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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA BOCK.CO, LD.

́ ́ HALFİYEARLY REPORT,

The report of the Board of Directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Company, Limited, to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the offices of the company, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, on Mon 'day, the 19th August; 1907, at 12 o'clock pood, 'reads:-

To the shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited.

Gentlemen,-The directors have now to hub. mit to you their report, with a statement of accounts for the half-year ended 30th June, 1907.

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The net profit for the six months, after paying interest dus and all

charges, amounts to........

By V due of material!

experil don

watki progresi Value of material

on hand...

To Interest

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST 8,

THE WEST RIVAR.

CANTON-SHAMSHUI KAILWAY..

Mr. A. J. Angior, who recently visited the 1,606,118.91 | West River districts, on his Far Eastern tour, $5,154,697.53 contributes the following anicle to the Zondon

RAVENUE ACCOUNT.

June joth, 190,

Crown rent

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31

Fire insurance...

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"Office expenses, salaries, station.

and rent of head office

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Telegrams

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Legal expenses. Marine Ineurance account "Dredger account..

Profit...

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$59.936.19

Jan. 1 to June 30, 1907, By Net earnings of the Company's

three establishments... $466.584.80 Towage net earnings...................i mun 7.153.84 Bonus en insurance premia &c " 1,117.55

$401,306.82

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to which has to be added the balance brought forward f om last account... 4.933 74

and from this have to be deducted-

Directors' fees..........$:0,0:0,03 Auditors' fees....

$802,330,56

750,00

10,750 00

leaving available for appropriation...$791,580.56

The directors recommend that a dividend For the half-year of 8% or $100,000 os be paid to shareholders, pas $100,000.00 to a special account and carry. I the balance $19,580.56′ 10 the new account..

During the past six months, twelve cargo lighters, ena steam water-boat and four stern. wheelers mentioned in the last report have been fairbed and handed over to their re

spective owners after satisfactory trials; one steel steam.launch for the Q. M. Department, U. & A., was delivered in Manila.

We have orders in hand for at umber of new

Robert Gooks difference between. book value, and amount realized from insurance companien under policy

Hongkong, 6th August; 1907.

34,850.03

$509.906.19

R. MITCHELL.

THOS. I. ROSE, Becretary.

HONGKONG WATER POLO SHIELD

"COMPETITION.

FOURTH HOUND,

Yesterday afternoon at the V.R.C. enclosure a couple of very interesting matches were play ed before another large gathering of sporting enthusiasts.. ›

XE "A" TRẤN TIÊU BIA TIG This match proved to be a very exciting one vessels comprising one steel towboat for Enand, although the Engineers were defeated, it gineer Corps, U.S.A, Vanila, one steel tow must be said that they played a very good boat and one steam cargo lighter for. Bangkok, game and had a good many opportunities for three steel launches for Manila similar to the scoring which they were slow to avail of, but ont finished last half year, one wood fire-float the few shots they did make at goal were well for the local Government and, two wood tow-stopped by the Yacht Club goalkeeper. boats-one for Singapore and one for Hong- Staff Sergeant Walsh defended the Royal kong harbour, We are also building a tow- Engineer's goal creditably, but it was impossible bost to replace the Rebert Cooke. "

for him to stop every shot. The Engineers seemed to have improved a great deal-Morris and Grandy especially. The Yacht Club also played a good game and deserved their win of six goal to nil to their favour. Biden, Linton and Beattie were the scorers.

The dredger Canton River was not employ ed during the past six months, but has been on charter to Messis. Butterfield & Swire since the

.st last.

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cials to put an end to them. Tucre is short abrift as a rate for any leader who falls into the handi of the authorities. Only a few days before 1. reached Wuchow a malefactor had been be boaded in the city. His body was – ilterally ora to pieces by the populace in their enger desire to get some of his flesh and blood, for"

1907.

To-day's

Advertisements. →

PUBLIC AUCTION. HEUndersigned bave received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, YOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

;" on

TUESDAY,

time I had the advantage of going over the eigu passenger tourist traffic has undoubtedly the 13th August, 1907, at 2.30 PM., at their

vedience of passengers.

