Intimation..
WM. POWELL,
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
Des Voeux Road.
The leading Drapers of
the Far East.
DRESSMAKING
AND
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MILLINERY-
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All the newest Dress Fabrics, Flannels, Crepes, etc., on show.
Everything
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1905.
A. S.. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Established 1841.
AKRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
NOTICE.
JE beg to notify Customers that from
will be rendered for Actuated Waters.
THE WHIBAIWEI GOLD MINING CO, LD.
100 Level West South-The assays (165, -189; to 190; 194 10-201-1 and No, - 222)` do: not show the improvement spoken of The high On 11th inst, a special meeting of the above values being all from a small, stringer on the Company was held in the Chamber of Com-hanging wall or West split. The winze below merce Rooms, Shanghai, to consider its the to on the West lode was suspended last financial position.
month as the bottom was in barren rock. The drift South from the bottom of that winze snowed signs of improvement, but we are not
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Mr. Morriss-What is the total value?, Chairman-We cannot say; we do not know what it is going to cost us to ship the concen- trates. We have altogether about £400 and Tls. 2,000 worth," but if we got half of that we are, lucky. We have to put it in bago, (Laughter.)
Mr. Morriss-Then roughly speaking the. receipts were Tis, 6,000, and the expenditure Tis 10,000.
The Chairman-$6,300 is owing now. We
W 1st January, 1995, Separa's Accounts (Chairman), J. M. Young and Captain W. able to go on with it at present, as stoping. have a draft which as we cannot meet it we
There were present; Messrs. Marcus, Wolf
Dobie (Directors), R.N. Macleod (Legal Ad-
tered shares represented was 8,337.
An inclusive charge will be made for Waters viser), and others. The total number of regis assays in the winze.from surface to the for, January to the staff and all the Chinese is going on immediately above it. The have not accepted. We have salaries to pay
and Hotties, and fuil credit will be allowed for empties when returned.
Orders for Aerated Waters should be addressed to
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, Aerated Water Manufactory,
"Des Vœux Road Central.
PRICE LIST:
$1.20 per dozen will be allowed for Aerated Water Bottles when returned in good condition.
Per Doz. $1 70
Soda Water
Soda Water in Bombay Bottles Potash Seltzer and R.P. Soda
1.80.
1.80
Lemonado...
1.80
Tonic Water
Lithia Water
Ginger Ale...
Lemon Squash...
1.80 1.95 1.95 1.95
Raspberryade
1.95
1.95
Stone Ginger Feer
Hongkong, 28th December, 1904.
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
NOTICE.
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WE January, 1905, Separate Accounts E beg to notify Customers that from
will be rendered for Aerated Waters.
An inclusive charge will be made for Waters and Bottles, and full credu will be allowed for
empties when returned,
Orders for Aerated Waters should be addressed to
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
PRICE LIST:
$1.20 per dozen will be allowed for Aerated Water Bottles when returned in good condition.
Per Doz. $1.70 1.80 1.80
Soda Water Soda Water in Bombay Bottles Potash Seltzer and B.P. Soda Lemonade...
***
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Tonic Water ...
Ginger Ale...
Lithia Water
Lemon Squash.....
Raspberryade...
Stone Ginger Reer
180
1.80
1.95
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1.95
Hongkong, 28th December, 1904,
WATKINS, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
The Chairman-Gentlemen, as this is an informal meeting it is unnecessary to read the notice convening it. I have a most unpleasant task before me and that is to tell you that we are practically insolvent firenical cheers). At the meeting held on the 15th December when the debentures were subscribed for we thought we should be able to carry on and that we ware out of difficulties, particularly when we con sidered Mr. Duff's letter to the directors. On the 20th we received Report 28 from Mr Dawson, which appeared to be very satisfactory, (The Chairman read this report, which stated that the mine continued to look promising, and gave details of the work then in progress and the yields of amalgam and concentrates up to that date. A week later we received a letter diametrically opposed to this report. After consulting with Mr. Duff at a Board meeting: we decided to send off a telegram. Mr. Dawe son's letter was as follows:-
Weihaiwei, 21st December, 1904. The Chairman of Directors,
Shanghai.
employees until wo send a telegram stopping
the work.
call
A Shareholder-They have not been,, dia; missed yet. schems to put forward?...
Another Shareholder-Have the directorsany
The Chairman-Your directors see no pos: sible scheme for carrying on any longer. They propose to call a meeting of shareholders at and they will telegraph to-night to Mr. Duff which voluntary liquidation will, ba. proposed,
that the Company is going into liquidation, and that he must shut down the mill and discharge all the employees.
Mr. Speelmann-How do we stand with the International Bank?
The Chairman-They have given up the lien on the property.
Mr. Taylor I suppose the directors are aware that if they send such a telegram they will have force at the mine to prevent the employees, to make arrangements to have a special police from looting.
