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IN KOWLOON DOCES:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 1904.

dimensions are: Length, 270 ftig breadth o| Mr.F. Maitland and Mr. W. Họ Gaskell。: Mazi ft depth (moulted), 18 ft., (with a carrying Potts and Mr. Gaskell offer themselves for red capacity of about 2,000 tons. The builders election. SHIPPING NOTES, ES

- 14th insiz-f will supply the triple-.xision engines and

bailers, th

JOHN D, HUMPHREYS & SON Car General Managersr Hongkong, Sth December, 1904

BALANCE SHEET For the year ending 30th November, 1904

Liabilitin -

"Nów with regulat" to the famouschet Dorinterest in these, un tap woold to a filst charges belogiaturally best than the shares which was laid before the shätelöiderskatine holder expect unidivident, TVd trouble now meeting held on the 20th of Sepleinbet lait

that your after aff that this was only There'sema litle doubt but that an entirely" #cmd/body/achékeme, and zor a definite bier at wrong impression was conveyed to the shithe all 11 would sebta thurendra that the barzt holders in the statement made by the Chaltan In connection with the transport of Chinele

holders were a little premature in parsing that that meeting in which he distinctly suid coolles to South Africa, two vessels, which are. The freighter Stanley Dollar which recently

brew relations which were carried the that they were there to consider a "definite now lying at Kowloons are undergoing extens strived in Hongkong, brought to the Orient

meeting/sfreadytrefőried to dea offer" accompanied by certain conditions" siro'altératiods with the object of fifting them Mr. Stanley Dollar of the shipping firm of

Our conespolen gbet on to make some with Ware not then falls shachstból, but up in every respect for that trade The Brit Robert Dollar and Co., and after whom the

comments of the recente ducfuktions in the that it looked all night: Mr Twenty India boat Sealda and the steamship Indra vessel was named: He came to the East to stablish agencies for the firm the Dollars hav

gurocation of the thires in the company, and más méht now) Have been in London well, both vessels having a registered tonnaging already built up a very large basiness Caphal accounty ago shaten off of condiderably over 300 tons, are expected across the Pacific. has, in fact, become so Stop each fully paid up Mamstag,boood, fie infers thirth cent decline in their value montif it least and yet there is no sditation to be feady for ses within a short time,

3400 thareholders It is doubtless partly due to the conditions to which he referted, and upon Eich The Sea da, of which Captain George Brown voluminous that two or three of their larger Réserve fund and sofcopo partly due to the disappojalment of the that he has dettaifill the halute, of thore

416áfish|ps are constantly employed i rad Unclaimed dividendi tu. * is the master was formerly engaged in the rice porting foot add lumber to the Asiatic coast.Local and general liabilities

sise Textlinge. This, however, is a matter the acceptance or rejection of the offer" which was referred to in a circular letter few trade, running between Ran oun and Yoko MtStunity Dollar one of the elve fém Mortgage R.B.L. No. Boy 28,000.00 for the hareholders, in which the public, geng. dépended. Oh the contrary, the telegram hama, Mojl and Kobo The vessel went along-

whether

days ago, made-no mention of any offer at all, side the whalf at Kowlooh yesterday, and willbers of the firm, experienced and alent, as well Profit and loss brought

gifted with the faculty of making friends, and forward.........$ 4,283.5B

company and from the wording of the message, it rather -bé filled up 16 čárry “2,oco conlies to Durban.his trip to the East is expected to increase the Dd: for gub

ikwill' looks as though the object of Mr. Twentyman's, The registered tonnage is given at 3,438 tons, froy's prestige in these parts" -

rent year...... 465×39.91 '

It endeavours in London was to raise the neces- but when the alterations in the way of deck

Leary Capitaliz order to carry through hitscheme. accommodation and, fittings are finished the

If this if the care, it is hardly to be surprised at that he would reqüity' môfe thre: hnd I think condage will, of course, also undergo a change. 10 connection with thể “Sêulda, it may be men

both "Askiöda and Sangulire" "Shareholders tioned' that the erond 'officer, M. HE LAN

may safely diniss from their calculations the ndi, has been transferred to the Punda of the

postibilify "of deriving" "any, benefit from this same line, while the second officer in that yer

latest scheme of Mr. Twentythau's."- sal takes his place on the Stafda.

