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THE CANTON HANKOW LOAN.

The following leading avicis is from the N, C. D. Newì of dih inst-Although it was not specifically stated in our telegrams yester day that the loan agreement concluded by the Deutscher-Asiatische Bank, reprefenting

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

which ware refused by the British and French is fraught with so much, danger of foreign in- forests generally in China. Even if the a thorities at Poking could be credited with far questions than greater foresight in floancial qu they are entitled to claim, it could hardly be expected of them that they should resist the on the easiest polot of fact

THE

AGITATION/ER)

MONDAY APR

kbave latter,

saper

In the

Advertisements.

group of German bankers, bas reference to the temptation of obtaining money the tory and rights in the Macao Boundary gues. He is tackling a very hisid and difficult Tomes & Co. MOMENT

Canton Hankow Railway, the events of the past three weeks leave no valld doubt that this Is actually the case, It will be remembered that the first definito intimation of the German backers' action in the matter of the loss was contained in a telegram dated, March 9 from our Peking correspondent, it was there stated hat a loan agreement had bean concluded, batween Grand Councillor Chang Chih-

toog and the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank for, the constraction "of

possible terms. liberale policy that they bave laid down for themselves in to reduce the weight of their own obligations by promoting competition among foreign financiers, in the present in stance, it may be presumed, with conspicuous success. Dace such a precedens, is established there is no telling to what it may lead. Neither the history of other undertakings in which the Chinese Government's capacity to be the trustee the Canton of foreign funds has been admitted, nor her ment were the most favourable ever conceded holders, is calculated to encourage the idea to China. According to German telegrams of that any credit for China can lead to anything

but confusion worse confounded: the same date, the amount of the loan was to be three millions sterling, while the conditions ware to be tha sama an those of the Tientsiq. Pukou line; a farther important statement was also made to the effact that the agreement' was, as yet, la principle only. A week ipter we were told that a conference of British, French and German bankers had met la Paris to discuss

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

>have. This D: REMOVED Cour

ROAD formerly occupied by Mesire. Shewan,

ARKATOON V. APOAR & Co.

12th April, 1009.

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIESĮ MARITIMES.

Hoogkook.

On Sunday afternoon last a meeting of Can- wrote the following letter the can toness was held in the Cantonese Guild Build Dea ing in Niogpo Road to discuss the question of letter reed Alak in your ime of this W OFFICES to No. 14, DES VEUX making endeavours to preserve Chinese terris morning tion, reports the A. G.D. No of the 6th inst. The meeting was held in consequence of telegram received from the Society for Pro- tection of Interests in the Macro Boundary questipp-in Hongkong, which asked the Cat- tonese here to exert their influence with Coma missioner Chao not to concede further Chinese territory in Macao. A large gathering was present and it was decided to reply to the So clety in Hongkong promising to do the dimost,

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problem, the abolition of the Compradore. In the Brat place I would like to emphasise the point that unicas a man has a formal and proper introduction to Chinens merchants it is consi- dered absolute rudeness and breach of etiquette to attempt dealing direct for which you are sure to be snubbed and treated with contumely

This is a view which is not : sufficiently

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND A

YOKOHAMA,

Hankow line, and that the terms of the agree.already large indebtedness to foreign' share and asking for all available information on the Chian, Chinees customs and Chinese bus Company's Steamship"

the proposed loan, now described as international in character, and that there were differences of opinion as to the control to be exercised over the One of the money, which threatened to hinder the crurie of the negotiations. It is this con

PRATAS ISLAND DISPUTE.

STATEMENT BY FORMOSAN GOVERN

MENT OFFICIAL,

Japanese papers publish the following as a latement made by a certain official of the Formosan Goverment in regard to Pratan Island, which is now attracting a great deal of public attention:

subject.

COMPRADO

AND TRADE.

