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They believed that Jeans Christ ) said truly when he mid that svon ANNIVERSARY. the hairs on their heads ware

To-day's Service at the Cathedral.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1918.

"COMPANY REPORT. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd.. numbered. Christ had revealed The report of the directors of God not merely az a First Cause the above company, to be anb bat as a great Governor of the mitted to the shareholders at the Universe, who was a Father to all ordinary general meeting to be his children. If they asked him held at the offices of MaasTA, wby God's Providence, spared|Jardins, Matheson and Co., Låd., their ship and did not para the Fedder Street, Hongkong, on To-day being the anniversary of the mining of H. M. Transport Lusitanis, when so many lives Weduceday, April 24 at noon, "Tyndarsus of Cape Agulhas, were on board, and did not spars states :**** on whics the 25th Battalion of the Hampshire on which was

The Directors submit herewith'

the year amounte to From this must be

$51,148 11 1

deducted the De- benture Interest... 6,809 11 8

Showing s ret profit

of

+4

To which should be

added the amount' brought forward from the last Bilspoo Sheet,

after allowing for the Final Divid end of £18,687. 10. 0 and the smount of 42,441. 13. 8 written c the cast of Tram

44,248 19 5

the Viddlesex Regiment was Lord Kitchener sad many lives the audited statement of accounts. making its journey out East, more valuable than theirs, per for the year ended 31st December, special service was held in St. bape he could not give an answer. 1917. John's Cathedral to commerorate It was easier to ask questions The gross profit for the day and give thanks for the than to answer, but he supposed exis landing which was effected that the time would come when by all ranks. The Battlalion first they would all know that the of all paraded the principal God Who ruled things bad not streets of the town, headed by the made any mistakes. Certain it band. Included in the parade was that those who had been the mascot of the Battalion, the "pared alter such an experience as dog "Jack", Lieut. Col. Job their ought to thank God, se'they Ward, M.P, Commanditg Officer, were doing that day. They ooght was&ccompanied by Major Brown, ever to let the lives deteiqriste. the Second in Command: The Chirst had said of some people who were saved that it would have other officers on parade were Capt.

been batter if they had a had mill- Smith (Adjutant), Lient. Eastman, stone tied round their necks and Lieut. Dickenson, Lieut. Jeffrey had been drowned in the depthai Capt. Richardson (0.0. B. Coy.) of the ss. They had not been Capt. Patfield, Lieut. Cooper, drowned in the depths of the res, Capt. Padleaf, and Captain and he therefore wanted to re- Watson. The men taking part mind them that all their lives numbered 350.

The service in the Cathedral they would need God's providen- was choral, the hymns and service tial care just as much in the moral being led by the regimental band and spiritual life in the physical. under Bandmaster Laurie Owen. Life was a voyage for everyone, and a perilous voyage at beat, A special form of service WLS | need, this being intoned by the There were enemies ready with Rev. O.L. Cooper-Bant, Chaplain very insidious attacks and there to the Forces. The lesson for the were too many men who made a day was read by the Rev. W. Emoral shipwreck of their lives. The Bishop went on to speak of three Hipwell, of Pakhni.

temptations that were open to men, putting at the very front of following passage of the 107th He knew that, situated as they these fornication and sexual sin. Pealm:-They that go down to the sea in abips, that doere, they were open to fierce busineen in great waters; thees temptation, and that temptation see the works of the Lord, seemed to him that the terrible wse to be found in Hongkong. It and his wonders in the

dieee seen which too often followed deep. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble and be giving away to the temptation bringeth them ons of great die trees. He maketh the storm a

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The Bishop of Victoris preach- ed, basing his address on the

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abhorrerce Almighty God fels an indication of the

at that sin Their lives!

the children of men. Let them Drink, and Drink

Was

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SMUGGLING COMEDY.

Baby Comforters for the Germans.

Scandinavian hospitals, being a gift from him to delabrate the 75th birthday of his mother who lived at Stookbolm.

He explained bie reasons for biding the gold, declaring that be did so because of the way in which the British cfficers soted Arfoles found in the luggage when searching the boxes enclos way Undertaking 18 705 14 11 of Charles Crowley, Gustaving the automatic typewriter.

