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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

AUCTIONEERS, &c.

PAUL BREWITT,

Zetland Street, Auctioneer, Appraiser and Commission Agent,

"V. I. REMEDIOS,

Auctioneer, Appraiser and Apont,

8. Queon's Rood Central,

BOARD AND LODGING

Good AND CHEAP AT THE

WESTERN HOTEL

BOOKBINDING

ILY-PRESS-OFFICE,

The only ples in China having

European

taught workuta. Equal to Homo Work.

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TAILORS

R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

* THE HONGKONG, DAILY PEFSS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 1901

Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road,

Opposite Kuhn's Caris Store.

HUNG YUEN.

Outätters, Bhirt Makers, Hattors, Howiers,

Drapers, 85. Queen's Road, Central

TOBACCONISTS

D. 8. DADY BURJOR, “Los FILIPINOS," Importer of the Best Manila Cigars, 45,

Puttinger Street.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

In

Regarding the efforts of Mr. Conger, D. Coltman a

• Conger is about as capable as any country farmer would have been had he been placed in

au important position. He and Sir Clande

Mike

NOW READY

THE

Donald are partly to blame for the whole CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

biody business. They listened to the Chinese Foreign Ofice, instead of heeding the informa." tio furnished by their own officials, and in consequenes were led extray,

Dr. Coltman says that the ramours of re- bellion in the provistos are unfounded.

Washington, 19th January. ME. CONGER'S POSITION. Within the past week or two persistent rumours have been afloat in Washington that the acceptance of Minister Conger's resignation. as the diplomatic representative of the Unite States at Peking has been decided upon. order to spare the feelings of the Minister and his friends, it is saith, immediate action will not be taken. At the close of osch administration it is the custom of all diplomatic offerre of the Government to place their resignations in the KRUSE & CO.,

Wholesle and Retail Havans and Monilsands of the incoming President. This time, Cigars, Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in cause of Mr. McKinley's re-election, the ob- servance of the custom, in most cases will be Fancy Goods, Arents.

Connaught Hons, Quoon's Road. purely a formality. In Mr. Couger's case, however, it is said that it has been” determitted INSURANCES

to take advantage of having his resignation in kand. The administration has been muck dis pleased with several features of his handling of the diplomatie negotiations in China, jc ally his mistake in signing, on the part of the United States, the joint upte of the lower with the word "irrevocable in it. This made the demand an ultimatum, which was expressly contrary to the wishes of the President and the Instructions cabled by Secretary of State Hay, COMING MARRIAGE OF A PEKINO HEROINE The engagement is announced of Miss Mary Condit-Smith, who, as the guest of Minister THE Unlarsigned; having been appointed | Conger's family, passed through the wige of AGENTS FORKS LOFTRI Peking, and Lieut. Richard Stewart Hooker, Dispensing Chemists, Wincs, Spirits and prepared to ACCEPT RISKS painst FIRE of the United States Marine Corps. Lieut. Prosident followed all the directions be

BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS

W. BREWER & CO.

Printers, Bookbindors and Account Book PŒNIX FIRE

Manufacturers, 23 and 23. Queen's Road

aniler Hongkong Hotel).

BUILDERS

KANG ON.

Contructor; 30, D'Aguilar 9trent. Local ard Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite

Mechanics engaged, Estimates given. CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, KG.

THE PHARMACY,

10. Qen's Road Coutral. Family and

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Druggisde, High-class her- tell Waters, Dealers in Photographis

Requisites, Queen's Ropis

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

Waters, Wines, Bees, Spirits, etc. CURIO DEALER

KWONG HING,

Chian Porcelain, Crockery Wara; 59a,

Qawn's Road Central.

DENTISTS

WONG HOMI, ***

Surgem Dentist, 24. Bank Buildings,

Opposite Hengkong Hotel.

OFFICE The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIER of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Agents for the Phonix Fire Offre

(32 Hongkong. 17th August, 188". THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA INCORPORATED 1851.

10,000,

CAPITAL.....

at Current Rates.

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CHINA, JAPAN

FOR

COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c.

-For-

1901.

