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TO EET.
TOS. 2&3, DEACONSFIELD ARCADE,
facing the Parade Gronad."
No. 5, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Pink, NEW FIVE ROOMED HOUSES-in Sidley Street.
The EYRIE, No. 13, Ponk. Unfurnished From 1st June, 1909.
FERNSIDE No. 71, Paalt Unfurnished
froni 1st May, 1909.
TO LET
TO LET.
TO 24 WYNDHAM STREET
containing 4 ROOMS. Apply to
E. A. & C. F. CARVALHO,
14, Arbuthnot Fond. Hongkong, 5th May, 1909." 1707 TO LET.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 11TH, 1909,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA LIMITED.
The Sixtoonth Annual General Meeting of of the Bunk was held at Wincester House, Old Broad Street, London, EC., on Tuesday, April 6th, Mr. E. J. Black; the Chairman, presiding,
The CHIEF MANAGER (Mr. James Campbell). read the notice convening the meeting and also the report of the Auditors.
The CHAIRMAN Gentlemen, I regret. I have to-day again to preface my remarks by referring
C.M.S. PEAK BUNGALOW, furnished, Mount Kellett, Erum 1st April to and of ARGE OFFICE ROOM, OD 2ND FLOOR sure you share with us our very great gret
June, 1909.
BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine Shops,
Offices and Dwelling Rooms,
DWELLING ROOMS and OFFICES in
Queen's Road Central,
GODOWNS in Duddell Street. BELILIOS
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manding a Magnificent View of the Harbour & OLD
and Adjacent Islands.
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LINSTHAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 22ad April, 1909. ......
TO LET.
8 and 10,
TO LET.
Immediate
TO 2 OLD BAILEY
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ARRATOON V. APOAR & Co.,
14, Dus Vaux Roed."
(717 Hongkong, 8th Bĺny, 1909.
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TO.
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Queen's Road, Central
DJ DAVED & Co.
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Hongkong, 25th March, 1909,"
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WITH INMEDIATE POSSESSION.
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JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solicitors,
8, Des Vienx Road: Central. - Hongkong, 2nd March, 1909. 110
TO LET.
HOUSE in Wong Nei Chong Rosd.
A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACE. OFFICES TO LET, No. 2, Connaught Road, 3rd Floor.
No. 3, CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit
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SUFFRAGETTES FROM JAPAN,
INTERESTING FEATURES QF A “VOTES FOR WOMEN" CONFERENCE..
The women's vote war is being wagód with deadly earnestuese just now,
In quiet offees in Victoria-stroot the type
writers click all day long as a band of earnest woman prepare for the International Women Suffrage Alliance Convention, which is to be held in London a few weeks hence.
The National Union of Women's Suffrage to the death of a member of this Board. I am
at Josy we
Мага
sustained in the death of to enteriai Suffragists from every corner of Societes, which is organising the convention, is
our old friend, Mr. William Jackson, who was
the globe,
When the delegates assemble in
in St. James'k for so many years connected with this Bank. We havo appointed Mr. J. M. Ryrie, of Mosers. Hall less than a month. hence twenty-five dif
ferent countries will be represented by about Arbuthnot Ewart & Co., toll The
Becausy na the Board, and I am sure his assistance will be four hundred women. most bensficial and helpful to us. I presume may, as saugl, take the report as readi-(boat, heart-and I will now deal with the secounts before us. In reviewing the conditions of trade and finance in India during the past year, the outstanding feature was that, for the first time
There will be quaint little Suffragists from Japan. The dainty madames with chrysantho mums twined in their hair are taking up the question of the vote very earnestly initsed.
Russian delegates, too, will have a story to tall. of stealthy propaganis work, secret meetings discovered and dispersed, of quires of vote litera since the adoption of the gold standard in 1909,
ture seized and suppressed, There in a apics of the ability of the o Government to support the value of
to a practical test. Bo-roal adventure in being a Saffragette in Russia. the rupee wat the strain first became. evidoesitancy
was freely met, Then the gathering will have the benefit of
and the policy initiated in
ly
VOTERS ALREADY.
Many of those from abroad will not, of course, be able to speak English, and committoes havo been carefully chosen to help in the work of interpreting.
No detail is being overlooked. At the pre- Kent moment in Amsterdam, for example, a cotomittee is carefully considering designs for an international banner, which are being sent from every country A prize is offered by the Finland Association for the best design.
