takse lo the maiter of rates is bound to follow, if the
late demand keeps upp. A Saigon to Hongkong -According to mail one advices received here early is the fortnight the sice market is Saigon, owing to ite vagaries of www exchange and continuation of the rain, was while a disorganised state, their obstacles appear, nyen kowever, to be no longer is axistence or are at any fate up longer no acutely in evidence, for there have been no less than 6 Axtures for lou prompt loading dates, fe, before Chinese Naw Ray Year, and a couple of steamers have entered. #nggromants for sories of trips to commence In February. AL for rales,* 15, 13 3/1, and 14 Cente ware paid for the prompt vassels, which means a rise of 5 to 6 cents per picul as against the figure recorded in our last circular. The Iwo boats chartered for tonsecutive trips
obtain.
17 and 16 cante, respectively. L Balgon to Philippine portal-Four charters were concluded at 23, 26 and 27 conte,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY
17
LEAVE of absence, in extension, has been granted to and Lieslevents A. Macduff and H. C. Methuen, and B. Cameron Highlanders, from 26th March to 8th April, 1908.
THE Shanghai Football Team is due to arrive hare. Sunday, and inst., pm and are to play the H. K F. C. on the Club ground on Mon day, the and lost. The match will start at 4 p.m. sharp,”
FEBRUARY 1908.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supplied by Messrs. H. 3, KADOOKIE & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligen
„POSITION”AS'FER'LAST REPORT"
BANKN
Wz anderstand that H.E. Wu Ting-frog Chinese Minister-designals to Lbs United Bougkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation States, Spain and Peru, and him aults will leave Shanghal for Washington on February 14 by the Mr. Siberia.
Tuz Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., La senounces that the total output of the Company's three mines for the weak ending January 11, 1908, amounted to 18,332,83 1001 and the sales during the same period to 20,341.80 tons,
Stigon to java--Dur list of settlements DBLY mentions three vasuals as having bean takan up. It is, however, stated on good, authority that further business has taken place, of which the details for some reason or other are withheld.
Tallenwas to Cantom-bau the fixture of a boat for past carge at to conta
Coal Freights-Palo Laut to Kobsichang couple of boate secured a tright at $1.15 and $1.00 respectively, Hougay to Canton and to Swatow have a charter each at low The Moji to Hongkong market is not
National Bank of China, Limited ..........
MARINE INSURANCES," Canton Inrarance Office, Limited
North China Insurance Company, Limited
avre Drones informs us that the Gov ernor-General of Netherlands-India has decreed that all ships or vessels, arriving from Hong-: kong or having called at this port are subject Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited in Netherlands-India to a quarantine of ava days from the date of departure from this port or since the last care of plague on board,
..
THE Tokyo Guild of Sugar Merchantä, has adopted a resolution pledging itself to oppose
la resume any activity until middle. the roposed 'increase of the sugar-tar, and
ta
of next month.
Monthly: The brisk demand for tonnage tripwita has helped to encourage time charter. ing, and boats we reported setded for native account, all for delivery alier the Chinese New Year-bolidays, which fall due on the and proximo.
Casualty:The ss. Fiksung belonging to the Indo-China S. N. Co., Ltd, hat, during a dense fog, struck a rock is the vicinity of Swatow, whilst on a veyige from Wakamatzu for Canton, The vessel has become a total wreck and, unfortunately, the chief engineer and five of the Chinese crew are missing.
Sail Freights-Nothing dons. › Sail Toonage loading or to load:-Nove, Sall Tonnage Disengaged None.. Departure of Sallargi-None,
YESTERDAY'S EXCHANGE,
"Selling.
London-Bank T.T. ................................. 1/10
Do demand...
1/2013/18 Do, _4 months' sight age:1/11 7/16 France--Bank T.T.......
7.38t
America Bank T.T.
Germany--Bank T.T. ........
India T.T...interande.
demand.....
Japan-Bank T.T.
Do
Shanghal-Bank T.T.
Singapore-Bank T................
Jura-Bank T.T.
meaths aight L/C.
Buying.
46 *.94 ...141
Yangtsia Ineurance Asunciation, Limited................ *.do... (D8W) Gommun Do.
FIRE. INSURANCEL
China Fire Insurance Company, Limited than
alsó 10 address s'memorial to the Government expressing opposition to the meature. A comongkong Firm Insurance Company, Limited, mitte has been appointed to present the guild's opinion to the authorities.
