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THE PLAGUE IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR PEKING CORRESPONDENT."]

PEKING, Sth Febru vy. China is never free from deadly, infectious

disenses. Iu normal times Summer bring cholera, typhoid and sestlet fever. Pneumonia causes the death of many people in the Spring and Autumn, when the tremendous changes from Summer to Winter, and vice verex, so being precipitated. (In thisconnection it may be stated that the thermometer registers in July at Poking

anything from 100 to 105 degreesto the shade-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1911.

of China. Quarantine stations were establish- ed at Kwanchongtze, Mukden and Shanghai- kwan; and, finally, the trains were stopped, while praasationary measures were adopted at all the centres where foreigniors had any influence, The result was a check.

bodies in Manchuris was overcome by Dr. Wa The matter of disposing of the mountains of

in a manner that has caused the profoundest surprise among the grent mass of the Chinese people as well as among foreigners who are familiar with the Chinese boreditary veneration for the dead. Reporting to the Walwapa, Dr., Wa explained that it was impossible to allow

COMPANY REPORT.

LIMITED.

half-year ended 31st Decembar, 1910, is as The Report of the board of directors for the

follows

ACCOUNTS.

We have compared the above statements with pany, and lava found the same to be in the booke, vousbers and securities of the Com-

accordance the rowith.

H. U. JEFFRIES, A. R. LOVE,

And tors.

The profit on Working Acconut amounted to ANTI-OPIUM CRUSADE, 1908-11. $46,32356 as compared with $51.740.04 for the corresponding period of 1909, being a decrease of 85,416.48.

astim of $21,476,51 brought forward from 30th The Profit and Loss Account, including the June, 1910, shows a credit balance of $64,129.83, portioned as follows

INTERNATIONAL REFORM BUREAU'S SUMMARY.-

We print the following as received from the

while the record stands at 115-and in January the dead bodies to accumulate in thousands, the measures already taken by the Chinese which the directors recommend should be ap- Bureau at Washington. It is attractive as

it is by no means unusual to find the temperature 50 below zero, at daylight.) Winter brings regular outbreaks of small-por; and bubaric plague saakes its appearance at odd times.

+

At Fachistion, the Chinese city aljoining Harbin, the outbreak began to incres90.

ho

obstructed

stood watebing sorrowfally the colossal "dese: eration of the dead." but no murmur of protest was heard.

To pay a dividend of 23.00 per share on 12,000 old shares and $1.50 per share on ..8,000 now sharos

$36,000.00

12,000.00

The outlook for 1911 is very disconcerting. The Government has expended upwards of Te 500,000 in precautionary measures, and its losse THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, in Customs dues, railway income, likin and general loss of trade will reach an exermons total; while the disorganisation of business and It is proposed to burn Fuchistien and the actual losses to the poor people will be appalling.

greater portions of several other towns in Manchuria: but the want of money precludes the fulfilment of the idea. It is no small matter to provide for hundreds of thousands of people whose whole belongings have been given to the flames, and it must not be forgotten that Government were not the spontaneous outcome of a realization of the danger on the part

to the opinion of brilliant young offloor, of the highest ofalals: it was a concession

such as his Excellency Sacke Alfred Sae, of the Waiwapo, Dr. Wu, and Dr. W. W. Yen, backed up by the advice of foreign doctors, amongst whom the missionaries have figarod splendidly. The old officials obviously think that altogether too much has been made of the plague, too mach money spent in connection with it; and their reluctance towards expenditure is increasing Bettor things are. hoped for with the arrival of Dr. Lim Boong Kong, the celebrated Chinese doctor of Singapore, whom the Government has asked to assist in North China. Dr. Lim will stand no nonsense: if the Government does not do what ho suggests his stay in China will be vory brief. But it remains to be seen whether be a strong link, however, between the foreign his personal influenco will avail. He ought to

authorities and the Chinese, and in that respect

To write off furnitate and fixtures

Boconut

To write off installation of elustrio To write off steam launch acounat

light account To carry forward to new account

DIRECTORS,

$48,000.00

10,000.00

showing how the movement has been engin cered.

