STEAM LAUNDRY CO., LD. The first annual meeting of the shareholders in the Steam Laundry Company, Limited, was held this wook at the Werks, the registered office of the company, Causeway Bay, next door to Kennedy's Stables. Mr. W, Hutton Potte, the company's chairman, presided, and there present Messrs. D. E. Browa were also (Director), C. Mooney (Secretary), F. G. Ailən (Manager), Mak Fuk, and Ji Yak.
the notice The Soretary having read convening the meeting,
+
The Chairman said With your concur renos, I propose to dispense with the reading of the report of the board and the statement of a counts, which have been in your possession for several days. As you sra aware, this com
dollar
pany is the sucesssor of the Hongkong Steam Laundry Company, Limited, regis ered in August, 1000, whose assets and Ilebilities wo took over on the 1st June, 1902, the share receiving holders in the old company
shoro in exchange for their ten one of five dollars in this company, and those of us who wore members of the old company have had, like many other share. holders in local industries, to pay for our experience by the loss of half of our capital; are the and under these circumsŁADOWS We
position mero pleased that we are now in a to recommend a dividend of B per cent, or 4 per cont. Our original investment.
to
With regard
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repair and renewals (83,584.47), this may soom large for one year's work, but you mast remember that work has been carried on continnenaly sites - September, 1900, and it was only during the perind covered by the accetot now before you that the machinery began to wear out, and became necessary, repairs and roowals though we believe they will always be a large item, so much of the plant being constantly wat, the washing machines in particular Boon deteriorating.
INTIMATIONS
GBADA & CO., FOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP
DEALERS,
No. 68. PEEL STABET, HONGKONG,
Will be gind to send STAMPS on approval to any address on receipt of satisfactory refer
⚫nces.
Are also prepared to purchase used POSTAGE STARPS in largo or Small Quantities for Cast AGENTS WANTME. 35 to 25 per cent. Discnant Allowed. 3814 DENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, 1903
INSURANCES
THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LIVERPOOL.
THE Undersigned AGENTS of the stove Company are prepared to ACCEPT T RISKS against FIRE af Current Ratas.
W. G. HU APHLEYS & CO.
[2185 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1903. NORTHERN ASSURANCE (J:
FIRE and LIFE.
ESTABLISHED 1836.
On and after the lat January, 1914, men-HE Undersigned are prepared to Bocent cing with ss "COROMANDEL" from Shanghai on 12th January, and Hongkong on
theory. the Passage Rates will be by
Mail steamers ———.
First Saloon To Loadin £85 To Marsailles £81 To Brindisi
£61
Second Balsom
£14 £42
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31er DECEMBER, 1902, 216,378,771.
First Class Foreign and Chiasko BISE'S against FIRE atrrent Rates.
Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR- ANUE. Prospectuses on application.
TURNER CO.,
A gents.
7 Hongkong, 23rd September, 19 3.
ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. Return tickets are issued at a fare and a halfTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. available for 2 years.
The proposed sailings are:-
Cornacting at Colombo Departure from Hongkong 8.8. Coromandel January 16th 8. Himalaya
January 30th 8.8. Indis 8.8. Bengal
Fabrary 13 8. Moldavia 8.8, Malta
February 27th 88. Arcadia
March 1218 8.S. 1
ustralia 9.8. Bullarat 3. Coromanel March 28th.S. Oceans
Biola April 9th 8.8. Mongolia
April 23rd 9.9. Chins
May 7th S. Himalaya May 21st 8.8. Marmora Good accommodation can be arranged, on booking, in the connecting steamers at Colombo, which now include the new steamera Moldavia, Mongolia and Marmora
S.8 Chuisn
8.8. Bengal
.S. Mallo 6.8. Chusan
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS.
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DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE Japan, 1876: Japan Supplementary, 1876;
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I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 Peking
Tientsin 687,500 0 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL JAPAN II. FIRE FUNDS. 2,867,315 14 16 Peitaiko
Taku
The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company, an prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents.
Hongkong, 19th June, 1903,
THE BOMBAY FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
Whampoa Kowloon Lappa
Samshui
Wnohowin
United States, 1882; Great Britain, 1995; Trade Regulations
TREATIES WITH SYAM Great Britain, 1856; France, 1893; Japan, 1899;
Russian, 1899.
