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CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."

Hongkong Soccer,

errors of judgment seem be customary, and unless

revision of

to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

UNION WATERBOAT CO. [An undertaking anch as this has

Shareholder Criticises Dividend.

a double duty to perform towards. its shareholders and towards its oustomers. The salisfmation" of the former is in a measure depen- dent on the satisfaction of the latter. We desire, above all, to As a local

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As a general rule company give good servion. Sir,-"Onlooker's "football.com-meetings in Hongkong are very Company, wo are also jealous plaint, in your yesterday's issue, tame affairs. Everything is cut of the good name the port is quite to the point. Apart from and dried beforehand and the of Hongkong has always enjoyed the match he quotes, it is about proceedings are usually quite ses cheap port, attracting trade time the Hongkong Football formal, all propositions being and custom which might other- Association looked into the carried unanimously. A diver-wise be diverted to other ports. question of referees' capability in aion was created at the annual and we want to do what we can conducting First League games. general meeting of the Union to help anbald this reputation. Insignificant as well as serious Waterboat Company, Ltd, this During the war, whilst labouring morning, when one of the share-under many difficulties and in holders criticised the accounts spite of reduced earnings, wo ro- and proposed a larger dividend. trained from increasing the

Mr. G. M. Dodwell presided prices, and at the present time: and there were also present Hon. [1 would like to bo ablo Mr. A. 0. Lang, Messrs. R. G. to Assure Shawan,

our customers, Crapnell, C..J. F. Q. Van Ufford, torests have our consideration H. Kamoi A. E. with your approval, that their in- (Consulting Committee), C. Ger along with our own.

on (secretary), G. R. Edwards, T. I now beg to propose that the Ezra, L. roanhill, F. Ellis, A.A.d be adopted. After this has Owen Hughes, D. W. Munton, E Report and Accounts as circulat- Ellis, J. Smythe, J. da Silva, W. been seconded I shall be pleased Van Epps, G. P. Lammert H. to answer any questions arising Setb (shareholders).

out of the Report and Accounts which shareholders may desire to

refereo staff takes place, Soccer will neither be worth watching bor playing.

We quite appreciate the dif- ficulty the Association is up against, with the limited material available, bat there must be some means of bettering prevailing conditions, or at least preventing them from growing worse.

Yours atc.

PLAYERS. Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1921.

The secretary having read the astica convening the meeting.

esk.

The chairman said:-Gentle Mr. Hughes seconded. maa.-The Report and Accounts Mr. Seth proposed having been in your hands for amendment that a div'dend of

...

TROUBLE IN KWANGSI. some days 1 will, with your per-$1.25 and a bonus of fifty cents

Bandits Joined by Military Deserters.

mission, take them as read.

The profit on trading for the year 1921 amounts to $64,171.11 and, including interest and dividends on investments and the carry forward from last year, there is so amount available for allocation of $77.730.49.

per share be paid. The speaker went into figures for the past three years with regard to value of the boats and said he could not see any necessity, in view of the profits and the position of the Company, for not paying a greate

dividend.

Mr. F. Ellis seconded the ameadmeat

Our Canton correspondent re ports that, according to officis advices, Kwangsi soliers who have joined with the bandits in

Water supplied during the year large numbers and are attacking amounted to slightly-over 500,000 defensive points along the Tam tons, which is a record for the

The Chairman pointed out that chow boundary. A battalion Compaor. It has proved difficult the amendment was out of order commander has been killed dur-at times to cope with the demand and explained that under the ing the fighting. Headquarters and your General Managera, with Articles of Association the Gene- bara instructed two battalion the approval of the Consulting ral Manager and Consulting Com. commanders to proceed with their Committee, have fels justified inmittee were empowered to make forces to suppress the bandits placing an order for a new vessel sach reserves as they thought fit. without delay.

which I trust will be in commis." Mr. Sath replied that he was sion during the latter half of the sorry, He thought the Chairman present year.

might have told him about this of addressing you I pointed out day. It would have saved a lot

When I last had the pleasure when be called on him the other! the necessity of thoroughly over- of talking on bis part. hauling and reconditioning the older vessels of the fleet. During and accopats be passed was put The proposition that the report the past year I am glad to say we to the meeting and carried. have been able to effect such repairs on two of the boats. The Munton, seconded by Mr. Green- On the proposition of Mr. cost has been mat out of the hill, Mr. C. Bernard Brown wES Special Repairs Fond. The Com-re-elected anditor. pany's Superintendent advises tbat there

ATC still three

which

Another report states that a large body of bandits is setive in the vicinity of Fangchten (near Wuchow) and that the magistrate there has sent an urgent request for assistance.

