PIANO RECITÁL
Last Night's Event at Government House.
sam received from programmes, which were sold by little by and girls in Highland attire, to go to the Scottish Women's Hospital Fund.
THE DOLLAR.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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SANITARY BOARD.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 6, · 1917.
DISINFECTION.
COMPANY REPORT.
The War and the Sanitary Staff. An Educational Demonstration. The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.)
LOW
On
Accounta.-The
the Directors
NEW YEAR DAY;- FATALITY.
Chinese Killed by Tram Car.
At the Magistracy this morning
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by coLTER
--pondentu ars not neosesarily those of the Hongkong Talagraph."]. The ballroom at Governmect House, which had been kindly
At the meeting of the Sanitary With the object of assisting in The report of the Beard ofj
AMERICANS IN HONGKONG.. Paris, December 28. The Board, beld this afternoon, over the work of tracing cases of Directors of the above Company, lent for the cocasion by Rie
(To the Editor of the "Hongatus - Kanellency the Governor, was fill-appointment of the Bank of which Mr. D. W. Tratman, Head infections disasses which occur to be presented at the ordinary
Telegraph."] ed to overflowing last night on Gogland se agent for the Federal of the Sanitary Department, pre-in the Colony, and which the half-yearly meeting of abare- an enquiry was held into the oir-f the cocation of a piano recital be Reserve Bank of New York is sided, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley asked Chiness are loth to report because holders, to be held at the Com- cumstances surrounding the death)
likely to be followed by the cop the following questions regarding of the process of disinfection which pany's Hotel, at noon on Saturday, of a ühiness, who was knocked too lenient in your comments on Sir,--You have not always been Mr. Denman Fuller, assisted by clusion of a similar arrangement members of the Sanitary Stuff their goods and chattels mast February 17, states:- Mrs. Baleen (violinist) and Mr. with the Bank of France. The
down by a tramear and killed ca the American Government and its Galloway (v.alist) in aid of war Journal, says the development Ssaitary Staff hava bsen granted held at the Disinfecting S'ation their report for the half-year West Point
"(s) What membera of the undergo, a demonstration was
The Directors beg to submit Chinese New Year's morning at people, bot your lenderette of. oharities. The prioeeds hom the sale of tickets are being handed demone rates that the relations leave since the war began, and on yesterday afternoon, the principal ended December 31, 1918.
yesterday, I think, socurately in- people invited being the members
Mr. J. E. Wood (caroner) said terprets the feeling of the Amari- to the Hongkong Association of between the United States and what terme ?"
profit (b) Whit members of the of the native Press end the Kai- Working Account amonated to Chinese win was knocked down.in. while
on the enquiry was into the death of a can community of Hongkong sea Women Wer Workere, while the
oordist than might have been Sanitary Stad have andertaken fongs of the Colony. In the $69,310.07 as compared with Dus Voens Boad West soon after believed at the time the Federal active military service since the small-pox outbreak, which the $56,423.44 for the corresponding one o'clock on the morning of knowledge, within a few days afə! Speaking from my personal« Rerers Bard last month warned war began? Have any such mem. Colony is just recovering from, period of 1915, being an increase January, 23 What they had to the outbreak of the preventorar, r United States banks against the bers been killed, rounded de- the most serious problem for of $12,888.83. The proft and And was whether the driver was the British and American resid acceptance of Trossary notes of corated or taken prisoner? What the authorities was not the treat Loss Account, including the sam to blame or not. The greater part of the pro-which this new development, it service?"
the belligerents, the effect of members are
auching of known casse, but the of $64,777.05 brought forward
ents of Paris fɔrned a ministare gramme was sustained by Mr.is believed, will go far toward
finding out of the appearance of from June 30, 1916, show decessed at the Publio Mortuary. their services to, sad were accepi- D. McFarlane said he saw" Foreign Legion" and offered Denman Fuller, whose choice of
The President replied :—
the disease among show Chinese credit balance of $123,493.32 The injuries were very severe.ed by, the French Government, obliteraling.
who have objections to the man: which numbers covered a wide variety
(a). The following members of ner in which the work of disin mand should be apportioned ken back, broken liver, broken work indeed ;· The facts, sa known here, are the staff bare been granted leave fection is carriel out. There have as follows:-To pay a dividend of beart,brokeu lange, and nearly all members
recom- Deceased had a broken arm, a bro- This small corps did very good of themen, so that all tastes were that Mr. Benjamin Strong, jes
the American entered for. Iie moet ambitious
the war began:-Dr. bean two main objections raised $3.00 per share on 20,000 shares, his riba were smashed. There was merged into different units of the word subsequently item was Ohopia's Ballade in F governor of the New York Federal
Reserve Bank, conferred with the Clark, Dr.
