MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.
Shipping.
BIRTHS.
On the 16th July, no. Wolfwei, the Noon.-C. P. R. Co.'s steamer Empress Wife of EVAN MATtuews, of Tongshar, of a
of India losyen for Vancouver (E.C.00 (libro;)
Miscellaneous. Goods per Sibiria undelivered after this
dato subject to rent
~ Goods per Saxonia undelivered after this
̈ ̈* data kabjácz tā rent. ---
Goods per Presessen undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
General Memoranda.
THURSDAY, August 30:-
3pm.-Auction of Valuable Property,
Aituate in cor of Benfica, Babinsan. Rosd, by Mr. Geo. P. Lanimert. -Goods- per... Antaeu pot clearød at
p.n, subject to rent,
FRIDAY, Auguót. 31
Interim Dividend of $2.00 on Shures of
the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., Ltd., payable.
SATURDAY, September 1-
-9 p.m. -Meeting of Zotlari Lodge,
BIONDAY, Soptuber 3
3p.m.Auction of from Fand Ritiated
at Market Street and Upper Station Street, Taipingehan.
3.18 p-Auction of Crown Land situ.
ated at Morrison Hill Gap.
atod above Pokfalum Conduit.
4p.m.-Meoting of Shareholders of the
Singa,
On the 20th August, Wite of A. LAIDRICH, of Hankové, of a
The publication on this issue commenced at 5.35 p
The China Mail.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Prisoner Escapes.
THE CHINA MAIL.
excessivo. This will be self-evident whon
TORGWALS.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,¦duced. In the lattes caso il' is imperative that the apportionment of the credit balance do not know if any of the gentleman
LIMITED.
te usako ample provision for the repairs, be na follows zeme
who gned the letter to the Direc and renewals noceesury in an old huikling | To pay divideod 4t tan er
corn, object to the setting aside of where both wood and plaster are, parpe cont for the half your absorbing 430,000 810,000 against Repairs and Renewals. At the Magistracy today, two mon were convicted of being in unlawful pos- shareholdere was hold to day in the Common silently in some part or other; and ro To act aside against repairs and
The ordinary Inf.yearly meeting of trally requiring renewal. White ants To write off from value of fureili wa are not allowed to do this the expon-
hare to be lought; dry rot is always going
ture and atting
10,000 --- dituro on these items doring the cur
ront half year must come out of the profits, sension of a quantity of ceal and wore cach pany's Hetet. Mr K. C. Wilor presided pairs to plates are simply continuous
Dr. 10,007. for the samo period.. There is nothing at - Oned 8100, with the alternative of two and the others present were Musers W. With sogar to Faroitum and Fixtures, To transfer to Reserve Fund 13,000
fas credit of the account, ist the moment. months' imprisonment. The men warp so- Parütt, E. Osburne: Directors), U. Mooney so have, it is true, made an apparently To try forward to new account 1,794, 21 The secount of Repairs and Renewals pro liberal allowanen in the present instinebe moved from the Court to the prisoners (coretary, N. G. Evaus, T. F. Hough, C. but if you come to take into account
vides for the up-koop of the building. It $14,784,71 is manifest that the expenditure on keen.. detention room of the side, and while N. Young, A. C. Van Nierop, A. H. the forge increase in the vajus cfstlus aggot. Me Cruickshank seconded the amending a building like the Hongkong Hot!, there, one of them took the opportunity to Skelton, A. G. Morris, C. f. Van Sales, you wil and the appropriation is far from mentre wonther-tight and of sufficiently attractive walk out, and must have gst wall away be- G, Caloxon, Rustavijoe, G. T. Veltoh, I tell you that the Forniture and Fixtures Sharobolilers Meetings for the Directors of Company's shareholders appear to objest to Mr Cluborne said-It is customary at appearance to meet its trade conts a cont
siderable some of money. Certain of the fore he was missed. The police are not | F, C. Fetor, V..H, Denisa,, J. E. Gomez: now stand in our hooks at $160,273 as com Company to voice their opinions thru the Reserve Fund betty midintained to altogether to blame for these not infra- E. Georg A. A. Gultiorrez, W. II, Porty, red Bf1 239 on the sumo date last year, the Chairman of the Board, but the ques the extent which,the Directors propose,·
899 169 on the 39th June, 1893, and us before the Meeting is I shink of quent escapes of prisoners. The accom. E, Henderson, d, IL Cox, H. Humphreys,881,843 on the 39th Juno, 1897 1 may suelen Tüportance to justify a departure the suggested appropriation of profite is medation at the Magistracy is deplorably B. H. Potts, W. A. Cruickshank, Dr D. add that in the same half-year of 1600 wo from this rule. Spanking fan myself then tied out the mat ordit of Reservo
am'e nfl 815,000, and for the
··E. Petorsun, U. Eversy Päin, K ́§. Panting six months of 1878 to corrosind desire to place on record that a entire und will stand at 860,000. I do ust con
wo wrote of 210,000 pott, Ho Fouk, He from Tong, Lo Choung As I have already remsiked, the wear and averse to the proposed Increase of sider this at all a largo fund for a Company
dividend, and I think, I should be untrue to 8825,00 The two largest and
with Shia, Ho U.Shang, Wong Ki-són, Chantear has far more than doubled, nid repin my trust were to allow the proposal to hasinusa concors in Hongkong nyd niewed a capital and lohenture issue of soundest than Nam, Sang Kee, Leung King Shin, 2008 are much higher. The disposat pass without catering most emphatic their proprietors to pay a much less of the profits was not recommended, gentle protest against what I believe to be a course men, without most careful thought and dis- that will act injuriously upon the ends and to transfer to their Reservo Bund proportion of their gross profits in divid- Directors feel that, as business men,
HUNG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1990.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes by the Way.
