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the sccuted call on lares, 2392 remains outstanding on the third wall, S1692; and of the new cpital $52,5/£2.

Mr J. R. Michael-- How much has been collected since the accounts ween audu up? The Chairman-5,000 or $0,000 have been collected since the geres in the re- pert were made ty. If there are no more questions, I he to move the adoption of the report and resunta.

Me loughs, in seconding, said-We have had a very lueitt sprch from our worthy Chairman, mal in fustes nuthing for the to sy, except to hope that his hopes that wa aru on the brink of success will be realised.

Agreed.

The re-letion of Mr T. Host and W. C. Iughes was proponed by Mr. W. > Parline and scoonded by Mr J. R. Michael.

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Ch the motion of Mr Georg, seondel by Me E. J. Mokes, Mr Fullarton Homier- 15 W. Pleuteri atarlitor.

COUNS

SUPREME COURT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

of the engines after 0,40 was LeexBSO WIL nong saw There was something, wrung and worth rather take charge of the engines him solf. The second raginone had been paid off and gut bla discharge on the 30th December. Withing had not seen him sinco in Hong kong. It always took about an hour before he got his engines worked up to fall spood. From the time he left the murings till the time the ongines were rung of, there were 2864 revolutiiass and Troin that he cabi (ell very mar what the gel of the bot was. This murder infiled the revolutions going whead as well as ging astern.

Rolexamined, wires said that, when the order full-aped store was given, he was working håndklf, the second anginter was ayunting bin and the third engineer was sent to sound the bilgex.

By His Ladal-Tigoumber of colo lions of the 2oj Gurung for mile would bo Labour 10.

Mr B wait this was the card as it would have taken him to vhu živimusturi za a inte

quarters of a mile off. On sighting these thom on the forecle heud, after the lights, he ported the bear and continued accident the craw of the Skramelad us full spoed. The next thing was that he sembled on the forecastle head. Witness sighted the Samstad's green light. He askeit how much water they had in the kept on the course he was steering and hold, and, he thought, it was the mate of blew the whistle twice, but there was no the Skramstad who sang out five or answer. Ilo then put his engines full x feet. He saw another man taking spoed matern, and lles the whistle thrica.undings, and this mate of the crow sung The only answer was from the Perla. She out, By Cgive ass push ashore; we was about five alip's longtha off on the portare sinking. The Tai Cheong gare thes quarter.

The Captain of the Stramsfied then At that time the Shravastad hard push cone across on his starboard bow. She findSaid in English What for did you give the already crossed his bows, and was, distrant Wrong wheel and the Captain of the Tei about a ship's longth or one-and-a-half Cheong replied And what for did you give ship's tenga. When he saw there was to the wrong whool? Both Ajoke in English, U collado, Jus went full spired astern and Witness Then corrolerated the statement of blow the whistle. The Shrugsfeed was then the first witness as to the subacqueat pre- alous. Four ship's lengths distant, and was fecedings.

Cross-examined by Mr Phillips, witres passing across her bows. He put the hutn { bal aport The Strameret passing neras said it was the second ongineers, watch.. his bows showed her rol highs just butors The ship was swinging round to starbenre, the endlision. This was about 30 or 400 fund up to the tiate of that collision the Phi yards from the shore. The sun had just Cheong was under a port helic." When The The Chan-hot terminster the set. At the thou of the ollision the Turder ad port was givan, he was not business, and hank you for your attend-Chrong had a good deal of way on. She tooking atthe Hömstad, and could not say of shot 70 miles an hear.

I felt th Witness"aaid he had made a mistake. es. I hojen another occasion we slaaf had been going on alut two or two and how far away she was.

Afr engines going storia after the third best. The samber of reffions would be 34- havo & more satisfactory report to give you, a-half minutes before the collision and I shall be very glad inderst to say di fabe struck, the cigines coutine fat his might be about three minutes bekae hour, without slips,

The Court the adjourned for tifin, the simal warrants will be deliveand mi due spot astern, but the tested wild not get the collision. At the tune of the collision

Figo ní 1hr Sammstad. He went on to the ship was heading towards Heupkogense for the Tai Cheup being concluded.

