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WATSON'S

HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1914.

FOR THE BATH, TOILET AND HOUSEHOLD, Used in the Bath it promotes healthy ation of the skin, counteracts all effects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. It is es 'pecially useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver and Plated Ware, etc.

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CELEBRATED

CORN SOLVENT.

Las On Piracy Fund.

ROAM;

DAY BY DAY.

A vote appeared in this column, Tuesday, in which it was poinol eut chót British names were not greatly in ev'dence in Ie list of rubro ipi as to the Tui On gisucy luud. A reador nOW "akes rather a good suggestion abich we pass oo. It is that a ist should be sent round to each of the various business house in the Colony in order to catok what may be termed the smaller subscrip tons. He remarke, very rightly, that the average man who is of a mind to contribute two or thres

At the Peak 8.a.m. Temp or even five dollars' will not take sunshine.

IF SOLID HAPPINESS WE PRIZE WITHIN

OUR BREAST THIS JEWEL LIES,

AND THEY ARE FOOLS WHO THE WORLD HAS NOTHING TO BESTOW,

OWNSELVES OUR AND THAT DEAR HUT-OUR HOME.

A permanent, speedy and painless CURE for corn's an I bunions the trouble to make a special er

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SHAVING STICKS.

FROM OUR BLISS MUST FLOW,

and of it. He thinks it is too smal} [""

The Weather.

Cotton.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 83; sunshine.

The Mails.

for that. Bat if a list is presented American Mail-Dae per

him, he will contributo gladly. Luere must be any number of men in the Colony who are willing to

The cheapest and best in the market. They give a free and last-ontribute a little and this bug ing lather, and-impart a soothing feeling to the skin. For delicate gestion for recuring their sub- and sensitive skins they are unequalled.

Horiptions is worth taking note of A Great Cricketer Dead,"

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A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., The death of Mr. ft. E. Foster

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omoves a man who, in his day, made cricketing history. He was a member of Mr. P. F. Warner'e fmous team which brought back the ashes in 1904, and at Sydney, in a test match, he put up the great score of 287. He had play- od very little first class cricket

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1914.

· THE PREVENTION OF PIRACY.

Sinaki Maru,te-day. Siberian Mail.-Due per

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COMPANY MEETING.

Hongkong Electric Company, Ltd.

[VERBATIM.]

The innnal general meeting the_sliareholders in the Hong

BOAT OVERTURNED.

Constable Rescues Woman and

Childrett.

BOUGHT THIRTY NEWSPAPERS.

Visitor Who Has Had An Adventurous Career

Yesterday morning the Lam

There is in the Colony at kong Exetric Company, Limited, rass boat was sailing in the Sul was held this morning at the phur Channel when she wee cap ffices of the Company, when Mr. sized by a sudden quat of wind present a man who bas bought J. W. O. Bonnar presided. There Castable Wilson who saw the and sold some thirty newspaper something like a record. He is Mr. were also presest-Sir Paul occurrence from the shore secured corn in his time, which mustle Chater, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. D. sampan and with the assistance Francis Attwater, a native Landale, Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, of two Chinese helped in the Connection, who, with his wifet directors, and the Hon. Mr. E, rescue of people from the over is making a tour of the Far East. Shellim, Dr. J. W. Nohle, Father turned bont

The officer saved a women and They are members of a party of Robert, Messrs. A. H. M. da

twenty-three who are making the Silva, O. Baptists, L. E. Ozorio, three children while the coxswain our under the care of. Mr. Leung Yau-po, To Tao-hing, of the boat was picked up by Jenkins. These parties, arranged Leung Wing-sang, and A. Chew another sampan. The boat was

There was one amusing incident this tour de luxe seems like

tour every three months, and shareholders, together with Mr. afterwarde brought into shore, by Mr. Jenkins, are to make the

1. Graham, manager,

affair. Ode

proving very popular. of the Women The manager read the notice in what might have been a serious

Since 1805 Mr. Attwater bug omvening the meeting.

rescued was seen clinging to the The Chairman said:-Gentlo

been buying and selling nowe B.B toe,The report and accounts boat with one hand thrust above

ogether with the auditors certi- her well oat of the water. She papers in different parts of the United States. He has not ficate having been in your hande was found to be clutching a

bought one of which, running it for some days, I will with your handful of five dollars potes on independent lines, he did not permission take them as read: when she was picked up.

make a success. He started the first American newspaper in Caba Three doge were gent to the The result of the year's working, I am sure you will cut sider as

io 1000, and that paper, the Police Pound yesterday.

very satisfacicry.