THE COMPRADORE SYSTEM ATTACKED AND

DEFENDED.

realised bythera who condemn the system.

ness methods must be considered when dealing in China, and if you don't know or understand them

my oplelon is stick to your Compradors always or you will be landed in an unfathom- able abyss of claims, etc, s

The attempt at direct dealing, going up. country with your own plece goods, etc., bas been tried off and on for years by Britons A correspondant, signing himself Afar, giv- speaking Chinese; It has never proved success. ing his address as Bubbling Well Road; Sbangful. You take cargo 300 or 1,5co milar from hal, writes as follows to the Editor of the Shanghai and the Chinese dealers of those dis- P. & T. Timpi

tricts, will leave you alous, in derelict, virtually It will be remembered that one of the strong without business or occupation and the ques points of the Blackburn Chamber of Commerceston remains, how long can any one wall unless Commissioner's report was that the foreign he is a Chlanman? Again there is no money

ference which has now broken up, on the with. to a gunboat to Nishisawa or Pratas Island. traders should give more attention to the Chi; la agy of these districts and you must therefore

The Chinese Government is said to have

Presumably the object of the mission is nothing more than the inspection of the island. Judg ing from its position, the island should be under the jurisdiction of the Formoran Govern ment That Goveromeot,, however, considers that the island does not belong to any to it. country and has not, laid" claim

accep: Native Bank Orders, and you must be a Chineman to know whether the bank is sound or that some undercurrent is not at work,

drawal of the British and French representa.

nese language, and especially in the piece tivar before the German refusal to abide by the

goods basiness, and should endeavour as far terms specified in the protacol which had been

as possible to have. foreigners in their employ signed by the three groups prior to the agree

who could speak direct to the Chinese traders,

To sum up the whole matter it is madness They said: "Speaking generally of foreign for traders to go ap country whilst the financial ment. To judge by the tope of certain com.

merchants unless they are going to do more conditions remain unaltered or until the bank ments emanating from the German Press the

in the future than they are doing at presenting and currency are put on a satisfactory discessions of the past fortnight must have been somewhat heated, and the firm mand taken la consequence the enterprise started op they will have to go, and that manufacturers basis. It is losing the substance in a vain at by the British financiers anything but welcome the island by Mr. Nishizawa, who makes at home ought to send nut agents who thorough. | tempt to achieve the impossible;

to their Gunn' confières. But layview of previous experience of those who have leat money to China, the British group can scarcely be accused of unreasonableness in demanding

adequate security for proper supervision of the use of the loan."

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Not a few blanks have yet to filled up in thestory. It rould be interesting, for exam. ple, to know precisely whether the German Epanciers were driven to consult those of Great Britain and France by any difficulty that they anticipated in raising the necessary funds un- aided; or whether they were merely acting in accordance with a previous agreement, the obli- gations of which had already been disregarded In either case their alacrity to fall in with the wishes of Peking suggests an eagerness to do

without significance at the time when the

Formosa the basis of his operations, has been in no way interfered with. The island in ques- top, which is called Nishisawa Island, was not discovered by Mr. Nishisawa. In 1903. Mr., Mizutani, Shinráku, who was then in Formoss, undertook to explore the island. After ex periencing great difficulties en route be suc ceeded in landing thereon, but food fell abart and he was reduced to the verge of starvation before being rescued by a foreign, steamer which happened. to pass by and brought him to Foimoss. Mr. Nishisawa, who was cugaged in forwarding business in Form and is man of an adventurous nature, decided to begin the business of gathering phosphates there, and signed a contract to that effect with Mr. Motani. He has invested Y403,000 (sic) in gathering phosphates and guano on the

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THE TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

A STORMY GENERAL MEETING.

a story out

Mr. Asano, President of the company; who addressed the shareholders, said that the result of the working of the company for the last ball- year was bad beyond precedent, but this was due to nothing else than the depression of the shipping trade prevailing throughout the world. resulting from the falling off in cargo for the Orient po the San Francisco liae, the restriction of Japanese emigration to Am rica enforced by the Government, and the

TONKIN,"

Captain Charbonnel, will be despatched for the above Ports TODAY, La 12th instant, at 5.30 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

P. DE CHAMPMORIN,

Agent, Hongkong, tath April, 1909.

5.S. TONKIN.":

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex ̈ss." Cordouan und Charente, from Havra ax LL. Cordouan, and from Bordeaux ex a are hereby informed that their Good, with the Villa d'Av ráz, in connection with above Steamer

exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk. Into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and delivery may be obtained, immediately after Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whönce,

tanding.

Optional Gargo will be forwarded on unless intimation, le, received from the Consignees before 11: A.M. TO-DAY, requesting-it `to be Innded here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. "Goods · remaining upčiaimed far MONDAY, the 19th April, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

the 19th April, or they will not be recognized,

All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 19th April, at 3 P.M..

No Fim Insurance has been affected.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before

· P, DE CHAMPMORIN, Ageat. Hongkong, 11th April, rong.