Great Britain and Franco, Siamaso Frontier. Great Britain and Russia, Railway Convention
1899.
Great Britain and Siam, 1899,
CUSTOMS TARIFES TRADE REGULATIONS
Chins, Japan, Siam, Caran.
I
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NOTICE TO CONSIGVEES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. 9. N. Co.'s Steamer
** COROMANDEL," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS. Consigness of Cargo 'by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and plaand at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whorf aud· Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consigament will be aorted out Mark by Mark, {and delivery can be obtained as soon ca the | Goods are tanded.
This Vessel bringe on Cargo:-
From London, ko,, ex on. Himalaya. From Australio, or as Australia. From Persian Gulf, er n.a. B. I. 8. N.
and B. & P. S. N. Co.'s steamers, Optional Goods will be land liore unless
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THE Undersigned, having been appointe TH
AGENTS for the above Company, ar propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
Seoul Chemaipo Kun San
Wensan Fusan
Pingyang
Nicolajewsk
Mokpoo Chinnampo Songobin
PABIS
GERMANY
Masampo.
Agenta.
The raris d rates of passage by these steamerk are now: To London 1st Saloon L50, Sud Saloon £35,
Return tickets available for 2 years can now be issued at a fare and a half.
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When these steamers call at Marseilles, tickets can be issued to that port at £16 First From the formation of | Balosa £33. Second Saloon.
E. A. HEWETT, our predecessor we hare had innumerable
Superintendent. difficulties to contend with, one of the principal
Hongkong, 9th December, (03. being accommodation, the present building being barly designed and much too small, with no ground for drying in the open. The water supply was also a cause of great inconvenience and anxiety, it being impossible during the last two winters to obtain safficient for our requirements during the one or two hours it was supposed to be turned on in the towD maius, bat, fortunately, after purchasing for some little time from water boats, we struck a good flow of water in the wells sunk in our compound. Another trouble was and continues
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE. GRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED. HONGKONG TATION. DEFERRING to the notice of "eth Dosem. ber, 1902, and sabe queat notices, senders of telegrams are hereby advised that from 1st JANUARY, 194, the carrosoy equivalent of the Franc will, subject to revision after three months, be fixed at 3044, at which rate the oborgs for all telegrams will be collected from
the said date.
TGENTS for the above Company, are Tekyo
THE undersigned, having been appointed. prepared to accept RISKS at Current Ratas.
HOL AND.CHIS A TRAD NG CO. Hongkong, 26th November, 1903. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL
*REUTER, BROOKELMANN & CO.,
Hongkong, 21st April, 1697
THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORAted 1851.
...£825,719 ...£6,769,240
Cash Security
Tutal Losses Pald
Koolang
Tainanfu
HONGKONG AND IT DEPENDENCIES
Saigon Cambodge
MACAO
#11:
FRENCH INDO-CHINA
Hanoi
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Huo Tonkin Provinces Quinbon
PUILIPPINES Manila
Iloilo BORNEO
Tourene
Cebu
I
Labuan
British N. Borneo
BANGKOK
THE Undersigned having been appointe T AGENTS for the abere Company, EP prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRF at Current Rates.
WM. MEYERINK & CO.
1494 Hongkong, 18th May, 198, 3.95 DHENIX FIRS
The following raten will, consequently, come into force: To Europs
...$2.45
To North America, via Europe To California, Washington Stato To District of Columbia, New York State,
Fenuaylvania... To Illinois
rawak
a
To New York City, Ontario, Quebec,
Ma Lobosetta
... 1,85
3.75 3.80
3.65
1.10
OFFIC
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Singapore, Johore Pahang
Batavia
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1:00
1.40
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to be, though in a lessened degres, the area. sonable claims put forward by some of our patrons for loss or damage, which I en- tertsiand would probably have caused the closing of the works. Some people seem to have an iden that because we are
go wrong, for.
