MARINE COURT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7rm. 1906.
What became of your Chinese crow did not now them again till after the fire.
Do you think if the Chinese had hon drilled at fire stations as is customary in deep water ships that they would have buon of any assistance to you in this particular instanes? I don't think they would.
On resuming,
Robert Thornbaro, second engineer on heard the Hankow, was called. Ha onid he had been eighteen months on the ship. He was in the engine room when the fire alarm was given and he acted on the order of the fret engineer to switch on the alectric fight but the smoke and dames myle it impossible to enter the dynuma room. Ho
SIR CHARLES DUDGEON.
-Over a hundred members of the China Assoois-
tion sad their great attended the far well dinner to Sir Charles Dudgeon at the Shanghai Club. Tha N.-C. Daily News refers to the homo-going gentleman as the most conspionams and respoctel citizen for some years past. He has achieved distinction in all dicections during his thirty years ut. Shanghai.. Sir Charles Dudgeon eeMO
BURNING OF THE S. 8. "HANKOW", A court of inquiry to investigate the circum- stances couneeted with the burning of the fritsch stexanship Hankow sat at the Marine Court yesterday. The inquiry was bold at the request of Captain-Branch, master of the Hastone. Tin court hud for its members they know they would ba dista iravel if they escajund through the stoke bole to the upper to G.- Par Past in 1876 at thọ ng of twoufy-one," Lien, C. W., Brekovith, IN.. stipendiary, did not, de gox think that would have any desk and went on shore, the skip being in flames. magistrates; Liefs. 11. Buttermer, H. M.S.| effect? No. Tamer, Mr. Flward Headban, aster of the
By the Cours Do you think if there was a bugle sounded for them to fall in and
By Lieut. Butterworth—Suppose you hail a
British steamship Ragern of Belia; Mr. fire alarma and the crew outer sot they would
Fin
Hal. Beitisi strandip Si, eur¦ be dismuisad if they did not fall in, would thoy Moon; and Mr. C. J. Matteek, master of the fan done so No; in this instance I don't British dimunskip turion,
think they worth.
The fefter free flag lain. Bra dhe fo the inquiry wild the mothecity from H. de Gavera e Slag ti
Tebal said he proposed us the veganej Trans Candil mengeveerial the ale art shinal! imde mureliary ingudeg, firstes, boss time
nded the allors after the dre reparted well, into the fir
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of the se, fauls, thirdy, into the stormve! of muren en vivor" stenaners, ipod, fomurid, int,
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II nesisted the firemen on the wharf with the hese
Witness stated then we fire!
was fog long contarlast with the firm of Thart & He has done much to promota
stations on board, asither had h5 seen any ties the welfare of Chin merchants, and was chair- otsa of the Chamber of Commored and of the drill.
Thomas Nesbitt, third maginsar, said he hul Shanghai branch of the China As or ation, jhen on the autoomral-out theres years I was Bud s opinions were always regarded as Dar "dentenporary pays -- The was awoked by an woighty,
going out, bramunt i temat reinvigoration of the China Asscelation at Hope de in part as it has lesen trifles work
it his tank when La 1 on no art.
Chink Capesin Mittock Don't you would becadły task. with passengers na bokant in logo gone olmadelight baning mutil vary hard that la deship? S, Leppeid eller lights preside and are stili í n'. Po los al life was cured by the green saw hangingg on to thede lugar „Ft 150 yr heel ".!! Mace hugone got a life would
H wols, chief oder, said he was talking to the exptain at the forward gangway
on the subovu dk when the fien was reporter. Bata Chalar uptain and he and aft to see where
the real has two reproutant river alert is with a view tongking men veti tie the peot
Captais Brand, the Brd withess, wartagas fire was listed, and when they a rived at dyseribu Die Mokage from Canton og the nigh of the kit is Qencia, sail (had after making inst
the whari about, tea miast is post three, the two watclamen Cypes dining at me the salient alleyway and reported that there was a des aft, p the chofficer he retoarkadlom, aling he's so what's the matter." took two re kekels with then:
They
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the actor and of the ardn dock where the mitting was showed, he saw the bay fr in the mutting, abst eighteen inches from the upper The cop sin told him to maple my this Sve dek
He ran for the Beg and inde arranges is to get steam. Mesting the engineer, les followed him down to the engine reor withs
tenin u
1 has fire, brauch which was situated on the atsida on thrower of the eggs, roogrensing
chuck.
