TELEGRAMS.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
- SERVICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY
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for the building of barracks in the Philippines.posed of cluured men only the very highest, $3,000 000 more than thres, fifths fell under the A half million has already been appropriated occupations will be taken up by white men.heads; Public Works (roads, bridges, building). but many complaints have been received of the A natural limit is thus set to the proportion of insufficiency of this amount for the work that white men which can be suppored by any has been planned.
community in the tropics. The second cause, acting as a specific factor, assign d to Hong: kong a Chinese population; for it the climate predetermined a coloure i race, the situation of the island on the threshold of thing decided
A special appropriation bill has been prepared (By special arrangement with. Der and will be reported by the committee to-day
Ostasiatische Lloyd,}
·The Crown Prince in Russia.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION,
BELIN; 17th January,
1.20 p.m. The Crown Prince of Germany has arrived in Russia on a visit to the Czar, and will remain at St. Peters. burg until the 22nd inst. The toasts proposed at a State banquet, given in his ho our were of a most
BAD MONEY AT HONGKONG-
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SANT TO THE PHILIPPINES.
According to a Washington despatch, much annoyance is felt at the Treasury in that city on account of a "floud" of bogus twenty-five- from the Philippine Islands. They are not cent pieces which is coming into this country manufactured there, but at longkong being forwarded thence in quantities to-Manila, where they are easily disposed of American soldiers accept them reality enough; and indeed there is no obvious reason why anybody should eject them, inasmuch as they show no fault culogistic character and we e corThese pieces are compos d of exactly the sanic that could be detected by anybody no tan expert. dially revived. The Cze has pre-material as Uncle Sam's "quarters"--namely, sented the Crown Prince with the sine parts silver and one part copper. Hence
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Colonelship of Regiment of Dragoo' s. Th Kussian press commen's in very friendly terins on t'e visit.
Venezuela.
they have the correct "ring," and the of nothing seemingly wrong about them exc pt that the figures of the date are not quite so fat as on the real coins, and, un close inspection the counterfeits are seen to have slightly "dished "appearance. These are not points that would strike the superficial observer, and that is why the imitation is regarded by the Secret Service as the most dangerous that has
At the present price of silver there is a fit of more than one hundred per our each cor of this metal minted by our Government. Hence it is a simple matter for counterfeiters to employ the same alloy as that used by Uncle Sam, and the Treasury is hardly surprised to find that this is now being done on a large scale.
The negotiations respecting the Venezuelan controversy will com-turned up for quite a while. mere shortly, the Amerrean minis- ger, Mr. Rowen, having arrived, at
Washington to-day.
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Firo at Aldershot,
LONDON, January 16th. Governnient House at Aldershot, the official residence of General Sir J. French, was totally destroyeil by fire yesterday even- ing,
Somaliland.
Major Sent Harden and sixty Boers have, sailed from Durban for Somaliland.
Atlantic Liner Overdue. The American liner St. Louis from South- ampton is four days overdue at New York. All sleamers report stormy passages.
Morocco.
Intertribal fighting outside Tangiers has led to intervention by the Moorish troops to protect the house of an Englishmin in an outlying village, where go women and children are sheltered. The troops repulsed 700 tribesmen who were attacking the village, killing many
The Jebutil-Harrar Roilway.
January 17th.
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France has decided to send a naval force to the opening ceremony of the Jebutil- Harrar railway, which King Menelek is ex- pected to attend,
Germany and Russia. The German Crown Prince has arrived at St. Petersburg on a visit to the "Esar.
Fussin and the Fardanelles. One Russian torpedo boat passed the Dardanelles on Tuesday.
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Military Appointments. Lieut-General Lord Grenfell has been ap- pointed to the command of the 4th Army Corps, Col Scobell to command 1st Cavalry Brigade at Aldershot and Col. Remington
to the command of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade at the Curragh.
which race it was to be.
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The census returns of 1901 disclose the precise effects of these causes -
19, 1903.
Commercial.
EXCHANGE.
LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer... 61
и
200
Co-bay's Advertisenjents.
