THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 13тH 1903
or affection, to give your votes to whichever of | POLLARD COMEDY COMPANY the two candidates, Mr. Hewett and myself, you think, the more worthy of your suffrages, (Applause)
AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.
"TOM, DICH AND HARKY." In former yeare it has hoon our uses here to look upon the advent of the theatrical season in the light of a harbinger of the ideal climatic conditions that make our Hongkong winter periodo delightful. But as time goes on we fed more and more are the summer months
`visitors, who assarely rither taust be becoming plasurably encroached upon by our theatrical bolder in their definnes of trepis hont or fading in these lands much kudos to attract them hither.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LD.
The following is the report of the board of directors of the Hongkong and Whempos Dock Company, Ld.. to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Monday, the 4th August, at noen
Gentlemen,The directors bare now to sab.. mit to you their report with a statement of accounts for the half-year ended 30th June, 1903. The net profit for the six months,
8476,888.29
after paying interest due and all charges arouats in to win has to be added the balanes
brought forward from lust account 196,256.84
8673,145,13
and from this have to be deducled- the equaler are
Directors' fea Auditors' foos
$10,0 0,00 75040
18,750.00
PHOTOGRAPHIC
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PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS
EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN
A. CHEE & CO.,
POLICE COURT.
17A, QUEEN'S ROAP, HONGKONG.
Wednesday, 12th August.
BEFORE ME. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE).
mat to represent a commercial body. (Hour, Mr. hear.) That is that consideration. lewett is not only very well wormed in the general conimercial questions of the Fac
Mr. HEWETT said-Gentlemen.We all Fant, but he has also a sound and practical
un matrais knowledge of municipal work. Tiro, gentlo-know what it is to safer from moti, got laro the two combined. To my qught there, and I mast confess to my experi- id that is the ideal man to be on the oucing something of the kind of the present We stented him, at the moment is finding mys if for the first time in Legislative Council, last apud testing, on the ammittee of this opposition to my very good friend, Mr. Pollock. Chamber. That commit'ee olected him their In coming forward, however, and in offering ́chajemas. Surly that proves that we have toyself as the representative of the Chamber of every confidence La Mr. Heweth L-tus extend Commerce on the Legislative Couacis, I do so that coablonce and el el him as one repre- in the belief that I am qualified to net in this I beg to capacity. I would state that my commercial Kritativa to do Logislative Council.
training commedieud. 26 years ago, mud noduly second Mr. Losin's motion. Appiness.)
The CHAMAN next called on other mearbers 23 years of these have been passed in the load- to address the meeting. A nous offered toing basians contres botwoaa hore and Yoko- bama. I think I my claim therefore that. I spek, he called on the candidates,
bave a very good genovat knowledge of the trade of the Far East. In addition to this my I ordinary business has kept nie thoroughly in touch with the home trade and also with our Important interests in the Straits and India, Having sp-t altogether roma savob yours in Hongkong. I have daring the fast two yours of my residoneo here in enable to pick up the threads of the various inte sis conunded with the Colony, and I fual therefors that I mo justified in offering mys-il as the ripremutativo of this Chanbor ou Ilus Legislative Council, · As Me. Pollock bus remarkind, it is extremely warm, ngd we do not wish to stay here a minute longer than is necessary. But I will only add that if you do no the mout of electing me I efects to get a fuislaug touch, the audivate dosing plant or dored, and are all deliverable solicitor (Messrs. Dencan & Hastings). Captain)
Commurd awing
have dont su
that.
with
shall do all in my power to farther your interests as far as our relation with the Government ad equcornal, (Applause) Wo W now proceed with the voting,
Bellalting/then proceeded, and when all the cards had bola banded in and the votes counter the rexalt was sunounced by the CHAIRMAN as follows g.
