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THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | business for the current half-goar has opened well. If any shareholder desires any further BANKING CORPORATION.

nformation I will be pleased to answer any questious.

HALY-YEARLY MEETING, The seventy-sixth ordinary half-yenly general meeting of shareholders in the above Corpora tion was told at noon on Saturday in the City Hall. Mr. A. J. Raymoud (chairman of the Court of Directors) presided, and the others prosent were Hoo. C. W. Disksen and Meests, H. F. Temkins. E. Goolz, (!. Michelast, II. Schu bart, P. Shollim. H. W. Slade, E. 8. Whellor (dictors). J. B. M. Smith (Chief Manager), Hun. G. Stewart, Mesers, B. Hancock, C. W. May, Ċi. Murray Bain, R. T. Wright, D. Forbes, H. W. Fraser,, H. R. R. Huster, A. Lowe, D. D. Graydor, 1. Humphreys, P. A Barlow, C. A. Tones, C. J. Gonsalves, W. J. Grasson, W. B. Dixon, J. h. Van Buron, C. H. Thompson, J. R. Michael, A. G. Morris, W.

· There were no questions, and the CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the roport und accounts as presented.

Mr. W.J.G12880N-Gentlemen, I have much pleasure in seconding the adoption of the report and accounts as presented. The Chairman bas so fully informed us of the prosperson coudition of the Bunle that, I do not think there is any thing that I can usefully adil, but in congrata Intiúg the managers and stuff on the results of their efforts as shown by the last six months working I am eno I express the voice of all shareholdera. (Appluuso.)

The motion was put to the weeting and carried nem, diss.

On the motion of Mr. J. S. VAN BUREN,

pinctical work is more often that of an Arbitrator, whose degirion is accepted without. Zemer

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PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS

EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 17г¤, 1903

supply the demande of Sougkong, now depend- ent upon the import of cutibe from the North and West Rivor-Bonrces that recent action of the Governor of Kwangyi in prohibiting export bas shown to be somewhat precations. The Botanical Department is at present examining into this question. For the improve- neut of agriculture, sagar-csues bare bon imported from the Straits Settlements and Honolulu, an over eleven thousand plants distributed among the Chinese, and improved sugar-milie have been introduced, while wealthy and enterprising Chinese gentlemons has es tablished sa experimental farm, in the conduct." of which the Botanical Department is giving LAUMEYER

Taipołu, a small market town at the hen of Tolo harbour in Mira Bay, was selected 38 the most suitable position for headquarters, situated as it is in almost the centre of the Territory, on this position has now been cou- nected with Kowloon Foninsula by an excellent read, with easy gradients, 18 miles in length, upon the construction of which $225,133 bare bon expowled. This rond obviates the arcessity of commucicating with Thipthu by sea, a I am semetines rough and dangerous passage considering the possibility of arranging for the further extension of roads in the Now Territory by local co-oparation and without expense to the general revenu

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esindance and advice.

9. The Expenditure was for the your 1901, 526,€08.73, of which $153,7-3,11 was chargeable te the Land, Court and Public Works Extru-

ordinary charges that will soon cease. It Duy, therefore be roughly takon that the

about $162,00), With the curtain developmen

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H. Potts, E. A. Hevest, W. E. Churke Ho secorded by afr. C. H. TROMPEON, the appoint | rolbéries ashore and allont, the question of normal expanditure of the Territory will be FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Peok, G. L Tomlin, H. M. U. Netzen, J. J. Leiria, J. M. Alver, A. G. Wood, E. Kelly, Lan Sni, W. Lynaught, etc.

