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GOVERNMENT HOUSE

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THE HONGKONG TEL

"U BAFLEET TO VISITİHDKOKOSH,

His Excellancy the Offizer Adm pivoting the

ast Inst Government and Lindy Way gave a dianer party at Govetamist House on Wedonday, Augou Weams ficially informed that Admiral George 24 The following were invited on: Dr. Heiber Commander-in-Chief of the UNC and Kiss Atkision, The Bishop of Lahnan and Asiatic tett, pronosis in visit Ihogkong, ith Sarawak, Capt. Spares, Geol. Basio, Capt. und the U.S.S. Acto York, N. to Orleans no Mrs. Acton, Dr, and Mrs. Francis Clark, Missintridge Barry, Chauncey De' and the Clark, Maj and Mrs. Adir, Mr. and Mrs. UN. A. Pempry on or about the rath Sep Ross, Capt. Salisbury, Mr. Jarssons, Miss tember. Jebostone, Miss Hervoy, Miss Brawer, "Mr. Hedgeland, Mr. J. Johostrom, and Mr. "Ball- leving. Afjerdinonethe party went to the Band concert in the Tublid Gardens,

CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.

ANNUAL REFNET,

tod fast.

Following are the report and accomote of the China Light and Power Compity, Limited, to „be presented at the annual meeting of the Com

pany to be he d on the 17th inst

INJERFORI: SWIMMING

CARNIVAL

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS,

zod lost.

We have receive information from Mr. Frank Lammert, hop, sec. of the V.R.C, with regard to the results of yesterday's swimming contest in Shangbai, which are as follows pum.

Tommy Logan (Hongkong) ............... I O. J. Cooke (Hongkong) radi R. W, McCabe (Shanghai) mu Lozao woo Basily, wilboat baing pushed, He covered the distance in 66/5 seca. Hin best time in training was 63 secs.

Annexed we have the plausur. to lay before shareholders, statement of accounts for the year ending gist July, 1910. The profit from the wording of the factorý at Kowloon ja oply 3,661.17 so it is not proposed to pay a divid. end. "The balance at tradit of profit and loss account, including 548,481,43 brought forward from last account, is 55s142, 2 and wa ta-

·commend that this amount be written of as depreciation. Oush in band on`gist July, 1910, was $165,828.43. which will be absorbed by the cost of ouw gas eng oes, for Kowloop. The sardings are small as we hive now only Kown foop to rely on for revenue, but with the long looked for development of the Colony aver there on completion of the rallway to Canton,, we have every reason to expect that there figures will bew a steady and contioned im provement in future,

Consult ng Commitee:-lo accordance with the: Articles of Ausociation Sir Paul Obater, C. M. G., Dr. J. W. Noble, and H. P. White, -Elq, retire-but-offer them alves for ra-election

Nanditors,~~The' accounts'bave been audited by Mr. F. Maitland and Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin,

the former acting for Mr. W. Hution Poits, who

la absent from the Colony,

דייו

.... SHEWAN TOMEE & Co.

Gentral Maungers.

Hongkong, 31st August, 1910,

RESERVE FOND SCCOUNT. Dr.

To Bonus of $5 per share on 50,000

Special Shater.......................$250,000 00: To Amopot transferred to Profit and Lost account ...................... • escate

Ct.

By Balance:

-150,000.00

$100,000,00

.......$450,000.00

$100,000

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

Auditors' fee...nar m Oonsalting Committee's

fees......... Exchange (Loss on sub- sidiary coins)................. Charges (legal and other

wise)"

Re Reductich of Capital, written off as depro-

ciation$137.73378,

Re Redaction of Capital,

written off as bad .debts vi....... 17,266.22 ·

Halance...KA HAK

PLUNGING.......

A. S. Ellis (Hongkong) .....................ine. K P. Fowler (Shanghai) * 1 R. C. Witchell (Hoog oog),mení 32 Five events will be competid fox to day, and should create a lot of excitement in Shanghai, and there will no doubt be as much excitement Hongkong. The results will appear in our zext issue.