الاترا
Yesterday morning, - a
number of Chinese wore engaged making a roailway st Laichíkok when a large quantity of earth
bankment and killed a wouen.
Monday morning, and may be expected Hongkong Cotton Spining, Wearing here on or about Saturday, the 1st Sept. and Dyeing Co., Ltd., at the Offices of the General Managera.
Goods per Tamba fara not cleared).
after this date subject to rent.
.
During the week ended th August there were nine deaths from bonic
AL fault.
How Chok Tia and Leung Pin Chi
ing
The
It
A Daring Chinaman.
A Chinamon appeared at the Magistra, tualny, on a charge of disorderly conduct and other material slipped down the and assault on the police. It appears that your peruiission, I proposa to take the re to whom the permanent wellbeing of thy teasons, gentlemen are two. In thean the thongkong Hotel Company. I vo The Chairman mid- Gentlemen,- With ouasion, and, under all the circumstances, manent welfare of the Hotel Company much larger proportion of their profita last night, Constable Tarandy (02) w port and accounts, which have been in your cancers under their care is the amount justify a higher dividend because thefer to the Hongkong Wungon Duck Co.
first place, I do not consider the earnings engaged clearing away some disorderly hands upwards of a work, as lead. The ace their way to increnso the dividerd from Report erra, if it erns at all, in rot writing
consideration, they cannot conscientiously appropriation of profits as suggested by the mail the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. crowds, who had congregated in the neigh bustness of the Hotel during the past six S1 to $5 por share as requested. Of course off enough from Furniture and Fixtures Searly on ahntert a balance at credit former Company in their last half. The Norddeutscher Llyod's sea or tourhood of certain houses of ill reputo, uonths compares favourably with thint of 18 open to any of the shareholders to po Since 189 we have pynt in this direo. f Profit and Loss désunt of 5929,647 and 3.30 p.m.---Action of Crown and sitrin German Goverment left Singapore on who was one of the ringloaders oven had small advance on that for the eario pored decision of the majority, but I trust I have is if anything, indequate, hacune large about $244,00 and arried forward the Draeden and Helle, chartered by the Impe when the ruffians turned on him. Prisoner previous years, though it shows only effect, when we shall have to abide by the have written off 385,040 ; this is ay opinion (say "inthint of the profit made), wrote. paso so amendment to the Report to that tion 8131,855 and during day sanie period paid a dividend and bonus wing 2312,600, the frontery to rush, up to the policeman of 180. That, however, was our record, said sudicient to caving you of the frappetion of the expenditure was upun balance of 8356,256, 1n the hew account and deal him a blow on one of his eyes beaten it though by a merely trilling sum, mest fave the matter in your tande. If linen, on which the wear and tene i so the dividend and bonus paid). The net and it is very satisfactory that we have now soundbase of such a polity. Hosovar, we arpots, cutlery, crockery, glassware and (that is to say cried forward more than Ninety-two promptly scoured him, bow. We had hoped for a much better rosult, but you decide to wite a larger dividend the great that I think it would the incre profits of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank over, and Mr Fereland rubbed it in to him the last twe maths showed a rather responsibility will rest with you Mean correct to pay for such niticles out of car on 30th June last were nearly 31 milion to-day, by fining him $158, with the option tendency
expected falling off due no doubt to the time I shall be pleased to answer any quesings and faks no credit in the ac dollars; they pail a dividend of $1,206,232,
Paris-wards of the Lice of
of travel-
tiona orgive any further information within auta for their existence The offtly only mo
Then ny third the pleasure of laying before you what wa
Furniture and Fixtures will always coal of their profit, and pus take leave to consider a gratifying state working resulting in a balance of $4,704.71 and testrily sc, beanse if you start holders really consider the Hongkong Hotel