The notice calling the meeting having been real, as well as the annual report, which has already 1983 publishærds

The CHAIRMAN said-Gutlemes, I think yen will consider the report, which I have -just-read a very satisfactory result of one working for this half-year. The division of profits recommended by your directors will, I hope, also meet with your approval. It ise comindation of the policy which has enabled The Bank to aton its present strong position. Looking at the figures, you will observo a con- siderable falling off in the enrrent account

7. Having established Police Statious, and arrange for the patrol of the territorial wars by Police launches to obyek armod ment of Messrs. E, Sholliro, H. W. Slade, an:1 E. 8. Whenter to the Court of Directors in Crown Rents and Taxes had next to be can- place of Messrs. D. M. Moses. G. Ealloch, and sidered. This district is a post one, and almost entirely dependent upon agriculture and fish- G. H. Medhurß, resigned, wis confirmed.

The CHAMA-hot is all the business,ing, and, förth of the rangs of Kowloon Hills,

the main saurte of, revonus must for thr gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready on Mosby, Thunk you for your attendance,

sent be the Crown Ront apon Lud. This ncomitated a survey, and demarcation of the boldings, for which purpose a staff of Sur-

and Domarcaluts were obtained from established to deal win all claims and grant lenses to those who could prove tille by doeds,

Inlin At the same time a land Court was

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SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA. of New Kowloon and this probable improvement of the pastoral capabilities of the hills, I am of whilst the preferenca sovip can be placed still piston that within seven or eight yours theat 30 cents; in Charbonnages no busines has will quadrate, and later on the Territory will and Itaubs sold and keep in demand at $99. Revezuo and Expenditure of the New Territory teen reported. Jelebus pure promvable at 81.

materially assist in the General Revenue,

10. So far no systematic geological ex inution been made oille of the mainland or of the large island of Lautao, the latter, it is possible that when the state of this revenus just fies the employment of Geologist, minerals may be found in payable quop itics, in which event the congestion of the

but as a silver-mie has been worked on

TELEPHONE No. ‍135,

again and there are probably sellers, at $213 at present; the report for the half-your endeal 30th Jun, 1903, has been published, from which we take the following: the ast earnings THE CREAM OF of the Company for this period amount te $591,785.17 tugainst $490,852.11 for the last half-year and 3478,947.60 for the corresponding

doponts, Six months ago our London Office who could not be equalled during the history of rice-plots, which must be perfectly flat to suit agricultural pojnjutio would be relieved and half-year in 1992) and have a net profi, aftor,

Mr. MURKAY BAIN-We should pass a most hearty vote of thanks to the Board of Directors, the Chief Manager, and the staff for the excl. leat services they have rendered during the half-year. Some of us, I dare say, remember, since the establishment of this institution, a large number of directors and chief managers, bat I don't hesitate to say time at the present time our interests are in charge of a body of men

Lold a portion of the instalments on the recent one bank. It appears to me, gentlemen, that issun of Imperial Japanese Government Bonds; the mantle the late Sir Thomas Jackson of that money has since been paid over, and more happy memory has fallen vory gracefully upon thau accounts for the reduction in the gold the shoulders of Mr. Smith, and I think you will agree with me when I express the amount. The decrease ia silver accounts is also

to the withdrawal, of various hope that he will long be spared amongst chiefly dust Government funds, temporarily deposited at us to wear that mantle with comfort nad satisfac. some of our Eastern brauches. The correspond- tion to himself and to the mutual advantage of ing rednellan on the other side falls under the us all. We have heard a great deal of late about headings of Bullion in Transit, and Bills fixity of exchange, and about great revolutions, Receivable. Bills Discounted, Loans and that are going to take place with regard to the Credits, show a reduction of $2,000,000, but currency of China. It is a difficult problem, compared with the corresponding date last year and it is not for anyone to pretend to unilevatand they are $8,000,000 higher. The ouly. other it fully. But there is one thing that is pretty item calling for special mention is Bank Promises certain, and that is that we may rest as-red neconnt; this is now $1,311,142.54 against that we have a board of direction and of manage. 8829,123 on 31st December last, and the increasement that are fully equal to any emergency that is largely due to the purchase of a property in may arise, and we can look forward confidently Shangbai adjoining our promises There, which that, when the time comes, they will see us safely it was thought desirable in every way to acquire through. I ask you to pass a bearly vote, for the Bank. We have also had occasion to not only for excellent services rendered, bat in enlarge the cffice accommodation at some of the confident hope that they will morre ns also our other branches, which, as my predecessors iu tho futuro.

