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ROBINSON

PIANO Co. LD.

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NEW ART MODELS

PIANOS

BY THE BEST

ENGLISH AND

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MAKERS AND

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BEST VALUE OBTAINABLE.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1905.

DOUBLE-FLOORED

THE WEIHAIWEI GOLD MINING | the Company, be hopelessly broken. Now!!

CÔ, LD,

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THE LAUGHING STOCK OF SHANGHAI. GODOWN, also LAND To Let on Lense shareholders is the Weihaiwei Gold Mining The extraordinary general meeting of the or for Bals, in Wanchai Road,

Apply to-

Company, L., to receive the report of the

I know our Directors are honourable moA and that all we have to complain about is their fatuous incompetence and want of energy, but I have to warn them that I know their notion,

now them personally and only judge from the or rather want of action, has given rise to grave doubts among shareholders who do not reports of those meetings. It is difficult for a

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.. special Committes of three of their number shareholder at a distance to believe that hon.

13, Queen's Road Control. Hongkong, 20th January, 1905

TO LET.

appointed to examine the books and accounts of are the Company, was held on January 18th at

Shanghai.

OFFICE ROOMS at Nos. 12 & 14, Queen's GODOWNS at Back. Can be let separately or wholly, Rent moderate, cheaper if the whole is taken on a long lease,

Central (Corner House); 's

SEVEN EUROPEAN HOUSES, Inte F. Blackbend & Co. and Shewan, Tomes & Co.'s Offices. Ground Floors and Top Flacra with Godowns can be let separately on leases.

Apply to- CHUNG SHUN KOO,

12 & 14, Queen's Road Contra). Hongkong. 24th December, 1904.

13

TO LET.

RD FLOOR, suitable for Offico.

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WING CHEONG, 95, Quocn's Road Contra!. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1984.

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EYRIE, "Unfurnished. Newly repaired,

Painted and Colonrwashed.

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No. 7, BELILIOS TERRACE, 1st Row. No. 1,

3rd Row. Nos, 11 & 14,

2nd Row. BUNGALOW (Furnished), at New-Torri. tory, Kowloon, 4 Rooms, low rental

KELLETT CREST" (Furnished), Peak, for 2 months from 15th April to 30th June, 1905.

BISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, Peak, To Let Faruished, from 1st March to 30th April, 1905.

2ND FLOOR in Central position, containing Four Large Rooms, Anteroom and Lavatory. &c., with use of Electric Lift, Well suited for Offices.

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LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings, Houghtong, 20th January, 1905 190

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ATOS. 19 & 21, SEYMOUR ROAD.

Now 74, CAINE ROAD. GODOWNS Nos. 94, 34, 38, Fraya East Possession from 1st January, 1905.

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COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT,

Nippon Yusen Kaisha.-- Hongkong. 1st December, 1904.

TO LET.

CREDIT A

Hongkong, 5th January, 1905.

TO LET

1.

TO LET.

TO. 1, RIPON TERRACE.

CASH ACCOUNT.

2,075.00

The statement as circulated read:-- Following is the statement (approximately) of the Weihaiwei Gold Mining Co., Ld.

$ Expenses at Weihaiwei for January say 5,000,00 Salaries in Shanghai for January ex-

clusive of Dawson... Bill owing in Shanghal including Dawson's salary and passage. Wolff 3 months' salary... Wolff passage heme Forth's passage home Desborough's salary 8 months Desborough's passugo home Pak's salary. Bill due on steel

+40

2+1

Cash on hand

... $5,555 Balance to receive on bar...

... 1,300 Value of concentrates for Nov.. Doc., Jany, say 120 tons Dawson's volition £400 per month my £50 Probable value of bar for Jann-

ary, any...

6,000

4,000

6,334,60 $98.00 700.00

720.00

ourable men who have assumed sol

grave responsibilities should, simply through

incom- petence, make no effort to save the intorasta not so, but their methods could not be improved confided to them. I know, of course, that it is upon were they working for a syndicate desi And this is what is going to happen to us if we rous of securing our property at a low figure.

