General Managers' Commission... 2,000.00 Auditor's Fee.ömmureşuarenumm“
100.00
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1891.
shares at 11/3 =
£11,250 at 4/6..... $0,000.00 dividend adjustment account :- Diference is exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the divi». dend and bonus are declared, and 3/5, the current rate of the day
900,000,00
285,365.85 300,000 DO 100,000.00
120,041.83
» Interim Dividend of 8 per cent, an'
7th August, 1890.......
Balance..
10,000.00 ******** 34.505.7B-
$ 64.547.61
#T
7,896.78
reserva fund.... bank premises.......................................... balance carried forward to next
"ball year
120,377.54
$1,715.743-39
148,302 94
By Balance brought forward from
Isal yearlie
Receipts for Ice during the year and value of Stock on hand..Darova Rents received, less Crown Rents "and Taxes paid suusamaa
Interest .............................................sion Transfer Fees ............
$4,917.64
Cr.
*821.75 85343
51.00. By balance of undivided profits, 30th June, 1890.....
64147,61 |
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Managers. I bave examined the Books, Vouchers and Securities of the Company, and certify that the above statements are in accordance therewith.
TROS. ARNOLD,
Auditor.
Hongkong, 31st December, 1890,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
The following is the fifty-first report of the Court of Directors to be presented at the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of share. bolders, at the City Hall, Hongkong, an Saturday, the 28th February, 1891, at noon :- TO THE PROPRIETORS OF THE HONGKONG AND' SHANGRAY BANKING CORPORATION. Gentlemen,The directori have now to sub- mit to you a general statement of the affairs of the. Bank, and balance sheet for the half-year ending 31st December, 1890.
The net profits for that period, including '$148,30194 "balance' brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and due, and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount · ́to $1,715,741-39, of which, after taking out remuneration to directers, there remains for appropriation $1,705.743-79-
From this aum the directors recommend the parment of a dividend of one pound and ten shillings per share on the mid shares, and eleven shillings and three pence per share on the new shares, which at-4%. 68. will absorb $450,000, and a bonus of pone pound and ten shillings per share on the old shares, and eleven' shillings and threepence per share on the new shares, which will absorb $450.000.
The difference in exchange between 48. 6d. the rate at which the dividend and bones are declared, and 35 sd,, the rate of the day, Amounts to $285.365.85.
By amount of net profits for the six monthseading3rst Decem ber, 1890, akter äcɗacting all expenses and interest paid and dac
1,567,440.45
1,715.743-39
RIKERVE' TUND.
To balance on 31st December,
1890.........
By balance
prematum
Br instalosents of
received on, new sharer. By amount transferred from pro
fit and loss account
T. JACKSON, Chief Manager.. AW MAITLAND,
Chief Accountant.
H. L. DALRYMPLE, J. S. Mosxs, J.J KESWICK,
Intimations.
HONGKONG
TRADING CO., LTD.
WILL SHORTLY REMOVE TO
NEW PREMISES
OPPOSITE
CONNAUGHT BUILDINGS.
6.805.595.31 DUE 6,806.05.31
4,500,000.00
Co-day's Advertisements,
ST. JOHN
LODGE A
OF HONGKONG, No. 618, S.C. NEMERGENCY MEETING of the above A named Lodge will be held in FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 6th instant, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.
Hongkong, 6th February, 1891.
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Intimations. --
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
"PICK UP" Match will be commenced at I A.M., TO-MORROW, the 7th inte. Members willing to play will please sign their names, either on the List lying on the table fa the club ante-room or on the one in the Cricket Pavilion on or before 5 p.m., on FRIDAY, the 6th inst.
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS, Hon. Secretary, H.K.C.C. Hongkong, 4th February, 1891.
[231] HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
·COMPETITION for the SUBSCRIPTION
THE CHINA SHIPPERS' MUTUAL STEAM A HANDICAP CHALLENGE CUF and
NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBROUGH, LIVERPOOL AND SINGAPORE,
THE Company's Steamship "KEEMUN?
