with the results if the Shell Company will not be able to pay permanently much higher dividends than they have paid up to now. (Applause.)
The proceedings then terminated.—L & C, Express.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND
BUILDING CO., LTD..
4th inst..
The eighteenth ordinary meeting of share holders, in the above Company, was held at the Company's offices, Victoria Buildings, at noon to day. Mr. T. F. Hough (chairman) prosided. There were present Messrs. W. H. Gaskell, A. Rodger, (directors), A. Shelton Hooper (secretary), R. A. Duator, E. B. She pherd, and M. S. Northcote,
The secretary read the notice convening the meeting. "
The chairman said:-Gentlemen,-With your permission we will take the report and Accounts as read. The balance of profit and loss account for the year under re• view is slightly higher than that" for 1905, which is accounted for by the smaller amount we have had to expend on repairs. The gross receipts show a decrease which has been brought about by the larger number of vacancies than formerly; this was naturally to be expected in view of the number of new houses erected at Kowloon, but your directors believe that the population of Kowloon will so increase as to make the demand for this class of house quite up to that of the last few years. The property is in good condition and has been recently done up. If any further information
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 1907.
HYGIENE EXAMINATION.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
B
5th inst
H. E. the Governor having again kindly of fered prizes for the encouragement of the study of hygiene, examinations were held on the 3rd December, last, at which all the principal Government and sided schools in the Colony competed.
His Excellency presented the prizes to the successful candidates at Government House to. day at noon. They were as follows:
ADVANCED 'Course,
4
Lau tu-Chung......Ellis Kadoorie School 560 Carlos Sequeira....Si. Joseph's College... 65 Wan Shuk-ching..Befilios School ...... 20 Chan Chiu-yan......Diocesan Boys' School 20
ELEMENTARY COURSE.
The successful team of ten competitors came from the Diocesan Boys' School, which thus becomes the holder of the shield for one year, Prizes were also given for the best pa pers in the winging and the two next teams, and were awarded to the following Manuel Leitao......Diocesan lloys' School, $20 Alice Brandt....... Italian Convent zo Flora Rozario ......Belilios Public School... 20
DIED FROM FRIGHT!
COOLIES' WONDERFUL DEFENCE IN COURT.
gth inst.
BIRD'S NESTS IN COURT.
·JUDGMENT For defendants. ...
At the Supreme Court this morning his Honour the Chief Justice delivered judgment in the case in which the Mag Shen We sued the British India Steam Navigation Co., for the res covery of 51,863, being the amount of cost, freight and insurance on six cases of bird's nests which were not delivered.
Mr. M. W. Slade, and Mr. Calthrop, instruct ed by Mr. G. K. Hall Brulton, of Messrs. Bratton and Helt, appeared for the plaintiffs, the defendant company being represented by Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, x.c., instructed by Mr. G. Hastings.
THE JUDGMENT.
THE HONGKong, cantoN AND
MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LD.' ..
The report of the board of directors to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders. to be held at the Office of the Company, ou Tuesday, the rath inst, at noon, states:
The directors beg in: submit to the abare- holders the report and statement of accounts for the half-year ending 31st December last,
After paying running expenses, satorics, pre mis of insurance, repairs, balance of $15,000 special repair account brought forward from last half-year and all other outgoing, there remains, including 55,464.57 carried forward from last account the sum of $100,170.08 at credit of profit and loss account. From this amount the directors recommend that a divid end of one dollar per share or $80,000 be paid to shareholders, leaving a balance of $20,170,08 to be carried forward to new account,
To Amount to be carried
forward to new a/c,., 20,170.08
107,170,08
$188,99907
.Cr. Dec. 31, 1996. By Amount brought forward from
last account
Jl. $5,464.97 Net earnings of steamers ... 130,327.36 Interest on investments....... 39,123-41 Transfer foes
"
To balance.....
