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Royallst, it miles in 3.61. I cannot entirely agice with the remarks I heard at the ralls, which were to the effect that bis Leger changes were vanlibing. He certainly might have shown better style, but we must not forget that he was going alone at half pressure. I shall be better able to form an opinion when I see him opened out in company,

Mai-silc, 17 miles on grass course, a mafoo up; his tail at the finith walked like a pomp handle, showing either distress or temper, I don't know which.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1892.

This was not, however, the first occasion upon which the application of the world "bear" to's certain class of speculators appeared in print, Dick Steel, in The Tatler in 1769 (No, 38, p. 3). writes 1-Being at that general mart of stock jobbers called Janathans, he bought the fear of another officer and a litle further on in the same number, viz, on page 5, he remarks: "I fear the word bear is hardly to be understood among the polite people, but I take the meaning to be that one who ensures a real valve upon sa imaginary thing is said to sell a bear." These are amongst the envifest references to the now well-known Stock Vacbango term, the origin of which may probably be found in an aid prayerh

To sell the bear's skin before one has caught the bear. Bearskin Jobber was the title given to the early "bear, and the original phrase was to "well the bearskin," instead of

Probably the most successful Mining Co, In the whole world is that known as the Minieg

Wayback uncalled capital can be squeezed to pretending that they were selling on account of the last get-at-able penny out of the less thrifty" | a third party. shareholders, but you are safe, for did you not #stand the "reliminary expenses """*nd are not your shares tally paidur? Also, the from bung Trust Cn, heing fully paid-up and having no uncalled capital to levy on, simply closes lis doors and effaces itself with "assets, nil. Your only chance of being "vic imised by an eril fluke is that the Never Never and Wayback smashes involve the collapse of the "safe and legitimate" bare to which you yourself trusted But, even then, vra can fall back upon the nest egg which you thoughtfully laid for "the old

woman."

THE WILD CAT COLUMN.

The Rauh Australasian syndicate up to the the wild rumours of wasith beyond the wildest dream of avarice have ended to nothing but evils.

Is it, or is it not, a crime in Victoria to issue what elsewhere would be known as fraclulent balance-shce ? If it is, why doesn't the Shiels Government have several people sun into gaol at once?

rcial treatment Cost London, in exist ences quarter of a century. The Co.'s object Is to parchase fairly well opened-up mines, and by means of enlarged machinery to economise management and increase the output. Their

been chiefly and silver rating in America, where they have been hugely successful. A responsible pe

Intimations

CENTRAL HOTEL,

SHANGHAI,

THIS long established SELECT Family Hotel, sliuated on the Blund, facing the river, in the centre of the Settlements, has lately undergone extensive alterations, and is how fisted with sentative and mainter of the Ca-with unlimited expital at his disposal--has been in Australia the latest modern improvements, including Bath and Dressing Rooms ATTACHED to Sulten during the last six months unobtrusively looking for rainer without so far finding any worthy of and Single Rooms, with hot and cold water laid on, DoucHI, SHOWER SPRAYS, etc, and heated The company's financial noice; the way he gres about his business is a caution to calato will yet find one or two mines worth buying.

bay and dark grey, from the Ewo stable, went half a mile In 1.9, last quarter 33 Although the time is not startling, the way in which the grey performed loads me to believe that he is about the pick of the El Dorado mob, The kept-over subscription griffin Galopin went for a slow center and appears to be agnell a bear,” KS WA BA, The bear" must Malay Penloogia has dever had any lnck +∙all | wild enta. It is quite possible, however, that be ́? sound. The pair of Tientsin ponies, an tren grey and a spotted, specially imported from the therefore have been to existence almost as soon North in the middle of the summer from Les stockbrokers or denters, and, notwithstanding Hung-chan's stad, were galloped. The former that he has been denounced and worn at since flew like the wind for the first part of his half the evolation of his species, he flourishes mile, but faded away to nothing at the finish. stll, and has, indeed, his uses. Old Baron "Snora" I must watch on another occasion. Lionel Rothschild once said to Mr. Crump, Midlothian and Chippewa, ridden by Jockey the city editor of the Timer: "I hate beir Cup candidates, caused some amusement, it has always down in the vaults and the cella's was reported that a certain amount of jewellery trying to kill and bory things. I like to be up in the air and sunlight,_hing things was eat during there contests,

as high as they will go This is valy much the feeling of people who are optimistle, as the bulk of the public in, and as the Joves commendable purpose of trapping the dodgers they replied. When at last they saw the bos almost invariably are. But looked another, and perhaps a tiger point of view, the "bear "is a benefactes. Assecent wilter in a contemperary polols out bears, quite with out intending, it serve in the long ran to steady prices; their preliminary selling prevents in practice an unbroken and sbyssmal fall in prices later on should events occur adversely affecting stocks." A "bear," in fact, maaf alt. mately become a buyer, and many a stock has been saved from atter destruction by the "closing" or "buying in" of a farge number