Mir Ihillips, in opening the onse for the forepa the lunk tải xeg what was wrong. He but not directly. Just before the collisi asked for the captain, who told him that

the Shramstud was about the sime listance edad siten tillis, sal it was the bra they had three or five fren of water. He from the shore as the Tai Cheng, but the virit of the Captain of the mastad to re-Hongkong, but he had made himself, so asked whether they wanted to bench the Captains have noticed the

be the for he could, thoroughly informed of the | Seranstad, The mower was that she was tire positions better tem

Witness) <l:d. The hats Waîvi "of i aviditions of Hin Barbogy and tumecover siuling and that they wanted lur benched. He thereupon went fedfeed ahead and the Tai Cheung, a Malay, was on the looks had oned a friend, the Captain of an pawh her a little further in. But being out, and was not helping witness with the other Neesegian steaper, bet ru lan left On coming intð tina pase, afraid of the rocks he west artem mud white fixing up of the uncher. The boatswain Vladivostock.

two Chinese pilots bourled the Samsted. When he got clear of the Sk som doing yothing else hat on the look-out. pri at.

ud, her low sank at once some eight se The part sncher was up at the time of the Bho was at a distanen of a mile and thres quarters or two miles when cho tirst saw tellect. He sent the inntewein to ask it collision, but the starbed anchor was hung they winter "sistance and afterwards ingout level with the forecastle hand ready the lights of the thing mal of the Istedel aver in the direction of Kowloon, for lowerung. The Penta struck the Tai Pola following The first lights vaible on The Pride was about fise ship's long h's Cheng on the port side amidships. There the Tu Cheang were the white mast-hund. when he began to go nster. She could ww just fine for was to tan rond light and the groen ligit. Shortly after to the Captain There's the witals, the Tai Cheng panal fer red stop herself in row, stud rour into the and say Yesterday, the case arising out of the

Thi Chrony nipidsbig on the port sile.des ou hy when the Perks struck. Fight to the Brainsted, and the Captisin

how far the Tij gave the order to post the helma, which wani sinking at the Norwegian stastner Stadt did struck the venished stun Ho did not kan

I are.

Thy Fun vessels continued as their st, through collision with the tera anchor; then he teket ft and Tony pushed the Shanmejani nuhuru. steinar Túi Chung, which took place pale art, he kukenut was being kept

Re-examined by Mr Shule witness said respective courses showing red to re nudl the evening of Nas, til, at the past by a Malay on the forectalie head.

tho Perl struck thu theng at about if they il continued my this course, they antrance to the Harbor, now the Meropested sightings the lights of the right angles. The Peat then lid off on to would have passed each other with is com trzpale, Hotel, in a double collision std; the first fliser was on the Shewastor. He scruntly saw the Parta bertable anent of reons between them wil which the British steamier Prelu was alan the forecale hand The erpa eliding with the Tai Chang. When the no danger whatever of collisina. But, involved oponed in the Saprono Chart, Wen D the forecastle head lading the Tai Cheng and the Skreshed were to suddenly, whe the ships had got new cuch seher, the feer of the engines of hothother, the wl light of the The Cheong Mr M. Slade, instructed by Mess Dennys ard Pley, appeared for the Ta port ander. Toq yurtenter, Malay

Ahip going metern wis not, so far, nuclused and the green light appeared and sae eye straight on to the Shoensted. Ches; Me Morgan Phillies, nestructed by was at the wheel. He carried three ch

then the was Messrs Juhusun, Sue and Busters, all Bungeaus. The fist engineer tired, to slow them tundi.

was below is the time, The Falcoin was

They were so clos apparent to these the Stat at represented the dira metad, and Mr F. I

hung up about fifteen minutes in the Nam

immediately! Sharp inscenated by Mesen Deacon and He went half-sealer for aldri

collision The Cuti af the Norwegian hard Hasting, watch the case on luhalf of

ported his heim. Bley.one hkest Esf the Pritt.

his waistin mud ty legenohed his engines to i be put full speed astern, stilling The pets Ducessary for them orders bigireif, and he Mr Philips) would submit a these wore the proper orders to be given do as to avoid theclision, or.roher minimike the effects of therullision whichseemed tobaitainent. The Ti Cheung cum un nad struck the and culier port bis at an angle of

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Tuesday, 4th March, 1901.

