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JANUARY 18TH, 1926. Hongkong Bank.. .....31,060 buy.
Do London4187 nom Chartered Bank............... £914 nom. Mercantile Bank, A. & B... nom.
Bo
......£18g nom.
P.& 0. Bank
East Asia Bank
Hom
$95 30m
Canton InsurARCO ..........
$590 buy.
Chins Underwriters
Union InsuraDOG
negro
North China Insurance
Yangtase Insuranca ................... China Fire Insurance Hongkong Fire Insurance Douglasca....
HE, C. & M. Steamboats Hongkong Tags,
$9+ nom.
„Vs. 145 nomL
$59 bay.
95 day.
$165 bay. $800
sel.
33 sal, ...bay.
.... nom.
Indo-Chinas (Fre) $35 nom. (Det.), London...345 nom.
2, Queen's Buildings.
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ANCHOR BRAND PURE MANILA ROPE.
"THE CORDAGE YOU CAN TRUST."
· ESTABLISHED 1854
MARINE ROPE
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CABLE LAID
HAWSERS
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CABLES
YNCHAUST
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INVESTMENTS.
WE SELL Capton Jr. 1100 S'pore. Trams | 100 -100 C. Lights (old) 200/500 L. Crawforda 100"
WE BUY Eanks 30,00 1.niens
100/500 Ccm-kius.
50 . Elec'rics
100
do. (now) || 100,000 Underwriters † 100/500 Electrics 100, 300 Punk Trama 100 80
10:00 Sogars
100
Malakoffs
5/10
Wharves
600
Gler eslys
BO
Rauls
to
Ayer afo els
60/10
Amusemezia
500
"
Kedaba
30
L. Crawfords
100
Malzka Fir
Do
Star Ferries....... Waterboats...
Hongkong$45 nom.
Oriental Navigations China Sugars ...erigen Malabon Sugars..... Bengoets...back Kaisa Mining Ad. Langkats (combined)
(ingle)
Shanghai Explorations. Shanghai Loans
Baube *****
Tronoh Mines Urad Caspians FK & K Wharfs..
R.K. & W. Docks Hongkow......... Now, Engineerings. Shanghai Docka...
H.K. & S. Hotels (alt).
Hongkong Lands
Hongkong Realtys (ap.)
ELK. Territorials (4.p.)......
Humphreys Estates.
Prince's Buildings.
Burn! Landsa
Ewo Cottona Orientala
Shanghai Cattons (cid)
Do. Amusementa Canton Ice
(new).
Cements (combined)
Do.. (old)
Do
China Buses
(new)......
China Lights (combined)
97/200
..$50 sel.
$16 bay. $950 nom. ...31 al
$19 nom.
$1.90-1
nom.
nom.
Tis. 33 sel.
TALL
Tla. 20
„Ts. 5,45-nom.
Tla. 8
nom.
$3.80 sel
,,55/- nom.
.8/.
••nom $1.30
11:30 nom.
357 buy.
Tis, 165 nom
Tis. 7 buy. Tla, 114 nom. $8+ sel.
.$85 sel
..$5 bay.
.36 buy.
$13) nom.
$150 nom.
..87 sel.
Tis. 10 sel Tia, à nom.
Tia. 60 sel Tis. 30 sel
$10 bay.
$73 hom
Do. (old) $15 nom.
SHANGHAI OPIUM CASE,
SUGGESTED ATTEMPT AT
BLACKMAIL."
The trial of Yih Ching Woo, who was prosecuted by G.. Dadunashvili and N. E. B. Ezra for the larceny of 180 chesta of opium valued at $1,000,000, was concluded at the Mixed Cours at Shang Mál last week with the acquittal of the accused.
Mr. Martin, British Assessor. and Magistrate Kuan, in their reserved judg ment, said that not evidence had been. given upon which it could have been hoped to secure conviction on the criminal charge dr to establish a claim in the civil case.
Regarding Ezra's offer to assist in the "rocovery of the claim in consideration of a reward of as per cent, of whatever could be got, the Court points out that he did nothing beyond making two suggestions to M. du Pac de Marsoulies (his then counsel). "He could have rendered all the assistance in his power and obtained his reward without chiming to be joint owner of the opium)
!!
