THE THEATRE,
Miss Muriel Alleyne's Farewell Concert duly esmo eff at the Theatre on Saturday night before a woll-Glied house, including a party from Head quarter House. The heat was oppressive bat those who braved it to come to the concert wero
BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED.
The following is the report of proceedings of the Annual Ordinary Goporal Meeting, hold on April 11, 1900.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 25TH, 1000
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
NEWS VIL THE MAILS.
THE BOX KETUBLICB.
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
VIA CEYLON;
THE TĶOUBLE IN ANKANTI.
* London, 10th May,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
Lorenzo Marques, 21th April. Governor Hodgsona Kanassis telegrams up 1899, at the rate of Bixty cents per Share!
INTIMATIONS.
EYE-SIGHT.
NOTICE,
A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE FINAL DIVIDEND for the year. The fact is vouched for by credible wither to the 3rd instant described several thomand that the Boer Government in collating enor rebels as attacking the Fort for four hours for Six front, on the Capital of the Com woll towarded by the entertainment provided.
mous quantities of provisions at depots in the coatinganaly, tha Housean having to evacuato pay, making Eleven per cent, for the year) is After the Overture Caliphs of Bagdan" by
Lydonlarg district. This lents colour to the their cantonments and concentrate in the Fort. PAYABLE at the Hoogkong and Shanghai I continuing may Sight Testor Rooms
they ultimately reached with heavy loss. Renk, Hongkong, ea and after this date, the the band of the Royal Welsh Fnaliera, Mr April 11th, under the presidency of Wil. reports that the Boors contemplate the possibi-two of our natirès were killed. The 15th May, 1800, on Warrants to be obtained Also Marah opened the proceedings with Suli-
· "ran'a " Thouʼrt passing hence," in which his
deed it was in the other songs which he sang in the course of the evening. He was fulo nolo, Mr. E. Dauenberg with a Pimoforte Solo, a
The Fifth Annual Ordinery General Meeting of the Bank of China and Japan. Limited, was held at the Caumon Street Hotel, London, on Liam Kenwick. Es M. to receive and consider the Annual Statement of Account and Balance Eheet, and the Report of the Directora Krawiek, M.P., and Mr. F. D. Sassoon, who, being eligible, offer Linuenirea for re-election: The CHAIRMAN, in opening the prostedings,
Andítors for the ensning year.
lity of the burgher forces being called upon' to
the
their Warrants
in Hongkong at (W. BREWER & CO)
Ano voice was heard to great advantage, na ín j thervon; to elect Directors in room of Mr. W. and Pretoria pre being extensively intrenched in two days' lighting. The present my requested to apply at the Company's Office for which, during my abronce, will be in CHARGE of
having eat the gos Constabulary have arrived, from the undersigned. Local Shareholders are
of the Fort number 360, including 18 Europeus. There is plenty of food, and the weather is clear.
Simia. Sth
May. decline in desths, the figures being 1.771 The Plague statisties for the TALAD week show
anko a fireal stand in that mountainous region. contingent of Lages
Meanwhile the districts round Joksunestars The Boers. however, knowing something of the experiences of the Ladymath. Kimberley, ant to subralt to be besiega in Pretoris, and this la Mafeking garrisons, are hardly likely to corsent the reason for the provisioning of the
district.
DECREASE OF PLAGUE IN INDIA.
woll rondered 'Etado by Rabinstein. Miss Bald: The General Manager will read the notice being employed night and day against 2.498 for the previous Haven days:
Alleyne's song "The Promiso." which camo
alling
Workmen
next, fully deserved the oneoro which it gott having read mid. Gentlemen, the Rovert out "eo melts a week, mostly Pom Bengal, 357: Calcutta, 252; Kamchi City, 187:
and this, "The Amorous Goldfid," from The
this meeting.
the notion as above,
The CHAIRMAN which is
of
19
The DIVIDEND is also PAYABLE at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Shangksi, on presentation of Warrants there, on and after the same date
By Orler.
A. H. MANCELL, Secretary:
· Hongkong, 15th May, 1900.