bute a very large item in our expenditure 1 do not suppose that suy Mr Veitch said The
past half year's
carried forward most of ho rest, of our share. is a matter for business of its logilaste nuurishmont in Directors are able to recommend an eight congratulation, and shows per cent, dividend. This is the bighest in. ferin dividend we have yet pat, and we come to consider the manner in which the egg. A well-appointed, caniforiahle Hotel out than the Duck Company, and the Hong- g the Company is waking. When I be starring the goose that lays the golden the property of which is less able to wear. should not feel justified in proposing it Directors propose making the appropitia will thrive, but a mean, badly appointed kong and Shanghai Bank, and that fear such as to warrant the belief that we pointment. For the half
year ending 31st trace in Bombay, who is required to keep which is only a matter of 50 cents, he made for the final dividend, making a return for profits, shareholders reecived a 10 per cent. $8,000 has been written off the value of and possible strokes of uvil fortune which sonic-couriderable time without a licence, shall be able to recomand an equal amount Dezember 1809 with somewhat smaller custom cather than attract it as to test to allow only malerate caution to my second reason, considering that only heal in providing for fair wear and tear 5,000 tons in stock, has had to buy sevóral
the year of sixteen per cent on the paid up Dividend. I see no substantial reason why our building aral in views of the reconstrue every business is liable to. I hope the ship-loads at 29s, per ton.
a rad that night and filled his bost with as capital. The Chairman at the last half a similar or even larger Dividend should tion of the old portion of the Hotel which gentlemen present can lie induced to accept many sampan women as it would hold yourly meeting, on the 27th March, gave not now be paid, without in any way will have to be taken in ligna hefur lungs the Bused of fire.
the dividend of $1 Share suggested by This morning 10 beautius "were arraigned informal assurance that if business before his Worship. Me Hazoland, at the contined as it was then, we ahould be able amounts to the Company's position. The I think, considering those two prints,
to fully intain this dividend, and I feel in the roport spper somewhat excessive. ally if
amounts to be written off as recommended the oust of rebuilding should be met parti- Magistracy, and fined $3 each, as much pretty safe in repeating this assurance. For instance, it is proposed to write down Fund, and for list puru wa should build to be divided, which was pretty much the
not wholly out of the Reserro
TUESDAY, September 4
3 p.m.Auction of Crown Land situated aqua In clansane-perimt-ring-case of three months, imprisonment with hardlors this year. 10 that as it may, we have my power?
at Mn-Tan-Kok: SATURDAY, September 15
Notices by Contributing Shareholders of the Hongkong nad Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., required before this date.
Exchange.
HONGKONG, August 28, 1900.
Lexdon-
Bank, Wire, ...
On demand...
30 daya' sight.
2/03
...2,04
...2,0
...20
Documentary, 4 months' sight,. ...21
4 months' sight,
Credits,
13
On Paris--
Un demand,
Credita, months' right.
Oh Berlii-Demandi,.....
- Now York-~~
2.58 ...... 2.0!
493
entoris faver and one case puerperal Forer were reported. No cases were reported: fur 26th and 27th.
Coal at Singapore.
The British Government have bought
Jabour,
Raid on Sampans.
Inspector Robertsen has in his district (Shankiwan) quite a host of sampans and,
asida or
ment, and it in with much satisfaction Four for present appropriation stendy pro- the shape of up-to-date farnishing you wilCompany a more stable institution or une"
upa che coal at Singapore. The donoring that they have been plying for wore not the prospects of the current, half I must confess to a feeling of disa one, such no we were a few foars ago, will they will regard it as best for their DIN :
Victoria Recreation Club.
that he has never been asier.
A Peculiar Case.
a
Mr Veitch said he was not raid of bankruptcy They asked for $12,000 more
argument that became our inãd has or
into
was sure of that (applause).
