300
Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
1, ICE HOUSE ROAD;
HONGKONG.
CABLE ADDRESS,- Telegraph, Hongkong.
THE
"HE leading English Newspaper in China Also widely circulated in Japan, Cochin China, Ceylon, India and the Far East generally,
A daily newspaper with weekly edition published for despatch by the homeward mail The daily is recommended as more generally suitable, except for subscribers in Europe or
America
A special feature is made of full and accur. ate reports of local occurrences, and of mat-
ters of general interest.
·1906. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 19
| HONGKONG METROROLOGALIC
SIGNALS.
A NEW CODE.
We have received from the Hongkong Observatory a new code of meteorological signals which comes into force at Hongkong on New Year's Day. They are the same us those at present in use at Shanghai, and wil be hoisted on the mast beside the time-ball' at Kowloon Point for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not neces- sarily imply that bad weather is expected. The signals are as follows:-
:
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SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supplied by Mestre. E. S, KABOORIE & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page 5.
STOCKS.
BANKS,
'longkong & Shanghai Bänking Corporation National Bank of China, Limited....
MARINE INSURANCES Canton Insurance Office, Limited
Nonh China Insurance Company, Limited
A cone point upwards and drum below in- dicates a typhoon to the North-East of the Yangisze Insurance Association, Limited Colony..
4.
A drum indicates a typhoon to the East of
the Colony,
A cone point downwards and drum below indicates a typhoon to the South-East of the
Colony.
FIRE INSTANCES.. China Fire Insurance Company, Limited....
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited.
LAST DIVIDEND.
$1,712,472 $15 @ Ex. 3/13=$16.47 for first ħall-Į
APROXIMATK RETURN AT
PRESENT QUOTATION,
(BASED ON LANT} YEAKE DIY.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
($805 a. & b.
London 295.10
$%
$47
POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT.
No, or SHARES."
VALUE. PAID ́UP.
RESERVE.
AT WORKING ACCOUNT.
£1,000,000)
(0,025
fr,000 T125
17
5123
$10,250,000
$250,000
year 1900
£12,731
$74,099
$150,000 $
$1 (London 3/6) for 1993
$211,540
$20 ter 2003
· 1330
Tis, 302,053
Interim div, of 715 @ ex 7/10 15/16 Tis. 2.62 on account 1905
6 %
Tik 871 sellers
+0,000
is,000
£15
܂
S
114
$1,600,00
5147,8955
Licooco)
The 100,000
Tls. 50,000). $2,000,000) £49,000
A cone point upwards indicates a typhoon to the North of the Colony,
I
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited,
18,000.
$100
$311,131
$2,742,771
Interim div. of 130 mm 1905....
4x
51.153,844
་
5775 sellers
$569,279
$800,000)
$,000 €100
560
561,778
$50,334
Siz and 13 special dividend fru 1904
81%
5175 sellers.
$15.527
*
$1,000,000)
20,000
$100
$20
$229,488
$344,098
for 104 ....*u
61%
$95
$1,616)
1,000
$50
$1,220,938
$427,618
$25 fm 1904
74 %
3337) buyers
SHIPPING, China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited.. Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
*,000
Bas
$24
$6,000
$6,563
4i}ia !"5
67%
523
$264.0387
Nil.
70,000
550
$50
faj tot vended po 16
193.56=
6%
$42
$25.001)
$600,000
$5,464
71%
#
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT,
A cone point downwards and ball below itongkung Telegraph is the best indicates a typhoon to the South West of the
1'ongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat. Co., La. ....
Indo-China Steam Navigition. Company, limited".. A cone point downwards indicates a typhoon Shanghai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited...? (Preference) *00,000) the South of the Colony,
·Shell" Transport and Tearing Company, Limited...,000 "Star" Ferry Company, Emitec..
50,000
515
fasi Ba. b.
$144,380
J
£120,000
10,000
£10
{10"
1s. 50
Dn.
£1
10,000 10,000
$10
$10
“ཚང༤ཏུ
£280,918
rol @ex. 2/1 9/16m $1,69
ot%
$73
£3.999
Tis. 20,000
715 27.356
Interim div. of Tls 1}}- Interim div, of Tis, ¡
{
£400,00
£107,815
£4,144
$65,000
1218
$32.947
ac 1906. 17- (Compm. No. 6) toi 1905 ... [$1.50% {$0.75
4 X
toyés ending 10.4.1926..
