SERDANG (SUMATRA)
RUBBER.
funds of the company to Messrs. Hay and Co., commercial agents
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1913.
HEADLINE ENGLISH.
and secretaries of the company, A Word About American Nows».
Resolutions for Winding-up Car auch sum as shall be equivalent to
rled on a Poll.
An extraordinary general meet ing of the Serdang (Sumatra)
the remuneration due to them un- der their unexpired agreement
with the company, Messrs. Hay &
papers,
Whether the headlines of one's
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Co. undertaking to pay thereanturning paper are matter for Rubber and Produce Estates, all coata anil, xpenses incident to laughter or tears is largely a ques Limited, was beid on March 4, at the winding up and dissolution tion of the reader's temperament, the London Chamber of Com-of the company, including the says a correspondent of the New merce, Oxford Court, Cogemuneration of the liquidators, York "Evening Poat," As in Beef Sirloin & Prime Cut,-Mei Lung Pa etreet, E.C., to consider resolu- but excluding stamp dutics, legal tions for the voluntary winding- expenso, printing, and other out the case of Atticus, there is often up of the company.
of pocket expenses."
ground enough for both-especi. Mr. John Hay, who presided,
Mr. C.F. Deano-Drako seconded ally on the part of those who are said that, owing to the tobacco the resolutions.
interested in the potent influences A discussion followed, in at work upon our speech. For in orop of the year before Inst
disastrous fail-course of which shareholders obits striving for certain praise- turning out n ure, and resulting in a loss upon jected to the amount of the dir-worthy ends--brevity, concise. their expectations of between eotors' compensation. £8,000 and £10,000, they found Mr. Walmsley said that, at these, tellingness of phrase-the it necessary to raise a certain risk of appearing a little ungen plays fantastic tricks baforo bih nowspaper headline occasionally amount of money. Ile was de-erous, bo opposed the second heaven. I subjoin a new som puted by his co-directors to do resolution. They would all feel plea, clipped from the repres 81- this, and was successful in ar-sensible of the more than usus lative newspapers of one of oar ranging for an advance of £6,000, courage that the directore had largest cities. And I hasten to so as to give them time to reorg displayed iù asking them to conndd, in order to forestall an amply naise, if possible; the finances of sider un resolution as that, warranted scepticism, that the the company. After considering The directors had received £600 originals are all in my possession. various propositions they were a year for their emuneration, The Grat batch offers exercises successful in making an arrange- which was 'dequate for conduct
in ingenuity. ment with the United Serdang ing the affairs of a company Self Lighting Tipe" leaves one Company for amalgamation. They which had never paid a dividend, in some suapones as to what was had hoped to get a little botter and in which the shareholders really fro, but the statement is torms than they did, but they took had lost one third of their capital.lucid in comparison with another
Mr. Jourdain abo took exeer.from the same the United Serdang Company tion to the directors proposals Pen for Killing Over One Cent." "To was the premier company of contending that the directors had The paragraph thus headed con- Sumatra, and that, by allying in the past received sufficient retains an account of a sentence themselves to that company, they migration from the company.
to the pententiary imposed upon not only put tho sharoholdere in Aftor further discussion the
one Staley Wesnewski for the the position of gutting a dividend resolutions were put to the meot killing of Frank Mantowski from the start of the amalgama-ng, but on a show of hands were a dispute over the possession tion, but with a great prospect of not carried by the requisite ma an increase in the value of the jority. A poll was taken, and shares. Their shares then stood resulted in their being carried by in the neighbourhood of 58.21,215 votes to 3,715. per share. The result of their 'negotiations" was. that received 10s. per share in shares of the United Serdang Company at a lower price than they were then quoted in the market. The arrangemonta necessitated their finding a certain sum of midney, as the United Serdang Company, undertook to give the shareholdera
into consideration the fact that.
they
THE MODEL HOTEL..
paper:
Tripo (undressed),-Ngau To Calve Head & Feet-Ngau-chai-tan-kark Mutton Chop,-Yeung Fei Kwat
Leg,-Young Poi
*
Pigs
Chitlings,—Chu Chong Shoulder, Young Shau
Brains, Chu Know
73
"
Foot, Chu Kark
11
Fry,Chu Chak....
Head, Cha Tau...
