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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'

SERVICE.

CHAN PIK

HASTY DEPARTURE FROM PEKING.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 1909.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSUR- ANOE COMPANY LIMITED.

ITALY'S SORROW,

CHINA'S SYMPATHIES.

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the fortieth ordinary The Italian Ministerin Poking hab-received meeting to be held at the offices of the General a telegram from H.E. Tuan Fang, Viceroy at Managers, on Tuesday, the pth March, 19:9, Nanking, laforming him that the following at 12.30 o'clock p.m.

sums have been contributed by the different The Genstal Managers and Consulting provinces towards the Italian Earthquake Re-

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITET

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

FORTIETH ORDINARY MEET-

Committed have pleasure in submitting to the lief Fund, and have been remitted to the Italian TING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held {By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.") Shareholders the Fortieth Anduqi Report of | Consul at Shanghal through the Tacial: Man at the Offices of the Undersigned at 11.30 P.M."

Poking, 19tli February. It was the intention of Chan Pik, ex-president of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, lo

the Company.

goy Account. This account shows a profit of $330,232.90 which sum, subject to the ap- proval of the shareholders, it is proposed to deal with us follows, viz,

Dividend of $17 per Share..............$116,000.00

against his dismissal, "Ppeal Addition to Reserve Fund...... 114,232.90

as soon as

$330,232.90

he heard that Censor Chiu Pik-lun

1998 Account-The balance at credit of this sont in a further memorial denounc-Bccount is $368,711,3

ing him he left Peking post haste.

RETRENCHMENT.“

OFFICIAL SALARIES,

(By courtesy of the "Skeung_Po!"},

« Peking, 19th February. It has been decided by the various ministries that officials holding additional appointments shall not addition to their be given salaries in substantivo appointments.

FOREIGN MARINES,

{By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo."]

Peking, 19th February, 2 The Waiwúpu has sent telegraphic instructions to all the foreign countries to desist from the practice

of landing their marines in China for fear lest it might lead to dis- turbance.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Cision. 9h February,

As Total Wong Ping. You has been up: pointed by H.E. Chang Chil Tong, Superin tendent of the Canton-Hankey Railway is Canton, as a resident official to look after the interests of the Railway' in the "Kwangtung section (reported yesterday) the Directors of the Canton-Hankow Railway Company are now in a state of anxiety lest the newly- sppointed official might on occasions interfere with the working of the Company and that the railway might he reverted; to the official administration. The Company has therefore convened a meeting to take place on the 19th instant, consisting of the members of the aide Charitable Institutions, le merchants of the „Pevooty-Two ̈Guilds and other prommers of ibe Campany to disenss matters in anticipation: of any interference by this official.

AKMED ROBDIR CONVICTED.

Yesterday, the prisoner Che Choi Tsaí, alias Leung Tout, who was ex'radited to Canton from Hongkong a short time ago and charged nawith armed robbery and murder, was tried be- Tore the local Magistrate; the British Consul was also prestat in witness the proceedings. The prisoner pleaded guilty and a conviction was recorded.

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MORTGADES.

churia Tis 5,000, Chibli $10,000, Kwangtungen TUESDAY, the 9th March. Sto,oad, Hupch Tis. 3,000, Fákien Tis, 3,000 Yunnan Tis. 2000, Kiangsu Tls. 5,000, Che kiang Tis. 5,000, Shanjung, Tls. 4,000, Huppa Tis. 4,000, Kinngs Tis. 1,000, Anhui "Tik 4,000, and Kueithow Tis 2,000; total Tis, 41,000 and $30,000 The Halian Minister bas conveyed his thanks to the various Viceroys, and Governors, China's action in this matter, it is believed, will conduce greatly to cement the friendship of China and Italy.-N. G. D. News,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd init, to the 9h proximo, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD,

General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Hongkong, 19th February, 1900,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to Sell by “PUBLIC AUCTION,

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From the reports and valuations made by 1400 KUNG MUW COTTON CO. THE Undersigned bar received instructions The Company's Surveyors, the General Man- agers and Consulting Committed are satisfied that the propertier, hald by the Company form ample security for the advances made.

