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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1916

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

[Beater's Service to the “ Telegraph.”] TROUBLE IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

BIG GERMAN ARMY ARRIVES.

January 24, 2.25 p.m. A Salonica telegram states that 50,000 German troops havO arrived in Constantinople. They are intended to support Bavar Pasha, who is governing by terror and alone.

Erecations of Turks suspected of disaffection are a daily occur- rence. Twenty-one Tarkish officers were thrown into the Bosphorus ons night, with stones tied round their throats.

Before the arrival of the German Army there had been many broil: between the Tarks and the Germans.

THE POPE AND PEACE.

THE ONLY CONDITIONS.

SHARK MARKET

QUOTATIONS.

Up to the Minute.

Douglas-$1154,"

bayers. China Sugars."

Balog,

$139,

Bangkong Docks-81

DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Steamboats-$1.00 per: share Central Estates.----$7 per share. Land Investments.--Final of $3.50.

West Points-Final of $2.25

old ex r. $771⁄2 now.

Hamphrey's.—$6+

buyers.

Ewos-$142

Ices-$180, sellers.

38,

Outbreak in Cotton Godown.

Langkats. - Tle.

Estes

Union Waterbosta-$16,

buyers.

THE YASAKA MARU.

Passengers and Crew Arrive

In Hongkong.

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MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

The Annual Meeting Læst

Evening..

The Bishop of Victoris presided st the annual meeting of the

to the absence of warships and the restrictions on traffic in the Harbour after sunset very few men have used the Institute this year. Since October 1, the board ing and lodging eatablishment has been closed sad the Institute has only been used as a Club, and Eight refreshments have been supplied.

Gerken for helping with the in- YAUMAŢI DISPENSARY. ventories of the Institute and

for acting as Eon. Treasurer and Secretary of the St. Peter's Church Renovation Fand.

Opened by His Excellency This Afternoon.

Begarding St. Peter's Church, the report stated that the Ret This afternoon, in the presence W. T. Featherstone acted as tem- of a large gathering. Sia Excel- parary Chaplain from September, lency the Governor performed the 1914 to April, 1915 when he was opening ceremony in connection Missions to Seamen last night. appointed as Chaplain and Sup-with the Harbour and Yaumati The Chaplain and Sapererintendant of the Missions to Dispensary (of the Chinese Public intendent (Rev. W. T. Fes- Seamen. During the past year Dispensaries)

Those present FIRE AT HOLT'S WHARF, therstone), in his report for the congregations have increased included Lady Kay, the Hon. Mr. 1915, stated that, owing and a renewed interest has been Cland Severo, Mr. R. E. Lindsell taken in the work. Early in the and Mr. Ponsonby (His Ircel- year a special effort was made to leacy's Private Secretary). The repair the Organ, to clean the Hon. Mr. Lan Cho-pak presided. Church and to શ્વેત neces- The Dispensary has taken sary repairs to the interior of the | about four months to build, and building. An appeal was sent out the cost has been $6,500, for $300. Our anticipations were His Excellency was introduced more than realised; a sum of over by the Caxirman, and; in opening $600 was raised and the interior the institution, he said it was of the Church is now in good owing to the co-operation of the | condition. The Church have Chinese that the Government

decided to pay £75 a year to the has been able Funds of the Mission. Several the Colony from a picnics were held daring the year. deal of the plague with which it We thank the Bishop of Victoris, had been stricken for so many the Rev. C. B. Shaun and the Rev. years. It was owing to their co- E.WL.Martia for help at services operation also that they had been during the year. The following able to build that Dispensary on are the members of the Church a site granted by the Government. Council-Mr. C. Gerken, M. That institution would assist in Nicolls (Bon. Secretary), Mr. G. eliminating a great deal of the Piercy (Hor. Treasurer), Mr. A. | disease among those living on land W. Smith, Mr. Stringer. Mr. H. and among the floating population.. Sykes, the Rev. W. T. Fasther- store and Mr. F. W. Everton. We thank all for their services will and are also indebted to the ladies of the congregation who have our helped on many occasions. We are also grateful to Mr. H Sykes for acting sa honorary orgianst from April 1

A fire, that fortunately was not of a serious nature, broke out last evening at Holt's Wharf, Kowloon The Fire Brigade re- caired a call soon after ten o'clock and upon arrival it was found that dense smoke was issuing out of one of the cottorr godowns. The firemen quickly got to work and The passengers for Hongkong the Harbour fire boat, assisted by by the ill-fated Yamaks Mara,the Kowloon firemen, soon got January 24, 2.25 p.m. which was sabmarined in the the outbreak undar. It was dis A New York telegram states that the British Embassy announces Mediterranean last month, arrived covered that a quantity of cotton that a distinguished Belgian Jesuit priest, who was lately received by in the Colony day by the bales had become ignited, but the steamer Andre outbreak was extinguished before His Holiness the Pope, states thist the Pope told him that he would French mil never consent to offer his good services for the re-establishment of Lebon, together with the officers a great deal of damage was dose A good number of bales have been peace unless Belgium had all her territories, liberties and inter-and crew of the ill-fated vessel.

