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INTIMATIONS

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

FRESH ARRIVALS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1904.

PUBLIC COMPANIES THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICERAORDINARY GENERAL ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN than an MEETING of the above Company will be held at the OFFICES of the COMPANY, No. 13, Beaconsfield Armade, an MONDAY 15th AUGUST, 1904, at 4 P.M., when the subjoined Resolution, which was passed at an Extra- BY GIVING A VERY LARGE ORDER ordinary Geral Mesting of the Company held on Thursday, 28th July, 1904, will be submitted for confirination e92 Special Resolution, namely:-

That the Company he wound up voluntarily, C 0-0 PERATION and that WILLIAM KERFOOT HUGHES

and ARTHUR

LOWE, of: Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, be, and they are hereby appointed, Liquidators for the purpose of suck winding up."

By Order,

1.

WE HAVE SECURED THE

OF THE MAKERS OF THE

APOLLO

MASTER

PLAYERS"

IN LOWERING THEIR PRICES. AND WE NOW OFFER THEM

FROM

$365 TO › $850.

NEW

CONSIGNMENT

JUST ARRIVED

3

A. R.. LOWE.

Acting Becretary. Hongkong, 6th August, 1904.

1939

THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

CHINESE OPINION ON CHINESE LABOUR.

The Singapore Free Press of the 2ud inst. Tan Tek Soon given to the uzembers of the reports a lecture by a Chinese gentleman, Mr. Chinese Christian Association. The sposkor addrojand the house for nearly an hour and was listened to with attention and interest After giving a lengthy introduction to his subject showing how the necessity for the introduction of this labour bad arison from pare'g economical grounds, Mr Tek Soon referred to the disputed raised over the question by political parties in

England, and how the Straits especially had beu quated as a model where Chinces emigration hat been successful in utilizing the natural resources of the country, and in contributing to its largo revenue and trade. The lecturer then went on to elucidato the indentured system as practised in these Settlements. First he asked What is the usual implication of the word 'conție” when usad by Europeana?". He believed it was something contemptible, something low down in the scale of their estimation. This

TL SIXTH ORDINARY heir to the lecturer proceeded to point out the THALF-YEARLY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will bo hold at the OFFICE of the COMPANY, No. landing at the quarantine station, and at the 18, Bauk Buildings, Queen's Road Central, ou depot. He acknowledged that in well-managed TUESDAY, the 16th AUGUST, at 12 o'clockmines and estates under British jurisdiction, the Noox, for the purpose of receiving a report of coalies had been on the whole fairly well tronted the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing but what about those who had been shipped to Directors and Auditors.

theaneyards in the adjacent islots of Singapore ? He referred to the "track" system, to the templation placed in the cooli s' way to lavish expenditure in laxacios aud vies, and to the habit of permitting only remittance to be sent to China in order to induce others to come. Is tis way,

the lecturer sail, the indentured wystem Earl been auch abused in the past, every opportunity being used to detain the

of usual treatment necorded to the labourers on

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to the 16th AUGUST, both days ínclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD, Secretary,

Hongkong, 26th July, 1904

(1920 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. ING CORPORATION.

YEARLY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this PER 9.8. "EMPRESS OF CHINA."

Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL. Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 20th day of WE WILL SUPPLY AN UPRIGHT AUGUST next, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th

By Order of the Court of Directors,

J. R. M. SMITH, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 30th July, 1994,

[1850 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION.

IRON GRAND AND A PIAND June, 1904.

PLAYER FOR $825. CASH

OR CREDIT TERMS.

Thone Players have been tested in longkong

or 5 years (at the Peak inchaded) without a Single Failuro, which can be said of no other

Player.

THE

ROBINSON PIANO CO. LD..

Hongkong, 3rd, Angust, 1904.

