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of erecting business promises there in the near future. This land stands in our books at 40 cents per foot. You will be pleased to know that our baiter this year, up to date, shows a steady expansion. I shall be pleased to answer any questious in connection with the Report and Statement of Accounts now finder consideration before proceeding to move their adeption.

Mr., KEECE said he had sent to the Secretary a few questions which he proposed to ask the Chairman, and he would be pleased at one weld asked categorically. The first question would by:

to a

Having regard to the fact that the Now Regulations of the Company were adopted and came into operation on the 20th December, 1990, and to the fact that Article 3) of sach Regalo tions is in its temps prospective only, how do the General Managers make out that they are a salary at the rate of $7,200 per entitled to a annum and to

comralesion of 5 per cont. on the net profits of the Company in respect of

period prior to the said date P To bis Mr. Rezer's, mind) taking into consideration the new regulations which were confirmed on 20th December, 1900, Section 80 was prospective only, and had no retrosportive operation. That being so, the General Man ayers were not entitled to have this increased salary, excopt a from 20th December last They were only entitled at the rate of $8,000

year.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1901

cents per square foot, and the area about 22,000 f square feet,

Mr. REACH again asked: From whom, for what purpose and at what prim was Marine

C purchased? Lot No.

The CHAIRMAN Marine Lot No. 20 was purchased from the Land Investment Company, I have already informed you in my speech at this mooting the object for which it was purchased.

Mr. REECA rose again and said: The net profits for the year 1999. after writing off depredation, amounted to 607,447.11. The net profits for the year 1900, after writing off depreciation and deducting the extraordinary profit of $82,173 derived from the eales of land, smeant to 892,350.56. How do the General Managers account for a falling off of 85.116.15 in the ordinary profits of the business?

said: Many reasons can be The CHAIRMAN given, snel na increased coat of manufactured goods at home, disturbances in the North of China necessity affecting our branches there, and increased salaries of the staff.

Mr. Roc lastly askes: How is the Reserve Fund invested?

of the Old Regula. fact that Article 115 regard to

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London, 28th April. of transubstantiation: The whole raspon- SENTENCES FOR TREASON.

sibility for any proposals to be made for the The trials of persons charged with treason amendment of the oath will be loft to the by the tribunal appointed under the Treason Government In consequence of this decision Act passed in Cape Colony last year are still on the part of the Opposition, the House of proceeding. Jacobus Do Wet, who is the nu Commons will not appoint any members to ele of the Boer Commandant, Christian De the Joint Committee, and the House of Lords Wet, was convicted of treason and fed ut Barkly East on a 'charge Committee alone will conduct the investigation,

· Londor, 25th April. imprisonment and a fins of £350. Mr. Samar The Liberal members of the House of Lords, a brother of Mr. T. W. Sater, a Inte member following the setion of the Opposition in the of the Cape Ministry, who was convicted of House of Commons, bare intimated that they being a ringleador in the late rebellion in Cape decline to sit on the proposed Joint Parliamen- Colony, was sentenced to twelve months im-tary Conzoittes to inquire into the question of prisonment; and sight others who were charged amending that portion of the King's accession with him were fined in amounts from £250 to oath relating to the doctrine of transubstantia- £600.

tion. Lord Salisbury is averse to the appoint- ment of a one-sided committee, and there are indications that the Governmht will secure the removal of the strong expressions in the declaration zande by the King, which are offensive to Roman Catholics, without impairing the substance of the oath,

INOCULATING HORSES WITH DISEASES.

The Londor Daily Chronicle has published an extraordinary report, stating that Bost agents, acting as cattlemen, have been insonlat ing with the virus of glanders and other diseases the horses shipped from New Orleans for the use of the British troops in South Africa. Hundreds of the animals are reported to inve died on the voyage, and others had to be destroyed on arrival at the Cape.

OPERATIONS AGAINST THE BONES..

