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By Appointment-

WATSON'S DRY GINGER-ALE.

FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY.

ITS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1916-

."' DRYNESS" IS A FEATURE WHICH HAS HELPED TO GIVE THIS DRINK THE POPULARITY IT SO WELL DESERVES.

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TRADE

Pints $1.20 Per Doz.

Splits 70 cts, Per Doz.

MARK

Ltd.,

A. S. WATSON & Co..

ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. Telephone 616.

MARRIAGE.

SLY-NORTH-SZIGETVARY-On October 4, 1916, at Port Edward, Weihaiwei, before the Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Mr. Edward Arthur Henry Sig, of H. B. M. Consular Service in China. District officer, N. D. Weihaiwei, to Eathleen, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. North-Szigetrary, Chinese Maritime Customs,

Socchow.

Staff.

DEATHS.

WEM YES:-2nd Lieut. N. D. Wemyss, Killed, in action 28th.

Henderson, Kowloon Docks, Hongkong, Aged 17 months.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1916.

-A REITERATED DEMAND.

Road Improvements.

DAY BY DAY.

REVENGE AT FIRST THOUGHT SWIET

BITTER ERE LONG, BACE ON ITSELF RECOILS →→Milton.

The Weather.

COMPANY MEETING.

The Dairy Farm Company Limited.

(VERBATIM.]

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that

discretion think conducive to the course for many years Par interests of the Company and in the present good posit Not the least intsesating section

segard to say amoh cmployment Company has been established. of the Public Work Department's

{as aforesaid the Directors shalt I would remind persons hold- annual report is that devoted to

rat be bound to keep the reserveling shares not registered in their the measures which have been

fund separate from the other own names to send in each akarna taken for improring the särfaces

naosta.".

to be transferred" without any of the Colony's roadways. The

That the following new para- delay. The transfer books close fact in recorded that the bitam- inous treatment ef carriage-ways-

An extraordinary general mest-graph be added to Art. XXI and on Saturday, the 14th instant. At the Peak 8am. Temp. 74;ing of the Dairy Farm Company, numbe od respectively 12 and I bow beg to propose as an throughout the oily has been considerably extended, with sunshine. (1915, 73 rain.)!

Limited, was held at the offices 13" 12. Any general meeting extraordinary resolution the foll- the satisfactory result of ap Lower level 8 m. Temp. 78; of the Company to-day, at 11.45 deolaring a dividend may make owing. That the capital of

a.m., "for the

of a call on the members of such the Company be 'increased to preciably diminishing erosion.onshine. (1915, 80 rain)

packing. resolutions It seems that previonely some

altering amount as the meeting fixes, but $450,000 by the creation of difficulty was experienced in

the Articles of Association of so that the call on (ach member 20,000 additional shares of $7.50 obtaining the requisite grades of French Mail.Closed per s. Paul the Company. Mr. F. Maitland ball not exceed the dividend each.

Leoat at 10 am, to-day.

those payable to him, and so that the Mr. Gregory :-Mr. Chairman". stone required for producing mixtures of maximum density, Canadian and Siberian, Maila-presided and among

present were Rev. Father Robert call be made payable at the same and gentleman, I here much Closed per us. Shizaoks (Director), Mr. M. Kanuk (Secre-time as the dividend, and the pleasure in seconding the pro- Mard at 10a.m. today.

tary), Mr. H. W. Looker, Mr. J.] divídend « may, if so arranged posed increase of capital.

The Chairman:--It has been Walker, Mr. A. Stevenson, Mr. T between the Company and the

but that has now been.overcome by the opening of a Government quarry. The result is that the methode of treating road surfaces bitherto in ass bays been modified by laying artificial sephalte in certain rosda which are subject to beavy traffic. The report contains full particulars of the roade which have been dealt with, the surface treated running into very many thousands of

square yarde.

Past and Prescat.

The Malis.

Australian Mail.Clored per ..

Eastern at 3 pm, to-day. Siberian Mail.-Closed par 8.8.

Magellan at 10 a.m, to-day. Siberian Maila-Cloce to-morrow per s.. Nors at 3 p.m. and 6.6. Sinking at 3 p.m.

