308
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY
MR David Wood has been Appointed in act as MR. P. Jacks, assistant land offcar, har besn astersor during the absence on leave of Mr.appointed a commissioner to administer cashs, and his name has been added to the oficial Arthur Chapman, van kalagay
list of Justices of the Peace.
H.B. the Governor was present at a dinner given by the Commodore at his Peak residence
Saturday evening. .....
on
It is now claimed thai vegetable juice, taken thres times 1 day, will cure consumption. Cora ryo are both vegetables, for consumption
and
purposes.
GENERAL Me and his troops will shortly leave Shanghaikuan and vicinity for Chinese Tar kestan, a long, weary march of at least four montba.duration.
THE Chinese Board of Commercial Affairs bas asked the Throne to despatch commissioners to each province. The memorial has been duly sanctioned by the Throne.
THE, Kawasaki Dock Co. has recently built two shipbuilding berths of 5,000tons and Boco tons capacity. Another berth, capable of taking vessels of 15,000 tons, will be construct ed shortly.
We understand that a meeting of gentlemen Interested in the promotion of a St. George's Ball will be called for the 15th November when a proposal for holding a Ball on 19th January will be discussed.
WB believe we are correct in stating that Sir Edward Boyle, R C., who is now at Singapore in connection with the Tanjong Pagar Dack arbitration, nnjoys the unique distinction of being the only practising Silk who has been created a barone!"
#
THE German steamer Stephan has brought out
to the anat a submarine cable which she picked up at Nordenham. It is to be lald for the German-Dutch Telegraph Company from Shanghai to Yap, one of the Caroline Islands, a distance of about 2,000 miles,
ALTHOUGH! the visit of the American fleet to Yokohama in conjunction with the British fest was discountenanced, leat it should lead to misconstruction in Europe, the Japanese papers welcomed the presence of the U. S. S. Wiston. si ne a sign of the friendliness of the United States without a formal. Alliance.
MR. Whitelaw Reid, the distinguished succes. sor of Mr. Choate as American Ambassador to Great. Britain, is one of the many statesmen, who, in America, in France, and to somewhat less extent in England, have graduated in the career of journalism. He has been editor and chief proprietor of the New York Tribune since 1871.
WK regret to see that our contemporary, the Chefon Daily Nets, has fallen so low as to be- flippant over international affairs. Receiving from London a telegram that Miss Roosevelt had presented the Empress of Japan with a sewing machine it publishes the portentous message under the headline "Jones or Singer -Korea Daily News.
It is expected that the Board of Education will be soon established. and Hai Ying and Yen Hain will be Vice-Presidents while Huang Shao-chi, Wu Shih-mai, Lian Ting-feng and Wang Yi-tung will be secretaries and chancel lors. It is also reported that Chang Po-hai and
THE
Ceylon Government bas sant to all heads of Departmente portraits of H. M. the King, with the instruction to hare them framed and hung up in conspicuous places in their offices.
clamation prohibiting the importation of copper The Tinotain Magistrate has lasted a long pro
coins from other provinces. Choq Fu bas also memorialised against the importation of any from abroad, and against any passengers being" allowed to carry more than 2000.
BANKS.
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation National Bank of China, Limited.. THE
suffering i
of the provines of Cebu have been the objects of attention at the
MARINE INSURANCES hands of the members of the Hongkong junta anton Insurance Office, Limited and the Filipino women of Hongkong. Of the amounted subscribed 172 was donated by the Women who signed the circular request for aid.
A CHESS Club has been successfully insu gurated at Shanghai with the following officers--President, Mr. H. W. de Saumarcy;
China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited
Hon. Sec and Treasurer, Mr. W. B. Lockhart North China Insurance Company, Limited Committee Messrs. Mencarial, J. E. Lemiere, L. Dudaney, K. Schirmer, M. de Jesus, A. E. Moses, and P. S. Sethna,
RUBBER from vines is increasingly exported Union Insurance Lority of Cantón, Limited from Fonquin. Vines abound in the valleys and hilla inland, but the natives are for the
most part ignorant of the valuable products Yangtare Insurance Association, Limited Ayaka thus lying nautilised. Thli yaar traders are flocking thither. Ignorance will soon be h thing of the past. Tonquin exported 164,160 kilogrammes of rubber last year.
