharp P. Ta Amoy

Shanghai " 20.83 61 Gutzlaff

n

2 om

29.82" 60

n

29.33 79

6u

20.85 77 01 20

0 b 1 b

29.89.

5

#

29.99

20.91

SAKI,

29.91

'WW

YOKOHAMA

ÜB

29.88 78 05

Il'kong

Sa

29.91 81 83 a

24

MANILA, ANGAUR.

Gap Hock

29.88

趋

1 b

YAPMARONN, SAM- / Prinz Waldemar

SATUR.,

Macao

29.87 79

Wuchow Ba

ARAI, NEWGUINEA, › Capt. O. Jurany. BRISBANE, SYDNEY

6,100

16th May, 3pm.

Pakhol 17

Hoihow

AND MELBOURNE..... }

PASSENDERS, ARRIVED.

Phullon

ba 20.81 BL

850.

Coblenz

Tourage

20.84 84

SSW

10. Bt. J.

H

KOBE

Capt. 11. Schmitt

About TUESDAY,

29,91 81

Por sa. Kwangle froin Shanghai-Wm Manlio Sauders.

Aparri

29 80 77

1 b

6,750

26th May.

20.89 73

Legaspi

$29.01 t

nu

10

Flollo

29.99 86

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ն

JESSELTON, KUDAT &

SANDAKAN

Bacolod Cebu Labuan

H

11

20.92 86

D

. 29.90 83

Philippine la.. Angaur. Yap. Fried, Wilhelmshafen, Rabaul, Herbertshobe, Matupi,8umaral, P. Ludwig for Yokohama vin Shanghai Australia, Tasmania, Now Anhui for Shanghai Zealand via Brisbane-Per Paneh for Canton WALDEMAR, 16th Mayat

of Tla. 6,912.93 carried forward ore seen out last reason. There Straits, from the previous year, and are enstantly ridiculous rofer- deducting reconstruction expenses eucas in the press to the "gains and interest, leares a balance at in stake" of owners, but any profit and loss account of Tsue with a particle of practical 27,010.44 which your directors knowledge of the subject knows recommend should be dealt with very well that even when aa followa

many thousands have been won Tle. on paper there is a heavy deficit Development account 15,000.00 after a genuine balance has been To carry forward 12,016 44 truck. Forfeits run into many Haiphong

thousands of pounds when, an owner's horses are heavily en- gaged, and simpletons who ju dulge in florid discourses on the winnings of owners (bul on Swatow & the nonsensical lists which are Philippine Islands-Por YUENSANG, published every winter) have no idea of the cost of training and racing expenses, quite apart from the sums sunk in purchasing or breeding (or both) the animals.

The 27.010.44 Acreage:The Estate may be said to be entirely planted, that is to say 515 acros, the balance up to 527 aoros being made up with bungalows, low lands and swimps unsuitable for planting

Siberian

Mail.

Pathol--For VARG. 16th May, 8 a.. Japan via Nagasaki & Beattle (Waab) Per MINNESOTA, 16th lost. 11a.m.

Straits-Per LOCKSUM, 16th

inst. 11a.m.

16th May 1-p.. Shanghai & North China (Europe vin Siberia), Par YINGCHOW, 16th inat. 5 pm.

To make connection with the Tsinpu Train leaving Shanghai on Thursday tho

p.m.

SANG, 16th inst., & pau.

."pm.

Hsinchuang for Tientsin

Triumph for Sana bay (Haimun)

Kwang Lee for Canton Misumi Maru for Hongay Kemun for Cheruipo via Shanghai

PASSENGERS EXPECTED.

Sakura

Yum shita & Kuwano.

Jahan

Kosban" Ловцад idores 1* dorsa Canton

20.02

T. F. Claxton, Director. Longkong, Observatory, May, 14th.

Output:-The cu'put of dry rubber for the period of 15 inonthe was 56,021 lb. the first 12 months of which was 41,098 It is quite exasperating to read 21st inst. at 9 8.m.) against the manager's estimate of so often misleading drivel about Shanghai, North China & Newchwang

Per sa Miyamki Mara from London Por FOOCHOW, 16th inst. 5 on tuo 11th alt. Mr & Mrs Walford, 30,000 lb., which may be consider-the enormous sums of money

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Miss Mansell, Mrs AR Paye M Hatta, ed satisfactory. The manager's given" to races and won Shanghai & North China Per LOK Miss R Parker, 80gawa, Y Miyakos, 8ches, teaths and bundredsha,

Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in lo- estimate for the current year in by the fortunate ownera. It

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees put down as 80,000 lb. an amount surely onght to be known that Saigon Por LYEEMOON, 16th frat. 5

Fahrenheit. which we think we will have no nearly the whole of the difficulty in obtaining. All the money thus given comes really rabber, was sold by public auction out of the pockets of the owners. at Singapore and the all-in cost|Last year every penny of the Two to the time of sale and including Thousand of £6,000, and of the Shanghai exponeos is ebown to One Thousand of £6,400 was be 62,710, per 1, at ex. 211-subscribed by the ownera, 1/51 per lb, which I feel sure you Derby of $4,500 cost only £525 will consider satisfactory.

to the Epsom fund, which provid

The

SUNDAY, 17th May. watawPer HAIMUN, 17th May 9am Swatow, Amor & Tamsul -Por DAIGI

MARU.17th inst. p.ru. Wei-hel-wei & Tientsin-Per CHIP. MONDAY, 8th May.

