HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD..
The following is the report of the Bourd of Directors to ho presented at the ordinary meet- ing of shareholders, to be held at this Company's Hotel, at noon, on Tuesday, 26th dust.
To the shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Litnited-
Gentlemen,In accordance with Section UG of the Articles of Association, the directors hare now to synnit to time shareholders their half yearly report for the six months ended the
1st December, 1900..
ACCOUNTS,
The profit on working account amounted for the six month to 875,148., as compared with $77,183.11 for the corresponding period of 1999, being-s-decrease of $2,484 58. p
THE HONGKONG DAILY P ̃E`S. THURSDAY, MARCH 21st, 1961
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,
LIMITED,
to the shareholders at the twenty-third annual The following in the report for presentation general meeting, to be held at the offices of the general agents, at noon on Wednesday, 27th inst.:-
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. DT.
To balance from last year To los in exelange...
To auditor's feu To interest To Manila ugento' commission
Py buline
holders their report or the company's business working.
The general agents. hog to submit to share- for the your 1900, with a slatement of accounts te 31st December.
There was a fair demand for refined, agar
locally during most of the year, in spite of the of China. grave complications which arose in the North
In Japan and other Eastern nurkots the con: sumption of the Company's products was again interfered with by large impertations of het long as the cost of the latter is artificially root sugar, and this will probably be the case
sumeened by the system of beanies.xisting
on the contineat of Europe.
The profit und loss nocount, including erelit balance of $1.794.71, brought forward from 30th Inns, 18, shown a credit balaser of 883,198.29.
"The directors propose to deal with this an followi
To pay a final dividend of 10 por
cent. for the half year, absorbing Ta plies to the reserve fant..
Te set aside against repairs aid ny
newals
A
To write off from value of furniture
and Bætores
To carry forward to new acconat
260,000.00
15,000,00
viz.com
3,000.00
608:29
LATE TELEGRAMS.
BANGGON AND CEYLON. ·
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
b.
25 679,41
2.28.73
NEWS VIA
8.178,38
1264.82 150.00
$37.MIL.JA.
Cr.
27 343 20 10.01E8
POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, 20 March..
BEFORE MR. MAZELAND.
37,41.14
ਜਨ
London, 2nd March. SIR A. MILNER GOES TO PRETORIA.
Sir Alfred Milner has gone to Pretoria to the Governorship. Sir W. Hely Hutchinson replacing him at Capetown..
PURSUING DE, WET. The persistence of Plumer's pursuit of the Boers and the rapidity of the combined move. ments rendered De Wet's invasion abortive, The incalers last stand was made on the 15th altime, and after that they behavol liku huryod mes and onen started the commato melted away.
3rd March. Lin Kwai, a scolic, with others not in cus- teal was charged on remand with stealing aus The papers crument on Lord Kitchener's wooden cass containing Afty boxes of cigars, optimistic expression that De Wet had been that it is doubtless partially true, but
STEALING $100 WORTH ỐP CIGANS
LORD. KITCHENER'S OPTIMISM,
been Inniled there. French cruisers have been? ordered to be ready to carry the mails if users- sary. The steamer Himalaye with Sir Thomas Sutherland on board was unable to land cargo"
Marseille.
TO LET.
TO LET.
ICHMOND TERRACE-Nos. & 5.
estined for Maze the French and Italian So. R Fessension of 1st April, No. 8,
cialists are endeavouring to make the Marseilles strike
a general and international ons, and that Genos may possibly be involved.
ARMY NEWB.
mediate Possowion.
Apply to
LAU CHU PAK, Care of A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 1st March, 1901.
[612
London, 5th March. Mr. Bredrick, in the House of Commons, expired men who had been trained for servico in said it was not proposed to compensate tie- India. He further sait Chat General Gasalen was informed on the 10th of January that proposals N for lodging allowance to Staff-Officers în China i would be considered.
TO LET. POSSESSION APRIL 1ST.
[O. 1, STEWART TERRACE. Apply to-
J. W. NOBLE.
til
Hongkong. 6th Mareli, 1901.