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WUCHOW.

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Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, corner of ice House Street, - SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD, FURNITURE,

Comprising

DOUBLE" and SINGLE HRON" BED.

WOOD WARDROBES with BEVELLED STEADS and MATTRESSES, TEAR- GLASS, OVERMANTELS with BEVEL LED GLASS, SIDEBOARD and DINNER WAGGONS with BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, DOUBLE. TEAKWOOD WARDROBE with BEVEL DRAWING ROOM SUITE, LED GLASS, TAPESTRY - COVERED GLASS, CROCKERY and E-P. WARE, CARPET, COOKING STOVE and UTENSILS, &c. i

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1 COTTAGE PIANO by Robinson Piano Co., GRAMOPHONE and RECORDS, 1 BANJO, REMINGTON and 1 EMPIRE TYPEWRITERS,

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS —As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong, 6th August, 1907)

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ·

HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

(719

**" MARMORA," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consigness of Cargo by the above-nained

Intimations

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CÓ., LD.

TALKING

MACHINES

RECORDS.

vessel are hereby informed that their Goods New Stock just arrived

are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From London, &c., ex S.S, India & Parsta. From: Persian Gulf, sɛ BLS.N. and B. &'

P. S. N. Coʻn Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.

LARGE AND VARIED

ASSORTMENT

bỳ consuming this they thought to become From Canton my rute lay up the West imbued with the courage and festlessness of River, and as the steamer had proceeded direct, which he bad bean the possessor. The lawless 556,5-6.35 from Hongkong to Samshui, 1-took the opacts have a certain influence on trade, and for

4,075.92 3.237:45

portunity of joining her there. At the same

been affected by the Sadnam attack, for which 28,343.26 Canton-Samshul Railway. This is a portion a

no consequential damages can be obtained 1,298.00 the Yuch-hap of Canton-Hankow line, though from the Chinese Government. Another effect

398.61 6,700 00

its point of departure from Canton is on the

is that nearly all the (Chinese) launches as well 8,460.78 opposite side of the river to the main fine. It'

as the junks they tow have to submit to 401,396.82 is about 30 milles in length, and was constructed

by the American Belgian parties, originally squeeze by the robber gangs, or else stand associated with the enterprise. It is standard the chance of being marked down as an ab. ject of attack. This way much blackmail is gauge, the road bed being fairly well laid and obtained which is a hindrance to trade. All quite adapted to the moderate speeds attempted, trading nations are therefore concerned in the though scarcely adapted for express traffic, suppression of, the so-called piracy, Much The Chinese have relained one foreigner, good work is done by the various gunboats, There are thres British river vessels (too slow Mr. Lind, as superintendent of the lain speed, it may noted), besides other foreign and considering that he has to control and Chinese armed boats, whilst Chinese everything, from supervision of locomotives and guard bosis are as numerous as they appear to 1olling stock to upkeep of roadbed and repair. be generally ineffective. The gunboats also do a certain amount "of survey work, and the ing shops and stations, he must have his hands

Jiulie Rodin, under the command of Lieutenant toferably full at times. All the drivers and Walcott, RA, bar made a name for herself in Acting Chief Manager. stokers, the conductors and station-masters, such work as well as in the inspection, &c., of are Chinese, and they seem, under the super launches running on the river. By the way, there is quite a curiosity in competition with intendent's supervision, to run the line wall,

the associated companies' service, which works The trains keep good time and are usually in pool with some Chinese-owned boats, in the packed.. The lias pays well and returns · a shape of an ex-British gunboat (the Tweed).. good dividend, though it has to put much of This originally British vessel is owned and its earnings into capital account. The Chinese manned by Chinese, flies the German flag, and Rdes to a French fai (pontoon) at Wuchow. will not put up any more capital to complete Another, by the way, is that now Nanning is the works. Consequently the erection of

opened to foreign trade (it may be recalled locomotive shed, of workshops, carriage factory, that it was supposed to have been opened in Santuad and Yochow) it would be advisable and the construction of permanent stations 1899 at the same time as Ching-wan-iagr “have to be gradually provided out of earnings. for the. British naval authorities to provide a Practically whatever surplus remains, after motor boat of shallow draught that can proceed providing the dividend the Chinese require; to that port. The distance by water is 370 is thus utilised on capital accoust. When miles. The advantages of "abowing the flag" these requirements have been fulfilled the here would seem to be many. dividend available should be large, for the

