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SUPREME COURT.
Friday, July 29th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Beron His Honour BIR, FRANCIS ProGOTT (CHEY JUSTICE)
OFFICIAL TRUSTED, AS CLAIMANT
Mr. G. H. Wakiman, trustee of the property of the Lai Hing firm, brourkt noction apuíust tho Yik Lng Wo Koe Bank and Li Ki Tong to recover the sum of $17,602.97, being balance of -a sum of $20,000 das for money lout.
Mr. M. W. Stadlo, K., insteneled by Mr. F. Paget lint (of Messrs. Brutton & Hett), appoured for the plaintiff, and defendants wore represented by Mr. Eldon Futter, instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Boavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist).
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COMPANY REPORT.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 30гm, 1910.
SPECIAL REPATES FUND. Dr.
To sundry disbursements THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MAÇÃO - To balanco
·STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
The roport of the board of directors is as follows
The directors beg to submit to the shareholders the report and statement of accounts for the half-year anding 30th Jane last,
After paying ruaning expenses, salarios, premin of insuranes, repairs and all other charges there. romains, including $20,766.39 brought forward from last account, the stim of $143,526.21 at crudit of Profit and Loss socount. From this amount the directers recommend that a divided for the half-year of one dailor and and twenty-five cents per share or $100,000, paid to shareholders. $18,000. he written book value of steers, $5,000 be writion off wharves and proporties, $2,500 he transferred to depreciation and insurane fund hearing a balance of $18.026.21 to be carris: forward to aer account.
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By amount at eredit
CHINESE FISHERMEN.
MASQUERADING AS A MAN.
Tho calling of a fishermon in theso waters 83,615.00
SECRET KEPT FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, would not strike the present day, land-Jubbor as 15,491.23
La particularly dangerous one, apart from on An old woman who masqueraded as a man $19,106.23 ecosional storm, but it is not so many years ago for at least twenty-five years, and possibly for that soricas trouble followed the lot of those the greater part of her life, kouping her secret. whean livelihood was that of the tollers of the till the broath had left her body, was the subject 819,106.23
deep. Fights often took place off St. John's of a recent inquest at Enfield, Middlesex. Whe 919,106.23 Island, Singapore, Hesir Hanjang, and off Pulau ther the mystery which at present surrounds her
Jerejak, Penang. The quarrels în the Singapore life will ever be cleared up remains to be seen,
were between the Chinese and the Malay OM "
Lloyd had for twenty yours Enfield
THE FLOWER-MOTHER."
thousand
A FICCADILLY VETERAN.
in
The former would put down their been character aroun
bad lot and, in addition, were a aarigation. Fisherman
112
had
ting note near Saling stake owned by Malay Lock. People know "him"-or fishermen, who pay a considerable revenue yearly they are now with dificulty learnin
learning to my stamp fees for licences, and the Chinese-after as a
B small quaint figure of over 70, shabbily Forty and more years ago a sweet-faced getting all the fish in their note would deomp dressed in B blio Bargo suit with a reefer young woman who had already known many of in the darkness of the night. But the trouble jacket, and wearing a seit black hat over grey the vicissitudes of fortune which make the lives commenced when they were discovered by the hair that fell nearly to the collar. He of the poor as variable as a showery day took up Malays, who took a delight in ontting their
eir small hands, and a A gentle voice, but although her position outside the money changer's shop floating rats and letting the drift away, and there is new much loon! wisdom after the
to have been little or no once standing in the contre of Piccadilly-circus, this setion would be followed by reports being there appears to have there to sell flowers to the ladies of fashion and
made- to the anthorities that the Malays of that Harry was a woman. Such an iden thist gliled youth of London which then, as Pasir Panjang or Pulau Brani had stolen the vertainly over entered the head of, Miss Lloyd, now, thronged than pory and the other build fishermen in the Colony vero formerly a very life
this centre.