An action has been brought at Kobe by a junk
OBER 28
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
BENJAMIN, KELLY & POTTER Corrected to noon later
FIRE INSURANCES. Chino Fire Insurance Company, Limited`ide, *** Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, limited
SHIPPING,
China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited,... Nouglas Steamship Company, limited ...............
tongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. ...
NO."OF BĦARKS”
VALUE.
80,000 #125 $125
99,935
3
Tie·100,000
$1,000,000
under Com
$41.768
Ja (London 3/6)||
10,000 3130 550
$1,600,000? $147,895.
$211,540...:|§. 520 for 1964
Nik
24,000
$83.33
Sas
$41 for year andel 3)
$371,445 £1000 07
10,000
LIS.
Tis) 301,053
Fical of 7/6 making 15.
is 50,0052
10,000
Saço
$100
£40,000 5337,451
$2,959,172
· 240, for:#904-******
$1,043,910
8,000 $100
51,152,30
$750,000
$60
5486,384
$12 and 53 special dividend for 1903.
BIZ
20,00
30,000
30,000)
5100
8,000 $250 1:550
525 525
Szo
$1,000,000 -$218,193
5329,047
A dividend. && bonus for 1903
$1,341 $1,200,505
$360,
$34 for 1903
$5,000
$8,832
Sr for 1904
$18 buyers
$261,6382
Nil
$31 for year ended zaf
$50
$50
$88,945
$250,con
F0,000 515
$600,000
$145.370
£110,000
60,000
200,000
£10:
Tis. 50 Tis. 50
£10
·£41435
$261 sellers
61%
395 aollars:
£3.999
Tia: 35,000
43,762
$400,000
Li £1
4116
38,852
Tis 57 boyars
34f; buyers
47 buyers
$10,000
510
$65,000
Foz9
10,000
$10
324,357
{$0.00)
for year ending 3014, 1905.
$400,000
5,000
-100
Sroo
$ 21,075
S10 for 1904
$145 buyers
$130,153
Tis. 98,000
30,000
T. Tls. 5o T.Tim. 50
· Tie 195,479|
4333
Isteri of Tha, z for 100
bayırı
owner against the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. to recover yen 997,50, compensation for the loss of a junk and cargo, run down by the P. M. steamer Siberia on January roth last, off Wada Point. The defendants denied that the junk was showing lights at the time, and said she was lying right in the course taken by steamers, and the Siberia was in no way res ponsible for the collision. Judgment was re-Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited .... Shangbai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited........
(Preference) 100,000) Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited...2,000,000 "Star" Ferry Company, Limited in
served,
די.
Do
CHAN Ab King, the contractor, made his. fifteenth appearance before the Magiurate on Tuesday, when he stood up before Mr. Haze land in response to an adjourned summoos charging him with carrying on building opera tions, without having previously submitted Straits Steamship Company. Limited, plans therefor. for the approval of the Public Works Department. When the case was called on Mr. W. T. Edwards, of the P.W.D., had now submitted the necessary plans which were under consideration--Hia Worship-It is very refreshing to hear that of Mr. Chan. The case stands adjourned sins dit.
וי
Taku Teg and Lighte: Company, †imited
REFINERIES.
China Sugar, Refining Company, Limited........................................... Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited............... Ferak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited......................
MINING.
Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Ld.......1,000,000 Oriental Consolidated Mining Company, Limited Pub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited
DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS. Farnham, (S: C.) Boyd & Co., Limited...................
Tuan Fong will become the Presidents of the bim with costs.Bir. Otto KongSing next og Fenwick (Geo.) & Co., Limited şımarád
new Board. VICEROY Yuan's administrative reforms, which pro- are to be tried experimentally in Chihti, vide for the abolition of the posts of intendants and prefects, whose duties will be handed over 10 new departments. Ench new department will have a treasurer, a judge, and a captain superintendent of police. In the larger villages assistant magistrates and police inspectors will bo stationed. The harbour of Tienthang, near Tungchon, is to be thrown open to foreign trade.
1
CHUN CHIN, who was serving a long sentence, had the unexpired portion of it. vit, from 8th July last to 18th December, 1906, remitted, and was granted a ticket of leave. Unfortunately for himself he utilized a portion of his leave lo Indulge in housebreaking and burglary with the result, first, that he was ordered is undergo four months' hard labour and six hours' ex- posure in the stocks, and on completion of that sentence to undergo the unexpired portion, 18 months, of his previous sentence.
