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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH – SATURDAY, JUNE 9 1906.
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SHANGHAI IN 1905.
A RECORD YEAR,,
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We have to acknowledge from the Commis. Shittings, Whità Trishes, 3ad Dyed and Print- largely whèn' reduced to a közling bánik. · A { report ut fra Shanghi Docks have been LEAVE of absencâ to Canada' on privato affaire | A SEAMAN employed on board the American
parcals, should shows conside the years 1904 and 1905 | predominate. Hongkow Wha∙ls are procur- |
greatest disaster of all, the flood, which affected | and the Continental ports. Taking the violent Dicki, Mharves and Godowns.~Hongkong | Elairt catch of plague, all terminating fatally, | LEAVE of absence to India on privata, allaiTA millions of taels worth of goods in Shanghai, Buctuations of exchange during the year into and Whampoa Docks have receded to S160 were reported to-day as having occurred in the has been granted to Captain F. L. Bennetty and thus furnished enough damaged stock to consideration, prices have been remarkably closing with" sollers út this rate. Kowloon Colony during the fast twenty-four hours. 1.a. from 12th June to 20th August, supply the market for weeks. Good White steady, and may be said to have advanced Wharfs are unaltered with no business to
ed goods suffered the most; and though the comparison of the Special tables giving the placed at Tls, 115, but towards the close sellers sion of Customs the receipt of vol. 111. of the Natire dealers, who were in the majority of Tea exported Trade Reports for 49a5. Dealing with the
decreases in the export of } ible at Tla, 225. caser the indentors of the trade of Shanghai for the past year, Commis have suffered the whole loss, they were helped Black Ten to Great Britain and the United alonor H. E. Hobson writes:
out of it to a considerable extent by the Foreign States. The Hankow market opened late la the Landas Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong From many standposits 1905 may be regarded importers. It is feared that a fairly Irge season; the protracted wet weather had retarded Shanghal Lands are a shnde firmer and have as a "record f year and as coding. The gross value of the trade was .gantly is being carried 'over, and the loss is the preparation of the leaf, and Foreign buyers been sold at Tls16h, Hongkong Hotels 'ara ccurred, in Wellington Barracks and the } labour and 'eix hours, stockű sach.
patient is under treatment." the net valus H.K. TIE. Jound to be very heavy. Fluctuations in ex were not anxious to operate until better acquiet ar 530 Humphreys' Estates are to be
change, stringency in the money market, and
There was hat little of the usual autumn
TIs.
443.05-1,262, and
as far ahead of any pre
have declined to 5118 without sales.
176,979,193, showing increases of 10 and 311 local disturbances marked the rest of the year,fed with the damage done. In Green had at 541)...
It was
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basiders on the whole has, bèen satisfac Calton Mills --Ewas have reacted to Tis, 70 especially to those interested to the Eog at which rate shares have changed hands. demand for forward indents. Manufacturers ligh market, and this despite the larger quantity There are buyers of Hongkong Cottons at 514 to fully engaged with previous orders for shipped there during the year. The lower and sales are reported of Laou Kung Mows at months ahead in fact, extending well into grades were mostly favoured, and in good de- Tlm 73. Internationals and Soey Chpes are the summer months of
mand at very full retés, much against | the | both offering at quotations. 1906. The operators heavy Amercian goods specially and most of generally expressed opinion. All experts seem the Plain Manchester fabrics have un
to agree as to the inferiority this season of both doubtedly done a satisfactory Year's trading, the Black and Green Tea leaf, but neverthe on the whole, as would those who were in- less both staples appreciated in the consuming terested in Wisite Irishes, and Printed and markets to an extent litle anticipated by
shippers. Pyed goods had they not sustained such severe losses owing to the flood. Some of
however, who more starting the early buying rather over-reactied themselves in their exchange operations, that important factor taking exactly the opposite course at the conclusion of the war to what was almost univerenity expected, and this accounts in great measure for the comparatively poor results at Manchester Grey goods have
million taels respectively over the 1904 Entals: and this result is the more satisfactory as μετίους forces militated against a prosperous Reason, viz, the war which, during the greater part of the year, taged in the North, the boycott Ogainst goods of American disastrous fond of the to the only the 31st August that news arrived of negotiations having taken a favourable turn and that
the Tremy of teate was on the point of being signed Unfortunately, one of the clauser inganed in the 'rotacol maritime captures shall not be suspended pending the coming into force of the renty of Peace" (that is, for further petital of to days)-did not allow ship a ments of cargo to take place, until late in the
and! season
when winter was nearly at hand. As soon as the Trenly was ratified and the coast clear, shiploads of provisions and food- stuffs of all kinds were sent
from here, and
it is said that very handsone profits were realis ed by total shippers; but of the season and the troubled state of Vindivo owing to the lateness
trade had not been
in these cases brought to their indentors. The of take of all kinds showing a considerable re Woollen trade is scarcely holding its own, the
COAST TRADE.
