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INTIMATIONS

THE

ROBINSON

PIANO Co.

LD.

INVITE INSPECTION OF SOME·

SPECIALLY

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 28тн, 1904.

THE SUPREME COURT IN 1903.

JOINT STOCK SHARES.

share report, dated Hengkang, 27th May, 1994: Messrs. Verton & Smyth say in their weekly

A very fair general investment business has been transacted during the week. Indo Chinas medium and a large busines has been put have continued to be the chief epocalative through at persistently advancing rates, The general market closes steady to firm.

The report of Mr. Arathoon Seth. Registrar of the Supreme Court, for 1903 is published in the Gazette. Wo unico the following extracts:

The unmber of actions instituted in Original Jurisdiction during the year was 178, and thers were 1 în depandoney. Of these, 114 were disposed of, of which 25 weka, settled or with.

BANKS, Hongkong and Shanebais have been placed in swall I's at $665 and 56671, mar- drawn before trial, leaving a balance of Fääket elesing with sellers at the higher rate. Na The total amount involved was $777,396.12. The debts and lauages recovered amounted to $17.431.98. There was ono injunction granteil, The total fees collected and paid into the Treasury amounted to $$,210.05.

The number of actions instituted in Summary Jurisdiction was 1,613 and 39 were brought FINE forward from 102. Of these 1,521 were disposed of, 640 being settled or withdrawn before trial, leaving a bolunce of 230. The totul amount involved was $338,972.44; and the total fees collected and paid into the Treasury amounted to 88,774,45.

SAMPLES or

PRIGHT PIANOS

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dionals roinnin auchanged and without business, MARINE INSURANCES.--Unions goatiane e

INTIMATIONS TONG CHONG & CO. No. 98. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Monufacturers of Hand-made Pure HAVANA CIGARS AND CIGARETTES. They are made of best Havana leaves and possess a mild and choica flavour; Inspection courleonsly invited. Hongkong, 26th May, 1904.1

AN APPEAL.

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E SISTERS who direct ST. ANTONIO'S

offer in eniall lots 1 850, and a slightly lower Trades are still in demad at $60, and Cantous ruto would probably not be refused.

Chius inro advanced to $220 after sales at $25. AT CONVENT at Macao will be very thankful the former rate, however, there are sellers and remain unchanged and without business. no buyers. North Chinas and Yanglezes FIRE INSURANCEs, Hoogkours contine steady at $310 w tlest sales, Chings have been placed again at 885.

Indo-

SHIPPING Hongkong, Chaton, and Manson n the early part of the week improved to $314 after sales at 80, 83, and 831 oring to a report that one of the opposition lines was The number if distress warrants for rent stock is wenker at $31 with setere

& out to withdraw; at the close, however, the issed was 368, representing aggregate unpaid Chinas have been placed in large lots at rates rents amounting to $24,002,10, of which the between $111 and $119 for cash and at equiva aggregate sum of $20.880.48 was reccsered, sandy with bayers at $119, but with sellors lent rates up to December; market closes 156 warrants having been withdrawn on settle at S10 The latest Shanghai taion is mut hofween the parties. The fees collected, 853 tales. China and Maniles antioning for issuing distress warrants and puid into the in demand, the e te has farther improved in 8e Treasury amounted to $2,208.,

with Buyers and no sellers. Douglases have bean enquired for in a small way at $35, int There were 78 enses and 178 persons com-holders demand $35 and no sales have beor mitted for trial at the Criminal Sessions. The good rp r, which proposes to pay a dividond affected. Biar Ferry's after the publication of STUART. &c. number of persons actually indicted was 142, of $1.89 and a bonus of $0.46 hava further

BY

RACHALS.

AND

BABY

of whom 104 were convicted; 2 failed to surrender to their recognisances, which were extreated; and 3 wero acquitted. Against 35 persons no indictments were fled. and they were discharged on proclamation. One prisoner died in gaol before trial.

There were 10 Appals instituted during the year, of which 9 were disposed of, leaving one ponding. One case was earried to the Privy Council and the decision of the Court below upheld,

GRANDSeld.

WINKELMANN

(ESTA.B. 1837)

THEY ARE ONLY 5 FEET LONG

SPACE

OCCUPYING THE

*

OFA COTTAGE, BUT WITH THE FINE

APPEARANCE AND TONE OF

A

FULL GRAND.

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1904.