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MESSES. GEO. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO., LTD.

PORTS AND SHERRIES.

Wines have been lately reduced by as much as $6.00 and $10.00 per case, WE SHALL IN

10 PER CENT. ON ALL

MESSRS, GEO. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO, LTD.,

do not take immediate action. The share. holders as a body must rouss themselves, and not rely always upon a few of their number to come forward again to findi funds to carry on. I believe we have s 500.00 valuable property, but the fact is we do not know what we have. I am ante that if you 700.00 question the Directors regarding our conces 125.00 sions you will find that not one of them can give 100.00 you the smallest information about them. They

have done nothing to have them oxamined, and N ORDER to keep up with the Competition existing, through which the prices of these all we really do know is that $16,752.60

have a fully equipped mine which Mr. Duff and Mr. Dawson both tell us has good prospects if it is

properly worked. I think the shareholders will all agres FUTURE GRANT A DISCOUNT OF with me that the first thing to do is to get an autire man on the Board, and I suggest that Mr. Allan be asked to become a Director from today. I understand that Mr. Haffer and Mr. E. S. Little will both be willing to serve if Mr. Duff and Mr. Moller recommend reconstruction. 16,855.00 This matter ought to be decided to-day, as we

shall probably have no Cr. 102.40

other chance of reconstruction, I think there can be no doubt wo listed by us. expressing our wishes before next month. As for should be foolish not to support it. When the Com pany was first floated it was a speculation, yet the It can hardly he called a speculation now if we $20 shares were subscribed for three times over. ure to believe our experts, for Gn Tau Ling will pay in time. It is worth white subscribing zome more money to preserve this and find out what else we have. I believe that if a sufficient number of the shareholders will pledge themselves to support reconstruction and to pay should be a call of $2, the Bank would the first call on the shares, which I consider

rain needed to carry us over the period of expon these personal gaarantees advance us the small

to all shareholders at ance calling for this reconstruction. A circular ought to be sent out guarantee. I equider we should follow Mr. Dyson's advice and shut down the mill for a time, cut down all avoidable expenses. pidh forward development vigorously, and end up the best expert wa cin get to

This statement is made on the understanding that Mesars. Salmon, Verschoyle and Ramsey ure retained: if they are to be dismissed, the that Messrs. Wolff Forth, Desborough and whatever is due thers has to be debited, and also Pak receive notice of dismissal on or before the 31st January, 1905.

E. & O. E.

(8g.) CP. ALLAN. (Sg. J. MCMURTRIE, (S.) A. MOLLER.

Shanghai, 13th January, 1995.

The Chairman-Your Directors de not agres with this statement. The Committee call it a cash account, but in it is included $6,000 for concentrates, which may or may not be realised. They have also included $1,000 for the probable valus of bar for February, which cannot he expected to arrive here before about the 12th of the month. These two iterus together umoant to $10,000. The only change we ses is for the worse, we are incurring further ex- pensos day by day.

Mr. Morrisa-The $4,000 represent the pro-report not only on the mine but on all bable value of bar for January, not for February; mining, but I think I can understand the prosent our other properties. I know very little about Tho Chairman-But we shall not receive it instant-two-bills-were presented which woh attacked at a good many points to get out until the 12th February. On Monday, the 16th position at Gin Tre Ling. When the ore is

found in marco lodos it is evident-it-must-be- [84 not accept; one was for £71. 198. 10d. for mine sufficient to keep the mill going at full power,

candles; one for $1,800 came down from Wei- haiwai; and we are now advised of another from espacially as the ore may give out temporarily Weibaiset before the Chinese New Year to I do not understand why this was not foreseen Weihaiwei for $450, $5,000 must be sent up to ing shafts and driving levels at various depths. at one or mo points. This necessitates sink- avoid a riot amongst the miners. (Laughter.) earlier, but we have to face the situation as Well! ask Mr. Taylor; he will tell you that if it is. We need not lose beurt at all. If we they do not get their wages they will burn ov property.

pull together, and especially if our affairs are of brains and energy, I believe we shall yet have confided to mon with oron an average allowance reason to congratulate ourselves. But I on quite certain of this: that if we allow our present Managing Director to remain in command of funded us on, but there will be no salvage the abip, we shall not got off the rocks he has (Plus)

FLAT of TWO ROOMS with Bathrooms and Amah's Room, with or without Board, in a particularly neat and airy little house in Kowloon. Also → FURNISHED 215 ROOM on Ground Floor.