THE
HONGKONG
MR. MOIVER, Member Ph. Scr. A Register of all Casses supplied my cousti tments in the Far East is kept hero and any kind of ordinary or special lenses can bo 1483 obtainvit
The GENERAL MANAGER (Mt. F: C. Bishop in Berbie's Foundry at Johannesburg and are Borabay. Preslitency, 507; Bombay City, 339;
Gricht, was enthusiastically received. Mr. Jarred in a mnoh less ratisfactory stato-commmadceret at Johannesburg for the purposo
is in your hands, and which we will
Enormous quantities of silk lave beon and Aden, 64, H. Moir, R. W. F., contributed a 'Cello Bolo
12 months work than the Board hoped of making wor balloons.. would have to submit to you. The reasons
25th April. for which he had a merited recall. The next o
is no small are various. The Gironde to-day brought azother miscel item was to have been a song by Mr. C. H. why the realist proof the grout alvanu | lineous collection-of-forsiguers on their way to led the Kaiser-i-Hind" to be awarded to all Lammert, but he was unable to appear, his place but the chief are the being taken by Lieut. Walwyn with "Beautyear and an unfortunate andis month of the the Transvaal, but there is a marked decrease who render service to India, irrespectivo of race, Company, held at the Registered Office of the
in the rato of decount in the last
B
to meet their engagements,
and unexpectal loss at at fal Bountiful Bertio, which was dayu for the Singapore due to the ill-julged operations in az- second half of the programme. Lieut. Walwyn change of our Manager chore. The your diffent que exchange, na de Achieved what may be called with truth hisheknowledget by all the Banks whose state- usual muccess and war encored. Mim Alleyne's ments for 1299 have been published, and sa roitation The Curfew Boll" exhibited bur institution
institution just emerging lik curs, from powers of declamation excellently and was the dificulties of the old Bank, and with limited mans, has naturally had adverse circumstances much appreciated by the audience. To finish the to content with. Bill the Bank, in addition Srst half of the orening, Mr. L.A. De nue to attending to its own steg and dealing, with played a Violin Solo, Brindisi." After the usefully engaged in realisin interval, the band played a selection from The the assets of the old concern, and although the Geishd, and then Mr. Marsh gate a fine but brief Chinese shareholders have not yet been brought wong fra Lisa Lokmann's Persian Garden, fol liability has remonts, the question of their from Shoughai 10 lowed by Marziale's "My Love is Come," which Peking, where it is hoped high Chinaseanthorities was as good na wo have now learnt to expect will recogaise the undephted reapusibility of shareholders and takā i means to enforce a settle. from Mr. Marel Mr. Danenburg, eantrilitei
Jan 623. The Americas case, which was first
■ Pianoforte Soln; Miss Alleyne. "Castles in given in our farone (the case was alluded to at to at tho Air" (The French Maud), and, us as encore, our last mosting), and then on appeal against "Coming through the Bye," both capital; the Bank, has now been carried into the High Court at Allany, and our legal advienza consider Ident. Walwyn, two comic song including the likelihood is that a final dosision will be What hal he bumps," Mr. Moira Calle given in our favour, I will now turn to the Salo by Hubinstein; and Mr. Marsh The accounts, and will take first the balance sheet,
is hans allotted roduced by due to there
allotted during the your Of the overdus calls untetanding at 31st Decem. her £326 78. 28. have sinco been received, and the outstandings at date are 23.030 128, 4d. on compared with £14.00 18s, 2 past due when we last met At that time it was estimated that €2,000 would be received, but we have succeeded in recovering £5,400. Of the lalanes, £8,530 receive at least £3,000, and that the sam at 12. 4d, still outstanding, we expect we shall credit of Instalment of Calls on shares not yet allotted, be increased from 41.309 16s,
to y
ninoant double that
when 615 shores applied for hare bean fully paid for and allet ment made. Fized deposits aard dourront
4
NEW INDIAN ORDER INSTİTUTED,
Culoutta, 12th May. A Royal Wurtant appears in to-duy's Gazelte therein the Empress institutes new Order sty
in the number of these arriving
cloza, sox, ruak, or crowd.
