THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1900.
Co-day's Advertisements.
TO TEACHERS.
HIBBERDINE'S. ILLUSTRATED COMPOSI- TION SERIES
MAKES LESSONS A PLEASURE TO SCHOLARS.
To be obtained at:-
Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Limited, Hongkong, Shanghai Yokohama and Sngapore Mosers. W. BREWER & Co., Hongkong and Shanghai.
Messrs. TSUI MAN KOK,. Hongkong. Mosari, MAN YU TONG, Hongkong.
Wholesale: W. HIBBERDINE, 50, Queen's Road Contral, Hongkong,
THE NEW CENTURY SHOW
CROWDED FROM RING TO Roor
WARREN'S
CIRCUS
New Faces, New Arts, and Greatest
Sensations.
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*Successful beyond the most 'extravagant
Praise.
Every itens cheered to the echi
Saturday Night's Enthusiastic Demonstration of the vast audience a Verdict of Unaminity. that needs no comment.
TO-NIGHT,
Last Night of FIRST PROGRAMME.
'TO-MORROW NIGHT, FIRST ENTIRE CHANGE.
GALA SPECIAL MATINEE, TO-MORROW, (WEDNESDAY)
afternoon, at 4. 12.M.
BOX PLAN at Messrs. RpHINSON PIANO Co.
W. PFLUEGER, General Representative.
(495b
Hongkong, 17th April, 1900. THE PUMJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
!
SARIES in this, Campany on which a CALI. of $1 was made PAYABLE on the 3rd day of March, 19, and which Call has not yet been paid, are able to be forfeited, accordance with the Articles of Association.of. the Company.
Interest at the rate of 13 per cent. per share will be charged up all Ovenue Calls.
W. H. GASKELL,
Secretary,
Hongkong, 17th April, 1909.
(5. HE FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING.
THE
APRIL. 3870, type.
EVENTS. 1-HALF-MILE RACE, -Forall China ponies, Weight for inches as per scale with 7 Bs added. Winners at any Official Meeting this season 3 lbs, extra. Subcription grif. fins and bona de golo ponies allowed 7 lbs.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE STEAM FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIOGO AND YOKOHAMA,
HE Imperial German Mail Steamship
THE
"PREUSSEN,"
of the NORISDEUTSCHER LLOYD' Captain R. Heintze, will leave for the above places, TO-NIGHT, the 17th instant, ar 10
P.M.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & CO., Agents.
Hongkong, 17th April, 1900.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM-NAVIGA TION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, HOMBAY, KARACHI, SUEZ, TORT SAID, FIUME AND TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at, through Rates to PERSIAN GULF, BLACK SEA, LEVANT and ANATIC PORTS.)
THE Company's Steamship
MARIA VALERIE, Captain A. Feliner, will be despatched as above: on SUNDAY, the 22nd instant, P.M.
Silk and Valuables are transhipped on arrival at Bombay into an accelerated liner.
For information as io l'assage and Freight, apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, 17th April, 1000.
(4851 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE, F
THE
Steamship
"CATHERINE APCAR," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Good!s will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landeri at onc
Cargo remaining on hard after the 19th instant-at-M- will be landed at Con- signees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the flungkung and Kowloon Wharfand Godown. Co., Limited.
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG e requesteal to take 1MMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside; such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landedand stored at Consignees' risk and' expense.
Nu Five Insurance will be effecial. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Ca Agents. Hongkong, 17th April, 1900. (sorb
3-TENT PEGGING --Foints for place and AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA
style-three runs.
3-STEEPLECHASE-For all China paries
.
TION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT SAID, ADES, KARRACHI, BOMBAY, , COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
over usual course. Weight for inches as Phevings winners of Steeple. per scale. chase 7 is added. 4-ONE MILE HANDICAR- For all China
ponies. 5-LADIES NOMINATION- Each Competitor ~T~ I
to start from a post 100 yards up the course and ride to the lady who naniinates him, take one pntaine from her each time, return and drop it into his burket. Should he fail or the potatoe not remain, he must dismount, put the potatoe into the bucket, and mount without assistance. To with first past the winning post, third time in with all three polates in the bucket. 6. MILE RACE. For all China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale with 3 s added. Subscription Criting allowed 7 lbs. Winners at this Meeting 5.lls extra.