· CONSULTING ·COMMITTER.

ANNUAL MEETING..

TUESDAY.

to.30 AM, at

The fifteenth annual general meeting of the Lapu Kung Maw Cottas Spinning and Weav. the 23rd February, 1909, commencing at ing Co. Ltd., was held on rath inst. at Shang hai, in the office of Mesars, libert and Co., the general managers. Mr. F.Anderson occupied the chair and those present, representing a total

In accordance with Section 15 of the Articles of Association, the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, M.G, Messrs. White, Maitland and Gubbay retire but being eligible offer themselves for of 1,135 shares, were Messrs. J. M. Young and to election,

C. Michelav, (Directors) H. Fanx, A. Murpbive, C, Selby Moore, R. Spust, Jacek Spunt, A. E. Charlton and Ping Ur.

AUDITORS,

The accounts have been audited by Messrs. W. Hulton Pults and H-Percy Smith, F.G.A. Jardine Matheson &. Co, Ld., General Managers,

The Chairman said:-The Report and Accounts have now been in your bards for some time and "with 'your permission wa Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited-shall follow the usual custom and take

BALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1908.

Liabilis, Dr.

Capital 8,000 shares of Sign each

$1,000,000,00 of which $50

Working account, 1997

Net profit......... Working account, 1908 -

Amount brought forward from

below

Auctio Gr.

368,711.23

$1,482,948.68

Cash, on Current Account with)

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank-

k-$137,349.46 ing Corporation, Cash in bands of General Managera.. 680.12 F xed Deposits,

them as read. The past year may be divi- ded into Iwo pans on regards cotton" spinning the first part up to about the middle of September throughout which we were spinning the raw material of the go7.crop and from then up to the and of the year when we

DUMADAME JAY'S PREMISES,

Des Voeux Road,

SILK RIBBONS and FLOWERS, LEAVES, FANCY TRIMMINGS, LACES and INSERTIONS, DRESS MATERIALS, BLOUSES, EVENING GOWN, HATS, DRESS FORMS and BUSTS, &c.

Oo view from Monday, the 22nd Feb. TERMS:-Cash on delivery.

GEO. F LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 26th February, rong.

THE OPIUM COMMISSION,

SEVENTH SESSION.

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TO-DAY'S Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to sell by EA ART PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR 'ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,"

on! TUESDAY,

the 23rd February, 1909, at 11 AM at their Sales Rooms No. &, Des Vœux Road,

comer of Ice House Street,

A QUANTITY OF JEWELRY & PLATED WARE, One Remington and one Hartford 1YPE- WRITER, GRAMOPHONES, THEODO. LITE, &c, &c. pana

ALSO: One GOLD CHRONOMETER and one DIAMOND RING;

AND

Public Companies.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

AUCOMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAKEHOLDERS. HE RDINARY YEARLY MEETING

the Offices of the Company Queen's Buildings, New Praya, on MONDAY, the 22nd February, 1909, at za d'clock soon, for the purpose' af receiving the report of the. Directors sad the Statement of Accounts to the gist December,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will bb CLOSED from the 8th to the sand February, both days inclusiva.

By Order of the Board of Director,

THOS L ROSE, Secretary. Hangkang, 27th January, 1909

THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

IRISH TRAY GLÓTH 3, ALL WOOL CASHMERE SOCKS (plala and embroiNOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- dered), Double DAMASK LINEN (NAP- KINS, Gent's and Lady's EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEFS, TAPESTRY TABLE COVERS and' CURTAINS, APRONS, nod FIVE O'CLOCK TEA CLOTHS.

„TERMS ———As usual,

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HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong, 20th February, 1909.

"SHIRE

LINE OF STEAMERS,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBROUGH, LONDON, COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"FLINTSHIRE,"

Captain G. C. Cundy .M.R., having arrived The seventh session opened at Shanghai at from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are 10.30 am, on the 15th jostaal....

hereby informed that their goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored -at. Consignce's risk and expense.

