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Intimations.

MOTHERS SHOULD KNOW. The troubles with multitudes of girls is n want of proper nourishment and enough of it. Now-a-days they call this condition by the learned name of Anemia. But words change no facts. There are thousands of girls of this kind anywhere between childhood and young ladyhood. Disease finds most of its victims among them. They are too weak and frail to resist. Some of them are passing through the mysterious changes which lead up to maturity and need especial watchfulness and care. Alas, how many break down at this critical period; the story of such losses is the saddest in the history of home. The proper treatment migh have saved most of these household treasures, if the mothers had only known' of.

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its application has never failed us in any case, most aggravated bordering on pneumonia. The children like it, and it builds up their bodies; many little children owe their lives to it." The more it is used the less will be the ravages of disease from infancy to old age.it is both a food and a medicine, mindern, scientific, and effective from the first dose. It never deceives or disappoints, and is the medicinal triumph of our time. "There is no doubt about it." Sold by chemists.

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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO., LD,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE EIGHTEENTH ORDINARY HOLDERS will be held in the CITY HALL, on FRIDAY, the 10th March, at 12.15.P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 3151 December, 19‘4.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd to the oth March, both days inclusive.

EDWARD OSBORNE,

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Secretary. Hongkong, 22nd February, 1905. CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING OF HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, on THURS- DAY, the 23rd March, at Noon, for the purpose

CHINA AND GLASS.AY,

ALL KINDS OF

CARPETS,

Accounts for the year ending 31st December,

1904.

The TRANSFR BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 10th to 23rd March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agent. Hongkong, 4th March, 1905,

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THE CHINESE BNGIABEKING

AND MINING CO. CASE.

»

CHANG YEN-MAO V. MOREING AND OTHERS.

[Continued from page 5)

Mr. Harber Charles Hoover, mining engineer, said he had been a partner in the firm of Be wick, Moreing and Co since November 1904. When he went to China for Mr. Mareing in 1899 he had no experience in financial matters: He hnd conversations with Chang and Detring with regard to mining matters. Detring told him that Chang, under his appiontment as Director General of Mines, had to find capital for the working of the mines. Witness went on a tour of inspection, and reported the result to Chang. The desirability of raising further capital for the purpose of promoting Chang's sining undertakings was discussed. During the Boxer rising Detring told witness that it was proposed to place the company in More ig's hands to undergo a thorough reorganisa. tion. The old company was in a bad way financially. With regard to its political situa. tion, Chang gave it as his opinion that the whole of the Empire would be dismembered, and that probably they would soon see the last of the mines, unless something in the shape of relies came from the Allied Powers. It was finally decided that it would be best to have an English company. Discussion took place as to the terms the shareholders in the new com. pany were to receive, and from the beginning was agreed that witness should assist in the work and have something out of it. Chang and Derring understood that a profit was to be the company and raising further money made by himself and Morcing far reorganising was understood that these profits were to be divided with Chang ant Derring. The agree

It

profit, as it was desired that a profit should be made. The letter of Moreing to Detring of November 9 contained statements which were not accurate with reference, to the Chinese Board and Chang. He told Mr. Dering the Oriental Syndicate wanted matters "straighten- ing out.

Did you think the "straightening out" would change 375.000 into 1,000,000/--No; it never occurred to Dering in that light. ncctitied to me in, that light. It might have

Wap there any suggestion made by you that the object of the alteration was to alter the price the company was to pay for the property?

No.

Asked whether he tried to secure that the

6 months" sight

4 months' sight Germany Bar Silver 48k14|| Bank bi England rate

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Old

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27 1,16 ...3 X

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Older

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1,740/1,300

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.. 1,170

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780/9to

Intimations.

MPLOYE de commerce, Agé de 29 ans,

entire management of the property of the com- any in China should be in the Chinese Board, reference to the directors were not put in the witness said he did. Certain provisions with articles; but if he had known the facts he would

de nationalité Suisse, ayant déja ocupé, have insisted on that being done. Clause 8 of the memorandum said that the management of d'importantes fonctions dans de grosses maisons, the property of the company in China was to be connaissant à fond de comptabilité en parlic in the Chinese Board; but he wanted to pre-loable, parlant couramment le Français, l'al vent that Board from interfering with the de lemand, le Hollandais, italien et l'Anglais, tied administration of the mines. He wanted désiremit une situation dans l'une des villes de the manager to have control, subject to the Chinese Board.. He and Mr. Wouters worked together to do away with the thieving which was going on in the mines; but, so far as he was concerned, he did not mean to ignore the Chi- nese Board Asked whether he knew that n cortain document was deliberately signed to make the Chinese Board a sham Board, wit. ness said that he did not know with what object it was signed.