The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar ondemand to-day was 26. 2.5/16d.

To-morrow's Anniversary.

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That the

M. Gregory and Mr. Chan Nai-member, be set against proposed by myself and scoonded the call. The making of a call by Mr. Gregory that the extraor pan.

The Chairman said:~Geatic-under this clause shall be deemed dinary resolution, which I have. men, it now being past the ordinary business of an ordin-linet read cut be passed. Those advertised time for this meeting, ary general meeting which de- in favour please? The second I will ask the Secretary to read | oläres a dividend.” 13. Any general resolution is :---" 2. the notion convening the meeting, meeting declaring a dividend may Directors be authorised to offer The Secretary, having read the direct payment of such dividend he said 20,000 additional shares notice,

wholly or in part by the distri-st par to the members on the The Chaumen said:-Gentle-bation of specifio assets, and in Register of members on the 14th men, your Directors, after con-particular of paid-up shares or day of October 1916 in the pro- valtation with the Company's debentures of the Company, or portion of one new share for every To morrow is the 17th anniver- eolicitore, have considered it de- paid-up-shares or debentares of complete number of two shares sary of the outbreak of the Southsirable to slightly alter the Com- sny other Company, or in any one which each members are the regis African War.

pany's Articles of Association in a or more of euch - ways and the tered holders of on that data manner already advertised and as Directors shall give effect to such and upon the footing that the where any sum of $6.00 per share shall be just read to you by the Secretary. resolution; and, These alterations call for no difficulty arises in regard to the payable in respcot of such shares except sub distribution, they may settle thelon acceptance of the offer. And section B of Article 2, which same as they think expedient, that such cffer be made by notice pecial remarks, provides for the increase of your and in particolar may issue specifying the number of shares Directors' renumeration from fractional certificates, and may to which members are entitled $2,500 to $3,500 per annum. fix the value for distribution of and limiting the time within portion to the increase of capital thereof, and may determine that will be deemed to be declined to The suggested incresse is in pro- such specific assets, or any part which the offer if not accepted

There can be no questioning the fact that the thoroughfares of the Colony have been vastly im-

Returned. proved sizce the P. W. D. eet itself out to treat the surfaces

Mr. and Mrs. G. Montague Ede, according to modern methods. At first its work was largely experi- who have been spending several mental, bat, with the accumulated months in Japan, arrived back experience gained, faults hare by the Paul Lecat yesterday. been rectified, and the Depart. ment now appears to have found.

With

A Correction...

Billiards.

A Bribe Offered.

Rogue and Vagabond..

terms

the

July, ale of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Londoned a most satisfactory system by which appeared in our "Dy by reference to a paragraph HENDERSON-On October 6, 1916, at the General Hospital, which the peculiar conditions of Shanghai, Geoffrey Carrick, infant son of Mr. and Mre. George! various thoroughfares can be Day" column last night, the name which will be submitted to "you cash payments shall be made to the 31st day of October 1916.

this dealt with as is deemed beat. of Mr. T. Hunter was inserted in

jimmediately, after

re any members upon the footing of And that the Directors be am- The work which

solation the De error.

has been on bmitted the value so fixed, in order to powered to dispose of shares not partment ía doing along

for your approval. I now propose adjust the rights of all parties, accepted in response to such that the Articles of Association and may rest any such specific offer to such persons upon these lines is among the most beneficial which it is discharging. Te-night at 9 o'clock there will be altered in manner following: neseta in trustee upon such trusts each

and conditions That Art. II be added to by for the persona entitled to the sad at such times as they Before there modern methods be an interesting match in the were employed, it was the invari Palace Hotel billiard handicap, incorporating therein the follow dividend as may seem expedient consider expedient in able experience that, after heavy when Mr. J. Parken (owes 200)

definition: Dividenä" to the Directors Where requisite interesta of the Company. ing of the meets Mr. Bliss (owen 110).

includes bonus.

a proper centrect shall be filed in I now beg to propose the second raine'oime, the reade Colory were shockingly cut up,

That the remuneration of the accordance with Section 90 of the extraordinary resolution, which I and heavy eams had to be spent

Board as provided by Art. XV Companies Ordinance 1911, and | have just read, Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at paragraph 10 (as amended) be in the Directors may appoint sny Mr. Gregory :-I beg to second In returning to the question of the popular demand for a larger on their repair. Now much of the voice in the governing of the Colony, there is still a deal of ground expense in this direction is saved. the Police Court this morning creased to $3,500 and that Art. persons to sign such contract on that resolution.

