1914-05-21 — Page 7

TELEGRAMS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TELEGRAMS.

[The following telegrams arrived [Reator's Servios To The Tolograph."] too late for insertion on Page 1.]

CANADIAN FACTORY ACT.

CHINESE APPEAL.

[Router Service To The Telegraph."|

Bd the Saakatobewan

THE BYE ELECTION.

CANDIDATES' VIEWS.

London Received May 21.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914

OUR BOYS.

Why Not a Public School for them.

Here?

HONGKONG TRAMWAY

CO.

BANKING AMALGAMATION.

Lloyds and the Wilts and Dorset Banks.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA U.S. MILITIA AND

CLUB.

تو پیپر

STRIKERS.

We are officially informed that a. cable bas been received from the Board of Directora of (SPECIAL ARTICLE).

It was definitely announced the Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd., To say that the boys who are to the effect that a dividend al recently that a provisional agree born of European parents, inhe rate of 20 per cent. per ment has been made for the Hongkong get a very poor chance

annum for the six monthe ending amalgamation of the Wilts and Major Bowden, the successful in the matter of education is to December 31, 1913, will be paid Dorset Ranking Company with The Privy Council has dismiss. Derbyshire, said the victory was many times before. And not only holdere on the register on May Details of the scheme are given wood.

Ludon. Received May 21 Unionist candidate at North-East 983 again what has been said on and after May 28 to all share Lloyds Bank..

case; it was dus slee to bis giving but, from the very nature of their 20, making a dividend of 12,1-2

a message of hope to Uhter, and is their education much neglected referred to in a telegram on April prominence to Tariff Reform and life out East, they are apt to be per cent. for the year 1913. 7, which is in the form of sobie exposure of the Insurance Act. enddled. From the age of nine. Mr. Hicuiton said bie defes: application by a Chinese claiming to be a naturalised Britisher, for

was due to the Progressive split. special leave to appeal against a conviction under the amendme mentioned. Leave was refused, the Committee holding that if the Constitutionality of" the amead- ment was doubted, there are teating it.

Entries for the Coming Mesting.

A Flerce Confilet.

Following are the entries for

New York, April 21. the Gymkhana Meeting on May At least two perzone some 30-

reports say 13 were killed in Three Quarter mile Races: an all-day battle yesterday be Pilcorthie, Lorenzo (Arravand), tween the Colorado Militia and Finke, Dunin, Brympton, Brown strikers in the coalfields of the Boy, Valsalini, Rosario, Spring. Colorado Fael and Iron Company

(Standard Oil property) at Lad is a circular issued to share Tent pogging Mr. Blason low. More than 40 other persone holders of the former institution and Mr. David, Mr. Thickness were wounded in one of the convening a special meeting, to and Mr. Bastings, Mr. Aston and bloodiest labour battles be held at Salisbury on May 6, to Mr. Harvey, Capt. Edye and Mr waged in the West. The strikers' consider the agreement. The Rawlinson, Mr. Olarke and Mr tent colony was burned and terms agreed upon provide that Elwes, Mr. Lawder and Mr. hundreds of women and children the shareholders of the Wilts and Master, Capt. Hattersley-Smith are bomeless, Precautions Against Infection Dorset Bank shall receive 10 and Cupt, Oce, Lt. Pope and Lt

shares in Lloyde Bank of 250 McGillewie.

JAPANESE MILITARY

MISSION.

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Amongst the Troops.

ever

other and more suitable ways of ATTEND ARMY MANOEUVRES Cannot leira, as it should be issued to-day along with army 10 paid up (ie,, one share and Chief, Sir Galahad, Oilgwyn, five militismen watching the

Chinese

Consul

Generál to

Making Men.

be

1

to fteen, especially, a healthy PLAGUE PREVENTION. boy wants to be most of his time with other boys of his age play- ingand for that matter.quarrel