Pearse, Inspec by the Chinese, the first being to $60,000.00; so transfer to Repairs 1-rge braise all over the front Freach service and the British Minor, with which the recital
tora Limble, Danoin, Meade having their houses turned out and Renewald Account, $20,000 of the chest. "opened, and all the depth of governors of the Banks of Eusand Woolley. They have bees and the waile and floors sprayed,00; to write off Steam Lannob, l pathos by which this masterpiece 1916, as to the best means of granted leave on the usual terms, because they think the spray is $1,000.00; to carry forward to found the deceased right under- A European constable said he
Death the motor box.
| ruptura of diplomatic relations Ia anewer to a question from between Amerios and Germany for merchandise either in the vacation leave each, and Inspector are pat perishes the materials. To of Debussy's "Refiets dons
Millington has been granted in the European mind it seem Teen," which was
superintendent of the Tramway of war if an orest act is commit- acquisition of French and British beautifolly
definite leave for the purpose of foolish
Auditors.-The scoounts for Oo, said the decored had passed ted by the enemy which i We also liked Yo securities or as credits are among service with His Majesty's forces.life should played.
of the half-year under review here right over the life guard under practically sure to happen. If Bowen's Ballade, the fresh melo-
the points discussed.
(b.) The only member of the order to save articles of clothing Lowe, F.CA. and H. Percy Smith,
in been audited by Mesars, A. Beneath the car... dies in which were well brought
so, personally I think the adult... Sanitary Staff now
The constable, continaing, said male American residents of this out, while for technical brilliance
on active and furniture, bat among the F.C., Messrs. A. R. Lowe and he picked him out after the car Colony, provided they receive Inspector Millington, who was dread of losing some valued for re-election. service, as far as I am aware, is natives there is the pianist was at his best in Liszt'e
an absolute . Peroy Smith offer themselves was lifted ap. well when we last heard, which personal belonging, and so it is
official encouragement, would La Campanella and Leschotitzky's
Mr. Wood, addressing Mr. welcome being (a) drafted into Intermezzo in Octaver. The
J. SCOTT HARSTON, Course, said the guard in this the Defence Force of this Colony,
Chairman.
instance at least had not proved or alternately, (b) form an inde "Peterkin'a No. 3 of "A Dreamer's England as its agent in London
Hongkong, 30th January, 1917. effectual, and be would suggest to pendent ucit on the lines of the - Tales" created a most favourable and the probable appointment of
the Tramway Company that some French precedent: Profit and Loss Account.
| provision should be made so that it would be impossible for a per- son who was knocked down to pass over the life-guard to the back of the car.
18
characterised WIN most
land and France in February,
were afterwards drafted in the Regular Forces of the Crown.
"It is safe to assume that the
sympathetically translated by the obliɛbing closer relations with According to their rack and servics. injurious to the faraitare, and New Account, $42,493.32. triumphe was bis tonder handling/sume payable to the United Stater/have been granted three months disinfector through which clothes retires by rotation, bat offers him the Coroner, Mr. Couras, traffic will be followed by a declaration
May Extend Plan to the Far East.
Washington, December 28. The recent authorization given to the Federal Reserve Bank of New
that
riske
be
Laken
qasint originality of Norman York to appoint the Beak of was about Christmas time. Itbat they fail to notify cases of
foreign, agents through Europe. in all likelihood, will be followed, in time, by the appointment of
know nothing se to decorations, disesen, a
The Leave Question.
proceeding which A minute was made by the Pre-Sanitary authorities. Yesterday's seriously hampers the work of the
Hadson snd Ailen, and on this of districts could be convinced
Directorate.Mr. Ellis Kadooris
self for re-election.
