SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1903. -
HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.
-
In their weekly share report, dated 27th November, blessrs Benjamin, Kelly and
I'otta wito -
During the past week, thero has been a guneral enquiry for the better class of so- curities, causing an advance in the values of several stucks, and & fair business has been transactal,
Banks.-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have risen from 3649 to 8845 with nudes at intermediate rates, and close with buyers at the higher figure. An improvement has alen taken place in the London quots tion which now stands at E03 1. N tionals continue in demand at S.
Marine Insurances.--Unions have again lesen dealt in at 8192), Chins Traders are still asked for at 260. Cantons have been placed at $170.
Five Funratice--Hongkong Pavs are quoted at $315. A small lot of China Fires are in the market at gin.
Shipping-Hongkong, Canton Al Macao Steamboats buvo enquiries at $30, Indo-Chinas hava shauged buds at 574, and are now in request at $70. Thouglas Stensiy ships have been dispond of at $50 and further sales of China and Manilas are res ported at 818. Star Ferries have advanced
$17 for the now shares.
Shell Transports te wanted at £1 1-after sales at £1. Business in Shanghai Tugs (Ordinary) bas been done at Thu, 2.
farin-China Sugara "buve further advened to SPD. There is nothing doing lu Luxur
Intimations.
Intimations.
(ABBREVIATED) PROSPECTUS
THE
OF
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG BREWERY COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
[Incorporated under the Compsrács Ordiú-. ances Hongkong 1866 to 1859, where- by the fiability of a shareholder 1, limited to the amount of his shares.]
CAPITAL: Hongkong Currency 920,000, divided 2500 shares of 8100 euchi, payable as follows T-
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TNFORMATION is bean received froin The MILITARY AUTHORITIES that gUN PRACTICE will take place from Stonecutters Island (West, East and South Shore Batteries) on the 4th December, in a South Westerly direction at rapgue varying from 2,41 0 to 1,000 yards, and from Lye-into mun (Pak-st-wan Battery) on the 5th December, 1903, in the Direction of Junk Bay to the East of the Devil's Peak at a range of about 2,900 yards.
If the weather is nidavourable en uither of the ahova datos, practice will ude planus wn the 7th-December.
Practice will commenco at about 9 a.m. and finish ghout 11 nm. each day, if the! rage is clear.
Ify Compand,
A. M. THOMSON, deling Colonial Sordary Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, November 23, 19:3,
2448
LODGE
ZETLAND
No. 525, E.C.
REGULAR MEETING of ZETLAND
Fram k
ALDUS OF
HALL, Zotland Street, on TUESDAY, the 1st December, st 8.30 for 9 p.m. tire ciguly. Visiting Brethren are cordially
invited to attend.
Hongkong, November 27, 1993.
COMPANY, LIMITED,
2304
Mining-anjons are without business THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE and rein geier at $13. Raubs have hown the medium of some busiers at $3 and more shares are obtainable at the rate. Chinese Engineering are still offering at Tl, ti,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV frocks, H'heners "bad Gobosong MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS in the kang and Whampos Ducks lave further abore Company will be Held at the HEAD strengthened their position and Luyers OFFICE, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUES
domire at $200 Fornhams have feen DAY, the Bra PROXIMO, at Twelve bought at the advanced rate of Tis. 107. ony, far thu gars of weediving, Kowloon Wharfs have buyers at $885, the part of the Discos, together with Hongkew Whatis are a slunde caster and Statement of Acents the the 30th April have been parted with nt Tia, 2124.
Jast, and of declaring Dividends.
Lands, Hotels and Buildings Hong- Long Lands have rated quiet at $151. Saaoghai Lands hare boon negotiated at Ths. 3. Bongbong Hotels have changed hands t. 146. Homplacys' Estate häro fond investors at 31 an $11. China Presidents are in demand at 80 after sales in the price.
.
Con Mils. Hongkong Cottons have been sold at $15, and more shares are en- quired for. The latest quotations for the Northern Mills aro Exon, Tx. 35ller; Lau-Kung-Mows, The 35 salos; Inter nationals, Tls. 25 sales mat Soy Chees Ts. 200 nominal,
Ciger Companies Farther low of Sumatras at Tia. 50 are reported from Shanghai.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Cams pany will be CLOSED from the 241 inst, (the 8th Puximo, both days inclusive.
