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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1919.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE KIRKEE MEN.

THE FUTURE OF THE CINEMA.

Mr. Alves said he supposed [: -HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND, A few days ago, about Thurs

FINANCE CO., LTD. day, a gentleman named Mr. they expected him to reply. Bianer came to his office Nobody had said that Mr. Hare and stated that he was approach-ton had not worked conscientious ONLY TEN FOR IMMEDIATE ly and loyally for all the Com- ing him because of his out con-

action with the Company. He panies for which he stated that he had formerly been Director. The only thing he had

main area of the Company's operations, they have no inten- tion of thregarding any favour able opportunity which arises

alsewhere.

The Chairman then sail:-1

Mr. Alves mid-Gentlemen,

I am the largest shareholder in

he

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private,

WAS

He remembered Mr.

tedthat interview to them.

resolution to the meeting and it The Chairman then pat the

Directors.

Mr. L. D'Almada :-Will

DESPATCH.

can be released.

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INTERVIEW WITH SIR SIDNEY LEE.

value.

movement.

Jordan. there are excellent

themselves, and so can the great" religious corporations.

до

no race can hold ou here for

should have invested at least Bisney said, "I can tell you that the proposition made by MC. H. Shields, as Acting Com-deleterious to their minds and streams, and there are plentiful guided industry are certainly

answer

.

support

Canton.

trees.

THE NEW PALESTINE.

AGRICULTURE THE KEY

THE UNUSED LAND. TO ITS PROSPERITY.

There is plenty of unused land in the country; and if, besides, Sir Sidney Lee, who was pre- The following information by

For the Egyptian, Eygpt has whoever controls the place here in the Board and he heard that to regret was that when he was cabla has been received from seat the other day at an exhibi-been too easy a home. Alevel land after throws the Crown lands there was trouble between the present at the meeting he did not India by the Military Antharities tion by the Cinema Recreative where you may count on any date open to purchase, the Jews would Diers and Mr. Alves and he go there with a witness, because here regarding the disposal of Council of films of travel, rom-a year ahead to find a bright day, be able, without favour, so secure

and a cool night, Bow propose that the report asked if it was possible to have he could not remember what Mr. Hongkong Military Service Reance, and industry, discussed in

where a share enough to employ their and accounts be adopted.

drafted wer

interview to an

libiseus grows by a leak in the energies for two generations ai with Mr. E. M. Raymond:-1 have the trouble avoided and have tha/Harston had suggested just now craits who

maiter settled. He (Mr. Harston) about the master being entirely India:

fountain and cheap food is piled least. The country is, for its presentative of the Überrier, urich pleasure in seconding.

said he did not see what he coul! Harston saying that it was with available for immediate despatch standard of the picture palace. herves, though it has too often de for tribal divisions, and there about your feet by contented small extent, well fitted for local "Ascertain that ten men only the need for raising the

Countrymen is nota land to breed diversities. It has the adres MR: ALVES EXPLAINS HIS

do, as Mr. Alrea wished to get

the Board to look after his out prejudice, and he also said viz. Privates Mead, Turner, and of presenting films of a higher manded slaves. Even the religion are diversions enough of country REASONS.

without Finch, Findlay Smith, Johnson, character and of some educational of the land, so stern for the sains, occupations. The Jews' success own interesta as a shareholder that he came there

prejudice. He did not remember Macdonald, Stark, Thouiss, In putting my questions to the and bis candidature, which was

Whilst acknowledging so gallantly exacting for the war-hitherto has been greatest in Reid. Of Board of Directors, a list of which contained in letter, was not viewed any further remarks being maile. Wattie and

As regards the interview with mainder, nineteen are serving that both in this country and in rior, sounds for the poor right- fruit-growing. They will, you must have seen in the with favour by the Da Mr. Bisney, he could not my maka and that ferve America film producers are be-evas iuan of the Delta mainly doubt, in time excel also in the papers, I must ask you to realise Mr. Bisney said notwithstanding my position in doing so. There that, could not a way out of the what he said, but what Mr. is being cabled so, asking if they ginning to realise their responsi-the sathem. "God is merciful, wheat-growing which they have was not all the same. He pat Hughes desire demobilisation in his general view that the power In fact, Egypt, spoilt child of may still hold their place as is no intention on my part of difficulty be found? Mr. Harston Bisney said to him (Mr. Alves))

Baker and bility to the public, he expressed indulgent: be patient, endure.not negleced. But the Arabs arquiring fame or notoriety. said he replied that the Board, at

