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Depositors may transfer at their opti›z balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AUD 3BANGHAI BANK to be placed or FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per anna.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANTING CORPORATION,
J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager.
Henokain, lat. May, 1909
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Hongkong, 30th June, 1905,
A. R. LINTON,
Acting Munger.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27px, 1905,
TANJONG PAGAR RATION. Į the Slipway did not make any profil last year.
TWENTY-TWO YEARS PURCHASE PROPOSED;
With regard to Tanjong Pagar, the years 1901, 1902 and 1903 wore worse than 1000.
Are you aware that in recent years they have boon dividing what they call 12 per cent.
That for 1904 they dividet a dividends, which are really 24-Yen.
20 per cent. which was really a 40 per cent, and in June last a 24 per cont, which would be really at the rats of 48 I know they declared it.
Do you know that twice within the last few yours they have increased their obarges Yes.
The proceedings at Singapore begin to be interesting. Following are extracts from Singapore papers which arrived yesterday Continning his address on October 17th at 1in arbitration sitting, Lord Cecil said there could be no desire on the part of the Colony to buy the undertaking cheaply and thus discourage
In reply to further questions, Mr. Halsey capital, which was the one thing nected in Singapore and other Colonies in the Far East, and he was not enthiciently acquainted with the and ho could conceive that Gorerament wore Colony to say whether or not there was any satisfied that the allowance ordinarily granted, other place in the neighbourhood where 15 per cent, would in fact ba granted. Since wharf would be erected. He was not in a posi 10 there bed boon more or less a stop in the tion to speak of the possibility of ships being increase in their earnings. This was due to docked in Colombo, Hongkong or Japau rather goveral depression of trade, the Rasso-Japanese than in Singapore. He did not know Saigon He admitted that if there was War, which had seriously affected them, and, or Pulo Way last year, a special cause, the stringency of competition the rates could not be maintained currency. The reenit was there bail been a certain and the multiplier instead of being 22 years amount of dislocation in trade. The nett profits would be emalior. un the working of the undertaking were $1,500,000. If the present rate of prespurity of the Malay States continued, there must be an enormous increase of business done by the Dock. At the mame time it was only right to say their profits were exceedingly variable.
Lord Robert's opening spruch lastud just two
hours.
Mr. Balfour Browne remarked that the nett venuo apen working was higher in 1900 than in any year until 1904. This was due to in- erased charges and not increased business, Witness wmitted that this was so, und also that leaving ons Prgo Liver Dack, the bost in 1003, year was in 1900, the next bust 1902, and the
ext bust 1901. The worst year was
In 190t the and 1994 was only moderate. smallest amount was put to the reserve fand
Mr. Balfour Drowne thor, in answer to Sir Mishaol, sain be admitted $1,500,000 as being ima the Company's average profits, but he disputed at the largest dividend was then paid." Read- the years parcha and the enhanced valg from the Ordinanes Mr. Balfour Browne said the duty of the Company after December of the property in future.
until June was to conduct the business as it had been conducted before.
to
Lord Robert intervened and said the ques
Mr. L. E. Halsey, a London accountant, said: The gross reeipts of the combined companies had increased, ho said, from $794278 in 1879-40 THE BANK OF TAIWAN LIMITED to 25,348,553 in 1901-au increase of 31552 of the dividend was a subject between Wharf receipts Government and the Company and was or 828 par cont, per annum.
Mr. Browne replied that he was not talking THE
had increased from 9261,587 to $2,87,3more excluded from those proceedings. thau tenfold; dock, etc., earnings from 8532,000 about this. The account showed a dividend of
-nearly refold. Since 18 the $2,491,45) tonnaga receipts bad increased from 58 cents fo4 per cent. and nothing was written off for Lord Robert-This is nothing to do with $1.20 in 1904. He attributed the rise partly to depreciation the fall in exchange and party to increased. charges. The percentage of wharfage profits this enquiry.