Do you remember describing the Chinese Was it not yourself and Mr. de Wouters whe heard as a "Daly opera "Yes."

reduced the action of the board to a "Daly opera"?--No; it was turned into an opera

by

the interference of every single member of the administration.

Did you not, in summing up your six months' work, say, "The mangement is now in foreign hands, with the Chinese board as a consulting board. The latter may prove useful, but certainly harmless"? (Laughter.)-Yes."

Do you think that is what Chang meant when he signed that memoradum ?-No.

He did not agree with Mr. Wynne that the agreement of February 19 was the "ruli document." It was entered into at Chang's request, as he wished a document setting out the Chinese side of the business, and it was therefore stated what the character of the Chi- ese board was to be. The document was intended to be binding.

ment was explained by Mr. Eames to Chang and Delring, and he believed Chang under- stood it, because he wanted to make a sort of insurance company, to insure against the Boxers, and proposed the distribution of some three shares among the Generals. (Laughter) Detring fully explained everything to Chang. There was bu: httle discussion on the question of profi's; but on one occasion Chang asked Detring what his own profit was likely to be, and witness said that if everything went well there might be 203,000 shares to he divided between Chang, Morcing, and Deuring. He did not remember any discussion about the value of the shares. He had only seen one of the despatches which had been put in evidence, and be handed to Mr. Mareing, and reported

His Excellency said you said that would be what had been done. Except in a general the "ruling document." Are you prepared to way, be did not know of the arrangement MT. contradict that?-1 am. That is not the state Moreing made with the Oriental Syndicate.

Mr. Hughes: it is suggested that the Orientalment of the case as I know it.

Mr. Hamilton, K.C., cross-examined, on behalf of new company, Syndicale was another name for Moreings. Is Keller, Mr. Davis and Mr. Turner managed the syndicate. I told those gentlemen that it would be necessary to have a Chinese board, and that Chang should be made director-general for life. I received the draft of an article pro viding for the establishment of a Chinese board, with Chang's appointment.

Did you wish the memorandum le be carried out?-At the time the memorandum was ex- ecuted never thought it would be called inte question; but I have always insisted that the memorandum ought to be carried out. Most of the clauses have been carried into effect.

Cross-examined by Mr. Levett, witness said he was an American. He did not know until be arrived back from China late in 1901 that the company had paid the whole of its 1,000,000 shares for this property. He had written to Moreing in 899 that the property was worth vastly more than 300, Dolly was worth adequate capital was provided he thought it was worth £1,000,000 His idea was that the existing loans should be re-financed, that

1000 cash should be found, and that inter

national control should be obtained.

He

thought the financial part of the transaction

was a purely technical manner of carrying out the agreement which had been entered into. The blance of the shares, after providing the 375 000 for the Chinese sha cholders, were to be in Mr. Moreing's hands to put the company on a sound financial fouting,

May I take it you did not believe a word Chang said ?-Very little.

CARPET SQUARES LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY. ing were bribed by you?-They were not.

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NOTICE.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to 23rd March, bath days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, 4th March, 1975,

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

There is no suggestion that Chang or Det Did you think you had any personal interest in this agreement?- was acting as st ke holder, and all the interest I had was that expected, if it went through, Mr Moreing would give me something out of the profiss

Did not you know that if the company was formed you were in transfer to the company- I have no recollection of it.

The hearing was then further adjourned.

THE NINTH DAY.

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[317 CHINESE YOUNG MEN, ATTENTION!! Do

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Intimations.

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Auctions.

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the passage in Mr. Wynne's letter that the rul- ing document in the transfer of the old com- pany to the new company was that of Feb. 19. 1901. Witness said that the board of the defendant company authorised a letter to be written in reply, which said that in their view the essential document was that of July 30, and JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERIES AND that the document of February only gave a formal effect to the contract of July.

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

ART CURIOS.

His Lordship: The same letter says this THE Undersigned has received instructions memorandum has no binding force. I should have thought this letter was against you.

Mr. Hamilton: We do not wish to hide anything in this case.

His lordship: That is repudiating the memorandum.

Witness denied that he ever told Chang or Detring that Chang' was to have the same

ition in the new company as in the old company: He never agreed that Chang the id have those powers, nor, in his opinion, did the memorandum provide fir his having them. I was never agreed that Chang should be placed in the position of being supreme over the

shareholders and the board in London. As fa

as te knew, an statement was made to Chang

to the effect that if he did not sign the docu. mepts he would be "cruslied," Alier his return to Europe he was appointed a director of the defendant company, and repeated endeavours had been made to come to some amicable arrangement as to the interpretation of the memorandum of Feb. 19.

The

Were you very, busy at the time of the Boxer rising? Not particularly. As a member of the volunteer carps I was out as pony pair assisting in the defence of the university Boxers said this was one of the first places they intende taking. They put a shell through my rooms in the university, and so I turned out. (Laughter) hortly afterwards met Mr. Hoover and Mr. Fisher, and was told Change had been arrested.