England and Mountain in for good in the cinema is inade- nature bas in revenge spoiled cattle-raisers and herdsmen; so After Mr. E. S. Kalourie, of that time, was full ap. There was the question by way of inter-

Telegraph if you quately utilised and that the some of her own children, bethat, without interference with Shanghai, who, understand, has no room and no vacancy. Mr. Bis rogation and not in the way of Australia, given his proxy to Mr. Harston, ney then asked if a vacancy could a statement, but Mr. Harston agree. Noon and Brook sick in power for evil is imperfectly stowing on them, like an ironic economic forces, their gracious

fairy, checked." Graham India.

straight backs, broad and simple life may not be lost not be found and the speaker made it a statement which was Hospital in

The Cinema Recreative Coun-shoulders, good lungs, and to Western Palestine.

For a this Company. So please bear replied that it would be possible not in the same light. He was invalided to England."

cil, which has been a year at throughtless faces,

long time there should be room in mind that by raising all these if the Articles were altered. Mr. sorry he could not substantiate

work, is mainly a propaganda No neighbouring countries enough for the increase and questions it is not done with any Bisney asked if the Directors that meeting affair because he

society. It aims at uniting in a could be more sharply contrasted greater prosperity of all the races spirit of ill-feeling neither to the would consent to the sheration had no ill-feeling against Mr. CHINESE POSTS

definite effort on practical lines than Egypt and Palestine. cor in Palestine. tieneral Mausgers or to any of of the Articles and it was replied arston or prejudice; on the con-

APPOINTMENTS.the clergy, teachers, and social Palestine is neither spoilt not the Directors personally, althat he (the speaker) could not, he was afraid that Mr.

The country, if we may be workers in order, as it says, to mischievously handicappel by taught by the experts, is quite harness the unbounded force of though I am of the opinion say nuless the Directors considerarston must have mis-interpre-

The Cunton Times announces the cinema in the interests of nature. There's the possibility capable of supporting a good that Directors should havee the matter in that respect. more experience in the property Mr. Bisney asked if the mane

Commissioner of Posts for so thoroughly sympathises, and atthe There's a future, but only for watchel, worked, and even fought the following changes

Mr. C. H. Shields, who has been right thinking and noble living of a good living to be made out population in health, but it is a With this air Sir Sidney of the soil, but it has to be tunde.fail which must be incessantly business and faith in the Com-could be brought forward

was carried unanimously. pany. Gentlemen, you will beaut

replied "Certainly,

many years in Kwangtung, bas

work, In Palestine, with. Failure and feebleness can Mr. J. Arnold propose and been granted home leave and same time he explained that he is hard but objection," surprised when you come to know I have

not closely associated with the Voltaire's generally misapplied produce here, as anywhere else, the aggregate utuber of shares he would want to know that in Mr. C. B. Buyers secunded the leaves in April via America.

re-election of Messrs. J. Scott Mr. J. C. Parkin, Deputy Com-

sentence is markedly true. A à feeble race, small in numbers, held by the Directors, excluding the event of the Board agreeing Harston, A. Q. Lang, W. L.missioner of Posts, Canton, has "The most essential thing," he man may have a ganlen there.ll-nourishel, ill-taught, and of course, the General Managers to the suggestion, if Mr. Alves Pattenden, and A. Forbes as been transferred as Acting Com-said, is to dissuade or prevent ba: il faut cultiver son jardin. equipped for fresh failures. But I understand that a very old Di-would consent. He did not say

missioner for Shansi with Head.children, especially in the poorer No river on a large scale every rector has only 100 shares in his they would agree and he couli

districts, from spending all their quarters at Taiyuanio. you uzue. Why? If he had a little not promise, bat he was entitled

Mr. F. A. Nixon, from Shansi pocket money and their leisurement brings fertile soil in long in prosperity without be more faith in the Company he to know if that was the case. Mr.let me propose an amendment has been appointed to suceed als time at picture palaces where the suspension. But there is the coming strong and brave and

programmes are almost entirely

cunning. The rewards of well-" portion of his annual share of the Mr. Alves will agree; I know Messrs. J. Scuit Harston. A.

Arnold? My proposition is that missioner for Kwangtung. Directors' fees in the acquisition already" Mr. Harson replied Lang.