Witness, in reply to cross-examining conusul had not variel much, which showed that the expenses had varied in proportion to the who asked him if it was not a change to allow rates With regard to the Docks and mathing for depreciation, said he did not think chine shops, the percentage of working protito. This could has done if necessary. He did WAR greater in the last fiso years than not know the Company had on their premises Coudsol nekod how much coal the Company in any prior year cxoept 1800, when the New 100 tons of enni. Harbour Dock Co. adopted & differcut method: of voluing their stock at the time of the amalra mation. In 1900 the net revenue was 81,171, 4. QUEEN'S ROAD.
66 Ho bad also prepared a statement showing Eaterest allowed on Current Account.
plant during these five years, which had been Deposita recei red on terms which may be learnt that the amount expended on property and on application.
provided out of revenue, was 21,910,000-more bad 8. SHIGENAGA, Manager.
1121 than half of the total capital expenditure ! Hongkong, lat November, 1904.
been written off. The average am written off during thess fire years after allowing for renewals was lit per cent. of the wredu book EUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,
valno of the Company's works and plent, exclud. AUTHORISED CAPITAL....... Sh. Teals 7,500,00ing from that the value of the land. Renewals
ad been paid for us they wont along.
Sir Michael Hicks-Bench asked it witness had any explanation to give of the very con- siderabla variation in the expenditure on re- newals in these five yOSTK-$198,000 in 1991 and $154,320 in 1947
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wharfed in 1, and he was told that this Mr. Browne Take it from me, it was 1,100. would be ascertained.”
nover the balance from somewhere. It was Thy use 15,000, therefore they are getting purcis
Lord Robert Cecil asked what this mattered and learned consel said in did matter.
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<<MANI,'
BY LOUIS BECKE
Maui was half-caste fator Martinique nigger, mother a Samoan-twenty-two years of age, and lived at Moate, a little village twi miles from Apia.
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PROSPECTS IN MANCHURIA.
Mr. Summone, the new American consul at Newehrang, furnishes an interesting report regarding the commerce and agriculture of Maschara. Ho says iu part
Mani's hastand was a Frenchman named
American god in Manchurin are sold on worked as a boatbuilder and carpenter for the Francois Houant, who, when he was sober. German factory "at Matafile. And when he their merits American cotton goods are the was away from home I wou'd hear Mani best in the market; so is the kerasane oil, ind laughing, and see her playing with her two hence the large sales. America sell more to, carious mixture of Samaun French. They other antion Chinoso consumers say American dark-skinned little girls, and talking to them and Japan buys more from Manchuria that any were merry mites with big ralling yes, and cotton gerits are not made for fouls or show. It was a fortnight after the great gal of Japanem goods in a simila: lins are found to uraistakably "kinky" hair-like their mother. Of the other hand, some of the Chinese nad March 15, 183, when the six German and barort of invitation of the American product, basket of freshwater that will wear. At the sani time, however, American warships were wreeka. that Masi and this adle to the popularity of the fabrics came to my house with fish the had natta, far up in a deep mountain the Japanese and Chinese mothals of mana- pool. She looked very happy, "Frank," she facture are improving. This fact must be kept said, hnd not beaten her for two whole weeks, in mind in considering fatuce business. In tas and had promised not to beat her uny more. Far East, as elsewhere, where there is an open
That is good to hear, Mani." And he was working very steadily now
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She smiled as she nodded her frizzy hond, tossed hertibuta (open blouse) over one shoulder, and sat down on this verandah steps to clean the fish.
Yes, he will beat tas no-more-at least not Lord Robert-Well, you must hand it back. whilst the shipwrecked sailors rem sin in Samos, You are taken it over. (Laughter.) There is When they go I sh li enn away with the chi at the back of this a certain amount of pre-dren-te some town in Suvaili whors he cannot troubled with a dispute as to where the Com judies but I hope the arbitrator will not be and me.""
any got the soal from.
