INTIMATIONS
THE
ROBINSON
PIANO Co. LD,
INVITE INSPECTION OF SOME
HONGKONG POST OFFICE IN 1903.
Tho report of Mr. S. Ross, Acting Postmaster-General, on the Test Office in 1903 is published in the Gazette. We make the following ext.act
Registered articles and insured latters, dealt with during the year. The insured leviors show an increase of 177 par cout, on the figuras of the previous your. It is probable that hore
has also bean an increase in the number of
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bayers. A. S. Watson & Company's Shares are a Ettle ensiar and obtainable at $143. Eber tric lave been done and are wanted at $13 for old and $72 for now shares. Gas shares fetched $150.. Hongkong Stea Waterboats have advanced to $16 buyers ox the interin dividend of 70 cents per share paid on 10th instant. Dairy Farms are in demand at $14. United Asbestos ordinary shares ore wanted at $11, China Providents sold and have sellors at 89.
was startest primarily as a military coutre and au administrativa town for the governmout and direction of railway afairs. Its growth into a commercial and manufacturing city was not criginally provided for by the promoters, and it has been somewhat of a surprise to them, bat the fover of making it a great Rusten commercial und manufacturing eity los now taken possession of the railway management, and every system of promotion and proloction
Philippine Company's Shares are on, that can be devised to increase its growth is laing mergetically encouraged. The cupit offer at $95; the first ordinary general meeting for most of the private enterprises is furnished of shareholders will be add on 20th instant, by Siberian Jews, Chinese are furnishing angkats are quoted Th. 300 yors; the money for the construction of some of the fine it following regraphic information, dated 1st registered articles, but comparison is difficult owing to the fact that for 1993 the figare private buildings, such as hotels, warehouses, Instant, has an rerived from the manngor in Daily aggregate output of oruda reprosoat the actual number of corers which &c. The Russo-Chinoze Bank is the only bank- Langhut
ing institution in the place. Its daily transactṛoleru 68,900 grains; erade petroleum in passed through the office, Milo those for tions, besides of railway and other Government inks at date 220,00 gallons: kirasine made All the figuras eccomits amount to £10,000, but it is exclusivesines the date of the preceding half-monthly were an approximation.
in its methods and will not onequrige formiguers, t-legram 67,000 cases; kerosine shipped sincə except pared hores despatched show an inersi si
40,000 cases; and kerosine in stock ut ratiuarg Amongst the industries are four-mills. briek SPECIALLY FINE while the packets and bags which have pass through in transit hire incressal by 10,009 There is also an increase in the number stamers carrying mails which have arrived und dearted, the figures being 14,684 for the year rider review us against 15,858 in 1902.
Postage stamps.-The total amount froni monthly sales was $351,306.64, an increase of $81,895.81 on the scies of the previous year.
Sales of stamps at the British agencies-The umonut was $81,400,50, showing a derm $839,52 or the takings of the previous your The Shanghai and Canton offices are resposible In the former for 87,276.97 of this decrease. case the opening of the Siberian routs to mails sent by foreign offices before the British office was able to send manila doubtless took away Insiness from the Shanghai agency, The decrease in Canton is due probably to the improved methods in the Imperial Chiness office There is little debt that this will occur in other agencies, and that as the Chinore postal service comes into line with other countries in the Union, the receip's from the Briti Agencies will diminish.
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Revenue and Expendita.c.-The revenue ro- ceived from all sobrees was $414,567.20 as 'com. pared with $387,060.10 in 1990 The expenditure was $334.177.40 as against $16.240.12 during
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manufacturing, three breweries, meat packing at Info 77, ease." establishments, bean oil, confectionery, and sawmills The chief engineer, who was in charge of the construction of the Russian railways in Manchuria, informed Mr. Miller that Russia rad expended fr railways in Manchuria 270.000.000 roubles (about 27 millions sterling). Adil to this ber investiots in fortifications and in the construction of Port Arthur, Dany, Harbin, and other places, and it is a very moderate estimate to place the amount in permanent Government properties in Manchuria at a total of 50 millions sterling. A study of conditions in Vladivostock, Hurlin, and othe: districts is not particularly encouraging to the extension of foreign trade in Macelaria in any line that Russia, is prepared to sply. A know- ledge of the earnest intention of the Raso- Chinese [Bank to press the sales of Russian Food, a slight insight into the authors and determination of Russian railways to find a markot for the products of: Russis. and the interest displayed in developing resoures for Bassins and Chinese only, fuken in esection with the nature wealth and resources of the country, do not favour the hope that onder Russian regime foreign trade in Manchuria will be as large as it was before. "One cannot view the marvellous gros ch of a city like Harhis or observe the cities of Vladivostock. Dalny, and Port Arthur, and the great Siberrian Railway all in the future of Russia on the Pacific. without pondering seriously the meaning of it Of foreign countries. Germany is securing the most of the trade now in Siberia and Mancharia. and there is no doubt whatever that German trade is benefiting enormously by Russian Next to the Ger- domination of Manchuria. mons come the Austrians, and post to them the Dones."
