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SANDIGROFT RUBBER CO.

“ANNUAL REPORT.

The net profit for the period after making das provision for depreciation amounts to 5195.783.12 to which has to be added the bal. ance of, $1,275-77 brought forward from last account making a total of $195,058 89 available. to just January, 1910, less interim dividends. absorbing $50,000 already declared.

Your directors recommend-

1. That a final dividend of go per cent beda clared, making 150 per cent for the year and. absorbing $90,000.

“a, That the sum of $7,079 70 be placed to a sinking fend for the redemption of debeatures. 3. That the sum of $30,000 be transferred to

4. That the sum of $4,000 be allocated as bonus to employees.,

S. That the balance of $4,973,19 be carried Tasward to next accoubt

CULTIVATION,

A detailed survey of the cultivated portion of the estate was made during the year which "disclosed an area f 166 acts under rabber. -Apart from two small blocks totalling 17 acres which are onw being planted, there is no fur ther 'land suitable for cultivation within the estate boundaries. The position of the cultiva tion at 31st January was as follows:- Planted 1898 30 acres blocks 1; 2.

-1899-8-

1909.29.11

16 5.

sgo 19

12.5, 10.

1905 65

8.9.

1906 132

11

1917 14 M

Total

7, 11, 13. 14.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MARCH

ROYAL HONGKONG GULF CLUB.

The Captain's Cap was played for at the Happy Valley from the roth to s1st March with the following results ;—

E. J. Grist

Handi-

Groni 8t

H. S. Sweeting an 88 Comdr. Penfold Hop, Me, W

. $. S. Logan ...................... 98.

G. M. Dalgetyka. 98 Staff Paymaster --

WILSON

Winner of Cup."""41 Entries

POOL.

Gross

A. P. Dashwood cap J. Clark

Net:

93

- 78

70

A. W. Walkinshaw 78

78

H. S. Sweating. 36. Camdr, Penfold... 89

70:

'79

Bon. Mr. W. J

Gresson

Bo

18

8a

S. S. Loganarse

* Wisher of Pool. 36 Entries,

THE DEVELOPMENT OF

MANCHURIA-

JAPANESE:EXI LORBRS:

VALUABLE-MIS!

M. Zincho Tachibana, twenty-year-old Japanese explorer, has just passed through Bombay on bli way to Europe, vid] Egypt, to place bafore the learned, 'sociatias the vast number of valuable, manuscripts - which he has, collected in the course of his wanduringe }; from Paking to Kashgar, amon

Dr. Danison Ross, formerly of London Un- Įvaitity, now Principal of the Calentta; Univars sity, has had an opportunity of examining his manuscripts, and has pronounced; tham of great valun.

* At the site of Lu-lm, the capital of 'an "as- cient kingdom which (isurished from 2001 B.C. to the sixth century, M. Tachibana unearthed a number of valuable manuscripts. The most Important find, it is stated, was an official letter from a Chinese envoy, who termed himself, "High Commissioner of the West a Country (a tile, by the way, unknown in Chinese history) to the Native Kinga The willer, is conjectured, must have been an official of the after-Han dynasty, in which case the document cannot be more than seventeen hundred year or so old,

HALLEY'S COMBI.

It appears that exploration has a wrong fascination for the Japanese, for only the other day three other Japanese were in Bambay on AMBITIOUS. JAPANESE PROGRAMME. their way back from the Parsian Gull, Trey Au interesting" statement has been made by had travelled over a greater part of Asiatic Mr. Shirani, Chief of the Administrative Bureau Turkey and some parts of Persia, and were of the Kwantung Government, outlining returning to Japan with a veritable treasure in Japanese policy for the development of Mathe.shape of photographs which they bad taken churia. As will be seen from Mr. Shiraui's in the different parts of Asia Minor and Persia. zemarks, it is suggested that a Japauces bank be formed for the purpose of advancing cheap, money for Industrial undertakings. We wonder if the aecessary capital to es-

Halley's comet is evidently a democratic tablish such a bank could be raised is

comat. Mr. Crommelig, the eminent astronomer Lordeo? Judging, from Earl Stathope's 18. marks, quoted in Wednesday's issue, there of Greenwich Observators, points out the in- wild-doubtless be quite a rush of Britlab teresting fact that at få lust and present visita financiers anxious to invest in such as under-dissointion took place, and that it found on its appearance a very largo Liberal majority in power, and it remained long enough to seo Another Liberal majority returned.