In order to appreciate the wonderful anti- opium movement in China, it is necessary to keep in mind the preliminary stops back to its inception in 1903, on the 31st of May, when the American missionaries in the Philippines appealed by cablegram to the International 5,000.00 1,000.00 Reform Barsan to save them from the opium 129.83 monopoly that day agreed upon in second read.

ing by the Philippine American Government which they desired to have over-ruled by tho President of the United States through an

364,129.83

H. U. Jeffries and A. R. Lowe, C.A., who offer AUDIT The accounts have been audited by Mosers, themselves for re-election.

but offers himself for re-election.

The Hon. Mr. R. Caborne rotires by rotation, expression of publie sentimant marshalled by the Bureau. The opium monopoly was thus out the same year to investigate methods of defeated, and an Opíam Commission was sent

opium restriction in Asin. Prohibition similar to that of Japan was recommended as the only. effective method of restricting the oril. In 1905, through the initiative of the Barean, opium prohibition was attached as an amendment to

W. HUTTON POTTS,' Chairman. Hongkong, 14th February, 1911.

TROFIT AND 1,088 ACCOUNT.

his influence may be doubly gratifying, for the For the six months ending 31st December, 1910. want of co-operation is very marked,

vening the mesting,

The Secretary having road the notice con

The

the ground sould not be dug owing to its be. og frozen as hard a stone. In many instances Those who had escaped were afraid to claim the all the relative of the doad were doad also

bodies-fearing as much, probably, the prospect But China has never had anything to equal of quarantine as the actual contagion. Dr. Wu the scour so that is now sweeping over Manchuria naked whether the Government, would allow and endeavouring to make its way down south. the bodies to be cremated. The Government It appeared first at Manchuria township, which is had many qualms and suggested that dynamite near the Russian border. That was in the should be used to opon tranches. Work was beginning of the winter. Next it appeared at carried on with dynamite for several days, but Tsitsibar and later at Harbin. For some woke the result was most disappointing: the trenches it did not exhibit any marked contagion or could act be dug fast enough to keep pace with infection, though it spread terror by reason of the death-rate. Ultimately the Government its appalling fatality. Inoculation and racoins allowed Dr. Wu to use his own discretion, tion proved quite ineffectual; and the foreign warning kim at the same time against provoking doctors soon realized that they had a new form a rising of the people. Dr. Wu issued of plague, or at least one about which very little proclamation calling upon the relatives of the was known. They found that it was highly deceased to take away their dead and bury infections from man to man, but art contagious them. There was no response. through the medians of rats, as is the babozio another proclamation stating that all bodica not Ho iesuod form of the disease. The breath is the principal claimed would be cremated. No protest was channel of infection in this epidemic, while rats runde, so be issued a third proclamation calling appear to be immus.

barning of the bodies to lodge a petition at upon anyone who had any objection to the

once. Again there was no response. Accord

COMPANY MEETING. steadily until the deaths averaged over 150ingly, largo quantities of coal and frowood a day. Offoin! returns show that there were collected and in piles of one hundred

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO were three deaths at Fuchiation in November, 3,800 bodies were cremated. Crowds of people

STEAM BOAT COMPANY, LTD. 330 in December and 3.000 in January. That was ainong a population of 40,000. The Russians

holders in the above Company was held yesterday The ordinary half-yearly menting of share. instituted an olsborate system of precantions at Harbin, as soon as the disease became epidemie,

at the office of the Company in Hotel Mansions. There are still 1,000 bodies awaiting oroma- Mr. R. Shewan presided, and the others present and they did their best to assist the Chinese tion, for the supply of fuel was not sufficient, were:-Messra. F. A. Gomes, H. A. Siabs, C. R. at Fuchlation. The Taotai at Fachiatieu, and the dead are accumulating again. At the Lensmann, F. Lieb, C. H. Ross, F. W. however, tools no precautions, aud

large centres, bewevor, where stringent measures Armstrong, G. Friesland, E. R. Fahrmann the Russiaus în every are in operation, the death-rate is decreasing, | (directors), W. E. Clarks (secretary), Dr. J. W. possible manner, until they were forced to though the disense is spreading over the whole Noble, J. Arnold, K. D. Gazdar, H. W. abandon Fuebíation to its fate, for the time of Maxelaria. At out-lying places no precau. Looker, T. F. Hough, J. M. E. Machado boing. The Russian Minister at Peking put in tiens are being observed, and it will take a long A. H. M. da Silva, M. S. Northcote, F. B. a strong request for the dismissal of the Tantsi. time to free China of this new scourge. Medical Marshall, A. Denison and T. Christiani. His action was supported by the Japanese, and mon expect that warm weather will assist in the Tootsi vras cashiered. The Chinese Gosahduing it, but many of t'em are of opinion ernisent then began to take some notice of the that it will become bubonic what the winter representations being made to it daily by the ends, for the busillus is the same in both phases. report and statement of accounts haring toen in CHAIRMAN seid: -Gentlemen,--The Diplomatic Corps at Poking, who were being few of the ouses have been septicaemic, bat kept in touch with the deplorable state of no bubonic action kas been discovered yet.

