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West Point Murder.

SENTENCE OF DEATH PASSED.

·JURY'S RECOMMENDATION EA

TO. MERCY.

The Charge brought against Chan:Taun and "Bye other" coblies in connection with'the mur- der of their employer (Sam Cheung) at Weit Point in November last war begun at the Oriminal Sessions isst Thursday morning.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 30 1909.

The West River

Sensation.

CHINESE OFFICIAL OFFERS BRIBE.

WANTED THE TROUBLE ENDED)

THERE AND THEN, ANT

THE HONGKONG LAND REGLA. MATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

MANNVANNUAL MEETINGNAME

28th inst

THE WEST POINT BUILDING

COMPANY LIMITED,

MORE ABOUT OPIU

'ANNUAL MEETINO,

A HOUSEHOLD REMEDY,

"PROHIBITION OR EDUCATION.

Crown. Mr. H. G. Calthrop, instructed by M. Briefly, the feels war theio. On the 14th Hooper (secretary), J. M.E. Machado, H. N. Smith, A. E. Asger, E. J. Hughes, A Shelton Forrest, and A. Shelton Hooper, secringe alcohol in same form and in some; defined

Mosers. Falet”. Davidsão. (foreman), R. D.I was in the middle of the fairway, to avoid going The secretery read the notice calling the THAN

LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY,

"LIMITED, digo po

·ANNUAL MEETING, IN MA

a8th inst. 8th Inst

**** The twanty-first ordinary meeting of share. When we come to consider, the evidence add The twenty-first ordinary meeting of there The eighth ordinary meeting of shareholders holders in the West. Point Building Co., La, duced by the Oplum Commission from the haulers in the Hongkong Land Investment and of the Hongkong Land Reclamation Co. was way hold at the Company's offices, Victoria point of view of the beneficial use of the drug Agency Co. Ld., was held at the Company's bold at the Company offices, Victoria Buildings, Buildings, in the forehoon 30-day for the, pur we find, that the instances in which thien tes offices, Victoria, Buildings, at noon, to-day, in the forenoon today, for the purpose of repose of receiving the suport of the directors, alleged cannot be classed as few and far band for the purpose of receiving the report of the calving the report of the directors together with

together with stalement of accounts, for the

tween; in fact a goneral review of the evidened? Some time last week, the reader will remem-courts, reber with statum De omber 31st Decent of accounts for the year ending year ending 31st Decembar 1908 Sir Paul would seem to place opium in its bepoficial

for the year ending 31st December December, 1968. Hon. Mr. W.). Grasson Chator (Chairman of directors) preiided; others ber, exclusive information reached us of an 1908, There were present Hon. Mr. W. J. Was in the chair. There were present: Sir present word: Hon Mr WJ. Gresson, Dot unusual and not unreasonable thing tpifind

senso on a higher plane than alcohol Itina}} sided Mr. W. Rees Darias, E., Attorney and while leaving Samsbut harbour on his O. S. Gabbay, H. P.. White, G., Friesland, B. (directors), Ho Fook, Ho Kom Tong,

The Missile ( Tian, is on all my exciting experience. Captain J. 58 Lowingdon Greason (presiding), St. Paul Chater, Mesin Chater, Megan E-Shalom - Gubbay Messere. C. S. Gubbay, JW, G. Bonnar (direr. conditions of malalso that is quite apart from General), with whom, was Mr. R. Dennys (of the Crown Splicitors office) appeared for the vessel, the Chan Patt

M. Shelllim, H. A. Siebs (directors), A. Shelton Peter, C. H. Ross, Lo Cheung Sait, . Percy lors), Ho Kom Tong, Lo Cheung Shlu, M.

B. Machado, F. Maitland, E. Shelllas, F. S. cases of urgency where the alcoholila administ OD: Thomson, was for the defendants. The instant, at about four pm, the Chan For while Mody, J. A.Jupp, Frederick Ellis, A. Rodger, H. Hooper, J. B. Sext and Mowbray S. Northcale. The scrotary and the notice calling

tored merely for temporary effect--to atakay following were the jurymen empanelled proceeding up river, collided with a raft, which Percy Smith, W. E. Clarke, and D. R. Moss,

Recretary

quantity Theravis of course the minority the Report Galloway, "F. F. Nicholas, John Lysaught, A. No sooner had this happened than the skipper ashore, which otherwise would have happened;

meeting

"The Chairman said :—Gentlemen,—It will, school who would never recommend it unders and Statement of Accounts having been in: sald Gentlemen, I propose your hands for the past week we may, I think

with your permission, take the Report and Buy circumstances, but we tako it the genera G. Diercks; A. 8.' Curry and C. A. H. Well heard (wo shots fired from the bank, one of the 'with your permission to take the report and take them as road@The reclamation af Kow: /Accounts as 'read." The lease of the whole of body of practitioners find it a very usefa DRES burger?