THE

F1409

HEREBY GIVEN that the

coolies at work as long as possible without any remedy from the lacal Government, Mr. Tek Soon then showed what a large par- centage of failures there were in comparison to those who had completed their contract, and contended that from the humanitarian pint of view the indentured system shoull be con- domued. He blamed the Chinese Government for their pusillanimity in agreeing to the Convention, and considered they had been tho bribed by the British Govorament iu stipulation as to inspection fees as a return for giving their consent. The lecturer points ont that this stipulation bad refe ones to Chinese

NREGISTERS of SHARES of the Labone in British Colonies and Protectorates Corporation will be CLOSED from SATURwithout exception, and feared it would be DAY, the 6th to the 20th day of AUGUST next (both days inclusive), during which period subsequently enforced svou in the cam of coolies Do Transfer of Shares can be registered.

for this Colony. As the Transvani ko By Order of the Court of Directore, referred to the wile scope left open for dispute

J. R. M. SMITH,

in the interpretation and dolpition in regard to Chief Manager. Hongkong, 30th July, 1904.

[1858 sach points as confinement in compounds, prohibition to trade, supply of frea rations, and HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

questioned whether in view of the Chinese coolies' aptitude for evasion, all these could be NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

effectively carried out by the admisistration ORDINARY HALF-YEARLYg the large number of immigrants entom THERINARY SHAREHOLDERS pluted. He asked what was there to prevent

will be held in the OFFICES of the COM-them disguising as Kafirs and ess ping? JOB PRINTING PANT, Queeu's Buildings, Connaught Road, Finally Mr. Tak Soon observed that if Chiness on MONDAY, the 22nd AUGUST, at 12 o'clock Noow, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1904.

DEPARTMENT

OF THE

“HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" AUGUST, both days inclusive.

IS REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE APPLI ANCES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF

FIRST-CLASS WORK:

ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF

ILLUSTRATED

CATALOGUES,

CIRCULARS,

VISITING CARDS,

AND

COMMERCIAL

TURNED OUT ACCURATELY, AND WITH THE GREATEST DESPATCH, UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF EXPERIENCED EUROPEANS.

BOOK BINDING.

MACHINE RULING,

GOLD LETTERING,

AND

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 22nd

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary: Hongkong, 9th July, 1994.

[1860

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Issue of 30,000 New SHARES OF $10 EACH.

PURCHANT to Resol, Watson & Co. DURSUANT to Resolution the General Limited, hereby iarito applications from the Shareholders of the Company for the issue of 30,000 new shares of $10 each at a Premium of 10 per cent, or $11 a shure.

The

The present paid-up Capital of the Company is $600,000, divided into 60,000 shares of $10 each, and the New Issue is required to increase the Capital of the Company to $500,000 divided iuto 90,000 shares of $10 ench.

The whole of the premium received from the New Issue will be placed to the Credit of the Permanent Beserve Fund,

The Now Issue will rank for Dividend for the three months ending 31st December, 1904, pay able in May, 1905,

emigration to South Africa was to produce and ensure baueficial results, free labour should be enccaraged and adopted, instead of the indentner systim,

-HONGKONG'S FUTURE,

یرا

THE BOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

For something over fifty years the British colony of Hongkong has held the undisputed Position us sole ocean seaport to the provincus of Southern China, which includes Canton, eity. With this arrangement, Britons the with all the hinterland tapped by that great world over are consequently familiarised, and the entirely homo-reured variety comfortably

alternative route to that originally acquired by the concessionaires offers fewer engineering difficulties, and appears to have been contem plated by the Mackay Treaty Commissioners when they included in the list of towns to be of Wai-chon. This a city, Roverned by a epaned to Europeans the little known city mandarin of high standing, and closely con nected with the garrison town of Kwai-shin, is a place of great importance in native eyes. Situated on the junction of the Tamsiui and East Rivers, it forms the natural distributing contro for the inland trade of Eastern Kwang-ting and Southern Kiang-si. Distant from the new territory only 50 miles, across an undulating platean offering no difficulty to railway cons- truction, its present connection with Hongkong

PARTRING"

CHAPLA

is tid Canton and Sheklong, a route abort three times as long, and involving to the THË naturally of the smallest. A bridge which

of river, craft; so that trade intercourse is

would have to be milt ncross the East River forms the only obstacle to this route, which taps wider area than that riz Sam-chun. But the choice of route is really a subsidiary matter. The crucial issue is this: Are we to let go our commercial position in South China and lose for Hongkong its promier position in the Far East through the inaution--Pall Mall

Gazette.