Today's evin's are as follows: 5.30 p.m. Hongkow Park. 850 Yards Championship. Throwing the Polo Ball, 9pm. Kuaicipal Bath. Neat Diving.

aio Yards Championship. One Length Team Race. For the 280 yards, C. J. Cooke and A. V. Barros will most probably represent Hongkong with R, W. McCabs and Cooke for Shanghi R. W. McCabe way the winner. of this event last year. Lionel Lammett should make a thow in throwing the Polo Ball as be put op some good th ows during the tests he e. We have three men for the azo Yards and Logan, the young champion, can be depended on lor this event.

The Skin hat Time of 29th ult, saya.— The local team will probably be constituted as follows:-(For water pois) Gaal, K. R. Harris,

Backs, A. Tilbrook and D. H, Cooke; Haif. back, R. W. MacCabe (Capt.) Ferwards, C. W. O..Mayne, Geo. Mayne and W. Thacher. (100 yards), R. W. MacCabe and E. Prince. (120 yards), R. W. MacCabe and D. H. Cooks. 440 yards), R W. MacCabe and D. H. Cooke. (820 yards), R. W. MacCabe, W. Jones and

D.ll, Cooke. (Long Plunge, P. Fawler, T. Poigused, D. H. Cooke and R. W Scott (Graceful Diving), E Prince, A. Marques and Y. Remedios. 750.00 (Throwing Poo Ball) R. W, MacCabr, A. A. Macdonald, P. Doyle and O. W.-O. Maybe. 1,781.79

The members of the seam races (no and two lengths) ve not yet been announced, nor 8,480.40 h is the Hongkong VII for water pilo been

definitely decided upon.

ince they arrived our visitors have been assiduously practising in our two local batha at the Rowing Club and at the Rifle Range twice or thrice daily. Cn Friday night they were close observats of the local "trials.” at the 155,007.CORA Range Bath, whither they repaired #gain 50,111.21 last (Sunday) evening to witness Japanese aquatic sports. They have come in good time $111,450 4to become thoroughly familiar with the fresh water bith conditions and thus will engage with our local athletes under no disadvantages. Wa may be is a better position later on to forecas the probable result, bet even now, from the form shown by the Crowa Ciloniis, it is evident ibat our local natatorial expests have a stiff struggle before them.

Balasco from list ac

count ons *****$448 483 42 - Lea Amount placed to

Reserva Lund

430,000.00 —————$. 47,483.42 12,315.61

Interest EŠTE MIREKTORATE & mount transferred from

Restiva Fund Balance from Working

Account

BALANCE SHEET. Capital:— 50,000 Shares at $0.00

anch folly paid up „$500,000.c0* Leis $5.00 per shata on

50,000 shares returni, ed as perpecial Re solution dated rath February, 1910

150,0030:

50,000 Special Sbarea at

250,000,00

$100 each Jully paid

UP............. 50,002.00,

Sundry Creditors

Balance of Frofit and loss

で

Accoupt......

Kowloon

Land as per last state

$35735.18

150,000.00

2,651.37

5111,462,41

THE ANNEXATION OF KOREA,

TERMS OF THE TREATY..

Tokio, Aug, 28 The treaty of annexation will be published in Tokio and Secat to-morrow mornlag (Au- pust 29). Its principal points are as follows:

The Emperor of Kores surrenders his sover Bignty and is bereafier to be called Prince Yi, ranking next to the Crown Prince of Japan. The former Empstor will be called the Prince Faker Y. The Crown Prince of Korea zo- mains Prince Yi's heir. Two of the Rorean Imperial Princes are given status correspond ing to that of Japanese Imperial Pricces A Koteon Peerage Law will be promulgated for the other Imperial Princes, E der Statesmen and high effirials, but these Peefs will not be 3°0,000.00

admitted to the Japanese Parliament. Koraa 14.797-95 | will resumo her former name of Chosen. A

*54211 21

E:65,040.17.

