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''*THE BLUEBIRD"

Portion of Proceeds to go to

Prince of Wales' Fund.

We learn that part of the pro- ceeda to be derived from the forthcoming production of the "Bluebird" will be apportioned to the Prince of Wales' Reial

Fund, unless some more urgent call on local clarity, dansioned by the war, orisos in the mean”. time.

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not neceBS- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph"]

PRINCE OF WALES' FUND,

(To the Eitor, Hongkong

Telegraph).

that a fow of the Volunteerd are

I should like to inform "J.." The choice of this fairy play by not in receipt of $800 por month the great Belgina pet, Master-aud that those of us who live on out of pooket over the present upper lovely are very much mobilization. We are willing to

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EXTRA

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914.

THE AUSTRO SERVIAN FEUD.

A CHAPTER OF HISTORY.

Genesis of the Conflict.

Torty-eight years Irive passed ince Austria drew the sword. From Sadowa to the p esent grave orisis seems a far cry, yet the two events stand to each other in the relationship of distant cause to ulterior effect.

COMPANY REPORT.

The Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited,

$50 each fully 1,500 Mrtgage

paid up......

,000,000,00

Debentures (8 per cent.) $500 each Company

750,000.00

500.00

Reserve Fund. Saudry Creditors. Unclaimed Divid`nda Hongkong and Stang.

749,500.00 648,975,78 36;156:70 3,453.00

always maintained with the find Roman Catholic "Croatian," Monarchy.

38 opposed to a Sarb Orthodox, Differences between Vionna and solution for the problem. Belgrade aroso, however, in 1905,

Austrian Alms. when cervia concluded with Bal- On the outbreak of the war of garia a Castoma anion that was the Balkan allies against Ta key directors of the Hongkong Hotel The report of the board, of adopted by acclamation in the in October, 1912, the military Company, Limited, to be present-Lera held by the Balgarian Parliament. So dis party in Austria desired armed ed at the ordinary meeting of tasteful was this prospect of intervention against Servia. Their shareholders, to be held at the economic union between two wish was over-raled, mainly be Company's Hotel, at noon on Balkan Slav States that the cause the defeat of Servia by the Saturday, September 12, is as Austro-Hungarian Government Torks was expected, and it was follows: immediately declared a tariff war supposed that the Monarchy Gentlemen, against Servia and excluded all would then be able to establish her cattle and agricultural pro- political control over Servis by their Report for the half year hai Banking Cor-

The Directors bag to submit dace from the markets of the intervening, as it had intervened ended 30th June, 1914. the Times, which ejected Austria attack to the best of her ability, Servian triumph over the Tarks Working Account amounted to

The defeat of Sadowa, says Monaroby. Servis resisted the in 1885, to atop the victors. The

Accounts: The Profit from Germany, compelled the and sought, not without eaccess, was felt in Vienna to be a national $105.826.81 as compared with bickerings between the Balkan ing period of 1918, being a allies over the division of the decrease of $12.933 81. conquered territory were welcom The Frofit and Loss Account d. The outbreak of the second including the sum of $38,258.72 Balkan war was directly due to brought forward, from 31at the influence of Austro-Hungarian December. 1913, shows, a prgdit diplomacy upon King Ferdinand balance of $149,081.03, which of Balgaria.

Austria-Hungary the Directors recommend should assumed that the servians would be apportioned as follows, be worsted by Bulgaria, The unitary

sumption again proved errone-

To pay a dividend of- ous; disappointment in Vienna

$3.50 per share on

20,000 Sharos

QD

linck, seams singularly appro priate at the present moment dealing se it does with that ever- lasting subject the quest for give our time and our service to House of Hapsburg to seek a new new, markete in Egypt, France, misfortune, and the subsequent $118,259.12 for the correspond-

our King and Couatry but we

Peace and happiness.

Elaborate preparations have prefer to subscribe voluntarily to boen in hand for several months a voluntary fund. If we do redrive $30 or so a month we paat, and in spite of the many shall be grateful to the Govern dificulties the promoters have to contend with in these unsettlement and shall not forget it; bu times, it is hoped that the play we object to be told what to do will be ready for production early with our earninga. This is « in November.

question which I am sorry to ser discussed in the press bacause i feel convinced that it will have an adverse effect on the subscription.

