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INSURANCES

TORTH BRITISH AND. MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1904.

£17,181,299.

I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000

687,500 a 3,001,266 12 9.

PAID-UP CAPITAL ........................

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IL FIRE FUNDS ..................................

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Katon.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Apunts. Hongkong, 30th June, 1905,

(1567

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. BURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.

THE Undersigned, having been appointe AGENTS for the chore Company-sr- prepared to ACCEPT RISKS agains: FIR} at Current Rates.

REUTER, BFOCKELMANN & CO.

Agents, Hongkong, 2144 April, 1897

181

L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, IJMITED

HE Undersigned having been appointed TH

AGENTS for the above Company sre prepared to accept Risks against Fire at current

SIEMSSEN & CO. 13 Hongkong, 1st January, 1904.

rates.

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

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SHANGHAI TRAMWAYS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13ra, 1905.

The following correspondense relating to the raising of the capital ecossory for carrying ont the terms of the concossion is published ;---

Shanghai, 18th November, 1905. Sir-We have this morning' received from Meser. Dent Bros. & Co. a telegram relating to the Tramway Agreement, of which the following is a translation:---

With reference to Clanecs 38 and 39 obtain written consost concemien to be transferred to Shanghai Tramway Company, Limited; getting it is only a watter of form. Telegraph when done."

promoted to work the Tramway, the Shanghai public, including small investors, shall have sa opportunity of subscribing for shares on the sane footing as other members of the public- I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,

W. E. LEVESON

Acting Secretary.

Messrs. Alfred Dent & Co.

Shanghai, let December, 1905.

Sir, We have to acknowledge the receipt of U Acting Secretary's letter dated yesterday in which we are Informed that the Council bas no objection to the assignment by Mesars Brace, Pooblex Co. of the baucht of the agreement for the Tramway congession to the Sunghai Electric Construction Co, L... provided they will guarantee that such transfor shall not affect their obligations under the agreement for its due performance, und ie

GREGOR &

CO.,

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR.

OUR OWN BRANDS:

HOMÊ BOTTLED: «

Assuming the Council will have no objection to granting the aboge, as the clamos reforred to provide for sale, assignment, etc., to a British Company, we have to request you to kindly obtain for n the written coussut asked for,-articular guarantee that in the event of a GREGOR & Co.'s IMPERIAL HIGHLAND WHISKY We are, sir, your obalioat servant,

W. E. Levesov, Esp,

Acting Secretary, Municipal Conseil.

ALFRED DEXT & Co.

Council Room,

Shanghai, 21st November, 1905. Gentlemen, In reply to your note of the 18th instant, I ara directed to inform you that, in the Council opinion, the agreement roo-ntly conclude with Misura. Bruce, Pots and Co., L., namistakably contemplates the transfer of the benefits nequired thereunder to a public company formed and promoted in terms of Clauses 3 and 39,

Without knowledge of the Shanghai Tram- way Company, Limited, or of the terms and conditions upon which the proposed transfer is to be reade, the Council is unable to comply with your quest, even as a mat ́or of form.

I am directed to atuto that this refn-al is not dictated by any desire to act otherwise than in complete harisony with the tramway con creionaires and in accordance with all the conditions of the agreement, but you will under stand that the present regnest of your Loudon house is not rodily explicable to the Council, and that under the restane so other course remains but to await the receipt of the pros pectus and other information in respect to the company which is about to be formed and floated.-I am, gertlemen; your obedient servant.

WV. E. LEYESON.,

Acting Secretary..

Messrs. Alfred Dent & Co.

public company being promoted to work the tramsay, the Shanghai public, including small intestors, aball bare an opportunity of subsrib ing for shares on the same fooling as other -members of the public..

The above conditions were telegraphed to Londen yesterday, and we have pleasure in saying, we have to-day received authority to coufiti thom,--Wo are, sir, your obedivat sorvants,

ALFRED DENT & Cò.

Secretary, Mnyicipal Council.

J. O. P. Bland, Esq.

CHINESE ON THE RAND.

The Mining World belabours those who Afries, and saysThey have alto, eter circulate Botion about the Chinese in South worked 1,32,400 shifts, with a toulily increas- ing efficiency, as is shown by the fact that whereas the average number of inch drilled was 13 Sept. 1904, it was 861 in. in July, 1905, and the average for the whole of the

mines was over 2 in. per mouth. The wages paid have been is. 5iri, por day—a princely sum compared with what these coalies, could have got their own country. The averagos of Glen Deep and South Nourse were ls. 9id and 14. 9¡d. per day respectively. The compavics have spent £48,700 in providing accom. modation for the coolies, and paruajes. Sir B. Leech, and erlies sucli as he will teil #aby other group of employers that has done the same for its workpopla. The cost of importation of coolie labour has not ben far short of £200,000. It is true that Chiness Shongbai, 24th November, 1905. SINGON & CO.,

Iabour is cheap, but it is not extraordinarily so. Iron, Steel Metal

Sir,We are in receipt of your letter dated When a Chinaman falls it, he is maintained in Merchants. Wholesale and Retail the 21at inst, and thank you for same. It

the hospital by the comping-diploying him, Ironmongers. Pig Iron and Foundry. appears we have been under a wrong impression but most working ma io this and in other

Coks Importers. General Store- as to the requirements of our friends, and in

countries are left to fight with sickness,

physi order to show you what has passed in the cally, as beat they can. The Chinamon is docile, keepers and Commission Aganta.