$700,000, military contribution (ajsum paid to England for the defence of the colony and in consideration of the assignment to the colony
Bank Bills, on deinand...1/6 13/16 as residents of nearly five thousand troops),
Credits, 4-months' sight 7 3/16 $851,000; miscellaneous services (chiefly-in
D'ments, 4 months' night,,1/2 5/16 curred througly measures of sanitä ion and thie
»N FERLIN, (demand „hun. M.1.601 prevention of plague), $469.ro: police, ON PARIS. Rink Bills, un nemar..... 1961 THE HULLS
Credits, i months sight
·Sico cosi, pensions and retiring allowances,
IN NEW YORK, Hank Bills, or demans 1.387 $178,000; and charges on account of the public
Credits, 30 days' sight-38 debt, $164,003.
(M. BomBay, Telegraphic Transfer ....... 176)
On demard.......................
1164 In Shanghai, Telegramoz 1. muld......................72 Private jo days sight.......nom. ON YOKOHAMA, T.T................ 76 % prem overrigns, Bank's Buying Rate............$12.76
Civil population of Hongkong to 1901
The task of administering the affairs of Europeana and Americans 6,454, equal to flongkong is a peculiar and difficult one. It 227 per cent..
must be remembered that very nearly ninety seven per cent of the population is Chinese, and that from the extraordinary difficulty of
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Chinese 274,543, equal to 96.68 per cent.
Others 2,978, equal 1.05 per cent. It is
clear that for a colony with such a population learning the Chinese language the intercourse any form of government which involves a general representation of the taxpayers is impossible, for less than two per cent. of the taxpayers are Iritish subjects, and more than ninety-five per cent, are Chinese,
In the long experience of England in govern ing colonies a form of government has been
evolved to meet the case of a colony in the
population is made up of a handful of temporary
known as Crown Colony government.
between the mass of the people and those who are administering their affairs is limited almost entirely to brief. official interviews. Fortunately, the Chinainan is under or dinary circumstances, a law-abiding citizen- with a wholesome respect for established authority. But the population of long
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OPIUM QUOTATIONS. -Jay's quotations are as follows;--
To-
MOWA NEW
LAST YEAR CHBEST
PATNA NEW BENARES NEW
kong is not sermal in its composition, for it PERSIAN (PAPER)...
commits an undue proportion of criminals.
residents belongs to the ruling race and an This is due to its proximity to Canton, and to overwhelming number of native. This is the extreme mildness of the English criminal Its law hs compared with that of China. As an essental. feature is the entire absence of any example of this we may take the punishment popular element in the administration and the fich would follow a third or fourth conviction direct consul exercised by the Colonial Oce of petty theft in longkong and in China in London over all acts of the local authorities; respectively. On the mainland an end would whereas a representative governinent intubbing quicktime into his eyes or by crushing the theory on which it is based is. this, that, be put to the offender's carer either by
Hongkong which rested on a peneral franchise bis ankle-bones so as to lame him for life; in would place the British residents under the Hongkong he would get a few months' hard heel of the Chinese, a franchise which extended fabene in jail. The result is that Hong- only to white British subjects would put the kung has become a hippy hunting-ground -mass of the population and the great majority for hundreds of criminals from the adjoining merchants, and that under such circumstances force of the colony costs about $100,000 a of the taxpayers at the mercy of a handful of province of Kwangtung, and that the police
the best way in secure honest and efficient year, or one tenth of the total expenditu e. administration is to place the control of affairs in the hands of a distant body of trained officials.
Pretty nearly all of the counterfeit money
eigners. An iron por, a ladle, some plaster made in the United States is turne1, out by
After dealing with the constitution of the - of paris for a mould, and a sma't quantity of base Government the article proceeds: The most
metal are all the paraphernalia required in most
important du y of the Legislative Council is to instances to start a private mint. Put in some pass the laws of the colony. Any member may instances excellent dies are employed, and bythroduce a bill; but any bill, vole, or resolution soch raeans 'mmense quantities of bad cents the object or effect of which may be to dispose have recently been thrown upon the market of or charge any part of the revenue of the So many of them are extant that any handful colony, can be proposed only by the Legislative of coppers is more than likely to include one or two of them. The manufa turers stamp them out of sheet copper and the Government detectives wually discover the producing outfits by tracing the copper said to foreigners of dubious occupations.".
HONGKONG.
AS SEEN BY OTHERS.
