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SANITARY, BOARD,
Thone preront at the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday were the President, (Mr. B. D. C.Wolfe) Cul, Irwin, Hon. Mr. W. Chathom, Mr. F. B. L, Bowley, Hon. Mt. Halifox, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Dr. Fitzwilliams, Mr. Ng Hon. Tez, Dr. F. Clark, Medical Officer for Healih, and Dr. Pearse, Assistant
COMPANY MEETING.
UNION, WATER BOAT CO.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81er
The seventh annual meeting of share holders in the above company was held yesterday at noon, at the offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Dodwelt & Co. Mr. G. H. Medhurst presided, and there were also present:-Messrs. P. J. Bisschop, J. W. C. Bonnar, C. A. Tomes, and. A. H. Skelton (consulting, committee), A. Ritchie, Prior to the consideration of the ordinary G. R. Edwards, S. R. Carlile, T. G. Werl business,
and Mr. A. Eilis (secretary).
M. O, H.
CONGRATULATIONS,
the meeting,
The PRESIDENT said Thore Bre three The Secretary having read the notice matters which I would like to deal with. convening
The CuisiRMAN said Gentlemen,The I regret that there are two members absent.report and accounts having been circulated, 1 I ala eure that all the
members will join propose, with your permission, taking the with me in congratulating Mr. Hewett on as read. By exercising strict economy, com
patible with keeping up the efficiency of the company's fleet, we have been able to show a profit for the year ended 31st December last of $41,307.60, which I trust you will consider satisfactory. Beyond referring to the report of the auditor regarding the balance sheet, which reads as follows:
receiving the C.H.G. It hardly needs any words of miso to show how much we, as members of the Board, appreciate the services Mr. Hewett has roudared to this Board. Whan we take in to consideration the many other public services he readers, and the large number of prominent pablic interests which to safeguards, I think we can feel very proul that Mr. Howott still graers the Board with his presence,
The other two matters deal with the appointment of (the new members. I think you will all join with me in extending a volcomo to the new member, Mr. Bowley, He has for some yours part advised this Board, and he has now come to give us his advice more fully than in the past. Then his advice was conflood to legal matters, but now I think it will not be confined to any particular subject, bat to mistiers in general. I Congratulate Dr Fitzwilliams on his election as 'second elective member of this Board. I had heard rumours that he was not going to stand. again, but I am glad to say that the docter, if he over thought of retiring from the Board reconsidered his decision.
MISCELLANEOUR,
The PRESIDENT said that he had instructed the Boaretary to issue ironiarz în connection with the appointment of the solent.committees.
ABERDEEN MARKET.
Some Alsinassion took place in connection with a minute by the President relative to the proposed Aberdeen Market limits.
I report that I have audited the above balance sheet with the books and vouch- ers of the company in Hongkong and that in my opinion such balance sheet **is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the company's affairs at the 31st December, "1911, according to the best of my in- "formation and the explanations given, " and as shown by the books of the com- pany. I have obtained all the informa-
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SHIPPING NOTES:
The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company's steamer Romany, stranded recently on Pule Senong, but got out of her difficult position without assistance on the rising tide. Divers were sent down to examine the hull of the vessel. No signs of any damage were apparent and the vessel proceeded on her voyage Europe.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUDAN,
Recant
reports on the Budan show that the year 1910 marked an epoch of progross along every important line of national development Fortila agricultural lands were opened up by extensions of railways, large crops of cereals were harvested and marketed, and considerable stimolas was given the culture of cotton. An important feature of the year's development was the further progress of the railway south of Khartam. In the first quarter of 1910 the Blue A Bangkok paper has the following para.Nile Bridge Baking Khartam north with graph-We learn that the Norwegian Khartum proper was opened, and the end of the year saw the completion of the beldge noross the steamer Pronto, which had been in the While Nile at Rabak and the extention of the Bangkok-Singapore trade for some time line from Sennar across the Gorirs to Kosti, past, chartered by the Chinese firm, Bang White Nile. Thonce the line will be pushed on rapidly growing town on the weet bank of the Seng Chiang, has been sold to a Vladiyo toward El Obeid, which will stock firm, the purchase price being some-ourly in 1912. The commercial and strategicul probably be reached thing like £11,000. She will leave for her importance of this improvement in communica- tion is already apparent and the building of the new port of registry in March-
line, which links up the rich Gezira province the ontaide world has already been financially with Khartum and Port Sudan and than with justified.