KULANGSO (AM(Y) MUNICIPAL

"COUNCIL."

Minutes of a meeting of the Council held at the Board Room, on the 23rd March, 1959)-

Present Mesta. W. Krase (Vice-chairman). S. Fenwick, J. Meucario, the Health Officer

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and the Secretary.

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Jublic Comp

UNION

NOTICE: TO SHAR

ARYAYE

ongkong,

1999

SIXTH ORI ING of the Society will bail (@mca,"ING.; TClivan's Buildings,

on WEDNESDAY,ɔ̃tbe{sist/Apr Nooo, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with Statements of Accounts, to Sat December, 1908, and of des claring dividende, &c.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Socialy will be CLOSED from 11h April to thuaxet April, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board MASKEN O. MONTAGUE, EDE

Secretary.gita Hongkong, 44th March, 1909.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITEDA

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERE

NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

TOTICE in hereby given that S EXTRAS

of the Society will be held at its Head Oftes," No. 2. Qasen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at 1215 PM. for the purpose of considering sad,, if thought fit, passing the following Special Resolution for m

"That the Memorandum and Articles "of "Association of the Society beʼrespectivaly extended, altered and amended so as to "' read no shewn in the print signed for the

purpose of identification by the Claire":" #man- of this" Meeting and that soch *' extandad, altered and amended Memo- "randum and Articles of Association be "hanceforth adopted as the Memorandum. *** and Aíticles of 'Association of the Sa+

#ciaty to the exclusion of those heretofore. ali" prevailing."TAINMEN

Should the above Special Resolution, be duly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for confirmation" to a further Extraordinary General Meeting, of which Notice will be hereafter given, a leg wh

* Prints of the proposed Memorandum -and Articles of Association can be seen at the Society's Offices or obtained on 'application. there.

By Order of the-Board of Directors.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,"

Secretary Hongkong, 7th April, 1909341

THE, CHINA, TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N

OTICE is hereby given that the FORTY-

THIRD ORDINARY- MEETING of! SHAREHOLDERS in the abova: Compapy; 'will be held at the Head Office, No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hoogkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at 12.30 F for the purpose

ly understand their business and who must learn to speak the Chinese language and again! "It is absolutely certain that an up country buyer, because of his ignorance at any foreign language, in cpmpelled to do” business through the compradore which mess that it

- CHAIRMAN'S EXPlanation of defICIT. must be done on that gentleman's, terms or not As already mentioned, the result of the work- at all. The merchant is no longer a merchanting of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha for the last half bot simply the agent for the compradore, the year showed a deficit of about V800,000, It is go! fatter doing all the work-fiding customers, surprising to learn, therefore, that the general selling to them, aud guaranteeing the accounts meeting of the company on the 30th ultime was This position has gradually grown out of the easy going habits of the merchants and through their inability to speak Chinese. I think all the foreign hongs should have these truths displayed on cards in every office and attached to some defisite offer that those employees who study the language and pass a Docessary examination busines with China at any coal which is not island, at one time employing 400 workerss) will get an increase of salary of $50 per month. The decrease in the revenue of the company' Chinese Envoy Tang Shayi is visting Ber-The result has not been satisfactory he still But not although the huge Chinese market has perserveres. In the business. It has been re. not been completely tapped, the godowns are lin, ostensibly to study German fişancial me. the date slow as the venture is likely to ported that the island was inhabited by the fall of cargo, and no steps have been taken to ¿prove a profitable one is matter solely for the Chinese, but the report is incredible, though it break the compradore monopoly and allow

Chinese boycott in South China amounted consideration of those who will have to pulis koows that at certain seasons Chinese are free trade in selling the foreign merchandise.

This report impressed the Blackbarn and the altogether to about Y445,000. In addition to their hands in their pocken; The moment in the habit of coming there for fishing purg would not appear to be too well choses for poses. The reposi emanating from a Chinese Manchester Chambers of Commerce and after this, the company was unable to obtain the placing upon the Gefmad market a large loany case inhabitants and occupied the island can the Manchester University a chair for the the result of the distribution of the vessels over

source that the Japanese drove away the Chi- some discussion it was decided to inaugurale amount of Government subsidy anticipated as A letter was read from Mr. A, H. Wilzer re the security of which is at least open to ques tion. Apart from the restriction likely to be not be credited. That the island is claimed by study of Chinante with Professor E. H. Parker var ous lines. Kopāīrs to steamers and the departure from the port. In sccepting Mr. By Order of the Board of Directors A

is charge. Mr. Thomson (Chairman of the Increase in the price of liquid (ail) fust in con- desired to thank him for his services whilst a Imposed on individual capacity for speculative no country admits of de question.” ventures by the incrested national taxation;