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"L. C.," Care of Daily Freas Ooo.

TC LET.

A HOUSE ia WONG-NET-CHONG ROAD, facing Race-course.

FLATS in MonETON TRERAGE, facing the Polo Ground,

OFFICES de course of erection, CONNAUGHT ROAD (near BLAKE PIKE).

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 29th June, 1704.

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181

3-STORIED HOUSE in Elgin Street,

A. No. 88, the whola Honse or in flats; possession from 1st February, 1905.

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DARTLY & CO. Hongkong, 21st January, 1905.

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A No Hollywood Road, GROUND FLOOR, with Basement, suitable for Office, Shop or Godown,

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No. 49. HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

Hongkong, 30th January, 1905.

TO LET-From 1st March Next.

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A FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE in Kowloon

with joint nos of Tennis Court.

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"KOWLOON," Case of Daily Press Offee, Hongkong, 19th January, 1905. [266

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MODOWN No. 3, New Praya, Kennedy

Town.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD.

Hongkong, 22nd November, 1904.

ONE

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286

QIX FIRST-CLASS EUROPEAN HOUSES in Observatory Road, Taim Tsa Trois-Kuvioon. Each with Five Spacious Well-ventilated Living Rooms, Two Bathrooms, Kitehoa, Garden, Tennis Courts, Servants Quarters, Wator, Gas, Electric Lights and Bells. Moderate Rental. Possession on or about 1st April, 1906.

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Mr. Taylor-I said that because you sng gested the dismissal of the entire staff.

The Chairman-In addition to the $3,000, there is $9,000 due to Mr. Dawson for salary and passage. He would have been here by the last steamer, but waited according to our instructions by wire, to see Mr. Moller. Against these liabilties we have $5,550 in cash. The shareholders will see the absolute need for further funds, and we have not time to wait till the meeting called for the 2nd of February There is still unsubscribed $3,200 of the $20,000 twelve per cent, debentures last issued, and if these were taken up that would enable us to pay these bills. We also expect $1,200 from 1202 the December bullion, and soucous right advance us $1,000 against that security. (A laugh.) These two scurces would give us ebont $6,000, which would tide us over to & cortain extent, but will not orable as to pay off any of

ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO.,

45, Wyndham Street. Hongkong, 10th January, 1905.

TO LET.

Mr. Allan What vote will be necessary to spprove the reconstruction of the company! of the votes represented at the meeting called The Chairman-A three-quarters majority for the 2nd of February.

the Articles of Association; I don't think you New

Mr. Taylor-Kindly read out the Article in

will find it.

Association.

The Chairman-It is not in the Articles of

Mr. Hunt--May. I suggest that we take a vote now to ascertain how many will be pre-

ONE LARGE GODOWN, No. 112a, Praya our indebtedness. I wish to call the attention part to support reconstruction

East.

Possession from 1st Jaunary, 1905.

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King Edward Hotel. Hongkong, 25th December, 1904.

TO LET.

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FIRST-CLASS SHOPS, European Style, in Kowloon. Fuses sion on or about 31st August, 1905. Moderate

Rentals.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE

FINANCE CO., LD. Hongkong, Zlat June, 1904.

TO LET

of those shareholders who have not paid the call on the preference shares due on the 19th inst. to paragraph 19 of the Articles of Association (The article provides for the payment of interest on the amounts not paid up to dato). On the other side of the question, &' little more satisfactory, though not much so, I received yesterday a letter from the Imperial Chinone Mining Administration. (This letter was read; it acceded to the wish of the Directors that Mr. Wallace Broad, Mining Expert to the Chinese Imperial Administra tion, should make an examination and report on the mine.)

of shares they represent.