The ill-feeling which existed ling and fighting with them-s()

since the beginning of the long that he may learn to be self-

oach, with £8 paid up, for every Gymkhana Stakes:-Amun Ra strike oulminated yesterday in an reliant and manly. This he The following circular was

seven shares hold of £50 oach, Mallard, Nigerian Chief, Roman attack by the strikers' wives upon learned, in Hongkong and utordera :--

three-sevenths of

a share in Mascotte, Vadeem, Joan Mighty, strikers at a baseball game. These schools in Hongkong. The point In view of the increasing Lloyds Bank for every share in Soi Kwai, Dumfries, Crown Aster, escaped injury, but a pitched London, Received May 21. Router correspondent at Bel-is so obvious that it need not prevalence of plague in Bong the Wilts and Dorset Bank), Sweet William, Monarch Dahlia battle followed in which the [The telegram referred to was

kong, the following points are

Ladies Nomination; "Divided strikers intrenched themselves, aa follow:-Reuter's correspond-grade states that the Japanese laboured in the least.

circulated as indicating the lines together with a cash payment of

£2 for each share. For the into two races.-

and 100 militiimia swept the ent at Toronto atutes that the military mission attended the

Lalf the things that go to make on which preventative measures

(a) Fluke, Pegasus, Brympton, tent colony with three machine- of the shares to be accurately Valsaliai, The Cat, up a boy's character, to make him will be based, and all units will purpose of enabling the division

Danio, guns. Four hundred miners Canada has objected to the clause army manoeuvres in company

the man he is afterwards to bs, secure that all necessary action made Lloyds Bank will issue Springwood, Candy Kid, Tango, to-day are intrenched in the hills in the Ontario Factories Act win the King. Amendment Bill forbidding Or-

are learned in the playground of a is taken accordingly.

awaiting the renewed attack of fentals to employ white girls, on

school, and his boyish fun and Plogue being caused by the scrip certificates, each represent Lindsay G. (Somerset),

(b) Joy; Amourer, Unity, Fly-the reinforced Militia and mine the around that it was

pranke, his fights and bis friend bits of a fea from an infected rating one-seventh of a "share in ships, mean as much to him, then it is essential that every effort Lloyds Bank, which can be sold, ing Kangaroo, Buttercap, Saiff guarda; 1,500 armed strikers in Ginger, Liobgesang, the Southern Colorado camps are and in the future, as the lessons he should be taken to reduce the or additional scrip certificates (Bliss), London, Received May 21.

Wincombe. It is reported that M. Doumer learns. They are an essential part number of rats in barracks, more parchased in order to make a Flotilla, Igucranes, Magpio, reported to be advancing towards

of his education. Especially in the particularly in the living and complete share..

The direators state that pro Handie sp for Subscription

April 22, gue resigns on Juge 1.

East a boy, between the ngee we sleeping rooms where the danger vision has also been made for the Griffins-Amun Ra, Pitcorthie, Forty-five dead, more than have mentioned, wants to be away of plague infected fleas gotting continuance of the business in the Lorenz (Arravand), Cilgwyn, two-thirds of them women and from home a great part of the time into bedding is very grent. will district on the same lines as hors- Flake, Vadeam, Rosario, Tango, children, a score of missing, and

One or 'moro шеп

tofore. Two of the directors will Monarch Dablia. away not from authority but

bo from the codaling inûnence. It consequently employed

uncon-

stitutional and opposed to the principles of the Treaty with China. A case involving a similari amendment by the Saskatchewan Legislature is now before the The imperial Privy Council, Ontario Government will proba- Hy withdraw the amendment until the case is decided.]

BIRKENHEAD DISASTER. ANOTHER SURVIVOR ALIVE.

London Feceived May 21. (orrespondents point out that Captain Bond Shelton, of the 12th. Lancers, a survivor of the Birkenhead disaster, is alive,

It will be remembered that the telegram announcing the death of Captain Lucas referred to him as the last survivor of the Bir kenhead disaster.]

CANADIAN AS SLAVE.

BRITISH INVESTIGATION.

London Received May 21. The British Consul General at Buenos Aires is investigating & report that a Canadian is held in slavery on a tea plantation on the borde is if Paraguay and Brazil, baving wice escaped and been recaplud and flogged..