Lets Depreciation...... 3.375.18 $13.360.00

Buildinza & Machinery.

as per last latement 159,000:00

Los Depreciation....................... Fan,000,00.

Furnitura: as} } perftst

50,000,00°

statement: 1,310.08.

Len Depreciatipo-1,300,00

"ANNUAL MEETING:

-100

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER

Com

dance and headed the coringe from the Mond meat. The gun carriage was drawn by comm

god. The Band of the Bulls was also in stiens

des of the decosed,

TOBY LAW words on the prospects of rubber in

The Chairman, continale, said they did not. Bareco taken as a whole. Thay were decidedly mand to go in for tobacco to as to prejudice bitter than 1ɛarpected, iTzs Billi Brian of rubber. At to the production, cast them fairly stay on which the rubber waygrow ho thought they should come abɔut the middle ing were showing very fair vasolts, and though of the cost in the delay States. As far as they soma, rubber planted in the warlier stages of could ste, the 15,000 acres at piesant uncultis development as aut altogether satisfacies on fated would always be beyond them, and thay. The pagkong Volunteer Corps has lost ***

la Gunner A. M. Mireball of the No. 1 Com- The fikh yearly meeting of the abpes comp of the land, the planting ab, det med to had thought they might sail a cartala ponton Food man and its member a papular comrade piny was held at Salisbury House, London, be carried out in workmanlike manner, and of the state to a farb company, and would try baby, who puried away at two o'clock this morn C, on July 3 The Hev. Chan Hedley the young freis almost lovariably looked and get it ready for the text boom Tog at the Peak Hospitals Deceased bad ben Sirait, Chairman of the Company, presided healthy. The maily pioneers have had to payThe motion was aptalmously passed it for the past six wacks and the cause of death The Secretary (Mr. E. Vohes) having read the for their experience, and the a coming later in proposing the re-election of the Hen, was due to abycess in the liver. He leaves two entice conve, ing the meeting and the Auditors forces, with, a sympatholic Gore moon. Strut as a director, Mr. H. Hardcasts sisters at home to moure als lost a page

Co re3100, poot, aid he was sure shareholders would feel, as The late Mr. Marshall had bass in the service epart, the Chairman raid t

I suppose we may take the occan is and re- why rubber glowing in Borneo should not his colleagues en the Beard felwhat so of the Chine and Japan Telephons: Co po.la read, gentlemen. The year 1910 opens be able to compare successfully with either enormous advantage it was to the Company assistant manage, and was member of the Volunteer Corps for the last three and a half with a deficit of a little over £1,000. This is, of Ceylon or the Malay Staver. There is no that some of the directors, and especially comise, doe to the loss on tobacco during the export duty to pay as la the latter. I have Chairman, bould be perrocally acquainted years: A Volanteer funeral was accorded de

spoken la simts of high praise of che minager, with their exatos, and managers. Another | ceased this afteroses and was largely attended past two yests. As you will have known from Mr. Lease, but he is exusmely well served by thing to the advantage of the Company was by the member of the H.K.V. C. Among my fumer speeches, it has always been a que no efficient staff, The complaint was i retty that although, Mr. Stritt had been cut four these present were Colonel. A. Chapman, and tion et extreme difficulty to the director to decide whether it is advisable to continus the general on other estairs that the directors at times, and Mr. Watson had also visited the Officers of the Corps The Bring party

aoms, expected, a man to achieve too much festites on two occasions, they had paid their compound of men of the No. with the monthly allowances granted, to them, repeats out of their own-pockets pany, to which the late Gunner Marshall ba Pieting of tobacco or not, Oaths who withstanding the deficit that havarinen, wo stili thick it advisable, Tos character of our tobacco think, therefore, if we are fortunate la cur Mr. Wation seconded the mattoo, and 'a'sD tops that we can priduce anar icle which will disciors who have shown the r condence in bots at home and in Borneo. The resolution hva considerably improved, and we still have manager, be in his turn is fortunate in baving emphasised the valus of Mr. Strett's serv cex

