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Intimation.

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LOOSE COVERS.

PORTIERES,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER

ROBBER PLANJA.

TIONS

KBUAL REPORT,

ere was a time when the affairs of the Malacca Company wire of imputace only to

quimily aroused criticism. So much of that

pect by far the greater part to bays beta boug)

cient state

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coo. The steady Increase in output which | Mi thi can now be expected will remove all cause for dsith "atzlo'y and your directors, ha o'cons: your confidênc“ through a period

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The comen of the young woman's eye the transparent film which coren the Iris or pupil-hed, become clouded through whe sise, and was absolutely apiqu6, The only possible way to which her tight could

corosa, and in that way remove the cul tale that was obsit, cung het vlalon. To do this it was necessary to find some transpar ent tisang that would replace the plecs of die cased cornea removed

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yet detection is certain sooner or later; comes the smash-up and the punlabment. Ti best and safest way is to tell the truth all t time ads make frlands that stick by yoU and a repon that is always worth twent shillings to the pound everywhere your good

affirm, that it is on this basis that the world

wide popularity

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The people have discovered that chiế medicino is exactly what it is anid, to be, and that it does what we have always declared will do. Its nature also his been frankly made known. It is palatable as honey and contains all the nutritive and curative properties of Pare Cod Liver Oil, extracted by sts, from fresh cod lives, combined with the Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites and the Extracts of Melt and

excellence medicinal enten Nothin bean so successful in Anemia chitis Influenza, Loss of Flesh and Wasting Disease Waakness and Low Nervous Tone, and all complaints caused by Impura Blood. De Austin D, Irving, of Canada," says:-1: have used it in cases where cod. liver all was indicated but could not be taken, by the patient, and the results fallowing warn vary, gratifying." It is effective from the first does, and agrees with the most sensitive and nervous stomachs. It cannot deceive or disappoint you, and comes to the rescue of those who havS received no benefit from any other treatment. It stands for the medicinal triumph of the age. Watch carefully against imitations." Sold by

vey to you; an adequata idea of the. aguilada Wili bave received a slient recompense for sigh The ordinary neral meeting of the Mala

ef this undermking f Are aware that the the services which it has baen their privilege | place Rabber Plantations, Limited, was bald on 6th neuron : our plantations are free from dis- ta render, (Applausn.). I beg to propose that best since ipfancy, off Sept., at Winchester House, Old Sire', E.Qu: cast(beat, hear)--and that the quality of the the directors report and accounts, as circulated ears called ophthalmia maonsioon Mr. G. B. Drdwell (chaliman of the compapy) latex is unsurpassed. (Hoar, Bear.) At the be adopted, and that the to per cent, dividend her eyes had already buen removed from its presidi

faces pgricultoml show held only's few days ago lor påld on January † on the ordinary and pra, socket. The creisty (Mr. A. W. Copeland) read Singapore your company obtained the first ference thares be confirmed. The police convening the meeting and the 20 priza for name and sheet rubber. (Hear, hear.). Mr, H. Gompa

parin anid he was an old planter, ditors report,

The Chairman sald't Ladies and Gentlemen, the members o

I came into persons, contact with sibily, all and had had tony years experience in the Malacca ; there Zan. He had been making a pretty close The report and sccounts will, with your per- are about fifty Europeans in your service gut, mudy of rubber for four years. The first thing {tulision," Un "taken as trad." From the report here, and a baller set of wind you, wilt not that occurred to him in this matter was with | ba. restored was to cut a hole in the are offered for sale. We are able modestlý i

you will have observed that the net prefit for fad. Wiib splendid coergy, and determion regard to the very large extensions made in the last year.smcusted to £7,860 161, 1bation they ate rapidly overcoming our few re- their properties, and the Chairman said it was the output of rubber was 2,6,959 lbs, realising maining difficulties. The fadallation of our owing to these large extensions that they had an average price of 61 6d parib, and that thewale ophone system, placing all the estates not bad sufficient supaivision. It seemed to total stea planted with rubber now exceeds in communication with the head office in hips that, as their american cousins would 15,000 acres,

Malacca, is nearly completed Ihr company's say, they had bitten off rather more than they When the you a man was brought in with freshold proper.iss, situated in the centre of could chew. But it appeared to him that it the sight of one eye permanently lost, although the town of Malacca, have lucreased consider was the business of the board, before they sections of the comea were dainfared, Dr. Fox our own, abareholders, To-daymund, the fact is pot without its significance- fisd, accord-by a value since they were purchased, (Heat, made these large extenalins, to see that they concalead the Ides of the transfer. The con-

hear)|h ing to accounts which have apte red in the And row, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to course, be was aware there were difficulties, operation performed.

