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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Qongratulations to the new knight! The sceret was well kept and the announcement luul avory fine stage effect. It took everybody by surprise, most of all the recipient, but the sur. "prise was an agresable one,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARUH 215T, 1810. faith engineers and continues to grow The Acting Manager read the notice con 1

in favour with everyone who tries it Woroning the meeting. have now a good market for it all over Chios, the Philippines and the Straite, and if we were ever pushed for more outlets we could, wo know find them still farther afield, but at present it seems that we have quite enough to do with the places I have named and our own local markot

COMPANY MEETINGS.

GREEN, ISLAND ODMENT CO., LTD,

The annual meeting of shareholders in the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., was hold at the offices of the general managers, Meers Shows, Tomes & Co, on Saturday morning, Mr. H. Shewan prosided, and there were also present: Sir Paul Chater, Dr. J. W Noble and the Hon. Mr. W. J. Grosson (members of Con- sulting Committee), Mears. T. F. Hough, E. Buuji, E. W. Terry, A. Babington, Fong Shlu Wa, Long Lai Chaon, J. A. Young and J. pant Robertson (secretary),

The knights of Hongkong can now say, "We are seron. Thoes who are entitled to the use art to tonog fonts the Governor, the Admiral, the Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, Sir Henry Berkeley, Sir Paul Chater, and Sir Hormusjee Mody.

The University takes a more tangible form se the outcome of Wednesday's ceremony. It has passed from the abstract to the concreto; and the hazy notions which many people had on the subject have been dispelled by the illumination of that day giving place to definite and clear opinions. Such a result must be for the boneft of the undertaking.

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which have easily taken all we could turn out,

For the moment our prospects are all that wo could wish; we have sold to dato moro shan wa did this time last year, and we have just closed a contract for eighty thousand bags for the North. It is always dangerom to prophecy, so I shall The Secretary read the notice convening if we do not do at least a little better this year only say that I shall be disagreeably emprised the meeting. *

The CHAIRMAN BRA:-Gentlemen,-The rescounts as presented to this meeting be adopted than last. I will now move that the report and port and accounts for 1909 have been in your and passed, and, when this has been secondod, I hands since 2nd instant, and you will have so shall be plassel to answer any questions from from them that although our profit on working is slightly larger than that for 1908, we have had to reduce the dividend to seventy-five cents per

sharoholdom.

report and accounts and having heard what our Mr. Höngu-Gentle 101,--After reading the

Holidays every month for the past five months share on nécount of various special charges and Chairman has had to say about them, there is must give the grifin à favourable impression losses which it is reasonable to suppoes will not very little left for us to consider, except le

of Hongkong, November commenced with the King's Birthday, then came December with

cur again. The first is a loss of $18,146 on the Concrete Blook and Pipe business. We went

tender a moed of praise to the general managers on the way in which they have handled the affairs

Christmas, January with the New Year, Febru. inte this in the hope of filling & demand for conof the Company under exceptional difficulties.

The URAIS MAN proposed that the subjoined | resolutions, which were passed at a provions extraordinary meeting, should be confirmed as special resolutions

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That Articles 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 128, 131, 152, 133, anil.134 of the Articles of Association be struck ent sel celled.

lot Articles 39.93 and 154 of the Articles Article 30 the bth, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th.

be amended by out 11th, 12th, 13th and last lines of snek article, and by striking out in Actiole 93 the word

ton

anil substituting the word “them" therefor, and by striking out in Article 154 Committee" wherever they shall occur in the words "in London" and the words "or senok Article

Mr. Ports seconded, and, the proposition was agreed to.

It was proposed by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. LAU ORU PAK, and agreed that the following rosulution be adopted ----

That Article 154 of the Articles of As- Rociation be struck out and the following "Article substituted therefor

ary with China New Year, and the Baces, and Grete work in place of wood, which perishes so with these fow remarks I propose to second the Director or by the Diretor who shall sign

March with Bastortido.