404
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PRICES.
lb. 18
Salmon.-Va Tan Y
Shark, Sa Yu 肉食
Skato,-Po Yu
Shrimps,-Ha
B Snapper-Lap Yu
MI Soles, Tại S. Yu
14
Turbot,--Cho How Yu
Turtles, small, fresh water,-Kork Yu
White Bait,-Ngan Yu Ohai
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20
Tenol,-Wan Yu
FRUITS.
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th. 20
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10
22
18
16
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18
鯇魚
18
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50
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Almonds,-Hung Yau...
Apples (California-Kam San Ping Kho
Chefoo)Tin Chun Ping Kho
Custard,-Fan Lai Chi
Ib. 23
30 金生
天津市集
Bananas, fragrant, Canton,San Shing Heung Chiu Ib.4
"
(brides), Macao, San Heung Chiu...
Chestnuts, Chinese, Foong Lut
Carambola,-Young Tue...
Cocoonuts,Yeh Tas
America, Kum San Ning Moon
Liobees Dried,-Lai Chi, small Stone
Limos, (Saigon)-Sai Kang Ning Moong... ench Mango, Manila,Lui Sung Mong
Mangosteens,-San Chuk Tso
Oranges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching
Sweet
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Pears, (American),-Kam San Shoot Lay (Canton), Cooking, -Sa Lay
Peanuts, Fa Sang
Persimmons Large,-Hung Chie
Pine-apples, 1st quality,-Poon Ti Paw Law each
2nd -Ohung-tang Paw Law
19
Plantain,Tai Cheu
Plums, Swatow, Hung Lai
海業 # # 城香蕉
山香蕉
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山齪
荔枝乾
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100
16 13
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each 14
山西本
Corno,-Ham Ngau Yuk'..
+49
...
1. 18
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Roast,―Shin
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Breast-Nagu Lam
13
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Steak,-Ngau Yuk Pa
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12
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do. -Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Lau Sausages,-Ngan Chaung
28
#
牛柳
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4:15
Th
per set 9
4:0
Tonguo fresh, NgaL ...u
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each 45
牛甜
corned,-Ham Ngan Li
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55
19
鹹牛利
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Head, Ngau Tan
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163
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Lemons, China-Ning Moong
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... lb. 25
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22
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24
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18
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猪心
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豬排
411
黻骨
25
22
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Walnuta,-Hop Tuo
Pamelo, Siam,Chim Lo Yau Shangbai,-Lo Kwat
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448
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Heart, Chu Sum....
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of one cent. Through the laby- rinth of the following (there is a clue!) one may wander at will: Judge Orders Man Suing Wife Said Sho Saw in Hall Brought Fa." "Men Nearly Blind Suitor Gil Favors" does blander round bout a meaning; but the purport of the next remains greatly dark: Sees No House How Harm; Mayor Says Body Has No In-Sheep Head and Foot,etc Tou Kark ... portant Legislation Control Split Delaye
Light Clerks Macbeth Mimo. Yvette Guilbert, who is Supes "is the torse summary of a of the Serdang Sumatra Company a great traveller, has just address-paragraph recounting how the the benefit of their dividends ed an admonitory 'di curso to clerks of a certain light and power for the year commencing Sep hotel keepers in general. tember so that they had got
company were employed as super- "What the public wants," se numeraries in a performance of
According to the View of Mme.
Yvette Gullberi.
37
Fat or Lard, Ohu Ys#
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Heart,-Yeung Ekim Kidneys,-Yeung Yia
Sucking Pigs, To Order-Chu Cha.
"Liver, Young Con
Suet, Beef-Sang Ngau Yau ..
Matton, Sang Yeung You
Sausages,-Ngau Chai Chaung
practically six months acorued 8058, are well-lighted and ven- Macbeth.!! And a momentary veal,-Ngan Chai Yuk
but
ty of water, as much water as if
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it were raining, because nowadays intentionally toar-producing affair Geese, -Ngoi
POULTRY.
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dividend at the present time. In tilated
rooms, distempered-bock of surprise has its com addition, the United Serdang throughout; everything-both on pensating plesaurs undertook to pay them the sum the wall and floors must be following grows upon of £2,322 in cash, together with washable.
