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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, &c.

PAUL. BREWITT,

2 Zetland Street, Auctioneer, Appraiser

and Commission Agent.

HUGHES & HOUGH.

Anotioneers to the Government, and Share and General Brokers, corger Ice House

Street and Praya Central.

V. I. REMEDIOS.

Auctioneer. Appraiser and Agent,

8. Queen's Road Cextral.

BOARD AND LODGING

THIS SPACE IS RESERVED FOR THE

WESTERN HOTEL. BOOKBINDING.

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China having European taught workmen. Equal to Home Work. BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, W. BREWER & CO..

Printers, Bookbinders and Account Book Manufacturers, 23 and 25, Queen's Road

(Buder Hongkong Hotel).

BUILDERS

KANG ON.

Contractor; 30, D'Aguilar Strost. Local und Coast Port Brildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite.

Mechanics engaged, Estimates given.

CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, &c.

"THE PHARMACY,"

10, Queen's Road Central. Family and Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and

Cigars.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Druggists, High-class Aort- ted Waters, Dealers in Photographic

Requisites, Queen's Road.

WATKINS, LD. APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central, Cigars, Aerated

Waters. Wines, Boers, Spirits etc. CURIO DEALER

KWONG HING,

China Porcelain, Crockery Wara; 598,

Quest's Road Central.

WONG HOMI,

DENTISTS

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.

SILK GOODS DEALERS TEJUMUL POHUSING,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10г¤, 1901

Dealer in Chinese, Indian and Japanese Goods, Silke, Woollen and Cashmere Shawls and other Bundry Goods; 4,

D'Aguilar Street, First Floor. WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL,

Wholesale and Retail Importers and Exporters, India, Chinese and Japanese Silks, Cashmere Shawls and Ceylon

Lace; 46, Queen's Road, Cl. SILK "LACE MANUFACTURERÍ

FR. BLUNCK,

Exporter of Real Hand-made Torchon Lace in Silk, Linen and Cotton, Grasscloth and Silk Embroideries, Hand-made Silk and Linen LACE Curtains made to order; 17, Queen's Road, Central. STOREKEEPERS

Navy Contractors, Shipchandlers, Sail- F. BLACKHEAD & CO...

makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Fraya Central, next. Hongkong Hotel DISMARCK & CO.,

Chandlers, Contractors; Ship Navy

Provision and Coal Merchante, Sail

makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour.

KHONG BANG & CO.

Shipohandlers, Sailmaker, Hardware, Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Mer

chants, 144, Dos Veur Road.

MORE & SEIMUND,

Shipchandlers. Sailmakers, Riggers, Com hion Agents and General Stare keepers, 3 and 45, Praya Central.

TAILORS

R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Opposite Kuhn's Cario Store.

HUNG YUEN,

Ontätters, Shirt Makers, Hattera, Hosiers,

Drapers, 85, Queen's Road, Central. YEE SANG FAT & CO.,

Outäitters, Piece Goods, Underwear, Shoes, Hats, Silk Handkerchiefs, Opposite Post

Office, Queen's Road Central. TOBACCONISTS

[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) SPORT AND ANECDOTE.

BY AN OLD FOGET. WEEDING GUT ROUGH FOOTBALLERS.

PUBLIC COMPANIES But the finest player in the ranks of the Vilis "bid good-bye to Cape Town aky "—as Norman

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA this sasson ty A. J. Evans, the left full back, Galo sang-if he dare! I know that he was

DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. who hails from Bernard Castle, where he picked deeply affected when he said "bon voyage” to up the rudiments of the game. Now but 24 Lord Hawke's last team on their return to

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING years old, he is an ideal athlete of 5ft 10in the dear homeland. But this is a sad vain; a NOTICE is hereby givon that an EXTRA- scaling 12at, 71ba. When Wolford, another trace to melannholy. We are also to have som4-

Company, No. 1, Queen Buildings, Victoria, Durham man, lift for the Celtis, Evans had his Dutch cricketers with us next autumn: The of the Company will be held at the Offles of the chance, with the result that he is very likely to Dutchman is not so fat, and so phlegmatic in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, which were passed at the Extraordinary General play for England against Scotland next spring, as to be capable of only sitting on a big the 21st day of January, 1901, at 12 o'clock if he maintains his present form. He is an boer barrel smeking a long pipe and appreciat- NOON, when the undermentioned Resolutions

