HONGKONG PING-PONGITIS.
'We learn that the first Hongkong Ping Pong Club has been inaugurated.-Hongkong Telegraph.
The
ẹ man who in Hongkong resides, And daily at it's duiness chides,
May bid goodbye to sadness. The Ping Pong club his time will claim, And the distractions of the game
Will much augment his gladness.'
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No more he'll snarl at Public Works, Nor vow the "Board" it's duty shirks,
Nor curse the water famines. The wily ball of celluloid, Will keep his mind as much devoid
Of care as any gan.in's.
Le'll quarrel with his dearest friend, Because the latter will pretend
The ball had touched the table, He'll argue that he saw it fly, And deem, it no disgrace to lie
As hard as he is able.
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And, when absorbed in counting "Deuce," To tell him would be liltle use,
The building is on fire.
Hel merely murmur Vantage in 1" And with a ghastly" Ping Pong grin,"
Hint broadly" you're a i-r1".
When squirming under couch or chair, Hell possibly forget to swear,
Oir curse his pains rheumatic. His legs might round his neck be twined, He'll beed it not, so he can find.
That little sphere erratic.
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The fairer sex, the, Club will hold, Enthralled in Ping Pong jays untold,
By bat and ball seductive.
And each, in tourney hot, will joy. To see the scoring of her boy
Of constant "Love" productive.
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But grander far, if in Hongkong, The wild allurements of Ping Pong,
Their love fur gossip smother. The club will not have lived for naught, if by it's aid the sex be taught,
To lightly judge each other.
And yet, we sadly fear, that ball; Will render deaf 10 virtue's call,
Each levotee excited.
No other form of exercise, More apt is to demoralize,
Than this dread Pingpongitis.
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For this the most important rule,
Insisted on by every school
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Of adepts of the racquet;
Should there arise a point of doubt;. By ready with a face devou,
To tell a lie, and back it?”
REVIEW.
DOLLY.
BEFORE FORGET; (Being the autobiog- raphy of A. Chevalier d'industrie). By Albert Chevalier. London, T. Fisher
Unwin.
for It has grown to be the custom nowadays everybody of any account-and a great many of an account whatever to plunge into print ani place their lives before the public. The latest to follow the fashion is Mr. Albert Chevalier, the father of the coster ballad, who tells the story of his life from the mature age of seven, up to the autumn of last year. Mr. Chevalier like many another singer, was not originally intended for the stage and commenced life as a clerk and afterwards drifted from the school-master's stool to the stage. As may be expected, he has many amusing experiences to velite, particularly regarding his experiences ́of America and yellow journalism. In fact his -opinion of our American cousins is far higher than his opinion of their press, despite the fact that the latter was kind to him. On this subject he says:-"From the Press of America f receiv ed so much unqualified praise, that it may look like ingratitude to even recognise the existence of a section that is deplored by none more than
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1902.
Press Rep. (alter slight hesitation). Humph Well, can't I see him to ask how he feels with his temperature at 105°?
an improvement as compared with those of the corresponding six months of the previous year which, however, has been nearly counter.
I heard the front door slam as the anxious "balanced by increased running expenses. There enquirer made his exit.
Mr. Chevalier has a great deal to say on the subject of the purification of the music halls, as will be seen by the following extract "I am not narrow-minded. If certain lase indivi. duals, with jaded palates, want spice, give it to them-let them wallow in it; but see that it is in a place set apart, nat in a hall where each programme contains a dead-letter footnote, re. questing the audience to report to the manage. meal hnything objectionable in the entertain ment. Let the prurient-minded have a hall to themselves. Call it the Obscenity, but for the sake of the Majority-the lovers of clean, wholesome amusement-make it an offence, punishable at law, for anyone encroach on the prerogative of those engaged in pandering to the tastes of the Dirty and Depraved." There can be little doubt but that every clean, minded man will agree with Mr. Chevalier.
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Throughout the whole two hundred and. fifty odd pages of the book are many capital anecdotes and some excellent advice to those anxious to tread in the author's footsteps. We can thoroughly recommend it to all our readers.
NOTES FROM NATIVE BOURCES.
The following notes have been sent to us by a Chinese correspondent at Tientsin
'A PROSPECTIVE APPOINTMENT., Chen Jen Chun, Governor of Shantung, is to be degraded on account of his anti-foreign leanings, or may be removed to some other pro- vince. "In consequence of this, H. E. Ohar Chih-tung has memorialized the Thione to apppint H. E. Yuan Shih-kai Governor General of both Chibli and Shantung. If the advice be acted upon it will be a move in the right, direction, but the chances of such being the case are small.
