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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

SECOND EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1914,

COMPANY MEETING.

A BROKEN

"'" PRIZE COURTS.

LIVE-STOCK

HISTORIC UTTERANCE.

THE FRENCH NAVY.

TYPHOON WARNING,

THERMOMETER,

An Important, flongkang Proclamation.

Is There-Property Iii a Cat?

Sir E. Grey's Speech As Danish School Book,

Its Possibilities and Power,

The Dairy Farm Company Ltd.

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And an: Assault which

Followed.

This morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. Wood, the usher in the second ogurt was

The following proclamation has been issued by Hia Excellency the Governor.

If a Chinese,had not let the ont out of the bag, he probably would

A leading Copenhagen journal not have been before Mr. Melssys:-- bourne at the Police Court this "We over here are following

Through the courteer of the American Consniste we are b

to publish the following -11:45

complainant in a case in which Bechià Excellency:Sie Francis morning ca s charge of, being in the doings of England with the however, the value of French.se now in hand will in all, probab

The eighteenth ordinary an nual meeting of the shareholders' in the. Dairy Farm Co., Ltd, wam. held this afternoon at the offices of the Company, when Mr. B.. Mailand presided.

ellbore were also present Mesere.he summoned Obing Oho-bagg, W8. Brown, director, T. Oliph the accountant of the King and Jack, B. W. Bradbury, Edward Dispensary, Queen WaPage. Chau Tong, Obag Nai. Road, for disorderly behaviour. pan, 3. Walker manager and M. The complainant conducted his Manak secretary...

own bae, and Mr. J. H. Gardmer. appeared for the defendant.

The ChaumanWell, it je past the appointed hour now, and

the Sicretary to read notice convening!

the west

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, and the Chairman said :----

Gentlemen The report and accounts have been in your hands for sometime and I will, with your permission, adopt the usus! course and take them as read. It is with much pleasure that your Directors again come before you ́ with a good result for the year under review and they trust that shareholders will approve of the writing down for depreciation etc. and of the appropriation of the balance of proft and lose socount, TİZ :******

To pay a dividend of

$1.50 per share..... $80.000.- To Transfer to Fire and Typhoon Insurance Fuad.

cherry Moby Knight Chen order unlawful person she of the Meer Distinguished Order animal, of Saint Michael and Saint George The case for the prosecution was Governor and Commanderia that seeing the approach of s Oblef of the Colony of Hongkong Chinese constable at 1.15 am. and its Dependencies and Vice-to-day in Lower Lancar Row be Admiral of the same,

dropped the bag, in which he was carrying the cat and las ikont..

Mr. Davidson who was in court in connection with another case whether there was any property asked, as a friend of the court,

the Naval Prize Act 1884 and the in the cat, said. Act, the procedure and His Worship-That is just practice of prize-courts within what I was thinking of. There. the meaning of the Naval Prize is in the skin, though.. Act 1864 and the duties and con- duct of the officers thereof and

Whereas by section three "of be Prize Courts Act 1894 His The complainant said that he Majesty in Contcilis authorised pensary for the purpose of puting subject to the provisions of went to the King Edward dis to make rules of court for regulat chasing a medical, thermometer. They showed him one at $2 which did not work, and then showed him another. As he was, testing it by putting it in his mouth, it slipped and fell to the floor, being smashed. The defend-of ant naked him to pay for it and he offered him $3. This the defend ant would not take and insisted on having 86 which be said it was worth. He seized the com- plainant and commenced to an- button his coat as if to search him, and pushed him and shook paid him $5 and obtained a Eventually complainant receipt for the money.

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Cron-examined, the complains ant denied that he tried to leave the shop without paying any 9 000.- thing.

20.000.- and to carry forward 1.499 85

To Transfer to Cattle

Reserve"...

890.499.85 88 recommended. The chief

reason of the fine result is car enormous largover which is no less than about $100.000.-over and above the previous year, and although the profits on the" capital appear large they are not actually so on the total turnover. We have, during the year, spent very large sum in new land, buildings, furniture, machinery, new steam launch, land cultivation, repairs and renewals. In faqt the total equals about 1/3rd of our paid up ospital and it is fortuaste that we are able to meat a large proportion

The defendant, in the box, denied that be assaulted, tha com plainant end baid it was someone. else in the shop.

