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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

EDNESDAY JULY

COMPANY MEETING

Geo, Fenwick & Co. Ltd

Revolution and since then we INTERPORT SWIMMING.

have had enquiries but no offers,

I should like to have the views Hongkong and Shanghai Likely of the slinrohiolders présent as to the advisability of putting up this

to Moot

A general meeting of the mem-lot to Public Auction and if gros-We are informed that thero is bors ift Mestre, George Fentvick Konable bid is made to soll the "and Cohipany, Ltd., was held this land and close the liquidation, very likelihood of an interpost "noon at the offices of the liquida- The Crown Rent for this lot is soquatio contest this year be tore, Mesars Percy Smith, Seth $2,039 n. year and the Govern-tween Dongkong and Shanghai. and Fleming, under section 176 mont Rates, amount to 8169.31 The Secretary of the V.R.O. has of the Componios' Ordinance No. per quarter which you perhaps had a letter from the Shanghai 1. 1865. There woro prosent remember is three times the rate-

International Swimming Ülub| Messrs. Soth, in the chair, G. Pable value of the building which signifying their willingness and Lammert, A. Rodger and G. the Company were obliged to pleasure to come to Hongkong.

of sale. orcot according to the conditions Areply to a letter forwarded to the Shanghai Rowing Club (swim- ming section), is awaited with

Haxton.

K.

interest.

After the notice couven ing tlio mooting, had, boon road, the Chairman said the scoounts I shall be pleased to Before moving the adoption of Gontlenen Tho accounts hav-answer any questions to the best of

To stimulato, interest in ing been in your hands for some my ability.

high diving well-known days, I will, with your permission, take thom as rend.

On the motion of Mr. Aleo moraber of the community has Rodger, seconded by Mr. Haxton very kindly offered a hand- The best offer we could obtain it was decided to put the Marine some prize to be competed for ou for R. P. of M.. L. 31.& 30 was Lot No. 285 up for auction.

the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 20th 8.50 per square foot, including The report and necounte as

of the forthcoming month. An- baillings, and after consultation submitted were adopted on the other local sportsman has also with the Ohjof Accountant of the motion of the chairman, seconded generously, offered a trophy for Hongkong & Shanghai Bank we by Mr. G.P. Lameri.

a similar compet tion in Septem- obtained a valuation from Palmer

ber

Turnor, who, valued the land at $2.25 per square foot, equalling $91,757 and the buiklings for the parposes of Messrs, Goo. Fonwick & Co.'s business, at $20,01.0.00, making $110,000,00, the price wa. obtained was $101,052,50. in tho, accounts......

That concluded the business of the meeting!

AN INTERESTING APPEAL.

Were the Books Destroyed or not?

For the former event there are already fourteen entrants.

We sold as much of the stock and plant privately or wo could The Chief Justico, Mr. W. Roes between July and December, 1911, Davies, K.O., and Mr. Justice Gom- and for that purpose Mr. Andrew pertz, sitting in Appellate Juris was employed by the Company up to the 31st December, but hadiction, continued the hearing of WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW an appeal, from a judgment of the

we continued to sol! the stock ox-Chief Justion in the case of clie privately we think that the ex- Fook Lung Firm v. the Lai Yuen penses which would have been Firm, the Shiyang Firm, the incurrod would have beou very. Cheung Yuon Firm, and the Shiu heavy, and, after having arrang Kee Firm, partners of the You Wo ed the sale of the ground, we de Firm, and Chow Kit Shon. oided to auction the remainder of) the stock and plant before the 31st December and instructed Mr. Geo. P Lammert to hold an auction on the 28th, 29th-aud 30th of Pacomber and we consider the

amount realised very satisfactory An item which calls for special mention is the amount paid to Mesurs. Frod Wilson & Co. of

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As Governor of Kwangst. From the "Jih Pao" we learn that the Provincial Council of Kwangsi, in view of the chaotic condition within the Provinco, has requested the Government to appoint Teen Chun-hsuan as Governor of Kwangui.