The first and second class is an oval badge. Pretoria. 24th April. Commandant Prinsino has been tried on the gold or silver, to hang from the left breast by charge of high treasts art found guilty. He a dark-hiue ribbon, bars to be added it furtler has been sentenced to nine months imprison-rvices are rendered. It was Lord Carson's ment. The punishment, it was stated, should original suggestion. have been heavier, but,
'HIE PRACE MISSION.
advanced age,
NUMBER ON RELIEF. of the Commandant's died on out THE FAMINE-ALIGHT RECREASE, IN
Calcutta, 11th May. The Famine numbers are now 5,300,000-- bey dropped 58.00. the Panjais 30.000, Centrul terrenas of 56,000 on last week's Gigures. Boto Indis 23000, and Hajputana and Ajmir 18.000. The only increase is in the Central Provinces, which have gene ap 00,000,
Vionna, April 26. listed by thup caler Lloyd, the Boer peice mission According to a letter from The Hague, pub has so arranged mattosa us to arrive in America during the most active parion of the Presiden. tial electoral campaign. The Republican Con Fontion at Philadelphia
m อโล At
in the borining of June, and the South African war will figure prominently in its proceedings. The Horue eprrespondent concludes thus It can only he hoped that ths expectations of the Boors in that rospect will he realized. "
THE BRITISH PRISONERS.
Pretoria, 23rd April. Upwards of 200 British soliera are sick at Waterfall with fever and dysentory. Most of the cases are mild.
Lorenzo Marques, 26th April.
The Boers have release 14 woundel British
Handy Man by request, the chorns being taken | which you will observe shows in the soldiers. The men were placed on board attain
up by the house, Finally Miss Alleyne sang
240
EXPORT CARGOES.
Per P. & O. stammer Bengal, sailed on the 28th April. For Manchester-200 bales waste silk. For Louton-3 ciss cigars from Manile, 200 lozes tes from Fooohor. 970 horas tes from Macao, 25 balss aw silk, 3 cases silks, 20 casos bristles, I case migars, I caso lydlaves, 17 cases private effects and Gouses sundries. For Lyon-165 bales raw silk. For Milan-20 tulos raw silk. For Marseilles-100 balas raw silk.
Bovan's Flight of Ages," and an 'encore forfeited against #2 on 313 thure for Delago Bag nt a few minutes' notion with. | 4th Muy For London: $.497 balos kemm
being insisted on the popular "Jewel of Asia." Altogether the evening passed off most excellently, and Miss Allogne will be able, we hope, to carry away pleasant recollections of Hongkong. Numerans keuquets were presented to her in the course of the entertainment and all har songe was highly appreciated. Her assistants werkol capitally and we must not forget to mention Mr. Ward's able performance at the piano.
a
D
LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE in hereby given that at a Mosting of the Board of Directors of the above Company. Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the Twenty-seventh day of
100),
the following Resolutions or parah. 1-That in
in pursuance of the provisions of the Special Resolution passed at an Ex-
oni
on the
N. LAZARUS.
REPAIRS A SPECIALITY.
Hongkong, 24th May, 1900,
SHARE LISTS WILL CLOSE AT NOON
1:32
ON THURSDAY, 31ST MAY, 1900.
J
SHANOHAR 12TH MAY, 1900.
General Meeting of theHE WEI-HAIWEI LAND AND
BITILDINO 00.. ZD. Incorporated muder the Companies" Ordiu-
held on the 7th and confirmed March and sinca duly
erth
CAPITAL: 250,00) TAELA.
registered. the sum of $1,250,000 leaners 1865 to 1990, of Hongkong, whereby the withdrawn from the Reserve Fund and ability of Members is limited to the amount be carried or of
Tied na of the 2nd July next to the of their Shares, Crolit of
of Capital Account, each Share being credited with a sum of 85 s
Sox up theroon in addition to the sum of 20 now standing to the credit of each Share. 2-That the balance of $25 por Share of the
Unpaid Capital of the Company be called up, and that a Call be and is hereby made of 85 per Share upen all the Shares of the Company, and that the Sharebaldeca be requested to pay the same to the Company's Bankers, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration, at their premises. Queen's Road on or before the 2nd day of July, A.D. 1905. Shareholders are hereby requested to pay accordingly.