Discount, having been in hospital for some time; once mere made his appearance; his im

provement does great credit to the "ct"

The "Chipper's" cheery voice was heard when he was passing the rails as of yore; it was treat to see one of the old bands once more taking such an interest in horseflesh, "Day break" in N. C. Daily News.

THE “BULL" · AND THE "BEAR" In view of the recent battles in the Chamber of Commerce, In the columns of the local press, and, at most of our leading places of public resort, between the "balls and bears and

from

The Victorian Legislative Court is pushing

along a Registraʼlön, of Firms B1 with the whose financial game is to retire from a falling house and leave an impecunious dammy to "carry the baby,"

Two mare financiers have gone. G. N. Taylo and C. E Clarke, who between them took same thing like £90.000 out of the Land Credit Bink (Melbourne), were sentenced the other week- Taylor to eight years' imprisonment and £500 fine, and Clarke to four years and a fine of 2500

Some Chinese, working for a European gold- mloe owner at Port Darwin came across a golden leader, anid to rus rib, weight of gold to each bucket of stone. They held chin-chin, carefully covered up all traces of work, and interviewed their employer as to securing a „tribule of blvclaim. Bet the Aladdin's cave yarn had been whispered by every wled, and the employer relased. Again and again the Chinkles fried ia drive a bargain again and again wem was adamant, ther retired for a final confab. Then, their spokesman returned and said You lefuse affeb tilbant ;'all 1 You welly ole man ;" young man. You die soon; I gettes gole all 11. You no can flod 'Im. Iwalt; by 'n 'by, you die; I gettéenli. Salong And the European has wol found the gorgans pocket, though he has spent months in searching for it.

a comfortable temperature during winter,

SEPARATE ROOMS FOR PRIVATE DINNER PARTIES, &c.

The Electric Lighting now partly laki on will be completed during this year, 1893. An Astistant will attend on Passengers by Mail Steamers. NB-TALIGRAPHIC ADDRESS "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI,”

*666)

F. E. REILLY,

THE

PROPRIETOR,

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, "Kremlin"-A. B. C. Code-TELEPHONE, No, 33."

THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

PROPRIETORS..

their respective supporters, the following ably j'on several "bear" accounts. A good stock. Some of the shareholders.ofa most respectable Hill-Proprietary' Co.'s meeting in July, 1800; the ]ffords anequalled sccommodation to travellers and others. It is altuated in the centre of

written articles dealing with these two useful animals, for which we are indebted to the Sydney Sunday Times, will be read with interest by all those of our readers who are in any way connected with Keswick's Share Bill and its present or probable fature effects on share Business in Hangkang

THE BULL..

Cotontal

deceased bank vow deadly vanceance, falling a return of their money, against the directors urder whose suspiers was issued the balance sheet on the strength whereas they, the hitten ones, invested. Criminal informations are talked

al.

It is on record that the authorities of the Sydney building society to which Mt. Fogarty, now of South America, was late'y attached, were careless or comp asionate enough to allow up as soon as he confessed. Have the Society's accounts yet been dissected by a cold-blooded, cynical accountant ?

These two items must be carefully read ere their fall beauty becomes apparent. The first is a statement made by the chairman at the Broken

"THE HONGKONG HOTEL-the most commodious and beat appointed Hotel in the Far East, seand is the report for May, 189:-(1) It has heen pretty freely stated that we have been the town, opposite the General Post Office and the Hongkong Club, adjacent to Pedder's Wharf. gatting" the mlor, that is to say, that we have (the principal landing stage of the Colpay) and in close proximity to the Banks and Shipping...... been taking the best of the ore out and leaving