To Hussi in Europe... company nothing should
To Russia in Asi», 1st Region getful or indifferent to the fact that we have to
To Russia in Asia, 2nd Region depend on the native workman who has to be
To Japan udacated to our system, and his work closely supervised to ensure his uztural tendency to fold To Amoy
Tu Shanghai...
New complete List will be distributed as up without remark a damaged or oiled article. which is in many cases returned in a condition soon as it is ready. In the meantime any further that bringa discredit on the Laundry, it being information may be obtained by applying to quite impossible for the sorters to open up and the Company's Office.
OLAF NIELSEN,
Superintendent. inspect every article out of a daily washing of
Hongkong, 21st December, 1903. four or five thousand pieces. It has been through constant worry and persistent effort that theabore
DARLINGTON'S HANDBOOK mentioned troubles have been partly overcome
"Sir Henry Ponsonby is com and we are able to show the present results. Wemanded by the Queen to thank Mr. can congratulate ourselves that ours is, as far Darlington for a copy of his Hand- na wo are sware; the only steam innadry in the East that ban survived native opposition, which always carries with it the pecuotary sympathy of the native domestic, and the fact that we have been able to carry on makes it evident that the cleanliness of our methods and the punctuality of our delivery is appreciated, and that our no longer being donbifu na to patrons where their clothes have been laundried, or have been lying for a week or more, are more inclined to look over our short-comings. The accounts have been kept haak un'il now, the money being required to meet mon hly expenses, and it bring safer to see how the current year opened befero paying the dividend which we now recommead, We are glad to say that our earnings up to the present compare favourably with the same. period last year, and with an increase in our already large shipwork, this year should show better results. Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be pleased ot answer any questions. There being no ques- tions. I beg to propassthat the report and accounts as presented be passed.
Mr. D. E. Brown seconding, It was unani mously carried.
On the proposal of Mr. Mooney, seconded by Mr. Alles, Mr. Brown, the retiring director, was re-elected.
The re-election of Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin as auditor of the company was agreed to, on the proposal of the chairman, seconded by Mr Brown.
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Great Britain, 1894; Duties Convention 1895; Bussia, Agreements as to Corea, United States Extradition Treaty, 1888.
have now 1000 Cubic feet of Col Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will be Open at 10 A.M. and P.M. daily, Sundays excepted to receiro and deliver parishabie goods.
WH. PARLANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901.
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Goods not cleared by the 25th last, at 4 P.M., will be subjust to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in nby case whatavor,
Damaged packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Consignes's and the Company's representative at an appointed hour. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which data they cannot be recognised. No Chinis will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent. Tangkane. 18th December, 1903.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, LONDON
AND STRAITS. THE Stenship. THE
RADNORSHIRE,"
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Captain C. H. Borch, having arrived from the above prta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Winrt and Godown Company, Limited at Kowloon, and stored at Consignoos risk and expense.
No Claims will bo admitted after the Goods bare left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 27th inst. will be subject to rent.
All broken, ohafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th inst., at 2.30 PM. No Fire Insure has been effected. Bills of Lading will he countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOM'S & CO. ágonts Hongkong, 21st Decembar, 1903, [3513
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Alacrity, despatch-boat, 1,700 tone, 10 gans, 3,000 h.p., Comdr. O. De Brouk, en route Shanghai
Albion, battleship, 12,950 tons, 16 guns, Capt.
Thomas H. M. Jerram, Hongkong Algerine, sloop, 1,050 toas. 6 gans, 1,100 h.p.,
Comar. Rowland Nugent, Singapore Amphitrite, 1st class cruiser. 11,000 töne, 18,000 h.p., Capt. Charles Windham, C.V.O., Hongkong
Blenheim, lst class cruiser, 9,000 tons, 12 guns, 21,411 hp., Capt. F. G. Stepford, at Singapore
Bramble, gunboat, 710 tons, 6 guns, 1,300 b.p.,
Lieut. Comdr. CO. M. Makins, Hongkong Britomart, gunboat, 710 tons, 6 guns, 1,800 h.p.
Lieat Comdr. Thos. D. Pratt, Hongkong Crossy, cruiser, 12,000 tons, 14 guns, 21,000 h.p., Capt. Henry M. T. Tador, Weihaiwai Eclipse, craiser, 5,000 tons, 11 guns, Captain
Stokes, Hongkong
Espingle, gunboat, 1,070 tons, 10 guns, Condr.