The Annual Aquatic Sports of the Viotocin Recreation Club have been ar
as would cover the license for a periode § 3nt I do vit think we canid sifąży promise Furniture and Fittings by 8.11,600 veducing up our Resarve in the days of prospontyfery good appropriation then. By giving rauged to take place at the Club's now, pre-six years. We believe that the scano nt large sum of money and that we have a means something over 13 por cont. Now, appreciated in Talce, because the cost of the $12,000, they would, not in the syltet
to pay more. It is trup timt we have made the book value to 819, 273.52. This The argum
E as Inst roar, and they gave them a 2.08 micos, Korioon, out Thursday, Friday, and Shaukisan this morning was a stirting ones emol Reserve, Fend, but we feel bogat, teatlenion, I rind in las report for the building has gone up, we should therefore wenken the position of the Company. Ho
Saturday, the 26th, 21st and 22nd Septem- ber. On the last day the contests will and the issuer of sampan licenses reports
to measure of common pradores, to go half year 30th June 186 The Directors pay a higher dividend, appears to ine Re on building
far,
which will now up thin take place in custome and the. Committee
consider that quite 10 per cent lived be monstrous, o unsound, that I can hardly There being no further remarks to maire stone--at 800,000. We must
must also provide yearly written off Furniture subject to such think it has been put forward seriously.
the Chairman put the amendment and the 1821invito the attendance of this Indios of the
liberally for depreciation, for wear wil areassive wear and test as that in the We hire no surplus Innid, no bricks the tion to the meeting when it was Colony.
tour increases par past with the increase Hongkong Hotel. If st that time when the and sortar that we can tum in visitors, and, I un surry to add, the cost Furniture and Fittings of the Elotal were cash.
found by show of hands, that the amend of replacing almost every article will be an is&nitely worse condition than at our land to 2831
We can not cut chips off ment was carried by 23 votes to 14 for the greater..
wien we
naration: The South African War as prosent 10 per cent. was considered bulli: new cars.
uved Where thon SPO પર્વે શ
The Chairman tecbared the amendment used is in the ptices of all goods iu tient to write off, surely there is no need pricuro the cash to pay theys increased carried, remarking Yours is the respon M. Pichon, French Minister at Pens although her tale was somewhat incoherent, chances in irent Britain, and resent with such an improved state of Eairs as at dividends? Are we to borrow from the obility if ou another occasion we have to
parted from
the Philippines, while largely
present a augmenting the passenger truftic, have seen and also bearing in mind tint Bank? I think gentlemed, that if we were give you a master report.
two yours" & SHE of to ask the Bank for
The Dext business was the electium of overdrait to pay Directors and Auditors. riously enhanced the fecal cost of lahour $48,440.83 bas been written of and the there dividends dividends which it my aggravated lately by the hostilities ined in additions to furniture) to. write off
Mr Deacon, scended by Mr-Philpott,
Un demand,
Crodica, dll days' pight,
182 =
152
... 162).
Honours to French Officials.
% pa
2 % pm.
has been made Commander in the Legion
of flowear, and M. du Chaylard, Cemal
that she had been assaulted by a tan in
On Bosabay
Wire
Un demand,
Ou Calcutta
Wire...
On acmand, On Singapore-
On deriand,
On Manila-
On demand,
On Shanghai
+
On demand,
#31
30 daya' sight, (private paper).
On Yokohama Un demand,
**
Gold Luni, 100 fine, (per taci).
Sovereigns (Bank's baying mata) Silver (por oz.)...
LIMITED,
At No. 7 Police Station last night, a womanrusbelininavery excited state. Hor face was covered with blood and she stated,
we to
we to:
72 Goberal of Frapes at Tiantain, M. de house at No. 84 Second Street. An Xand of various articles of food, still further very substantial sum of $00,560.81 expend- A opiniow we live no riglit to pay-and wore red that the retiring director Messa deep wound on the head, another close by North Chios. Las half-year nothing was $20.000 as recommended in the report is offer as security for the overdraft the C, Wilcox and W. Putfitt, be relected: gentlemon, the Baits reply would ! Carried deem by Mr Mason;
Action about Steam Launches.
jurisdiction to-day, before. His Honour
but he did not indict the injuries mentioned.
For-
meet
19
to:
Me Georg
moved that Messrs W. H. Potta and W. H. Gaskell be re-elected auditors.
Carried unanimously.
The Chairman said this was all the last nossa Dividend wicianta, will be ready on
sati Wo krew, there was likely to be s
M. M. Puores and Gresantó. Lecha, neither find a teacs of blood nor of a weap forward, which materially swelled the any mate not, be more than the avergo. At the financial embarrassments and assical Mr Veitch wored a vote of thanks to the
The police visited the house, but could Some of the neighbours alleged that the womanzuflicted the injuries herself. The man was arrested, but, at the Magistracy to-day, was discharged, the woman being unable to make herself understood, and giving one the impression that she was ́ ́a. little bit off the top.":
Chairtin, which was heartily excorded.
