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COMMERCIAL.

United Serdang Plantations.

The directors of the United Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations," Limited, in their fourth annual report for the year ended August 31, 1911, state: The crop of rubber harvested on the Company's estates for the yoar amounted to 218,530 lb., 1 an estimate of 188,000

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After deducting › froight, | insurance,, landing, and all salo okarges the average not prico realised for the rubber was Da 0.1-2d..per pound, against an average cost of 18. 7.3-44. per pound fo.b.. Belawan. The coffee crop, consisting of Liberian and Robusta collee; amounted to 3,205 piculs against an original Ostimate of 3,000 piculs, and-was sold locally at a not average of 729. 74. per picul, against a cost of 318. 5d. por picul. The averago number of treen topped during the year was 111,500, which shows an average yield of 1.85 lb., per tree, Tho number of treps in tapping at August 31 last was 121,000; and it is estimated that this number) will be incronsel by the end of the current period to about 300,000. During the your on additional area of about:1,081 neros was planted with Pura total rubber, bringing the cultivated area up to 4

appro- ximately 8.101 nores. This is exclusivo of area of T-1 proximately 201 acres previously indor Rambong, and which at the end of the last period, was in course of cleuring, and whịch; will be replanted during the cur- ront with Para rubber. The

year nat, profit for the year in £13,707, which, with the unappropriated. profit brought forward from last yoar of over 20,200, givos n tetai of £52,085. The directors ecom mead the payment of a dividend', of 20 por cent. (leas income-1+x), which absorbs £38,000, laving a balance of £14,985 to be carried 'forward:

An

AN INGENIOUS RUSE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY - JANUARY 5 1912.

SHARE REPORT

S-JELLERS.

Frocka PAD OF VALOR'

BANÉS,

Hongkong & 8'bai #126 ·

National Broke

MARINE INSURANCES, Caution For China.

Uniune

Yungises

Donglin Stokiublje $30 出

Stenmista

Indo-China?

(Preformd) (Deferred)

*** Shell "Tamnaporię,

**Star Ferry".

RETINERIES.

Chian Suga Luxou Sugars

MINING

بری شوری

B-JUTERS

LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE..

Interim dividend of 62 pary share at exchange, 1/04| -$22,82 for year oud- ing 80th Jane 1911 In Liquidation

$10 for 1910

Interim uf 10/- for 1910 Final of $20 making $50 -

for 1909 and Interio

of $80 for 1910 $12 for 1909 and lot. of $8 on aconua* of 19-10

87 & b's of $2 for 1005

$27 for 1909

$1 for 1906

Exchange

Balling,

E/T............ 1/108) Demand, STY $0 རྨ་ད་བད་འ་ར

- Banks HONGKONG AND SHANGHA

Banks

BANKING CORPORATION DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

1/10/46 Pam-UP CAPITAL *** ¥/104 MARIONYFUNDST

Maching £1,000,000 93 %/%. 60d/s, neufassimis 1/10 0/16 Mira

T/T. Shanghai... TIE. Singapore

Tf.Japan

Likes 787 BEURER LIABILITY OF

SPRIETOR ,704

·T/E. Iudla instanc................................ 189 || Deinend Indiapoziti

„1894

Count or DIRECTORS Q.EL Medhurst, Eag-Chairman Efbelim, E-Deputy Chairman 0.8. Gubbar, Eq F. Elely Ex

T/T. San Francisco and New York 451 Antrong, og

W. L. Fattenden T.T. ITA +++++

112 Andrew Furber, Baq. T/T Marku » (......................................... 131|0. Friesland, Faq. T/T. Franor............35 G. R. Laurens, Esq.

| 4 m/s, 1./0...

Buying.

6 m/s, L./.......

