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THE
Hongkong Weekly Press
ALOL. LXV.]
AND
China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome..
Leading Articles:-
Wanted More Ententes
Hongkong Legislative Council
The Triple Entente
The Yangtze Porta
America and China
China Association Report
Typhoon Bravery
Hongkong Sanitary Board...
Supreme Court
Manila's Population...
Quarry Bay Dock Opened
To Prevent Dumping
Licensing Court..
Canton
Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council
Correspondence
Commercial
Shipping
BIRTH.
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HONGKONG, ATURDAY, 29TH JUNE, 1907,
An extraordinary general meeting of the Hotel des Colonie‹ Company, Ld., was he'd at PAUE Shanghai on June 20th to consider a special resolution to reduce the capital of the Company. Mr. A. J. Hadley moved and Mr. F. W. Evana | .426 seconded the following resolution:-That the 427 Capital of the Company be reduce from Taels 427 225,000 (Shanghai Sycee) divided into 9000 |
shares of Taels 25 each to Taels 112,500 Shang- hai Sycee) divided into 9,000 shares of Taels 12.50 each and that such reduction be effected by 434 cancelling capital which has been lost or is 436 unrepresented by available assets to the extent;
of a la 90,400 and by returning from out of the sinking fund to the bolders of the 9,000 shares that have been issued a sam equal to Taels 250 per share thus reducing the nominal amount of all the shares from Taels 25 each to 438 Taels 12.50 each. The resolutio was carried
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if June 22rd, at 2 Cameron Ville, Peak, the spending his' savings as well, a Chiumen
wife of L. G. BIRD, of a daughter.
DEATH.
On June 19th, at sea, on board the NY.K. steamer Kosai Maru, JOHN ALOYSIUS SULLIVAN, aged 56 years.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The English Mail of 30th May arrived, per the 8.8. Chino, on Wednesday, the 26th instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
The Osaka Locomotive Company is reported to have as many orders in band as it can under- take. The company is now making 246 sets of bridge girders, weighing 3,393 tons, for the Government railways; two tank engines for the Formosan railway; and 40 waggons (broad gange) for the South Manchuria Railway. The 400 coal tracks ordered for the Kyushu Railway have just been completed, and 14 sets of bridge girders for the Formosan Railway are now be ing fitted up. The company is at the resent time making bridge girders weighing 511 tons to the order of the Oraka Municipality.
In a recent report to the Government, the Japanese Consul at Bombay stated that the demand for beer in India exceed 11,000,000 gallons a year, with a tendency towards further increase. Of this quantity 6,000,000 gallons were supplied by breweries in India, and 5,000,000 gallons were imported from other countries, 98 per cent. being supplied by Eng- land, and only 7 per cent. by other countries. During 1905, 4,000,000 gallons of Japanese beer were imported into India and the greater part of this amount was sold on trial in and ab ut Calcutta, little being known about Japanese beer in the neighbourhood of Bombay. The Japanese Consul pointed out in conclusion that as Indian merchants were beginning to direct their attention to Japanese trade, if Japanese beer was sent to India at low prices-selecting the best quality-it is possible to extend the market of Japanese beer in India.
After spending ten days in the country, and retained to Hongkong last week, bringing his brother with him. The brother had never before left his native place, and was persuaded to do so only by the glowing accounts which bis town relative gave of Hongkong. The man from the city told him that he could start. as a hawker, and make more money than be
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No. 26
His Excellency the fear Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-Ordinance No. 8 of 1907. -An Ordinance to amend the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903; Ordinance No. 9 of 1917. -Au Ordinance for giving to a Foreign Company called the Nederlandsch Indische Handel bank certain facilities for carrying on its business in the Colony.