Divided into 10,000 Shares of 25 Tuels ench (With power to increase.)
abscribed for. and it is now proposed to offer Of which 9,000 Shares have been issued and for subscription. 3,000 more, payable as fol-
lows:-
10 Taols per Share on application. 15 Tuola per Share on allotment.
Dinterone.
P. B. ALLEN, Esq., of Messrs. Caldbeck, Mac-
Kragor and Co.
By 5. G. E. Merchant Sinnghai. W. S. JACKSON, Esq., Secretary, The Yan
teze Insurance Association, Ida, ALEXANDER MCLEOD, Esq., of Mersey, Gibb,
Livingston and Ca
BOs. Exa., of Messrs. Fonron,
C. W.
Daniel and Co.
And Notice is also given that, in accordanco W. A. O. PLATT, Es, Barrister-at-Law, with Article 34 of the Company's Articles of Association, interest will be charged as from the said 2nd day of July, 1900, at the rate of $12 por contum per autem, upon all Calls reniging unpaid after the 9th day of July, 1900, up to the actual dates of payment of the same.
By Order of the Board.
[918
opt, 160 bales waste silk. For Maresillas
Havro-1 case feathers. For P. 40, shar Mubirze, sailed on the out any provision for the journey. With the und dass cigars from Manila, 1.179 packages exception of a scanty breakfast, the men were tea from Focehow, 3 cases private effects and entirely without food during the first day 199 borna tea from Amor. 120 bores tea jourusy, and would hava bean in a terrible plight em the secotid but for the kindness of some fol- fliek vodno, ass. Chinaware. Bu pases
Blackwoodware. 1 case fans.
4.3.20
rolls mate I low-countrymen who discovered their prelics Thor preservas, 1 case woodware. 7 cake enty ment. A few of them have lost limbs, but the cottles, chests Persian spius. 16 cases furniture. remainder are only temporarily incapacitated 13 anses curios. 20 bales feathers, 20 oases star- lease was sent to the British authorities here. from active service. No intimation of their raanisens
their re-janiseed oil, 5 523 casas camphor. 43 hales canes, 25 casas curios and blackwoodware. I case silk pies LORD SALISBURY ON COLONIAL AID. ST
p.goods, and lo cases cigars. For Manchester London, 1st May, 20 holes waste sills. For Bordeaux:-58 rolls Lord Salisbury, speaking at the
the federal mais. For Marseilles-15 es cassin oil, 2 delegatos tanquat, spoke in the highest terms cases private effects and 4 cases hair. of praise of the part taken by this Australian
TO-DAY.
NOTICE is hereby given that a FINAL- He remarked that the colonial contin-
Sale, Parniture, 3, Belilies Terraço, Mr. G. in respect of the "B
CALL of 0.50 per Share has been unde gents had greatly assisted the Imperial troops P. Lazmer 230 p.m.
Shares in the above and kad bene the brant of many cenflicts Safe Crown Land, & p.m.
named Company, and that each CALL is PAY TO-MORROW.
ABLE to the General Managers on the 17th Inspection of the steamer Heminary, Kow-day of JULY next, at the Offices of the Com. The onlonial troops had done this for no in-
pany, 38 and 40. Queen's Road Central stint interast of their own bat out of leon Pier, 4 to 6 p.m.
Sales, Bundries, Sales Rooms, Mr. V. I. Rożne- ypathy for their fellow subjects and out of enthusinam for the British Empire.
dios, 2.30 p.nt.
Band Canadians coafingents in the South As!
"POM-POMS" IN SOUTH AFRICA. 161.033 48. and bid diente
ville Liabilities, £65.352 182 71., i business, as compare with 159 11s ed
1371d
£82,189 118.