him, from first to last by grasting bini an was adopted unanimouslyckad command a remunerailve again. Indeed, the almost completely free hand in carrying out The auditors, Mestri, Breads, prices which Bare beno shinined for those haler that have been abld this rear go far to jautify this great underlag. I now have pleasure Co. were also reappointed there hepia, and the peculiar smell which in moving the adoption of the repoll, and IIa moving a hearty vole of thinks to the will male her. Watson to say a few words to you staff, the Chairman ssid Mr. Lease was vELT was so detrimental to the calm last year in seconding there well supported by his staff. His two amie'satı MG W. P. D. Watson, in seconding the wars very kien And worked extremely hard. al hough not absent, is valy much less noticeable this year. I may say that wa bave sold this year 456 bala. 4t, 11413: Wendop loa of the report, asid Gentlemen, your The speaker had not been a staff on any other have a further 119 bales come la that will att German bas asked me to say a few words on rubbar astate which be thought compared with be sold now until after the holidays, but they my visit to the salate, and I am glad to do so, their own. (Heat, heir) Mr. John Kopli have been valued by our agents in Amsterdam had the advantage of seeing several estates sacoded, the motion, which was cordially at c 62. If that price is felched we chall then to the Malay States, and I can only say that grand to

visited Sapong after your Chairman; and i have sold the same number of bales as last Cure doceat in comparison at all. year, at an average of caso, which la' a very can tell you very little after his remarks on that different price, and ought to produce, vel subject, every word of which I abs iutely en- different result. Very few tobacco estates have ever usted lalo prosperity at once. Our dorse. The best I can do will be to give you. maonger shlaks be could considerably reduces short description of the stato ad as to fix. if the cost-in fact sufficiently so to make it pro. possible, te valce in your minds. You have some 20,030 acres rooding roughly. Nonh to fitable at present prices-if we will allow him

coib, and oʻthat you have only under cultiva o incrasso his Dember of fields. We have bilberto hesitated to do this, because we feared tion some 2,000 acres at the northern end of property, that is, the aed nearest the rallway, that Al things went «rang, there might be as greater Jons than at present, but if we could. At the northers and there is a valley, and decrease the costs to anything like these of ear with the exception-of-one amill-clearing on new position from to-morrow," "bas been in the by your description of the sorrow,” manifested"

Paterson &

vote of thanke to the Chairman..

The proceedings terminated with a similar

THE ORIENTAL ROTEL

REW MANAGER.

erst uit

The proprietor of the Oriental Hotel has secured the services of Mr. J. H. Oberry a im inager. Mr. Oxberry, who takes over his

"QUEEN, "MOTHEIS ACKUNW

LEDGMENT

HONGKOLO CHINESE MEMORIAL SERVICE, t

The Bishap of Victoria want to Her Majesty' the Qeen Mother a copy of the Chinese Meme orint service that was held in the Cathedral c for acknowledgment from Colonel Streatfield, May 20th fast. He has just received the follow Equery to Har Majesty Qutao, Alexaudra →

Buckingham Palacopter

--: August 4th, amazi My Tod,-1 em commandid, by Quein; Alexandra to thank your Lordship most sincere.. ly for your letter of the soth June and for the Chloste clergyman, in St. John's Cathedral, copy of the service in Obitere, conducted by. Hongkong, upon the 10th May last, super