your hands for the usual period, we will, with Affairs by the foreigu Consule in Manchuria,

your permission, take them as read. The result The Government told off for service in Maler form of plague are: the infinitesimal per.

The most remarkable features of this particu of the half-year's working compares favourably churia a zutaber of Chinese doctors who had centage of recoveries, the abesnes of contagion sion in the Hongkong-Macas traffic has been with the two previous half-years. The depres béon educated abroad and made an appeal from man to animals, the slight symptoms accentuated by recent troubles in the slater to foreign doctors to assist. A splendid preceding colapse prior to death within a fow Colony. rasponse was given both by missionary doctors honrs, the apparent fatility of inoculation or Line has been worked at a profit, but the ILongkong, Wuchow Direct and by independent practitioners, The first to vabination with the serum or vaccine now in Canton-Waohow Line has not been so go to Fuchiation were Dr. Mesny (an exceeding use, and immanity of people who live in a clean successful. Turning to the report and state- ly able French doctor, who had made en international reputation many years ago before.

ly manner. To illustrate the last assertion, I ment of accounts, you will note that we havo coming to China) and Dr. Wu, a Chinese ore in Manchuria have been less than thirty, ing same to the value of the steamer Hengshan. may state that the total deaths among foreign, charged the cost of the new bollers and install- expert of undoubted skill and courage. Mesny was inoculated before leaving for the

and nearly all of those were doctors and medical as it is special expenditure on the vessel and attendants whose work brought thom into close cannot be regarded as current repairs. The North, but he had not been at the plague contact with the disease. A few Boorists, who heavier cost of repaire than has been usast in centre mors than two weeks when he contracted ivo in the nismo manner as Chinese coolies, and recent half-yearly accounts is due to docking the plagne and died. Dr. Wn is there still, and he has dore magnificent work in the face of take the number to within about four of the bollers

a fow women who lived in insanitary conditions, the Heungshan for installation of new tremendous difficulties.

in the last quarter of the As the disease began to claim its thousands only three deaths are reported among Japanese, year. The income from investments shows total. Throughout the whole of Manchuria year instead of the 1st quarter of the carrant the Chiness gradually lost unreasoning in theagh the population of Japanese must be difference to the epidemio, which is the well over 100,000.

slight decrease compared with recent greatest difficulty that has to be contended. With the experiences of Europe in the 14th loan on mortagage in July, and, as no other good periods, which is due to the repayment of a large with in the sanitary administration of infected and 17th centuries as a warning, it is by no mortgages were offering at the moment, part of areas, and began to abandon their dead House to cans cortain that the plaguo will confuethe money was reinvested in approved local house visitations were instituted. The dead wore its epidemic character to Manchuria or even to stocks and the balance retained to meat expen brought out into the open fields and stacked in China. The latest reports point to a general diture on the Heungshan. All the values of layers. The intense cold froze the bodies and decline in Manchuris, and a lull in North China, our investments have been adjusted in accordanos. prevented, it is mid, infection from that source, which may be only temporary, but it has with the quotations ourrent at the end of the But the unmber of dead increased until thero tarned the first evidences of panio in the foreigu year by the transfer of $44,497.10 from were at Furbiation over 3,000 and gona 1,500 at Settlements into a reaction that is regrettable Investment Halan, a little further up the line. At the At Kangpingfu the Chinese are doing nothing properties

Fluctuation Account. The latter place the bodies were laid on the frozen and the deaths are slowly mounting up. Chefoo haro

mortgaged to

the Company river in the hope that they would be carried appears to be in a state of hopeless want of the Company's surveyors, Messrs. Palmer been inspected and re-valued by away when a thaw set in. The Russians became co-operation between the foreigners and the & Turner. The loans advanced show a satisfac alarmed at this, for the river would carry the Chinese. Perfectly ideal precautions are being tory margin of safety. The loss by subsiliary bodies into the Amar regions, which have not taken by the Germans at Tringlan, Tiental coins during the past six months' working yet been visited by the plague.