16598,000 21 X consols
at.8: ............£490,360
(of which 4150,000 lodged with the Bank of England Special, London Re
£355,000 28 %National
war loan, at 90... 129,500 £325,000 other sterling
securities, written
down to who.......... 18,140
£1,000,000 10,000,000,00
44,00 Bills discounted, loans and cre
dits
Bill receivable,
Bank premises,.
armiare 93,039.746.39
90034,193.40 ~ *****.1,444,174,00
$264,097,776,28
GENERAL PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING. CORPORATION,
31st December, 1906; Dr..
To Amounts written off
Difference between booket value and price realized for com- pany's tha share of steamer Faishan
7.949.31
$188,999,07 DEPRECIATION AND INSURANck Fund, Dr. December 31st, 1956,
*:
«$600,000.00
$600,000.00
Cr
June 30th, 1906.
15
.5605,000.00
$600,000.00 EQUALIZATION OF DIVIDEND FUND... Dr. December 31st, 1906,
To balancé.,
$250,000,00
$250,000,00
Cr. June goth, 1906,
$250,000.00
$350,000.00
ti
By balance..
His Honour said the plaintiff or his agent shipped on board the defendant's vessel some cases of white bird's nests: he received some The disastrous typhoons of September caus. cases of peanuts. He therefore alleges that ad the stranding of five steamers of the Com the defendant has not fulfilled his contract of paoy's flent, with paralyzing effects to the ser carriage, as it is expressed in the Bill of Ladvice, which were further accentuated by the ing, and seeks to recover the value of his bird's burning of the China Navigation Co., Ltd., nests. The care is manifestly of great public steamer Hankow on the 13th October importance. On the bare statement of it, it The financial loss to the Company has been much resembles the too common occurrence, very heavy although 70% of the book values of to which all of us have been subject, of a case the vessels were covered by insurance. The cost of wine shipped and on arrival being found of all repairs by typhoon damage and other. to contain a certain number of bottles of wise, including cost of salvage of the steamers water: the case being in fact delivered Heungshan, bas been defrayed out of the as shipped "in good order and condi- earnings. of the balf year, except the cost of tion, shewing no external marks of damage. repairs to Bleungshan which only being com I his case however presents this peculiar fea-pieled at end of January will be chargeable to ture, that their cases when landed did show ex- the first half year of 1907. Lernal signs of not being in good order and Immediately following the 18th September
there was a shortage of tonnage on the river, By balance.. Condition: the claim is however not for
as shipped, and the question is how far this as ever, and Chinese freights have ruled very affects the cous of proof, as it results from the tow Iwa conditions contained in the Bill of Lading, The Pool. Agreement with the China Navi shipped in good order and condition," and gation Co., Ltd., expired at the end of last "weight, contents and value unknown." The year, and, while renewing it, your directors en- point thus raised did not seem to have beentered into an agreement with that Company is expressly decided.
dispose of our ths share in the steamer Fat Aus to them on the basis of a total valuation of £15,000 which came into effect on the 31st December. This sale leaves a small profit to us on book value, as you will see in the accounts. It was also agreed that the China Navigation Co., Ltd., should purchase from us aths share in the s.a. Powan in order that she may be jointly worked as a spare boat or freighter, and that she should be replaced in.
The Pool Agreement between the China the pool working on the Canton Line by the Company's steamer Heungshan. Navigation Company and ourselves extending over a period of 10 years has now been signed and executed. The transfer of ths share in the steamier Poman has been made and will appear in the account of the first six months in 1907.
is desired, i shall be pleased to give it to me. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morging, damaged goods, but for non-delivery of goods but since then the competition has been as ritè best of my ability."
There being no questions, 1 beg to move iba the report and accounts as presented be passed
Mr. Dustór seconded. Carried. On the motion of Mr. Northcole, seconded by Mr. Shepherd, Messrs. A. Rodger and W. H., Gaskell,were re-elected directors.