From the Manila Cablenews of the 15th insi. we clip the following:-
With the exception of Bermuda and Gibral. tar, the Island of Hongkong is the smallest calony in the Iritish Empire, but in more than one respect it is the most interesting. Its area is less than thirty square miles; its population is equal to that of Washington (3: 0,0 0); yet in the year 1900 Hongkong stood at the head of all ports of the world in the magnitude of its shipping. In tonnage entered and cleared in 190 ngkeng surpassed Liverpool by five mill on tons, Hamburg by one inil ́ion, Ion- don and New York by about ball a million tons each. The exact figures were:
Total toonage of shipping entered and clear- ed in the foreign trad» in 1500.
Ilongkong......... 17247,0*3 tons.
....16797.700
New York
1 ond n
Hamburg Liverpool
... 16,700,"27
16,057,673-
....... 11,67,708 „
These figures appear the more remaikable if
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Council, and without its consent no ntancy cati be appropriated from the revenue of the colony. The meetings are open to the public, and a incal card preserves a verbaum account of the proceedings. The procedure of the Legis lative Council of Hongkong is, in the main, that of the Pritish House of Commons.
Those conditions which render impossible the existence of a representative government in Hongkong forbid also the intinducnon al municipal government in Victoria, the capital of the colony; and there is thus no imperiam in imperio in the colony: everything-police, watersupply, lighting, sanitationis 'adminis tered by the Colonial Government.
It was proposed some years ago to establish a municipality in Hongkong, and it is amusing to find in the Sessional Papers of the olony a letter from a member of the Legislative Coun- ›il opposing the change on the ground that "the evils that would spring from such a concession would destroy all confidence in the administration of affairs, and introduce the colony to the municipal experience of New York and San Francisco,"
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We have seen what the system of govern
ment is in Hongkong, and we may now turn to the men who administer it.
The civil service of Hongkong what is known as a Cadet Service-that is, a service in which
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AMUSING EPISODE AT A
BANGKOK MEETING.
FIVE BRIGADE TO THE “RESÇUE." An exceedingly amusing and certainly unique incident occurred at a meeting of the Siam Electricity Company, Ltd., which was calleil for Saturday afternoon, at the offices of the Company. According to the rules, fifteen members are required to form a quorum. Half an hour after the time for which the meeting had been called only eight members was present. The business to be transacted was of an important character and in view of the apathy of the shareholders it was sug gested that instead of adjourning the meet- ing the members of the Fire Brigad on the premises should be summoned and bastily enrolled shareholders. The iden was put foth in a humorous spitu but it caught the fancy of the sight patient shareholders. After an interval, the Chairman boldly decided that the only plan was to elect the Fire Brigade members of the Company, The signal was given and the firebell rang out in thundering tones. There was scuffle and scurry in the dis-
tance and presently half a dozen sturdy firemen came running up with a hose reel. Another hosen el was brought up by another bigade and the men stood ready to cast a cold douche
on anybody or anything. The disappointed look on the faces of the firemen when they were inforfited that they were to be appointěd share- holders instead of being called upon to combat the "devouring clement" was pathetic to
witness. Eventually the men were enrolled shareholders and the meeting proceeded. But surely the fire-brigade to the rescue of limited ħabili y meetings is the latest idea in company circles,fuugkok Times.
all the high administrative appointments are THE NEW RUSSIAN SQUADRON.
reserved for men who have passed the examin- ations prescribed for Eastern cadets.
The salaries of the Colonial officials of Hong- kong are high as measured by the standard of official salaries in the United States; but they are by no means too high if the paramount im-
The Russian squadron now on the way to we consider the histry of Hongkong. The
the Far East, which, on its arrival in the Island was ended to England by China in 1842
red terranean, will be strengthened by another Sir. Charles Mansfield Clarke has heen by the Treaty of Nanki g. At that time the
six sea-going torpedo-bots, my only be appointed Governor of Malia.
popula on of the col ny was about 500, in de
expected to arrive at the port of destination, up of pirates, fiskerisen, farmers, and granite-portance of securing, the best men for the Mr. Chamberlain in South Africa. workers, living in huts made if baked mind colonial service is considered. The salaries of five big ships will be much delaye i through Port Arthur in the month of March, since the Mr. Chamberlain yesterday visited Johan-tricks, and holding no intercourse with the e principal officials are as follows in silver visus in English and Mediterranean ports, and nesburg Stock Exchange where be met with side world beyond Canton, which lies dollar equal to about fifty cents gold each, the
fterward again through coaling in Aden, a tremendous reception. In a speech from ninety miles to the north.