Did he consult you? Y-s; he wanted to bring an action for wrongful ariest and false imprisonment against the British commander.

Did you have anything to do with him after this?-Yes. When he was mourning for his mother did the complimentary thing, and called upon him as he lay beside the coffin. (Laughter.)

You did nothing professionally-No.

On your arrival at Tangku did you see Chang ?-Yes. There were several sittings at dinner in a courtyard. They invited me to join them.

Did you? Yes. I remember they had mast muiton, and I had not tasted fresh meat for a month. So I fell to

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, ON

MONDAY, the 13th March, 1905,

AND

TUESDAY, the 14th March, 1905, commencing each day at 2.30 PM., at the CITY HALL,

Chamber of Commerce Room,

A MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF

(SUCCESSORS TO

G. GIRAULT)

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Opposite Connaught Hotel.

Who are Suppliers of High Class

Wines, Spirits and Provisions,

French Bakers,

Navy Contractors,

and

Commission: Agents.

BRANCHES :

JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERIES AND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, HANKOW.

ART CURIOS,

Hongkong, 22nd February, 1905. Comprising

EMBROIDERED PALACE WALL HAND ING, PRIEST'S ROBES, TEMPLE

BROCADES, OLD FUKUSAS, COURT KIMONOS, SILK VELVET PICTURES Very Fine GOLD LACQUER BOXES, (Landscapes and other designs), &c. &c. INROS, OLD ZOSSEL LACQUERED

SCREENS and TABLES, &c.

DAMASCENE

CHOICE SELECTION ofEMBROIDER. ED SCREENS, EIGHT OLD PALACE DOORS, with choice designs; FINELY EXECUTED and SILVERWARE

A Quantity of OLD BRONZES, KAKI- A Fine Selection of SATSUMA and other MONOS.

PORCELAINS.

ALSO

2 FINE DIAMOND RINGS and ICAR- VED GOLD RING.

TERMS:As usual. The above, which is equal to anything that iras been offered for sale locally, will be on exhibition from Thursday, the 9th March.

Catalogues will be i sned,

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 6th March, 1905.

PAR

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THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

MARY BARRETTO & Co., General Agents, Hongkong.

PORT WINE.

Direct shipments from the COMPANHIA AGRICOLA E COMMERCIAL DOS

VINILOS DO PORTO, (Soccessors to Donna ANT-MIA A. FERREIRA),

Monopoly fr Chins of THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY COJ. Per Case of

1 Dozen.

1

When the beating was resumed on 2nd all. Mr. Hoover was further cross-examined. He said he identified the agreement of july 30 Mr. Eames explained that the property was being vested in him as trustee, and that he was to hold the property until such time as some further arrangement was come to. He under [321 stood that he had power to use the ordinary

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. and proper means to form a company with a capital of £10:0,000, The 1000,000 capital

JARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

Dry A. 1 was originally Buggested at Taku by Detring,

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be 11 was not suggested that the company shoule

held on MONDAY, the 13th day of March, 1905, at 3 T.M., at the Offices of the Public Quinta do Porto pay £1,000,000 to the old company for their property; but that they should pay 375,000

Works Department, by Order of His Excellency Dry No. 3 the fovernor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, Quinta da Granja shares. He first heard it was necessary for the

East of Mount Gough Reservoir in the Colony comp-ny to pay £1,000,00. shares when he "HE DIVIDEND of $34 per Share, for the

of langkung, for a term of 75 years, with the year ending 31st December 1903, declararrived in England. The company never did i told them that was impossible, they suggested

pay £1,000,000 to the all company. He pre one of German, Belgian, or English nations.uption of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be samed the company would pay £1,000,co inality. They went on talking and talking, and fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, shares, 375,000 to go to the old company, and I couldn't get a word in. So to cut it shirt, I the other shares to those Mr. Moreing in asked what their object was. They said they wanted more capital. Remembering the state fluenced to finance the company. He did not sugest to Detring that the company would of the country, I know it would be almost im pay £1,000,000 in shares to anyone. He did possible to ra se it in China They told me suggest to Mr. Eames that the company was to ewick, Morcing, and Co, would proh bly pay £1,0.0,000 in shares to the various parties, advance the money if a suitable schente were Questioned as to why the agreement did not put forward, and I then advised them to turn

TH

ed at to-day's Ordinary Annual Meeting, will be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and Hongkong Share- holders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Offices, Pedder's Street, after to A.M. TU-MORROW.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 6th March, 1905.

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FURNISHED. WHY NOT THE BEST?

CUSHIONS

MADE TO ORDER.

Estimates given for all kinds of

FURNISHING

WORK.

