TELEGRAMS. (Reuters.)
The Strikes in Holland....
LONDON, 15th April, The strikes in Holland are collapsing.
The French President's Tour. Président Loubet has left Marseilles.. The Resignation of M. Revoil. M. Edgar Combes, son of the French Premier, has requested the Public Prose- cutor to institute proceedings with a view to elucidating the insinuations of M.-Grenoble in the Petit Dauphinos that he had offered to secure permission for the Carthusian Monks to remain in France for a large sum of money. M. Revoll, who is a nephew of the proprietor of the Petit Dauphinos, "is obscurely connected with this affair.
The Bagdad Railway. The Directorate of the Bagdad Railway at present consists of nine Germans, seven Frenchmen, two Swiss and one Austrian. The conditions for the participation of British capital are not yet definitely settled. The nominal capital of Fres. 30,000,aca nien- tioned yesterday was share capital.
The Suez Canal Blook. The Suez Canal is now open to traffic.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1903.
is believed at the Russian girocedure is plainly suggestive of warliko intentions, or is a tentative display to test the patience of the Powcis.
There is growing excitement in public opinion is Japan.
The Understanding between Germany and Turkey..
London, 11th April. The Sult of Turkey has conferred the highest vervations on the German Grown Prince an his brother, who are staying at Constantinople as his guests.
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POLLARDY'S LILLIPUTIANS.
LA MASCOTTE."
It was in 1897, during their tour of the East, that the Pollards first presented to the theatre- gners of Hongkong Ainaud's charming opera La Mascotte, and, we believe, we are right in saying that since then this opera never graced the stage of the Theatre Royal until Iss night, packed audience with another performance of when the little folks delighted the densely this Italian opera. The opening scene is laid in Fiombino, a town in Italy, when the audience is taken back in the 15th century and introduced, to a
miral Dewey's report that the Captain of the Cristina was killed in action.
With
The raising of the big 3,500-ton cruiser ing of the fourteen small gen shot holes
no ens job, especially as the patch
beneath the water line requied-attention, to say nothing of the eighteen-inch, injection pipe, the valve of which was removed hefure those not killed aboard the ves, el, left the ship. This cased the immediate sinking of the vessel, after an exploded shell bad-set fire to the wood-work.
The location of the eighty bodies discovered would suggest that these unfortunate min were in the hospital known to exist forward, and the fragments of an exploded shell found in the neighbourlinod of the skeletons leads tothe con. clusion that the poor men were killed or 30 badly wounded that there was no time in which even to save the wounded much less the live sailors, us from the appearance of the forward part of the ship the fire originated there and was probably caused by the shell that exploded. in that section of he vessel.
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BODIES TO BE SENT HOME."
charge of the rising of the Cristina, the beings were discovered by Captain Garry in As soon as the fragments of once human
they have signified their intention of giving the Naval nuthorities vere at once notified and brave men who went down with the ship a naval burial with all the naval honours they are entitled to. The old Spanish residents of Cavite and Manil, however, have made a request for permission to return the remains of the sailords to Spain, and their request will undoubtedly be complied with as sarn as the Naval propel have accorded them proper burial in proper caskets.
vessel although it is hard to say what really There was no vast fortune found upon the exists beneath the five or six feet of mud in the hull of the vessel. There were small portions of gold and silver found in the neighbourhood of what was once the ship's chapel, and the melted watch, supposed to be that of Adiniral Montojo, was recovered where his cabin once etoad.
farm where the peasants are celebrating the vinta e festival Rocco, the farmer, sits moodity apert owing to spells of ill luck, and at the height of the The Suez Canal Blooked.. peasant's rejoicings lippo, his shepherd, returns A barque sunk by a Russian cruiser has ging only a basket of eggs, and a letter, with the information that his brother has se..t been blocking the Suez Canal since Monalso slurkey keeper Bettina a Mascotte, or day; the Orizoba and Plassy are delayed in hearts angel Shortly afterwards Bettina consequence.
arrives, but is met with a cold reception and ordered to return home. By this time l'ippo LATER.