Governos $35002; "the Chief Justice, $13500; Colombo, Singapore and Hongkong. After the Rostrum he said he was a child in
the Colonial Secretary, $1,500; the Attorney-the arrival of this fleet, Russia will have at her financial matters. He had heard that the
General, and the Puisse Judges, $4,400 each: disposal in the East six first-class battleships report of his assassination had depressed the
the Director of Public Works, $7,800; the Harfour armour-plated cruisers, two armour-plated markets in certain continental cities which
hour Master, the First Police Magistrate, and gunboats, five large protected cruisers, tw he thought were the last places where such
the Captain Superintendent of Palier, $6,000 news would cause any depression.
The Overdue American Liner.
This was sixty ya irs ago and to-day long- kong hs a population of 300,0 o souls, a fine rily for its capital, splendid roads, schools, churches, banks, hospitals, club, cars-in short almost everything, which we are ac- Customed "L'asso ate with the idea of an advanced civilaition--while it is connected
with the out-ide world by cable and by the The St. Louis passed Mantucket yester-most extensive system of steamship Ines which day evening,
converge at any single part in the world.
The transformation of Hongkong forms one of the most striking chapters in the tmpics, {Manila. Cadleuews.) Chinese and the Philippines.
It has no been necomplished without the còm.
NEW YORK, January
mission of many grave errors of policy due for The National Board of Trade passed the most part to the persistent refusal of the yesterday resolution in which it endorses British Government to be guided by the views the application of the Philippines merchants of the man of the spot, nor can it be said that for the admission of Chinese labourers to the even to-day the interests of the colony are free island. The board pro oses certain restric-fion danger from the same cause; but the re tions. whereby the United States shall be card on the whole has been one of brilliant protected against the Chir ese reaching this
success and the administration of Hongkong, country by way of the Philippines and also to though by no means free from faults, is a value assure the protection of American' commer- able object-lesson in the managemcat of a
Chinese Community on Western lines, cial interest against possible compétition,
The same body. also resolved that the question of the reduction of the United States
Pursuing the method of inqu ry which war indicated in the first anicle of this series (see
each.
It is instructive to note that a number of the government officials of Hon. kong are, men of academic distinction. The Colonial Secretary is à first-honour man and prize-man-in classics and modern languages of Trinity College. Du blinghe Ass stant Colonial ecretary is a prize man of Edinb rgh University a first-honour man in English literatur, modern history, and constitutional 1 w, and an exhibitioner of Magdalene College, Oxford; and the service includes a Bacon Scholar of Cray's Inn and a Roden Sanscrit Scholar,
small; prot cted cruisers, five small non- protected cruisers, twelve sea-going torpe la- boats, as also the five gunboats and about | renty torpedo-boats of the Siberian, Rect In Case of war, this fleer, the greatest part of which consists of mod en ship, will be strengthened by such steamers of the volunteer- flent as are in the East at the time; the neces sary materials to make them into auxiliary cruisers is being kept in readiness at the ports of departure in Europe, as also in Vladivostock. The battleship Qalb 12,900 tons newly built at St. Petersburg, and the cruisers Aureva und Bajan of 6,700 and 7,805 tons, built, at St. retersburg and I a Seyne respectively, will! perhaps leave Europe as the next increase for the Russian Far Eastern fleet. Russian naval power on the China coast will then be superior in each separate fleet of the hitherto two strong- est naval powers in the Fast, the Japanese the island is the annual return of revenue and fleet and the ships of the Brith China Station. expenditure. The public revenue of Hongkong It must, however, be bone in mind, that as th 1991 was $3,873.578 (equal to about $1,800,000 long as no serius quarrels threaten in the Mediterranean.. Grit, Britain an send from
As Hongkong is a free pott, and as the trade is almost entirely.n transit trade, no record is kept of the nature and value of the cargo's which eper and leave the harbour. The only guide, therefore, to the financial condition of
6575 21 13/16"
FOR SALE.