TO

IMPORTING HOUSES, GENERAL

SUPPLY STORES, Ladies' & Gents' Outfitters, &c.

Donald Mackeng

57, HI to St.. MANCHESTER, ENG Boys on Commission for Foreign & Colonial Firms 25 years poreonal experience of the train both at home and In the Orient Beminen on requiring mlarat amenet,

liternt plecially est€ for

riorisme, tries ONERI That resnit. tance or bank credit. References and

Bankers;22e Mu okkiger an LA LI telek i anhing Co.,7.4-1, Manchaar, Colon!=)) Tven on application.

HIRANO WATER. THO QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.”

(1709

PUKE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING:

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

F. BLACK LEAD & CO., AGENTS. Hongkong, 31st July, 19

1909.

MITSUBISHI

[1898

Superb Skin

is obtained and maintained by using

DARTRING". "LANOLINE"

Demand the genuine

No imitation can beat the Partring", No imitation can be called Hosting.

DARTHING TOILET HANOLINE"

fer cuikagrākém tule...

'DARTRING' LANOLINK TOILET SOAR.

CIGARETTES

FUTURE.

$

1947-1

OF THE

ONCE SMOKED ALWAYS SMOKED.

E. D. PROTOPAPAS & CO.

ALEXANDRIA & CAIRO, EGYPT.

FINEST EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

LOTUS,

Large Sien 23,00 per 10 1

Gold Tippou Medium Size

$3.75 per 100

ZAFAR,

I

Large Size $160 per 160 Medium Size $4.20

16151

TRADE MARK.

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG

KRUSE

KARIM,

Targa Siza $3.75 por 100

Modum Size £8,50

THABIT,

larg Size $4.00 per 100

Medina $275 per 100

& CO., CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

Allen's Lung Balsam

will positively break up a deep, rack- ing cough past relief by other means.

**BILLIARDS"

[1516-4

GOSHI-KWAISHA | Our new patent Lov Set Express Cushions can be fitted to any. Billiard Table, making it for (MITSU BISHI CO.) playing purposes as good as new.

COAL

DEPARTMENT MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO, Cable Address, “IwasaEI," which applies to all Branch Offices and Hong- kong and Shanghai-Agencies, A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes

All Letters Addressed:-

used.

(Freight on a case of Cushions to Bombay, Rs. 4- only.)

BEST AFRICAN IVORY BILLIARD BALLS. THOROUGHLY SEASONED,

CRYSTALATE AND BONZOLINE BAL'S ALL SIZES.

WEST OF ENGLAND BILLIARD CLOTHS A SPECIALITY.

MANAGER, MITSUBISHI Co., with name of WE HOLD THE LARGEST STOCK OF BILLIARD TABLES, ACCESSORIES

place under.

BRANCH OFFICES:-- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW. SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TRIPP.

AGENCIES:-

HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES.

MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA.

YOKOHAMA : M. ASADA. CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im Imperial Arsenals; tho Imperial Eailway;" Saue, Kinshu and the other Principal Fall perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Naries, tha

rays; Industrial Works; Home and Foreiga Mail and Freight Steamers

EXPORTERS, OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankow, Singapore, Manila, North China, Korean ports and America.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima,

believes it to be unalterable as the laws of the Medes and Persians. But there is a certain American-Belgian syndicate whidlris of a differ- cat opinion, and arts accordingly. This syndi-Uchi, Shinney, Namazuta nad Kami-Yamada Colliories and also Hojo Colliery, which will bo Coal from 1995. ready to produce on a large scale the best Buser

Sole Agents for Kigin, Komatsu (Tagawa and Matsushima Coals.