Men who have not Mr. E. A. Chaudoin, District their imagination. I think the springs in well-known courses. startling. Forbes suil Accountant, Canton, succeeds evil is a very serious one for the Caly these springs and rivers been up this way for twenty of a few more shares in the Con- that it would be better. I Alves be elected pany. Without faith in any eater- see Mr. Alves and later, Mr. Board of Directors. I am asking Commissioner, Canton.

the Mr. Parkin as Acting Deputy rising generation; and although may easily run to waste, and a years are amazed by the orange one would like to improve mat- short neglec: will sometime groves of Detran, the lines of prise we cannot expect one to have Bisney come back and said he

Mr. A. R. Powell, Assistant Acters by voluntary effort, it looks choke their sources. Isaac cultivation on the hills, the seas enthusiasm in the undertaking, had seen Mr. Alves and that the you to elect Mr. Alves for no other

"had to dig again," under of maize of a strange milky green, authorities the difficulties WP as enthusiasm stimulates energy latter would be quite agreeable reason except that he is a big countant, Canton, succeeds Mr. as though it might be neccessary without which to management and

Mr. lves wanted then he lives there.

holder of property in Kowloon Chaudain as District Accountant, for the education

know of, like the green of jade or like the to seek some legal powers to the wells his father had dig Dead Sea on a fine day. But all I think it is can be expected to be progressive. Directors, in the event of their

prohibit the admission of children necessary that there should be

to picture palaces of the inferiore. There are great reserves of this plenty and beauty comes Now, Gentlemen, some of the agreeing to that course, to

some person on the Board of Directors are reported to have address a "letter in

kind which abound in the poorer water out of sight, but faith or from thought and knowledge DAY BY DAY.* Directers who would keep the

districts throughout the kingdom. science must discover them and married to the soil and been knocking about the town to the letter be sant in

It would seem desirable, indeed, labear and machinery bring from endeavouring to secure as many support

a boll expenditure of of his candidature properties in such form as would

entail a handsome profit in the The election of officers of the should be excluded from picture margin of natural wealth to of water and in the supply of that young people under sixteen them into use. There is no capital in the original winning proxies as possible in order to Mr. Harston said he could

future. I suggest debar a

new candidate from not agree to that at all, as that

that you Canton Clab at Shameen took allow Mr. Alves

palaces which do not take into indent upon by extravagance, or to go on place on February 12. The Gen- reasonable account their educa- sloth, or ignorant experiment.social order, with steady edu Directorship in the place of one matter was on a different plane- the Board and

Only a fair and strong nyeral Committee for the year of tional requirements. One does For a provision must be made cation, can secure the spreading of the four who are retiring in When Mr. Alves said that he is

1019 is as follows:-Messrs. J. not wish to restrict unduly young terms of Article No. 76, thus in-a large shareholder sad must look proposition. sisting on having their own man after his own interests, he appro

The Chairman: mast ask Band, G. H. Bowker, O. W. Darch, people's opportunities of enter-gainst the lean years no prophet of such work from the few small C. Atainment, but the entertainment is needed to foretell: against the centres over the land. Not only in by all means, instead of the ached the matter from an entirely you if you are solicitor for Mr. S. R. Brown, and

Alves. new man whom they cannot but different standpoint. Negotia-

Pee. The above and the follow-to which they have the readiest locust that sweeps clean, the fros:have the plains to be cultivated, Mr. D'Alma is-No, I was acting members constitute the access should be of a healthy that kills that the lambs, against bat the foothills and the hills recognise as more competent, so tions had been suggested for the

ing For him in properties he Balloting Committee:-Messrs E. kind.

storm and summer drought and themselves have to be rewooded, much so that they approached consideration of the matter and

baght from the Company. A. Chaudoin, G. N. Courtney:

winter floods. him with certain suggestions he Mr. Harston was willing to

and a soil rebuilt in certain parts The Chairman:With refer- D. Forbes, G. G. Hopeler, G.

of what is now a long range of which he absolutely declined to ask the Directors but he could consider. It is for you to say not advise the Directors to reply ence to the amendment which Kitching, and H. S. Smith,

barren rocks, The needs and capacites of whether sach Directors are six-as Mr. Alves wanted. The matter for shareholders that the follow- has been proposed I should in-

Western Palestine-the country cerely looking after the interests was then closed and be fixed ing latter was received from Mr. uk · . the

Saturday, east of Jordan presents separate shareholders or are a meeting of the Directors. When Alves on the 5th instant :—

although the doors did not open problems might link two good abusing the proxies which they they met it was suggested by

till half-past two. This is a common purposes together. On the one have succeeded in canvassing. Mr. Lang and himself that they

