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MOND

FEBRUARY 11 1916.

NOTES ON THE CRISKI

COMPANY REPORT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DAY BY DAY.

ROBT. PORTER & CO.'S

CELEBRATED

BULL DOG

BRAND

LIGHT ALE

ON PINTS AND SPLITS)

Harbour – Moorings.

WE SHOULD NEITHER SIT TOO- GREAT ASTRUST IV. FRIENDSHIP FOR YAKE TOO GREAT A DEMAND UPON LINE: FOR EVERYTHING FALLS FAR BELOW OUR EXPECTA-

FONI

The Weather.

At the Peak Sam Temp. 44;

The Maiks.

Although opposition has been raised in some quarters to the Government harbour-mooning" eabeme, the anthocîtion have made lap their minds to pat it into force The conditions under which the schems is to be worked were out- lined in the Government rotifica tion which we published on Saturday. They are, briefly, that clear. the Government boys, which are · Lower level Sam. Temp. 53; to be painted red and will bear clear. other marks of identification, will be divided into three cla8908, according to the length of vessels, while the fees will vary from $4 to $8 per day. Buoys may, how- ever, be rented by the month at

days, but the tenant may not sub- let such boys, which may be a signed to say other ship for tem- perary use when unoccupied by the monthly tenants. The scheme is one which we have always sup ported, because we think it is sound in principle and ons which

Very light, extremely palatable of not less than that for 21

and refreshing. finest English malt and hops.

Brewed from the

SOLE AGENTS;

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FURTHER LIGHT ON GERMAN The China Provident Loan saf

FINANCE,

„Mortgage Co., Ltd.

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The Balkans. ·

THE WAY.

*Mosquita identification”, says So Saranaki Gaaste headline. The report of the above com- / With the march of science and pany for presentation to the the multiplication of sociaõies for Austria and Germany are said shareholders at the nineteenth the promotion or prevention of to have taken alarm last Roumanis ordinary general meeting, to be this, that and the other, we are should elees to join the Allies held at the office of the General fally prepared to see the day Though her neatrality has been so Managers on Friday, February when there will be a charitable strongly marked throughout, and, 25, at 11.30 o'clock, states association for providing mos-- în îta thorongkness and conscien- Annexed we have the pleasure quitoes with winning cards ifoot tionsness, has set a wholesome to lay before shareholders a state with collars and name-plates. example to Greece, there can be ment of accounts for the year little doubt that her aympathy has ending 31st December, 1915

Italways seems to us that, next to American, Canadian and Siberian always in with the Allies

The gross earnings for the past the material havon they have been Maile-Closed per 2.9. China

to pat is more negatively, has

year amount to $169,527.45 and able to cause, the greatest tragedy st noon to-day.

always, and very naturally, been there remains a sum of $96,965-connected with Zeppelins is that American, Canadian and Siberian against the Acatro-Hungarians, if 08 st credit of Profit and Loss they give the Day Hat an

Maila-Close per . Tanto not against the Germans. As we Account which it is recommended

opportunity to speak of them 13. zotre expression of sympathy To place to Reserve

Zapa Canadian, American and U. Eggested many months ago 34 be appropriated as follows, vis

alais-Close per sa Chi-with either side was bound to cost

Fund cago Mara at 1 pm to her dear; for a move in the Allies" To pay & Dividend of

favour on bar part would have

7% or 70 cents brought the Austrians about her

per share ears, while, if she joined the Central To carry forward to 3 p.m. 10-

Powers, Baasia was in a position

Maru at 11 a.m. to-mɔITOW.

MOTOW.

diberian Hail-Closes per-s..

Yingehow at

-ONOR.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. should work to the benefit boab australian Mail.-Closes per as to take speedy rangeance. To

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

of the Government and of the shipping people. First and foremost, i will permit of tha best moorings thos

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to in the deepest parts of the

the truth and prins the nere without fear or favor. ➔噹藻丼谈真實事骧要訪探大王建百思念版本 Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong, Talephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition Western-Union-

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

BIRTHS.