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FRENCH MINISTER'S RESIGNATION.

PROFIT SHARING.

"Intimate" Facts Concerning Mr. Ford.

The following, concerning Mr. Ford, is taken from an American contemporary :--

Mr. lord who is 10,000,000 Dollars to ployees.

"He is fifty years old, He weighs 150 lbs. Heia 5 ft 10 ins, tall,

his

His hair is alightly ourly and slightly groy.

A Hongkong Public School.

More Capital for Lloyds Bank.

As the amount of the existing

801

¿

for

Ludlow.

aa-

ploration is prevented by the position of the camp, which lies directly between the positions of Militia and strikers."

more than a score of wounded-→→ join the board of Lloyds Bank as One and a Quarter Mile such is the record of "losses is because boys at this age are so in destroying rata, every soon as practicable, and all the Handicap

Leurred in a 14 hours' battle. much from home, sud are yet means will ta used, traps,

Mallard, Unity, Nigerian Chief, The 200 tants occupied by the It was slated in yesterday's reared in an admirablentmosphere; dogs, cats, and bird lime spread directore will cooperate es a local issue that the profit-sharing that the Public Schools of Eng ou beards outside holes and committee of supervision in deal Roman Chief, Mancotte, Joss miners and their families were All rats captured ing with local business, To the Mighty, Brown Boy. Flying destroyed by fire. One dispatch

Dahlia, describes the situation as scheme recently inaugurated by land turn out such manly young along "rups." the Ford Motor Company at ite men. They have a tone that however, will be regarded as same end the general managers. Kangaroo, Monarch

industrial warfare,” and con- works at Detroit has been extend-stamps them for good and all. possibly infected and therefore Mr. W. Mcan and Mr. H. S. Fickle Bird, Matchlook, Sweet paralleled in the history of

treated with great care, they will Earbidge, will become district William, Sir Galahad.

Owing to the large number of tinues:"In holes which they ed to the firm's employees in Manchester.

Would it not be possible for be, placed in a tin box holding managers of Lloyds Bark, In Hongkong to have a Pablic cresol solution and instructions consideration of personal coven- entries (22) for the Ladies' dug for their protection against As matters asked for as to disposal on tele-ants by these directore and officers Nomination Race, the Committee the rifles of the troops women and School of its own? atand, parents cannot afford, in phone to Hospital. They will be to serve in this manner, provision have decided to ran two races, children died like trapped rats. has been made by an agreement with separate prizes for each, when the flimes swept over them. giving many cases, to send their boys handled with 'n tonga.

Griffins One pit uncovered this afternoon The putting subscription No food will be stored in bar- for their remuneration. Em-Home to a good school. They

Polo and two women. Further ex are not, relative to the spending rack rooms. All food oftal will entire staff of the bank will be which have not played Pule re-disclosed the bodies of 10 children. power of the dollar, earning the he quickly removed from barracks taken over by Lloyds Bank on gularly in A Class and

Ponies in B-Ulass. same salaries that obtained a year so as not to become an attraction the existing agreemente. or two ago, and they are placed to rats. Particular attention will in a serious dilemma. They be paid to general cleanliness. bave qualme about sending their All rat holes will be stopped unissued capital of Lloyds Bank of.20 per cent., less tax, and

is insufficient to provide for the the preceding seven years 20 per

The strike, which has been proceeding for months with con His face is smooth shaven boys to a school of which they with broken glass and tar.

Great attention must be paid to shares to be issued to the Wilts cent., tax free. He prefers not to wear a hat; are not entirely sure, and they

and Duraet shareholders,

Lloyds Bank, which was estab. atant bloodshed, was the subject extention of the authoriz-lished as a joint stock back in of evidence given at Washington hence his cheeks are well tanned. can send them only by making housing of Asiatice in barracks.