we must be have pointed out, is what prepared for as the natural outcome of our increasing business. With the $200,000 written off, as proposed in the prosent report, the accent will then stand at $1,111,115,54, Thero has been almost an entire immunity from Josses, indicating that the large business in which we are engaged is in a sound and healtby condition. At some points trade has suffered by threatened disturbance in the political atmosphere of the Far East, but we hope that the war cloude which are hanging around will soon pass away. The import of cotton goods and yarn also received a check, dae to the sudden and sustained advance in the price of the caw material but, as it happened, this unexpect ed rise in cation served to relieve the situation

The vote of thurks having been passed with acclamation, the meeting dispersed.

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or, in the absence of adsorso claim, by occupa- tion. To understand the difficulties of the domarostora it must be remembered that much of the cultivation is on billy granud, the small

of periodical flooding when the rice is nowa, being terraced in patches, some of which are at a few square yards in aros. Up to the Blat March the total number of such farms demarcated was 223,975, while the total number of holdings for which claims have been presented to the Land Court was 219,517. In this Land Court I determined that Solicitors and Barristers should not hare a right to appear without the special permission of the. Court, as the claims were for small amounts and I felt that substantiul justice would be done at the smallest cost to the claimants. In the performance of this duty. Mr. Gompertz, Assistant Colonial Secretary, wito has from the begituing been a Member of the Land Court, has done excellent work. His report, given in Appendix No. 2 forwarded with the report on the Territory for 1900, shows some of the difficulties that pre sented themselves in the aritlement of these claims, and the attached map of a portion of the map of claims for, the land and village of Samshui Po, in the Kowloon Peninsula, now before the Land Court, will further show how these claims overlap in apparentig inextricable. confusion. Here the assistanes of Counsel bos

THE NEW TERRITORY IN 1902. boen permitted as the claims represent very large

H. E. THE GOVERNOE'S DESPATCH, The following despatch by H. E. the Governor forwarding to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the annual report on the New Territory for 1902 (which we reproduced last Monday) is pablished in the Gazette :--

Government House, Hongkong, 21st May, 1903. Sm,I have the honour to forward for your information a report on the Now Territory, for the year 1902.

sums, the value of ismi south of the Kowloon rangs having enormously increased since th taking over of the Territory. An oxemplitica- tion of this is giren in the case of a portion of Lyeemun Pass, The claimant obtainal aboul the shore of Devil's Peak Peninsula, west of eloven years ago a right to abunt 127 acres for the purpose of establishing Ashing-ponds. The consideration was five dollars per annum.

years in arrear when the first whisper was Having paid one or two years' rent he was five known that the land would probably be cedod to Great Britain, upon which ramour he paid the arrears, and in duo contas laid his 'claim before the Land Court, which confirmed tis grant. The total amount paid by him was about thirty dollars. As soon as bis olator was confirmed he sold it to a local company for ifty thousand dollars, as the bay, a portion of which is included in the claim, is suitable for the construction of a dock. I hope that the the end of this year, when Mr. Gompertz will revert to his entstantive appointment of Assistant Colonial Secretary.

new coalitions established that would increase

prosperity. At present our test seriousing for inter st duo and all other charges, of $176,888.29 (against $363,614.15 for the difficulties are arcond robteries and preceding half-year and $373.460.86 for the

sfast, which, though steadily die inho as a still of too frequent excenrrelse. They must

offences ... al, so far

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rresponding time in 1902), to which has to

ddel the balance brought forward from ist account, namely $196,250.84 giving a

the sum of 8002,305,38.