Chineso nots during the sight. The Chinese ged 25, who lived with Lloyd, and hea all her The money-changor's
as her faither. She is used to revolve bare vanished, as have in round which the life of the circus
noisauce to
amazed and deeply concerned at the the China const
of the dead women's searat several more of the forgotten architectural go far, out to BUZ in their jauk fishing
A weels
વા old character PG this features of older London in the vicinity craft with nota out, right in the track of steamers,
was taken if, but strenuou
upposed the But Mrs. Mary Connned is still to be soen Ofttimes no lights were shown, and, the crew calling. of A doctor to the little four-roomel selling dowers, which, like her fine gentleman being neep. one has been run down in cottage in Alun-vend, where the Lloyds und fine lady customers, have come and goas a this way. There is a story of a P. & G. skipper fired. All offers of assistance from the younges
times since she first became a spectator who eu going up on the bridge early one morn of that vivid scene. She is low an aged, staying looked font une did we run that jurk down Thea Dr. Foote, who lives near by, was called woman throw Lloyd into a rage, and only looked round and said to
to the officer of the death brought to an end the strange masquerade. woman. with white Lair framing a thin,
tu, kladly watch, fet tunned and coloured not worsens rst night " The offer in surprise answered, in, and a dramatic mens fook place in the death
wind and eup.
Here is a a figure forgotten, and for where business or pleasure per And what is that soil doing in the fore
« Wo not run down a junk, sir.” skip chamber. takes them to the West-end na have failed to rigging then?" And sure enough there was notice her, as she site at the bose of the fountain a junk sail as ovillenco that a junk had been with its winged spirit Lovering over the ran down, and nobody ou heard was any the Keen competition on all hurs of the Com girls, two of whom are her daughters. Still bright gapuro and Penang do not show a light, al-
tumbling unlors-among a number of flower-
wiser. Tongkangs sailing to and from Sin-
They the books; to original viva voce evidence of /pany's trade has continued during the six and maling, she sits there fashioning, though they are supposed to do so,
but nimble fingers, the bright little keep "a ligst covered up and when a steam- any man who could speak to the money boine months undor review. Tho cafting of rates by. withered ich she offers to the passer-by with or is seen coming towards them
our competitors and the constantly increasing that was still sweet smile of hors. In all the lift
they Endle ne up the white light, and it requires prompt trafle, you associate action by the officer on the bridge to avoi sidering the circumstances of the Li fomillors by oxchange of subsidiery currohoy secounts and dasi of the tergirl's question, in calls on. The fishermon in the South Chunnel, person was a woman, adding, "Surdy this was
for the poorer result of the steamers' working with that smile the
"Won't you compared with the une period of last year.
Mosers. H. E. Tomkins and C. E. Anton rasigned their seats on leaving the Colony, and Messrs. F. H. Armstrong and C. H. Rosa word nominated by the Directors to Bil the vacancies
Mr. Shudo said this issue, which was ordered to be tried, зrase on a garnishee order obtained in an action brought by the plaintiff against the Yik Lung Wo Keo Baak, and in which be recovered judgment. The defendant disputed his ability to the bank, and on a garnishes order boing sbininod an issue was ordered to try the question of his lability, and pleatlizigs were ordered on that issue. Counsel, after veling the statorrents of clufus and defence pointed out that as the statement of claim originally stood it contained an omission which ousted the statute of limitatiors, because it was admittel that this money was due and owing but had been released. With regard to the proof of plaintiff's claim, there was nothing except
owing, but that was perhaps not unnatural, con- The most material witness for the plaintiff, who had been about in Enrepe, and whom they expected. back, had stopped on his way out in Singapore.
His Lordship-It's a fascinating place Bingapore,
Mr. Slade-Very fascinating. There are very interesting industries thors which anyone muy hare a desire of examining, especialy i any desire not to be back in Hongkong too early This is an uploasant season of the year to return to Hongkong, Proceeding, Mr. Slade said the plaintiff was dependent upon the books and on the admissions contained in the statement of defence, but more particularly upon one of
Thore is nothing of special interest to report in connection with the working of the stomers.
hunt overhauls were repairs, have ocen oftester during the half-year and the steamers are all in good romping order. An order for the construction of four boilers i r the sa. Heungshan has been pinced with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lt. The boilers will be installed during the steamer's annual overhaul
in, November,
this meeting. subject to confirmation by the shareholders at
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„The medical man know “Barry" Lloyd well by sight, and had often spoken with "him" without suspesting tho truth. But to his quick eye the dead face aroused suspicions that it had never done in life.
"I won called in to see a man. That is the face of
awoman," he explained.
said Miss Lloyd, who stood in the Di, 10." 861 room, that is
father" 129 zaz A few moments later Dr. Fools assured the grief-stricken young woon that the dead
your mother, not your father."