The fadrivelly has already bred in the handy of the Dock Compins for about à (loftöight add' it is improbable that she will be ready for tra spo duty within ten days at least. The Indravelli, it may be, remarked, is well- kdown in Hongkong, having been for a con- siderable period engaged in the tus' Between" Hongkong and Portland, Oregon, for the A: S: 90 Company. fatterly the vessel has. been-trading between ew York; China"and" Japin: The Juliavilli—which is commandéd by Captain Collingwond-law a register of 3.15 tons, but as a result of the alterations nde being effecled, by which li is calculated that the vertel will be in a position to provide accommodation for 2,400 coolies, the veglstered tonnage will also have to be altered,

WARSHIPS IN (VOCK.

The Buga Maru touched :Rossian thing in Tailen Bay on the 27tbi ul and we nearly jerecked.

Mr. Norstrom, third engineer of the Swedish damer Kari, died on board of inflammation of the langs Between Chinwangian and Chetoo, after accidentally falling into the river at New chang

The Chinese steamer Vict rin, 930 tons arrived at Nagasaki on the 3id with a broken shaft, in tow of the British steamer funslow

The former Ben liner: Benledi has been pamed 7oyotumi Marui

The drifting ice has driven all the steamers cat of the Liao at Newchwang.

The following items are culled from the Nagasaki Prész 1-

The Norwegian Beamer Argo has been sold a Chinese firm for Yen 95,000 while, the German steamer Independent has been bought by the Akita Kisen Kaisha för You 100,000.

Two Norwegian steamers, of 1,538 and 894 lona are reported to have been sold to M Hashimain of Nagasaki and Mr. Amagasaki of Osaka respectively, but the names of the vessels are not yet known

The German steamer Stolberg has been sold At the present time.there are representatives of the British, German and Portuguese navies to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha for Yen 250,000. at ibe Kowloon Dicks., H.M.S. Robin which! The transfer of the vessel was to take place at struck a.rock. up, the' West River, some time Kobe on the 25th ult

dock since TuesdayThe charters of the steamers Standard and ago has been in last. It was found necessary to remove Quarta to the Osaka hosen Kaisha being ter three or four plates which had been damaged minated at the end of last month contracts below the water line in the fore part of the have been arranged -fir, their renewal for ship, and they have been replaced. The other another three months. damage done to the Robin appears to have been comparatively trifling: The, opportunity, has been taken, however, while the vemal is in dock, of overhauling the gunboat and although she, at prevent looks anything but business like, it is considered, probable that in a few days she will be as spic and span aa-ever, it is indeed, stated that she will be ready for sea on Friday, although present appearances would hardly lends the visitor to such a hopeful con-

clusion.

The Portuguese battleship! Vanco da Gama is also in dock, undergoing her periodical cleaning. She entered the dock yesterday and will be at sea again in a few days at the latest One of the steam launches from the German flagship Fürst Bismarck is being repaired on a

The steamers Leanrx, Kilburn, Claverhill and Rasdira were expected to be released from charter to the: ippon Yusen Kaisha in the first ten day of December their places being taken by the Porihime-maru, Takzémaru, Nittos more and another steamed which the company' has just hired for that purposes

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Jally 47 480 Vo much interested "as EGERTH OF INS Tituje of the comp WII Contidão tô be fil" purely, #If his bêên In; the phte, or whelfer

Fand it "biki üzder the "invis

Totall...$243,909.17!

The Bllowing cofferpon

Asuits

.Star;600.00 % paper, ["woult

Permanent way,concess/odanddeed-

of grant as par-last-account Stations, crows leaseholds and build-

Inga (inland lottrig17/133354334;" 1335; 1353, and R:Blois 80 686) 43/37.43 Rolling stock.

Furniture account,645,120 Cunts and stores in hand... Accounts receivable...............tmedi. Cash; in Hongkong-andy-

Shanghai Banki...,5 47,103.00/ Cash and comptadores'

orden in hand..... 2,231:54:4

in

to

339

During the afternoon the attendance greatly.. Increased, the life of the Colony putting in an appelfinée, and patronising the preity stalls.