Her Majesty is greatly touched and interested

of the Hongkong Hotel for the last

Edward VII, assembled on this occasion, twelve years and daring this time has rendered goed service to his former employers and made Christians, in the death of his late Majesty King Bimself popular among its patrons. Ear Molly Izners that your Lundahl, and „Wa congratu’a's Mr.. Oxberry on hin *** and it possible to express to the Chinesa resid-

ects of the Colony, her grateful appreciation? pointment and with him success in his new sphere Much Improvement has been made

of their loyal sympathy in bar irreparable loss. throughout the Oriental Hotel. The male ca trance, which, in at present in Euddell Street, have the honour to be, My Lord, Your

obsdient servant, -buttonh will be changed to Queen's Road. New lava- tories, etc. has been erected and the bath rooms are fitted in approved utvin, The new AnneXS, formally the Nippon Club, has been thoroughly renovated and in form shed with first class forpl fure it' in lit throughout with electric light.

MASHANGHAI TRADE.

Messrs. Ilbert and Co.'s Plèce Goods Market

little doubt that we could make it pay, I am that is given up entirely to tobacco. The hill gind to say the tobacco this year has set go, to the south of this valley rises gradually till it fattion defects which injured our sales gets to a plateaus, and on that and the valleys beyond there is nothing but rubber. The sub- 149. You must remember that the whole of bar was looking exceedingly well right through our home costs are charged against the tobacco the whole estate except on one field exposed whereas in all purely rubber companies they to the wind, and 1 rather think that possibly would have to be charged to capital ac

that was one of the causes for checking it. The coast, A considerable proportion of the salaries of the bead manager, acconcia; and different blocks were all looking well cared for, other expenics are charged to tobacco, and if and gangs were going round stumping, rolling not borne by it, would have to come upon the back the passion wer from the trees, and subber. Notwithstanding the excellent prot sxamining the treas for thread blight. With spects of rubber, I still think is advisable to agard to the stam ing, the whole object of have two strings to our bow. As regards rub. this is to destroy the thread-b'ight fungus, This fongus, which forms a cord-like thread on ber, I have nothing but what in watiifactory to the routs, is conveyed by root contact or by report. We have set commenced tapplag quite insects Carrying it from one tree to the other 10 early as we might bṣya'dope, because wo wanted to be on the safe side as regards the and we found in stamping distinct traces of

thin an the old jungle stumps. For that reason,|| Report saya;— danger of tapping young trees, and it is very

il for none other, it is most advisable to ramosa | On the top of the pensent financial dépre: sion, desirable to begin in a methodical manner, and

these possible causes of lnfection, and I think | a threatened further disruption of trede was not have to tap on tren here and one tree

the estate will certainly ben:St from having caused at the beginning of the week by 'prad there, with the result that when the other treas come in for tapping they cannot all be treated that done, even if it has de'ayed the placting a posed enforcement of a sale agreed to by the little bit. Othir well-known pest, like the Foreign Banks that at a fixed date neither on the same liner. Of course, it is impossible white ant and dieback, are conspicuous by their native prdats i flonger usance than 5 days, por 1o wait until everytres is : fortapping in a cer

ab:ence, as far as trouble is concerned, Gener: orders of 5 days with the “Hwai. } wa chop tate area before commencement, but we are ally, the roads and drains throughout the

on them, which is a stamp making these orders waited until there are a large pumber in every

estate wita la capital order, and the whole good only for payment the day after dus dite, area which can be topped together, all over 18

would be accepted or negotiated in suy way.

This "Hwải Hwa" "chop was instituted in, in circumference; ft, from the gland inte had the appearance of g eat care, and Some inters in the Malay States bird begun if I may say so, had a fat appearance. I was

glad to see the fields being cal ready fortobacco in 1900 daring, the Boxer Reballion, wher to tap auch below 8 lo, there being co flicting earlier than usual. I hope the result will be it was considered lasecure that silver opinions on the point; but we thought it be that we shall get our crop earlier, and so be should be moved about except during banking be on the safe side. We hava had a telegram. which states that tapping began at the end of able to get the pick of the market, and better hours, while it was not possible for the native last month, and the manager says he is very well prices. The earlier we get, that the more basks le some cares to deliver the actual silvos

ilkely are we to get better prices.