Mr. Wood-arked for the other person to be, producad, and a man similar to build to the de- fendant came into Court.”

The complainant adhered to his story that the defondant was the msa; bai, Mr: Wood; after hearing the evidence, remarked that there was no doubt that the complainant had been roughly handled but had made a mistako as to the identity of his agilant in his excitement

practitioners therein and for regulating the fees to be taken by the officere of the arts and the costs charges and expenses to be allowed to the practitioners therein:

a

And whereas by section five of the Naval Prize Act 1864 it is provided that every appeal from prize court with the meaning of

that Act shall be made in such manner and form and subjent to euph regulations (including regulations as to fees costs charges and expenses) as may for the time being be directed by

Order in Council:.

And whereas in pursuance of the Prize Conris Act, 1894 certain rules were made by an Order in Council dated, the 18th day of July 1898:

And whereas by an Order in Council made in pursuance of the Prize Court Aof 1894 and the

Mr. Davidson:That is only when it is severed.

The defendant was discharged.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS

The following Corps Orders are issued by Lieut-Col. A. Uhapman V.D.

Gr. Orohard No. 2 Section Artillery Battery is appointed. unpaid acting Bombardier to date 10. 10. 14.

Parades for Sunday and Mon-

day, October 11th and 12th inst., Nil. Parades for Tuesday 13:h instant., 6.0a.m. Recruits Right Seotion MG. Co. Aiming Drill and Muskery instruction under Sergt. Major Murphy D.OLI. Co. Squad drill under S. M. Remainder Right Section. M.G, Bigby. Left Sotion M.G. Co. and Civil Service Oo.

p.m.

Naval Prize Act 1884.and dated ander Company Officers: the 5th day of August 1014 the 5.15

Recruits Artillery rules thereinafter set forth were substituted for the rules made by Battery fall in at Short Lange. the said Order is Council dated Kennedy Road for the 18th day of July 1898:

Musketry ander Ergt.-Major Murphy DOL.I. 5.30 p.m. Centre Section M. G. Co. Machine Gun Drill. Scouts Company under Company Officers.

Remainder Artillery

And whereas by Order XLVI of the said rules made by the Raid Order in Council dated the 5th day of August 1914 it is pro Battery under Seotion Officers. vided that so far as the said rules

OA duty Sunday 11th inst apply to any Court in a British Possession outgile the United Group 1; and Civil Service Com- Kingdom they shall not come into Pay Officers on duty Sunday Churchill and Lt. Kennett. Order- ly. Officer-Lient Kennett. Oa duty Monday 12th inst.-Group 2: Officera on duty Monday 12th inet, Capi. Armstrong, Lieut. Norrington and Lieut. Lindsoll. Orderly Officer Lieut. Norring- "ton.

of those improvements by writing appointment a director be con operation until they are proclaim. 11th inst. Capt. Scott, Capt.

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iscreasing

Mr. Jack:-I have much plea- sure in seconding the proposition: The Chairman:-Proposed by Mr. Oliphant and seconded by Mr. Jack, that the appointment of Mr. W. S Brown as director ba confirmed. Those in favour against? carried.

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timed. Bad our reaarve. By pursuing this polioy for mapy years pest, the shareholders are now able to reap the benefit of an increase in the dividend, and have the know- ledge that their property has consistently improved la value I have no hesitation in stating that our cattle, property and

"The Chairman:The next buildings, farniture, fittings oto., are at low and safe business is reappointment of the figures. As regards our share pouring directore. investments, the actual value on Mr. Bradbury:Mr Chair. 3lat July was $43,500-or man-I beg to propose that Mr. 85,674.50 over book value, but F. Maitland, and Mr. Wa 8. Brown I fear that owing to the northis be rasppointed directors. margin has abjut disappeared. I take this opportunity of thank- Mr. Chan Tong-I second. ing the manager and staff for The Chairgen-Froposed by their continued good work in the Mr. Bradbury and seconded by interests of the company. Bofore Mr. Chan Tong that Mr. Maitland and My Brown moving the adoption of the report: and accounts, I shall be glad to be reappointed directors. Three answer any questions to the best in favour please signify. of my ability.