Outlining the particulars of the case, which bullets missing his pose by an inch. When he accounts as read. Dealing first with the balance loon Marine Lot 49 has now been completed, return from rauts remains unchanged; turning conditions. Much the

your property being still current the gross restoring health and energles under certain!! have already been reported, the Attorney heard the first shot, he thought it was accident sheet, I have to point out that our investments and, except for a final sum of soms $11,500 due to the other side of the Profit and Loss Account General said that the six prisanam were on

HANAN BAMH, MAY BE SAID OF OPIUM) al, but on the second shot being fired, Captain are practically the same as for the previous to the Contractor, is paid for, leaving as in you will, however, notice an increased expendi with his difference, that if we disregard: trial for murder. The affair, be said, took Lewingdon actually saw a man, belonging to a year, the differences being a slight increase in possession of 20 area of 439,033 sq fest over fare under the beading Repairs to Buildings" the ordinary Chinese doctor as not being worthy place at West Paint at seven o'clock on the guard boat, in a kneeling position, bringing his amount advanced on Mortgage some $12,000,

rifle down from his shoulder. As soon as he and a decrease of $13,800 in our property in has absorbed such fands as we had out at in Colony in July-last, and in view of the fact that the use of opium la casss of malaise is a pray the whole lot. The completion of this work due to the severe typhoon experienced by the consideration from our medical standpoint, then aythˆNovember. The murdered man :waS" named Sam Cheung, the master of the Kwong got clear of the raft, be auchored his ship, arms vestments. This decrease is due to the sale ofterest over and above the amounts invested in those repairs are not yet completed, some por dictated by common knowledge of its medicinale Suo! Chongg shop, of Des Voeux Road West,

ed himself with Tavolver, and landed loa portion of the Godown property on Prays mottgeger, and thir fact accounts mainly for a taitan dealer. All of the defendants were demanded an explanation from an official, and and Godawa Company. The balance of the the beading of Interest No new raclamation tors deem it advisable to pay a

bis-boat abreast of the guard beat. He East formerly occupied by the Kowloon Wharf the decrease shown on the Balance Sheet under the of the cost three baring to be borne on virtues, and it is taken for that reason in a great the accounts for the current year, your Direc- many more cases than would be thought. That at one time in his employment. According getting hone-not a satisfactory pas--the Chan etiginal lot is to course of conversion into works have been undertakes

during

slightly da

on examination we find auch witnessen as Dru Des for the prosecution, the dispute arois the matter to the Consul-General at Canton now street from Queen's Road East We are, howöver, able to maintain our dividend nabling them to carry forward a somewhat a good number of people begin to use it on t "''a 'servant' girl,,the most important w• { Po's,skipper proceedad on his way and reported Dwelling Houses and the laying out of under review, nor have any sales, as the year. creased Dividend for the closing half of 1958. ]. Lansky. Gibbs, Serla, MT. Wright saying that.c

later.

The

·been affected.

meeting.

larger balance to, in part, meet this expenditure 52 co per share which they trust will meet with Dividsad of only

and therefore recommend

approval.jpg

A

prosacation Consisted chiefly of two, eye-wl matter (says:our Wüchow correspondent) is] This ro-development of the property was thereof to carry forward a sum of £217,190.33 airman proposed the adoption of the no evils to be observed from the use until the

"orer the master refusing to discharge ous of his woman Iarbourate. The result was that all his fotis left him. The evidence for the messes, The servant girl, aged sixteen, knew all the defendants very wall as she lived in the premises with them. On the evening in ques. tlón she was sent out on a mission and on bar way back, at the entrance to Chung Hing Street - lano turning into Queen's Road-she saw upwards of len meo, all of whom she recognised ne her master's sokis, nisaulting him. She saw the first defendant stab the man with a kaifa,

the others holding him by the queue and fisting him The girl became alarmed and ran away, reporting the matter to her mistress on arrival home..