SHARE REPORT.
Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. say in their Weekly Share. List dated Hongkong, 14th May
Business during the week under review has continut fairly brisk and a further improve-
THEY ARE ONLY 5 FEET LONG, the previous year. The profit made by thement has to be noted in a good many stocks.
The sterling deraand rate on London closes at 1. d., while the rates on Shanghai ure Tls. 72 for a T/T, and Th. 72 fer a three day's The money order hasiness done during the sight private draft. Bartrer in London is
quoted 25 d., and Consols 991. year 1903 was $790,612,10.
Post Offics on the year's transaction was OF THE SPACE
A $80,689,80. OCCUPYING
WITH THE FINE COTTAGE, BUT
APPEARANCE AND TONE OF A
FULL GRAND.
Hongkong, 13th May, 1904.
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Imperial notes sold during the year amounted to £6,667 55., an increase of £640 18s. 4d. as compared with the notes sold in 1992. Local postal notes to the value of $12,926.25 were solit, which is an increase of $2,492.18 on the amount sold during the previous year.
General-The Siberian route was first for the transmission of closed muils from the British offices in China and Hongkong in November. The postal rates are the same as thone Conventions relating to the direct exchange of parcels were arranged with the United States of Americi and Batavia.
charged vid Suez.
depót, Prestin, or
prevent commercial
BANK SHARES--Hongkong and Shanghais have been in fair demand and sales have been elfouted at $655, to Sef, the market closing with buyers at latter rate; the London quotation is £65. Nationals have ben a booked at $18 and continus in request. founders are want: 1 at $10. MALINE INDURANCE SHARES.--Unions are
1 $550 sellers, after a sale at $545. Chinn fenders salt at $59 and $60, and are steady at latter figure. North Chinas sold at The 58.)
Cantons Tangtszes have buyers at $125. changed hands and are wanted at 3205.
FIRE INSURANCE SHARES.-Hongkongs have heen done at $300 to $305 and can be placed at laiter rate. Chinas have been negotiated at $83 and are wanted.
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CHINA Nanking Swatow Wuha
Peking Tientsin
[1166 Poitaiho
TITSU BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
J'aku Nowchwang
Dalny
Port Arthur Chofoo Weihaiwoi Linkung tau
Kwangchaawan
Pakhoi
Hofhow Lungchow
Canton
Kewkiang
Whampen
Hankow
Yochow
Kowloon Lappa
Shansi Ichang Grungking Hangehow
Samshui Wuchowfu
Kinockan
Ning Winehow
Shanghai
Saatu
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Foochow
Hokow
Amoy
Szomwo
JAPAN
COAL
DEPARTMENT, MARUNO UCHI TOKIO, Cable Address," [WABAKI,"
Tokyo Yokohama
Osaka
Kontung
Moji
Tainerfa
Hyogo Kobe
Nagasaki
Takow Anping
wulch
Shimonoseki
Vladivostock
Nicolajowrk
Al,
Sconl Chemulpo Kan San
Mokpoo
Chinnampo Songchin
kong and Shanghai Agencies. applies to all Branch Offices and Hong ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes.
Ul. All Letters Addressed:→ MANAGER, MITBURIMI Co., with name of place under. BRANCH OFFICES NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW.
AGENCIES
SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TEIPP.
Hakodato
EASTERY SIBERIA
COREA
Worsan
Fuszu
Pingyang
Max&шpo.
HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES
Накой Haiphong
MACAO
FRENCH INDO-CHINA
Annam
Hue
Tonkin Provinces Quiahon
HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES.
MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA,
·YOKOH MA: M. ASADA, CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Em- Maaila perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies: the Imperial Areonals; the Imperial Railway; Sanyo, Kiashu and the other Principal Rail ways; Industrial Works; Homé and Foreige Mail und Freight Steamore.
EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankow, Singapore, Manila, North China, Korean ports and America.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima Ocbi, Shinuew, Namazata and Kami-Yamada Collieries and also Hojo Colliory, which will be ready to producs on a large scale the best Buzen Coal from 1905..
Sole Agents for Kigio, Komater (Tagawa) and Matsushima Coals.
The Hend and Branch Offices and the Agen- cies of the Company will receive any order for Cosls produced from the above Collieries.
Coal sold in 1903 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.
TAKASHIMA COAL New and additional shafts at the Tukashima Colliery have been completed and this well- known best and most ecnomical steam Coal in the EAST is now prodnout in abaudanes and can be supplied in any quantity. Hoogking, Sth Aprù, 1991.
SHIPPING SHARES-Hongkong, Cantou and Macao Steamboat Shares have been placed at 328, as which rate they are wanted; a demand THE CITY OF HARBIN.
alsa exists for shares on time at the equivalent Mr. Miller, the United States Consul at of the cash rate. In Inde Chinas a very Newchwanr, in a recent report describes the siderable business has been in progress, at $102 to $105 eash, $105 to $107 for 30th work done by the Russians at Harbin, which.
June. $100 to $108 for 31st July, $107 to 8700 1S REFLÈTE WITH ALL THE LATEST he says, is one of the greatest achieverents iu
for 31st August, and $108 to $110 for 30th city construction that the world has ever wit- AND MOST UP-TO-DATE APPLI-nessed In such towns as Vindivostock. Daly, September, the market closing slightly easier and Port Arthur Russia has, he says. demous with sellers at $104 cash, arxi egivalent rates ANCES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF trated her power and purpose on the Pacific, on time; the Shanghai rate is. Tls. 74 buyers, bat in the construction of the wonderful city of while London quotes £9. China and Manilas Harbin she is displaying an altogether different. fetched $20, alasing steady. Douglases remain type of activity. It is in this city more than on offer at $36. Old Star Ferries sold and are in all the ethers combined that Bassia is assert. wanted at 832, while the new issue is in demund ing ber intentions of becoming an active indux-at. 21, after sales at that rato. Shell Trana- trial force in the affairs of the Orient, and her parts sold at 2th. Gd. to 288. and later on nt 27. people are already giving the place the title of 58, and are on offer at the latter rate; the last the Moscow of Asin." At present it consist known London quotation is 26s.
REMINERIES-China Sugars have been done of the old town, three miles from. the central
the river town, the ut $142 to $145 cash and end of the month, and centre; and the udat corresponding rates further ahead, whils ministrative towo. elose proximity to the cash shares uppear to be scarce, tim shares are railway station. It is as distinctly a Russian obtainable. city as though it were in the heart of Russia, and none but Russians and Chinese are
MINING SHARES. Prajons are weak, and permitted to own lund, construct buildings, or engage in any permanent enterprise. The land ordinary shares offering at 40 cents; the 7th for many miles round has been seenred so as to ordinary general meeting of shareholders will make it impossible for any foreign influence to be held 24th instuut, for the purpose of secure a foothold close to the city, and foreig-receiving the report of directors, slatement of ners are not recognised as having any rights accounts to 31st December 1903. the election of whatever, but are permitted there on sufferance, slirectors and auditors, and to consider the In 1900 the place began to assume importance future financial arrangements for carrying on railway management. the Company. Charbonnages are quoted $00. The railway and administration employees, Raubs sold and are in small request at S6; we including their families, forin 11,000 of hear that it is intended, as an experiment, to Chinese population sink a deep shaft to 1,500 feet, with the is about 40,000 placed in a special settle assistance of the F.M.S. Goyanniest, and it is New ment. The total administrative expenditure on to be hoped that this caterprise will be rewarded the city has been about three millions sterling. by the discovery of payable gold, at that depth, From Harbin to the Amor, during the Davi- gation suasun, which begins in April and ends November 1. good-sized river steamer von daily. In October 1903, the regular number of trains despatched for through trafic was 30 per day, besides local, trains to Prestin. Harbin
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Docks, WHARVES, AND GODOYNE-Hong- kong mad Whampoa Dock Company's shares sold at $13, but are for sale now in null quantities at $212. Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Shares have strengthened; they sold at $103 and can be placed now at $106. New Amoy Dock Shares are offering at 30er the dividend of $12 per share paid on 5th instant. Faruls have bem don t improving rates, ag to Tls. 149 cush ant Tks. 151 for th provino having been paid, and there are further buyers at Tis. 150,cash. Shanghai and Hongkow Warves are quotad
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TREATIES WITH CHINA
Tientsin, Great Britain Nauking, 1842
1868, Tariff Agreement and Rules, 1858 Convention, 1880; Rules for Joint Investiga- tion of Customs Seizures, 1869; Chefoo, 1876, with Additional Article; Opium Con- vention, 1886; Changking Convention, 1891; Thibet. Sikkim Convention, 1590; Burmah Convention 1897; Kowloon Extension, 1899 Weihaiwei 1898: Convention, Commercial, Shanghai, 1902.
