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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1916

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Brokers and Commission Agents.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

TUESDAY.

the 17th October, 1918, commencing

at their Bales Booms, No. 8,

st $20)

Den Voruz Road, Corner of Ice Bouse Street,

Sole Manufacturers, E --- 1. T. DAVENPORT, Lid

London SE

EVERY DROP OF PETROL IS USED WITH" ĐÀ Zenith. “I am an old moser and bare had thang carburetter." writes Dr. F., Briley, of Hay Mills Binningham, "but I have güver had, one to powerful, economica: and quiet as the Zenith. To ger the best!! results from your car make rats you have a

ZENITH

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE JUBILEE OF THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCKS

REVIEW OF THEIR EARLY

HISTORY.

[Being a Paper read at a recent gathering of directors, members of the staff and others by Mr. A. Q. Gordon.

same. About this time, another Sootaman, Mr. Lamont by name, bað built a dock-the Lemont Dock-on the south side of the island, at the native fishing village known DOW days as Aberdeen, and, with a supreme confidence in his own judgment and in the growth and importance of Hongkong as a shipping and commercial centre, he set about the construction of a dock of larger dimensions styled the Hope Dock after Admimt Sir James Hope. at one time Commandorin-Chief of the China Station. This dock was. Largely though sit bulks in the nearing completion, and Mr. David public eye as one of the most palpable Gillies had arrived from Scotland to evidences of the Colony's progress join fr. Lamont ás a partner, when and material prosperity, a compara, the New Dock Company absorbed the tively Bible is known of the rise to Aberdeen enterprise, the first of its present affluent position of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Co Limited. This is not at all astonish- ing, when one has regard to the changing nature of the European populatica. Change constant change, is the essential characteristic of the place, and in some respects it is beneficial, for its waste tissue Is replaced periodically, by fresh drafts of young men, who bring to it the necessary impetua of new ideas and rejuvenating vigour which keeps

several similar absorptions; and while Mr Lament, like Mr. Couper retired to his native country, Mr. Gillies was retained in the "ervice: of the Dock Company, in which te remained, with the exception of a break of about three years (1872-76), for upwards of 38 years, sharing all the vicissitudes of the Company and swaying its destinies.

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The new employee, even them," though a young man, possessing the qualities that were to win him the managership of the Company, waż placed in charge of the establishment at Whampoa. Here the carpenter work had always been good, but-in

it alive commercially. But change the engineering branches the work-

is not conducive to strong memories, men were of an inferior type.

It is a fact that the average individual unskilled and unmethodical, and

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DODWELL CTO, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG OR

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENŢEIN, HORTH CHINA.

is lamentably ignorant of the fifty turning out rough and unsatisfactory Company was at last freed from For design, fniah and facilities for years prior to his own sublunaryverk. With a view of meating the active opposition of a serious nature, working, it is second to nono in any All this was existence; and, in like manner, the radical changes foreshadowed in Far and with a true insight of the future part of the world.

Eastern shipping interests by the trade of Hongkong commenced the i accomplished at the minimum of average resident in Hongkong knowa

threatened displacement of sailing vast development of new docks and expense to the Company, which acted- comparatively little of the Colony vessels by steamers, Mr. Gillies was workshops which were to be the basis as its own contractor, Mr. Gillies and expansion of his staff seeing that the sub-contracts. history and less about its leading charged with the improvement of the for the enormous institutions. The Colony is in one facilities for repairs at Whampoa. revenue and profta of future years.were drawn up on the most favours. By dint of hard work, the constant It was only astuml to suppose that able terms. This alone; apart froins of its transitional phases. In a month or two, the annual begira supervision of all branches, and if Sands Slips and the Cosmopolitan all other considerations, will give the untiring industry, he succeeded in Dock could exist as going concerns Dock Company an advantage for occurs, and in the fight, some go training the Chinese workmen to a apart from the Dock Company, the many years over competing eslab- from anong us never more to return high pitch of efficiency, with the latter Company could not expect to liabrents laying down docks under as Hongkong residents.

result that in two years double the remain long in possession of its less lavourable conditions of increased The foundation of the Company amount of work was produced. per monopoly of the docking business of cost of material and of skilled and may be said to be an outcome of the diem and cfia much better quality, the Fort unless it took: immediate unskilled labour.