Ez the Governor, ›(Sir Matthew: Nathan, RBGMG) necompanied by his atardes camp, Captain Smith Arrived shortly before four o'clock, and spent some time in the Hall, being a liberal supporter

The Band of the 114th Mahratta Light Infan-i try was present, and played at intervals during the afternoons

The bazaar should be a great success, as it¬ surdly deserves to be,

to the Polo Ground and took part in a friendly His Excellency on leaving the Hall proceed

To all those who so kindly patronized the bat? gante with the military disappe zakrat the City Hall on Wednesday, to those who most cheerfully assisted at the stalls and etery":" one who in any way contributed to the ances cess of the saler the Mother Superior and als lors of L'Agile-de Ste. Enfance desire to tendar their heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude for so much kindly help toward the little sufferers."

NAVAL NOTES.

rath, Inst

It appears that the order for the departure of “ ther Vengeance, fol: Wai-hai-wej has been countermanded, and the craiser will leave fo Mirs Bayandat Thursday and return to Edng kong on the agid inst. It is not certain whate her movements will be after that defec

BRAst that tuation pro In care" Sanguine Shareholder"should betty* 1091 sirely quitä eivable that à be able to read between these linor, and detect Motime may be retired to raise a large he writer's object, I may add for his Informa 24,378,56 of money, as övés in London, millions are Lion and to enable him to arrive af 'a correct 125.00 pol left idle. Also the writer Leemed to think solution; that I am neither short seller not 1,06309: that the profits would remain stationary, where-fotekid buyer I'am nét now, and never

610.69 as the intention is to largely augment the have been, a shareholder of the Dock Company,It seems that the picniall ng staff of HM.S

karming "powers of the

49/35344

whh "mote "capital Horikoshdaich and whilst my intélléët contintes unimpaired Rosario had hd anslags time after the crew of

and this never will be

woutil bencht, not only the shareholders, but Shanghai generally.

Would it to be better for ibele tarping.Cit ics to leave these maltes in the Slidref those Totah......$243,909.17: [ar better able to manage then than they are, brat lost to give thent wriénsonable time to carry out difficult negotiations before-criticis Ing?--I am, etc.,

A1SHAREHOLDER.

PROFIT AND LOSS :ACCOUNT.

Di.

To salaries and wigės....

To maintenance and repaits........ To charges........

To coals and stores ...............un

to rates, crown rent and Fire In- To godown and station

Tent .......

..$

$2,076.64 Let sundry rents received. 830.00 Le office reof and clerks' saldried ...

To balance....

Total.........$ 97,084.95" he and

By amount brought forward from

last year.LIMINA

The Osaka Shosen Kaisha is now copṛtruct- ing seven steamers, one abf'anka, one at Kobe and five at Nägainki. Those being, built- ht Nagasaki. are to be. christened they transfer fees............................................... Daiko-mreu (1,600 tons), the Daishin-maru. By traffic receipts for the year to date. 91,740 31. (1,250 tons), Dalny-maru (2,can tons), Joshin- By interest;

aru (1,2co cons) and Masan-maru (1,200 tons); at Kobe, the Kalfamaru (2,000 (ons)- and at saka, the Daichimaru (1,ago tons).

$ 4,283.58 2.00 1,05907: Total.......................$ 97,084.96. JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON,?

General Managern: ↑ We have compared the above statement with

8+fi>Decembar

ACCOUNTANT!

THE FRENCH CONVENT

SALE OF WORK.

the Shrewsbuy wara tåken aboard at the Bombay Reef The Indian Indcars could hot Jake food as supplied to the ordinary Britishi bailor so they had to be treated with rice, grain, milk and tinned meats,, It was noticed that tay were not all backward in asking for what they wanted; but everything possible was done to ensure their comfort. They sppested to take their being wrecked as a matter of course, and proceeded to make the best of a bad job,

H.MIS. Rosario remains in Hongkong-for the presented

It is reported that yesterday, the flagship Glory, was signalled to get up steam, and be ready to proceed to sea without delay within the next forty eight hours. Rumour had it that her destination is to the South to watch certain movements of the belligerent fleets, dodas

Mawrath last,

It is sthied that the cruiser Sutlet, now a Portland, may be sent to the China Station.

H.M.S. Vengeance goes to Mire Bhy'to morrow and then on in Amey. She returns to Hongkong on the 23rd'inst,

The funeral of the late J. Richardson, of HMS. Robing took place at the Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. No one appears to #6w exactly how the deceased got into the water and was drowned. He was last seen alive at half-past twelve on Saturday afternoon," and was afterwards picked up floating rear the state where it is supposed that he fell over board. The funeral pity and band sunted from the Naval Hospital shortly before 3. p. yesterday to perform their last sad ceremony to

On the occasion of the launching of another, the departed comrade.

