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He thought. however, that the Board might suggest that the prosent Western Markot should not be closed until both the new markets were completed. When they got the two new markets they would have more stall no. commodation" than ot present, and in addition it was priposed to erect a market at Talping shan and a lish market in front of the Central Market.

Mr. OOR-I think we ought to agree to these plans, because if we do not we shall get nothing at all.

Dr. HITIGAN still thought more accommo dation for stalls should be provided. He sided that he thought they ought to thank Mr. Fisher for his information.

The subject then dropped. COLONIAL, VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT,

The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report for the year 1000 was laid on the table. The report is a lengthy one, and deals with the importation of live stock, animal depots, sanghterhouses, dairies, markets, and staff.

The following minutos wore sppended:

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, at February

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1901

BEFORE HIS HONque Sir John CaRRING, ron, C.M.G. (CHIEF JUSTICE).

THE YAUMATI MURDER CASE.

Ho Su and Wong Fang Chau were charged with the murder of Leung Hin, marine store dealer, 17, Station Streat, South Yanmati, on the 9th January.-

They pleaded not gulily. The Attorney-General (the Hon. W. Meigh Goodman, K.C), instructed by Messrs. Donuys & Bowley (Crown Solicitors) appeared for the prosecution. Mr. E. Robinson appeared for the Bret prisoner, and Mr. M. W. Slade for the second.

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 21st February.

BEFORE MR. HAZELAND.

THE WANCILAI TRAGEDY. murdering Kwong Cheung, late Supreme Court Wong Po, the widow who is charged with

messenger, at 143, Queen's Road Est, on the 5th inst, was brought up on remand from Wednesday. She pleaded not guilty. Cap- taiu Superintendent May conducted the pro- secation.

SHANGHAI LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the Report of the Directors of the above Company for presentation at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of Sharsholttors to be hold on Wednesday, the 13th March, 1901, at (4.30 o'clock.p.m.

In presenting their Twolfth Annual Report soda Statement of the Company's Accounts for this year 1900, the Directors congratulate the Shareholders on the satisfactory results attained, considering the trying times that the Settlement passed through during the last Summer.

The Working Account for the rear shows a credit balance of Tools 162,91833 as compared with Taola 158,283.00 last year.

After deducting the amount of the interim dividend paid in July, there remains a sum of Tacks 101,386.03 at the credit of profit and loss account, and it is proposed by the directors to appropriate this sums as follows:- To pay a final dividend of tå per cont, on the capital (making 12 per cent. for the year) interest oa undeveloped estates Nos. 8 and 9)

Mr. Osborne :—” A. copy of the report skotila Rons, H. Arnold; Our Wegener, W. E, bringing several boxes with her. Shorty Totransfer to reserve fund (being

be sent to each member of the Board."

Hon. F.1. May:-" No_controversial point should find a place in an official annual report. Reports should be records of fact. I think the attention of the (1. V. Should be drawn to thin" On the-motion of Mr. OSOBNE, seconded by Mr. KIE, the consideration of the report was adjourned for a fortnight. -

PLAGUE CASE AT SINGAPORE,

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Mr. Will, the Government Analyst, reported that he had examined samples of water from the Kowlow service, which had been collected from a fountain in the Chuter Road, and the results shoved that the water was of excellent quality. Samples taken from a fountain is the flollywood Road, and from ■ fountain at the pumping station, Bonham Road West, had been examined with like result

MORTALITY RETURNE VROM MACAO.

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The mortality returns from Macro for the weeks ended 3rd February and 10th February whow the deaths to be 40 and 48 respectively.

MORTALITY STATISTICS.

The mortality statistics for the weeks andor 26th January, 2nd February, and 9th February show rates of 16-8, 159, and 224 per 1,000; as against 218, 19.8, and 28.1 per 1,000 for the corresponding wooks of last year.

The following minutes wore appended: President Probably one of the healthiout cities in the world."

Dr. Clark More probably not.” The PSIDENT was commarting on the small death rate when

Mr. OSOBNE interjected call you to veder.

The PRESIDENT-Why! Mr. OSDONE-Because those statistics sr quite misleading. I have pointed out before that the death rate here means nothing. Feople who contrac diseases which cause death gauer ally have the colony.

The jurors were Mesura, John Burgess, J. A.

Pucher, S. Weinbarg, and R. W. Dale.

