MS
THE HONGOKNG
JARN
One of:
school of
gamblers could have
ved at the hands
fotterers whet
the police was given:
The death of the Queen of Hanover inspector Collett and Police Sergeant Kendall announced.
peror.
the ceremony performed on Sunday morn perial Palace by his Majesty the The brilliant assembly included forty-one Gen stals, including Marshal Marquis Cyams, Com mander-in-Chief of the Manchatia Army, Com
sold Island Cements have | Very scarce and even superior thread $11. Hongkong difficult to move.» Sales during the
diers:aro
and a number of Inkange attached to No.: Police Station made a round-up last night on Bir Matthew Nathan.
premises Nos. 153 10 138, Connaught Read West, occupiednu godowns by the Hongkong and How. Sir Matthew Nathan has been gazetted a food Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel for distinguished and arrested twelve men, including the shroff, services of an exceptional nature, other than who were so builty engaged in a ganie of palikau manders of Army Corps; and Divisions and Ropes, hava wankened to $31, with, sales. 465 bales of No, 128, +35 balus of No, '161. ; and
In the field,
Parliament.
that they were not aware of the fact that the police were interested spectators of the game for over five minutes. Then suddenly the The King will opan Parliament/ with cere order to arrest them was given and the men mony, on the 12th February.
were so astonished that they forgot to stampede and took their arrest calmly, MAAR
The Duke of Connaught's Tour. The Duke of Connaught lunched at Buck ingham Palace on the eve of his departure for Hongkong,
Later.
Russia. Colonel Andreisff, the chief of police in Lode, was shot dead in the streets of Lodz yesterday. The patrol volleyed, wounding several of the passers-by, but the assassin escaped.
The murderer of General Pavloff has been court-martialled and hung.
COLLISION IN THE 'HARBOUR.
THE MONGOLIA" COMMAND.
It was the quietest gambling raid I have seen in years," said a police official this morning. If there had been a stampede, and I took good care that there should be none, one could never have told what would ot cur. Not only the gamblers would have been injured, but the police themselves would have suffered," he stated. To reach the top left of this godown it is necessary 10 ascend a narrow ladder, built almost on the perpen. dicular, with a drop of thirty feet to the ground below. Had the police not been careful and, the gamblers made a rush for this the only means of escape there is not the alightest doubt that a few would have toppled, over, and tha police in the rush would not have got off free. Every gambler, however, was arrested, and beside the gambling apparatur, $38,60 was seized by the police. The men were charged. before Mr. F. A, Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning, the throff and another being charged with running a gambling house, whilst the remainder were indicted for gambling. The first two were mulcted in the sum of $too ench, the remainder paying $g apiece. The fines were all paid.
P.&O. CO. AND THE CHINA TRADE
Staff Officers of the Commander-in-Chief and Army Corps, and ten' Admirals, including Ad- miral Togo and Commanders of the Squadron and Port Admiralty
The Crown Prince, who in a Major-General; and Fear-Admiral, has received the Third Class of the Golden Kite with a pension of V700; Marshal Prince Fushimi and Lieut. General Prince Kanin each the Second Class of the Golden Kite, with a pension of Y1,000 Admiral Prince Arlsugawa and Captain Prince Higashi Fushimi, each the Third Class of the same decoration, with a pension of Yoo; and Commander Prince Yamashina, and Commander Prince Kuni and Major riace Nashimoto each with the 4th Class of the same decoration, with a pension of V500,
Marshal Marquis Oyama has been decorated with the First Class of the Golden Kite, with a pension of Yt,sco, and the Imperial Chrysanthe mum collar; Generals Kuroki, Noru, Oks, Nogi, and Kawamura, each with the First Class of the Golden. Kile, with a pension of Y1,5co, in addition to the Imperial Rising Sun Pollawnia; Admiral Togo with the First Class of the Golden Kite, with a pension of Y1,500, in addition to the Grand Order of the Imperial Chysanthemum; Admirals Kateoka and Kam- imura each with the First Class of the Golden Kite, with a pension of Y1,50%, in addition to the First Class of the Rising Sun, Admirals Dewa and Viiu each with the Second Class of the Golden Kile, with a pension of Y1,000, in addition to the First Class of the Rising Sun: And Generals Ogawa, Oshima, Osake, Har aguchi each with the Second Class of the Gol. den Kite, in addition to the First Claus of the Rising Sun.
