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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1923.

the

DAY BY DAY.

ACTING LOW DOWN IS NOT THE

UP.

STEAMBOAT COMPANY

MEETING.

BOXER INDEMITY.

Banque Industrielle Prospects.

Peking. Feb. -The House

PROFER WAY TO GET HIGHER Chairmen Refers to " Sui

An" Piracy. The one hundred and third of Representatives, at a special ordinary meeting of shareholders meeting to-morrow, will discuss in the Hongkong, Canton, and payment of the French part of the Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd, was Boxer Indemnity, regarding

Lady Loveson and her daughter retumed by the French mail [steamer Angkor.

argue that that pledge la to stand for all time and under all con-i

Govern- ditions? Surely the mant would have a right to with- (draw 103 privilege onco

that became established privilege was being abused.

Regarding the Europaan re- servation question, we quits 109,

did the Chairman at last Mr. W. E. Roberts and Mr. C. E. held in the office of the Company, which it is anderstood that the uight's meeting, that here Lerrigo were among the pass-Des Voeur Road, this morning. House will urge the Government ticklish issue is raised. But it engers arriving by the ss. Angkor. The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr was to pay in paper, not gold, francs. in the chair, the others present It is understood in this connection

French The North Ching Daily News being the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, that the Chinese AD account. We do not hesitate understands that Messra. E. D. Sir Robert Bo Tung and Mesars Governments agreed last July If you just want a pádu

to say it is a scandal that Sassoon & Co. have acquired an E. Clarke, D. G. M. Bernard, that the payment be in gold francs, Sui Ki, (directors), Mr. John Sino-French educational purp.ses lock, any kind of.a whilst other parts of the Colony interest in Messrs. Arnhold Bros T. G. Weall A. Lang, Chau the funds to be used partly for Arnold, (secretary), and Messrs and partly for refloating the N. V. A. Groucher. F. Smyth, J. J. Banque Industrielle de Chine. If Lossius, A. S. Eills, Chau Tsun the matter is amicably settled, the similar privileges. We know Cheongshing has reported to the Nin, Fung Ping Shar, Ip Wing Banque Industrielle will probably the old arguments that the law Harbour Office that bis 32 Cho, Chau Sing Tong Chau Kit open after the end of February.-

passed an upturned fishing junk Nio, Li Koon Cheung, P. K. Beuter, will not countenance the specific when in Lat. 23.58 Y., "Loog. Kwok, and A. M. de L. toares, setting aside of definite areas 115.24 E.

(shareholders).

The Chairman

of two A small collapse took place Gentlemen.-The atual report guards and the wounding of the

padlock will do.

ought not to be burked on that

}}

Co. Lt.

can

secure their European reservations, Kowloon is denied

If you want security, then look for the name Yale on the padlock you buy.

The mastor of the

For 40 years the name Yale on

* pados nas meant greatest security, best design for each purpose, most value for what

you pay.

YALE

BIRTHS.

Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr.

said :-

and resulted in the death

Indian

.. Armed

wherein only Europeant way reside. But that is a quibble. In!

this morning at No. 4. Tai Wong and statement of accounts, a literal sense it may be true, Street, Wanchai. A portion of a together with the auditors' report, Captain, watchmen and thres but in actual everyday working kitchen at the back of the house have been in your hands for some Passengers. The circumstances. experiance it is otherwise. We suddenly collapsed, but, for-days, and with your permission attending the piracy have been

very fully investigated by a Com- · need only to cite the case of the tutely, there was no-one inside I will take them as read.

at the time. The Public Works

Bearing in mind the fact that mission appointed by His Ex- Peak to establish that point. Department were notified by the from the 13th. January until the cellency the Governor, and this And what can be done in the one police.

6th. March, the period of the report has now been published.

It is very gratifying to hear ther instance can be done, by precisely

seaman's strike, the Company's similar methods, in the other the Guernsey Weekly Press consequently business with, Maca selves in a "perfectly satisfactory A copy to hand in Shanghai of vessels were all laid up, and sub-the Commission are satisfied that the ship's officers conducted them- Kowloon residents are on frmains the interesting statement was paralysed for 3 months, 1 ground when they ask for equality that Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, trust that you will agree that the manner during the piracy, and that "The behaviour of the ship's of treatment in this matter, formerly Judge of H.M. Court result of the year's working is

for China, has been appointed by arder the circumstances satis guards appears to have been ex- cellent." Cartaio recommend Your direators have They have right to it, and we the King Bailiff of Guernsey and factory.

