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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1902.

* Forecast :—North winds, probably freshen ing considerably; squally, some rain."

The red drum was taken down and the black

yesterday afternoon.

The Japanese and Marcus Island.drum hoisted at the Observatory, at 5.10

LONDON, July 25th.

At 9.35 last night the first typhoon gun fired.

was

In consequence of the report that the United States had granted a titte to Marcus The following notices were issued to-day :- Island to Captain Rosehill, a Japanese war- Hongkong Observatory, 28th July, ro.jqa.m. ship carrying a diplomatic official proceeded

Typhoon East-South-East of Hongkong pro: to the island to reassure the Japanese re-bably moving North-West and likely to cater sidents that the reported grant was invalid, the const between Hongkong and Swatow; the and that Japan had annexed the island in gale will probably be from North-West in

South-West,

Hongkong Observatory, 28.h July, 4 p.m. America and Marous Island. ' Typhoon East of Hongkong and about to At Washington, it is considered impro-enter the coast, Lable that the United States will interfere

1£98,

to the sum of Tis. 1,746,453.46 proving that the | holders, and are not matters to be settled off- works are fully employed and even this does hand in a moment, and therefore, I would not represent all the orders we have on hand.

Every economy is observed in our business to

venture to move-

That this meeting stand adjourned until this day week so as to enable the shareholders to have full time to consider this matter.

The Chairman-I think it is a mistake. You cannot do that. You must give due notice before you can do that.. You cannot put any motion now to the meeting according to the Rules.

vate against" them and we will do without them. It is plopiased by Mr. B. A. Clarke, and seconded by Mr. A. J..van Nierop:

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That the Directors be and are hereby: authorised to call an Extraordinary General Meeling of the shareholders in S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd, for the purpose of bringing. forward the special resolutions now in your hands for the reduction of the capital of the company and the issue of debentures in con- nection therewith."

the-smallest detail, and our greatest desire is to make the most out of every item in order to give you the highest possible dividend From appearance we have nothing to be anxious about, we have large contracts on hand and | notwithstanding the increased capital, the fu- ture appears to us very encouraging. One of our most serious drawbacks, this year, has been the low exchange and the duty unposed can do is to submit what I have said to your and declared carried.

by the Chinese Customs, amounting to 5 per cent on all imports. We have approached the German and British Ministers with a view of having this remitted in future, in accordance with the favourèd nation clause in the German

witir Marcus Island if the Japanese are work- S. C. FARNHAM, BOYD & CO., LTD. Treaty of 1880. Meanwhile, the duty is be ing guano there as reported.

The Anti-Clerical Measures in France.

measures of the Coxerminent continues The agitation against the anti-clerical

throughout France.

International Postal Packages to China.

Lord Cranborne states that the Govern

ment will certainly insist upon equality of treatment for British, French, and German postal packages to China.

Tariff Reform in China, The J'cking correspondent of the Times states that China has agreed to abolish likin dues throughout the Empire in return for an increase in the import and export duties.

LATER.

The King's Movements... King Edward to-day circumnavigated the Isle of Wight in the Royal yacht, and re- turied to Cowes,"

Cholera in Egypt.

A seriou outbreak of cholera has occurred, at Cairo, and the British regiments stationed there are going into camp on the desert. A devastating cholera epidemic in Egypt is predicted.

The next Budget.

·

The second ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the above named Company was

Company, Shanghai. Mr. J. R. Twenty held on the 21st inst. at the head office of the presided, the shareholders present representing in all 24,648 shares.

The notice convening the meeting having been read by the Steretary,

The Chairman in moving the adoption of the report and accounts said-Gentlemen, with your permission we will consider the accounts which show the profit for the year's working, as read, and although the earnings are not so large as they were last year the result may be regarded as very satisfactory. "We have again followed our usun! course, and have kept the docks, plant, and machinery in good repair and work ing order, and the cost of upkeep has as usual been written of. During the year we con sidered it advisable to lengthen the Tungkadoo Dock about so feet, we have installed a new

ing paid under protest and from the very prompt and courteous reply we have received

Mr. Holiday.That being the case, all I

consideration.