.:
JUNG LU,
the notorious ex-Boxer, finding that the Ministers of the Powers are not particularly partak to him, has requested the Empress Dowager to allow him to retire from office. The Dowager has refused' his request, but has promised to shortly appoint him to the General- ship of Yeho, where many, "eight-banner" troops are stationed,
THE DOWAGER.
It is said that after sacrificing in the spring at the Eastern and Western Imperial Tombs, Her Majesty will visit Jong Lu at Yeho and stay there some time-perhaps for ever! Since her retumto Pekingthe Dowager has been much upset whenever the Boxertrouble is referred to in her presence, and it is said that she has private. ly informed a high authority that, on Chinese New Year's Day, she will place the sovereign power in the hands of the Emperor Kwang Hsy once more.
A NEW TELEGRAPH LINE,
The Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- pany are now constructing a telegraph line between Tientsin and Chin Wang Tao. The. work of construction is in the hands of Mr.
werg, a trained electrical engineer, and the total cost of the line is said to be about Tis.
PROMOTION.
30,000.
',
In March last Mr. H. juin came to Tientsin as Consul for Japan and quickly made himself popular with both Chinese and foreigners. He has just received despatches from Tokio pro- moting him to the rank of Consul-General.
the
is still a change in the unsatisfactory condi tions attending the working of the West River trade,
The usual repairs have been effected during the half year, and all the steamers are in good running order. The construction of a new steamer, somewhat similar to the Fatshon, but of greater speed, for the Hongkong-Canton service, on joint account with the China Navigation Company, is engaging the attention of the Board..
"
At the invitation of the Directors, subject to confirmation by the Shareholders at this meeting, Mr. E. Gastz rejoined the Board-upon his return to the Colony, Mr. Witkowski, who had occupied the vacant seat during the absence of Mt. Goetz, resigning.
D.
The retiring Auditors, Messrs. A. Gourdin and F. Henderson, offer themselves for re-election,
J. J. BELL IRVING, Chairman,
Hongkong, 21st January, 1902.
ASSETS.
December 31st, 1905. Value of Steamers loan, Honam,
Heungshan, Lungshan, ¡ths' of Faithan and Ard of Nanning and Sainam Value of Lighters Sun Lee and
Wa Lee
Value of Wharves, Hulks, and
Moorings.....
Value of Properties at Canton,
Wuchow and Kongkun Value of Coal, Stores, and Spare
Gear,
Value of Furniture
Value of Shares in Public Com
panies........ Value of Chinese Bonds............ Loans on Mortgage ...... Cash with the Hongkong, and
Shanghai Banking Corpora tion
Interest accrued to date Sundry Debtors.....
$734,000.00
11,000,00
91.385-45
HEALTH.
Entimations.
4.
NOTICE.
N view of the Intimate connection between PLAGUE and RATS, The Sanitary Doncel invite the attention of Householders to the fact that RAT-CATCHERS supplied with the ne css ry TRAPS, &c., will be sent to any Domestic Building which is infested with Kats upon application to the MEDICAL OFFICER OF
By Order,
G. A. WOODCUCK,
Secretary,
Sanitary Board
[3] Hoogkong, 28th December, 1901.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
THE undermentioned RACES for HORSES Official Events will form part of the Programme and PONIES not entored for any of the for the Off-day, to be run on a date to be fixed by the Stewards after the forthcoming Race Meeting.
For each event there must be at least Five' Entrants in bona fide separate interests or the race becomes void.
Entries will CLOSE to the Clerk of the Course un SATURDAY, the 1st February proxlino.
The KOWLOON STAKES-For all Horses- Australians and English to carry st. 11. lbs Indian Country Breds st. 10, lbs. 12; Arbs st.
10.
Winner to receive $250. Second $50. En- trance $10. Seven furlongs,
The OPEN STAKES-Foral! Ponies 14 hands 2 inches and under.
Australians and English to carry at. 1, s. 12; Indian Country Breds, Arabs and China Ponies st. 10, Bs. 4 Weight for inches allow- 45,049.57ance Ds. 2 per quarter of an inch. Winner to receive $250. Second $50 Entrance SIO, Half-a-mile.
By Order,
37,675.96
750.00
70,1730.00 1,034.48 842,500.00
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1932,
$4.492.04
Intimations..
At every turn,
day and night, you hear the en thusiastic praise of some one who is competent to judge and prefers
RAINIER
BEER
to all others- the whole world has it and likes it.
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, 13th December, igor,
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INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.