SINO, 18th ingt. 5 p.157.

TUESDAY, 19th May.'

મ

3 Humidity, In porcentage of saturation, SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL the Hamidity of air saturated with mois

itare being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Bcale.

London, 5th May. Arrival from China-Sithonia, A

200+

Caual-Banelench, Ceylon, Idomeneus, Kwang S, Scandia, Africa, Slain, Gottin gon, Tokushima Maru.

Landon, 8th May. Arrivals from China ;---Paufa, Noleus P. E. Friedrich,

The following vessels have passed the Canal:--Gooben. Kamo Maru, Kitabo Maru. Nera, Peleus, Sucanon, Titan. Val-

atia, Yorsk, Baron Jedburg,

London, 12th May. Arrivals from China: meness, Banegarabia.

venne, Ido-

TAN, 19th May, 10a.m.

Shanghai & North China, Jip. vivia Nagasaki, Honolulu, Cana

da, United States, S. Amerf ca. via San Francisco (Europe via Siberia Per CHIYO MARU, 19th inst. 11 a.m. steamer leaving Shanghai on Sunday, ibe [To make connection with the Dalny 4th May et3p.m.]

The following vessels have passed the Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Ade- lalde, Western Australia, In-Canal:-(ilonstras, Koorbar, Khiva, St. dla, Aden, Egypt and Europe Patrick, St. Kilds. Ville de la Ciotat, Tu- via Marseilles (Late Lattars 11 bingen, Letomadan. Faaco., Moravia. to Noon. 'Extra Postage 10 sents). Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the Arst clearance will be included in this contract mail.Per CORDILLERE 19th May, 11

I may jut rest you to know the Oaks of £5,000 The Eclipes!

ed the splendid sum of £25 for Swatow, Amoy and Fonchow-Par HAP that our topping expenses for the Stakes of £10,000 was all provid two months of the errent yeared by the complacent subaori bara, amount to 120 per and the and there we a surplus of £283. all-in cost to Si gap se including The Sandown Park Meeting wae n proportion of The Shanghai Also fortunate with the National expodsas, is ok wat 61.5 per Breeders' Proluce Stakea of lb. at Fx. 2-152 per 1b, £5,000, which cost the fund only which I think is a wep in the £220. At Dono later the St. Loger right di carion.

of £8,500 cost the fund £705, the I think, gentlemn, this is all owners providing the remainder. have to say at present and if any At the Newmarket First October | shareholders love any questions Meeting the Jockey Club Stakes to ask I shall be glad to reply to of £10,000 was run at a cost to them to the best of has ability. the Jockey Club of £287, The The Chairm a added: The fonors were "given" £20,00) in output for the first three months ten races, but their own contri. Flipping Is For TEAN, 19th May 3 p.n

to

of the present year is 18,300 th,butions to those events (the and as the moutbs go along we Eclipse Stakna and the Jockey hops the production will steadily Olab Stakes) amounted increase, as during there three £19,900 At Ascot every penny months there was the short month goes to the owners, 6ith the of February, certain holidays, sweepstakes and the added mores, anil the wintering of the trees. every race being paid out without

Tue following resolutions were any deduction whatever.

passed willout di-cussion:

Proposed by the Chairman.. seconded by M. Marshall, That the report and statement of the company's accounts for the year ended December 31, 1013, apro. mented the meeting bo approved. Bud passed,

Proposed by Mr. Marshall, noon feel by Me K doorie: Thai |

SILIMPOPON COAL.

BUNKERS

Mr. BudiA. Clarke be relected can be supplied at che17 Rats

a diretor of the ensuing year.

company for the

Proposed by Mr. Kadoorie, se oonded by Mr. Frost: Thet Messre G. and N. Thompson bo re-elected auditors of the opmpany for the onsning year at a Temuneration of Th. 200 per The meeting they terminated.

annum.

at

SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK

(British North Borneo),

French

Mail

4.1.

Bhanghal & N. China---Por LIANG-

Ameri-

can

Mall.

Shangbai

CHOW 19th inst. 3 p.m. Formosa via Keelung, Shang- bai, North China

and

Japan via Moji. Victoria B. 0. Boutile Per AKI MARU, 19th fnet., 3 p.m.