7. ONE MILE RACK--For Walers, Catch
Weights over 11 st. 7 lbs. Nongkong, 17th April, 1900. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
THE Company's Steamship
*FOR MOŠA,"
Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 18th insi, al 10 A.AL.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, 17th Amil, 1900.
[503b
INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA..
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"YUENSANG,"
Captain H. Rolfe, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 19th instant, at 4 P.M.
This Steamer hus Superior Accommodation for First Class Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
E Steamship
* SILESIA”. having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Gals are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. Limited, whence delivery may be obtained. This vessel brings Cargo:-
From Trieste, ar 5.5. Imperatria transhipped at Bombay.
From Venice, er $.S.Car'offa & Massimiliano transhipped at Trieste.
Optional Cargo will be discharged here untess notice to the contrary be given ininediately.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left Lie Godowns, and all claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Norm on the 24th; instant, or they will not be recognised
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Cindowns after the 24th instant, will be subject to rent.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
-SÄNDER, WIELER & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 17th April, 1900.
(soub IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
$.5. PREUSSEN,"
of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
HE above named Steamer having arrived, Consigners of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 4 Pišti, TO-DAY.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th instant, will be 1490b subject to rent.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 17th April, 1900.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"KWEIYANG,"
Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the zoth instant.
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents. "Hongkong, 17th April, 1900,
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND THE Steamship
CALCUTTA.
AREA"CATHERINE APCAR,"
Captain J. G. Olifant, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 21st instant, at TEM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co., #NdPyAgents. Hongkong, 17th April, 1900.
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & Co.,
LIMITED.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
RAINIER BEER.
PURE, SPARKLING
INVIGORATING
AND
HEALTHGIVING.
is absolutely necessary was shown by the AMONG those who have remembered our bravo statement of Dr. Lowson to the effect that soldiers.in South Africa with feelings of kind- not one of the cases occuring to date bad liness and sympathy, we have very great been notified. Surely Mr. FUNG WAI pleasure in mentioning the children of Mrs. CHUEN must see that it is desirable to dis- | Curtis's girls school, says the Perak Pionter. cover all plague cases as soon as possible, so These little ones have worked a parcel of as to prevent others becoming infected by pocket handkerchiefs for "Tommy Atkins" out of their own funds, and are forwarding little contact with the patient. We are dis
notes of their own composition entirely, which appointed in Mr. Fung Wan Chues. As
will be highly gratifying to the recipients, we a member of the Sanitary Board he should should say. know better than to think that sanitary measures can be neglected merely because of his countrymen might be frightened. We would also point out the gentleman in question that his attitude will lear to his countrymen imagining that they will have his support in resisting sani tary measures, and therefore he has proved himself unwise and unprogressive. We say again, we are surprised at him.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR. GERMANY AND THE PEACE
DELEGATES.
Losos. April 14th-
It is not true that Count vou Below has scen the Boer de-
pence.
Undoubtedly the best Beor that has yet legates.
been browed in Amorica."
4
14
PRICE:-
$13.50 net Per Case of 6 dozeń PINTS......
QUARTS...813.50 net.
Sole Agents for Hongkong and South China:
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 184.
- DEATHS:- -, ---
On the 7th April, on board the s.s. Singorn, at Singapore, DOUGLAS ATHELSTAN CAPRELL, son at 1. Campbell Highet, M.D., Physician to the Royal Palace, Bangkok, aged 19 months.
At p.m. on the 16th instant, at her residence at the Peak, EMMELINE FIRENCE, the be loved wife of H. K. Davidson, aged 34 [593b
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRII, 17, 1900.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE WAR.
The Reuter's telegrams which we publish to-day serve to show that in General Lord ROBERTS we have certainly got the right man in the right place. He does not say much, but he does a great deal, and when
OPENING OF THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
PRESIDENT LOUBET SPEAKS.
The Paris exhibition was opened with a simple but imposing ceremony, President Loubet, surrounded by the foreign ambassadors and commis- sioners delivered an address.
FRESH AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.
LONDOS, APRIL 15th. General Carrington has sailed from more Cape-town for Beira with Australian troops and the Scotch Gillies Corps.
No shelling was heard at Wepener yesterday.
General Brabant's headquarters with all the mounted troops have left Aliwal North for Rouxville.