In 1885, (the capital was raised The celerity with which repairs could steps to consolidate its position and enterprise of the P and O. Company be carried out and the quality of the to adapt itself to the rapidly changing from $1,250,000 to $1,562,500, Fifty years ago, as one may learn in work had the effect of making conditions of marine architecture which latter figure it stood till 1901 An illuminating chapter in Michie's Whampoa the principal establish- To the Company's Secretary who when it was increased by 1997,500, readable book, The Englishman in ment of the Company; and as the continued to be the guiding spirit of so at that date the capital of the China, the trade of the Far East mazner in which repairs were done the management was most of the Company stood at $2,500,000, or was conducted principally by sailing at Aberdeen did not give satisfaction credit due for this for sighted con- exactly two million dollars more than it was in 1867. Other statistical it was decided to send all vessels ception. vessels, but the F. and O. steamer requiring repairs to Whampoa The From July, 1875, till December, comparisons are no less interest and the last steamers of the great year before Mr. Gillies joined the 1880 the rear in which oplum houses were bringing about a Company, the Company began the Cosmopolitan Dock was abborbed radical change, Steamers, it was construction at Whampoa of the only, a sum of $80,000 had been seen, were to replace the sailers, and Locksun Dock for docking the large written off, but the dividends of the mail steamers of the P and O. Com. Company from 1877 to 1879 were on i steamers were to be maintained in

pany and Compagnie de Messageries the ascending scale. In 1880, 5 per:

and Working La state of efficiency docks and repair-Maritimes, there being no dock east cent. was paid, and then for three

Expenses. 197 0272499,080 ing establishments were absolutely of Suez capable of accommodating years a steady dividend of 8 per cent

|008,558- necessary at some such place as those vessels. When Mr. Gillies During that porod, no less than Profit - 40.173

The intermediate figures are full

gures fore assumed charge, he found that little 818,233 was written ofIn 1881, Hongkong Before Hongkong became

the capital wa raised ... from of interest to the statistical student, progress had been made with the now a British Colony there were mud dock. It was discovered that the $1,000,000 to $1,250,000, at which marking, sa they do, the steady, docks at Whampoa, in the Canton engineer in charge had been accepting figure it stood for four years. growth in wealth and stability of the River They were owned by Chinese, bribes from the contractor This led STALINMAYINFLUENZA; and the P. and O. Company, not to his dismissal, and Mr. Gillies was asked to undertake the supervision caring to entrust the docking and of the construction of the new dock repair of their coast steamers to in addition to his ordinary duties. Chinese without Euopean super. The dock was completed in two years, visica, sent Mr. John Couper (then and from 1867 to 1969, when the a carpenter in their service), to Whampoa as their representative to look after their interests when their vessels went into dock Like the

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AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned," have received in- structions to sell by Public Anction, (POB 4000CE OF THE "CONCERNED

on

AN EARLY DATE: The following LIGHTHOUSE GEAR (Boldog via :-- (**

"One occulting apparatus, completo

Circular wick lamps.

Spare burners.

Cylinders and wicks.

Incandescent Petrol · Lamps" and appartenances

And

A quantity of gear pertaining

Mooring Buoys,

· Also.

A number of Locomotive wheels and Axles

Farther particulars may be obtained from the undersigned. Termsas usAL

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Buckonzern,

Hongkong. Ang, 24, 1918.

THE Undersigned hays received instruc

{POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEIVEU), at their Sains Booms, No. 8, DER VOUT ROAD, Corner of

Ice House Street

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD DONE PIANO by KEUSS, STUTTO

BLACKWOOD „FURNITURE,

Follows:

Beveral Carpets and Hugs, Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and Sotas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Doublé Brass-mounted Bedstead, Twin Bedsteads Teakwood) Sideboards, Dinner Paggons Extension Dining Tables and – Chairs, Tea and Cocasional Tables, otoz etc, Dinner, Services, Crockery, Glas Ware, Cooking Staves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, &e Bath Room Utensils Large Roll-top Desks and Writing Table, etc,

quantity of Electro Plated Ware

1 Large Wall Clock London maks Caille Fortable Motors wil Eestery etc., complete, 1 Fiano, in good andition Electrin Reading Lampe, Blackwood stick Teakwood Screens, a quantity of Black- wood Furniturs, Pictures, Engravings,

Plata Carbine Camers, D.-B. Yow Piece o

A few lots of DHAEN THREAD FIBROIDERED GRASS

in first class conflition;;. Now on view. Tezuk zyda ünal.

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Books and Stationary,

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July Dec., Dec.