A deficite roll of such men 18 He wears plain, inexpensive serious sacrifices. But give them.

baying regard to Those, men clothes-always a eack snit Public School near Hongkong are entitled to sleep in barracks of capiregard to the bank 1885, is one of the largest in the recently by Mr. J. D. Rockefeller, blue serge in summer and dark and they would seize the oppor-will be made out. mixed grey in winter.

tunity with both hands. Why must sleep every night in barircrossing business, the directors kingdom. It has 679 offices, and Jr. Mr. Rockefeller, Sr. owns 40 its last published "balance sheet, Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, He carries a plain gold watch, not have such a school installed racks and mest be in barracks stato they think it desirable to bas offices in 45of the 52 counties. per cent. of the shares in the but weara no jewellery, not even on one of the islands, say, between at 11 p.m. No other person who enlarge the capital beyond the that relating to March, showed and Mr. Rockefeller, Jr. said here and Macao? There the boys has slept out in the city con present requirements, and they deposits amounting to £90,266, that he was ready to sacrifice all a scarf pin.

accordingly recommend an addi- 098; acceptances to £5,013,288; the capital he had invested in the He has a benigo, sweet smile would be far enough away to sleep in barracks..

These orders particularly apply tion of 00,000 new shares of cash in hand and at Bink of company to uphold the right of

sa0 each,representing an increase and a smooth, modulated voice, haveareal feeling of independence

England to $14,762,999; and non-union men to work for whom He has a quick, slightly nerv-(and that is one thing that a real to native nervants and amabs em-

The battle continued to-day, ong manner, but does everything boy likes) and would yet be rear ployed in married quarters.

onough home to visit their parents

If a native insists on going on present intention to issue more cash at call and short notice to they please. In the House of Lords the Enriquietly and without ruch

at holiday times and to receive leave he is to be warned that than the number necessary for £9,500,008. The capital amounte of Denbigh again raised the display.

visits ou occasion. question of the integrity of Kedab, Lord Emmalt denied that there had been any breach of faith or any intention to drive Kedah into the Federation of Malay States, He added that Mr." Harcourt had decided that the Regent must pre. Ten years nga be bad scarcely

i -gide over the Council. The despatch a penny to-day he is worth marskind, for instance, must be for boys purely Euro, enu and the conveying the docision pointed millions.

Riches bave made him more line bro woull have to be drawn out that the decision was in no wise prejudicial to the integeimply in habits than ever before very closely, To ensure that rity of the State and it directed He prefera plain food, a quiet there would be nothing at which manicating with nativce in the

INTEGRITY OF KEDAH.

A FURTHER EXPLANATION.

London, Received May 21.

of

or

He never smokes tobacco nor drinks alcohol.

He is shy and modest concern-

ing himself, but bold and aggres sive about his automobile in dus

try.

n"

Worth Considering. One is outlining such a scheme only quite broadly, of course. In a matter of this kind there would be delicate points to be discussed and arranged. A school, of this

would require to be under

cannot return until plague is

over.

N

All natives when their barrack duties are over will leave bar racks unless they are entitled sleep inside.

to

No hawkers to be allowed. A special order will be read to all troops warning them:-

(a) Of danger of handling rats, (b) Of great danger of com-

Owner Wanted.

of $10,000,000. There is no

The Times:

the purposes of the amalgamation to £30,000,000, divided into and five more persons were killed. This proposal will be submitted shares of £50 each, of which A special Session of the State to consider the future action of 44,208,672 is paid up. Lust year to the shareholders at a meating 20,304,200 is issued, but only Legislature has been summoned The Wilts and Dorset Banking the profits amounted to £1,240, the State towards the strike. 498, and for the past three years to be held on May 6. Company has been in existence

the dividend has been at the rate for 79 years, and has a large of 884 per cent. number of offices in the South and South-West of England. The bank was established by deed of settlement in 1835, and was regis.

Altogether the bank has now.