100; both those taken. by Pak and assayed by me, and those taken by Mr. Verschoyle and assayed by Mr. Wolf, certainly
Mr. Moller--You have credit of $5,000 on
appeared to warrant expectations which, the The Chairman-We owe about $6,000. You falling away in values and size on either side forget, gentlenion, that there are the December of the winzo, and at the too' level have falsified.wards the middle of January. According to the expenses to pay, and that this is getting on fo: This is one of the chances of mining, but it is agreements we have to pay the passages home no use barking the facts, and it is only by a of our foreign employees. frank recognition of them, and by shaping the policy of the future in accordance with them prosperity can be looked for. It is abundantly clear now that the development work done has not opened up a sufficient quantity of ore to place the mine so far ahead of the mill as enable ore extraction to be carried on in the cheapest and most profitable way. I think it possible that the mill can, be kept going and paying expenses for three months longer, though Mr: Verschoyle, in whom I have great confidence, thinks this figure too high. It is, however, in view of the nature of the lode, a difficult matter to judge with any pretension to accuracy, but I am quite sure that the ore can eventually be extracted at a greater profit, if you follow the course which I am about to suggest, and which 1 am firmly convinced is the only right one. That is to shut down the mill, discharge all the staff except Mr. Vers; choyle, and let him have full charge and develop the Mine to the South for, say, nine months, driving the roof level to connect with the bottom of the winze now being sunk Just South of the mill, and sinking on any good chute found in the course of that work. Mr. Verschoyle can do his own assaying, and I think that you can place full confidence in his ability and judgment. It is very improbable that the chute now being worked is the only one, and, as far as indications go, the direction in which there is most probability of opening up further ore bodies is the one which i have indicated. The expenditure would not, I think, exceed, $1,000 Mex.. per month, as there are abundant stocks on hand, This advice must, fear, be most unpalatable, but I would earn. estly ask you to give it the fallest consideration. Miau, the native who first brought this mine to our notice, says that there are old workings on a more extensive scale seven li from the City, Wishing you the compliments of the season, and if you adopt the policy which I suggest it - remain, Dear Sira,
Dear Sir, If means be found of continuing operations here the most important thing will be reduction of expenditure. I have discharged all the Japanese carpenters and the only direc- tion in which I can see the possibility of further reduction is in the staff. I therefore make the following suggestion which, while it may pre- sent some difficulties, you may consider worth trying in view of the economy which it would effect. I propose that you try to do without a manager at all; leaving the Mine in full control of Mr. Verschayir, and the Mill under Mr. Salmon, giving to one of them the decision on matters appertaining equally to their respective departments. By reducing the amount of ass saying, as may easily be done, Mr. A. Wolff may be able to attend to that as well as stores, and the other office work, and if he found it too much for him the assistance of a Portuguese [1302 clerk would probably suffice. There would be several details to be considered in carrying out such a scheme, but it is not necessary to enter into them until I know how you consider
1.95 1.95
1.95
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DEPARTMENT: WE beg to notify Customers that from the proposal generally.
Houses furnished completely. Upholstering done by experienced workmen under European super- vision, on the shortest notice.
Estimates-free of charge.
GENTLEMEN'S
OUTFITTING
ESTABLISH-
MENT:
28, QUEEN'S ROAD,
OPPOSITE THE CLOCK TOWER..
1st January, 1905, Separate Accounts will be rendered for Aerated Waters,
An inclusive charge will be ma "e for Waters and Bottles, and full cre*it will be allowed for
Empties when returned.
Orders for Aerated Waters should be
WATKINS, LIMITED.
addressed to
PRICE LIST:
$1.10 per dozen will be allowed for Aerated Water Bottles when returned in good condition.
Per Doz, Soda Water
$1.70 Boda Water in Bombay Roles 1.80 Potash Seltzer and B. P. Soda 1.80
Lemonade...
Tonic Water
Lithia Water
Ginger 'le...
+47
Lemonade...
Raspberrynde
Stone Ginger Beer
-
Hongkong, 78th December, 1904, -
1.80 1.80
1.99
1.95
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+ 95
1.95
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING COM.
Νο
PANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE is hereby given that the SEVEN- TEENTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victorin Buldings, on MONDAY, the 30th January, 1905, 1.45 o'clock M., for the purpose of receiving the Repost of the Directors together
31st December, 1904.
Dress Shirts, Zephyr Shirts, Flan with Statement of Accounts for the year ending
nel Shirta.
Fine Cashmere Half-hosa-embroi-
dered or plain.
Stock Ties, Sweaters, Mufflers. Hose for Golf or Shooting.
Light, medium and heavy weight
Overcoats..
Check Flannel, Knitted Woollen
and Cashmere Waistcoats.
Bowler Hats, Soft Felt Hats.