Mr. Pollock; Mr. Hewett, 54. · The announcement was greeted with load applause, and whos this hid anbsided,
4
ThS CHAIRMAN stool brands with Mr. Pollock, whom bo congratulated upon his oletion, and thereafter the meeting dispersed,
leaving available for appropriation...2662,395.13 Thu di restars recommend Ut a dividend for the hall-year of 12 par e ut. or $300,000 be paid to shareholders, that $30 579, be written tram the value of Kowloon Docks, 52,77204 from the Cosmopolita, Dock, that a mar ne insurance risks on
tug bitches, Sr., ba apja. 88,750 to
21
to the new equat
The new boilers for this station are made, bu
ALLEGLO FORGERY.
A Chiusman ramod Pan Kan was remanded till the 18th inst, ou à charge of forging a promissory note for $1,000 on the Imperiul Bank of China, the compradors of which swore the information that at to the issuing of the
Hags, solicitor (Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, & Ma-tory, appeared for the prosegution, and Mr. 9. D. Thomson, solicitor, for flas defence,
CHARGE AGAINST EUROPEAN CONSTABLE, Lance Sergeant karimble was brought up on remand charged with the manslaughter of a Chinese kwker at Yaamat on the 3rd inst. The defendant, who na sirody pleaded not guilty, was represented by Mr. J. Hastings,
However that any be, we whose present lot is cast in soues near to galaurs in the antler. In the spring the Lill patias siayed with us longer thin we dated havo bopod, and now to us falls the pleasure of welcoming to our shears another hand of artistes while yer the suinraer host is with us. The Pollard Company is, thus, doubly t he appreciated. Ty bring with them a repstory of comedies and rousing furces nad tuis reqtation less brul lustre mitled Bersant to enter ordinary harborin warrant for the defendant's arrest. Mr. J. to it by their triumphs in Manika Ther the Company is strong camerinally as well as its crisis, and ths: the balance The removal of the cuchines from the old in the matter of the individual talent of s members. And, furthertion, the Theatre to the rougineworks at Kowloon, and their redist citation for the Metric drive, has pro- Royal has jast koon put through a process of ceded with rapidity and battle interruption The of business, The ohl building is now cleared nud cleaning, renovation, and decoration.
electric power station. scheme of improves cut is bardly completed yet, being prepared and renovated as a central but as all the substantial part of it has been accomplished, leaving only some of the ornate engines, dyamos, slectric motors, and cop.. that assembled lust oraing had good opportu: before the end of this balf-year The old brass uity to julge of the general result; and on all shop, which formot an unnay of the old build.yans. Acting Captain Sup-rintendent of
Jug, has been removed to a spacious apps for Felice, conducted the prosecution. sides one heard expressions of admiration. It in the new roof, the annexe pu led downa giriog will be smbered perhaps that during Mr wider fratage to the main road. Robert Hrongh's ust visit to Hongkong he was ensuited as to the proposed alterations, andėlis Sggestions have been largely carried out. The autire building has been fitted with electric light, with rews of lumps, renul the doms and the dress circle. Au exhaust-fan is to be placed in the top of the dous. The floor of the stalls has been raised six inches, so as to afford a better view of the stage, and in the dress circle the old unsightly stelle kavo bosh done away with, and the front of the circle has been improved to give all in the chairs a better view. A new iron balustrade replaces the old wooden one. With the object of improving the bearing, ornamental pavelling has toen placed between the pillars supporting the home; this it is hoped will have the effet of confining the voices to the body of the building. To ant paid on account On the stage the bridges for operating the scenes have been changed and the old grooves which held the scenery in position and the false prosessiums have been removed. In the work of carrying out these improvements Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Hon. Secretary of the City Hall building, has taken a large share and
new fitting shop. bis efforts have beeg warmly seconded, by Mr.Tant pail un accoun; af E. W. Mitchell, whose interest in theatrical
five is well known.
Than Toon, Dick and Harry, Mr. Pollard could have selected no better piece with which to open. It is a delightful comedy, that carried
The widening at the bottom of the entrance of the inner half of the Cosmopolitan Dock is
early completed.
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1 during the latter part of the aminster or autumn, although they will not be there at the same time, It is doubtful if King Edward will this var mest the Krizer; at nil avonta the intter do not intend so vist Great Britain this year.
0: Lloyd.
THE CUNARD LINE.
