ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Dar files of Engilib papers received by the last mail teem, with interesting matter and as not a few of our subscribers are, as a rule, to busy to wade through their budgets of mall papers in the hope of finding some items of Interest we have done so for thers, and so long as our labours in this direction are appreciated we will continue to pablish the day after the rival of malls from Korope a column of news Items that we think
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1897.
The Captain Supaitaiendent of Police-I arranged, with Mr. Willison to send the report of Dr. Kensle to Dr. Clark. Perhaps Dr. Clark can ascertain whether any of the patients were suffering from smallpox when they arrived. Two certainly were not,
Hongkong arrived from Holbow (about 48 The Medical Officer of Health-The alcamor hours' journey) at 9 a. on Monday, February
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By amount brought forward.....
The President, in reply to a question by the By balance.. Medical Officer of Health, said the Governor in Council certainly can say that a post is to fected.
The Medical Officer of Health-Hollow, where these man came from, is infected with small-pox was declared infected the regulations as they now and ti has not been declared infected, barat u stand would carry out what I suggest.
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Entimations.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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OTICE is hereby often, that the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET- ING of the SHAREHOLDERS to this $10,000.00 CORPORATION will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, TO-MORROW, the 13th day of February, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of Account to 31st December, 1896,
By Order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 13th February, 1807. [196 -HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTANDA.
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KALUARY.
forelga places. The witnessca who had chreus, it was agreed that the Immediate vacci-Saarantine anchorage and not to land any person spoken to specific occasiona wose galia misation of all the employds and a dally medical until inspected by the Health Officer of the port."
EQUALIZATION OF DIVIDENDS FUND, taken in what they thought they saw. The Inspection of them would be a sufficient protec
Dr. -Mr, Edgrasked would it be possible at present To transfer to profit and loss account$ 5,000.00 Commander produced bis service recor',
tion of the public bellik. A letter from Mr. to convey to the Governor the importance of nor which showed that his career had been of an Willison was also read stating that he had made patting these regulations into force unless there
balance exceptionally distinguished character. He had arrangements for the whole of the company to
manieras seremias 25,000.00 seen a great deal of active" service, and bad the be vicclested and for a report as to the health unnecemurlly? It would take the Health Officer was a sufficient staff, so remorto detāla skips
$.30,000 00 Zalu medal and clasp, the Egyptian medal and the company to be made dally by Dr. Rengis; a long time to examine the passengery, and all honourably mentioned in despatches, and had Khedive's star, and the D.S.O. He had been Mr. Ede-How comes it that four sick people the ships would have to wait their turn, more than once received the special thanks of suffering from small-pox? Who is responsible ought to have a sigeon. They had the remedy were allowed to land and go to a hotel when The President said'ships carrylog passengers the Admiralty. The accused, having called for-this?
to their own hands," medical and other witnesses on his behalf, handed in his centficates, the whole of which are likely to interest and amass the majority of its sobriety and machine muchos duties with to satisfaction of the our readers. The world and all that therale is is varions.captains. Capt. (now Vice-Admiral) H. golog at such a testific pace" nowadays that the Nicholson considered him most zealous in the discharge of hĩa dàiler, wblle Com... E average baslness man has barely time to scan Pringle, of the Falcow, wrote that he had a very the pages of local papers to note that which most high opinion of him. The Admiralty's letters of nearly affects his laterests, and it is therefore thanks were also pat to. The Court having not conceivable, and i, at all events, not found the charge proved, and taking foto con. elderation the previous disilaguished service of probable that vine out of ten members of the the accused, adjudged him to be deprived of als communities in the loading centres of tradels the moths' seniority 19 a commander, to be severely Far East bave either the time or the Inclination reprimanded, and dismissed H.M.S. Galatea, a thoroughly read the home "papers. Others The Court also recorded their sense of the therefore should, il necessary, do so for them, cicey manner in which Lieut. Dundas, and we think it is a duty, a very plea-witness for the defence, save his evidence sant duty, that can be beat performed by thors who, supported by the general public, should conalder no trouble too great to give full satis. faction to thele constituents. Of course it may happen occasionally that the home news is not of sufficient generïïTuterest to warrant reproduct. fog in these columns, but that was not so in respect al the last budget of London papers dated to 6th January, as the following excerpts clearly demonstrate