Manchester Chamber of Commerce) and Sir sequence of the increased customs duly on 'both the Hamburg-America Lisa and the

J. Hibbert (of the Blackburn Chainber of Commiserat oll also involved the company in heavy Mr. J. Mencarini having accepted the lo Norddeutscher I loyd have to admit an ex-

merce) took a great and deep interest in this additional expenditure. All these factors comvitation of the Council to fill the vacancy creat- tremely bad year's b÷siness, "mad 'nothing is

movement, and even examined the first six bised to create a ton of Y817,566 on the worked by Wilzer's resignation look bir seat. mom indicative of the stale of a country's

months' work of the students. I was one of the ing of the Company for the pariid, ander prosperity, or of the reverse, than its

first students to join the new class and for four review.. shipping returns. But even if we may assuma

years studied the Pekingese-dialect under Pro- fessor E. H. Parker, with his assistant Mr. A. Y. Ting. Although was engaged in the Man chester piece goods trade and also had a rall way's experience, I found, however, that of all the many Manchester firms trading with Chinn not a single one (with the exception of Messrs. Stewart, Thompson and Co., with Mr. Thompson as chief partner) took any interest in the matter, and that there was absolutely no inducement offered for the study of the language.

that those responsible for the loan will be able to perform their part in the agreement without difficulty it could be wished that they had fixed their atteations on sotne other enter prise than the Canton-Hankow Railway; and as much for the interess of China's foreign creditors, actual or pri sandtive as far their own. If the Canton-Houkow Railway docs not threaten to become something of a Chinese Panama, ite biaio,y during the past two years proves conclusively that it is a lessi fitted of all enterprises in China to-day to be

• the subj:ct of experimentation. Even the known probity of Grand Councillor Chang Chib-tung, who, will be remembered, was appointed director-general and au preme controller of the fine by an Imperial adictol last October, has not by any means reconciled the native shareholders to the idea of having the management of the railway taken

"GREAT PINE IN TOKYO.

FAMOUS TEMPLE DESTROYED,

PRICELESS RELICS LOST,

About rar, on the 1st instant a fire occurred in the Gokuko-den, the main temple of the Zojoji, in Shiba Park, the most famous Budd. hist temple in Tokyo, reports the Jpn. Chront cle of 3rd insi, Tae temple, the most valuable building attached thereto, the Hiupkaku. and the main residential building were all com. pletely destroyed in about three hours. The temple was founded in 1598 by the Tokugawa Shogue as the family memorial and contained practically all the costly treasures of the house. The grounds of the temple comprise the, pro sani Shiba Park, from which the splendour of the temple and the importance attached to it by the Tokugawa Shogunate may be inferred, There were over eight rooms reserved for priests who came from all parts of the country to study, and more than fifty auxiliary temples stood in the grounds. The main temple was to feet by 120 feet, with yatibus buildings at- ached, and a splendid gate, which remains At out of their hands. More than one effort bavo | standing. The temple is famous as containing

they made within the present year to throw off the grava of the third Tokugawa Shogun, which

The minutes of the last mesting were read and confirmed

signing his sent on the Council owing to his

Wilzer's resignation with regret, the Council

member,

Applications for the post of Assisiant to the Superintendent of Police and Secretary to the Council, wore considered.

The Superintendent of Police reported the following cases have been dealt with it the Mixed Court since the last meeting -Sum catile to strays, Throwing rubbish, &c., into the monses: Agsult 2, Debt 1, Allowing pigi or.

of receiving the Report of the Director, to gether with Statement of Accounts to the sist December, 1998, and of declaring Dividends.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company'♪ will be CLOSED-from-the 7th April to tha. arst April, both days inclusive, la

C, MONTAGUE IDE,

Secretary.

1296

· Hongkong, 26th March, 1909,

THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE?!