In the
The pompom, which has been used by the £34765 166 103. TAZAVAyate how inring the campaign.
eneany on the Mødder River. Spien Kop, and elsowhore, is a most interesting weapon. It is an automatic Maxia gw, Bring a one-pound shell at the rate of about 300 a minute, a differs only from the ordinary rifle calibre of Maxim in being larger, in having a hydraulic ylinder to control the energy of recoil and in having two springs, instead of ons, to return the recoiling portions of the
The magnifernt octacle presented by the spontaneous and feynt assistance offered by the colonies had taken them all by surprise, but the surprise of the cutside world was even greater, The outside world fancied that the parts of the vast British Empire were too far separated fur practical atility in the way of exercising co operation, and that patriotism had been des troyed
The other nations had discovered their mis take, and found that seas did not saver the
Empire component parts of the
The splendid and anexampled service of the colonial contingents in the feid was not exceed
other part of the British forces. La desen the Empirs together, afford-
They
clin
The fixed sterling ceding year.
a ever, have hardly changed. Loons
payable. £53,000, represent advances from our bankers sgainst sucurity deposited. Calls paid on charos forfeited, £56 104, represent the amount no. enivad on S13 shares provides to forfeiture, and will be applied to reduction of deficiency amount in the old Bank, but pending a settlement of the shares to be forfeited on the Chiness Regis to their pissa. The front half of the gun beter, the transfer las not been made. To yoad the shield is this barrel casing. This is kept fall of water in order to keep the barret tarn to the assots sille of the balance sheet Cash on hand and at Bankers doss not call sool. The remainder of the gur behind the shield is known as the ereach-casing. If enn for comment. Government Securities stand at tains the foot-blook, through which the cart the securities at zares pricu u 31st December
£58,826.12 Th
sum represents the sale of ridges, which
ars held crossways in a belt, are their value at the present time fs somewhat fed one by ons into the gun. The fores that das all the work is the recoil, which drives rester. The next two scents shown satis. increase in business, 1899 billa receivable. the murel back, and also forces the lock to £190.533 168, Ill., comparing with 1898, £75,604 Zte rent.
While doing this work the recoils. 74, and 1893 loans receivable, £157,906 Os, compresses two springs, one of which 101, comparing with 9,632 12. and
111. forces the barrel "to the front again. The unrealies assets of the old Bank haveing to the Imperial Government great maral and the other the lock. The force of the recall been reduced from £76,178 2. 101 to support at a time when, apart from the attitude is able to do for more work than is eutalled in 21,797 1, and advantage will be taken as unloading and reloading the gran * if it were not given some other occupation, it would abuse opportunities offer of disposing of these assets
It favourably.
was generally accepted al its strength by knocking the mm-to-bits, hast annual mesting that the future of the Bank
to control the recoil, and to give it a would depend on the results shown in the harmloss job to do, tho barral, when it recoils, is which the acconats are now before you We mede to fores a loosely fitting piston in a cannot regard the profit and loss statement oyfinder full of liquid. This compela liquid to withent a festing of disappointment, although, Booze past the
odge of the
I heva already intimated, there are consider constructed that all the spare sticus which spală bo erhinder, which is so
accepted as minimizing energy of this recoil is used upin doing the work, the discouragement. The Board believe that it The Little cylinder
der which thus ass up the would be prudent for the shareholders to con- sarpins rocail
of breach The cartridges are like overgroting the Bank for a time longer as they con- estizidg
sider it very important for the realisation of the eix inches long, bat old assets and also for the recovery of calls from they are
are about iantoul of having ballets, they each have an shareholders in the old concern that the new iron shall loaded with powder and provided with Bank should not be closed, but remain an active a parenssion fuse, which explodes the missile institution. The chaine on the Chinese than when it strikes anything, Each shell treake **holders would be seriously prejudiced wore the info from ton to
aton to twenty pieces, so that a minute Bank to retire from basiness, atxt your Directors continuous
ing would cane at
at least 3,000 azo nnt without conflâunce that during the aur. bibs of iron to ay about the rast year a more encouraging and satisfactory wlászing amery a position. Our only experience of the remult will be obtained from its operations. gun on service le bon to act as a target for it now beg to more
TƏY
and the
the
027
esse
of foreign Governments, whoas conduct every where had been correct, foreign nations, an
the specially "gatter press of those nations haut tanodaved Great Britain's action in this year of war. In spite of all Great Britain had remain. ad calm, and her equanimity was das to the consciousnest that other and more competant judges the free peoples of Australis aud Carnus-heartily approved of the righteous
in which the Bapire was fighting. The notion of the colonies heightened the cherastas, the prestige, and the wishes of Grost
the world. Britain in the eyes of
Hereafter statemen would realise how in portant it was to carry with them the sympathy aud concurrence of the colonies. No artiflet contrivances rend anticpate the natural working of the ralations between Grast Britain and her colonies, whose free impulses in developing their own vitality would enable them to exert au influence unparalleled in the world.