Large Plymouth Rock Hen "Eiderdown quilts." she con- Lays Toy Egg any money they might expend upon the rubber part of the tinues, "inspire in us a feeling Market Price atriumph probab on Drop in busineis an from November 1, we should have if confronted by ly of the same artist who had pre- Chicken,-- Kai Chai last year. In order to carry that some horrid wild beast. Our first viously written: "Ex-Bankere' Capons, Large, Small, on, they had to arrange another oare is to kick them under the Head is Daad." The mysterious Ducks, Ap advance and he succeeded in bed, to get rid of the unpleasant caption, "Raps Tear-Making Doves, Pan Kau ... gotting a further £1,250. In all sight as soon as possible, Rites," hoads an account of a Egge, Hen-Kai Tan they really had an advance of
"Another thing-give us plen- clergyman's statement that "the Fowls, Canton,-Kai about £7,100. It took some con-
old idea of baving the funeral an Hainan, Hoi Nam Kai siderable time to get the transfor of the properly: through, we have contracted the silly habit was out of date" while Grips Geese, Wild S'hai, Shang-ho Yea Ngoi
that bad been Buc of washing ourselves. Also, in Convict Toil Poser" ie headline Musk Deer,-Wong Kong cessfully accomplished. The the smallest village a windmill English for "tackles the problem Hare, Shanghai,Tu Chai board came to the conclusion it will pump up water, so that you of convict labour."
Partridge,Che Khoo ... would be better to liquidato the can haven bathroom on every floor,
Moreover, to the headline is Pheasant,-Shar Kai company and distribute the When that blessed day comes no due a rapid enrichment of our Pigeons, Canton, Pak Kup shares to the shareholders, be longer will the servant be able to vocabulary. It has long been a cause by that means they would reply, as one did to me ouce, when be able to save £200 in stampe. I asked for a footbath: I am With regard to the £2,322 which sorry, madam, the footbath is they received from the United being used.' "Daily News." Sordong Company, they had utilised the whole of that in pay- ing off a part of their loan, to- gether with a small sum of £125 which they received from their tobacco, so that their loon stood to-day at £4,030. instead of £7,000.
I'VE SHOT MY HUS-
BAND."
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matter of course that all legislators Quail,-Um-Ubun
Hoibow-Hoi How Pak Kup, abould be "Solons," all aldeymen Bice Birda, Wo Fa Chenl
city fathers," all detectives Snipe,-Sa-Choy “sleaths,” and all aviators "bird Turkeys, Cock-Phor Kai Kang men." But it is with a wild sur-
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Water Melon, Am.) Kom San Sai Kwa
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遥鞘柚
VEGETABLES, &c,
Artichokes, Shanghai, Sheung-hoi Ab Chi 任牛肉1 Chouk
西瓜
16 30. 生署手
Beans, (French), Maoso, Oh Moou Pin Tau » 10鴻門邊宜
(French) Shanghai,-Sheung Hai Pin
白...
Beet Boot,Hang Choi Tan
Brinjals, Green, Ching Yuan
17
Red-Hang Ker
Cabbage, Chinese, com,-Kai Choy
Cabbage Red, Hung Yea Choy
Cabbage, Shanghai, Yeh Choi
Cane Shoots, bunch, Kau Shun
Cauliflower, Largo size,Tai Yeh Cho Fa
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Medium size,Cheung Yeh Cho 'Fa
Small size, Sai Yen Choi Fa
Celery, Chinese,Tong Kan Uhoi
English,Yeung Kan Choi
Chillies Dried,-Gon Lat Chiu
Red, Hung Far Chin
Green, Ohing Lat Chia
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17
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each 18
24
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mise that one greete, "Crop Sage Wild Ducks, S'hai-Shang hoi Sui Ap Who Advises Buy Direct from Teal,-Sui Ap Chai, Farm," until one sees below the Wild Ducka Canton-Sang-Shing Sui Ap line the features of Secretary Wilson, and learne that the Crop
Sage in the
Woman's Dramatic Declaration Agricultural Secretary" (sic). A
at Peckham Police Station,
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The Directors' Compensation,
few days later the same paper Bream,Bin Ya | Barbel,-Ka Ya He understood that some ob
offers the following: "Biscuit jeotion had been raised to the
Walking into Peckham Police Baron Finds South Outstripe Canton Fresh Water Fish, amount of compensation which it Station Mrs Elizabeth Florence North in Progress." The Biscuit Carp-Li Yu... was proposed should be paid to Pettifer produced a revolver and Baron turns out to be "the mil. Catfish, Chik Yu... the directors, but he thought the declared that she had killed her lionaire President of the National Codfish, Mun Ya... proposals made were reasonable. husband, Frederick Pettifer, aged Biscuit Oompany."