COMPANY, LIMITED,"

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA of the Company will be held at its Head Office, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st April, 1999, No: 2, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, 12.45 P.M., for the purpose of considering and,

At the conclusion of the chairman's speech, a shareholder pointed out that when the notice convening the general mesting was issud tos report and balance sheet for the last half-year were not distributed among the shareholders, on ly the profit and less account being given. This was illegal, and the speakermoved that the gen- eral mesting be declared unlawful and invalid. Public drains, filegally detaining property if thought Bi, passing the following Special The motion obtained support from many share. Summary Arrests: Contempt of Court 1; Creat-Resolution bolders, sad an excited discussion.casued, Mting a disturbance 5. Theft 2, Committing a

Neza Katchiro, one of the shareholders, even- tually intervened and managed to secure the withdrawal of the motion.

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Since coming out to Shanghai I have found the same indifference among the Shangta merchants on this point, and yet everybody.Anumber of questions were then raised re- growls about the bad trade, and the beavy garding the loss of more than Y800,000, Mr. stocks. As the compradore system has failed Asano, the President, explaining the deficit, why don't the merchants, try some other plon said that the lose included Y639,000, expenses and especially be advice given them by the for investigations relative to the opening of the South-American' service during she last period; Blackburo Chamber of Commerce Commis Y121,856, interest on the purchase price of the sion? Now that railways, the pative press, the.

Tenyo maru and Chiys-maru, and the increased Post Office, and Telegraph system have open office expentes. ed up the country, and made it cany and safe to travel in the interior, all that is required is

Boote of the shareholders considered it

Duisance s, Kidnapping a, On auspicion with being concerned in stealing, &c.a, Assaplı r. (Signed) W. KRUSE, Vice-chairman. By order,

G. BERKELEY MITCHELL,

GAMBANH

BASE

STRONG AGITATION TO FORTIFY INDO-CHINA,

ANOTHER RIVAL TO SINGAPORE,

A policy of naval concentration is now in strange that the office expanses should have progress in Indo Chies, and the problem of

That the Memorandum and Articles of - Association of the Company be respec"}} “tively extended, altered and amended so

as to read as shown in the print sigced: Jor the purpsis of identification by the Chairman of this Meeting and that such? extended, altered and amended Memo "Tandum and Articles of Association be "henceforth adopted as the Memorandam "and Articles of Association of the Com

pany to the exclusion of those beretofore prevailing

Should the abov Special Resolution be! daly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for corf-malion to a farther Extraordinary: General Meeting, of which Notice will be bareafter, given

prints of the proposed Memorandam nod

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the somewhat tremulous yoke of Peking; and is similar to the tomb at Nikko in the splen-¡ for some firm to take the initiative, and try increased in a period of trade depression, and const defence is studied under pew conditions Articles of Association can be seen at the unequivocal hints have been given that unless dour of its decorative scheme. On December trading direct with dealera from and in the demanded some further explanation. Useless fortifications have been laid aside, and Company's offices or obtained; on application

the shareholders are to have įbe spending of the funds according to their own ideas, very little more money will be forthcoming from them.

The manner, therefore, le which the thure.

31st, 187), the main temple was burnt down | terior......... and a now temple (that just burnt dowo) was ́erected in 1877.

·Exparis arge more on

By Order of the Board of Directorn;

CEO, MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary, Hongkong, toth April, 100g."

Mr. Asano explained that in these expenses the plane under consideration look mainly to there Since wilting the above I bave read in your was included an item of Y20,000, the cast of his the defence of Cape St. James and Salo

the commercial outlet of Cochin China, the itson of the 6th inst., the report of a speech Among the other buildings destroyed was made by Sir Robert Hari at the annual dinner Journey to Europe and America in order to holders are likely to receive the announcement the Kumhoozen-do, a temple erected to the of the Dowsbury Chamber of Commerce, and raise loans, and another item of about Y10,000 richest and most thriving secting of ledo debited to the entertaiment of journalists in the Chinx. Batterien Crown the heights which of the forthcoming loans is hardly doubtful, memory of the great priest Tenkai, who was he put it bluntly that for the merchant in two continents. He added that a Govern command Cape St. James, Submarine Three months ago they seem to have antici teacher and adviter to Tokugawa Iyeyasu, the Ching two things are necessary—(1) a know meat subaldy of Y600,000 would be obtained mines and torpedo:: boals; guard the par, THE HONGKONG ELETRIC CO, LD. Paled such a more on the part of the Gover. founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It was ledge of the language of the locality, and (3) for the South American service, and that ages to Saigon, and the defence works are ment and to have uttered a chorus of resent-built with the greatest possibile care and precau- willingness to play the part of the shopman revival of activity in the shipping trade was now pressers we more fontifications on the coast NIET berok AGRITERAL

