THE
ROBINSON
PIANO Co.
(LIMITED.)
JUST RECEIVED,
MAGNIFICENT PIANOS
BY
RACHALS
KRAUSS
NEW TERRITORY NOTES.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
11th February.
CHINESE OFFICIALDOM.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12т¤, 1904
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LD,
to which is to be added the balance
8574,896.34
THE NEW AFRIKANDER.
NEW ORIENTE
HOTEL
CORNER REAL AND MAGALLANES, WALLED CITY.
All thinkers are agreed that the ultimate differ in opinion ia respect of its transitory destiny of this continent is magnificent. They changes, no. its tinal form. That the Dutch MOST MODERNLY EQUIPPED HOSTELRY IN MANILA, P.I. and British elements here will eventually merg blood from the most energotio races of other into are virile race, strengthened by streams of
safe to say will be a grand specimen of the RESTAURANT Afrikander of the future should be-uay, countries, may be confidently predicted; and the
gentis 'than.
ia
The world has seen with admiration, net urmixed with dismay, the marvellous energy evolved by the fusion of races in America.
brought forward from last account 314,293.70re, is South Afrios, in the years to come, we shall withos the same thing repeated on a vastly larger scalo, with the added advantage of the experience of the Americans to guide us, whose errors we bops to avoid while striving to repeat
and from this have to be dedacted-
Directors' feen ... Auditors' favs
$828,690,04
$ 0,000.00
750,
40,750.00
The following is the report of the board of directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Ca., Ld., to the ordinary yearly meeting of Mu Tak-sang, who is a native of Hupoh, has shareholders, to be held at the offers of the been appointed military mandarin of San Ou, Company, Queen's Buildings, Vistoria, Hong relieving Chon Loung-kit. The new maudariu kong, on Monday, the 2nd February, at noob. is a Mahommódon. Since he has armed the report, with a statement of accounts for the The directors have now to submit to you their duties he has had rather a rough time, for rob-half-year ended Il1st December, 1993. bors have been very active in the countryside. A The net profit for the six months, gang of about 100 mon attacked o pawnshop in
after paying interest due and all
charges, amounts to the market town of Po Hak-hu in the last week of January. This town is about six miles north of the city of Samehub. The robbera intimi. dated the inhabitants and attempted to force open the doors of the pawnshop. In this they were unsuccessful and they resorted to the use of dynamita and blasted holes in the wall. In the affray one of the pawnshop fokis was killed, Property to the value of about $3,000 was longing available for appropriation $117,949. carried away by the robbera. Owing to lack
The directors recommend that a dividend for of men-he has got only about 50 braves-the bonus of 2 per cent, or $50,000, in all $350,0),
the half-year of 12 per cont. or $300,000, sad manderie was unable to follow up the robbersbe paid to the shareholders; that 842,599,35 be and attack them in their stronghold, I under-write from the ralus uf Kowloon Docks, and stand that the military atrength of the districtemet. The fitting and brass shop machinery the balence $425,340,69 be, carried to the now has been fixed up, and a capacions building for found ne sary to the foundry and joiner's shop bo dings, and additions to plant in the ship-yard The dust time that the stocks as an instrument electric drive, and the standards for yard ligat- The lensing plant, motors, we, for the of punishment have been introduced to the Nowing, ars on the spot. The engines and dynamos Territory was this week, Two men stole some are shipped and may be expected shortly estile os the Chinese vide of the border and
The dredger Caston River bas again been em fod excavating the foreshore in front of
ander repairs, and is now onder charter to Monsra. Butterfield and Swire for work at Canton.
will be increased. There have been numerous STUART other robborion of late in the neighbourhood of stor tools erected, Extensions have b
BECHSTEIN
HOPKINSON
Bamchun,
THE STOCKS.
their succes.
At the cirse of their long and devastating war, the Americans awoke to the grond possi
bilities of their country, and proceeded to But even the best of virtues have their darkor develop them with admirable skill and industry.
selses time for eating; with the result that they material success the Americane denied them- side, and in their feverish haste to sobiave
became a notion of dyspaptics, a fact which has
avoided by Americans now; and besides their dnst them untold misery and countless dollars. The evil in better understood and more generally scientific research has provided an antidote in -Mother Scigel's Curative Syrup.