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being larded at their risk into the Godowns
NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Hongkong, 6th February, 1891.-
group of cavaliers would stop if he came, to a 1,706,596.31 garden, held up his hand, and shout out Ware garden' and the field would be careful to ride 300,000.00 Thurd it. This salutary precaution has been dropped; there are many more gardens now 6,506,596.31 then there used to be; and ciders
Directors.
We have compared the above statement with the books, vouchers and securities at the Heid Office, and with the returns from the various branches and agencies, and have found the same
to be correct.
F. HINDERS IN,Auditors.
Hongkong, fth February, 179i,
RIDING 'CROSS COUNTRY" IN.
SHANGHAI
`Some troubles-in-called outrages-repmted | in our columns lately, between foreigners who bave come to grief or otherwise. "got left" in riding over Chinese territory and the native owners of the soll, have formed a text for a name. They recommend transferring $300,000 to the what lengthy sermon in a recent issue of the crofit of Reserve Fund, which, with instalments. C. Daily News. It is hardly our province of premium on new shares, $1,706,595.31, will to pose as an authority on a subject which almost then stand at $6.806 586.31.
sairly concerns the foreign residents of Shanghal, They also recommend writing off Bank or to give decided opinions on the matters in Premises account the sum of $100,000,
dianate between the Chinese villagers and the The balance. $140.177.54, to be carried to hard riders of the Shanghal Paper Hunt Club;
·zew Profit and Loss account.
but there is such a strong leaven of commonsense DIRECTORS,
and fair-play mixed up in our contemporary's remarks that we consider them worthy of reproduction. We cannot agree with everything set out in the Shangkal willer's article, but we substantially coincide with his main argu- menta, which will probably meet with the approval of those chiefly, concerned and lead to some satisfactory solution of a difficulty which threstens, to some serious dimensions if not promptly grappled with. Our contemporary offer themselves When we discuss with residents of Hongkong
Mr. J. 5 Moses has been appointed Chairman for the year 1891, and Mr. St. C. Michaelsen, deputy Chairman. The Hon. A. P. MacEwen having resigord on leaving the colony, the directors have invited Mr. C. J. Holliday to join the board; his appointment requires confirmation at this meeting.
Mr. W. H. Forbes, Mr. H. L. Dalrymple and Mr. J. S. Moses retire la rotation, and being eligible for re-election accordingly.
Mr. F. de Borks was appointed Acting Chlef Manager on 1st January, 1891. Mr. T, Jackson returned to the London Office by the mail of 5th February, 1891.
AUDITORI.
The accounts have been ́audited by the Hon. Phineas Ryrie and Mr. Fullarton Henderson.
H. L. DALRYMPLE,
Chairman.
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the comparative advantages of that colony and this settlement, we put forth as one of the great charms of life in Shanghai the cross-country riding. They occasionally bave ponies in Hongkong, for they have a race, meeting once year, and now and then we hear of languid attempts to play polo, but otherwise there is no riding in the colony, and washed-out residents of "the Malls and Gibraltar of the Far East" who are fortunate enough to be able to get a change, confess that nothing makes new men | Mf them so .nch as winter'sriding in Shanghai. The surrounding country and the customs of the people are most favourable for this enjoyment. There is practically no such offence a trespass recognised in China; there are no hedges to break down or gates to be left open; and landed property is so subdivided and held in muck minute sections that it is necessarily per- 9,296,677.07 mitted in any man to walk freely along any one
Hongkong, 6th February, 1891. ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONG= KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 318T DECEMBER, 1890. Liabilities. Paid-up capital...$ 7,500,000.00 Instalment
received
new shares... -3,796,677.07
-4,800,000.00
Reserve fund....
Instalment of
premtura re-
ceived on new shares
1,706,"96.31
Marine Insurance account............... 2 Note- la circula-
tion ..........$ 6,188,962 of Deposits. 101,112,314-35
109,301,476.36
Bills payable (including drafts on London bankers and short ⚫ight drawings on London effice against bills receivable- and Buillon shipments).......... 32,615,983.60 Profit and loss account.....................