For some time previous to our making traffic will probably not decrease, as time Wnchow at midday the lofty pagode on the The line traverses a generally high hill facing the city was in view as a con? goes on. flat fice-growing district, and only a few low spicuous landmark, Shortly befois reaching, hills necessitating a little culling and grading two rocky islets, known as Chicken Basket Island, are passed. At high-water season in have had to be done. The station at Samshui summer, when the difference in level is from about half a mile-or-so-from-the-river-but-soft to 60 ft, the lower of these-gets covered, may possibly be taken neater the bank later on, and at times even the faus-house on top of the facilitating the handling off eight and the con higher one gets invaded by the watery element, Wachow is situated below the confluance of the Fu-ho with the West River. The Fu-ho, $S. "LINTAN," ".

which washes one side of the city, is a Arrived at Samshui we found the steamer source of much trouble when in freshet in the Liian already at anchor. She is owned by summer. Its mouth is then almost impassable, Butterfield and Swire, but bas the amalgamated whilst dangerous eddies and currents are here formed in the West River. The most can. joint g, as the service is run

spicuous building on approaching Wuchow is account by the China Navigation Company. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.'s hoog. the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Adjacent are three blocks of missionary build- and the Steamboat Company, (the Hongkong, ings, in one of which the Commissioner of Cantoo and Macao Steamboat Company). Customs has recently resided. On my former Before I left Hongkong I was advised that if vi he had lived in a yamta in the native city: The Customs office is still on a pat 1 was proceeding up the West River that there (portnon) on the river. Most of the business was only one vessel to travel by. The stern indeed is done on pat. The Lintan was made wheelers running between. Cauton and Wafa to two into which she discharged as into a chow are comfortable enough, but the Linkan godown and where the export cargo is collect- ed for the down trip. The British Consulate, it distinctly the one to make the trip in. She which was formerly located on a house boat, has excellent cabin accommodation, a rice bas now a fine position on the summit of a saloon, and Cópt. Bitss can make you as com hill on the western side of the Fu-ho Ex- tentive and picturesque view may be ob- tained from it up and down West River and up the Fu-ho. The Chinese authorities have been permitted to rent at a nominal amount gut station situated within-the-grounds, which commands all three stretches of water, and whence an exce'tent view is obtained. The Consulate office is lower down the hill at an elevation which just clears flood lavel. Some little inconvenience is caused by the Consulate being situated the other side of the Fu but with the present volume of trade It is perhaps not serious. On hills behind the Consulate there is a group of mission by the famine-stricken people. The Magis aty buildings, and behind these again is trate stated that he has made arrangements to the grave and monument erected to Dr.dispose half of the rice from the Government Macdoorld. It is a site that peculiarly Granary to the people at the lowest prices, but appeals to the Chinese mind, and from this position his spirit may look down on the hos when tickets were issued to the people to pur

chase rice, a mob of several thousand people pital near the West river bank, which he so ably directed, and where, he did so much good. collected at the front of his yamen. The, mob W thin the city of Wuchow, an excellent view silicked his games and other licin cep J. & F. MARTELL'S over which is obtained from the British Con- sulate grounds cross the Fu-ho, may be seen the new foreign colleges and schools that form to conspicuout an object now in all cities and towns throughout the country. One can only hope each time that you see these construc- tions that they are the forerunners of what we term, progress throughout the country, but at the dltimate effect of which so little can be clearly discerned at present. Students in uni form are conspicuous bars as elsewhere. It was certainly a sign of the times to meet at the Tatara yambo an English and Frenébrapeaking qusveless Chinese official bound to Kweilin, the provincial capital, to take up his post. Hi wie withal spoke English, and was quite ac customed to foreign ways and dress. The powers and influence of such men may not be great at present, but in time should bear some fruit.