COMMERCIAL
-Noon.
TO-DAY'S INTELLIGENCE.
Buyers-Hongkong Banks $8371, National Banks $49, Union Insurance $750, Hongkong Firoz $345, China Fires 5931, Macao Stenm boats $30, Indo-Chinas $86, China Sugars $135, Hongkong Decks $146, Hongkong lands frro, Humphreys Estate Srif, China Providents $94, Electrics 515), Ices $230, China Light and Powers $91.
Sellers :-Canton Insurance $2971, China'
taken).pla
Electrics are inquired for at Sisli Hongkong Langkats are in demand at Tis 34332Suma tras buvo risen to Tis p2) with buyen
PARN MARKET.
in their report dated th instMessi Phirombe F, Petit & Co. write: Our last cit cular was dated the 28th December, 1906
From a number of causes, which will be pre- seatly enumerated, our yarn market, has ex- biblied no signs of improvement. The inability. of the market to regain any elasticity is due, among other causes, firstly, to the fuciuations in the rate of exchange with India. Secondly, the scarcity of rice in some of the consuming districts restricts the purchasing power of the natives is the interior. And, lastly, the near
approad of the China New Year is responsible for the fact that dealers are charry of entering
night.comprise of about 2,771 bales of No, 1021
560 bales of No. 208; in all about 3.831 bales. Arrivals per steamers Kutrang, Fickia, Japan, Kagoshima Blary and Arcadia of about 3,307 bales. Shipment to Shanghai and Northern Ports of about 25,000 bales. The unsold stock is estimated at about 140,000 bales, a
Local Vain ?—No business is reported. Japanesa Yarn-Nothing doing,"
chauge: We quʊie to-day on India at Rs. 1671% London at 2/3,
"""To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK-
ING CORPORATION.
M having returned in the Colony, has
TR. JÄR. MASMITH," "Chief® Manoger,
this day RESUMED CHARGE. PRASAAN
ARMIN. HAUPT;
Chairman,
Tato Any fresh commitments, attention being wholly concentrated upon the settlement of accounts which is the universal custom with Chinese merchants and traders of all classes alike. The forthcoming yearly settlement has Honovane, rath January: 1907 also had the effect of weakening the market through the anxiety of importers to quit their holdings so as to take advantage of the com paratively favourable rate of exchange ruling at the moment. Hence Importers parted with portions of their stocks at a concession in APPLICATIONS are invited for the price of from $1 to $3 par bale on lust mails WARDMASTER, now vacant, in the CIVIL quotations
VACANCY
During the fortnight under review, sales of almost every count of the Bombay mills' pro ductions have been recorded. We have been unable to trace the origin of these sales. Whe
Salary, dic, £10 fiting by triennial incre ther the transactions, which have transpired, ments of 20 to 4150 a year, with uniform and are on account of yarn imported from India Infres furnished bachelor's quarters.“
Applicants must be under thirty-five years first hands, or of purchases by: Chinese dealers
of age. whose failures have thrown the stock back on
By Order, the hands of importers on their compradorca, it has not been possible to ascertain. The fact remains, however, that sales have actually taken place.
of an SEUROPEAN
Medical - DEPARTMENT OF HONGKONG. applications with certificates of chamcter, etc, should be forwarded to the Principal Civil Medical Officer at the Civil Hospital not later Tihan Noon of the zand instant.
In "yarn circles", the advent of the opening of two new firms of Chinese deaters has bach talked about. It is anticipated that these two yara-dealing firms will commence business to wards the end of the current mooth, or at the beginning of China New Year. We wish them fresh lease of life of vigour and prosperity.
J. M. ATKINSON, Principal Civil Medical Officer. Civil Medical Department,
Hongkong, Fath January, 1967,
NOTICE.
OWNERS and/or Consignees at Cargo on
ROBINSON PIANO
GO. LD
TALKING
MACHINES
RECORDS
New Stock just arrived
LARGE AND VARIED
SSORTMENT
MUSIC
Comic Opera Scores
and Dance Musio.
board the S.S. KWONG CHOW," on the 18th Septembar, 1955, when she was sunk in the Typhoon of that date are hereby informed that the Cargo is being put into junks along- side the S.S." KWUNG CHOW" as she now No. 20-A fair business is reported at a do-lies near LAI CHI KOK, and Owners and/or Consignces are hereby required to identify their Goods and take delivery of same prior te the 16th fastant after which date all unclaimed. RECEIVED BY EVERY MAIL Cargo which is saleable will be sold to defray expenses of removal and the remainder will be destroyed..