Mr. Dusior moved, and Mr. Northcote se- conded, and it was carried, that Mr. C. W. May be elected auditor in place of the inte
· Mr. Thos. Arnold,
The Chairman:-Dividend warrants will be ***feady to-morrow morning, gentlemen. Thack
you for your attendance,
This was all the business.
Jed
DANGEROUS GOODS CASE.
WORDING ON Labels.
4th inst.
'à case which will interest all those persone dealing in dangerous goods was heard at the Folice Court, this morning, when Police Ber geant Aris, of Kennedy Town Police Station, charged 'n coolie, who is employed in a shop al No. 68, Stanley Street, with conveying six cases of benzine along the Kennedy Town prays, yesterday, without the same being label. Dangerous," both in the English and Chinese languages,
Mr. R. A. Harding appeared for the defence and denied the charge.
Witnesses for the prosecution were placed in support the charge. Mr. Harding produced a case of benzine, which was only belled in Chinese, on two sides of the case. His Worship-On the labels did the words "Not to be placed near the fire" appear?
Sergeant Aris-Yes,
the box
The shipowners relied in the first place on another condition of the Bill of Lading.. “This Company is not to be responsible for damage, evaporation, cic, leakage or breakage, or other consequence arising from errors, obliterations, absence of marks, or from the insufficiency of the address, or packing, internal or external, or for the condition or contents of re shipped or re-exported goods." #
The plaintiffs had ordered six cases of bird's:
Two coolies and an aged farmer, the trio residing at Aberdeen, were ordered by. Mr. F. 10 he held in police custody until Friday next, when it will be up to them to show cause why they should not be punished-the coolies for removing a dead body for burial without the sanction of the Sanitary Board, and the farmer for procuring the removal of the body without a permit. The evidence adduced by the police was very conclusive and to the point, but the defence, put up by the two coolies- that the deceased was alive when they took him out for a walk and that he died as soon as he saw the police was tame in the extreme. The deceased was twenty-one years of age and was the eldest son of the. third defendant-the farmer. Inspector Dymond, of Aberdeen Police Station, in whose district the offence was committed, said that while one of his men was on duty, shortly after midnightests from a firm in Batavin. They were yesterday, he noticed two men coming from shipped by the s.s. Pan Rebeck, not a through the direction of a hot, carrying the lifeless body Bill of Lading to the plaintiffs in Hongkong. of an adult. As soon as they saw the officer but on a Bill of Lading to the Ban Aun Hoh, heels. They were pursued, the inspector said, the plaintifs-by another steamer on separ they dropped their burden and took to their a frd in Singapore who forwarded them to and the second defendant was arrested. The ate Bill of Lading. dead body, was taken to the morgue and the prisoner to the station. Then a search was made for the other man which resulted, in, the arrest and subsequent discharge of an innocent. individual who was in the vicinity at the time. He cleared himself by giving the whereabouts of the first defendant, which led to his arrest, and through the latter the far- mer was arrested. Inspector Dymond did not think that the deceased died from any contagious disease. The man had been ill for some months and his opinion death was due to an abscess in,the neck.
The defendants all told the same story. The coolies. lived in the hut adjoining that of the farmer. Shortly after midnight the farmer call sick son out for a walk! They consented and ed them and asked that they should take his
ing the policeman the man died! about twenty paces away from the hut on see
Mr. Harding-The Chinese characters on the 'casa in Cuurt are on two sides of the box.
Inspector Collett'said that the case in Court, was not the case the police saw, and he pro- His Worship said that he would have to con- duced another case, which bore only one label.sult with the doctor with reference to the case
Mr. Harding-There are the words "Highly and fixed the further hearing for Friday. inflammable" stamped on the box. (To the Sergeant)-Do you know that these labels are put on cases to signify dangerous goods?
·Bergeast Aris-It is the first tima i have seen thenr.
A lakong was called and he translated the Chinese label to read, "Not to be placed near a fire."
His Worship-Don't they usually have the word "Dangerous" printed on the labels?