All the defendants ran away, when they had seen the serious potklon in which they stood, and the shop master, bleeding and weak, turged to his house, and a doctor was called in. The servant girl's evidence was corroborated by a man named Sam Pui, who also` saw the deceased being beaten. Noi defendant he **w strike deceased, who called "save life, Nod also struck, No. 3 kicked, and according to the depositions, "the rest beat the man it random. When this witness went up the men

That the Consul at Canton is moving in the shown by an incident which occured a few days ago. It is reported that two or three days after the incident bad accurred a Chinese afficial called at the offices of the agent of the starmer and offered him a bribe of $20 to bush up the affiirs The offer was, of course, refused, and according to our correspondent

be official has since disappeared."

The guard-boat hear where the Clian Po was fired as, has been removed from its position alsewhere.

The matter is now in the hands of the British Minister at Pekingi

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,

GENERAL MANAGER'S MONTHLY REFORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS,

D

The following report to the shareholders in made by the General Manager of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited, for the four weeks ending January 2-

Gentlemen, I herewith beg.to submit my report on your mining and milling operations.

to Praya East This street will be ac quired and paid for by the Government in the opinion of your directors, rendered necessary by the transfer of the Godown business to other districts. Turning to profit and loss account you will observe that our net profits ou the year's working are $148,059.65 as against $364,728.05 in 1907, a decrease of $16,658.40 brought about by the additions! repairs necessitated by the typoon of July last. Rents for the whole year, actwithstanding the loss of 512,000 which was incurred by the Ga

downs which I have referred to as in thecourse of In Interest and Charges Accounts, the slight conversion, are virtually the same as last year.

differences are, I am pleased to say, on the right side. If any further information is desired, moving the adoption of the Report and I shall be pleased to offer it, before formally

Accounts.

No questions were asked,

The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts,

Mr. Jupp, in secooding, said: I- think on the whole we may agteo, considering the severe depression in property and trade generally during the past year that we have every reason to be satisfied with the result of the year's working.

The motion was unanimously adopted. Messrs. Brodersen, Gubbay, and Biebs as dir

Mr. Machado moved that the appointment of

ectors 'be confrmed.

Mr. Mody seconded. Agreedi

of anven per cent, from the balance brought forward from last account, and after payment a guarantee of a like dividead for some years to coms even if ao sales be made in the mean- tims. Before Goally moving the adoption of the Report and Accounts. I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability any questions you may wish to ask...

No questions were asked and the motion was put.

Mr. Parcy Smith seconded... Carrried unanimously.

1

· Mr. Peter moved that the election of Mr. Ö. 9. Gubbay as a director be confirmed,

Mr. Ho Fook seconded. Agreed

Mr. Ho Kom Tong moved the re-election of Meism. E. Shelfim and G. S. Gubbay as direc..

tori,

1

Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu seconded. Agreed.

Mr. Ross proposed that Messrs. W. H. Potts and A. O'D. Gourdin be re-appointed auditors,

Mr. Seth seconded. Agreed.

The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow morning on application.

A FILIPINO SQUABBLE,

CLAIM FOR BOARD AND LODGING.

The mine measurement and assay returns of prospecting work shows a total of 945ft. for the period (4 weeks) under review, made up of 4aft,

"It is a great pity that such humble people sinking, 116L driving, 487ft. crosscutting and

should rush into litigation for such petty affairs 300ft. of prospecting work as against 1,0701Siebs be re-elected directors.

Mr. F. Ellis moved that Mesars. White and and not settle the matter with their friends," for the previous four weeks.

said Mr. Justice Gomperts, in the Supreme Mr. Rodger seconded

Court, last Thursday morning, 'Agreed.

ran away, and be gave information to the po lica. At the time the assault took place the street lamps wore well lighted, the shop near which the assault took place had its ligh burning brightly, and the witnesses and the opportunity of seeing the attackers properly, "Ham Cheung was taken to hospital where was found that he was suffering from a curved wound which pierced the skull and, according to the doctor, it was caused by a heavy blade kaife. There was also another stab wound it the back of his neck which passed through the spinal column. The wan rallied for a time, Koman, 540lt, Drive South-This and has but ou 11 December he became bad and had been driven it, making a total of gift. The to be operated on, but he did not live. The cause of death was due to a fractured skull lode 46in. wide, assays 4 dwt, Continuing the Attorney-Gonoral added that from the moment deceased gained admission to the hospital the doctor considered his case hopeless.