Loudon, 4th August,
The agreement between the Goyo-nment and the Cunard Company, nied the 20th July, has been laid on the table of the onse of Commons
with a draft of the deed for secaring the deben- turo stock. It will be published shortly.---
N-C. Daily News.
THE ARMY AND ITS DOCTOLS.
London, 4 August.§ 5 Mr. Brodrick stated that he hopel to announce pêxt session that he had organised a civilian reserve medical staff for the army, formed from the higher class candidates now competing for army medical ́appointments. — N.C. Daily News.
TRADE
TELEPHONE NO. 135.
MARK
SCOTCH WHISKIES
Inspector Muedound, recalled, said that on the eveling of the 3rd inst. the deceased The dredger Euston River bas fulfilled two hort terms of charter, and also removed veveral hawker, Tang Chak, came to the police station THE CREAM OF tlisand tous from the foreshore of Konut Yaumuth and complained that he had been nsalted. Witness sent in to the Government Dockyard.
Civil Hospital, and on the 7th inst, Harnt that ho was dying. Witness want to the bospital with his Worship, and was taken to the word wlore Trang Chuk was He saw the magistrate's interpreter speak to b'm several tiars, but the man made no response. Witness remained by him till he died, as also did the defendant, who was present.
At Aberd, the sea wall, having subsided. has been practically rotullt.
C. P. CHATER, Chairman. Hongkong, 10th August, 193
The recounts are as follows:-
CAPITAL ACCOUNT. 3 th June. 19 3."
ANSETS. |4*|*IR); To value of Alrdrez Docks, we per lant
statement
Kowloon.
To valor of Kowloon Docka.
a per lust atatement... 1,976,420,54 Lessitout Fince written of
15,400,00
$1,831,430.54
of removal of bill on the new extension.. Kowloom marine lot 97
1215.65
To
hire of dredges Cantone
*
Hirer drudging forestore near shipbuilding Jeport. Tomaat prit mi acconut of tw e botes for Eüro- bean foremen
To amount paid completing
uffice extensious To aut paid
updating conversion of spart shel
opmount paiki on needunt ut removing hill, at back of new forgo
To amount paid on recount of
naw electric instillation... To cout of additional anastary
fittings for No. 1 dock... To cost of machinery added to hyvirulic and compressed air installations
for Bawmill ..........
M. POLLOCK, who wan received applause, said-Gentlemen,--About Chr day's age, when I was Best informed that there was Lo be a vacay in the Legislative Council for
representative from Chamur of ta th approaching doparture of Mr. Showan from this Colony, detomised to put myself forward as alidate for the post in view of the fet flat. I was urged to do so by influential gentle * men vepresenting your comm rotal community, If it had not been for the fact that I was urgent by these gentleman to come forward to contest the soal in the Council, I certainly should not have best bolt ruong on my our initiative to Well, gentlemen, as I said, I determined some, Cina days ago, after I had hund that Mr. Showan was about to loty the Colony, to staal for this seat, and on the Rest day I was mots with, news of a sorte- wint disquieting.somewhat discouraging, oharnes ter, because I was informed that for some wenks jast-two or three weeks past, at all ovonta--- goal meu had been canvassing for Mr. Hewett and that it was practically hopeless for me to stund for the saut at this to becense, I was told the majority of your votes had been promised to
The CHAIRMAsid -Gentlemen, the result Mr. Howatt, Well, goutlumen, that did not discourage, for when I came to review the of this election will be communicated to mitter I was satisfied that there were curtain H. E. the Governor in due course. It now
not only remains for the meeting to pass gent les amongst you who might
as vote of thanks to the serulinens, (Applause.) ambarally have expressed themselves