Hongkong, 5th. Feb, 1919. It is reported from Milan that experience in the poor districts of hand Palestine calls for develop Coming back to the first part of should see Mr. Alves. Mr.

court martial is being opened every large town, and should be ment, and on the other a home be The Secretary, the Humphreys ny remarks. gentlemen, in rais Alves

In the circum- and Estate and Finance Co. Ltd., Spazia (Liguria) concerning put a stop to without delay. After found for Israel a national centre is favourable. for

the destruction of the read-all, experience has shown that for a race which will continue to ing these questions I am prompt when he came what transpired Hongkong.

stances, and with the means af solely by a sincere wish to see was that Le Mr. Harston: Daar Sir, Being one of the ought "Leonardo da Vinci"good films are as popular as bado its share in many lands all available during the progress of

Why then, should bad that the Company will prosper, said "Now Mr. Alves, in the largest shareholders in the Cou-22,000 tons), with hundreds of ones.

the baster for having a centrala difficult campaign, the success victims. According

films which demoralise be per- the by better management. To carry course of my interview with Mr.pany I think I am entitled to evidence of secret inquiry officers, mitted without restraint?

home.

And if there is to be a achieved is vary considerable, this out successfully must neces- Bisney I was careful to say that become one of its Directors as it is alleged that a

home for Israel in Palestine and ought even now to be in sitate certain reforms, which this should be treated without son as a vacancy occurs in the Vincenzo Enea, was the arch-perly devised, could be made "The educational film, il pro- tra/lesman,

it mast be a home upon the some slight degree known-Rev. consider necessary to safeguard prejudice as confidential and Board of Directors and in the my interests, which, after all, are private and not to be used by one terras of Article No. Su of articles conspirator and received £12,500 quite as interesting to children land. Nothing would be gained, Father Waggett in the Manchester.

Guardian. sansational zs the

stories of touch lost, for Israel and for as from the Government of Austria, sordid crime and not insignificant. This may side or the other." Mr. Alves of Association of the Company

illicit love. all, by the addition of numbers to sound to you somewhat selfish, said "Certainly; I take it I shall I hereby give you the formal and that his accomplices included For example, you could show the unproductive populations of bit, shareholders, if my interests shall not be prejudiced." They notice of my candidature for the Consulate in Naples, a Commiss-have heard in their geography sale and barter cannot give to an ex-official of the Austrian them the countries of which they Jerusalera; and city activities of are all right, it stands to reason discussed the matter with Mr. office. It is but right that I that I am also safeguarding the Alves and told him that they had should be placed in a position to officers of the Laguardo da wonders

ioner for Police, one of the lesson; you could show them the the Jewish nation what it needs, of science and the and what its strongest members common interest of all abare-decided to oppose his candidature watch my interests closely. holders.

because he had put up a proposal

Vinci,"

fashionable processes of manufacture; you covet. Only the land, the country

What usy cause considerable Yours faithfully,

adventuress named Ida Clements: could teach them the поте

the The Chairman said Then his own interests and he

J. M. ALVES.

ments and habits of the whole life, the export of production, the surprise is the knowledge, on

authority of a very well known holding of shares of Directors is (Mr. Harston) thought that there

The Chairman catinuing :—

animal creation. Natural history magic of property or of secure

English newspaper, that the very often small and it is desirables another matter, namely,

generally could be more tenure, perhaps under some form that It is quite

The Directors have no personal Alves had only

Mr. Alves said he must con- widely illustrated than it has of public ownership, can meet American flag is of Dutch origin. in order and quite in the ordin-started to send in his transfers objection to Mr. Alves nor are tradict the upression that he been. I think it would be necess- the moral and intellectual needs The Stars and Stripes were bor

on the afternoon of the day the they aware of any special quali-was scaring property in Kowary to have good verbal comment of the people.

rowed from the flag of the Dutch Register closed, Mr. Alves fications he

possesses which is competition with the on such films as I have mention- On the other hand, if Western Republic. This flag had seven said he was legally entitled to would render his services as a Company. 'Tha The Chairman:It is quite do so and continued that he Director of value to the Company. appeared rather silly.

suggestioned, and the slow film is pre- Palestine is to be developed with stripes and stars, standing for

