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THE · HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH.
MR. DENBY AT PEKING.
Peking, July 17.—Mr. Edward Denby US Secretary for the {Navy, and party arrived at Chein.
mex station at 9.30 last evening. and were welcomed by represen tatives of the Presidency, the Cabinet and Ministries of Fereign (Affairs, and the Navy, also Dr. Schurman, US. Minister, and staff.
The station was decorated and there were Chinese and American guards of honour. Bands were in attendance. The party pro-
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of Bispeac", The Queens of quarters were provided for them. Hans and Good King
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This marsing Mr. Denby called
on the President and
Ministers
for Foreign Affairs and the Navy, and had tifin with the Prasidant,
The Songs 20. -1 Lore Little Fuay," "I Had a Lists Doggie spending the afternoon in inspec and Cocka drocile Doo'
tion of the Palace grounds and the Forbidden City. At dinner |-night the party will be guests
of the Foreign Minister. Thei visit lasts till Friday, when the party goes to Shanghai-Reuter.
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Spirited Bidding." Considerable interest was taken in the auction of four lots of Frown, laad conducted by Mr. Parker Bees) at the Public Works Department yesterday. There was some spirited | bidding and in each case the luts telehed almost a much again as the upset prices.
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TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1992.
NOTICE.
MOIRE COMING BACK.
THE SUZUKI FIRM.
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ings of various patterns.
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however," that these estimates show the condition of the firm in September last year." As the Irresponsible Rumours.
ärm balances its books st The first piece offered wass plot
the end of the calendar lazd behind the
We reported the other day how, half-year, it is not clear how Sikb Temple. Gap Ruad. The area as a result of politics, as that art these could be the September about 13.650 square feet und is understood in Japan, the new figures, which do not exist: sanual restal $190. Bid Papers, with the same unanimity “Other poople" (equally reliable, commenced at the upset price as they advocate Kenseikai no doub:) say that the firm's $12,025 and continued with Lids Cabinet, have reported the assets are at present T120,000,- of $100 to just over $16, when imminent dissolution of the well-000, and its liabilities Y140,000 Mr. W. L. Leask, of the tins of known firm of Suzuki, whose 0 0 or Y150,000,000. Now, dur Messrs. Leigh and Orange, archi.bead office is in Kobe, Mring the past nine months people tects, who was accompanied by Kaneko, the Managing Director. have been going pretty carefully, Mr. J. H. Taggara. Managing has naturally compelled the and the prices of staple com Director of the Hoogkong Hotel Papers-or some of them-which modities, such as Messrs. Suzuki Company, raised it by one bid to published these reports, to publiabcbiefly deal in, bave not varied $17,000. Then nawards there wa-15 statement in contradiction vary tremendously. A loss of some lively bidding among several supplied by him, which statement 70,000,000 to Y80,000,000 during Chinese and Mr. Leask, to whore we have also translated in part. that period is therefore almost the lot was kareked down at This is very good so far as it goes, impossible, 30 the alarmist $$22.000.
The land was bought but it naturally does not undo the makes his own statement absurd for the Hongkong Hotel Company harm that is done by the circula-by the figures he adduces in
14,535 square feet of lund ation of the ramours.
*upport of it Shaukisan Road. Causeway Bay. The gala Asahi in yesterday's Was kascked down to Mesars issne returns to the charge, in an, It has been reported, the laskiĮ Trang Yan-toi. Tang Yuro. Larticle which is very alarmist in admits, that "the firm has been Po and Chung Yas for six tone, bat which is a masterpiece doing well this year but it The conual rectal is Star and of fatuity, when subjected to owes Y100.000.000 to the banks the upset price was $10,916. analysis. The writer, is pin (the writer bas already twice ad- Messrs Cheung Wingsing and pelled to confess that he knows mitted that he hoows nothing Wong Sua-lum for $1500 pur nothing about it, but be say whatever about the firm's affairs, chased 9,000 spare feet of land at there at be something wrong owing to their being kept so ****««««*** Sbaukiwan, the upset price
in these hard tires.
