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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

very rapidly, the shed being only of wood and attap, and in a vary. few minutes it was burnt.practió- FEDERATED MALAY STATES, ally to the ground. The strong

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1914,

A RENT ACTION.

WEST RIVER COLLISION. Be went on the bridge and saw.

Marine Court Case Resumed.

the Eui Tal about twenty feet off

the starboard quarter. He thought the Sai Tai should have gone to port, there was plenty of room- or stopped.

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The real reason of the nooident was that the Sui Tai did not keep out of the road.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. NOTICE OF ORDINARY AND

EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS.

..that.

the ORDINARY

(Continued from page 4.). wind blowing at the time carried At the adjournment of the case the flames across to a clerk's house in the morning, Mr. Faithfull nesi, also of wood and attap, and | announced his intention of Government Proposals to Deal

before the alarm was given for subpoenning the principal land-

At the Marine Court; this with 'Unemployment.

morning, Commander Beckwith the Selangor Fire Brigado the lady. At the request of the Selangor fire had gone so far that it was

After tiffin, Mr. Faithfull naked RN., continued the hearing of miners, Mr. J. A. Russell and Mr, impossible to eave anything. A leave to ask plaintiff farther the case in which R. D. Thomas, "F. W. Jones, the Chief Officer,OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. Choo Kia Peng called on the Re-number of coconut trees round questions. He had been instruct the master of the a.. Bai Tai, said he was in charge of the bridge. sidentat Kuala Lumpur last week about had begun to burn, and the ed that the plaintiff had called on prosecuted Owen Hughes, master at 10 p.m. He noticed the Sai Tai HALF-YEARLY MEETING of to discuss the unemployment of Brigade confined their attentions the landlady and told her of the se. On Leo, for failing to at that moment. She was bearing the SHAREHOLDERS in this mining coolios and suggested that to these and to coolies' linee near, if anyone came with a piece of observe the International Regula on the starboard quarter two Jorporation will be held at the Government should prepare for the spread of the fire further being paper telling her to come to Court tions for the prevention of colli- cables. She was not steering the continuation or aggravation

sion, articles 23 and 24, on the well; she was steering badly of the evil.

night of Jaly 13 in the West When the Shop Lee passed the This the plaintiff denied.

On Lee, the Sai Tai was baaring Mr. Faithfall-Why did you

Mr. Stevenson, of Messra. abeam, fifty feet off the On Lee. call on a lady whom you know

was going to call as a witness? Deacon, Looker, Denoon and The Shan Lee passed the On Lee I called to see which lady was

Harston, appeared for the pro- about two hundred feet on the He never altered his secation, and Mr. Dixon, of part hand. the one you wanted to call.

The principal landlady said Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, course. ehe had bad a subpoena served defended.

His Worship said if witness on her this morning by a gentle-

According to the evidence given would answer the questions as

The Resident discussed the matter fully and said Government were already giving the mattor attention. Should matters grow worse, they would undertake several large labour employing worke.

Aerial Navigation.

prevented.

There was a large quantity of rabber in the shed at the time the fira.broke out, all of this being destroyed, and the total damage caused by the fire is put at some thing like $5,000.

Kelemak Rubber, The report of Kelemak Rubber Company shows a profit and credit

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City Hall, Hongkong, on SATUR DAY, the 22nd day of August, 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1914, and for the confirma- tion of the election of Directors.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 10th August, to SATURDAY, the

"An F.M.S. Government Gazette balance of $29,834. A dividend man with the golden teeth," for the prosecution on Monday," near as he could, yes or no, ther/22nd August, 1914, (both days

Extraordinary published

reservo

that in exercise of the powers $20,375 carried forward. The one of the Court bailiffs. vested in him by section 2 of the

company has now fally planted Aerial Navigation Engotment, 751 acres and has in 1013, the Chief Secretary to 208. The directors do not pro- Government prohibits the naviga- tion of aircraft over the area the page to do further planting. The all-in cost was 1/418. and the profit 8.1/2d. The estimated

boundaries of which are describ

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ia 77,000 lbs.