Mr. R. A. Collins's name was called, but there was no response, and his Lordship dirested that Mr. Collins should be warned to attend the Court at two o'clock in the afternoon.

name was the Wo Li, and as far as one

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Ts. 84,500.00

NEW ZEALAND'S GIFT TO LORD ROBERTS. London, 29th January. Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent General of New Zealand, has banded to Lord Roberts an historic green stone "more" on behalf of his Maari admirers.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.

DIVIDEND declared for the Half-

Tour onding 31st December, last at the

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RUSSIAN COMMENT ON THE ANGIO-GERMAN ALLIANCE.

Londor, 29th January.

rate of Ona Pound and Ton Shillings together Russian newspapers angrily comment apen

with a Bonus of Ten Shillings Sterling por the defensive character of the Anglo-German Share of 8125, is PATABLE on and after Mou alliance, which, they assert, threatens injury today, the 18th day of February ourrent, at the Russis

offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Canrt of Directors, T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th February, 1901, - [534 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

GOVERNOR OF FESTERN AUSTRALIA.

London, 30th January, Captain the Hon. Arthur Lawloy, Adminis trator of Matabeleland, has been appointed State Governor of Western Australia

PO HOOMULL BROTHERS,

57 & 59, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, Have for Sale,

INDIAN, Chiness and Japanese Silk Goods I for Loses sul Gentlemen, and other Articles, Oriental Embroidery, Rugs and Carpets, 6.074.82 Jewelry, Cashmere Shawls, Ivory, Sandalwood To carry forward to now account 9,011.21 and Tortoiseshell Wares, Curiosities and Fancy

DEMUXTURES.

Goods. The issue of Tis. 250,000, referred to iu last

INSPECTION IS SOLICITEU report, has now been completed.

Hongkong 8th November, 1900.

CAPITAL.

CHWONG HOONG ESTATE No. 2. The houses nearing completion when the last

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MITSUBISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

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report was issued have been completed, and havs A.1, A.B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Codes all found tenants at satisfactory restals. It is proposed to treat two more houses, and subject to tenders for building, tenants have been secured.

JINKEE ESTATE NO. 6.

The development of this estate continues. So far, and as fast as buildings are completed hats considend it expeliout to repurchase the they are satisfactorily leased. The directors band portion of this estate, finding that it can be utilized profitably in connection with the rest of the property.

ESTATES NOS. 8 AND 9 There is nothing on to report regarding these estates, the time having hot yet arrived when develop.and might be taken meressfully in hand.

The other estates de not call for any com- mat,

NEW ESTATE.

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PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE). Can take vessels up to 1,000 tons gross. A property on Broadway, in the Northern LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and car THE WORKS are well equipped with the District, known on the old plan of Hongkow as Cadastral Lot 1,165, was purchased by the Directors in January at a price which they consider uxlorate, and they hope within a year or two to build on it to advantage. This estate will be known in future as "Broadway estate No. 1.

The widow of the murdered man was the first witness oxamined. She stated that she had been married to the deceased for sighteen years, and was his second wife. The first. wife was dend when she married him. Witnees had one aon by the deceased. She knew the defen- dent, but did not know how the woman obtain vd a living. She had previously lived with witness and the decessid, and came to the house where the tragedy took place on 15th April,

afterwards someone died upstairs, and the boxes were removed to the Supreme Court whilst the premises were cleansed, Defen dout and the deceased frequently had quar. rels over money matters. In August lust The Attorney-General sa the two men in the defendant accused the deceased of taking the dock were charged with the wilful marder money out of her boxes and spending it. Wit of a man named Leung Hin at Yaumasti, où theness's husband occasionally slept with the de- A letter was read from the Acting Colonial 9th January last, the deceased man was a marine fendant, and one night the latter stole from him Owing to the increasing operations of the Secretary of the Straits Settlements regarding store dealer sud lived at a shop or store at No. 9 geld-mounted rattan bangle, a watch, and company the directors think the time bag the case of bubonic plague reported from Sin 17, Station Strost South, Yaumati. His shop articles, and she landed back the watch, Thay intend to propose at a special meat-

some money. The decored anked her to return

rrived when a larger capital is required. gapore on the ad inst., and stating that all possible vestions to preyght the disease could ascertain the business was a fairly pron hafore her husband's death-on the 3rd Febru

keeping the banglo and the money. Two nights for the approval of shareholders, that sprending have been taken.