Aarats.
-$
Cob............ Investments, viz. ¡—
£100,000 28 per cent, Console. Z150.000 3 per cent. Indian Government Sterling Loan.
The abova lodged
with the Bank
of England as a
Special London
Reserve...$ 1,390,243.90
Ra 8,575.000 In
dlan 4 per cent. Government Loza............... 3,539,380.42
Blir discounted, loans, and
credits ma Bills receivable ........................... Bank premises immonsaccions Dead stock
Gro
not careful to vold them. It is not to be wondered at if M TITAN who seek his garden recklessly ridden over by three or four or more foreigners, who are out of aight before he can remonstrate, nuries a grudge which be pays off when he gets the chance. There is no nation in the world with whom civility begets civility more than the Chinese; and we should bear no more objections to cross-country riding now than we used to, if the former care were taken to avoid doing damage. No consul can be expected to support his citizen who has done damage that he could have avoidedring, nor
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and bitter animosities among the parties cons
cerned, Questions similar to, if not quite indentical with, this have arisen in the course of Chinese history, and for want of a firm band to grasp and settle them in the egg, have developed political conflicts of disastrous myguitude. It is said indeed that a split of this kind was among the causes which prepared the downfall of the Sung dynasty, The incident is specially re- ferred to is the Edict which appears in our Peking Gazette translations.
These risks, and probably many others of which we know nothing, were clearly foreseen by the Empress-Dowager when, on the prema- ture death of Tung-chib, she took the infant son of Prince Ch'un and placed him on the Dragon Throne.
Her
integularity of the succession was promptly The discontent created by the smothered, the aue Censor who dared to speak Chinese oficial who asks hirm, Would Chin ac committing suicide as he handed in his memo- be make any satisfactory answer to the openly about it making himself a martyr by te allowed to ride over gardens in your rial. The question of the rank of the prince was country " It is, of course, only a minority allowed to sleep during the minority of the of men who do ride recklessly, but until Eraperor, but about two years ago that some- some means are devised of picking them out what officious person Wa-ta-ch'eng, flushed with and ca-trolling them, all must suffer for their his quocess in' closing the great breach of the filt. There are people at home who will, no Yellow River, sent up a suggestion to the Throne doubt, think that it is a sort of "dama nigger" that some bigh honours should be conferred on feeling which induces this carelessness, but there the Prince, meaning no doubt a good deal more is really very little, if any, of this feeling in the appeared on the face of his memorial. His Shanghai, and the impelling forces are only mapsal was promptly stamped upon by the high spirits an I want of consideration. In the Em ress-D wager, as recorded in the Peking course of a year there is probably very little Gazelle of 4th March, 1889, and harm done altogether; hat there is enough to Majesy then took occasion to divulge turn the usual good-will of the country people the purport of 201 important state paper In some villages into ill-feeling, and make them which had been kept secret for fificen ready to retaliate if they catch a foreigner in years. This was a solemn disclaimer by the difficulties. It would, perhaps, be possible for Prince, on the accession of his son, of
any some of the chief riding people to get together and special dignities or tiles for himself. "Fore- concert measures for controlling the ton eager seeing the dinger that was likely to arise if horsemen. It might be possible to form the cross-worthless officers should endeavour to curry country siders into some kind el a corporation, favour with their sovereign by adducing instances whose committee should have" power, with the from history in order to persuade him to exalt assistance of the foreign consuls, to stop e man's his parent," the Prince represented that ! it riding if it was proved that he was constantly were best that no honours should be conferred careless of what damage he did, so long as he je such a case, and he prayed that this might amused himself. What is to be feared, if some be publicly established as the rule for the thing is not done, is, that if foreigners who have future," consult to the Chinese authorities, these last been Ill-treated appeal to their ennsuls, and the will reply that the only course they can suggest that the privilege of riding across country, which we can hardly claim as a fight, should be withdrawn altogether. Since Shanghai was opened the re'stings hetween foreigners and Chinese have been generally friendly, but there must be consideration and forbearance on both sides to keep them so."
THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE CH UN.
minority and since the coming of age of the Emperor, as the forms of respect which Chinese law and custom prescribe for a non towards his father could not but cingh with the oheisance due from the subject to the Sovereign. Besides, pression of substantial dangers which lay deeper and were hidden from the public sight. The result has been apparent enough in the nondescript position which the Prince felt himself compelled
the ceremonial crux was but the outward ex-
Gotown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery 'may be obtained."
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Nook on the, 2th inst., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th inst, at 4 F.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowas after the 13th inst, will be subject to rent,
Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 'noon, TO-DAY. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Arents. Hongkong, 6th February 1891.
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Amusements.
HONGKONG
Co.
CHORAL SOCIETY,
"THE GONDOLIERS."
The Society will give THREE PERFORMANCES OF THIS OPERA
on the following dates, commencing EACH EVENING, at 9 p.m.. precisely. TO-MORROW,
SATURDAY, 7th February.
MONDAY,h February.
SATURDAY, 14th February.
Seats may be booked LANE, CRAWFORD &
PRICE, Ša EACH.
Tickets sold at the door of the Theatre..
Back Seats ..$1 each. Soldiers, Sailors and Police in uniform Half- price to the Back Seats.
Dress Circle and Stills
cach,
N..-Books of the Words of the Opera may be had of Mesars. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s. Price, to Cents,
·Special TRAM-CARS will run as follows
ΠΟΥΝ.
UP.
in the apparently simple matter of honorary Saturday, 7th Feb. 8.30 p.m. (15 minutes after
The importance of the questions wrapped up tiles is shown by the fact that no concern of
and performance of 8.45 p.m. Gondoliers."
ROBERT LYALL, Hon. Secretary,
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the
14th "
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1801.
Intimations,
NOTICE,
STATUTORY NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
rank of the father, but as regards all subse-Nand other persons having an, claims
FLINT, deceased, late of Sandakan, Merchant, against the Estate of CHARLES WALTER Probate of whose Will has been granted by the tigh Court of Sandakan, to H. B. DUNLOP of Sandakan, Exerutor appointed by the Will of the said deceased, are hereby required to send in particulars of such claims to the sald under. signed, on or before the Thirty-first day of October, 191. And Notics is hereby given that fter such date the said Executor will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased among the parties entitled thereto having regard only than that of any other work notice..
P. F. J. MARCUS, Registrar. Receiver for the said Executor.
Sandakan...
₤163
State, except the selection of the successor to Tung-chib, has ever stirred the raling minds to such surprising vigour and promptitude of action seeming almost to belie the Chinese character. The renunciation by Prince Ch'on proved efficacious during his life-time; and the breath is scarcely, out of his body when Her Majesty the Empress-Dowager is ready with another trump card by which she intends till to control the game. In the Edicts which appear in their place in our Peking Gaseltz trana'ations the Empress makes clear ber Inten- The difficulties which were to be apprehended|tion of nipping in the bud any kind of agitation
IN THE HIGH Court of SanDARAN, on the demise of His Ymperial Highness Prince contrary to her dynastic policy. Resting on the Chun, father of the reigning Emperor, prove to double authority of an Emperor of the Ta-tsing IN ITS PROBATE JURISDICTION. have been carefully prepared for by that pre- dynasty, Chien-lung, and of the great Chinese In the Will and Estate of CHARLES WALTER sclent, clear-headed and resolute lady, the sage, Confucius, the Empress lays it down that if Empress-Dowager. The anomaly of a reigning son is of higher rank than the father the burial
FLINT, o Sandakan, Deceased, sovereign having a father living has been pro- of the latter mast be regulated according to ductive of many inconveniences both during the
[OTICE hereby given that all else's field. It is, of course, understood that he
quent ceremonial the son must worship the shall not do any damage while availing himself
tablet of the father as if he were of equal rank. of this customary permission; and so strictly is
This then appears to be Her Majesty method this prohibition construed that, as we read now
of cutting the Gordian knot; the force and effect and then in the Paling Garife, the penalty for
of which will doubtless be more clearly appre- 6,506,596.31. plucking even a single ear of com in another
ciated as events unroll themselves than they can 250,000.00 man's field to the south-west of China is being
be at the moment to any one not intitlated into burat alive.