THE WEST INDIES COMMISSION. The Commission to forestigate and report upon the condition and prospects of sugar cultivation and kindred ladastries in the West Indies are now holding two sittinge daily. yesterday's meetings all the Commissioners and Mr. S. Olivier, the secretary, were in attendance and Mr. Gilzean, of British Gulans, and Mr Greig and Mr. Hamel Smith,, both of Trialdad, were examined. The witnesses gave laforma
tion on all branches of the reference to the Commission, and their testimony will be published in due course; but as mort of the winesses Bustrate their contentions by actasi quotations of Ggures relative to their respective Businesses it has not been found possible to admit reporters, seeing that information of this kind is strictly confidential. The. taking of evidence will be contlased up to Friday of this week, and the Commissioners leave for the West Indies on the 13th January,
all,
GERMAN SHIPBUILDING,
The passengers went ashore at once and were not medically examined; the vessel docs not carry a surgeon. The two chlidren were taken to Dr. Renote that same morning and had suspicious rashes which could not be pronounced definitely to be small-pax unifl Dr. Hallgas W them. The two men he also pronounced to be sut fering from small-pox. Both these men declared they had been ill for about four days and that the rash had come out on Sunday, January 31st, The statistics for 1896 of the German ship, about 24 how below their arrival in this bullding trade show a distinct increase in the port, I saw one of these men (Albert Home) number of commissions received from foreign early on the morning of the and lost, and should Admiralties. In the year 1895 some pight war certainly say that he must have had the wash vessels were built in German dockyards for the out for 48 hours. The captain of the vessel is navics of Norway, Austria-Hungary, Braill, and Turkey. At the prezant time the thres great with secilona (8) of the quarantine regulations, vidently the person at fault for not complying shipbuilding firms at Stettin, Elbing, and Kiel Section 3 (a) does not apply to this case, as the are constracting, nine ships of war for abroad, ports of Halbow and Haiphong have not been including three armoured cruisers and four declared to be infected. Personally I consider torpedo-hoals for China and two torpedo cruisers that passengers should not be allowed to land for Brazil, while one Ironclad is being rebullt for from any vessel which does not carry the Brazilian Government,
until they have been laspected by the port medical officer, but unfortunately there is no Full particulars have now become known of regulation to that effect and consequently occur. the testamentary dispositions of the Iste M.ences of this nature are liable to be repeated. Alired Nobel
THE ENDOWMENT OF SCIENCE.
According to the terms of his will, a fand to be formed from all his realizable property, the yearly interest from which it to be divided fats fire equal portions. The first of these is to be allotted as a prize for the most important dis covery in the domain of physics. The second la for the principal chemical discovery or Improve- ment. The third is for the chief discovery in physiology or medicine. The fourth is for the most distinguished iterary contribution in the same field, while the fith is to be allotted to whomsoever may have achieved the most or dane the best to promote the cause of peace, All these prizes are open to Scandinaviass and foreigners alike,
After a few bequests to individuals have been deducted, It is expected that the land thus devised will amount to the sum of 35,000,000 kroner, or nearly two millions sterling."
THE TRENCH CENSUS.
turgeon
The Colonial Surgeon-Practically the whole of China la injected.
weekly returns of cases in Hloga sad that port The Medical Officer of Health-We have had has not been declared infected."
bay ought to be declared infected,
The Captain Superfatendeat of Police-Bom The Colonial Surgeon-Bombay Elter through Colombo. Small-pox is endemle all over the East and if you injare English shipping here there will be a bowl. You just see what the ship- plug members of Council will say,
The Medical Offices of Health mggested na here without a surgeon should be inspected. an alternative that only every vessel arriving
earthly reason why a person in this colony should The Colonial Surgeon sald-There was do get amall-pax so long as there was any vaccine, so it was nonsense to talk about it.
The President again, read his resolution Mr. Ede seconded,
The revolution was then put and carried, the Colonial Surgeon only voting against It.
of Police it was decided that plagas be included On the proposal of the Captata Superintendent amongst the infectious or contagious" diseases mentioned in the regulations.
The Medical Officer of Health moved that the section 3, sub-section A of the regulations. period of three days be altered to fifteen days in
The Captain Superlatendent of Police wrete the following minute:-The captain el. course pleads Ignorance of the men belang in a state of suffering from small-pox I agree with the Medical Officer of Health's last paragraph and will move a resolution at next meeting to recom-vessels into quarantine unless you are prepared The President-It's not much use puiting mend Government to adopt the suggestion. to keep them for a sufficient Incubation period. In a cato of small-pox a ventel which had been three days between ports would have to go into quarantine for twelve days.