Desd THE
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
3141.93 THE SEVETY-FIRST ORDINART HALF-YEARLY MEETING of 8,190-49 SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 18, $2,509,899.92 Bank Bui dings, Queen's Road Central, on TUESDAY, the 4th February, at 12 o'clock, NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement f Accounts, declaring a Dividend, confirming the appointment of a Director, and electing Auditors,
LIABILITIES... December 31st, 1901. Amount of Capital, 80,000 Shares
of $15 each, fully paid up...... $1,200,000.00 Amount at Credit of Depreciation
andinsurance Fund...........
Amount at Credit of Equalization
of Dividend Fund..... Amount at Credit of Investment
Fluctuation Account Unclaimed Dividends Sundry Creditors.. Amount at Credit of Profit and
Loss Account...
600,000.00
200,030.00
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd January, to 4th February, inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED,
28,918.18 23,841.50 9,812.64
Hongkong, 14th January, 1902. (
ford
247,327 80
$2,509,599.92
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.. Dr.
December 31st, 1901.
To Amount paid for Repairs to
Steamers.......
To Subscription to Queen Victoria
Memorial
To Directors and Auditors' Fees. To Balance to be appropriated,
-viz.com
Dividendat topercent.
on $1,200,000...... $120,000.00 To be written off book
To
value of Steamers. 50,000.00. be carried to Equ-
alization of Divi-
dend Fund 50,000,00
account
RUSSIAN INTRIGUE. It is rumoured in Peking that Russian Minister, has attempted to bribe Li Lin-ying, the lava e eunuch of the Empress Dowager. He is popularly supposed to have promised 1.i that in the event of his succeeding To be carried to new in inducing his Imperial Mistress to sign the Manchurian Convention as originally arranged. with the late Li Hung-chang, Russia will pay him the sum of ten million taels down'so soon as the signatures are affixed to the document, and will further grant him a pension of a million taels a year for life. The negotiations are reported to have been carried on through the compradore of the Russo-Chinese Bank at Peking. The Chinese idea is that Russia is
by the cultured American journalist. Still, as following the advice of Peter the Great in try-
I am recording my experiences, I may being to bribe officials. forgiven if I do not allow the perfume of praise
to obliterate all recollection of certain low down thorns."
On one occasion in New York Mr. Chevalier fell sick and could not appear. He gives the following account of what took place-No sooner had the doctor left me than I heard the front-door bell, and a voice announcing that "somebody wanted to see Mr. Chevalier." West was with me at the time, and he inter. viewed this "somebody who turned out to be the above-mentioned Press representative. Through the folding-doors, which separated my bed and sitting-room, I heard the following conversation.:-
Press Rep. Can I see Mr. Chevalier? West, I'm sorry to say you cannot, Press Rep. I should vurry much like to have a few words with him. I represent the New York →→→
West. I feel sure, if he could, Mr. Chevalier would be only too pleased to see any represen- tative of the Press, but unfortunately he has been suddenly taken ill
Press Rep.-Yes, I know-I've been over to Koster and Bial's, I've heard all about. it. I'm vurry sorry that he's sick.
Wert. He's very ill.
THE HONGKONG CANTON AND MACAO STEAM-BOAT COM- PANY, LIMITED.
Directors to the ordinary half-yearly meeting The following is the report of the Board of of shareholders to be held at the office of the Company, on Tuesday, the 4th February, 190z,
at 12 o'clock,
roon-
The Directors beg to submit to the, Share holders the Report and Statement of Accounts for the half-year ending 31st December last.
After paying running expenses, salaries, premia of insurance, repairs and áll other out- goings, there remains, including $51,596.62 brought forward from last account, the sum of $247,337.60 at credit of Profit and Loss Account. From this amount the Directors recommend that a dividend for the half-year of 10% on
Capital, or $120,000, be paid to Shareholders, that $50,000 be written off the book value of Steamers, and that $go,coo be placed at credit of Equalization of Dividend Fund, leaving a balance of $27,327.60 to be carried forward to New Account,
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`Itia also recommended that a further sum of 550,000 be transferred from the Investment
Press Rep. Sorry he's so sick. Can't I scobim? | Fluctuation Account to the Equalization of I won't keep him five minutes.
Dividend Fund, which, with the appropriation
West. I regret to say "No," but he must obey of a similar em from Profit and Loss Account, the doctor's orders.
Press Rep. Is he really no`vurry sick? West (somewhat irritably), Ile's seriously ill, I tell you. Temperature somewhere about
́ESSRS, COTTAM & CO. for DRESS
will then stand at $300,000, leaving $178,918,18 at the credit of Investment Fluctuation Account There is nothing of special interest to report in conection with the working of the steamers, during the half-year. The gross earnings show
Cr.
27,327.60
June 30th, 1901. By Amount brought from last A/c
Décember 31st, 1901.
By Net Earning of Steamers By Amount realized by Sale of Steamer Lunkiang in excess of book value....