Offices. that of inferior quality. Now, we have the aver The HOTEL STEAM LAUNCH conveys passengers and baggage to and from all Mall Steamers. age percentage of the ore taken from the different THE TABLE D'HOTE, at separate tables," is supplied with every delicacy, the cuisine being

under experienced supervision. shafts in the mine, as follows(follows the quantity taken from the five shafts, ranging from 1 to 21 THE BED-ROOMS, with ndjaining Bath-rooms, are lofty and well ventilated, open on spacious Verandahs, are.lighted by gas and fitted throughout with electric communicators. percent). I have seen it stated that we are inking the great balk from. M'Gregor's shaft; this The Reading, Writing and Smoking Rooms, Ladies' Drawing Rooms, the new, Bar and public atatement conclusively shows that we are doing A handsomely appointed GRILL ROOM, where chops, steaks, &c., are served at any hour

BILLIARD ROOMS (Six Engilab and American Tables) are fitted with every convenience. Mr. Howell adds

sort of addendum to his report: There has been ar picking or unusast selecting of ore whatever. (2) With our present ilmlied ore-reducing facilities we shall be compelled to continue Sy we are doing, and draw hrxvily upon our richest pres to enable us to pay our current expenses and dividends. This system, which I may say has been galag on since the mine was first quantities of are standing in the property opened, has had the effect of leaving immense sufficiently bigh to sliver to leave a good proât, but not good enough to pay expenses and dividends under existing conditions." Both there statements can't be true, and if the second one is correct them the first looks very like a deliberite deception practised soon the phire. holders

may become sbaa'ately snuffed out for wan

Says the of a little opportune beating writer above quoted "As there are never Any bears of Colonial bonds on the London Stock Exchange-for the technies or market reason that holders refuse to lead the stock on carrying over days-hence, when stocks begin to fill, they do fall," And, a

There in ta'k of ch-Henring the authorities of In 1714 C. Johnson wrote In Country Lastes further instance of the dis atrons effects which

ene Australian assurtece-fic-the-challenge "Instead of changing honest staple for Gold may follow a stock when once it gets a shake,

to take the form of a criminst percution for and Silver, you deal in Baars and Bulls." This if there are no bear accounts in i Egypissing filse balance sheets. Experis, who is the first eccasion, ns fir, ka we know, upon Bands in 1882 may be granted. Lindos sieck should be capable of giving as unbiaed opinning of the kind. which the term "bull" appeared in print, as jobbers were all "buli of this sock at that lor, declare the posit on of the flier in question to be ludfeur and plijeb'e. This is the appted to any sock broking transition. The time, and when Arabi Panba's into recilen took associated "hear" is to be found somewhat care place and the Egyptiant commenced to fall "straight riffin" to some rather, infl rental per- fler, viz., in 1709, end it bas been zormised that 1 as there were no "bear" dealers to buy sonages, "to tell," or "bulling." was raggested by hear, and cover their early sales the price went which had became est blished to the sense of down week after week to a terrible low fire. selling to fall. The origin of the term is There are, therefore, uses for the "bear." admittedly abscure, but it is difficult to under-It may, for instance, he pretty well taken stand h

the opposlie (in a stock exchange for granted that at the present moment Broken sense) of "hear" should have been suggested Hi Pespeletary shares would not stand at any by that word having become a selling phrase, thing like £5 had not a large number of dealers It is true that there is an obsolete word called and fbbers le Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sidney bullbear," meaning a spectre, or bogey, or object sold bears" la the stock These men are "cover," and the mere fact of their of groundless terror, and although it does not compelled to Keem to have been used by any auther later than buying-in" oders coming on the market helps $592, it may have survived until the commences to hold the steck up and their barvalta ard ment of the 18th century and thus, when the completed. The worst of the "bear is that he Istier portion of It had come to be understood will attack a good stock on its upward journey. on the mast for speculative selling, the former It does not matter how intinsically valuable may have heen taken as an equivalent term for mine may be, If the shares of the company that des oppaile performance. But it is probable own it shows any signs of progress, it is more that bull was evolved by noticing the piled diately attacked. It is frequently held back by Impetuousness, and blockheadedness, or these means-it is even sometimes smothered, bullheadedness of

go on rushing For, weak holders, fe, men of small means, see buyers, and puthing a stock up with or without reRIOD, their shares declining in the face of good The best definition of "a ball" is "one who may, even of dividends, they imagine that the endeavors by speculative purchases, or other knowing one-those in the crowd-have some wise,

to raise the price of stocks, and "to bull secret information of a detrimental character, on explained as meaning to try and raise the and they immediately cast their own shares on price of stocks; to speculate for the rise. The the market, and so help ft farther down. Then public Is almost lovailably of this class. It the "bears being covered, and so bayers V.D.L. Bank had permission to overdraw either leaves socks severely alone or it goes appearing, the stock languishes, creditors take from its London agents, which permission Beadlong at them. There are for many months, fright, a bank presses for payment of an overard before the balance-sheet was actually fined 1 A farther asset" of £5000 - was in some instances for years, hardly any dealings draft, and prestol everything is up a tree. in speculative stocks outside the coterie of the To attempt in sign bearing, or the selling of polished off in a similar manner, and so on.