Chinese Gamblers.

ed in the following schedule Commencing at junction of the Jalan Simpang and Circular Remarkable allegations are be Road, the boundary runs in a ing made an to the extent to south-easterly direction along which gambling is being indulged the western boundary of in by the Chinese in Tongkah. the Circular Road toite Gambling is said to have devel- junction with the Ampang Road; oped to such an extent that some thence in a westerly direction Tes 13,000, were won in a single along the northern boundary of night by a banker representing Ampang Road to its junction with gambling syndicate. The bank the Yap Kwan Seng Road; thence era are mostly professionals, inasouth-easterly direction follow. The games played are dico, "Tan ing a straight line to the junction Tan," and "Soo Kea," and ench of Circular Road with Pasar Road; night or day ne many as five or thence in a westerly direction in six bankers take their tarn on the a atraight line towards the mat one after the other. European Hospital till it cuts the railway line to Klang; thence in a north-easterly and northerly direction following the railway line to its intersection with Max. wall Road; thence in a north- easterly direction to the junction thirteen men of Batu Road and Jalan Simpang: thence in an easterly direction following the southern boundary of Jalan Simpang to the point of A Gift from H. M. S. Swiftsure. The following letter has been received by the secretary, Selangor Club, from H. M. S. Swiftsure-

commandement.

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Gopeng dang Robbery. The Times of Malays of July 2ad gives details of "a robbery at Gopeng

gang

The case was adjourned. engine works, who in his evidence alleged that John aude the influence of strong drink had been boating a child in such a manner.

SINGAPORE. Robinson Plano Co's Action,

Tai, near the Swashway Light, in consequence of the negligence of the defendant.

His Worship said he would like to hear the quartermaster of the Sui Tai.

Leung Shui was then oalled,

a

witness could not do it, bat be would ask him to do so as near as he could,

was-done.

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a little

when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions:-

(1) That the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation be and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on be- half of the shareholders of the Company to take the

steps necessary to apply for the introduction of an Or dinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong supplemental to The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance 1866, and the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hong- kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof to effect the amendment of Section 20 of The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance 1868, here after set out with suali modifications (if any) as they may think fit and to accept such Ordinance if and when enacted.

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the last line of Artiole 56, namely, after the Meeting" and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor, namely, "after the re-opening of the Register:

(c) That Articles 76, 77

and 78 be cancelled.

(d) That the following Articles be adosted and substituted for Articles 76, 77 and 78, namely ARTICLE 76. Geners! Meetings shall be held once In' every year, at such time and place in the Colony as may be prescribed by the Company in "General Meeting and if no such time or place is prescribed, then at euch time and place as may be determined by the Court, and unless and until otherwise prescribed or dater- "mined as aforesaid a Gen- eral Meeting shall be held in the month of February in every

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ARTICLE 77-"The General Meetings mentioned in the last preceding Article shall be called Ordinary Meetings.**** ARTICLE 78. All other "General Meetings shall be " called Extraordinary Meet-

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(e) That Article 90 be. altered by inserting, and adopting after the word holding in line five thereof the words "or representing by proxy and by striking out at the end of the said Article the words present in person.

(f). That the following words be added to Article 94" The Court may from time to time pay

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the Shareholders such interim dividends as appear to be just- ified by the position of the Company." "3 (g) That the following words be struck out of the first three and a half Jines of Artiole: 174, namely, the words "Half- year ending the 30th June and the 31st. "December, shall make a general Half-Yearly." and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor

Year ending the 31st day of December shall make a General."

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transfer of Shares can be registered.

