1918-04-24 — Page 5

COMPANY MEETING.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1918,

* IN-FLAMES.

Denena was recently taken of LADY WARWICK'S HOME the number of tracks passing a'osrtain point in Des Voeux Road between 7 a.m. and:7 p.m.

Hoogkong Tramway Company, and it was found that, în the 12

Ltd.

(VERBATIM)

road

Narrow Escape of Earl and Counters.

just in time, her bedroom being quickly demolished by the rapidly spreading fire. Her bedroom was in the old wing of Esaton Lodge, all that remained of the Tader

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

hours. 755 passed in one direction, and 747 in the other, a 000 minute service in esch direction; in other words, 3 trucks to I The ordinary general meeting tramcar, Oat of this total of

Easton Lodge, near Dunmow, of the Hongkong Tramway Com-1482 (rocks, all but 35 were on pany, Ltd., was bold as the fee the tramway track. You can well the Essex sest of the Earl and of Mesers, Jardins, Matheson and imagine the enormous wear and Countess of Warwick, so every Co., to day at noon. The loner caused when you realise that body will regret to bear, was Mr. David Landale presided and in a 10 minutes journey avob of partly destroyed by fire early. there were also present the Hon. those trecks would pull on and yesterday morning, says the Daily Mr. E. Shellim, the Hop. Mr. Laar the track three times to allow Chronicle of February 23. Just a wamoar to pass. But apart from before midnight Lady Warwick's Ohu Pak, Sr Bobert Ho Tang (Directors), Mr. W. E. Roberts, the interests of this Compsay I maid was swakened by a poise, (Secretary and General Manager) am sure you will agree that it is and jumping out of bed sla for public afety raw that the bedroom next to the Counters'a was in flames. and Father Robert, Messrs. P. O, essential Potts, R. H. B. Hapoock, B. A that the rule of the Raymond, 8. W. Looker, HL should be enforced, Every motor Lady Warwick hurriedly pot Taylor, A. Bitchie, (karebolders). Csr treselling through the city is on some clothing, and secaped

The Obsirman said:-Gentle compelled to break the rule in men, as it is peat the time for order to pass tracks which are which this meeting is called and making free with our track. On a esthere in s quorum present recent journey by motor car from with sek the &cretary to read the Causeway Bay to Kennedy Town

it was necessry to pass trcoke mansior, which was destroyed by notice convening the meeting.

The Secretary having read the on the wrong side no leee the fire in 1847 during the residence notice and the anditore. report, 43 times, as of course they will there of her grandfather, the last The Chairman aid :-Gentle leave the tramway track Lord Mayoard. It was this rem than naat of the old mansion which

[The following is a letter wit men, with your permission I will for any vehicle other

s tramcar. It is surely time was the starting point of the fire ten during last summer by 8. take the report and scoopats se

that this chaotic condition of yesterday, and it her now vaniab-young girl who lives in a remote road.

sea-cha-t village in thewe ielaude. The result of the year's work. street traffic in Hongkong was

The Earl of Warwick, who was I publication is now permitted. Your Directors have ing shows a net profit, after altered. providing for depreciation and continued the policy of parcha-sleeping in the modern and main We suppress the place-name and debentare interest, of 644,248.19 aing and carcalling debentures building of the lodge had a very roms other details involved.] .^. 5, a larger som than that shown seopportunity fered, and daring narrow escape owing to the fame. 10.30 last night. I heard in the pervious year's scocante, the year 1917 debentures to the and dense smoke which filled the terrifo explosion, and, wrapping although the actual dollar profit amount of £18,700 were so whole building. He assisted in a dressing-gown about me, rushed is somewhat less. An interim parchared. I am sure you will saving some of the Maynard down to my father, who algo dividend of 9 per cent,, was paid agree that this ia s sound policy family pictarea and valuables. bal beard the report bat made which strengthena the san- For some hours the flames roared little of it. However, a second in September last, and your directors now recommend a final cial position of the Company, along the west wing of the house, explosion left him as excited. Provision has been made for she destroying bedroom after bedroom I was even more so, for I had. dividend for the year of 14 per depreciation of Investments which in its progress, and the park was recollected to put on my slippers, cent, which together amount to

glow visible wheress he left the boose barefoot, $18,687.10. 0, lesving, with the amounted to $2990 5.0. This lighted up with a amount brought forward from depreciation is dus chi fir to the for any miles. Lady Warwick We both ran down to the besch 1918, the sum of £42,287. 4. 4 to prevailing high rate of exchange, walked shout among the firemen, where slready the entire popula be carried forward as a provision and will probably be recouped carrying on her arm her pet tion of the village bad assembled. for possible contingencies. Trafic when exchange again drops to its parrot, which she saved from

forder level. I sow beg to pro- the burning building. " receipts during the year were very