Dri opening the engine room döm sust quantify of denss smoke custos? though,
then made his way with the lunge to th pump on the after ond of the salcon deck. On his way along theo cálom donk he met d Chin sailer whom he took with him to help with the, bogbaton reauthing the after jaart of thaf hinese!
Br" ha ha kon
This
jah at them ale nel de cursed to his jo" Mr. Gundry, hus ipwa si-n in large mensage fe save his papers, but the second mato | due to the prompting from Shanghai, and in d told lom it was impossible. The whole of the ship was on fia and he was his way in the
khart.
Do you know of any fire arrangisands? Yes Flores ara disebarges inshow.
As long as then ja steam up 2 You Have your we sawn a printed but list which
a convey to you what it you would to in the wrout of the skip being abandoned -- Not on that ship.
secret dat Sir Charles Badge a far hopes of infusing gat murd oorgy into the body which ab ar can elim to reperson' with any degree of inges the united ważne në British trading interests in this part of the world"
Wall his Paneru For Briti-l interis, it Charles Hodgen Easy and is a fran to the Chinose, He took a pranimal part in drawing up in for a cainnaein Fateme as indien od in Mockey Treaty. In other ways ir Charks bus kimwa dis notably as chairman of the Paradise Bem- desire to improve Anglo-Chinese friendship,
mitte of the Intenations (usalate, w after long year of patient malvarotar. beginsing to experise an iußen in the Tank
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Sapin Heach, re-callol, said thous were grind let list on board the Hande. thought the second officer, who said there was had confused ties feature with some other skig, There are nothing unused in carrying store braid or nutting on the passungor deck. hul foot done for yours. There was no speseint precaution in curvying susu matting except to stack it up and prevent passengers getting on top of it,
Captain Mattock-Have you any idea how
the tire started in ser
As far as you know thews was only one fire?
Y
Lieut. Butterworth-Is. smoking allowed on It is impossible to prevent it: that deck on which the matting is carried?-
SHANGHAI DOCK AND ENGINEER.
ING CO., LIMITED.
KETRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING,
An extrudinary general meeting of this company was fold on Nov. 1st for th purpose of considering a proposal which had been muile by thirtysight shareholders for the formation of a Wharf and Godown Company to acquire the Old Dark property and part of the property, between the Cosmopolitan and International Finckro
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damaging competition wilta similar
There 2013 three way in which this property might be dealt with. Buber happier riceusstances it might be as in the extension our
lat conditions 1 word nat enlarges upon de
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
THE
present business; ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LTD.
Lencourage this plan; besides, we
we hav other land available for that, might sell it outright for cash if we could secure suitable offer. There are those who are autions to chlain the property at their own figure, and whe think that is waitine long though they will sareed. In thi 1 hom you will show they are mustak. z.
They would caly Mr. E. Janiner Hrg proposal that the mirchase to make pe fit at of the deal, Directors be unthorized dispose of the aid it would seem the wirest plan to disp
the considération that each share. This
This 15 what is intended
· Dack nad Mugingering | Judi
biti to fully pad-up shars.