* Mat, Shed Collapses:" The mat shed in the Public

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BANK ALTERATIONS.

The Londraad has been very busy dealing with cases of coolie assaults on Europeans and some The rebuilding of the Gorman heavy sentences have been passed. Bank in Queen's Road Contral One very bad pase of a gang has now commenced. The exten- assault, occupied the attention of The Pyongyang-densan sion of the premises will tako the Landrand on the 10th inst, some considerable time to com- On the 11th March last 36 Java

Railway, pleto-probably eighteen months.nese coolies on Loohook Pakam Korean Railway Bureau, and par- Mr. Nakato, an engineer in the

Estate, attacked Mr. Magasou, ty arrived at Gensan on Monday, sssistant the same 15th instant, after completing estato, uoar a Chinese Kedai the survey of the route of the situatod about the 6th kilo Pyongyang-Geusan Railway. metre. The gang paught hold of A Promise from Shantung, him at about 1.30 and thrashed The Tumh of Shantung has. him unmercifully. They after wired, to the Government pro- Mesare. Whiteway, Laidlaw and warde rubbed sand in his eyes. mising a contribution of one Co., who have a share onpital of He was rendered unconsciouss hundred and fifty thousand tools cation by the plaintiff for an or

The original case was at appli. £700,000, divided into 300,000 and while in this state was tied every month from the Province.

Ordinary shares onl 400,000 6 up and kicked and loft. About der dissolving the partnership per cent. Cumulative Preference 4 o'clock he was found by u and asking that an account of the shares of £1 each are making an mandore, who released him from partnership should be taken,

issue of 50,000 Ordinary shares his bonds. He was covered with The Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, Two hundred thousand Ordinary wounds and swellings. All de K.C., with whom was Mr. Eilon share, have already boon allotted fendants were convicted and the Pottor, instructed by Mr. Reader and are fully paid. The present following sentences were passed Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and issue is offored at £1 59, per 81-Twenty years' rigorous. Twelve Crist, apporod for the appel- share, and will praticipate in divi-yents' rigorous. Six of five years

Mr Waldroop's Murder, lants, and the Hon. Mr. C. G. dends from September 1 poxt. The rigorous. Three of two years'

Juan de la Cruz, a Filipino, has Gea. Fonwick & Co. built the Alabastor, lastracted by Mr. object of the suo is to provide rigorous. Twenty-five of five years been arrested in the Tayabas aleel lighter Tito to the order folborow, of Messrs. Doacon, further working capital for the imprisonment in what might be jungle and will be tried for the of Messrs. Fret Wilson & Co. and Looker and Doncon, apponrod for growth of the company's under-termed the second division murder of Mr. J. R. Waldroop. in the accounts made up to the the respondent.

takings, and for the general pur-(diloear kantai).(Cor. "Malay the Manila Bureau of Land 13th July, 1911, there was, accord- The Hon. Mr. Pollock, who ad- poses of the business. Since the Mail.")

Surveyor, who, it will be remem- ing to the contract; a balance of dressed the court during the formation of the company exten

bered, disappeared mysteriously $1,104.79 tuo by them, and this whole of yesterday's sitting, con sivo new premises have been

somo weeks ago. appeared in the Sundry. Dretiumed this morning, and pointed rocked in Caloutto, and it has Account at that dute. At that out that, although the ex-been decided to build modern

LAW LIST. time correspondendo was passing Chief Justice had stated that business premises at Nairobi; (The "Talegraph" Commepondent.) between Goo. Fonwick & Co. and certain old accounts were to be British East Africa, and at

Canton, July 30.