A report den ing with the Opium-question as it concerns fly was presented by Signor Faraons, The Netherlands report thes came up for discuss po, and afterwards the Chief Commissioner for Japan, in reply to q'estions put by hir. R. Evidlaw, r, give a series of Bialistics covering the sale of Opium Paste, the Consumption of Opium, and the Revenue de- rived therefrom in Formosa.

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per share has been paid up...$400,000.00 spun eutirely the new season's cotton. The Reserve fund... 1,323,941.56 | fint part was not a very, remunerative time Uncollected dividends............ 12,1930s from a spinner's point of view as we were up- Accounts payable .... ........

47,469.94 able to establish any muerial advance for yarth whilst we had a chotinusily barde ing cotton 330,732.90 market to deal with, bat towards the cat of the year, cotton declined and we were able to get better prices for our yarn thus making the eventual out-turn of the year better than we At the had expected up to the late autumn, present time the indicasions are again in favour of high prices for cotton towards the close of the season. Chinese report that the crop will

Mr. T'ang Kuo-an, replying to questions put prove to be short of last year; more mills are. to the Chinese Delegation at the Just sitting by working day and night, which of course menus Sir Alexander Hosie, quoted figures from the increased consumption; the export to Japan to Japanese Report on Formosa io support of the data is about 300,000 piculs short of the cor- Chinese estimates of the percentage of smokers responding period test year, and Chinese into the population, and stated that the farther information asked for would be supplied as the country are so well off that they are ́la no hurry to bring forward supplies. Some mills, 500p as it could be obtained, anticipating a shortage lowards the end of the season, bave contracted for moderate qualities of Indian cosion," but spinners in China are 115,000 00 severely bandicapped by having to pay Import duty on this raw material, in addition to ex cile duty when it is spun into ýara. We hear a great deal about projected reform in Chins, but while in many cases: it is difficult to introduce reform, we have here a case in which it could be brought about by a stroke of the pen; perhaps as foreign importers it is to our advantage that Caias should remain the

Hongkong & Shai

Banking Corp's.. $50,000,00 Chard, Bk. of fodin

Aust. & China,... 50,000,00 Mercantile Bank of

Judia, Limited, .... 25,000.00

Mortgages,—

In Hongkong, $1,139,549.99 In Shanghai

744.673.89

Japanese Government Deposit,- Consolidation bonds ...5 9,277.51 Imperial bonds 45.376.28 War bonds

.17.791.61 Chinese Imperial Gove!"

erament Loan, 1886, 21,207.74. Shanghai Land forest.

•

ment Co., Ltd.,

Debentures... 27,586.20 Shanghai Club „Deben-,

tures ............ 26,656.87 Hongkong Hotel Co.,

Ld., Debentures .... $2,000 x0

DEPUTY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RETURNS.Accounts receivable Tabiai Ng Kwong Kin, the Viceroy's deputy

of Foreign Affairs, who proceeded to Shabphol

on official' business'a month ago, returned to Canton yesterday:

OFFICIAL CHANGES. ___---- A rumour is now current in official circles here that the present Provincial Treasurer HE. Wu Seung Lum will be transferred to Fakich as Provincial Treasurer in place of H.E. Sheng Hi Hang; the latter will come to

- Canton-lo fill (be former's position.

1,814,121.88

83,448.41

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The Chief Commissioner for the Netherlands, Mr. de Jongh, then send a statement com prising the declared policy of his Government, which is gradually to redues the consumption of Opium in Netherlands India.

The Commission tej surned at 12 15p.m. Ga reassembling at 2.30 p.m. there was a brief dis cussion on the Austro-Hungarion report, and Dr. Rössler asked the Delegate for Austria- Hungary to obtain particulars as to the use of opium in the Aurrian concession at Tientsia, The Persian report was left over for discussion

All broken, chofed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on FRIDAY, 16th instant, at 3 F.M.

All Claims must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which dain they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 26th' instant-will be subject to rent.