Against ?-Cargied unanimously. The Chairman :-The next and

ed in the Possession by the Governor thereof:

And whereas it is expedient that the said rules should come iple operation in this Colony:

Now therefore I Sir Francis Henry May Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint To furnish Guard to-night No. George Governor and Common-morrow No. 2 Section Artillery 1 Section Artillery Battery, tc- der-in-Chief of the Colony Battery Monday 12th inst. Left of Hongkong and its Dependen Section M. G. Co. Tuesday 13th oies and Vice Admiral of the same inst. Civil Service Co, Orderly do hereby proclaim the said rules Sergeant to-night Sergt. Haigh. in this Colony.

Given urer my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 9th day of October 1914.

By Command.

greatest cympathy, and Sir Ed ward Grey's speech in the Parlie- ment in for the Danes a document of great and exalted value.

Within the past few days the Gyldendale publiebing house has issued a schoolbook for ase during English lessons, in which the speech of Sir Edward Grey is given in extener. The speech item of history that the children in considered such an important of Denmark now sad ia the future should know it.

CHURCH SERVICES.

illky raise her above the post a naval rank of Germany and place her third only to treat, Britain and the United States.

We have beard so little of them. October 10, 1914. Cyclone French Navy during the progressor Typhoon W. of the Northern of the war that ita possibilities as Ladrone or Mariana lalande, a factor in the issue of the conflict: carving northeastward... are apt to be overlooked. Already, power has been proved. French troops have been transported from Northern Africa to Marseilles just se easily nad na sofely ne ourown have been moved from South ampton to Boulogue; and, what is more, there has not been the slightest interference in the Med terraness with any merchantmen belonging to any of the nations militarism. Even more than.is now combined against Prussian

the North Sea, affairs in the Mediterranean have continued longed to a nation, thao wan along their normal courses, and our enemy.. It was only fast although our own ships in those year that Fracon completed.

her first waters have undoubtedly con

ships of tributed towards that end, the Dreadnought type (the onus has reated principally upon the first half of the present your Bart and Courbet), and during our friends across the Channel,:

The material of the Frangh Navy to-day-like that of every other Power-consists mainly of the product of the pre-Dread- nonght ers; bus it is safe to say that many of the French battle-

considerably higher it they h ships which we older as pro Dreadnoughts would be ranked

St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong.

That this is so, and that the two similar vessels (the France 18th Sunday after Trinity: responsibility has been ably die and Paris were passed int October 11th, 1914. Holy Com- charge, is conclusively proved service. These ships dieplace munion (8.05 a.m) (Choral) by the fact that: the British 23,095 tons apiece-practical Intrait Psalm oxxii (Tone I.) Admiralty have placed the whole the same as our ships of the Ki Hymns 176, 184 and 324. Sorrice of our naval forces in the Middle George class-and carry the -Morbecke, Matins (11 o.) S32 under the orders of the powerful armament ofwelve Responses: Ferial. Venite: El- vey. Psalms: Turle, Macfarren French Commander-in-Chief. We 12-inch and twenty-two 5tich and Turle. Te Deum: Hayes, do not know the composition of guns. Behind these are ranged. Russell and Stainer. Ben those forces at the moment, but at the air battleships of the Dareh ediotus: Garrett. Hymu: 531, the outbreak of war, they olas, whose trus value can only 374, (263).

be realised by comparison. In N.B. Psalm 565, comprited three battle cruisers verses, 1, 2 and 13 in maison. (Dreadnoughte), four armoured the Austrian Navy three ships of Pealm 57. verses 1. 2, 6, 9 and oraigers of earlier design, four 14,230 tons, the Hadetzky, Zrinyi, 12 in unison. Psalm 58, verses 25-knot protected craisers, 16 de-and Frans Ferdinand, which the G, 7 and 8 in unison. Even stroyera, six submarines (divided British Admiralty has declared song (5.45 p.m.) (Full Choir) equally between Malta.

