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SHIPPING NOTES.
This next outward. trip of the Empresa «f China will be her century ran
....
The damage sustained by the Carverthenshire, which went aground recently on the coast of Japan, does not appear to be very sprlons, but her cargo, which consisted of sulphate of ammonia; la stated to be considerably damaged by sea wator, A great deal of public attention, the Japan Mail states, has been disacted to the difference in the methods pursued by Japanese shipping companies. The subject has been brought into notice by the difficulties under which the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Ishours, The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, for example, has a rulo from which it never doparts. It writes off 4 per cent. from the value of its fleet every your, whether the times be good or bad, and since the new viga tion Iny went into force, this reserve is sap- plemented by a special reserve for the custwise Teamola. The Toyo S.S. Company, on the other hand, does not write dorn the book value of its flet unless its profits enable it to do so. It has not written off anything sinn 1908, and the suzis that should have been sot apart since thon are said to aggregate 2,081,933 yer..
SPORTING NOTES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 25æn, 1911,
All the league matches of last Saturday being set down for the Hongkong side it so happened! that there was a scarcity of grounds, with the result that the meeting between the Remnants and the R. G.A, could not take place. HoweTG", April 8th if favourable weather prevails ought to give an opportunity if desired of bringing off matches which have been postponed.
.
The HKCU, on Saturday seemed to make special effort to spoil the run of mucous which has fallen to the RE, this seasoni At their previous meeting the result was declared draw, but on this occasion the Clubmade matters much more definite by administering a crushing defeat on the chimpions. The Engineor could not make a stand against the bowling of Payne and Sharpin sud went out with the small total of 45. To this the Club replied with 296, one of the highest scores registered in league The other matches were of ericket this season. little importance. Kowloon managed to win from the Yorkshires and the Civil Service had to knowledge another defeat at the hands of Craigongower.
B.E. are now the undoubted champions of the season. They have completoi thoir fixtures
finish.
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HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
London, February 21st. DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL.
Not content with standing sponsor for the Daylight Saving Bill, Mr. Pearce, member for the Look division, has just tabled another bold proposal for the reform of the calender. If he gets his way, Easter will be a fixed instead of a movable feast Christmas Day will be made to fall on a Monday every year, the pre- sont division of the months will bo altered, and the first day of the year will be added to the list of statutory holi lays. Especially with all the work that is already overburdening Parlia- rent the member for Leek is a bold man indeed if he hopes to get this measure into law. Church people, clerical sud lay, will be dead against it, particularly on the ground that it would out England off from the observance of Eastor, and Christmas in common with the rest of Christan- dom. And nobody seems anxious to add Now Year's Day to the holiday list so close to Christmas Day and Boring. Day,
HOME RULE.
+
There is aby amount of ohortling among Irish and Radical sircles over the introductory debate on the Home Balo policy of the Govern.
-side exempt four or five shootees, including Lord Rosebery's son, Noil, and his friend, Mr. Agar Robarts. But among the rank and fil
In connection with the collision at Moji and have won 12 out 16 matches played.ment. It gratifies them especially to see that between the British steamor Bendcran, 4,074 Kowloon has also concladed its learns pro- there are no weak-kused ones on the Elberal: tons, and the steamer Shynisko, 1,546, hired by Frammo, likewise Polior; and the other einb a Korean, Mr. Ota, a barristar-st-law, of Kebe, ou have either one or two rantekis Bach to play to behalf of Captain A. Thomson, of the British vassol, has lodged an application for the pre servation of evidence against the owner of the Korean steamer, rosiding at Gensan, Korea. The application says that while the applicant's steamer, which had arrived at Moji from sbrou on the 25th nitimo, was moored to No. 2 buoy off
Moji Harbour Omas, the respondent's steamer
The sualya's now reads:
sutered the harbour on the 4th instant and esme. Remnants
into collision with the former vessel As a
result the applicant's steamer was damaged
H.K.C.C.