366 acres. Extensions-During the your the directors have acquired either by purchase or direct from, government further laude adjoining the present cultivation-amounting in all to ap. proximately: 697 acres. Your direcicts are of opinion that the addition of this are to the cultivation will considerably strengthen the

Mr. Shirani is thus quoted:-"Not being so position of the company. It is proposed to open up this land as rapidly as possible and very distant from the time of the Russo-Japan in order to provide funds for this purpose these War, all the Japanese equipments now in directors recommend an increase of capital Manchuria are tainted with a military flavour, A nuiice sammaning bu extraordinary general interech en colour of Decessity for con. meeting to pass the decrsary resolution actinuing such a military state any longer. The

companies this report.

General, The estate is now in excellent condition. Considerable expenditure has been Incurred in the treatment of disease and the general sabitation of the estate. This work has been taken in hand very thoroughly and it is expected that the clearing of all dead jungle tin ber from the cultivation will be completed “during the current year.

*PARA RUDDER.

The output of dry rubber, during the year amounted to 47,985 lbc. No. 1 sheet, and 25,379 Jbs. of other grades or a total of 73,364 lbs as against 52,706 lbs. in the previous year. 14,000 trees were tapped over 130 acres.

'The following figures will be of interest: Average yield per tree par tapping lbs. .0795

5.23

Average yield par tree per annum „ Average yield per acre..........i 15 '551,34

Average yield per coolie employed,

2.46

Cost par.lb...(labour... only for tap-.

ping, opening trees and trans. port to factory)....... cents 16.co The average prices obtrinad for the crop so for vold are 71. 19, for sheet and ga, od, for scrap as against 45, 48, for sheet and 28 1138. for scrap in the preceding year. A portion of the crop was 10ld during the year under contract Rubber in transit and in store at. January 31, has been taken as to the portion since sold or contracted for at the actual price realised and as to the portlod vasold at $: per lb.

Wachinery-The machinery lastallation in now_complete_with_the_zxception, of the now. day ng house and it is expected that the whale will be in working order shantly,

Havagement, Mr. R. B. Marray..has been in charge of the estate throughout the year,

Labour.—No serious difficulties hava arisen In this respect although the Malay labour is as usual somewhat uncertain.

Finance-The direcions have recommended that the sum of $30,000 he placed to reserve out of the profits for the year to meet the cost

of developing the portion of the present area not yet in bearing and to complete the factory installation. It is proposed to meet the cost of the extensions contemplated by a new issue of capital.

themselves for re-election.

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Isking.

Kwanlung 'Government, by disarming Dairen and Port Arthur, and carrying out the eva cuation of Japsasso soldiery from Manchuris by degrees, in endeavouring to show its sin cerity to the world in regard to the intention of exploitating Manchuria in a porceful manner. As the first step in that direction, the Govern most intends to lanugurate engineering and chemical schools and other similar institutions for the purpose of developing, the natural re- sources of Manchuria and Kwantung province, and has it farther lo mind to afford facilities to people in economic enterprises.

"Manchurianad Kwantung province are thres times the size of Japta, containing from 30,000, 000 10 40,000,000 inhabitants, and a regard the "exact area of the fields operated by the people, aven the Chinese Government is in ignorance, For instance, along the railway zone, from Dal- ree to Changchun, covering more that yon miles, no tract of land but is cultivated with care and skill, and the staple export ble beans, Ibrough Dairen, Vladivostok and Yinkow has reached the amount of 18,000,000 keku,. which figures with the addition of the total amount of inland consumption, reprezent enormour values. The production of other cereals is put at between 3,000 and 4,000 koks, bearing testimony to the wonderfully fertile soil of Manchuria. As to minerals, the Fashan, Honkelko, and Eatsi coal mines, which are well-known to the public

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GOOD OMEN FOR LIBERAL SUCCESS.

This interesting statement was, made by Prof Hall Turgor, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, in a bigbly interesting lecture on Halloy's comet at the Royal Institu- 1100,

Great historical events (he said) were as sociated with the later years in which the comst returned. The date 1065 would be noticed as that of the Norman conquest of England, 55 was the your in which King Henry VIII." was declared head of the English Church, 1607 sam the foundation of Jamestown, with which the bistory of our lost colony, the United States, might be said to commence, 1758 saw the bình of Nelson, and 1759 the battle of Quiberon Bay

· PECORESSIVE COMET.