Berger, Rod Haue Lagerlof He said be resented this very naturalised Americane, travelling mach, and lost his head, from New York to Copenhagen adding: in the Danish steamship Frederick VIII, were the entject of carious story in the Prise Court recently.

Making an available

balance of

Of this the Interim Dividend for 1917, at the rate of 9 per cent, par sa- num, paid on the 15th August, 1817, absorbed

The Directors now re-

60,954 14. 4

Mr. W. L Reebars, for the Crown, said Crowley and Berger

All my white dress-shirts were oiled and spoiled in the most hooking manner by the restoh matter to which I took strong ing Custom House officer, B exception, and it is clear that

£7,312 10 0 both admitted that the goods that happened did not help to found in their luggage were al my temper, not to keep my going through to Germany judgment al par. Crowley had four pounds of

commend the pay. ment of a Final Dividend for the year ended 3lat December, 1917,at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum 11,37500 18,687 100 Leaving to be carried

forward...

osme to the conclusion that

batter, three hams, two tins lot bad made a journey to Sweden The president said that Lager- of coffee, and 23 tipe of condensed prior to the one in question. On milk. The officer at Kirkwall, in which he carried letters for Ger. to the crew of a Datch fishing Sebroder-which he posted in a fit of generosity, gave the batter

many-one from Baron Fred verrel, and also one of the hame which had gone wrong. The Lagerlof had written to Schroder Stockholm. A letter which other two hams had since beer disalosed suficiently his (Lager calm, so that the waves thereof had been spared, and he be are still. Then they are glad reached them not to wreck it on

destroyed, because they be quiet, so he that rock. The second was drink.

-.242,267 4 4

The case of Lagerlof presented The rubber goods and the wol- laf'e) sympathy with the enemy. bringeth them unto their desired

elemen's of comedy. Concealed frams were both of the greatest haven.

At the beginning of the war, Mr. Both the balance sheet and the Oh that men would

among the personal clothing in'] praise the Lord for His goodnes Lloyd George said that they were Working and Profit and Loss his trunk were found. 117 pairs

ase for war purposes. and for is wonderful works toghting Germany, Austrís and Account have been converted into of rubber gloves and about 10 Lagerlofa conduct when the Taking into consideration the sterling (with the exception of exalt Him also in the congrege many thousands of men had tion, taken at 2/) at the T. Taccount, he felt grossly insulted bend at Kirkwall, his lordship greatest of the three. Whilst Capital Additions and Deprecia- grows of babies' comforters. Tousel was faszobed for contra-

According to Lagerlof's tion of the people, and praise Him in the assembly of the perished in that war more had rate on 31st December, 1917, vis.

by these proceedings, and was so perished in drink. God had 3/0. This rate is 7id. per dollar annoyed that he lost his head. Legerlos was carrying the goods elders.**

epared their lives and surely they higher than the rate taken for He beat a retress to another for the purpose of sending them were not going to wreck it on the previous socounts submitted, department in the ship, and there to the enemy. They WEYE drink. The third temptation and the starling Agares ste there- concealed £2,000 in gold and five ablately contraband, and must were very appropriate to the cecasion. February 6 would, he insidione ont, tending to the actual Hongkong receips and fram ore is derived tungsten used was gambling, which was very fore, greatly increased. The pounds of wolfram. From wol-

be condemned.

There was no claim in regard supposed, be a red letter day for the Regiment at least for that deterioration of charecter. Gam-working expenses in the local in the manufacture of special to the other goods, and these Battalion. All the world bad bling generally made men crafty, currency are as follows:- heard of their experience on that onning and searative, and many $761548 memorable day. Generally speak-men had wrecked their lives ing, there many causes to which gambling. There were plenty - 19,31 they owed deliverance and their of opportunities for them to fall into that temptation in Hongkong. liven. It was a good thing that the ship was a strong and well-built They had had splendid examples ship; it was 6 mercy that the in the matter of drink set by His wireless telegraphy was not Majesty the King and the late Lord Kitchener, and His Majesty damaged and it was remarkable had said of gambling "I have a that some heavy machinery, 90

horror of gambling and shall | he was sold, fell into the 968, always do my most to discour thus lightening the boat. They

apesking, to: the

In the course of his address, the Bishop said that those words

splendid

agement of the Captain and officers of the ship, and they

1916.

