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ÑOL. LXV.1
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China Overland Trade Report.
CONTENTS.
Epitome.
Leading Articles:-
Manner Perso
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, Jar APRIL, 1907.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
+ The Osaka Shosen Kahais has placed orders with the Kaw uski Dookyard Company and the .201 Mitsu Bishi shipbuilders for six steamers intended for the American service, to be 202 completed in three years.
Clothes in the Tropics
Financial Panica
The Hongkong Observatory
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Shanghai Annual Parliament
Tafcadio Hearn's Passing
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China's Pad Faith
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Club Lusitano
Supreme Court
The Typhoon Enquiry
Volunteer Inspection Murder at Pokfulum
A Shipping Deal
A Juror's Mistake
Fire
Hongkong City Fall
Death from Misaiventure
Memorials of Re-Entry
Companies:-
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co, Ltd.
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Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ltd.
The National Bank of China, Limited
Hongkong Land Reclamation Co. Ltd
910 210 711
Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co..
Limited ..:
Watkins, I imited ...
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Philippine Company, Limited
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Shanghai Ies. Cold Storage, and Refrigera.
tion Co, Ltd...
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Correspondence :-
The Typhoon Inquiry
Macao
Canton Railway Position Clarified
Nanning
Kulangsa (Amoy) Municipal Conneil Commercial
Shipping
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MARRIAGES
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The Manager of the Mercantile Book of India. Lt, on Mar. ́8 received a telegram from the Head Office stating that the net profits of this Bank for the past year to 31st December 1906 including the amount brought forward, £90,800; wore that at the forthcoming geners!
On March 23rd, the wasther became stormy meeting of shareholders the Directors would Dkt. pounding on the reef.ommend a final dividend of 31 per cat na "A." and "B" sharos making 8 per cent for the frea of income far; and that £35,000 be placed to Rosaree, £2,000 to Offee Pension Fund, and £20,000 carried forward.
and the Sr. broke in two and sank. Portions of her are. still showing, but the salvors have abandoned all hope of saving anything worth while.
The China Import and Export Lumber Co., Td, fifth Annual Report (for the year ending February 2) shows a Profit and Loss Account, including the balance of Tla 7.952.24 carried, forward from last year, with a credit balance of Ta. 80,071.23. A ten per cent dividend is being paid
The Yangtze Wharf and Godown Co., Ld. out of the balance at credit of ['r fit and Loss, riz:
Tlf. 77,934 61, proposes to pay a dividend of 18 per cent., absorbing lls. 45,000 to place to credit of Reserve Account the sum of Tle, 20 000, thus increasing the R gerre fo Tl× 50,0 0, and to carry forward Tle, 12, 3461 to next year
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The report of the directors of the widows' and orphans' fand for the year 19′ 6, published in the Gazette, shows that the amount at credit on Dar. 31st, was 8272,960 90, including 814613.37 for interest. The average monthly contributions
now to about $2 700
Lamount
31st 1905 the number of contributors on the On December
books was 497, whereas in the sme month of the following ·ear the tofal was 551, of whom 203 are bachelors, 336 married men and twelve widowere. During the
vear 111 joined the frad, 54 left and nina died. Of the 54 who left 31 resigned the Government Service and 23 were dismissed. The total number of children on the books is 499. There are now in the list 138 pensioners whose pensions in dolları
aggregate 83,312.43 per annum
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The cotton-spinning basinsee in Japan coat. inues in a very satisfactory condition from last year.
So faroarable is the busiasm the
A heary case some coolies were "l-rering with bamboo poles last week in Des Vœux Rand fell over on its side and one of the coolies had the misfortune to get his right leg broken. be Mr. Fang Wa Chuen, who happened to 212 passing at the time, promptly telephoned to the Tong Wah Hospital for an ambulance which $13 was at once dispatched and the injured mian was removed to the hospital for treatment.
