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TELEGRAMS.

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THE HONGKONG

CORRESPONDEACK.

(We do mia recensarlly endoria the opinions expressed by Correspondent's in this column.)

THE NEW SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

To tuk Emmur or "Hungkono Tiurinari”,

The Tsar's Visit to the Kaiser. LONDON, 25th July. The Tear has returned to-Peterhof.

· Lafer.

DEAR SIR,-May 1, as a seaman, venture to There are endless theories as to the motive thank you very gratefully for devoting so much of the Imperial meeting, ranging from the space in your issue of 3rd May, to the opening natural desire of Sovereigns to discuss poli. of the New Seamen's Institute by the Gov. tical problems confronting Europe, to a deernor, of which the Bishop wrote so kindly to sign of the Kaisur to combine Germany, the Chaplain :-"I am in fullest sympathy with Russia and France against Japan, in view of your efforts in provide a good Institute on this side of the water in connection with the Mis. the peace negotiations.

sions to Seamen. The one you are now open-

The Defeat of the Government. The Unionist organs approve of Mr. Bal four's decision to remain in office, deening it right that his personal feelings should give way before national considerations.

Laler.

The Poace Conference.

M. Komura bas-arrived in New York; he

ing will, i frust, be a success, and form a good stepping stone for; nice as it is, I regard it as only a stepping stone to something better. shall not be content until the Seamen's Mis sian pastesses in Institute which it can really

call its own.?

Hongkong has long been. before all other colonini ports in its care for seamen; so it will surely provide the 7,00 terquired to erect the ground where the Governor graciously pro: cheers and a band playing the Japanesemises a suitable site. As ibe Kowloon "Mat

TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JULY

WEST POINT RECLAMATION.

of peace offered on account of an error 'made by the Government Surveyor. The offer was rejected and eventually $5,oco was paid to "Messrs. Howard and Stephens, it was nat contented by the claimanis that this payment

the land.

CLAIM OF MESSES, HOWARD AND STEPHENS.

The following Award was laid on the table at the Legislative Council meeting this after-showed the actual valne of the land to be $5,0:0 divided by 339-$1475, and I am unable noon as a sessional paper -

to consider that the original offer of the Go 1. This claim was for an award by the Government represented only the actual value of vernor under section 8 (6) of "The Iraya Re- clamation Ordinance, 1889" of such a sum of money as in his absolute discretion he migh think suficiens as and by way of compensa tion for any injury that the claimants, as owners of the former Marine Lot No. 184, may have sustained by the works carried out under the Ordinance.

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"Ihe second fact brought forward in favour of America-Tank TT......... the valuation at $5 a square foot was that section Germany-ank T.T 8of The Praya Reclamation Ordinance provided India T.T...................... for the cost of the works including a "sum not exceeding one hundred and five thousand dollars Shanghai-Hank T.T. for the purchase of a portion of the land in Singapore TT.... Nos. 95, 96, 97, 98 and 105.". It was admitted course of reclamation opposite Marine Lots Japan-Bank T.T............ Inva-Bank T.Tvoimaru by the Crown that the area of the land in ques 2 The lot which had an area of 37,481 squation was about 21,000 square feet, so that the re feet, and mean depth of 326' 9", fronted for price to be paid for the reclaimed land 100 feet on the 50-foot public road known as amounted to $5 a square foot, but the Crown the Pmya, which separated it from the harbour, contended that this price was affected by the and was otherwise bounded on the west and upsetting of an arrangement entered into two south by public roads and on the east by other peity, or visitly with the owners of the pro- on which previous arrangement reclama- tion had been commenced and by which their godowns were to have been 40 feet deeper and 25 feet bearer the sea. This contention was the lots in question (No. 10g) was sold in 1893 tpported by the fact that the most easterly of

also contended that the position of the portion of land in course of reclamation, for which the sum of $105,000 was to be paid, being a quarter of a mile beater the centre of the town was more valuablethan Marine Lot No. 184. This contention was not disproved by any of the

Jols.

It was purchased by Mr. M. J. D. Step hens from the Hongkong Fire Insurance Com pany in September, 1884, for the sum of

was welcomed by the Japanese colony with permanent Seamen's Institute on the reclaimed $65,000, and gadawns were erected on it to the for $3.76 per square foot only. The Crown

national air.