The Chairman-It is a little bit premature. to have a discussion on this question which was merely brought up for the shareholders' consideration, and if they were generally in favour to call another meeting, at which a re- solution would be brought forward. I do not believe the return of Tls. 25 would have the

The resolution was then put to the meeting;

The Chairman. This does not bind the sbarehokiers to anything. It only gives per mission to call another meeting and you can then say whether you will or will not. At present the sense of the meeting is in favour of carrying it through, and I really think the shareholders would be wise if they let the thing go through. I am not a wiseacre, but I benefit the whole lot of us. I thank you for your attendance, and we have nothing more

To-day's Advertisements.

5.6527

THE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA. NOTICE.

HE OFFICES of this BANK have been REMOVED to PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Hongkong, 28th July, 1902,"

CHATER ROAD

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES. RE

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PAQUETOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS.

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR. SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX;

ALSO

from the German Minister through Dr. Knappe slightest effect on the shares. We have a proof think I can see something ahead that would (4 P.M., the Company's Steamship.

of that in the Hongkong and Macao Steamboat Co, whose shares were at 25 and they are now at 39. However, it is only a scheme for the reduction of capital and if you do not want it, I am personally content and I am perhaps the largest shareholder-to let things go as they are. I honestly believe there is nothing better in China than S. C. Farnham, Boyd and Co, but it was not intended that this dis cussion should arise now, we intended to leave it to the latter part.

there is every prospect of conducting the the old basis, and I take this opportunity of publicly expressing our business of

thanks to these gentlemen for the trouble they have taken in the matter. We have placed a scheme before you for resinging the capital, this being the easiest method to adopt to confona with the Hongkong Ordinance. It is simply a question of finance and mest commend itself to business men. If you give suficient support to the scheme we will call ah extraordinary meeting and put it through. I may point qut to you, gentlemen, it is the desire of the Direct ors to put the business on a firmer basis and the best guarantee the shareholders can have is, that the business is being conducted by the parties who are the largest shareholders and are most deeply interested in its welfare. | I regret to inform you that Mr. Hay, has retired

Mr. Geo. D. Scott and Mr. J. D. Thor from the Disectorate of this Company and I burn were re-elected auditors for the ensuing feel sure you will join me in the wish that he year on the motion of Mr. Murray Alfamson, may enjoy the pleasures of retired life. Mr.seconded by Mr. Pemberton."

von Racker and Mr. Prentice are at home on leave and are expected back shortly. We trust you are satisfied that the Directors have proved themselves worthy of the confidence reposed in them. If any shareholder Ias any questions to ask, 1 shall do my best to answer them. The dividend warrants will be issued to-morrow.

The resolution for the adoption of the report and accounts, seconded by bir. J. Johnston, was then put to the meeting and carried.

On the motion of Mr Duncan Glass, seconded by Mr. J. M. Young, the re-election of Mr. S. Groundwater as a Director was agreed to.

27-incli centrifugal puing at the international Dock, extended the wharves at the Cosmopo litan Dock, etc., the cost of which has been placed to the Building and Plant accounts. These improvements were considered neces sary to facilitate business. We have further purchased a piece of land between the Cosmos politan and International Dock properties to enable us to join the properties, and have surrendered a strip of ten feet wide at the upper end of the International Dock property to the Authorities for road to the river. A large godown with dwellings at the International Dock was destroyed by fire in the months of October; this was a considerable loss to us. We have since rebuilt the premises and to comply with the requirements of the various Insurance Companies, iron godowns have been erected at the Cosmopolitan and International Docks for storing inflammable material such as colton waste, bottom composi. the prospects were so good that these shares say that we have done anything to betray There were 118 deaths from cholera in tions, etc. We have fuitlier increased our capital ought to be issued to the shareholders at 125 Cairo on Thursday.

by the issue of 6,900 new shares in order toer cent premium. Having every confidence in our Directors we agreed to that also-but reduce the large overdraft at the Bank con

now what puzzles ne is that the Directors sequent on the amalgamation. The why and

come to us and want that back, not at 125 per wherefore was fully explained to you last year. cent, but at par; that is to say that they are going to take our Tis: 100 shares, for which we paid Tis. 225 and give us shares worth 75 per cent, and, in addition to that, to make up the

LONDON, July 26th. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, speaking at the Mansion House, said that the next Budget shoukl bring a very considerable remission of taxation, and that the first tax to be con- sidered would unquestionably be the Income

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The Cholera in Egypt.