Palace mysteries. The Edicts have to be read Thecustomary permission to walk unhindered
between the lines; they have been carefully over the country fatally appreciated by foreigners
matured, and their language slowly elaborated at the open ports. When they go up country. io occupy in the Government. Conscientious, to pitch of refinement demanding study shooting they land from their boats wherever patriotic, public spirited, and anxious move to make ft intelligible. A full compres they feel inclined, and walk freely with their with the times, the Prince, was yet not an dogs over the fields. We have known indeed aggressive man, and, erpecially since bodily expected, off hand caning in no more to be to the claims of which he shall then have had of ardent sportsmen so convinced in their own health falled him, he has shown himself peculiarly of genius which has engaged the author's Dated this First day of November. 1800, - mlads that the country and the game it contains sensitive to public opinion, and may almost thoughts for a lengthened period. Nothing 1,715.743-39 | were theirs by sight, that they have gloried in indeed be said to have lived in chronic fear could be more "pat "than the authorliles quoted, destroying the traps set by the country people of the Censors. If all his efforts were not and though it probably would not be impossible $149,686,475.73 for the preservation of their crops, because these paralysed by these feelings his best latentions for a diligent searcher to discover in the mass of High Court,
traps tended to thin the number of pheasants: were frequently frustrated by them, It can Chinese historical literature equal authority for a we have even heard of their shooting the China-hardly be doubled that it was the delicacy of his contrary doctrine, Her Majesty has the advantage 24,597,469.78 | men's watch-dors, because these dogs received position rather than constitutional timidity that of holding the field, and it would be foolbardy to them with less affability than their masters. Such conduced to the retiring habits and caused the controvert her views. The Empreisgnes on to, outrages as these, however, nie of very rare occur-seeming irresolution of the Prince, for he knew cite the late Prince's secret memorial, at greater resce. There was a Total here once who tried well the jealousy with which he was watched by length than on the previous occasion, emphasizing to stop the shooting is the country; but one of influential parties within the imperial circle who the same doctrine, Quoting Instances from
SCOTCH WHISKIES. the bent men we have ever had in the position had probably never gone mach beyond sombre ancient history, these Emperors are
Finest Pure Malt Scotch Whisky. tolled (Mr. Davenport) was British Contul at the time, acquiescence" in the succession itself,
O.H.M. Old Highland Malt Whisky, who, ¿gaining the throne, by the Indirect and he wrote a despatch on the subject which Deterred by prudential considerations from succession, did not attempt to promete, their.
F.O.S. Fine Old Scotch Whisky. Mas become justly famous. In the immediate openly taking the leading part in the administra fathers, while those who did are severely
V.O.S. Very Old Scotch Whisky. Beighbourhood of the Settlement we ride freely tion which rightfully belonged to him, and ret condemned. over the fields in the pursuit of paper or the both unwilling and unable to divest himself of
with these decided precautions taken there Mwalides bave for over fifty years com ESSRS. HARVEY & Co.'s Pure Malt doriferous drag, and this we have done for years, the responsibility, the influence which he brought it little fear of any troublesome aguation arising manded the largest sale in the English Market sonuming it as a right. · Hem and there an old to bear on affairs, as well as the tofluences which to disturb the Court mourning. It is the weak OF ANY WHISKY made in Scotland, and woman has made an attack on the flags that were brought to bear on big, had to a large cz- and vacillating who invita sedition and conspira being, thoroughly matured in Sherry Wood are 5;239,614-33. | Mark the finish of the hunt, but until quite lately tent to be exercised through private and indirect cy, but there is no sign of weakness or vacilla.