The CHAIRMAN said in answer to Mr. Reece whole of the Reserve Find be invested as along the Steelpoort Valley. The Boer force, tosi, Into Gotornor of South Australin;

that he had received between four and five o'clock which Mr. Reece signited his intention of naik the prorious evening a copy of certain questions ing at the meeting. The Chairman said the questions covered a very large fald and that he could nat auswer them as well as he would like to do ou such short notice, but he would endeavour to the best of his ability to anawas-gerintim,

reply

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the first question the

Regulations, is not the Permanent Reserva Fund established under that article now 15, of the New Regulations, and must not the subject to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph.

provided by the said paragraph? Is there any at $100,000 to the credit of the Permituent power under the aid paragraph to place a sum Reserve Fund without, at least, specifically investing it? Is it not the fact that under the New Regulations the General Managers have power to employ the Reserve Fund in the business of the Company?

The Chairman said--The Reserve Fund invested in the business. We are advised

CHAIRMAN Bid-Assuming for the moments that Mr. Reece is technically correst, Fe the General Managers consider themselves entitled to a salary of $7,200 per ann and commission as shown in the accounts for the year 190, as such was undoubtedly intended by the Company in general- meeting when the Isolatious were passed, In any event, commision on the big profit realised by the sale on Inland Lot No. 16

due.

the transfer did not take place

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fill the 31st December Article 10 provided that the scents are to be matte ap to the 31st December in each year, so that it would have been impossible for the profits for the year to be ascertained or divided up on the 20th December.

Mr. RECE mid he did not consider the answer satisfactory, but he would again ask Having regard to the fact that the net prosts of the Company cannot be ascertained nutil after the amount written off for depre ciation has been deducted, and to the fact that

in the Balance Sheet the net profits for the year 1903, after writing off $47,106.96 for depreciation, appear to be $174,503.98, how do the General Managers make out that the not profits for that year (on which they claim to be entitled to commission) amount to $191,610,092

The CHAIRMAN said: Amounts set aside for depreciation are legitimate appropria- tious of all profits, the same as paying o dividend or adding to reserve. Žund, and

the net profits of the Company are do termined before such appropriations aro nade. It is the custom with all the leading public companies hore, take for instance the Dock Company, the Hongkong Bank, the Tramway Company and others, to write off after they have determined the net profits,

Mr. REECE: Then I ask In respect of what itome or assete appearing in the Balance Shoot is the sum of $17,160.98 for depreciation written off, and how much is written off in respect of each of each items?

The CHAIRMAN said:-The_itoma wura as follows

...

...35,989.48 2.118.48

Furniture fittings... Soda water machinery ... Chinese brauch furniture and fittings 3,000.00 6,000.00

Sec. A of Inland Lot No. 17

Total

...$17.106.96

The frat three items come under the heading of Stocks in Trade in the Balance Streat.

Mr. REECE said his next question was: What in the total amount of 002

-commission that the General Managera have charged for the Tial: Lu Bu Article or at the sach Regulations, and has any and how much of sach commission been charged on goods ordered by or for the Company prior to the 20th December, 1900 P

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General Managers may set made out of that under motion 15 of Article 80 the

the profits such sum as they think proper as a ressive fand or for such purposes us the moral Managers shall in their absolute discretion think conducive to the interests of the Company, and in adding $100,000 the Permanent Reserve Fund and investing it in the business we are of opinion that we were noting in the best in terests of the Company.

Mr REECE The question, sir, is whether there any power to do that. transfer is in order, and within t

The CHAIRMAN-I am advised that the the Article.

the meaning of

There being no further question, the CRAIE- MAN, seconded by Mr E. H. JOSEPH, proposed adoption and passing of the Report and Acconats as presented.

the

This was carried, Mr Reece being the only dissentient.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the "pointment of the Hon. C. P. Chater Messrs. Consulting Committee be confirmed. É. Osborne, C. Ewens and H. P. White se a

Mr. R. E. HUN: HREYS seconded. The motion was carried, Mr. Resce again. dissenting,

Mr. P. WHITE proposed the re-election

Reports are to hand from the Transvaal that pom-pom, and two Marin guns, has gone south Commandant Ben Viljoen, with 500 men, &

it is stated, abandons their waggons and abandoned a 15-pounder guns which Was entitare from the British at Colenso, in Natal, and also a Krupp gun.

