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INTIMATION

WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

CHAMPAGNE

DE ST. MARCEAUX & CO..

REIMS.

AŞ SUPPLIED TO THE ROYAL COURTS OF

GERMANY, ENGLAND,

RUSSIA, AUSTRIA, BEL- GIUM, ITALY, DENMARK,

&c., &c.

Tibet,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1911.

A Chinese beggar, who solicited aims from Earopenas by displaying a withered arm, was pa Saturday. His Worship; in dismissing the charged before Mr. J. R.Wood at the Magistracy defendant, suggested that he should be sent to Cauton.

Atthe Magistracy on Saturday F.Bruthanu, the second engineer of the steamer Hilary, was ordered to pay a fine of $10 for behaving in a disorderly mannerin Queen's Road Central on Friday night. Defendant said he was under the influence of liquor, and did 'not "know what he was doing.

An extraet of moleorological observations made at the Hongkong Observatory during the mouth of January shows that the average

information was added that it is feared that the British fores, infondet] to take up an important position between Szechuan and What has really happened, we imagine, is this: The place which the British troops are reported to havo "seized" is ovidently Rimu, a city which Chinese troops were reported to have occupied few months ago. An inspired paragraph in the Times said Rims was within the British boundary, but in the Indian thus disputed papers wo have seen "Riwa," says one writer, “situated as it is at the head of the Lohit Valley, has never been visited by any European. The sur rounding tribes of Mishuis are fiercely re- sentful of travellers and, as in the case of the undiscovered portion of the Brahmaputra,

His Excello cy the Governor-in-Council has the Government of India bas always curbed the zeal of frontier officers with a geograph-madean order for the inclusion of the following jul turn of mind who would like to possess regulation in the prison regulations:-"Moham- a complete knowledge of the Mishmi redan prisoners convicted for the first time will country. But if Ripa is not in British be allowed to observe the fast of Ramadan, and daring the fast will be repaired to labour at territory it would be equally wrong to any such reduced tasks as the Mediost Officer that it is subject to Chinese authority. The considers prope." fact is that latherto the frontier between India and Tilet on the Assam and Burma side has never been rigidly defined. The

maximam temperature for that periol was 631, and the average minimum temperature 55.5 degrees. We had 139.3 hours of sunshine and a painfull of 735 of an inch.

wing to Tuesday bring the opening day of the Hongkong Jockey Clab's annual race meeting, the Sanitary Board will meet this

TELEGRAMS.

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THE PLAGUE,

RUSSIA'S BACTERIOLOGICAL EXPERTS SELECTED,

LONDON, February 11th - A St. Petersburg telegram states that at the request of China, who is defraying the cost, Russia is sending a scientific plague expedition to China, headed by Professor Saboloing.

ANOTHER DISASTER AT-

BRUSSELS EXHIBITION.

GERMAN MACHINERY HALL COLLAPSED.

LONDON, February 12th.

CÔ. LD.

The ordinary annual general meeting of shareholders in the Company was held at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday forenoon. Mr. H. Humphreys presided, and there were also present: Dr. J. W. Noble, Messes. J. W. C. Boasar and G. Balloch, (directors), Mr. Enos Seth (secretary), Mossra. . Porey Smith, J. M. E. Machado, E. T. Bunje, J. A. Tarrant D. E. Clark, P. A. Xavier Bad Capt. T. P,

previous Agurus. Before moving the adoption

of the Report and Accounts I shall be plonsect

:

COMPANY MEETINGS.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE to answer any questions from shareholders,

There were no questions. The CHAIRMAN proposod tha siloption of the report and accounts as presented.

Mr. CRADDOCK seconded, and the motion' was oarried nem. cOFL,

Messrs. H. P. White, D. W. Craddock and re-elected to the Dr. J. W. Noble wore Consulting. Committee, on the motion of Mr. FUNG SHUI WA, seconded by Mr. YOURG,

Mr. KLINCE proposed, Mr. HANCOCK conded, and it was agreed, that Mesers. W. H, Potis and A. O' D. Gourdin ba reappointed anditors,

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the Iusiness, I no innoh obliged for your gentleman.. attendance. Dividend warrants are ready now.