À SAFE REMEDY FOR ALL

There wore 10 actions instituted in Admiral- ty Jurisdiction, with 2 in dependency, all of which were disposed of, 5 having been settled or withdrawn before triui The mumber of yos

sely arrested was 6. The total fees received

to Shopkeepers, Lined-drapers, Clothiers and Tailors in Hongkong, Macao, and elsewhere who will send to the remnants of material, books of patterns no longer used, and any piocos of cloth, no matter how small, of which they can- not make use.

CHAMPAGNE

5

VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN

RHEIMS.

MAISON FONDÉE EN 1783.

WERLE & CIE, Steers.

APPLY TO-

CHINA EXPORT, IMPORT, & BANK COMPAGNIE,

4, CONNAUGHT ROAU.

Those who send will ilus, at no cost to themselves, afford the numerous hands in the envont, especially the little ones, opportunity for useful occupation; for piases of cloth, even of a square inch, can be stitched together and ory pretty pieces of werk made out of cloth that would otherwise be thrown away. These Sisters are thas helped to keep up their articles are bought by charitable persons, and rary large establishment, which is maintained by New the abus of friends and in a great measur. by the earnings of the girls themselves, who lea

no means an idio life within the convent walls.

Hongkong, With May, 1904.

advanced to $3 for old avil $22 for new shares, Holders, Lowever, are apparently not inclined TUE rates. Shell Tren parts have ruled quiet to part on ne shpres are obtainable at these between 25 and 26 with only a small business, market clesier with sellers at 28.

REFINERIES-China Sugars after having to s fair extent at $1.44 and 3145 carb, and at been inactive for stone time have been damit in

salos eqoivalant to the latter, forward to December, 1904; at time of clsing the market and shares som difficult to obtain except at bas taken a sudden jump to A147 with buyers, an advance. Luzons remain entirely out o' the market,

under this bending.

MINING-No changes or business to report DOCKS, WRARVER, AND GODOWN- small but steady demond for Hongkong and What pos Docks has getalle improved the market

and paid into the Treasury amounted to cash. A small forward business at equivalent to $215 after sales of $213, $214, and $2142 for $507.80.

rates for July, Augast, and September has market as the close. been pat through, but sollers forward rule the

There worg 35 Petitions filed in Bankruptcy | Jurisdiction. being, creditors' petitions 15, and 20 petitions by the debtors themselves. The

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HIRANO WATER, QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.

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THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. RarNELL & Co.. BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS. Hongkong, 31st July, 1903,

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GRACA & CO., DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND COLONIAL POSTAGE STAMPS AND VIEW POST CARDS,

No. 58, PEEL STREET, HONGKONG, Will bo glad to send STAMPS on approval Stall of Hongkong Hotel Corridor, to any addrow on receipt of satisfactory refer

ence.

Are also prepared to purchase used POSTAGE STAMPS in Large or Small Quantities for Cash AGENTS WANTED.

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- koag Lands continue quiet at $159 with sellers, and little or no business to report. Hongkong JOB Hotels with continued sellers at $138 Lare Estates have been placed at $124 and close with receded to $137 with Bollera. Humphrey's

THE

JAPAN

SOLE AGENTS.

COALS.

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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA MITSUI & CO.

HEAD OFFICE1, SURUGA-JHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH, LIME STRIST, B.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGs, lor Havan Strear

OTITER BRANCHES :

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Mila, Amoy, Shangha Chafon, Tientsin, Newohwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chomulp, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Koba. Kuro, Shimonoseki, Maji, Wakamatan Karatan, Nugaals Kuchinot nu. Sasebo, Majdzava Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.

Telegraphio Akross: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and á 1 Undea CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imparial Japanese Nary and Arsonals and the Stain Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Includrial Works; Hons and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamane and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Honio Kanada, Fujinotas, Manoda, Mura,Onoura Otsuji,

Faeabaru Tsubakure, Yoskinstani, Yoshio. Yunokibara, and other Co

N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong

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number of receiving orders made was 20, being 9 on creditors" potitions, and 11 on debtors' peti. tions. The uber of Public Examinations held was . There wore 1 adjudications, and 1n few sellers at that rate, but with no sbares to composition for $12.875.21 approved by the Coart. and West Points are enquired, for at quotations satisfy a large demand at 8124. Kowloon Lands The aggregate amount of declared assets was with no business to report. $314,010.18 and declared liabilities $671,036.65. Of the declared assets only $28,060.43 were recovered. With but fow exceptions, the amounts realised have barely covered the costs of the Bankruptcy; hence the Court has of late more strictly enforced the law requiring sub stantial assets before making a receiving order. ́SKİN AND BLOOD D.SEASES The fees paid into the Treasury amounted to

COTTON MILLS.-No changes or business to "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS report.