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Indian Army Command.

-- Simila, 18th July, Presiding at the Legislative Council to-day, Lord Curzon made a statement in regard to the modifications sanctioned by the Secretary of State in respect of the proposed reform in the administration of the Indian Army.

The main principles of the scheme remain

unaltered, but changes have been made in its

details.

It has been decided that, the office, of Military Supply Member should go to, a Military officer, not to a Civilian.

ihed" grew into the beautiful Soldiers and Sailors' Institute, so may the same generous, spirits change the temporary lodgment in Praya East for a handsome Seamen's Church and Institute, on the promised site, worthy of longkong's long and noble lead in provision for sea-going men...

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men's Institutes if there be any ground whatever

value of about $36,000. In 1886 the claimants commenced carrying on the business of go down-keepers.

On the roth May, 1889, "The Praya Re clamation Ordinance was passed. This Or dinance contemplated the building of a sen wall 260 feet in front of the existing praya wall opposite the claimante lot and devoting 25 feet of the land thereby reclaimed to a widen ing of the existing rand, 160 feet to a new

claimants' witnesses.

The third fact brought forward in favour of the valuation at $5 a square foot was that the Tot (then 33,820 square fesi) had been sold in 1881 for $85,000, or at the rate of $2.59. Per

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But, Sir, to what purpose is it to erect Sea. Marina Lot, and 75 feet to a new Praya Road. square foot. It was contended that this re

In the latter part of 189 and early part of presented more closely the value of the lot 1892, a sea wall 260 feet in length was con- than the sale at its mortgage value in 1884- for the statement in your Editorial of May 3rd:structed at right-angles to the line of the Praya It was further comended that there had

"It is tree that he (the sailnr) may go to the about 40 feet to the east of the eastern boun

been a general, rise, in the value of property | A BLOW in the nose is one way of paying for a Soldiers and Sailors Institute; but after all he dary of the claimants' lot. This was the wes since 1881. The above fact and the contes dinner, but it has its disadvantages, as Hiram is only admitted there on sufferance. He horter limit of the Reclamation Works as carried tions were not disproved by any evidence Bexley, a seaman of the: 9.3. Kenilworth dis-

out till the year 1898. In April of that year brought forward by the Crown, work was commenced opposite the claimants' fot, and ni the end of that year or commence ment of 1893 the conditions of the original since remained as regards accessibility from Marine Lot became practically what they have

no claim to the hospitality of that Instituts, fle is ranked as a civilian, and must endure that position as best he can."

As a seaman, I call upon our natural pro- clors, the Shipowners and Shipping Agents at Hongkong, the Harbour Master, and the Head of the Customs, to see that passing

the sea.

In re examination Mr. Orange stated that some Marine Lots were of double the valve of the corresponding Inland Lots.

OF THE

FINEST MATERIALS.

AND UNDER THE

PERSONAL SUPERVISION

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OF

FIRST-CLASS EXPERT EUROPEAN

MANAGEMENT.

covered to his cost. With two friends he went into an eating house in Queen's Road, Central yesterday, and each had a meal, upon finishing TUNERS, the necessary deposit of coin current in ex- which they started to leave, without effecting

change therefor. The foki asked for payment and was refused, and on his becoming im

others getting away in the confusion. The

The Viceroy will have the right to consili that officer upon, alt military questions irrespective of their places of origin.

All military questions, whether originating from the Military Supply Department or the sailors are not ousted from their full rights in ward and M. J. D. Stephens, le,rees of Bianne tand and buildings as otherwise ascertained, porinnate Bezley hit him over the nose, the two

Army Department, should be passed by the Mobilisation Committee.

The Secretary of the Army Department should be a Major-General, Colonel with the local rank of Major-General. --

Finally, a schedule of cases has been drawn up which should go up to the Victory before orders could be passed

Lord Curzon, in concluding his speech, said that the new system, like the old, will depend in the main, upon the "personal equation" for its success or failure,

General Elles, the presert military member of Council, resigns in October..

CANTON NOTES.

[From Our Own Correspondeul.)

Canton, 15th July.