Mr. Browne replied that he was only buying property of the Company, and this coal did bolong to them. The coal belonged to variety of owners and had never been paid for. Sir Edward Boyle (the Dock Company arbi- tratay-If you take it you must pay for it. You can't expect to get it for nothing.
Counsel said if he got this coak it might he claimei by these to whom it belonged.
the
market, the consumer is looking for the best bargains.
The Chinees of northern China are very ranch like those of aouthern Chin-they are careful tage, provided there are as restrictions placed close layers. They will buy to the best advan Que of the largest dealere in upon tevile,
wrapping Americau cotton goods bera or elsewhere in the Orient informa mo that the manner of being equal or almost equal For instance, a bale of e t'on goods may decide its sale, quality "It happened in this way," she went on the Chim who hays the bale observes that coua lentially a week ago two American in wrapping it the manufacturer or packer bas sailors came to the house and asked for water, put in plenty of covering ke ay parehase that for they were thirsty and the sun was hot particular Lale in proference to another stork told them that the Meats water was brackish, which has been wrapped in a manner that will. and I husked and gave them two young give the man who breaks the pack 50 bat a very cornanuts ench. Aut then frank, who had slight squeeze" in the way of coarse cloth been drinking, ran out of the house and cursed wrapper. Bir. Halsey said he understood that very
The American coiton goods sold here use and struck m. Then one of the sailars folied expensive renewals had been made on the
hits to the earth, and the other dragged himhandlad through Shanghai almost entirely, and wharves; repairs perhaps had not been carriad out so fully in former years, and it was found
up by his exlar, and both kicked him so much therefore the movement to boycott American goods on arconat of our treaty rolations bas Lord Robert-But you are used a lot of
that be wopt.
Doth be often beat thee ? said one of the been folt in this part in two ways. The better to entirely renew a very large portion of the wharves in this year. The average it already!
strongest influences originated with Shanghai. Mr. Balfour Browns stated that if 15,000 sailors to me. And I said: "Yes." amount spent on repairs and renewals during
"Then they beat him again, saying it was for partics and were largely beyond the control of these five years was $305,449. There were
my sake. And then one of them shook him and local. Ninchwang, capnteracting arguments. additions to the reserve during the same period tons of coal was used and not paid for, the
Witness replied that said: "O then dog, to so misuse thine own Other intinences wore of local origin, resulting of $750,000 and there were large sums written Compay had been keeping dowy working had it not
wife! Now listen, In three days' time wo two mostly from Tientsin newspaper agitation. off for depreciation. The tonnage recipts had pes by this increased from 95-7 centa in 1900 to 91.26 sath was clivious, and that 1904. There were increases in the whart be so the expenses would have appeared of the Frente will have a day's liberty; and we Bavoral mostings wore called for the purpose shall come bere sud see if then bast again of securing united action among Niuchwang charges made in 1902-03. There were no in-higher in the accouate. Witness's cross- examination covered a number of figures
ay mute pod her we shall each kick the one but in ali iustances Juding Chinose m ve tuents hero in which shareholders could
chants, who had expressed favourable opinion obtain such good security and, therefore, they in the accounts which Mr. Browne disputed. beaten hy wife. And if thou hast but so much merchants in opposition to Americas gonds,
Concerning one item which witness said amid hundred times."
(Afata pio. I must explain, is Sammu for regarding those articles of American manu- would have to go to a market where money langliter was for experiments with concrete ferro.
Thoy strong's opposed any agitation, and was cheaper and the rates lees high.
Sir Michael-Is it the cost of re-investment? piles from which Government would reap looking cros-eyed or unpleasantly at a facture that are goll here, word present,
The benefit," Mr. Browne said Government
person.!
And Frank was very much afraid, and although the Chinese circulars issued on Mr. Hulsey--No; but the loss of security.
were taking over the assets of the Company Mr. Inglis to Lord Robert Cecil)-I thought and wore paying for them, not its experience promised he would no longer harm me, and these decasions, and origisting in Shanghai, you were arguing that the money should remain from experiments, (Laughter) Witness was held out his hand to them weepingly, but they called for some immediate and positive action, no in Singapore?
