March 7, 1904.]
To depreciation and repairs account
To nuclaimed dividends
Directors' and auditors' fees $10,50 1,00
To sundry creditors
Final dividend
Accounts payable
To profit and loss account, balance.
Cr.
ARBETS.
50,989,58
5,341.0J
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
DEPRECIATION AND REPAIRS ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To repairs, renewa's and improvements
daring 1903
Cr.
By balance from last account
75,000,00
To balance
178,995.43
264,495.43
28,015.68
$3,266,612.12
By transfer from profit and loss account
$ .c.
C.
RESERVE FUND.
Dr.
To balance........
('r.
By value of land and buildings at Kowloon as per last account
By since expended on levelling land ani on new buildings
.2,454,371,50
05,000.00
32,977.00
2,487,351.50
By value of wharves at Kow. loon as per last atcount... Less written off
100,000.00 20,000.00
80,000.00
By value of railways and roll-
ing stock at Kowloon as per last account
Since expended on new rails,
&c......
70,000.00
2.441.21
Less written off
72,444,24 7,444.24
By value of launches as per
last account
Less written off
33.000.00 6.59+00
100,0 0.00
on new
6.442.74
106.412,74 16.412.74
90,000
plant as per last account Since expended on new
chinery
60,000.01
21-
Less written off
6.762.75
00.762.75 16,762.75
By value of lighters as per last
account
Since expended
lighters, &c. ...
Less written off
By value of machinery and
By value of sheer legs as per last account By value of land at West Point (39.0624 sq. foot at S1) as per last account By vaine buildings at West Point as
per last account.
By sundry debtors
Br Hongkong Bank (unclaimed dividends) By cash hand
By value of coal on hand.
By value of timber, iron and stores on hand
Dr.
WORKING ACCOUNT.
To wages of permanent staff
To Crown rent
To taxes....
26.500.00
50,000.00 3,000.00
156.250.00
106 893.98 121.135.41
5.341.0
62.13 7.792.02
66.716.18
$3.266,612.12
To charges (office and telephone rent, stationery and printing, commission, sundries, &c.)
To legal expENSES
To fire insurance
To claims on cargo
To expenses on cargo and coal, coolie hire,
launches, lighters, &c.
To balance to profit and loss account
Cr.
By wharfage. storing, &c......
$ C 242.773.32 11,786.02 19,203.64
By balance from last account
PORTING NOTES.
$
50,989.$8
187
It is likely that the German Club will issue a challenge to the Hongkong Club for another match for the Challenge Shield very 35,459.14 soon. If the Germans lose this time, the Shield goes to their opponents outright; but 884,449.72 they are reported in very good form, and the success of their second team in the recent match should encourage them a lot. It is sure to be a great struggle, whatever the result.
$ 51,448.72 35,000.00
$8.1 448.72
$ 250,00,00 $ 250.1:00.00
The boxing on Tuesday next promises to be well worth watching. The international affair, St. Clair of Brooklyn v. Morgan of the Vengeance, is being much discussed in local boxing circles. I have not seen Morgan, but he has the reputation of being a sterling middleweight. St. Clair's cleverness undeniable, and it will take a very good man to beat him.
18
(Daily Press 4th March.) One has only to look out of window to realise that the present season for sport in Hongkong is drawing to its close. The misty match in Australia, which gives the mother- England's great victory in the fourth test and moist aspect of everything portends the country the rubber before the last game has coming of
the rains, when Hongkong been played, was not achieved without a cricketers, footballers, etc.. lapse into inactiv-certain amount of luck, it must be confessed. ity. Cricket finishes this month, and football || England's 207 for 7 wickets on the opening will soon follow its example, though the day went a very long way toward the win, playing-off of Shield ties may prolong the season. Other field sports will similarly die
as rain seems to have ruined the wicket on away until the coming of next autumu
the third day, after England had added 42 revives them. Casual visitors to Hongkong
runs on the second and Australia had lost 5 are wont to express surprise that we play no
men for 114. The Australians after the rain cricket here in the summer, as in warmer
could only put on 17 for their remaining 5 places than this the game is played all through | second innings England's margin increased wickets, and play being fairly even in the But, of course, with us it is chiefly the rainy season which stops cricket. | to-day, at Melbourne. Whether it will be post- from 118 to 157. The fifth game was to start We might, I think, with advantage start cricket a little earlier regularly at theponed until Monday owing to the undue beginning of October, as we did last year for should have concluded on the 1st instant) I protraction of the Sydney match (which the special purpose of selecting an Interpart team. October weather is more suitable for
cannot say. Not so much interest attaches cricket in Hongkong than that of March. As It may be remarked that England had the to it, now that England has won three games, the Cricket League has proved such a success best of luck in all three. in this, its first season, and promises to
But as a similar. develop, there need be no lack of matches. their last tour in England, this is only fair. run of luck favoured the Australians during The only question is whether the Cricket Warner's team has only lost one match up to Ground and the Happy Valley pitches will date- the third game v. Australia. stand more wear. Certainly some queer wickets have been seen of late.
the summer.