to meet their orders within the limits of these **** have problems ahead of us like ovarybody, kours, During the past year since we last met two else. There is, for instance, the health of At the strong representations of native and of your directors, Mr. Watson and myself, by the labour force os the estate. The bealth foreign trade bodies, a postponement for further spent considerable time on the state. Me has not been good up to the pressal, but discussion was agreed upon, the Chinese mor Watson was theto latest, and I shall ask him, thers have recently been enormous sizes of chants and dealers not being in a position to belers I sit down, to give you his opinion on progress, The matter is being treated in a force the native Banks to do away with the what he saw. When I arrived in Borneo I had classic mincer, and with the greatest care, v'sited Java, Sumaira ard the Malay S'atés, no i

and I hrps in a short time we shall not have to was fairly equipped for forming a correctopinion bother any more about that. Theo thern is to the cousition of our rubber may say, at the question of those 18,coo acras of surplus I do not land which must come up soon for settlement. once, I was very pleased with it. know any-estates that I bave seen in any of At any rate, as an assot it is extremely valu the countries. I visited which gave me so able, for I thin's. I am not wrong in dating that" much of an in pression of cars and thorough the price put on Jungle land by the North nast in which the 'work bad bres carried Borneo Goveloment is ♫5 an acra.. You have, out. Mr Leato, oni mausger is not a hustler, therefere, a very valuable, assai there, evan perhaps be is not sufficiently of a bustier if you do not develop it yourselves. Lastly -tut for thorough and aztisfactory work there is this moni qusition of tobacco growing, I don't know where we could look for and that is a very importeat, question. I went

He has the nas who could do batter." advantage of good soil, but the attendant disadvantage of a not quite sufficient rainfall. Fortunately, the rainiall we do have is woll distributed, but boce or twice the deficiency has been prejudicial to the growth of the young stemas. Still, I believe the estate as a whole is inlly up to the storage of growth of the best dstates, in the Malay Peninsula. (Hear, bear.) The traes that were planted two years ago scem to have shown the i satest growth, and I shoald not be surprised that a number will reach 18 in, before they are three years of age. I mesturs ed one myself—14 in.—when the tred was some masths under two years old.

tat Bid with the results.

Wa

out to Borneo satisfied is my own mind that the bait thing we could do would batado away with tobacco growl'g altogether. When I got out there, the manager pot figures before me, and I have come home quite convinced that if his figures are correct, with an increased acres age we shall be able to grow tobacco, so that in ang your wa sha'i have no deficit in that crop. Well, gentlemen, I was vary much pleased with the estate, and I can only cchu Mr.btin's words when I say that in Mr. Lense wa have a very capable manager, and one, Eitel, quite able to cope with the various problems that tre presented, I have much pleasure in seconding the adoption of the accounte

Hwai wa chop, it being more a gestion ef settlement between the native and feraign binar. The matter is w being dea's with between the Chamber of Commerce and the Foreign and Native Babke..

.:

(Sd), Hæray Streatfield, Colji

Adana prin D Equerry.

The Rt Revde para kay

The Lord Birhop of Victorii,

Hongkong.

King George has almaidy gratefully acknow. ledged the many expressions of loyalty on the part of Europeans in the Colony.—Communi- calad.

:

I plant.

IRREGULAR VERÐ,

·TO FLANT.

Thos floatsst the property...

He booms Ite

We pocket the money.

You know nothing about it. They get left..

—N, C, D, Newi

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegram, quoted; below was received: from the Manila Obiorvators at American Consulate General to-day tri

Maung Manila, August 17th, 9 x.m. - Cyclons or Typhoon naar of over Balintang

Chantel, direction disknew

Manila, August 18th, 9 go'a.14 | Cyclone or Typhoon west of 'Baahi Channel moving W. N. W1or N, Wo

Manila, August 1915, 9:45 a 0, Cyclone or Typhoon wear or over Fashi Chinni developing.