Witness-I don't know. "Dangerous" as a.. rule is used when a toad is being repaired,
Mr. Harding-Would not any person reading this label know that the contents of the box were dangerous.
Inspector Collett-The same label applies to buiter.
Mr. Harding said that the question was whether the Ordinance had been complied with. He submitted that the labels in question had
· been used among the Chinese for ifie last. fifty years and they thought that that was all that was wanted. "The lukong, he said, could oot speak as to the use of any other label, and he would call witnesses to prove that only one kind of label was in use...
His Worship-I don't propast is impose a fine.
Inspector Collett--The polica do not ask for a penalty, your. Worship. All they want is that the labels should be altered as required by the law.
His Worship said he thought the statute ought to be complied with, otherwise an offence was committed.
Mr. Harding-There' docan't appear to be a Chinese word for dangerous.
was
His Worship held that “Ngai "Him" the native word for dangerous. He discharged
the accused with 'a caution and ordered that the labels should be altered accordingly.
ANOTHER CASE.
Three coolies employed in a shop at No. 287, Des Voeux Road West, were charged with conveying six cases of kerosene oil along Des Vaux Road West yesterday without fabels, showing that the goods were dangerous, attached to the cases, They pleaded guilty and were fined $5 each. An order to confiscate, the oil was made by Mr. Hazeland,
FIRE NEAR THE MARKET.
ONE FLOOR GUTTED.
5th inst.
I was necessary to see what this exception in the Bill of Lading really means. In the first place its grammatical construction does not warrant the linking of the word "damage', with the last sentence which refers to re-ship pel or re-exported goods; therefore he was unable to adop: the suggested construction that the exception protects the shipping company only from damage resulting from the fact of re-shipment of re-exportation. If damage resuks from this it seems probable, though bis Hon. our expressed no opinion on the point, that the liability would have to be determined by other principles.
Mr, E. R. Fuhrmann resigned bis seat at the Board upon leaving the Colony, and Mr. C. Thiel was nominated by the directors to fill the vacancy subject to confirmation by the shareholders at this meeting..
in order to replace the steamer Beungshan on the Macao Line, and recognizing the neces- sity of two smaller and more economical vessels for the trade, your directors purchased from the Hamburg-Amerika Linie the two river steamers Fuí-An and Sui-Tai. They instant and are working very satisfactorily. have been running on the fine since the Tith
These changes have been-decided or after Very careful consideration on the part of your Board and in the best interests of your Com
the working of the West River Service con- that under this clause of the Bill of Lading agreement with other joint owners decided to He was of opiniontinues to be unprofitable and your directors in the shipowner claims a complete exemption i that it must be read thus The Company, is the case of re-shipment or re-exportation, and sell the stranded steamer Tuk Ling. The loss on ber book value of our 1/3rd share amounts not to be responsible for the condition or con- to $14,105.39, but we hope to recover the sum tents of re-shipped or re-exported goods." If of $2.466.66 for estimated cost of repairs and the words of this exception are properly under salvage from Underwriters. stood, the reason for its introduction is, ap parent: whether the onus of proof be on the ship or the shipper, the practical difficulties in the way of proving where damage was actually caused, whatever that damage may be, when the goods have been in different ships, not necessarily belonging to the same company, receiving re-shipped or is obviously so great that the ship-owner declines to accept any responsibility what- re-exported goods
ever. These words „must, be used either in their ordinary sense, or in a sense restricted by the conditions of the busi- ness with regard to which they are used. The terms were consistent with the custom of shipping, which is reasonable, which meals Hop. E. A. Hewett minuted: If the house desire to avoid, which amoreover, cannot be entirely the special risks which the shipowners has been built after the passing of the new misunderstood, and which therefore supposes ordinance no hardship is entailed by the the parties to be ad idem when the contract for abis,ce of cubicles, as the man was, presum-carriage is entered into. Re-exporting in the the lime the bill of lading has, a definite meaning it refers plans wete drawn up.
to goods which have been entered at, but have not passed the customs: have not paid duty, wharf or warehouse, till they are re-exported. but remain on the customs, premises, either
SANITARY BOARD.