THE BOER WAR.
Bezaure, Consul-Goneral of France at
antination revealed that she had a long and Z pni. Shanghai, and M. François, Consul of:
appreciated value of our land. I think, ...851.6 France at Yunnansen. Ofllwrs of tho
the right eye, and other scratches about set aside against somira and renewals, and tons large a sum, and I think $10,000 would ren 10-00-00-
we have therefore felt expelled this half
the requirements of the caso. justified if it were inore forcible thun pli the free. She was sont to Hospital and to devote the sum of $10,000 to that pur-will taks Reps and Renewals. Although These, then, are my reasons and, before Legion.
polite. detalood overnight. Meantime the man
poco. I must ask you to remember, too, over $7,000 was expended during the last you pass this resolution, 1 beg of you that the currant half has always been re-six months the average half-yearly expen- ponder well what the effect will be You Accused of the assault came in to the Office,garded as the lean half of the year. At the Supreme Court in guanenty a quatriel about the rant, and she rushed out. siriking differenco in the receipts for the to now set aside $10,000? To me thero / dividende a spita of their nature judgThursday next. They are not yet unde
and explained that he and the woman had had tunately for us there is now no such seis heading for the last it will be forcing the Board to pay away it
years has been $5,743; is there any necessity two half-peare as formerly obtained Bute sich necessity. With a heavier expen- really cared and you will be creating a ment to the contrary-more than has been to do hetter than we did last year, and on repairs for the current half year should at we cannot, in-the-ordinary course, expect liture than usual during the first half, the procedent, to follow which can only lead to make the one
little opposition and therefore we did not one result and that is n that occasion a largo sum had been carried
spoedy return to amount available for appropriation. Man was expended in what was described as close our career in the Bankruptcy Court.
was only in 1898 that more than $14.000 ties which hardly 7 years ago threatened to tion is made in the Report of the fict
Mr Parfitt sid-With reference to the while the nues to progress; there are some directions this head should be required for some timo senting a large tumher of shares in thie
business 10% Llia Can that, Special Repairs in painting the Hotel
conti Promises, so that no further outly ander letter signed by: perinin aharəħolders in which nach further expansion will be to cume. I think $7,000 a sufficient suurt Company sking the Directore to pay a imposible in the existing Hotel promises to set aside against Repairs and Rorewala larger dividend then they consider prudent I allude to tivo base-Billiard and dining Resorve Fund, Seeing that $10,000 was on the ground that they (the signatories to These unfortunately are melsetic, transfered us pec Last Report, if xe.now the letter) do not deem it necesary for which is the more
to be regretted since set aside $10,000 ample avvision will be the Company to set aside, large sudis of they are our best paping departments. made under this heading Now,
Ger meet the requirements by utilising the 20,000 Reserve Yeas tur recommended how much has been opsut on furniture tout to the gentlemen present. is a matter for our catly and anxious consi$18,0 0 or $15 per share more for and how much will have been written off to companies of the Liverpools advancing 1 y small strip of land on the Ramation in the Report gives us an additional and stores during the past three years the dining room is oncerned, has become dividend, making it 354 instead of $4 as santo period, provided the suggested pating dention, but already the question, so far as Dividend which might be distributed as partially mout that expenditure dung the preparval she heard have received the her to propose an almondurent, that the Juma last be agrogd to. I will read to you urgent. Since the foregoing stateraint was recommended in the report. I therefore side of $20,000 for the half year of 30th fulltwing Juttar, eigned by thirty. Busshare: Balance of 391,704.71 be appropriated as the figures twitter Commandant, De Wat has crossed the nearly 7,000 shares holders, having an aggregate hekling of follows
WINE MERCHANTS
Established A.D. 1841.
Collisions in the Harbour.
rooms.