Miscellaneous Green Island Compots are slightly wonker and have sellers at $284, China Providents are obtainable at $9, and Dairy Farms aro quoted at $16. Hongkong Elect ice have been disposed of lo small lot at Sick, and China Lights and Powers fetched Sro. South China Morning Posts are quiet at $18. Langkats are steady and continue in demand at Tis. 230. can be bad at Siot. Watsons have buyers at $131, and Wm, Powells-
FREIGHT.
Mesis. Lamks and Rogge write as under on
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has been granted to Lieut-Colonel F. E. Kent, R. O. A., from 27th June to 15th September.
Six Chindas and one European case of plague ere repasted on Thursday. The European care
THE following details left per sa. Ocrand, on C plain W.G.Blanford. For England R. G.4. the 2nd instant: For Singapore:R. G. A. 4 ur gunners, R. E, one apper, and R. W. K. Regt, four privates.
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TWENTY-EIGHT.Cases of plague were reported in Hongkong during the past three days. One of the patients. was a European who was taken from a house in Des Voeux Road Cenital. All the rest were Chipase.
shuil steamer Alinkerof, and a matine hawkkt.. were jointly charged at the Police Courton Wild- dasday, with stealing from on board the 'veis $54. Evidence was heard, and Mr.T. A Hare jel, yesterday, mina drama' of phißt, vhidbě kt and sentenced them to two month hard
THE Chinese Cook on board as. Minuarota was charged at the Magistracy bb Wednesday, Jars of white sugar, and thres of brown, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, with stealing fire
of cooking wine and one Jar of salad bilba property of the ship, no Tuesday. His Wombled sentenced the delinquant, to undergo a term of two months' hard labour and ale hours' ettchen THE salvage vessel Kwanto Mars will short- ly leave Yokohama for Saghalien, for the purs pole of resuming the f of. refloating the sunken Russian cruiser Avvik, operations THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Coset in last year. It will be remembered that having been suspended since the cold weather total output of the Company's three afines for the Novik was sunk off the coast of Saghallen : the weak ending the 19th of May amounted to after the naval battle outside Port Arthur in 70,441.20 tons, and the sales during the same August, 1904- perlod to 15,599.99 tons.
provisionally and subject to His Majesty' THE Govern has been pleased to appolot, pleasure, Mr. Wil. Gresson to be at unofficial to Mr. C. W. Dickson, resigned,
A CHINAMAN was picked up...at about ten tion outside the Tat Ping theatre, Holwas o'clock last night, in a semi-conscious.condi.. porarily stand 7 Station, where he was tem attended He then informed the
car, the number of which he did not know.. He was conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital.
Stock the normal conditions of that particular diction. The consumption of Cotton Yarning point of view 1905 is said to have been the ty direction, and were it not that demand member of the Legislative Council in succession police that he was knocked down by, a trang
year closed. The rosumed when the has niso been smalier, judging by re-exports:
"boycoti"
(b.) Original | Shipments Coastwise.—This an increase of 41 million tools over the figures trade represents a value of 33 million taola
for 1904, Shipments to Newchwang alone ad- vanded from Hk. Tle. $,924,000 to Hk. Tis. 9,677,000 Local industries seam to have done well, and important increases are recorded in the export to coast ports of Native-made Ciga: retters and milled Flour and Paper. There is a Sheetings and Drills, but from a money mak falling off in the departures of Shanghai-made
most. satisfactory year since the Cotton mille (b.) Reshipments Coastwi16-No remarks,
Constwise Arrivals. As compared with the total in the preceding year, the decrease in the value of this trade amounts to 15 million taels, more than half of which is accounted for ed in this result is Haakow, and among the under Raw Cotion. The port chiefly concern:
Buffalo lliden, Sesamum Seed, White Raw other goods mostly affected are Cow and Silk, Wild Silk, and Black Tea.