is ondeavouring to reconcile the necessities of amounted to $22,112.22. I do not think of any. Meanwhile Dr. Wu and his staff were having trade with the safety of the Settlements, and thing else calling for special mention, bat should an awful time. Two young Chinese doctors died the result is, so far, satisfactory. At Peking any sharoholders require any further inform of the plague, Dr. Sotoo, the Chiness plague the tremendous scare has been followed by tion, I shall have much pleasure in answering expert at Tongku, contracted the disease and all

any questions. Thera boing so quastione, his friends looked upon him as lost for through-

a feeling of security that many thoughtful out the whole progress of the epidemis not one people do not consider justified. Throughout recovery had bem registered. But Dr. Setoa all the smaller centres, both in Manchuria and pulled through, and he is now taking two weeks North Chine, sanitary administration and holiday, preparing to resume his duties at plagae precautions are in the hands of the loca Fuch Intion.

officials, who apply the Government's orders tol After the arrival of Dr. Wa the Russian neglect no measures of precaution in a variety Medical Staff at Harbin, were able to co-operate

of ways, according to individual intelligence. with the Chinese, though Fuchinsion then Chins requires the assistance of many foreign The situation leaves much to be desired, seethed with the disasse, and several Russian doctors, nurses and attendants had fallen plague exports, practical men who would assist rauts are now ready and may be obtained upon

in sanitary administration and work in the application. Thank you for your attendance. infected area. The schome of a sofentifc

Dr.

n

The

The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, which was seconded by Mr. Looks, and orried. the appointment of Mr. G. Friesland as a dir. Mr. CHRISTIANI proposed the confirmation of ector. Mir MARSHALLseconded, and the motion was adopted.

by Mr. MACHADO, Messrs &. O'D. Gourdin On the motion of Mr. T. F. Horen, seconded and W. H. Potta were eloo ed auditors for the ensuing half-year.

The CHAIRMAN -That soncludes the business of the mosting, gentlemen, Dividend war.

WEATHER REPORT.

the continent to the North of the Yangtze The anti-cyclonic area, is still contra! over valley, but pressure is giving way along the

victims.

During the earlier days of January, when expedition is one that should not be neglected, | . -. many thousands of Chinese codies began to in the interests of the world, and it might have return to their home for Chinese New Year some practical bearing upon the present situation (Mandhuria boing an extensive labour market in China, hat the need of inmediate labour in for goolics of North China), the disease began the field in more argent, to make its way south. It spread, naturally, Great difficulty is encountered by the Min- along the railway line, which is also the main chengpa and the Waivupu (which are doing route for slower trallo. It soon raged at their best to chook the plague) from want of Kwauchongtae and Mukden, while u fow cases co-operation by other departments. The Russianı occurred at Shanhaikwau, Tientsin and Feking. Minister has proposed that a Plane Commis- It was not to be expected that Shaatung would gioner, with fall powers of control, should be ap escape (for most of the labourers in Manoharin pointed by the Chinese Government. He would be are the stardy Shantung men), and in the next assisted by a staff of experts foreign and Chinese faw days it showed itself there with considerable who would visit every plague centre in China and viralsuce.

China coast.

To bad debts and refunds.

To Crown rent

To rites

To Bro insurance

To interesta

To directors and anditors' i fees To repairs and renewals account,

balance as per statement To balance, to be apportioned as

follows:

By balance from 30th June.

1910

...$89,476.91

Lara dividend...848,000.00 Lese transferred

Lesa written off to repairs and re newals account. .$10,000.00

fornitureand ix- tures áccount

བ་་

10,000.00

68,000.00

$

INTIMATIONS

PEMARTIN

SHERRIES

EST

FOR THE

BAR.

EST FOR THE

B

The

CLUB.

EST FOR THE SICK-ROOM

Perfection

of

quality attained at the

the Philippine tariff, to take effect in 1903. price.