A

The due spring mornings with which we have been favoured of late makes one feel glad to be alire. In such an exhilarating atmosphors those bound for Home must experience a little feeling of regret that they are loving for a place where

the weather is so uncertain,

quickly out here from the effects of climate and the attacks of white anta, but although we undez- took the work at pricas which we knew would leave us na prost, concrete work has not been popular with buildors and contractors, mad therefore having given it a fair trial we have decided to undertake no further contract work although, of course, we are in o position to apply at any time comorete blocks and pipes against orders. We understand that a similar attempt to push concrete work at Shanglia has not bosn success, although in Manila and the Philippines generally, concreto buildings are greatly in favour, and considering the many points in favour of conocele our American friends seam in this respect wiser in their generation than we in China. Then we had a claim for lous occasioned by the sparks from one of our enginos setting fire to a contractor's matsheds, and as

No one will begradgo His Excellency Bir Frederick Lugard the holiday which he is to enter upon next month when he leaves for Homes He is without ronbt one of the hardest wrought men in the Colony, and no better exponent of British thoroughness is to be found than in our genial Governor, We will all with him bon voyage and hope to see him return in the winter

accompanied by Lady Lugerd..

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we were advised that we would under the.

special circumstances have no defence in the oye of the law, we compromised at onee

adoption of the report and accounts.

No questions were asked, and the motion for.. the adoption of the report and accounts, on being put to the meeting, was carried unanimously...

Mr. Houan proposed the re-election of Sir Paul Chater. Dr. J. W. Noblo and the Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson to the Consulting Com. mittoe.

The Directors shall provide for the safe oustody of the Seal, and the Soal sball never be used except in the prosance of a Director o of some person appointed by a Managing every instrument to which the Seal is affixed, and every such instrument shall be counter signed by the Secretary or some other person appointed by a Managing Director or by the Directors.

This was all the business,

-COMPANY REPORTS.

agreed to.

MY. TERLY seconded, and the motion was THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED

BALANCE Beast, Jist Deonner, 1909.

Capital :-..

LIABILITIES.

12,000 shares nt: $50

each (folly paid up)8600,000.00 8,000 shares at $26

each pail up

200,000.00

1,500 mortgage, de

bentures 16 per cent.) 750,000,00 Leas 699 ditte held by

the company

349,500.00

Reservo find Sandry creditors. Unclaimed dividends Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (enrrent accounts).... Profit and Lose account balance as

per statement

ASSETS.

Value of Marine Lot No. 5 and ro- maining portion of Marine Lot No. 3 and remaining portion of Marina Lot No. 7 and buildings thereon, Déconnt

Since

08 per last 31,094,815.49

expended alterationg and additions to buildings. 4,732.71

Praya reclamation, Marine Lot No. 288, as per last account and buildings theroon ("Hotel Man sions")

Rebuilding south block, payments

on account to date Cost of Three Chinese Houses on Sections B., C., and D. of Inland Lot No. 80

Cost of Kowloon Farm Lot No. 3

Section A.

Furniture and fixtures,

as per last scconat

Less written off, as per

report

9,995.35-

5,000.00

144,995,35 4,838 57

Messrs. W. Hatton Potts and A. O'D, Gourdin were reappointed auditors on the motion of Mr. TONG LAI CHUEN, seconded by half-year ending 31st December, 1909, in as Sinos added Mr. FUNG SHU WAN

The CHAIRMAN--That is all the business,

gentlemen. I am much obliged to you for your attendance, and for Mr. Hough's kind remarks. Dividend warrants are now ready.

The raport of the board of directors for the

follows:

Accounts. The Prot on Working Account amounted to $51,740.04, as compared with $42,461 49 for the corresponding period of 1903, being an increase of $9 278.55.

The Frost sad Loss Account, including the sum of $19,272.49 brought forward from 30th June, 1909, shown a credit balance of $72,577.01 portioned as follows:

Installation of electric light, as per last account.....