Y
LACE 4:aditos raslution has buen seconded I America, nuoffisisily and merely as distinguished'||
3 the present war. This ominently practical That the Annual Statement and Batanes trial has taught us that when used at moderate
Shest, and Report of the Dirsetors and ranges, thy within 3.000 yards. the
be sud are hereby adopted." moral affect is immenso, and the material datinge dono is
Who considerably. There is no wenon our men live shall be very pleased if saareholders present who a grester respect for. Shells from field gune have any
any remarks to males and their comments Ffile breathing time between their are invited--will avail therasives of the oppor give you a bursts at any particular placo; but the pour-pom unity of saying what sends streara of shella five per second to the
they dosira. Mr. DAVID MCLEAN: I beg to second the same destination. Some of these guns have resolution. hoen sent out recently fer cer Army in South The CHAIRMAN you anything to say, Africa, but no mention has appeared you of their gentlemen? After a pass, and no one rising havig been in action-Shanghai Daily Prev. fo address the meeting, he continued: If not, I will put the relation to the mating. Gentle Ten tu favour of it will signify their approval in usual way. Those who are against it. 1 declare this carried diem. com.
THE BOERS AND BURO HEES
OF CEYLON
of
M. HL. D. STUWART: I have now the pleasura proposing The following extraordinary comment on the
Tant Mz. WRliam Kesxjck. PL.P., and Bir. netice that the Boer prisoners wer to te sant. D. Sasso, be va-olastal Directors of the to Ceylon appeura in the Matrda Times: In Bank
PUBLIC COMPANIES
the
THE STAR FERRY COMPANY- LIMITED. NORDNART GENERAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- of THE STAR FERDY COMPANY, LIMITED. will be ball at the CoMPANY'S OFFICES, NO. 2, Connaught Rond Victoria Hongkong on o'clock in the afternoon, when the SUBJOINED MONDAY, the 11th
1th day of June, 1900, at 12.50 RESOLUTION which was passed at Extraordinary C General Meeting of the Com- ay helt on the 3rd day of May, 1900, will omitted for confirmation as a SPECIAL RESOLUTION.
That the Berelations contained in Table A so for as
they apply to this Company be art
as follows:- That the following clanss be substituted for Clatko 37 of Tals AThe quorum for all the purposes of a General feet. ing shall be at less than five members person or by proxy. No shall be transactod t auy "General Hosting less the quorum "requisite be present at the commence.
ment of the business." By Order.
in
ї
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary.
1588
Hongkong, 24th May, 1990.
THE STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE BOER PEACE DELEGATES IN AMERICA, London, 1st May.
ISSUE OF $100,000 NEW, CAPITAL Colonel Hay, the United States Secretary of State, has intimated that he will receive Mar 19.000 SHARES OF SI GACH, $2.50 PAID UP.
ATA PREMIUM OF $6.00 TEL SHARE, Fischer. Wolmarans, and Wossola, the Bour
$1.50 PAID UP. posse delegates, who are about to start for
OTICE is hereby given that the lose of individual visitors.
$100,000 New Capital which was sano- United States Senate by 20 ta 20 votes tioned at the Extraordinary General Meeting has decided to adapt Mr. Pettigrew's resolution of the Company held on 23rd May, 1900, will
the Boers. sympathy Mr. Bryan,
of President of the United States, speak, ad Shareholders on the 9th June, 1900, in the ing at Chicago
proportion of One Now Share to Every Old declared that if elected a Demare ocratie Government would express moral gympn- thy with the Boors
It would also tanier the good offers of the Goremmit at the proper aument towards bringing about perice.