has fallen madly in love with Bettina and just as the turkey keeper is departing, there arrives Prince I prenen, his daughter Fiamette, Prince Frisellini, and the members of the court. The Prince, who also deems himself unlucky, is attracted with the charms of Bettina, nd on earning that she is possessed of: eculiar virtues determines to take her to his court. To this Pinpo is app. sed, but on Rocco exerting his influence, backed up by promises of flattering riches by the Prince Pippa, reluctantly consent. In the second act, the audience is introduced to the palace of Lorenzo at Fiombino where a grand fee is in progress on account of Russian Consul at Metrovetza, who was pre- the approaching marriage of Lorenzo's daughter the damage done by shot and shell below the viously sentenced to fifteen years imprison-Fictie te Fritellini, the Prince of Piss ment, has now been sentenced to death in Although Bettion is supposed to be the favour consequence of imperative representationsite of the King, and is dressed in finery, she by Russia.
President Loubet's Tour. President Loubet has arrived at Algiers; in the afternoon the foreign 'warships simul taneously saluted with 21 guns.
·
Sentence on the Murderer of the Russian Consul at Metrovetza. The murderer of M. Stcherbinas, the
(Der Ostustatische Lloyd) Royal Amenities.
Berlin, 9th April. H.M. the Emperor thanked King Christian of Denmark very heartily for the splendid recep tion in Copenhagen and the way he was enter- tained in the family of his hest, the form being such that he could consider himself a son of the king. The Emperor's letter was accoin- panied by a valuable birthday present for King Christian.
pines for Pippo and the free an easy country, life. During the entertainments a company of strolling actors and durcers are engaged, the principal one of which is Pipo, in disguise, who has taken the s udanym of Santereile. Meanwhile the bride elect, Flamenta, bas taken a great fancy to Pippo and turns her back upon the Prince' of Pisa and in orde to gain former lover Betina was false to him and the affection of Pippo, informs him that his was about to marry her farber Prince Lorenzo XVII. At the last moment tippo and Her una come together, and af er explaining mat les escape by leaping through a window Strike in Holland.
into the river below. In the third act, the The strike in Holland is becoming general.erce find the soldiers of the Pisan army The troops have been called out and made a number of arrests. The railway labourers are keeping quiet about twenty per cent of them are striking, but notwithstanding this strike is also considered serious. The Government intended first ta p spone the reading of the dis iked anti-strike bill, expec ing to bring the strike to an early end ther. by. But the second Chamber of the States General have in the meantime already passed the first article of the bill. The Socialists inte d now to use every
means of obstruction.
British Shipping Strikes..
The steamer companies at Hul and London have ri sumed their service. The strike of their crews affected also the transport of Gennan merch <ndise. **
Future of Krupps.
The organisation of the Krupp works into a limited company will take place on July 5rst.
(N. C. D. News.) Stranding of the "Victoria."