Finally, the Bench suggested that there had been attempts to mislead the Court into granting security for $1,000,000, that noactual trial was ever contemplated, and that complainanta hoped that a sum would be paid in consideration of pro- ceedings being dropped.
SHANGHALS EXPORTS TO US.
ALMOST DOUBLE IN VALUE IN 1925 COMPARED WITH 1924.
The following is a sumunary of a tabulated statement issued by Mr. Edwin S. Cunningham, American Consul- General at Shanghai, of the values of the declared exporta from Shanghai to the United States during the year 1025 and's comparison with the year 1994:
Group 0:
Animal and animal products. except
1924.
1923.
wool and hair.... 8,681.975 13,072,042 Group I:
Vegetable food pro
ducts, oil seeds.
expressed oils and
beverages ...... 2,249.032 2:407,544
'Group 9:
$15 nom.
...312 nom:
Fla. 10 buy. $18 sel
(new)$10 sal.
(old) sel. (LOW)
ducts, except
fibres and wood.. 063,066
,239,080
..$21 buy.
$172 nom
Group 3:
Textiles."
.19,576,962 43,711,607
Group 4:
China Providents (comb.)...$30 nom.
Jo.
Do.
Do.
Constructions
Dairy Farms Der A Wing (f.p.) Hongkong Mectrics Macao Electrics ...... H.K. Developments H.K. Ropes (combined)". Do (ad).... Do. (DOW).....
Hongkong Tramways Lane Crawfords....
Mackintosha.
Peak Trams (oid) ......
Do.
$10 nom $524 Dom. 340 com. .30 cts. Bay. 840 sei.
$13; nom ..$21 nom.
$22 buy.
Other vegetable pro--
Wood and paper... 155,763 114,737 Group 5:
minerals 70,352 $5,498
Nonmetallic
Group 6:
Ores, metals and
manufactures, ex-
8124
AQUIL
gile nom.
lú bay.
cept machinery
and vehicles...... 3,020,881 Group 7:
Dairy Farms Moutrica
(usw) (0.p.).................$8 som
Sinceres
Machinery and
BY. Fires.
Bel
vehicles"
Runities 1090 Cuntcz Ing.
SMALL INNESTORS, 10, Dra Voir Road. TEL 4630.
United Asbestos.....
$20 nom.
Watsons foldj
Do.. (new)
1512) büy „.312, buy,
Group 8:
Chemicals
Wm. Powells.
[125
748,060
2,582,316 1,913,512
39,191,495 62,378,530
1926
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and
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Dinners served from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Special Menns on Wednesdays and Saturdays...::Price $3.50 Regular Menus on Tuesdays and Thursdays..... Price $250 DANCING AND MEALS A LA CARTE UNTIL MIDNIGHT
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DELICIOUS ENGLISH CAKE
DRAGEES-Amandos Imperialos Surfines. Bonbons Liqueur. Bonbons Nougat,
Pralines Extra. Caramels Mous. Gommes Assorties. CHOCOLATEouchees Kongst Extra. Bonbont Chocolat Bouchees Monte- limar, Tangos Creme Manthe. Buchettes Nougat Extra, Barladaise. Cerises da Lys Norgotine de Nevers Extra popla NOUGAT EXTRA and A great Assortiment of FINE FANCY BOXES, víc,, etc)
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CUSTOMS FAMINE SURTAX. SHALL FUNDS BE RELEASED. WITHOUT SUPERVISIONCİ
Serious controversy, says Mr. Rodney Gilbert in à dispaten to me optil pay wewe, was Bris 10 ́ ́ whe Governmen. ramine Commi88100, which consiste or 10.1oreigners and "10 Chinese, appointed last September to control the disposition ou the Customs famino surtax, 'com.
·mencing with November.
CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS. LAST YEAR'S COLLECTIONS.
DECREASES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTS.
The following table shows in round figures the Chinese Maritime Customs collection for 1995, and the increase or decrease, at the principal porta:—
Hk. Tis.
