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THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD

ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NFIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Baildings, TO-MORROW (WED NESDAY), the 20th JANUARY, 1804, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1903.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 15th JANUARY, to WEDNESDAY, the 20 JANUARY (both days inclusive), during which peried no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

A. SHELTON. HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment and Agoncy Company, Limited. General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, 5th January, 1904.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

BENTH ORDINARY MET

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 19гë, 1904

HAMBURG LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

Hamburg, 15th December. Since my last letter Mr. Herbert Spencer, the famous author and philosopher, has passed away, full of years. His death is recorded with every expression of sympathy and high esteem by all the German papers, and numerous are the articles they publish on his life and his great life-work." He is admitted to have been one of the most profound thinkers of the age, eren by those who differ from him in bis philo. sophical convictions.

Another personage of distinction, although in a totally different sphere, has died within the last for daye, Mr. Adolf von Hansemann, chief Com- managing partner of the Discouto mandit Gezellschaft in Borlin His father David Hansemaun, native of Alx-la- Chapelle, occupied a prominent posizion

Haute in the

Finauce of Berlis, and 1518- the years was for a short time, iu

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Burran in Washington, estimating the yield THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLBE INSURAN

of the present crop at only 9,962,000 bales. There couma to have been a regular Üght for cotton on the New York Exchange, 2,000,000 bales clanging bands in one day at an advance ris was close upon a halfpenny par pound, and in prices of from to le. In Liverpool the all Continental markéts showed a corresponding increase in values. A violent reaction followed

COMPANTI. ESTABLISHED 1836. .

INCOME 1902

£2,731,301

TOTAL ASSETS AS PER BALANCE SHEET 1902 TOTAL CLAIMS PAID

10,773,937

41,31,183

POLICIES issued by :-

WM. MEYERINK & CO., Agents

on this sido the Atlantic, but it only lasted a day, Hongkong, 1st January, 1904, as operetera in the States came to the rescue and stopped the decline in New York. It looks, however, as if there were going to be a full for the present, faw people belloring in the correctness of the above estimate, which the continued heavy movement of the crop further tends to discredit. The Daily Mail of the lith inst. has the following telegram from New York dated the 10th;

"Tho Agricultural Bureau oficials' explanation of the method of calculating the recent Govern- ment crop estimate figure on an arbitrary basis of 49,8lb, net weight per bale against 408 two years ago is not satisfactory. If the sam method was used as two years ago the recent Goverment estimats, would have indicated 141,430,000 balės of a wet weight of 1816. instead of 9,962,000 bides of 4901b, each,"

It is devoutly to be hoped that even this

would be so inadequate a supply that the trado everywhere would suffer severely, just as it did last year, only that it would probably be very much worse this time and spell. ralu to many. The fact that speculators have now for sovara! seasons had entire control of the cotton marbei keeps the rexed question of time bargains before the eyes of the public, and the ngila'ion for the complete suppression of exchanges for dealing

u futures is on the increase in England.

141849, Prussian Minister of Finance. After- retiring from office ho in 1861 founded the Disconto Gesöllschaft in Berlin, which according to the original plan was converted into an "Actica Commandit Ges-llschaft," a ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company form of limited liability company. unknowa in will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, England, in 1856, with a shore capital of 30tigues may prove too low, as 10,000,000 balas Victoria Buildings, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th JANUARY, 1904, at 11.30 o'clock A M. million marks. In the following year young for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Adolf was appointed adjunct to his father, after Directors together with Statement of Accounts whoso death in 1884 he became chief maaging for the year ending 31st December, 1903,

The REGISTER of SHARES of the partner. Under the able administration of the business increased Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, father and the 6th JANUARY, to WEDNESDAY, the rapidly until it attained the position of 10,000 PIECES TO SELECT FROM, 27 JANUARY (both daya inclusivo), during one of the leading fusncial institutions in the which period no transfer of Shares can be

country. To its initiative and support many registered.

By Uriler of the Board of Directors, of the most flourishing industrial and other

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

establishments in Germany owe their existence

It is highly probable that, even without the Secretary to the

assistance of American friends, prices would Hongkong Land Investment and Agency and success, whilst in a like manner Mr.

Ba Lê.