The Captain Superfutendent of Police-Dr. Clark and I discussed this question today and Dr. Clark has a suggestion which will meet the object I am trying to get at by a resolution amending the quarantine regulations.
A long discussion followed regarding the detention of vessels for quarantinlug.
The President said he had no serious objection to the alteration. He thought, considering what had been said about this section, that the residents in the colony could congratulate them- selves opoo the fact that although cholera and smallpox bad been so prevalent in Japan for the last six or eight months, we had escaped. He believed there was scnicely-a-case imported from Japan.
less than three days in sub-section A. of The insolution deleting "after a voyage of section 2 of the quarantine regulations was carried. Dr. Ayres voted against it.
It was then resolved to recommend the Gov- vernor in Council to declare Bombay infected with plague. Dr. Ayres did not rate on this resolation.
the Captain Superlatendent of Police, seconded A similar resclatios, which was proposed by by the President, affecting Tong Kun, was lost,
I was also resolved to recommend the Governor to Council to declare Kobe and Hlogo infected with small-poz. Dr. Ayres voted agalbat this resolution.
The Board then adjourned
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND ·
FINANCE CO., LIMITED.
Directors for the year ending the 31st December, The following is the report of the Governing 1895, from presentation to the shareholders at the Company, to be held at noon on the 22nd the mlevenih ordinary annual general meeting of February- To the shareholders of Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Limited. report and statement of account for the year Gentlemen,-Wa beg to lay before you our ending 31st December, 1895.
Melsorological masani based on ten years' "observations to 1893. Barometer......................30.141
Thermometer 57.3 Humidity
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NOTIC by given that the
REGISTERS OF SHARES of the CORPORATION will be CLOSED from SATUR. DAY, the 30th January current, to SATURDAY, the 13th day of February Dext..(both days Inclusive), during which perled no TRANSFER or SHARES can be Registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 37th January, 1897.
[197 THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
Jewish-10th Adar, 5087,
Friday, 12th February, 1897. Chinese-111 of 1st moon of 23rd year of Mohammedan.-914 Ramadan, 1914,
Kwang-si
HE TWENTY-EIGHTH - ORDINARY (Fast mai)MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the COMPANY will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 3. Qases's Road Central, Victoris, on MONDAY, the 15th February, at Twelve o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1896.
“Sun-Rites ............................................................................ 6kr. 57min.
Sila Moon-Marimum Daclination N. 6hr, pm.
VECTOR. Skr. Elmin. High water-Afternoons. $kr. 35min. Low water-Morning Okr. 61min. No inferför bigh or low water. ANNIVERSARIES. 1848-The Allied Commissioners arrived at
Canton, 1893-Collision at Shanghai between the M. H. steamm Sydney and a Chinese-man- 1896-Great are in Manila; between sixty and
of war.
seventy houses destroyed.
TO-MORROW,
Saturday, 13th February, 1897. Chinese.-19th of 1zi moon of 23rd year of Jewish-11th Ador, 5857, Mohammedan.-10th Ramadan, 1815.
[Kwong-
6hr. Jis (Fast manib.)
Bhr. Samin, Ikr. Sümix
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Sets 1405.
High water-Afternoon Low water-Morning
No interior high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES.
1771-Dissolution of the Co-Hong at Canton. 1841-The troopship Kite stranded near Tiag.
· 1602 ----Massacre of Glencac,
hal and was captured by the Chinese. 1857--Accersion of the Mikado of Japan. 1875-Outbreak of convicts in Singapore Gaol. 1896-Crams of Portuguese residents of Hong.