there has been no general disinclination on the channels, in which much of their force was neces. tion here, and there would be really good hope y mild and mellow, and are confidently 61,229,770.00 part of country people to permit their fields to be. sarily lost. One of the most obvious of the results of this country if the spirit of Her Majesty were is deured.
recommended where a Paie, Wholesome Spirit $7.915.445-40 ridden over, so long as there were no crops on of this state of things has been the aggrandize more largely diffused among the rulers of the Uver one million Gallons produced annually
1,103,941.07 the ground to be injured by the ponies' hoofs, ment of the Viceroy LI Hung-chang, on Empire. --Chineze Times.
110,335.16 AT We have recorded this season two or three whose broad shoulders was thrown the whole
For Prices and Samples, apply to serious attacks on foreigners who have had the responsibility of the Court policy, whether he $149.686476.73 | misfortune to be thrown and to lose their ponies actually approved of it or not.
in the country. We do not for a moment believe But the complications of the Frince's position that these attacks indicate any extension or while living were trifling compared with those recrudescence of anti-foreign spirit in the country which, had the contingency not been so well people for we hear, too, of other recent cases in provided against, might have ensued on his which the greatest kladness and readiness to death, for with the Chinese death is 2 10,000.00 aastat have been shown to belated, dismounted more Important state than life, perhaps horsemen. Something in the behaviour he meets because it lasts longer and relationships with in due to the attitude of the man who is in which may be temporised with during the difficulties, and who perhaps does not always transitory perind admit of no ambiguity once remember to forget for the time that he is of a the grave bas scaled up expectation. superior race, and to realise that he is in the It is a question which has long exercised the position of an unfortunate seeking assistance, minds of meditative Chinese,How would the Actual attacks, however, are not the only things Emperertreat his deceased father? He could not VICTORIA of walch cross-country ridershave to complain, i
in worship the tablet of one Inferior to himself the payer kunts the paper is removed and laid up. would it then be necessary to promote the do- to Impossible jumps which is an unpleasant ceased to full imperial rank ? If so, it would follow form of practical Joking--and bridges are tied that all the heirs of the posthumously created anith ropes, verronte The most Emperor would possess a status many degreas confirmed lover of cross-country riding is, how. | higher than would belong to them as mere off- ever, penstrained to allow that there is a good shoots of the Imperial house. Interests other desă of' provocation for these bits of retallas than those of racre tank und dignity are involved | 11th instant, at 8.30 for a pats, precisely, 11! Wencká former„ days the leading man in a ỉ lư Cho issue, amply suflicieni te blood divisiona
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, SIFT DECEMBER, 1890. Dr.
To amounts written off :---
Remuneration to directors
dividend account;→→→
to per share on
60 000 shares
£90,000 at 4/6 $400,000.00
Proportion of divi
dead on 1st & ind
Calls on 20,000 NEW shares at 11/3
£11,250 at 4/6...... 50,CORDO
Bonus of £1.10 per
share on 60,000
shares = £90,000
at 4/4 **** 400,000.00
Proportion of bónus
en set & and calls"
up
To-day's Advertisements...
are requested to state that Lady DES WVUX'S FANCY DRESS BALL which was to have taken place on Tuesday, the Third löstant, will be held on TUESDAY next, the Tenth, as being the only available day previous to Lent.
Hongkong, 6th February, 1891.
J. & R. HARVEY & Co., DUNDASHILL DISTILLERY, GLASGOW. Established 1770.
G. RENNIE STEWART, 13, D'Agullar Street, Hongkong, Sole Agent for China and Japan. Hongkong, 18th August, 1809
I
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,
·HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK-
'MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER, SMITHS, and OPTICIANS, CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, Solo Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches [242
awarded the highest Prises at every Exhibition;
and for Voigtländer und Sohn's wrong CELEBRATED OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES. Ha R. Ovnen,'a Road Central. Fort
LODGE
HONGKONG, No. 1016.