30 djs, Sydney & Malboume .............. 1) 11 50 d Sun For & Nam nik cac khi

6 p.a. for year and'g 805-14 m/s, Marks ..................... 196

Dividend of $14 för hal! )..

your ending 80-6-11

8% final making 6% for 1908 6 div. for 1900 na preferred aliares

1- por share Coupon No

· 16 2/6 per share Con.... pon No. 18 for 1910. Div. 7 p. o. for your cart

Boa. 6 p. & lag 30.4.1)

Interim of 1- on acconat for year ending 28.2.11 (Coupлa No.10)

1 interim dividend for Jar to 30th June 1911)

6 m/s do.......2 42 Bar Silver, rondy......25° 0/14

forwart

'Bank of England rate in Bonaign.........

SUBSIDIARY Coma,"

47

$10.GD

per cent..

Chinese...20 ots piece. $5.7 di

TIME TABLE. ·

WEEK Dati

7.00a.m. Lo 8.00a.m. Every 15 mía..

8.00 a.m. 19 19.00 am, 10 min.

+

Hon. Mr.OH. Ro

H. A. Habe, Esq.

** CHIEF MANAGERIA Hongkong-N, J. Száza..

MARADERI

Shanghai-H. F. R. Humoon.

Loxvon Barra-London. COUNTY

LAMITED. AND WEREMEMBER BANK

Honaxona-INTERMIT ALLEWED.

Us Current Locounteal the male of à par Cani,

•-y-d, matam on the dally, balanos.

ON VIXED DEPOSITS:

Pur '8 months, 336 par Cent, per ARTOM, Ford, 4X per Cart, per annum. For 13 usonika, 4 par Cont. por Annum,

K, J, STARB, Chief Manager. HONGKONG PAVINGS BANK,

E. Business of the shore Bank j

conducted by the HONGKONG

BANE

CAPITAL FULLY

PAID-U

Taels 7,500,000

LiRAD OFFICE-SHARQUAT..

BOARD OF DIRECTORSBERGIN:

gerlin

Calcutta

Canton Kobe Tientsin,

HalburgHankow Peking Singapore

Taipanfu Tsingtan Yokohama

LONDON BANKERS Messrs. N. M ROTHEQUES & BOMB THE UNION OF LONDON, AND SMITH'S

*BANK, LIMITED,

To Sail

ORIEN

The Peninsular & Oriental

Steam Navigation ***

Company.

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CY- LON, AUSTRÁLIA, INNKAL ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITER RAKEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, DEUTSCum Binx (Bali), LONDON BILLS P. Lading layed

ADZY,

DIRECTION DER Disconto GILLA-

.....SCHAFT.

FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND

SOUTH AFRICA POET

INTEREST allowed on Current' Account; DEPOSITS mooived on terms which may be loathed on application.THE Sternship Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

R TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 3th Oct., 1911. ( 9.

AND SHANGHAT BANKING THE CORPORATION. Bulos may be obtained

application.

DEVANHA Uxplain W. R. Hickey, canying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this for ɔmbay, on (SATUR DAY, the 6th January, 18134 Noon, taking passengers and Cargo for MERCANTLE BANK OF the above ports in conuretion, with the

INDIA, LIMITED.

Company's "Molts, 300 tons, from Colombo, passong or accommoda-

INTEREST on deposits, is allowed Authorised Capital.........£1,100,000 tion in which wouet is sscared before

148 Stå Prem Chner, per annum,

....... 1,125,000 departure from Hongkong.

Depositors may tramfer at theli „ption | Gulsoribed H iances of $100 or more to the HomaKONG Paid Up... AND SHANGHAT BANK to be placed on Resore Fundiengangrene FIXED DEPOSIT 4 PER CENT. per

un

HEAD OFFICE:

For the Hoxanone AND SHANGHAI 40, Thisacodle Street, London, E.C.

BANKING COUTOBATION,

N, J. STABB, Chlef Manager.

480

$10

$50

$189

65

FL4D

$100

$385; b.

£80 $212

FIRE INSURANCER,

Chiar Fire Hungkong Fire

$20

$123

b.

$30

$355 b.

[SIUPPING.