(North China Daily News:)

The United States And Philippine Trade..

The sale of the new issue realised Ti5. 1,557,500,

which left a balance of Tis. 342,422. Take the Suspense Account off, it leaves Tis. 242,422 to

LONDON, july zand...our sundry creditors amounted to 1's. 1,210,078. The statistics published by the United States Government of the last year's trade with the Philippines shows a total of G.. $5,000,000, as against C. $94,507 before annexation, military supplies being excluded.

The Tientsin Provisional

Government.

TIENTSIN, July rand.

The Provisional Government of Tientsin will end on the 15th August. No official notification has been given to the various Departments as

yet.

(Shanghai Times.) Japanese Press on Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour.

LONDON, July 23rd.'

The Times Tokyo Correspondent telegraphs that the Japanese Press is highly sympathetic and eulogistic with reference to Lont Salisbury, The papers also profess to believe that Mr. Balfour is equally friendly to fapau.

Italy and England. The Times Rome Correspondent telegraphs that Lord Lansdowne's recent speech has not pleased the Italian official world. King Victor Emanuel's statesmen consider that the speech indicates disapproval in Great Britain of Italian ambitions in Tripoli.

The Weather at Home. After a spell of oppressive heat the weather has again become cold and wet.

(Kabe Chronicle).' Rioting in Manchuria.

"Tokio, July 16th; • A Peking despitch states that rioting has occurred at Tsunfali, Shinking province, Man churia, and the Shinking General despatched a company of soldiers to restore order. The rioters routed the tropps, however, and captured 800 rounds of ammunition which had been given to the soldiers by the Russians.

Marooni's Latest Achievement,

LONDON, July 17th.. Wireless communication has been establish- ed between Comwall and Cronstadi, a distance of sixteen hundred miles. The King of Italy: who was visiting the Czar at the time, and the Czar also, sent messages of congratulation to Marconi

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

* The following was issued from Hongkong Observatory, dated 27th July 125 a.m.my The typhoon appears to be situated to the North-West of the Non coast of Luzon. It is probably moving North West. Bad weather in the Formosa Channel and North-East part of the China Sea.

Barometer falling in fornosa and over the South and South-East coasts of China, rising in Luzon. High pressure over Jupaa.

COTTAM & CO., FOR TRESSS STRAW

and FBLT HATS,"

our credit from this account. Our gross earn- ings for the year do not amount to anything like the previous year, but we have not much to complain about, as I have just told you we have written off the amount placed to the Slack Suspense Account of Tis, 100,000 which I also referred to in my speech of last year. It was decided then that this amount could be cleared off in one, two or three years, as occa sion required but in your interest, the Directors

Mr. Cecil Holliday - hope you will bear with me whilst I make a few remarks. The first point I wish to deal with is this proposed scheme for the reduction of capital by the substitution of debentures. It is thing under a year ago the Directors proposed the issue of new shares, and the shareholders agreed. Then they want further and they said

well within your recollection that some.

amount, they are going to give a debenture of is 23 a share, with a fixed interest of 7 per cent, a value of very little, if anything, more than the Tls. 25 shown on the face. This strikes me, with all due deference, as I can not understand. very curious," and it. Have the Directors been

So com-

pletely at sea in their calculations as to lead to the necessity for this? It points to my mind to something-what shall I say?-to an unsatisfactory state of affairs, and I think it

The Chairman.I may tell you, as far as the Directors are concerned, they have no objection to public accountants, chartered ac countants, or anything else to examine our books. The remarks thrown out by Mr. Holliday are calculated to create suspicion of the auditors who are both reliable men, and who are both to be trusted. It does not only do that but it casts a reflection upon the Directors, as if something existed that was not right, or something that was not in accordance with what it ought to be, and emphatically decline to allow that to go without anything more being said about it. Hitherto te business has been conducted upon the soundest of principles and 1 defy any one in this rovin, or any one outside, to come and the trust reposed in us. then I say we are quite prepared to bring in chartered accountants or anyone else; the books are open not only to them but to any shareholders whe wish to see them and to examine into the doings of the company. 1 trust have said enough to lead you to see that we have no desire one way or the other. We have done all we possibly could, we are willing to give all the information we can to the shareholders, and we have no desire to throw dust into their eyes, but the remarks about chartered accountains were not perhaps put as they might have been or as perhaps Mr. Holliday intended to put them. If you wish to appoint another auditor we have no