Hongkong, 29th November, 1906. THE SHIU ON STEAMSHIP!!
COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, 12th January, 1907,
and Manilang 12, Douglases $36, Shell Trancline of St to Sa per bale. sports 30/-, Ranbu 59, Shanghai Docks Tia, Joz, West Points $50, Hongkong Coltons: 512. China Borneo $10, Cements $214, Rope1531. l'owells $8, Waterboats 57.
No. 16-Selected threads found buyers at current rates.
'Sales:-Macao Steamboats $30, Indo-Chinas
586.
Nominal: Kowloon Wharves $96, Hongkew Wharves Tls 235 ex new issue, Hongkong HotelsS113, Dairy Farms Stół, Tramways $215, Watsons Sta.
No. 1 A moderate business has been consiin selected threads at a decline of $; to Sa per balet a
No for Cheap prices induced business, simply in the hope of getting better rates after the China New Year.
No, 8-Remains `neglected. No.-6. Only trifle business was done. The market closes steady,
JUNK FOUNDERS OFF KOWLOON.
Over $150 damages was done in a collision which occurred off Kowloon Foint yesterday afternoon between the steams taunch F Sang and a cargo boat. The cargo boat foundered five minutes ifier she was struck. At about half-pisi one o'clock yesterday afternoon the seam launch Yu Sang was on her way to Shau-ki-wan. The cargo boat, sails up, was tacking for her anchorage at West Point. She had, on board six of a crew and was under baltast. Direcily opposite Kowloon point, In his speech at the recent meeting of the so it was alleged, the cargo boat turned round | P, & O. 5. N. Co., the Chairman, referring to to tack in the apposite direction, when she was the China trade, said:-Now, gentlemen, lo struck on her starboard quarter by the launch. turn to another quarter of the world, I am glad Considerable damage was done to the cargo to say that our China trade-ibat in, the trade. carrier and sho aank’several minutes later, between. London and China-has been, upon The Yu Sang was put hard noters and when the whole, satisfactory, though not by any ahn got abreast of the sinking Junk the, crew meant so brilliant as it was the previous year, went aboat to rescue the junk people, who were for 1 find we have had to do more work, and to pitched into the water by the impact of the run more voyages, in. order to earn the same collision. No lives were lost. on whate amount of money; but upon the whole. It has shoulders, the blame is to be thrown is been satisfactory, If I turn to Australia, again, a matter of opinion, but we are informed that I find there appears to be an opening of a bat- the parties have arrived at a seulement, ior state of things than has existed for some years. But here, ngain, so far as the mail steamers are concerned, there is unfortunately a little fly in the ointment of the apothecary, because the nail steamers, depending as they CAPT. SEABURY, APPOINTED,
do principally in regard to freight an the conveyance of valuable refrigerated cargo, Ciptain W. B. Seabury, 'commodore of the
have lately seen the rates on refrigerated Pacific Mdil service and probably the best products, especially on bulter, reduced so known skipper on the Pacific, was appointed per cent. in comparison with what they were on the rith ult, to succeed Captain Potter, as master of the big liner fongolia. Captain before, through the action of what is familiarly Seabury's flagship was the Korea and he known as the American combine, which com, expected to join her again after the two voyages bine; so far as I know, have done no particular
WEEKLY SHARK REPORT. for which he was given leave of absence. He good to themselves by their policy. The two was enjoying this vacation when necessity British mail companies have in consequence
Reviewing the share business for the week, arose for somebody to command the liner that lost in acival, freight between £90,000 and
Lt00,000 between them on butter alone. The Mesure. F. S. Kadoorie & Co. write under date so narrowly escaped destruction de Midway.
state of things in regard to this trade is there-th inst. ;-A firmer, tone has prevailed during The Mongolia being one of the company's fore such that we have felt it necessary to make the week, in both the local and Northern mar finest ships, it was natural that Mr., R. P. Schwerin should want one of the best officers
a movement of a forward character, and we kels; a fair amount of business has been done, and cales generally show an improvement, to take her and just as natural that Captain have now inaugurated a service of cargo
most stocks closing with a bardening tendency. Seabury should be offered the command. Capt. vessels hy which we hope to supplement the
Banks.Hongkong and Shanghai. Banks Seabury has been master in the Pacific Mail earnings of our 'mail steamers. service for more than thirty years. His first moment, when I may say the interests of the have been in strong demand, and after sales at command was the City of Pasama. Between mail lines is, to use a nautical phrase, some 5827 and $830 have advanced to 1835, with his first and his new command there is con-
Exchange-We'quele, to-day, as under:-- what in the doldrums, it would certainly appear buyers. The London rate has risen to £97.