Bat my mother died twenty years noo. If this is not
The fishermen called them ish rubbers and cried they father who is it, and w. am 12"
bewildered woBLE
Up to tho prescat her questions cannot be answered, and the secret to which this strange
the books, which was a money paymont book of Gourdin and W. Hutton Potis, offer themselves the skies and of human existence. Bince she prevent the spirit having it would be to endanger French to a few private pupils, and dia
the Yik Lung Wo Kae Bank, in which the defendant, by his sigatars, acknowledged the receipt of various sums of money. The Yik Lung Wo Kee Dank failed, and judgmont was obtained against it in 1985, and in October of that year the bank promises and all therein contained wore seized by the bailiff under an execution issued by the Court. Among other things sized wore the books of the bank on the premises, which were taken by the bailiff to iba Official Recaiver in Bank. ruptcy. He iu duo coarso, banded them over o his solicitors, Mosers. Brutton & Hott, for -the purpose of suit being brought by him against óreditors of the bank. Then, in another suit, the books were-ordered to be deposited in the Registry. The deduction I drawn froin the defondant's refusal to admit the books was that ho denied theru, and that the signatores therein , were liv. Since the defendant denied the an
thenticity of the books, it was for the plaintiff. to establish it if he could. Mr. Slade said he would detail the evidenen which he proposed to adduce, and which be thought would satisfy his Lordship that the books bolonged to tho-Yik Long Wo Ken Bapk, and that the signature which purported to be the signature of the defendant was in fact the signature of the defondant
Evidence was heard aud the caso adjourned.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. F. A. HAZELAND
(ACTING PUINE JUDGE)..
CLAIM AGAINST AN EX-SECRETARY,
零
The Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders brought aelion against C. E. Libenud, late secretary, to recover a sum of 3802.57.
Mr. Gardiner, who represented the defendant admitted the debt and asked for instalments.
Mr. Shestou (of Messra. Dennon, Lonker & Descou), who appeared for the plaintiffs objected.
Hix Lonship entered judgment for the amount claimed.
STATUTE BABIRD,
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In the action brought by the San Fük Cheang: against Lang Tani Chat: to recover 895.10 Mr P. W. Goldring, (of Meases; Goldring, Barlow & Morrell who represented the defendant, informed bas Lordship that there were some rather funny penings in this case. Ho had
ath Chinese dates, which scoord been suppliv ing to the calendar made the claim statuto. barred, so plaintiff must amend or withdraw.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada o Castro (of Mosers. d'Almada & ́Smith), who appeared for the plaintiff, applied for an adjournment.
The case was adjourned for a week.
GARNISHER ORDER BOUGHT.
Messrs, Lane, Crawford & Company saed
C. F. Forbes to recover $61.
for re-election..
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the words of a forgotten son monip. Still used to obstract the foirway with their nets and
Ала buy my pretty flowors?"
"pompong" fishing was very bad there at one she cries with accents weary, Won't you buy time, these men catching all the small fieb, my pretty Bowers?"
A FORGOTTEN PICCADILLY.
lond complaints were made to Government, and An unpropitious fate still
it was made an offerse under the Port Rules, soillan this flower-mothers all competitors should this. hvis of 5500 or six months' imprisonment, person was faithful unto death may never be younger assistants and
having a deterrent effect. It is a
In the meantime the matter has aroused the hold her place, come day, so day, in all arity of Chinese fishermen and boatmon that In accordance with the Articles of Associa-kinds of weather, to earn her scanty board, they will never attempt to save a drowning man. greatest excitement at Enfield Lock, and every-- tion Mesurs. II. A. Siebs and J. W. Bandow by the selling of Bowers. It is the irony of They will se a man drowning, and cabling for one in talking of the strange revelation retire from the Board by rotation, but, being things that moet exquisite and unequalled help, yet, like the of will pasa bim I known
Lloyd for at elisible, offer themselves for re-election.
works of all Nature's art should be so generally by quite close without rendering assistance.