(secret), so what with paying the which was $6,705 and the mutua)
nterest on this Y100,000,000 aód | rental $84.
finding its own working expenses, it does not seem possible to the
choen for 31.10.
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THE RENTS ORDINANCE.
Tobacco Factory Case Concluded.
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rumours sre
SOME MORE FIGURES.
Having begun by making the positive statement that the Another piece of land in the Suzuki firm has fallen upon evil some neighbourhood, 10,800 square days, and is deeperately seeking ahi that the firm can make say Fert in exters. aunus! restal monetary aid, the dathi says that bur the very smallest prons this $8,100, was secund by Messrs the Firm keeps its affairs year. It is reported that the firm Cheung Cheuk-wa and Li Man- Becret that though various of Samuel Samuel & Co. has lent Current the Suzuki's £6,000,00 but that the truth about tbe firm ishi (after reporting it doubis.. unknown! How do these rum- and is certain that the firm must lours get about? The alexbe 10 great difficulties and that plains that the Nippon Shogyo there may be 6. great crisis Kaisha, closely related to Suzuki's on the money market soon as has been dumping wheat floor consequence. The firm, the heavily, and that Suzuki's have writer goes on, is trying to keep lost heavily in wheat. Now the in with the banks, especially the Nippon Shogyo does not deal in "special" banke, but who knows flour, and we are assured that what may be the condition of the The action between the Societe Suzuki'e, who bava naturally had money market hereafter? Tight des Mission Etrangers and the Nan-losses in some lines le times when money and the Ishli bankrupter sang Tobacco Company was con-markets bave been declining.bave have produced conditions that cluded yesterday afternoon, when not, as a matter of fact, lost make the leaki writer wonder the Chief Justice (Sir William | soything in four.
whether Suzuki's can possibly Rees-Davies intimated, that he THE FORCE OF REITERATION. zet through. "It is said" that would deliver a written judgment. The Ischi goes on to state that the firm has to produce its balance Fle bad, he waid, quite made up the banks have been demanding sheet to "■ certain bank,” and bis mind upon the case.
repayment from Suzuki's and farther developments are awaited Mr. Elion Potter (who with Mr. | have naked for a balance-sheet with anxiety. F. C. Jenkin is appearing for of the firm's business. The fro the plaintiff in his closing ad-renders so account of its affaire So much for the Asaki's, screed. dress whilst contending that, the to its bankera every half-year, soft is clear that the writer has building in question was not in any there is no need for this request nothing to go upon it miking seose & durmestic tenement, said it The Asahi plaintively goes on to these statements. They are made was purely of academic interest say that the firm keeps its affairs briously to do the firm damage. whether it was so or net so long as so secret that it is impossible to Mr. Kaneko, the Managing the plaintifs get their rent of find out anything about it, and Director, has, of course, the $4,000. We shall be pleased to this secrecy may lead people to remedy of publishing his own call it anything the defendants like think that the reports about statement in the same paper, if he so that we get our money," Mr. the firms are exaggerated; but chooses, but that is no remedy at Potter said. "They can call it an the firm caonot have been a mere all A prosecution for libel is hotel il they wish.
bystander at a time when heavy equally futile. Mr. Kaneko losses are going on all round, and visited the Aschi office, and point- it is reported that it is trying to ed out the discrepancies in the raise money, so it is exfe to con-article, and how entirely the clude that the firm must be inwriter lacked any warrant for the great difficulties, as has been conclusions that he draw. All the rumoured in business circles satisfaction that he got was a pro- This is the most pulling argument mise of a partial withdrawal, in.a); Two Chinese were anatenced to of a man who wants his assertion roundabout way, after a few days)? six months' hart labour each by to be believed when he cannot it being impossible to do more, Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the produce a shred of evidence that than this, as the reporter's face | Magistracy yesterday for the theft could be imagined.
THEFT FROM S.S. KINSHAN.
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