Lord Robert-No, no, I hops I never said re-examined by Lord Robert Cecil, who on would not take it, and swore at him. And organized movement in the nature of a boycott the subject of allowance for depreciation said then they each are my babies a quarter has followed. Many loading Chinese merchants anything so foolish. I said I could not conceive it was not necessary to allow for extensive of a dollar, and I, because my heart was glad, state positively that no boycott of American geode will be aanstioned by them, and that the that the Government of this Colony had any depreciation and renewals as well.
auti-American agitation will die out. Whils Did they come back, Maui?" Sir Michael Hicks-Boach remarked that the Save them each a ring of tortoiseshell." desire to expropriate a concern of this kind cheaply, because it would frighten away spital. Egures for wharf renewals were remarkable, and Maui, at heart. was a flirt. She raised her it is true that faw, if any, of the northern Mr Halsey proceeded to go into detail on Lord Robert replied that at times it was neces big black eyes with their long carling lushes Chinamen sak to migrate to Amerie, the in northern Ching cars from southern Chion, the balance-sheet for 1901, explaining how he
Continuing arrived at the sum of 31,047,602 as being the Eary to repair large portions of the whorvee to me, and then closed them for a moment major part of the aggressive Chinese morchant
eatou away by the teredo warm, INTEREST allowed on Current Account. sett profit on the docks and wharves for that with the witness learod osuusel olicited that demurely she replied, they cams back. And and, therefore, it is, presumably, easier than
year. $440,000 was paid in dividends out of
nett earning capacity of the Company, and pro-kind to me, and was at work, they laughed, and sympathies in a movement originating among learned on application. Every description of profits $201,308 was carried forward, and as the first item in the claim was based upon the when I told them that- my-husband was now otherwise would be the case to enlist their the year started with $265,000 brought forward fits made and likely to be made. What was left for him a long piece of strong tobacco tied their former friends or acquaintances. Briefly round with tarred rope. And they said, Tell stated, the American cotton fabrics sold here the amount carried on to next year was increa: done with these profits did not matter. and by 963,091. That showed a balance of Witness considered that the vs yeare takes him we will come agaio by and bye, and see are in the lead, because the parobasers find $380,000.
A sum of $130,000 was approprint were a fair average and clearly represented the od out of revenue to reserve. $65,000 was "P. candition and the earning capabilities of the how he behaveth to the "" propriated to contributing members and there was allocated as depreciation 520 035. There was a profit shown of $1,119,303 but from that he deducted $29,187, profits from Prge Dock STRE 3T and $29,189, income from properties 20t required for the general undertaking. Be eal.. culated that Prya Dock should be taken over at 16 years' purchase.
Cross-examined by Mr Balfour Drowne, witness said he understood that Prye Duck and
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Mr. P. W. Meik, of London, was the next expert examined. He stated that it would not possible for, a private company to compete commercially with Tanjong.Pazar.
be
Ou Oct. 19 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the umpire, was indisposed, and the arbitrators sat witlont him. The illness was said not to be seriou
(Proceeding.)
INDIGESTION;
DIZZINESS, VOMITING,
. DRIVEN AWAY THREE- YEARS AGO BY
MOTHER SEIGEL'S
= SYRUP
Mr. Edward Brider, coachbuilder for Messrs. Hammer & Tie- bent, Nauwpoort, C.C., wrote on November 30th last--" I had After meals dizziness quite indigestion in a rather severe form. overcame me and threw up the food I had eaten. There was constant dull pain in my stomach and back and I could not sleep at nights. Life seemed not worth living. This gate of health continued until I went to live in Middleburg, where I read of Mother Seigel's Syrup, and heard several persons, who had used it, speak in praise of it I decided to try it and was quite cured. by using only three bottles of it. That was some three years ago, and I continue in good health."
.....
