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COMPANY REPORT.

Shanghal Land Investment Co., Ltd.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 1912

SIGHT FOR THE BLIND.

Remarkable Operation in Paris.

By slow but sure stops science

RATS!

Fishermen's Maul.

A party of Malay fishermon The following is the report of the Directors of the abovo Com and human skill are widening the notting hotween the Lankawi pany Tox presentation at the boundaries of the possible, and Islands and Kedalt a fow days Twonty-third Annual General in no department of benolicout ago had a strange experience, Mooling of Shareholders to be activity is this progress more

a correspondent informs the held on Fol. 15 1912, ut 4.30 apparent than in the domain of Pinang Gazette" of the 16th The Directors have pleasure in Burgory. Not so long ago the ult. The mon saw something prosenting this thoir Twenty- chiof aim of operative surgery dark spread over a considerable third Annual Report together was the removal of a damaged surface of the water which they with a Slatenient of Accounts and timb or the extirpation of a ma-

thought to be a big school of fish. Balance Sheet for the year ending lignant growth. Thou came what December 31, 1911/

I was surrounded by noin, but The working account for 111 may, without irreverent pre-

on, dragging them in to close las-a-credit-balance of Tssumption, bo-styled creativo quarters the men discovered, 435,672.00, as compared with surgery, when the object was much to their disappointment and Tls, 426,043.16 for 1010. The restoration instead of destruction, consternation, that. they had gross rental show a decrease of Tls. 8,050.44, but against this when skin could bo grafted, onmoshed a huge colony of rats, there is a decrease in running severed nerve spliced, and even thousande in number. Tho oxpensos of T14. 27,631.33, giving a dainaged or vueloss organ re-migrating rodents, it is sarmisou, a net incronso in rontal of Th

dcercaso in paired or replaced by a healthy word swimming across from the 19,571 89;

Tho

of repair. Interest account.-As

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NAVAL WORKS AT

SASEHO.

gross rental is largely owing to one. It has remained for a ciever the Islands, where food supplies the general decreaseu rents in French opthalmic surgeon to give had run short, to the mainland foreign occupied property. Al-back sight to the blind. Ho has in order to food on the Kodah though the expendituro on repairs has been curtailed tho Company's con successful in one case only; paddy. The Gskormen were at properties have all been main- but what has been done once can first afraid that the rats would

nined in their usual good stato bo repeated.

attempt to crawl into their Søverl months ago, Dr. Magitot dugouts, but they made no effort stated in last year's report, and a mile the daring experiment to do this. Much to their roliof approve by the stiareholders at the last general meeting, interest of grafting a human comos, kept the men succeeded in releasing on undeveloped land has been in a state of slackened vitality their undesirable "catch" and carried to the credit of improve- iconts and renewals account. This the eye of a young man hastily made off with their nets to account has now a credit balance whose sight had been practically try for better luck olsewhere. ́. of Tis. 00.200.45, being the destroyed by lime, Numerous difference between the Tuxporimonts had been proviously 75,153.0 carried to its credit as stated aboveand the cost of certain made with cartons of animal ori- improvements and renewals of a gin, but they had all failed to permanent ebarneter carried out give the desired result. Dé, Ma-

The "Asahi anys that the during the year. It is proposed

gitot malo his daring attempt-dock which is under construction to crelit improvements and re-

at the naval port of Saseho, nowals account this year with Tis. 78,363.40, being interest on un- The transparent cornea of the moasures at the bottom 220 ft. developed land for 1911. eyo is one of the most delicate of more than the largest one in! Yokosuka, 280 ft. more than that proposed to withdraw a further samt of Ths. 50,000.00 from the all the organic, tissues. Very soon in Kure, and 49 ft. more than equalization of dividends fund, after death it becomes opaque. the one of the Mitsu Bishi Dock- which will then stand at Ms. But by placing it in cortain coudi-yard at Nagasaki. In depth, it 200,000,00

