THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1898.
HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTUR- | HOngkong VOLUNTEER CORPS.
ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
CAPRINE SPOJN COMPETITION,
The 14th ordlanır general meating of share- An attempt to rescartists this pepolar farm holders in this company was held at noon to-day of compell loo was made last week and judging from the number of men attending (jc) was a at the offices of the General Managers, (Shewan, | decided succes", Carbine practice for the past Tomes and Co) 9, Praya Central Mr. R. two years has been at a discount owing princi. Shewan preilded and there were also presentpally to the high price which was charged for - Mesarr, J. H. Lewis, D. Gililes and A. J. Rayatus aftan compared with former-years. The cost having been reduced, greater interest will mond (cossalting commitee), P. M. N, da Silva (secretary) and G. H. Pauls, F. Henderson, Fung Wa Chuen, W. S. Balley and E, S. Kelly, The Chairman satd-Gentlemen, the Report
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PROPOSED EXPULSION OF A BRITISH SUBJECT.
The following, from the CAbeɑ Garetis, wauld seems to show that the Government system in forem at Shongħal is far from being so perfect as it might be s
"Decimus" the very officious, #roficto new Member of Council, seems to be playing very an danbt be taken as the price can new bostrange vagaxles with municipal matters. The afforded by all ranks.
The want of practice showed liseli plainly in this last compaillon the shorting being the very worst on record. There was a keen cold North wind blowing across_the_Range which would not be tackled with by beginners and which even bothered the experienced sho's to negotiate. There is much need for Carbine Instruction amongst the Recruits,
The best scores were put on by older hands. The spoons fell to the followlag, Gunner White..........................Higbest pet score. Drummer Hart..........................500 Yards range. Gunner Wilson....100
B. Sgt. Major Duncan...1st Aggregate. Gunner R. Henderson...and Gunner Ratter .......................3rd Sgt. Hayward..menu4th Sgt. McPhail ...............th Copl Mack............... Ganzer Donaldson ......7th
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and Accounts have been before you for some days, so it is not necessary to read them now. We propose to place $10,440.00 to Reserve, therel y raising that fond to $11,000'00, and lo psy the same dividend as last year w'x: 29 per cent absorbing a further $50 000.co, leaving $9,377.31 to be carried forward to the credit of next year's account. The result is a better ons than we anticipated, and we can only hope that 1898 may show no falling off. Tu keep up with our increased producilon we have been looking zonad for fresh autlets for our Rope, dat ik we succeed in this, as we have no doubt we shai), you must not forget, that in order to get into, and push rales on new markets, we must be prepared to accept lower prices at first, until
make has gained a footing for self, and cin command fall figarea. As mentioned in the Report, we are experiencing the effect of competition In Jepsn, where there Is some serimental prejudies In favour of the' home-made article, but we can hardly believe that steamer Companies there, will long con- tape to ura Inferior Rape from any such feeling us thie, and we have no doubt that the admi!» THE "R. R. THÓMAS" ASSAULT CASE. tedly better quality of our article will maka Ituell This was an appeal by C. E. Pattro, chief felt la time. The plaul, machloery and buildings officer of the American ship R. R. Thomas, are all in excellent order and are well and caregalost a sentence of six weeks' imprisonment pissed upon him by the Hon. H. E. Wodehouse for asasulting A. Brenner, a seaman on the versel, while ivleg in Hongkong barbaur,
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INTELLIGENCE,
SUPREME COURT.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION (Before his Lordship, the Chief Justice, Sir J. W Carrington, K., C.M.G4 and the Putsne Judge, Mr. A. G. Wiss.)
Monday, March 7th.
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most extraordinary actios that any Council to the history of Shanghal has ever committed itself to has just been raipo rated by our Civic Fathers, who would seem to be stranga'y deficient in ballast, as they are inflated with an exag- verated and undue estimate of their powers. The public, we are sure, can scarcely credit it, but the nine despots of Klangse Road, thinagh their mouth-plece, the Municipal Secretary, bave Issued a whair ordering the expulsion of an old British rate-payer from the Setilements and the peremptory closing of his business. Mr. Hall the well-known butcher, and
of the Pice proprietor nix Marke', has received a mandato from thè Council to close his bosiness by the 18th of this | month and take himself out of the Foreign Settle- ments! An autocratic monarch like the CIL, er, a tyrannoas medluval #stembly. I'ks the famous Venetian Council, could scarcely act in a more arbitrasy manner. But the Car and the old Venetian magnifices bad anthoilly and power to enforce their behests, however on!
