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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE.":

CANTON-MACAO, RAILWAY, A JOINT AGREEMENT.

【By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo.")

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRIL 14, 1909

A MANIOBR'S SALARY ACTION FOR ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT,

Au Yat Fo, a restaurant manager, sued the Tio Yin Wan Kes eating-house, of Br, Station Street South, Yau-ma-ti, in the Supreme Court, to-day, to recover the sum of $60 damages for alleged breach of contract,

BMPRESSIN LINER

WIRELESS 10STALLATIONS

We are advised that the Marconi wirelend apparatus has been installed on the Empress of Cina, which steamer in due to arrive in Hongkoor at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, and that the Empress of India and Emprise of Japan will be similarly fitted on reaching Van- CO

DR KOOH IN JAPANS

·PROFESSOR' KITAJATO'S REPLY TO. CRITICISM,

TO-DAY'S Advertisements.

HE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE;"

1898.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A PAREM TRADE MARK.

NAM, OF NO, 109 Des Voeux Road West, OTICE is hereby given that CHAU WAT Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, Mer chant, has, on the 27th day of Murch, 1999), applied for the Registration in Hongkong in the Register of Trade Marks, of the follow ing Trade Mark:

ATTEMPTED SUICIDES

YOUNG chinese woman'S DIFFICULTIES,

Because her parais wanted her to wed a man she did not like a man whom she knew to be in the stage of leprosy a young Chinets woman attempted to get rid of herself last Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and night. She was, however, rescued by a boat. Hastings, was for the plaintiff, while Mr. Dito man, who had seen the woman enter the water. Chan Sin, the woman's name, until recently, Kong Sing defended. Ad Yat Po, it would seem from his cry, was at one time in the resided with her parents in a village in the San Peking, 18th April. employ of the defendant firm. As a matter of On district. About a fortnight ago her mother, The Portuguese Minister in Po-fact he was the promise of the business. As so she alleges, approached her and told her; to king considers the cancellation of the manager of the firm his remuneration was $600 get ready to leave for Manils, where she was The engagement commenced last to marry a man of mezon. Chan Sin made in- Canton-Macao Railway agreement to February and plaintiff remained in the defend: quiries about this man and, learning that he was a leper, refused to go. That matters were ants' employ for only two months, when he was made uncomfortable for her at home is only to be a loss of prestige to his country dismissed without notice. and has applied to the Waiwupu to

Mr. Justice Gompertz asked plaintiff's solicibe believed by the fact that a day or so later tor whether he was suing for a year's salary, Chan Sin fled from the village, p

"She made her way to Canton and for a couple have the line built as a joint Luzo- The reply was in the affirmativa. The plaintiff of days earned a mere pittance by sewing was dismissed without justification and was Chinese undertaking. ·

entitled to damages, which he would have clothes. Falling to make both ends meet, the woman went to Macao. At that port every earned were he allowed to complets the contract. The reason why he was discharged thing seemed to be against her. She could not was because he had refused to write off one of PRINCE REGENT'S INSTRUCTION: the partner's shares. The shares had not been in much money; so she decided to try her luckculated to do Japanese interests in the endDated the 4th day of April, 1993.

EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY,

[By courtesy of the “ Sheund· Po."]": Peking, 19th April." The Prince Regent has given in structions to the Waiwupu to take steps to abolishlikin and extra territorial rights.

AYOAT,

psid up in full and they wanted plaintiff to write "settled" over the account which he re- fused to do. There was a row and plaintiff ́was discharged on the spot.

The plaintiff, cross-examined by Mr. Kong Sing, stated that when he promoted the firm there were six partners. Mr. Kang Sing then took the plaintiff in the rules of the contract as drawn by the partners. He suggested that certain additions were made without the know. ledge of the other partners by plaintiff but this PLAGUE IN PEKING.

was denied. The addition, it was alleged, was with regard to the S60 which was supposed A SEVERE OUTBREAK:

to have been plaintiff salary. The accountant

· [By courity ‹ [ the " Sheùng Po"] who drew up the agreement, and who was employed by the firm, drew $5 a month. When Peking, 13th April. the partnership dissolved the business was not There_is_a_severe outbreak of put up for sale by tender. The partners thought of doing se, but later changed-thair-minds,... plague in Peking,

Mr. Kong Bing-Didn't you in a previous Several deaths have occurred in case between the partners way that the business

was sold ?-No.

Wasn't it because the business was losing Luk Ching-lum's residence.

that the transfers were made ?—No, the businces was not a losing concern,

MINISTER TO BERLIN..

ARRIVAL OF CHINA'S REPRESEN TATIVE

[By courtesy of the “Sheung_Po."]'