HARTHQUAKE, Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in Canton yesterday and one to-day. All the shocka occurred between one and two o'clock in the afternoon. About ten days ago a piece of land containing, abrat two English acres suddenly disappeared leaving a small lake in its place. This occurred a few miles north- west from the city at a place called Shek & un. The antives have been sounding the pool and can find no button at a Chinese feet deep. It may be that the sinking of the land and the earthquakes have some connection.

EXCLUSION TREATY

The Chinese continue in discuss the proposed exclusion trety. A large meeting was called for Sunday, the 23rd inst The meeting was well attended and considerable talking was done. The merchants find it difficult to come to a decision. There are in many interests involved that a good many are afraid to take the final plunge."

THE VICEROY,

A good inany rumours are afloat regarding the health of the Viceroy. Whether he is really sick or only in need of a little rest with the coming of the hot weather may not be easily determined. At any rate he is not disposed to do much business and the underlings are not making matters any heter. Their chief busi, Dess seems to be blocking business,

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THE CANTON-HANKOW LINE.

a Seamen's. Institute built by public monies

for them and for soldiers.

Moreover, if your allusion be to the Kowloon institute, 1 personally protest most strongly as myself one of its Trustees; and I would Trust Deed in this respect. Had I not often urge upon the local Trustees to enforce our known such bare-faced robbery of sailors' rights sole use in hume ports and elsewhere, I and privileges in buildings erected for their might regard your statement as a libel on every shipping authority at Hongkong,

If, however, your statement be true of any local building for the use of sailors, 1 appeal to

WILLIAM DAWSON,

Commander, K.N.

D, Buckingham Street, Strand,

London, 24th June, 1985.

4. On the 22nd November, 1898, Major-Gen eral W. Back awarded Messis. Thomas Ho Lot No. 184, the sum of $15,0co as, and by way of, compensation for the injury that they had sustained by the Praya Reclamation Works.

5. The claimants applied to the Supreme to set aside this award, and their suit was dis Court of Hongkong in the Original Jurisdiction missed on the 1st December, 1900, generally on the grounds that the Court had no jurisdiction in the matter under the Praya Reclamation Or.

the valuation at $5 a square foot was that The fourth fact brought forward in favour of

Messis, nigh & Orange's second and third valuation based on the capitalised value of the net rentals exceeded the combined value of the These valuations resting, however, on incorrect data, the argument in favour of the $5 per square fort value of the land in 1895 derived from them, may be neglected.

Messrs. Ieigh & Orange's statement, dated evidence went to prove that in 188r the land the 78th December, 1898, and Mr. Orange's forming Marine Lot No. 184 was worth ap prox mately 57.50 a foot and that there had dinance. The Supreme Court subsequently been a rise in value between that date and Council in 1922 supported this refusal. A peti refused an application for special leave to ap 1895. peal, and Julicial Commitee of the Privy

Marine Lot No. 184 at the time the reclamation The only evidence as to the value of

in front of it was commenced, which can be derived from the Survey Report and Valuation of Messrs. Palmer and Turner, dated the 19th September. 1899, put in by the claimants, is contained in the statenrent that they valued the land in front of the lot when reclaimed at $2.75 per square foot. It was not shewn that the reclamation was worth less per square foot than the value of the old marine lot in front of which it was created,

tion for full and fair compensation was present ed to the King on the 22nd May, 1993, and on the 17th July of that year the claimants were notified that is Majesty had not been pleased to give any commads regarding their petition, European opinion at Hongkong to enforce sea.

As a result, however, of some furthur corres- men's rights to its full and free use.-Yourspondence in the matter, Sir Henry Blake, then faithfully,