Mr. Crommelin, of Greenwich Observatory, had called attention to the curious parallel b

ween the general elections in England in 1835. and 1910. The numbers of the parties at the previous elections and after the election in The comat year are curiously parallel uni

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Liberais in previous....... 514 513 Liberals after election..., 385. 197 Opposition in previous 144 352 ̈Opposition after election... 175 #73 The comst of 66 was, perhaps, the sword meu, tioned by Josephus as hanging over Jerusalem for a whole yaar together, which he took to be a warning of its Impending destruction, t

The tetor of 1456 originatod, a, falso story (which grew with ago, and would be hard to uradicate from the various literary channels into which it had found its way) that Pope Calixtos III. had cursed the comet. The true facis had been clearly stated several times, and it had been shown that the legend had no foundation.

but drops in the bucket compared with the iron-mines and copper mines still lying undiscovered. The Government not only at taches importance to these inestimable natural - There were comes which took thousands of products, but is anxious to build up some great yours to return to the sin, is stead of only 7510 enterpriss on their foundation, The establish. So, like Halloy's comet. The greater part of ment of an engineering and chemical school this time they spend at a great distance, t

Biance, travel. above, referred to is their intended object.ling so slowly as to be almost stationary. There Salad off and labricating oils are manufactured must be thousands of - comets which spand from big beans, and the residue is made into meal of their time at a distance from the sun, hanging between successive journeys to him, while there may be millions-our knowledge was too imperfect to guide un,

and miss, while alcohol is prepared from barley grain and paper from the stems. The manufactures of glass and matches have bright future before them also,

'MILLIONS OF WANDERINO COMETE,

wo-day Advertisements.

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG.

NOTICE:

Nccordance with Government Notification

· No 80 of zrth Torant all: FIRE INSUR ANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED on the 'following days SWAT

FRIDAY, 25th March, SATURDAY, 26th MONDAY, 18th

By Order,

AR LOWE, Secretary.

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Hongkong, 23rd March,'1910;

"MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. OF HONGKONG.

NOTICE

TN accordance with Govémment Notification:

No: Bo of rith instant all-MYWANE IN- SURANCE OFFICES, will be CLOSED on the following days 1—

25th March. 26th

FRIDAY,

* SATURDAY, SERMONDAY,

Pry A By Order,

A. R. LOWE,

·Secretary,"

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Hongkong, 3rd March, 1910,

BANGKOK RIGH TRADE."-

REGULAR REVIVAL APPARENT;

Under date, aith inst; the Bangkok Daily Mall writes;-A regular revival in trade is bei .coming more and more evident in Bangkok of late. Shipping business; Is becoming more active and the local ricemills are busy once more. This proves that a plenilful appply of rice and paddy is pouring in from the country and that the demand for it is brisk...

Local freight ratos are going up, and we learn that some steamers left recently for Singa pore carrying cargoes of rice at a cents per picul 'which is considered an excellent freight rate in this part of the world. A cargo of rice at this rate to Bingapore pays the steamer owners about Tica 5.400 and upwards according to capacity. The return trips from Bingapore generally average fifteen hundred to two thousand dollars. This is fine business and emphasises the fact that an abundant rice-bar- vest for Siam is one of the best things to which the country can aspire.

uzusual rain at this season will more or less At present the fear is entertained that the

injore ike rice harvest. To many districts the paddy is piled up in stacks, the farmers, not baring time to have it thrashed and gathered | io. This is chiefly owing to the slow, primitive methods in which halvesting is carried on in this country and which frequeally expose the paddy cultivators to certain risks, both in time of sowing, as well as in saving their crops. Se ing that rice-growlog la, and will continue to be the great source of Siam's wealth, it is of vital that it should be encouraged in Importance the every way possiblekgy

In former years a coyanol paddy could be bad in the local market for about. Tida, 40, or less, and to-day ft in sold at Tice 80, and upwards.