LATER.
THE WAR. LOSSES AT WEPENER. BOERS AFRAID OF BEING
SURROUNDED.
Reuter's correspondent at Aliwal North says it is officially reported that the British losses at Wepener during four days fighting are 18
programme of the Indian Famine Fund entertainments (Thursday, Friday, and Satur day next) augurs a crowded andience, as it is full of variety and good things,
PROGRAMME
Paur 1.. Ovettore . and R.W.. *Indian Dance-Meranged by Mr. G. A. Caldwell,
Misses-Anita d'Almada e Cairo, Hance; 1
• Hendersope Stopani, M. d'Almada Remedion Fe d'Ania Remedias. 1. Seth and M. Sayer. Mcar-Armstrong. Danby, Henderson, Hance, Ellis,
H. Seth, Bala and S. Seth. 3. Songkau vermenti
Mr. C., Grace. arteste Sullivan,
"Brightly dawns our wedding day" Mrs. Lowson, Mr Gordon, Me, Ake Marsh and Mr.
C., Lawasert.
(Comic). F. Walwyn, RW.F.
-The Area Belle,
Soul
A Furce in une Ac),
Characters.
Tanyeria the Guard Pitcher. (uf the Police). Chalk Milkmanh.......... Mrs. Creaker Penelope.....the Aren Belle)
Mr. J. F. Noble,'
G. H. Sexton. A. Chapman.
Alts. Francis Clark,
Borrett.
Scene-Bir, Croaker's Kitchen.
interval of to minutes, 1.-Overurs...Bard R.W.F.
Selection from "The Runway Girl,"
... sol. ....(The Prologue Palincci Mr. Afee Matal
4-Selection In the First Act of
The Mikada.”
2-Sorg.... Jork.
Tish Tush Pooh Pah...... Nanki Po
Characters
„My G. H. Antom.
G. 1. Sessun J. Darby. Kak. Calilwell. Petti Singhaniypateste Mis, Berren, Peep B
Misa StopanL Mr. Hage.
Yem un
Chorus.-Mesars. W. Armstrong, Anderson,
1. C. Anderson, A. G. Barrett, H.K.R. A. Chapman, H.K.V., A. Ellis, G. P, inert, 11.'A. Lammert, 7. A. Lowson, F., Noble, A. C. Stevens, R.E., C. Ward. Accompanyists-Messrs, Grimble, and A. G. Ward. - The soloists are to sing different songs at each performance, to give variety. Dr. Lowson and his committee-men have tackled an impor- tant theatrical question in Hongkong, and should they be successful financially in provid- ing two dollar stalls, it is likely to revolutionize prices here, (theatrical only, we are afraid. Ed.) it is to be hoped the experiment will be well supported now, or we may say goodbye to two dollar stalis forever. The casting of the parts for the Area Belle and the 1tkado has been silghtly altered, partly owning to illness, and partly the holidays. We believe the performers would have liked a little more time for rehears ing, etc., but if all goes well, as think it will, there is all the more credit due to them and
the stage manager.
WARREN'S CIRCUS.
THE TRAGEDY AT CONNAUGHT HOUSE
CORONER'S INQUEST, The enquiry into the death of Mr. S. B. Terry, who was found in his room at Con naught House shot through the head, as al- ready reported in our columns, was opened to- day at the the Magistracy before Mr. Gompertz The following jury were sworn; Messrs. W. Melchers, F. J. R. Schwarzkopp, and F. J. Ribeiro.
Dr. Bell, sworn, stated, on 6th April at the' Public Mortuary he saw the body of a European adult, identified by Mr. Sketchly as that of S. B. Terry; there was a bullet wound on the left side of the skull above the car, the aperture of exit on the right right side evactly opposite. The skull was inuch fractured about the aperture of entrance and the brain was much lacerated. There were no other marks on the body: The bullet shown might have produced the wound. The wound might have been self-inflicted. There were no marks of burning. Even at an inch distance a pistol would not produce them. Death was almost instantaneous. All the internal organs were healthy.