1968. 10012 Liabilities. $984,188: $4,407,572" Gross earning. 168.101 2,308,60€" Labour Material

In 1880 a difficulty arose, owing Dock Company. In 1884, the divi to low fides, in placing H.M.S. dend paid amounted to 13 per cen Audacious in the Hope Decks, and as in 1885 to 13 per cent. in 1886,-18 the British Admiralty were contemper cent. 1887, 101 per cent m plating the necessity of sending out 1888, 6 per cent. in 1889, 10 per a larger class of vessel to the China cent; in 1890,-19 per cent. ; in 1891,

Station, the Commander-in-Chief, 14 per cent.in 1892, 13 per cent Suez Canal was opened, all the large Admiral Willes, was instructed to see in 1998 and 1894, 14 per cent, frcan vessels of the English and French what could be done to provide 1895 to 1897, 16 per cent with 8 mail companies were docked at increased facilities for docking the per cent. bonus; in 1888, 16 per cent. Whampoa. As Mr. Gillies was not largest vessels of Her Majesty's and 18 per cent bonuss in 1889, 16 receipt of the same liberal allow any All the three establishmente per cent. with 24 per cent bonus a ance as his predecessor be resigned of the Dock Company were inspected in 1900, 18 per cent with 20 per shrewd Aberdonian he was his position in 1872 and left the Com by him, and he concluded that the foent bonus; and for the first half of Couper speedily realised the require pany. During this period of his most feasible plan would be to deepen 1901 a dividend was paid of 10 per ments of the shipping trade and the service, he had witnessed a remort and enlarge what was then known a cent with a bonus of 8 per cent. Possibilities af. the future, and with able growth of the Company, In the No. 1 Dock at Kowloon Buf Taking the 93 years from January commendable enterprise set about a 1867, the paid-up capital amounted as there was a constant demand for 1891, to June, 1901, the shareholders, to $500,000 in 1888, it was increased that dock, and its closure, even which means, of course, many of the plan of campaign which, incidentally to $750,000, and in 1870, when it temporarily, would have seriously present ahareholders on the Com has brought immense prosperity to absorbed the Union Dock Company, trippled the Company's business, he pany's register, hava received, in this Colony The docking business, the capital was raised to $1,000,000 was told that the cost of the alter dividends the huge sum of was a lucrative one. So his first step From 1963 to June, 1870, dividends tions necessary to meet the require: $4,429,575, and, in addition, the was to lease the Whampoa dud at the rate of from 6 to 8 per cent., merts of the Admiralty would exceed Reserve Fund of $000,000 built-up> Docks from their Chinese owners.

per annum, were paid, but in the the cost of constructing a new dock between 1896 and 1899 was divided Out of his large profit, he built the latter half of 1970, the Directors Eventually it was decided to have a among the shareholders in (1901), Couper Dock at Whampoa, and began the wise policy of writing down new dock built. It was designed and every abaroholder receiving a clear was conducting a prosperous business the value of stock and plant. Conse- constructed under the ad to and additional bonus of $30 per share when the Arrow

orchait quantly, dividends were somewhat superintendence of Mr. Gillies, who From 1885 to June, 1901, there has brought about war between Great reduced for a year or so he had become in name, what he had been written off for depreciation no Britain and Chink and involved the hall-year ending December, 1872, the beef virtually on rejoining the Com less than $1,815,480. For to the Whampoa Docks in temporary profits, amounted to $105,571, the pany, the controlling manager. The time when the late Chief Mariager eulippe.The Chinese set about the percentage of nett profit on the gross plans were drawn up by Mrs William rejoined the Company, it had writ destruction of the Couper Dock, earnings being 29.91, and in that year, Danby, C. and the services of his en of $226,862.18, siang 1876, the which was built of granite. The 96,117 were written off for depreciaffirm were retained as condting large sum of $2,780,106 86 (roughly atones on some of the side altars were.

tion:

Engineers during the course of conspeaking two and three-quarter mil Mr. Gillies was called back by the suction There were some whe lions of dollars) has been written off Directors in 1876, when the shares doubted the wisdom of constructing for depreciation of plant. of the Company stood at 60 per cent, this large douls, but anyone possets Other interesting.com

scout The former Secretary ing the slightest superficial know could be made all ten having been dismissed for miscompany during the past five or six years scope of the Comp ledge of the work of the Dock Com the steady grow

torn asunder and cast down into the. bottom of the dock, and the mashinery and working plant more or less destroyed by the Chinese, troops Mr. Confer himself at app and his fate was never known

duct, Mr. Gillies was appointed,

service number

and indemnities, followed as they Secretary In the period from July knows how beneficial it has been to European staffer

the Company, for possess "this continue to follow today and Mr.

1878, to December, 1874, no dividend Couper's son was

docks the increase in thể $120,000 as compe

about

daily

number of from: The cook was paid, and only 2 per cent, if the the merabant steamers frequent

previous half-year, when nothing had

Hongkong a moat

during the amount been written off. The Company Wce the latter half of the last decad experiencing one of the most trying this Far Eastern political changes the stat of

¿wages: periods in its history, and it fell to theater 1890 have brought about an highly tro new Secretary to pilot it through the normotis change in the international Groubled water. Owing to the keepin Bastons Waterpro

was pumped out. The Chinese who been so eager to me employed to replace the granite masonry and, in about two

been

months, all the mason's relaid, and the docking was soon under way aga following year Mr. Coup business to a 'newly

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