By Interest on investments. By Transfer Fees
DR
consumers is drawn to the fact that the Undersigned, being Sole Agents for AUER VON WELSBACH Co.,
VIENNA,
INVENTORS OF INCANDESCENT
GAS LIGHT.
ARE SELLING THE ONLY GENUINE MANTLES, The Price of which has been reduced to FIFTY CENTS per piece.
BEWARE OF INFERIOR IMITATIONS!
KRUSE & Co.,
9540]
CONNAUGHT HOUSE,,
Co.
BREWER
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New International Code of Signals, $13.
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Strand Magazine; New Vol... NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING John Chinnunan, by Z. H. Parkee OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA. Pearsons Magazine; New Vol....
of this Company will be held at the COMPANY S OFFICE, No. 14, Des Vaux Road. Central, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong un TUESDAY, the 17th February, fgoz, fat šie o'clock A.M., when the SUBJOINED RESO LUTIONS which were passed at the Extra
31,959.45 ordinary General Meeting of the Company DEALERS IN JEWELLERY, PEARLS, DIAMONDS, JADESTONEWARE,
held on the 22nd January, 1992,, will be submitted for confirmation as SPECIAL 250.00 RESOLUTIONS. 3,250.00
247,327,60
$282,787.05
.51,596.62
172,568.60
6,949.69
RESOLUTIONS.
1. "That the Capital of the Company "be reduced from $2,000,000 divided intu "10,000 shares of $20 each to $772,00 "divided into 72,200 shares of $10 each, and that such reduction be effected by "cancelling the uncalled capital of $10 "per share on 71,200 shares which have "been issued, and by cancelling 27,800 "shares which have not, been taken or "agreed to be taken by any person.
2. "That after such reduction The "Capital of the Company be increased to $2,000,000 by the creation of 127,00 "new shares of $ro each, of which 27,800 "may be allotted in such manner at such times and to such persons as the General "Managers shall think fit, but the remain- ing 100,000 shares shall not be issued "without the consent of the shareholders "in General Meeting.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 25rd January, 1902. [1940 THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
$1,52014NTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING of
161.00
$282,787.05
DEPRECIATION AND INSURANCE FUND. Dr.
December 31st, 1901.
To Balance
June 30th, 1901. By Amount at Credit
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OTICE is hereby given that the THIR
SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on WEDNESDAY, the 12th Feb., 1902, at twelve o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, toge ther with Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 31st, 1901.
CURIOS, SILKS, CARVED IVORYWARE, AND GRASSCLOTHS,'
AND
GENERAL EXPORTERS.
No. 35, Queen's Road Central,
Next Door Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, zoth November, 1901.
Hongkong, zvh tiny, 1901,
$600,000.00 The Register of Shares of the Company wiil be CLOSED from-MONDAY, the 3rd Feb., '$600,000.00 to MONDAY, the 14th Feb., (both Days
inclusive), during which period no, transfer of
THE Shares can be registered. $500,000,00 By Order of the Board of Directors,
$600,000.00
EQUALIZATION OF DIVIDEND FUND,
Dr. December 31st, 1901. To Balance......
June 30th, 1901. By Amount at Credit
August 6th, 1901.
Cr.
By Amount appropriated from Profit and Loss Account for Half Year ending 30th June, 1901,
E. & O. E. Hongkong, 20th January, 1907.
NOWBRAY S. NORTHCÓTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Limited Agents for the Kowloon Land and Build-
ing Co., Limited. Hongkong, 28th January, 1902. [1168 $209,000.00 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK"
ING CORPORATION. $200,000.00
$150,000.00
50,000.00
$200,000.00
'T. ARNOLD,
Secretary,
We have compared the above Statement with the Books, Vouchers, and Securities of the Company, and certify the same to be correct.
A. O'D GOURDIN, Į F. HENDERSON Auditors.
MSHIRTS, TIES and WHITE KIDESSRS. COTTAM & Co., for THE LATEST STYLES in "TRESS &}
GLOVES.LA
"FAVORITE-STRAW HAT álsá
TAN KID GLOVES.
FESSRS". COTTAM & CO, for the
CO'S FELT HATS,
NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN SARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 15th day of February, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts, to 31st December, 1901.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
T. JACKSON,
Chief-Manager.. Hongkong, 28th January, 1901,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK-
ING CORPORATION:..
NTERS of SHARES of the Corporation
is hereby given that the REGIS will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 1st to the rgth, day of February; (both Days in- clusive) during which period no Transfer of Sharrs can be registered.
By Dider of the Court of Directors,
ST. JACKSON;
Chief Manager, ágkong >8th Jantiary, 1903)
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