THE THIRTY-NINTIL ANNUAL ISSUE.

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cition of the Far East, from Nether

Not only is the Directory as full and complete in unch ense as it can be made, but och Calony' Port, or Settisment is prefused by a DESCRIPTION, carefully revise each rear, most of which will see securate GUIDES FOR DIE TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with the places, their History, Toporaphy, dezte,

THE PRESIDENT'S INFLUENZA. Sinen President McKinley has been contined to his bed with iafigenza the White House mail has been burdened with letters from people who have sure remedies for that festive ailment. Accompanying the missives in many cases are the constituent articles of the prescriptions randy for compounding, so that Secretary Cortelson's office looks like a cross between o country grocery store and the warehouseoftands India to Siberia, in which Europeans resile. ship-chandler. The corridors are permented by an odour that-right come from the blending of the perfumes of Araby and the smell of a wet salt mackarel. A Pounsylvanis man has wade the novel suggestion that the President walk around the White House grounds in his bare feet in a heavy snow. There does not seons to be any probability that Mr. McKinley will have an opportunity of testing this heroin remedy, as there has not been a sign of sow in Washington this winter. A favourite pros- cription is goose-grease, and two or three dozen boxes of this with full directions as to whoře it- should be applied, hare baan rocsived. If the

WMEYERINE & CO., Hocker is a grandson of Santer. Wo Moull be meveloped-in-gren from his head

Agents.

Stowart, of Novar, and is now stationed athe to his heels. A woman in Qhis seat about tea Hongkong. 18th May: 1900.

Brooklyn Nury Yard. It is 24 years of age yards of red flannel, with the suggestion that FORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR- and feet 4 inches in height. The Bit of the President have it made into underwear, ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURO. height in the Marine Corps is 6 feet 3 inches, Bat while thankful for her kind attentions, Mr. and in consequence, he was obliged to stoop McKinley has decided to continue to envelop The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT Fint when taking the physical examination. The himself in the pale blue garments which he has Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current officials noticed this, but the young man was such worn since he first came to Washington as a Rates

aploudid specimen of wanhaod that they member of Congress. SIEMSSEN & CO.

1 turned their heads the other way and said noth. Hongkong, 29th May, 1895.

ing about it. Bocauso Lieut. Hooker experts "L'UNION"

an early assignment to sea duty, the marriage has been set for the second week in February, The compte were not engaged natil Mim Condit Swith's reture home a few weeks ago,

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1829).

at current rates

Surgeon Dietist, 50, Queen's Road Central, HE Undersigned, having been, appointed- "GENERAL AGENT for the--above WONG TAI FONG.

Company, la prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Chains ettled direct without reference to the Head Offico..

A. R. MARTY,

Agent. Hongkong. Ixt August, 1900,

SEE WOO,

DIAPER

Tailor. Draper and Outfitter; 07 and 690;

Queen's Road,

FLOUR.

SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,

Proprietors of the following Cutebratest Drands of Flour" Sperry's XII,"

olden Gate, Pioneer, Backoye," "Anchor." &c. A

WILLIAM WBILLY, Manager.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

ACHEE & CO., Established 1650.

Evory Household Requisite. Dopot for Edman's Kodak Films and Accessories;

47: Que's Itond Central.

JEWELLER

MAISON LT HERMANOS.

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40,

Watson's Building Queen's Road. Also

FONG

A WOODEN SPEAKER

The Information in thess Descriptions, consisting of a huntcol futeresting artiāles, purköd with facts reiser at out and containing statie fes of the Traps of jach Country and Port, would alon? snillen to All a large volume,

PUBLIC COMPANIES

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

A

PUBLIC

COMPANIES

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK | THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER-

BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED. COMPANY, LIMITED.

HAREHOLDERS are hereby notified that the STATUTARY MEETING of the THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEET hare op RSDA, at 14th Gene, & ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be Offer on THURSDAY, the 7th March, t held in the Offics of the Company, Queen's NOON, Building Now Pray THIS DAY (MON~~~ DAY the 25th February, 101, at 12 O'CLOCK YOON. for the purpose of receiving the Report

to that Berent: 1909. of the Dieters and the statement of accounta

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"Having regard to the resolutioné paravit at the Second Extraordinary General Me LugAHE held on the 21st January, 1901, the TRANS PER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 9th February 1901, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors..