Mr. Potock-Glàm. Í mzch unicon to vote for Mr. Hewett under the impression that he was the only candi obliged to those who supported me, but I date likely to come forward, and I felt certain ovnsider myself particularly for buuste in also that when you board another candidato was having sucosaled in gaining the amt in the coming forward you would carefully reconsider Legislativo. Conail in view of the fiet that I the matter, and you would, as it is your bonaden was opposed to a goutdem un possessing sach duty to do, weigh as carefully the reaper ivestrong qualifications as my friend Mr. Hewott morits of each candidate brought before you. (Applause), I felt cortaia
gentlemen you, is of business, would not hostily make up your minds on a matter of this importance, but that yun would vory anxiously go into the question
The following is the list of members who of the respective capabilities of the respectivo
recorded votes Messe, Ford. Forsenang, P. candidates. Well now, gentlemen, I humbly
Brewitt, Wa. Danky. L. S. Dedr-Burjer, Fung Mabuit to you that, having regard to the fact
Wa Chan, A. G. Gordon. D. Haskell. Ho that your copresentation in the Legislative Fook, Dr. Jorku. Kedocrie, G. P. Lammert, Council is required to sit there in a legislative A. 15. Marty, J. Piebael, H. M. H. Neaazce, capacity, 1, as I bare submitted in my mani Dr. I. W. Nabio, H. F. Pollack, K., B. O Bay, festo, am entitled to your suffrages. I have M. 9. Sussuan, G. C. Muzon. A. V. Apcar & Co Arnold Karberg & Co, W. S. Bailey & Co, here au "Express" which was issued to-day- Bauker & Co, Benjamin, Kelly & Potts. Fererything before it when first produced, vor has familiarity dulled its edge. The comic suppose it was meant to be hamerons-which Blackhead & Co., Bradly & Co.. Buttreld &
troubles that befall the trio are us laughable as Swire, Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Carlowitz & rends- An ounce of practical expurieuco is
Co., Cawasjes Paisujen & Co, S. J. David &
ever. Ditk and Harry Winters are twins with worth a ton of frainal legal mind." (Langator.)
Co., Deacon &astinga, Dennys & Bowley,
a similarity of appearance that is districting to Well, gentlemen, what is the practical experi-iltaan & Co., Gresraann & Co., Hotza Jacob & *nce which you require from the gentleman Co., Hughes & Hough, J.D. Humphrys & Son, say the least of it. Mistakes are always who is to represent you in a legislative W. G. Humphreye & Co. J. D. Hutchinson being made where the two are concerned. & Co., Jardin Matheson & Co... Jebson & Co. Judge then how confusion is made worst a third capacity upon the Council? Tho practical ex-
Johnson, Stokes & Mustor, Krass & Co, perience which you require from that gentleman
Lai Hing Hong, Douglas, Laprais & Co. when there appears or, the scene drafting Lane, Crawford & Co, Lats, Wegener & Co., practical experianca in the
P. Lemaire & Co.. Linstead & Davis. W. R. of tugisintire mossures. A voico: No.) You
Loxlay & Co. MoGreg
Eisstowan
Bros, & what a representative who has knowledge of
McEwan, Frickel & Co.. what is the intended purpose of such measures
Gow, Molchers & Co, Meyer & Co. W. Manney & Brutton, E. and such amendments nad such alterations in
Meyoriok & Co., Pabanny & Co. Panchard, Lowther & Co, The law as may he brought forward by th
Radecker & Co., Feiss & Co., Alox. Ross & Co., Government. (Kuor, hear, and applause.)
Rosario & Co., ander, Wieler & Co, E. D. Surely, gentlemen, if Me. Hewett, from bis
Sassooo & Co., Shewan. Tomes & Co, Siemsson experience in municipal water may bo&Co.. H. Skutt & Co., Stewart Bros.. Fate & said to possess an ounes of practical experience, o.. Turner & C Vernon & Sinyth, Wendt & Co., Hurry Wicking & Co. Goddard and I think I may fairly claim, owing to
Douglas, Barrelto & Co.; the Agencia Pacifi the fact that for three yours I acted as Mail Steamship Co., Occidental 8.S. Co. and Attorney-General, to have a hundredweight Toyo Kisen Kaisha; Banque de l'Indo-Chine, of snel experience. (A roiw: No) Mr. Brown Canadian Pac So Radway Co, Ld, Cantou
Insurance Office, La., hartered Bank of
India, ays No; he has been a very energetic canvasser
Australis & Chius, China Export, Import & on behalf of Mr. Hevelt, gentleman, as you Bank Co., China Fire Insurance Co., Ld., Chinn Merchants Steam Navigation Co., China Sugar are aware. (Langhter, during which Mr.