**You read here the experience of a man who has suffered, told in simple fashion! If you have the first symptoms of stomach trouble you should at once try Malker Seigel's Syrup-it is beller to prevent misery than to cure it. Mother Seigel's Syrup doc's both.
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Yes."
Mani," I said in English, as she finished the last of the fish, why do you speak Samoan to me when you know English so well? Where did you learn it! Your bustand alway speaks French is you.
them the Lest the market affords.
It is noticeable that the cotton goods that may yot enter into active competition with the American article viz., the Japanese and Chin- fere with botter methods and greater skill in can products are improving in quality. There Mani told me her story. In her short life of Japan, and with the Chinese cotton mills free two and twenty years he had a strange from the obstacles that have heretofore crippled them, the American manufacturer will have experiences.
My father was Jean Galoup. He was a to be alert. When the Chinese cotton mills uegro of St. Pierre in Martinique, and came to started it was predicted that they would Samoa in a French barque, which was wrocked orontally supply the needs of the oriental on Tutuila. He was one of the sailors. When market. The Chiness cotton producers, iu the captain and the other sailors made readly resorting to various methods of squeezing, to go away
in the boats he refused to go, and virtually killed the goose before it began being a strong, powerful man they dared not laying golden eggs. Thoy attempted to obtain inorense the force him. So le remained on Tatuila and high prices by cornering methods, they utilized married my mother, and became a Samoon, and unfair methods in attempting to made much many by selling food to weight of the bale; and each methods, coupled with the fact that the Chinese sitten product I was twelve
tes, crippled the whaleships. Then when I
did myle
not equal that of the United States, mother died, and old,
in Ching, at least temporarily. industry Ofn to his
country
years
father
my
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took to Martiniqus. It took us two years to get Now, however, these defects and obstacles are there, for we went through many countries being removed, some Japanese manufacturers to Sydney first, then to Chins, and to Iulia, and are becoming interested in the Chinese wills: But always in better metho is prevail, and with markets fav then to Marsiles in France. English ship That is how I have learned to oarable and friendly to the oriental product the outsider will necessarily have to offer, in duo speak English.
time, nditional inducomments.
With the Rasións removed from this market, the American kerosene oil has a proclically clear foll. For a time during Russian pa
"We lived for three years in Martinique, and then one day, as my father was clearing some land at the foot of Mont Pelee he was bitten by a fer-de-lance, and died, and I was left alone.
"There was a young corpenter at St. Pierre, tion the Americus product was threatened namel François Renault, who had one day met through influences that were brought to bear me in the market place, and after that often on the local trade in favour of the Russian came to see my father and me. He said he loved product With oil coming without breaking 1904 will be out ms, and so when my father was dead, we went to go direct from Philadelphia to Niuchwang,
the unprecedented receipts the priest and we were married.
My husband had heard much of Samon from done, and the oils of eastern Aria will have my father, and said to me. Let us go there and little chanes to compete with the American prodeet. American lambor, canned goods, flour, So we came there, and then Frank fell into cigarottes, pawing machines, and cooking ovil wn25, for he was cross with me because he and beating stoves find a market in Manchurin, saw that the pars-blooded Samoan girls were and the demand at present for these and similer prettier than 2, and had long straight hair and articles is steady and continues in a limited way. lighter skins. And because he could not pat
me away he began to treat me cruelly. And I love him no more. But yet will I stay by him. if he doeth night."
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The fates were kind to Mani & few months MAP OF THE SIKIANG or WEST later. Her husband went to sea and never returned, sud Mani, aftor weiting a year, was daly married by the Consul to a respectable old trader on Saraili, who wanted a wife with a character," the which is not always obtainable with a bride in the South Seas Pall Mill Gazelle.
From HONGKONG to WUOHOWEN, Showing the Ports and Calling Places Opened to Foreign Trada, 1897. Pablished at Daily Pras Ollise. Pries 25 Cants, Cash.... Hongkong, let april, 1897