ORDINARY MEETING of the ́abora. mentioned Company will be held at its Regin tered Office, Nos 9 to 17 Pedder Street, Victoria, Hongkong,, on FRIDAY, the 26th day of February, 1999, at 1139 P.M; for the purpose of considering and if thought fit past- lng the following Resolutions RD

1. "That the capital of the Company be "increased to $1,000,000 by the creation

of 8,000 additional shares of $5 ranking for dividend, and in all d respects pari passu with the existing shares in the Company," w

That the said 8,000 additional shares be *offered in the first instance at par to ally members of the Company registered any "shareholders on the First day of March "109 in the proportion of two new shares "for every three original shares held by them and upon the footing that fifty per "cent of the full amount of each naw "share taken up shall be paid to the. "Company on acceptance of the offer and "that such offer be made by notice. "specifying the number, of shares to which the member is entitled and limiting a "ime within which the offer if not ac "cepted by payment will be deemed to be "declined and that the directors by em=1 "powered to dispose of the shares not "taken in response to such offer as they "consider expedient in the interests of the "Company."

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C., MOONEY,

Secretary.' Hongkong, 13th February, 190gr [181]

HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING, CO, LD, THE 25TH ORDINARY ANNUAL

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the COM- PANY'S OFFICE, Bt George's Building, 6, Conpaught Road, Victoria, ou SATURDAY, 27th February, 1909, at Noon, for the purpose, of racalving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Maunger for the year, coding 31st December, 1908, nad electing a [ 97 Consulting Committee and Auditors.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

* SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Ageots, Hongkong, 20th February, 1909. *

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

OALOUTTA..

THE Steamship

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"CATHERINE APCAR," Having arrived from the above Ports, Con signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vesse!

enly country in the world whose tariff is hostile until the question of the production of opium will be landed at once, at Consignees risk and

ton.

generally comes before the Commission.**

Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M., of the 23rd insi, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense.

A proposal made by Dr. Rösler that a Com-expense. mittes abould be appoisted to consider existing international Agreements on the opium traffic was accepted; and there followed a discussion

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE as to the scope of inquiry 'voperally to which and PENANG are requested to zake IM- the Commission should confi të itself."

MEDIATE DELIVERY. of their.. Goods

until Thursday, February 18.

The Commission djured at 3:45 pm charge of the vessel will be landed and stored from alongside, such Cargo impeding the dis.

at Consignées' risk and expense. T

"No Fire Insurance has been effected,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

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THE CHINA SUCIĘŻY.

to industrial development, and to invour of foreign competitors, but as residents interested in the development of Shanghai we can oply regret this short-sighted policy. As for this year we have begun well, bave sold out production up to the end of April, and have fully covered ourselves as regards cot

The old trouble, of adulteration by

· 127.450,61 | moisture continue to flourish unchecked and all. 125,81620 appeals to the native authorities to suppress it are in vain. Turning to accounts there is ong $2,482,948.6 item which requires some explanation whee the mill was star ed we built Chinese houses $113.73030 near the mill for our work people, but experi- ence has shows that the bulk of them profer to ----39-279-91.

live in their own houses, notwithstanding that in many cases they are at a considerable di $550.00 48.997.71 stance from the mill. Our houses were 330,232.00 seldom all let, and the tenants were not our work people, ie the majority”, of cases. $547.740.82 Last spring we found that a considerable ex- penditure on repairs was necessary, and rather than continue to havs capital, which could be 5,85,45678

better employed in our business, locked up in ***** 156,951.54

property; we sold the houses for Tle, 20,000–8 *102.00

Inw price perhaps, but litter was not forthcomTM 5.330.50

ing. As the property stood in our books at $$47,740 8 Tis, 33,000 there is a balance of Tis. 10,000 to be written off out of working account. With the appropriation recommended to be written, meant that there was any anti foreign move

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1977.. Losses and Claims, ............................... Charges ............ Titan Remuneration to Consulting Com",

mitten and Auditors, Commission,........... Balance as above,.....