Refining Co., L., & ompagnie des Mensageries
There was a very large audience assembled in Brown exclaimed Nothing of the art.) I
Maritimes, David Sur5000 & Co.. Ld, Dentsche eongratalin him upon his ac ivity, but I
Asiatische Bank. Dodwell & Co., L., Bast the Theatre when the cartain was tong ng ip the first act. The opening passages of the thisk, gentlemen, you will be ade by your Asiatic Trading Co. vetes to discount that activity. (Renewed Australasia China Telegraph Co., Edwards, comedy did not appear particularly lively, but By proft
players warmed to their work they laughter.) It must be obrions to all of you Piry & Co., Ld., Groen Island Cement Co., Ld,
the audience with them. In the second thut in so far as commercial experience is Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, Hamburg satored late the spirit of the piece and carried Aworika Linie, Hongkong and China Gas Co,
the height of the fan was re shed and the required Mr. Hewett is superior to Hongkong Fire Lusuran Co., Ld., Hongkong curtain rung down amid a roar of applouse and 30th J. 192. alf, but surely, gentlemon, none of you & Kowloon Wharf & Gylown Co., Ld.. Hong-
that will conten
311 the ereat of any kong and Investment and Agency Co.. Ld, laughter; white the third was capi ally deve loped and formed a fitting climax. In the rule comercial matter coming ap in the Council, Hongkong Rope Manafacturing Co., Ltd., I should not be able to obtain such particulars Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpors of the hot-tempered ad General Stanhope tion, Hongkong & Whampas Dock Co., L., Mr. Edward abis carried off firet honours, and instructions from your committee us would Imperial Bank
International making every point that the portrayal of enable me to intelligently and fully discuss in Banking Corporation, Mitsui Bussun Kaista, the character admits of and keeping th the Council sach commercial matters as require National Banc of China, Ld., Nippon Yuse bouse rip lig with laughter by reason of Kaisha, Peninsular & Oriental 8 Y. Co., Russo- bis ebullitious of temper against all in gonertì. the discussed. (Applause.) I should certainly, Chinese Bank, Shell Transport & Trading Mr. Wentworth Watson made a teappearance entirmen, apon snel waiter ensult your Sperry Flour Co. of San Francisco, Standard as Tom Stanhope and Mears, Harold Orr committee, and the committee would give me i Co. of New York, Watkins, Ld, Yoke and E. W. Dison contributed their share to the the best and fullost of their advice. and I should take.mɛs of that advice in Concil to further your interests. (Applausn.) On the other hand, gentleman," what about practical
it How is ogal experionen ?
possible that Mr. Hewett can be supplied with practical legal experience here? I submit, goatkob, it is impossible that he could be supplied with such legal experienes us would pablo him, very often on the spar of the moment, as has been sean, la speak on certain amendinents brought forward by the Govora wout. I sat for a period of three years in the Legislative Council, as yea will have notice by my uniforto, and thereby acquired an actual practical knowledge the drafting of laws as well as of the procedure of the Legislative Council I will not keep you longur. in this extremely trying best, but will leave this matter in your ep hands, and simply ark you, without fear, favour,
is
my-
of
Eastern Extension.
Cbina.
·
To cost of new machine tools To cost of new nubius tools
for engine shop To cost of new chines for
electro shop..
Cosmopolitan.
To value of Cosanjolitan Dock,
as per last statement
3,895.49
4,830.77
36,6
534,90
713.00
1,730.44
631.00
1,900.00
1,372.00
2,027,09
313.797.70 Lows arount since written of 15, 0.00
30.797.70
fer new bouses for Euro pei focemen..