The principal cricket match to-day will be that between the H.K.C.C, and the Navy, which is timed to begin on the Cricket Ground at 11.30-"w. p.," I suppose we must now add. The Club, with its still unbeaten record for this season, lacks now of course the help of W. C. D. Turner, whom we all hope to see receiving a trial for Essex this summer.
The League matches for to-day are the H.K.C.C. Reserves v. the Parsees, and the Civil Service C.C. v. Royal Engineers. The 23.189.49 order in the League table is now as follows, a win counting 3 points, and a draw :- 1,263,52 | A.O.C., 39 points: Civil Service,
Craigengower, 23; H.K.C.C. Raserves and 237.340.75 R.E., 8 ; R.A.M.C., 7 ; Parsees and Tamar, 349,386.31
957.00 7.276.75
$893,176,80
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To interest..
To interim dividend
To ba ance appropriated as follows:-
Directors' and auditors' fees... 10.500.0 Final dividend
75,000,00
Transfer to depreciation and
repairs account.
35,000.00
Amount written off:
Wharves.....
20,000.00
Railways and roll ng stock
7.444.21
Launches
6.500.00
Lighters...
16.412.74
Machinery and plant
16,7+2.75
Amount carried to new account
28,15 68
Cr.
By balance from last account
By unclaimed, dividends fo feited
By transfer fees
Ry transfer from working account, 1903 ...
$
$
C.
C.
75,0.00
28:
|
|
England's win at Rugby football against have been due to splendid forwards and the Irelandat Blackheath on the 13th ult, seems to brilliance of Vivyan, the Devonport Albion three-quarter. A margin of 2 goals and 3 the two countries won alternately during tries is very satisfactory. Up to this game four seasons, prior to which Ireland enjoyed four consecutive victories. Altogether Eng- land has won seventeen, lost seven, and twenty-two years ago. It was not until just drawn one, the u finished match occurring before the dispute in 1888 that Ireland won their first victory after eleven defeats. Then came five more wins for the Rose, but from 1894 England have been successful only four against ten goals, eight tries. times, though scoring ten goals, twelve tries,
cricket competition on cup-tie lines this As is known, it is proposed to have a county summer in England. The prospects, however, do not look brilliant, for when the entries reached the hon. secretary, on the 30th January, it was found that the following counties had
in :-Gloucestershire, Sussex, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Derby- shire, and Hampshire. The absence of nearly all the best counties must ruin the scheme. OMPAX.
sent
The H.K.A.F.C., their interest in the Shield competition being gone, have to solace them- selves with friendly games, one against the 893,176.80 V.R.C. being played to-day. I wonder that it has not occurred ot our football authorities to institute a league tournament for the permanent teams here in addition to the 73.565.09 Shield, which is open to the fleet as well as to Hongkong clubs. A good entry could, no doubt he got--say, the H.K.A.F.C., V.R.C., the Sherwoods (or whatever regiment may be here), the Naval Yard, R.A., and R.E. On During the week ended 27th February there American tournament lines, this would mean were five cases of enteric fever. There were no 10 matches for each club. Such a competi- | fatalities, The patients comprised thres Euro- tion wuld provide far more interesting pans (two imported) and two Japanese. Dar- games than any "friendlies," and would not ing the same periot there were two cases of interfere with the Shield. The league win-small.pox. both Chinese and both fatal. No ners would be entitled to be considered other cases of communicable disease were re- champions of Hongkong for the season.
215,665.4
$364,230.5
*
C.
14,481 69 349,386.31 267.50 95.0
$364,239,51
The Horkey Cup competition was continued yesterday, when the 110th Mahrattas met the 92rd Burmas (2nd team) in the 2nd round. The result was a draw (2 goals all one penetty goal being lost by the Burmas.) On Monday next the Hockey Club, now out of the Cup, play a friendly against H.M.S. Blenheim, and on Wednesday they meet H.M.S. Vengeance.
ported.
прод
On the 1st inst, the Opium Farm entered the new lease Mr. G. Hoggarth, late of the Sanitary Department, took over the duties of Chief Excise fficer in succession to Mr. J. J. Spooner. with Mr. Chua Beng Chan as Assistant Officer. Mr. Chaa Bong Chao acted as Pros-enting Agent in the Opinm and Spirit Farm at Singapore from 1898 till 1900. The chop of th Opinm Farm now is the Chin Joo
Heng Co.