tions as to “milion "and tomporn-exceeds those of other docks by from eight to ton fest. While its Profit an Loss Account.-The anional at the credit of profit and ture, scientists have succeeded in construction was almost finished loss account, after wling Ts, preserving it in a healthy condition in June last, the dredging of the 50,000.00 transferred from equa--that is to say, alive for several entrance is now being pushed ization of dividen is fund and days. This discovery of the forward and will not be finished feducting the interim dividend possibility of preservation of the paid in July last, is Tls. 329,503.22, (which the Directors recommand cornea is doubtless destined to

for appropriation as followe:--

Final Dividend

of per cent.

: (making 11

por cont. for

the year; on

all fully Paid-

Transfer to I-

It is

and succeeded.

ronder incalculable services to suffering humanity,

Doctor's Experiment. At the Academy of Sciences Professor Dastré performed, the pleasing duty of describing the

up Shares...Tls. 231,000.00 results of Dr. Magitot's daring operation. A youth aged 15 had almost lost the sight of one eye

provements. and Renewals

Account ...The. 78,363.46 in consequence of a burn from Carry forward to

hot lime. An opaque film entire-

new Account Tls. 17,139.76 ly covered the cornes so that it 320,508,22 Leono impossible for the rays of

till about Juno.

There are two more docks in course of construction at the Naval base and an extensive quay is also being built there which is designed to accommo dato seven of the largest battle- ships at one time. This requires an outlay of 1,789,000 yen and eight years' work. It is said to bo the largest engineering feat that Japan has ever attempted.

STOCKBROKERS' ASSCCIA. TION OF HONGKONO.

NOTICE.

THE COMMITTEE has decided Settling Days for 1912,----

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, MONDAY THURSDAY, FRIDAY, TUESDAY; FRIDAY,

t'at the folowing hbo tej

30th Jazınız 24th Febranty 29th March 23th April. 80 h May 28th June

Capital Account. The dif- light to make even the faintest ferences in figures in capital impression on the retina: acccunt are duo to interest on Seven months ago Dr. Magito undeveloped land with the follow-cut small rectangular "window ing principal excoptiona :-- in the dieaasad cornea, and into Hanbury Road Estate No. 5. this he inserted a fragnient of obtained tissue, A creek has been culverted, giv-transparent ing the estate an improved road from an unfortunate patient had lost his sight and a small aren of additional who land for building use in any through another eye disease, that

FRIDAY, of glaucoma, but whose cornea ro-develojument selieme.

WEDNESDAY, 30th October Jinkco Estate No. G.-Altera-remained intact. It had, how-

FRIDAY, tions to No. 7, Jinkee Road after over, to be removed owing to the

MONDAY, use by the Shanghai Club and pain which it caused hio. Thus, making good after the anttlement what on the one hand constituted of the new buildings on Calastral a relief for one patient, became a Lots 20 and 27.

menus of remedying tho infirmity of another.

Hongkew Creek Estáto No. 8.- Certain land has been purchased with a view to road extension!

Paoshan Estato No. 13.- small area of land was purchased to square off B. C. Pao. Lot 211.

Great Western Road No. 17. The continuation of dovelopment as mentioned in previous reports. Jossfield Road Estate No. 21. -Completion of the land pur- chase to connect this Estato with Edinburgh Roul,

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MAURICE E. BANDMANN ANNOUNCES

THE LAST FOUR NIGHTS of the famous London Actor Manager

M.. MATHESON LANG

AND

MES HUTIN BRITTON

TO-NIGHT

The Magnificent Tragedy,

OTHELLO.

TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14th, in Response to Numerous Requests

SWEET NELI. OF OLD DRURY WILL BE REPEATED.

THURSDAY, FEB. 15th, Grand Farewell Performance THE TAMING OF THE SHREW THE PLAYS COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL · ÁS PRESENTED IN LONDON.

Fit $2. Eta'ls and Circl$4.