CH Fоo, 6th April. The British steamer Victoria, from Puget Sound for Tientsin with Jumber, stranded on Thursday forly miles from Chefoo, a fiw points north of where the Orgo strock. She has seventeen fest if water in her hold. No es lost. The chief officer arrived in one of her life boats at Chefoo on Friday. The Chinese cruiser Haiyung has gone to her assistance,
The steamer Victoria Capt. Capt. Casey, 1507 tons, left Port Gamble on the sth it for China. The C. M. S. Haean which arrived at Shanghai on 12th insi, from Tientsin report, ed: A p.m. on the toh instant, passed a steamer which was flying the signals H. N. V. L." (Victoria London) ashore on a rocky reef, Sisuchushan (Little Bamboo Island), ti miles E. S. E from Howki. Her crew had Carivas tents rigged up ashore. she had lumber. There was good protection Un her deek from N. and N. E. winds. At the time of passing, the sea was smouth and the weather fine,
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carousing in honour of their recent victories over the armies of Lorenzo, where Bettina fought side by side with Pippo her I ver. appears as a captain, who, under disguise, has any rate, they reveal their identities and 1 ippo the pardon of the Prince of Pisa, marries marries Benina, whilst Flametta, after asking Fritellini As the Masete, Miss Alice Pollard charmed her audience by her wonderful vocal and acting powers, and Miss Ivy Trott, who trok the rule of Pippo, received equal applause. Their rendering of the Glow Glou song was much appreciated, whilst Miss Alice Pollard's Drum Song was the hit of the evening. Miss Ivy Trott was
Mas etc. As Fietta, Miss Irene Finlay was successful by her sola in the Legend of the very good and received unstinted applause in her rendering if The most Attractive Girl, Master Jack Pollard was irresistiable as the Prince Lorenzo, and Miss Daphne Pollar, that juvenile genius, was remarkable bolh
her get
up and acting as Frillies, the prince of Pisa, Master Willie Thomas as Rece made a typical country farmer. The various minor parts were well sustained. The scenery was decidedly god, the singing excellent, costumes charming, and the dancing admirable. Tonight La Mascotte will Monday a Gaiety Girl will occupy the boards. be produced again, and to-morrow n'ght and on
staged on Tuesday night, when the company Prusse Cafe, an American burlesque, will be bring their season to a close. will leave for Shanghai on Wednesday, 22nd The Lilliputians instant by the Empress of India
in
HULL. WELL PRESERVED.
The hull of the vessel is in a remarkable state of preservation, owing to the cluster of tropical shells and foulness that has atta hed itself to the steel sides of the fighting machine during the five years she has been submerged. She had a number of ports on each side, but
sink her, as the holes were small and evidently water line, would not have been sufficient to made by nothing stronger than four-pounders funnel, one about-half way up and the ther The twn largest holes were through the ship's
at its outside base, on a level with the steam whistle.
WILL COME TO MANI' A. Captain C. F. Garry, representing the Philip pines Salvage Company, has two pumps now n the Custom House both of which will be put in operation Tuesday morning, and with this new and modern apparatus he will have a pump. ing capacity of 7,000 gallons per minute and with two such machines working the big cruiser will be finated not hiter than Wednesday and the smaller leaks completely stopped. In all probability the resurrected steamer will be tow ed to behind the break-water of Manila where all will have an opportunity to visit the flag- ship of the defeated Dons.
The Velo to another of the sunken boats is ready for pumping and will soon be floated. The Castilla is not worth t'e attempt to raise her and is being dynamite rut of existence. The Marinduque, one of the Pomp nia Mari Captain Garry and his assistant, Captain C. timia boats, is used as a wrecking tug by "rown invited the Cableretus representative to put on the diving sint and see the bot om hull, and grasp an idea of the general candi inns of the hull, but as the helmet would not fit the reporter's heid he was persuaded not to take The dip although he was more than anxious to do so. If the helmet had fitted, the newspaper man would have walked ashore.
BANKING NEWS OF
NEW YORK CITY.
CONTROL NATIONAL SHOE AND LEATHER BANK BOUGHT.
Commercial.
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE:
Business has been limited entirely to invest ing tansactions, and although orders for several of the leading stocky such as Docks, SUGARS, STAR FERHIES and STEAMU ATS exist sellers cannot be brought to meet buyers ideas of prices. BANKS bave declined to $685 sales. FIRES have sellers for HONGKONG and CHINA at $310 and $83, respectively. MACAO STEAM- BOATS have buyers at $38.75 INDOS are lower in sympathy with a decline in Shanghai to Tis. 76. The local rate is Stc6 sellers. CHINA SUCARS have strong buyers at $tog. 50 and shares may be placed at a higher rate if offered. RAUBS jumped to 59 with buyers. Docks have buyers at $117 and shares are difficult to obtain. HONGKONG HOTELS continue to rise and close with buyers at $148. CEMENTS have been sold as high as $22.75 and bare sellers at $23 FENWICKS have advanced to go and Are in demand.
CHINA AND MANILA S. S. CO. The loss on the working account of the China and Nanila Steamship Co., Ltd., as given in the accounts for the past year, is $72,45097.