TO LET.
ΤΟ
TO LET.
SIX 1st
"
[626
ROYAL VISIT TO THE COLONIE..
London, 5th March. The King has empowered the Duke of York to confer Knighthoods in Australia.
London, oci Marche The nett sam at credit of profit and loss we
STREET, The official programme stat s that the Duke NO. 5. ELGIN valu $200, the property of cue Edraund föreed across the Orange disappoint: } the Rith of April, and leave count is 8251,500.15, out-of which $50,000 was Johuuneen, engineer, 19, Ios House Street, on
and Duchess of York will arrive at Calouho on
ROOMED HOUSE from the paid as an inforin dividend of 25 per cent, on the 16th int. The defendant pleaded not guilty,ment in falt at the failure to capture or destroy will arrive at Singapore on the 21st April and
คณ the With: they April, EXL,
Apply at- the 18th Augast last, the balance, $201,800 11, The complainast could not give any, expla Jis commando. Meanwhile scattered bodies of sail thones ou the 23rd. The time-table allows the general agents and consulting committention of how the reas of cigars came to be stolen, the enemy are still in Cape Colony Ita
No., ELGIN STREET. 5,000.00 recommend should be dealt with as follows, but was able to swear to the cigars, as he was
for nearly one month being spent in Canada,
Hongkong, 21 March, 1901, stated that Da Wet is denied and in his Sir Wilford Laurier has rabled to Mr. Burton the only importer in the colony of the parti-fanaticisan doge wholesale and is alienating rating that it is impossible for Canada to Leular quality
many of his follows". „STB0,000,00 The master of the Chung Li shop, 39, Wing
↑ send troops to the Federation festivities: 11,880,16 On Street, mid the defendant.some to him on
THE QUEEN'S MEMORIAL. the ith inst. and bargained about the cigars,
******** London, Bth March. The King has approved of the Committee's $201,800.18 offering the lot for This price was agreed
roccmmendations for the Memorial to the to and the defendant was asked to leave the
Queen in the neighbourhood of Westminister cigars and come back at night for the money. Babington luas dearthed a Krupp gun and and Buckingham Palace. The most prominent that the cigars were stolen, had him arrested. When be wait back, witness, who suspectel a Pompow with ammunition at Lundfontein.feature of the memorial will be a atatge of th
Thirty three Bours and 50 horses have been Queen. The charge was found proven and the defen-captured at Semeow River. Dartnell captured fant sentenced to xix weeks hard inhour.
Hotchkiss gun at Piet Relief, where the sur In connection with the same case. A maringreuders of Boers to Fronch centime dolor and a silmaker were sontenen to two. neatlas hard taboer each for feloniously receive; ing the quee of cigars, knowing it to have been
$83,608
It should be noted and remembered by share holders that very nearly 2 por cont, of the divi- dend now proposed is provided by profit on the sale of a portion of Le Praya Reclamation something quite exceptional and quite apart from the Hotel Company's ordinary business. A reference to the profit and loss account will show the profit from this soures to he $11,880.75,
The land sold was a triangular pleso measur ing 651 square feet and situated between Chater Road and Dus Vwax Roud.
BUSINESS.
The Company's business during the current half-year has, so far, hvon good.
DIRECTORY.
Mr. E. Osborne retires by rotation, but offere himself for re-election,
AUDIT.
The accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. H. Potts and W. H. Gaskell, who are re- caneled for re-election.
W. PARFITT,
Hongkong, 18th March, 1901,
Capital:
BALANCE SHEET.
31st Decimber, 1980. LEAMILITUDE
Anul dividend of $230 per shere
(making $12 for the year). Carry forward to next account ..........
CONSULTING COMMITINE.
C.M.G., D. M. Moses; C. 8. Sharp, D. Gilles This consists of Messrs. Han. P. Chater. and I. C. Wilcox, who offer themselves for re-
olection.
AUDITOES.