Whether or not something can be done to theen, 81000 Furniture, 83, Repairs, like to point o
money for reserry or depreciation, I would
T. Sercombo Smith, Acting Puisa Jadge, husband and wife, sued A. M. Raymond, ship-captain for an amount of money re ceived nagely $700. There was another aerion in which Captain Raymond was the plaintif and he suca the others mentioned A. S. WATSON & CO., for breach of contact. Mr Slade (instruct ed by Mesara Wilkinson and trist appeared for the Filipinos and Me Sharp (instructed by Mosers Deacon and Haetings) appested on behalf of Captain Raymond. Kath the cases were bound together. Mr At the Harbour Mastor's Office to-day, Slade, in his opening cars, said that Mrs Mr Basil Taylor, the Acting Harbor Mad CLARET Sherz in the Philippines, to got two steain connected with the coffision between the Puonz, made arrangements with a friend of ter, hold an enquiry into the circumstances Por Case Per Cas launches completed in Hongkong end sand Ferry launch Rising Star and No. 6. K. 1 taz. Qts. 2do te them to the Philippine. Her husband cu Duck Company's launch. Wong Kam Tai, İt Sr. Esperar, Red Capsule...86.96 $7.50 terol into negotiations with Raymond with master of the Rising Star, said that at 8 St. Jinx, Red Capeuto 9.00 9.00 | theobject of sending him over with them and p.. on 22nd August, he left Peader's
Hongkong, 17th August, 1000. The Board of Directure," DLA Rose, Rod Capsule ...12.90 13.03 he agreed to pay him $700 in Hongkong, Wharf to go to Komioon, and saw-K6
„Hongkong Hotel Coy Lat. CHATEAU HAUT BRION}
DEAR SIR,We understand that it is. and $400 for each launch in Manila; alongside the steamer Tainen lying at the your intention in declare an Interira Divid, -LAUNIVET
Raymond supplying the erenu and coals. Blue Funnel Luoy. Sho hun bon convened for the 28th at. Taking into
end of $4 att CHATEAU MOUTON
at the meeting of the sharabolders DAL 21.00 22.20 Before they could send the launches to lights, only one stern light. He thought consideration the appreciation in the value NATLISCO w CHATEAU PONTET CANET 1.25.00
Manila they had to get clearance paper, she was's ergo boat. She went astorn of of land and Captain Raymond agreed to obtain theTein's gangway, and a Roch as CHATEAU LA Toun CARNET...20.00 CHATEAU RAUZAN 49.00;
those from the American Cousut Press witness saw her clear of the store blew Charne LariTTE...
after some hesitation agreed to this, and his whistle. She still kept going ostera, signed the agreement. She then advanced and witness blew again, and tried to pass
18.00. 19.20
...48.00-
for
conjointly with that of building materials, we do not deem it occury my I sorve or deprecation, at the Company to set aide, large sums of therefore went that you will see your way to increnes the dividend to are, Dear Sire, yours faithfully, an
To pay a Dividend of $5.50 per
share absorbing, To write off from value of Furni......
ture and Fittings,
ko set aside for repairs and
⠀ renewals, - *
Amount
from
86,000
10,000
5200
- Furniture and Fixtures. 31 Dec. 1897 3 June, 1898 31 Dec., 18
$10,000
40,000
*8,440°
31 June, 1899
15,000
-31 Dec. 1800)
16,000
30 Judis, 1900
20,000
878,440.
To addition to Reserve Fund, ... 10,000 To carry forward to asy account. 1,192.1
$94-704.71
These CLARETS aro bought Captain Raymond 2700 ta bay cual, ele between her and the stern of the Tiana Hero follow Je sigustures 7 Lopet, referring to the year and tear of the
direct from the leading French Capta and tried to got the clear. K then went ahead, and the Rising Star
growers The lowest priced are of exceptional value and guaran- teed to be the genuiue produet of the juice of the grape, and are not artificially made as is generally the case with cheap Wines,
· · CHATEAU LA TOUR CAR- NET, CHATEAU "RAUZAN and CHATEAU LAFITTE are
Connoisseurs as high-class after
dinver Wings of a rich and rare character.
ancos but did not succeed and the result was that the launcles did not go to Manila and now his client start for the money Cade proceeding.
Oysters are frequently prescribed as s nourishing diet, and occupy an important place in the Physics aramentarium, yet who would expect a patient to diges their Shells?
The shell is opened, thrown aside, and the oyster itself given to the paint
this solightened day with Cod Liver Oil. pungently illustrates what we now do in
ing, Fatty Matter (for any years orra-
All these are dissolved in a delicato stomachs, and the result is
seconding air Voitch's proposal and cor Mr. Uruickshank I have much pleasure roucrating the remarks he has just Jes fail. WT motion list the Directora say in their furniture and fixtures, that oring to the genomtries in prices they could put appears to mo, as wo have spent during the by repiseed unks at o higher figare. Ie
tion so that we faire practically 5. new last two years ourly 8:00,000 in this
free-
placing
Now, geallenica, we fully appreciate the struck her with her bows amidship on the as it is by so large 2 prior ton of the importance of this communication, signed starboard site. The master of. K. & denied shareholders. But I note that it was writ that he went ahond after leaving the ging ten before the appennines of the Report,
and I cannot help thinking that with a stock, that we could be justified way; he was still going astern, blowing bis fuller understanding of the position of the whistle, at the tino of the collision. After Company, any of those signatures would ne further existence, Mr Taylor held letter might put tava beed writer at all not have been appended, and possibly the that both such as were in fault. Rising Star tried
The I hope that all of you have the for to pass too close good of the Company at heart, and tha
YOU to the stern of the T'sinan sad hence cos.would prefer to it placca on a solid and has been sold for $20 a foot. Is that a fact?
enduring busis rather than adopt the vicinis. You-urado certain tributed
Equal to $20, 146 per annum.