$53,192.02

stions are put forward for the hope the Residents' Association Its Dependencies- post that utilized

to write

amendment of the Piracy Reg- the took valua of will not rest content until they carries with it the manual salary down

ulations, and it is to be hoped of £1,500.

steamers, Lighter, wharves, pro that alterations that are made bare secured it. The SADO

parties and office furniture; and will be eficient without con- machinery which bas bean

$25,000 to The health return for the past bave transferred

stituting atilised to give protection to week shows eight cases of diph Equalization of Dividad Fund, Europeans on the Peak and at theris (one Dutch, one American $25,000 to Special Repairs Fund. Company or causing unnecessary

inconvenience (representing RIDGE-On Saturday Febra Cheung Chau should be operated and the rest Chinese), of which and ary 3, 1923, at Peking. Marylin favour of Kowloon as well

four were fatal; two fatal cases £1,500 at exchange of 21-13 16) Your Board agree with the cone of enteric (Chinese), two con- to Floating Staff Pension Fuad, cloding paragraph of the Com mission's report which they Louise, the beloved wife of Wil liam Sheldon Ridge, of Peking, There is, a Mr. Wylie said at fatal occurrences of small-pox After allowing for

situation: "Whatever measures thera August last, formerly of Shanghai, aged last night's meeting, no question (Chinese and Portuguese), and dividend of $1 per sbare paid consider is the crux of the

one fatal case of cerebrospinal in

Colony of racial rejudice involved in fever (Chinese).

available for distribution there adopted in the

to prevent piracy, their sucNNE MO 30m of $203.499.53, which this matter of a European re

will be only partial until public includes

brought $11,395 50 On arriving in port yesterday forward from the previous year neighbouring Chinese Territories. order is firmly established in the servation-people have a right to

HOLLAND.-On February 1923, at the Victoris Nursing

V. J. B. Holland, a son.

GUTERRES-On February 4 1923, : Watanabe Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Guterres, & OD.

years.

DEATH.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 13th Feb., 1923.

HOUSING PROBLEMS.

portance

were

in

$13,446.57

the interim

Payment of a fiont dividend of $1 per share...

C

Payment of a bonus of

$1.25 per share Payment of a bonus to

office

and Carry forward to a new

wharfingers...

is

bardeo од the

to passengers.

waters of the Colony."

I desire to express on behalf of the directors their appreciation of the very satisfactory work $80,000 00 done by the Company's staff afloat and on shore under more than 100,0.0 00

normally trying conditions, and of the excellent services rendered by four agents at Canton and Macso 3,731.50 during the past exceptionally difficult year. Subject to your approval, the directors have not aside a bonus for the office staff and wharfingers of $3,372 50.

desire to live among their own morning from Canton, the master] Your directors recommend that The root of the evil is outside the

of the Indo-China's 3.5. Esang this should be dealt with kind. It really comes down to reported that his ship was in follows: nothing more than the exercise slight collision with the 5.3. of foresight and common-sense Devawongse at Csaton. It ap methods, and in any wall-con- pears that a sampan anchored in the Central fairway and this Two issues of much local imceived town-planning scheme made it difficult for the Essng to raised the distinctive provision should be manoeuvre. Some of the other

boat's plates ware damaged. Chairman's speech at last even-made, as far as possible, for all

All those interested in the ing's meeting of the Kowloon sections of the community. It is Residents' Association-the mat cortain that unless something is sculptor's art should certainly ter of house rentals and the done on these lines, very soon wel make s point of visiting the ex-

hibition of Florentine marble! question of a European reserva-shall see in Kowloon & repetition statuary at present being held at tion in Kowloor. On both these of what has occurred on the mid- the Astor Hotel Building. Only levels in Hongkong the original creations of first points, strong cases ware made dle out, scd we find ourselves entire-Europeans gradually squeezed class Italian artists are exhibited,

visit to the collection to realise

Profit and Loas Account

19,767.13

$203,499.63

I do not think there is anything I trust this will meet with the more that calls for comment, and shareholders' approval.