And what nex! ? brokers. This is the time when people are time bargaina, in a fond delusion of some sick of it all, and won't look at anything. Anon, wiseacres. Legislation on the subject was even somebody ou of the ordinary run makes money attempted last year by a Victorias Minister, and by a lucky mine, and straightway his filenda end dira penalties were to be inflicted spon the acquaintances tush to try and do likewise, The gamblers-both they who bought and they who gentle public is sanguine in its ballet in the sold-anything not actually in the possession of future rise of a new pet stock, and strange to the seller. This breathing out of threatenings it failure is almost as accomplished as Was Cabinet in that philanthrrple colony has taken Cirus in her perpetual act of worship of Apollo; to baiting, the Railway Commissioners and we all know that this led to her exetamor Perhaps it is as well that they did not add another to the many dead letters on their statutes. phosis into the sunflower, which #ever turns to her god when he sets. So long as human nature remains what it is, sa The same look which she turned when he rate, long will gambling contiene. The bear" In writing in the Apll number of the mere better. He bets against the rise, and

who

reports,

The number of wssignments and private com- positlers in N.S.W., Is something appalling. The saleaf there insolvents stacks seriously prejudices the ordinary trader, and recently in one fairly prosperous town the three storekeepers white washed one after the other. The amended bankruptcy i should compel the privats registration of liquidatiens, in any shape, for the purpose of State record.

The report of the Commission of Erquiry Informs the sorrowing shareholders of the Van Dleman's Land Bank that a sum of £10,000 set down as an "usset," wag an amount which the

The plantofibe Ironclad Mine, Cargo, N.8.3.,

It was worked by an has been sacrificed. English Co, sad who worked the company After spending many heaven only knows. thousands in machinery, including a chlorination mine has been abandoned. The gold is largely associated with crapper. At times the show was run at a profit, it was and, ut no figures are available.

When the public eye is taken off the strike it will be directed to a far more serious state of things, vig, the downfall of the Broken Hill mine. Now the shares have fallen from 14 to £310, the ruth, so long concealed, is revealed

adjoins the HOTEL, and is under the same Management.

The WINES & SPIRITS are selected by an Expert and the BEST BRANDS only, are supplied. HYDRAULIC ASCENDING ROOMS of the latest and most approved type convey passengers

and baggage from the Entrance Hall to each of the five floors abara. NIGHT PORTERS and WATCHMEN am continually on duty.

Hongkong, rath February, 1801.

Foday's Advertisements.

KING WO CHEONG.

COAL MERCHANTS, SHIP'S COMPRA. DORES, STEVEDORES, &c.

Have for Sale a cargo of AKAIKI COAL,

ex S.S. "BENGLOE."

MRI. W. HOYD, Superintendent at Kowloon Docks, reports that AKAIKI COAL GIVES TEN PER CENT. BETTER RESULTS than any Japanese Coal he has ever used.

For full particulars as to price, &c,

Apply to

KING WO CHEONG, No, 32, Praya Central Hongkong, 19th September, 1992.

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in teaked hideousness. When the shares were high, every statement made in reference to the mine that did not exaggerate its valds was ater met by a denial. How often has the heading been used "The mine never looked better" bow many paragraphs dwelling upon the unlimited extent of the-rich-ore-body how many assurances that the managers and direc torn could only account for the depreciation of values by the operation of bests and tightness of money, &c, and these, too, when the shares were nearly three times thels present price? In publishing extracts of the last reports the news. papers gave Mr, Hawell's warding conclusion in bis general report, and missed a more im- portant statement in his special report in refer ence to the purchase, of the British smokers. In that, dated 14th May, be paya:

