12
To profit and and loss account - Balance paratate-
ment above Deduct prefer- ence share di- vidend for one year to 31st Dec., 1901
257,815 17 0
50,000 0 0
APPROPELATION.
Dividend on or-
dinary shares
paid 1st Jan.,
1905
100,000 0
Carried forward 107,815 17
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
By shares in the Petroleum Producte Action Gesellschaft (marks 3,000,000) at cost By shares in the Nederlandsche Indische Industrie en Handel Maatschappij (Fl. 2,000,000 nominal. being the capital of the Company) at cost 207,815 17 0 By shares in the Asiatic Petro- leum Company, Limited, at cost...
£207,815 17 0
£4,477,848 12 3
ASSETS.
By Aroperty of the Company, viz.-Steamships, fresholds, buildings, wharves, storage works, plant and installa- tions, &c.
Amount as per
balance sheet
at 31st Dec.,
190.. ...£3,048,623 11 0 Deduct
pro-
coeds of sales. of installa- tions less ex- penditure in 1904 on ex- tension of installations and ор steamers
33,104 9 6
Deduct provision for deprecia- tion of steamers and in respect of installations, &c., viz,:~~
Amountst31st
Dec., 1903... Amount added.
this year Amount added
this year a/c Special Ex- tension
394,320 11 1
102,071 4 5
950 15 6
By bills receivable in hand By cash at bankers
161,025 14 2
20 .000 0 0 24,872 18 4 131,871 16 1
[Januray 8, 1906.
LOCAL AND DISTRICT
EVENTS, 1905.
JANUARY.
3rd-Destructive fire at Elgin Road, Kowloon
four shops gutted.
183,622 3 5 5th-First General Meeting Corinthian Yacht Club.-Dr. Forster, Assistant Port Health Officer, recommended for Royal Humane; Society's medal for saving a sampan's orew from drowning.—Midshipman shoots himself on the Portuguese cruiser Adamastor,~~ Filipino murders another on the American 8.8. Tremont, and later, mortally wounds a richa coolie at West Point,
£4,477,848 12 3
A PERILOUS TOW FROM MANILA.
The Manila Times under a seven-line heading describes how the steamers Taming and the disabled steamer Kaifong had a narrow escape and "barely made Hongkong after a perilous trip." The reference is to the towing of the Kaifong from Mariveles by the Taming just
before Christmas. "The safe arrival of the Kaifong at Hongkong," says our contemporary is a tribute to the trustworthiness of good Manila hemp, for had the towing hawser parted at any time after real China Sea weather was encountered, it would have been all up with the Kaifong and the 17 men on board.” There
were in fact 60 men on board. When the Taming signalled the Kaifong to know if she would be able to handle herself in case the tow-line parted, the answer came back condition would be hopeless."
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"Indeed," the report continns, with decks nearly perpendicular at times, the screws out of water and racing' at frequent intervals and -£3,015,519 1 6 the ships drifting away so fast before the monsoon, it was next to impossible to tell just what course they were making. The Kaifong with only her port propellor to keep her under way would quickly have met her fate had sho parted with her consort, for it would have been Lothing short of a miracle that would have enabled the Taming to have got another line to her had the first one parted."
By advances to the Neder-.-- landsch` Indische Industrie en Handel Maatschappij, re- presented by an
"Under- rtaking” to issue 5 per cent.
bonda ...
By Debtors on Current ac- count (including certified estimates of amounts reco- verable under Marine Poli- cies)
By account with Asiatic Petro-
leum Co., Ltd. By account with the Neder- landsch Indische Industria- en Handel Maatschappij - By unexpired marine insurance premiums and balances in respect of pending voyages By stocks of petroleum oil and liquid fuel afloat and in store at cost, freight, and insurance
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By sundry stocks
By balance of cost and expenses
•
of the issue of preference shares (less £30,000 written off to this date)
By balance of
American expenses as per balance nhest of 1903- And expendi
ture in 1904
Less written off this year to profitand loss account
7,085 19 7
627 3 10
7,713 3 5
3,713 3 5
-£497,342 11 0
2,518,176 10 6
840,000 0 0
57,786 5 4
173,893 4 0
69,772 11 10
At times the ships would be abreast and dark thoughts would suggest themselves as to what would be the outcome if the Kaifong crashed into the Taming aft. No such casualty occurred, however, and no accident befel the hawser which was guarded night and day like a powder mine. Altogether, our contemporary concludes, the bringing of the Kaifong to Hongkong, reflects no light credit on Capt. Outerbridge and his crew, and it likewise shows the dire need of the Philippines for facilities for docking and repairing.