I DOW beg to propose As customary, the market the adoption of the report and

ly sympathetic towards the view. jout of the best residential dis. And it is only necessary to pay & values of shares held in local accounts. After the motion has points put forward concerning tricts to inade way for wealthy that only those in the first rank companies and sterling invest been seconded, I will be pleased ments have been adjusted to to answer any questions share- each. To take the former ques Asiatics. That is an error which of "sculptural art could have quotations ruling on 31st. Decem-bolders may wish to put

Mr. ber, 1922. You will note that

F. Smyth said:-MT. during the past year, the Invest Chairman and gentlemen,-It ment Fluctuation Account tas gives me great pleasure to second shown an increase of $101,637.37, the adoption of the report and due to the rise in values of securi accounts presented.

tion first, there is not the slightest must be avoided at all costs. doubt that many landlords are, in

the case of new property which The Colony's Trade.

1 lb. Tins $1.25

70

85

is unaffected by the Rents Ry.

$1.00

85

"

the rent-control law, on the

Spaghetti, with Chickens Liver, per jar Turkey (devilled with Chestnuts) C&B, Mushrooms in Gravy

55

90

"

1

AL

per tin

65

$2.75

Ham & Tongue Galantine

Herrings in Mustard

Kippered Herrings

Tindon Haddie

Shad Boe...

Cod's Roe...

Yarmouth Bloaters

17

11

caught the remarkable life-like expressions portrayed in some of the studies.

A "DRY" STORY.

00 ale of

Alter

on the figures. Considering the

It has been asked recently

The strong map of the Probibi-ties held by the Company and the full and interesting speech of striction Ordinance. charging what, if any, effect the unrest in

Chairman there is little most excessive rentals. The idea South Chins, and the Canton tionist movement of Australis, profit realized on sale of shares. the of exempting new property from trouble particularly, has had on /Res. Robert B. S. Hammond. From this account your directors useful for me to add. The share- trade in this Colony. Naturally/Rector of St. Barnabas, Sydney, have transferred $35,417.93 reholders are to be congratulated the Chinese firms would be the in a speech at Carton Hall, said presenting profits ground that to restrict rectals principal sufferers in the case that in Hoacialu: "I saw enor-shares, to Profs and Loss Ac. continuous labour troubles, the might discourage building, was of any adverse influence being felt, mous packages, and asked what count, and $130.000.00, to Depre: political unrest and the cha asic

Ob, that's a brewery ciation Fund.

conditions in the neighbouring With the approach of Chinese they were.

From this Fund $180,000,Co has Provinces during the past year, excellent one from some New Year, there is a slackening we're shipping to China now that' standpoints, but the question is of Chinese business here while the States bave gone dry, was been taken to write down the the results obtained are more Mr. Hammond value of the Company's Beet. than satisfactory and reflect now freely being asked (in Hong-the customary yearly settlements the answer."

great Credit απ the diced- transacted. According to used the story to give point to This adjustment puts the value.

and kong as well as Kowloon) where

Mr. Yip Lai chuen, the Secretary his demand that the whole world of the ships on a proper basis, tors

management, To calculated on their estimated life. all who here laboured ther landlords are not taking for the Chinese General Chamber st go “dry.”

In order to maintain our well in producing such excellent undue advantage of the position of Commerce, from whom we

position in the river trade, results the shareholdera ste groni The have been able to obtain au.

Your directors decided to build 19 indebted. I think I speak with which they thus anjoy.

65

55

"

one

for

the

70

will in all probability be taken sachsots,

$1.65

a standard to be followed by it is

10 much 10 believed several

90

71

50

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.

THE CATERING DEPARTMENT

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Estimates and Menus can be had on application for any of the shore so gmatlar how large or how small the number to be catered for. All vianda provided are of the finest qually supplied by the DAIRY FARM and prepared in the most recherche style by experisased Cooks under expert European supervision.