good of American, provenance, as again but the trade has been satisfactory to those en- employing Foreign machinery started,
against the Immigration Prohibition Treaty of Ked in it, especially as regards Japanese spinnings. In Metals the most remarkable 1894, threatened at one time to assume large
feature is the large advance under Copper propontious and weid have created a dan
Slabs and Ingots, which was already pronounc This agiin- gerous precedent for the future,
od in 1994, the et import during the year un- tion, however, as far as Shanghai was concero. ed, was not of long duration, and keen traders piculs, or four times the 1904 total. For the der eview amounting to more than 250,000 as the Chinese are, they soon found out that it is time the statistical tables record an im was wiser in abandon a suicidal policy: periation of nearly 70,003 picals of Copper and to adopt measures of a more conciliatory Discs, valued at H.K. Tis. 3,000,cco, which character, if they wanted to obtain from the found their way to the various provincial Mints, American Government any mod-fications of the whence they were issu d in the shape of to-cash existing immigration rules. The inundation pieces. In Old Metals it was thought at one caused by a strong north-easterly gale coincid.
lime that there would be a brisk business on ing with the highest fod tide of the year the cessation of hostilities, but this was not played great havoc in Shanghai and its neighborne out by results; the dealers, however, hourbood, and entailed heavy losses to helped by the advance in exchange, and later Foreigners and Chinese alike in the destruc tion of property, as will be seen in a subsequent satisfied with their profits. The business done on by the steadiness of rates, seem to be quite paragraph. The prohibition in force for several consecutive years against the export of Rice
in Kerosene Oit falls very far below that of the year 1904, which was the largest on record, the
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INLAND TRANEIT,
(a.) Inwards-The value of the trade was Hk. Tis. 1,548,978, or Hk. Tis. 313,000 less than in 1904.
(b) Outwards.-No changes worthy of com- ment
/SHIPPING.
the and inst-Freights are in much about the
unsatisfactory position as fortnight ago. There is very little business in
from Saigon to this had revived and belped a fair number of boats to char era for prompt loading, there would have been no outlet practically for what has been accumulating in the shape of handy-sized and ready boats. The s that have been obtained, between 15 and 14 cents, just about pay steamers' expenses and and nothing more. Tonnage remains supplied, charterers continue in their attempts to get in and while there, it some little, demand yet,
at lower rates.
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Saigon to a Philippines part, only fixture reported is of a smill carrier, prompt, at 28
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IT is notified that ships conveying. Chinese passengers under the provisions of the Chipma Emigratinh Ordinances, 185g to root, will not be allowed to carry them on the upper weather deck, between the 1st of June and the 15th of October, inclusive.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the appointment of the Honourable Mr. Edward Osbome to be an unofficial mem- bar of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, Mr. Gershom Stewart.
A LONDON telegram of Mày 21,, which la published by the Tokio Aidhi, suites that Mr. Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand, has had ab interview with the Japanese Consul,, inte". Sydney in connection with a project. for open, ing a regular service, between New Zealand- and Japan. The result of the conference. Je not yet known. The plan is warmly welcomed by Japanese and Colonial traders.
cents per picul; Saigon to Japan as well as | during the absence on leave of the Honourable WHILE a Chinese woman, residing, at: No; 1962-
Saigon to Java there have been no inquiries.
As for Bangkok, having regard to remarks in last circular, with the advent of the competition and the probable war in rates between the Norddeutscher Lloyd and the Nippon Yusan Kaisha there is no opening for outside tonnage for the present.
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DURING the bearing of a case in the Supreme Court on Saturday the proceedings had to be suspended for a while, on several occasions, whilst processions of cars loaded with iron plates and bare rolled by, rendering all sounds inaudible in the Court.room i
Stanley Street, first floor, was yesterday, bang ing out her clothing over the verandah to be dried, she lost her balance and fell into that. water-channel below. The woman alighted and her head, and as she was still alive when picked up by the police, she was conveyed to hospital... She died, however, a few hours later wayar regaining consciousness from a fractured skull.
from the province of Siangsy was temporarily deliveries showing a shortage of 2,312,623 cases anchow. lines the number of steam-launches, China ports appears to have gone off altogether. THE German cruiser Hansa has received or. Her body was than removad to the martuary.
suspended in November." The crop was excellent one, prices were reasonable, and the Natives were satisfied. On the 18th November the first section of the Shanghai-Nanking
Railway, Calcuting from Phan kai to Naziang (f), was formally opened to traffic. A census of the pupilation, Foreign And Chinese, living, is both element, was taken on the 14th October, showing respect increases of 67 and 23 fer cent since ile at census, taken five years ago
REVENUE.