the profits of the «pinning companies in and The first half-yearly sport of the Kobe Sugar about (mka for the present half-year, slowing Refining
has Company, which
Just been
next month or Jane, as the case may be, li published, shows that the total net profit for estimated to be orar 10 per cent, more than the period has amounted to Y12,977. Of this for the last half year, The Amagasaki Spío. sam. You live been place to the legal
ning Company is the most sucomssful, mys reserve, Y500 to the serra for the main-
this. Onska Jisi. This compyny has not under tenance of machinery and building. YK0 paid j taken an extension of basinem as has been for bor uses to the officale, and Y102 for a the ca with other companies, and does not dividend at the rite of * per cent. per annum, : require fands for that purpose. It declared at while a surplus of Y1,677 has been carried for- 1 dividend at 50 per cent. for the last half voar, with a deposit at the bank of Y1,200,000. The result of the working of the company for the present period has been more satisfactory. and the net profit in extimated at shout Y500,000, it being srnected that at least from Yangon to Y350,001 will be devoted to dividend, equal to batween 0 and 100 par
On March 17th, at St. Peter's Church, Hong- kong, by the Rev. J. H. France, M A., W. J HEWETT, of the Imperial Maritime Customs, fo MAUD BEATRice Hamilton, of Hongkong.
On March 10th, at Shanghai, Edward, Ezra eldest son of the late Izaac Ezra of Shanghai, to MOZELLE. eldest daughter of M. A SoruER, Shanghai.
On March 16th, at Shanghai, CHARLES Bles Bert PHILPOTE HAY, to FLORENCE ETHEL BRIGHTEN.
DEATHS.
On March 11th, at Blunghai, Susan Pearson,, daughter of George and Susan Pearson, aged 12 years and 11 months.
On March 16th, at Shanghai, William Jows Blaylock Carter, aged 39 years.
On March 19th, at Shanghai, JOHN COOPER, aged 64 years.
ward.
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The expert of mirrors in China and Korea. continues to increase year, by year. and the anonal value of the expert now amounts to about Y1,290,000, All the mi ufacturers of look ng. glasses are at prasant doing has news on a very · small scale, when is hampering the growth of the export. According to the Osaka I jɛ, some ¦ influential capitalists in Osaks are taking steps to form a emping with a capital of Y500,000 for the manuf·cture of mirrors. It is proposed | to purchase 1 mirror factory, which is now turning out the article to the valus of Y25000 a year, to wart the company, and subwqa-atly i
factories 提名 favourable opportunities occur.
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A concert was given at Government Youse March 21st. Tha vocalists included | Madame Mariv, Mrs. Krüger, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Balilios, Mr. G. P. Lammert, Mr. Austin, and the Rev M. Longridge. This was the first Belli... before a Bong- appearance of Mrs. kong audience and bee contribution to the
an Italian song-instantly pro-, The French Mail of 15th February, arrived claimed her to be a notable acquisition to the
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per the 8.8. Polynesien, on Monday, the 25th musical talent of the Colony. The instrumental ultimo, and the French Mail of 1st March! features of the programme were a pian« o^n. arrived, per the 2,8, Fille de la Ciotuf, to-day, the | violin solos by Mr. Jokl, and a piecs by the certo (Mendelssohn) by Mr Denman Fuller,
1st April. The German Mail of 28th February | Philharmonic Society. The programme was arrived, per the a.s. Prin: Regent Luitpold, on arrranged by Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Geo.
Grimble and Mr. E. J. Chapman played some of・ Wednesday, the 27th altimo.
the accompaniments.
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A few wacks ago a Chinese boatman what to the Central Poli~~ Station and reported that his wife was drowned as the result of an accident. Das record was mada a' this statement la the ceeurrenes book, and although the man was believed to hara bæn speaking the tráth of the time, the body has sin ́e been recoverall, and the unsty wounds on the hand bear witdown to the use of violence, Since the Anding of the body the boatma¬ and his brother have been sought by the police, but both are missing. The trouble which led to the alleged murder in mid to have been the boatman's deaire to got a som- entire, & desire to which his wife strnugly objseted. After some days of quarrelling the semman fook bin wife ashore ons eraning and did not return to his sampsa until after dark. When well out in the harbour it is alleged that her husband and his brother attacked the woman from the rear and when she wwd in a «mai-conscious condition, threw her overboard. This accomplished, and then the men are said to have overturned their umpan and made report to the polios.