least
twenty yours, a neighbour told a sold by the poorest of our fellow-erestares, But Nor will they allow a drowsing man to catch Daily Chronicle representative, "and al- "During the absmos of Mr. W. II. Potts, the it is also one of the pleasantest compensations to hold of their best, and they have been known though often noticed his soft voice, accounts have boon audited by Mr. F. Maitland. find that so poor a vender as Mrs. Connard to hit a man over the bond with un oar, their small hands, and banidiens face, I ans amazed at thie nowk, He told me that he came from The retiring anditore, Messrs. A. OD. possesses so rare a atore of philosophic goodwill reason for this being that they believe the spirit
of and pious faith with which to
changes of the
& schoolmaster, deep requires that man's life and to France, where he had been a
and he was obviously wel: educated. He gave lessons ürst sold towers in Piccadilly, she has seen the their OWE safety. Besidas it was the saying in in disappearance of the old post office, where
old China "if you save a man from drowning odd jobs that he could get, such as delivering the demolition
to keep him for the rest of his great ladies' omporium now stands,
At one time be
permission centra of the buildings which took the
trok up utre of the And it will be remembered that it was the saying the Sali Arms Factory in the afternoon and airens, the construction of Sha: tesbury-avenue and in Europe in the time of the old Norse Vikings all tea and cakes to the men. Although he lu
had the erection of Mr. Alfred Gibert's fine memorial that "if you save a man from drowning he will the scantest means he did all he could for Miss
live to kill you." Dynamite
ite fishing is a bed Lloyd when she was a child, and sho owes to ciated with a dozen projects for the amelioration of as "pompong"
hearted, always ready to b
to help othon, although 627.509.06 the lot of the poor and suffering among them a running stream is a Malay sport (Royal), and him all that she is to-day. He was most-lind-
the Flower Girls Mission, on which he bestowed is only indulged in occasionally. namita having little
to spare, and Indeed he offered to
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. 250,000.00 the most generous and belpful consideration kills all the young fish and very few of the
also, where Diskens gave his one St. James's Hall, also,
his ones come to the surface, but remain stunner train one of my daughters for the teaching
Messrs. Vornon & Smyth in their weekly abaro 78,766.14 61 ferdinge, has disappeared, and in its Chinese fishermen are members of a secret, I could only learn that he came from France, report dated 29th July state: --
"Ho was very secretive about his past, and a the bottom and aro dived for or lost, The Profession, in which he placed Miss Lloyd. brand-new hotel has come to When Mrs.
stay. first began to soll roses in Piccadilly, society, either the Ghee-Hin or the Glice. Hok, 11e once said that he had very wealthy relatives Our local share market continues unchi do 15.491.23mer's Hall was & comparatively now of which the grout Triad Society of China is the abroad, bat when I said he should a he been puf. through than during the precedings to thom pressed, and although rather more business has St. Jame 3,687.75
Sho was there when the London 25.436.14 building.
den parent Some
6 years ago a sanpanman was for help-for he was then very Pavilion, too, was quits new, and when the standing up in his supan resting on his ears off replied, 'Oh, I've disgraced myself with them. weeks, rates on the whole have not improve, 54,185.55
Criterion was Brst opened with H. J. Byron's the eld which was formerly at the entrance I can never go to them again."
and the tendonos to sell still predominates. American Lady" and Sir W. S. Gilbert's to the Singapore Biver when he was struck by The men at the Small Arms Factory called Rubbers have ruled dull with little business do 143,526.21 Tonayturvoydom"...a now theatre on thosite of lightning and went clean through the bottomberlain," owing to "his" habit of wearing a provarkengympathy with improved London con- who served them with tea, Joe Chaming, bat at the close a somewhat firmar feeling his boat When his body was recovered there was found to be a distinct photograph of the sam- menock. Lloyd was for years on the Parba ditions. Fine
Hard Porn Rubberis Icst quoted Hok Society was "may ten thousand thundere Litoral, until the Conservative agent secures London at 24d per un., strikeme and kill me if I disobey the orders of the the removal of the name on the grounds that Booisty." This mon was a member of that Lloyd was not a antaralised English man. society and it was said at the time by some of Miss Lloyd, who is a teacher at the County the other boatmen that it was the vengeance of Council School at Bush Hill Park, has left "Tamakong" upon him. A tiger is a strange the house in Alma road to stay with friends, ratch for a fisherman, but such a capture was and was too overcoms with grief and considera once made at Penang. There were soms 6shing tion at the strange turn of events to give any stakes off Pulau Jerejak and one morning when
whent information. the 6shermen, went out to see what fish were It is told that Harry Lloyd many years there, they found a live tiger in the nets. Itags used to attend Bradlaagh's lectures for had evidently swum acmes from the mainland en only." Indeed, except that some of the and bad taken a rest at the fishing stakes, but neighbours now claim to have had their suspi- conld not get out again. The animal, a fue specimen, was quite exhausted and the Malays hacked it to death with their perangs and took it to the police station, where they received a reword of $50 for it. Singapore Free Preen
Amount of capital, 80,000 shares of
215 moh-fully puid un Amonat at credit of depreciat on
amit insurance fand Amonat at credit of equalization of
viduel tel Amount at credit of investment
fluctuation account Amount at credit of special repairs
fand Unclaimed dividends Bandry areditors Bills
payable mount at credit of profit and lows
account...