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agen. oies of the Company will receive any order for Coale produced from the above Collieries.

Coal sold in 1903 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.

TAKASHIMA COAL. Now and additional shafts at the Takashima Colliery have been completed and this well- known best and most economical steam Coal in the East is now produced in abundance and can be supplied in any quantity. Hongkong, 26th April, 1904.

112

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI

Each Registered Shareholder on the 28th day of September, 1904, applying for tho Now Issue will be entitled to eno share for every two shares registered in his name. Shares not applied for. by those entitled to apply will be dealt with by cats some five years ago obtained a concession the General Managers in accordance with to build a railway from Canton to Haukow, and, Article 40 of the Company's Articles of not to be outdono, a British corporation likewise Association.

Applications for Shares in the New Jssue will asked and received a concession to construct a be received by the Hoogkong and Shanghai line from Kowloon to Canton. The route Banking Corporation in Hongkong from the selected ran zia Tsin-tsu-tsui and Samchun, the 28th September, 1904, to the 30th September, preliminary survey was duly made and there PRINTING 1904, both days inclusive, and the whole amount fellowed-futile inaction; so that to-day not one

of $11 per share will be payable on spplication.

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company sod of the proposal railway has been turned. will be CLOSED from the 28th September, Meantime the Hunkow line nears completion, 1904, to the 8th October, 1901, both days and the syndicate's next move is an open secret. inclusive,

Unless the Kowloon railway is in process of building, a small further concession will be asked from Chinu to enable the American-Belgian Company to connect the port ofSrutow with its trauk railway by means of a brauch line from some suitable junction between the two main toricini. The effect of this arrangement would be to establish an scean port in South China in direct rail communication with Canton on the one hand, and Haakon on the other; and Forms of application for the New Isang dan be obtained at the Company's Offices in Alex through these towns with the whole great inland andra Buildings or at the Hongkong and districts beyond, of which they are respectively

A rival with such exclusive A.1, Shanghai, and London. Shanghai Ranking Corporation in Hongkong, the contre.

facilities of access, of collection and distribution, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, would spell something akin to commercial ruin

General Managers.

for Hongkong. If the Kewloon-Canton rail- [1546 way be in course of construction, it is probable Hongkong, 22nd Jane, 1904.

that the American-Belgian syndicate would not LAW WORK,

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

think it worth while to apply for the further concession, and quite likely that in my case it AND ACCOUNT THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA are would not be granted. Moreover, the trade

TH BOOKS

prepared, during suspension of their that normally passos between Canton and Trans-Pacific Service and until further notice, Hongkong would not be diverted to another to book cargo and issue Bills of Lading to route if equal facilities offered on SEATTLE, WASH, VICTORIA, B.C., and familar line. There is, therefore, practically no doubt that the fulfilment of ite obligations PAVOURABLY WITH ANY OTHER PACIFIC COAST PORTS, also to OVER-

company would save the LAND POINTS in the UNITED STATES y the British PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE and CANADA in connection with the GREAT situation. But unless this body is galvanised into prompt action it will be too late. One FAR EAST. ESTIMATES FURNISHED NORTHERN RAILWAY from SEATTLE,

as hitherto, by the steamers of the NORTHERN excusa for the delay that has oconrred is said to Hongkong, 1904.

PACIFICS.S. CO, BOSTON STEAMSHIP be disappointment that no grant of Government for the fans to moet the and TUNA MUTUAL NGON 8.8. CO.

CHINA SN.CO.

admittedly heavy initial expenses; if so, it For Further Particulars, apply at the surely behoves the home and the local authori Company's Local Branch Ofice in Prince's ties to see what can be done in the way of advancing publio money to safeguard what, Building, First Floor, Chater Road.

after all, is a national, not a private asset: A. 3. MIHARA, Manager.

In that case ano lier aspect of the question Hongkong, 20th May, 11904.

