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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1915,

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H. R. H.

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DAY BY DAY.

The last thought in anyone's mind a year ago was that the young Prince of Wales, who onARM DAN TAME reaches his majority to-day, would spend, his twenty-first birthday within the round, and possibly within the reach, of hostile guns, His Royal Highness has always

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MUNITIONS..

News From Africa.

COMPANY MEETING,

"The Hongkong Tramway

Company Limited.

ment. The Tramway Ordinar provides for the payment of th Rosalty after 10 years from t date 22nd September, 1904, opening for traffic, and the a proximate, amount that will payable for full year will $1,000.

The ordinary meeting of the The absence of any proper sbareholders of the Hoogloog gulation of the traffic in Hon Tramway Company Limited, was kong is a matter, like the d held at the offices of Mesars, preciation of the subsidia After going exactly twenty-four Jardine, Matheson and Company coinige, over which the Compax honra without receiving a single to day at noon, the Hon. Mr. D. has no control but which cans telegram we are compensated by Landala, prosiding. Those pre-a very heavy loss in more wa the arrival of quite a big batch of sent were the Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, than one. The ordinary rules interesting items. It is some the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Sir the road are entirely disregard while since we heard anything Robert Ho Tong and the Hcn. by the beavier traffic, CT aspirations. This is easily under- stood if we remember that Hie

from Africa; now we have lidinga Mr. Lau Chu-pak (Directors) trucks are made of the san concerning the notorious D's Wet Messrs. J. M. Alves, Uban Kai-wheel gauge se our lines whic Majesty King George has never had maob time for anything Ger-

and-which is more to the par-ming, A. R. Lowe, Ho Fook, they constantly use, and are th inna and that the Queen's up-

pose-Lews of Geners! Botha's G. O. Moxen, J. W. Taylor, Wong enabled to carry a load very mu bringing was entirely English.

progress in what, happily, we can Chang-ho, AR tobie 0. in excess of what they could mo Thie healthy British boy forms an

no longer term German Bath Byd, H. J. Gedge, Rev. Pare for any distance on the other pa

We estimate th West Africs. Of the De Wet bus-Robert and J.J. Stodart Kennedy of the road. intereating contrast to that poor

ness the less said the batter. Moat (general manager).

about 80 per cant. of the goo orack-brained" and more or less

among Britishes, and we

The Chairman-Gentleman traffic of Hongkong is convey dishonest individual the Orown

This causes ve them, would rather have is past the time for which this on our lines. Prince of Prussia-who, by this

he had been meeting has been called and sa excessive and irregular wear time, must surely realise that, if

heard that ever he succeeds to a kingdom, it'

atrung up to the nearest tree there is a quoram present I will our nails, besides obstructing a will be but a barren one. Car

ballet being too good for him; ask the general meniger to read delaying the tram cars, and, Princo state his manhood with a

but it is the Governmer t'e affair. the notice convening the meeting. the present conditions continu At any rate he can do no harm for The general meniger having it is only equitable that compe good record and the best of

the next few years. Goneral Botha's read the notics convening the sation in some form or anoth training behind him and with the

march carries him very consider meeting and the auditors report, should be given to the Compar ably farther northward. When we The Chairman said:-Gertle With regard to depreciatio peculiar advantage afforded by all these months passed as a member

last heard of him he had taken mer, with your permission I the figure of £6,530 which is of Sir John French's Staff. The war has taken him into touch with The rate of the dollar on possession of the line running will take the Report and accoun's cluded in the Profit and L from the coast to Windhoek, a read.-As you are all aware, account has been calculated or bis future subjects as nothing demand to-day is la 91.

railway quite independent of that arrangements have been com-technical basis and from act and mentioned in this morning's wire. pleted for transferring the Direct-observed wear and tear, This latter runs dus north-west orsts and Head Office of the based on the expectation of from Walfach Bay to Groction Company to Hongkong, and I of each of the different classes tein, and Omarara, the town capt think the advantages of this essete. In addition to this, we p ured by our forces, is an inter-change will be apparent to you pose to reduce the. kook va mediate station, the centre of all. The Dirceters, being on the of the undertaking by $2,0 German commerce in Damara- spot, will be able to give their and a resolution authorising t land. Once more, bravo Botha !

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1915.

A SORE SUBJECT.