China & Marilus

$25

10. b

$15 1927 b.

63 360 5.

5017

cub.

$10 $5

子

$17 b

|

Chinsie ..... 10 ··

...$5.50

*

$100 $100 $100 $31.

$10 for 1910.

* for 1897

Hongkong.20 Hongkong:10

...$5.14 [*]

...$5.33

Chinese Engineering £1

114

PEAK

TRAMWAYS 00.

LIMITED.

Tronphis Raube

1

6A $3.85

18. 23. pershare on 159,0u

DOCKS, WHARVES, A G'DOWNS Kowloon Wharls

$ for year ending 31.12.1

II. & Won Doks $50 $

T. 100 Shanghai, Docks

T.07 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100.3)

T.04 b.

Hongkong Hotela

$34

$119

."

$75

Hongkong, Landa

$100

$101 1

Humphreys ButaALAR

SE

SC35 b.

45 cents for 1910.

Kowloon Lands Shanghai Laude

T. RO

€2.J Fax.

5% for half year to 30-0·11.

8.00 to 10.30 a.m.etory 15 min. Interim div. of $3 for 1311-10.80.a.m. to 11.00 mm:

DE

11.45 .. to 12.00 noon

16 min.

M

15 per cent. for 1910

12:00 noon to 1.00 p.m.

tu wis

* T4 for year unded $1-10:19

17 for year ended 20-12-10) 50 couts 31.7-08

1.00 pm to 5.00 p.m.

„,

15 min.

5.00 pm, Lo 8.00 p.m.

10 min.

10. min, 10 min

Un Fixed Deposit for 12 months, 4 por cont.

On Fizel Peposite for 6 months,

8 pu want.

$1 for 1910

$16

80 cents for 1910

$10.

$8.00

៦.

$10 $1

. Hongkong Ropes

$26 $10

$205 8. & b.

8. 10 T 70

$20 $25

A well dressed man was hurry ing along the Buo do Pasy, Paris, when he slipped, and fall- ing forward dashed his elbow through the window of a wine shop. The proprietor rushed out to claim the price of his window and a large crowd gathered to' soe fair play. Tho man who had broken the window protested that ho had... no... money. “Benrols him!" shouted some one in the orowd. There were no policemen about, so the wineshop keeper und a fow friends took the law | into their own hands, searched the nin'a pockets, and 'found a £20. note. The crowd advised the wineshop keepor to lúm-

pay self well for his broken window. He took £2 to pay for lig broken gloss, and the nùpopular man who had broken it went away with a torn cost and £18 change. The £20 note was a forgery,

Dr. Siegel, the well-known bac teriologist, announces that he has discovered the bacilli of foot and mouth disease in cattle. He re cently inoculated several animals

with the culture of the, bagilli and secured, he states, a large degreo, of immunity.

-

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.

Angle French Lands T,100

West Points

$50 $40

Maolis M'pola Uutel P. 0 1.60-3.

COTTON MILLS,

1..00 33

$10 $4.50 Hongkong Cottons

MISCELLANEOUS. China-Borne

$13 $10 Light and Towers - $10) To, (370, dhares) $1 China Providants $10 $1 Dairy Farma

$8 8201 Green Islands..

Hongkong Electrion

Wondong I'

1

Langkita

Morning Post

Peak Tramway

Do. (new) Phillpy ines

$10 $11.50 b:

A

4

$1$1.10 $10

|$5 1.