The report incidentally mentions that the passage occupied 69 hours and that when the China coast was sighted aptain Outerbridge had had only four hours' sleep
SIR GERARD AND LADY NOEL "AT HOME."
At St. Paul's College on the 1st January Rear Admiral and Lady Noel were
64 at home' to their friends, and many called to pay their 44,460 16 2 respects. Amongst others were H. E. the
31,363 15 8 7,893 8 8
29,109 18 1
7th-Irvine, an American, under arrest for alleged forgery; attempts suicide at Central Police Station,
8th-Sixth Club Race R.H.K.Y.C. 11th-Langural Meeting Kowloon Pigeon Club.-Charles Smith, Erio Hogman and William Nason hanged in Victoria Gaol for murder.-Disastrous fire at No. 168 Holly- 13th Gang of pirates hold up a junk's crew
wood Road; nine Chinese roasted alive.
in the harbour.
14th-Opening cruise Corinthian Yacht Club.- Inspector W. J. Ford, after 22 years' service in the Hongkong police force, left for England.
18th-Anoual distribution of prizes at St. Stephen's College by H.E. the Governor.- Annual meeting China Provident, Loan and Mortgage Co., Ld.-Annual meeting Hong- kong Land Reclamation Co., Ld.—Closing of the firm of Messrs. Turner and Co.
19th-Pagain, the Filipino, found guilty of
murder and condemned to death. 20th-Anunal presentation of prizes at Ellis Kadoorie Chinese Schools Society by H.E. the Governor, 22nd-Seventh R.H.K.Y.C. race.-A.D.C. performance of "Jane" at City Hall. Nary beat H.K.F.C. at Rugby.-H.E. the Governor takes part in the shooting of the Volunteer Reserve Association. 23rd-General Stoessel calls at Hongkong. — H.E. the Governor distributes prixos at Belilios Public School.-Annual ~ meeting Alice Memorial Hospital. 24th-Annual presentation of prizes at Dioce-
san school by H.E. the Governor. 25th-H. E. the Governor distributes prizes at
Queen's College.
26th-Requien service at Catholic Cathedral for Bishop Piazzoli.—Anglo-Chinese District Government Schools presentation of prizes by H.E. the Governor.Volunteers annual ball at City Hall.
2 th-H.E. the Governor presents diplomas won by students of Hongkong Co lege of Medicine for Chinese.-Mr. Bennett Burleigh, Daily Telegraph war correspondent, calls at Hong- kong.
28th-Annual prize distribution at Li Shing Scientific and Industrial College.-H.K.C.C. beat a team from Swatow by three wickets and 70 runs.
30th Annual meetings of West Point Building Co., Ld., Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld., and Hongkong Laud Investment and Agency Co., Ld. 31st-100 lighters destroyed by fire at Wuchow.
-Annual meeting St. John's Cathedral.
FEBRUARY,
8th-Annual mobilization of troops. 9th-Opening night of flest boxing at Kowloon.-Fire on the 8.8. Shahzada at Kowloon Docks: Chief Officer, Mr. W. Laird, suffocated. 10th-Annual meeting Humphrey's Estate and
Finance Co., Ld. -
Governor, accompanied by his A.D.C., Captain Leslie, H. E. General Sir Villiers Hatton | 4th-Major-General Slade inspects Volunteers. and Mrs Hatton, Colonel Darling, Major 7th-Annual meeting Hongkong Benevolent. and Mrs Chichester, Major and Mrs Ross, Society. Major and Mrs Watkin, Major and Mrs Painter, Major and Mrs Chitty, Major and Mrs Jones, olonel Seymour. Major and Mrs Pritchard, Captain and Mrs. Marchant, Commodore and Mrs Piggott Williams, Dr. Gimlett (Deputy Inspector General, Royal Naval Hospital) and Mrs Gimlett, Sir Henry and Lady Berkeley, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs Gershom Stewart, the Hon. Dootor and Mrs. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Seth, and representatives of the foreign consulates in Hongkong.
Lady Noal received her guests at the entrance to the drawing room. Music was supplied by the band of the flagship, which was stationed on the lawn, but owing to the cold weather those present preferred to stay within doors, conse- quently the marques on the lawn was deserted, 4,000 0 0. and from within the music was almost inaudible,
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11th-Hongkong's first annual regatta held. Fleet boxing concluded at Kowloon, cham- pions in each class being, F. Cursen, light; J. Sucksmith, bantam ; A. Walker, feather; Jordan, middle; Heavy, 'Gatehouse and J. Lavers shared honours. 13-Annual meeting Hongkong Ice Co., Ld.—
Eighth Club race R.H.K.Y.C.. 14th Half-yearly meeting Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. Annual meeting Church Missionary Association. 16th-- First concert Philharmonic Society,
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