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Tis. 55 buyers
Tis, to buyers
29/6 buyers
$19
520
Tis, $8,000
1 30.479
Colony.
Taku Tug and Lavion: Campany, Limited
ELFINI DIES.
:(,000
Ts, 5050
Tis, 48,000 Tla 81,200
**13,013
Interim div. of Tis. 2 account 19c6
8
T. Tis. 5a buyers
13
A ball indicates a typhoon to the West n the Colony.
China Sugar Refing Company, Limited.......... Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited.. Perak 'Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited
*,000
100
1:00
*,000
1100
$100
7,000
"Is. 50 T'is, 50
**Is, 100,000
$850,000) $450,000
$86,129)
доле
Tls. 3,723
10,914
1132,588
Final of Sis making $25 w 1995
Es for 1917...
Saa sellers
Tis. 2 for year ending weed ward
Tis, 84 sellers
f
J
1,000,000
1.
£80,000 £26,011 J
43.355
o. 61 interim div for 12 months? ending 28.2.06.................
7% ·
500,000
Gro G. Sto
nore
150,000
£4,873
G $909,050
Dr.
Final of to cents making G $1 for 1905
7%
Tis, gl buyers G. $14
£8.745
No. 120° the 48 cents
J91
50,000
L
F
The
medium for advertising in China. It circulates
largely among all classes of the community, is the largest daily newspaper and has a
wider circulation than any, fournal in the Far
East.
Special attention given to effectively display. ing advertisements.
A cone point upwards and ball below indicates a typhoon to the North-West of the Colony.
Red Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony.
Black Signals indicate that the centre is The type used as a standard for setting believed to be less than, 300 miles away from
the Colony.
advertisements is similar to this, unless we are
instructed to display the advertisement, when any effective style of type will be adopted This standard runs exactly eight lines to the
J
loch, and about eight words to the line.
DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
Notices of Births, Deaths, and. Marringes
$1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly.
CONTRACT ADVERTISEMENTS,
Special Rates for standing advertisements can be ascertained from the Manager,
Advertisements for the Daily should reach the Hongkong Telegraph Office not later than noon of the day they are intended to appear.
Unless otherwise specified all advertisements will be repeated and charged for until counter-
manded
The above signals will, as heretofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such posi tions or are moving in such directions that in formation regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leav ing the harbour.
NIGHT SIGNALS.
Two lanterns hoisted vertically indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to veer.
Two lanterns hoisted horizontally indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to back.
The signals are repeated on the flagstaff of the Godown Company at Kowloon, and also, by day only, at the Harbour Office and on 11 M's Receiving Ship.
LOCAL STORM-WARNINGS.
'MINING. Chinese Engineering and Mining Company; Ld.. értal Consolidated Mining Company, Limited ob Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited
DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS. Fenwick (Geo.) & Co., Limited
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld....
From king and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld.. New Amoy Dack Company, Limited Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld.
anghai and Hengkew Wharf Company, Limited... Yangtze Wheri and Godown Company, Limited......
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld.*** stor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai),i. Central Stores, Limited supe
Do
new issue).. (Founders). Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited
... Do.
Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld...... Hotel des Colonies Company, Limited Hotel Metropole Company, Limited .... Mumphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited *awie on Lard and Building Company, Limited. Ianghai. Land Investment Company, Limited "Vest, Point Building Company, Litnited
COTTON MILLS.
wo Colton Spinning and Weaving Company, Lif....
Colton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Company, Limited.......
national Cotton A. mufacturing Company, Lab Haou-kung-mow Cotton Spanning & Weaving Co., J.d.
by Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited........
The Colony itself. is, warned of approachingongkong typhoons by means of the Typhoon Gun placed at the food of the mast, which is fired whenever a strong gale of wind is expected to blow here.
NOTICE BOARDS.
Notice boards are placed at:--
Joint Cable Companies' Office.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ngio-German Brewery Company, Limtext ell's Asbestos kastern Agency, Limited Campbell, Mobre & Co., Limited....
Ferry Company's Pier, Ice House Street: China-Boren Company, Limited.....
**Blake Pier.
-Post Office.
JOBBING DEPARTMENT..
Job Printing of all descriptions undertaken,
PROGRAMMES,
PAMPHLETS,
CARDS.
CIRCULARS,
EXPRESSES.
All job printing is done under European supervision, well turned out, free from errors,
and remarkably cheap at
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
Estimates given for all classes of work on application to
THE MANAGER,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH CO., LD.
I, Ice House Road,
Hongkong.