Governor of Husgkong, offered the claimants an amount of $24.367.50, f, at the rate of 75 cents persquare foot of Marine Lot No. 184 in respect of damage sustained on September 1st, 1898, Mr. Turner in cross-examination stated that owing to the reclam uion in front of that Lot. he had valued the New Marine Lois Nos. 204 This offer which took the place of Major-Gene-z0s and 186 in June, 1895, and June, 1896, at ral Black's award of the 22nd November, $3 per square foot. He further stated that 1898, was not accepted by the claimants and, Marine Lot No. 199 on which a small balance alter some further correspondence, the cre- ($2,000) had still to be paid to the Praya tary of State on the 9th August, 1904, ordered Reclamation Fand was sold in 1898 at $3.n a further inquiry in a despatch addressed to me

square foot. These lots are in much the same as then Governor of Hongkong in the following relative position to the harbour and town as the former Marine Lot No. 184, except that This morning Mr. R. Pihie placed six fire- request that you will make further inqui- they are very slightly nearer the centre of the men before Mr. F. A. Bazeland, on the chargery into the matter and report to me whether or City.

phens are entitled to my, and if any, to what not, in your opinion, Messrs. Howard and Ste-

further compensation."

MORË SHAMEN GÓ 10 GADI

FOR REFUSING DUTY,

of refusing tu oliey the lawfel commands of the engineers on board the ss longtang in the waters of this Colony on the 26th inst. Mr. Pithie, the chief engineer, said that these men gave a lot of trouble and he did not want them on board any longer. They were told to turn to work yesterday when the six men all refused

to do so.

When placed beforė Mr. F. A, Hazeland this Burring, the men were asked what they had to say, when they'replied that the work was 100 hart, and they were all seasick!

His Worship: Na; Nol you don't get sea- sick in Hongkong harbour!

Defendants, in chorus, said the work was too

hard. The captain taid he did not want these men on board, and hoped His Worship would make an example of them. He would pay the men up to yesterday through the Shipping Master. He believed these men wanted to get into coasting steamers, and he would be glad

The Paris edition of the New York Herald | to get vid of them.. publishes the following telegram from Wash- ington :-

China has agreed to a proposition to pay the China-American Development. Company $7,000,000 for the surrender of the concession for the construction of a railroad from Canton ta Hankow, for which China gave a concession in 1899,

Mr. Pierpont Morgan controls the major portion of the stock of the company and, as he is willing to sell, it is expected the direction, at their meeting early in fuy, will approve the

deal.

Mr. Morgan holds Chinese bonds issued to the company; presumably these will bo sur ant rendered together with the concession.

The above statement seems to be somewhat

in advance of what has taken place. Negotia- tions have been proceeding for some time, but no conclusion has yet been reached. The sum of $7,000,000 mentioned is not the amount fix ed, but is probably the amount at which the American syndicate would like to sell out. Meanwhile we hear that E. Sheng is in Peking, and that his health is again not very ha robust..

CANDANA MENTHE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Fig, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory w! On the 26th at 5.5 p. Orders issued to

hoist the Black 'Drum.

On the 27th at 6.45 a. Orders issued to hoist vh the Black Cone point upwards and Drum,

" At 1030a. Order issued to lower the Black Cone'and Drum."

kong.

At 12.20 p. The barometer has fallen at Amoy, and risen in the neighbourhood of Heng- The depression moving Northward entared the coast between Swatow and Amoy during the night. It is now lying to the Northward of

Amoy.

Strong but decreasing SW, winds may be expected over the N. of the China Sea.

Forecast. Fresh SW. winds: squally, thun.

dorshowers. **Telegraphic communication between the

· Observatory and Hongkong is interrupted.

fls Warship sent theth to three weeks' hard labour each.

BHEF AND MOTION PRICES.

MARKET RENTS AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FILES.

The following minute, dated roth inst., as to the effect of Government market rents, and

slaughter-house fees upon the retail selling price of beef and mutton, was laid before the | Legislative Council by command of His Excel

iency the Governor, this afternoon

Market Rents. The total rents paid by beef and mutton shops in the markets amount at the present rate to $10,889.40 a year,

The dead weight of beef soll during 1904 may be estimated at 5,651,683 15. and of mut ton at 941,633 lbs., making a total of 6,593,616 lbs. Of this total, roughly one-eight is sold in the markets. The increase in price per lb. due to 'market rents is accordingly $10,889.40 divided by 5,769,4'4=$0.00188,'

Slaughter-house fees.-The incidence of the fet falls equally upon all parts of the animal, vir on the skin, blood, offal, hoofs, meat, etc.

terms:-

I accordingly held a public inquiry on the 3rd, 4th and 5th July, 190s, at which the claim ants and the Colonial Government were repre- sented by Counsel who cross-examined the surveyors and other persons having knowledge of the value of property at Hongkong, where siatemems in support of, or against the claim, were laid before me.