5th inst
The bi-monthly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held in the. Board-room this after noon, when the following business was trans. acted:
QUESTION
QUESTION OF CUBICLES,
An application was submitted to the Board by the tenant of No. 55. Connaught Road Central, to be allowed to retain three cubicles on the Grst floor of that house.
aware of the law
The Han, the Registrar General minuted: The cubicle question will never be settled so long as houses are allowed to be built which are uninhabitable, by more than one family without partitions of some kind..
QUESTIONS BY MR HUMPHREYS, Pursuant to notice Mr. Humphreys asked: 1. Has the Medical Officer of Health ever recommended any Chinese houses for total ex- emption from the provisions contained in sub section (1) of section 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903? If so, why did he make such recommendation when (as he now states he does not regard any domestic building as perfectly sanitary which is not pro vided
with an open space exclusively belonging to such building
HONGKONG, AND SHẲNGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION....
The eighty-third report of the court of directors to the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of shareholders to be held at the City Hall, on Saturday, the 16th insk, at noon, is as follows:
To the proprietors of the Hongkong and Shang-
hai Banking Corporation. Gentlemen, The directors have now to sub. mit to you a general statement of the affairs of the Bank, and balance sheet for the half-year
$1,712,472.37, balance brought forward from ending 31st December, 1906,
The net profits for that period, including last account, after paying all charges, deduct ing interest paid and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount to $4,433,102.68.
The directors. recommend the transfer of $750,000 from the profit and loss account-tö credit of the silver reserve fund, which fund will then stand at $11,000,000,
Remuneration to directors... $ 15,000.00 Dividend account:-
£15 per share on 80,000
shares £140,000 al 4/6,
612,222,22
Bonus of £1 per share on
977.277-77
."
80,000 shares=80,000a4/0 355.555.55
Dividend adjustment
Difference in exchange be
tween 4/6, the mte at which the dividend is declared, and 2/3 the rate of the day," Transfer to silver reserve fund, Balance forward to next half.
year, 1969
968,766,0 750,000,00
$1,433,102,68
By Balance of Un- divided Profits, 31st December 1905
47
» Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months ending 31st, Dec., 1900, after making pro vision for bad and doubtful debts, do- ducting all Ex-· penses and In terest paid and ducing
CE
$1,712,472.37
2,720,630.31
- 54,433,102.68
4,433,102.68
STERLING RESERVE FUND
To Balance:
"$10,000,000,00
$10,000,000.00
By Balance 30th June, 1936 $10,000,000,00
(invested in Sterling Securities)
$10,000,000.00
SILVER RESERVE FUND.
After making this transfer and deducting remuneration to directors there remains for appropriation $3,668,102.68, out of which the directors recommend the payment of a dividend of one pound and fifteen shillings sterling per a bonus of one pound sterling per share, which To Balance............ share, which at 4/6 will absorb $622,322.22 and
at 4/6 will absorb $355.555-55-
The difference in exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the dividend and bonus are to Sp68,766.01. declared, and2/31, the rate of the day, amounts
new profit and loss account
The balance $1,713,558.90 to be carried to
'NEW CAPITAL,
$11,000,000.00
$11,000,000.00
By Balance 30th June, 1906 $10,350,000,00
Transfer from Profit and Loss Account.
750,000,00
$1,000,000,00
After careful consideration your directors have decided that it is desirable to further is THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF crease the capital of the Bank from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000.
shortly, and later an extraordinary meeting of A circular will be issued to shareholders shareholders will be called to obtain your sanclion to the scheme being carried out, when your directors will recommend the creation of The retiring auditors, Messrs, A, OD. Gourdin and W, Hutton Potts also offer them-40,000 new shares of $125 each, to be issued to shareholders at the price of £30 each pay- able at current rate of exchange, in the pro- E. GOETZ,
portion of one new shard to two old shares. Chairman,
DIRECTORS.. Hongkong, 28th January, 1907.
selves for re-election.