BANGKOK CATTLE TRADE. The slackness in the shipping trade between
Singapore and Bangkok has a detrimental effect on the Bangkok cattle trade. Owners of the stack have to go on paying shed rent alter an insufficiency of boats fitted for carrying the animals are ready for export, there being cattle. Tre Singapore law requires ships to be fitted up with stalls when they carry cattle.
SAIGON RICE.
The quotation prices for Saigon rice April- May delivery are as follows:-
No. a White sifted (trie) steam milled (round) No. 2 White unsified (ordinaire) steam milled
(round) $4.957/5d. 5% Cargo steam milled
=6/910.
10% cargo
=614d.
20%, Cargo =6/old.
25
(round) $4.50
54.20
$4.00
BURMA RICE. Reports on the rice-crop prospects in the fourteen rice-producing districts of Lower Burma show that, on the whole, the area under paddy cultivation is greater in the estimates for 1902-03 by az,605 ncres than it was in the actuals of 195 oz when the acreage was 6,558.190. The area of assessed lands left the area destroyed by floods or other causes is fallow in 1901-1932 is shown as 48 1,700, whilst given as 68,413. As to the estimates of the crop, roo being taken to represent an average: crop, we find, taking the totals, that whereas 1901-02 showed a full crop of 100, in 1902-03 the crop is estimated at 87, a drop of some 13 per cent.
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer...1/7 7/16 Rank Bills, on demand. 71 Credits, 4 months' sight... 7 13/16 D'ments 4 months' sight. 17 15 6 O BERLIN, (demand)
M.1.664 ON PARIS, Bark Bilis, on demand...... 204 Credits, 4 months' sight......2.08 ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, an demand...193
Credits, 30 days sight...40! ONBOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer......1214 On demand...............12!} ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer....73 Private 10 days' sight...nem. ON YOKOHAMA, T.T. Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate Gold Leaf 100 touch, per tael ... Bar Silver......
THEATRE
Co-day's Advertisements.
ROYAL
CITY HALL.
Lessees and Proprietors (Mr. C. A. POLLARD.
Mrs. N. CHESTER,
POLLARD'S
LILLIPUTIAN
OPERA COMPANY,
TO-NIGHT,
"LA MASCOTTE."
TU-MORROW
(SATURDAY) AFTERNOON al3.30 P.M. Sure, GRAND MATINEE, "LA MASCOTTE.". Children and Amahs Half-price.
·TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) NIGHT and MONDAY, The Ever Popular, "A GAIETY GIRE."
TUESDAY, April 21st. Last Performance **POUSSE CAFE."
The Greatest American Burlesque of Weber and Field.
NOTICE:
GYMKHAMA'will be held at the HAPPY A VALLEY and RACE COURSE, TO- MORROW, the 18th instant, commencing at 2.30 P.M.
Tickets of Admission, $1 each, can be obề tained at the Gate. Ladies are invited. The Band of the Sherwood Foresters will attend.
Hongkong, 17th April, 1903, .... ₤1940
NOTICE
MR.
FEIZULLABHOY ESSABHOY EBRAHIM will leave this Colony shortly, and the Business will be carried on by Mr. ESSOOFALLY SOOLEMANJEE who is authorized to sign our Firm in Hong- kong from This Date
ABDOOLALLY EBRAHIM & CO. Hongkong, 17th April, 1903.
TO LET.
[4876.
"WO NEW SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES
in CONDUIT ROAD.
Nos. 18 and 22, ROBINSON ROAD. HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD.
(Very Cheap Rental) | Apply to
AHMET RUMJAHN, 67, Queen's Road.
Hongkong, 17th April, 1903.
FOR YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND TSINGTAU.
THE N.D.L. Steamship
[4880
"MARBURG," Captain Stern, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 18th instant, at 5 P.M.
For Freight, apply to
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Office. Hangkone. 17th April, 1003.
f4918 FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
4226 THE N.D.L. Steamship.
PLAN at ROBINSON. Late Trams and Ferries. Prices as usual. A. H. POLLAR!}, Manager. Hongkong, 17th April, 1903. HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. SUBSCRIPTION CUP AND SPOONS. ΤΗ
HERE will be a COMPETITION as above TOMORROW, the 18th instant, commencing at 2.30 P.M., Weather permitting.