RESOLUTIONS. artist in breaking up combination, and an ex-ing, from his pedestal, the activity of others. Meeting of the Company held on the Blut emplication of the science of playing a perfect The Dutchman is mobile in these days. They December, 1900, will be submitted for confirma 1-That the following Artiola be inserted game with ease and grace, and without trickery. { have a splendid Association Football League in tion as Special Resolutions.

after Article 6, namely: The Sheffield United team have lost inore points the Netherlands-modelled exactly on our own--

"6A. The Directors may issue "Certificates for fractions of than any League club this season, but they and they play cricket with skill and gusto. repeated their performance of the campaign of The Dutchmen will meet the Gentlemen of the 1898-99 by beating Liverpool on their ground M.C.G. of Surrey, and the London County at Anfield 2-1, the brace of goals being ob- Clab, but they will only be here a fortnight, tained by "Nudger" Noodham and that uttle, 'Tis odd the Dutch and the South Africans lithe, dork-haired inside right, Gilhooley, whom should both be in England in 1901. United obtained from the Celtic. Gilhooley is all the sinɔ, not such a inn forward as Boers, who is very clever on the ball when he is in form and well.

What are generally termed the Society papers afford me much amusement, especially when they venture into the realms of sport-and make suggestions. I was reading the World the other day when I came across the following remarks"It seems hopeless to expect that footballers will ever adopt the sportsmanlike method of equalising sides in case of injury. The plan works excellently in lacrasso, where it was adopted in the first place, donotloss on account of the enormous advantage an odd man gives in a game with no off-side rule; but it would tend to weed out rough play in football. If a man know that in case of injuring an op- ponent he would be compelled to stand-off until the injured man resumed his place, he would probably moderate his ardour, and it would be a sportsmanlike action to apply a 'stand-off' rule also to purs accidents." I am free to

The annual meeting of the Lancashire Cricket admit that in March, 1899, I wrote an article in the Pall Mall Gazette on "The Dangers of Club is announced for Dec. 14th, and the exeen-NTEDINARY ANNUAL MEETING Football," in which I suggested exactly the tive live on the whole a favourablo report and same thing, but I was most unceremoniously balance sheet With 3,167 members and 836 "sat upen" for my pains. Now I have recant-lady subscribers, Lancashiro have a steady in- ed! Let me tell why. Between January and come from over 4,000 people before a ball is March, 1889, eight men had lost their lives at bowled. The honorary socrotary, Mr. S. H. football, including poor Willian Cropper, the Swire, who has worked continuously for the Derbyshire cricketer, and I was much depressed country ever since it had any cricket existence by those fatalities. But quite apart from such points out that an attendance of 163,406 "surely indicates the extreme interest taken in the

terrible calamities as deaths-there are now

comparatively few accidents at football-and the game is nothing like so rough as it used to be, The man with the whistle, combined with the fear of suspension, has almost eradicated violent footballers, and in a game where off-side plays such an important part, the ordering of men off the field would be most disorganising and demoralising. Besidok it is quite possible that such a rule wuald tend to trickery, for a

LANCASHIRK CRICKET.CLUB.

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE WANCHAT WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE is hereby given that the TENTH of the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Road Central, on MONDAY, the 14th January. Office of the General Managers, No. 5, Queen's

purpose of receiving the report of the General 1901, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, for the Managers together with a statement of ac

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company counts to the 31st December. 1900. will be CLOSED from 7 to 14th January,

MEYER & CO., 1901, both days inclusive.

General Managers. Hongkong. 31st December, 1900.

LOAN CHINA PROVIDENT

MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.

3301

AND

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 12th to 16th January, 1901, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN. TOMES & Co..

General Managers.

[164 Hongkong, 8th January, 1901.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY. LIMITED.

Directors may ue fractional **Postlicates.

"Shares, and provide for the Exchange of such fractional Certificates amounting to a "whole Share or number of "Shares for Cartificates of a "whole Share or Shures." 2-That in Article 11 the figures "1.000" ke

substituted for the figures 1,009," 3-That the existing Shares in the Capital, namely 12,500 fully paid up Shares of $125 each, be subdivided into 31,250 fully paid up Shares of $50 onch.

4. That in Article 47 the figures "10,000"

be substitutul for the Uguros" 2,1:00," 5. That in Article 3 the word "For "Thousand" be substituted for the words "One Thousand."

