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BURMAH CORPORATION,

.LTD.

The Actual General Meeting.

DRAMATIC AIR RAID.

Fallen Airman Rescued in the Desert.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916.

IN GERMANY.

Peace Riots in Berlin,

parrative of

pesos

London, Jazo 20.-Elaran British aircraft bombed the new

London, July 7th.-The Milan The meeting of the Burmah hostile aerodrome 9 kilometres Telegraph forwards a remarkable correspondent of the Daily Corporation was held on July south of El Arish, east of the 12, 8ir Travredyn B. Wyane pre- Sues Oanal yesterday, destroying many, based on the accounts riots in Ger siding.

two aircraft lying outside the given by travellers who have In moring the adoption of the sheds, and killing a pilot, arrived from Switzerland. There report, the Chairman stated that observer and several mechani-accounts show that the revolt was

the board had recently been

jcians,

Of ten sheds two were of the most serioas nature, bar. strengthened by the election of mpletely destroyed by fire and ricades being erected in Berlin. Sir Hugh Barnes as a director-ably at least five aircraft in ill Berlin and other towns directly four continually bombed. Prob- The trouble commenced in Sir Hugh had a great personal were cripped. The airmen also the first news was recived of the knowledgeof the company's affaire baving been for some years with bombe and machine-gun fire. marohed through the streets, attacked hostile camps and troops Anglo-Freach offensive. Crowds Lieutenant-Governor of the Pro- vince of Barmah. He was also a They dropped 76 bombe in all.

We lost three aircraft.

shouting. "We have had enough

of the war; let us have peace."

The disorders were of a differ-

member of the Secretary of Stato's Council at the India Office in A later message says the British London for some years. In Sir airmen had to fly 100 miles each ent character to the food riots, Hugh, therefore, they had secured. The first acroplane to arrive and there was street fighting a colleague whose knowledge of discovered a hostile aircraft about The number of wounded and dead Barmah and of the policy of the to ascend. The pilot and observers was so serions that the polies in Government of India would be of were in their places and several great value to the company. They mechanicians were alanding by. were, of course, aware that the

The British sirman at 0000

many cases lost their heads.

The riots in Berlin were ex-

cepsionally grave. People sur- rounded the troops begging them off the wheela of military waggons in to join in the revolt, and they took and gun carriages, and used them as barricades.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

NOTHING CAN EXCEL.

OUR

DAISY BRAND

BUTTER.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST NEW ZEALAND TABLE BUTTER.

SOLE AGENTS:-

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LD.

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERGANTILE INSURANCE CO., which are vested the shares of

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

AND

THE RAILWAY PASSEN- GERS ASSURANCE CO.

the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

The Undersigned AGEN I8 for

Corporation practically owned descended until he was only 100 feet above the earth and destroyed the Bawdwin Mines, holding, as it did, 99.8.4 er cent. of the shares the aircraft, killing the pilot, the observer and the mechanicians. and 77 per cent, of the debentures of the Barmah Asecond aircraft of the enemy was Mines, Limited. Under the pre craft attacked from an altitude of also destroyed. The British air.

The most serions demonstration seat arrangements the manage- ment of the Burmah Mines was of,600 feet, and although subjected took place in Potsdam on Sunday. rested in the Corporation, which to a farious fire, they continued A vast mob indulged in impreca therefore controlled the working had been used. Of the three Imperial family. Secretly printed the attack until all their bomba tions against the Kaiser and the of the property in which it was so much interested. Since the last aeroplanes we lost, one was com- sheets were distributed, headed, "Death to the Kaiser" "Death shareholders' meeting was held be pelled to land at a point some

3,200 metres north of the sero-to the Man who Wants War" had had the opportunity of

drome. personally visiting and int pecting there was no chance of escape, he "Long Live Free Germany, free When the airman sa "Death to the Crown Prince!" in February this year the Bawd- win Mines and Smelting Works Bet his machine on fire to prevent from the Parasites who have led in Barmah. He made a careful it falling into the hands of the us to Rain!" inspection of the mine, and enemy. The second machine fell A violent Socialist manifesto there could be ro doubt that into these, the pilot being saved entitled "Hanger" bas been wide-Insurance Co.,Ltd. it contained

by a motorboat. The third badly distributed throughout a large body of ore. The technical committee to land some 13 kilometres west any. The manifesto says:| estimated the reserves at a total of El Arish. The sirman tried "Hanger has come in Berlin, Leip of 2,300,000 tons, containing 25 4 to repair his machine. Whilet zig, Brunswick, Madgeburg and silver, 27.5 lead, and 22.2 zinc, cbeerved by one of the other out into riote. The Government engaged in this work he was Coblens. The people have broken The ore, as they were aware, a British men, who despite great has replied by putting the cogn a lead zicc-silver ore, but lead smelting only was being carried danger to himself landed, picked try into a elste of siege, arming out at the works in Burmab, and at ap bis colleague, and flew for a the polics with words, and distance of 144 kilometres to establishing military patrole. Von present there was no market for the zinc ore. The smelting works Zantara, with two passengers Bathmann Hollweg accuses Eng-

besides the pilot.

starve

W

Yorkshire

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, 10MES & CO,

AGENTS.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

111

August

Tons 160

2

126

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120

134

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17

134

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134

7

125

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110

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109

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119

18

112

19

101

19

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108

77

112

130

123

were situated at Nemtu, about six

land, bat he might have known miles from the entrance to the

that war with England, Russia Tiger tunnel, at which place all ore!