The Chairman:-It has been to be covered before the matter is put on one ride to await a far-The new scheme naturally involves hawker was fined $5 for hawk-XV paragraph (as amended) be behalf of the persons entitled in

the dividend, and such appoint-proposed by myself and seconded ther move, when the time is opportune, in the direction of securing fairly heavy initial expenditure, ing without a licence, and was altered sosordingly.

That paragraph II of Art, XVII ment shall be effective.” by Mr. Gregory that this extra- for the public what the public ante, la previnos srticles on the bat in the long run it is econom also fined $25 for cffering a bribe

be cancelled and the following| I now beg to propose the ordinary resolation be passed. subject, we have looked closely into the ressona adduced in 1894, and ical. And anything which con- of 30 cents to the constable.

paragraph be substitated there special resolutions to alter the Will those in favour show? Car- again in 1896, as to why the requests then made could not be toceded duces to economy in the public "The Old Tale.

for: To invest and deal artioles of Association as I have ried unanimously. Raiolation 3 to, and we bare sought to show some of the respects in which those services is to be welcomed.

A Chinese was fined $75 by with any moneys of the Company just read cut.

id:-"That such additional arguments cannot possibly be made to apply now. What we now The Canton Government Busy..

Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magie-not immediately required for the It would seem from a statement

Mr. Stevenson: Mr. Chairman shares shall participate in any have to say concerns the circumstances which have resulted in the

traoy this morning for having, in

the purposes thereof upon such securi- and gentlemen,-I have much dividend declared after stifling of the latest aspirations of the leading British reparera of contained in another part of this possession opium valued at ties and investments (not being pleasure in seconding the resola- 31st day of October 1916 pari the Colony, as expressed in the Ilon. Mr. Pellock's petition of Maroh day's isene that the Kwangiang 37.60. The men's excuse was shares of the Company) and in tion so as to smend the articles se pasen with the existing ospital." last. We feel that the question is one which raises issues of such mani- Government, under the new res that he was asked to carry it on such manner sa they may think set forth now.

I beg to propose that the third fest importance that, despite the barriers which have been raised in gime, is making ready to deal

fit and from time to time to vary. The Chairman:-It has been extraordinary revolution I have official quarters, the public mast on no account lose heart, but must with the freebooting class, round the wharf for another man..

or realise such securities and proposed by myself and seconded | just read be passed. persist until the reasonableness of its claims is acknowledged and its about the Delta and up river, in

investments."

by Mr. Stevenson that the Articles Mr. Gregory:-( second. a manner that will be anything wishes are put into effect.

At the Police Court, this more That paragraph 13 of Art be altered as has just been read The Chairman:-It has been When the brief reply of the Secretary of State to Mr. Pollock's but pleasant for these pests. It was petition wes made public, it was af parent, on the face of things, that certainly high time that efficient in a man was charged with XVII be cancelled and the follow out. Those in favour please proposed by myself and seconded the ascel way, by Mr. Gregory that the resolu neither he nor any of the permanent officials of the Colonial steps were taken in this direction. being a rogue and vagabonding paragraph be substituted signify in Office had gone to the psins of delving into the matter to the extent For untold years the pirates, constable found the men lurking therefor: 13. Before recom: Against? Oarried ananimously. tion be passed, Thore in favour? which the seriousness of the subject merited. The twenty-year-old exagglera and gangs of robbersome stairs at Wanchai laet mending any dividend, to set Gentlemen, before proposing the Resolution 4:-That no m precedent was trotted forth and was once again made to do daty of the district have been entirely night, and, on his being taken to aide out of the profits of the extraordinary resolation regard- ber shall be entitled to any off.r the Police Station, he was found Company such same as they thinking the increase of the Company's of fraction of an additional Touching that point at the time, we gave it as cur opinion that the a law to themselves, and those to have had a previous convie- proper as a reserve fund to meet capital by she creation of 20,000 share in respect of any odd share petition had been strangled at birth," and the subsequent publica- who would not pocede to their tion. Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced contingencies or for equalising new additional shares, I should held by him." I beg to propose Pion of His Excellency's letter to the Secretary of State on the sub- demands have been brutally mure the man to three months' hard dividende, or for special divlike to explain that your Directors the fourth resolution I have jast ject has fully confirmed that observation. A great part of Sir Henry dered. No serious attempt, 80 labour.