Sighters
man as like both brolbers as they are like each other. This is Tom &t nhope, who finding it necessary to disp aise himself "makes up" site | the photograph of one of the twins. Ther the fun begins. Of course there are three girls to add to the troub's. One of the twins is 7 autant paid completing married. another is engaged to be, and Tom Stanhope, the pretender, ale ime e sweetheart. Be worn them all some of the funniest mistices imaginable are perp trated sutil each thinks every other body mad. The most prominout character however is General Rafus &inohepe, Tadias who gets hopelessly ruined up in the Tow's father. He is an irascible old Anglo- maddle that affairs have got into and gives vent to his wrath in hysterical dannacintions of everybody and everything. At last the air is 'ared, after the sprotat za have followed the characters through a maze of amusing mis- adventures.
AS the
act
1.074.31
a value of taga, dredgers, launches Fossily debtors..... Town of runterial ou land
8th June, 103.
LIABILITIES.
100.000,00
-1,886,579.39
not
Losat, mistros of a broth 1 at 89, Templa Stroot, Yaamali, examined, said she remem- berad the evening of the 3rd inst. A BOTOB o'clock she was coming downstairs, and saw An European constable entering the house! he was wearing usifera, but she was cortain that she could recognise Lim again. (Witness hero pointed to the defendant, and A crowd colleted said he was the, mau.) outside the brothel, and the constable picked | up a piece of wood and throw it at the people, but
did not
hit anyone.
The crowdl still remains, and the constable went out and pushed them away with both hands; witness did not soveyous struck.
* Cross-examined-The defendunt walked away after be lind gushedthe people withhishauds, the crowd by his time having dispersed, he did not strike anyhdy. Witnes did not watch him after by Jolt the house,' and she heard no commotion
in the street. If the defendant had struck kuyone, witness would have seen him.
By the Court The defendant parled the erowd gently, kiedy, he had a stick in his hand, but witness did not see him use it, nor did she so anyone in the crowd fall. The prople dispened quietly, without any seram- bling or rushing.
Dr. Laing, assistant juperintendent, Gor eromeat Civil Hospital, suid he attended the! decens before his death, and found him to be saffering from rupture of the aries; fae cause of death was suppression of the urine caused by the rupture. The injury might have been caused by a fairly severo kick or blow
Cross-examined-An injury such as the 302,772.01 deceased died from could only be caused by a fall or a blow, and in his case it was the result 429.006,40
of a blow. Witness had known bel ra of the 186.730.05
The decearadh 1,574,329.20 rica being ruptured by a blow,
was not a rainst man, sed at the post-mortem 54,479,416.77 examination it was found that his bladder was abnormally small, its cadition would tend to $
canso suppression of the urine. 21.2,550,0,0,0)
and
B, shareholders for 5400 shares of $40
oach, fully paid up Less repayments 13 552 37 e To Admiralty loon £260
ویه
CG, 147-30 at 1/71-16th 81,172.65
1,225,100.06
By mulry creditera
y balenon of profit brought
fo ward from lest account$ 98.256.81
476,858.29
REVENUE ACCOUNT.
To intenst...... To Crósa rent To fire iteration
pr
623,143.13
$1,479,416.77
o užicu expenses, naturies, stationery and
-rext of hout office
Te drawing office expenses and salatita Th Celegrams Toled expenses
Tu towage
Tu proût.
1st Ju. to 30th: June, 1983,
et bielicate. By dredger, net porringo
balance contingent liability written By bobnas on insuranes promis
bama Specie Bank, wens & Harston, Gibb, fan of the piece in 'the rúles of Dick and Harry By net earnings of the Company's three
Winture Mr. Merry Lynch's Dr. Wagot Livington & Co. Total, 167.
was a highly creditable bit of character stady. The following members did not record their
In the part of Daisy, Miss Ada Lawrence Voton-Sir CP. Obater, C.M.G., Mossrs. C. D. Gorham, Ho Tang, H. N. Mdy, A. H. appeared to advantage, doing excellently win was laid to her charge, while Miss Mill Rennie, a.. Biokes, E. H. Sharp KC, Ming Keo Hong, iv. Med & Co, H. Price & Ascoli, Miss Blanche Clements and Miss Co., Router, Brückelmann & Co., Smith, Bell & Macdonald supported their respective parts Co., British American Tobacco Co., Ld., China satisfactorily. The setting of the piece wes Commercial 8.5. Co., China Traders Insurance Co., Ld. Chm Oa Firo Insurance Co., Ld, dougkeup, Canton & Macse. S. Co., Ld. Mer
insteful.