Peking, 18th April. The Chinese Minister to Berlin has reported his arrival at the Ger- man capital on the 12th inst."

SHOWING THE FLAG.

CHINESE CRUISERS IN SINGAPORE

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.""]

Peking, 13th April. Wong Tai-ching, the officer in charge of the Chinese cruisers visiting tlio Southern Seas, reported his ar- rival at Singapore on the 12th inst..

EUNUCHS

TO BE DONE AWAY WITH.

By courtesy of the "Sheung Po, "]".

Peking, 18th April. “ The Prince Regent is of opinion. that the lecision for the abolition of the eunuch system must rest with the Empress Dowager.

YUNNAN VICEROYALTY,

THE VICEROY DESIGNATE.

[By courtesy of the "Sheun: Po")

· Peking, 15th-April-- Lei King-bei, Viceroy-designate of Yunnan, will start for his new post at the end of the

of the month after an interview with HE Bik Liang,"

'CHARGE AGAINST AN EX

BARRISTES..

SENTENCE

Yesterday, the joth ultimo, in the Kobe Chiho Saibansho, sentenço of one years in prisonment was passed on Tobiishi Kyutaro, formerly a barrister practising at the Koba Bar, and Shindo Masatero, of Kogawa prefecture, Do a charge of fraud..

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At the time the business started, you made an estimate of the working expenses ?—Yes,

How many men did you estimate to employ?

-About twenty,

Were you in charge of the wages book i--No Have you seen it ?--Yes,

The wages book was produced when plaintiff identified and pointed out his pare, which gave the salary on which he was received.

As a matter of fact you received $5 a month? —No, replied plaintiff with great emphasis.

How much do managers of restaurantı gel n month 7-Betræ 550 and $60.

Further evidence was called by the plaintiff After that the defence opened its case and pro- ceeded to show that plaintiff was only engaged at 58 a month and that whatever money was owing to him by the firm was paid in full.

· The cam was adjoutňed until Monday next!

"CHINO-STAMESE NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Public Compan

UNION INSURAN

CANTONA

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

OTICE is hereby gived that the THIRTY SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET

on WEDNESDAY, the arst April, 1009, ING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 2 Qason's Buildlags, Hongkong, Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Directors, together with Statements of Accounts, to 318 December, 19:8, and of de- claring dividends, &c.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society

· Sotne, weekuj agows": (Japan | Chronicla);The repisaniation of a flying bat carrying be CLOSED from: trà 'April to the'aise

published a translation of an article contribut ad from Japan to the Münchner Medisinischen Wochenschrift, in which it was asserted, that those responsible for the entertainment of Professor Koch in Japan succeeded ja convey ing to him an entirely one-sided idea of the time hygienic conditions of this country. As we pointed out at the time, the statements-mado were quite accurate, and we expressed

suspended from from its month's square block containing on its side the Chinese characters (Wing Chan Trade Math) juun in the name of CHAU WAI NAM, who claims to be the sole proprietor thereof.

The Trade Mark has been used by the Ap plicant since 1886 in respect of TE

Clası,42.

A Facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen Hongkong

get work; the needle and thread did not bring, opinion that, it was a short-sighted policy, cais at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of

in Hongkong. She arrived here on Monday, and engaged a room at the Chung Wah Hotel, where she remained until last night when she

altempted suicide.

1 he unfortunate Chan Sis left the hotel clore sleven o'clock and proceeded to the Wing Woo Street wharf, from which she jump ed into the barbour. Luckily, the water at this point was not deep-as a matter of fact it poly reached the woman up to her waist-and she was rescued without any difficulty. When she was taken to the Central Police Station, Io "pector Gourlay had her removed to Lospital.

THE LOSS OF THE 5,5. "ADATO

WRECK BREAKs in two,

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more harm than good. A communication now appears in the Deutsche Japan.Pest from Professor 5. Kitasato, who takes up, the codgeis on behalf of his countrymen and vigorously be- labours the author of the article in question, We tracalate Professor Kitasato's letter a follows:-

342)

WILKINSON & GRIST,

Walk on behalf of

CHAU WAI NAM

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held the FRIDAY, the 33rd April, 1959, at 4 F.M; in the CITY HALL, for the following purposes

The article of the anonymous writer in the Münchener Mediainischen Wochenschrift (No 43/1908) has been widely propagated amongst us in Japan, and throughout medical circles bas perhaps caused more sensation than it really. deserved. It would have been much better had it been consigned directly to the waste-papar basket "The motives which impelled the writer to compose his letter are not easily ex plainable, unless he is envious and jealous on account of the great bonour, shown his own The Japan Herald states that the Yokohama countryman. Had the writer, given his came Customs Authorities received-information on and not written, under cover of anonymity-it- the 6th lost, that the s.s. Adate, so long ashore would of course have been less difficult to un or stims island, broke in half on Monday derstand the motives-which-led-to-bis anti- aight, the cargo being lost. Anatlier reJapanese manifestations. part says that news was received from Oshima by the Yokohama Customs at 2 p.m.