The Chairman-Certainly, and the number

would give an indication.

Mr. 8. Hunt-A. preliminary show of hands

majority in favour of reconstruction. A The show of hands showed a large list of shuroholders together with the vote for reconstriction, was also signed, but the number of shares held by each, who would full result was not arrived at before the meeting disporved.

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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO.)

HEAD OFFICE-1, BURUGA-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH:-34, LINE STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICH House STEJET!

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Soaranya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai,

OTHER BRANCHES: Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemalpo, Yokohama, Yokosaka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamaten Karatau, Nagasaki, Kuchinotsu, Sasebo, Maidenru Mike, Hakodate, Taipek, o.

Telegraphic Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Areenals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tegawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoka, Hondo, Kanada, Fajinotana, Mameda, Mennours, Onoura Omaji,

Sasaharu Tsubakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio, Yunokibara, and other Coals.

8. MINAMI, Manager. Hongkong.

117

Mr. Alan-I see that no other member of the raseting is present, and it ought not to pas the committee who drew up the report hofors

lank the statement we drew up is a very fair without a remark in answer to the Chairman. I

one Had we not put on the value of the con- centrates for January we should have been in error. It makes no difference that the money M'

it

will not come in till the 12th of February;

1280 BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)

Mr. Taylor-I trust we shall not separate to-night without doing something practical. &These informal meetings without result are making us the laughing-stock of Shanghai, Our Monaging Director has made up his mind, or what he calls his mind, that the Company is (97 ruined, and he will do nothing to help you of belongs to the January account. If we owe the mess into which he and his colleagues have money on the 1st, but know that this is landed us. You have noticed that the Extraorting one against the other. As regards the

coming in on the 12th, we are justified in put-COAL dinary General Meeting we called for about

value of the concentrates we took what Mr. of February. If as I hope will be the case,

Moller considered a fair sum if they have we decide upon reconstruction, we shall have to wait for the Confirmatory Meeting and then for reconstruction to be completed, which will carry us well into Mareli before we got any money in. Bufors that time arrives wa shall, if nothing is done usanwhile to finger

NO. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the Peak four racks ago will not be held until the 2nd

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 28th March, 1904.

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OF

NE FURNISHED BEDROOM, in Dea Voeux Road. Ceutral position, Light

and Airy. Or can be let as an Office.

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"F"

Care of Daily Press Office.

Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

HONGKONG CLUB.

2

TO LET.

93

SUITE of TWO ROOMS, on the Ground Floor of the Annex, suitable for Offices. For particulars apply to the undersigned.

C. H. GRACE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 4th June, 1904,

TO LET UNFURNISHED,

DESIRABLE RESIDENUE

TO LET.

FEICES 'in York Buildings, facing Now

Post Office and Hongkong Hotel. Apply to--

HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 7th January, 1905.

HIRANO WATER.

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THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.

PUKE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING.

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. RAYNELL & Co.

BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS,

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F. BLACKHEAD & CO., Agents. Hongkong. 81st July, 1903.

2578

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in

MERCHANT NAVY

NAVY BOILED

LONG FLAX

A MACAO, is excellent position and near

Praya Grande; contains 12 Rooma.

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SUPERINTENDENT,

E. B. Ielegraph Co. Hongkong, 16th December, 1904,

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[93 925]

RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

CANVAS

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.

Role Arents.

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Hongkong, 29th December, 1964,

A. LING & CO., FURNITURE STORE.

GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, &o., &c., and FOOCHOW LACQUERED WARE. 68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, 21stSeptember, 1903,

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CALVERT'S

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with its delicate perfnist and agreeable saste. It preserves the teeth by thorough and antiseptic cleansing, and also gives them the requisite polish without injuring the coamel.