Up to the Minute-Share Market News. Closing prices

Indos-$102, sales and buyers. Luzina. $31, buyers. Lingkate. Tis. 384, buyers in

Shanghai. Unions.$895, bayers. Doaglas's $511, buyere, China Sugars.-$116, buyers,

The Dollar.

taought him, as nothing else could,}: - To-day's Anniversary, the meaning of human suffering To-day is the 21st birthday and human endurance; and every of H. R. II. the Prince of Wales. good Britisher believes that the Heir Apparent is, one day, going to be a king of whom the Empire will be proud.

Our Gratitude to America,

Not, Unilkely.. Magistrate raading ont dero tions at the Police Court:-She married before she died...

Remanded.

At the Police Court, this morn- ing, before Mr. Wood, a woman from West Point was remanded on a charge of the larcery of $78.

+

Lord Rabert Cecil will have the nation with him in the tribute that he has paid to American generosity and kindness of heart

Police Sergeant Returned, in the matter of the British pria-

Sergeant Fowler of the long oners in Germany. The United States diplomatic service Las kong Police Force, has returned never lost a single opportunity of from Home leave and resumes helping oar luckless countrymen duly at Sha-tau-kok, to-day.", whom ill chance has placed in German hands for the time being,

A Big Snake.

and it is entirely to that service A snake weighing 42 lbs. has that we owe the better treatment of been abot by an Indian constable Iste accorded to such unfortunates at Tai Hang. The replite was The world Las long been used to killed as it was about to devour American open-handedness; no cat. grod oäuse has ever lacked funds

that the States could supply, and

be useful as a loophole; but, taking it with all its shortcomings, woman and the War. it is quite sufficient to enable the police to deal with many hundreds

The Stowaway.

a

Dead Bodies,

than six dead bodies were found

Munitions.

personal and immediate attention will be proposed later. We to the affairs of the Company advised that it is necessary there will be a saving of a part of write down the value of the the London Office expenses; and dertaking by the sum of £8,0 there will also be a saving of any to conform with the valust The new Minister of Munitions loss in exchange in remitting made on the 31st December, 19 is not doing things by halves, large sums to England which it and the £2,000 now proposed On top of weeke of hard work, was necessary to do ouder the be written off is an instalment plenaing, lecturing, organising old arrangement. Mesare. Shewan this,smount.

The amount of cash shown and pereading, he is now arrang Tomes & Co. still continue to act ing for a Commission to assist as Agents for the Company, but our accounts with our Banker considera him in his handling of the sup. we have appointed a Scoretary, London is very large but we h plies question. The best part of who will take over the work as since invested a the new idea is that the assistance soon as the arrangements with portion of this, which will, of the business man is to be called Messrs. Shewan, Too.es & Co is course, increase our receipta fr

Interest.. in. In politics pure and simple terminated.. the business man is apt to be

"I now beg to" propose that The expenses connected with something of a nuisance; in this transfer had of necessity to Report and Accounts be adop diplomacy he is often a positive bb unde taken in the first place and that the Dividends be danger; his gifts do not lie that by the shareholders here, and a to the persons registered as she way. But in the relation in which resolution will be proposed ac ust holders on the 30th April, 191 Mr. Lloyd George proposes toping the payment of these ex I may explain that the date of 30th April was fixed upon her readiness to help the Belgians The Chinese who was found coneult him he is going to be an penses by the Company.

The question of relieving order to give time for the clos in their poverty has only been en stowing away on the s.s. Itola, enormously valuable ulls; so much added item to the long list of her was fined $6 or in default four-so that many of us are fain to shareholders resident here of the and adjusting of both the Lon benefactions. But in the case teen days by Mr. Wood, at the ask why on earth he was not ap- payment of income tax on the and Hongkong Shere Begiet of the British prisoners America Police Court, this morning. The proached before in matters where profite of the Company is receiv-I hope next year it will be We can hardly be expected to apologise for returning to the has done even more, for no other men came from Singapore,

in he could reasocably have beening the attention of the Directors, sible to hold our annual meet old sore subject of street noises, eceing that, while the evil is one that Power would have been taken

looked to for wise help and and the Commissioners of Inland much earlier in the year, effects the whole of the European community who live anywhere notice of by the Germans; indeed, Theft from Barracks.

counsel. The latest about German Revenge have been approached later than the month of Ma Dividend warranta will be p but on the Peak to say nothing of the Portuguese and many as it is, much that the Ambassador Bergeant Stoney, R. G. &., xe-

manitione, according to the New on the subject.