AND NOTICE is hereby also given that at the same place and Excitable

on the same day at Noon or so Witness.

soon afterwards as the Ordinary Witness then broke into a Half-Yearly Meeting shall be inoet incontrollable state of concluded

an Extraordinary excitement, banged his clenched Meeting of the Shareholders in as to necessitate his (prosecutor's) and said he had had seven or fist on the witness Lox, gosti- this Corporation will be held forcible interference. John denied eight years' experience of the culated wildly and shouted at the that he had been unduly savere West River. He was used to top of his voice, as be rambled in punishing the child; but steam steering. On the date in

admitted that it was just possible question he had charge of the statement.

a most incoherent and disjointed that he might have exceeded bis wheel at Ki O Island. The pilot Captain Somerville, of the 8.8 usual allowance of the cup that told him to steer towards the Shan Lee, said at 10.30 pm clears to-day of past regrete and light. The light was a white the date in question he was on future fears. He pleaded, how one off Kongmoon. He did not the bridge and saw the Oa Lee ever that this indulgence occurred know that the Captain left the and Sai Tai close to his ship on not upon the public highway, bridge in charge of the Chief the port bow. They were all three where such things are not allowed, Officer. The pilot first told him about mid-channel. It was a but in the sanctity of bis own to steer for the white light, and moonlight night with" compound, where they were quite then, later, to port the helm. He clouds. The Sai Tai and On permissible; and, as Mr. Hann bad been steering at the time when Lee were "neck and neck." They really could not say that this was the ship left. It was then 10-15. passed bis ship. He was to the not so, and called nobody elee The pilot then told him to port the habit of watobing these ships. who could, John left the Court, helm, but the ship only steered a They were going and he put his a proud and happy victor in the little. The firet.order was port glasses to his eyes and watched forensic fray.

half" and then "port hard." The for about three minutes, and be ship only answered a little when would say that the On Los did- At half-past seven on the even-

he ported hard. He saw the On Les not alter her course more than ing of June 30 band of

In the Singapore District Court, taru towards the Sui Tai, but he three degrees, but he saw the entered Market before Mr. C. V. Deson, the hast- could not see the collision. Sai Tai come over towards the On Street. Seven of them were armed ag is proceeding of an action By Mr. Dixon-He did not Lee. He did not know, until he with revolvers. In the space of brought by the Robinson Piano hear the On Lee give a blast, nor got to Hongkong, what damage five minutes they had held up" Co., against Mr. H. C. Lane, of did he hear any call through a the whole street at the muzzle of Mesars. Beun Meyer and Co,, to megaphono-ho was in the wheel- Mr. Steavenson:-I put it to the revolver, looted a goldsmith's recover $187.27 halance of an house. He did not know even now yon, Captain Somerville; about shop, Chop Khong Fook, and account for the purchase of a that Mr. Jones called through standing on the port bow watchment above referred to The The following is the the amend- were decamping into the jungle piano. "Defendant aftorwards

megaphone. He did what the ing the very close, is entirely deletion from Section 20 of the with booty of the value of $10,000, complained that the instrument pilat told him. He could not say untrue?

said Ordinance of the words; HM. S. Swiftsure, East Indies, smith's shop as soon as they enter. been carefully looked after while would not have happened; he did witheus, eh? And this appears" property in satisfaction, liquida-i

Moking straight for the gold was defective although it had that if he went to part the accident

Witness-Well I was an eyehouses, or other real or personal To take and accept any, lands, Colombo, June 30, 1014. Dear od the street, eleven of the gang that it was in good order when Shun Lee was coming down, but

he had it, and plaintiffs contend what the pilot told him. The perjury, according to what you Bir,-A silver bowl is being for went inside while the other two

Bay Thank you very much-now warded addressed to you from remained at the door, and with supplied, and its damaged con- ho could not say how far she was the petty officers and men of revolvers levelled terrorised the dition was not due to any original from the On Lee. The Shan Les

go ahead.

His Worship: You must H. M. S. Swiftsure, which they passers-by in the crowded street. defect. The further bearing of was about five hundred feet from qualify that. hope the committee and members

Inside the shop the towkay the case is fixed for July 24. the Su Tai. At the collision. of the Selangor Club will be good and his assistante were "covered" The Late Mrs. Hume.