Still another committee is to consider the question of the international song and another that of the international badge.--
the demand for 3 was satisfactori-tho advies of women who already have the vote;' maintained. It is to be boped, that circnn.delegates from Australia, for example, where stances will speedily permit of the reconversion women do not appear to make much use of it; into gold of that part of the gold standard from Finland, where women both have the vote reserve now held in silver, and in the light of and use it and from Now Zealand, Norway, past events it would appear very desirable to and several American States. further strengthen the gold reserve by rotaín. ing for that purpose only the whole profit accruing from the colungs of rapese, whom it is resumed, natii a secure margin of safety is ensured. Considering the circum. stances which caused the situation to which I have just referred, and considering alec the continued depression and unsettlement in trade gonemily in the Far East. I hope and think you will rogard the accounts before yon as satisfactory-(applause)-showing as they de progrossand a considerable increase in the Bank's brought forward from 1907, and after providing Exchivo of the amount own resourGON, for all bad and doubtful debts, the net profit for this past year is £76.528-9 which, together- with the sum brought forward, namely, £24,301. Os. 41, gives us a total of £101,129, 98. 4d. available for distribution. Out of that sum we paid in interim dividend of £16.875 for the first half of the year, and же proposo appropriating the balance as follows: We pince £40,000 to the reserve fund, which brings it up to the substantial figure of one quarter of a million(applanso)-we place £2,000 to the Officer's Pension Fand and we pay a further and final dividend of 3 por cont. on the "A and "B" Shares (making 6 per eant, for the year on both series)-and-carry forward £25,379. 96. 4. against £24,601. Ca. 4d. on 31st Decem- ber, 1907. Before passing from the proft and less account you will notice expenses of manage,
The reports of these important bodio will be presented at the convention.
Another interesting feature will be a pagosut of woman's trades and professions, arranged for one of the evening meetings, to demonstrate the rudiber of ways in which women are working for their livings,
Thore will be some 1,000 women who will divide among them the représentation of 10 different trades. On the occasion of the pageant the platform will be decorated with the eighty
aga need in the procession' last June.
will be the number of women on the platform A special feature of another of the meetings who have been in prison.
There is also to be a lantern lecture, with eighty slides, illustrating the history of the movement in Great Britain.
Cazon Scott-Holland has arranged for a- special service to be held in St. Paul's Cathedral on the last Sunday of the convention:
ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
GERMAN HOPES.
to station
mont stand at £83,527, 128 6d. as compared with £77,414.9s. 11. the previous year. The difference is partly accounted for by the creation of the new. Inspecting Department, which I think you you will agree is's very desir able innovation. The natural tendency, however, of expenses)
is towards increase, and I fear cen- not be avoided, as it is the inevitable consequence
The Times Berlin correspondent writing on April 11th maid: The statement published in of development and of the good and longthening service Bank's staff (hear, hear) which Vienna to the effect that the Japanese Govern necossitates dne recognition: You may rest maut is contemplating the cancelling at an early assured, however, that it is a matter which date of the Alliance with England is taken always has our very close attention, I do not seriously by the leading Garman Laberal think the balance sheet calls for any special newspapura, The point which appeals to them romark, but I shall be very glad to answer any 1s that a soon as the Alliance is at an end
England will which
1 be may wish to ask regarding Best in Far Eastern waters. They consider that questions
compelled
a powerful 1. Meanwhile I will move That the report. of the Directors, with the sudited statement England cannot alone maintain her prestige in of accounts and balance sheet to 31st Decern the Far East aut in the North Sea, and ber, 1908, presented to this meeting, be and apparently feel confident that Germany will in the same are hereby received, approved and some way gain in prepotion as England Joses. adopted, and that a dividend on the A' and 'F The National Zeitung is not surprised that Shares of the Bank at the rate of 3 par cent, "Japan is tired of auf alliance which benefita free of Income Tax, for the six months ending only her partner," and it seems to think that the 31st December, 1908, making 6 per cent for Jupaese show great worldly wisdom in now the year, as recommended in the report, be and severing their connection with England. The the name is hereby confirmed" (Applause. Japanese, the National Liberal organ suggests, will ask Mr. Maitland to kindly second that are realising that Germany in the Power of the AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF proposal.
fatare, and that it would be more advantageons Mr. J. A. MAITLAND: I have very much to them to cultivata closer relations with a nation LORDS, AND HOUSE OF COMMONS. pleasure in seconding that resolution. i whose influense in the world is daily sugmenting. The naval controversy in England has greatly increased the importance of Germans in their own eyes. They evidently consider that they have attained position in which they can Propose terms to the Mistress of the Seas. At any rate, the Tageblatt suggests that it would be better for both sides If an understanding were reached on the subject of naval armamente, but on a footing of absolute equality."
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The CHAIRMAN: If there are no questions to be neked, gentlemen, I will put that motion formally to the meeting.