Company, Sir Andrew Noble said he did not think it was generally known of what primary importance liquid fuel was to the Navy I heavy weather battleships and cruisere could not coal at all; add even in moderate weather it was hardly too much to say that it would ake only as many minutes to coal with oil fdel helt would hours with coal Sir Marcus Stumper said he was delighted to see Sir John Fisher at

`13!b'inst" One of Hongkong's "must-deserving fastltu Sir-Referring to your leading article of 22,645.94" to-day headed." S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co. tions throws its doors open to-morrow after 3.833-63 the public will doubtless recognise the similari-noon for the admission of the charitable public 3.245.80 by betweendhis and an evidentlyinspired article to a sale of work in aid of funds for the main 11,678.86 and letter which appeared in your columas a tenance of the poor opbaus in the Aile de, few days previous to the special meeting, of a Ste. Enfance, one of the most important 9fa73. Hareholders of the Dock Co, last September, works in connection with the French Convent Your Auxidof coffedpondent is either a Cleanliness, it is said; in next to Godliness, and wonderfully “tania speculator who would be that being so is evidenced by a visit to this better advised if he stuck to six per cent convent, for every comer is beautifully clean, Jebenteres of Elic some interested party afflict the floors shine" as mirrors and never a cob & with" beztian" propentfley, and to Judge, web it is evidence from end to end of the vast stone of your article I should think, edifice. The good Sisters are responsible for rtonjecture the most probable. Both the daily food and raiment of too souls-old self seem to have lost sight of women, maldens, and young children, some of The fact that everyone concerned know be the latter were infants but a few days bid, when forehand exactly what you tell them there is abandoned by their mothers! The building is Absolutely nothing new to them in one line of divided in such a way that the hospital, which oui tiefe. Shareholders know quite well is bright, clean, and airy, is entirely isolated es schietti which they sanctioned had to from the rest of the lastitution, and here are to ddle confideration before being com- be teen patients from aged bed ridden woman rect

Freasonably considerate individ to tiny cripples verily, the bat, the lame the pleted, sal would know that no sypdicate is sitting maimed and the blind find an asylum here, for down on the large capital required, waiting to bond are turned away, however full the place 15fe it out id anxious shareholders. If he may be, the Sisters saying there is always radarfor another cot There is never a day' and others will give "the sanguide Chairman' and Mr. John Frentice, who remains at home passes but some three or four poor deserted The Circular issued by the company which Sisters and all are admitted. The children's you carefully omit any reference to in your hospital is separate from that of the grow article), time to mature the scheme, the up people, and there is a convalescent was areholders will find that eventually they filed' up with all that cans amuse of interest will come odon the tight side In any case the sick juvenile mind, while the kindly should the scanne not mature, the Company sisters are giving mothery care to the poor babes unteasingly and cheerfully, On ond will be in the same position as before and

at those will be disappointed who on their side is the school refectory and dormit wharesponsibility gambled in the shares and tories for the Chinese orphans, on the other baye to sacrifice are anticipated profit on the those for the Europeans, daily and monthly December: settlement. If "arxious share boarders, while above are their dormitones, and Admiralty, as liquid fuel held po' small Raiders? had signed himself" shortselle weit hedmess and cleanliness" everywhere prevail in the reforms which he (John) ad-" prpliant busily engaged in making up and finish cold supply,300 tons of liquid faclar 12 ing all the dainty articles of lace and embroider police! They were able to do "that" ery, for ladies and children's clothing, the They fonded at the rate of 300 tons an hour" Famrett,

heavier articles for household use, comprising had the vessel sailed for Gibraltar within A-SANGUINE SHAREHOLDER?".

will hapiery, towels and dusters. There is an old boars of their having received the order, A

blind woman claiming to be go years of age, ship could carry 10,500 tons of oil; and an WHO WAS TANG Gunite tile arahant's wife until Heserted By her pfößligäté hüsbând, and here. She sits cheerfully humming and hemming near- ly, by touch alone, duziers and towels, There raist patiently picking threads for the weaver. another old won paralysed" below her As a connais to this, here is a tiny Chinese child, so small as to require a high chair to all

slip at Kowloon, the work, it is averrod, bem" THE OLD "THALES" AT SASEHO. ha, books and vouchere of the company and to assist in negotiations" (a paragraph in infants are brought here for the care of the bi-tank steamer, built for the Shell Transport".

of a trifling, if necessary, character.