The Attorsey.

On the night of the assault three men were "arrested in Second Street, and in consequence of information received the others are cap. tured in different places, General then dwelt on the question of identif. cation, which, he said, was very important in this case. Two kuives, he pursued, were found

in the house of the first defendant, These were handed over to the police by the owner of the

house and on baing examined by the Govern ment Analyst blood was found on both. The prosecution, however, did not attach much im. portance on that as the doctor stated that the 'kolves were not consistent with the wounds.

Dr. W. V. Koch, superintendent of the Gov. ernment Civil Hospital, was then called, and he gave in detail the nature of the wounds which, be found on the deceased at the time he was admitted to hospital. The evidence of the two Bye-witnastes followed and their story corio. borated what is given above;

After the evidence statements were made by the defendants, The first three denied leaving their house on the night in question-the others danlod taking part'in the assault.

In the afternoon the Attorney-General, after the speech of the defence, made a most eloquent address to the jury which lasted some time, the legal gentleman dealing elaborately-willi every point in the case.

His Lordship then summed up, and the Jury retired to consider their verdict. They returned twenty minutes later and the foreman handed to the Chief Justice a list of questions which showed that they wanted some elucidation of the evidence.

MINES.

540 Level, Driva North-This has been extended Eft., bringing the total to soft. The and has been very poor, but now. showa an improvement in appearance.

44ull. Level, Drive South-To this has been added tait, making a total of 506ft. The lode 4010, wide, gives 31 dwi, per ton.

440. Laval, North No. 1 Winze-At about ook. North of the shaft and after cutting in 7a wiera has been started and sunk gft. it intended to connect this to the 540ft.: laval,

on the Foot Wall Lode.

340it. Level, Drive South In. Stops.This has been driven gft, making a total of 1o6ft. The lode 4418, wide is worth 4 dwt.

Messrs. J. Cox Edwards and H. Percy Smith Mr, W. E. Clarke proposed the re-election of

as auditors of the Company.

Mr. Ellis seconded. Agreed,

The Chairman: Dividend warrants will be ready, on application. Thank you for your attendance.

The following is the report Gentleman, The Directors have now to banit to you a general statement of the affairs of the Company, and balance sheet for the year ending grat.December, 1908.

The

report and accounts......

Mr. Maitland seconded. Agreed.

Mr. Machado proposed that the appointment of directors should be confirmed.

Mr. Skelton seconded.

Agreedi

account of illass, Dr. Boon Keng Lays it relieve pleurisy dyspepsia commencing is "recommended by Chinese doctors to phthisis, and adds that medically there are

person gets to the stage, when he cannot do without it."That is a point we will return to Iater, The Rev. J. A. H. Cook says that ofte coolies come here with, stomach ache and find relief by taking it, and so contract the habit Dr. Luering goes even farther; he affirms, that it has become a household..

Mr. Forrest proposed that Messrs. Gressonemedy." Mr. Tan Teck, Soon says that.

and Gabbay be re-elected directors. J.

Mr. Maitland seconded.

Agreed

to, his father's time it was the common ro medy for almost any allment. Mr. Saah Liang Soab says that in Johore and up-coud

Mr. Ho Kom Tong proposed that Mr. J. try districts "they can aqt obtain proper”.

Uox Edwards be re-appointed auditor Mr.Lo Cheung Shlu seconded.ar Agreed,

The Chairman: Dividend warrants will be

ready to-morrow, gentlemen, on application. Thank you for your attendance.

The following is the report:— Gentlemen,—The General Agents, now sub-

medicine and take opium for, chills, and stom Fach troubla." Many other witnesses testify to its

INDASVIRTUE. IN MALARIA CASES,

where it is taken in much the same way: as Europeans would take quinine, and concrete examples are given where oplum taken under medical direction and continued, bas done much to cure and alleviate distressing com

mil to you a statement of the affairs of the Complaints. In fact a careful analysis of the evide December, 1908, pany, and balance sheet for the year ending 31stence on this point shows that in do away with opiam suddenly, would put great numbers of Chinese in the position of Europeans, sudden«,

deprived of all such drugs, as quiolon, chlbrodyas or any of the variants of those which are commonly administered in the'mora

The net profits for the year, including the amount brought forward from the previous year, amount to $52,518.15. From this amount aa interim dividend of $2.00 per share has already been paid, and after writing off Directequent fever and stomach illnesses which aren tors' and Auditoes fess, it is now proposed to

so common in the tropics. As pay a final dividend of $2.00 per share, making a total dividend for the twelve months of $4.05 per share, and to carry forward the balance of $1,958,15 to credit of a new profit, and loss

account.