D. GILLIES,

Chief Mannger. Hongkong, 25th February, 1901, ...

Speaker Dowling; of the Minnesota Legisl ture, wears artificial les, one artificial land and has no fingers on the remaining and; his condition being the result of injuries received | HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANK

in a blizzard. When the Legislatura was “Of course," explained the lieutenant to a organised the other day; the Sperkee way Brooklyn Eagle reporter, "we had pu under- presunted-with-a-gaval-by-Representative Phil-k standing before Mary went to Japat, two years lips who said that the hard wood of which it ga. But we were not formally engaged until was composed was typical of the sound wooden man who had been chosen Speaker. Mr. Dowling last week. During the seige of Feking I was

replied: Tho Speaker is not a hardwood worried, I aware you."

man; he is pricipally soft basswood. The legs he stand on were made in Minneapolis, as the suvel wa

-What did slay say when she met you at the 2794 | doek on her return?" asked the reporter..

replied "Oh, shu said How do you do? the lieutenant.

* P’URBAINE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Ln. (Establishel 188)

THE Undersigned, having been appointer

GENERAL AGENTS for the abov Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

at current rates." -

P. LEMAIRE & CO Hongkong, 7th February, 1901. [439 SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.epi THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, we prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

HOTZ, JACOB & CO. Hongkong. 2nd April, 1999.

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Young Hooker wont to Alaska to seek his fortune in 1899 But apparently, he did not find it, for in six months he was back again. He was appointed a second lieutenant 17th February, 1900, and promoted to a first lieut- enancy last July. Miss Conflit-Sith is | Washingtonian and wealthy.

THE COMING OF KEUGEE..

THE STATES AND CUBA,

ING CORPORATION. THE DIVIDEND decured for the Half-

Year ending 1st December ut at th rate of One Pound and Ten Shillings together Share of $125, is PAYABLE on und after Mor- with s. Bonus of Tn Shillings Sterling per day, the 18th day of February, current, at the offers of the Corporation, where Shareholders are request to apply for Warrants.-

~J.-W-KEW,

Manager.

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Hongkong, 22nd February, 1900,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Company's mees, No. 3, QCEES'S ROAD CENTRAL, VI toria, on THURSDAY, the 4th March, at Thren o'clock, in the Albarncon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report 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 proximo, both days inchzivo.

By Order,

GEO. L. TOMLIN, Secretary. Hongkong, Ill. Fabenary, 1911: THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

1-468

AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED. THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 7,726

T for Fifty Share, Eumbered 33.524 to

39,573 iuclusive, standing in the Registor în the naman of TOONG KING POON TONG.... of Foochow, having been LOST, notice, is Thereby givan that unless the said Cortificate be

produced at the Office of the Company, Quvon's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or be for the Twelfth day of March, 100, 'n-New Certificats for the said Skers will be istant and the old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as null and void.

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary.

By Order of the Court of Directors, L. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th February, 1901.'

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

"OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Society's Heat Office, No. 1, Qasen's Buildings, on FRIDAY, the lat day of March, 1901, zt! Hongkong, 12th February, 1901, Nook, when the following Resolution will be proposed

THE JELEBU MINING AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED..

NEW ISSUE OF SHARES

1485

PROPOSED RESOLUTION. That in Article 21 the figures *$7,000' he eliminated and in place thereof the figures 812,000' be inserted." Should this Resolution be pusset by the res

OTICE is hereby given that at ari Extraordinary General Meeting of the nisite majority, it will be submitted for con- Extraording General Meeting, which will be the Company, at 16, Collyer Qany, Singapore, conveved on TUESDAY, the 19th March, an the 9th day of February, 1901, the follow- 1901, at NooN.

ing resolution was carried unanimously.