We are asked to point out that the regular attendance on Mon- days, of all the children connect ed with the play, is most desira ble and that the parente' help in this respect would be greatly appreciated..

As there are still a few vacan- cies for children and dancing parts, anyone willing to assist should communicate with Mr. M. 8. Northcote, the A. D. O's Honorary Secretary.

PUISNE JUDGE AND WITNESSES.

Yura ato..

Hongkong, September 2ud.

NIHIL SINE LABORE.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

Semi-Annual Report.

An abstract of the ninth half. yearly repot of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd.. for the period and ing on April 30, 1914, passed ut the general meeting of share holders at the company's general

has been received.

centre of gravity for its realms, and England. From this tariff and to turn its eyes towards war, which lasted several years, the south-east. The full con- dates the growth of the sequences of the defeat were not Servian spirit of economic and realized until 1870, when the political independence and the orman victories over France accentuation of Servion resent placed the Austrian dream of tement towards the Monarchy. Vengo for Sadowa beyond hope of fulfilmont. But in the mesatime,

now aitustion had been created Russian influence, a

. The Annexation.

In the meantime, largely under in the Austrian Monarchy itself. spirit was spreading among the In the hope of winning the sup Southern Slavs of the Monarchy. port of the Magyare for a fresh In October, 1905, they "mot in struggle against the German conference at Fiume and adopted Empire, Hungary had been a resolution that marked the end admitted to full partnership with of the old feud between Biman Austria in the Monarchy, and the Catholic Croations and Orthodox Duel System had been created. Serbs. Convinced that a Co When, after the Franco-German spiracy, rather than a spontaneone War, the Emperor Francis Jusoph movement, lay behind this re- realized the necessity of admittconciliation, the ngaro-Croatian ing also his lav subjects to partnership in the Monareby, he found in the existence of the Dust System an insuperable obstacle

was extreme.

No Use" for "Skilled Experts," office in Tokyo on July 21, 1914, | the north-east, north, and south by individuals at Agram became a Count Barchtold, overtures for a

This morning in the Supreme Court, before the Puians Judge,

Mr. Justice Hazeland, Pan fa-fa,

**

a

Assets.

$70,000.00

Balance of Beairs

poration (Current Accounti

12,871,65

and Renewals, as per-bove Siatement 5,120.68

Blanes of Profi and

Los Alo. as per above Statement... 149,081.03

$2,601,958.79

ASSETS.

Value of Prope ties

as per Last A/c... $2,204,501.01 Plus Additionals of

Alterations

The

Company's

1000 properti

16,000.00

To transfer to Re- pairs and Ren- awala Acennat... To write off Furni

tare and Fixtures Account

** 20,000.00 To write off Steam Launch etc.m To carry forward to

New Account 42,385.53

1,625.50

were

valued by MegatA. Palmer

and

at

Turner on August 23rd, 1913 ...$2.314,215.00 Furniture and Fix-

turos, etc.,

As

per last

4,543 81

$2,209,045.42

...$159,368.82

Account $149,081.03

During the Pesca..Conference which met in London in the win- ter of 1913, and in the Ambasa- dorial conferences that 00. Austria-Hungary and of her allies companied it, the influence of was successfully employed to pre- vent the acquisition by Servis of athorities arrested, in 1907, 53& port on the Adriatic. It is not Southern Slava, who, on the generally known that, while the strength of denunciations from an Servian Premier, M. Pashitch, Peace Conference we sitting, the agent provocateur, were: agousad

Shares:-The market valne of to his scheme. Hemmed in co of high treason. The tril of these

made to the "Austro the Shares held by the Company Hangarian Foreign Minister, on 30th June, 1913 was $9,778.00.- Stav populations, the Magyarejudicial scandal. In the follow- The net profits for the half year followed a strongly autolaving year an alleged Pan-Serb

Directora:- direct settlement.

