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Intimations.

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

OF THE UNITED STATES.

LETTER TO POLICYHOLDERS FROM THE PRESIDENT,

New York December 14th, 1905. TO THE POLICYHOLDERS;

HAD hoped to make some silement to "you before this, but I liave believed it was best to wait until I could give you a final con.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1906.

Entimations.

ANNUAL, AUDIT.

It will be the policy of the new administr lion of the Socisly to insist on as independent nudit of its accounts as to its fiscal condition, Doce each year, the result of which will be published

NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS. ***

Under the change in ownership of a majorly of the stock, the shares were at once put in Trust; and Directors are now nominated by the rustees-Hon. Grover Cleveland, Justice Mar

gen J. O'Brien, and Mr. George Westinghouse Thirteen Directors are chosen annually, and the Trustees will each year offer an oppor tunity to the policyholders to express their pre- ferences in respect of the choice of Directors

POLITICAL, CONTRIBUTIONS:

It will be the policy of the Society hereafter

:

Entinrations.

A. CHAZALON & CO.

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

NOTED for their WINES, SPIRITS and PROVISIONS of which they havs

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always a large assortment in stock,

The oldest established EUROPEAN

Hongkong, 30th September, 190§. .

clusion in regard to the financial conditioa of not to make contributions to political cam BAKERS in the Colony. the Cociely based on fill investigation. This paigns. It is my opinion that we have no explains the delay in communicating w

with, you

right to use the funds of the Society for any On Jure 9th Jan, under the condition that such purpose.

And Lah uld have full power as" to man methods, and with no pledges of

any kind. Any one, I was elected by the Directors of the Society as CHAIRM 'N of the BOARD, and at o ce assumed the active management of the Becicly affairs,

was elected PRESIDENT of Soun

theoband 11e Office of Chairman wis

abolished

One of the first acts of my administratiori was the employment of Messrs. Price, Waterhouse & Company, chartered accountants of Great Britain and New York, and Mens Haskins & Sells; certified public accountants of New York, to ir vertigate the affairs of the Society, under directions to render complete and ex-

subjects; baustive reports on the following

*. The Society's annual expinter, including legal expense, advertising expenses, agency expenses, and cost of securing buslacks.

a. The real estate investiments the Com pany, including in the case of each parcel the value at which it is carried upon the books of the Society; the income which is yilds and the fair valuation of the property, whether above or below the value which is carried upon the books of the Society, recessary, real estate experts may be employed in as- certaining the value and income of the real estate, subject, of course, to my approval as men and terms).

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The other investments of the Society; their character; and the circumstances under which they have been made.

4. The Society's surplus and the manner in which it is carried upon the Looks of the Society

5. The methods of keeping the Society's AccouDif

and the respects in which its account- lag may be improved

The relations between the Society and the trust companies, banks, safe deposit companies, and other institutions with which the Society is afiliated by nwnership of corniderable amount of stock or otherwive.. (In the case of every corporation in which the Society has n dominant or important interest, or with which the Society has special relations, the owner. ship of stock other than that owned by the Society should be ascertained so far on practis

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REAL ESTATE - MORTGAGES.. In the last ten years this Society has loaned ver GS110,000,000 on real estate mortgagel, mostly in large citias. Only la' six of these cuses has it had to take property under lore. closure and in there'six instances the property was sold so ni toʻnet a profit, it will continue In be the policy of the Society to make invest mante of this description.

COST OF INSURANCE.

The very essence of life insurance is safety and this can be secured only by reasonabla premiums.

A great many Equitable policyholders are doubtless asking themselves the question whether it will pay them to continue their policies. To such I wish to say most emphati caily that my investigation of the affairs of the Suciety, has convinced me that there is no cheaper way for the policyholders of the Equitable to have sound life insurance than by I have pointed training their policies,

surplus of over 1. $2,000,000, "aTC. lely valuations, and l'expect in due lane to accom excellent rate of interest upon the revised

plish such econmmies that the cost of admin. ration and securing new business will be reduced to the Inwest possible basis consistent with safety and efficiency. I accordingly believe that by continuing your policies in the Equitable you will erceive life insurance at the lowest cost consistent with safety.

out,

Your con.

therefore advise you to continue to pay policies to lapit Your premiums in allow your will be doing yourselves injustice tracts with this Sciety are as safe and shund As anything canhly can be. Where lapser have already nccurred the agents of the Society will cheerfully assist in restoring policies.