Mr. M. W. Slade (lastracted by Mr. Grat) appeared for the appellant, and respondent, who was present in custody, being confired on re- mand on a charge of desertion, was not rep elawful representative of his own government can sented by counzel..
fully locked after by your Superlatendent Mr. Kilak, and his staff. "fo that and every other respect I can say from my own knowledge, as well as from the testimony of others, that our Factory compares very favorably with the best and most modern at home or in the United States, There is little I think in the Accounts that requires explanation The imount of $7.491 18
Mr. Slade explained the fxc's of the cave, due from condry an deb'oribus all been since stating that the man Bionner was so A.B, on collected, and that of $5 694 20 due to sundry, the sila and while she was at anchor here on creditors is now reduced in about $1,000.00 the night of February soth he was on duty es which will probably all be paid off in the next few waichman. The ship was facin with kerosene days. The hem of $10.od at credit of Reserve | and It was the man's daty to warn other vessels Fand last year was raised to present fi›ure, 3510 | from her sad to see that the riding light burned ,00, by the addition of further uncollected divi- | clearly He was the one man primailly respon dends. Our investments in local stocks stand sible for the safety of the ship and upon his in our books well within the market valueto-day watchfulness depended her safety. The chief and yield as a good return on the moncy. I may explata that the firm of of $5420 86 Interests and Dividends, would have been about the same as last year but that one dividend amounting to $1,500.00 was only collected after therexccouuls were closed. This !o sil that eccurs to me to say to you Gentleman, but If any of you have any question to ask, I shall be glad if you will do so before I pressed to move the adoption of the Re- port and Accounts.
No questions were asked and Mr. G. H. Petts seconded the motion which was carried wam. com.
On the motion of Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Billey, Mets. Galles, Lewis, Raymond and Shewan were re-elected directorm and Mr. R. Showan was re-appolated to the Consalting committee in place of Mr. C. A. Tomes who scled in kli abience from the colony.
Messrs. T. Arnold and F. Henderson were re-elected as auditors on the motion of Mr. D, Gilles, seconded by Mr. Fung Wa Chuen,
Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow. morning.
The meeting then terminated.
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aus, arbitrary and asjast they might be, while we moit respectfully submit that the Shanghat Municipal Fathers and the Secretary are making them elves very ridicul as if they think that at this perlad of the 19th century, and In a free community like this, they can utorp the' functions of medieval or continental 17ants, Their authority, indeed, is stelcily Umited, and thels powers are just as much as the Consols and ratepayers give them. We very much fesr, If this course of conduct is pursued, they will quickly find their wings clloped by the interven tion of arme real na holly, such as
the Consular Body; and in the Interests of all the Ratepayers, we trust that no tilal of the Council's power will be mide by any such consensical and splicful fact as that. which we reler. The prop.letor of the Pix Market has the right to live and to pursue his calling In the Foreign Settlements at Shanghat despite all the mandates of the Council to the contrary; and no one but the
Impose such a punishment upon him as expul slo and the forcible clos'ng of his business, or indeed any punishment at all, and fo way case not without cause being proved before & trial of his own countrymen. We do not cure to enter lato the squabble between the Municipal Secre- laty and Mr. Hall, which is now in the hands of a lawyer who is well able to look after his client's interests. We do not dispute the power of the Council to withhold ■'llcence mate came on deck at a a.m, and found the man
or to procec for the Inflation of a penalty apparently asleep. The mate accused him of galost Mr. Hall to the Bilish Court, I t thinks Mr. Hall has infringed the Municipal being asleep and the man denied it. The male Regalations, walch the Council may, or may gave him a shova and told him to go to his place
not have the right to enforce; but to say that forward. Too mate had apparently very good