TOLLER.-On February 6, 196, at His Majesty's Consulate, Ningpo. 10. Mr. and Mrs. W. Stark Toller, a daughter.

Philip W. Masseya daughter.

from heart failure.

MARRIAGES.

DEATHS.

burgh, Mary Dalrymple, widow of Walter Serem, Esq. and daugh-

ter of the late Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, Bart.

AQUINO-Da February 9,916, at the Shanghai General Hospital, Edwardo, son of Mrs. J. EL d'Aquino, aged 11 years.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

RONGKONG. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1916-

The Dollar.

To-morrow's Anniversary.

harbour-being available when- ever needed, and there will no longer be the anomaly of such

To-morrow is the 18th anniver- moorings lying uncecupied merely because their owners havey of the loss of the US.S.

Maine. no ship in port, while big vessels have to be content with less can- venient buoys.

Fair to All

In other words, the scheme

Harbour authorities will do their

obtain

ACCIDENT ON THE CRICKET GROUND.

Pearis Recovered. The 205 pearls, valued at $920, which were stolen from Tai O last week, have all been reccrared.

A Firewood Collector Fined.

Kallen Output

Theft of Wood.

_No Appearance.

Matters

the last week or two the cables

$ 5,000.00

.*$87,500.00

the credit of next year's so- count

"

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

General Managers.

Profit and Loss Account.

A correspondent of the Globe heada his (or her 2) letter; "What Women Want to Know.” That doesn't interest us in the very | lesat, but we'd give a good· desi to be able to discover what there

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The Singapore Free Press, wó

Hongkong, 12th February, 1918. potice, heads one of its telegrame- A Conghing Kaiser. The part- iciple is expressive, admittedly, but it's mild in comparison with . some of the epithets we've heard applied in Hongkong to the same

dividual.

Consalting Commit-

tee's fees

down faraiture for

$3,000,00 300.00 7,852 13

1,282.44

17,467.18 96,965.06

$126,876.81

35,803 55

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Foxes and Poultry is the title of a Daily News article. Where both occur in conjunction. we should have thought there could be little new to say.

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Ali Maru at 3 p.m. to-morrow day things may be said to have

$ 4,485.06 is that they don't want to know. altered very noticeably, and, in The investment in Green Island spite of Austria's favourable geo-Cement Co.'s shares has been Says our old friend the Deutsche The rate of the dollar on graphical position, it may be written up to $800 per share, Ueberseedienst: "On the occasion very seriously doubted if she is and the realting appreciation of the birthday of the Emperor, demand today is 1/1.

now strong enough to dream of ($30,000.00) transferred to Re-all Berlin was banting, liks (nc) sttacking the Roumanians in the event of their joining the Allies and rasing it to $100, on the days of victory. All the

000.00

newspapers had special ap- Consulting Committee.-Mr,preciatory editorials, recalling the Perhaps the openly expressed Fears of such a move on the part G. W. Barton having resigned on fact that the Emperor has pre- of th's hitherts neutral Balkan leaving the Colony, Mr. H. P. served the peace for twenty-firs country may be read as an admis-White was invited to take his years."-It had never occurred to sion of Austria’a growing power-

us before to think of the Kaiser ag place. lessness.

In accordance with the Articles | a. convincing leader-writer. There More About Germany's Maney of Association, Mosera S. Hars, as matter of fsot, times when One of the Vancouver papers Dodwell, H. P. White and U Poi we find ourelves almost forget- will permit of the fallest" uso | the purpose of selling it för fire- cartoon wherein Dr.vanBethm..wm for re-election.