Aduto, which has been sira ded at Oshima on the bih instant, that the steamship since January 19th of this year, and the cargo of which has been since under salvage, slipped from the rock on Monday night-and broke in two, amidships, ap account of storms which -have been raging since the Sth instant, The

cargo bas bren drifting away.

BIG FIRE IN BÀNGKOK,

OVER 100 HOUSES DESTROYED.

"We know very well that the opinion of that writer is an individual one, that we must apt

author of the article does not write as a re accept it as German opinion, and that the

presentative of the Germans resident in Japan or has he been commissioned by them to do so. On the contrary, we are convinced that the great majority of Geimani condemn the article as emphatically as was done in No. 39 of the Deutsche Japan-Post, published-in Yoko baino.

"Moreover, does a thinking mind like that

Decembar, 1958; 4)

To receive the Report and Accousts of the Committee for the year ending 31st, 2. To elect a New Committee, 3. To transact any general business,

By Order,

EAM. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 14th April, 1909

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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART MENT.

IT

been received from the Military Authoris is hereby natified that information has ties that GUN. PRACTICE will be carried on! in the vicinity of Beacon Hill on the 16th and 17th instant, between 9 AM, and 3 P,M. daily.

F.. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

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„Hongkong, 14lb. April, 1909

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION", COMPANY, LIMITED. · FROM CALCUTTA, BENANG AND SINGAPORE,

THE

Company's Steamship...

"NAMSANG,", having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining on board, after 4 PM, the 17th inst., will be landed at Consignees risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE MATHESON & CO. LV.,

A General Managers. Hongkong, 14th April, 1000.

-16

CHARGEURS REUNIS. (FRENCH STEAMSHIP COMPANY), REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO

SAN FRANCISCO, MEXICO, PERU, CHILE, RIVER PLATE, BRAZIL.

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"As is well-known, it is easy to ascribe base and ignoble motives to the noblest intentions and deeds, as does the writer of this spiteful ar ticle. We had, howover, not the slightest inten-2 The Siam Free Press of and inst. alates:tion of concealing from His Excellency Privy In that book you allowed Spe for all At half past eleven this morning, a fire which Counsellor Koch the shady side of our country wages. How do you account for your $50?-swept a considerable area of humble dwellings and what country has no shady sider That was a guess. It was only an estimate. to the west side of the New Road broke out in Why did the great scholar coma to japka? Is Your $50 was to be paid out of the Spot the Bangrak District close to the Fob Yome order to see lbs shady side? Did he want to That eitimate was a rough one made before--Bridge and only a few yards from the southem study the defects and bad features--to seek the business opened:

end of the area cleared by fire a little over ons but want and poverty? He can certainly find year ago. The precise origin of the outbreak all this nearer home: there is no need for him seems to be a moot point. There was "heavy tp make the long journey to Japan for that, thunderstorm overhead at the time and it is Did he come at all for purposes of study 1, No! said that the lightning struck on electric light He came to Japan on pleasure, bent, to enjoy post and then glanced on to an 'adjoining, art and nature, as the guest of our country. house. On the other hand it is averred "Since whop has it been customary for the best, that some coolies were abstracting kerosene when he esteembis guest and wishes to make from tins. Be this as it may, the fire first his sojourn, pleasant, to show him the sbady boke out in the second house from the side of his establishment? Is the shady side bridge and in a very short time had spread of Germany paraded before the nation's guests 'NEW STEAMERS BUILDING..

to several ramshackle buildings adjoin of honour? And if this is not done, can the Telegraphic information was received ating it. There was_a s'rong southerly wind nation be accused of purposely concealing Bangkok on 1st inst, to the effect that work blowing at the time which drove the flames everything which is not as it should be? was being commenced on the first two of the along the Now Road whilst they also swept chartered vessels of the Chino-Siamese Navi-westwards towards the river. After the alarm of Bla. Excellency Privy Counsellor Koch formCo proceed from YOKOHAMA DIRECT gation Co., Ltd, at Hongkong. They were to