RANCES-200, 500 and 600 yards. Seven Shots and a Sighter at each Range. Entrance for the Cup, $1.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 17th April, 1901,
VICTORIA
LODGE,
No. 1026, L.C..
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A REGULAR MEETING of the above
will be held at the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zeiland Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd instant, at 8.30 lorg P.M. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend,
Hongkong, 17th April, 1903.
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"MARBURG," Captain Stern, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 3 P.M on the 16th instant.
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. ing undelivered after the 23rd instant will be subject to rent.
to be left in the Godowns, where they will be All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are examined on the 23rd instant, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office.. Hongkong. 17th April, 1903.-
THE HISTORY
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ONLY ONE PAIR OF EYES
OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-tay's quotations are as follows :-
MALWA NEW
**
**
LAST YEAK ÜLDEST
PATNA NEW .main RENARES NEW PERSIAN (PAPER)...
Per chest
$ gro/980
.0
1/200/1,020
1,070/1,120
1,0373
1,022
Nominal
To-day's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
THE Company's Steamship
"FORMOSA,"
Captain Evans, will be despatched for the
above Port, TO-MORROW, the 18th instant, al 5 P.M.
For Freight or Passage apply to
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 17th April, 1903
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The International Banking Corporation has acquired the controlling interest in the National Shoe and Leather Bank, having purchased a several months ago secured the control. It is majority of the stares from the syndicate which currently reported that the syndicate paid $175
he d of $200. The fact that William L. Moyer a share, and that the price paid by the Interna tional Banking Corporation is in the neighbour is president of both institutions indicates how the deal may have been made. It is said the "BOA VISTA" HOTEL, MACAO.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, which is interested in the International Banking Cor- We understand that negotiations have beenporation, is a factor in the transaction, and that the purchase has been under consideration by Committee of the Santa Casa da Misericordia acquired an interest in the Intercational Com opened by Messrs Dorabjec & Madar with the
the latter ever since the insurance company of Macun for the lease to the former of the Boa pany. The statement is made public that the Vista Hotel in the Portu uese colony. The International Banking Corporation purposes The circumstance under which the Boa Vista in different parts of the United States, and thus period of lease is mentioned as five years. securing substantial interests in several banks properly came into the ownership of the Santa Cara must still be fresh in the memory of our
trong combination and a community readers. To baffle the attempt of the French
of interest that will give it the great strength as The Naval Review at Kobe.
to gain a foothold in the settlement, Governor
a financial institution it had planned when it Horta e esta decreet the expropriation of the
was organized. As it is, it is a powerful organ Tokio, 1th April. The grand review at the conclusion of the Through the Vice-consul for France at Macao rapital is $10,00,000, nearly all of which has land and bu Idings thereunto belonging both in this country and abroad. Its authorized zation, commanding attention from fanciers naval natures was held on the iets insi, preliminary overtures were made with the heen paid in. It has bran hes in London, San THE Company's Steamship at Kobe, when 28 ships and 34 torpedo craft former owner Capt. Carke; these came to no- were ranged in fout lines, the ofth line being thing so far as the French were concerned, and Yokolams, Shanghai and Singapore. It is the formed by seven foreign vessels whereof two the Provedor of the corporation bought over
-rancisco, Ciy of Mexico, Manila, Hongkong, were British, and one each American, French the property through the intervention of the the Philippines. German, Italian, and Russian. The Emperor's Government. At the farewell banquet on the
fiscal agent of the United States in China and ship steamed slowly round, after which His eve of his departure at the close of his adminis Majesty gave audier ce to the Foreign Ministration, Governor Horta undertook to obtain ters and Naval Officers. A luncheon was the grant of the site now occupied by the dir then given on board the Asama and Isumo to mantled fortress of Rom Parto for the extension foreigners and Japanese, 1,300 covers being if the Hotel, it having been felt that the build- laid.
made upon it. The additional land should form ing was far too limited for the large demand
this popular resort of visitors to the Holy City. a valuable site for a much-needed annexe to
The Emperor, in his message, praised the obvious progress of his fleet, and declared that the condition of the nations, at present the pends on the development of their navies. He urged his officers and men to renew their exertions to consummate his wishes.