Tile Jagan Daily Mail sites that there is talk of building a large hall to be called the Tokio-kan, at an expense of Y150,000. The site chosed in Ueno Park, and one of the main objects of the scheme is to enable foreign visitors la contrast the present condition of the Japanese capital with its condition prior to the Melli era
THE Sociedado Dramatics Kawiconense gave a very successful variety entertainment on the Peninsula last evening (26th ulio). By request the programme wil be repeated this evening. We are informed that Meters, M, A. Conceição and M. Guimajača were mainly responsible for the success of the inhial performance of the society.
STUDENTS from nine different countries have formed an interesting club at the University of Chicago and have elected a Chinaman pre. ident V. Y. Hu,in the head of the new organisation. The countries represented in 143 the club are China, Japan, India, the Philip ...748 pines, Roxels, Norway, Germany, France, and prem
the United States. The studenty, it is said, will speak Esperanto st
at the club meetings.
.9
6 months' sight L/C.1/11 7/16 o'days' sight San Francisco & New York..47 4 months' sight
do.
3 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne......11 4 months' aight France...3.45
6 months' sight
弹
4-monthṛ' right Geiman)....
Bar Silver
Bank of England rate.
Soverign
...471 ...2.00
25 9/16 ..4% $10 40
LOCAL AND GENERAL. FROM to-day, 18 instusit, retrast will sound at 6,10.p...
A REVISED list of authorized architecte in the Colony is published in the Gastle
MR. L. C. Rees has been appointed Secretary' to the Squatters Board in place of Ms. A...
Darby.
INSPECTOR William Robertson has been acı
•pointed a sanitary inspector; vfør luspector D. McDonald, transferred.
LRAVE of sbience, on private affairs, to Eng- land, has been granted to Lieutenant E. H. Bonham, A.D.C., (ram'25ih January to 15th May, xgol..
'.
“LikuTaMaNT J, R. C. Hoathcote, and Bo, Cameron Highlanders, will officiate #1 A D.C to the General Officer Commanding the Troops in South China from 5th ulto,
THE zad Battalion Camaron Highlanders come menced their musketry course on Thursday. goth alta., two companies at a time encamping, asar Kowloon City Rifs Range.
TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon of Wednesday, the 12th day of February, 1908, for the addition of a storey to the Sai Ying Poon school,
It is notified in the Gastle that his Ex- cellency the Governor bas been pleased to appoint Monday, the 3rd February, to be observed as a public holiday in the Colony, THE Ministry of Finarca has been ordered by Imperial command to remit Tix, 207920, to Yunnan. The money is to be used in re organizing the military forces of that province. THE well-known steamer Wingchai was put up for als by public auction last Saturday fore acon, by Mesura, Hughes and Hough, and had to be withdrawn; the reserve price not belag reached.
di
Hus. Excellency the Governor has given his sent, in the game and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council:-Ordinance No. of 1908.-An Ordinance to smead the Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1868.
A VOTE of censure was proposed in the Japan- esa House of Representatives on the subject of financial responsibility, but rejected by a Mini isterial majority of sine after a prolonged de bate. Marquis Saionji's reply excited widely expressed praise. The failure of this move in the political game is gratifying, from, the gene ral point of view as it frustrates certain designs of great importance at the present critical juncture
Acting on the Instructions from the Govern ment, H. E. Liang Tun-yen has handed over. the negalistions concerning the Poochow - Hangchow.Ningpo Railway can to their Ex reliencias Wong-hsieh, Chan Takeda sua rit Wai-top of "wij in two former belong to Chekiang, while the latter is a Kiangsu man. It is hoped that ikls foreshadowı an early con clusion of the agreement, the terms of which would be identical with those of the Tientsin. Pakou lina...
A Toxio message to the Axall attributes the mim nagement on the Coverament Railways to the fact the Railway Office is controlled by the Department of Communications, an which is found to work most in. It is consequently being Urged by many politicians that the Railway Office shall be made Independent of the Department and that is Chief shall be directly appointed by the Emperor. This view is said to be steadily gaining ground.-The Kobe Herald.
THE N. C. D. Now, of 25th ulto, saya-The late Mr. James Raggaridzo, whose funeral took place yesterday, was for a long time in the employ of Muises, A. S. Watson & Co., Ld. and had worked in the service of the Company at Hongkong, Manila and Canton before coming to Shanghai. He arrived here three months ago to relieve Mr. Davidson, Mr. Baggaridge was highly esteemed by his employers as an able and upright man He has left a widow circle and one young son, with whom a large of his friends will sincerely sympathize in their bereavement,
MORE than 30,000 tons of beans, beancake, and other camals are accumulated at the Chan chung station, waiting to be transported, KYU the China Critis. The transporting capacity of the South Manchuria Rallway being feade. guste, the traffic manager of the Chipere Eastern Railway is desirous of taking over there goods by the Vladivostok route. For this purpore, empty carts have been sent round to South Manchuria, and an announcement was made on. December 19 of lower freight rates, so that many Chiness'merchants hava. bean induced to patronise this service.
balag
SHIPPING.