The total collection was 14. Fix 12.083,186 an increase of 12 din cele mer the toil in the preceding year and off mille a over that for 1912, the best year an termnd, Nearly the whole of this gain is aeroobited for under "Imporis."
FOR: IGN TRADE,
Imports.-The gross value of arrivals "aggregated 250 million tales, against 196.9 millions in 190-an incicate of 3 per cent and the net value of Foreign Imports amount. ed to 92 million taels as against 45 millions
fiest
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Entries and clearances, represent 10,255 vessels and 14,344,162 tons-an increase of 851 vessels and 2,167,364 tons on the figures of the preceding year. On the Shanghai-Soochow passenger-boats, and trading junks is yearly increasing, and the tonnage employed in that traffic amounted to over 1,100,000 tons. There is also a fair improvement in the trade carried on under inland Steam Navigation Ruler, The year was not a good one for freights, and certainly unprofitable for many of the outride boats, with the exception of those which had The great expectations in the freight market of a boom on the cession of hostilities were not released, and though the rates for Vladivostock were in certain instances very high, a large part of the profit was eaten up by the delay in. loading and discharging,
al-failure of the beet crop, wère quoted at fairly big charters with the Russian Government, review there is one of a steamer to load salt coolies. Two more were charged before mutation and samples from Hongkong producers.4.
In American Oil a very large business was done in the early, part of the year, but in the latter part transactions were limited, and the stocks remaining are unusually heavy. As re gards prices, importers did fairly well, but an absence of demand in the country entailed heavy losses for the dealers during the latter months of the year. Refined Sugars, owing to the moderate crop of Cane Sugar and the parti high figures when the year began, and con. tinued to be in good demand until about the end of September, when favourable reports of the new crops cause prices to fall suddenly and rapidly; from this time on the trade was depressed and prices gradually declined. To a certain extent prices were also affected by the fact that large quantities of Japanese Sugar were put on the Shanghai, and "northern mar kets. On the whole, the year was an unprofit able one for the Chinese Sugar merchants, the majority of whom have lost heavily on forward purchases. There was a fairly good business done in Cardiff Coal; but prices gradually fell from Tls. 15 to Tis, 12 per ten, and are hardly advance, dealers being afraid that the large stock Government may at any time come into the market. The reverse occurred as regards Japan Coal, in which important transactions took place. The higher cost of labour in Japan and the much greater amount of Coal used by the Japanese mercantile marine, caused a rise in the price of Tli. 3 to Tls. 4 per ton.
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PASSENGER TRAFFIC
Is yearly increasing.
TREASURE.
Yangise freights to Canton are reported to have fallen to quite an impracticable level, and also from Newchwang business to southoni
dels to return to Germany. The cruiser wilf it is said owing to prices for produca ruling too probably leave these waters by the end of this MR. S. T. Duna, superintendent of the Botdale high in the northern port.
Concerning Java and chartering for dry and month. It is not certain what vessel is to re-cal, and Adorestation Department, notifies in wet sugar for this post, there have been in-place ber, but it is probable that a vessel of a the Gasette that a communication: has been received from the Director, of the Imperial Institute (Bouth Kensington, London, S. W.) dications quite lately that business may become modern type will be sent out, practicable shortly, though at first for small orTHE coolie quarters of the Cotton Mills seem stating that he has received inquiries regarding medium-sized tonnage only.
Amongst the fixtures of the fortnight under
to be an attractive rendezvous for unemployed the supply of the small stripped canes (ratians))
used in basket-making, and asking for quo F. A. Hareland on Thursday with being on the from Honcahd Bay to this port at 17 cents.
premises without permission: Defendants said Specimens of the canes referred to may bassen- General charter ng is otherwise conspicuous
that they went there to see if there was any at the Afforestation Office. by its absence, though on time basis three fix.
work to be had for their friends. His Worship INSPECTOR Smith, with a posse of officers; ralde turen for short terms have been effecied,
fined them $10 each.
ed the servants' quarters of the Hongkong: Club on Monday and arrested thirty-ovou many employees of the Club, and removed them to the station. They ware paraded before Mr. F A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy. on Tuesday, The first two defendants were charged with
with gambling... Evidence was heard, and that first two men were fined $too each, while the- others had to.
pay $5 each,
Coal charters there have been from Hongay to this part, prompt, at $1.25.to Canton ditto, al Sato Penang, end of July loading, at $275. Haiphong to 'hanghai bas had a fixture at $1.25.