Colonel Benson has captured in the Tautes: burg unge sixty-five Boers, a Krupp gun, and

quantity of ammunition. Colonel Patteney has occupied Roossenkal, in the Central Traussaal, ant the local laudrost and II men surrendered.

GENERAL NEWS.

CRICKET-SW, G, ON THROWING,

London, 21st April. Dr. W. G. Grace states that the captains of county clubs ahirken arriving at a decision the question of bowlers who are alleged in throw. It is believed that the discussion will Had to umpires employing greater strictnoss.

AN ITALIAN ALARMIST AND AMERICA.

Loudon, 2nd April. Admiral Canevaro, of Italy, in the course of an interview with a representative of the Paris Figaro, assured his interviewer that the future of civilisation would require Europe to consider the necessity of uniting against America. The New York prema ridicale the statement, and declare that America could starve Europe.

ITALIAN MONOPOLY AT THE VATICAN,

London. 22nd April. The Pope has created 12 additional cardinals. Among them are 10 Italians. The majority of Italians in the Sacred College is now 40 to 27

of all other nationalities.

AUSTRIA AND MEXICO.

London, in April. Diplomatic intercourse, which had been suN-

has been renowed, ·

of Mr. Francis Maitland as auditor for the pended between Austria and Mexico since 1867,

ensning year.

Mr. Tenky conded.

''This was carris, Mr. Resoe not voting.

The CHAIRMAN--Dividend watrants will ready to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance,

LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Ls 1863, under French auspicos, the Arolduke

Marimilis of Austria, brother of the Emperor deneral Juarez. however, a few years afterwards Fmacis Joseph, was elected Emperor of Mexico. mised the standart of indepondonon, and the French, in 1968, had to withdraw their troops. Maximiliant refnued to withdraw with them, and after a brave defence he was in May, 1867, betrayed. Subsoquently he was triod by court-martial and was shot. Since that time all diplomatis intercourse between Austria and Mexico had to the prosent boon suspended.}-

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.

London, 22nd April. An accident of a somewhat extraordinary character is reported from Dover. A twenty- fou gun for the fortifications at that pince was being landed, when the chain by which it was anspended broke, and the gun fell back into the Siges lith Speil last, ajor-General Sir hold of the vessel. The muzzle of the gun Bindon Blood, Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Beat-pierced the ship's bottoms, and she was in great on, Brigadier General Plumer, Major-General danger of auch She was, however, kept

afloat with much difficulty.

London, 22nd April. CAPTURES OF BOERS AND STORES,

Kitchener, and Lieutenant-Colonel G. E. Ben- son have captured 81 prisoners, 20 Boers have surrendered to them, and they have taken 100,000 rounds of small arm ammunition, 200 bornes, many waggons, and many bead of cattle.

BOERS WANT OF HORSES,

The Intelligence Department of the Army in South Africa reports that a large proportion of the strongest Hear commandos is without

mounts.

eastward of Colesberg. If is stated that all the Boer raiders have been ordered by their losers to make the way out of Cape Colony into the Orange River Colony,

THE RAIDERS IN CAPE COLONY, The Boers, under Commandant Kruitsingor, are now reported to be advancing towards the The CHAIRMAN replied

Question Albest district, in the north of Cape Colony, applies to the London agency. The total amourt of commission for the year 19 would amount to about 12,000. The greater part of it was commission on goods, ordered prior to 20th December, 1960, Out of this commission, the London agents have to pay office rent and rent of warehouses, salaries of all employees in London, rates, lighting, stationary, and petty charges.