IARIQATION PROJECTS.
Of the ships of the P. & O. Company's N class already under construction the Nankin, says the Shipping-Gazetle, is ex-
The Sadan Government has made an arrange poited to be delivered in the spring, and the Novara soon afterwards. Two additional which the latter is to carry out near Wad ment with the Badan Plantations Syndicate by vessels will shortly be laid down, bringing Medani on behalf of the Governmout, experi the total of the Nile class to eight ships, each wents is growing cotton and other products of 7,000 tons gross register. This type of These experiments are to extend over thres or vessel has been evolved for the special cen for yours. On their result will depend the pro- jest to construct a dam poross the Blue Nile ventence of passengers to and from the Farnese Somnar and to undertake a sahome for pro- East who may desire to travel by P. & D.viding water to irrigate some 500,000 acres suit- at lower rates of passage money than those of
the
1912.
AN INDO-EUROPEAN RAILWAY IMPORTANT. PROJECT BEGUN.
It is rather curious" that coincident with
the arrival in India of the King-Emperor one of the most important projects that has ever been conceived for bringing India into closer connection with the heart of the Empire should have taken definite shape, says a writer in the Birmingham Daily Post, For more than a generation the construction of E railway from India Howards the Mediterranean has been urged, and con- siderable discussion upon the possibilities of such a fine bas taken place. Now the Indian Government has definitely decided that the survey for such a line shall be put in hand, and this work will commence carly in the New Year.
themselves, and in each case Karachi--an
Two routes for this line naturally present; important and ever-growing port practically chistan, on the extreme north-west coast of on the boundary between Sind and Balu
point. By the first route, the line would India-is selected as the narural starting
travelse. Baluchistan and SouthernTM Persja, there to link up with the much discussed Bagdad railway, and ultimately be continued to the Mediterranjan, while the other route would take the line along the coast of the Persian Gulf, through the sterile wastes of Sinai, ultimately arriving or Port Said, the natural entrepat for our Eastem dependency.
After very careful thought, the latter course is the one that has been chosen, and those who have any knowledge of the two
aaron of several million oultivable acres alternative routes will agree that a wise! tion and explanations I have required,, ohtaining in the mail stemmers. The service the Geziria is supposed to include Menawhile very long time-comparatively speaking, of the nccounts, I think, call for no special is a fortnightly one, and the passage between comment, but, before proposing the adoption Lendon and Japan is made direct, without of the report and accounts, I shall be pleased
transhipment. to answer, to, the best of my ability, any. questions shareholders may wish to ask.
There being no questions,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. TOMES, and agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. CARLILE, seconded by Mr. WELL, Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin was elected auditor at a remuneration of $100 The CHAIRMAN--Thank you very much for coming. Dividend warrants will be ready
per annum.
to-morrow.
COMPANY REPORT,
*
The British Consular report on the trade Trieste for 1910 notes that the Austrian. Lloyd Steamship Company has had one of the most successful years record. With one or two exceptions (for special reasons, all its lines show an improvement, and sime of them a number of extra departures of steamers had to be arranged. Its vessels carried during the past year 166,139 passengers against 170.951 in 1909, and 1,317,180 tons of cargo against 1,129,047 The company paid a dividend of 61 per cent. against 6 per cent, last year.
Irrigation expezia are to continue their investigations on the Blue Nile and the White Nile, and the amount of water which can be allated for the cultivation of the Sudan withent detriment to Egypt will be determined
SUDAN COTTON,
INTIMATIONS OHNSTONE'S
M.P.
WHISKY.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
course-to survey this country, since its con-" figuration and general characteristics are fairly well known, and by the end of 1912-it should be possible for this actual work of building the line to be taken in hand.