The belt returns from Aberdero Docks have beap greatly reduced through the expenditure

The teams were as follows: R.H.X,Y,C. of $9,517 on repairs to the two rock caissons F. Biden, C. G. Franklin, E. W. Carpopter, R. largely due to severe straining during the ty, Beatre, H W. Lester, P. Stanton and Linton, # phone last September; most of the typhoon.E. "A 1\\Team :-Staff Sergeants Walsh, damage at our three establishments has been Wenicio, Sappers Vaughan, Morrish, Carr, made good and paid for out of working ex- Bartoq and 2nd Cp Grandy pensen.

A contract has been made for the lengthen- ing of No. dock, and the work is now in pro. gress under the supervision of the Company's staff.

No extensions to buildings have made, and but few tools have been added to our platit during the half year under review. Your directors, however, hava decided to proceed at once with an extension to the Kowloon boiler shop and install several new machines 16 oder departments

A, P. WHITE,

Chairman. Hongkong, 6th August, 1907.)-

HALANCE SHEET 30TH-JUXE, 907.. Liabilities. June 30th, 107. To Capital 0,0co shares of 50

each, fully paid up

Admirally

loan.co0, 00

Less repay.

ments ...

18,8 =3 +8 4

No. Dock extension account Matine Insurance ccount'... Sundry creditors

18 Balance of profit

11

brought forward

from last account 400,933-74

Profit for the half

year ending Juse 30th, 1907

Aberdeen.

401,396 82

Assets.

June 30th, 1907.

By Value of Aberdeen Docks, as

per fast statement

Kowloon

By Value of Kow.

+1

loon ('ocks as

Ter last state. men!

--- $2,469,860.25

Less, cost of ex-

tension of Kow loon Marine Lot No. 47 (trans ferred to No. 1 Dock Extension account)...il

Cost of No. 2 metal smelting furnace for moulding shop Cost of two ton

derrick cranes. for yard plant...

17.156.25

2,457,704.00

3,819 co

6,000.00

$1,500,000.00

No, I Dock Extension Account.

By Amount paid in

connection with

purchase of ex-

"V.R.C. "A" TEAM 25. V.R.C. !!μ" team.

The "A" team men did not have matters all as they at firet expected and had a little. difficulty in scoring, but they were short of J. M. Roza Pereira (one of their best men who was substituted by his brother, F. M. Roza Pereira. In the first half of the game the "A team backs did not feed their forwards halt as much as they ought to, and they scored 3 goals in the first hall, all to the credit of L. E. Laminert; it might have in- Creased if the bucks had only passed_the_ball_a. little oftener, instead of shooting long shots which were easily stopped, '-

to the second half the B" leam tried occe or twice to score, but were unsuccessful, and

fortable as one need desite.

THE SCENERY,

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In one of these you are reminded of the beauties of scenery on the West River, with its

It will not be necessary to write at any length on the scenery of the West River, which is now fairly well known and need not be elaborated. There are two capital guide books issued by the companies which tell you all they stuck. to their opponents well. The "Aabout the river and its immediate surroundings. team bucks thien thought. it time to place the ball at often, as they could in-front of their for- wards, after a good many tries H. T. Lammert scored the fourth goal from a pass by Carrol, The "B" team then trie 1 to keep the "A's" from scoring further after this, but were un- successful as Currol scored the fifth and last 10,111.76 goal. After this the "B's "held their men well 50,000.0 and a few more hard tries by Lammert and 62,499.43 Cairol were successfully stopped by CA 1,729.754-78

Rodrigues, the "B" team goalkeeper, and thus the game ended in a win by 5 goals to nil in favour of the V.R.C. "A" icam.