For collecting brushwood for recently published a delicions On retire, but offer themselves ting that he is Almachtig. POD Wednesday, February 9, to Mr. and Mr being made of our beat moorings, wood. Chinese coolic woman Hollweg is represented as saying been audited by Messrs. F. Mit in the Hongkong schools. Quite Auditors-The sccounts have There must be some work done PHILLIPS.-On Wednesday, February 9. 1916, at Band will regulate the shipp was fined $5 by Me; J. R. Wood to a starving German citizen:

land and H.Percy Smith, the latter recently we learned that, at the Consulate General, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Phillips, a of the port as it has never been

Starving? Here are regulated before. It will throw at the Police Court this morning. "Whe? daughter.

ladditional work on the "Harbour The total output of the Kailan statistics to show you are over-filling the vacancy caused by the annual prize distribution, a papil NASWITH-NAIRN-On January 31, 1916 at Dr. J. Ofice, but, when once the new Mining Administration fed 3" to, which the hungry one death of Mr. A. O'D: Goardin. at one of them appeared with a Dearing's Home, Yokohama, Japan, Esther Dorsey Naim to August-order is firmly established, no for the week ending January 29, man can't eat statistica. And true Smith are eligible for re-appoint conveyance of his prizee.

makes the obvious reply that a Messrs. F. Maitland and H. Percy coolie and a barrow, for the safe us inglesbe Nasmith, of the American Baptist Foreign Mission difficulty should be experienced amounted to 37,603 tons and the enough it is that the Germans ment

in allocating the buoys or, what is sales during the period to 47,293 have long ago overdone the Society, Shaohsing, China

BASSETT-PATERSON-On February 9, 1916, at Holy Trinity equally important, in giving in- tana. Cathedral, Shanghai, Jean Morris, daughter of William Paterson, coming vessels dae notice of the

algence business. It is a useful Glasgow, to Russell, elder son of the late Captain Thomas Basse particular meetings to which they A Chinese was charged before

card to play so long as the gams can be kept up and made con of Shanghai

are required to proceed. If the Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police vincing; but how does the acknow McGREGOR-January 8; a: Aldenham Lodge, Frinton-on-Sea, scheme is worked as it should be Court this morning, with stealing fledged want of money and com- Anditors' fees Allan Gow McGregor, J. P., of 1, East India-avenue, E. C., suddenly and we have no doubt that the 10 pieces of wood, from the wood modities in Germany square Charges

SEVERN-January 3. at midnight. at Newhalles Mussel-best to see that it is-there shople Yard at Whitfield. He wag-sent | with the “all's well" story? For Depreciation on G be fair play for everybody: all to prison for seven days. will be trested alike. Besides

A European rejoicing in the have had a fair amount to say, year 1915 which, a very substantial new name of Charles Brown was too, as to the fall of the German Structural Alterations source of revenue will be tapped. charged before Mr. J. B. Wood, st

mark on foreign exchanges; and

and Improvements to Godown And these are days when the the Magistracy this morning, with now we have the news (s) that

two of the largest banks in Balance Colony can do with all the revue being drunk. Defendent did not

South Germany' it can,

have failed, appear in saswer to the charge,

to bringing rain thousands and his bail of $5 was estreated. of people and (b) thst four

Begging Nulszace. A Chinese mendicant charged German firma in Uruguay have Balance brought for-

ward from last year $152.91 before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the failed for twelve million francs. THE WAR: A POINT FOR SHIPPERS.

Police Court, this morning, with That is what we should call press Interest received, soliciting alma, pleaded that being the news home to the people.

storagea, zents, de 157,33109 was totally unfit to work, and Of course if the German news Les Interest paid, Many knotty problems have presented themselves to our legi

Commissions, & Two Well-known Players lators in dealing with the enemy trading question, bat it is

so had to beg for his daily bread. censors are clever enough to Sastala Bad Injuries.

Inspector Sim held a different prove to all these investors that satisfactory to observe that the tendency at the moment is to tighten

view, and a fine of $5 was imposed. they are not rained, well and good. Dividends on Învest- up the law on this question. The matter is complicated from the

Bat it is over such niceties that The cricket match on the Hong- fact that there are two distinct classes of traders to be kept under

Kean competition between two the Kaiser's lis-programme Comes oberration the unscrupulous merchant who has no compunction kong Cricket Club ground on about awisting the enemy as long as he personally benefits; and the Saturday afternoon was marked hawkere of botilse led to their to grief.