& North China-Per WOSANG

19th May, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, 20th May, Siraits & Caylon-Per KAGA MARU,

20th inst. 9 a.. Pakhol & Haiphong-Per SUNGKIANG,

2013 ibat, 9 a.m. Swalow-Per HAIMUN 20th inst.10a.m.

THURSDAY, 21st May, Shanghai & North China---For LU

CHOW, 21st May, 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, 22nd May. Swatow, Amoy and Foophow-Por HAI

YANG, 22nd May 19 a.m. Philippine Islands-Fer ZAFIRO, 22nd

May. 2 pru Shanghai, North China & Japan via Kobe Por NAMBANG, 22nd May,

Sp..

SATURDAY, 23rd May. Philippus Iz.-P.; LOONGSANG, 23rd |

May. 1 p.m...

Al these ports steamers calling We Hal Wel & Tientsin For HID exempt from all shipping dues for bunker coal exclusively are

and largos.

A. BUNE.

Iberian

CHOW, 23ed inst., & p.m.

'Shanghai, and North 'Chini (Europe via Biberia)-For KANOHOW,3rd May, 5 p.m.

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Findon Haddocks, Kippers &c,

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

State of Weather, b blue sky, u de trobed cloud, d drizzling rain, fog, g gloomy, b hail, lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, a squally, r rain, # 100W,

thouder, v,visibility, w daw wol.

Rain in inches, tenth and hundredths.

METEOROLOGICAL,

Previous

at cpm

85

18,300

THURS., 14th May.

10 pm.

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.

FREIGHT LINE.

NEXT SAILING FROM HONGKONG,

OUTWARD.

Borkum ..... Altair...

About ..21st May.

Durendart

About 8th June

.95th May.

HOMEWARD,

For Marseilles, Rotterdam and For Marseilles, Rotterdam and

Bremen/Hamburg:

Helgoland about LI. of June.

Hamburg:

+1

Bromen/Hamburg,

Altair

Beginning of July.

Day on date on date For Havre, Emden and Bremen For Havre, Enden and Hamburg/

Baromelor......29.69 29.91 29.89 Tomparature flumidity Wind Direction ... Force24962 Weather isteri Halo-

Lowest if

87

Bremen:

#3

70

3

◊

For further Particulars, apply to

pamprentara on'com, Lyth

H.K. Observatory, 14th May.

T. F, CLAXTON, Director.

Mail Seamers

PACIFIC MAIL S.S.CO.

OPERATING

́MODERN HIGH, POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS.

MONGOLIA 27000 tone

KOREA 18000 ton

CHINA 10200 tons

MANCHURIA 27000 tons

SIBERIA 18000 tons NILE 1000 tons

PERSIA 8000 Cons

Between Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco

BIBERIA

THE SUNSHINE BELT The Most Comfortable Route to America and Europe

61ling SATURDAYY" 16th May, at1 p.m. WEDNESDAY; 27th May, at Noon SATURDAY. 6th June, at 1 p.m.

TUESDAY, 16th June, at Nooni- *.

ĢHINA (via Manila): MANOHURIA.

Aut ↑

NT LE (via Manila)...........

Those stanmor are Intopas for their modem équipment, comfort, and the superiority of the cuisine, which is under the personal supervision of Ma V, kiszoni, the world-famous- caterer. Large staterooms, equipped with electria farms, and running water. Bertha #quiprod with misotrio reading Juraps. · · Numerous amusemente—snis water swimmipa: tabk, 3/12/ping orchester, doek gamos, dances, etc.—not a dull moment throughout the trip. The Safety and Confort of Patrone is Our First Coldwatan

For further Information, rates/literaturo, schodudes, sta, apply to King's Building (Opposite Blake Fier.) R. C MORTON;

Agent); Panama-Pacific Intern ujonal Exposition San France or Telephone No. 1

Borkum about End of June.

End of July.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, 'HONGKONG and OHINA

Hongkong, 13th May, 1914."

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

FRENCH MAIL LINES.

FORTNIGHTLY. SERVICE TO AND FROM JAPAN via SHANGHAI.

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO AND FROM

EUROPE via SUEZ

For

Steamers Magellan

YOKOHAMA

SHANGHAI, KOBE AND V. Ciotat

MARSEILLE via PORTS

Cordillere

Ralynesian Magellan

CANAL

To sail

17th May,

31st May

1

19th May,

2nd June.

16th June:

ALL STEAMERS FITTED WITH WIRELESS, Transhipping on the Co.'s Steamers at Colombo, for Caloutte, Bombay and Australia, at Port Bald for the Leract Constantinople and Black Ses.

Through Tickets to London via Pazia by railwa

Circular loketa to Europe vin Buaz and SIBERIAN ROUTE and TICO-TOTEM delivered hore.

For further particulars apply to,

P. THOMAS,

Agent.

Printed and Pablished by the Proprietor;[}.", W. Noha

Ios House Street, in the City of Vistori