Huvana Post, is still "running, The balance of Profit and Loss

We have to acknowledge the though he is no longer connected Account exceeds that of the pre receipt of $15 from Mr. S. Komer with it. Indeed, be has retired

Liangohow to-morrow. American Mail-Olosen per S.mbia at 5. p.m. today. Siberian Maillosen per

Prinz Ludwig at 5 p.m. day.

Sent to the Pound.

Silk Delivered.

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TAI ON PIRACY FUND.

The silk ospatched per s.s.vious year by $93,000, but in

Pitacy Fund.. This, and any sold out the last of his interests, Nippon Mera on April 8,view of what I will refer to lator, as a subscription to the Tai On from the newspaper world. He was delivered in New York on your Directors do not consider it other ath-oriptions forwarded to in his home paper in Meriden, the 11th instant.

Advisable to recommend a higher the Telegraph, will be handed to Connecticut, last year, after hav dividend than $1.80; and to make Mr. W. A. Dowley, the hos ing been in partnership, with three other gentlemen, for twenty- ample allowance for depreciation treasurer to the fund. and a aubalantial addition to

five yeara. “ reserve. I trust their recommen

There being no questions,

But Mr. Attwater's activities meet with your lations will

gentlemen, I beg to propose that have not been entirely confined approval...

You may have noticed in the the report and accounts as preto newspapers. He bar built two ailways, established th ce banke, statement of accounts th it sundry seated be adopted. debtors stand at $180,587.41.

The Hon. Mr. E. Shollimand bought and sold much land This is a large amount and is Mr. Obairman-Investors in this ia b's time. S represented by a little more than Company must be xtremely Naturally, Mr. Allwater tells two months' current consumed gratified at the excellent reportine or two good stories of lin and material supplied. Since presented by the directors, and. I career. One is of how, while he closing the books about $140-feel sure they fully approve of the was quite a young man, in 1882, sound distribution of profits. As he had an interest in a newspaper

To Consignees.

in the season before he went to Austrália, and may people loubted the wisdom of Mr. Warner's choice; but the captain

Sale of Ostrich Feathers. there is to know about" oricket, and he was proved right in his "Mr. G. P., Lamms,t is selling "Australian critics by public auction 10-moto, 8 judgment. termed Foster a cricketing genius. fine selection of ostrich feathers, For years be and his brothers ach fot-comprising one feather.

Worcestershire. bave carried cricket on their backs, so to speak, and their records are many and great. Perhaps the best of the lot is the 303 which H. K. and R. E. Foster knocked up against Kent in 1907 for the third wicket The late Mr. Forter was a fine footballer, too, and we recall see ing him play as inside right to Plant of Bury in the English team which Scotland smote hip and thigh in 1900. He was the best faw rd on the losing side that day.

Consignees of cargo by the Japan and the Gregory Apcar are reminded that goode remain- gundelivered after tc-morrow will be subject to rent.

European Sailor Drowned. When the German mail steamer

Print Ludwig was alongside the wharf at Penang a European sailor engaged in paiuring 'alofi fell into the sea and was drowned. The body was not recʊve.1 d.

Junks. Collide.

you

000 has been collco ed.

At our last meeting I informed the science of electricity is making in Red Bluff, California. A gang that we had placed orders steady progress constant expendif desperadoes, five in number, One of these is now running in up-to-date and I therefore think the court house, and Mr. Attwater for two more Diesel engines.ture is necessary, in order to keep were alleged to have burned down full load, and the other is in that it is imperativo on the part made the most of the story AB of the directo a to follow the it happened, the gang were

course of erection.