It may be safely A LODGE, will be held in the FREEMASONS think, however, that

"T

Masonic,

DILIGENTIA

LOD G

OF. INSTRUCTION. REGULAR MEETING of the above

453, iz o'teadfast in its loyalty to it, even when seems to have worn self oat since the plant, and other thouarnds I development, theted that, from one end of the, mine to HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the 22nd

the other, there is in the neighbourhood two millors of tons of smelting ore, a great deal of inant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting which, however, will only give a small profi, Brethren are cordially invited. and at the present prices for lead" and silver, but a very small one; nevertheless, it will Whenever the Victorian Government diamond-be worked just as long as it will show a prof!!" | ST. ANDREW'S

Contemporary Review on Christianity in the withstanding the fact that behing is illegal drills al cover anything of any consequence the The Italic arcours, but, after that, we see another East, the Rev. S. A Barnet? anys; *All men, wɗ ; and a bet, like a barrieler's ine, cannot be district is invariably in the hands of « fat.syndi̟; { downfall looming ahead, Is it not very remark.

are told, are led on by illusion. The Jews were brought to caners because they followed the Ilusion of a land flowing with milk and honey, This is the "rail's" position. He is, when once buiten, led on by illustop, and, sa a rule, para

both doxical as it may seem, great fortunes and great ruin have followed from his tactics, It

THE BOOMER who doesN'T ""GET LENT!

cate which is never hesid of till the numbers | able that a measurement could not be made at Are Up Remnik ble also that the Melbourne the last half-year, seeing that less than 100.000 papers never bowl about any particul- r fi·ld for | tops of gre have been raised in the meantime P investment fill the whole countryside is grabbed by the large speculators, and they are offering the chances to a hungry public at an Mensimons sacrifice."

The Parliaments of Australia will soon find it necessary to enquire into the working of otherwise. Many are only enabled to weather Australian Insurance companler, bogus and

the storm because policy-holders cannot with- draw. In building society banks, people risked the principal for the sake of big interest, but fospradce, being the least speculative form of investment, should receive strong State pro- Tection, Alaturenes rffice-should-be under- the supervision of Governorat andizora.

The present is an opportune time for the NSW. Government to pass at act restricting dividende to ten per cent, in all companies soliciting publie money, Only about three big

and monetary institutions would be affected, and 1 hollow grace any, five years cou'd be

recovered at law, betting goes on, and hets and barristers are paid. It is, in fact, because the law probibits betting that wagers prevall, and are paid. So it would be time bargains, if they were brought within the terror of the law. Everyone who cared: to make one, would do so with as much ease as he can cow lay or take the odds, and when may safely be said that, except in the case of a kis bargain was booked it would be settled few men, themselves airardy rich when they in nine cases out of ten with the same commenced, no great fortung has been punctuality and strictness that are displayed by obtained by any man who has been a copaistent = #bookle" of the right stamp.

bear," whereas we have instance upon lastenze of the enormous success that has resulted from bulling. The most familiar is that of the great Rothschild on the London Stock Exchange at the time of the Battle of Waterloo, who, seventy- seven years ago bought as largely as his cash and credit permitted of English Government

If you mean vever to "get left" by any stocks. The most recent is probably the boom-hurst, (says the Sydney Bulletin) never purchase for the Imperial Government, by pay dawa hard cash of your own, but another member of the same race-the 1ste Lord recklessly take all available. first-robber's Beaconsfields him they call "Ditsy as Carlyle chaneet. Ist the "oncalled capital" of your wrote of the whole of the then Khedive's Buc Canal shares for £4.000.000. The result humpales ran into loud-sounding ciphers; let been wonderfully leziunate for England, which table standing, no matter how below the bus thas a great interest in the management of reality of their reputations let the interest the canal, and has found her-inverted expital offered to the certain gulls be dazzling in its increased four-fold. But, if instances of such attractiveness. All the snares are then well splendid results are conspicuous, they shine only the more fervently owing to the bispkness and med. Next, provide for your own absolute Irresponsibility by bogus institution thu has desstation of their surroundings. It is an assless no pacalled capital Thurs You uke un to preach about the stupidity of indiscriminate bulling

as fi is to rate at the sillners of betting. $200 shares in the Never Never Bank, at £3 per bare 15,000: also 50,000 shares in the