19,000.00

4,000.00 Repairs and renewals account as

per statement

Loss written off, as per

last report

Book of linen, crockery, glassware

as per inventoriss

It was very obliging on the part of the Chinese litigants the other day to supply an instance of swearing on the cock's head at a time when interest in the subject has been aroused by the Oaths Ordinance just for about 810,000 The third and last shareholders in this Company was held at the which the directors recommend, should be sp: Stock of wines, provisions, house passed. The ceremony is a very impressive The head of the ruoster is cut of and the man making the declaration avers that if his statement be not true he is willing that his head should he cut off as was the cock's head. The path is a very solemn one in the eye

one.

of Chinese, and I have been told that there were occasions when men set eat to the temple for the purpose of being aworn on the cock's head, but

withdrew at the Inst moment and admitted that they had been lying.

GEORGE FENWICK & CO., LTD The twenty-first ordinary general meeting of

Hongkong Hotel at noon on Saturday. Mr. G. R. Haxton presided, others present boing Messrs. A. Roger and P. Testor (Directore), J E. Andrew (General Manager), J. Forbes, J. D. Kinnaird and J. MeCorquodale.

The General Manager read the notice calling the meeting,

exceptional item is 816,638, expenses incurred in obtaining the concession to quarry lime. stone near Haiphong, principally the salary and expenses of the special agent we sent down for the purpose and legal and other charges We are now receiving steamer cargoes of this stone regularly, and although we still have the ever

The CHAIRMAN sakl -- Gentlemen, The lasting bills in Chinn to reply on, and the supply there is quite unkmited, I need not enlargo to report and statement of accounts having been yon upon the advantage of having two in your hands for some days, I propose with your strings to our bow in the matter of raw permission to follow the usual custom and take. material In addition to these items. we them as read. I regret that we have once more aro able to write off about $18,000 more to lay before you a report which shows a bal for Depreciation than wo did the previous nace on the debit side. As, howover, most of year, and until we get our overdraft at the yon are no doubt aware, the pinot gross time bron Bank reduced we taust continue to put aside about the worst ever experienced in the history as much xao đàn in the way. Interest paid, of this. Colony, and perhaps of the whole world, 839, 40, is a heavy charge, toc, against our so far as engineering and shipbuilding are profits, but by reducing our debts we shall also concerned. However, we have been able to reduce this guro and eliminate it altogether in secure a fair share of the work offering, al. time. Taking all this into consideration I thongh at rates which allowed very small

To pay a dividend of $2.60 per share on 12,006 okt shares

331,200.00

and $1.30 per share on 8,000 new shares... $10,500,00

-- 841,600,09

LeCount

hold

sundries, and stationery as par inventories... Shares in public companies Value of steam launch, as per last

account

$800,000.00

621,892,68

144,268,47

149,933.92

in the words of its auther, "is the drama o human effort in the struggle with life, Chantecla is man, passionately fond of his calling; a man full of deep faith in his work, and allowing nothing to stand in the way of it. He meets the hen pheasant who is Love, woman, modern woman, emancipated, independent, domineering, jealous of man's work, who seeks to enslave him to her love'enly, and who in the end yields only because he has worsted and subdoad her, and 40,500.00 only perhaps with a secret hope of ravenge. 640975.78

"Chantecler" which holds the record na the 53,734.74

1,433.90 most-talked-of play before its birth, now threatens to establish a second record as the 215,890.02 most discussed theatrical production of 72.877.01 medern times. Although it is generally ad- mitted that it has not realized the extravagant 8.2.193.411.45axpectations formed-regarding it and for this some say it would be obviously unfair to blame M. Bostand--the play is admitted by all those who have seen it to be one of the most wonder- ful animal fantasies over seen on the stage- Where the poot has apparently erred is in writ ing a play that appeals first and foremost to Parisians, and which ends by tiring even them. From the dret not to the last "Chanteoler" is $1,099,548 20 permeated with the atmosphere of the Boulevarde Rostand has forgotten what his countrymen ex- peot of him. To them he is a second Shakespeare, the modern post of humanity, the evangelist of French literature, who was to confor undying Jastra on the language of Molière the whole world over, "Chantecler" in a clover play, 33,000.00 whoas literary and postio qualities are of a very hign order, and perhaps the highest tribute ons 30,926.90 man pay to Bostand is to admit that few men could keep a barnyard fall of fowis on the stage 1,929,636.25