Supreme Court. Messrs. Fred Wilson & Co., who taken as settled, by his order ho Penang, in the Straits Settle The office of the Commercial olaimed $5,528.32 owing to the had includiar the question of moats. Sevoral now establish- Body in Ngan On Strest, Canton, Appellate Jurisdiction. lighter loving tos much draaght whether certain assets were good monts have been opened during has been converted into a work-

To-day-Fook Lung Firm v. whon haded, and after several or bad. Thone assets word in the past four years in India, ing office for the Banking Cor Yan Wo Firm. (port heard). consultations with Mr. Andrew, cluded in the old account, and Burmah, the Federated Malay poration established for the Summary Jurisdiction by forageing the amount due by consequently have to be mutual, ale contamplate for Commerce has so far succeeded Fat Kwai and Sin Kai Lan, Li who advised us to settle this claim any settlement of accounts would States, and China. The directors maintenance of the paper our- Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, renoy, The Canton Chamber of Aug. 1. Wong Kam Chi v. Kwok Fred Wilson & Co., we wrote Mr. Pollock-In connection thor extensions with the now thom accordingly, but as there with the alleged destruction, of onpital now offered for sub-crip-in collecting over $200,000 for Sing v. Ng Tao-chi, Keung Chung was a great difference between the [cerinin books

tion. These shares form part of investment in this enterprise. So v. Young Fat You. amount claimed and what we The Chief JuationDo you an additional 100,000 Ordinary for the shares promised to be offered them they would not admit that some of the books shares authorized last month, taken up by the Chinese merchants agree to thess torms. After a were destroyed?

when the Ordinary share capital in Hongkong, abroad, and in the great deal of, correspondence wo Mr. Pollock-No; we don't was increased to £300,000. Of trade centres of the Province wrote to our Manila Office asking uit it. We must not be taken the remaining 50,000 shares, amount to over $2,000,000. Judg them to see Mosure: Fred Wilson as admitting anything. Continu 20,000 will be issued to the pre-ing from the present progress, & Co. and come to suine arrangoing..he said an interesting point, put Ordinary ahareholders at par. there is no fear of the scheme meat; and Mr. Fleming, our ro- which had been painted out to These shares may be taken up ending in failure.... sident partner in Manila, wrote to him by his learned friondd, Mr. within three years, during which us telling us that if the question Potter, a very curious bit of time they must not be sold under refer to the intention of Chan wont to arbitration wo would evidence, oxisted in conuretion in 30A. per altare. It is pointed out not only have heavy arbitration particular with the alleged des- that the present Ordinary share Kwang-ming, the commandant fees to pay but would most truction of books in the thirty. holders are, with two or three of the army in Canton, to lead probably have to pay Messrs. fourth year of Kwong Shui, begin exceptions, all connected with his troops to Mongolis in order Fred Wilson & Co.'s claim in fuji ning in 1908 and extending to the the company, either as direstors, to put down the opposition of the which by this time wo managed beginning of 1909. The last managers, assistant managers, or

Mongolians to becoming part to reduce to $3,700 32. While balance sheet was for the period Maior assistants. The remaining

the Empire, and to these negotiations were boing 1908 up to Aug. 1000. The 25,000 shares are reserved for prevent them from dealer carried on, Mr. Paroy Smith had evidence of one witness said "All issuo later. -" The Times,"

ing for independence, According to a telegram despatoliad to the to go to Manila and took the the books from which the lastes gute zum opportunity of wooing Messrs. balance was made up are in exis. Polar Exploration

President by Chan, he is alleged Fred Wilson & Co. He discussed tenne, as are all thig books of the

to have told the President-ikat] tho matter with Mr. Fleming, our 34th year.'