In the evening the Minister of Marine gave a ball-at the Chamber of Commerce. Kobe was illuminated by the foreign residents, whe have always been markedly loyal. There was torchlight procession in which over at thousand took part.**
The Colour Line in South Africa. mjandi, bet London, roth April.
The Transvaal Government has decided to enforce the law of the late-Repúblic which as signed bazars in every town in which alone Asiatics are permitted to trade, but exceptions are made in favour of educated and civilised Asiatics:
The Evacuation of Manchuria..
Tokin, 11th April The Japanese Journals publish numerous telegrams which indicate that the evacuation of Manchuria by Russia is altogether mythical. SK ASAHI JAPANESE, BEER-
RELIC OF THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY
ཁ་གད;ས་
The following account of the raising of the Reina Cristina in Manila Bay, is takes from the Call news of the 13th inst.
The Reina Cristina, Admiral Montojo's flagship, has been raised six feet from the
muddy bay off Cavite and will be floated on worthless has been successfully raised notwith Wednesday next. The ship condemned as: standing the boo-heos of the naval experts, and from personal observati. n it is found that she was scuttled and not sunk by the American's fire on May 1st, 1898.
Thereare eighty skeletons aboard the Cristina, among which it looks as though the Captain of the sunken cruiser is among the unrecogniz able bodies. The only basis for the surmise is that an officer's sword, badly corroded, was found in the Admiral's cabin adjoining the remains found there, and on the basis of Ad
AGGS JAPANESE BEER
G. Girault,
form
building, mention of which was made in a recent The corporation purchased a site on Wall
number of the New York. It has a very strong street a few days ago, for $75,00%, for a ne
and able directorate, as follows: Thomas Hubbard chairman of the bard; James W.. M. Ceballos, Edward F. Cragin, W. Murray Alexander, Jules S. Bache, Clarence Cary, Juan
cellos Hartley Dodge. Svivester Dunham, Crane, George Crocker, Eugene Delane, Mar- Haley Fiske, Henry C. Frick, Edvin Goald, Isaac Guggenheim Edward H. Harriman, John R. Hegeman, Erskine Hewin, John Hubbard, Henry E. Huntington, James H. Hyde, John B. Jackson, Luther Kounize, John J. McCook, Henry P. McIntosh, William it. McIntyre, Henry S. Manning, William L. Moyer, Alten Howard S. Rodgers, George H. Russell, Wil W. Paige, Henry Clay Pierce,. William A. Rea', liam Salomon, Robert A. C. Smith, Alfred G, Vanderb 1.
Tagad
tablished in 1853 Its capital is $1,000.coo; sur The National Shoe and Lea ber Bank wases plus and profits, $123,974; deposits, 57,374,645 nearly $1 5oyoco to its deposits in the last six It has grown rapidly recently, having added
John M. Crane, Bayard Dominick, Haley Fiske, maaths the directors are: David F. Butcher, John R Hegeman, John A. Hiltner, Generál Thomas Il. Hubbard, Francis H. Leggett, George H. Macy, Cornelius H, Mitchell, William Newton E. Stout, Robert H. Swayas, Dawald G. L. Moyer, Henry Ollasheimer, Joseph S. Stout, Villard, Anton G. Hodenpyl, Thomas Rustall
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA
"NAMSANG,"
Captain Gen. Payne, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 21st instani, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 17th April, 1903.
(458€
1
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Steamship
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
"GREGORY APCAR," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their. Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed
instant, at, 4 P.M., will be landed at Consignees* at once, at Consignees' tisk and expense.
Cargo remaining on board after the 20th risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co Limited.
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside;
expense, will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and No Fire Insurance has been effected. (!): Undersigned.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, 17th April 1953 44-[4916-
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