Στι

the meantime the Opinn Commission made its 335.54 raport, which was just in time to be quoted in 505.92 the British Parliament in 1905ying a 2,605,80 manifestly decisive part in the volets y 3,179.49 the Governmbrinr the Indo-Chinese

vote to "request 22,812.06 opium trao to a speedy olosa" Encouraged 3,200.00 by this action, the Chinese Government

$93,964.39

Sala Agents :

DUIC

H. RUTTONJEE & SON,

ordered the closing of opium dens in six 2,197.75 months, and the gradual extermination of the whole trails in ten years, during which the 64.129.83 British Government arreed to reduce the sxportation of opium from India to China at the rate of one-teath a year. But the Chinese people entered into the refera with such enthusiasm that it was admitted by the British Embassy in 1910 that Chinese opium had bean WINE & SPIRIT Jargely out off in the course of three years,. and a much larger mocess would have been achieved but for the fact that British merchante used the British opium treaties as a shield whenever the reform threatened to affect British profits their products, greatly in- creaming in valne as the Chinese product de- eressed in quantity.

-821,476.91

50]

the British Empire, feeling this reproach, in

The Christian people of Great Britain and RACING 45.00 1910 pressed the Government hard to abrogato

Byrents of shops and "Hotel Mansions" 30,945.00 By scrip fees By dividend on shares in public com-

panies By profit on Hotel Working Account By bad debts recovered

for the six months ending 31st Decomber, 1910

++

the treaties Distinguished delegates from 40.00 many lands at the World Missio ney Couference. 13392 at Edinburgh signed sa impressive potition to the same effent. Encouraged by this world- wide sympathy, and especially by the direct 46,323.55 efforts of the International Reform Burean's

Oriental Secretary at Tientain, Rev. E. W Tlowing, the new Chinese l'arliament, ea Ds comber 1st, 1310, enacted prohibition of epiam, to take effect in one year-subject, no doubt, to

898,964.39

REPAIRS AND RENEWALS ACCOUNT.

To payment on account of repairs For the six months endol 31st December, 1910. imperial approval. ..and ronewals daring the half-year

ending 31st December, 1910...

By amount transferred from profit By balance brought forward

15,252.09

The Parliament also inaugurated a nation. wide petition to the British Government to abrogato the epium treaties, at the same time

warding the Chinese Government not to enter ZEISS

$ 15,252,09 into a proposed new agreement to extend per-

mission for the British traffic through s6700-

..8 3,054.34❘ more deadly years, when the Chinese were all ready for ite immediate suppression. This is the point of peril, calling for instant action all- 10,000.00 over the work, to prevent the Chinese Goveru. 2,197.75ment, hard pressed by the rovenue interests of the British Government, and perhaps by its

and loss accosint, as recommended By transfer to profit and loss account

in last report

Capital:-

M

BALANCE SHEET

31st December, 1910.

Liabilities.

12,000 shares of $50-$

earl (fully paid-up) 600,000.00 8,000 shares of $25

cach paid-up. 200,000.Co

*---$800,000 00 1,500 mortgage de-

bentures (6 per cent.) 750,000.00 Lose 564 ditto held by

Company...

282,000.00

"

Sandry creditors Rezervo fand Unclaimed dividenda.... Hongkong and Shanghai Eanking Profit and loss account, balance as

Corporation (current account)

per statement...

Årsetu

Value of Marine Lot No. 5 and Remaining Fortion of Marino Lot No. 3 and Remaining Por- tion of Marine Lot, No. 7, and Building theroon as per lant account Fraya reclamation, Marina Lot No. 288, and building thereon (Hotel Mansinna)" ás por laat account, Rebuilding south block, payments en account to date.

MERCHANTS

SEASON

1911.

PRISM

BINOCULARS

CAN BE OBTAINED FROM

CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,

AT

HOME PRICES

WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST

FOR FREIGHT OR PACKING

$ 15,252.09 own needs of revenue also, from consenting to a

seven years' prolonfrution of this deadly traffic.

In the meantime President Taft bad complet. ed arrangements for an "International Con- ferenco for the suppression the opium evil.” to convene at The Hague on May 30, 1911. The British Government most, absurdly reserved from this Conference the courtderation of the principalopium problem, its relations with China, but it remains to be soon whether the power of the international public sentiment may not be suffoiontly intensive to compel the withdrawal before that date of this reservation, and the abrogation of the infamous treaties by which 12

X £9.5.0 the police regulations of a sovereign nation have been for the first time in history overruled, 6 X (stalking) The supreme task of Christian and philanthropic 6 x men of all lands is to constrain the British Government to such abrogation out of "a docent regard for the opiniou of mankind."