perous one, As usual among the Chinese,

Tis. 650,000, shares of Tls. 50 fully paid, be several persons had share in the business. The y--witness heard him and the defendant quar-issued, and that these 13,000 shares be offered people at the shop were two coolies, an ace unt.relling in the latter's cubicle. Witness was

to shareholders at par in the ratio of one share aut, and the second prisoner, the latter being awakened by the poise, and got up and went

tor every two held in the company. employed at the store u tin-smith. Th firm out on the varandab to do some sewing. kept several hundreds of dollars in a safe, a large hourd the defendant ask the deceased for $300, iron one, and as a rule the key of the sa, was end that they would then separate.. On the kept in a drawer in the counter, the drawer me night witness heart the defendant threaten being locked and the key kept by the account to kill the doceased. The parties quarrolled ant. Somewhere about the 6th January, the gain next morning. On the morning of the accountant appeared to have gone away on s

5th witness missed a woollen jacket, and her short holiday and he left the key of the husband scokled her about it. Defendant join. safe, in which there was then something ad in, and all three quarrelled. Witness went like a thousand dollara, in the drawer in the town to the ground floor of her house between counter kcoked up as before, giving the key of sight and nine o'clock to sew; her son was play the drawer to the deceased man. In addition ing in the street, and the fire lodgers residing to the man he had mentioned, there was a cook on the same floor with witness had gone out to at the shop, and he purposed calling him as s

Fork. Defendant and the deceased wore the only witness. The shop coalies and the cook had to loft in the house. Whilst witness was work- been employed by the deceased moan for some, a neighbour came up and asked why there time, but Wong Fung Chau, the second prisoner, did not trouble to go up then, as she had her was so much noise on the first floor. Witness bud only been there since August last year. The first prisoner was at one time employed as

work to do, hat shortly afterwards a lukong cook, but he seemed to be without occupation went up. Just previously witness heard, their in January, and was in habit of taking his criss coming from the first floor. Following the meals with his friend, the second prisoner, lokong, witness saw her husband lying on a bed that the coolios al the cook must in the defendant's cubide. He was not then have had abnudant opportunities of seeing dead, but breathed with difficulty. Witness ro- the fret prisoner. On the 9th January last, coguised the knife and zerow-driver produced as about the middle of the day, some converm. having been left by a man who owed her rent tion took place between the deceased man and On the morning of the 5th inst. the defendant the second prisoner as to laying sous goods. did not have breakfast with witness and the In the evening, somewhere about seven o'clock, deceased; she had it afterwards in her cubielu. the people at the shop had their meals, the first When witness wont down into the street to prisoner joining theta. Subsequently, at about nine o'clock in the evening, the two with ceased being employed at the Supreme Court sew, the defendant was lying in her cubicle. The deceased's wages ware $7 a month; he This was all the business.

were seen going towards the Reclamation with the deceased man. On arving there the de- between twenty and thirty days ago, and re- GEORGE FENWICK &

ceased man was sat upon and most bratally paired $100 on retiring. Witness did not and cruelly hacked with a chopper. He know what ho did with the money-she receival At noon yesterday the twolfth ordinary

was sent to the Hospital and soon by Dr.

Dome of it. Her husband was in the habit of general meeting of shareholders in the above Bell, who had deposed that both wrista were gang out every night and coming home late company took place at the Hongkong Hotel, nearly cut off; there was a cut acrpas the nape of but she did not know what he did vataide. Mr. A. Rodger presided, and there were also the Deck going down nearly to the spine; there

Witness could not say whether her husband present biosrs W. Parlane (director), W.

were three scalp wounds on the left side of the Winterbera (Secretary), Hart Buck, R. C.head and eight scalp wounds on the left side borge for moner.

was thrifty, but he occasionally gambled at Willcox, F. Henderson, J. Rodger, J.I. Andrew, of the head; and there wasn'eut on the lip and G. de Chapeau, H. M. Mehta, and W. H. anothen on the chin, Dr. Bell said that all Purcell.