THE AGINCOURT.***

RELEASE OF CREW AND SEIZURE OF CARGO,

With regard to the Agincourt, the work of getling that vessel in trim, for seagoing pur poses again, will necessarily occupy a.con- siderable time. The interior of the Agincourt has been practically gutted out from stem to stern plates which were bent or damaged.rther, was completed on Sunday last, says have been removed, nod there, remains so much to be done in the way of repairs that it is imparsible to forecast the date when she will he out of the repairers' hands Only the captain and chief engineer, it is understood, remain with the vessel.

BURY."

Arrangements are now being made by Messrs. Gilman and Col to despatch an expé-1 dition to Bombay Reef for the purpose of making an attempt to solve the strapded collier Shrewsbury, which recently went ashore on that reef, and now lies close to the Baron Gordon. The personnel of this expedition hay not yet been decided upon, while negotiations are at present under way for the chartering of a steamer to take the salvage party' and plant to the scene of the wreck!

8.8. "BARON GORDON:"

.

It is understood, also that another expedition will shortly be despatched to the scene of the wreck of the Baron Gords to make another: effort to salve the vessel, which still apparently lies in the same position as when she stranded, not having suffered, as far as can be judged, from wind and weather during her protracted slay on the reef.

16th inst Capt Jackson, of the as-Larries which ar rived from Saigon toidiy, makes the follow. ing report:-Weather fine and clear light winds, so smooth as far as Paracels, from thance to port strong N.E.' monsoons, and high head sea. On 13th.inst; at 8:45 am observed two steamers on Bombay Reef, bore down towards them and: made out one to be the Baren Gordong the other had black painted hull with white band round, black funnel, der ricks up and rigged as if it had been discharging cargo, one boat in davits on starboard sidd near bridge) could not see anybody on board, so-proceeded en voyage. “

ARRIVAL. OF THE ; S, S. "CALCHAS" -

13th inst.

The Ocean. Steamship Company's, steamer: Calchar, which was captured by the Vladivos tok Squadron in August, while on a voyaga. from Puget Sound to Japan and China, and convoyed to Vladivostok the same month, has arrived in Hongkong," It will be remem bored that the flour and timber, which formed. part of her cargo, ware confiscated at once, gith. out waiting for the decliion of the Prize Court, while go bags of mail aboard for Japan were capttired with her and sent to Shanghai by the „Arabia from where they were subsequently forwarded to their destination. The captain of the steamer has refused to give any informa tlod regarding the situation at Vladivostok. ps the vessel has been liberated on bail pending the decision of the Higher Prite Court at St.

Petersburg.

SHIPPING NOTES:

The oil ink'steamer Neri, capable of färry: ing 2.500 1bit of liquid fuel, was launched on Bth ult, from the shipyard of Sir WGArm strongs Whitworth and Co. Walker on Tyne 11 may perhaps, ha interesdug to note that off fuel is now on offer at Marseilles; Alessid Muscat, Basreb, Colombo Bombay, Mkicks Pawang, Singapore Batavia, Sourabaya, Hong koogeShanahahandakutraminamitler such as would be required by trading singers On Nov. 7 Mars. Scole Shipbuilding and Engineeing Company launched at Greenock the steel screw steamer Shunties, for the China Navigation Company (Ltd), London The

The examination of the cargo of the German steamer Veteran (late British steamer Thales) which was recently captured outside Port the Kobe Harald; of 7th insti; when the opinion of the Procurator was sought with regard to the validity of the capta e Yesterday, says a dispatch to the Add the Procurator declared the seizure of the steamer and cargo to be law fol.