6. That in Article 6 the words "for every "complete additional number of Forty "Shares" be substituted for the words "for "every completo additional number of Ten "Skares." 7.-That in Article 71 the words more than "twelve or less than six" be substituted for more than nine or loss than the words "four. 8-That in Article 73 the words "two hun- "dredbe substituted for the word "Afty." That in Article 90 the words and "bonuses" be delet d; and that ar the end of the same Article there be added the following paragraph, namely:

"The Directors may also, with the con- "sent of, and in such ronaiter, and upon "atch conditions and at such times as shall be authorised by Shareholders in "meeting, employ the Reserve Fund for the time being, or any part thereof, in the payment of a bonus or bases to Shareholders in respect of every Share "and fraction of a Share,"

By order of the Board

D. GILLES;

Chief Manager,

7316 Hongkong, 3rd January, 1903. THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road, weak player might pretend that he had been seriously hurt by a much better man-in order that the latter might be compelled to retire with him. The departure of the weak player would be a mere trifle to his side, but the withdrawal of the strong and scientific artist would be an irreparable loss. This at once shows the fallacy of trying to keep teams on an equality. It may be done numerically-bit that is ull. So far from a "stand-off" rule, I would sooner sue sab stitutes take the place of the injured men us, I beliese, is the practice in American Intercol Ingiate football fønds. I have only watched one rough match-that between Sheffold United and Sheffield Wednesday in the English Cup Wholesale and Retail Havana and Manila Last season-for some years, and I have not seen the mortgage of £20,000 on the ground appears 1 Pany will be held at the Company's Offices, the 21st day of January, 1901, at 12.15 Jennek

a serious mishap since Charles Brantley broke his log in a cup-tie between Aston Villa and Notts at Birmingham, on Feb. 19, 1997, and I seldom miss at least one match a wook. The World must be told that rough play has boon weeded out.

Surgeon Dentist,, Queen's Road Central. D. S. DADY BURJOR. “Los FILIPINOS," Importer of the Best Manila Cigars; 25,

Pottinger Street.

WONG TAI FONG,

Surgeon Dentist. 24. Bank Buiklings,

Opposita Hongkong Hotel,

DRAPERS

EBRAHIM ELIAS & CO..

Miller, Silk Mercers, Haberlashers.

Low Priess, 37, 39, Wellington Street.

SEE WOO.

KRUSE & Co.,

Cigars, Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in

Fancy Goods, Agents..

Connaught House, Queen's Road.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

Tailor, Draper and Ontlitter; 67 and 69, H. PRICE & CO.,

Queen's Rout

FLOUR.

SPERRY FIDUR COMPANY,

Proprietors of the following Celebrated Brands of Flour:-"Sperry's xxx,"

·Golden Gate." "Pioneer," Buckeye," "Anchor," ke

WILLIAM WHILEY, Manager. FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.

Every Household Requisite. Depot for Eastman's Kodak Films and Accessories;

17a, Queen's Road Central:

LI KWONG LOUNG,

Cabinet-maker, Furniture Dealer, Art De surator nud Dealer, 17, Queen's Road,

GROCERS

THE MUTUAL STORES,

SUB-AGENTS Lieros, L.,

8 and 19 D'Aguilar Street,

Provision and General Merchants.

JEWELLERS

KANG LEE & CO.,

Jewellers, Geld and Silversaiths, Watch- makers, Japanese Curios and Blackwood Furniture. Opposite Post Office, 30,

Queen's Bond Central.

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40, Watson's Building. Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloile.

WAH LOONG,

Gold and Silvsmith, Silk Dresses. Crêpe Shawls, Hory. acquerware, Fans, Curios, Bristles, Human Hair, Fea- thers; 88, Queen's Road Central. MERCANTILE AGENT

WOODS & CO.,

Daddoll Street, Agents for American and

European Export Ilous.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A FONG.

The largest and cost complets Studio in Viowa, Hongkong. Listablished 1850.

Enlargements, Ivory Miniatures, Oi Paintings, &o.; fee House Street.

F.HING,

Enlarging, Developing, Trinting. Mode rate Rates, P, Queen's Road East..

MEE CHEUNG,

Ice House Street, Top Floor, Permanent Enlargements, Groups, Views, ete; Devel- opment Works, Amateurs Requisites.

M. MUMEYA, JAP RESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of Coins and Manila. Work

done for Amatours; No. 8A, Queen's

Boad Central.

