From a letter appesriog in the Minates of the Shanghsi General Chamber of Commerce it will be noted that Mesars. Wilson sod Matthews, the consulting engineers summoned from England to report on the conser-fancy of the Hoangpu, have warned the Chamber against the danger of allowing the work on the river to be permanently discontinued. Although the engineers rightly withhold any comment on the abject which will fora the basis of their report, we understand that they were satisfied with both the conser.
Alter providing for general expenses and an interim dividend of 24 per cent in Jaly last, there remains at the credit of Profit and Loss Account the eum of $185,305.32, which the directors recommend should be disposed of as follows, viz By Payment of directors auditors' fees... $ 5,000,00 ing to deprecia tion account 104,990.02 Payment of a foal dividend of 4 percent 73,714.29 Carrying forward to 1910.sesscssesereeeee 1,601 01 fancy scheme and the actual operations,
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