had the necessary staff to deal with them. Oftent of both patients was quickly obtained. And Press, that the whole merket is vary definitely

direct your attention to the remarkable charge but they should be foreseen. The chairman When the bandages were removed it was interested in our resul'a and aur progress.bt has occurred in the maniket for raw subbar, said they had 200,000 trees tapping but it found that the young woman couli 100, Har Wild Cherry A combination of supreme There resti have not immedinely rerponded

19 complete a revolution to sentiment as to be seemed to him they should have three quniters | sight was, of course, dat as good as that of the to our declared expectations, 4d have conse- scarcely capable of explanation, guler it be of a million, and that they should, have had average person, but for a radion of five feet she

upon the ground that the high valuas previcusly three-quarters of a million lbs of subber. At | Could see distinctly... criticism has been of so gearroun nature obtaining were largely the result of manipslabe same time, the position was a strong one. expressive rather of regret than if censure

tin, and bf this there is no sufficient evidace Even if rubber fell to as per ibe they would that your dractors are conscine, if an added Three or four months ago no doubt was enter still be on the road, to excellent dividends, luceative to continued eff

inloed as to a maintenance of high vilar bear, hear.), left fra You will not correctly appreciate the present this year and next year as of 1911 and ever. Frank Abraham suggested a commitine position unless you understand and realise In its time piopanion the work that has been done 1912 crops were exily dugolizble, and a basis of shareholders, but the sa,gastion was re-

'work that had its commencement lathe for the valuation of the shares of producing Colved with laughter. transfer to your company, free of value, of the comp.nies was provided upon, which kil speciffation rested. Without any wiring, Kesang Rim Estate. This, you will remem and for no apparent reason, the price of ber, was found to be necessary la oider to ad" plantation rubber has fallen in the course topped a few more, but they had tried not to SATURDAY, the 15th proximo, at Noon... jist an origlasi, defidency in ths number of your trees and if, as was the case, the complet four months from is to 74-per by tion of that transaction imposed, a formidable and in the meanwhile there has been no un- taik tjon ose of your directors, he has the **pected increase to production. It is at least satisf. e lam of knowing that this estate is now

worlby of remark that whereas three or four `monibs ago you wire all guessing how mrch cen of your most valuable and promising as

rubber a motor tyre contained, and how many tyron a car med in a year, that now from the It is, however, to the work of last year to subdued feeling, which prevails-the fashion which I wish to refer. In October & las year,able pose, as it were, of the market intellectuals after all, cur options bad bess secured, we cabled out to the effect that we would be res ponsible for the payment of furiber properties to the extent of Le00,000, provided good value was finet. With the exception of a small planted area, which we acquired, the local managemcoligpired that there was nothing further available in or district the purchase of which they could recommsad. At that time, ladies and gentlemen, there was no such thing as the general foom in rubber, which bas exer- clsed so disturbing an influence s och the ba gioning of this year, and ye have the satis faction of knowing that by a system of antici, ation-one night even venture to say

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ons might indeed infer that the employment of motorcars had entirely ceased. (Hen, hear) I speak in this way because it has sever been questioned that by far the greater past of the facreated demand for rubber during the fan two years has been comind by the rapid expansion of the motor industry. From all that one hears the European minufactorach of motor-cars are extremely busy, but in the United States a period of unprecedented and faverish acivity in the automobile inde has been followed by a reaction. Is there any body in this room who donbis that that reaction will-ba followed by a recovery? In the United States there can be no such thing as a per manent rol-bick in, any trade-{bear, bear) were acquired last year before the vendorsgad to far aythe motor industry there is con

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espected anything to the tature of an impend. ing boom, in May of last year you bad tw: estates; in Oclobër of last year you had twelve estater. It was a bold policy, boldly carried ont. You have gained. enormously, "bat you have suffered a few casualties.

DIFFICULTIES OF EXPANSION,

The difficulties inseparable from such rapid "explosion were unavoidable, It would not have been expected ibat sich a large addition to your properties, involving so great as in crease of responsibility upon our local manage ment, could have been mide without severely imposing upon their energy and capacity, Owing to the absence of proper supervision,

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The Chaltmas, said that as to the yield of rubber they had tried to be very conservative will their trees. No doubt they could have

14 the trees to the most extent. At present, as he had said, they were tapping 300,000, but by the end of the year he hope they would ba tapping, 300,000 If the tapperi were soffi- ciently exparinnced to tap them. They were not going to try any experiments with their tappers, if they did not have a big pleid it would to because they were trying to get their tappere lato a better state of efficiency The yield this your would be very much larger than it was last yaar, but he was not going to give any figues again. (Laughter and applause.) of the company was as great as it was last year, Mr. Moir sald þis conâ dence in the prospects

could easily be gaderstood that with a young industry some mistakes would be mado ; but at the same time any mismanagement was being rapidly overtaken. The drop in the output an compared with the estimate was the fall extent of their disappointment. The property now was more valuable, and the directors were as straight and hardworking as those of any com pany in the world (Applause.) They seed not take any, antice of criticisms which wors oply the result of dissppsinted speculation. Hathểu,bt such people "should take their

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS Will be held at the Offices of the Undemigasd on The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3rd to the 15th proximo, both days Inclusive.