The ecounts have been audited by Meurs, offer themselves for re-election. Thos. Aruold and Fullerton Henderson, who
JARDINE. MATHESON & Co.. General Ageniz.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1901
BALANCE SHEET --- One year to 31st Decembar, When,
CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES,
Equalization of divides fund Paid-up capital Sundry creditor
Balance of profit at low
Bount
stolen.
BEFORE ME. KEMP
CLIMATE DID NOT AGREE WITH HIL
A. Barkowski, second enginer on this Germen Sconsting steamer Chinn, was charged with 20.00 absenting himself from the ship on the
16,MALOist without leave from the captain, 3.478..24.26
51899.315
Chairman.
Less interim dividend of 24 per cent. paid on 18th August. 100+.......
50,8)
201,800,0
$3,830921.42
32.000 shares at $50 each fully paid up)..... (10,000,00
1000mortgage debentures, un
tlarisedansued at 500 ench.... $970,00€20
Lama 360 ditto not issued
Auscants payable
275,000.00
A JOKETA
Properly eruant, consisting of
Bagkameni dividende
Balance at credit of repairs and renewala
arcount....
Reserve fand ...
Profit loss account
22225,00
20,120.54 | Cash”. 2.415.50 Haw
The defendant who aduitted the charge, ex- plained that be left the ship because the dinto of Bangkok, between which port and Hongkong the China makes periodical is, does not give with his health.
4th March SIDINDON-BLOOD`S-RANK----- Major-General Sir Bindon Blood will rank as a Lintemat-General in South Africa.
CAPTURES AND DIBOLVERIES,
THE COMING WINTER,
Orders amounting to fourtes labls of rupes are being placed in India for great coats for the troops in South Afries for the sing Transvaal winter.
6th March. Owing to the excellent work of the Colonial eelists at the Cups it has been decide to raise eight companies of eyndist volunteers in Eng lid for South Africa..
CYCLISTS USEFUL,
ARMY REFORM.
London, 4th March. WAR OFFICE ADMINISTRATION-DEBATR. IN THE LORDS. In the House of Lords the Duke of Bedford
RUSSIA AND THE CHINESE.
He
somewhat noteworthy article on the subject of The St. Petersburg Viedomasti publishes a the Yellow Turror. For Rusia, says the writer, the so-called Chinese terror has none of the dread significance which it apparently conveys to the nations of Western Europe. IT The Chinese surpasses the white man Hussin knows her great_ Asiatic neighbour!
the arts of commerce and industry. is more honourabis in his dealings, more ah. stemiens and modernte in his private and social life, and more lilified with his kindeed than any other Asiatic, and, for that antler, thin any of his European neighbours. It is for these several reasons that the white European. exis all his stubborn energy, joined with The captain did not press the charge, as he
racial prejudice, to keep the yellow Celestial heat engaged another man to take the defendant's referral to the administration of the War fficer-progressive change in the social economy
on of his tair marl But with the! place. Esitles, the defendant. it eat back to Lori Wolseley in a carefully
speech of prepared the ship, went wery probably create distur condend the system az 1895, whereby the our modern times, individual freedom Unens on beurd.
Commander-in-Chief was robbed of his control our pities and capacities will be fully must inevitably expand. and, consequently, His Worship accordingly dismissed the en-e. over the Army, the administration of which was developed, Barkowski was further charged with the vested in a civilian assisted by subordinates with prolensive development the Yellow Terror With that plenary and com- unlawful possession of a revolver and six rounds whom he is dirept. Hie Loriosity jame} | of ammunition without a licence from the any intention of attacking individuals but laid
will I disappear of itself. There will then follows! 2.176.18 Captain Superintendent of Police. The re- the repossibility for the deficiencies on the white races, and the chief role in this blending a free intermixture between the yellow and 13,768 volver was found in his possession when he was Secretary of State and the political exigences
arreated.
of Government. Saldiers, he said, did not loves will be played by the Russian. The in of 5, with the alternative of 10 days civilian rulers and it was impossible to ignore strength and votame with astonishing rapidity. Kussian Desing such Osten" increases in imprisonmest, was inflicted. The are wore the sentiment of the Armsy without injuring its The Rasian pople are perliarly capable He urgently advated the restoration of er spaceptible to assimilating of Mr-Stanhope's system, aut auggested that
with
the Chinese, for the simple and the Commander-in-Chief zhonkl empowered ethnological reason that there runs in the to appeal to the public in cases of differenes-veins or the lay a strong stran of Mongolian
of State. The presnt system
1,505,725,89
11233.48 241.157.58 79,2278.00
Enst Pout Restry.