Cost of additions to and repairs to Furaft in And Fixtures, 31 Dec. 1697 30 June, 180S; 91 Dec, 1808 30 June, 1800 31 Deo,, 1899 31-Juno, 1900
1.761:13 14287,2
20.230.00
38,215.74
26,818 79
$131,850:48
Flyuul to $13,000 per annum. The figures (which all appear in the pub
the appreciation ainst the depreciation. lished reports) show condusively that the This sua of $20,000 zeems to me ezeram of 8044109 has, during years, of Mr. Vitch's I should like to ask you excess of the amount which will have been MrMars In supporting this proposition been spent un Furniture and Fixtures in the reclamation ground. I understand it expenditure. At first sight, I think it Mr Chairman, what you have done with put asilo to meet that absolutely essury
would appear to any impartial observer that instead of too musli having been writ
ANOTHER BRITISH DISASTER. [ROOTER'S SERVICE.]
LONDON, 25th August. General Buller is encountoring consitor able opposition near Licawkloof where two
mistake ints, a hollow, out of sight of the Lillet, i wounded and 92 missing main body, were surrended and lost 10
railway
idway betwgon Potchefstreami
and Johannesburg and is making for the Orange River Colony.
BRITISH MOVEMENTS.
LONDON, 9th August, General Fule Cares has occupied Bel- fast, but the entry is holding the ridges. near Dalnnuths. Low Roberts has bar- rived at Wondurfontain. Genom French is moving on the East of Musledodorp and -- General Methuen is in touch of General Carrington at Zoerust.
CORRESPONDENCE.
PROFANITY ON THE FERRY LAUNCHES.
To the Editor of the Cruna-Mar LANSAARM Kowloon, August 974 DEAR SIR,Happening to be one of the to the collision. The master poling of sinking the list cont crit of it in spreek just for forces to it in your
the fact that this is the interim pil tot of the Hotel las is Lean dispared of proses had been revived for that Saturday, and hearing the pifane lat out, Seeing that the night was very dark, the final dividend we are dealing with, moan
purpose, ant. I do not think there is any gusgwhich your correspondent. Indignam scal or piece
place. Thit is more trife of several years prior to the year 1836. the his oredis if he took the trouble to mahu Mr Morris
finida
it hot kefy that you, will
"im
wine, surprisingly acceptable to enfeobled respecting the collision between the huned "euta ng us to take into consideratief zuurd, was sold after his speech proper guing erdar establis (though there was a lot of foul language,
Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us_in_the_
of
This is only a simple example, but it and crew of K: 6 were not keeping a look dividends Fede you have not overlooked 3he Chairman-Thn redsmotion jalan off for depreciation, a dangerously in Naval jassengers by the 11.35 Taundh hust commended to the notice of The Shell of Cod Liver Oil is its nausest extra precautions should have been taken uit would remind your fant, youth larger pice you are alluding to reason to go so far as to fear that as for refers to I think that it would be njury to
eusly edited with nourishing properties), whereas ordinary precautions wore not take 60 now { while the rest Oyster itself comists of the taken. Bothentificates suspended for get the same for the hval dividens, Letip (00. They were only asking for By to keep the furniture and fixtures ing into print and Alandering the Petty..
cannot eat your cake and have it. You fit for wild it was a trife of Hotel was absolately starved for Inek of sure who the offenders were before roosh well determined Active Frinciples.
an feient it slate, but the expond- ibres months. - Another enquiry was held us first sen buy the sear pans out bufere ineruano in the divided which, periapa, ituro of ionty detailed abitro in code Ullers and sen of the Roral Navy, as I
increasing the dividend. One correspon was o trilton,
the years of starvation loss been obliterated were making use of the langdige naputud emplationlly deny wad Natal inen who Atalanta and the launch Tow, Cheung appreciation of land conjointly with that of
The The Chairiou And that this eco Nevertheless to keep the esta Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil. Lo, the master of the Ataliata, said that there have dese. But as we are on the sdoption of the report and secunts as $80,000 per am on the two items of th their brake to your troponim
building materials, and this on ware was written He then projeed absolutely heersery to spend at the lone seci), but not by Naval people, but by a Many caroful and conscientious phy on Friday last, at about 6.15 p.m he was not likely eltlier
lost party of dranken civilians, who were sitting buy or sell und we siis have fattered this rinders prepara festing a steamer lying at abs Blue Foxpel cannot regard the appreciation to any Muris Don't you think Mr Chinir that the money cannot be spent if it is not bite. It is this satt of person that beking
fresented.