Tacial Li Kwong Yu bas been appointed by Net Premia received, less Returas the Viceroy to be, Director 11 the Ying Mu

and Reinsurances, ............... Chu(Military Department) in succession to

Wong Leong int, who has been traps. Transler Fers, to Ko Chow,

Exchange,...e

INTHRONEMENT OF NEW EMPEROR.. "H.E. Viceroy Coung' Jen Chuo has issued i proclamation notifying the public that the Imparial Rescript announcing the enthrone. ment of the new Emperor. Hsuan Tang in ex.

Interest,

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1938.

Losses and claims

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At a meeting of the China Society, held on Jan. 1415 at the Caxton Hall, Sir John McLeavy Brown, C..M, G, formerly Chief Commissioner of Korean Customs, gave a lec- tore on "Early Reminiscences of China! The lectures, who arrived in China in 1861, the year of the coup d'etat which placed the late Empress-Dowager in power. 31 Regent, referred to the difficulties then involved by a change of sulers as, finding a parallatio recent events, . Yuan Shih-kai, who had.rud; denly bean got rid of, was more trusted and more representative of progress thin ay other Chiness official, and it would be a great pity if he were kept permanently out of office. He did not think, however, that the change

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DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,

Agenis.

Hongkong, zeth February, rong.

ORIENTAL

COMP

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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

STEAM

FOR

$ 81,237.00 off in the Report both Buildings and Machinery ment; it was merely a question of pet: STRAITS,CRYLON, AUSTRAȚIA, INDIA, pected to arrive in Cynton shortly, and that all Charges ......................................................... 34,635.10 are fully depreciated out of earnings, leaving us sonat jealousy. When he arrived in Chips, officials, civil and military, and the local geotry Commissions ......................................................49,306.30 sufficient: to'pay a 'dividend of Tis. 4.00 per shortly, after the coup d'elat, the people were

abould assemble at the Yat Kun Ting in off- clat dress on the sad day of the :nd moon (111) Instapt) to receive the document, . Ceremonial ritan will be performed in the Imperial Temple on this pccasion.

TWO PERSONS KILLED IN ARMED ROBBERY,

On the 15th instant, a large gang" of robbers attacked the Ming.King village in Panyu dia trict. Before the robbers entered the village, an alarm was raised and the villagers collected with weapons and offered vigorous resistance, compelling their fees to take to fight. During "the fight between the two parties, two of the villagers were killed. During the last four mouths several cases of armed robbery were reported to have taken place in this village in which a few perious are sild to have been

· kidnapped; (edge

Tite constraction of the Metropolitan Life In Hamnga building tower in America, about which there has been so much commest in building and engineering circles, presents some interest ing figures. The tower is 680lt, from the cellar door to the top, 65 it, square; 47 store» high, and weight 84,000,000lb1. It contains 1,400 windows, and required 8,135 tons of stent au well as utilising 40,000 barrels of Camant dr

Balance as above..................... Txchange... ............ Canne 7,871.51

No questions were asked, nad on the motion of the Chairman seconded by Mr. Young the report and accounts were adopted.

share. The total amount written off for depre ciation out of earnings, with this year's appro- 168,711.23

priation, amounts to Tit. 380,005or very nearly $536,761.03 50% of our capital. If any shareholders bave Net premis received, less returns

any questions to ask Ishall be glad to answer and reinsurances ......

374,694.03 them to the best of my ability. Interesti

********* 161,979 00 Transfer (ets...............................

80.00

$35,762.03 Jardine, Matheson & Co, LD., "

General Managers." We have examined the books, vouchers-and- securities of the Company, and certify that the above statements are in accordance, therewith

W. HUTTON POTTA, H. PERCY SMITH, F.CA,5 Hongkong, 19th February, 1909.

Auditor:

A resolution proposed by Mr. Young and seconded by Mr. Michelan, declaring a dividend of Tis. 4 per share, was also passed.

The third motion, proposed by Mr. Selby Moore and seconded by Mr. Murphise to the effect that Mr. J. M. Young be re-appointed a Director was carried. 1

.. Mr. Foox proposed and Mr. Selby Moore seconded that Mr. G. R. Wingrove ba re-elected .auditor, and this also met with approval.