Bowrington Refinery Swatow Befiory..... Hongkong Distillery Site of Soo-kau-jou?
refined sugar, kė Spirits and run; &t.. 2,203,20 Charcoal, coal, stores, & e 58,000.00 Sundry debtors 83,608,20 Shipments
LO advances $9,309.9
$2.050 507.04 514.3307.81
- LAGANO GL
ANKETA.
C.
$5,839,921. 42
Mariti lot No. S and remain-
PROPERTY ACCOUNT,
ing portion of marine fut No.3
6372.0-5.00
lot No.
30,105.29
e To balance at debit on 3. st. Dec., 1889... 1.-494,157 64 To new thinery, &e.
11,568.16
*$1,50025.80
By balance at dute
70.1,415.87
$160,270.32
Visue of land and buildings as per last report -
Bemaining portion of marino
Pruyn reclamation: $221.0
Less mole of a portion.
being 651 aqrare
feet at bock value
of $1.36 per equ foot...
1,130.25
* 21,201,77-
Value of furniture and fixturas
us per last report. Less written off, a m
mented in last roport.............. 14,000.00
Lews vaine of stock transferred
te linn, erockery and glass- - WAN, A.. ecount 1st
140,273,52
$ 1,505,725 NO
$1.505.725.80
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
To communion...
To remuneration to consulting comukte To gtslitty#a° [el+Kvwve! To interest
To intori dividend of 2) per eout » jail
on 18th August, 1900
Sinue added to furniture and
Beturen uncomat
16:09.13
$103,804.30
2,0902.20
o not balance.
Stock of lizen, erockory mid glassware, &c. 39,530.18 Brown of wines, provisions, household suti
38.408.62
iries, coal and stationery.................. Shares in public compuiesaku vi 7,033.41
Licenses attaching to 1901
V30,00
Accounts receivable
19.93150
Stenni launch........
B
Hongkong and Bhanghai turking Corpora-
ticu
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora
tion, No. & account
Cast: hand......
8,14H
2.453.00 22281
$903.30.31
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDINO $14T DECKяHER, 1900. I.
To lead dots and rofunde...
To
To half-your's interest on debentures
terminals
15225,000 at & per cent)
To interest account...n në
..
To directors' and uulitori feca 7.
L'o fire misurazion
To Crown rent
To balance, to be appropriated is follows:
To pay a vitena of 10 per
cout.
To ant side against repaira
and renowali
To write of furniture sani.
fixtures....
To place to reserve fund, To carry forward to new ag-
COILET....
(ነ
60,000.00
3,000,00 *[5,0,A),
608.20
By Balance from 30th Jan, 1900 91,191.71
Les dividend at 10.
per cent.
Lifes transfer to re-
&0,000. ANI
mrve funde 13.030.00
Less written of furnis
— — $3,000.00 :
By guin on working
$
24.
nuc forfaited,
NORTHERY NOTES.
merale.
The following items are from the Peking with the Secretar fraught with danger.
.
and Tientsin Times of the 9th instant:-
-On the 4th instant, at 8 p.m., the Provisional Government Bank was burnt down.
Anti-Christina trenbes are reported from aromad Puntingin, rhero the districts are still apparently disturbed.
The Fe Hain Wea states that Fringe Sub has been accepted by the British Government as an ambassador of condoluare on the Queen's death.
The Japanese are particularly di-pleased at 33,265.62 Na. Tong, who is not a prinen, zat took no 4,500.00 stups.in his powerful official position to check 750 the Boxers, being sent to Jama to apologis 27,63.81 for the death of Mr. Sugiyams. $4,219.42
Gen. Gaselee proposes to leare Peking on a tour of inspection on March 11th. remaining 50.000 her till the 14th, at Tongshan till the 14th, and
at Shashikwao till the 19th, after which date. 14.219.43 the General may go on to Weilmiwej.