kong taken by the Portuguese Consul SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUY: T German (Preussen) to-morrow, - Indian (Lightning) to-morrow. American (Copile) 14th funt, French (Melbourne) 16th inst. American (City of Rlodi Fautiro) 18th frat. English (Katter t-Hind) arst inst. Australian (Menmuir) and Inst, Canadian (Empreis of Japan) a5th inst. Tacoma (Tacoma) zed prox. American (Garlic) 4th prox. Tacoma (Victoria) fiḥ prox,
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Singapore for this part at 6 pm. yesterday. THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Hydaspas left
The Medical Officer of Hoalib said that some slight alteration in the quarantine regulations would'obylate the occurrence of passengers being landed whilst suffering frem. an Infectious dis ease. At the present time, although secilon B, sub-section 9, states that any vessel arriving GERMANY AND INOLAND. The New Year references to England and the
bere with an infections case on board must be suramaries In the German Press of English
reported, yet that only occurs when a surgeon affaire during the past 12 months bear on the
Ja carted. The captain of the ship invariably whole a not unfriendly character. The Cologne March 29th are now known. They tell the usual that be bad a case of infections disease on board; The results of the quinquennial census of pleads, and he can plead, that he was not aware Gassfis revjews the year in this connexion là a perfectly impartial manner, and is even betrayed sale of immobility, France has 38,518,975 la- therefore, even if the captain were prosecuted, into expressions like " the skilful and prosperous habitants an increase of 1175,937 as compared the probability was that he would be acquitted, conduct of fatelga and colonial affairs. Of the with the year 180t and of 293,037 as compared because it was impossible to say that he knew Nile expedition it rays that for long time with 1886. While allowing for an increase of that the case was infectious. The suggestion, he there has been no Engilah campaign so care migration to French colonies, particularly Al-sald, I have to make is, first of all, that the fully planned, so skilfully canted out, and so
geria, and an increase in colonial garrisons, the regulations be slightly altered and that certain smoothly and sucessfully concluded." Refering almost stationary. There is an increase in 24 Infected with small-poz. There is no question
report acknowledges that the population is ports abould at the present time be declared to the question of the Egyptian Calare de la Dette, it remarks that "the English Government departments and a decrease in C3 departments, that the ports in Japan are infected with small advanced the £500,000 with the universal The decrease is, of course, in the agricultural pox and also certata of the coast ports. I would approval of public optalon, and thereby estab- departments, but Britannyi, as uruti, an ex- suggest that sub-section A, secilon a, be altered lished mere firmly its Infigence in the country," ception. Paris has now 3,530,000 labahliants, so as to read that vessels not carrying a surgeon The Kraus Zaltung, while continuing to main lacresse of 88,000; Lyons, 465,000, a las be fuspected on arrival at this "port. I would tain its favourite thesis of the irreconcilable,op creeping up to Lyons, 442,000, an increase of lospection; we may safely rely that where a sur crease of 26,000; Marseilles, which is steadily exempt vessels carrying a surgeon from medical position of the Interests of England on the hand and those of Franco and Russis on the 38,000; Lille, 316,000, an increase of 15,000; geen is carried and a case of infectious disease other, has discovered that "there is, after and Toulon, 95,000, an increase of 17,000, exists be will comply with sub-section B and no vital conflict of Interest between England and Altogether the towns having more than 20,000 report to the Health Officer. The only difficulty Germany from the moment that England recon
people present an aggregate increase of 317,000, is to regard to the shipping interest, as all ship ciles herself to the immutable fact that Germany number of foreigners, owing partly to essier or
but in 1891 that Increase was 351,000. The arriving from Japan without a surgeon will have can only follow a German and never an English
to go to the gawasting anchorage until the Itoh policy of yesterday and to-day," the Refur set against foreign workmen, is slightly decline on board. There may be buf-a-dozen arrivals Health Officer has had time to see everything policy." As" a determined apponent of the EngCompulsory naturalization, partly to the dead- Zeffung cannot approve of the "threatened de 10g. It is now 1,037,000, as compared with
in an hour and the last may not be seen by the velopment of such opposition lato comity be 101.com in 1891 and 1,115.000 in 1885. The Health Offer all five or six hours afteranival,
England by
alarm, therefore, which was entertained somna and all vessels arriving late at night will have to blood, by culture, by the general tendency of age that the million of foreigners would wait till the morning, and steamers so striving ber religious life, and by the sims of her civil double every 20 or 30 years is unfounded. may not be cleared until noon on the following ration is the nation which is most early related
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that there is the shipping in One of the highost of the Transyási officiale, terest 10 to us. Even a community of interests would conversing with a Times correspondent *
think of and also the ques tion of whether the Government cas-pro- soon be discovered If England caold become short time ago, asserted in impassioned vide second Health Officer temporarily while convinced that the times are finally over when it was possible to disregard Germany in very language that the whole fault of the present we are sorrounded, as we andoabledly are nosallsfactory state of affairs rests with at the present time, by ports infected with small region of the world and to act as 'the whole the British Government-not with Ulliander pax. The reason why I suggest the alteration were destined one day to become: Anglo ar Boer, but with the Imperial Govern- from three days to fifteen is that the lacubation SRIDO."