FranceFloatsin. 1858; Convention, 1830; Tientsin, 1885, Conventions, 1886, 1997, and 1805; Frontier Trade Regulations. United States;-Tientsin, 1858; Additional 1868 Peking, 1880; Immigration, 1891; Commercial, 1903.
Germany-Tientsin, 1861; Poking, 1880;
Kinochan Convention, 1898; Railway and Mining Conces far, 1898.
Japan Shimonesaki, 1895; Lizotang Con- vention, 185; Commercial, 1896; Now Ports, 1896. Supplementary Commercial 1903. Russia-St. Petersburg, 1891; Russian Land Trade, 1891; Port Arthur and Talionwan Agreement, 1388.
Portugal, 1888.
FINAL PROTOCOL made bolween China and
Eleven Powors, 1901.
TREATIES WITH JAPAN
Great Britain, 1894; Duties Coavoution 1895; Kussia, Agrements as to Cores: United States Extradition Treaty, 1886; Great Britain (Alliance) 1902
TREATIES WITH COREA Japan 1876 Japan Supplementary, 1878; United States. 1892; Great Britain, 1995, Trade Regulations
TREATIES WITH SIAM
Great Britain, 1855; France, 1893; Japau, 1893;
Russia, 1800,
Great Britain and France, Siames Frontier. Great Britain and Bussin, Railway Convention
1899.
Great Britain and Siam, 1809.
CUSTOMS TARIFYS TRADE REGULATIONS
China, Japan, Siam, Cores.
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Labuan British N. Borneo Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M.'s Subjects in China and Corea, 1935, 1877, 1978; 1881, 1884, 1884, 1886, 1886. Rules of H.M.B's Supreme and other Courts in China, &c. Tables of Court and Consular Fees; Charter of the Colony of Hong- kong, Malay States Federation Agreement; Table of Hongkong Court Foos; Admir alty Rulos, Foreign Jarisdiction Act; Rega- lations for the Consular Courts of United States; United States Consular and Courts Feen; Rules of Court of Consuls of Shanghai Regulations for Foreign Companies in Japan Chinese Passanger Act; Hongkong Licences, Trade Marks, nad Lottom Putini Foes; Port Regulations for Chin: New Harbour Bga- lations for Jap 11, 50.
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SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Faraons Miike, Tagaws, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and geLU AGENTS for Hokoku, Honde, Kunala, Fajinolans, Maneda, Mannours,Onoura Otsuji
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N. JNUZUKA, Managor, Hongkope.
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Ts. 150 buyers in the north; the extraordinary THEODORO VAFIADIS &
general meeting, ceuvened for th instant, has been postponed till 18th insight.
LAS, HOTELS, AND BUILDING-Hong kong Land Investment and Agency Company's Aures sold at $154 to $155 and are in demand now at $156. Kowloon Lands are in small demandat West Pointa sold and are wanted at 455 Hongkong flotels, after sales at $139 sa. and 5144 for 1st. August, have cash well at $1. Humphreys Estate and Tiance Company's Shares lace beon in good jezanu, and several lots have been taken off the markot at $1 to $114, which Intter is the closing rate; new shares are in demand at $3. canbai Lands have been done at Tls. 108.
COTTON MILLS.-Without any sules and unchanged.
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