YÉE CHUN,

Marino and Portrait Painter, 50, Queen's

Road, Upstairs.

I. FER

Japanese Photographer. 14, Beaconsfield Arcade, Queen's Road Cl, also Wancha! Amateur's Requirements a Specialty.

1, Queen's Konil

and Calle Anloague, Manila,

I. M. LAGO, ARTIST IN CRAYON OIL AND WATER-COLOURS

NOTIC is urvy given that in EXTRA

varying fortunes of Lancashire county cricket" but in this he is labouring ander u misap- prehension, for in 1897, when there were no Australian visitors, and when the Palatine

THE FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL won the championship, there were 189,639 visitors to Old Trafford. Morsover the gate POTING of SHAREHOLDERS in and stand receipts in 1897 were £5,687 18. 4. the Compaay will be held at the Company's whereas in 1900 they have been £4.314 lbs. 84 Office, No. 4, Des Voy Road, Vietorin, on As showing the difference that the Australians WEDNESDAY. the 16th January, 1901, at Managers for the year eating 31st December. make, I may mention that in 1899 206,742 Noos, for the purpose of receiving a Statomat people ropaired to Old Trafford, and the of Accounts and the Report of the General receipts, after paying the Colonists over £1,000, 1900, declaring a dividend and elosting a Con wore £6,678 19. ild. 86 the gross income insulting Committee and Anditors. 1900 was £8,910 23. 8d... which is very different from the days when a few country gentlemen used to put their hands in their pocket, annual- ly to keep the club from bankruptes. It mast, however, not be forgotten that the gate receipts would have boon much higher bot for Meld's benefit, which I understand will realise about

is hereby given that

of the Courpany will be bald at the Offer of the him. On the year's working there is a balanceYOTICE

TWELFTH ORDINARY MEET. another £50 beyond the £260 already paid

in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, of £626 18;. d., which is excellent all things

in the afternoon or so soon afterwards is the considered Still for the third successivo your ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Coni- Company No. 1. Queen's Building, Victoria," Victoria Baildings, on THURSDAY. the 24th in the list of liabilities, without any redemption January. 1991, at 11.30 O'CLOCK A... for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be pro, having been made. Old Traford, it will be purpose of receiving the Report of the Dirge-viously held on that siny shuill be coreluded.

the year anding 31st December, 1900. recalled, was bought from Sir H. de Trafford tars together with Statement of Accounts for when the following Resolutions will be pro- for £24,732. Of this £20,000 was advanced by Messrs. 8. R. Platt, J. Stunning, and F. Hollins, the two latter gentlemen being the fathers of the Cambridge and Oxford cricketers. Bet murely in a comutry of such magnituds with an income of about £9,000 a year, this mortgage ought to be effectively reduced each meucx, us it is now swallowing up over £750 per annus in interest. But even so Lancashire is fortunate when we find Warcastershire-lesing teams to have a player whose duty it was to lay £1,118, Hampshire £860, and Somerset £100 in out the crack men on the opposing sido. No-1900. It is very difficult to make cricket pay minally he was a half-back; de facto he was If but antagoniste had nesistants of this class it was usually

fearless ratian.

THE PRACTICES OF "WRACKER" AND "TKUD."

In days of old the roferos did not blow his whistle when one player leaned against another, for it was then recognized that football could nover be made like hunt-the-slipper. In the

DECORATOR of the Royal House of Her oarly" oightios" it was not uncommon for some

the Queen of Spain end of the Royal Palace of Malacanau of Manila and Professor of the College of Arts of Manila.

Is prepared to give lessons in private residences

Also will take orders for Decorations in Oil Painting in Modern Style.

Torms Moderate.

No. 20, ELGIN STREET. Hongkong, 21st Desember, 1900.

WO FAT & CO.

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, No. 11, LEE YUEN STREET, EAST. Hongkong, 25th July, 1900.

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ORDINARY GENERAL HEETING

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Composal, namely:- pany will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 15th January, to THURSDAY, the th January (both days elusive), during which gistered. period no Transfer of Shares cux bo re-

By Orlor of the Boardf Director.

A. SHELTON HOOPER. MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LTD. Secretary to THE HONGKONG LASD Invest- General Agents for

THE WEST POINT BUILDING Co., LTD.