The motion was carried unanimously. --- The CHAIRMAN: I have now to propose, gentlemen, the re-election of Mr. IL. Melvill Simons and Mr. D. Yule as Directors of this
Bank.
J. M. RYBIE: I have great pleasure in
that
The motion was unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN: I think the next proposal comes from your side of the table,
The Times Vienna Correspondent wrote:- The Allgemeine Zeitung announced last night- the impending end of the Anglo-Japanese alliance; which, it said, Japan is about to den sunca.because she is dissatisfied with the stitnde
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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE
HE Company's Steamship
"SUIBANG,”
having arrived from the above Porta Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their ****** Goods, will be delivered frons alongside.
Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 PM. the 11th inst., will be landed at Consignee's risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
General Managers....
[16 Hougkong, 8th May, 1909.”
NAVIGAZIONE, GENERALE
ITALIANA, (Florio and Rubatlin United Companies.)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM BOMBAY AND SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship
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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
"NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE Steamship
THE
"PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH,”- having arrived. Consignace of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods with the excepticir. of Ogium, Tressure and Valuables, are being haded and stored at their riak into the buzardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Howloon Wharf 'ng Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be adaisted after the floodë have left the Godowns, and all goods eatining nudelivored after the 11thinkt, will be subjeot to rest
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gotowns, where they will be emine on the 31th inst., at 9.30 AM.
All Claims must reach us before the 15th inst.
or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigued by the undersigned.
This Stemmer brings Cargo, Ex 8.8. SACHSEN" from Barcelona.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS,& Co., General Agents...........
Hongkong, 4th May, 1909.
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AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM NEW YORK AND SINGAPORE,
THE. Steamship
T
KORANNA.
Captain Beare, having arrived from the abové Ports, Consigneau of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed at their rink into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and
expense.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods ars to be left in the dodowns, where they will be examined on WEDNESDAY, the 12th inst at 3 P.M.
All Claims must be presented within ûftsen days of the sleanor's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No Clima will be admitted after the Gooda
have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivored after the 12th int.. will be mabinet to rent
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Jills of Lading will be countersigned by:
SHEWAN, TOMÈS & Co.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 6th May, 1909,
1713
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, MID- DLESBRO, LONDON, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
["\HE' Company's Steamship
T
.."DENBIGHSHIRE,”.
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignoes of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods
Me. Curry It gives me muck pleasure of England and is auxious to resume any having arrived from the above Port, Con- are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISH IN
gentlemen, to propose That Messrs, Cooper Brothers and Co., and Mesars, W. A. Browne & Co., beand they are hereby appointed Auditors of the Bank, and that their remuneration be 15 gainess for each Auditor." Both those firms are so very known in the City that I think I need odd nothing, but will just move this resolution and I shall be glad it, some Shareholder vill
Indly second it
:
Mr. MELCHERS: It gives me mach plesenre to second that.
The notion was agreed to unanimously,
No. 10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL SCOTCH WHISKY. Nausos: Gentlemen, thus, and
at floor.
OFFICES in YORK BUILDING.
GODOWNS in PRATA EAST, BEUR BUILDINGS and No. 16B., Das Vaur Road.
next to the HONGKONG HOTEL.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
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Hongkong, 1st May, 1909.
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AT the PEAK, HOUSE in STEWART TERRACE, Furnished or Unfurnished,
H. E. POLLOCK.
18, Bank Building. 1494
Hongkong, 20th March, 1909.
TO LET.
TO. 34; QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
(Shop): Opposite the Post Office.
No. 1A, WYNDHAM STREET (mitable
for Offce and Godowa),
No. 24, D'AGUILAR STREET (suitable
for Offles and Gedown).
All of which are at present occupied by cismsan Ltd. For Particulars, etc.
Apply to YEE SANG FAT & Co.,
34, Queen'e Road Central
[489 Hongkong, 19th March, 1909.
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official portion of the programme before tu,
KUD, sure I shall be valaing the wishes of my follow Shareholders in preposing the usual resolution in regard to the Director and staff
policy in Asia.
“A diplomatiet in a high position," when interviewed y the Allgemeine signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa at Kowloon, where each Zeitung, declared, the announcement to be tube their Goods are being landed at their risk. Company's hazardous and, as extra bazar-
and explained that the donunciation of iute the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Georg Godowns the alliance would deprive England of a gaar. downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf consignment will be sorted out mark be antee against Pan-Asistic agitation and weaken and Godown Company, Lal, whence delivery mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as
delivery of immediately. England in the North Sea by compelling her to may be obtained. Perishable Goods to be taken the goods aredande keep a strong Float in the Far East...