There are two distinct points of view to be Our argument is there is nothing The possibility that the million square miles taken into consideration when the building of land recently estimated as the extent of Sudan of this line is examined. One is that of the
better than M.P. the Egyptain Delta as a cotton-producing easiest country he can and the one that pre- territory will rival the Mississippi Valley and engineer, who naturally wants to find the section aimed the serious attention of cotton scats the fewest difficulties. The other is rowers during the past year. The British that of the military strategist, who sees in Cotton Association in its campaign to develop the building of a railway that shall bring the certain British tropical possessions as cotton-heart of India five or six days nearer to the producing sections, attaches much importance Mother Country, a step forward that will to the experimental cotton culture in the Bidan. probably revolutionise the whole of our pre- The quantity of cotton
exported in 1910 from the Sudan was the largest on record. In the Tokar district, where most of the Sudas cotton is grew, the orop was estimated at 14000000 pounds. High prices were realised, in some There are indications from various districts that the large pronta realised are attracting the attention of native caltivators to the growing of higher-grade cotton cotton. The statistion of. the Badan crop of 1910 Indicate that 51 per cent, is flood grown and about 40 The formation of a "Chosen Steamship thas grown by natives unassisted by European per cent, rain grown, over 91 per cent, being Company has been authorised, It will enterprise. Cotton growing may therefore be come into existence in April. The head office of the Company will be at Seoul, and Baron Kondo, the President of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, will act as adviser to the Company.
sent plans for the defence of the dependency WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, aspect of either alternative to be considered, 38 AND 40, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. There is also, of course, the commercial.
and the merchant, community of India are by the adoption of either of the proposed
On the motion of Mr. BOWLEY, Beconded THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-steamship companies will run steamers to instancea higher than those for Egyptain AAR: already asking what benefits they would reap.
Was
by Mr. LAU CHU Pax, it decided to refer the question to the Crown Law offers, to arcertain if the proposed con- ditions could be enforced immediately,
POKPULĀM WATER. BUPPLY..
If At the suggestion of Dr FIT2WILL ANH, Con Ideration of the report on the Pokfulem Water Supply was deferred for a fortnight.
CHINESE RUNS AMOK,,
The villago of Nga In Tan, near Kowloon City, was thrown into the greatest alarm on Monday morning when an elderly man who was supposed to be not quite right. In his mind, suddenly ran amok with a loaded revolver and killed ones, and wounded Avo othere before he turned the weapon upon bimself and ended bin life. The first intimation of the maniso's homocidal frenzy was manifested the early hours when bo rushed out of his bouna and seizing sa old man by the beard declared that he was the man he was looking for, He discharged his revolver at his victim's face, bot the bullet struck somewhere in the check and the mening left him. He chased one or two others into their houses, and as already slated, kiljøst one man and wounded fire others before he committed s-iside,
|
ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
The twenty-third report of the board of direotore reads as follow:-
Gentlemen, The Directors now submit to you a statement of the affairs of the Company, and Belstice Sheet for the Year ending 31st. December, 1911,
The Balance of Profit and Los Account for the Year, including $878.23 balance brought forward from last account, after writing off all charges and expenses, amount to $17,515.02. The Directora recommand that a Dividend of 82.75 per share be paidor's Fess, will leave a the Directors and
which, after writing off balance of $465 02 to be carried forward to the credit of a new Profit and Less Ascount.
DIRECTORS
Mearer. T. F. Hough and A. Rodger rotire by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITOR.
The Accounts have been audited by Mr. R. C. Edwards, who now ratires but offers himself for ro-elestion.
T. F. HOUGH, Chairman.
Hongkong, 20th January, 1912.
BALANCE SHEET. 31st December, 1911. Liabilities.
Paid-up Capital Accounts Payable Dividends Outsta ding Balance of Prefit and Loss A/o
Cash
· A suota,
Cost of Property Accounts Receivable...
A Japanese commercial organ states that when the Panama Canal is opened Japanese
New York and Brazil. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha is now making preparations for d Yokohama-New York service. It is con sidered that eleven steamers of from 8,000-10,000 tons will be needed for this ser vico.
The Japanese Government has decided to start a new monthly service from Kobe to Hongkong, Singapore, Saigon, Java and Sumatra, Three steamers will be used on the new line.
regarded as a native industry, sud it is gratify ing to usts that the quality as well as the quantity has improved, owing to the introduc tion by the Government of good Egyption Affi Feed into the Tokar cultivation,
while the estates ander European management, notably that of the Sudan Plantations Syndicato, of Zeldab, in the Barber Province, have shown that patton of standard quite equal to the Mit Afff of Egypt can be produced,
PORT BUDAN.
routes.ge
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be agreed that the Northern Arabia and From each of these standpoints it has to
Persian Gulf line offers the most advantages, and that the line to link up with the Dagdad
the proposed route much shorter, but its Railway may safely be left until some indefinite date in the future. Not only is. advantages out weigh everything that RACE SEASON urged against it. For good or ill we are committed to the policing of the Persian Gulf, and if we propose to put an end to the wholesale gun-running traffic into Balu chistan Turkestan, and Afghanistan that is going forward at the moment despite the RELIABLE endeavours of our semi-obsolete gun-boats | in the Gulf, this-as experience has shown
can only be done by means of a railway that shall enable us to check the trade at its source,
1912.