Beveral local fire brigades "That the report of the satisfactory, notwithstanding the pose fact that there is a decrease of Directors and 8:stement of Ao-arrived, but they could do little $33,880 compered to the previoute for the year ended 31st to stop the fire. At four in the ous year. In 1916, as you will December, 1917, be and the same morning, however, the wind changed and blew the flames back remember, our summer nie ware hereby adopted"..

No ship was in sight, nor wa abnormally beary in ousequence Mr. Shella-I beg to second to where the fire started, so the

main building was moved. Among there any further sound to guide of the large indinx of Chinese from that.

of the suite of rooms. The ZRC: The Chairman The adoption which were gutted, were to in lagi minutes we watched Canton, but if comparisonia made with socounts prior to 1916 of the report and socounda has it is found bat there is an been proposed hy myself and we the remains of Lord Wat the hosts moving to and fro; then Show Ground by. 12 Noon. increase of $124,787 over the seconded by Mr. Shellin and are wick's sporting trophies. The shout, a hail, and soon one previous beet year. The loss now before the meeting for aver from the plate room was of the returned in triumph; a on subsidiary coins in the year discussion. No shareholder hav.eaved, and the denda in the mus, almost completely exhaust

concrete munimenta room by the ed, had been rescued. smonated to only $827, and we ing any questions to sek I will put hell escaped injury.

They helped him to the nearest are at present able to dispose of the resolution to the meeting.

During the day the fire was house-ours. Father led the way the coins without any loss at all. Those in favour please bold up quite extinguished. Only one to the dining-room; but sit, nor It is hoped that this state of their bands. Agains? Carried un

third of the zenusion has been lie, nor speak he would not until affairs will now be permanent, animously. I new beg to propose and that the coinsge of the "That the fast Dividend for the destroyed. Lord Warwick, who coastguards and colics bsd Colony is on a sounder basis year ended 31st December 1917 has been in your health for some left the room. He was in # blue fank. Instant death than it has hitherto been. at the rate of Fourteen per centum time, is anfieting from abcek.

The original Easton Lodge was he expected. We reassured him, The Company has in the past per apnom"making a total of 23 had to hear a very heavy loss in per cent for the year) recommend built in the sixteenth century by however, and his terror gradually changing the coirs taken on the ed by the Directors be and is Sir Henry Maynard, but that was vanished, and he answered, or care, amounting in some years to bereby sanctioned, end that the nearly destroyed by the fire of 70 rather assented, to dad's ques 10 per cent. of the traffic receipts. same be paid to Shareholders on years 80. It was then rebuilt, tione. You are a Garman? A Expenses during the year in the Colonial (Hongkong) Register and Lady Warwick, the beiress of submarine officer? The captain ? creased by $29,673, due chi fly at the Exchange rate of Three Col. Maynard, and lady of the You were laying minee?

PEARL EARRINGS; $750, to the advance in the cost of all, Shillings per Hongkong dollar."macor, has herself added to it, our doctor, lady, arrived, the FOR SALE $50 and $100-

and also to the gardens which ordered him to bed. Liberal $950 and $3,000-PEARL materiala. There was a large Mr. Shellim: beg to second are very beautiful.

doses of brandy made him almost THREAD-NECKLACE. Apply incresss ia the

King Edward was, as Prince of eloquent. He told us that he was from 4 to 7p.m. Lieutenant, coal during 1917, and I The Chairman-The recala Wales, a frequent visitor to captain of U-. Ten mines were of Russian Navy Sparski, BOOM regret to say that we have to facetion which you have jest Easton Lodge, and the house bas to be laid between-and-— 66, KING EDWARD HOTEL a mach larger iccrease in the beard read bas been pro- Been some historic gatherings. Nine of

brep these had present year, as the price of one posed by myself and seconded. Not the least interesting of these successfully dealt with when haw stranced still farther. We by Mr. Shellim. Those in favour was a house party entertained by U-truck one of them and all are now paying 300 per cent, please hold up their hands, the Ocanteensoon after she adopt more than we were in 1916. Againet? Carried unanimously.ed Socialism as her politicala.ced, must again refer to the Leary The next business is the election consisting of some of the promin expenditure entailed in repairing of directors,

ent labour leaders of the day..

of that resolution.