It has the power to withdraw an English. grounde for supposing the man was asleep and
man's liberly to trade in these Settlements, and it was admitted belore the magistrate that he
to hound him out of the community, because. had awakened him with some roughness. He
forsooth, he has some misunderstanding with "shook him up" and did not do it lightly. The
the Manicipal Secretary and refuses to apologize mate's story was that he caught the man by the "scruff" of the neck. The man fell on the deck to that dignitary, or because he has Infringed some Municipal" bye-law, which may, or may and the male want below. Next morning the
not be legal, is an absurdly which we need not raan west to the captain and complained of being assialled, but the captain saw no marks discuss. The license issued to butchers, accord- of Il. Os going to the Sailors' Home the maning to a copy dated January of the present year, says that all licensed batchers must comply with was seen by Mr. Iliffe. who said that he saw no marks on him but his face lasked black. This the Regulations therein contained, and any fallare to do so will entail forfeiture of HeenRA case, on the facts in the evidence, bad bren grosily exaggerated. The mais admitted taking and prorecation at the discretion of the Council
But this does not give the Council the power to the man by the neck and chucking him long rula a man with whom it has a dispute over the deck. No doubt he did hindia the man a
some alleged Infringement of the regulations, bit violently and that really was this "most
The Council at its discretion may bs the violent assault.” It was to all intents and por poses a tramped up charge with a light modicum Prosccator, but it is not the judge. Nalther it nor any of its functionaries bas may judicial or of truth in it, Brenner ace of acvera] SEK» men who wanted to leave the ship and he came executive authority over foreigners in these Settlements; and the Council will raise a ashore and talked the matter over with bis
dangerous storm about its ears if it allows any friends. It was a notorious fact that a very large bureaucratic impatien to fill it with such a false discontented with their officers and counsel sub-ides. The Connell may prosecute, but it can. not persecate; It may complain bat I cannot milled that this case had been grossly exaggery, much less can it poolsb. A more outrageous Taled. Counsel then reviewed the evidenca at proceeding we have never heard of, but this is considerable length, specially emphasizing that only one more simple of the Stax Chamber the latter stating that the man's eye was black cerdi-gs of the Courell, and of which we have of the Captain, the doctor and one of the crew,
methods which have, of late, crept into the pro- va minates after the marsalt. The respondent, la reply to the court, said only had too many instances. That body might that what he had told the Magistrate, was the truth. He left the matter entirely in the hands of their Lordships
THE VOYAGE OF THE “COPTIC." | samber of merchant acumen were more or less
DAMAGED IN A STORM.
The O. & O. steamer Copile suived roster day and will go into dock to repair damage. The Japan Mall of the 24th Febrony gives the following account of the voyage from San
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The motios for a rebearing was dismissed, with costs, if any,
HOW TO MAKE BOY BABIES. The topic which is dividing attenilen through- out Europe with the slimarion in the Far East is
well say that because the strictures in this paper on public matters are not always plessing to our Municipal employees or to the Council, the latter could stop the China Gazsits and banish the Editor anfalde the Settlement. If the Council is permitted to proceed as it is proceed- Ing in the Hall question, no man's boolness wil! be ale uoless he duly performs a Kow-tow to the local Bemble and is lag ta cilage before the insignia of Kung-bdo's authority. the accret of the production of the sezen. Fro-lost sight of the fact that they are, in the one The Council and its employee seem to have fessor Schenk, of Vienna, has informed our
case, the depares, and in the other, merely the stonfhed world that he can lusure that
manage Mualcipal matters in the manner that as conduces to the health, comfort, and convenience of the public. It is a pretty way to lence and necembe show their regard for the Ratepayers' convea