Mr. ERECE again asked: Have the General Managers retained, received, or charged any other, and what remuneration or commission bosides the remuneration.

and commission claimed by them nader Articlos 80 and 82 of the New Regulations?

In reply to question the CHAIRMAN said: The answer is in the negative.

Mr. Bruce further asked:

What was the total cost to the Company of general manageneal for the years 1809 and 1908 respectively?

The CHAIRMAN in reply said: The cast of general maungement in 1899 was $13,000.00, of which som $3,600.00 was in the shape of General · Managers fees. informed

you at the

regulations in

AN INTERVIEW FRUSTRATED.

General Louis Botha is reported to have recently crossed from the Transvaal into Natal to meet Commandant De Wet, but his progress being opposed daily, be resrossed the border to the eastward.

London, 24th April.

THÈLE VICTORIA CROSSES The Victoria Cross has been awarded to three mon of the Canadian. Dragoons for bravory displayed by them in an engagement at the Kornall River, on the eastern froutier of the Transval

AUSTRALIAN FARMERS WANTED FOR

RHODESIA

THE BOZES IN CAPE COLONY,

CANADIAN CANAL BOHEME.

London, 22nd Apri'. An offer has been made to the Canadian Government by a British syndicate to songtrust and control a canal from Lake Huren, via the Ottawa River, to Mantreal, on the River St. Lawrence (a distance of over 300 miles), thus giving another continuous waterway between the Great Lakes and the Coast, The scheme is estimated to cost £13,060,060.

There are already six important systems of Government canals in Canada, úffording with the St. Lawrence. connections munificent inlandi

communications. The total length of ons praat

open in 2684 miles, but the aggregate length of inland navigation renderedt available by them is 300 miles the St. Lawrence system alone having a length of 2384 ulos, and vessels from the Lake ports reach the Atlantic without breaking bulk, Boventy-two and -half million dollars have been expended on the construction of those canals, including the amount Expended on the Sant St. Marie Canal, connecting Lake Superior and Lake Huron. In 1897, 30,39 vengala, aggregating 8,748,622 tons, passed through the Canadian corals, estrplug 157,520 passengers B 8,369,969 toni freight.

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ROWING RECORD.

London, 2nd April. Towns and Sullivan, the well-known oarsmen. rowed down the River Thames, from Oxford to Putney, a distance of 104 miles, in 13 hours 36 min, which makes a record for the distance. WELSH ESTATE FOR THE KING.

London, 23rd April.

It is announced that His Majesty King Edward has purchased an estate near Carnar- von. North Wales.

The Chartered British South Africa Com- peny have offered to set apart 100,000 mores of land as a grant to Australian farmers to induce

CASE OF CRIMINAL LIBEL. them to settle in Rhodesia. The land will be

London, 23rd April As the Chairman | given free, the sole condition of the grant being Further particulars of the case against Mr. Just Extraordinary that an aggregate sum of £100,000, or £1 per Patrick Aloysins M'Hugh, M.P, for North General Meeting held to confirms the new nere, shall be expanded in improvements within Leitrim, who was convicted on a charge of

answer to a similar question of ten years. A representative of the company is criminal libel, and sentenced to six months Mr. Reece's, when the late General Manager, about to rail for Australia with the object of imprisonment, state the offence charged against Mr. J D. Humphreys, was alive, certain placing the offer before the public.

him was the publishing in the Ringo Champion members of the present firm of General

of the names of the Protestant jury men in a Managers wore holding posts in the Company A British force, under Colonel Haig, is now

trial in connection with the conviction of mem- and were of course pad by the Company for Fearston, in the south of Cape Colony,bers of the Land Legue for conspiracy and their services. It was the chief reason for being