R. Price & Co., Ld. $10 Soriste des Preferred $50%

Palpes et paid ap $60) |$60

Papierleries

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Sh

$10 $10

da Todkin

Be fit $400 Bhanghai-Beurtean T. 20 T102 Steam Laundry -Quiled-Anbader Orien-).

isi Agency, Id....... United Asbestos $10 $100

Founders Bharos ... } Unios Waterboat

$10

Woneng, Ltd. Watson William Tonell

T. 2 for 1910

Final of Tls, 4 for 1910

Tle. C 29:2.10

3 on old shares, $1.53 on now shares fur half year 81-12-10

Interim div. of $4 for 1911

$2 for 1910

$1.25 for yearend'g 81·7·11 Interim of 15 cents per

bara for 1910

i

$1.20 per share and b'e

of -10 cents

$2 ipterin for half year

ended 30th June 1911, $1, interita secount 1911 (Special bones T,2 15-1-11 | Interim div. T.14 15-3-11 Interim div. T.13 15-6 11 Interim div, T.Ïf 15-9/11 None

80 conte on fully paidy

éharps and 8 couts, on

#1 paid sharon for year ending 80.4.11

NORT $1.50 for 1910

First year

No dividend this yea

* 60 cts. for year end'g 80 5 i

15 per cont. per ordinary share for year ended

81-5-1911,

5 per cent. fur jear end-

ing 81-12-19 10

$7.50

$10

$10

1815 b.

10 per cent, for year "nd~)

ing $1.7.10

843 h.

80 cents lat 1910

Conected to 3 pm. Jisuary à spy þ WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Sbarn *

Inara! Brokers, Quoca's Building. Tal, addesas: Rectltude.

"The Telegraph " dow sot hold itself responsible for any of the above quotations.

Lombay.

10.00a.m. to 11.00 ... 16 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Calcutta, j

INDIA, AUSTRALIA "AND Howrah,

10 tu.

1

10

15 шір

10 min.

11.80 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.) i 12,46 pm, 1: 1:16 pm.. j

1:16 pm 1:45 pm. 1,45 jmt) 2.15 pa 2.15 pm, w 5,00 pm, w 0.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m

NIGHT DAU

· *15 min. 10 min.

6.10 p.m. and 9 p.m., 945 p.m. to 11.30pm. overy 15 minuter. BUNDA19.

7.30 ..

طس 10

0.00 juta, tę 7.00 p.ma 7.00pm to 6.10 p.m.

NIGHT CANS as on Week Dayni

SATURDAYS.

Extrs are at 11.45' p.m. SPECIAL CARS.

„g` Arrangement at the Company's

Ofice,. Alexandra Haildings; -->|

Des Voeux Road.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SUM,

· Genaral - Mangéro,

Hongkong, 3rd Nov., 1911..

THE OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTUAGE

~ 00., LU.

•

(Cavital Paid ur...$i 250,000.)

CHINA.

LEGORPORATED BY ROYAL OBACTER 1853.

HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON. "AID-CY CAPITAL 1,200,000 ****v* FUND.......1,625,000 Kesekre Liabilities or

PROPRIETORS.........1,200,000 NTEREST ALLOWED on OUR-

RENT ACCOUNT at the Rate 42 perzant, per annŋm on the Daily talanon..

On Fixed Deposits for 3 monthe,

per cent. W■. DICKSON,.

Manager. Bongkong, 1st May, 1911.

THE

Madize.

Karachi.

Rangoon.

Colonito.

Kandy,

BRANOHES:

Galle. Binga3. Punong.

662,000 Bilk and Valuablos, all cargo for 325,000 France; Tes sad: Cargo for London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Colombo into the rail stormar p needing direct to Marseilles and London, other cargo for Loudon, &o., will, be oonroyed via Dombay by the "Opcane," due in London on the 17th | February, 1912.

Kota Baha, Kelantan.' Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Hongkong. Shanghai

AGENTS IN JAPAN: Mostre. Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd, BANKERS:

Bank of England.

London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd.

EVERY description of Banking and

Parcels will be received at the Office until 4 rim. the day before sailing, the contents and value of all packages a required.

For further particular, apply to

E. A. HEWETT, Superintendent. Hongkong, 28th Dao, 1911.64

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJI.

Exchange baaluses transectod. Stocks and Shares bought and sold THE Steamship

on account of Constituenta. Letters of

JAPAN

Credit granted on Agents and: Corres Captain A. Stewart, will be despatched. pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current Ac for the bore porta on TUESDAY, counts at 2 per cent per annum on the 8th fast at 1. p.m. Daily Balances and on Fixed Deposits as under :-

For 3 months 2 per cent per annum.