for nearly five hours without turning the play into ridicule, "Chantasier," according to other critics, is neither a triumph or a failure; it has proved a cliatinot disappoint- ment to those of the poet's admirers who believed he had written a second “Cyrano de Bergerac," Rostand's anceses, qualified as it is would have been much less without the assistance of the artists who painted the lovely wooasry, and the costumiers who clothed the 15,0 0.00 cooks and hens, the frogs, the donkeys, and the guinea pigs. The third act in all the batter for 333.89 having bean cut down. The sum of 80,000 was taken for the first public performance; M. 31,153.72

Rostand bas sent bie fees as author-7,000 franes--to the food fand. MM. Horts and 17,9 4.78 Coquelin, the theatrical managers, have, given a 4,371.31. like sum. So far Paris is only half-pleased with 4,500.00 the farm-yard drama. Not until after the 200th 36,669.52 performance will it be possible to say definitely 2408.34 whether Chautecler" is a failure of a BUCKIES.

A CITY OF DESOLATION, 1,433.90

Paria is still a city of desolation: those who 155.82 are working so hard day and night to clear

away the debris and restore order where confu 32.193.411,45 aion reigns are to be pitiod. The Soine is once more rising, and in certain parts the waters have invaded, dwellings as before. If only s few weeks were to elapse before another peril Comm workmen and other conrageons heroes would have time to take necessary. precautions Unfortunately, thero is time to do anything; what one does anit nothing amount to the same. No time has Those who fully expected Parisians to go been lost to prepare for tukar Jisaster, mad ever the production of "Chantocles" have The Minister of Public Works kas rod been greatly disappointed. The new play has the immediate construction of dams At danger points on both banke of its brilliancy. Though the play is a success, of the troublesome river as a precautionary it failed to prove the triumph which se many measure, Light foot bridges are belug put up 3,162.32 people anticipated. On the occasion of the again in the neighbourhoods most threatened, first night or Premiers, the name of the author while all railway openings contiguous to the was received with cheers, but, no enthusiasm. Seine have been stopped up. The quay walls Loud applause punctuated many of the poetio along the Seine are being strengthoned. All pages with whheir the piece glitters, and suburbs likely to be flooded will be warned an 11,388.36

many of these are gems in M. Rostand's finest soon as dangeris imminent. Rowing boats aro 7.267.42 3,200.00 stylo. The production from the first was de- being kept in readiness, so that it further olsred too long drawback which has since fooding happens-us is hourly expected, judging been partly remedied. The first night lasted by the again rapid rise of the Beinoit will close upon five hours, with only short intervals not find this tires Paris unprepared as it did between the acts. The lighting effects are before. Money is pouring into Faris from all unmistakably the most beautiful one could parts. The number of persons thrown out of wish to see anywhere. In the opinion of employment by the recent floods in this capital critics, what prevented the play from being and neighbourhood is close upon 115,000. the great triumph which was expected Twenty millions of francs will be required to M. Rostand's habit, nequired since the produo-effect repairs and lessen the distress. Everyone tion of "Cyrano de Bergerso, of descending to hers, from the highest to the lowest, is working bathos and laughing at himself after each with a will; princesses have placed their man. beautiful poetic thought."Chanteclur" is a sions at the disposal of the Government and Cyrano de Bergerso in feathers, but in this offered their services. They not alone give latest play of M. Rostand the poet has money, but are not ashamed to peel vegetables membered bimself too much to be great and cook; they have but one thought that of from the first to the third act. There are some relieving sufferers and saving life. The splendid minutes, but some bad half-hours, social life of Paris has been completely while the piece is so essentially Parisian that revolutionised by the flood. The Salons the probability of its ancoras elsewhere than on

or drawing rooms of the rich now resemble the Boulevards is doubtful. It is only fair to gressmakers establishments. Chiar as remark that the staging is superb. M. Guitry drawn round tablas piled with all kinds of is splendid as Chantseler, and Mme, Simone garments, on which the best known women of good as the Pheasant, but the greatest success the social world work harder than ever they did. is undoubtedly that of M. Gallipaux as the in their lives before. Sewing machines can be Blackbird.