Golf Caps, Motor Caps. Panama Hats.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 21st January, to MONDAY, the 30th January. (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors, A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Invest. ment and Agency Co, Ld, Ceneral Agents for the West Point Ruild- ing Co., Ld,
Hongkong, roth January, 1905. THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
OTICE is hereby given that the SEVEN-
NOTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will.
Yours faithfully,
1
(Signed) T. Launcelor Dawson. We replied as follows, having seat off the telegram referred to in this letter:-
Shanghai, 3rd January, 1995.
T. L. Dawson, Esq, Weihaiwei.
Dear Sir,-After carefully studying your letters of the 21st uit. to the Chairman, and 22nd ult. to the Board of Directore, we have decided to send you the following cable, and which we now confirm :-
"In consequence of, in reference to your letter dated 2151, in reference to your letter dated zand, Cancel our letter of the 9th, Duff to replace you, Directors."
From it you will have already gathered that, having succeeded in persuading Mr. Duff to proceed to the Mine to take entire charge of the Company's property, which he will assume. on his arrival, it consequently remains for you to decide when you leave.
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Mr. Allan-Did the directors know that the mine was not working at a profit at the last meeting?
Mr. Duff's letter, and thought things were going The Chairman-At the last meeting we had
on better.
Mr. Allan-Has Mr. Duff changed his opinion?
The Chairman-I don't know. (To be continued.)
COMM EIRCA L.
TODAY'S EXCHANGE.
Selling,
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1/11 11/16 Do. 4 months sight!..1/11. France-Bank T.T America-Bank T.T.
India T.T.
irrmany-Bank T.T.
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Intimation.
YOU WANT
PROVISIONS
AND
WINES
IN
1905.
GET YOUR SUPPLIES
FROM
R. Perez & Co,
(SUCCESSORS TO
A. CHAZALON & CO. AND
G. GIRAULT)
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite Connaught Hotel,
Who are Suppliers of High Olaan..
Wines, Spirits and Provisions,
French Bakers,
Nominal. Navy Contractors,
2/01
and
might be as well, if the story proven true, to put 3 days sighi San Francisco & New York 4 Commission Agents.
Pak to do a month's work there, and let Verichoyle decide whether to carry on or not
I remain, Dear Sirs,
Yours faithfully, (Signed).'T. Launcelot Dawson, After receiving these letters, as I said before, we had a Board meeting, at which Mr. Dof was present, and we sent off the letter and ¡elogram I have already read. In the letter ( have just read Mr. Dawson said he had plenty of supplies to carry on with, but we have now received a telegram saying that drill steel is urgently needed. Yesterday we received two letters dated the 6th inst. Mr. Dawson said the Board's letter of the 3rd was to hand and that their instructions would he carried out in whatever way was most convenient to Mr. Duff. There was one point in which he could assure them they were mistaken and that was when they said he had lost confidence in the mine. He had not done so. but he We have decided to take this course, as it is did think that a period of development evident from your letter to us of the sand ult, was essential. When Mr. Duff took charge he that you have quite lost faith in the Mine, and would do all in his power to assist him. such being the case, it is not in the interests of (Applause) The second thing is drift 83, the Company that your agreement be renewed, on sight, dated the 4th, for $800 in favour of You will therefore be paid off in accordancs | Messrs. Lavers and Clark, to be placed at the Shanghai. We of course expect you to remain money we have not accepted that draft, with your old agreement as soon as you reach credit ol explosives account, Not having any
long enough to close up all the accounts for (Laughter.) As regards the position we stand. December, make up your Annual Report, etc., in now: $10,000 worth of debentures were offered, and of these $16 800 worth were taken [up $2,074.37 now remains. The bullion was shipped to Osaka, where they have given us 75 per cent of the value, that is, $5,507. We have therefore to our credit $5.574 37, and we own about $6,300 for outstanding hills.
elf.
On Mr. Duf assuming charge, you will cease. drawing further drafts. - Yours faithfully,
For the Weihaiwei Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
(Signed) M. WOLFF
do. J. M. YOUNG Directors. do. W, DORIE
Another letter from Mr. Dawson, dated the 22nd Dec, after referring to other matters,
goes on:-
Weihaiwei, 22nd December, 1904. The Board of Directors, Shanghai.
EXTRACT. The South face is, and was when Mr. Duff be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria. ft, in good ore of greater width than the drifty Buildings, on MONDAY, the gath January, 1905, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of rebut, apart from the fact that my Reports have ceiving the Report of the Directors together clearly shown it, it is visible to the eye that. Black and Brown Glace Kid Boots with Statement of Accounts for the year ending width and grade are not maintained to the too
31 December, 1904. and Shoes.
White Buckskin Boots with thick red Rubber Soles, suitable for Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Yachting, etc.
New Goods arrive each
week for all Depart ments.
Wm. POWELL, Ld.