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Head General Agents, Hongkong, 24th September, 2010.

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE FOURTEENTH ORDINARY HOLDERS. in the above Company will be. YEARLY MEETING of SHARE-

held at the Company's Town Office, a Lowar

presenting the Report of the Directors and Albert Road, Hongkong, ou SATURDAY, the 8th October, at 12.30 P., for the purpose of Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1910,

The TRANSFER BOŪKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 1st to 8th October, agto, both da clusive.

By Order,

M. MANUS,

Acting Secretary, Hoogheng, 23rd September; 1910.

Notices of Firms,

NOTICE

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CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT 7X SILVER LOAN OF 1886 "E"

43TH HALF-YEARLY DRAWING.

INTEREST DUE and DRAWN BONDS of this LOAN. will be PAYABLE at the Offices of the CORPORATION on and after the

onlication to the Undersigned joth deptember, 1910,

LIST or DRAWN BONDS can be obtained

For the HONGKONG AND Bhandhai. BANKING CORPORATION, -- Agents issuing the Loan,

N. J. STABB, Acting Chief Muonger. Hongkong, a9th September, 1980. [6]

HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE

ENTRIES. - for: the Hongkong ́ ́Oricket. Lingus Shield Competition tyrofit will GLOSK to the Undersigned on MONDAY,

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cerned it would appear to be capable of great reciting withcut giving it longue." He wou'd WEB VET Day admitted time wee Sto each team extensión.

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PRICE OF PLANTATION RUBDIR. · ·

'Agals, there is a point in cocnection with the present value of plantation subber, as compaind with the price of bard fios Para, which is some what perplexing. When bird fise Para sold at 128, per lb. this price created so little ad picion in the mind of the buyer that be willingly paid a premium for plactation rubber, because of its greater purity, bard doe Para containing about 15 per cent of water or impurites. To day, when the price of hard fias Para is ft. the buyer is so convinced that this pres in urral,

move a hearty vote of thanks to the directors, Mr. Frank Jones said he would second the vote, and they ought to be fully satisfied with the explanations of the chairman.

Apowerlag questions put by Mr. Regiusid Bascombe, Me-R, Les, and-M-Page, the Chairman said the hard were of opinion that when the clasaing of the aetates wit finished the present labour force would bs more than sufficient for the ordinary work of upkeep sed tapping. The directors could certainly not bandover the mansgament of the company to any committes, and he was very much obliged for the suggestion that there

ARTHUR NILSSON as a Member of our Compasy

OLOF WIJK & CO, AGENCIES, ⠀⠀

"LIMITED,MA Gothenburg, as September, 1910. (615

NOTICE.

STEAMSHI CO, LTD. WE base this day been appointed Agent

for the SWEDISH EAST ASIATIO

OLOF WIJK & CO. AGENCIES,

LIMITED Gothenburg, iki September, 1910.

NOTICE,

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"Hon. Bec, and Triangl Hongkong, 28th September, 1910.

“BEDFORD" RELIEF FUND,

UNDER

THE PATRONAGE OF

H.E. Sir HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.; H.K. Mjor-General BROADWOOD, C.B. Commodore BYRES, KN."

ENTERTAINMENT

(616

AN

TE have this day been appointed SOLE

due to the fact that so many members of the fictitious, Dominil, and the mere consequence should be a rate of confidence in the board. WAGENTS for the SWEDISH LLOYD

staff were engaged in taking over the new of wicked manipulation, that he will not colle did not think the shareholders knew what estatce, a considerable number of your oldest sider it to be a true value, and proceeds the board had done for the company, and, trees on the Bukit Asahan Estate were not to take a shilling off that price in order to although he disliked Méctioning these matters, tapped with suficient care, and the immediate arrive at the real valde of plantative rubber. te thought, under the circumstances, that the influence upos subsequent production has ('Absurd") Now, whitever the price of rubbareholders should be informed. The directora ea ed an effect quite out of proportion to the ber in the mare immediate future te te be, it is acquired for the company the Kesang Rim

jobvious that the price of thinübaran, of a

Estate of 2,700 acres for nothing. (Applause.) the market sise in new estates, and tempor The planned for and bough in anticipation of

actual camaga dane,

At the beginning of this year 1 took the producing company cannot remain unaffected opportunity, while on my way to Chips, while th commodity which they sell falls of spending three weeks in Malacca, nearly 50 pre cesty stilous a fashios

monibs, and to sy mysterious'a fashion;

MALACCA COMPANY'S EXCEPTIONAL STRENGTH.