DIRECTORS...

age. Dr. Boon Keng decrier medically, no But to return to the point left a little while evils until the point is reached when "opium cannot be done without "Now that point is t PHYSICALLY, PRACTICALLY NEVER REACHED, Manuel Gonsales, rosiding at 21, Wing Lea

and we have no hesitation in asserting this in Cinematograph, to recover the sum of $70, and A-G. Wand, having retired. Hon. Mr. W. of institutions where opium is forbidden. In Street, sued Antonio Rosco, of the Hongkong Hon. Mr. H. Keswick, Messrs. A. J. Raymond view of the evidence given by those in charge alleged to be due to him for board and lodging. Grasson, Mesara, G. S. Gabbay sad J. W. the jails and large pauper bospitals opium la froth tat April to 29th December last.

C. Bonnar have been appointed in their stead, forbidden, and what do we find bappear when o and these appointments now require confirms-oplam smokers are sent to these placesfif tion....

Mr. Otto Kong Sing was for the plaintif, and Mr. Crowiber Smith for the defendant.

Briefly, the plaintiff's case was that defondant and his wife went to live in his house in April, the price arranged being $10 per month, ⠀ "The couple left in December without paying.

The defendant's story was that he and bis wife lived with plaintiff for nine months aud when they left off siseping in the house the sam of So was given to plaintiff. Ca she sat Decom ber defendant decided to leave the place sitoge plaintiff) with orders to get his boxes, ther. He sent a friend with $to (all he owed to plaintiff, however, refused to give up bis pro perty. That same afternoon plaintiff and his wife want to defendant's flat and abused him,

The

The net profits for that period, including $36,9517 balance brought forward from last $384,975.12. From this amount an interim account, after paying all charges, amount to dividend of 33.50 per share has already been paid. It is now proposed to pay a final divid. end of $3.50 per share, and after writing off Directors' and' Auditor's fees there remains'a goin.balance-of-526,425:12-to-be carried-forward-to-graph, but the plaintiff stopped him. In the

Crosscutting for Stope-filling-266ft Slopes-Above the 440ft, level, 2 stopes, Lode goia, wide and worth 7f dwt,

Above the 340ft. level, a stopos; Lode "wide and WorU IZ DWE

Above the 2401. level, i stopo: Lode 8gia,

wide and worth 24 dwt..

1

STOPE MINE. '

16oft Level, Drive South. This has been taken from gri to 944 ou a-lođe 8pin, wide and worth att det per ton.

6oft Level, South Wlaze. This has been sunk 6ft., making a total of 2yit. The lode 18in. wide it worth cổ đại

Crosscutting for Stopa-filing,-2148/ Stopes-Above the 160lt, level; 2 stopes; Lode 93in. wide and worth 18 dwt,

ANDERSON SHAFT.

depth of 258f. The top of the opening out sets This has been sunk 18f., making a total of timber has been fixed. It is expected that crosscutting to the lode will commence about the middle of the coming month.

BUKIT MALACCA,

No. 1 Level, South of No. 1 Shaft.—This has bees advanced 18ft., making a total 373k. The Lode 42in. wida and worth 3 dwt.

His Lordship, after consulting with the At torney-General and Mr. Calthrop, said that the questions could not be answered as the La could not allow it. The most impor No, a Leval, South Crosscut East-On'a But question asked was whether the deceas.second bunch met in this cross, drives bave ed had identified any of the prisoners. The been taken it and Tift, to the north and jury retired again and returned a verdict of south on a lode 5ain, wide, worth gå det. guilty against all of the six men, with a recom. These drives are being continued. mendation to mercy,

Stopes. Two have been worked on a lode His Lordship said he had no power to enter6is, wide and worth 54 dwe. tain any recommendation to mercy. If that Surface and Underground Prospecting- was what they wanted they should send their 300ft of this kind of work has been done. recommendation to the Governor to whom all such things go;

QENERAL.