Chica and Mamila Steamship Company, Limited. Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
NO OF
SHARES:
VALUE PAID UF
AT WORKING.
ACCOUNT.
· LAST DIVIDEND,
$20 for 1006.
page
80,000
{{1,000,000) $11,750,000,
$1,797,167
(£1.5) for year ending 10.6.07 @ «x?
3/3 3/16 $16.04
40,000
QUITATION,
CLOBINO QUOTAT
SÁRIO ON LAST
(3700-
$705
now lonzo
London £79
99.925.
LO
571,393
Sa (London 3/6) for 1903
$300,000 $1,500,000)
10,000
$30
$243
$21.919
£125,000
Tis. 100,000
10,000
Tis. 48,943.
ƒFinal of 7/5 per share making in all 1974)
· for 1900m Tia, 20§messines
TIL 871 sellers,
$5,000,000 £70,000
£1,460,490
11,400
Stod
(Final of 512 making 843 for 1905 and} Uimtarim of Iga for £900venisse
5830
8,000 $100
$60
£394,530
$12 for year ending 31,83, (5-
ssigo
4,000
$100
$60
20,000 $100
5303,980
-tó kad bonus Sa for 1995,
·598 sales
$10
8,000
350
37,616) -$1,256,489.
$435,236
$40 for 1905
· 5135:
30,000 $25
20,000
$24
$7,000
$355
$1 for 1906
$264,6387
NIL
sodos
$4 for year ending 30.5.3007
10 %
540
$250,000
$550,000
$27,108-
80,000 $15 STS
Sr for cat half-year-anding.go.kaz
61 %
529 1 and b,
166,989)
[60,000]
£270,000
£3,694
5/- for 1906 ex áƒ1⁄2f-5224 per share
31%
£$38
...
4
* Tis: 45 sellers
Tia. 54,372
Tl. 13.327
$ 10,000
S10
10,000
$3
£400,000?
1871 $65,000 $31,957 Tis. 98,000
£173,370
$137
Interim of Tia, 14 for account 1997 menur Interim of 1)-(Coupon No. 81 for afe 1907.
II
· Fia, ja sallers
$51,002
{$0.50
for year ending 30:4.1907.
│[特茶
Tls. 419,479
Ti 62,000
Tis, 18,730
faku Tug and Lighter Company, Limited
REFINERIES,
30,000
Tis. 50 71s. 50
Tis. $1,200
Tis. 30,000
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited
20,000
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited..... Perak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited
7,000
* 100
5100
19,118
28 for year ending 31.12.06
£3 for 1897
7,000
Tis, go Tik. 50
**** 100,600
-Tia. 8,933
1%
3109 bayara
314 buyers TIL. So
MINING.
Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, L.,000,000
atib Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited
L
150,000
$0,000
#
£150,000
£11.550 £4873 2003 £11,958
- Floạl of 1/6(No. 9) for 1907
No. 12 of 1/48 conts
• 13.40 h.
$10,335—|—$1.75 for year anding-31.12,06.
11 %.
Interim of ŝa for six months ending Juns)
of **
{Sas old 1533.000w
Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Cay Late
60,000 Ворсо (Deferred)} shanghai Tog and Lighter Company, Limited 200,000 Tis, to Th. so
Do..
(Preference) 100,000)
£1 Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited... 2,000,000
·Indo-China Steam Navigation Co, Ld. (Preferred))
do. Do.
'Star Ferry Company, Limited,
DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS. Fenwick (Geo.) & Coy Limited
18 6
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co, Lad
Do
..do.
new)
40,000
+10
20,000
STO
ongkong, and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld. assainissement
50,000
$10
$5.700
*, tob
- 100
kanghai and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limited.
36,000
**. 100
!
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Anglo-French-Land Investment Co, Ld. importans Astor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai) anı! Central Stores, Limited
LEDER
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited ........ Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co, Ld... tumphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited...........
bangbal Land Investment Company, Limitad West Point Building Company, Limited
#
COTTON MILES,
Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Led..... Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dysing?
Company, Limited ................................................īņinate) 'nternational Coitos Manufacturing Company, Ldam 10,000 Laou-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., Lala Soy Ches Calton Spinning Company, Limitedures.