Hall

The Secretary road the notion convoning the mosting.

The CHAIRMAN said :-Gentlemen-I pro pose to follow the usual custom and take the Bopert and Statement of Accountana road. In

accor'ance with the special resolutions passed on 12th January last and confirmed on the 27th of the samo month, the General Managers and Dites on respectively will receive as remunera lion for their services, a commission of 5 per cent. on the net profits for the past year. This amounts in the aggregato to $7,023.45 and has been provided for in the Roport submitted to you.

Insuranco Reserve Fund has been increased by $4,320,5%, which re

.

COMPANY REPORT.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

The directors' roport and a statement of accounts for the half-year 31st ending December, 1910, are as follows: -

The net profit for six months, dobiting profit and loss account-

The great machinery hall in the presents the amount of ospired fire risks With all charges including directors

underwritten by the Company. The Profit

SOME LONDON. ESTABLISH- Daftas, Abors, Mishunis, and tribes of that afternoon The business includes a minuts by German section of Brussels Exhibition and Luss Accoust contains two iteras about which To which has to be added balanco

MENTS AT WHICH ST. MARCEAUX CHAMPAGNE

18 A FAVOURITE WINE.

Les Laurier's Maison Jules Midland Hotels Monico

Berkeley Cafe Royal Cafe Verrey

Carlton

Cavour

Cecil

Chandos

Claridge's

Comedy

Pall Mall Res.

taurant Pagoni's

Piccadilly Pimm's Prince's

Dieudonne Hotel Ritz

Florence

Romano's

Frederick Hotels Savoy

Gaiety

Hatchett's

Imperial Kettner's

Ship and Tarti Simpson's Trocadero &c., &c., &c.

the Colonial Cemetery: a report by the committes

class, like the Pathan tribes on the other the President relative to the repairs of g area in frontier, till quite recently have been left relative to the ontbreak of foot and mouth more powerful nigh-Riscuss at Pokfulam; and reports by the undisturbed by their i bours on each side, constituting as it were a Government Analyst and the Government buffer State." It is evident from the t le- Bacteriologist on the public water supplies for

|December and January, grams which have recently appeared in the Chinese papers that Rima is regarded by the Chinese as being in the province of Yuupan, and the object of China stationing a military force there is to open up a direct

An order malo by the Governor-in-Council directs that the provisions of part VI. of the Probates Ordinaver, 1897, shall apply to the following British possessions in addition to those

has collapsed.

Up to the present thiree dead bodies and seven injured persons have been recovered.

JAPANESE ANTARCTIC

EXPEDITION.

LONDON, February 11th.

and auditors' fees, is

from last account.....

$ 50851,88

.... 148,940.06 Making available for appropriation $199,791.94

Your directors recommend that a dividend be

yon wight ke some information, viz. *Charges non-ceourrent "aud · Mortgage Con- version." The former reprosents money paid out in brokerages, lawyers charges and volan. tion reperts in connection with the paying off aid to the shareholders at the rate of 21 per of old mortgages and the obtaining of now ones at a lower rate of interest. The latter represents exchange profits and interest profit respectively on iwo mortgages to the Company which have been paid off. The past year has been devoid of special interest so far as proper-

A telegram from Wellington (Newty is concerned. The upward tendency referred

cont. for the six munthe (31 per shore), which will absorb $52,500, and that tho balance of 3137,291.94 be carried forward to now account.

The book value of our floating plast has been written down by the sum of $21,000, which amount has been written off reserve.