The crew of the Veteran, including the Cap taio and four other German officers and twenty Cargo considIS medicine, raw cotton; anap, and a quantity of provisions. There was no ammunition or arms on board,

lound it to be correct; ›

17. GASKELL Auditores F! MAITLAND }; Hongkong, BH.December, 1994-

C-FARNHAM BOYD & CO., LD

yat KDBprevbeen moterappropriate as dayons Insta por trou

The circular let which has been sent to the shareholders of this, the sopportant local public company, has, naturally canselage amount of disappointment and surprise.. w. may premise that it is marked in red ink Forsson berween the lines and sed through his Private Circulation only" but as it has been object. quoted in more than one of the starcbrokers Therinted circulars, it is practically public pro- shareholders or hot, are deeply interested in the fortunes of the company, and in the proposal to transfer the ownership, of the large and valuable property it possesses to London, Af- the special meeting of shareholders held on the CHOW PHYA” REPORTED LOST. Both of September last to consider the proposel to sell the company, to a London syndicate, Mr. Geo. Butler said':

"I should like to ask one question. We are called here to consider a definile proposal; de

understand. It is a definite offer?

again at our artı

hy the benieure to ME OU Smited, exretený or

Sit The following“

i not

pears in last maily Fairplay dated London, 3rd November, may interent some of your readertj

months: Shodieamed stolknotu.om gorion Eould certainly oil other boats for anglebeth of day, add besider keeping: herself aquée, mbas

utmost faith in the future of liquid fuel, and time that they might be needed. Ho bad the would not be satlanted till British torpedo boats at an ordinary table, and the, blind as she is, is and destroyers went to sea without a single man in the stokehold. He did not think that And everywhere cheerfulness reigns, and never high or a frown on the good Sisters facen did to-day if it had not been for the discovery, ever betrays the weight of the bunder of in Koetel, where they had a field capable of responsibility they have to bear. But a short pormous development. time ago about deserted old dame was brought

voyage between Kelantan and Singapore. The "The Chairman-So far as that goes, it. C. Fürftim, Boyd & Co. dóčkyata at / making patch work to furnish' quilt covers,iquid fuel would have occupied the position it

The Straits Tines learns that the Chinese ownedaleamerChow Phya,730 tons, Capt. Braat, sailing under the: Dutch flag, has been lost on the east coast of the Peninsula, while on the news is neither confirmed nor denied by the agents, Messrs. Khoo hee Soon and Co. The Chew Phya has been running on the east coast about twelve months; formerly the sailed be tween Singapore and Malacca,

The steamer Chów Phya, rúmlours to whose loss on the east coast of the Peninsula were current yesterday and were referred to in yesterday's (Stir inst.) Straits Times. Is safer The telegram received by the agent at Singa- pore rends as follows-

.

"Cheur Phya stranded on sand bank at Teloban, undamaged."

The ship was coming from Teloban to Singapore with a general cargo.

THE HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

Following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the twentieth ordinary general meeting, to be held at the Company's registered offices, Alexandra Buildings, Des Vœux Road, on Friday, the 23rd inst, at oooo- To the shareholders of the Hongkong High

Level Tramways' Co., Ltd.' Gentlemen, We beg to lay before you the report and statement of accounts for the year anding 30th November, 1004. The net profits for the twelve m'balbs, after paying charger and all rund ning expenses, and making provi-· sion for auditors' fees, amount to...$16,139.91 To which has to be added the bal

ance brought forward from last ace countdo

abscessis: - 4,383:58.

And from this has to be deducted re

·550523:49

muneration to, general managers> (5% on gross earnings).. 404007 Leaving available for appropriations.$45,883.42 mittes recommend that a dividend of $15 per share be paid to shareholdersy absorbing $18,750, that $41337,14 bar written off station and shelters that $10,000; be transferred in Reserve Fund and the balance, vizir 32,796,28 be carried to new-proft and·les ¡aptoantić“ KAJAANI CONSULTING-COMMITTEES -- Meners, Ni Ki | eigh'and 'C.' Ewent and the Hon. Mr GWS Dickson having resigned Mess Orange and Scott Harston and the Hon. Mr. W. J. Greason were idylled to fill the vacancies and accepted seats on the Board. In accordances with Fules 1 of the company's articles of association, the present members, the Hon. Mr. W. Frasson, Mr. Jrange and Mr. Scott Herstonretim, but, being eligible, offer themselves for son election. ⠀

Your general managers and consulting comé

AUDITORS

In the absence of Mr)WH.Potte from the Colony, the accounts have bramaudited by

"A Lofddd hyndicate hår offered to pur. chate the whole plant and holbert of Messrs. Shanghal the price of £1,573,707. If the defiante offer. But when get to Londda and offer accepted new and larger docks and understand them. fully, I may not be able to workshops will be built, suited to the construc recommend the shareholders to accept them. Ition of the wors of all sortshrid sites. Great very difficult to conduct a business like this activity in that branch in looked forward to at by telegraph, and it may be that we could not the end of the Russo-Japanese wh?”” accept the terms, but on the face of it, it looks