RESOLUTION.

nt Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Tigilo. WORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. trump card and bokily doclare his intention to has brought great joy to the hearts of the anti.firmation as a Special Resolution to a Second above Company held in the Registered Office of

PHOTOGRAPHERS

The largest and most complete Studio in

Hongkong. Established 1859,

Views, Enlargements, Ivory Miniatures, Oi Paintings, &e.; Loo Hanso Street..

A HING.

Enlarging. Developing, Printing, Mode

rato Ratos, 20a, Queen's Road East.

MEE CHEUNG,

Ice House Street. Top Floor, Permanent Enlargements, Groups, Views, etc; Dorel Works, Amateurs. Requisites opment MUMHYA JAPANESE ARTIST, Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos, Viowa of Chins and Manila, Work done for Amateurs; No. Sa, Queen's

Read Central

H. YERA

Japanese Photographer. 14 Beaconsfield Arcade, Queen's Road Cl.. plso Wanchai Amateur's Requirements a Specialty.

PRINTING-

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.

SILK GOODS DEALER."

WASSIAMULL ASSOMULI,

Wholesale and Retail Importers-ani- Exporters, India, Chinese and Japanese Silk, Cashmere Bhawis and Ceylon

Lacs 16, Queen's Road, CL. SILK LACE MANUFACTURERS

FR. BLUNCK,

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

F. BLACKHEAD & CO..

Navy Contractors, Shipchandlers, Sail- makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Prara Central, next Hongkong Hotel

BISMARCK &:00,,

Mary Contractors, Ship-Chandlers ursion and Coal Merchants, Sail #makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vesses in the Harbour.

TOREKEEPERS. E

KWONG SANG & CO

I;

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... 2750.000 687,500 PAID UP CAPITAL.........

2.731,188.13 II. FIRE FUNDS.....

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The Supreme Court of the United States has deckteil that Cuba "cannot be regarded, in any constitutional; legal or international sense, as n part of the territory of the United States." While the military occupation of the island by American troops has beep, deckarestha Court, the necessary result of the war with Spain, and the Government was justified in all that it has It is announced from London that Mr done to establish order, Cuba is "territorially Kragor will come to this country next month hold in trust' for the Cubans, to whom it accompanied by W. T. Stead, who will direct a rightfully belongs, and to whose exclusive con- ringing campaign on behalf of stopping the trol it will be surrendered when a stable gov. war." Mr. Stend is quoted as saying that theernment shall have been established by their time las cerived for Mr. Kuptor to play his voluntary action." The decision of the Court visit Mr. McKinlay in order to plead with him imperialists. But the friends of the expansion the cause of the independence of the defunct doctrine ure Little cast down, for they know very well that despite a million decisions, the flag of TOTAL FUNDS AT 1ST DaEMBER, 1899 and lamented South African republics. “We

£14,109,089.

trust," says the Baltimore News that this the United States will never cense to y prer annonnement is premature. Mr. Kruger Cuba unless it is forcibly hostel down by some 0ought to have too great a fond of sauity fortunate onery of America. As the ment to allow a crank like Stead to exploit him election plainly showed, the majority of the in this fashion." If the luckless lion of the American people are staunch advocates of u Transvant should really come to the United mighty empir States his reception will be a chilly one. Except among the more rabid Irish and Garmans there is little sympathy for him or his propla. When Mera Fischer and Wessels, the Boer envoys, wago here inst spring they met with scant welcome. As the representative of Amert ean papers I reported a part of their tour Close personal contact with them revealed their The Undersigned having been appointed hopeless disappointment. At all of their meat- AGENTS for the shore Company, rings thandiences were composed of the lower pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE a class of foreignors. Native-born Americans would have nothing to do with them. The pro- moters of a recent "Beeg Jonetit bazar" asked the Mayor of Baltimore-a city of 559,096 in- DY & YOUNG MAN. EVENING WORK,

BY habitants-to appoint 25 patrons for the affair whether in the line of Bookkeeping, But one man in the entire city accepted the ap. Revising of Accounts, Typewriting or General

Offleo work. Hours: 330 to 8 o'clock

Apply to

a. A. C... pointraent, and he was a German:

Care of Office of this Paper_

1425 Hongkong. 6th February, 1901.

The Undersigned, having been appointee AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.........