MISCELLANE
Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited... Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited.. China-Borneo Company, Limited...... China Flour Mill Co., Limited........... China Light and Power Company, Limited
Do. Do. special eburns, mezaroni Mi China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld...
Dairy Farm Company, Limited
in
Trees Island Cement Company, I'm teda Hall & Holtz, Limited
Hongkong Electric Company, Limited ......................................... Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Ropa Manufacturing Compaar Lá....... Mastschappij tot Mijn, Bosch- en Landbouwex-
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited Peak Tramways Company, Limited Peak Tramway Company (new) samais Philippine Company, Limited and Shanghai Gas Company, Limited
THE total monthly output of cement in Japan, which was not more than 600,000 barrels two | Shanghai Horn Basaar Co., Leda sarisina or three years ago, is believed to have increased to about 1,500,000 barrels, the producing Shanghai Pulp and Paper Company, Limited weemeer capacity of every cament company
Langbai-Sumatra Tobacco Company,
Limited increased by so par cent. The Industry was encouraged by the recent activity of waters power electric works. Now the Import of shanghai Waterworks Company, Limiledoumis cement is materially checked. By the Goancial will be open daily from 10 am to 1 pim. depin kowater; and the cement companies
of late business activity has died South China Morning Post, Limited...
Steam Laundry Company, Limited lientsla Waterworks Company, Elmited Union Waterboat Company, Limited some
THE oficas of the Supreme Court (subject, however, to the provisions of Sections of the Supreme Court (Vacation) Ordinance, 1898),
during the Chinese New Year Vacation which away. commences on the 2nd and terminates on the newly promoted have delayed the construction 6th February, 1958 (both days inclusive) of factories, while the older companies hava except on public holidays, when the offices reduced output and are now watching the
be entirely closed.E
·Progress of events" A READER-10 racist #Constant Ren
ba pracísa hidder has sent us a humorous skit on a subject Fortunaticwhich has lately become a passing topic is Hongkong, for lack of anything better, While whole thank our contributor for bia kindasse in gee offering us this "minh-provoking dos" we do not feel incllaed to crowd our columns with arsh matter which we feel sure would not appeal to
debe prosecuted for infringement of copyright,
THE N. C. D. Nrui says 1-A Chinese com respondent who has been travelling on the Peking Hankow railway line, writes to com plain of treatment which be received at Cheng. tou (new also called "Shinchinchuung, Ibe terminus of Changing-Taiyaan branch lino), which certainly seems to call for public atten tion. The grievance To that the booking. safuses to accept Chinese dollars, evin
- De majority of our readers. Besides, we might colded in: Chibil, and demands, Britishy:
İcatles, bans by Commission signed by him, irregularity quoted
Honour, Sir Francis Piggctt, Chief that franto) tay Bengkeng Column bar
the
appointed Mr. Frederick Howell, frst ballin sonal experience, is that cents also are refund of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, to at the Chengtou booking-ofice, even for fares Sobe Commissioner to administar paths and of lass than 40 cents, as our correspondent It takes declarations, armations, and sitesta- pojuts out these roles indicia, met of whom zom floss of bosour in the Suprema Count of Hong- on the Chinese
most kong is all matters under The Supreme Court are ignorant of the regulation. Our corres (Admiralty Proceedure) Ordinance, 1896, (No, pondent adds that since the Chong, Tal: line add lempos #590 which be as bailley may be rear opened for trime in November lost the 415 29147849 med 10 asministet an eath of declaration, so trade of Ohlerton has been increasing steadily here were to hold the said eddoo had the place to that firway to become in
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T16, 75 | | TIL. 75
$450,000
1008
-64,174-
$30,000 $100,000
$50,000
154 1,500,000 487,10
The toc,000 19100
$491,550 ** 10,459
Final of Tis. 2 making Tia, 6 for 1908 1 X
44/-
$14 buyer $13 buyers
- Tié, 47 sallarg
Ti 4 (8%) for year ending 31.8.06
15,117
$4 for ast half-year ending June goth, 1907 Interims of Tis, at for six months andlog}}]4%
31st October, 1907: muamnORMES, Interim of Tis, & for account 1907, síman
$98
377. bayarı
Tra sales
Tia, 3,829
$10,908
Tia, 6 for 144 months ending 28.3,07 ... Si) for your wading 30.6.07
Tia 103 -530 sallars- $14 buyers
5104
£102) sa, ex div.
Tir. 75,000
25,000. 30,000
Tis 100's. 160.