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raintes He pushed the Skemasterd about wo shin's lengths. He had bent al sen since 1875, and had hold a German master's certifiesto si en 1883.

Cosermined by M7 Morgan Philips

At the time the Prut crossed les bows, he was the bridge. He went down face, when he weng up to the lawn. From the

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By His Lordship Thets was no other Barpen bides the Captain on the bridge. The archer was all nedy for Jawering into the water.

By Mr Phillips-The sucher was 201 rundy for droplig; it had to be lowered first, and the care herd had to be un. bookeit,

Si Deen was the next witness. He said he wis boatswain ou the Tri Cheng, and He was n Lad been nt sun for 34 yrams

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My, State, opacing the case, stated the futs as reporteak in the 19no Mad an the alleged that the time of the acerlo. álne na bed the Si cumpar! Lailed or scop a proper bolt-ont; that sla: was mi kupt o her proper cores; that they meeted to part her heirs, that de inidon was ina- properly mariardel: that by Naamatud, ling in a patre dianel, was not kept to that she the Inirany mist-imunell the light of the for casted. He which lay on the starlard side of the hat seen his mate's log. It was written up lights. The first got he made to the between or degrees. It was possible next morning, from a rough note on a piece Chptnia was that he saw a red fight. Lett he would show in evidence, tha

the angle may have been even greater. Strated, at tin the collision

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time he left his moorings ng till the collision Tai Cheony on the wight of the 20th

he was on the bridge. The boatewain reNovember bist. He was the look

and reported to the Captains that he saw

causal by the proper and negligent "per. In the mate's leg it was later then reported that he saw a green lighthe engines of the Skanste wêr o pać fall.

navigation of t

Shausted. In their

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test, at 6, they pass the Perla on their He reparted fire! in English "For side red portude and sighted the Shanted show-light. The second reart was green light Retinal counter-clain, the defend-

ning her red light which was reported by turnird huw.' I did not see a white denied the allegations, and 1 look-on to the tied in charge!" light. In the stemmer which showed alleged that a good foods out

The dicer in charge WI himself. there and then the green light can kopt on the The Cocog: the Pui Co the longh

35:4 stated. ing near to the Tei Chrong, and then was mader the ciremustannes proccesing that the collision secured at 5 da In the he ran away and that was all the saw. at and maintaining a high rate of speed

A. Bohar said he was boatswain of the Mean log it was statuid elint after going full the bela at the Faithoong was properly run for about three minutes the Ter Cheng. He had no certinte, not starwarded the Yai thong did not get m of the way of the of the fusely ported hor heim, and had men at sea for 21 years. When ww coiled with her be that we tried the Tai Chrony left Hongkong on the. 2011, Cheong negheted in slackun er spinal for Went To moutes From 5.45 to November, witnow was on the bridge, but, stop and reverte hier etgines, du selvar the Tai Chrom fream the Skrumludurning Kowloon Pain, he was called is due tone. The collisioned the damage When it was seen that the collision was dont below. He was superintending consequent there were wholly cased by navrida hie the engines were stopped, and parring down the hatches and some other the digent and onginoper tavigation if

In the p full speed asteri-nur faire. the Thi Chen, and were not caused or

Con rough ling, there was entry alust the contribute to by the Stansted. tinuing Mr Shado contoured det hennes being put full speed stern, enllion did not take plaer within clean was not made up from the rough From the time when he Erst saw the hamile kif the shere, and if the till the place where he tri

b elision took plac anything to the wuth-west of the line at the Sheather grean her, she was showing her Hot-that is, of the line between the northport het all the the alter the book on cats as she had given in her proyed light. The Ti thong was under a urted the lights of the Skraested,