The directors re-

commend that a dividend for the half-year of 12 per cent, or $300,000 be paal in shareholders, that $36,579.39 be written from the value of Kowloon Daths, $2,772,04 fram the Cosmopolitan Deck, that a Marine fasar- ance account, to cover ordinary harbour risks on tags, launches, ele, be opened by placing 28,750

the Provincial authorities do not attotal of $673,146.13; from this has to be deducted $10,750 for Directors' and Anditore to dial with such cases until same viling fees, leaving available for appropriation is reported as being specially notorions us haring tobbers, when, if the authorities. do not consider them too strong, a fores is sent it and is many as possi-le arrested or the village destroyed. But at this moment there any on the Canton Delta two towns well known as wing the headquarters of organised rugs that courait the piracies of the West liver. As, however, they can master over one thousand Eighting mon, the Canton Viceroy does not dars to interfere with them. Suck habits and customs cannot be controlled at once without a much larger Polico fores than we have at prosent, but the Police have, by a judicione system of patrolling, materially reduced the umber of these offences, and a fair proportion of the perpetrators have been rude arenable and are undergoing punishment, while the people, who were at Urat disinclined to appert to the Folice, now show a readiness to come forward' and give asistarec in the work of detection.

11. The duration in the New Territory bus up to the present been left in the hands of the rillage teachers; but a school is about to be established in the large village of Uniong in which English will be taught by a competent Chinese Master.

12 On the whole I consider the development of the New Territory satisfactory. There

difficulties Komo

experienced by the Public Works Department in carrying out their operations, but they havo

have

been

been

without surmounted

friction with

for many of our friends, especially in the North of China, where heavy stocks had accumulated and where trade was for a time brought to a deadlock by financial difficulties which the untive dealers had to contend with those difficulties, I am pleased to say, are gradually being surmounted. During the half. year we experienced more than the usual fuota- ations in the price of silver, the tendency of whleh bas Leon upward, and the consoquant defeated, and active hostilities ceased after two laboure of the Land Court may be concludert by will be built in this district, and other develop.

2. The reports forwarded with my previous despatches mentioned in the wargia will have shown the steps taken from the hoisting of tho British flag at Taipo on the 16th April, 1899. It will be remembered that on the taking over of the New Territory we found a population roused to a spirit of active antagonism by iping reports carefully disseminated apparently with the concurrence of the Chinese authorities, The attacks mado upon our troops were easily engagements, to be succeeded by a period of distrust, happily not of long duration.

8. The Revenue collected from the Territory during the year was $45,394.03. I question whether the revenue to be derived from Crown Rent at the rate fred at present will exceed $60,000, so far as the Now Territory is concern- ed, outside the portion between the Kowloon range of bille and the Harbour; but for this por tion I look forward to a steady development as soon as the claims to the land have been auttled. As will be seen in refer-nos to Appendix No. 4 p. 19 of the report forwarded with my despatch

the inhabitants, and without extravagance. The Taipo Road has opened up a beautiful country round the shores of Mirs Bay, free from the fog that make residence on the Peak so trying in the spring and early summer, and eight to ten degrees cooler than Hongkong. It is probable that in years to come country bouses

meats take place, that will condues to the comfort and woll-being of the Colony.

SHARE REPORT.

Mesers. Erich Georg & Co. sny in their weekly share Est, dated Hongkong, 15th August -

Eines has been very duil daring the week under review and the tendency bas teen towards lower rates for a great many stocks. The Rates of Exchange on Changeai are Tls. 723 for a 1,T. and 1ls, 75 for a Three Days' Sight Private Paper.

3. The district of San Ox, North of Kowloon Peninsula, leased to Great Britain under the Convention of 1898, has not enjoyed a good raputation. Armed robbery onshore and piracy in the surrounding waters were too common to excite comment locally, powerful olaus Isried tribute from entying cultivators, and settled their differences with rival clans by a ready appeal to force without the interventiss of any Chineso Ofleiul. Might was right, and during the journey through the district of Mr.I.ockhart. then Colonial Secretary, after the suppression