Harbour Office.
Ferry Company's 'Pier, Kowtoon. WEATHER FORECASTS and STORM - WARNINGS are exhibited on the above boards daily about 11 am, and also at other hours, day or night, whenever necessary. Informa tion of importance is also issued by "Express." THE CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER is exhibited at the same places daily about noon. It contains abservations made at Hongkong and at a number of stations in the Far East, together with Remarks, Weather- forecasts, and information regarding the exist- ence and movements of typhoons based thereon,
SPECIAL INQUIRIES,
Masters of vessels or their 'agents may, whenever necessary, call at the Telegraph Company's Office in Connaught Road and send telegrams to the Observatory asking for special information without charge. Such inquiries, may also be sent from the Police Station at Kowloon Point which is connected with the Observatory by telephone,
THE LAW OF STORMS,
Further information concerning the weather to be expected while signals are hoisted, and sailing directions, are given in "The Law of Storms in the Eastern Seas."
་
F. G. FIOG,
Acting Director. Hongkong, Observatory, and January, 1904.
18,000
$25
529
$70,000
$8,915
$2 for 1905.
st%
$21
$550,000)
40,000
$50
$50
365,160
520,040
Szi la alc rob be
મ
$20,000)
50,000
$50
$.50
$49,500
$393,087
36 for first half-year ending 30.6.06.
8%
$153
34.%
$17
32,221
10,000
564
564
$1 for 10^5
nove
Final of Tis. 4 making Ts, 8 or 1905/6 ..
7%
Ti, co buyers
Interim div. of Tis. 8 na account 19c6
6%%
Tis: 237
Ths. 18 for 1905......
81%
Tis. 220 buyers
Th, 102
15.700 Tis, 100", too
32,000 Ms. 100 Tis, 100
7,500
s. 100
}
188,coo
7is. 1,000,000
Tis. 487,7107 Tis. 57,0051
nope
$208,386
$50,000!
none
Tis, 869.493)
Tls. 170,000
L'one
TIL. 3.997
31s: $7.95
Tis. 5.668
Tis. 1ools, too
Tls. 30,000
25,000* Tls, 100 Tis, 100.
*0,000
none
noue
325
$25
$30,000
5,418
€6,000
$15
$15
14,000
$15
none
$4.719
37% an Sy for 1905
123
515
$13
First year voreraaragis diges
13 lor year ended 30.6.6...
($2.40 on $12 for 1905.....
Nose....
(528) salda:
$18 buyers
Styl buyers
$300 buyers
11,000
$50
$50
1548,9757
110,057
$5 for first half-year for 1966
84 %
$175
$19,075
50,000
$100
$100
$250,000
$67.839
Interim div. of $31 account 19c6..............
61 %
$108 sellers
are on
9,000
Tls, 15, 25
Tis, 79.783
Tis 1,935
Final of 6% 10 % for 1905...................
16%
Tis. 15 buyers
2,000
$100
$100
$4,699
Final of $6 making $10
1 %
£90 sellers
150,000
510
510
$5,070
80 rents for 1905
7%
$11 buyers
5,000
$50
70,000 Tls. 5050 iza $50 12,500
$30
1574*
Sal for 1905
4%
5:9
Tis. 52,194
Tis. 3 for half-year 1906
34%%
Tls. 95 h. œ...
$777
Interim div. of $a accoun
8 %
Sco
15,000 T13, 50 Th.co
510 125,000
10,000 TIs. 75
8,000 Tls, 100 2,000 Tls. 500
$10
Tls. 45.934
Stin,0cm
1. 100,000
T15.75
**Is. 100,00
3 % afc 1898
Nabe
Tis. 500
Tis. 18.4
á.coo
$100
$roo
C005
$1,066
8604
12/5
12/6
1,200
STO
$10
4812 50.cxt
1856
$1,097
(10,000
512
โร
NILL
nont
China Flour Mill Co., Limited....ya yun hina Light and Power Company, Limited China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld.. Dairy Farm Company, Limited....
4,000
Tla. 50
Tis. 50
's. 50,000
Tis. 289
50,000
Sto
110
none
11,219
100,000
$10
$10
48,000
$1,581
Bo cents for 1900$
25,000
571
36
$25,000
$2,864
$21,6:0
73% 18,718 Tix. 30,760 Tls. 35,986
TH. 8 for 1905.
Tis. 25 for 190t
$7 for 1995
1/3 per share for 1905
$3 for 1905...............