Reprisals in Air and Sea. man who would scorn such a procedure, bat who, through carelese- by a nasty accident, as a result appearance in the Police Court

The other matter of moment în nes, or a failure to observe the strict requirement of the law, is of which two of the Club's best-this morning, belare Mr. J. E pawittingly attaining the same end. The consequence is, especially known and most popular mem Wood, for they had not bean sathe up-to-date wires are the some in regard to shipping, that regulations have had to be laid down bara-Mr. Richard Hancock and tisfied with driving a hard bar what heavy toll of ships sack by which are irksome in character, but which, remembering the serious Mr.C. A. Hooper received raiber gain and indulging in the wordy the enemy, the armed merchant warfare attendant apon such men question and Lord Back ness of the question, are absolutely necessary as safeguards. These bad injuries. regulations and rales, involving a deal of extra work and care, The Club team was fielding at transactions, bat must needs each master's observations on air re copetitate part of the price which basiness men and shippera have the time, and the players named adopt a pugilistic attitude, with prisals. It must be regarded асоте to the to cntribute to the great case in which they have a very real and both ran to catch the ball when the result that a fight ensued, as a distinct

they came

e into violent collision which speedily closed when a common-sense party that our Reserve Fand

A merciful Government even si-Sundry Creditore The silastion is aggravated owing to the fact that some Both were immediately stunned, lakong arrived on the scene.

lows merchantmen carry Balance of Profit and traders in meatral countries are making themselves agents and examination revealed the fact fins of $5 was imposed,

guas in their own defence, and. Loes Account 1 the supply of goods to and fron enemy countries, that they were badly cut about circumstance which has made it necessary that vory definite instruc- the head and face. Mr. Hancock The Bjoa Theatre is providing does not rather tell them that it is

Total on the part of s an inhumane tious should be given to shipping firms by the Customs and other received a serious cut above the cinematograph-lovera with authorities. A case in point has recently arisen in Manchester, eye, and his forehead was also enormous treat in it now film merchant vessel to resist a kindly

System where ehippers had been in the habit, when making our their Cas badly injured; while Mr. Hooper "Marguerite of Navarre." This German submarine. It is a litle Loans on toms declarations, of naming the persons who were intended to receive sustained a number of facial cata is a dramatised version of one of amusing that even German ic..

shares, &c. the goods eventually as the consignees, although they would first pass and had several teeth knocked the older Damas' most powerful telligence did not grasp the fact Loans on Mortgages, under the control of forwarding agents at the port of landing. In out. Both were removed to their and most popular novels. Har that our enemy has never treated connection with this very point the Castoms authorities caused the homes, where they received med guerite de Valois". It is a seven- these ships za other than war-Block of Main Gr

Point attention, a number of part. picture, in colours, and ships, and that they had therefore downs &c. at West prosecution, the other day, of two well-known business houses, ical

falsa declaration in re-stitches having to be inserted. *magificent" is the only term nothing to lose by carrying the charge being one of making a gard to the exportation of certain cotton goods. These goods, it On enquiry yesterday, we learn applicable both to acting and to guas. We hope to hear that those Godown Farniture.... appeare, were sent to forwarding agents at Leghorn. They were in that both are progressing as well scenic effects. The picture will guns are being put to the best Sunce expended tended, however, for customers at Milan, sad, in the declaration, the as can be expected. The many be shown again to-night and to- possible use, in which case, the Milan firms were named as the consignees. This was done quite in- friends of both gentlemen will morrow, and we strongly recom-reign of the German submarins nocently, and in the circumstances the summonses were withdrawn, hear of the accident with much mend those who have not seen it will be a short one, as for Lord Less Depreciation

Backmaster's remarks, has not though it was pointed out that a penalty of £1,000 could be imposed regret and will wish for them a to make a point of doing so.

A Gamber's Look-out. the time almost gone by for talk on say person making an untrue statement in any matter or thing speedy recovery from their in

B Ere Mr. J. B. Wood, at the about murdering in cold blood? Investment, relating to the Customs. In this instance it was admitted that the juries.