Intimidation. ing forward the new regulations to alter thisbet Graf-Reinst and Somerset, pursuing condition of affairs, as the General Managers is over Commandants Scheepers and Malam. The Victorian Mounted Infantry, after considered that whatever rangueration they an hone's bombarisient, assaulted and carried a A British capitalist is reported to be arrang got should be for General Management, and individual members should not be receiving Coleret Crewe is now parsing the retreating iron works at Sanit. Sainte Marie, in the pro- section of Malan's commando.ing for the establishment of large ateel and position held by a separate rememoration. For 1900 the remunera Boare. The vemmando under Commandant vince of Ontario, Canaits. The works are to tion for General Management is as shown in Kruitzinger, who a few days since was reported cost £10,000,000, and will employ 10,000 work the Balance Sheet

Mr. EEC again queried. What were the to be moving towards the Albert dictriot, in the men. bock inlues of Inland Lot No. 16 and the north of Cape Colony, has now been located in remaining portion of Kowloon Inland Lot Ne, the Zurberg Mountains, to the north-east of

Steynsburg.

549, and for what silme wore they respectively wold ?

am

The CHAIRMAN said: The book value

it a

successive balance sheets for several years, and [ rather surprised that Mr. Rocco should think nocesary to ask the question; but I have no objection toraying that the price was $149,000 The prefit on the sale of this property was $72,000. The ton the sale of remaining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 540 THE

A SUÀKY FIGHT.

GIGANTIC IRONWORKS IN CANADA.

London, 23rd April.

PROTESTANTS IN AUSTRIA,

London, 24th April,

ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE BANQUET.

London, 25th April. The annual banquot of the Royal Colonial Institute was hold fast night. The attendance numbered 170, and among those present were miralty; the Esri of Onslow, formerly Governor Viscount Goschon, ate First Lord of the Ad

Governor of Queensland of New Zealand; Sir Henry Norman, late Sir T. Fowell Bux- Strathcona, High Commissioner for Canada;

Lord

the Earl of Jersey, formerly Governor of New Seath Wales; Sir John A. Cockburn Agent. General for South Australia Mr. F.H. Dangar, Sir James R. Fairfax, and Dr. Fairfax. Lord Avebury (formerly Sir John Lubbock) occupied the chair, and in the course of his speech he declared that the responsibility of empire mast eventually be borne by the whole of the Empire, and it were desirable to create an Imperial Council for the purpose of providing the services necessary to insure the safety of the Empire. Viscount Goscher, who was among the other. speakers, said the war in South Africa had shown that the colonies of Great Britain did not shrink from lavishing their resources in the defence of Imperial interests. Lord Onslow expresent the opinion that a conference of eminent jurists should be convened at the close of the year to discuss the question of the formation of an Imperial Court of Appeal.

DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BILL.

London, 25th April. The bill to legalis marringo with a deceased wife's sister, which has so often been before -Parliament, has again been introduced in the House of Commons, and last night the second reading was carried on division by 279 cotes to 121. The majority included most of the Radical members, some Liberal Unionists, and thirty Irish Nationalists. No member of the Ministry peke either for or against the bill, but Mr. 1. C. Ritchie, Home Secretary, and Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, voted for it. ir Michael Hicks, Beach (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Mr. W. St. John Brodrick (Secretary of State for War), Sir John E. Goret (Vice-president of

the Committee of Council on Education), and Viscount Cranborne (Under' Secretary for Foreign Affairs), voted with the minority against the bill.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN WEST APEICA.

London, 25th April, with the native tribes in West Africa. News has been recnived of serious fighting Brigadier General F. D. Lagard, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Northern Nigeria. recently despatched Colonel Kemball with 400 men of the West African frontier fores against the Emirs of Kontagorn and Bida, who were two of the strongest slave raiders in the territory of Northorn Nigeria. A native force, numbering

and a sharp engagement took place. untives fought desperately, repeatedly charging up to within thirty yards of the Maxim guns of the British force, but they were ultimately ronted with heavy loss. The large native citius of Kentagora nad Bids were afterwards sccupied, and new rules installed there.. The loss on the part of the British was only nominal. The British expedition released 1,000 alaven who were held by the native emirs.

5,000 men, was encounters took place. The

BAILWAY IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA.

London, 25th April.