' EXTRAORDINÁRY EXPENSES IN 1905. congratulate you and all policyholders in salvent concerns on the reformatory results of the agitation of the past year. This Society alone has undergone four separate investiga tings since January 1st. The extraordinary legal And other expense entailed thereby is amply by the enforced restitutions companied "for and checked wade hereis above referred to an by the final assurance you now have of the cable abjects assed by the repart of the solvency of your Sristy. I am Investigating Commitee of which Mr. Frick convinced that this and other nations resulting stimulation of discussion have the 8. When the report of the New York Super attracted public altcution to the impregnable of established concerns like the report should be carefully studied and every 'Takable more effectually than could have matter covered by it or by the recommendations of the Commissioner should be carefully exam- ined.

was Chairman should be fully investigated.

intendent of Insulame has been made that

Subsequently still mare, elaborate plan of investigation was agreed upon with these accongiants, and doubt if any American in-

·surance comping, ever before had such an exhagulve examination.

It has taken a large force of men five months to ascertain the exit financial status of the Society, now fully exposed by the balance sheet transmitted with the following nate and repro- duced on pages 6 and 7..:

New York, November 25th, 1905. Mr. PAUL MORTON, President,,

The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United Stater, izn, Broadway, New York. DEAR SIR:The exhaustive examination which we have made of the affairs of the Equit- able. Life Assurance Society of the United States is a far completed; that, we are now able to furnish you with a Balance Sheet show.. ing the true Financial f'osition of the Society on September 30th, 1905,

The Assets of the Fociety as claimed were all found to be on hand, and amounted in value to G $416,166,500, 10 ms shown by the Balance Sheet.

The Surplus over and above at Liabilities amounted to G 67, 41,865,41.

A conservative revaluation of the Assets, in- cluding a re-appraisal of all the real estate owned by the Society or covered by mortgages held by the Society, has resulted in a reduc. tion in certain of the values adopted in the Society's last Annual Report, principally in

Real Estate and in stocks of certain ananciai institutions.

Yours very truly, (Signed) PRICE, WATERHOUSE & CO., by A, Lowes PICKISON, F.CA; C.P.A.

(Signed) ABKINS & SELLS,

Chartere 1 Accountants,

Ceilified Public Accountants,

by ELIJAH W. SELL6, C.P.A.

You will be gratified to learn

(1) That all the assets claimed by the Society are on hand, are of a high grade, and are con servatively worth G 410,166,500.10.

(2) That, over and above all latilities, the

i surplus

G 867,142,865.4%, about seven- eighths of which is a fund for division among g'deferied dividend policies at the end existing of their accumulation periods,

(5). That the reduction in the book value of ourts and surplus is caused by a evalua tion on a conservative basis, and in no way reduces the income of the Society,

The decrease in the value of ass is chi fly': in real estate which was carried at prices too bigh, and in shares of certain financial institu tions which were carried at market prices based on transactions, which were deemed by the accountants to be excessive.

RETRENCHMENT.

Economies amnaunting to G $500,000.00. A year have already been introduced," which if capitalized on a faut per cent. bails would be equivalent to an additional invemment of over G$15,000,000. Thle more than covers the marking down of anels. I experi to institate sill) further aconomies of a radical character.

RESTITUTION.

and

heen done by any other means. While thee investigations may have been destructive of individual repulations, the wilty of life in surance has been mars fully dem nstrated than aver before.

There will be no effort by the new adminit. tration to have the biggest company in the world; the effort will be in make it the best and afect. Conservative lines will be followed. I will be the policy not to solicitor secure new business at the expanse of the present policy. bolders,, and in care if it determined that business in any section of the world is unpro- fitable, that field will be abandoned.

Over 98 per cent. of pur death claims are sealed within 24 hours after pool of death is received, and since January 1st, 1905, through all of the agitation concerning life insurance, This Society alone is paid out in death claims and benefits of other kinds over G. $116,799 every working day

Assuring you that it will be my constans endeavour in conduct the affair of this Society in a manner that will merit your hearty appro bation, I am,

Very truly yours,

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....

PAUL MORTON, President.

HALANCE SHEET.

September 3th, 1955. ASSETS

G. $. Real Estate in red an

28,550,270.01 Secured Loans 13,775, co6.04 Bonds, Stocka and other Securi

ties

'Com.

