30th June, 1888.
To amounts written off Remuneration to Directors 4/6, the rate at which the Di dend is declared, and 3/0, the Current rate of the day.
To Reserve Fund...
100,000.00 To Balance carried forward to next half-year 10,441.36
$720,441.36
By Belaice of Usidivided. Profits Bist Dec., 1888 By Amount of Net Profits for the Six months ending30th June, 1888, after deducting all Ex.
and Interest, the ion moved. along. Just behind the old truck was an enormous red flag with the motto of the department "We fight the flames," and interspe: Detween the companies, so that the sounds By Balance on lst Dec., 1887...$3,900,000.00 of martial music never ceased, were the town By Amount transferred from band, the band of the Bayern, and, comfort-Profit and Loss Account...... 100,000.00 ably crowded in a waggonette, the band of the French Boys' Schuol. The Bund was crowded with Chinese and foreigners, and J, Beuz-Invise, in the verandahs of the houses were groups of spectators, the Grand Duke and his 3.8. Moses, party, and the Taotai, Mr. Kung, being at Jacksox, Chief Manager. the residence of the Chairman of the Anglo-W. GasneLi, Acting Chiey Accountant.
American Council, Mr. A. G. Wood. The at Mr. Wood's included also~Lieut. We have compared the above Statements with the Books, Vouchers, and. Securities at ing, A.D.C. to the Grand Duke, and the Head Office, and with the Returns from Dr.- Zander, the Chihsien, the Mixed the various Branches and Agencies, and have Court Magistrate, and Mr. Zee Lan-char, found the same to be correct.
P. J. Hughes Fsq., Consul-General for P. Rrate, 7 Hesptasox, Auditors Great Britain, J. Haas Esq., Consul for Austro-Hungary, the Baron de Gunzburg Hongkong, 7th August, 1888. and Messrs. Chapsal and Morrison. The officers of the Fire Brigade were presented to His Imperial Highness, who expressed Amusements. himself much interested in, and blessed with the parade. It was not without some difficulty that the four veterans who headed
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