During the six months we have completed

the new steamers Bancing and Luis Rafael

route between it and Lhaven. In British previously mentioned: Bechuanaland Protec-Zealand) states that the "Kainan to by mo at our last meeting has boon checked Yaages, four motor boats, and three steam

torate, Bermuda, British Columbia, Cape

Colony. Munitoba, Negri Sembilan, North Muru" has sailed for the Antarctic for the time being by the Anaucial crisis that West Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Orange regions. River Colouy, Palang, Papua (British New Gaines), Perak, Priaro Edward Selangor, Southern Nigeria, Bouthern Rho- deia, Swaziland, Transvaal, Uganda, Western Australia and Weihaiwei.

Island,

THE FALL IN SILVER.

launches, also rolling stock for Kowloon-Canton

bas effected nearly the whole of the Far East Speaking generally, property in the Conrailway, British and Chinese sections. tral and Wastora Districts of Hongkong shows an improvement. Property at Trim Teha Tsui and Yaumati (Kowloon) is firm with an upward tondengy, bat property at Hanghom has declined.

A new service launch has been built and placed in coremission.

military circles this is regarded as a move of unusual military interest, for Rima is only seventy miles from the British frontier post of Sadiya, and it is pointed out that Chinese oldiery established there would be in a position to absolutely take the Mishmis in the flank aad subjugate them as they, bave subjugated the far braver warr.vrs of Khan." The Calcutta Englishman, - commenting on

"It is obvions 24th January, when there were present fall in silver to the plague epidemic this development, remarks: that Chinese soldiers are no more to be Messrs. W. R. MD. Purt, L. f. Thomas, K. in North China, especially as it occurs desired at Rima than they are in the Chum. Tsadzurabars, Revd. C. MI. Wales, W. Wilson at a time when the soya bean.trade Accounts I shall be plorsed to answer any ques

a moment

bi Valley, We do not for suggest that Chinese garrisons at these places mear the threatened and immediate sacking of Darjiling or Sadiya, but what has to be considered is the possible future eitect on A, S. WATSON & CO., the States of Nepal and Bhutan and on!

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LIMITED, HONGKONG.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 13Tя, 1911.

A mosting of the Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Connel was held at the Board Room, on the

Lim Ne Kar and the Secretary, Mrs C.

LONDON, February 11th. The weekly circular issued by Messrs. Montague & Co. ascribes the

Berkeley Mitchel, A ballot was taken for requires to be handled. Chairman and Vice-Chairman, resulting in the election of Mr Wilson as Chairman, and Mr. Pike as Vice-Chairman. The Committees were formed as follows-Watch Mosers. Thomas and Wilson. Works: Messrs. Parr and Wales. Finance: Messrs. Pike and Tzudzurabara.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

savages ike the Abora and Mishmis of

PRISONER'S DASH FOR LIBERTY. Chinese influence and intrigue. A powerful Chinese Government north of the bufer

On Saturday morning a prissner who had States which we have been at such pains to

bron arrested at Kowloon for some offence munde establish would create conditions which his escape from the cells at Taiuteatsoi, Folios might force us into the same costly military Station. He apparently discovered that one of precautions in Bengal which Russian in the iron bars of the window was loose and trigue in Afghanistan at one time obliged weakened by corrosion, and he succeeded in us to take in the Punjab. And, while we breaking it and regaining his liberty. How can enter into conventions and understand-over, he wasnt long at large, and on Saturday ings with Russia in the hope that they will afternoon he was re-arrested by a Chinese

policeman. be observed, no such faith is to be expected from China, whose tortuous policy and whose corrupt politicians have done so machi towards exciting the suspicions of all the Powers who have had any dealings with

her. The time seems to have come, how-

ever, to insist that China should rigidly define the frontiers of Tibet, so far as

If communications are passing, as Chinese they touch Assam and Upper Burma." reports allego, between the British sad Chinese Governments in regard to this

"THE FOLLIES"

NO REFORM FROM WITHIN.

LONDON, February 11th states The Times"

that the Unionists in the House of Lords have decided not to introduce their own Reform Bill.