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s of the shoals and the admiralty Dockore was no risk of cllision at all when did not know how die vessels were head

the Should did not put her helt as he first saw the Sonded. The first risking, as he was paying attention to the tu and she lead & righ-imitet priqeler, nu, sho alleged abc-dul. Tu get to the south- of dange was when the Sinful continue quarter musters purting than insiIe. The under these conditions, they collled with want of then she must have not kept hus he green light, Fa therefore Thi Cheure, was net very far from the shore, the prat bow of the Skansted, This Land. Suurso. And if his Lordship fund chept running down neder pors helm and he could read the ime of the Metropole shy would have noticed the exermisting Precullision took place cose in to Chu sito,

invader part inside. Bone Horel jast before the elision after the efforts of the Captain of the To: Cheorgand To-day's Advertisements Hongkong, March 4, 1902.

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he work have no diienicy in coming te

startan pal tis lehe und run utilision, has cuild it way to long hischief officer three meile rupe conditions

Wind it seemed to kitu 151e Paillips) įknat | the conclusion that the Skromerta.& dimsbegel

into the buy, uenuse he thought the the ships stuck to one another:

It seemed t** the role of the rond, and did not keep her

Stroud would pass free. As soon as ba news third forward to see what was they had urter's file course, ha atter hung seen the light thought there was danger, he blew thing on. He then gotmiders to koond then that the Tai Chrony must have the 20 Chaping on her own part how the whistle three times. He did not stop its bilges, after which he went on the green ander stelgard hota eudonymated to go across the laws, of the verse to sue wint are the Minstalle head. After sounding the blues, the was the fact of the Portes coming into Tai Chen and get to the Tai Chen wight rake, lecause he was on his per Perl rast into the Fai Cheng, as long as collision with the port raadskle of the Tort part . That in fat, was the test of the channel, When he first saw the the two ships were together vitress was on throng at au augle of 45 degrees If the Staruto! did. As soon as the captain of fad he was steaming at about or the fore castle bead, but, when they separThe Chemy had been under a part holan ther Pei Chrony saw that the ward knots. Fuil stent was not op He cuisited, he got orders to get a boat unt He Tanga she said she had, with engines was determined to force a page,dered this part of the channel ta in narrow did so, and put two Malays inte it. The fall speed estere, she must have been He heading well on for the Rongkong possible, on the wrong side. he did the

that wor only thing he contit de le put bind always to Starbord. He had me gccupied was only two minutes. engines full speed astern at his hell band passed a mail gleamer on the porter sfungide the Simshed). While the (south)

Been hay was it possible for the side whet entering the Babar fra Lyce Phips were togher, he notined!

the Shramsted, to love bame into collision with her part nport. He could not put his hot bed

man Pass The Port on this Geeusion was seam-laungle alungate antarboard because the Pay was on his keeping almost-tau sau citse as the iWitnessest board the Seamstaside angle of 15 degters. She port quarter. It he had done so, he Cheong. She canin within about 309 yards which was on the bottom, and there was might well have done so if the story fuld kronikl have ran a very at risk f

of the Hongtrous sluze. She must have nobody there. He laked down into the by the Skramistad og eurreer. His friend been under hard a-port helm to have come engine-room and saw the water level within his pleadings said that this part of the In over and collided with them.

the cylinder ewers. Witress then return Halour was a narrow channel. Isomel Chime (Me Philips) that that part of the case Re-examined-When he first saw theed to the Tai Cheng,

Cross-examined, witness said he received had been schandised heuse that statement green light of the Stansted, he ou d not determine what her course wes. If he bad the order to lower a out a short time after had been vesaponted by any authority stopped his vessel before the collision, the they got free from the Tai Cheng, and

took three or four minutes in fulfill Perla tight have run into late ship.

being ran down by the Peru, Rufet

E. Wierkin stated that he was chief officer

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKRONG,

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

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Pe la In the Matter of THE CUINA PROVID. ENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED LA Roduced;

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the Matter of THE COMPANIES OR

DINANCES 1877 and 1886,

19. 2, at 19.30 of the clock in the forenoon.

ring to the rule of the road, Mr Sado said the vessel which had the other on her own starboard side should keep out of the way of the other. At the time when the

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a two vessels first sighted each other, the

or by any evidence whatever. If that point PETITION presented to the Sugarize Tui Chony had thus Shasta un bar own

were presed he would be prepared to disCourton the 24hof FERUARY, 1902, for on- CUMNI She cordingly dil, »8 starboard side.