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In the German Reichstag yesterday, e bill providing for the construction of a line of rail. way from Dar-es-Salaam, the principal port of German East Africa, to Ologore, was referred to the Badget Committee. The proposed rail

is to cost £1,200,000, and will be financed way by a syndicate of bankers, the German Gorsen ment giving a gaurantee of 3 per cent. interest.

von

In the discussion on the measure, Count Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, declared that unless the proposed line was built. Great Britain, with the Uganda railway, would divert the whole of the trade of German East Africa Herr Richter and Herr Bebal, the Social Democrat leaders, denounced the scheme, and declared that it was impossible for the railway to pay.

GREAT BRITAIN AND ITALY.

London, 25th April. Great Britain has called to Italy the town of Tomat, on the Atlara River, on the rostera border of the province of Khartoum, in ze enguition of Italy having conquered, and afterwards coded to Great Britain at the close of the Sendan campaign, the important town of Kassala, near the Abyssinian frontier of the Eastern Soudan.

RAPHAEL FRISCOES DAMAGED.

London, 25th April.

A shock of earthquake has been experienced in various parts of Italy. The shook was not of a serious character, but the vibration caused thereby has done some damage to the famous Raphael frescoes in the Vatican and the Pantheon at Rome.

THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

London, 25th April. News from Berlin states that the Emperor William of Germany, in introducing his eldest son, the Crown Priaco Friedrich Wilhelm, at the University of Bonn, where he is to pursue his stadies, addressed the students, and warned towards Great Britain. His Majesty, in the them against the prevailing testing of hostility

course of his address, made a touching reference. to the efforts of the late Queen Victoria to promote peaceful and friendly relations between Germaay and Great Britain.

persons who either lost their lives or wereo injured by the fire, is stated to be 100.

THE STUDENT, TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

Ly-1016 April-~- General Vannovski, who was recently up: pointed Russian Minister for Public Instruction, has reopened the colleges at St. Petersburg, which were closed in conseque St. Petersburg rioting, but he has refused to recede to the quest of the students to postpone the next examinations until the sataunt. The students, however, refuse to take part in the examinations until those who have been excluded are allowed to participate.

TRADE

MARK

WHISKIES.

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DUNVILLE'S Y.R....

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SCOTCH.

$12.00

15.00

15.00

12.00

KETUEN OF LOBD BEAUCHAMP.

London, 28th April, Earl Beauchamp, who recently retired from the position of Governor of New North Wales, prolonged tour since leaving Sydney. He w&S CLUB has now returned to England after making F.0.8, Very old liqueur) accorded a great welcome at Malvern, in Wor- SPECIALLY SELECTED Uur own Bettling 11.00 castershire, and 100 of his tenants who wore GEOICE OLD HIGHLAND mounted for the occasion, escorted him to bis GLENLIVET country seat, Madreafield Court. Triumphal HIGHLAND NECTAR Bole Agents for aréhes had been erected along the line of route, D. C. L... and Lord Beauchamp's reception was of a most

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WATSON'S MINERAL WATER FACTORY.

A MODEL ESTABLISHMENT. Returning from West Point yesterday, and feeling rather thirsty, wo told the perspiring rieksha paller to man-man, und strolled into Mesars. A. & S. Wation's mineral water, fautory for a cooler."

**Fair-sized - building you have here," we observed to Mr. Davidson, the genial manager of the concern, as we sipped a deliciously cool

Lemonade.

"Pretty fair," he returned." Do you care to have a look round?"

We assented, and Mr. Davidson kindly volunteered to act as guide.

The godown in which Mesere A. & S. Watson manufacture their mineral watera in a large one, fully 365 foot long and about 6) fget broad. Along each side of the white-washed walls, and about Hfteen feat distant from them, russ a row of square pillars. olso whitewashed. A number which support the raftered roof.

admit a varrent of air rofreshingly cool in of open windows on both sides of the building

contrast to the stifling heat outside,

No. 1 BOOM,

No. Room is the factory propor; and presents one great neens of busy life. Hero prastically the whole business of the godown is transacted. The water from which the mizerals are manufacturol is forced into a pressure filter, and rnas `through two coils of piping from a marblu-lined tank into a steel super-

with ice, but does not come into direct contact

5.00

7.00 16.00

The Hilter (33., Luftest.