and France would mean Ger- would be delivered from the mine To sum up, the present position are cadaverous Austria and bank- many's isolation. Our only allies when the tunnel was completed. was: (1) That the reserves were There were three blast furnaces in' steadily increasing and develop-The war lorda, capitalists and

rupt Turkey. operation, with the necessary ment work indicated the pro junkers," proceeds the manifesto, rossling plant. There was also a bability of the increase contine-promised annexations of terri- refining plant, which had been ing. (2) The relationship between tory; that Germany would dictate steadily turning out soft lead, for the mines administration and the peace to the entire world; that which there had been a good local Government was on a sound the Exbmarines woold demand. No refining of silver was and estisfactory footing. (3) The Evglend. Sach stuff is a fairy advise us that the Langkat output at present being done, and this Barmah Railways were

Mesars. Benjamin and Potta metal was being shipped and ing liberally with the mines concludes: "The only solution is is as follows:-

deal tale for children." The manifesto realised with the hard lead

in respect to railway rates, to compel Government by force produced. Labour was easy (4) The problem of emelting the to make peace." to obisin daring a greater mined lead ore had been solved. fart of the year, consisting mostly (5) The making of a marketable crossing of the frontier to Swit- The authorities are making the of Chiness and Shans, who inc and lead concentrate had zerland were good workers. The mines been proved. (6) Steps were be travellers proving urgent basiness

mcst difficult.

Only emelting works were situated ing taken towards the construc- are allowed. about 40 miles from the nearest tion ofs large concentrating mill, Btation on the Barmah Railways, and (7) The question of how the article on the harvest prospects, The Vossische Zeitung, in sa and to connect the mine

at zinc are should be dealt with fears that the rain will delay the Bawdwin and the smelting works under the new conditions crest-erope, and expresser uneasiness at Namta with the Barmab Rail- ed by the war was being oare-regarding stocke of coin. Waya system a 2.0 gauge railway faily considered, had been built by the mine that was a fair and moderate Gibbe, writing in the Daily He thought London, July 8th.-Mr. Philip company, and wap operated by it statement of the present state of Chronicle, states:-"Germany's The company was most fortun: the Barmah Mines affairs, and, food policy is soldiers, first. Ele in ite relations with the local based on his visit to the mines in Prisoners' letters disclose increas government. The new Lienten- February last, he thought it was ing hardehips. One woman wrote ant-Governor of the Pervince, Sir an sccurate one. In conclusion, to German soldier:-"You Harcourt Butler, was distinguish he remarked that as he had so reproach me for not writing. If I ed as much for his business caps recently seen the Bawdwin Mines told the truth about the conditions city se for his bigh administrative and works it would interest the hers at home I would be locked ability. He was good enough to shareholders to know what hieap. There are tickets for every- inspect the mine and works personal opinion was OD at Namta in April last, and future of the undertaking. He thing:ur, sausage, sager and was giving all the assistance had no hesitation in asying that England is not wo

Another woman wrote: to the company that it could he was very much impressed by about starving as out. If the wrong reasonably expect. As they wore the possibilities of the future. aware, prior to the war, Mr. Theodore Hoover, in we shall be done. God is punish- war Isets another three months the smelting of zice ore seconding the adoption of the ing as too severley. I have had practically in the hands of the report, said they had every reason no meat for six weeks. We are NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Germans, the result being that to be satished with the manner in all since the war broke out it had which the mine had responded Riote continas

downward path. From SHANGHAL, KOBE, been impossible to realise the to their development. There had kata. Even some people with

in the

and MOJI. company's sing ora products, been a large increase of reserves, money are unable to buy any The falare polioy to be adopted which they might estimate as thing. There is only one onse

THE Steamship was receiving the very careful 3,500,000 tons, with an average for satisfaction in these pitiful having arrived from the above consideration of the board, and profit of £3 per ton. Working letters, namely, the hope that the ports, the question was being gone 1,000 tone a day would give devil at the back of the basiness are hereby informed that their into as to whether it would be profit more advantageons for

the annum. Some shareholders had and that he will haul down the alongside.

of £1,000,000 per will realise that war does not pay goods will be delivered from company to sell its sine conoen been anxious as to where the flag with the skull and crombones traten or alternatively erect emelt- ing works of its own, and in the money would come from to com- latter case on what site should plete the equipment of the pro- perty, and he could assure them.

the

they be situated: Investigations that they would be able to com- ware now being made regarding' plate their present programme out smelting works in England, and of their present

it was possible, subsidiary worka

resources.

Boup."

the on

mar-

PASSENGERSJ ARRIVED.

might be erected in India, where (Applause.) cheap noel and labour were avail. 1. Mr. Cordner James cordially{"Per a SHANTUNG, from Shanghai, |

abis, with the additional advantage results achieved and the prospects Twan Mr & Mrs

complimented the directors on the on lad Aug.

Pater Dr W W

of being but comparatively of the company, and the report For SANTHIA, from Mojkon 31nd Aug short distance from the mines,

was unanimously adopted, Fusuph Maatar M/ Joseph Master II --

Total to 21st inst, 2,537

Daily average

120.80

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

"SANTHIA,"

consignees of cargo

will be landed at consignees' risk Cargo impeding the discharge

SAKURA BEER

SOLE AGENTS --- SUZUKI & CO.

TEL. 468 ALEXANDRA BUILDING.-

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Co.'s Steamer

PROTESILAUS,"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 21st

August.

Optional cargo will be landed unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

All broken, chafed, and damag- ed goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the. steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th Aguust, will be subject to rent,

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the under- September, or they will not be signed on or before the 9th recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. Hongkong, 18th August; 1916.

LOST,

Brown Tail and patches; OST A WHITE CAT, with

and exponse into the hazardous from No. 2 Humphrey's Build- and/or extra hazardous Godowns ings, Kowloon, Finder will be of the Hongkong and Kowloon rewarded.

Wharf and Godown Company,

Limited.

No Fire Insurance has been

effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed: by

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd, Agents, |Hongkong, 22nd August, 1916.

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