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going aft, fourgl, the Chinese passengers crosding the gangway, both on the upper and lower deck Arriving on the main deck be saw the fire coming up frein the midst of a pala of matting-both Bones and smoke. Ho ordered iterkief uffleier tri couple aip the stemna hose situatielloa the ouging room easing Wi nos remained by dow with the walshnu and endeavoured to pull some of the matting doth To get at the fire. Meanwhile the fire was
towing to the livat und dames. From there iperi spresing rapidly and he ordered the Walckmusi
went forward to that first class salgon to seå if to remain thor at ngahits the jaseng could ronder assistance to any passengers and get them ashor quickly. This was at the still on wird. Finding nous there al British steamship Hankojë, of whid Benzin | of the value of Tis. 23 in sach new company fiup-this-vahanatiks property in such WVG"|". main deck ontrasining pidiy with realising it was hopeless to remain on board which the fire was spreading, witness wat oue went on the wharf to saxist with the high the upper drát to get the hose down quickly. There were a printed fire instracts on board On the shade deck he met the chaf officer who the ship. reported that la vaginery back been driven wat
first chess sala they could get no further
The Huding of in Court was, after a bries properly (now company to be styled “The ¦ of it to ourselves and make the profit ourselves, !
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By the Court-How do you expeat to get say of the engine room by the snaoks stal were an intelligent conqucation with the romanister of allo to start the steam pump. Witness tabt your crew if you have no fire routics-I should him to cenplap lo after hand pup al expect to direal the operations myself, The noticing the chief enginer emerging from the
mon aros alivays changing. There are neser the engine rocia,” ke asked him if it were possible | same pouple there from one week's til to to give them steam. for pressure. The latter another. raplial that i was impossilde becasse no one
Have you any stations to rent for a landoning could go near the engine room. Witnes saw ship in a case of fire or othergise a treat No. 137 .. the alarm was first given of fire Directors ba and they are bereby author toore capital. The netu! cash for developing i
two lady passengers forward. They were very
That ot
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BUILD
THE MOST SERVICEABLE
AND
PIANOS
FOR THIS CLIMATE.
CONSTRUCTED
ALL PARTS THOROUGHLY
SEASONED AT OUR FACTORY
HERE.
PRICES FROM $390
CASH OR CRE IT.
at the tha shudders of the Thick Company will
full benefit without being
Jockets. non to put their hands into their And this is the way it is proposed to curry nat the idee. A now Wharf and Godown C THEY ARE
any, entirely rate from the Dock Com pany, will be dated with a mpital of Tls 17890010 71,2 0 shares of Uls, mach. 520 SOLIDLY falty paid-up stores will be alloited to the Dock Company, and will represent a payment of The. 1,350,000 for the Old Ducks and for 119 maw of waste land between the Cosmopolitan and International Docks, Themaining! 19,000 shares will not las instant util the busi mess of the new Company justifies or demande
the property will is provided by means ph : coat debentures to the amount of Plc, ?, 2000
be issu funds
Lad are quized; the placing of these debentures will be the work of the Committee to len nominat df by you.
() authorized to say that ones you have) a capital the Committee the
girou
the necessary aathority. will be no difficulty in this matter. The firal question we
wo base to
to ask ourselves is will bet sufficient t dersiege the property. drawn up, and we have slected figures rather Three independent sets of estimates have been
in excess of the highest, so as to be on the safe side. We find that Tis. 400,000 will cover the will do so and will make the profits wo cost of building six four-storeyed godowns ought to more for ourselves. An argument the Old Dock property, fully sipped with against the scheme is that the shareholders slote lifts, electric light, war supply will raise antagonism in cartata quarters and hydrants, etc., s
** wall of
partially filling alienate busitions from The Dent iz ibe Duck, leaving
xpe for This seems rather far-fetched, as the
The exof the Thack lighters to water and discharge peuditure on the Cosmopolitan property will elk Company depends on a min
gives good wick for reasonable The 300,968, and will provide six four prices and shows a proper ergy in secaring
together storeyed godowns,
with warves, rails, paitrose Moreover, by advertising the ind trucks, cranes, lifts, etc. This makes a total for sals the Directors have them that they T. 9 for in and
Ligut Butterworll-Woreal gangways made amongst some straw matting stewed aft on the frightened. Ela went up to them and they available for the new of the Chinom passengers passenger
teck. Strenuous efforts wers asked if there was may danger. II- to hd it so about how 'ling aftor the fire was
then made by the master and office there was and put them on shore. Returning first ported-The gangways were all in
to get at it and put it out, using backets to the ship, he noticed that ourly all tan fira position about five minutes before the ice.