Mr. J Scott were Y2,548,938, and the balance policy, which Count Andrassy conspiracy was utilized by Baron Austria-Hungary economic and Board and Mr. Elli- Kadoorie was He offered Harston rosigned his seat on the brought forward from the famous Austro-Hungarian von Aohrenthal as a pretext for financial concessions of a far invited to fill the vacancy thereby of 114, Third Street, a junk- the last term Y283,421, making Foreign Minister, accepted as the his policy of anuexing Bosnia-reaching kind and begged Count created. Mr. Kadoorie's appoint- owner, sued Cheung' Liu-fat, a

total of 72 832,409. A balance basis of his diplomacy. It became Herzegovina. The annexation Berchtold to use his influence to ment requires confirmation at this faberman, of fishing junk No. 205, of Y292,409 was carried forwaren sziom of Magyar statesman roused the utmost resentment, in secure satisfaction for the legitiating. Mr. J. W. J.. Bonner lying at Aberdeen, to recover the to the next term.

ship that the Slavs, and in Servia, where hopes of adding the mate aspiration of Jervis to a retires by rotation, but offers sum of $180.77; balance duo in The balance sheet on April 30, particular the Serbo-Croatians, or two provinces to the kingdom commercial port, He offered himself for re-election. respect of fishing junk No. 205 | 1914, was as follows:

Southern Slavs, both in the had long been cherished. Servian

binding guarantees that this port for ten years at the rate of twenty

Audit-In absence of Mr. Monarchy and in the kingdom of hopes were based upon the fact would be purely commercial. and A. R Lowe, O.A., the scoounta taels per annum.

Properties:

Servis, must be kept in a state of that the population of Bosnia- urged that friendship between the have been sudited by Alesars Mr. D. J. Lewis, of Messra.

You Se subjection.

Herzegovina is entirely Serb, countries would be sealed by A. O D. Gourdin and E. A. M. "Divide and Rule." Johnson, Stokes and Master, Lands and Build-

though divided by religion into each proof of Austro-Hungarian Williams, A.S.A.A., and Meners. appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. ings 1,879,508:14

Under the Hungaro-Croatian Roman Catholics, Massulmans good will. These overtures were A. R. Lowe, C.A. and A. O'D. Kolmes for the defendant:

Wharves, Yards,"

Settlement of 1868, which result- and Orthodox Serbs.

aummarily rejected, &o. His Lordship, giving judgment, Warehouses

ad from the Dual system, the Ia December, 1809, the mem

Should the Austro-Hungarian re-election.

Gourdin offer themselves for placed" "little reliance on

tha

2,871,434:95

ipbabitants of Croatia Slavonia, bere of the Serbo-Croatian coal. Army now take advantage of the Farniture evidence of the plaintiff or bis Office

who are constitutionally subjects tion in the Diet of Agram, the arajevo orime to invade Servia it 162 170:05 witness, the demeanour of both

of the flungarian Grown, were capital of Croatis, prosecuted on

will undoubtedly meet with fero in the witness box being an Steamere, Lighters,

oppressed and their development Austrian semi-official writer, the lous resistance. Could the atrag satisfactory; that of the de Laupobes, "&o:

impeded. Efforts were constantly historian Dr. Friedjung, for libel gle be localized it might end To Bid and Doubtful fendant and his, witnesses way,

2,528,016:00,

and successfully made to foment on account of charges of treason in the annihilation of Servis, Debts however, satisfactory and made Bonds and Shares

discord between the Croatian, or able commerce with Servia which though at a greater cost in men To Crown Hent a good impression on

2,675,865:78 9 406.995:82 Roman Catholic branch of the he had brought against them. and money than the Monarchy To Bates. mind. Dealing with the one ex Merchandise... 33.655 281:58 Southern Slav race, and the Sarbo, The trial ended in the dis an well afford. But the crash To Fire Insurance ... pert witness called, his lordship Bills Receivable.. 30,343,142:29 or Orthodox branch. The oc-comfiture of Dr. Friodjung, who ing

of Servia would not To Interest said:-One witness might be Customers'

cupation of Bosnia-Herzegovina was proved to have based his bring the Monarchy within meas To Directors' Fees counts... 42,724.020:46 by the Monarchy under the Treaty accusation on forged documents arable distance of solving the To Auditors' Fees described as a skilled expert. The skilled expert never convinces Sandry Debtors... 50,815,888.03 of Berlin formed part of the which had been supplied to him.