20.800,16
$316,019,59
The Japanese are strictly guarding any of the yames in Peking that have not leady heen footed, and recently arrested a Banner official whom they detected stealing some silver $36,039.59 from one of thoai, and handed him to Prince
Ching
$310,0.50
LUZON SUGAR KEFINING CO., LIMITED.
The following is the repeat for presentation in the shareholders at the nineteenth anual general meeting, to be held at the offices of the general agents, at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday, 27th inst.
The general agents beg to submit their report 2.992.33 on the business of the Company during the year 1900, with a statement of acounts to Ist of December lust.
$37.74.
16,750.00 104,70
As the result of the war in the Philippines 1,200.00 1,599.78 during 1899. referred to in the last report, the 181.68 refinery was silent until the upoth of stay, but work was then reused and continue with soms interruptions until sear the end of the
year.
was pernicious and
Lord Lansdowne replied ani denied that the Commander-in-Chief was sheprived of control. Heansed Lord Wolseley of not exercising is rights of supervision and failing to understand bis duties; otherwise he would hars enabled Government to better utilise the auxiliary forces and would have pointed out before the war that Ladysmith was not a suitably station to occupy, and would have warned Government that one Army torps was not sufficient to subjugate the Transvaal. Lord Lansdowne concluded by stating that the present system was infinitely preferable to the discredited system of 1888.
The debate was then adjourned.
GENERAL NEWS.
AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
Calcutta 1st March General Gaselea las asked for two ships fit ed for horses to be sent to Ching this month.
London, 4th March, lenye Peking. The British according to pre- The Americans are actively preparing to sent plans contemplate summering at Teitaho. and gradually withdrawing the Indians, leaving the Royal Welsh Fasillars as a legration ynard. An Indian regiment will guard the railway during the winter.
ARMY ESTIMATEL
Loudon, 2nd Marcb.
In the Japanese quarter in Peking one of the Chinese policemen employed there. who was formerly a Boxer instructor. incautiously begun displaying his skilf in Boxer rites to some of his companions. He was however seen by a Japanese sentry, and Feizest and shot. in Chihli and al-from-Manchuris that the hint in estimates us to the solliers increase News comes from many surrounding districts The Times comments on the absence of any Boxers are once more actively drilling. They of pay and the strengthening of the Artillery. intend to benefit by past experimees and not maintain there is no need for harry, and they
THE EAST INDIA SQUADRON, make the mistake again. Nox time they assert they will do their work properly. They deny that any of the principal Hoxer leaders or the goddess of the Led Lauters are killed, but at some future date and expect to find them have simply rotired to the hills and will returna rady drilled.
WATER RETURN.
VOIRS ON THE 1ST MARCH,
cons on the East India station. The now fast cruiser Pomers will replace the
laul. Independently of any incentive action Russians will rapidly amalgamate with the on the part of the Imperial Government, the Chinese. it is one of the stural necessities of the Listery of the twentieth century that they should do so, says the writer in the Viedot.
TRADE
CLARETS
MARK.
Imported direct from the Growers, we are able to riva exceptional value.
MEDUC... Vis ORDINAIRE
ST. EMILION...
MARGAUX
St. Fries ST. ESTERNE CH. LEOVILLE
CALIFORNIA... ZINFANDEL ...
CH. LAKOSE...
TWO ROOMS, Corner of Queen's Roust Central and In House Lue. Suitable- for Living Rooma or Officos. Partly Furnished. May be rented together or separately.
Apply
MANAGER, Hongkong Daily Press Office. Hongkong. 20th March, 1901, £719
TO LET, FURNISHED.
THAT Commotions and Beautifully Situated Residenes at the PEAR, THE EYRIE. For Particulars, apply to
R. C. WILCOX,
8, Deaconsfield Arcade. [734
Hongkong. 14th March, 1901.