owing to caroloseness on the part of those in Kowloon charge of respondent's teamor. The applicant-
therefore prayed that before he loft Kobe the Craigongower
Court would proceed in boned and order two
R.E. exports to examine the extent of the damage sustained by the vessel. The examination of Police the Bendoran was mula in Kobe harbour in the
Civil Sergica presence of Judge and Counsel by an origineer of the Mitsu Bishi Shipbuilding Yard nad on RG.A engineer of the Kawasaki Dookyard, both of Kobe
Meears Lamke & Rogge of Hongkong in their latest froight civolar say-The freight market during the interval under review has undergono a sbangs for the botter, a distinctly firmer tone is ruling owing to the scarcity of tonnage, partly caused by the numerous sales of wel-known coasting vessels to Japan lately and partly by practically all Norwegian tonnage being taken ap on time charter, a great deal of which is tied up for quite a length of time. It is remarkable that all German tounsge except such absolutely required to keep up the
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of Liberal members the feeling is tinged with misgiving. They are nervous lest the Lords give way and vots the Parliament Bill that limite their voto without making it necessary to swamp them with Liberal peers of a new creation. "If wo put in five hundred Liboral poors, "said one member in discussing it the other night, "we could pass the Home Rule proposals anally, but if the present House of Lorda pass the Parliament Bill and hang on in their present state, it may be that we won't WW be able to get the Home Rate Bill through
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Preparations for the forthcoming season heve been made by the Lawn Bowls League and Championship Committee. Mr. F. Howell has on elected president in succussion to Mr. T Potris, and Mr. A. Ramsay hon. secretary and treater in room of Mr. T Ramsay. The first matches in the league are likely to be played ou May 6th. Entries for the singles championship pluse on Saturday, April 29th.
**
The competition for the Football Shield has book less protrasted than usual, even with the
both Bomialists and Individualista. Socialism, he declared, was the "merality of shipwreck."
He noded, "I am opposed to Socialism Jan
to Individaelíem, I think the Socialist is generally a good man and the Individualist is generally a bad man, but they are both mad." After that he decided that the future is hidden from man, so he gave himself plenty of scope and declared it might hold anarchy, despotism, or little village communities and no sations at all But if they heard a man saying, "I see the track quite clear. I not what is going to happen. It is going to end up in Socialists, er Imperialism, or anything else," all he could ̈ndrise them on was not to believe him.
COMPANY REPORT.
CUPID'S TRIUMPHS AND MISTAKES.
YEAR'S LOVE STORIES TOL · IN FIGURES,
Among the m
Among the many official publications issued by the British Government departments in the course of a year noue hides so many curious romanors 38- are to be found in the iables of figures prepared by the Registrar-General, There is a love story in ovory figure of that section of his work dealing with marriages, and in many cases the love story is one regarding which it would be extremely interesting to have farther details,
the work and the speculatians to which it gives Possibly it is due to the engrossing nature of Fleo, that the Blue-book for which the registrar
responsible is always more than's year behind. Thus it in the volume setting out Cupid's work in 1939 that is now to hand, One oad well understand, however, the clerk in the Registrar- General's office lingoring over his task
Who, for instance, could pass by the fact that one marriage was that of a bachelor over eighty. THE CHINA BORNEO CO., LIMITED, five years of age? The bri e was a spinster over renty. Was it a case of a misunderstanding serenty. in youth cleared up at last?
The Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee in their eighth ordinary yearly roport states;— The accounts show a prefi of.
From this bas to be deducted ------
Fees to Consulting Committee
Leaving available for appropriation. The Consulting Committee recom
weed that a dividond of $1.00 per shore on the subscribed cap- ital be paid to shareholders Write of Sar-mills
launches and lighters. engineering works ...plant
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Hongkong Saw mills. timber водосно
882,380.70
4,000.00 578.360.70
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the brides were over thirty-five and bridegrooms Then there were the five marriages in which ander twenty. Hers a W. W. Jacobs' sound to to necessary to ila sice to the story.
There was the splaster of soronty who mar- ried a man of forty, the five girls under eighteen who worried met over if y, and the girl of twenty-one whoss bridegroom was over seventy. What was the-romance hidden here?
HARLY MARNIAJES,
Or, again, he might have paused to wonder what degroo of happiness, or the roverse, attend- en the 360 marrings in which both brides and $46,000.00 bridegrooms were under wneteen years, or the 8,000.00 oven more dariog case of the bride of fiteon 10,000.00) who married a youth of sightenů.
5,000.00 It might indeed have made him shudder when 5,000.00 he realised from the figures befor him that it 2,879.94 | 41 10,377 young men undertwenty-one years of 1,500.76 age took on themselves the responsibilities of marriage, twenty-nine of them marrying widers.