'was given the police from both the Bangrak his judgment of any country after a round of

to SAN FRANCISCO, without may call en be expected at that part from Swatow and

route thus affording a fast regular cargo: and Bantawai stations were soon in the scene, festivities? There are sufficient spurces at the

boat service from China and fapan to San Hongkong in the course of a week,

but without pumps their efforts to quell the disposal of such a mind to enable him to study Francisco: flames were atterly futile. Que of the engines independently all conditions in Japan in which of the Siam Electricity Co, Ldt, and the brigade of Messrs. Windsor and Co, were the fimi to at- | iveball an hour after the alarm had been given, By this time there were fully fifty houses either fully ablaze or gutted; the telegraph and

"The reason Professor Koch was received up: electric light poles on both sides of the street were ablaze and some of the woodwork, boonurably was because it was the first time of the houses on the east side of the New Road Japan had lodged such a pioneer scientific had also caught. At about noon the wind, investigator. He has many pupils in Japan which bad hitherto been telponsible for most who feel that they owe him a great debt of gra of the mischief,dropped, and as everything bad, titude, while all scientific circles in Japan look been well drenched by the heavy rain, the of up to him with admiration. Consequently many forts of the fire men hegan to have the desired circles viables uns lasted even ta ramnit, vir, to keep the conflration from than had been anticipated even in Japan, spreading worthwards towards the new Baugrak "That the writer of these lines (ie. Professor market. Meanwhile other detachments of the Kitasalo] treated Herr Geheimrat Koch as his Electricity Co.'s Brigade and the Sampeng and personal guest and devoted his whole time to other brigades had come on the scene and him was due to the fact that he was a former shortly after half-past twelve all danger pupil and an old friend of the savant. Had he was over of the Gre spreading further. Several troubled himself less about Professor Koch farangs were very energetic in their efforts to and had the latter been less feed, the writer subduethe fiery element, amongst whom Messrs of the article in the German journal would Kolbe of Messrs, Windsor-and-Go,-and-Fozzi- have certainly written_in_article_on_the of the No. 1 Sampang brigade, were conspicuous ingratitude of Japanese scholars. There are while some Japaness who appeared myste some people who cannot give credit to soy- rinatly on the scene did splendid work on the thing, and-in-hose oplaton the bast intentions roof of the threatened buildings, as well as with and deeds spring from suworthy motives."

JAPAN SUGAR COMPANY,

* SHARES AT WASTE PAPER PRICES.

The failure of the Fujimoto Bank has in. tensified the feeling of uncertainty in the share market with regard to the position of the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company, On the 29th utmo the new shares Yzo paid up of the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company dropped by Y-so-on-the-Oraka Stock Exchange and touched Y2.50, becoming practically waste paper. The highest rate reached in Nov. ember, last for January delivery was Y37. The old shaws, Yst paid up, dropped to Yig and a fow sen. The new shares, on which Ygo bas yet to be paid, are now worse than waste paper as their holders are bound to pay another Vio on each shares and get no. thing io return.

The Osaka Aishë notes that the new shares wou'd have become utterly worthless had not speculators continued, as they do even now, to buy them in the hope of a recovery. But Zaired sling and experienced people will to desire for further speculation are rapidly die. posing of their shares. Japan Chronicle,

April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, zöld

C. MONTAGUE EDE.

We Secretary, Hongkong, 24th Mach. 1902

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

(OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-

of the Society will be held at its Head Office, Na. 2 Queen's Buildings, Victoria. Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY; the, zist April, 1909, at 12.45 PM. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Special Resolution

That the Memorandum and Articles of ?Association of the Society be respectively "extended, altered and amended so as to ?' read as shown in the print signed for the

purpose of identification by the Chair man" of this Meeting and that such extended, altered and amended Memo- randum and Articles of Association; be "henceforth adopted as the Memorandum" "and Articles of Association of the So "cisty to the gxclusion of those heretoforez

prevailing,"

Should the above Spacial Resolution be duly passed, it will ba subsequently submitted for confirmation to a further: Extraordinary!! General Meeting, of which Notice will be hereafter given.AjM

“Prints of the proposed Memorandum" and Articles of Association can be seen'at the | Society's Officei' or obtained on: application

there,

* By Order of the Board of Directors;

[CMONTAGUE EDE, Secretary,

Hoogkong, 7th April, 1909,

THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

is that

THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the iiead Office, No, 1 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at 11.30 FM for the purpose. of receiving the Report of the Directors, to gether with Statement of Accounts to the grat December, 1908, and of declaring Dividends,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th April to the 21st April, both days fuclusiva.i

By Order of the Board of Directors,

- Q. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary, Hongkong, 26th March, 1909,

THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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NURDINARY ENERAL MEETING