He thought he could calf evidence frming a Special Risolation reducing the By His Ludship-He did not know howder. was wimitted by the other side, what was ong it took in steamer to be brought in by

Lowship?The Tri Cheong was if necessary to elucy that it was not a Capital of the above mentioned Company perfectly right and proper, and turned ont

narrow channel and had never been refem $2,000,001 to 57:22 0 in directed to to get out of the way, showing her red light Persing engines when she had a speed of steered from the bridge.

The Chief Engineer of the Tai Caong garded is asli. He was instructed that be being before the Hammurable the Acting Ter 8 kimas, eler. Ibi Lontship find that the

was next called. Ho said he had hon atorge vessels leaving Throvh the Lyeemun Chief Justice on the 7th day ofAPRA, Bremstod did wirar rally she did and the Tai Cheon rat the time of the millision Res for 18 years and had been a chief se kopt well up by the Decks, and, there practically mulumusly with this Tur Cheng turning off to starboard did the Since then he bad acted as captain. He ginger since 1992. On the 24th Noven fors, kept the park sitin of mic channel.

Evidency was then given on behalf of the same thing and a tought the Tai had been at sa for 18 years sad had had a ber, he was on the Ti Chcemy, hod Cheony on Ber starbird side, she then master's certificate for your On the gatherders te lewe at 4.90 in the afternoon. Strumstad.

Chse proceeding. Novander, the quartervorster, a Malay, was There was an engine-room log kept, the at the wheel when the vessel left the Har orders being first written on a black-earth: Tur. He had since left the chip. When after which they were copied in persil op the ship left her anchorage on the 20th, he a rough log book. He saw the seconit was on the forfeastlo hand, accompanied by engineer epy the orders into the rough the boatswain, and four sailors Inshing the log-book on the day in question. At 5.15. anchor.

the onler Atreation, or Stand by iler, At 5.20, slow was given. ten at 5.25, 'stop' then 'slow aboid.' Witness was down in the enving fonta al

into a position infringing the rules. She having turned down, us they alleged she Jl was then her duty to get out of their way and that who failed to de Antico 21 provided that when one of two vessels had to get out of the way the other most keep her course The Shounstel die not do that. What the Tai Cheung did was the i right and proper thing. After a brief discussion as the application of the

the Thares and Straits Messina, Mr Shado concluded by stat ing that the Sinenstad crossed the bows

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The Court adjourns till this morning.

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Any Creditove Shareholder of the 4-ROOM HOUSE, CASTLE ROAD. Company desiring to oppone the making of an order for the reduction of the Capital of

TWO HOUSES. the said Company under the shove Ordin-course of erection.) antes should appear at the time of hearing by himself or a courel for that purpose and a copy of the Pernion will be farnished

"A HOUSE in STANLEY STALET.

The undersigned will be glad to under-

to any Creditor or Shareholder of the take the letting &e. of Houses, for Owners!

Company requinag the same by the noder signer cos pajament of the regulated charges for the same.

Dated thin 3rd of March, 1912.

EVENS & HAKSTON, "Solicitors to the above-nned Chapany.

ALFRED G. WISE,

Acting Chief Judice, Hongkong, March 4, 38JE.

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at TIMOR, PORT DARWIN and QUEENSLAND Posers, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND." TARMANIA, ä.)

THE Steanwhip

• BASTERN, Captain Elite, will be deathbed

above

on THURSDAY, the 20th Instant, st 4594 p.m.