FIEF ON THE STEAMER "HILARY." At about five o'clock on Saturday morning a fire was discovered in one of the holds of the steamer Hilary in which a shipment of cotton

Then the Yazmati section of the

AND ITS BESULTS."

From the report of the Canadian Trade.

the last-named district, which we attribute to

Wo have suffered considerable loss of rentals in the loss prosperous condition of the several im- portant industries situated there. Gentlemen the adoption of the Report and Statement of I have nothing more to add; but before moving

Lions sharabolĉors may have to nik,

No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the raport and accounts as presented,

Captain HALL seconded, and the motion was

carried unanimously..

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, Reconded by Mr. MACHADO, Meisra. J. Baott Harston, w. C. Bonnar, G. Balloch and Dr. J. W. Noble were re-clected to the directorate,

Mcast. W. H. Potts and H. Poroy Smith were reappointed auditors, on the motion of Mr. TARZANT, seconded by Mr. CLARK.

The CHAIRMAN -That concludes the business of the meeting, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday. I thank you for your attendance.

TURING CO., LD,

The twenty-seventh ordinary general meeting of shareholders in this Corupday was held at

matter, the object is doultices to get the Rangoon, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and SingCommissioner at Shanghai we extract the fol.of the Report and Accounts bave

border defined. It is unlikely that there will be any fighting; but it is obvious that Great Britain must take prompt and firm measures to check military developments on

pore.

Wherever they have performed they have had crowded and delighted houses.

THE SCHARNHORST" CONUERT.

Now work in hand consists of ono steel tug boat, two steam launches, and a powerful motor bost.

DIRECTORS.

In accordance with Clauses 78 and 85 of the

Articles of Association, Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick and Mr. F. Lieb retire by rotation, but

Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick ls boun re-elected Chairman for 1911.

offer themselves for to-oletion.

AUDITORS,

The Accounts have been audited by Mr. H. Perey Smith, F.C.A., and Mr. A. B. Lowe C.A. The directors recommend Messrs. Smith and Lowa for re-election.

HENDY KESWICK, Chairman.

flongkong, 11th February, 1911.

BALANCE SHEET. 31st December, 1910. Liabilities.

Capital, 50,000 shares of 350 each,

fally paid up Reservo fund... Marine insurance account Sundry oreditors Dalance of profit brought

forward from last a/e $148,940.05 Profit for half-year

ending 31st Dec. 1910 50,851.88

Value of Kowloon,

Cosmopolitan and Aberdeen Docks, building and plant, (including floating plant) as per last

Less deprociation

Amount since paid on

Assets.

$2,500,000.00

200,000.00 88,214.99 2,081,707.20

199,791.94

$5,069,714.17

statement ....$3,511,226.53

21,000.00

3,490,226.53

**

a/c of additions to plant

No. 1 Dook Extension Account. Amount paid us per

last statement

225,137.01 Amount extended during six months 1st July to 31st December, 1910... Sundry debtors

12,447.C5

23,502,673.58

33,843.70

was atawed. The vessel was lying alongside THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- one of the Kowloon wharves, and shortly after the outbreak was discovered the Kowloon Go down Co's fire ongins was on the scene and pouring a plentiful supply of water on the buru. Mr. Henry Dallas with his now Companying cargo is coming up from Singapore by the incoming Fire Brisade and the fire-flont arrived, and the the office of the General Managers, Messrs. English mail steamer Assaye, and opens a short combined efforts of the brigades resulted in the Shewan, Tomes & Co., on Saturday foranson season here on Friday next with "The Folliet" fire being extinguished within half an hour. Mr. B. Shewan presided, and others present deck (consulting committee), B W. Lan Jones by arrangement with H. G. Pelissier, from the The donage done by fire and water has not yet were: Messrs. H. F. White and D. W. Crad. Apollo Theatre, London. This, the advertis-heon estimated, but it is believed to be extorsive(secretary), R. Hancock, C, Klinck, J. A ment stator, is a perfect raplics of the original

