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THE

SPECIAL CABLES.

PRESIDENT-YUAN,

ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE?

(Special Pacific Service to the Telegraph-Reuter). Peking, Received March 23.

The arrest of five ex-members of Parliament and also Yi Fashion, Chief Writer to the Cabinet; the flight of Mih Siac-ching, Excretary to the Presid ent's Office; and the issue of more stringent regulations ra garding the entry of employess' visitors to the President's Office, all point to the truth of repta that parens have been arrested in the President's Office with bomba.

It is noteworthy that Tientsin was twice planved into sensation last week by reports of the death of President Yuan Shib-kai.

OIL CONCESSIONS.

JAPAN APPROACHES CHINA.

Peking, Received March 23. Reuter understands that Minister Yamaza, of Japan, Interviewed Heiung Hei-ling on the 12th. inst, and asked him if it were possible to grant oil oncessione in a certaia Province outside the Standard Oil'areas tó Japón, and to let Japan cc oporate with the Chinese Government.

Hsiang Hei-ling replied that the Standard Oil Agreement was arousing the opposition of a cartain esotion of the people and if another concassion were given there would be more opposition.

***'" Mr. Yamaza stated that he had been instructed by his own Government to negotiate regarding the matter. He aid the handing over of the oil mines of the whole coun- try to a single Company was really a violation of the * Tréaties,⠀

Hsiung Hsi-ling replied that the prgument was most reasonable. The Government in carrying on various industries engaged a large number of technical experts of various nationalities, and it was acressonable to say that. tacant engine a of a certain nation were engaged in this particular industry, that country, would have power over **" that industry.

** LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET.

R. O. A. v. Craigengower.

This match, played at Happy Valley on Saturday, was productive of an exciting flash, the scores of the respective sides being ex- aotly identics-130. The details

10-

Hongkong v. Staff and Depts.

Scoring was low in the match bettre Sn Hongkong 0.0. and the Stoff and Departments on the Club ground on Sato-day, victory Capt. Williams, o E. Braga, eventually going to the home

b Tayler

R.G.A.

team by three wickets and 15 Lieut. Rong all, b Tayler

uns. For the winners WodeSgt. Williams, b Carvalho houte and' Donnelly captured all Lieut. Taylor, b Tayler the wickets, while Morgan did Br. Bryson, b Taylar best with the ball for the losers,

taking five wickets for 39, The

&ores were tem

STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS.

Gr. Josephs, run out

Gr. Edgder, b Taylor

Gr. Payne, b Hanrok

Capt. Farmer, Stokes, b Gr. Smith, not out

HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1914.

COMPANY REPORTS; Cash in hand

Cash at factory $50.00

The Hongkong Rope Manufactur- ing Co., Limited.

H. P. WHITE..

Annexed we have the pleasure to lay before shareholders & statement of accounts made up to 31st December 1913.

The balance at Credit of Profit

504:21 ARMY MANŒUVRES. 554.21

-To-day commences the annual $703,798 54

Army manoeuvres in the New Members of Territory, in which all the units Consulting of the Garrison are taking part.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

For

2008 dongdagan

tobiconi u noilkollqgA

Today's Advertisements and alt

THEATRE

ROYALTY dogo HONGKONG,Indiapka wyler zalmor

A Short Season Only

General Managers. alongside the Naval Yard and Maurice E. Bandmann, presents the newly organized

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BANDMANN OPERA CO

MAR. 26th and 27th. Saturday,

MAR. 28th.

The report for presentation to D. W. CRADDOCK Committee. The s... Hopgang has been lying the shareholders at the Thirtieth Ordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Rope Manninotoring We report that we have audited will be engaged in transport Co., Ltd, to be held at the Offices the above balance sheet with the work. On Wednesday the Volun- of the General Managers on books and vouchers of the Com-teer Reserves will take part with Tuesday, March, 31 at 12 o'clock pany and that in our opinion such the Army in the manouvres. In noon is as follows →→

balance sheet is properly drawn addition, the Hongkong VolunThurs., and Friday, "P. 80 se to exhibit a true and letre will also take part. Correct view of the stats of the December, 1913, according to the By Balance of Work- Company's

affairs at the 31st)

best of our informatica, and the

ing Account and Loss Account after allowing explanations given us, and de Leas Ratea & Taxes for the Interim Dividend of $60 shown by the books of the Dom Lese Crowu Ront 000.00 paid in August last is Pany We have obtained all the $63,587.88 which it is proposed information and explanations we to appropriate as follows:

have required. The steaks have been certified as to quantities by To place to Riserve

Fund

$1,000.00 the works Manager and as to prices by the General Managers, and we have seen all securities.

A. O'D. GOURDIN,

Auditors.