SHIR

NILT

As Supplied to

HARRIS'S

His Majesty

The KING

BACONHAMS

Gold Medals PARIS 1889 & 1900

'Regd

Brand

bridit Filis, Khyber, and Cannebriere "enre | wrecked, and as the sailing vessels Gimburn, Moy Alcinous, and Bay of Bengal alto were probably in the neighbourhood, they have been dabited to the account of that gale, for they never reached their destinations.

Of course, the roaring forties claimed their toll as usual. Masy of the stout little wooden vessels,

mostly quentiaes, West country built and owned, Schooners and bar.

Laisang, Br. ... 3,460, P. H. B. Lake, and

HONGKONG.1.2

Feb.,--Calcutta -18th Jan, Penang and Ames, A. Ji t

·Singapore ayth, Gen.—f., M. & Co... dag Anderson, M. K. Loongtang, Br. 1. 1,092, A. E. Sandbach, Battacombs, H. G.

5th Feb-Manila and Feb, Gen-J, M. "& Co. The Rhenania, Ger. i, 4,016, Th. Förck, 7th

· Feb.,—Shanghai 4th Feb., Ges.-H. A. L. Siegom, Ger. 6.84; 1,123, P. Hermeling, 3ta Jan Bangkok 23rd Jan. Rice.-B. & S. Geri De 146, Dezaner,' asth Jan

JAD.

went downstairs." The steamer Freifist | Tartar.

which ply in the hard Newfoundland

trade 16th

fan,, Ballast.—], & (

which sailed from Pensacola on 28 Jan

a deck cargo of Imber for Hamburg (vessalo may not bring such cargoes across the Atlantic

to English ports during the winter months). Thyr, Nor, 1.8 2003 Coal-M. B. K. also took her crew of 10 10 Davy Jones in.

stead.

PROM CAUSES UNE NOWN.

L1, 3,768, W Davison, R.M.R., 5th Vancouver Sth Jan., and Shanghai 3rd Feb, GenC. PR. Co.

Trover. 10th Jan, Kutchinotto 24th Jan.j Tsinan Br. 2.3., 1,470,

Lindbergh, 3rd Feb, Sydney iith fan,, Ges.-B. & S.

988, J. A.. Wik, Ger. 3.9., 2900, Carstens, 3rd Feb.,-

Jan,-Moji 16th

Mororna 15th Jan.. Coal,-Order.

Ball, x.N., Esge, Lient.

H. F Bennet, F. Berblinger, A. AL- Birbeck, R. Ja Bishop, L. C.

Humphreys, Mr. and Hunter, R., Hurst, R.N., Enginsar-

Capt.

Inner, Capi. R.

, M. and Mrs.

Miss W.'s.

A

Johannsen, Edm Keat, H. W. Kerr, F. Koenig,

Binay, Mr. & Mrs. S. Jokl, JPAF.

W.C Broughall, L. Burnle, C. X. G. Campbell, L. F.

The Atlantic is famous for sending foe Victoria, Swed. Coal 33rd Cateaux, E

teamers to the, boner at the bottom, The

Oleta, 3,150 tons, was another which, dis

charged her man there fast year.

There were many athen. But what ended thom is only guesswork. Collisions sudden sweeping ses, gigantic out of all experience, fai which

buried them-Icebergs in. a foga treacherons derelict awash, encountered at night-a leap of wind which pressed a sailer's keel skywards you take the circumstances and make the picture as

as you like. The tragedy of the striding and collapse in storm, of collision and sudden foundering in fog, loses something of its horror when even one can reach shore again sad tell us how the other died. Our remann ja, satisfied. It is

HARRIS, CALNE WILTS England REPRESENTATIVER FOR HONGKONG & CHINA,

HOWARD & Co,

50, 'Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 19th May, 1905,

THE FAMOUS MAB DWARF BAZOR,.

A SHARP LİTTLE SHAVER

WEIGHT LESS THAN OUNCES.

A

W. & Co. Chatham, Hop, & Mrs.

Clark, M. O. Clark, T.

Zahro, Br. 1.8. 1,618, R. Rodger, Fob

Manlis 3rd Feb., Gen.-S., T. & Co.

SAILING VRMLO, Otra, Nor. ship, 1,199, E. Fefanes, 14th Dec,

Fremantle 18th Oct., Sandalwood.-S. & Co. Rose,

Australia

4th Aug. Sandal Wood.-S. & imla, Br. 4-masted bq, 2,087, Casson, 13th Dec-Cardiff 4th July, Patent Fuel Naval Yard.

Simla,

Clarke, Mr. and Mrs,

T. W..

Clogg, R.M. Eng. Lt.

and Mrs. H. I.