Nationa's are unchanged.
India' ́ ́T, T. at Rs. 166 per cent. siderable difference. The gross tonnage of the to be an inopportune moment to inaugurate a
Demand.
1671 new mail service of a novel and important Panama is 1,934. The gross tonnage of the
London T. T. Sb. 2.34. $. Mengulia is 13,439, nearly ten times as great, character, such as has been advertised in the Press for some months past. Now this scheme
231/16d=$ Demand The City of Panama is 250 feet long. The
appears to be of a highly ambitious char-close in demand.
Shanghai............ Tle. 73 Stca. length of the Mongalín is 600 feet.
acter, It is promoted apparently by ‘a
3148. per az Silver ayndicate of eminent shipbuilders who are
Under the same date Messrs. Cawaijee ready and willing to build a fleet ai a cost of something like £4,000, sterling, and, Shipping-China and. Manilas have change Pallanjea & Co. write-Our last report was presume, are ready to carry out that operationed hands at 5211 and are now quoted at 522. dated the 28th ultimo per s.. Delki, since when not altogether and exclusively from philan. Douglases are neglected at $36. nongkong, the market has remained dull. The consuming General Manager Shirashi of the Toys thropic motives. It is not the first time in the Canton and Macao Steamboats have been the districts are reported very quiet and in the Kisco Kaisha Steamship Company and reprehistory of the Australian colonies that an out. medium of a fair business and were placed as absence of any orders from the country dealers
high as $30 but aro' somewhat easier at the
áre keeping entirely aloof and prices have sentatives of the California petroleum refineries sider has rushed into a mail contract which an
further declined $1 to $1 per balo owing to the put sheis signatured to a contract last month by experienced company like the P. & O. Com close, with buyers at $29). Indo-Chines WATD
out of favour in the early part of the week and impatience of weak bolders to realize. The which the oil company undertakes to deliver pany declined to entertain; and history tells us to the steamship company 27,000,000 barrels that the result was followed by serious disaster. declined to $83, but later, the market strength small business reported above has been effect- of liquid fuel aver a period of ten years. The The project to which I am now referring, if ened, and shares are now quoted at $86. Stared in approved superior tickets of los, the contract was signed at a meeting at the St. established, will require a revenue, including Fenies are firmer and sales have taken place Francis Hotel of Sbirashi, Inaar Ltchis, Louis what would be necessary for the purpose of of the old shares at $30. The new shares are
ready at Sio.. Phillips and Henry J. Crocker, the last three depreciation and insurance, of, 1 should think,
Refineries-China Sugars have been trans- representing the petroleum corporation. £1,000,000sterling; and, speaking as a practical.
-man who is engaged in connection with affairs acted at between $120 and S123. Luxons are at this kind, I say it is absolutely impossible unchanged.
PETROLEUM, FOR. JAPAN,
T.K.K. AND CALIFORNIA REFINERIES,
The document was signed after Shirashi had inspected the off fields in Santa Barabara and Kera counines. While the contract was made in the name of the California Petroleum Refine- ries, the Union and Associated oil companies will'share in the business.. "
But at this
Marine Insurances-Canton Insurances aro procurable at 5297). Unions have declined to $750, at which rate they have been sold, but
Fire Insurances,China Fires have been fixed at 5931 Hongkong Fires have improved 10 $340, closing in requen
...
to surmise where a revenus of this kind is to Mining-Raubs are quitter and are quoted
knack of living for a long time. z
THE WEATHER.