The Secretary read the notios calling the Follies" still drawing crowded houses at the THE RUBBER BOOM AT SHANGHAI. Young and Fung Shai Wa.

meeting. Apollo Theatre. The Company commenced

The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen,-Copies boon their tour at Calcutta and have since been to

you lowing details, says the Financial News of in your hands for some days and

are able to January 5-

will have seen from them that wo Early in the year business in all lines was opening out well, and the business houses hers recommend a fiual dividend of $1 per share, mak- An excellent concert was given by the Or. Were looking forward to a record year Bating 32 rer share for the year as ustal, and place

unfortunately. at this time the plague of THERE have been reports in the Chinese the part of China, which are a menace to chestra of the German flagship Scharnhorst on the rubber boom' entered into Shanghai and 183,400 to Reserve Fund, which will then stand papers during the past ten days of the the peace and security of her own frontier. Saturday at the Theatre Royal, but unferian ately, owing no doubt partly to the short notice presence of British troops and oven fighting on the frontier of British Burma

of the Concert, the audience scarcely numbered a hundred. What it lacked in numbers, it cor. hought in the Straite Settlements and Jave as usual aid was clearly affected by the depres Material in stook, at book value ... `

earnings and the Chinose province. of Yunnan, and

tainly made up in enthusiasm. The Orchestra Chinese and foreigners in Shanghai wore sion in shipping, shipowners being compelled

diverting money which ought legitimately to be by low freights and reduced

possible in. the matter is stated now to be the subject

of the Scharnhorst is not merely second to none employed in permanent business in baying to economise as closely ma of negotiations between the British Minis

in the East, but is fur and away among the best rubber shares, and were vieing with each other their stores' acounts. Freights are, however, on the whole on the upward move now, or st

To interest ter at Poking and the Chinese Goverment

that the Colony has been privileged to listen to in wild speculations. The merchants in the interior, who always take Shanghai advice, From European sourco no news whatever

followed suit. The prices of rubber share sny rate tonnage is in better demand in most To rates and taxes. went up by leaps and bounds, and at the apex of parts of the world than it was, and I trust that To Crown ront of the affair has come, and that in itself is

the boom the shares in some of the companies

To directors' and auditors' fees. a sufficient indication that the rumours of

To profit A Message from Mars" Holzmann were at 1,000 per cen', premium. The Chinese this improvement may continue and be reflected To insurptice... fighting between British and Chinese troops

Overtise If I were King"

Ad-m had bought very heavily. When the slump in a greater demand for, and increased con Hert 1

came the usual result followed. Many were sumption of, our particular commodity. High Cello Solo......Serenade" are without any foundation in fact. The

(Her Schmidt,)`·

rained. A single Chinese merchant failed to grades of hemp were scarce and dear throughout Gold and Silver'"

Lehn the extent of 9,000,000 tasis (about $5,500,000 the year, but low grades, owing principally to a mere

presence of British troops on the

TART I

gold):"

lack of enquiry from the United States, fell By net earnings Yunnan border appears, however, to tuvo

steadily and bure nor reached a price that we created much excitement in China, especially in the province of Yunnan, and telegrams

have not seen for some time past; but this is of a somewhat alarmist character which

hardly Ekoly to last long as any demand would stiffen the market at once. You will acties have been sent to Peking have been re-

that our investments have not reaped the gener transmitted by correspondents to the news

shrinkage in values of nearly all stooks on papers in all parts of the Empire. These

this market and that in consequence we have had to take $33,000 from our Reserve Fand telegrams have been of so vague a character

of

Cable communication with Macaois restored. Messrs. Graca & Co. haro removed to one of

the new shops in the Hongkong Hotel building

Mr. Leduc, French Consul at Foookow, who has gone Home on six months' furlough, lus been succeeded by Mr. Doire, of Amoy,

Mr. W. H. Donald, as one of the Far Eastern correspondents of the New York Iferald; has been transferred to Shanghai, and left on Satur. day for the northern port.

for a very long time.