ibus peremptorily cat off the food supply of a large porilon of the lor. Ign popu ation by shutting up the Facil Marke because the proprietor is alleged to bava broken somić Municipal regulation. We would palat out in this connection that the duty of the officials of the caitle shed and sbattoir,is
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The O. & O. steamer Coptic archored in Yokohama ħsiboar at sheat 11.30 this morn. idg, twenty days out from San Francisco, and four days beyond her schedule time, baring been dak bera on Saturday last. The explans. tion of the delay may be derived from an in- pection of her forward deck, u ually recupled by the forecastic, but which, in the case of the 0. and O. Hner, now no larger exists. This part of the vessel in simply termed te tartle back, carrying a breakwater to throw off hay woman given birth to a boy. Curiously enough servants of the Ratepayers, and their duty is to wear, also to protect the entrance to the
he has no filience in arranging for the arrival Crew's and other quailers underneath this proof zit. His treatment, ke wald to an inter- tection. In 's place is a confused, chaotic viewer, has no other alm than causlag boys to mass of broken ison and timber, bearing be born. A very worthy alm, surely. Professor silent though eleqrent testimony to the hight schenk, very tantsiisingly, has refused to disclose tal,, violence of the seas awar which the bis treatment, which, he says, he gave under vessel's splendid qualities aliimately tilumph- ed. The damage, however, is not of a serious seal to the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Veans, but he has given on a hint or two. The nature, as is confined to the tartle back, or whalebick; no material damage to the
muo, he says, has so lofluence whatever on the sex of the· child... Al depends upon the main construction bas eccrned, so the vessel cas
grown-up man proceed on her voyage to Hongkong, with slight woman, The blood of a repairs when the Yokohias cargo is dia. contalo 5.000.000 blood corpracies, while to prevent say in logement of these regulations
charged. The.weather during the voyage is dai- ‚cribed as the worst av Ex expasfenced on the San Francisco-Yokohama line, and this assurance, corroborated as it it by the dilapidated state of the forecastle head, can be accepted without mental reservation.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR
MARCH.
Meteorological means based on tan years'
aðservations do 1893,¦ Baromater...........................................30059
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Men Jay, 7th March, 1898, (St. Perpetus.) Chinese—151k of 2nd moon of 24th year af
Kwang-sit. Bithday of Lao Tsse, founder of Tanism, B.C. 604. Jewish—13th-Adar, 6658. Mohammedan-191) Skawoll, 1315.
Selt
Bhr. 53min. High water-Morning .. Dhr. 18min. Afternoon... 8hr. 27mín. Low water-Morning .................... Ekr. 41mta,
Afternoon ...... kr. 6min.
ANNIVERSARIES,
1839--Captain Eillot ordered all British verrels lo remain ontslda tha Bogue. 1856-A Chinese Fire Brigada organised in
Hongkong. 1874-Barning of Coomustle and fight of King
Koffee. 1881-Governor Sir John Pope Hennessey left
Hongkong. 1890-Release of the Rocque party, held by pirales la Tenklo, on" payment of a raniom of $50,000. 1897-Sulcl'e of Mr. R. Faneth near Yokohama
TO-MORROW.
Tuesday, 8th March, 1898.
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5 Terrier Hongkong...B. & Co. Nevawongid Bangkok...B. & S.
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PASSED THE CANAL..
OUTWARD-1st February-Alla Craig, 4th Feb-Gerda, Bawvotrlich, Sunda. 8th Feb.→→ Malacca, Hounslow. th February-Niobe, Menelaus, Alton, Glaucus, Latona. 15th February-Baywn, Paztan, Rose Castle. 18th Febrary-Telamon, Monmouthshire, Oslong Andalusia, Avala. Della, Manila, sand Feb, -Bengler, Dowhead, St. Mary, Wally, 15th FebQuien Olga, Quter, Margaret. March-rotation, Antenor, Candia, Andrews.
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HOMEWARD—11 & February—Preuziés, 35th February-Salaste.
KOLACTICUM.
PILULES.
THE GREAT REMEDY.
ISCOVERED recently by a physician in
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NERVOUS AFFECTIONS (acquired or constitutional) DISEASES OF THE LIVER. Chinese-16th of and moon of 24th year of KIDNEYS, & GENERAL PROSTRATION,
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Kolacticum gives health, strength and energy * no other preparation has ever been able to do, Medical men recommend and use it pre- fessionally for s marvellous recuperatīvs powers.
Jewlib-141 Adar, 6858. Mohammedan--14th Shawall, 1915.