The death sentence was then passed on all finished and space is now being made for the The station at the 540ft. Leval in Koman is

cistero,

the prisoners.

ASHORE ON HOrsburg rébé,

The Straits Timer of 21st inst, says Captain Domenico, of the Italian steamer Cori, which arrived from Hongkong yesterday, en route to Bombay, reports that at 3 30 o'clock, yesterday morning, in avoiding a sailing tongkang, the vesiel went ashore on the reef at Horsburgh Lighthouse and remained there till 5:45 R., when she got off without assistance and with but little damage. She will go into dry deęk to have her hull examined.

Tite Slams Free Prass says:-We learn that a now Bank has been opened recently at Sam Sen with a considerable capital, This will do business chiefly by lending more and paying good interest for capital deposited. Of course Those who borrow money will bays to pay it proportion, but prospects are held that excellent buslosss can be done in this way. Wolare in formed also that several other private banki on a smaller scale, for lending money, have been started of late, and such enterprises speak wall for keeping money in circulation. The sort of Hank most needed for the peasantry would be State Bank which would advance the paddy, planters, and biker cultivators Cr tain amounts of money at a low rate of interest to help them along to increase their industry. and develop their trade more and more) bat, 4. according sa present Indications, this may als

From the Wildby. Tablas 20.9 tons of coa centrates have been won, worth 2,12 ozs par ton.

Mill Returns for the same period are a follow

KOMAN,

clean up and repairs.

40 Stamps: ran 18 days less r.685 days for

clean up and repairs.

Huntington Mill ran 28 days less, 88 days for

Ors Crushedi Koman,

• Stope'

Total

1,005 2,014

3,919 tons, Amalgam Collected 3,134.00010, producing.

1,067.75 11

Retoried Gold

. Smelted Gold

Average yield per ton value of tellinge

1,048.80

5.32 dwt,

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DORIT MALACCA,

No. 1 Millran 28.3 days) crushing 235 tone of No. 11

Mine ore and 2,115 toos surface ore: Total crushed 2,348 tops Amalgam Collected · 393.06 ozs, yielding.

Retorted Gold Smelted Gold Average yield partop, Total Tous

120.00 M 118.00,

1.008 dwt.: 6,367 1.527.00 per 1,165,80 021.

Amalgam Smelted Gold Aromage Finnness914.82

Yield per ton 4372 dwt

„W. H. Margin,

General Manager,

the credit of a new profit and loss account

DIRECTORS.

Messrs. A. Fuchs and A. J. Roymond having resigned, Messrs. C. G. R. Brodersen and S. Gabbay were invited to join the Board in their places mad these appointments now re.. quire confirmation.

Mr. C. G. R. Brodersen having died, Mr. H. A. Siebs has been invited to fill the vacancy, and his appointment now requires confirmation,

Messrs. H. F. White and H. A, Siebs no retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re election.

AUDITORS,

J. Cox-Edwards and H. Percy Smith, who now The accounts have been audited by Messrs. retire, but offer themselves for re-election.

W. J. GRESSON, Chairman,

Hoogkong, 12th Janváry, 1909 BALANCE SURET 318) DECEMBER, 1908,

--Liabilities,

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He left the house and went to the cinemato»

Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson and Mr. C. S. Gub bay now retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election.

AUDIT,

The accounts bave been audited by Mr. I, Cox-Edwards, who offers himself for re-election,

"A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ld.,.

Général Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ld. -- Hongkong, 12th January, 1909.,

Accounts payable- Balance of profit and loss

account.......553,518.15 Less (ategija dividend

paid

street, saying that he would not allow defeud: ant to go another fifty yards.Plaintiff's wife was not present then. Delendant complained- a bis employer, who requested him to pay what he owed and to save furibor troublă. Next day defendant went to the house with an Indian policeman and paid plaintiff's wife the $10, taking

away his properly. Cross-examined, defendant said that on agth | December he owed plaintiff $to, which was not deetillbesist. The reason why plaintiff troubled Cost of property

him before" the `and of the month war because be was leaving the house. He did not pawn bis clothes 10 pay the bill. He was getting he had earned $75, and in order to pay the $90 only $15 at the Cinematograph. Since Augnet

to plaintiff he had to borrow the balance from Patcheka of the Post Office.