If you are not satisfied

objection, but, subject to the usual form of notice being given so that we can prepare ourselves for what is wanted of us. The thing is do you want, these debentures or is only due to the shareholders that a much not 2 I should like to hear shareholders' fuller explanation should have been made thap views on the matter. If you do not has been given. That is one point, and I con- want them

we will abandon the whole sider it the most important. There is another thing. It was only a scheme of my own for All the Directors of this company are dock reducing the capital. I do not believe it would people, Ofcourse as regards their integrity and affect the shareholders one iota if we returned ability we have no and we cannot have any Tis. 25 In less than a week the shares would doubt whatever. We could not be better go back to what they are now, if not better, and satisfied if we tried, but in a company I am quite sure they would be better. By this so large and where the shares are held proposal we would be saving the shareholders by so many outsiders, it has beenia per cent. on these shares and would reduce pointed out to me--and il commands itself to our capital and place ourselves above competi❘ re-that there should be one or two gentlemen tion. We may have to face competition and who are not connected in any way with docks, it only strengthens-our hands, but if you do not associated with the Directorate. One cannot wish ig do it we are quite prepared to let it go help thinking everyone in trade has his own

as it is. ideas in regard to that trade, and sometimes it is an advantage to have the advice of one who views the trade from the outside. It seems to me that is a consideration of the shareholders.

Mr. Drosemier- think it would be better to issue the debentures at 6 per cent, instead of7_cent..

The Chairmant is for you to decide and if you save one per cent, it is of course a con- siderable amount.

Mr. J. M. Young.-I would like to know if

to do.

PORTS oF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE. 、N TUESDAY, the 29th July, 1902, at «ANNAM Captain Sellier, with Mails, Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this Port for MARSEILLES, via Ports of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT. don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in

Cargo and Specie will he registered for Lon transit through Marseilles for the principal. places of Europe.

Air Holliday.Will you allow me to say that distinctly stated that I did not in any way wish to reflect upon the present auditors in any manner whatever. The matter was broached to me by several shareholders who were anxious on the point, perhaps more for the charm of having the name of a chartered accountant at the foot of the document than anything else. I brought it forward because

promised to do so, but I hope that the au-pany's Office.

ditors or their friends will not think that I wanted to select upon them in any way.

Shipping Orders will be granted till. Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 P., Specia and Parcels until 3 P.M., on the 27th instant. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Con- tents and Value of Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply at the Com

. C. DE CHAMPEAUX,

Agent. Hongkong, 28th July, 1903. INDO-CHINA-STEÀM NAVIGATION- COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

The Chairman.-i dɔ not think the auditors will attempt to shoot you, Mr. Holliday, We have no objection to calling in an accountant if the shareholders desire, so long as he is a trustworthy man. Of course we have trade secrets and we do not want our business talked THE Company's Steamship

of from Dan to Bersheba, which as you know are the extreme points of Palestine. At one time we had only one audit and now we have two, and we do not mind if you have

more.

The meeting then teiminated-Shanghai Mercury..

Commercial.

There is very little doing in Stocks. There were small sales of China Providents at Sto. National Banks have buyers at $26. Of Old Electrics there are small sellers at $12.90 and New Electrics at $6.ic. Indo Chinas, have sellers at $83, and Whampoa Docks and Banks are offering at $220 and $610, respectively. China Sugars are nominal at $100.

: OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Te-day's quotations OLD PATNA High Nos.

Low

H

BENARES..

13

NEW 13

PATNA MALWA

13

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OLD

Hongkong, 18th July, are as follows :--

Per chest. $910

·9078

PERSIAN--Best-quality,

... 917)

CALCUTTA.

[1004c

"KUMSANG," Captain E. J. Buller, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 30th instant, at 3 PM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Cours

General Managers. Hongkong, 28th July, 1902.