formidable Southern Slav prob me one way or the other.

policy of ruling the Southera by the Austro-Hungarian Foreign add the kingdom of Servia to the To Balance ........... 140,081.03

lem. Conquest might indeed He disbelieved the evidence

with bankers. 5,608,823:00 Slay race and of keeping its Ofice. It subsequently transpired territories of the Monarchy; but of " the

various branches divided in order that the documente, which tended it would tend to anite within the plaintiff when he said that he let one of his jaoks

to rule then the more effectively. to prove the existence of a Pan-Monarchy all the branches of the By Balance from 31st 172,555,041:17 to the defendant and when he said

At the same time Austra Serb conspiracy against Austria Southern Slav race and to raise in Liabilities. that he had received certain pay-

Capital

20,000,000:00 Hungarian diplomacy sought Hungary, had been forged by sa

December 1913 ..$38,258.72 menta from the defendant.

Legal Reserve ............. 1000,000.00 to gain control over the kingdom individual who was in the employ Bonte form the question of the By Rents of Shope Judgment for the defendant Special Reserve...12,550,000.00 of Sorvia.

of a member of the Austro-stability of the Dual System, that and Hotel Mansions 40,980.00 was entered with costs.

VariousReserveafor

Steamers....... 638,202:62 practically an Anatro-Hungarian The Servian Government pro- ment and disaffection of the

For many years Servis was Hungarian Legation in Belgrade. Legacy of Sadowa which has been By Dividende on

the primary cause of the ill-treat- Bill pay

Shares in Public eatrapy. After the defeat of secuted the forger, who able 78,000,494.79

Companies Servia by Bulgaria at Slivnites in condemned to 15 years' penal Southern Slave in the Monarchy. Bills Discount

1885, Austria-Hungary intervened servitado.

his

THE SCOUTS' GAZETTE.

Ao"

Cash in hand and

We have received the August number of "Our Scouts' Gazette," which is, as asual, bright, chatty and practical, and calculated to interest all who are concerned in the Hongkong Boy Scout move ment, There is a useful abor paper by Mr. AJ. Edwards, on Mottoes," some very excellen editorial notes, and plenty of information about tho doinga.ol the boys. By the way, it i interesting to read that May The following appropriations Dorgan, R.A.M.C., has arrange were made by the general meet for thirty-six of the Senior Scouts ring: to be trained an stretcher-bearers, **

WB8

ed 10,176,034,91-88,237,129:70 | as a protector to check the Bul- In these circumstances Austro- Sundry Creditors 48,927,92:11 garian advance. Not until the servian relations scarcely tended Employes' Buper-

death of King Milan in 1001 did to improve. Sympathy with

Arrested at Colombe. suauation Fand 279,507:49 Servia begin to emancipate herself Servia become general among Balance

ZipporaCohan, 20, was charged' brought

from Austro-Hungarian control, the Southern Slave of the before Mr. King, 8. M., at the forward from last

King Alexander Obrenovitch then Monaroby. When in 1912, Sydney Water Police Court, on term ...............414 4F2