$78,380.70 In addition to the above provision for depre- ciation, the resorve fund of $40,000.00 has been applied towards the further writing off of the value of the Hongkong Sawmills, which will now stand at $100,000.00,
In accordance with the Articles of Associa. tion, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar retires from the Consulting Committee, but offers himself for reselection,
"AUDITOR.
The accounts aider review have boon andited by Mr. W. H. Potts, who offers himself for
W. G. DARBY,
General Manugor.
before 1914. And before that time who knows: what may have happened to the Liberal and Home Rulo Farty "But the Conservativos are not putting their hopes on such prospects They havo mapped out a wide programms of -| re-election. anti-Home Rule meetings, designed to rouse the nation against the proposals that have been outlined by Mr. Asquith and blossed by Mr. John Redmond. That all is not well with the Liberál side of the House is clear from the signs of the times, to say nothing about what one hears in private. I travelled a long way the other day with one member on that side of the House who has considerable knowledge of Colonial affairs, and he was blunt enough in regard to bla estimates of the occupants of the Treasury Bench. The Premier he cannot abide, the minor men all romso his fre, and the only mon le can find the salt of sincerity in are first. Winston Churchill and then Lloyd Teorge.”
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS to December 31st, 1910.
Liabilities.
Capital:-60,000 shares
Back 312-
$720,000.00
168,000.00
14,000 shares unis sued each $12
Sundry creditors Balance of working newsunt -
A touch of tragedy would come into his thoughts as he paused over the story of the your widow of nineteen who married & youth of her own age, and of the three widowers under twenty one. Or, as lip want further, to and that in all eighteen girle under twenty one remarried, four of them murrying widowers.
And so one might go on recupitulating the quaint matrimonial arrangements made by Cupid during the year. Kero ore just a few more of these endorsed romanées ---
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INTIMATIONS
FACE AND NECK
MASS OF PIMPLES
Was Almost Too Bad to Describe. Dreaded to Wash Because of Pain. Spent Pounds on Treatments which Failed to Cure. After 5 Long Years Tried Cuticura Oint- mentand Soap. They Cured Him. "I was in the habit of going to shave overy week tutil at last small place
came out near the car and gradually wont all over my face and neck, which were a muse of yellow pimples all over. In fact you could not put, a pin's head say. where. It was almost too had to describe. I tried lotioris, ointments, in fact, almost every thing. I used to dread to wash because of the pain it used to cause me.
I also went to the hospital for months, which did me no good." I spent poundle In diffemat ointments and Ictions which. all failed to cure, so a friend at Paignton naked me if I ever tried 'Cuticura Rem edies and so persuaded me that I tried Cutiours Ointment, four boxes, and four cakes of Cuticura Soups which proved to be the best things for ma and com..... pletely cured me. After five long years, they cured me in about four months. cannot praise them too highly." (Signed) - Frank Hevell, 47. Eant St., Newton Abbot, Devon, England, Jan. 3, 1010. This letter abows that Cuttzura Bónp and Olment often succeed when all else fade.. Bold throughout the world. Depots: Lomtur, 27. Chartertiouse S.: Tut 10, line de ja Chausreed'Antu; Australia, R. Towns & Co. Sydney: India, . K. Paul, Calcutta; So. Alries, Lennon, Lid. Cape Town, ele. U. 8. A., Potter Drug & Chem, Corp.. Sala Propa, Boston Post-free, 32-page Cuilleura Book, a complete guide to the care and treat ment of skid and scalp from infancy to ago,
Of the 16.0.5 widows who remaried, 8,133 SURVEYING
close bachelors, while of the 22,200 widowers who remarrist, 14,327 were accepted by spin- sters.
Among the 244,538 spinstern who married. 1,728 did not stato their ages; while of the 16,005 widows, 441 were equally dog.
There were 1,065 spinsters over fifty years of age among the brides, fiftoon of them being over seventy One widow of eighty-five was remarried.
AND
SCIENTIFIC
Only 239 of the 238,344 bachelors married INSTRUMENTS
wero over fifty
yours of age.
Four girls of sixteen years married widowers.
CHANGING CONDITIONS..
An ides of the change that has taken place in the marriages during the past fifty years may be soon in the following table: 16.251.63
8552,000.00
BY
W.F.STANLEY
82,380,70
$650,632,33
PER 1,000 MAKRIĄGES.