BALANCE SHEET. Assets.
Dec. 31, 1926. Value of steaméis Honam, Powan, Heungshan, Sul-An, Sui-Tai, and Lungshan (ths of Kinshan and Ard of Sainam, Nanning, Lintar, and Sanu .................. $1,149,800.00 Value of wharves, hulk.and moor- Value of lighters Sunice and Woke 8,000,00
71,250,00
Value of properties at Canton,
Wuchow and Kongkun..... Value of spare gear and stores Value of furniture.. Value of shares in public com- panies.........magjino m Value of Chinese bonds............... Loans on morigaga Interest Accrued... Sundry debtors
Liabilities,
Dec. 31, 1906. Amount of capital, 80,000 shares
Mr. G... Medhurst has been elected chair- man for the year 1907 and the Hon. Mr, W. J. Cresson deputy chairman.
Mr. H. A. Wlade having resigned his seat on leaving the Colony, Mr. G. Balloch has been invited to fill the vacancy; the appoint- mest requires confirmation at this meeting...
Mr. A. Haupt, Mr. R. Shewan and Mr. A. J. Raymond retire in rotation, but being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly,
AUDITORS..
The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. Hutton Potts and Mr. A. G. Wood, who offer themselves for re-election,
A. HAUPT,
Chairman.
133,246.77 16,209.37 +1,450,00
Hongkong, 5th February, 1997.
571,748,00 693.18 486,000.00 2.457.92 56,912.01
ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
31st December, 1956. Liabilities,
Paid-up Capital, $102.62 Sterling Reserve Fund,
Silver Reserve Fund, $2,59.439.87 Marife Insurance Account,
of 515 each fully paid up...$1,200,000.00 Amount al credit of depreciation
and insurance fund....600,000.00 Amount at credit of equalization of
dividend fund
250,000.00 Amount at crédit of investment
fluctuation secount............. 114,214.63 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation, loan account Unclaimed dividends Sundry creditors.
A through bill of lading is of course the com monest case in which there is re-export or re- shipment in this limited sense. But such a bill of lading is not essential to bring the case within the exception: nor even that there need be a continuous voyager Where there are import duties it is obvious that such goods will not be passed through the, cus-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking toms except by special arrangement. In such circumstances the term "re-export" has
. Corporation current account... a very definite meaning; and so also, the cus- The shipowner may, if the circumstances seem toms being non-existent, has "re-shipment." to him to justify it, insist on making the re- To which the Medical Officer of Health reshipment exception-part of the contract, and plied Dr. Clark has recommended one house shipper may accept or reject it as he pleases. for total exemption from the provision's con-
Much stress was laid on the fact that although tained in sub-section (1) of section_175-of-the the voyage gun shipboard was not continuous, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of yet that gun consignment it was; for the goods 1903. This house is a small trianglar building
were ordered to be sent from Batavia to Hong- of two storeys, at the corner of Yee Wo Street, kong, and were in fact so sent. Only the numbered 63, and can only legally accommo- voyage was broken, and an intermediate date not more than two persons on each storey, delivery taken nt Singapore. So far as the The reason given was that the house was so
facts are concerned it is clear that the goods small, and Dr. Clark pointed out to the Board were taken from the Fan Rebeck to the | at the time that the best way to deal with the godowns of Bon Aun Hob; beyond this it is property would be for the owner to let No. 61 not necessary to go. It might possibly be (which has a backyard), and No. 63 jointly as
that the right of stoppage in transit was one dwelling, but that the Board had no power not destroyed by this taking delivery. But the to enforce this suggestion.
two things rest on an entirely different basis: and his Honour was of opinion that this is not a case in which the shipowners can rely on the exception. The clause runs thus "Ie ail cases and under all circumstances, the liability of the Company shall absolutely cease when the goods are free of the ship's lackle, and thereupon the goods shall be at the risk for all purposes and in every respect of the shipper or consignee." This must refer to the case where delivery is taken by the consignee. It could hardly exempt the shipowner in cases where, although the cargo has been landed, his char- acter of carrier has not been changed to that of warehouseman.