742,016

1917,

steel] Later, when the rumor were also condemned. Traffe and Miscel

that the articles mentioned had laneous Receipts 8724,236 been discovered be ren about the ship. Lagerlof so far recovered his judgment as to claim them as 723,405 his property.

Les lo on sub- sidiary coinage -

Power

Expenses. Traffic Expensta Maintenance and Kepairs, and Gen- 281,858 eral Expenset » »

459,158 Working Froft,

Hoogtong-

312531

The President: What is his nationality?

Mr. Raeburn: A naturalized American, originally a Swede. “

Counsel said that Lageritfj -410,872 admitted the concealment of the Trafic ressipts show a decrease gold and the wolfram, and gara

Large consignments of wool carried in Swedish shire from Baados Ayres to the Swedish Army Administration af Gothen- burg were condemned by the president as being destined for Germany.

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aleo owed their lives, hamonly #ge others who have any connect $38,880, but it must be reas his reason that he thought} tion with it." In conclusion, membered that the receipts of be would not be allowed to take the Bishop arged those pre-1916 were considerably augment them with him." Lagerlof asid courage and excellent man- esnt to strive against those

moral and spiritual temptations ed by the influx of Chinese from the gold was for business pur- THE only Authorized Edition

summer poses, but said nothing at the Canton during the Lieut. Dol John Ward then sowed their lives also to the dis-addressed the men, reviewing in months. Compared to years prior time about the wolfram.

aipline and courage of their own the cures of his remarks, the to 1916 the receipts ebows a very

Counsel read an affidavit by officers and themselves. They

substantial increase.

Lagerlof, in which he stated that event of which they were mark remembered the message of Hie

The loss on subsidiary coinage the gold was for sale to a Scan Majesty the King, and it wan ing the anniversary. He spoke

of the splendid manner in which has decreased by $18,705. Hong-dinavien, bank, and that the worth repeating Please ex- the Captain and chicera of the working expenses have increased rubber gloves were for use in Hongkong, 5th February, 1918, preas to the officers commanding ship scted, and dwelt upon the by $20,673, the increased cost of the Middlesex Regiment my discipline that was displayed by ool alone being $21,412. The admiration for the conduct die all ranks. Having reed the Royalty of 5% of the Working played by all ranks on the various messages that he received Profit, payable in the Hongkong ocossion of the accident to the after that ccossion, he said that Government, has been provided Tyndareus. In their discipline hilet the incident might be for. Depreciation has been and courage they worthily upheld forgotten the men should never

charged on similar linee to leat the splendid traditione of the forget the lessons to be learnt year. The iLVEBments have Birkenhead whichis ever cherish from it. He hoped they would been written down to the msiket ad in the annals of the British all serionely take to beat the values at 31st D camber. 1817. Army." Cathedral suggested that they them that morning.

The service in that advice that had been given to Varing the year 28 700 5% First Mortgage Dentures of the believed that it was due to

The service was brought to a Comp n have been purchased another power also that they owed close by all the men presenting and called their lives. There was an old honse in Chester which bore me while the National Anthem

the inscription "God's" Pro vidence is my inheritance," sud

Was pong.

German Submarine Scheme.

The Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton resigned-bja "seat on the Board on the 30th January, 1918, and the Hon. Mr. David Landsle was invited to fil the vacancy, Under

he would renture to say that “God's-Providence was their Wasington January 29,- The Article 111 Mr. Landale is now lives." Be Providence he meant Secretary of War has issued a eligible for re-election. The the over-raling superintendence warning that Germany is plas-reuring Directors are the Hoz, of the quiveIOC. ( That

was ning a submarine drive againat Sir C. P. Chater and the Hon. generally manifested to them by American shipping. It is pre- Mr. Lau Cha Pak who are eligible the lawe of nature. The Bishop emmed in official circles here that and offer themselvea for 18- I went on to speak of the immen- Germsay intends to make use of election. The anditore. Mesars. osity of the universe and the ber latest types of submarines, Lowe, Bingham and Makhows,

ameliness of the earth as compared gending them scross the Atlantic, Lffer theme-lyse for re-election. to the whole, and said that God's as in the case of the U 53 in Onze was so great that He was prey upon shipping off the Scast able to care for every individual, of the United States.

DAVID LANDALE, TË

Hongkong, 5th Feb., 1918.

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