Mr. Steavenson It is only a enough to accept as a small token with revolvers, while all the con general manifestations of regret collision. The Sui Tai was over- oath.

The funeral took place amidst the Sui Tai, but none after the

there were three blasts given by suggestion. of the ship's company's appre- tenta

His Worship Well be is on ciation of the kind welcome and together. An absolute clearance Mrs Hume, wife of Mr. T.J. time, she was parallel with her.

rapidly collected at Bidadari last week of the late taking the On Lee, but, at the hospitality extended to them was made of all the jewellery in Hume, secretary of John Little

After the witness had answer during their visit to Part Swet the shop, and in addition the and Oo. The service, a fully choral Captain Hughes, but he was in regard to his suggestion to Captain

ed the questions put to him," Mr. Dixon said he would call Mr. Steavenson said that, with tenham in September-October, aafe was opened and a large sum one, was very impressive. The his bank at the time. 1913. Yonte faithfully, (8d.) of money taken, [" H. H. Sweeting, Fleet Paymaster,

Ha Somerville that the statement Rev. H. G. Peile conducted the would also call Mr. Jones, the he made hon, secretary, canteen com- romarkable audacity characteriand Service in the Chapel and the Chief Officer, and an entirely about standing on the port how the same into money," and the jority, it will be submitted for

was entirely untrue the raid. Everything was done basquies at the grave-side were

and disposing of and converting be passed by the required ma- independent witness, the captain he was sorry to say that his ic- precision, and the robbers were Andrew's Cathedral sang "Rock with extraordinary swiftness and conducted by the Bishop

Singapore. The full choir of St

structions were to put the suggest following words" To take, tion to a Second Extraordinary

"aubstitution therefor of the confirmation as a special Resolu His Worship: Same Company? ion to him that it was untrue. I moving off with their booty of Ages" during the progress to before the people had had time the grave-side, and, lator, On the Captain of the On Lee, said

Mr. Dizon:-I don't know..

find that that is unt so, and Ior deal with any security now sequently convened.

accept, enforce, release, realise, Meeting which will be sub- to recover from the first shock of the Resurrection Morning."

Owen Hughes, a master mariner, tender my apology."

Witness: Because you are a

held or which may hereafter be

By Order of the Court of surprise

"held by the Company, for any the Sui Tai started making this lawyer I'll forgive you. (Loud

Directors, i Amongst the large gathering of

monies owing or to become ran on July 6. He noticed her laughter,) Only I was going to sympathisers

owing to the, Company, or for the M.S.V.R. at field work in the B.8., of Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Messrs. W. A. N. Battenberg, spoke to the Captain of the Sui evidence had been called, the

Mr A. H: Todd (mourners) and was about the Swashway Light. He

"steered all over the ocean. It (Laughter.)

incurred towards or by the vicinity of the Rifle Range, who FMS., oldest son of Herbert Griffith Jones, Graham Hutchison Tai on the 7th, and he spoke to case was again adjourned.

After further corroborative

Company by way of mortgage, were to fall in in field service order Taylor, M.B, 180, Kennington T. G. Scott, W. M. Foreman, W. witness of the bad atcering on at 10.30a.m. On Tuesday, July Park-road, 21st, the General was to leave by Davies, twin daughter of the Rev. M. Baichart, Sheffield, J. Hack the Bui Tai and admitted the ship mail train for Ipoh and that after E. J. M. Davies, vicar of Walton-enzie, J. Bentley, H. B. Winter itself was a bad steerer. On July noon to carry out a field work le-Dale, near Preston, and will and A. Roid. Practically the whole 13, on the trip in question, and inspection of the members of No. take place in the Cathedral, of John Little and Co's European when off Ki O, the mate called 4 and 5 Companies, M. S. V. R. early in October,

staff and a large number of the him out and told him the Sui Tai On Wednesday he was to leave

Chinese and other employees was astorn. The Sui Tai was then for Taiping to inspect the Malay This gentleman hers give me were present including:-Mesure

Kuala Lumpur Rubber Factory an English speaking Tamil, Hodgins, W. Hodgins, F. J. quarter, steering badly, but he one biff and I fall down" is what R. Scoular, E. N. Benjafield, J. two cables astern on the starboard rejoicing in the name of John, Hodgins, T. W. Couch, E. Chalcould not say that he could arg both lights. Witness tarned over

mittee."