Mr. Humphreys then asked:- 2. Has the Board (with the consent of the Governor in Council) ever granted Chinese houses total exemption under section 175 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903, upon the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health?
Pearse, and to 79 Chinese houses on the re commendation of Dr. Macfarlans.
DAIRY FARMS.
Shortly after eight o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the first floor of No. 21, Hing Loong Street, a two-storeyed building, west of the Central Market. The ground floor of the The Medical Officer of Health replied :—The premises is used as a tinsmith's shop, the Board has granted total exemption, under set upper floor being, occupied by a family, who tion 175, to 17, Chinese houses on the recom- were away at the time. The only person mendation of Dr.-Bameit, to 17 Chinese ich to look after the house was the cookhouses on the recommendation of Dr. and he at eight o'clock this morning lit the stove before locking up the house to go to the market to purchase the day's provi sioss. It was during his absence, as we are informed, that the stove became over- heated and the floor took fire. The alarm was given by the occupants of the ground floor and the fire brigade station being close at hand the engines were on the scene very promptly. The main door of the fiat had to be destroyed be. fore the firefighters could gain admittance, The flames than had a good hold on the pre- mines. After a hard tussle the firemen were successful in confulog the flamos to the first floor, which was guiled, the ground being damaged only by water. The premises are reported to be uninsured and, the amount of damage done is not known, an
After quoting authorities at some length, and farther remarks on the meaning of the terms of the exceptione in the Bill of Lading, with costs.. his Honour passed judgment for defendants,
A letter from the Secretary of the Dairy Farm Co., Id., was submitted to the Board, recom mending that in future no licences be granted for the establishment of dairies which would be so established in the vicinity of dairies already operating, and requested the Board to THE Joth Cavalry will leave the United bear this recommendation in mind in view of States on the transport Dir to relieve the Bib possible future applications for such licences. Cavalry, now in the Philippines. Information to the affect that the Dix, would bring the first THE schedule of the forthcoming show which received at Division Headquarters, Manila, on. of the coloured regiments of Cavalry was will be held under the auspices of the Hong the tst inst. The message stated that the kong Horticultural Society has now been regiment would bring with it goo bead of issued. The show will be opened on the 26th horses for the Cavalry in the Philippines and fast, and will continue over the following day. I would come on the Dix on her next voyage.
Amount at credil of profit and loss
a/c....
Te
J1
11
Notes in Circulation: Agthorised issue Against securi- ties deposited with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Additional issu
authorised by Hongkong Or..
dinance No. 19
250000.00
6919.00
of 1900, against coins lodged
28,116,16
100,170.08
$2,549,439.87
with the Hong- kong Gort,
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr.
Repairs to steamers spe
Dec. 31st, 1906.
cial account brought
forward from lást afc $15,000.00 Amount paid for re
4:445-97
pairs to steamers...... Company's proportion of losses in connection with the stranding of 1.5. Fatskan Kinshan, Heungshan, Lung shan and raising and *repairing lighter Wo-
44......................... 49,494.29
Difference between book value and price
realized farcompany's ird share of . Tab Bing............. 14,105.39 Less Amount recover
ablefrom underwriters 2,466.66 Electric light installation 5.5. Hesmeshantara Directors and auditors' from..... "Dividend of $1 per
share on 80,coonbares $80,
$10,000,000,00
CLUB.
5th inst. The monthly competitions for the Captain's Cup, was held at Happy Valley from the 2nd to 4th February, 1907. The following returas -were made :--
CAPTIAN'S CUP.