This well-known Steamer je specially litted for Fassengers, and has a Refriger ting Chamber, which anres thesupply of DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY Fruch Provisions, Jee, &c., throughout th

LIMITED.

she repented of it and turned and just, Ti Cheong was turning round to starbon a shock. Up to this time, witness, had been syung clear of her bows.. Mc. Stade - slowly. The whistle blow a sbort blast, but cedeit in show by the aneous of models the there was geamster from either the Skin relative position of the vessels before and stad or the Perlu. When to locked up, ha at the time of the collision. In concladiun, saw the preen light of the recusted. It lorn was written down by the second Mr Stade said that if the collision had was a little bit on the part low. When the engineer, and all the orders previouss accurred in the way the Skramstad said it ships were close together and the whistle to that were written down by the sezonā,j). eccurred, the two ships would have come had blown three blasts, the Smistad was eigineer, After 5.45. wirness wrote inte collison rather more at right angles, on the starboard bow and he did not notice down all the orders. There was another inclined towards the stern.

say light on her at all. The Skrestad shock after the Thri Cheong hul gune aster- Evidence was then fed.

was heading towards the Hongkong shore, for some time. The next order was zi Captain H. Haas, Tai Cheng was the and afterwardsabosle ved round towards the 5.57, Stop half-speed shend"; at 0.68, first witness. Ho stated that, on the 29th | Kowlong side, and the Tai Chong turned *stop full-speed astern'; at six n'elock. November last, he was master. He left towards the Hongkong shore. That was stop; slow-abrad '; at 6.1, "eton; fully the moorings abgat o.10 p.m. and proceed just before the collision occurred. The speed stern; at 0.8, "stop"; as 4.1, 'sher ad towards Lyamun for Sueton. He saw witness, at this stage, showed by means of aliad; 6.15, atop'; 6.30 slow shead the Pe-iz when he left the moorings. She models this exact positions of the rastla 6.56, top, 6.38%, slow astern, the other cane from the Hongkong shoto, and was immediately before the collision. He dil entries "being" unimporteat. Gying fullnoring one word of it, the abezd of the Tai Cheong. The Tu Cheong not remain the forecastle hand after the speed the Tai Cheany went 10 koota Tines doing the translations required. Captain Rosen, will be despatched for was going a little faster than the Terle: collision took place. He bad to jung for hou

Literary communications should bend the atave Forts on FRIDAY, the 74h He had been exptnit of the Tat Chevy it. He had no idea of the collision hap. Cross-examine; witness raid he attend drassed to the Eorzea. Business com. Instant, at Daylight, since 1896. He was steering a course about peuing until it took place. After the co-ed the ongines himself after 6.45 only Upmunications to the MANAGER. Cheques

·For Freight or Puskage, apply to north-east by cast across the mouth ofision took place, be siw the Metropole to that time, the second engineer was work and Pet Olice Orders in fróur of Mass-

middled, but he did not rand the nama. After fog the engines under the superintendence Hunghwm Bay. About the

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., Bangkok Times." GER

Gew rul blundgers. Ordera booked by MANAGER, China Matt

Hongkong, Riarch 4, 1902. 4

of the laxy, be put the Vessel at that, be only saw the lights, as it beeste of witness, who was on the platform in the full speed. Just before this, he at the red dark The engines of the Tai Cheong wore engine royal on the same level as the se light of the Skinstad. She was about three-going astern when she struck. He felt cood engineer. The reason for taking charge

A QUE FEATURE of the Bangkok Tianes" is 5ta Siamese versie Thus the FOR SWATOW, AMOX & FOOCHOW advertiser is enabled to talk as it were with

the Siamese in their own tongue without THE Company's Steamship

Bangkok

HAITAN

горнци.

This Steuner is installed throughout with the Electric Light.

A Stewardess and a duly-qualified-Sur--|

are carried.

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NE-Return Tickets issued by this Company to and from AUSTRALIA are avail able for return by the Stoa.ors of the CHINA NATION COMPANY and vice veran

For Fright or Powayė, apply to

GRE, LIVINGSTON, & Co..

Agents.

465 Hongkong, March 4, 1902.

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