To pay a final Divi

dend of $1.00 per abaren Tatum, To carry forward to the credit of next year's acconst

60,000,00

2,587,88

Investment The Investment

F. MAITLAND. Hongkong, 18th March, 1914, The Hongkong & Whampoa Dock

Company, Ltd.

+40

Loss Insuranc Less Directsia and

Auditors' fees

TotalTM

$449,838.06

Mon., and Tuesday, 20,500.84 MAR. 30th and 31st. 8,148.10 Wed., and Thursday, 9,054.00

APRIL 1st and 2nd. 20,500,00 Friday and Saturday, APRIL 3rd and 4th. Monday,

$58,800.84

8391,038.02 APRIL 6th.

Balance Sheet, LIABILITIES,

Capital 50,020 Shares at $50

Tuesday, APRIL 7th..

each fully paid up $2,500,000.00 Wednesday,

200,000.00 APRIL 8th,

Thursday, APRIL 9th.

Feserva Fund

Me joe Insu-

81,698 69

2,315,459.68

anca Fund

tora

in Green Island Cement Co's sharea has been written up to $5.00 per share, and the resulting Following is the report and appreciation ($10,000.00) trans-balance sheet of the Hongkong Sundry Oredi- ferred to Reserve Fund.

and Whampoa Dock Company, Ltd., for the year ending Decem-

Balance of ber 31, 1913, to be pres 3nted to Profit brought the shareholders at the Ordinary forward' from Yearly Mesting to be held in the last account...... $40,911,02 Company's Town Office, Queen's

Profit for the Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, year ending 31. on Monday, March 30, at 12 12 13. ae o'clock noon.

Consulting Committes. In ae- cordance with the Articles of As sociation, Messrs. H. P. White, D. W. Craddock and Dr. J. W. Noble retire, but offer themselves for re-election:

Auditors. The accounts have been audited by Measra. A. O'D Gourdin and F. Maitland, the latter noting in place of Mr. W. H. Potta. Messrs. A. O'D Goordie and F. Maitland are recommended for re-election.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 18th March, 1914. Consulting

-Profit and Loss Account.

Com- "

..$4,000.00 400.00

mittee's feaa Auditors' fees Amount written off as depreciation for 1903

30 Haterim Dividend. 28 Balance

Gentlemen, The Directors beg to submit their Report and Balance Sheet for year ended 31st December, 1913.

The Gross Profit för the year is which, after paying Bank Interest *** depreciating Plant

$301,038,62

$122,547.10

and Buildings by 70,005,77 and providing for a possible loss on

sale of the Dredger "Canton River" of

40,000,00

For

above statement 152,485.15

193,397.07

$5,200,535,34

ASSETS.

Value of Kowloon, Cosmopolitan and Aberdeen Doske, buildings and plant, including floating plant as at 31.12.12 as per

·last statement ...

$3,845,662,21

9,300.00

Las Salea $142,515.08 60,000.00

$238,552.87 Less written off 76,005,77, 63,587.88 leaves a nett profit of $152,425.15

and adding amount

.0

10

$137,287.88

brought forward

20 Balance brought for- 17! ward from last ...1 year

from last account $10,011.02 Fleaves availablo

.$. 2,471.58

4 Dividend from In- 4 vestments.

6 Interest

1 Exchange

....11 Unclaimed Dividende

Uapt. Ross, b Taylor.

Donnelly

9 Spr. Pragnall, b Tayler

Staff Sergt. McGregor,

b

Extras

Wodehouse

4

Total

...130

Bowling

Major Bowen, b Wodebouts 4

Capt. Lambkin, b Wodehouse 0

Rev. Cooper-Hoot, o Pearce,

b Wodehouse -

Major Morgan, b Donnelly Carpl. Morrish, b not out

and

of Hancock ....11 Tayler.

Private Lewis, o and b Wode-

OM. R. W.

5 0 32 1:

K

14.2 1 41 7

41 Carvallio

Poatɔnji

:6 0 33 1

0

0

Lieut. Beygate, b. Donnelly,.. 12 Capt. Allison, b Wodehours Lieut, Heath, o Cobb. b Wode-

house

Extray

4 1 12 C.C.C.

J. V. Braga, b Payne

H. H Tayler, b Payne

1. Postonji, b Edgder,

prior to 1910 forfeited Balance of Working

Account

a sum of... the $193,397.07 which the Directors recommend

3,007 50 to be appropriated as follows:-: 1,393.29 To pay a Dividend

673

at the rate of 0 oo:

per annum or

83.00 per share... $150,000.00 2,247.00 Carry forward tonew

128,071.78

$137,287,88

Balance Sheet. Capital, 60,000 shares at $10 each fally 2 paid un

12 Reserve Fund...... 13 Sundry Creditors

Balance of Profit and 19 Loss Account

8

E. L. Braga, o Josephs, b

Bryson

R. A. Carvalho. J.b.w., b Wil.

Total'

Bowling.

