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HONGKONG, HOTEL CO., LD,

The following is the report of the board of directors to be prosented at the ordinary meeting of shareholders, to be held at the Company's Hotel, at noon, on Monday, the 7th September:-

Gentlemen. The directors now beg to sub mit their report for the half-year ended the 30th June, 1903.

OLDEN ACCOUNT.

The profit on working account amounted to $132,016 17, as compared with.$116,370,94 for the corresponding period of 1902, being an increase of $15,645.23.

The profit and loss account, including the sum of $272.09 brought forward from 31st December, 190, shows a credit balince of Sta6659.41, which your directors propose to appertion as follows:-

To pay a dividend of 12 per cent...$ 71,500.00 To write offimm value of furniture

and fixtures..........

To transfer to repairs and renewals

account

10,000,00

10,000,00

To transfe to a special reserve fund against cost of installation of electric lighting... 20,000.00 To write off from value of steam:

.launch...

1,000.00

To carry forward to new account... 13,659.41-

ELECTRIC LIGHT.

$126 659.41

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Crut

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

transfer to repairs

and renewals ac-

count................................. 10,000,00

transfer to a special, reserve fund against

cost of installation

of electric light...... 20,000.00

write off steam, launch

1,000,00

Carry forward to now

account......... 13,059.41

By balance brought for

ward, 31st December, 1902.......

It is hoped the entire building will be furnish- ed with the electric light quite early next year. By

The directors have thought it advisable to re- commend the transfer of $10,con of the profits to a special reserve fund to meet part of the cost of the installation.

DIRECTORS.

Mr. R. C. Wilcox retires by rotation, but offers himself for re-election Mr. Edward Oborne' has been granted twelve months' leave of absence.

AUDIT.

The accounts have been oudited by Messrs. H. U. Jeffries and A. R.. Lowe, who offer them. selves for re-election.

W. PARFITT,

Chairman.

Hongkong, 31st August, 1953. The accounts are as follows:

LALANCE SHEET, Jeth June, 1903,

Liabilities.

Capital-

12,000 shares at $50 each (fully

paid-up)....

1,000 mortgage de-

bentures authori

sed issued at $500

each

....$500,000

Lesa 475 ditto, held by

the Co... 237,500.00

Reserve fund..........

Sundry creditors ......

***

Unclaimed dividends 4......... Repairs and venewale kregimi- balance as per statement....... Profit and lost account balance as

per statement...

ASSETS.

$600,000.00

262.500.co

Less dividend

at 2 per cent. de.

clared 13th

Mar., 1953..$72,000 U J Less transfer

to repairs

& renewals

account... 10,000.00 Less written

off furniture

& fixtures. 10,000.00 Less written

off 1 team launch......

rents of shops and

126,659.41

$143,319.09,

C.

.$91,272.09

1,000.00

93,000,00

171.49

10

fices, old building...$ 6,600.00 rents of hops and

offices, new building. 7,550,00 dividends on shares in public

companies..............

9,150,00

466,25

พ

scrip ad transfer feci, mon bad debts recovered

53.00

3.56

17

interest account

1,358.02

15

profit on hotel working account

for the six months ending 30th June, 1.03

132,016.17 $143,319.09

KEPAIRS AND RENEWALS ACCOUNT.

For the six months ending 30th June, 1903. Dr.

To payments on account of repairs

and renewals during the half- year ending 30th June, 1903 ... To balance, as per balance sheet ...

C:

By transfer from profit and loss ac..

connt, as recomme ded in last

report .........

W. PARFITT,

C

8,477.93

1,522.07 $10,000.00

10,000 00

R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,} Directors.

100 000.00

37,752.99

C. MOONEY, Setketary, 3,681.00 We have compared the above statements with the books wouchers, and securities of 1,522 07❘ the Company, alu DAYS KONA,

in accordance therewith,

125 65941

$1,116,019.47

Value of land and building as per last report:

Marine Lo No. 5 and

Remaining Ponion

of Marine Lot No. 3 $372,045,60

Remaining Portion of

Marine Lot No. 7. 348,108.20 Praya Reclamation ...... 21,29 .77

New Building on Reclamation to Marine Lot No. 7, payments on account.......