The N.I.K. Company is, we damaged by water. The cause of national rights restored without prejudics to her claim for an ade-

understand, giving dinner to quate indemnity and the restitution of private property.

the passengers and the officers of the ship at the Hongkong Hotel to-night.

OBITUARY.

The Late Director of the

Royal Observatory.

News has just reached the Colony of the death of Mr. Frederick George Figg, for more than 28 years connected with the Local Observatory. Mr. Figg arriv- ed in Hong kong sa First Assistant

to the Director of the Observatory

TELEGRAMS.

THE DUTCH FLOODS.

Water Still Risiar.

(enter's Service to The Telegraph.”)

London, Receivad, Jammary 25. Beater' correspondent it

THE ABBASS ARMS CASE

Shanghal Paper's Comment.

the fire has not yet been ascertain ed, and the damage, which is covered by insurance, is not large,

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Services have been held regu- larly at St. Peter's Church every Sunday. It has not been possible to hold evening meetings at the Institute. We have done our beat to encourage akcja 10 attend services at St. Peters and at the other churches in the Colon Services held, 96; Holy Com union atministered, 68; visit to ships, 973; visits to Hospitals, sta. 142.

A good supply of books, magazines and papers have been greatly valued by the men on the ships. We would again femind cur readers that gifts of books etc., are always welcome.

this

a year

we

to · deliver

great

approve the payment of TL 3,000 to

bonus of

employees in recognition of their service during the twelve months, and your

past

general managers desire me to take this opportunity of express ing their appreciation of the valo- able services rendered to the Company by all employees from the mill superintendent, Mr. Kar foot, downwards.

With regard to finance the past TYPHOON WARNING.

year has been a very difficult one The telegram quoted below but all our efforts have met with was received by the Americans very cordial response. We lost

The following Committee was Consulate General, Hongkong, about one-third of our subscrip- from the Manila Observatory at tions this year owing to the appointed for 1916:-The Lord Of the Shanghai arma casa, re-1110 am today:Cyclone or liquidation of certain alien firms. Bishop of Victoria, (Chairman) cently reported in our columns, typhoon crossing southern Min- Our expenditure has been larger Bear Admira! R. H. A-trather, the Shanghai National Revice danso, filling up.

had to RN, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. W. Chat supply money for three pesham, C.MG., Hon. Mr. H. E. Pol- says

the to #gee

Manager and lock, K.C., Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, to allow him six months Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Mr. G. T. Ei salary in lieu of notice. This bine, Mr. G. Piercey and Rev. W. connée had to be taken and will T. Featherstone, B.A. The Assistant British Cam- prove a saving in the end as the mercial Attache in China has Manager's agreement did not ex- recting attention to the various because of the war we were losing trading openings in that country, about $100 to $120 a month in and at the same time making a the Instimte as long as we kept Sixty-nice per cent in five years. poor oftake of yarn and cloth,

and the boarding comparison of

lodging German methods hitherto adeptestslishment open. This extra

A British subject of Indian Amsterdam says that the water is descent, but born, we believe, in stili naing st Oazsan and at Hongkong, and neither a Bagdad

a July 28, 1383, having been an Brock many more nonses are suf-Jew nor a Hindos, but a convert sistant in the Kew Observatory fering, while at farm.read, desto Christianity, S. B. Abbass, bas

GERMAN TRADING IN CHINA.

During the year we have in- oressed our weaving plans by 100 looms, and I look for a satisfactory return from this addition. We have worked fall time during the year, and, on the whole, we bare no reason to complain of the

during the last three months of our year we sufere somewhat from the high cost of cotton, and

for 11 years previously. He pita no souta wind, the tide rose i been sentenced to fifteen years, rendered a signal service by di-pire until September 1916, and KUNG YIK COTTON CO'S/demand for our producta, bas

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left the Colony on February 14, 1912, resigning his appointment four months later. He died at Surbiton on December 14 lsat, and leaves a widow and one son to mourn his loss.

Mr. Figg was of a very retiring disposition, and was personally bat little known, except to some

PANAMA CANAL

The Re-opening Prospects.

BRITISH WAR FUNDS.

General Committee appointed at Canton.