BANKS SUASES-Hongkong and Shanglais of the outbreak, the small villages expressed No. 61 of 19th February, 1900, the right to hope that they would be protected against the alter the amount of Crown Rent there laid have been receding gradzally to $650, as bullying to which they were subjected by the down for the three classes of cultivable land exchange kopt. advancing with small sales, at was meurved, but, having regard to the density intermediate rates; at time of writing the larger villages,

of the prpolation and their sondition, I question market is firm with buyers at this rate; the whether any general increase will be found Landon rate advanced to £tis. Nationals wore about 370 square miles, of which the cultivated fans.

to its credit, and that the Inlance of $314,293,70 be carried to the new Recount. The removal of the machines from the old to the now engine works at Kowloon and their redistribution for the electric drive has been proceeded with repid and with little interruption of business. The old building is now cleared and being prepared and remurated as a Central Electric Power made, the engines, dy panos, electric motors and condensing plat ordered, and are all delivers ble before the end of this half-year. The olid brass-shop which formed an annex of the old building, has been removed to a spacious upper floor in the new roof and the annexa palled down, giving a wider froutage to the main road. The dredger Canton Liver kus fulfilled two short terms of charter, and also remored several thousand tous from the foreshore of Kowlook Dockyard. The widening at the bottom of the entrance of the inner half of the Cosmopolitan Deck is nearly completed. At Aberdeen the so-wall having subsided, has. been practically rebuilt. Kowloon Wharves have buyers at $88, New Amoy Docks at $374, and Farnhams have dropped in Shanghai to Th. 152.

Station. The new boilers for this station are

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Land Fuvestmeate can be pheal it $155, Hongkong Hotels are on offer at S154; Humphreys Estates hase dropped to 8111 offers and tise remainder under this heading is unobarged at quotations.

COTTON MILLS.--No clunge.

MI CHLLANEOUS.-Green Islands are in tho market at $24; Watons after sales at $143 to $141 aro now in demand at the latter rate. Fenwicks sold at 848. The remainder does not call for any special remark.

Cornish local preachers sometimes give their opponents powerful bomethrusts. One de- sion focal brother was dealing with thei alleged necessity for an "educated priesthood, upon which the clergy of the Established Church recogline this uecessity, and proceeded to illus- were always fusisting. He raturally did not

"Was 8: Peter an eddicated trate bis point by a reference to the Apostles Pater and Paul, man?" I asked. "No," said be; he was a poor fisherman. Bat what happened when bo preached? Why, thousands was converted. Then there was S. Paul; now he was eddiented, for wo are told that he sat at the feat of the great Gamaliel. But what happened when he preached? Why, a young man in the gallery

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rise ja exchange caused, at times, an exceptional demand for gold remittances, but we are glad to think that, whilst duly protecting the Bank's own interest, we have been able to meet all the demands made upon us for exchange. At our last meeting, reference was made by my pre decessor in the chair to the question of establishing a national and uniform coinage for China, and though no decisive steps have sa yat beeu tuken with regard to this matter, it has the support, and is receiving the serious attention of all who are interested in trade in this part of the world. He also referred to the eurrenes question in other countries around us; since then the Philippines and Straits Setiks ments have declared for gold, but in both those countries, and also in Sian, the ourrency is in the transition stage, which tends to dislocate

4. The first thing to be done was to ensure exchange, and interport trade for time Loing, China continues to prove an attractive Ponce and to gonerate as far as possible among field for new banks, but we are in a good post. the inhabitante a feeling of personal security, advisable. The area of the New Territory is done at $29, the market closing quiet at th... went to sleep, and tumbled down and breko his

area is about 45,000 nores or 61 square miles, MARINE INSURANCE SHARES-Unions are tion to held our own and meet competition as it Military pasta were established on the frontier comes along. We are happy to say that our and commanding positions, and Military and friends all round Jogally support us, and, so Police co-operated in a system of patrols: The The estimated population is 100,000. Therefore, in small demand at $4974 after sales at this