Ernest G. Barton, Nowokwang
Fame, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tons, 6 guns, 5.700 hp, Lieut.-Comdr, C. Asser, at Hongkong
Fearless, oraiser, 443 tons, 10 guns, Capt.
Yaughan Lewes, Singapore
Glory, battleship, 12,950 tons, 18 guns, 13,500
h.p.. Captain A. W. Carter, Hongkong" Handy, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260 tons, & guns,
4,000 hp., in reserta
Hart, torpedo-boat destroyer, 260 tons, 6 gans,
4,000 h.p., in reserve
Hamber, storeship, 1,640 tons, Conuir. John D.
Daintree, Hongkong
Janus, torpedo-boat destroyer, 280 tous, 6 guns,
3,900 h.p., în roserva Kinsha, river gunboat, 331 tona, Lieut. Comdr.
Christopher P. Melöalf, on Yangisze Leviathan, craiser, 14,100 tons, Capt. Hon, W.
G. Stopford, Hongkong Moorhen, river gunboat. 180 tons, 2 guns,
Livut Coudr. G. G. Webster, West River Matine, sloop. 990 tans, 10 gune, Comdr. 3.
W. Mt. Pleaderleath, en route for Australia Ocean, battleship, 12,950 tone, 16 gans, 18,500
i.h.p.. Captain B. F. Q. Foole, C.M.G., Hongkong
Otter, torpedo-bost destroyer, 350 tons, in
Jegerto
Phoenix, sloop 1015 Long, 6 gatts, 1,400 h.p., Comdr. W. H. Nicholson, Hongkong Rambler, surveying-ship, 583 tona, Capt. Morris
H. Smyth, Amoy
Rinaldo, aloop, 980 tons, 6 guns, Comdr. D. St.
Aubyn Wako, Hongkong Robin, river gauboat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p., Licut-Comdr. C. W. J. Howard. West River
Rosario, gloop, 980 tons, & guns, 11,400 h.p.,
Comdr. Thos. Jackson Hongkong Sandpiper, river gunboat, 65 tons, 2 guns, 240 bp, Lieut. Comdr. L. W. Jones, Hongkong Sirina, Zed class erniser, 3,600 tons, Capt. C. H.,
H. Moore, Sh ughai
Saipe, river gun-boat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p. Lieut.-Comdr. Ernest W. G. Davidson, on Yangiste Sparrowhank, torpedo-bost destroyer, 360 tons, Lient-Comdr. Codrington, Hongkong Taku, torpedo-boat destroyer, 250 tons, 6 guns,
5,600 h.p., in resorVO
Talbot, oruiser, 5,600 tons. 11 gpas, 9,600 h.p..
Capt. Lewis Bayley, Hongkong Tamar, receiving ship, 4600 tons,
gans, Com- *modore Robinson, AD.C., at Hongkong Teal, riser gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guns, Lient.
Comdr. E. F. E. Dagmore, on Tangtare Thotis, crniser, 3,400 tons, Capt. J. C. A.
Wilkinson, Manila
Tweed, ganbout, 362 tone, 3 guns, 200 h.p.,
on Yengtsze Vengeance, battleship, 12,950 tons, 12 guns, 13,500 i.k.p. Capt. L. O, Stuart, C.M.C., Hongkong
Vestal, sloop, 980 tons, 10 gune, 1,400 b.p., Comdr. Stuart St. J. Farquhar, Hongkong Virago, torpedo-bost destroyer, 380 tous, Lieni,-
Comdr. J. A. Gregory, Hongkong. Waterwitch, survey ag-ship, 620 tons, 450 Lb.p...
Comdr. B. C. Hardy, Mirs Ray Whiting, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tone, 6 *
guos, 5,900 b.p.. Ideut.-Comdr. Wells, Hongkong
Wivern, coast deferes ship, armoured, 2 750 tons,
1,000 m., in reserve, at Hongkong_ Woodcock, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, "550 h.p.;
Lient. Com, Hugh Somerville, "Yangtaze"