1860.
1909.
First Marinos-Bauhelors Spinstera ** Rowarriage Widowere
·861-
915
910
932
& CO.
139
85
・Widowa
90
Unday 21 years ⠀ Mon
·63
40
AND
Women
194
137
255 · IL·
362
13
Assota, Hongkong Saw Mills- Value as per last state-
mant
142,879.94
40,000,00
$102,879.94
IMPERIAL EXHIBITION, There is every prospect of making the great Les amount of reserve "regular linox is also under timo charter for serios of draws ahích ocenrred, and already the Imperial Exhibition of 1915 a brilliant success.
fund transferred
Sandakan Sew Milla:-
some time. The North reports that Tientsin has opened, and there isa fair amount of cargo
The EE. went final stage has been reached. down rather badly to the Naval Yard los! Satur
going up to that port. Flatures from New. day, and now the issue lion between the left bal Colonial Institute, under the chairmanship of Velns as per last state-
chwung to Swatow have already teen effected onasis of 30 cents per picu, "liners' terms, and as the plague seems to be ahating it is hoped a revival of trade in the North will soon set in. If everything, turns out as expected, and "regular liners" find anfficient profitable em- ployment in their own sphere, it goes beyond saying that the present scarcity of tonnage will bo felt very much, and in consequence freights all rounil should stiffen.
A correspondent writes to a Penang contem- porary drawing the attention of seafaring readers
of the K.O.Y.L.I. and the Yard. The naval men, I believe, are fancied for the trophy.
ÜDSERVER.
At a meeting hold the other day at the Royal Viscount Hill, a report was presented showing that progress hal been made which left the continued development of the echamie beyond doubt. Sir Pieter Stewart. Bom พ. THE RUSSO-CHINESE CRISIS. is the moving spirit, and he has gathered. The Times of the 20th ult. in some com.round him a very notablo band of Imperial ments on the diplomatic notes which have enthusiasts, including many Colonial statesmen been exchanged recently between Bausia and and such peers as Lord Strathcons, the Duke of China observe
Abercorn, the Duke of Portland, the Earl of Selborne, and the Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Strathcona hes guaranteed half of the pre- liminary expense fund, and the Advisory Cem mittes is now hard at work patting in the
It may be presumed that, in view of the attitude of China, the Russian Government will bardly consider it necessary to take the extreme steps which were threatened, even although the Ili River remains invitingly
to the neersity for extra cantion whilst navigat frozen, Tho. way is surely clear how not to foundation work of what will be ong of the most!
Kuldja, but rather to an amicable revision of a Treaty which both Governmurts soom to have found rather dinsatisfactory in its
definitions.
notable expositions over bold to cover the resources of the Empire. Far Eastern travellers will that year be able to take a glut of such shows, for they can erase the Pacific, take in the great Panama exposition that is to be the glory of San Francisod that summer, and then pass on
to compare this London one afterwards.
NEW. COINAGE.
ing the F.M.B. side of the Malacca Straits, especially at night at the present time, when numerons and extensive jungle and forest fres
We have refrained from any expression obtain. The smoke from these fires is blown off upon the merits of the dispute, and must con ahore in the evening, and hangs like a pall over time for the present to reserve judgment upon the coast-line, entirely intercepting the view complication the details of which are obscure. From Selangor to Malacca, of late, this smoke-Foreign opinion in Peking takes the view that the complaints of Russia are justified, bat ad- fog has been particularly obstructive and nanoy vancos no specific evidence. The impression is ing. For instance, Cape Rachado Light (the obstructive or provocative conduct on the part evidently based, less on any direct proof of glare of which under the rest favourable condi- of China in Turkestan-proof from such a tions is visiblo 45 miles, and ordinarily 30 miles) remote region is diffent to obtain than on js scarcely visible now, at times, 13 to 15 miles recent experience of the lightness with which off so that steaming down the coast one may be the Chirose appear to regard their treaty oblign- tions upon their frontiers. The tomewhat un- on top of Bambak Shoa! before the light is worthy implication, advanced by the Chinese, that sighted. Such is the insidious character of the Russia has seized a moment when they are per- amoke that, un a moon-lit night especially, the plexed by plague and famine, in order to makes invisibility of the const-line might be attributed coup, is surely disproved by fasts and dates. If
Russia considers herself aggrieved, she was com to mera" moon-base," and the raising of the pelled to register har protest before the arrival of light expected at the usual time and distance, the period when China could denounce he Treaty, but the pungent norid smell of the smoke is and thus plsen her in a false position if she protostel afterwards. Nor can we accept the timely warning.