By Order of the mrd of Directors,
JAMES WHITTALI, Servebury- Hongkong, November 18, 193.
į
550 on application, $25 on allotment,
$12.50 on 1st May, 1904, and $12.50 on 1st Dec. 194.
MANAGERS:
Meseta. PAUL LEMAIRE & Co, at No. 16
Į
CARMICHAEL AND CLARKE.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND
SHIPBUILDERS, SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS, Reraine ProMPTLY ATTENDED TO TELEGRAMS; 'Carnegar,' Hosuzono,"
A. B. C. Code, 4th Edition. A: 1 Code.
Lieber'e Standard Code. TELEPHONE, 232. Hongkong, March 14, 1903,
DANCING.
PLEASE NOTE
• 663
Queen's Road Central, Victoris, Hong MTPESSO F. E. WALLACK of
kang.
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTER: WILLIAM CHARts Jack, Esq. Hongkong ALREET DENISON, EM, Hongkong. FRANCIS PAGET Herr, Esq, Hongkong.
BANKERS:
RS. DONALDSON (DAUGHTER OF ROSEMOUST DANCING ACADEMY, Glasgow) bugs to infona the Residents of Hongkong and District that her Classes are now form. ; ing in the CITY HALL. and Beginners who wish to be able to Danen This Season, in time for the Scotch Lall, delay estalling.
The Bosses AND SHANGHAI BASEING BEGINNER'S CLASS
CORNRATION. SOLICITOR:
G. K. H. BaerTÓN, Esp, Nus, 30 and 41
Des Vreas Road, Hongkong.
AUDITOR:
A R. Lows, Rog, Cimetered Accountant,”
Hongkong-
REGISTERED OFFICE:
No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
1
YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS.
4
CTEINWHEEL STEAMERS have been found by experiènes to be the brat type of vessel for shallow river navigation under muny.conditions of working, mud of these Messrs. Yanzow have built a very large number of successful examples for all parts of the world.
Vessels on this system are constructail when required, to draw na little as 10 inches.
The construction of shallow river veunclo propelled an various systems has been made the speciality of MessTO, TARROW & Co, Lau,
Twice Weekly $10 a month. Agents for LEA & PERRINS"
ADVANCED CLASS
Once a Week CHILDREN'S CLASS
$ 7
"
Once a Week $-4 PRIVATE CLASSES or PUPILS na
may be arranged.. "Tupily enrolled at the ROCINBON PIANO Co., La.
Hongkong, November 2, 1903.
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The Company has been formed for tha purposes of nequiring land in the Colony of KOWLOON ROTISSERIE. Hongkong, together with messmage erec- tions and buildings there known as tho
NO. 31, ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON. Motropole Hotel, and of erecting therein (2 Doots NEXT TO KOWLOON HOTELY. Additional buildings convenient for the par-TEALS A 4 CARTE, STEAKS, CHOPS, pose of a Brewery, and to manage, maintain and carry on the said Brewery and buil. &c. de, st any time between 7 4.3.
Bud 14.30 P.M. dings wieen ·rected and constructed.
Munthly Terms on application, Hongkong, October 2, 1903.
The Buildings nos standing on the land intended to be pirerend are suitable with some alterations four the purposes of s Browary.
SM7
CROSSE &
By Special Warrant Purveyors to
For particulars only 10
YARROW & CO., LTD., Shipbuilders,
FOPLAR, LONDON.
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE,
BLACKWELL'S,
LTD.
His Majesty
The King.
GELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES.
3. FALCONER & Co., NELISTA CIGARETTES.
WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS.
On the land intended to be purchased in suppy of water in sulficient qualitios. for the requirements of the brewery and very suitable for brewing purposes, shown by the analysis of Mr. F. Browne, Government Analyst at Hongkong, which analysis can be inspected the registered office of the Canyainy
After carefully going into the question of expenses.