6. Copies of the documents put in. evi Jence by the claimants are annexed in this award as Appendix "A", of those put in by the Colonial Government as Appendix "B" and of the short-hand writer's notes on the verbal evidence as Appendix "C." Reference was also made in the course of the bearing to various sections of "The Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889, which is print ed as No. 6 of 1889 in Volume 1 of the Revised Edition of the Ordinance; to the Record of Proceedings printed for the Privy Council for the bearing of the Appeal from the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and to the correspondence and statements printed with the Petition to the King of the 22nd May, 1993.

the 19th September, 1899, together with Mr. Messrs Palmer & Turner's statement, dated

Turner's evidence, went to prove that the value of the land forming Marine Lot No. 18 in 1895 was about $3 per Square Foot, and very slightly over that value in 1898.

(i) Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs's valuation persquare foot of Marine Lot No. 184 at the time-1899 or thereabouts "when the access to the sea was interrupted to such an extent as to render the property in question, and the buildings thereon, in great measure useless for the purposes of Godowns" is, se cording to Mr. Ram's statement of the rath June, 1905, put in by the claimants, $4 a square foot. | The Grat fact on which this valuation is based was a valuation made by Mr. Kam in 1897 of Marine Lots Nos. 18 and 189 just a litle further west of Marine Lot 184. With regard to this he says: This property is very similar, in character, having a frontage on good water and being also comer lot, with a frontage on three sides upon public streets and being also of the same area and covered with godowns of the same character." The valua tion for this property was 53 2, per square foot. 7. At the conclusion of the hearing. I put to

The second fact brought forward in favour the Chief Justice, who sat with me as Judicial of the valuation of $4 a square foot was the sale Assessor, a series of questions bearing on the in 13 of Marine Let No. 180 at a price slightly legal points involved in the case. These quesin xcess of $7 per square foot. tions and His Honour's replies are set forth in Appendix "D."

8. The first point for decision is what was the value of Marine Lot No. 184 at the time it ceased to be a marine lol. According to the statement of claim this value was $282,coo.

(i) This sum of $282,000 is practically the 3rd of the three valuations put in by the claim ants as having been made by Messrs. Leigh & Orange, on the 28th December, 1898, for the property as it was in 1895, 110 corresponds approximately to the end of those valuations According to the Judicial Assessor's reply to the second and third of the questions addressed to him, if the system of capitalizing the net rentals obtained from the property be adopted, (together with an alteration in the rate of these valuations require corrections which, capitalization from 6% to 7% shown by the evidence to be necessary), reduce their amount Danby, a witness for the Crown, viz, to $143,157. to that of a valuation on this basis by Mr.

If this were held to be the value of the pro- jerty and if Messrs. Leigh & Orange's valua- Bon of the buildings on it, viz, $55,500, were raken, the value of the land per Square Foot in 1f95 would be $141,157-$55,600 divided by 32,481 $1.70.

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Messrs. Leigh & Orange's first valuation, however, gave the value of the land at $5 per square foot. This valuation was,, according to four facts. The first of these was a payment the evidence given by Mr. Orange, based on of $1,700. offered by the Government in November, 1887, on account of the land of which Mr. Stephens was actually given quessin under the Crown Lease being 339

In cross-examination Mr. Ram stated that the date of his valuation of Marine Lot Nos 188 and 189 was the 15th December, 1897, and that there had been a general rise in the value between the years 1897 t 1903.

Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs' statement; dated the 14th June, 1935, and Mr. Ram's evi dence went to prove that the value of the land forming Marine Lot No. 184 on the rgth De- ember, 189', was about $3.25 per square foot and that subsequently the value rose.

police were called and the man was arrested. This morning he was fined by Mr. G. N. Orme, $2 for the assault and ordered to pay the foki St compensation.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ORDINARY

HALF-YEARLY

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of the Company,

POLISHERS,

REPAIRERS.

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EVERYTHING

KNOWN IN MUSIC."

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

AND

TALKING MACHINES.