13.00

13.00

18.00

14.00

12.00

TEACHER'S Highland team

13.00

12.00

D. G. Dump bottles.... FEAR BLEND do.

9,00

8.00

P. D. C.

-AMERICAN.

FINE OLD BOURBON CANADIAN RYE

$18.00 15.00

N.B.We hold a large stook of Whiskies in Wood, sumples of which will be forwarded on application.

H. PRICE & CO.,

32, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, 15th May, 1991,

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NAVAL CONTRACT, 1901-1802.

EALED TENDERS in Duplicate will be received by the DEPUTY VICTUALLING STORE OFFIORE until Noon, on MONDAY, 10th June, 1901, for the SUPPLY of TEA for the use of H.M., Navy for One Year ending

| 31st. August, 1902.

Printed Forms and Tenders and further. particulara can be obtained at the Deputy Victualling Store Officer's Office.

amples to accompany Tenders. in reserved.

The right to reject the lowest or any Tendar

H. S. VAUGHAN, DEPUTY VICTUALLING STORE OFFICER Hongkong Victualling Yard,

(In Charge).

20th May, 1001.

.

DEALERS IN

MONUMENTS.

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saturator. The water is all the time charged Q UAN WAH & with the ice, so that risk of possible contamina- ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE tion; small thongle that risk may be, is totally DESIGNS & PRICES on APPLICATION avoided. From the supersaturator the water is

at No. 1, Queen's Road East, Hongkong the pressure required This cylinder, which is carried into a metal cylinder driven by steam to

Hongkong, 17th October, 1899, F1044

the patent of Hayward, Tyler and Company. London, is capable of keeping eight automatic bottling machines going. At the top of No. 1 Rooni are placed two generators for the making of gas, and one large gasometer. One of the generators has beer in use for three years, and

is

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WO FAT & CO.

HIP CHANDLERS, SAIL MAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, No. 11, LEE YUEN STRERT, EAST. Hongkong, 25th July, 1900.

in as good working order now as on the day RUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

it was erected. The manufacture of syrup is als engaged in at the factory, and on an eleva tion at the upper end of No. 1 Room, on the opposite side from the generators and gas.

ometer, are stored rows of large jars containing tha. syrup, all carefully stopped with wooden covers. In the centre of the room, on enchi side of a passage, stand the bottle-washing and bottle-corking machines. The hottles are thus washed automatically, and each one is carefully examined to ensure that it is perfectly clear before it is handled over to an alten. dant to be filled. As to the bottle-corking maskine, the coolie has simp" to feed it. The machine bottles and corks at the rate of be- tween eight and pine bottles a minute, and keeps a second coolie constantly engaged in fixing on wire. Occasionally a bottle barsts, but the attendants are protected from injury by iron guards fixed to the machina. At the machine for filling stopper bottles stands a worker with his head, enclosed in a mask and with both hands covered with leather gloves to protect him from airailar possible injury. In No. 1 Room great racks have been erected for the storing of the minerals after the battles ar labelled, this latter operation keeping about a dozen coolies continuously employed. The flooring of this room, as is that of the others is of concrete, and along it run a number of drains which offectually clear away the waste water accompanying the manufacture of the minerals.

NO. 2 ROOM.

"Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

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8.00 Ejector Brass Cases, 6.00

8,65 3 per cent. discount on exders of 1,000 and over.

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Wы. SCHMIDT & CO., Gunmakers,

Hongkong,

Hongkong. 27th July, 1897. CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, AND CONTRACTORS,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

DESIGNS and Specifications prepared for any of Steamships. Launches and light-drenght vessels a speciality. Contractors for the supply and erecting of any type of machinery. New work and repairs supervised. Now and ascond hand Launches for Bale. Telegrams, CELESTE," Hongkong. Telephone, 232.