Mr. Kong Bing-When these people refused to give your boxes you took a policeman there? -Yes.

And the policeman advised them to give you back your property and you to pay them the Capital.............$5,000,000.00 $to?-Yes. Equalization of dividend fund..... 250,000.00 Hava you any receipts for the money you Accounts payable .............................................. 1,632,036.18 | alleged you paid to the plaintiff?-He never. Balance of profit and

gave me any. los account.............$384,975.ra Leas interim dividend

paid

175,000,00

Assets,

Mr. Justice Gompertz-When you first went there was there any definite sum, agreed on?:

Sto-everybody paid $to,

You mean to say there were other people there?—Yes.

How many meals a day did you get?-Two. Did you have a bed ?—Yes.

Your own bed or the plaintiff's bed?-Plain-

..

209,975.11

$7,092,011,30

Cath..................................................................$ 5,846.73 Amount invested in property. 6,087,956.19 Did you gat a room?-No. I slept in the Amount advanced on mortgage... 945,950.00 tiff's bed. Furniture Account

4.777.93 corridor. Accounts Receivable-

47,980,40 I understand that you paid the plaintiff the rams som whether you had lodgings with him *$7,091,011.30 or not?—Yes. -

Indian sergeant No, 532 said that at the and of December he was sent with the defendani to a house la Wing Lee Street. When he got thers defendant called a woman from the for the half-year.....................$175,000.00 second floor, paid her $10, and got slin box, To charges account

18,918.29 Witness asked the woman if all was right. She To repairs to house property. 35,104.70 | said "'yer," To advertising anneninemiru

FROFIT AND LOES ACCOUNT, For the year ending gist December, 1908, To interim dividend of $3 per cent.

,000,00

"Ordinary smokers take two or three days, to get over the craving" "heavy smokers was or three weeks." "Seldom have to give anger thing to help, unless sometimes to stop diar rba "Men soon get on to full work in Jail after being stopped," and their health does not... break down. And this is the general, tone, of the evidence. When oplum cannot be got, the deprivation under healthy circumstances such qe prevail in hospitals and gaols is fall only: temporarily, and bas practically no effect on 'general health; that is of course excluding cases of excess which the Commission saya arn, only isolated instances. We thus, come? bgain to the old ground; this.in only

́. BALANCE`SHEET JIST DRÖEMBER, 1908.,

Liabilities.

A MATTER OF INDIVIDUAL WILL bagi Gapital............FTTT.

*******$625,000.00 | and it is here that the mafority who nie téma: "gozty" | "perate, are to be skerificed for the minority whor

cannot restrain themselves. For the latter tha establishment of curative homes and the gen eral propaganda of temperance might well be undertaken by the Chinese themselves, buz a7,518,15 they show a very faint heart when it comes to doing anything practicat in the matter, and 5653,420,78 they bave not proved yet that they are prepared

to Basist 'the people to any sensible extent inį 614,801.81 conquering what they term the “evil,". In fact. 58,618.97 | the Chinese ana whole go no farther than polite. generalisations, and inasmuch as they admits $653,420.78 that alcohol, gambling, prostitution, etc, are:alk;

great evils they admit the same of the opiom but they have put out only apprestat A FRACTIONAL-PART OF THEIR INFLUENCE 3,322,75 or wealth in an endeavour to stop any of these 310.44 evils. There is for instance absolutely no com

Cash

Asiats

PROFIT, AND LOBS ACCOUNT. Dr. To are insurance...

To crown rent To charges......ж¶ÐAUTO (VER)«nam To repairs to buildings

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818.00 2,4 0,54 2,683 00

parison between the strength of the temperances. and teetotal agitation at home, and the anti- To commission to agents as To interim dividend of $1.00...for..

opium agitation.here. In fact until the agita half-year

tion was got up in England, the Chinese gans *********** 25,000.00erally never stirred, finger to help the To Balance to be appropriated as follows:-

Directors' feen S

300.03 Auditor's fees

50,00 Dividend of $3 per shore invitare *

$25,000/ca Balance to be carried

to now B/C)

∙1,968.15

millions of their fellow countrymen out of this! „Slough of Despond. Admitted (hat conviction » must have a beginning, but the practical workings of that conviction, are in this cain so minate, that one may well belex- cused for doubting whether it would be sufficient to bring about the smallest gebersite 27.518.15 self-sacrifice. All this wanders somewhat frota)

$67,078.88 the point, but not so much, because the con

tention is that the fair way to deal with this. matter is by educating people to see the evilaTM

50,000.00

if they exiit-in the same way that temperance

January 1st-December 31st, 1908. By rents..... By balance brought forward 5.54731t home is yearly growing stronger, owing to By interest..... By scrip fees

better education and a more wholesome publici 520,57 opinion as to drunkenness Singapore' Fren!