British

and

MEETING

The sixth ordinary meeting of brought about by the Monarchi

they will realise that law, wish led to captare business in the Far expenditure compelled us to make shareholders in the Kang Ycal movement. While we have re-

for

retained this position until

unprecedentedly. The new south hard labour. Not only hard September 1907,

when he portion of the town has been labour, but some, anscquainted #cceeded Dr. William Doberak evacuated.

with the facts, will naturally be Director and fasily

inclined to think a hard penalty, bat on sober, second thought, allowed full play, is always hard, particularly, so in war times. Asst. While, in days gone by, a special effort to raise money Cotton Spinning and Weaving cently experienced more inquiry, the case was tried in camera, out

British firms often waited for the and despite our lows of $650 in Co., Ld was held last week prices still leave a good deal to the reason at the offices of the General be desired, and your general siders can only form an opinion demand to come to them, German subscriptions for from the very brief sentence of firms created a demand. If, for mentioned abors, we raised our Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Mamanagers view the out ook for the list

fature with concern-ît is to be this" Jear theeon and Co., Ld., Shanghai.- instance, it became known that subscription London, Received January 25,*

his Lordship, the Jadge.

The Chairman Mr. Jhoped, however, that we shall not According to a message from

There seem to be two rimessed in the interior, a German in 1915.

cotton mill was to be erect from $2,000 in 1914 to $2,850 of our older residents. This was Panama, Colonel Goethals states

have to resort to short time. This year we Johnstone, said :— one trading with the enemy, a

The profit for the year was

The scarcity of dyes is un- no doubt the in a great measure that he cannot predict the date crime only in war fince, and the firm would often size the op- have slso received collection from to his official duties, which he took for the re-opening of the Canal, other conspiring with the enemy portunity of sending a represents St. Andrew's Charth and St. Tis. 184,583 29, which, with the doubtedly restricting the con very seriously indeed. Throughout! his service to the Government,

an account of the uncertainty to create an outbreak in Indis, tive, and, a Britisher forsooth, Peter's Church in addition to the amount of Tla. 5,386.90 brought sumption of yarn and grey cloth, he was, with but slight intervale regarding the movement of slides. Coylen and the Straits Settle with pictures, and perhaps a usual collection from the Canton forward, leaves Tia. 189,955.19 as extreme prices have now to be charged for all coloured cloths appropriation. ments. The Judge lightened magic lantern and Chinese lac- Episcopal Church St. Peter's available the local weather forecaster, and

real Church also undertook to pay While the result falls short of and in this respect there will be his condemnation of the criminal's turer, to give the natives a such was his devotion to daty that he seldom travelled far from

acts by expressing the belief that idea of the costs and likely profits £15 a year from April 23rd to our record year-1912-13 when little relief until the European there was no deliberate intention of a cotton mill. Another Ger- wards the fonds of the Mission we earned Tie. 188.353.08-1 war is at an end, or the Chinese

produce abundant supplies of: the Observatory precincte. He had

to create an outbreak. Otherwise, man method of business adopted and we have received over $500 trust you will consider it very

dyeing material. been known to express surprise

the full penalty might have been with success in China has been from the Church Council. The encouraging.

Last season's crop of China cot at the altered aspect of Kowloon

The accounts clearly set forth. technical bures General Fund shows a balance of given viz., the death penalty. All through when viewed from the ferry boat,

The Institute Account the position of the Company and ton was satisfactory, but I am At a general mesting of British British subjects will be warned to Groups of non-competitive manu $38.

Fit does not appear to be necessary sorry to say that this year's out rars were the occasions when subjects held at the Consulate- avoid all trading in arms, whether facturers have been in the habit shows a deficit of $369.21. his afairs took him to the water General, Canton, on January 19, with an enemy or not, for the of sending out a joint ze

The Chaplain expressed his for me to do more than touch up- tum in the district adjacent to front, or to Hongkong. The it was decided to close the Prince purpose, however faint, of stir presentative, with expert know- grateful thanks to the following: on some of the items in the Shanghai is much below the aver intimately during the last five 31 last. The total amount sent to dominions. writer was privileged to know him of Wales' Fund as from December ring up rebellion in British ledge of their products, to join The Bishop of Victoria and the report. You will have seen that it age both in quantity and quality, an established and well-connected General Committee for so kindly is proposed to pay a dividend of and I expect it will be found of his

residence here, that date was £2,171.18.3 (Two

It would be well, also, if all merchant firm in China. When guiding the affairs of the Mission. Tla: 150 per share, and I venture necessary to import larger quan and mozos a kindly friend thousand one hundred and seven- foreignera in China, and for that orders were forthcoming they Kr. W. T. Harbord, Hon. Tres to hope that this return will have tities than usual of foreign cottons and varieties grown in other parts genial chief. In the

your approval. work of

ty one pounds eighteen shillings master the Chinese, too, fought would go direct to the manufac-surer of the General Fund, Mr his department and three pence.)

aby of all dealings; in amaturers of the ground. These FBL Bowley, Hon. Treasurer Including the proposed dividend, of China.