THE C.P.R. steamer Athenian, which Arrived At Kobe.cn 13th inst. from Vancouver, brought twenty-five American cattle, cows and bulle, to be used for breeding purposes in Japan. The animal wara-landed at the Karumfins animal quarantine station. Nineteen of the cattle are brought over to the order of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and and they are to be sent to the Shichizukabara pastures. The remainder are destined for Selmans, Aomori and Akita prefectures, ACCORDING to a cable from San Francisco, Miss Alice Roosevelt will have to pay duty on all the costly presents she received during her tour of the Orient. "What a feast it will be for the callous inspectors who will open her baxes and trunks and spread out the treasures of the Orient ! Poor Miss Alice, who has been used in the past few months to being treated like a real princess, will realize that a pro- phetess in her own country is without honour But such is the price of equality for all, con- cludes the cable." -
In the Sumary Court on Tuesday, 'before' His Honour Mr. Justice A. G. Wise, Li Kai sued the Shing Lea firm for $1,000 being money due on a promissory note, Mr. C. H. Beavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintifs, and defendant was neither present nor represented. The debt was proved and judgment was given for plaintiff with costs.Mr. Beavis then claimed on behalf of the Chan Yuen firm«in a suit against the defendant for the recovery of $213,94, money due for goods sold and delivered. Plaintiff proved the debit and judgment was given for judgment on behalf of the Sun Hop firm,, against the same defendant, for the re covery of $351.13 due for goods sold and de livered. The claim was proved by plaintiff Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf sad Cedown, Co., Ld. 40,000 and judgment given in his favour with costs. ITEMS from the Nonfanepoo show that a tele- Rram has been dispatched to Japan recalling the Chinese students who bave graduated in the police schools there for employment under the new Board of Constabulary.A scheme has been submitted to the Chiness Government for the federation of the Mongolian States as a
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING. measure against foreign aggression, but no:
'stor Hours Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai)... decision has yet been arrived at-Manchuria Having been formed into a province, Cheng Astor House Hotel, Limited (Tientsip) Te-ch'uns is to be appointed Governor of Kirin, Central Stores, Limited .......samskonar and Shih Nichtte (ex-Governor of Kwangsi) Governor of Heilungchiang. A new Daval will be the Liang-hu squadron, to command which Admiral Shih Chen-ping is to be trans- ferred; Admiral Li Tsun will have the subs tantive appointment to command the Kwan- tung squadron.The new Commissioner to. Tibet (Chang Ying-tang) has been instructed to maintain that Tibet is a subject territory and not merely & protectorate of China,
THE director of the mint at Washington has published his estimate of the production of gold and silver in the United States for the calendar year of 1904. These figures show an increased production over the calendar year of 1903 of $7,131,500 gold and 3,486,000 fize ounces of silver. The largest gain was by California, which increased about $3,000,000 more than in the previous year and a larger amount than in any other State since the sixties. This gain," the director says, "came chiefly. gain is from dredge operations and a further expected during the current year and for some time to come. The California State mining bureau estimates the possible output of the dredges at $7,000,000 a year for thirty years. Colorado shows an increase of nearly $2,000,000 gold and 1,300,000 ounces of silver, Alaska a gain of $700,000 in sold, Montaus a gain of 2,000,000 ounces of silver; Utah gain of 1,300,000 ounces of silver Idaho ages of 1,300,000 aunces of silver. Forty-eight per A BAMD of 31 convicts at the lubiut penal cent. of the silver was produced from lead ores, colony in the Philippines concocted a plot to 36 per cent. from copper oren and the rest kill the superintendent of the colony, and largely from gras which also carried gold." surprise the scouts, seize the latter's uniforme The isotope Jun 0733300) and arms and then, disguised in the uniforms, silver, 71,786,100 fine ounces. The total as board and capture one of the coastguard cut-mcunt of gold mined wit $3,964,986 ounces, ters or any other large craft that might be and the commercial value of the silver produced avaliable and leave the island for some was 533.575,938, making the total value of the
190 metals
[* $114,239,538, place previously agreed upon. Luckily, owing to some of the loyal prisoners, the bloody plan was frustrated before it had reached a success ful completion, although the conspirators managed to secure arms and for a time, bad the superintendent of the colony, the people
i ongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld. New Amoy Dock Company, Limited ........ Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company. Yangtore Wharf and Godown Compasy, Limited................