TO LET:
WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
NO. 9, SEYMOUR ROAD.
Apply to
'S. 'B., Cure of Daily Press Office. Hongkong. 34th March, 1901.
(740. TO LET.
TO. 2. GOMES VILLAS, DES VEUX
Road, Kowloon.
Apply fo
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong 19th March. 100.
TO LET
TWOSTORIED EUROPEAN RE TWO very spacious and well-pautilated- SIDENCES with GARDENS and TENNIS OONS BAD OUTHOUSES, in MACDONNELL LAWNS. euch containing 6 Rons. BATH- ROAD, on Inland Lot No. 1.509.
Apply to-
TANG LAP TING. No. 18, Queen Street, Hongkong. or to MOK MAN CHEUNG: Butterfeldt Swire. Hongkong. 19th March, 1901
No
TO LET. FROM 1ST APRIL, 1901.
0. 5. MORRISON HILL
Apply to
(702
Q. C. ANDERSON,'
20. Des Voeux Road. Hongkong. 15th March, 1901.
[754
No.
TO LET.
́O. 44, CAINE ROAD-A 3-STORIED
HOUSE with 10 ROOMS; Im meliate Possession.
Apply to
1 oz. flagic 4'doz Bottles Bataan, } Boltles 84.00 $4.50 $7,50 8.00
WO KEE & CO.. No. 18, Des Voeux Road West. Hongkong, th March. 1901.
[653
4.30 5.00
5.50 6.00 8.00 6.00 4:50 9,60 6,50
TO LET.
7.30 10.50
8.00
9.00 12.00
11.00 12.00 15.00 11.00 12.00 - 15.00 4.50 5.00 8.00 5,00 5,50
الأول
HOUSE in RIFON TERRAČE. HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD.
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 18th March, 1901..
BH
And
OFFICES TO LET.
und 64, No, 68
An allowance of SEVENTY-FIVE CentaND FLOORS of Nos. FRA London, 2nd March.
per dozen is made for quarter bottles, when
GROUND FLOOR returned to our godown. Special rates for QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.' Hogshears.
Apply to-
ON CHAI CO 2nd Floor No. 52. Gage Street. Hongkong 16th January, 1991, [284
THE PLAQUE.
London, 2nd March. from the Laps to covey the new contingents One of the transports which arrived at Sylusy
has been put in quarantine as there is a case of plugue suspected to be among the seamen
Lonifon, 4th March The plague at Capstown is spreading. Five
day before. Eleven more cuses have taken place, inckuling a European woman. The rase
Sysin being now closed as a market for the LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IS BESER coloured corpses were found yesterday and the Company's refined sugar, however, great with. culty was experienced in finding an outlet for it. the local consumption being quite inadequate. and there does not appear to be any prospect of 53,03.29 improvement in this respect in the near future. The sum at dabit of profit aul loss uerannt is $99,055.57 $10,911.85, which is carried forward to next
accurat,
c.
tum and fixtures 10.000,00 -
Love set aside for ro
pairs and renewals 10.000.0K
1,74.71
- By rents of shopa uuel ciliços, new
milding
2,970.00.
By rents of shops and office, old,
buiteng....
6,256,00
By dividend on shares
Berip and transfer fee
9,126,00 199.00 23.1k
yha debt recoverodo, k
607.08
by profit on the sale of a portion of Prayù
polamation you g
By profit on hotel working account for wis months enling 81st December, 1900....
The general agents and consulting coannittee have waived their commission and fees, as they
·lid but year.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
Mr. J. H, Lewis he signed his sat on leaving the colony. Mr. David Gillies is eli. gible for re-election.
· AUDITORS. The accounts have beer-audito) by Mr. Thomas Arnold, who offers bimade-for re-elec tion.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.. General Agents. Hongkong. th March, 1901.
CAPITAL ACCOUNT.
LEATIN
$ Tapi acconut. 11.880.75, Jartline, Matheson & Co's current accomit 86,358.4 700.000,0 Hongkong & Shangbai Banking Corporation 27,396, 75,118.53-zuzufy cralitor.