"

the track, which last year amount- Mr. RischieI beg to propose ed to $39,162. As you are that the Hon. Mr. David Landale aware the Company has to main be re-elected a director of the cain and keep in repair the company.

General Ly Ka-p1a.

A Chinesa correspondent

The lifeboat was requisitioned, but to our shame there was no ons presvut, who could start up the engine. Then father remem bered rur two old hosts, and

HONGKONG COO CAT POULTRY & PIGEON SHOW

....1918.

forthwith these were mansed by THE ABOVE SHOW will be some eager boys,

When

lights were extinguished by the explosion. The captain st once had the batch opened; the water rashed in with such force that he was flung out, the U-being torn

in two.

Prisoner was visibly arzione about the loss of his boots. There were found Ister, and it in

found.

5.

He

road between the raile and for 18 Mr. Raymond-I beg to second inches on each side of the rails, that, and it is therefore most unfair that! The Chairmen :- The re-writer: The leader of General rumoured his orders were stitched this part of the road should be slection of myerli sa director has Long's army at Ko Chow, Gen-inside them. When his pockers used to such an extent by the been proposed by Mr. Ritchie and eral Ly Es-pan has not been were searched an Iron Cross WAY This he begged ccolia trucks, which causs ex-Feocnded by Mr. Raymondmade prisoner by the Cantonese should be restored to him. cessive and irregular wear to the Thoes in favour please bold up troops. This strange story cir

was done. and thie track. The rule of the road in all their bande, Agsinst? Carried culated through the native pressmitted that when rescued be -cities is that slow going vehiclea unanimously. The next business is absolutely false and shows what shall keep as close se possible is the re-election of retiring direo credit one may put on. Chinese believed that he should have be a to the extreme edge of its tore.

sources of information. own side of the road, and this Mr. Potta:-I beg to propose rale actually appears in the Hong-that the retiring directors, the Long Trafic Regulations, bat for Hon, Sir O, Paul Chater and the some reason the Authorities will Hon. Mr. Lau Chu P.k be re- Company, at a fee of $1,000 to hold office until the next annual not enforce it. Repeated repre-elected direc ora.

sentations bave been made by the M. Barcock:-I beg to second general meeting.

Company to the Government on that.

The Ohairman:-The realco.

hot at unce. We treat German prisoners better than you treat as," said father. Don't belive all you hear about ar. We cannot give them more or better food because we have not got it," se the reply.

Mr-Locker I beg to second. Next morning they took him. The Chairman:The re-eleo away. They raised the submar

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the subject, but the only attempt to remedy the state of affaire is tion of the Hon. Sir Paul Chater tion of Mecere. Le, Bingham ine. In it were 17 dead Anne, the Regulation published in and the Hon. Mr. Leu Cha Pak and Matthews au saditore at They baried them. November, 1018," that no has been proposed, by Me Ports fee of $1,000 to hold ‹ffice until mines were found. One is still now kack will be licensed and conded by Mr. Hancook the nest annual general meeting suspended from aerne on the unless the wheel gauge differs Those in favour please signifs has been proposed by Mr. Taylor pier.—Manchester Guardian. from that of the tramway track, in the nzual way, Agrinery and seconded by Mr. Lonker. That, in itell, without Police Cartied unanimously, The Thore in favour pleam sigmify in

A Return Call.. action, will not induce the tracks business is the re-election of the the 'unsi way. Agsins? Oarried

unanimously. That is all the General Lu Xusk brisng, so to leave the track, and, soyway. I zatizing auditors. understand that up to last month Hr. Taylor: I have much business, gentlemen, thank you companied by his Chief of Baf only 23 new tracks conforming pleasure in propesing the re elee for your attendance. Dividend and. Interpreter, paid a retain with the Regulation had been ion of Mecery, Lane, Bingham warranta ste now ready and may call on M Boppe, the new French

Minister, last week. licensed, ent of s total of 1229, ▲ and Matthews as auditors of the be had on application.

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Judging will commence át 2 o'clock sharp.

All exhibita, must be on the

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The Band of the Middlesex by kind permission of Col Ward & Officers" will be in attendance.

Magnificent Poultry entries.

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Dogs of the Colony.

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