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THE

LAND INVEST. HONGKONG MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE is hereby given that the THIR- Next summer England is to be faroorad

On the NINTH ORDINARY MEETING Best artistic and high class work guaranteed"battle royal" and a little plaz of campaign

invented. In some of the northern with two guts of cricket visitors. Private loasons given on the Guitar.

towns where the folk have at times a pretty same day that we heard of General De of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will

most-

inrs, on THURSDAY, the 24th January, wit of the Shadbolt order

Wat capturing 400 British soldiers and held at the Company Offices, Victoria Build- camion, Lord Hawke, the 1901, at 12 O'CLOCK NOON for the purpose D pressive Hobriquets were coined for the layers some of their out. I call to mind one eleven whose knocker representative English cricketer in the age reciving the Peport of the Directors together out W88 dubbed

"Wracker which, e of the world, received a cablegram from the with Statement of Accounts for the year The SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the SHIP CHANDLERS, SAIL MAKERS, etymologists will tell you, is a corruption of the Caps informing him that a South African team REGISTRIt of SHA

word wrecker. He wrecked the fortunes would positively reach England next May. But many a team and the heart of many a player for the war they would hare becu with us this 15th January, to THURSDAY, the 24th while he was not particular, if the referee had year. We shall extend to them a hearty wel-Tannary (wth days inclusive), during which

By Order of the Board of Directors

A. SHELTON HOOPER, his back to him, in indulging in the pleasant vos especially if the players include J. H. period ne Transfer of Shares can be registered.

Secretary. pastiwo of hacking-or deliberately kicking his Sinclair and E. A. Halliwell, who have taken opponent on the ankles or shing. Another dub their share of the hardships of th

Hongkong. 5th January, 1901," in the same connty had a "destroying angel, puiga egeinst the Boers. They have some very who rejoiced in the expressive cognomen of capable cricketers in South Africa, and I expert "Thud," for he charged like a heavy cavalry the team to do considerably better than when man. What a day it was when Wracker"

Beweil, of Gloncestershire, behind them. Since met "Thad" and their companions on and off they were here in 1894 and left Mr. Cyril the field. Nor was this kind of thing confined the Lord Hawke has taken two English teams to the Capo, and numerous professionals have been out there coaching, with the result that the standard of play must have improved. It is exceedingly painful to note the strange fatality that seems to hang over English teams that have visited South Africa. Of Major Warton's fourtoon (1860-90), poor Monty Bowden, of

«BOA VISTA" HOTEL, MACAO

HE FIRST CLASS HOTEL in the Colony. Moderate terms by the day or month. European Management.

MACAO is distant 40 miles West of Hong kong and the journey is made sach day days excepted) by the Magnificent Saloon Steamer HEUNGSHAN" in 8. honra, louring Hongkong at 2 P.M., and Macao at 8 A.M.

Connection made by Company's Steamer to and from Canton.

to the North, for old footballers can tell of some torrible fights between Nottingham and Derby, while the first tuntch between London nad Shef-

field in 1866 was potorious for its hay charging. From these few reminiscences it will be seen that rough play has been eliminated and that nowadays the teams are composed of gentlemen...

EX-CHAMPIONS RETURNING TO FORK. It is a coincidence worthy of note that two of the greatest of League clubs-Aston Villa and Sheffold United-who have been so disap. pointing this season, gained brilliant victories last Saturday. The Villa directorate restored Crabtree, to the middle line, and although each those two magnificent balf-backs, Cowan and is about 30 years of age-the age of a footballer

Surrey, recosined behind and lost his life on the veldt. J. J. Forris belonged to Walter Road's combination (1891-92), and returned to South Africa to take a hand in the war, with the re- Milligan, of Lord Hawke's team (1898-99) met) arit that he tied recently at Duriken. Frank his death like a hero near Mafeking. All the players of Lord Hawke's first team (1893-96) Logen and Mr. Christopher Hostine, the are in the land of the living, but Mr. J. D.

dangers of war, while George Lokmann re- muins an exile. Eow "Georgo" would like to

TOURISTS should not miss the chance of is as difficult to tell as that of a indy—ty | Hampshire fast bowler, have learned tha

visiting this famous old City.

For Terms, apply Telegraphic Address," Boavista..

MANAGER.

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CURRIES A SPECIALITY Every Home Comfort. Electric Belles throughout the Hotel Electric Lights.

Electric Fane Terms Moderate.

SABKIES BROTHERS,

Propriaters. Hongkong, 16th August, 1900.