"Defends Crabe,--Hai Each of the other directors had 36, a bus driver, living at Mon-Alien-Getters" calle attention to Cuttle FishMuk Yu... agreed, however, to waive one crieff-street, Bye-lano, Peckham. the defence of a certain. State DabSa Mang Yu year of their remuneration The police subsequently found Board of Immigration. But it is Dace-Wong Mei Lun... proposed in the resolution as the man dead in the house.
in a rival paper that the following Dog Fish-Tit Tu Ba printed in the circular. He Later in the morning the gem appears:
Eela, Congor, Hoi Mann Angry at Bsing concluded by moving the fol woman appeared at Lambeth Shot Shootes Beats Shooter. Fresh water,.** Tâm Bin Yu lowing resolutions (1) That the Police Court charged with mur-may be added that the headline Eels, Yellow, Wong &in company be wound up volun-der. She wore a man's cap, and (observed last week), "Gun
Frogs,Tian Kai ... tarily, and that John Hay and cried quietly while the evidence Thought Empty Discharges, Garoupe,-Sek Pant. Thomas Pragg, both of 165, Fon was being taken. church Street, in the City of Inspec'or Whiston described not designed to convey anatomical Halibut,Cheung Kwan Striking Gamebearer in Van, is Gadgoon,Pak Kap Yu
Herrings,To Pak.... ... London, be and they are hereby the scene at the police station information, but merely to state. Labrus-Wong Is Yo appointed joint liquidators for when the prisoner rashed in with the fact that the "shootee" was the purposes of such winding up." the revolver ud shout on voited. The hoidlines, too, are Lobeters-Lang He (2)*That the said liquidators be, ly several times: "I have shot and they are hereby, authorised, my husband, 40, Monorieff-street." magnificently Elizabethan in the Mackerel, Chi Ya... to pay out of the funds of One of the cartridges in the wea- freedom with which any part of Monk Fish, Mong Yu the company to the chairman a pon liad been fired.
speech is made to do duty for any Mallet, Chai Tu Bum equivalent to two years' Witness added that, after the other. Helo, Due to River Cysters-Sang Hoo fees as chairman and to each man's body had been found, the Death"; "Pute Baron Canteen Parrotfish, Kai Kung of the three other directors a prisoner handed him a paper Father"
"Eyesore Tate Perch Tau Loo sam equivalent to one year's containing 15 live cartridges and Doubt": "Cites Jap Christ Ha Fike a Tow fees as directors in addition to the purse containing a gun licence tred"; Two Die of Stair Falls";
Plaice, Pan proportion of fees dae to them in the name of Florence Pettifer. "Woman Steals as Sleuth Step? Pomfret, Black-Hit respectively, at the date of such When cliarged with murder ehe
Pomfret, White, Pak winding up." (3) "That the said said : “Is he dead? Good God
Prawna Ming He. liquidators be, and they are here- may I die soon1": by, authorised to pay out of the
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The woman was remanded.
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Bitter Squash,Fu Kwa
Garlic, Que Tau ....
441
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Ginger, young-Sun Tee Keung
old-Lo Keung
Horse Radish, Shanghai,-Lik Kon Indian Corn, Suk Mai
Lettuce,Yeung Sang Choi
Water Chesnuts,-Ma Tai ~
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Mandarin, Kwai Lum Ma Tai
Mushrooms, Freeh, Bang Cho Koo
Mush Malon. Amer.Kam-aan Hong Kwa
Okroes
Onions Bombay Young Chong
Green, Sang Chong
Táu
Shanghai, Shang-hoi Chong Tatt
Papaya, lat qual, Tai Man San Kus...
2nd Chung
Parsley-Kun Cho
Green Peas,Ching Tau Potatoe, Sweet-Fan Shu
Japan,
Shanghai,Shang-hoi Sha? Tut Poon Shu Tsa American,Fa Ki Shu Tas Foochow Foo-chow Shu Trai Pumpkin,Tong Kwa Radiah,Hung Lo Pak Tasi Rhubarb (Fresh),Tai Wong
76 Sage, Ise So
. Shallot, Gon Chung Tan
Spinach-Yin Choi
RAB Tomatoes,Fan Ker
Taros,Wa Tari
Tape Fanti, (Long),-Lo Fal
English, Young Lo Pak Vegetable Marrow,Chit Kwa Act (American), Kam can Water Oress,Sai Young Cho
Lily root, Lán Ngau -
Tams - Ta Shu
The prices necessarily vary from
Board has no power to compel stallholde
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