The C.P.E. steamer Empress of India arrived long as there is the "open door," we can look Joestion of permanent Police Stations was although the population shows but 270 persons quotation. China Traders are neglected at forward with confidence to the future, and feel determined, each Station being convoted with por square milo of the total area, the population 5014. Yangtzes are ensler with sales, at Shanghai at 5 2.1. on the 15th inst., and left per square mile of cultivated area is 1,639, and $1321, and Cantons are wauted at $177, again at midnight same day for Hongkong, assured of obtaining our full share in the Hongkong by telephone, and the division of Now

while to the produce of the land must be added FIRE INSURANCES, -Hongkongs are quiet where she is due to arrive at 10 am, to-morrow. The C.P.B. steamer Empress of China left expansion of trade, which is bound to come Territory into districts undertaken. as the natural sequel to the opening up of a Territory was divided into eight districts, which the result of the fishing, in which a counidorable at $27) and China Fires at $87, whilst sharea country by railways, and we hope to are increasing were subdivided into forty-seven sub-districts, number of the inhabitants are engaged for a of the latter stock can be placed at a reduction. Yokohama on the 14th inst., p.m., for Victoris

SHIPPING SHARES.--Hongkong, Canton and and Vancouver,, activity in these enterprises throughout the the village olders, who were the natural feaders portion of the year, it is evident that, having

The Imperial German mail steamer Sachsen DENTISTRY Chinged Empire. Gentlemen, the highly satis of the people, being appointed district elders regard to the density of the population, there Mecans have sosed off to $36; sellers. Indo-

Chinas under pressure of sales from Shanghai | left Shangbai on the 15th inst, at 3 p.m., and factory figuras now before you have been pro with judicial power to deal with patty cases in can be but little taxable margin in the absence

of other than agricultural industries. Although have continued to drop and are on offer at $57 may be expected here to-morrow, at & 4.10. duced in what I may fairly describe as more their several districts. than ordinary difficult times for exchange bsak- 5. At the same tima Mr. Lockhart was given a up to the present the hills have not been at present, China Manilasare unchanged at 826 The N.P. steamer Tacoma sailed from Teams The silk es Tacoma arrived in Now York on ing, and I am sure you will all agree that our general controlling power over these district utilised for pastoral purposes, I am not without and $15 respectively; Douglass have sellars at for Yokohama and the usual ports on 13th inst. thanks are due to our managers and agents, courts with co-ordinate jurisdiction. I was hope that by the introduction of more succulent Star Ferrite old scrip wild and are wanted

28, whilst the now shares are quiet at $18; 11th inst and the staff generally, for their successful under the impression that these powers would grass the 200 square miles of now barren, hills offoris, (Applause.) It was with great regret have been appreciated by the elders and that the way be made to support cattle sufflsient to St. 1 Transports are weaker again and on offer that we recently heard of the darth of Mr. Courts would have been resorted to: but as a David Jackson, our Yokoburua manager, Mr. matter of fact the elders displayed no anxiety The Patentees incniven & Cameron, Limited,

deserve A NATIONAL MEMORIAL David Jackson had spent 25 years in the service to take the duties upon themselves, and from of the Bank in various parts of the East. He the beginning the community showed perfect for their excellent inventions."Dever Chronicle.

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Tan HID PES, THE OWL PRE was everywhere popular and was one of our confidence in Mr. Lockhart, and subsequently. mest sbie and sucocaufal managers. In con.in Mr. Halifax, who is now acting as Polino Sold at all Stationers, Waverley Works,

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The N. P. steamer Victoria sailed from Yokohams for Victoria, B.C., and Tacoma en 13th inst

The T. K. K steamer Rosetta Maru left. Manila on the 14th inst., p.m., and is expected here today, at 3.p.m..

The Ben Line steamer Benalder left Singa pore on the 15th inst, and is due here on the

REFINERIES--China Sugars are in demand at $95, but an advance on this price would bring out sellers. Luzons unchanged at $10.

MISING BBARES-The market in these very quiet. Funjoms stocks has ruled [2945-2 ordinary shares have been offered freely at $2,21et inst.

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