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played liko masters. Moreover, Brown, the Tamworth sprinter, who the work previous bad played against Sheffield United, was superseded by G. Johnson, of whom I formed a very favor. able impression in a match against West Brom- wich Albion two or three sessoux back. On Saturday Johnson suured thres in 35 minutes, and the Villa won by 7-1-goal-getling which reminds one of the way they massacred Glossop in 1899, as well other more famous Laagners than Manchester City in 1898-99. There are several Johnsons in League football, bat George Johnson, of the Villa, is a well-built youth of 5ft. 1lia., weighing 12: 4bs. He is speedy, can pass accurately, and shoots in deadly fashion on his day. He graduated with Wrookwardine Wood and Walsall-and why he does not play regularly is beyond the Lea of an outsider.

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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

per Share has been DECLARED, A DIVIDEND (No. 12) of ONE SHILLING able on the 28th day of Jannary, 1901, in Bris- bare, in respect of Shares on the Brisbane Re- of Shares on the Singapore Branch Register. gister, in Sterling, and in Singapore, in respect Noties is hereby given that the Singapore in Local currency at Excanoge 2/1 Braash REGISTER will be CLOSED from the 20th day of January, 1901, to the 28th day

of January. 1001, inclusiva.

Notion is also heraby given that a CAL), of ONE SHILLING per Share on all Contributing Sharea has been made, payable on or before the 28th day of January, 1901.

Serips will be endorsed with payment of By Order of the Directors, CALLS is sent to the Company's Oes.

Dividends on all Contributing Shures will bo CALLS. appropriated by the Company in payment of

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G. A. DERRICK, Local Socretary, Singapore. 8th January, 1901. THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY SHARE CERTIFI

THE ORDEN. BU Or TWENTY-FIVE

1

1. That out of the present. Reserve Fund amounting to $960,000 and out of the sum of $37,500 representing undivided prolis. the Directors do pay to airy Streholder a bonus at the rate of $39 por Share in res pect of every Shure and fraction of a Share which is registered in his name on the 25th day of February, 1901, and that such boras is, at the option, expressed in Ping, of any Sharelokler, applicable to the payment of the amount payable by such Shareholder in respect of the Taking up by him of his proportion of new Shares under the wo visions of the next of these Resolutions. 2. That on the said 28th day of February. 1903, the Cupital increased frow $1,562,500 to $2,500,000 by the Essore of 18,750 new fully paitap Shares of $50 each, and that such now Shares be offerent pur fo every Shareholder who on that date gistered as such in the proportion of three new Shares for every five Shares of his re- gistered holding on that date, and that it any such Shakobler lill not take upand pay for his said proportion of new Buires before the first lay of June. 1501, the Directors may dispose of the proportico of new Shares not so taken up and paid for at such prices (not being less than the pr value thereof) and upon such terms as they The muy in their discretion think hit. Directors may, however, in their discretion. if the special cirennstances of the case ap- pear to them to vender such a course desir able in order to obviate hardship to a Shar holder, permit a Shareholder to take up au

for the proportion of new Shures to which he would be entitled under this Re solution, notwithstanding that the aforesaid time-limit for doing so, namely the first day of June, 101, Ius pussed.

pay

3. That the said new Shares shall rank for dividend and bouus as on and from the First day of January, 1901. By order of the Board.

D. GILLIES,

Chief Manage

Hongkong, 3ri January, 1901.

ROBIN

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PIANO CO., LD..

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE

MANUFACTURERS OF

IRON FRAME

PIANOS.

$225, $340, $375, & $300.

HAAKE, METZLER, WERNER.

TE personally searched Germany and England thoroughly and found

ORDINARY SHARES außerod 15,358 to 15,382, standing in the Register in the name of ESMAILBHOY CHANDOOBHOY, of Shanghai, China, having been declared LOST, Notice is hereby given that unless the said nothing to come near thiess. They are alto- Certificate be produced at the Office of the gether Company, Nos. 12 and 14, Des Voeux Road, Victoris, Hongkong, en or before the 31st day of January, 1901, a new Certificato for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as nnll und void.

THE PUNJOM MINING CO., LD.,

W. H. GASKELL,

Bocretary.

[166] Hongkong, 8th January, 1901)

UNEQUALLED IN THE COLJNY. Should be seen before buying. Others by COLLARD, BRINSMEAD, RACHALS.

HIRE PAYMENT SYSTEM if required. Hongkong, 4th January, 1900.

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