Coduri, F

H. &

Br. bq., 8z1, Wright, toth Nov.--West, J.

Mr and Min

Cromble, Mr. and Mrs.

H.. and child.... Cruickshank, A.

drandful, as is the sudden extinction of the Vincent, Br. ship, 1,774, Cox, 28th Jan., Dingham, G.

| brief, chudle:lu any place before its allotted

hours.

Yet these men but went'the way all go, and il the call was sudden we do know which fatal gate it was, of the many to which sorrowful human experience is accustomed, that opened to admit them into final night.

But the mind is horrified at what is at once a tragedy and a mystery.

"AND THERE WAS NO VOICE." The weird of a slaying where not only is the manner unknown in which the old enemy ap peared to our friends; but in which the victims vanish as completely as though they had never been, keepi the mind always intent on the place and the time in the calendar and chart where they disappeared, as though it sible that there they would

were pos. emerge again. It

is too like

Where magic to be human. your friend is wrecked, and cast ashore, and [ hurled, you place an ivy-leaf on the place in

your memory where he is, and, like all remem brances, it tums brown in time. But what can you do when the last record of your friend is

face from the deck of a big, well-found cheery ship?

THIS DWARF RAZOR has superseded the old fashioned clumsy Razor and by its tise Shaving, becomes a pleasure. It is manufactured in Sheffield, England, from a special amalgam of steel which makes imita lion impossible, and in consequence it enjoys the largest sale of any Hazor in the World Thousands of Testimonials testify that the title "MAI" is the finest shaving implement ever produced,

Will be mailed to any address on receipt of the price (82), poal free.

is impossible to efface the recollection of cheerful health and substance We can make nothing of a void H.M. Tomlinsoq in London Morning Leader."

Shipping.

Arrival

Philadelphia 20th July, 1905, Oil-S. 0.

Co.

Tessaly

Stanmera Expected.

៩.

› E.N., Capt.

W, G

Davies, C. J...

Dui

Davies, Dr, F, H.. „Davies, F. O.

Deacon, F. B.,

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From Angel

Dongofa Singapore, P. & 0, Co Feb. Tye Matu...Moji.......

...N. Y. K.... Feb. Willahad Sydney ... M. & Co... Feb. to Coptic Japan .... D. & 0. Co Feb. 11 Binhthsau. ...Wakmatsu B. & Co.... Feb. 12 Prinzess Alice. Japan M. & Co...

...Feb. 13 Matoppo Singapore. Y. K... Feb. 13 Emp of Japan Vancouver. C. P. R. Co Feb. 14 Arabia......

Mol.................... P. & A. Co Feb. 14 Namsang *****??

Calcutta....), M.&Co Feb. 16

urlz H.

Kobler,

"A. H.

• Öz Misaen

Marriott, Dr. O, KL

Mr. and Mrs.

Meler,

John Meracki,

Michel

Middendorf, Mr. and

Mrs. Ex. W. Miller, P. Moon, Mr. & Mrs, E, M, Moore, Dr. W. B, 4 Morrison, Mrs. & child 5. GA

Nicholson Olife, O.

Mrs. En O, Palsy

II. Poake, W.

Pecker, B. L. Pappalather, Mrs. G,

Capt. & Mrs. J.

and infant

Pfordten, A. R. C.

Powell, W. A.

Raynal, Madame and

maid

Roach, Mrs. J. S. and

child

Dowley, Mr. and Mrs. Reel; Dr, L. R Downing, Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds, F. Edward, A. Edward, D. Edward, Min E. Elastmano, W. Evan-Jones, Dr.

Robbins, Mrs. J. F. Rodrigues, C.

Mrs. E

Fletcher, J. C.

and

Rodrigues, Mr. & Mrs.

Sanderson, Miss E. E

Scott, Mr. and Men J•

G. and child

Shea, J.J.

Simpson, E. H.

Skott

Fischer, R.

DOOK RETURNS.

Fletcher, H.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCKS.. Frithjof .................

Frankel, C. W,

Kowloon

Deck,

Siaip,

Geary, J. R.

Grant, R.M., Capt. and

Mrs.

Stevenson, R., Lieut.)

M. Strure... Hongkong...........................

Attaka Katherine Park

Tholma .........