O ntley Beratic candidate for the offered to those persons who ara rogistered
ce
A HELPLESS CRIPPLE!
Share.
The New Shares will be issued at a Premium of $6, making a Total Payment of $16 per Share of which $2.00 per Share and $150 Pranim in all, will be PAYABLE on the 16th June, 1909, and the Blues when called fox.
N. Bongert of Norborne, saga: --For nizatson | 11th Juur, both days inclusive, months I lay a helpless cripple from Phounutism.
f my body was reduced from 170 be
·
The
every used of,
Takish Baths, Althove
apcopt
cannot iyotixrwise than sympathise in a great Mr. D. RUTHERFORD: I have much pleasura physician tolliy wo, when the st anensure with the Bears in e present canipaiga.
in proposing, atura, and it would be
vid
Suoli
7 TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 9th June to the
EDWARD OSBORNE, Hongkong, 30 Mar. 1000.
NOTICE.
རྣམས་ དང ་ ག ག ་ ག ག ན ན ན ན
Secretary.
COMPANY LIMITED.
[1587
ona respect, furwuver, the transportation of pes- Mr. Eunnur Ivason. I have much pleasure to 1939 the a proot of the 14 palu I bad to Banors would be most inappropriate Covina in seconding that.
time longest to the Dates, and HORES. BROU
Mr. STEWART put the motion to the meringar. Davis as far. I add a cure, The present alay descendants of flus Tintoà partes.
but after udar and it was carris unanimously. sors, bearing Dutch soraames, me comutler
at pats aty. ant, on the Garman Euperor's prine ple that The CHATMAN: The appointment Auditors uselessly sarbiylar physinna, con UMPIRES STATE AND FINANCE blood in thicker than water, these Dutchman is the next basinges,
mysal insurance,
139. ho would not. more money from, as the case we bayad
January, 1900, of the Shures unmı barel advertisement in one of the moraing papers 10-201 to 19,250 in this Company, standing in the the human grasp. At this time I noticed our CERTIFICATE Noo 2,659, dated 8th
ordered Littio's Oriental with very littlame of Mr. JAY BUTT, of Yokohama, has confidence, hat I wes earprised after using to be a LOST. and if at the expiration of One 3 bottles.
improved and the con manth from the date hereof, the above document tinued use of your with the help of God, of theumatism.
For my part I shall do all in my power to will he acknowledged. spread its merits. Bold at Be. 1 er tile. Agata for Hongkong,Tax VÍCTORIA DISPENSARY, LD.
1175-1
politically
eally unkind, and would also be politically and Clarke, be re-olsund Auditors for tits com
That Messrs. Tarqand, Youngs, Hishop pawise, to stir the feelings.
ings of gur poacetal Datch rent year" subjects in Corlon by bringing into their midst
Mr. S. GILFILLAN: I have much pleasure in legion of follow Datch antive captured while fighting for the independence of the seconding that resolution. country. The bangling way, however, in which
The CHAIRMAN put the motion to the meeting the prosent Government miseleulated the pre- and having declared it carried unanimously, said, That concludes the business of the meeting gentlemen..
The proceedings then terminated
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lude to the present war doesn't adford much confidence that the present Government will do aught else but miscalculate the sequel"
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong. 28th March, 1907.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 16th May, 1900,
THE
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CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE CO., LD.
HONGKONG EXCHANGE.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
SUBSCRIPTIONS:-
BACHANGS LINES,
$80 Por An
PRIVATE LINES, $100 Per Annum.
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION,
THE
AGENTS AT WEY-HAJ-WEI MESSES. LAVERS & CLARK.
BANKERS.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, ÁUSTEA-
LIA AND CHINA. LEGAL ADVISERS.
MESSES. STOREN AND PLAST. SECRETARY.
OFFICES: 21,
P. F. LAYERS, Esq.
NARRING ROAD, SHANGUAL PROSPECTUS.