Major-General Reade's Tour, Major-General R. N. R. Reade, OB. General Officer Commanding Straits Settlements, accompanied by three staff officers, was to arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, July 19th, by the night mail train from Singapore. At 11

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Careful

organisation and

Marriage Arranged.

A marriage has been arranged

mourners and

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of the Shan Leo,

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tion, or payment of any 'debt absolutely and bona fide pre- viously due and owing to the Company, and also to take any Mortgage or other lien or char ge on real or personal property as a security for any monies actually and bona fide pre- viously due to the Company or "for which any person may have rendered himself liable to the Company, and to hold such landes, houses and other real and personal property respec- tively for such reasonable time as may be necessary for selling

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(h) That the word "Half":

be struck out of the 18th line of Article 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 1753 SON That the word "twice" and the words the 30th day of June and " be struck out of lines 4

that the word once" be adopted and substituted for the word twice" in the fourth line thereof, (i) That the words or the Ordinary Half-Yearly". and the words as the case may be " be struck out of lines 10 and 11 of should the Second Resolution

Article 177.

A. G. STEPHEN. Acting Chief Manager.

a.m. on Bunday he was to inspect between Leonard H. Taylor, M.B present were: Mr. T. J. Hume on that date and she was being fight it to the bitter death" any liabilities incurred or to be Hongkong-21st July, 1913.

States Guides.

Burnt.

8.E., and Tradá

"One Biff."!

LATEST SHIPPING. NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The LG. M. Ms. PRINZ WALDEMAR

p.m.

The P. Ms": SIBERIA arrived at

Is scheduled to leave that port for Hong-

A fire broke out in a smoke informed the Magistrate at Kuala lon, J. E, Oldam and F. Rach the bridge to the mate. The first left Manila on the 21st inet, at 1 p.m. and shed belonging to Bangsar Estate, Lampur the other day, when weldy. near the Central Malaya Engine called upon to answer a charge of There were many very beautiful thing witness did was to give one may be expected here on or about the Works on the morning of having been drank and disorderly floral tributes, including one from had hardly left the bridge when

short blast on the whistle. He 24th inst, at 4 July 8th. It was canser by a at the second milestone on the the Kuala Lumpur branch of he was awakened by the blasts of coolie leaving open the door of Fetaling Road, last Tuesday, John Little and Co. and others a whistle. He could not say the flame box, causing the rubber proferred against him by Mr. from the European and native whose whistle was blowing, but to catch fire. The fiames spread Hann, manager of the Central employees of the Singapore house. he thought it was the Sui Tai's,

Manila on Monday, July 20, at 8p.m. and no way at 5pm., making her due to arrive at Hongkong Friday. July 24th at about 9 a.m.

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FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJI. Steamship

"GREGORY APOARTE Capt. J. R. Sullivan, will be despatched for the above ports, FRIDAY the 24th instant, at ROOM

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or otherwise howsoever of everyTHE "kind of property or rights."

(2) That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in manner following (a) That the following words be struck out of lines two and three of Articles 56,

The Steamer has superior ac namely, the words for not commodation for passengers, is exceeding fifteen days installed throughout with Electric before and seven days after Light and carries a duly certified overy ordinary Meeting" doctor.

and that the following Return Tours to Japan words, be adopted and (occupying 20 days.) substituted therefor;

Return tickets are available by namely during such the Indo-China Steam Navigation time as the Court thinks Co.'s Steamers. Fare for round fit; not exceeding in the trip $120, whole thirty days in each

year."

For Further Particulars, apply That the following BAR

to DAVID BARBOON & CO. LD. words be struck out of Hongkong, 22nd July, 1914.