U.S.A. T. Seward.... Ithaka

Namihan

Elizabeth Rickmers... Quinta ...adva?!) Honasa U.S.S. Barry...US KALDIE

Hongkong, Fr. 14, 747, G. Surroni, 7th Feb., Cape Corrientes

Haiphong 4th Feb, and Holhow 6th, Gen, and Figú,-A, R. M. Charterhouse, Br. 5., 1,378, R. S. Bainbridge, 7th Feb,Sourabaya and Singapore at Haimun, Br... 636, A. J. Robson. 8th Feb

Feb., Sugar-100 Tek Song,

Anna, Nor. 4, 773. Disen, 8th Feb.Canton

8th Feb,, Gen. Order,

--Swatow 7th Feb., Gen.—P.. L.. & Co. -

Clearances at the Harbour OMas. Saxonia, for Shanghai.

To be obtained from THE MUTUAL STORES, WATKINS, LIMITED, and all first-class stores. in the Colony,

29,

Sole Agents for Far East, HOWARD & Co., en, Vieux Road, Central, Hongkong Agents wanted, in every port.

For particulars and terms, apply to-

HOWARD & Co. Hongkong, 24th November, 1904.

"MISSING."

SHIPS THAT NEVER RETURNED.

Rickmers, far Bangkok, Bourbon, for Saigon. Tinaw, for Yokohama. M. Struve, for Iloilo.

for Bangkok.

Sing for Saigon.

Arama, for Basieng. Frithje), for Swatow. [66 Avala, for Amoy.

Hatching, for Swatow, Haimun, for Swatow.

Departures. *Feb. 8, Glenlogan, for Shanghai, According to a list recently published, last | Saxonia, for Shanghai, &c, year there were go British vessels and 304 Talisman, for Saigon, foreign-owned ships totally lost from all causes. Bourbon, for Saigon. No ship of less than 500 tons gross register is | Dicima, for Swatow. included in these figures.

Tchang, for Shanghai, Heimdal, for Canton.

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is only a partial rejurn of disasten But it shows plainly enough that, amongst other people, underwriters have had a very bad time. Included in the figures are 17 British varsel and 14 foreign, which sailed, and were heard of no more. Those 31 ships alone account for nearly a thousand men.

The missing vessels are far above the average in number, although they by no means make a record, for during the official year ending June, 1882, according to the figures relating to casualties to British vessels alone, 147 sallers and 25 steamers (of all sizes), with crews and passengers totalling nearly 2,000,

disappeared, and left none to tell why.

cash in banks and Trust 235,538,062.00

panies deposited with Foreign

But the "missing" of last year were very Governments and in transit. 0,727,9860 serious, inasmuch as quite a little feet of bik Premiums in courre of Collection 5,895.442.64 Bailers and several large steamers are amongit Agents' balances 7,664,640.76 the last legion. Interest and rentals due............ 4,014,09185.

DECK CARGOZI.

Those wh care to may find in the long Total Resets.... 84 6,166,500,10 | black lit many glaring instances to support

LIABILITIES.

the contentions of those who wish the legisla- tion against winter deck-cargoes made more draste, and who agitate, above all, for a com pulsory light-load line.

342,802,061.00

General Insurance Reserve ; nel

present value of all nutstand ing policies computed with 4.03 and 11 per cent interest Current Liabilitiest Death claims, endowments, annuities and dividends due and unpaid

Ex Commissions and Current

penses Fremiums, interest, &c., received

In advance..*** Capital Stock „.............. ...a to

Tal liabilities 349 033.63148 Surplus

67,142,865.12 high seas,

Passengers arrived. Per Charterhouse, from Singapore-114 Chi- ness.

Passengers departed. Per Empras of India, for Vancouver, &c. Mr. H.T. Reamy, Lieut. H. J. Dresser, Messts, F. W. Evetts, Thos, Hughes, P. Sander, A, B. Harry Johnson, T. B. Marshall, N. S. Brown, Lawson, Capt. Chas, C. Smith, Messrs. 7. S. piet Pictcy, Mr. Tin San Tuck, Mr. and Mr. Cecil Holliday, Merir. J. F. Coleman, C. H. Linley, N. Kado, Misses Oichi, Miss Orne Messia, lo

Ko, Chin Lun, Mr. and Mrs. P. T. G. Dachrel, Messrs. M. D. Enbank, J. V. Latimer, H. B. Carter and L. Burton.

Cosmopolitan

Aberdeen

SHANGHAI.

and inst..

............................................Casmopolitan,.„,

Gray, T. C.

Greenwood, D'Arcy.

Capt. T. Hanghwant, W. B. Hardy, R., Lt, and

Mrs, C. T. Harker, B. B. Holliday, Mi and Man.