Pulice Court this morning a Blow else can the enemy be 10,000 Shares Green goods reached the ultimate destination for which they were intended,

Island Cement Co., and there could thus be no suggestion that the firms concerned ware

Chinese was charged with acting brought to reason than by re-

List $8 as watchman to a school of gam-peated doses of his own medicine? in any way disloyal. But, if only to direct attention to the require Damage estimated at about blers who had pitched their Nor do we see that his Lordship

British 44 per cent. mente of the law, the prosecution was quite justifiable.

£130,000 was done last month by

War Loan 1925/45 For shippers, the whole point to be kept in mind is that the a fire in a large range of ware- camp in the street. A lakong need la-ent the possiblity, of Bra-

£1,000 at Cost High Court has laid it down that the word consignee," in such houses and bonded stores said he plainly saws crowd of tishers' becoming like unto the

There are certain Proportion of premium declarations as those to which we have referred means the person Commercial-street, Leith, con- men gambling in third street, Germans.

on maxpired policias at the port of landing to which the goode hava bem sent. It will taining tea, coffee, tobacco, and and as he approached the defen- things at which the Britisher will thes be realised that, at a time like the present, it is extremely im-whisky. There were 60 tons of called out that the police were we fear it will have to be admit- Cash,

dant, who was some distance off, always draw the line; nevertheless Sundry Debtors portant that the authorities should know the name of the person who tobacco and about 4,000 gallons will have the power to take possessica of the goods sa soon as they of spirits on the ground floor. coming, and the man got away.ted that at least a light but sp- are unshipped. To prevent further misunderstandings, a new form After an hour's work the firemen Defendant himself was not so for-preciable leavening of Prussianism Im now been issued, whereby traders will be required to esate dis- prevented the flames from extend-tunate and was captured before would not be altogether a bad in of he had gone many yards. A fine troduction into the national char- tinctly the name of the forwarding agents very necessary precanting to other buildings fall

cf 35 was imposed. tion at the present stage of the great struggle.-

vital interest.

.

Heavy Damage by Fire at Leith.

banded whisky.

Hawker's Quarrel-

Bijou Theatre,

to

munis

We don't at all agree with the Sergeant Major of the Police Reserve that the Telegraph is not. It's trus we're not at present a thing to be taken on parade. giving away any accident insur- ance pidgin, bat, when there's a big function on, it's only natural that men should like to be found in good company- 5,196:36 #Germans Caught in the Pink Marshes", says an Indian papar. $126,876.81

It never occurred to us to ast about the colour of the marshes, but we can guess what hue the air assured when the Germans found themselves trapped. Dass oAF

possibly contemporary

Balance Sheet 31st December,

1915

200,000. Shares Capital Authorised

at $10-$2,000,- 000.00 Issned- 125,000 shares st

S10 cách

In band At Godow

*rinsk"?

**TS

“A large cream hat completed 1,250,000.00

100,000.00 this very charming toilette,” says 316,433.97 the Straite Beho. We should think it would ind would inske 98,965.06 almost as much of a m933 as the inevitable jam tart that always $1,763,389,03 figares as a projectile in a certain

class of cinematograph “conic

Provident

74,202.40

688,852.19

STANLEY EL DODWELL HP WHITE,

Members of Consulting

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

856,035.88

1,400,00

© Committee,

2,882.44

4,282.44 1,28244

$3.000.00

80,000.00

11,228.08

961.77 47,948.01

General Managers.

We report that we have audited the above Bilanos Sheet with the books and vouchers of the Com pany and that in our opinion sach Balance Sheet is ly drawn up 20 as to

and correct -hibit a trae

view of the state of the Company a

affair at the 31st December, 1915, according to the best of our 10 formation and the explanations given. ns and as shown by the books of the Company. We have- obtained all the information Bad

970.72 explanations we have required

200.00

We have seen the securities. 7. MAITLAND. 217639906 HERO BANH T

Anditora.

Hongkong, 12 Fetrany 1916,