aggostion that the ultimatum is one dovolop mant of a policy of aggression mutually agreed upon between Russia and Japan. If, as we hope, the present differences prove capable of early adjustment, both Russle and Japan will Lave ample opportunity for demonstrating that suo suspicions are unfounded. We should have pre- ferred to ho able to think that the occasion The for advancing them had never arisen. grievances adumbrated by Russia may be irritating, but do not seem vital enough to make necessary occupation of territory. G. K. Chesterton, who is, perhaps, the most Oar Paris Correspondent saggests that French opinion regards with disapproval the spectacle popular of the writers who lightly speculate on of Enesin embarking upon fresh adventures shadows cast toward the future, has been telling
INSURANCE COMPANIES
DIVIDENDS.
a
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Subject to padit le directors will recom- mend that a final dividend of $4 por sharo bo psid for scoonat 1909, making $7 for the your an interim divided of $4 per share for 1910, and a bonus of 20 per cent on contributors premium. They will further recommend that £10,000
be passed to Reinsurance Fund, leaving 5225,358.20 to be carried forward to Underwrit ing Suspenso Accorint, thus closing the Account for 1997,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED.
ment...
111,531 50
5,000.00
106,531,50 Since nd del
1,302.85
Steam Launches and Lighters sin Valas as per last state-
115,824.80 Less amount provided.
for depreciation
7,500.CO
Less value of lanch soki 9,975.00 106,324.00
Sandakan Engine Works Valas as per last state-
Less amount provided
for depreciation
ineat.
ment...
Less amount provided
for depreciation
Since added
Sandakan Plant:-- Value as per last state-
ment... Less amongt provided:
for deprociation
82,235,77
5,070.00
77,236 77 3,563.78
17,943.27 culation this week, I understand it will be some Though we live now George V, coinage in oir.
1,433.32 time before the stamps bearing the effigy of Hia
16,509.95 Majesty are seen in the mails. When King
Sinos added
443.73 Edward came to the throne Iulia and
House and Land Property ---- South Africa adopted the portraite used on the Home stamps, and they are
Valto as per last etatement
House and Once Furniture inclined to follow that precedent now
Value as per last statement The Crown Colonies are also bunt that way, so Timber Concessions-- it is likely that the stamps now la use will con- Valus as per last statement tinue till the end of the year. Nor will the Blocks of timber and material
Sundry debtors King's head design be adopted universally evon | Cach in hind then. Uniformity became more the rule in King Edward's time, and his houd is seen almost. everywhere on the stamps of the Crown Colonies, with the exception of the West Indies. The West Indians are locally patriotic and their desire of a distinctive design has hitherto been mat. Ships and emblematic groups are the favourite designs among those islands.
ROMANCES OF THE FUTURE.
WORKING ACCOUNT.
Tomausgement and office expenses
in Hongkong and Borneo To interest account. To exchange account To auditors feg To balance
On
By proft on sales of
sawn timber, etc.
in the heart of Asis, while the gratification us what the romances of the future will be like, By crip fees
of. Vienna may well serve as an additional It was a oarious episode of modern history warning. For more directly important than these considerations is the possible effect of that whole generations of people had devoted extrono pressure upon China at this critical themselves to saying what would happen in moment in her wavering fortunes. A slight the next generation, forgetful entirely that thrust at one of her extremities might cause
the very few occasions, on which
the present system of governance to collapse
like a house of cards, and the resultant chaos people had done that in the past they would produce consequences which every Great were always wrong. Power would prefer to avoid.
and
Signed by Mark-Mon
Women
Thus we see the effect of the later age in life E. R. WATTS &
remar-
at which the average marriage is made on the number of widows and widowers ried, and also on the number of minois who marry, while the result of modern odacational methods is seen in the great re duction in the number of brides and bride- grooms who could not write.
It is a carjous fact that the marriage of 107, 34:35 Diuors is more common in Scotland than in Eng-
land and Wales, while Ireland the proportion
SON.
ALWAYS
of such marriages is far below that of either, KEPT IN STOCK
Scotland or England and Wales.