LORD ROBERTE'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
ment. He insists that Great Britain must with perled will be covered. I also suggest that This book has two merits. It is a vivid and affairs of the Transvaal, and she must teil tagious diseases mentioned in the regulations, draw every vestige of lnterference in the Internal plague be added to the list of infections and con. simple narrative of things actually seen by fighting man who, during 41 years of Indian British sub}:cts out there implicitly to obey Those vessels, coming from Bombay which have standing an increase In the expenditure under Named service, saw more al hard fighting than almost Taal laws, and tell them also that they surgeon on board would not be required to go any other Englishman of our time. It also the Imperial Government. Not until this te
must not expect any sympathy or support from into quarantine.
The Captain Saperintendent of Police-If you records the experience of a military administrator done, be added, is there the slightest possibility make every vessel not carrying a surgeon on who has controlled at headquarters, conducted of peace between Beer and British, but as soon board go into quarantine on anival, then there historical campaigns, and been the presiding as this is done the two races will work well is nothing to compel a vessel that has a case on genius in the reorganization of a great array. together and love one another. The speaker board and carrying surgeon to go into the But to the general reader perbag its chief charm will be the glimpses which It gives, with a certain member of the Executive Council and one quarantine anchorage at all. Cervantes-like feet of the personality of the of the highest officials of the State. If these be the views of the mafɔzliy of the Boers, there can author. A hundred unconscious toutbes,
be no doubt of the extreme difficulty of Mr. camp, on the battlefield, and at the Council table, reveal to as the veritable "Little Bobs," the Conyngham Green's position and of the wide hero of the British private, and the fearless leader breach beiwen Boer and English opinion. The of men whom every native soldier in India would same high official expressed his firm conviction follow to the death The Joyous chivalry of but if D. Jameson had been successful in his temperament which won that popularity, na
rald into the Transvaal'a year-ako the British courted and unsought, may sometimes detract would have erected a monument to him twice as from the value of these volumes as a rigid recurd high as Wellington's. of contemporary mun. To Lord Roberts, throughout his long career, every colleagna bas been a comrade. He is genially oblivious of errors and fallings of which the critical blatorian
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Mr. Ede-The question, to my mind, is, how long are these ships going to be detained here ? We have plenty of ships coming into the har- bour and they may be more than an hour in guarantine naless you have enough officers to faspect them. This rule should not be put into force unless there is a sufficient medical staff to perform the work within a reasonable time
The Colonial Surgeon-Yes, it, is a very serious tblog.
The Medical Officer of Health-Can you say The Sanitary Board held a meeting at the
how many steamees arrive from Japan tray day?
The Colonial Surgeon-Sometimes there are
SANITARF BOARD.
$2,718.61 cartled forward, amounts to $13,399.29. to which we have added a sum of $5.com from The net profit for that period, including the equalisation of dividends fund, making the amount available for appropriation $18,399.29, and propose the payment of u dividend of 7 cent, for the year and to carry forward to the credit and loss account $319.29.
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THE O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Copite, with mails, etc., left Shanghai for this port at 3 p.m. yesterday.
steamer Manmuir, from Sydney, &c., left Port Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co.'s WE are informed by the Agents (Mesara. Gibb,
Darwin to-day for this part,
ARRIVALS,
SHIPPING RETURNS. From & p.m. yesterday to 5 pm, to-day.
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All the houses completed last year your Kowloon cainte, and as we have already received many enquiries about them wo ki confident they will readily fet..
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BALANCE SHEET 31FT DECKMBER, 1896, Fixed loans and cash on deposit......$177.464.20 R, HIR.M.S...
Landlistes,
Prinzess, Wilhelm......