The SECRETARY read the notice convazing by a chopper such as the one produced, and these cuts and gushes might have been inflicted the meeting.

which was picked up early the next morning CHAIMAN said—Gentlemen: The re- port und actunts have been in your hands for covered with blood.

on the spot where the attack was mads Altor being attacked some days, and with your permission we will the deceased man seemed to have been abla take them se read. Your directors are pleased to stagger part way home.. to be able to commend a dividend equal to that at the corner of First Street and Station Street, He collapsed of lud year, namely lo per cent, and hope you He would be able to prove that the two pri consider the report of the year's working and the division af profit satisfactory. I will not the crime was committal somewhere about foners were seen walking towards the spot where

accounts na tey are very clearly stated in the

that shortly afterwards a shop-keeper heard report now before you. The works have been cries of Sare life," and that immediately after fairly well omploed during the year, and a larger proportion of new constructional work Reclamation and go up Fourth Street. What wards he saw the prisoners come up from the has been turned out than formerly, including happened to the two prisoners was this: the two large stern-wheel-steamers for the Wost first prisoner went to the house where he Eiver. The first of these was completed and slept No. 108-and having taken off his clothes handed over to the owners a few months ago, bagan to wash them; the second prisoner went and the second one is all but finished and will bome and did the samo. la tore up one of his be ready for in official speed trial about the end socks up and threw the piss out of the window. of the month. This first-class steamer is lying They were subsequently founil covered with opposite the works at presont aud is well worth biool. While the second prisoner was changing inspection. We have also had a fair share of his clothing some folets from a neighbouring repairing and jobbing work from the shipping shop cane rapping in and said that Lang Hin in the harbog und from local works. Although had been wounded and was lying in the street. competition is keen, and is becoming koener all Upon this the cook and one of the folis ran the time we hope by turning out first-class work out and brought their master in and laid kim on a at a moderate charge to be able to keep our different departments well employed. During och His paras had been taken away from him, the year we have made many alterations and drawer in the counter where the safe key was doubtless with the view of getting the key to the improvements in the way of discarding old kapt. They, however, did not succeed in get machinos andreplacing them with modern fouls. ting the key, which was not in the pouch but It is our intention to continue this policy of in a pocket under the jacket. The deceased improving the different departments and to add man made a certain statement in the prosonce appliances that will minimise labour as of the second prisoner, in the course of which much as possible, thus placing us in a position he said that the second prisoner hold him while to turn out work more rapidly Tus general the other stabbed him. This was evidence manager has been granted leave of absence for a visit to Europe, and Mr. J. Androw, who has heet with astor cone years, will perform his duties meanwhile I think that is ail I have to. say that will interest you, but if any further information if desired i shall be pleased to give

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The PRESIDENT That remains to be proved.

The

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goat little fellow-gave corroborative evidence, The young son of the last witness-an intelli

BEFORE ME. KEMP.

TOO MUCH LIQUUK.

A potty officer on the U.S.S. Kentucky and to seamon on the U.S.S. Yorktown pleaded guilty to being drank and incapable in the public street on the 20th inst, and were fined

each.

DIRECTORS.

Wood was invited to take his pince on the On Mr. Kincar's departure for England, M. Wood was furited to turned at the begin. wing of ke your, sud, on Mr. Wood's departure shortly after, he was asked to resutus his sent. Mr. Young rotires by rotation bat ofers him. self for re-election.

AUDITOR. Mr. Wingrove retires, but will serve again, if re-elected

E. JENNER KO@",

Chairman.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

HE ROYAL TITLE.

London, 25th January. The Times and many other newsjapers are agitating that the royal title shall be so describ ed as to comprehend in its designation Aus- tralasia and other dependmoics of the Urown.

THE PACIFIC CABLE.

Lowdon, 25th January, Victoris has asked Mr. Charberin if he

datain you with any romarke regarding the nine o'clock in the evening of the St. January whilst drunk on the 20th inst.. and was fined corsiders the proposed concession to the Eastern

it.

There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN propom the adoption of the report.

Dr. WILCOXI beg to second the adoption of the report and accounts. In doing so Ler press for myself, and I think for the rest of the shareholders, sur satisfaction at the result of the working of the year. I think it is a wise policy to have a reserve fund and to continue to write off for depreciation. Even though

against the second prisoner, but probably not against the first. The prisoners were subse-

quently arrested.

Evidence was then lod.

After tiffin, Mr. Collins, who did not answer to his name when called in the morning, ap peared. He said he was in Court at 10,30, and was under the impression that that was the time the Court opened and not ten o'clock.