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ABRETA. Value of steamers Honam, Heung- shen, Sui An, Sui Tai, and Roi Sang, the of kinskas and 3rd of Salam, Nunning. Lintan, and Bunu Value of lighters Sunlee and Wolce Value of wharves, hulks & moorings Value of properties at Canton.
Kongkun and Wuchow Value of spare gear and stores Value of furniture
one of the busiest pan on his buck. Part of the oath of the Ghoementary register, and is said have always voted por Reulor at 9:31 per lb. Barb
the old White Bear inn, which for a contary $2,398,592.02 the old
a balf was and a ing houses
in connection with the Wo and South-West of England, and where Benjain Wost, future president of
the Boyal Academy, stayed, and whore Lake Sallivan, engraver of Hogarth's works, breathed his last. Which reminds one that stage coaches wave frequently to be seen in Piccadilly in those daya, for the White Horse Collar, near by, was the tarting-point of the Brighton coach service, 121,806.77 which the Duke of Beaufort. Lord Henry
21,898.59
Thyune, and Mr. Charles Lawrie helped to 1.000.00 finance. All these landmarks and many more 675,407.00d a place in the vivid reacllection of thạ 318,000.00-Flower Mother."
Value of shares in pablic companies Loan on mortgage... Hongkong and Shanghai Ranking..
Corporation.
ium, current account
Interest accrued
Snudry Debtors
Bills Receivable Baring and Fire Insurance Premiu
„pasxpired
1,028,000.00 134,273.42
7,635.00
23,735.65
647.92 38.729.00 18,683.58
8,773.49
82.398,592 02
PHOFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To smount paid for repairs to
steamers and wharves Te Director's and Auditors' fees
Linlance to be appropriated, viz. :- To dividend of $1.25 per
share on 80,000 shares$100,000.00 To be written off book
value of steamers. ... 18,000.00 To be written off ral- us of Properties and Wharves
tion
To be carried to Depresia- and Insurance Fund
New Account
Taba carried forward to
By
Cr.
5,000.00
2,500.00
.18,026.21
4,750.00
FIRST TELEWRITER EXCHANGE.
The Lord Mayor of London opened the first established by the Telewriter exchange" Company,
Bicssage
Bar Silver
closes in 1.T. at
wid
19. Shanghai TT. is quoted at and the bank's buying rate for 3 dis bills st
BANKS. Hongkong & Shanghais have been fixed at $950 and $952),
with buyers 522, closing at the former rate. The Londen, quotation is unchanged at £89 10. Nationals continue in request $76 with a small salo at the rate.
MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions continus attract attention, and further sales have been effectui, market closing tiro, North Chins and Yangtezes aro enquired for in the North, and can probably be placed at quotations. cious aroused by Lloyd's voice and honds, the Cantons have been booked at the reduced rate old woman lived outwardly the life of a man. of $170.
He never smoked, worked hard in the garden,
19
FILE INAURANGES.-Bony konga havo easil did a share of the housework, and allowed a off to sellors at 8550, and Chinas after sales at certain skill in deedlework to pass as a harmless 8113 and 8112 are now prosurable at the latter fail.
An amazing feature in the case is that about 21 years ago Dr. Foote's partner, Dr. Warren, attended a woman who was said to be "Harry Lloyd's wife, and at that time they were living at. Pouder's End.
MALAYAN STORIES.
rate,
SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macaos- have ruled steady with sales at 8323, market closing with probable sullore. Shell Transports after various fluctuations close in request at 97/6, Lendon quoting 98), middló price. Indos, Chins and Mauilas, Douglases and Star Ferrys con- tioue on offer ut quotations, but are without business.
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REFINERIES-Chin Sugars have sold and are to some extent still to be had al 8167, Luzens
without change at 326 sellors. MINING-Charbonnages contious in request,
પ્રાપ્ત
Raubs after sales at $7.15 are wanted at 57), but supplies locally are in short supply, and the rates
WHALVES, AND GODOWNS.-Herg
Docks
have again hoon booked
& Whampoa
gone into dinner and to the lontre How was contemplated, and arrangements would be in the main, howeveal life and character, st 849) and 850, closing in request at the form...