Fund for equalisation of dividends... 35,000.co Sundry creditors
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must hereafter take nota. But this offices yesterday afternoon. Hos. F. A. Cooper Baical, parily califried, unconsciousness of (Director of Pabila Werks) presided, and there responsible for correcting them, forms the key Superintendent of Police), Dr. Ayres (Colonial Mr. Ede-At present we are practically inx the shortcomings of others, when he is not were also present Hon. F. H. May (Captain as many as ten or twelve. -to Lord Roberts's character, and has combined Suignon), De. F. H. Clark (Medical Officer of round by small-por-Calcutis, the Sirait Amount lavasted an mortgages 15,588.50 with wierner qualities of action to make his | Health), Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. H. McCallum -} .hollova there are some cases at Singapore Sunday debtors semu#64994440941818283
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PLAQUE AT BOMBAY,
success, Few young offices will rise from the (Secretary). story of his lie without feeling that they would tike, to serve under such a chief. The very portraits in the book, eschewing the pomp of the Field Marshal and reproducing the old familiar uniforms in which he fought or rode along the Ene, will atir mazy a veteran's heart.
'NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL
A statement from Bombay showed that from the 6th to the roth Jaspery 1,058 cases of bubonic plagas had occurred in Bombay city, resulting in Boy deaths.
MORTALITY RETURNS.
The trial by court-martial of Commander John G. Haugh (late of the Rattler) of the Gala dad, consigusid ship at Hall, was concluded at The mortality statisties showed a death rate Chatham on Felday The charge agalost the of 16 per 1,000 per annum for the week ended 6th accused was that of drinking intoxicating liquors instant, against 17.5 for the previous week and to such an excams un to produce illness, whereby as compared with 31.10 for the corresponding he was incapacitated from the performance of week of last year,
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Holhow, and Japan. These ports altogether mean a great many antivals here.
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Amount invested in property......$435,343.09.
Office furniture. ..................................................te The Medical Officer of Health-Hall of tis Cash in Hongkong and Shanghai.
Building material üz steamers coming here have doctors.
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56.35 law that if they carry over twenty-five passengers The Medical Officer of Hexith-Is there not a they must have a doctor?
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the 15th idem, both days biclusive,
By O.der,
GEO. L. TOMLIN, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 25th January, 1897. [IB3 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
OFFICES of the COMPANY No. 14, Praya Central, THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the
'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving the on MONDAY, the 32nd February, 1897, at 12 Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1896, and of approving by resolution of the proposed purchase of Hong-Ham Inland Lets Nos. 171 and 175 and of the proposed extensions to Kowloo Marine Lot No. 27 and to Hung-Ham Marino Lot No. 1 on terms to be stated."
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to the and February, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, Ya! February, 1807,
T2p7 UMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE.
THE ELEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS of the above COMPANY will be held at the REGISTERED ÜFFICES of the COMPANY 38 & 40, Qacen's Road Central, on MONDAY, the sand instant, at NOON, for the purpose of together with a Statement of Accounts for the receiving the Report of the Governing Directors, year ending 31st December, 1895.
will be CLOSED from the 17th to the 24th inst
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company both daya inclusive.
By Order,
HART BUCK,
Secretary. Wangkang, roh February, 1897. [コゲオ
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERA,
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOL- DERS is the above COMPANY will be held at the OFFICES of the COMPANY, Pedder's Street, out FRIDAY, the 26th day of February, 1897, at 22.30 of the clock in the afternoon, to receive Statement of Accounts to 31st December, "1896, and (ha Report of the General Managert
and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 16th February, both days inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO, LD. Hongkong, 30th January, 1897.
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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,
"TENDERS are invited and will be received
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up to Noor ai gist March next, at the Offices of the Company, both in BRISBANE and SINGAPORE, for 10,000 CONTRIBUTING SHARES of each Pald-up to 138. Tod, each in THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
Tanders, which should be sealed and super- scribed "TINDIR FOR UNALLOTTED SHARI," must quote a price in Sterling per Share for OUTWARD-=gik January-Antenor, Odt. 8th minimum of 100 Shares or for any multiple of 6134.90
Jan-Tenglar, 15th Tan-Braconshire, Tun- 200 Shares up to the maximum of 10,000 Shares 1,313.50 Raf. 19tan-Dardanus 22nd Jan.-Iston, and must be accompanied by 3; 6d deposit
160.00
Palawan, Aga. 26th Jan-Agamemnon, Mal yer Share, which will be returned-in case no bourne, Datke Rickmart, Normandie. Allotment is made. | Jan-Malfomans, Oceana, Ksalong, St. Am SCRIP will be issued on BRISBANT or
drews, and Tab-Aglaia, Brass SIMONE SINGAPORE REGISTER to suit Purchaser. Cyrus, Dordogna, Glasens, 75th Feb➡Ceylon, The highest or any Tender not necessaɗly
actor Kanagawa Maru, 9th FebGlenas accepted. von, Mensians, Helena Rickmers. •
Hourward --- gik February --- Aghill, Kagaskima Maru, 9th Fabisury-Glengarry)
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16,092.10 $475,013-15
PROFIT AND LQBE ACCOUNT. Dr.