Cost of 3 Chinese houses on Ser.

3

-$761,445-57

91,757.03

B., C. & D. of Inland Lot No. 80. 33,000 00

Value of furniture" and -

fixtures as per last.

account ...............$ 89,850.75

Less written off, am re-

commended in last report

Since, added................

10,000,00

**9.850 75 6,346.92

Stock of linen, Crockery and glass-

ware, &c....

Stock of wines, provisions, house.

"86,197.67

43,157.58

H. U. JEFFRIES,Į Auditors. A, R. LOWE, C.A.)

Hongkong, 24th August, 1903.

Entertainments.

CITY HALL.

TOMORROW

(WEDNESDAY), 2nd SEPTEMBER,

GRAND BENEFIT ·

TENDERED TO

ALVA THE GREAT.

UP-TO-DATE

VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT.

POPULAR PRICES,...$ and St.

Plan at Robinson's.

Doors open 8.15. Overture al 9 P.M. Sharp. Hongkong, 19th August, 1903. (10580

BOXING.

hold sundries, and stationery.... 33,817.94AT THE CITY HALL ON THURSDAY

Shares in public companies, aser

fast account amma - inc Licenses attaching to half-year end

per last account. $10,000 O

NEXT, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1903.

6,286.31

JONES,

69881 2,506.84

OF H.M.S. ALBION,"

Fire insurance

ing 31st December, 1903.

do. do.

Value of steam launch as

Less written off, as recom

mended in last rep-rt 1,000,00

Sundry debtors.....

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation amonjun Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, No, a account......

Cash in hand.n...

9,000.00 41,430.02

3,705.42

3,681:00 231:27

سبب

versus

NEWMAN.

Doo s open at 8 P.M. Commence at 9,P.M. punctually.

Tickets, $5. $3. Sz, and St to be obtained at all leading Hotels and the Compradore, City Hall.

JAS. CHRISTIE, Promoter. Hongkong, 31st August, 1903.

Insurances.

Auctions.

PUBLIC, AUCTION.

Intimations. CONFIDENCE

said Lord Chatham, "is a plant of slow growth." People believe in things that they see, and in a broad sense they are right

THE Undersigned have received instructions What is sometimes called blind faith is not

by

PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW

· (WEDNESDAY), the and September, 1903, at 10 A.M.,

at H.M. NAVAL YARD, SUNDRY NAVAL, OBSOLETE AND CONDEMNED STORES,

Comprising BOATS ENGINES, "BOILERS, ·OLD BRASS, COPPER, IRUN, PAPER STUFF, CANVAS, FURNITURE, IMPLEMENTS, BG.,

&c.

&c, TERMS: As customary.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 1st September, 1993.

faith at all. There must be reason and fact to form a foundation for trust. In regard to a medicine or remedy, for example, people ask, Has it cured others? Have cases like mine been relieved by it? Is it in harmony with the truths of modern science, and has it a record above suspicion? If so, it is worthy of confidence ; and if I am ever attacked by any. of the maladies for which it is commended I shall resort to it in full belief in its power to held me." On these lines

This effective

WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION has won its high reputation among medical med, and the people of all civilized countries. They trust it for the same reason that they trust in the familiar laws of nature or in the GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

action of common things. remedy is palatable as honey and contains the DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of nutritive and cumtive properties of Pure Cod PA

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 7th day of September, Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod 1903, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of Works Department, by Order of His Excellency Hypophosphites and the Extracts of Malt and the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, Wild Cherry.

It quickly eradicate the at Shaukiwan, in the Colony of Hoʻgkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of poisonous, disease-breeding acids and other renewal at a CROWN.RENT to be fixed by toxic matters from the system; regulates and the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for ane | promotes the normal action of the organs, further term of 75 years.

gives vigorous appetite and digestion, and is infallible in Prostration-following Fevers, etc -Scrofula, Influenza, Wasting Diseases Throat and Lung Troubles, etc. Dr. W. A. Young, of Canada, says: "Your tasteless pre- paration of cod liver oil has given me uniformly satisfactory results, my patients having been of all ages." It is a product of the skill and science of to-day and is successful after the old style modes of treatment have been appealed to in vain. To try it is to trust

It cannot disappoint fioze to it forever after.