Agente. Hongkong 22nd June, 1500.

1872 NUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710.

Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

-Agents. Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.

YRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSU LANCE COMPANY OF HAMBUR The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT MISKS against FIRE Current Rates

“SIEMSSEN & CO.

Rents. Hongkong, 16th November, 2727

EN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- AACHEN

SURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL

SIDELIGHT ON AFFAIRS IN NORTH OKINA.

Dr. Robert W. Coltman, of Peking, & nutivo Washingtonian, who, for the past 15 years, has then surgeon in the liparial Chinese Customs (29 Service under Sir Robert Hurt, is hers_on Isiness of a entidential nature. The doctor

THE Undersigned, having been appoint

AGENTS for the above Company, preparid to ACCEPT EISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

WANTED IMMEDIATELY. DY a German Firm, on EXPERIENCED SALESMAN with a thorough know ledge of the Hongkong Import Business. Ap plicants should give full information concura ing their qualifications, and wrote the Salary required to address of→→

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IMPORT: Care of Office of this Paper, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1901,

WANTED

THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COM- PANY, LIMITED, SINGAPORE.

By Order of the Board.

WJ. SAUNDERS,

Boerotary, Hangka, 18th February, 1991.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

That the Capital of the Company be incred 1 to $300.000 by the creation of 15,000 new Shures of 55 each, aud that it be a direction to the Directors of the Company that such Shares shall be issued to such, members of the Cons- pany shall apply for the same before the 29th day of February, 1901, and shall at the time of application deposit with the Company, or ona. of the local banks, their share Certificates or THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY Slure Warrants in proportion of the amount of THE

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE capital held by thor, and subject to that direc- HOLDERS in the above Company, will be tien or so far as the same shall not extend, such held at the Offer of the Company, Peddor's New Blares shall be issued to such person and Street, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of auch terms and conditions as the Directors -March, 11, at CCR (NOK), to rebelye shall think it.

Statement of Accontis to 31st December. 1900, and the Report of the Generel Managers, and to dect Consulting Committee and Auditors

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

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., Gdural Managves. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Hongkong, th Fobrary, 1991,

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APPLICATION is now invited from Share- holders and others for thas now issue of Shares. Shareholders complying with the conditions- stated in the foregoing Resolution are entitled- to subscribe for om New Shure for every three Shaves deposited by them in the oil is bat should there retain any auch of the New Shares beyond what the Diretors re bound to allot, they will be allotte dito Shar...olders or to Non-Shareholders sending in applications, brt preferenca will be given to Shareholders in the allotment of snch-bulance.

The full amount of $5 per Sharn will be pay- able on allotment.

HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM -WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

Applications for Shares fruit Shareholders fa TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA. Straits Settlements and Foderated Malay ORDINARY GENERAL MEET. Stutes will be received at the ultion of the

General Agents 14. Collyer Quay, Singapo ING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above filling they coulitions as mentioned in the tompany will be held at the Odicos of 204 foregoing Resolution) up, fill the day i

criticises the American commissariat depart. WANTED- An ASSISTANT MANA. Company 35′′ un 44, Queen's-Road Central February, 1901 Applications from Share

GER, Salary 2760 per month, with ment for ineficiency, is outspoken in his de-free Unfurnished Hous

Applications and Copies of Testimonials to to sent to the undersigned. unciation of the French soldiery, and holda

Appointment to be taken up soon as Minister Conger largely responsible for the trouble over the peace negotiations. Of the possible.

THOS. SCOTT, soldiers, he says:

Chairman.

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & Co.

The Boxers were cruel, but they were sur- Agouts.

14 passed by the French, who, without exception. Hongkong, 21st April, 197

aro, the worst mon ever saw. They assaulted THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO CO.

women and young girls, killed and murdered PPLICATIONS are Invitel for the everything in sight, oyen dogs. This was at POSITION of SUPERINTENDENT Tungchow, and I saw it The Russians are of PUBLIC WORKS and GOVERNMENT very slovenly and criol, but they are not hulf SURVEYOR. Applications and Copies of "ay bad as the French.” Testimonials to be sent to the undersigned, from whom terms may be learnt. Appointment. to be taken up as soon as possible.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agent, Hongkong, 26th January 1901.