Hollingsworth, Mr. &

Mrs.

Holt, B. G.

H.

Comdr. and Mrs. E.

Thomas, H. P.

G. W..

Miss M. L

Mr. & Mr.

L. W.

Wakefield, Mrs, and

Miss Walkins, Miss E. Whitlow, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. and a children Wilds, Dr. Kata

|Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. E. Wilde, Min Fa

R.

Changon........... International, Jan. 39. Hoyt, R. Tingsang.................. New, Stenstad.... Apping Tunkado,

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31, 31.

Hughes, M.

25 3%,

Ships Pauroð The Caoni. 2nd January-Beamohr, Deucalion, C. Ferd Lariss, Glenlogan, Tonkin: 3rd January Baralong. 9th January-Banca, Dandedi, Nu din, Pritus. Sazonia, Zieten, Cambroman, 12th January-Woosung, Tourane, Prins Heinrich,

Wood, G. G.

Wright, My, &Mn, T. Young, J. A.

KINO EDWARD,

0.

Abellini, J. Backhouse, J. H. Barnes, H. W. Brand, E. Z Cogan, Mr. & Mrs. B. Cruickshank, J.` Curtis, Misses C. (3) Delaney, L. T.

Farmadi nelaus, Persia, Tritzia. 16th Cyril, Madame

Kishovitch, Mr. & Mr. McAlpine, Mrs. K. McPherson, J. Moller, Mr. and Mrs Mone, and 2 children Méj and Mrs.

#.

Marie, Mr. & Mr. T,G, Moses, E. IN

Moulder, Mr. and Mrs.

Pera, Radnarskirs, Geisla, Dongola. 19th January-Armand Locktoy, Deman, Mr R. H.. Bekic, Bengali, 23rd January-Hector, Fava, Dismukes, L. Comdr. A. B Palerme, Ger.) Prinzest Alice, Print

D. E Bid Frie Laikian, Larries, Benglos, Diomed, Hyson, Glancw, Oceanian, Dorne, N. M.

January-Annam Sithonia, Ghazre, Manica, Longsor. 31st Janu Doster, C.

Rhariša, Suevin, Yang Test, Dismukes, D. E. and M, 3.

26th

child

Kevonta. Follodon Hall: Glimtare, Des | Douglas, Misa -

Afghan Prince, Borussta, Den of M

Mr. and

ains, 2nd February-Agamemnon, Ernest Simoni, Tydour, Dacia, Halliopolis, 6th Febru- Furse, Col. G. A.

-Benclauch, Reniomond,

Tores, Merioneth | Hartley, F.

Minnell

Dr. F. Nussaw. Parker,

Paume, Dr. W. W. Playfair, Mr. and Mrs.

Behmits, A.

Mr. Rulberford, T.

Schoonmaker, Mr. and

J. H.

MI

Saretra, Indre-et-January-Socotrackson, Mra, and child Stagger, O

Arrivala at

3rd January-Samagambia, 5th January---

F. H.

Sunda, -9th January--Alston, Bantu 12hCapt. W. P.

January-Deucalion,

.M.

Mr. and Mr. H

P B.

January... Prinz Ragini Luitpold, Serbia, Tox- E. 8.

Walter, A, W., in, tỉnh

18th January Katz, Mr. and Mrs. W. Waterhouse, Mrs. A. -Prona 19ih

Print

| Keeney, Mr, and Mrs. Woll, S. A. Heinrich 23rd January–Armand Bohte, C. F. P, and family Ford Lasisr, Trinite, 26th January-Ben-

Logan, W. February-Prins Elial Friedrich, Glaucus, mohr, Menalous, and Februaryifanico. 6th Ernett Simons, Glenlochy, Hector, Wysow,

Shipping Report...

Ialu

and hazy weather.

Str. Hongkong from Haiphong-Light breeze M

Str. Charterhouse from Soutabaya -Mođa- rate monsoon from port to Bombay Reef,theace light variable 8'ly wind, and heavy Ely swall. Landed 14 deportees from Singapore.