“HE HÜLLS of the fl'owing TORPEDO. "
1st Class Torpedo Boat No. 8, Length 86′ 8′′, Breadth 16'9" and 3 Torpedo Boats, and Class, Nos, 64, 67 and 83.
As they now lie in the Naval Yard Camber, at Kowloon. They will be open for inspection on the 24th and 26th instant.
Tenders to be lodged in the Tender Box at the Naval Yard, Gato not later than Noon, 27th instant, addressed to the COMMODORE,, H. M. Naval Yard and endorsed on the cover:
"TENDER FOR Torpedo-Boats, Hongkong,"19th January, 1901.^® AJ (776
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Aubertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned have received instructions Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNER, 413 WEDNESDAY, the 21st January, 1963, at 2,30 1,8, at their Sales Rooms, 8, Des Vrenk Boad Central, Corner of Icebuse Street, CLASSICAL AND SCIENTIFIC BOOKS, NOVELS, MAGAZINES,
&c.,
&
&c. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS:As usual
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KOWLOON INSTITUTE.
GRAND BENEFIT.
DRAMATIČ
1700
M NDAY, the 26th JANUARY, 1903.
AND MUSICAL FECITAL
in aid of THE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS INSTITUTE or KOWLOON,
Miss AINSWORTH, a Graduate of the Boston
(USA) School of Oratory, has volunteered to give Light Recitations, embracing the Dramatic, Heroic and Humorous
Miss AINSWOurn will be assisted by some of the Best Musical Talent of Hongkong.
Doors Open at 8 co P.M. Performance from 8.33 10 11 P.M.
Prices, S. and St..
TICKETS on Sale at Sailors and Souliers Institute, Kowloon, and ROBINSON PIANO Co.
Hongkong, 19th January, 1993
178e
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD. ING CO., LIMITED.
TEENTH CŘŮINARY MEETING
NOTICE is hereby given that the FOUR of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria 1903, at 12 o'clock Noo, for the purpose of Buiklings, on MONDAY, the 2nd February
receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1952.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-
any will be COSED from SATURDAY, the 24th January, to-MINDAY, the 2nd February, both Days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can te Fegistered.
A. SILTON HOOPER, Secretary to the
Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd, Geeral Agents for The Kowloon Land and Building Co, Ltd Hongkong, 19th January, 1903. [79
WANTED.
LERK WANTED with knowledge of SHORTHAND and TYPEW» HING. Apply n writing, stating Salary required and prev ous Employment, to
SECRETARY.. Hongkong Gene al Chamber of Commerce. Hongkong. 19h January, 1993, ̧
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATLAW, "HE Company's Steam up.
THE
"HAILOONG!
Captury Gibson, will be despatched for the bove Port, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. HRkonz, 19th January, 1903.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA, (ORIENTAL 5.5. CO.)
KECULAR SERVICE BETWEEN HONGKONG AND MANILA, IN 48 HOURS.
tariff on Philippine products should be treated The Outlook for November 22), our first task, gold that is, 16 gold per head of the population there reinforcements to China' in a very shoйE Company's we'l-known Steamship
simply as a commercial question and calls upon Congress to divest the matter of all political expediency.
The National Board of Trade is the most powerful body of its kind in the United States, and represents all the commercial interests of the country. Its recommendations may be ex- pected to have a wide effect in Congress.
Barracks for the Philippines. Secretary Root bas requested songress to appropriate another quarter of a million dollars
SK ASAHI JAPANESE BÉER,-
AG. Girault
month. This vessel, intended for the Indo- at Noon Chinese service of the Lloyd, is of 2,168
“ROHILLA MARU” 3,869 Tons,
AND PRIORY.
REGULAR MEETING│of the
VICTORIA PRECEPTORY “and” PRIORY will be held at the FREEMASONE HALL, un MONDAY, the 26th instant, at 3.30 for 9 P.M. precisely, Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 19th January, 1903.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES "MARITIMES.
PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS.
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
THE Company's Steamship
THE
"OCEANIEN,
Captain Guiene, will be despatched for the the Ports on er about MONDAY, the 26th instant.
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, 19th January, 1903.
(1004€
IMPERIA GERMAN MAIL LINE NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA
LINIE.