TOTICE hereby giron that an EXTRA

of the Company will be held at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, The steamers of the CHARGEURS REUNIS, WEDNESDAY, the art April, 1909, t 12.45 P., for the purpose of considering and if thought fit, passing the following Special | Resolution :- SE

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 signed for the purpose of identification by the Chairman of this Meeting and that such "extended, altered and amended Memor randum and Articles of Association; be henceforth adopted as the Memorandum' "and Articles of Association of the Com "pany to the exclusion of those heretofore *prevailing a

he is interested) and as far as the condition of THE Steamship medical ściance in Japan ii concerned, he le probably better informed than the writer of the article in question, so that he can hardly be in need of enlightenment by the latter,

AMIRAL EXELMANS," 10,000 tons, Captain X, will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO and other above destinn.

tions on or about, the arst of May. For further particulars apply to

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

Ageble at Hongkong. Hongkong, 14th April, 1009

L.R.A.

158

THE ANNUAL PRIZE MEETING Oltho Ladies Rid: Association will be held at the Range, at Bawes Road TU-MORROW (THURSDAY) and FRIDAY, April 15th, and tothe

Should the abova Special Resolation be duly passe, it will be subsequently submitted for co. firmation to a farther Extraordinary General Meeting, of which Notice will be hare after given.

P

Prints of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association can be team as Company's offices or obtained on application ther

C. MONTAGUE EDE By Order of the Board of Directors,

Secretary, Hongkong, 10th April, 100g;;;

1333 THE HONGKONG: ELECTRIC CONLD.

The Prixis will be presented at the Ladies Recreatio's Club on FRIDAY, 16th, at 5 F M.

·M. BAILEY,

Hop, Secretary, Hongkong, 14th April, 1979

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE.

AN EMPHATIC BRITISH PROTEST, Sir Claude McDonald, the British Ambar As will be remembered it war alleged that ador as well as other members of the Emaxes. Fy one o'clock the fire was compiztely. As will be seen from the above, Pro-THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING the accused Chindo, who had married into the bassy, who are shareholders of the Japan Sugar in hand and nothing was left but an L. shaped Tani family, of Kagawa prefecture, being sub Manufactoring Company, recently presented space, about ona hundred yards long by fifty sequently registered as the head of the family the following protest to Premier Katsura, se-wide of crumbling and smouldering ruins. So was divorced on account of monetary dificul parts the /-pin Advartlar far as is known there were no lives lost and no ting and she divorce, was duly registered in "We, British subjects, do not expect to be serious casualtica were sustained, although March, 1907. On the suggestion of the accus- indemnified for the great fesses which we have, there were a few bruises and contusions ed Tebilshi, Shinda mahorised the former, who suffered as shareholders in the Japan Sugar among the fireman. There were quite a som. was then practising-as-a-barrister, to draw mp | Manufactoring Company op account of the dis ber of Siamese Frinces and Nobles present, a bogus document purporting to show that honesty of the Directors. British subjects are. Including H., R. H. Prince Bbaika — a sum of 89,000 was to be paid by Shlode gentlemen. We, therefore, purpose as sham. H. R. H. Palace Nakon Chalsen, to Tobiishi as remuneration for legal services bolders to see the company's affairs to the end Prince of Kampeegpit hils: rendered by the latter during the time Shindo But to release the unprincipled directors without was in attendance "was the head of the family. The accused To- | sub acting them in any restraints, either legal or bilahi transferred the alleged debt to one of his social, will not only obstract development to that of Me

by vinus of the document, ecoi

in addition to the bri

to: hald:

not

of

fessor Klimato practically confines him the above Club, will be held on Sa TUB tlf to invective against the writes of the DAY, the 17th April, 1959, at 12.30 PM, at the He does not deny a single specific Office of the jockey Club on the ground floor anicle.

QRED By Order, statement made in the article referred to, of the Hongkong Club Annex, Chater Road, T. F. ROUGH, A and, in fact, ignores the main issus altogether.

Clerk of the Coumadi The principal points raised by the wilter were the following 1-Chat everybody was bent on

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1909,

[319 affording Professor Koch an overwhelming in pression of Japan that the absence of foreign

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK medical men from the reception was contrived,

EEKCOMPANY LIMITED. so that the Avent's:good, impressions, should, not be disturbed that those concerned succeed- Loch an entirely one

gienic conditions of

NOTICE:

ANTOTICE is hereby giren that thOTWEN

NTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Office, St. Georgefa Building, on SATURDAYLILINZUFAND 1909, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors gather with a Statement of Accounts 30% February, 100g, and electing Directon

Auditors,

BATHE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the roth to the ca April 1909, both days inclusive

By Order of the Board of

GIBB LIVINGS

Hongkong, th' April, 1909)

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