V.R.C." Team: C. A. Rodrigues (goal),

gorges, its peculiar thread-like continuation of lakes one after another with barriers of high land always ahead. There are pretty green hills rising directly from the water's edge cultivated with patches of tea, hemp, tobacco, cassia, indigo, and the mulberry (for the large surrounding silk district), and other fruit-bearing trees; it has occasionally sloping banka where the high

'and has receded leaving a fertile valley, and where some picturesque village or small town. ship nestled beneath the spreading banyan has

Then,

he teams were: V.R.C. "A" Team-deposited itself, invited, as it were, by the pro-

spect of a rich food-producing seil, F. M. Roza Pereira (goal), L. E. Lammert, A. 802,330.56 ·E Alves (lullbacks); H. A. Lammert thall- again, the banana palim and the fan palm and the Ramie plant (Chinese grass) grow in full back); A. H. Carrol, P, M: Remedios and A. $5,154,697.53 V. Barras (forwards).

luxuriance, as also the giant bamboo, forming extensive groves of graceful feathery foliage and leading a delicate softness to one of the prettiest panorande landscapes to be found anywhere in this part of the world. They grow in rich masses oflea resembling Prince of Wales's feathers. The growth is extremely picturesque, and the huge rafts of bambou poels met on the river often form considerable ob- straction to navigation.

$100,000.00

1,451,523.00

J. W. Bains, E. Koza (fullback.); A. J. V. Riberio (halfback); A. R. Ellir, L. Le Breton and J. M. Lopes (forwards);

To morrow another two matches will be played, and the most interesting one will be that of the Corinthian Yacht Club versus the 87th.Co., R.G.A, and a good game is sure to result,

Corinthian V.C. 3

COMPETITION TABLE.

Played Won. Lost. Drawn. Points. V..R. C. "A"... 4 4. 0 87th Co., R.G.A. 3' 3

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R. H. K. Y. C... 4

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R.E. "A"

3

2

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V.R.C."B"

4

3

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Middlesex "A" 2

RE."B" 2 Middlesex "B" 3

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BRICK-KILNS.

VOLUME OF TRADE.

Goods not cleared by the 14th lost,, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me ic any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative al as appointed hour,

All Claims must be presented within ton days of the steamer's arrival here after wh date they cannot be recognised,

MUSIC

Comic Opera Scores

and Dance Music.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL. have left the Godowns..

E A. HEWETT,

Hongkong, 29th November, 1906. Superintendent.

Hongkong, 7th August, 1907.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

RICE RIOTS.

[From Our Own Correspondent.] *.

Canton, 7th August

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The district Magistrate of the district of Kaying has sent a despatch to Canton stating that a disturbance has broken out there caused LEADING COGNAC

ments and ransacked the rice granary. The local authoritles experienced great difficulty in dispersing the rabble The despatch requests that a body of troopa be sent from here for the purpose of protection in cass, of emergency.

-DRAPER'S 5 ORE ATTACHED. The firm of Kin Cheong Loong, drapery, of Young Harg Street, has been sealed up by the authorities at the request of the International Basking Corporation, from which the owner of the firm has effected a loan but has not re paid it.

THEATRE CLOSED.

The Hooam theatre has been sealed up by the Panyu magistrate as the payment of rent is {overdue,

VICEREGAL DANQUET,

A dinner was given yesterday at the Eight Boonerman Hall in honour of H.I.M. the Em peror's birthday, by H.E. the Acting Viceroy. The foreign Consuls, leading members of the foreign'community, aod the Commissioner of Customs and Posts wase present.

COLLISION,

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Trade along the West River seems to be slowly gathering way, though its volume has scarcely come up to expectations. brough the courtesy of the Commissioner of Customs I was informed that the trade for 19có amount- ed to Hk. Tls. 20,000,000, against a total of k: Tls. 23,350,000 in 1905. The decrease was due to inundations and droughts as well as in- ternal disturbances. There was a partial fail. ura of the rice crop, which the officials prohi The other day the launch Waf Os camo isto biled the sale of for export. As they were not collision with a cargo: boat fully laden with a- allowed to sell the rice, other products were cargo of tobacco leaf belonging to Chu Kwong hurried op, and exports such as Ruisced, oil, & Luo, and the cargo boat was sunk. Foriue- were fostered. It is, perhaps, worth noting that certain articles, owing to lakin, fung-shui, orately, the water police boat was in the vicinity | other exactions, still go to Hongkong. There no lives were lost; but the cargo wae carried

they obtain ex-territorial rights, and are then re-exported to Chinese territory. Amongst in away by the tide.