CHRONOGRAPHS
SINGLE AND
SPLIT BECONDS,
The question of supremacy in the Persian Gulf is now forced to the front owing to Russia's dramatic coup in Persia, and while it is well understood that the Governments of London and St. Petersburg are agebed upon their joint future action, there is Ger- ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS
Since Great Britain and Russia are engaged shipping at the moment in parestling out Persia £9.5.0 mutual support, it seems difficult to find any. between them and are affording each other ground for refusing this demand when it £7.10.0
The rapid commercial growth of Fort Sudan, The London and Glasgow Shipbuilding the Red Bea outlet to the Badan. Government Company, Govan, launched on the zoth ult. milway system, since it was opened to trade the steamer Indraghiri, which they have only two years ago, has exceeded the most san
guine expectations, and the success and future built for the "Indra " Line, of Liverpool, importance of the place are now considered as The vessel, which has been constructed beyond question: Quays recontly completed under the supervision of Messrs. G. S. sro capable of berthing five 5,000-ton steamers, Goodwin & Co., is 430 feet in length, 63 but so rapid has been the increase of the port way is being steadily pushed forward and many to be considered. The Bogdad rail- inches in breadth, 33 feet 1 inch in that as many as eight steamers have sought an outlet on the Gulf-probably at Kowelt depth moulded to upper deck, and of about berths at the same time, and extensions to existis bound to be demanded sooner or later. 5.750 tons gross, and 9,000 tons deadweight, ing piors or now quays are already being urged .$180.000.00 She has been built to the highest class at by shippers. There are now eloron
274.28 Lloyds, is fitted with a double bottom for lines culling regularly at Port Sudan 6000 a 261.30 water ballast, and has all the most modern month or more frequently, including the Union 17,515.02 oppliances for handling cargo: Accommoda: Casile, British India, Strick, Ellerman, Clas, tion is provided for a limited number of first Harrison, Hamburg-Americon, Rubattino, Aus €199,050.60 class passengers in state rooms amidships trian Lloyd, and Khedivat Mail Four firms, pete with it, and at the same time to provide on the bridge deck. The vessel is to be of shipping agents are just completing pera rapid and regular means of communication ...$183,752.95 fitted with a refrigerating installation for the manent stone and brick offices and buildings,
11.238.25
provisions. The naming ceremony was per those of a fifth are half #nished and plans for a
between the Gulf ports und India becomes 3059.40 formed by Mrs. Hugh Nelson, Chapletonn, hotel, which has become a pressing necessity, are
an urgent necessity. The line would skirt the foothills of the range that separates the Ayrshire, daughter of Sir Thomas Rayden, being rapidly developed. The railroad from. $198,050.60 Bart., Liverpool.
The Indra Line, whose Seonar to Fort Sadan, opened four years ago,
coast from the interior of Arabia, where the local agents are Messrs. Jardine, Matheson makes poraible the delivery of gouls from Port
gun-runners have their lurking places, and & Co.. trades between New York and the Sedan to Khartum in 12 hours.
would render these more accessible than they -393.30 Far East, and the new steamer, we learn,
are at the moment 2,002,74 will be employed in this trade.
PROFIZ AND LOBS ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To Charges To Repairs To Fire Insurance
To Crowa Bent........ To Commission to Agebts To Balance to be appropriated at
follows:-
...$ 500.00 50,00
16,500.00
Directors' Frar
Auditor's Fees Dividend of 82.75 per
ahara
To be carried to New
Profit & Loss Account 465,02
Cr.
527 50
786.00
1,320,00 THE BEPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
AND EDUCATION.