idends, or for repairing, im- have considered it adviesble to read out. May's communication is devoted to the unfortunate suggestion con-far as we can see, has ever been

proving, and maintaining any of take this step in order to make Mr. Gregory I beg to second tained in the terms of the petition that the election of the additional made by the Kwangtung and

to the Chamber of Kwangsai officials to handle these Some excitement was caused on the property of the Company and the capital more in keeping with that fourth resolution. members asked for should be left

The Chairman :-It has been Commerce and the Justices of the Peace. We have always main raffiass; there has been a power the Star ferry-bost which left the and for such other purposes as the Company's turnover, which

timer the proposed by mynell and seconded Lained that that proposal was mistake, and we think the fact is of talk and of threatenings, but Hongkong side of the Harbour the Directors sball in their amounts to four now fully realised. At the time when signatures were being practically nothing has been done. for Kowloon at 7.15 inst evening,bsolate discretion think co-present paid-up Capital. More by Mr. Gregory that the resola- invited to the petition, we laid special emphasis on that Tery Cha Hing-lan, however, is clearly a Chinese passenger jumping ducive to the interests of the over, we find it necessary to tion just read out be passed. and to invest acilise all the cash wo can Those in favour? Against ? The point, and we attempted to show that, whatever alternative suggestions minded to be as good as his word overboard when the beat was on Company:

several EUZ

set lay hands on for the most import fifth resolution is. "6. That the Mr. Pollock might make in his covering letter, the petition would in this as in other matters. When, her journey across. The crew of the be considered, if considered at all, on its sctpal text and would not be he came down from the North, the boat acted very promptly in aside upon ench investmentsant additions and expansion of Directors be empowered to dis- read in conjunction with any document that might accompany it. he undertook to end the fighting effecting a rescue and the man, (other than shares of the Com- the various brezobes of our busi poss of all additional shares 19. The bet result of them which members are not entitled In point of fact, Mr. Pollock did offer alternative suggestions, in his that was then in progress; and he who appeared little the worse for pany) as they may think fit and letter, for broadening the franchise, but that those suggestions were did so. Similarly he has accom, bis immersion, was later conveyed from time to time to deal with resolutions, if confirmed, will be to have offered them to such per- not regarded as having the approval of the signatories to the petition plished wonders in getting com- to the Government Civil Hospital, and vary such investments, and that any shareholder desiring to sons upon such terms and condi

dispose of all or any part thereof take his dividend in cash may do tions and at each times as they is thown from His Excellency's observation refraining to comment plete control of the city itself, Alice Memorial Hospital. upon them, "as I have no means of knowing whether they represent and now he is driving the The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice for the benefit of the Company so, but he will have to pay $8 consider expedient in the interests the views of any responsible person or persons prepared to submit pirstical companies from their Memorial and Affilisted Hospitsle into such special funds as they other words, year Directors re- extraordinary resolution I have and to divide the reserve fand per share on the new shares-in of the Company." The Afth sach changes for your consideration." There can be no doubt that hiding places and giving them bege to acknowledge with thanks think it with fell poser to commend that the dividend he justreadout I now beg to propose. the public itself wanted the power to elect the additional unofficial to understand that they can 30 the following donations to the employ the assets constituting the returned and put to capital to Me, Gregory:-I beg to second members, and, that being so, His Excellency are marks on the limited longer rule the river. Altogether fands of the Hospitals per Mr. franchise advocated in the petition may be passed on one side, it would seem that at last Kwang-Chan Sai-ki:-Ohin U-tin, 8100: reserve fand in the busisces of strengthen the faancial position the fifth resolution which has just inasmuch as they have no real bearing on the spirit behind the tang has the Governor that it has Chen Sin-ki, $100; Tes Yam-chi, the Company, and that without of the Company, the dividend and been read out.

being bound to keep the same call being identically the suma The Chairman:-The extraord- movement, which is a desire by serious-minded people to secure the so long needed.