The return of the explorer he was quite prepared to lead the Other evidence Mikkelsen, who had long since three divisions of the well-trained partner in Manila, and we came showed that they had boon dos-been given up as dead, is an Cantonese troops on the march to to the donclusion that Mesars, troyed. He considered that theyevent dramatio in itself and Mongolia. He says the only way Fred Wilson & Co.'s terms of had not boon destroyed root and pointing a useful lesson. With to prevent the Mongolians oppos settlement were reasonable and branch. Chan Kit Shan seemed the discovery of both north and ing the Republican Government INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- finally agreed to allow their claim to have had a system of his own south poles it must have seemed is to take military measures for $3,015.12 which, after set in deciding whot books he should to many people as though there against them. Chan adds, in ting off amount due by them, and should not destroy. $1,404.72, left them ereditors for $1,550,40

In April this year we received' a notice from the Public Works Department to repair the sea wall f and; on receipt of the notice, in- structed Monars. Palmer & Turner

BOXING.

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Mongolis.. ,:, Shanghai advices received here

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DON'T FORGET. Thursday, Aug, 1. Trooping of colours K.O.Y.II., Minden Day. Tuesday, Aug 6. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld, half yearly meeting.

Lady May's at Home, 4:30 p.m. Auction Crown Land below Kennedy Road, at P. W. D. $.p.m

Saturday, August 10, Entertainment Mount Austin

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Monday, August 12, United Agency, meeting 3 p.m.

Asbestos Oriental

Saturday, August 17. - Fourth Gymkhana Meeting.

Today's Atvertisements

GATION 00., LTD.":

was not any longer need for polar the telegram that the Mongo- FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG effort. Mikkelsen has exploded lians are trying to declare for in-h

AND SINGAPORE, this fallacy. He has explored, dependence under the protection we are told, "the north const of of a certain foreign nation, and Greenland, the maps of which if their attempts be not resisted THE Company's Steamship›.. will most probably now have to the other dependencies will follow be rectified." The fact is thai puit

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giving fresh vigour to body and mind.

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Substance for analysis-Stout

.............................. July 24, 1912.

Dr. Mackenzie's Burton on Trent

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Received:---On July 17th, 1912, from Messrs. Gande, Price

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Results of Analysis.

100 fluid parts of the sample containin

Solid mattor

Agh

Free acid ne acetic a Percentage of alcohol...

5.18:

.21

· 175,05

Specific gravity at 15.5°.C... equal to 1.011 Arsenic...

absent.

The results show that the sample is both good and sound.

Hongkong,

TRANK' BROWNE,

Gork Analyst

SOLE AGENTS:

It is reported that in a fifteen- successive dashes for the pole Chan Lo-sang baboon ap- Consignees of cargo by bar are baraby Messrs. Günde, Price and Co., to take the matter in hand and round contest held at Plymouth, itself have left a vast deal of in-pointed as the publisher, of informed that their goods will be de- obtain tenders, the lowest being Stoker Arnold, of H.M.B.tervening territory unexplored, the Kwang-tang $1,500.00 which, together with Monmouth, knooked out Ginger There is still much work to be Gazette. The paper will proCargo impeding the dischargo or

Government livered from alongwide, t Mesars Palmer & Taraor's Arundel, R.G.A, in the eleventh done; but it is not work which duce its first lasne on the 1st of remaining on board after 4 p.m., the 1st charges, brings the total cost for round, topairs to $1,000.00 whioli you will see in the Balance Sheet. Mhas ever been counted out."

will capture the imagination of August, and will outline all orders August will he landed at consigGANDE, PRICE & CO. LTD. This is the first time Ginger the public and we wonder how issued by the Central Government Fax and safense. L. 285 still remains on our hands Bill Lewis Knocked Out, v

many men will face it knowing for enforcement in the proyinger Bilsof Ladibly will be counterigned

•No Fire Insurance will be effected.

and so far we have no definite öffarar We have book informed that limited. Your. Fue explorer will mente. The Canotte wi

applause will as well as all official announce by

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One party with whom we were in Bill Lewis was knocked out in the man who places genuine produced in book treaty withdrew fromangotiations, the thirteenth round of a contest appreciation of solentists before monthly subscription will be

the outbreak of the Chinose with Alf Goodwin at Newcastle. The shotsin:

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