.................... Chr. 7min. Stis a 5kr. 54min. Maon-Full Moòs.....................Bhr. Emin, þm. High water-Morning hr. £jmín. Afternoon ...... 9hr, Smín. Low wiler-Morning van 3kr, 10min, Afternoon. £kr. 45min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1801-Battle of Aboukir, 1844-Bernadotte, King of Sweden, died, 1854-Commercial Treaty concluded between
the United States and Japan. 1860-A défaut reply given by Chinx to the
ubimatum of this Allies. 1867–The Yedda, siter passing Anjer, burnt at
sea by the coolies. 1868-The 1. Wolga lost, 1880-1th famine relief fund opened to Hong-
kong; $16,000 collected. 1894 The tag Pilot Pish lost off Tamics,
897-H.E. Chang Yin Haan appointed Chinese
Ambassader to the Diamond Jubilee.
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TO DAY, yh March, F..-Performance of "The Amazane" by the
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TO-MORROW,-8th March. Germen wall due.
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE: German (Bayern) to-morrow, Indian (Kufsang) 9th fusl. American (City of Río de “janstvo) 14th Inst. Australien (Menmufr) 14th inat. Tacoma (Columbia) 19th lost. American (Gorite) aand last, Canadian (Emprèss of China) 24th inst, American (Cffy of Peking) 31st Inst.
THE N. P. S. S. Co's steamer Victoria tailed from Yokohama'for Tacoma on the 5th inst.
THE Nippon/Yasen Kaisha's steamer Wakasa Mary (Europe Line) left Singapore for this port on the 5th, and is expected to arrive here on the-rrth last
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THE Norddeutscher Lloyd extra steamer Grøfald left Yokohama for this port yesterday, the 6th, and may be expected here on or about Satur day, the rath last,
Tax Agents (Mestry. Dodwell, Calili & Co.) Inform us that the Co.'s steamer Energla, from New York, left Singapore for this port yesterday, the 6th, and is due here on or about the sath inst.
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and that is what they are paid to do. If they are not able to prevent such infilagemants they ought to be dismissed and other man engaged who can. Bat for the Council to instruct the
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Chika «MELIN' unless the new arbitrary sad mischief-making mo which we hope payer to see the Council pomass Coptic spielt disclosed in the present matter is replaced Territ of the duties of the Council and fis paid servants of baiter appreciation of the postilon and
Contains the blood" of w: głown-up woman 4000,000 corpuscler. This difference is the basis of the difference at sex. All his efforts, 'd the Priester, me directed towards produc lug the right number of blood corpuscles in the embyro offspring, and he has succeeded in attald The Coptic lett Fan Francisco on the 3rd woman and by influencing the metabollo process Ing this effect by altable nourishment of the February, at 144 p.m., and until the gh had To think that the vaunted superiority of man strong S.W. gales and high seas, which culmlost. should depend upon a miserable corpuscle and that ed on the rath at 3 m., in a terrifa gale from the
our sex may have been influenced by the sirengit west. Two tremendous was struck thestesman's
otherwire of the maternal appetite! We are bows, and carried away and demolished what is indeed creatutes of chance, Professor Schenk 10 the Ratepayers." known as the whaleback. Fortunately es lives in no quack advertising a patent process. He waze lost and nobody sustained injury beyond informed his interviewer that he was no tarn of bruises and isceration. The gs 'a lasted two days, business but exclusively a scientist. He has been increasing the output of boy hables from
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The following in the report for presentsten' to the shareholders at the second ordinary annual | Takao Martimanui general meedeg, to be held at the Registered Offices of the Company, 38 & 40 Queen's Road Central. Wednesday, the gib of March, 1898 at Noon:—
and the equently encountered a succes. sion of v gales of lesser violence, agafest | ihe sheer love at verifying the correçiness which she.made splandid weather 1. of couran of a scientific theory. He mazilosed a case in tremendously heavy seat her speed was consider which he achieved success in a family la which ably reduced to prevent confiring any body of the most intense desires were dieacted towards waici on the main deck, which might have injured the birth of a son. The man in question, he the steam winch pips connections. From a die- sald, could pay 20,000 flailas for the service as tance, the havoc forward to scarcely visible, but easily as if a person in ordinary circumstances once on deck' a curtory aramination of the dams were to pay the dicter five forins for examining aged portion is sufficient to give en kles of the his throat, bat the Professor did not accept any overpowering and destinative force of the wayts. toward. It is said the man referred 10 must be As previously stated, the whalebick has been | Archduke Frederic, of the Imperial Hosse ol During the year the Zureka Main shaft has reduced to a disconnected heap of best, and Austris and nephew of old Archdake Albrecht, twisted fron beams and shattered ümber. The for he was wanlinga son very badly to inherit Waves renched as high as the crow's nest on the his enormous fortune but his wife had presented foremast, the rails of which have sisa bern him with only daughters, when in her forty-first twisted out of shape by the onslaught to which year, without notice as it were, she gave birth they were subjected.. S