HONG KONG,
flongkong, 6th January, 1905.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 21st January, to MONDAY, the 30th January, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A, SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
Hongkong, toth January, 1975. [121 THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
where it is split into two portions. The face of the North drift at the end of last month show ed practically no are, and though it has made, again since, it does not look good and the developments at the 100', in the main tunnet,
the first winze North in that tunnel, and in the intermediate drifts from the bottom of that winze prave conclusively that little, if any more, pay ore can be looked for in the North intermediate (40) drift,
The
A Shareholder-What billa?
The Chairman commenced to read out the accounts, but did not get through them.
The Chairman-$3,000 which the Bank would not give us went to the overdraft account. You must remember that when the money was
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........3 %.
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, HANKOW.
Hongkong, 7th January, 1905.
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APLUM QUOTATIONS, Today's potaljons are as follows .--
Malwa New.................
16 OM
Older
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@ 1,070
1,150
@ 1,320/1,260;
.@ 1.37
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@ 10/000.
Intimations.
ST. GEORGE'S BALL.
MEETING will be held at the CITY HALL on MONDAY, the 23rd Jannary, 1905, at $ P.M., to consider the question of the advisability of giving a ST. GEORGE'S BALL
at the end of February.
His Honour the CHIEF JUSTICE has kindly
consented to preside."
All Englishmen taking an interest.in the matter are invited to attend.
Hoane 17th January, 1009
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE; COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
[OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
and after this date Interest at the rate" of 8% per annum will be charged upon all Calls in respect of SHARes Not Fully PAID UP from the day appointed for Payment of such Calls, namely 3rd January, 1905,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, Irth January, 1905, You-
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WANT A SEWING MACHINE subscribed we had a very large number of WE WANT YOUR ORDER, November bills to pay.
A Shareholder-We were not told; we did not know we owed as much money as that,
Mr. Morriss-What are the monthly ex
The Chairman-About $10,000,
penses?
Mr. Morris-What were the receipts last
month?
.
SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
I, WYNDHAM STREET. Cash or terms for all grades of "SINGERS."
Bangkong, 6th January, 1905.
KATAON 201
FRENCH OLARETS,
Montferrand................... 430
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..$4.00 $5.00
4.50 5.50
* 5.00 6.00
Médoc .....mumpaper 6100, St. Emilion ...................... 6.00. St. Estephe...
septicmapake. 6.50
6,50
7.00
7.00-
2.50
8.50
The Chairman-There were no receipts al WEISMANN, LTD. All. (Laughter}}
|_ Mr. Morriss—What is the value of last
month's output?
The Chairman-About $4,800 Mr. Morriss-What does it amount to, con- centrates and everything?
The Chairman-The concentrates for No- vember, amounted to 36.7 tons, which Mr. Dawson at £431,
NOTICE is hereby given that the SIX-understand the level and below). I cannot worth Dhairman, f563, read the following lat
of ter ORDINARY MEETING the assays at the lower levels! The sizayn
Woikalwej, 22nd December, 1904.
Man Shanghai,
OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will certainly show a lower grade of orn at the tool The Board of Directors, be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria level than at surface, while the width of the Buildings, on MONDAY, the 30th January,
1905, at 2.30 P.M., for the purpose of receivore, of which all mention is omitted, is the Report of the Directors together with State also less. The main shaft from the roo' to the ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st point at which it was stopped was sunk in December, 1904.
practically barren quarts. The North drives The REGISTER OF SHARES of the in both the East and West lodes have been. Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 24th January, to MONDAY, the gath stopped for some time as the faces were balis January, (both days inclusive), during which ren. The South drive on the East lode bar period no Transfer of Shares can be registered shown fairly well so far, and looked decidedly
By Order of the Board of Directors,
encouraging at the end of last month, but the good ore qeems, since, to have cut off against a wall and the rise put up shows that the ore does not extend to surface, though it may go down, and sinking on it will be undertaken #9 soon as possible.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Invest
meat and Agency Co., Ld., General Agents for the Kowloon 1.and
and Building Co, Ld, (39 Hongkong, 13th January, 1995, [132
(CAFE WEISMANN,)
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Everything of the best, prepared and; served under entirely European Manage Dear Sirs, The production of amalgam up to and including the 20th is $83 seventeenths ment. oz, against 475 four tenths for the correspond. ing period in November, Of this 200 025. were produced in the pins days ending 20th This is from the apron plates only,
Concentrates produced up to and including 21st,/108,314 lbs., less 15% moisture=92,075)= 41 tons,
The 'avérage, value for the first two weeks was gold 1 oz. 17 data., silver 14 oss, s dets. The product of the third weak has not yet been 13th has been two tons 192 lbs, dry weight, assayed. The average daily output since the
I remain. Dear Sire,
Yours faithfully, (Signed) T. Launcelot Dawion
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