Evory-

ferable to the rapid one, whenever out alas what race in any way seven Datch States united in one thought they were trying to They consider it doubtful if a body knew that the real object of served. and his connected with the country's

an educational purpose is to be

congress of States. The United support for their policy. It is bluff him, and said he thought large shareholder who is actively his securing property was to help served hood literatung illustr history, has the faculties and States fade its tag thirteen Directors approached Mr. Alves ceeded with. Mr. Harston said on his own account in compati- he was doing it, slowly, gradual-be filmed without vulgarity or except the Jaw?

his candblature should be pro- engaged in developing Kowloon to solve the housing problem and sted. Humorous fiction, too, might education for this development stripes and stars, indicative of the What other thirteen original States. It was with the proposition which he he refused. The interview then tion with the Company should ly aathe thought successfully coarseness. The state, Has any other share terminated. The speaker said fittingly find a place on

Recreative race always looking among intended to add a stripe and the without competition with the Council wishes to include Scrip- those related to the country-

new State, holder any remarks to make? that so far as he was concerned, Board and feel compelled to give Company of which he was one of ture subjects, but, as things are could find the necessary means? but a century ago Congress Mr. Alves said that he would he wished to say that he looked the membera te fallest the largest shareholders-they are rarely satisfactory, Even if the methods of ordered that the fifteen stripes

проц what Mr. Alves had said as opportunity of deciding this (Applause)... an entire breach of confidence for themselves. Mr. Alvea avow-

"For exclusive pictures of direct "benevolence" ware permissible to which the flag had grown be Mr. da Rocha seconded the jastruction, I believe it would be and morally hopeful, no aims. reduced to thirteen, and that only (Applause) and he asked themed objects in seeking election are amendment which was put to the often useful to bring the moving fand could supply the capital star for each new State should to support him (Mr. Harston) in to look after his own interests meeting and lost by 29 votes to pietura into the schools and make very considerable indeed which be added. Another version of

of part given them which do not appear to the 48.

the best exparts believe the origin of the Stars and Stripes Mr. J. Scott Harston said it the whole of the facts. Directors to be legitimate motives The original motion was then machinery. Dall children's in-

telligences would be stimulated must be soon found and quickly is that they were a portion of the " Director of for seeking election. The present pat and carried.

by it. Thereby, too, public taste spent In presence of energetic family coat of Washington's an- the facts with regard to several Companies in Hongkong Directors are well conversant with Mr. D. K. Mose proposed and Mr. might be ultimately improved enterprise like the enterpriss cestors, who were of Northamp the insinuations made by Mr.but he had never endeavoured to the Company's business and in-H. W. Kannatt seconded the re-everywhere, and films that are already successful in the Zionist tonshire, and of the mingled Alves, particularly in the last-make a cent out of his position. teresis and fully realise the im-election of Messrs. H. Percy Smith harmful mentioned remark. In doing so It was trus in some Companies portance of guarding the interests and C. Bernard Brown. 48 popularity. he wished them to quite under- he was a small holder, but he had of the shareholders in the auditore at a ramuneration "of Alan 1, if it appeared to them that constantly endeavoured to do his stability of the Company regard- | $500. .' he was committing any brewch of beat for them and he had done ing the business it carries ou as This was carried, privilege or conflence, that it thousands of dollars worth of contrasted with a policy desired The meeting then concluded, was necessary because of the work in lagal business for them by a particular shareholder which the Chairman announcing that attitude taken up by Mr. Alves, without charging a cont.-Ap-may not be beneficial to the dividend warrants would be ready The following were the facts-plause),

shareholders as a whole.

od Monday.

that should be so.

ry way.

Mr. Alves:-Quite natural!

natural for Directors to seek

not correct to say that the

contradict that. He was invited

to meet the Directors on that point.

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educational

SEEDS AND CAPACITIES.

Has anything been done in the short time of the military occupa tion to promote without delay x work of rehabilitation and to trace the line of future progress? The answer, on the face of things,

THE STARS AND STRIPES,

8 star for each

might lose their colonies, poor cultivators acting Noe aud Angle blood of York- alone must always be at a dis-shire, and it was supported by a "One does not wish," Sir Sidney advantage. Care would be need-memorial tablet on the walls of a added, "needlessly to intervereed to pravant the expropriation, parish church attended by the with the liberties of any part of even by over-tempting parchase, Washington family.

Ferhaps the population, but there is need of the Arab cultivators and small some "Old Glory man? would of some efficient and prudent con- proprietors. Large Moslem pro- be able to give authentic inform trol of the picture palace in the prietors, mostly not living in ation with regard to the origin of interests of national well-being.

the country, can take care of the flag.

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