ICEBOUND NIAGARA.
£300,000 DAMAGE CAUSED BY FLOODED RIVER.
MOUNTAINS OF TOE
►
All Claims must be sent to the Office of the undersigned before Noox on the 17th inst, or they will not be recognised.
All Claims will be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gedowns, and all Gonde remaining undelivered after the 14th just, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to he left in the Golowns, where they will be examined on the 14th inst., at 9.30 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
CARLOWITZ & Co.,
Agents.
[4 Hongkong, 7th May, 1909.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
GLEN" JANE OF STEAMERS.
FROM MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON, AND STRAITS
THE Steamship
Goods not cleared by the 14th inst., at 6. A.M., will be aghjest to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by ns in any are whatever,
All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certifikate of the dange obtained from the Godówn Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival here, after which no claims will be recognised.
-JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Agents
[715 Hongkong, 7th May, 1909,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
We have before us a satisfactory report very For the second time since the white man set satisfactory report--but it has to be borne in foot in America a weird silence reigns over mind that we have the evidence of the Chairmen Niagara Rapide, which are icabound, wrote a This extraordinary of other Enstern Banks that the past year for coixspondent leat month. our business has, been, though, by no eane a state of stairs is the result of the series of gales disastrous one certainly not a favourable one; that charned the iosfields of Lake Erier driving
"FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA,. PORT SAID, SUEZ, AND STRAITS, and it is very satisfactory that this Bank should rest hummocks of ice down the gorge of the have come out as it has done with the report and Eivar and shattering the ice bridge which for
THE P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer ined there in February, At the point where balance sheet that we have before us. We get a pubstantial dividend, our reserve fund is brought the Niagara narrows for its mighty plunge the
"POONA," up to a highly respectable figure and the hummocks met a contrary gale, which piled up
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named amount carried forward is satisfactory as an insurmountable barrier of ice, thas completely
reseal are hereby informed that their goods me compared with that of the previous year blocking the flow of the river. The river im This could only be done by extremely mediately rose by leaps and bounds 40ft, above
being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the good management both in London and ut ita uanal storm level. The Ontario Power
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company'
y's Godowas at Kowloon where each the branches, and upon these grounds I have House, which stands above the falls on the
Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark zanch pleasure in proposing the tal resoln. Canadian side, is Rendel, tion: That the thanks of this meeting be
and delivery can be obtained as soon as Goods are landed. given to the Chairman, Directore, Chief Every boathouse, wharf, and landing pier on
→GLENTURRET,"
Goods will be landed here Manager and the staff of the Bank generally both sides of the river has been crushed beneath having arrived from the shore Ports, Consigneos. for their excellent services to the Bear during the weight of ice, says. The Daily Mail New the past
ingen wird and their instructions too given to the bed dhary within Goods are being landed AT THEDE BIBK into the 6 hours. Goods
not clearl by the 14th inst., at 4 pa, kindly to second that and shall then have gorge are submerged. The damage already Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart pleasure in patting it to the meeting...
caused exceeds £300,000. Beneath the falls-are and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whore will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by mo Mr. CURE: I haramuch pleazare in seconding mountains of ice jammed firmly in the river each consignment will be sorted out mark by in any case whatever
course, which threaten, soon as they are mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon sa The vote was animonely accorded.
leased. to swoop away the Suspension Bridge the Goods are larded. The CHAIZMAN Gentlemen, I beg to thank The aid of the Mist, the little stoomer which Goods not deared by the 14th inst, will be yen on behalf of myself and the Board se well as on behalf on the staff for your very kina Plies below the falls and which is so familiar to subject to rent.:
all visitors to Niagara, lies helplessly imprisoned appreciation of our work during the past rear in this mass of ice. Personally I fully endorse everything that has thousands of visitors harred to the scene to been said about the staff, and I think our thanks admire the spectacle of a silent Niagara The are due to Mr. Campbell, who is so ably and imagination" telegraphs one observer," trembles loyally served by his staff. for the position the at the thought of what may happen if a fresh Bank is in today, (Applause.) That ends the gala springs up and drives free massses of ice meeting, gentlemen.
down the river from Lake Erie."
that.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. All damaged packages must be left in the Gedowns, where they will be exaued on the 14th inst., at 11 a.Ma
No claims will be recognited if not presented within 14 days of the ship's arri
McGREGOR BROS & DOW Hongkong, 7th May, 1909.
1716
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consigues's and the Company's representative at an appointed hour. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamor's arrival hore after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns,
F. A. HEWETT Superinten leat
Hongkong, 8th May, 1909.