UROPA heard going night and day. Mothers are to he "Chantocler" is not regarded as an epoch seen bringing their little girls, who do simple needlework or carry heaps of clothing info making musterplase by French critics, and this adjoining apartmantstobemadeup, and dispatch 27,660.00

is saying much. It will do more for M.ed without delay. Relief work has become la 76.00 Rostand's reputation as a poet & than as a drama mo working away preparing meals, making dukes, marquises, berous are to 45.00 tist. The Ode to the San recited by the Cook beds, and sweeping while their wives look after Die latter part

10,000.00 15,000,0

Sundry debtors Licenses attaching to 190 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (unclaimed dividende account)

To transfer to repairs and renewals To write off furniture and fixtures To write off installation of electric light 5,000.00 Cash in hand To carry forward to now account

1,277.01

$72,877.01

Directors-Dr. J. W, Noble rotires by rota- tion, but offers himself for re-election.

Audit The accounts have been audited by Messrs. H. U. Jeffries and A. R. Lowe, CA, who offer themselves for re-election.

EDWARD OSBORNE, Chairmann, Hongkong, 17th March, 1910.

[NPROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

PARIS LETTER. (WITTER OFECIALLY FOR THE KONGKONG DAILY PRESS,""]

"CHANTECLER. "

February 11.

parts. Will you tell me where you got that think we are quite justified in anticipating that margins of profit, but it has only bean by For the six months ondling 31st December, 1909. been too frequently postponed, and has lost much all

The American tourists have thronged our thoroughfares during the week and tho pro vided us with some little food for gossip. One of the best stories told of the present lot relates to two American ladies travelling Peak- wards. They were sented inside the our and one suddenly rose and walked towards two English Indios who were bornpying seats in frout." Say," sho addressed thom, “I am a stranger in these

hat?" (referring to a big ambrolla of a hat) The lady blushed and looked flabbergasted, but her inquisitor continued, “We are getting into warm weather, and I guess we'll need a hat like that." At length the English lady found her tongue. Much to the visitor's disappointment sho faltered the reply timt the hat had been obtained in London; but, as may be imagined, she said it in a tone which showed that such andue familiarity in a public conveyance was

just a little rosented.

our next Profit and Loss Account will ebowa the exercise of the most rigid economy To bad debts and refunds. arge balance for appropriation, as I see no that we have avoided Al even greater reason to suppose that

JELO

520.87

+

505.92 2,612.90

To Crown rent To rates To fire insurance To debontare interest on

$750,000 at 3 per cent...$. 22,500.00 Less returned en de

bentures Lehi by the company

Te interest account To directors foes

T1:341:64

To balance, to be appropriated me follows:

To pay dividend of...$ 41,600,00 To transfer to repairs

and renewals ac 10,000.00

and fixtures a/c 15,000,00 To write off installation - of electric plant a/o. To carry forward to

new o

Rides will deficit than that shown in the statement now show any fulling off-quite the contrary, before you. I am glad to say that we have Looking at tho balance sheet you will succeeded in securing a tenant for a small notice that our expenditure under various portion of our property at North Foint, but headings on Capital Account was much less regret that, although several tentative en than before, and, I am glad to say, is now at unquiries have been received for the purchase or end, as we do not contemplate any further addi-lease of further portions, we have not so far tions to plant and machinery or buildings, which been able to secure a defuite offer. We still. form a very complete and modern factory as they therefore, continue to be Leavily handicapped by stand. So far this year we have spent nothing Crown rent, faxes and interest on mortgage The incident reminds me of some observations on Capital Account and hope to spend nothing. on this, which, as you will see, has again been by Madame Yvette Guilbert, who has recently But all we have spent has been solely with a view met by a call on the Reserve Fund Acting To write off furniture been touring in America, and has returned to to increased efficiency and economy in working on the advice of our Valuator we have Europe, as Amerigan papers put it, "her costs, for it is a great deal gained if we