On the motion of the Chairman seconded by Mr. Michelau it was resolved to bold the next ordinary meeting in February or March, 1910,

A CORRISPONDENZ, willing to the Times from Buenos Ayres with regard to the highest rail- way in the world, sister that previous writers to these columns have forgotten the Oroys Railway in Peru. Galera Tunnel is at an alii. A HOUSE foundation which can withstand earth tude of 15,616 feet, and the summit loval of the quake shocks bas been devised by a German Collahunel branch of the Antofagasis (Chile) sculptor, It is a steel plate in a sort of ball. and Bolivia Railway at Mion: Granda larat ang bearing, with buffers meat the elm to counteract

Any shock.

ADEN, EGYFT, MEDITERRANEAN, PORIS,' PLYMOUTH AND

LONDON...

quite unmoved and friendly, and doring all the time that he was in the country, he neverT) rough Bills of Lading issued for BATAVIA, met with any difficulty or pnpleasantness from anybody. He thought it largely depend. ed upon oneself whether one was well treated or not in geing lato,the isteríor. ·After bis

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PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERI-- CAP and.SOUTH AFRICAN FORTE.)

THE Steamabl

"DELTA," Captain B. W. H. Snow, carrying Bis Majesty's Mailk, will be despatched from this for BOM- BAY, &c. on SATURDAY, the 6th March,

88. China, 8,000 tour, from Colombo, PR above Ports In connection with the Company'! sengem scermmodation in which vessel is tecared before depastura from Hongkong,

residence in China be devoted 13 years to the pancial administration, of Kores, and 'when' be left he was able to hand over £4,000,000, which he had saved.. No would not allow them to use it, because there was no good use for it, but he was afraid it had gone since. Hes! Noon, taking Passangers and Cargo for the impressed on the Koreans the examples of Denmark, Holland, and Switzerland, which were small States but powerful because they did not get into debt, and kept their contracts, but his words were not listened to very atten. tirely. The changes be wituossed in Korea waro even greater than all he had seen la Chins, and the country had its railways, tole graphs, and newspapers. He could not but Tegint that it had lost its independence, bui now the sooner Korea became a part of Japan the better for the Koreans, who were kept in position of too great dependency. Admiral the Hoa, Sir E. R. Fremantle, to presided, le moying a vote of thanks, also related some & his early experiences on ske China satioss

Silk and Valuables, all, Cargo for France. and Tax for London (under arrangement) Mall steamer proceeding direct to Marsailles will be imoshipped at Colombo into the and London, other Cargo for London, &c, will be ranveved via Bombay hy the R.M.S. Arabía, dua in London on 16th April, 19092e Parcels will be received at this Office until 4 vill the day, balára-salling. (The Contents and Value of all Packages are required

For further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong/arth Fabrowry,

Intendante

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 23rd of February, to SATURDAY, the 27th Febru- ary, both days inclusive.uy The W

BESHEWAN, TOMES' & Co.,

wwGeneral Managers, Hongkong, 12th February, 1909.-

-HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, at 12.30 P.M. on SATUR: DAY, 27th instant, to receive a statement of the Company's Accobots to 31st December, 1908, and the Report of the General Managers.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the tyth instant to the 1.57th instant, both days.inclusive.... ht

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, LD;

General Managers. Hongkong, 13th February, 1909.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO, LIMITED.

HOLDERS, in the Company will be THE FORTIETH MEETING of SHARE

held at the Company's Offices, No. 3. Quoèo's. || Road Cestral, Victoria, on THURSDAY, the

4th March, 1903, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the- purpose of Receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report-of.ibé „Directors for the year-r ending 31st December, 1908.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 19th February to q March, both days inclusive."

By Order,

"C., PEMBERTON,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 13th February, 1909.

Intimations.

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

is bereby notified that on and after the. I ist March, the selling price of ice, will be reduced to ONE CENT per pound. ⠀⠀

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ed.,

General Manngum, HONGKONG ICH COMPANY, LIMITED. Rangkona, roth. February, 1909. --[165°

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