Effective from the first dose. Sold by chemists here and everywhere and A. S. Waton & Co., Limited.

No. of Sale

Registry No.

Inland Lot

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT..

LOCALITY.

Boundary Mcastromonti.

N * BW,

f. ft. fL FL

Contents in

ambe

Shankiwanda ja gabe 3.000

Hongkong, 31st August, 1903,

➡Annual Rent

Notices of Firins.

Upact Price.

J

950

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S.S. CO. AND

-TOYO KISEN KAISHA

(ORIENTAL S.S. Co.).

NOTICE

DURING my ABSENCE from the Colony,

and until further Notice, Mr. J. STUART THOMSON will ASSUME CHARGE of: his Agency of the above Companies as ACTING AGENT, after the Sailing of the O. & 0. 5.5. "DORIC," September 1st, 1903

E. W. TILDEN,

Hongkong, ist August, 1903.

[1465e

NAVAL YARD EXTENSION WORKS,

Agent,

ON and after This Date, Mr. A. J. WILLIAMS Work AENT in connection with these

C.E. will act as our fully authorised

PUNCHARD, LOWTHER & CO. Hanukana 18th Au ust. 1913.

Intimations.

THE

6

ROBINSON PIANO

Co., LTD.

PIANO CLEARANCE SALE..

MUST be sold to make Room for New

Stock. 200 PIANOS now being Ma nufactured in furope and Hongkong for Com- [1047. These Pianos will be of guaran

low prices.

Kabuto

PURE

DELICIOUS

Feer

REFRESHING

may now be had in Cases of 4 Doz. Quarts at $15.00. MACEWEN, FRICKEL & CO.

1st September, 1903. REEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,-

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

16500

In Casks of 375lbs. net $4.75 ex Factory In Bags of 25albs, net 82,86 ex Factory.

ASHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Ger Managers, Mongkong 15th August_rong' JUST ARRIVED.

PER S.S. HITACHI MARU.”

TASTINGS and NAPHEW'S YORK CUT HAM and BACON, quite Fresh.

Prices Reasonable.

5 per cent Discount.

H. RUTTONJEE. No. 5. D'Aguilar Street,

and..

36 and 38, Elgin Road, Kowloon, [10450 Hongkong, 27th August, 1903... [10640

- $1,116,915:47 || THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF NEW YORK

PROFIT AND LOSS, ACCOUNT.

For the al months ending 30th June, 1909, Dr

To bad debts and refunds

Crown rent...

s criter

fro

insurance ........ ebentures, interest

on $400,000 ....

lesrettimèdón deben» ^

tures, held by the Company

directors and auditors'

balance to be appropriated as

follows:-

To pay

a dividend of 12

par confumenti573,990,00

write off furniture

and fixtures amir:10,09020))

RICHARD A. MCCURDY, President,

282.90

478.99 7,832.36

ME

ORGANISED IN 1843.

R. GEORGE ECKLEY has been ap:

AMERICAN WATER MELONS!.

'RONISCH (Owner's Property)...

988

i, 1903.

Mails.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

(THE JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.)

BOJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.-SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

STEAMERS.

HIROSHIMA MARU

J. Nagao...... AWA MALU........

N, Trennt

BOMBAY "MARU....

T. Murai

SHINANO MARU*....

W. Thompson YAWAta Maru.......... A. E. Moses

W KASA MARU......

J..B. MacMillan........ KUMANO MARU,

E. W. Haswell KINSHIU MARU

T. Harrison... KUMAKURA MARU

H. Peterson

SAILING DATES.

...THURSDAY, 3rd Sept, al

Daylight.

MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANT- SATURDAY, 5th Sept, at

DESTINATIONS.

KOBE and YOKOHAMA

WERP, VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG,

COLOMBO and PORT SAID .......

COLOMBO...............

Daylight

Noon.

(ROMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE and) TUESDAY, 8th Sept., at

VICTORIA, B.C. and SEATTLE TUESDAY, 8th Sept, at

U.S.A., VIA SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA ........ NAGASAKI, KOBE and YOKO-

HAMA NEEN

| KOBE and YOKOHAMA.......

SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, VIA

MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND, TOWNSVILLE and BRISBANE)

4 F.M.

WEDNESDAY, 9th Sept, at

Noon FRIDAY, 11th Sept, a Daylight."

FRIDAY, 11th Sept, at

4 P.M.

MOJI, KOBE and YOKOHAMA ...) TUESDAY, 15th Sept., at MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANT- SATURDAY, 19th Sept, at

WERP, VIL SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO and PORT SAID ........)

Noon.

Daylight,

Through Passenger Tickets issued for the Frincipal Cues n the United States, Canada; An Europe, in connection with the GREAT! NORTHERN RAILWAY and Atlantic Steamer. Round-the-World Tickets also issued. Between Moji and Kobe, 1st and 2nd Class Through Passengers have the Option of Travelling by the Sanyo Railway.

For further Information as to Freight, Passage, Sailings. &c, apply at the Company's- Local Brancy Office în Prince's Building, tst Floor, Chater Road.

T S TAKAYANAGI Acting Ianager:

Bonkong 31st August, 13

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS.

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR-

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, EGYPT. MAR. SEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN, AND BLACK 3A POÏTS, LONDON, HAVRE, TORDEAUX:

ALSO PORTS OF BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE

N TUESDAY, the 8th September, 1993,

"SALAZIT Captain Nevre, with Mails, Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this Part for MARSEILLES, via Parts of Call, WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.

ON matembea,

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

ORIENTAL

STEAM

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR TRAITS,CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA,

ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN FORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bila of Lading issued for BAtavi“,

PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, ÁMBRI- CAN A SOUTH AFRICAN PORTB.) HE Strazbip

"CHUSAN,"

aprain W. W. Cooke, R.N.R., carrying His dueury) Mails, will be despatched from this for Shipping Orders will be granted till NoON BOMBAY,ODSATURDAY, the 12th September, a Moon, laking Passengers and Corgo for the 4 P.3, on same and parcels Deived until September, Sperie day. No Cargo will be received on board on TUESDAY.

Parcels are not to be sent on board, they For further hochweary's,(Fce. Contents pany's Office."

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, 26th August, 1973... WORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

[10040

BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY. BOSTON TOW-BOAT COMPANY.

PROPOSED SAILINGS-FROM HONGKONG,

Cost Selling,

$400

| ·SQUIRE. (Owne's Property)

:BORD (Owner's Properly)..... a WERNER, UPRIGHT GRAND

(Owner's Property) KELLY (Owner's Property)

HOPKINSON

350

z8;

150

200

$550 300

HORIZONTAL GRAND (Se.

cond-hand).......

9c0

100

RELL...............

800

450

NEEDHAM...

800 450

ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD. 475

400.

Do.

475 400

Steamers.

Do.

575

450

Do.

650

450

Do.

300 150

950

150

FRESH HONEY IN COMB}1 75 Cents par tb,

FRESH FIGS!!!

51.00 per doz

polated AGENCY DIRECTOR of the All these can be had fresh every day at-

2,363.50 above Company and a Branch Office has been

7,425.00

3,377.00

Opened in the Hongkong Club Anner, Ground

Floory Chater Road,

By Order: AUN

BASIL H. BETTS, APOS

Special Representative for Hongkong, China and Japani [9920

Hongkong, 17th August, 1903,

FORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE

MEN COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared, to accept First Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at CURRENT RATELITARNE NABIZNES

DREAM SIEMSSEN & COM "Hongkong;alth: May, 1895

CHING SHAN CHAN,

No. 41, Central Markat

Hongkong, 19th August, 1903. CHINESE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL COMPANY

A

IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND. MANUFACTURERS.

HE Company's OFFICES are established at No 20 and 11, CONNAUGHT ROAD opposite DOUGLAS PIER..

Hongkong, Tu May, 190]

SELF PLAYER RACHALS.........

....... 750 400

And about 50 others at equaily low prices for Cash or on the Hire Purchase system.

Will be stored until required if necessary.

Hongkong, 6th August, 1993-

TUBORG BEER,

[4150

A guaranteed free from Salicylic Acid,

FIRST Class PILSENER BEER

and any other Chemicals.