FIGHTING AT; SHELLUNG. Bheklang, the most important town on the railway line between Kowloon and Canton, and regarded as the half-way station, bas been diatarbed during Saturday, Sunday and Mon- day by serious fighting. Altogether over 30 men have been killed, and the methode employed do not in all ouses commend themselves to well wishers of the Republican Government, as lost ing of an extensive and most unfair nature has boon practised, and if que can believe good evid ence sometimes there have been bauled befors the Court Martial citizens who wore well-known to be desirous of nothing save to live ponceably. Yesterday (Monday), afternoon a pawnshop was broken into by the soldiers and burned, and loot, it is mid, to the value of $100,000 was taken,
The cause of all the fighting is a fairly com mon one in country dietrists at the presont time. On the declaration of the Republic come weeks ago, an ex-robber leader, Leung, assumed By Undivided Profits 1910 the position of chief magistrate' in Shoklang, By Bent and need his office to make extravagant domande By Interest on the merchants, requiring them to pay up By Borip Fees 85000 monthly for the soldiery. They demurred and took their complaint to Canton. · Canton
Dirostars. thereupon appointed one Wong, a rebel leader of 10.000 soldiers, who about 18 months ago
A. SHELTON HOOFER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land successfuly resisted the then Victory troops in Kwangsai. In ordde to take over the office
Investment & Agency (a., Lad Agency for the Kowloon Land & Building Wong found it necessary to rool out Loung's following. He gained decided vistory on
Ch El Monday, bis troops court-martialed and shot eis Balance Sheet with the Books and Vouchers of I report that I have audited the above In the country districts generally, on the the Company in Hongkong and that in my delts, there seems to be great dierentest among opinion wash Balance Sbest is properly drawn the general populace, the conditions under then sose to exhibit a true and correct view of the now government being as yet worse than under state of the Company's affairs at the 31st the old. It is hoped an improvement will soon information and the explanations given me, and December, 1911, according to the beet of my set in,
as shown by the Books of the Company.
I have obtained all the information and explanations I have required.
R. EDWARDS, Auditor
residente.
--
THE PRESERVATION OF CHINA'S
PALACE TREASURES.
T. F. HOUGEË, A. RODGER
Hongkong, 20th January, 1912.
received
ap
878.23
$ 22,544.56
The Education Department at Nanking bas been put in order. Everything is ready, we read, for the patting in force of the measures drafted which are as follows:
next year.
FAREWELL TO INDIA.
KING-EMPEROR'S ADDRESS ON LEAVING
"BOMBAY,
is made. Therefore, a British line to com.
now
So far attention has only been given to the strategic importance of this line, and to this aspect it will be necessary to return before this article concludes, in order that a truc perspective of the importance of this schenic being undertaken by the Indian Government may be arrived at. It may be as well for a moment, however, to glance. at the commercial possibilities of the railway and the ultimate chance that it possesses of paying its way, which it is much to be desired it should do at the earliest possible moment. When there are golitical pur- poses to be served by the construction of a railway line, it has long been held in this country that the initial expenses abould not delay its commencement. Railway is an apt case in point. Other rail
The Uganda:
military value, as witness the line that Lord ways have been, built, tan, for their purely
Kitchener laid down to Omdurman.
NEW MODELS.
To be obtained from the
AGENTS
£6.10.0
£6,0.0
Chas. J. Gaupp & Co..
451
Alexandra Buildings,
Chisler Boad.
ORO
In reply to an address on the eve of his de parture from Bombay, His Majesty saidŢ thank you sincerely on behalf of the Queen and myself for the kind and generous terms of the 1. All adunational institutions are to be called adress of farewell which you present in name Ya Yao, and their principals are to be known of the people of the Bombay Presidency. The 17,515.02as Yao Chan. All primary schools are required cordial welcome which we received on our arrival to be opened on the fifth of the 3rd mouth. in your capital was a prelude to that display of $22,544.55 The higher institutions are to be opened if the warm-hearted loyalty which has characterised locality is able to maintain them financially. every stage of our progress during the past five
2. Until the definite announcement of a
wecke. And now we have listened with mingled 21,535 14 systematic plau later, the school year is to be ferlings of gratification and sorrow to your
105.19 divided into two terms. The first term is to toubing words of forewell and God-speed.