HAAKE old them is British territory, at the market Kowlion Dockyard to provide her forte Mother Seigel's Uuralive Syrup), Mr. Donst
EACH THE
BEST IN
town of Un Long. Of this offence they were convinted in front of Mr. Bercombe Smith and wentenced to six months' imprisonment and aix hours' exposure in the stooka. An escort of one Indian sergeant and five constables took the miscreants out and saw to the infliction of the punishment ordered by the Magistrate, after wards bringing them back to Hongkong to andergo their larm of incarceration, The
ITS CLASS. capture of the thieves was affected through the
VERY MODERATE PRICES
FOR CASH OR ON
CREDIT TERMS
ALSO
instrumentality of the Autan detective staff.
BUROPEAN OFFICIALS.
Mr. C. Mol. Messer has taken over the charge of the Laud Court at Taipo. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo la acting in the capasity of Magistrate for the Now Territory. Sergeant Clark is leaving Bhatia to join the 'Land' Court in the carrying out of work in the Territory.
CUSTOMS.
Mr. Scalutor, the officer in charge of the Frontier Custom, is going on leave soon, aud I boa that Mr. Baobau, presently in charge of the Kweimia Customs Station, will take his place,
CROPS..
Some time age the Government introduced
KIMBALL ORGANS. into the Now Territory samples of sugar-
Hongkong. 29th January, 1994.
INSURANCES
NTLE INSURANCE COMPANY.
JORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31er DECEMBEz, 1902, £16,878,771.
J.
DIRECTORS.
HOTEL
Latest and must Sanitary equipment. Electrio Lights and Call Bells. Elegantly Furnished Rooms. Coolest Dining Room in Manila.
Handsomely decorated. Cool and pleasant. Best of attendanos, Privato dining rooms for parties. Only the best of wines and liquors. Under the dirvation of Mr. and Mrs. Newirth.
BAR
Under the direction of Amerissa mixologist. Anything you want served promptly and pleasantly.
BILLIARD
ROOM Thoroughly modern and up-to-date. attardance.
STABLES.
subject to the same sort of danger, Le exper That our people for years past have been fence of Mr. A. Donet, of Clarendon Crescent, Writing on the 19th September, 1903, to Richmond Hill, Fort Elizabeth, will prore. Mesars. A. J. White (Caloniál) Ltd.; corner of Princes and Diesel Streets, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony (proprietors in South Africs of saya: "Twenty-five years ago, when I was n young man, I had a very serious illness. My liver was slaggish, and I suffered from soute haring left the Colony, Messrs, E. S. Whaaller more particularly in my stomach, shoulders, and Messrs. G. H. Meiburst and C. Michelauad by excruciating pains all over my body, bet indigestion. For days together I was to ment aud A. Inpt have been invited by the directors back. Sometimes the symptoms would change, New to the vacant seats at the Board. Mr. E. W. and I would almost feist or fall asleep even Tilden has been invited to join the Board.
when walking outdoors. My logs soined to Those appointments require to be confirmed by the Bhareholders at this meeting.
give way, and I felt that they were too weak to support me. In this way 1 suffered for many months. Doctor after doctor attended me, but matter, and it is certain that I derived no not pae of them seemed to know what was the bauefit from their medicines. At last I began to think that should baser get relief in this; world, when my father advised me to try Saigel's Syrup. It is a safe and certain remedy for mush of the trouble you are suffering from, said be, and if it does you no good, I don't think it can possibly make you worse than you are-I was now desperate, and being anxious
In accordases with chusss 78 and 85 of th Articles of Association, Mesars. D. E. Brown sad A. Haupt retire by rotation. but being eligible offer themselves for re-slection,
Bir Paat Canter. K. C.M.G., has been re-appointed chairman for the year 1904.
AUTITORS.
The accounts have been badited by Mossra. Thomas Arnold and H. V. Jeffries. The direc tore recommeuil Messrs. Arnold and Jeffries for re-electicu.
The accounts are as follows:-
CAPITAL ACCOUNT. July to December, 19.3. AHSETF Aberdeen.
31st Dec.,,103.
To value of Abordeos Dooks, as per lant
statemont
Kowloon.