LANE. CRAWFORD, LTD.

handsome

thoritative information, the past the general mass of modern civil new steamer to replace the the fall and cordial approval of worst feature of these bigh rentar bas been an exceptionalised humanity. It is an ancients. "Honam," which has been the shareholders, when I state we als on new bouses is that they bad

mer-subject, commented on from the on service continuously since endorse the policy of our Board that days of Mark Antony, and earlier. 1882. Tenders were received in paying such Erms It is a study that has received the from five shipbuilding firms in Eng dividend and bonus without tax- doing overseas trading are about attention of politicians, as a mat-land, Shanghai and Hongkonging the Company's resources and owners of old property when the to close.

The depression baster of course. And it is matter and the contract was awarded at the same time making smple present restrictions are eventu- been general in almost all lines, that deserves special attention to the Hongkong and Whampoa provision for depreciation and ally removed. That is the danger, though the banki bave had a nowadays. Has the war had any Dock Co., Ltd. The builders hope transferring the necessary sums fat any rate, and we comment fairly prosperous year, with the permanent effect in moulding the to have the vessel completed by to reserve funds.

large sums lant out and the tone of public thought in such September of the current year. that point to the serious con- returns obtained on the COD-manner that it goes more easily

The report and accounts wOID Your directors, acting on the unanimously adopted, and the of mortgages. sideration of His Excellency the version

The into morbid channels? Were advice of the Company's legal following resolutions were also slackening of general trade is at the queues that lined up for advisers, deemed it desirable that unanimously passed. Governor.

tributed to the continuous othe Ilford trial and the crowds the Company's Articles of As The Daily Press this morning carrence of trouble in the neigh that gathered outside Pentonville accistion should be revised and and Chau Sui ki were confirmed sa Messrs. A. C. Lang, T. G, Weall Whether owners of new bouring Chinese territory, where and Holloway gaols at the hour brought up to date and altered in directors of the Company, on the property are getting exorbitant pirates, brigands and different of execution a sign of what we certain respects so as to be more proposition of Mr. Chau Tsun-nin, military factions bare combined have come to? The Fress (in line with the articles of other rentals or not, we are not in a to produce a situation which has certain section of it is often public companies in this Colony. seconded by Mr. Chay Sing long.. Sir Robert Ho Tong and Mr. position to decide." Then may a we ask our contemporary what of business. What with the public taste in such matters, but holders were held for this purpose directors, da the proposition of

sesmen'e strike of last April, the even here it is a case of the Press

Bays:

in December last.

Mr. N. V. A. Croucher, seconded it thinks of a rental of $175 per continual labour troubles, sad the voicing public opinion. Perhaps

The "Sui An" Allsir, by Mr. J. J. Lossius. month for a new flat in political disputes, the vocation of mess ignorance has something to

Mr. A. R. Lowe, F.C.A., and Mr. Kowloon? The same journal is a therahant, as Mr. Yip agrees, is do with it. In Hongkong and I feel my duty to give expres

other parts of the East the sion to the deep regret of the C. Bernard Brown, &.0.A. were Burprised at the suggestion that an anxious one these days.

slightest occurrence, will often Board at the piracy perpetrated re-elected auditors for 1923 at the rentals on new property should Psychology of Crowds.

attract a dense crowd. Bensa-on board the steamer "Sai An" remuneration of $800 each, on be to some exist controlled, in There is scope for special tionalism has, fortunately, made sad their deep sympathy with the the proposal of Mr. A. S. Big, this connection citing the Govern-study, chiefly of interest, perhaps, very little progress in Eastern sufferers and their relatives. seconded by Mr.LA Koon-cheung

place on This concluded the business of to the alienist the psychology of literature. So it is just the old The piracy took ment's "solemn pledge" that re-the average crowd. In using the human curiosity being exempli-Sunday, 19th. November, while the meeting, the Chairman in Įstriction should not apply to such term "crowd" we give it the fied; and there is perhaps hope for the steamer was on a voyage fimating that dividend warrants

from Macao to Hongkong,' were now ready. property Would the Dally Press' wider application that embraces our Western civilisation.