dustries of Wuchow of sufficient importance lo

BIR CHENTUNG LIANG CHENG,

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dozen $25.00

$28.00

49.00

90,00

There are likewise many large brick-kilos to be observed on the banks, where the well- known blue Kwangtung bricks are extensively manufactured. The fuel to bake them comes down the river from the upper part of the province and from Kwangsi on boats loaded high up above the decks. It consists of twigs, grass and other vegetable refuse. Fodder for the buffaloes, who are used to knead out the clay, when being worked up, also comes down in similarly laden boats. The collection of this Or bih uit, the marriage took place at "Our Indder and fuel and its carriage makes no mean Lady of Victories" Church, Kensington, of Mr. industry in itself. Along the hillsides one may William George Tillotson Noble, youngest

see shoots often some hundreds of yards in son of the late George Edward Noble, of the length for sending these materials down to the worth nothing is that of bost-ballding: Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, formerly the VS.O.P. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, river-banks. Another feature is the crops be- Quite an extensive number of fairly well-built Chinese Ministeryal Washington, arrived here and Mrs. Noble, of 37, Inverness-terrace, ing grown on the foreshore of the river.

strong craft are turned out each year. In: I anden, and Miss May Barton, only daughter

PIRACY.

matters of trade there is a difficulty at present yesterday afternoon on beard the sa, Heung- of Mr. G, H. Barton, of 8, Warwick Mansions, There is much talk about piracy, on the in regard to kerosene oil business. Starage skan en toute for his native bome. A number V.V.S.O.P.

pletaises have been erected across the West of friends were on the wharf to meet the die- Cromwell-crescent, Kensington. The rere- river, but you seem to know far more about it River on the opposite bank to Wuchow. The

| tinguished officiali mony was performed by the Rev. C. Cox, and in ongkong and other places than you do on Chinese now want to impose a small extra Mr. J. F. Noble, brother of the bridegroom, the West River itself. With the disastrous daty, over and above the tariff duty, in much

The match of 500,000 up'between Chapman acted as best man. The bride was given away holding up of the &ainam in July last year, and the same way as prevails at Hankow, where it by her father. The bridesmaids were Miss the untimely murder. of. Dr. Macdonald, the was imposed, 1 bellows, by common consent of and Reece, was concluded on 6th ult. at Soho..

all parties. It apparently seems to be the Molly and Koila Noble (sisters of the bride. subject did not seem far away, but the whole intention of the Chinese authorities to seek to square, when Resce rap out withran unfinished groom), and Miss Longstaff and Miss Dull, matter is really more of the nature of armed impose this extra duty where such installations break of 499,135. The score, which comprised H. PRICE & Co., Ltd., The reception was afterwards held at 8 War. gang robbery with violence than piracy in the are made. As the precedent set at Sankow 249,512. "anchor" cannons, took 5,149 mipates wick Mansions, amongst the guests being many true meaning of that word. The fraternity who has already been met and successfully com- to compile, scoring at the rate of 97 points WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, bated' at Hangchow, there seems, we, reason 3,066.91:

old Eustere friends of the bridegroom's family, carry out these gang robberies, with occasions, why itabould be imposed at Wachow. There per minute. All but 131 points of this break Value of log, dredgers, falin-

The many and valuable presents and the pretty ́al murderounassaults, is a fairly numerous one, are also the makings of trouble respecting fore, were made by the "anchor stroke," the play. ing sima in gross being 3 days 13 hours 45 ches, lighters and ..Borsogon 366,284.89 and picturesque dresses of the bridesmaids and seems to defy the sometimes half-hearted, shore cases which may develop. Sundry debtors ada masin

292,833.50 | ware much admired.

and at others bloodthirsty attempte of the off. |

tention of Kow- Jodo Marine Lot.

· No. 17...............

Account expend

ed to 30th June, 1907

Cosmopolitan.

By Value of Cosmo- politan Dock, as per, last state- ment

Cost of one boiler

-

for supp'ying

steam to drive

plant

17,156,25

7,6 4.06

30,000,00

24,850.31

301,066:91

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