Vessels in Fort. Уткамива

It is impossible to make life and property it soa quite safe, but to make them safer would be an easy matter if big interests and innocest 3.556,794.81 public, which thinks that all necessary for safi. Afican Monarch, Br. 12,380, A. Walker, 3rd Feb-Port Kembla (Australis) 19th guarding the life of the sailor was done when Plimsoll finished, were not in the way. Some

Jan, Coal-Order. 2,195,414.19

of these points will be dealt with in a future Avala, Br. 1a, 1,385, W. U. Hapt, grit fan,

New York sih Nav., Kerosine.—S, O. Co. 1,399,364.68 article, and for the present you may find your

100,000.00 wn lessons in the little that was told at the Cape Corrientes, Br. .., 1,660, 1. Isbister, 30th official Inquiry into these "misslags," the fot! Jan Moji 23r Jan, Col.-S., T. & Co. and unwitnessed disasters to our kin on the Capri, Ital. 8.3., 4.195. G. Belsito, 6th Feb.

Bombay and Singapore ret Fob, Gen.-- One of last. yaar's earliest tragedies was that & Co.

Eulomene the

She was a big steel four Crown of Castile, Br. 1.4, 2,628, M. 5. Smith, masted barque, of2,752 tons. She met with an 6th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W, 15th Jan.,

› Coal-Gilman & Co. accident at Bremerhaven, when she was lying. pansed against polecided to have her towed to the Tyne for repairs, and the powerful Dutch

g Poolne was engaged,

of 416,166,500.0 We hereby certify that in our opinion the above balance sheet is correct and is properly drawn up so as to show the true financial posl. tion of the Society at September 30th, 1904,

(Signed) PRICE, WATERHOUSE & Co. (Signed) HASKINS and SELI 9.

(art

THE HONGKONG. STUDIO,

HIGHER CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER,

41 & 43, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, I

TOP FLOOR

Under the past management Imnsactions involving the expenditure of large sums of money have been carried through frequently without any proper authority of the Board of Directors and with very meagre bookkeeping recordi • sở that it. hai been dificult in many instances to secure axplanation of certain tran? PORTRAITS, GROUPS 20 ENLAR

actions which have taken place during the fast tas yours, some of which" involve a financial

loss to the Society owed by the society, and

The liabilities the amounts restond to the Society approxi mets G $1,000,000, and legal precedinge bava baan instituted for the recovery of considerabis

GING and COPYING is all Sizes,'

LARGE SELECTION OF VIRWS ALWAYS ON HAND.

PRICK FRRY MODINATE. Hongkong, ifth Septembar, 1909

Those concerned

Moji soth Jan, Coal and Cen-Chinese Nor. ., 149, D, Scherrig, 5th Feb., Devawongue, Ger. 1.4, 1917, T. V. Brukn

6th Feb-Anghin seth Jan, Rice and Meal D. & S.

Larsen, 19th Dec, Iloilo 14th Dec Sugar-Aagaard & Thoresen Co.

She left in ballari,

ist, in tow of the ing, on 27 Jan. Later, the jug put into the Tyne, short of Dr. Hans Jürg Kier, Nor, .., 691, H. E. cuals, and without her charge,. After Tsaving Holland the tug reported they met with a violees gale, which increased to a busricase, Emma Luyken Ger, 16, 1,160, G, Comand,. with temßc haid sens, The Hulement, baing | 181 Fan-Canten gist Dec., Coal-Order. iching, Bras., 1,267, A. E. Hodgins, 7th

light, and with a towering mats of cordass, ka Yaby Foochow th Feb, Amoy jb, and

became, in such exceptional weather, like in juland in tow.

INTO THE NIGHT, The hawaar parted under bar bows, and sha feil Away into the night. At day-break there was no trace of her. The wild sans of the Dogger were empty. The Poolase wont search. ing till har bunkers gave out, and then returned, The lug resumed the search, but the gresi

sailer had vanished as though she had been

only a chalk mark on a slate in the rala,

Doring March there was the usual hoary: "gala ng "the wastera

which Galshed a [dy Cosity feet of

fing barquee Gam

and Swatow 6th, Gao.-D., Tos & Have Wagner, Ger. 18, 9551

Post Office.

Wyck-Zurriaanse, Jr.,

PEAK.

'Ambro, L. Andrews, Mrs. Beattie, A. Bentinck, Mr. Boyle, Lady Florence

Capt. & Mrs. N. van

Joeling, Le-Col

Kaya, Major and Min, Knight, Mr. Lang, Mx. Malland, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Martin, R. Chichester, Mal. A. A. Muster, H. F. G.

Mitchell, R.

Cathers, Mr.

A Mail will close for:- Swatow Per Haimun, 9th Feb, 10 A.M. Singapore, Penang and Colombo-Pex Rhenania, 9th Feb., 10 A.M.