The programme was as follows:

"March"

His Excellenor the Governor has been pleased Wa'tz to appoint the Rev. Otto Sobulizo to be a Member of the Board of Examinars, vice the Selection. Rev. T. H. Vomel, resigned.

Before Mr. Hallifax at the Magistracy on Saturday a Chinore was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment and six hen's' stanks for stealing a silk coat from No. 2, Ezra Lone.

Doring the year 1910, 67 new companies that it is impossible to gather from them were rogistered at Singapore, with a total nom what all the trouble is about. A clue; inal capital of $28,000,000, which far exosed however, is afforded by a telegram received both in number and in capital, those registered by a Hongkong Chinese newspaper about in any previous year.

Mr. Bharp, Agent of the Hongkong and ten days ago from Tunnun-fu reporting that several thousand" British soldiers Shanghai Bank, is leaving shortly for Colombo, had crossed the border and seized a city and Mr. Claude Balfour, formerly of Foochow Will the Mr and Mrs. Allen also

which has been translated Binme, and the expect to leave shortly for a holiday in England.

Ovorture

·PART 1

"The Girl in the Train"... Fall

he Divo ed Wife.)

Some forty rubber companies were promot be carried forward to the predit of this year's. unsettled and destroyed legitimate trade at $10,000, leaving a balance of $15,321.25 to Amount expended on work in ed in Shanghai, with a totul capital account. Our business last year was not so brisk 820,000,000 (gold) and rubber lands were

WEATHER REPORT.

"Poet and Possilt Suppe On the 12th at 11,55 am.The barometer he Trumpet Solo "Greeting to Sorento Wa dmann risen considerably in N.E. Japan, the depression

wr Stenbeck.

...Offenbach lying over that ares yesterday having moved Fantarin. "Tales of Hoffmann"

"Itove in Spring

Bon away over the Pacific, Potpouri....

Fetine "Floavenly Usights"

Waltz

The anti-cyclonic area, which covers Chins and Japan, is central over N. China.

Strong monsoon will continue to prevail over WELL POSTED.

the China Sea

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Minister: And how did Noah spend his at 10 am to day, 0.00 inches. time in the Brk?"

Small Boy Fishin'."

Minister: "A vore reasonable suggestion, my laddie."

Small Boy (guardedly): "But he wouldna catch muckle,"

that?"

Minister (surprised): "What makes ye think Small Boy (knowingly): "Because, ya see, he had only twa wir-rms.”

The formeant for the 24 hours ending at ngon to-day is as follows

(N.. winds Hongkong & Neighbourhood | strong; fair.

Same as No. 1 Formors Channel South coast of China between Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of China between Same as He 1.

Hongkong and Hsinan

progress, as at 31st December. 1910, less instalments received on account...

258,980,71 437,863,51

150,023,65 720,172.72

$5,069,714:17

REVENUE ACCOUNT:

31st December, 1901.

$57,572.49

12,335.92

4,073.05

7,491.44

8,750.00

50,85188

$141.074.78

-141,074.78

$141,074.78

Kowlcon Docks, 4th February, 1911.

R. DTML,

Chief Manager. WM. JOLLY,

Secretary,

We have examined the foregoing accounts

to meet this fall, bat, on the other hand, it will with the books and vouchers of the Company and leave them now at what I think we may certify the same as correct in accordance with The additions to Kowloon Dock and consider a safe and satisfactory valuation. In them."

дет festure Extension accounts are certified by the chief the accounts there is no requiring any special remark or explana manager, who also certifies the rains of the tion. Stooks of hemp and rope on hand materials on laud to be reasonable.

H. PERCY SMITH, F.C.A., were larger at the end of the year, sad the

A. R. LOWE, CA amounts outstandings against Sundry Debtors and creditors show a considerable reduction on

Auditors.