C
To value of Kowloon Docks,
as per last statement...1,886,579,39 Lesnaturaut since written of 38,579.39
of removal of hill on the now extension. Kowloon Towarking expanson of drod
murine lot No. 27
gor Cantau River drødg. ing foreshore near wharf and shipbuilding depart- ment
To amount paid on account
of two new houses for. European forexten
$1,850,000,00
74.25
10,407,46
7,057.59 To amount paid 'on account of
new fitting sud brasshops 54,225.00 To ampunt paid on account
cane from the Straits Settlements, with the [3335 object of improving the sugar-cane produced To amount paid on Recount
locally. These cases were given out to certain farmers so that it might be grown alongside the native plants. In a charseteristic Chinese way the agriculturist population did not in any way erface the slightest interest in the efforts being made by the Government for their benefit. Instead of giring the imported cane a chance to grow up and be compared with their own cape they gave no attention to it, and in some cazes garo it away. This is the time when the Government had arpasted to bave been able to secure some data as a result of their experiment. I understand that they have got little or none at all after all their troublo. The sugar-cano crop is now all cut. Sweet potatoes will be a тогу рог стор. absence of rain hare combined to injure the The recent frost and the
plants very seriously.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,0000 0 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 t PAID-UP CAPITAL...... 687,500 0 0 11. FIRE FUND3
2,807,215 11 10
The Undersigned AGENTS for the shove Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Curront Rates,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th June, 1908.
(1888 THE BOMBAY FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE undersigned, having been appointed THE
AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to accept BISKS at Current Rates.
HOLLAND-CHINA TRADING CO. Hongkong, 26th November, 1903, | 2160 L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
rates.
RE Undersigned having been appointed TRE
AGENTS for the above Company dre prepared to accept Risks agaiurt Fire at current
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, lat January, 1804,
11
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL, THE Undersigned, having been appointee THE
AGENTS for the shore Company, art prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO..
Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1807 P HONIX FIRE OFFICE.
how
99
The Undersigned are prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCY against FIRE Current Rates.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO
Agents for the Phonix Fire Offer Hongkong, 17th August, 1587.
110 THE WESTERN ASSURANCE
PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORATED 1851. Cast Security !!
...£825,719 Total Losses Paid ...£0,769,240
HA
SANCHUN RIVER DANGERS.
Not very long age there was a serious boating accident on the Samohan River, as a result of which more than half-a-dozen paople lost their lives. Culess como change is made in the mathode ruling the passonger traffic on the river there are bound to be more accidents. When the river launches go up the river from Hongkong as far as the state of the tide will permit them the passengers are taken off by covered-in boats of the same type that proved such a veritable death-trap on the recent occasion to which I refer. Inside thene craft the passengers haddle in numbers far beyond the earrying capacity which they boast, Especially at this Beason of the year when so many Chine: go up into the country from Hongkong to spend the New Year Holidays, the dangers of the river are more obvious than ever. Not content with completely filling the interior of the bosts the Chinese sit on the ins and when way is put
on the craft they wobb « shout from side to side
of comoring hill at back
of new farge. To amount paid on account of new alictric installation
To amount paid on recount
To
419.00
3,937.00
2,595.68
479.00
of new hydraulic and compressed air installation amount paid on account of saditional sanitary ar rangemente for No. 1 dock
Te amount paid or account To amount paid on account
of moulding-hop extension 10,634.00
13,880.00
of joiner's shop extension To amount paid or account of shipyard and boiler Abop extension To amount paid or unconst of Rawmill converting shed into stora
To amount paid on recount of now power house. To coat of petont plate bond- cost of new band saws for g rulls for ship-yard sawmill
Tu
To cost of surface condensing
plants, engines, dynamos, electric motor, &c., for To cost of new musbine tools
now power house
for Ongine shop To cost of naw machine tools
for brass abup
Cosmopolitan.
To value of Costuopolitan Dock, as per inst state.
Loss amount since written
of.....
$
100,000.00
Bruaswick-Balko tables. Export Markers in
Fine turnouts for the guests of the hotel. horsen, good coachmen, The Now Oriento Hotel is now open for inspection.
Elegant rubber-tirel carriages, fast
SIMON SCHNEER & CO.,
JAPAN
PROPRIETORS.
₤266
COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA (MITSUI & CO.