Hansemann and his bank were wrar ready to have advanced cousinerably after the sharp drop assist Garman capitalists in their venturas in September, when it was thought that the abroad. The share capital of the Diaconte Bvore tension in the market would be speedi

the world Commandit Gesellschaft nos amonats to My relieved; sinners all or

were entirely bars of cotton, and markets at 150,000,000, and in order to give an idea of the home and abmad were, as it now appears, com- enormous expansion of the business I may plotely swept of goods and yaras owing to the mention that the agonal turnover, which in prolonged spell of short time in a manufactur

ing constries. An enormous demand for the raw material and far the manufactured articles 1856 rouched about 600 million marks on one side of the ledger, now exceeds 18

sprang up, whilst the new crop, being vousnai. milliards. Mr. von Hausemaan, who received ly late, moved but slowly and the reports as to his title of nobility in 1872, was a man of its condition want. from legil to worɛe, until vali- mates of a yield below 10 million alas were But in the spied and believe in by some, enormous enterprise, couplad with great circam spection and prudence, and of wonderful absence of professional operators transactions discrimination in the selection of his to.

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THE HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY CO, LD. LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., General Managers.

Hongkong, 16th January, 3 1904

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Hongkong, 9th January, 1904.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N

SIXTEENTH ORDINARY MEET

ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, ou WEDNESDAY, the 2714 JANUARY, 1904, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors lagother with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 3lat December, 1903.

would not have assumed such vast proportions

remained within more reasonablə limits.

New

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BUSSAN KAISHA MITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE-1, SunUGA-CHO, TOKYO,

LONDON BRANCH - 34, LIME STREET, E.C.

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HEAD OFFICE: No. 5, SAKAIMACHI, KOBE.. BRANCH OFFICES-HIGASHI-HOMMACHI MOJI,

MINAMI-AJIKAWA

OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU.

AGENCY MR. S, NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI YOKOHAMA. TELEGRAPRIO ADDRESS: MIDZUSHIMA, Kobo, Muji, Osaka, Wdramaton..and Hongko

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The REGISTER of BHARES of the operators and subordinates. He never thrust us they did, and fuctuations in valnés would bare Komatsugaura, Minamio, Ikejiri and Kumagahata Collieries.

Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 16th JANUARY, to WEDNESDAY, the 27th JANUARY (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Beard of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Becretary. Hongkong, 9th January, 1904.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

himself forward, but felt amply rewarded for bis labours by the successes be achieved. At his funeral last Saturday the Emperor was represented by an offfeur of his staff, who in his name deposited a wreath on the coffin.

Although a certain feeling of uneasiness, with regard to the health of the Kaiser still prevails amongst the public. it would appear from semi-official and official statements in the newspapers, and from etterances of persons supposed to be well informed, that there is really no cause for anxiety, and that the ¡\RE SEVENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY healing proces is going on satisfactorily,

HALF-YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be bold at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Coutral, on SATURDAY, the 6th FEBRUARY, at o'clock Noos, for the purpose of 100-iving a Report of the Directors, together with a State mont of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, con arming the appointment of a Director and electing Auditora.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 23rd JANUARY, 10 the 6th FEBRUARY, inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD, Secretary. Hongkong, 18th January, 1904.

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WNERS of HOUSES situated in the Eastern Division of the City of Victoris and in the Eastern Division of Kowloon are hereby notified that under No. 5 of the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation Bye-laws any domestic building or part of such building which is occupied by members of mere than one family aball, unless specially exempted by the Board, bo CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED throughout to the satisfaction of the Board during the months of Jaunary and February,

The Sanitary Board being convinead of the necessity of Cleanliness in its efforts to stamp nt Plague is determined to rigorously prosecute any orner in default after the 29th February,

Note. The boundaries of the above Districts have been altered and are now as follows:-

THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE CITY IS BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY GRAHAM STREET AND ENDICOTT STREET,

The Eastern Division of Kowloon is bounded on the west by Robinson Road and a straight line drawn from the north end thereof throngk the Yaumati servico reservoir to the northern boundary of Kowloon.

By Order,

3

G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary,

Sanitary Board Oftes.

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AMOY ENGINEERING CO., LD., AMOY

4th January, 1904.

CALL FLAG E.

DEPAIR WORK to

and

although perhaps more slowly than at first anticipated. This, Professor Frascikel of Berlin, during an interview with the corres- pendent of a French newspaper declared, need occasion no surprise, as it is impossible to tell. beforehand with any degree of certainty how long a wound will take to heat up entirely. A short stay in the south after the Now Your

s, however, to be decided upoo, as the Emperor's yacht, the Hohenzollern, has received orders to procend to the Mediterranone.

The excitement in the, cotton market, which I mentioned in my last letter, roached its culminating point on the 3rd iust, after the publication of the Report of the Agricultural

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