In view of the increasing a sound policy of making ample acquitto, mainly because they mand for electric current, sur provision for deprecation. It is could pull strings, and the leader, The Grimsby Electior.

Directors have for some caneider- very satisfactory tust the interone Rube Mitchell, dropped into "Judging from the lure figures,

A report has been made to the able time past had under their este of consumers have not been the newspaper office one evening the bye-election at Grimsby must have been a great fight between police that while eailing of West serious consideration the advias neglected, and that they are to interview the gentlemen who Point yesterday afternoon junk bility of obtaining another rightly participating in the had made matters rather warm suitable site on which to erect a prosperity of the company, Mr. for them, That interview might Among those who ore in any way concerned with West River the rival factions. Oa the Par. 1038 was run iuto by a right station. Our present site is onlChairman, I have muon plessure have proved awkward for Mf,”

register of "the "shipping the ono subjot receiving consideration at the moment, to liementary the exclusion of almost all others, is the question of dealing with Borough there are just over 18, soit junk and sunk. There were capable of derclopment to a in seconding the adoption of the Attwater bat for the fact that a nig red-bended compositor follow- limited extent, and at our present report and accounts.

The Chairm n: I has been 1 the "tough" quietly and spinng the pirate evil. It is realised that prevention is better than oure; 000 voters, and on this occasion no live lubi,

no fewer than 16,684 went to the The Disappearing Shroff.

rate of expansion, the limit i- hence all efforts are concentrated on devising ways and means to poll-an abnormally large pri

A Bait (i-h_dealers bewailing likely to be reachent in the core proposed by myself and sounded in bim, at the same moment toOBC make a repétition of the recent outrages impossible. There have portion. Both sides materially the loss $700. It appears hat of the next few years, Yby the Hon. Mr. E. Shell m'ah 1 Mr. Attwater did; just "when- been many suggestions put forward place the terrible happenings increased their poll, the Liberals on the Tai On, and not the least aane and sensible of these are bringing in 988 moro voters than bis ehr. ff.went to two houses and Dirawore, therefore, consider in the report and accounts as pre-Mitchell looked to b.q, me ilan- those outlined in the Telegraph on Tuesday by the former Captain at the last election and 14 Un-collected $500 and $200 respecti- essential that we should make sented be adopted. Will those in gerous. He was promply dis The very provision for the future, favour of that kindly hold up irmed and bundled out of the ffice. After that Mr. Atwater of the ill-fate boat. They are worthy of the fallest possible miste 588. The reduction of vely in his master's name,

ind i am pleased to be able to their heads against carried un- consideration on the part of the authorities and the Steamship the Unionist majority cannot, in shr. ff is now missing.

report that neg tiations are simously. The next bines always was well armed, incido and outside the office, and he tells Jurped from a Tṛamcar. Companies, if only from the fact that they constitute the considered jew of the peculi ir circumstances,

lready in progress, and will is the election of directors.

Dr. J. W. Noble-I bog, tune that he was very careful in opinion of an who has gone through the horrors which it is considered of undus signific

Through jumping traucarust toon be completed, for the sought to make a thing of the past, and whose experience at a time ince. In the first place, be cun N, 12 while it was in notion purchase of a tuitable si o with a propose that the II. Sir, Punduring corners. Jika the present should be of the utmost value.

didates were both local men, and or the No. 2 Police Station a water frontage, which should be Obter C.MG, and the Hon. Mr. I had a double-barelled shot. The principal nggestions made by Captain Wetherell are when that is the case the large Chinese sus ained internal incapable of development to meet David Laudale be re-elected

gau in the fine," he said whim. follow: (1) The provision of a fully ormed and uniformed guard issues of the slay do not count so jaries which nevesitate is the wants of the Colony for all directors.

sically, and 1 bad feur billa in Mr. Leuog Yung-p-I beg it. I thought that if I did not of from ten to twelve men on each West River steamer: () Allmuolt as the relative popularity removal tu tap Government Civil time. This will involve a large

to second. expenditare, both for land, Epifal. cargo to be kept helos hatches; (3) No brokers or runners to be of the opponents.