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$758,05, including the Official Receiver's com mission as trustee where no tristes has been appointed by the creditors.

There

In Probate and Administration there were 198 grauts made by the Court, being Pro- hates, 81. Letters of Administration. 117. The aggregate value of the Estates was $1,936,975. Probate duties amounted to $50,071.92, Court feus to $5,174.70, and Oficial Administrator's eommission puid into the Treasury to $2,861.77. were 17 estutex vested in, or ad- ministered by, the Official Administrator during the year, representing an aggre. gate value of 839,371.06. 20 estates were wound up during the year as against 17 in 1902, representing an aggregate value of $32.567.13 The total number of trust estates in the hands of the Official Trustee at the end of 1900, was 21, and the aggregate amount of Trust funds 1993.200.85, and certain honse property, viz., No. 6, Rednarola Terrace. The total fees received during the year and paid into the Treasury amounted to $296.

The total number of companies registered DISEASES, SORES OF ALL KINDS from the ecmeeement of the Companies Ordinance, 1865, was 396, with an aggregate capital of $156,4555,081, of which there were only 182 ruining at the end of 1903, whose aggre- gate capital amonatoil to $114,216,425. 110 were wound aj voluntarily, 4 were wound up under the supervision of the Court, and 90 are defunct. In addition to the latter, there are other companies that are practically defunct, as returns have been furnished by such com. panies for years; but in order to legally strike THIRD-MANY THINGS WITHOUT BENEFIT them off the Register, certain preliminary steps have to be taken, which are now being done. There were 3 companies registered in 1:03, writes: Just a ling in favour of Clarice Blood fees, $0.805.00: Filing and

1. P. F. Josis, 43 Bridge Street Bow Chester the revenue from which was Registration Mixture. I had erzem for seven thenths, and tried many things without honest antil I took your remedy,81,889.00: Total, 88,697,00.-

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1, 1903.

Treasury amounted to $41.758.93, as agulust $30,275.42 in the previous year.

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further sales at $273, have advanced to 85

MISCELLAFROCs, Green Islands, affer with sales and bagery, market closing strong. Watsons have receded to $141 after the publica- tion of the report recommending a final dividend of $0.50. Electrics, old and new, have been placed at quotations Ices are enquired for at quotations, also Dairy Farms, Watkins, and Powells. China Borneos are on offer at $10, yearly meeting on 1st June. "Star" Ferry MENOS-Panjom Mining Co., L., ordinary Co, Ld., ordinary yearly meeting on 1st June. Transfer books closel until lat Jun, A. 19. Watson & Co., Id., ordinary yearly meeting on 31st inst. Transfer bocks closed until 1st June.

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The Russian, way out Eastivitch,

He wears a sealskin copski, His pants are lined with woolritch

His socks are pure barlapski.

But le fex gayivitob,

An all-around diplomatski, He winks the other eyeivite,

And talketh through his batski. He wants to be the sterivitoh-. * The chorus and stage-baniski, He wants to run the showitich, And also lead the banki,

The Japanese is smallivitch,

But doesn't give a damnaki, He knows le as the goodsivitch,

And that he is no haki.

He sticks out his chestivitch;

He's always standing patski. There's trouble in the airivitch

When he gets at the batski. The Bussion ought to know!viteh

It's never safe or wiseski To judgo of anythinggivitok Just merely by its six ski.

But he will learn this reonírich; The Jap will teach him wellski. His Irish now in upávitub,—

He'll give the Bossian hellski!

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ITSU BISHI GOSALKWAISHA

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

COAL

DEPARTMENT, MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO, Cable Address, "IWASAKI," which applies to all Branch Offices and

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HONGKONG: H. U. JerrRIES,

MANILA COMPANIA MARITIMA. YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA. CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the far- perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies; the Imperial Arsenals; the Imperi Railway; Sanyo, Kinshu and the other Frincipal Rail ways; Industrial Works; Home and Foreign

Mail and Freight. Steamers.

EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankow, singapore, Nani, North China, Korean ports and America.

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Bole Agents for. Kigio, Komatsu (Ingawaj and Matsushima Coats.

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agen cies of the Company will receive any order for Coals produces from the above Collieries.

Coal sold in 1003 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.

TAKASHIMA COAL.

New and additional shafts at the Takashima Colliery have been mompleted and this well. known best and most ecnomical steur Coal in the EAST is now produced in abundance and eau be supplied in any quantity. Hongkong, 20th April, 1908,

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