35 37, Hing Loong Street.intorval, we think we cannot do better than

and the outrages that have beou committed by (1st Street West of Central send you translations of the tolegrains that have

a few desperartons ought not to be allowed to Market. Telephone No.515. passed. These you will find enclosed. We now

reflect upon the character of the whols of thom. understand that what is required is the Coaucil's Thore is not a finer body of mar, perhaps, than sanction for Meers. Bruce. Peebles and Co., the City police, but yet thero bave been somo PHOTOGRAPHER

Ltd, to transfer their interest in the Tramway black shasp amongst them. Now, what would Conocesion to a private company, or syndicate, he said of the fairness of reflecting upon the called the Shanghai Electric Constraction Co. whole force because a few of its members Ltd, which has been formed for the purpose of proved unworthy Yot that is whal raising funds for the construction of the tramway.

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

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Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail. mmakers, &c. Fresh Wator supplied to

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KWONG SANG & CO.,

Shipobandiers Sailmakora, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardwars. Enginners Togia, Metal, Iron and Steel Merchants 37 59 & 59, Coapnaght Road, New

Prava Contral.

NATAI, LINE OF STEAMERS.

THE Undersigned GENERAL AGENTS in CHINA and JAPAN for the above Line are prepared to issue THROUGH BILLS OF LADING for all the principal porta is SOUTH ÁFRICa, in connection with Ispo- CHINA STTAN Navigation Co's fortnightly; service hence to CALCUTTA. Sailiner from CALCUTTA for CAPE PORTS every fortnight

For Freight and further partionless,

apply to

DODŴĚLL & CO., LIMITED. General Agents for China and Japan Hongkong, re Angnet, 1893

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD

AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI ·

CODE WORD:. " DO^K,”

It is this company, our friends desire to register, but, before doing so, they require the Council's sanction to transfor.

We enclose a copy of the proof prospectus referred to in the telegrams, in which we have

made the alterations mentioned.

Requesting yon to obtain from the Council as early as possible, their written consent to the transfer as desired-We are, sir, your obedient servants,

ALFEED DENT & Co.

W. E. Lavesou, Esq...

Acting Secretary, Municipal Council.

TRANSLATHIN ON TELEORAMU, To Messrs. Dont Bros. & Co., dated

ind November, 1915,

Novelabor Municipal Council states agreement Roferring to your tologram dated 17th contemplates bruusfer but while willing t your proposal connot give written consent without full particulars Shanghai Tramway Co.

From Measts, Dent Bros. & Co, received

rd November, 1905. What partienlars do you require in addition to proof prospectus?

Ta Meusra. Dent Bros. & Co, dated 3rd November, 1905,

proof prospectus will it be adopted present Do yat meau Construction Company if. 30

form.

From Messrs. Dont Bros, & Co., recoired 24th November, 1905,

Shanghai Tramway Co referring to our Jatter 24th July maine has been altered as desired (t.a., Shanghai Electric Construction Co., Ld.) prospectus of Company otherwiss uachanged except modified in accordance with Council's two

Breaments. One Director

added: Wo want to register at once but all we want is Council give their sauction as deposit se recuived. The shares are all taken up. If this should not be sufficient for your requirements, it is unreasonable.

Shanghai. With November, 1995, Sir With reference to tur letter dated the

A.1, A.B.C., and Engineering Code Used 24th-inst. on the subject of the transfer of tha-

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Tramway concession to the private company. or syndicate, called the Shanghai Electric Construction Company Limited, we have

Poceived this morning a telegram from our London friends, asking us to inform the Council that this combination has been formed for the purpose of providing fande for the undertaking and that a transfor of interest to the under writers is consequently accessary,

We are also requested to say that Messrs. Brace, Poubles & Co. und quite willing to guarantee the Council that the aʼoreail com- pany, or syndicate, will carry out the agreement. As the forming of such a syndiente is the ordinary way of conducting such.operations at their outset, we trust the Council will now have any objection to sanctioning. the transfer as requested,—We see, sir, your obedient serprots,

ALFRED DENY -¿ 'Co. W. E, Leveson Esq.,

Acting Secretary. Tunicipal Council.

Council Room, Shanghai, 30th November, 1905. Gentlemen. I sin directed to acknowledge. the receipt of your letters of the 24th and 29th inet, from which the Council understands that the request of your London house, as amended,

Suitable for vessels up to 1,000 tons gross.

THE WORKS are well equipped with

THEATRE PLANTS app is that the Council, in terms of fl ANCES

undertake BUILDING or 39 of its agreement with Mesars. Bruca. Peebles. REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES, and & Co, will transfer the concession to the Shang- BOILERS; and

ELECTRICAL hai Electric Construction Company, Tímited. WORK.

to

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In reply thereto I am to siste that the Council has no objection to the assignment by Messrs, Bruce. Peebles & Co. of the benalit of the agreement to this Company provided they will guarantee that such transfer shall not affect their obligations under the agreement for its dua performance, and in particular guaranton that the event of any public company being

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