35 have been those of private absorbed 48 businesses, of which

1883. It has an authorized capital Dorset branches Lloyds Bank will tered as a limited company in bankers. With the Wilts and of $4,500,000 divided into £50 now have no fewer than 850 shares, of which £3,500,000 is offices, and the addition made to issue, with £700,000 called up in its balance abeot figures will place 70,000 shares with $10 paid. The it again at the end of the list of issue of £76,162. The balance in the United Kingdom. bank has an authorized note the great banking combinations sheet at December 31 last showed

Al'eged Possession of Opium.

is

LATEST SHIPPING

NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The C. P. R. a. EMPRESS OF INDIA

due to arrive at Hongkong on the 22nd inst. at 8 am.

The E. & A. 4. ST. ALBÁNS from

arrive here on Saturday, morning.

The E. & Ass. EASTERN left Sydney for thle port (via Quennsland Ports, Port Darwin and Manila on the 20th Instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about 13th June,

Sydney etc.: left Mantin for this port on the 20th inst, and may be expected to

the High Commissioner to assure home life, and the least possible anyone could cavi, the School city and in the native housee. the Regent that there was no display.

Hie only fad and extravagance Government supervision, but Amoy Commissioner Returns, dosire on the part of the Govern

would not necessarily After a short visit to Hongkong, ment for Kedah to enter the is fostering and preserving bird that Federation till Kedah so desired and animal life. He will spend mean Government control. In Mr. Chorlton Thorne, Commis-

conducted on the same lines, and tourned to-day. The decision that the Regent more on caring for a bird than every other way it should be sioner of Custome at Amoy, re- must preside over the Council on himsell.

He began work as a mechanic, would afford the same education was arrived at solely because Mr. Harcourt considered that the best and to-day he is one of the ablestas Pablic Schools at Home The A coolie on one of the steamer that deposit, current, and other

iden is at least worth considering. wharves was carrying two bags of accounts amounted to £12,718, The hearing of the alleged un- method for escuring good goymachinists in the world.

Mechanical engineering sforde If Wei-bai-wei can do something tobacco leaves and one of leather, 808, bills to £75,173; Consola to lawful possession of opium Ca ernment in which His Majesty'r Government was interested on him greater entisfaction than high of the kind suggested there is no when the sight of a policeman £1,176,471, taken at 71-835, was continued by Mr. Melbourne, reason why Hongkong should caused him is drop them and 291; other investments to at the Police Court this afternoon account of the treaties they had finance World (New York).

fail to carry it out enccessfully, bolt. The goods have been £2,429,987; cash in hand Mr. Pollock K. U. for the eecond of England of the two defendants Enid that made.

to £2,374,020; bills discounted the back room of his client's pre- Latest Advertisements. It may be protested that the removed to the Central Police and at Bank Consignees' notice regarding climate is not entirely suitable, Station to await an owner. to £8,126 256; and bank premises misses in which the opium wa th Bonlarig is issued Page 5. but to that it can be replied that| ...The Dollar.

The official rate of the dollar to £389,156. At December 31 found, had been sublet by the From July 1 the price of gas a healthy open-air life on one of for all purposes is to be reduced the islands suggested, with plen- for the month of June, 1014, for last the bank had a surplus Grat defendant and he beleived to $2 per 1,000 cubic feet-ty of good food, would be an ideal all payments fixed in sterling fand amounting to £550,000; the tenants were perfectly re- London, Received May 21.

life for a boy. There are any which have to be made in Hong £774,648 invested in Consols at 71 spectable, he had no ides the Reuter's correspondentat Mexi- Page 5. 00 City states that President. An advertiger has a four-rumber of rarente who will agree kong and on the China Station was specifically, 98gned against place was being used for an un-churches as the feast of Ascension

dividends have been at the rate proceeding as we went to press. Huert denies any intention to roomed bungalow to let at Taipo that the scheme in worth con will be 1/111d. (one shilling and this fund. For the past three years lawful purpose. The case was

elevenpence farthing).

MEXICAN, AFFAIRS.

HUERTA'S DENIAL.

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И

sidering.

At Mountain Lodge. This evening HE the Governor into residence at Mountain Lodge, the Peak.

goes

Returfing the 'Cricket Pitclt. Returfing the pitch on the Hongkong Uricket Club ground has commented

Ascension Day: To-day is kept by the varions

in places of worship. the customary services being held