I'rowoter, Mr. A. Meuror, the Manager of Messrs. P. Lemaire & Co., is emiloni that with a brewing of 2321000,000 gallons only a year a dividend of Iu per cent at the lowest will be payable on the capital of the Company.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
The DIVIDEND will also bo Payable at tho HONGKONG AND HAMMAL BANK, Shanghai, on presentation of Warrants there, on and after the same data.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND ‹n Averaut of the year 18, at the Rate of Fifty Ccute per Share for Five Per Cent on the Capital of the Company will be Payable pi the HoxoRONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, Miscellaneons--Green Island Comenity Hongkong, on and after MONDAY, the can be pincod at $234. China Bornens buve | 30th instant, on Wahants to be obtained sellers at 38. A. S. Watsons have again from the Undersigned. Local Shareholders found buyers at 8142 and Watkins fave aro requested to apply at the Company's been bucted at $7. Electrics are un-Office for their Warmats. changed, and remains in demand at 812 and 96) for the old and new shares respectivaly. Campbell Moorea ato reported sold at $10, Bells Askenton are in the market at $5. United Asbestos (ordinary) ara enquired for at ; the founders' shares can be placed at 2910. Hongkong Steam Waterboats are firma S15 ex the final dividend of 60 cents pahl in the 24th instant China Light and Powers are in request at $5. Hall and Holtz have been sold at $32nd Central Stores at 26. Langkats have ex perienced a further sharp ise and sulosi have been effected at advancing rates up to TK 3071
Technical Instruction in China.
An effort is now being made in Eug land, and more particularly in Lanshire, trouse interest in the native technical schools which are a branch of the Roman Catholic Mission at Ning Po. To this end
a well-attended weeting was beki on Oct.
The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 23rd instant, until MONDAY, the 30th instant, both days inclusive, during which period no Tram fer of Shares will be registered,
By Order,
A. H. MANGELI..
Secretary, Hongkong, Navender 14, 1993.
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EAST PRAYA RECLAMATION
SCHEME.
AS PROPOSED TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT AND THE MARINE LOT-HOLDERS EY SIR PAUL CHATER.
No complete statistics are available showing the quantities of European and Japanese Beer imported into Hongkong and China, but there is no doubt that the demand for beer is increasing: this the following Agares will show
Japanese Baer imported into China. 1890 gallons 170,280 - 1000
495,000 1901
732,608 During the last three years the Japan Brewery Company and the Yebisu two hrgest Brewery, which are the Breweries in Japan, baxo paid the following dividends:---
Japan Brewery 25% 1890/1900 1200/1901 10% XV01/1902. 30%
Yobisu Brewery
DTA%
25 %
It is the intention of the management, as a beginin, to supply the lecni markets, and it is anticipated that there will be a lemand from the garrison at Hongkong and from the various merchant ships which call at Hongkong.
The price for the purchase of the land and bildings therean intended to be pur chased is $80,000, and it is estimated that the cast of erecting the additional buildings necessary for the Company and for the erection of the plant, &, will not exceed the surd of $99,000.
It is believed that the bravery premises will be completed by the month of March 1904, and that the Brewery will be in fail working onler by the month of April, 1904,
OF
NEW SELECTIONS DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE. -HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SPECTACLES. PINCE-NEZ AND EYE PRESERVES. FALCONER & Co. ARE AGENTS FOR KOSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND
BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.
EASTMANS KODAKS AND FILMS.
'DARTRING'
STARS KAIR
If you smoke
smoke the best.
Turkish Cigarettes,
NELISTA CIGARETTES
ARE MANUFACTURED FROM THE
64, QUEEN'S ROAD.
CHOICEST
A perfect complexion
depends on delicacy of skin, which is conferred by -DARTRING' 'LANOLINE
Demand the genuirts
to. Matern Finanut, London, Eng
#desar
No initation can bear the 'Dartsing No imitation can be called Dartring. (DARTRING TOILET 'LAROLINE'
collapsible is 'DARTRING LINOLINE TOILET SOAP.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER
COMPANY, LIMITED.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND
KOWLOON.
Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, and of any contracts and the report above mentioned, may be inspected at the registored office of 1814
Forms of application for shares may be obtained from the Company's Mangers and Bankers,
19 in the Lord Mayor's Parlour in the The Full Details Printed in Pamphle! For the Company.