[772d

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA...

THE Company's Steamship

"DIAMANTE,"

Captain R. Rodger, will be despatched for the above Port on THURSDAY, the 31st

instant, at 4 P.M:

The attention of Passengers is directed to the excellent accommodation provided by this Steamer. She is fitted throughout with the Electric Light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,

General Managers, Hongkong, 28th July, 1902.

BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

Food

FOR GENOA AND LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

THE

@ 9071 9371

STRAITS POLICE,

SWEEPING REFORMS.

"BENLAWERS,"

@97/1010 Captain H. Bee, will be despatched as above

1020/1040 an or about, TUESDAY; the 5th August,

570/580 For Freight or Passage, apply to

The annual Straits Seulements police report for 1901 urges sweeping reforms in the detective department by enlisting a better class of men and by appointing head detectives of superior class to supervise them. One sug gested means to get bath is to improve the conllitions of service, says the Straits Times Besides this, the report counsels-relieving the Chief Police Officer of detective work by start inga separate branch of the Force to be styled the Criminal Investigation Department. Mr. Custaden, who signs the report as Acting Inspector-General, is of opinion that the head of the proposed department should be an officer of local experience and that, in addition to supervising the detective/department, he should be charged with the duty of bringing before Government the names of criminals whom it is desirable-to-banish-from-the Colony,——

MORE CHINESE CONGRATULA- TIONS TO KING EDWARD.

From a Vancouver, exchange ive clip the

following :—

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GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents,

Hongkong, 28th July, 1902.

(740d

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

HE Steamship

THE

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

CATHERINE APCAR,"

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once at consignees' risk and expense..

Cargo remaining on board after the 30th instant, at 2 P.A., will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside; such Cargo Impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected - Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agents Hongkong, 28th July, 1902,

Co

TOYO KISEN KAISHA. NOTICE

[793d

ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship.

"HONGKONG MARU."

Theabove Steamer having arrived,Consignees

J. S. VAN BUREN,

"Agent:

decided it was better to write it off at once and be rid of the burden. We have further dealt with all known bad debts and liabilities. The net profits for the year amount 10 Tis. 1,348,550,30 which the Directors propose to deal with as follows:--After allowing for Tis. 386,400. paid as faterim Dividend in January last, a final dividend of 10 per cent will absorb Tis. 552,000 and leaving a balance which will be dealt with as follows:-Tls, 750,000 to reserve and Tls, 60,150.30 carried to new account. Take the amount of Tls. 145422 to our credit already referred to, off the above figures and this will give you our position. In reviewing the career of the new company during the two years of its existence, we have paid the shareholders about 45 per cent, a record which may be considered highly satisfactory. The accounts from an investor's standpoint may be regarded as of

Vancouver will shortly welcome two high of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their the best, but are perhaps not so encouraging. That is the second point. Then I come to the

officials of the Chinese Empire. These are His Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to to speculators: We are passing through a this point, and that is the question of the

Excellency Sir Chenting Liang Ching, x.c.au.take immediate delivery of their Goods from dulness of trade which invariably follows war, | auditors. We know Mr. Scott and Mr.