Mr. G. HEdwards+...... 95-18-78 Dr. L. A. Bais, RN... 97-18-79 Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresso.... 96-14-83 Lt. C. B. Dow... 89-683 Dr, G. M, Haratos...... 94-1084 Mr. J. Douglas 94-1084· (27 entries).
the
TOOL,
Li. R. M. Crossn* '
.... 87-12-75 Mr. G. H. Edwards. 96-18-78 Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresso... 96-18-78. Lt. C. B. Down ...
***** 89-- 683 Mr. J. Douglas... 94-10-84 (30 entries) Winner of Cup. *Winner of Pool
AMOY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Micutes of a meeting of the Kulangau Muni- cipal Council, held at the Board Room, on the 15th January, 1997.
Present:-Messrs. F. B. Marshall (Chair- man), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, LI. Thomas, W. H. Wallace, the Health Officex and the Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
Application for 3) debentures wate consider
10,000,000,00 ed and received an allotment in full .. 10,250,000.00
$10,000,000,00
6,075,825.00
Current accounts,—
Silver,...........$68,931,875.86 · Gold, 24,131,038
112 2d. .............. 36,089,095,66
Fixed deposits,
Silver,............$49,329,279.33 Gold, £5,138,163
51. 2d,
44,858,630.53
Bills Payable (including Drafts on London Bankers, call loans and short sight drawings on
I
London office against bills
*50,000.00
A report, as follows, is read from the Govers. ment Analyst at Hongkong, on the samples of milk forwarded to him on the 24th December, rgo6:-Mark "A" from the Kulangeu Dairy Co., Mark "1" from Ah-sam, Mark C," from Sing-see, Mok "D" from Eng-bap, Mark "E," from Eng-hap, Mask."E" from Chist-host, Ail the above samples are reported on as follows: The quality of the milk answers the legal requirements. Mark G, from Chiet-hoat, "I am of opinion that the said sample contained the parts as under:-
Milk
Added water...
+41
100
Mark "H" from Chiet-hoat, I am of opinion 16,075,82.co that the said sample contained the parts as
Milk...
105,921,972.52
94,187,909.86
-receivable and bullion ship.
ments), ................... 13,878,966.22 Profit and loss account,.......... 4433,101.68. Liability on Bills of Exchange re
discounted £6,164,364 88, 10d, of
which 24,015,750 Ba, od, hava since run of
568,94026.
Cash,
1,638.75
4,000.00
4,250,00
Assets,
$264,097.776.28
•
under i
Added water...
100
In the case of Chiet-hoat, as both his samples, taken in September last, were also, reported on as containing added water, it is decided to fine him $15.****
The Superintendent of Police reports the following cases have, been dealt with in the Mixed Court since the last meeting-Sum monses: Breach of the peace, I¡, Debt, 11 Megal possession of land, 1.
Summary Arrents: Being in possession of stolen property, I; Assault, 1; Thefe 1) Draz konness, le
(Signed) FRED, B. MARSHALL,
By Order,.
Chairman.
Ć. BERKELEY MITCHELL, Secretary, K.M.C.
.............................................$39,896,10372 DURING Baturday and Sunday the police In.. Coin lodged with the Hongkong
the city arrested no less than sixty-nine game Government against note cir
hlers. Sergeant Lee secured twenty-eight from culationia excess of $10,000,000 10,000,000.00 No. 57. Nullah Lane, Wanchal, Sergeant Bullion in hand and in transit,... 2,047,916.00 Gordon thirteen from No. 19,, Sai-ying pun... Indian Government rupeo paper, 2,038,021,12 Lane, Sergeant Aris natted, Bfteen at No. 15, Console, colonial and other se
U Lok Lane, and the remaining thirteen foll
cüritles, ............6,598,016,73 | into the trap laid by Sergeant Wail, at No, 190. Sterling reserve fund investments,
Hollywood Road, They were all arraigued at the Police Court on Monday and fired,