As Mr, Twentyman only left banghat on allright.

the 8th of Corber, the above paragraph was Hon, and I aint it goes to prove that Mr. Twentyman did receive a bona fide offer to take over the Company as a going concert for correspondent who signs himself "An Anxious the sum of 4,373,200, before he left Shanghai Shareholder" displays the disappointment and The fact that a little more time in required to surprise to which we have alluded, He quoter get the necessary capital folly dabkeribed does the private circular be has received, which not necessatily mean that our property is being

hawked about the "London market, as sug

ANOTHER FIRE

12th lost."

Closely folowing on the fire at Yaumati on

Mr Butler-As you understand it, it is a published sonid time before he reached be better place than that. And it is for this Saturday, an-ther alarm was turned in the same

definite offer?

"The Chairman-Yes."

A letter which we have received from a

says:-

"A telegram has been received at the head gested in your testing article of the 6th instant, office of the compmy from the Managing for, although I may dot be well: posted regard Director, Mr. Jas, R. Twentyman, to the effecting big fancial propositiobe I am inclined that the negotiations with the London Syndio think that ever in a place like London a cats are progessing satisfactorily, but more nadcial syndicats would not have: 61,573,200 tithe is required to enable the promoters to get lying idle to be called tip at a moment's notice the necessary capital folly subscribed, It has but would require some lihis time to obtains? been decided that Mr. John Prentice remains tharsumotoneincash. at home to assist in the negotiations."

VERITASA

to this haven, and when she looked round the our au saw the place appointed for her future dwelling alle told the Sister that she did not want beer to die as eyed Heaven could no!! work that these sales fake place, partly for the funds they bring in-fonds so much needed- night, at the Central Police Station, the report and partly for the purpose of showing, what being made, that a fire had broken out in Bons excellent work can be turned out at this bam Strand. The Brigade turned out in charge establishment for which orders are always so of Mr. E. R. Hallifax, with Chief Inspector kladly received and to promptly attended to: Baker, and Chief Engineer. Macdonald, and it" There is no class of work embroidery lace or was soon discovered that a big crockery ware plain work which caulio be done here, and shop at 108, Bonban Strand was afire. The surely such a deserving institution hould have flames had made considerable headway among

and all the efforts of the Brigade were directed. but to ask for it to receive the fullest measure large quantities of straw and dry packing cases of the support of the public

The sale commences at two o'clock to to confining the conflagration to the one house ascertained, at present, but it is believed that morrow, but the work can be luspected at any Just how the outbreak was caused cannot be the sul careless handling of an oil lamp by coolle in the shop, was responsible for The damage done was estimated at about $10,500, and the premises and stock was i sured with Chinese firms

OPENING OF THE ANNUAL SALE OF WORK:-

14th Inst

DEATH OF INSPECTOR WILLIAMSON

in question the shareholders supposed that they Our correspondent says that at the meeting:

The anndál kule of work in codnection with 8th December. this columo at the time, "of 412 10s, in cash

the above deserving local charity, was formally **had received an offer," as we explained in

**The above paragraph from Fairplay, is opened to the City Hall this affordoon. There and 16 la scrip for each share, and that it was bons

merely a summary of the article was a fairly large attendance, including the dred in our cofinns on the tath of majority of the unfortunate, though in many simply a matter of settling details with respon which

Perhapa "Veritas* will allow de cases fortunate inmates of the asylum, all look sible parties in London, though there was an Septed

oas mitspprobention in his letter. ing remarkably clean and the pictures of good off-chance that the negotiations might fall to port

15th inst through owing to the said details not being. The Syndicate bar only to fad (600,000, pot health and rebustness. It would be a work of

It is with regret that to have to record, the satisfactory. This idea seems to be refuted, £1575,000 in call!) the "rest" of "The purchase superfluity to add anything-descriptive of the

nature and aims of the institution and the death of James Williamson, Inspector of Police, however, by the circular above referred to money le to be paid in sciip-ED. The details seem to be all right, but the sub-