Wm. POWELL, Ld.

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 25th February, 1905,

SEVEN GRAND PRIZES AWARDED TO

SINGER SEWING MACHINES

AT THE 5 ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. SHOW-ROOMS:-1, Wyndham STREET. Cash or Easy Monthly Payments. Hongkong, 28th January, 1905,

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

M his numerous

Subs quently you discussed husiness?—Yes; they said they wanted to turn the company inte a foreign company. At first they wanted a sort of Anglo-Chinese company. When, ho ever,

say that Mareing was to have 625,000 shares,it into an English company. When the witness

witness said there was no spec fic reference as

to what was to be done with the 625,0 0, be cause he did not know wou'd it would be necessary to do-it was left in Mr. Moreing's hands. It was not put in the deed.

was asked about the agreements in this case, he said he did not take any law books to the meetings of the persons interested, because a German officer bad taken up his quarters in the witness's library. Was your idea that there was never going to At this stage the hearing was again ad- be a single share of the new company issued journed.

[To be continued.] for subscription to the public? I cannot say that I did not know how that was to be done. Do you suggest that Mr. Detting or Mr. Eames thought there would be no shares in the company issued for public subscription?-1 did [48 not know how the money was to be secured. It was evident one could not get subscriptions at par with the company in its thea condition.

Had you any idea the syndicate was going to sell this property to the company for £1,000,000/-No; I did not know what the financial arrangements were.

R. RUTTONJEE begs to announce to customers that his Bakery in Kowloon being burnt down, he has birer another in a healthy part of the town, where BREAD will be baked and prepared under his usual personal supervision and thus ensuring, to his numerous patrons, the cus. tomary supply of the same wholesome Bread made of the finest flour and materials, that he bas all throughout supplied.

Customers are kindly requested to send their orders as usual,

H. RUTTONJEE,

No. 5, D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong, No. 37, Elgin Street, Kowloon. [35 Hongkong, 4th January, 1905.

Witness went on to say that it was

COMMERCIAL,

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

Selling

London---Bank T.T.

Do. demand..... Do. 4 months' sight. France-Bank T,T.. Etober.America-Bank T.T.

Gemany-Bank T.T. india T.T........

Cur one further term of 75 years.

Registry No.

Ang Iy

- 01 0N 205

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

LOCALITY. Í

Near Mount Gough

Boundary

Measurements.

H. 5.

tt.

It.

IL.

Square feet.

Annual Rent

→ Praxiom.

100

16:15

120 40,020

ajo

4,800

Hongkong, 4th March, 1905.

₤323

PUBLIC AUCTION.

../10 7/16 THE Undersigned have received instructions

r to

1/10 11/16 *****.2.351

....45 191

from the REGISTRAR, SUPREME COURT,

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, ON TUESDAY,

139 the 14th March, 1905, at TAM, on the ..1391 premises, at No. 108, Queen's Road Central,

THE GOOD-WILL, STOCK-IN-TRADE, FURNITURE,

Do demand................................................... Shanghal-Bank T.T. ...................714 Japan-Bank T.T. ........................ Java-Bank T.T...........

Buying

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or November that it was suggested the altera, tions were required by the friental Syndicate He did not know whether that was before or after Moreing had cabled out accepting the contracts. Asked whether he thought a con tract could be made by offer, and acceptance and then altered, he said he had no opinion he was guided by lawyers on the matter. The object of the alterations was to enable the syndicate to take over the business and carry it through. He was told he could not make a profit out of the old contract, and the object of 30 days' sight Syddey and Melbourne 1/11 1/16 the alterations was to enable him to make a 4 months' sight FranCI spoke

++

&c.,

·&c

&C

OF THE

TY SING FIRM, asi voing concern. TERMSAs usual.

months' sight L/C 1/10 13/16; ..........................1/10 19/16 6 months' sight L/C.

461

HUGHES & HOUGH, 4 months' sight Ada.

Government Auctioneers. 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 461

2391! Hongkong, 3rd March, 1905,

1318

Selected Old Port $50.00

35.00

1

11

rt. 30.03

13

71

25.00

20,00

12

+

15.00

14.00

13.00

12.00

11.00

10.50

10.00

Tawny, 1887, Vintage, Tawny, (White Label)...... Medium Taway, (Brown Label) White Tawny, (White Label)..... Full Wine, (Brown Label).........cube, White Tawny, (Brown Label) ............

Light Tawny, (Brown Label)

MELROSE WHISKY

Scotland's Best. Delicious Mellow

and Matured.

PROFAICTORS

Bowen & McKechnie.

CEPA RUBY

RIOJA CLARET,

$0.00.

per dozen.

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BARRETTO & Co,

Agents,

*Nos. 23 & 24, Bank Buildinga Queen's Road Central.

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