Do. Do
(Founders)...nem carne mesainie (New Itus)aininin longkong Hotel Company, Limited
Tis, 28,000 Tis B1,100
$450,000 είκοστος
··$43,813
Dr. $85,987
$1 for frst half-year 5.
19/3/101-$0.39.51 for 1904, (Interim of Tis, z for 1965; 1 Interim of Tis. 14 for 1935.
Interim of 1), (Coupon Naï 5),
Interim of 17: (No, 4)
- Interim of 50 cents (gold) før 1905 (No. 1)
No, 13 61 +/-−48 centy
wi
|- Final of Tlf. 8 making: Pís, 13 for 1904/5
($3.75 for 1904 on old capital p $8,577.First years......e
Tis. 2,762
Interim of $z) for 1005..
$6 för first half-year 190;
514 for 1903
Interim of Tia 6 for 1905 Thu: 18 for 1904.
Sal for year ended 30,6,1405
Interim of $ia for 1905.
101 %
20,000
*:9,000 7,000
$100 $100
·Si for 1807.
$225 seller buyars
$100 $100
Tis, 50 Tin, so
none Tis, 100,000
Tle. 1,635
Tis, 2t for year ending 30.9.04.
Tis. 68 saltı
£40,000
£7,810
THEO Ti
500,000 150,000
50,000,
C 510 G. $10
none
|33| buyers!
18/10 01
£4,873
Dr.
28.745
55.200 Tis, 100 T100,
6,000
TIL 1,000,000
Tla, 34,934
12,000
$15
$70,000 **$250,000
$38,473
$29,422
$50.
fro
$10,000
$300,000
40.000
530
$41,500
6,000 561 31,000 Tix. 100 Tis, 100 2,500 TIL 100. Tis, 100
564
$55,500
3501,332 *#$489
Ths. 4873102
Th1011
Siso buyers
Tls. 190
Tim 17.500
34,000
$15 T.Tis. 50 T.The. 50
$14,515 Tls. 34,000? Ti 8,000
Say Caled
59,018
TH. Bod
2,000 6,001
$10,000
$1,500
None
123
$15
[Preferential of 7 per cent for,
74,000
515
1648,975)
$10,135
$5 for first half-year 1905.
$147, buyer
12,000
$50
-$50
$31,087
50,000
$100
$100
$250,000
9,000 T 25 Tli: ag
2,000 $100 $100 150,000
Sta
310
$200,9942 $50,000 $
$,000
Vo
$30
доде
5377
52,000 Tls. 50 Tix. 50 1.400 Tis. so Tis. 50 7.716 Th. 100 Tls. 100 19,500 $50
10. 828,8:32 Th. 170,000
TIL 40,066
Tis, 670 Tis, 735 $1,347
א
אא אאא
bbyen
TE
TI 12,844 $23.264
ongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld, Hotel des Colonies Company, Limited (Shanghai)... Hotel Metropole Company, Limited Humphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited ........ Shanghai Land Investment Company, Limited 1ientain Hotel des Colonies, Limited.............. Tientsin Land Investment Company, Limited........... West Point Building Company, Limited
COTTON MILLE.
wo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld Hongkong Colton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing)
Company, Limited International Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld.... Lacu-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited........
MISCELLANEOUS.
125,000
15,000 Tlx. 50 TIL 50
$10
Sto
10,000 TI 75 Tis.75
8,000 TIs. 100 Tls, too 1,000 Tls, 500 TIL 500
Tis. 20,986
nope
Tit. 67,300
NODE
nope
330,0x0 TI. 50,0x02 Tis. 31,69
noge
TIL 5,058.
none
: Sto
$12
Tis, 50..
4,00d $100 $100 8,604
!ta/5 1,200 Sío 60,000 $12 4,000. Tls. 50 50,000 Sto *: $10 25,000 $74 #3055 130,000 $10
Anglo-German Brewing Company, Limited ........ Dell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited........... China Borneo Company, Limited China Flour Mill Co., Limited. China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld.,.:100,000 China Light and Power Company, Limited ............ Dairy Farm Company, Limited.................. Groep Island Cement Company, Limited.......... fall & Holis, Limited ...............
Hongkong Electric Company, Limited ..............
longkong High-Level Tramways Company, Ld....... Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Lane, Crawford & Co., Limited (Shanghai) Hongkong Steam Waterboat Company, Limited......
of the town and the loyal prisoners besieged the occasjon. Tall arches of bamboo foliage aatschappij tot M, Bosch-en Handbouwer: {}
..