Queen's Buildings, Connaught Road, on MON Cash or Easy Payments.

DAY, the 21st August, at 12 o'clock, Neon, for Directors and the Stafement al Accounts to the purpose of receiving the Report of the the 30th June, 1905,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st August, both days inclusivė.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS. 1. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, 27th July, 1905,

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

THE OFFICES of THE CANADIAN COMPANY

have this day been REMOVED from No. FEDDER'S STREET 10 HOTEL, MANSIONS, corner of Pedder's Street and the Praya, oppo site Blake Pier.

D. E. BROWN,

General Agent.

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Hongkong, 27th July, 1905,

TH

PUBLIC AUCTION,

HE Undersigned have received instructions from the CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF

POLICE, to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

MONDAY,

the 31st July, 1005, at 11 AM, at the Central Police Station's Compound,

SUNDRY CONDEMNED, OBSOLETE, UNCLAIMED AND CONFISCATED STORES.

TERMS —As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1905.

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THE HONGKONG FROZEN FOOD SUPPLY..

Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs further submitted a valuation of the property deducid from the rents obtained from the ground floors of Gadowns in the vicinity in 1899 This valuation which amounted to $184,184, and in THE DAIRY FARM CO., need not be considered in view of the Judicial any event would require various corrections. Assessor's reply to the first of the questions put to him.

statement, dated the roth June, 1905, put in (iv) Mr. W. Danby in parapraph g of his

by the Crown, estimated that in 1895 the ground alone of Marine Lot No. 184 was worth $3 a square foot.

(v.) Mr. A. Shelton Hooper in his statement, dated June, 1995, put in by the Crown, taking into consideration that Marine Lot 184 was a corner lot having a frontage on Whitty Street, considered the land to have been of the value of $3 per square foot in 1895. He also made a property, but this, for the reasons given with valuation ($147,227) based on the rental of the regard to other valuations on this basis, may be neglected,

Taking into account the evidence that the value of Marine Lot No. 184 per square foot

LIMITED, PROPRIETORS.

FINE

FRESH SAUSAGES Made by our European Butcher. ONLY 25 CENTS A LU.

Hongkong, 27th July, 1905.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG`AND'

CALCUTTA,

The live weight of the asimal has according ly been taken in estimating the effect of the, Government fee upon the selling price.

30,829 cattle and 23,736 sheep were killed during the year 1904. $12,331,60 was received in cattle fees and 54,747.30 in sheep fees during this period. Estimating the average live weight of cattle including calves at 400 lbs, and of sheep at of lbs., the price per lb, is is.

the end of 1897 about $3.26, I am of opinion created by Government fees by $17,078.80 the encroachment of an adjoining Chinese that on the 1st September, 1898, the value per divided by 14,584,5205000171.

owner, which existed at the time when Mr. square foot of the lot as a marine lot was pro The price of meat is therefore raised on the Stephens purchased the property in Septem-bably about and certainly did not exceed whole owing to Government charges by tion of the Crown was that the offer of $1.700 as fairly representing the time when the status ber, 1881, for about $1 a foot, and the conten. $3.30. 1 have taken the rit September, 1898, So,co359 per ib.

in November, 1887, was not evidence that the of the lot changed from a marine to an inland A. W. BREWIN

value of the property in 1887 was at times lot, Registrar General, | what it was in 1884, but that it was the price

THE Steamship feet short of the area, mentioned was in 1881 about $2.50, in 1895 about 53, and

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the lease. This difference was owing to

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"CATHERINE APCAR,"

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Captain A. Stewart, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 1st August, at 3 P.M., instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight of Pastage, apply to ⠀

DAVID SASBOON & Co. LIMITED

Agents.

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Hongkong, a7th July, 1905.

Hongkong, zoth July, 1904

THE

İşar

"BURLINGTON."

OPPOSITE THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

2, PEDDER'S STREET.

TO MAKE ROOM

FOR

AUTUMN GOODS.

"A GREAT

CLEARANCE

SALE

FOR CASH

Will be held from the

1st to 15th AUGUST Next,

OUR GOODS WILL BE OFFERED

AT BUCH LOW PRICES AS TO DEFY COMPETITION. Hongkong, asth July, 1905,

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