1010

Today's Advertisements.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

VAS CANTON, LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.;

Intimations SAUSAGES

OWN MAKE

Pure Pork

SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY EXCELLENT and DELICIOUS, OLICE is hereby given bat the THIRTY. MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 2 Queen's. Buildings, Hang kong on WEDNESDAY, the 13th April, 1910, at Noon," for "the purposa, of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December, 1909, and of declaring Dividends, &c.ARA!

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 3rd April to the 19th Aptil, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 23rd March, soro..

CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

NOTIOR be in the the FORTY FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at ita Head Office, No.'s Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, ud WEDNESDAY, the 13th April, 1910, at 13.30 P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, fogelber with the Statements of Account to seat December, 1909, and of declaring dividends, &c.-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 3rd April to the 13th, April, both days inclusive By Order of the Board,

O, MONTAGUE

Secretary Hongkong, 23rd March, rgio

HAS

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A TOO STABLE. LEIGHTON HILL KOAD. (next to No. 1, Police Station)..

LTAS established a SHOEING. FORGE st Leighton Hill Road where Horses and Ponies can be abod by EXPERIENCED SHANGHAI FARRIERS by arrangement.

Shoalug of Homes and Ponles also undar taken at Kowloon on receipt of Owners' lustractions.

PRICES: At the Stables of anywhere in Hongkong,

the tabl At Kowloon, $5 per animal.

رنو

Laya

A TOO STABLE

Leighton Hill Road. Hangkang, 23rd March, 1910.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIOGO AND YOKOHAMA,

THE Captain F. von Bistar, will leave for the above places TO-MORROW, the sath iesky mi 6 dull.

For further particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & 0, General Agente, Hongkong, 33rd March, apta, "

Imperial Gorman Mall Steambig

"PRINZ LUDWIG,"

AND

Beef Sausages

at 35 cents & 25 cents per lb.

THE DAIRY FARM UO., LTD.

· Hongkong, 12th February, 1910.

ASAHI BEER

SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

Est

THE “HINA" PROVIDENT LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO.,.LD.

'Ospital Paid UF 11,150,000)

Lonas on Mortgage of House Property, &c. Goods received on Storaga. A Advances made »» Merchandise. Loase made on the Provident System.

*(Rates and Pan cul in un'appilcartas jā

"THE OFFICE OP.. TRUST, BAHLUTOR OF VILLS,

CHALTORNEY, &c. / Duógnaano and Exacuted, nü

SHEWAH, TOMES; & Co

'General ManAKOTE.... Hongkong, ich March, vant, de

SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,

WYNDHAM (FLOWER) STREET,

PPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICE;

This proves better than anything else, the grostand growing demandthat existe for sicoand this demand is focraming in all parts of the world. When rice is abundant money in plentiful and trade is brisk in all its branches. BEST ENTERTAINMENT IN HONGKONG.

But we see by experience in Siam that in years of a poor rice-barvest, business and all liner of commerce suffer,

COMIC and DRAMATIO FILMS.

Keeping this in view, we cannot refrain from Miss JESSIE THORNE, Australian Soubrette. suggesting once more that in order to insure big baryosts for Siam annually, it will be accesorry to introduce modern labour-saving machinery into the country and to educate the

Miss DOBIS MOAULEY. New Songs and Dances.

farmer in its usD, TAN

Events Coming.

Wednesday, aged. March. Bandman Opera Co., Walic Dream"9p.m.

Thursday, 24th March, Geo F. Lammert, Auction sale of furniture, at 4, Old Bailey, 11 am.

China Engar Refinery Co. Lid, Annual Meeting, at the offices of Jardios, Matheson

Macting, at the offices of Jardins, Matheson Co, Ld, I am

Lyson Sugar Refining Co, Ltd., Annual & Co., Ld,17,30 am.

Moon Friday, agih-Murch,/

Bank Holiday,

Saturday, 26th March. Bank Holiday,^

Mr. CARL WALLNER, Whistler and Comedian, DAILY OHANGE OF PROGRAMME COMPLETE CHANGE TWICE A WEEK, MONDAY and FRIDAY, DAILY TWO PERFORMANCES. First commences: 6.30 half-price, Second commeñoes 9,15.

MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price.