The Cotton Anti-Adulteration he never tired, and gave to it the whole-hearted devotion of an on-mittee of the Patriotic League of busincer

At the same meeting the Com-in times of war. As a rule the bureaux have proved extremely of the Institute Accounts, and Mr. the Company will have paid 69

Hon. Treasurer. per cent. to its shareholders in Association continues to do good 28 детет "clear useful in establishing connec G. Piercy, thusiast. His long experience and Britons Overseas (Messrs. Dent, and shore board" Some law of tions, being rua economically, of S Peter's Church. All Sab-five years, which I think you will work, and I would like to mention careful study of the weather con- Forbes, Karazans and Sandeman some country is sure to be broken. Several British organizations are scribers, doncre of money, liter admit is a satisfactory return on that, while it has not stopped she adulteration of cotton, it keeps it "ditions of the vicinity rendered

within reasonable bounds. 20 was unanimously re-elected to This feature makes the trading in said to have attempted baresar atare and other articles. The the capital invested. him an authority on typhoons and function as a General Committee, arma more reprehensible than the on the same lines, but have local press for free copies of their We are depreciating baîdings

I am pleased to say that the their movements, and it is to be with His Majesty's Consul General mere act of tra ling with the enemy, generally failed hitherto through papers for use at the Institute, by Tls. 12,000 the same as last regretted that he found no oppor-as er-oficis Chairman, for the How did this man Abbase ever their schemes being too ambi-Mesara Jardins, Matheson and year-end it is considered desir Insurance Companies have at last tunity to write any memoir on the collection and disposal of sub get hold of 15,000 rifles, 1,000 tons, or because of the lack of a Co., Meera. Batterfield and Swire, able to write Tis. 32,090 of plant decided to again allow as the full subject.

scriptiona to be devoted to British revolvers, and 1,500,000 rounds, practical knowledge of the mar the Canadian Pacific Railway, and machinery this is Tia 2,000 rebate of 40 per cent, for our At the age of 34, Mr. Figg ex- War Fanda

of ammunition ? It is safe to say kat. However, in the words of the Sir Paul Chater, C., Mears, more than last year and is neces sprinkler installation.

The following resolutions were perienced a very severe sttack of

the Chinese law was broken Assistant Commercial Attache, Dodwell and Co. for supplies of sitated by additions to the mill dysentery, which necessitated a

85 well British, and that

where German firne have suc coal for the Mission Launch. The proposed appropriation of unanimously adopted That a diriden" be paid of Tla. L50 per Mod for free supplies of water Dividend Account will, if con- be paid to the staff at the wil the enemy ware guilty also succeed." Pall

for the Mission Launch. The firmed by you, bring that fund up That Mesars J. Johustons, w his return could be of work and long night vigils which

Ladies Benevolent Society for to Tis. 120,000, and you will, no Wrightson and Chai Li-long be health have been termed robust, those duties had always entailed. of doing something which ought Gazettee.

their grants to the Relief Fand doubt, agree with me that it is Mr. P. Beatboots, Leiutenant scand to build up a zeserve, which re-elected as the Consulting Com

mittes for the ensuing Jaar, that Mach depends upon the energy Auditor for the ensuing yoke Britton, and Mr. A. W. Smith

Year

and

prolonged period of recoperation:

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in England, and at no time after bir duties, and the strenuous others besides : Abbase and ceeded, auzały: British firma can The Union Water Bosi Co-Tis 25,000 to Equalization of hare. That a bonus of Tis. 3,050,

Be found the climate of the Colony This retirement, however, he was not to be done. The only arms, as particularly trying to his conatite not permitted to enjoy long his the law requires, to be brought tion during his latter years of sor decease occurring - 59th into China are for the use of the anticipation to a retirement from leaving Hongkong.

DEATH

Serice, and look forward with keenyaar, 3 years and 10 months after Chinese Government. No-foreign HARRIS.-At Nanking, China Commander Hanning Lee, M. F. can be made use of in lean yes. Mr. GR. Wingrove be to elected

CW.3M

er should be teplicated in buying on the 24th January, 19.6. Bow or selling arms for any other use land Harris, aged 31 78825.

for auditing the Accounts. Mr. O. of the mill staff, and I trust you

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