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The Directors of the Shanghai Mercury Ltd. in submitting their seventh annual report aud the audited statement of the company's accounts up to the 3th April last, are glad to be able to congratulate the shareholders upon another very successful year's working. Prost and loss account.-After paying an interimi dividend of 4 per cent. in December last, writing off Tis. 7.154.69 for depreciation, etc., placing Ts. 3,000 to reserve for bad and reducing the goodwill account by Tls. 5,5:0,
and auditor's fees, the balance to credit of this doubtful debts, and providing for directors
account amounts to Tls. 5,961,55 ont of which 5 per cent, absorbing Tix, 5,250, and to carry the directors propose to pay a final dividend of
forward the balane of Tls 711.53
Again the pirates have been busy in the
ever dreamed of; then he could return to vicinity of Hongkong, and again they have native village and dwell in peace. This word picture was sufficient to induce the elder brother, and gathering together his belongings bringing with bim 12, the savings of many
with the yon ger to Hongkong.,
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he came
months. As he was not used to the customs
boldly brought junks which they bave three cargo juaks left Pakboi for Hongkong. pirated into the harbour. On the 2nd instant
east off from her morings. The vessels k⚫pt the owner of the craft being in the last vessel to
of this city, he gave his younger brother the hoat carrying the owner lost sight of the other in company until the 15th instint when the
is alleged to have spout the amount in drink. money to keep for him. The city relative
two, and arrived in port sa e'y. The crews of after which, apparently. his conscience troubl. d
The other two vessels, unfortunately, were him, and he was afraid to face the brother overpowered by pirates in Macao waters. he had robbed. The way out of the difficulty, they threaded their way through the islands was a dose of opiam, and it is believed that be swallowed this t escape his brother's auger The man was removed to hospital shortly after taking the drug, but died the same
afternoon.
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Mr. John A. Sullivan whosa death announced in our obituary notic-s, was stock and sharebroker, and one of Shaughai's oldest and most respected residents. Mr. Sullivan, who had for a long time ben suffering from jaundice, left for Japan not a month ago and during his stay there had ap; arently quite recovered his health, He joined the steamer Kosai Mera at Nagasaki on June 17th and seemed then in good health and spirits. He was seasick, and commenced to vomit blood and although everything was dous for him! that was possible in the absence of a medical attendant, he expired just
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| near Macao a small craft was obse ved in their sothing, and continued on their way until course, but the crews evidently suspected
a few shots fired across the bows warned them to luff up. The imperative command was obeyed, and when a number of armed men boarded the traders and covered the
crews,
they promptly ob yed the further command to go into the cab u. When all were within, the doors were made fast and the pirates took charge. Af or continuing the voyage for some hours they decided to get rid of the erens and when near the island of Lui-t oli, which is som distance from Macao, they stood up to the wind, and 1wering a small boat bundled the crew into it, after which a few of their number pa'led them ashore and returned to the junke. Then the vessels were headed for Hongkong, arriving here some days afterwards, Meantime the owner was getting anxious about ая the vessel his other vessels and proceeded to search the was approaching Wosung. Death was due, harbour, eventually finding the two pirated it is understood, to internal hemorrhage, caused | junks at Shankiwan. Great was his surprise, by seasickness. Mr. Sullivan, who was 6 years | howeve, to find new crews of age, arrived in Shangbai in 1874 and shortly
on board, and aft rwards, commenced business as a stock aud sharebroker and from that time onwards was one of the principal and most popular members of the local Stock Exchange. He was a sportsman. and also one of the leading members of the old Philharmonic Society. Hs as an energetic member of the Shanghai St. Patrick's Society and at the last annual general meeting, held in March, was unanimously elected President of that Society for the current year.
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suspecting what had happened, he reported to the police. Shortly after he left the junks, the pirates also the ght it was time to go, and when the police returned they were missing. The police, however, acted expeditiously, with the result that four men were arrested-one at Yaumati and three at Shaukiwan appeared before Mr. G. N. Orme at the Police They
ing stolen property into the Colony. The case Court yesterday and were charged with bring.
was remanded.
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