to be equivalent to Dienddoagies, "Responsea: Ferial, Psalms:

Gibraltar), and. a. number of the reason being that they carry Baraby, Aylward and Good- enough. Magnificat: Davy torpedo-boats in reserve. Our foar 12-inch and eight 9.4 inch (9th evening). Nunc Dimittis: own naval authorities must have gone. But the French Danted Baroby (18th morning). been well assured of the admin which most of na insist on calling Hymns: 275, 12, 370. Sevenfold istrative and execntivo soundness pre Dreadnoughts, not i

only dis Amen. N. B.-Psalm 59, verses of the French fleet before placing place 18,450.tona spisce, but are 1, 2, 5 and 17 in unison. Psalm such a force as this under: the armed with four, 12-inch and 60, verses 1, 4 and 12 in unison command of a Franch admiral, twelve, 4-inch guns, so that if Psalm 61, verses 1, 2 and 3 in especially when that action it is correst to class the Austrian unison, Hymn 276, verses, 6 involved the withdrawal of Frenchvensele abould surely ships as Dreadnoughts boos and 9 in unison, N. B.-Organ Recital, Friday October 30th-at 9.15 p.m. in aid of the Prince of Wales' Fund.

senior British officer.

and

During the last forty-eight years the French Navy has heed St. Andrew's Church Kowloon,-

blessed or otherwise afflicted with 18th Sunday after Trinity. Holy changes in its political head at Communion at 8.00a.m. Matins. insaverage rate of one every ten or Responses, Festal; Venite, eleven months. This instability Elvoy; Psalms, As set. To has necessarily bean reflected in Dum, S. Jude: Jubilate, the general condition of the fleet, Ousley; Hymas, 49, 1st, 2nd from the point of view of materiel, and last 3 ve ses, 117 and 267. personnel, National Anthem. Hymn, 141; Responses, Festal. Psalms, Turla, Aylward, and Turle; Magnificat, Smart, Nunc Dí mittis, Felton; Hymns. 332, 235 and 224. Vesper, Hymn

National Arithem. Union Church, Kennedy Road,

Sunday, October 11th. Morsing Service at 11 am. Hymns, 366, 575, 22 and 298. Evening Service at 6 p.m.. Hymns, 223, 284, 249, 168 and 370. Prea cher, Rev. J. Kirk Maconaohio.

12th inst, Bergt. Bullock. Taes- St. Andrew's Church Kowloon. to-morrow Corpl. Young. Monday day 13th inst, Corpl. Hamilton..

No Orders will be issued on Sunday and Monday. 11th and and 12th instant,

October 10, 1914.

Harrest Thanksgiving & los pital Sanday. Sunday October 18th will be observed sa larvest Thanksgiving and Hospital.

as his master.

and

rank as super-Dreadnoughte

These ton battleships," the Dreadnough's and the Dentons constitute the main f Oghting line the French Navy but thos

means exbeast it: The thr later ships of the Patrie of (Varite, Justice, and Democratie) stand in the front rank of pre Dreadnoughts, carrying four-l organisation During the closing years of the inch and ten 7.6-inch gane on a nineteenth and the first four of displacement of 14,700 tons; and the twentieth century the naval in addition to these there are ten affairs of our allies were bandied older bastleabipe any one of about between representatives of which is capable of accounting various schools of thought, the for the best of Austria's Battle- ascendancy being generally held ships built before those of 16 either by those who believed that Radetzky class.