Hk. Tis 1,481,000 an inc. of 225,000 1,894,000
$16,000 761,000 359,000
1,536,000
Harbin
Hitherto no funus have been released Antung by the Commission, because of differences Daires
8,103,000
of opinion on the supervision of the use Newchwang 1,990,000
"
ot the funds, while the dispute has nowTientsin and reached an impasse which makes any Chinwangtao 9,081,000 release unlikely until the famine victime Kiaschow 3,137,000 & dec. of 73,000 are all dead or have recovered by their own efforts.
The majority of the Chinese want the funds released unconditionally to the Government for unsupervised distribution among the provinces.
It is rightly regarded as certain by the British, American, Japanese, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian representatives on the Commission that such'n step would defeat the purpose of the surtax, and yield little to the victims; so they urgs that the funds available and which now total over 83,000,000 shall be given to the International Famine Relief Commission which has an organization of accountants and engineers,
The Chinese position is strongly sup- ported by the Dutch, French and Latin members of the Commission, with no fm- mediate prospect, of agreement.
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The whole situation has been brought to light by the Ministry of Finance's sug- tion that the surtax shall be continued beyond the agreed four months' period, so that it, the Ministry, could raise a New Year load with the proceeds of the surtax as security.
A
WIFENGHAI TRAGEDY.
TERRIBLE DISCOVERY:
The death took place in tragic circum- stances on the 13th inst. at the Hotel. Plaza of Mr. D. A Pelphry, nazistant accountant in the employ of Messrs. Liggott & Myers Tobacco Co. Mr Pet phry who was formerly stationed at Tica tsin bad been ill for some days suffering from malaria, and at tiffin time did not accompany his wife to the dining room. On her return she found her husband dead in the bathroom. He appears to have, placed the muzzle of a pistol in his month and pulled the trigger. Death would appear to have been instantaneous.
Mr. Pelphry was about 33 years of age. and had been in China about 2 years. His home city was St. Louis, Missouri.
Hapkow 5,395,000 Shanghai.... 28,023,000 Swatow Canton Wuha
203,000
1,524,000
ม
1,477,000
247,000 2,953,000
786,000 1,218,000 an inc. of 484,000 As stated in a Peking cable published on the 4th inst, the total Maritime Cus- toms revenue for 1025 amounts in round figures to Hk. Tia. 69,865,000, an increase of Hk. Tls. 270,000, as compared with the collection for the year 1924. The sterling equivalent of the 1925 collection at the average exchange 3/5 is approximately £12,190,000, as compared with £19,741,000, the equivalent of the 1924 collection at the average exchange 3/7.15-16.
ERUPTIONS ON FACE AND HANDS
Also on Neck, Inflamed and of a Wet Nature. Face Swollen. Cuticura Heals, *Some time ago I was greatly troubled with painful, burning eruptions on my face, hands and acck The eruptions were inflained |únd were of a wet ziatore, and some | days I could not shave.) The dis-
sig figurement was very annoying and
I could hardly see because my
was so badly awellan.
*** began using Cuticure Sorp and Ointment and in about two weeks was the eruptions disappeared, 1 (Signed)
L. T. Back Shakespeare Rd., Dover, Eng. Cuticura Song, Olotment and Talcum promote and maintain skin parity, skin comfort and ekin health. The Soup to cleanse and pärlly, the 'Ointment to soothe and heal, the Talcum to powdere
and Ointment sold throughout the}
M & DARI 1, Daunt the London, J. G. 1. Abertos mall efluen with price ran
*Try the Catictra Shaving Stick.
A
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CHINESE NEW YEAR EVE
AFTER DINNER CARNIVAL DANCE
WILL BE HELD IN THE
ROOF GARDEN
ON
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From 9 p.m. to Midnight.
FANCY OR EVENING DRESS OPTIONAL.
DINNER.
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Diding, 844, Watban Bond, Kroon The total output of the Kailan Mining with All Modern ConveniencesApply to Administration's mines for the week Mesert, KATAMALLY & Co., 3 & 5 D'Aguilar ending January 2nd, 1926, amounted to Street, Hongkong.
T1792 72,257, tons and the sales to 45,023 tona.