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OLOF WIJK & Co., AGENCIES, LTD. Gothenburg, 15th July, 1919.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 15TH) MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH. Seats may ba Booked at The Robinson Finno Company on and after Monday, October grå, Hongkong, z6th September, igto [614

SPECIAL SALE OF WORK

IN AID OF High

*DENESTITUTE, --

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be THE ORPHANS AND THE HOME FOR held on MONDAY; the 3rd day of October, 1912, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency

For the fall in rubbar, which must inevitably | tatisfactory, (Hear, hear,) Three of the directors the Officer Admlaltering the Government HE Soparioters and Sisters of-thmatigilan

and these trees ware, then being tested.

(Applause.) They arranged the Boancing of it was thought that a comparatively shout

£100,000 of debentures op- terms, which he rest would have been sufficient, and, that even if the estimate of production for

thi ught the shareholders would all admit were the year word not to be antifdly malised, that occur in the course of time, as a legitimate had visited estates forike parpais of gaining the deficiency would not have been very large, consequence of larger production, no comp:ny foformation. They had started a benevolent In fact, a longer, period of less has been cinalis better prepared than the Malacca Company ford, at no expense to the compasy but at some dured to be advisable, but you will be glad to (Hear, hear.) Half a million of your trees in expense to themselves. Moreove, they bad ara (bal, according to our latest cable cdricas, fall bearing should give excellent seculin, after and five years work, some of which had not these trees are rapidly recovering. A small allowing for a considerable fall in the price of been child's play, and up to the present, with number of them have during the past mouth rabber from the axisting level. You have the exception of a small, and which all pald become again available for sapping, and the farther two million trees in various stages of for travelling expenses in one case, the dîric emainder are expected to gradually come in development. There is the exceptional strength tors had net received a peony from the com by the, and of ibla gent. It is, however, to be four position. (Applause) There is another pany. (Applause) They were all largely carefully noted that thein treat have been ro matie:to which I wish to make a passiog xoterested and wanted to sea the company quiting sest out because they have been farance. You all know that the maskotibility brought to a success. They believed it could over tapped, but because they have been not of a abare is an element in its value. Recognis be, and they were goi`g to try (Applenie.) sufficiently carefully tapped, and you musing this, the board decided last year to introduce. The chalımaz'a risolution was carried with clearly distinguish between that which occurs your shares on the Paris market, and you are

one dissentient and Messrs. J. Malcolm Lyon as a consequence of insufficient supervisión probably aware that the stock and shares of and Wm, C, Porchard were re-efected directors. and the result of a policy which might aims at the company are now quoted on the Paris |... Mr. B. Muston Gill was re-appointed audi'or. stearlag iko lurgent possible amount of rubber Toures. Prolonged negotiations preceded the and a vole of thanks to the chalımaq and at the risk of Jeopardising the vitality of the conclusion of these arrangamoots, but it is directors, on the motion of Mr. Zidoka, closed tiens. (Hear, bear). No such policy hastean, a satisfaction to your directo.s to know that the proceedings--Truik, adopied, er tyon contemplated, by your direc-|| leading basklog firms in Paris havä taken and 1917, and therefore the irouble which has arisen retain au interest in your company, and that under the circumstances, which I have stated their conflence remains unaffected by recent is not likely to again coeur, (Haar, haar.), 3 (ovanie.' (fear-baar.) I observed tharthe GC- must add that it is undoubtedly the fact that vernor of the Straits Seillaments, who has very we are taking a longer time than wa kad ex courteously, reknowledged the importance of PATTERNS EENT TO ANY pected in training the gapparty bat as efficient this company's Interests la Malneca by giving hep operation involving the transplanting, tapping in so essential, it most always be our cur general manager a seat on the Legislative a portion of the comas" from the eyeball of first consideration,... You cas, however, now Council-(beas, beas) -Expressed the opinion

man to that of a woman who hid bean blind rely upon steadily increasing curpots. (Hear, that plantira should now rather contle as their since infancy, resulting in ibe restoration of Lost) Twohundred thousand trees-about one attention towards bringing their planted areas her sight, became known today, onde thir ecoth of our total, number—are at picaept into bearing, than in meqalting more land, and ⠀⠀ At the Medica-Chirurgical Hospital, whera hang tapped. The labour force is satisface this view is one in which your directors entire the operation was performed, surginana to y, and everything is being done to make lily concat: And now, ladies) and gentleman; wachus the case with keep afficient and contented,

Il conclude The saccess which attended be anveral wooks beformit CONDITION OF THE BE“ATES, *** - - our issue last your of convertible dobra'ma definitely The auxi q esting, an, which I wish to refer | stock han deficitnly established and cont in the condition of your cuales. A farge led the position of your compday." The pri amopet of work has already brendorexdwards, capital of this company was £300,000... When "gaiting all youræstaten loto, puifget urfer, and the convertible debenture

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