90

liam's G. A Hanock, a and b

William...

21

19 Lind

7 Less Depreciation

0.

4.-17

Wodolionse

"O, M. "R; W:

11.2 2 31 7L.A. Rosa, b Payne... Donnelly 80 293 W. H. Vivensh, a Roes, b

Payne

Cóbhag 0 220

HONGKONG R. Basa, not out

TE Pearce, c. Morrish, b. K. Tata, b Payne...

Allison was 58 GE Lice, b Payne....

0.0 Olarke, 1.b., b Heath 13,

A. G. Bickor, b. Farmer, b.

Morgan

.account

43,397.07

$193,397,07 Directors: The Directo'a deeply regret to record the death of their late colleague, Mr. G. Frissland...

Addiliona during

1913

For the time in

Honkong,

The staatanṣoreji.

of the Sepsen.j

Y ON OH ! IDELPHINE

ca the Shalency bag London,

The Most Syreist

For the Fun Times!) valid and Popular

Honkong,

THE GIRL FROM UTAH "

NAME

For the From Tima lu

Hanging

the Adelphi Theatre,

The Snemagily

Yuccesfet Revoz)

STEP THIS WAY

The Hit of the Calcarra Sea Frum the Loston Pavilion,

For the bitst in

Hongkong

sampon › The Art Sup

of the Senten

THE MARRIACE MARKET”

Daly's "Theatre, London"

For the First Time in

The Mor Laughable Music Play

11bagkong, "THE GIRL ON THE FILM

From the That Loados. Fe: the Fine Thine a Mr. George Edwadij

Ненякона

Big til.

"THE DANCING MISTRESS" From The Adelphi Theatre, Landphs

For the Serond Time la Herekond,

The Mor Successiul Pid Pastir, CHOKNA

"THE GIRL FROM UTAH!" Now phi Thea, Loaders. For the First time la

The Whittiest Music Comedy Hongkong

How-tosk wwwer Produced.... ***THE LAUCHING HUSBAND" (Der Lachende Eheman) From the New Theatre, London

Revival of the Most Laughable

"THE BALKAN PRINCESS

DOORS OPEN AT 8.30 P.M. Commence at 9.00 p.m. SHARP PLANS NOW OPEN AT MOUTRIES.

Begining with the April Number The Cosmopolitain Publicity Bureau

Wish to announce that day

"IT".

WILL IN THE FUTURE BE KNOWN

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AS

THE HONGKONG MAGAZINE

ALSOP

She of A mail.

The date of issue has been chan-,

ged to the first day of every month.

$218,520.85

3,627,

7,141.30 NINE YEARS 49,538.88

$3,678,680.24 437,098.30

Sundry Debtors Material in Stock at

book value and am oubt expended on labour and material, with a fair percent- age for establishent charges on work in progress,, as at 31. 12.13, less instal- mants received on. account

...1,176,756.90

deb that the

LOREALi vid onder of anci baing mentioned as it had nothing. AFTERWARDS.o do with the charge.vha lane The Crown Solicitor pointed out that the witoesses had ( difficulty in identifying the Prisoner as the man who fled the shots.The deceased was taken to the hospital aid there died The fanta were abort and simple: Pod he would call the witnesses.or went to prazd, will gilfører al Evidence was tong taken as:

Chinese Charged with Commit.

„ping Murder, debts

espero

'Sitting in Criminal Jurisdic. tion, at the Supreme Co, This morning, the Purane Judge d.E.J. Gompertz) beard a charge

Mr.

of marder prefered by the Crown THE ROYAL MAIL, STEAM,

okcitor (Mr, Kemp) against Chu Loi, alias Ohu Tso1, the being Sing Wirg, at Woog on March 14th, 1905.

$5,290,535.44 Kowloon Docks, 18th Mar. 1914,

"Mr. Alabaster, ipsrublad STANLEY H. DODWELL The jury was empanelled

Mr. Crowther Smith, defended.

daisy fagufulista DAVID LANDALE,

£9 follow Mesare Directors. E. M. DYER

(foreman), Chief Manager.

da Silva, J.F

Miller, Aw

PACKET COMPANYUVIOU

jold Henty fated- hib Bu

THE Steamabit tudi ni nikiung

"DEN OF

$600,000.00 In accordance with Articles 78 26,000 00 and 85 of the Company's Articles ...14,210.66 of Association, Sir O. P. Chater,

VANCOUVER (BC) & JAPAN Kt., O.M.G., and Mr. H.P. White 63,587.89 retire by rotation but, being.

From PORTLAND, SEATTLE, eligible, offer themestres for re $703;798 54 election. The Hon. Mr. C. H.