G. FALCONER & CO., WATCH and CHRONOMETER MANU, FACTURERS and JEWELLERS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTA MAPA CHARTS and BOOKSANAA 25 No. 45. Quona's Road Central..
AN EMERGENCY MEETING of the above.
LODGE will be held in FREEMASONSVV HALL, Zetland Street, on WEDNESDAY, the
Wongkong; 6th Fakelsey, 1 Byte
RANGE SPOONS will take place TO-MOR- ROW, the 7th instan', at 3.30 P.M. Distances foo and 600 yards, seven shots at each. Poal-
on any. Entrance fee 30 cents.
A Launch will leave the P. & O. Pier at 3 P.M, to convey competitors.
C. VIVIAN LADD5,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, and February, 1801.
A. G. GORDON & COMPANY, LIMITED. ....
THE Second Ordinary MEETING of
SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com. pany will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, on SATURDAY, the 7th February next, at ta 'cinck, noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers and Statement of Accounts to the 31st December 1890..
The TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 27th January to 7th February next, both days inclusive.
By Order,
A. G. GORDON,
General Manager, Hongkong. 26th January, 189.
[183 THE HONGKONG AND
KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
*HE Fourth Ordinary Annual MEETING of
THE FAREHOLDERS In the of
pany will be held in the Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall, at Twelve o'clock (noon) on SATURDAY, the 7th February next, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1890.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 29th January, to 7th February, both days inclusive.
EDWARD OSBORNE, Secretary. Hongkong, 16th January, 1801
f149 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
'HE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the MONDAY, the 23rd February, at Noon, for the Offices of the Company No. 14. Praya Central, on
purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31st Decembar, 1890
The TRANSFER BOOKS, of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 23rd Inst both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
D. GILLIES, Secretary, Harokane, And Febri gl
THE PEAK HOTEL AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE Second Ordinary Yearly MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com- pany will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, on SATURDAY, the 14th February, 1801, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Repert of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts, to December 31st, 1890,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to 14th February, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directori,
Į. WHEELEY,
Secretary, Hongkong, 30th January, 1891.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
AEXTRAOR
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NOTICE. Tan EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL thr HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUR, held on TUESDAY, the 17th January, 1891, at the City Hall, the following bers of the Hongkong Jockey Club and duly Special Resolution was submited to the Mem
passed :~~~
"If the Stewards or any ten Members (with
the concurrence of the Stewards), who shall
certify the same in writing, shall be of opinion that the conduct of any member, either within or outside of the Club premises, and either fay matters connected with racing or otherwise, bas' been injurious to the character, interests, welfare, good.order, or credit of the Club, the Stowards shall request soch member to resign, and if the member so requested shall not resign within ona month after auch request, the Stewarda shuli convene, or call, Extraordinary General Meet Ings of the Club for the purpose of expelling the said member. Such Extraordinary General Meetings shall be convened, called and beld, and the resolutions thereat shall be passed, confirmed, and circulated, in the manner prescribed, by rules 35 and 32 of the Club....
An EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEET. ING of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB to held on TUESDAY, the 10th day of February, Confirm the above Special Resolution will be 1891, at 4.30 pm, at the City Hall
By Order of the Stewards of the Hongkong Tockey Club.
E. H. GORE-BOOTH, Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 18th January, 1891.
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NOTICE. FONGKONG&WEAMFOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED..
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HIPMASTERS À ENGINEERS →are respectfully 'informed that, if upon their arrival in this HARBOUR #20 of the COMPANY'S FOREMEN should be at hand, ORDERS FOR REPAIRS, if sent to the HEAD OFFICE, No. 14, Prays Central, will receive prompt attention,
In the event of complaints being found necessary,communication with the Undersigned recreated, when Immediate steps will be taken to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction,pole pos bourbonja pa let v D. GILLIES,
Secretary
Hongkong, #ith August, 1885,
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