His Lordship reprimanded him, adding that next time he must be more careful and that he was not sure he ought not to fine him.

The evidence was continued, and the bearing adjourned.

A Sikh foroman at the Purade ground was convicted of disorderly conduct aud assault or 8 days, the second charge being dismissed. UNLAWFULLY WEARING THE UNIFORM OF A SOLDIER.

Khan Bux, watchrzun, Teim Tas Tsoi, pleaded not guilty to unlawfully wearing the uniform of a soldier whilst not serving in the army of His Majesty's regular fortes.

An Indian constable deposed to seeing the defendant wearing the uniform, and arresting him.

The defendant said he did not know the laws of the colony. He bought the coat for So from

soldier of the Hongkong Regiment. His Worship-What kind of an auction was it? Who hold the auction!

Defendant Discharged soldiers sell all their things in the barracks.

The defendant was discharged with a caution.

THE GOOD TEMPLARS.

At the usual weekly ession of "The Red Dragon Lodge," No. M, 65, of the Independent Order of Good Templars, held in the Soldiers" and Sailors' Home on Tuesday evening last, the following three resolutions ware adopted

1. That this meeting recognises the foot that this Jubilo year of the Good Templar Order finds it the greatest Temperance organisation in this country and in the world, mobering us it does more than eleven thousand branches louted in one hundred different countries and States, and having an increasing membership af 100,000 adult and junior members within ita 2,100 lodges and temples in England alone."

"That we rejoice that since the Order originated in New York Staje fifty years ago it

our property stands very well in the books it is MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT, has promulgated temperang teaching at han-

a wise policy to have a remarvo fund and to

carry forward something to the text account in order to provide a portion of the dividend

should next year's working prove a little less satisfactory than the present.

The motion was carried unanimously, On the motion of Mr. HAFT Buck, seconded by Mr. ANDREW, Mr. A. Rodger vos ro-elected

a director.

Thursday, 21st February

BEFORE THE HON, BABIL TAYLOR.

NOT KEEPING A FROPER LOOK-OUT. Lai Cheung, master of the steam launch Southern was charged at the instance of

dreds of thousands of public meetings; that it has administered its total abstinence pledge to many millions of persons (about 1,500,000 being thus pledged by it in England alone dur ing the past 32 years); that it has eirculated scores of millions of pages of temperance Hilera- ture and now publishes over Afty magazines

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Extension Company as fair in view of the. constriction of the Pacific cable. In the Dahil Sind andrew Clarke laures unsigued the agreement with the company. A meeting of the Pacific Cable Heart has lean summoned. DISHONEST SOLICITORS SENTENCED.

London, 26th January. Julian T. B. Arnold, solicitor, has been, at the Old Bailey, sentenced to seven and three years' imprisonment, cruseoatively, for mis- appropriation of trust moneys. Temas R. Sismoy, his partner, has boon sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment for conspiring to defraud. DUKE OF YORK AND AUSTRALIA.

Loadoa, 26th January.

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execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD- ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well Os in REPAIRING of SHIPS. The COMPANY has POWERFUL SAL VAGE PLANT READY at SHORT NOTICE.

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COLD STORAGE.

THE HONGKONG I COMPANY, LIMITED

The prepared to core perishable pro visions for Cold Storage at EAST FOINT at Moderate Bates.

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Wл. PARLANE,

THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEET held in the Offices of the Company, Queen's ING of SHAREHOLDERS will to Buildings New Prays, on MONDAY, the 25th February, 1901, at 12 o'CLOCK Noox, for the purpoas of receiving the Raport of the Divectors and the statement of accounts to the Blet December, 1900.

Having regard to the resolutions passed at the Second Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 21st January, 1901, the TRANS FER BOOKS of the Company will bo CLOSED from the 14th to the 28th February, 1901, bath days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors. D. GILLIES,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st February, 1901,

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. TOTICE is hereby given that a: EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Society's Hand Office, No. 1, Queen's Buildings. FRIDAY, the 1st day of March 1901, at Noon, when the following Resolution will be proposod:-

PROPOSED RESOLUTION. That in Article 01 the figures, '$7.000' bo eliminated and in place thereof the figures $12,000' be inserted."