panding the arrival of the fire hose friven off ofast Chises pengers lad left the ship
"Could all the Chiness passengers us the first main boiler but without success owing to the On gutting down to the fire, he found the Hamesha aprend so rapidly that the whole class gangway? Only the first class China tremendous amount of smoke which feand its of whartes and of godowns en the property tether the amount to be raised by debenture! way into the engine rooni making it possible for any one to remain down there. That, the vassoi was well found in fire appliances, pumps etc., which were constantly exercised for washing decks. That the master and officers did all in their power to save life and properly but owing to the rapidity of the fee and the fierceness of the damos without much suecos
HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTH.
Hongkong, 22nd August, 1906.
deliberation, read us follows: We Bud that the
Branch is the master, left Canton on the 13th such share held by him in, tan bhunghai of October at fi pas, and after an naeventful Dock and Enginering Company, Ld.
The resehition was
condel. Issage made, Inet to her proper pæer. 2hs
Mr F. E. Tayle-Th prumot
rs of the Hi koe's cargo consisted of raw silk and straw,
to un submitted to
to you today lar matting. The straw matting was stowed amid been informed that the wording of the vesela ships on the passenger deck aft. The Bankowo, as read to you, don not sufficiently safageward the interests of the shareholers in carried on thistrip 7 Europeans as passengers, the Dock Company: sed as it has one taken Chinese and til erow. That at 3 a.m. the ship in hand for your benet, they lave had it amend was made fast alongside her pier, and theued by a larger, and have deputed me tomove it, 8 redrafteti, in the form of an amendinout certalu passengers went on shore, although the
original resolution. 1, therefore, beg greater part of the were remaining on board leave
ave to propose the following amendment: as is customary, until daylight,
That resolution Ne. I shall read: That the dispose of the properis known as the Old Duck situated in Hongkow and of part of the property situated between the Cosmopol
politan and Inter national Docks as lately adversal in the public Press to a limited company to he of Tle. 1,730,000 in shares of Tis. 25 each and under the Hongkong Ordinate wisporated * principal object the construction baving for it basold, and the carry ng on of the business of pas-onzers enld use the forward gangway.
wharbingers, and that the consideration for such on dies, shutting
solo shall be the sum of Ths. 1,330,000 to be The lower deck passengers could not. off the approaches to the women's sparters on
satisfied by the allotment, jsme to this Company By the Court-No body was there to say "you either side. The gangway was Market woh!
or their nominees of 55,20)
0 fully paid-up shares in the capital Chiness and be entoncoured to hasten the shall not wo this gangway."
of sack proposed new Company." Walter Rugnol, saben mute of the liaukos,
I may mention here that the segond resolution going ashore and prevent undue panic. Witnes
regarding the reduction of capital will not be could not get ashore for the era fire and suid he was going to his room when the fire was
mare as
as we are advised that it is unne hind to go on the upper deck, satisfying hitself #scoverad. He noticed something unusual fa
corsary and premature at this stage. on the way that thero geri no passengers in his room and on going out get the first the erasoa. The tires had penetrated as far as or who was trying toplog Lis fire Fire Brigule tarned out smartly and cendered a matter which may be left to the Directors, and which it would not be convenient hose This was about theos oeck in the every assit tamen supported a naval penip under to deal with until the arrangements, with the the ladliest saloon on the upper dick and tinding
new Company and satisfactorily comptoted. it was hegudest to remain en divek he forged sing Witness corroborated as to the posī. Lieut." Anderson of H.M.9. Flor. That we
Before saying anything regarding the nationdef way ashore. He reimenal immediately in the tion of the fire and stabal that after looking at the court, are of strong opinion, as á
thofirst classboon tone if any passengersnooded ! Tionary measure, that nil cargoes of light toxtare.ration. I wish to correct curtain misconcep- expenditure of Th. 1,99999 al lenses us with recognise the advisability of disposing of it, tions; I might almost call them wilful mis-stado hope of saving his papers but without xnews.