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aot
TO THOSE WHOM IT CONCERNS. Remarkable, indeed, are the changes of a life- time: even that of a flower-mother.
"I shall be 72 come next September," she says; addingope you
if God 1 spares i C.
will live to see many morD Septembers are her interviewer.
Ah! I don't think so, sir,” she says.
"I'm beginning feel very feable at times, and these harsh summers, so like the lato of the year, don't suit my constitution as they used. I've been here for forty years. Maybe it's & tride more, but we will leave at forty-that's
Sir William Trelear, who presided, said that $29.430.15 long enough. How day to buy groken through the telephone were obvicus. und ? the advantages of a written merare over ons Well, I mostly goes
to Cozent
At a reception at the Lyceum. Club Sir Hugh Bowers at five a.m.; although sometimes in the Mistakes and delays due to the condition of the
Clifford, Colonial Secretary for Caylon, enter year, when there's not so much competition, I telephony and the indistinctness of the speaker tained the company with some "Malayan Stories".
the were eliminated:
could leave it a little later. I prefer to buy my own
not be over-
being beard
recollections of the time when he occupied Bowers, because I still thinks that I know which
or "lapped"; the identity of the senders official positions in the Far East. Tho but few, of any, shares are now available locally.
arent from the handwriting. ret of Sir was at once are likely to be the bonniest children among
Apparent
・UA BIBE OF WAT WAS a pathotic account of a poor, offered de not at prosont tempthelters. Chinese which was faithfully reproduced;
and takes them when the sun comes out. Then I
Hagh's stories, The Flight of the und them home, and waters them and does some presence of the addresses at the other of
wandering tribe who cannot count fur- housework for housework winst be done the wire was unnecessary, is be After that I come here, and yon will gener. find and deal with it on his return. Thother than the third finger of one hand, and whose Engineering scontinue in request at Tls. 16.
by ruthless slave dealers.
the lecturer dealt with kong & ally find me here all day up to nine pin, early establishment of a West-end exchange fats it is to be when all the ladies and gentlemen have
the lighter side of wide to provide trunk telewriter lines hitherto It was his thankless task, he said at an early age rate. There are bayers of Hongkong
and Kow London and do I get my food? I bring some with me,
provincial centres,
Hitherto to set the part of officer in aftandanes on loon Wharves at the reduced rate of $52) after 143,526.211 go to
round the corner there the use of the islewriter had been confined coffee-shop ran 21
Malayan royalties. One of those dusky
tan. various sales at this and slightly higher values. pot-Shanghai Docks have declined to Tis, 18, but to get some hot tes. My two daugh- owners of private lines, and it had proved in- (pointing) to $177,706 36 tors help me to sell flowers No! Trade is not
vainable as
! mouns of communication between tates was a typical sou of the old regime, Shanghae there are no further changes to report good just now! That's what makes me feel officers and wesks and for inter-departmental a barbarous person ef
Bubble man
when he under this head. poorly at
at times. Occasionally, of course, a fius messages. Merages ter telegraphing could ers and morals, whose
of him LANDS died could find nothing better to
HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.--Horg 20,166.39 young gentleman gives ina an extra sixpence, or now be sent to and received from the General Post din The late King,, Allah be merciful to kong Lands have been booked at $102 oum the 118,175.87 aoue lovely Lady a fow
buys more roses,
Ofles through the company's exchange, and 37,692.10 Did ever know any of my customers by arrangements were contemplated whereby the him." This King, whose only redeeming point dividoned of $3 per share for the first half of
19:50
ame-I-sometimes got to know who they was sama facilities would be available to the clients scene to have been a certain sense of humour, 1910 paid to day. Kowloon Lunds can be. 992.50 through the newspapers, perhaps, or the gossip of cable companies.
was constantly gorting bir escort into scrapest procured at $32 and Humphrey's Estates at by his
West Points can be placed at the To telewrite
strange antics,
improved rate but more often I don't, and I'm not going to
insisting, for instance, an a message the subscriber by,
833 Hotels have declined to sellers at 8104 that of. It's not business in my lise to writes it on the exposed section of a paper roll, going for swimming exercise in a reservoir boat and 82 for the old and new issues, respectively. $177,706.36 mention names.