The Chairman-Proposed by pear and put matters right." shoot straight the balle might permitted on board; (4) No tickets to Le sold on board ship; and

buildings, and new machinery, A Broken Thigh. (5) Two or more steaners always to leave in company when A Fickle Constituency.

as it is contemplated putting Dr. Noble and seconded by Mr. But that is only bis little joke. He Moreover, the cinstimeucy has

Lin Wings Chine senged ab ut down a steam turbine plant. Our Leang Yan pa, that the flon. Sir looks like a man who could shoot bound for the West River. In putting forward these views it is

very straight when necessary, of omrse realised that the carrying out of the proposals would en somewhat of a read for fickle tail additional expense to shipowners, but the answer, to that is to rese. In 1895 Sir George Doughty, fuity youre was sent to the Go Dissel engines, however, will not Paul Chater C.M.G. and the Hon.

Tue end of that story was increase the fares, which at present are on a very low cale. 1 the late member, was returne i na vernment Civil Hospital yesterday be dispensed with, as you will Mr. D. Landale be re-elected as would be acol thing if all the Companies could agree to the Liberal, but three years later he suffering from a br ken thigh readily realise that the changing directors. Those in favour of adoption of all or rome of the suggestions tendere and meet the went over to the Voiuists on the aid to have been caussi by bia of a station Ench as ours must be that kindly hold up their hande "agic. On the one afternoon on erst by a waiform raising of the tariff; then with the increase the tariff greetion. He was a local slipping and falling on the Wing done gradually, and the Diesela gainat carried unanimously. Which Mr. Attwater happened to will be required for some years to The next business is the election be absent from the office he was getting the detailsof a fire one of. come to cope with the demand for of auditore. same on all lives, there amb be no question of money being los man ton; and despite his change Wo Itad steps.

A Curious Mishap. on the enterprise. If, however, this is not possible, it is more than of views the constituen's guin

current, and even after the in Mr. Baptista-i beg to propose the desperadoes entered the offion likely that passengers would prefer to patronise that Company returned him at the bye-election

that Mesare. A.C. Hlynea and Fnd shot his partner in the A peculiar et ry was told yes. stallation of the steam turbice Maitlen bare elected auditors a tomach. He died next day. Cali โล which took these pr. cau’ione, vền though they had ply a liule by a majority of some 1300 more. Such extra charge auld, or should, be looked upon a January 1910, however, he was terday by a linea who was plant they will be

» ;"t'M" place in those days, and Mr. Att insurance guarsalceing, as far as possible, immunit, from paisal thrown out by ir. Wing, the admitted to the Government Civil useful adjunct to that planta remuneration of one hundred tornis was not a very health

Liberal candidate, who did not Hospital suffering from a stab ta visw of those extensive dollars par ontain,

wound. It appears that a knife alterations and additions, it is Mr. Oz wrio :—I beg to second, water sold out his interest and kach and every one of the points made by Captain We her li have a long innings, in much fall from the cook use on the necessary that we should husband The Ohairman:Proposed by left. A quarter of a century later deserves the fullest possible consideration, especially his proposal Sir George turned the tables on secont al or of the house where he our resources, hence the $180 Mr. Liptista sai seconded by Mr he returned to Red Blut and Ozorio that Blessrs. A. O. Hynesound that the leader of the gang that brokere snd runners should not be permitet on board West him in the December fullowing, River steamers. These raffins have long been regarded as a and held the seat up to the time a living, and i flete the in-dividend (with which, lo saver, source of danger, and it is more than likely that they work balin of his death N doubt the 1try on lim while I was on the I think no shareholder can ross and F. Mailazd be re elected had become a most respected, and

onably grumble) and the I baral auditors at a remuneration of one cupectable citizen ! Liberala will point to the now

A second story from his fund- g'ove with the pirate-pasaongers. They pay no fares and serve no useful purpose, and are generally regarded by the respectable reduced majority of the Unionists