"Many of the mine(Broken HII Proprietary Co.) We must take it for granted that bothers. Wayback frestment and coco, causist shareholders have been brought to rein's edge, Aluued and endure so long as mankind exists. per share $100,000. Total, 159,000, cold and owing to the decline in the price of silver, And in like manner, as, out of the yii of bear

ing enthiely of uncalled capital,” ing good comes, so the #bull is not without be a fearsome contlegency to have as a spectre together with the diminished richness of the pre, kis value. His persistent and farindible stub at our daily board, so you immediately form despair of seeing again the money which their bornness does often keep a stock, when under the Crowbung Trust Co., with alleged capital interests have cost them," says Sydney Daily cloud, from being altogether blotted out. And

The Teltigraph. Just o. All through paying about L230 000, fally paid-up (on paper),

a hundred times the real value of their shares, In if he does not make a fortunate himself, Crowbung Trust Co, spiritedly, takes off YOR! enables the more astute render of speculative hande 49,000 Never Never Banks, and ag.coorsponse to tle bram-bragging of the broking Ideas who feeds bim, to acquire ane, Were Waybacks, and you remain theladvertised holder balls." If airt-mint is idiot enough to give s not for the persistent feeling of the necessity of of only 23000 worth of scrip of the former and missionary ao nugget of gold for two "having huger in a good thing" which actuales,coworth of the latter,000 shares of each perforth of glass beads, he can't expect to the "bull, owner of second-class concerns never float them. And when once, the balling to uncalie capket. By willing off £5,000, as lealise on his purchase a dividend commensurato public has been started is search after better Freliminary expenses, commission, do you wit's the price he paid for it.

convert this into fully paid-up shares. Now,

and

to equalise the market value of the Block. In vestors would find that lentened dividendi would be more than compensated for by the additional security afforded by increased cast reserver, cahancing sick values and proportionately reducing the risk felt by all shareholders,

things to be found, as they fondly hope, hard on you sit at the receipt of custom, and affce anya

A faxourite "apset of all the “blown" banks earth, their search soon reaches beyond the thing, from 9 to 100 per cent, Interest was lostation expenses, stationery, office formi grasp, and they glad y flavolunteelly, assisting the lle pour their money into your coffers, lure, and brokers commission. Also, the special seller to restise at high profit the stocks he and you convert every paper document into hard, audits reveal fremendous loading in the shape wishes to dispose of for ble’own advantage.

yellow sovereigns, or fraxpler jp foto a safe of interest upon overdrafts, or advances, in order THE BEAR

and leglimate bank rose enterprise je swell the balance sheet. Two of the most comm

ever soure above 41 to 3 per cent, on deposits, picuous fascals under the Sphere (or sey ubert If you are canny and married, you will settle Cross, are well,taliored pair, now more of the old less supucinilyati, who, not satisfed with much of this lost (13), 100,000) on woman,? Then you take a foreign tour and wait the ordinary (at gimmisalon of their trade, have for news of the smsah. It comes with mora or consistently rabbed their clients by trading off 1100 suddannose. All the Meyer Havar and the | upon them valualose, shares of their own,

Says Pope in the Funch Bowl, so long ago as

$720,

Come, fill the South Gea goblet fall;

The gods shall of our stock take cAFU 1. Europa pleated, accepts the build (And Jove with joy jm off the jea

DEAYNESS ABSOLUTELY CURID,--A Gentleman who cured himself of Deafness and Noises in the Head of 14 years standing, by a new method, will be pleased to send fail particulars free.. Address HERBERT CLIFTON,.8, Shepherd's place, Kennington Park, London, S.E, Eng. [Advt.

Co-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com- pany will be held at the COMPANY'S CEPICÍA, on FRIDAY, the 30th instant, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts

to goth June, 1892.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 73rd to the goth September, bpils days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO General Managern. Hongkong, 19th September, 1892.

TAKLEMA COLLIERIES COMPANY,' MOJI,

1937.

THIS Company ··-báving "appointed the Undersigned AGENTS for their Coal, (TAKLEMA AKAIKI) in Hongkong, they are prepared to supply Coal ex-3hip, ex-Godown, or trimmed in Bunkers, at prices to be had on application,

Coples of Reports and Analysis to be soon in the Office of the Undersigned.

CHEE ON &

„Bole Agents.", Nos. 21 & 22, Los Voen Street, Exst Hongkong, 19th September, 1892. 1933

Hongkong, 16th September, 1805.

CHAPTER,

· HONGKONG, No. 318, S.C.

CONVOCATION of the

R. TUCKER

Manager.

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Hongkong, 16th September, 1892

Intimations.

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