STEAM FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIOGO AND YOKOHAMA,
THE Imperial Gennan Mail Steamship
*
"STUTTGART,"
of the NORDDeutschra LLOYD, · Spain P. Grosch, due here with the outward German Mail abou SATURDAY, the 4th instant, A.M., will leave for the above Places about 24 hours after arrivál,
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 19th January, 1902,
a 15030 REGULAR STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW YORK,
VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL (With Liberty to call at PHILIPPINE PORTS). PROPOSED SAILINGS from HONGKONG.
"HINDUSTAN=" "SHIMOSA"
ED
BRAEMAR"
1.003.
-
About 4th Feb. 28th Feb.
oth Mar.. - For Freight and further Informatiosi, apply
DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agents. Hank 19th January, 1901 - (339d
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION:
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND.
SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
"LAISANG,"
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having arrived from the above Ponts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4,P M., the 21st instant,' will, be landed at Consignees risk and expense into Godowns at East Point.
No Fire Insurance will be effècted. - Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
'JARDINE, MATHESON &
Hongkong, 19th January, 1993.
General Managers Co
Entimations,
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE EARLY
HE SEVENTY-THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHO| DERS in the Company will be. held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Rod Central, on SATURDAY, the 7th Felyuary, at 12 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, destaring a Dividend, confirming the Appoinment of a Director and electing euditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS the Company will * CLOSED from the 24th of January In the 7th February, inclusi.e.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLD, Secretary Hongkong, 17th January, 1903
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAD STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.
TOTICE héreby given ilini an EXTRA- NORDINARY OF NERAL MEETING of THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO SABOT CO. PAS LIM TED, will be held. at the COMPANY'S FFICES in-flank Huildings, Victoria, Hongkong-ú SATURDAY, the 7ih Febuary 1-03. u 12 15 a'clock P.M., or so soon as the Onlinary Half-Yearly Meeting to he wild at 12 o'clock NOON on that day 'shall. be concluded when the St BJOINED RESO. LUTION will be propo ed Should the Resolution be passed by the required majority if will be submitted for confirmation as a SPECIAL RESOLUTION to a Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be sub- sequently convened bektas
G. PROPOSED RESOLUTION: That the Articles of Association be altered manner foil wing up, NOS
(u,) I. Anicle (79) the word shall I substituted for the word "seven
(4) In Article (88) the words thousand shall be substituted Ter words" seven thousand.”
in
The Nordt. Lloyd steamer Roure, recently Captain EP. Bishop, will be despatched hence constructed at Lubeck, had her trial trip last for M-NILA, on FRIDAY, the 2371. instant,
To be followed by A "ROSETTA MARUM. on the 29th instant Magnificent accommodation Comfortable・・
Unrivalled speel cabins. Excellent table Electric light. Doctor and Stewardess carried: For Freight or Passage, apply at the Cont pany's Office, 3, Queen's Building, Ice House
freet...
is to consider the fired conditions which in More than four fifths of the revenue comes time. Ostasiatische Lloyd: Hongkong from the rate of the climate, the under eight heads: assessed taxes (equivalent te dr "people, and the land.
to our municip rates, $708,000, opium monn The composition of the population of Hong-pols, 5687,000; spirit licenses $176,000; revenue kong has been determined by two causes the stamps, $142,000; postage stamp, $356,000, rebt climate and the situation of the island. The of government land and buildi gs, $555,000; first of these acting as a general factor, made proft on the issue of coinage, $184,003; and it inevitable that the mass of the population water revenue $167,005. should be of coloured race, forta no part of the tropics can manual la our be performed by white men, and it has always been found that in places where the labouring classes are co- SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER
Cirault.
tons net, carrying 3,30) lons deadweight and 1,200 bp. She achieved I knots with at relative coal consumption of 20 tons a day. She is fit ed for transport of timber between Sandakan and Hongkong, has accommodation suitable to the tropics for so first-class pas sengers, and is fighte! throughout with
The accounts of the expenditure of the colony show that out of a total expenditure of $4000,000 only one million dollars went as personal emoluments. Of the remaining electricity.
for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER-
AGirault
SR for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER:
AG Gimult
ZATOKANAKASHIMA,
Manager, Hongkong, 19th January, 1903. (1189d
By Order of the Board of Directo
BETARNOLD;-
22::Secretary/
Dated the 17th January, 1903,
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