283.421:15 showed a disposition to turn the Balkan Longue was formed August 1, with having stolen, be- Net Profit............ 2,648 988:11 towards Russia. Bat his marriage against Turkey, it was under-ween January 1 and March 22, with Mme. Draga Maabin, & stood to be directed in almost 600, the property of Benjamin 172,555,041:17 former lady in waiting to bis equal measure against Austria Farbestein, of Sydney, by whom mother, Queen Natalie of Servis, Hungary, who was suspected of shewas employed as a clerk. The rendered him unpopular and harbouring a design to humiliate accused was arrested at Colombo, encouraged the partisans of the Servis and to reduce her to her and remanded to Sydney under rival Karageorgevitch dynasty to former position of dependence, an extradition order. The police plot for his removal. The news The Archduke Francia Ferdinand prosecutor stated that the amount 130,000 00 of the assasination of King the late Heir-Presumptive, was av Ived was £850. He was 650 000.00 Alexander and Queen Diage regarded as the head of the anti-agreeable to a remand until on June 11, 1903, was re- Servian military and clerical August 7, asked for by counsel 80,000.00 ceived with the atmost com party in Austria. He recognized for accused. The remand was 130,000.00 posure in Vienna. On the morrow indeed, the vital importance of the granted, hail, being fixed at £500, 800,000.00 of the assassination the From Southern Slav question for the with one suroty of 4500, or two 750,000.00 denblatt," the leading organ of Monarchy, and walled at ones to of $250. That is fairly heavy

the Austro-Hungarian Foreign upset the Dual system

hich he bail for a woman, the magistrate 202:400 25 Office dwelt with complacency regarded as the main obstacle to remarked. Che

upon the good relations which the proper treatment of the Austro away as quickly as a man if the Yen, 8,839,400.25 ones of Karageorgevitch had Hungarisa Southern flaws, and to wante

in case of need, and that the Legal Reserve volunteer nurses are undertaking Spacial keserve to teach the art of bandaging t Reserve for renewal the younger lade, The Boy of Steamers Booute are now, with the permie Directors' Tees

ion of the Chief Scout and the Dividend Banction of H. E. the Governor, Special Dividend... under orders," and parade every Balance carried for- evening at 9 pm for sleeping ward to nextterm in headquarters, and dismiss at 7am.

Yen.

cannot ret

FRANCIS. MAITLAND," Chairman. Hongkong, 31st August, 1914.

Profit and Loss Account.

MASTEY 10- 400

Written off a per lan! Report.

Since Added

Installation of El- ectric Light, Ma- chinery, Plant, eto. as per last Account Since Addod

Hotel's

Instalment Improve-

25.000.00

134 368 82.

2,050.48

136,410.30

2,348.47 982.21

3,330.68

Steam Launch and Motor Boat as per lest Account

18,300.00

Final and

ments on

the

Steam Laun h...

6,395 50

24,695 50

$1,149 5 | Value of Shares in

516,87

PublicCompanies 3,851 80 5,010 42 22.330 67

as per Last Ap-

count

4,071 81

(Market Value 30.h

4,000.00

June, 1914,

400.00

89,778.00)

$37,£59.32

$188,340.25

Stock of Linen,

49,640.18

Crockery, Glass- ware, Wines, Provisions, etc., Linen, Crockery, Glassware, etc (in use)... License attacking 90

to 1914 B

..

Fire Insurance (an- expired premia)

579 00 Sundry Debtors... 101.00 Fixed Deposit at 614.49

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

481 83

Cash in hand

By Scrip Fees By Exchange By Bad Debts Re-

covered.... By Balance of Work-

ing Account........ 105,325.31

$186,840 35 Repairs and Renewals Account. To Paymente on Ac-

count during First Half Year ending 30th June, 1014 Balance

By Amount Transfer- red from Profit and Loss Account as rooʻmmended in the lust Report

10.346.56

901.68

5,010.41 35,020.82

125,000.00 576.93

82.604,958.79

J. H. TAGGART, Aoting Secretary, T. MAITLAND..

J. W. C. HONNAR Directors Auditor Report-We report that we have examined the Ac counts of the Hongkong Hotel $19.878 37 Books, Vouchers and Securities Company, Limited with the 5,120.68 of the Company for the Year

ending 30th $25,000.00 We have obtained all the June, 1914. information and explanations wA have required, and, in our opinion the above Balance Sheet is pro perly drawn up so na to exhibit a true and correot view of the state $25,000.00 of the Company's affairs accord- ing to the best of our information $25,000.00 and the explanations given na and As shown by the Books of the Compan

Balance Sheet. LIABILITIES M

ZLIAMS