Hongkong, 18th March, 1910,

ENGLISH ALE & STOUT

In Patent Jars of 1 to 5 Gallons

Hongkong Hotel Half-Yearly Mood The Beer is kopt Fresh an

hayop,

Hongkong Regalia, 7 p.m. Hongkong Football Challenge Shield final,

p.m. S

"The branch of the Species Bank has control of the money-maket of Marchuria, but it is period per year, and we might miss several, Since we ver about three comets of long only a commercial bank, and is not entitled to there was not likely to be more, assuming them accommodate industrial enterprises with fands. permanent members of the solar system: In Sach being the case, Japanese merchants secure forming a mental picture of the universe wa Directors The board now consists of from asurers loans which are usually obtained should not forget to include possible envelops Moun. M. E. Plumpton (on leave), E. H.al or 4 per cent. per mensem and at 40 or 50 of comets surrounding each star Bratt, A Gentle, F. E. Jago and W. W. Cook.

per cent, per annum in the case of some rang- It was 'not easy to forecast with accuracy, In accordance with the articles of associationing from Y5000 to Y10,000, Of the Manind the professor, but the indications were in Mr. A Gentle retires, but being eligible offers churlap merchants numbering thousands, only favour of a moderately bright appeariste oply bimisit for re-election,

Auditors, Messrs. Derick and Co. offer 800 are doing business with their own money, in the latter part of May next, in the west after which amounts to Y3,000,000 in all, while others sunset. Hailey's comet appealed to us on depend on usurers for the operation of their historical and sentimental grounde ralber thin, business. The authorities are doing their because of its grandeur in predicting its beat to reduce the rate of interest by some return in 1755, or thereabouts, -Halley gare a - An: extraordinary" generál meeting of the meats or other. Since last year, some members | sensational. illustration of the consequences company will be held at Winchester House, of the Diet hava bean petitioning the Govern following from the newly discovered law of on Match 23, for the purpose of considering ment to establish a' special bask in Manchuria gravitation which he had sliciled from New. and if approval of 'pasting the following re- but the latter has refused the request' on the 100, solutions: a vang ground that Manchuria is mos advanced in

TRIUMPH OF CALCULATION. AS NE (-1,Thit the capital of the company ba in ladostial undertakings, for which reason the As the time drow Dearer for the prophesied creased from $100,000 to $20,000 by the crea-practice of advancing loans is dangerous. But return there was intense excitement, and the tion of 1,000 new shares of Si sach to rank from the Manchurian point of view, the de- fulfilment of the prediction was balled me'n pari passi in all respects with the existing fetency of adequate financial organs cannot great triumph. Moreover, it was suggested that big but basibeld-responsible for the mon-devo- } the thistory, of the comat: might be camİnd

backwards, and this had been dore successfully | Balls Athletic Sports, Kowipon Cricket Club, China Commercial Co., Ltd., annual meeting

F. E jado, Chairman.

́ ́FURTHER CAPITALA

shares of the company,

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Monday, 18th March, Meng Bank Holiday Lusitano Recreation Club Sports, at Race Course.

Boxing Tournament at Belle View Stadium.

Tuesday, 29th March,

Geo. P. Lammert: Auction sale of furniture, at the Devonia* Peak Road, 7:39 p.m. pa bekende,

Geo., P. Lammert, Property sale, 3 p.m. < Wednesday, 30th March.

2, #That the Directors ba and are hereby lopment of he enterprises. Some time ago ku borized to fasce 'the, said "zo,oon shares the Hokkaido and Formosa were provided as far as 340 3 C forthwith at a premium of $5 per share above | with special banks of their own, and it is to "Comets were in old days not merely mystaris i at the office of Ewans and Harsion, Alixandra the cominal vilns of 53 per share to be paid be hoped that the same moram may bo ons bat tarrifying, “Not only warn their mova- Buliding, 4 p.m.go

́in fall on application.201

kaj taken in Manchuria The Chis

That the waid:19,20p shaier be offered in shareholders of the

other kind, are busy tryin

compan

of the financial circies by tary.org

in their disirs to: Atikis Juncion

|on the|ments "appamatly arbitrary, sed incapable of

prediction, but they were believed to brin

dimitar. Prol. Hargint once quoted the won Fol Do Bartas, as rendered by Bylyastän

Thare with long clos

the world

porti, Kowloo

Clab

and Sound in these Patent Earthenware Jars for about·

Ten Days.

A Small Quantity can be drawn off for use

from time to time.

SEND ORDERS Early.

ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF JARS RECEIVED

$1.25 per Gallon.

H. PRICE & COLD

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