and the chancellor of the London, Eng., em. alongside and to some may be regarded as a commercial Thorburn are most excellent auditors in all the Directors have considered whether it would bassy, who, accompanied by their suites, will will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel panic, or a financial crisis which should not respects, but here again I am speaking from not be better to convert some of the old shares return to China via the Canadian Pacific. Atand expense. give us any concern, and although we have not what I have heard from a great many share into preference shares at 7 per cent, because present they are in London attending the had the volume of business we had the pre holders, there is a strong wish that a Chartered by that means you would avoid all the coronation, and will leave for China about the vious year, there is in my opinion no cause for Accountant should be associated with these difficulty of creating debentures and hypothefirst of July. uneasiness to the shareholders. During the gentlemen in their work. There are advantages cating the whole of your property to trustees, year under review it has been demonstrated in having a trained man in this respect which I think preference shares would be much beyond a doubt, and especially within the last probably become from year to year more obvious, better than debentures and I would like you few months, that we are able to cope with al-If the majority of the shareholders should not to bring that before the Board and ask them most anything. We have had some very large care to pursue that course, then Mr. Leake that 10 consider that before they lix upon debentures, undertakings, but have, encountered nothing is the Chartered Accountant to whom, 1 alluded, The Chairman-In answer to Mr. Young too big or too heavy for us and examples are in fact he is the only Chartered Accountant have to say that we do not want any money not wanting of the efficiency of our machinery in Shanghai-should be.requested to put just now. To issue preference shares would and European staff. If the year continues as the accounts into a synopsis form so that we give us more money to work with, but we do. it began it should be a record one, and this is can make rather more out of them than the not want it. If we issued preference shares we certainly calculated to inspire confidence in published accounts give us, I do not know, could not possibly buy them up in the same the future of the Company. When we re-valued looking at them-although as I have missed a way.as debentures. the property before the formation of the present part of Mr. Twentyman's speech I cannot say Company, and left what we considered a safe whether he explained it what we did with all margin, which in itself represents a reserve, of the premium on those shares, we issued. To no mean sum, there would be still a big amount what account did that go? I cannot make out to fall back on. The Old Dock, for instance, is from the accounts, and that is a point one one of our most valuable assets and like every would like to know. For various reasons I thing else has a price, and should the share think it quite possible, whilst i do not insist holders at any time decide on selling, a big figure upon it, it would be to the advantage of the could be obtained. This also applies in the company and the public, if Mr. Leake were other properties as we have secured large river associated with the other auditors in their frontage which will some day prove very valu work, or Mr. Leake should on this occasion able. You will sen by our accounts, the amount draw up a sort of special report; • These mat ters afe important to the Directors and share of unfinished work on hand and stock amounts.

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The following telegram will be sent to-King- Edward by the branch of the Chinese Empire Reform Association in Vancouver:-

Vancouver, B, C., June 25th.

To His Imperial Majesty Edward Seventh King of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India, Etc., Buckingham Palace, London, England

The Chinese Empire Reforin Association of Canada beg respectfully to tender to your majesty and to your majesty's royal consort, Queen Alexandra, their sincere homage and Mr. Young-My idea was to convert some hearty congratulations on the occasion of your of the present shares into preference.

majesty's coronation, and they earbestly hope The Chairman-We have the Hongkong that you and her majesty, may both be long

spared 10 reign over a vast empire and a loyal Ordinance and it is very difficult' We want to

and contented people. We also congratulate satisfy, the shareholders. Personally I am your majesty on the honorable restoration of easy one way or the other. I would like to be peace in South Africa. We will ever remember. in a position to reduce the capital of the comPrince of Wales; to us on his visit to Van

the gracious kindness of his royal highness, the pany, because I can see the present shares.couver. We acknowledge with gratitude your would increase in value and it gives us the privilege of getting rid of so many shares because we could simply buy these shares and put them in the waste-paper basket, so 10 speak. If you do not want the debentures

Hongkong, 28th July, 1003.

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE,

1898, APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF

TRADE MARKET

NDANG CHEE SON & CO. carrying on business at No. 8a; Queen's Road Central, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, and else where as General Merchants, have, on the 23rd day of June, 1902, applied for the Registration in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marks, of the following TRADE MARK —

is hereby given that Messrs.

upright on the rigla leg with the left leg The representation of a Storle standing.

lifted und holding in it's heal a small snake. On one side of the above represen tation, is the word "Stork and on the other the word "Brand"

in the name of Messrs. Dang Chee Son & Co who claim to be the proprietors thereof

The Trade Mark has been used by the respect of the following goods applicants since the month of May, 1902, in

CONDENSED MILK IN CLASS 41 majesty's interest in the advancement of China. A Facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen and the friendly relations which exist between at the Office of the Colonial, Secretary of your majesty and the noble Emperor of China, Hongkong and also at the Office of the Under the honorary president of our association signed (Sg'd) Carlo Vip Yen, president: W. Álex. Cumyow, foreign secretary,

Dated the rst day of July, 1902

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER Solicitors for the Applicant's GIRAULT: WINES, LIQUEURS, G. CONFECTIONERY: GBEER, and SPIRIT,

12, Queen's Road Centra Hongkong.

GÍRAULT : for the Hest assortment of

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