Manila, August 31, 18.15 m.m. Cyclone or Typhoon 'orer N, China Sea,"

Cyclone or Typhoon S.E. of Naha, morlog

SEVERAL Conferences bare been hold at the fustance of Prince Teal Tao to discuss tha question of cuting the quede. Out of the Conservative members of the Grand Cogocil

The market has undergosu litla or no change in the leferval, the present utterly unsound | moving W. *- state of Shanghai's finances deterríøg masey from coming ja from districts that would have N.W. otherwise in all probabilly begun to make pur- chases, the result being that prices are still spon on extremely low basis nod show littis or so sign of sabancament commanserate with the shortness of stocks. There has bean bow. ever some irgaly of Spring arrivals, it bring realised that in some cares, buying must be commenced if any Spring goods are to be book. ́ed at all, in spite of the fact that “spot” des and in the majority of cases gives but little encouragement to these operations,VISKUODAS Amer cin crop estimates have increased by about & million bales during the past 4 weeks, and the erop is now? zaressed at from 12/121 million bales should normal conditions prevail from now on. Of cours there is always the possibility of an exceptionally favour.ble picks ing season such as was experienced in 19 6 which would still farther Increase the bulk of this crop, but evan up, ibera is such a strong

prosed this proposition strongly, but Prince Taal Tao is firmly of opinion that the change abould be made. He said that all tho m Btary. maa is the world era, adopting, the GermJN military system, and in Germany, the military man han his hair only one inch long. His Imperial Highness: wit mike every effort to Cry out this plan within the present Obisese YBLY and to have all the militiary man in Chi cat of their

cat on their que

Ma. Onsier de Thuy, agaat general for the Far East of the M.Miline, who returned from

tour of inspection in Japan, on Friday, Dakar, Saldiday, received cablegram from the head

Mr. Lease, who hastried several experiment, Replying to questions by Mr. Crossway, Mr. Government-General- will replace, the Reeds fœ ida pasalfi wa the most eff.ctual means † Wheeley, Mr. J. A. Jupp, and other 'share», bull account beløg built up by so many import | office of the company notifying him, that be

the weeds, thereby economis was

has

Wating

Frank Hewards Grast of the North China Insurance Company, Limited, which took place at the General Hospital on Saturday from dje entery, reports, the N. C. D. Wake of 19 h ult. Mi Grant only came out to China About thirteen months ago, and he had quickly rained great popularity. His was taken ill on the 16th. lastant with dysentery and on the following Monday he went into the General Hospital, where he made good progress and his recovery was cor filently looked for, but on buraday complications sal lo and be gradually became worse sed in spite of hy basi medicalikul TASK! and died at noon as Saurdising

Ja Cintas, During his stay in the East hi ha done yeoman toivice for his c Company and le": addition ba bas done good work towards the Improvement of the French Concesion » Both ile and Madame de hoy will be sadly mliked,

Shangkal Tammar

#29th Jul

ir in October, upon the completion of arranging labour, and retaining the moisture. It is a iu galing labour. They obtained ce fain to a minimum throughout the cast year owing London office and wes to proceed there as ments for tho now ećzimo, The Korean Cuart really beautiful sight to ien, this plant when in amount of nativa labour, having no adyantega : to daar prices, that it is unlikely any matorinis (soos),as possible. Ha will: Josya hem forth

the between the Y. 1,500,000 and temporary rewards will be trees, except & ficut much difically this can wing bad po 1000 areas and Chlatte, should cotton get on to a mather lower ban's

chance. Without much'difficulty can Thay bad also some Javanese Chinese, given to meritorious persons.

be rolled up like a carpet, and the soil under- and if they obtained proper agricaliurists ibers

DEATH OF MR. FE GRANT. Japan will issue Ave per cent bonds not.

neath expored in beautiful condition, and with got en vary wall. They all lied tobacco. exceeding Y. 30,000,000 to cover the above

Macros sufficient moisture. There is always ecough, caliiv tion, and would come more exsily to requirements.