writton some $6,700 of the value of our note-book well filed with caustic criticism and

can reduce the cost of manufacture by even stock of Materials and Plant, which deduc her puras bulging with American dollary." only one centa barrel, and I am glad to tion has also been met from the Reserve Fund The following is a sample of her criticisms say that we have done much more than that. This reduction in the values has been "Mary Garden comes here, and her Press The two principal items of expenditure rendered advisable by reason of the changes in agent doesn't talk of her singing and acting, were for a new packing house and godown the requirements of our business, which make it but writes a gross column about her twenty and a new boiler and boiler house for the doubtful whether the old values of some of our ive hats. You weigh lozak instead of rotary kiins. If we had not had the first we stock could be realised and also to meet deprecia- telling what a great tenor he is. A lady Frous should simply have had to stop working when-tion on such materials as suffer from climatic at New York and exile ever our stocks of finished coment accumulated, influences. Your property, launches and agent meets me me honey, though I've never soon her and as for the latter it enables us to keep up before. It's so familiar, like the servante at steam on an interior and cheap coal, whereas machinery have been maintained in an officient home. Honey, indeed!"

formerly it was all we could do to keep the state of repair, while working expenses havo And Madame Yvette's hands smoked the factory ranning at full pressure on the best been reduced to a minimum. In view of the table angrily, says the reporter. And I daresay Australian cost. The other iteras were in anfare of the report now submitted for your the lady in the Peak car also felt like doing a dividually small, the largest being $6,000 consideration, the Directors have again decided to forego their fees. Before moving the adoption littlo amacking when the American lady smiling, for Hopper barge for removing refuse, of the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to asked, "Where did you get that hat?"

ashes, etc., bat by it alone we saved $200 a

answer to the best of my ability any questions

No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN

Even the Chinese hawkers of drawn thrend month. The same remarks apply to the relating to the business of the meeting. work and brass ware adapted their vocabulary expenditure at Moose, which, however, was

By balance from 30th June,

*1909***

Lessdividend #31,958.80 Less transfer

to repairs and

5.000.00

renewals a/c. 10,000.00) Less written od furniture and fixtures Account Loss written- off installs tion of elec trio light a/c. 4,000.00

Byront of shops and offoes,

new building

5,000.00

1,277,01

870,231.29

72,877.01

$101,304,80

50,958.80

----8 19,272,49

$4,560.00

and their prices to the occasion last week not heavy. Nearly all of it was spent on proposed the adoption of the raport and accounts By rent of Hotel Mansions 23.100.00

when the American visitors were hors conveyors and Several who had taken up positions indicated that the prices of their wares were two dollars gold, as the osse might he, with a distinct nasal nocent on the gold. Noodless to say, the boom was responsible for the prices having gone two and three hundred par cent.

crushers to reduce the

as presented,

Mr. KINNAIED Seconded, and the motion was By dividends on shares in public,

companies agreed to unanimously.

On the motion of Mr. Foxвrs, seconded by Mr. McCOLQUODALE, Mr. A. Rodger was re- eloofed to the directorate.

cost of turning out dry clay and crushing clinker, As I said before, nothing was spent without a clear object of either increased efficiency er redured cost in view, but we scom now to have done about all we can in these, ro- spects. You will also notice that the amounts

It was proposed by Mr. KINNAIRD, Boccaded against Sundry Creditor and Sundry Debtors by Mr. McCorquoDALE, and agreed, that Mr. The gentlemen who promote gymkhanas in

were unusually large at the end of the your, but it H. Percy Smith should be reappointed anditor. Hongkong may be interested to learn that an merely happened to be so. Both items have