*$99,055 57
REPAIRS AND RENEWALS ACCOUNT.
Dr
To payizent on recount of repairs and re
newals during the half-year ending 31st December, 1990
To balaca be
By profit and loss
· ASSETS,
s. Property accunnt.. Reimed sogar Raw sugu 7,730.80 Molnases. 2,269.20. Coat-ofuarcal, stores, ant bagaj zo.
Cush $10,000.00 Bundry debtors
10,000.00 Balance of profit and loss accent... $10,000.00
LEVEL.
1900.
1901. below overflow. Julow overtow. Tytam........
2 ft. 2 in. 26 ft. in. Pokfulam ...... 13 ft. 0 in. 19 ft. io. Wongichang (1. in 42 ft 4 in.. STORAGE GALLONS.
Tytan
Pokfaian!... Wonguicheong
1900. 210,880,000
#6340,000 Nil
145.490.000 26,300,000 318,000
Total..... $790,00 172,148.000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
1901.
Consumption $8,183,000
Estimated popu
lation
Consumpticuper
1,541,000) gallous
210,800
204,000
head purilay -15 52
155 gallons CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN.
INSULA DURING THE MONTH
FEBRUARY.-.
*1900.
1901.
5,567.25 Estimated popu
Consumption... 8019,712, 11,440,000 gallons
-$839 £38,79-
Iation
-27,700- 29,090 Consumption per
head per day...? 9.37
14 palioua The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
07212243 147,807.28
21,402.10
44,27601
CH. WARLAC MARGAUN
CH. PONTET CASET CH. LARORE..
TO LET. TILLINGFLETE.”
PEAK ROAD.
6 ROOMED HOUSE from 1st May.
Apply to-
BORDEAUX BOTTLED.
} law. Hottles.
$13.40 66
15.00
21.00
36.00
38.00
18,00
H. PRICE & CO.
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of a semman on a transport at Sydney, moy., 411. Mourex Rothschild .. tioned in yesterday's telegram, proved to the Sr. Leos, Tonie plague and the man has died. Two cases have decurred near Brisbane.
Indon Sth March. Rats have been found dying of plague in Simonstown Dorkyard and a plague death orear- red in Perth. West Australia.
Calentta, 6th March.
ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO. Hongkong, 14th March. 1901,
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The plague mortality in Iulia rose last week EYE-SIGHT. Hongkong, 20th September, 1900.
fo 6,927. Bombay and Calcutta cities aud the North-Western Provinces all reporting in- gressos, while the Bengal districts had close un four thousand deaths.
THE COTTON THAUH.
—Lezdon, 3rd-Mareli, The outlook in the cotton trade is regarded as gloomy. Many large frus are working short time and are reducing the number of their employees.
COOPER'S HILL.
London, 3rd Marcb.
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Great proportion of cataracts aut diseases MRS. affecting thess advancing in life occur to
In the Blus Book"with regard to Cooper's Hill College, it is mentioned that passions have been given to the dismissed teachers. The those having some deficiency in the constraction Standard says the Blue Book on Cooper's Hill of the eyes the many years of Eyo Strain" College disposes of the suggestion that the ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses Professors were the victim of barrancratic
justice. The weessity of remodelling the College was evident, the only alternative being reform or its abolition.
THE STRIKE AT MARSEILLES.
London, th March.
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specially adapted in youth to those requiring then save and preserva the sight.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFICERS OF dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters.
B. D. OEMERY,"
Water Authority. A disturbance took place at Marseilles to-day running together; any of these symptoms indi € 783 50 25,38.88 IT IS BETTER TO KEEP WALL than to have crews to join them. The British Indis steering Glasses only to correct and card.
owing to the strikers endeavouring to entice cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir the quickest possible recovery from illness. That Golconda from London sailed for Calcutta with- 8879,824044 is why there is such a universal demand for out landing cargo for Marseilles.
Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA 10011.85 articles like LIEBIG Company's. Extract, now The strikers at Marseilles yesterday stoned) CLES only after tasting the sight." $389,238.79 called LEBICO.
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