Should this Resolution be passed by the re- quisito majority, it will be submitted for con- irmation as a Special Resolution to a Second Extraording General Mooting, which will be convaned on TUESDAY, the 10th March, 1901, at NOON.

By Order of the Board.

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W. J. SAUNDERS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1901. -

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY

held at the Office of the Company, Pedder's ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company. will be Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of March, 1001 at 12 o'clock (Noox), to receive Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 7651900, and the Report of the General Managers, and to olert a Consulting Committee and Aulitors.

Mannger

Hongkong. 17th February, 1899.

ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA No. 6, Ice House Street, Praya Central.

Head Office-Toro. Branch Office LONDON, NEW Yox, Bon-

·BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIEN- THIN, NEWCHWANG, and all Ports in JAPAN.

AGENCIES

Mike Coal Mines, Kannilt Coal Hizes, Kokoki Coal Mines, Tagawa Coal Mines, Tita Coal Mines.

Yanok bare Coal Mines, Sonoda Coal Mines, Fakazio Coal Mines, Yoshinotaui Coal Mines Ohnoom Coil Mis No. 1, Ohtsuji Coal lines, Tchinura Coal Mines, Kishima Coal Mines, Yoshio Coal Mines, Yamano Coal Mines, Manoura Coal Mis The Osaka Shosea Laisha, Limited, Tokio Marine Iusumuce Co., Limited, Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited! Karegafuchi Cotton Spinning Mills, Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mills, Tokio Cotton Shipping Mills, Miike Cotton Sppining Mills, Onals Cement Company, Imperial Government Paper Mills

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

M. FUJISE, Manager.

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PUBLIC

COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED.

The Times hopes that the Dako and the Duchess of Cornwall and of York will visit Australia, even if the occasion must be ghorn of much maguillosase. BOMAN CATHOLICS AND THE QUEEN'S DEATH.

London, 26th January. Cardinal Vaughan has issued a pastoral oulegising the Queen.

27th January, Cardin Vaughan has made su explanation with regard to the absence in the Rocnan Catholic service of rites for the lats Queen.EE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 7,726 Cathodes the Church has no rites. He states that except for docensed Homan' for Fifty Share numbered 33,524 to 33,573 inclusive, standing in the Reghter in the name of FOONG KING POON TONG, f Foochow haring bean LOST, notice is haraby given that unless the said Certificate be produced at the Odeo of the Company, Queen': Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or be fore the Twelfth day of March, 1901, & New Cortificats for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certificate will thereafter is held by the Company a null and void.

A. BHELTON HOOFER,

Secretary, Hongkong, 12th February, 1901. [485 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

SOUTH AFRICA,

Lordon, 27 January. shipped as Fanio for Cape Colony.

Nine hundred Hungarian horses have been Owing to martial law having been proclaimed Mra Cronwright Schreiser (Olive Schreiner) and her husband have not been allowed to leave the Hanover district of Cape Colony.

THE GERMAN NAVY.

London, 28th January, It is stated that the German Navy will shortly bearmed with 28 centimets quick-férer, instead of 4 contimetro pieces, BRITISH BULUJETS DEPOITED IN VENEZUELA.

London, 28th January. A Venezuelan gunboat has removed to Pato Island, which is British territory, 30 men, some of who are British subjects. The rason for their removal is that the men were suspected of Albustering.

SEVERE WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

London, 28th January.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th February to the 6th Maroh, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Managers. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ed. Hongkong, Uth February, 1901. [431

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

THE

THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Company's Qficos, No. 3. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Vic- toria, on THURSDAY, the 7th March, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon; for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Peport of the Directors for the year ending 31st December; 1900.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 21st instant to the 7th prosimo, both days inclusive,

By Order.

GEO. L. TOMLIN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 9th February, 1901.

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THE JELEBU MINING AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NEW ISSUE OF SHARES.

TOTICE is hereby given thet at an No

Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company held in the Registered Office of the Company at 16, Collyer Quay, Singapore. on the 9th day of February, 1901, the follow- ing resolution was carried ananimously.

RESOLUTION.

That the Capital of the Company beincreased to $300,000 by the creation of 13,000 now Shares of 55 cach, and that it be a direction to the Directors of the Company that such Shures. shall be issued to such members of the Com pany as shall apply for the same before the 28th day of February, 1901, and shall at the time of application deposit with the Company, or one of the local banks, their share Certificates or craital held by them, and subject to that direc- Store Warrants in proportion of the amount of

tica or so far as the same shall not extend, such New Shares shall be issued to such persona and on such terms and conditions as the Directors shall think fit.