The above Steamer Har Ross and Mr. F. Lieb having

arrived, "Consignees of Cargol $23.200-00

Ges. A CALDWELL, Heron, A. G. Miller and J. M. Pare hereby notified to send resigned, on leaving the Colony, 1,400 00 the Hon. Mr. D. Landale and Mr. We report that we have ex The Crown Solicitor, said t

Secretary! Tavares.

Toad in their Bills of Lading for count- E. Goetz bave invited to join the amined the above Balance Sheet case had one unusual, feature in alongsida yši puni zino sca

ersignature, and to sakat im the mediate delivery: of Cargo from $21,800.00 Board in their places, and these dated 31st December, 1913, with it, and that was the lapse of time

appointments require confum- the books and accounts of the since the murder. 4 Factory, Michinely

Cargo, impeding discharge of ation at this meeting an e 1 &c.

Wassileged to remaining on board piter 11th inst, $130,600 COMr. Staley H. Dodwell has the information and explanations on March 11,1905,

Company and have obtained all have taken place. It

at Noon will be” lânded

at Con-. 15 Less Depreciation7,000.00 been appointed Chairman for we have required, and the find that some of the witnesses Hazardous and/or exert hazardous sigdees risk and expense and de- UP, 944 they would

livery must be taken from the year 1914. Jadukat $122,600.00 Auditors:The Accounts bave Sheet is properly drawn up so, ma ...130

In our opinion such Balance would refer to the man, as Bing Godowns of the "Hongkong" and O.. M. R. W. Rope and Hemp in

been audited by Mr. H. Percy to exhibit a true and correct viewing but that would be explained Kowloon Wharf and Godown 11,2 0406; Factory, valued at $88,704,28

Smith, F. CA., and Mr. AR of the Company's affairs according to be a local dialostios pronoun- Col, Ltd, and tal negisto 14 6 2 17 1 Stores, Oil, Fuel Gun

Jose, CA who retire and offer to the best of our information and ciation of the name: He went on

NoClain will be recognise themselves for re-election." 9 0 30 2 nies and Spate marked wit

the explanations given us, to explain that the Wistim and after the Godda bave left the, 4018 1 Gear, valued at 10,770.56-

STANLEY H. DODWELL, and as shown by the books of the another man were in the habit of Steamer or Godown, and alle

Chairman, Rope on consigament,

Hongkong, 18th March 1914. entsted at the amount expanded and on the date in question they

Company. The work in progress going to Kowloon for nightsit remaining undelivered,

last. at p. *valued at a 178,86272 Profit and Loss Account

rent. thereon, with a fair proportion of approached the prisoned in All chafed and Prop, ́of prem, on un-To Back Interest $122,547.10 establishment charges, and the reference to a pig he had in his aged Cargo must be left Lil 'Go- The Victoria Theatre.

expired policies 1368:22 To Amount written off BEBE Katol

Some very interesting filme ure Sundry debtera 118.838.45 Plant and Buildings 76,005,77 certified by the Chief Manager. others they found on shry road. Will be held on 19thrinst, at 9:30 value of material ca band, are Possession and a8to some down and examination of bame Total (for wickets)... 105 now being shown at the above Company's Bankers: 75,054.01 To Provision for pos RP Thursfield, J. Kennedy theatre To night the detective Investments? Die mile

The allocation of expenditure The outcome of it was that the amr radhand codf sible losa on the ** and P. H. Cobb'did not bat, film "Ghost Club" will beslag 4,425 phares China clanny ie, Dredgor

shown on fixed assets has also prisoner palled out a revolver All Claims must be presented Bowling!led instead of the Battle of Geitys. Provident Loanandy muni vode KUNA

,000.00 been certified by the Chief Man- and fired at the deceased Tira on or before 20th inat otherwisen Mortgage Co. Ltd 35,400.00

agersi di ya Kamati deceased was found later with a they will not be repognisgd.ja

wound in the abdomen. Two JARDINE, MATHESON, shots were fired. Afterwards the

18200, LIDO out Agentsia Chile

DE Donnelly, v Morrisli,

b. Morgan,

8. 8. Moore, hot on

MM. Mass, c. Bowen,

Morgan...

PP Wodehouse, o, Bowen,

b. Morgan

HPR Wells, c. MoGregor,

Morgan...***

This

Heath Morgan Allison

Extras

Extras

Total".

Payne...

Edgder Williams Bryson

5

...

12

0. MR W barg. The latter will be exbibited

4 90/26 1 on Friday next!! At Wednost 10,000 bares Green red To Balance

7.3 10391

4028

Matines the picture?" Woms

Teland Cement Ootal Find a CHAN TO BAR

like a shadow" will be repouted.". Ltd. $50,000,0085400:00 |

18th March, 1914.

H PERCY SMITH)

JRAMME CIAN

Auditore

prisoner shot at someone else.

LOWE CAN

Mr. Alabaster objected to this Hongkong, 10th Mar, 1914: 14179

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