To general charges, Crown rent, fire
insurance, and auditor's fee...$ 3.219.07.
repairs........... Interest....22381029034 remuneration to governing direc form for management, clerks, and office rent.....................
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The Medical Officer of Health-My suggestion is that it shall be only a temporary measure, The thing is to have the alterations made even we are not able to put them into foros directly they are made.
The President-From a theoretical point si Officer of Health. The question of quarantine view I think we all agree with the Medical bas, I believe, received considerable attention by the Governor in past years and I think that By
resolation somewhat as follows would mest
his dutier, The Court assembled on board the Faris, the president being Capt, F. R. Board. The Government of Bengal forwarded copy of man, C.B of the Warspite. Capt. Count notification imposing quarantine aules in the Melaxs, of the Galofre, prosecuted, and Mr. port of Calcutta against vessele arising from Hohler, barrister-at-law, appeared as the prl Karachi. soner's friend. A number of medical and other witnesses were called for the prosecution, and in hie defence Com. Heugh produced a lengthy Health regarding the recent small-poxies A letter was read from the Medical Officer of written statement, which was read by Mr. among the cirzas employés. The officer gave Hohler. The accused urged that the delirium if se his opinion that the disesas had been con from which he suffered was caused by age and tracted at Saigon and he reported that the cases fever, and not by excessiva drinking. Taking were all removed, to kospital and the hotel at the evidence of the prosecution at its worst, it which they were staying had been temporarily auspunted to no more than this that there placed ons of bounds by the naval and military would have been no delirium framans if the autheilties panding its thorough disinfection. had been no previous farm-and agus The After consulting the Acting President of the xccmed's compiliation bad been underload Board as to what action it was becaFERTY to sequiring all vessels coming from an infected by service in Zainisud, Egypt, and vibej, jake in ergued to the pubile performances at she" pois not carrying a surgeon to proceed fate 189.
the views of the Board as a whole folgast lo the opinion of the Board to desirable that regulations, if practicable with duo regard to vassals not being manocessually detaland, be made under Section at of Ordinance #5 of 2891
dividend of 7 per cent. on $154,000.00.42¶¶.
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Intimation.
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WHARF AND
3.00.00
By Order of the Directors,
C. P. DERRICK,
Local Secretary. „Singapore, xat February, 1897.
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
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GODOWN COMPANY, A Share has been Declared PAYABLE on
DIVIDEND of ONE-SHILLING....per
LIMITED.
15th March, 1897, in BRISBANE in respect of | Share on the "Brisbane - Register, and in SINGAPORN in respect of Shares on the Slagaporé
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERE 17,780.00
THE TENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL 519 29TH
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS la the Register, above COMPANY will be held at the COMPANY's Noties is hereby given that the StrGAPORE
amozatearried forward in 1895. 2,718,61 the purpose of receiving the Report of the froes the BRISBANE REGISTER to the SINGAPORE $35.897.01. OFFICE, No. 4, Praya-Central, 3 o'clock BRANCH REGISTER will be CLOSED from ist
(NOOM), on TUESDAY, the 23rd February, for to 15th March, 1807, foclusive.
Notica in niso given that no Tranader of Shures 20,707,50 Dictors, with a Statement of Accounts to get REGISTER VÍCH VAT will be given effect to commission and sales of stockan 74355-40 Dacamber, 1896.
115.30
The TRANGYER BOOKS of the Company after und February, 1897, muill 16th March, transfer froen äqualization of divi-
will be CLOSED from the 25th to the syni 1697. dends land emozionáretmesiİDEMİ
5,000.00 February, both days inclusive
By Order of the Directors, EDWARD OSBORNE,
CP. DERRICK, Secretary, Hangkong, 4th Februsky, slay,
(adj) – Hingapore, sal February, 189fë
Lboti SecrétATT).