TEAMS are advertised of proposed leases of foreshores and sea-bed, situate at Wang Chau, Deep Bay. The areas to be leased are 7.13 and 46.89 acres, respectively; the Crown rent
first three years, and at the rate of $15 per acre during the remaining 15 years,
The recorded movements of Gold and Silver been business at $40, $30. and St.35, másker has been fixed at the rate of 5s per acre for the | kèeping a gambling house, and tha:remaindest
1504
Bullion between Shanghai and Foreign coun- tries show a net import of Gold worth Hk. Tis. 7,164,coo, and a nel import of Silver to the value of Hk. Ti. 8,968,coo. As was the case there were important arrivals from faels, and no indication is given in the statis tical table as regards their further destination: we have, however, good reasons to suppose into that the bulk were melted down here Gold Bars and eventually forwarded to Europe, chiefly through the medium of Union post offices. During 1905 silver reached its bighest | level since 895. and the price almost touched 32d. There was a large demand for the East and an increase in the shipments to China. Exchange, which at the beginning of the year was nominally 28, gd, for the Shanghai inel, touched its lowest, 2s. 6d. in March and April, and then steadily rose to 25. told, at the close.
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OPIUM.
(a.) Foreign-Malwa shows a decline of nearly 5,000 piculs, the high rates which ob tained during the first part of the year having evidently tended to reduce the consumption. The highest prices, Tis. 849 to Tis. 1,060, ac cording to age and quality, were quoted dur- ing June and July; prices then commenced to recede, until by the end of the year they stood a1 Tls. 740 10 Tis. 893, or at lower figures than stocks carried over from the previous season, when the year began. in Bengal the heavy
ep! prices down and depressed the markets. and a very successful crop of China Oplum, The arrivals exceeded by some 1,200 picúls those of 1904.
From South apan coal port to this there has closing at the lower tale with tonnage supphed. Kuchinorxu to Hongay another fix ure has been effected at $1.50 per ton
As for sailers, there is nothing new to report. Sail-tonnage Disengaged:-American bark Depangres of Siles --None.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
MR. R. F. Brayn has been appointed assistant auditor, with effect from the 23rd ult.
Of six cases of plague reported on Wednes- day two patients are under treatment. It is notified that a memorial of re-entry by the Government of Po Tai Island, Lot No. 786, has been registered according to the law.
FOR dumping rubbish into the harbour, yester day, a sampanman was this morning fined $30, by Mr. F. A, Hazeland, at the Police Court. A MEMORIAL of re-entry by the Government of Survey District 1. Lot No. 5.301, Kowloon City, has been registered according to the law. it is notified that memorial of re-entry by the 111, Lot No. 669, has been registered according Government, of New Kowlo n Survey District
to the law.
an increase of more than 100 per cent. over | likely to a stiff in the hands of the 'Russiau | Japan (of Gold Coins, valued at roi million | Alla, 1,300 ton reg. the figures of the previous year.. the mere comparison of these tota's, one would be inclined to jump to the conclu sion that the power of absorption of the Shanghai tarket has vastly increased, and that this large advance in the valsies of the net Imports represents a corresponding increase in the local consumption. This, however, is far from being the case, and the Incre se is b) Exports and (c) Re-exports. A decrease accounted for by large stocks, especially in of 22 millions taels, or 17 per cent, in the value Cotton Goods, which had to be carried over of this trade, compared with that of 1904, is dis- when the year closed. The Piece Gomis trade closed by the Returns. To this large decline of Shanghai during the period under review Raw Cotton contributes the Ingest share. The has been subject to a te ies of ups and downs. export of Cotton shows a large falling off from Tire capacity of trader has been severely tried the high figures of the preceding year-about coping with the varius difficulties that have 485,0:0 piculs, of which 279,000 piculs are re in presented diemselver, and the success with exports and 206,000 piculs exports.. The area which these obstacles have been surmounted planted locally was reported as very large, and affords strong evidence of fertility of resource. the crop promised extremely well until he floods With remarkable prescience, which was justi. in September, which did considerable damage in some districts and in many others stopped the in the event, some of the leading dealers conceived the idea comparatively early in 1904 steady development of the plants will con that the time had reme to order supplies of sequent lessening of production and deterior- Cotton Goods in the Manchester market for ation of quality. In spite of these drawbacks the following season. Their example was the crop was probably as large as that of 1904. tardily followed, as it was not at first known--The-decreased export is due to high exchange, with any degree of certainty what the Ameri more cautious buying on the part of exporters, can Cation crop would amount in; when its and efforts on the part of producers to maintain shortness became more apparen; others follow prices, the stocks remaining on hand at the end of the year being much larger than at the ed suit, and the Foreign importing firms who had special chops on cloths that had been beginning. The abnormal prices of 1904 have established for years found it necessary to not been maintained, the general trend having cover their estimate of requirements, much been to lower and steadier values. Other im