Peiniture and Fixtures, and it is obvious There was only one Jady passenger, on the tion, and affron that if notually docs per buoy to go to Wanchai. After leaving Mover this appreciation may not he should be put tirat Foria the work of Led Liver Oil itself and
argument in favour of lator dikalends, man, that the proposition of Mr Veltch put aside out of the profits. The account de plume endeavours to bring much more t
the steamer bo
pase the stogather permanent, especial ben our The Chaiman-It has not been put 45 machinery and bolters in connection with the service, that helps to keep their fing Rying known as Fixtures Dorers expenditure, ou lernd it on anyone who belongs to the. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.
Tolo For sale by all Choumtand wholesale Tapas in the stathoard side. The existing bucklings wo longer command in proposition.
two hydraulic lifta, the distribution of hot over their heaYura fa thfully, opposite diree unrestricted view of the harbour. As for Me Vaitth-1 wil put it as an amen and later throughout the building, the tion, paring-down the port side of the the rise in price of building materials, we met thought the Chairman, wou say refrigerator and hire extinguishen, the cossed his bows. The Tow was about come to build ca our reclamation we may conded the motion
OLD NAVY dose ander the stern if the Taral and piling ups reserve fund, so that when wo At this stage Mr G. Murray. Bain sa Taiwan, and sherboarding her helmy nad had so that a gut redan for marefully something sirut my remarks,
''7 PeLaundry, dc.
c. &c. Sharehalters page to yards away whet be that saw her His not feel the chanced Cost of creation. Veich 1 lug to propone a Loss Account shaxe a phyfit of 204 704.71 ported his halt and blow his whistle. The quite so severely Tha iad ar mond meat that insteasut he propija-nothing has yet been deducted from the Liver Oil in wasting diseases is due to the Bruis laden with poisonous maite it use als ported, which would have taken rainier a lestre Fond gig to fie
The marvellous benefits derived from Cul. spreads disease on ita core. In cases of Serger clear tror his stern then, abe a sz- parent to all business men fola, Scurvy, Eczema, Kad Legs, Skin and Bled
tion of SM,DO baing made; as proposed in half-your's profile for upkeep of furniture pulent ulter, tive principles. These ato pre- Diseases, Pluuples, and Sores of all binds the
Bearded
rdad, again and struck the Atkurta applies with equal fire to the
the reper, a dividend of $5.50 bo podd parand fixtures If we find, as sume Cum Stearns Wine of God Liver Oil offocis of Clarke's Blood Mature as matoll breast the engines nearly honson. Vong of a sam to provide Repairs
panies dos deducted the actual coat of Thousands of wonderful rures have been ficted Tui, master of the fo, corroborated and Tur the fornou-cars we should
The Casinaan suggested that the sand- mintisunce of teen two items from the thus rendering it no burger necessary to by Clarke Blood Filtre il ter said he attarded hem there was no serve to mast sibio serious opposition Mr Veitch wil he was not pozwalar counts the bilagce of profit would spent the patient. Ingrenswoght and strength,
etent he put in writing:
malits before we dosed the half years vertex the weakened digestive organs of xhone at 20. Jd. por boils. Daware id with room for bigh to art Wing Tat's certificate and tu-picvide for dividends when peilags about the half dollar, hut be thought the 928 818 len than it cups in the cory of Sold by all Chemists. Wholesale und 1607-1 Jess Imitations and as batúvtagi: (t# Bol was suspended for three inonthe.
profits are, by such a cause, been ought to make it 85. He then propied the account now in your hand 1 from B-Wateon & Chaprede
Colony or from our authorised Ronisaber that the blast, whether pues 4 Ir tas blood is discend, the body is die Agents at the Coast Ports
A. 8. WATSON & Co,
LIMITED.
or ingere, caries through the organs of the human body Heart, Stomach, Kitoy
Came in the
nevad
bear in mind, when considering this question
og dividend, that although the Profit and
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