Manchester Town Ball. Examples of Ning
Po workmanship were displayed, no i made
NOW READY.
Application for shares should be forward-
a very beautiful background to the speakers, | Copies may be hañal Cursa Mall Office, ed to the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking
The embroideries are for the most part
copies of old European designe, and they
Kro very ing of their kind. Lettere of
sympathy were read from the Duke of
Price Conts each.
Norfolk and from Mr R. Yerburgh, M.P. HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL, TRAM
Me Yerburgh, wrote-The great danger to
which the Chinese Empire to-day standa ex- quaeù inite partition and disruption by va ruus Powers. Should such a fate overtakoit, the wall of tarifs greeted round ils into of spoil by mach Povor in possession would effectively shut us ont from the free and open competition in trade which we now enjoy. In the corruption of the ruling classes, and in the ignorance and helpless nosa of the poor are to be found the most powerful allies of her enemies. In ba
WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYE.
7.30 a.m. to 8.00a.m...Every 10 minutes. 8.00 to 8.30 am...Every 15 minutes. 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 s.in...Every 10 minutes. 3,30 a.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minates. 1.15 p.m. to 1.46 p....very 15 minutes. 1.46 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Eory 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 3.00pm...very 15 minutes. 3,30 p.ru. to 5.30 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 soinutos;
NIGHT CAES.
p.m. ovary half hour. SUNDAYS.
9.00 a.m. to 9.00 am...Every 15 minates. 9.00 am to 9.30 am.. Every 30 minutes. 9.30a.m. to 10.30 s.m...Every lö minutes. 10.30 am, to 11,0) a....Every 10 minutos, 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 ruitutes, 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 pm. Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 pan...very 15 minutes.
sprond of education and in the gen-3.45 p.m. and 9 p., 0.46 p.m. to 11.16 eral enlightenment which cluestion brings with it, and in the breaking down of the barriers of suspicion of everything foreign fo to revivification we may look which alone can enable her to offer a successful resistance to encroachment und dismemberment. AIr. T. T. Shann, the Lord Mayor-Kleet, prosided. An address was given by Mir H. H. Parker, Professor of Chinese in the University of Manchester who bore testimony from his own ex- perience both to the wretched condition of The Chinese women and girls and to the ex- cellent practical work on their behalf of the Sisters of Morcy. He mentioned that the Pentestant Missicus had also done good service in the direction of education in Central deod, hitherto more perhaps had been done by the Protestants of this kind than by the Catholics. The Rev. Father. Vaughan followed with a vigorous appeal for increas ed interest.
Fine Old FRUITY-
PORT
$17.00 per dozen.
RAF
E. PRICE & Co..
12, Queous Road.
p...00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. BATUCDAYS. ao 11.80 und 11.95 pc. Extra ca SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Dougny's Office, 28 and 43. Que & Road JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers Hongkon", June 4, 1908.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS IN
ADVANCE.
Corporation, the Bankers of the Company, Hongkong, frein whom copies of the Prospectus may be obtained.
Copies of the Prospectus and further in- fornition inay also be obtained from the Managors, Massns. P. LEMAIRE & Co., Hongkong.
Hongkong, Cetober 22, 1903
* B
KWONG WO,
COAL MERCHANTS,
2125
No. 17, CHIU LOONG STREET (NEAR MEERS LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. HONGKONG, CHINA.
1254
Hongkong, August 14, 1903. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TATRE-- Har Typhoon Accido t (special tourist Forms-Fidelity Quaranteo-Plate Glans.
Policies issued at current rates.
W. H. T. DAVIS, Manager. Office hours, 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 10 .. to 12.30 p.m.
457
1081
POHOOMULL BROTHERS. No. 57 and 59, QUEEN'S ROAD GESTAL HONGKONG.
CHRISTMAS AND KEW YEAR'S PRESENTS.
Nearly opportunity to these wishing to send Greetings to their Relatives und Friends at Home.