monts, which have been current lately. | 10
The next question to by con guides; and the use we propose to put it to is probably
Yout Whoder what any purebaser would do with exprossed 35 screened off in such a way as to be impossible has been invented by c-rain specalators for enterprise will pay, and I may say that waFurther.
debenture ponry can be of access by any passengers. Also we consider the purpose of influencing the market; that it is ily ever assurance of a consider whether
of payment materialize it will {
od that even if it shall have storage space for $70,000 cubic interest. The answer is that inquiries hav
feet of cargo. The current--to for storage made it clear that the Committees will be able to at the ordinary fee ungements and boot intended to materialies: that if it does sound of business. In the Ol' Dusk with and antare staticus, should be hang up on a printed form ho had a printed boat list on the ship but ju suam causpiengus part of sach vessel in these four years. Every one (1) for at least appears to wreraga star one and 1 ks got what is wanted That washall shortly be able
|-puya-you-can-spect--no return..
coals per eubis fat I admit the this is at pay than int terest nut river steamers and the tire arrangements M. Marshall, and has ben elab rutul by him/ugh #pproximation. Charges are made by all have ample funds to most the internst
The scheme ovos its inception to Mr.
earnings and that wa talo, cubic foot, etc.. Int 1 the picu, cak, should be exertised and logged ones a' wesk, so
before that tine arrives. in consultation with go of
You must not be led Bom fakt ba-i- that in the event of fire some successful fort
Deas men in the plecs Sine his
I have here a occupied space
of parties who say that i been very activa
noting sa be cared for fr the res per at least four years. harges, an in our interests, and as his on bu-ikes basenie fool, the average I have taken seine should be completely developed in twelve or at
judging
The Old Dock property made him
of the upper deck
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That tho
· predan-
wich a straw braid or matting, when carried
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By the Cmrt How any presongens du yon assistance, he proceed & to his room to get his should be yo slowed under hatches or blocked off aid that the seh-me Tow to le proposed
think went ashors on the arrival of the vessel and before the thus was reported P-About t or Bus,
Is it Pustamary for the passengers to remain od lhesauro -- }
Witness velded that there was a constant stream of Chinese passengers wing the thre gangways from the fine dey made fast.
papers but found it impossible to enter. After- wards he went onto the wharf is assist with the
bose. Witness was asked similar questions as to
arrangements on board the Hankor, auf said
could not remember where.
Ky the Court-Aro Bher special prouat Licus for the slowing of matting on the
untry.
pay y
statomi nts is
Lho
too Clan!
Hist.
the
What we your rewranggnavals when along. i pass.ng y dock - far as possible we try to might be made to copy with it on board thus Hour Mr. Marstall bastion to serou that they all bear some colation to away by the wild task indulgel in by intorested
side the pier? How many phapsdo you work? It depends on the sted. There will ulmaya b sufficient to get pressure through the hose to copa with my ordinary fire, assisted by two Gossage's pumps with long the -of-hossafficient to reach any part of the ship.
stack it up to prevent passengers getting at it. This, in the opinios of the Court, can only be
for
that
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Captain Belham-What boat did this list done by constant practice with the crew and facilitiware of the pressing out for more fair. Now assuming tint our space is onte half most fifter months, and eighrem months will appoint you to ?—I think it was number three. would take some fifteen minutes weekly if cargo, be the discharge and storage ofed and that the rata is-ánly three-quarters Banfficient to develop the property on the ctlar conesired the then of benefiting the of a tal cent, Lan Old Dock property side, I am told that we can begin to aan. Captain Beetham- The · list was not of properly organised. We deploro nad regret the shat holders of this Company by showing should earn Th. 10 per much trev
immense amenit of life kst, but after searching them how they
profit by the other sin - was shall dave storage spaco ubication fore everything is complated.