HEAD OFFICE1, SUREGA CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH-34, LIME STREET, E.Ç.
HONGKONG BRANCH-PAINOR'S BUILDINGs, Ick House STERET
OTHER BRANCHES:
York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shangkal, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthar, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohams, Yokosuk Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu. Karatan, Nagasaki, Kochinot, Sasabo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.
Tolographic Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A. 1 Codes), CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the Stits Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industria! Works; Home and Foreign Mil and Freight Steamers,
80LE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mine;" and 80LE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotann, Mamede, Mansoara,Onoura Otaji,
Sasahars Tabakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio. Yunokibara, and other Coals. --901-
N. INUZUKA, Manager, Honkong
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES
TRY
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to try anything which might do geod, I obtain. IF YOU HAVE ACQUIRED A TASTE FOR ed a bottle of the Syrup and began to take it. Its beneficial effect was almost immediately apparent, and after had taken it for a week I felt considerably better. I continued to take the medicine, and by the time I had finished the secoud-bottle I was quite well. Indigestion, giddiness, drowsiness, and pains had all dis. appeared, and I could find some pleasure in life again. From that day to this I have been a firm believer in the curatire power of Mother Seiger's Syrup, and am careful never to be without a supply of it in my house; for not only is it a sure cure for indigestion, but as a regula tor of the system and purifier of the blood it has no equal."
After war, depression; after depression, revival and progress. The outlook for sur country is goodworthy of the great race now being evolved,
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HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BOOKBINDING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.
The only office in China .ving European tanght workmen. Equal to Home Work FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
ACUEE & CO., Established 1959.
Furniture Dealers, Silver-platod, China
Glass andIron Wares.
17A, Queen's Road Central.
JEWELLERS
14,529.00
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
1,077.03
30,054.VJ
23,405,32
655.00
103,637.23
9,336.67
6,862,85
2,145,599,35
32,772,04
2,772.0$
To value of tegs, dredgoes, launches and
livitorem An A
To sundry debtors.......
To valos of material on hand.1,647,720.05
LIADILITIES.
By shareholdere for 69,000 shares of $50
eash, fully paid up
By Admiralty loau £20,::00 0.0 Less re-payments 14,236 9,3
in a manner that is alarming enough in allet Deo., 178. conscience to any Eu open passenger who may bo on board but which does not seem to trouble the phlegmatic Celestials in the least. I sup pose the evil will continue to exist until perhaps some European is drowned through the want COM-of-regulation of the traffic and then drastic reforms will be rushed through in the onstomary way that British authorities have of locking the stable-door after tho bores is stolen. The trade of the river is developing so rapidly that a continual police patrol would not be out
THE Undersigned, having been appointee AGENTS for the above Company, tre prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE of place. At Current Rates
WM. HEYERINK & CO Hongkong, 18th May, 1905. NORTHERN ASSURANCE CO.
FIRE and LIFE.
ESTABLISHED 1836.
GAME,
Thero is not much to be had in the way 194 of sport except pigeon-shooting. Of pigeon there is any amount to be got just now, and as a rule they are in excellent condition and very strong on the wing.
HE Undersigned are prepared to accept against FIEE at Current Rates.
Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR. ANCE. Prospectuses on application.
TURNER & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 33rd September, 1965. [267
THE HONGKONG BAKERY. Established 1868. Town Depot-1, Des Voeux Road.
BREAD, BISCUITS, CAKES, &o. of best
quality supplied to Families, Hotels, Clubs, Ships, do, on moderate terms.
DORABJEE & SON, Propriators, Contractors to H.B.M. Nary. Hongkong, 2nd January, 1904.
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£5,703 10.9 at 17 per cent.
300,000.00
438,006,00 270,003.44
$1,678.028.64
$ C.
2,500,000,00
Dis nond Merchants and Watchauskera, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, l'aris and Iloilo
PHOTOGRAPHER
4. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.
Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring. Photos ant relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; He. Bs, Queen'e
Road Contrai,
PRINTING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE Proofs read by Englishmen.
STOREKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision ani Coal Merchants, Sole Agents for Hartmann Raktjen's Genuine Com-
position Bed and Brand.