Sir-skre very carefully persued lydur lead. excellence of the "work turned out by the who passed away at the Government Civil. Jomates alter our report of yesterday. It is Hospial early this morning, as a result of a stantive offer all wrong, and the Responsible ing article of the 6th instant, as also the two sumcient to atkre“thất thể stallh were faid out paralytic attack with which he was seized soma Syndicate has apparently degenerated into the the ordinary genes of Company Promoter. Communications-in-reply thereto, which apn excellent Inste, andere loaded with ex. two weeks ago The deceased, who was 45

peared in your jea of yesterday.

amples of needlework of every degree of fine years of age, was born in the Shetland Islands, . Why should-oor-managing directors

It appears to me, as an outsider, that there is mels, and embodying skill of the highelt order, and at an early age joined the Glasgow Folice ask for more time to float the company in Lep something rotten in the state of Farnham's" that many of our home schools of an predio Force to which city be had migrated with hin doo, and what have we shareholders to do with the actions of company promoters at home and thas new binod, and fresh energy-res work filtrighteously envy. Considering that family in 1886, 15, 1888 he joined the Hong- What we voted for was the acceptance of aquired to painters right. There exist witch of this in the hindiwork of Childern, carte kong Police Force on appointment from homs more or less definits offer and not to live our certain fealing of doubt, and even distrust, with away and founding many suffenbg from and in roof was prompted to the position of Station at Aberdeen, where he had remained property hawked all over the London arkit the aceous of the Director, whose interesa do it greatest of physical infirmitic lesbindsets inspector, and placed in charge of the Folica:

We do not suppose for a moment that Mr. Apt.ssain, to travel in, the sama-direction as the highest encomiubis can only. Bo', bestow. Twentyman was intentionally, misleading the or circular, letters, are the guiding stars for and bratte given to the patient and untiring officer and was popular with all alike, inside

thome of the shareholders Deeds not words,

ad upon the display," and "the hipbear-credit" ever since. The deceased was a very energetip shareholder, but it's certain that he and his shareholders in all joint stock concerns, and i

stifer of Charity, who 'direct advert this and outside of the Police Force, He leaves colleagues were themselves misled, and his am bound to admit to this respect appear faldable foundations The Var stalle were widow, and a step daughter aged 17 years naturally sanguins temperament induced him

own local with whom mich sympathy in felt in their forgive his approval to what seem to have ances are deadrays the Directors of Paris child of the followin

ham, Boyd & CoyLdın #V

ladies- bren's rather ill-digested cheers!** Wibs Belf

I have before me the annual report of the

Mra Villers Halton,! out to the shareholders that they would Yeceive

the equivalent (at at. 61, per tael) of Tls. 118. Company fordbergan ending solf April, 1902) Ft H. May: Lidbert, Slabs, per share, in cash and actip, which would alone 1930 1924.hich shows the following, Gordon Bailey, Lama

Produ 344, 1,315,399.39 Dividends pald xy per cent. regnirs a capital; an waicxplained beform of solis rapectively the dy van de, Ackint

1,573,700, or Tis. 13,585,690, Now the cone Protu 34, bined capital of the three companies before their, amalgamation was Tis 2,350,000. The data all herd accounts there's an 'extraordin amalgamation raised it to Ti 350.000, onary similarity in many of the items which ap which sum the company paid for the last pear under the trend of Aurelt, which fact seems completed year a dividend of 13 per cent palette, at least a Rister alte metho It is not proposed apparently that the, new Bookkeeples, undstjar in wel managed con Cha noe go further back than rooz, be company shall have kre) cáját, us £1,200,000 say,600,000 money required boing tüved Wy°|

of

Tom

"Port, Baill' Taylor, Bridep Hinge Hurker, Goetz, Beriddad Culbert, Seth, Haver Droeze, Bateson Wilght). We Scrbte Tilden, Bell, Maitland, Rum

Säter, Hörmann, Gershom. Apke Bentinck, Bel.. Gray, Scott, Parr, the Missed

Bitd. Shaw Stewart, Chuic Blair, Matray Ba

Bergfeld, Marjorie HetkeLEVA

ace, Biebe

Phoebe

bereavement

be funeral will take place at the Cemetery, Happy Valley, at half-past four o'clock to morrow afternoon.

CANTON LEPER RELIEF FUND;

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the following contributions to the above lund Sbameen residents, per Mis Russell

and Mrs. Moorhead Second Presbyterian Church, Chinicia

Canton H MAHO Fook

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