to a boy, When this story get about the belle! On anival at Yokohama the passéngara pre... - In Professor Schenk spread with marvellous sented the captain with an address expressing rapidity, especially amongst the aristocracy of their unanimous appreciation of the admirable | Austro-Hungary, and every day, the little stront conduct of Captain Sealby and his officers dar- in which he lives is said to be crowded with ing the perilous circumstances of the voyiga | blegant choriages, tom" which : Indias slight to from San Francisco to Yokoha
Gentlemen,We beg to lay before you the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1897, which show a balance of Working Account of $16,241.15. been suck to the depth of goo feet. The rest has been cut at this level and promises well. The old battery being word out a new 30 stamp Hate tery has been erected in its place and is working wall and the machinery and plant generally are now in good working order.
AUDITORE.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. W. H, Potts, who offers himself for re-election-
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS are requested to send in a Statement of Business contributed during the Half Year ended 31st December, 1897 on or before the 15th March, on which date the Accounts will
bo CLOSED.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
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Consignees.
"MOGUL" LINE OF SIEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S." PATHAN,"
FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS, -
*ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed
CONSIGNEES of and former
risk into the Gidowns of the Hoogkong and Kowloon Whirl and Godown Company,"at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery inty be obtained.
No Glutens will be admited after the Goods have left the Gidow's, and all Goads remaining andelivered after the 8th instant will be subjeci to rent.
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All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the Bik fostant, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to he left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 8th instant, at P.M..
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by.
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co, Agents. Hongkong, and March, 1898.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
*THAMES,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by, the above-named ressal are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the || Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This wessel bilaga on Cargo :---
From Landon, &c., ex S.S. India. From Austraila, ex S.S. Britonnia. From Fetish Gall, a S.S. Simla, Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before zu AM. TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the roth fost,, at 4 PM, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godawn Company within ten days after the Versel's arrival bere, after which
"Cialmis will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Fongkong 4th March, #q8.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. &
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THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"SUNDA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods xPU being landed and placed of their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where cack consignment will be serted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as, the Goods are landed.
This vessel brlogs on Cargo -- From Italy, ex S.S. Sutlej,
* 5.3. Lalgoora.
From
Optional
goods will be lauded here unless lastractions are given to the contrary befars 4 P.M. TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the ixth March at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insuranca will be effected by ma in
any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown, Company within ten -dayn after the Véssel's arrival here, after which
no Claims will be recognised.
Superintendent..
H, A. RITCHIE,
Hongkong, 5th March, 1898
Wotels.
WINDSOR HOTEL,
HONGKONG.
THIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the THIS KNOW *CON. NAUGHT HOUSE, ofert First-class Accom modation to Realients and Travellers.
Fanger Elevator, from Entrance Hall to sach Fico, in charge of experienced Attendant. Favourable Arrangements made for Families and for Monthly as Extended Periods.
BILLIARDS,
P. BOHM, Proprietor & Manager,
Hongkong, ud April, 1899-
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ORDINARY CEMENTIGHT-For Ballding
of Stone, Brick and Plaster of Lime, Coment, JC, &C. CEMENTIGHT OIL PAINT, No. 1~Advan= || 1,TIFFIN
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