Ah Hing, deceased's boy, who gave his evidence in Malay, said that his master died on the 5th of April. He last saw himalive in hisown room at half-past eleven the previous evening, Deceased asked him for some ginger-ale and he went down to get it but found it locked up. He informed deceased, who replied," very well, if I can't get it I will go to bed." Witness then went away to sleep. When he saw him.de... ceased was sitting down in a chair smoking n cigarelte. He was dressed in his sleeping clothes. Witness did not see him again alive. He went into deccascd's room about a quarter. to seven theext morning with some tea. He tumed Two call him, and he noticed that deceased was on a long chair with a pistol in his hand, dead. There was
great deal of blood sunning from the left side of his head. At that time there was no one else in the rooni Deceased was alone when witness saw him the night before. Deceased always used to lock his room door, but this morning he had not locked it. When witness saw that deceased was dead he went right over to Kowloon and told Mr. Skertclly what had happened, having pre- viously told some of the boys in the hotel. His master was quite well on the day that he last saw him alive. Before then he had been sick. He had been drinking.
Antonio Fonseca, Manager of the Connaught House Hotel, sworn, stated:-Deceased came to me about 4:30 in the afternoon of the 5th and asked me to make up his account as he was leaving next day. At 6 o'clock I gave the account to his boy. That night I was working in my office until about 11.45. Deceased's room. was just above my office, I could hear him packing up; this continued until I left the office. Next morning at 7.15 one of the hotel boys came to me and told me deceased was dying in No. 16 room. I went to the room and found
Station at once, and sent for Dr. Jordon. he was dead. I reported at the Central Police Deceased "had been in the Hotel since 1st February. He saw Dr. Jordon & or's days prior to his death. He seemed to be in good spirits. I sleep on the third floor and deceas ed's room was on the second. I heard no pistol shot. The deceased was lying on the sofa holding his pistol in his right hand..
The foreman of the jury then put a question, as to the wound, it being, according to Dr. Bell's evidence a wound inflicted from left to right. The medical evidence on the point was read over.
Long before the hour appointed; the various ticket boxes opposite the Harbour Master's Office were beseiged with crowds both pative and foreign, clamouring for the necessary passports to the spacious tent beyond, and by the hour-that the band began its overture the marquee was packed. The capital performance given from start to finish without a hitch equals perfor
William Henry Gaskell, Public Accountant mances of shows that have fixed locations in
and Secretary of the Pinjom Mining Co, sworn, big metropolitan centres. It speaks, 100 of a departure, an evolution from the old traditions stated:-I was in the company of deceased the an agreeable surprise. Everything was done ticket by the Lightning, and he called to implied in the word "Circus", which comes as day before he died. I had taken his thoroughly, without that strained anxiety and see me about 4 o'clock. He was in a irritability that is the jarring note of the weak nervous siate. He was with me about an hour looking over plans. He asked me to The confidence displayed by the Warren see him home, which I did. He was quite Sisters in their aerial return act is beyond all sober. He said that somebody was waiting for praise, and the precautions taken for safety him in Ice House Street, and he was frightened to return alone on account of him. He did not so complete that the feeling of nervousness with which one sometimes watches these mention who it was I told him he was beautiful flights, does not obtrude itself here. suffering frain hallucinations. He said he The brightness of its execution is as attractive had had fever. I next saw him dead on as it is contagious, and is emniently one of Friday. He was to have left that day to the pleasantest recollections of last night's do some work for the Punjom Mining Co. performance. That facetious, indefatigableclown. He had missed the Paramatta, through his Merry Little Benham" with his ludicrous illness, so I had arranged for him to go by the and original make-ups; his excellent expres next-steamer. I saw the revolver in his right sion, his clever and ingenious patter, leaves hand. I have seen it before in his possession
***The world owes nothing to be desired."
on a launch picnic. I knew him as a friend of Mr..Sketchly's who introduced him to me. He seemed to be in good spirits but nervous.
he is doing anything he not only keeps his killed and 132 wounded. The be owncounsel, but muzzles the war correspondseigers are now apprehensive of be-average circus. ents through the censor, so that his various strokes 'come as surprises. It will be noticeding themselves surrounded. that since the occupation of Bloemfontein we have had practically no news from the front, with the exception of reports of one or no word two actions. There has been
THE BASUTO BORDER. Three thousand men are stationed on the Basuto border to prevent the Boers crossing it.
THE POSITION IN THE FREE STATE.