AT the wedding of Miss Sofie Baumand, of cluttgart, and Lieut.Com, Edwand Secretan, of H.M.S. 74a), at Shanghat last Satirday, the Cathedral was most artistically decorated for and grasses were erected down
pioitalie in Langkat, Limited' monjaamonium 5 | and threatened, with death,
whilst above the flower-laden chanco BAY, THE following proclamation appears in the tall archway was arranged from which was Mondon, (E. L.) Limited................. current jasue of the Gasstle By Hut Excel suspended by wide satin ribbon a basket of Philippine Company, Limited Lency: Saitho Nathan, Knight Commad white exotics. High above the rails, on either hanghai Hongkong Dyeing and Cleaning Co, Ld.. dar of the Most Distinguished Order of side of the chancel two large dagg were artist- bhanghai Gas Company, Limitad „................................. Saint Michael and Saint George, Gover ically draped representing the British and the Shanghai Horse Bazaar Company, Limited mor and Commander-la-Chief of the Calony German nations. Whilst the congregation were
and waiting for the arrival of the bride, Mr. Monje Shanghai Pulp and Paper Company, Limited ....... of Hongkong its Vice-Admins of the same, Whereas by played a beautiful selection of music in comi Shanghai,Suppatra Tobacco Company, Limited Becline of the Chinese Passal for the at the battle of Trafalgar, the day being the South China Morning Post, Limited... memoration of Lord Nelson's great victory
bhanghai Waterworks Company, Limited, It is enacted that it shall be Governor of Hongkong by Proclamation, for annars ved that history marking event.
Act, among other Pr acted as groomsman, ailes the bride teams Laundry Company, Limited "of the cald purposes things to declare what shall be deemed to be was attended by two little maide; the Mireas Straits ica Company, Limited a in duration of the voyage of any Chinese Marion and fan. Hoerter he wore pretty Tientsin Waterworks Company, Limited
Now, therefore, the said white sailor frocks of while same, the blogses United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited Passenger stip
Sailor Co
col Matthew Nathan, under and by virtus of the of which were fashioned with wide powers conferred on me by the said Act, Jars of pale blue jean embroidered with white
the
J
do hereby proclaim and declare that, for anchors They also wore sailor: caps of pale Watson, (A, 8.) & Co., Limited, the purpose of the anid Act, the voyage of blus, encircled by a black ribbon inscribed with
any Chiours) Passenger Ship from Hongkong the name of Lieut.Com. Becretan's ship. Both William Powell, Limi
or any part of Chins to Regnion shall be deemed ware
the recipienu of pretty gold brooch
pid to be arvoyage of thing four days duration from the bridegroom, representing a hors
Given sader my hand and the Pablie Seal of
Cology at Victoris, Hongkong, thieth
October) 19091
of a bougust:
designed b
poned Tim. 30,000
Vdone Mw 3-$8,0000
3'al
21,000
30,000
Saa Sto
30,000
1,250
$100
$100
none:)
$50,00
$,000
Soo poo
10,000
550 310.
$60,000
$5,000
Sio
-3,500
$100
$100
25,000 GR 100 Gs, too
Tis. So 7,000 Tis. 50 67,500
$10: $50
$50 1,200 16,000 Tia 50 TIL 50!
5,400 Tl.
T's $28,2107
·TU 19,4655
Dr.
4,500 +Tis, E00. Tla, 100 30,000 Tis, 30 Tl. 20
3,000
none :
None
TIK 145,0001 TIL 708,173)
Tia: 45,000
Tis: 15,000
Ti424,820
537,875
Tis. 7,202 First year
$11,958
Ts 13,629
Tis, 10,000
Tis 22050
Final of Thu, 5 making Tha.
(Final of óo cents making $1.80 forgje
Interim of $3 for 1905. Tls: zj for the year ending Interim of $4.
90 cents for 1904
$3 for 1904
bei
Interim of Tis, 3 for
laterim of Tls. 3 for 190
Interim of Tls, 3 for 195
·Interim of $14 for 1905
Tis, 4 for year ended 31.10,1903" Sr for the year ending 31.7.05
· Interim of 3 % a/c 1898-
Interim of 4 % aặc 1898 4% for 1897
First
7/3 per share for 1904
Interim
Final of Sit making,
$10 för 1904 Interim of: Final of So
f3rd quarterly
re