HAVE
TAVE just received a large Stock Suit- Christmas and Now Year's Presents of Indian, Chinese and Japanese SILKS and GOODS made thereof suitable for Ladies and Gentlemen; Cush- mere Shawls; Oriental and Egyptisni enbroileries Rags; Persian and India
I have just opened a parcel of RaPAUL Carpets; Jewelry Maltese Lace Articles
Tuck's Sara and New Year's Cans Grass Cloth Embroidered Geeds, Old Ma various pretty designs and description, specially selected to suit the taste of youngbroidered Chinese Costumes. and old.
Very moderato prizes, and as usual,
per cent discou. t for cash.
H. RUTTONJEK,
5, D'Aguilar-Street,
37 and 38, Elgiu Road, Koplom,
Hongkong, November 19, 1903.
2310
Genuine Camphorwood boxes: Fans and several other articles made up of Ivory, Mother-of-pearl, Saidalwood and Tortoise- shell, &e, &c. &c.
Quality will speak for itself; Very moderate, Prices. Hongkong, November 3, 1903. -
INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARC LAMPS and NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED. ESTIMATES Man on ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL WORK AND SUPPLIES,
Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.
DINNEFORDS
The Universal Remedy for Acidity of the stomach, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion. Bilious Affections. Bructations, Sour
DINNEFORD'S
The Physician' Cure for Gou Kheumatic ficut and Gravel.
2
Salest and most Featle Medicine for Jalants, Children, Delicate Temales, and the
Sekness of Preguanez.
MAGNESIA MAGNESIA
A healthy child is naturally full of life. His mother will tell you!
Rainier
Beer
did her a lot of good. Its pure ingredients It's perfect brewing when used in moderation all tend to build up the system. Better try it yourself
SEATTLE BREWING. &MALTING CO. SEATTLE, WASH PHONE RAINIER 30.-
Per Case & dozen Pints, $18.50
(Special terms to Large buyers) (or 4 dozen Quarts,
SWATSON & Co. Ltd.,
Nole tegets for HONGLONO, CHINA, APE, MANIA.
TURKISE
TOBACCO.
Packed in air-tight tins of fifty.
MANUFACTURED BY W. D. &H O. WILLS BRANCH,
British-American Tobacco Co., Ld.
ENO'S
FUNCTIONAL
İNVALUABLE IN ALA-
"FRUIT
OF THE LIVER. *
DERANGENENTS
SALT!
The value of ENO'S 'FRUIT SALT' cannot be told. Its success in Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australia, and New Zealand proves it. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT where it has been taken in the earliest stages of a Disease, it has, in innumerable instances, PREVENTED what would otherwise have been A SERIOUS ILLNESS. CAUTION.-Sve Capsule macked ENO'B 'FRUIT BALT. Without it ypu kuva a WORTHLESS IMITATION.
-Profa:ed caly by J. O. ENO, Ltd., "FRUIT SALT' WORKS, LONDON, ENG,
by J. ENO'S Patent.
JAPAN
Sald by Chemists, &c.. everywhere.
COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA (MITSUI & 00.)
HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURUSA-cod, Toro. LONDON BRANCH --LINE STREET, E.Ó. · HONGKONG BRANCH:-FRINCE'E BUILDINGS, IOE HOUSE STREET, FIT FLÓ
OTHER BRANCHES :
New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Dotakay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Aust Shanghai, Chelao, Tientsin, Newchwang, Fort Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokoham Yokeauka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Maiduru, Kure, Shimonoecki, Moji, Wal Ate, Karatu, Nagsalti, Buchinotso, Scho, Blaidzucu, Mike Hakoda Taipeh das.
Telegraphic Address: MITSUI" (A.B.O. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japares Navy and Argounds and t State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Homs a Foreign Mail anal Freight Steamers.
JOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famena Miko, Tagawa, Yaranno, and Ida Coal Minci SOLE AGENTS for tickeku, Hondo, Kanada, Fejinotare, Mameda, Manson Daoara, Olsu, Sasahara, Tauberese, Youhlastani, Yoaluo, Yunakibeca, uni ot Soala
N, INUZUKA, Manager, Hoagh ny.
ngkong, April 23, 1903
JOHN OAKEY & SONS
EMER
LEAD
EMERY GLASS BLACK CLOTH
WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISHE
JORN CAREY & SONS, Latten,WELLINGTON MILES, LONDON