Yu
To-night Tom, Dick and Harry will bo The full ca-t was as follows:- repeated, Gen. Bufas Stanhope.
Tum Stanbopo.................
Bank of Tatlia, Ld., Osaka Sisen Kaisho, Chun On 9. S. Co., Ld., Taising Paper Maun. factoring Co., L. Union Insurance Socio y of Cantor, Ld.. Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark, Ned Bloreland.
Dick Winters LJ. Total, 2.
Wi inters
to
Harry
Mathew
Mr. Edward Nable
Mr. Wentworth Watso
Mr. Percy Haydn
Mr Hand Carr
Mr. R.-W. Ellisos
WEATHER REPORT.
$ 30,224.31 3,062,5
+
$26.68
After other evidenco the bearing was further cdjourned.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
[VIA JAPAN AND SHANGHAI)
THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
London, 27th July. It is reported that the opening of the through pdesinger Borvios between Vladivostock and Irkatab across Manchuria has been postponed.
JAPANESE SECURITIES.
Loudon, 29th July.
The new Fives, which fall as low as ninety-six. bave now recovered their position and are 43,062.94 rising. The recent depression is attributed th some speculative deal. Japanese Fours remain 310 soat eighty-two,
10.768.76
$,034,03
5,152.81
476,8-8.29
$91,785.17
THE DALKANS.
Berlin, 3rd August.
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Care of Daily Pres Ofce.
2241 whilst Russia is now taking the part of Bulgaria
Hongkong, Eth August. 1903, 574,618.22 and Macodania. O. Lloyt.
9,389,58
CHEONG SHING.
GENERAL EXPORTERS. 昌
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8.
9,607.64 216.73 $59,785.17
THE KING IN 7LELAND,
London, 3rd August Replying to an address at Queenstown, the King said he looked forward to renewing in fature years the happy experi neos of his pro sent visit to Ireland. His Majesty has knighted the Rt. Hon. Horece Curzon Plunkett, Com- missioner of the Congrated Listricts Board and Vice-President of the Irish Department of Agriculture, fac bis eminent survices to Ireland.
A HOLIDAY FOR LOED MILNER.
Loudou. 3rd August. Lord Milner, High Commissioner for Soath Afrios, is proceeding to England on leave.--
The Hongkong Cb-orratory yesterday issued-N-C. D. N. he leflowing report:
The barometer las riera over E. Japan and FE. coast of Chins; fallen over Formosa, and· ...R. and S. coasts of Chinn.
lepression, apparently of moderate inten-N-U.D. N
lies to the 8. ef Aleiaco Sims Mr. H. Voltai oily at Pressess.) It appears to be moving Miss Ada Lawrenso of For Westmarda.
Mr. Percy Haydn
Aliss Milic Ascoli Miss Blanche Clements Miss Evi McDonald
Two Expromes' were issued yesterday in Over connection with the meeting of the Chamber. Daisy .............
Isabel Howard "Vote for Mrs. Winters members One, asked the Pollock"; the other ras us follows:-"An Me.ly Somers ..... ounce of practical experiences worth a ton
act L-Parlour of a Sea-Sido Hotel. of trained legal mind, thereforo-Vote for Hewitt.""
SINOPS.
Act II-Sanatorium.
Act III-Same as Act II,
Pressure remains high evor SW. Japan, and over the 8. part of the Chica Sou
Iverasi g winds from N, and NE. it the Formosa Channel, modocate W. and SW. x inds iu the China Sea,
Forecast:-W. winds, light or moderate; fair.
THE ITALIAN BUDGET.
Tondon, 3rd August. The Italian Fivanejal Year ended oath 3th Juue shows a credit balance of sixty million lire (£2,400,000)-N-C DN.
ROYAL MOVEMENTS.
Berlin, 3r1 August. The German Emperor, the Tear, and the King of England are expected to visit Vienna
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