Commence at 9.Sharp

Plan Now Open at Moutrle's.

8th. Ju'y

80th August

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30th December

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Tuesday, Feb. 13.

Gallery $1.

157

Tuesday, Feb. 20:

Hongkong. Ruces-First-Day.

Thursday, Feb. 22.

Hongkong

At Home, Ministering Chil- dren's Longue, European Branch, Day, The followin ka Tit of Membera Government House.

to STOCKBROKERS ASSO-

CIATION OF HONGKONG :--

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J. M. a C. Basty

"The adherence of the tissues, said M. Dastre, "was complete in eight days. A transparent win- dow had boon placed in the opaque wall. A fow weeks later the bandages were removed, and the young man was able to see sufficiently to walk about without assistance.

"For seven months this condi- tion of things has persisted, and the sight of the demaged oyo has reached one-tenth of the normal, which is enough to enable him to see and move about.

Zang Pang Estate No. 20. One liones has been completed and a second house commenced on lease. Additional frontage to "These facts," M. Dastro con Great Western Road has been tinued, "are in accordance with acquired. *

those prosented to the Biological

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8. 8. Fenjemla E. E. El is

F. Eli

J. Gould

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D. Bisiel

T. W. Horaby T. F. Hough

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Ellis Kadoorie E. 8. Kadorie J. R. Michael M, II, Mi-linel B. H. Michael

6. J. Michael E. J. Mes

G. (). Moxon

E. Owen

I. B. Perry

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Othello," Theatre Itoyal. Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Dramatic Performance. St. Joseph's College,

"Jack and Gingles," Theatre Royal.

Portuguese Branel of Minister- ing Children's Longue, Govern- mont House.

Hongkong Church Missionary Association, annual meeting, St. Paul's College, 5.30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 16.

Annual meeting Diocesan Refuge.

Ordinary annual meeting of:

Friday, Fob, 23. Hongkong Races: Third Day.

G. FALCONER

@ Co., Ltd.,

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.. LARGE SELECTION OF HALL MARKED ENGLISH SILVERWARE,

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Saturday, Feb. 24. Hongkong Rakes,-Off-Day. Sunday, Feb. 25.

11 am. Volunteer Parade Service at St. John's Cathedral.

Friday, Maroli. 1. Horticultural Society Show.

To-day's Advertisements

HONGKÚNG AND KOWLOON

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CO., LTD.

lity and absolute

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SOLE AGENTS***

Dramatic Performance. St. THE Aution of the undermansioned GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.

G. H. Palta

Humphreys Estate and Finance,

P. 0. Potts

Co., Ltd., 11:30a lá e

B. M. Raymond

F. Smyth

P. Slappa

J. W. Taylor

Mortgages Mortgage loans Society by the learned French amount to Tis. 2,614,686.32, ad-surgoon, Alexis Carrell, of the vanced against Real Estate and Rockefeller Institute of New are fully covered. ・・

York, on the possibility of pre- Directors. Mr. Poarco rotires serving living tissues outside the by rotation, but offers himself for human organism and afterwards transplanting them on other ro-election."

Auditor.-Mr. Wingrove living organisms. Received with tires, but offers himself for re-olor- much reserve and amidat gene-By Order of the Commiitos,

ral incredibility, these statements have now been at least partially onfirmed,"

tion,

F. Jennar Hogg, Chairman,

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W. G. Worcester J. F. Wright

W. G. WORCESTER,

Hangkong, 7th Fg3, 1918.

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Joseph's College 0 p.m.

goods has been postfored to 11

Kowloon Godown to

Rajput Sports, U, 8 R, C... Wednesday, 14th furt, at the

ground,

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Saturday, Feb. 17, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Half yearly meeting.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dook meeting, 11's.m;

W. & 0. Nos. 1/55-55 packages

Woodwork, arrived per P. & O. 8. 8.

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18th Feb, 1918: AC 160

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