It so happened that the armour. half-a-dozen torpelo boats or s couple of cruisers were no good ed cruiser came into fashion as a battleship, or else by those just at the time when French who, leaving material affairs to naval affairs were being ad take care of themselves, sought ministered by those who believed to found a great, navy on the that a naval war was to be principle that Jack was as good by guerilla taotics--by attacks upon trade routes, descenta upon The establishment of the outlying possessions, anythir entente cordiale in 1905 struck in fact, except by the only thi right across these theories; and which can win a naval war when, if ever, the inner history that is the destruction of the of the French Navy during the epomy's main fleets. In this class of ship therefore, the early years of this century comes to be written, it will be. French Navy is particularly found that Captain F. R. W strong, her armoared cruisers was our Naval numbering 18 an compared with Restrictions Withdrawns,

Morgan, who Attache in Paris at this time, had Germany's nine, and The Consul General for the

not a little to do with its revival two. Some of the later French Mr. Chan Tong I have much Mr. Walker-I have much has been pleased to appoint Netherlande, informs us that the

From that time France ceased to ships are quite equal to the

report and accounts be adopted. election of Mr. A. O'D. Qourdin Long Volunteer Heserve to be India against Hongkong on pleasure in seconding that the pleasure in proposing the re-Captain L. G. Bird of the Hong-sanitary measures in Netherlands

treat her naval affaire us some average Austrian battleship thing which could be left to the example, the French orma whim of any politician who might Edgar Quinet and Waldoor. The ChairmanProposed by se the company's auditor for the Honorary Adjatant.

"Business as Usuni,"

find himself thrown into the Roussean mount fourteen myself and secorded by Mr. ensuing year-afaremuneration.

Ministry of Marine; and although guna apiece, whereas ei Chan Tong that the report and of $250.

Some of the special war stamp these Ministers continued to. fol. Austria's battleships car accounts as presented ba Mr. Page:-I beg to second

issued at Home are finding their low cne another with undiminish mixture of 9.4-inch and adopted. Those in favour pleas that.

way out East. On the back of an ed rapidity. the fundamental guns. Any one, signifyin the usual way,

The Chairman Proposed by

envelops recently received in ideas underlying their policy beat armoured cruisers in Hongkong there is one of these remained the same. Between Against Carried aganimoney. Mr. Walker and seconded by, Mr.

Tronoh Fleet in superiora The Chairman,The next Page that Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin

His Excellency the Governor stamps. It is of striking design, 1898 and 1905. France fell grieving power to any of business is the contimation of by appointed na auditor for the by the Police was a list of about has been blessed to appoint, un-in black, white and baff, and oualy in the scale of naval oldest battleships in the Mr. W. 8. Brown's appointment sasuing year at the remuneration ne thousand names and the de- der Section 7 of the Volunteer beats representation of a modern Powers; and although she fell Navy; and as the latte

of $250. Those in favour. fendant endeavoured to explain Reserve Ordinance, 1910, (Or warship evidently steaming into so swiftly as to drop from the only fifteen battle as a director.

Mr. Oliphant Mr. Chairman, Against ?-Carried unnimously to his Worship that they were the dinance No. 25 of 1910), Captain action, while across it runs the second to the fourth or fifth place, it will be seen that thes

Thank you for your attendance. nicknames he used when he made H. R. O. Walker, 25th Panjabin, following, oryphe, sentence she has already "steadied har of our allies in the I have much pleasure in pro-

Brown' Dividend warrants are ready now out the tickets. He was fined to be Inspecting Officer of the Business ne usual during altera course to such an extent that quite apar

and may be had on application, sixty dollars.

Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, tions to the Map of Europe."

the completion of the programmes ance, is overwhelmin

There being no questions, I beet business is the reappointment to propose the adoption of the report and accounts as presented. of the auditor.

posing Mr.

OLAUD BEVERN, Colonial Secretary,

God Save The King.

Honorary Adjutant, His Excellency the Governor

Lottery Tickets. This morning, in the Police Court, before Mr. C. D. Mel |bourne, Inspector Lament pross cuted, a Chinees, for being in possession of a quantity of lottery tickets. Among the goods seized

account of plagus have been withdrawn. Only visa on bills of health of ships, bound for that destination remain obligatory.

Inspecting Officer.

Rate Reminder.

It is notified for the information of owners and occupiers of tone- ments that rates for the fourth quarter of 1914 are payable in advance on or before the 31st October, 1914.

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