sortant decreases are also, showh under Hides further ahead than they had ever done before, Manchester thought that the demand for China' was out of all reason, and ludia kept quietly out of the market and awaited her opportunity of obtaining supplies at lower rates. consequence of this buying for Chin was that goods commenced nuriving here freely early in 100g and stocks began accumulate-Ameri. can makes also participating, although opera. tions in New York did not begin until some what later than they did in Manchester, Manufacturers in the States pursued a much more conservative policy, and as Cotton by this time had-declined so much, owing to the buniper crop of 1954, the heroic suggestion was made (and in one or two instances really the raw staple in order to acted any of burning
The
hower upply The consumptive demand,
(34 per cent.), White Raw Silk (30 per cent Wild Raw Silk (30 per cent.), and Black Ten (50 per cent). Among the goods that show masked improvements will be found Fresh and Preserved Tiggs (75 per cent.), Sesamum Seed (270 per cent), and Waste Silk (37 per cent), Japan alone took to million taels worth of goods less than in the previous year. The business done in Silk was very limited. For the fourth year in succession the White Silk crop was only a small one, and the increased Native consumption tends to accentuate the deficiency caused by indifferent crops. In the
of Raw Silk
to Foreign countries there was a decrease of 5,000 picats, and Re-reled fell from 12,964 to 8,856 picule, The
shipments to France alone show short
bales in White Raw and
(b.) Native.A full crop, as in the preceding year. The arrivals of Stechuan and Yunnan picuts respectively. Opium show increases of 3,025 piculs and 715
COMMERCIAL.
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
MR. J. C. Steen has been appol.ted an assistant engineer on the Kowloon Canton Railway Construction, British Section, with effect from the 1st May, 1906.
On Friday, Juns ist, was the date on which foreign consular officers were to be allowed to reside in Mukden, and foreigners to be
per. mitted to travel in the interior of Manchuria. TEN cases of plague, all Chinese, have been reported as occurring in the Colony during the twenty-four bours ending at noon on Saturday.
fatal.
A LOT of Crown land at Ping Chau, measuring 35 square feet, is to be sold by, public auction on the 22nd inst, at 2.30 p.m. at the District Land Office "Beaconsfield." The upset price is $4, but the purchaser must, within three days of the day of anle, pay the rum of $200 for the building at present standing upon the
lot.
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THE constant patty larcenies that have been going on of late at the Army Service Departe ment resulted in the watchmen being put of the guivive. On Sunday afternoon the watche man noticed a bulky looking coolis leaving the yard and on searching him twenty-eight pounds of brass was found under his coat. Inspector Gourlay took charge of the man. The THERE is universal sympathy with Mr. and who turned out. to be a marina hawker, was Mr. W. V. Drummond in the sudden death charged on Monday, before Mr. Hareland on the 1st inst. of their youngest daughter,He denied the charge of being in unlawful. Morna Christine. Two days ago Miss Drum possession of the brass. Evidence of the watch mond, who was only twenty years old, was out man was heard, and his Worship fined him $15,4) driving as usual, and there were many who with the alternative of oun mouth's gaol. did not know of her Riness, fil they were shocked by the news of her death.
FOLLOWING are the returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation, and of specio in reserve, in Hongkong, during the: month ended 31st May, 1906, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks,
Banks Chartered Bank of
India, Australia and Hongkong and Shang-
China,
FIFTEEN men and one woman were brought before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne at the Police Court on Tuesday, two of the men and the woman being charged with keeping a common gaming house at No. 4 Graham Street, and the remainder with gambling the premises. Evidence was heard to the effect that the men were playing fan-tan. The first three defend. ants were fined $25 each and the others $3. "BUT you cannot sue on this paper," remarked
his Honour the Poison Judge, in the Bummary there is no promise to Court on Friday: pay. The paper only says that it shall be optional for the plaintiff to demand payment of a certain sum of money at one time. "Then I will ask your Lordship to allow me to amend the writ" replied plaintiff's solicitor. "Yes," rejoined his Honour, "you had better amend it.