water, drinking giva
of AWay Su
couree, to the which revolves and exposes another section contained the town's supply of ames, except,
COTTON MILLA-Hongkongs have boon book- dou appearing in civilised s when
the first i slled The
-society-in-attire- flowers." DEPRECIATION AND INSURANCE PUND.
pencil, though We continue to discuss the many architectural
date fixed for the Coronation of the late King Northern mills are unchanged end without Icost $627,50000 changes of Ficcadilly already referred to sd then guided by the writer, is also held by two slender that was decidedly neconventional. At the od at 34% and more shares are wanted
metal arms at their point of junction.
bagiless. Mr Connard bege a favour of her interviewer. The first use of the exchange after its opening Edward Sir Hugh had to look after a
4 Damber
MISCELLANEOUs-There are buyers of Elec. $627,500.00 "They say," she says, "that
they
was made by the Lady Mayoress, who of distinguished Oriental visitor to London, are going yesterday to do away with our pitch here, because of wrote this message to the Postmaster-General among them the Sultas Idris of Perak. On trica at $192, Dairy Farms at $19, fees at 8135 $617,500.00 the muse it makes. So please ask them not to "What I have seen and beard I think and speak the night of their arrival he went to the bed. Watson's at $64, and Bonth China Morning Po at 826. Cements are weak at 862, an area in your fapor, becane beans it world take anasedly, and it becomes my marrel. Knowledge wore the het been soured for the syste
after it of God, and the wing wherewith wo
gone the brood out our mouths. It isn't us that is the
all of which can be procured at 10,000.00 makes the mess. Its some of the men and Hy to Heaven.
no doubt feeling The Lord
impressed boys who stand about here cating their dinner
Mayor also sent a meage to the
hina
the miseries of on $627,500.00 in the middle of the day. As I have been here all ! Postmaster General congratulating
The Postranster had failed to discover that their my life, I do hope they will let me stay here a bit opening of the exchange.
said he would watch with had what they called "insides" and longer. My husband died fourteen years ago, General, in reply, m after being paralysed for eight years so I interest the development of this latest system of their joy when
electrical oor
I communication, and sent his heartiest between the bed clothes, Wher So her interviewer takes leave of Mrs. Cor-wishes for the success of the new exchange. * $250,000.00 nard as a young gentless, who is the glass of Sir Matthew Nathan, Sir Robert Hunter, to the King's illucas, ho said:
fashion and the mould of form; comes up to buy and Mr. A. M. Ogilvie attended on behalf of of Allah, Even our King is His servant to do $250,000.00 a twopenny button-hole. But a promise is made the Post Office, and among others present were what He will, and I, who am the servant of the before parting that a copy of the old Bower. Bir Albert Hollit, Sir Ernest Flower, Sir John King, can do little to aid him in his extremity. $250,000.00 mother's petition shall be sent to those whom it Craggs, Sir George Harvey, and Sir T. Brooks But that little I will do. Te-day and to-morrow, until the danger to the King be passed, I go Hitching.
amount brought forward from
"last account...******
By not earnings of steamers
By interest on investments By transfer fees
By unclaimed dividends written off.
Mr. Gardiner, who represented the defendant, consented to judgment, but asked his Lordship To balance
to order payment by instalments.
Mr. Shenton, for plaintiffs, objected. There was an application. on the file to garnishes.
← defendant's salary.
Mr. Gardinor-Which cannot be done. The Attorney-General won't have it.
His Lordship--You must get the Attorney. General's consent.
Mr. Shenton-It is not necessary,
Dr.
Cc.
By amount at credit
By amount brought-forward trem
profit and loss Decount for half- year ending 31st December, 1909
Mr. Gardiner-The defondant is not in a
EQUALIZATION OF DIVIDEND FUND. DI.
Ta balanco
position to pay this sum at once.
His Lordship-What is his salary ? -
Mr. Gardiner-$300 a month.
His Lordship said he could not allow instal- By amount at credit
ments, sul entered judgment for plaintiffs with.
costi.
$250,000.00
+
ust.
concerns.
to bed. All were
outside the Red-clothes shivering miserably Bud Chins Borgess, China Light
with the quotations. The following are the clering
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they
were instructed how to
the heard that the Coronation was postponed owing
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10
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Eastern and International Trusts
815
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6/3
111/3
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