We are advised that the Com- by the Hongkong and Shang Chinese whose ears may be as sensitive as our own nothing seems has achieved had to be done in parte to the police that come York Herald, is that the enemy's to be done by the Government to remedy it. There is an Ordinance face of insult from the shurls with person stole from the barracks at agents are buying large quantities pany being registered in London Banking Coporation at the which says that "Every person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding whom he had to arbitrate.

in the first instance of exchange of 1/9.1-2. It Devil's Peak, three white woollen in the United States; that these are must

Sir Paul Chater: I beg 25 dollars who uses or uiters crise for the purposs of buying or would take a lot of international blankets valued $4 each, a white being shipped to South American pay this tax but that indivi- selling any article whatapever, or who makes any noise whatsoever with the object of disposing of, or attracting attention to, his goods, jealousy to obliterate the memory cotton sheet and a mosquito cur- ports and then on to Holland and dual shareholders can recover the second that.

of what we owe to our friends tзin valued $4.

Denmark. The tale may or may not portion of the tax pertaining to The Chairman: The adop wares or trade within any district or place not permitted by across the Pacific in this respect.

te an idle acare. If there be their sharee by staisfying the of the report and accounte regulation of the Governor-in-Council." We will not pretend that

anything in it, Britishers may Commiesoners that they have Lean been proposed by myself this Ordinace is exhaustive, and the saving olansa at the end may

The police report that no less safely look to their Fleet to deal resident out of the United King seconded by Sir Paul Chater meeting for discussion, Noch in different parts of the Colony with the matter. Oar patrol dom daring the whole of the year the motion is now before

boats are not in the habit of 1914.

I would like to take this holders have any remarka As everyone must have foreseen, yesterday. Two of these were hiding or of going to sleep. From every European residential district the other side of the women have very quickly fitted foun1 by the Water Police in the

opportunity of saying that the make, I will put the resolatio thanks of shareholders are due to the meeting. Those in fav harbour complainis as to hawkers' cries regoh us from time to time; themselves into the commercial Harbour and one on the break- and on this side it is the same. What are the police waiting for? gapa at Home left by the enlist water at Causeway Bay,

those gentlemen who have deled, please signify in the usual v Do they suggest that busy Britishore should give up their own time ment of the men. Our wire today

aa Directors of the Company in Against-Carried unanimou for the prosecuting of offen dera? The Ordinance is plain enough, for says that they have found work in

the past and to Mr. Demer, the The next resolution. even if the man in the street is not informed as to the actual force practically every direction, not

A Prussian communique says Secretary, for the very fficient dividend at the rate of 10 of "within say distriot or place not permitted by regulation, the exclusive of the banke und rail

that General von Mackeneen 18 manner in which the effice of the annum for the year to the

• police at least should know how it applies. There is not an hour ways and more important still between February 10 and the fighting for Lemberg and that Company have always been at December 1914, free from inc

fax as hereby declared, be between, let us say, seven in the morning and nine at night, when tho shell-making factories. 12th inst, he extrusted the abjacent places are already in the tanded to in London.

The accounts for the year able to shareholders registe the hawkers are silent ia Kowloon, Glenealy, the European portions Apropo, we think that Mr, master of the Tak Hing shop with bands of our enemy. Further, we of Wanchai eto. There are always police on duty in these noigh Thomas, M. P., whoever he 491 wooden taby valued $481 read that the Russians have under consideration are, I think, in the books of the Company

Batisfactory in view the 30th day of April 1913. bourhoods; yet when does one ever hear of a summons for ultering may be, might have waited for repaira. The Tak Hing Shop withdrawn from the Grodek very

for & more fitting opportunity is reported to be closed and the lakes. This means little enough of the abnormal conditions pre- Sir Paul Chater: I beg Thus far the Ordinance as it staade. But why are there not fur for making bie remarks on the master missing.

toas out here. All of us vailing in the Colony since the second that, are well assured that Russia will outbreak of war. The first The Chairman: The resolu ther restrictions? Why is there no law againat e.g. Chinese music in subject. It seems he is convinced

European Lady's Lour. European localition? Why are the Sanitary Board's coolias allowed that female labour has come to

hold her end up and that, in the seven months of the year our which you have just heard re to make the early morning hideous by ringing an entirely unneeded stay "but it must not be used to