Deble...
impression of this yang localbe Bank of France as agent insident relative to leave of absence demonstration was held in the composer's abilities, while in Paris, and appointment of other of Sanitary Inspectors Watson, belief that if the Press and heads Sad and Doubtful Tones Hunting Song Mr. Faller sucoseded perfectly in rfecting: the atmosphere and excitement| of the hunt. His other items were also well played.
strong financial institutions in eimilar capacities in Japan, China, and Australia.
Mr. Bowley thought that at the that there was nothing injurions Orown Rent present time leave should only be in the process, that knowledge Rates gisated on the ground of ill-would filter through to the people Fire Insuranes health or for war services.
sad prove extremely valuable. Interest
The President replied that the, officera in quastion were 51, 48, and their health during the past and 48 years of age respectively, twelve months had been such se to make it extremely doubtful whether they would remain effec
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dance at the Station, among thoes Directors Fees -
There was quite a good atten-Exchange...
Dr. W. J. Woodman, Mr. Ng Share Investment present being Mr. D. W. Tratman, Auditors' Feas Hon-trs, Mr. 8. W. Teo, and Chief Inspector Lyons.
Depreciation Repairs and Re- newale Fund Bo per Statement...
The coolie quarters were first
It is no reflection on the other
Officials are looking to the contributors to the programme to etate that the feature of the event the growth of American Orient se a fertile financial field ing was Mre. Balesa's violin:
business and the establishment nambers. This was her first ap of connections there, while not pearance in Hongkong, and she showed herself to be sa inetu- under formal consideration at mentalist of rate ability and present, is favoured by some mem- tive officers throughout another sprayed, it being shown' how the marked artistle gifts. Vieuxiemebere of the Board. Arrangemente sammer. Other officers, who were clothes for the steam disinfector Reverie u ber programmed i under which the Bank of England dae for leave, but to whom the are collected up and taken away, s item, and she played it with much will be appointed the London above did not apply, were fore-form indicating how many articles Balance delicacy and breadth of feeling. agent of the New York bank going their lease. Unhappily, the effort was marred probably will not be perfected by the G string slipping-a cir-
for several months. Sentiment cumstance which would have in London and New York, how placed 3 leru experienc ever, was scanded in advance of
player completely
ed
at
The Death Rate.
No Infected Rats.
$ 1,974.59 513.34 6,736.16 5,007.25 18,652 97 234.99
The Americaa. women - here -- would be glad to join their British sisters in the manal war work and charities.
The sumber of permanent The jury returned a verdier of American residente in Hongkong. accidental death, adding a rider is small and woald therefore to the effect that neither the motor perhaps not be of great material mag nor the Company wore in value, but would do their best to 3,499.98 any way to blame for what had cement a zataral but much-
belsted alliance,
400.00
130.00
occurred.
3,473.68
Balance as per last
per
40,622.96
123,493.32
$184,116,28
Raport $54,777.05
Profit for the Half
Year to date $63.716.27
Balance Sheet ...
Balance from 30th
Jane, 1016.
Rents of Shops and "Hotel Mansions"
The leave was approved with- removed being handed the out discussion.
householder. Following this, quantity of clothes was pat isrusuce on December 25 of the that the death rate in the Colony brought with him several small The mortality returns showed through the steam disinfector, and one enthusiastic Chinese had s loss. Mrs. Balean's encore num. authorization, and there is no for the week ending January 14, pieces of delicately tinted cloth, ber was very cloverly executed doubt in the minds of officials was 35.2, per thousand per acking for these to be put through here that the arrangement will annum, and for the week ending and at the close ehe, was Tely be made and will be followed, --Jannery 21, 30.9, as against 16 slab. At the end of the prcoess Scrip Fees warmly applauded. Hongkong is fortunate in being able in time, by the appointment of for the corresponding week last had been effected, a slight redao Dividends on Shares it was found that only one piece Bid Debts recovered to command the services of foreign agents in Paris, Berlin, year.