Average Spacia Amount in Reserve,
$3,074,977 $2,300,000
hai Banking Cor- National
pomtion, 1,263,01 8,500,000
Bank of
China, Limited....... 65,559 40,000:
Total,.....$14,404,107 $10,840,000 INDIAN Constable 841, of No. 8 Police Station? bung eut a pair of canvas gaiters to dry yestere day, but when he wasted them, they had diss appeared. He did not expect to see them again, but in the afteracon he discovered the missing gaiters in the basket of a marine In a case before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, hawker, who was walking in his direction. The Paisne Judge, on Friday, in Summary Juris marine man was arrested, and charged with diction, a solicitor for a plaintiff saing on a theft. On being placed before. Mr. Hazelandy promissory note, asked that the uncertified at the Police Coun this morning, the defendant translation thereof be accepted penile his
his could give no satisfactory explanation se 10: certified translation, to
how the gaiters were found in bis basket. Tho replied:
fendant said he purchased them from a man for one cent. His Worship sentenced him to one month's hard labour..
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Reviewing the share business for the week, Hight out of the number mentioned proved | 1 will allow it in this in. gaiters cost the Government 8350) and÷doe!
IT is notified that His Majesty's Consul- General at Canton, under instructions from His Majesty's Minister, Peklog, has closed the British vice-consulate at Macao util further
Faved the situation, and prices ages 3-reeled. On the other bard, offer at $360 but without Anding bayers. Trading Co, kindly informs to that he has to
litve steadily risch unti' 6 1/1od, was reached baler in
MR. H. Engel, local agent for the Netherlands ceived telegraphic information that the Bank's dividend for the year 1975 has been declared at diteen per cent. THREE is a marked decrease in the number of plague cases on Friday. There were only four cases reported during the twenty-four hours ended at noon. One of the patients is under
Mesin. E. S. Kadoorie & Co. write on the 8th inst,Since we last wrote there has been no improvement in the local share market and but few transactions have been put through.
Banks-Sales have been "effected of Hong- Long & Shanghai Banks at Son, the market closing firm with buyers
$Bro. Nationals notice. st can be negotiated at $38.
Marine Insurances-Cantons continue on in Liverpool at the close of the year-the departures of Re-reeled for America con Union are still aquired for at quotation, while an advance of over 50 per cent, in the r2tinued steady throughout the season. In both North Chinas and, Yangiszas remain montia The most prominent feature to Sicam Filatures the export figures differ but unaltered. be noted is the enormous development in the slightly from those of the previous year. A Fire Insurances.-There are no changer importation of American domestic Cotton partial failure of the cocoon crop is Chehkiang under this heading. China Fires are quoted but can probably be placed at $84. brought the at cloths, the increase being rather more than 200 and beavy speculative passes incurred in Hongkong Fires are wanted at $305. per cent. over the total in the previous year prices to a level which the and 100 per cent over the average of the pre-1904 hardly justified. Subacqueoily, with an Shipping-China and Manilas are in fair ceding nire The heavy stocks
yours. over plainly show that su, ply has nutstrippedance in the Silk market during July, August, demand at $21. Douglases continue firm at
and September, prospecta brightened up; but | 540, Hongkong, Canton
and Mados have demand for the time being, although the high the rise in sterling exchange which characteris: posts are in request at prices now ruling in the States are likely to ed the latter part of the year soon paralysed further depreciated and close rank with sellers MESKI, E. S. Kadooria and Company Inform adjust this excess before many months are all tranenctions in Silk, and it may be said that at $75. We are informed that the balance st over. For the first six months of the year. aided somewhat in
year an one. In the latter part of that time by the cessation of hostilities between Russia no fault could be found with the
carried
Steam
treatment.
stance, but i mally must ask you, gentlemen, to remember that it is the rule that translations must be certified before the case in which they are to be filed comes into Court. There caís be no exception in faturs:
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WHEN a case for recovery of Sas1,10 for goods sold and delivered by one Chinese Armi. P.C, 3 prosecuted a sampanman, before Mr. F. to another was called on in the Summary Court A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy on Saturday,
on Friday, before his Honour, the Paisns. for throwing two bags of coal into the barbours, solicitor for the plaintiff said, har yesterday afternoon, so as to avoid amrest and
had been paid to him on account and he charged with being to unlawful possession understood defendant's solicitor as lahtracted Defendant denied the charge. Complainant to 'consent 'to Judgmon! Honour, Very said that defendant's sampan left a ship that well, Judgment for $131.40 and costs.