that if we wait longer we shall get J. D. Christie, chief edgineer of this fiaskowinquiry we consider that everything was done amended resolution the scheme will rapidly of galeniation should curu 1.162, for lie land appears to me particusrly
supplying
paste for about 3,600,000 feet, which on
rest of offering the land said he caine out with her in 1874 and rejoined that could he dons to save life by the master take concrete form, and I shai; shortly
per annum, or a textul for the two properties rable, and it would be foolish to wait an. fur salu, shows that the present offer is your crew at fire stations?-No; it has never bor in 1881. They stopped stoking 20 minutes and offices iador the circunisties. Ther lay hafore you
of 11s. 83,500, An the working expenses would be more than covered under ordinary indefinito period in the before reaching the wharf and allowed tkfore the Court absolves the master and officers things I wish to make it clear that this is anusotunces by, the dues paid by steamers, takh of two can hop of getting an
Do you ever consider it necessary to exercise
book done.
Have you any printed fee instructions in say conspicuous place on the vessel ?-Nour
or
not
evary two the months. Sometimes; they only remain a week, being transferred to outsile struthers.
Bres to dig out. That would permit ther
Lara vafleient pressura 311 tho fire muiny. At 3.39 he could pive, forty pounds of pressars
arrangements on bourd, witness replied that they bad na fire, drill. With regard to operation betwees the engite room and the deck, stoom, 134 always available for When there were no fires lighted pressure, the band pumps would be usedì,
from all blame.~
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return and to
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similar pro
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the debentures.
you
Wo
there need ha no fear of failure. Abar all
an extra honest scheme. Past experies may have and by the storage in the open of soul, timber, the preparty immediately by developing it, and. shion we can send up the rule of made you little why of "delinite offers and ald iron sal other cargo, this would be earn a handsome dicind How do you expert your crew or officers to
into NATIONALIZING KOREAN the like, but I go assure you that this afficient, after paying de interest on the You most not forget that capital at
bargain. me his been taken in hul with e objet debates, to Elles a dividend as the shares doubles itself in about ten years, but there is no cont have any intelligent cooperation in the overt
RAILWAYS, through each of the three
the diaruhoid.rs of this Duck or orge 14 per cent. benefiting
of of fire-Wo carry a Chinese crew of 14.
This, Gentlemen, is prospect of our land, left undeveloped, in- electric lights were switched The terms on which the State isto tako They are constantly changing, and we have Lozzles. The
the selezio we propose for the development crossing in value at that zate. I wish strongly ng out of it. There is another point Ι of part of strange lands ta
your nursuunerative property, and to impress upare you that if you pagathis resolu very trip.
twenty minutes after over the Korean railways which are not yet in I would buff about äft en or
it rasta with you to decide whether you tion will
you In this making fast, because that was long enough it possession hatA now been fixed. These wish to touch on. The letter sigued by thirty- extremely difficult to tria mon.
s preliminary proposal sight shareholders
simply authorize the proposed will deduct nothing from the Comvities to curry out the project if they find +auction it. to enable the passengers who wished to louro the lines are the Seoul-Fusau and the Seon Wiju intended for the inforization of the Direcions, dividends you receive from the Dock Company, it feasible. Without your authority they ca instance they all left the ship in a body.