PRICE $10.50 per case of 48 bottles (quarts) or 6 doz, pints

Special Prices for Quantities,

Sole Agents

SIEMSSEY & CO. Hongkong, roth January, 1003.

NOTICE.

Isosd

THE BEST PREVENTIVE OF ALL INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

JEYES. BAR FLUID

SANITARY SOFT

SOAP.

DISINFECTANT

SOAP

AVOID ALL RISK OF OUTBREAK BY

WG. HUMPHREYS & Co., Back Buildings. ~Honokano-now Maich, cior,

DENTISTRY.

SUI SANG,"

(Lately Practising with Dr. I. SAKATA)

FREDENTIST

No. 26, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong, 9th February, 1903i.

VIA

SHANGHAL INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, FOR VICTORIA, B.C., AND TAČOMA, IN CONNECTION WITH NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

Tons. Captains. 1903.

Olymbia ...... 2,837 J. Tracbridge... Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Lyra 4417 F. Williams

Sept. 14 Tacoma...... 2812 A. Dixon Victoria

3,502 J. Panton ......Oct.

10

Steamers marked (*) have no passenger accommodation.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the very cheap rates offered by this line to the Pacific Coast and to the Interior and Eastern Cities of the United States and to Europe.

Special rates allowed to members of Govern. ment Services,

Through Bill of Lading issaed to Pacific Coast Points and to the Principal Cities in the United States and Canada.

For further Information as to Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, & CO., LIMITED,

General Agents. **

18744 Hongkong, 26th August, 1903.

hotel.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE, HOTEL,

LADIES' AFTERNOON TEA' KOOME.

PRIVATE BAR

AND

BILLIARD ROOMS.

Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted.

Electric Fans (if required). Electric Passenger Elevator to each Floor, Table D Hote at Separate Tables, For Terms, &c, apply to

to the

and Valuables, all Cargo for France, od fra for Landan (under arrangement) will he transhipped at Colombo into a steamer a oceeding direct to Marseilles and London:

Cup for London, &c, will be conveyed Value of all Packages are required.

Shippers are particularly requested to sate the terms and conditions of the Company'ı

Wills of Lading,

For further Particulars, suply te

EA. HEWETI;

Superintendent

Horny, 31st August. 3.

To be Let.

TO LET. CHEAPEST HOUSES IN THE COLONY.

Houses, 4 Rooms, Bath Rooms, Out. MORRISON HILL GAP ROAD. Nice houses and Verandahs. Only $40 inclusive / of Taxes.

WILD DELL BUILDINGS, No. 147, WANCHAI ROAD. Comfortable and Airy Flats of 2 or 3 Rooms, from $15 inclusive of Taxes..

5. A. SETH, Land and Estate Broker, Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.

E9190 Hongkong, 1st August, 1903.

TO LET.

NKOWLOON

JO. 13, KNUTSFORD TERRACE, Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 18th August, 1903. [100%0

No.

GODOWN TO LET.

TO. 155, PRAYA EAST, Spacious Two

storied 'Godown, Suitable for Yarn, or Coals,

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., `LD. Hongkong, 10th July, 1903

15976

TO LET.

HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD,

FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, CAUSE- WAY BAY,, facing the Polo Ground, GODOWNS at BOWRINGT N, Praya East."" No. 1, RIPON TERRACE in Flats. Apply.co

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY COŊ LINEA Hongkong, 6th June 1903, 6

Taoge

TWO

TO LET,

"WO SPACIOUS GODOWNS-Noi 95

and 96, PRAya East, Apply to

H. N. MODY,

Victoria Buildings, Hongkong, and February, 190315; {13386]

"LEVY HERMANOS.

MERCHANTS JEWEL DIAMOND WATCHMAKERS

ELSANG TANTMAN'S A ZAMA KODAKS and FILMS,

Sole Agents for "OMEGA" WATCH23,« "OMEGA "Is the best, "THREE YEARS guarantee given to every purchaser,

4) QUEEN'S RUAD!!

DEN Watson's/Bei}diow?

MANAGER

Hongkong, aged October, tona,

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