BISMARCK & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail. makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to
Vessels in the Harbour
72,562.55 | WONG SÁNG & CO.,
72,563.88
By marine insurance Lecount By balance of profit brought By sundry oreditors
.............. 1,409, 174,02 forward from inst account $31,293.70 By prefit
514,896.34
828,690,04
$4.878,929.81
REVENUE ACCOUNT.
C
38,442.39 3,082.05 3.$28.75
38,967.59
31st Dec, 14. To interest. To Crown rent. To fire issuraves
To office expenses, salarios, stationery and
rent of bead office
To drawing oflou expenses and salarica ... To telegrams man
To legal exponyce.
To marine
To profit......
BUFAILOC KOVOunt...
lat July to Set Dec., 1903.
By not earnings of the Company's thres establishmentsárgangste
By towage, not earnings
By dredger, Act earnings....
By bonds on insurance premiu, do........
Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Provisiouers, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers' Touls, Ifrass and Iron Merchants,
1. Das Voeux Road.
HIRANO WATER, THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS..
18,507.00
2,306.04:27
654.30 8,750.00 $11,996.34
PURE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING
|
|
THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Battled in Japan by H E. RarNELL & Co.
BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AOENTS. Hongkong. 1st July, 1903.
{449 { DUINART PERE & FILS, REIM Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND
$529,201.16 R
--- 622,356.00
1.901.19
4.877.19 239.75
$629,206.46
SHIPPERS.
Chip only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Groen Esal)
LAUTS, WEGENER & CI Sole Acenta
Hongkong, 19th May, 1903,
250
NELISTA
99
A GOOD SMOKE AT MODERATE COST,
MANUFACTURED BY-
W. D. & H. O. WILLS' BRANCH,
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMFANY, LIMITED.
MIDZUSHIMA & CO.
COAL MERCHANIS.
No. 4, QUEEN'S 'ROAD CENTRAL (acing Duddail Street). HEAD OFFICE: No. 5, SAKALMACHI, KOBE, BRANCH OFFICES-HIGASHI-HOMMACHI, MOJI,
AGENCY
OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU.
14:2
MINAMI-AJIKAWA,
Ma. S. NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI YOKOHAMA,
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS; MIDZCSHIMA, Kobą, Moji, Oka, Wakamatsu, and Hongkong
CODE USED: AI & A. B. 6. 4TH ED.
Importers of Japanese Coals. Contractors of Coal to the Cop-gnie des Messageries Maritimes de France, Foreiga an 1 Japanese steamers. Arsanal and Japanese Railway Companies, &c. Sole Proprietors of Kumamoto and Tesoura Coal Mines. Sol Ageats for Kawamiya, Komatangaura, Minamio, Ikejiri and Kumagahata Collieries.
Hongkong, 4th March, 1903,
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING, 1904. TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY (OFF-DAY). 23rd, 24th, 25th and 27th FEBRUARY.
tu
the
TICKETS of ADMISSION
GRAND STAND and ENCLOSURE WALSH, LD, or at the Gate. Price $7 for the zay be obtained from Meers. KaLLY & Meeting (excluding the Off Day), or $3 per day.
Tickets for the Off-Day, 32.
No one admitted without a Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate. T. F. HOUGH. Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 8th February, 1904. [458
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE STEWARDS request the pleasure of the presence of the LAES at the GRAND STAND and ENCLOSURE during the Races on the 3rd, 24th, 25th and 27th
instant.
A Stand and an Enclosure will be reserved. for Members and Members Wives and Families, Tickets for which will be sent out with the Members' Tickets after MONDAY, 15th inst.
All Tickets must be produced to gain
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, Sth February, 1904.
admission.
HONGKONG JOCKEY-CLUB,
[4.59
O SERVANTS will be allowed inside the
N'ENCLOSURE of the BACECOURSE
during the Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS which can be had on application to the Under- signed between MONDAY, 18th, and SATUR DAY, 20th inst.
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 8th February, 1904.
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240
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TAR BRAVERY LARGEST
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QUALITY LEADS IN OUTPUT AND
This Beer is browed of best Baazer Hopsand finest Barley Malt only, and warranted not to contain Chemicals in any form.
The Bear is sterilised after being bottled, and full mature age insures its fine condition in any climato. Reautifully bright, seductively spark ling, and perfectly pure.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Sole Agerite, Hongkong, 25th July 1908.
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