NETIETH ORDINARY mest. Their position_js_one, certainly 19 ilon against destruction.by fire, regardless of behind the counter. He said that the man who Command sympathy in thai, if they have little expense. The destruction of this building.js has "acquired a kapwledge of the language to the company. It would then be possible for from ¡Cape faderno to Ceps St. (GDET, ROOT MRETING of the SHAREHOLDERS DU corfidence in the managing powers of the regarded as a heavy loss to the State. Most of "mont have the did not say "might" have) the company to earn a roasodablo 'profit. He which thero are too many points of vantage to be held at the Company's Office, St. Georges:

an enemy bent on attacking Saigon. Their Government, they would appear to have even the valuable old relics which were contained advantage over his competitors. All firms are hoped that the loss now, amounting, to over less in their own directors, as may be judged therein have been destroyed. The damage is supposed to try to get an advantage over their 800,000 would be made good during the com- recommendations have so far been attended to from the recent formation of the body that estimated at about ¥2,000,000 in the denruction competitors, but how is it that an enterprising is known as the Yue Han Railway Rescue of the Gokoka-den alone, and when the 'loss of firm does not adopt the obvious coutre poflaking two years, and that the company would be that there is now a strong chance, for establish able to pay a dividend of 10 per cent, on the 2g a naval base at Camranh Big, which is Society. Within the last few days Grabd the other buildings and relics is included, the pointed out. Can it be trus that with the bad preferențial shares and 6 per cent. on ordinar, famous as belog the rendezvous for the Russian Auditors, AR raphed to the Viceroy, at Canton and to The outbreak was caused by a fire lit by a few years pur merchants are mainly to blame shares from the first half of 1911-150rved float that went to destruction in the Japan Sea. will be: CLOSED from the roth to the 24th,

April, 1900, both days inclusive, you In reply to a further question, Mr. Arno

ོ་ སན་

Councillor Chang is repoited to have tele. total loss is estimated at matiesetben Y3,000,000, pisco-goods trade experienced during the last")

Governor of of Hunan to inquire what begger under the floor of the main temple, for having adopted what Sir Robert Hart calls Aportion of funncial security for the This mão, Hiroxxwałunkichi by nume, halting the digufred lounge of the merchant?" While, 1 they would be able to offer; but if the from the Hokkaido, surrendered himself at the the foreign hoogs are in this state the Chiccan Reas Society decides to oppoes the polica-box in the Seibs park at about 7.30 4.m. are showing great activity in learning our Intruction of foreign capital, it will be on the morning of the fire, and confessed that Western business methods; and acquiring Inleg to see whether Peking is more able be was responsible for the conflagration. He a good sound knowledge of the English to use its wishes on the unruly Spatborn. said he had spent the night under the floor of language so that they will very soon be - has been in other parts of the main temple, and feeling cold, he had able to correspond and trade direct with the

It is more than likely that crawled out and gathered some sticks of him home manufacturer

dope India at

the

of extricating the Canton boo from a tea-stallgathe

from its difficulties is to Bre. The flames caught job

and made

of outside assistel ple and rapidly spread, with the resultsboys Jason It follows, stated The

to be seen, which would bring is more revenda

stated that no additional call would be made on the preferential shares, provides the repayment of the temporary loan now outstanding was not demanded

A question was raised regarding the commis lon paid on steamers built or purchased On this point discussion rose to such a point tant eventually a motion was made to Appoint, Committee to inquire into the internal affairs of The company. After strenuous efforts on the pait of Mr. Yamanaka, Rinnosuke, the report and accounts warezadopted and the meeting, rose. The profits and loss, sOCOU follows

Important es Camrank is, the Colonial Government does not see its way yet to fortify and improve the harbour but the Governor-General har" Just gone to the spot. to sea for himself what ought to be done, AT bis elbow are advisors who counsel bim to turn Camrauh into a first-class naval port as well as isto a commercial centre which will rival Him- gapore and Hongkong, Valces in favour of Camrich have been raised even in the French

-Building, on SATURDAY, the 24th April, 1909, at 13 o'clock Noop, for the purpose ol presenting the Report of the Director to gether with Statement of Accounts to 28th February, 1909, and electing Directors and The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company,

By Order of the Board of Directes, NORAMANGIBB, LIVINGSTO

Hongkong, 2th April): 1909

COLD STORAGE

bral timba for the

He had firm

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