COOD NEWS.
a debt to the man who makes it laugh and to hin who succeeds as well as "merry Reuter's correspondent at Bloem-little" Benham is doubly indebted. It mtein says that Lord Roberts is now in a position to concentrate an
whatsoever allowed to transpire as to the movements of troops, and we think that this is as it should be, for if movements were announced there can be little doubt but that Pretoria would be in possession of the facts within a few hours, the news being sent from the continent by way of Delagoa Bay. Even now we are not in possession of much information. All we know is that I.ord ROBERTS is in a position to concentrate an overwhelming force at any point, and if this is the case we may rest assured that we shall soon received tidings of another bril-overwhelming forec at any point. liant move on his part. Indeed it looks as though the investment of Wepener, owing to the strategy of Lord ROBERTS, is to be nothing less than a blessing in disguise, for if the beseigers themselves are apprehensive of being surrounded, it is not at all unlikely that Tord ROBERTS will turn those apppren- sions into a reality, and capture the whole force as he did that of Cronje,
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:—
On the 17th at 11.55 am, the barometer has risen in Japan, fallen on the E. coast of China. Pressure is high over E. Japan, and a shallow area of low pressure seems to be lying off the E. coast of China Gradients slight on the China coast. FORECAST:-E. winds, light or
LOCAL AND GENERAL. '
Wepener, the beleaguered town mentioned in the telegram, lies on the Basutoland Bor-moderate; fair. der to the south-east of Bloemfontein, and is situated on the Orange River. Rouxville, the position to, which General BRADANE'S
THE London Letter, a weekly newspaper started headquarters have been shifted, is situated within the Free State and is on the road about a year ago, has ceased to exist. from Aliwal North to Wepener, so it is easily THERE a Hinghom seen that with Lord ROVERTS and his im- as a fire at the Jungen Decks mense force in the North, and General BRABANT with his mounted men in the south, the apprehension of the Boers are by no means without foundation,
THE PLAGUE.
burnt down. The only wonder is that there are not more matshed fires, and that the damage is usually confined to the sheds. WHEN the Sunbeam, conveying Lord Brassey and Lord Hindlip from Australia, steamed into Colombo, Lord Hindiip cablel to the War Office that he would provide a Maxim if he were appointed to a mounted corps at the Cape. The Sunbeam sailed for the Cape next day.
Weimar, and Andalusid. The Germans seem almost to have the exclusive use of the wharves; when there happens to be a Britisher in, it is usually a small or very moderate sized steamer, THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ended 15th April are:-
Library. Museum. Europeans....... 340
By the Jury, think that it was owing to the attack of fever that he missed the Paramatia. only saw he had not left by the papers; by list, Deceased gave the attack of fever as the reason for missing the steamer.
requires no special gifts to sadden and depress. The daily drgery, the dead level oflent, scule of every-day accidents and cidents suffice for that; so critical lias the age become, that nothing short of genuine wit and spontaneous humour, so happily possessed Mr. Ethelbert Forbes Sketchly, journalist, by Mr. Benham, can so easily and quickly dis stated that he had known deceased for some pel the habitual staidness of stern realities, a time. He had last seen him alive on the 25th good, hearty humour seems to infect his whole March, when be appeared to be in good spints, audience, and, paradoxical as it may seem, pro-and was pleased at the prospect of shortly leav ves a contagion that is a rare elixir and tonje ing for Punjom. Decased had suffered from fever for all. It is true such are rare. And it is be for some time. He had always been of a cheer cause of that very rarity, that it leads to apprecia ful disposition and witness saw no reasod for the tion. In a glance, a mere look, he dumbly ex- rash act. He was unmarried. presses much more than most men can say,
and expresses it in a way to make the most apathetic and stolid laugh,
Police Constable M.O. Sullivan gave evidence of having been called to the deceased's room and of the finding of the bullet, which was picked up under the bed.
As for the superb horsemanship of Messrs. Ware and Fenton, and Mdlle Rossina, the sur His Worship then addressed the jury who, passing head and hand balancing of the Zeno-willinut retiring, brought in a verdict of Suicide. bias, that clever, horizontal bar burlesque of whilst temporarily insane. pag the Centos, the globe and pigeon entree of Miss Scarsdale, Cento's amazing juggling act, we can safely say "look not to the manner of your going, but go at once.? (if only to witness Prof Sharman's comic, knock-a-bout trick dogs that alone seem worth the price of admission.)
