FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 1918.
Hughes and Hough
AUCTIONEERS TO THE GoysaYMENT
AND ADMIRALYT.
General Auctioneers.
AND
Share, Coal and
General Brokera.
--- PROPRIETORS
TO-XWA-WAN “
COAL STORAGE,
Codue used
A,B,C, 4mm & Ben Borrions,
AL FELSORTEIç Dona
-Telegraphio --Add:ens MEIRION HONGKONG.
FOR
SALE.
Tontour as their Salon Roomas; THE Undersigned lave received instruc
No. 8. Das Vieux Road, Corner of Ten House Street,
Que Piazu by Broad wood & Sons (good
condition).
Dne by Collard, & Collard, geod;
Oce
ecudition,
by Brinsmead & Son, good
condition,
Ond by Monington & Weston, good
71
condition,
Two Boudoir Grand Pianos by Broadwood
& Sons,
Piano by Koch & Schne,
Piazo by Weindeoul #fo.
Apply to the Caderaigned.
Teams :-Cash.
BUJHES, & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
PUBLIC "AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instrue.
♬ Moas to sell by Public Auction,
(103 account of TRE CONDRANED),
...
SATURDAY,
sto 8th January, 1915, commending
at 10.30a.m.. at their Sales Rooms, No.. B,
Das Vans Kord, Corner of Iss
Hotze Street.
A NUMBER OF Lor or..
UEINESE PORCELAIN, Consisting of :-
Blas xnd White, 6-Coloured, Apple
·Green and Badg-de-beaut Vages," Figures, Jonsen, Snuff Bottles; Ornamente, etc., etc., 4Lo
Lady's Hats (now), Lady's Hat Trim- mings Drom Shields, Lady's Blouses and Dresses (new), Cors-ta, Underwest, Silk Sunshades, Lace, Gloves, etc., etc.,
11
And
150 Pairs Men's and Boy's Boots and
Shoes.
TERMS:Cað.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Jan. 6, 1915.
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PUBLIC AUCTIÓN,
14
"E Undersigned bave received instruc
tions to sell by Public Auction,
TUESDAY,
the 11th January, 1916, commencing, ab 2.30 p.m., at thele Sales, Rooms, No. 8. Dee Vor Road; Comer of
Ice Room Street,
A LARGE QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS-FENDERS, FIRE BRASSES, CURTAIN POLES, CARPETS,
RUGS, &a..... As Follows:-
Two Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and ~ Bolan, Card Table, "Bedroom Furniture, Double and Single Bram mounted Bed stoads, Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Exten. zion Dining Tables and Chairs, Tax and Occasional Tables, ato., etc., Dinner, Tes and Coffee Barvices, Crockery, Glass....and E.-F. Ware, 2 Cooking. Staves; Cutlery, Bram Fenders, Curtain Poles, ete, ata:
Alio
Four Pianos (in good condition), Electric Roading Latope, One largs 4-Fold Blackwood Screen, a quantity of Blackwood Furniture, etc., o:c,, Pe ambulator, etc.
Full Particulars from Catalogus). Tanza;—Caéh
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioners, Hongkong, Jan. 5, 1916,
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FIRE ON THE "LOONGWO.",
A LONG TUSSLE WITH DENSE VOLUMES OF SMOKE.
BRITISH COMPANIES IN CHINA.
NEW ORDER IN COUNCIL.:
China. The Order came into force on British companies carrying on business in January 1, and its abject is to exclude German control ar influenca.
An Order in Council was publisher in The ** Laudon Gazette " of 30th Novem› What might have proved a dangerousber, making further, provision with_refer. fire was discovered yesterday morning,ance to the exercise of jurisdiction over
says the N. C. Daily News of Thurs. day last, on board the a.a. "Loengwo belonging to the Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. jest as the vessel
It provides that the majority of the was about to leave her berth. It was British subjects resident within the Bri- directors of a China company shall be fortunate that the ship had been delayed tish risdiction. **China company by the palice effecting an arrest in ena-
means a company limited by shares or nection with an allegation of opium by gearsaree incorporated under the smuggling de, "otherwise, the outbreak Companter-thdinances, 1911, of the would not have been noticed until the Colony of Hongkong and the operations ship had been well on her way in mid of which are directed and controlled from stream, when the consequences might some place within the Smits of the Order. have been more serious in view of the If the proportion of British directors falla large number of passengers on board, who to or below one-half the directors and shareholders must appoint new British might have been taken with panic.
directors within • specified period. Failure to comply with this, provision. | shall be a ground for Winding up a com appointed auditors, liquidators, and pany. None but British subjects may be revolvers.
HTOK, VOLUDIES OF SMOKE.
From the outset it was clear that the fire would be difficult to get at. huge volumes of smoke making the task of the men all the more dificult. In fact what they did was by means of respirators,
No shates can be issued by a China
the men working in relays. To minimize company except either as fully-paid, or the effect of the smoke two holes were upon terms that the shares shall be paid cut is the awning deck and, while this" within three months. No China com. halpod matter a little, the task of the pany limited by guarantee will be allowed. Drigade was still carried out undor ad.to operate in this without the conscat verse conditions. By about nine o'clock the Minister, and any member of the the Brigade was able to lower lines down into the bold, the smoke by that time having considerably abated. Attempts were made to get down into the hold sffected. No. 2 hold; but the smoke was still too greas for them.
company, who is not British subject, for or conform to such arrangement B shall deposit in Court or give security, the Minister shall think fit for ensuring the payment of the amount for which be would not be. Hable under the guarantee. By half past eleven o'clock an entry to China companies limited by guarantee, But this latter provision will not apply
was effected and men were set working
order.
KUNG YIK COTTON 8. * w. co.
left and right underneath; the smoke operating in Chins at the date of the seemed to be coming from the bottom of the cargo well forward. The seat of the trouble bare scaming to be practically inaccessible, the staff of the Old Dock Company. to enable the Brigade to pass At a meeting of the consulting com. lines of hose and fadders down to it, cub,mittee of the Kung Yik Cotton Spinning by means of an oxyactylene fame, two and Weaving Co., Ltd., held on Decemi- holes in the main deck. This manœuvre ber 31st, it was decided that the share- succeeded to the extent of getting the holders should be recommended to appor- fire wall in hand, though even tren ittion the balance at credit of profit and was not extinguished.
loss account on November 30, 1915, of Tiz. 180,055.19, sa follows:-
THE VESSEL 8BITED.
To pay a dividend of Tis/150
Fla.
Consequently it was deemed advisable to steam the bold and, with this end in view, the holes were covered up and stoum was pumped in for some time to lay the smoke. In the meantime the vessel was shifted from the Wharf to a To write off Fomitare. „.........re berth naar Chauloeng Road Barween To write off Motor-Car 2.30 and 0. p.m. the hold was again To place to Equalization - of opened up and the man went down to be
Dividend Account rewarded by secing a trace of fame upon which they immediately put a jet, with excellent results. The fire was faully To carry forward to daw extinguished by a quarter past four
per share on 75,000 shares 112,500,00 To write of Buildings ...... 13,000.00 To" write off Flant and
Machinery
32,000.00
O'n inspection of the cargo it was found that the fire, which was confined to quite a small azen, had broken out smongat some bales of dried orange peel, oranges for preserving, paper and two or three balos of place goods. It is thought that the cause of the fre was spontaneone' combustion. The fire having beer ertin. guished the work of discharging the cargo, & sonsiderable portion of which was dam aged by water was immediately taken in
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TheTM" Loongwo" is one of the fine steamers of the Company running between Shanghai and Hankow. She is co- manded by Captain Christie.
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