When this Company was incorporated on the 7th July of last year. 3,000 only of its 10,000 hazes were issued; that number, as pointed out in the Prospectus, being sufficient to meet the cost of the parchase of the two Estates then proposed to ho bought and the 12 Banu- lows then contracted for. The Prospectus also stated that, us the business of the Company extended, mere capital would necessarily required, and further shares would be tuned
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The busues of the Company having eaten. ded as anticipated by acquiring aliliomi Estates, further capitat is now required, and the Directors offer 3.000 more shares for sal scription, the proceeds of which will he dorated to paying the balance due on these new Estates -to the cost of an Hotel-and to the further development
t of the ging
property. The two Estates
bought consisted of 100 mow. cn which Bungalows have been built. All of these Bungalowe have been let some for the summer season, others for a longer period, at rentals umounting to Tls 4,500, a am Bullieiunt to pay a dividand of 6 per cent. on the 3,000 shares orginally issed, although only shout one-fourth of these tire Estates has been developed, and the Bungalows are not got producing the full inecans that may 3ve
› expect. ed from them in future years.
The additional
properties acquired by the Company are excellently situated. The Com- pany now owns 487 now in all and it can safely be said that the sharchaiders of the W. H. W. L
&B. Co., Ltd., now possess the most desirable ballding
Wei-hai-Wei. at sitas
As anticipated in the original Prospectus. good Hotel was found to be and wanted at
XD.---A special chargo is malo for lines of Wei-hei-Wei. not only for the accommodation more than average length,
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION IN STOCK,
BATTERIES,
Including:
CHEMICALS,
ELECTRIC BELLS,
INSULATORS,
LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,
SWITCHES.
ot
and Naval Officers thors, but also residents for visitors from Shanghai and other ports. The Directors have therefore commenced the building of such an Hotel at a cost of Ti
31.500, so that it way be ready for the ensuing
sember season, the contract date for completion
being 30th June next, and its
it should prove a remunerative investment. It occupiża
sita facing South, everlooking perb the barbour, and every care will be taken to ensure its balog made comfortable and attractive
attractive to visitors.
No doubt the British Government, by rason of the war in South Africa, has so far dolayed
carrying out its expressed purpose of estable h- ing at Wei-bai-Wei a naval depot and torium, and of making it a Novel Bass, but TELEPHONES,
till a good deel of progress has been made in WIRE, &e, &c. shat direction, and there is every reasch to believe that before many months are over the British Government will turn its attention to Wai-hai-Wei, and that eventually it will became a place of great importance.
PRICE LISTS
ON
APPLICATION.
ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS
ERECTED AND KEPT IN
ORDER,
The fact that all the Bungalows belonging to the Company have already been let for the ensuing season goes to show that the place. will be largely used as a summer resort.
The Directors, being well satisfied with the progress already" inade, have every confidence in the fature nccean of the Company, and consider that the extension of its Ligiers Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical aply instifies them in now carrying out the work.
Trained Mngkauicians sent to Ont-Poris to fit up Installations if enquired.
For full partenays, &a, &e.. Apply to
W. STUART HARRISON,
Mninger. Nots Address:-33; PRAYA CENTRAL Hongkong, 18th January, 1898. < (2559
NORTH FORMOSA.
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original intention of calling for the farth capital required for the development of its p perty.
Applicativ for shares hond le ale en the form and forwarded to the Bankers of the Company fogether with the amount payable oa application
fe number of shares applied for by any sa applicant be not allotted, the surplus of the amount pair on deposit will be appropriatel towards the sum de en allotment. When zo aftetent is made the deposit will be returned in full.
Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares can be chimined at the Chartered Bank of Indin, Australia and Chins, or at any of their branches, or at the offices of the Company, No.
wonderful remedy curl me bo not forthcoming, another Certificate will be
Isented by the Company, and thereafteż no other LFORMOSA, by J. W. PATERSSON Nanking Rowl, Changhai,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
Governing Directers.. Hongong, 12th May, 1960.
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of the Memorandum and Articles of I M. Customs Service. NEW EDITION Coloured Price $2.00. To be had at Daily intending tbscribers at the said offices of Association of the Company can be inspected Press Office and the Booksellers.
the Company. Hongkong, 26th June, 1890,
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