$100; Fang Ping shan, $100;

smonat viz, $120,000. The re-inary resolution which I havE privileges and to Breume the responsibilities of a larger measure of

Kwok Sin-Lan; 100: Un Kamparate from the other assets."

That paragraph 14 of Art. XVII port and accounts for the year just read out has been proponed true citizenship. We will leave that aspect of the petition, only to

wa, $100; Mak Cho tson, $100 be opelled and the following ending 31st July last are now in by myself and seconded by Mr. way that the advocacy of the ides of confining the Bitctorate to the

An Chak-maan, $100; Cheung paragraph be substitated there your hands and I would remark Gregory. All those in favous? two bodies named placed a very effective weapon in the handa ́ of

Sam-wo. $100; Lo Cheuk wan, for:-14 To employ the reserve thereon that, against our n-ual Aguios? Carried unanimously. I His Excellency the Governor, and one of which he has made the

$100; B. W. Tao, $100.

faad for the time being or any custom, nothing has been written have only now to thank 93 for

fallest use.

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The only other part of the correspondence with which we have space to deal on this occasion-the remaining points can very well be held over in the ass which His Excellency made of the age encrusted contentions of Lord Ripon and Mr. Chamberlain, From the observations of these two former heads of the Colonial Office, Bir Henry relected portions bolding cat no hape that Hongkong would cease to be a Crown Colony and containing, amongst other remarks, the opinion of Mr. Chamberlain that "representative government, on whatever form of franchise it might be based... would be wholly out of place.! Bat it is not without interent that His Excellency omitted to recull Lord Ripon's frankly-expressed wish that he would like to see Municipal Council established in Hongkong, and that the Sanitary Board might be developed into such a badly, . There, at any rate, some hope was held out to the Ehen petitioners. That hope, however, has never been realipad, But the desires of the public have remained steadfast áll the mme, And they will grow in intensity and in volums until they are

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Mecara. Benjamin and Potte advise me that the Langkat output is as follow :---

October 1

Jumped Overboard.

No Passport or Permit,

09

A Obiloen Resman, named portion thereof (and that whether off anette, which asseta at present your attendance and state at Emogenes Castro, who is employ such fund or such portion as is stand in our books at a great deal confirmatory meeting will be ed on the ar. Ecuador, was obarge proposed to be dealt with was eos under actual values, and, farther, held, notice of which will be sent ed at the Magistracy this morning saide for the special purpose that the result has been angment. ont and advertised to-morrrow. with a breech of the Alien Ses-which it is proposed to be applied ed by the profit of $10,824.50 -

ar for any other purpose or not) on share investment";ench shares men's Restriction Regulations. The man ema ashore last night in or for all or any of the follow- are now in our books at values on without having a passport isaned purposes; thit in to may, 31st July last,

Stolen Bullocka

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I would - therefore - osation Ti, in the New Ta

in the leat two years or a permit equalising dividends, in par-shareholders not to expect say-fawnights ago they

dividends or thing like sach s dividend in in their matand from the 0.8.P. When the casing special

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Total to 10th inst. 1,100 119.00

came before H. F. A. Bresland boness, in repairing, improving fature, for we shall have to pay awakened by

at the Court de man asid hear maintaining any of the proper on 60,000 shares instead of en arised, hron wished to have an interpreter, a ty of the Company or otherwise 40,000 shares, and it in a sound Their be could only speak a very little in the busiasm of the Company policy to write down assets before English. The sad was scoordingly and in or for such other purposes droiding on dividenda: Is his

a" the Dinotors shall in their past through following adjonrasd.

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