tion in tint being noticeable. All Balanos of Working such a talented violinist. Mrs Madrid, Petrograd, and other
financial centres of Europe. Galloway contributed
In the rat return it was stated the care exercised for the safety of seemed thoroughly convinced of Operations under such arrange that for the week ending January the clothes, the only point débated mongs, her - best number being Quilter's "Now Sleeps the Crimsonments, with banks at London 20, 2,078 rate ware caught in Yetal," an extremely melodious and elsewhere in Europe, in the Hongkong and Kowloon, whilst at length being the effect the setting to words by Tennyson. opinion of officials here, will be in the following week 1,670 were inclined to the view that
alexm process has on fars, Host A tribute must be paid to the negligible during the war, com caught. None was found to be Bocompaniste, Mrs. F. Austia Bud pared with the operations which infected. Miss E. Osmand, who rendered will follow afterward. It was most effective service to the with a view to equipping the banke of this ccantry with ma- chinory which would easble them to maintain the dollar as the Mr. G. P. Lammers hold a sale of demonstration, refreshments were
vocalist and the violinist.
THE SMALL-POX OUTBREAK.
four
Statement by the Medical Officer
of Health.
standard of world exchange after the war that the authorization was issued.
...
Property Safe,
At his sale room this afternoon,
injurious, but it was pointed out that the class of people who had most clothes disinfected did not possess each laxaries se fura,
At the conclusion of the
property, namely, Marine Loi No. partaken of. 25, including Nos. 6 and 7 Praya
East, and seven shops in Queen's
A sitosting directly opposite is Road East. Tas area is about EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE. neid to obtain with respect with 27,000 square feet, and the annual the O ient. Financial dealings Crowa reat $484 84. The Lot with Japan, Chins, and Australis, was knocked down to Mr. Au Pat- To a Telegraph representative officiala bere feel, probably would ting for the sum of $102,000, ic-day, a statement the be greater during the war than small-por outbreak was made by afterward unless the msobinery
Officer of Health,
ཝཱ་
A Groundless Story.
Before Mr. Q. D. Melbourne, et the Police Court this afternoon, the shroff of a firm of sail makers, of 69, Dee Vanz Boed' Central,
Account
MI
$ 54,777.05
39,547.50
18,00
123,493,32
$2,501,608.30
ASSETS.
425.68 Value of Properties
40.00
69,310.07
$164,116.28
Repairs and Renewals Account. amount expended during the Becond Half Tear 1918.
Amount transferred from Profit and Lone as per last Report Balanos transferred to Profit and Losa sa above
all
ss per last dooount $2,219,062,48 (The Company's Propertion were valded by Mosers.
Palmer & Tarnor on the 23rd August, 1913 at $2,314,215,00) Farmitare and Fix- inres. do. sa per last Account $23,473.68 Since added $23,473.08 |....
$20,000.00
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3,473.68
$23,473,68
1916.
LIABILITIES.
$1,000,000,00
Lesa Balex'
044
Installation of Electric Light, Machinery, Plant, do. as per last Account, Hotel's Steam Launch se per list Account Written of as per
Shares in Pablic Companies (Mar. ket Value at 3let December, 1910) Stock of Liven, Crookery, Glass- ware, Winda, Pro visions do, valus
Dr. W.J. Woodman, the Medical to facilitate each operations will. With reference to the reported
have been established and work-exchange of prisoners of war beat barged with besine Balance Skeet, 31st December. InstReport The Medical Officer aiding when peace is declared, swoon wapan and Germany, the thrée sume of $93.08, $168, and Sicos the last inceling of the Backers in those countrion, it is Jagsness Forsiga Odies Olivial, $146,84, the monies of his firm. Board, 121 cases of small-pos have pointed out, are still making tap this no such proposal has Mr. E. Davidson prosecuted and been reported, of which 117 were their bills of exchange on London, yet been submitted to Japan by Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended. of Obinere nationality. Three and it is with a view to diverting Germany. There are instances of Mr. Davidson asid defendant was only of these cases had been vas a part of this business to the sick or disabled prisoners being oberged with embezzling $1,001, cipated. Of the 117. casse, 88 United States that the establish. exchanged between the countries but as that was made up of were found damped, and shirteen meat of agencies there is interested, but there is no prece- different sums, which had been 1,500
more were not reported until present informally under condent of the cronange of able-outstanding for a considerable after death.
sideration.
bodied prisoners. The whole story time, they were proceeding_on Perfection of arrangements now must therefore be regarded defendants were sail makers and three particular sams only. The pending with the Bank of England | groundless, probably will entail the appoint.