In England and Wales the highest proportion
of marriages among minors was to be found in
the mining an unfactoring counties, and the lowest in the agricultural counties.
One interesting fact which appears in the 98,349.80 repert is that the number of widows is always
80,300.55
mach greater than that of widowers, because, in the first place, men marry later in life than women; second, because the duration of life among men is shorter than that among women; and third, because the proportion of widows who remarry is much lower than the proportion of widowers who remarry,
INDIGNANT JAPANESE BARBERS.
We take the following amusing paragraph from the Seoul Press -
Gossip reports that Japanese harbors hero in Chosen threaten to throw the glove at the Teikoku, or Imperial Theatre of Tokys-the finest theatre in Japan, which has just been built 16,953,03 at a cost of one million yer. The trouble, it seems, has its immediate origin in a little
3.309.53 recently printed in the Osaka dɛañ?..
CHS. J. GAUPP
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
the end of last month our ontorprising 2,377.3 contemporary referred to an archange of some WHY GO TO
what amusing telegrams between the said 15,134.94 Theatre and Ganjiro Nakamura, who, if not the 96.008.32 very grastest, is one of the gratast stars on the 70,347.45 Osaira stage. Ganjiro bus been engaged by tha 56,636.74 Imperial Theatre where he is to play an import
ant in a dramatic performance from this On the ave of bis recent departure
2650,632.33 DF received a telegram from the
for
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N. LAZARUS
FOR YOUR GLASSES ?
You will receive Fair Tranke
mont.
A Careful and Intelligent
Examination.
We have a Bound Optical. Rosson behind overy Lens,
N. LAZARUS,
OPTICIAN, CORNBE
manager of the Imperial Theatre announcing that he would find at Shimbashi a special $49,152.43 carrings in waiting for him. But Ganjiro is a 1,503.11 modest mau-indeed he owes a good deal of his 10,311.89 present popularity and succes to the virtue of BECAUSE
200.03 his pronounced woodesty. He could not endure 82,380.70 the idea of a proud entry, and at once excused himself by wire from the courtesy on the plea $143,553.13 that he had no experience of being driven in a carriege, A few hours later, however, the famous actor recefred a telegraphic refort from Tokyo which ran Dea't be so shy, Olil Boy Remembr that this is a time when even barber may be sean driving in a carriage." The lafter clause of the above telegram quoted by the Osaka Asahi has greatly offended Japa- OPTHALMIC nese barbors in Seoul, who are said to think it deliberate insult to their profession. An extra- ordinary conference of officials of the local Farbers' Guid was at once held, at which resolution was unanimously passed that a gener
congress of Barbors Guilds in Chosen be NOTICE TO KOWLOON RES ONTS convened in order to consider how to retaliata for the "insult. In accordance with thợ rẻ- solution, we are told, a circalar conobed in a highly indignant tone was despatched to the Barbers' Guilds in all Korsen towns a few days ago. We are very impatient to know the sequel, especially the answer of the manage ment of the Imperial Theatre to a possible protest from the barbers,
$143,503.63 49.50
8143,553.13 E & OE. THE CRIM BORNEO CO., LTD., (84.) W. G. DARBI,
General Manager
Subject to sudit the directors will recom mend that a final dividend of $20 per share be
The romance of the I have compared the above statement with raid for account 1909, making 250 per share for
future began with Balwer Lytton's "Coming the backs and vouchers of the Company's the year, an interim dividend of $30 per share
Race." Then came "Looking Backward," and Office and with the returns from the Bornse for 1910, and Bonus of 20 per cent on contri-
Mr. Nelson Bryant has been appointed « News from Nowhere," after which Mr. H. G. and London Oilses and found it correct. batory premium. They will further recommend Acting Deputy Commissioner of Customs at Wells came along with "Food of the Gods,"
W HULTON Ports, that £10,000 be passed to Sterling Beserve Amoy. Mr. Bryant has been in the Customs and subsequent prophetic works ended with the
Auditors. Fund, leaving $481 000 to be carried forward to service for a period of thirty years. For the past inevitable collapse depicted in the “ War in the Hongkong, 20th March, 1911 Underwriting Suspense Account, the closing two years he has been in charge of the head Air Incidentally, the jeetor took a rap at
desk of the general office at Shanghai."
the Account for 1909..
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