Plainti was conting in the harbour, and seeing that the judgment for $251.40 with costs, aften giving solicitor I would ask your Lordship to give pinasce was after him, he made an attempt to jud reach a junk, and failing, he threw the bags credit for the Szoo. His Hongur: Oh, I sese you want to get over, the Szóo limit: Whan overboard. His Worship Imposed a fine, of Sso on defendant with the option of three of the writ. His Bonours. That won't day k was the top paid?-A few days after the issua months'bard labour.
can only give you judgment, for the amount as that they are in receipt of telegraphic advices.
admitted to be due now, fig1.40, and costs. for nine-terths of the profitable sine, lo Stter profit and lots ale, after making do a allowance, 133, nisva ad tote Gini and wasted en won point de Wes
Co., Ltd., bava declared an interim dividendnesday and a quantity of opium seited. The A TRUCK accident occurred in Dh depreciation, and the of
excise officers directed their attention to another Road Central on Saturday afternoon, which Braid the receipte at Shanghai of transhipment ts. od to the underwriting account, 27.247 of diy cents gold per share.
and that intended for the local market cargo
house and there arrested a man, who, they resulted in a blind boy being, removed sta which it is proposed to pay a out of
dividend of trado, clearances being well over the average
10/- per share and carry forward 1413 England on the 18th instant, and will resume charged before Mr. F: A. Hareland on Thurs which was beavily laden, was rushings done Mu. H. H. J. Gomperts is expected back from allege, was the owner of the drug The man was hospital suffering from bruisex Truck on for the saperiad ; but nevertheless, stocks
year—not an unsatisfactory 18- wers accumulating. This was not considered sult froights from Taingiau enabled steamers
Star Ferries are the same, viz. 530 and $11 Considering that
his duty as fret police magistrate, Mr. F.
but the prosecution failed to proved the the road, being drawn by a number of serious until the boycot an American goods
RefineriesChina Sugars are started, on the zoth
to take from the port direct
these two houses one!" Cosstable knocked down, the wheels of the track passing Goods trade was In lower
clerk at the Magistracy.
Copperr "No, your v they are two over his hand. It is expected that o nomlantly
fly quoted at Sag Perak Bagare difficulties. The boycast movement lasted un- to the same destination. There was a falling
are stronger a
soparate housex, His and are now wanted at Tls, 102),
Then how Angers will have to be impulsied,, All til the beginning of September, and extended off in all descriptions of Mottled plaits, Tuscans,
can you connect the oplum with this man?" coolies in charge of the truck Bollae, but ane Mining There is but little to report. WK sro informed that, in consequence of the to English makes almost as much as American Deals White Pain Splits, and Corda. The have been fixed at 14, 16, batithe quotation is Carrick as to the state of the focale of that bean charged several times, your Worship before Mr. Fareland on Monday
and a decided increase in Chinese Engineerings are slightly casier and recent complaint of the crew of the ss. Earl of Excise Officer: "Because the defendant has whom the police arrested. He w the market being still funther depressed by an Plain White, Plain intensely hot summer and the demoralisation American market took the most expensive Fine a nominal one. Orientals are onchanged. The vessel, Capt. Grant has undertaken to have that His Worship "Ob; no. That won't do. He the fustance |Latpectar Wunack, Th Cabr of the Native markets in the country owing to Splits, Plain White, and Fius Mottled Braids, company has just declared an interim dividend portion of the ship thoroughly disinfected and may have been charged 300 times, but you lag the laldry to the boy. The defeudalı al the promiscuous cainage of copper to-cash the value of which is much greater than the of dfty cents gold per share. Rasbe aro
painted before the men are agala allowed to || must prove that the opium is his.” - The charge | mitted the charge. As the "lad is unkilla pieces. Then on (08:151 September eams (fis 1 ordinary coarse cargo shipped To Great Britain | stronger with buyera al 1jë
Dater it
wae withdrawD}}~
leave böapital the case was sāļourwi. BUISIT,
show an increase of 4,264 bales over the total
of the previou that the reduction on home. old and now shares respectively. “...ill on the Hazeland will return to the antall Court, while
of the year the and then for the rast to te than those demanded from Shanghai are nos but without business, Lutons Mr, C. A. D. Melbourne will go back as first | Pami bálonged to the defondant His Wor- They collided with the blind boy, who was
Cargo
Europa at
market at
of