[1299 opens. Recent surveys go to prove that an

MARBLING, ETC.,

ALL EXECUTED ON THE PREMISES AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE:

LEDGERS

AT

PRICES WHICH COMPARE

DAERATAR & SON'S

3486]

MERCHANT NAVY NAVY BOILED LONG FLAX

RELIANCE CROWN

TARPAULING

Sole Agents.

CANVAS

ARNHOLE, KARBERG A CO.

the

CODE WORD: " DOCK” NAGASAKI

A.9.0., Ecotts' and Engineering Code:

Usod.

DOCK. No. 1 (at TATEGAML) Extreme Length...

Length on Blocks

***

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom...

· Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

נן

$13 feet.

8313

£9

77

261 1

371 feet

4:3

"

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA.) Extreme Length...

Length on Blocks

AND MATERIALS OUT OF LONDON.

ALL ORDERS DESPATCHED BY RETURN MAIL STEAMER. Tilastrated price lists, giving príems and partiendam of everything pertaining to billiards, can

ho had on application from the Offices of this paper.

New

JOHN ROBERTS & CO.. LD..

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS AND IVORY TURNERS, BOMBAY

Hongkong, th April, 1904.

JAPAN

MITSUI

(927-9

COALS.

KAISHA

BUSSAN MITSUI & COJ

HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH - 34, LINE ŠTREKT, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUSE STANET

OTHER BRANCHES:

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabays, Manifu, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chomulpo, Yokohams, Yokomia, Nagoya, Osaka, Kete, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Waketais. Karalu, Nagasaki, Kuchinoti, Sasebo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.

Telegraphic Address: "MITSUI" (A.B,C, and A. 1 Cuba)

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State

Railways; Principal Railway Co-opanias nud Industrial Works; Homs and Foreign Mail- and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milke, Tagawa, Yamano and Ids Coal lines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Honde, Kaneda, Fujinotana, Mameda, Mounoura, Onours Otsaji.

Sasabara Tsubakuro, Yoshintani, Yoshio, Yanokibara, and other Coals.

6. MINAMI, Manager, Hongkong. NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENTS

..

QUAN WAH & CO. GRANITE AND MARBLE MERCHANTS,

EXTOETERS AND CONTRACTORS. Sole Agents of

QUAN TAI & CO., Lime Manufacturers. All descriptions of GRANITE AND MARBLE FOR EXPORT. Dealers in GRANITE and MARBLE MONUMENTS Pricos & Batimaton on Application. No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. Hongkong, 17th October, 1899,

CARTRIDGES.

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IMPORTED EVERY -MONTH, THERE. FORE ALWAYS FRESH

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE). Oas tako vessels up to 1,000 tons gross, UE WORKS are well equipped with the TL are well equipped the azacate any kind of work in SHIPBUILD LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE ING and MARIND ENGINEERING as well CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE, as in REPAIRING of SHIPS.

and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in all Sizes, Nos. 10 to 88SG. AIR GUNS and

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong 28th November, 1902.

The COMPANY has ย SALVAGE STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED

and

HYNOCK'S SPORTING

with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT AMMUNITION in Varisty. READY at SHORT NOTICE,

1703

EXTRA COPIES of Daily Press are on sale daily at Mr. H. BUTTONJLE'S KOWLOON STORE, No. 36, Elgin Road Price 15 cents per copy cash,

Hongkong, 2nd December, 1908.

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS

NEITHER the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor Owyers will be RESPONSIBLE

for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crow of the following Vessels during the stay in Hongkong Harbour, ECLIPAs, British 4-m. barque, J. McBryde-

Standard Oil Co

INKUM, British str., Pears--Arnhold, Kar-

berg & Co.

LYNDHURST, British 4-m, barque, Parcell-

Standard Oil Co.

KENTHERE, British Ship, T. E. Burch-

Standard Oil Co.

E. B. SUTTON, American barque, Johnson.—

Onler-

Evie J. Ray, American barque, Kaslin.-

Sander, Wieler & Co, Soxoro, British 4-m. bargus, Wm. Bourke,

Standard & Co.