Once the system which permits Grimsby as an argument that Fifteen Chisean, the majority of

Is will also, I think bo nerous-up their hands-against-ourriedle was in charge of a newspaper travelling public ne "a had lot. of their presence aboard ships is swept away, at least one element they still retain the confidence of whom were welczen, appeared

very distant date, but shareholders business gentlemen, thank you for een exclusive news for it leaked: of danger will be removed. The whole question of prevention of people, at if the facts quoted are this morning befoe Mr..tary to increase our capital at nounarimously. 1bat is all the furn time and what should have piraoy calls for ile mest drastin action, and if the Shipping Com-viven dus weight it will be seen Wood on a charge of gambling will receive dun notice of the your attendance. Dividend war-out and appeared in the rival pauits do not willingly do their part in the matter, they should be bow hollow is the el im,

Two of their nun bir were ale decision of the Directors, and rants will be ready to-morrow paper. His suspicions fell upon a compelled to take due and proper precautions. The Government.

charged na kopere but the magis, their interests will be faily and may be had on application telephone clerk, but he did not trato could find no ovilecca to

at the office.

complain to the telephone com. has the mattor under consideration, apparently, but it is to be hoped

proteo of.

pany. Hast ppad the leakage in all fined Lowever $2 each for Directors have seen that they

A+ in previous years, when the Latest Advertisements. hisownabrowd way. One day there gambling.

Consigneas notices regarding was 'phoned to the oflice a harrow- could well do so, a reduction in the a.s. Danbighshire and the s.e. ug tale of a great drowning Dataining a Girl.; S

been made to consumers dating Prinz Ludwig ruinued Page 5 accident. No detail was mis ed, Yesterday-afiain on Mr. Mel- from let May, due nɔic) of which

The .1. Indrant leaves for the ind the tale would have dragged bourne at the Police Court sent has been given in the Prere and

New York, etc., about Juno 5. — tears from an idol, so affecting two women to prison for three also by cicoular. As heretofore, Page 5.

was it. Every detail appeared in months for

for unlawfully detaining substantial diagunts are also hir. G. P. Lammert is selling the opposition paper and never Chiasso girl at 137 Second given according to the amount of valuable household furniture na one in that of Mr. Attwater. Street. The child was detained corrent consumed,

his sales rooms on the 18. inst. The whole thing had been from March last until May 4, and Before formally moving t

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The following was the order of merit for the Efficiency Cap:

1. Civil Service On,

ground

The Gamblers.

that they will not be guided solely by official advice in applying HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS convict them of th t: They were the remed es. There are, of course, certain points which can b considered and noted upon in this way. Bush, for instance, is the question of the advisability of inflicting heavier tunishment for possession of arms on board ship than on shore a point whio e well worth keeping in mind. But there are other and more import- ant inatters which the longshoreman is not qualified to deal with except he has the advice of practicnl nl experienced miners who are conversant with the peculiar local conditions. It would there fore be a wise act if the allir tien called into consultation the skippers of boats making the Wrat River run, and framed come scheme to embody the expert advies tendered. In this way it should be possible to do a valasb'o work in the intarota of ship- ing trade, the protection of the Bri ial flg fraca in lignities, and the guarding of human life from the danger to which it is at pre- gent exposed

2. 10. Pur. Section Artillery Battery.

3 Laft Sontinn M.G. Cn... 4 8 outs Co

5. Contre Ssation M.C. Co. 6. Enginoor Ch

7. Howitzer Section Artillery Batters.

8. Rigly

a very

allowance for depreciation and hundred dollars such per annum Sf

Those in favour of that kindly hold newspaper tales may bɔ given,

reserve.

arranged as a trap--and that

it was suggested by Mr. Schofield, adoption of the report and The Dragon Orola Jo adverstopped the leakage of news.

of the Secretariat for Chiness acconate, I shall be pleased to tises now -modal motorina and Mr. and Mrs A vatere vo Aff tire that the women wore about answer any questions which mop-crot-Pazo D.

1 10 take ike girl out of the colony shareholders may wish to put,

by the Minussala on Sat