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H.. F. CARMICHAEL, B. J. BARLOW. Hongkong 1st June, 1899.

FOR SALE.

Here is erected a four h.p. Tangie patent engine for the supplying of the motive power to the machinery in No. 1 Room. The engine has born in was for many years, lint the care expended in keeping it olen has loft it to-day in aa good working order as when it entered the factory. Three large cement-line brick ONE SECOND-HAND älters of the old style, working on an poigne drip system, aro bailt into the wall, and are utilised when that step is rendered necessary. through the cutting off of the supply of water ing five feet of water. Further up the engine-PRINTING from the main. Each iter is capable of hold

room is condnetod the packing work connected with the up-country and ontport trade, and at the top a staff of corpenters is kept busy mak- ing racks and cums for the reception of tho

bottles.

NO. 3 ROOM.

HOE NEWSPAPER

MACHINE.

PRINTING A SHDET 271 BY 40

INCHES.

In this division of the godowa a large num ber of coolies are employed in the checking of returns from otport trade. Upstairs are dry- stored all the hundred-and-one things con.THIS Machine is in good condib and

ected with the business of the factory,

A DISASTROUS, FIRE. The Emperor Francis of Austria bás dis- London, 25th April.

London, 26th April. avowed the attitude adopted by bis nephew, the A disastrous fire has occurred at the Greisheim Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir-presumptive electrical and chemical works, ut Griesheim, The British troops stationed at Honeynest to the throne, towards the Protestants in his acor Frankfort in Germany. The fire origi of Inland Lot No. 16 has been appearing in Kloof, e station on the Capetown to Kimberley recent address to the Clerical Society. uated through two torride explosions of cats of

railway line, about thirty-seven miles south of

A late cable message stated that the Archduke Kimberley, bad a sharp fight on Tuesday lost Francis Ferdinand of Austris, in an ailerons to the pierio acid, a substance used in the manufacture against a boty of 110 Boers who attacked the Clerical Society at Vierma; assured its morabers thint of smokeless powder Thames spread with At the terrible rapidity, and leaping soross the River Aarau time he slag make a vigorous attack epon the Main almost destroyed the village of Sehwan position. Five of the Boers were wounded, and he sided wish the militant Roman Catholics. several captured.

heim, on the opposte bank. The number of SUPPRESSION OF THE BOND DEMANDED,

SV, and is under the direct supervision of Mr. A CLOTH BOUND COOKERY BOox, contain. Davidson, Everything about the whole place The Opposition has decided that one of its ing 180 original recipes for all kinds of savonries, is kept thoroughly clean. In a word, Musers. B. P. of Inland Lot 549, and the CHAIRMAN be taken for the suppression of the Afrikander members will serve on the proposed Joint Invalid Cookery and Sweets, is sent free to all A. & S.-Watson's mineral water factory-at said he was unable to say off-hand, as it was Bond, declaring that the whole ebject of the Parliamentary Committes to inquire into the who post their LEMCO Extract jar wrapper to included with KI Lots 350 and 551, but to the existence of the Bond is to secure non-fuality in question of amending that portion of the Tiebig's Extractof Meat Co., Ltd, 9. Fenchurch West Point fully deserves the title of a model best of his recollection, tize book price was 40 any settlement of the South African diffenity. 'King's Accession Oath relating to the doctrine Avenue, London.

173.

of Kowloon Inland: Lok, No. 540 The Cope Tinies and other loyalist papers in Mr. Racs then asked the book value of

Cape Colony are demanding that stops should

Protestants.]

THE KING'S ACCESSION: OATH.

cndon, 24th April.

The factory employs a Chiness staff of about is being sold, as it has been replaced with a

(120961-establishment.

Larger and Quicker Machine.

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MANAGER,

Hongkong Daily Presa Offiœ.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1991,