atates the Japan Mail. In the case of the
specifying the business to be transacted at this as the earnings of the Docks will not be de Furely you carry officers who
for nothing ship to get off. Asked similar questions as to fire forcer read there is no schedule of proht meating, as required by paragraph of the lessered. Giving up the Old Deck will be ajarrangements for day cannot make change-The second offers are changing
which can be takenasa basis for determining the Ar
not saving. a loss of income, and the purchase price. Therefore the method pursued Article of the Association. It was not intended
110 pledge offer to the share. ам
calves that at the Confirmatory Most- of land on the other side brings you log the Committee will present s fair holders, nor to be consider d on the capital invested (15 million von) form of
as the definite
report On the other band the set be estimatus of expenditure which they will informa. mathing. was been to assume 6 per cent res
whether the submitted resolution to multiply this F_20" that
៦០
dises a handsome dividend which cannot be estimates From attais meeting. Siuce the lottor was
are within the purchase price becomes 18 million yen. In
varned ander presort conditions. The criticisms mark, whether the profits expected the gent ju,
of the scheme Lave promoters
love! varned if hard word can fit easily to be, whized, are likely line, the case of the Seoul Chemulps the been hard at work considering ways and means. method of calculation has been these The first idea of offering alternatisely cash or who do not realize the pace at which the trade of satisfied with the report, or it in the meantime disposed of. Thora are still people in Shanghai cun bo raised without any diffenty. If you are How would you receive a message? Thereas that adopted with regard to railway scrip has had to be abandoned, in order that of the place continues to grow end they argues better offer has been received, you used ant isa saking tato from the bridge bat in Japan proper, amely to multiply the debenture money may be more easily raised,
the past year confirm your the average note profit by
decision of to-day There the messages are usually sent by mussenger. rexits a figure of 4,493,352 yen, so that the But you will understand that the strip ofimed that only the unusual conditions
large profits lately made Lave lost nothing. On the other hand, if you What happened when you went down to Treasury's total onllay will be nominally is of higher face value than any cash offer could
have been under prosent cirouustope68.
ju godown business. They for ot the number pass the resolution, you will obviously be in a connect the fire maius -- I was nearly overcome 22,012 352 yen. But from the price of the Gentlemen, you are aware that we have certain of men, by no means foolish, who are considered much stronger position for dealing with with ranoks and had to return back. I told Seoul-Chemulpo live thors have to be subtracted valuable property that practically gives us parts of the Bettlement, and they forget the vagas talk of expected offers, and you will make it to their advantage to erect godowas in various offer that may come along. There is some any
the captain it was impossible to start the pump Gorerswent
two
or somsa originally to obtain possesion of with the idee that it would increase in raino the courtagey Board and by the extension of 1,380,000. In other words you start competition
the Fum defrayed by the
The passive of
it alone
lone influence likely to be exercised 1 by Live work of it clear that they mast he better thau Tis. By Captain Beetham-Thy firemen had been the line which was then to the bands of every year may have bal I something to be said there a long time. Some of them make the Ameriesu capitalists, and the cost of bridging for it in the past, but we consider that the time in cultra. Neither do they sweat rare of the which is healthy,
late
under any sirenuistances thun Milyang River, which work was done for in the past, something of a more active likenities at presentacion for the discharge and adverfoot, he to mill show what can be done
by
of the Committes will be t They know everything about the ship-Yes. to be actually paid over will be 2016, yes. wastel, and it would bo
officially. Making these correotions, the total
nature. So much potential weal it must not be storage of cargo. Judging from the past and with your property. Gentlemen, we are passing Did they help you at all?—Yes, bat the thing This means that for each share (3) yen laid up) reasonable if on desire to develop ear property prophesy that your property, if developed as depreciation and our dividends have fallen. It is altogether un looking to future expansion, it seems a safe through hard times. Our shares show a serions happened so quickly that little could be done.
the holder will revive 30.30 yen (amely, 40 you minus an expense of 70 sen in connection give rise to antagonism or
in the
were mest profitable way The Court then adjourned for tiffin..
with winding up the companies).
pression that WV wish i enter into
The Harbour Master-Iseo the difficully. But surely it would be possible to have minutes' practice a week.
But what do you say to the question as 10 obtaining intelligent co-operation P-The officers are constatly in touch with the crew who are accustomed to use the hose.
And you think they would have sufficient co- operation to deal with a fire :-Yes.
Was it possible for any stowaway to get on. -the top-of-the-matting unnoticed and by care-
Icasuess use this fire?—Yes.
By Captain Boo.bam-When you sent for tho how did it over arrivà ?—No.
How many steam connectious could you get in the event of fire- We could couple up three connecitous.
skip their home,
20.
tru
the
money
you
will.
responsible for the
an excellent
to
to the im-
1
One thing you may be sure of; if we do
suggested, will double in value within ten years. time we did something to help ourselves by
not take this schema in bond, others
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