WILBUR F. CRAFTS. Anti-Opium Resolutions Recommended by the International Reform Bureau for Adoption by Societies and Public Meetings, RESOLVED, that we join in the appeals of the British and Chinese Parliaments and peoples, and the World Missionary Conference at Edin- bargh to the British Government for the immediate release of China frets the British opiam treaties.

468,000.00 648,975.78 56,853.09 2,541.10

336,297.75 64,129.83

*$2,376,797,55

.....

Cost of three Chinese houses on

sections B. C.. and D: of Io- Land Lot No. 80, as per last Cost of Kowloon Farm Lot No. 3,

pecount

Bes.. A. as per last account

Furniture and fixtures

as per last account. $135,452.65

Ecse written off as

- par last report 10,000.00

Bingo added

125,452.56 40,647.43

On the 21st at 11.55 s.m.-The barometer has fallen considerably in E. Japan, the depression Installation of electric light, as lying over E. Matcharia yesterday having reached the Pacific to the North of Hokkaido.

per last account Value of steam launch as per last Sharas in public companies as

account

per last account. Stock of lines, crockery, glassware,

&o, as per inventories Stook of wines, provisions, honse- hold sundries and stationery, as per inventories Licences attaching to 1911 Cash in hand Saudry debtors

prevail over the Cains Sea.

Strong monsoon ranet still bo expected to

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches.

to-day is as follows:-

The forecast for the 24 houra ending at som

that reasomble measures were enforced. In Hongkong & Neighbourhood

('N.E. winds, Dr. Jackson, a young English assistant of this respect foreigners would be required to Formons Channal

fresh; fair. advise only, in all probability for, us in the South coast of China between game as No. 1. Dr. Christie, contracted the disease and died at

Same as No. 1. Moukden, and two more Chinese dusters sue-better work in overcoming the hereditary Bouth coast of Chans between Same's No. 1. case of Dr. Wu.at Harbin, Chinese would do

Hongkong and Lamoske. I cumbed Alarman began to spread over the whole prejudices of their countrymen,

Hongkong and Hainan...

C. MOONEY,

Secretary.

$1,099.548.20

RESOLVED, that we also petition the "In- ternational Conference for the suppression of the opium stil," which is to meet at The Hague 621,892,68 on May 30, 1911, at the call of President Taft, to make an international law prohibiting the 322,370.07 trafic in opium throughout the world, except

guardedly for medicinal mass,

RESOLVED, that certiflet copies of these petitions be sent to his Excellency, Low Lak 33,000.00 Lin, at the Chinese Legation, London, to President William if. Taft, Washington, D.C., 30,925,90 in the Oriental Secretary of the International Beform Bureau, Rev. E. W. Thwing, Fiontain, 2,107,737.85 China, and to the Press.

A FORGED CHEQUE AT FOOCHOW.

sit in

8 x £6.10.0 £7.10.0 £6.0.0

NEW MODEL 6 x weighing

70%., can be carried in

vest pocket, £6.0.0

A180

CHRONOGRAPHS

AT ALL PRICES.

WHY GO TO

(256

N. LAZARUS

FOR YOUR GLASSES?

Daring the week, says the Feoshow Echo, a Chinaman attempted to cash a cheque for $500 166,099.93 at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank supposed to have been signed by a missionary lady in the 10,000.00 port, bat although the signature appeared correct, the man was detained while enquiries 4,500.00

were made, with the result that a clever forgery was detected immediately, and two Chiusse, on- 4,371.31- played respectively as cook and gardener in the

missionary compound, were arrested, and BECAUSE 28,183.35 OW

picturesque attitudes with cangues round their резка, outaide the Bank gatea! It appears that the oook 17,858.41 succeeded in socreting a hisak oleque from his master's book on an up-river trip some months 95.39 920, which he handed to a Chinese soldier to 34.467.93

forge, and the gardener to cash, the proceeds to be ovidently equally divided. Just before the Bank holidays the forgers borrowed 850 from a native bank on the strength of the cheque. The soldier has disappeared but is believed to be hiding in the country. The Hongkong Bank management is to be congratulated on the emart detection of the attempted fraud..

3,48434

$2,376,797.55

W. HUTTON Ports, JW, NOBLE,

Directors,

Yon will receive Fair Trent-

ment.

A Careful

and Intelligent Examination.

We have a Sound

Reason behind erovy Ivans

N. LAZARUS,

OPTHALMIC

OPTICIAN, CORNER D'AGUILAR ST., HONGKONG.

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