Si for 1904
190
Final of Tis. s making Tis, ca for 1905
60 cents for year ended 38,2.06
$1.20 for year ending 31.7.1905 ...........
Tis, 8 for var ended 31. 0,100§ fit for the year ending 117461
101%
Tis. 75 buyers
9%
$13
Tis. 70 sales
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Tis, 83 buyers Tis. 325 buyers
1871
$32
Sio
6%
אאאא
Tis, 65 sellers
$10 $9.50
$410,000)
Greep Island Cement Company, Limited
700,000
$10
110
$52,201
Fot, div. of 75 cents for year ended 30.6.06
%
$19
$500,000
all & Holt, Limited
21,000
$20
$20
$186,000
$20,893
$1 for year ending 18.2.0...
101 X.
524 buyers
($1.00-2
ngkong Electric Company, Limited
60,000
510
$10
pope
12,508
for to mouths cuding 28.2.06 ..
8 %
$141 buyers
ongkong High-Level Tramways Company, Ld... ongkong lee Company, Limited ... rugkong Rope Manufacture, Company, Ld. Hongkong Steam Waterboat Company, Limited.. Matschappij tot Mijn, Bosch en Landbouwex-
ploitatie u Langkat, Limited pippice Company, Limited ......... -hanghai Gas Company, Limited Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.
bangla Pulp and Paper Company, Limited hanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited hanghai Waterworks Company, Limited. outh China Morning Post, 1.imited..... team Laundry Company, Limited........ ientsin Waterworks Company, Limited United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited ..........
Do,
(Founders') Vatson, (A. 5.) & Co., Limited..................
William Powell, Limited
1,450
$100
$100
{nrt
$2,796
Istativ. of $20 for 1of months ending 18.10.05.
107 %/%
5115 buyers
-5,000
125
$25
$80,000
$3.776
50,000
510
$10
$61,com
55,813
Ent, div, 01 $4 for 1-year ended 30,6,06...... So for 1905 on 5 shares.
.8 %
$236
7 %
$27.
185
Final as to cents making Er for the year....
13+
$78 buyers
15,000
.310
$10
$2,500
25,000 Gs, 100 Cs, 100
J. Tis. 547,500)
(Third interim div. of s. 7making)
91 X
Tis, 237 ellers
Tls. 10,374
Tis. 27,0035
Ts. 22 so far afc yr. ended 31.10.00...
$10
$10 $7,500 16,000 Tls. 50 Tis, 50 5.400 Tls. soTis, so +,500
RODE
Da
P. 34,324
None
$5 buyers
Interim dividend of Tis., 31 account?
64%
Tis* 125 sollers
Tls. 165,000
Tls. 11,017
1. 1906..........
Tls. 45,000
Tis. 9,751
Tis. 6 for 1904
Tis. 49 sellers
Tis, 100 Tls. 100
Tls. 37,0x0
Tla. 3,753
Interim div. of Tis. 5-account 196
100%
Tis. 135.
Tis, 8,000
30,000
Tia, 20
Tis. 20
Tls. 24,820 Tls. 25,000)
Tk. 1.452
Interim div. of Tls, 4 on account 1966
$} %
Tis, 95 sellers
·7,200
£20
Tls, 190,000
Tis: 85,592
7,200
6,000
525
bone
BODO
Dr. $41,934 $1,134
(Interim div, of 15/- for 1 year 1905 [Interim div. of s] for 4-year 1906 ...
None. ̧*
Tia 365 sollers
Tls. 28o sellers
Saz buyers
20,000
7,000
Tls, 100
tis. 100
Tis. 15,295)
T8 1,000
k
9/900
$10
542
100
Sta
90,000
$10
$10
}{ $25,000)
$35,000
$300,000
$752
Tls, 1,012
So cents for year ended 31.5.05.
(70 cents for year ended 31.5.1956. 149,91
81 %
36
Interim of Tix. 4 for year gos/b....
71%
· Tis, 105 acliers
58
64
$150
$5,000..
S10
$10
$4,500
57.734
*$181
Final of 50 cents making 31, for 1995 ...........
71 %
Final of 32 cts. making 80 cts. for the? 1 year ended 30th June, 1900 anim
91 %
512.85 sales
501-
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE :-
Canton Insurance Co.
$20.00
Oct. 20th
Printed and Published by Jose PEDRO BRAGA, for the Hongkong Telegraph Company, Limited, at the Printing Qfice of the Company,
No. Ice Horse Roach in the City of Victerís.