Docka, Wharves and Godowns-Kowloon Wharfs have improved to Sp6, al which rate they have been sold. Hongkong and Wham. por Docks are stronger and are in demand at 5147. New Amoy Docks have weakened to $15, at which rate there are sellers. Shanghai Docks are firm at Tis. 103 with buyers. We learn from private telegraphic advices received from Shanghai, that there will be no interim. dividend. Hongkew Whirls have advanced to Tix. 245.
be obtained under the conditions specified in at 59. Chinese Engineerings have buyers at the Australian trade, unless the existing mail | Tis. 10.70. companies are to dissolve like the baseless The preliminary details were arranged jen fabric of a vision, or crumble like the walls of months ago at ameeting in Japan of the persona Jericho; but we do not live in the age of mir- interested. The final arrangements were post-acles, and threatened enterprises have the posed until a representative of the steanship company could visit the California oil fields and assuro himself that the companies could supply the enormous'quantity of fuel desired.
The contract calls for crude oil to be deliver. ed at the rate of 1,000,000 barrels a year, Al. The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg,
First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory: though the Califomia corporation which se
On the 12th at 12.05 a-The barometer has cured the contract is erecting a large refinery risen over Japan and the Philippine Archipe on San Luis Bay, it will not ship the refined lago, and fallen on the Coast of thing....... product to Japan: The high tariff on refined The high pressure area lies over the Yangiza oll makes this prohibitive. The oil will be and W. Japan. The depression in the South has probably continued to move Westwards refined in Japan, where a large plant is to be erected for the purpose of handling the Call over the S. part of the China Sea, O
Strong monsoon may be expected in the fornia petroleum. While a large part of the Formosa Channel and the China Sea. shipments will be used as fuel on the Toyo
PAMPERS FORECAST; Klien Kaisha steamers, quantities will be res Honeking and neighbourhood, N.E. fiped and placed on the market in the Orient. winds, fresh; Goo
1--Formosa Channil, N.E. windr, strong. Shipments will be made from Ollport, on
Both coast of Cluna between Hongkong San Luis Bay, where the pipeline of the Grand Lammocks, same as No. 1 clasa Oll Compsoy reached tide water and
4-South coast of China between Hongkong wharf is no'y being constructed, and Haloan, same as No, faltar de
Lands, Hotels and Buildingu. Hongkong Hotels have changed hands at St. Hong- keng Lands, after sales at So, have further buyers at this rate. Humphreys Estates have been sold at 31a Shanghai Lands have advanced to Tls, too for the old and Tit. 60 for the new, and are in demand.
Cotton Mills--Kwos have jumped to Tle, 59 at which rate sales have taken place, Hong- kong Cotions are weak at $13).
Miscellaneous-Campbell Moores have de clined to $30. China Providents have change hands at 592 and more shares can be placce this figure, fo thoir, report ending 1st. Des
Sales during the past fortnight:-15 bales of No. 6.; 2,885 bales of No. tor; 425 bales of No. 128.; 155 bales of No. 165; and 1,990 bales of No. 20.; in all about 4,579 bales.
A
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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T the Undemigned's Sales Room,.
2, Zetland Street,
ON TUESDAY,
the 15th January, 1907, at 11 AM- MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
ALSO
Arrivals: Per steamers Kuliang and Japan (from Calcutta), and Ischia, Kagoshima Maru A NEW TYPEWRITING MACHINE,
AND and Arcadia (from Bombay), of about 4,000 bales,
A quantity of FURNITURE. TERMS AS usual.
F. KIENE,
Auctioneer, Telephone No. 574.
Shipments. About 5,700 bales,
Unsold Stock:-About 140,000 bales, inclúd-
of the importers.. ing the former sales pushed back on the hands
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other counts being more or less neglected. Receipts during the interval have been moderate and with, considerable exports to Shanghai and the Coast Ports out stock show "a largo decrease on last extimate... This how-
Hongkong, 11th January, 1907.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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HE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR. ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, OD
SATURDAY,
the 19th January, 1907, at 11 A., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street, The Revenue Schoonef
"PENG FEI,"
Her dimensions are:- ashe now lies at Saikok North of Sainsbuipo, Length over all...78 feet. Breadth
9
Built of
Depths with Iron Frames by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. in 1898.
The roaming gear, sails, anchors, &c., are lying in the Gedows of the Imperial Maritime Casioms and will be sold with the vessel.
TERMSAs usual, For further particulars, apply to
HUGHES & HOUGH," Auctioneers. | Hongkong, 12th January, 1207.
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