Thé commercial traatios will expire and with seed gwn by the passifisen ituell, 10: that it | Sapong than to a purely subber o'täte, which Niwa-regret to annozaca the, dasth of Mr. 1 both seulemanis where they have henta ofe them Consolar jurisdiction, but the Customs comes again after the old stuff has been taken was one ession for keeping on with bicca daties will be unchanged for the present... the AW13. It is one of these plants which does not coltivation. As to topping, his own impression. private tights of foreigners already established exhaust the solf, but gets nitrogen pantly from was that the Chicess should wake very good the atmosphere, and ikerefore, by contionally tappee if paid on a piece-work syst m, for Since expraded.......... 13,508,00 27,508.00 will not be affected, but they will not be allow-growing it, you rather improve the so that they were far the best place workers, in the

ed any fauber acquisition of land; sie

A general amnesty and a reduction of taxes otherwise Mr. Lease, has waged a de.world be might almost say. In day work the termined war ag Inst. fames or thread Javanese were, on the whole, superior. As far by five per cent is expecte l."

hlight, which he considers to be the only scourge hit information; went, the tubbar yields la really to be feared in rubber calivation. We Barces.compitad antisfactorily with those of were fortunate enough to have a visit from Mr estates in Malaya With regard to the lower Barker, the mabagion director of Lauadron prices of orneo robber companies shares as which is well recogeland as one of the most, if compared with thous of Malayan companies, as cot the most, up-to-date company in the Malay thenght this was due to the fact that in the Archipelago. He'strongly advised us to get rid fatter country a good many companies had ale of the old stumps sad decayed timber, so as to tendy developed, and therefore the outside The IAB ME Gost was a member of redacato a minimum the chance of belongus public, wat more certain about it; bet be Cricket Club and, he was a very promisin This we determined to do, and it has somewhat thought that in another year's time when itre topale playing. The flags at dalayad us from planting our quota rf trees for or four. Borson companies were in fall swing, Yad other clubs were lawtted this year. When this is completed. I think the things would be very different. He could ava. ||aliefhepalas 180g sa bis

Mra, Grant will cost of labour will be very much diminished, no reason by Botton should not be as high as known. ŋ) Our manager has fast, bres on a visit to the Malay States share. As to an alleged rumour sympathy cf this communić Walay States in order to learn allthela est about that the Sapore Company were going to plant the kerazliis quil op mERE! the best me bode of tapping, and I think we are holds of tobacco mext year, this yane tasy, a somewhat seriousilding, may confidently rely on Judumial that were plantes se fide; but they and not floss Is aptao recuperating ho will tap the trees in the bist possible map; 17 made up their mod as to ʻarxt your, though ner, sed obt sacrifice be fatora for present proj: 16e manager fud put forward. Algunn showing A's, don't think we goed fear comparison. The with any other datalesi's Boroso, but we have, prodios: this advantage, now oyat these biber Este'05 'AST

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$7,900.00

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51,408.45

€6,389,04

THE ATTITUDE OF CHI NAJE dad

AMD Peking, Aug, 18, According to a semi-official pronouncement the Government prof.sses to have foreteen that, from the time when Koren was given ker ladependence, the protectorate and the suterq 1601 annexation by Japan were as inevitable sequence. As Chiza did zot object at first, she is not likely to demur now, though the actual adsExation is painful to her, uses The semi-cfficial statement indicates that China freds satifaction la the refletion that Mongolis mod Tibst,are not afficied. Chsea. approven of Japan's inteption to retaja for some years Korea's present commercial condition,

FORMAL HOT! SCATION AZ TOKIDE

. Toxi3⁄4, August 19 The treaty of asperation and the Imperial rescripts and Imperisi Ordinance on the sims subject have been published as supplements to the Oficial Gra

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