A report from Wachow states that the mobilisation order has been issued in Kweilin. The Younan troops are to proceed vin Wingchow, the Kiangri troops will start from Cheuschow, and the Canton forces will proceed by way of Tochow. All the forces farther borts

may

will asserable in Hunan and then require similar reconditioning attack_ochow. It is believed and it

ig for this

that fighting between the North reason that your General Man-

WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

and South will back out shortly.agers recommend the transfer of "Js the defendant married or

CRICKET.

K.C.C. v. Navy.

This match is to be played on the K.C.C. ground at 2.15. p. on Saturday. The following have beet selected to reprenant Kowlcon:-A. O. Brawo. E. J. Edwarde, H. Orety, F. E. Lawrence, F. Evelyn, R. E. Lindsell, C. Rossell, E.

$20,000 to Special Repairs Ac-single?" A woman was asked at count, which at present only Marylebone County Court. Wo stands at $5,483,53. A letter was man. He is a widower, just recently received from a share-setting his cap again. holder in which he surmised that

Old Street Magistrate.-Do you this Special Repairs Account was admit using insulting words and to be utilised for the purpose of behaviour? Man-Yes, sir, and new constructions. This is not I am partly sorry for it.

bast is treated as Capital ex-ntes at Marylebone to-day. A o. The cost of any new water. He has plunged," said a wit penditure, as you will see by a Solicitor.-What do you mean? reference to past accounts. The Witness.--Ho

The increase in the demand married. for water has not been respondingly reflected in the nett me:

cor

has

got

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16 1922.

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but be keeps me & prisoner and "He does not knock me about, makes me his slave." Mary lebone wife on her husband's behaviour.

for the Races.

WARNING TO OLD PEOPLE Hackney inquest on a man aged A doctor, in evidence at a 70, who died in the street, said he made the mistake at his age of A dialogus at Tottenham.- Policeman. Everyone is afraid going out before meal. Con- sequently the faintness which atafraid of me? Policeman.-Eh? incline acted adversely on his

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Alderson, F. G. Herridge, E. earnings of the Company, more\left."-Complaint of a labourer of that man. Prisoner-Are you seized him when hurrying up an

Spinks and I. J. Blackburn.

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"My mate was lying beside I was taken and be wis particularly as regards the last arrested for I.R.C. 2nd. X . Police R.C. to a general increase in the cost of

six months of the year. This is due Kingstos. The following will represent operating and in the cost of water the L.R.C.Zad, XI in their League to the Company. In this connec match against the Police R.C. oa tion I would explain that on the the latter's ground on Saturday 30th. June last the Company at 2.15 pm-A. Ali Moosdeen received a notification from the (Captain), Moosdeen, H. D. Government that, as from the Rumjahn, S. A. Ramjsho, O. A. following day, the 1st. July. Fumjaho, N. B. Kitchell.S. A. R.the cost of water supplied to the Ismail, Y. A. Wahab, R. Nazarin. Con pany at Lai-chi-kok would S. Abbas, and A. H. Mada. Bebe doubled. Needless to rerves-A. K. Minu and

Bay A. your General Managers Kitcbell.

made every endeavour, in writing and I.R.C. 1st. XI v, Navy, by personal interview, to obtain The following will represent some reconsideration by the. tle 1.R.C. 1st XI. in the above Authorities of their decision. We niatch against the Davy on the were granted a very sympathetic former's ground on Saturday at hearing but were able 2.15 p.m..el Arculli (Captain), į obtain any material 07 im- M. H. Abbas, S. H. Ismail, mediate relief in the matter. 3. D. Ismail, S. A. Ismail. It appears that cartsin A. H. Rumjaku, D. Rumjzba. expenses have been

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FOOTBALL.

2ND. DIVISION TABLE.

The 2nd. Division League table op to and including the 11th. February is as follows:-

Goals.

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P. W, D. L.

to waterworks that are being Speckled Mouss undertaken which necessitated Pogo...

Distanco

THE

RACES.

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1.10.1 1.43.2

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