supplied the Indo Chins Steam Navigation Company with all caufae articles. It was the duty send in
Sinos the Chinese New Year. our staff and the various ambul ́apon diepensaries have perform ed 27,000 vaccinations, making
ment of a committee by the Now
total of about 145,000 since the
York Reserve Bank to visit Lon-rangement would not effect any
to
start of the campaign, and the don, or by the Bank of England appreciable change it exchange bille and collect monies. år.
of defendant
Ospital:- 20,000 Shares at $60 each fally paid ap
Morigags Ds- bantares (6 per Cont) at €600 Less 201 Parolesed each $750,000,00
and held by the Company to date - 100,500,00
ende
at
"
410
The movement could be extend-un- ed to Straits, Settlements, India tur and Australia.
What do you think of the suge - gestion ?
Yours truly,
ANGLO-AMERICAN.
Hongkong, Feb. 6, 1017.
Practical. Patriotism.
mora
One of the first acts of the new Lord Chancellor has been to waive' his right to his customary pension on retirement. Tuis. is tired at 25,000 a year, which is on a far
generous scalo :. thia most pensions, and, moreover, the Lord Chao- osilor would be entitled to it even if he went out of office on the day following his appointment.« Hin ** salary is $10,000 per annum, bat £4,000 of this comes to him sa Speaker of the House of Lords. Mr. Harold Cox, who is agitating for the divorce of the office from politica, says that the country in how liable for pensions to eX. $102,506,07 Lord Chancellors to the tape of
1,870,28
£30,000 a year. Actually thera are now four-Lords Buckmaster, 100,635 79 Haldane, Loreburn, and Halsbury,**
and those account for 220,000, the remaining £10,000 being sp. parently expended on pensions for retired Irish Lord Ubandallorn,' zu
100,005.30 2,500.77
3.467,37
17,900,00
4
The Chamber of Shipping.
2,900.00
London, Des 21.-Inquiries at 15,000.00 the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdo a ›› offices, 5 Whittington-avenue, LC., show that this important organisation, 3,200.00 representing British own.me, is
+oon going to move into large new : offices and take up a larger field' ofoperations. The nationalisation of snipping, announced yesterday by Lloyd George, makes this step 86,872.20 all the more important, and it is anticipated that the Chamber will work with the Goverment in 9,823,91 the carrying out of important sohemes. It is satisfactory: to nota. that a prominent shipping man, Mr. H. M. Cleminson, of Movers. Botterell and Hoche, his 899.73 been appointed as general mana by the secretary, the Hon Nosl $2,501,605,34 Barrer, whoas valuable services
to the shipping, worlds in › that? position are so well known. Th Chamber's new offices will be að 24, at Mary Axs, MD, khís Balada 51 44 515) Shipping Kachange, baldinge
Linen, Glassware, Orookery &e. (in UBO) Lisenos attached to.. 649,500.00
1917A sooqunt Sandry Dablor, 2, 648,975,78 Cash in Hapd
39,938.44
5,250,00|0007
Chinese Pablie Dispensaries and to visit New York. It is regarded rates, or be of any great advan other hospitals have vacsinated as unlikely that the making of an tage so long is the current of Davidson then went on to detail | Reserve Fundas per
: last Account' abost 65,000 mora, making a agreement of euch impart would trade continued in one direction, the amounts that defendant 'grand total of about 210,000, be done by correspondence: No In normal times, however, when collected and compared them with Sandry Creditore
Almost every luase in the Citystapa have yet been taken, so far this ourront shifts with the 898- thesamshe paid in, which showed Unclaimed Divid......” has been visited by a vaccinator, as known, looking to the appoint. sous, it was thought that the the discrepancion. Heid Kand the hours-to-house work in ment of such a com nitiée, arrangement would be found of defendant suddenly left the Hongkong and
being continued. One man in Officiale laid-stress to-day on great advantage in stabilizing ex. Colony but abecquently returned
their opinion that, during the changé kátov and preventing the land was arrested, war, operations under the ar. movement of gold.
The case is procesclip
employed in veccinating on funk
Band mampanE,
Shanghai Bank ing Corporation (Current Account)
34,448.88
H
693.34 62,051.48
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