Shanghai, Naganki, Kobe, Yokohama, Hono Corbin, Major-General Moss, Capt, G. A

Mr. & Mr. A. E. Moss, Mrs. and San Francisco-Per Korea, 9th Feb., {

and Mrs. H. C. and Moxon, Mr. and Mrs.. Macao-Per Heungsham, 9th Feb, 1.15 PM.

J.C. Manila-Per Loongang, oth Feb., 3 P.M.

G. M.

F.B. Mr. & Mrs. Craddock, Singapore, Penang and Colombo Per Daniel, Mr.

Penn, Capt. G. A. Iyo Maru, 9th Feb. 2.M.

Follock, K.C., Mr. Darling, Col Engel, Mr. and Mrs. L. Sawer, Capt, and Mr. Gater, Cept

Broll, C. d Gaspar, Mr.

Rey, G. Searle,

Lt.Col Gaster, E. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Boovey, Capt. & Mrt, Gracey, Mr.

W. Douglas

Stokes, Mr. Halaban, Staff Surgeon Vandin, Gordon

and Mrs.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per Dame, 10th Fab, 9 AM

...

Manila-Per Zafro, 10th Feb, 10 A.M.. Europe, &c, Inda, via Tuticorin-Per Arcadia, 10th Feb, 21 A.M.

Macho Hausgekam, roth Feb, 1.15 P.M. Bingapore, Penang and Calculia--Fer. Lai sang, 10th Feb., PM,

Shanghai and Chinking-Per shaka, roh Feb., 37.M.

Toth Fab., P,M..

Vereker,

Mr, &c Mri, M, Amby, Straits and Kangoon-Fer Zibanghts, Hassan, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, CA, & MET

Hazeland, F. A.

Wation, W. E. Macao-Per Haunyskow, 13th Feb., 1.15 PM. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. White, Dr. M. J. Capt. Wm. E. West, G. G. vas Shanghai Perlungning 12th Feb 12

W. H.

Wilkis, Mr. and Mrs, The Farcel Mall will be closed on Friday, Jack, Mr.

Hughes, M

John W Woode,

Mr. and Mrs, 9th lart, at 5 p.m.

Jeffries, H, U,

Van de

CRAIGIEBURN.

Adams, M. and Mrs. F. Jameson, P. 5.

From and after the 'rat, January, 1906, the || Jahrmann, 8, C. Woodward, Mr. & Mrs, and Brifials Postal Agencies in China is one rate for Postcards from Australia to Hongkong

penny Instead of one penny and half penny,

VISITORS AT THE HU? ELS.

OCCIDENTAL.

Caspersen, S. Edwarda, H. Farhand, B. J. Gott, M.E.D., Lient

A. A. Golf His H. A. Gott, 3rd Habichis, F

FebStow and Feby Bar W. | Haciner, O.

:

Muaro, Miss A Neumandorf, P. Owen, O. E. and Packham, Mr. & Mrs.

R. and a daughter Pinke, T. TAWby, H. Well,

Redfern, Mrs. H. and

children

Ramirez, Mr. and

& Co,

Kayt, Dr. F. Ithaka, Ger., 1,410, H. Eckhorn, th Feb., Kibn, H, J.

Canton 5th Fec, Gen-S, & Co.

G. Kri Katharins Park, Br. 3.5, 3070, W. H. Copp. Lorenzen, Capt. H

26th Jan,—Chalon 11si Jab., Ballsel,--G.i | Love, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rasters, Pi

Korea, Am., 1651, W. B., Seabury, soth Lowe, Miss Siesle

Loe & Co.

#Shanghai 17th Jan., Malls and Gen-P,

3 childna..

Rogge, F. G.

Capt. and Mrs. Stelker, Mr. and Mrs. 'Majer, Master W

R. J.

Barnett, H. J. O.

Dann, G. H.

Gaskell, Mr. and Mrs.

Reynolds, F.O.

Smith, E. Grant

Smith, Mr. and Mrs.

Grant

Harben, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Percy Marchant, Capt, and Boppa, P.

Mrs, and children Webby Mr. and Mrs. Marchant, Misa

Montague

KOWLOON,

Ainelle, Dr. D. H, Crawford, Mr. A. Charlton, XX, Cape Dachas), Mr. and Mrs,

and Mis, R. and Paul F. G. nurse wi

My Hall, A. J. Coath, Mr. and Mr. D. Hayman, Louis Coath, Miss

Raynolda, P. O,

Heromeist

ruim 30.05.

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