17,00

Preas

$ 62,078.88

THE Do naval dock ät Sasebo," which, la reputed to be the largest yet constructed in the, East, is now fast approaching completion and is expected to be

to be opened shortly

THE Japanese Training Squadron, consisting of the Soya and. Aso, with a number of gra- dustes from the Naval Engineering College on board, will leave Yokozuka towards the end of February on a training cruise. If will tanks 884.85 Cross-examined-They still kept fighting to pojat on the coast south of San Francisco, and will then turn north in order to To fire, jaspirace............. 20,372.58fter the Sto was paid-they still kept og talk. visit the Seattle Exhibition. On his return To legal expenses,..................rormansenisa.' : 901.79 ing for a long time. He did not advise tha à route it will visit Vancouver and Hawally in Chinese: character and is known at the Koit

To interest on loans pay...

able............ 598,179.376%

To less interest on mori.

*

¦ gagns beplanen. 82,386,64-

15.792.63

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woman to band ever the box. He was sent

Wx (Siam Fres: Prau) leam that a Chinesa; pewspaper has been recently started in Bang kok which will be chiefly devoted to. Chiarsa, affairs sad politics: Some issues have already h appeared. This paper is printed; wholly, in there by the inspector: Witness and the de. A MANILA contemporary reports: Within a Nam Daily News.it le said to be an antler fendant did not go there and bullied-(laugh- | short time the customs cutter Sula will be put revolutionist organ, its policy, being altogether. ter)-the woman into handing over the box in up at auction by the Bureau of Audits and sold-Bo the side of the Government. It is further e the absence of her husband.

to the highest bidder. The Sade is not fast stated that the recent visit of Dr. Sun - Yat Sen Is giving his decision bis Lordship said he enough for the work required of a cutter by the to Bangkok led to the publication of this paper. did not know which story to believe, He was Bureau of Customs and another and faster by the loyalist of opinion, bowever, that the defendant had catter is to be bought in the near future DISPUTE between a hawker (Chan Tin)and paid something, and gave judgment for the take her place. The Sula was built in ApISPUTE plaintiff for $34 and costs.. His Lordiblp then || Hongkong to 1902 in the order of a rich amab, by name Chân Kơn, led to ChanTica referred to humble people rushing into litiga- | Chinese, merchant for a pleasure boat and paarance in the Police Court, to-day (25th inet, tlos as given above..

irall fitted up for that purpose, having, charged with assaulting the amph, with Usin * tiles bath and buäst kitchend She is gr. Ing a policeman, and wlih dimaglog, ki va 209,975.12 RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library feet 1 inches long, hie a beam of 14 feet 3 form Policeman 939 was called to the s08

and Maseam for the week ending the 24th | inchas, and a depth of 8 fext 17 Inches); sho bas - by ber cries of being wrack on the face, f

To balance to be appropriated as follows To directors' fees 7.500.00 To final dividend of 31 To auditors fees

1,000.00.

per cent for the hass

Cafe

to new account.

To balance to be carried

175,000.00

26,475.12

By undivided profits 1907, wei By renta

·By commlilot w

By scrip foosseisustustar

| 5486,919,96 |--Jaqgary, 1909, (excluding Chinese New Year's a gross tonnage of 73.591ons and a nyitonnage. Tie, who it is allegeda, as is a voLY CAROT

of 49.36. 2. The speed of the eniter is 37 knota, - mond, refused to be locked up and play, 440,574.54

Library. Masoumber cost capacity is 26 tons and she is rated at solsed bold of the policeman,

-100-indicated horsepower... The cost of the" is little scpfile managed to gnilca;bim 14, vassel to, the Insalar Government was $18,000 quarter. This moming Chan was boun Mexican: The Bula is now tad en su thè in the sum of $so ta kann,

33295 [117,00

#76) 1,628)

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