25.00 bevin on the 5th of the 3rd month and to end Your hopeful forecasts as to the benefits which with the beginning of the summer vacation, India will derive from this visit deepen our The second is to begin with the close of the wish of our heart. It has given me infinite FIRE ON THE P. AND O. STEAMER
thankfulness at having
the earnest accomplished vacation and to end with the 2nd month of the
pleisure to be once more stong, mỹ faithful is permitted In subjects in India and the Queen and bisve
been
touched beyond words by the genuine love Tee are on the P. and O. mail beat Iris and derction towards as which we feel have seems to have been more serious than was at entorad into the spirit of the people, flest risted, savs a Bombay wire of January 8.
Oat one and only cause of regret during Something the twenty mail bags have not hoon PINCE NEZ and to stay longer in this country and to visit the were burnt. It is possible, that the missing these past happy week has been our inability delivered at Bombay, and several of the bags anvient Presidency of Medras and the States of bars here merely been delayed. All the Eag many chiefs who are offered us their generons liah mails have been delivered. The mall hag hoepitality. On leaving the shores of Indis we contains on an average something like 2,200 carry lasting memories of experiences made letters and ore 2500 bags of all mails were pleasant by every means that thoughtful care rece
received from the Desania. As has been stated, Accurately and affectionate regard could deviso. We the total is short by about The English fervently trust that our visit may, by God's mails wore landad first, and the consequence grace, conduce to the general good of the people, was that the fre did not touch them. Italian. of this great always be as near and as dear to were taken on board last of all. The malls from continent. Their interests and mails affered to the greatest extant, so they woll-being will
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3. The co-educational Bystem primary schools.
4. Schools specially established for girls are to be regulated according to the eld rules.
5. All text-books must advocata republication. of the Manchu government are not allowed to Text-books published by the Board of Education be used.
6. All text-books published by the poopls must be so altered as to avoid anything written in honour of the Manchu government, or any thing about the governmental systems of the Manchus.
7 The students in the primary schools no longer required to study classica
Bro
phor intentions to be emphasized in the
B. Teaching of mannal training is to be am- phasized.
Mr. Toe Taan Tai, of Hongkong, who has
higher actively interested himgilf in the preservation
10. The study of abares-comnting is to be DAMAGE TO A SUGAR CARGO. of szcient monuments in Chine, yesterday sent
required for the students of the 3rd year in the primary sohodla, the following telegram to President Sun Tat
An important message was, on-December 21,
11. In the middle schools the students are to Seni
London from Lisbon to the effect secure some general knowledge. No special Hongkong, 30th January, 1912,
that the British stormer Dumbline, bound from
courses of literature and science are to be formed President Fun Yat Sen,
Ja to the United Kingdom, had put in there with her forehold full and the cargo all under elementary normal schools are to extend over 12. The courses in the middle school and the Nanking, Chine.!!
water, the vessels pumps being unable to keep a period of four years. An exception is made Prevent the suction sale of ancient Chinese the water down. The significance of the with regard to those students in such institu. per and plot of the Poking and led to the T THAT BIG obu who have studied for more than one year Fengtien palaces which are of the greatest wall over £100,000 She is steamer of 3,740 to the graduates of the various schools as under
brings a cargo of sugar which must be worth
13. No offloist encouragements will be granted historical value and importance to China,
toma, built in 1897, and managed by Mrs. the old régime. All gradustes are to be known TRE THAN TAL
Henderson & MeIntosh,
simply as Pib Nih-san.
me us them of spilions of my, subjecia sin of haz
quarters of the
It is a matter of intense satisfaction to me to realise how all olurses and cree's have joined together in the true-hearted welcome which has been so infversally accorded to us. Is it not possible that the same unity and concord may for the fature govern the daily relations of their this would indeed be to us a happy outcome of private anil public life? The attainment of
our visit to India. To you, representatives of Bombay, who have greeted us so warmly on our arrival and departure, I deliver that our mosesge May the Almighty ever assist me and my of loring farewell to our Indian Empire. ace worn in the earnest endeavour to promota its welfare sul to secure to it the blessings prosperity and peace."
ot
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SPECTACLES
Fitted to Each Individual's Face.
Italy, Germany suit Americe also suffered from Our Stock is Complete, Assortment
fre and water.
The following is GEO ROBEY'S LATEST.
I was fighting for the colours, lad, On that will Heptober nicht.
For they'd tried to buy me Special Scotch And I'd called for "Fleck and White".
GARNER, QUEL TI & Co., Are the Bole Agents, for
BLACK AND WHITE WHISKY.
Varied, in all Metals.
Lenses Ground on the Premises.
CLARK
OPTICIANS
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