NOTICE.

DON'T SHOOT YOURSELF!·

No doubt you often col like it, but after just a little deliber tion decide you can't afford to do [339 it. Bat that thumping, racking Head-ache; what can you do with it. Give it its quising by nsing Little's Oriental Balm. It sets like bugio.. It kills pain at once. No waiting, no suffering, ne dosing with BB8: medicine. Mr. Hofman, Waitsbury, Washington, saye-It is a

"Shipohandlers, Salmakers, Hardware,ENDERS are hereby called for the up Tools, Brass and Iron Moc: ERECTION OF BRICK SHOPS se JESSELTON for the NORTH BOSTEO chants, 144 Des Your Rost

GOVERNMENT, particniara of which may be men at the Office of

MORE & SETMUND

Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Com- mission Agents and General Store-

keepers and 45. Prays Central.

one who has had experience in build- WANTED-A CIVIL ENGINEER ing Whuevos nad Docks preferred.

Applications and Testimonials to he sent to-

THOS. SCOTT, Chairman,

➜EQUIRED be a First Class Mercantile

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RED H un traps toucest

Victoria. Itonghong, on WEDNESDAY. the holders in Clans will be received up fill the 6th March, 1991, at Noos, when the unbjoined Resclarion which was passed at an Extraordia-th day of March, 101, provided the same n ary General Meeting of the Company held on posted on or before the 28th lay at February.

By Order of the Directors, The 18th February, 190f, will be submitted for confirmation as 5 Speriul Resolution, nataly

1901.

SYME & CO..

General Agents.

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That Article XII. of the Articles of As- *sociation be rarelled and that thers be!

substituted therefor the following Arti Singapore, 32th February, 1901.

clo:

NUMBER 831 for 10 SHARES of

-The remifention of the General GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED. "Mangers drill be a Commission of Fire; **per Cont. por Amuur on the gross -

ings at the Coumay, and in addition NOTICE is hereby given that SCRIP theroto avallowance not exceeding $2,000 "per Annum for Office Hent and Salaries "of Clerks."

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. “ Hongkong, ud-February, 1901, UNIVERSAL TRADING CO. LIMITED TOTICE is hereby given that the General Nude a CALL of $15 en the Hollers of Shares in UNIVERBAL TRAD- ING CO., LD, which Call is payable to tim for General Manager on the 31st of Marok, 1901, at the Company registered office, No. 4, Des Vour Hood Central

Man of Business to act as COMPRADORE. The Highest References required. No one need apply unless he is prepared to give substantial security in the sum of $100.000. Apply in writing to Messrs JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

--: 12.--Quautés Road Central. Honey, it' Pobruary. 1001.

GODOWN WANTED

wonderful remedy. After sunrug all day with L11AGE OF COAL

intenso Head-ache, one application of the Balm stopped the pain in minutes. Sold at Rel por bottle Agents for Hongkong-THE VIC

[217-4 1508 TORIA DISPENSARY, LD.

Messrs, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents, Hongkong, 14th February, 1901.

Stato ftuation, size, runt, Whứ m

Care of Office of this Hongkong, 14th February, 1901.

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Paper

Dated Hongkong, 31st January, 1901.

ELLIS KULLT,

Gonoral Manager,

309394]

the Company, numbered 8.401/68,500, in the ume of ELLIS KELLY, Esquice, of Hong. kong, having been LOST, a New Scrip for the sarde will be issued after Oun month from the date hereof and the Original Strip will be son- sidered by the Company as null and void, and. ull persons are hereby warned against accepting or negotiating same.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers,

(518 Hongkong, 16th February, 1901.

WO FAT & CO.

J

CHIP CHANDLERS, SAIL MAKERS,

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, No:11; LEB YUES STREET, BAST." Hongkong, 25th July, 1900.

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