355
30,000
"50,191
$1,000
19,178
13,000
350
550
5642,975
30,0755
$10,925
50,000 £100
*100
1250,000
$35,975
1208,3862
150,000
Sto
$50,000
511,507
ending $1.22.07 animacinissi Bo cents for 1900
4 for 1st allear sading 30,607. inim {Floal of $3) making in all Sy for year
นะ
∙Sto ex div.
6,000
$50
$30
OBO
$1,089
52) for 1906OPELT
12
535 sallare
T'..869.4931
:Good Th là 1 gồ 12,500
*}% 179,000)
YA. 61,978
Interim of Th. 3 for account rgoy-
TIL, Roy salas
..50
$40
nodē
$1,341
Final of $2.10 making in all $4.10 for year Į
ending 31.14.07..................?!
$48 ax dir.
$5,000
175,000
is..50 310
Sto
Tia, 150,000
TIR. 23,3755
$60,000
Tix. 1,807
Tis, at for year ended 31.10.1907
41.X
Tia, 56 salas
$14,369
so cente for year ending 31.7.07
TIL, B5,319
Tia 6 for year ended 30.9.00.(8 %)
11% 100 Tls, 100
Tis. 31,469
Tis. B for 1905...
Tis. 5oo Tls, c00
Tla. 40,663
Tia 50 for 1906 ....
Tia, 55 sales
buyers
1216 11/6
£638
1/3 per share for 1905
Sio
$10
$651
$3 for 190LASKUTUSAI
110,000
$12
·NIL
It for 1994 mense
4,000 T1%, 50
Tis. 50
Tl. 889
Final of Tia, making Tis to for toos
50,000
hone
£25,000
60 cents for year ended 25206..................
Sto buyarı
~TW, 58 sailors
16
* 50,000 135,000
$10
$10
$120,000
13.193.
80 cents on-100,000 shares for 1907: ..........
184 ax div.
$60,000
$5,000 400,000
ST
$6
S10
$5,000 318,000
52,974
St.go for year ending 34,7.07.
S17
$10,804
$20
$20
$:85,000
$35,001
50,000
510 Sto
$1,953
Interim of so cents per share for a/c 1907... 814 for year ending 28.2.07 muumiisin *51 par share for year ending 22.2.07.
08
Sut
· Say bayars 3x5
$240
5,000
ว
50,000
$to
Sio5,000 $65,000
Tis. 410 buyers,
Tis. $47,3007
Tis. 17,003)
*Tix, 19,374,
8,000 1,000
1,504
1,300
ין
15,000 GS 300 G 100
35,000
50,000
37.500 $10
14,000 Tis, 30 Tia so
| 5,400 || TEL. 5o «Tis so
4,500 The 100 Tis, 100
Tix. 7,990
$4.361
$4,312
Interim of $4 for t-year ending June 30th '07 Interim of Bo cents per share for a/c 1907. Final of Tla. 75 and bonus of Tia. 2) mak-) ing in all Tin, yai for 1907. mär
$1,655 $1pered for period from 19th Oct.to goth a pr, 07 "8%
Dr. P. 34.324..
None...
Interim of TIL 34 for account 1997,
TİK 9,711, TIs, 4 for spaz
· Final of Tik, 5 and Tis. 10 for zgod
Intarim of Tis. $ for afe 1907
Interim of 15/- for account 1907 (old) Interim of 21/3 for account 190y (new) .....] None estivat que eseje,
40 cents for year ending 31.5.07 anamuum Tie, 63 for year ending 30.407 numIPITOUIN
So canta
s on g goo ord shares and $19.so on) 100 Founders shares for yr.and, 31.6.09}
Intazim of 30 cents for account 1997 *******
Final of go cis making. So ets, for the
year ended 3oth Juan, 1996, m
16 bayars
Tie rod bayars
Pris:45 bayerS.
ris. dy bayara
Tis. 350 buyers
56 sellers'
fre
•Sick buyers
TIL. 100,000
TIL 67,333
TIA, 45,000) |
30,000 Tia, 20T,30
10,310
£20
Tis, 8,000) 214, 24,830) Tia, 50,000 Tix, 100,000
Tio.7,845
The 85,192
6,000 30,000
2,000. Tla, 100 Tia, xpo $6,000
Tia 15,295) TIL. 4,000)
BOGE
Tia, 201
United Asbestos Orissial Agency, Limitad” seregessen. V'aum, (A. 9.) & Co., Limited..
Wiliam Powell, Limited
10,000.
$5,000*
15,000
$10 14
$10
$10 Sip
$15,000
$1,960
$10
$100,000
541
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