The police have received a re-

long run, the Anstre-German traff receipta showed a steady proposed by myself and secon bell? We were going to ask aleo, Why are beggars allowed to bowl reduce the status of the men. port from Mrs. Eldon Potter, 133 forces in Gallois will bave to go improvement over the correspond by Sir Paul Chater. Those fiendishly under one's window? Bat in this respect protests have Cannot this gentlematt see that the Peak, that some time during periences. The young Germans the whole year an increase would Against. Carried unanimous through some uncomfortable ex-ing period of 1913, and even taking favour please hold up their be been listened to eni the beggar nuisance bas, in the main, ceased the status of the men depends on the last four weeks some person have procrastinated dangerously have been shown had not the rat3

The Chairman: The to exist. But what of the shouting of ricksha coulies? At night the men themselves and not on has stolen from her house a pair the din made by these prople who are plying for hire the women? But there are some of ivery Japanese figures, repre- mountaineering. We had quite subsidiary coinage has unfortain the sum of $2,003 be wait for over setting to work to learn of exchange fallen. The loss on resolation is, I beg to propose outside the theatres can be heard quite a distance away; often small-souled people in this world seating two dancing girls, and the Kowloon ferry wharf and Blake Pier, there are continual there ias time for everything, and $80, a cigarette holder with ation is decidedly hamorous when can only hope that the steps that Sir Paal Chater: I beg the noise becomes a positive babel. Again, on the Prays, between who will never understand that about five inches higu, valued thought that they were prepared ately increased, which is a serious the value of the Tramway un

for any eventuality. The aitua-matter for the Company, but we taking. Equabbles between the coolies, who shout filthy expressions at the that the time for cavilling over gold band valued $10 and a Germany hopes to teach her the Government are now taking second that resolution top of their voices, and wrangle and anarl like doge over a bone, some trampery matter ianot when silver tea apoon valued $3, The European police, it is true, pormit very little of this 39 s rule, the country in engaged in war and

people in five minutes to withdraw from circulation the The Chairman: The resol but they cannot be in half a dozen places at one time. With regard wants the best possible under-

the things that the Italian surplus coins will bring about the which you have just beard res to the continual noise, night and day, arising from the vehicle standing to exist among its people.

Alpinista learned in childhood. desired result.

proposed by myself and accor The Hon. Treasurer of the Down in Altace the French are stands, we fall back on our oft-repeated suggestion: that the Colony

The increase in expenditure by Sir Paul Chater Alice Memorial and Affiliated obviously making good, forcing amounted to £444, this being favour please bold up their ha ehould adopt the Singapore system of licksha police, and that these

Carried unshimot should be held responsible for any disorder, shouting or squabbling

Hospitals bags to acknowledge the enemy, whether he likes it or composed of an increase in the Againet that takes place on the stands. The cries of the hawkere are a

with thanks the following dona- no, to move backwards. Similarly, General Expenses (chicily Income The next resolation is the simpler matter still, for, as we have seen, the rolice sirnady have

tions to the fanda of the Hoa- round Arras, the way of the trant Tax and Legal Expenses) of 2020, election of directora

Mr Maxon:1 bag to the Ordinance at their back. We know well enough that it is Naturalised naturalised Goy pitala EE A. &O. Telegraph gressor is becoming harder, lass a saving on working expentes. The thing Dre

Mr. Lacay, a Gero Ltd., $50, Fairall & Co. asphyxiating gases notwithstand and maintenance of £4/6, unreasonable to expect entire absence of noise where the Chinese

Hon Mr David Land are; their nerves are not as sensitive as those of Europeans, as a rale; man at Hull, has honded to the 325 T. A Loughlin 810; ing, and the aviation squadrons You will observe that we have on they talk loudly by nature and habit. The Europeanised Chinese, Mayor of that city 2200, to be paid Robert Dollar Co. 10, Caldbook of the Allies are doing all in their charged in the accounts Hon: Sir O,P.Chater bor

Directora of the however, like the Portugasse, Indians and British, have a right to to the master and arew of any MacGregor & Co $10 W. O. rower to make it a little harder the mm 8238 for Royally pay come amount of consideration and protection, and we trust, that the Yorkshire vessel sinking a Ger-

man Hubmarine. Government may take it into its head not upon this reminder.

of cases with which they apparently do not deal.

eries and roises?

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What has Happened?

A stop keeper, 71, Wing Lok

Street reports that on divers dates

Alice Memorial Hospital.

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