Calvert's Prickly-heat Soap

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77-3

GEO. FENWICK & CO., LD. ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS,

HIS Old Established Firm especially Caters for Ship and Engine Repairing- The Works may be reached in 10 minutes from Blake Pier by Ricksba or Electric Tram.

Lannoles will call alongside reasels in the harbour Aying the Call Flag F.

Telephone 149.

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Hongkong, 2nd January, 1905. AMOY ENGINEERING CO., LD., AMOY CALL FLAG E,

DEPAIR WORK to Steamers and Moderate charges. Work solicited.

J. D. EDWARDS, Managar. Amoy, 3rd December,[1,903.

not been disposed of, it is hardly the fault of which applies to all Branch Offices and Hong Launches. Castings in Brass and Iren.

the Committee who examined the books. It hny been mentioned that two other gentlemon have expressed willinguess to go on the board of directors, but they consorted to do so under curtain conditions. They would act take over from the present directors if the company is to go into liquidation, to save the present directors from work they should do, but they would take office if reconstruction were agreed to and shareholdora also agreed to pay a call of 81 or $2 | per share to tide the company over the next three or four months. Underthese circumstances we will take over as soon as the shareholders are willing (Applause. What the company seems to want is a bank. We have certain incomings in-a short time, and I cannot but think that a bank could be found to advance us what we need for the time being. (Applause)

DEPARTMENT MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO. Cable Address, “ÍWASAKI,” kong and Shanghai Agencies. AL, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes

MANAGEZ, MeTarnisar Co., with name of

All Letters Addressed;~~

used.

place under. NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU BRANCH OFFICES:-

AND HANKOW. SHANGHAI; H. J. H. TRIPP.

AGENCIES

HONGKONG: H. U. JAFFRIES,

MANILA: "COMPANIA MARITIMA. YOKOHAMA; M. ASADA. CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im. perial Japanoso Navy and Foreign Naries; the Imperial Arsenals; the Imperial Railway; Sanyo, Kiushu and the other Principal Rail Mr. Taylor remarked that the Articles provid-ware; Industrial Works; Homo and Foreign ed for not more than six Directors. He asked Mail and Freight Seawers, whether the present board would object to ask Mr. C. P. Allan and Mr. L. R. Burkhardt to join them from date.

The Chairman-I am afraid not.

The Chairmas said the Board had no objec- tion at all and would write to the gentlemen nemed.

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

Ochi, Shinnew, Namazuta and Keni-Yamada SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takeshima, Collieries and also Hoju Colliery, which will be ready to produce on a largo scale the best buzen Coal from 1905.

In answer to Mr. Sullivan, the Chairman said that a call of $2 por sure would raise in round figures $54,000. He asked if the meeting could not take up the $3,200 outstanding on the issue and

Sole Agents for Kigio, Komatsu (Tagawa

Matsushima Coals.

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agen

of twelve per cent. debentures in the meantime.cies of the Company will receive any order for

Mr. Hay, Mr. Young, and others urged that Coals produced from the above Collieries.

an effort should be made to get this extra money

subscribed, and with a certain amount of urging to 1,210,000 tons

Coal sold in 1:03 by the Company amounted

TAKASHIMA COAL.

the fall sum was promised in the room,

The Chairman asked what should be done in regard to shutting down the mill and dismissing Colliery have been completed and this well- Now and additional shafts at the Takashima some of the staff, to effect the economy montion- ed in the final paragraph of the Committee's

report

The meeting did not favour any stoppage of

1 work.

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,

MITSU BISHI DOUKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK," NAGASAKL A.1, A. B.C., Scotts and Engineering Codes

Used.

DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAME) Extreme Longth....

Length on Blooks

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

523 teat

613

39 T7

77

H

26"

37L foot.

ste

64

53

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKA{JIMA.} Extreme Length... Length on Blocks

434

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

T

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGX). Can take vessels up to 1,000 tons groes.

́§HE WORKS are well equipped with the

LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and can execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD- ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well a in REPAIRING of SHIPS.

The COMPANY has 4 SALVAGE STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT READY at SHORT NOTICE.

1,30