APPLICATION is now invited from Share. holders and others for the new issue of Shares. Shareholders complying with the conditions. stated in the foregoing Resolution are entitle:l to subscribe for one Now Share for every three Shares deposited by them in the old issue, but should there remain any balance of the New Shares beyond what the Directors are bound to allot, they will be allotted to Shareholders or to Non-Shareholders sending in applications, but allotment of such balance.

o motion of field, was re-looted auditor; w Major Mould, B.A. With a feping peoper and 20wspapers in various languages; and that the Royal Standards on the ileuses of Paylia: si gred by the Company and mull and void, and preferences will be given to Shareholders in the

the Mr. F. HENDERSON, 600ded by look-out.

A hurricane has demolished the stafs bearing ment and Windsor Castts. Minor wrecks with it has reclaimed tuna of thousands from intem-fatalities hava pecurred on the coast,

M. RODGEE all the business 16th inst., he was crossing the harbour from the Prance, and prevented hundreds of thousands.

The CHAIRMAN-That

the meeting, gentlemen. I thank you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be sent out to-morrow, PYRAGA

The following lines about Commandant De Wet are frame contemporary

They cornered him right in a well-devised trap, And found hit conducting a British mishap. They sent a detachment to fetch him away, And he asked the sil in and constrained then

to stay. HER PARENT

They blow him to bits with superior forces, When they went to inter him he collared their

horses

Major Mould gaid that st 12.10 p.m. on the Coromandel to the Commissariat Fior ins four- cared gig, together with Major Littledale

from over giving way to dunking habits.",

3 That inasmuch as the order has also by Bad Lieutenant Campbell. The Southern Star its discipline and educative influence uplifted crossed ahead of him and had he not got out of multitudes to positions of greater usefulness in the way he would have been struck on the star life, and has belted the globe with a beneficent not think he could have benzd him, as he girdle of sobriety and fraternity. we reverently board smile. He shouted to the oxswain, but he

made no attempt to get out of his way and never thank Almighty God for the successes thus stopped his sagine. generates a toje vouchsahed to us, and while dedicating ourselves anew to this great work, invite all friends of humanity to join with us in our efforts for a sober country and a sober world.”

The defendant said he had no time to get out of the way as there was too strong a curent..

The defendant's certificate was ordered to be sospended for three montha

TRAGEDY IN DELGIUM.

London, 28th January. M. Schneider, demented official, unrdered M, E. Orlan de Xivry, Governor of Belgian Luxembourg, and then committed suicide.

·THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

London, 29th January.

commissioned to join the squadron on the The third-choruiser Phabe has been

Australian Station.

· VENIZVELAN INQURRECTION;

London, 29th January. The insurgents have killed hundreds of sup

Fierce fghting has taken place fu Venezuela. porters of the existing Government.

N°

TOTICE is hereby given that SCRIP NUMBER 331 for 100 SHARES of the Company, numbered 68,401/08,500, in the note of ELLIS KELLY, Esquire, of Hong kong, having been LOST, a New Scrip for the same will be issued after One month from the date hereof and the Original Scrip will be con-

all persons are against accepting or negotiating anme

The fall amount of $5 per Share will bo pay- SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

abh on allotment. Geseral Managers.

Applications for Shares from Shareholders in Hongkong, 16th February, 1901. UNIVERSAL TRADING CO, LIMITED General Agents, 16, Collyer Quay, Sngapore 1618 the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States will be received at the office of the

(folowing the conditions as mentioned in the NOTICE is hereby given that the General foregoing Resolution) up till the 28th day of Manager has made a CALL of 15 on February, 1941. Applications from Share- the Holders of Shares in UNIVERSAL TEAD holders in China will be received up till the ING CO., L., which Call is payable to the 14th day of March, 1901, provided the same are General Manager on the 31st of March, 1901, parted on or before the 25th day of February, at the Company's registered office, No. 4, Des 1901 Vanx Road Central.

By Odor of the Directors. Dated Hongkong, 31st January, 1901.

ELLIS KELLY,

General Manger,

9843

BYME & COS

General Agents. Singapore, 12th February, 1901.

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