The CHAIRMAN That is all the business, event at a recent Indian gymkhana was described since been reduced in the ordinary cones, and to gentlemen, Thanks for your attendance. in the following terms: Suffragette Stakes- day we owe Sondry Creditors only $62,000, while Gentlemen in top hats to mount hersas, ride up Sundry Debtors ows us $150,000. The overdraft to line opposite their lady partners, who are provided with brickbats (tennis balle). These at-our-Bankers is still large and will be increased by payment of the dividend, but after that we. they will throw at the top hats. First man

Au extraordinary general meeting of share whose hot is knocked off either by his own or hope to see it steadily decrease. At Hok Un we- anyone else's partner to win."

boughts staall piece of ground, which was offer holders in the National Bank of Chins, Ltd. was held at the offices of the Bank in Queen's “One man suggested that it was not cricket to ing at a very low figure, and which will be

Buildings on Baturday afternoon. Mr. C. inpalonto much ideas in a hitherto affected useful to us, as it adjoins the factory, and ne region, but I shudder to think of the feelings of have also paid the balance of the purchase wens prasided, and there were also present: the brave men whose heads support the targets money of the property at Canton, title deeda Mesara Ellis Kadoorie, E. D. Haskell, P. C. for the feminine William Tells Some man for which are now in the hands of the British Potts, Sin Tak Fan, La Chu Pak, Pang Sia under the spell of some maiden's fascination might readily volunteer for such a role, but I Consul. As to the fature, and this year's Hang, Lan Wing Chung, P. Davidson, B. E. can't imagine a married man taking the risk. business in particular, our prospects are quite Ellis, Chedog Ink Ping, Chan Ho Shang and

RODETICA RINDUM, good. Our make in annivormil favourite. Loureiro (Acting Manager).

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

By bad debta recovered By scrip and transfer fees

By premium on 103 shares

By forfeited dividends

By profit on Hetal working account for the six months ending 1905

22.32

“be seen.

2,023.95 and thebyman "To-night" are regarded as perfect mothers and their children

no

465.00 literary game; as a fantasy "Chantecler" is bril- is quite common. Everyone is

liant, but the piece has too little action to of their wages to help the flood 51.740.04 satisfy the playgoing public. M. Adrian Ho for many years live hotels presented mich $101.304.80

REPAIRS AND BENEWALE "ACCOUNT.

brand, editor of the Temps, expresses doubt whether the essentially French work would be anderstood in any other country. The verdict

mournful appearance most of the guesta fed long ago from Paris lest the flood be followed by an epidemio. Restaurants and cafés are no better off; these that open have to close at dask for lack of gas or electric light, candles and of

For the six months ending 31st December, 1909. of most people is that Chantecler," though not being easily procured. Temporary light

Dr.

To payments on account of repairs and renewals during the half-your. ending 31st December, 1909. §

Ce

By amount transferred from profit By balance from 30th Juno, 1909.8

and loss account as recommended în last report....

By balance ...

as

beautiful clever production, is not as good asing foilities are being furnished as rapidly

'Cyrano." The colossal sum of 700,000 francs possible. In the streets where the gas supply has been spent on the play. The plot, briefy gave out four-inch metal pipes are being ran 14,422.41mmarised, is as follows:- Chantealer has tired-along the side of the thoroughfares Bach hauss tars this temporary mán. Overhead 8 14,422 41 | of his wife, the hen, and dreams of other advent-electric wires are being installed wherever the tures, when a hen pheasant takes refuge in current hus been broken. Ore of the gravest Ler. He with her to the forest, and nmber of damaged streets. Paris 18

becoming goca 4,088.52 the yard and Chantooler falls in love with features of the situation is the rapidly increasing Fa oity of treacherous holes. Had an earth in the morning awakes to find the sun quake visited the French capital matters could 10,000.00

253.89 already rison. Chagrined to find the sun not be worse. No end of tombs have been

is able to rise without the assistance of his 541 A22.41 rowing, be commits suicide in despair

Chantocler"-conceived as long ago as 1902

opened by the rushing waters and collins liberat ed; in many of the cemeteries coffins are still foating shoot, with and without corpeer, the lids having baratan awful spectacle.