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
CORRESPONDENCE..
(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed hy Correspondente in this polumn,
A REPLY TO MR. LI PAK. TO THE EDITOE or the Hongkong Trimkara”. SIR,With reference to Mr. Li Pak's letter in your issue of the 14th instant, in which he repudiated the action of bilsafather and himself in connection with the address to the Hon. T H. Whitehead, permit me to lay before your readers the following facts A
The following is the fortieth report of the Yokohama Specle Bank Limited, (Yokohama Shokin Ginko], presented to the shareholders Mr. Li Pak had a copy of the address at the half-yearly ordinary general meeting, with him for 24 hours, and the original for held at the Head Office, Yokohama, on Saturs hours, prior to its presentation. He read day, roth March, 1900, 210 through, the address word by word several Gentlemen-The Directors submit to you times, on the previous day, and it was not unlil the annexed. statement of the liabilities and the very last moment that he asked some one assets of the Bank, and profit and loss account else to read the address for hima for the half-year ending December 31st, 1899. In the speech which he made on behalf The Gross Profits of the past Half-year of his father at the presentation of the address, last Account, amount to yeu 8.882.937 858 of 1 am a party and in which most cordially including yen 411,025.195 brought forward from he said, inter alit, In Lil address, to which which yes 4,083,436,745, have been deducted deducted. for Current Expenses, Interest on Deposits, &c, leaving a balance of Je 4.799.50.113.
Now that the plague is once more with us, we trust that no hindrances will be put in the way of the Medical Officer of Health and the Principal Civil Medical Officer, in the matter of carrying out plague measures. At the last meeting of the Sanitary Board All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to these two officers asked that the Government THCRE are three large Cierman steamers at the be left in the Godowns, where they will be might be requested to give them a free hand-Kowloon wharves to-day, the Preussen, the examinedton TUESDAY, the 24th instant, and
to act as they thought fit and that the ne- THURSDAY, the 26th instant, at 9.30 AM.
All Claims must reach us before the 29th cessary funds for extra men and all necessa- instant, or they will not be recognized. rics might be forthcoming. We sincerely No Fire Insurance has been effected. trust that the Government will consider the Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the matter favourably, and act promptly. Doctors Undersigned.
CLARKE and LOWSON, we know, will do so, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
but they cannot do any good if their brands
The Directorsnow propose that yes 500,000.000 MELCHERS & Co., Agents,
are tied in any way. As we have continually
be added to the Reserve Fund, raising it to yen [22 pointed out, no expense can be considered
8,000,000,000 and yen: 0,000.000 bo set aside Hongkong, 17th April, 1900.
loo great to rid the Colony of this scourge,
for the contemplated New Buildings From the remainder the Directors recommend: a which plays such havoc with business of all
Dividend at the rate of Fifteen per Cent per descriptions, and we shall go on pointing to
Annum, which will absorb yes 900,000,000 and, siness "WE ACCORDING to an interview pablished-by-theas this is the Instyear of the Bar "HE OFFICES of the HONGKONG--this fact until such time as Hongkong_can TELEGRAPHI" have 'This Du been be said to be free of the disease. removed to No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD we sorry to see that Mr. FUNG. WAR Berlin Lokalanzeiger, Dr. Nausen has and term originally ranted by the CENTRAL, Second Floor, (the premises CHUEN opposed the motion to denounced his intention of undertaking shortly a Directors further recommend formerly occupied by Messrs. POWELL & Co)
clare No: District infected. His reason, scientific expedition, to the north af Iceland 25.000 per share, which i
3,000,000.000. to which address all communications should
The Balance Ven 1959 we understand, for so doing, was that house especially with a view to the examination of the be addressed lang
-to-house visitation was unnecessary, and that conditions of ocean currents. The explorer forward to the credit of next ETH F SKERTCHLY,
Manager f
any such measures would uselessly frighten also stated that he had abandoned all hope of
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concur bear my testimony without hesita tion to the fact that whether as Banker or as member of Council, no man in my line has done better work for, or more thoroughly earned the gratitude and thanks of the Chinese Community than you Sir
Further comments are unnecessary.
Yours faithfully
TRUTH
Hongkong, 17th April, 1900, 17
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