*C**

11

6

., 12.

81

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

4

Established 1880.

Authorised Ŭapital Yen 48,000,000 FAIDP OAPITAL ... » 80,000,000 17,150,000

Terava For

Lead Ofica-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at

Losni on Mongage of Howie Property. Anteng-Hsien

20,

Gouds received on "Bloraga,

Advances made on Merchandise,

Logs made on the Prorident System (Ratce and Particulars on application) THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,

Undertakes and Kruus.d.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Ganera! Msiagem.

123 Hongkong. 19th March, 1904.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT,

In Caaka of 375lbs, net In Bags of 250 lbs., net SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Gen-zal Mangiis, Hongkong, 18th Ana.. 1910

SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS, AND

BOILERMAKERS REPAIRERS, FORGEMASTERS, BRASS

AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUC TOIN AL, ELECTRICAL AND MEANICAL ENGINEERS.

TAIKOO

Bumbay Changthon

Newchwang

New York Onaka

Dairen (Dalny) Pekin

Fanglien (Mukden) Ryojan (Toit Ar- Haukow Hanolain

|

thur)

San Francisco

Suba

Shanghai

Lia-Yang

Tiebling

London Lyons Saganaki

Tientsin

Tokyo

INTERZIT ALLOWED ON CURRENT ACCOUNTS.

Peposits received for fired porode at raten to be obtained on application.

TAKEO. TÁKAMICHI, Manager. flongkong, 25th Sept., 1911.

STERNATIONAL BANK-

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ING CORPORATION. SAPITAL PAID UP...Gold $3,250,000 Axsnews Fond......Gold $8,250,000

Gold: $6,500,000

(EAD OFFICE :——

60 Wall Street, New York. OYDON OFFIÖR 2——

-36, Bishopsgate.

'LONDON, BANKERS :

BINK: OF ENGLAND. NATIONAL Provincial Bank of ENGLAND,.LD.

Milaca. Applianoss for prisk bastenstigo and repair of Ships

Egiass, Bailers, Railway Balling Sok, Bridges, and all

Clanson

of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work Electrical Drives, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools, Tux Gariraz & Counties Bank,

installof thro-ighout the Works.

50-ton

AIKOO DOCKYARD,

A note in the Field calls at GRAVING DOCK tention to some very curious experiments on lobsters and crabs recently carried put in the 3-4 hours.

Jaboratorion of the Northumber

73711, by 38ft, by 8 lft, & in Pump emply Dook in

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED, -

Hydraulio TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wiro Ropas, LiVOLS

and Mstal Specimens.

DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO.

HONGKONG

Jand Son Fishorion Commission. "TUREE PATENT SUPWAYS It appears that fishermen havojusting tersele mu je 5,000 Leat

didement, providing conditions for‹ tating ships with wor efficient rooul

Tor ELECTRIC CRANE OF JA BLECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES THROUGHOUT The Bears TaronG OF A 100 Tons, Engin for Deckibg, Beysire to Hall and Machin ry,

for long bron in the habit of mos merising lobstora, Holding then downwards in one hand with the besk of the lobster resting on some solid substance, they will stroke it gently along the back with the fingers of the other Cotstracilokal Work, hand. In chuka minula it be spax, **s and Aogwynj nomes quite tor,ily and remains.

for considerable, though

vorinide, time,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

HONGKONG, CHINA,

Telegraphic Address:

*TAIKOODOCK

LIMITED,

BANCHES AND AGENTS

ALL OVER THE

WORLD.

T

8 1

+

F. O, MACDONALD, Asling Manager.

CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSUR ANCE CO., LTD.

HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAL

C. M. Burkill, Reg, Chairman.

A. J. Hughes, Esq., Managing Director."

S. B. Neill, Esq. Țilik, Actuary,

The Steamer has superior socom modation for passongars, is Installed throughout with Electric Light and

carries a duly certified doctor: RETURN TOURS TO JAPAN (occupying 20 days),

The Steamers leave about every 8 weeks for Shanghai, and Kobe (Inland- Bea), returning via Moji, providing a stay of 5 to 6 days in Japan.

Return tickets are available by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Cos Stemmers. Fare for round trip $180, For freight or passage, apply to

DAVID BASSOON &'Co., Ltd., Agonte.

A strong Brith Carporsion Registered under Hongkong, 3rd Jan., 1912.

Bangkong Ordinances and under Lita Assurance

Companies' Acts, Exgland."

Insurance is Force

$376,40%. On

„ÁESKİN KO TANËrvenom-18,877,930,00

Incosse for Your aim

Ipworanca Fundi

1361,091.06 0,500,000

. LEFFERTS KNOX, Kaş –District Manager.

I W. TAFE, Eng-District Secretary, Hongkong, Canton, Macho and the Pallippines Alexandra Building. CLAWDER, Equpector, Hongkong. Advisory Board, Hongkong1 Sir Paul Chater, KL, C.H. F.F. Hough, Esq., Le), hairway Kaq.

Hoogkong, th Nov, 1911.

166

MEE CHEUNG. ART PHOTOGRAPHER

„HONGKONG, TELEPHONE NO. 1013.

Uncutoring, Printine & EnlaRSING, [ 80 faszkong, Jrt-Man, 1938.

FROM EUROPE, THE H.A.L. Steamship-

SILESIA," Captain Benas, haring arrived, Con signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous

and/or extra-lizardous Godowos of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf Go!

[??

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG

AND CALOUTTA.

|(Taking Cargo on Througli Bille

Lading to Rangoon, Madras, "and Mauritius.). THE Steamship

ARRATOON, APCAR," Captain G. F. Hudson, will be des- patched for the above perte on FRI- DAY, the 12th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID BASSJON & CO., LD,

Agenta. Hongkong, 4th Jan.,:1919.

Regular Steamship Service to New York, ia PORTS and SUEZ CANAL

(With Liberty to Onil at Malabar

Coast),

Proroqnd Batting Fuck Herstand.

FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK

38. DACRE (Sailing on or

CASTLE about 12th Jan. 13

Down Company Limited, whence de For Freight and farther information,

livery may be obtained against Bills-of-| •pply to Lading countersigned by the Under- Bigoed.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents,

Optional Cargo, will be carried on longkong, 21st Dea, 1911, unless notios to the contrary be given CHINESE ENGINES EING to-day.

All claims must be presented within

ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which data they cannot be re oognitol,

* No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all THE Corporation transacts avery Goods remaining undelivered after the

description of Banking and Ex-th fast, will be subject to rent hange. Busiams, receives money on All broken, chisted; and damaged Current Account at the rate of 2 per goods must be left in the Godowns,

And

MINING COMPANY, I

LTD.

·CANTON-HONGKONG.TIEN- T8IN LINE

HE

Biemhip

"ONBANG,

wept per annum on dally bšináčas and where they will be examined on the willsall on or abist the 27th Jan.. 1919, woepts Fixed Deposite at the following | 4th inat, at 9,80 mm

Taking cargo for Tiantan, via Ukin- rates mi

No Fire Incompa" will be effected Wang-Tao

For 12 months 4 per tant, per annam. by us in any case whatever inde For Freight sai Passage apply to Por 5.

.8

G20, B000.

No. 9. Queen' Road Central. Hongkong, 315., Fab, 1911. T 19

This steamer brings on cargos--THE CHINESE ENGINEERING

Ex as, "Boncok Irags:Setubal BANGLA MININO:COASUPE

HAMBURG AMERIKA LISTE.

Holakong, Oyrics: Hongkong, Brd Jan, 1912.

TODY

[32. Hongk•ag, 2nd Jan, 1919.